HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1325 In 1906 Mr. Corwin married Miss Ethel K. Chaney, of Canal Winchester, the daughter of Arthur and Mabel (McEwen) Chaney, the former is deceased and the latter lives at Canal Winchester. To Mr. and Mrs. Corwin have been born two sons: Marion A., who is a bank teller in Columbus, lives at Canal Winchester ; and John Chaney, a student. Mr. Corwin is a Democrat and is serving as a member of the city council. He is identified with the Methodist Church and belongs to the Masonic Lodge. Davids Lutheran Church, Canal Winchester.—A young man by the name of Pence followed the missionary call of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and began work in the vicinity of Canal Winchester. Finally, in 1839, a church was built in Canal Winchester in joint fellowship with the Reformed Church, known as the Davids Reformed and Lutheran Church. This agreement was kept until March, 1881, when the Lutheran congregation sold their interest to the Reformed Church and built a beautiful brick structure on the corner of Elm and Mound Streets, where the church still stands. This church was dedicated November 19, 1882, under the pastorate of Rev. H. J. Schuh. The following pastors have served in this charge: Revs. Pence ; Wagenhols, who lived at Lithopolis and whose memory is preserved by the Wagenhols memorial at Lithopolis ; Charles Wernle ; J. P. Eirich ; George Mochle, January 1, 1862, to March 15, 1874 ; Henry J. Schuh, September 27, 1874, to September 3, 1882 ; Dr. George H. Schodde for one year ; Louis H. Schuh, April 1, 1883, until February 12, 1890 ; Rev. Theodore H. E. Eich, 1890 to 1902 ; C. F. W. Allwardt, May 17, 1903, to July 3, 1904 ; F. W. Almendinger, July 24, 1904, to 1908 ; Fred 0. Schuh, 1908 to 1915; J. F. Mueller, January 30, 1916, to 1918, who died as the result of sickness contracted while in service during the World War ; W. A. Poovey, April 7, 1919, to 1923 ; Otto A. Fischer, 1923, to February, 1925 ; and Vernon D. Ridenour, May, 1925, to the present time. The present congregation is holding to the convictions of their fathers, believing in Jesus Christ as their Savior, and their pastors still preach the "Changeless Christ," in a changing world. 1326 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Rev. Vernon D. Ridenour, the present pastor of this church, was born near Glenford, Perry County, Ohio, October 25, 1897, the son of C. F. and Charlotte (Cooperuder) Ridenour. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Ridenour : Elbert, deceased ; Blanche Mohler, lives at Newark, Ohio ; Dorsey Lee, lives at Glenford, Ohio ; Clara Hoover, lives at Glenford, Ohio ; Edna Johnson, lives at Glen-ford ; Estella, lives at Glenford ; Harvey, lives at Glenford ; Victor C., lives at Elmore, Ohio ; Vernon D., the subject of this sketch ; and Clarence, deceased. Victor C. Ridenour, twin brother of Vernon D., is also a minister of the Lutheran Church. Vernon D. Ridenour was reared and educated at Glenford, Ohio. He studied for the ministry at Capital University, Columbus, with his brother, and was ordained as a minister in June, 1923. His first pastorate was at Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio, where he remained from June, 1923, until April, 1925. He was then called to Davids Lutheran Church at Canal Winchester. On June 26, 1923, Reverend Ridenour was united in marriage with Miss Hazel Irene Ardrey, of Mt. Perry, Ohio, the daughter of E. G. and Isabel (McMullen) Ardrey, of Canal Winchester. They have two sons : Vernon Clarence, born in 1927 ; and Robert Eugene, born in 1930. Jean Mackenzie Putnam, D. D. S.—One of the leading professional women of Columbus is Doctor Putnam, dentist, with offices at 206 East State Street. She was born at Athens, Ohio, the daughter of George I. and Ida (Lamb) Putnam. George I. Putnam, retired, is a native of Ohio. He was born at Marietta, December 28, 1858, and until his retirement was numbered among the successful merchants of Marietta. His wife is the daughter of Alexander and Abigail Lamb, natives of Athens, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs.. Putnam were born five children: Harriet, a teacher in the public schools of Denver, Colorado ; Susan, married William Clark, who is associated with the Curtiss Airplane Company, Chicago ; Dorothy, a teacher in the public schools of Shaker Heights, Ohio; Israel, who is identified with the Stearns Company, bonds and securties, New York City ; and Jean Mackenzie, the subject of this sketch. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1327 Jean Mackenzie Putnam received her early education in the public schools of Athens and in 1907 entered Ohio University, from which she received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1911. She then came to Columbus where she was associated with the dental practice of Dr. W. I. Jones as assistant. She entered the College of Dentistry, Ohio State University, in 1914, and received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1918. She has since engaged in private practice and is recognized as a specialist in children's dental work. Doctor Putnam is a member of Central Presbyterian Church, Women's Republican Club, and Zonta Club. She is identified with the Interstate Association of Anaesthetists. Philip J. Weber.—One of the recognized business men of Canal Winchester is Philip J. Weber, who has successfully engaged in the general mercantile business here for almost half a century. He was born at Canal Winchester, December 6, 1856, the son of Peter and Mary (Hahn) Weber. Both Peter Weber and his wife were natives of Germany. They emigrated to the United States in about 1853 and settled at Canal Winchester, where Mr. Weber followed his trade as a shoemaker. For many years he owned and operated the town's only boot shop. He and his wife are deceased and are buried in Union Grove Cemetery, Canal Winchester. Their children were : Lena, Adam, and Eliza, all deceased ; Henry, retired, lives at Columbus ; John, lives at Beaumont, Texas ; Kate and Emma, deceased ; and Philip J., the subject of this sketch. Philip J. Weber has always lived at Canal Winchester. He attended the public and high schools and at the age of fourteen years learned the shoemaker's trade while in the employ of Philip Games. In 1884 Mr. Weber, in partnership with his brother, Adam, engaged in the general mercantile business. The partnership was dissolved by the latter's death in 1897, but the business has continued to the present time with Philip J. Weber as proprietor. Mr. Weber married Miss Irene Crouse, of Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Daniel Crouse, a native of Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Weber 1328 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY were born two sons ; Earl, who died in 1897 ; and Adam Delbert, who died in 1900. In politics Mr. Weber is independent. He attends the David