CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 475 he is a conservative man, being a Republican; yet he is a very warm friend of the cause of temperance and has embraced a very considerable portion of the principles of the Prohibition party. LEVERETT TARBELL was born at Chagrin, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, now Willoughby, Lake county, November 27, 1819. His father, Colonel Abner Chapman Tarbell, was born in Colchester, New London county, Connecticut, August 4, 1791, and died January 3, 1869, aged seventy-seven years, on the farm on which he located on coming to Willoughby in 1817, and which is now owned and occupied by Frank Rockefeller,—" Lakeland." Before leaving New England he learned the tanning, harness-making and shoemaking trades, which were of inestimable value to him during the first years of his life in Ohio. To illustrate the condition of this part of Ohio at the time of its settlement, it must be said that he needed chains to haul the timber together to be burned, and a kettle in which to cook food. To obtain these articles Mr. Tarbell went to Cleveland, fourteen miles away, on 'horseback, and bought a bar of iron, which he took home upon the horse, and from which a short-linked chain was forged by a blacksmith named Titus. This chain is now in the possession of one of his descendants. On another trip he purchased an iron kettle and carried it to his home in the same manner. In politics he was originally a Whig, and subsequently a stanch Republican. In 1816 he was married to Lucy Parks Jones, a daughter of Asa Jones, who served as a soldier through the Revolutionary war, including the campaign which ended at Valley Forge. She was a typical New England woman, well educated for the times, but thoroughly domestic in her habits and tastes. She passed away October 4, 1836, respected by all who knew her. In the spring of 1838 he married Miss Mary K. Watson, who bore him two sons: George W., who lives in Madison, Lake county, Ohio; and Abner Helon, who resides at Wickliffe, on a part of the old homestead. She was a very estimable woman, of good family, and made for him a happy home during the remainder of his life. She died in Willoughby in the year 1875. Leverett Tarbell, the subject of this sketch, is one of three children by the first marriage of Abner C. and Lucy P. Tarbell. The eldest, Dr. S. U. Tarbell, now deceased, was one of the most prominent and successful physicians of Cuyahoga county. He died September 9, 1877, leaving a widow, but no children. Lucynthia Jones Tarbell, unmarried, resides at Willoughby, Ohio. The subject of this sketch was a diligent pupil in the common schools of his native town, and subsequently extended his education at the select school at Willoughby, at the Western Reserve Teachers' Seminary at Kirtland, Ohio,—Asa D. Lord, principal,—also at the Bacon Academy, Colchester, Connecticut. In the winter of 1837–'38, he taught in Kirtland, Lake county: in the winter of 1838–'39 in South Willoughby. In the fall of 1839 he went to Quaker Springs, Saratoga county, New York, in which place he taught a five months' term of school. In the spring of 1840 he went to Colchester, Connecticut, worked on a farm- during the summer, and in the autumn entered Bacon Academy as a student. On leaving the academy he went to' Oxford, Chenango county, New York, where during the winter of 1840–'41 he taught a term of school. In the spring of 1841 he returned to Ohio, took a term of school at Kirtland, and during the winter of 1841–'42 taught a term of school in the John Doan district in Euclid township. During the interim between the spring of 1842 and the fall of 1847 he alternated between Ohio and Chicago, Illinois, teaching school in Ohio three winter terms, one in Willoughby village, two at "Doan's Corners," now a part of Cleveland, and engaged in real estate and mercantile business in Chicago. 476 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. In August, 1847, he returned to Willoughby, remaining there until September 22, when he came to Bedford to visit his brother, Dr. S. U. Tarbell, who was located there. Finding an opening as clerk that pleased him in Watson I. Gray's general merchandise store, he sent. his horse back to Willoughby and went to work. After remaining in the store fourteen months he entered upon the study of medicine with his brother. This he found too confining for one of his stirring disposition, and on the 9th of February, 1849, he bought a stock of drugs, groceries and provisions, and entered upon a mercantile career for himself. He followed this business successfully for twenty-five years, together with dealing in real estate, serving the Government as Postmaster for two terms, the village government as corporation Clerk for several terms, and served the people of Bedford township as Justice of the Peace until he refused to serve longer. He was the first Notary Public appointed by the governor of Ohio in Bedford, and still holds a commission from Governor McKinley. He was a pioneer in improving the village in many respects, among which improvements may be mentioned the fact that he cut and laid the first flagstone walk, which proves to be ex-. actly on the grade since established by the corporation engineer. He also placed the first curbing and sold the first barrel of kerosene, with lamps in which to burn the same. He is still actively engaged in caring for his own family and property, and in advancing the interests of the community in which he lives. On December 7, 1850, Mr. Tarbell was married, by Rev. R. Nutting, Jr., at Ravenna, Ohio, to Mary Helen, daughter of John and Marilla Holt Tinker, who were originally from New England. Mrs. Tarbell is a lady eminently domestic in her tastes and habits, and yet is active in furthering the best interests of- the people among whom she resides, and is especially zealous in the cause of temperance: She was born in the State of New York, May 22, 1829, and came to Ohio when five years of age. She traces her ancestry hack to the Mayflower. Three children were born to them,—two sons and one daughter: Linn Parks was born September 24, 1851, in Bedford, married to S. Jennie, daughter of John N. and Mary Roy, of Cleveland, November, 1879, and they have two children (Jean and Roy Sheldon), and resides and is engaged in business in Cleveland; May, widow of Grove G. Cannon, was born in Bedford, October 15, 1858; and John Dwight, born July 20, 1865, a civil engineer by profession. He was educated in Bedford, also at the School for Civil Engineering and the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland. As a business man, Mr. Tarbell is careful, methodical and exact, giving to each his due, and requiring the same in return. As a citizen he is public-spirited, and true to what he believes to be for the best interests of the people at large. As a friend he sticks closer than a brother. As a politician he is far-seeing, saying little, but doing much, and often represents his baliwick in Republican conventions. As a public officer he knew his duty and did it fearlessly. His aim through a long and successful life has been to do unto others as he would that they should do unto him. THOMAS S. DUNLAP, attorney-at-law, 639 Society of Savings, Cleveland, is a native for the Buckeye State, born at Wooster, July 28, 1867. His father, Silas G. Dunlap, was a minister of the Presbyterian Church. For some time prior to his death in 1870 he devoted his energies to securing funds for the founding of Wooster University, with which institution he was connected when he was approached by the Pale Visitant. He was a native of Ohio, of Scotch-Irish ancestry. Thomas S. grew to maturity near the place of his birth. He attended the common schools until he had mastered the elementary branches, and then entered the University of Wooster, at which he was graduated in 1887. CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 477 His profession was yet to be mastered. Under the guidance of S. N. Coe he began to read law, and afterward spent one year as a student in the law department of the University of Michigan. In 1890 he came to Cleveland, where he has been giving his attention to general practice. Possessing more than ordinary ability, ambitious and energetic, it is *safe to predict for him a successful future. In politics Mr. Dunlap gives his allegiance to the Democratic party. He is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. J. F. MYERS, conductor on the Valley Railroad, was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, November 27, 1847, a son of J. C. Myers. The latter was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1813. In 1837 he came to the United States, and, not being able to hire his passage, walked from Baltimore to Pittsburg, and cast his fortunes with Allegheny City. He was a zealous worker, and his mercantile venture, in which lie engaged in early life, yielded him good returns. He is now retired from active business, in the enjoyment of a small fortune, and in the midst of his life-long neighbors and friends. Mr. Myers celebrated his golden wedding April 13, 1893. He was married to Margaret Schodde, a native of Germany, and they had five children: J. A., a retired farmer of Londonville, Ohio; J. F., our subject; Caroline, wife of J. D. Simen, a shoe dealer of Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Margaret, wife of F. W. Basselman, also of that city; and William H., a traveling salesman of Pittsburg. J. F. Myers, the subject of this sketch, received a liberal education in his native city, where he became an efficient accountant, having prepared himself for that special work while a student at the Iron City Business College. He devoted about fifteen years of his life to that work, having filled responsible positions with well known firms of Pittsburg. In the spring of 1875 Mr. Myers laid aside his well acquired profession, and took a more active outdoor work. He secured the position of brakeman on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, three months afterward was promoted to yard clerk, serving in that capacity three years, in the following year was made assistant yard master at Pittsburg, remaining in that position three and a half years, and for the following four years was employed as freight conductor on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. During the next three years Mr. Myers was engaged in farming operations in Beaver county, Pennsylvania. He resumed railroading in 1889, and has since served as conductor on the Valley Railroad. In his social relations lie is a member of the 0. R. C., of which lie served as Junior Conductor one term. September 14, 1871, Mr. Myers was united in marriage with Caroline M. Schutte, whose father, Henry Schutte, was a native of Germany. After coming to this country, he became a grocer of Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Myers have two children,—Benjamin, chief bill clerk for the firm of Strong, Cobb & Company ; and Stella D., a dressmaker. GEORGE L. QUAYLE, manager of the Ship Owners' Dry Docks in Cleveland, was born in this city in 1842. His father was Thomas Quayle, a long-time and well known resident of Cleveland. Mr. Quayle was educated in the public schools here, learned the carpenter's trade and also shipbuilding. During the progress of the Civil war he spent one year in the marine service of the United States, his work being the construction of convoys upon the Mississippi river. After the close of this one year's service he returned to Cleveland and became associated with his father and two brothers under the firm name of Thomas Quayle & Sons, shipbuilders. In this business he was actively engaged until 1891, when the firm discontinued business. Mr. Quayle then accepted the position lie ,now sustains. He is also a stock owner in the business 478 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY of the Ship Owners' Dry Docks Company, a stockholder as well as director in the Wilson Transit Company of Cleveland, and a director in the Garfield Savings Bank, East Cleveland. These business relations of Mr. Quayle are pointed out as evidence of the importance of his work as a business man, and as such he ranks as a successful man. Especially has he been very successful in the business of shipbuilding, in which he has been engaged almost continuously since his early boyhood. His long experience, together with his mechanical genius, places him among the most able shipbuilders of Cleveland, which justly boasts of its' many large and successful shipbuilders. Mr. Quayle resides in East Cleveland. He is now- President of Board of Trustees of this hamlet, and this public position is some evidence of the esteem and confidence in which he is held by his fellow citizens. Mr. Quayle is alive to the interests of Cleveland and its suburban towns. He is a member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. For years he has been a member of the Masonic order, being a Scottish-rite Mason and belonging to the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Quayle was married in Cleveland, in 1870, to Miss Winifred Johnson, of Pittsburg. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Quayle has been blessed by the birth of three children,--George 11., Winifred and Eleanor. GEORGE H. OLMSTED, one of the lead( ing insurance men of Cleveland, has been a resident of this city since 1867, coming here as the representative of the Atlantic Life Insurance Company of Albany, New York, with which company he was associated for ten years,—until they retired from business. During the last two years of that time he was superintendent of agencies for the United States and Canada. For a year or two after this he traveled as special agent for the Brooklyn Life Insurance Company of New York; and he resigned this to take a half interest in the fire insurance agency of S. S. Coe, with whom he was associated until his death, which occurred in 1883. The business was continued under the same name, Coe & Olmsted, until the death of Mrs. Cue in 1889, when Mr. Olmsted succeeded to the entire business. The present firm of George H. Olmsted & Company was formed in 1889 and also the firm of Olmsted Brothers (George H. and O. N.), who had taken the State agency for Ohio and Indiana, for the National Life Insurance Company of Vermont, and they are doing double the volume of business that was being done by the company in the United States at the time when they first took charge of these two States. George H. Olmsted & Company do a fire and plate-glass insurance business, being general agents for northern Ohio for the Metropolitan Plate-Glass Insurance Company. The firm of Olmsted Brothers represent also the Standard Accident Insurance Company. They are located in the Atwater building, at the foot of Superior street. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch has been treasurer of the National Safe and Lock Company ever since the organization was a year old. He is also one of the directors of the Woodland Avenue Savings and Loan Company, and director of the Cleveland Trunk Company. He is a native of Lagrange, Lorain county, Ohio, born September 21, 1843, the son of Jonathan and Harriet (Sheldon) Olmsted; was reared and educated in that county, excepting that he took a course in the Eastman Business College at Poughkeepsie, New York. For about three years lie taught school. He kept books and clerked in a store for a year at Grafton, Ohio, and then took an agency for a door-bell, which he introduced in Michigan and Wisconsin, and in the spring of 1867 opened out in the insurance business. He is now a member of the Board of Fire Underwriters; also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Young Men's Christian Association. CUYAGOHA COUNTY - 479 He was married in Saybrook, Ohio, in 1872, to Miss Ella Kelley, and they have two children,— Grace and Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Olmsted are members of the Wilson Avenue Baptist Church, in which he is a Deacon. He resides on Wilson avenue. Mr. Olrnsted's parents made Cleveland their home for a number of years, coming here in 1872. His father, who had been a farmer, died in 1877, at the age of sixty-eight years. SARDIS EDGERTON, one of the representative citizens of his locality, was born on his present farm in Royalton township, June 8, 183.9, a son of Sardis Edgerton, Sr. The latter was born in Holly township, Franklin county, Massachusetts, January 14, 1808, and his father, Ezekiel Edgerton, was a native of Hartford,- Connecticut, of English extraction. Sardis Edgerton was a scythe-snath-maker by trade. In the fall of 1831, with a horse and wagon, he joined his brother in Brecksville township, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, where he followed his trade for a time. After his marriage he located on the farm where our subject now resides, which he bought in three purchases, and at that time the country was inhabited by wild animals. Mr. Edgerton located on the portion of the farm where he in .1855 erected the present, substantial brick residence. In political matters, he was first a Whig, afterward became a stanch Republican, and for a number of years served as Township Trustee. He was married in Newburg, Cuyahoga county, March 18, 1834, to Emeline Inghram, a native of New York. They had the following children: James, of Cleveland, Ohio; Eliza, deceased at the age of two years; Sardis, our subject; Ann Eliza, wife of Oliver Ellsworth, of Hinckley, Medina county, Ohio; Sylvia, now Mrs. Morris Kemp, of Berea, this county; Adaline, wife of Henry Akins, of Royalton; Maria, wife of John Sampson;. Emma, a resident of Cleveland; and Rhoda, wife of George Wood, of Ashtabula, Ohio. Mr. Edgerton survived until April 6, 1890, his wife having died April 26, 1885, and they were buried at Royalton Center. They celebrated their fiftieth anniversary March 18, 1884. Sardis Edgerton, the subject of this sketch, was reared as a farmer boy, but at the age of twenty-three years began learning the bricklayer and plasterer's trade, which he followed about twelve years. After his marriage he resided with his parents two years; afterward located a short distance east of their home, but on the same farm, where he remained seventeen years; and since May, 1882, has resided at the old homestead. In his political relations, Mr. Edgerton is a stanch' Republican, his first presidential vote having been cast for A. Lincoln, and has held the position of Township Trustee. September 11, 1862, our subject was united in marriage with Mercy M. Akins, who was born in Euclid township, this county, October 29, 1842, a daughter of Henry and Mercy Akins. To this union have been born three children: Rosella E., deceased at the age of two years; Willis S., a farmer of Royalton township; and Carlos H., at home. Mr. and Mrs. Edgerton are members of the Methodist Church at Royalton Center. ABEL FISH, a prominent farmer of Brooklyn township, is a native of the same township, born February 8, 1832. His father, Esquire Jonathan Fish, was born December 5, 1787, in New London county, Connecticut, where he was brought up, and he came to Cuyahoga county in 1817, settling in Brooklyn township, and purchasing and locating upon a farm where the subject of this sketch now resides. This place at that time was of course a dense wilderness of woods. Building a log house Mr. Fish proceeded to occupy it and improve the land until his death, February 15, 480 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. 1870, in his eighty-second year. He was a prominent man, having been a captain of militia in Connecticut, and in this county Justice of the Peace many years, and was known on that account as " Esquire " Fish. He was also a trustee of the township here, taking part in the very first town meeting, and afterward was Assessor, etc., of the township. In his politics he was a Whig and Republican. George Fish, father of Jonathan, was a native of Connecticut, of English ancestry. The mother of Mr. Abel Fish, whose name before marriage was Sarah B. Young, was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, and came to Cuyahoga county in 1819, and died here December 11, 1893, in her eighty-second year. Her father, Ansel Young, was also a native of the " Land of Steady Habits," and supposed to have been of English ancestry. Mr. Jonathan Fish and wife were married in Brooklyn township, and became the parents of two sons and one daughter, namely: Abel, whose name heads this sketch; Jefferson; and Maria B., the wife of James Brainerd. Mr. Abel Fish was reared on his father's farm, his native place. December 28, 181)8, he married Emeline M. Brainerd, daughter of Willard and Harriet Brainerd and a -native of Brooklyn township. After his marriage Mr. Fish located upon the old homestead, where he still lives, prosecuting agricultural pursuits in general, and also conducting a dairy. He has forty-four acres of fine land, which is situated in the outskirts of the city of Cleveland. In his political sympathies he is an ardent Republican. He has been Township Trustee, a member of the Council of South Brooklyn and Supervisor of Public Highways. He has been a member of Glen Lodge, No. 263, I. 0. 0. F., since 1355, and of Brooklyn Post, No. 368, G. A. R. During the war he served under the three-months call, under General Burnett, and also served three months in the Eighth Independent Battery, at Johnson's island ; also three months with the same battery on detached duty in Cleveland. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, zealous and consistent, and has been Superintendent of the Sunday-school, etc. Ile and his wife are members of the Old Settlers' Association, and among the prominent people of the county. They have two children: Jessie, the wife of George Cook, of Brooklyn village, and Sheridan P., of South Brooklyn. HENRY M. FOWLER, a worthy citizen of Cuyahoga county, was born in Can-. field, Ohio, September 29, 1830. His father, Dr. C. R. Fowler, was born in Danbury, Connecticut, in October, 1802; and his mother, whose name before marriage was Mary Holland, was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1812, and both were among the early settlers of Mahoning county. Mr. H. M. Fowler received an academic education, and after arriving at the age of fifteen years became an apprentice at the printing business, in the office of the Mahoning Index, the first newspaper published in Canfield. After working three years there the office was destroyed by fire in 1850. He then completed his apprenticeship in Cleveland, in the offices of the Herald and Plaindealer. He was employed as a " jour." printer in a number of offices, in Cleveland, Chicago, Kankakee, Pittsburg, Galion, Ashtabula, Chardon. etc., the rates those days being as low as 20 to 25 cents per thousand ems for composition on daily papers, the compositor making on an average about $8 to $10 a week. In 1873—'74 he printed the News and Herald in Canfield for A. W. Brownlee, who owned the office. In 1858 he married Miss Martha E. Niblock, of Salem, Ohio, and by this marriage there were four sons and four daughters: of these a son and a daughter have died, one quite young and the other at the age of thirteen years. C. C. Fowler, the eldest son, is now editor of the Canfield Dispatch; John R., the next son, is a practical printer, working with his father; Frank W., the third son, is pro- CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 481 prietor of the business college at East Liverpool, this State; and two daughters, Bessie and Kertie, are unmarried and live at home. In the year 1877 Mr. Fowler, our subject, started the Mahoning Dispatch, an independent newspaper, which has been running very successfully now for over sixteen years, the circulation being over 2,000 copies weekly, and is largely supported by the farming community. At the commencement of the late war Mr. Fowler enlisted in the Second Ohio Cavalry as a private, and after serving his country until September 11, 1865, was mustered out, at Benton Barracks, Missouri. He was engaged in many battles during his service, as Winchester, Sheridan's raid in Virginia, Peach Tree Creek (Georgia), Sheridan in the Shenandoah valley, Fisher's Hill, Cedar creek, Wilderness, Sheridan and Custer raid in Virginia, Bottom Bridge, White House Landing, Petersburg, etc., etc. He was only slightly wounded, but suffered many hardships and exposures, permanently impairing his health. GEORGE E. TYLER, who has been for several years identified with the horticultural interest of Cuyahoga county, 'I was born in New York