HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 625 well known business men in the earlier years of the city's development. His death occurred in 1880. His widow lived to a ripe old age, passing away in 1914. Franklin Oscar Schoedinger grew to manhood in his native city and here he received a good practical education in the public schools. In 1890 he established a small store, handling stoves and house furnishing goods. He later branched out into different lines of manufacturing enterprises, gradually building up a large business with advancing years, until today he is one of the most successful business men in Columbus. He established in 1890 and is sole owner of the F. O. Schoedinger Company, manufacturers of sheet metal builders' material, metal window frames and sash, steel ceilings, roofing, architectural sheet metal work, and distributors of tin plate and metals and everything pertaining to sheet metal workers' requirements. Also gas heating stoves and water heaters. They have built up a vast trade which has been growing rapidly from year to year under Mr. Schoedinger's able management, industry and perseverance. He was one of the organizers of the Schoedinger-Marr Company and served as its treasurer and president, liquidating in 1922. He is a director of the City National Bank and Trust Company and a trustee of Greenlawn Cemetery Association. Mr. Schoedinger is also president of the Children's Hospital, vice-president of the Society for the Prevention and Cure of Tuberculosis, vice-president of the Columbus Cancer Clinic, a vestryman and senior warden of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, a past director and member of the Columbus Athletic Club, a member of the Columbus Club, the Columbus Country Club, and Scioto Country Club. He was president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1907 and in 1908 and is still a very active member. Mr. Schoedinger took an active part in the raising of all war funds in Columbus, his patriotism and loyalty to the government and her institutions being unquestioned. In all the above named positions of trust he has discharged his duty ably and promptly and in a manner that has reflected much credit upon himself and to the satisfaction of all concerned. He takes as deep an interest in public affairs as in his private business and whatever he has turned his attention to has resulted in favorable returns. He has done as much, 626 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY if not more, for the general welfare of Columbus during the past thirty years than any other one man, and the city owes him a debt of gratitude which it cannot repay. Fraternally he is a member of Humboldt Lodge No. 476, Free and Accepted Masons ; Ohio Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; Columbus Council, R. and S. M. M.; Past Commander Mt. Vernon Commandery, Knights Templar, No. 1; a past commander of the Grand Commandry of Ohio ; Scioto Consistory Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, 32nd degree; and was crowned a 33rd degree Mason in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States in September, 1921, at Boston, Massachusetts. He is a member of Ach Bar Grotto, Mov-per, and Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He is treasurer of the Knights Templar Educational Loan Foundation of Ohio. He is chairman of the metal branch of the National Hardware Association and a member of the Columbus Rotary Club and was one of the charter members of that organization. Mr. Schoedinger married Alice G. Siebert, a daughter of John Siebert, a well known and highly respected citizen of Columbus. John Fry Wilson, attorney and leading citizen of Columbus, is a native of Ohio, a descendant of, two early families of this state. He is a son of Colonel Harrison and Mary Caroline (Fry) Wilson, natives of Ohio. Harrison Wilson was born near Cadiz, March 15, 1840, the son of Thomas and Mary Wilson, and the grandson of Thomas Wilson, Sr., who served in the Revolutionary War. Thomas Wilson, Jr., removed to Belmont County, Ohio, in 1846. In 1854 Harrison Wilson entered a manual labor university at Athens, Ohio, spending two years there, and paid for his tuition and board by working for eight cents an hour. He began teaching school when he was fifteen years of age, at Harriettsville, in Noble County. After dismissing his school one afternoon in May, 1861, he wrote on the blackboard, "Gone to the war." That night he walked eighteen miles to Summerfield, and volunteered in the company of Captain John Mosley, which company was assigned to the Twenty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His brothers, William HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 627 and Lewis, had already enlisted, and his other three brothers, Thomas, John and Mordecai, later enlisted. William was for a long time a prisoner of war in Libby Prison, and Lewis was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, while ranking as a second lieutenant. Harrison Wilson served seven months as a private in the Twenty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, then received a commission as a second lieutenant and was transferred to the Twentieth Regiment, recruiting in Cincinnati He was assigned to Company I and successively held commissions of second lieutenant, first lieutenant, adjutant, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel of the Twentieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was an efficient and gallant officer, enjoying the confidence of his superior officers and the admiration of his men. He was mustered out with his regiment on July 15, 1865. After the war Colonel Wilson settled in Sidney, Ohio, where he read law with General James Murray. He was admitted to the bar and began the practice of his profession. He gained a high position at the bar of that section of the state. In 1895 he was elected circuit judge of the Columbus Circuit, and continued on the bench until 1909, when he returned to the private practice of law in Columbus, in partnership with his son, John Fry Wilson. In 1911 Colonel Wilson retired from active practice and removed to Nordhoff (Ojai), California. He died in December, 1929. On January 1, 1867, Colonel Wilson married Mary C. Fry, who was born at Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, October 10, 1844. Her death occurred at her California home on November 23, 1917. She was the daughter of John Thornton and Margaret (Shaw) Fry, and the granddaughter of Christian Fry, who was born in Kentucky in 1786, from which state he came to Ohio when a young man, locating on Paint Creek, in Ross County, where he married Jane Robinson, and a short time afterwards removed to Sidney, and engaged in mercantile pursuits for a number of years. John Fay Wilson, the subject of this sketch, was born at Sidney, Ohio, July 26, 1869, and there spent his boyhood and attended the public schools. He read law