350 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of this character. Recently he has turned over the business to his son, who is now conducting the enterprise along the same lines by which it was established by the father, For many years Mr. Bancroft has been a director of the Lagonda National Bank, with which he thus became connected in the early period of its existence, Today in point of service he is senior member of the board of directors. In 1851 he aided in laying the corner stone of the Union Hall building and has been one of the directors of the company since that time, acting as manager. In 1845 Mr. Bancroft was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Moody, of Springfield, who died in 1854, leaving no children, On the 12th of July. 1859, occurred the marriage of Mr. Bancroft and Miss Louisa M. Mayhugh, of Warren county, Ohio. She was born in Butler county, this state, April 27, 1834, her parents being William and Mary (Foot) Mayhugh. Her maternal grandfather, John Foot, died in 1883, Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft has been born but one son who survives, Robert C,, who is his father's successor in business and carries a large and varied stock of goods at the old location, and who is conceded to be one of the ablest business men of Springfield. He married Miss Esther Simpson, and they have two children—Dorothy Louise and Robert Christie, Mr. Bancroft gave his political support to the Whig party at an early day, and on the organization of the new Republican party he joined its ranks and has since followed its banners, voting for each of the presidential candidates. He is a prominent Mason and in his life exemplifies the noble spirit of the fraternity. His membership is in Clark Lodge, No. 101, F. & A. M.; Spring field Chapter, R. A, M.; and Palestine Commandery, K. T, For fifty-five years he has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, has filled nearly all of the offices of the lodge, and has been treasurer of the grand encampment. He has also been a trustee of their property for many years, A genial gentleman, he receives the veneration and respect which should ever be accorded to one of advanced years, and furthermore, he deserves all the esteem which is tendered him. Through eight decades he has been a witness of Springfield's development and growth and has taken an active interest in its progress and advancement. His mind bears the historic impress of the years and his memory forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present. ROBERT N. LANTZ. Robert N, Lantz is filling the position of city clerk of Springfield in a very capable and efficient manner. He is a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, born July 16, 1868, and is a son of John Nelson and Mary A. (Hufman) Lantz, both of whom were born and reared in Maryland and there spent their entire lives, each passing away in 1876, For a number of years the father was engaged in the grocery business and subsequently he turned his attention to the manufacture of buggies and carriages in Hagerstown, being well known in the industrial circles of that city as one whose enterprise and progressive spirit contributed not alone to his individual prosperity but was also a means of advanceing the general success. In the public schools in his native town THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 351 Robert N, Lantz began his education and later continued his studies in a Lutheran school in Loysville, Pennsylvania, going thence to Selin's Grove Institute, at Selin's Grove, Pennsylvania, where he pursued his studies for several terms. His literary education being completed, he afterward learned the printer's trade in the office of the People's Advocate .and Press, at New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. After he had completed his apprenticeship he went to Roanoke, Virginia, where he was employed as a salesman in a men's furnishing goods store, The year 1889 witnessed his arrival in Springfield, where he entered the office of the paper known as the Farm and Fireside in the capacity of compositor. He was connected with that paper for seven years, on the expiration of which time he accepted the position of bookkeeper in the house of Benjamin Harris & Company. Later he occupied a similar position with the house of Charles J. Bowlus Fruit Company. with which he remained until 1900, when he was appointed by the city council to the position of city clerk for a term of two years. In 1902 he was reappointed for another term if two years, so that he is the present incumbent. His appointment came to him in direct recognition of his ability and his fidelity in matters of citizenship, In the discharge of his duties he is prompt and systematic and his control of the affairs connected with this office has made his administration one that has commended him to the trust and good will of his fellow townsmen. On the 7th of December, 1897, occurred the marriage of Mr. Lantz and Miss Mary A. Miller, of Springfield, Ohio. whose father, John Miller, was one of the old residents of the city, Two children have been born to this union : Luther M,, born Janu ary I, 1900; and Nelson B., torn March 18, 1902. Of the Masonic fraternity Mr. Lantz is a worthy, exemplary and popular representative. He belongs to Clark Lodge, No. 101, F. & A. M,, in which he served as master for two years, and represented his lodge at the meetings of the grand lodge at Toledo and Springfield, He is also a member of Springfield Chapter, No, 48, R, A. M., is a past high priest, and -represented the chapter at the meeting of the grand chapter at Toledo. He has also taken the degree of Cryptic and Chivalric Masonry, belonging to Springfield Council, No. 12, R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery, No. 33, K. T. Thirteen years cover the period of Mr. Lantz's residence in Springfield, and during-that time he has continually advanced in public favor and regard, The elements of character depicted in the best type of American manhood are his. He has energy, progressive ideas and a loyal spirit, which is manifest in his devotion to the general good along lines pertaining to public progress and improvement, MADISON OVER. Madison Over, one of the leading members of the Democratic party in Springfield and Clark county, has filled a number of positions of public honor and trust and although the county is strongly Republican, he has always won the commendation of the public by reason of fidelity and .promptness in the discharge of his duties, He was formerly probate judge of the county. and since his retirement from that office he has lived a retired life. He was born in German township, this county, on the 15th of December, 1841, a son cf Elias and Sarah 352 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. (Welchans) Over. The father, also a native of this state, was a son of Jacob Over, a Pennsylvania-German, who served his country in the war of 1812 and came home with five bullet holes in his hat, but though he escaped uninjured from the war he met death shortly after his return, being accidentally drowned, Elias Over was a man of considerable mechanical ability and business ingenuity. He learned the trade of a tanner and also that of a blacksmith and was likewise a successful school teacher at an early day. At the time of the grading of the national road from Zanesville, he was engaged in construction work. The road was not macadamized beyong Springfield and he settled here, taking up his abode in German township. His political support was given the Democracy and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth, loyalty and ability, frequently called him to public office. He served as township trustee, assessor and clerk, His wife, who was born in this county in 1820, was a daughter of George Welchans, who was a Pennsylvania-German and on removing to Clark county settled in German township in 1806, there living until called to his final rest, Unto the parents of subject were born sixteen children, nine of whom reached mature years : Adaline, the wife of George Myers, of Indiana; Madison; George, who died in Indiana; Mrs. Lucy Helvie, who resides in Thackery, Ohio; Cynthia, who married and is now deceased ; Mrs, Rachel Proctor, of Indiana; Peter D., who is living in that state; Jacob, a resident of Arkansas; and Mrs. Clara Strasburg. a widow of Springfield, Ohio. The mother died in 1874, the father in 1875, and both were buried at Merom, Indiana. In the district schools Madison Over began his education and at the age of eighteen he entered Wittenberg College of this city, studying there for a year, after which he began teaching at North Hampton. He taught altogether for thirteen years and was a capable educator whose ability to maintain discipline was equalled by his power of imparting to other the knowledge he had acquired. While at North Hampton he was elected justice of the peace, serving for eight years with promptness and fairness, after which he resigned to accept the position of special examiner in the pension office with headquarters at Bloomington, Illinois. He served thus until 1889, when a change in the national administration caused him to be dropped and he returned to North Hampton, where his family were living. In 1890 he was elected assessor of Pike township and the same year he removed to Springfield. In 1886 he was the nominee for sheriff on the Democratic ticket and made a very hard fight, being defeated by only nine votes. This was a defeat that amounted almost to a victory as the vote indicated his personal popularity and the confidence reposed in him, as at previous elections very large majorities had been won by the Republican candidate. In 1890 he was the candidate on the Democratic ticket for probate judge of the county and was defeated by a small number of votes, but in the same year there occurred. a vacancy on the probate court bench and Governor Campbell appointed him to the office, which he acceptably filled, From 1893 until 1895 he served' upon the city board of equalization and resigned to accept the position of assistant postmaster of Springfield, creditably filling that position during the four years of President Cleveland's second term, Since that time he has lived a retired life. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 353 In 1865 Mr. Over was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary J. Jenkins, of Champaign county, Ohio, and seven children have been born unto them, of whom three are now living : Sallie, the wife of J. F. Kneisly, of Springfield, by whom she has two children, Blanche and Bessie; Florence L., an elocutionist now living in the Indian Territory; and Edwin J., who resides with his father and is now one of the mounted police at Snyder's Park. He served for three years in the Philippines in the Fourth United States Cavalry and returned home with the rank of corporal. Mr. Over is a man of literary tastes, has been a broad reader and profound thinker and is particularly well informed on ancient and modern history, being familiar with the world's progress, BYRON OLIVER ELIFRITZ. When only nine years of age, Byron O, Elifritz started out upon an independent career and since that time has made his own way in the world, All that he has ; all that he has accomplished ; and all that he has achieved are the result of his own enterprise and capability. He is now conducting a large and practical job printing business and is one of the progressive citizens of Springfield. Mr. Elifritz was born in Circleville, Pickaway county, Ohio, and comes of a family of German ancestry. The father, George Elifritz, was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, and was one of seven children. The only survivor is Daniel Elifritz, an inmate of the Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown. Iowa, George Elifritch removed from his native state to Maryland at an early day, when a young man, and was there married, Subsequently he took up his abode in Circleville, Ohio, where he remained: from 1844 until 1848, when he came with his family to Springfield. He was a tanner and also a butcher by trade and in the latter years of his life he worked in the manufacture of brick, carrying on an extensive and profitable business in that way. He manufactured the brick used in the construction of Wittenberg College, for the seminary on East High street and in the old Catholic church. He afterward removed to Yellow Springs, where he manufactured the brick for Antioch College, as well as for many other of the old land marks of the place, During the summer months he conducted his brickyard and in the winter sessions he followed butchering. He was a self-made man of limited educational advantages, but he possessed business capability, and strong qualities of character and steadily he has advanced in his business affairs. He died in 1853, at the age of thirty-two years, respected by all who knew him. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Boward, was born in Maryland and received but limited educational privileges. She belonged to a farmer's family and her services were needed in the home. She was born in 1811 and died in 1900. Her mother died at the advanced age of eighty-two years, Mrs. Elifritz was laid to rest in Ferncliff cemetery, while her husband was interred in Greenmount cemetery, Unto them were born six children. Of these, Upton, the eldest, died in Springfield, in 1899, at the age of fifty-eight years. He was a merrber of the Seventeenth Ohio Battery during the Civil war, serving throughout the period of hostilities. At his death 354 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. he left a son, William, and three daughters. The son now makes his home in Toledo, Ohio, while the daughters reside in Springfield, Charles H., the second member of the family of George Elifritz, is a farmer now living retired, at Vienna Crossroads, in this county, He was a member of the Artillery service during the Civil war. Byron O. is the next younger, Emma is the wife of Robert Smith, of Springfield, and has one son and one daughter, Laura is the widow of John Miller, of this city, and has a son and daughter. Carrie is the wife of Peter Critzinger, of this city, who has one daughter, the wife of John Powell. The daughters of Mr. Elifritz were educated but the sons attended school for only a short time. After the death of her first husband Mrs, Elifritz was again married, becoming the wife of John Webster, and they had twin children, one of whom died at the age of thirteen and the other at the age of twenty-one, and both are interred in Ferncliff cemetery. The home of the Elifritz family was on ten acres of land on what is now Harrison street in Springfield, In religious faith they were Lutherans, The father was well known and was very successful in his business career for many years, but afterward met with reverses which undoubtedly hastened his death. In politics he was an ardent Democrat. Mr. Elifritz, whose name introduces this review, was a lad of only seven years when his father died, He spent six months as a student in the first public school of Springfield.. near the East High street bridge. In the fall of 1855 he became connected with the printing business, receiving a salary of one dollar and twenty-five cents per week. but even this was many times not forth coming, He worked in the office of the Evening News, published by Hastings & Nichols, The printing of job work was then all done by hand presses. which were afterward superseded by the cylinder press. Mr. Elifritz fed the first cylinder press that was brought into this city, In 1863 he left the employ of the firm of Hastings & Nichols and then went to work for Freye & Freye. on the Tri-Weekly Republic. continuing with that house until 1865. On severing that business connection he began the publication of the Weekly Transcript, now the Springfield Democrat, This was the second Democratic paper published in the county, and the only one that prospered, John McGaffey was his partner in the enterprise, which was conducted until 1869 by the first firm, when Mr. McGaffey sold his interest to David C. Ballentine, who is now in the navy department at Washington, D, C. He remained with the house until 1872 and then sold out to Charles E. Winters. During the continuation of this partnership they branched into the job work and also established the Morning Globe, which is to-day the Press Republic. After a time, however, they gave up all newspaper work and entered upon lithographing, getting out all of the work for World's Columbian Exposition, in Chicago, with a large amount of other job work, Mr. Elifritz continued in the business until 1890, when he left the company and purchased the present business, which was then very small. for three thousand dollars. In this undertaking he and his brother Upton formed a partnership, which continued for a year. when Byron purchased his brother's interest and has since secured a very lucrative patronage, He now has a large and well equipped plant and has added many improvements in technical and mechanical THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 