State in April, 1839. His parents, Miles and Sallie (Tyler) Tyler, though having the same name were unrelated; they removed to Lake county, Ohio, in 1844, and there passed the remainder of their lives. They reared a ,family of eight children, seven of whom are still living; all are residents of Lake county excepting Mrs. A. M. Warren and Mrs. Maria Rush. George E. Tyler passed an uneventful youth, attending the district school and assisting his father in the cultivation of the farm until the civil war aroused every patriot in the land. In April, 1861, young Tyler responded to Lincoln's call for 75,000 men, going at once to Cleveland. Before leaving that city he had enlisted in Company I, Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, President Hayes' regiment, and soon went into West Virginia. He participated in the battle of South mountain in September, 1862, and after one day's fight there lost his strong right arm in making the second charge; in the first charge he had received a painful but not serious wound in his right wrist, and at the moment his arm was torn away a spent ball struck his knee; he was borne by three comrades to the rear, but it was necessary for them to drop him and themselves several times before they reached a place of safety to escape the flying fragments of shell and ball. The arm of the wounded man was amputated at Georgetown, and in a few days he was taken to Frederick City, Maryland, and at the end of several weeks to a convalescent hospital at Baltimore, where he was honorably discharged November 7, 1862. Two years after his return from the war he began to run a huckster wagon between Little mountain and Cleveland, and was very successful in this venture; he afterwards had a peddling-wagon, and was at one time engaged in sawing logs on Little mountain. Through the influence of General Hastings he was appointed janitor of the Cleveland post office, a position he held twelve years. In 1876 he embarked in the fruit-growing business as he had a natural taste for this occupation. He has seven and a half acres, three acres of which cost at the rate of $1,500 an acre. He produces peaches, strawberries, grapes, plums and other garden fruit, finding a ready market in Cleveland. Mr. Tyler was married in 1866 to Miss Florence Perry Phelps, a daughter of Alexander and Jerusha (Reynolds) Phelps. Mrs. Phelps was the widow of William Reynolds; her death occurred in 1850. Mr. Phelps' second marriage was to Mrs. Betsey Beckwith; there was one child of this union, a daughter named Clara. Mr. Phelps died August 7, 1891, the date of his birth being May 23, 1817. He was a man of rare force of character, and was held in the highest esteem. Mrs. Tyler is one of three children; Spencer is a farmer of Lake county, 482 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY and Arthur resides with his brother, unmarried. Mr. and Mrs. Tyler are the parents of one child, Flora Adel, wife of L. S. Judd. Mrs. Tyler is a woman of much refinement and many graces. Mr. Tyler is an ardent Republican. He is an honored member of Brough Post, G. A. R., No. 359, of which he is Senior Vice Commander. N. L. HILLIARD was born at Wadsworth, Medina county, Ohio, May 10, 1824. Gurdan Hilliard, his father, was a native of the State of Connecticut, but in the year 1818 joined the emigrant train winding its way toward the setting sun. He settled in Medina county, Ohio, and there took up the burdens that belong to the lot of the pioneer. He married Calista Adaline Derthick, a native of the State of New York, but the daughter of Connecticut parents; there were born to them two children, N. L. and Phoebe Ann, who died at the age of fifteen years; the mother passed away at the early age of twenty-three. In later life Mr. Hilliard removed to Canada, where he resided for a long period of time; he returned to Medina county, however, and there passed the last days of his life; he died at the advanced age of eighty-four years. He was a farmer and was one of the large stock dealers in this section. William Hilliard, the paternal grandfather of our subject, traced his ancestry to Robert Hilliard, who was an officer in the war of the Roses. Young Hilliard received his elementary education in the common schools of Wadsworth and afterward entered Sharon Academy when Prof. John McGregor was principal of that institution. For three years he was a member of Prof. McGregor's household, pursuing his studies under his personal supervision. At the age of fifteen years he went to work with his uncle, Isaac Snell, to learn the carpenter's trade. When he came to Bedford in 1851 he secured a position with the Wheelock Chair Company, which he filled very acceptably several years. He was also with the Tay for Chair Company, but in 1877 he embarked in the manufacture of springs at Cleveland; this venture proved a success and he conducted a satisfactory trade there until 1893, when he sold out and returned to Bedford. Mr. Hilliard was married at the age of twenty-three years in Norton township, Summit county, Ohio, to Julia C. Abbott. She was born at Mount Morris, Livingston county, New York, a daughter of Calvin and Lois (Eyler) Abbott, natives of Connecticut. Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard are the parents of two sons: Louis B., a resident of San Francisco, California, is the superintendent of Bradstreet's Commercial Agency for the Pacific coast, having, been in the employ of this firm twenty years; he was a student in the State University of Michigan and was graduated from the law department; F. A. Hilliard is the secretary of the Cleveland Roller Mills Company, and has been with this firm during two decades of active commercial life. Politically our subject adheres to the principles of the Democratic party. JAMES E. BATTLES, a member of one of the prominent pioneer families of Cuyahoga county, was born in this county, in Orange township, April 24, 1861, a son of Luther Battles, whose history appears upon another page of this volume. He received his elementary education in the common schools and finished the course in the East Cleveland high school. During his youth he assisted in the labors of the home farm, remaining a member of his father's household until his marriage. This important event of his life occurred March 9, 1881, when he was united to Miss Mary Grobe, a native of East Cleveland township. Mrs. Battles' father, Frederick Grobe, was born near Hanover, Germany, and in 1861 emigrated to the United States, settling in Cuyahoga county, Ohio. CUYAHOGA COUNTY- 483 In 1882 Mr. Battles purchased seven acres of land in East Cleveland. He was unable at that time to make a large payment, but by unremitting toil and strict attention to his interests he accumulated sufficient means in a few years to cancel the obligation. He erected his dwelling and barn in 1888, both substantial and attractive structures. His years of experience have added to his knowledge and perfected his skill as a market gardener and horticulturist, and Cleveland affords a ready sale for all his products. He has been remarkably successful, and is entirely deserving of the title of self-made, as his efforts have been unaided. For four years he has been an active member of the Board of Education, and 'takes a deep interest in increasing the facilities for the coming generations. He is a member of Oak Lodge, No. 77, K. of P., and in politics adheres to the principles of the Republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Battles are the parents of two children: Arthur was born February 11, 1882, and Minnie, January 5, 1889. BURR VAN NOATE, who has been for many years prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Brecksville township, is a member of one of the old pioneer families of Cuyahoga county, and is well worthy of representation in this volume. He was born in Howells, Monmouth county, New Jersey, September 6, 1826, a son of William Van Noate, a native of the same State, born July 19, 1798, of Holland descent. He married Ardaliss Jones, a native of New Jersey and a daughter of David Jones, and after this event took up his residence in Monmouth county, New Jersey. In the autumn of 1831 he was swept by the tide of emigration to the far West, as Ohio was then called, making the journey by water to New York city, thence up the Hudson river to Albany, thence by the Erie canal- to Buffalo, and up the lake to Cleveland on one of the two steamers that traveled the lake at 31 that time. There were three families in the party, and all went to Strongsville township, where they found shelter in a log cabin owned by Mr. Strong, where they remained while the men looked over the farming lands in the neighborhood. In February, 1832, Mr. Van Noate removed with his fam. ily to Independence and purchased one hundred acres of land, paying three dollars and a half an acre; they found a temporary home in a cooper's shop until a log louse was erected, with the assistance of the neighbors. Mr. Van Noate died in 1878, at the age of eighty years, and his remains lie buried at Brecksville Center. His wife died in 1850, aged forty-four years. In politics he gave his allegiance to the Democratic party, and was a subscriber to the first number of the Cleveland Plaindealer. He was a consistent member of the Baptist Church, and was held in the highest esteem by a wide circle of acquaintances. As a pioneer he is entitled to the meed of praise due those courageous souls who went before that the path might be made for the onward u arch of civilization. There were seven children in the family: A nn, wife of Humphrey Cain, died at South Haven, Michigan; Burr, the subject of this sketch; Jane, the wife of Charles Marsten, died in Chicago; the three named were born in New Jersey, the other four are natives of Ohio; Maria, the wife of Charles Storrs, died in Michigan.; Charles died in Amboy, Illinois, unmarried;¬ Charlotte, the wife of Almon Case, died at Blendon, Michigan; and George, who resides at Glenn, Michigan, where he is engaged in growing fruit. Burr Van Noate was a child of five years when his parents came to the Western Reserve. He was early inured to the heavy labors of a frontier farm, assisting his father in clearing the land and bringing it to a state of cultivation. Here he grew to man's estate receiving his education in the district schools and the Brooklyn and Ohio City Academies. After leaving school at the age of twenty-one he learned the carpenter and joiner's trade, which he followed in con- 484 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. nection with agricultural pursuits for many years. In politics, Mr. Van Noate has always been a Republican. He was united in marriage, March 23, 1853, to Miss Lucy J. Dunbar, a native of Brimfield, Hampden county, Massachusetts, born December 12, 1826. Mrs. Van Noate is a daughter of John and Lucy (Bliss) Dunbar, who emigrated to Ohio in 1832. A more extended notice of these worthy people appears elsewhere in this volume. After his marriage our subject removed to Beloit, Wisconsin, but after a short residence there returned to Cuyahoga county. About the year 1856 he bought the la id which comprises his present farm; he has one hundred and forty acres under excellent cultivation: the buildings are substantial structures. All the surroundings are indicative of thrift, prosperity and refined and cultivated taste. Mr. and Mrs. Van Noate are the parents of a family of five children: Ella D., Charles E., Mary L., who died in infancy, Homer F. and Mary C., the wife of Dr. E. L. Bourn, of Brecksville. Mrs. Van Noate was one of the early educators of the county. Having received more than an ordinary education, at the age of eighteen years she engaged in teaching, and won an enviable reputation. She and Kr. Van Noate are consistent members of the Congregational Church. He is a self-made man in every sense of the word, and merits the confidence reposed in him. Years of industry and toil have brought their reward, and a comfortable competence awaits advancing age G. W. PRESTAGE, foreman and superintendent of the wood and machinery departments of the Taylor Chair Factory, Bedford, Ohio, has filled this responsible position for twenty years, and has become thoroughly identified with the interests of the corporation. He is a native of the