HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1225 glass machinery designers and builders in the world. He organized the Miller Foundry Company of this city in 1928, and it is the leading grey iron foundry of Columbus, doing an extensive business throughout the United States and Canada. On February 7, 1920, Mr. Miller married Miss Ann Augusta Burns, of Columbus, the daughter of Michael and Mary (Brophy) Burns. By a former marriage Mr. Miller has two children : Dorothea Agnes, married Dr. Joseph Lyden, lives at Youngstown, Ohio and Florian E., who is secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Miller Foundry Company, Columbus. Mr. Miller is a Democrat, a member of the Catholic Church, and belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Loyal Order of Moose, Columbus Athletic Club, Columbia Club, Columbus Maennerchor, and Chamber of Commerce. He also belongs to the Columbus Metal Trades Association, National Metal Trades Association, National Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Manufacturers Association, Miller Machine & Mould Works.—The Miller Foundry Company plant in Sheldon Avenue is considered the "last word" both in plant construction and equipment. This Columbus industry, less than a year old, specializes in gray iron castings, giving particular attention to castings used in glass manufacturing machinery. The Miller Foundry Company was given first position in the "National Glass Budget," a weekly review of the American glass industry, in a recent issue. The story paid tribute to Edward Miller, who is also president of the Miller Machine & Mould Works, and who is a pioneer in the field of the manufacture of glass making machinery. Florian E. Miller is in active charge of the foundry. While the foundry was established by the Millers primarily to supply the Machine & Mould Works with gray iron castings when needed, the foundry has had a large volume of outside business. The plant is modern in construction. Its cupola is the largest in central Ohio and has a capacity of from fifteen to twenty tons of casting per day. The foundry company brought to Columbus two moulders to specialize in the manufacture of plunger iron. It is said that these men 1226 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY are the only men in this country who can turn out this product successfully. Florian E. Miller, who is secretary-treasurer of The Miller Foundry Company, is a representative young business man of Columbus, where he was born December 10, 1905. He is the son of Edward and Ida (Ames) Miller. A complete sketch of Edward Miller appears elsewhere in this history. Florian E. Miller received his early education in St. John's parochial school, Columbus, and also attended school at Washington, Pennsylvania. He is graduate of East High School, Columbus, and attended Dayton University, and Y. M. C. A. night school in Columbus. He has been identified with his father's business interests since 1924 and became secretary and treasurer of the Miller Foundry Company in 1928. On January 1, 1927, Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Miss Elynor Austin, the daughter of Thomas and Flora (Ohlen) Austin, the former a native of Springfield, Ohio, and the latter of Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Austin live in this city. Mr. Miller is a Democrat, a member of Corpus Christi Church, and belongs to Chi Sigma Chi fraternity. Don H. Ebright is widely and favorably known in Columbus, where he holds the office of cashier of the Ohio State Treasury, with offices in the State House. He was born in Columbus, September 17, 1901, Cie son of R. C. and Blanche (Hoskins) Ebright. R. C. Ebright was born at Pickerington, Fairfield County, Ohio, October 30, 1875. He came to Columbus in 1899 and has been in the employ of the New York Central Railroad Company for more than thirty-five years. He is now chief train dispatcher. His wife was born at Shawnee, Ohio, in 1877. They have the following children : Don H., the subject of this sketch ; Vera C., and Marjorie, both at home. Another son died in 1918 at the age of eighteen years. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1227 Don H. Ebright received his early education in the public schools of Columbus and in 1920 was graduated from East High School. He then entered Ohio State University, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1925. He then was appointed assistant cashier in the Ohio State Treasury, and since February, 1927, has been cashier. On November 14, 1925, Mr. Ebright was united in marriage with Miss Martha Miller, of Columbus, the daughter of Newton M. Miller. He holds the office of collector of internal revenue, Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Ebright have two children : James Newton, born April 5, 1927 ; and Martha Lou, born February 21, 1929. Mr. Ebright is an active member of the North Broadway Methodist Church, and belongs to University Lodge No. 631, Free and Accepted Masons. He also is a member of the Mercator Club and Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Huston F. Fulton, M. D., who is successfully engaged in the practice of his profession in Columbus, with offices at 327 East State Street, is recognized as one of the representative young physicians and surgeons of Franklin County. He was born in Logan County, Ohio, November 7, 1899, the son of W. J. and Mae (Fenn) Fulton. W. J. Fulton is a native of Logan County, and has been a resident of Columbus since 1919, where he has been interested in the real estate business. He has offices at 2212 North High Street. His wife was also born in Logan County. They have the following children : Harry, a graduate of Ohio State University, architect, lives at Cleveland, Ohio ; Cleo, married C. C. McCracken, who is a professor at Ohio State University, Columbus ; French, who is sales manager for the Dean Engraving Company, Columbus ; and Huston F., the subject of this sketch. Huston F. Fulton attended the public schools of Bell Center, Logan County, and was graduated from high school in 1917. He then entered Ohio State University and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the College of Medicine, Ohio State University in 1925. He has an extensive practice in the city and is well known 1228 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY throughout the community, in which he has spent his professional career. On August 27, 1925, Doctor Fulton was united in marriage with Miss Edith Julian, of Columbus, the daughter of David and Ann Julian. Mrs. Fulton was born at Waterbury, Connecticut, and came to Columbus in 1923 to attend St. Margaret's School. Her father is identified with the Columbus Bolt Works as manager. To Doctor and Mrs. Fulton have been born two daughters : Anne, born June 9, 1926 ; and Jane, born March 25, 1930. Doctor Fulton is identified with the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, American Medical Association, and Radiological Society. He holds membership in the Presbyterian Church, of which he is deacon, and he is affiliated with University Lodge No. 631, Free & Accepted Masons, and University Club. Doctor Fulton lives at 2253 Fairfax Road, Upper Arlington. Joseph A. Turner, M. D.