355 work. He is thoroughly practical in all that he undertakes and has advanced in the business through comprehensive knowledge ; through fidelity to the terms of a contract ; through the capable execution of all trusts. given into his care. Good management has always been one of his strong characteristics. Although he was in debt to some amount when he embarked in this business, the enterprise has proved successful financially and he has paid dollar for dollar. He enjoys the respect of the best business men of the city and their trade is constantly bestowed upon him. Mr. Elifritz is a mechanical genius and can manufacture anything necessary to carry out his plans and please his patrons, He has done considerable printing for manufacturing concerns from 1855 to the present time. He left home when a boy of only eight years of age and went to Illinois, where he remained for a year, after which he returned to Ohio, From that time forward he has depended entirely. upon his own resources for a living and all that he has acquired is the merited reward of his labor, In 1867 in Hagerstown, Maryland. was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Elifritz and Miss Alice V. Boward, who was born there in 1848 and there pursued her education. This union has been blessed with three living daughters, while one son, Harry, died at the age of twenty-one years, May L. is the wife of Charles E. Winckler, who is associated with Mr. Elifritz in the office; Ada E. is assisting her father in business ; and Pearl Dot is at home. The children were all educated in the public schools. Mr. Elifritz is a member of the Lutheran church and his political support is given the Democracy. He has never sought or desired office and has always declined to serve although he has frequently been solicited to do so. He has given his entire time and attention to his business and his unremitting diligence and honorable efforts have brought to him gratifying prosperity. He is a member of Anthony Lodge, F. & A. M., and also belongs to Ephraim Lodge, I. O. O. F,, and is one of the past grands of the lodge, He is also identified with the Order of Rebekah, to which his wife likewise belongs. Mr. Elifritz was a member of Moncrieffe Lodge, K. P,, and later became a charter member of the Red Star Lodge. He is one of the old original Company Six, of the Uniformed Rank, and left that to become a member of the Forty-fourth Company. He is now commissary of the Fourth Ohio Regiment. He is likewise identified with Te Ha tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men, which was the first tribe installed in Springfield. He belonged to the Senior Lodge of American Mechanics, which was later absorbed by the Junior Order of American Mechanics. He is likewise a member of Knights of the Ancient Essenic Order, and past senator of the same. He is also a member of the Commercial Club. He belonged to the Silver Gray Fire Company and later he became connected with the old Rover Company, an independent fire organization, which was chartered under the state law. He remained with that company for fourteen years and through a long period was thus connected with the important work of fighting fires. He has been loyal in all matters of citizenship pertaining to the general good, and as the years have advanced he has gained a very prominent position in business circles because he has realized that energy and perseverance are two salient features in his prosperity. Amid surroundings and obstacles that would have utterly discouraged many a man of less 356 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. resolute spirit, he has worked. his way upward and to-day stands amid the successful representatives of the printing business in Springfield. MICHAEL TRIMMER. Michael Trimmer, who traveled life's journey until after he had passed the ninety-third milestone, was a man whose worth to the world was widely acknowledged. He was so conscientious and faithful in the performance of duty that he sustained an unassailable reputation in business circles and in his private life was equally above reproach. In some of the good buildings of the city are yet seen the evidences of his handiwork, but he built for himself a monument more lasting than any of brick or stone in the regard and friendship of his fellow men, who yet honor his memory as one who was worthy of their highest regard. Mr. Trimmer was born in Adams county, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1806, a son of Mathias and Elizabeth (Fisher) Trimmer, who were also natives of the same county, and was there reared and married. The former was of German descent, while the mother was of English lineage, Dour of their sons became residents of Springfield, but John remained here for only a brief period. David and Mathias were associated for some time in brick contracting with the subject of this review, and David died in this city in August, 1849, while Mathias passed away in Iowa. in the spring of 1873.. He is buried in Greenmount cemetery, while David lies in Ferncliff. In the county of his nativity Michael Trimmer pursued his education and also learned the stone mason's trade, after which he went to Hagerstown, Maryland, and there secured work in that line. While there he formed the acquaintance of Miss Catherine Barbara Eitel, who was born in that city May II, 1806. a daughter of John Martin and Christiana ( Stotler) Eitel. Her father was a native of Germany, born near Stuttgart, and when a young man came to America. His wife was a native of Winchester, Virginia, and was an only child. Her father died when she was but fifteen months of age and her mother passed away in Hagerstown, Maryland, Mr, Trimmer sought in marriage the hand of Miss Eitel and being successful in his wooing they were joined in wedlock in 1834, The bridal trip of the young couple consisted of a journey to Springfield. Ohio, made by stage, for that was before the advent of railroads into this state. Mr, Trimmer here began working at the stone mason's trade. He had also learned the trade of laying brick and was one of the first 'brick masons of this city. He came to Ohio a young- man full of determination, industry and perseverance and it was not long before he had won a commanding position in the industrial circles of the city. He at once began contracting, and a little later was joined by his brothers, David and Mathias, who entered into partnership with him. After the death of David the surviving brothers dissolved partnership, and our subject was afterward a partner of John Kershner, who had learned the trade with Mr. Trimmer and who joined him under the firm style of Trimmer & Kershner, a relation that was maintained through consecutive years until 1873. Mr. Trimmer received and executed contracts for the erection of many of the most important 'buildings of the city in an early day. He erected the old Pennsylvania THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 361 building in the west end; the Barnett mills; the First Presbyterian church, which has since been remodeled ; the Second Presbyterian church, which remains as he built it, save that the interior has been improved; the first building of the Wittenberg College; the P, P. Mast shop ; the Miller Hotel, and the Commercial block on Limestone street. He also erected the Buckingham building, opposite the Commercial, many smaller business blocks and a large number of the fine homes of the city. He easily maintained a position as one of the leading contractors and builders of Springfield during his active business life and received a very liberal share of the public patronage, which indicated the excellence of his labor and the confidence reposed in his business probity by the citizens of Springfield. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Trimmer were born five children : Anna R. is the wife of Seth H. Arbogast, and has one son, David Sheridan, who wedded Mary Donohue, and resides in Springfield. Mary E. is the deceased wife of Jesse C. Trimmer. John Martin died in 1852 at the age of ten years and was laid to rest in Ferncliff cemetery. Sarah Jane died in infancy and was also buried in Ferncliff. David S, is his father's successor in business. Mrs. Trimmer was a member of the Central Methodist church. In his political views Mr, Trimmer was originally an old-line Whig and afterward became a Republican, but while he was unfaltering in advocacy of the party principles he would never accept office. He owned the property which later belonged to Jacob Seitz and built for him the home which now stands on the site. A self-made man in the trust and best sense of the term, he carried on his business in such a way that his correct methods and honorable principles as well as his excellent workmanship recommended him to all. who needed the services of a mason contractor, and thus he gained a most liberal patronage and won a satisfactory financial reward. at the same time maintaining a high place in public confidence and regard. Ambitious and resolute in early manhood, persevering and diligent in the prime of life, he reached a venerable old age, which like a day with its accomplished labors, passed into the grateful rest and quiet of the night. His wife was called to her final rest June 11., 1893, and on the 16th of September, 1899, at the age of ninety-three, he passed away as one who " Wraps the drapery of his couch about him And lies down to pleasant dreams." Davis S. Trimmer, who became his father's successor in business, was born in Springfield, January 10, 1845, acquired his education in the schools of the city, and in 1865 began learning the bricklayer's trade. In 1863, however, he ran away from home and enlisted in the Union army as a member of Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio Infantry, being mustered in at Cleveland, Ohio. In March, 1864, he was mustered out in the same city. He learned his trade under his father and followed it until 1886, when he retired from the business. In 1873, upon the retirement of his father, he became the partner of Mr. Kershner under the firm style of Kershner & Trimmer, which connection was continued until 1880. In that year David S, Trimmer went to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he worked at his trade until 1886, when he returned to Springfield because his parents were reaching advanced years. He has since resided in this city, where he is well known, having spent the greater part of his life here. 362 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. WILLIAM MOORE, William Moore has a wide acquaintance in Springfield and the circle of his friends is almost as large. He was for many years connected with the fire department of this city and rose to the rank of chief, his labors in this Connection winning him the approval and the gratitude of the public, The field of battles is fraught with no greater danger or demands no greater bravery than does the life cf the fireman, In the position of chief Mr, Moore filled a most responsible position, his office demanding a cool, calm and vet ready judgment in the hour of peril, a quick comprehension of the situation and a ready utilization of the forces and means at hand. He discharged the obligations devolving upon him in such a capable manner that he won high commendation and well does he deserve mention as one of the representative citizens of Springfield, where he is now living in honorable retirement, A native of this city, he was born at the corner of Plum and West Main streets, August 30, 1847. His father, William Moore, Sr., was a native of County Cork, Ireland, born in 1808, and was one of a large family of children noted for their tall stature and longevity, which was a familiar characteristic, William Moore, Sr., was educated in his native country and with his parents emigrated to America, the family settling in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1816, Subsequently they came to Clark county, Ohio, establishing their home in Springfield, where the grandfather of our subject died at an advanced age. After reaching America, William Moore, the father of our subject, completed his studies in the schools of Philadelphia, and there he learned the tinner's trade, which he followed until his death, He started out in life a poor man, but by good management and unfaltering industry he accumulated considerable property, and at the time of his death was in very good financial circumstances. In addition to his other business interests he was a stockholder in the old Union hall. He possessed excellent executive ability and when he died he had all his affairs in good condition. His business reputaton was unassailable because of his honesty in all trade transactions. He was an active, sturdy man, six feet and six inches in height and of commanding appearance. His political support was given the Whig party in early life and afterward he became a stanch Republican. He served as a member and president of the first city council of Springfield, served as the second mayor of the city, was also the county coroner, was justice of the peace and held many other offices of public honor and trust. His aid and influence were ever given in behalf of all measures for the general good, He was a well-read man. keeping informed on all general topics of the day, and his knowledge of law was also quite extensive. He always worked to obtain better conditions for the people and was ever the opponent of oppression in any form. Charitable and benevolent, he gave freely to church work and 'to charitable interests, He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal denomination and was a charter member of Clark Lodge, F, & A. M,, being well posted in Masonry. He also was a charter member of Springfield Lodge, I. O. O, F. At the time of the Civil war he was a stanch advocate of the Union cause and the soldiers and their families found in him a faithful and helpful friend, He married Charlotte Nagel, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1809, and was reared THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 363 in Springfield. acquiring her early education in the schools of this city. Mr. Moore died on the 14th of February, 1889, at the age of eighty-one years and five months, and his wife passed away in 1872. In their family were five children, of whom four are yet living, Mrs. Annie Bradbury having died in Springfield at the age of fifty-five years, Marion is foreman in the paint shops of the O, S, Kelly plant on Plum street in Springfield. Elizabeth is the wife of Barlow Lawrence, of this city, Charlotte is the wife of Emanuel Reigel, of Seattle, Washington. William completes the family. All of these children were reared and educated in Springfield. After the death of their mother the father removed to Richmond, Indiana, and later to Centerville, Indiana, where his death occurred. He was married a second time while in Richmond, After his demise his remains were brought back to Springfield and laid to rest in Greenmount cemetery, Although he was a resident of Indiana for twelve years, from 1877, he yet retained business interests in this city, William Moore, whose name introduces this record, pursued his education in subscription and public schools, the latter being organized during his boyhood days. On the 26th of July. 1862, he enlisted in Company A. Ninety-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served for three years, taking part in the battle of Perryville and the Perryville campaign. the engagements at Stone River, Chickamauga. Chattanooga. Lookout Mountain. Missionary Ridge and the Atlanta campaign and the march to the sea under General Sherman. He was also at the battle of Bentonville, which was the last general engagement of the war, General Johnston there surrendering his Confederate forces. Later Mr. Moore participated in the grand review in Washington, D, C., and was mustered out in June, 1865, without having ever received an injury or wound, although during his entire service he was in active duty on southern battlefields. When he returned home he found that his father had manifested his patriotic devotion to the Union cause by painting a chimney of his house with the national colors. For a time after his return Mr, Moore attended school in 1866 and then entered upon an apprenticeship in the butchering business under William Grant. Afterward he began working in the finishing room of the furniture factory of Foos & Milligan, acting as foreman in that department for several years. In his early manhood he became a member of the Rover Fire Company, an independent organization, and served with that company until the first of April, 1869, when he became a member of the paid fire department, which had been organized. He first served as baseman, but gradually he worked his way upward until he became chief, acting in that capacity for four years. From 1869 until 1900, with the exception of eight years, he was continuously a member of the fire department and witnessed its development as the work of improvement was carried steadily forward. He was the first one to use the city water works in a fire. He has seen some very large conflagrations in