(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 751 County in 1835 to assist in the building of the old Ohio Canal. Antone Farnbauch, father of J. S., was one of Portage County's prominent farmers and he died there in 1879. J. S. Farnbauch, after coming to Akron, worked for a time for J. F. Seiberling and John Wetzel, but returned to his home in Portage County on the death of his mother, coming back to Akron in the spring of 1885. For one year he worked for John Memmer and for two years within one week for D. W. Thomas. He was then engaged with Henry Sprain in the meat business up to April, 1893, ad prior to embarking in the meat business on his own account, August 7, 1893, worked in the markets of Spicer Brothers and C. W. Baum. Mr. Farnbauch thus had considerable experience before he opened up his own business, which he has since developed into an extensive one. He carries only the best quality of meats and his surroundings are sanitary, clean and wholesome. In October, 1893, Mr. Farnbauch was married to Margaret Yeager, of Akron. He is a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church and he belongs to St. Bernard's Society. He is a representative business man and good citizen. In 1902 Mr. Farnbauch built his present residence at 322 Locust Street. It is one of the handsome residences in the city. GEORGE J. STUBBS, one of the proprietors of the Akron Paving & Plaster Company, contractors for concrete construction and plain and decorative plastering, and dealers in masons' supplies, is one of Akron's well-established and successful business men. Mr. Stubbs was born in Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio, in 1875, and is a son of the late George W. Stubbs. His father was born in England, and on coming to America, in 1875—the year of his son's birth—settled in Springfield Township, where he died in 1907. For twenty-seven years he was superintendent of the Hill Sewer Pine Company. He married Alicia Harley, who was also a native of England, and they had six children, the eldest son being George J. The latter has two sisters, Hannah and Mary, the former of whom married George Carmichael, one of Akron's leading contractors, the latter becoming the wife of John T. Windsor, a prominent brick manufacturer of Akron. George J. Stubbs was educated at Akron and in 1892 was graduated from the High School. He then went to work for the Hill Sewer Pipe Company, and was employed at their Pennsylvania plant for seven years. In 1899, in association with George W. Carmichael and George V. Billow, he organized the Akron Paving & Plaster Company, a concern which has outstripped many older ones in its particular line of work. It was this company that executed the much admired decorative plaster work for the Court House, and the High School building, and it has been the contracting firm engaged for many of the largest jobs of the kind in this city. In 1900, Mr. Stubbs was married to Avis Dc Haven, who died in 1903, leaving a wide circle to mourn her loss. Mr. Stubbs is a member of the Disciples Church. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Pythias. ELMER E. STUMP, the owner of ninety-two acres of excellent farm land, and president of the Board of School Directors, of which he has been a member for upwards of twenty years, was born March 11, 1861, on the farm on which he now resides in Franklin Township, son of John G. and Lucy (Vanness) Stump. John Stump, the grandfather of Elmer E., was a native of Pennsylvania, whence he came to Franklin Township, Summit County, Ohio, and finally settled on the farm now owned by the Levi Stump heirs, where his death occurred, his wife, Elizabeth (Grove) Stump, having preceded him to the grave. They were the parents of four sons and four daughters. John G. Stump was also a native of Pennsylvania, and came with the family to Ohio at the age of five or six years, growing to manhood on the Franklin Township farm, which he helped to clear from its wild state. After his marriage, Mr. Stump purchased the farm 752 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY from his father, and here the remainder of his life was spent, his death occurring in his fifty-eighth year. He was married to Lucy Vanness, who was a native of Trumbull County, Ohio, and to this union six children were born: Emily, who married B. Keyser Albert L.; Elmer Excell; Sarah M.; Charles Keyser; and Olive E. Elmer E. Stump was reared to manhood on the place which he now occupies, and which has always been his home. His education was secured in the township schools and the High School at Manchester, Ohio. After his marriage he purchased the property from the heirs of his father's estate, and here he has since carried on general farming. On September 24, 1889, Mr. Stump was married to Hannah Devlin, who is a daughter of John and Jane (Hood) Devlin, the former of whom was a native of Ireland, and the latter of Scotland. They were married in Europe, whence they came to this country, and settled in Pennsylvania, subsequently remov- ing to Ohio. John Devlin died in Summit County at the age of thirty-eight years, and his widow was later married to James Gordon, now deceased, and makes her home in British Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Devlin were the parents of these children : Anna, who married William P. Ries; Hannah, the wife of Mr. Stump ; Sarah, who married E. Beachtel ; Elizabeth, who married N. Dailey; Jennie, who married Ott Wagoner; Rose, who married John Stewart; Eliza, who married Thomas Pearson, and several others who died in infancy. To Mr. and Mrs. Stump there have been born six children, namely: J. Parke, Florence, Sidney, Merle, Ralph and Helen. Mr. Stump is a Democrat in politics, and for about twenty years has been a member of the School Board, of which he is now president. He is fraternally affiliated with the Maccabees. He and his family belong to the Reformed Church at Manchester. DR. JOSEPH WINGERTER. V. S., proprietor of the City Veterinary Hospital, located on the corner of Cedar and Orleans Ave nue, at the Haymarket, in the city of Akron conducts one of the largest and most modem institutions of its kind in Ohio. He was born February 6, 1864, at Akron, Summit County, Ohio, and is a son of Lewis and Mary (Smith) Wingerter. The father of Dr. Wingerter was born at Paris, France, and his mother was a native of Alsace-Lorraine, Germany. Prior to 1840, Lewis Wingerter came to Akron, called here to become the superintendent of the Wilcox pottery, and in the above year he built a pottery of his own, which he operated at Akron, until 1891. He affiliated himself with the Democratic party and became a somewhat prominent politician, serving as postmaster at Coventry for a number of years, and capably filling other local offices. He had six children, namely: Lena, who married Lewis Yeck, and resides at Coventry ; Lewis, residing at Coventry, where he operates a pottery; Philip, residing in Akron, and connected with the Goodrich Rubber Works; Leo, residing in Akron ; Augustus, residing at Coventry; and Joseph, whose name begins this sketch. Joseph Wingerter secured an excellent common school education in the town of Coventry, and was then shipping clerk for the O. B. Hardey pottery for a time. He then joined his brother in a livery and saloon business, which they conducted for about eight years. A destructive fire closed out their interests in this direction, entailing a great financial loss, but probably resulted in the young man turning his attention to those studies in which he has met with such success. He had been interested from childhood in animals, and in conducting his livery business he learned much concerning the need that exists fer the proper understanding of the ills that afflict the dumb brute creation. When his regular course of business was interrupted he entered the Toronto Veterinary College, where he was graduated in 1894, with high honors. Upon his return to Akron he became joint proprietor, with Mr. Dellenberger, of a veterinary hospital, and in 1906 he purchased his partner's interest and now manages the large business of the City Veterinary Hospital alone. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 753 This modern institution is a hospital for the care and treatment of, and surgical operations on, horses, dogs, cats and all domestic animals. It is equipped with a large and well-ventilated box stall, soaking, sweating and cooling stalls, exercising paddock slings, operating tables, ambulances, etc., there being a special ambulance for dogs. The whole building is supplied with all the latest appliances. Calls in the city or country are promptly attended to day or night. Dr. Wingerter is also a manufacturer of veterinary remedies and stock food, and is proprietor of the Pet Stock Cemetery for the burial of pet animals, located at Coventry. His office, reception, medicine and operating rooms are situated in the hospital on the corner of Cedar and Orleans avenue. Dr. Wingerter was married Februrary 6, 1897, to Clara A. Serfass, who was born in Summit County, Ohio. Dr. Winger-ter is a member of the Veterinary Medical Association of Toronto, Canada, and to the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Association. He is a member of the Catholic Church. DANIEL R. BRAUCHER, the efficient superintendent of the Children's Home, Akron, was born in Stark County, Ohio, March 4, 1849, and is a son of Samuel and Mary (Lichtenwalter) Braucher. The Braucher family is probably of German extraction. The father of Superintendent Braucher was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, but the maternal grandfather was a resident of Stark County. Samuel Braucher was a substantial farmer and reared his son to agricultural pursuits. He and his wife had seven children. Prior to 1881, Daniel R. Braucher resided in his native county, where he was educated in the district schools. He then moved to Portage County, where he purchased a large farm. He continued operating that property until 1892, when he became assistant superintendent of the Portage County Infirmary, where he remained five years and nine months. He then