—Numbered among the leading physicians and surgeons of Columbus is Doctor Turner, who is a veteran of the World War. He was born in Columbus, December 25, 1888, the son of Joseph and Ida May (Angevine) Turner. Joseph Turner was born in England in 1853 and his wife is a native of New York, born in 1856. They have been residents of Columbus for many years, and Mr. Turner spent a great many years in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as a machinist in the Columbus shops. He is now retired. To Mr. and Mrs. Turner were born four children: Herbert W., born in 1882, a machinist, employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Columbus ; Mrs. Pearl Thomas, lives in Columbus ; Joseph A., the subject of this sketch ; and George Edward, born in 1890, an attorney, lives in Columbus. Joseph A. Turner received his education in the public schools of Columbus and is a graduate of East High School and Capital University. He served throughout the World War as a member of the Three Hundred Twenty-fourth Infantry and saw active service in France as a battalion surgeon. He held the commission of first lieutenant, United States Medical Corps. Doctor Turner had received HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1229 the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Starling Medical College, Columbus, in 1911, and with the exception of time spent in the service during the World War he has practiced his profession in Columbus. He has offices at 2568 Cleveland Avenue, and his practice is limited to obstetrics. On June 22, 1910, Doctor Turner was united in marriage with Miss Irene June Burns, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burns. Doctor and Mrs. Turner have no children. Doctor Turner is identified with the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, and American Medical Association. He is chief obstetrician of the Columbus Radium Hospital, and a member of the staff of St. Ann's Maternity Hospital. Doctor Turner belongs to the American Legion and is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and Columbus Exchange Club. He and his wife hold membership in the Linden Presbyterian Church. Howard Whitehead, M. D., has practiced his profession in Columbus with exceptional honor and ability for a period of almost forty years. He was born at Jersey, Licking County, Ohio, August 21, 1868, the son of William Wirt and Paulina (Woodruff) Whitehead. William Whitehead was born near Jersey, Ohio, in 1834 and died in 1902. He was a prosperous farmer of Licking County for many years and later purchased .a well improved farm in Delaware County, Ohio. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Whitehead was the son of Dr. Ezekiel Whitehead, one of the best known physicians of the early days in Licking County. He was born in Seneca County, New York, November 28, 1800, and was a graduate of the Cincinnati Medical College. Doctor Whitehead practiced medicine at Jersey, Ohio, for more than half a century and his professional records show that during that period he handled 1200 cases alone in obstetrics. He took a most active part in the church and civic life of Jersey. He died in 1883. Paulina (Woodruff) Whitehead, mother of the subject of this sketch, was born near Black Lick, Franklin County, in 1835 and died in 1928. She is buried in Green-lawn Cemetery, Columbus. Their children were : Howard, the sub- 1230 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY ject of this sketch ; and Homer, born at Jersey, Ohio, August 21, 1870. He is identified with the Ohio State Journal, Columbus, Ohio. Howard Whitehead spent his early boyhood in Licking County and attended the public schools of Jersey. He later was a student at Sunbury High School and attended the normal school at Reynolds-burg, Ohio, after which he taught school for a period of four years. He then took up the study of medicine at Starling Medical College, now the College of Medicine, Ohio State University, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1893. Since that date Doctor Whitehead has practiced his profession in Columbus and has been located in the neighborhood of his present office throughout that number of years, 2241 West Broad Street. On October 22, 1896, Doctor Whitehead married Miss Emma Slack, of Galena, Ohio, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Slack, both deceased. She died February 7, 1925, and is buried in Green-lawn Cemetery, Columbus. They had no children. In 1926 as a memorial to her, Doctor Whitehead established a scholarship at Ohio Wesleyan University for the aid of worthy students who lacked the required means to complete their education. Later, Doctor Whitehead married Erma White, the widow of Rev. Postle E. White, a prominent minister of the Methodist Church. At the time of his death in 1925 he was district superintendent of the Zanesville district, residing at Newark, Ohio. By her first marriage Mrs. Whitehead has two children : Dorothy E. White, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, now private secretary to the dean of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio ; and Charles Edward, born in 1921, living with his mother at 2239 West Broad Street. Doctor Whitehead is a prominent member of the Glenwood Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has served as trustee since the date of its organization, 1893. He is affiliated with York Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Scioto Consistory, and Knights of Pythias. He is also identified with the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, and American Medical Association. He is a director of the Columbus Y. M. C. A. Doctor and Mrs. Whitehead live at 2239 West Broad Street, Columbus. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1231 S. B. Hays, M. D., is outstanding among the prominent physicians and surgeons of Columbus, and is a veteran of the World War. He was born at Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio, January 11, 1866, the son of George Hilton and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Hays. George Hilton Hays was born in Maryland in 1817. He died in 1870 and is buried in Monroe County, Ohio, where he engaged in general farming for many years. His wife was a native of Monroe County and her father, Mitchel Atkinson, was surveyor of that county. His father served during the American Revolution. To Mr. and Mrs. George Hilton Hays were born the following children : James V., deceased ; Mrs. Margaret O'Neil, deceased ; Charles M., deceased ; George, deceased ; M. D., deceased ; and S. B., the subject of this sketch. The boyhood of S. B. Hays was spent at Summerfield, Ohio, and after his graduation from high school he entered Scio College, where he spent two years. He then became a medical student at