CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 767 (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) duties of the schoolroom, the pleasures of the playground and various tasks assigned by parental authority. His early education was acquired in the public schools of Woodsfield, Ohio, and he afterward attended the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio. When his education was completed he turned his attention to merchandise brokerage business in Columbus, and has since continued in this field of activity. The company handles sugar, molasses, dried beans and fruit, and makes extensive sales and shipments, while the volume of their business insures them a gratifying income. In 1895 Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth C. Israel, a native of Fairfield, Iowa., and a daughter of Noble Israel. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have become parents of four children: Lawrence C., born in 1899; Robert A., born in 1901; Edward, born in 1905; and John, born in 1908. Mr. Nelson is a member of the Board of Trade and is interested not only in' its business operations. but in the efforts of the organization to promote the commercial development of the city. He belongs to the Ohio Club, and in Masonry has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and also has become a member of the Mystic Shrine. While he has won success, he has not gained it at the sacrifice of all outside interests, but on the contrary has been interested in measures and movements for the public good, and is a most public spirited citizen. ALONZO W. STRODE. Alonzo W. Strode, numbered among the enterprising and progressive agriculturists of Madison township, where he owns a finely improved farm of ninety-three acres was born on the 6th of June. 1864. His father, Elisha M. Strode, whose birth occurred September 4, 1835, war for twenty-five years successfully engaged in raising, buying and selling horses and during the Civil war purchased many of these animals for the government. He dealt extensively in fast trotters and in connection with his live-stock interests also carried on agricultural pursuits, meeting with a. gratifying measure of prosperity in his undertakings. In his political views he is a stalwart democrat and for the past twenty years has capably served in the position of constable. Fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In April, 1860, he had wedded Miss Sarah Margaret Wagner, whose natal year was 1837. Alonzo W. Strode obtained his education in the schools of Lithopolis and Marion, Ohio. being graduated at the latter place. He paid his own way through school and. though frequently encountering discouraging and disheartening conditions. worked steadily on until he had attained the desired proficiency and had become well qualified by educational training for the practical and responsible duties of life. He attributes his success in securing an education "under difficulties" largely to his mother, who. fully realizing the value of mental development, cheered and encouraged him to the end. Taking up the profession of teaching, he was thus engaged for nine years, imparting clearly and readily to others the knowledge that he had acquired. Since his marriage, 768 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS however, he has given his time and energies to agricultural interests and owns a valuable tract of land of ninety-three acres in Madison township, in the careful cultivation of which he has gained a creditable degree of prosperity. On the 14th of September, 1893, Mr. Strode was united in marriage to Miss Ida E. Seymour. At the polls he gives his support to the men and measures of the democracy and in religious faith is a Presbyterian, having served as elder in the church for twenty-five years. Fraternally he is a Mason and is master of the lodge at Groveport, which was organized in 1850 and has now more than sixty members. He is likewise identified with the Grange and in all life's relations has been true to his obligations and duties, being greatly esteemed throughout the community in which he resides. G. RALPH BASSETT. G. Ralph Bassett. junior member of the architectural firm of Maetzel, Tresselt & Bassett, of Columbus, is well known in business circles in this city. He was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, September 3. 1876, a son of James and Agnes Bassett. The father was also born in Pittsburg, in 1838, and at one time was a prominent lumberman of that city. He served in the Civil war as lieutenant of Hampton's Battery, remaining at the front for three years. His father, George Bassett; was for many years captain of the steamboat Flora, making trips between Pittsburg and New Orleans. James Bassett is now deceased, his death occurring August 19, 1902, when he was sixty-six years of age. The mother was a daughter of Thomas Stewart, of Pittsburg, who was a mason contractor and built the first stone bridge across the Ohio river at Wheeling, West Virginia.. She is also a direct descendant of Andrew Jackson. the seventh president of the United State:. G. Ralph Bassett pursued his early education in the public and high schools of Pittsburg and subsequently entered Pittsburg Academy, where he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then pursued a course in architectural engineering and also studied in the Pittsburg Art Students' League and in the studio of H. S. Stevenson of that city. Entering upon his chosen profession he was employed successively by Vrydach & Wolfe, Rutan & Russell. H. D. Gilchrist, and Samuel McLarren, while later he became connected with Thomas Rodd, architect and engineer of the noted Westinghouse Company. In this connection he had much to do with the plans for the British Westinghouse Electric Company at Manchester. England. He later entered the employ of James, Stewart & Company and subsequently McCullom & Dowly, of Pittsburg, while in July, 1904, he came to Columbus and superintended the work on the New First National Bank building. In January, 1905, he became the junior member of the firm of Maetzel & Company. They made the plans and executed the contracts for the American Savings Bank, the Kinnear Manufacturing Company and the Home Brewing Company of this city and the Hoster building of New York city and there are also many other structures in this city which stand as monuments to Their skill and enterprise. CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 769 Mr. Bassett was married November ?8, 1907, to Miss Maud O. Roberts, a daughter of David Roberts. of Perry county. Ohio. He is one of the pioneer farmers of that section of the .state. Mrs. Bassett graduated from the Lexington (Ohio) high school and is also a. graduate nurse. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. interested in all religious and charitable work. Mr. Bassett is a member of the Columbus Society of Architects. The family home is at No. 564 South Ohio avenue. In his profession Mr. Bassett aims at a high standard and his broad and practical experience has won for him a prominent place among the leading architects of this city. FRED J. HEER. Not only his connection with business affairs and enterprises but the effective interest which he tales in education and all the lines contributory to intellectual progress in that direction stamps Fred J. Heer as one of the desirable and worthy citizens of Columbus. Since starting in life on his own account, at the age of thirteen, he has made substantial progress along lines of honorable effort and enterprise and is today at the head of an extensive publishing house in a. position that places him in the foremost rank among the representatives of this line of business in the capital city here born and reared. his natal day was October 14, 1859, and his parents were Jacob and Caroline (Schwitzer) Heer. who were representatives of the high type of German-American citizenship. The educational opportunities of the son included primary and grammar school courses, with one year's attendance at the high school. and then at the age of thirteen he was forced to start out in life on his own account. Though hardships and difficulties met hire at many points in his career. he has accomplished his purpose in spite of these. and step by step has worked his way upward, promotion coming to him in recognition of his genuine worth and ability. In 1871 he entered the printing establishment of Glenn & Heyde and became thoroughly conversant with the trade during his eight years' connection with that house. He was never ashamed to be seen at work and, realizing the fact that unwearied industry is the basis of all success, he applied himself closely to the tasks that were assigned him and was accordingly advanced in positions of responsibility. In 1878 he was offered and accepted the foremanship of the Lutheran Book Concern, which had recently established a large printing house in Columbus. After fifteen years' connection with the business he was, in 1893. made assistant manager of the concern and in 1899 became manager. From 1895 until 1900 he was in partnership with the Hon. John L. Tranger but in the latter year the partnership was dissolved and for several years Mr.. Heer continued in charge. He then resolved to establish a printing house commensurate with the opportunities of the city and already the enterprise occupies a. prominent place in industrial circles. Along modern lines he is developing the business and with a thoroughly equipped plant and an unsullied reputation in business circles he needs no gift of prophecy to pre- 770 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS dict for him constantly growing success in the future. In addition to the publishing business he is now president of the Central Building Loan &, Savings Company. The worth of his work and of the public and semipublic nature is also widely acknowledged. From 1881 until 1893 he was a member of the board of education and from 1890 until 1892 he was a member of the board of managers of the Ohio Penitentiary through appointment of Governor Campbell. He was likewise a member of the board of trustees of the Ohio Medical University and its president for seven years; a member of the board of trustees of the Columbus Public Library and a life member of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society. He is likewise an honorary member of the Columbus Typographical Union. No. 5, is a member of the Board of Trade and in more specifically social lines is connected with the Olentangy Club. These associations in addition to the features of a happy home life have been factors in a career of usefulness and in the development of a. well-rounded character. DR. F. F. LAWRENCE. Dr. Florus Fremont Lawrence, who has attained an enviable position among the surgeons of the United States, was born in Wadsworth. Medina county, Ohio. March 16, 1863. His parents were Oman and Camilla Lawrence. The father was a noted and successful Methodist minister in northern Ohio. where he labored in the vineyard for a full half century, establishing church organizations and cementing those that were falling apart. No minister in the North Ohio Conference ever excelled. and few ever equaled. Oman Lawrence in this kind of work. Never a year passed without a revival in his churches. Dr. Lawrence's grandparents on the paternal side were born in Glencoe, Scotland. His mother's father and mother were both born in Centre county, Pennsylvania, and were of the Scotch-Irish stock, which has exercised such a marked influence on many of the states. Dr. Lawrence began his primary education in the common schools of Holmes county, Ohio, and prepared for college at the academy in Savannah, Ohio. Up to his twelfth year he was a puny and sickly lad, but in spite of this handicap of ill health manifested an unusual interest in scientific subjects. He made a valuable geological collection and devoted much of his time to the study of the habits of birds and animals. The desire to know the reason and source of natural phenomena and of things in general was so constantly and persistently manifest in his metal makeup that it won for him, from his Latin professor, the sobriquet of "Old Why." During his ninth and tenth years he wrote some very creditable boyish verses, one collection of which appeared. with favorable comment, in Littell's Living Age. The prosy work of securing a practical education, however, did not tend to nurture the poetic fancy. After leaving the academy at Savannah, Dr. Lawrence attended Baldwin University at Berea, Ohio, earning the money to pay for his college education by teaching school and doing reportorial work CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 771 for the Cleveland Herald. From this institution he has received the degree of Doctor of Science. He began his medical studies in the medical department of Wooster University, which was located in Cleveland, and completed them in the old Columbus Medical College, from which school he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1885. From the spring of 1881 to the fall of 1884, he was the pupil and assistant of Dr. Reuben A. Vance, of Cleveland, one of the most brilliant and capable surgeons in Ohio. Dr. Vance was a brother of Colonel John L. Vance of Columbus. In 1891 and 1892, Dr. Lawrence did post-graduate work in Philadelphia and New York, and continued his studies in Boston and Chicago in 1893. From July, 1894, to February, 1895, he was assistant to the famous Scotch surgeon, Lawson Tait, in Birmingham, England. In 1903, as a recognition of the eminent position that he has attained in his profession Wooster University conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Dr. Lawrence has been a member of the Columbus Academy of Medicine since its organization, in 1895, and during considerably more than half of this time has served the academy in some official capacity, being its president in 1905. He was president of the Central Ohio Medical Society in 1894; is a member and past vice president of the Mississippi Valley Medical Association; a member of the Board of Trade since 1897 and has served several times as the and former secretary and vice chairman of the section on obstetrics and diseases of women, American Medical Association; and clinical lecturer on abdominal and pelvic surgery, Starling-Ohio Medical College. Since 1900 he has been surgeon and chief of staff of the Lawrence Hospital. He is also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. He has been an active member of the Board of Trade since 1897 and has served several times as the chairman of its committee on public health and sanitation. Dr. Lawrence is prominent in the work of secret and fraternal societies. He is a member of Columbus Lodge, No. 30, F. & A. M.; Ohio Chapter. R. A. M.; Columbus Council, R. E. S. M.; Enoch Lodge of Perfection; Franklin Council of the Princes of Jerusalem; Columbus Chapter Rose Croix; and Scioto Consistory, A. A. S. R. In the fall of 1905 he was elected sovereign prince of Franklin Council Princes of Jerusalem, and has been unanimously reelected each year since. Until he took out his card of withdrawal a few years ago, he also belonged to Excelsior Lodge, I. O. O. F., which body he served in every office except treasurer and secretary. He is a member of Alpha Mu Pi Omega and Acacia fraternities. Dr. Lawrence has published many valuable treatises on surgical subjects. He is a republican in his political views because of conviction but concedes the right of every other man to hold opposite political views. He is also a. member of King Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. He is an individual who does not believe in failure but in success and always sees something worth striving for in the world ahead of him. His whole life has been devoted to scientific research and to unselfish service of his fellowmen, actuated by the principle 772 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS that what makes life worth while is not what a man gets out of it, but what he puts into it. On the 1st day of January, 1885, Dr. Lawrence was married at Berea, Ohio, to Miss Cora E. Pierce. They have three children: Gerald Pierce Lawrence, James Cooper Lawrence and Elizabeth Camilla Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence is directly descended from the Pierce family of Massachusetts, whose original progenitor. Abraham Pierce, came to this country in 1624 as the captain of the goodship "Mayflower" on its second voyage to Plymouth colony. Her father. Captain Milton P. Pierce. was famous throughout western Massachusetts and later in New Jersey and Ohio, as "Deadshot" Pierce. Even at the present time an old weathervane, with a bullet hole through it is preserved by Captain Pierce's family as a proof of his marksmanship. This weathervane once graced the top of the spire of the old church on Peru hill in Milton Pierce's home township and according to the well authenticated story. the bullet hole through it was put there one moonlight night by, young Milton. 'when several boyish companions banteringly expressed the opinion that Milton Pierce couldn't hit the church if he tried. Stories of this bit of moonlight markmanship are still told in the valleys of the Berkshire hills. In 1861, when the president called for volunteers, Milton Pierce was given a captaincy in Berdan's celebrated regiment of sharpshooters. After the war he settled in New Jersey, where he devoted himself to fish culture. During his residence in New Jersey he served for some time as state fish and game warden. Shortly after his daughter's marriage, he removed to Columbus, and made his home in this city until his death in 1894. Captain Pierce was widely known as an authority on fish culture and also had some little reputation as a landscape gardener. He was a member of the comrnission that laid out and beautified Goodale park. He was also prominently identified with the work of the Grand Army of the Republic. EDWARD B. LANMAN. Edward B. Lanman is numbered among those who have been factors in the business development and consequent prosperity of Columbus. For many years he was closely as-ociated with manufacturing interests here and through out his business career he was recognized not only as a man of marked force of character and business enterprise but also as one whose methods in all trade relations were strictly honorable and upright. A native of Norwich, New London county, Connecticut, be was born November 10, 1852, and was descended from John Robinson, the father of Congregationalism, who led the Pilgrims from England to Leydon. Holland. One of his descendants, Faith Robinson, became the wife of Governor Jonathan Trumbull of Revolutionary war fame and to whom General Washington affectionately referred as "Brother Jonathan." and .she was a direct ancestor of Edward B. Lanman. The latter was a son of Peter Lanman, also a native of Norwich. The father's family numbered eight sons, four of whom are yet PAGE 773 - PICTURE OF EDWARD B. LANMAN PAGE 274 - BLANK CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 775 living. namely: Henry A., a resident of Columbus; John T., also of Columbus; Charles, a professor in Harvard College; and Rev. Joseph Lanman, of St. James, Minnesota. In the city of his nativity Edward B. Lanman spent his boyhood days and acquired his education. He came to Columbus in 1867 at the age of fifteen years and here entered the employ of the firm of McCune, Mithoff & Company, hardware dealers, with whom he worked for several years, during which time he gained a. keen insight into the business and became familiar with the trade in both principle and detail. Gradually he worked his way upward, winning promotion in recognition of his fidelity and capability and at length he embarked in business on his own account, being justified in this step by his wide and practical experience and economy which brought him the needed capital. In 1882 he began the manufacture of pressed sheet iron work and gradually increased his facilities for conducting an enterprise of that character until the volume of his patronage enabled him to give employment to one hundred and twenty-five workmen. He was recognized by all as one of the best known, most reliable and most successful manufacturers of Columbus. His business record was such as any man might he proud to possess for he never made an engagement that he did not fill nor incur an obligation that he did not meet. He therefore enjoyed to the fullest extent the respect of his business associates and the admiration of all who knew aught of his history. In 1884 Mr. Lanman was married to Miss Georgiana. Burnham, of Philadelphia. a descendant of an old New England family, and unto them were born four sons: Edward B., Henry Augustus, attending Cornell University; Charles B., a student at Harvard; and George Burnham. The death of the husband and father occurred December 8. 