traveled two years in the interest of the Trumbull County Mutual Insurance Company. At that time he again accepted his old position at the Portage County Infirmary. Subsequently appointed to his present position, he assumed its duties January 1, 1904. The Children's Home is a pet charity of Akron and its needs have been responded to by many of the capitalists of this section. For this very reason it was the part of wisdom to select as superintendent a man of reliable character, broad mind and executive ability, qualities which are possessed in high degree by Mr. Braucher. With the cheerful and hearty assistance of his admirable wife, who is the matron of the home, the twelve employes of the institution are kept faithfully performing their duties and the safety, well-being and happiness of the sixty-nine dependent children are assured. Mr. Braucher was married (first) to Louisa Humbert, who died March 13, 1893, leaving four children. He married (second) Geneva Folk, who is a first cousin to Governor Folk, Missouri's distinguished chief magistrate. There were no children by the second marriage. Mr. Braucher and family belong to the Reformed Church. His children, all of the first marriage, survive. Mrs. E. Bunts lost her husband, who died February 18, 1907. The other are: Mrs. William Metzger, of Akron; Mrs. Arthur Gillette, of South Omaha; Clark L., of Toledo, who is division manager there of the U. S. Telephone Company ; and Harry H., who died, aged four years. Politically, Mr. Braucher is a Democrat. Fraternally, he is connected with the Knights of Pythias, and Mrs. Braucher with the order of Maccabees. R. S. IREDELL, one of Akron's representative business men, who, for the past thirty years has been interested in fire insurance at this point, is also secretary and general manager of the Hamilton Building Company, with offices in the Hamilton Building. He was born January 15, 1847, at Akron, Ohio, and is a son of Seth and Mary (Irwin) Iredell. Seth Iredell was once one of Akron's most prominent and useful citizens—a pioneer merchant and had the distinction of being the first mayor. He was born September 6, 1773, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and came 754 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY to Akron in 1830, prior to the opening of the Akron Canal. He became interested in many of the early enterprises of the city and lent his influence to further their development. He died in 1854. The mother of R. S. Iredell was also born in Pennsylvania and was a daughter of William Irwin, whom she accompanied to Akron in 1812. R. S. Iredell was given all the educational advantages the city of his birth offered in his boyhood. For a number of his early business years he was connected with the boot and shoe trade, but since 1877, he has been almost exclusively occupied in fire insurance. He is a stockholder in other enterprises and is at the head of the Hamilton Building Company. In 1884, Mr. Iredell was married to Mary Terrass, who is a daughter of John Terrass, of Akron, and they have three children—Mary K., Robert and Elizabeth. The son is a student at Buchtel College, and the younger daughter is completing the High School 'course at Akron. Mr. Iredell and family belong to the Congregational Church. HAROLD E. JOY, general superintendent of the B. F. Goodrich Company, at Akron, which city has been his chosen home since 1874, was born in England, in 1868, and was brought to America in childhood, and, at the age of six years, to Akron. His school days and business life have been passed in this city, where his main interests are centered. When he was sixteen years old he entered a grocery store, where he learned the business, remaining six years, when he became shipping clerk in the B. F. Goodrich Company. His industry and fidelity brought him promotion and from one stage to another he rose, being several years in the order department, for several years department manager, then second assistant superintendent, later assistant superintendent, and since August, 1907, general superintendent, a position of great responsibility. Mr. Joy having worked his way up. understands every detail of the business, and under his efficient superintendence there is no danger that any deterioration will take place in the quality of the products which have won their way into every civilized, ner of the world. In 1892, Mr. Joy was married to Holmes, who was born and reared at A and they have four children. Mr. and Joy are members of the First Congregational Church, and he belongs to its Board of tees. He is a member of the Portage Country club. JOHN W. GAUTHIER, an experienced pottery man, who has been foreman of the Robinson Clay Product Company, at Akron, for many years, and is also secretary and treasurer of the Union Printing Ink Manufacturing Company, is one of Akron's leading citizens, being actively interested in other lines than those above mentioned. He was born in 1867, at Ottawa, Canada. Mr. Gauthier was a youth of twelve years when he came to Akron, where the greater part of his education has been secured. For twenty-five years he has been in the pottery business, starting in what was the old E. H. Merrill Company, the same that was subsequently merged into the Robinson Clay Product Company. His business ability has made him a valuable member of other concerns also and his standing in commercial circles is very high. He enjoys the distinction of being the only Democratic member of the Akron city council, and has served in this body for a number of terms. At different times he has been a member of the city, as well as important county committees of the Democratic party, and enjoys the confidence of the party leaders throughout the state. In 1891, Mr. Gauthier was married to Augusta Sommerfeldt, who was born in Germany. They have six children : John, Edna, Mina, Karl, Mary and Edward. Mr. Gauthier is a member of a number of the leading fraternal organizations and is active in prometing their usefulness. EMSLEY O. GROSE, president and general manager of the Independent Tack Company, of Cuyahoga Falls, of which he was the organizer, is one of the representative buriness AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 755 men of this city. Mr. Grose was born at Tipton, Idiana, February 17, 1872, and is a son of Joseph and Selindia (Welshonse) Grose. Joseph Grose was born in Indiana, in 1844, and is a retired farmer living at Tipton. He has been a very active member of the Democratic party in that section, and for eight years he was superintendent of the Tipton County Infirmary. He saw service during the latter part of the Civil War, and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He married Selindia Welshonse, who also survives, and eight of their family of eleven children grew to maturity. The Grose family is an old one in Indiana, extending back beyond the days of the grandfather. Emsley O. Grose was the first born of his parents' large family. He obtained a common school education in the Tipton schools and then learned the machinist's trade, at Anderson, Indiana, after completing his apprenticeship, entering the wire nail mill, which is one of the largest industries of that place. He continued work there until he came to Cuyahoga. Falls, in July, 1899, when he was with the E. A. Henry Wire Company for about eighteen months, from which place he entered the Rivet Works, remaining one year. During all this time, while quietly working at his trade, Mr. Grose was evolving in his mind the plan of a different kind of wire nail machine, which he felt convinced would be of the greatest efficiency in making large-headed wire roofing nails, and in 1905 he completed his invention and went to Fostoria to see about putting it on the market. There he organized the Seneca Wire and Manufacturing Company, and remained six months as the superintendent of the nail department. He then returned to Cuyahoga Falls and organized the Independent Tack Company. For several years he had been studying out a design for a tack-making machine and succeeded in making a practical model during the early months of 1907, which has been a complete success in every way. Mr. Grose has a dozen automatic machines at work in his factory and they are being rapidly installed in other places. Their construction is unique, nothing of the kind ever having been put on the market previously. To Mr. Grose belongs the credit for a thoroughly practical and labor-saving invention. His factory needs no traveling representatives, as the demand for its product already far exceeds the supply. Mr. Grose married Rose A. Keeney, who is a daughter of Charles Keeney, of Cuyahoga Falls, and they have had three children, namely: Ethel and Margaret, living, and George, the eldest, who died at the age of thirteen months. Mrs. Grose is a member of the Catholic Church, but Mr. Grose was reared a Methodist. Mr. Grose, like his father, has always been identified with the Democratic party, but takes no very active interest in politics. He belongs to Fostoria Lodge, No. 86, Knights of Pythias. JAMES W. RABE, M. D., physician and surgeon, of many years' experience, has been a resident of Akron since 1891. He was born at Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio, but was reared at Cleveland. Dr. Rabe received his literary training in the city of Cleveland, and his medical education in the University of Pennsylvania, where he was graduated in 1888. He returned to Cleveland and for two years was demonstrator of anatomy in the Western Reserve Medical College. He is a member of the Summit County, the Ohio State, the Northeastern Ohio and the American Medical Associations. He has taken an active part in various sanitary movements in the city when the judgment of a physician bore considerable weight, but takes only a good citizen's interest in politics. Dr. Rabe is surgeon at the Akron City Hospital, and is also surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio, the Pennsylvania & Western and the Cleveland and Valley Railroads. He is medical examiner for a number of life insurance companies, including the New York and Manhattan, of New