the Kentucky School of Medicine, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1892. He began his practice at Kermonsberg, Ohio, and in 1897 located at Newcomerstown, Ohio, where he remained until 1918. Doctor Hays volunteered for service during the World War and was stationed at Camp Grant, Illinois, where he served with the rank of first lieutenant. Since 1919 Doctor Hays has been located in Columbus, with offices at 2 East Patterson Avenue. He has an extensive practice in the city and is well liked. On December 31, 1891, Doctor Hays was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte A. Barnes, of Summerfield, Ohio, the daughter of Jesse R. and Charlotte (Barnes) Barnes. Both are deceased. Mr. Barnes was a Civil War veteran. Five children were born to Doctor and Mrs. Hays : James V., lives at home, is identified with the United States Postal Service in Columbus ; Jesse M., M. D., a graduate of the College of Medicine, Ohio State University, has his office at 1573 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, married Miss Mildred Smith, of Marietta, Ohio, a graduate nurse of White Cross Hospital, and they have a daughter, Joan, and a son, James Edward ; Samuel B., Jr., D. D. S., a graduate of the College of Dentistry, Ohio State University, has his office at 2361 1/2 North High Street, Columbus ; Hazel, lives at home ; and Charlotte, married Robert E. Boyd, a member of the law 1232 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY firm of Boyd & Boyd, lives at 174 Clinton Heights Avenue, Columbus. They have two sons, Robert E., Jr., and Richard Hayes. Doctor Hays' three sons served during the World War. Doctor Hays is identified with the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, and American Medical Association. Col. Charles H. Boardman, president of the Excelsior Company, Columbus, is a native son of Ohio. He is a man whose progress to important achievements in the business and industrial field was made from humble beginnings. He has been a resident of Columbus for many years. was formerly an extensive coal operator in Ohio and West Virginia, and is now president of the Excelsior Company. Charles H. Boardman is a member of the Boardman family that came to America from England in 1620. His great-grandfather was a seafaring man and loaned himself and his vessels to transport General Washington's troops during the New Amsterdam campaign, or in other words when Washington captured what is today known as New York. Charles H. Boardman was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1860, and lived in his native town until he was eighteen years of age. He is a graduate of Akron High School. At the age of eighteen he went to work in the shipping department of the Akron Iron Company, coal operators at Buchtel, in Athens County. That was his initial experience in an industry in which he subsequently became an important figure. In 1885 he became an independent operator in the Hocking Valley district at Murray City. He retained his interests as an operator in that section until 1901. In 1901 Mr. Boardman acquired a coal mining interest at Vivian in the Pocahontas district of West Virginia. For many years his mine produced an immense quantity of the famous Pocahontas coal. His business headquarters were kept in West Virginia until 1919, in which year he disposed of his interests in that state. Since 1890 Mr. Boardman has had his home in Columbus. On retiring from the coal mining industry he acquired a controlling interest in the Excelsior Company, and has since been its president. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1233 The plant of this company is located on fifteen acres of ground just west of the Olentangy River, lying between King Avenue and West Fifth Avenue. Under Mr. Boardman's direction this business has become one of the largest in the county manufacturing baby cribs and juvenile furniture. For that purpose special machines are required, and most of them were designed and built from Mr. Board-man's specifications. A number of the articles of furniture manufactured have improved devices that were invented and patented by him. One of the best known products of the company is the "Bye lo" baby bed or crib. It is equipped with an automatically operated and noiseless drop side that represents the acme of comfort and protection for the baby as well as convenience and ease of operation by the mother. These cribs are also equipped with the finest springs procurable and they are enclosed in a fine wire screen. The high quality of selected lumber from which they are made, and the beauty of their design and finish, make them a genuine ornament in the nursery. The company also manufactures in large quantities and ships for domestic and foreign trade. A number of other articles of juvenile furniture are in some cases an exclusive product of this company. It is a unique and one of the very interesting as well as important industrial plants of the capital city. During his business career in West Virginia, Mr. Boardman became a close friend of Governor Hatfield. The governor appointed him a member of his personal staff with the rank of colonel. Since going into active business at Columbus, Mr. Boardman has taken part in civic affairs here. He is past president of the Northwest Business Men's Association, which is furthering the interests of the rapidly growing industrial section lying immediately west of the Olentangy River and extending north and south of West Fifth Avenue. He is president of the Columbus Fishing Club, and is a member of the Columbus Athletic Club and other local organizations. Mr. Boardman is a Scottish Rite Mason, a Knight Templar and member of the Shrine. In 1882 Mr. Boardman was married to Grace L. Holloway, of Akron, Ohio. The following children were born to them : Mabel, married R. W. Laylin ; Ruth, married Murray Hoffman; Charles H., Jr., and John K., all living in Columbus. 1234 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Theodore Krebs.—Widely known throughout Franklin County is Theodore Krebs, who is interested in the map business in Columbus, with offices at 297 South High Street. He was born in this city, February 13, 1879, the son of Theodore and Barbara (Lichtner) Krebs. His father, Theodore Krebs, was born in Saxony, Germany, December 13, 1845, and came to this country in 1866. He settled first in Cincinnati, Ohio, and later came to Columbus. Subsequently, he entered the bakery business, and became successful in that work. He died April 26, 1905, and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. His wife was born in Steinfort, Germany, February 7, 1847, near Heidelberg. At the age of nineteen years she came to America with her brother, George Lichtner, and they located in Cleveland, where they were met by her brothers, Jacob and Henry Lichtner, a captain who had served during the Civil War. The mother, Carolina (Wetzel) Lichtner, had come from Germany in 1867 with another son, Phillip, and a daughter, Anna. The family located at Zanesville, Ohio. Mrs. Theodore Krebs, now past eighty-three years of age, lives at 314 Deshler Avenue, Columbus. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Krebs : George J., born July 4, 1872, married Amelia Zimmerer, and they have two sons, Melvin C. and Theodore, lives at 104 Thurman Avenue, Columbus ; Carrie, born April 17, 1874, unmarried, identified with Hatton Brothers Drug Company, Columbus ; Anna, born on May 16, 1876: died on April 13, 1881; Theodore, the subject of this sketch ; Carl H., born May 18, 1883, died February 13, 1893 ; and Walter J., born August 9, 1889, is a veteran of the World War, having served in France. Theodore Krebs was educated in the public schools of Columbus and studied civil engineering with the International Correspondence School, of Scranton, Pennsylvania. In April, 1901, he was employed in the office of the Franklin County surveyor, and remained in that capacity until November, 1912. He then took charge of the sales department of the Franklin Builders Supply & Coal Company for several months, after which he became associated with the Ohio Light & Power Company, at Newark, Ohio, a subsidiary of the American Gas & Electric Company. Mr. Krebs was in charge of the making of maps and surveys for transmission lines in the division south of HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1235 Newark, Ohio. In 1915 he went with the Franklin County auditor to take charge of the map department, and remained there until January 31, 1920 . At that time he established his own map business and was at first located in his home at 24 East Frankfort Street, Columbus, Ohio. In August, 1923, he opened an office at 209 South High Street, Columbus, and on July 1, 1925, located in his present offices at 297 South High Street. Mr. Krebs manufactures maps and records of all types for use in offices, schools, libraries, and the home. He also makes railroad and road maps, and special maps to order. In 1924 he compiled a loose leaf record of the ninety-nine year leases in the city of Columbus, which is in synopsis form, and is used extensively by realtors, banks, and building and loan associations. This record is kept up to date monthly by Mr. Krebs, and describes changes in title and ownership of any lease in the city. This valuable record is furnished by Mr. Krebs on an annual rental basis. Mr. Krebs is a member of the Independent Protestant Church. He lives with his mother_ at 314 Deshler Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Krebs' hobby is to be out with nature, and he enjoys working in the garden and flowers. Bruce L. Summers, who is general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, with offices at 8 East Chestnut Street, is a well known citizen of Columbus. He was born at Halleck, West Virginia, June 7, 1885, the son of Jerome and Hulda J. (Van Gilder) Summers. Jerome Summers was born at Fairmont, West Virginia, November 3, 1859, and has spent his entire life as a farmer. His wife was born in West Virginia, January 12, 1863. Their children are: James E., deceased ; Bruce L., the subject of this sketch ; Elizabeth, deceased ; Mrs. Virginia Gwymm, lives at Greensburg, Pennsylvania ; and Dessie May, married H. J. Watson, lives near Fairmont, West Virginia. Bruce L. Summers was educated in the public schools of Fairmont, West Virginia, and lived there until March, 1902, when he 1236 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY removed with his parents to Fairmont. After two years Mr. Summers went to Wheeling, West Virginia, and in 1912 went to Toledo, Ohio, where he became a fireman on the Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad. In 1916 he became an engineer on the same road, and served in that capacity until 1925. In that year Mr. Summers came to Columbus to accept the position of general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. He had held the same office also in Toledo, from January 1, 1914, until 1925. On October 16, 1906, Mr. Summers married Miss Dessie J. Robe, of Little Falls, West Virginia, the daughter of Theodore and Louise Robe. To them have been born the following children: C. Donald, lives at home ; Ruth Virginia, married Robert Cranmer ; Russell Wayne, a member of the 1931 class of North High School ; and Eleanor May. Mr. Summers is a member of the Methodist Church, and is a member of Bates Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Wheeling, West Virginia, and has taken fourteen degrees of McDaniel Lodge of Perfection, Scottish Rite. He and his family live at 2213 North Fourth Avenue. Charles M. Mooney, M. D., whose practice is limited to the treatment of the eye, ear, nose and throat, with offices at 21 East State Street, is recognized as one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Columbus and Franklin County. He was born at Wheelersburg, Ohio, February 22, 1871, the son of John G. and Anna (Wolford) Mooney. John G. Mooney was born in Pennsylvania, his parents having come to the United States from Ireland in part of nineteenth century. He died in 1899 at the age of seventy years and is buried at Wheelers-burg. His wife was born in France in 1834 and died in 1899. To Mr. and Mrs. Mooney were born ten children, of whom Charles M., the subject of this sketch, was the seventh in order of birth. Another son is serving as assistant state attorney of Colorado and has been a prominent attorney of Denver since 1910. Charles M. Mooney attended the public schools at Wheelersburg, Ohio, and taught school for five years after his graduation from HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1237 high school. He then entered the University of Michigan, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1900. Doctor Mooney engaged in general practice at Waverly, Ohio, until 1915, at which time he went to New York City to take graduate work in the study of the eye, ear, nose and throat. He was called to the General Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1917 for a short time, after which he returned to complete his studies in New York. Since 1920 he has been located in Columbus, where he has established an excellent practice. On November 5, 1913, Doctor Mooney was united in marriage with Miss L'Derrie Simpson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of James E. and Emma Jane Simpson. Mr. Simpson was a leading merchant of Cincinnati for many years. Both he and his wife are deceased. Mrs. Mooney is a graduate of Cincinnati University. To Doctor and Mrs. Mooney have been born three children : Charles, born November 10, 1914 ; James Malcolm, born January 2, 1917 ; and Derry Jane, born December 15, 1922. Doctor Mooney holds membership in the Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He belongs to the Columbus Academy of. Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, and American Medical Association. Mrs. Mary E. Lee, former postmaster of Westerville, and for many years actively engaged in Republican politics, is a native of Ohio. She was born at Amesville, Athens County, Ohio, the daughter of Eli Fearing and Anna Leah (Dean) Brown.  