State of New Jersey, born at Elizabethtown, July 26, 1841, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Moncrief) Prestage, natives of the State of New York. His paternal grandfather was Richard Prestage, a native of England and a soldier in the war of 1812; the maternal grandfather was Hugh Moncrief, of French descent; he, too, participated in the war of 1812. Samuel Prestage and wife reared a family of seven children: Elizabeth, George W., Jeannette, Henry, Charles, Josephine and Samuel. Henry was a soldier in the late war, being first a member of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and later of the Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry; for two years he was held a prisoner at Andersonville and Libby, suffering all the hardships and horrors of those places. Charles was a member of Company A, Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky. The mother died at the age of forty years; the father passed away in 1891, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. He was a farmer by occupation: in politics he affiliated with the Republican party, and in his religious faith he supported the doctrines of the Disciple Church. G. W. Prestage was a lad of nine years when he came to Cleveland; here he grew to manhood, receiving his education in the common schools. Arriving at mature years he was employed by Dr. J. P. Robinson of Bedford, with whom he remained sixteen years. At the end of this time he secured a position in the sawmill of Lamson & Wise, and at the end of two years went into the Rolling Mills, where he continued some time. Twenty years ago he became associated with the Taylor Chair Company: his previous experience had prepared him for the position he has filled with marked ability and to the best interests of those concerned. An expert mechanic there is not one detail of the business with which he is not familiar. Mr. Prestage was married December 10, 1863, at Bedford, Ohio, to Thankful S. Matthews, a daughter of James Matthews, a native of Ireland and one of the early settlers of Cuyahoga county. Mr. Matthews was twice married, the first union being with Ann E. Price, a native of Kent, Ohio; there were born of this CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 485 marriage six children: Mary A., Thomas T., Wealthy J., Sylvester D., Elisha J. and Elijah G. The second marriage, to Sarah L. Price, resulted in the birth of five children: John P., Thomas E., James T., Thankful S. and Charles B. Mr. Matthews died October 19, 1877; Ann E. Matthews died June 15, 1837; Sarah L. Matthews died August 20, 1887. James T., Elijah G. and Thomas E. were soldiers in the late Civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Prestage are the parents of seven children: Charles W., George H., Clyde Randolph, Fred B., Mabel Lorinda and Florence A.; Eda A. died at the age of one and a half years. Mrs. Prestage is a member of the Disciple Church, is an active worker in the Woman's Relief Corps, and is secretary of the Keeley Local Society. Mr. Prestage is also a member of the Disciple Church. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party. JAMES A. PATTON, who has been prominently identified with the horticultural interests of this county for some years, was born near the city of Glasgow, Scotland, November 16, 1849. After emigrating to America he came to reside with his uncle, Alexander Patton, at Glenville, Ohio. Here he secured a practical education, and when he left school embarked in the occupation of market-gardening and fruit-growing. His reputation has been made upon the success that has attended his culture of the peach; he had 450 trees in bearing condition, and has gathered a heavy crop five out of six years, the yield in 1893 amounting to $1,238; the crop of 1891 was 1,000 bushels, which was the largest yield. This record proves that peach-growing is a possibility in this latitude, and that Nature will betray her secrets to the persistent ones. Mr. Patton's success in raising early vegetables has been almost phenomenal; he has hot-houses for forcing, and makes a specialty of cauliflowers, parsley and radishes. His place, situated on Doan street, one quarter of a mile from St. Clair street, has all the advantages of town and corn try. Mr. Patton has taken a deep interest in fostering educational facilities, and has been an active member of the school board for seven years. The present school building was erected during his term of office chiefly through his instrumentality. He was united in marriage December 13, 1874, to Miss Sarah L. Beattie, a daughter of W. J. Beattie, one of the old business men of Cleveland who died in 1886, at the age of sixty-nine years; his wife survives him. They had horn to them four children: Mrs. Patton, John H., Belle, wife of J. Litton, and William, who died at the age of twenty-eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Patton are the parents of three children: Eliza H., Alexander and Armstrong B. They are both members of the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Patton belongs to the Royal Arcanum. He takes little interest in political affairs, but supports the issues of the Republican party. He is in every sense a self-made man, and although he was denied the educational privileges afforded the youth of this generation, he has accepted experience as a teacher, and has won his way to the front rank of Glenville's most honored citizens. WILLIAM J. MARSHALL.—In the cosmopolitan make-up of her citizenship America has gained many desirable accessions from the mother country within the later years, and among these must be numbered the subject of this sketch, who is a prosperous and representative farmer of Parma township, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. Mr. Marshall was born February 10, 1825, in Cornwall England, and in his native place grew to man's estate. His father was John Marshall, who died in Cornwall, about the year 1842. His mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth John, died in May, 1879, at Cleveland, Ohio. 486 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. Our subject was reared on his father's farm, and remained at home until 1845, when he determined to seek his fortunes in the New World, emigrating to the United States in the year mentioned. He located in Cleveland, where he was engaged at the carpenter's trade until the spring of 1864. This valuable trade he had acquired in England, and had there been employed at the same for a period of three years prior to coming to America. During the progress of the late war of the Rebellion he was for seven months in the employ of the government of his adopted country, his services being in demand along the line of his trade. In 1863 Mr. Marshall effected the purcha-se of the farm which is now his home, in Parma township. He settled upon the place in the succeeding year and lent himself assid tously to its improvement and cultivation. That he was eminently successful in his well directed efforts is evident from the appearance of the farmstead at the present time, the place being highly cultivated, prolific in its yields and equipped with excellent buildings. Mr. Marshall was married, in Richfield, Summit county, Ohio, September 28, 1848, to Miss Ann Kirby, who was born in Yorkshire, England, February 8, 1824. She died at the homestead December 2, 1887, sorely lamented by the companion to whom and to whose interests she had ever been devoted. They had two adopted daughters: Alice M., who died December 13, 1881, and Carrie, who is the wife of George Schwab, of Parma, Ohio. A grandchild, William Marshall Schwab, was born November 27, 1893. Soon after coming to Cleveland Mr. Marshall became connected with the Independent Fire Company, and in 1847 helped to organize Company No. 6, of which he was a member for five or six years, when he again became an organizer of a new company, which was named hope No. 8, and in which he continued as an officer for seven years, being then placed on the honorary list. Our subject is a man of broad intelligence and much business ability, takes an active interest in all local affairs of public nature, and in his political proclivities is stanchly arrayed with the Republican party. He has been honored by his fellow-townsmen with the preferment as Township Trustee. He has ever been intimately identified with the religious work of the community, is a devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church, and has been one of the Elders of the same for many years. His wife was also zealous in her devotion and work for the church, of which she was a most consistent member. THOMAS M. DEWITT, superintendent of Wells, Fargo & Company's Express, is a native of Canada, having been born at Holland Landing, February 24, 1854. He is in direct descent from John DeWitt, Grand Pensionary of Holland, who rendered most distinguished services to the Dutch Republic. The first member of the family came to this country in 1656. His great-grandfather was a member of the Colonial Assembly from 1768 to 1775, and was one of the nine resolute and patriotic men who voted to approve of the proceedings of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. His grandfather was a member of Congress, and at the close of his term was appointed Charge d' Affaires to Guatemala, Central America. 'His father resides in Elmira, New York, where he has represented the United States Express Company for thirty-five years, and is and has been prominent in city affairs, holding positions of trust for many years. Mr. Thomas DeWitt passed his boyhood in Elmira, New York. At the age of twenty years he entered the employ of the United States Express Company, at Elmira, as cashier. In 1880, he was appointed agent for the United States Express Company at Youngstown, Ohio, and in 1882 was transferred to a similar position with the same company at Pittsburg. In March, 1886, he accepted the agency of the Erie Express Company at Cleveland, Ohio, and in November of the same year was promoted CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 487 to its managership. In 1888 the Erie Express Company disposed of its interests to Wells Fargo & Company's Express, and Mr. DeWitt was continued in the service of the latter company, in the position of superintendent, which position he now holds. The above record abundantly demonstrates the capacity and fidelity of Mr. DeWitt for the Express business, and withal, he is a model citizen. Mr. DeWitt is a member of The Holland Society of New York, by right of direct descent from the Hollanders who came to America in 1654. He is a member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, and with his wife and four children resides on East Prospect street. BELDEN SEYMOUR, who died January 17, 1889, was a native of Vergennes, Vermont, born in 1826. At the age of fourteen he went to New York, where he entered the employ of an uncle in the dry-goods business and continued for several years. Later he came to Cleveland, and afterward proceeded to Wisconsin, where he spent three or four years, and then returned to this city, in 1848, settling on the West Side. He became one of the leading citizens of Cleveland, taking an active interest in all things pertaining to the welfare of the city, dealing in real estate being his principal occupation. He was interested in most of the early allotments on the West Side; was one of the organizers of the People's Savings and Loan Association, and was a director of the same at the time of his death. For many years he was a director of the Citizens' Savings & Loan Association of this city. He was always one of the foremost to take up and advocate the best interests of the city, being resolute, progressive and enterprising. He was also engaged in fire insurance, having established one of the oldest agencies in this city. He was also one of the organizers of the People's Gaslight Company on the West Side, with which he was connected at the time of his death as an officer. Was largely interested in the erection of both business and residence buildings, and was one of the most active in securing the ground for, and the erection of, the viaduct at the foot of Superior street. In politics, he was an active Republican, and was a zealous member of the I. 0. 