1200 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY three children : Norma E., married Oscar F. Wiechers, who is secretary of the Columbus Ice-Supply & Coal Company, and they have a son, Oscar P. ; Minerva A. Prior, unmarried, lives at home ; and Edward Prior, Jr., real estate, Columbus, married Miss Imo Dresbach, of Ashville, Ohio, and they have two children, Edward Lincoln and Marjorie. Mr. Prior is a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, one of the oldest churches in Columbus. Leo Yassenoff, who is president of the F. & Y. Construction Company, is a veteran of the World War, and one of the most progressive young business men of Columbus. He was born at Piqua, Ohio, October 15, 1893, the son of Isaac and Carrie (Felsenthal) Yassenoff. Isaac Yassenoff was born in Odessa, Russia, and his wife was a native of Kaisers Lantern Bauern, Germany. At the age of seventeen years Mr. Yassenoff came to America and settled in Ohio. He lived at Dayton and Cleveland and in 1893 came to Piqua, where he was interested in the scrap iron business. Later, he engaged in the grocery business at Dayton. He was a Republican, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and a past president of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. Mr. Yassenoff died in April, 1920, and his wife died in December, 1929. Both are buried in Dayton. Their children were : Rebecca, married Benedict Olch, lives at Dayton ; Sol, lives at Dayton ; and Leo, the subject of this sketch. Leo Yassenoff attended the public schools of Dayton and in 1911 was graduated from Stivers High School. He received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University in 1916 and was interested in the newspaper advertising field and the insurance business in Columbus until January 4, 1917, at which time he was one of the organizers of the Federal Construction Company, with offices in the Hartman Building. On November 4, 1917, Mr. Yassenoff enlisted for service in the World War, aviation ground service, and was made a second lieutenant attached to the Six Hundred and Sixteenth Aerial Squadron, stationed at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. Later he was transferred to the General Supply Depot, Garden City, Long HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1201 Island, and was discharged from the service December 9, 1918. Upon his return to Columbus Mr. Yassenoff resumed his work as proprietor of the Federal Construction Company, but in December, 1919, formed a partnership with Mark D. Feinknopf, under the firm name of the F. & Y. Construction Company. The business was incorporated in 1925, and at the present time has offices at 735 East Broad Street. The company is recognized as specialists in the designing and engineering of all types of construction work and has contracts throughout the state. Annual payroll amounts to approximately $400,000. Mr. Yassenoff purchased all of the outstanding stock of the business in August, 1928, and removed to his present offices in May, 1929. On September 25, 1923, Mr. Yassenoff was united in marriage with Miss Martha Elizabeth Lupton, the daughter of Dr. Levi Segal and Della (Bush) Lupton, of Columbus. They have two adopted sons: Abner Kastner Yassenoff, born in 1918 ; and Milton Rice Yassenoff, born in 1920. Mr. Yassenoff is a member of Bryden Road Temple and is Sunday school superintendent and a member of the board of trustees. He belongs to Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, Varsity "0" Association, Sphinx Society, Isaac Walton League, American Legion, Franklin Post No. 1, Charity Newsies, and Winding Hollow Country Club. He is past president of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith and a member of the board of directors of the United Jewish Charities, Columbus, and the Chamber of Commerce Club. Mr. Yassenoff and his family live at 2456 Fair Avenue, Bexley. Charles E. Silbernagel, M. D.—One of the foremost physicians and surgeons of Franklin County is Doctor Silbernagel, of Columbus, whose practice is limited to the treatment of the eye, ear, nose and throat, with offices at 240 East State Street. He was born in Columbus, July 23, 1876, the son of Herman C. and Frances (Peck) Silbernagel.  Herman C. Silbernagel was born in Columbus, April 28, 1849. He engaged in railroad work during his entire life, and died in Columbus in 1927. He was the son of Adam Silbernagel, who came to this  1202 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY country from Germany many years ago and settled in Columbus. Frances (Peck) Silbernagel was born in Indiana in 1855 and died in Columbus, January 1, 1919. Both she and her husband are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. They were the parents of four children : Charles E., the subject of this sketch ; Foster A., who lives at Columbus ; Amelia, who died at the age of twenty-five years ; and Herman J., who lives at Columbus. Charles E. Silbernagel received his early education in the public schools of Columbus, where he has spent his entire life. He studied medicine at Starling Medical College, now the College of Medicine, Ohio State University, and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1898. He established a general practice in Columbus at that time, but after several years took graduate work at the Cincinnati Medical College and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He has specialized in this particular branch of medicine for the past twenty years, and is recognized as one of the most capable surgeons in the county. He is a member of the staff of Grant Hospital and consulting ophthalmologist and oto-laryngologist of the Franklin County Sanitorium. Doctor Silbernagel is identified with the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Columbus Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, Ohio State Medical Society, American Medical Association, and American Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology. On June 14, 1904, Doctor Silbernagel married Miss Evelyn Metcalf, of Columbus, the daughter of Frank F. and Ada (Wynne) Metcalf. Mr. Metcalf, deceased, served as prosecuting attorney of Morgan County, Ohio, for many years. His widow lives in Columbus with her daughter, Mrs. Silbernagel. To Doctor and Mrs. Silbernagel were born three children : Wynne Metcalf, born May 7, 1905, a graduate of Denison University class of 1926 and Jefferson Medical College, class of 1930, is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternities ; Lois, born April 4, 1915 ; and Catherine, born October 17, 1917. Doctor Silbernagel is an active member of the First Community Church, and has served as president of the Board of Trustees. He has also held the office of president of the Grandview Board of Education for a period of eight years. He is affiliated with the Masonic HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1203 Lodge, 32nd degree, and belongs to the Columbus Athletic Club, Faculty Club of Ohio State University, and Civitan