Eli Fearing Brown was born at Amesville, Ohio, and his wife was also a native of that place. They were the parents of four children: Mary E., the subject of this sketch ; Arthur G., lives at Pueblo, Colorado ; Walter G., who died in 1905 ; and Mrs. Julia Jones, who lives in Columbus.  Mary E. Brown was educated in the public schools of Amesville, Ohio, and in 1894 was graduated from Ohio University. She became active in Republican politics in 1896 and became a public speaker of note. She took a prominent part in the Harding campaign in 1920  1238 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY and two years later was appointed postmaster of Westerville. Before the time of woman's suffrage she worked for the good of the Republican party as she best could then, and gave much of her time to farmers institute work. There is hardly a county in the state in which she has not appeared as a speaker in one cause or another. Her selection as postmaster of Westerville was in recognition of her political activity. Her dismissal as postmaster came in December, 1929, although under the provisions of her appointment she was to remain in office until January 1, 1931. Westerville had long been a storm center insofar as the postal service is concerned, it being contended that Mrs. Lee was too active in the promotion of the interests of the Republican party. Concerning her dismissal from office, Mrs. Lee commented as follows : "I have at all times performed those duties required of me, that of seeing that the mail moves promptly, that the department promptly receives its revenue, that the best service possible is rendered and the needs of the community met. Since my appointment by the late President Warren G. Harding I have fought for these standards and I do not think that any of those who participated in this affair will benefit by it. However, if there is glory in getting rid of me, let those who participated have the full credit." On October 17, 1894, Mary Estella Brown married Vernon Watson Lee, of New Plymouth, Ohio. He is a lineal descendant of Miles Standish, John Alden, and Priscilla Mullen. Mr. Lee is interested in the coal business in Westerville, and also conducts a floral and gift shop. Mr. and Mrs. Lee have lived at Westerville since 1905. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and belongs to Mispah Chapter of the Eastern Star, and is past master of Blendon Grange No. 708, Westerville. Rev. Oakley C. Wright, who is the pastor of the South Congregational Church, of Columbus, is prominent in the city, where he also takes an active part in its business life. He was born at Logan, Ohio, October 16, 1870, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Beery) Wright. Andrew Wright was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1832. He was successful as a farmer and stockman and owned a well improved HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1239 farm near Logan, Ohio, for many years. He died in 1912 and his wife died in 1914. Both are buried at Logan, Ohio. He served as infirmary director of Hocking County for a number of years and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wright : Rev. William H., a minister of the United Brethren Church, lives at Knoxville, Tennessee ; Frank B., a retired farmer, lives at Columbus ; Charles E., died in 1912 ; Margaret, married Phillip Scholl, lives at Bremen, Ohio ; Andrew E., a minister, lives at Berien Springs, Michigan ; Mrs. Almira Eliker, lives at San Diego, California ; Oakley C., the subject of this sketch ; Homer A., lives at Columbus ; Josephine, who died in 1913 ; and Rev. Porter, minister of the United Brethren Church, Lancaster, Ohio. O. C. Wright attended the district schools of Hocking County, Ohio, and took a short course of study in Otterbein University. He completed his schooling in 1899 and has since been identified with the United Brethren and Congregational Church as a minister, having had numerous charges in Highland, Hocking, Pickaway, and Franklin counties. He has been located at Newark, Canal Winchester, and Willard. Reverend Wright has been a resident of Columbus since 1899 and for the past fifteen years has also been interested in the general insurance business with offices at 36 West Gay Street. On October 20, 1891, Reverend Wright was united in marriage with Miss Jennie L. Sonner, of Hillsboro, Ohio, the daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Kessler) Sonner, both deceased. They have three children: (1) Floyd C., born October 25, 1892, is state agent for the Merchant Fire Insurance Company, with offices in Columbus. He married Miss Laura Chaney, of Canal Winchester, and they have three children: Miriam, Josephine, and Robert Oakley Wright. (2) Homer Leo, born May 15, 1897, associated with his brother as state agent of the Merchants Fire Insurance Company. He married Miss Lucille M. Maxfield, and they have two children: Wayne and Mary Lee. (3) Agnes M., born February 1, 1899, unmarried, lives at home. She is a graduate of Otterbein College and the New York Institute of Music. She spent the summer of 1930 in Germany, where she continued the study of music. Miss Wright is organist of the First 1240 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Baptist Church, Columbus, and is also well known in Columbus as a teacher of music. Reverend Wright is affiliated with Canal Winchester Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and belongs to the Knights of Pythias. He lives at 889 Studer Avenue, Columbus. Floyd C. Wright served throughout the World War as a member of the Forty-second Air Squadron, and was stationed at Wright's Field near Dayton, Ohio. Philip Ellsworth Stiffey, M. D., is one of the representative physicians and surgeons of Franklin County, engaged in the practice of his profession at Columbus, with offices at 6 West Tenth Avenue. He was born at Dennison, Ohio, March 24, 1885, the son of Stewart Sampson and Rebecca (Kells) Stiffey. Stewart Sampson Stiffey was born at Blairsville, Pennsylvania, May 29, 1854. He was associated with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company until 1890, after which he went with the Hocking Valley Railroad in an executive capacity. He retired in 1916 and lives at 1470 Neil Avenue, Columbus. His wife is the daughter of John and Mary (Cunningham) Kells, of Blairsville, Pennsylvania. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Stiffey : Roy Stewart, city engineer, Ohio Inspection Bureau, lives at -1555 Perry Street, Columbus ; Philip Ellsworth, the subject of this sketch ; Mary E., Helen G., and Mabel R., all at home. The latter is assistant supervisor of Home Economics in the Columbus public schools. Philip Ellsworth Stiffey was educated in the public schools of Columbus and attended Bliss Business College after his graduation from high school in 1905. He entered Starling Medical College in 1908, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1912. After his interneship at White Cross Hospital, Doctor Stiffey established his private practice at 1468 North High Street. In 1914 he removed to 1368 North High Street and until 1920 was associated 'in practice with Dr. H. H. Snively. He has since practiced with Dr. R. B. Stevenson, with offices at 6 West Tenth Avenue. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1241 On August 12, 1918, Doctor Stiffey married Miss Mary Elizabeth Fraser, the daughter of Donald and Elizabeth Fraser. Mr. Fraser was a ranchman in Argentine, South America, and died there in 1903. His widow then came to the United States with her four children and settled at Delaware, Ohio, where she died in 1910. Mrs. Stiffey is a graduate nurse and before her marriage was connected with White Cross Hospital. To Doctor and Mrs. Stiffey has been born a son, Stuart Alexander, born August 23, 1919. Doctor Stiffey is a Republican, and is affiliated with Humboldt Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Scioto Consistory, 32nd degree, and Phi Rho Sigma fraternity. His wife is a member of King Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. Their home is at 1538 Neil Avenue. Roscoe R. Walcutt, an official court reporter of Columbus, was born near that city, and represents one of the most prominent families in this section of Ohio. The Walcutt family is of English lineage. Among the early Colonial settlers some located in New England and others in Maryland and Virginia. A direct ancestor of Roscoe R. Walcutt was William Walcutt, of Talbott County, Maryland. He volunteered as a soldier in the Continental army during the war for independence, and afterward moved to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and settled in Loudoun County. He married there. He had three sons, Robert, John Macy and James Walcutt, these being the founders of the Walcutt family in Ohio. The most prominent character of the Ohio family was the late General C. C. Walcutt, a son of John Macy Walcutt. He became a brigadier general in the Union army during the Civil War, and during the '70s was mayor of Columbus. His name figures conspicuously in the history of Columbus. James W. Walcutt, grandfather of Roscoe R. Walcutt, and a son of Robert, one of the original settlers, was a resident of Delaware County, where he owned the Olentangy Mills. Roscoe R. Walcutt was born in Clinton Township, Franklin County, in 1888, the son of Charles C. and Rosella (Robbins) Walcutt. Charles C. Walcutt was born in Delaware County, and was a substan- 1242 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY tial farmer. He died January 9, 1929, in Clinton Township. On that farm Roscoe R. Walcutt spent his boyhood days. He attended school at Columbus, and is a graduate of North High School. He attended Otterbein College, and as a youth took up shorthand as a profession, and made himself master of the art. In 1907, when he was only nineteen years old, he entered the office of the official court stenographer of Franklin County, being appointed an official stenographer three years later. He was admitted to the bar in 1925. Mr. Walcutt married Miss Marguerite Pegg, a daughter of James M. and Emma (Ames) Pegg, and a granddaughter of Joseph Pegg. Isabella Pegg, a sister of Joseph Pegg, is the wife of Rev. Henry Innis, of Columbus. Both the Pegg and Innis families comprise a large and prominent connection in Franklin County. Mr. and Mrs. Walcutt have three children : Margaret, Robert Pegg, and James Charles. Dr. J. Frank Lumb.—Outstanding among educators is Dr. J. Frank Lumb, superintendent of the Ohio State School for the Blind, which position he has held since July, 1919. Prior to his acceptance of the superintendency, Doctor Lumb served the school for nearly forty years as senior teacher and principal of the high school. Enriched by his half century of experience in work for the blind, Doctor Lumb, despite the fact that he is himself without sight, holds first place among educators in this particular field, due to his understanding of the problems of the blind, and to his sympathy with them and their needs. Ohio is, indeed, fortunate that this institution, so vital to a whole class of its people, is in the hands of one of such fine natural instincts, and who is by his own experience especially fitted to meet the needs of that class of citizens. Doctor Lumb is doing all in his power to develop in the boys and girls of his school dependability in character and a moral capacity to do things well. It has been said of him that his work has, if anything, profited by his handicap, due to the intense power of concentration given him through the sharpening of his unaffected senses and the efficiency possible due to the shutting out of the many distractions which must be corn-batted by the normally endowed individual. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1243 Blindness came to Doctor Lumb following scarlet fever at the early age of nine ; but his enthusiasm for an education was not checked. Adjusting himself as best he could to his sad misfortune, he entered the Ohio State School for the Blind at Columbus, where he completed his elementary schooling before he was nineteen yars of age. For a time after leaving the institution he taught music and sold pianos, having prepared himself for this work while pursuing his academic course at the school. The next step in the career of this Ohio educator was taken when, a few years later, he entered Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, for special training along academic lines. Only two years were spent at this college, for at the end of that time Doctor Lumb accepted an offer to return to the School for the Blind as instructor in the high school. He finished his college course at Ohio State University some years later, but during his long connection with the School for the Blind as teacher, principal and superintendent, he has kept up with progressive methods by taking special work at the university. The one aim that has caused him to press forward during the years has been his desire by his accomplishments to help others of his class who are following in his footsteps. Never has he permitted himself to be separated from movements harboring ideas of progressive change for the blind, for to him their problems are an intimate and poignant experience. Taking up his duties as teacher at the School for the Blind while yet a young man, Doctor Lumb distinguished his activities with a sincerity and an industry which from the first made his work outstanding. Because this man believes that the future of humanity depends upon personal responsibility, powers that might have been lost are now being used, due to the prevailing opinion, a few years back, that there was no market for the abilities of the blind. During his busy days of administering the affairs of the school as principal and as superintendent, Doctor Lumb has never been so preoccupied by office routine that he could not find time