CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 775 He had eight children: Alice, who is the wife of Wesley Humphrey, a resident of Middleburg; Solon D., deceased; Julia A., wife of Louis Busse, a resident of Middleburg; George F., who died in infancy; Clara A., wife of Willis Smith, a resident of Middleburg; Sarah L.; Burrett J., who married Gertrude Wing, is also a resident of Middleburg; and Minnie O. Mr. Smith was very fond of music, and could play skillfully on the violin, fife and snare drum. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and was a great worker in the church and Sabbath-school. The father of Mrs. Smith, Anson Lillie, was a soldier in the war of 1812, where he lost a leg. He died in Liverpool, Lorain county, Ohio. His wife, whose name before marriage was Anna Dike, died in Middleburg township, Ohio. HARVEY RICE.—An eminent citizen of Cleveland, in the person of Harvey Rice, died on the 7th of November, 1891, having completed ninety-one years and four months of life. He was born at Conway, Massachusettes, in the last year of the eighteenth century, June 11, 1800.. His father was a farmer and he was bereft of his mother when he was but four year of age. One of the moir 'Precious literary legacies which Mr. Rice left to his family and friends is a manuscript volume, written in compliance with the earnest solicitation of a friend, entitled "Leaflets of a Life-time," and completed in his eighty-seventh year. It is a beautiful photograph of his life, his sentiments, his affections, his memory of childhood, his birth-place, and the remembrance of the sad sweet face and the dying kiss of his mother. A few extracts will illustrate this record. " The old frame house in which I was born, though sadly weather.beaten, still survives the assaults of time, of storm, and of tempest, for the simple reason, I suppose, that. it is literally founded upon a rock,—a rock which, covered with a thin soil, projects from a hillside, and in its general appearance resembles the outlines of a giant's chair. When I last visited the old mansion it had assumed a. lonely and forsaken aspect, a sadness of expression which touched the better feelings of my nature, and compelled me to turn away with a sorrowful heart and a tearful eye. The farm consists of about fifty acres of rornantic_hill and dale. The rocks, broad and black, crop out in almost every part of it and seem to contend with the small intervening space of arable land for the supremacy. The contrast, however, be tween rock-plat and grass-plat presents to the eye an agreeable picture, or rather landscape, penciled here and there with silver rills, whose waters are as pure and sweet as the nectar of the gods. " In the distance are seen mountain ranges mantled in celestial blue seeming like a circular crowd of spectators lost in silent admiration of the scene. It was here within this charmed circle that I first saw the light, and here in the fourth summer of my childhood my mother died. At such an age the loss of a mother is irreparable. It was a loss which I did not then appreciate, but which I doubt not gave direction of the future of my life. Being so young at the time of her death, I remember but little in relation to her. The most I can recollect is the expression of tenderness of which she took her final leave of me and the other members of the family at her bedside, and the subsequent appearance which her funeral procession presonted to my childish eye as it wound its way slowly over the hills to the rural graveyard in which her remains were deposited. It was said by those best acquainted with her, that she was not only an exemplary lady, but that she possessed for those times unusual literary attainments, and for this reason was often solicited by her personal friends and neighbors to furnish, in matters of local interest, notices for the newspaper press, especially obituaries and elegiac verses.,) 776 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. Five times in the course of his life Mr. Rice made a prilgrimage to the neglected old graveyard in Conway where reposes the sacred dust of his mother, the last time being in 1874-. "It is," he writes, "a quiet .rural spot on the hillside. Her headstone is constructed of slate rock, primitive in design and humble in its pretension, yet it is now so overgrown with moss that I found it difficult to read the inscription, but finally succeeded in deciphering the words, Died August 20804; aged 33 years.' As if to guard the quiet of her slumbers,. a native pine has grown up at her foot-stone and now breathes its pensive whispers, dirge-like, over her remains. ,Even her headstone, as if weary with watching, has assumed a leaning posture. From its crumbling edges I gathered a few fragments, and also culled a few of the many wild flowers that had blossomed in its shadow. These I have carefully preserved in a picture, frame. The fragments and flowers are so aranged in the frame as to give the flowers the appearance of having sprung to life, naturally, out of broken ledge of slate rock. This picture, as inartistic as it may be, now adorns the walls of my library. Simple as this device may seem to others, it is and ever • be regarded by me as a relic of priceless value." The genealogical record of the family indicates that the first American ancestor was Edmund Rice, who emigrated with his wife and seven children from Barkhamsted, England, to America, in 1638, and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. .Barkhamsted, about twenty miles northwest of London, is a town of great historical interest. Originally, from the first to the fourth century, it was the camp of the Roman Legions, whose vast earth-works are now visible and whose bastions are still green. It was also the first permanent camp of the Norman conqueror after the battle of Hastings in 1066, where he received the submission of London. A castle was here erected, which was a royal residence long before that of Windsor, and which is still visible in its riiins. It was the residence of the royal line of York, terminating in the death of Richard III, last of the Plantagenets, seven years before the discovery of America. But above all kings and courtiers it is interesting as the birth-place of the poet Cowper, whose father was rector of the church. Mr. Rice's grandfather, Cyrus Rice, was the lineal descendant of Edmund. He emigrated from Worcester, Massachusetts, to Conway in 1762, being the first white man who settled in that town. His only neighbors at that time were the dusky sons of the forest. In his family was born the first white child of the town--a daughter, whose name was Beulah, and in his family occurred the first death, that of his wife. He lived to see the town generally settled, was the father of seven sons and three daughters, and died at the age of ninety-two years.' One of his sons, Stephen, was the father of Harvey Rice, and his mother's maiden name was Lucy Baker. They settled on the farm adjoining that of Cyrus, the primitive pioneer, and here Harvey Rice was born. The following record is extracted from "Leaflets of a Life-time;" " My father was a man of fine physical proportions, and of great physical strength. Though not highly educated he possessed a logical mind, and rarely met his equal in debating a theological question. As the grand object of life, lie never sought wealth, nor did he obtain it. Yet he managed to live in comfortable circumstances, and always sustained an irreproachable character. He died in 1850 in the eighty-third year of his age. .For his memory I entertain a profound filial regard, and shall ever recall with gratitude his parental kindness and solicitude for my welfare." The contemporaneous historical events surrounding the period of one's birth and boyhood are noless interesting to recall than those more commonly noted at the period of death. When light first gladdened the infant eyes of Harvey Rice, John Adams was president; George III still lived; Washington had been entombed at Mt. Vernon but six months; Napoleon had but recently fought the battle of the Pyramids; the then. future city of his ultimate adoption had CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 777 existed, on paper only, for four years; Europe then and for twenty years thereafter, was in the throes of the French Revolution, and the current foreign news read by the youth of New England was of battles by land and sea—of Nelson and the Nile; of Trafalgar and Copenhagen, of Marengo, Austerlitz, and Lodi's fatal bridge, of Wellington and Waterloo. Poetry then more than now was read by old and young alike. While Plutarch and Gibbon were read and revered, poetry had more delightful fascination, especially for youth. Milton was associated with Isaiah; the Paradise Lost was regarded of confirmatory of and proof of Holy Writ; Pollock and Young were in every household; Cowper and Goldsmith were deemed standard poets; Gray's Elegy was in every school reader; Shakespeare suggested the sinful theater and therefore was not so generally read and appreciated as in later years; Bryant and Scott were the most poplar authors; the grace of the " Lady of the Lake" and the grandeur of the Hebrew Melodies were the literary themes of New England social life. In such historical and literary atmosphere was awakened and developed the bright and reflective mind in the springtime of the life of Harvey Rice. But above all were his youth and early manhood influenced and inspired by his older contemporary, the poet Bryant, whose birth-place was the neighboring town of Cummington, and whose " Thanatopsis " was the foundation of his subsequent, pre-eminent, poetic and scholarly fame. Such were the influences that surrounded his youth and ultimately directed his foot-steps and lighted his pathway to Williams College at which he graduated in 1824. From the close of the Revolution the course of empire from the Atlantic States has ever been westward, first to Holland Purchase, next to New Connecticut or the Western Reserve, then onward still, until now, after a lapse of a hundred years, there is no more West. Immediately on leaving college Mr. Rice came directly to the Reserve,--the stage coach, Erie canal boat, and schooner from Buffalo, being in that day the most expeditious means of con veyance,—arriving at Cleveland on the 24th day of September, 1824, then only a village of 400 inhabitants. The most imposing brick structure then erected was the Cleveland Academy on St. Clair street, now (1894) occupied as headquarters by the fire department of the city. Here the accomplished young graduate immediately secured a position of classical teacher and principal. In the meantime he entered his name as student in the office of Reuben Wood, Esq., and employed his leisure hours in study. In the spring of 1826 he resigned his position in the academy and went to Cincinnati, where he continued his legal studies with Bellamy Storer, Esq. Returning to Cleveland he was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in partnership with his early friend, Reuben Wood, who afterward became Chief Justice and then Governor of the State. In 1828 he united in marriage with Miss Fannie Rice at the home of his law partner. She died in 1837. Three years later, in 1840, he married Emma Maria Wood, who was his beloved companion nearly fifty years, preceding him in death a little less than three years, in 1889. He was the happy father of sons and daughters. In 1830 he was elected representative to the legislature. Though one of the youngest members, he was honored with a place on the joint committee appointed to revise the statutes of the State, the revision of 1830 being the first ever undertaken of the Ohio statutes. In the course of this revision; many new provisions were incorporated into the laws, some of which were prepared by Mr. Rice arid are still retained on the statute-book. Near the close of the session he was appointed by that body, agent to sell the Western Reserve school lands, some 50,000 acres in Holmes and Tuscarawas counties. To that end he opened an office in Millersburg. This important public service having been accomplished, in 1833 he returned to Cleveland and was appointed Clerk of the county courts, which position he held for for seven years. Within that period he was twice nominated by his party for Congress. In 778 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. 