York ; the Northwestern, of Milwaukee; the Metropolitan; the Massachusetts Mutual ; the John Hancock, Cana, dian Life and others. In 1891 Dr. Rabe was married to Maud Nash. daughter of Sumner 756 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY Nash, of Akron. They have two children, Mary and J. W., Jr. Dr. Rabe belongs to the Elks and the Elks club and also to the Akron club. JAMES P. BREEN, superintendent of the northeast side of Portage Township, is a successful general farmer, residing on his valuable farm of thirty-seven acres, which was formerly owned by John McCausland, a prominent pioneer settler, and his father-in-law. Mr. Breen was born at Akron, Ohio, April 1, 1859, and is a son of Patrick and Mary (O'Neil) Breen. Patrick Breen was born in Ireland, where his father died when he was about six years old. Shortly afterward the widowed mother came to America with her two sons, James and Patrick, settling at Xenia, Ohio, where Patrick's mother died. When a young man he came to Akron and entered a powder mill in that city, having learned the business at Xenia. He was married at Akron to Mary O'Neil, a native of that city; her father was a native of Ireland. Patrick and Mary Breen had three children, namely: James P., Lydia and John. Lydia married Harvey Sharp, also of Akron. When James P. Breen was six years of age, his father was killed by an explosion in the powder mill. His mother subsequently married James Glennan, of which union there were three children, namely: Edward, William and Joseph, the latter of whom lives at Akron. Edward died at the age of twenty-seven years, and William died aged fifteen years., The mother survived until 1871. James P. Breen was deprived of his mother's care and affection when he was a boy of twelve years. He remained at home with his stepfather until he was fifteen, attending school and assisting in caring for the family, as he began work as a teamster when he was only a boy of a dozen years. For about ten years he followed teaming and then entered the Schumacher flour mills, where he worked for eight years. Shortly after his marriage he came to live on the McCausland homestead, acquiring forty-nine acres, and he has followed farming ever since. Recently five acres were sold to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and the remainder of the land is very valuable. In November, 1884, Mr. Breen was married to Mary McCausland, who is a daughter of the late John McCausland. The family is a very prominent and old-established one of Summit County. Mr. and Mrs. Breen have had seven children, all of whom survive, except the second, Mary, who died aged six years. Those living axe: John, who holds a good position with the B. F. Goodrich Company as traveling salesman ; and Bertha, Loretto, Charles, Leo and Francis, who are at present students. Mr. Breen is a good citizen and takes a deep interest in all that concerns Portage Township. He is one of the three township superintendents and looks carefully after public improvements and private interests through that portion over which he has jurisdiction. He is a consistent member of the Catholic Church. JOHN A. KEMPEL, proprietor of the large department and grocery store at Nos. 633-635 South Main. Street, Akron, is one of the natives of this busy and prospering city who has assisted in its commercial development and enjoys a large amount of its prosperity. Mr. Kempel was born in this city February 26, 1855, and is a son of Adam Kempel, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, and who came to Summit County in 1842, subsequently becoming a leading business man of Akron. John A. Kempel was only nine years old when he first started to work in a local shoemaker shop, assisting his father, and when he was thirteen he became blacksmith's helper in the Buckeye shops, where he remained until he wad seventeen years of age. One trade is about all the ordinary man learns, but Mr. Kempel went from the blacksmith's shop to the chainmaker, and learned that trade and worked at it until he was thirty-six years old, visiting various parts of the country as his work demanded. After this he worked for two years in the knife works, gaining a working knowledge of another self-supporting trade, but in 1893 he embarked in business for him- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 757 self in the grocery line. As a merchant he prospered, and in 1903 he added a regular department line of goods. He owns considerable valuable business property, and in 1895 erected a brick building 22 by 140 feet, two stories in height, on South Main Street. In 1900 he built the City Laundry building, 20 by 200 feet, which he sold to Lawrence Halter, and in 1903, he built a two-story brick adjoining his first building both of these being utilized by Mr. Kempel for his large stock. Mr. Kempel is gradually retiring from the active management of the business, in which he has met with such deserved success. He is a stockholder in the Great Western Cereal Company, is proprietor of the Magic Cereal Coffee Company and is principal owner of Grandview allotment of Barberton. In 1883, Mr. Kempel was married (first) in Pennsylvania, to Eldora Willis, of New Brighton, Pennsylvania, who died in 1884, leaving one son, George A., who is with the Sherwood-Potter Company, of New Brighton. Mr. Kempel was married (second) September 1, 1887, to Rosa Berg, who was born in Germany, and they have two children, Dorothy and Lawrence, the former of whom will graduate in the class of 1908, at St. Mary's Academy, Notre Dame, Indiana. Mr. Kempel is a member of St. Vincent de Paul's Catholic Church. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, of St. Joseph's Society, of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association and of St. Bernard's club. CHARLES E. HELD, M. D., who stands very high among Akron's physicians and surgeons, and occupies the chair of pathology at the Akron City Hospital, was born at Akron, Ohio, in 1869, but was taken to Portage County by his parents when a babe of one year. After completing a liberal education, which included attendance in the schools of Clinton, a. period at Mt. Union College and one at Wooster University, Dr. Held went into the educational field, beginning to teach in Wayne County, and seven years later he taught his last school at St. Thomas, North Dakota, where he had charge of the schools of that place. In the meanwhile, his leisure had been given to the study of medicine and later lie entered the medical department of the Western Reserve University, and after graduation he served for fifteen months as an interne at the Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland. On May 1, 1899, he returned to his native city, locating here for the practice of his profession. With the exception of periods when he has been doing post-graduate work at Cleveland, Dr. Held has seldom left his patients, and he has a large and lucrative practice. He keeps in close touch with all modern advancement in his science and is a member of the Summit County Sixth Councilor District, the Ohio State and the American Medical Association. His social connection is with the Celsus club' of Akron. Fraternally, he is a Mason, a Woodman and a Maccabee. In 1902 Dr. Held was married to Nettie Burt, of Brockville, Ohio, and they have one son, Burt. Dr. Held is a member of the Wabash Avenue Church of Christ, of which lie is a trustee, and superintendent of the Sunday School. JAMES W. BROWN, secretary of the I. S. Myers Company, at Akron, leaders in the clothing line, is one of the city's active business men and has been identified with this concern for many years, both before and since its incorporation. He was born at Morris Run, Pennsylvania, in 1871, and is a son of the late William R. Brown. James W. Brown was eight years old when his father brought the family to Akron, and he was reared and educated in this city, and as the whole of his business life has been connected with her enterprises, he may be regarded almost in the light of a native son. After leaving school he was employed for a short time by the Diamond Match Company, and following this for eight years was with the Now York Clothing House. Afterwards he entered the employ of Myers, Ganyard & Stump, which firm was succeeded by Ganyard & Myers, and this, in turn, was succeeded by I. S. Myers & Company. In 1899 he became a member of the firm and when the business 758 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY was incorporated, February 17, 1904, he became secretary. The other officers are: I. S. Myers, president and manager; T. J. Stebick, vice-president; and M. F. Rhodes, treasurer. In 1896 Mr. Brown was married to Margaret A. Frangen, of Doylestown, Ohio, and they have one child, Gertrude M. Mr. Brown is identified with a number of the leading fraternities. He is a Knight Templar. Mason and also belongs to the Maccabees and the A. I: U. FRANK WALTZ, a highly esteemed, retired citizen of Johnson's Corners, Summit County, Ohio, and the owner of a tract of thirty-six and one-half acres in Norton Township, is one of the township's most venerable residents and a survivor of the great Civil War. Mr. Waltz was born February 11, 1831, in Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio, and is a son of David and Lydia (Baughman) Waltz. David Waltz, who was a son of Jacob Waltz, removed from Trumbull County to Wayne County, Ohio, and in about 1847 to Norton Township, Summit County, where he purchased a property now known as the J. C. Baughman farm. This he later sold and re-- moved to Wadsworth, where he bought a farm, and subsequently he went to Sharon, Medina County, Ohio. Here, however, he remained less than a year, returning to Wadsworth, where the remainder of his life was spent.. After his marriage, Frank Waltz went to housekeeping on his father's farm in Norton Township, whence, in 1862, he enlisted in the Twenty-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being with the Twentieth Army Corps most of the time, under General Gary. He enlisted as a musician, and served as such for two years, and ten months under Sherman, participating