under his father's tutelage, then entered the Cincinnati Law College, from which he was graduated in 1900, with the degree of LL. B., and soon thereafter was admitted to the bar. He entered the practice of his profession at Sidney, Ohio, where 628 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY he continued until 1901. He then removed to Columbus and has since been engaged in practice here, with high standing at the bar. Since 1910 he has been the senior member of the well known firm of Wilson & Rector. He is a noted corporation lawyer. Mr. Wilson is a member of the Columbus Club, Scioto Country Club, Franklin Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the American Society of International Law. On December 15, 1891, Mr. Wilson was married to Margaret L. Widener, of Sidney, Ohio, the daughter of William and Susan C. (Mitchell) Widener. The Capital City Products Company, successors to the Capital Dairy Company, is one of the oldest and most successful of oleomargarine manufacturers, being in business since 1883. Originally it manufactured and sold but one product—oleomargarine, and gained nation-wide distribution on the brands Purity and C. C. Pride. When the old company was organized in 1883, its plant was located on Spruce Street. Later it moved to Fourth Street and Second Avenue, and in 1900 it built the plant which it now occupies on West First Avenue and Perry Street. The new name was taken in 1918 and the company continued in the manufacture of oleomargarine and nut margarine. In 1922 an oil refinery was constructed beside the original building for the manufacture of refined cocoanut and other vegetable oils, such as cotton, peanut and corn oils, but primarily for the refining of cocoanut oil from which the nut margarine is manufactured. This refinery today is considered the most up-to-date plant of its kind in the world. When the refinery was first constructed it was used only for manufacturing nut margarine but in recent years the capacity has been so increased that the company is now one of the leading factors in the refining and selling of cocoanut, peanut, corn and cotton oils. In 1925 the company purchased the brands of oleomargarine of the Wm. J. Moxley Company of Chicago, Illinois, and in 1926 purchased the Kellogg Products, Inc., of Buffalo, taking over their mayon- HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 629 naise and nut margarine departments. The manufacture of King Taste Products was started a little over two years ago and is now one of the leading brands on the market. In 1929 a new department was established, known as the cocoanut oil specialties division, to manufacture and sell Plastic and Hard Cocoanut Butters under the brand name of PU-RE-CO. A complete list of the products are: Kingnut and Columbus Margarine, King Taste Mayonnaise, French Dressing, Sandwich Spread, Thousand Island Dressing and Salad and Cooking Oil. Under the refined oil division: Melrose Peanut Oil, Corn-O-May Corn Oil, White Swan Cotton Seed Oil, PU-RE-CO Cocoanut Oil. Vegetable shortenings are sold throughout the country under the brand name of B. B. S. and Famous. The cocoanut oil specialties division includes PU-RE-CO Cocoanut Oil, PU-RE-CO Plastic Butter, PU-RE-CO Hard Butter, Dri-Kote Vegetable Butter and Dri-Tex Powder Vegetable Fat. The company wholesales and retails the above mentioned products in Columbus, Ohio, and has direct sales and distributing branches in Syracuse, New York ; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Toledo, Ohio, and a shipping branch in Chicago, Illinois. The company jobs throughout the country with over 300 wholesale distributors exclusive of the refinery products which are handled through their branches and also through individual brokers. Charles G. Saffin, Jr., is a member of the law firm of Saffin, Sandles & Reed, Columbus. Mr. Saffin, who has been a practicing attorney in Columbus since 1912, has filled various offices of public trust under both state and county governments and is at present attorney for the Ohio State Banking Department. A large part of the practice of Saffin, Sandles & Reed comprises the handling of financial and corporation matters, in which branch of the law they have been notably successful. Mr. Saffin is a native of Columbus. He was born December 18, 1886, the son of Charles G. and Emma (Fenton) Saffin. He attended the public and high schools of Columbus and Ohio State University, 630 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY being a graduate of the latter institution in the class of 1912 with the degree of LL. B. Mr. Saffin was admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1912 and practiced until 1916 as head of the firm of Saffin, Sandles & Hesse. From 1917 until 1921 he served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Franklin County, and in that office attained to a definite prestige through his aggressive handling of many important prosecutions. He contributed valuable service to the work of selecting soldiers for the national army during the World War as United States Government appeal agent for the local draft board No. 5 and the District Draft Board. Mr. Saffin is a member of the Franklin County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Broadcasters, and other professional and civic associations. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 37, and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On December 24, 1920, Mr. Saffin married Miss Frances Davis, of Columbus. They have a daughter, Dolores Jane Saffin. Hon. Henry H. Metcalf.—Among the prominent young lawyers of Franklin County, Henry H. Metcalf holds an important place as state representative from this district. He was born at Delaware, Ohio, November 21, 1892, the son of John A. and Elizabeth (Campton) Metcalf. John A. Metcalf was born in Vinton County, Ohio, and his wife is a native of Ashley, Ohio. They are residents of Columbus, where Mr. Metcalf spent many years in the clothing business as president of the Capital Clothing Company. He now operates a chain system of clothing stores throughout the South, with headquarters at Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf have three children : Robert L. ; Julia Forsythe ; and Henry H., the subject of this sketch. Henry H. Metcalf received his education in the public schools of Columbus and is a graduate of North High School. He attended Ohio State University and the University of Illinois and began his professional career in 1919. During the World War he enlisted as a private and at the close of the war held the rank of second lieutenant in a HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 631 machine gun corps. Mr. Metcalf was elected in 1929 as state representative of Franklin County. On December 21, 1922, Mr. Metcalf was united in marriage with Miss Kittie Leeper, of South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of Sam Leeper. Mr. Metcalf