(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 50 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY and the Franklin National Banks, a director of the Home Building Association of Coshocton and a director and vice president of the Coshocton Realty Company. In 1894 occurred the marriage of Mr. Montgomery and Miss Florence Franklin, a daughter of Benjamin Franklin, the president of the People's National Bank of Newark. Mrs. Montgomery died at the birth of her son, Benjamin F., who is now thirteen years of age. Six years later Mr. Montgomery wedded Miss Allie Belle Toland, a daughter of Rev. J. W. Poland, for eight years pastor of the Grace Methodist Episcopal church of Coshocton, and unto this marriage two children have been born—Edward E. born May 26, 1903, and John Toland, March 4, 1907. Both Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery hold membership in the Grace Methodist Episcopal church and he is now serving on the official board. He also be76gs to Coshocton Lodge, No. 3376, B. P. O. E. and to Fidelity Lodge, No. 135, K. P. His political endorsement, is given to the men and measures of the republican party, but he has no desire nor inclination for office. He belongs to the Board of Trade of Coshocton, and is doing effective service in behalf of the schools as a member of the board of education. His interest in public affairs is of a most practical character, manifest by active cooperation in measures calculated to promote the public good. He is a well-rounded man, not so abnormally developed in any direction as to become a genius, but possessing a forceful character that makes him a leading factor in community life, as well as business circles. JOHN W. FOWLER. A well developed and highly improved tract, comprising two hundred and fourteen acres situated in Linton township, is the home of John W. Fowler, who is numbered among the enterprising and progressive agriculturists of Coshocton county. He was born on a farm in this township, January 18, 1844, the eldest in a family of eight children, whose parents were Richard and Sarah (Wells) Fowler. Both the parents were natives of the. Buckeye state, the father born in Coshocton county, in 1818, while the birth of the mother occurred in Harrison county, in 1817. The father followed farming as a life work and gave his political allegiance to the republican' party. He passed away in 1892, when seventy-four years of age, while his wife, survived for about eleven years, passing to her final reward in 1903, when she had reached the advanced age of eighty-six years. Their children, numbering eight, are as follows: John W., of this review; Richard, deceased; Isabel, who died in infancy; Francis, who makes his home in Linton township; Jeremiah and Mary, twins, the former a resident of Coshocton and the latter now deceased; Hiram, who makes his home in Linton township; and William Albert, also of Linton township. John W. Fowler acquired a common-school education and was reared to the, pursuits of farm life, remaining under the parental roof until he had HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 53 attained man's estate, when in the spring of 1865 he enlisted for service in the Civil war, remaining at, the front until the close of hostilities. He then returned to his home in Coshocton county and lived with his parents until he was twenty-five years of age when he started out upon an independent business career by operating rented land for a few years. Through his economy, persistent purpose and laudable ambition he managed to save a sum sufficient to enable him to purchase land, becoming the owner of two hundred and fourteen acres situated in Linton township, on which he has placed some of the improvements; He keeps his buildings in good repair, has placed the fields in a cultivable condition and now has a valuable property, which returns him a good financial reward. In addition to general farming he makes a specialty of raising and feeding sheep and hogs. Mr. Fowler chose as a companion and helpmate for life's journey Miss Elizabeth Jones, who was born on the farm which is now her home, in 1846, a daughter of David and Margaret Jones, both of whom were natives of Wales and cames to Coshocton county in 1844. Mr. Jones purchased the land which is now owned by the son-in-law and here he erected a log cabin, with clapboard roof and puncheon floor and containing but one window, and in this crude dwelling the family made their home for six or seven years. The family numbered eight children. Both the parents are now deceased, the father being called to his final rest in 1884, while the death of the mother occurred in 1896. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fowler has been blessed with seven children, namely: Elva A., the wife of David Malatt, a resident of Linton township; Permelia J., at home; Margaret A., deceased; John F., who is married and is engaged in farming with his father; Sarah A., the wife of J. M. Malatt, of Coshocton county; Laura L., deceased, who was the first wife of Frank Workman; and Effa E., the present wife of Frank Workman. Mr. Fowler gives his political support to the republican party and has served as school director but otherwise has filled no public office. He is a member of the Grange arid his wife is identified with the Methodist Episcopal church. Asa representative of the class of substantial builders of a great commonwealth we present the subject of this sketch, who may well be termed a pioneer of the Buckeye state, for he has now passed the sixty-fourth milestone on life's journey, and in the years that have come and gone has done his duty in establishing and maintaining the material interests of his community until it is now classed with the rich agricultural districts of this great state. JOHN F. FREY. John F. Frey, who follows general agricultural pursuits in New Castle township, where he owns a well improved property comprising one hundred and fifty-eight acres, was born in this township, February 12, 1856, and is the fourth in order of birth in a. family of nine children born of the mar- 54 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY riage of Frederick and Dorothy (Braunstool) Prey, both of whom were natives of Germany. The, father came as a young man to the United States and it was here that he was married. He followed farming throughout his active business career and died April 29, 1907. The mother preceded him to her final rest, passing away January 19, 1892. Their family of nine children were as follows: Elizabeth, the, widow of John Heffelfinger; George, a resident of New Castle township; Emily, the widow of Barny Heffelfinger; John F., of this review; Louis, a resident of New Castle township; Caroline, the wife of Lewis Kirk, a resident of Tiverton township; Magdalene, the wife of John Kirk of New Castle; William, a resident of New Castle township; and Clara, the wife of Frank Stillinger, of Tiverton township. John F. Frey acquired his education in the district schools of New Castle township and was early trained to the duties of farm life, giving his father the benefit of his services on the home farm until he had reached the age of twenty-two years. In the spring of 1878 he went to Illinois, where he worked as a farm hand for two years. He then returned to this county and began life on his own account, engaging in farming in New Castle township. That he has prospered in his undertakings is indicated by the fact that he is today the owner of a well improved property of one hundred and fifty-eight acres, situated in New Castle township. He has made all of the improvements which are here found, including a good country residence, barns and substantial outbuildings. He raises wheat, corn and oats and each year gathers abundant harvests as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields. Mr. Frey established a home of his own by his marriage, June 30, 1885, to Miss Isabella Simpson, a resident of Jefferson township, and by her marriage she has become the mother of two daughters: Anna, who is with her parents; and Emily, the wife of G. C. Shrimplin, who is with Mr. Frey on the home farm. Mr. Frey supports the principles and policy of the democratic party but has never been active as an office seeker. His fraternal relations are with the Maccabees tent and his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Lutheran church, while his wife is identified with the Presbyterian church. They are people of the highest respectability and Mr. Frey is well entitled to the proud American title of a self-made man, for all that he today possesses has been acquired through his own labor, economy and well directed efforts. MELVILLE QUINCY BAKER. Melville Quincy Baker has demonstrated the true meaning of the word success as being the full and complete accomplishment of an honorable purpose. Energy, close application, perseverance and good management—these are the elements which have entered into his business career and crowned his efforts with prosperity. He is now occupying an enviable position in HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 55 financial circles as the president of the Coshocton National Bank and as a director of the Franklin National Bank, of Newark, Ohio. One of the native sons of the Buckeye state, he was born in Knox. county, August 25, 1849, of the marriage of Peter and Barbara (Brenneman) Baker, natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively. In early manhood the father arrived in Knox county, Ohio, and for many years engaged in general farming in Union township. His political allegiance was given to the republican party but he was never an office seeker. He died in 1856 at the age of sixty-one years, and was long survived by his wife, who passed away in 1883 at the age of seventy-eight years. Melville Q. Baker completed his education in the Danville Academy and at the age of fourteen years entered the business world as an employe in a dry goods store in Danville. He afterward filled a similar position in a dry goods store in Delaware, Ohio, and while thus serving others he gained a good knowledge of business methods and worked his way upward by capabiwhty and faithfulness until his increased wages enabled him to engage in business on his own account as a partner in the firm of Sears & Baker. Eventually this firm became M. Q. Baker & Company in 1876, and as senior partner Mr. Baker largely controlled the affairs of the house, making it a profitable concern with a large and growing trade. He was connected therewith until 1893, when he sold out and went to California, living in San Jose, that state, for five years, during which time he owned and conducted a ranch near the city. Mr. Baker: has been a resident of Coshocton since March 1898, at which time he, organized and established the Coshocton National Bank. He has since been president of the institution, which under his guidance has become one of the strong moneyed concerns of the county. It was established upon a reliable basis and along conservative lines which have awakened the confidence of the general public. This was not Mr. Baker's first connection with banking, however, for in 1884 he was one of the organizers of the People's Bank in Newark, Ohio, and was identified therewith as a director until 1905, when this institution was merged with the Franklin Bank Company and became the Franklin National Bank, of which Mr. Baker has since been a director. He is likewise a director of the Coshocton Realty Company and his cooperation is sought in business matters, for it is well known that his judgment is sound and his methods are progressive. In addition to his moneyed interests he has two ranches, one, being located in Santa Clara and the other in San Diego county, California. In 1903 he erected the M. Q. Baker block, which is one of the leading business blocks of the town, and in 1906 was concerned in the erection of a block by the Coshocton Realty Company. In 1879 Mr. Baker was married to Miss Alice, Straine, of Newark, Ohio, and they have two children : Robert Quincy, who is now teller in. the Coshocton National Bank ; and Margaret, the wife of Howard Esterbrook, who resides in France. Mr. Baker belongs to Newark Lodge, No. 97, A. F. & A. M.; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M., of Newark; and Coshocton Cornmandery, K. T. He is also a communicant of the Episcopal church and is 56 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY interested in the social and moral development as well as the material progress of the community. An analyzation of his life work shows that his success is not the result of unusual characteristics but has come rather from his close application and ready utilization of opportunities such as are met with in the life of almost every individual. He has known how, When and where to put forth his best energies, and the careful directing of his efforts along the, lines where mature judgment has led the way has brought to him the prosperity which he now enjoys. MYRA J. DAVIS Myra J. Davis is the owner of a valuable farming property which has long been in possession of the Davis family, who have been residents of this county from pioneer times. She was born September 29, 1844, on the farm and in the house where she now lives, her parents being James R. and Rachel (Kimball) Davis. Her father was born in Herefordshire, England, November 4, 1818, and was a son of John and Anna (Bailey) Davis, who in the year 1832 came to America with her family, crossing the Atlantic on the sailing vessel Sarah of Petersburg, Virginia. They landed in New York and thence made their way to Adams township, Coshocton county, traveling westward by way of the Hudson river, the Erie canal, Lake Erie and the Ohio canal. The grandfather was not long permitted to enjoy his new home, however, for his death occurred in September, 1833. His wife survived him several years and died in September, 1840. James R. Davis was a young man of twenty-two years at the time of his mother's death. After coming to Ohio he, had assisted in the difficult task of clearing and improving a new farm, and had early become familiar with all the work of the fields. His mother died in 1840, and on the 5th of May, 1841, he, made preparation for having a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Rachel Kimball, a daughter of Abner and Nancy (Jeffries) Kimball. Mrs. Davis was born in this county. For forty-five years the parents of our subject traveled life's journey together, and were then separated by the death of Mr. Davis who was called to his final rest in 1886. His wife, died seventeen years later in 1903. They were the parents of eleven children: Emily, deceased; Myra J., Curtis K., who is living in Knoxville. Iowa; Charles W., who has departed this life; John N., whose home is in Adams township; Abnei Ernest J., who resides in Iowa; Eleanor M., of this county; Hereford, whose home is in Kansas;, Horace F., also of this county; and Laura L., now the wife of John Leach, living in Adams township. In his political views Mr. Davis was an earnest republican, who on the organization of the party gave to it his support and continued to vote its ticket until his death. He, also took an active part in local politics, and held a number of township offices, the duties of which he discharged with promptness and fidelity. His attention was mainly given to the farm, and HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 57 he prospered in his agricultural pursuits, adding to his original holdings until he. became the owner of three hundred and seventy