in the siege of Atlanta, and the March to the Sea, and being mustered out at Washington, District of Columbia. He was a brave and faithful soldier, and his war record is one which any man might well be proud of. After the war he returned to Johnson's Corners and engaged in the mercantile business for eight years. He afterwards moved to his father's farm in Wadsworth, whence lie went to the farm in Sharon, remaining there six years. Subsequently he purchased a tract of eighty-three and one-half acres in Chippewa Township, Wayne. County, Ohio, to which he moved, having sold his eighty-acre farm in Sharon. For about eighteen years he was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chippewa Township, and at the end of this time located in Doylestown, where he carried on a grocery business for five years, selling out in 1900 to again locate at Johnson's Corners. In 1904 Mr. Waltz sold his farm in Chippewa Township, and since that time he has lived retired. In addition to his home at Johnson's Corners, Mr. Waltz is the owner of a thirty-six and one-half acre tract in Norton Township. In 1862 Mr. Waltz was married to Elizabeth Hoffman, who is a daughter of John Hoffman, the blacksmith of Johnson's Corners, ad to this union there were born two children—Harry and Albert. Harry, born June 19,1870, who conducts a store at the Corners, married Nina Schondle in 1900, and they have one child, Alberta, born October 1, 1902. Albert died at the age of eight years, eight months and ten days. Mr. Waltz has served as township trustee in both Sharon Township, Medina County and Chippewa Township, Wayne County. Mr. Frank Waltz's wife, Elizabeth, died February 27, 1906, at the age of sixty-three years and eleven months. WILLIAM FRANKLIN AVERILL, proprietor of the Spring Brook Farm Dairy; la rated at No. 970 West Exchange Avenue, Akron, was born in Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio, March 1, 1863, and is a son of William 'and Margaret (Welker) Averill. The father of Mr. Averill died when he was about eight years old and he was reared by his mother, remaining at home in Copley until January 1, 1885, when he was married to Emma Botzum, who is a daughter of Adam and Eliza Botzum. For one year after marriage Mr. and Mrs. Averill remained in Copley, where he still owns 100 acres of land, on AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 761 which his dairy farm is situated, and then moved to Northampton Township for one year, coming to his present home September 22, 1887. At that time his place was located in Portage Township, but has since been absorbed into Akron. In 1900 he erected his substantial barn and recently has remodeled his house, making of it a handsome, modern residence. Up to 1903, when he retired, Mr. Averill was mainly interested in a lumber business, in partnership with A. V. Bennage, under the firm name of Bennage & Averill. The firm bought timber, and owning a portable sawmill, they furnished lumber to contractors and shipbuilders in the rough. They shipped large cargoes of lumber to Cleveland, Buffalo, Tonawanda, Lorain and other points. This firm carried on this business for seventeen years. In 1903 Mr. Averill retired in order to give his attention to farming and dairying. He operates two milk routes and purchases milk by wholesale. This industry is an important one in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Averill have had two children, namely: Lilian and Frank. Lilian, who resides with her parents, on January 1, 1907, married Clarence Brown, who is interested in the dairy business with Mr. Averill. Frank, a bright and promising child, was snatched away by death in April, 1904, at the age of eight years, five months ad five days. HON. ELI CONN, A. M., M. D., of Akron, now living retired from active pursuits, was formerly a member of the Ohio State Senate, representing Summit County, and for many years was one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Akron. As another claim to honorable distinction, he is a veteran of the great Civil War, to which he gave four years of his young manhood. Dr. Conn was born June 10, 1838, in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Conn. Dr. Conn comes of Irish and Scotch ancestry. His father was born in Ireland, while his mother, who was of Scotch descent, was born in Pennsylvania. Joseph Conn and Elizabeth Ferguson were married in Pennsylvania, where they continued to live the remainder of their lives, the former dying when his son Eli was fourteen years old, and the latter at the advanced age of ninety-two years. Eli Conn was primarily educated in the district schools of Butler County, Pennsylvania, and was engaged in teaching when the Rebellion broke out. In 1861 he enlisted as a private in the 102nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which became a part of the Army of the Potomac; and during the whole progress of the war he served with courage and fidelity, participating in thirty-two severe battles, and innumerable skirmishes, and enduring all the necessary hardships in army life. With great good fortune he survived them all, and when his country no longer needed his services, he received an honorable discharge and returned to the paths of peace. He had been first lieutenant of his company. He then set about completing his education, in 1865 entering Baldwin College, at Berea, Ohio, where he was graduated in 1868. He then attended the Cleveland Medical School for two terms, receiving therefrom his degree of M. D. Subsequently Baldwin College, his alma mater, conferred upon him the degree of A. M. Dr. Conn entered into practice in Butler County, Pennsylvania, but was shortly afterward elected probate judge, and served four years in that office. In 1880 he came to Akron, and in 1882 was elected health officer of this city, in which capacity he served two years. In 1896, in recognition of the qualities he possessed which go to make a statesman, Dr. Conn was elected to the State Senate from Summit County, and during his term of service fulfilled every expectation of his friends. From the time he located in Akron until 1897 he continued actively engaged in the practice of medicine. Professionally as well as socially he is a man of high standing. He is an able writer for the medical press, and is frequently called upon to discuss important questions at the meetings of the various medical associations to which he belongs. 762 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY Dr. Conn was married in 1869 to Helen Kingsbury, who was born at Medina, Ohio. They have four children: Ellwood K., Maud J., Mary A. and Helen E. The family home is at No. 740 South Main Street. Politically Dr. Conn is a Republican. W. L. KELLER, M. D., physician and surgeon at Akron, was born in 1872, at Alliance, Ohio, and has been a resident of Akron for the past five years, during which time he has built up a large practice and gained the friendship and confidence of many of his fellow-citizens. Dr. Keller attended the schools of Alliance and, after graduating from the Alliance High School, entered Mt. Union College, where he was graduated B. S., in the class of 1896. For the succeeding five years he taught school, in the meanwhile directing his reading and study to medicine, and subsequently he entered the medical department of the University of Cincinnati, where he was graduated in 1901. For two years before coming to Akron he practiced in Jefferson County, Ohio. Dr. Keller may be found at his well-appointed office at No. 335 South Main Street. He is a member of the Summit County, the Sixth Councilor District, and the Ohio State Medical Societies. In 1902 Dr. Keller was married at Canton, Ohio, to Edith E. McConkey, who is a daughter of Dr. W. J. McConkey, residing on North Walnut Street, Canton. Fraternally, Dr. Keller is a Mason. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. LOUIS J. WISE, M. D., Perhaps no city in Ohio has a more notable body of medical men than has Akron, they being, as a whole, educated and enthusiastic men of science. Among these, Dr. Louis J. Wise occupies a leading place and, although one of the younger members of the profession, has been exceedingly successful as a practitioner. Dr. Wise was born in 1878, in Suffield, Ohio. After completing the public school course there he entered Notre Dame University at South Bend, Indiana, and subsequently Starling Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1901, with his medical degree. He practiced for a short time at St. Joseph, Portage County, Ohio, and then came to Akron. He belongs to the leading medical organizations of the state, including the Summit County Sixth Councilor District, and the Ohio State, and is also a member of the American Medical Association. Ur. Wise belongs also to the Summit County Physician's club. Dr. Wise is a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church. He belongs also to the Knights of Columbus and to the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association. FRED HUNSICKER, who is carrying on agricultural operations on his fine farm of 160 acres in Northampton Township, Summit County, Ohio, was born March 2, 1874, in Akron, Ohio, and is a son of John Jacob and Rebecca (Fritz) Hunsicker. John Jacob Hunsicker was born in 1842 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and there received his education in the common schools. When about sixteen years of age Mr. Hun-sicker came to Loyal Oak, Ohio, and there learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed until his last illness. He was a Thirty-second Degree Mason, and was a charter member of the first Lodge of Odd Fellows in Akron, being presented with a medal just before his death as being one of the four oldest Odd Fellows in that city. Mr. Hunsicker was a Republican, with independent inclinations. He married Rebecca Fritz, a daughter of Solomon Fritz, who was a native of Clarion County, Pennsylvania. Four children were born to this union, and three of these grew to maturity : Horace, who is a member of the Pouchot-Hunsicker Company, married Flora E. Yost, a daughter of Charles Yost, of Akron, where he