Club. Doctor Silbernagel lives with his family at 1196 Ashland Avenue, Grandview. Carl S. Waugh, who is identified with the Waugh-Hill Company, is recognized as one of the leading building contractors of Columbus, and is a representative citizen of Franklin County. He was born at Augusta, Kentucky, December 26, 1889, the son of John L. and Fannie (Soward) Waugh. John L. Waugh was born in Kentucky, August 15, 1859. Throughout his active career he was interested in the building business. He was also engaged in construction work on the Cumberland Water Gap. Mr. Waugh has been a resident of Columbus since 1916, and now lives practically retired. For a period of fourteen years he was well known as a building contractor at Hamilton, Ohio. His wife was born at Dover, Kentucky, July 5, 1864. Their children were: Carl S., the subject of this sketch ; Mattie, married Charles McDonald, lives at Miamisburg, Ohio ; and Hugh, civil engineer, lives at Detroit, Michigan. Carl S. Waugh grew up at Augusta, Kentucky, and attended the public schools. He also was enrolled in the Hamilton, Ohio, schools. For a time he was associated in business with his father, later went with John Eberson, architect, of Hamilton, Ohio, and later with George Barkman, of Hamilton. Mr. Waugh was also associated with the Cullen-Vaugh Company, Hamilton, and for a time served as building inspector of that place. He came to Columbus in 1915, where he was associated wi th Robert H. Evans, of Canton, Ohio, and D. W. McGrath, of Columbus. Since 1923 Mr. Waugh has been identified with W. C. Hill as president and treasurer of the Waugh-Hill Company, building contractors, 26 Ontario Building, East Long Street. Mr. Hill is vice president and secretary of the firm. Some of the finest residences in the city have been built by this well known contracting firm, among which may be mentioned: Fred Lazarus, Jr., Robert Lazarus, J. L. V. Bonney, F. I. Huntington, Nicholos, Otto C. Darst, Willard Miller, Edward D. Jones, Freeman T. Eagleson, Dr. 1204 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY William McPherson, Robert E. Bloser. They also built the home of Francis M. Marriott, Delaware, Ohio, and the M. C. Russell home, Delaware. The company also handles large contracts for commercial buildings and had under its supervision the erection of the new additions of West High School, Columbus, and Grant Hospital, Columbus. On December 24, 1913, Mr. Waugh married Miss Mary Belden, of Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of Webster and Lillian (Mefford) Belden, natives and residents of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Waugh have three children : Eleanor, born August 29, 1916 ; Richard, born August 29, 1918 ; and John, born June 5, 1924. Mr. Waugh is independent in politics. He is a member of the Christian Church, and is affiliated with New England Lodge No. 4, Free & Accepted Masons, and Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, No. 37. The family lives at 188 Chatham Road, Columbus. John Pursell King.—Numbered among the representative business men of Columbus is John Pursell King, who is district manager for the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, N. J., as a member of the firm of King & Brown, with offices at 17 South High Street. He was born at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, September 22, 1864, the son of Henry J. and Rachel (McKay) King. Henry J. King was a native of Pennsylvania. Throughout his life he was associated with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and served as foreman of the Williamsport shops for many years. He died at the age of eighty years, and his wife, born at Northumberland, Pennsylvania, died at the age of sixty-two years. Both are buried at Williamsport. Their children were : John Pursell, the subject of this sketch ; William L., lives at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he is identified with the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company ; and Henry L. lives at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he is identified with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. John Pursell King received his education in the public schools at Williamsport and at an early age entered the employ of the Western Union Telegraph Company as an operator. After three years he entered the service of the Standard Oil Company, at Bradford, Penn- HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1205 sylvania, as telegraph operator. He was in that company's employ for a period of eleven years, after which he entered the hotel business at Warren, Pennsylvania. Later, he operated a hotel at Oil City, Pennsylvania, and then at Lima, Ohio. Mr. King has been interested in the insurance business since 1909, at that time having become associated with the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company at Lima, Ohio. He came to Columbus in 1914, and has since been identified with the firm of King & Brown, as district manager for the company. On October 16, 1890, Mr. King married Miss Sara A. King, of Warren, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Chas. A. and Rebecca A. King. They have a son, Wallace H. King, born at Warren, Pennsylvania, September 13, 1892. He is a graduate of Rumsey Hall, Cornwall, Connecticut, Jacob Tomb School, Port Deposit Maryland and Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. He is also identified with the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company as manager of the Lima, Ohio, branch. He married Miss Alice Wright, of Lima, Ohio. Mr. King is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Columbus, and is active in church affairs. He is also a member of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, Columbus Athletic Club, Columbus Country Club, and Chamber of Commerce. J. H. Beard, who is identified with the Beard Rental Agency, 621/2 South Washington Avenue, is a member of one of the oldest and best known families of Columbus. He was born in this city, June 23, 1864, the son of James Joseph and Mary L. (Rockey) Beard. James Joseph Beard was a veteran of the Civil War. He was born at Vandalia, Illinois, in 1837, and died in Columbus in 1916. Mr. Beard came to Columbus in 1859 and engaged in the meat and grocery business here for many years. He owned a considerable amount of real estate in the city and for a time was interested in the real estate business. He removed to Ashley, Ohio, about 1890, and retired, but returned to Columbus six years later and lived at 1359 East Mound Street until the time of his death in 1916. Mr. Beard was a life long Democrat and at one time was a candidate for 1206 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY sheriff of Franklin County, but was defeated. He held membership in the First Spiritualist Church, and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His wife, born in 1841, died in 1915. Both are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. They were the parents of thirteen