0. F., being largely instrumental in the erection of the Odd Fellows Temple on the West Side, which at that tine was the finest in the State. For many years he was a member of St. John's Church, Protestant Episcopal, as is also his family. He was married in Cleveland, in October, 1853, to Miss Eleanor J., daughter of Stephen N. and Mary A. Herrick, of one of the old Connecticut families. Mrs. Seymour still survives him, as do his two children,—Mrs. Sidney Guy Sea, of Cincinnati, whose husband was formerly a merchant and newspaper manager of Chicago; and Belden, Jr. The latter, after finishing his education, spent eighteen months in travel abroad. Returning to Cleveland, he entered the employ of W. Bingham & Company for three years; then spent five years in the West, located at Chicago and Minneapolis, where he was interested in various enterprises, until the death of his father, when he was called home and succeeded him in business. MILLARD F. POWERS, managing partner of the dry-goods establishment of William Taylor, Son & Company, has been associated with this institution as an employee or partner since February, 1888. He was born in Plymouth, Huron county, Ohio, January 30, 1850, a son of Alonzo and Mary J. (Hackathorn) Powers; completed his school education at the high school at Norwalk, Ohio, and at the age of fifteen years engaged as clerk in a grocery, remaining about two years, and then accepted a position as bookkeeper in a 488 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. dry-goods establishment in Norwalk, where he remained until he came to Cleveland, in 1871, to accept a position as entry clerk for Morgan, Root & Company. After working for them four years, he was engaged at various things till 1885, when he entered the employ of Taylor, Kilpatrick & Company, in charge of credits. After the expiration of about eleven months he was given a working interest in the business, taking charge of the finances and credits. Soon afterward, in April, 1886, the name of the firm was changed to William Taylor, Son & Company. In January, 1889, he was admitted a member of the firm, .the business being owned by the Taylors and Mr. Powers. The business was conducted by J. L. Taylor and Mr. Powers till November, 1892, when the former died; a new partnership was formed, and Mr. Powers was made managing partner of the establishment, which position he now holds, and to which he gives his entire attention. Their trade has been constantly increasing under his management, having doubled since his connection with it. Since his residence in this city, Mr. Powers has arisen from the bottom of. the commercial ladder to one of the top rounds. He is a director in the Wade Park Bank, and in the Savings Building & Loan Company. February 18, 1874, in this city, he was married to Miss Flora C. Marsh, a daughter of Charles E. and Charlotte A. (Bennett) Marsh, and Mr. and Mrs. Powers are the parents of three children: Ada M., Charles A. and Marsh K. SAMUEL HYDE AMES, deceased, was born in Troy, New York, October 31, 1831, and was brought to Ohio by his parents in 1833, who soon settled in Olmstead, Cuyahoga county, which became their home for the remainder of their lives. He was first married to Ellen M. Stevens, also of Olmstead, July 30, 1854: she died August 31, 1860, and he subsequently married Amelia M. Merriam, of Dover, in that township, on August 29, 1861. They began their married life on the place that is now known as the old homestead farm, and had eleven children, of whom six are still living, to mourn the loss of an indulgent father. Mr. Ames enlisted in the war of the rebellion, being assigned to the One Hundred and Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After about two months spent in camp near Cleveland, Ohio, he was assigned to the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served to the close of the great conflict. Twelve hundred men had enlisted in the One Hundred and Third, which was more than the quota, and therefore two companies were assigned as A and B of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth. Leaving his wife and infant daughter, (who died before his return), he went into camp, and from well known ability and experience in his own neighborhood as a good hand to take care of the sick, he was appointed nurse there, and in the field he was frequently employed in the hospital. Isaac Hurdy, of Berea, Ohio, who was in the same company, thus speaks of him: "I never saw his superior for coolness in the time of danger. With several others, I lay wounded in the field hospital, unable to move. Comrade Ames was nursing us. The rebels would shell the camp at intervals and a shell with a burning fuse rolled in at the door of the tent. We all lay breathless with suspense. The deadly missile might explode at any moment and do dreadful work. But our cool-headed nurse picked up an old shovel and rolled the shell away out of doors, remarking, 'There! that can't hurt anybody now.' He was a good soldier and a good citizen, a kind and provident head of his family, and his memory will never perish in the hearts of friends and family." His health began to fail in 1890. He was a patient sufferer until October 13, 1893, when his life left his body, at his home in Olmstead. His funeral was held October 17, under the auspices of Olmstead Post, No. 634, G. A. R, of which he had been a member. Olmstead Corps, W. R. C., No. 120, also attended in a CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 489 body, with a large concourse of friends from Cleveland and surrounding towns. His remains were laid in the ground near his home, in the beautiful Butternut Ridge cemetery, his grave covered with beautiful flowers,—one more added to the silent ranks sleeping in that quiet spot. "Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er; Sleep the sleep that knows no waking; Dream of battle-fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er." CAPTAIN JAMES STONE has been identified with the navigators of the Great Lakes since he was a youth of seventeen years, and is well worthy of the space that has been accorded him in this volume. A native of Canada, he was born near Port Burwell, September 10, 1836, a son of William and Eliza (Foster) Stone. The father followed mercantile pursuits and kept a hotel. He died at Vermillion, Ohio. The paternal grandfather, John Stone, Sr., served in the British navy by force during the Revolution. He afterward located on a land grant in Canada, where his family were born and reared. Captain James Stone was an infant when his parents removed to Vermillion, Ohio, where he was reared and educated; he had also pursued his studies at Oberlin College before he reached the age of eighteen years. He then began his career as a sailor, and for thirty-eight years without interruption was on the Lakes. In 1890 he came ashore, and has since been assisting in the management of the business of Bradley & Co. At the age of twenty-six years he became master of the schooner Challenge, which he sailed one season; he was then made captain of the S. H. Kimball, of which he had charge two seasons; for two seasons he was master of the David Wagstaff; one season be was with , the Escanaba; two seasons with the Negaunee, and six years with the S. J. Tilden. He was master of the following steamers: the J. S. Fay, two years; steamer Selah Chamberlain two years; the R. P. Ranney, three years; the City of Cleveland, two years; the M. B. Grover, two years; the Pasadena, three years; the Hesper, one year, the last vessel he sailed. Captain Stone has never lost a vessel and has never sailed a vessel that was insured. For the past twenty-three years he has been a stockholder in the business of Bradley & Company, and he is one of the directors of the Ohio Transportation Company. He is thoroughly conversant with all the details of lake navigation, his opinions carrying weight in shipping circles. In addition to his shipping operations he has carried on some transactions in real estate in Toledo, Ohio, and in San Diego, California. Captain Stone was married in Vermillion, Ohio, in 1863, to Sarah F. Parsons. They have three children: Lewis is married and resides in Vermillion: he is captain of one of the lake vessels out of Cleveland; Mrs. Mary Honneker lives in Lorain, Ohio; Burton A. is also a citizen of Vermillion. The Captain is a member of the Shipmasters' Association. In politics he is a staunch Republican. SANFORD L. KENNEDY, one of the representative business men of Cleveland, Ohio, has been identified with her commercial interests since his residence began here in the spring of 1853. He is a native of Monroe county, New York, and a son of Horace D. and Deborah P. (Miller) Kennedy; the father and mother are both deceased. He was a young man when his parents removed to Ohio and had been educated in the county of his birth. During two winters he taught school in the primitive educational institution of the frontier, and in the spring of 1853 came to Cleveland. He secured the position of clerk with the firm of Parish & Knight, in whose employ he remained until 1867. In that year both members of the firm died, and the business passed into the hands of Kennedy, De Forest 490 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. & Randall. They carry a large and well selected stock of hardware, including furnaces, stoves and ranges, and a complete assortment of cooking utensils. In connection with the store they have a repair shop, transacting a large business in this line also. They employ from fifteen to twenty-five men, all of whom are skilled workers. To Mr. Kennedy, perhaps more than to the others, the success of this firm is due. When the senior partners were stricken with death he was the only person familiar with the details of the business, and upon him devolved the responsibility of settling all accounts and the care of retailing a Well established trade. He proved equal to the demand, and has during late years given his attention to other matters, although retaining his place as head of the firm. He acted as administrator of the estate of Mr. Knight, settling up his affairs in a manner most satisfactory to the heirs. His business interests outside the firm of Kennedy, De Forest & Randall lie chiefly in city real estate. He is truly a self-made man and is deserving of the high respect which he commands in all circles He has been a member of the Masonic order since 1867, and in politics is a zealous adherent of Republican principles. Mr. Kennedy was married in 1889 to Miss Sarah Louise Burt, a native of the city of I Cleveland. Their residence is on Arlington street. THOMAS QUAYLE, ship-builder, was born in the Parish of KirkMichael, Isle of Man, May 9, 1811. There he resided until his sixteenth year, when his parents emigrated to the United States. At that period the tide of emigration was setting strongly toward the Western Reserve, its beauties and advantages having been painted in glowing colors by the Connecticut Land Company. There were several other families who had come from the Isle of Manand selected farms in the townships of Newburgh and Warrensville. They began the task of clearing their lands in the heart of the forest and erected cabins to protect themselves from the elements that were not always kindly in this latitude. They were a people who had come from a country whence the forests had disappeared generations ago, and the surroundings were all new and strange. They were quick to catch the methods of their pioneer neighbors from the Eastern States, and within a few years their farms ranked second to none in the community. Mr. Quayle had worked for a time as apprentice to a ship-builder in the Isle of Man, and having acquired some knowledge of the business naturally investigated in that field of employment in his new home. He secured a position in the Cleveland ship-yards, and in 1847 formed a partnership with John Cody. They constructed several brigs and schooners, large, fine craft in their day, but pigmies when compared with vessels built a decade later. The partnership was dissolved in 1849, and soon afterward Mr. Quayle entered into business relations with Luther Moses under the firm name of Moses & Quayle. Among the vessels they constructed were the Nile, Milwaukee, Forest Queen, Dunkirk and the schooner Crescent. At a later period a partnership was formed with John Martin under the title of Quayle & Martin, and in a term of twenty years. they constructed many of the largest and finest steamers and sailing vessels that floated the lakes. After the death of Mr. Martin in the spring of 1873 Mr. Quayle formed a partnership with his sons, Thomas E. and George L., the firm name being Thomas Quayle & Sons. Although marine affairs were seriously affected by the panic of 1873 this firm constructed several vessels during the period of depression. Among their best results were the Commodore, Buffalo, Chicago and Milwaukee for the Western Transit Line, and the Delaware and Conestoga for the Anchor Line. Mr. Quayle retired from business in 1879, his sons having charge of the shipyard since that time. He was a member of the City Council from the First Ward during CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 491 one term, but as a rule took no active interest in politics. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church and to the Masonic order, being a member of the Oriental Commandry and the Scotish Rite. He was married in 1835 to Miss Eleanor Cannon, and of this union eleven children were born, seven of whom grew to maturity: Thomas E.; William H., who died June 25, 1893; George L.; Charles, who died at the age of twenty six years; Matilda, wife of Charles Gill of Cleveland; Kate, wife of Mr. Malone; and Mary, who is now Mrs. Barrett. The mother died in 1860. Mr. Quayle was married a second time in 1867, to Mary Proudfoot, who still survives. By his fellow-citizens he is held in the high: est esteem; as an employer he has always been regarded as a just man, fulfilling his obligations to the utmost of his power. Now in his eighty-third year he awaits with cheerfulness the summons which must finally come from the great beyond. JEPTHA H. WADE, inventor and capitalist, was born in Seneca county, New York, August 11, 1811, a son of Jeptha Wade. His father was a civil engineer and surveyor by profession, but he was deprived by death in early youth of paternal care and guidance. His first serious occupation was learning the carpenter's trade, of which lie became a thorough master; he also made clocks, and musical instruments, on which he performed with much skill, and developed a genius for mechanics. He was an excellent shot, and as commander of the militia he was the most expert marksman of four hundred men in the ranks. At the age of twenty-one years he became the owner of a large sash and blind factory, but after three years' experience concluded that his talents were not suited to transactions in the commercial world. Having a decided taste for all branches of art, he determined to study portrait painting, and with the celebrated Randall Palmer as his instructor he made rapid progress, attaining an enviable reputation throughout Louisiana, New York and Michigan. He was but little over thirty years of age when he became interested in the discoveries of Daguerre. Assisted only by the printed instructions he studied out the method, and took the first daguerreotype ever made west of New York. Having suffered in health on account of close confinement, he began looking about for some occupation that would take him into the open air. The mystery of message flashed from Washington to Baltimore was just then creating great excitement in both the commercial and scientific world. Mr. Wade was then in New Orleans, but returned to Detroit, Michigan, and began the study of the principles underlying the invention. Shortly after he commenced the construction of a line along the Michigan Central Railroad, opened and equipped the Jackson office, and acted as operator and manager. After a time he entered the field as a builder of lines, meeting with many discouragements in' the imperfections of the inventions. He himself invented an insulator, still bearing his name, which overcame many difficulties. He was the first to inclose a submarine cable in iron armor; this experiment was made across the Mississippi river at St. Louis, and to its success is due the existence of the entire cable system of the world. When the Western Union Telegraph Company was formed by the consolidation of many small lines, Mr. Wade was made general manager, and to him, more than to any other man, is due the credit for the construction of the Trans-continental Railway; it was his energy, foresight and judgment that conceived and carried into operation the Pacific Telegraph from St. Louis to San Francisco, bringing the isolated geld seekers into communication with the Eastern world, and thus attracting the attention of capitalists and enterprising business men. The location of the line and the responsibility of its construction were turned over to him; and he labored with indefatigable energy and zeal until the last stake was driven. Under his direct supervision the train was equipped, and each 492 - CUAHOGA COUNTY. man was armed with revolvers and rifle for protection against the Indians. In an incredibly short time the gigantic scheme was a reality, and the El Dorado was reached. There Mr. Wade found confusion among the local companies, which he succeeded with rare tact in uniting, securing complete communication with the East. It was through his suggestions that the various railroad companies built lines for their exclusive use. He was made the first president of the Pacific Telegraph Company, and, upon its consolidation with the Western Union, was made president of the entire combination. He filled this position with marked ability until a serious illness in 1867 warned him that he was overtaxing the instrument at his command; and although he retired from active pursuits for a time he was not of the fibre that readily relaxes. As a director in many of the largest factories, banks, railroads and public institutions, his wide experience and sound judgment were highly valued. Upon the organization of the Citizens' Savings & Loan Association of Cleveland in 1867, he was elected its president. As president of the Lake View Cemetery Association be gave evidence of the refined and cultivated taste which has always marked his character. In 1882 he gave to the city seventy three acres known as Wade Park, which he had kept open to the public at his own expense for many years. He was connected with the following corporations in the capacities mentioned: Director of the Second National Bank of Cleveland; director of the Cleveland Rolling-mill Company, the Cleveland Iron Mining Company and the Union Steel Screw Company; president of the American Sheet and Boiler Plate Company and f the Chicago & Atchison Bridge Company; he was also a director of several railroad companies, and was president of the Kalamazoo, Allegan & Grand Rapids and the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railway companies; he was also president of the Valley Railway Company, this line leading to the coal fields of Ohio. He was appointed commissioner of the City Sinking Fund, was Park Commissioner, and director of the work-house and the house of refuge. He was one of the trustees of the Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum, and erected at his own expense a handsome, fireproof building that will accommodate 150 children. Mr. Wade passed from the activities of this life to the "unknown " August 9, 1890. No word of eulogy can add to the lustre of his name. His ability, his talent, his genius, were all dedicated to the advancement of humanity, and to him humanity owes a deep debt of gratitude. JOHN B. COWLE, treasurer of the Cleveland Dry Dock Company, was born in Bolton, Lancastershire, England, September 16, 1826, a son of Daniel and Alice (Beswick)Cowle. The father was financially independent in England until he emigrated to the United States, in 1839, on account of political difficulties. He settled in Lake county, Ohio, and the following year removed to Cleveland, where he passed the remaining years of his life, his death occurring in 1855. John B., the eldest of eight children, was a youth of thirteen years when the family came to this country. During the first winter he chopped wood for family use, going a distance of four miles to the timber; the next spring he was employed in the Cuyahoga Furnace as an apprentice, serving seven years as a moulder. At first he received but $2 a week, boarding himself, but before his apprenticeship closed his wages were raised a dollar a day. He followed his trade eight years, at the end of which time, in 1855, he became connected with the Globe Iron Works. This firm experienced several changes in ownership, finally becoming Cowie, Cartwright & Company, and later the Globe Iron Works. In 1886 Mr. Cowie disposed of his interest in the establishment with the intention of retiring from active business; his energies rebelled CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 493 against this inactivity, and as he was a stockholder in the Cleveland Dry Dock Company, he was made treasurer, the duties of this office taking up his attentions. He assisted in the organization of the Aetna Iron Nail Company, and was one of the founders of the Globe Shipbuilding Company, which firm built the steamer Anoko in 1882, the largest iron steamer on the lakes at that time. In 1851, Mr. Cowle was united in marriage to Catherine Gillette, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England. They are the parents of seven children, two of whom are living: Alice, the wife of W. E. Perkins, of the Purdy McNiel Lumber Company, and Catherine, the younger, who is at home. Mr. Cowie has been a member of the I. 0. 0. F., Erie Lodge, No. 27, having united with that fraternity in 1844, when under twenty-one years of age, a special dispensation being secured from the Grand Lodge. For many years, he was one of the most active workers, passing all the chairs of the subordinate lodge and of the encampment. When the I. 0. 0. F. Hall was erected on the West Side he aided this enterprise by a subscription of $4,000. Mr. Cowle has long been a prominent member of St. John's Episcopal Church, and held the office as Treasurer for a number of years. He is well known among all vessel owners and business men. DR. J. G. COLEMAN. —To the weak the vicissitudes of fortune may bring defeat and despair, but to the brave Destiny herself must sometimes yield. Born in the city of New York, April 19, 1819, Dr. J. G. Coleman began a career that has been marked by almost all the fluctuations incident to the lot of man. At the age of seven years he was left an orphan, and during the five years following he was sheltered in the orphan asylum founded by the widow of Alexander Hamilton. At the end of this time he went out into the world and for nine years lived at Clarkstown, New York, in the home of Dr. John Polhamus. Here he recovered from the shock of diseases incident to childhood, blindness and St. Anthony's fire; but so dwarfed he never weighed over 120 pounds till past twenty-one. His studies were the mother's catechism, the New Testament and arithmetic. Dr. Polhamus was a practicing physician, but he also owned and operated a mill and superintended the cultivation of a large tract of land. Young Coleman divided his time between mechanics and agriculture, and at the age of fifteen years carried the brick and mortar necessary to keep five masons employed. This unquestionably laid the foundation for his lameness.. A wall fell with him while tearing down an old stone house, crushing two fingers of his left hand and the tibia bone of his left leg. Then there was the excessive work of carrying the bricks and mortar. His left leg carried a bad sore for many years and a scar since, and a weakness and pain in both knees, which physicians could not cure, and compelled him to seek relief in study and teaching for a livelihood. At the age of seventeen years he had assumed the management of the farm belonging to Dr. Polhamus, continuing his residence with the Doctor until he had attained his majority. He afterward was engaged in the construction of docks along the East and North rivers, and the following autumn went to western New York, where he devoted his energies to mastering the mason's trade. In this occupation he met some serious accidents which crippled him for a time. In November, 1842, he was