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born February 18, 1888, now the wife of Victor C. Wyler, of West Lafayette ; and Ruth, who was born April 10, 1899, and died August 6, 1899.


Harry G. Norman attended the district schools of Lafayette township and studied civil engineering with the International Correspondence School of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He then went to work for his father in the contracting business and in 1909 became his partner, the business being thereafter conducted under the name of T. J. Norman & Son until the father's retirement in 1925, since which time Harry G. Norman has continued the business alone. He does street paving and general contracting work of every kind and is meeting with a gratifying measure of success. He lives on a splendid farm of one hundred acres adjoining that of his father.


On May 22, 1909, Mr. Norman was united in marriage to Miss Clara Belle Carter, the ceremony being performed at Coshocton by Rev. Goodridge. Mrs. Norman was born February 10, 1886, is a daughter of Martin H. and Elizabeth (Shearn) Carter, and is descended from an old Virginia family, her great-grandfather, William Carter, having been a lifelong resident of that state. His son, Howard Carter, was born in Virginia and later moved to Ohio, where he died. He was a school teacher by profession, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and supported the republican party. He married Miss Caroline Smith, who was born in Johnson township, Coshocton county, and died in the city of Coshocton. Their son, Martin H. Carter, was born in Coshocton county, August 26, 1854, and died in Coshocton, November 18, 1912. He followed the painting and decorating business, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was a republican in his political views. His wife was born in Virginia township, Coshocton county, February 18, 1859, and died in Detroit, Michigan, November 16, 1925. She was a daughter of William and Zillah (Stubbs) Shearn, both of whom were natives of England, the father born December 25, 1827, and the mother October 11, 1827. They both died in Franklin township, Coshocton county, the father July 19, 1883, and the mother November 27, 1895. Mr. Shearn was a farmer, gave his political support to the republican party and he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. William Shearn was a son of Henry and Hannah (Gullifer) Shearn, natives of England, who came to Coshocton county in an early day and here spent their remaining years, the father being employed as a coal miner. They died at their home in Jackson township, this county. Mr. Shearn was a republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Zillah (Stubbs) Shearn was a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Batty) Stubbs, natives of England, who settled in Jackson township, Coshocton county, where Mr. Stubbs engaged in farming, and there their deaths occurred. To Mr. and Mrs. Norman have been born six children : Thomas Carter, who was born February 28, 1910, at Brimfield, Ohio, and graduated from the West Lafayette high school in 1927 ; Dorothy Eleanor, born at Kent, Ohio, August 29, 1911, a junior in high


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school ; Virginia May, born at Dover, Ohio, July 2'5, 1914 ; Mary Elizabeth, born at Dover, May 23, 1917; Robert Alton, born at West Lafayette, July 4, 1921; and Helen Nadine, born at West Lafayette July 8, 1923.


Mr. Norman gives his active support to the republican party, has served as precinct committeeman, and has also been a member of the school board. He is a member of West Lafayette Lodge, No. 602, F. & A. M., of which he is the present master, and belongs to the chapter, council and commandery in Coshocton. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which he gives generous support, as he does also to all other worthy causes. A man of earnest purpose and rectitude of character, he has long been recognized as one of West Lafayette's solid and substantial citizens and is regarded as a distinct asset to his community.


EDWIN D. SHIVELY


Edwin D. Shively, energetic, farsighted and efficient, has won noteworthy success as a realtor, upholding a standard that has made his name synonymous with safety in property investments, and he is also an outstanding figure in financial circles of Cambridge. He was born May 1, 1875, ten miles from Cambridge, in Spencer township, his parents being Peter R. and Evelyn (Starr) Shively, the latter a daughter of James and Catherine Starr. Peter R. Shively was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1835 and on January 20, 1913, was called to the final rest. He was a son of John and Polly (Spahr) Shively, who were married in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and cast in their lot with the early settlers of Ohio, establishing their home in Guernsey county.


Edwin D. Shively was reared on his father's farm and acquired his education in the schools of that district. In 1897, when a young man of twenty-two, he located in Cambridge, opening a retail shoe store on Wheeling avenue. For nine years he conducted the business, building up a desirable trade, and in 1906 formed the Edwin D. Shively real estate agency which is now the largest and most progressive organization of the kind in this section of the state. In the intervening period of twenty-one years Mr. Shively has handled ninety of the one hundred realty deals of major importance transacted in Cambridge, negotiating the transfer of the Colonial Theater, the St. Elmo, Berwick, National and Star Hotels, the Craig building, the Ogier, Orme, Farrah, Jefferson and Hutchinson properties and others. His operations extend throughout Southeastern Ohio. He is regarded as an expert valuator and his advice concerning real estate matters is always sound and reliable. Mr. Shively reorganized the Guernsey National Bank and the Citizens Savings Bank, both of which are located in Cambridge, and also assumed the responsibility of selling the controlling stock in these institutions. He is serving on the director-


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ate of The County Savings & Loan Association, which ranks with the most prosperous institutions of the kind in the state. Carefully avoiding the many pitfalls into which unrestricted progressiveness is so frequently led, Mr. Shively has focused his energies in directions where fruition is certain and his connection with a corporation guarantees its soundness and success.


On October 31, 1900, Mr. Shively was united in marriage to Miss Mary Hepburn, a daughter of Samuel R. and Sarah (Taylor) Hepburn. Mr. Shively is a member of the Christian church, of which for ten years he has been one of the trustees, and in politics he is a republican. He has taken the thirty-second degree in Masonry, is a Knight Templar, and a director of the Kiwanis Club of Cambridge, which he aided in organizing. He worked untiringly to secure the new bridge for the city and has demonstrated his public spirit both by word and deed. Nature has endowed him with the qualities of leadership and his is a successful career in the fullest sense of the term.


AUGUSTUS RIPPL


For more than twenty years the Rippl Manufacturing Company has been one of the substantial industrial concerns of West Lafayette and its owner, Augustus Rippl, stands among the enterprising and successful business men of this locality. Born in Bakersville, Coshocton county, Ohio, on the 16th of October, 1867, he is a son of Joseph and Marie (Bosler) Rippl. His father was born in Austria, July 24, 1818, and was killed by a falling tree at West Lafayette, January 6, 1891. He had a wagon-making shop at Bakersville and was recognized as an expert in his line of work. He had served eleven years in the German Army, was a member of the Roman Catholic church, and supported the democratic party. His wife, who was born at Wurtemberg, Germany, died at Bakersville.


Augustus Rippl received his educational training in the public schools of Bakersville and was then employed as a clerk for eleven years. During this period he also published the Bakersville Press, the first paper established in that town, of which he was owner, editor and typesetter, and from a little sheet of three columns he enlarged it to a six-column paper, highly creditable to him and the community which it represented. Mr. Rippl then learned telegraphy, and was employed as telegraph operator for two and a half years at Canal Dover and Massillon, Ohio. Quitting that line of work, he succeeded his father in the wagon business, which he carried on for three years, and in 1897 engaged in a novelty manufacturing business in Bakersville, making coat hangers, selling largely to the Standard Advertising Company and the Tuscarora Company, of Coshocton. In 1903 this business was consolidated with that of the West Lafayette Manufacturing Company, of which he was the general manager during the three following years. In 1906 he organized the Rippl Manu-


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facturing Company, of West Lafayette, and has since been engaged in making advertising yard sticks, gasoline gauges and other novelties of like nature. His products are of high grade and have become a very popular medium for advertising purposes.


Mr. Rippl was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Taylor, of Bakersville, Ohio, and their children are : Mary R., the wife of Earl Needham, of Westerville, Ohio, and mother of three children, Edith Jane, Richard and Robert ; Joe T., who was drowned at the age of twelve years ; Waive, a teacher in the Coshocton schools ; George LaRue, who died September 27, 1926, at the age of twenty-six years ; Ruth, a teacher in the grade schools in Coshocton ; Harold A., who is employed at the Rex File Works in Newcomerstown, Ohio ; and Roe, who died in infancy.


Mr. Rippl has always given his support to the democratic party and is a member of the German Reformed church at Bakersville. He belongs to Newcomerstown Lodge, No. 175, F. & A. M. ; the Masonic council and chapter at Uhrichsville ; Bakersville Lodge, K. P., and the Modern Woodmen of America at Bakersville. He is a talented musician, playing the bass horn, and is a member of the Coshocton Band. He was formerly a member of the Hyperian Band of Newcomerstown, which was directed by the noted bandmaster, Manuel Yingling. Mr. Rippl is a man of sterling character, candid and straightforward in manner and cordial and friendly in his social relations, and throughout the community where he lives he is highly esteemed by his fellowmen.


HARRY B. HUNT


The Hunt-Crawford Company, of which Harry B. Hunt is secretary and treasurer, is one of the important industrial concerns of Coshocton, and the success of this company in large measure is due to Mr. Hunt's energetic efforts and progressive methods. A lifelong resident of Coshocton, Mr. Hunt was born on the 24th of April, 1879, and is a son of Rev. William E. and Caroline A. (Totten) Hunt. The mother was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Coshocton. William E. Hunt was born in Pedricktown, Salem county, New Jersey, February 24, 1833, and died in Coshocton, Ohio, July 14, 1919. He received a good education, having graduated from Jefferson College, at Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1853, and from the Western Theological Seminary, at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in 1856. In that year he came to Coshocton and preached a trial sermon, and in the ensuing October was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian church. He gave to this congregation one-half of his time, preaching at Keene on alternate Sundays, until the spring of 1857, when, the Coshocton society, which had greatly increased in membership, requested him to devote his entire time to its interests. He preached in Coshocton for forty-five years, enjoying a very successful pastorate, and


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becoming endeared to the people of the community to an unusual degree. His alma mater conferred on him the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts and, in June, 1905, the Western University of Pennsylvania conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. During his residence here he took an active interest in matters relating to the prosperity of the city and was identified with interests of importance. He was one of the organizers and a director of the Coshocton Gas Company, was one of the organizers of Coshocton's first building and loan association, of which also he was a director, and was a member of the boards of directors of the Western Theological Seminary and of the University of Wooster. In 1876 he wrote and published a history of his county, under the title of "Historical Collections of Coshocton County," a valuable addition to the historical literature of the state. In his political views he was a democrat. A man of great earnestness, an able sermonizer, a forceful and effective speaker and a faithful and loyal pastor, he was regarded as one of the most effective ministers of his section of the state and his memory rests as a blessed benediction on all who knew him.


Harry Blair Hunt received his educational training in the public schools of Coshocton, after which he was employed as a salesman in a retail store for two years. He then became collection clerk for the Commercial National Bank, holding that position for eight years, and next became associated with his brother, R. T. Hunt, in the manufacture of corrugated fiber products. This firm is now known as the Hunt-Crawford Company, of which R. T. Hunt is president and of which Harry B. Hunt has been secretary and treasurer continuously since 1910. He has devoted his efforts untiringly to the interests of the organization, which has enjoyed a steady and substantial growth, and he is regarded as one of Coshocton's foremost business men.


On November 25, 1903, in Coshocton, Mr. Hunt was united in marriage to Miss Bernice DeHart, who is a native of this city and a daughter of Peter P. and Ella (Thompson) DeHart. Her father was born in Kimbolton, Ohio, and died in Coshocton, where he had been engaged in the manufacture of advertising specialties. He was a republican in his political views and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, who was born in Uhrichsville, now lives in Coshocton. Mrs. Hunt attended the public schools, completing her education in a boarding school at Canton. She is an active member of the Presbyterian church, the Missionary Society, the Ladies' Social Circle and the Junior Women's Club of Coshocton. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt are the parents of a son, Edward DeHart, who was born September 18, 1904, was graduated from the Coshocton high school, spent one year at Lafayette College, at Easton, Pennsylvania, and is now attending the University of Minnesota, taking a special course in paper manufacturing.