this city and has done his full share in fighting fires here. He was injured while in the service by a falling horse and at length he was retired from the service on a pension. He is to-day the oldest surviving member of the fire department of Springfield. Mr. Moore was married December 26, 1869, to Miss Anna Belle Tiffany, who was born in Xenia in 184.9. a daughter of Aaron Tiffany, who was a minister of the Method- 364 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ist Episcopal church. Mrs. Moore is a lady of good education and has been an able helpmate to her husband. Unto them were born five children, but four of the number, died in childhood. La Verna, born in 1874, is now the wife of Foster Huchings and they are now in the theatrical profession, residing at Springfield. Mrs. Huchings has taken a musical course and is a graduate of the high school of this city. Mr. and Mrs, Moore are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and he belongs to Moncrieffe Lodge, K. P. He was formerly an active member of Ephraim Lodge, I. O. O. F., and was a member of Company 6 of the Uniformed Rank of the Knights of Pythias when the company won the world's prize at Detroit. He also served as lieutenant in the first brigade in the fraternity in Ohio. He is also a member of the Firemen's Relief Association, and in 1876 he took a fire engine, the Queen of the West, to Findlay, Ohio, to the firemen's tournament, at which time he had to give seven thousand dollars bonds for the safe return of the engine, Mr. Moore and Richard Powell are now the only survivors that attended the tournament. He is well known to firemen throughout the state and is also recognized as a prominent and influential citizen of Springfield, having many friends here. DANIEL McKILLIP, Daniel McKillip is engaged in the tilling of the soil and in raising stock in Moorefield township. He is one of the native sons of this locality, his birth having occurred eight miles south of South Charleston, in Fayette county, August 24, 1832. His father, Thomas McKillip, was born in North Carolina and when only three years of age was brought by his father, John McKillip, to the Buckeye state. He is descended from Scotch ancestry, who fled from Scotland to the northern part of Ireland. and from the Emerald Isle the great-grandfather of our subject crossed the Atlantic to America, Mr, McKillip's grandfather was a poor man when he came to Ohio, but as the years passed he accumulated a comfortable competence, becoming the owner of a large tract of land in Fayette county, There Thomas McKillip was reared to manhood and he, too, prospered in his farm work until he was the owner of eight hundred acres of land. He followed farming and cattle-raising and had his life been spared he would have probably become a very wealthy man, but he died when but forty-eight years of age, He was the father of twelve children, four of whom passed away in early youth, while the other eight reached years of maturity, our subject being the second in order of birth, In his political views Thomas McKillip was an old-line Whig, but was never a politician in the sense of office seeking, The educational privileges afforded Daniel McKillip were somewhat limited, for he was never able to attend school after he was thirteen years of age until he had attained his majority. He then spent seven months as a student in Antioch College, his father having purchased a scholarship in that institution, He was forced to give up school in early boyhood in order to go to Illinois and take care of a herd of cattle which belonged to his father, the man who had been employed for this purpose having been taken ill, There Mr. McKillip engaged in herding cattle for seven years. during which time THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 365 he made many trips to and from. Ohio. In the fall he would make his way to Illinois, purchase a herd, feed the cattle during the winter and until July. when he would start east with them, driving them to markets in this section of the country. He made eight trips to the east, crossing the Allegheny mountains, When he had attained his majority his father gave him one hundred acres of timber land, which he at once began to clear and also to drain by ditching, thus preparing it for the plow. Like most young men starting out in life for themselves, he desired a companion for the journey and was married in Clark county July 13, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Briggs, who was born in Madison township and is a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth. (Hempleman) Briggs, After his marriage he lived upon his farm in Fayette county for about five years and then traded that property for a tract of land in Stokes township, Madison county, where he made his home until the fall of 1862. He then removed to his present place, having traded for one hundred and eighty acres of land here. To this tract, however, he has since added until he now has in the home place two hundred and eighty acres of rich land and likewise owns another farm of one hundred and sixty-two acres in Moorefield township, He has been very successful and, although he lost two thousand dollars by going security for a friend, he is accounted one of the prosperous agriculturists of his community. Mr. and Mrs, McKillip now have two living children, Laura. born April 24, 1857, was married February 3, 1876, to William H, Winter, and they have five children: Effie, born April 1, 1878; George, who was born September 5. 1879. and married Zella Byers; Lizzie: Crawford: and Daniel. Emma Frances, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McKillip, was born June 17, 1859, and on the 23d of March, 1882. became the wife of John S. Swaidner, of Springfield township. They had two children: Jessie Belle, born February 5, 1895; and Charles, who died in infancy. When age gave to him the right of franchise Mir. McKillip proudly cast his first presidential ballot for John C. Fremont and from that time to the present has never wavered in his allegiance to the Republican party. He has had neither time nor inclination for office seeking, preferring to give his attention to his business affairs, which have been capably controlled so that his earnest toil and business sagacity have resulted in making him one of the prosperous agriculturists of his community. JOHN W. ATHY. John W. Athy is a prosperous farmer whose home is located about five miles from Springfield on the Dayton pike, and through close attention to business, unremitting diligence and the assistance of his estimable wife he has accumulated about one hundred acres of land, which, because of the excellent improvements that have been placed upon it, is now valued at about one hundred and fifty dollars per acre. Mr. Athy was born March 17, 1848, within a half mile of the farm on which he now resides, and on the paternal side is of English descent. His parents were John and Frances (Rue) Athy, the former a native of Cumberland, Maryland, and the latter of Mad River township. Clark county, Ohio. her family being pioneers of this coun- 366 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ty. Throughout life the father of our subject followed farming and died in 1870, at the age of fifty-eight years, while his wife, who long survived him, passed away in 1891, at the age of eighty-one years. This worthy couple were the parents of nine children, eight of whom are still living, namely : Jacob R., whose sketch appears on another page of this volume: . Sarah, deceased; Jesse C., a resident of Mad River township; Wilmina, wife of Martin Leffel, of Bethel township; Maria, wife of Ephraim Creel, of Mad River township; Malinda, wife of David Sheets, of the same township; Margaret Elizabeth, who married William Burnett and now resides in Combs, Arkansas ; John W., of this review ; and Elisha P. S., a resident of Springfield. In the usual manner of farmer boys of his period John W. Athy spent the days of his boyhood and youth, working in the fields through the summer months, while in the winter season he attended the district schools of the neighborhood, thus acquiring a good common English education. In 1872 he married Miss Nannie G, Wallace, who was born in Enon, this county, and is a. daughter of John and Martha A, (Bush) Wallace, Her mother died in 1878, at the age of fifty-eight years, and the father subsequently married Elizabeth Staats, with whom he is now living near Osborn, Greene county, Ohio. at the age of eighty-two years, He is a native of England and on coming to this country first settled in Pennsylvania, When a young man he learned the tailor's trade and later engaged in the nursery business, but is now living a retired life, For sixteen years he served as postmater of Enon, Ohio, and subsequently lived for a time in Missouri. By his first marriage he had five children : Mary, the deceased wife of Major McBride; Martha Ellen. the wife of George Maple, of Holt county, Missouri T. D., who is a resident of Springfield and at one time served as postmaster of that city ; Nannie G., wife of our subject ; and Anna M., the wife of John Jackson, who is living in Forest City, Missouri, Unto Mr. and Mrs, Athy have been born two children : L, Ione, a musician, and John Earl, who is engaged in the stock business, both at home with their parents. In his political views Mr. Athy is a Republican, and like all true Americans citizens should do, he keeps well informed on the issues and questions of the day, For five years he served as clerk 0f the school board. He is actively interested in everything pertaining to the material, intellectual and moral welfare of his community. He is a self-made man, whose life has been one of industry and earnest toil. and to. his own efforts and the assistance of his wife, who has indeed been a helpmate to him, he owes his prosperity and his advancement in the business world. They have a happy home and everything about the place is neat and attractive in appearance. They deserve great credit for what they have accomplished and are well known and highly respected citizens of their community, DWIGHT H. OLDS. Dwight H, Olds has for more than a quarter of a century been a resident of Clark county. having located within its borders in 1875. He has been engaged in the dairy business as a member of the firm of Olds & McGregor since 1898, and in March, 1902, he became sole proprietor of the business, which he is now successfully conducting. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 367 Mr. Olds is a native of Massachusetts, his birth having occurred in Middlefield, Hampshire county, on the l0th of April, 1848. He comes of Welsh ancestry on the paternal line and of English descent on the maternal line, but for many generations the Olds family has been established in America. Levi Olds, the father of our subject was a farmer who lived and died in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, passing away at the age of sixty-two years, His wife, who was born in the same locality, bore the maiden name of Emily Meacham and died upon the old home farm at the age of eighty-four years, This worthy couple were the parents of fifteen children, eight of whom reached years of maturity, while six of the number are still living : Levi F,, the eldest. who was a member of the Fifty-second Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil war and is now living in Springfield ; Dwight H., of this review ; William C., of Bridgeport, Connecticut ; Helen S,, the widow of John Hamilton, a resident of Rantoul, Champaign county, Illinois Mrs. El-ma Rammage, of Decatur, Alabama ; and Edwin W., of Chicago, In the public schools in his boyhood days Dwight H. Olds pursued his education. Upon the father's death he was left with the care of the family upon his shoulders and he assumed the management of the farm, carrying on the work there until twenty-five years of age. The first five hundred dollars which he ever earned he spent in the acquirement of an education, studying between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-five years. He then embarked with his brother Levi in the fancy-goods business in Concord, New Hampshire, and after remaining for one year in that city he came to Springfield, where he continued in the same line of business in Black's Opera House building. For_ fourteen years the new enterprise here was attended with success, continuously conducted by the brothers, and then our subject sold out his interest and turned his attention to the insurance business in connection with G. W. Bellow, this relation being maintained for six years, on the expiration of which period Mr, Olds disposed of his interests and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. He purchased an improved farm in German township and there began dairying. He has also been engaged in the raising of full-blooded registered Jersey cattle and now has one hundred and fifty head upon his place. He handles nothing but blooded stock and he ships to all parts of the country. In 1898 he came to the city and entered the dairying business with the firm of McGregor Brothers. This relation was maintained until 1902, when Mr, Olds purchased his partners' interest. He cultivates three hundred and fifty acres of land and has a large number of cows for dairying purposes upon that tract. Mr. Olds became sole proprietor of the dairy and farm, which adjoins the city of Springfield, in 1902, and has since carried on the business with good success, The dairy is equipped with all modern appliances, and, as he keeps a high grade of cattle, the milk is of excellent quality and receives a ready sale upon the market. The other farm is located in German township and is improved with all modern equipments and accessories' for the purpose of his business. Mr. Olds is a member of the American Jersey Cattle Club of New York and a member of the Ohio Jersey Cattle Club, organized to promote the interests of the raisers of Jersey stock. Throughout his entire life he has been connected with the stock business and is largely 368 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD considered an authority in such matters, especially regarding Jersey cattle. He ran three wagons, delivering one hundred and fifty gallons of milk per day for four years but now disposes of his product through the Pure Milk Company. All is aeriated and bottled in the building upon his farm and to this business he largely gives his personal supervision, In 1878 Mr. Olds was united in marriage in Madison county, Ohio, to Sallie Corns, the widow of Otis Smith, of London, Ohio. Socially our subject is connected with Clark Lodge, F, & A. M,, and in his political affiliations is a Republican, but has never been an aspirant for office. He is a member of the Fourth Lutheran church and at one time was a deacon in the First Lutheran church. He contributes liberally to church and charitable work and to many public enterprises for the good of the community. In Sunday-school work he is particularly active, having devoted his time and energies to this branch of Christian activity for a quarter of a century. For a number of years he filled the office of assistant superintendent of the Sunday-school of the First Lutheran church. A man who in all his business dealings is honest, upright and conscientious and who in all life's relations follows the golden rule, doing unto others as he would be done by, he has gained a most enviable reputation and has made a success of his labors, In manner he is modest and unassuming, but his genuine worth makes him well liked by his many friends. WILLIAM E. COPENHAVER. William E. Copenhaver occupies the responsible position of superintendent of the Foos Manufacturing Company, his thorough understanding of the great mechanical work well qualifying him for this position. He came to Springfield in 1886 and represents one of the oldest families of the south. His birth occurred in Baltimore, Maryland, on the 9th of April, 1865, and he is of German lineage, although the family was established in the new world at an early period in the colonization of this country. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject was born in Maryland, while his father was a native of Pennsylvania, The paternal grandfather, Abraham Copenhaver, was likewise a native of that state and served as a soldier in the war of 1812. The members of the family have been interred in Greenmount cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, Augustus Copenhaver, the father of our subject, was born in Maryland in 1817 and was married in 1847, Fifty years later he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding and in 1901 he passed away in Baltimore. He was then the oldest living manufacturer in the city. He built and operated the first paper mill in the state of Maryland and was always an active factor in the development of manufacturing interests there, He was also connected with the Second National Bank of Baltimore and his time, talents and capital were largely given to the improvement of the city through the establishment of manufacturing concerns and in many other ways. In politics he was never bitterly partisan, nor did he at any time seek public office, He made his own way in life and his business capability and enterprise have brought to him creditable prosperity. His labors, too, were of a character that resulted largely in the prosperity and upbuilding of the city, for he was active in bringing into Baltimore various manufacturing plants, which contributed to the commercial actiyi- THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 371 ty. He was a member of the board of trade of Baltimore and also of the board of associated charities and he gave freely and generously but unostentatiusly, his benefactions many times being known only to himself and the recipient. He was a gentleman of strong, robust manhood and remained an active factor in business circles until about ten years prior to his death, when he retired from active life. He was an earnest and helpful member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a man of domestic habits, He lived a very useful life, gathered around him a close circle of friends and business associates, who honored and respected him for his genuine worth. His wife bore the maiden name of ,Elizabeth Raine and was born in Maryland, of English parentage, the year of her birth being 1827. Her parents were natives of Manchester, England. Unto Mr. and Mrs, Copenhaver were born six children : Susan, who became the wife of John Nicholson, and died in Baltimore at the age of forty-eight years, leaving one son, Fred; John, a farmer of northern Maryland, who has a family of three children; Emma, the wife of Tilman Shafer, of Kennedyville, Maryland, by whom she has two daughters ; Elizabeth, the wife of E. Frank Dodson, an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, by whom she has two sons and one daughter ; Carrie, who is at home with her mother; and William E., of this review. The children of this family were provided with excellent school privileges and Emma received the first premium, a gold medal, of the Peab0dy Institute. She followed teaching for some time, as did Susan, who is now deceased. The mother still resides at the old home place in Baltimore, With the exception of our subject and one sister, - 19 - the representatives of the family have always made Baltimore or the state of Maryland their home. Mrs. Dodson, however, is a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the usual age William E. Copenhaver entered the public schools of Baltimore and was graduated in 1882. He afterward pursued a course in mechanical drawing at the Maryland Institute and he began learning the machinist's trade with the firm of Poole & Hunt, of Baltimore. He then completed his course in mechanical training at the Maryland Institute, one of the oldest educational institutes of the state. While learning his trade he lived at home and for four years continued in the employ of Poole & Hunt. In 1886 he came to Springfield, Ohio, and found employment in the tool room of Whiteley, Fassler & Kelly Company. He remained with that house until they closed their business and then entered the experimental department of the P, P. Mast Company's foundry, but remained there only a short time, after which he went to Chicago and accepted the position of foreman with the Aermotor Company, with which he remained for three years. On the expiration of that period he returned to Springfield and here took charge, in 1893, of some of the business interests of the Foos Manufacturing Company, as assistant superintendent. In 1900 he was promoted to the superintendency and now has entire charge of the manufacturing department. He is a practical mechanical engineer and has largely assisted in the advancement and improvement of the manufacturing department of the house with which he is still connected. His business success is the result of his own merit and he enjoys in an enviable degree the confidence of those whom he serves. 372 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Mr. Copenhaver was married in Springfield, in 1888, to Miss Maude Smith, who was born in 1870, and is a daughter of Willard Smith, who is now an employe of the Foos Manufacturing Company. She is the third in a family of three children, the others being: Mrs. Charles Schindler, and Charles W., of Springfield. The father, who has been a resident of this city for many years, now makes his home on Mason street, Mrs. Copenhaver is a graduate of the high school, and is a lady of culture and refinement. who has many friends here. Unto our subject and his wife have been born three children : Henry Callis, born January 3, 1890; Elizabeth Steele, March 25, 1893 ; and Maude Miriam, May 10, 1900, Mr. Copenhaver purchased a lot and erected his present home at No, 607 East High street. It is a modern structure, beautifully furnished, and is noted for its gracious hospitality. He and his wife are members of the Fifth Lutheran church in Springfield, and he is now secretary of the church board of trustees, Formerly he was identified with the Sunday school as its superintendent, He has never had any political aspirations, but in April, 1902, was appointed a member of the police and fire board to fill out an unexpired term, and Was then reappointed for the ensuing two years. He is now serving with merit and ability, devoting his best thought and energy to the affairs brought before him in his official capacity and serving on important committees. In Baltimore, Maryland, when twenty-one years of age, he was made a Mason, and he now belongs to Doric Lodge, No. 124, F. & A. M., of Baltimore ; Springfield Chapter. No, 48, R. A, M., of which he is past high priest Springfield 'Council, No, 17, R. & S. M. ; and Palestine Commanders. No. 33, K, T,, in which he is a past eminent commander. He likewise belongs to the board of trade, in which he was formerly very active. In business affairs pertaining to the welfare of the city he takes a deep interest, supporting the various movements intended to promote the commercial and industrial prosperity here, He is conservative in his dealings and has followed safe policies that have won him strong commendation and confidence. A man of domestic tastes, he has gathered about him a large circle of friends during the sixteen years of his residence in Springfield. Those who are daily associated with him are numbered among his most stalwart friends, and this fact indicates that his life record is an honorable one and that his history will bear the closest investigation, JAMES W, LUDLOW, James W, Ludlow is a carpet weaver of Springfield, living on the Dayton pike and Pleasant street. He was born in this city July 19, 1832, and in the paternal line comes of r Scotch ancestry. His parents were Cooper and Elizabeth (Layton) Ludlow. The father was born in Kentucky at a place called Ludlow and the mother's birth occurred in Mad River township, this county. Mr. Ludlow was a butcher and tanner by trade and came to Springfield in early pioneer days. He owned property on Main street, at the corner of Factory street, and was an enterprising and progressive 'business man here in early times, His death occurred in January. 1833, and his widow always remained true to his memory, never marrying again. Their children were William, Jason, THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 373 George, Joseph. Catherine. Abraham, Cornelius, Mary Jane and James Watts, and the family is noted for longevity. James W. Ludlow remained at home until twenty-one years of age, when he began to learn the trade of molding iron and brass. He thoroughly mastered the business in all its details and followed that occupation for forty-five years but is now a carpet weaver. He now has quite a large trade and his excellent workmanship secures him a continuous patronage of the people who once come to him. In early life he went south to Mexico, where he was paid a dollar per hour for his services, being employed as a bell maker and chime builder. There he continued for a year. At different times he has worked in Philadelphia, Baltimore and in New Jersey, and while in the first named city he was superintendent of a brass foundry, He still has a standing offer of a good position in a brass foundry of Philadelphia but he prefers to make Springfield his home. On the 1st of July, 1854, Mr, Ludlow married Miss Eliza Metzger, a daughter of Gerbert Metzger. She died in 1866, leaving one child, Charles Henry, who was born in 1855, and is living in this city, In 1871 Mr. Ludlow was again joined in wedlock, to Margaret Ann Mead. a daughter of Alfred Mead. and they have three children : Gertrude, the wife of William Hulsizer, an engineer, by whom. she has one child, George Ludlow ; Thomas Edgar, who is a press-feeder and is living at home; and William Oscar, who is also employed in the same pursuit. When the country was involved in civil war James W. Ludlow offered his aid to the government in May. 1863, enlisting in Company E, One Hundred and Sixtieth Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in at Cum- berland Gap, Tennessee, where he participated in skirmishes. He was present at the siege of Vicksburg and saw the surrender of the city, after which with his command he proceeded down the river to New Orleans and then up the Rio Grande, following General Kirby Smith. He was in the southwest at the time the war ended, and, though he had been a faithful follower of the old flag, he 'gladly received the news which said that the Union was preserved and that the soldiers might return home. He has traveled quite extensively over this country, gaining much knowledge of the land and its people. Socially he is identified with the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the lodge in Lancaster, Ohio. He is also a member of the Odd Fellows society, His first presidential vote was cast for Fillmore, which, he says, has been a matter of regret ever since. He afterward voted for Abraham Lincoln, and from 1861 down to the present he has never wavered in his allegiance to the Republican party, FLAVIUS J. BIRD Flavius J. Bird, an extensive farmer and stock-raiser, as well as a highly honored and respected citizen of Green township, Clark county, Ohio, was born in Springfield township. four miles east of Springfield, January 19, 1844, and is a son of Herbert and Catherine (Tuttle) Bird. The father was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, and was a young man when he came with his parents to Clark county. The maternal grandfather of the subject of this review was Caleb Tuttle. Being one of the pioneer settlers of Clark county, he was the owner of a large tract of land and was an extensive cattle 374 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. dealer, making a great success of that business and acquiring a great deal of money thereby. He was an active and energetic man and his extensive individual interests did not prevent him from taking a deep interest in the growth and development of his community. He therefore became one of Clark county's valued representative citizens, contributing an important share in the prosperity of the county and township in which he resided, He lived to the advanced age of eighty-one or two years and died in Clark county, where his loss was regretted by many friends. Herbert Bird, the father of our subject, became the owner of about two hundred acres of land, which he developed into a rich farm. To this home he brought his wife and they became the parents of six children, of whom the subject of this review is the second in order of birth. Rollin, the eldest, is unmarried and resides in Clark county. He served for three and one-half years as a *member of Company I, Forty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and later in the Enghth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Flavius J. is the next younger. Mary became the wife of Thomas Roger, and made her home in 'Clinton, Iowa. where she died, leaving four children. Jennie, also deceased, 'became the wife of Lewis Laybourn, and lived in Clark county, where she died, leaving one child, Mary. Luke died in Clark county, leaving two children, Martha was the wife of George Olney and passed away in Clark county at the home of her mother. Flavius J. Bird passed the days of his childhood in a happy, uneventful way upon the home farm, assisting his father in the work of field and meadow during the summer months and in the winter he attended the common schools of the district, receiving a fair education, thus fitting him for life's practical duties, At the age of nineteen, he could not endure to remain inactive when his country needed the services of the brave and true in quelling the rebellion of the south. He therefore, in 1864, enlisted in Company K, of the One Hundred and Fifty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private, and was in service about four months. The first occasion of his being under fire was at Brier Gap, West Virginia. He was also engaged in many skirmishes, as in conducting a wagon train they were attacked almost every day by bushwhackers. He assisted in heading off Johnston's and McCauslin's armies, who had burned Chambersburg and were on their way to take Cumberland, This was the most important engagement in which he participated. On his return home he engaged in teaching school for two years. He then went to Bates county, Missouri, where he purchased a farm of two hundred and twenty acres, With characteristic energy he an its improvement and cultivation, After he had the farm in excellent condition, he returned to Clark county, Ohio, At this time, on February 9, 1870, an important event in the life history of Mr. Bird occurred, the occasion being his marriage to Miss Margaret Snodgrass, of Dayton, Ohio, She was born in Kosciusko county, Indiana, November 26, 1844, and is a daughter of William and Sarah (Edgar ) Snodgrass. Her father and mother were both natives of Clark county, Ohio. where they were reared and married, From there they removed to Indiana, where the father died two months before the birth of Mrs, Bird, When she was about seven years of age her mother returned to Springfield, Ohio, where she made her home until she received the appointment of matron to the THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 375 Children's Home in Dayton, Ohio. She was filling this position at the time of the marriage of her daughter with Mr, Bird. The latter took his bride to his farm in Misosuri, where they made their home for four years. Mr, Bird then rented his farm and returned to Clark county, Ohio, renting land there and remaining in that place for ten years, carrying on general farming and stock-raising. He then returned to Missouri. where he remained for five years, when he sold his farming interests there and removed with his family to Colorado; settling in Arapahoe county, in the eastern part. Here he entered land from the government and conducted thereon a stock ranch, in which business he was successfully and extensively engaged for eight years, He still owns three quarter sections of land in Colorado. In 1894 Mr, Bird returned to Ohio, renting for a time and then purchasing the farm in Green township, consisting of seventy-five' and one-half acres, upon which he makes his home at the present time. The union of Mr. and Mrs, Bird has been graced with four children, namely : Harry, who was born in Bates county, Missouri, February 8, 1871, and died in Clark county, Ohio, at the age of six years: Della C,. who was born in Clark county, April 23, 1875, and married George Haines, by whom she has one child, Howard, born in Greene county, Ohio, their home being in that county: William, born in Clark county, Ohio. August 20, 1878 ; and Fred H., also born in Clark county, July 12, 1881. Mr. Bird has taken an active part. in the progress and improvement of his township, and every measure intended to prove of public benefit is strongly advocated by him. A firm believer in the principles of the Republican party, he cast his first ballot for General U. S, Grant in 1868 and has since adhered to the party, doing all in his power to promote its success, although not an office seeker in any sense of the word. For one year he served as justice of the peace and had occasion to try many cases, which he did with exceeding fairness, showing favor to none. He tried one case in which his friends thought his life would be the forfeit should he render an honest verdict, but so far was he from being intimidated that he not only rendered a verdict on the side of justice and right, but he won many friends by so doing, So popular was he and his decisions were considered so just that only one case was tried by a jury, over which he had supervision. His opinions were always considered wise and just and no case which he tried was ever appealed, Both he and his wife have long been earnest Christians and acceptable members of the Baptist church, he since the age of seventeen, his wife since the age of eighteen. He was superintendent of the Sunday-school both in Missouri and Colorado and also of a mission in Clark county, and has always taken a deep interest and an important part in such work. A man of good business judgment. and of high