acres of land in Adams township. Miss Myra. J. Davis is now in possession of one hundred eight and one-half acres, constituting a part of the old homestead property. She manages her own farm and in its control shows excellent business ability. The house which she occupies has stood for more than six decades, and is, one of the old landmarks of the community: Miss Davis is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and has the entire respect and good will of all who know her. D. M. CRISWELL, M.D. Dr. D. M. Criswell, who for several years has successfully engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in Plainfield, was born in Linton township, Coshocton county, August 9, 1865, a son of John and Mary (Bontz) Criswell. The father was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania., April 19, 1833, and The mother was born in Loudoun county, Virginia., August 1, 1834. The father came with his parents to Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1835, and the mother accompanied her parents to Muskingum county in 1839. After their marriage they came to Plainfield, the, year of their arrival being 1853. The father was a wagonmaker by trade and followed the same in this village throughout a long period, or until 1907, since which time he has been living retired, enjoying the fruits of his former toil. Their family numbered seven children, of whom two are now deceased: Sarah J., who has departed this life ; James H., who has also passed away ; Mary A., the wife of Ben Shafer, of Coshocton ; Nar 0., the wife of W. A. Yowler, a resident of Linton township ; Dellora, who is' a college student. at Oxford, Ohio ; D. M., of this review ; and Susanna B., at home. D. M. Criswell spent the period of his boyhood and youth under the parental roof and acquired his early ,education in the common schools. He remained at home until he reached mature years and then deciding upon the practice of medicine. and surgery as a life work he entered the Medical College at Baltimore, Maryland, graduating therefrom in 1892. He first located for practice in Plainfield, where he remained for a time but subsequently went to Port Washington, Ohio, where he practiced for one year. He then returned to Plainfield and formed a. partnership with Dr. Walker, a well known physician of this place, with whom he remained until the latter's death, since which time Dr. Criswell has practiced alone. He has a large. and lucrative patronage, which is steadily increasing and he is now numbered among the leaders of the 'profession in this part of the state. Dr. Criswell was married June 22, 1893, to Miss Rachel I. Zellars, who was born in Coshocton county, one of, a family of six children, born of the marriage of Michael and Mulona (Roadrick) Zellars, both of whom are now 58 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY deceased. The marriage of Dr. and Mrs. Criswell has been blessed with four children: Lera J., John Z., Mary M. and Homer U. The Doctor gives his political support to the democratic party. Fraternally he is a member of Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 776, at Plainfield. He keeps in touch with the advance of the profession through his membership with the state Medical Association, while during the Cleveland administration he was identified with the Medical Examiner Association. His ability and skill have been demonstrated in the successful handling of a number of complex medical problems and he is highly esteemed not only as a professional man but also as a citizen and friend of humanity, who lives for the good he can do his fellowmen. DAVID J. LAWSON The business interests of Warsaw are ably represented by David J. Lawson, who is engaged in the drug business in this city. He also claims this city as the place of his birth, which occurred January 2, 1855, being the eldest of five children, whose parents were David and Mary J. (McGaw) Lawson. The mother was likewise a native of Warsaw, and her father is supposed to have been proprietor of the first hotel at this place, and was numbered among the very earliest settlers of Coshocton county. The father was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and came to Warsaw in 1850, where he was engaged in the practice of medicine, having pursued his professional course in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1872 in connection with his practice he established a drug business in Warsaw and six years later, in 1876 admitted his son to a partnership, business being conducted under the firm name of Lawson & Son. He was a republican in his political views and belonged to the Masonic lodge at this place. His death occurred in 1890, and he was at that time one of the most prominent business men of this section of the state. The mother still survives, at the age of seventy-five years. The family record is as follows: David J., of this review; Honora and Clifton, both of whom died in infancy; Edgar J., who is employed at Washington Courthouse, Ohio; and Willard J., who is a dentist, practicing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. David J. Lawson acquired his education in the schools of Warsaw and Poughkeepsie, New York, completing his studies in the spring of 1877. His father then admitted him to a partnership in the drug business, in which he has continued to the present time. He, however, spent two years in Cincinnati; Ohio, during this period. His business is conducted in a fine modern structure, built of brick and erected in 1894. He carries a complete line of drugs and notions and, owing to his fair dealing, his courteous treatment of his patrons and his reasonable prices, he has built up a large and lucrative trade. He has also found time to devote to other interests. being one of the promoters of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Warsaw, of which e acted as the first cashier. HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 59 Mr. Lawson is a republican in his political views and is a public-spirited citizen, having been called by his fellow townsmen to fill a number of public offices. He served as township treasurer for one term, was clerk of the village for several years, while he, also served as clerk of the board of education. He is a Mason, belonging to Warsaw Lodge, No. 255, at Spring Mountain and to Samaritan Chapter, No. 50, at Coshocton. In the line of his profession he has since 1882 been identified with the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association. He also belongs to the Maccabees, being a member of Warsaw Lodge, No 268, of which he served as commander for ten years. He is recognized as a leader in both social and business circles and is deeply interested in any good work that tends toward the betterment of his town and community. Few men are more prominent or more widely known in the enterprising city of Warsaw than is Mr. Lawson, for throughout a long period he has been an important factor in its business life and the prosperity which he today enjoys is well deserved. ALBERT FLETCHER WOLFE. Albert Fletcher Wolfe, who is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits in Oxford township, was born on the farm where he, still resides, on the 27th of October, 1858, his parents being Henry and Elizabeth (Fletcher) Wolfe. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Philip and Anna Margaret (Waggoner) Wolfe. The grandfather, who was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1773, came to Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1810, purchasing two hundred and fifty acres of land at a dollar and seventy-five cents per acre, the tract being located in Oxford township on the old state road. It is now a part of our subject's farm. Philip Wolfe conducted an inn known as the Washington Inn, and Albert F. Wolfe still has in his possession the sign which hung before the tavern. The grandfather died on his farm in this county on the 9th of September, 1825, and subsequently his wife kept the family together and conducted the inn until she, too, was called to her final rest, her demise occurring September 27, 1827. Their son, Henry Wolfe, was born on the old homestead farm in Oxford township, February 11, 1819, and when he had reached mature years began farming on a part of his father's estate. He met with a gratifying degree of prosperity in his undertakings and at the time of his death owned more than four hundred acres of as fine land as can be found in Coshocton county. Both he and his wife -were life-long members of the Methodist Protestant church, in the faith of which he passed away in April, 1899. His wife, whose birth occurred in 1833, had attained the age of fifty-two years when called to the home beyond. Unto this worthy couple were born five children, namely: Eliza, the wife of Hamilton Birney; Malona, the wife of Thomas Leland, of Isleta, Ohio; Albert F., of this review; one who is deceased; and Carrie, who is the wife of Grant Emerson and resides in New Comerstown. 60 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Albert Fletcher Wolfe acquired a common-school education, and was engaged in farming until 1891, when he became connected with the hardware business at New Comerstown, being thus engaged for four years. On the expiration of that period he returned to the farm and has since successfully carried on his agricultural interests. His place comprises ninety-seven acres of rich and productive land, the fields annually returning to him golden harvests as a reward for the care and labor he bestows upon them. On the 7th of January, 1897, Mr. Wolfe was united in marriage to Miss Jane Dever, whose birth occurred in New Comerstown, Ohio, June 4, 1868, her parents being William and Elizabeth (Cutler) Dever. The father's birth occurred in Jefferson county, Ohio, December 13, 1839, and in 1861 he enlisted as a member of Company A, Fifth West Virginia Cavalry, serving as a loyal defender of the Union until the close of hostilities and being honorably discharged in the fall of 1865. His father and four of his brothers also participated in the Civil war. He passed away in New Comerstown, September 22, 1897, and is still survived by his wife, who resides with a daughter in Coshocton, Ohio, her natal day being July 16, 1841. Mrs. Wolfe's maternal ancestors came from England and she can trace them back in direct line to the latter part of the sixteenth century. She attended Oberlin College for two years and is a well read and public-spirited lady. She was the eldest in a family of six children. Alsie is the wife of Fred Timmons. May is a special agent for the bureau. of labor in the department of commerce and labor at Washington, D. C., and is traveling continually. Zoa H., Harriet and William are all deceased. Unto our subject and his wife have been born two children : Henry Cutler, whose birth occurred January 11, 1898; a1900. Wodwin hislton, born May 29, 1900. In his political views Mr. Wolfe is a stanch republican and has served as township treasurer, while fraternally he is connected with New Comers-town Lodge, No. 445, I. O. O. F., at New Comerstown. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church at New Comerstown, and are highly esteemed and respected residents of the community, having gained the kindly regard of all with whom they have come, in contact by reason of their genuine personal worth and excellent traits of heart and mind. Moreover Mr. Wolfe is a worthy representative of an honored pioneer family of this county, the name having been closely associated with its annals from an early period down to the present time. DR. ERNEST C. VOLTZ. Dr. Ernest C. Voltz, who for the past thirty-six years has been intimately associated with the domestic, social, fraternal, religious and industrial life of Chili, and of whom it may be said that there is no one better known throughout this section of the country, was born in Germany, November 13, 1848, a son of Charles and Margaret (Gearing) Voltz, bofatherland were natives of the fatherland. They came to America in 1852 and located HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 63 in Holmes county, where the father accepted a position as clerk in a store at Berlin, which he held for fourteen consecutive years. He then went into business for himself conducting a general merchandising store at Winesburg, an occupation in which he was engaged at the time of his death. Mr. and Mrs. Voltz were the parents of eleven children, of whom seven are now living, namely: Ernest C., of this review; Henry, a resident of Canton,, Ohio ; Johannah, the wife of Isaiah Hennig, of Eagle Grove, Iowa; Fred, whose home is in Stark county; Julius, who resides in Winesburg; Elizabeth, the wife of Henry Duber, of Akron; and Arthur, a resident of Cleveland. Ernest C. Voltz was but four years of age when brought by his parents to this country. He was reared in Berlin, Holmes county, where he received a common-school education, which he supplemented by one year's study in Hayesville. In December, 1864, he enlisted for .service in the. Civil war, joining Company C, One Hundred Eighty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served until September, 1865, when he received his discharge and returned home. With a view to becoming a medical practitioner, in 1868, when but twenty years of age, he entered the Western Reserve Medical College, where he remained for four years, and from which he was graduated in the spring of 1872. e first lToocatedt Keene, this county, where he practiced for six months, and in the fall of 1872 he decided upon Chili as his future home and since that time has resided here. Attracted by the rich agricultural resources of the contiguous territory Dr. Voltz has made various investments in farming land and at one time owned three hundred and eight acres. He has since disposed of the greater portion of this, however, and has only retained the possession of fifty acres. He is now one of the stockholders in the People's. Bank, of Coshocton, and also owns stock in the Beach Company. In April, 1874, Dr. Voltz was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Alpeter, who was born in Germany- in December, 1848, the daughter of John J. and Catherine (Huprich) Alpeter. Her father was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, January 12, 1814. There he wedded Catherine Huprich, and in 1848 the young couple left their native land and set sail for America, first locating at Ragersville, Tuscarawas county, Ohio. The father was a stonemason by trade, in which capacity he had no difficulty in obtaining employment, and this was fortunate as he possessed but two hundred dollars on his arrival in this country. He worked at his trade in Tuscarawas county for two years, then located near Carlisle, in Holmes county, where he remained for five years, after which he removed to Crawford township, this county, where he purchased a farm, which was his home throughout the remainder of his life. He died April 3, 1876, while the death of his widow occurred in 1883. They were the parents of seven children, of whom four are, living, namely: Elizabeth, the wife of our subject; John, who resides in Millersburg, Ohio; Caroline, the wife of Abraham Row, of Crawford township; and Henry, also a resident of Crawford township. Unto Dr. and Mrs. Voltz have been born two sons: John H., who resides at home; and Charles E., a resident of St. Louis, Missouri. 