Mr. Hunt gives his political support to the republican party and is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, of which he is a past exalted ruler ; the Coshocton Town and Country Club, of which he


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was secretary and treasurer for six years, and the Rotary Club of which he is a past president. He is an adherent of the Presbyterian church, to which he gives liberal support, as he does to all worthy causes. During the World war he took an active part in the Liberty Loan drives and has since served as chairman of the Red Cross. Cordial and friendly in his social relations, helpfully interested in all matters pertaining to the welfare of his community and a man of sterling character, he commands the confidence and respect of all who know him.


HARRY B. HEATON


Harry B. Heaton is recognized as a man of more than ordinary business ability, evidenced by the notable success which he has attained since establishing his hardware store in Coshocton in 1919. Energetic and progressive in his ideas and methods, he maintains one of the best stores in his line in this section of the state and commands a large and steadily increasing trade. Mr. Heaton, a native of Coshocton county, born March 10, 1880, is a son of William and Flora (Evans) Heaton. The family has long been established in this county, his paternal grandfather, Aaron Heaton, having been born here. He was a farmer, stock dealer and veterinary surgeon and a man of prominence in his community. In politics he was a republican, and was a member of the Evangelical church. He married Miss Susan Dickerson, a native of Pennsylvania, and both died in Coshocton county. William Heaton was born in Coshocton county on August 12, 1852, devoted the major part of his life to farming and is now living retired in Danville, Knox county, this state. His wife, who was a native of Coshocton county and died here in 1896, was a daughter of Alex Evans. Mr. Evans was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, devoted his life to farming, and died at West Bedford, Ohio, about five years after the close of the Civil war, as the result of wounds received in that conflict. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and supported the republican party.


Harry B. Heaton secured his education in the public schools near Warsaw, Coshocton county, and then became a salesman in his father's store at Princeton. He remained there until his marriage, when he became manager of James Foster's general store. After two years in that position, he resigned and opened a general store at Nellie, Ohio, conducting that business for fourteen years, during which time he also engaged in farming. In 1919 he came to Coshocton and established a hardware store at 233 Main street, which he has conducted to the present time. He carries a large and complete line of shelf and heavy hardware, attractively displayed, and his business has been conducted in accord with the highest standards, so that he has commanded the confidence and good will of all who have dealt with him.


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On March 30, 1899, at Mohawk, Ohio, Mr. Heaton was united in marriage to Miss Velphia M. Cullison, who was born October 14, 1880, in Coshocton county, and is a daughter of Ephraim and Jennie (Whitaker) Cullison, also born and reared in this county. Mr. Cullison devoted his active life to farming, but is now retired and makes his home with his daughter, Mrs. Heaton, his wife being deceased. He is a republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Heaton was educated in the public schools of this county and is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, belonging also to the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. and Mrs. Heaton have a daughter, Ethel G., who was born March 22, 1904, is a graduate of the Coshocton high school and the Cincinnati College of Music, and is now acting as auditor for her father.


Mr. Heaton has been a lifelong supporter of the republican party and has taken an active interest in local public affairs. In the fall of 1923 he was elected mayor of Coshocton, in which position he served two terms, and during the World war he helped to manage all of the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives in Jefferson township. He is a member of the Evangelical church. He belongs to Warsaw Lodge, No. 55, F. & A. M. ; Samaritan Chapter, No. 50, R. A. M. ; Coshocton Council, No. 110, R. & S. M. ; the Business Men's Association of Coshocton, the Coshocton Auto Club, the Columbus Club and the Izaak Walton Club of Coshocton. He is an ardent lover of outdoor life, fishing and hunting being his favorite diversions, and is an expert pistol shot. He is essentially public spirited, giving his active support .to every measure calculated to advance the best interests of the city and county, and no resident of Coshocton enjoys to a greater degree than he the public regard and good will.


HON. CHARLES ELLIS MOORE


Hon. Charles Ellis Moore, one of the foremost citizens of Cambridge, has to his credit nine years of able, distinguished service as a member of congress and is also a lawyer of high attainments. He was born January 3, 1884, in Oxford township, Guernsey county, and is a son of Lycurgus P. and Kate (Cunningham) Moore. After the completion of his high school course he attended Mount Union College and for six years engaged in teaching in his native county. He next matriculated in Muskingum College from which he was graduated in 1907, and in 1910 the University of Ohio conferred upon him the degree of LL. B. In the same year he was admitted to the bar and began his professional career in Cambridge. His legal acumen soon won recognition and in 1915. he was elected prosecuting attorney for Guernsey county. He served. until 1918 and his clear and concise statement of the law and fact and


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skilful presentation of his evidence carried conviction to the minds of court and jury. He maintains an office in the Central Bank building. In 1918 Mr. Moore was chosen to represent his district in the national halls of legislation and has been a member of the sixty-sixth, sixty-seventh, sixty-eighth, sixty-ninth and seventieth congresses. He is strong in debate and was one of seven members of the house selected to prosecute Federal Judge English in the Unlted States senate. He served on the post office and post roads committees and also on the judiciary committee. He has never betrayed a trust and his interest in the public welfare has been manifest in tangible efforts for the general good.


Mr. Moore was married June 30, 1910, at Cambridge to Miss Nannie Belle Hammond, a daughter of Charles and Isabelle (McClellan) Hammond. The children of this union are : Charles L., who was born in October, 1912 ; and Martha C. Moore, born November 13, 1918.


WALTER B. MOORE


The Moore Enameling and Manufacturing Company, of which Walter B. Moore is president and general manager, is one of Coshocton county's most successful business concerns and, under his able management, is enjoying a steady and substantial growth. Mr. Moore was born at Rochester, Pennsylvania, on April 25, 1883, and is a son of George W. and Emma (Geer) Moore. On the paternal side he comes of sterling old New England stock, his great-grandfather, James Moore, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, having been born about forty miles from Boston, Massachusetts. He married Miss Isabelle Stuart and they became the grandparents of Samuel Moore, who was born at Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, in January, 1792, and died in Rochester, that state, June 2, 1884. In the early days he had a canal store and also engaged in freighting on the old Erie canal, on which he hauled his barges with the aid of mules on the tow path. He was a whig in politics and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Miss Hannah McCarrahar, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1807 and died in Rochester, that state, in January, 1898. They were the parents of George W. Moore, whose birth occurred in Rochester, February 22, 1845, and who is now retired from active business, living in West Lafayette, Ohio. For many years he was a captain of river boats on the Ohio, plying between Pittsburgh and Louisville. He served in the Union Army during the Civil war with the rank of sergeant. His wife, also living, was born in Hancock county, West Virginia, March 30, 1854, is a daughter of Asa and Frances E. (Richards) Geer, and is of English lineage, the progenitor of her family in this country having been George Geer, who came from England with his brother, Thomas, in 1635. George was the father of Asa Geer, who was probably born in Connecticut and died in Warren, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in the lumber business, floating his


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logs down the Allegheny river to the mills. His son, Hosea Geer, who was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, engaged in farming and died in West Virginia. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. One of his brothers, James, fought in the War of 1812. He married Miss Eliza Prosser, who was born in West Virginia and died on the Geer homestead in that state. Among their children was Asa Geer, who was born in Hancock county, West Virginia, March 11, 1808, and there died August 30, 1901, in the ninety-fourth year of his age. In early life he was engaged in mercantile affairs, but later became a large land owner and farmer. It was his custom to load his farm produce on barges, which he floated down the river to New Orleans, where it was sold. Subsequently he was a merchant at Wellsville, Ohio, and later again farmed until he retired because of failing health. His wife was born at Ripley, New York, on August 22, 1820, and died at the Geer homestead in West Virginia, May 23, 1897. She was of Scotch-English descent. Her father was a bridge contractor, building many of the old covered bridges of Western Pennsylvania and Southeastern Ohio in the early days. During the Civil war Mrs. Geer had brothers in the Confederate Army and sons in the Union Army.


Walter B. Moore attended the public schools of Bellevue, Pennsylvania, for five years, and later attended school in West Virginia, followed by two years in high school at Wellsville, Ohio. He went to work as a salesman in a hardware store in Wellsville, where he remained two years, after which he became a clerk in the office of the American Sheet and Tinplate Mill at Wellsville. Two years later he went to Canton, Ohio, where he was with the Stark Rolling Mill as a clerk for one year. During the following year and a half he held various clerical positions in Canton and then engaged in the life insurance business in association with George Mowbary, of Canton, with whom he remained about eighteen months. He then resumed his former position as a clerk in the steel mill, where he continued until the panic of 1907, when he became associated with a pump manufacturer in Canton. In 1908 he entered the employ of the Republic Stamping and Enameling Company, first as a clerk, and later as traveling salesman, which position he held until the fall of 1913, when he became sales manager for the New England Enameling and Stamping Company, with headquarters in New York city. Two years later he accepted a position as salesman and office clerk with the Canton Stamping and Enameling Company, and was later promoted to the position of sales manager, eventually becoming vice president and manager of that company. In 1924 Mr. Moore severed his connection with the Canton business and, coming to West Lafayette, took over the West Lafayette Manufacturing Company. In October of that year he reorganized this business under the name of the Moore Enameling and Manufacturing Company, of which he is president and general manager. He is engaged in the manufacture of enameled and kitchen ware, which is sold throughout the eastern states and the plant, equipped with mod-


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ern machinery, is one of the most important industrial concerns of this locality.


Politically Mr. Moore has always supported the republican party and while living in Canton took an active part in the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives during the World war. He is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church in Coshocton and is a member of Canton Lodge, No. 60, F. & A. M. ; Cleveland Consistory, A. A. S. R., and Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., in Columbus. He belongs to the Brookside Country Club, of Canton ; the Aldine Club, at 200 Fifth avenue, New York city, and the Coshocton Town and Country Club. Since coming to Coshocton Mr. Moore has gained a high place in business circles, while socially, he is deservedly popular, being a man of cordial and affable manner, and showing a public spirited interest in the welfare and prosperity of his community.


JAMES D. SEVERNS


James D. Severns, vice president of the Coshocton Brick Company, has long been prominent in the commercial and civic affairs of Coshocton county, having filled important public positions with ability and honor, while in business affairs he has been a prominent factor in his community's prosperity. Mr. Severns was born near Warsaw, Coshocton county, on the 29th of March, 1849, and is a son of Samuel and Margaret (Pettit) Severns. His paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Severns, were natives of Virginia, from which state they came to Coshocton county in 1817 and settled near Warsaw, at which time that locality was mainly a dense forest. The house which he built about three miles north of Warsaw was the first in that section of the county. There he developed a good farm, on which he and his wife spent their remaining years. Their son, Samuel Severns, born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1813, devoted his life to farming near Warsaw, Ohio, and died there on September 19, 1889. He was a democrat in politics and held a number of local offices. His wife, who was born in Pennsylvania, and died on the Severns homestead, August 27, 1897, was a daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Thompson) Pettit, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Pettit followed farming near Warsaw, was a democrat in politics and was a member of the Christian church. Mrs. Pettit died at the home of a daughter in Killbuck, Holmes county, this state.


James D. Severns secured his educational training in the district schools of Jefferson township and the public schools at Warsaw, Spring Mountain and West Bedford. For a number of years he farmed during the summer months and taught school in winter, but later devoted his entire attention to farming until 1893, when he sold his land and moved to Coshocton, where he has since resided. In the fall of 1895 he was elected treasurer of Coshocton, and was reelected for a second term,


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serving four years, and for one term was justice of the peace of Monroe township. In 1903 Mr. Severns assisted in the organization of the Coshocton Brick Company, of which he was made vice president, and has served in that capacity to the present time. This is one of the important industrial concerns of this locality and Mr. Severns has devoted his efforts closely to its interests.


On September 30, 1875, near Warsaw, Ohio, Mr. Severns was united in marriage to Miss Angie Brillhart, who was born October 1, 1854, and died in Coshocton, May 20, 1918. She was a daughter of John and Jane (Hall) Brillhart. Her father, who was born in Pennsylvania and died at Spring Mountain, Ohio, was a carpenter and builder, and also engaged in farming. In politics he was a republican and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, who also was a native of Pennsylvania, died in Coshocton, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Severns. The latter was educated in the district schools and the Spring Mountain high school, and was an earnest and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Severns became the parents of two children, namely : Nellie A., born October 19, 1883, graduated from the Coshocton high school and now lives with her father ; Elsie, born March 6, 1890, graduated from the Coshocton high school, and is the wife of B. M. Hardy, who is associated with the Ransom store in Coshocton. They have a son, James E., born on August 13, 1915.