resides; Sadie C., who is the wife of L. E. Smith and resides at Greentown, Ohio ; and Fred. John Jacob Hunsicker died in 1904, aged sixty-two years. His widow, who lives in Akron, is fifty-eight years old. She is a member of Grace Reformed Church of Akron, believing in the faith in which her husband died. Fred Hunsicker received his education in AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 763 the common and High schools of his native locality, and as a young man learned the trade of lithographer, which he followed for fifteen years. He then gave it up, resigning the position of foreman of the commercial engraving department of the Werner Company, which he had held for three years. In 1904 be engaged in farming on his present tract, of which he cultivates about 100 acres, raising wheat, oats, corn and hay, each of which crops he markets a portion. He keeps on an average of twenty-four head of cattle, which he fattens and butchers himself for private customers, whose demand is greater than he can accommodate. Ile has always been industrious and hard-working, and his farm presents one of the best appearances in this section of the township. Mr. Hunsicker was married to Sarah Jane Stevenson, who is a daughter of Thomas Frazer, and Rachel Stevenson, of Akron. Four children have been born to this union, namely: Thomas Jacob, Horace Irving, Hiram Robert, and one who died in infancy. Mr. Hunsicker is a Republican in politics, but he has never been an officeseeker. With his family he attends Grace Reformed Church, of Akron. LAWRENCE HALTER, proprietor of the City Laundry, has been actively engaged in business here since December, 1898, corning from Chicago, where he had filled a responsible position with a large manufacturing concern. Mr. Halter was born in 1867, in Southeastern. Missouri, where he was reared and educated, passing his life up to twenty years on a farm. In February, 1888, Mr. Halter came first to Akron, where he formed many pleasant ties during his residence of sixteen months, when he was employed by the Goodrich Company. He then returned to St.. Louis, which he had previously visited and where he entered the street railway service, going then to Philadelphia., where lie was employed in the same line of industry, and from there to Chicago. In the last named city lie entered the manufacturing firm of Morgan eft Wright, starting in the shops and working up until within three years he was made foreman of the mechanical molding department, in which capacity he continued therefor three years longer. In 1898, when Mr. Halter returned to Akron, he purchased a small place at his present location and at first carried on a hand laundry. This he has developed until he has now one of the best equipped laundry plants in the city. Mr. Halter is established in the building at No. 637 South Main Street, where he has a frontage of 20 by 110 feet, with rear dimensions of 28 by 90 feet. He makes use of the best laundry methods known and has installed all kinds of improved machinery. He is interested in other business enterprises and is a director in the German-American Building and Loan Association. In 1894 Mr. Halter was married to Lottie J. Bernard, of Akron, and they have five children: Lottie L., Herbert B., Helen, Gertrude and Beatrice. Mr. Halter and family 'belong to St. Mary's Catholic Church. He is a member of the order of Knights of Columbus, the Pathfinders, and of the German club. Politically, he is a Democrat. Mr. Halter is numbered with the city's successful citizens. T. J. STEBICK, vice-president of the I. S. Myers Company, clothiers and leaders in this line at Akron, was horn in this city in 1872, and is a son of George Stobick, who was born in Germany and has been a respected resident of Akron for more than thirty years. T. J. Stebick was reared and educated in his native city and at the age of fifteen years entered the employ of Ganyard & Myers, and has been identified with this house ever since. The original firm was succeeded by I. S. Myers St Company, and February 17, 1904, it was incorporated as The I. S. Myers Company, the officers of which are: I. S. Myers, president and manager; T. J. Stebick, vice-president; J. W. Brown, secretary; and M. F. Rhodes, treasurer. Mr. Stebick is a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church. He belongs to the order of 764 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY Knights of Columbus and to the Forresters. His standing both socially and in business is very high and he is justly regarded as a good and representative citizen of Akron. GERALD S. WORK, department manager of the widely known B. F. Goodrich Company, of Akron, manufactures of rubber tires, was born in this city in 1880, a son of Alanson Work. He was reared in Akron, his literary education being completed at St. Paul's school, Concord, N. H., and at Yale College, where he spent one year, leaving the college in June, 1900. In the same year he entered the office of the B. F. Goodrich Company and in the following January became manager of the company's Department No. 1. Mr. Work is a prominent figure both in the business and social world of Akron. He is a member of the Akron Club, the Portage Country Club, the Walton Fish and Gun Club and the Automobile Club of Akron. Few are more ready than he to lend their aid in support of any practical movement for the advancement of the material prosperity and social elevation of the community. ALBERT ALLEN was long one of the leading and successful business men of Akron. He was born March 12, 1827, in Coventry Township, Summit County, Ohio, and was a son of Levi and Phebe (Spicer) Allen. The parents of Mr. Allen had settled in Coventry Township in 1811 and he grew up amid pioneer surroundings. Instead of turning his attention to agricultural pursuits when he reached his majority, he learned the millwright's trade and worked at the same for nine years. In 1856 he was given the contract for converting the old Perkins woolen mill into a flouring mill and when it was completed he was retained in the employ of the firm of Perkins & Company. Later, in partnership with Alexander H. Commins, he bought the Stone mill, and under the firm name of Commins & Allen a large amount of business was done. Mr. Commins died in 1880, leaving his entire estate in the hands of Albert Allen, his will being such that Mr. Allen had the disposition of all the property without bonds. The firm name of Commins & Allen was continued until the business was merged into the F. Schumacher Milling Company, in 1886. Mr. Allen became vice-president of this company and one of its directors and continued his interest until his death, which occurred September 25, 1888, when he was over sixty-one years of age. Mr. Allen never married. His only sister, Cynthia Allen, cared for his home, and young life was introduced in the person of his niece, Minnie E. Allen, who subsequently became the wife of Henry M. Stone, now a resident of Denver, Colorado. At the time of his death, Mr. Allen's large estate was shown and its wise provisions made public. To his devoted sister was given a large portion, while educational institutions and religious bodies were remembered with the justice of a conscientious man. Like all other members of his family, he was devoted to the interests of the Disciples Church. F. DATON VOGAN, of the prominent business firm of Tifft & Vogan, carriage dealers and also dealers in all kinds of agricultural implements, at Cuyahoga Falls, is numbered with the representative men of this place. Mr. Vogan was born at Princeton, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, March 18, 1856, and is a son of Joseph E. and Clarissa (Allen) Vogan. Joseph E. Vogan was a native of Venango County, Pennsylvania, and at the time of his death a resident of Newcastle. He was a member of the fire department in that town and it was in answering a call of duty that he was accidentally killed. He was a stanch Republican, and for a number of years had held the position of policeman and street commissioner. Fraternally he was connected with the United Workmen. He married Clarisra Allen, who died in April, 1905, when within a few days of being seventy-two years of age. They had two children, namely: F. Daton and Olive, now deceased, who married Albert Lindsey, of Youngstown. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 765 F. Delon Vogan spent his boyhood in Newcastle, and then went to Youngstown, where he learned the trade of horse-shoer, after which he returned to Newcastle and formed a partnership with William Evans, under the firm name of Evans & Vogan, and they operated a blacksmith shop for some years. Subsequently, Mr. Vogan sold out and in 1881 he came to Cuyahoga Falls and entered into business with Robert Tryon, now of Akron, under the firm name of Vogan & Tryon. This connection lasted several years, when Mr. Vogan bought his partner's interest and coducted the business alone until 1885, when he added buggy dealing to his other business, continuing to prosper as formerly. On January 26, 1896, he entered into partnership with Smith D. Tifft, and together they have established the largest house of its kind in this section of Ohio. Both partners are capable business men and possess the qualities which command the confidence of the buying public. Mr. Vogan married Mary C. Weidner, daughter of Jacob Weidner, of Cuyahoga Falls, and they have two children—Florence M. and Kathryn Ruth. Mrs. Vogan is a de-. voted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which religious body Mr. Vogan was reared by his parents. Politically he is a Republican, but with him business comes first and he has found no time to accept political office. He is a member of Star Lodge, No. 187, F. & A. M. OHIO C. BARBER, president of the First National Bank of Akron, was born at Akron, April 20, 1841, and is a son of George and Eliza (Smith) Barber. George Barber was born January 27, 1805, in Hartford, Connecticut, but was reared in Onondaga County, New York. where he learned the coopering business. When about twenty-one years of age, he came to Ohio, in the capacity of peddler of clocks, his main idea, however, being to select a favorable location for his business, and this he found at the village which was then known as Middlebury. He worked as a cooper until 1847, and then embarked in the match manufacturing business, being one of its pioneers in this territory. Business facilities were then far from perfect and, although Mr. Barber's enterprise was eminently successful, he decided to enter into another line for a time, and embarked in hotel-keeping. One year later, however, he resumed his match manufacturing, which he continued as long as he found it profitable. This business may be described as the nucleus of the great combination of capital now known as the Diamond Match Company, of which his son, Ohio C., is the president. 