Reform Church of Canal Winchester, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He served as a member of the city council for twenty years and for a period of twenty-one years was a trustee of Union Grove Cemetery Association. George E. Wearing, who is district manager and general superintendent of the Ohio Division of the Penn-Ohio Gas Corporation, is recognized as a leading business man and representative citizen of Columbus. He was born at Ouray, Colorado, July 27, 1880, the son of George and Sarah (Robinson) Wearing. George Wearing was born at Down-Gate, Stokelimsland County, Cornwall, England, and his wife is a native of Derbyshire, England. He was reared and educated in his native land and early in life became interested in mining. He came to this country in 1879 and located at Hancock, Michigan, where he engaged in sinking the famous Tamarac shaft, which was the deepest shaft in the world at that time. Shortly afterward, he went to Iron Mountain, Michigan, where he was identified with the mining interests of that section under Capt. Bill Oliver. Mr. Wearing spent much time in Mexico in the 80's and moved in to Ouray County, Colorado, having official positions with the Smugglers-Union and Sheridan Mines Company, and developed numerous mines in that district. He served as general superintendent of the Smugglers-Union interests until 1900, at which time the company was sold to eastern syndicates, and Mr. Wearing retired. Later, however, he operated mines individually in that section and in Telluride, Colorado, and met an accidental death in 1903. He is buried at Telluride, Colorado. Mr. Wearing was a member of the Congregational Church and of Masonic lodge of Telluride, Colorado. His widow lives with her son in Columbus. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wearing : Rose, born in 1878, married Charles Stearns, lives in Alaska, and they have a daughter, Dorothy ; George E., the subject of this sketch ; Mary, born in 1887, HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1329 died in 1888 ; and Annie, born in 1893, married Charles Arnesburg, residing in Seattle, Washington. George E. Wearing attended the public schools of Ouray, Colorado, for a short time and in 1887 removed to Telluride, Colorado. He later went to England with his mother and while in that country attended Parry's Private School for Boys at Worksop, Yorkshire. When he was eleven years old his mother returned with him to America and lived a Telluride, Colorado, for a time. Mr. Wearing attended Colorado State College, being admitted as a freshman when sixteen years of age. He received the degree of Engineer and returned to Telluride, where he became mine foreman in the Upper Sheridan Mine for his father. At the age of twenty-one years he entered the contracting business and was engaged in developing underground workings and sank shafts in the Stoiber mines at Silverton, Colorado, which were known as the Silver Lake Mines. Mr . Wearing later went south to Prescott to carry out mining contracts and in 1902 was associated with his father in the operation of the "Little Mary" Mines in Marshall Basin, Telluride, Colorado. In 1904 he went to Oregon and engaged in several mining enterprises, including a contract project for the firm of Ard & Company on the Columbia River, near Bugby, Oregon. He later went to Butte, Montana, and in 1906 was employed as a special operative by numerous mining companies to make a survey of mining conditions and engineering problems. He traveled throughout the United States in this work and also was identified with developments at the Treadwell mines in Alaska. From 1911 Mr. Wearing was associated with the Pacific Coast Coal Mines, Ltd., and served as superintendent of construction until 1912, at which time he was called to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he became associated with a bonding house in Pittsburgh as engineer to investigate oil and gas corporations. He is still interested in this work and has served as vice president and general manager of the Consumers Gas & Heat Company, the Warsaw Oil & Gas Company, the Midland Gas Company, and served as oil and gas engineer for numerous banking and bonding houses, including the Bendum Trees interests. He came to Columbus in June, 1927, to assume his present office as district manager and 1330 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY general superintendent of the Penn-Ohio Gas Corporation, which has holdings in twenty-four counties in Ohio, producers of natural gas and oil. Mr. Wearing is a Republican in politics. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and various clubs in Pittsburgh including the Keystone Athletic Club. Charles G. Patzer, cashier of the Grove City Savings Bank, ranks among the highly esteemed business men of Franklin County. He was born in Pleasant Township, Franklin County, May 6, 1873, the son of Anton and Caroline (Ziegenspeck) Patzer. Anton Patzer was born in Germany and came to this country in the early days, locating in Franklin County, Ohio, where he engaged in farming and stock raising. He was the owner of 111 acres of well improved land. He was born December 12, 1838, and died March 25, 1923. He was one of the organizers and a devout member of St. John's Lutheran Church, and held many church offices. His wife, who was also a native of Germany, born November 19, 1841, died June 15, 1926. They were the parents of seven children : Theodore, farmer, Grove City ; Mary, married Benjamin Rensch, of Jackson Township ; Caroline, married Charles Jenny, Pleasant Township ; Emelie, married Ernest Willing, Jackson Township ; Charles G., the subject of this sketch ; Emma, deceased, was the wife of Carl Willert ; and Pauline, married Otto Emmelhainz, of Pleasant Township. Charles G. Patzer spent his boyhood on his father's farm and attended the public schools, and Capital University, for one year. He began his business career as bookkeeper and collector for the Cable Piano Company, at Cincinnati. In 1905 he returned to Columbus and held a similar position with the Wilkin-Redman Company. In 1918 he left that organization to enter the Grove City Savings Bank as cashier, and has filled that position now for twelve years. He served as city clerk of Grove City for eight years, and is now treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce, and financial secretary of the Grove City Farmers' Protective Association. On July 22, 1900, Mr. Patzer married Miss Mary Mayer, daughter of Gotthilf and Marie (Stilts) Mayer, natives of Germany, and early HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1331 settlers of Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Mrs. Patzer was reared. To Mr. and Mrs. Patzer four children were born : Harry, married Loa Wheaton, lives in Columbus and they have two children, Betty Lou and Richard ; Helen ; Ruth ; and Marie, all at home. Ruth married Elvin Ferguson and they have a