In his political views Mr. Severns has always been a democrat and has evinced a deep interest in public affairs. He is a member of Warsaw Lodge, No. 255, F. & A. M., of which he is a past master. He is an inveterate reader and one of his favorite diversions is traveling, in the pursuit of which he has visited thirty-nine of the states of the Union. Unostentatious, open-hearted, candid, kindly and affable in his social relations, Mr. Severns has a host of warm and loyal friends throughout the community and is highly esteemed by all who know him.


CAMBRIDGE LOAN & BUILDING COMPANY


Application for a charter for the Cambridge Loan & Building Company, signed by James R. Barr, J. C. Steele, A. C. Scott, John C. Beckett, Rudolph Thomas, Ross W. Anderson, W. E. Boden, C. L. Wall, W. K. Gooderl and Robert Hammond, was filed February 26, 1885, with James S. Robison, secretary of state, who granted and signed the charter on the following day. The authorized stock of the original corporation was fixed at fifty thousand dollars, divided into one thousand shares of fifty dollars each.


The first permanent secretary, as shown by the preserved records of the association, was James E. Lawrence, James R. Barr having acted as secretary from the date of its organization to the date of the election of James E. Lawrence. The first permanent minutes signed by said


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secretary and W. K. Gooderl, chairman, were dated July 14, 1885. The directors of the company as shown by the minutes of said meeting were Messrs. W. K. Gooderl, A. J. Hutchison, R. W. Anderson, W. E. Boden, William Hoyle, Edward Urban and John C. Beckett.


The first change in the directorate of said association was made in January, 1888, when J. C. Warne succeeded W. K. Gooderl, deceased. In the election of January, 1891, 0. M. Hoge was elected to succeed J. C. Beckett. In the election of January, 1892, J. E. Lawrence was chosen as the successor of W. E. Boden and in January, 1897, J. M. Logan was elected to succeed William Hoyle. In January, 1899, A. M. Sarchet was elected to succeed J. C. Warne, deceased, and in the election of January, 1900, T. E. Cook was named as the successor of Edward Urban, deceased. In the election of January, 1901, M. L. Hartley was elected to take the place of James E. Lawrence and in January, 1902, W. B. Green was elected the successor of A. J. Hutchison, deceased. It was in January, 1903, that C. S. McMahon was elected to succeed R. W. Anderson, deceased, and in the election of January, 1907, W. N. Bradford was chosen the successor of C. S. McMahon, resigned. On June 7, 1926, E. L. Green was chosen to succeed his father, W. B. Green, who died May 4, 1926. In the election of January, 1927, T. R. Deselm was elected to succeed A. M. Sarchet, who died August 13, 1926, and on January 7, 1928, Harry V. Atkinson was chosen to succeed Thomas E. Cook, who died July 19, 1927.


The board at the date of this writing, March 21, 1928, is composed of the following : 0. M. Hoge, president ; J. M. Logan, vice president ; M. L. Hartley, vice president ; T. R. Deselm, secretary and attorney ; and W. N. Bradford, E. L. Green and Harry V. Atkinson.


J. M. Logan is appraiser, in which capacity he has served for more than twenty-five years. W. K. Gooderl, the first president of the association, served until 1888, when his place was taken by R. W. Anderson, who filled the office until April, 1902, at which time 0. M. Hoge became president. A. M. Sarchet succeeded 0. M. Hoge as vice president, in which capacity he served until his death. T. E. Cook succeeded A. M. Sarchet as vice president and at his death was succeeded by M. L. Hartley. J. M. Logan has also acted in the capacity of vice president since 1920.


The present secretary is T. R. Deselm, who succeeded James E. Lawrence February 2, 1901. He also succeeded Mr. Lawrence as attorney for the association, in which capacity he is still serving.


R. M. Wilson was assistant secretary for twelve years prior to November, 1922, when he resigned to engage in business. He was succeeded by A. W. Wenger, who is the present assistant secretary. Mildred Dollison, who was made bookkeeper July, 1922, was succeeded by Bernadine Schultz, the present bookkeeper, in June, 1924. W. S. McCartney was the first treasurer of the association and has filled this office continuously from the date of organization.


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On March 24, 1890, the capital stock was increased from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand dollars and on February 6, 1893, it was changed to five hundred thousand dollars. On August 7, 1903, this became a million dollar corporation and on December 20, 1912, the capitalization was raised to one and a half million dollars. The company has had a steady and healthful growth, which is shown by the following figures :



Assets December 31, 1890

Assets December 31, 1900

Assets December 31, 1910

Assets December 31, 1920

Assets December 31, 1927

$8,498.20

$89,515.84

$306,075.01

$1,345,480.26

$1,939,639.88




The present location of the company was purchased from Pearl Barber, daughter of J. 0. Mcllyar, July 20, 1909, at a cost of twelve thousand dollars. The new building thereon, the present banking room of said company at No. 814 Wheeling avenue, was erected and the old building on the west end of the lot repaired with a new front and other improvements, all involving an outlay of ten thousand, five hundred dollars, making the entire cost of the lot, the new building and improvements on the old building a total of twenty-two thousand, five hundred dollars. In April, 1910, the company moved into its new quarters.


The object of the Cambridge Loan & Building Company is, as it has always been, to raise money for the purpose of loaning to members and others to be used in buying and building homes. It not only does this but provides a convenient place for the systematic saving of money, endeavoring to teach the lesson of thrift both by its loan methods and saving methods. The company has never missed a semi-annual dividend and the total loss on loans made by the corporation since its organization will not exceed three hundred dollars.


SAMUEL H. NICHOLAS


Following in the professional footsteps of his father, Samuel H. Nicholas established an enviable reputation as an attorney and jurist and Coshocton was honored by his citizenship. A native of Ohio, he was born in Roscoe, Coshocton county, March 25, 1856, and his parents were John David and Sarah Ellen (Hutchinson) Nicholas. The father was born in Ellicott City, Maryland, in 1824, and died at Coshocton in November, 1899. When the republican party was organized he was a delegate to the convention at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and also attended the convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in 1860, but left the party in 1872, becoming a democrat. In the legal profession he attained high standing and served on the Coshocton common pleas bench from 1887 to 1897. His surviving children are Mrs. I. T. Smith, Mrs. David Lanning and Mrs. F. N. Burns.


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Samuel H. Nicholas was a pupil in the public schools of Roscoe and Coshocton and in 1875 matriculated in Kenyon College. Owing to ill health he was obliged to leave that institution but in the following year pursued a course in psychology and English literature at Wooster University. One year was devoted to the study of carpentry and his legal training was received in the office of his father, who at that time was senior member of the firm of Nicholas & James. On November 1, 1881, Samuel H. Nicholas was admitted to the bar and a few months later formed a partnership with Eli Stickle. For a year he was a member of the firm of Stickle & Nicholas and in 1898 was joined by W. S. Merrell, with whom he practiced for ten years.


In 1885 Mr. Nicholas had entered the arena of public affairs as prosecuting attorney and made an exceptional record during his two terms, securing a large number of convictions. In 1880 he was appointed a member of the supreme court commission in charge of the examination of candidates for admission to the bar of this state and thus served for three consecutive terms. In 1897 he entered the campaign for the office of common pleas judge but the convention indorsed the candidacy of Judge Eason.' Mr. Nicholas' name was again brought before the primaries in 1907 and he was elected by a large majority, presiding over the court of common pleas until 1913. He applied efficient business methods to the dispatch of the court's work, disposing of it expeditiously and yet with just and fair consideration of the cases brought before him, and proved a natural arbiter of human differences. On leaving the bench Judge Nicholas retired from public life and resumed the private practice of law, in which he was engaged until August, 1924. He was learned in the science of his profession and enjoyed a large and remunerative clientele.


On September 27, 1882, Judge Nicholas was married in Washington township, Coshocton county, Ohio, to Miss Georgia A. Wise, who was born in 1855 and on March 6, 1923, was called to her final rest. She was a daughter of George and Catherine (Hayes) Wise, the former of whom went to California during the gold rush of 1849. To Judge and Mrs. Nicholas was born a son, John D., who resides in Akron, Ohio.


The Judge was made an honorary member of the military organizations to which his father belonged and was also an honorary member of the Coshocton Rotary Club. His political allegiance was given to the democratic party and in religious faith he was an Episcopalian, having membership relations with Trinity church of this city. During the World war he was active in the various Liberty Loan drives and also aided the Red Cross Society. In later years his chief diversion was reading and on all matters of public moment he was well informed. He took a great interest in local history and assisted in the work of research into early events which influenced Coshocton's development. Deeply attached to his community, he was ever ready to further plans for its betterment, and lived to see notable changes as the work of progress and improvement


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was carried forward. Judge Nicholas was in great demand as an orator at widely diversified meetings of nearly every sort, and his inborn sense of humor, keen wit and widespread popularity made his addresses welcome wherever he spoke. Democratic, sincere and high-minded, he drew his friends from all walks of life and his death on October 29, 1927, was an irreparable loss to the city in which his activities centered.


GEORGE CAMPBELL MITCHELL


George Campbell Mitchell, president of the Pope-Gosser China Company, of Coshocton, is widely recognized as one of the leading figures in the potting industry in the United States. Since becoming identified with his present organization he has been a most important factor in its development and growth, and it now ranks as the leading concern in its line in southern Ohio. Mr. Mitchell was born in Port Stanley, Canada, on the 26th day of October, 1880, and is a son of George and Christina (Campbell) Mitchell. His father, who was born in 1837, followed the saddlery business at Port Stanley until his death, which occurred in 1897, and his mother, who was, born in 1842, passed away in 1912. They were the parents of five children, a son and four daughters.


George C. Mitchell received his educational training in the public and high schools of Port Stanley and then, going to London, Ontario, served an apprenticeship at the lithographing trade with the London Printing and Lithographing Company. In 1901 he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where for about a year he was in the employ of the Henderson Lithographing Company, and in the following year went to the Niagara Lithographing Company, at Buffalo, New York. In 1907 he came to Coshocton, where he was employed as a lithographer by the Meek Company, now the American Art Works, and also represented this company as a traveling salesman for about six months. In 1910 he went with the Syracuse Lithographing Company, at Syracuse, New York, where he remained until 1914, when he was placed in charge of the Detroit office of the Sinclair & Valantine Corporation, of New York city, in the administration of which he was highly successful. In 1918 Mr. Mitchell returned to Coshocton and took charge of the Pope-Gosser Company as president, treasurer and general manager, which relation he has sustained to the present time. This well known concern is exclusively engaged in the manufacture of the highest grade of semi-porcelain dinner ware, the products being shipped to all parts of the United States, and to Alaska and the Hawaiian islands.


Display rooms are maintained in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Baltimore and New York and there is a steady and increasing demand for this very attractive and desirable line of goods. Mr. Mitchell has been not only active in the general management of the company, but


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has been particularly effective in directing the sales end of the business, and he has shown splendid executive ability and a progressive spirit in his administration of the affairs of this great concern. He is also first vice president of the Jones Metal Products Company.


In 1909, in Coshocton, Mr. Mitchell was united in marriage to Miss Eleanor Burns, who was born in Coshocton county in 1886. She is active in civic and club affairs, being a past president of the Junior Woman's Club and the Delphian Club and is a member of the board of the Federated Clubs.


Mr. Mitchell is a republican in his political alignment and has shown an active interest in local public affairs. He is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M. ; Samaritan Chapter, No. 110, R. A. M.; the Coshocton Town and Country Club, of which he is vice president ; and the Rotary Club, of which he is a past president, and also was governor of the Rotary district, comprising southern Ohio. He is chairman of the county council of the Boy Scouts of America ; is first vice president of the Ohio Society for Crippled Children and charter member of the International Society for Crippled Children. He is past president of the United States Pottery Association and now a member of its executive committee ; a director of the Associated Potteries and Glass Manufacturers ; vice president of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Executive Committee Association State Chamber of the United States of America. He is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. He has been the architect of his own fortune, has been true to the highest ideals in business, civic and social life, and commands the unreserved respect and confidence of all who know him.