is a Republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He belongs to York Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Knights of Pythias, Eagles Club, Kiwanis Club, Columbus Athletic Club, Arlington Country Club, and American Legion. He is a member of the Republican Club and a former member of the Republican Glee Club. He is also identified with the Franklin County Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association. Frank C. Long. who is identified with Long's Book Store, 183238 North High Street, is numbered among the highly successful business men and representative citizens of Columbus. He is also president of the R. G. Adams & Company, publishers of educational textbooks. Mr. Long was born on a farm in Darke County, Ohio, March 24, 1881, the son of Joseph and Sarah R. (Gordon) Long. He was reared on his father's farm and got his first start in life raising cucumbers. The money to pay for his collegiate course was earned by him as a "pickle grower," and he still has in his possession the little business card used by him as a boy. He came to Columbus in 1898 and entered Ohio State University with meager resources. He did all sorts of odd jobs to pay his expenses and friends testify that during those times his lunch frequently consisted of a banana and a glass of milk. On this sort of fare he did the hardest kind of work, being employed on the University farms, and he also worked for numerous professors as a caretaker. Mr. Long was graduated from Ohio State University in 1903 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He immediately founded the College Book Store near the University, and has seen the enterprise grow from a humble beginning to a dominant position in the commercial zone near the University. He retails textbooks and supplies in large 632 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY quantities to the students of Ohio State University, and also acts as a clearing house for textbooks for all colleges. More than a million textbooks pass through the College Book Store annually. Mr. Long has been active in the movement in opposition to commercialize liquor courts, and on all public questions his views are informed with admirable sanity and a mellow humanity. Mr. Long married Miss Ethel Manley, of Shawnee, Ohio. They have two sons, Robert G. and Frank Clark, Jr. Mr. Long is a member of the Free & Accepted Masons, 32nd degree, Aladdin Temple, and belongs to the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, No. 37, and Kiwanis Club. Orlando Albert Miller.—For over half a century the name of Orlando Albert Miller has been identified with the paper industry, and he is numbered among the highly successful business men and influential citizens of Columbus, where he is chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Ohio Paper Company. Mr. Miller was born in Belmont County, Ohio, September 24, 1859, the son of Alonzo P. and Elizabeth Ross (Evans) Miller. Alonzo P. Miller was a native of St. Clairsville, Ohio, and during his life was a farmer, miller and merchant. He was prominent in the affairs of eastern Ohio from the 40's to the 90's and died in Columbus, February 21, 1894. His wife, born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, died July 3, 1881, and is buried at Belmont, Ohio. They were the parents of the following children: Claretta and Elizabeth, who live in Columbus ; Franklin E., lives in Columbus ; and Orlando Albert, the subject of this sketch. Orlando Albert Miller received his education in the district schools of Belmont County, and in 1875 entered the employ of the Central Ohio Paper Company, Columbus, as a bookkeeper. He became a partner in the business in 1880 and served as general manager from that date until 1928. He also held the office of president of the company from 1887 until 1928, when he became chairman of the Board. On October 20, 1880, Mr. Miller married Miss Ella M. Morris, of Woodsfield, Ohio, the daughter of Major William T. and Helen V. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 633 (Jones) Morris, natives of Monroe County, Ohio. He died in 1918 and his wife died in 1923. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller were born four children : Albert Morris, president of the Central Ohio Paper Company ; Roland Witmer, vice president of the Central Ohio Paper Company ; Edna, married Dr. Halbert B. Blakey, lives in Columbus ; and Helen, married Prof. Robert E. Rockwood, lives in Columbus. Mr. Miller has always been a Republican. He is a member of the First Congregational Church, and belongs to the Columbus Club, Columbus Country Club, Columbus Athletic Club, Union Club of Cleveland, and Ohio Society of New York. Edward D. Howard.—One of the prominent attorneys practicing at the bar of Columbus, and an able exponent of the dignity and resourcefulness of his profession, is Edward D. Howard. He was born in Columbus, the son of Mitchell C. and Kate (Thompson) Howard. Mitchell C. Howard was born in Columbus in 1841, the son of Edwin D. and Nancy L. (Clark) Howard. He was a native of Massachusetts, where he was born in Berkshire County in 1817. He came to Ohio about 1833 and located in the rapidly growing town of Columbus. He was instrumental in founding the broom manufacturing business in 1836 which he conducted for many years, and which was continued by his son; Mitchell C. Howard, until his death. Edward D. and Nancy L. (Clark) Howard are deceased and are buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus. Kate (Thompson) Howard was a daughter of Rev. John W. Thompson, who was one of several brothers, and an early pioneer of Ohio. He was a wagon maker by trade which he followed during the week, but occupied the pulpits of the pioneer churches on Sundays. He was one of the prominent preachers of the Presbyterian Church in the early days and was the founder and first minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Reynoldsburg, Franklin County. One of his brothers, Reverend George Thompson, was conspicuous by his opposition to slavery, and became one of the leading abolitionists in the state for many years before the Civil War. He distinguished himself in the so called "Underground Railway" that was formed to conduct 634 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY slaves from the South across the United States to Canada. He was a near friend and associate of Rev. Elijah Parish Lovejoy, an antislavery advocate, who was mobbed and finally shot at Alton, Illinois, in 1837, by the pro-slavery advocates of that region. Upon the death of Lovejoy, his brother Owen Lovejoy, conducted a more religious campaign against slavery in Illinois, and was greatly aided by Rev. George Thompson, whose operations in the "Underground Railway" became more active and effective than before. He joined the strong anti-slavery movements at Alton, and carried his underground operations across the river to Missouri. He