1851 he was elected to the State Senate and was made chairman on the committee on schools. This proved to be the occasion of his whining an honorable and lasting fame, it being no less to the end of his life than his public recognition as " Father of the Common School System of Ohio." The journals of the Ohio Senate furnish a complete record of the inception, draft, roport, and advocacy of the school bill by Senator Rice, and the vote, almost unanimous, twenty-two to two, by which it passed that body, and ultimately the house, and thus became alike a law and a blessing to a generation of the children of the State. The leading journals of the State, without distinction of party, were unanimous in their friendly greeting of the new school law; and published his speech with editorial comments on its clearness of statement and happy illustration, and awarded the "'need of approval and praise to Senator Rice for his great and beneficent work. And now after forty years it reads like a prophecy fulfilled. The following are its concluding paragraphs: "By the provisions of this bill, it is intended , to make our common schools what they ought to be,—the colleges of the people,--cheap enough for the poorest and good enough for the richest. With but a slight increase of taxation, schools of different grades can be established and maintained in any township of the State, and the sons and daughters of our farmers and mechanics have an opportunity of acquiring a finished education, equal with the more favored of the land. In this day, the elements of mind now slumbering among the masses, like a fine unwrought marble in the quarry, will be aroused and brought out to challenge the admiration of the world. Philosophers and sages will abound everywhere, on the farm and in the workshops, and many a man of genius will' stand-arnong the masses and exhibit a brilliancy of intellect which will be recognized in the circling years of the future as A light, a land-mark on the cliffs of time. It is only the educated man who is competent to interrogate nature and comprebend her relations. Though I would not break down the aristocracy of knowledge of the present age, yet, sir, I would level up and equalize and thus create, if I may be allowed the expression, a democracy of knowledge: In this way, an_d in this way only, can men be made equal in fact, equal in their social and political relations, equal in mental refinement, and in a just appreciation of what constitutes man the brother of his fellow man. "In conclusion, sir, allow me to express my belief that the day is not far distant when Ohio, in the noble cause of popular education and of human rights, will lead the column and become what she is capable of becoming,—a star of the first magnitude, the brightest in the galaxy of our American Union." In the autumn of 1852; Mr. Rice made a flying trip through most of the Southern States accompanied by his wife and son. They proceeded from Cleveland by the way of New York, Washington, Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston and Savannah; and returned home by the way of Mobile, New Orleans, the Mississippi river and Cincinnati, having made a circuit of nearly 5,000 miles. A very interesting account of the journey was given in a series of letters by Mr.' Rice, in a New York magazine. Later in life, after the opening of the trans-continental railroad, he visited California, and coasted along its -pleasant shores, and delighted the public, through his home' journal, with a charriaing description of the country of the Golden Gate. Mr. Rice enjoyed a serene, placid, domestic, social and literary life: In 1871, Williams College conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of LaWs. He often participated in the reunions of the alumni in the halls of his alma mater; and as often delivered a poem, or a more formal address. He- was very industrious. Besides the almost constant and gratuitous local public service, in the council, and on boards of finance and of penal and charitable institutions, his daily life work was in his library, among the hundreds of standard volumes of science, philosOphy, literature and law. His pen was CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 779 never idle,. and the product thereof consists of several volumes of history, biography, poems and essays,—philosophical and scientific,—embracing many subjects of modern thought from women's rights to the glacial period. In the development and preservation of local history, the industrious researches of Mr. Rice are among the most valuable and precious treasures of our historical institutions. He was the early friend and ever cherished the Western Reserve Historical Society, now holding within its noble structure the richest collection of the historical and antique in the State. The historical inspirations of his soul embraced national no less than local themes, early manifested in the erection of the colossal statue of Commodore Perry, the first suggestion of which was made by him while a member of the city council in 1857. He was made a chairman of the committee charged with the execution of the enterprise. In 1867 he erected at his own expense, in the domain of Williams College, a beautiful grove called " Mission Park," a noble monument commemorative of the pious students' service of prayer in 1806, when and where was first announced the inspired thought that led to the organization of the American Board of Foreign Missions. From its organization in 1879 until his death, he was the president and inspiring spirit of the Early Settlers' Association, and in that capacity he annually delivered a discourse, pertinent and attractive, largely historical, touching incidents and events in the lives of the oldest and most noted pioneers. Under the authority and parentage of the association he caused to be erected in the Public Square the statue of Moses Cleaveland, the foutider of the city, the same being dedicated July 22, 1888. On each of those several occasions of dedications and unveiling of monuments and statues, Mr. Rice was called upon to deliver a memorial historical address. Armually during the last decade, the birthday of Mr. Rice was observed by his neighbors and many of the oldest citizens, by calls and joyful greetings; and for the last five years of his happily prolonged life, those occasions developed into something like a levee, filling his library and parlors with old and young alike, among whom he moved, the Nestor of the age, the most cheerful of the company, and the grandest ex-ample of bright intellect and happy old age. The personality of Harvey Rice commanded alike respect and reverence. Noble in stature, with a countenance reminding one of the well-known likeness of the poet Whittier, his pleasantsocial qualities and genial spirit awakened a sentiment of regard akin to affection. WILLIAM H. WHEELOCK, editor of the Exponent, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, was born in New Glasgow, Canada, September 3, 1840. His father, William Wheelock, was the youngest son of William Wheelock, and was born in county Wexford, Ireland, in the year 1782, emigrated with his father's family to America in the year 1800, and settled in Florida, Orange county, New York. He was a tanner and currier by trade, and pursued that business as foreman and manager of a large tannery at Hunter, Greene county, New York, for many years. In 1837 he removed to New Glasgow, Canada, to manage a new tannery at that place, and after a little time, securing a plant of his own, he carried on the business for about ten years, when he returned to Hunter, New York, and engaged in the manufacture of chairs until 1851. Thee business was then transferred. to Bedford, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, where he lived, respected by all who knew him, until 1867, when in the fullness of years he fearlessly entered the phantom bark and crossed to the further shore. In politics he was a stanch Jacksonian Democrat, and continued to abide in that faith until the slavery question drove him from his moorings, and, under protest, he finally drifted into the Republican party. In his domestic relations he was very fortunate, having in early life married Miss Sarah E. Curry, who was an only daughter, a descendant of the old South Carolina Huguenots, born in 780 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. Florida, Orange county, New York, and who died in Bedford, Ohio, at the age of eighty years. She was a woman domestic in taste and habits, yet an extensive reader and a vigorous thinker. The latter characteristics she stamped indelibly upon her progeny. She was the mother of eight children, three daughters and five sons: Charles, who was drowned when twelve years old; Frances, the wife of Rev. W. W. Foster, of Round Lake, Saratoga county, New York; Bloomfield J., of New York city, a pioneer in the manufacture of fine cane-seat chairs in Ohio; Wilson T., a station agent for thirty years on the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad at Bedford, Ohio; Emily, the widow of H. J. Oldman, resides in Bedford, Ohio; Sarah and William, both of whom died in infancy; and William Henry. William Henry, the youngest and the subject of this sketch, removed from Canada with his parents to Greene county, New York, and thence in 1852 to Bedford, Ohio. He acquired the rudiments of an education in both public and private schools in Canada, mastered the " three R's" in New York, finished the course in Ohio, and added the non-essentials while in the army. At the age of fourteen he began to learn the chair-making business, and, having both ambition and mechanical genius, he soon rose to the position of superintendent in a large manufactory. Here he remained until 1862, when he listened to and heeded the call of his country and enlisted as a private in Company G, One Hundred and Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was soon promoted to be Second Sergeant, but his ambition to wear the stars was stifled by being detailed to do duty in the Commissary Department of the Twenty-third 'Army Corps, where he remained three years. He was mustered out in June, 1865, and is now a member of N. L. Norris Post, No. 40, G. A. R. He participated in several battles during his service and always managed to give more than he received—a condition which has continued to be characteristic of the man in all the relations of life. Upon receiving his discharge he returned to Bedford and became foreman in the New York chair factory, and later became a stockholder in the Bedford Chair Company. Thus he went on in the even tenor of his way until 1873, when he with others went to Anderson, Indiana, and built a chair factory at that place, where he remained until 1876. He then returned to Bedford and resumed chair-making until the autumn of 1879, when the manufactory was destroyed by fire. From 1880 to 1883 he was in the chair business in Cleveland, Ohio, when he received a call from a newly organized chair company at Cambridge, Ohio, to come to their employ, which he did, and remained with the Cambridge company until 1890, when he was called to assume the responsible position of editor-in-chief of the Chagrin Falls Exponent, a newspaper of large circulation and extensive influence in northeastern Ohio. For some years previous to his assuming the journalistic role of editor, Mr. Wheelock had been fitting himself for that business. Either as sub-editor or correspondent he had at different times been connected with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Guernsey Times, the Exponent and other newspapers. Mr. Wheelock was for eight years a member of the Council of the incorporated village of Bedford, and to his enlightened and liberal policy the village is indebted for many of its most valuable improvements. He also served very acceptably as a mere ber of the Board of Education for several terms. Mr. Wheelock was married in November, 1860, to Miss Ellen Kirkham, who was a native of Boston, Summit county, Ohio, but who came with her father and his family to Bedford while she was yet an infant. She crossed to the other side in May, 1878, leaving her husband, three daughters and one son to mourn her early demise: Jesse M., wife of F. A. Morse, of Kiowa, Kansas; Rose A., wife of James C. Cameron, of Bedford, Ohio; Hattie E., a popular and skillful teacher in the Bedford public schools, and William H., Jr., a "chip from the old block," and a chair-maker, also. CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 781 As a man Mr. Wheelock is manly. As a citizen he fills the measure of good citizenship. As a friend lie abides with you in adversity as well as in prosperity. As a soldier he served his country faithfully and well. As an orator he deals more largely in logic than in rhetoric. As a politician lie is a failure, for when