personal character upon which there is no blemish. always desiring the welfare of his community, he is as loyal to-day to his duties of citizenship. as when he wore the blue upon southern battle-fields and fought for the starry banner, emblematic of the land he loved so well. JOHN LEUTY, John Leuty, deceased, was one of Springfield's best known citizens and for many years was engaged in the meat business here. 376 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. His commercial interests brought him into contact with a large number of residents of the city and of Clark county and by all he was held in high esteem on account of his genuine worth of character, his reliability and the enterprise which he manifested in working his way upward from a humble financial condition to the position of affluence which he occupied. He was born November 9, 1808, in Murton Cum Grafton. Yorkshire, England. There he learned the butcher's trade, Prior to his departure for America he was united in wedlock at Masham in Yorkshire, April 14, 1832, to Miss Mary Anderson. They became the parents of one son, now deceased. After the death of the wife Mr. Leuty was again married on the 7th of January, 1839, his second union being with Miss Sarah Grant, Soon after his first marriage, however, Mr. Leuty crossed the "briny deep" to the new world, accompanied by his bride. He spent one night in Springfield on his way to Dayton and in the latter city he worked at his trade until March, 1833, when he returned to this city and entered the employ of William Middlebrook. Subsequently he became a partner of William Grant, whose sister he afterward married. This partnership was maintained for a quarter of a century and their first place of business was a stall in the old market house which was located near where the Black opera house now stands. There they continued until the new market house was opened at Fountain Square. Later Mr, Leuty conducted his market on West Main street near Center street and it was afterward removed west on the same street to a point between Factory and Mechanic streets, where he carried on business until he purchased property on South Fountain aye nue, where his sons are still engaged in trade. After dissolving his partnership with Mr. Grant he conducted the business alone for a time and as his boys reached years of maturity they were admitted to an interest in the business, Mr, Leuty was a self-made man in every sense of the word, for he started upon his business career empty handed. He built up a fine trade which brought him prosperity and he also enjoyed the unqualified confidence of his fellow men because he was always square in his dealings. Unto John and Sarah (Grant) Leuty were born ten children, but Henry and James Lewis are now the only survivors. Among those who have passed away were George, who belonged to the "squirrel hunters," an organization that was formed at the time when Morgan made his raid into Ohio : William Houseman ; Sarah Jane, the wife of Samuel Kilpatrick : and Albert Livingston, John, the son by the first marriage, was a member of Captain Sparks' company of the Forty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil war. Mrs, Leuty was born in 1823 and survived her husband for five years, passing away in 1893—his death had occurred in 1888—and she was laid by his side in Ferncliff cemetery. John Leuty was a member of Ephraim Lodge, No, 146, I. O. O. F. and he and his wife belonged to the Methodist church of this city, He supported the Republican party and was a strong temperance man, His aid and co-operation were never asked in vain in behalf of any movement calculated to prove of general benefit, He gave according to his means and was a citizen of worth to the community, All who knew him respected him for his upright and honorable life and the family name has ever been an honored one in trade circles. Since the death THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 377 of the father the business has been conducted by his sons under the firm name of J. Leuty's Sons. The partners are the only two surviving children of the family, Henry and James L. The business is now an extensive one and their products are shipped to Cincinnati and other cities by the carload. The family name has ever been a synonym for honorable dealing, for promptness, energy and dispatch in business affairs and the partners both enjoy the regard and -confidence of their fellow men. Henry Leuty, the fourth child in order of birth, was born February 1, 1845, and acquired his literary education in the city schools of Springfield and afterward learned the butcher's trade under his father, He married Miss Mary Schulte, a native of this city and a daughter of Arnold and Margaret Elizabeth (Hartman) Schulte. Her father was born in Holland, while the mother was a native of Hanover, Germany, and they were married before coming to America. By trade Mr. Schulte was a shoemaker and after locating in Springfield in the early '30s he opened a shop which he conducted for many years. As he prospered in his undertakings he purchased property here and built a fine brick home at No. 127 West North street in which Henry Leuty and his wife now reside. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schulte were members of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church. In 1862 he responded to the call for aid to preserve the Union and became a lieutenant of the Forty-fourth Ohio Infantry, The regiment left Springfield for Cincinnati. where they embarked. While going aboard the vessel, however, Mr, Schulte fell off the gang-plank and was drowned. About ten days later his body was recovered and was laid to rest in Greenmount cemetery, where the remains of his wife were also interred at her death in 1883. They were the parents of twelve children of whom Mrs. Leuty is now the only surviving member. By her marriage she has become the mother of four children : Harry, who was a musical director residing in Chicago, Illinois, where he died August 5, 1902; Maude E.. the wife of W. L. McClellan, who is a clerk in the postoffice of Springfield and by whom she has two sons. John L. and an infant : Mabel and John, both deceased. In his political views Henry Leuty is a Republican and for three years he served as assistant chief of police of Springfield. He is a worthy representative of an honored pioneer family, true to the traditions of his race concerning honesty and indefatigable industry. PATRICK J. AGNEW. Engaged in the pleasing and delightful, activity of cultivating flowers and plants, Patrick J. Agnew is a well known florist of Springfield, where he has resided since 1881. He was born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1858. a son of Thomas Agnew, who is a farmer 'by occupation and is still living in the Emerald Isle, at the age of seventy-five years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ann Carroll, is also living there at the age of sixty-five years. They were the parents of six sons and three daughters, all of whom reached the years of maturity, but James died in England in 1897, The others are : Patrick J.; Thomas. who is employed with the Dayton Gas Company. of Dayton, Ohio : Marv, who is living in Australia Eugene, who is employed by the Bicycle Chain Company, of Indianapolis. Indiana : John, 378 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, who is engaged in the liquor business in Indianapolis; Rose, a resident of Springfield ; Bridget, who makes her home in Indianapolis; and Michael. who lives upon the home farm with his father. In the year 1881 John, Thomas and Patrick left home and came direct to Springfield, Ohio. Up to that time all of the children had remained upon the home place. Like the other members of the family Patrick J. Agnew pursued his education in the public schools. From early life he has been connected with the cultivation of flowers and plants, having early been employed by private parties to take care of their plants and gardens. Thus he has worked his way upward, gaining a comprehensive knowledge of the business which he now follows. In 1875. in Ireland, he became connected with the occupation. In Springfield he found employment with McGregor Brothers with whom he remained for three years and in this way he became educated in the work in this country, At various times he has been employed in different capacities, thus gaining a comprehensive knowledge of the business. Going to London, Ohio, he embarked in vegetable and truck gardening with a partner but after one year he returned to Springfield and began business on a small scale on his own account on Grand avenue. He built a house upon his land and as his trade increased he gradually added to his buildings. In 1893 he purchased four and one-half acres of land just outside the city limits and erected his present residence. there. He has built up a good retail trade and carries on a general florist business, although he makes a specialty of bedding plants, having a stand in the Market House, where he serves his customers, He is now extending his efforts to the wholesale trade, raising about fifty thousand rose plants from slips annually. He also deals with home florists, for he believes in patronizing home industries. He gives his personal attention to the business, acting as salesman, at the same time superintending the cultivation of his plants. In Springfield. in August, 1886. Mr. Agnew was united in marriage to Mary O'Neill, who vas born in Columbus. Ohio, and they have six children living, while two died in infancy, Those who still survive are: Mary, Catherine, Agnes, Paul, Walter and Vincent. In politics Mr. Agnew is a Democrat, but would never accept public office, He has given his personal attention to the business which he has now established on a paying basis. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Columbus, and is a member of St. Raphael's church and gives generously to church and charitable work, and he co-operates in every movement calculated to promote the city's upbuilding and welfare. T. M. KNOTE. J. M, Knote has served as a member of the city council of Springfield and is well known in business circles here, being the oldest clothing merchant in the city. His present store is located at No. I I East Main street. He was born near Brookville. Franklin county, Indiana, August 22, 1846, his parents being Samuel and Margaret (Swartzbaugh) Knote. The father was a miller by trade and about the time of the discovery of gold in California he went by way of the Isthmus of Panama to seek his fortune in the mines. For a time he pros- THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 381 pered but his health failed and he returned home. He lived for about a year thereafter and at his death left a wife and four children, the subject of this review being the third in order of birth. The family then came to Clark county, where Mrs. Knote continued to make her home until April, 'go0, when she removed to Wheeling, West Virginia, taking up her residence with her daughter, Miss A. C. Knote. There she died at the advanced age of ninety-one years. As soon as our subject was old enough to earn his own living he began working out, receiving his board for his services. He was thus. employed in his early youth and his educational privileges were therefore limited prior to the time that he attained his fourteenth year. He then came to Springfield, April 3, 1860, and here worked during the summer months, while during the winter season he attended school for two or three years. At the age of fifteen he secured a position in Rabbitts woolen mills and afterward in the Champion shops, remaining in the latter service for about a year. He then began clerking in a clothing store, when about eighteen years of age, and continued to serve in that capacity for nine years, He was in the employ of a Mr. Franklin for eight years and on the expiration of that period accepted a position offered him by I, P. Strauss & Brother. When a year had passed he decided to enter business life for himself. His employer did not desire to lose his services, however, and offered him a fourth interest in the business: A few years later he became interested in another stock of goods in connection with Mr, Kaufman and afterward he purchased Mr. Kaufman's part of the business and has since been alone. He has built up a good trade, haying now a liberal patronage which returns to him an excellent income. He carries a large and well selected stock of clothing and men's furnishings and is to-day accounted one of the reliable and trustworthy merchants of the city. As his financial resources have increased he has invested in real estate in Springfield and has both made and lost money in this way. His business career, however, taken altogether has. .been a prosperous one, in which he has attained a creditable place on the plane of affluence. On the 12th of June, 1878 in Springfield, Mr. Knote married Miss Lillie McBride, a daughter of Jacdb and Matilda (Arbogast) McBride. They have three children : Rosetta, who was graduated from Wittenberg College with the class of 1900; and John M, and Theodore \W., who are now students in that institution. The Democracy receives the political support of Mr. Knote where questions of state and national importance are involved. However, he was twice elected on an independent ticket to the office of city alderman and served for four years, beginning in 1876, During that time he was chairman of the police committee and was in the council when the water works were instituted. He assisted in organizing the first militia company of Springfield after the close of the Civil war and being called out during the great railroad strike in 1877 it received special mention for meritorious service by Governor Young in his message to the legislature, Mr. Knote belongs to the First Lutheran church of Springfield, in which he is serving as an officer, and he has membership relations with the Masonic fraternity and Ephraim Lodge, No. 146, I. O, O. F., in which he has taken the encampment degree and filled all of the chairs of the subordinate 382 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lodge. He is a member of the Order of the Red Cross. has filled all of the chairs and has been a representative to the supreme lodge. He likewise belongs to the Independent Order of Red Cross, in which he has been supreme commander and has several times represented the local organization in the grand lodge. Such has been the life history of one of Springfield's citizens, who manifests a commendable interest in everything pertaining to the material, social, intellectual and moral welfare of his community. HENRY ERTER, Henry Erter, who since 1878 has been a resident of Springfield and has been engaged in the livery business here since 1885, was born in Moorefield township, Clark county, Ohio, August 20, 1845, His paternal grandfather, John Erter, Sr., came to this county in 1831 and purchased land in Moorefield township. Here he carried on agricultural pursuits, but subsequently he removed to Logan county, Ohio, where both he and his wife died, John Erter, the father of our subject. was born in 1821, was reared and educated in this county and died upon his farm here in 1876. He married Nancy Grube, who is still living in Champaign county, at the age of eighty-five years, making her home with her daughter. She was born in Pennsylvania and is of German lineage. Her husband was one of four children, of whom one is living, William, who is retired in Logan county, Ohio. Mrs. Erter has one brother. who resides at St. Paris and is named Simon Grube. Unto the parents of our subject were born seven children, of whom four sons and a daughter are yet living, One son, John, and a daughter, Elizabeth, died in this county after reach- ing maturity, Those still living are: Amanda the wife of John H. Aerr, of Champaign county, Ohio Henry, of this review David, who is traveling inspector of road rollers for the O. S. Kelly Company and resides in Springfield Frank, who is living on the home farm ; and Charles. a farmer of Washington, who has been an extensive traveler throughout the west, All of the children were educated in the common schools of Clark county and were reared to manhood upon the home farm, Henry Erter, whose name introduces this record, became a student in the district schools of Moorefield township. which he attended through the winter months, while in the summer seasons he assisted in the work of field and meadow, continuing in the work of the home farm until 1871. At that time he was married and rented land in Moorefield township, where he carried on agricultural pursuits on his own account until he came to Springfield in 1878, He conducted a milk dairy in this city for three years prior to the time when he took up his abode here. For some time he continued as a general stock and dairy farmer and in this business met with a fair degree of success, After locating in Springfield he turned his attention to the business of manufacturing crackers. and in 1885 he established his livery stable, which he started with an entirely new stock. He began business on West High street, where he remained for nearly three years, when, in order to meet the growing demands of his trade, he removed to his present location in 1887, and remained there until 1893. when he removed to the opposite side of the street on account of the better facilities at No. 22 North Limestone, In 1901, when Captain A. M, Winger erected THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 383 the fine modern livery stable at 19 and 21 North Limestone street he returned to that location, where he now has one of the most complete and best arranged barns in the city, Mr. Erter keeps good horses and a fine line of vehicles, catering to the best trade of Springfield, and he has met with most excellent success in this line of business. He was also one of the organizers of the Ridgely Paper Trimmer Company and is a director and treasurer of the same. In 1871 Mr. Erter was united in marriage to Miss Marietta Cartmell, who was born in Pleasant township in 1852 and is a daughter of N, M. Cartmell, one of the pioneer settlers of this county and a representative farmer of Pleasant township. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Erter have been born two children : Bertha, born in September, 1877, in Moorefield township, is now the wife of S, A. Dunbar, of Columbus, Ohio. Marietta, born in 1882, is a graduate of the Wittenberg College. The parents hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Erter is a member of Red Star Lodge, K, P, He also belongs to Springfield Lodge and the Encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to the Commercal Club and to the Board of Trade, while his political support is given the Republican party. He is a self-educated as well as a self-made man and a worthy representative of an honored pioneer family, His pleasant residence is at No. 401 North Limestone street. HAMILTON WADE Hamilton Wade, a native of Clark county, since arriving at years of maturity has been closely associated with the industrial and agricultural development of the same. He is to-day engaged in .farming and stock-raising. He was born in Clark county, January 20, 1828, and is a son of John and Mary (Butterfield) Wade, both of whom were born near Chester, Virginia, and were there reared and married, removing to Clark county, Ohio, several years before the birth of Hamilton. The father followed farming, having one hundred and sixteen acres of land in Clark county. He died when our subject was but five years of age, and the mother passed away when he had reached the age of thirteen or fourteen. He was thus early left an orphan, with life's intricate problems to solve for himself. In the father's family were seven children, but the youngest died in infancy; Mary A. married Jackson Allen, and moved to Iowa, living near Mount Pleasant, but is now deceased ; Isaac married and removed to Greene county, Missouri, where he died ; Thomas resides near Cedarville, Ohio; John died near Lafayette, Indiana ; Joshua died in Indiana; and our subject is the youngest of the family. The subject of this review, after his mother's death, worked upon a farm, earning a livelihood for himself as best he could. At first his salary was four dollars per month and later eight dollars and thirty-three cents per mouth, which was the highest he received during his minority. However, as the years passed by he grew familiar with the work of field and meadow, and as he had early learned habits of industry, economy and frugality these stood him in good stead in later life and formed a good capital on which to build his fortunes. In Clark county, March 26, 1848, Mr. Wade was united in marriage to Miss Anna Eliza Wise, of this county. For the next 384 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD five years he rented land, on which he raised good crops and was able to save quite a little money. He had started with the earthly possession of two horses, a dear wife and his own willing hands. At the expiration of five years he bought one hundred and three acres of land, on which he resided for about a year. He next removed near his present location and rented over four hundred and forty acres, where he engaged in the raising, buying and selling of sheep. In this he was very successful, Here he remained for two years, when he rented his present place, which at the expiration of two years he purchased. He now owns one hundred and fifty-four acres of rich and highly cultivated land in Madison township, his present place of residence, with his postoffice address at South Charleston, The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wade was blessed with six children : Jane, who is at home; Emma, who died in early womanhood ; Lucy, now deceased, who became the wife of Sterling Sprague, and left one child, Charles Sprague, who married Katie McQuaide, and has two children--Elden and Frank ; Jesse D., who was born in Madison township, December 17, 1857; ,Charles, deceased ; and Alice, at home, Mr. Wade may truly be called a self-made man and deserves all the praise that the term implies. Starting out in life for himself when nothing more than a child, having had limited educational privileges, through experience, reading and observation he has improved the natural faculties with which nature endowed him, has led an h0norable, upright life and has achieved a very creditable degree of success. He has also taken an active part in the upbuilding of his community. He was born in the county at an early date in its history and has witnessed its advancement to its present proud position as one of the leading counties of this great commonwealth. He was reared amid the scenes of frontier life and endured many of the hardships that fall to the lot of the pioneer, Throughout all of his career he has embodied the brave and courageous spirit of one who, brooking no obstacles, has gradually and steadily won his way to success, until he is to-day one of the honored and highly respected citizens of his community, Mr. Wade is a Republican in his political views, although not an aspirant for office, yet ever taking a deep interest in the growth of the party, As an agriculturist and stock-raiser of Clark county he stands as a representative citizen, whose sterling traits of character have won for him many friends. THOMAS J. THOMAS, With a capital of five dollars Thomas Johns Thomas arrived in America, To-day he is numbered among the men of Springfield to whom industry and enterprise have brought a comfortable competence. His birth 'occurred in Cornwall, England. February 17, 1849, His father. William Thomas, who was born there in 1818, was a farmer by occupation and died in his native country in 1895, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Catherine Johns. passed away at the age of sixty-eight years. In their family were two sons, Thomas Johns and William, The latter is now a waiter in the hotel in Ilfracombe, England. Mr, Thomas. whose name introduces this review, attended the public schools until thirteen years of age, when he apprenticed THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 385 himself to learn the blacksmith's trade and served for a term of five years, after which he worked for the same firm for two years. He was then married in 1868 to Charlotte Rabey, who was born in England in 1851, and the same year Mr. Thomas sailed for New York, where for two years he was employed. He then went to Lafayette and to Jersey City, New Jersey, where he remained for two years. later spending eighteen months in New London, Connecticut. He learned the trade of a practical horse-shoer, which he followed at the various places mentioned, and subsequently removed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. where he lived for a year, While there he was joined by his wife, who had been left in England while he was securing a home for her in the new world. On Christmas Day of 1874. they arrived in Springfield and took up their permanent abode here. Mr. Thomas was yet a young man but was an expert workman and soon found employment, remaining for six months in the service of William Dickson, but desiring to engage in business on his own account he then entered into partnership with Messrs. Cathcart & Cassiley, They opened a shop back of the present office of the P. P. Mast Company and there remained for nineteen months, Mr, Thomas being the practical workman of the firm. On the expiration of that period the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Thomas then became a partner of John Kearns, on Market Square, this relation being maintained from the fall of 1876 until 1884. Mr. Thomas then sold out his interest and started in business for himself in the rear of the Square in 1878. He erected one of the model shops of the city and built up an extensive trade. which grew so rapidly that he increased the length of his building by an addition of twenty feet. He does nothing but practical horse shoeing, but his work is of such excellent grade that his patronage demands that he employ three workmen. He uses nothing but hand-made goods and utilizes about six thousand horseshoes in his trade each year, giving especial attention to shoeing track horses. He is located at No. 22 Fisher street, where he has a modern and neat shop, supplied with all necessary equipments for carrying on his business. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have been born eight children: Carrie, the wife of James Phillips, of Cornwall, England, was born in England, was educated in this countr and afterward returned to her native land, where she was married; Hetty is the wife of John H. Shortan, of Newport, Kentucky; William, who engaged in the feed business on Clifton street in Springfield, married Bertha Ward, by whom he has one son, and they reside on Stanton avenue; Charles, who learned the horse-shoeing business with his father and is now following that trade in Columbus, married Sarah Ingram, of that city, and they have one son, Seth; Catherine is at home ; Thomas is a pattern maker ; Henry is a piano tuner ; and Gertrude is yet in school, The parents hold membership in the Heavenly Rest Episcopal church, of which Mr. Thomas is one of the vestrymen, He belongs to Clark Lodge, F. & A, M, ; Springfield Chapter, R. A. M.; Springfield Council, R. & S. M.: Palestine Commandery, K. T.; and Antioch Temple of the Mystic Shrine, of Dayton. having joined the Masons in 1879. He is also a member of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, His political support is given the Republican party and its principles and for three years he represented the old fourth 386 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ward of the city in the city council, He served on the committee on streets and highways and chairman of the committee on the police and fire department, At that time the various committees of the council superintended the improvements made in the city and he was the prime mover in having Sheridan avenue opened up, thus furnishing an outlet to the manufacturing concerns of the east end. The market house was also built during his incumbency in the council and the first stone pavement was laid in the city. In all enterprises that have been established to promote the welfare of Springfield and its people Mr. Thomas has been found as an earnest and active worker. He purchased property at the corner of Kelly avenue and Summer street. where he built seven houses, his home being at No. 129 Summer street. He has a natural talent for music and since 1889 has been a member of the choir of the Heavenly Rest church, acting as a paid singer for eight years. He has taken vocal lessons, possessing a fine voice, and is a valued addition to musical circles of this city. TURMAN NEFF Turman Neff, who is a retired farmer and stock-raiser, but is now engaged extensively in the practice of veterinary surgery and deserves the gratitude of agricultural classes and horsemen for his discovery in relation to the cure of tetanus or locked jaw, makes his home in German township and is widely and favorably known throughout this portion of the state. He was born March 4. 1843, near his present farm, his parents being Adam and Mar garet (Turman) Neff, His father was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, December 30, 1808. and was a son of Abram and Barbara (Weaver) Neff, who on emigrating to Ohio located near Tremont, where Adam Neff. Sr,. became the owner of two farms, He was sixty-two years of age at the time of his death and his wife passed away at the age of sixty, their remains being interred on what is now the Emerson Gard farm. They had two sons and five daughters, and after the death of the parents the sons purchased the interests of the daughters in the two farms previously owned by the grandfather, Adam Neff, the father of Dr. Neff, was about thirty years of age when his parents came to Ohio. He became the possessor of one of the farms which had been the property of his father and through many years carried on agricultural pursuits, He was married in March, 1841, in Clark county, to Margaret Turman, who was born February 6, 1823, Two children were born to them and the mother died August 22, 1843. The father afterward married again, but there were no children by the second union, Mr. Neff was an honorable, upright man and because he believed others were also, he trusted friends by going security and thus lost much that he had saved, although he still possessed a comfortable competence. In politics he was a Democrat and was a member of the Reformed church, in which he served as trustee, His death occurred February 8, 1885, when he had reached an advanced age, There were but two children in the family, the daughter being Elnora, the wife of Jacob Mitzel, a farmer of this locality. The mother of Dr, Neff died when he was only five months old. He was reared, THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 387 however, upon the home farm after his father's second marriage, acquiring his education in the common schools and gaining much practical experience concerning farm work, When he was about twenty-one years of age he married Miss Mary Ann Shick, who was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, a daughter of William and Catherine (Shawfer) Shick. Unto our subject and his wife have been born the following children : William, a carpenter of Springfield, who married Allie Thompson and has one child : Lottie. who became the wife of Henry Samsel and died at the age of twenty-five years ; Clinton F., of Springfield. who married Miss Ferree of Springfield, who married Miss Ferree and has two sons ; Harry, who wedded Sarah Owens and lives in German township; Laura, Irvin, Glenna and Ida. all at home. At the time of his marriage Dr. Neff's father assisted him to buy the farm upon which he now lives, He has here fifty-two acres, on which he has made many excellent improvements, adding to the value and attractive appearance of the place. He also owns another farm of about thirty-five acres north of Tremont. When he was thirty-five years of age he began reading works on veterinary surgery and as his knowledge of the subject broadened he commenced practicing, It was soon evident that his skill and ability ranked him with the most capable members of the profession in this locality, and his patronage steadily grew until now it is very extensive. He has had remarkable success in the treatment of lockjaw, effecting a cure in nearly every instance. and he is frequently called in his professional capacity to Springfield and surrounding towns. He has fifteen autograph letters and testimonials from those who have employed him in the treatment of this dread disease of the horse. One of these reads as follows : "To Whom it May Concern: "This is to certify that I saw at different times a horse belonging to Frank Wones, of New Moorefield, that was afflicted with a genuine case of tetanus or lockjaw. This horse was treated successfully by Dr. Neff, of Tremont City, and is now doing service on an adjoining farm to mine. I believe if the owners of horses would inform themselves of the first symptoms of this dreaded disease, Dr, Neff could successfully treat a large per cent. of cases. This is the first case that ever came under my observation that recovered, We had had three cases on this farm, two we treated, but all died. "JAMES CLARK." Many other letters speak in equally favorable terms of Dr. Neff's ability in this direction and his practice is constantly growing. He is well known in the county, where he has long made his home, as a reliable, upright man, and has gained many friends who esteem him highly for his genuine worth.   