64 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Politically, Dr. Voltz is identified with the democratic party, while fraternally he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, at New Bedford, also of the, State Medical Society. Religiously he is a member of the German Lutheran church, while his estimable wife holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. HENRY D. BEACH. Success results not so much from any unusual combination of circumstances or the possession of traits that are not commonly found in the, majority of men, but rather in the recognition and utilization of opportunity. In his business career Henry D. Beach has employed every moment to its best advantage and has moreover studied the signs of the times, so that he has been able to meet new conditions as they have arisen in the business world. It is thus that he became one of the pioneers, in an enterprise which is comparatively new. It is only within a comparatively few year that advertising has become a systematized business but its growth has been so rapid that in this, as in the professions and other lines of activity, the successful man is he who specializes and does not dissipate his energies over too broad a field. Cognizant of these facts, Henry D. Beach, who for twenty years has been connected with the manufacture of advertising novelties, organized in 1901 The H. D. Beach Company, of Coshocton, which now controls one of the most extensive productive industries of the city and one of the largest concerns of the kind in America. The life record of Mr. Beach began in Fredericktown, Knox county, Ohio, September 9, 1850, his parents being Daniel C. and Eliza (Amadon) Beach, the former a native of New York and the latter of Vermont. The father was a tailor by trade and removed westward to Fredericktown, Ohio, after completing his, apprenticeship. In 1860 he settled at Mount Vernon, where he opened a clothing store, conducting it in connection with his tailoring business. The year 1862 witnessed his arrival in Coshocton, where he was identified with the retail clothing and tailoring business up to the time of his demise. He figured as one of the leading and successful business men of the city, gaining that creditable measure of prosperity which results from close application and intelligently directed industry. He was moreover somewhat prominent in public affairs, being widely known as an active democrat, and about 1860 he became his party's candidate for sheriff of Knox county, his opponent being Israel Underwood, by whom he was defeated. The contest, however, was very close and the campaign a most interesting one and it is well remembered by the older citizens. He served as a member of the town council of Coshocton and was widely known as an influential resident here. In the public schools of Coshocton Henry D. Beach pursued his education and when about seventeen years of age entered upon an apprenticeship to the printer's trade in the old Democrat office of this city. Some time later he HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 65 went to Columbus and was employed in the state printing office there for three years. He had previously established the Saturday Visitor, a weekly publication, issuing the paper from the old Democrat office. He afterward admitted to partnership his brother-in-law, L. L. Cantwell, and they purchased a plant, conducting the. paper for two years, when Mr._ Cantwell sold his interest to Allen Johns and Dr. Beers. The paper was then removed to New Comerstown, Ohio, it being the first publication at that place. After six months there passed ,Mr. Beach sold his interest in the paper and removed to Eaton, Preble county, where he leased the Eaton Democrat. He remained there, however, for less than a year, after which he returned to Coshocton and established a job printing office. In 1876 he returned to Columbus, where for three years he was connected with the state printing office, and in 1879 he again came to Coshocton, where he began the publication of a newspaper called the. Democratic Standard, He was identified with this publication for ten years and during the latter part of that time was associated with W. H. McCabe. They .afterward purchased the Commonwealth and consolidated it with the Democratic Standard, continuing the publication under the same name. His newspaper experience through all these years was serving as an excellent preparation for the business in which he is now engaged, as it was bringing to him a knowledge of advertising and the best methods of introducing wares to the market. In 1890 Mr. Beach sold his newspaper interest to his partner. He had in the meantime served from 1885 until 1889 as postmaster of Coshocton under President Cleveland. On his retirement from the newspaper field he engaged in the advertising business under the name of the Standard Advertising Company, which was the nucleus of the present extensive business concern of which he is now the head. The company first did its work on a couple of small job presses in the newspaper office but the business soon outgrew its first modest quarters and Mr. Beach, foreseeing the growth of the trade, leased the three-story brick building known as the McLean building on Chestnut street between Second and Third streets. The continued development of the enterprise led to a removal two years later to the old Hay building on Second and Main streets and he then leased the adjoining building, connecting the two by a bridge. It was thought that those buildings would prove entirely adequate for the demands of the business but the constant increase of their patronage soon necessitated still larger quarters and in 1895 the company built the old Standard plant at the foot of Fourth and Fifth streets, to which they removed in 1896. There the business was carried on until 1901 under the name of the Standard Advertising Company. when it was consolidated with the Tuscarora Advertising Company under the name of the Meek & Beach Company, of which Mr. Beach became the first president. He sold his interest in the company in November, 1901, and in January, 1902, purchased a lithographic sign plant in New York and organized the, H. D. Beach Company. For six months he operated in New York city but during that time was erecting his present extensive plant in Coshocton and removed thereto in July, 1902. The buildings now cover about a block and a half and employment is, furnished to two hundred and 66 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY fifty workmen when the plant is running full force. Before starting in this line Mr. Beach had been slowly coming to the opinion that he personally would much prefer to concentrate his attention to making a limited line of advertising specialties. As he himself put it, the various lines of advertising goods, at first few and simple, had become so numerous and complex that it was very much of a burden and in some ways a manufacturing disadvantage for one concern to cover the whole field. He looked ahead to the day when competition in each line would become keener and realized that the manufacturer who would hold his own and even lead all competitors would have to specialize. He concluded, therefore, that he would withdraw from the great institution of which he was a co-founder, and establish a new concern of his own in accordance with these ideas; and this explains how The H. D. Beach Company came into being as specialists in the manufacture of "art metal advertising goods of quality." The plant is an ideal concern of its kind, equipped with every modern facility both in devices and arrangement. The factory consists of five parallel buildings, each about three hundred feet long, with every department housed under its own roof and all so placed as to handle each product with greatest possible economical advantage. There is no loss of energy, time or space with any needless handling of products. Raw material comes into the plant on the west side, passes due east through one department after another until it is shipped out of the west side of the factory as art advertising goods of the highest quality. Mr. Beach has introduced many new and improved methods in manufacture and a visit to the plant cannot but awaken the keenest admiration, not only for the work done but for the genius which has instituted and carried forward to successful completion such an important mammoth enterprise. Sheet steel is received in building No. 1 and when it leaves building. No. 5 it has been transformed through various processes of cutting, rolling, painting, drying and lithographing into the highest forms of art as seen on metal. Copies of many of the world-famous paintings in a splendid reproduction of the original colors constitute a feature that makes the product of this house a most attractive advertising specialty. While this is a gigantic concern of greatest importance to Coshocton in that it keeps a large amount of money constantly in circulation, there is another feature of the business that is indeed worthy of mention. The Novelty News, in writing of The H. D. Beach Company, said: "Labor conditions are probably as nearly ideal in Coshocton as they are to be found anywhere. The utmost degree of confidence, good will, cooperation and sympathy have always been manifest between employer and employe. To an eminently satisfactory degree both sides feel that their interests are one. Not only are good 'wage schedules adhered to, but individual rewards in the way of increased pay for particular efficiency are frequent. The wage earners here in Coshocton are not a floating population, but constitute a community of home builders and home owners. New recruits to this colony of workers in the advertising specialty trade who come from larger cities soon find that home life, local identity and neighborhood friends are certain features of residence here and these are not often possible to the workmen of more HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 67 densely populated centers. Not only do the workmen and their families find this situation an eminently pleasant and helpful one, but other substantial advantages exist in a business way that grow out of these wholesome conditions. An employe is frequently assisted by his employer in a financial way to acquire property and build 'a home, or to maintain life insurance. Indeed, there is a local improvement association, of which Mr. H. D. Beach is president, which exists for just the purpose of assisting employes of the city factories to become owners of their own homes. The competent and faithful employe who happens to be prostrated by sickness before his home has been paid for never has to sacrifice' it, I am told, nor even to lose out on his life insurance, because of the ready assistance that he is able to get from his employer." In addition to his other interests Mr. Beach organized the Beach Leather Company, manufacturers of novelty leather goods for advertising purposes, in January, 1907. He is a stockholder in the Times Publishing Company and the Cantwell Shoe Company and in both is associated with the board of directors. In 1871 was celebrated the marriage of Henry D. Beach, and Miss Camilla S. Cantwell, of Coshocton. They have become the parents of seven children, six of whom are living : Harry L., who is superintendent of The H. D. Beach Company ; Edwin C., who follows general agricultural pursuits in Coshocton county ; Daniel C., who is residing in New Mexico for the benefit of his health ; Louis K., at home ; Alice, the wife of H1 R. Speck-man, of Coshocton, Ohio; and Bessie, also at home. In his political views Mr. Beach is a democrat' and fraternally is connected with Coshocton. Lodge, No. 376, B.. P. O. E., which he joined on its organization. He is also a charter member of the Royal Arcanum of this city. The career of Mr. Beach has ever been such as to warrant the trust and confidence of the business world, for he has ever conducted all transactions, whether of a public or private nature, on the strictest principles of honor and integrity. His devotion to the public good is unquestioned and arises from a sincere interest in the welfare of his fellowmen. What the world needs is such men—men capable of managing extensive commercial and industrial concerns and conducting business on terms that are fair alike to employer and employe—men of genuine worth, of unquestioned integrity and honor—and then the questions of oppression by capitalists and resistance and violence by laborers will be forever at rest. CHARLES H. WELLS. Charles H. Wells, who is engaged in general agricultural pursuits on an extensive scale in Coshocton county, is a native son of the county, born April 6, 1860, in Tuscarawas township, a son of John M. and Lucinda (Connor) Wells, who were likewise natives of this county. The father was an extensive farmer and became a prosperous man, being numbered among the most substantial citizens of this part of the Buckeye state. 68 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Charles H. Wells, whose, name introduces this record, acquired his education in the district schools and vas reared to the duties of the home farm, early becoming familiar with the work of plowing, planting and harvesting, so that when he started out in life on his own account he had a thorough knowledge of the best methods of agriculture. He now follows farming on an extensive scale, owning sixty acres and having an interest in one hundred and twenty acres of land in Tuscarawas township, all of which is tillable and yields abundant crops. He is also the treasurer of the, Iroquois Realty Company, which has extensive landholdings adjacent to the city of Coshocton. Mr. Wells established a home of his own on the, 20th of October, 1883, by his marriage to Miss Fannie T. Lumm, a daughter of Solomon and Broguonier Lumm, whose home was on the battlefield of Antietam, Maryland, and was used as a hospital during the timeha of the battle at that place. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wells has been blessed with ten children: Charles C., Robert E., Lloyd I., Harry, Jennie B., Annie, Margaret, Mary, Frederick and Russell. All have been given excellent educational advantages, having graduated from the Coshocton schools, while the sons Charlie and Harry are attending the Northwestern University at Chicago. Mr. Wells gives his political support and allegiance to the men and measures of democracy. He has been called to fill some public offices, having served as assessor and road supervisor of the township. The county has been signally favored in the class of men who have controlled its affairs in official capacity, and in this connection the subject of this review demands representation as one who has served faithfully and well in positions of distinct trust and responsibility. CHARLES REMICK RANDLES. Charles Remick Randles, who for about twelve years has been continuously in public office in Coshocton county, was elected county auditor in November, 1904. His previous faithful services in other positions gave promise of what he would do when elected to this position, and his fellow citizens have found him a capable competent and conscientious public servant. He was born in Bethlehem township, this county; on the 27th of November, 1859, a son of Enoch and 'Louisa (Milligan) Randles, the former a native of Jackson township and the latter of Keene township, both being representatives of old families of Coshocton county. The father was reared and spent his entire life in this county, where for many years he engaged in farming, owning two hundred and five acres of land in Bethlehem township. He transformed his place into rich fields, and annually gathered good harvests. He voted with the democratic party, but was never an aspirant for office, although he served for several years as township trustee and as assessor of his township. He preferred, however, that others should hold office and al- HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 71 ways used his aid and influence toward that end. His death occurred when he was in his seventy-first year. As a boy and youth Charles .Remick Randles worked and played upon the home farm or spent his time acquiring an education. He attended the district schools, the Warsaw high school, the Hopedale Normal School and the North Western Ohio Normal College, at Ada, Ohio, where he remained as a student for three years. At the, age of seventeen years he began teaching, and was thus identified with educational work in Coshocton county for fourteen years. In the summer of 1882 he was employed in the salesroom of the Columbus Buggy Company, but otherwise he engaged' mostly in teaching, until 1891, when he turned his attention to the livery business in Coshocton. After three years spent in that way he sold his interests in 1894 and entered the auditor's office under Newton Speckman, there serving for two years. He next accepted the position in the county treasurer's office under James D. Severns, with whom he continued for a year and a half, when W. H. Williams was elected county treasurer and Mr. Randles acted as deputy for four years. In 1904 Mr. Randles was nominated and elected to the office of county auditor, entering upon the discharge of his duties in October, 1905. He has since filled the position, and the affairs of the office are now carefully managed, everything being done according to the most progressive system. He gives stalwart support to the democratic party, for he believes that its principles constitute the first elements of good government. In 1885 occurred the marriage of Mr. Randles and Miss Melissa A. Stewart, of Bethlehem township. They have seven children : Clarence 0., Emmet E., Clara E., Guy ., Margaret L., Royal and George M. The second son is now deceased and the eldest son is a student in the Ohio Northern University, at Ada, Ohio, while, the younger members of the family are still at home. Mr. Randles is a member of the Fidelity Lodge, No. 135, K. P. and also belongs to the Munificent Order of Camels. He is well known in the county, and is popular not only with the members of the democratic party, but also with those who represent the opposition. He possesses a social, genial nature, and wins friends wherever he goes. BENJAMIN F. BANTUM. Benjamin F. Bantum, a successful agriculturist of Bethlehem township, was born in this township on the 29th of September, 1862, his parents being John and Elizabeth (Easter) Bantum, who were also natives of Coshocton county and whose respective families were among the earliest settlers here. Mr. and Mrs. John Bantum had ten children, eight of whom still survive, namely: Mary A., the wife of L. C. Darling, of Warsaw, Ohio; Rachel, the wife of John R. Church, of New Philadelphia, Ohio; Susanna, the wife of Norman Taylor, of Warsaw, Ohio; Lillie, the wife of John T. Funk, of Warsaw, Ohio; Emma, the wife of Nelson Randels, of Warsaw; C. E., a  72 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY resident of Bethlehem township; Benjamin F., of this review; and J. Grant, who also lives in Bethlehem township. Benjamin F. Bantum acquired a common-school education and remained under the parental roof, assisting his father in the work of the home farm, until he had attained the age of thirty-two years, when he was married. He then began farming his present place of one hundred and fifty acres and as the years have gone by has placed many substantial improvements on the property, including a commodious and attractive residence and good barns. The neat and thrifty appearance of his farm indicates the supervision of a practical and progressive owner and he is widely recognized as one of the enterprising and prosperous agriculturists of the community. On the 8th of April, 1894, Mr. Bantum was united in marriage to Miss Emma E. Mullet, whose birth occurred in Clark township, October 9, 1870, her parents being John E. and Mary (Kasper) Mullet. The father is a native of Switzerland, while the mother's birth occurred in Monroe township, this county, and they are now living retired in Coshocton. They have five children: Barbara E., the wife of Charles Fredrick, of Warsaw, Ohio; Clemma, the wife of Joseph Kaser, of Bethlehem township; Mrs. Bantum and Ella, twins, the latter the wife of Frank Crowl, of Bethlehem township; and Charles W., living in Bethlehem township. Unto our subject and his wife have been born two children, twins, Frederick McKinley and Frankie McConnell. In his political views Mr. Bantum is a stalwart republican, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Presbyterian church at Warsaw, with which his wife is also identified. Having resided in this county throughout their entire lives, both Mr. and Mrs. Bantum are well and favorably known here and have gained the warm regard and esteem of all with whom they have come in contact. I. H. NORMAN. Thrift, energy and economy have characterized the labors of I. H. Norman, who is today the owner of two hundred and eighty-three acres of well improved and valuable land situated in Lafayette and White Eyes townships. He was born on the farm which is now his home, October 27, 1860, a son of Daniel and Mary J. (Karns) Norman, both of whom were, born in Coshocton county. The father was a self-made man and through his well directed labors accumulated a valuable farm property, comprising three hundred acres. Both he and his wife are now deceased, the father dying in October, 1880, the mother in February, 1881. Their family numbered six children: Elizabeth and Isabel, both of whom have passed away; I. H., of this review; Levi, who has also departed this life; Asbury, who makes his home in Lafayette township; and Nettie, who has departed this life. I. H. Norman, whose name introduces this review, was educated in the common schools and was reared on the, old homestead farm, beginning his HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 73 independent business career at the age of twenty years. He is now the owner of two hundred and eighty-three acres of land, one hundred acres of which is located in Lafayette township and one hundred and eighty-three acres in White Eyes township. He is here engaged in general agricultural pursuits and raises stock on quite an extensive scale. He deserves great credit for what he has accomplished in a business way, for all that he today possesses has been acquired through his own labors and well directed effort. Mr. Norman was married in 1881, the lady of his choice being Miss Amanda Pope, who was born in Coshocton county, a daughter of Jerry and Sarah (Reed) Pope, and one of a family of eight children. The parents were also natives of the Buckeye state and now reside in Coshocton county. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Norman has been blessed with four children, one daughter and three sons, namely: Bird May, the wife of Robert Swagart, of Coshocton county; Henry C., Clarence H. and Fred Foraker, all at home. Mr. Norman's study of the political questions and issues of the day has led him to give his support to the republican party and he has been called by his fellow townsmen to fill some township offices, serving as trustee for two terms and he has also served as supervisor. He is a member of the Grange and he and his wife attend and support the United Brethren church. Having spent their entire, lives in this county both Mr. and Mrs. Norman are well known and they enjoy the hospitality of many of the best homes of this section, while the business methods of Mr. Norman are such as command for him the highest regard. THOMAS D. WORKMAN. Thomas D. Workman, who is a successful agriculturist residing on section 10, Linton township, was born on this same farm on the 27th of January, 1847, his parents being Joseph and Catherine (Johnson) Workman. The father, who was a native of Tiverton township, Coshocton county, Ohio, owned a farm adjoining Plainfield but never engage,d in agricultural pursuits. He spent his life as a clerk and as manager of a general store in Plainfield, his death occurring while he was holding that position, in 1851. His wife, whose, birth occurred in Linton township in 1819, was called to her final rest in 1892. Unto this worthy couple were born eight children, namely: Elizabeth, the widow of Elisha Sibley, who makes her home in Linton township; Thomas D., of this review; J. W., of Kansas; and five who are deceased. Willis Workman, a brother of our subject, was killed in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain during the Civil war. Thomas D. Workman was reared on the old homestead farm and acquired a common-school education. When twenty-one years of age he went to Missouri for nine months, on the expiration of which period he returned home. He operated the home farm for a number of years in connection with a brother but subsequently conducted it alone. At the time of his mother's death he received forty acres as his share of the estate and by pur- 74 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY chasing the interest of two other heirs he extended the boundaries of his place until it comprised one hundred and twenty acres. He owns one hundred and fifty acres in Linton township, nearly all of which is pasture land, for he is interested in the raising of sheep. This farm was entered by Judge Johnson, an uncle of Mrs. Workman and one of the pioneer settlers of Plainfield. As this was one of the last farms to be taken up, Judge Johnson and another man hastened to Zanesville, where the United States land office was located, both arriving at their destination in the night. The other gentleman went to bed but Judge Johnson sat on the steps of the office until daylight and consequently, being the first on hand in the morning, secured the much coveted land. On the 24th of December, 1874, Mr. Workman was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Wiggins, whose birth occurred in Linton township, October 1, 1853, her parents being Benjamin and Jemima (Magness) Wiggins. The father was born in Linton township, July 13, 1820, and was a son of Edward and Mary (Greentree) Wiggins. His paternal grandfather emigrated from Ireland 'to the wilds of Virginia and, selecting as much land as he wanted, blazed the trees around his tract with a tomahawk. The parents of Benjamin Wiggins came, from Brooke county, Virginia, to Linton township, Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1807. On the 14th of November, 1839, Benjamin Wiggins wedded Miss Jemima Magness, a native of Linton township, where -she was born in April, 1820. Her death occurred in 1890 and her husband, surviving her for a number of years, passed away in September, 1906. Their family numbered ten children, five of whom are still living, as follows: Samuel, of Coshocton county ; John. and Harvey, both residing in Kansas; Mary, 'the wife. of John Williams, of Plainfield; and Mrs. Workman. Unto our subject and his wife have been born five children, namely: Orpha, deceased; Mary, the wife of Frank Gaumer, of Linton township ; Frank, at home; Catherine, who is the wife of Jesse Bordenkircher and lives in Coshocton; and Nancy, also at home. In his political views Mr. Workman is a republican, giving stanch support to the men and measures of that party. His people were all members of the Methodist Episcopal church, with which his wife is also identified. He belongs to the Grange, and is well known and highly esteemed as one of the prosperous and enterprising citizens of the community. Both he and his wife have spent their entire lives in this county and are widely recognized as worthy representatives of honored pioneer families here. CHARLES MARION BIBLE. Charles Marion Bible, who, without any special educational or pecuniary advantages, has worked his way upward to a place of prominence in his native county, is now filling the position of county recorder and has won warm commendation for the prompt and efficient manner in which he has discharged his duties. His life record began in Keene township, May 23, HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 75 1854, his parents being Joseph and Margaret (Courtright) Bible. The father was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, August 12, 1830, and was brought to Coshocton county by his parents in 1835, when a little lad of five years. His father, Philip Bible, died when the children were yet young and left to the family, consisting of five sons and five daughters; but comparatively small resources of support. The family home, was in Bethlehem township and there Joseph Bible was reared. Owing to the straitened financial conditions of the family, the educational advantages which the children received were very meager and when in his fourteenth or fifteenth year Joseph Bible began working as a farm hand in Keene township, not only to provide for his own support but also to assist in filling the family coffers. He continued to work as .a farm hand until he attained his majority and always gave part of his earnings to the support of his mother and the other members of the household. His brothers were Stewart, Adam, Philip and Isaac Bible, all of whom are now deceased with the exception of Isaac, who resides in Jackson township, this county. The sisters were: Dolly, the wife of G. W. Havil, late of Roscoe; Lana, who became the wife of Henry Strome and lived at Adams Mills; Mary, the wife of F. M. Butler, of Clark township; Susan, who married Zachariah Clark and lived in Jackson township ; and Diana, the wife of William Maxwell, of Jackson township. All are now deceased with the exception of Mrs. Diana Maxwell, who is, living with her daughter, Mrs. James Davis, in Coshocton. Joseph H. Bible was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Courtright, daughter of Abraham Courtright, in 1853. After their marriage they located in Keene township, where Mr. Bible engaged in the cultivation of a rented farm for three years. He then removed to Bethlehem township, where he remained for three or four years, after which he took up his abode in Tuscarawas township, where he remained for three years. He next became a resident of Louisville, where he was engaged in the grocery business at the time of the outbreak of the Civil wars Two years later he disposed of his grocery store and rented a farm in Franklin township, this engaging in the cultivation of the soil through the period of hostilities: When his economy and industry had brought him sufficient capital he purchased a farm in Bethlehem township, on which he resided from 1867 until the time of his death in March, 1906. Mr. Bible enjoyed the good will and trust of all who knew him, because his life was upright and honorable, his actions manly and sincere. He was entirely free from ostentation or display but those who knew him learned of his true worth. In politics he was a democrat and while never a politician in the sense of office seeking, he yet served as trustee in the township in which he lived. He was an active member of the Methodist Protestant church and a consistent Christian man. He joined the church about 1870 and thereafter remained a great Bible student, devoting much of his spare time to the reading of the scriptures. He read the Bible through at least once a year and he made it his guide of .life. He always held some important official position in the