his party leaders, in furtherance of their nefarious schemes, need him, he refuses to be "kneaded." As a writer his trenchant and facile pen is a terror to demagogues, corrnptiaists, plutocrats, and all. enemies of the common people, of whatever species or name. As a Christian his theory is a little defective, but his practice is in the main correct. T. K. DISSETTE, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and acting County Solicitor, was born in Bradford, Simcoe.county, Canada, September 22, 1838. He has been a resident. of Cuyahoga county since 1873. His .parents were John E. and Joanna (Chapman) Dissette. At his native place our subject was educated in the common and classical schools, finishing his education at Kingston. He then entered the ministry of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada. In Janua.ry, 1863, he came to Ohio, located at Cleveland and soon thereafter accepted the position of Chaplain of the Christian commission. He was then for one and a half years stationed at Bolivar, for one year at Millersburg, then at Ontario for three years, then at Ashland three years, at Berea three years, then at Lorain Street Methodist Church, this city, one year. The year 1876 closed his ministerial work. Re had entered the Cleveland Law School in 1874, and in 1875 he graduated from this school and was admitted to the bar of Ohio by, the Supreme Court. He formed a law partnership with Judge William E. Sherwood, but the partnership was of short duration. Mr. Dissette then became a partner in the practice of law with William Mitchell, Esq., which partnership was continued from June, 1878, to July, 1879. C.W. Cope then became a partner with Mr. Dissette, and this partnership lasted from July, 1880, to July, 1885. January 1, 1885, Mr. Dissette became assistant prosecuting attorney for Cuyahoga county, having charge of the solicitor's department, and from that date to this he has with entire satisfaction to the bar and the public filled this position. Prior to entering on the duties of this position he served as solicitor four years for the village of Glenville. He is now solicitor for Collinwood. For five years he was legal editor of the " Ohio Farmer." Mr. Dissette is author as well as publisher of the well known and accepted " Ohio Farmer's Law Book." A very great deal of his time is now consumed in drafting forms for the county administration of affairs. In 1892 he organized the Collinwood Brick and Terra Cotta Company and was elected president, and still holds that position. He is now a candidate for nomination as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga county, and has recently been elected president of the Cleveland and Akron Electric Railway Company, a project that gives promise of connecting the most enterprising city of Northern Ohio with the great City of Cleveland. As a thinker Mr. Dissette is clear and deep; as a writer he is of no mean ability, and as a speaker he is no less able. Mr. Dissette is a member of the A. F. and A. M., being a Scottish rite Mason in the United States jurisdiction. Mr. Dissette was married in Canada to Miss Sarah Fisher, who has borne him four sons and three daughters. HON. E. N. THOMPSON, ex-Mayor of West Cleveland village, was born in 1839, in this city, a son of Nelson and Emeline (Ameden) Thompson, being one of two children born of these parents, the other being Calista A. For years the father was in the shingle business as a manufacturer and 782 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. dealer. When the subject of this sketch was a child of eight months his father passed away in death, and when twelve years of age he lost also his mother. He gained a common-school education, but being thrown upon his own resources very early in life he was not permitted the best of -educational advantages. When the Civil war came on he enlisted, in October, 1861, in Company G, Second Ohio Cavalry, and was honorably discharged at Columbus, in 1863. It fell to his lot to be in that division of the army whose work was that of contending with the " bushwhackers," and by reason of such service his hardships were exceedingly great. From 1864 to 1871, Mr. Thompson was engaged in the produce and commission business in the city of Cleveland. In 1871 he became engaged in the manufacture of corrugated iron and steel roofing, in which he has since been interested. In politics, Mr. Thompson has always been a staunch Republican. He served as a member of the West Cleveland Village Council for three terms, from April, 1883, to April, 1887, and from April, 1891, to April, 1893, and then was elected Mayor, which office he held until April 1, 1894, when by annexation the village of West Cleveland became a part of the City of Cleveland. Mr. Thompson is also president of the Thornpson Manufacturing Company, an institution of considerable importance, affording employment to a number of skilled workmen and laborers. Mr. Thompson was married in 1864, to Miss Eliza J. Camp, a daughter of Charles L. and Clarissa Camp, and the marriage has been blessed by the birth of six children: Mary E., Charles. N., Clarissa E., Frank Thatcher, David P., and Harold E., three of whom are living.. Clarissa E., died in 1870, aged six months; Harold E. died in 1884, aged six months; Frank Thatcher was scalded by the steam-chest cover blowing off on the steamer Choctaw, on Lake St. Clair, April 19, 1893, and died at Marine Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, the following day, aged twenty-two years. Mrs. Thompson is from one of the oldest and best known families, her father being one of the most prominent men of the city of Cleveland. He was vice-president of the old City Bank, now the National City Bank. He died in the year 1864. Mrs. Thompson is a member of the Episcopal Church. She received a liberal education in the public, schools of Cleveland and is an accomplished lady. JOHN MELCHER, funeral director at 533 Central avenue, Cleveland, was born in Cuyahoga county, Ohio, June 7, 1850, a son of Fred Melcher. The latter was born in Germany, on New Year's day, 1821, and in 1845 came to America, locating at Euclid, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. He had been a life-long farmer. His wife died a few days after the birth of our subject, he being their only child. Mr. Melcher was again married, and to that union were born two sons and four daughters, all now living. John H., the subject of this sketch, began making his own way in the world at the age of fourteen years. His first work was in a furniture store, for the following nine years was employed by two undertaking firms, during the next three years was engaged in teaming, followed the carpet-cleaning business six years, and August 1, 1892, embarked in his present occupation. Mr. Melcher has built up a large and lucrative trade. In 1873 he was united in marriage with Miss Susie Glime, a native of Germany, and a daughter of Paul and Catherine Glime, natives also of that country. They came to America about thirty-six years ago, when Mrs. Melcher was three years of age, and for many years have resided at No. 30 Grant street, Cleveland, Ohio. The father, a house painter by occupation, is now seventy years old, and the mother is sixty-seven years of age. They are members of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. and Mrs. Glime have had three children: Dora, who married CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 783 Phillip Riedle, of Collinwood, Ohio, and they have six children, Phillip, Henry, Susie and Dora, etc. ; Susie, wife of our subject; Henry, who died May 15, 1892, at the age of twenty-nine years, married a Miss Harvercorn, and had two sons, Arthur and Elmer. Our subject and wife have three children: Ida, Birdie and Paul. They are members of the German Lutheran Church, and the former affiliates with the Republican party. Mr. Melcher's life has been a quiet but busy one. He has always had an enviable reputation for honesty, industry and progressive spirit, and takes rank with the worthy and foremost young business men of the city. CHARLES KOEBLER, an undertaker at 369 Woodland avenue, and 470 Prospect street, Cleveland, was born in this city, August 31, 1858, a son of Charles and Anna (Singer) Koebler, natives of Germany. The father came to America in 1838, was married in CleVeland, and his wife died in this city in 1884, at the age of forty-seven years. She was a member of the St. John's Evangelical Church. Mr. and Mrs. Koebler had five children, viz.: Amelia, wife of Phillip Hill, who resides on Wilson avenue, this city; Charles, our subject; Julius, who is employed by his brother Charles; Louis, travelling salesman for the Springfield Metallic Casket Company; and William, also employed by our subject. Charles Koebler received his education and learned the undertaking business in his native city. During his early life he was employed as entry clerk for the firm of Morgan, Root & Co., of Cleveland, several years; spent one year in the office of the Erie Railroad; and since that time has followed his present occupation. Mr. Koebler has the largest trade in his line in the city. From January 1 to September 1, 1893, he buried 285 persons. He has two carriages, three hearses, two casket wagons, twelve horses, and two ambulance wagons, one of which is said to be the finest in the United States. Mr. Koebler was married July 29, 1880, to Miss Margaret Keller, a daughter of Henry Keller. They are members of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Koebler votes with the Republican party, and is a member of Cleveland Chapter and of the order of Elks. Henry Keller, a retired insurance and real-estate dealer, was born in Germany, April 13, 1810. In 1832 he came to America, locating in the Western Reserve. When he settled in Cleveland it contained about 800 inhabitants, and Mr. Keller first engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was afterward employed eight years at the Brooks House, and then drifted into the real-estate and insurance business, which he followed until his retirement. He is well and favorably known. Mr. Keller was married in 1840, to Miss Elizabeth Hoffman, who came with friends from Germany to America in 1836. Her death occurred in 1889, at the age of seventy-three years. She was a devout member of St. John's Evangelical Church, of which Mr. Keller is also a member. They joined that organization when it contained only seven members, and, having no minister, the members took turns in reading a sermon or the Scripture. The church now contains a large membership. R. M. FULLER, electrician for the Cleveland Electric Railway Company, is a native son of Cleveland, being born here April 9, 1863. He received a scant training in the public schools of this city and at thirteen entered Forest City Business College and completed a course some months later. He soon became interested in electrical work, as an employe of the Brush Electric Company, and two years later took a superintendent's pbsition with the same company in Nashville, Tennessee, and remained south five years. He became connected next with the Thomson—Houston Company, of Boston, Massachusetts, and put in lighting plants in many of the Southern States, 784 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and others. On returning to the Forest City in 1886, he accepted a position with the Cleveland Electric Lighting Company, and two years later accepted an offer with the Cleveland Electric Railway Company. Mr. Fuller is a son of Robert Fuller, a native of England, a civil engineer, who came to Cleveland in 185–. For a time he was identified with the work on the original Panama canal. He was in the oil business in Cleveland and died here at seventy-two years of age. His wife, Susan, was also born in England. Three children were .born to them: Mrs. F. "M., widow of F. M. Belding; Martha, wife of F. J. Barns, of Painesville, Ohio, and Robert M. The last named married in this city, September 4, 1884, May Elizabeth, a daughter of Thomas Larter, of New York, but for many years a resident of this city. The children of this union are: Roberta, Edith, Catherine and Edwin. Mr. Fuller is a Mason and a Knight of Pythias, and was vice president of the Cleveland Electric Club, in 1892. He is a director of the Ohio Construction Company, organized for doing electrical construction work, and is interested in some patents on electrical devices. WILBUR F. DUTTON.