children, nine of whom survive, as follows: J. C.; George B. ; Martha A., married Henry H. Barnstorf ; Edward L.; Jessie, married S. Tabor ; Nora, married Frank Powers ; Dewitt C.; Fred K. ; and J. H., the subject of this sketch. J. H. Beard received his education in the public schools of Columbus and for a period of twenty-five years followed the painter's trade. He then became associated with the Simms Rental Agency, with whom he spent twenty-five years. Since 1928 Mr. Beard has engaged in business for himself. On August 21, 1884, Mr. Beard married Miss Mary M. Ruehl, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Ruehl, both deceased. They are the parents of four daughters: Mary Violet, a graduate of Ohio State University, employed by the General Electric Company, New York City ; Jessie Pearl, married Kenneth K. Kulhner, who is employed by the Hocking Valley Railway as a draftsman, and they have a son, Kenneth, Jr.; Fay Margaretta, married Mario L. Dusi, general contractor, lives at Columbus, and they have four children, Lugia, Julian, Norma and Mario ; and Ruth B., married James Austin Whitsett, electrical engineer, stationed in the Canal Zone. Mr. Beard belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America. He and his wife live at 1157 Livingston Avenue, Columbus. Dr. Earl Elbert Gayer, who has been identified with the Gayer Sanitarium as superintendent since 1910, is numbered among the prominent physicians of Columbus, and is a leading citizen of Franklin County. He was born in Perry County, Ohio, August 16, 1875, the son of Henry and Hannah Lydia (Harbaugh) Gayer. Henry Gayer was born in Perry County, Ohio, in 1850. He was a prominent citizen of that section throughout his life and was well known as a coal operator and merchant. He was living retired on a farm near New Albany, Ohio, at the time of his death in 1914. His HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1207 wife died in 1887 at the age of thirty-three years. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Gayer, of whom Earl, the subject of this sketch, was the oldest. The early education of Earl Gayer was received in the district schools of Perry County, Ohio. He came to Columbus to study medicine and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Ohio State University in 1902. Doctor Gayer then served as house physician at the Protestant Hospital, Columbus, and was a member of the staff of the Columbus State hospital for a period of seven years. He resigned from that office to enter into private practice in Columbus. In 1910 he became superintendent of Gayer Sanitarium, which is located at 71 Winner Avenue, Columbus. It was the old Jeffries home and was taken over and operated as a private sanitarium by Doctor Roderbaugh many years ago. It was in 1910 that Doctor Gayer assumed full control of the institution, which now has accommodations for twenty-five patients. It is especially conducted for the care and treatment of nervous diseases. He is the author of several pamphlets and papers on mental and nervous diseases during the past twelve or fifteen years and is frequently called upon to testify as an expert in court cases. Doctor Gayer is a member of the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, American Medical Association, and is head of the neurological department of White Cross Hospital, Columbus. Doctor Gayer was married on August 17, 1911, to Miss Maude Raymond, of Columbus, the daughter of Robert and Ida Raymond. They have two children : Raymond, born June 1, 1912, attends the Kemper Military School for Boys, of Boonville, Missouri, and Ida, born July 1, 1915, attends the Columbus School for Girls. Doctor Gayer is a member of the First Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and is affiliated with Magnolia Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons, and Scioto Consistory Scottish Rite 32nd degree, and Ohio Chapter Columbus Council Mt. Vernon Commandery, Aladdin Shrine. He also belongs to the Rotary Club, Torch Club, Columbus Country Club and Athletic Club. His hobby is fishing and golf. He owns a fishing lodge in Schoolcraft County, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he and his family try to spend a period each summer. 1208 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Dr. Gayer is a veteran of the Spanish American War, having served in the Seventh Ohio Volunteers as a corporal for a six months period until termination of the war. During the World War he served as a major in the Medical Division. He was in France nearly a year where he had charge of an evacuating hospital for mental and nervous diseases at Bassoilles. He returned to the United States in May, 1919. Andrew George Doll.—One of the representative young business men of Columbus is Andrew George Doll, who is secretary-treasurer of the Miller Machine & Mould Works. He is also a veteran of the World War. Mr. Doll was born at Branch Hill, Clermont County, Ohio, May 17, 1895, the son of John and Josephine (Lindecker) Doll. John Doll was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, August 19, 1852, and his wife is a native of Alsace-Lorraine, born May 10, 1857. She was thirteen years old when she came to the United States with her parents and located in Cincinnati. Mr. Doll was reared and educated in that city and for many years was widely known as a manufacturer in Cincinnati. He now lives retired at Branch Hill, Ohio. Mr. Doll is a Republican and holds membership in the Methodist Church. Thirteen children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Doll, of whom Andrew George, the subject of this sketch, was the eighth in order of birth. Andrew George Doll spent his early life at Branch Hill and in 1910 was graduated from Cincinnati Commercial College. At that time he entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as a messenger boy and four years later resigned as assistant bookkeeper in the Cincinnati offices. He came to Columbus in December, 1915, and entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as a clerk, being associated with the local offices until January, 1920, at which time he resigned. Mr. Doll enlisted in November, 1917, for service in the World War and was sent to Camp Grant, Illinois, on February 25, 1918, where he was assigned to the Thirty-second Engineers. His company sailed for France May 15th and he was stationed at Bordeaux, France, with Base Section No. 2. Mr. Doll was discharged from the service as a first class private on June 24, 1919, and immediately returned to Columbus. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1209 On January 16, 1920, Mr. Doll severed his connections with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and became associated with the Miller Machine & Mould Works as a bookkeeper. At that time the company employed only sixteen men. The company's business has increased tremendously, and seventy-eight men are now employed in the shop. Mr. Doll has two assistants and four draftsmen. In 1925 he became secretary and treasurer of the Miller Machine & Mould Works, and two years later was one of the organizers of the Miller Foundry Company, of Columbus, of which he is vice president. He is responsible for the company's new bookkeeping system and is also auditor. On July 31, 1920, Mr. Doll was united in marriage with Miss Marie A. Burns, the daughter of Michael and Mary Ellen (Brophy) Burns, natives of Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Burns died April 6, 1926, and is buried in Columbus. His wife died April 6, 1930. Mr. Burns spent forty-four years in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as a switchman. Mr. Doll is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and is affiliated with York Lodge No. 563, Free and Accepted Masons, and American Legion, Franklin Post No. 1. Mr. Doll's unusual success in business affairs may be rightly said to be due to his perseverance and personal ambition to succeed in life. His five years of night study in the school of the Columbus Y. M. C. A. have brought him rapid advancement and recognition in the business life of Columbus. Nelson C. Dysart, M. D., who holds the responsible position of health commissioner for the city of Columbus, is a veteran of the World War, and is recognized as one of the thoroughly capable medical practitioners of Franklin County. He was born at Reynoldsburg, Franklin County, Ohio, February 13, 1884, the son of Dr. J. B. and Fannie L. (Coons) Dysart. Dr. J. B. Dysart was for many years a leading physician and surgeon of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. He was born in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1859, and went to Reynoldsburg to live with his parents when a small boy. He was a graduate of Starling Medical College, now Ohio 1210 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY State University Medical School. Fannie L. (Coons) Dysart died in 1909 at the age of forty-seven years and is buried at Reynoldsburg. Nelson C., the subject of this sketch, was the only child born to Doctor and Mrs. Dysart. Nelson C. Dysart attended the public and high schools of Reynoldsburg. He was graduated from the State University College of Pharmacy in 1904 and then entered the College of Medicine, Ohio State University, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1908. Doctor Dysart then spent nine years in general practice in Columbus, and at the outbreak of the World War he enlisted for service and spent two years in France, where he served with the rank of Captain, U. S. Medical Corps. He was discharged from the army at Paris in 1919 and joined the American Red Cross Commission to Western Russia and the Baltic States with headquarters at Riga. He served as captain, having charge of medical supplies and the installation and operation of children's clinics for the commission. Doctor Dysart greatly cherishes the honor awarded him for his services by the Russian government, the Russian Order of St. Stanislas. He now holds the rank of lieutenant colonel, U. S. Army Reserve Corps. Upon his return to Columbus in 1922 Doctor Dysart was appointed chief of the Division of Industrial Hygiene, State of Ohio, and held that office for three years. He then served as Deputy Health Commissioner for the- Columbus Health Department until January, 1930, at which time he was appointed city health commissioner. On April 17, 1926, Doctor Dysart married Miss Diana Kell, a native of England and a resident of Canton, Ohio, at the time of her marriage. She is the daughter of Septimus and Dinah Kell. Mr. Kell died in 1918 and his widow lives at Canton. Doctor and Mrs. Dysart have a son, Nelson James, born January 26, 1927. Doctor Dysart is a member of the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Association, and is a Fellow of the American Medical Association. He is a Republican, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. He also belongs to the American Legion. Doctor Dysart and his family live at 47 Thurman Avenue, Columbus. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1211 Dewitt C. Doney, who lives retired on his beautiful estate in Truro Township, is a highly esteemed citizen and a member of one of the most prominent families of Franklin County. He was born in Harrison County, Ohio, March 12, 1863, the son of A. C. and Emily (Brock) Doney. A. C. Doney was born in Harrison County, Ohio, and was an early settler of Franklin County, having come here about 1865. He purchased White Hall Tavern, which had been built in 1806. This old landmark became the Doney homestead, and Mr. Doney became the owner of 530 acres of fine farm land. He was recognized as a leading stockman of this section for many years. He died in 1900 at the age of seventy-two years and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. His wife, born in Perry County, Ohio, died in October, 1899. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Doney: Jesse B., lives in Columbus ; Samuel D., justice of the peace, lives in Truro Town. ship, Franklin County ; Dewitt C., the subject of this sketch ; Carl G., a minister ; Mrs. Emma Lamb, lives in Chicago ; and Mary, deceased, was the wife of George Parkinson. Dewitt C. Doney attended the public and high schools of Columbus. He was a student of Capital University and of Rose Polytechnic School, Terre Haute, Indiana. He also attended Ohio State University, and was graduated as a chemical engineer from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Mr. Doney has also taken graduate work at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. He began his professional career as a chemical engineer with the National Metal Company, of Chicago, later served as chemist for the Bridgeport Copper Company, and in 1899 went to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, with the Northeast Copper Company. Mr. Doney later went to Montana as chief chemist for the Amalgamated Copper Company and in 1901 returned to the east as chief chemist for the De Lamar Copper Company, of Cartright, New Jersey. In 1905 he went to Mexico City for the National Metal Company, where he engineered the erection of a plant for the refining of gold and silver. The following year Mr. Doney returned to Columbus and has since lived retired. The Doney estate, which consists of approximately ten acres, is recognized as one of the most attractive country homes in Franklin County. Mr. Doney is especially interested in the raising of fine fruits. 