0•n April 1, 1835, George Barber was married to Eliza Smith, who was born at Canton, Ohio, January 15, 1817. Of their eight children, but two survive: Ohio C. and Mrs. John K. Robinson. The death of Mr. Barber occurred April 12, 1879. Ohio C. Barber as early as the age of sixteen years became associated with his father in the match business, in 1862 assuming entire management. In 1868 the business was organized as the Barber Match Company, with George Barber as president, Ohio C. Barber as secretary and treasurer and John K. Robinson as general agent. In 1881 the great corporation known as the Diamond Match Company came into existence, through the combination of twenty-eight match companies, its capital then being $6,000,000. Ohio C. Barber was the first vice president and was made president in 1888. Mr. Barber has been and still is deeply interested in many great enterprises, representing wide and varied interests. He has always been one of the most enterprising citizens of Akron, and, with all his vast outside interests, has never been indifferent to her welfare. On October 10, 1865, Mr. Barber was married to Laura L. Brown, and they have had two children, one of whom, Anna Laura, still survives. HORACE HUNSICKER, treasurer of the Pouchot-Hunsicker Company, one of Akron's large business enterprises, was born at Akron, Ohio, in 1870, and is a son of John Jacob Hunsicker, a carpenter and builder, who came, in 1862, to Akron, where he died 766 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY in 1904. Horace Hunsicker was reared and educated at Akron and in boyhood started to learn the first principles of the carpenter's trade, which, however, he never completed. After spending several seasons on the farm, he entered the employ of the firm of Jahant & Weber, where he continued for eight years. When the company of Morgan & Pouchot was organized, he became a member of that firm, which was succeeded by the PouchotHunsicker Company. He has been treasurer of this organization ever since he became a member of the original firm. His business acumen and enterprising methods have been just so many assets to the concern. Personally, he is a man of honorable life and of high social standing. On March 4, 1896, Mr. Hunsicker was married to Flora E. Yost, of Akron, and they have two children—Edna Rebecca and Sarah Alberta. Mr. Hunsicker is a member of Grace Reformed Church. Fraternally, he is a Mason. DAVID C. LONG, a general farmer and dairyman, who resides on his first-class farm of forty-four acres, which is situated near Fairlawn, in Portage Township, came to Summit County in 1867. He was born in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, February 8, 1849, and is a son of Samuel and Magdalena (Arnold) Long. David C.. Long spent his boyhood in Pennsylvania, where he was partly educated, and he attended a select school in Green Township, after reaching Summit County, his parents living there for one year. His father then purchased the farm on which Mr. Long resides, moving onto it in 1873. The father died on this farm in September, 1892, his wife having passed away in 1874. They had eleven children, of whom David C. was the seventh son. In 1879 David C. Long was married to Lydia Stayer, who is a daughter of Rev. Elias Stayer, an Evangelical minister located at Greensburg. Mr. and Mrs. Long have had four children: Ralph, who died at the age of thirteen years; Leo, residing at Akron, who married Clara Robinett, and Harry and George, both valuable assistants to their father. Mr. Long and his family belong to the West Side Congregational Church at Akron. He takes an active interest in public matters and lends his aid and influence in promoting the best interests of the township of which he is a representative citizen. In politics a Republican, Mr. Long served as assessor of Portage Township for four years and at present is one of the township trustees. JOHN W. WALSH, whose fine estate of ninety-five acres can scarcely be excelled in Summit County for beauty of location or extensive improvements, has here made stock-raising a science and farming a hobby. Mr. Walsh was born in Cuyahoga Falls Township, Summit County, Ohio, August 18, 1854, and is a son of William and Rose (Carlin) Walsh. William Walsh was born in County Cork, Ireland, came to America in 1848, and died at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, March 23, 1904, aged seventy-six years. In Ireland he learned the trade of shoemaker, which he intended to follow after locating in the United States, but circumstances diverted him to the paper-making industry, which he followed for some forty years at the Falls, being an active man up to the time of his death. He married Rose Carlin, whom he survived, her death taking place January 23, 1901, when she had attained the age of seventy-five years. They had eight children, namely: Mary, who married Jacob Donaldson, residing at Cuyahoga Falls; John W., Richard E., who is deceased; Rose A., residing with her brother, John. W.; Thomas F., Isabelle A., deceased; Cornelius M., who is connected with the Walsh Milling Company, and Margaret E., residing with her brother, John W. The family was reared in the Roman Catholic faith. John W. Walsh obtained his education in the common and High Schools of Cuyahoga Falls, after which he spent seven years in the Hanford Brothers' paper mills. At the end of this time he entered the regular army, be- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 767 coming a member of Company E, Second U. S. Infantry. He remained in the service for five years, being successively under the command of General Miles, General Wheaton and General Howard. He reached Idaho, in. August, 1877, and for one year was engaged in the campaign against the Nez Perce Indians. After leaving the army Mr. Walsh continued to live in the West for five years more. He went to Washington and there embarked in a saw-mill business which he expaded into a flourishing industry, requiring him to employ a force of twenty men. This business he continued until 1889, when his thoughts turned to the East and to the section in which he was born, resulting in his coming back to look over the business situation here. He has never since left this favored part of the country. Shortly after his return to Cuyahoga Falls, Mr. Walsh purchased an interest in the Cuyahoga Paper Company, which later became the Walsh Paper Company, and he continued to manage this business until May 19, 1902. In the meantime he had purchased the Howe farm, his present estate, and resided in the old homestead until the completion of his magnificent residence, which, without doubt, is the finest rural home in Summit County. The building of this home was commenced in 1899 and was completed in 1901. It is solidly constructed of brick and its stately exterior is matched by its fine interior finish ad rich furnishings. Every modern comfort and convenience made possible by the use of money and the exercise of good taste, have been introduced to make this a home in every sense of the word. The house has a beautiful setting, including a wide, grassy lawn, noble shade trees and flowering shrubs. There is about the entire place a harmony of details that is pleasant to contemplate and must have been a joy to plan. On this beautiful farm is to be found a herd of some of the finest cattle in Summit County. They include Aberdeen, Angus and Holstein, with a few Jerseys. Mr. Walsh owns a Polled-Angus bull, a splendid specimen, which took the prize at the Summit County fair in 1905. He makes farming only a side issue, enjoying it more as a hobby than as an occupation for profit. He has two silos and raises his own feed. Mr. Walsh here also is able to indulge his love of fine dogs and owns a number of blooded Shepherd and French bull dogs, of the best strains. It is scarcely necessary to add, in a work which belongs especially to a section in which he is so well known, that Mr. Walsh is a genial, companionable man, big-hearted and generous, benevolent and charitable. Although he is an admirer and strong supporter of the present Chief Executive of the Nation, he was reared a Democrat and still adheres to the old principles of that party. He is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Cuyahoga Falls. WILLIAM M. METZLER, assistant general superintendent of the Diamond Rubber Company, at Akron, was born in this city in 1860, and is a son of the late Christopher Metzler, who was born in Germany and who came to Akron in 1840. For a number of years Christopher Metzler was turnkey at the Summit County Jail, and for eighteen years he was a mail carrier. He was a widely respected citizen. His death occurred in 1881. After finishing school William M. Metzler, with the healthy sentiment which inspires American youths to seek to become self-supporting, entered the Merrill Pottery Works, where he continued one year. He then was with the Baker McMillan Company for three years, going from their employ to that of the Buckeye Mower & Reaper Works, where he remained for three years. He then spent seven years with the B. F. Goodrich Company. For the five following years he was with the Eastern Rubber Company, at Trenton, New Jersey, as superintendent, and then returned to Akron, where he became assistant superintendent of the Diamond Rubber Company, a position he held until 1904, when he was advanced to