1897, when he was but forty-five years of age. He seemed in the very midst of a life of usefulness and activity and his death was a loss to the business community as well as to his many friends and his family. His sterling characteristics were such as gained for hint the esteem of all who knew him and his worth as a business man places hint in the foremost rank among the manufacturers of Columbus. Since her husband's death Mrs. Lanman has continued to make her home in this city with her four sons and is well known here in social circles. FRANK B. TOOTHAKER.. Frank B. Toothaker, actively identified with business interests in Columbus while making his home in Westerville, was born in Marietta, Washington county, Ohio. April 22, 1844. He represents one of the old families of that part of the state. His father. James H. Toothaker, a native of Portland, Maine, was taken to Marietta in 1817, when but three months old, by his parents, Roger and Hannah Toothaker, who were likewise natives of Portland. This is one of the oldest American families, the first representatives of the name in America having arrived on the continent prior to 1630. Through succeeeding generations there have been several of the name who have attained 776 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS prominence and distinction in various lines of life. The first lighthouse on the Atlantic coast was established by Seth Toothaker and in the professions have been found many members of the family who have attained more than local fame. Roger Toothaker was a farmer by occupation and on coming to Ohio purchased land for a. dollar and ten cents per acre. He settled in the pioneer district and aided in reclaiming the region for the uses of civilization. James H. Toothaker was reared upon the old home farm but eventually became a carpenter and contractor. He married Deborah A. Brown, and unto them were born two children. The younger son, Edwin M. Toothaker, died in Columbus while serving as a printer on the Ohio State Journal. He had previously been connected with the Cincinnati Enquirer for fifteen years and had served for thirteen months in the engineers' corps toward the close of the Civil war. Frank B. Toothaker spent the first sixteen years of his life in the county of his nativity and in 1860 went to Parkersburg, West Virginia, where he secured a position in the office of the Parkersburg Gazette, acting as foreman there. He had already gained an intimate knowledge of the printing business, for at- the age of twelve years he had entered the office of the old Marietta Intelligence, now the Marietta Register, one of the oldest papers of Ohio. There he learned the printer's trade, becoming an expert in that line, his connection with the office oontinuing until he went to Parkersburg to accept the responsible position of foreman in the Gazette office. He continued at that place until 1861, when on the outbreak of the Civil war he returned to Columbus and entered a. commercial college, for he felt the need of further educational training as a preparation for the responsible duties of life. He worked at nights on the Ohio State Journal until September. 1862. when feeling that his duty to his country was paramount to all else, he enlisted a; a member of Company H, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. under Captain A. D. Fells, He served for three years or until the close of the war, loyally defending the old flag and the cause it represented. When hostilities had ceased Mr. Toothaker returned to Parkersburg and secured a position as expert bookkeeper in the gas works. In 1885 he became a resident of Columbus and was employed on various daily paper: of the city, resigning a position on the State Journal to take charge of the Sunday Morning Herald, with which he was connected for four years. he then joined the New Franklin Printing Company, becoming one of the stockholders in that enterprise, which eventually went into the hands of a receiver. He was afterward a law printer for the various courts, printing the record and briefs. He has thus been associated for the past twelve years and for the past eleven years has been the official printer for the clerk's office of the supreme court. In this work he has been very successful and is widely known throughout the state by the prominent lawyers, and jurists of Ohio. His business is now important and profitable and he thus continue-, in a line of activity in which he embarked as a young tradesman and to which he has devoted nearly his entire life. On the 1st of January. 1868. Mr. Toothaker was married to Miss Hannah L. Morrison. a native of Wheeling, West Virginia, where their marriage was celebrated. In September. 1907. they removed to Westerville and Mr. Tooth- CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 777 aker goes back and forth daily to Columbus to superintend his business interests. He is one of the best known printers of the state, having most comprehensive knowledge of the practical work of the office, while his broad general information enables him to do excellent work of a. most important character for the lawyers and judges of Columbus and other cities. He has been a. lifelong republican, never faltering in his allegiance to the party which was the defense of the Union in the dark days of the Civil war and has always been the party of reform and progression. He belongs to Andrew Mathews Post, G. A. R., in West Virginia, and is a Royal Arch Mason. His life record contains many chapters that are most creditable and he certainly deserves the success he has achieved; for he has been dependent upon his own resources from the age of twelve years. His life has been one of untiring and welldirected activity and in his business career he has enjoyed the full confidence of those with whom he has been associated. HARRY J. SHAW. The business career of Harry J. Shaw has been marked by general progress. True, he has had to overcome obstacles in his path, but these seemed only to serve as an impetus for greater and renewed effort and he has worked his way gradually upward until today he is classed among the substantial contractors and builders of Columbus. He was born in Dresden, Ohio. October 4, 1869, a son of M. T. and Sophia (Dodge) Shaw. The father was born in Maryland in January. 1830, and on the paternal side comes of English ancestry. In 1876 he came to Columbus and became an extensive manufacturer of undertakers' .supplies, but for the past few years he has lived retired in this city. He holds membership hip relations with the Third Avenue Methodist. church and he fraternally affiliates with the Odd Fellows. Mrs. Shaw, who was born in Auburn. New York. also survives. Harry J. Shaw began his early education in the graded schools and completed the High-school course. At the age of twenty-one years he apprenticed himself to learn the contracting and building business and eventually became consulting engineer, investigating properties for large financial and investment concerns of 'New York. He has given much of his time and attention to the building of interurban railways lines. having built several lines in the state of Iowa. He has likewise constructed numerous bridges. waterworks and sewage systems in various parts of this state and has done much toward the improvement of the streets in Columbus most important. among which is the paving and parking of Sandusky street, one of the most beautiful sections of the city. He is also acting as construction engineer of the Urbana & Mechanicsburg traction line and in his various avenues of work he is proving a prominent factor. As a busines man he is quick, positive. exacting and comprehensive of every detail that comes within the scope of his action and has a talent for leading, which is one of the highest attributes of men: a necessity in these days of close competition 778 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS to the man in the business world. Mr. Shaw is also a member of the Columbus Board of Trade. As a companion and helpmate for the journey of life Mr. Harry J. Shaw chose Miss Nellie Bond, a daughter of Jacob Felder, an old resident and prominent business man of Columbus. Their home, a beautiful resi dence at No. 353 West Sixth avenue, is the center of many social functions. They are prominent and popular in society circles, and while Mr. Shaw leads a very active, busy and useful life, he yet finds time for rest and recreation and is never too busy to be courteous to those with whom he comes in contact. He possesses that character which seems to find happiness in the success of his work and no man in this city is more prominent in industrial circles than is Harry J. Shaw. E. S. TUSSING. E. S. Tussing, who is engaged in farming and gardening in Madison township, Franklin county, is numbered among the substantial citizens of this section, representing one of the worthy pioneer families of Franklin county. His father, Phillip C. Tussing, was born in Madison township, September 20, 1836. He was of German descent in the paternal line and of Swiss in the maternal. He followed farming throughout his entire life, the farm which he owned having been inherited from his father, who had entered it from the government, the deed to it bearing the signature of President Adams. He was a democrat in his political views and a man of wide influence in the county, taking an active and helpful part in all matters of public interest. For many years he served as president of the Agricultural Society of Madison and was prominent in Masonic circles, being master of his lodge for many years. Phillip C. Tussing was twice married. his first marriage occurring December 20, 1855, to Miss Phoebe C. Seymour, who was born January 1, 1837, and of that union there are six living children: R. J., E. S., Mrs. Ardela E. Will, Phillip C., Jr., Amor A. and Mrs. Cora L. Mason. For his second wife he wedded Anna Lyttle on the 18th of November, 1879, and this union was blessed with one daughter, Mrs. Grace Pearle Temple. E. S. Tussing, the second in order of birth of the father's first. marriage, was born in Madison township, Franklin county, where he has spent his entire life. He acquired his education in the common schools and was reared on the home farm, assisting his father in the work of the fields from the time of early spring planting until the crops were harvested in the late autumn. When starting out upon his own account he chose the occupation to which be had been reared and now owns a well improved tract of land, situated just outside of the city limits of Canal Winchester. He carries on general farming and also raises vegetables on quite an extensive scale. selling his products to the city markets. CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 779 Mr. Tussing was married December 23, 1884, the lady of his choice being Miss Hattie Kramer, and they have three children, Bertie L., Hazen N. and Mary L., all now in school. Following in the political footsteps of his father, Mr. Tussing has always given his support to the democratic party. He takes an active part in public affairs, has filled the office of township trustee and for seven years was a member of the school board, the greater part of the time acting as its president, until his private business affairs compelled him to resign. Both Mr. and Mrs. Tussing are active members of the Madison Grange, comprising one hundred and twenty members. Mr. Tussing has filled every office in the lodge and is master of the county organization, consisting of two hundred and fifty members, while his wife is assistant steward in the State Grange. They are likewise identified with the Patrons of Husbandry and with the United Brethern church. They are people of the highest respectability, well meriting the regard which is uniformly given them. W. D. INGLIS, M.D. Dr. W. D. Inglis, who brought to the starting point of his professional career excellent equipment and laudable ambition, is now recognized as one of the successful members of the medical fraternity of Columbus. He was born in Claysville, Pennsylvania, October 21, 1874. His father, George Inglis, was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, and when twenty-one years of age came to America taking up a claim in Ontario, Canada, in the early '50s. He removed to Pennsylvania, took up the study of medicine in Philadelphia and afterward settled in Claysville, where he has engaged in practice to the present time. He married Janet Scott; who was a native of Ontario and of Scotch parentage. Their son, Dr. Inglis, was educated in Washington and Jefferson College, completing his literary course by his graduation in the class of 1897. He prepared for a professional career as a student in the Ohio Medical University, at Columbus, from which he was graduated in 1902. The same year his alma mater conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts. Following his graduation in Columbus he went abroad, studying in Vienna in 1902, while in 1905 he pursued post-graduate work in Berlin. He has thus had the benefit of instruction from some of the most eminent members of the profession of the old world and has, in his practice, demonstrated his ability to cope with the intricate problems which continually confront the physician. Dr. Inglis began practice in the capital city in 1903. He has to a considerable extent specialized in the department of obstetrics. He was professor of obstetrics in the Ohio Medical University, is now filling that position in the Starling-Ohio Medical College and is obstetrician to the Protestant Hospital. In his private practice he has made a specialty of obstetrics and 780 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS diseases of women and his professional services have been attended with excellent results. In 1902 Dr. Inglis was married to Miss Alice Cockins, a. native of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and they have two sons, John C. and William D. Both Dr. and Mrs. Inglis have many friends in Columbus and occupy enviable positions in social circles. He devotes his time and attention almost exclusively to his professional duties and is a member of the Columbus Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He published last year "Compered on Obstetrics;"' which has been successful, now being in its second edition. Everything that tends to bring to man the key to that complex mystery which we call life is of interest to him, and he eagerly embraces every idea which his judgment sanctions as of value in his professional labors. ISAAC GRISWOLD. The history of pioneer development in Franklin county regards the achievements of Isaac Griswold, who became one of the earliest settlers of this part of the state and aided in transforming it from a wild and uninhabited region to a district of rich fertility. His labors were continued here for more than fifty years, covering the first half of the nineteenth century and he was therefore among those who laid broad and deep the foundation for the present development and progress of this part of the state. A native of Connecticut. he was born in Windsor, October 27, 1779, and there spent his early youth on a farm with his parents, Isaac and Christina (Holcomb) Griswold. He was of the third generation who had resided in Connecticut, the family having been founded there at an early period in the colonization of the new world. Isaac Griswold, of this review, was reared in the state of his nativity and there continued until he sought a home in Ohio the then far west. In company with Edward Phelps and Colonel Kilbourne he came to Franklin county in 1805 in order to see the country. The journey was made on horseback and they found a region untouched by evidences of civilization. It was just as it was when it came from the hand of nature. Not a tree had been cut nor an improvement made but the country was rich in its natural resources and offered to give possession to those who were not afraid to brave the hardships, privations and dangers of pioneer life. Mr. Griswold was a determined. energetic man and he feared not the difficulties that would beset him in an attempt to establish a home on the frontier. Returning for permanent settlement he made the trip with three yoke of oxen, horses and wagon, driving all the way, about two months being required for the journey, which was completed in August, 1806. On a previous trip he had purchased two hundred acres of land, which still remains in possession of the family. Mr. Griswold while in Connecticut had married Miss Ursula Clarke, who was born and reared in the same neighborhood in which his boyhood and youth were passed. Coming to Ohio with his wife be first built a cabin on the PAGE 781 - PICTURE OF MRS. M. E. CLARKE PAGE 782 - BLANK CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 783 fifty-acre tract of land now owned by George W. Clarke. There he resided until 1812, when a new survey was made and he secured one hundred and fifty acres of land, which has since remained the old homestead property of the family. In that year he built on it a little log cabin and in 1823 erected the present home of his daughter, Mrs. Clarke, although many modern improvements have been added in the intervening years. Here he resided until his death, his time and attention always being given to the cultivation and improvement of his farm. He was practical and energetic in everything that he undertook and accomplished gratifying results. Mr. Griswold was also active in community affairs and did much for the upbuilding of his section of the county. He acted as postmaster from 1824 until 1853, the postoffice being kept in his own home until 1868, his son, Cicero P. Griswold, succeeding him as postmaster. This is known as Blendon postoffice. Mr. Griswold gave his early political support to the Whig party and upon its dissolution he joined the ranks of the new republican party, which he continued to support until his death, which occurred in July, 1869. Thus passed away one of the oldest settlers of the county-a pioneer whose work had been most beneficial in the improvement and upbuilding of this section of the state. In early days he was known to every settler here and all respected him for his genuine worth and his many sterling traits of character. He had survived his wife for about fifteen years. Mr. and Mrs. Griswold were the parents of six children: Isaac M., who was born in Connecticut and died in Illinois; Edwin B., who was also a native of Connecticut and died in this county; Christie A., a native of Franklin county and now the wife of Thomas Schrock ; Fredus N.; Cicero P.: and Mindwell E. The last narned is the only one now living, her home being upon the farm which became her father's property in 1812. She was married in 1843 to George B. Clarke, who was born in Mount Vernon, Knox county: Ohio; in May, 1818, while Mrs. Clarke's birth occurred December 19, 1822, on the farm which is still her home. In the year 1838 George B. Clarke came to this county with his parents. After their marriage they went to Iowa, where they resided until his death in 1852. Mrs. Clarke then returned to her father's home with her five children: Louis a. the wife of H. Warren Phelps, of Columbus; Edwin E., who wedded Della Newcomb, and who died in Delaware in 1893; George W., who wedded Minnie Shrum, and who follows railroading, and owns the fifty acres which his grandfather first settled on; Eunice G., the wife of Rev. F. M. Pitkin, who resides on the farm with Mrs. Clarke; and Charles W., who wedded Ella J. Kurtz, of Sharon township. Mrs. Clarke, now eighty-six years old, still occupies the old home in which she was born. It was formerly the stopping place for people who traveled by stage from Columbus to Cleveland, it being the first station on the stage route out of the capital city. The house has been greatly remodeled and is now a substantial farm dwelling, while all of the buildings are modern. Mrs. Clarke can relate many interesting incidents of the early days, her mind being stored with reminiscences of pioneer times when the home; of the settlers were largely log cabins. when cooking was done over the fireplaces and the 484 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS people had to depend upon what they raised to supply their larder. Houses, too, were lighted by candles, while later kerosene lamps came into use. Many of the common comforts of the present time were then unknown but the years have wrought a marvelous change in the way of living. The early homes. however, were