—Among the prominent business men of Cleveland, Mr. W. F. Dutton, of the well-known firm of Hull & Dutton, occupies a conspicuous position. Mr. Dutton was born in Ludlow, Hampden county, Massachusetts, on May 5, 1854, and is the son of. Jeremiah and Julia (Fisk) Dutton. The Dutton family was founded in America by John Dutton, who came from the county of Chester, England, in 1630, and settled in the old Bay State, becoming the progenitor of the American Duttons. The Fisk family was also among the prominent early New Englanders. Our subject was reared on a farm in his native county, and was educated in the public schools and at Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham., Massachusetts. He began his business career at the age of fifteen years as a boy in the offices of the Ellington Mills, at Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. Next he entered the employ of D.H. Brigham & Company, clothing man ufacturers of Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was initiated into the business of manufacturing and selling, and at the age of eighteen years he began traveling for that firm through the New England States. In 1876 Mr. Dutton accepted a position as salesman with C. R. Mabley, of Detroit, Michigan, who was also at that time interested with E. R. Hull in Cleveland. He next spent five and a half years in the wholesale department of a clothing house in Rochester, New York, after which he returned to Mr. Mabley, in Detroit, and nine months later became a, member of the firm now known as Mabley & Company. This firm opened a large establishment in Baltimore, Maryland, and Mr. Dutton was sent to manage the same, and upon the death of Mr. Mabley he purchased a half interest in, the Baltimore store, his partner being Mr. J. T. Coren, who was also one of the firm of Mabley & Coren, of Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1890 Mr. Dutton came to Cleveland and became junior member of the firm of E. R. Hull &Dutton. This firm carries one of the largest and best stocks in the State of Ohio, embracing everything in the line of ready-made wearing apparel for both sexes. Their main store on Ontario street is 80 x 120 feet in dimensions, occupying five floors and basement, besides three annexes. The west annex is 40 x 80 feet, four stories high; the south annex is 22 x 120 feet, three stories high, and the Hallowell or Michigan street annex. is 25 x 100 feet, three stories high. On the ground floor are men's furnishing goods and floor rugs; on the second floor, ladies' cloaks, millinery, gloves, shoes, etc., and lunch room; on the third floor, youths' and children's clothing; and on the fourth floor, men's clothing, overcoats, etc., while the fifth floor is utilized for reserve stock for the various departments. The company employ a force of over 250 clerks, and everything moves as if by-clock work, the entire establishment being conducted CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 785 upon systematic plans. This gigantic establishment is the outgrowth of a small business that was started in 1871 in a little room, 181 50 feet, on the opposite side of Ontario street, near High street, by Messrs. Mabley & Hull. In 1873 Mr. Mabley withdrew, and E. R. Hull was alone until 1883. The business increased rapidly and in 1875 new and larger quarters were necessary, and Mr. Hull removed to the building now occupied, where he took a pOrtion of one floor, 40 x 80 feet. In 1883 Messrs. J. C. McWalters and S. E. Graves were admitted as partners with Mr. Hull, under the firm name of E. R. Hull& Company, and the business was extended throughout the building from cellar to garret. Mr. Graves retired in 1885, and in 1890 the old firth was dissolved and re-organized, and the present firm name adopted. From a small and comparatively insignificant business in 1871 the house has grown and expanded year by year into one of the most extended and successful establishments in the State of Ohio in 1894, with annual sales amounting to over a million and a half dollars. And at no time in the history of the house has its progress been so rapid and substantial as during the years it has been under the management of Mr. Dutton. Since coming to Cleveland Mr. Dutton has made himself felt in commercial circles both at home and abroad. Almost from the first he easily took rank as one of the city's most progressive business men. He takes an active interest in all movemtnts and enterprises looking to the development of the city and her institutions, and is always found on the right side of the leading questions. He believes firmly that a great future is in store for Cleveland in the commercial and industrial. world, and intends that both his business and himself shall keep pace with the growth of the city. His enterprise and energy are unbounded, and all in all he is considered one of Cleveland's most prominent and representative citizens and business men. Personally Mr. Dutton is a most agreeable companion and friend. He is courteons and easy—of approach, and possesses- a generous and sympathetic nature. His capacity for social pleasure and enjoyment is great, and he enjoys a large circle of friends. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Roadside and Athletic Clubs. In 1884, in Baltimore, Mr. .Dutton was married to Miss Adelaide Kirschner, of Detroit, Michigan, and with his family resides at his residence " Duttonwood," one of the finest homes on Euclid avenue. ELIJAH SMITH, who was for many years identified with the buiding interests of Cuyahoga county, is a native of the State of Connecticut, born in New London county. He came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1832, arriving May 20th of that year. The family had lived for six years previous to this time in New York city. His parents, Erastus and Salome (Swift) Smith, were both born in Connecticut; the father was a contractor and builder, following this business all through life. He took a deep interest in local politics, and held the office of Coroner, Deputy United States Marshal, Justice of. the Peace and Constable, being widely and favorably known. He was born in 1790, and died at the age of ninety-one years; his wife died July 6, 1877. They reared a family of three sons and three daughters. The subject of this sketch and two sisters still survive. Arriving at the age of twenty-one years Mr. Smith embarked in business for himself, and since that time has filled a large and important place among builders and contractors. He has erected several handsome brick structures in Cleveland, and has won an enviable repntation for the fidelity with which he carries out his contracts to the minutest detail. He has also given especial attention to the erection of monuments for the dead, and his services have been in demand throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Indiana. He has had no aspirations for public office but discharges his duty as a loyal citizen of the republic. 786 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. Mr. Smith was united in marriage, December 2, 1845, to Miss Emily Amelia Cheerer, a daughter of Isaiah and Maria Cheever, natives of New York and Vermont respectively, both of whom are now deceased. Mrs. Smith is the oldest of a family of. five children, and is the only one surviving; she is now Seventy-four years of age, is active in mind and body, and disposed to view only the roseate side of life. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of six children: Maria, died at the age of two years; Jennie, died at the age of two months; Fanny is the wife of C. G. Taplin, of Cleveland, and the mother of four children; Clara L., Frank E., Farrand and Grace; Neander died at the age of thirteen years; L. W., who has succeeded to his father's business, married Miss Nail, and they have one child, Emily A.; Frank P. married Miss Katie Hiscock. Both the father and mother are consistent members of the Baptist Church, with which they have been identified for many. years. C. A. LIVINGSTONE, assistant manager of J. L. Hudson's Excelsior clothing establishment, in point of seniority ante-dates any clothing manager now in the city, having commenced business here twenty-six years ago, and been engaged continuously until the present time. Mr. Livingstone was born near Watertown, Jefferson county, New York, April 17, 1844, and like many of the substan. tial business men of to-day began the struggle of hewing out a name for himself without any of the advantages available to the youth of the present day. He began providing for himself at the early age of seven years, doing chores on a farm for his board and clothing. When twelve years of age he apprenticed himself to the firm of Middleton & Company, carriage manufacturers, and served four years. In the spring of 1862 he entered the clothing establishtment of Squiers & Dodge, Oswego, New York, as salesman, remaining until the spring of 1863, when he enlisted as a private in the Twentieth New York Cavalry, commanded by Colonel N. B. Lord. He was promoted to the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant; during his time of service he participated in all of the engagements and raids in which his regiment took part in front of Richmond and Petersburg. When General Terry was ordered to take command of the expedition for the capture of Fort Fisher he, along with two companiei of the Twentieth New York Cavalry, was detached from the command as escort to General Terry. After the capture of Forts Fisher and Sugar Loaf, his command led the advance, entering Wilmington February 22. After marching to Magnolia Station they were ordered to report back for duty to the regiment at Spring Hill, Virginia. Mr. Livingstone was a valiant soldier, being twice wounded, and served his country till the close of the war, being honorably discharged at Manchester, Virginia, and mustered out at Sackett's Harbor, New York, September 11, 1865. Returning to Oswego, New York, he entered the service of his old employers, and in 1868 came with them to Cleveland, opening up a clothing establishment at 180 Superior street. In the spring of 1870 he became manager for W. L. Yates; in 1872 Mr. Yates opened the New York Store, Nos. 180 and 182, Ontario street, and placed Mr. Livingstone in charge, giving him an interest. He conducted the business successfully for five years, after which he became manager of E. M. McGillin & Company's boys' and children's department, until the spring of 1884, when he entered the employ of Messrs. Stein, Bloch & Company as manager of the Excelsior, which position he held until the firm sold their business to J. L. Hudson, in which house Mr. Livingstone is. still assistant manager. He is also largely interested in real estate in Cleveland, carrying on business in this line, in connection with his son, C. R. Livingstone, under the firm ,name of C. A. Livingstone & Son. Mr. Livingstone has a fine residence and grounds called " Lawnview," delightfully CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 787 situated between he two beautiful parks of Wade and Gordon, in Glenville, the most picturesque suburb of Cleveland. He is a great lover of fine horses. In his political views he is a stanch,Republican; in his social relations is a member of K. of P., National Union, K. of H. and K. O. T. M. He was married, in Oswego, New York, in 1867, to Miss Nellie Briggs, and they have had eight children, namely: Florence, wife of H. L. Sterling, contractor in paving; Nellie; Charles R., already referred to as a member of the firm of C. A. Livingstone & Son; Edith; Mabel; Etta; Harry S.; and Paul, who died in infancy. DAVID D. BARNES, engaged in the oil business at Collinwood, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 19, 1847, a son of William and Elizabeth (Giles) Barnes, natives of England. They came to the United States in the early '30s, and for many years lived in a log house on Lake street, between Bond and Erie streets, Cleveland. The father, a carpenter and contractor by occupation, worked in and around the city, and is favorably remembered by the pioneer citizens. He died in 1849, at the age of thirty-seven years. His wife was afterward married, and her death occurred in 1884, at the age of sixty-three years. They had four children, only two of whom are now living. William M. is a resident of Cleveland, and for many years has been a conductor on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad. He was a soldier of the late war. Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes, mother of our subject, was well and favorably known in the Forest City, and will long be remembered for her many deeds of kindness in the hospital and in private homes. Her memory will be especially cherished in the Old Ladies' Home, when she supported several inmates at her own expense. She was a devoted member of the Second Baptist Church of Cleveland. David D. Barnes, the subject of this sketch, received his education in the public schools of Cleveland, and also spent one term in the Spencerian Business College. In the fall of 1863 he enlisted for service in the late war, entering Company F, Seventh Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry. He saw much hard service, and won the recognition and approval of his commanding officers by his courageous and soldierly bearing. Mr. Barnes took part in the Wilson raid, during which time they were on so short an allowance of rations for twelve days that starvation seemed to stare them in the face. With twenty-one others, including a captain and lieutenant, he was taken prisoner at LaFayette, Georgia, but made good his escape three days afterward. The others were taken to Andersonville, and eleven of their number suffered death on the steamer Sultana while on their way to their northern homes after being released from the prison. Mr. Barnes was honorably discharged from the service October 16, 1865. He has had a long service with the Lake Shore Railroad, both as brakeman and conductor, reaching over a period of twenty years. He closed his services with the road in 1885, since which time he has been engaged in the oil business. Mr. Barnes was married December 24, 1869, to Miss Henrietta Fell, a daughter of Thomas and Mary E. (Conness) Fell. They have one child, Saidee, a pupil of the Collinwood school. The father of Thomas Fell was also named Thomas. He was born in Oxfordshire, England, and became a dean in the Church of England, retaining this association for several years. He married an estimable lady, Margaret Williams, of Cappa, Ireland, and in 1831 they emigrated to the United States, settling in New York. The father of Mrs. Barnes was born in Ireland, and came to the United States with his parents at the age of fourteen years. He is still living, at the age of seventy-seven years. His wife died October 15, 1891, aged seventy-three years. She was a sister of John Conness, who was a California Senator in the United States Congress for three terms, and who married the niece of the late Benjamin F. Butler. Mrs. Mary Fell was a remarkable woman, her life having been 50 788 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. most exemplary - active, unassuming, gentle and full of deeds of kindness. She was an excellent Christian, of refined sensibilities, and of a warm-hearted and generous disposition. Mr. and Mrs. Fell had eleven children, eight of whom are still living, namely: Mary Jane, wife of A. B. Higgins, a resident of Cleveland and a veteran of the late war; Anna Eliza, widow of J. F. Sheid, who also served in the civil war; Matilda, wife of J. Barnum, a veteran of Cleveland; Louisa, wife of J. Schlinger, of Collin-wood, Ohio; Henrietta, wife of our subject; Margaret, wife of R. 0. Meacham, a resident of Cleveland and a veteran of the late war; Ella, now Mrs. E. D. Scott, and a resident of Cleveland; and Emma, wife of William Mullins, also of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes are members of the Congregational Church. In his social relations, the former has served as Chancellor of the K. of P., has passed all the chairs in the A. 0. U. W., also in the Ancient Order of Foresters and the Union Veterans, has served as Commander of Brough Post, No. 359, G. A. R., for two years, and has been a member of the order of Railway Conductors. Politically, he affiliates with the Republican party, and has served as a member of the City Council for three years. Mrs. Barnes has held the office as Treasurer of the Congregational Church for two years; has been President of the Woman's Relief Corps and is an officer in that society. She is active in all local works of charity, and is always notable for her self-abnegation and entire freedom from selfishness in any regard, her visitations to the sick and poor being ever welcome and grateful. E. H. KLAUSTERMEYER, a wholesale and retail dealer in groceries, flour, feed, etc., at 386 and 388 Prospect street, also at 474 Woodland avenue, was born in Hanover, Germany, in August, 1830. He is a on of Frederick and Eliza Klaustermeyer, both dying in their native country. The father, born in 1800, died in 1839, and the mother, born in 1803, departed this life about 1858. They were members of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. and Mrs. Klaustermeyer had five sons, two now living, namely: Henry, residing on the West Side, Cleveland; Carl, deceased in the old country; Martin, who died of cholera in this city, in 1854, at the age of twenty years; William, formerly a resident of Elmira, contracted consumption while in the army, and died in Cleveland; and E. H., the subject of this sketch. The latter received his education in the old country. At the age of twenty-one years he came to Cleveland, Ohio, where he followed various occupations until 1857, and in that year opened a small grocery store on Prospect street. In the fall of 1858 he became associated in business with J. H. Melcher, but in 1884 Mr. Klaustermeyer purchased his partner's interest, and since that time has continued alone, assisted by his sons. The business at 474 Woodland avenue was purchased in 1887, and they are there engaged in the sale of hardware, groceries and supplies, and in the manufacture of brushes, small tacks, etc. Five men are employed in the brush factory, five others are given employment as clerks, one man is engaged in soliciting orders from the stores, and another employed in delivering. This branch of the business is managed by Mr. Klaustermeyer's eldest son, Henry. His Prospect street store is forty feet front, by 100 feet deep and forty-three feet in the rear. At that place he carries a full stock of groceries, flour and feed. In business circles, Mr.Klaustermeyer. ranks with the leading and enterprising men of the city. He has always shown a public spirit in worthy enterprises, such as promise well for the best interests of the city. In 1858 he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Stegkemper, a daughter of E. H. Stegkemper, a resident of East Cleveland. Mrs. Klaustermeyer died in February, 1889, at the age of fifty years. She was a member of the German Lutheran Church. Our subject and wife had eight children, namely: Emma and Maria, at home; Henry, superintendent of the GUYAHOGA COUNTY - 789 Klausterrneyer Company; Frederick, bookkeeper for his father; Martin and Edwin, employed as clerks; and Dora and Carl, attending school. Henry Klaustermeyer married Lida Sitzelrnau. The family are members of the Lutheran Church. In political matters, Mr. Klaustertneyer and sons are followers of McKinley. GEORGE W. STEVENSON, a physician and surgeon at No. 1437 Woodland avenue, Cleveland, was born in this city, October 16, 1846. His father, William Stevenson, was born in Sussex county, England, September 9, 1811. At the age of sixteen years he came to America, and began work with a ship-building firm of Utica, New York, where he learned his trade. He was afterward employed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard until 1833, and in that year became one of the pioneer settlers of Cleveland. During the first few years here, Mr. Stevenson built- canal boats at. the Five Mile lock, was, next employed with a number of the old vessel-building firms, and afterward the firm of Laffrinier & Stevenson was formed, pioneer ship-builders of this city. In 1864, after a partnership of about twenty years, Mr. Stevenson retired from the firm, and moved to a farm in Perry, Lake county, where he died suddenly of apoplexy, July 23, 1889, at the age of seventy-eight years. He was married February 3, 1844, to Miss Sarah Ann McGee, who was born in New York, in 1820. Her father, John McGee, was a Lieutenant in a New York regiment during the war of 1812. Mrs. Stevenson is now an honored resident of Cleveland, having reached the advanced age of seventy-three years. She has lived a useful life, and forms one of the happy links uniting the present with the past history of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson had three children: George W., our subject; Frank I., a farmer of Lake county, Ohio, married' Josephine Isabel; and Fanny, wife of William Williams; of Kearney, Nebraska. George W. attended the public schools of Cleveland, afterward completed the studies in the business college, and in the spring of 1872 graduated at the Medical Department of the Western Reserve. College. After spending two years in what is now the Lakeside Hospital, on the corner of Erie and Lake streets, he began the practice of medicine in this city. He was assistant in clinics with Dr. X. C. Scott, and had charge of the eye and ear department of the Medical College, served as Physician of the work-house two yea'rs, is a member of and medical examiner for the I. 0: 0. F., Royal Arcanum, the American Legion of Houor, is a member of the Cuyahoga Medical Society, and the State Medical Society. In political matters, the Doctor votes with the Republican party. December 31, 1873, he was united in marriage with Miss Alice L., a daughter of A. and Lucretia Little. For her second husband, the mother married an uncle of President Garfield. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson have one son, Frank W., now engaged in the study of electricity and chemistry. The Doctor and wife are members of the Evangelical Association, in which the Doctor has served as Trustee. As a citizen Dr. Stevenson is progressive, public-spirited and highly esteemed, and as .a practitioner stands in in the front rank of his profession. GEORGE G. MILLIKIN, an engineer on ( the Valley Railroad, was born in Mercer . county, Pennsylvania, February 8, 1867, ' a son of John D. Millikin, a farmer by occupation. The latter died in 1872, at the age of fifty-seven years. He married Margaret McCoy, and they had five children: Robert, a resident of Emporia, Kansas; John T., of McPherson, that State; Sarah, who married a Mr. Van Norman; Margaret, wife of F. C. Raning, of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania; and Frances, widow of -- Davis, of Cleveland. Mr. Mullikin afterward' married Caroline A. Hewett, and they had six children, namely: Sophia, wife 790 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. of Charles Taylor, of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania; Nellie A.; 0. L., an engineer on the West Shore Railroad, and a resident of Newbury, New York; Grace G., George G., and Della G., wife of W. C. Ripley, of Cleveland. The grandfather of our subject was born in the highlands of Scotland, but in his youth moved to Ireland, where he remained until about the beginning of the eighteenth century, and then came to America, locating in Mercer county, Pennsylvania. The Hewett family are of German ancestry, but they located in Pennsylvania as early as 1682. George G. Millikin, the subject of this sketch, was reared in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, but received only a limited education. He secured the position of switchman in the Cleveland yard of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad in 1889, one year afterward became a brakeman on the Valley Road, and nine months later was promoted to the position of freight conductor. Mr. Millikin was married in this city, in 1888, to Cordelia Logan. Her father is engaged in railroading at Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. Three children have been born to this union, only one of which is now living,—Harriet Irene, aged two years. NOYES B. PRENTICE, a prominent physician of Cleveland, having an office in the Cuyahoga Building, was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, November 27, 1827, a son of Noyes B. and Thalia (Prentice) Prentice, natives respectively of New York and Vermont. The father followed the saddler's trade in Ashtabula county until sixty-five years of age, next had charge of a hotel at Jefferson, in the same county, for a number of years, then lived a retired life in Cleveland, and subsequently moved to Geneva. There he met with one of the most severe afflictions in his history, in the death of his wife. Mr. Prentice then came to this city to reside with his daughter, and died in 1878, at the age of eighty-five years. In 1837 he took part in military, affairs, and was Captain of a cavalry company. Both Mr. and Mrs. Prentice were members of the Episcopal Church. They were the parents of seven children, four still living, and all residing in Cleveland: Harriet, widow of Dudley Camp; Mary, wife of David