1212 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY In 1893 Mr. Doney was united in marriage with Miss Lena Smith, of Marysville, Ohio, who died in 1924. She is buried at Reynoldsburg, Ohio. They had two sons: Major Carl S., a graduate of West Point Academy, at present stationed in San Francisco, California ; and Dewitt A., a graduate of Ohio University, identified with the Woolworth Stores, at Albion, Michigan. On April 12, 1925, Mr. Doney married Miss Carrie Whims, of Columbus. Mr. Doney is a member of the Hall Methodist Church. He has no club or lodge affiliations. For four years he served as a member of the Truro Township School Board. Michael Goebbel is an enterprising and well known business man of Columbus, where he is engaged in the real estate business, with offices at 745 South High Street. He was born in Transylvania, Roumania, February 18, 1886, the son of Andreas and Sophia (Schatz) Goebbel. Andreas Goebbel was born in Roumania, in 1854, and came to the United States in 1903. He spent the remainder of his life in Columbus and died here in 1918. His wife was born in 1865 and died in 1920. Both are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. Their children were : John, a farmer, lives near Orient, Ohio ; Andreas, lives in Roumania ; Rosina, who married Michael Weber, now deceased, and she lives in Columbus ; Michael; the subject of this sketch ; and George, who is associated with the Buckeye Stamping Company, Columbus. At the age of twenty-one years Michael Goebbel came to this country in 1907 and settled in Columbus. He spent three years in the employ of the Buckeye Steel Castings Company, and one year with the Val-Lower Furniture Company. He then went with the Columbus Railway Light & Power Company for ten years. In 1922 Mr. Goebbel became employed by Mr. L. Carter of the South Side Realty Company with whom he was associated three years when he bought him out and became proprietor of the South Side Realty Company, with which he has since been identified. He makes a specialty of residential property. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1213 On July 2, 1911, Mr. Goebbel was united in marriage with Miss Sophia Schatz, who was born in Roumania in 1895. They are the parents of the following children: Elsie, Pauline, Carl, William, Richard, and Edward. Mr. Goebbel is independent in politics. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and has always taken an active part in church affairs. He belongs to the German Beneficial Union, and Transylvania Saxon. He resides at 820 Wilson Avenue. Floyd A. Wise.—Numbered among the enterprising and progressive business men of Columbus is Floyd A. Wise, who is president and general manager of the Columbus Ohio Pattern & Manufacturing Company, 2041/2 West Mound Street. He was born at Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, May 26, 1883, the son of 0. P. and Mary Ann (Radenbaugh) Wise. O. P. Wise was a native of Wood County, Ohio. He was a carpenter by trade and later became a successful building contractor. He was a charter member of the Columbus Builders Exchange. He retired in 1927 and died at the age of eighty-one years. He is buried in Union Cemetery, Columbus. His widow, a native of Wood County, lives with her daughter at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. To Mr. and Mrs. Wise were born four children: Robert M., and Wilbur W., who live at Columbus ; Mrs. C. A. Engler, lives at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Floyd A., the subject of this sketch. Floyd A. Wise received his schooling in the public schools of Columbus and attended the old North High School. At the age of eighteen years he learned pattern making and was employed in various plants in the city until 1919, at which time he became president and general manager of the Columbus Ohio Pattern & Manufacturing Company. A. E. Tietze, secretary and treasurer, has been identified with the company since the date of its organization. They are manufacturers of wood patterns and wood novelties and have a well established business. In 1903 Mr. Wise was united in marriage with Miss Clara M. Murphy, of Columbus, who died May 11, 1918. She is buried in Union 1214 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Cemetery, Columbus. To them were born five children, as follows : Harry L., born in 1905, a graduate of North High School, lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Geraldine, a graduate of North High School, married R. Schmeitziel, of Columbus, and they have two children, John Joseph and Joan ; Karl E., a graduate of North High School, married Miss Mary McCleary, of Columbus, and they have a son, Karl E., Jr. ; Robert S., attends North High School ; and Betty E., attends Everett Junior High School. Mr. Wise was married on June 2, 1928, to Miss Ruth Justice, of Columbus. They have a son, Floyd A., Jr., born June 3, 1929. Mr. Wise is a member of the Third Methodist Episcopal Church, and belongs to York Lodge No. 563, Free and Accepted Masons. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Stanley H. Smith, who is a veteran of the World War, is a progressive young business man of Columbus, where he is identified with the Wilcox-Smith Dairy Company. He was born near Vinton, Gallia County, Ohio, April 25, 1891, the son of J. B. and Milsie (Hamilton) Smith. J. B. Smith is a native of Ohio. He now owns and operates a small farm on Sunbury Road, near Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of the following children: Brice E., lives in Delaware County, Ohio; Stanley H., the subject of this sketch ; Claude, farmer, lives near Columbus ; Eva M., deceased ; Marie, married C. E. Cherry, lives near Columbus ; Nellie, married Clark Miller, lives in Mifflin Township, Franklin County ; John B., Jr., lives at Columbus ; Howard H., lives at Columbus ; and William, lives at home. Stanley H. Smith was educated in the district schools of Mifflin Township, Franklin County. At the outbreak of the World War he enlisted for service and saw active service in France with the 83rd Division. Upon his discharge, he came to Columbus, where he was identified with the Hamilton Milk Company for almost two years. He then engaged in business for himself as part owner of the Wilcox-Smith Dairy Company, 315 Graham Avenue. Since 1929 Mr. Smith has been associated in the business with T. K. Hamilton, although HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1215 the company has continued under its original name. The Wilcox-Smith Company has an extensive wholesale and retail trade throughout all sections of the city, and besides high grade milk the firm also handles a complete line of dairy products. On August 25, 1920, Mr. Smith married Miss Mary L. Burwell, of Sunbury Road, near Columbus, the daughter of Charles F. and Dora Burwell. They have two children : Mary Elizabeth, born September 15, 1922 ; and Robert E., born April 15, 1924. Mr. Smith is a member of Bexley Presbyterian Church, of which he has served as trustee for many years. He is also affiliated with Humboldt Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons, Achbar Grotto, and belongs to the Optimist Luncheon Club. He lives at 82 South Ardmore Road. George H. Snyder, M. D.