son, Donald Lee. Mr. Patzer and his family are members of the Lutheran Church. He has been a member of the choir since he was a young man. Lester C. Clime, one of Franklin County's highly esteemed and well known citizens, is a member of a family that has been identified with the interests of this county for over 100 years. He was born September 23, 1864, in Franklin Township, and in the house in which he now resides. He is the son of William T. and Lydia (Briggs) Clime. William T. Clime was born August 6, 1832, on a farm near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Conrad and Rebecca (Heaton) Clime, who came to Franklin County, Ohio, in 1833, and located in the small village of Columbus. In the spring of 1834 they settled on what was then and is now known as the "Virginia Military Land," now owned by Lester C. Clime, and consisted of 116 acres. William T. Clime became a well to do farmer and was the owner of 260 acres of land. He was a breeder of Poland China hogs. Mr. Clime now lives retired on the old homestead and is ninety-seven years of age. His wife, Lydia (Briggs) Clime, was born in Franklin County, near Camp Chase, in 1839 and died November 8, 1877. She was the daughter of John and Rachel (Drake) Briggs, natives of New York City and New Jersey, and early settlers of Franklin County. To William T. and Lydia (Briggs) Clime three children were born: Annie, married Dr. N. 0. Brenizer, lives at Austin, Texas ; Willard D., deceased ; and Lester C., the subject of this sketch. Lester C. Clime was reared cn his father's farm and attended the high and normal school at Prospect, Ohio. He immediately became associated with his father in the management of the farm and became one of the best known farmers of the county. Mr. Clime specializes in the dairy business and is now the owner of 439 acres 1332 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY of land situated in Franklin and Marion Counties. Hard work, good judgment, and the assistance of a good wife has made him successful in all his undertakings. Mr. Clime was married on April 11, 1888, to Miss Lydia Mohr, born in Prospect, Marion County, Ohio, January 26, 1868, the daughter of C. L. and Mary (Adams) Mohr, natives of Pennsylvania and Delaware County, Ohio, respectively, and early settlers of Marion County. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Clime : (1) Hylon, married Herbert Woleslagel, lives in Marion County. They have two children, Truce and Lydia ; and (2) Edward and (3) Charles, twins. Charles is deceased and Edward lives at home. He was born February 27, 1893, and is a graduate of the Agricultural College, Ohio State University, class of 1914. He was married November 29, 1917, to Miss Minnie Grener, of Franklin County. She died August 19, 1925. (4) Annie, married H. V. Fladt, of Norwich Township, and they have three children, Lester, Hylon, and Edward. Mr. Clime has served as clerk, treasurer and member of the board of education for twenty years. In 1923 he was appointed by the board of commissioners to serve on the board of trustees of the Franklin County Childrens' Home, and in 1924 was made president of the board, which office he now holds. He is a Democrat in politics, and fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Hill Top Lodge No. 662. The family are members of Wilson Avenue Reformed Church. Lester C. Clime, like his father and grandfather before him, stands deservedly high in the public esteem and can be depended upon to do his part as a good citizen. LeRoy W. Tussing, retired, is a prominent pioneer citizen of Franklin County, and a member of one of the earliest families of this section. He has spent his entire life in the vicinity of Reynoldsburg, and for many years was recognized as one of the county's most successful farmers and stockmen. Mr. Tussing was born on a farm five miles south of Reynoldsburg, December 10, 1847, the son of George N. and Elizabeth (Harmon) Tussing. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1333 Rev. George N. Tussing was a minister of the Baptist Church for more than half a century. He was also a prominent farmer. He was born in Franklin County in 1821 and spent his early life on a farm in Madison Township. He began with practically no earthly possessions but through hard work became a prosperous farmer and the owner of 400 acres of land in the county. He was a life long Democrat and during the Civil War took an active interest in the Union Army. During his many years as a preacher he rode horseback miles each day, and was a persistent worker of his church. He died in 1905. His wife was born in February, 1827, and died in 1915. The education of LeRoy W. Tussing was received in the country schools. The log school house was located in the middle of a tract of timber land, and the only way in which the pupils could find their way to school daily was by means of markers used on the trees, which served as a guide through the dense woods. After the completion of his early education Mr. Tussing attended a normal school at Lancaster, Ohio, and later took a business course in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began his teaching career in 1866 and taught in the Powell district and later at Cedar Hill. After eight years in the teaching profession, he engaged in general farming on sixty acres of land, which had been given him by his father. Subsequently, Mr. Tussing became the owner of a well improved farm of 400 acres. During his first year as a farmer he planted seventy-five acres of corn. Later, he became an extensive grower of wheat, oats and hay. He also became a successful breeder of sheep and hogs, and was a large cattle raiser. Mr. Tussing retired from farming in 1925 and removed to his present location, one mile west of Reynoldsburg. He has ranked among the largest land owners of his time, and has met with marked success in all of his undertakings. On November 16, 1869, Mr. Tussing was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Roads, who was born in Licking County, Ohio, February 5, 1847, the daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Moore) Roads, natives of Licking County. To them were born five children : (1) Len W., resides in Truro Township, married Cora Palmer, and they have six children : Fred, Homer, Laura, Ardella, Russell and Roger; (2) Nannie, wife of S. C. Oldham, a sketch of whom appears in this history; (3) Clauda, the widow of Charles Nessley, lives at Pickerington, 1334 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Ohio, and she has three children, Ralph, Carl, and Mary; (4) Thurman, a farmer, married Miss Chloe Alspaugh, and they have two children, Mabel and Neil ; (5) Grover, lives in Columbus, married Miss Fay Hannah, deceased, and they had a son, Paul. Mr. Tussing is a member of the Baptist Church and has held membership in the Masonic Lodge of Reynoldsburg for a period of sixty years. He has always been a Democrat. Mr. Tussing is regarded throughout Franklin County as one of its most interesting pioneer citizens. He has always remained progressive in his ideas and ideals and is a citizen of real worth to the community in which he has spent so many years. James Mcllvaine Phillips, M. D.