WILLIAM HOLMES CRABILL. William Holmes Grabill is a retired farmer and stock-raiser now living in Springfield. He was born four miles northeast of the city, in Moorefield township, upon the farm which he still owns—a tract of three hundred and fifty-four acres which his father entered from the government. David Crabill was a native of Virginia, born and reared near the Potomac river, and on leaving the Old Dominion he 388 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. made his way westward to Ohio. He had been married in his native state and two of his children were there born. He served as a soldier under General Wayne in the war of 1812, holding the rank of first sergeant, and after his death our subject obtained the land warrant for his widow, which entitled her to an entire section of land because he had been an officer. Mrs. David Crabill bore the maiden name of Barbara Baer, and like her husband was a native of Virginia, His death occurred in 1839, when he was about fifty-seven years of age, and his wife passed away in 1863. They were the parents of twelve children, eleven of whom reached years of maturty. Sarah become the wife of George Kiser and died in Champaign county, leaving four children. Maria became the wife of Adam Yeazell. by whom she had seven children, and her death occurred in Champaign county, Illinois. John died at the age of sixteen years. Thomas married Sydney Yeazell, who died leaving a large family. David married Eliza Hedges, by whom she ha done child, and died in Clark county, James and Joseph have also passed away. Mary became the wife of Joshua Crown and died leaving several children, but all are now deceased. Susan married Levi Enos Weir, and her children died prior to her death. Pierson S, is living upon the home farm. William H, is the eleventh in order of birth, Eliza married Oscar Jones and died leaving three children, William Holmes Crabill was reared under the parental roof. He had but limited opportunities for securing an education, never attending a free school. He was, however, a student in a subscription school for a short time and he has always been a great reader, whereby he has largely broad ened his knowledge. He was but eight years of age at the time of his father's death, and he remained with his mother until twenty-two years of age, when he started out on his own account, The father was in very limited circumstances when he arrived here, not having money enough to purchase a cow. He had made the journey with Thomas and Solomon Voss, and he worked for them by the month while his wife did the house work for them. As the years passed, however, Mr. Grabill prospered and became an extensive land owner, having. twelve hundred acres, Our subject therefore inherited over one hundred acres of land and has made the money with which he purchased the remainder of his farm property, now comprising three hundred and fifty-four acres. In earlier days he was an extensive stock dealer and drove stock from Illinois to Pennsylvania, His life has been a very busy one, and his close attention to his farming interests resulted in bringing to him a very desirable capital. As the years passed his competence increased until he is now enabled to live retired and yet to enjoy all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. His birth occurred May 10, 1826, so that he is now seventy-six year of age, He was reared in the faith of the Whig party. and cast his first presidential ballot for Taylor in 1848, In 1856 he voted for Fremont, and has since been a stanch Republican, although he has never been an office seeker, He served as assessor for sixteen years, He never sought the position, but proved so capable and efficient that he had no opposition. He was also land appraiser at one time. Socially he is identified with Clark Lodge, No, 101. F. & A, M., and in his life he has exemplified the helpful and charitable spirit of the fraternity. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 389 THOMAS L. CALVERT. Thomas L. Calvert is a well known agriculturist, extensively engaged in stockraising and the breeding of thoroughbred Jersey cattle and also conducts a dairy in Madison township. He was born in r Georgetown, Maryland, December 20. 1858, and is a son of Thomas L. and Elizabeth (Paist) Calvert. When quite young his parents removed with their family to Delaware county, Pennsylvania, where he remained until he was eleven years of age, when he accompanied his brother to Clark county, Ohio, and here began working on a farm by the month, which occupation he followed until about six years had elapsed, At first he worked for his board and clothes, but afterward, as his strength and capability improved, he obtained ten dollars per month. In 1876 he returned to Pennsylvania and attended school in Montgomery county, to which locality his parents had in the meantime removed. There he pursued his education for two years. when he again returned to Clark county, Ohio, and worked as a farm hand until 1882, when he accepted the position of clerk in a general store in Selma, Ohio, where he remained for one year. On the expiration of that period he and his brother purchased the stock of that store, upon which they were able to pay but five hundred dollars ; the balance they went in debt for, and as their business was very successful they were able to pay off all indebtedness and soon began to acquire a comfortable competence as the result of their integrity, industry and fair dealings with their customers. This partnership was maintained until 1892, when Thomas L. Calvert sold out his interest to his brother. On the 14th of June. 1888, occurred the marriage of Mr. Calvert to Miss Elta F. Warner, of Madison township, who Was born and reared in the house in which she now resides. She is a daughter of Simeon and Elizabeth (Merritt) Warner, Her father was born in Ross county, Ohio, October 22, 1817, and the mother was born in New Jersey. Her parents came to Ohio when Mrs, Warner was about eight years of age, settling first in Ross county. In 1842, after the marriage of Mr. and Mrs: Warner, they settled on a farm in Ross county. In 1846 they came to Madison township, Clark county, and settled on the farm which is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvert. Mr. Warner was a very energetic and progressive man, and his enterprising spirit and capable management of his business affairs brought to him a good return for his labors. He at first purchased two hundred acres of land in Madison township, which he brought to a high state of cultivation. To this he added until the farm at the time of his death comprised three hundred and eighty-nine acres of fine farming land, the well tilled fields and thrifty appearance of the place indicating the careful supervision of the owner, Mr. Warner died November 22, 1895, while his wife passed away November 3, 1891. The couple were highly respected and honored as worthy pioneer settlers in the community where they lived and labored, and many friends as well as their near relatives regretted their passing away. In his political views Mr. Warner was a stanch and unswerving Republican, For many years he served as trustee of his township, his fellow citizens being thus pleased to honor him with their confidence, Mr. and Mrs. Warner were the parents of twelve children, but only seven grew to years of maturity, Mrs. - 20 - 390 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Calvert being the youngest. Six of this family are yet living. The daughters who reached womanhood are : Martha J,; Margaret A,; Mrs. Sarah E, Schofield, who resided for a time in Knoxville, Tennessee, but died in Madison township in 1899 Mrs. Laura E. Wilson. the wife of Fred 'Wilson, a resident of Green township, Clark county ; Mrs, Mary E. Dugdale, a resident of Dayton, Ohio : Mrs. Emma Pierce. of Springfield ; and Mrs. Calvert, The last named received a good education, attending school in Baltimore, Maryland, some two years. Six children were born of her marriage to our subject, but three died in infancy. Those living are : Leland S,, born November 4, 1894 ; James Donald, born November 26, 1896 : and Helen E., born November 13, 1898. Mr. Calvert supports the men and measures of the Republican party, having cast his first vote for James A, Garfield in 1880. For six years he has served as township trustee. He has been a member of the Clark County Agricultural Society for over seven years and was its president for two years. He is also a member of the State Board of Agriculture, and is now acting as its treasurer. He has attended as a delegate many of the conventions of his party ; was a member of the Knights of Pythias, at Selma, Ohio, while the lodge was in existence there, filling all the chairs and representing his lodge in the grand lodge of the state. It will be seen from this brief sketch of the life of one of Madison township's most highly respected citizens that Mr. Calvert has fulfilled his duties of citizenship in a creditable way to himself, and for the general social, moral and industrial welfare of his community, From small beginnings, he has taken advantage of the opportunities that have arisen as he has advanced in the business world, From early youth he has faithfully fulfilled all business obligations, thus winning the respect and confidence of all with whom the has had dealings, Taking a. great interest in agricultural pursuits, he has made his farm one of the attractive and well conducted places of the county. His business yields him a good return, and he fully realizes in his prosperous life the value of labor judiciously expended and energy directed along the lines of sound business judgment. SAMUEL T, LAFFERTY. Among the valued representatives of mercantile interests in Springfield is Samuel J, Lafferty, a dealer in stoves, tinware and queensware. In an humble clerkship he entered upon his business career but has since steadily advanced, improving his opportunities, securing promotion through close application to duty, and by conscientious regard for the tasks imposed upon him. From the time he became a member of a mercantile firm he also has continuously progressed and is to-day at the head of one of the leading stores in his line in this city. Upon a farm in Harmony township on the 28th of November, 1846, he was born, representing one of the old families of that locality, His paternal grandparents, William and Jane Lafferty, became early settlers of Harmony township, removing to that place from Pennsylvania, where had occurred the birth of Samuel H. Lafferty, the father of our subject, The latter was reared to manhood upon the old family homestead in this county, and after arriving at years of maturity he married Catherine Corson. The THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 391 mother died two weeks after the birth of her son : the father died when he was but a year old, so that at a very tender age Samuel J. Lafferty was left an orphan. He was then taken to the home of his grandfather, William Lafferty, and at the usual age entered school. He was also trained to habits of industry and economy upon the farm, where he remained until his twentieth year, when, desiring to enter mercantile life, he secured a situation in a country store of Plattsburg. Subsequently he was employed in the Capital City Plow & Harrow Works. where he remained for two years, after which he came to Springfield and accepted a position in the hardware store of Baker & Brown. His connection with that house was maintained for three years, at the end of which time the firm sold its stock to Messrs, Coblentz & Myers, Mr. Lafferty remaining with the new firm and afterward purchasing an interest in the business, at which time the firm was changed to Coblentz, ers & Company, They dealt in hardware, stoves and shelf goods. When three years had gone by, Mr, Lafferty disposed of his interests and then spent two years upon a farm, after which he again became an active factor in mercantile circles, buying out the interest of Mr. Coblentz in the store in which he had formerly been a partner. At that time the firm style of Myers & Lafferty was assumed and it was in 1897 that the partnership was dissolved. Mr. Lafferty taking as his share of the business the stoves and queensware. He has since been actively connected with the hardware trade of Springfield and now has a large and well equipped store, occupying a building forty by one hundred feet, He carries an extensive and well-selected stock of shelf -goods, heavy hardware and queensware. Through the many years of his business connection with Springfield he has gained a wide acquaintance and is well known for his honesty and square dealing that has resulted in bringing to him a growing and profitable trade. On the 28th of May, 1874, Mr, Lafferty was united in marriage to Miss Belle McCord, of Springfield, a daughter of Elias and Emeline (Hayward) McCord. They now have four children : Clarence S., the eldest, who is now interested in the store with his father, was married in 1897 to Ella M. Van Cleef, a daughter of George C. Van Cleef, and they have one son. Charles V. Charles, the second member of the father's family, is also in the store, Emeline and Nellie, the daughters, are at home. When the country was involved in Civil war Mr. Lafferty manifested his loyalty to the Union cause by enlisting in the northern army as a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-third Ohio Infantry, in which he served faithfully until honorably discharged, thus being entitled to membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. At the present time he is identified with Mitchell Post. In the Masonic fraternity he is a member of Clark Lodge, No. 101, F. & A. M.; Springfield Chapter, No. 48. R. A. M.; and Palestine Commandery, No. 33, K. T. His fraternal relations also connect him with another of the oldest and most honored organizations of this character in the country —the Independent. Order of Odd Fellows. He is identified with Springfield Lodge and has been a representative to the grand lodge. He has served as master of Clark Lodge; high priest of the Springfield Chapter ; and eminent commander of the Palestine Commandery, all of which indicates that he is honored by his brethren of these or- 392 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ganizations. There has been nothing sensational in his life history, which is the chronicle of a business career marked by steadfastness of purpose and by close ad- herence to a high standard of commercial principles. JOSEPH MILNE NORMAND. Viewed from a standpoint of financial advancement and from that of the regard of his fellow men the life of Joseph Milne Normand may be termed a successful one. He is a machinist by trade and has placed upon the market his own valued inventions. He was also one of the organizers of the United States Tool Holder Company which is doing business in Springfield and is an important factor in the industrial interests of the city. More than a quarter of a century has passed since Mr. Normand came to Springfield, having arrived here on the 28th of September, 1872. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, -September 8, 1843, and is of Scotch lineage. His father, Alexander Normand, was born in Edinburg, Scotland, in 1812 and died in 1845 at the age of thirty-three years. He was an architect and builder of New York, His education was acquired in the University of Edinburg, and after coming to America he followed the line of work for which he had prepared in his native land. The year 1833 .witnessed his arrival in the new world and here he soon established a successful business. He was one of the architects of the old Trinity church of New York city and many other important edifices there still show his handiwork. He belonged to the old Scotch Covenanter church and was a man of unquestioned probity. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Isabella Milne, was borne in Dalkeith, Scotland, in 1825 and died in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1897. By her first marriage she had three children : Joseph M., of this review ; John C,, who is superintendent of the Wire Cloth works, for the firm of Wright & Colton, of Worcester, Massachusetts, is married and has three children : Joseph, Charles and John C,, Jr, and Agnes, who died in infancy, After the death of her first husband Mrs. Normand became the wife of James Neale, who was of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and the children born of the union were Charlotte. Isabelle and Edward. The father of our subject was a burgess in Scotland, and came of a well-to-do family, noted for longevity. He met his death, however, by accident, Like the other members of his family he was connected with the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Mount Moriah lodge in Scotland. After the death of Mr. Normand his widow went to Worcester, Massachusetts, where her children were reared and educated, The subject of this review had but limited .advantages in his youth. He attended school until he was eight years of age. at which time he was bound out to a millwright of Spencer, Massachusetts, and resided upon a farm. There our subject worked for seven years, after which time he ran away and went home to his mother. After visiting her he started to go to sea, but stopping at .Norwich, Connecticut, he there accepted a position in a machine shop. After he had been there for about four months hrs former employer found him. Not wishing to return to the old service Mr. Normand again ran away and this time went to sea as a stowaway. He was compelled to work his passage at first but he was an apt THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 395 pupil and before he left the vessel he had been advanced until he became engineer on the steamer Whirlwind. He was engaged in the coasting trade in the West Indies and South America. After four years he returned to Massachusetts, where, in 1863, he enlisted in the Milburn- Light Artillery, the command being known as the Tenth Unattached Company. He served for one hundred days and then re-enlisted for three years or during the war, becoming a member of Company F of the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, He was regimental armorer or ordinance sergeant and thus he served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged on the 28th of June, 1865. Mr. Normand afterward worked four years as a machinist and in 1866 he again went to sea, being an engineer on various boats engaged in the coasting trade. He took out five United States licenses during his seafaring experience. He followed this life until 1868 when he returned to Norwich, Connecticut, working in the machine shops there until 1872, and in that year he started to California, but did not proceed beyond Cincinnati, Ohio, The same year he came on to Springfreld, where he found employment as a journeyman machinist in the James Leffel Wheel works, where he remained for a year. He was afterward engaged in experimental work on the Anderson boiler in the employ of P. P. Mast & Company until 1874. In that year Mr, Normand was married and removed to Mechanicsburg, Ohio, where he became superintendent for the Mechanicsburg Screw Feed Grain Drill. Company, He developed the business and remained there until the shops were completed and in running order. In 1876, however, he returned to Springfield and here found employment with the St. John Sewing Machine Company, remaining as tool maker and contractor for three years. He afterward became a journeyman machinist in the John H. Thomas & Sons factory and later he held responsible positions with various concerns dealing in implements, going upon the road as a traveling salesman. He was thus engaged until 1884, when Mr. Thomas sold out the engine business and Mr. Normand went with the department to the Springfield Engine and Thresher Company. The next spring he spent in Pennsylvania, introducing their goods, separators and engines. In 1885 he developed what is now known as the Thomas Pump and Lawn Mower. He remained with the company for three years, or until 1888, when he sold his interests and patents to the Thomas Manufacturing Company, In 1889 he went to Belmont, New York, where he developed a pump for Clark Brothers. After a year, however, he sold his interests there and again came to this city, In 1878 he built his property in the west end, which he sold when he went to New York and after his return from the east he interested himself in the development of a corn planter and opened a shop at No. 87 South Factory street, doing experimental work. Later he sold his patents on the corn planter and was engaged in other mechanical work until July 6, 1901, when he organized the United States Tool-holder Company and began the manufacture of various goods. He was elected vice president and manager of the company and held that position until its reorganization, at which time he was chosen superintendent. Since the re-organization the business has been carried on under the name of the Fairbanks Tool Company, with which the United States Tool-holder Company was merged, Mr. Normand has 396 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. achieved marked success in the line of his chosen field of .endeavor. He has thoroughly mastered the principles of mechanics and his own investigation, research and ingenuity have succeeded in giving to the public many valuable patents which have proved of much use in the business world. In 1874 occurred the marriage of Mr. Normand and Miss Sarah C, Brandle, who was a daughter of Daniel Brandle, a farmer and carpenter. She was born in 1844 and attended the public schools. Mr. Normand purchased and remodeled his present home and is now comfortably situated there, He is a member of Clark Lodge, No. 101, F. & A, M.; Springfield Chapter, No. 48, R, A, M.: Springfreld Council, No, 17, R. & S. M.; and Palestine Commandery, No, 33, K. T. He is likewise a member of Ingomar Lodge. No, 610, K, P., and of the Uniformed Rank of the Knights of Pythias, having been sergeant major of the Third regiment of that organization. He is a past grand of Ephraim Lodge, No. 146, I. O. O. F.; belongs to the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks ; to Mitchell Post, No, 45, G. A. R, and to H. H. Stevens Command, No, 16, of the Union Veterans Union. In politics he is a Democrat but has never aspired to office, As a citizen he has always been progressive, interested in everything pertaining to the general gaol and to public progress and improvement, He is a man of domestic tastes, vet of wide experience in the affairs of life and one who by his marked ability in his chosen calling has gained distinction therein. WALTER C. POWELL, Throughout Springfield, where he has long made his home and where he has a wide acquaintance, the subject of this re view is known as Dick Powell and the circle of his friends is an extensive one, showing that he is popular with his many acquaintances. He occupies the position of chief engineer in the city water works and over his record in 'this position there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil Walter C. Powell was born in Springfield March 9, 1851, and comes of a family of Welsh origin, The family has, however, been established in America through many generations. At an early day representatives of the name settled in Kentucky, whence others of the family came to Ohio. The great-grandfather and the grandfather of our subject were both soldiers of the Revolutionary war, the former serving as an officer in the American army, while the latter was in his father's regiment. It was in the year 1812 that the grandparents came from Kentucky to Ohio. The country was then the hunting ground for the red men and was almost an unbroken wilderness. The Powell family endured the hardships of early pioneer times and when they came to Ohio they passed through Springfield and Clark county, continuing their journey to Urbana, Their youngest child, Benjamin Powell, was born in Paris, Kentucky, July 15, 1806, and was only six years of age at the time of the removal of the grandparents to this state. He had two brothers. Elijah and Timothy, who were soldiers in the war of 1812, Longevity is one of the characteristics of the Powell family. Benjamin Powell was reared in Urbana and was there married in 1828 to Miss Elvira Munson, who was born in Otsego county. New York. in 1808. She was a daughter of Walter Munson, who was buried in the Columbia street cemetery 0f Springfield in 1814, Her mother bore the maiden name of Lois Norton. Elvira Munson had two brothers and THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 397 one sister, and by her mother's second marriage to a Mr. Winans, two daughters and two sons were born. The family resided in Champaign county. Ohio, but in the early '20s removed to South Bend, Indiana, living on the site of the city, They became very prominent people of that locality, but all of the members of the family have now passed away with the exception of Mrs, Olive Chess, who lives in New York city and who has always been a favorite aunt of Mr. Powell, of this review, This branch of the Munson family comes from the old Manhattan stock that first settled in New York city. After his marriage Benjamin, the father of our subject, removed to South Bend, Indiana, where he followed the tailor's trade for sometime, but subsequently he returned to Ohio. In the Hoosier state he purchased considerable land at a low price and Walter C., of this review. had visited the place. Soon after his return to Ohio, Benjamin Powell came with his family to Springfield, but after a short time removed to Tremont, where he carried on the tailor's trade. He also was tollgate keeper for sixteen years. In all matters pertaining to the public good he was interested and was a public-spirited and progressive man, He died in 1875, and in 1877 his wife passed away and was laid by his side in Ferncliff cemetery, Springfield. Benjamin Powell had a large circle of friends and associates and was a man of dry humor and considerable satire, whose interesting and humorous savings are often recalled by many of his old associates. He kept well informed on the questions of the day and was an earnest Christian gentleman. His wife, too, was a believer in Christianity and reared her children in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which she and her husband belonged. This worthy couple were the parents of nine children. Martha A. became the wife of E. P. Myers, who was one of the old merchants of Springfield, and died in 1881. Charles E., who was a blacksmith by trade, served for five years in the Civil war as a member of the Union army and died in St. Paris, Ohio, July 9, 1873. Mary Grace is the widow of Josiah Driscolt, a well known liveryman of Springfield. Eliza, born in 1834, became .the wife of Colonel H. D. John and died in Springfield in 1863. Olive, born in 1840, is the widow of George C. Yager, who was a miller of Fostoria, Ohio, and her home is now in Springfield. William, born in October, 1842, enlisted for service as sergeant of Company B, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in. the Civil war, and was killed upon the field of battle at Cedar Mountain August 9, 1862. John, who was a drummer in Company H, Seventy-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was killed while in the service of the fire department in Springfield June 24, 1873, at which time he was twenty-seven `-ears of age, his birth having occurred September 15, 1845. One son, who was the eighth in order of birth, died in infancy, Walter C. Powell, the youngest son and child in the family, pursued his education in the public schools of -Tremont and of Springfield, and also attended a private school. At the age of seventeen he put aside his text-books and began learning the trade of carriage manufacturing under the direction of David West, who is now deceased. In 1869 he entered the railroad service of the Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad, running between 398 - THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Cleveland and Columbus as fireman, and in 1872 he was promoted to engineer on the Cincinnati division. He ran on this road until 1878, when on account of ill health he gave up railroading and in the same year began work in the fire department as captain of the Factory street engine house and engineer of the steamer. On the 8th of April, 1882, he began working for the city as chief engineer of the pumping department of the water works and in this capacity he has rendered very effective service to the city, In 1885 he became identified with the Hoppes Manufacturing Company, as one of the incorporators and directors, and remained with that company until 1893. In 1892 he was one of the incorporators and directors of the Safety Emery Wheel Company and remained with that company until January, 1902. Mr. Powell is self-educated in mechanics .but has a comprehensive understanding of mechanical principles, as well as being a practical workman in this line, In the development of the water works system he has taken an active part, having assisted in improving the plant, and as the demands for the city water has increased he has assisted in selecting and purchasing the machinery, which is now used in pumping three and one-half million gallons of water daily for current consumption. When he accepted his present position there was a demand for only three hundred thousand gallons daily, and the pumping engine had a capacity of two to five millions. This pumping engine has been superseded by one with a capacity of from five to seven millions of gallons daily. Since 1882 Mr. Powell has had full charge of the pumping service, In 1902 the supplemental water supply system was put in under his supervision and the pumping station is equipped with the most modern machinery, including an Allis engine, a triple expansion. In November, 1878. occurred the marriage of Mr, Powell and Miss Margaret E. Yager, who was born in Sidney, Ohio, September 6, 1859, and obtained a public school education, She was married in West Liberty, where her father, Clark Yager, had located in 1878, He was a miller by trade and he died at the home of his daughter in 1892, at the age of seventy years, His widow, who bore the maiden name of Ellen Thomas, is living with a daughter in Sidney, at the age of seventy-six years. There are three children living, two daughters and a son. Unto Mr, and Mrs. Powell have been born nine children. Nellie E,, born August 25, 1879, is the wife of William A. Webster, who is assistant engineer of the pumping house. Wilda G.. born June 12, 1883, is a graduate of the high school of the class 0f 1901, Olive Margaret, born December 31, 1893, Agnes Louise, born March 14, 1895, and Mary Elizabeth, born December 8, 1897, are at home, Ruth Fay died in 1892, at the age of three years ; Benjamin C, died at the age of eighteen months ; and two sons died in infancy. For a time Mr.. Powell lived on Factory street, but in 1882 removed to the water works. His wife is a member of the Second Congregational church and he is one of its liberal supporters. Ile belongs to Anthony Lodge, F. & A. M. Springfield Chapter, R. A, M. ; Springfield Council, R. & S. M.; and Palestine Commanders, K, T. He is also a member of Moncrieffe Lodge, No. 33, K. P., which he joined in 1872, Having spent his entire life in Springfield Mr. Powell is well known and it is a recognized fact that his labors have been untiring in behalf of the water works system here, since he THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 399 became connected therewith, The acquaintance of his manhood, classing him among the men of worth in the community, have made him one of the representative residents of this place, THE CITY PUMPING STATION. The localities from which many cities of the world derive their water supply are among the most beautiful and interesting spots on earth, particularly so when such supplies have their sources in mountain regions adjacent to these cities. Upon the other hand, such cities as Springfield, having no such source of supply, have to look to local surroundings for their base of supply. From a geological point of view the present supply of the city is received from a valley covering an area of seventy square miles of watershed. At one time the location was a lake, connected with the chain. running through Ohio, coming from. Pennsylvania. The bed is a fine gravel, which, of itself, is a filter. At a given point, fifty-seven hundred feet from the pumping station, there is a depth of thirty-two feet of clear, pure water, which has never been drawn upon, and at a nominal cost the mains can be extended to that and, taking a northeasterly direction, can be extended to ninety-seven hundred feet from the station and get an unlimited supply lasting for many years, A topographical survey of this valley made by William Sharon, and test wells sunk by W, C. Powell for the interests of the city, show conclusively that such conditions exist, and even though there would be a drought for years it would not impair the supply of water. In 1902 Mr. Powell had charge of the laying of mains for supplemental supply and has worked hard to carry through his cherished plans. The work thus started, and now extending twenty-five hundred feet from the pumping station, which stands in the neck of Buck Creek valley with its lateral run out into the valley, gives a flow of four and a half million gallons daily. In 1897 there was an excessive rainfall which filled the area completely, and only the lower end has been drawn upon. There has been over three million gallons daily pumped by the station, and the flow from the supply base has been one million. The fall is seven feet to a mile. By running to the ninety-seven hundred-foot point from the station the city could get a flow of ten million gallons daily. The water supply of any city is one of the most necessary as well as of the most important requisites. By the expenditure of a few thousand dollars the city could get a water supply equal to any city of four times its size and lasting for all time, The plant ins equipped with the most modern machinery, including an Allis triple-expansion pumping engine and one Gaskill compound-pumping engine of five million-gallon capacity, and all attachments to facilitate and lessen the cost of producing water, Mr. Powell is a man of wide mechanical knowledge, and the present system being laid is the result of years of persistent labor on his part. He is a conscientious man and competent to hold the responsible position he has held for the past twenty years. REV. EDWIN C. DINWIDDIE, In the temperance field of Amercia the Rev, Edwin C, Dinwiddie is a distinguished worker. and is known to many of the labor-