was finally arrested by the Missouri authorities, convicted under the Fugitive Slave Law, sentenced to imprisonment and served a term in the Missouri Penitentiary. But never during his life did he regard this service as a disgrace ; he regarded it as a glorious martyrdom. Originally the Thompsons resided at Morristown, New Jersey. Mitchell C. Howard died November 5, 1922, and his wife died December 8, 1923. Both are buried in Green Lawn Cemetery. Edward D. Howard received a liberal education in the public schools of Westerville, Otterbein College, and Ohio State University. At the latter institution he took two courses, academic and law, and graduated in 1894 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. From the beginning he has taken an active, candid and prominent part in local, state and national politics, and has distinguished himself as a leader of the Republicans in Columbus and vicinity. At an early stage of the political game, he was brought forth as a candidate for the State Senate by the Republicans to represent Franklin and Pickaway Counties was elected and served with credit and distinction during the session of 1900-1902. His unusual capacity for satisfactory public service was still further disclosed when, in 1903, he was appointed assistant secretary of state under Secretary of State Laylin, in which capacity he served with much credit for three years. Prior to these events he served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Franklin County, also a term in the city council, and also was secretary of the Code Commission that compiled the last Code of the state. In early manhood Mr. Howard married Eliza Miller, daughter of the late James T. and Esther (Everett) Miller. The former died January 20, 1920, and the latter died in May, 1909. Both are buried HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 635 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus. Mr. Miller was a farmer and owned about 1,000 acres of land where the beautiful addition of Upper Arlington now stands. He sold this farm to The Upper Arlington Company and retired. He was the son of Dr. Henry and Almeda (Warner) Miller, who came to Columbus in the early forties. Dr. Henry Miller died in 1890, and his wife died in 1917, aged 95 years. Both are buried in Green Lawn Cemetery. His brother, Thomas Miller, was a former sheriff of Franklin County. Doctor Miller was a physician, located at Etna, Ohio, and later became owner of the Ohio State Journal. At one time he was owner of the Columbus Street Railway Company, and was also engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes. During the Civil War he was in charge of furnishing equipment for hospitals. To Edward D. and Eliza (Miller) Howard two children were born : Eliza M., married Guy H. Merry, of Augusta, Georgia, a brick manufacturer, and they have one child, Edward Howard Merry ; and Edward D. Howard, Jr. Mr. Howard is a member of the American Bar Association, the Franklin County and State Bar Associations, a trustee of the Franklin County Pioneer Association, a Mason and Kiwanian. Raymond A. Phelan, of Columbus, is regarded as one of the most successful young attorneys of Franklin County, having held the office of assistant prosecuting attorney since 1924. He was born in Columbus, February 10, 1896, the son of Edward L. and Elizabeth L. (Monroe) Phelan. Edward L. Phelan was born at Taylor's Station, Franklin County, September 7, 1858, the son of Martin Phelan, who was born in Ireland in 1814. The latter was an early settler of Columbus and died in this city in 1890. His son, Edward L., began railroading in 1876 and was employed as a brakeman, and later as a conductor, having served in the latter capacity for eleven years. He resigned from the service in 1890 and became deputy sheriff of Franklin County under Sheriff James Ross. Mr. Phelan died in 1908 and is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Columbus. His widow, born at Portsmouth, Ohio, Au- 636 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY gust 5, 1854, lives at Columbus. Raymond A., the subject of this sketch, was the youngest of eight children. Raymond A. Phelan obtained his education in Holy Rosary Parochial School, Columbus, and in March, 1913, became a reporter on the Columbus Evening Dispatch. He was thus employed until January, 1921, when he was appointed county detective under Judge King. He studied at the Columbus Law School and was admitted to the bar in January, 1924. He immediately was appointed to the office of assistant prosecuting attorney. On February 1, 1923, Mr. Phelan married Miss Virginia Knight, of Columbus. They have a son, John Raymond. Mr. Phelan is a Republican, a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a member of the Franklin County Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. Robert J. Odell, who is assistant prosecuting attorney of Franklin County, is a leading attorney of Columbus and a young man whose personal popularity and character have contributed much to his professional advancement. Mr. Odell was born at Gregg's Hill, Pike County, Ohio, the son of William H. and Margaret (Wright) Odell. William H. Odell was born at Piketon, Ohio, and his wife was a native of Gregg's Hill. Both are deceased. They had three sons : William, lives at Minot, North Dakota ; Thomas E., lives at Spearfish, South Dakota; and Robert J., the subject of this sketch. Robert J. Odell was educated in the public schools and during his professional career was special counsel to Attorneys General John G. Price and Charles C. Crabbe, 1919-1923. He has been assistant prosecuting attorney of Franklin County under John J. Chester, Jr., since 1927, his term of office expiring in 1930. On November 25, 1920, Mr. Odell married Miss Ruth Summers, at Gallipolis, Ohio, the daughter of Charles H. D. and Jennie (Selfridge) Summers. Mr. Odell is a Republican and a member of Franklin Park Methodist Episcopal Church. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 637 Henry J. Linton is recognized as one of the able young attorneys of Franklin County, engaged in practice at Columbus, with offices in the Beggs Building. He was born at Wilmington, Ohio, August 5, 1889, the son of Hon. Nathan M. and Marietta (Moore) Linton. Henry J. Linton attended the public schools of Wilmington and in 1910 was graduated from Wilmington College with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Three years later he received the degree of LL. B. at Ohio State University, and was admitted to practice in Ohio in June, 1913. At that time he entered upon the general practice of law in this city which he has since continued. Before removing to the Beggs Building in December, 1928, Mr. Linton had offices in the old Harrison Building, now the Huntington National Bank Building. In 1913 Mr. Linton was united in marriage with Miss Viola Carmean. They have three children : Robert Nathan, Marguerite, and Jean. Mr. Linton is a member of Friends Church, Wilmington, and belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Aero Club, Gamma Phi Gamma fraternity and Buckeye Republican Club. He has always been a Republican. William G. Pengelly.