—A member of the medical profession distinguished by more than thirty years of service by abilities of the highest order, Doctor Phillips, who lives retired from professional duties at Galloway, is among the representative citizens of Franklin County. He was born at Connellsville, Pennsylvania, August 5, 1874, the son of Dr. Ellis and Ada (Mcllvaine) Phillips. Dr. Ellis Phillips, who was born in 1844, was born in Pennsylvania, and engaged in the practice of medicine at Connellsville for many years with exceptional ability and honor, and later at Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 1906 he came to Columbus, where he lived practically retired until his death in 1925. His wife died June 30, 1930. To Doctor Ellis and Ada (Mcllvaine) Phillips four children were born: Ada, deceased, was the wife of Guy R. Ramsey; Dr. James McIlvaine, the subject of this sketch ; Ellsa, deceased; and Arthur, an electrical engineer, Rochester, New York. James Mcllvaine Phillips began his early education in the public schools of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He later pursued his studies at Trinity Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, supplemented by a two year course in biology. In 1894 he entered the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania, and completed a course in that excellent institution, in 1898. He served as resident physician in the Municipal Hospital at Philadelphia for two years. In 1900 he went abroad to further his medical studies and spent six months in HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1335 London, England. In 1901 he came to Columbus, Ohio, and established his practice. He also found time to lecture at the Starling Medical College. In 1907 he became identified with Ohio State University as an instructor in pathology, until 1911, when he abandoned his teaching to devote his attention wholly to immunology. He continued in this science until 1929, when his eyesight being impaired, he decided to retire from active practice. Doctor Phillips removed with his family to his country estate of 204 acres which is located eight miles west of Columbus on the National Highway, near Alton. Here he gives his time and attention to farming and dogs. His one great hobby in life has been dogs, and on his farm are to be found the finest strain of Cocker Spaniels in the country. He has raised nine champion Cocker Spaniels, and enters his dogs in from three to four dog shows throughout the United States each year. He has written many articles pertaining to dogs, one dealing especially with the inheritance of color in Cocker Spaniels. In connection with his medical practice he has done a great deal of experimental work, making a special study of the subject of rabies, and his method of treatment for such cases is now being used in the Pasteur Institutes of Germany and in South Africa. Another outstanding feature of his work has been the adoption of intubation work throughout the central regions of Ohio. In a surgical sense this means the introduction of a tube into the epiglottis to keep the latter open into the larnyx through the glottis. Doctor Phillips married. on December 20, 1905, Miss Jane Jordan of Columbus, a daughter of Judge Jackson A. and Agnes (Gill) Jordan. Judge Jordan served on the Supreme Bench at Dayton, Ohio, and was a well known attorney of Dayton, Ohio. He died in Cincinnati. The Jordan and Gill families were prominent throughout Ohio. To Doctor and Mrs. Phillips one child was born, Jeanne Bradford Phillips, who graduated from Ohio State University in 1927 with the degree of B. A. in Architecture, receiving the highest honors in a class of 1,500. Miss Phillips is now a student of Fine Arts in the University of New York. Doctor Phillips is a member of the American Medical Association, Ohio State Medical Society, and Franklin County Medical Society. In politics he is an independent Republican and a member of the 1336 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Grange at Alton. Doctor and Mrs. Phillips are members of the Episcopal Church. Gebhard Jaeger.—One of the leading figures in the business life of Columbus is Gebhard Jaeger, who is founder and president of The Jaeger Machine Company, whose plant and offices are located at 520 Dublin Avenue. Mr. Jaeger was born in Germany, June 19, 1874. He was educated in his native land and at the age of eighteen years emigrated to the United States and settled at St. Louis, Missouri. In 1900 Mr. Jaeger went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a designer of woven wire fence machines for the Union Steel Company. Mr. Jaeger came to Columbus from Pittsburgh in 1902 and shortly after designed the well-known Hayden Concrete Block Machine. In 1905 he designed and built the first concrete mixing machine, which was later manufactured by his own company with such unequalled success. Jaeger concrete mixers are used extensively throughout the entire world, a large percent in use being the product of the Jaeger interests in Columbus. When a contractor or builder in Seattle, Washington, Singapore or Paris, France, begins thinking about concrete mixers, the name of Jaeger usually comes to his mind first, for the Jaeger Machine Company is the largest manufacturer of concrete mixers in the world, with a business that is literally world wide. In the United States, over one-third of the machines built by the entire industry are produced at the Dublin Avenue plant. It is estimated today that over 75,000 Jaeger mixers are in operation, with more than 100 distributors located in all cities of importance, which enables the company to advertise two hour service to almost any point in the United States. This leadership is even more pronounced in Europe where Jaeger Mixers are built in several countries. In reaching this present position, the Jaeger Company has passed through one of the most spectacular developments of any Columbus industry. Starting in 1906 with a total of $12,000 worth of business in the original type mixers, produced in a one room machine shop on West Broad Street, today's production Jaeger mixers ranges from small three and one-half cubic foot trailers, which one man HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1337 moves around and handles alone, to giant fifty-six cubic foot outfits, weighing over 11,000 pounds. Between these two extremes there are eight other sizes and scores of various types, which constitute the most complete line of machines for concrete, mortar and plaster mixing known in the industry. More recently, the Jaeger name has become almost as well known among contractors in connection with pumps and hoists, which