REED CROWE WILSON


As postmaster of Pleasant City, Reed Crowe Wilson has thoroughly demonstrated his qualifications for this branch of public service and is also a successful agriculturist. He was born July 27, 1894, in Valley township, and represents an old and prominent family of Guernsey county. He is a son of James Madison and a grandson of William Craig Wilson. His great-grandfather, James Moore Wilson, migrated from Vermont to Pennsylvania and remained in the Keystone state until his death.


William Craig Wilson was born September 10, 1809, in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and when a young man journeyed to Guernsey county, Ohio. He was a blacksmith and for a number of years followed his trade in Cumberland, Ohio. About 1831 he purchased a farm of eighty acres in Valley township and his diligence, thrift and good management resulted in prosperity. From time to time he added to his holdings and eventually became the owner of four hundred and fifty acres of


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fertile land. He first married Miss Paulina Heilein and lost his wife and three of their five children during an epidemic of cholera. The survivors were : Harriet, who married Dr. William Helm ; and Sarah, whose husband was Andrew Scott. Mary Seaton, the second wife of William C. Wilson, was born in New Concord, Muskingum county, was a daughter of Robert and Nancy (Richardson) Seaton and became the mother of three sons, one of whom died in infancy and the others were John William and James Madison. William C. Wilson gave his political allegiance to the republican party and held various township offices. A man of deeply religious nature, he was long connected with the Bethel Methodist church in an official capacity and he and his wife were among its founders. Death summoned him on August 30, 1891, and on July 1, 1907, his widow was called to her final rest.


Their son, James Madison Wilson, was born November 18, 1856, in the southwestern part of Valley township and was reared on the homestead, supplementing his public school training by attendance at Muskingum College and the Northwestern University at Ada, Ohio. From 1881 until 1893 he was engaged in teaching in Guernsey county, proving a capable instructor, and has since operated the home farm. His first wife, Lottie Johnson, was a daughter of William Thomas and N. Catherine (Clark) Johnson and to them were born two children. The mother and one of the children died May 28, 1883, and the demise of the other child occurred four days later. In 1885 James M. Wilson married Ida Crowe, who was born near the Wilson homestead in Valley township. Her parents were John and Elizabeth Crowe, the former a son of William and Margaret Jane (Johnson) Crowe. William Crowe came from Pennsylvania to Ohio early in the '30s, when he was about twenty-one years of age, and settled in the southeastern part of the state. He entered a section of government land, located in the southwestern portion of Valley township, and some of the tract extended into Noble county. Later he increased his holdings and eventually became the owner of eight hundred acres of valuable land. Here he married Margaret Jane Johnson, a daughter of John Johnson, who was one of the early settlers of Buffalo township, Noble county, and his property adjoined that of Mr. Crowe. To William and Margaret J. (Johnson) Crowe were born seven children : Michael ; John ; Emma, who married Samuel Dollman ; George ; Nan, who became the wife of James Dollman ; a daughter who died at the age of two years ; and Alexander. By his second union James M. Wilson had four children : Byrl Meredith, who died when a child of two years ; Earl ; Paul C., who lived but fourteen months ; and Reed Crowe.


The last named attended the district schools of his native township and also took a course in the Cambridge Business College. He assisted his father in the cultivation of the homestead and became thoroughly familiar with agricultural pursuits. In October, 1917, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was assigned to duty on the Kearsarge. He was also stationed at Deer Island, the naval base near Boston, and in


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March, 1919, was honorably discharged in that city. He returned to his home and is now the owner of a fine farm in Valley township, his land, carefully tilled, yielding good harvests. He has secured modern implements to facilitate the work of the fields and is constantly adding improvements to his place, in which he takes justifiable pride.


Mr. Wilson was married June 19, 1924, in Pleasant City, Ohio, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Warren, a daughter of Dr. W. S. Warren, a well known physician of Belmont county, this state, and they now have one child, James Madison II, born March 19, 1925. In Masonry Mr. Wilson holds the thirty-second degree and has been master of the lodge at Pleasant City, while he now represents Guernsey Council, No. 74, R. & S. M., as presiding officer. He gives his political support to the republican party and since April, 1925, has been postmaster of Pleasant City. Efficient and conscientious, he is doing excellent work and his record sustains the high reputation that has ever been borne by the family.


LOUIS BRENDEL


Louis Brendel, one of Ohio's loyal sons, was long a forceful figure in mercantile circles of Coshocton and is now reaping the rewards of a well spent life. He was born July 28, 1866, in the city of Zanesville and his parents were Charles H. and Christine (Krantz) Brendel, natives respectively of Bavaria and Saxony, Germany. The father was born September 15, 1834, and served an apprenticeship to a shoemaker. In youth he yielded to the lure of the new world and for many years was the proprietor of a retail shoe store in Zanesville. He was an enterprising merchant, thoroughly informed on matters pertaining to his business, and his well known reliability enabled him to win and retain a large share of the local trade. His demise occurred in Zanesville on December 15, 1912, and his sons, Charles H. Jr., and George Brendel, continued

4 the business with much success. On the republican ticket Mr. Brendel was elected to various public offices, the duties of which he discharged with thoroughness and fidelity, and his life was governed by the teachings of the German Evangelical church. His wife was born June 24, 1841, and died at Zanesville in 1910.


In the public schools of his native city Louis Brendel obtained an education and then secured work in the shop of the Blandy Machine Company of Zanesville. In 1883 he became associated with his father and brothers in the retail shoe business in Zanesville and was thus engaged until 1899. He then came to Coshocton and in partnership with Charles Brendel opened a shoe store on April 22, 1899, organizing the firm of Brendel Brothers. They were located at the corner of Fourth and Main streets and the business was there conducted until 1925. The partners carried a fine assortment of shoes and were recognized as the leading


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dealers in their line. Louis Brendel is now a director of the Commercial National Bank and an influential figure in financial circles of Coshocton.


In Bay City, Michigan, Mr. Brendel was married January 18, 1893, to Miss Lena L. Burleson, who was born May 26, 1873, in New York and received her education in the public schools of that state. Her parents were Henry and Agnes Burleson, lifelong residents of the Empire state. Mr. Burleson devoted his attention to mercantile pursuits and his political support was given to the republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Brendel have two children. The son, Louis Henry, was born June 16, 1900, and completed a course in the Coshocton high school. Later he was graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, and is now an officer of the flagship California. His sister, Lena Antoinette, was born August 17, 1905, and is a graduate of the local high school and Highland Hall at Hallidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Her husband, Lyman B. Owen, is a son of the Rev. George W. Owen of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, and an instructor in the military school at Albany, New York.


Mr. Brendel adheres to the Evangelical Lutheran faith and his wife is affiliated with Grace Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he is a republican and conscientiously discharges the duties and obligations of citizenship. For six years he was safety director for Coshocton and during the World war was active in the Liberty Loan and Red Cross campaigns. His Masonic connections are with Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M. ; Samaritan Chapter, No. 50, R. A. M. ; Coshocton Council, No. 110, R. & S. M. ; and Coshocton Commandery, No. 63, K. T. Both he and his wife are connected with Coshocton Chapter, No. 157, of the Eastern Star and she also belongs to other organizations composed of women exclusively. Mr. Brendel is much interested in Indian relics and owns a valuable collection. To all movements for the general good he is quick to respond, and his personal qualities are such as inspire respect, confidence and friendship.


C. L. BULLOCK


One of the most prominent and successful men in the oil business of Southeastern Ohio is C. L. Bullock, senior member of the well known firm of Bullock & Davis, whose operations in oil and gas have been extensive and important, they being regarded as among the most successful in their line in this section of the state.


Mr. Bullock is a native of Morgan county, Ohio, born in 1879, and is a son of Harrison and Anna Ruth Bullock, the former of whom was born in 1847 and the latter in 1857. The father was a democrat in politics, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and belonged to the Masonic order.


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place. On leaving there about 1900 he moved to Marietta, where he spent about a year and then moved to Beverly. In 1907 he went to Oklahoma and there operated until 1911, when he returned to Beverly, Ohio, contracting and drilling for oil there until 1916. He then started as a producer and became associated with Bert G. Davis. They began leasing land and drilling wells on their own account, in which they met with such encouraging success that in 1917 the Bullock & Davis Oil Company was formed, in addition to which there are also three other companies, the Daily Oil Company, the Davis Oil Company and Bullock, Davis & Bell. Their interests are all in the oil well and gas business, and they own about sixty-five wells and have royalty interests in about thirty others, all of which are located in Perry, Morgan, Muskingum, Meigs, Holmes and Hocking counties, the oil being graded as Corning and Pennsylvania. They have twelve gas wells located at Corning and Newark and in Morgan county, and they furnish practically all the gas for the pottery companies at Crooksville. Mr. Bullock is entitled to great credit for what he has accomplished, for he began his business career with practically nothing in the way of capital, and the splendid success which has come to him has been the legitimate result of his earnest and indefatigable efforts, backed by his sound judgment and practical business ability.


Mr. Bullock has been married twice, first, in 1903, to Miss Mabel Vaughn, who died in 1920. To this union was born a daughter, Ruth, whose birth occurred in 1905 and who is attending Lake Erie College, at Painesville, Ohio, where she is preparing to teach. She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Bullock subsequently married Miss Bertha Hewitt, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1890. She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, and belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church.


Politically, Mr. Bullock is a democrat, while in his fraternal relations he is identified with the Masonic order, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and the Knight Templar degree of the York Rite ; is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine ; a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the White Shrine of Jerusalem. He is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church and belongs to the Kiwanis Club. A gentleman of agreeable personality, he has a wide acquaintance throughout this section of the state and is highly regarded because of his excellent qualities and his splendid career.


THOMAS H. WHEELER


Widely recognized as one of the ablest members of the legal profession in Coshocton county, prominently identified with a number of important business enterprises and active and influential in matters affecting the welfare of his community, Thomas H. Wheeler is regarded as one of


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Coshocton's leading citizens and men of affairs. He was born near West Bedford, Coshocton county, on the 14th of May, 1867, and is a son of Henry T. and Mary (McPeck) Wheeler. His father, who was born at Union Fork, Jefferson county, Ohio, February 14, 1832, was a man of high standing in his community and died in Coshocton county, March 17, 1902. He was a farmer and school teacher, was a republican in politics and held a number of township offices, and was a deacon in the Presbyterian church. The paternal grandfather, Thomas T. Wheeler, who was the son of a Revolutionary soldier, was born near Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Unionport, Jefferson county, Ohio, of which locality he was a pioneer farmer. He was a republican and a member of the Presbyterian church. Mary McPeck was born in Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, June 9, 1842, and is now living in Danville, Ohio. Her father, Thomas McPeck, was a native of Massachusetts, and died in Cadiz, Ohio, in which locality he had engaged in farming. He was a Presbyterian in religious faith and supported the republican party.


Thomas H. Wheeler secured his early education in the public schools of Coshocton, and then entered the law school of the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1889. In 1891 he was admitted to the bar in Michigan, Illinois and Ohio and located at Coshocton, where he has since been engaged in the active practice of his profession. He has long commanded a large practice in the courts of this and neighboring counties and is recognized as an astute and learned lawyer, successful in the trial of causes and dependable as a counselor. Mr. Wheeler is also a director and vice president of the People's Bank and Trust Company, a director of the People's Ice Company, the Wright Company and a number of other local enterprises, and he owns one hundred and sixty-four acres in Bedford township, Coshocton county, where he carries on general farming. Success in substantial Measure has rewarded his labors.