—Recognized as one of the most successful physicians and surgeons of Columbus, Doctor Snyder, a veteran of the World War, is widely known throughout Franklin County. He was born at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, December 31, 1884, the son of William and Elizabeth (Kemper) Snyder. William Snyder was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1847. Throughout his life he was a farmer. Mr. Snyder died in 1914 and is buried in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Allegheny. He was a life member of the Zion Lutheran Church. His wife, born at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died in 1929 at the age of sixty-six years. They were the parents of seven children, two of whom are deceased. The boyhood of George H. Snyder was spent at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, where he received his early education. After his graduation from high school in 1907 he entered Starling Medical College, now the College of Medicine, Ohio State University. He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1911, and at that time established a general practice in Columbus. Since 1930 he has maintained offices at his residence, 2729 Cleveland Avenue. Formerly, he was located at 2582 1/2 Cleveland Avenue. During the World War Doctor Snyder enlisted for service, September 14, 1918, and served with the rank of first lieutenant, U. S. 1216 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Medical Corps. He was stationed first at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, and later at Fort Logan, Arkansas. Doctor Snyder was married August 29, 1918, to Miss Lena Belle Schlupe, of Columbus. They have a daughter, Betty Jean, born January 20, 1920. Doctor Snyder holds membership in the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, and American Medical Association. He is a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Columbus. William Wallace Williams is perhaps one of the best known and most successful business men of Columbus, where he is identified with the W. W. Williams Company, as president. He was born at Westerville, Ohio, September 17, 1872, the son of Sherman Fletcher and Mary Elizabeth (Wickham) Williams. Sherman Fletcher Williams was born on a farm in Plain Township, Franklin County, and now lives retired in Harlem Township, Delaware County, Ohio, about one mile south of the village of Harlem. His boyhood was spent in farm work and when twenty-two years of age he learned the trades of stone cutter and stone mason, which he followed exclusively until 1896. He then farmed until the time of his retirement in 1926. Mr. Williams married Mary Elizabeth Wickham, who was born in Blendon Township, Franklin County. She died November 30, 1906, and is buried in Fanchier Cemetery in Harlem Township, Delaware County. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams were born six children, as follows: William Wallace, the subject of this sketch ; Edgar T., born May 31, 1874, lives at Springfield, Ohio ; Walter S., born July 17, 1877, lives at Columbus ; Eva Maud Alberry, born May 2, 1881, lives at Columbus ; John W., born November 10, 1882, lives at Westerville, Ohio ; and Mary E., born October 13, 1883, died December 22, 1883. William Wallace Williams spent his boyhood in the vicinity of Harlem, in Delaware County, and received his education in the district schools, having been compelled to devote but four winter months to school work during those years. During 1891-92-93, however, he HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1217 attended Galena High School, and was graduated on May 12, 1893. He taught school for some time and in January, 1896, entered the employ of Austin & Western Company, Chicago, in the sale of road making machinery, and traveled for the company in Iowa and Michigan. In November, 1899, he went with the Armour Company, soap manufacturers, and sold their products throughout Ohio. From January 1, 1901, until August 6, 1906, Mr. Williams engaged his services as a salesman with wholesale grocers out of Columbus, being identified during that time with Eldridge & Higgin and the Bobb Company. Since August, 1906, he has been interested in the sale of contractors' machinery, with headquarters in Columbus, the business being known as the W. W. Williams Company. On August 17, 1898, Mr. Williams was united in marriage with Miss Rose Marie Clymer, of Berlin Township, Delaware County, Ohio, the daughter of John Francis and Lucy Ann (Park) Clymer. Mr. Clymer was born August 7, 1854, and lives at 4165 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus. His wife was born in Plain Township, Franklin County, October 6, 1854, and died March 24, 1890. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Williams : Jules Clare, born October 3, 1899, is treasurer and sales director of the W. W. Williams Company, lives in Upper Arlington, Columbus ; W. W., Jr., born February 2, 1903, is vice president and service director of the W. W. Williams Company, lives at Upper Arlington, Columbus ; Elizabeth Rose, born July 6, 1914, student, lives at home ; and David Phillip, born October 9, 1918, died June 10, 1920. Mr. Williams is a Republican and was a delegate to the National Republican Convention in Cleveland in 1924. He and his family hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Grandview, and he is affiliated with Humboldt Lodge No. 476, Free and Accepted Masons ; Ohio Chap ter No. 12 ; Columbus Council No. 8 ; Mt. Vernon Commandery No. 1; Scioto Consistory ; Aladdin Temple ; Independent Order of Odd Fellows No. 474 ; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 37, Columbus ; Achbar Grotto ; Columbus Athletic Club ; Kiwanis Club ; and Chamber of Commerce. The Williams family lives at 1695 Cambridge Boulevard, Columbus. 1218 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Robert D. Myers, M. D., is among the representative young physicians and surgeons of Franklin County, engaged in the practice of his profession in Columbus, with offices at 1214 Whittier Avenue. He was born at Waverly, Ohio, September 25, 1900, the son of James J. and Bertha E. (Douglas) Myers. James J. Myers lives at Zanesville, Ohio. He was born in Pike County, Ohio, and for many years engaged in the furniture business. Since 1915 he has been a representative of the Russia Cement Company, of Gloucester, Massachusetts. His wife is also a native of Pike County, Ohio. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Myers : Mary, married B. 0. Hopkins, lives at Dallas, Texas ; James, lives at Evanston, Illinois ; Francis, deceased ; and Robert D., the subject of this sketch. Robert D. Myers attended the public schools of Columbus and was graduated from North High School in 1917. He subsequently entered the College of Medicine, Ohio State University, and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from that institution in 1926. He has since followed his profession in Columbus. Doctor Myers was married April 3, 1920, to Miss Dorothy Kinnel, of Columbus, and they have a son, Robert Harold, born June 3, 1928. Doctor Myers is a member of the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, and American Medical Association. He holds membership in the Indianola Methodist Church, and is affiliated with South Gate Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons, Alpha Kappa Kappa and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternities. T. N. Heywood, D. D. S.