are produced here in all sizes and types for the construction and road building industries. In 1928 Mr. Jaeger got the idea of a truck mixer and later the company acquired ownership of the oldest and most basic patents on truck mixers, which are coming into wide use in cities for the economical production and delivery of commercial concrete to builders who do not operate their own mixing machines. These truck mixers load carefully weighed and proportioned amounts of sand, stone and cement under convenient bins and mix the concrete while in transit to the job, where it is to be used. According to 0. G. Mandt, vice president and general manager, the Jaeger Company is already embarked on a large production program for truck mixers at both its Columbus and Cleveland plants. The Cleveland plant is that of the former Lakewood Engineering Company, the largest manufacturers of concrete road building machinery in the world- and consolidated with the Jaeger interests in 1929. The Cleveland plant is equal in size of the Columbus plant, but it is contemplated to enlarge the Columbus plant and move the Cleveland plant to Columbus. To stock and service the products of the local Columbus plant, 107 branches are required, located in principal cities throughout the United States, with a force of over 200 salesmen. In addition to the regular operations of assembling the heavy machinery parts, the company operates its own machine shops, both here and in Cleveland. Castings are also produced at the local Dublin Avenue plant, and at Elyria, Ohio, where a foundry is operated under the name of the Elyria Foundry Company. For the production of contractors' hoists, pumps and truck mixers, it was found necessary last year to construct a fireproof factory addition to the Columbus plant. This is the latest of many additions made to the plant since the great flood of 1913 when the original factory site, located on the Scioto River, near the west end of the Rich Street Bridge, was condemned on ac- 1338 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY count of the river widening program, and the company moved into its present location. The present officers of the company are as follows: Lloyd Brown, chairman of the board ; G. Jaeger, president ; O. G. Mandt, vice-president and general manager ; W. B. Simpler, H. C. Fraas, and Lion Gardiner, vice presidents ; August Lorenz, treasurer ; and John Ulrich, secretary. In 1897 Mr. Jaeger was married to Miss Pauline Miller, of St. Louis, Missouri. They have no children. Mr. Jaeger holds membership in the Columbus Country Club, Columbus Athletic Club, and Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, and others. Otto Willert, president of the First National Bank of Grove City, Ohio, has had a veteran's service in banking and for a quarter of a century has been connected with the institution of which he is now president. He was born December 2, 1866, at Pomeranin, Germany, a son of Rev. Hugo and Bertha (Jacobs) Willert, natives of Germany. Hugo Willert was born in October, 1835, and attended the schools of his native land. He came to the United States in 1868 and settled in Sidney, Ohio. He attended Capital University at Columbus where he completed his theological training and was ordained as a minister of the Lutheran Church. He held several important charges in various cities of Ohio. He retired from the ministry in 1896 and resided with his children in Grove City until his death in 1908. His wife, who was born in 1835, died in 1921. They are both buried in Grove City. Reverend and Mrs. Willert were the parents of three children: Otto, the subject of this sketch ; Hugo, lives at Duluth, Minnesota; and Carl, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history. Otto Willert was reared in Ohio, and after attending the public schools, he took a course in the Normal School at Woodville, Ohio. From 1889 until 1894 he was engaged in teaching. He left that profession to engage in the mercantile business with his brother, Carl, in Grove City, with whom he was associated for four years. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1339 In 1906 Mr. Willert went in the First National Bank of Grove City as cashier. Fourteen years he held that position, and in 1920 he was elected president of the bank. Mr. Willert married, May 8, 1895, Miss Anna R. Schumacher, who was born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 16, 1865. She was reared in Covington, Ohio, and is the daughter of Henry and Anna (Boehringer) Schumacher, natives of Germany. Their four children are : Elsa, married Doctor Davis ; Agnes, married Otto Hensel, and they have a daughter, Susanne; Lucille, married Louis Chenoweth ; Hilda, married Marshall Johnson. All reside in Grove City. Mr. Willert takes an active interest in the welfare of his city. He has served as mayor of Grove City for two terms, and also has been councilman. He helped organize and was the first president of the Chamber of Commerce and held that office for five years. Politically, he is a Republican, and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Carl Willert.—That Grove City merchants may well be rated second to no other in towns of the population of Grove City in this part of the state, has been proven in the instance of the enterprise and capability of Carl Willert, who as a dry goods and shoe merchant more than thirty-six years in business, has a place of successful leadership in this city. He is the son of Hugo and Bertha (Jacob) Willert, natives of Germany. A sketch of Hugo Willert may be found in the biography of his son, Otto Willert, which appears elsewhere in this history. Carl Willert was born November 19, 1873, in Lawrence County, Ohio. He attended the public schools, and later was a student at Capital University, Columbus, for three years. He began his business career as a clerk in the grocery store of F. L. Wilson, of Grove City, upon the site of his present store. In 1894, in partnership with his brother, Otto, he purchased the interest of Mr. Wilson and started business on his own account, dealing in general merchandise. In 1905 he disposed of his line of general merchandise to devote his attention to dry goods and shoes exclusively. His store, which is 1340 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY located on South Broadway, in the residential section, is one of the most complete stores of its kind in the county, and has a large patronage. Mr. Willert married (first), December 25, 1888, Emma Patzer, born in Jackson Township, a daughter of Antone and Caroline (Ziegenspeck) Patzer, natives of Germany. Mrs. Willert died May 8, 1923. To this union three children were born: Bertha, married Edgar 0. Lehman, lives at East Orange, New Jersey ; Edna E., attends high school ; and Carl Frederick, also a student. Mr. Willert married (second), July 30, 1924, Louise (Corzilius) Brause, a daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth (Buchholz) Corzilius, natives of Germany, and early settlers of Jackson Township, Franklin County. Mrs. Corzilius is one of the oldest pioneer women of this county. By a former marriage Mrs. Willert has a son, Harold W. Brause, who lives in Columbus. Mr. Willert has been a Republican from his early youth, and motivated by a concern for his city's welfare that made him expend much of his energy on it, Mr. Willert has been honored by his election in 1927 as township clerk of Jackson Township, and reelected in 1929 for a term of two more years. He is a member of the Grove City Exchange Company ; president of the Grove City Protective Association ; president of the organization of township trustees and clerks ; a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and the city council. He holds membership in the Lutheran Church. Herman G. Grossman, who is serving as mayor of Grove City, is one of the well known citizens of Franklin County. He is also the owner of a large and flourishing hardware and implement business. Mr. Grossman was born two miles west of Grove City, on a farm, September 3, 1885. He is the son of Emil A. and Caroline (Iftner) Grossman, natives of Franklin County. Emil A. Grossman was born July 8, 1858. During his active business life he was a well known carpenter contractor. He now lives retired in Grove City. Mrs. Grossman, born October 4, 1859, died October 4, 1902. They were the parents of six children : Wil- HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1341 liam, contractor and builder, Grove City ; Herman G., the subject of this sketch ; Oscar, with the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Company, Columbus ; Clarence, contractor and builder, Grove City ; Elsie Gunderman, Grove City ; and Elmer, accountant for Bell Telephone Company, Columbus, lives at Grove City. Herman G. Grossman was reared on a farm and attended the district school. His first employment was with the Lazarus Company, of Columbus. Later he was interested in insurance in Columbus, and in 1908 engaged in the general mercantile business in Grove City, and in 1911 bought the store from his father-in-law, Mr. White. He sold this business in 1913 to engage in the automobile business as a Ford dealer. He also had the Overland agency and conducted a hardware business in connection with same. In 1922 he gave up the automobile business to devote all his time to his rapidly increasing hardware business. His brother, William W., was a partner in the business from 1922 to 1923, at which time Mr. Grossman instituted the present business in his own name. He carries a complete line of general hardware. On August 28, 1908, Mr. Grossman married Miss Nelle J. White, a daughter of Elias and Almira S. (Layton) White, both now deceased. Mr. White served in the Civil War and was an early settler of Franklin County. He conducted a hardware store on the present site of Mr. Grossman's store. To Mr. and Mrs. Grossman three children have been born : Ralph E., Paul W., and Herman G., Jr., all students. In politics Mr. Grossman is a Democrat. He has served four terms as central committeeman of Jackson Township. In January, 1928, he was elected mayor of Grove City, and on November 5, 1929, was reelected mayor. He holds membership in the Lutheran Church and is a member of the choir. Fraternally Mr. Grossman belongs to Free and Accepted Masons, Chapter No. 689, Grove City ; Eastern Star, No. 502 B. P. 0. Elks, No. 37, Columbus ; Knights of Pythias, No. 5, Columbus ; Bakoo Temple, No. 28, Columbus ; Columbus Automobile Club ; Franklin County Democratic Club, and is a member of the executive committee of the Democratic party. Emil A. Grossman, father of the subject of this sketch, is a son of Carl E. and Theresa (Wiefel) Grossman, natives of Germany, the 1342 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY former born December 24, 1824, and his wife on March 5, 1827. They were married in Germany and came to the United States in about 1840 and located in Franklin County, Ohio, where Carl E. Grossman was engaged in farming. He died June 1, 1902, and his wife died October 22, 1902. Howard Osborn.--A man of varied activities in business and public life is Howard Osborn. He was born January 13, 1882, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, the son of Edward S. and Jennie A. (Lynn) Osborn. Edward S. Osborn was born in Westerville, Ohio, January 8, 1849, a son of Ezra and Lucinda Osborn, early settlers of Franklin County. Edward S. Osborn came to Reynoldsburg in 1872. He was a tinner by trade and was a well known and highly respected citizen of this section. He died in October, 1908. His wife, Jennie A. (Lynn) Osborn was born at Winterset, Guernsey County, Ohio, in April, 1856, the daughter of Adam Lynn, who conducted a general store at that place. He later removed to Pataskala where he operated a cigar factory. In 1888 Mr. Lynn came to Reynoldsburg. Here he began the manufacture of hand made guitars which had a wide sale throughout the country. To Edward S. Osborn and wife five children were born: Claud M., a clerk in the Columbus post office, lives at Reynoldsburg; Howard, the subject of this sketch ; Nellie, married E. E. Connell, hardware merchant, Reynoldsburg ; and Walter E., employed in the Ralston Steel Car Works, Columbus. Mrs. Osborn died in 1908. Howard Osborn attended the public schools of Reynoldsburg. At the age of fourteen he started in business for himself, buying junk, and continued in that business until he was twenty-five years of age. From 1917 until 1922 he was engaged in the hardware and implement business. As a merchant he was successful. He began his business career on a limited capital, but by reason of exceptionally good business ability and of closely attending to business, Mr. Osborn prospered. He disposed of his implement business, and is now engaged in the real estate business. On August 21, 1907, Mr. Osborn married Miss Mayme N. Beck, of Columbus, the daughter of Theodore and Louisa (Worth) Beck. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1343 Mr. Beck was county clerk of Franklin County in 1893 and died during his term of office. His widow resides in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn have no children. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Osborn is a Republican and a member of the Knights of Pythias. Arch A. Alder.