church, gave cheerfully of his means to its support and did all in his power to advance the cause which lay so close to his heart. He was seventy-five years of age at 76 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY the time of his demise and as he passed from life there was ended an honorable career and a life of intense usefulness and activity. Mrs. Bible still survives her husband and all their eleven children are still living. The sons are: C. M., of this review; Captain F. O., of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; William L., of Arcola, Illinois; Joseph L., of Keene township; George H., of Coshocton; and Addie, of Bethlehem township. The daughters are: Jessie A., the wife of Adam Clark, of Bethlehem township ; Josephine, the wife of W. E. Clark, of Arcola, Illinois; Margaret E., the wife of Henry Clark, of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania; Julia L., the wife of J. B. Speaks, of Bethlehem township; and Mary L., the wife of W. A. Davis, of Bethlehem township. Charles M. Bible spent the days of his boyhood and youth in his parents' home and early became familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. He pursued his early education in the district schools and afterward spent one term each in the high schools of Coshocton and Keene. Being the eldest son, it was necessary that he early assist in the work of the home farm and when in his tenth year he plowed corn. As his services ,were needed on the. farm, he could attend school only for about three months in the winter seasons when the work of the fields did not demand his attention. His educational privileges were therefore somewhat limited but he has in his manhood given considerable time to reading and study and has always been deeply interested in intellectual progress. When he was twenty-two years he began teaching and followed the profession for seventeen years during the winter seasons, while in the summer months he devoted his time to farming. During this period he purchased a small tract of land in Bethlehem township which he later sold and in 1895 purchased a farm in Perry township, whereon he lived for nine years, when he was called from private life to public office, being nominated and elected to the position of county recorder in September, 1904. The following year he sold his farm and removed to Coshocton, where in the discharge of his duties he won such favorable opinion that he was chosen for a second term and is still the incumbent in the office. He is competent and faithful and regards a public duty as a public trust. In 1876 occurred the marriage of Mr. Bible and Miss Mary E. Clark, a daughter of Archibald and Margaret (Titus) Clark, of Bethlehem township. Their family numbers five daughters and one son: Charlotte, -the wife of Charles Clark, of New Castle township, Coshocton county; Joseph C., a resident of Jackson township, this county; Margaret E., the wife of Charles F. Clark, of Martinsburg, Knox county, Ohio; Myrtle J., the wife of Harley L. Millers of Knox county, Ohio; Ada B., who is deputy recorder of Coshocton county; and Virgil F., at home. Mr. Bible is a member of New Gilford Lodge, No. 666, K. P., and .is also connected with the Modern Maccabees, having served as commander of this lodge since its organization in Coshocton four years ago. He likewise belongs to the Home Guards of America and is a devoted and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Having spent his entire life in this county, his record is well known to his fellow citizens and there are HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 77 no esoteric chapters in his career. He may be termed a sound, substantial citizen who, without pretense or display, keeps his promises, meets his obligations and is loyal to every trust. JAMES T. CLARK. James T. Clark is extensively engaged in general farming in Bethlehem township, cultivating four hundred acres of rich and productive land. He owns two hundred and seventy acres lying in Jackson township and in addition to tilling the soil he is also carrying on stock-raising on a large scale. His birth occurred in Jackson township, September 20, 1862, his parents being Benton and Elizabeth (Thompkins) Clark, while his paternal grandparents were Archibald and Sarah (Hoagland) Clark. The grandfather was of Irish lineage, while the grandmother was of English descent. Both, however, were born and reared in Coshocton county, being representatives of early families here. In fact, the. Clarks and the Hoaglands have been identified with the growth and progress of this section of the state from the time when it ceased to be occupied by the Indians and became the home of the white race. Benton Clark, father of our subject, was born in Coshocton county, September 29, 1837, and was reared on the old homestead farm, early becoming familiar with all -the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist as he tills his fields and harvests his crops. He continued to carry on general farming 'throughout his entire life, and was an energetic, enterprising man, who well merited his success. He was married in 1.857 to Miss Elizabeth Thompkins, of this county, and they traveled life's journey together for almost a third of a century but were separated by the death of Mr. Clark in September, 1889. His widow still survives and is now living in Coshocton at the age of seventy years. They were the parents of four children: Henry T. and' Archibald, wilt) are residents of the- city of Coshocton; Adam B., living in Jackson township; and James T. The last named remained at home until he was twenty-five years of age, his time and attention being divided between the duties of the schoolroom, the pleasures of the playground and the work of the farm. At the age of twenty-five he was married to Miss Minnie Marshall, a native of Coshocton county, born November: 24, 1867. She was a daughter of J. D. and Sarah E. (Carter) Marshall. Her father was born in Warren county, Ohio, while her mother is a native of Virginia. His death occurred April 13, 1904, while Mrs. Marshall is still living and makes her home in Coshocton. In the family of this worthy couple were six daughters: Cora B., now the wife of Charles Renner, of Coshocton; Minnie. now Mrs. Clark; Ella, the wife of Charles W. Loos, also of Coshocton; Hattie M., the wife of B. F. Adams, of Zanesville, Ohio; and Fannie . and Sarah A., both of Coshocton. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Clark began their domestic life upon a farm which he rented for five years. Their industry 78 - HISTORY OF CCOSHOCTON COUNTY and careful expenditure during that time enabled them to gain a competence sufficient to purchase a farm, and Mr. Clark invested in two hundred and seventy acres of land in Jackson township. He, has since cultivated his own land and altogether operates four hundred acres, being now extensively engaged in general agricultural pursuits. He also raises all kinds of stock, making a specialty, however, of horses and both branches of his business are proving profitable. Mr. and Mrs. Clark attend and support the Methodist Episcopal church and their well spent lives have gained for them the unqualified confidence and regard of those with whom they have been brought in contact. Politically Mr. Clark is a democrat. He served as township clerk and has also been a member of the school board of ten years, the cause of education finding in him a warm friend. He is interested in all that pertains to the welfare and progress of the community and gives loyal support to many measures for the general good. His worth as a than of business is widely acknowledged and in his career he has proved that energy and diligence constitute a safe basis upon which to build success. Starting out in life empty-handed and renting land for five years after his marriage, he, is now the owner of a valuable property and is numbered among the substantial agriculturists of the community. W. D. KISSNER. The life of W. D. Kissner has been so varied in its activity, so honorable in its purposes and so far reaching and beneficial in its effects that it has become an integral part of the history of Coshocton county and has also left an impress upon the annals of the state, for as a promoter and organizer of various enterprises he has become prominent. Mr. Kissner was born in Jefferson township on the farm on which he now resides, April 9, 1859, a son of Nicholas and Louisa (Bigler) Kissner. The former was a native of Switzerland and at the age of eighteen years emigrated to the United States. For eight or nine years he ran a peddler's wagon in the counties around Wheeling, West Virginia, and while thus employed became acquainted with Miss Louisa Bigler, a resident of Monroe county, who was only seventeen years of age at the time of their marriage. Accompanied by his bride he came to Coshocton county and on their arrival here they found, that they had but sixty-five cents with which to begin housekeeping. Mr. Kissner first operated rented land in New Castle township and later purchased land in Jefferson township. He bought and sold various tracts until 1863, when he purchased one hundred and ninety acres, located on sections 12 and 13, on which he made his home until his death, which occurred in 1893, his remains being interred in Darling cemetery in Jefferson township. He was a democrat in his political views and in early life belonged to the Evangelical Association but in later life joined the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Louisa Kissner was born in Monroe county, Ohio, of Swiss extraction, HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 79 and became the mother of eleven children, as follows: Mary, the wife of John Fisher, a retired farmer of Warsaw; John N., a prominent contractor and promoter of West Lafayette, Ohio; Eliza, the wife of David Myres, a farmer of Pike township, Coshocton county; W. D., of this review; Jacob, who died in 1885 while in school at Lebanon, Ohio; . C., a director and secretary of the Coshocton County Telephone Company; Sophia, who first married John Bender and after his death became the wife of Charles Welch, of Columbus, Ohio ; Rose. the wife of Lewis G. Rees, a resident of Tiverton township; Emma, the wife of Charles Brillhart, a farmer of Jefferson township; Millie, the wife of Henry Barrick, a farmer of Jefferson township; and Laura, who died in infancy. During his early boyhood and youth W. D. Kissner was deprived of all educational advantages, for his services were needed on the home farm. At the age of twenty years he entered the Warsaw schools, remaining there one month; and for six months he attended his home district school, subsequent to which time he went to Lebanon and attended school for twenty-three weeks. During this time he applied himself and worked earnestly and persistently to acquire the knowledge that would fit him for life's practical and responsible duties. He then engaged in teaching during the winter months, being thus employed for ten years, while in the summer seasons he worked at the brick and stone mason's trades, being thus engaged from 1884 until 1893, and in the latter year erected a residence for himself. In 1881 he purchased sixty and a half acres of land on section 13, to which he has since added forty acres on section 14, where his residence is located and he also owns twenty-eight and four-fifths acres situated in the corporation limits of Nellie, this latter property being valued at six thousand dollars. He has also given much time and attention to promoting and organizing various industries and enterprises of Coshocton county. He was one of the organizers of the Coshocton County Telephone Company and is the second heaviest stockholder, being at the present time one of the directors. He is also a stockholder in the Bank of Warsaw and is a stockholder in the Cooperative Harvesting Machine Company at Springfield, Ohio. He also organized the Farmers Alliance of Coshocton county and in many ways has been prominent and active in promoting the public welfare. Six years ago he put aside farming pursuits and since that time has given 'his attention to his various financial enterprises. Mr Kissner was married October 1, 1884, to Miss Kathryn E. Haas, a daughter of John and Fredericka Haas, the former now deceased, but the latter still living and making her home with Mr. Kissner. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kissner has been blessed with two children: Myrtle A., who was born July 13, 1889, and is at home; and Ruth Naoma, who was born March 16, 1895, and died June 4, 1895. Mr. Kissner gives his political support to the men and measures of democracy where national issues are involved but at local elections casts an independent ballot. Being a. temperance man, he says the proudest vote he ever cast was October 22, 1908, when Coshocton county was voted dry. Fraternally, he was formerly a member of the Patrons of Industry and is now 80 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY a member of the Patrons of Husbandry. He is a member of the Evangelical church at Nellie and for the past twenty-four years has .served as class leader and superintendent of the Sunday school several years. He served as president of the Sunday School Association of Coshocton county for two terms, while at the present writing he is serving as secretary of the teachers' training department. Few men are more prominent or more widely known in Warsaw and the surrounding country than Mr. Kissner. He has been an im portant factor in business circles and his prosperity is well deserved. He is a public-spirited man, giving his cooperation to every movement which tends to promote the moral, intellectual and material welfare of the community. THOMAS PAGE. Thomas Page, who since 1892 has acted as superintendent of South Lawn cemetery in Coshocton, is a public-spirited citizen who well deserves mention among the representative citizens of Coshocton county. Mr. Page was born in Kent, England, July 3, 1843, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Page, who emigrated from the fatherland to America in 1848, when the son was a little lad of five years. His father was a farmer and upon establishing his home in the United States, located. in Otsego, New York. Thomas Page, as above stated, was but five years of age, at the time he was brought by his parents to the United States. He was reared to farm life, beginning at an early age to work in the fields, his time, being thus occupied from early spring planting until crops were harvested in the late autumn. When his services could be spared on the home farm he attended the district schools but the periods devoted to study covered but a short time during the winter months, so that his advantages in this direction were somewhat meager. He remained on the home farm until he attained his majority, when he learned the trade of springmaking and became an expert mechanic. In October, 1870, he removed to Coshocton and assisted in the installation of the machinery in the plant of the Shipman Spring, Axle & Bridge Works, remaining with this company and its successors almost continuously until 1885. He, has taken a deep .interest in the public life of Coshocton and from 1886 until 1889 he acted as street commissioner, while during the years 1892 and 1893 he was a member of the city council. In 1891 the city had purchased the ,land for South Lawn cemetery and in June of the following year Mr. Page was made its first superintendent. While in the Empire state he had become familiar with the care of