noted for their generous and warm-limited hospitality, neigh bors being willing to oblige or aid one another in any way possible. As time has passed many changes have been wrought. Mrs. . Clarke living to witness the remarkable development of the county and the marvelous growth of the capital city which is today one of the important manufacturing and industrial centers of the state. CHARLES MAYHEW WING. Charles Mayhew Wing is president and general manager of the Wing Cigar Company, in which connection in extensive manufacturing business has been developed, constituting one of the important productive industries of the city. He belongs to that class of men who have sufficient courage to venture where favorable opportunity is presented. while their ,judgement and energy carry them forward to the goal of success, seeking legitimate advantages as they rose. Mr. Wing has never hesitated to take a forward step wben the way was open, and fortunate in possessing ability and character that inspired confidence in others the simple weight of his character and nobility has carried him into important business relations with large interest:. A native of Newark, Ohio, he was born in 1858. His father, Luciu B. Wing, a native of Wilmington, Vermont. was born November 15, 1822, and died in Newark. Ohio, February 1, 1902. He traced his ancestry back to John Wing, who arrived in America Jane 5, 1632, as a passenger of the sailing vessel, "William Francis;" Mr. Thomas master, which left London on the 9th of March and arrived at the port of Boston after a voyage of eighty days with but sixty passengers. This number included Mr. Batchelder, seventy-one years of age, and his family His daughter. Deborah Wing. was the mother of John Wing and the widow of Rev. John Wing, third son of Matthew Wing and grandson of Godfried Wynge, a well-known Protestant refuge: from Belgium who, after a life spent at various places in England and on the continent, became in 1533, minister of the Dutch church in London, where he died September 30, 1599. His grandson. John Wing. admitted B. A. at Oxford, February 16, 1603, became pastor of the church at Sandwich in England, where his grandfather also had preached. Later the Rev. John Wing served as pastor of various churches in Holland but died at St. Mary Aldermary. London. about 1630. He was married in 1610 to Deborah Batchelder. born 1592. and had at least five children. On the 22d of June, 1624, a. license "to pass beyond seas" was granted to "Debora Wynge, thirty- two years old, wife of Mr. John Wynge. preacher, resident of Flushing.'' This town is in the province of Zealand. Holland. After a short sojourn at Saugus CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 785 (Lynn, she, with her sons John, Daniel, Matthew and Stephen, removed to Sandwich, Massachusetts, the date of her death has not been ascertained. John Wing. son of Mrs. Deborah Wing, was married about 1646, and by his wife Elizabeth had seven or eight children. His second wife was Miriam Deane. John Wing died in Harwich, Massachusetts, in his eighty-fourth year. Ananias Wing, his .son born in 1651, married Hannah Freeman, was a soldier under Captain John Gorman in the Narragansett war, and died in 1718. John Wing of the third generation, born in 1702, was married in 1728 to Mary Knowles, served against the French, probably in the siege of Louisburg, and died about 1773. John Wing of the fourth generation, born May 8, 1732, removed about 1767 to Conway, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, where he died in 1822 at the age of ninety-eight years. He was thrice married and had eighteen children. Bani Wing, the fifth son of the preceding John Wing, was born August 10. 1763, and in 1788 married Lucy Clary while in 1821 he wedded Mrs. Thirza (Flint ) Upton, widow of Joseph Upton. They are the grandparents of Charles Mayhew Wing of this review. The only child of this second marriage was Lucius Bliss Wing, father of our subject. Bani Wing enlisted for service in the Revolutionary war at the age of sixteen years, three of his older brothers being already sol diers in the Continental army. His service was on the Hudson near West Point. and he was attached to the body of troops by whom Andre was captured. and witnessed the execution of that unfortunate officer October 8, 1780. After the war he lived at Conway until 1795, when he removed with his family to Wilmington. Vermont. and there resided for many years. In 1837, when well advanced in age, he and his wife returned to Charlemont, Massachusetts, where the residue of their lives was passed. On biz headstone in the old graveyard there are inscribed these words: "He was a soldier of the Revolution and a soldier of the Cross." His wife died at the advanced age of ninety-six years. The characteristics of the members of the Wing family through succeeding generations were such as made them good citizens and valued in the communities in which they lived. Lucius B. Wing, in speaking of his ancestry, and particularly of his parents. said: "Inasmuch as man does not choose his parents, or the place of his nativity, I do not consider that either is the subject of glory or shame. Still, if I could have chosen mine. I am sure I would not have elected any other." Reared on the backwoods farm at Wilmington and later on the hill farm at. Charlemont. Lucius B. Wing early formed the habits of industry and thrift and foresight. and this laid the foundation for his success in later life. He attended the district school and spent a few months in study in the neighboring academy at Ashfield, and in 1844 at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, 786 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS Massachusetts. For a time he engaged in teaching school at Heath and Charlemont, Massachusetts, his last year of teaching being 1849. Two years before that he had made his way westward, some of his brothers having already preceded him to Ohio. His brother, Stalham Wing, had become a forwarding and commission merchant in Toledo. Ohio. and in Michigan towns. and Lucius B. Wing became clerk and manager for his brother and took charge of the steamboat "DeWitt Clinton," which made weekly trips between Buffalo and Toledo, following that business in the summer from 1847 to 1853. In winter he taught school or filled the clerkship in some business. In December, 1853, he removed to Newark, Ohio. where he began to buy and ship live stock and flour to the cities of Pittsburg, Baltimore and New York. Two or three 'years later he purchased about fifteen hundred acre. of government land in Platt county. Illinois. and kept the tract as stock farms for many years. In 1860 he became a member of the firm of Robins. Wing & Warner. engaged in the banking business at Newark, and was thus connected throughout the remainder of his life. He went South as a buyer of cotton at the time of the Civil was, and was captured December 20, 1862, at Holly Springs. Mississippi, by General Van Dorn, but through his shrewd sense and good humor was released without much loss of time or property. For the next decade or more he was buy extending his various enterprises in Newark and Illinois, becoming widely known as a man of sound .judgment, high principle and helpful In 1875 he was elected a member of the state board of agrictulture, serving for five years. and was once chosen president of that body. The origin and success of the Ohio systern of Farmers Institutes are due in great measure to his support and foresight. A large landowner in Illinois, Kansas and Iowa. his interest in agriculture and in many problems of the country life was intense. His appointment in 1881 as trustee of the Ohio State University was a natural result of his service upon the state board of agriculture and his success as a man of affairs who was closely connected with the agricultural interests is of Ohio. He did splendid service as a trustee, as is indicated by his two reappointments continuing him in the office for almost twenty-one years. For more than fourteen years he was chairman of the executive committee of the board of trustees, a member of the farm committee for the entire period of his trusteeship, and was twice elected to the presidency of the board of trustees. To this service he brought strong common sense. clear ,judgment, tact, kindly pirit and the crowning grace of unselfishness. One who knew him in timately while a trustee said: "It is the deliberate judgment of his associates and of others having opportunity to form a correct opinion that no trustee of the university has rendered more faithful or valuable service than Lucius B. Wing." In politics he was a republican and enjoyed the confidence of his fellow citizens of the same political faith without losing the respect of his political opponents. In 1896 he was one of the presidential electors of Ohio. He served for many years as a vestryman of the Episcopal church of 'Newark and was a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Sons of the American Revolution. CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 787 On the 31st of May, 1855, Lucius B. Wing married Mary M. Mayhew, is native of Charlemont, Massachusetts, and a daughter of Captain George and Armenia (Lazelle) Mayhew of that place and a lineal descendant of Thomas Mayhew, a merchant born at Southampton, England in 1592, who emigrated to New England in 1631 and in 1641 became the patentee and first governor of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and the Elizabeth isles. Later generations of the family were noted for missionary zeal and philanthropic service, acting as missionaries to the Indians. The grandfather. of Mrs. Wing was a soldier of the revolutionary war. Mrs. Wing, still survives her husband, as do their two children, Charles Mayhew and Mrs. Mary LaSalle Shields, the wife of Charles R. Shields, of Columbus. Charles Mayhew Wing was educated in the public schools of Newark and attended the Williston Academy at Easthampton, Massachusetts. He afterward pursued classical work in the Ohio State University and then returned to Newark, where he became connected with the banking business as representative of the Franklin Bank Company, now the Franklin National Bank. He first acted as bookkeeper and later was made secretary and treasurer. On the 1st of June, 1883, he went to Bement, Piatt county, Ilinois, where he tool: up the fourteen hundred acres of land owned by his father and superintended the rental and care of twenty-one farms belonging to the estate of E. B. Hale. of Cleveland, Ohio. He remained in Illinois until 1893, and for .several years during that period was president of the Piatt County Agricultural Association. He also represented the Bloomington district of the republican party at the national convention at Minneapolis when Benjamin Harrison was nominated in 1892. In 1893 Mr. Wing returned to Newark and took the position of secretary and treasurer in the Franklin Bank Company, where he continued until August. 1898. At that time he came to Columbus and established a cigar factory and in his two plants today are employed three hundred workmen with an output of .seventy-five thousand cigars daily. This has become one of the important manufacturing concerns of the city and Mr. Wing's early bank experience, also his life in the west, proved factors in his present success. bringing to him not only a good knowledge of financial affairs but also enabling him to readily read men and correctly judge of their ability. $e is now devoting his entire attention to the cigar business and stands as one of the most prominent and successful manufacturers in this line in Ohio. He is also a director of the New First National Bank of Columbus. Mr. Wing is known as one of the leading representatives of the republican party in this state. While he has never sought nor desired office, he recognizes the obligations as well as the privileges of citizenship and labors untiringly to promote the principles which he espouses. His opinions carry weight in the councils of his party and in 1895 he was chosen as a delegate to the republican state convention and in 1896 was chairman of the convention that selected delegates to the state convention of that year. He was also chairman of the republican county executive committee of Licking county for several terms. including the McKinley campaign of 1896. Mr. Wing has also a creditable military record. having been commissioned second lieutenant 788 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS of Company G, Seventeenth Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. October 28, 1879. On the 4th of August of the following year he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and on the 14th of February, 1881, was chosen to the captaincy. The entire period of his connection with the National Guard covered five years and on the 4th of October. 1881, he resigned, preparatory to removing to Illinois. He is a member of the George Washington Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and an honorary member of the Benjamin Franklin Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution of Columbus-which is a much envied distinction. In 1881 Mr. Wing was married to Miss Alice M. Townshend of Columbus and a daughter of Dr. N. S. Townshend. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Wing have been born five children: Dr. Lucius A. Wing, born in 1882, is a graduate of the Ohio State University, the medical department of the Cornell University, also a graduate of the New York Hospital of New York city. and is now on the resident staff of St. Mary's, Hospital, New York city: Shirley T., born in 1885, was graduated from the Ohio State University in June. 1907, and that year obtained the Rhodes scholarship and is now one of the representatives of Ohio at Oxford University, Oxford, England: Margaret M., is a graduate of Vassar College of the class of June, 1908: Alice T., is now a sophomore in Vassar; and Herbert C., born 1895, is a student in the public schools. Mr. Wing's social nature finds expression in his membership in the Columbus Club and Columbus Country Club, as well as in the hospitality of his own home. He is a member of the First Congregational church and is interested in all that pertains to the welfare of the city in the lines of municipal, social, intellectual and moral progress. He travels largely. having leisure to cultivate those graces of character which have made hire a. most entertaining companion. CHARLES R. HERRICK. Charles R. Herrick, who was for many years identified with the industrial interests of Columbus. but who for the past two year has lived retired in this city, has made a record of which few men can boast in that he has served in both the Mexican and Civil wars. He traces his ancestry back to the year 1600, to Henry Herrick of England. The family at one time owned a large estate in England and this is now used as a public park. Charles R. Herrick was born in Baldwinsville, New York, December l. 1826, a son of Walter D. and Lernia (Perkins) Herrick. The father. who was likewise born in Baldwinsville, Onondaga county, New York, put the first line of packets on the Ohio canal and locating in Circleville in 1835, was proprietor of a hotel there for many years. He became a prominent factor in the early history of the Buckeye state, but spent his last years in the Empire state, passing away in Syracuse, April 19, 1861. He was married three times. His first wife bore the maiden name of Amanda Price. His CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 789 second union was with Lernia Perkins, who became the mother of five children, all of whom are deceased with the exception of Charles R. of this review. Following her demise, he wedded Amanda C. Morey and this union was blessed with three children, but all have departed this life. Charles R. Herrick was a little lad of nine years when the family removed from the Empire state to Circleville, Ohio. He acquired but a limited education through the medium of the public schools, but in later life through broad reading and travel he has added materially to his fund of knowledge and today is a well informed man. In 1837 he came to Columbus and learned the plasterer's trade and also learned the cooper's and broommaker's trades, but worked for only a short time at the latter trades. When he located in this city it contained but five thousand people and Mr. Herrick soon became identified with its industrial life through his work as a plasterer. The statehouse was being erected at that time and there was much other building in course of progress and owing to this fact Mr. Herrick soon found his time fully occupied. He was a. practical workman, reasonable in his prices and faithful to the terms of a contract and in this way he soon gained a liberal patronage, which increased as the years went by, so that he gaind the competency that has enabled him to live retired the past two years. The business interests of Mr. Herrick were interrupted, however, at the time of the Mexican war, when, in 1847, he enlisted as a. member of Company B, Second Ohio Regiment, and after a year's service at the front he was honorably discharged. Subsequently he spent three years in the south. being employed on a steamboat on Lake Pontchartrain, near New Orleans. On the expiration of that period he returned to his home in Columbus; and resumed work at his trade, but when the Civil war broke out his patriotic spirit was once more aroused and on the 22d of August, 1862, he became a member of Company B. One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Regiment. He took part in many of the important engagements of the war and in the battle of Resaca. on the 15th of May, 1864, he was wounded. He remained at the front until the close of hostilities, receiving an honorable discharge July 6, 1865. Keeping in touch with his old army comrades. Mr. Herrick has attended twenty-two national encampments of the Grand Army of the Republic and he has attended many state encampments. In September. 1908, he attended the encampment at Toledo, Ohio, and was the only Mexican soldier in the line of march. and he is one of three remaining veterans of the Mexican war now living in Columbus. Mr. Herrick was: married August 26. 1855, to Miss Mary Ann Palsgrove. a daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Gearhart) Palsgrove. Mrs. Herrick was born in Pennsylvania, October 28. 