caught in the tide of emigration which was then moving slowly but steadily to the West, and crossing the lakes came to Ohio. He worked at his trade at different places and was also employed in the potash works north of the center of Chardon, his wages being increased each month. Until this time the necessities of life had pressed too hardly upon this young man to admit many aspirations beyond the honest winning of his daily bread. In the spring of 1843, however, he determined to enter school: this 494 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY plan was carried out, and the next fall was also devoted to his studies. In 1843 he attended two terms, in 1844 two terms, in 1845 one term, and then read medicine. He was then employed as a teacher at Little Mountain, receiving a salary of $10 a month. When the term was ended he started with a friend through the oil region of Pennsylvania grafting fruit trees, and continued this business until the opening of school in the spring, when he returned to his books. During the winter months following he had charge of a school of ninety pupils, and then came another period when he again was pupil instead of master. Desirous of entering Willoughby .Medical College, he went to work at his trade to obtain the necessary funds. November 1, 1845, he entered this institution, and by working for his board was enabled to finish the literary course, taking the highest honors of his class. He then became a student in the old Erie Medical College of Cleveland, during an extra session, in the fall term of 1847, walking eight miles a day to attend the lectures and earning one dollar a day at his trade! The odds against which he worked make the path of the medical student of the present day appear to be a smooth one. In 1851 he practiced in Cleveland, and graduated in 1852; he practiced, studied and graduated. He at once began the practice of his profession, but while the study of the science of medicine had its charms, the practical side was yet another story. At the end of one year Dr. Coleman retired to his farm at Munson, where he gave his attention to tilling the soil, responding to the few professional calls in the neighborhood where he lived. While a' resident there he served also as Justice of the Peace under the administration of Governor Chase. In 1863 he removed to- his farm near Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and there he has since resided. He purchased in 1872 a quarry near Cleveland, which proved a profitable investment, and he also owns some valuable real estate in Cleveland, and fourteen houses in Cleveland and Collinwood, gained by indus try and economy in youth, upon which he depends for his support, in part at least, in the infirmities of age. He is one of the ten men through whose efforts the Chagrin Falls Narrow Gauge Railroad was finally completed. Remembering the difficulties which beset his way, the Doctor has ever been a warm friend to those educators whose effort has been to increase and improve the facilities for the on-coming generations. He was one of the founders and supporters of Hiram Seminary and College, as delegate from the church at Munson, about thirty-two chinches uniting by delegates; and he was an ardent friend of James A. Garfield. In 1870—'71 he was for two years Trustee of Chagrin Falls township. At one time he was interested in the paper mills at Chagrin Falls; he sold his interest to Pratt & Pope. He afterward ran a large carriage shop at Chagrin Falls. Dr. Coleman was married at the age of twenty-eight years, to Rhoda Hayden, a daughter of Elder William Hayden. She was born June 26, 1825, at Streetsboro, Ohio, and died leaving one daughter, Mary, who married and is also deceased. Mary left a family of three children: Mrs. Nellie Farley, Burr, and May Bushey, who is a successful student and nurse in the Huron Street Hospital Training School. After the death of his first wife Dr. Coleman was married, in 1869, to Amelia V. Kent, a daughter of the Hon. Gamaliel H. Kent, one of the prominent early settlers of Chagrin Falls. Two children have been born of this union, Jean and Gussie. Dr. Coleman has always had a home. Even when yet a boy he provided to have a home before his marriage. His present home he purchased in June, 1862. In his religions faith the Doctor adheres to the teachings of the Disciple Church, and has been a zealous laborer in the cause of his Master, in Cleveland, Collamer, Willoughby, Mentor, Munson, Chester, Russell, Chagrin Falls, etc. In testimony of his labors as a church official, from 1863 to 1894, the Disciple Church at Chagrin Falls, of which he is a member, in CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 495 December, 1893, presented Dr. Coleman with an elegant gold-headed cane as a token of their appreciation of the zeal he had shown in the cause of the church. For all his services in the cause of religion be has never received any pecuniary compensation. Believing earnestly in temperance reform he has supported that movement through all its varying fortunes with the warmest ardor. In all the walks of life he has borne himself with strict integrity and a dignity that have commanded the respect and confidence of every class of citizens. F. A. MINER, one of the leading farmers of this locality, was born in Royalton town---I ship, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, May 11, 1840, a son of D. A. Miner. The latter's father, John Miner, came to Cuyahoga county from Genesee county, New York, about 1832, where he purchased eighty acres of wooded land, paying $10 per acre, and immediately began clearing his place. His death occurred at this place in 1840. His wife afterward died at the home of her children in Michigan. Daniel A. Miner was married in New York to Phebe Williams, and they had one child when they located in Ohio. She married Washington Taylor, and died in Royalton township. After coming to this State one son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Miner, Hiram, now a farmer in South Dakota. The wife and mother died in Ohio, and the father afterward married Sarah Francis, a native of Royalton, and a daughter of Thomas Francis, one of the early pioneers of this locality. To this union were born nine children, as follows: Phebe, wife of Charles Canfield, of Brecksville township, this county; F. A., our subject; W. B., of Jackson county, Michigan; Betsey Jane, deceased in Jackson county, was the wife of John Hunt; Loraine, who married Edward Blackmore, and also died in that State; Seldon 'Benjamin, residents of Jackson county, Michigan; Lottie, wife of Edward Blackmore; and Charles, of Jackson, Michigan. After coming to Ohio, Daniel Miner lived with his father until the latter's death, after which he took charge of the farm. In 1864 he removed to Jackson county, Michigan, where he died in 1873. His widow still resides at the old homestead in that county, aged seventy-six years. Mr. Miner was identified with the Republican party, and was a member of the Free-will Baptist Church. F. A. Miner, the subject of this sketch, remained on the home farm until nineteen years of age, and then learned the trade of plasterer. After his marriage he located near where he now lives in Royalton township, Cuyahoga county, and, with the exception of three years spent in :Brecksville township, has resided in this locality aver since. Mr. Miner came to his present farm in 1881, where he is engaged in general farming and dairying, having abandoned his trade for the past five years. In political matters he has been a. life-long Republican, and has held the important position of Justice of the Peace for nine years. January 3, 1859, Mr. Miner was united in marriage with Eleanor Wilcox, who, was born in Royalton township, Cuyahoga county, July 9, 1837, a daughter of Edwin and Jane (Coates) Wilcox, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of Genesee county, New York. The Wilcox family were from Holly, Massachusetts, came here with oxen and wagon, and were six weeks on the road, camping out at night. After marriage Edwin Wilcox located in Brecksville township, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, and his father-in-law, John Coates, was one of the early pioneers of Royalton township. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wilcox had the following children: Henry, who died at Grafton, West Virginia; Charles, deceased in Royalton township; and Eleanor, wife of our subject. Mr. Wilcox followed the carpenter's trade during his active life, and many of the large warehouses of .Cleveland were erected by him. His death occurred July 11, 1879, and his wife survived until November 11, 1886, both having been active members of the Free-will Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Miner have four children: James H., an engin- 496 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. eer on the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad: Edwin D., a fireman on the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; Lottie M., engaged in teaching school; and Lillie J., at home. Mr. and Mrs. Miner are members of the Freewill Baptist Church, in Which the former holds the position of Deacon, and has been Superintendent of the Sunday-school for twenty years. He is one of the leading citizens of the township, has taken an active interest in the improvement of the schools of his section, and is respected by all who know him. HORACE FORD, of Cleveland, was born in Cummington, Hampshire county, Massachusetts, October 22, 1823, a son of Cyrus and Clarissa (Whitmarsh) Ford, natives also of that place. Cyrus and his son Horatio came in a sleigh from Massachusetts to Ohio in 1837. Cyrus, Ford and his wife visited relatives in Michigan during the winter, and then located in Massillon, this State, where he engaged in raising mulberries and silk-worms. On account of sickness, the family came to Cleveland in 1841, where Mr. Ford hatched 1,500,000 silk-worms, but never succeeded in getting a cocoon, the reason being attributed to the climate. In the fall of 1844 he purchased 100 acres of land on the north side of Euclid avenue, where our subject now resides, and ror which he paid $18 per acre. He also bought 100 acres at the same time on Mayfield street, south of Garfield monument, paying $16 per acre. At one time he devoted eighteen acres to watermelons. In 1852 Mr. Ford gave the farm to his son Horace, but remained there until his death, in 1864, at the age of seventy-four years. His wife survived until 1874, dying at the age of eighty-two years. They had six sons,—Horace, Horatio C. (deceased in 1876), Henry, Francis, Lewis W. and George (who' died in infancy). Mr. and Mrs. Ford and their two sons, Horace and Horatio, were charter members of the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, which celebrated its semi-centennial December 3 to 10 and following days, 1893. While in Massachusetts, Mr. Ford's family was raised in the same school district with William Cullen Bryant and Senator H. L. Dawes. Horace Ford, the subject of this sketch, worked on the farm during the summer months, and taught school in the winters. In October, 1846, his district introduced the graded-school system, and he then taught in a school in the eastern part of the city until 1851, when his health failed. In November, of that year, he taught in Ohio City. In 1852 Mr. Ford took charge of his father's farm, on which he paid a debt of $1,600, also taught in District No. 2 until 1865, and then engaged in market gardening. He sold forty acres of the Hill property for $1,000 an acre in April, 1891, the same land having been purchased in 1844 for $16 per acre. Mr. Ford still owns a lot, 300 x 600 feet, where he has a comfortable residence, and other desirable property. Ford Place, on Euclid avenue, was named in honor of his father. Before the war Mr. Ford served as conductor on the underground railroad. He was married in 1852, and had six children, two of whom, Ida and James, died of malignant dysentery in September, 1864, the the former aged eight years, and the latter eight months. They died within three hours of each other, and were buried in the same casket. The remaining children are: Mary, wife of Jesse B. Fay, an attorney of this city, and they have two sons, Horace and Thomas; Nellie