700 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY ever given on the side of progress, improvement and advancement. His life record illustrates the force of business activity guided by sound judgment. for with the passing years his well directed labors brought him the comfortable competence that now enables him to live retired. THOMAS HOLLINGER. Thomas Hollinger, always identified with general agricultural pursuits, has resided since 1872 upon the farm on which, he now lives, on section 10, Mohican township. It is a splendid tract of land of two hundred and fify-six acres, highly cultivated, and it lies within three-quarters of a mile of his birth place. This natal day was March 28, 1848. his parents being Jacob and Sarah (Brown) , Hollinger. His grandparents were Isaac and Susannah (Bott) Hollinger, who were natives of Laneaster county, Pennsylvania, and arrived in Ohio in 1812. Both spent their remaining days here. Isaac Hollinger passed away in 1826 while his wife survived for forty years and died in 1866. Their only child was Jacob Hollinger, the father of our subject. His birth occurred July 22, 1821. in the same house in which Thomas Hollinger was born. He died in 1852 at the age of thirty-two years, but his son Thomas was but four years of age. He had married Sarah Brown, who was born in Canandaigua county, New York, in 1818, and came here with her parents when eight years of age, She was a daughter of Thomas and Susan (Sowers) Brown, natives of county Cork, Ireland. Thomas Brown came to America in 1800 when eighteen years of age and was married in New York. He died at the very venerable age of ninety-seven years, while his wife passed away in 1852. They were the parents of five sons and five daughters, including Mrs. Sarah Hoilinger, who long survived her husband and was called to her final rest in January, 1905. There were three daughters in the family, all older than the subject of this review, namely: Susannah, now living in Mohican township; Elizabeth, the wife of J. M. Gill, of Jeromeville; and Rhoda, the wife of Jacob Clippinger, of Jeromeville. She was twice married, her first husband having been Solomon Garn. Thomas Hollinger has always resided in Mohican township. The county schools afforded him his educational privileges and he was trained to the work of the farm by his mother. Since 1872, or from the age of twenty-four years he has lived on the place which is now his home. He owns two hundred and fifty-six acres of rich and productive land, all in one body, has three sets of building's upon it and has two tenants. His land lies in sections 10. 3 and 4, Mohican township, his home being on section 10. Here he carries on general farming and stock raising always keeping good grades of stock; while his farm in the various departments of work presents a neat and thrifty appearance. In addition to carrying on his agricultural interests Mr. Hollinger has settled a half dozen estates, being entrusted with considerable important business of that character. He was also receiver for the Glass estate which for over seven years was in litigation. HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 701 Mr. Hollinger has been married twice. In 1869 he wedded Sophronia Beared who was born in Plain township, Wayne county, Ohio, in 1847 and died died in 1882. She was a daughter of Alfred Beard and at her death she left three children: Estella, now the wife of Almond Austin. of Mohican township Alfred at home; and Esther, the wife of L. C. Ebright, of Ashland. Having lost his first wife Mr. Hollinger was married in 1885 to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Clipponger. a native of Pennsylvania. In his political views Mr. Hollinger has been a life-long republican. He was three times nominated for the office of sheriff but was defeated, for the sounty is strongly democratic, there clever being, but one republican sheriff in the history of the county. He belongs to the Brick Bethel church and is one of the holders in trust of the Church of God. He serves as its deacon and trustee and is greatly interested in all of the church work. For the past forty years Mr. Hollinger has kept a diary and can tell what he has done each day in all that length of time. The little volume also contains reference to many important events of this locality which have had bearing upon the history of the community. He has lived in the same neighborhood for more than six decades and has therefore been a witness of many of the events which have shaped its history and molded its policy. He is well known as an enterprising fanner who manifest a a spirit of progress in all that he does and by his well directed efforts has avail substantial success. JAMES B. NELSON. James B. Nelson, a worthy representative of an old pioneer family of Ashland county, is successfully carrying on general agricultural pursuits in Milton township, on the farm which has always been his home. He was born on the 7th November, 1856, a son of Scott and Rose Ann (Wells) Nelson. The father, whose birth also occurred on the old family homestead in Milton township. his natal day being, January 21, 1821, was one of a family of thirteen children and thus was early thrown upon his own resources. Subsequent to the death of his parents he purchased the interest of the other heirs in the home place and thus became the owner of the farm of eighty-three acres which was entered by his father, Robert Nelson, in 1819, and has remained in possession of the family throughout the intervening ninety years. Scott Nelson was a loyal defender of the Union at the time of the Civil war, serving as a member of Company E. Forty-second Regiment, under Captain Barber. Though deprived of educational privileges in youth, he was .a student by nature and through reading, observation and experience gained much practical and valuable knowledge. He was prominent in public affairs and served for many years as justice of the peace, while throughout almost the entire period of his manhood he acted as a school director. His influence and aid were always given on the side of right. truth, justice and progress and his kindly, genial nature and deference for the opinions of others won him the esteem and regard of an extensive circle of warm friends. He was a devout and faithful member of the Lutheran 702 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY church,, in which he served as deacon for many years and also had charge of a Sunday school class until within a few years of his demise. On the 25th of June, 1854, Scott Nelson wedded Miss Rose Ann Wells, who was born in Pennsylvania, August 10, 7.827, and was a daughter of James Wells, a pioneer settler of Ashland county. The death of Scott Nelson, which occurred September 19, 1901, was deeply mourned, not only by the members of his immediate family but also throughout the entire county in which his life had been so honorably and usefully spent. His wife had been called to her final rest on the 23d of August, 1894. James B. Nelson, who was an only son, has always continued to reside on the old homestead place in Milton township, caring for his parents in their declining years. His time and energies have always been devoted to the pursuits of general farming and for twenty-six years he likewise engaged in threshing winning a commendable and gratifying degree of prosperity in his undertakings by reason of his unfaltering diligence and capable business management. Following his father's demise he bought out the other heirs to the home farm and as the years have gone by he has brought the property under a high state of cultivation and improvement, the fields annually yielding bounteous harvests of golden grain. On the 24th of May, 1900, Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Alma J. Burke, a daughter of Henry J Burke. They now have two children: Blanche Ann, who was born in 1904; and Marshall Scott, whose birth occurred May 3, 1909. In his political views Mr. Nelson is a stalwart advocate of the democracy and fraternally is connected with the Knights of Pythias, while in religious faith he is a Lutheran. Living in Ashland county throughout his entire life. his record is familiar to many of our readers and the fact that he is best liked where best. known is an indication of an honorable, upright career. SAMUEL A. LEECH. A farm of two hundred and forty-six acres pays tribute to the cultivation bestowed upon it by Samuel A. Leech, whose life of swell directed thrift and enterprise has brought him to his present position as one of the men of affluence, in Mohican township. He has now passed the seventy-fourth milestone on life's journey but still gives supervision to his place. It was in the neighborhood of his present home, upon a. farm in Mohican township, that he was born June 12, 1835, and in this locality he has always lived, so that his life history is well known to his fellow townsmen. They find in it no estoeric chapter, for his record has been such as would at all times bear close investigation and scrutiny. He represents one of the old families that Pennsylvania furnished to Ashland county. His parents, Gilbert and Sarah (Shearer) Leech, were both natives of Center county, Pennsylvania, and in that state were reared and married. The year 1831 witnessed their arrival in Ohio and the remainder of their days were spent as farming people in Ashland county. The father died ere the first half of the nineteenth century had reached its close, his HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 705 death occurring July 6, 1849, when he was fifty-six years of age. His wife passed away in 1884 at the age of eighty-three years, her birth having occurred in 1801. She had long survived her husband and had here reared her family, numbering nine children, three of whom were born in Pennsylvania ere their removal westward to become pioneer settlers of Ashland county. In order of birth these sons and daughters of the family were: Matthew and William. both deceased; James, who died in childhood; Robert, who died in April, 1868; Samuel A.; Mrs. Martha Stentz, of Mohican township, who has been twice married, her first husband being a Mr. Sugler; Sarah, the deceased wife of Levi Metcalf, who is represented elsewhere in this volume; Margaret, who died at the age of three years; and David. now living in Iowa. As a farm hey Samuel A. Leech was reared, his time being divided between the attainment of an education in the early rural schools, the pleasures of the playground and the work of the fields. His training at farm labor was not meager, for at an early age he began to assist his father in the cultivation and development of the fields upon the old homestead. The occupation to which he was reared he determined to make his life work and since 1871, or for a period of thirty-eight years, he has resided upon his present farm. Ile now owns two hundred and forty-six acres of productive land on which are two sets of farm buildings. This is a well improved property, for the buildings are substantial and in good repair and the fields are highly cultivated. The residence, the barns, sheds and cribs were all erected by Mr. Leech and stand as monuments to his thrift and progressive spirit. He early realized that there is no royal road to wealth and that the present and not the future holds the opportunity. He has therefore improved each passing hour as it has gone by and each day has contributed in a measure to his success as he has carried on general farming and stock-raising. At one time he bought and shipped considerable stock and this proved a, gratifying source of income. He has now in part left the work of his farm to others but still gives to it his personal supervision and in his management displays keen discernment. In 1864 Mr. Leech was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Botdorf, who was born in Mohican township, in October, 1841, and died on the 31st of December, 1901, at the age of sixty years. She was a daughter of George Botdorf and by her marriage became the mother of one child, Hattie Bell, who is now the wife of John Metcalf, who is operating her father's farm. They have one chiId. Helen May. who was born July 24, 1904, and is now the light and life of the household. Comparatively few residents of this county have longer resided within its borders than has Samuel A. Leech, who is a representative of one of the old and honored pioneer families here. His own memory forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present, for he can remember when the homes were largely Jog cabins heated by a fireplace, over which hung the crane supporting the kettles, in which many savory dishes were boiled. The baking was done in the coals upon the hearth. The outdoor life and exercise gave a. zest to appetites that made the meals greatly relished. In the fields the work was done by machinery that was quite crude in comparison to the farm implements in use at the present day. All farm work at that time was done by hand and energy and persistency of purpose constituted the   706 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY Features that enabled the agriculturist to till his fields and care for his groups. Mr. Leech has lived to see many changes in the methods of life, witnessing the introduction of the telegraph and the telephone, the building of the canals and .titer the building of the railroads. In his boyhood it would have seemed impossible for any one to ride over the country in carriages without horse power out the automobile is today a common sight. Rural mail delivery has also men everywhere introduced and invention has brought to the farm all of the conveniences and comforts known to the city. The farm of which Mr. Leech is the owner indicates the spirit of progress that has been abroad in the land For many years and its cultivation has brought to him a substantial financial return. W. H. SAMPSEL, M.D, Dr. W. H. Sampsel, one of the leading physicians arid surgeons of Ashland vhose prominence in the profession is indicated in the liberal and growing patronage accorded him, was born in Oskaloosa., Iowa, June 17, 1850. His parents were David S. and Lydia (Brown) Sampsel, natives of Columbiana and Stark counties respectively. The father was born in 1821. and represented one or the old families of Columbiana county, into which his parents removed on caving their old home in Union county, Pennsylvania. David S. Sampsel, Sr. ,vas one of live brothers, all of whom were physicians and at one time there were forty-two members of the medical fraternity in the family. The brothers of Dr. David S. Sampsel, Sr. were : Dr. Nicholas Sampsel, of Delaware, Ohio; Dr. J. B. P. Sampsel, of Ashland ; Dr. P. W. Sampsel. of Elyria, Ohio; and Dr, Henry William Sampsel. All are now deceased, the last named having died in California. In the county of his nativity Dr. D. S. Sampsel, Sr., read medicine under the direction of Dr. Beymer and later was graduated from the St. Louis Medical College. He entered upon active practice in Louisville, Stark county, Ohio, and was there married. Subsequently he removed to Wayne county, Ohio, where he remained for a short time and then went to Oskaloosa, Iowa, but in 1851 returned to this state and located in Ashland, where he remained in active practice for a period of forty-four years or until the time of his demise, which recurred December 10, 1893. He was an able and learned man not only in the strict path of his profession but in other lines of knowledge as well. In early ife he read law, was admitted to the bar and engaged in practice for two years 3e was an able public speaker, possessing marked oratorical power and was dways active in the ranks of the democracy, not only addressing the public upon issues of the day during campaigns, but also serving in various official positions. For three terms he was mayor of Ashland and gave to the city a businesslike administration characterized by reform and progress. In all of us work in behalf of the municipality he was practical and his, labors proved resultant factors. Under his administration the first street paving was done and stone sidewalks were laid. There has probably never been a citizen in Ashland who has done more real valuable service for the city than Dr, Sampsel. HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 707 He was also spoken of as the most active resident that Ashland has ever had and his record was at all times an honor and credit to the county which honored him. Highly gifted by nature, he used his native talents and acquired ability for the benefit of his fellowmen and for the adoption of higher ideals in all those departments of activity which constitute essential factors in the public life. At the time of the Civil war, constrained by a spirit of lofty patriotism, he put aside all business and personal considerations and went to the front as captain of Company K, Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was injured while crossing the river on a log at the battle of Bull Run and was therefore democratic to resign, after which he returned horse and resumed his professional duties in Ash}and. Tie was several times a candidate for congress on the democratic ticket but the republican strength in this county has always been toq great t to permit of the election of democratic candidates. In all personal relations he was honored and respected by all who knew him and he still has a, firm hold upon the affections