In March, 1894, in Coshocton, Mr. Wheeler was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Hood, who was born May 18, 1867, and is a daughter of Edward B. and Mary (Park) Hood. Her parents were natives of Ligonier, Pennsylvania, and both died in Coshocton, where Mr. Hood had conducted a mercantile business. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a democrat in politics, and he served throughout the Civil war with the Pennsylvania troops. Mrs. Wheeler was educated in the public schools of Cadiz and Coshocton and prior to her marriage was employed in the county auditor's and recorder's offices in Coshocton. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is greatly interested in its work. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler are the parents of three children : Bessie, who was born in 1896, and graduated from the Coshocton high school, became the wife of W. H. Sorn, who is in charge of the sales department of the Goodyear Tire Company in Akron, Ohio, and they have three children, Margaret, Billie and Jeanette. Ralph H., who was born August 14, 1899, graduated from the Coshocton high school


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and attended Ohio State University. He is a veteran of the World war, having seen eighteen months of service overseas, and is now a city mail carrier in Coshocton. He married Miss Edna McCullough, of Coshocton, and they have three children, Tommie, Bobbie and Joe Wheeler. Walter H., who was born August 14, 1900, completed his education in Ohio State University, and is now agent for the Prudential Life Insurance Company in Columbus. He married Miss Stella McDonald, of Coshocton, and they have a son, Rolland.


Mr. Wheeler is a stanch democrat, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, of which he is exalted ruler. He served as prosecuting attorney from 1898 to 1904, was for sixteen years a member of the school board and during the World war was a member of the legal advisory board, also taking an active part in the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. His favorite recreation is hunting and fishing, which he greatly enjoys at his cottage on the Mohican river. In addition to his long and creditable career in one of the most useful and exacting professions, he has also proved an honorable member of the body politic, and in every relation of life has earned the confidence and respect of his fellowmen.


WILLIAM OLIVER LITTICK


Some men win success through oft-changing and varied undertakings but William Oliver Littick, president and general manager of the Zanesville Publishing Company, publishers of this city's three phenomenally strong newspapers, found himself and his field of activity while yet in his teens and has garnered in this field from that day to this, turning aside in no instance, with the result that while serving his company and himself he has likewise served his city by establishing its reputation as a newspaper town relatively without a superior.


Mr. Littick was born on a farm in Coshocton county, Ohio, April 6, 1867, a son of Thomas and Malinda (Spencer) Littick. The mother died in 1868 at the age of twenty-eight. The father, likewise a native of Coshocton county, passed most of his life there, but at length removed to Muskingum county. This substantial and respected farmer passed away in 1876. The date of his birth, 1829, shows that his immediate ancestors were Coshocton county pioneers.


Left an orphan at the age of ten years, William 0. Littick's immediate problem was to acquire the groundwork of an education and this he did in the rural schools in the neighborhood of the Muskingum county farm. Good progress was made, for at the age of seventeen he began to teach in that locality. Two years later his newspaper career was launched when he accepted the post of mail clerk for The Times Recorder at the princely salary of five dollars a week. Successively he passed on to the


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posts of reporter, news editor, editorial writer, managing editor and general manager, ably handling all his duties as they increased in number and responsibility. In 1919 when he was general manager of The Morning Times Recorder he acquired the Evening Signal and the Sunday News and later the Zanesville Dispatch was also absorbed. The Times Recorder (Republican) and The Signal (Democrat) retained their respective names, the Sunday News became the Sunday Times-Signal (Independent) and the Dispatch was discontinued. Important and strong as The Times Recorder, Signal and Times-Signal were when the Zanesville Publishing Company took them in hand, they have been greatly developed since under Mr. Littick's progressive management. It may be repeated that no city of Zanesville's size in the United States surpasses them in news, advertising, patronage, influence, circulation and appearance. Their columns are freely thrown open in behalf of publicity for local causes and undertakings of public value, for Mr. Littick is a citizen of marked public spirit and he does not stop at the proffer of free space for the movements indicated but is frequently a generous contributor to funds required for the advancement of such movements.


The Zanesville Publishing Company having sold the South Fifth street newspaper home occupied by its predecessor, the Times Recorder Company since 1889, a new home for its three newspapers has been erected on South Fourth street at Locust alley. Mr. Littick has given to its construction all the benefits accruing from his lifelong newspaper experience and its modern arrangement and equipment are in every way equal to its external architectural charm. An additional account of W. O. Littick's successful newspaper career will be found in the historical section of this work.


Three sons born of W. O. Littick's first marriage are steadily nearing upper levels of success in fields removed from Zanesville. Orville Beck Littick, the eldest, was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. As an athlete of power and skill he became a coach of college teams and his service was of special value in that capacity to the famous football team of Central College, Kentucky. A few years ago he settled in Zanesville and proceeded to master the newspaper business on' the staff of the Zanesville Publishing Company. At the present time he is owner, editor and publisher of the Daily Independent of Murphysboro, Illinois.


The second son, Arthur Spencer Littick, also an Ohio Wesleyan graduate, with the Bachelor of Arts degree, became a teacher in the high school at Tulsa, Oklahoma, served in the signal corps of the United States Army during the World war and is now engaged in the publication of The Tribune at Rockville, Indiana. Henry Clay Littick, the youngest of these sons, another Ohio Wesleyan graduate, with the degree of B. A., followed in the footsteps of his eldest brother as a coach, making an especially strong record for the Ohio University team at Athens. Locating at length in New York city he studied law there, was admitted to the bar and is


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now successfully practicing law in Brooklyn, New York. Proof of his legal attainments is found in the fact that he delivers lectures on business and corporation law before students of Fordham University in the city of New York and the Brooklyn Law School, the largest law school in the world.


On October 12, 1911, W. 0. Littick married Miss Bessie Jackson, daughter of the late Frank Jackson, of Zanesville and they have one daughter, Mary Malinda. Mrs. Littick is one of the active members of Grace Methodist Episcopal church, and is also a working member of the local League of Women Voters. She was prominent in the famous Tenth Legion of the Old Second Street Methodist Episcopal church and enjoyed the distinction of being The Times Recorder's business manager on the one day when by Mr. Littick's order that newspaper was turned over to the Tenth Legion in behalf of its great cause, that of building a new church edifice.


CLEMENCE O. TURNER


The nature and importance of the legal interests intrusted to Clemence 0. Turner establish him as one of the leading attorneys of central Ohio and throughout his professional career he has practiced in Coshocton. He was born December 29, 1881, in Woodsfield, Ohio, a son of Harvey Turner, a native of Virginia, who was born in 1835 and when a young man enlisted in the Union Army, serving for a year. In Monroe county, Ohio, he followed the occupation of farming and his demise occurred at Woodsfield in August, 1910. On the republican ticket he was elected a member of the school board and his religious views were in harmony with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, Elizabeth (Osborn) Turner, was born in Peoria, Illinois, in 1839 and passed away at Woodsfield, Ohio, January 1, 1911. She was a daughter of Gideon Osborn, a prosperous farmer, who was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and an adherent of the republican party.


Clemence O. Turner obtained his early instruction in rural schools of Monroe county and completed a course in the Woodsfield high school. In 1906 he was graduated from the University of Ohio, receiving a teacher's certificate, and for five years was engaged in educational work in Monroe county. During that time he read law under the supervision of the firm of Yost & Spriggs, Woodsfield attorneys, and in 1906 was admitted to the bar. Locating in Coshocton, he was first associated with the late Levi Williams and afterward practiced with John M. Compton, now deceased. In recognition of his legal acumen and professional standing Mr. Turner was made prosecuting attorney for Coshocton county in the fall of 1924 and his record for the first term won him


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reelection in 1926. In argument he is logical, resourceful and convincing and wins a large percentage of his cases.


Mr. Turner was married August 12, 1922, in Dover, Ohio, to Miss Elizabeth Stilgenbauer, a daughter of Jacob and Caroline (Regula) Stilgenbauer, natives of Tuscarawas county, this state. Her grandparents were Adam and Elizabeth (Marquand) Stilgenbauer, lifelong residents of Ohio. Adam Stilgenbauer developed one of the fine farms of Tuscarawas county and also followed the carpenter's trade. He voted the democratic ticket and was a member of St. John's Evangelical church. His son, Jacob Stilgenbauer, who was born October 19, 1863, and owns and operates a productive farm in Tuscarawas county, is allied with the .democratic party and his religious views also coincide with those of his father. Caroline (Regula) Stilgenbauer was born August 1, 1862, daughter of Gustave and Anna (Regula) Regula, natives of Germany. As pioneers they settled on a farm in Tuscarawas county and there both passed away. Mr. Regula gave his political support to the democratic party and was a member of the German Reformed church. Mrs. Turner was born July 24, 1887, in Tuscarawas county, where she received her public school education. In 1919 she was graduated from the nurses' training school of the Coshocton City Hospital and followed her profession until her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have a son, Thomas William, who was born August 29, 1923, in Coshocton.


Mr. Turner is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church and his wife is active in the work of St. John's Evangelical church. She teaches a class in the Sunday school and belongs to the Ladies' Aid Society and the C. I. C. In politics Mr. Turner is a stanch republican and fraternally is connected with the Knights of Pythias, being a member of Fidelity Lodge, No. 135. Animated by the spirit of patriotism, he volunteered for service in the World war but was not accepted. However, he was of value to his country at home and for three months assisted those who were drafted in filling out questionnaires, also promoting the Liberty Loan and Red Cross campaigns. He is a disciple of Izaak Walton and also enjoys the sport of hunting. Mr. Turner exemplifies in his conduct the high ideals of his profession and measures up to the full stature of American manhood and citizenship.


CLIFFORD LEVIN BELT


Clifford Levin Belt, one of the able and successful members of the Belmont county bar, for nearly a quarter of a century has been engaged in the practice of law at Bellaire, where he has gained a large and remunerative clientele. A native of Monroe county, born near Woodsfield in 1877, he is a son of Cornelius Levin and Mary (Wiley) Belt, of whom the latter was born in 1855 and is of English descent. The father, who


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was born in 1844 and died in 1922, was a farmer and school teacher and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.


Clifford L. Belt attended the public and high schools of his native city and then entered the law school of Ohio Northern University, from which he was graduated in 1902, and was at once admitted to the bar. In the following year he located in Bellaire, where he has since devoted his attention to his profession, gaining a high reputation for his ability and legal acumen. For many years he engaged in a general practice but is now specializing in corporation law, in which he is regarded as an authority. He is attorney for the First National Bank, the Union Savings Bank and the Belmont Savings and Loan Company. From 1910 to 1914 he served as city solicitor. He is a member of the boards of directors of the First National Bank, the Shadyside Bank, the Bellaire Land and Investment Company and the Bellaire Ice Cream Company and is vice president of the Union Savings Bank.


In 1910, in Bellaire, Mr. Belt was united in marriage to Miss Carrie L. Neff, who was born here in 1887 and is a member of two of the community's oldest and best known pioneer families, the Neffs and Okeys. She is a member of the Presbyterian church and has shown an active interest in social and civic work. To Mr. and Mrs. Belt have been born six children, as follows : Robert W., born in 1912 ; Richard L., in 1915 ; Nancy Lee, in 1919 ; David H., in 1921; Frederick A., in 1923 ; and Mary Low, in 1925.


Mr. Belt is an active supporter of the democratic party, while his religious faith is that of the First Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Kiwanis Club, the Ohio State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. A forceful pleader, a sound and safe counselor, he has long been regarded as one of the leaders of his profession in this locality, while in the sphere of private citizenship he has shown a commendable interest in everything pertaining to the prosperity and welfare of his community.


EDGAR C. ALLISON


Edgar C. Allison, who is rendering efficient service as postmaster of Cumberland, Guernsey county, has long been prominent in the public and commercial affairs of this place, and is recognized as a man of more than ordinary business judgment and ability. He was born in Noble county, Ohio, just across the line from Cumberland county, on the 29th of July, 1884, and is a son of John Newton and Mary (Covert) Allison. His father, who was a native of Noble county, devoted his life to agriculture, and died in 1894, at the age of forty-five years. He is survived by his wife, who is a daughter of Joseph and Susannah Covert. The paternal grandparents were Andrew and Harriet (Forsythe) Allison.