L., wife of J. M. Alton, also of Cleveland, and they have one son, George; Arthur H., engaged in gardening; and the youngest child died in infancy. The wife and mother departed this life in March, 1877, at the age of forty-eight years. In February, 1880, Mr. Ford married Miss Mary C., a daughter of P. Hovey, of Cleveland. She died of apoplexy in December, 1883, and he afterward married Miss Eliza Talbot, a daughter of J. T. Talbot, also of this city. Mr. Ford, Mrs. J. D. Bennett, Mrs. Horatio Ford and Mrs. Elizabeth Ingersol (of CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 497 Detroit) are the only surviving charter members of the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, Since 1841 Mr. Ford has taught a class in the Sunday-school, which now numbers thirty members; in 1853 he was appointed a Deacon in the church, and has served as secretary of the Bohemian Mission Board since its organization. In political matters, his first vote was cast for James G. Birney in 1844, voted with the Liberty party until 1848, and since that time has been a Republican. Mr. Ford is one of the oldest representatives of one of the oldest, most favorably known and highly respected families in the city. O. H. CLAFLIN, a farmer of Royalton township, was born at this place, May 16, 1825, a son of William Claflin, a native of Hancock county, Vermont. He was a farmer by occupation, and was a soldier in the war of 1812, participating in the battle of Plattsburg. Mr. Claflin was married in his native State to Anna Abbot, a native of Vermont, and in 1819 they located in Royalton township, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. Their family at that time consisted of the following children: Daniel B., deceased in this township, at the age of eighty-six years; Amanda, married William Ferris and died in Royalton in 1884; Submit, deceased at the age of twenty-four years; William A., a carpenter by occupation, died in Michigan; and Timothy P., who died in Vermontville, Michigan, and was buried in Camden township, Lorain county, Ohio. Mr. Claflin purchased a small farm of wooded land. His death occurred September 6; 1827, by fever contracted while working on the Ohio canal, then in the course of construction from Cleveland to Akron. He was buried in Pritchard cemetery, Royalton township. After locating at this place four children were born in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Claflin, viz.: Julia A. J., married Merrick Porter, and died in Russia township, Lorain county, Ohio; Anna A., deceased in Michigan, was the wife of. Almon Graves; Orson H., our subject; and Loyal H., a farmer and grain speculator, died in Minnesota. At his death, the father left a widow and nine children, and the mother succeeded in keeping the smaller ones at home, supporting them by weaving and spinning. The mother died October 14, 1854, and was buried by the side of her husband. O. H. Claflin, the subject of this sketch, remained at home until about eight years of age, after which he worked for his board for William Ferris ten years. He never wore shoes until after his eighth year, his feet having been protected by sacks during the winter! After leaving the home of Mr. Ferris, he secured a contract to clear ten acres of timber land for $100. Mr. Claflin then attended the Richfield select school, where he fitted himself for teaching, and followed that occupation a number of years in Cuyahoga county. In 1850 he began work at the carpenter's trade in Wisconsin, and after returning to this county located on his farm. In the spring of 1855 Mt. Claflin came to his present farm of 155 acres in Royalton township, which he has cleared, and put under a fine state of cultivation. In addition to general farming, he has also done much work at the carpenter's trade in his neighborhood. In political matters, he is a stanch Republican, has served as Trustee and Assessor, and is well posted on the general issues of the day. Mr. Claflin was married in Wisconsin, June 26, 1.850, to Permelia Smith, and they had one child, Thomas M., a member of the Nordberg Manufacturing Company, of Milwaukee. November 8,1854, in Strongsville, Ohio, our subject was united in marriage with Mariah S. Erswell, who was born in London, England, July 17, 1833, a daughter of Charles and Mary Ann (Snow) Erswell, who came to America in 1833. While crossing the ocean Mrs. Claflin became sick, and, thinking her dead, the Captain ordered her thrown overboard, but the mother begged to keep her a few minutes longer, and she revived! After spending a. short time in New York, the family came to Ohio. Mr. and 498 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY Mrs. Claflin have had the following children: Dora, at home; Carrie, wife of John Bailey, of Brooklyn village, Cuyahoga county; Arthur H., a farmer of Royalton township; Otto II., at home; and Loyal, deceased in infancy. A. L. KNAUFF, a prominent fire-brick and clay dealer of Newburg, Ohio, dates his birth in New York city, September 10, 1842. In 1849 his father, P. J. Knauff, came west and settled on a farm in Cuyahoga county, Ohio, and on this farm the subject of our sketch grew to manhood. July 10, 1861, young Knauff entered the service of the United States Government as a teamster in an ammunition train. lie remained in this service until some time in October following, when he enlisted in Company K, Third New York Cavalry, and was mustered in at Darnestown, Maryland, on the 17th of the same month. His command formed a part of the Army of the Potomac and first met the enemy at Ball's Bluff. Following is a list of engagements in which Mr. Knauff participated during the war: 1861.--Ball's Bluff, October 21; near Edwards' Ferry, October 22,—both in Virginia. 1862.—Near Winchester, March 7; Winchester, March 10; Shenandoah valley, April 8,—all three in Virginia. The following in North Carolina: Houghton Mills, April 27; near Bryant Church, May 7; near Trenton Bridge, May 15; Trenton Creek, 'May 30; Greenville road, May 31 and June 2; Trenton creek, June 5, 24, and July 10; Pollocksville, July 25; Mill creek, July 26; Young's Cross Roads, July 27; Kingston road, August 6; Neuse river road, August 20; Washington, September 6 and 7; Trenton creek, September 9; Washington, October 7; Pungo creek, October 29; Rowles' mills, November 2; near Washington, November 3; Tarboro, November 5; Bachelder's creek, November 11;. Core creek, November 18; Kingston road, December 11; Wise's Cross Roads, December 12; South West creek, December 13; Kingston, December 14; Goldsboro, December 15; Olive Station, December 16; Dudley, December 17. 1863.—Core creek, January 8; Pollocksville, January 17; near Trenton, January 18 and 19; near Jacksonville, January 20; Sandy Ridge, February 13; near New Berne, February 27; Skeet Mills, March 3; Swan's quarters, March 4; near Dover, March 6; Young's Cross Roads, March 7; near New Berne, March 13 and 14; Washington, March 30; White Fork, April 3; Gum Swamp, April 4; Swift creek, April 8; Blount creek, April 9; Blount's mills, April 14; Peleter's mills, April 16; railroad crossing of Coal creek, April 17 and 18; Big Swift creek, April 19; Sandy Ridge, April 20; Wise's Cross Roads, April 28; near Core creek, April 29; Core creek, April 30; Evans' mills, May 5; Stony creek, May 7; Gum Swamp, May 22; Bachelder's creek, May 23; Washington, May 24; Jacksonville, May 30; Plymouth, June 16; Core creek, June 17 and 18; Trenton, July 3; Hallsville, July 4; Kenyonsville, July 5; Warsaw, July 9; Swift Creek, July 18; Greenville, July 19; Rocky Mount station, July 20; Tarboro, July 21; Street's Ferry, July 22; Pollocksville, July 26; near New Berne, October 7; Camden Court House, October 15; Dismal Swamp, November 3. 1864.—In Virginia: Walbridge, May 5; Stony Creek station, May 7; Nottaway bridge, May 8; Whitebridge, May 9; Chula depot, May 14; Belcher's Mills, May 16; near Hatcher's Run, June 2; near Petersburg, June 10; assault on Petersburg, June 15; Danville Railroad, June 22; Stanton Railroad bridge, June 25; Roanoke river, June 26; Reams' Station, June 29; Deep Bottom, July 26 and 29; Malvern Hill, August 1; Yellow Tavern on the Weldon Railroad, August 19; Reams' station, August 21 and 25; Lee's mills, August 31; and Jeru salem plank road, September 2, when Mr. Knauff was taken prisoner of war, by Hampton's Legion, and was thrown into historic Libby prison. Twenty days later he effected an escape CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 499 by tunneling. He decided to follow the James river and make an effort to reach the Federal lines below Richmond. During the day he lay hidden and at night floated on a log down the river. Thus he spent eighteen days and was finally picked up by a Union boat. His term of enlistment being expired, he came back to Cleveland and took up civil pursuits. From the rank of private he was promoted to Corporal, Sergeant and finally Captain, but lie never had a command. The first three years after his return from the army Mr. Knauff was engaged in the butcher business. He next became connected with the well known lumber firm of Bell, Cartwright & Company, with which he remained seven years. After that he turned his attention to the firebrick and clay business. The firm of which he is now a member, Wright & Knauff, was formed in 1878, when Mr. Knauff succeeded Mr. Alexander, who had helped to establish the yard in 1874. The name given the plant is The Cleveland Diamond Fire-Brick Works. They occupy a tract of several acres in the southern part of the city, on the line of the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad, which is improved with substantial buildings and supplied with modern machinery and appliances. The main building is 65 x 90 feet, with an annex of 45 x 40 feet. Three kilns are in operation, each with a capacity of 50,000 brick. The product consists of fire brick for all purposes, including cupolas, furnaces, arch work, etc., and the firm is able to accommodate patrons with any special form or style of work. Both Mr. Knauff and Mr. Wright are practical and experienced men in the business. Mr. Knauff's father is a native of Germany, but has been a resident of America since 1830. For twelve years he made his home in New York city and vicinity. He is a man of family, his children being as follows: Augusta, wife of Henry Prehn, of Independence, Ohio; A. L.; Anna, deceased wife of John D. Evans; Theodore K., of Atlanta, Georgia; and Amelia, wife of E. D. Lerche. Mr. A. L. Knauff has been married three times—first, September 1, 1868, to a Mrs. Swartz, who died December 29, 1869, leaving one child, Marie; secondly, November 23, 1872, to Emma Krehbiel, who died June 12, 1885, without issue; and thirdly, March 13, 1889, to Mrs. Lois Esterbrook. He is a member of Memorial Post, No. 141, G. A. R.; of the U. V. U., U. V. L., Prisoners of War, Loyal Legion and the Cavalry Association. REUBEN GATES was born in Brooklyn, R Cuyahoga county, August 29, 1821. His father was the late Jeremiah Gates, who was one of the very earliest settlers of Cuyahoga county, born in Connecticut about 1794, and came from Delhi, New York, in the year 1815, to Brooklyn, traveling on foot for the purpose of examining the country. He was satisfied with the country and returned to Delhi, where he married Phebe Deming. The young couple journeyed to Cuyahoga county, making the trip with a horse and wagon to Buffalo and thence to Cleveland by way of Lake Erie. For two years after this Mr. Gates was employed in a sawmill, and in 1819 assisted his brother Nathaniel in the erection of a sawmill at what is now known as Five Mile Lock. In 1820 he purchased a farm in Brooklyn township, where he continued to live until his death, which occurred in 1870. His wife passed away twelve years later. They had four children,—John, Matilda, Reuben and Charles. John died when seven years old. Matilda, wife of Isaiah Fish, was the first white child born in Brooklyn. She died in Brooklyn when about thirty-three years of age. Charles resides in Brooklyn. Reuben Gates was reared in Brooklyn, where he lived till 1853, with the exception of two years, which he spent in Wellington, Ohio, where his father built a saw and grist mill. He was married in Wellington, Lorain county, Ohio, June, 1841, to Miss Harriet J, Avery, a daugh-