to listen to the problems of his pupils and faculty. When Doctor Lumb was first offered the office of superintendent by a unanimous vote of the trustees he declined to consider it, feeling that he could better serve his parents in their declining years by not taking over the entire responsibility of the school. However, after 1244 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY having administered the duties of principal for a number of years, he accepted the appointment as superintendent in 1919. It is due in great measure to his efforts as superintendent that the State Department of Education has given the institution the rating of a first class high school, so that the graduates may now enter directly the colleges and. universities of the state. He was closely associated with Dr. J. W. Jones, superintendent of the State School for the Deaf, in securing the transfer of the schools for the deaf and the blind from the State Department of Public Welfare to the State Department of Education. His special experience as an educator of the blind has created a wide demand for his services as a lecturer on the Chautauqua platform and before numerous educational conventions. As a successful experiment of what a blind man can do, Doctor Lumb, some years ago owned and operated a fine farm. His love for animals, trees, and the wide open space of the country made his separation from this farm, necessitated by the multiplicity of other duties, a keen regret in his life. Doctor Lumb is a member of the First Congregational Church of Columbus, the University Club, the School Masters Club, and the Knights of Pythias. He is a native of Mercer County, Ohio, where he lived as a boy on his father's farm, but because of his work most of his life has been spent in Columbus. Doctor Lumb was married in 1901 to Miss Lucy Ziegler, a teacher at the School for the Blind, who died in 1915. On August 3, 1925, he married Miss Frances Reed, the executive secretary of the Ohio Commission for the Blind. Doctor Lumb's notable literary ability, together with his courtesy of manner, his emotional sympathy for the needy, his affection for his friends, and his fine personal charm make him worthy of the high distinction of his honorary doctor's degree, conferred upon him by Findlay College, June, 1928, in recognition of the splendid service he has rendered to his state. In most of his undertakings this remarkable man has excelled because he has injected into all his work that vital, human sympathy, necessary to the success of anyone in the high plane of social service attained by Doctor Lumb. His fellow citizens and their posterity will for generations to come look to the record of his life for the upbuilding and enlightenment of a new HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1245 social order in which persons without sight will be given ample opportunity to assume the responsibilities and enjoy the rewards of useful citizenship. Frances Reed Lumb, who is executive secretary of the Ohio Commission for the Blind, takes a prominent and active part in the civic affairs of Columbus. She was born at West Alexander, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Dr. John Burns and Mary (Stone) Reed. Dr. John Burns Reed was a graduate of Washington & Jefferson College and Jefferson Medical College. For many years he engaged in the practice of medicine at Wheeling, West Virginia, where he died in 1887. His wife, born at Greensboro, Pennsylvania, died in 1909. Both are buried at West Alexander, Pennsylvania. Doctor Reed was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church of Wheeling, and was identified with the Ohio County Medical Society, West Virginia, Medical Society, and American Medical Association. He was also affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. To Doctor and Mrs. Reed were born five children : Mary LeEtta, who died in 1917 ; John Burns, lives at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; Jane, the widow of Herbert Bradley, lives at Pittsburgh ; Sarah, married W. R. McCutcheon, lives at Pittsburgh; and Frances, the subject of this sketch. Frances Reed attended the public schools of Wheeling, West Virginia, and Washington, District of Columbia. She is a graduate of National College, Washington, District of Columbia, and the School of Philanthropy, New York City. Her professional career began as assistant secretary of the Associated Charities of Washington, District of Columbia. From 1903 until 1906 she served as private secretary to the president of Howard University, and in the latter year removed to Pittsburgh, where she was financial secretary of the Associated Charities until 1910. She then became assistant secretary of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, with offices in Pittsburgh. Since 1915 Mrs. Lumb has been executive secretary of the Ohio Commission of the Blind in Columbus. On August 3, 1925, Frances Reed married Dr. Frank Lumb, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history. Mrs. Lumb holds membership in the First Congregational Church and is identified with the Columbus Branch of the Altrusa Club. 1246 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Alvin L. Richards, lawyer and member of the firm of Weinland, Kahle, Atwood & Richards, with offices at 33 North High Street, was born in Brown Township, Franklin County, March 25, 1883, the son of John D. and Anna L. (Brothers) Richards. John D. Richards was born at Pottsville, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania, January 5, 1834. He spent his boyhood in Pittsburgh and was employed in the steel mills. During the Civil War he served with the rank of first lieutenant of the 77th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He died February 21, 1918, and his wife, born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1853, died July 7, 1907. Both are buried in Alton Cemetery, Prairie Township, Franklin County. Mr. Richards was a Republican, a member of the Welsh Presbyterian Church, and Grand Army of the Republic. To Mr. and Mrs. Richards were born the following children : Wilfred H., lives in Columbus ; Herbert L., attorney, World War veteran, lives in Columbus ; Alvin L., the subject of this sketch ; Arthur C., M. D., lives at Mt. Gilead, Ohio, is a World War veteran, having served as first lieutenant with the Medical Corps ; and Howard A., in the government service, Pueblo, Colorado. John D. Richards, father of the subject of this sketch, was the son of William and Sarah (Hughes) Richards, who were natives of Wales. They came to the United States in early life and settled near Steubenville, Ohio. Mr. Richards lived to be over 100 years of age. His sons. Captain David J. and John D. Richards served in the Civil War. Alvin L. Richards was educated in the district schools of Prairie Township, Franklin County, and in 1903 was a member of the graduating class of Central High School, Columbus. After his graduation from the district schools of Prairie Township in 1899 