—Among the leading dental surgeons of Franklin County may be mentioned Doctor Heywood, who has successfully engaged in the practice of his profession in Columbus for the past eighteen years. He was born at Goshen, Clermont County, Ohio, August 27, 1876, the son of Alfred and Mary C. (Frybarger) Heywood. Alfred Heywood, deceased, was a native of Goshen Township, Clermont County, Ohio, and spent his entire life as a general farmer. His wife is also deceased. Their children were : John E., a farmer, HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1219 lives near Goshen, Ohio ; Carrie, the widow of Dr. J. H. Clark, lives at Cincinnati, Ohio ; T. N., the subject of this sketch ; Lilly and Frances, both deceased. T. N. Heywood attended the public and high schools of Goshen, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1896. He later attended Western Reserve University, Cleveland, and in 1902 was graduated from the Dental College of the University of Cincinnati. He spent five years in practice at Morristown, Indiana, later was located at Shelbyville, Indiana, for two years, and spent two years at Loveland, Ohio. In February, 1912, Doctor Heywood came to Columbus and established his practice in this city. He has been in his present location, 5 East State Street, since August, 1924. On April 8, 1901, Doctor Heywood married Miss Birdie Fay Randall, of Goshen, Ohio, the daughter of George and Mary Randall. Mr. Randall lives at Milford, Ohio. His wife is deceased. Doctor and Mrs. Heywood have a daughter, Mary Virginia, born in 1920. Doctor Heywood is identified with the Columbus Dental Association, State Dental Association and National Dental Association. He is a member of Ralph R. Richly Lodge, No. 670, F. & A. M., Ohio Chapter R. A. M., Columbus Council Scioto Consistory, Thirty-Second degree and Aladdin Shrine. He and Mrs. Heywood are members of Worthington Chapter Eastern Star. His hobbies are hunting, fishing and gardening. He was elected as president of the Sharon Township Board of Education in 1930, and is now serving in that capacity. Doctor Heywood and his family live at 4432 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus. Robert Judson Sharp, M. D., who has successfully practiced medicine in Columbus since 1902, is recognized as one of the leading physicians of Franklin County. He was born at Nelson, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, March 30, 1854, the son of Peter and Martha (Fowler) Sharp. Peter Sharp, deceased, spent most of his life at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and was a building contractor. His wife is also deceased. They were the parents of thirteen children, three of whom were physicians : John Henry, lived at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died in 1220 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY 1926 ; Charles Emery, lives at Chicago, Illinois ; and Robert Judson, the subject of this sketch. Robert Judson Sharp spent his boyhood at Nelson, Pennsylvania, and attended the district schools. He then studied at Cortland (New York) Normal School, and in 1878 was graduated from the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy. He then studied medicine at the University of New York, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1883. Doctor Sharp practiced his profession at Smethport, Pennsylvania, for several years, and was also surgeon for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He came to Columbus in 1902 and practiced surgery here until 1919. He has since devoted his entire time to medicine. For a number of years he served as surgeon for numerous Columbus industries, including the American Rolling Mills, Buckeye Casting Company, Floyd Stephens Lumber Company, Federal Glass Company, and Chase Manufacturing Company. In September, 1880, Doctor Sharp married Miss Geneva Wright, who died at Lakewood, New York, in 1895. They had no children. He was later married in 1901 to Miss Lillie Ellen Smith, of Buffalo, New York. They have an adopted daughter, Dorothy Beatrice, who is the wife of Dr. M. H. Turton, leading physician of Columbus. They have two children, Judson William, and Lynn Jane. Doctor Sharp is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. Sylvester Morrill Sherman, M. D., who has engaged in the practice of his profession in Columbus for almost half a century, is a veteran of the Civil War, and a member of one of the oldest and most honored pioneer families of Columbus and Franklin County. He was born in this city, December 23, 1842, the son of Levi Hukil and Lydia Gay (Morrill) Sherman. Levi Hukil Sherman was born near Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1809, and died in California in 1850. He had gone west with a brother during the gold rush and met his death as an adventurer in the gold fields. He had owned and operated a comb factory in Columbus for a number of years. His father, Amos Sherman, was a drummer in the War of 1812. Amos Sherman was a son of Abel Sherman, who HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1221 served throughout the Revolution. Numerous histories of Franklin County mention the life of Abel Sherman, who was scalped August 15, 1794, by the Indian chief, Silver Heel. Lydia Gay (Morrill) Sherman, mother of the subject of this sketch, was born in Columbus, her parents having come to this city in 1812. Her father, Moses Morrill, purchased land in the vicinity of the present 1500 South High Street section, and died there in 1836. His wife, Millie Merion, died in 1858. Both are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. Lydia Gay (Morrill) Sherman was born in 1819 and died in 1910. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Levi H. Sherman : Sylvester Morrill, the subject of this sketch ; Cynthia Ann, who died in 1927, was the wife of Oliver Merion ; and Levi William, born November 13, 1847, died in 1910. Sylvester Morrill Sherman attended the old State Street High School in Columbus until 1857, and then taught school for nine years. He served during the Civil War as a member of Company G, One Hundred Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after his discharge from the service spent some time on a farm to recuperate from the effects of the war. He had originally planned to take up the study of law, but instead took up medicine. He was graduated from The Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1875 and engaged in practice at Garrett, Indiana, for a period of eight years. He has since been located in Columbus and during his long service in the community has come to be recognized as one of the thoroughly capable medical practitioners of Franklin County. He has offices at 1103 Mt. Vernon Avenue, where he has been located for forty years. On April 9, 1865, Doctor Sherman was united in marriage with Miss Lemira Ann Shoemaker, who was born in this city, the daughter of Christopher and Sarah A. Shoemaker. Mr. Shoemaker