—The work of William G. Pengelly, examiner and counsellor in handwriting and questioned documents, is nationally known among that group of men who have attained to recognized authority in that profession, and whose researches have added greater accuracy to an increasingly important modern science. Mr. Pengelly's services have been retained not only in numerous legal cases to decide doubtful or suspected documents and to determine the genuineness of legal signatures, but has been engaged many times by various state governments, by departments of the national government and by the British government. Mr. Pengelly has been established as an expert in the science of handwriting and documents since 1895. He was one of the early authorities in America to recognize the study of documents and chirography to be very nearly an exact science, demanding thorough study of the elements from those which identify typewriting defi- 638 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY nitely to those which pertain to signatures and handwriting. The factors entering into the latter include the effects of alcohol and mental disorder as manifested in writing, use of the microscope and comparative signatures in determining true handwriting and an infinity of complex tests such as that for detecting chemical erasures, etc. Documents themselves, their age, and their identity, are subject to many tests, the study of contemporary papers and their reaction to the years, the examination of water marks and the determination of the paper's composition. Mr. Pengelly's researches have extended back to the earliest history of the written word and have included a study of the work of all his predecessors and contemporaries in the profession. Mr. Pengelly has furnished decisions as proof in cases involving questioned documents and handwriting in the courts of New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Arkansas, Tennessee, and in nearly all counties of Ohio. The Ohio executive state departments and the state department of Michigan, the post office, war and justice departments of the United States and the intelligence department of the British Government have all at times retained his services. He is the author of various articles on handwriting and on safeguarding against forgery, some of which cover the whole field of the science from ancient times down to the present. Mr. Pengelly has been a resident of Columbus since 1883, when he came here from his birthplace, Plymouth, England. From 1882 until 1915 he was an employe and official of the Capital City Bank of Columbus, filling successfully the positions of secretary to the president. It was as a banker that his interest was first drawn to the subject of fraudulent documents and handwriting, and with characteristic energy and thoroughness he pursued that study for years. He is now ranked among the foremost American experts. Mr. Pengelly was born in Plymouth, England, in 1865, the son of James T. I. and Emmeline (Bond) Pengelly. His father was a warrant officer in the British Navy, descended from ancient families of Devonshire and Cornwall, England. Mr. Pengelly married Miss Lunn, a daughter of the late Dr. Lewis T. Lunn, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 639 Mr. Pengelly was elected in 1899 a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and is a life member of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society, and was one of the founders of the old Northwest Geneological Society. He is a member of Free and Accepted Masons, Scioto Consistory, Thirty-second degree, and Aladdin Temple. Joseph W. Horner has been a qualified member of the Ohio bar since 1903, and is the United States Commissioner, with offices at 42 East Gay Street, Columbus. For fifteen years he practiced law at Newark, Ohio, and came to Columbus as assistant secretary of state. Since leaving that office he has had a busy practice as an attorney. He is an official and counsel for a number of prominent corporations in Ohio. Mr. Horner was born in Jackson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1871, the son of John and Margaret (Riley) Horner, both deceased. His mother died in March, 1923, at the age of eighty-seven years. Mr. Horner was reared on a farm, had only a common school education and earned the rest of his schooling, at first by farm work and later by teaching. In 1899 he was graduated from Ohio Northern University at Ada. He began teaching before graduation there. For four years he taught at Roscoe in Coshocton County, and for two years was principal of the high school at St. Louisville in Licking County, Ohio. In the meantime he studied law in Ohio Northern University, graduating in 1903. He was admitted to the bar in that year, and began his practice at Newark. In 1914 he was elected on the Republican ticket to the office of prosecuting attorney of Licking County. His election was an important event in state politics, since he was the first Republican ever chosen to that office in Licking County. In March, 1919, Mr. Horner was appointed assistant secretary of state, and he came to Columbus and served in that capacity four years until January 8, 1923. After retiring from office Mr. Horner remained in Columbus and resumed his law practice. He has given special attention to corporation law and to matters coming under the blue sky law of Ohio. 640 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY He is attorney and director of a number of corporations. In December, 1927, he was appointed United States Commissioner and is still serving in that capacity. Mr. Horner is a member of the Franklin County, Ohio State, and the American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Franklin Chapter Royal Arch Masons, Knights Templar Commandery, Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., a member of the chorus, and the Republican Glee Club. He attends the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Horner married Miss Marie Blatt of Cleveland. They reside at 325 South Parkview Avenue, Bexley. E. J. Durham, who is president and general manager of the Acme Laundering Company, is a leading figure in one of the important business enterprises of Columbus. He was born in Scotland, Ontario, Canada, December 13, 1864, the son of Rudolphus and Eliza (Eddy) Durham. Rudolphus Durham, a native of Canada, died there in 1898. He was a leading veterinarian of Scotland, Ontario, for many years. He held membership in the Congregational Church. To Mr. and Mrs. 