of those who knew him in life, for by them his memory is cherished and the recollection of his good work remains as an inspiration to all who were associated with him. Four of his sons followed in his professional footsteps, namely: Dr. D. S. Sampsel, who is mentioned on another page of this volume ; Dr. J. B. F. Sampsel, now deceased ; Dr. W. H.. Sampsel, of this review; and Dr. C. B. Sampsel, of Chicago, Illinois. In his youthful days Dr. W. H. Sampsel attended the public, schools of Ashland and supplemented his high school course there with a scientific course in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. Ile afterward attended Bryant & Stratton Business College at Cleveland and was there graduated in 1870. Subsequently he returned to Ashland and took up the study of law under Judge Thomas Kinney, in whose office he continued his reacting for a year and a half but, thinking to find the practice of medicine more congenial, he entered his father, a well known, capable and prominent physician. In further preparation for this calling W. H. Sampsel, in the fall of 1873, entered the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia., where he completed the regular course and was graduated with the class of 1876. Ile then returned home and for a year was associated with his father in practice but his health failed him, owing to the fact that he was poisoned by chlorine gas in experimental work while in college. He went south to recuperate and spent four years in eastern and southern Texas, after which he returned to Ashland in 1882 and for two years practiced independently. He then again became associated with his father and the business relation between them was maintained up to the time of his father's death in 1893. Since that time Dr. W. H. Sampsel has practiced independently. His business experience and his study of the law have stood him in good stead. He has served repeatedly as expert witness in various murder and will trials and it was said of him by Judge Ryan, of Cleveland, that Dr. Sampsel was the best expert witness he ever had before him on the stand. He is moreover one of the most skilled physicians of Ashland, for he has been a most thorough and discriminating student and has carried his investigations far and wide into the realms of scientific knowledge bearing upon his chosen life work. He has pursued special courses in chemistry under Dr. Leffman, and in surgery under 708 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY Dr. William H. Pancoast. He has also taken a special course in surgery under Professor Samuel F. Gross. Ill health has again forced him largely to put aside the active duties of the profession and for four years he has spent the winter months in Florida. In 1886, Dr. Sampsel was married to Miss Mary Louise Knoth, of Ashland. While he usually votes with the democratic party, he is broad and liberal in his views concerning polities and all vital matters of citizenship. He is now a non-affiliating member of the Masonic fraternity, and the Knights of Pythias lodge and has filled offices in those organizations. Having been a resident of Ashland county through the greater part of his life, he has a. wide acquaintance here and his social qualities and genial disposition have made him popular. Nature and culture have vied in making him ara interesting and entertaining gentleman and wherever he goes he wins the favorable regard of those whom he meets. JOHN PETERSON WOLF John Peterson Wolf, formerly identified with agricultural pursuits in Washington township, but now living retired in Loudonvile, was born March 22, 1848, in Green township, Ashland county, Ohio. A son of Warring and Sarah (Peterson) Wolf, he is the youngest in the family of four children. Reared under the parental roof, his time and attention were largely given to the duties of farm life and he remained on the homestead assisting his father in the cultivation of his crops until twenty-six years of age, when he engaged in farming on his own account, renting a farm northwest of Perrysville, which he operated for three years. At the expiration of that period he purchased eighty acres of farm land in Washington. township, Holmes county, about three miles northeast of Loudonville, and later added eighty acres more, his farm embracing altogether one hundred and sixty acres. Here he engaged in general farming for twenty-one years, bringing his fields under a high state of cultivation. During this period he prospered and became so successful that eventually he was enabled to retire from the active work of the farm and enjoy in well earned retirement the fruits of his former toil.. In the spring in 1898 he removed to Loudonville, where he owns a comfortable home on Wood street. He retains however, the ownership of the farm, which continues to be a source of substantial income to him. In the year 1874, Mr. Wolf was united in marriage to Anna L. Workman, who was born March 2, 1855, in Washington township, Holmes county, Ohio, a daughter of Morgan and Jerusha (Priest) Workman. Her parents both spent their entire lives in the vicinity of Loudonville, where the Workman and Priest families settled during the early pioneer days and traded with the Indians. They are among the old families of' the locality and both are represented extensively throughout this section of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf became the parents of two children: Iona Pearl, who died at the age of twenty-one years; and Iva Leone, the wife of George W. Carey, who resides with Mr. HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 709 Wolf, and by her marriage has become the mother of two children, Stanton Wolf and Kenneth Eugene. Mr. Wolf is a member of the Baptist church of Loudonville, of which his father was one of the charter members, and is a trustee and deacon, being interested in the different phases of the church work. In politics he is a democrat but he has never held nor desired public office, preferring rather to concentrate his energies and attention upon his private interests which, carefully managed, have brought him a gratifying measure of success, Public-spirited in his citizenship and upright in his manhood, he has won the regard and esteem of his fellowmen and has drown drawn himself a wide circle of warm friends. GEORGE W. CAREY Although still a young man in years, George W. Carey has, through diligence and perseverance, advanced step by step in the business world until he now occupies a creditable place in business circles of Loudonville. A native of Green township, Ashland county, Ohio, he was born September 6, 1875, and with the exception of a year or two, has always lived in this locality. His parents, Charles Lincoln and Sarah E. (Stull) Carey, were natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively, the father having spent almost his entire life on the farm upon which the son was born. Upon the homestead farm George W. Carey passed the days of his boyhood and youth. assisting his father in time work of the fields until 1899, when he removed to Montana and secured work there on a ranch. He remained thus actively engaged for only one year, when he returned to his former home. Durring his sojourn in Montana he had a very narrow escape, having been mistaken for another man and shot at three times, the bullets ploughing the earth at his feet. He subsequently came to Loudonville, and was here employed in a furniture factory for six months. He then started to learn the barber's trade and after an apprenticeship of about six months he established himself in business on his own account. Beginning with a small three-chair shop, he gradually extended his business until eventually his enterprise was the largest of this hind in Loudonville. His connection with this line of activity extended from 1904 until 1908. In the latter year he sold his shop and became interested in the automobile business, to which be is now devoting his entire time. He is the agent for the Buick and Cameron air-cooled machines, and his energy and perseverance, combined with good business ability, are important factors in the success of the companies he represents in this district. In 1903 was celebrated the marriage of George W. Carey and Iva Leone, a native of Ashland county and a daughter of John Peterson and Anna L. (Workman) Wolf, both natives of Ohio, who now reside in Loudonville. Extended mention of them is made on another page of this volume. In politics Mr, Carey is allied with the republican party, although the honors and emoluments of office have had no attraction for him, the duties of his private business affairs demanding his entire time and attention. Ile has been quick to recog- 710 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY nize his opportunities and each change that has come to him has been a forward step in his business enreer. Mr. and Mrs. Care have many friends in this city who entertain for them a warm regard. JOHN KUFFMAN STAMMAN. It is not alone the long years of his residence in Mifflin township that entitles John Kuffman Staman to representation in this volume, but the kind of life that he has led, whereby he has become a valued citizen in the community. He has long been identified with its growth and industrial interests and at the same time has not been unknown in connection with public. affairs. Today he is conducting his place as a summer resort as well as for the cultivation of the cereals best adapted to soil and climate and the Staman farm is popular with many summer visitors. Ashland county was a. part of Richland county at the time of the birth of our subject. whose natal day was March 8, 1833, and the place of his nativity Mifflin township. His paternal grandparents were Jacob and Barbara (Hershey) Staman, both natives of Pennsylvania. The father built a mill in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, during the war of 1812, as did his brother-in-law, Jacob Musser. At that time wheat was selling at three dollars and sixty cents per bushel but when the war was over the price fell to sixty cents and they suffered heavy losses, resulting, in their failure. About eight years later they came to Ohio. The maternal grandparents of John K. Staman were Dr. John and Barbara (Brubaker) Kuffman, natives of Pennsylvania. The Staman, Kuffman, Brubaker, Hershey and Musser families, together with many others, were Swiss Mennonites and were the first families who located in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, by the invitation of William Penn in 1709. Later many of their descendants came to Ohio. After that first settlement colonies of Mennonites made the, voyage to the new world and practically settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The name of Staman. was originally spelled Stehmann but has undergone various changes since the first of the name came to the new world, various spellings being adopted, including Staman, Stramen and Stemen. Removing westward to Ohio, Jacob and Barbara (Hershey) Staman spent their last days in Ashland county. Their son, Benjamin Staman, was the father of our subject. He was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, as was his wife, Anna Kuffman. However they came to Ashland county with their respective parents about 1827 and were married here, spending their remaining; days in Mifflin township. The death of Mrs. Staman occurred when she was seventy-three years of age, while Mr. Staman reached the age of seventy-six years, surviving his wife a number of years. He was a farmer and miller and lived a life of well directed industry and thrift. Unto them were born a family of five. children: John K. ; Jacob B., who died at the age of nineteen years ; Christian C., who is a neighbor of John K. ; Barbara nn, who died at the age of four years; and one who died unnamed in infancy. John Kuffman Staman has spent his entire life in this county and has a very wide acquaintance here. During, his boyhood days he was an invalid and HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 711 at time was thought that he would never reach manhood. The outdoor life however, proved beneficial and he gained his strength and vigor as the years went by. Through the period of his minority he worked on the home farm and in his father's sawmill. He had charge of the mill for forty-nine years as head sawyer, being employed there from the time that he was old enough to do any work in connection with the mill. Ile had advanced only a little distance on the jouney of life when he took up the work of dressing lumber, and he became thoroughly conversant with every department of the, business. As opportunity offered he acquired his education in the common schools and also taught school for one term. Afterward going to Ashland he there pursued some preparatory work and subsequently again engaged in teaching through two winter terms, having about ninety pupils for eleven days one terra and one clay nearly one hundred while teaching in the village of :Mifflin. As it was impossible for one person to hear all of the classes he had the older scholars assist him in teaching the younger ones. It was regarded in the community as a splendid school, the work done being of a thorough and practical character. After he had taught his first term he commanded the highest price of any teacher in the township. Potting aside the work of the schoolroom, however, he concentrated his energies upon farming and milling. For three years, however, he had an interest in a tannery in Mansfield in association with the lumber. He was at one the owner of one hundred and forty acres of the old homestead which comprised one hundred and eighty acres of land, being made up of parts of three quarter section in Pleasant township on the north side of the village. of Mifflin. Mr, Staman now has a fine home and good outbuildings upon his farm, his residence being situated on a hill which is a natural building site and commands a fine view of the surrounding country. With his own hands Mr. Staman aided in the erection of all of the buildings, for he is a natural mechanic and can do almost anything in wood or iron work his life has been a very busy and useful one, in which there have been few leisure moments. He has made every hour count to the utmost and his place bears evidence of the care and labor which he has bestowed upon it. This is indeed one of the most beautiful spots in the county and during the past thirteen years Mr. Starnan. has entertained people from all parts of this country and has also had visitors from England, France, Switzerland and Holland, and no one has ever been dissatisfied with the accommodations afforded. In 1869 Mr. Staman was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Graybill, who was born in this county in 1847, and is a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Graybill. Her father was a Swiss Mennonite, who went to Germany and theme came to the new world. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Staman has been blessed with five children: Annie, the wife of Harry Lemon, of Ashland; Clara D., at home; Willard G., living in Mifflin; Frank K., who died at the age of twenty-three years; and Ray M., at home. In his political views Mr. Staman is a stalwart republican. The family were originally Whigs but all voted for Fremont, espousing the cause of the new republican party on its organization. Mr. Staman of this review has voted the state and national ticket since that time, never missing an election, for he believes that its principles contain the best elements of good government. He 712 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY well remembers when William Henry Harrison visited this district during his presidential campaign, although he was but a little had of seven years at the time. He has held school offices during the greater part of his life and the cause of education finds in him a warm and stalwart champion, for he recognizes the value of intellectual training as a, preparation for life's practical and responsible duties. Religiously he is connected with the Lutheran church of Mifflin. He has now reached the age of seventy-six years and is still an active factor in the business interests of the township in which he has always lived His record is indeed a creditable one, winning it for him the comfidence and good will of all who know him. JAMES B. CHASE. James B. Chase, superintendent of the Ashland county infirmary, in which connection his service has been entirely satisfactory to all concerned, was born near Navarre, in Stark county, Ohio, August 27, 1856. He is a son of Hon. James E. and Jane (Doty) Chase, natives of Vermont and Ohio respectively. Both spent their last days, however, in Ashland county, where Mr. Chase died in 1900 at the age of seventy-six years, while his wife passed away in 1888 at the age of sixty-six years. He had. taken up his abode in Stark county, Ohio, during his childhood days, accompanying his parents on their removal to this state, and there he was reared to farm life. He not only was prominent as an agriculturist but was also active in political circles and did not a little to mold public thought and opinion. For two terms he served in the state legislature as the representative born Stark county and after the Civil war broke out he represented Ashland county in the general assembly, his first election being followed by his selection for the position for a second term. It was in February, 1862, that he removed to this county and spent his remaining days upon a farm in Jackson township. He held a number of township and other local offices and was a life long democrat. His chief political service, however, was as a member of the Ohio assembly, where he gave earnest support to various valuable measures that are now found upon the statue books of the state. He was actuated in all that he did by a desire for the public good and his loyalty and patriotic service stood as an unquestioned fact in his career. Unto him and his wife were born seven children. Mary and Ellen were twins, the former now the widow of J. J. Moore of Effingham county, Illinois, while the latter is the widow of David Wise and resides in Polk, Ohio. Samantha A. is the wife of. P. A. Myers, of Ashland. James B. is the fourth in order of birth. Orlin D. is living in Cleveland. Sherwood M., is a resident of Columbus, and Nelson H., is residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. James B. Chase was five years of age when his parents removed to Ashland county, settling on a farm two miles south of Polk. There he was reared, his experiences being such as usually fall to the lot of farm lads. His early education, acquired in the district schools, was supplemented by study in the Polk high school and in the Lodi Academy and the Vermillion Institute at Hayes- HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 715 ville. His education was all acquired in this county and after teaching for one term in the county, he spent five terms as a teacher in the schools of Effingham county, Illinois, and three terns in Dakota territory. While in that section of the country he pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land in Spink county, began the improve tent of the place and resided thereon for nearly five years. Mr Chase was married while in Illinois, the lady of his choice being Miss Fannie L. Landenberg, who was born near Frankfort, Kentucky, in 1858, and was a daughter of Aaron and Susan (Foster) Landenberg, who were natives of Kentucky but died in Illinois. It was on the 4th of January, 1883, that their daughter Fannie gave her hand in marriage to Mr. Chase. While they were living in Dakota the wife's health failed and they returned to Ashland county in 1887. Mr. Chase then engaged in farming in Jackson township until appointed to his present position as superintendent of the Ashland county infirmary. His appointment was made on the 22d of October, 1903, and on the 1st of January, 1904, he assumed the duties of the position, in which he has since continued by annual reappointment. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Chase were born two sons: Don L., a student in the Ohio State University, where he is pursuing a, civil engineering course; and Fay E, who resides on his father's farm of fifty-three acres in Montgomery township. He married Dora Long, a daughter of David Long. The wife and mother passed away February 17, 1890, and on the 27th of April, 1892, Mr. Chase was again married, to Miss Lilly V. Landenberg, a, sister of his first wife. In his political views Mr. Chase is a democrat, always giving stanch support to the party. For two years he was appointed county infirmary superintendent when the board had a republican majority. While living in South Dakota he was clerk of the school board for three years, the board having charge of two civil townships. During his incumbency four schoolhouses were built and nineteen hundred dollars worth of bonds were sold. For the past twelve life has been a member of the Knights of the Maccabees and is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Ashland. Throughout his entire life he has commanded the confidence and good will of all who know him and his personal worth as well as his business ability entitles him to the position which he is now filling in a most creditable manner. MAURICE FRINK John and Mary Frink, remote ancestors of the subject of this review, came to his country from England in 1631, on the sailing vessel. Lion, and settled in Massachusetts. The family is remarkable from a military point of view, having Frink and representatives in many of the country's wars, the great-great-grandfather, John Frink and four of his sons having participated in the struggle for American independence, in which conflict. Thomas Frink, one of the sons, was fife major, the fife he he played also being used by his son Thomas in the strife with Great Britain in the war of 1812, and again by a relative during the Civil war. It is 716 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY a prized heirloom and highly treasured by Mrs. Trimble, n relative, as an evidence of the valuable services which her ancestors have rendered this country. The great-great-grandfather and great-grandfather of Maurice Frink were with General Washington at the battle of Saratoga, in which they acquitted themselves with bravery and distinction. Maurice FrinK's mother's people came from Bucks county, Pennsylvania in the early '30s, settling, in Orange township, this county, his paternal ancestors having also been pioneers of this part of the country, both families having engaged against the great odds of pioneer days with other settlers in their struggle to place themselves in circumstances favorable to their subsistence.. Perry W. Frink, his father, wedded Mary A Ling. He carne with his parents from Madison county, New York, in 1836, and settled near Wellington where they remained for a year, subsequently removing to Sullivan township which at that time was a dense forest. M. Frink later applied himself to his trade of shoemaking, conducting a shop until the year 1856, his business prospering to such an extent as to require the employment of several hands, this number being required since in those days, there being no machinery for the manufacture of boots and shoes, these products had to be made solely hr hand. In this business he acquired considerable means and finally gave up the occupation and resorted to farming, having purchased a tract of valuable land, on which he pursued agriculture until his death, February 1, 1903, and he was buried February 4, of that year on his eighty-third birthday anniversary, his wife departing., this life October 13, 1892. Of their family those surviving are: Maurice; Jennie M., widow of A. S. Clarke, residing in Bardford, Pennsylvania; and Edwin P., who for many years was a. railway mail clerk on the Pennsylvania lines but is now engaged in the real-estate business in the state of Washington. Maurice Frink was employed on his father's fain, where he spent his boyhood days and youth, in the meantime acquiring his preliminary education in the district schools and subsequently pursuing a course of study in Oberlin College, after leaving which institution he taught in the district schools, of Medina county for four years during the winter tern, working on the home farm the remaining months of the year. Following his marriage which occurred in 1879 Mr. Frink continued the pursuit of agriculture until 1892 when he established himself in the hay and grain business in Sullivan in company with his brother-in-law, George C. McConnell, continuing in this business until 1907, when he withdrew from the concern and now con flues his energies to performing the duties of postmaster, to which station he was appointed in 1896. On December 10, 1879, Mr. Frink wedded Miss Addie C. McConnell, daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Miller) McConnell, her father being a prominent farmer and influential citizen of Jackson township, and to this union were born two children : Clara M., who passed away in 1900 in her seventeenth year and who had been graduated from the Sullivan high school and was esteemed for her rare attainments; and Leon M., who wedded Lulu, daughter of Ernest A. and Ina Johnson, residents of South Dakota, the young couple having two children,, Yvonne and Enid A. Mr. Frink has served Sullivan township in a number of political capacities, having been assessor for three years and justice of the pence for nine Years, declining to serve longer in the last named office HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 717 and aside from being a notary public, the duties of which office he has been performing for a long season, he is clerk of the tow sip and of the board of education. In polities he is a republican, active in the affairs of his party and is an ardent supporter of measures purposing the betterment of the conditions of the community. Being a public spirited citizen, who desires the business progress of the community, he has engaged in promoting a number of enterprises, and was active in the organization of the Sullivan Telephone Company, which has developed into a strong local concern, of which he is secretary, being a man of excellent executive judgment, he has been successful in all his business under takings, having by his industry and enterprise accumulated a comfortable fortune, and is now living in retirement as a substantial citizen of this place, justly meriting the reputation he courts as a leading and worthy citizen. NATHANIEL McDOWELL COE Nathaniel McDowell Coe was numbered among the honored veterans of the Civil war and was a citizen whose influence was always given on the side of progress reform and improvement, he had long, been connected with agricultural interests and was thus identified with the business affairs of the community, his home being located on section 33, Green township, where he owned and cultivated one hundred and sixty acres of land. He was born near Dalton, Wayne county, Ohio, May 26, 1834, a son of James and Maria (McDowell) Coe, natives of Jefferson county, Ohio, and Washington county, Pennsylvania, respectively. The father died on the old home farm in Hanover township, this county, while the mother afterward spent eight years in the home of her son, Nathaniel. and then passed away. The were the parents of ten children, of whom one son, Joseph, was mortally wounded at the battle of Chickamauga died a few days later. Nathaniel M. Coe, whose name introduces this record, spent the first eleven years of his life in the county of his nativity and the work of the farm in all of its various phases became familiar to him. In 1845 the family removed to Ashland county, settling in Hanover township upon a farm bordering Clear Fork. There. Nathaniel Coe remained until his marriage, when he purchased the farm that now belongs to his widow, making his home thereon until his death. He was an enterprising, practical and progressive man, his place of one hundred and sixty acres, situated on section 33. Green township, a mile and a half south of Perrysville, being a well improved property. He brought the fields under a high state of cultivation, erected good buildings upon his land, divided the place into fields of convenient size, had well kept fences and seemed the latest improved machinery to promote the farm work. He taught school in early life but otherwise gave his attention entirely to general agricultural pursuits throughout his business career. There urine an interruption to his work, however, in his service in the Civil war for in May, 1861, Mr. Coe responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting as a member of Company E Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at 718 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY the call for seventy-five thousand men to serve for three months. On the expiration of that term he reenlisted on the 10th of October, 1861, becoming a member of Company E, Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until December 4, 1864. He then again offered his services to the government, veteranizing as a member of Company H, Sixth Regiment of United States Veteran Volunteer Infantry on the 22d of March, 1865. Under the enlistment he served until the 21st of March, 1866. He was sergeant during his three years' term of service and did clerical duty in the adjutant general's office dering his third enlistment. He was three times wounded and on other occasions his clothing was pierced by bullets. At the battle of Chickamauga he sustained a wound in the leg and fell into the hands of the rebels but was exchanged on parole on the 28th of September, 1863. He returned to the regiment which, in the following May, participated in the Atlanta campaign and he was wounded in the battle of Franklin, but not severely. That was the most hotly contested engagement in which he participated throughout the war and he was in the thickest of the fight. Ile continued on military duty until almost a year after the surrender of General Lee and his record was that of a brave and fearless soldier who never faltered in his allegiance to the odd flag and the cause which it represented. Following his return from the war Mr. Coe was married in 1867 and not long afterward purchased a farm, turning his attention to general agricultural pursuits. He also gave his attention to other pursuits, having in 1888 purchased the Perrysville mills, which he operated until 1894. As stated it was in 1867, that Mr. Coe was married, the lady of his choice being Miss Letitia Jane Tannehill, who was born August 24, 1838, on the farm where she now resides and which has always been her home. I her parents were Melzar and Sarah (Oliver) Tannehill, the former born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, June I8, 1801, while the mother's birth occurred in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1797. He was a son of Melzar and Eleanor (Lyle) Tannehill. The Tannehill family is of Scotch lineage and was founded in America by John Tannehill. the father of Melzar Tannehill, Sr., who, with two brothers, came to America about 1745 He married Rachael, a daughter of John and Raehael Adamson, who were natives of England. Mr. and Alrs. John Tannehill had eight sons, of whom Adamson, Josiah and Bazil, the three oldest, served in the Revolutionary war, the first two holding official rank. The last named died on board the old Jersey prison ship. Adamson Tannehill was born June 23, 1750, in Maryland was the first to volunteer for service in the war for independence. He enlisted from Maryland in 1775 as a duty sergeant in a company commanded by Captain Price and in September following he was promoted to the third lieutenancy in the same company while before Boston, and soon afterward was commissioned with rank of first lieutenant and later Captain. He was present at the capture of the Hessians at Trenton and was also at Princeton when the enemy abandoned that place. The remainder of the campaign was spent in the enemy's lines with a special command from General Washington. In 1777 he joined the celebrated Partisans Rifle Corps (sharpshooters) under General Daniel Morgan and acted as his body guard on the day on whin Burgoyne surrendered his troops to Morgan at Saratoga. Subsequently he marched, HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 719 to Frederickstown with a detachrnent of prisoners taken on that occasion and was later ordered to Fort Pitt with the remainder of Rawling's regiment which he commanded after the reorganization of the American army. At the close of the war he was breveted lieutenant colonel, spending his remaining days in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. At the time of the second war with England he again offered his aid to the country and served as a brigadier general in the war of 1812. He was a very prominent and influential man in his part of the state and was twice elected to represent Allegheny county in congress. He died December 23, 1820. The other two, brothers, although perhaps less distingushed, were no less faithful to their country in the time of peril. Melzar TannehIll, Sr., another son of the same family, having arrived at years of maturity, was married to Miss Eleanor Lyle, who was born September 10, 1767, in Ireland and in her girlhood days went to Pennsylvania with her parents, Charles and Letitia (Campbell) Lyle. They established their home in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1774 and afterward went to Pittsburg. They had three daughters and one son, including Mrs. Melzar Tannehill, Sr. In 1810 Melzar Tannehill, Sr., came to this county and entered from the government a farm upon wrhich his granddaughter, Mrs. Coe, now resides. In the following spring he removed his family to the place and established his home in the midst of the western wilderness. Two of his sons, Charles and Bazil, had come ahead of the family, had cleared a field, planted some corn and built a cabin, so that some preparation had been made for the other members of the household upon their arrival. Mr. and Mrs. Melzar Tannehill, Sr., spent their remaining days upon this place. They had a. family of ten children, one of whom died in Pennsylvania, while the others came to Ashland county. During the spring after his arrival Mr. Tannehill set out an orchard which was propagated by seed given by that well known philanthropist who realized what it would mean to future generations to have orchards planted throughout the country, so largely distributing free seeds that he was called throughout the west "Johnnie Appleseed," His son, Melzar Tannehill, Jr., was hut ten years of age when the family arrived in Ohio and here he was reared amid the wild scenes of frontier life. Having arrived at adult age he wedded