owned and operated a large brick yard in the city for many years. He was also an extensive farmer. Mrs. Sherman died in 1911 at the age of sixty-five years and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. To Doctor and Mrs. Sherman were born twelve children, as follows: Rose, married Judge Isaac Humphrey, lives at Zanesville, Ohio; William, who died at the age of three years ; Christopher E. Sherman, now a professor at Ohio State University, Columbus ; Dr. Edward C., dentist, 1222 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY lives at Hollywood, California ; Oliver C., a farmer, lives near Reynoldsville, Ohio ; Cynthia Ellen, married John C. Howald, lives at Delaware, Ohio ; Lydia Grace, unmarried, a teacher, lives at home, 244 North Twentieth Street, Columbus ; John King, a civil engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad, lives at LaGrange, Illinois ; James Garfield, who died at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1924, was a prominent physician and surgeon, and associated with the subject of this sketch in practice for a period of fifteen years in Columbus, later in Boston, Massachusetts ; Sylvester Morrill, Jr., a civil engineer with the Illinois Central Railroad, lives at Chicago, Illinois, is a veteran of the World War, having served in France with the rank of captain of artillery ; Sarah Ruth, married George R. Schoedinger, lives in Columbus ; and Lemira Ann, married George B. Gascoyne, a sanitary engineer, lives at Cleveland, Ohio. Doctor Sherman is identified with the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, and American Medical Association. He has been a member of the Ohio State Medical Board for twenty years and has held the offices of president and treasurer. He has been affiliated with the Masonic Lodge for over half a century and was one of the organizers of East Gate Lodge, No. 603, Free and Accepted Masons. He is a life member of the Scottish Rite, belonging to Scioto Consistory, Thirty-second degree, and Mt. Vernon Commandery, and has held membership in Aladdin Temple for over thirty years. Doctor Sherman lives at 244 North Twentieth Street, Columbus. Robert A. Thornton, M. D.—Perhaps one of the best known and most successful of the younger physicians and surgeons of Columbus is Doctor Thornton, who has offices at 2555 North High Street. He was born at Washington Court House, Ohio, December 25, 1888, the son of Allen and Louise (Riechert) Thornton. Allen Thornton is a leading citizen of Washington C. H., Ohio, where he has spent his entire life. He was born there in 1858 and for many years has been a successful coal dealer in that city. Early in life he was a farmer. Mr. Thornton's wife was born at Cincin- HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1223 nati, Ohio, of German descent. They are the parents of two sons: Robert A., the subject of this sketch ; and Frank, a prominent stockman of Washington C. H., Ohio. Robert A. Thornton obtained his early education in the public and high schools of Washington C. H., from which he was graduated in 1908. He then entered Starling Medical College, now the College of Medicine, Ohio State University, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1912. He served as an interne at White Cross Hospital, Columbus, for one year, after which he engaged in the general practice of his profession in Columbus. He has become one of the leading practitioners of the city and is also a member of the staff of White Cross Hospital. In 1914 Doctor Thornton married Miss Alma Herron, of Columbus, the daughter of Beecher and Dora (Zinn) Herron. They have two sons : Robert, born in 1919 ; and Beecher, born in 1920. Doctor Thornton is a member of the North Methodist Episcopal Church, Masonic Lodge, 32nd degree, Knights of Pythias, and Red Men. He is identified with the Columbus Academy of Medicine. C. H. Wyker, M. D., is widely and favorably known in Columbus, where he has engaged in the practice of medicine since 1911. He has offices at 35 West Fourth -Avenue. Doctor Wyker was born at Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, February 4, 1883, the son of James and Sylvia (Blair) Wyker. James Wyker spent his entire life on a farm near Fredericktown, Ohio, and died at the age of sixty-one years. His widow, now eighty-two years of age, still resides on the homestead. They were the parents of three children, one of whom is deceased. The remaining two are: C. H., the subject of this sketch ; and John Blair, farmer, lives on the old homestead. The boyhood of C. H. Wyker was spent on his father's farm near Fredericktown, Ohio, and in 1902 he was graduated from Frederick-town High School. He then attended Ohio Wesleyan University for two years, and subsequently entered Ohio State University, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1909. While 1224 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY a student at Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio State Doctor Wyker was active in athletics and was a member of the varsity football teams at both institutions. He served his interneship at the old Protestant Hospital, now White Cross Hospital, and then established a general practice in Columbus. Doctor Wyker has met with unusual success in his profession and has an excellent practice. On November 12, 1911, Doctor Wyker was married at Lancaster, Ohio, to Miss Stella Barr, the daughter of Jacob Barr, a prominent farmer of Lancaster. They have a son, Albertus, born June 24, 1914. He attends Columbus Academy. Doctor Wyker is a member of the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, and American Medical Association. He also belongs to the Masonic Lodge, Thirty-second degree, and Alpha Mu Pi Omega fraternity. Edward Miller.—Numbered among the solid and responsible business men of Columbus is Edward Miller, who is president of the Miller Machine & Mould Works. He was born at Tiffin, Ohio, August 20, 1874, the son of William and Ann (Schmit) Miller. William Miller was born in Erschwiel, Switzerland, and came to the United States at the age of fifteen years. His marriage took place at New Rigel, Ohio. After a number of years he removed to Tiffin, where he became well known as a carpenter contractor. Mr. Miller died in February, 1916, and his wife, born at Yunglinster, Luxemburg, died in November, 1927. Both are buried at Tiffin. Their children were: Victor and Agnes, who live at Tiffin; William, who lives at Swissvale, Pennsylvania; Edward, the subject of this sketch ; Leo and Ferdinand, who live at Tiffin; Rose and Aloysius, both deceased. Edward Miller attended the public schools of Tiffin and when sixteen years of age began as an apprentice machinist. Four years later he took charge of machinery at the Atlas Glass Factory, Washington, Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller came to Columbus in 1902, where he became interested in the designing and building of special glass machinery. At the present time he is recognized as one of the leading