1833, and by her marriage became the mother of six children: Lernia F., the wife of Thomas D. Bellis. a resident of Columbus; Walter L., of this city; Kate E., the wife of Charles F. Little, also a resident of this city ; William C., of Columbus; and George and Herbert, who are deceased. There are also twenty-four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mrs. Herrick departed this life in May, 1901. at the age of sixty-eight 790 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS Mr. Herrick is a republican in his political views and is member of McCoy Post, G. A. R. He has traveled extensively and has collected many relics, which he prizes very highly. He also has in his possession the ball which caused his wound in the Civil war. Through struggle and adversity he has made his way and today, crowned with a goodly competency, be stands in the same relation to his fellowmen as be did in his early years when struggling for a livelihood, recognizing and appreciating honest purpose and genuine worth and rating the individual by his merits and not by his possessions. J. A. RIEBEL, M. D. Dr. J. .1. Riebel well deserves mention with the lending members of the medical profession of Columbus for he has always discharged his professional duties with a sense of conscientious obligation and has continuously added to his knowledge by wide research -and investigation so that he is now one of tho able and successful physicians of the city. He was born near Columbus, August 26, 1869. His father. Augustus Riebel, was a native of Breslau, Prussia, and came to the United States In 1860. He settled about three miles from Camp Chase and began farming but when the war broke out and the Union was imperiled he joined the army, although he had been in this country for only three months. When he first offered his service he was not accepted on account of his youth but later was received and became a member of the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Ohio Infantry, with which he served until the close of hostilities. He then returned to the north, purchased a farm near Columbus and carried on general agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred in June. 1892, when he was forty-nine years of age. He married Margaret Seeger, a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, who came to the United States with her brothers and sisters to escape being drafted into the army of that land. All the brothers, however, joined the United States army and fought for the flag of their adopted country. The two brothers, Charles and Louis Seeger, are still residents of Franklin county, being numbered among the respected and worthy farmers of this part of the state. Some of the ancestors of Mrs. Riebel came to Columbus at an early day, her uncle, a Mr. Van Horn, being sworn in as sheriff by the government during the Indian troubles. He had a bunter's cabin on the present site of the state house and engaged in hunting throughout this portion of Ohio, which was then a wild and almost uninhabited district. Dr. Riebel is one of a family of five children, a daughter and four sons. One of his brothers is Dr. George Riebel, a practicing physician of Ashland, Ohio. Two of the brothers are farmers of Delaware county and the sister is also living in that county. Reared on his father's farm Dr. Riebel obtained his early education in .he public schools of Columbus and was graduated from the Northwood school. He afterward entered the Northwestern University, where he won the Bachelor PAGE 791 - PICTURE OF DR. J. A. RIEBEL PAGE 792 - BLANK CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 793 of Science degree upon his graduation. He then became connected with the mercantile interests in Columbus and later was in the employ of the Buckeye Buggy Company, which he represented as foreman for ten years. Thinking to find a professional career more congenial he took up the study of medicine in 1897 and was graduated from the Ohio Medical University in April, 1901. He also holds a diploma from the Post-Graduate School of Chicago for work done in surgery and gynecological operations. He also did work in the Post-Graduate Medical School of New York. He has practiced continuously in Columbus since April, 1901, and has made a specialty of genito-urinary surgery. In 1902 he became assistant in the genitourinary department of the Starling -Medical College and the Ohio Medical College, in 1903 was made lecturer on that subject and in 1904 became professor of genitourinary diseases and has so continued to the present time in both institutions. He belongs to the Academy of Medicine, to the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. His opinions are largely accepted' as authority on genitourinary diseases, nor is his ability limited in other lines of the profession or as a general practitioner he has met with the success which can only follow comprehensive knowledge of the principles of medicine and correct application of his learning to the individual needs of his patients. In September, 1891, Dr. Riebel was married to Miss Mabel L. Kiner. of Columbus. a daughter of Frank Kiner, one of the old residents of this city. Dr. and Mrs. Riebel now have to sons. Frank and John. The parents are cordially received in those social circles where intelligence is regarded as a necessary attribute to agreeableness. Dr. Riebel belongs to Magnolia Lodge. No. 20, A. F. M., and has also taken the Royal Arch degrees. With a nature that could never be content with mediocrity he has pressed forward in the field of his chosen calling and has won success that is proof of his ability. ED J. FLAUTT. Business advancement is not the result of fortunate environment or of influence, but follows a; the logical sequence of persistent and intelligently directed effort. It is this which has won Mr. Flautt his present responsible position as manager of the Marvin Wood Working Company, today controlling one of the leading and important industrial concerns of the city. He was born in Somerset. Ohio, December 19, 1872, a son of George and Celia (Devitt) Flautt. The mother was born in Ireland and was a direct descendant of Patrick Devitt. The father. a native of Maryland, served as a soldier of the Civil war and in the days of peace followed the cooper's trade. His father. Captain George Flautt., won his title by active service in the Mexican war. In the requirement of an education E. J. Flautt became a student in the public schools of Somerset. Ohio, and passing through consecutive grades. was in due course of time graduated with the class of 1888. He made his initial step in the business world as a. representative of the lumber 794- CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS trade in the employ of Samuel Snyder, who found him a. faithful and capable representative and retained him in his service for twelve years. Mr. Flautt was afterward with the Doddington Company. with which he continued for about five years, after which he went upon the road as traveling representative for the Teachout Door & Glass Company. On leaving that position he became connected with the Marvin Wood Working Company and his advancement to the position of manager is indicative of the fact that his employers recognized his substantial business qualities and valued his cooperation. The business was incorporated about 1905 and under the management of Mr. Flautt has enjoyed a. phenomenal growth. its products being sent to all parts of the country. while the output is now very extensive. A pleasant home life for Mr. Flautt began In 1895 following his marriage to Miss Hattie Elder, who was born in Perry county, Ohio Her father was a carpenter by trade and served hi country for four years as a loyal defender of the Union in the Civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Flautt have two children, John and Thomas, born in 1893 and 1898 respectively. The parents are well known in social circles of the city and the cordial hospitality of their own home makes it most attractive to their many friends. REV. WASHINGTON GLADDEN, D. D. Rev. Washington Gladden, minister, author and reformer, was born on the 11th of February, 1836, in Potts Grove, Pennsylvania, and pursued his early education in the public schools while spending his youthful days in the home of his parents, Solomon and Amanda (Daniels) Gladden. His preparatory course was pursued in Owego Academy of New York and hi university course in Williams College, from which he was graduated in 1859. His broad scholarship has won him recognition from various universities since that time. the degree of Doctor of Divinity being conferred upon him by Roanoke College of Virginia. and that of Doctor of Laws by the University of Wisconsin and Notre Dame University of Indiana. Having qualified for the ministry, Dr. Gladden entered upon pastoral work and occupied several charges prior to 1882. when he was called to the pastorate of the First Congregational church at Columbus, Ohio. Here he has since remained and the steady. healthful growth of the church is indicative of his earnest, zealous labor. His words of wisdom have sunk deep into the hearts of many and his labors have not been denied the generous harvest nor the aftermath. While well versed in the doctrines of the church, his thought has gone out to all the great world-problems and his investigation of many themes of vital interest has been most thorough. There are few ministers between the oceans who occupy a more prominent place in the public estimation. Others may display more brilliant oratorical powers-although he is a. clear. forceful. logical and entertaining speaker-or may show stronger effort in some particular line of work, but few; if any, equal him in the broad field of thought, aside from his CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 795 pulpit effort, which he has cultivated in such a masterly manner for the betterment of all classes. Dr. Gladden is especially well known as a writer upon social reforms, and since 1868 has been well known to the public as the author of many volumes which have treated upon the living issues of the day as affecting, man's relations with his fellowmen and his Maker. He has been most widely read and his authorship includes: Plain Thoughts on the Art of Living; From the Hub to the Hudson; Working Men and Their Employers: Being a Christian; The Christian Way; The Lord's Prayer; The Christian League of Connecticut; Thing; New and Old, The Young; Men and the Churches: Applied Christianity; Parish Problems; Burning Questions; Santa Claus on a Lark; Who Wrote the Bible; Tools and the Man: The Cosmopolis Club; the Church and the Kingdom; Seven Puzzling Bible Books; Social Facts and Forces; Art and Morality; The Christian Pastor; How Much is Left of the Old Doctrines; Straight Shots at Young; Men: Social Salvation: The Practice of Immortality; Where Does the Sky Begin; Christianity and Socialism The New Idolatry; The Church and Modern Life. The last of these was written in 7907. Through his writings and through his ministry Dr. Gladden has wielded a most wide and beneficial influence, while his pleasant and typically hospitable home on East Town street in Columbus is one of the social centers of advanced thought and culture. GEORGE ANDRUS. George Andrus. who for the past few years has been engaged in the grocery business in Westerville. has worked his own way to success, for at the early age of eight years he was left an orphan and during the greater part of his life has had to depend upon his own resources for a livlihood. Mr. Andrus was born in Worthington, Franklin county, February 1, 1845, of English ancestry. His paternal grandparents. Richard and Polly (Morrison) Andrus, emigrated from England to the United States. and landing at Boston, Massachusetts, made their way to Rutland. Vermont, whence they removed to Ohio in 1812. They had a family of two sons and four daughters, and their deaths occurred near North Columbus, in Franklin county. The parents of our subject, Hiram and Lovica (Pinney) Andrus, located in Franklin county in 1812, the .same year that the parents of Hiram Andrus took up their abode in this place. They first located at. North Columbus but later made their home in Worthington. The father was a physician. In the family were eight children: Mrs. Polly Carpenter; Abner, who was a practicing physician of Westerville, where his death occurred; Richard, who was engaged in merchandising; Harvey, who followed railroading; Mrs. Catherine Carpenter; Hiram, who was also a. practicing physician; George, of this review: Henry P.. who was a lawyer by profession. All are now deceased with the exception of our subject. George Andrus, as above stated. was left an orphan at the early age of eight years. He then went to Dublin. Ohio. where he made his home for a 796 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS time, while subsequently he came to Westerville and attended Otterbein University, making his home with his brother, Dr. Abner Andrus. At the time of the Civil war he enlisted in 1864 as a member of Company A. Fifth Independent Cavalry. He went south. doing duty in Kentucky and West Virginia for eight months and was then mustered out in February, 1865, after which he returned to Ohio and making his headquarters in Columbus, began railroading on the Pickaway, now the Pan Handle railroad. He was also in the ennploy of the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus the Hocking Valley, the Marietta. Columbus & Cleveland. and various other companies. working in this way altogether for twenty-five years. He was known as a trusted employe, meriting the full confidence of those by whom he was employed. He eventually abandoned railroad pursuits and for the past few years has been engaged in the grocery business in Westerville. Modern methods, push and square dealing have proved elements in his .success and he now has an excellent patronage. Mr. Andrus was married in 1870 to Miss Mary Benton, who was born near Westerville. February 2, 1845, a daughter of Frank and Meriba (Sharp) Benton, the former a native of Massachusetts, and the latter of Ohio. They were farming people and the father died during the early girlhood of Mrs. Andrus. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Andrus has been blessed with a daughter and son : Lavisa May, the wife of G. L. Stoughton, who is now serving as postmaster of Westerville: and George B.. who is a mail cleric of Columbus. Mr. Andrus is a stanch republican and displays a lively interest in public affair. For two terms he served in the city council and at the present time is also city marshal. His fraternal relations are with the Knights of Pythias and he also maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades through his membership in James Price Post. Interested in the welfare of his home locality he lends his aid and influence to every good movement tended to promote the progress and advancement of the public at large, and no man is more highly esteemed either in public. business or social circles than is Mr. Andrus. HENRY E. ROMER, Henry E. Rower, secretary and treasurer of the Mumm-Romer Company, in which connection he is closely associated with an important advertising agency business, was born in St. Henry, Mercer county. Ohio, June 25, 1871. On the paternal line he is descended from German ancestry, his grandfather having been born in Germany, whence he sailed for America, taking up his abode in Mercer county. Ohio, where he cast in his lot with the pioneer settlers of that part of the state. Indeed he was the first man in the county to drive the first stake. The town in which Henry E. Ropier was born was named for the grandfather, who was actively associated with the early development and aided in laying broad and deep the foundation upon which the present commonwealth has been builded. When he came to Ohio his nearest market and mail were at Cincinnati and to reach that point he had to ride through unbroken forests. CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 797 following paths that were little more than Indian trails. There were still many evidences of the occupation of the red men here, but undeterred by the difficulties and obstacle: which one meets on the frontier the grandfather established his home and set for his descendants an example of good citizenship that has since been followed by those who bear his name. His son, J. Frank Romer, also a. native of Mercer county, Ohio, became a grain broker and miller. He was very prominent, not only in business affairs but in the official interests of the county and was identified with the democratic county commission for twelve year;. He became recognized as a substantial and wealthy citizen and extensive landowner of Mercer county. After years of active connection with business affairs, however, he is now living retired in Springfield, enjoying a well-merited rest at the age of sixty-five years. His wife, Mrs. Minnie (Herman) Romer, also a. native of Mercer county, yet survives. Henry E. Romer was reared in his native village and the public schools afforded him his early educational privileges. but feeling that his intellectual training was insufficient for the responsible duties of life he further promoted his education by attending night school conducted in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association. He was a public-school student to the age of eighteen years and then entered business life as a grain buyer for his father, whom he represented for two years. On the expiration oŁ that period he removed to Springfield, Ohio in 1892, and entered upon an apprenticeship to a lithographer with the idea of mastering the business. He was thus associated with the Winters' Company for four years and was then made cashier of the business and had charge of all of the books. This was followed by promotion to the position of assistant superintendent and he had charge of all of the buying as well as general supervision of the business, his connection therewith continuing until April, 1898. About that date he turned his attention to the advertising agency business in Springfield in connection with Edward S. Ralph. and the success of the concern was phenomenal, the business being conducted as a. partnership affair under the name of the Ralph Advertising Agency, with Mr. Romer as the active member. In 1904 Mr. Romer incorporated the company, the business being thus continued under the name of the Ralph Advertising Company. In August. 1904. the company's business had developed so rapidly that the concern removed to Columbus. Mr. Romer and Mr. Mumm .secured the control of the business. which was then reorganized as the Mumm-Romer Company. of which Mr. Romer is the secretary and treasurer. In the conduct of the advertising agency he has developed a business of extensive and profitable proportions, this being one of the leading concerns of the kind in the city. He is also a director of the R-eed Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Ohio. On the 26th of June, 1900, Mr. Romer was united in marriage to Miss Louise Carey, of Springfield, and they have two children. Alice. born in 1902, and Frances Louise, born in 1906. Mr. Romer is a. member of the Ohio Club and the Knights of Columbus. He is fond of outdoor exercise and especially of aquatic sports. But while enthusiastic on the .subject of such pleasures he never allows outside interests to interfere with his business, and has made sub- 798 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS stantial progress by hard work. He is very sytematic in everything that he does, and believes in giving every man a. square deal. His ability has carried him beyond the ranks of the many and he now stands among the successful business men of Columbus. HARRY WEBSTER PUTNAM. Harry Webster Putnam is the president and treasurer of the General Lumber Company of Columbus and is a prominent figure in local political circles. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 5, 187'?. and is descended from English ancestry although the family was founded in Vermont during the formative period of our country's history. To this family belonged Colonel Israel Putman. of Revolutionary war fame, and others who have gained distinction in military and business circles. Benjamin Webster Putnam. the father of H. W. Putnam, is a native of Vermont and arrived in Cincinnati in 1852. He has since been engaged in the cotton and woolen business in that city and has built up in extensive trade; becoming one of the prosperous and substantial residents there. Although seventy-four years, he is still engaged in business an active, enterprising man, whose years rest lightly upon him. It has been through the inherent force of his character and the wise utilization of his native talents and powers that he has reached the enviable position which he now occupies in financial circles and in the regard of his fellowmen. He married Anna Bird. of Cincinnati, whose father was a general and whose brother was a colonel in the Union army in the Civil war. Harry W. Putnam, educated in the public schools of his native city, passed through successive grades and supplemented his high-school course by study in one of the business colleges of Cincinnati. At the age of nineteen years he put aside his text-books to learn the more difficult and arduous lessons of the school of experience. He entered business circle., in a clerical capacity in the office of his father, who was senior partner of the firm of Putnam. Hooker & Company. Later he went upon the road as a traveling salesman and devoted several years to that work, during which time he gained a. wide and favorable acquaintance and comprehensive business experience-both becoming elements in his later success. In 1893 he removed to Urbana. Ohio, to engage in the manufacture of wood-working material under the name of the Tucker Woodrim Company, Mr. Putnam becoming secretary and treasurer of the company. His association therewith continued for twelve years or until 1905, when the factory was destroyed by fire, and, as the bicycle business had declined, Mr. Putnam removed to Columbus and established the General Lumber Company, handling all kinds of lumber sold to the wholesale trade and also manufacturing in the same line. The company owns two sawmills and a planing mill, together with a timber tract of three thousand acres in Kentucky, and as there are no middlemen in their business the profits that accrue all come to the General Lumber Company and has made the business existence one of prosperity. In addition to his interest in that company Mr. Putnam is a director of the Richter-Tyler Company. PAGE 799 - PICTURE OF H. W. PUTNAM PAGE 800 - BLANK CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 801 On the 25th of April, 1894; Mr. Putnam was married to Miss Blanche Louise Thompson, of Urbana, a daughter of the Rev. H. H. Thompson. They have two children, Corinne Louise and Marguerite. Mr. Putnam is an enthusiast on the subject of the automobile and enjoys the social gatherings of the Ohio and Arlington Country Clubs, in both of which he holds membership. He has attained high rank in Masonry, taking all of the degrees of the York Rite, while in the Scottish Rite he has attained the thirty-second degree of the consistory. He also belongs to Antioch Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Dayton. In politics he is a stalwart republican and while residing in Urbana served for six years as a member of the city council and acted as its president for two terms. He was also a member of the board of public service for four years and acted as its president for one-half of that time. He is a broad-minded man whose interests are wide and varied, indicating a well balanced character. He stanchly endorses all movements for the benefit of his city and is in hearty sympathy with movements that tend to promote the best interests of mankind. Honest methods and strict attention to business constitute the secret of his success in commercial lines and the prosperity which he is now enjoying as president and treasurer of the General Lumber Company is well merited. HERBERT BROOKS. The man who recognizes opportunity and then bends every energy toward the accomplishment of his purpose wins success. There is no secret method by which prosperity is attained. Its basis is always effort-unrelaxing effort, a statement which finds verification in the life record of Herbert Brooks and thousands of other successful men. It is true that all days in his career have not been equally bright, but misfortune cannot mark character nor crush out ability and the strong and forceful man at all times rises superior to environment or circumstance. The history of Mr. Brooks may well serve as a source of inspiration to those who seek for honorable success. He was born December 16, 1853, his parents being David W. and Maria (Simpkins) Brooks. Extended mention of the father is made on another page of this volume. He was born in Columbus and the mother was born in Philadelphia. The grandmother in the paternal line was Mrs. Keziah (Hamlin) Brooks, the first white child born in Columbus, a fact which is recorded on a slab in Memorial Hall. Her father, Nathaniel Hamlin, was one of the pioneer settlers of Franklin county, where he located in 1799 on his removal westward from New Jersey. He built the first log cabin on the east side of the Scioto, on the site now occupied by the Hoster plant, and in that typically pioneer home the birth of his daughter Keziah occurred. The brooks family, too, was prominent during the early history of the city. David Brooks being the proprietor of the White Horse Tavern on High street. Educated in the schools of this city. Herbert Brooks completed his course in the high school and at the age of sixteen entered the banking; house of 802 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS Brooks, Butler & Company, which had previously been organized by his father. He made his initial step in the banking business as a messenger but his close application and indefatigable energy won him promotion step by step until finally, on the death of his father; he became one of the owners of the business and so continued for several years. He liquidated the bank after thirty years service in the banking business as the result of the financial misfortunes of his partners, and in the liquidation Mr. Brooks sustained a loss exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. Difficulties and misfortunes are the test of character and ability. With resolute purpose and stout heart Mr. Brooks faced the situation and, turning his attention to the structural steel business. superintended the erection of the new addition to the state house in the use of six hundred tons of structural steel. In 1898 the Ohio Building & Loan Company was organized and Mr. Brooks has since been its treasurer and one of its directors. He is identified with numerous other business enterprises which have been factors in the city's growth and development as well as sources of individual prosperity. Forceful, enterprising and resourceful, he stands today in the inner circle of the business men whose efforts have most largely, through the channels of trade and commerce, conserved the growth and development of the city. Pleasantly situated in his home life. Mr. Brooks was married to hiss Clara Belle Tate, a daughter of John H. Tate, a prominent banker of Rockville, Indiana.. They have become the parents of four children: Louise, the wife of James Westwater, Jr., a prominent young attorney of Columbus: Clare Tate; Phillips and Herbert. Jr. For many years Mr. Brooks was a member of the Columbus, Arlington and Country Clubs and is also a member of the Masonic fraternity. A man of fine literary taste and acquirements, he has contributed many entertaining articles and ketches to the magazines and the local press from time to time, as well as many valuable articles of a historical character. He is now chairman of the publication committee of the Old Northwest Genealogical & Historical Society is historian of the Ohio Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and a member of the Benjamin Franklin Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He is interested in all that pertains to the history of the state and nation in the salient features which mark its substantial progress, and his researches and investigations along other lines have been almost equally wide. He belongs to that class of enterprising, public-spirited citizens whose efforts have kept Columbus apace with the universal progress. W. J. MEANS, M. D. Dr. W. J. Means, possessing all of the requisite qualities of prominence in the medical profession, has so directed his efforts as to gain national distinction. especially in the work of raising the standards of medical education. Realizing fully the obligation which devolves upon a representative of this calling, he has tried to have the requirements more exacting that the interests of the gen- CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 803 eral public may be better conserved through the exercise of medical and surgical skill. Born in Pennsylvania in 1853, he is descended on the paternal side from one of the old families of the Keystone state. His father, Joseph Means, was born in Pennsylvania. and there married Miss Margaret Sutter, a native of Germany. During the progress of the Civil war he espoused the Union cause and as a. gallant soldier in the One Hundred and Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment he went to the front, serving for four years in the effort to perpetuate the indivisible and indestructible Union. He was wounded at the battle of Fair Oaks but lived to return to the north and resume the pursuits of civil life. His wife, who was born in 1827, passed away in 1887. Dr. Means acquired his preliminary education in the public schools of Pennsylvania and afterward continued his studies in Lebanon, Ohio. In early manhood he engaged in teaching for four years. during which period he de voted his so-called leisure hours to literary work and to the study of medicine, his private reading being supplemented by a course in the Cincinnati Medical College of Medicine & Surgery, from which he was graduated with the class of 187 3. He spent part of the year 1875 in Kansas, after which he located for the practice of his profession in Christiansburg, Ohio, where he remained until 1888, his daily duties and experience broadening his knowledge, while his continued study and research added also to his proficiency. After spending one year in post-graduate work in New York city, he came to Columbus on the 1st of May, 1889, and has since been prominent in medical affairs in this city. While Dr. Means has enjoyed a. liberal, important and growing private practice. he is perhaps equally well known as a promoter of medical educational interests and of the hospital service. In 1891 he was associated with others in the organization of the Ohio Medical University, and the same year was active in establishing the Protestant Hospital. He became a trustee of the college, also its treasurer and professor of surgery, and when the Starling and Ohio Medical Colleges were merged under the name of the Starling-Ohio Medical College. he was elected one of its trustees and treasurer and became prominent on its executive committee. He is also chief of the staff at the Protestant- Hospital and his efficient professional service and executive ability have. constituted an element in the growth and success of this institution. For eight years he has been chairman of the judicial council of the Association of American Medical Colleges, in which connection he has given much time and thought to promoting the work of the different colleges along lines that shall make their service of the greatest possible benefit in preparing their students for the onerous and responsible duties of the profession. He was one of the organizers and is medical director of the American Insurance order, and in his private practice is associated with his brother. Dr. C. S. Means, while another brother Dr. J. W. Means. is prominent in the profession at Troy, Ohio. Aside from his profession he has business interests, being one of the organizers of the Park Building & Loan Savings Company, of which for several years he has been president. In 1876 Dr. Means married to Miss Stella M. Thomas, of Christiansburg. who died in 1895. leaving two sons, Hugh, who has recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. and John. who is studying medicine in the same institution. In 1897 Dr. Means wedded Miss Ida B. Huff man a 804 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS daughter of Louis Huffman, a well-known Columbus citizen. Their daughter, Margaret, was born March 5, 1901. Dr. Means possesses u genial nature with a keen appreciation for the social activities of life, but the growing demands of his profession leave him little opportunity for social enjoyment. It is well, therefore, that he also belongs to that class of men who seem to find the happiness of life in the success of their work. His opinions are largely accepted as authority in local medical circles and have carried weight and influence in professional councils among the practitioners of the state and of the county. JOHN H. KLIPPART. John H. Klippart was one of the prominent citizens of Ohio through the middle portion of the nineteenth century. For nearly twenty-three years he was the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture and in the dis charge of his duties brought to bear broad learning and conscientious purpose. He was not fitted by nature for the competition of commercial or industrial life but Ohio could have found no more capable man for the office that be filled. His strong mental and deep interest in scientific investigation prompted his wide research and continued study and the state profited thereby. It is said that no man can be truly successful who does not love his work. Mr. Klippart was certainly well qualified in this connection for no man ever had more genuine interest in the tasks which daily occupied him and the conscientious and faithful performance of his duties was to him a matter of genuine pleasure. Mr Klippart was a native of Stark county, Ohio, born July 26, 1823. He was descended from German ancestry although the family had been represented in this country for two or three generations. His parents were Henry and Eve (Henning) Klippart.. His paternal grandfather came to this country with Marcus De La Fayette and at the close of the Revolutionary war was married to a. Virginia lady and settled in Maryland. There the boyhood days of Henry Klippart were passed and in 1816 he removed to Stark county, Ohio, with his family of six children. In the maternal line the ancestry is traced back to a Huguenot, whose family fled to Flanders and afterward to Pennsylvania, settling near Harrisburg. He was the great-grandfather of our subject. The name of Henning is found on many tombstones in the cemeteries in the vicinity of Harrisburg. Spending his boyhood days in the county of his nativity. John H. Klippart acquired his education in the public schools there, but his opportunities were somewhat meager, owing to the fact that he began to earn his own living at an early age. He sought and secured a position as errand boy in Louisville, Stark county, and soon afterward entered a drug store in Canton in the same county. There he studied medicine in his leisure hours from 1840 until 1847, but giving up the idea of becoming a physician he turned his attention to merchandising, utilizing the capital which he had CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 805 saved from his earnings in the establishment and conduct of a dry-goods business at Massillon, Ohio. He also conducted a store at Mount Eaton, Ohio, for a few years, after which he engaged in railroad contracting on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad. This venture proved financially disastrous, however, and he turned his attention to other fields of labor. In 1849 he was made postmaster at Osnaburg, Stark county, and capably managed the affairs of the office until 1853, when he became connected with newspaper interests, being associated in editing and publishing the Democratic Transcript at Canton, Ohio. He remained there for a year and during that time was in partnership with John Saxton, the father-in-law of Major William McKinley. In 1854 he removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and was for a time editor of the American Liberal, and later of the Ohio Farmer. Two years were devoted to his editorial work there and in 1856 he removed to Columbus, in which year he was elected secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. For nearly twenty-two years he occupied that position, continuing in the office until his life's labors were ended. During that period he engaged extensively in scientific study and investigation and contributed much to the sum total of knowledge along those lines in Ohio. He was well versed in geology, botany, archaeology and anthropology. He was always deeply interested in everything that pertained directly or indirectly to the work of his office and his scientific knowledge enabled him to do effective work in the position which he filled. In 1860, under appointment of Governor Dennison, Mr. Klippart Visited Massachusetts and made an important report on the cattle disease prevailing in that city. In 1865 he was deputed by the Department of Agriculture at Washington. D. C., to examine the European institutions for teaching theoretical and practical agriculture as well as to observe the systems of agriculture practiced in Great Britain and the countries in continental Europe. His report of his tour of observation printed in the Ohio Agricultural Report for 1865 contributed largely, if it. was not the sole cause, to the introduction of the Percheron horse, from France. In 1869 Governor Haves appointed him assistant state geologist and he was assigned to the agricultural portion of the survey. This appointment he held with distinction until the expiration of his term. In 1873 Governor Noyes appointed him one of the fish commissioners and he did much valuable work in that connection. He was an honorary member of many scientific societies in this and foreign countries, his knowledge of his writings malting him the peer of eminent scientists both at home and abroad. He was especially devoted to the advancement of natural history. Governor Chase tendered Mr. Klippart the choice of secretary of the State Board of Agriculture or state librarian and he accepted the former, preferring the field of agricultural science. He was a constant contributor to the agricultural press and many of his essays and translations from the German and French are found scattered throughout the annual volumes of his reports to the Ohio legislature. In 1860 he published an exhaustive treatise on the Wheat Plant. of which three large editions followed in close succession. Two years later he published a very practical treatise on the Theory and Practice of 806 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS Drainage, which was used in many universities its a test-book, and of which two large editions were issued. While his scientific knowledge was most comprehensive, he had the ability to relate his knowledge to the everyday needs and produce effective and beneficial results. The California Natural History Society elected him a corresponding member and the same appreciation and acknowledgment of his services was extended by the Cincinnati Natural History Society. He was also vice president of the Natural History Society of Columbus. Like all who walk through life on a higher plane, the circle of his friends was select rather than large, but his reputation and his work gained him the respect of all, and those with whom he came in contact appreciated his courtesy, his good and his kindly spirit. In 1847 M. Klippart was married to Miss Emeline Rahn, a native of Canton, Ohio, and a daughter of Adam and Hannah (Fisher) Rahn, the latter a native of Baltimore, Maryland, while Mr. Rahn was born ill Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Throughout his entire life he followed the occupation of farming and made his home in Stark county. where both he and his wife passed away. There were two children born unto Mr. and Mrs. Klippart but the younger, Clara, died at the age of eleven years. The surviving daughter, Josephine, is yet with her mother, and froth are consistent members of the First Congregational church. They reside at No. 275 East Town street, which home was erected by Mr. Klippart in 1860, and, though well advanced in years, Mrs. Klippart is still very active. Mr. Klippart held membership with the Masonic fraternity and ill early life gave his political allegiance to the democracy, but afterward became a republican. His death occurred in Columbus. October 24, 1878 and when he was laid to rest most of the state officers the president and all the members of the State Board of agriculture were in attendance at his funeral to pay their last tribute of respect to one whom they knew well and honored. His life was exemplary in its family, social and official relations. He was always conscientious and industrious in that which he did whether in the interests of science; in the promotion of the affairs of hi his office or in his private relations. His virtues. talents and learning were equally great, and Ohio had no more loyal son. No more capable official could have, been chosen for the office which he so long filled and men of broad learning recognized his capability, while the effectiveness of his work was seen ill practical re results. Those who were associated with him in official life entertained for him the highest regard and in fact he won from them an affection which was brotherly in its nature. HOWARD CLARK THOMPSON. As a member of the firm of Thompson & Oldroyd, electrical contractors. Howard Clark Thompson is rapidly gaining distinction in his chosen field of labor in Columbus, the city of his residence. He was born in Maysville, Missouri, December 22, 1872. a son of John L. and Anna. Eliza (Hampton) CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 807 Thompson, the former a native of Gilead, Ohio, and now a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, while the later, a. daughter of George W. Hampton, is a native of Gallipolis, this state. She is a cousin of General Wade Hampton. Howard Clark Thompson pursued his literary education in the public schools of Mt. Ayr, Iowa, and in the North high school at Columbus. In 1900 he entered the engineering department of the Ohio State University, where he pursued a course in electrical engineering and construction. With a thorough knowledge of his profession he accepted a. position with the Peruna Drug Company as house electrician and later was employed by the Columbus Railway Light & Power Company, and was also connected with several prominent contractors of this city. In 1905 he entered the general electrical contracting field on his own account, while two years later, in 1907, desirous that his labors might reach out into a broader field, he formed a partnership with Mr. F. Oldroyd and now conducts business under the firm style of Thompson &- Oldroyd. They execute contracts in all branches of electrical construction and equipment and the manufacture of special appliances. Mr. Thompson is a skilled workman so that those who employ his services are assured of satisfactory results. Mr. Thompson was married October 28, 1903, to Miss Mary Estella Culbertson, a daughter of