Mr. Richards taught four school years and completed work at three institutions, having been a member of the high school class in 1903, the class of 1906 at Valparaiso University, and the 1907 class at Yale University. He received the LL. B. degree from the two latter institutions. Mr. Richards was admitted to the Indiana state bar in 1906 and during 1907 and 1908 engaged in general practice at Newcastle, Indiana. During 1908 he was admitted to practice in Ohio, and soon after es- HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1247 tablished offices in Columbus. He became a member of the firm of Weinland, Kahle, Atwood & Richards in May, 1928. On August 19, 1906, Mr. Richards was united in marriage with Miss Ruth Mowrey, the daughter of John Mowrey, a native of Pennsylvania and an early settler of Wooster, Ohio. He also lived near Columbia City, Indiana, for a number of years and was a successful farmer. He is deceased and is buried at Columbia City. To Mr. and Mrs. Richards have been born three children: Robert and Ruskyn, twins, born December 28, 1907, members of the graduation class of 1930, Ohio State University ; and Rachael Elizabeth, born January 21, 1915. She attends West High School, Columbus. Mr. Richards is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and belongs to Columbus Lodge No. 30, Free & Accepted Masons, Scioto Consistory, 32nd degree, and Aladdin Temple. He also belongs to the Columbus Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association. The family residence is 5109 West Broad Street. James Edgar Butler.—One of the younger attorneys of Columbus is James Edgar Butler, who is a member of the firm of Butler, Parker & Summer, and a veteran of the World War. He was born at Zanesville, Ohio, June 22, 1887, the son of James H. and Loretta (Simons) Butler. James H. Butler is a prominent citizen of Columbus. He was born at Wheeling, West Virginia, and for a number of years has been actively and successfully engaged in the real estate business in Columbus. His wife, a native of Cambridge, Ohio, died November 15, 1923, and is buried in Columbus. Their two children were: James Edgar, the subject of this sketch ; and Mrs. Karl G. Agler, of Columbus. James Edgar Butler obtained his early education in the public schools of Columbus and in 1908 and 1911 received the degrees of B. A. and LL. B. from Ohio State University. He then engaged in the practice of law in Columbus continuously until 1917, at which time he entered the officers' training camp at Fort Benjamin Harri- 1248 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY son, Indianapolis. He was commissioned a first lieutenant and in December, 1917, was attached to the Eighty-third Division at Camp Sherman, Ohio. He served overseas with the Seventy-ninth Division and was discharged in June, 1919. Upon his return to Columbus, Mr. Butler resumed his law practice as a member of the firm of Butler, Parker & Summer. They maintain offices at 8 East Broad Street. Mr. Butler is a member of the First Baptist Church, Columbus, and belongs to the Columbus Club, Rocky Fork Hunt and Country Club, Franklin County Bar Association, and Ohio State Bar Association. Politically, he is a Republican. Mr. Butler is not married. Col. Chalmers R. Wilson, a native of Ohio with a distinguished record in the military organization of the state and in overseas service during the World War, has been a resident of the city of Columbus for over thirty-five years, and is present commissioner of motor vehicles. Colonel Wilson was born at Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio, in 1877, and during his boyhood attended public schools in that section of the state. His home has been in Columbus since 1891, and for a number of years he was active in business in the capital city. His military service covers a period of twenty-seven years with both the old National Guard and the federalized National Guard. In 1895 he enlisted as a private in Company B of the Fourteenth Ohio Regiment of Infantry. In 1904 he re-enlisted in Company B, Signal Corps. He rose to the rank of captain of the Signal Corps company, and commanded it on the Mexican border during 1916-17. In the spring of 1917, after his return from the border, he was assigned to duty with the signal corps troops at Camp Perry, Ohio, during the summer of 1917. In September of that year he was promoted to major and became signal officer of the Thirty-seventh Division on the staff of Major General C. S. Farnsworth, commander of the division. He accompanied the division overseas in June, 1918, and was from that time constantly on duty along the battle front in northeastern France and in Belgium until the armistice. For distinguished service in the HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1249 Signal Corps he was awarded the French Croix de Guerre in December, 1918, and in January, 1919, the Belgian war cross was awarded him. Concerning the latter award the following is quoted : "Colonel Chalmers R. Wilson, registrar of the state automobile department, yesterday received a diploma, bearing the signature of King Albert of Belgium, awarding him the Croix de Guerre of Belgium in appreciation of his services as chief signal officer of the Thirty-seventh Division during the great drive against German forces in Flanders during the last year of the World War. This prized possession was recently forwarded to the war department through the military attache, U. S. Embassy, Paris, and was sent to Colonel Wilson by Adjutant General H. L. Walthall of the war department. Accompanying the diploma was an official translation by the war department, translating the inscription on the diploma, which reads : 'Kingdom of Belgium, The Minister of National Defense has the Honor to inform Lieut. Col. Chalmers R. Wilson, Headquarters, Thirty-seventh Division, that by Royal Decree No. 6624, on the 22nd day of January, 1920, the Croix de Guerre has been conferred upon him, as of the 22nd day of January, 1919. He particularly distinguished himself by his courage during the victorious offensive in Flanders. (Signed) Albert Devese'." Colonel Wilson returned home in March, 1919. For two years he was in the adjutant general's department as assistant chief of operations and training of the federalized Ohio National Guard, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He is now staff officer with the title of assistant chief of staff, G 3, Thirty-seventh Division, Headquarters. In January, 1923, Colonel Wilson assumed the office of commissioner of motor vehicles for Ohio, receiving his appointment from Secretary of State Major Thad H. Brown. Colonel Wilson is a member of the American Legion, Free and Accepted Masons, Scioto Consistory, Thirty-second degree, Aladdin Temple, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Colonel Wilson was one of the veterans of the Thirty-seventh Division who went to Europe in September, 1929, and assisted in the dedication of several monuments and hospitals in Belgium and France.