Fisk, a veteran of the late war; Samuel H. and Noyes B. Dr. Walter M., the second in the family, served in the Sanitary Commission during the late war for about two years, then became a member of a Kentucky regiment of infantry, and was promoted from Regiment Surgeon to Brigade Surgeon, under General Fry. He had charge of the hospital at Point Burnside in Tennessee. He was taken sick, and started for the officer's hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, but died during the journey, at Stanford, Kentucky, in 1864, at the age of forty-four years. The poisonous atmosphere of the hOspital, his sympathetic nature and great desire to relieve the suffering even at the expense of his own strength, overtaxed his best powers of endurance, and his life was given a sacrifice in caring for the brave defenders of our nation's flag. His remains were brought to Cleveland and buried on the West Side. Dr. Prentice was a prominent member of the Episcopal Church, and was a personal friend of Bishop Bedell. His memory will live in the hearts of many worthy soldiers long after that of less important personages shall have passed away, and his name will be handed down to future generations as a synonym of all that is good and upright. Dr. Noyes B. Prentice, the subject of this sketch, received a common school and academic education. After leaving school he read medicine with Dr. John Hubbard, of Ashtabula, Ohio, also with his brother, Dr. Walter M. Prentice, who was then practicing in Canfield, Ohio. The latter came to Cleveland in 1853, and was followed by Dr. Noyes B. in 1855. The latter graduated at the Sterling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1854, and from the medical department of the Western Reserve Medical College at a later day. In 1854 Dr. Prentice CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 791 began the practice of his profession in Canfield, Ohio, but six months afterward removed to Ravenna, Ohio, and in 1855 came to Cleveland, where he was engaged in a contirruous practice in partnership with his brother, Dr. Walter M. Prentice, until the late war. In April, 1861, on Kinsman street, Dr. Noyes B. Prentice organized a hospital at Camp Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio, known as the Camp Taylor Hospital. This work was done by direction of Colonel George B. Center, who was acting under the instructions of Governor Dennison of Ohio. Three months afterward the hospital was organized on 'the " Heights," tinder the United States government, and was known as the United States General Hospital. Dr. Prentice served as acting Assistant United States Surgeon there until 1864, when he resigned the position to take charge of the United States Marine Hospital at Cleveland, remaining in the latter until 1872. In that year he was appointed United States Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio. He served two terms of four years each, in the latter position, from 1872 to 1880. His two commissions were both signed by General U. S. Grant. Dr. Prentice served as chairman of the Cuyahoga Republican County Committee in 1872. The county gave a Republican majority of 6,300, and elected General Noyes as Governor. For this service our subject received congratulatory messages from General Grant, Honorable John Sherman, James G. Blaine, Governor Noyes, Robertson, Secretary of the Navy under General Grant, and others. Dr. Prentice was a personal friend of Senators John Sherman and Benjamin F. Wade. In 1853, in Monroe, Michigan, he was united in marriage with Miss Georgia A. Crary, a daughter of Oliver A. Crary, who was formerly a resident of Painesville, Lake county, Ohio. They have two children: Charles A., entry clerk in the custom house in Cleveland, although a resident of Mentor, Ohio; he married Minnie L. Abbey, and they have one child, Noyes B. Mary, the second child, is the wife of Charles A. Dunklee, general manager of the Cleveland Paper Company: Georgia is their only child. Mrs. Prentice is a member of the Episcopal Church. Socially, Dr. Prentice is a Scottish Rite and Thirty-second-degree Mason, and politically is a staunch Republican. He is a man of liberal views, well informed on the leading topics of the day, has enjoyed a wide experience, and has made much of opportunity. In all his business relations he is strictly honorable, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of all who know him. WILLIAM CURTIS, of Strongsville, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, was born in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, July 4, 1835, son of Joseph and Jane (Canard) Curtis, both of whom spent their lives and died in their native land. Joseph Curtis was born May 24, 1801, and died May 13, 1882; he was a goldsmith by occupation. His wife, Jane (Canard) Curtis, was born October, 1807, and died August 17, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis had a family of twelve children, whose record is as follows: Mary, the oldest, now deceased, emigrated to Australia; Joseph, the.second child, came to America in 1849, and in the State of Illinois resided until his death; Thomas and Henry also emigrated to Adelaide, South Australia, being shipbuilders; Henery, now deceased; William, the fifth child, is the subject of our sketch; Ann remains in England; Mar-they resides also in Australia; John and Jane are residents of London, England; Robert died at the age of twenty years under the parental roof; Margrette and Matilda, the two youngest, came to America and took up their residence at Lakewood, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. It was October 11, 1854, that the subject of our sketch severed home ties, and bade adieu to the land of his nativity, and emigrated to America. After being on the water eight weeks, he landed at New Orleans, soon afterward cornirg north to Evansville, Indiana, and in the 792 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. spring of the following year taking up his abode at East Rockport, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. Here in Cuyahoga county he has since resided. Previous to his coming to America, Mr. Curtis had learned the butchering business, but after coming here, he turned his attention to farming and fruit-raising, in which lines he has made a success and in which he has ever since been engaged, having been a resident of Strongsville township since his marriage. He has made numerous valuable improvements on his land; formerly he owned a larger tract of land than at present, and has always been recognized as a progressive and enterprising Citizen. August 20, 1860, Mr. Curtis was married, at Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Mary C. Hall, who was born in East Rockport, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, January 13, 1841. Their only child, Mary Evaline, was born June 11, 1863, and November 30, 1882, at the age, of nineteen years, became the wife of Elmer E. Ward, who was born near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, November 25, 1861. To them one child was born, Rolland Curtis Ward, born in Strongsville township, October 22, 1883. Mrs. Curtis's father was the son of Joseph and Rebeca Hall, and was a native of St. IveS, Huntingtonshire, England, where he was born January 25, 1793. Her mother, nee Sarah Curtis, a daughter of Thomas and Mary Curtis, was born in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, December 18, 1799. They were married in Chatteris, about 1819; settled there, and subsequently removed from that place to America, their emigration to this country being in 1837. Previous to that year, Mr. Hall was engaged'in mercantile pursuits, from which he accumulated some wealth, of which he left the larger portion in England. Upon his arrival here with his wife and five children, he settled in Rockport township, Cuyahoga county (in what is now Lakewood, Rockport township), and here he bought land, and carried on farming operations, and also the butchering business; after remaining here twelve years, he and his wife returned to England, and made a very enjoyable visit with their relatives and friends, a visit long to be remembered. They disposed of their property in England, and on their return to their home in America made large investments in land, and soon became very wealthy. He and his good wife spent the rest of their lives in Rockport township: both have long since passed away, Mr. Hall's death occurring February 16, 1855, and Mrs. Hall's December 21, 1877. They had a family of seven children, of whom the record is as folloWS, beginning with the oldest: Ann C., who is the widow of James Kidney, resides in Dover, Cuyahoga county, Ohio; Joseph C. and Curtis C., are residents of Lakewood, Ohio; Sarah C., wife of John B. Barber, died in this township; Matthew C. and John C., are residents of Lakewood, Ohio; and Mary C., is the wife of the subject of this sketch. CHARLES C. MORGAN, a dealer in real estate and agricultural implements in Cleveland, was born in this city, December 2, 1846, a son of Youngs L. and Caroline (Thomas) Morgan. The mother was a daughter of Anthony and Mary Thomas. Anthony Thomas, a farmer by occupation, died in Syracuse, New York, in 1821, at the age of fifty-four years. His widow afterward married Thomas Cox, who was engaged as a tailor in London, England, and they came to Ohio in 1842. Mrs. Cox was born in Connecticut, and her death occurred in 1850, at the age of eighty-two years. Mrs. Morgan is the only one of her parents' ten children, eight daughters and two sons now living. She makes her home with our subject in Cleveland, and is eighty-five years of age. Charles C. Morgan attended the public schools of Cleveland, and afterward entered the Humiston Institute. After completing his education he was employed in civil engineering several years, followed the lumber business in Youngstown and Kansas City, and since then has been CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 793 engaged in the sale of agricultural implements. For the past eight years he has been engaged ' in the manufacture and sale of all kinds of pumps. Mr. Morgan's farm is now a part of the city of Cleveland. The Gartland Foundry Company, and much other valuable property in this locality was at one time a part of his father's farm. Morgan street, in this city, was named in honor of the family. Mr. Morgan was married in 1869, to Miss Emma Shafer, a native of Youngstown, who died in 1871. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1890 our subject was united in marriage with Miss Georgia, a daughter of Louisa Warner, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are members of the Christian Church. In political matters, Mr. Morgan affiliates with the Republican party. E. P. WILLIAMS.—Because of his identification with a number of the city's lead---I ing manufacturing and financial enterprises and important educational institutions, and because of his general worth as a citizen, Mr. E. P. Williams holds a conspicuous place among Cleveland's prominent and representative men. Mr. Williams was born in this city in 1843, and is the son of the late William Williams, who was one of Cleveland's early and deservedly honored citizens, and of whom an extended notice appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Williams was educated in the public schools of Cleveland, and at the Western Reserve College, where he was graduated in 1864 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, subsequently having conferred upon him by that institution the degree of Master of Arts. Leaving college he began his business career as a manufacturer of window glass at Kent, Ohio, where he continued until 1870. He then became a member of the Sherwin-Williams Company, manufacturers of paints and colors, of Cleveland. At that time this firm was a small concern, but since Mr. Williams' connection with it, it has grown year by year until at the present (1894) it is considered one of Cleveland's most important and successful enterprises, and is the largest of its kind in the world. The main factory and offices are located in this city, but the company has large branches at New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and other large places. Fifty tons of complete products are turned out daily from the company's works, and an army of operatives, salesmen and clerks are employed. Mr. Williams is first vice-president of the company; and to his efforts as much as to any other one man is due the phenomenal success and growth of this mammoth business enterprise. Mr. Williams is a director of the Cleveland Linseed Oil Company, another one of the city's growing manufactories, and is a Trustee in the Society for Savings and Director in the Western Reserve National Bank, two of Cleveland's important financial institutions. Mr. Williams has always been interested in the cause of education and his efforts in that direction have been of great value. He was one of the original directors of the Cleveland Manual Training School, which is now in the care of the city, and he is also a Trustee of the University School and of the Adelbert College, of Cleveland. Mr. Williams gave substantial evidence of his patriotism and love of country in 1862, when, before having attained his majority, he enlisted in the Union cause, becoming a member of Company B, Eighty-fifth Ohio Volunteer In fantry, under command of Captain Charles Young, now filling the chair of Astronomy in Princeton College. The same year he was honorably discharged from the service at Columbus. Mr. Williams is a valued member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, and has served on a number of that organization's important committees. He is also a prominent member of the Union and Country Clubs, and the Castalia Sporting Club, of Cleveland, and of the Union League Club, of Chicago. 