assistant general superintendent. Mr. Metzler has climbed to his present responsible position step by step, showing industry and capacity at every point, and 768 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY is a typical successful business man of the day, one well up in technical knowledge as well as trained along executive lines. He has other business interests and is a stockholder in the Northwestern Rubber Company, of Liverpool, England. In 1881 Mr. Metzler married Rosa Jones, who was born at Kent, Ohio, and they have four children, namely: David A., who is assistant superintendent of the Alkali Rubber Company; William J., who is general foreman of the hose room of the Diamond Rubber Company; Mary, who is a student in the Akron High School, and Ethel, who is a student in the Sacred Heart Academy. Mr. Metzler and family belong to St. Vincent's Catholic Church. His fraternal associations are with the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association. HARRY F. BLACKBURN, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Akron, was born in Hudson, Summit County, Ohio, in 1871, and is a son of Thomas Blackburn, who located at Hudson in 1856, where he now lives a retired life. His former occupation was farming. Harry F. Blackburn was reared and educated in his native section, and in 1889 came to Akron, where he was engaged as bookkeeper in the roofing business with the firm of Akers & Harpham until 1893, when he entered the First National Bank at Akron, as a clerk. His faithfulness and fidelity soon caused advancement and by 1902 he was made assistant cashier of this firmly established financial institution. He has other business connections, also being treasurer of the Burt Manufacturing Company, and secretary and treasurer of the Akron Manufacturing Company. Mr. Blackburn enlisted in 1893 in Company B, Eighth Regiment, Ohio National Guards, and was promoted from the position of a private through all the ranks to a captaincy At the outbreak of hostilities with Spain, he went out as first lieutenant of Company B, being mustered in May 13, 1898, at Columbus, from which point the regiment was sent to Falls Church, Virginia, and on July 4th following left for New York city. There the Eighth Regiment took transports for Cuba, reaching the island in time to take part in the closing up of the Santiago campaign. After three weeks in Cuba, during which period the company showed the valor justly attributed to American soldiers, it was transported to Montauk Point, reaching there on August 26th. Mr. Blackburn was given a furlough home and was mustered out of the service November 21, 1898. Subsequently he was appointed regimental adjutant and held this rank until he retired quite recently, having no cause to feel anything but pride in his military record. In 1899 Mr. Blackburn was married to Clara Schaeffer, who is a daughter of George G. Schaeffer, of Akron, and they have four children—Grace A., Metta Aleen, Helen and Harryette. With his family Mr. Blackburn is connected with Trinity Lutheran Church. Mr. Blackburn is master of Adoniram Lodge, F. & A. M., of Akron, and is captain general of Akron Commandery. He is identified with the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council and Commandery at Akron, and with Lake Erie Consistory and Alkoran Shrine, at Cleveland. He belongs also to the Knights of Pythias. CHARLES BOUTON, of the firm of Charles Banton & Son, proprietors of the Champion Evaporator Company, manufacturers of the Champion Evaporator for maple, sorghum, cider and fruit jellies and sugar-makers' supplies, at Hudson. was born at Concord, Lake County, Ohio, December 3, 1829, and is a son of Seth and Sallie (Poole) Bouton. The Bouton family is of French extraction and its founders in America came to the United States with General Lafayette, during' the Revolutionary War. Seth Bouton was born in the State of New York and there married Sallie Poole, who came of English ancestors. Their surviving children are: Charles, Lyman H., residing at Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas; Jane, who married a AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 771 Mr. Hawkins, and Elizabeth, who married a Mr. McCloughry, both residing at Blue Islad, Illinois. In 1836, Seth Bouton moved to Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio, and built a log house in the woods between Hudson and Peninsula. Later he and wife removed to Blue Island, Illinois, where both died. Charles Bouton was seven years of age when he accompanied his parents to Summit County, and he assisted his father to clear up the farm, to the extent of his strength, remaining at home until he was fourteen years of age. He then went to live with Lawson Waterman, with whom he remained until twenty-two years of age, with Mr. Waterman engaging in the construction Of carnal boats. When he was nineteen years old he was capable of building boats himself. When the excitement spread through the country on account of the discovery of large deposit.: of gold in California, Mr. Houton made the trip westward by way of the Isthmus of Panama, but returned in 1854, overcome by homesickness. He married soon after and resumed boat building at Peninsula. Later he bought a canal boat and engaged in boating for five years. He then engaged with his father-in-law in running a dry dock and boat-building, under the firm name of Johnson & Bouton—a business that flourished until 1873, Mr. Bouton having continued it alone from' 1866, when his father-in-law died. On April 15, 1874, Mr. Bouton came to Hudson and bought the old Mansion House ad also started a livery business, conducting the ;hotel until 1883 and the livery business until 1886. In this year he acquired a financial interest in the business of G. H. Grim & Company, which had commenced the manufacture of evaporators some years previously, and in 1888 the business was incorporated as the G. II. Grim Manufacturing Company and was so conducted until MT. Boston purchased, in 1895. Since then he has operated the business under its present style. Rebuilding and improvement of the plant was made in 1905, and a large amount .,of business is carried on, the territory extending from Central New York through a large 'part of the West. Mr. Bouton served as township assessor. On April 5, 1854, Mr. Bouton was married to Helen A. Johnson, who was born at Boston Village, Summit County, Ohio, and who died May 29, 1872. She was a daughter of Henry Johnson, who was long a prominent man in this section. They had three children: Lillian, Lawson W. and Clarence R. Lillian, now deceased, married R. K. Peyton, of Cleveland, and they had two children—Mrs. Helen Williams, who has one daughter, Ruth, and Roy. Lawson W. died at Galveston, Texas, in 11)04, and is buried with his mother, at Peninsula. Clarence It., who is associated with his father in business, married Oma Coyle and has one child—Darlene. lie is a member of the Hudson Village School Board. Charles Houton is a Democrat, and he has served both as township trustee of Boston Township and as a member of the School Board. He belongs to Hudson Lodge, No. 510, F. & A. M., his son being also identified with the same body. CHARLES TUTTLE PARKS, funeral director, located at No. 17 High Street, Akron, also official undertaker for the Harrison Burial Association of Akron, is one of the substantial men of this city. He is a survivor of the great Civil War, in which he served for four years. Mr. Parks was born October 27, 1844, in Summit County, Ohio, a son of George and Ruth (Tuttle) Parks. He was only a schoolboy when he answered the call for soldiers to suppress the Rebellion, enlisting April 27, 1861, in Company C, 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served four months. When this regiment went out it was generally believed that a few months would see the end of the war, but this hope was soon dispelled, and after the close of his first term of service, Mr. Parks felt it his duty to re-enter the ranks and continue his service in behalf of the Union. He was a member of Company H, 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for over three years, making a total of four years 772 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY of army service. He bears a token of the siege of Vicksburg in the absence of a finger of his right hand. After returning from the army, Mr. Parks engaged for some seven years in a lumber business at Wooster, Ohio. In 1874 he opened an undertaking establishment at Wooster, where he remained until 1880. He then came to Akron, and was here connected with the Buckeye works for eight years. Subsequently he took a complete course in the embalming department of the Western Reserve University at Cleveland, and then resumed undertaking at Akron. He has a modern, well-equipped establishment and has gained an excellent reputation in his line of business. The Harrison Burial Association of Akron, of which Mr. Parks is official undertaker, has owned its burial grounds for the past six years. The president of the association is John Sowers, county recorder; vice-president is B. F. Clark, ex-county recorder, and its secretary and treasurer is E. J. Jenkins. The organization has a large membership and commands the confidence of the general public. As official undertaker Mr. Parks gives ambulance service both day and night. Mr. Parks was married in 1865 to Margaret Curry, of Wooster, who died in 1891. He was married (second) in 1893 to Leora Allyn, of Akron. Mrs. Parks is also a graduated embalmer, probably the only one of her sex in this vicinity to have taken a course of this kind. Her husband finds her a valuable assistant. Mr. and Mrs. Parks reside at No. 200 Cole Avenue. Politically Mr. Parks is identified with the Republican party. Fraternally he is a Knight of Pythias, Odd Fellow, and Woodman. A. H. MARKS, who, as vice president and superintendent of the Diamond Rubber Company, occupies a very prominent place in the business world at Akron, belongs to a rather notable body of young men of affairs, who are prominent in a number of the great industries of this city. Mr. Marks was born in 