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Edgar C. Allison attended the public schools and completed his education at the State Normal School at New Concord. He taught school for two years in Cumberland, and then went west, where he remained two years. On his return to Cumberland he bought a farm, to the operation of which he devoted twelve years, when he moved into Cumberland and established a general store, which he ran until 1924, when he was commissioned postmaster and is still filling that position. Capable and conscientious, he has given close attention to every detail of the office and his administration has been very satisfactory to its patrons.


On August 8, 1907, at Kimbolton, Guernsey county, Mr. Allison was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Monninger, a daughter of John and Rachel Monninger, and they are the parents of a son, John, who was born September 4, 1909. Mr. Allison is a Mason and master of his lodge, and is financial secretary of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, of which he is a trustee and deacon. In former years he served as a member and clerk of the school board. He has never been found wanting in his support of measures for the public good and has in various ways contributed to the welfare of his community.


WILLIAM A. BLACKBURN


William A. Blackburn is engaged in the real estate business at Cambridge and is also active in the development of the gas fields of this section. A son of Anthony and Margaret Blackburn, he was born April 23, 1867, six miles east of Cambridge, in Center township, and was reared on a farm. His public school training was supplemented by a course in the State Normal School of Ohio and he then entered the educational field. For five years he engaged in teaching in Guernsey county and in 1892 turned his attention to commercial affairs, becoming a. dealer in carriages and farm implements. In 1897 he disposed of the business and for a year thereafter was a traveling salesman for the Milwaukee Harvester Company, then went with the W. A. Patterson Company, carriage manufacturers, with his headquarters in Flint, Michigan. Mr. Blackburn next became an employe of the Studebaker Company in 1908, which at that time was engaged in making buggies at South Bend, Indiana, and was sent to Portland, Oregon, as their sales representative. When the corporation began the manufacture of motor vehicles Mr. Blackburn sold the first Studebaker car with a gasoline engine on the Pacific coast. He afterward represented the company in the automobile game until the war broke out, when they suspended operations for the time being.


In 1918 he returned to Cambridge, Ohio, and for nine years was engaged in the real estate business in partnership with Joseph B. Dollison. When natural gas was discovered in Southeastern Ohio the Empire Gas & Oil Company was formed for the leasing of land and drilling of wells


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and the utilization of these natural resources. Mr. Blackburn is the president of the corporation, of which U. C. Purdum, D. D., is secretary-treasurer and the names of some of Cambridge's substantial business men appear on the directorate. Holdings of the company cover a wide area in several sections of the state. Mr. Blackburn has the poise, business acumen and executive force of the man of affairs and his name is a guarantee of the stability and success of the interests which he represents.


In 1896 Mr. Blackburn was married in Cambridge to Miss Rhoda Boyd, a daughter of John and Melissa Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn are the parents of two daughters : Margaret M., who is the wife of William M. Lewis and the mother of two sons, William M., Jr., and Robert B.; and Maude Elizabeth.


In Masonry Mr. Blackburn has taken the thirty-second degree and is a past commander of Cambridge Commandery, No. 47, K. T., also a member of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus, Ohio. His religious views are in accord with the tenets of the Methodist church, and in politics he is a democrat. For years he was a member of the school board of Cambridge and in 1922 was a candidate for state senator. A man of action, animated by the progressive spirit of the times, Mr. Blackburn has thoroughly demonstrated his worth, and the respect accorded him is well deserved.


HERVEY E. COX


Hervey E. Cox has had a long and honorable record as a railway postal clerk and is numbered among the highly regarded citizens of Coshocton. Born near Keene, Coshocton county, on the 29th of November, 1870, he is a son of Jackson and Barbara (Alleshouse) Cox. His paternal grandparents were Elijah and Christena (Shepler) Cox, the former born on October 22, 1799, probably in Maryland, a son of Sheridan Cox. He came to Ohio in an early day, locating first in Harrison county, but a short time later removed to Coshocton, where he spent his remaining years, his death occurring November 27, 1874. He engaged in farming and merchandising, and also manufactured windmills. He was a democrat in politics. His wife was born in Ohio, April 9, 1799, and died in Coshocton, April 15, 1841. Jackson Cox was born near Keene, Ohio, March 9, 1836, and his death occurred there, May 13, 1913. He was a farmer, voted the democratic ticket, attended the Reformed church and was a man of splendid character. His wife was born near New Bedford, Ohio, September 20, 1836, and was a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Conrad) Alleshouse, the former a farmer. In politics he was a democrat and was a member of the Reformed church. His wife was a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and both died at their home near New Bedford.


Hervey E. Cox secured his educational training in the public schools of Coshocton county and also took a commercial course at Scio College.


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For about ten years he devoted his attention to farming and in April, 1906, was appointed to the railway postal service, in which he has served to the present time, his "run" now being between Cleveland, Ohio, and Wheeling, West Virginia. Careful and painstaking in his work, he has a splendid record and is held in high esteem among his associates.


On April 25, 1894, in Coshocton, Mr. Cox was united in marriage to Miss E. May Liggett, who was born May 19, 1873, and is a daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Conrad) Liggett. Her father, a lifelong resident of Coshocton county, was a farmer, was a member of the Presbyterian church and gave his political support to the democratic party. His father, James Liggett, who was born near Keene, Coshocton county, where he followed farming, was a democrat and a member of the Presbyterian church. Rebecca Conrad, who was born in Coshocton county and died in Clark county, this state, was a daughter of John Conrad, a native of Pennsylvania, who after coming to Coshocton county gave his attention to agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the Reformed church and supported the democratic party. His wife was a lifelong resident of Coshocton county.


Mrs. Cox received her educational training in the public schools, the high school at Keene and Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and belongs to the Home Missionary Society, the Home Study Club and the Delphian Society. Mr. and Mrs. Cox are the parents of two daughters : Garnett, born April 27, 1895, graduated from the Coshocton high school and attended Ohio University, after which she graduated from a School of Expression in Boston, Massachusetts. She is now the wife of Emerson W. Miller, of Wooster, Ohio, and they have two children, Virginia Jane and Patricia Ann. Mary E., born September 9, 1904, attended the public schools of this city and remains at home. Mr. Cox is nominally a democrat in politics, but is an independent voter, casting his ballot in accordance with his judgment as to men and measures. He is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M., and belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. His straightforward and consistent life has gained for him the respect of his fellowmen and he has many warm friends throughout the community in which he lives.


JOHN QUINCY ADAMS


The Coshocton Lumber Company ranks among the leading business. concerns of Coshocton county and, under the able management of John Q. Adams, is enjoying a very satisfactory measure of success. He was the moving spirit in the organization of this company and has gained recognition as a capable and progressive business man. Born in Keene, Coshocton county, Ohio, he is a son of Edward W. and Olivia M. (Glea-


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son) Adams and a descendant of old New England stock, his paternal grandparents, John Quincy and Lavina (Walker) Adams, having been natives of Boston, Massachusetts. The former was a farmer and carpenter and became an early settler of Keene township, Coshocton county, where his death occurred on September 17, 1908. He was a republican in his political views and was a member of the Unitarian church. Edward W. Adams was born in Keene township and became a successful lumber dealer and farmer. He spent his later years in Coshocton, where his death occurred in 1913. He was a republican and an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church. Olivia M. (Gleason) Adams, who was born in Geneva, Ashtabula county, Ohio, and died in Coshocton, was a daughter of Alanson and Sarah (Collar) Gleason, both of whom were of New England parentage. The former became a land owner and was a wheelwright by trade.


John Q. Adams attended the public and select schools of Keene to the age of twelve years, when the family moved to Coshocton, where he entered the high school, from which he was graduated in 1891. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, for two years, after which he entered the employ of D. J. Kennedy & Company, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dealers in builders' supplies. There he won successive promotions until he finally became assistant manager of the wholesale builders' supply yard. After four years with that concern, he returned to Coshocton and, in April, 1901, in partnership with his two brothers, organized the Coshocton Lumber Company, of which he has been manager to the present time. They have built up a large business and carry a complete line of lumber and building supplies, their trade covering a wide territory. Mr. Adams is also a director of the People's Bank of Coshocton, a director of the Citizens Building and Loan Association and a director of the Novelty Advertising Company of this city.


On November 29, 1917, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mr. Adams was united in marriage to Miss Grace M. Norris, who was born in Coshocton, Ohio, January 5, 1883, and is a daughter of Alonzo Luther and Evelyn (McAdow) Norris. Her paternal grandparents were William and Nancy (Clinton) Norris, natives of Ohio, who died on the Norris homestead near Wapatomica, Ohio. Mr. Norris, a farmer by occupation, was a. whig in politics and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Alonzo L. Norris was born in Coshocton county, July 3, 1846, and devoted his active years to farming, but is now retired and lives in Coshocton. He is a republican and a member of the Methodist. Episcopal church. His wife was born in Coshocton county, December 7, 1846, and died in Coshocton, January 26, 1923. She was a daughter of Samuel and Eliza (Henderson) McAdow, the former a farmer in this county. Mrs. Adams graduated from the Coshocton high school in 1903 and attended normal school at Ypsilanti, Michigan, after which she taught school for four and a half years prior to her marriage. She is active in church and social affairs and is popular in the circles in which she moves. Mr. and


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Mrs. Adams are the parents of four children : Edna Olivia and Erma Evelyn, twins, born August 6, 1918 ; John Quincy, Jr., born February 7, 1921, and Janice Maxine, August 2, 1922.


Mr. Adams has always given his support to the republican party and is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M., and also of the chapter, council and commandery. He belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Beta Theta Pi college fraternity, the Kiwanis Club and the Coshocton Town and Country Club. He is a man of high business ideals, public-spirited and progressive and throughout the community in which he lives he commands the confidence and regard of his fellowmen.


FRANK M. RANSBOTTOM


Learning the pottery trade in early life, Frank M. Ransbottom became successively a salesman, a pottery builder, a manufacturer, a financier, organizer of an extensive industrial group, a Mason of statewide activity and influence and a political power of more than ordinary prominence. He was born on a farm near Roseville, in Perry county, Ohio, June 19, 1873, a son of Alfred and Ruth (Wickham) Ransbottom. The father was born in Delaware county, Ohio, in 1830, while the mother was a native of Licking county, this state. The paternal grandfather, a Virginian of English descent, settled in Delaware county, Ohio, where he conducted a pottery. Alfred Ransbottom passed away in 1893 and his widow survived until March 28, 1905, when she died at the age of sixty-four years. He learned the pottery trade from his father and a Mr. Horr, after which he removed to Muskingum county, where he opened a small pottery and operated it in conjunction with one he had established in Licking county. The coming of the Civil war stirred his patriotism to the enlisting point and brought out his capacity for courageous and efficient military service. He soon became a sergeant and for conspicuous bravery at Franklin, Tennessee, he was awarded the congressional medal of honor and granted a ninety-day furlough so that he might journey to the national capital and have the badge affixed to his breast. His service lasted through four years, at the end of which time he worked in a pottery at McLuney, Perry county, Ohio, and later at Roseville. In 1891 he became superintendent of a South Zanesville (Ohio) pottery and served there as such until death called him two years later. He was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic, an incumbent of minor offices, a Mason, Methodist and republican.


Frank M. Ransbottom, the fifth in a family of eight children, attended the public schools of Roseville up to his fourteenth year and then went to work in his father's pottery, learning the trade and working at it until, at the early age of nineteen, he went on the road for the Crooks-


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ville Pottery Company, covering Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. In 1901, judging that the time had come to work for himself, he secured the cooperation of his three brothers, Edwin M., Charles W. and Mort C., and organized the Ransbottom Brothers Pottery Company, building a plant at Roseville. He sold its products on the road until 1906 and then took up its active management. Having by 1919 caught a vision of what might be done by offering to the market many varied pottery lines instead of the relatively few manufactured in his own plant Mr. Ransbottom organized the American Clay Products Company. His business acumen has been called into service by a number of other important corporations, among them being the First Trust & Savings Bank of Zanesville, of which he was an organizer and of which he is now president ; the First National Bank of Zanesville, of which he is a director ; the American National Fire Insurance Company of Columbus, Ohio, of which he is a director ; the Home Building & Loan Company of Roseville, Ohio, of which he is a director ; and the Zanesville Wholesale Fruit Company, of which he is a director.