'Durham were born the following children: E. J., the subject of this sketch ; Charles, who died in 1919 ; William lives in Toronto, Canada ; John V., lives at Simcoe, Ontario, Canada ; George, lives in Alberta, Canada ; and Anna, married John Moore, lives in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. Mrs. Rudolphus Durham resides at Simcoe, Ontario, and is eighty-seven years of age. E. J. Durham grew up in Scotland, Ontario, and received his education in the public schools. At the age of fourteen years he was appointed assistant postmaster of Scotland. He came to the United States three years later and spent a short time in Detroit, Michigan, before coming to Columbus in February, 1883, as a bookkeeper for the old Troy Laundry Company. After two years he opened a small hand laundry at 37 East Town Street, known as the Famous Laundry. In 1887 the business was removed to 37 West Spring Street, but later that year Mr. Durham returned to his former location. In 1899 his HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 641 business was combined with the Big Four Laundry and the plant moved to the Hartman Building, where the enterprise was continued until 1900, at which time a new plant was erected on the present site of the New Method Laundry. Mr. Durham served as president and general manager of the business but in 1001 sold his interests and purchased a half interest in the Broad Street Laundry. In 1910 he bought his partner's interest and continued the business alone for two years, at which time he became associated with Dove T. Loran, and the present plant was built at 452-64 East Main Street. Mr. Logan is secretary and treasurer. In 1920 the plant was almost entirely destroyed by fire and soon after rebuilt. The new building was more than double the size of the original plant and was equipped throughouse with the latest type of machinery. Mr. Durham was the first laundry owner to install the Zerolite softening plant in the city of Columbus in 1918. Approximately 150 people are employed by the Acme Laundry, which operates fourteen automobile trucks in Columbus and suburbs. Mr. Durham is recognized as a pioneer in the laundry industry in this section of the state and is widely known. He is a member of the National Association of Laundry Owners, which has a fellowship in the Mellon Institute, of Pittsburgh,. and he is also former president of the State Laundrymen's Association of Ohio. On February 28, 1888, Mr. Durham was united in marriage with Miss Carrie D. Rees, of Columbus, the daughter of Jacob and Caroline (Porter) Rees, natives of Ohio. Mr. Rees died in 1900 and his wife died in 1911. Both are buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, near Rees Station, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Durham are the parents of four children: 1. Elizabeth, attended East High School and Ohio State University, married Frank Wisenberger, lives in Cleveland, Ohio, and they have two children, Marie and Robert. 2. Edwin R., attended East High School and the Ohio Mechanics Institute, Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1923. He is assistant manager and chemist for the Acme Laundry and lives in Columbus. He married Elizabeth Hutchinson, of Cambridge, Ohio, 3 and 4. Robert L. and John C., twins. They are graduates of East High School, class of 1927, and attended Ohio Mechanics Institute, Cincinnati. Both are now associated with the interests of the Acme Laundry, John C. being de- 642 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY voted to the official end of the business while Robert L. is identified with the operation of the plant. Both live at home. Mr. Durham is a member of the Congregational Church, and belongs to the Elks Club and Gyro Club. He is independent in politics. Demas B. Ulrey.—Was born in Morrow County, Ohio, in 1870. He attended the common schools and Marengo High School, and later attended high school in Cleveland, Tennessee. He entered the Law College of the Cincinnati Law College, from which he was graduated. Mr. Ulrey began practice in Columbus, Ohio, where he later formed a partnership with Judge D. C. Badger, under the firm name of Badger & Ulrey, which continued for many years. He is now associated in practice under the firm name of Sandles & Ulrey, at 44 East Broad Street. He was a member of the Civil Service Commission of Columbus. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, First Chancellor Commander of Westwood Lodge; is a member of the Blue Lodge Masons and Scottish Rite Masons ; Aladdin Temple ; Methodist Church ; Franklin County Democratic Club and is a director for several Columbus corporations. Mr. Ulrey is married and lives at 291 Cassidy Avenue, Bexley. Edwin R. Sharp, chairman of the board of directors of the Huntington National Bank, has been associated with the banking history of Columbus for over forty years, and rose to bank presidency from a messenger boy. He was born at Groveport, Franklin County, in 1858, and represents one of the earliest pioneer families in this section of the state. He was born not far from where his grandfather, John Sharp, made his original settlement on coming to Ohio in 1809 from Pennsylvania. John Sharp took up land from the government in the southeastern part of Franklin County. The father of the Columbus banker was Abram Sharp, who was born in Franklin County in 1819. He married Harriet Rees. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 643 In 1869, when Edwin R. Sharp was eleven years old, the family moved to Columbus. He was educated in the public schools of that city and soon after leaving school he went to work as a messenger boy in the Commercial National Bank. This institution was founded in 1868. He remained with it for several years, enjoying several promotions, but in the latter part of 1891 withdrew to become associated with W. A. Hardesty, William F. Burdell, and others in the founding of the State Savings Bank & Trust Company. This bank was opened in the old Chittenden Hotel in 1892, and subsequently acquired the sixteen story building on 8 East Broad Street. Mr. Hardesty was the first president of this bank. At his death he was succeeded by Mr. Sharp, who previously had been secretary and treasurer of the company. Mr. Sharp and his active associate, Mr. Burdell, made the State Savings Bank one of the most substantial banking houses in the city. Its board of directors represented some of the most important business and industrial concerns there. The State Savings Bank & Trust Company had capital stock of $400,000.00 and a surplus of $200,000.00. In February, 1923, this bank was merged with the Huntington National Bank, the oldest bank of Columbus, founded in 1866. The price agreed upon in the negotiations for the bank was $225.00 a share, a figure indicating the success of the institution under the management of Mr. Sharp and Mr. Burdell. Since the merger Mr. Sharp has been chairman of the board of directors of the Huntington National Bank. As a young man Mr. Sharp was for two years a member of the Governor's Guard, the crack military organization of Columbus during