1874, at Lynn, Massachusetts. After completing the High School course at Lynn, Mr. Marks entered Harvard College. Later he became associated with the Boston Wire Hose and Rubber Company, with whom he remained for two years as assistant chemist. For one year subsequently he was with the Revere Rubber Company, at Chelsea, Massachusetts, as chief chemist, leaving there to come to Akron as vice president and superintendent of the Diamond Rubber Company. He is identified with other rubber interests, being president of and a director in the Alkali Rubber Company, occupying also the same relations with the Northwestern Rubber Company, of Liverpool, England, and also with the Pan-American Crude Rubber Company. In October, 1896, Mr. Marks was married to Florence B. Whitney, and they have one child, Robert Whitney. Mr. and Mrs. Marks belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is connected with a number of social organizations, among them being the Portage Country Club, of Akron; the Union Club, of Cleveland; the Hermit Club, of Cleveland, and the Eastern Yacht Club, of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Fraternally, he is a Mason. ALBERT E. ROACH, who fills the important office of paymaster for the B. F. Goodrich Company, of Akron, has been a resident of this city for the past quarter of a century and is a well-known and highly regarded citizen. He was born at Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio, and is a son of Moses N. Roach. The Roach family came to Ohio from Vermont in the person of James Roach, grandfather of Albert E., and was one of the earliest settlers at Twinsburg. Moses N. Roach was born in 1829, at Twinsburg, where he died in 1886, having spent almost his whole life at that place. Albert E. Roach was reared at Twinsburg, attended Bissell Institute, and took a course at the Western Reserve Seminary, at West Farmington, after which he went into the railroad business. For ten years he was connected with the Valley Railroad, and for nine years with the C. A. & C. Railroad. In 1900 he entered the office of the B. F. Goodrich AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 773 Company in his present capacity, which is one of great responsibility, entailing the, accurate handling of large sums of money for the army of employes, incidentally adding greatly to the business of Akron and to the comfort of many of her citizens. On May 13, 1885, Mr. Roach was married to Agnes M. Meikle, the ceremony taking place at Unadilla, Nebraska. They have three children—Ethel M., Elizabeth M. and Alberta. Mr. Roach and family are affiliated with the Universalist Church. For the past fifteen years Mr. Roach has been secretary of Akron Lodge, No. 83, F. & A. M., and belongs also to the Chapter and Council at Akron. His social relations are with the Masonic Club and he was one of the promoters of the Portage Path Canoe Club. CHARLES A. WEIDNER, purchasing agent of the Falls Rivet and Machine Company, at Cuyahoga Falls, has been identified with this important industry for many years. Mr. Weidner was born at Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio, June 29, 1857, and is a son of Jacob F. and Caroline (Hess) Weidner. The father of Mr. Weidner was born in Wertemberg, Germany, January 18, 1827. ad was only eight days old when he was bereft of his mother. He was reared under the caroful but strict supervision of his father ad was taught the trade of cooper. In 1849 he emigrated to America, and after spending one year in Cleveland, came to Cuyahoga Falls, in March, 1850. Here he went into a cooperage business which, during the Civil War, was a very thriving one, and which he carried on as long as it was profitable, retiring some years prior to his death, December 8, 1900. He was active at one time in politics ad served on the City Council. On August 9, 1853, he was married to Catherine Anna Hess, at Vermillion, Ohio, who was born in Hessen, Germany, July 13, 1832, and was brought to America by her parents when four years old. There were five children born to this marriage, namely: Elizabeth, now deceased, who was the wife of E. E. Pierce, of New Brighton, Pennsylvania; Charles A., whose name begins this sketch; Mary C., who married F. D. Vogan, residing at Cuyahoga Falls; George F., residing at Columbus, and Nellie G., who married C. E. Wilsdorf, residing at Cleveland. The mother of this family died April 8, 1905. Both she and husband were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was treasurer for many years. Charles A. Weidner was educated in the common and High Schools at Cuyahoga Falls. In 1875 he entered the employ of the Falls Rivet Company, where he remained about ten years, and then for several years was otherwise engaged, in 1887 re-entering the employ of the same company. For the past fourteen years, Mr. Weidner has been connected with the offices of this company, and for the past three years he has been purchasing agent, a position which carries with it large responsibilities, and the holding of which indicates the high degree of confidence placed in him by his employers. Mr. Weidner married Elsie C. Smith, who is a daughter of William M. Smith, of Cuyahoga Falls, and they have one son, Harry C. In politics Mr. Weidner is a Republican, and for ten years he served as city clerk. E. A. LAWTON, superintendent of the Akron Water Works Company, has been a resident of this city for a period covering forty years. He is of New England birth, born at New Bedford, Massachusetts, September 30, 1836, and was reared and educated in his native place. When nineteen years of age Mr. Lawton went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he secured work as a machinist and lake engineer. He remained in that city for about twelve years, coming then to Akron and entering the employ of the Brewster Coal Company as locomotive engineer, and thus continuing for thirteen years. In 1880, he became superintendent and engineer of the Akron Water Works Company, a responsible position in which he has continued until the present time. Mr. Lawton is a very capable man in his line. Since locating at Akron he 774 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY has sought to fulfil the duties of a good citizen and has worked for improvements of a public nature, aiming to advance the general welfare. For four years he was a member of the City Council from the Fifth Ward. At Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Lawton was married to Mary Cox, who died in 1894. The surviving children are the following: Hannah Ida, residing at home; Alfred, who is a locomotive engineer employed on the Panama Canal; Emma, who is the wife of John Engelhardt, of Atlanta, Georgia; Edward, who is a member of the Cleveland Fire Department; Lottie, who married John Donahue, residing in Chicago; Charles, residing at Akron, and Abbie, who married John Metzler, in the employ of the Diamond Rubber Company. Mr. Lawton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. FRED E. SMITH, president of the South Akron Banking Company, has been a resident of Akron for the past thirty years, and is prominently identified with many of her leading interests. He was born in Portage County, Ohio, September 4, 1857, came to Akron in 1877, and in point of service is the oldest banker still active in the business in this city. Mr. Smith was reared in Portage County through boyhood and attended the common schools and later the Akron schools and Hiram College. When eighteen years of age he started out on the road as salesman and collector for a Cleveland firm, traveling for three years over Ohio and the northeastern States. He then came to Akron, where he was connected with a millinery store for three months, and then was engaged for three years in a real estate and insurance business with John H. Auble. Since then Mr. Smith has been continuously connected with the banking business. For thirteen years he was vice president and cashier of the Second National Bank. The South Akron Bank was organized in May, 1906, and Mr. Smith has been its president since. The banking institutions of Akron have an established reputation throughout the State, and the South Akron Bank is no exception, Mr. Smith's name lending it assurance of stability and fidelity. On account of the confidence felt by his fellow-citizens, he is frequently called upon to act as receiver, and satisfactorily performed the duties of this position for the Aultman-Miller and other companies. In 1882, Mr. Smith was married to Addie E. Tuttle, who is a daughter of Seth Tuttle, who, for forty years was identified with- the Taplen Rice Stove and Furnace Company. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three children, viz: Jessie M., who is the wife of H. M. Eaton, residing at Akron, and Howard R. and Gertrude M., who are students in the Akron High School. Mr. Smith belongs to numerous fraternal, benevolent and business organizations, and has been frequently elected treasurer of the same. He takes a patriot's interest in public affairs and has often been honored by election to positions of trust and responsibility. He has served both as city treasurer ad as a member of the board of Education, also as county treasurer. Personally, he is a man held in very high esteem. His public spirit has helped the city and his benevolence has frequently prompted him to extend a helping hand to those less fortunate than himself. FRED G. ZELLER, a prominent stock farmer of Northampton Township, where he owns 186 acres of land, and has 150 under cultivation, was born at Fremont, Ohio, November 19, 1881, and is a son of George and Lenora (Sharp) Zeller. George Zeller, residing on a fine farm of ninety-five acres, in Portage Township, was born in Stark County, Ohio, March 19, 1852, and is a son of William Zeller, who came to Akron, Summit County, in 1860. He was a saddler by trade and followed this for a number of years in both Greentown and Uniontown, Ohio. He married a daughter of William Wise, of Stark County, and she died in 1888, aged sixty-two years. William Zeller died March 2, 1907, aged eighty-two years. He had acquired considerable property