From his majority to the present day F. M. Ransbottom has been not merely a republican voter but an active working member of the party. Frequently he has served on either the Muskingum county central or executive committee and was chairman of the same several times and he has been a power in the state campaign committees. In 1908 he was one of the republican presidential electors, and in 1924 he was a delegate to the republican national convention. He was one of President Warren G. Harding's close personal and political friends, was the president's guest at the White House and was a member of the president's party on that visit to the Pacific coast which ended tragically in the death of the chief magistrate.


Mr. Ransbottom is an Ohio Mason of eminence. He was three times master of Roseville Lodge, No. 566, F. & A. M. In Zanesville he is a member of Zanesville Chapter, Zanesville Council and Cyrene Commandery, K. T., and he is past commander of the last named. He has risen to high rank in the Grand Lodge, having been honored with all its offices. In 1921 he became grand master. Since 1907 he has been an active member of the Scioto Consistory of the Scottish Rite in Columbus. In 1915, at Boston, Massachusetts, he became a member of the supreme council, thirty-third degree Scottish Rite of the Northern Jurisdiction. He is also a member of the Red Cross of Constantine and since 1901 a member of Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine in Columbus. Mr. Ransbottom has been grand representative of the Grand Lodge of the Philippine islands since the organization of that body. He is a member of the Grand Commandery of Ohio and chairman of its educational committee since the latter was organized. This committee is handling large sums of money annually for use in assisting young men and women to obtain a college education. In 1927 Mr. Ransbottom was chosen grand junior warden of the Grand Commandery of Ohio Knights Templar, and is the first member of Cyrene


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Commandery to attain an office so high in the state commandery. During the World war Mr. Ransbottom represented the Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction of America, in Washington, D. C. He is also a trustee of the Ohio Masonic Home at Springfield. He is affiliated with Zanesville Lodge, No. 114, B. P. O. E., of which he is past exalted ruler, and is a member of the Zanesville Rotary Club. He likewise maintains membership in such important clubs as the Athletic Club and the Country Club, both of Columbus, and the Union League of New Jersey.


At Belle Valley, Noble county, Mr. Ransbottom was married to Miss Lizzie May Kackley. Her father, George W. Kackley, was formerly a miller and mill owner but is now living retired at Belle Valley. Three children were born to this union. Ruth, a graduate of the Roseville high school, is now the wife of Karl W. Brown of Roseville. Claire, a graduate of the National School of Domestic Arts and Sciences at Washington, D. C., is now the wife of Karl E. Brown of Zanesville. Esther Mae, the youngest, is finishing her education in the National Park Seminary at Washington, D. C.


WILLIAM HERMAN YOUNG


William Herman Young, who, after many years of active and successful effort along agricultural lines, is now living retired, is regarded as one of Cumberland's leading citizens, having rendered many years of effective service as mayor, which position he is still acceptably filling. He is descended from old pioneer stock, his paternal grandparents, Isaac, Sr., and Margaret (Brown) Young, having come from Loudoun county, Virginia, to Guernsey county in an early day. They brought their older children with them and made the journey in a covered wagon, typical of that period. They settled on the farm now owned by William H. Young and there spent their remaining years. Among their children was Isaac Lynley, Jr., who was born on the home farm in Spencer township, and who operated the place up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1896, at the age of sixty-six years. He married Miss Mary Catherine Sinclair, a daughter of John and Lydia (Lynn) Sinclair, of Richhill township. Her father followed farming and served a number of years as a justice of the peace.


Among the children born to Isaac L. and Mary C. Young is William Herman Young, whose birth occurred on the paternal homestead in Spencer township, Guernsey county, on the 5th of October, 1863. He was educated in the public schools of his home neighborhood and was reared to farming which occupation he has always followed, assisting his father until the latter's death, when he inherited the place. He continued to personally operate the farm until 1900, when he moved into Cumberland, where he had built one of the finest homes in Southeastern Ohio.


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He was his own architect and picked the trees from which the lumber was cut. Here he has since lived, though he still retains the old farm.


On January 21, 1891, at Cumberland, Mr. Young was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Jane Miller, a daughter of Alexander and Jane (Straw) Miller. In his political views Mr. Young is a stanch democrat and has for many years been active in local public affairs. He served for two years as assessor and in 1903 was elected a member of the city council, in which body he served two years and eight months. In 1905 he was elected mayor of Cumberland and, by successive reelections, served continuously in that office until 1915, when he was appointed postmaster of Cumberland, which office he held until 1924. In 1925 he was again elected mayor and is the present incumbent. He has discharged his duties in a most capable manner and the people appreciate his loyal and conscientious service. His administration of the affairs of the post office was also marked by an ability and fidelity that marked him as a man of more than ordinary executive capacity, his uniform courtesy, accommodation and efficiency gaining him many friends among the patrons of the office. Though in the golden twilight years of life, Mr. Young still enjoys good health and is alert and active in manner, while his cordiality and friendliness have endeared him to all who know him.


JOHN EDWARD HUTCHINS


Well equipped for the vocation of his choice, John Edward Hutchins is prominently identified with educational work in Union and he also contributes his share toward the agricultural progress of Licking county. Born April 12, 1901, near Maxburg, in Noble county, Ohio, he is a son of John Ernest and Nora (Way) Hutchins. The great-grandfather, John Hutchins, Sr., came from Maine to Ohio and his son, John Hutchins, Jr., was born in Noble county, this state. The latter was an agriculturist and after his retirement moved to Caldwell, Ohio, where his death occurred. He was an adherent of the democratic party and a member of the Baptist church. His wife, Margaret (Buchanan) Hutchins, was a native of Ohio and also passed away in Caldwell.


Their son, John E. Hutchins, was born March 8, 1871, in Noble county, where he has always resided, and is a prosperous farmer. In politics he follows an independent course, regarding the qualifications of a candidate as a matter of first importance, and is affiliated with the Baptist church, of which he was formerly a deacon. His wife was born February 23, 1876, in Noble county, of which her parents, Edward E. and Tracey (Matthews) Way, were also natives. Her grandfather Edward T. Way was an Englishman and became one of the pioneer settlers of Ohio. He engaged in farming and at the time of his death was a resident of Crooked Tree, Ohio. It was there that his son, Edward E. Way, was born and he also followed farming as his life work, his last days


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being spent in retirement at Beverly, Ohio. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church and an influential factor in local politics. As a central committeeman he was an effective worker in behalf of the interests of the republican party and for several terms was a township trustee. John E. and Nora (Way) Hutchins have three children, of whom John Edward is the eldest. Karl W., who was born September 7, 1902, and in 1927 was graduated from Denison University, receiving the B. S. degree from that institution, is now engaged in teaching at Mount Sterling, Ohio. The daughter, Dorothy A., born July 20, 1906, is a freshman at Denison University.


In 1917 John E. Hutchins was graduated from the Granville high school and later entered Denison University, from which he won the A. B. degree in 1925. He has since been principal of the high school at Union and meets every requirement of the position, displaying poise, tact and good judgment in the discharge of his duties. For relaxation he turns to agricultural pursuits and owns a valuable farm of forty-one acres near Granville. His land produces the crops best adapted to this region and he also finds stock breeding a profitable occupation, raising sheep and hogs. The place is improved with good buildings and the work is facilitated by up-to-date equipment. Without party bias, he votes according to the dictates of his judgment, and is a Baptist in religious faith. He belongs to Altamah Lodge of the Knights of Pythias and to Granville Grange. A young man of earnest purpose, keen intelligence and energetic nature, he is rapidly coming to the front as an educator, and his merit compels esteem.


HARRY A. MARTIN, M. D.


For twenty-two years Dr. Harry A. Martin has practiced continuously in Gratiot, rendering to the community that service which only the skilled physician is capable of giving, and he has also furthered its educational progress. He was born October 19, 1872, near Zanesville and is a member of one of the pioneer families of Ohio. His grandfather, George W. Martin, Sr., was a native of Pennsylvania and followed the trade of a millwright. He became one of the early settlers of Perry county, Ohio, erecting a mill on Kents Run, and the place was named Martin's Mills in his honor. His attention was also given to agricultural pursuits and his life was guided by the teachings of the Dutch Reformed church. His wife, Hester (Moore) Martin, was also a native of the Keystone state and both died on the farm near Gratiot.


Their son, George W. Martin, Jr., father of Dr. Harry A. Martin, was born at Martin's Mills in 1835 and became a millwright and carpenter. A public-spirited citizen, he held a number of township offices, to which he was elected on the democratic ticket, and shaped his conduct by the teachings of the Methodist church. Much of his life was spent in Mus-


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kingum county, Ohio, and there he passed away March 26, 1911, when seventy-six years of age. His wife, Belinda (Patterson) Martin, was born near Zanesville in 1841 and her demise occurred in Muskingum county in 1910, when she was sixty-nine years of age. She was a daughter of Alfred and Emily (Greene) Patterson and a direct descendant of General Nathanael Greene of Revolutionary war fame. Alfred Patterson was a native of Virginia and became well known in Ohio as a manufacturer of brick, the output of his plant being used in constructing many of the substantial homes in Licking and Muskingum counties and he was also the brick maker for the old Ohio Iron Company of Zanesville. In the industrial life of that city he filled an important place and there both he and his wife passed away.


Dr. Martin obtained his early education in the schools of Springfield township and next attended Muskingum College near Concord. He was graduated from the Ohio Northern University at Ada and in 1905 received the M. D. degree from the Eclectic Medical College in Cincinnati. In May of the same year he located in Gratiot, where he has since followed his profession, and his practice now makes heavy demands upon his time and energies. He understands human nature as well as the scientific principles of his profession and well merits the confidence he receives.


Dr. Martin was married June 20, 1908, in Gratiot to Miss Theresa Chappelear, a daughter of Howard and Mary (Tucker) Chappelear. Her grandparents were Elliott and Elizabeth (Search) Chappelear, the former born in Charles City county, Virginia, in 1812. He learned the carpenter trade, which he followed throughout life. He fought for his country during the Mexican war, serving from 1846 until 1848, and was a patriotic, useful citizen. A stalwart democrat, he was elected justice of the peace, filling the office for a number of years, and was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was a native of New Jersey and both passed away at Gratiot, Ohio, in 1888. Their son, Howard Chappelear, was born February 19, 1847, in Falls township, Muskingum county, and when very young enlisted in the Union Army, in which he served for four years as a private. Under his father he learned the carpenter's trade and for many years was intimately associated with building operations in Gratiot, where he is now living retired, making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Martin. Mr. Chappelear is an adherent of the democratic party and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was born August 7, 1849, in Gratiot, and here passed away January 28, 1918. She was a daughter of Stephen R. Tucker, Jr., and a granddaughter of S. R. Tucker, Sr., both of whom were natives of Virginia and died in Gratiot, Ohio. The son engaged in merchandising and his religious views were in accord with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church. His .wife, Sarah E. (Kursey) Tucker, was born near Gratiot and always resided in this locality. Mrs. Martin was born January 27, 1884, in Gratiot and received her education in its public


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schools. Dr. and Mrs. Martin became the parents of three children but their daughter, Gertrude Elizabeth, who was born September 2, 1910, died December 6 of the same year. The others are : Carroll Allen, who was born August 31, 1912 and Lloyd Robert, born November 28, 1914.


During the World war Dr. Martin was active in the various Liberty Loan campaigns and also aided the Red Cross Society. the takes a deep interest in civic affairs, particularly matters relating to the public schools, and for twelve years was president of the board of education, which ac-. complished much constructive work during that period. In politics he is a democrat but is not a strong partisan, voting according to the dictates of his judgment. Dr. and Mrs. Martin are affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church and for a number of years he has been president of its board of trustees. His fraternal connections are with Zanesville Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America and Gratiot Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. A constant student, he owes his success to untiring application, as well as a natural aptitude for the profession, and he keeps in close touch with its progress through his identification with the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies, the State Eclectic Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Dr. Martin enjoys the sport of fishing and is also a baseball "fan." By nature he is genial, frank and sympathetic, and a wide circle of loyal friends is indicative of his personal popularity.