—Steadily increasing activity and prosperity have been continuous features of the automobile agency business that Mr. Alder is successfully conducting at Hilliards, Ohio, and in which he has had a long and thorough training. He is a dealer in the Chevrolet, Hudson, and Essex cars, and Crosley radios, in addition to which he carries a complete line of automobile accessories, such as tires, gas and oil. Arch A. Alder was born in Brown Township, Franklin County, Ohio, July 5, 1875, the son of Clay and Elizabeth (Patterson) Alder. His father, who was born in Madison County, Ohio, was a successful and well known farmer of the county. Arch A. Alder was reared on his father's farm, and was graduated from Reynoldsburg High School in the class of 1893. He taught school the following two years in Brown Township, and during the years 1896-97 was teacher of schools at Amlin, Ohio. He resigned from the teaching profession to engage in the hardware and implement business at Hilliards, which he successfully conducted for twenty-three years. He sold his business in 1920 to accept the Ford agency. Since 1925 he has been the Chevrolet, Hudson and Essex dealer. Mr. Alder was married (first) in 1899 to Glendora Landacre, who was born in Norwich Township, Franklin County, in 1876. She died in 1913. To them five children were born : (1) Mary, married Doyle Davidson, of Detroit, Michigan, and they have two children, Dorothy and Doyle. (2) Clay, married Thelma Wood, and they have a daughter, Patricia. Clay is in business with his father at Hilliards. (3) Dorothy, married Mike Murphy, lives in Detroit. (4) Jack, associated in business with his father, married Ruth Kaltenbach. (5) 1344 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Alice, who is associated with the Farmers and Merchants Bank, lives at home. Mr. Alder married (second) in 1914 Miss Gertrude Krim, a native of Flushing, Ohio, and they have a daughter, Jane, at home. In politics Mr. Alder is a Republican. He has been mayor of Hilliards, is now serving on the city council, and is secretary of the Franklin County Fair Board. He is a director in the Farmers and Merchants Bank. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 493, Hilliards, and of the Scottish Rite and Shrine, Columbus. Mr. Alder is a capable man who has achieved marked success in his business undertakings. James Garfield Alcorn, M. D.—Prominent among the leading surgeons of Columbus may be mentioned Doctor Alcorn, whose practice is limited to treatment of the eye, ear, nose and throat, with offices at 287 East Town Street. He was born at Gallipolis, Ohio, March 4, 1881, the son of Dr. Eli G. and Nancy Alice (Bickel) Alcorn. Dr. Eli G. Alcorn was born at Irwin, Kentucky, July 1, 1844. He is a widely known specialist with offices at 1329 Franklin Avenue, Columbus. Doctor Alcorn's practice is also limited to the treatment of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. His wife is the daughter of Aaron Bickel, a leading building contractor of Columbus. The following children were born to Doctor and Mrs. Alcorn: Albert D., attorney, lives at Cincinnati, Ohio ; Dr. John B., physician, offices at 167 East State Street, Columbus ; Edgar G., bank examiner, lives in Columbus ; Robert S., attorney, lives at Cincinnati, Ohio ; Bertha G., lives at home ; and James Garfield, the subject of this sketch. James Garfield Alcorn acquired his early education in the public schools of Gallipolis, Ohio, and in 1898 was graduated from high school. He attended the University of Cincinnati, being a member of the class of 1902, degree of Doctor of Medicine. He then engaged in practice with his father as a specialist and also held the position of physician at the Epileptic Hospital in Gallipolis. In 1904 Doctor Alcorn came to Columbus and established offices at 185 East State Street, also serving for two years as official physician of the Ohio HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1345 State Penitentiary. During the World War he enlisted and saw service as a surgeon with the rank of captain in L'Ambulance de Ocean Hospital in Belgium, and later in the American Hospital in Paris, France. He returned to the United States in April, 1919, and immediately resumed his practice in Columbus, at that time in conjunction with Dr. Eli G. Alcorn who opened the Alcorn Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital at 287 East Town Street. Their practice is confined to eye, ear, nose and throat work, and they are recognized as authorities in this particular branch of the medical profession. On September 11, 1917, Doctor Alcorn was united in marriage with Miss Helen Pugh, the daughter of Judge John M. and Elizabeth (Bradley) Pugh, members of pioneer families of Franklin County. Judge Pugh is deceased, and his widow lives at 847 Franklin Avenue, Columbus. Doctor and Mrs. Alcorn have no children. Politically, Doctor Alcorn is a Republican. He is a member of Franklin Park Methodist Episcopal Church and Mrs. Alcorn holds membership in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Dr. Alcorn has no club or lodge affiliations. Timothy Vance is recognized as one of the dependable and substantial business men of Reynoldsburg and Franklin County. He was born in Blendon Township, Franklin County, November 29, 1864, the son of Joseph C. and Margaret J. (Phelps) Vance. Joseph C. Vance was born in Columbus, on the present site of Ohio State University, in June, 1818, the son of Joseph and Cynthia (Hart) Vance, natives of Virginia and Connecticut, respectively. They were early settlers of Franklin County and owned a farm in the city where the University now stands. Mr. Vance was a surveyor. His son, Joseph C., served during the Civil War in the Commissary Department, at Camp Chase, Ohio. He was a bookkeeper in early life and later engaged in general farming. He died in July, 1882, and his wife, born in Franklin County in 1828, died in 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Vance were the parents of eleven children, of whom Timothy, the subject of this sketch, was the tenth in order of birth. The boyhood of Timothy Vance was spent on his father's farm and he was educated in the public and high schools of Reynolds- 1346 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY burg. He taught school for a period of twenty years and in 1904 came to Reynoldsburg, where he took part in the organization of the Reynoldsburg Banking Company, and served as cashier of the institution from the date of its organization, until May, 1930, when the bank closed its business here. Since that time Mr. Vance has been engaged in the insurance business at Reynoldsburg. On December 31, 1890, Mr. Vance was united in marriage with Miss Mary Johnson, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, the daughter of William W. and Sarah Jane (Graham) Johnson, early settlers of Franklin County. Mr. and Mrs. Vance have two children: Floyd Johnson, who is registrar and dean of Otterbein College, Westerville, married Miss Ettie Louise Waid, and they have two children, Waid W. and Robert; and Helen, married R. H. Eckelberry, who is a professor at Ohio State University. They have a son, James Vance. Politically, Mr. Vance is a Republican. He holds membership in the Methodist Church, and has no club or lodge affiliations. His wife is an active worker in the Methodist Missionary Society. Jeremiah Kramer, son of John and Hannah Boyd Kramer was born in Fairfield County, December 1, 1841, and passed away