794 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. In national politics Mr. Williams is independent, voting for men of principle rather than for party promises and straight tickets. He has always taken an active interest in the political affairs of his country and community, but has never sought preferment or has held office, save serving as a member of the Council of Glenville, in which suburban village is located his charming country home on the lake shore. In 1869 Mr. Williams was united in marriage with Miss Louise M., daughter of S. M. Mason, of New Hartford, New York. Six children have been born of this union, four of whom are living. E. M., who is connected with his father in business; Lewis, Sarah G. and Reba L. Mr. Williams and family are members of the congregation of the Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church. As a man of business and of affairs Mr. Williams possesses talents and ability far above the average. He has great executive ability and is a fine organizer. He is progressive, pushing and ambitions, his interest and energy never flagging and his capacity fOr work far beyond what is known only to his intimate friends and business associates;- and the best proof of this is the phenomenal growth of the business with which he has been so closely identified, and to which he has given his best eflorts. From a small struggling concern, with very limited capital and experience, it has e' be- come, in a comparatively short time, the largest of its kind in the world, passing through two disastrous fires during its history, and weathering successfully some of the greatest financial and business panics this country has ever witnessed; and to his talent and -ability in business matters is added a conservativeness and conscientiousness which have gained for him an enviable naive for honor and probity in business circles. As a citizen Mr. Williams is broad and liberal in his views, progressive in his ideas, and is always found on the right side of all public questions and movements having for their object the building up of the city and her institutions. He possesses a sympathetic nature, and is a warm friend in adversity, as well as in prosperity, and is generous with his means alike to individual and organized charity. His sociability is one df his chief characteristics. He enjoys company, and is never happier than when surrounded by his friends, and is a fine entertainer. His tastes are domestic, and his love for his family marked. Probably his chief diversion is found in the game of whist, at which he is considered by his friends an adept. THOMAS W. JAMES, of Parma township, Ohio, was born May 21, 1845, in Dunmore Park, Ireland, a son of the late William and Rebecca (Simmons) James. They emigrated from Ireland, in 1847, to Canada, and lived there until 1859, when they came to Cleveland. He was a gardener by occupation, both in his native country and also in Cleveland. He laid out, a portion of the grounds at the Newburgh Insane Asylum. He also laid out the garden there in 1860. In the fall of 1860 he removed to Louisville, Kentucky, and remained there till the fall 1861, when he returned to Cleveland, and the following spring' removed to Brooklyn township, Cuyahoga county, where he pursued his calling till 1872. He then returned again to Cleveland and located on Detroit street, where he was engaged as a florist till his death, which occurred in May, 1876. His wife died in Brooklyn township, on Clark avenue, in May, 1872. They had a family of seven children, of whom Thomas was the sixth. He continued to live with his father till the fall of 1870, and from him learned the business of gardening. He was married in Cleveland, Ohio, April 2.1, 1868, to Miss Stewart Young, who was born in Scotland, January 7, 1848. Her parents were William and Elizabeth (Campbell) Young. They came from Scotland in 1851 and settled in Cleveland, on the West Side. The CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 795 mother died in the spring of 1884 and the father September 8, 1889. Of a family of nine children Mrs. James was the youngest. Mr. James continued to live in Brooklyn township for four years after his marriage, when he removed to Cleveland, where he followed his occupation of gardening for three years and then then to West Cleveland, where he remained eleven years, after which he spent four years in independence, Cuyahoga county, finally, in the fall of 1890, settling in Parma township, where he has built a fine greenhouse and continues to pursue his chosen calling. He cultivates about thirty acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. James are the parents of ten living children, namely: William T., Edward Y., George, Cora, Clinton D., James W., Bessie, John S., Stewart and Mary G. One child, Lewis, died in infancy. Mr. James served as a member of the West Cleveland Council two terms. In the spring of 1893 he was elected School Director in his district. He is a member of the Masonic order. COLONEL ARTHUR McALLISTER.---- To Colonel Arthur McAllister, one of Cleveland's most prominent and honored citizens, belongs the merited distinction of being the leading contractor and builder of northern Ohio and one of the largest in the entire Buckeye State; and his career fitly illustrates what one may accomplish by persistent effort in the pursuit of definite and honorable purpose. Colonel McAllister is a native of Pennsylvania, having been born in Delaware county, that State, in 1830. His father was Christopher McAllister, who emigrated from Ireland to Wilmington, Delaware, in 1800. The senior McAllister served in the United States Navy, and was on board the United States ship Philadelphia when that good old vessel grounded at Tripoli. When about seventeen years of age Colonel McAllister went to Philadelphia, where he apprenticed himself to a carpenter and builder, with whom he remained four years, completing his trade. A few months later lie went to New York city, where he remained until 1855, during which year he began a tour of the Southern and Southwestern States. He was in Mississippi when that State seceded from the Union, and he at once hastened North and offered his services to the Government, enlisting as a private in the Fourth New York Battery. He served in the Army of the Potomac until 1863, when he was ordered to New Orleans and operated with the Army of the Gulf in Louisiana, Texas and Florida. He was mustered out of service as Captain and brevet Major and Lieutenant Colonel in 1867, having been retained in service after his term by General Sheridan, upon special authority from the War Department, and serving the last two years of his army life upon the staff of that gallant general. Following his discharge from the army, Colonel McAllister engaged in contracting and building in St. Louis, spending two years in that city. Subsequently he spent several years at Fort Scott, Kansas, and in 1874 he came to Cleveland. Upon locating in this city the Colonel began contracting and building, and almost at once took rank among the prominent and successful men in his line. Year by year forged ahead in his business until at the present time (1894) he is recognized as the leading contractor of the city. Many, of the city's most expensive and modern structures are the product of his handiwork, among which may be mentioned the handsome residences of ex-Senator H. B. Payne, Samuel Andrews, C. W. Bingham, Charles F. Brush, S. T. Everett, Stewart and William Chisholm, A. A. Pope and George Stockley, all on Euclid avenue; of Charles J. Sheffield, on Prospect street, and the summer residence of C. W. Bingham, on the lake shore. He also erected the Second Presbyterian and St. Bridget's Catholic churches, and numerous other buildings of more or less note in Cleveland and vicinity. 796 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. In 1888 Colonel McAllister formed a partnership with Mr. Andrew Da11, under the firm name of McAllister & Da11, and the firm has erected, among many others, the following buildings, all of which will long serve as monuments of their skill and proficiency: The residences of H. R. Hatch, J. E. French and S. F. Haserot, on Euclid avenue, and the beautiful summer residence of Samuel Mather, on the lake shore east; the Calvary Presbyterian church, the Euclid avenue Opera House, the Society for Savings bank building, and the Erie County Savings Bank building at Buffalo, New York. The two latter buildings are classed among the finest in Ohio and New York State respectively, and are the special pride of Colonel McAllister and his co worker, Mr. Dall; and well they may be, for two more solid and magnificent structures cannot be found in any city in the country. The Society for Savings building is decidedly the largest and most conspicuous in the city. It is situated on the northeast corner of the Public Square and Ontario street, standing in the, very heart of the business center of the city. Although the building is ten stories high, its elevation is considerably greater than is usual with structures having that number of stories, because the first story is twenty-five feet in the clear. The size of the building upon the ground is 110 x 132 feet, and the height from grade to cornice is 151 feet and eight inches. The exterior design is French Gothic, of the thirteenth and fourteenth century type, executed, in the first story, in Missouri syenite granite; and above this is Lake Superior red sandstone. The first story, occupied by the Society for Savings for its banking room, is 75 x 100 feet in size, besides two large alcoves in an entresol each 25 x 60 feet, and is 25 feet high. It is wainscoted to a height of six feat with deep red Vermont marble, and floored with Roman mosaics. Its walls and-ceilings' are decorated in oil color applied to canvass and hung upon the stucco, and the central portion of the ceiling, a space 45 x 65 feet, is filled by a skylight designated in rich color. With the second story a great interior court is reached. It is 50 x 75 feet, surrounded by galleries of iron, with glass floors, faced from top to bottom with white marble, and covered with a skylight of lightest construction, through which the sky is plainly seen. The skeleton or vital structure is composed entirely of steel columns and beams, steel columns being placed against each center masonry pier and bolted to it by wrought-iron straps. The structure is entirely fire-proof. In every respect, design, material, arrangement and convenience, this building is surpassed by no commercial building in America. The Erie County Savings Bank building in Buffalo is one of the largest and handsomest bank or commercial buildings in the Empire State. It is of gray granite, nine stories high on the Main street side and ten on Pearl street, exclusive of cellar and attic. The first story is very high; the second is a mezzanine story, and above this are seven stories for offices. The base lines of the building measure 157 feet each on Niagara and Church streets, 157 feet on Pearl street, and 57 feet on Main street, enclosing an area of about 17,000 square feet. The building's exterior is remarkable for the absence of sharp angles. Every corner has a tower, circular in shape, and terminating in a conical pinnacle. The building stands at the junction of two of the oldest and most important streets of the city, in the center of