INDEX


A


Adams, J. Q. 628

Alderman, J. R. 453

Alderman, W. N. 212

Alexander, A. B. 173

Allison, E. C. 625

Amos, J. M. 447

Andrews, G. H. 542

Armstrong, D. W. 412

Ashbrook, W. A. 16

Ashcraft, H. C. 127

Atkinson, Joseph 177


B


Bailey, T. J. 277

Barnes, R. N. 545

Barnes, V. W. 403

Baruxes, Chris 96

Baxter, A. M. 462

Beach, H. D. 439

Beall, R. C. 80

Feeney, S. L. 174

Belt, C. L. 624

Bennett, R. J. 99

Best, G. C. 510

Blackburn, W. A. 626

Blind, A. D. 459

Bliss, J. E. 325

Boetcher, G. H. 473

Bonnell, T. A. 570

Brannon, W. L. 144

Brannon, W. M. 116

Brendel, Louis 617

Brennan, J. C. 328

Brooke, C. D. 484

Brooks, C. G. 197

Brown, G. N. 273

Brown, J. C. 130

Brown, N. C., Jr. 227

Brown, R. K. 305

Buchanan, R. G. 316

Buckingham, Jerome 22

Bullock, C. L. 618

Bundy, W. R. 483

Burch, Katharine F. 374

Burley, W. N. 108

Bush, F. W. 263

Bushala, C. J. 467

Buxton, N. G. 257


C


Cain, H. C. 456

Cambridge Loan & Bldg. Co. 610

Campbell, H. G. 430

Carlisle, J. H. 243

Carpenter, N. H., Sr. 474

Carr, G. E. 482

Carroll, J. J. 9

Cassingham, G. W. 560

Chapman, L. R. 428

Cheadle, Harry 89

Chilcote, J. A. 104

Choguill, H. H. 396

Chute, C. L. 126

Clark, H. C. 242

Clarke, W. A. 159

Clemens, C. K. 566

Clemson, F. R. 29

Clouse, J. H. 278

Cochran, H. C. 208

Collier, Wayne 41

Coons, Florence M. 143

Cooper, C. E. 513

Coyne, W. G. 290

Cosner, P. H. 285

Cotton, John 591

Cox, H. E. 627

Cox, R. I. 598

Criswell, D. M. 535

Crosbie, F. J. 114

Curry, G. P. 538

Curtis, R. S. 586

Cush, A. A. 136


D


Daniels, M. S. 222

Darby, A. F. 71

Daugherty, J. C. 555

Davie, LaBert 181

Davis, A. C. 291

Davis, B. G. 28

Davis, F. A. 471


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Davis, W. T. 458

De Long, W. B. 477

Diegelman, J. N. 129

Dollison, F. S. 433

Dollison, J. B. 356

Domm, A. J. 454

Dougan, J. F. 489

Downey, Mary E. 404

Duerr, E. P. 70

Dunne, D. J. 379

Durbin, Raymond 132

Durbin, R. A. 327

Dusthimer, O. E. 443


E


Ebersbach, Charles 434

Ehrich, William 521

Elliott, J. S. 522

Ely, M. C. 435

Emerson, H. L. 189

Emerson, P. S. 383

Erwin, J. D. 429

Ewing, B. H. 43


F


Fairall, W. H. 580

Fairchild, F. B. 366

Faires, H. D. 442

Fairmount Presbyterian Church 436

Ferguson, W. P. 581

Finisterwald, R. W. 48

Finlaw, W. S. 52

Finley, S. A. 346

Fitzsimmons, J. N. 394

Follett, E. B. 343

Foraker, C. M. 8

Fordyce, Melville 530

Ferry, Z. S. 12

Frank, J. S. 69

Frankenberg, A. E. 33

Frankenberg, E. A. 167

Frazier, L. B. 381

Frederick, R. C. 372

French, C. W. 182

Frew, S. R. 118

Fulton, W. E. 351


G


Garlinger, Asberry 416

Genheimer, Alfred 86

Gertler, W. V. 537

Gleason, E. C. 468

Gleason, J. M. 468

Green, C. E. 206

Green, C. L. 57

Groman, R. R. 228

Groves, H. F. 418

Gutliph, E. A. 431


H


Hamilton, C. H. 241

Hammond, A. E. 166

Hanley, T. J. 362

Harkins, V. E. 410

Harmer, H. J. 415

Harris, J. S. 353

Hatch, C. B. 54

Hawkins, F. A. 234

Hayden, George, Sr. 465

Hayes, E. R. 21

Hayman, W. R. 262

Hazard, T. R. 267

Headley, L. D. 314

Heaton, H. B. 605

Heisey, A. H. 450

Heisey, E. W. 303

Heisey, T. C. 131

Helser, Otis 156

Herlan, G. H. 500

Hess, A. P. 344

Hixson, G. W. 201

Hoag, S. D. 386

Hoehnes, John 552

Hoffmann, G. T. 334

Hoge, O. M. 135

Hoon, B. G. 467

Hoover, S. E. 329

Horton, B. O. 463

Howerth, Edward 172

Hugg, O. B. 250

Hull, A. E., Sr. 98

Bull, F. F. 457

Hull Pottery Co., A. E. 150

Hull, R. W. 464

Rune, H. B. 240

Hunt, H. B. 603

Hutchins, J. E. 633

Hynus, J. D. 236

Hynus, M. E. 236


I


Irvin, A. R. 203


J


Jeffries, J. J. 419

Johnson, Arthur 554

Johnson, E. T., Sr. 100

Johnson, F. E. 518


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Johnson, I. J. 244

Johnson, J. H. 117

Jones, B. B. 146

Jones, G. B. 198

Jones, 0. C. 571

Jones, T. J. 202

Jury, C. T. 309


K


Kagay, H. L. 15

Karr, F. E. 492

Kehrer, V. J. 338

Keller, L. L. 341

Kennedy, W. J. 504

Kent, C. W. 152

Kerr, F. T. 385

Kibble, Lucy 310

Kildow, G. D. 49

Kircher, J. B. 306

Koehler, H. E. 11

Koehler, J. H. 40

Krieg, L. M. 358

Kuhn, E. C. 318

Kyle, A. J. 165


L


Lamb, J. P., Jr, 281

Landon, E. P. 361

Lane, G. W. 550

Larason, E. M. 233

Laughlin, G. W. 259

Lear, H. W. 448

Ledman, Carl 517

Leech, L. S. 479

Lewis, T. W. 509

Lilienthal, William 490

Littick, W. O. 621

Lorenz, C. C. 519

Loveless, C. J. 248


Mc


McConnell, M. A. 515

McCormick, J. R. 497

McCowan, J. A. 187

McDonald, B. F. 170

McDougal, C. B. 529

McFarland, W. H. 395

McGiffin, R. W. 292

McGonagle, G. O. 320

McGonagle, U. S. 141

McGregor, J. H. 588

McKinley, Melvin 578


M


Mackenzie, H. W. 115

Magness, A. P. 397

Magruder, C. H. 596

Manly, S. N. 478

Marquand, H. M. 501

Marsh, C. S. 402

Martin, H. A. 634

Mathews, E. W. 297

Matson, W. D.90

Meek, D. C. 390

Miller, H. G. 246

Miller, James, Jr. 66

Mills, John 30

Mills, U. A. 232

Mills, W. W. 5

Mitchell, G. C. 614

Montgomery, C. W. 87

Montgomery, F. S. 84

Montgomery, M. R. 331

Moore, C. E. 606

Moore, E. A. 260

Moore, E. S. 67

Moore, J. B. 155

Moore, W. B. 607

Moorehead, M. T. 420

Morgan, W. H. 185

Morgan, W. M. 6

Mortal, C. L. 169

Mueller, F. S. 491

Murphy, J. L. 574

Murphy, T. T. 317

Muskingum College 583

Myer, J. H. 214


N


Naylor, J. B. 215

Newkirk, L. S. 112

Nicholas, S. H. 612

Norman, H. G. 599

Nosset, D. W.470

Nye, G. B. 65


O


Oliver, W. W. 332

Overman, E. O. 559

Owens, 0. J. 579


P


Pace, S. S. 587

Palmer, W. R. 360

Parr, W. H. 564

Parsons, E. S. 326

Pasco, Harold 526

Phillips, P. S. 369

Pickering, A. L. 475

Pomerene, Lister 460

Powell, T. A. 417


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Prout, W. L. 408

Puckett, P. H. 264

Pyle, J. T. 145


R


Ralston, D. G. 27

Rank, H. D. 312

Rank, W. C. 472

Rankin, F. C. 499

Ransbottom, F. M. 630

Rawlings, B. H. 14

Redman, S. L. 342

Reed, W. F. 110

Rice, D. G. 388

Rice, F. D. 508

Richey, A. P. 543

Ricketts, F. H. 502

Ricketts, J. W. 53

Rider, C. M. 225

Rippl, Augustus 602

Roecher, C. E. 35

Root, Alexander 23


S


St. Aloysius Academy 78

St. Clair, C. W. 533

St. Francis de Sales Church 160

St. Joseph's Catholic Church 315

Salzman, J. Y. 140

Sapp, G. W. 445

Sarchet, A. M. 506

Sarchet, J. H. 36

Schafer, A. L. 256

Schlotter, F. P. 82

Schmitt, G. B. 50

Schwegman, R. W. 61

Scott, C. A. 426

Senter, B. C. 541

Severns, J. D. 609

Seward, J. R. 137

Sharp, L. E. 401

Sheppard, D. 0. 348

Shively, E. D. 601

Showers, W. A. 205

Shrontz, W. E. 295

Simmons, W. D. 347

Skinner, B. 0. 286

Smailes, J. G. 424

Smith, G. F. 562

Smith, L. M. 556

Smith, W. H. 94

Smith, W. T. 247

Smythe, B. G. 58

Snider, J. O. 275

Spangler, T. F. 575

Speckman, G. C. 595

Spencer, Bunyan 300

Spencer, C. H. 354

Spencer, H. G. 288

Springer, L. A. 139

Staats, L. N. 557

Staley, J. H. 400

Stanbery, Hart 123

Starr, J. W. 337

Stephens, W. E. 444

Stevens, D. M. 313

Stewart, J. C. 83

Stir-Smith, E. Florence 399

Stottlemire, G. H. 480

Stranathan, J. P. 546

Sturtevant, H. 72


T


Tague & Tague 151

Taylor, A. A. 253

Taylor, F. J. 311

Taylor, J. H. 323

Thomas, A. L. 427

Thompson, J. M. 282

Thomson, J. W. 589

Tipton, W. E. 200

Tomlinson, J. C. 563

Tracey, W. D. 157

Troette, J. A. 219

Trussell, Constance E. 205

Turner, C. O. 623

Turner, R. H. 524

Turner, V. R. 121


V


Van Voorhis, S. F. 24

Vogelmeier, F. H. 413

Vosper, A. R. 102


W


Wallace, W. E. 190

Watkins, C. D. 220

Watkins, D. D. 103

Watt, H. N. 272

Watts, W. 154

Way, A. L. 213

Weakley, B. V. 109

Webb, A. R. 124

Webb, F. C. 231

Weiant, C. A. 255

Weiant, W. S. 44

Weiant, W. S., Jr. 271

Wheeler, T. H. 619

White, P. A. 387


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Williams, D. B. 324

Williams, E. B. 62

Williams, Stephen 495

Wilson, E. W. 142

Wilson, R. C. 615

Windsor Township Rural High School 446

Wingett, E. A. 81

Winter, Wilson 304

Witten, F. O. 488

Wolfe, F. J. 538

Wolfe, S. E. 299

Wolfe, W. G. 540

Woltjen, Fred 319

Woodbridge, F. L. 411

Woodbridge, H. D. 63

Woodworth, H. P. 573

Woodyard, W. C. 373

Worstell, L. G. 184

Worthington, P. B. 376

Wyeth, W. D. 339


Y


Yaw, Rachael O. 229

Young, C. E. 56

Young, W. H. 632

 

Zimmerman, G. H. 284