cemeteries and his ability in this direction was soon recognized by the citizens of Coshocton. He has since 1892 served in this capacity and his artistic taste and ability as a landscape gardener are truly manifest in the beauty of the cemetery over which he has charge. Mr. Page has also won wide distinction as a weather prophet. He has for several years observed very carefully weather conditions and has kept a full record of these, so that his predictions are HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 83 looked upon as reliable and have attracted widespread attention from government experts and scientific men all over the country. It was on the 24th of November, 1875, that Mr. Page was married to Miss Amanda Scanland, of New York, and their union has been blessed with two sons and two daughters, Lester, Frank, Lulu and Nellie. All are still under the parental roof with the exception of the eldest son,. Lester, who is married. Mr. Page gives his political support, to the democratic party and has devoted ten years to service in the state militia, five years as a member of the Thirty-ninth New York Militia and five years as a member of Company F, Seventeenth Ohio Militia. Patriotism and progress may be termed the keynote of his character for throughout his entire life he has labored for the improvement of every line of busimss or public interest with which he has been identified and feels a just pride, in any work of improvement in his home locality. E. A. SWIGERT. E. A. Swigert, a successful and well known farmer and stock-raiser of white Eyes township, was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, December 11, 1848, his parents being James and Rosena (Hamilton) Swigert: The father, whose birth occurred in Harrison county, Ohio, July 4, 1824, remained in the place of his nativity until he had attained the age of twenty years, when in 1844 he removed to Tuscarawas county, while in 1862 he located in White Eyes township, Coshocton county, Ohio. He was one of the prominent and prosperous agriculturists here and at one time his holdings comprised seven hundred acres of rich and productive land. His political allegiance was given to the democracy, and his death, which occurred March 3, 1892, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret. His wife, who was born in Tuscarawas county, August 20, 1830, still survives. Unto this worthy couple were born five children, namely: Mary E., deceased; E. A., of thsi review; Margaret, the wife of Cyrus Stall, of Coshocton county; and James W. and Lillian, who have also passed away. E. A.. Swigert was educated in the common schools and remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage in 1874. Subsequently he was engaged in the operation of one of his father's farms for eight years and afterward purchased a tract. of land of sixty-three acres in Crawford township, Coshocton county, on which he made his home for fifteen years. On the expiration of that period, in 1898, he sold the property and bought the old Johnson farm of two hundred and five acres in White Eyes township, where he has since resided. In addition to the work of general farming he has made a specialty of raising cattle and in both branches of his business has met with a well deserved and gratifying measure of prosperity, being widely recognized as one of the successful and public-spirited citizens of the 84 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY community. He owns a lot in West Lafayette and is a stockholder in the glove factory at Fresno and also in the People's Bank of Coshocton, Ohio. In 1874 occurred the marriage of Mr. Swigert and Miss Althea Ewing, who was born in White Eyes township in 1854, while her demise occurred in 1890. By this union there were five children, as follows: Frank A., of White Eyes township; Grace, the wife of Archie Lamps, of Coshocton county; and three who died of diphtheria within eight days of each other. In March, 1892, Mr. Swigert was again married, his second union being with Miss Mary Stall, whose birth occurred in Tuscarawas county in November, 1863, her parents being William and Catharine (Rinehart) Stall. The father makes his home in Tuscarawas county but the mother is deceased. Their eleven children all still survive. Unto our subject and his second wife have been born two children, namely: Bryce C. and Edith. Mr. Swigert gives his political support to the men and measures of the .democracy and lilts served as land appraiser and school director. Both he and his wife are active and helpful members of the English Lutheran church and are well known and highly esteemed throughout the community as people of upright, honorable lives. WILLIAM ALBERT SMITH. In a history of Coshocton mention should be made of William Albert Smith, for he is an important factor in its business and political circles. That he is loyal to the interests of the city has been manifest in the active way in which he promoted municipal interests during his service as alderman and mayor. That he was a reliable and enterprising merchant was a fact attested by his many patrons, who entertained for him friendly regard and good will. He was born in New Castle, Coshocton county, December 19, 1855. His father, James L. Smith, was born in Harrison county, Ohio, and was brought to Coshocton county by his parents when twelve or fourteen years of age, the family home being established at West Bedford, where he was reared on a farm. He adopted agricultural pursuits as a life work and was continuously identified with the tilling of the soil until 1881, when he removed to Roscoe and turned his attention to merchandising, being for twelve years a factor in the commercial life of that town. He then sold out and removed to .Coshocton, where he is now living a retired life at the age of seventy-seven years His rest is well earned, for it has come to him as the reward of earnest, persistent and honest labor. He has never been known to take advantage of the necessities of a fellowman in any business transaction but has always been straightforward and honorable and has placed his dependence upon the substantial qualities of industry and determination. He served as justice of the peace in Roscoe for a number of years and his decisions were strictly fair and impartial. In early manhood James L. Smith married Miss Eliza J. Henderson, a native of this county. She is now seventy-five years of age. They have long traveled life's journey together, shar- HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 85 ing with each other its joys and sorrows, its adversity and prosperity. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and the many good qualities which they have displayed account for their large circle of friends. William A. Smith passed an uneventful boyhood, his time being spent in the manner of most farmer lads. He pursued his education in the New Castle public schools and in the Lebanon Normal School, where he spent one term. He made. good use of his opportunities and has always been a student, reading broadly and thinking deeply. At twenty years of age he began teaching and followed the profession for five terms, while the period of the summer vacation was devoted to farm labor. From 1880 until 1881 he had charge of his uncle's store in New Castle and in the latter year removed to Roscoe, where he engaged in merchandising on his Own account in partnership with his father under the firm style of J. L. Smith & Son. They built up an extensive trade there and accordingly met with gratifying success. In 1890 Mr. Smith came to Coshocton and engaged in the manufacturing business in partnership with C. B. McCoy, J. W. Almack and his brother, C. B. Smith. They manufactured tin egg cases tinder the firm name of the Farmers' Egg Case Company. William A. Smith was connected with the business for about eighteen months and then returned to the Roscoe-store, but in April, 1893, established a store in Coshocton, conducting both establishments for a time. Later, however, he disposed of his business in Roscoe and confined his attention to the conduct of his mercantile interests in Coshocton under the firm name of Smith, Miller & Company. In 1894 his brother withdrew from the business and Mr. Smith and Mr. Miller then divided the stock, the former taking the grocery business and the latter the dry goods and shoes. Since that time Mr. Smith has .conducted one of the leading grocery establishments of the city, but sold out on the 1st of August, 1908, and, retired from mercantile business for the present. Mr. Smith has not only been active in business circles but also in community affairs. A republican in politics, he served as a member of the town council when the board of aldermen laid the first sewer and paved the first street and his influence was ever given on the side of substantial improvement and municipal advancement. He acted as councilman under three different mayors, Manner, Hack and Cassingham, and in 1905 was nominated for the mayoralty of Coshocton, having as his opponent J. B. Manners, former chief executive of the city, whom he defeated. He served for one term at the head of municipal affairs in Coshocton and his efforts in behalf of the city were far-reaching and beneficial. His administration was characterized by the same thoroughness which he has always manifested in his business affairs. Fraternally he is connected with Coshocton Lodge, No. 44, I. 0. 0. F. He also belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, is active in its work, generous in its support and is now serving as president and treasurer of the official board. In April, 1881, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Ida Steele, a native of Texas, the wedding being celebrated while she was visiting her aunt in New Castle. Four ,children have been born of this union, of whom three are 86 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY living: Floyd F.; Jessie, at home; and Raymond, who is a member of the Coshocton Band and also of the Coshocton Orchestra. This in brief is a review of the life history of William A. Smith, justly classed with the leading and representative citizens of Coshocton. While he has been progressive, he has also been eminently practical; and while he has formulated and originated new plans, they have been such as could be easily carried forward to completion by those who have energy and ability. There is nothing of the visionary about him. On the contrary he knows how to use his powers and advantages and in his business career he has won an unsullied reputation as well as gratifying success. R. H. McFADDEN. R. H. McFadden, a successful farmer and stock-breeder of Bedford township, was born in Stock township, Harrison county, Ohio, March 31, 1843, his parents being Robert and Sarah (Moore) McFadden. The paternal grandfather, also a native of Harrison county, followed agricultural pursuits as a life work and was quite an athlete, being a man of splendid physique. His wife was of Scotch-Irish extraction. Robert McFadden, father of R. H. McFadden, was born on a farm in Stock township, Harrison county, Ohio, on which he spent his entire life. A farmer by occupation, he helped clear the land and also assisted in the construction of the Walhonding canal. In politics he was a Douglas democrat, while his religious faith was indicated by his membership .in the Methodist Episcopal church. A man of excellent business ability, as well as attractive social qualities, he won the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact and his conduct at all times fully sustained the reputation which he bore. His wife, a native of Ireland, was related to the Moores, Givens and Thompsons, who were early settlers of the Bell section in Jefferson township, Coshocton county, Ohio. She was married in Harrison county and there made her home until called to her final rest. Her seven children, four sons and three daughters, were as follows : R. H., of this review; John, who is residing on the home farm in Harrison county; William and James, who are deceased; Mary, the deceased wife of George Johnson ; Margaret, the deceased wife of William Welsh; and Anna, the wife of James Birney, an agriculturist of Harrison county. After attending the district schools of his native county R. H. McFadden became a student in the Hopedale school near Cadiz, Ohio. Subsequently he located near Bloomington, Illinois, where he remained for a year, on the expiration of which period he came to Coshocton county and became connected with the mercantile business at Mohawk, being a successful representative of that line of activity for eighteen years. He carried a well selected stock of goods, was also a wool merchant and handled western lands. For the past twenty years, however, he has owned the farm on which he now resides, comprising one hundred and twenty-eight acres of well im- HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 87 proved land in Bedford township, while his landed holdings also include ninety acres adjoining the village of Nellie, Ohio. He is a breeder of blooded stock and for years has been a breeder of Atwood sheep. He likewise has thoroughbred Essex hogs, Wilkes horses, shorthorn and polled cattle and in his farming and stock-raising interests has met with a well merited and gratifying measure of prosperity. His success is entirely the result of hi; untiring industry and capable, business management and he therefore well deserves representation among the prosperous and progressive agriculturists of the county. Mr. McFadden takes an active and helpful interest in local politics as a supporter of the men and measures of the democracy and at one time was a candidate for representative. A member of the Methodist Episcopal church, he daily exemplifies the teachings of that denomination. ROBERT BOYD. Robert Boyd was a well known and popular citizen of Coshocton, where he figured prominently in business circles for a number of years. His reliability in all commercial transactions and his activity in matters relating to the public welfare served to make him a resident that Coshocton valued. His death, therefore, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret. Robert Boyd was born near Martinsburg, Knox county, Ohio, May 31, 1853, his parents being Smiley and Phoebe (McWilliams) Boyd, who were natives of Ireland. On coming to America they settled first in Pennsylvania but afterward removed to Ohio, becoming residents of the latter state during the childhood days of their son Robert. The father was a farmer by occupation and thus Robert Boyd early became familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. He was educated in the public schools of Knox county, attending the Martinsburg high school and later he became a student in the Cincinnati (Ohio) Medical College. In the year 1873 Robert Boyd was united in marriage to Miss Martha Ridenbaugh, a daughter of Hiram and Lydia (Bancroft) Ridenbaugh, who were of German descent. Following their marriage the young couple resided in. Martinsburg for three years and then removed to Pulaskiville, Morrow county, where they resided for two years. They next came to Coshocton, where Mr. Boyd engaged in the pump business for a time but later became a dealer in agricultural implements. He was active in that line for several years and then went upon the road as a commercial salesman traveling for ten years. When he left the road he turned his attention to the real-estate business in Coshocton and remained an active factor in that department of business activity up to the time of his death, when he was succeeded by his son, Glenn 0. In all of his business interests Mr. Boyd was energetic and active, never waiting for "favorable opportunities," and utilizing each advantage as it came to him to the best of his ability. Moreover he was thoroughly reliable in all of his dealings and was just in every business transaction. 