the business section, and is a structure of dignity, strength and solidity. This firm also erected Cuyahoga county's beautiful Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, which stands in the public square at Cleveland, and is one of the most magnificent monuments in the country. They also erected the Lake Shore Railway's depot at Toledo, Ohio, and at this time (1894), among other work on hand, are erecting an elegant residence in Massillon, Ohio, for Colonel McClymonds. Colonel McAllister was married at Painesville, Ohio, in 1872, and is the father of three sons. CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 787 The Colonel has always been a Republican in politics, and takes an active interest in the affairs of his party. Under appointment from Mayor Gardner, he served for a term of five years upon Cleveland's Board of Criminal Correction. Aside from this he has held no official position, nor has he at any time sought political honors. He is a member of the military order of the Loyal Legion and of the Grand Army of the Republic, and is deeply and. enthusiastically interested in those organizations. He is also a member of the Union, Roadside and Athletic Clubs. The following estimate of Colonel McAllister's 'character is the consensus of the opinions of citizens of Cleveland who have known him for years. He is regarded as one of the strongest business men in the State; is of positive character, possesses great forces splendid executive ability, and has a remarkable capacity for work; and he is patriotic and public-spirited, progressive in his ideas, and ever an advocate of all public movements looking to the good and growth of the city. No man on a committee having in charge any public movement has more influence than he in accomplishing the desired end. He is by all recognized as one of Cleveland's strongest men. As a man he stands for all that is high-minded and manly, is a man of great sociability, is very popular in social circles, a firm friend under any and all circumstances, believes that "blood is thicker than water," and considers, as did the apostle, that "he who does not provide for his family is worse than an infidel." His views are decided, this likes and dislikes strong, and he has the courage of his convictions. Socially, he is one of the most agreeable of men, refined, generous, courteous and kind to all; charitable, warm-hearted and sympathetic by nature, he is a most genial companion, and a high-minded, honorable gentleman. Fond of company and of entertaining, he is never happier than when surrounded by his friends, dispensing his generous hospitality and discharging the duties of host. He has decided taste and fondness for paintings and engravings, and the means to gratify the same, and his collection of water-colors, etchings and engravings is very choice. His memory is vigorous, and he has a great deal of literary discernment, being able to read a book or literary work and digest the contents as well as one who gives exclusive attention to study. ISAAC M. HEWES, M. D.—Dr. Isaac M. Himes, one of Cleveland's well-known and — prominent physicians, was born at Shippensburg, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, December 4, 1834, and is the son of George W. and Joanna (Sturgis) Himes. Dr. limes was educated in the University of Pennsylvania, and in Jefferson College at Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, graduating at the latter institution in 1853. He then attended medical lectures in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, and subsequently entered the College of Physicians and 'Surgeons in New York city, receiving from the latter institution, in 1856, his degree of M. D. During the ensuing eighteen months he was a member of the house staff of Bellevue Hospital, New York city. April 16, 1859, Dr. Himes returned to his home in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and began the practice of his profession. His health, however, became impaired to the extent of incapacitating him for active labors during the entire summer. In the autumn of the same year, having regained his health, he went to Randall's Island, New York, where, during 1860—'61 he was assistant physician of the Nursery and Children's Hospitals at that point. In the spring of 1861, Dr. Himes located in Chillicothe, Ohio, and established himself in private practice, but in the following fall was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the Seventy-third Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, and a short time afterward was promoted to be Surgeon of the same Regiment, in which capacity he served until the close of the war. 798 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY. The great civil conflict ended, Dr. Rimes spent two years in professional study in Germany and France, several months in travel in the United States, and, in attention to private interests, residing a year in San Francisco, California. In 1871 he located permanently in Cleveland, establishing himself in practice, and here he has since resided, taking rank among the successful and leading practitioners of the Forest City. In 1863-64 Dr. Hiines held the chair of Anatomy in the Cleveland Medical College, and in 1871 he was appointed professor of physiology and physiological and pathological histology in the same institution. This position he held until 1878, when, the Cleveland Medical College having become the medical department of the Western Reserve University, Dr. Himes was made professor of pathology, pathological anatomy and bacteriology in the latter institution, a position he now fills. In 1893 Dr. Rimes was acting dean of the medical department, and in 1894 lie was appointed by the trustees as dean. The Doctor is a member and President of the Board of Visitors to the Lakeside Hospital, and is physician to the Church Home, of Cleveland. He is a member of the Cuyahoga County Medical Society, of which he has twice been president, and is a member and vice-president of the Cleveland Society of the Medical Sciences: He is also a member of the Ohio State Medical Society, and of the American Medical Association. He is a member of the Ohio Commandery of the Military Loyal Legion, of Beta Theta Pi college fraternity, and of the Trinity Episcopal Church. Dr. Rimes was married in 1875 to Mary (Vincent) Read, daughter of John A. Vincent, Esq., of Cleveland. WILLIAM H. VAN TINE, SR., an old resident of Cleveland, was born in Skane ateles, Onondaga county, New York; March 21, 1820, a son of Robert F. and Mary B. (Chapin) Van Tine, natives respectively of Troopsburg and Prattsburg, Steuben county, New York. His grandfather, Robert Van Tine, served through the war of the Revolution, enlisting in Dutchess county, New York, January 1, 1777, and being discharged in 1780; lie was wounded in the hip by a gunshot and made a cripple for life. His fattier came from Holland. Robert F. Van Tine emigrated to Ohio, where he spent the last twenty-five years of his life, dying in Bucyrus in 1870, at the age of seventy-six years. His wife had died in 1843, in New York State, aged forty-five years.. She was a staunch Presbyterian. Our subject has been an indomitable temperance worker and advocate for the past fifty-four years, his wife being his most zealous coadjutor during her lifetime. She was prominent in church and temperance work, and it is interesting to recall the fact that in .one year, while president of the Woman's Society, she succeeded in raising $1,200 for the furnishing of the church. She was a native of Utica, New York, and was -converted in her childhood, at once assuming and ever after retaining a working place in the church, being a devoted member and a leader in all reforms. They had, children, as follows: Lydia A., deceased, wife of Dwight Holbrook; William H.; .Cornelia, widow of Daniel Spooner, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Uriel C., a resident of Oberlin, Ohio; Helen, who died at the age of sixteen years; Francis R., a resident of Berea, this State; the next was a daughter, Laura, who died at the age of twelve years; and the last is George A. The. father, by a second marriage, to Clarissa Dickinson, had two children, a daughter and a Son, the former of whom is deceased, the son being a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, being one of the principal operators in the Union telegraph offlee,—a position he has held for many years. Mr. William H. Van Tine was brought up to the trade of miller, being educated mainly at the academic schools. At the age of nineteen he came west to Ohio, locating at Cleveland. "After spendingthe fall and winter here, he went in the next spring to Summit county. In May, CUYAHOGA COUNTY - 799 1840, he accepted a position in the County Auditor's office and made the first tax duplicate of Summit county. Then he followed. milling for two years in that county, and then, in 1842, returned to Cleveland, where he was engaged as a dealer in produce and wool until 1857, when he took charge of the office business, of the first rolling mill in this city, retaining such position for nine years. Later he became an insurance agent, and has since continued his connection with this form of enterprise, representing most reliable companies and retaining a representative clientage. He became a member of the Congregational Church in Ohio City, in December, 1839. On returning to Cleveland, in 1842, he joined the Presbyterian Church, of which he continued a . member for more than half a century, then returning once more to the Congregational Church, of which he is a consistent and acceptable member at the present time. He has always been a total abstainer from alcoholic liquors and tobacco, card-playing, theatre-going and profanity; always a conscientious citizen and a stanch Republican. He was married in February 15, 1842, to Miss Julia M. Herrick, who died January 1, 1893, at the age of sixty-eight years. They had six children, namely: Cornelia M., wife of E. H. Perdue, of this city; Robert, who died at the age of twenty-one years; Willie, deceased in. infancy; William H., Jr., who is one of the most active real-estate dealers in the city; Rensselaer R., secretary and treasurer of the Maxwell Blue Stone Company; and Julia H., who married J. P. Moody, of Syracuse, New York. The life of Mrs. Van Tine was spared sufficiently long to permit of the celebrating of the fiftieth anniversary of her marriage of our subject. This memorable event occurred in 1892, and the occasion was held in fitting honor by the children and other relatives and friends. At the golden wedding there Were present, except for the bride and groom, Only two adults who had been present at the original ceremony fifty years before. No con vle perhaps ever lived in more thorough harmony and their lives were spared to the blessing of one another and of all who came within the circle of their influence. Mrs. Van Tine's mother, Maria M. Herrick, relict of Sylvester P. Herrick, celebrated her ninety-sixth birthday anniversary May 1, 1894, at the residence of her son, ex-Mayor R. R. Herrick, with whom she makes her home. She reads without glasses, her mind is clear and she keeps thoroughly in touch with the social, moral and political movements of the day. Our subject and his wife spent their blended lives" going hand in hand in all church work, and especially in the Sunday-school work, to which they devoted more than half a century each as teachers. W. A. DIAMOND, round-house foreman and engine dispatcher of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company, began his service with the company in 1872, at Buffalo, as apprentice in the shops, and upon completing his trade was employed in the locomotive department of the same shops, being assigned a regular run as fireman. Three years later he was promoted to, be engineer, remaining on the road until he was given the foremanship of the Jackson shops, a few months later coining to Cleveland in the same capacity, June 1, 1887. Mr. Diamond was born in Toronto, Canada, in June, 1857. At the age of seven he was brought to Buffalo, New York, where he received a fair education from the city high school, which he left at fifteen to begin his trade with the Erie Railroad at Buffalo. A few months with this company, and a like period in the machine shops at the same place sufficed and he went to the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Company, as before stated. Mr. Diamond's father was for many years an engineer on the Erie and Lake Shore roads, but is now a machinist in the Buffalo shops of the latter company. He is fifty-nine years old, was