J. H. Culbertson, a prominent merchandise broker of Columbus. They have an interesting little son and daughter: John Howard, aged four years; and Anna Estella, two years old. Mrs. Thompson is a. member and an active worker in the North Congregational church. Mr. Thompson gives his political support to the republican party where national issues are involved, while at local elections he votes independently. Fraternally he is identified with the Odd Fellows, the Fraternal Mystic Circle and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. while in the line of his profession he is identified with the Builders Exchange. He is likewise a member of the Maynard Club. The family home at No. 42 West Blake avenue is the scene of many social functions and these hospitable young people have a very large circle of warm and admiring friends. ZENO GLICK. Zeno Glick, who has led a busy and active life as a farmer of Fairfield county. has for the past two years lived retired in a beautiful home in Canal Winchester and the rest which he is now enjoying is well deserved. He was born in Fairfield county, Ohio in 1841, of the marriage of Henry and Sarah (Peters) Glick, both of whom were born in 1796. The Clicks are of German descent and are related to ex-Governor Glick of Kansas. Henry Glick and Sarah Peters was married in 1818 and became the parents of sixteen children. four of whom died in infancy, and five still survive. They also had sixty-five grandchildren, of whom forty-five are now living, and thirty-eight great-grandchildren, of whom four of the number are deceased. Henry Glick followed farming as a life work and became a very prosperous and successful man. As a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church 808 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS he led an exemplary life and his principles are still looked upon as models by those who remember him. He was patriotic in the truest sense of the term and although at the time of the Civil war he was too advanced in years to go to the front he sent two of his son:. Erasmus and Zeno, and this meant much arduous labor to be performed by the father on the home farm. The son Erasmus became a. member of the Ninetieth Indiana. Regiment and was killed in the battle of Perryville when he had been in the service but eight days. When the father received the news of his death his reply was, "Send the body home and would to God I had another son for the same cause!" He was a. great admirer of Lincoln and was a man beloved by all who knew him. He died at the age of seventy-three years, while his wife. surviving for about fifteen years. died in 1887, at the very advanced age of ninety-one. Zeno Glick was reared and educated in the county of his nativity and remained with his parents until the time of the Civil war, when, as above stated, he went to the front and did valiant. service in defense of the Union cause. At the close of hostilities he returned to his home in Fairfield county and cared for his parents in their last days, being the youngest of the family. For many years he engaged in general farming and stock-raising and met with excellent success in his undertakings, so that he is now able to live retired from all business cares. Two years ago he left the farm and removed to Canal Winchester. where he erected a fine, modern residence. and here he expects to spend his remaining years. Mr. Glick was married in 1867 to Miss Amanda M. Bollenbaugh, who was also born in Fairfield county in 1844. Their union has been blessed with six children: Harry U., Mary A., Albert P., Frank M., Anna M., and Fannie E. All were educated in the public schools and Frank M. has graduated in law. Mr. Glick is a republican in his political views but he has never been active in politics, preferring to do his duty as a private citizen. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and his life is lived in harmony with his professions. His success has come to him not as the result of any fortunate circumstance but is the outcome of his own energy, labor and perseverance, directed by an evenly balanced mind and by honorable business principles. EDWIN L. CARLTON. M. D. For the past forty-three years Dr. Edwin L. Carlton has been engaged in the practice of medicine in the state of Ohio, and while he has done much for humanity in a professional way, he has also contributed in a large measure toward the public life of his home locality. now serving his second term as mayor of Canal Winchester, while for the past six years he has served as justice of the peace. Dr. Carlton was born in Athens county, Ohio, in 1838, a son of John and Ann Matilda (Dinsmore) Carlton, both of whom were natives of New Hampshire. the former born in 1795, while the latter was born in 1804, and their PAGE 809 - PICTURE OF DR. F. L. CARLTON PAGE 810 - BLANK CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 811 marriage occurred in 1834. The paternal grandfather, David Carlton, served seven years in the Revolutionary war. He was paid in Continental money, and on the way home from the war a. single meal cost him fifty dollars, which was seven months' compensation. The maternal grandfather, Isaac Dinsmore, .served as captain in the war of 1812. John Carlton, the father of our subject, removed to the Buckeye state in 1835, and locating in Athens county, there purchased a farm and followed general agricultural pursuits for many years. He, however, possessed much mechanical skill and ingenuity and disposing of his farming interests, engaged in the manufacture of ox yokes, wagons, hay rakes and many other articles made of wood, including musical instruments. He was an expert in woodwork and became a successful man in business. He did all the work in connection with the erection of his house, including the plastering, which has stood for seventy years and is still in excellent condition. He was a man of more than ordinary strength and mechanical ability and was highly respected in the locality in which he made his home. Edwin L. Carlton was reared on the home farm and began his early education in Coolville Seminary, while subsequently he spent two years in Delaware College. About this time the Civil war was inaugurated and his patriotic spirit being aroused. he enlisted for service in June, 1861, becoming a member of the Thirty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving under Colonel Grossbeck and Captain Rhodes in Company K. Dr. Carlton was in the battles of New Madrid, Island No. 10 and on the advance from Pittsburg Landing to Corinth. Having spent one year in the study of medicine, he was detailed for hospital service, thus continuing from 1862 until he was honorably discharged in September, 1864. During this time he spent all his leisure hours in study and this. added to his practical experience, proved a great benefit to him, when of the close of the war he entered Starling Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1865. Well qualified for the practice of his profession, Dr. Carlton in August, 1865, located near Canal Winchester and from that time to the present has been engaged in practice. His patronage extends over a wide area and he is always ready to answer any call both night and day. During the forty-three years in which he has followed his profession he has seen much arduous labor, for in early times there were often six months in the year that the roads were in such condition that it was necessary for him to travel on horseback or on foot. and many times he has had to resort to the latter method of travel. In 1900 he took up his abode in Canal Winchester, where he expects to spend his remaining days. Although leading a very busy life in connection with his profession. Dr. Carlton has yet found time to devote to public duties and is now serving his second term as chief executive of Canal Winchester, while for the past six years he has filled the office of justice of the peace. He has ever discharged his duties with a strict sense of moral obligation and his service has always been satisfactory to his fellowmen. He is independent in both political and religious views, and his fraternal relations are with the Masons. He hold to high ideals not only in his profession but in citizenship and in social relations, 812 -CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS and thus commands the warm esteem and genuine admiration of all with whom he comes in contact. Dr. Carlton was married in March, 1865, the lady of his choice being Miss "Martha Stone, who died in 1884. Five daughters and one son were born of this. union, namely: Mrs. Emma Noyes, Mrs. Mary Snyder. Dr. John Carlton, Mrs. Clara Sanderson, Mrs. Grace Stewart and Mrs. Pate Mitchell. Dr. Carlton was again married in December, 1885, to Mrs. Fannie A. Hitchcock. HENRY M. INNIS. Henry M. Innis, president of the Franklin County Pioneer Association, is a representative of one of the oldest. most prominent and honored families of this part of the. state. He still live.s on land which his grand parents purchased at a very early day in the development of this part of Ohio, securing the land through soldiers' patents issued for service in the war of 1812. He was <a son of Colonel Gustavus S. Innis, of whom extended mention is made in another page of this work. Reared under the parental roof, he pursued a public-school education and throughout his business career has been connected with agricultural interests. He was reared to the life of the farm and on attaining his majority resolved to make the work of the fields a source of livelihood for himself. He was diligent and energetic in his farming operations and the success which attended him made it possible for him to now live in honorable retirement from labor, deriving a substantial income from his invested interests. Mr. Innis was married in Mifflin township to Miss Alice A. Drake, daughter of Elam Drake, who was born in Connecticut, November 16, 1812, and arrived in Franklin county, Ohio, about 1831. He married Miss Angelina Patterson in the year 1836 and has since made his home in Franklin county. He is still living in Mifflin township at the venerable age of ninety-six years. In his family were six children, all of whom yet survive: Franklin. who was a soldier in the One Hundred and Forty-third regiment during the Civil war: Charles P. and Douglas C., who were soldiers in the One Hundred and Thirty-third Ohio Regiment during the Civil war: Dwight: Alice A., now Mrs. Innis; and George B., who is an artist of New York city. The father gave his early political support to the whig party and afterward became a stanch republican since which time he has continued to follow the banners of that organization. During his early life in the east he learned and followed the brickmaker's trade and after his removal to Ohio he became identified with the construction of many building.: which are regarded as landmarks in the city and county. He also purchased seventy-five acres of land in Mifflin township and built thereon a log cabin. Later he made brick, from which he erected a. brick residence and the other buildings upon his farm. Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Innis have always resided in Franklin county. At the time of the Civil war he espoused the always of the Union and joined CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 813 the One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment, of which his father was colonel, serving under his command in many of the hotly contested battles in the south. He has been very active in secret societies, belonging to a number of such organizations and moreover is a valued and prominent member of the Franklin County Pioneers Association, in which he has been an officer for twenty years, serving at the present time as its president, to which office he was elected in 1907. He is well known in fraternal circles, being a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men and the Grand Army of the Republic and in all of these orders he has filled various offices. He is deeply interested in all that pertains to the early history of the county and believes in preserving the records as well as maintaining the pleasant social relations between those who were bound together by indissoluble ties during the pioneer epoch in the history of the county. The name of Innis has always been an honored one here, for its representatives have been active and substantial citizens, in hearty sympathy with the onward march of progress. JAMES A. DEAN. In the death of James A. Dean, Columbus lost one of its most highly esteemed and revered pioneer citizens, for his life was closely interwoven with its history from the time when it was a. inere settlement on the banks of the Scioto river to its present state of enterprise and industry. His purposes, too, were so kindly, his sympathy so unbounded, that all who knew him felt honored by his friendship. Mr. Dean was born in Frederick county, Maryland, February 19, 1815 of Irish-Scotch parentage. He was a little lad of seven years when he was brought by his parents from his native state to Ohio, the family home being first established in Belmont county, while later the parents made their way to Muskingum county, this state. After reaching years of maturity Mr. Dean acted as superintendent of that section of the old national road between Wheeling, West Virginia, and Columbus, and after a few years thus spent he camp to Columbus and accepted a position as guard at the state prison under his uncle. Warden John Patterson. He served in this capacity until 1856, when he was chosen to the position of deputy warden, thus serving continuously for a quarter of a century. His official duties were ever discharged in a faithful and fearless manner and his appreciation of the responsibilities that rested upon him were such as to make him a most acceptable incumbent in office. He was charitable and kindly in his treatment of his wards, doing equal justice to all and granting favors to none. He did much toward the progress of prison reform. While he was exacting of the inmates and daily had to contend with provoking circumstances he was never known to give way to temper or to speak harshly to an official or to those entrusted to his care. He always insisted that each individual had his good side and redeeming features and tried tc empress upon each the 814 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS value of development of those qualities, and during his forty years' connection with the penitentiary he commanded the respect of the vast army of inmates with whom he had to deal. In early life Mr. Dean also served as captain of the Columbus police force and in this connection won the love and confidence of each patrolman who served under him. He remained active in business until two years prior to his demise, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis, which rendered him an invalid throughout his remaining days. During his long illness he was a patient sufferer, considerate of the feelings of others, his greatest fear being that he might be a burden or a care to his family. A devoted and consistent member of the Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal church, James A. Dean. familiarly known by his many friends as "Uncle Jimmy," died in that faith February 19, 1890-the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth. In 1849 in Columbus; occurred the marriage of James A. Dean and Miss Susan Brickell, a daughter of John Brickell and now the only survivor of ten children. Mr. Brickell was one of the earliest settlers of Franklinton, now the city of Columbus, and prior to his death in 1842 donated to the city a. large amount of his extensive landed possessions. which is now some of the most valuable property of the city. He was public spirited and charitable to an unusual degree. He. hewed the logs used in the erection of the first Methodist church and burned the bricks used in building the first brick church, which stood on the present site of the public-school library on East Town street. He also owned the land where the North market now stands and also the site which is now occupied by the Northern Hotel and auditorium and twenty-five acres where the Barracks reservation is now located. Mrs. Dean has spent her entire life in Columbus and no pioneer woman of the city is more familiar with its history or of the events which have left their impress upon its annals. Her life has been devoted to her family and her hospitable spirit is known to many whom she has befriended. Several orphan boys whom she took into her home and reared are now prosperous business men in various parts of the country. For many years a member and visitor of the Benevolent Society, none ever .sought her aid in vain. Hale and hearty, her mental faculties still unimpaired, on the 30th of September, 1908, she celebrated the eighty-second anniversary of her birth at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Waters, at No. 536 Keifer avenue, on which occasion her children were present, while many friends called to pay respects and extend heart, v congratulations. A letter received from one of the above mentioned orphans and who is now a prosperous man of Illinois, contained the following tribute: "Your patience, gentleness and love has been an inspiration and benediction to me. It has brightened and sweetened the lives of those who came in contact with you, binding them to you with the gentle ties of affection." Mrs. Dean is the mother of three children, two daughters and a son Alice. the wife of A. D. Shaw, of Columbus; Ida, now Mrs. John H. Waters and James C.. also of this city. There is also one grandson. James A. Dean. CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 815 Mrs. Waters, with whom Mrs. Dean now makes her home, was born February 10, 1855, and on the 14th of September, 1882, gave her hand in marriage to John H. Waters, who was born in Marietta, Ohio, July 8, 1852, and who is now a traveling salesman. They had one daughter, Mary, who died at the age of six years. The family is a prominent one in social circles and are highly esteemed by all with whom they are brought in contact. JOHN SADLER, M. D. Dr. John Sadler has engaged in the practice of medicine in Columbus for almost four decades and throughout this entire period has enjoyed an extensive patronage that has come to him in recognition on the part of the public of his skill and trustworthiness in professional lines. He was born in Mecca, Trumbull county, Ohio, September 2, 1844. His father, Thomas Sadler, was a native of Ireland and arrived in the United States in the '20s, settling in northeastern Ohio among its pioneer residents. He devoted his life to farming and died in 1860. His wife, who in her maidenhood was Ann Millikin, was also a native of the Emerald isle, but they were married in Ohio and Mrs. Sadler survived her husband for two years, passing away in 1862. One of their sons. George Sadler, was graduated in medicine from the Michigan University at Ann Arbor with the class of 1859 and practiced in Portage county, Ohio, where his death occurred in 1902. Another brother, T. J. Sadler, is a member of the bar of Ottawa county, Ohio. Dr. Sadler pursued his early education in the common schools and afterward attended an academy at West Farmington, Ohio. He was not yet eighteen years of age when, in 1862, he offered his service to the government and joined the Union army as a member of Company B, Eighty-seventh Ohio Infantry. He was captured at Harper'.s Ferry the same year, but was paroled and afterward discharged. In June, 1864, he reenlisted, becoming a member of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Infantry, with which he was on active duty until Honorably discharged after the close of the war in August, 1865, at Louisville. Kentucky. He participated in a number of important engagements and campaigns, taking part in the movement of the Union troops under General Sherman. When the Union armies were crowned with victory and the country no longer needed his aid. Dr. Sadler returned to the north and took up the study of medicine in Portage county, Ohio. He also pursued his preparation for the profession in the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor and in the Western Reserve Medical College at Cleveland, Ohio, from which he was graduated with the class of 1869. He devoted two years to practice in Ostintown, Mahoning county, and in June, 1870, came to Columbus. where he has since been an active representative of the medical fraternity. He. had his first office on State street. where the government building now stands, remaining there for thirteen years. He soon demonstrated his ability in the excellent results that followed his professional