Sarah Oliver, a daughter of Allen and Elizabeth (Kinney) Oliver. Her paternal, grandparents were Daniel and Mary Oliver, who removed from New Jersey to Washington county, Pennsylvania, after the Revolutionary war. Her maternal grandparents were Louis and Mary (Brower) Kinney, natives of New Jersey, who reproved to Washington county, Pennsylvania, and afterward to Ashland county, Ohio, where their last days were passed. Their daughter Elizabeth was born in New Jersey, November 19,1762, and in early womanhood gave her hand in marriage to Allen Oliver, who was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, in May, 1759. They became the maternal grandparents of Mrs. Coe. Mr. Oliver died near Perrysville, Ohio September 28, 1823, and his wife died in the same locality October 13, 1828. It was their daughter Letitia Jane who became the wife of Mr. Coe. She was one of a family of five children. Elizabeth became the wife of James A. Van Horn and after his death married Wilson Enos. Her death occurred in 1900. Charles Lyle, the second member of the family, died February 12, 1908, 720 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where he spent the greater part of his life. Nancy Eleanor resides with Mrs. Coe. Mary died in 1884. Mrs. Coe is the youngest and by her marriage became the mother of seven children: Stella Grace, Eleanor Winifred and Anna, Louise, all at home; Mary Leila. the wife of H. M. Doty residing in Reading, Pennsylvania; Sarah Letitia, the wife of L. F. Ayers, whose home is about a mile west of Loudonville; and Olive Maria, at hair. The only son of the family, J. Willard, died in infancy. In his political views Mr. Coe was a stalwart republican and his fellow townsmen called him to serve in several local offices. He filled the position of township trustee and was also officially connected with the schools. He was deeply interested in the intellectual and moral progress of the community and was a devoted and consistent member of the Presbyterian church of Perrysville, in which he served as an elder for twenty-four years and as a trustee and treasurer for many years. He belonged to Zeigler Post, G. A. R.. of Perrysville, and was very active in temperance work, and in fact supported every movement which he believed would aid in uplifting humanity and promoting the moral progress of the community. In matters of citizenship he was as true and loyal to his country as when he followed the old flag on southeran battlefields. Friendship was to him no mere idle term. He was always loyal to those in whom he reposed confidence and he judged men, not by their position, but by their character worth. He left to his family the priceless heritage of an untarnished name and in Ashland county those of his household who survive him are proving themselves, as he ever did, worthy citizens of the community After a useful and well spent life he passed away February 15, 1897. SOLOMON HOHENSHIL Eighty years ago Chester township was an almost unbroken portion and in the midst of a heavily wooded district stood a little log cabin in which Solomon Hohenshil was born, his natal day being January 6, 1829. His parents were Conrad and Barbara (Painter) Hohenshil, both of whom were natives of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Both the paternal arid maternal grandparents came from Germany and settled in the Keystone state. prior to the opening of the Revolutionary war. The grandfather Hohenshil acted as teamster for the colonial army during the progress of hostilities and when away from home the British troops made a raid upon his place and burned the house. In the early years of the nineteenth century John Painter, the material grandfather, came to Ohio and entered the land upon which his son-in-law, Conrad Hohenshil, located in 1822. At that time the entire tract was covered with forest, the trees were very thick and in fart the wooded regions were so dense that a clearing had to be made for a space upon which to build a little cabin home. In that primitive dwelling Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hohenshil began their married life. The house had a puncheon floor and the wide fireplace served both for heating and cooking. There was much wild game to he had and it HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 721 furnished food and also offered excitement to those who enjoyed hunting. Mr. Painter had three tracts of land entered, two of one hundred and sixty acres each and one of eighty acres, upon which Conrad Hohenshil located. There in the little cabin home he reared his family. Unto him and his wife were born eight children. Peter, Mary, John, Solomon, Lydia, Sarah, Carolina and Ely. The last named died in youth, while the others all grew to manhood and womanhood and remained residents of Ohio with the exception of Lydia, who died at her home near Bay City, Michigan, in the spring of 1908. The other sisters are all living but Solomon Hohenshil is the only son who survives. The father was a shoemaker by trade and worked at that occupation during the winter months. He cleared his land and tilled the soil during the summer seasons until his sons were able to take charge of the cultivation of the fields, after which he gave his entire time and energies to shoemaking until his death, which occurred December 2, 1873. his wile died July 2, 1838. He had accumulated a substantial competency, having given his entire attention to his business affairs. He was a quiet conservative man and in early life a devoted member of the Lutheran church, while later he became connected with the United Brethren church. He reared his family to reverence God and morality and to follow the strictest principles of integrity. Solomon Hohenshil remained on the old home farm until nineteen years of age and obtained his education in a little log schoolhouse in the midst of the forest. He then took up the tanner's trade under the direction of a cousin, Jacob Painter, at Congress, Wayne county, Ohio, and after completing his apprenticeship acted as manager of a tin shop in Pittsburg, Ohio, for one year and also spent a year in the same way in Lattsburg, Ohio. In March, 1851, he engaged in the tinning and hardware business on his own account in Rowsburg and is the only business man now living who resided in that village when he took up his abode there. In addition to conducting a hardware store he has also handled farm implements and has been recognized as one of the reliable and representative merchants of the community, winning the trust and esteem of those with whom he has come in contact through business or social relations. On the 1st of May, 1850, Mr. Hohenshil was married to Miss Catherine McHose, a daughter of Isaac McHose, a native of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio late in life. In the east he had engaged in the milling and hotel business. Mr. and Mrs. Hohenshil have one daughter, Allavista S., now the wife of F. E. Myers, a prominent manufacturer of Ashland. Mrs. Hohenshil departed this life June 5, 1900, and was laid to rest in a cemetery at Rowsburg. She had for many years held a prominent place in the life of that village and her many admirable qualities won her the friendship and love of those with whom she was associated. In his political views Mr. Hohenshil is a democrat in his belief concerning principles yet he is so strongly partisan that he will not vote for a republican when he thinks the best interests of the community will be conserved thereby. He has held the office of township treasurer for more than twenty years, was justice of the peace six years and was school director for many years. In all these positions he has discharged his duties with a singleness of purpose that none has questioned and his reelection indicates the trust reposed in him. His 722 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY influence is always on the side of justice, truth and right. When twelve years of age he joined the United Brethren church and has since been loyal to its teachings He has held various offices in the church, has been superintendent of the Sunday school for years and has always been a church and Sunday school worker. He wisely values his own self-respect and that of his fellowmen as infinitely preferable to wealth, fame or position and while he is now comfortably situated in life, he has never won his success at the cost of his honor nor at the sacrifice of the interests of others. GEORGE W. EMENICK. George W. Emerick, one of the county commissioners, serving now for the third year while his incumbency will continue for two years more, is also accounted one of the enterprising and progressive agriculturalists of Lake township. He owns and occupies a farm that has long been in possession of the family. He is the son of Jacob and Sarah (Green) Emerick and a grandson of John and Mary (Troutman) Emerick. His grandfather died here of smallpox many years ago, after which the grandmother went to Van Wert county, Ohio, for a visit and there passed away ten years following her husband's demise. They had a family of five sons and five daughters, all of whom reached adult age. Jacob Emerick, father of George W. Emerick, was born in Lancaster county Pennsylvania,, and accompanied his parents to Ashland county in 1820. He purchased a farm of about four hundred acres on the west side of Mohican creek in township, there built a cabin and made a clearing, after which he returned to Pennsylvania and the following year brought his family to this state. The remainder of his life was here passed. He entered his land from the government and gave his time and attention to its cultivation and development throughout his remaining days. He. was prominent in public affairs and served as county commissioner for some years. He wedded Miss Sarah Green, who was born in Licking county, Ohio, and they became the parents of five sons and five daughters. The father departed this life in 1864 at the age of fifty-six years, while the mother died in 1885 at the age of eighty years. Of their children seven are deceased, while one brother and one sister of our subject are yet living. George W. Emerick is the youngest of the three who survive, he has always resided on the farm which is now his home and which is a tract of rich land of one hundred and sixty acres, covering the southeast quarter of section 3, Lake township. There are good buildings upon it and it is a well improved property, lacking in none of the accessories and conveniences of a model farm. Mr. Emerick has built two barns and his own dwelling and has remodeled the other dwelling upon the place, which is occupied by Noah Stull and wife. There are two entire sets of buildings upon the farm and everything is kept in a state of good repair, indicating the enterprising spirit of the owner. HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 725 Mr. Emeriek carries on the work of the fields and the raising of stock, and both branches of his business are proving profitable. In 1864 occurred the marriage of George W. Emerick and Miss Caroline Crumlick who was born in Plain township, Wayne county, Ohio, October 2, 1841, and there resided until her marriage, spending her girlhood days in the home of her parents, John and Katharine (Stinger) Crumlick, both of whom were natives of Franklin county, Pennsylvania. They became early residents of Wayne county„ Ohio, where they lived until called to the home beyond. Their familv numbered ten children, of whom two died in infancy. Unto Mr. abd Mrs. Emeriek were born seven children : Lillian, at home; Philora, the wife of Stewart Greenlee, living in Mansfield; Thurman, who died at the age of eight years; Noah, a resident of Ashland county; John, residing in Vermillion township; Dora, the wife of Charles Kick, of Mohican; and Cloyd, whose home is in Cleveland. Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Emerick has been a stalwart supporter of the democracy and is recognized as one of the leaders of the party in this portion of the county. He is proving a most acceptable official in the office of county commissioner, in which he has already served for three years, while his present term will continue for two years more. He was also a trustee of Lake township for about eighteen years and has ever been most prompt and faithful in the discharge of his official duties. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons and in his life exemplifies the beneficent spirit of the craft. He is entirely free from ostentation and display and is recognized as a representative man whose strongly marked characteristics are those which make for good citizenship as well as for enterprise in business. The farm which he owns has never been out of the possession of the family, having had but two owners, Mr. Emeric of this review, and his father. F. COWAN, M. D. Dr. F. Cowan, one of the best known physicians of Ashland, was born here in 1848, a son of Dr. J. P. and Mary Jane (Hooker) Cowan. The father was a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, born in 1823, and located in Ashland county, Ohio, in 1846. The mother, whose birth occurred in 1828, is still living in Marion, Ohio. Dr. J. P. Cowan was a graduate of the Starling Medical College, of Columbus, Ohio, and practiced in Ashland county from 1846 until his death, which occurred in 1895. Ilis medical skill and surgical ability gave him an excellent reputation throughout this section of the state and he was frequently called for consultation by the members of the fraternity, being particularly successful in surgical operations, in which he was noted for his care and exactness. He took a. deep interest in polities and was very influential throughout the county. He was a member of the Ohio state legislature from 1855 until 1859 and was a member of congress in 1874, serving one term in that honorable body. He was not onlywell known for his professional abilities and political advancement but also as a business man for he dealt considerably in 726 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY real estate, being quite successful in his transactions. He was a Royal Arch Mason and a democrat in politics, a strong and able advocate of the principles of his party, to whose candidates he was always loyal. Amid his pressing professional and business affairs he never lost sight of his religions obligations and attended divine services at the Methodist church, of which he was a member. Being a man of good character, he entertained an excellent reputation throughout the county wherein his usefulness as a physician will long be remembered. In his family were nine children, the surviving ones being: Dr. F., born in 1848 William F., born in 1859; Lucy Horseman, whose birth occurred in 1861 and who resides at Marion, this state ; and Edgar H., who was born in 1864 and who also resides in that city. The common schools of this city afforded Dr. F. Cowan his prelimary educational advantages and after completing a course of study in the high school he entered the College of Physicians & Surgeons, of Cleveland, Ohio subsequently taking a post-graduate course in the Long Island Medical Colleger of New York, being graduated from that institution in 1872. He then began the practice of medicine in Ashland, where he has since been following his profession. He is a man of wide learning; in the department of materia medica and is also a skilled surgeon, his popularity as a practitioner winning him on extensive and remunerative patronage. In 1872 Dr. Cowan was united in marriage to Miss Retta A. Bushnell, by whom he has had two daughters, Carrie G (Cowan) Duff, of Ashland; and Helen O. (Cowan) Warner, who resides in Mansfield, this state. Politically the Doctor is a democrat and, ,having given scrutinizing study to the principles of his party, is convinced of their feasibility to promote the nation's welfare and is always loyal to its candidates. He is prominent in Masonic circles and is a member of the Methodist church. Being a man whose scholarly habits keep him abreast of the times in all the departments of his profession, his career has been attended with the greatest usefulness and he is popular throughout the county as a physician and surgeon and also as an honorable and worhty citizen. ANSON HYDE. Anson Hyde, an agriculturist and stock breeder of Sullivan township, this county, was born in Chatham township, Medina county, Ohio, July 5, 1851, a son of Henry and Sarah M. (Johnson) Clyde. His father's family came from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and his mother's from Vermont to this state in the early pioneer days, here following agricultural pursuits. The elder Mr. Hyde inherited the land on which his father had settled and which he himself in his boyhood days had helped to clear and improve. He resided upon it with his wife until they departed this life. Amid the duties and experiences of farm life Anson Hyde spent his boyhood days, attending the district school during the winter season. After completing his studies there instead of going back to the farm he was apprenticed to a shoemaker, with whom he learned the trade, becoming a journeyman. He next HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 727 turnerd his attention to making cheese and butter, which at that time was a lucrative industry in this county and for twenty-one years he conducted a cheese and butter factory in Sullivan township for the same firm. This long period of service with one, company bears witness to his skill, business ability and industry. In 1892 he resigned the management of the concern and engaged in agricultural pursuits on the farm on which ha now resides, the property being commonly known as the old James Dunlap farm. It contains two hundred and five acres. all of which is tillable with the exception of twenty acres of timber land, and the entire tract. is well improved, thoroughly drained and is under a high state of cultivation. Here he engages in general farming arid, being a student of soils and the rotation of crops, his production is of an excellent quality. In addition to raising general crops he has a herd of milk cows and disposes of their product to local creameries. he has practically spent his entire life in a study of milk giving cattle and perhaps knows as much if not more about the breeding of that class of animal, in order to bring; it to its highest state of perfection, than any other man in the county or, in fact, in the state. He handles only thoroughbred Holstein stock, for which he has at wide reputation, and his herds are recognized as among the very best in the state, his kine finding a ready market. He is called upon to ship yearly quite a number of head throughout this and adjoining stats. He gives considerable attention to the various ]rinds of stock and aside from breeding cattle he also raises draft horses, sheep and hogs, doing quite a shipping business. On January 28, 1874, Mr. Hyde wedded Jennie Gordon, daughter of John and Rebecca (Mellon) Gordon, her father being a well known stockman and agriculturist of Orange township. To this union have been born four children, all of whom are graduates of Sullivan Central high school, namely: Arthur G., a physician of Cleveland, Ohio, and Charles W., who practices medicine in Washington, D. C. Both were students at Hiram College, the former having left that institution in his second year to serve in the Spanish-American war as a member of the hospital corps. David C., another son, is a student in the veterinary department of the Ohio State University, and the fourth child, a daughter, is a trained nurse at St. Luke's hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. In polities Mr. Hyde is a republican and, being very active in party matters, he is a member of the county central committee of Sullivan township, also a member of the county board of elections and has frequently been chosen as a delegate to county, district and state conventions. Locally he has taken considerable interest in public affairs, having served the township as trustee for fourteen years and at his first election to that office enjoyed the unusual experience of receiving every vote cast in the township. For a period of sixteen years he has been a member of the central district board of education, of which he is now president, and in 1902 he was appointed by the court as receiver for the Ashland Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance Company, the tangled business affairs of which he is endeavoring to unravel and will soon be able to make a satisfactory report. He has always endeavored to be of the highest service to the community and is an agitator of good roads and of an excellent school system, is a firm believer in taxation for immediate benefits and being a public-spirited citizen, is always ready to further every movement which has for its object the better- 728 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY ment of the community. Among the fraternal organizations with which he is associated is lodge No. 245, Knights of the Maccabees, and, being a man who is as faithful to his religious obligations as to the performance of his business duties, he and the members of his family attend divine services at the Christian church. to which all are liberal contributors. Through his industry and enterprise Mr. Hyde has been very beneficall to the community and has the respect and confidence of his neighbors. CLARENCE LEE MORTON Clarence Lee Morton is the cashier of the Perrysville Banking Company and has been otherwise connected with the business and public interests of the community, his efforts being a valuable factor in the work of general upbuilding. He was born near Tiro, in Crawford county, Ohio, March 13, 1865, a son of Norman and Elizabeth (Brown) Morton, the former a native of Richland county. this state, born November 30, 1832. He was a carpenter in his younger days but Inter turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits. About 1881 he removed with his family from Crawford county to Richland county, settling near Crestline. He died June 8, 1889, and his widow, a native of this state now resides in Delaware. Ohio. They were the parents of six sons and one daughter. Clarence Lee Morton was reared on the old homestead farm where his birth occurred until he reached the age of sixteen years, when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Richland county and there lived until twenty-two years of age. He supplemented his public-school education by study in the Ohio Business College at Mansfield and began providing for his own support by clerking in a store and also assisting in the postoffice at Tiro. He likewise spent three or four years in Galion, Ohio, but in 1893 returned to Tiro when he continued to make his home until 1900. That year witnessed his arrive! in Perrysville and he accepted his present position as cashier of the Perrvsville Banking Company. He was well qualified for the position for in 1896 he had become connected with banking interests in Tiro and his experience brought him comprehensive knowledge of the business. He was also deputy postmaster in Tiro during both administrations of President Cleveland. A resourceful man, energetic and determined, his worth is widely acknowledged in the business circles of Perrysville where he is not only a representative of banking interests but is also the secretary and treasurer of the Twentieth Century Clay Products Company. On the 15th of February, 1888, Mr. Morton was married to Miss Rosa A. Barr, who died on the 14th of November, 1893, leaving one son. Ansel. On the 10th of May, 1896, Mr. Morton was again married, his second union being with Minnie V. Stark, who died in March, 1898. On the 28th of November. 1901, he wedded Miss Ina J. Moore and they had two children: John A., who was born October 1, 1902, and died July 9, 1908 and Esther E.. who was born April 18, 1908. HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 729 In community affairs nee coming to Perrysville Mr. Morton has taken an active and helpful interest and is now serving for the third term as treasurer of Green township. He has been a life-long democrat and keeps well informed on questions and issues of the day, so that he is able to support his position by intelligent argument. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and to the Modern Woodmen Camp. He is a man of discriminating judgment who carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes and not only in business circles is his worth acknowledged but also in the social life of the community where his circle of friends is almost coextensive with, the circle of his acquaintances. GAILLARD B.. FULLER, M. D. The native of Fuller has long been prominently and honorably associated with the practice of medicine in Londonvillie, for not only does the subject of this review engage in professional labors of that character but also comes of an ancestry closely associated with the profession, both his father and his grandfather having practiced here. The latter was Dr. E. B. Fuller, who was born in New York, July 8, 1799. Having qualified for the practice of medicine, he located in Loudonville in 1831 and continued to devote his time and energies in the alleviation of human suffering and the restoration of health until his own labors were ended in death in December, 1867. In early manhood he had married Sarah Culver, who was born in Tioga county, Pennsylvania, February 16, 1804. They were prominent in the social life of the community and aside from his professional duties Dr. E. B. Fuller was also active in various other lines which have been essential factors in the progress, upbuilding and advancement of the community. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and his practical Christianity found expression in the aid which he gave to many who needed professional assistance but were unable to pay the customary charge. His political support was given to the democracy and yet he was liberal in his views, not holding strictly to partisan lines. He greatly opposed the fugitive slave law and as early as 1856, fugitive slaves were brought to his home early in the morning. He then fed them and sent them on to the home of Robert Wilson, where they were cared for until the chance came to take them to others who would assist them still farther on their way, preventing their recapture by the United States marshals. He left the impress of his individuality upon the community by reason of his strong intellectuality, his public spirit and his devotion to high ideals. He was the father of ten children: Catharine, who became the wife of Gilbert Pell and after his death married Calvin Hibbard; Hannah, who became the wife of Samuel B. Smith; Susan, the wife of J. W. Hildebrand; Laverna, the wife of Y. C. Case; Sarah M., the first wife of Dr. A. J. Scott; Elizabeth Content, the wife of J. W. Stacker; Christian, the second wife of Dr. A. J. Scott; Amassa Culver; Amos B. ; and Elodine. Dr. Amos B. Fuller, the father of our subject., was born in Loudonville. July 23, 1842, and spent his entire life here. He enjoyed an extensive practice 730 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY during the thirty-five years of his connection with the medical fraternity. He took up the study of medicine under the direction of his father and bean practice in 1862, when twenty years of age. After the outbreak of the Civil war he offered his services to the government and became surgeon of the One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Following his return from the army he continued his studies in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia from which place he graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1867. In 1872 he pursued a post-graduate course in the Bellevue Medical College of New York. He was at all times a close and earnest student of his profession, desiring that his labors should be most efficacious in checking the ravages of disease. He was moreover a man of kindly sympathy and of hopefulness, who inspired his patients by his cheery presence. In 1868 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Stewart, who was born in Loudonville, August 23, 1842, and was therefore just exactly one month his junior. They established their home in their native city and here continued to reside until called to their final rest. Dr. Fuller remained in the active practice of medicine throughout his entire life and for a, number of years was a partner of Dr. William N. Wirt. His success was of a substantial character, owing to his thorough understanding of the scientific principles underlying his profession and his correct application thereof to the needs of his patients He was a consistent and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopaal church. His wife was one of seventeen original members or founders of the Presbyterian church of Loudonville. The latter died May 8, 1891, while the death of Dr. Faller occurred April 8, 1899, at the home of Fred Swan of Pomona., California. Their demise was a matter of deep regret to many, for they had an extensive circle of warm friends throughout Loudonville and this part of the county. Their family numbered four children : Mary M., the wife of Francis L. Niederheiser, who is city engineer of Bucyrus, Ohio; Grace J., who is principal of the Dorset school; Gaillard B. ; and Stewart E., who died at the age of two years. Dr. Gaillard B. Fuller spent his youthful days in his parents' home and at the usual age entered the public schools, where he passed through consecutive grades to his graduation from the Loudonville high school in the, class of 1895. Ile then took op the study of medicine with his father and the Tatter's partner, Dr. W. H. Wirt, and afterward spent two years in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. He was also for two years a student in the University of Wooster subsequent to which time he made an extended trip through the south and west with his father for the benefit of the latter's health, but the change of climate did not bring about the desired cure and Dr. Amos Fuller passed away in California, April 8, 1899, his son bringing the remains hack to Loudonville for interment. In the fall of 1900 the son entered the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, and was graduated therefrom with the class of 1904. He served for one year as resident physician and surgeon in the Eastpm City Hospital at Easton, Pennsylvania, and, returning to Loudonville in 1905, formed a partnership with his father's former associate, Dr. W. H. Wirt, thirty five years after the old firm had been formed. This relation has since been maintained and the firm is recognized as one of the most prominent, capable and successful in the ranks of the medical fraternity in Ashland county. Dr. HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 731 Fuller remains an earnest student of his profession, keeping in touch with the most advanced thought concerning the methods of practice and is now a member of the State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, while of the Ashland County Medical Society he is the treasurer. On the 27th of December, 1905, Dr. Fuller was united in marriage to Miss Helene Barbara Stitzel, a native. of Loudonville and a daughter of Jacob J. Stitzel who is a clothing merchant of Loudonville. Unto them has been born one son, Carl Stitzel Botch ford Fuller. In his fraternal relations Dr. Fuller is connected with the Masonic order and religiously with Zion Evangelical Lutheran church. He is a young man of genuine worth, enjoying in high measure the esteem of all with whom he has been associated, while in his profession he holds to high ideals and has already attained success in practice that many an older phsyician might well envy. His record reflects credit upon the name of Fuller, which has ever been an untarnished one throughout the years which have come and gone since his grandfather first took up his abode in Loudonville. JONATHAN ALLEN HISEY, D. D. S. The liberal patronage. accorded Dr. Jonathan Allen Hisey is at once proof of his ability in his profession. His success results from his comprehensive knowledge and his correct application of the scientific principles underlying his work together with the superior mechanical skill which he displays. He was born on a farm two and a. half miles east of Columbiana, Ohio, in Columbiana county and is a son of John and Elizabeth Hisey. Hls grandfather, who was of Dutch descent, came to Ohio from the Shenandoah valley of Virginia. In early life he followed the occupation of carpentering, while later he became a farmer and importer of blooded sheep, which he imported from both Saxony and Canada. His wife was a, representative of an old Quaker family, her parents coming across the Allegheny mountains on horseback from Chester county, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hisey acquired his early education in the district school northeast of Columbiana and later pursued his studies in the Columbiana high school. He was interested in his studies and was ambitious to enjoy good educational privileges. He did not complete his high school course, however, because of delicate health and later he tools tip the study of dentistry in the office and under the direction of Dr. J. T. Barclay, gaining not only a knowledge of the text-books of recognized authority but also much practical experience as the Doctor's assistant. He afterward entered the Philadelphia Dental College, then located at Tenth and Arch streets in Philadelphia, remaining there from 1869 until the spring of 1871, when he was graduated. In the previous year he had opened an office. for practice in Canton, Ohio, and in 1871 he began practice in Columbiana, while in 1873 he came to Ashland, where he has remained continuously since occupying one suite of rooms for thirty-two years. He has a well appointed office, using the latest appliances to facilitate his work, and throughout 732 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY the years of his practice he has kept in touch with the most improved methods of the profession and the latest theories concerning the preservation and care of the teeth. His judgment is accurate so that he readily discriminates between the essential and the non-essential and that his work has given uniform satisfaction is shown by his constantly increasing patronage and the fact that many of his patrons have given him their support for years. In Washingtonville, Ohio, the Rev. Waggoner performed the marriage ceremony that united the destinies of Dr. Hisey and Miss Malissa Lucretia Hinkle, a native of Columbiana, Ohio. Her parents, however, came to this state from Hanover, Pennsylvania, and were of Dutch descent. Dr. and. Mrs. Hisey had five children: Walter Hinkle ; Austin Emerson, now deceased ; Nora May; Susie Corrine; and Rhea Regina. Dr. Hisey is a stalwart republican in his political views for his study of the political questions and issues of the day has led him to the belief that the republican platform contains the best elements of good government. He has served as a rnember of the city council for four years and was city treasurer for one term, receiving a large vote from the opposition for the two parties are almost equally divided in Ashland. He has always stood for those things which are valuable in citizenship. and tend to promote the material. intellectual social and moral progress of the community. In his religions views he is a Congregationalist and is now serving as one of the trustees of the church to which he belongs. A resident of Ashland for thirty-six years. Dr. Hisey is one of its valued and representative citizens not alone by reason of his professional skill but also on account of his personal worth. RICHARD M. JOHNSON. Richard M. Johnson, who for many years practiced law in the courts of this and other counties, is a representative of a family which dates its ancestry back to Revolutionary times, his grandfather having been a major in the Continental army, participating in the battle of Lexington and serving until the surrender at Yorktown. His grandmother was Sarah Ferguson, daughter of Colonel Ferguson, who fell at the battle of White Plains chin g that period. His parents were John and Almira (Peet) Johnson, his father having been a native of Massachusetts, where his birth occurred September 5, 1797, and his mother of Delaware County, New York, where they were united in marriage. They came to this state in the year 1836. John Johnson was a graduate of the schools of Springfield, Massachusetts, and also of Dartmouth College, in the latter institution having been a classmate of Daniel Webster. Upon arriving in this state he taught school for twenty-seven years and after giving up that profession he engaged in general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising. When he came to this county it was covered with forests and the woodlands were filled with game which not only afforded sport and adventure in hunting but also played an important part in supplying provisions since at that time it was almost impossible to get other kinds of meats. The farm he afterwards cultivated he cleared and HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 733 made arable himself and for a long time he harvested his crops with the sickle, cradle and scythe and threshed his grain in a primitive way on a. tramping floor. His son also had like experiences and in reverting to those days he said: "I have seen the evolution of farming, from the sickle to the selfbinder and from the tramping floor to the separator and stacker." The father departed this life on August 11, 1889, his wife surviving him by one year, her death having occurred on February 1, 1890. Richard M. Johnson was born March 2, 1841, in that part of Ashland county which was once a part of Lorain county. He was an only child and he acquired his education at the common schools of Lorain county and in 1857, at the age of sixteen years was matriculated as a student in Cornell University in Utica, New Union where he pursued a four years' course of study. Upon leaving the institution, which was about the time the Civil war broke out, he enlisted in the Union service on September 7, 1861, in Battery 13, First Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery, and continued in the military ranks until July 22, 1865, most of that time serving in the Army of the Cumberland and of the Tennessee. He participated in most of the battles fought by those armies, and took part in twenty-three engagements. Entering the military service as a private he was later advanced to quartermaster and also served for some time as sergeant and while following the army he had a number of thrilling experiences which he vividly recalls, and delights to relate. After receiving his discharge he returned to his father's home where he engaged in farming or two years, at the termination of which time he took up the study of law with R. C. Powers, of New London with whom he remained for two years, when he was admitted to the bar. He then formed a partnership with Mr. Powers and they continued to practice law together until the year 1887, when Mr. Powers departed this life. Mr. Johnson has been quite a successful attorney and has practiced his profession in all of the courts of the county and state and also in the federal courts. He was recognized everywhere as a man of extraordinary ability and one who possessed the faculty of expressing himself in clear and faultless English. After having followed the profession for many years his health began to fail and shortly after his partner's death he decided to give up his practice, and retired to his farm in Troy township. where he actively engaged in agricultural pursuits until a few years ago when he removed to the village of Nova, where he has since resided. On February 11, 1878, Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to Miss Mary M. Fast, daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Baughman) Fast, her father being a wealthy farmer and land-owner of Troy township, whose birth occurred in 1818. Her mother departed this life some years ago. To this union were born four children, namely: Edith E., who became the wife of George McQuade, of Wellington ; Thomas B. ; John L. ; and Claude E. Mr. Johnson, a deep student, is one of the most highly cultured men of the community and being very fond of books he is well read upon almost every subject, being particularly conversant with ancient and modern history and biography. In politics Mr. Johnson is a republican and although he has never aspired to office he has always been a loyal supporter of his party and at the same time has taken considerable interest in the affairs of the community, having, served several terms as justice of the peace, to which office he was again elected in 1907, 734 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY but declined to accept. he is a friend of advanced education and of every movement which has for its object the bettering of local conditions. He is a comrade of C. P. Ogden Post, No. 515, G. A. R., of Nova, and also belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, to which he is a liberal contributor. Mr. Johnson is a man of high morals whose life has always been such as to command the respect of all with whom he came in contact and he is today one of the most substantial and worthy citizens of the county. F. L. BERRY. E. L. Berry, a prominent citizen of Ashland, now holding the responsible position of county surveyor, the duties of which office he has been performing for the past seven years, deserves the title of a self-made made. He was left an orphan at the age of thirteen years with little means and without influence and since that time through his own exertions has acquired an excellent education and step by step on the strength of his ability has worked his way among the citizens of the county until his popularity together with this efficiency in his particular line of work merit him the position he now holds as a county official. He was born in Jackson township, this county, October 21, 1870, a son of William and Margaret (Shutt) Berry. His father was born upon the same farm upon which his son E. L. Berry first saw the light of clay. This property was entered by his grandfather. Jacob Berry, who came to the county from Pennsylvania in 1818, at that time buying the land from the government. Upon the death of the grandfather, William Berry purchased the old home place, which is now owned by a. son, M. M.. Berry. The father devoted his time in agricultural pursuits together with stock raising and in 1874, when fifty years of age, departed this life as the result of injuries received by beinz kicked by a horse. At the time of his demise he was ,justice of the peace, having served in that office with exceptional credit for a period of twenty-five years. He was a member of the German Reformed church of Polk at the time of his death. Jackson township was also the birthplace of Margaret (Shutt) Berry, mother of the subject of this review, and her parents came to this county from the Keystone state about the time of the arrival of the Berry family. She passed away here on May 4, 1883, being at that time fifty-four years of age. On the home farm E. I. Berry was reared, acquiring his knowledge of husbandry under the instruction of his father and during his boyhood days obtained his preliminary education in the district schools. About two years following the demise of his mother he began his business career as a farm hand in Wayne county, which occupation he followed for about three years. At the termination of that time he spent one year as a pupil at school in Polk. Ohio, after which he returned to Wayne county, where he devoted one year to farming. During the winter he pursued a course of study at the Ohio Normal University in Ada. in the spring of 1891 Mr. Berry went to Colorado, where he was employed as a surveyor, at the same time being connected with a lumber firm in HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 735 Pitkin county, that state. Upon returning home in the fall of 1892 he again entered Ohio Normal University as a student in the civil engineering department and was graduated May 13, 1894. After his graduation he spent some time on the old home farrn with his brother, and while there engaged in various occupations teaching the district school during; the years 1896 and 1897. In the spring of the latter year he again went to Pitkin county, Colorado, where he formed a partnership with John W. Irion, the firm engaging in surveying lands for the government. This connection existed until he returned to this county, where in the spring of 1898 he was married. He then located upon a farm, where he resided for two years, he and his wife in the meantime teaching school during the winter months, and on the expiration of that period he gave up agriculture and divided his time between carpentry and school teaching until the spring of 1901, when he was nominated on the democratic ticket for county surveyor. He was elected during the following fall, was reelected on the expiration of his term, and is now serving in that position for his seventh year. His work being entirely satisfactory, he has won the reputation of being one of the most popular and efficient officials of the county. Mr. Berry's marriage to Miss Anna E. Hastings, of Redhaw, Perry township, this county, was celebrated March 19, 1898, and to this union have been born two children: Marie and Gladwyn A. Mir. Berry is an excellent type of the self-made man who, depending entirely upon his own resources, starter out in life fired with laudable ambition and determined to exert his energies in the direction of success, and although his row has been hard he has been favored at each step and now enjoys a measure of prosperity justly due him for his untiring zeal and noble purpose. He is it democrat in politics, whose study of the principles of his party has convinced him of the feasibility of its politics in promoting the highest interests of the government, and he is always a loyal supporter of its candidates. He is popular throughout the county and is held in high regard particularly for the high grade services he has rendered in his present office. ISAIAH K. DONALD. Isaiah K. Donald is now living retired in Loudonville. He was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, August 14, 1844, a son of David and Mary Ann (Clark) Donald. The father was born in America but his parents were both natives of Scotland. The mother was also of American birth but came of Scotch-Irish parentage. David Donald followed the miller's trade throughout his entire life and was an industrious, energetic man. He continued his residence in Butler county, Pennsylvania, until about 1845. when he removed to Westmoreland county, that state, and in 1854 became a resident of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. In 1856, he brought his family to Ohio, locating near Nashville in Holmes county. Here he turned his attention to milling and in following that pursuit provided for his family, which numbered six children. Henry the eldest, started for the Mexican war and was never heard from again. Ann 736 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY and Mary are both deceased. Elizabeth is the wife of G. G. Fraim, of Oklahoma Isaiah K. is the next of the family. Hosea was drowned at the time of the disaster of the Sultana, on which he was a passenger. He had enlisted from Lucas, Richland county, Ohio, and was a member of McLaughlin's squadron. Isaiah K. Donald was only a year old when his parents left his native county and after about nine years' residence in Westmoreland county he accompanied them to Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. Since 1856 he has resided continuously in Ohio, living in Holmes county until after the outbreak of the Civil war when, on the 14th of August, 1861, he responded to the country's call for troops, joining Company B, of the Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry under command of Captain William Spangler. lle participated in the engagements at Cumberlands Gap, Powells Gap, Tazewell, Tennessee; Chickasaw Bayou; Fort Hinman, Kansas; Fort Gibson, Mississippi; and Champion Hills, and at the last named place on the 16th of May, 1863, he received a gunshot wound in the left ankle. He was sent to the hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, and afterward was granted a furlough and returned home. Ile then reported to the Seminary Hospital at Columbus and was transferred to the invalid camp at Dennison, Ohio, where he received an honorable discharge on the 28th of December, 1863. In the meantime his parents had removed to Lucas, Richland county, and Mr. Donald joined the family there. In July, 1864, he went to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and was married in that city on the 8th of June, 1865, the lady of his choice being Miss Susan Linhart, who was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1842. She was a daughter of Peter and Margaret (Brown) Linhart, who were natives of Pennsylvania and spent their last days near Turtle Creek, in Allegheny county, that state, Mrs. Donald being reared in Allegheny county from the age of five years. Their family numbered four sons and four- daughters : William, who is now living in Stewart, Pennsylvania. and who served for three years as a soldier of the Civil war; Evaline, deceased; Mrs. Sarah McCune, of Nebraska; Henry, who was for four years a soldier of the Civil war and has now departed this life; Mrs. Donald, John, of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania.; Mrs. Elizabeth Mats, of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania; and James, deceased. The mother of these children, who was born November 1, 1808, died on the :31st of July, 1905. The father died April 20, 1876, when nearly eighty years of age. Following his marriage Isaiah K. Donald returned with his young wife to Lucas, but because of the injury sustained in the war he was able to do little manual labor until 1869. He has resided in Ashland county for forty-one years and since 1873 has mule his home in Loudonville with the exception of five years spent on a farm. In the village he has engaged in In house-moving and through his well directed business efforts, his energy and his careful expenditure he has acquired a comfortable competence that now enables hint to live retired. He also did business as a. huckster for eight years and up to the time of his retirement lived a most active, busy and useful life. He has owned a home here since 1874 and two years ago he erected his present residence, which stands as a monument to his thrift and enterprise. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Donald have been born five children: Margaret. at home; Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Low, of Cleveland; Henrietta, the wife HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 737 of W. A. Mosierr, who is living near Wooster, Ohio; Henry H., a structural iron worker, and George G., a railroad engineer. In his political views Mr. Donald has always been a stalwart republican, giving his vote for all presidential candidates of the party and remaining as loyal thereto at local elections. Ile is a member of Fisher Post No. 309, G. A. R., end thus maintains pleasant relations wth his old army comrades, serving as post commander and adjutant ever since the organization of the post. The greater majority of the soldiers were literally "boys," many of them not having passed beyond their teens, among which number was Mr. Donald, but they never ceased to feel the keenest interest in their comrades-in-arms and there is no olds soldier who does not, enjoy meeting at this camp fires those with whom he marched on the long campaigns or who, like himself, were ranged up in battle array facing the enemy's bullets. Mr. Donald was not only a brave soldier but has always been a progressive citizens, interested in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community. WILLIAM ST. CLAIR LATIMER William St Chair Latimer is one of the venerable and respected citizens of Ashland county. He started upon the journey of life on. the 8th of April, 1815, his birthplace being about two miles east of Canton, in Stark county, Ohio. Few can recall from personal knowledge the condition of things in the We at that time. It was by no means unusual to see bands of roving Indians and there were dense forest tracts into which the white men had scarcely penetrated. compartively few roads had been laid out, the streams were unbridged and the trees uncut. Wild guise of various, kinds could be found in the forest and there were also many wild animals. Life, too, was very different from that of the present time. The homes were widely scattered and the settlers depended upon their own labors for nearly everything which they used. Not only did the fields and the farm yield supplies of harvest and of stock which were converted into food products, but also the garments of the settlers were largely home woven and home made. The houses were lighted by tallow candles and later by kerosene lamps and fireplaces were used for heating purposes as well as for cooking. Today the average farm has all of the conveniences known to the city and this result has been wrought through the efforts of such enterprising, industrious and public-spirited men as William St Chair Latimer, who has lived upon his present farm since 1826 or for about eighty-three years. Mr. Latimer came to Ashland county with his parents. James and Elizabeth (Travis) Latimer, who were natives of Pennsylvania and were reared and married in that state. They afterward removed to Stork county, Ohio, and in 1826 established their home in Ashland county upon a farm on section 24, Mifflin township, they spent their remaining days. The father died when in the eighties and the mother passed away at the very venerable age of ninety-four. Their family numbered ten children: Rebecca, who died in childhood; John; George, who died at the age of ninety-five years; Samuel; 738 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY Betsy, who became the wife of Daniel Harlan ; Nancy, who married Henry Brown; Margaret, who married William Roberts; Martha, the wife of Benjamin Cole; Joseph; and William. All were married and lived to a ripe old ate with the exception of Rebecca. William St. Clair Latimer is the youngest and the only one now living He can well remember the journey to this county which was made by wagon through the forest. Here he assisted in the arduous task of clearing away the trees, preparing the land for the plowing and cultivating the first crops. As the years went by he continued to engage in general farming and in due course . of time became the owner of one hundred and five acres of his father's original tract which consisted of the southwest quarter of section 24, Mifflin township. When the former took possession hut twelve acres had been cleared and a cabin had been built in the little opening. As his years and strength increased Mr. Latimer assisted more and more largely in the work of the farm, so that he was well qualified to assume its management when he began farming on his own account. Not only as an agriculturist but in other lines Mr. Latimer became well known. He had himself been educated in a log schoolhouse and he assisted in raising the first log schoolhouse in Mifflin when he was but eighteen years of age. He was always active in the Methodist church and after coming to this county attended services at Hayesville, whither he rode on horse-back, a distance of six miles. After the birth of two of his children he and his family attended services in a log church three miles west of their home in Richland county. He is now a member of the Methodist church of Widowville near the site, of the old log schoolhouse where he first attended. It was in 1839 that Mr. Latimer was married to Miss Sarah Nutter, who was born in West Virginia in March, 1814. She came to Crawford county, Ohio. with her parents as a young lady and resided there until her marriage. Her death occurred April 14, 1885, when she was seventy-one years of age. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Latimer were born nine children. James, the oldest, who enlisted for three years in 1861 as a member of the One hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry from this county under Captain McKinley, died while in the service in Vicksburg in February, 1862. Elizabeth, who acquired her early education in the common schools, afterward attended Vermillion Institute and Ashland College and successfully engaged in teaching for three or four years. She was first married to J. M. Tawney, a soldier who had been wounded in the service. After being thus injured he returned home but reenlisted and died a year and a half after they again came to the north, his death being the result of his injuries. Having lost her first husband Elizabeth became the wife of Mathew Neely. She is again a widow and for the past thirteen years has devoted her time to caring for her aged father. Nancy Jane, the third of the family, died February 13, 1897, at the age of fifty-four years, five months and eleven days. Harriett is the wife of Henry Sigler, a resident of Columbia Station, Lorain county, Ohio. John is living in Noble county, Indiana. William and Zachariah are both residents of Mifflin township. Sarah died at the at of three years. Amanda is the wife of Alfred Thomas and resides in Brookings county, South Dakota. HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 739 In his political views Mr. Latimer was originally a whig and voted for William H. Harrrison. Ke has never failed to vote it each succeeding presidential election since that time. On the dissolution of the whig party he joined the ranks of the new republican party with which he has since been affiliated. The only office he has ever held was in connection with the schools and the cause of education has ever found in him a stalwart champion. While in his ninety-fifth year he is as straight as an arrow and walks about without the aid of a cane unless he is going some distance. his mind is clear and his memory good. He was able to do a hard day's work when seventy-five years of age and he is today the oldest man in Ashland county, a venerable citizen who is honored by all sho know him. WILLIAM SHIDLER. William Shidler, prominent in the affairs of Ashland, who has served as county treasurer and is now devoting his attention to general farming and stock raising. was born in Orange township, this county, September 2, 1847, a son of Jacob and Rebecca (Wise) Shidler, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania and came to this county with their parents in childhood. The father passed away here October 23, 1866, and the mother February 5, 1877. They reared two children. namely: Jane Ann, the wife of Hugh Merry, residing in this county; and William. On his father's estate William Shidler was reared, engaging in agricultural duties during the summer months arid in the winter season acquiring his preliminary education in the village schools. Subsequently he completed a course at Savannah Academy and remained upon the home farm until he became of age, at which period of his life he rented the homestead for two years. He then purchased eighty acres of land in Orange township, which he occupied for two years. and then sold and established himself in the livery business in the village of Ashland, in which enterprise he continued for a couple of years. On selling out he returned to the old home farm. which he purchased and upon which he remained until 1893, when he disposed of the estate and engaged in the hardware business in Ashland but, after conducting this enterprise for two years and finding it unprofitable, he sold out the business. Becoming interested in politics he was elected to the office of county treasurer, which he held for four years, and at the expiration of that term he bought a farm containing eighty-four acres, upon which he built a nice residence, a substantial barn and other out-buildings and pert it into such shape as to make it one of the finest farms in Montomery township. He took possession of the property in 1900 and has since resided there in the pursuit of general agriculture, giving some attention to stock raising. On November 2, 1872, Mr. Shidler wedded Miss Elizabeth Myers, a native of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, who when two years of age located in this couniy with her parents, John B. and Barbara Myers, both of whom are deceased. They reared a family of thirteen children, nine of whom are living. To Mr. 740 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY and Mrs. Shidler have been born, Maud and Lloyd J., both deceased; Charles J., who is married and resides at home, and Etha May, the wife of C. G. Helbert residing in Barberton, Ohio. Mr. Shidler is a stanch supporter of the democratic party in the affairs of which he has been very active, and he was elected assessor of Orange township in which capacity he served for six years. At present he is one of the county commissioners. He belongs to Ashland Lodge, K. P. and to Lodge No. 151, A. F. & A. M., meeting at Ashland. Mr. Shidler attends divine services with his wife at the Progressive Brethren church, of which she is a member and a liberal supporter. He is a man of admitted administrative ability, able to handle public affairs and courts the respect and esteem of his neighbors, both for his industry and excellent qualities of character, and is numbered among the influential and substantial citizens of the county. HENRY H. MAURER. Henry H. Maurer is a well known and respected representative of the farming interests of Ashland county. He now lives on section 12, Green town, ship. He is as born in Lake township on the 19th of June, 1856, and is a son of Samuel and Mary Jane (Stowe). Maurer and a grandson of Henry and Hannah (Lautner) Maurer. Henry Maurer was born in Holidaysbure. Pennsylvania, in 1792, and in 1830 became a resident of Ashland county, settling on a farm in Lake township, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits throughout his remaining clays, owning and cultivating one lumdred and sixty acres. For nearly forty years he filled the office of justice of the peace and his decisions were strictly fair and impartial. He was also township trustee, clerk and treasurer and discharged his official duties in a most prompt and capable manner. His political allegiance was always given to the democratic party. In 1856 he lost his first wife, who died in early womanhood and in 1862 he wedded Mary A. Smith. His death occurred in 1864. He was the father of nine children : Jacob, John, Daniel, Samuel, Mrs. Sarah Dilher. Mrs. Rebecca Metcalf and Mrs. Hannah Wyatt, all born of the first marriage; and David and Mrs. Jane Robinson, who were children of the second marriage. Samuel Maurer, a native of Pennsylvania, was born December 16, 1831, and was therefore very young when his parents removed to Ohio, so that practically his entire life was spent on a farm in Lake township. He always lived quietly, devoting his attention to the tilling of the soil, and at his death he was aged one hundred and sixty acres of good land. His wife, who was born July, 23. 1832. in Holmes county, Ohio, died May 1, 1906, at the old home in Lake township. and Samuel Maurer survived only until the 14th of September of the same year. They were the parents of five children: Anna, the deceased wife of B. F. Paullin, who was at one time a county official of Ashland county; Henry H.; Isabelle, the widow of Luther Smith and a resident of Loudonville; John, who married Ella Raney and lives in Wooster, Ohio; and George who married Isabelle Garst and is living in Palmer county, Texas. HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 743 Henry H. Maurer was reared in the usual manner of farm lads, no event of special importance occurring to vary the routine of the work of the fields for him in his youthful days. At the time of his marriage he removed to his present home in Green township and has here resided continuously since 1879. His life of well directed thrift and industry has made him one of the men of affluence in the community and that he has attained success is indicated in the excellent appearance of his farm, in the midst of which stands a fine home, which he erected in 1906. He has also remodeled the barn and has built commodious sheds and cribs for the shelter of grain and stock. He now owns seventy-seven acres of land on section 6, Lake township, where he was born, in addition to his home farm of ninety acres on section 12, Green township, and he cultivates both tracts of land. In 1879 Mr. Maurer was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Covert, who was born in Monroe township, Richland county, Ohio, near Perrysville, October 10, 1855, and successfully engaged in teaching school prior to her marriage. She is a daughter of Esley and Elizabeth (Byers) Covert, natives of Lake township and Green township respectively. The father died in April, 1894, at the age of seventy years, while the mother resides in Stayton, Oregon. They were the parents of eight children, all of whom have now passed away with the exception of Mrs. Maurer and Mrs. Alice Clow, who is with her mother .in Oregon. Five of the children became successful school teachers and three died in early life. Mrs. Covert was a second cousin of James G. Blaine. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Maurer have been born nine children: Beryl, the wife of William A. Simms, of Lake township; Blanche; Evelyn; Samuel Grover; Eugene; Anna; Ruth; Mary; and Ida. Mr. Maurer has always voted with the democracy and is a stanch advocate of the principles of the party, but not an aspirant for office. He belongs to the Royal Arcanum and also to the Modern Woodman camp, of Loudonville. He has a wide acquaintance in this county, where his entire life has been passed and where his many substantial traits of character have won him the good will and friendship of many with whom he has been brought in contact. H. E. ZIMMERMAN. H. E. Zimmerman, editor of the Loudonville Advocate, was born June 2, 1873, in the village which is still his home and in which he has spent the greater part of his life. He is a son of Leonard and Mary Ellen (Cowel) Zimmerman, who were natives of Wayne county, Ohio, both having been born, reared and married in that locality. Leonard Zimmerman was the eldest son of David and Susan (Hiner) Zimmerman, and was born near Springdale, Ohio, August 6, 1840. When a young man he learned the trade of wagon-making, which he followed for a number of years, pursuing the occupation in Shreve and in Perrysville. In 1871, he located in Loudonville where he conducted a wagon-making shop for three years, and in 1874 removed to a farm west of the town, making his home thereon during the last thirty-four years of his life. He was 744 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY one of the most highly respected citizens of Hanover township, a man of irreproachable integrity, straight forward in all his dealings and not only upright but also a gentleman of kindly mariner and genial disposition. He was married on the 15th of October, 1862, to Miss Mary Ellen Cowel, and to them were born five sons and three daughters, who are alI yet living. The death of Mr. Zimmerman occurred February 21, 1908, and the county lost thereby a valued and representative citizen, one who had always been loyal to the interests of the community and whose worth as ai citizen and business man went unquestioned. H. E. Zimmerinan was only a young lad when his parents removed to the farm about two and one half miles west of the town. There he was reared attending the district schools in his youthful days, while later he pursued a course in the Loudonville high school, from which he was graduated with the class of 1896. He taught school for thirteen consecutive years and during the first two terms he carried his high-school work while teaching. His connection with educational interests as a teacher was mostly in Hanover township and in his work he always held to high standards. In 1905, he turned his attention to journalism through the purchase, on the 19th of August of that year. of the Loudonville Advocate, of which he has since been editor, manager and publisher. On the 10th of October. 1898, Mr. Zimmerman was united in marriage to Miss Lottie E. Smith, a native of Ashland county, Ohio, and a daughter of J. G. and Mary Ellen (Goon) Smith, who are now residents of Ashland county. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman have one daughter, Vera Marie. They are well known in Loudonville and this part of the county where they have long resided, and it is well known that Mr. Zimmerman is a stalwart champion of all those movements and measures which feature in good citizenship and general progress. BYRON W. HILEMAN Byron W. Hileman, who for many years has been prominently associated with the agricultural and stock-raising interests of Sullivan township. this county, is a native of Troy township, where his birth occurred April 1, 1858. He is a son of Heron B. and Nancy S. (Shank) Hileman his parents having Come from Wayne county to Ashland county in the year 1854, settling, in the township where he was born. There his farther was an extensive landowner and engaged in general farming and stock raising until he departed this life in November of the year 1900 and is still survived by his whiny. in the family were eight children, seven of whom are now living. Byron W. Hileman, the second of the family, spent his boyhood days on his father's farm, actively engaged in the pursuit of agriculture and in the winter season attending the district school, where he acquired his education. He remained under the parental roof until he was twenty-one years of age, when he left home, and after his marriage he settled on a farm in Huntington township, Lorain county, where he engaged in farming and stock raising for thirieen year's. In 1892 he removed to Sullivan township, Ashland county, settling on the farm on which he now resides. His land embraces two hundred and twenty- HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 745 six acres, all of which is of the hest quality of soil, thoroughly drained, under a high state of cultivation and provided with all necessary improvements with which to pursue the occupation of farming. His dwelling is of a modern type while his barn and other buildings are substantial and in addition he has plenty of machinery to carry on his work. In fact the, farm is supplied with every modern convenience. Everything about the place is indicative of thrift and progress and in every particular his farm is one of the most desirable in the community. Aside from producing general crops such as hay, oats and wheat, ge also pays some attention to all kinds of stock, keeping on hand a number of gead of the best specimens of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs and at the same time engages to some extent in the dairy business. He is one of the most progressive farmers in the township and, having made a study of soils and of the adaptation and rotation of crops, he is usually successful in deriving from his fields the maximun yield per acre, In February, 1883, Mr. Hileman wedded Miss Ella M. Smith, a daughter of Gustavus and Effie Smith, of Troy township, and they now have three children, namely: Alta, who became the, wife of Charles Chapman; Blanch, wife of Clayton Arndt.; and Edith. Politically Mr. Hileman is a republican who takes an active interest in the affairs of the party and has frequently been chosen as a delegate to county, district and state conventions. He is decidedly a man of affairs, ready to further any matter devised for the advancement of the community, being especiallyan advocate of good roads and general public improvements, and is serving a second term as township trustee. He is also officiating as a member of the school board. He belongs to the Maceabees and with the members of his family attends divine services at the Congregational church in the village of Sullivan. Mr. Hileman is one of the aggressive men of the community, whose industry has done much for the general betterment of the township and whose upright life has always merited him the confidence and respect of his neighbors. ALONZO SHAMBAUGH Alonzo Shambaugh is a representative of agricultural and financial interests in the southeastern portion of Ashland county. Since 1874 he has resided upon tge farm in Green township which is still his home and he is also the vice president of the Perrysville Banking Company. He was born in Green township on the 10th of January, 1843, and is a son of John and Lydia, (Lepley) Shambaugh, both of whom were natives of Snyder county, Pennsylvania, the former born in 1821 and the latter in I823. They came to Ohio with their parents in childhood days, arriving about 1830, and were married in Ashland comity, where the remainder of their lives were passed as farming people. Mr. Shambaugh was a son of John and Katharine (Walters) Shambaugh, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania hut became pioneer residents of Ohio and died in Ashland county. Mrs. Lydia Shambaugh was a daughter of Henry and Phoebe (Hynes) Lepley. Her parents, too, were natives of Pennsylvania who cast in 746 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY their lot with the early settlers of Ashland county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. John Shambaugh there were born three children : Alonzo; Curtis, who is now living in Mansfield, Ohio; and Emma, the wife of Frank Snyder, who occupies the old Shambaugh homestead in Green township. Alonzo Shambaugh was seven years of age when his parents removed from his birthplace to a farm in Monroe township, Richland county, there residing for about six years. On the expiration of that period they returned to Green township and he continued to assist his father in the development and cultivation of the farm until after the outbreak of the Civil war when on the 9th of August, 1862, at the age of nineteen years he responded to the country's call for troops joining the boys in blue of Company C, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry under Captain McKinley. He took part in the battle of Vicksburg and subsequently was taken ill and sent to the hospital at Memphis, Tennessee. When he had sufficiently recovered he rejoined his regiment at Plaquemine, Louisiana, took part in the Red. River campaign and at Snaggy Point, Arkansas, was taken prisoner on the 3d of May, 1864. He was held until the 17th of May, 1865, being incarcerated at Tyler, Texas, until after the close of the war when the victory won by the Union arms led to the release of the northern men who were confined in southern prisons. Mr. Shambaugh was a faithful and loyal supporter of the old flag and the cause it represented, fearlessly defending the Union interests in various hotly contested battles. When the war was over he returned home and resumed farming with his father, continuing to cultivate the home place until his marriage. In the spring of 1874 he bought his present farm which comprises one hundred and forty-four acres of good land adjoining the corporation limits of Perrysville and about twenty acres within the boundaries of the village on Third street. On this farm he has a large fine residence and substantial out buildings for the shelter of grain and stock. All were erected by Mr. Shambaugh and stand as monuments to his thrift, enterprise and progressive spirit. His fields are carefully tilled so that he annually gathers good crops and he also augments his yearly income by his sales of stock. He has been the vice president of the Perrysville Banking Company since the bank was owned by home capital and is a man of keen business discernment, rarely, if ever, at fault in matters of judgment relating to the management of his agricultural and financial interests. In October, 1874, Mr. Shambaugh was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Ann Harlan, who was born in Vermillion township, November 12, 1812, and is a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Latimer) Harlan, who were natives of Virginia but spent their last days in Ashland county. They had six daughters and five sons, including Mrs. Shambaugh, who by her marriage has become the mother of two children: Montrose H., now of Perrysville; and Daisy, the wife of Ira Gorhan, of California. In his political views Mr. Sharnbaugh is a stalwart democrat, unfaltering in his support of the party principles. He has been township trustee for two terms, was treasurer for seven terms and has also been a member of the village board of education and served for several terms on the jury commission, He belongs to the Baptist church in which he is a trustee and he was a member of HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 747 Ziegler Post, No. 512, G. A. R., of Perrysville until it was disbanded. He is today as loyal to his duties of citizenship as when he followed the old flag on southern battlefields and takes just pride in what he has accomplished in the village for its substantial upbuilding and improvement. GEORGE L. MILLER. George L. Miller, whose spirit of enterprise constitutes an important factor in the the business activity and consequent prosperity of Perrysville, is now serving as postmaster of the town and is also identified with several business interests. He was born in Salona, Clinton county, Pennsylvania, November, 8, 1858, and there spent the first ten years of his life, on the expiration of which decade he came with the family to Ohio. He is a son of Henry T. and Jane (Herr) Miller, who were also natives of Clinton county, Pennsylvania, the former born August 6, 1818, and the latter on the 6th of January, 1820. They were married in the county of their nativity and resided there until 1868, when they moved westward to Perrysville, arriving on the 6th of November. They both spent their remaining days here, and the father, who had previously given much of his attention to general agricultural interests. devoted his time and energies to the livery business and to the conduct of a meat market in Perrysville. He was twice married and had two daughters by the first union. His second marriage was to Jane Herr and their family numbered two sons, the brother of our subject being Barry Edmund, who was born in Clinton county, Pennsylvania, January 28, 1861, and died February 9, 1909. The mother passed away August 15, 1874, and the father's death occurred October 15, 1892. In tracing the ancestry farther back it is found that the Miller family is of Irish lineage. The grandfather of our subject was John Miller, a native of the Emerald isle, who served as the first sheriff of Clinton county, Pennsylvania. He had two sons who died unmarried, and Henry T. Miller was the only one who married and reared a family. In taking up the personal history of George L Miller we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known in Perrysville and throughout this part of the county for his sterling traits of character commend him to the friendship and regard of all with whom business or social relations bring him in contact. Since the family home was established in the village, in 1868, he has here lived. The father owned a farm adjoining the town on the east and there resided for seven years, after which he spent two years in the village and then traded for a farm a mile west of the town comprising one hundred and thirty acres, which is now the property of George L. Miller, who resided thereon from February, 1878, until November, 1892. At the latter date he again took up his abode in the village and became engaged in the implement business, which he carried on for three years. In July, 1906, he was appointed postmaster of Perrysville and is now filling that position, at the same time conducting a shoe store in which he carries a large and well selected line of goods. He is, moreover, a stockholder in the Perrysville Pottery Company 748 - HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY and is actuated in all that he does by a spirit of enterprise that is bringing to him substantial success. On the 1st of December, 1886, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Miller and Miss Bertha Ross, who was born in Morrow county, Ohio. June 20, 1862. She was a resident of Shreve at the time of her marriage and her parents. Daniel and Nancy Ross, still reside there. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have many warm friends in Perrysville and throughout this part of the county and their own home is justly celebrated for its warmhearted and gracious hospitality. In politics Mr. Miller has been a life-long republican who studies the questions and issues of the day and is therefore able to give strong reason for his political faith. He has served for many years as a member of the village council and exercises his official prerogatives in support of various measures for the political good. He has done active work on the board of education during the and years incumbency in the office and he withholds his cooperation from no movement which is deemed of value in promoting the best interests of the community. That he is a popular member of the Knights of the Maccabees is indicated by his relation as commander of the local tent. He also belongs to the Presbyterian church and is a man of genuine personal worth whose life has been straight forward and honorable in all of its varied relations. FRANCIS VANTILBURG . For upwards of a century and a half the Vantilburgs have been connected with the. farming interests of the state of Ohio and in addition to their valuable accessions to its commercial progress its members have also patriotically devoted themselves to sustaining the dignity of the nation as a world power and given of their martial forces to the Revolutionary and Civil wars. Henry Vantilburg, a native of Holland and grandfather of Francis, settled at New Holland. New Jersey. He served with the Minute Men in the Colonial army during the war for American independence and participated in the battles of Monmouth and Trenton. One day while he was in the army his wife was standing in the doorway of their home with a baby in her arms when she was shot by a Hessian soldier of the British array without provocation. Later he married Julia Ann Sunderland, a native of New Jersey. For his military service he was paid in colonial money, which proved to be of no value and he was left penniless. At the close of the war he came to Ohio and located near Somerset, where he resided until called from this life. He was one of the early pioneers of this state, where he cleared land and like his fellow settlers he, resided in a log cabin of his own construction, there rearing a large family. he was known to be a man of great industry and at the time of his death, which occurred in his ninety-seventh year, he left a large and valuable estate. He cleared two large farms and became one of the leading men of the township in which he lived. Henry Vantilburg, father of the subject of this review, was bon in Jefferson county, this state, in 1778, and was noted for his uprightness and integrity, passing his entire life without any business differences necessitating recourse to HISTORY OF ASHLAND COUNTY - 749 law. With the exception of the money he paid to have his will drawn he never expanided a cent for legal fees and this indubitably proves his sterling qualities of character. During the War of 1812 he was drafted but the cares of his farm being so pressing he was unable to enter the military service and gave the best horse he owned to a substitute. Ile located in this section of the state in pioneer days and it fell to him to clear the land he cultivated. After he had succeeded in transforming his claims into productive fields he was compelled to carry his grain to Mount Vernon. a distance of fifty miles, this being his nearest mill. In those days Were were few sawmills and consequently one could not obtain boards with which to make their buildings. Mr. Vantilburg constructed a barn out of hewn logs and, desiring to have upon it a shingled roof, he was compelled to go ten miles in order to get the nails, in payment for which he traded wheat that he carried on horseback, giving one bushel of grain for two pounds of nails. The latter were very expensive at that time in as much as they were made by hand and and it was necessary to hammer them one at a time. He spent his entire life in the pursuit of agriculture. His wife was Jennie Shaw, a native of Virginia. born in 1788 on the York river. She came to Jefferson county, this state, when a girl, with her father, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. By her Mr. Vantilburg had a family of ten children, but the only survivors are Henry, born in 1821 ; and Francis, born January 20, 1829. On the borne farm Francis Vantilburg worked until he attained the age of maturity, in the meantime acquiring his education in the village schools. Later he engaged with his father in cultivating the land on shares and upon the death of his parents in 1862 he sold the estate of which he was administrator and purchased his present farm in Milton township, Ashland county, where he has since resided, cultivating one hundred and sixty acres. His specialty is sheep raising and wool growing and during the past forty-five years he has sold forty-five thousand pounds of wool and many thousand dollars worth of sheep. He breeds from the finest specimens of the Merino type, of which he keeps on hand about two hundred head. Aside from sheep raising Mr. Vantilburg is also interested in horse breeding and buys and ships registered stock, at the same time paying some attention to breeding mules, which animals he handled extensively during the Civil war and disposed of quite a number of head for use in military service. In 1855 Mr. Vantilburg was united in marriage to Miss Mary M. Shipley, of Ashland county, who is still living, and they are the parents of four children, one son and three daughters, namely: Mary Ida, now the wife of Frank Masters, of Ashland; Jennie the wife of R. M. Wharton, of Milton township; Herman D., who married Emma Balyeat and has three children ; and Luzetta, the wife of H. L. Mason, of Orange township. Mr. Vantilburg has had a wonderfully useful career, being well known throughout the county for his benevolences, and he reared and educated three of his sisters orphan children and also 'his nephew, F. C. Gaudy, who worked on the farm until he was sixteen years of age, when he began his college course and was graduated from Ann Arbor University, in Michigan and also pursued a one year's course of study in the Iowa State University. At present he is located in Denver, Colorado, where he has the reputation of being one of the leading