88 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Of various fraternal organizations Mr. Boyd was a popular and valued member. He belonged to the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was in hearty sympathy with the purposes of those societies. For eleven years he was identified with the Coshocton Agricultural Society and was always foremost in any movement for the advancement of the city's good. Ie was one of Coshocton's most prominent and esteemed citizens and did all in his power to further public progress along lines of material, intellectual, social and moral progress. Both he and his wife were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church and his life was in harmony with his profession. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd were the parents of five children: Louetha V., Mabel E., Glenn O., Frank U., and Rollo H. The second daughter is the wife of Burgess Norris, of Coshocton. The son Glenn, who succeeded to his father's business, was born in Coshocton in June, 1880, and was a pupil in the public schools until he had passed through consecutive grades and completed the work of the high school. On putting aside his text-books he secured a position in the Novelty Works and was later identified with the paper manufacturing business. Subsequently he turned his attention to the real-estate and insurance business and is now operating along those lines, controlling a large agency. He writes a considerable amount of insurance each year and also negotiates many important realty transfers. In his fraternal relations he is a Knight of Pythias. A young man, he possesses laudable ambition, coupled with firm determination, and is gradually working his way upward, having already achieved success that many an elder man might well envy. WILLIAM A. WILLIAMS A well improved and highly developed farm consisting of one hundred and twenty-four acres situated in New Castle township, is the home of William A. Williams, who is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He was born in this township, February 6, 1857, a son of Charles F. and Sarah Jane (McMechan) Williams. The former was born in Culpeper county, Virginia, in 1817, and when a youth of sixteen years came to Coshocton county, working for a time in Coshocton. Later he was employed on the construction of the Walhonding canal. He then took up farming in New Castle township and continued in this work until the time of his death; which occurred in 1904, when he had reached the age of eighty-six years. The mother was a native of Butler county, Ohio, but came to Coshocton county at a very early day, she being a little maiden of ten years. At that time this district was a dense forest. and the homes were widely scattered. The settlers had to go long distances to market. However, during a residence of almost seventy-five years in the county, she lived to see many wonderful changes and was numbered among the highly esteemed women of this section of the state. She survived her husband's death for only about a year and a half, passing away in 1905, when she had almost reached her eighty- HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 89 fourth year. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Williams were as follows: Jackson, deceased; Henry, who has also departed this life; Hattie, the wife of Warren Giffen, a retired farmer of New Castle; Washington, deceased; Levi, who makes his home in Coshocton; William A., of this review; and Cordelia, the widow of 'Clarence Reed and a resident of Coshocton. William A. Williams acquired a limited education in the district schools of New Castle township, but he is largely a self-educated Man. He was reared to farm life, giving his father the benefit of his services until he had reached the age of twenty-three years, when he began farming on his own account. He is now the owner of one hundred and twenty-four acres situated in New Castle township and here he raises the cereals best adapted to soil and climate, each year harvesting good crops as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields. Mr. Williams was married in 1880, the lady of his choice being Miss Flora B. Cooper, a resident of Tiverton township. By her marriage she became the mother of three children: Jennie, who is a teacher in the Coshocton schools; Charles Garfield, who is attending school in Ada, Ohio, and is at home; and Lula B., who is a teacher in the local schools. The wife and mother departed this life in :1893, and Mr. Williams was again married, his second union being with Susanna Stillinger, by whom he has four children, namely: G. Jackson; Barton G. and Rebecca Quintilla, all under the parental roof ; and William Lloyd. Mr. Williams is a stanch advocate of the republican party and has served as township trustee. while for twenty-five years. he has served on the school board. He is a member of the Church of Christ, in which he served as elder for ten years. He is a public-spirited citizen, deeply interested in the substantial improvement of his home locality. He is honorable and straightforward in his business dealings and is highly esteemed wherever known. MICHAEL MORTINE. The agricultural interests of Coshocton county find a worthy representative in Michael Mortine, who owns and operates one hundred and forty acres of rich and valuable land situated on section 13 Linton township. He is a Dative of France, born December 7, 1835, the second in order of birth in a family of four children, whose parents were Adam and Katharine Mortine. The eldest, John, is deceased, while the third died in infancy. The youngest member is George, also a resident of Linton township. The parents emigrated to the United States in 1836, the family home being established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they remained' for a year. They then took up their abode in Pittsburg, spending six months in that city, while the year 1838 witnessed their arrival in the Buckeye state, a location being made in Muskingum county, where they spent one year. On the expiration of that period they removed to Coshocton county, so that for almost seventy 90 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY years the name has been identified with the agricultural life of this section of the state. The father here purchased forty acres of land, on which he erected a log cabin in which the family made their home for one year, while this was later replaced by a more modern frame dwelling. The father was numbered among the early pioneers of the state and passed away December 15, 1866, when seventy-four years of age, for his birth occurred December 24, 1792. The mother survived for about eleven years and passed away February 6, 1877. Michael Mortine pursued his studies in the common schools, wherein he mastered the ordinary branches of learning. He spent the period of his boyhood and youth in assisting his father in the work of the home farm and remained with him until his death. He then took charge of the homestead farm, on which he has made his home to the present time. He now owns one hundred and forty acres on section 13 Linton township, on which he has made many improvements. He is engaged in general agricultural pursuits and each year gathers rich crops as .a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields. Mr. Mortine was married in 1864 to Miss Elizabeth Lanah, who was born in Muskingum bounty, Ohio, October 10, 1840, and who proved to him a valuable-helpmate. She was one of a family of four children and by her marriage became the mother of ten children, as follows: Mary K., the wife of Lewis F. Summers, of Lafayette township; Jacob A., who makes his home in Illinois; Samuel, deceased; Sarah 'Catharine, the wife of J. T. Powelson, of Coshocton county; Martha, the wife of A. J. Deer, also of this county; Lucinda, at home; George N., a resident of Illinois; Seth, who has departed this life; and Elizabeth and Alford, also under the parental roof. Mr. Mortine gives his support to the republican party. He has served as township trustee for several years and for two years has been a member of the school board. He is a man who has made good use of his opportunities and has forged his way to the front. He has encountered obstacles and difficulties, but has overcome these by honorable and determined effort, and is today numbered among the substantial and honored citizens of Coshocton county. FRANCIS W. POWELL. In the, death of Francis W. Powell, which occurred on October 11, 1899, Coshocton county lost one of her oldest and most respected citizens, whose entire life had been spent within her borders and his energies had been expended in the promotion of her moral and material growth and development. He was born in Adams township, January 30, 1828, the son of Thomas J. and Henrietta (Howells) Powell, both of whom were natives of England, where they continued to reside for some years after their marriage. The birth of the father occurred on August 18, 1777, while his wife was born on October 8, 1783. The paternal grandfather was steward to Lord Oxford, while the maternal grandfather was extensively engaged in the man- HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 93 ufacture of woolen goods in England and was induced to come to the United States and establish a factory in New England by General Washington. Doubtless his settlement in this country was instrumental in causing the parents of our subject to come to America, which they did in the year 1817. They were prosperous in their native land, where the father followed the mercantile business for a few years, and on coming to the United, States he brought a part of his stock of goods with him and about thirty thousand dollars. He landed at Richmond, Virginia, where he sold his goods and rented a plantation, together with the slaves which constituted a part of the property, which was located on the James river seven miles below Richmond. The plantation was the property of ,a Mrs. Higgenbottom, whose daughter was the wife of one of the Randolphs, of the well known Randolph family of Revolutionary fame, who was on terms of social intimacy with the Powell family. Here the family lived extravagantly with small returns from the plantation and after 'a residence' of thirteen months the father gave up his lease of the place, bade the slaves, whom he had treated with the same consideration that he had given his servants in England, an affecting farewell and removed to Steubenville, Ohio, having left but a small portion of the means which he had brought with him to America the year before. He rented a farm on the Mingo bottoms in Jefferson county and hired a man to teach him to farm. While there a disastrous fire consumed a large portion of what the family had left and after this misfortune he thought of taking his family to Canada, ,but a man by the name of Campbell urged him to take a seven years' lease on a farm which he, owned in Adams township, Coshocton county, and with that possibility in view he paid a visit to that section. Our readers will smile on reading his report to his family on his return, which was to the effect that the people there were half naked, that some ran wild in the woods, and that they would consequently not have very desirable neighbors. On the other hand, when the family did arrive in their midst and settled on a wooded, unimproved farm, the neighbors expressed their fears that the English family would starve. Nevertheless they took up their abode there in the spring of 1820 and stopped for a while with Judge Evans, of Oxford township, who extended to them true pioneer hospitality, and the Judge and his boys helped them to get their cattle and things across the river, which was swollen with the spring freshets. They reached the Campbell farm in safety and in time for the spring work. The cabin on their new home had the distinction of being the first one built in Adams township, it having been erected by a Mr. Colwell. The door was so low that they had to stoop to enter it. The fine library that the father had brought with him to Steubenville he traded for a flock of sheep, while, Mrs. Powell exchanged her chinaware for necessaries and gave a neighbor woman a fine silk shawl to teach her how to milk. At the expiration of his seven years' lease of the Campbell farm Mr., Powell was in even more straitened circumstances than when he first came to the county. He then took a contract on the Ohio canal and rented a farm in Jefferson county, Ohio, where he desired to locate, as there his family could enjoy better educational facilities, but they had become attached to Coshocton county and prevailed on him to remain 94 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY here. He went to England that summer and sold the interest in a life, estate which his eldest son, Thomas H., had in some land there, with the proceeds of which he returned to Coshocton county and purchased ten hundred and eighty acres of land in Adams township. He met with better success on his own land and became wealthy, living retired in Bakersville in his declining years, where his death occurred in August, 1859, while his wife passed away October 8, 1864. They were the parents of twelve children, only one of whom is now living, Henry C., a sketch of whose life appears elsewhere, in this edition. Francis W. Powell was reared to manhood in the midst of pioneer environments. and contributed his youthful energies to the aid of his father in the unaccustomed work which, he had undertaken in the country of his adoption. On October 13, 1852, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Leach,: who was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, June 29, 1826, the daughter of Archibald and Sarah (Ferguson) Leach. Her father Was horn in Pennsylvania in 1793, while the birth of her mother occurred in Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1805. They became the. parents of seven children, of whom three are living, namely: Margaret, the widow of our subject; Mary, the widow of J. A. Walters, of Chicago ; and Sarah, the wife of William C. Hawk, of Bakersville. The mother passed away in 1855, while the father survived her for one year, his death occurring in 1856. Following their marriage the young couple started life together on the old farm in Adams township, which was at that time owned by the father of our subject and on which he erected, some sixty years ago, an old fashioned, one-story, substantial residence. During slavery days it was a station on the old underground railroad, and through its medium probably thousands of negroes have been aided in their escape to the north. Francis W. Powell greatly sympathized with these unfortunates and aided hundreds in their efforts to escape to freedom. Mrs. Powell can remember having as high as a dozen at one time concealed, waiting for the friendly darkness to take them on to the next station near Keene in Keene township. The farm that they at first rented they eventually acquired the ownership of, and our subject became a successful, prosperous citizen, at one time owning seven hundred acres of land. He provided generously for his children, of whom there were four, namely: 'Caroline T., the wife of Melville Graham, of Winfield, Kansas; John F., who resides in Adams township; Francis,, of West Lafayette; and Henrietta, who resides at home with her mother. In 1890 Mr. Powell retired from farm life and went to West Lafayette to live, but in 1897 he returned to the farm and remained there until the time of his death, two years later. Politically, he was. a stanch republican, and he was also a strong temperance man. Because of his prominence he was called upon at sundry times to fill various township offices and through actual experience he, became familiar with the duties of each and every one of them in the course of time. He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a generous contributor to its support. He was highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him and now, "Life's fitful fever o'er, he rats at last." Mrs. Powell has maintained her residence in .the old. HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 95 home, fraught with memories of the past, and now, in her eighty-second year, is sustained by an unfaltering trust in the Providence which has guided her thus fax on life's journey and is remarkably well preserved for one of her years. Like her husband, she is a faithful and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. THOMAS S. HUMRICKHOUSE. Thomas S. Humrickhouse, whose intense and well directed energy constitutes a forceful factor in the successful management of the interests of the Coshocton Provision Company, is now the treasurer and general manager of that concern. His sound judgment has made his opinions of weight in determining the policy of the house. The secret of his success is not found in any fortunate combination of circumstances, but in his unfaltering diligence and perseverance. A native of Ohio he was born in Muskingum county, December 24, 1857, a son of John and Rose Ann (Hurshman) Humrickhouse. He vas fifteen years of age when he became a resident of Coshocton county and one year later he removed to Boydton, Virginia, where he attained his majority. In 1880, however, he returned to Coshocton and for five years was engaged in the retail dry-goods business. He then went to Columbus, Ohio, and entered the employ of the Sheldon Dry Goods Company, which he represented as a traveling salesman for eighteen years. He possesses a genial, courteous manner that has made him popular with the many patrons that he secured, while his large sales and thorough reliability place him with the leading and valued representatives of the house. In 1903 Mr. Humrickhouse again became a resident of Coshocton county and for three years was engaged in farming. He is still the owner of five hundred acres of valuable land in Franklin township, four miles south of Coshocton and constituting one of the most desirable farms of the county. In September, 1906, he became associated with the Coshocton Cold Storage Company, Which was afterward incorporated under the style of the Coshocton Ice & Provision Company. Later the business was divided and incorporated into two separate companies, the one called the Coshocton Ice Company and the other the Coshocton Provision Company. Mr. Humrickhouse now devotes his entire attention to the latter concern, of which he is the treasurer and general manager, and which under his guidance has become a profitable enterprise of the city and a factor in its commercial activity. In 1896 Mr. Humrickhouse was married to Miss L. Viola Robinson, of Franklin township, this county. They have two sons, Ralph R., born October 9, 1898, and Thomas ., born October 15, 4900. In social circles they are well known and the generous and attractive hospitality of their own home is greatly enjoyed by their many friends. Mr. Humrickhouse is a republican in his political views, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Presbyterian church. While he possesses a commendable 96 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY ambition to achieve success in the business world, it has not been alone. the aim for which he has striven. He has found time for other interests, especially those relating to the general welfare, and his labors are considered a valuable asset in public progress.  CLYDE R. KITSMILLER, M.D. In the history of the medical profession of Coshocton county Dr. Clyde R. Kitsmiller deserves mention, for his thorough preparation and native talents have made him an able physician and one who is conscientious and faithful in the performance of his professional duties. Widely known, his life record cannot fail to interest many of the readers of this volume. He was born in Franklin county, Ohio, March 5, 1872, and is a son of William and Estella (Carpenter) Kitsmiller, who were also natives of Franklin county. The father died in the year 1880, but the mother is still living and Makes her home in the county of her nativity. They were the parents of four children, one of whom died in infancy, while Robert V. and Blanch D. are also deceased. Dr. Kitsmiller, of this. review, is the only surviving member of the family. He was the second in order of birth and remained at home until sixteen years of age, at which time he began teaching school. He had displayed special aptitude in his studies in his own school days and thus proved a capable instructor during the four years which he devoted to educational work. He then began qualifying for the profession of which he is now a representative. He studied medicine in the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1894, at the age of twenty-two -years. He then located for practice in Carroll, Ohio, where he remained for two years, after which he removed to Bakersville, and there engaged in practice for three and a halfyears. Since 1900 he has represented the medical fraternity at Fresno and has secured a good practice here, for he has given proof of his ability to cope with the complex problems that continually confront the physician in his efforts to restore health and prolong life. He reads broadly along medical and surgical lines and is thus constantly, promoting his efficiency, for he correctly applies his acquired knowledge to the needs of those to whom he ministers. In the 24th of September, 1894, Dr. Kitsmiller was married to Miss Ada B. Blagg, who was born in Jackson county, Ohio, in 1875, and is a daughter of Charles and Alice (Farrar) Blagg. Her father was born in Gallia county, Ohio, and the mother's birth occurred in Jackson county, this state. Her mother died in 1891, but Mr. Blagg still makes his home in Jackson county. Their family numbered three children, of whom Mrs. Kitsmiller is the second in order of birth, the others being William H., now living in Jackson county ; and L. W., who makes his home in Harvey, Washington. Dr. and Mrs. Kitsmiller have one child, Verle R., born in June, 1895. HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 97 In his political views Dr. Kitsmiller is a democrat and on that ticket has been elected to several local offices. He is now serving as township treasurer and also as health officer and for eight, years has been a member of the board of education, in which connection he has done effective, service in behalf of the work of public instruction, for he is a devoted and firm friend of the public schools. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. 181, at Stone Creek, and has also taken three degrees in the Masonic lodge at West. Lafayette. He likewise belongs to the Modern Woodmen camp at Fresno and both he and his wife hold membership with the Royal Neighbors. He 'owns an office here and also a fine residence, which he and his family occupy. They are well known in social circles and enjoy in large measure the friendship and kindly regard of those with whom they have been brought in contact.  LEVI ELBEN. Levi Elben, who owns and operates fifty-six acres of land situated in Jefferson township, Coshocton County, is one of the few remaining veterans of the Civil war. He is a native of the Buckeye state, born on a farm in Rocky Fork township, Licking county, March 25, 1844, a son of William and Ruth Ann (Fowler) Elben, the former likewise a native of Licking county. His father was born in England. The mother was also born in Ohio and was of Scotch descent. William Elben followed the trades of plasterer and stonemason and also, engaged in farming. His death occurred at Utica, Licking county, Ohio. His family numbered nine children, five sons and four daughters: John, George, Levi, Rufus, Willis, Mary, Amanda, Annabel and Caroline. Levi Elben, whose name introduces this review, spent his boyhood and youth in his native county and acquired his education in the common schools. When a youth of seventeen years he enlisted for service in the Civil war, becoming a member of company C, Sixty-sixth Ohio, Volunteer Infantry, joining the same .October 8, 1861. He enlisted for three years' 'service. He took part in the battle of Chancellorsville, May 1, 1863, and was taken prisoner, being detained in Libby prison. He was later taken to Lincoln hospital in Washington, D. C., and Upon the expiration of his term of service he reenlisted as a member of Company Sixty-ninth, Second Battalion, Invalid Corps, and served for one year as an attendant in the hospital. At the end of that time he was discharged on account of disability.  After his return from the war Mr. Elben engaged in farming pursuits and for the past thirty years has made his home on his present farm, comprising fifty-six acres, situated in Jefferson township. This is a well improved property supplied with substantial outbuildings and the neat and thrifty appearance of the place indicates the enterprising and progressive spirit of the owner. 98 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Mr. Elben was married to Miss Catharine Carroll in 1878. He gives his political support to the republican party and maintains pleasant relations with his old comrades in the war through his membership in Newton Stanton Post, G. A. R., at .Warsaw; His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Protestant church. Having spent his entire life in the Buckeye state he is thoroughly familiar with its history. He has had to encounter difficulties and obstacles in his business career, but through perseverance and determination has overthrown these and today he is numbered among the substantial citizens of Coshocton county. CALVIN BOYD. Calvin Boyd, a retired agriculturalist of Keene township, was born at Fresno, White Eyes township, Coshocton county, Ohio, February 25, 1839, his parents being William and Margaret (Bowl) Boyd. The father's birth occurred in Jefferson county, Ohio, March 13, 1803, while the mother was born in Ireland, her natal day being April 12, 1804. The latter, however, accompanied her parents on their removal to America in an early day. William Boyd, the father of Calvin Boyd, was a miller by trade and erected the first mill in White Eyes township, which he later sold. He then purchased the farm on which his son Calvin now resides, and from 1847 until the time of his demise, on the 10th of June, 1891, he continued to make his home thereon, being highly esteemed throughout the community as a worthy pioneer settler and upright citizen. His wife was called to her final rest on the 3d of September, 1873. Their family numbered the following children, namely: Nancy and Gilbert M., who are deceased; twins who died in infancy; Robert,, who has also "passed away; Sally, the wife of Samuel Park, of White Eyes township; Calvin, of this review; and James H., also deceased. Calvin Boyd acquired a common-school education, and since the age of eight years' has lived on the old homestead farm where he still resides, having purchased the place 'at the time of his father's death. In 1864 he enlisted for service in the Civil war as a member of Company H, One Hundred and Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, acting with that command for four months. After the close of hostilities he returned home and once more took up the work of the farm, wherein he met with a gratifying and well merited measure of prosperity as the years passed by. He also made a specialty of raising horses and sheep, both branches of his business returning to him a good annual income by reason of his unremitting industry and capable management. His holdings comprise two hundred acres of rich and productive land in Keene and White Eyes townships, where he is now living retired in the enjoyment of the fruits of his former toil. He still makes his home on the farm where he has now lived for more than sixty years and is well known and highly esteemed as one of the substantial and worthy residents of Coshocton county. HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 99 On the 1st of March, 1860, Mr. Boyd was united in marriage to Miss Media Wier, whose birth occurred in Ireland, May 14, 1839. Her parents, John and Margaret Wier, who emigrated to America in 1844 and settled in Coshocton county, are now deceased. They had a family of nine children. Unto our subject and his wife have been born three children, as follows: William M., a. resident of this county ; Viola, who has passed away; and Laura Jane, the wife of W. H. Huff, who is a professor in the high school at Fresno. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd also have three grandchildren. Mr. Boyd gives stalwart allegiance to the men and measures of the republican party, and has given evidence of his capability and fidelity in public office in the positions of trustee, assessor and as a member of the school board. A native resident. Of Coshocton county, he has now been an interested witness of its growth, and development for more than two-thirds of a century, and that his life has ever been an upright and honorable one is indicated by the fact that the associates of his boyhood and youth are still numbered among his stanch friends and admirers. CORNELIUS A. ARONHALT. Among those who have achieved prominence as men of marked ability and substantial worth in Coshocton county is numbered Cornelius A. Aron-halt. He is a native son of this county, born September 11, 1852, in Lafayette township, a son of Hiram W. and Lydia Aronhalt, who are classed among the earliest settlers of the county. They are of German descent and are still living, the father being eighty-one years of age, while the mother is seventy-seven years of age. Cornelius A. Aronhalt spent the period of his boyhood and youth like that of most farmer lads, assisting in the work of plowing, planting and harvesting as soon as old enough, while the winter months were devoted to study in the district schools. Upon starting out in life on his own account he chose the occupation to which he had been reared and for eleven years followed farming in Franklin township, subsequent to which time he removed to his present property in Lafayette township. This tract comprises one hundred and fifty-five acres and is devoted to the raising of wheat, corn and oats, of which abundant crops are harvested, owing to the care and labor which Mr. Aronhalt bestows upon the fields. He follows only the most modern methods of agriculture and uses the latest improved machinery, to facilitate his labors, so that his efforts are attended with good success. Mr. Aronhalt chose, as a companion and helpmate for the journey of life Miss Mary Wagoner, whom he wedded on the 14th of November, 1875. She is a daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth Wagoner and by her marriage has become the mother of three daughters: Clara E., who died in infancy ; Nora E., the wife of James Wiggins; and Rennie M., the wife of Edward Overholt.