labors and he has ever rendered his work more and 816 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS more efficient by his study and investigation, which have kept him in touch with the most advanced ideas of the profession. In the year of his removal to this city Dr. Sadler was married to Miss C. E. Taylor, a native of Columbus and a daughter of James Taylor, a. pioneer undertaker here. One child was born of this marriage, Anna Belle, now Mrs. Stritmatter, of Norwood, Ohio. Dr. Sadler is a member of McCoy Post, G. A. R., and thus maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades. He has always been as loyal to his country in days of peace as in time of war and has given his influence to further all interests which are a. matter of municipal pride. In his profession he has worked diligently, neglecting no opportunity to aid those who have come to him for professional service and for a. long period has been the loved family physician in many households of the capital city. DANIEL WILLIAM McGRATH. Daniel William McGrath is a general contractor of Columbus, numbered among those whose work has set the standard in building lines in the capital city. He was born in Livingston County, New York, September 15, 1854. His father, Patrick McGrath, was born in Ireland in 1829, and when a young man of twenty years carne to America in 1849. He settled in Madison County, Ohio, on his removal from the east and there engaged in farming for many years. Eventually he removed to Franklin county, where he tool: up his abode in 1892, his death occurring in Columbus in 1904. He was then about seventy-five years of age and his demise terminated a life of intense and well directed activity. In 1853 he wedded Miss Mary Maher. who was also a native of the Green Isle of Erin, and on crossing the Atlantic became a resident of Canada. Her death occurred in 1902. The public schools of Madison county, Ohio, afforded Daniel William McGrath his educational privileges and when not busy with his text-books he worked in the fields. assisting in the labors of the home farm until eighteen years of age. when, deciding that he would find other pursuits more congenial and profitable to him than the work of the fields, he began an apprenticeship at the bricklayer's trade. coming to Columbus in 1874. In this city he worked at his trade for ten years, during a portion of which time he was construction foreman. In 1884 he entered the contracting field on his own account and has become the most extensive builder of the city. Among the more conspicuous of the structures which he has erected are the Wyandotte building, the buildings for King, Gilbert & Warner, the Columbus Iron & Steel Company, the Buckeye Malleable Iron Works, the Spahr building, the Outlook building, the Brunson building, the Schultz building, the First National Bank building, the American Savings Bank building, several of the structures of the Ohio State University, the Lazarus building and the Mount Carmel Hospital. On the 17th of April, 1883, Mr. McGrath was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Hunter. a daughter of William and Mary (Gallagher) Hunter. PAGE 817 - PICTURE OF D. W. MCGRATH PAGE 818 - BLANK CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 819 They have six children: Edward Hunter. Francis Joseph, John A., Marie, Lillian and Anna. The family residence at No. 1575 Niel avenue is one of the finest homes in North Columbus. Mr. McGrath is a member of the Board of Trade and the Builders' Exchange, being interested in all that pertains to the city's development so that he cooperates in the measures of these organizations to promote the growth and substantial development oŁ the capital. In his social relations he is connected with the Ohio Club, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Knights of Columbus. He is a. member of St. Francis Catholic church and is independent in politics. He has attained an enviable measure of prosperity and his life record is a splendid example oŁ the self-made man, showing what may be accomplished when one has determination and energy. Starting out in life without the assistance of influential friends or any pecuniary advantage, he has worked his way steadily upward until he occupies a prominent position in business circles, enjoying the unqualified confidence of the general public and the admiration and respect of his contemporaries and business associates. He early learned to retain that which is essential, to discard the nonessential and to improve every opportunity for advancement, knowing that the world judges a. man not by what he is capable of doing but by what he does. CHARLES N. ALLEN. Charles N. Allen, deceased, was born in Denton, Maryland, on the 7th of September, 1824, his parents being Joseph and Rebecca (Tucker) Allen. who were natives of Maryland. In May, 1834, they removed to Wheeling, West Virginia. and in the following year tool: up their abode in Freeport, Ohio. Charles N. Allen was one of a. family of five children and in 1836 was sent to Wheeling to learn the printer's trade. Removing to Freeport in 1838, he there worked for two years with his father. who was a tailor by occupation. From 1842 until 1845 he resided at Meadow Farm near Zanesville, Ohio, while the year 1841 found him in Cincinnati. On the 10th of May of that year he enlisted for service in the Mexican war as a member of Company 1, Fourth Ohio Infantry, and was honorably discharged in Cincinnati in 1848. Subsequently Mr. Allen worked as a printer at Cadiz and in December, 1849, returned to Freeport, Ohio. where he published a paper called the Stillwater Valley. In 1850 he went to West Chester. Butler county, Ohio, there publishing the West Chester Times until April. 1851, when the plant was, destroyed by fire. Afterward removing to Cadiz. he purchased the Cadiz Sentinel in partnership with Messrs. Giles and Blaine, and in 1852 bought the interest of his partners, conducting the paper until September 1, 1865. At that date he began the publication of the Steubenville Gazette. which he continued until 1875, when be sold out. He was elected justice of the peace in 1876, and in April, 1880, began publishing the Bellaire Democrat. with which he was connected until 1884, when he came to Columbus. Ohio, and was appointed superintendent of printing and librarian at the penitentiary by Governor Hoadley. 820 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS He also served as justice of the peace in Columbus for three years, was chairman of the state democratic central committee and was ever an active and influential factor in local and state politics. Fraternally Mr. Allen was connected with the Masons, while his religious faith was indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. His demise occurred in Columbus. Ohio, in 1896 and was the occasion of deep and widespread regret. He was widely recognized as a prominent newspaper man of the state and the success which crowned his undertakings was but the merited reward of his well-directed labor and talent. His upright and honorable career won him the respect and admiration of all with whom he was associated and therefore, though more than a. decade has passed since he was called from this life, his memory is still cherished by those who enjoyed his companionship and friendship. Mr. Allen was married twice. He first wedded Miss Elizabeth Fleming and subsequent to her demise was again married. on the 19th of July, 1864. his second union being with Caroline Timmons, a native of Cadiz. Harrison county, Ohio. Her parents, Forney and Elizabeth (Lacey) Timmons. natives of Ohio, were born in the years 1817 and 1818 respectively. The father passed away in Harrison county, Ohio. in May, 1886, while the mother lived to attain the age of eighty years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Allen were born nine children. three of whom .survive: Caroline Elizabeth and Thurman both residents of Columbus, Ohio; and Lucy, the wife of George Smart, of Cleveland, Ohio. The son is now secretary of the Allen Manufacturing Company of Columbus and also acts as salesman. Fraternally, he. too, is a Mason. Caroline Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Charles N. Allen, is a graduate nurse of the Protestant Hospital, leaving that institution in 1894. She did valuable service in her professional capacity during the Spanish-American war, being located at Lexington, Kentucky, and at Columbus. In 1901 she tool. up tuberculosis work and for two years was visiting district nurse, and now has charge of the visiting for the Columbus Tuberculosis Society. In addition to the skill and ability which she has attained in her profession by training and experience she also possesses that spirit of kindly helpfulness and tender, solicitude which at once quiets and soothes the sufferer. The circle of her friends is almost coextensive with the circle of her acquaintances and all who know her entertain for her the warmest esteem and regard. JACOB FELBER. The name of Jacob Felber is now found on the roll of the honored dead of Columbus. he was for many years a respected and worthy resident of the city, occupying a prominent position in business circles by reason of his enterprise, well-directed activity, and unquestioned business probity. While Germany. France and England, perhaps. furnished a larger number of citizens to the new world than has Switzerland, none have been more loyal to the in- CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 821 terests of their adopted land, than they who have come from the land of the Alps. Jacob Felber was among the number who were born in Switzerland, his natal year being 1840. He spent the first twelve years of his life in the place of his birth and then came to America in 1852, locating first at Kenton, Hardin county, Ohio. In 1859 be came to Columbus, where he learned the baker's trade and from that time until his death was engaged in business interests of that character. He was first located at the southeast corner of High and Cherry streets learning the trade under the direction of O. H. Lattimer. His efficiency and faithfulness won him promotion, and ambitions to engage in business on his own account he improved his opportunities and saved his earnings until his industry and careful expenditure justified his embarkation in business for himself. He became a partner in the bakery and confectionery business under the firm name of Krause & Felber, which relation was maintained from November 1866, until June, 1868, when George W. Coleman purchased the interest of the senior partner and the firm style of Coleman & Felber was then assumed. Mr. Coleman died very suddenly in 1892 and Mr. Felber conducted the business, which was carried on under the old firm style of Coleman & Felber, until our subject's death. Mr. Coleman's interest was inherited by his wife and children; while later Mr. Felber's; interest became the property of his heirs. In the meantime, however, in February, 1889, Mr. Coleman and Mr. Felber became interested in the Busy Bee Candy Kitchen, the most extensive restaurant in the city and in the. state. The candy kitchen embraced seven stores. including the main establishment at Nos. 43 to 54 north High street. Thus the .subject of this review greatly extended his interests until his business affairs were of large magnitude and brought to him a gratifying annual return. He used his opportunities to the lest advantage and was quick to note each chance for advancement and development. His business set the standard for other enterprises of similar character, and through the careful management crud business foresight of Mr. Felber this interest tool: a. leading place in commercial circles. On the 10th oŁ March. 1884, was celebrated the marriage of Jacob Felber to Miss Barbara Caroline Bond. a native of Hocking county. Ohio. Unto them were born seven children. three son and four daughters: George Clayton. who died in 1907: Clara, now Mrs. John H. Murry; Frank, connected with the Felber Biscuit Company : Mary J.; Elizabeth, who married M. Stone Charles H., deceased: and George.. deceased. The death of the husband and father occurred in Columbus. December 15, 1900. He had built a fine home on Bryden road. where his wife still resides. He was a quiet and unassuming man but was widely and favorably known in business circles and was moreover, an active and helpful member of the Third Street Methodist Episcopal church. He attained the thirty-second degree in Masonry and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Everywhere in our laud are found men who have worked their own way from humble beginnings to leadership in trade and commerce and to the management of financial affairs. It is one of the glories of our nation that it is so and it should be the strongest incentive and encouragement to the youth of our country. Such 822 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS was the life record of Jacob Felber who could justly be called a self-made man and who was, moreover, a man honored, respected and esteemed wherever known and most of all where he was best known. SAMUEL COATE JONES. Samuel Coate Jones, a practitioner at the Columbus liar, is preeminently a man of affairs and one who has wielded a wide influence, not only in professional lines but in shaping public policy in connection with many interests which have contributed to general development and improvement. He was born in Miami county, Ohio, near Pleasant Hill, January 21, 1854. His father, Samuel B. Jones, was also a native of Miami county. following the occupation of farming and becoming a prosperous, substantial and well-known agriculturist. He served as justice of the peace for many years and died in June, 1890, a much respected and worthy citizen. His wife, in her maidenhood, Rhoda C. Coate, was also born in Miami county, her people coming from England to Ohio at an early date in the history of this state. Mrs. Jones still survives and is now eighty-three years of age. On the home farm Samuel C. Jones was reared and through the summer months aided in the labors of the field, while in the winter season he attended the district schools until nineteen years of age. He afterward enjoyed the benefit of instruction in Antioch College for two years and on the expiration of that period he went to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and matriculated in the State L University there, devoting a year to the study of engineering. In 1878 as a civil engineer he aided in laying out the narrow gauge line between Dayton and Toledo known as the Dayton, Covington & Toledo Railroad, being thus busily employed until the spring of 1879. During this time he was devoting every available moment to the study of law and admitted to the bar on the 9th of April, 1879. He was at that time a resident of West Milton, Miami county, where he opened a law office and became the first attorney for the railroad which he had formerly represented as a. civil engineer. While living at West Milton he served as a member of the school board and also as mayor of the town, but thinking to find better opportunities for professional advancement he left that place in 1883 and event to Troy, Ohio. In the fall of the following year he was elected prosecuting attorney of Miami county and that the discharge of his duties was prompt and capable is indicated by the fact that he was continued in the position by reelection for six years. In 1891 Mr. Jones became a resident of Columbus and here served for one term as a. member of the city, council, being elected in 1893. He declined reelection at the close of that term and was then elected one of the professors in the law school which had been organized, being thus identified with educational interests for two years. During all this time he was practicing law, and while he continued in general practice he has largely specialized in corporation law, is now attorney for many corporations and has been receiver for many concerns. He ranks high in his profession, enjoying the uniform regard of CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 823 bench and bar, as well as of the general public. He has also served in official positions, being the first mayor of Grandview, a village near Columbus, to which office he was elected in May, 1906. In November, 1907; he was reelected and is now the chief executive officer of that village. Mr. Jones has been married twice. In 1878 he wedded Emma. M. Kellog, who died in 1888, leaving four children: Victor Waite, born in 1880 and now an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; Blaine K., born 1882, at present with Rogers & Rutherford, serving in the capacity of local security man; Fern Dimple, the wife of Bertram F. Allen, auditor of Eldridge Higgins Company; and Hubbard B., born 1888, now with D. C. Beggs Company. On the 1st of December, 1898, Mr. Jones was again married, his second union being with Mamie T. Henterscheid, of Columbus. He is a member of the Third Avenue Methodist Episcopal church and of the Knights of Pythias fraternity. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and keeps well informed on the issues which divide the two great political organizations. Along professional lines he is connected with the Franklin County Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association, and for three years he served as the president of the Prosecuting Attorneys' State Association.. Hi habits of life have contributed largely to his success. In his boyhood lessons of industry were early impressed upon his mind and he has always followed the admonition of the old Greek sage Epicharmus who said: "Earn thy reward, the gods give not to sloth." Realizing that industry is as much an essential to success in the law as in industrial and commercial pursuits, he has always prepared his cases with profound care, diligently searching every author that he might be fortified in every point of law bearing upon his case. He is regarded as a formidable opponent by the profession, while the general public respect him as a safe counselor and able advocate. ALEXANDER STITT. The self-made and successful men of the past generation, like those of the present. found that their experiences were none the less strenuous than those of the present day nor were their finial successes less pleasurable to themselves and their friends. This is true when applied in most of the instances and was especially so to the late Alexander Stitt and his friends and family. He was born in Huntington, Pennsylvania. October 5, 1828. At thirteen he moved. with his father to Rich Valley. Indiana. and tool: charge of the farm while his father. Archibald, superintended the work on a. section of the Wabash & Erie Canal. At the age of seventeen he came to Columbus and worked for James McKee in the grocery business on Broad street and boarded at the old Buckeye Hotel. After three years he returned to Wabash. Indiana, and entered the dry-goods business and continued until 1875. Returning to Columbus with his wife and three children. he took Thomas Stitt's interest t in the Stitt. Price R Company, contractors and dealers in building materials on North Scioto street. The old limekiln stood o the site of the Buckeye Trans- 824 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS fer & Storage Company's building. While in the building material business Mr. Stitt took the contract for furnishing atone for paving -North High street in 1877. He continued in this business until 1898, amassing a competence for himself and family, and retired from active business at the turn of the century. He passed away February 9, 1901. His ability to remember faces and names was remarkable. He was most generous, charitable and considerate; and would always help anyone who was in trouble if it was in his power. He had little opportunity to secure an education in his youth, but as he came in contact with the world he picked up a practical education almost unconsciously to Himself and always kept abreast the progress of the times. On January 20, 185:3. Mr. Stitt was married to Mahala Miles, a native of Preble county. Oliio, born June 11, 1833, and to them were born three children, as follows: Walter Preston. who died in Columbus: Effie Jane, Dow Mrs. Ephriam L. Harris, of Columbus: and Edwin Eugene, also a. resident of Columbus. Mrs. Stitt resides at 1727 Franklin Park, South. LUELLEN D. LAMPMAN. For many years Luellen D. Lampman was closely identified with important business interests of Columbus. He is a man of keen discrimination and sound judgment, and his executive ability and excellent management have brought him a large degree of success, so that he is now enabled to live practically retired, giving