at the age of eighty four years and nineteen days. The place of his birth is now owned by Mr. Irwin Zwayer. Mr. Kramer spent his boyhood days in and around Canal Winchester. He attended the public school and received such education as the school offered. March, 1866, he was united in marriage to Marinda Jennings ; this union was blessed with four sons and three daughters. His companion, two sons and one daughter were called to precede him in death. Mr. and Mrs. Kramer started their life journey on the same farm and in the same house wherein he passed away having spent his entire married life there. He lived his whole life within a radius of one mile. Mr. Kramer was interested in the welfare of his community, and served it in different capacities ; having served as a member of the HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1347 board of education for eighteen consecutive years, and again for a period of three years. He was a man of great activities and up to the time of his recent illness took an active part in his farm duties. In recent years, owing to deafness, he was unable to converse with others, and because of this he became a constant reader and derived much pleasure from the same. Mr. Kramer was the last member of a family of seven to be called. This family was one of the pioneer families. There remains of his own immediate family, two sons, two daughters, and six grandchildren. Kramer genealogy : Ludwick Kramer of Hollander descent, emigrated from Pennsylvania and in 1811 purchased from the government "North East quarter of Section 30, Twp. 15, Range 20," document of which was signed at Washington, D. C., by President James Madison and Secretary of State James Monroe. In the same year 1811, a part of this land mentioned in the above paragraph was deeded by Ludwick Kramer and Margaret Kramer, his wife, to a son John Kramer. In 1846, a parcel of the land mentioned in the paragraph directly before this, was deeded by John Kramer, Sr., and Catherine Kramer, his wife, to John Kramer, Jr. In 1874, a parcel of the land mentioned in the paragraph directly before this, was deeded by John Kramer, Jr., and Hannah Kramer, his wife, to Jeremiah Kramer. Later through the death of John Kramer, Jr., another parcel of land formerly owned by him, descended to Jeremiah Kramer. In 1926, the land of Jeremiah Kramer, through his death in December, 1925, descended to his lawful heirs, viz : Mabel H. Kramer, a daughter of Elmer Kramer, deceased, the oldest child ; John Kramer ; Raymond Kramer Zeigler and Grace C. Zeigler Decker, son and daughter of Cora Kramer Zeigler, deceased ; Festus R. Kramer; Laura R. Kramer and Mallie Mae Kramer. A two-year old son of Grace C. Zeigler Decker makes seven generations with Ludwick Kramer. Thus some of the original tract of land purchased from the government by Ludwick Kramer has never been out of the Kramer name. 1348 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Some of the land when owned by John Kramer, Jr., was laid out in lots and sold by him, forming the northern part of what is known now as Canal Winchester. Religious services were first held in the home of John Kramer, Jr., which later was organized into a United Brethren Church. Finally a United Brethren Church was built—John Kramer, Jr., contributing toward its construction. As far as known, up to the marriage of John Kramer, Jr., or The Second, the Kramer lineage was of Hollander descent. John Kramer's wife, Hannah Boyd, was of English descent. John Kramer, The Second, was born in a log house on the original Kramer estate in July, 1808, and died in July, 1891. Hannah Boyd Kramer was born in December, 1811, and died in February, 1890. John Kramer and Hannah Boyd were married in January, 1831. Jeremiah Kramer was born in a log house on the original Kramer estate in December, 1841, and died in December, 1925. Marinda Jennings Kramer was born in Knox County in August, 1838, and died in February, 1914. Jeremiah Kramer and Marinda Jennings were married in March, 1866. As far as known, Marinda Jennings was of purely English lineage, her mother's maiden name being Reynolds, her paternal grandmother's maiden name being Hinton and her paternal great-grandmother's maiden name being Houck. The old homestead still standing on the original Kramer estate is more than 117 years old and is now owned by Laura R. Kramer, a direct descendent of Ludwick Kramer. Jennings genealogy : Marinda Jennings of English derivation was born in August, 1838, in Knox County, Ohio, and died in February, 1914. In 1866 she was married to Jeremiah Kramer of Franklin County by Rev. James Heffley, at Canal Winchester. Her father was John Jennings and his one sister and two brothers were Polly Jennings McCowan and Benjamin and George Jennings. John Jennings' father was Joseph Jennings and his mother Rebecka Hinton Jennings. Joseph Jennings' father was Benjamin Jennings and his mother was Rhoda Houck Jennings. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 1349 Marinda Jennings' mother was Nancy Reynolds Jennings who had one brother, Stephen Reynolds. Nancy Reynolds Jennings' father was William and her mother was Rebecka Reynolds. Marinda Jennings Kramer's father was in his eighties when he died but her mother died when she was only eleven years of age. Marinda Jennings Kramer's brothers and sisters were as follows : William, the oldest was in the War of '65 and was never heard from personally afterward. Later word was received that he had been captured by the Indians. Joseph who was married and lived in North Dakota had two children, William and Lillie. Lillie who taught school in Colorado married there a man by the name of Elrod. Joseph died at his daughter's home in Colorado. John married and lived in Colorado. He had two children but as far as known the whole family is dead. Maria married in Ohio to James Robinson and had four children, viz., Harvey, Nancy, Susie and Ellsworth. The family moved to Illinois where she died. Eliza died young, unmarried. Marinda Jennings Kramer was next in birth order and had seven children viz : Elmer, Harvey, John C., Cora, Festus R., Laura R., and Mallie Mae. Daniel was married twice having two children by his last wife. He died while engaged in mining in Colorado. His wife and two children, Guy Jennings and Gladys Jennings Thrall live in Columbus, Ohio. Oscar Jennings married and lived in Knox and Delaware counties. They had no children. Both he and his wife are dead. Jeremiah Jennings, the youngest, married and had four children viz : Eva, John, Daniel and Nettie. All but the wife and son John are living in Delaware and Knox counties. Cassius, a half brother, married and had five children, all living but the wife, in or near Franklin County, Ohio. The Jennings came from England and settled in New Jersey and Virginia, the immediate ancestors of Marinda Jennings Kramer being from Virginia. Her great grandfather purchased 2100 acres of