the seventies and eighties. He is a member of the Columbus Club, Athletic Club of Columbus, Scioto Country Club, and Wyandotte Club. Mr. Sharp married Miss Flora Field. She died several years ago. Their children are : Col. Edwin R., Jr., and Esther, who is the wife of George T. Johnson, of Columbus. Colonel Sharp was with his command on the Mexican border during 1916. While in service during the World War he had several appointments, which culminated in the rank of colonel. In addition to his banking interests, Mr. Sharp has ever found time and opportunity to espouse the cause of all movements of a public character tending toward the advancement of the community, 644 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY and by so doing has exemplified the belief that a full measure of public spirit is a component factor in good citizenship. He was one of the original incorporators of the Scioto Valley Traction Company and is now vice president and treasurer. He was also one of the organizers and for many years served as vice president and treasurer of the Columbus Citizens Telephone Company. Mr. Sharp is a member of the Broad Street Presbyterian Church, of which he served for several years as treasurer and a member of the board of trustees. Mr. Sharp has found his greatest recreation and pleasure in travel and has made eleven trips to Europe. John A. Dodd.—In a comparatively brief period of years John A. Dodd has become one of the conspicuous figures in fire insurance circles in Ohio. He is vice president and secretary of the American National Fire Insurance Company of Columbus. By profession and early experience he is a public accountant. Mr. Dodd was born at Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, in 1883, the son of Albert and Catherine (Rooney) Dodd. Reared in his native town, where he attended the parochial schools, he completed his education at Ohio State University, Columbus, and became one of the pioneer members in the profession of public accountancy in Ohio. A member of an old and well known family of Pickaway County, personally popular himself, and on the basis of his qualifications as a public accountant, Mr. Dodd was elected and from 1913 until 1918 served as county auditor of Pickaway County. The American National Fire Insurance Company of Columbus is an organization whose record is impressive on the score of material success and also through the personnel of its officers and directors. The president of the company is the distinguished Ohioan, General Chauncey B. Baker. Mr. Dodd in 1916, when still county auditor of Pickaway County, was made secretary of this company. After leaving public office he moved his home to Columbus in 1916, and has since been promoted to vice president and secretary, having the active executive charge of its affairs. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 645 Mr. Dodd is a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, Upper Arlington, and is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Dodd married Miss Mary Rose Smith, of Circleville. They have the following children: John, Mary, Matthew, Robert, Thomas, Edgar, Virginia, Anne, Richard, Barbara and Kathleen. Lt. Col. George W. Tooill was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1912, and thereafter continued in the general practice of law in the city of Columbus until the spring of 1923, when he was appointed inheritance tax expert in the department of the Tax Commission of Ohio, and continued in that capacity until he resumed the private practice of law. Mr. Tooill was born at Milford, Union County, Ohio, December 15, 1864, and was reared at Carroll, Fairfield County, Ohio, where he completed the curriculum of the high school. He thereafter attended Ohio university, at Athens, and in this institution he was graduated as a member of the class of 1905. To his credit is a record of long and successful service as a teacher in the public schools of Ohio, his pedagogic work having included his service as teacher of mathematics in North High School, Columbus. While holding this high school position he studied law in the law school maintained by the local Young Men's Christian Association, and in 1912 he was admitted to the bar and established himself in practice in Columbus. Here he continued his independent professional activities until he was called to the office of the Tax Commission of Ohio, but he later resumed the private practice of law. He maintains offices in the Beggs Building, 21 East State Street. As a youth Colonel Tooill enlisted in the old 14th Infantry Regiment of the Ohio National Guard at Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio. His company was then commanded by Capt. John C. Speaks, who later became a brigadier general in the Ohio Guards and later served as congressman of this district. For several years Mr. Tooill did not maintain 'active affiliation with the National Guard, but under the administration of Governor Harmon he was made captain in the Quartermaster Corps, he having previously gained the rank of cap- 646 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY tain in the regiment in which he enlisted. After another interval of non-membership he was again called into military service in the autumn of 1923, when he received from Governor Donahey a commission as captain in the section of the Judge Advocate General, and was assigned to the staff of the 37th Division, commanded by Gen. Benson W. Hough. Later, he was promoted to major and retired as lieutenant colonel. Colonel Tooill married Miss Louella M. Smith, and they are the parents of three children : Kenneth D. on the editorial staff of the Columbus Dispatch, is married and has one child, Jack Pershing ; Kathleen 0., married Roy S. Snively, and died January 25, 1926, leaving three children, Mary Kathleen, George E., and Myra J.; and McKendree S. Tooill, insurance department, Columbus Dispatch, is married and has one child, Mary Kathleen. Mrs. Tooill died April 2, 1929. She was born near Westerville, Ohio, September 21, 1866, a daughter of Phillip and Mary E. (Smith) Smith. She was a sister of the late Dr. McKendree Smith who was a prominent physician of Columbus. Forest F. Smith was born on a farm in Richland County, Ohio, six miles east of Plymouth, December 23, 1888, the son of E. W. and Ella E. (Watts) Smith. His father was a native of Huron County, Ohio, and his mother was born at Collinwood, now Cleveland, Ohio. Reared on the farm in Richland County, Forest F. Smith attended the local schools, graduated from the high school at Plymouth in 1907, and for two years was a teacher in the public schools of Huron County. He then entered Ohio State University, Columbus, and completed the law course in 1912. The early professional life of Mr. Smith was spent at Michigan City, Indiana, where he engaged in a general practice. He was also appointed and served as assistant prosecuting attorney of LaPorte County. Upon his return to Columbus in 1916, Mr. Smith engaged in private practice with offices in the Briggs building. By appointment from Washington, D. C., Mr. Smith entered upon his duties, April 27, 1918, as assistant United States district attorney HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 647 for the Southern District of Ohio. He was engaged in the duties of that office for nearly two years, until March, 1920. Mr. Smith for three years was president of the Franklin County Democratic Club. In 1922 he appeared in the primary campaign for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General and came within 800 votes of receiving the Democratic nomination. In 1920 he was chairman of the speakers bureau for the state campaign committee. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Smith married Miss Mary Barbee, the daughter of A. J. Barbee, of Columbus. They have two children, Donald E. and Mary Ellen. Joseph David Cleary, who is identified with the J. D. Cleary Commerce Detective Agency, Columbus, has through close attention to his interests over a period of years built up one of the leading agencies of its kind in this section of the state. Mr. Cleary was born at Columbus, March 1, 1886, the son of James C. and Margaret (Reedy) Cleary. Both James C. Cleary and his wife were natives of Boston, Massachusetts. He served throughout the Civil War in the U. S. Navy, and after the close of the war came to Columbus where he engaged in the grocery business until the time of his retirement in 1909. He died April 4, 1911, and hiS. wife died January 10, 1915. Both are buried in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Columbus. Mr. Cleary was a Democrat and took an active part in local politics. He held membership in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. and Mrs. Cleary were the parents of seven children : John C., who died January 26, 1909 ; Elizabeth, married P. H. Freeman ; Nora, married W. L. Case ; Mazie ; Margaret ; Gertrude, married R. L. Wertz; and Joseph David, the subject of this sketch. All live in Columbus. Joseph David Cleary attended St. Patrick's school and is a graduate of Central High School in the class of 1904. He then became associated with the John Mahoney Detective Agency as office manager, and later became an investigator. In 1910 he established the J. D. Cleary Commerce Detective Agency, located in the Brunson 648 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Building on North High Street. Later the offices were located in the Chamber of Commerce Building, and in September, 1929, were moved to the A. I. U. Building. In 1914 Mr. Cleary married Miss Lora J. Lewis, the daughter of Robert B. and Minnie (Stump) Lewis, natives of New Jersey, now residents of Worthington, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Cleary have two sons, James and Robert. Mr. Cleary is a Democrat, a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, and is affiliated with Knights of Columbus, Council No. 400, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 37. Marshall Alexander Smith of Columbus is president of The Smith Agricultural Chemical Company, manufacturers of chemical products used throughout America in agricultural work, and other chemical compounds for use in industry. This firm, with large plants in Columbus and Indianapolis, was founded by Mr. Smith and his three brothers, and under his administration it has expanded in capacity and output until today it is one of the foremost organizations producing chemical commodities. Among its products (the "Sacco" brands) are included fertilizers, specially prepared in various grades to suit differing soils and crops mineral hog feed, which is manufactured according to a carefully evolved formula containing the minerals necessary to maintain best health conditions, and produced in such quantities as to furnish farmers with a well-known but expensive feed at low cost ; plant food, a chemical fertilizer used in landscape gardening ; commercial sulphuric acid ; and Electrolyte, a battery acid for use in the manufacture and maintenance of storage batteries. Mr. Smith was born on a farm near Sunbury and in his boyhood had the usual experience of serious work and limited opportunity common to farm communities. Although he is descended on both his paternal and maternal side, from the most ancient Anglo-Saxon families in America, he inherited neither his opportunitiy nor his money. All his achievements are of a piece with the whole spirit of individual HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 649 enterprise which founded and built up so many flourishing industries in the Middle West during the early years of the twentieth century. Mr. Smith came to Columbus in 1894 and began to manufacture commercial fertilizer on a small scale. His investment increased in value and in service as he specialized his product and his machinery of manufacture. Sale and dstribution was constantly improved, and the business has gained under its own momentum a place of genuine significance in the industrial life of Ohio. Mr. Smith is a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants of America, is a past president of the Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution ; past president of Benjamin Franklin Chapter, S. A. R., and is a member of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Ohio at Cincinnati, and a life member of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. He is a member of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, the Franklin County Pioneer's Association, and an honorary member of the Citizens Guild of Washington's Boyhood Home, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Marshall Alexander Smith was born May 23, 1869, the son of Marshall Black Smith and Elvira A. (Thrall) Smith. The Smith line in America was founded by Rev. Nehemiah Smith, who was born in 1605 in Staffordshire, England, of aristocratic descent, and has an approved Smith family coat of arms which appears in the Armorial Families of America, published by Ernest Spofford, secretary of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. He is first heard of in America on March 6, 1637, when he applied to be admitted as a freeman at Plymouth, Massachusetts. By profession a minister of the gospel, he was married to Anne Bourne, of a family highly respected in British heraldry, and later became the largest landowner of Stratford, Connecticut. Marshall A. Smith's great-grandfather was David Smith, born in 1770 in Pennsylvania. About 1800 he came to Delaware County, Ohio, the county of Mr. Smith's birth. The grandfather was James Smith, who was during his lifetime the leading business man of Sunbury, Ohio. Supplementing the above summary of the paternal line, it is profitable here to state briefly, as a sketch of this nature demands, some of the noted figures who have contributed to the ancestry of