supervision only to his realty interests. from which he derives a good annual income. Mr. Lampman was born in Cleveland, Lesueur county, Minnesota, December 8, 1859, being the first white male. child born in the county. His parents, Nathaniel B. and Emma. Mary (Reed) Lampman, were both natives of Oneida county, New York. The father was a surveyor and civil engineer. In 1856 he removed to Minnesota and there followed his profession throughout the remainder of his active business career. In 1902 he came to Columbus and made his home with his son until his demise in March, 1908, when he had reached the age of seventy-six years. The wife and mother preceded him to the home beyond, her death occurring in 1898. when she was sixty-six years of age. Luellen D. Lampman is the eldest in a family of six children, the others being: Clinton P., a. resident of Chicago, Illinois: Linden L., who is sheriff of Williams county, North Dakota; Howard R., a resident of Williston, North Dakota: Mrs. Enema Lou Abbott, of San Diego, California.: and Brooks J., deceased. Luellen D. Lampman acquired his early education in the common schools of his native county and later attended school at St. Peter, where he was a classmate of Governor Johnson of Minnesota. Subsequently he entered the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, while later he tool. a business course in the C. C. Curtice Business College of that city. Thus qualified for the responsible and arduous duties of a business life. Mr. Lampman secured a position as bookkeeper in Minneapolis. After a short time. however, he went PAGE 825 - PICTURE L. E. LAMPMAN PAGE 826 - BLANK CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 827 west in 1878 and .spent two years on the plains as a. cowboy. On the expiration oŁ that period he returned home and assumed the management of a country store owned by his father. In 1882 he came to Ohio and made a location at Nelsonville, Athens county, where he entered the employ of the Nelsonville Plaining Mill Company. He was thus engaged for a. year and a half, when, ambitious to enter business on his own account in 1884 be bought an interest in a coal enterprise, afterward conducted under the firm name of Juniper Brothers & Lampman. They handled the Hocking Valley and Sandy Creek valley coal and developed number of coal mines. Later the firm was incorporated under the name of The Hocking Coal Exchange & Mining Company, of which Mr. Lampman was elected president. The business developed from a small beginning to an enterprise of extensive proportions, enjoying large annual sales. While residing in Nelsonville, Mr. Lampman also took am active part in public affairs. At different times he served on the city council and was always interested in public improvement and was instrumental in having the streets of the city paved. He feels that he owes much of his success in life to P. W. Huntington, who was president of the Huntington National Bank of Columbus, and was a pioneer in the banking business of Columbus. In his early business experience and when Mr. Lampman was often forced to meet financial crises, Mr. Huntington not only gave advice and counsel, but also gave substantial aid to him. These acts of kindness were highly appreciated by Mr. Lampman, for the old adage that a friend in need is a friend indeed proved true in this case. In 1902 Mr. Lampman took up his abode in Columbus, where he owns and occupies a beautiful modern residence. In 1906 he disposed of his mining interests and since that time has merely given supervision to his realty interests in this city. whereby he derives a. substantial income each year. His success in life is well merited, for it has come to him through honorable business methods and by close application to each and every undertaking. Mr. Lampman was married in 1880 to Miss Alice M. Welch, who was born in 1860. in Nelsonville. Ohio, a daughter of Captain John F. and Sarah (Minton) Welch, both of whom were natives of the Buckeye State. Their family numbered six children, of whom five are living, namely: Elizabeth, the wife of Dr. Charles Junkerman, of Columbus: Dr. Charles E., a resident of Nelsonville this state: Minta, the wife of Robert A. Doan. of Columbus: Mrs. Lampman ; and Dr. Harry. a practicing physician of Chillicothe, Ohio. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Lampman has been blessed with a daughter and son, May E. and Forbes B., both at home. Politically a republican. Mr. Lampman gives stalwart support to the party and has ever taken a deep interest in everything that tends toward the advancement of his home locality and the country at large. Popular in social and fraternal organizations. he is identified with the Elks and belongs to the Columbus Riding. Buckeye Republican and the Ohio Clubs. He is likewise a director of the Security Savings Bank. He is a man in public life. not in the sense of office seeking, yet he has nevertheless exerted immeasurable influence in the city of his residence: in business life as a financier and promoter of ex- 828 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS tensive industrial enterprises; in social circles by reason of a charming personality and unfeigned cordiality; in politics by reason of his public spirit and devotion to the general good, as well a his comprehensive understanding of many of the questions affecting state and national welfare. ALFRED TAYLOR SCHROCK. Alfred Taylor Schrock, identified with the farming interests of Franklin county, is living in Blendon township on the farm which was his birthplace and has always been his home. Here he first opened his eyes to the light of day on the 5th of July, 1853, his parents being George W. and Rachel (Inskeep) Schrock. The father's birth occurred in Romney, West Virginia, December 12, 1804, while the mother was born at Green Spring Run. Maryland. December l, 1811. They were married at her home and made the journey by wagon to Franklin county in 1835, a few weeks after their marriage. Mr. Schrock's financial resources were then quite limited. he rented a tract of land but later bought the property and spent his remaining days upon it. while at the present writing it is the property of his son Alfred. There as the Years passed by he carried on general agricultural pursuits, bringing his fields under a high state of cultivation and as time went on he prospered and purchased other property until he became the owner of about five hundred acres of valuable land situated in Sharon and Blendon townships. He was considered one of the wealthy farmers of this vicinity and, moreover, was an exemplary man, whose life was characterized by industry, thrift and integrity. He was an active, influential and helpful member of the Presbyterian church and he gave his political support to the republican party, which elected him to several local offices. He died upon the old homestead farm on Christmas day of 1877, while his wife, surviving him for about two years, passed away September 2, 1879. They were the parents of four children who are vet living and six who have passed away, namely: Joseph, who died unmarried at the home of his brother Alfred: Sarah, who became the wife of Edward Noble and died in Washing ton county. Iowa: Mollie, who married John Clark and died in Westerville: William, who passed away in Sharon township : George W., who was a member of the Ninety-fifth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and was wounded at Spanish Fort near the close of the war and died at New Orleans after serving for over three years; Melissa, the wife of Benjamin F. Moody. a resident farmer of this locality: Vause, of Blendon township: Clara, the wife of James Hamilton. of Missouri, Alfred T.: and Matilda, who died at the age of seven or eight years. Alfred Taylor Schrock was reared upon the old homestead and early became familiar with the work of field and meadow. The public schools provided him his educational privileges and he always remained upon the home farm. giving to his father valuable assistance and later coming into possession of the old homestead. He now owns ninety acres of rich and productive land which he devotes to general farming and stock-raising. He also has a gravel and sand-pit, which is constituting an important source of revenue to him. In his busi- CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 829 ness affairs he is energetic and determined and is meeting with gratifying prosperity through his capable management and unfaltering diligence. On the 23d of December, 1870, Mr. Schrock was married to Miss Alice Moody, who was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, April 12. 1802. She was the daughter of James H. Moody. who removed to Westerville and during the period of the Civil war drove a bus between Columbus and Sunbury. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Schrock have been born two children, but Jessie died at the age of eight years. Olie is the wife of Ernest Sanders, teacher in the high school of Dayton. Mr. Schrock gives his political allegiance to the republican party and in religious faith is connected with the United Brethren church. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity and is a charter member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Westerville. His entire life has been passed in this locality and those who know him recognize in him a man of genuine worth, of public spirit and of business enterprise. who well merits the esteem which is uniformly accorded him. V. A. DODD, M. D. Dr. Verne Adams Dodd is one of the younger members of the medical fraternity of Columbus. In his practice he has made a specialty of surgery and is now orthopedic surgeon of the Protestant Hospital. He was born in Waterville, Ohio. February 21, 1881. The Doctor's family is of English origin and the first representative of the name in America was Daniel Dodd, who located in Branford. Connecticut in 1646. Elijah Dodd. the grandfather of the Doctor. came to Ohio from New Jersey and served as sheriff of Lucas county. Ohio. filling the position for several years. and he exerted a wide felt and beneficial influence upon many matters of public concern and importance. His son and namesake. Elijah Dodd. Jr. is also a. native of Ohio, and is well known as a fruit farmer. He also has an extensive acquaintance as an influential and prominent resident of Waterville. He married Frances Downing, a. native of Norwalk, Ohio. who is also living. Dr. Dodd was educated in the public schools of Waterville and acquired his more specifically literary knowledge in the Ohio Wesleyan University. Desiring to enter upon a professional career he because a student in the Ohio Medical University in 1899 and pursued the regular four years' course to his graduation with the class of 1903. For two years he was house surgeon at the Protestant Hospital and then entered upon the private practice of medicine, ill which he has been successful for he is careful and painstaking in his professional labors and has ministered with ability to many who have .solicited his aid as a physician and surgeon. For the past four years he has been a teacher in the department of surgery-both minor and operative-in the Starling-Ohio Medical College and in the same institution he taught orthopedic surgery. He is now orthopedic surgeon of the Protestant Hospital and is a member of the Columbus Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. 830 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS Dr. Dodd was married October 16, 1906, to hiss Nelle Jacobs, a. daughter of W. J. Jacobs, a. coal and lumber man of Georgetown, Ohio. and a prominent citizen of that community. He has figured actively in public life. serving as auditor and assistant auditor in Brown county for twenty-four years, his official record being one over which falls no shadow of wrong nor suspicion of evil. Dr. and Mrs. Dodd have one son, Verne A., Jr.. who was born January 1. 1908. The parents are highly esteemed socially and Dr. Dodd is a valued member of Humboldt Lodge, No. 476, F. & A. M. While a young man he has made steady progress in his chosen calling and his present success argues well for the future. JOSEPH W. CORDNER. In all those qualities which constitute admirable manhood Joseph W. Cordner is richly endowed. A loyal defender of the Union, a straightforward, energetic. business man, a progressive citizen and a faithful representative of the religious development of the city. he is neglectful of no duty and his enterprising loyalty in every relation has gained him the respect and honor of all who know him. He was born in Belmont county, Ohio, September 12, 1843, a son of John and Elizabeth (Chadwick) Cordner. The father was a native of the north of Ireland, and spent the first eighteen years of his life in the land of his nativity, after which he came to the new world, attracted by the opportunities that this country offered. Establishing his home iii Ohio he became connected with the wool business and for some time owned and operated a. woolen mill. He was a man of energy and determination who successfully conducted his business affairs. He lived for a brief period in Jefferson county, Ohio, and in 1826 removed to Belmont county, where he remained until his death. It was in that locality that Joseph W. Cordner was born and reared. The common schools afforded him his educational privileges and he received practical business s training under the direction of his father, whom he assisted in the conduct of the woolen mill. He was scarcely more than a boy in years when he responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting as a private in Company K, Fifteenth Regiment of Ohio Infantry. His loyalty and meritorious conduct on the field of battle led to his promotion and he became orderly sergeant of the company. In 1864 he reenlisted and served altogether for four years and seven months. He fought with the department of the Ohio and the army of the Cumberland, participating in engagements under the command of General Sherman and General Buell. The latter was succeeded by General Rosecrans and the army was then reorganized. He took part in the battles of Shiloh. Perryville and Franklin. and was, twice wounded but did not leave the field. His service vas- largely in the Mississippi valley and on the field of battle he displayed valor and bravery equal to that of many a. veteran of twice his years. He never faltered in the performance of any duty and faithfully espoused the cause which he CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS - 831 was pledged to defend. When the war was over he returned home with a most creditable military record and removed to Columbus, influenced by the fact that his brother-in-law, the late Alfred Powell, was a resident of this city. After being engaged in the lumber business for a few years he established business for the dyeing and renovating of garments, locating at Gay, near Fourth street. It was one of the first establishments of this character and is still in existence, having been profitably conducted from the beginning. In 1868, in Belmont county, Ohio, Mr. Cordner was married to Miss Anna E. Carpenter, of that county, a. daughter of Jonathan Carpenter, who was a farmer by occupation. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Cordner were born six children, four who are yet. living: Hattie L.; Carroll R., who is married and is living in Middletown, Ohio; Catherine, wife of Logan Feeland, who is captain of the Minnesota, one of the nation's battle ships; and hazel, at home. Mr. Cordner is a stalwart republican in his political views, casting his first presidential vote for Abraham. Lincoln and has since supported that party. He held the position of county clerk in Belmont county, but re signed in order to remove to Columbus. He is always interested in state and national affairs as well as in local politics and has ever kept well informed on the questions and issues of the day, being able to support his position by intelligent argument. He has ever retained a deep interest in his old army comrades and held membership in the McCoy Post, \o. 1, of the Grand Army of the Republic. and in the Union Veteran Legion, Camp No. 78. holding at one time the office of lieutenant colonel in the latter order. He is also an honorary member of the old Guard and was active in pioneer associations. He is fond of music and was organizer of a quartette composed originally of soldiers who had served for four years. This organization has continued it existence to the present time. While interested in military, political and social interests, Mr. Cordner is never neglectful of his religious duties but on the contrary is a helpful and earnest member of the Church of Christ. He was originally a member of the Third street, but now of the Broad street church. He has assisted in building five different homes of worship and has been almost continuously in some official position in the church. holding nearly all of its offices. His life is at all times and under all conditions honorable and upright. EDWIN WARREN ALKIRE. Edwin Warren Alkire, well known in connection with the development of Westerville and with farming interests in this part of the state. was born in Franklin township, Franklin county, February 22, 1856. His parents were William and Mary (Rizor) Alkire. The father was born in Virginia. February 12. 1812. while the mother's birth occurred in Pennsylvania, July 4. 1822. For a. long period they re: resided on the old homestead farm in Franklin township. but about 1871 the father sold his property there and 832 - CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS removed with his family to Holden, Missouri. After six months in the west, however, he returned to Delaware county, Ohio; settling about three miles west of Westerville. His death occurred in that county in September, 1884. He had long survived his wife, who passed away in Franklin township, Franklin county, in 1865. In his early life he devoted several years to the carpenter's trade and afterward followed the occupation of farming. His children were five in number, namely: Emily, who married Joseph Hains, of Delaware county, and both are now deceased; Anna Katherine. whose demise occurred when she was twenty-one years of age; Emanuel. who is also deceased: Sarah R., the deceased wife of Michael Bookman : and Edwin Warren, of this review. Edwin W. Alkire was a youth of fifteen years when the family left the old home place upon which he was born and removed to the west. Following the return to Ohio he lived in Delaware county from 1871 until 1881. when he was married and came to his present place, taking charge of the farm for William Sharpe. After twelve years he ];ought the home and fifty acres of land lying partially within the village limits of Westerville and all in this county on the Delaware county line. Later be platted a part of his land and sold it in village lots but he still retains the ownership of forty acres. carrying on general farming. his fields being under a high state of cultivation. Upon the place is a good brick house which was built by William Sharpe in 1849. Mr. Alkire also owns a. double frame house on East Norwich avenue in Columbus and his property interests return to him a good income. In his political views Mr. Alkire is a stalwart republican and served for three terms of three years ash as trustee of Blendon township. He was also for four years a member of the village council and in the fall of 1907 was elected township trustee, in which position he is serving at the present time. He has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking but on the contrary was called to public office by his fellow townsmen who recognized and appreciated his work, ability and patriotism. He believes most firmly in the principles of the republican party as most conducive to good government and therefore gives to it loyal and stanch support. Since 1851 he has been a. member of Rainbow Lodge. No. 327. I. O. O. F. of Westerville, and belongs also to Rigby Encampment, No. 187, of Columbus. Mr. Alkire laid the foundation for a pleasant domestic experience by his marriage in 1880 to Miss Alice Spring, a native of Delaware county, born near Westerville. and a daughter of Frederick and Martha (Scott) Spring. During her infancy Mrs. Alkire lost her mother and was reared by her uncle, William Sharpe, who was previously the owner of the farm upon which the Alkire family now reside. Their three children, Alta May, Rolla Edwin and Mary, were all born on this farm. Their home is justly celebrated for its warm-hearted hospitality. which is greatly enjoyed by their many friends. (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE)