HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 725 manager of J. H. Parker & Son Company, manufacturers of electric porcelain. He was identified with that concern until July, 1924, at which time he became associated with the Hughes-Peters Eiectric Company, Columbus, as general manager. In August, 1925, he was made secretary and general manager of the business, which is located at 178-80 North Third Street. On December 24. 1906, Mr. Bridge was united in marriage with Miss Lottie Whitesell, the daughter of William and Barbara (Good) Whitesell, natives of Pickawav County, Ohio, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Bridge have no children. Politically, Mr. Bridge is a Republican. He holds membership in the Methodist Church, and is affiliated with Goodale Lodge No. 371, Free and Accepted Masons. He is former president of the Wekan Club, now the Co-operative Club, of which he is vice president. He is vice president of the Electric League of Columbus. While a resident of Nashville, Tennessee, Mr. Bridge held membership in the Rotary Club. Hon. Samuel G. Osborn, of the Franklin County bar, has had a wide and successful practice in Columbus for many years, and is a member of one of the most prominent pioneer families of the county. He was born in this city, February 27, 1871, the son of Charles L. and Mary (Galloway) Osborn. Charles L. Osborn was born in Columbus, where he spent his entire life. He attended the public schools and in 1859 was graduated from high school. He then entered Miami College, and in 1865 received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Yale University. He at once became associated in business with his father, who had established the Osborn Dry Goods Company in Columbus many years before. At the death of the elder Mr. Osborn the business was acquired by the sons, who continued it until 1885. Mr. Charles L. Osborn died in 1907 and his wife died in 1884. Both are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. Mr. Osborn was a Republican and held membership in the Presbyterian Church. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Osborn : Frank, lives in New York City ; and Samuel G., the subject of this sketch. 726 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Charles L. Osborn was the son of James D. and Emeline (Lathrop) Osborn. James D. Osborn was the founder of the Osborn Dry Goods Company, which numbered among the leading business houses of Columbus for many years. Mary (Galloway) Osborn was the daughter of Hon. Samuel Galloway. He was born at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, March 20, 1811, and in early life removed to Highland County, Ohio. He was graduated from Miami College in 1833 with highest honors and became widely known as a teacher, orator, and public leader. He took up the study of law and also studied theology at Princeton University. He became a professor of Greek at Miami College, and later taught literature and languages at Hanover, Indiana. He later took up the practice of law at Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1843, and in that year became secretary of state, and removed to Columbus, where he was also appointed commissioner of the common schools. He was a member of the National Committee that nominated Zachary Taylor. During 1854-55 he served as a member of Congress from this district. He was appointed judge advocate of Camp Chase during the Civil War and was a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, members of his family being in possession of many interesting letters which were received by him from President Lincoln. Mr. Galloway married Joah Wohrel. Samuel G. Osborn attended the public schools of Columbus and Worthington, and in 1897 received the degree of LL. B. from Ohio State University. He has engaged in the practice of his profession in this city continuously since that date and has taken a prominent part in the legal life of the city. He was elected in 1907 as judge of the police court, and held that office for a period of eight years. In 1915 he was elected municipal judge. He retired from office in January, 1922. He now has offices at 8 East Broad Street. On June 18, 1908, Judge Osborn was united in marriage with Miss Mary Etta Cole, the daughter of J. Wendell and Mary Etta Cole, natives of New York, both now deceased. They are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn have no children. In politics Judge Osborn has always been identified with the Republican party. He is a member of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, and has the following lodge affiliations : Bexley Lodge, Free and HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 727 Accepted Masons ; Scioto Consistory, Thirty-second degree; Aladdin Temple ; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Junia Lodge ; Fraternal Order of Eagles ; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 37 ; and Phi Delta Phi fraternity. He also belongs to the Columbus Country Club. He is an active member of the Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, and American Bar Association. William M. Summer, who is identified with the law firm of Butler, Parker & Summer, is recognized as one of the most prominent of the younger attorneys of Columbus and Franklin County. He was born at DeGraff, Logan County, Ohio, January 23, 1898, the son of John L. and Laura E. (Moots) Summer. John L. Summer was born at Hagerstown, Maryland, and his wife was born near Bellefontaine, Ohio. He came to Ohio in 1873 and some time later engaged in the grocery business at DeGraff. He was also a school teacher. Later, he became interested in the insurance businss at Marysville, Ohio, where he resided at the time of his death in 1920. He is buried at DeGraff. His widow now lives at New Rochelle, New York. Mr. Summer was a Democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Summer : 1. Georgia, married William Grepp, lives at Indianapolis, Indiana ; 2. Josephine, married Roy W. Johnson, lives at New Rochelle, New York. He is a former associate editor of "Printer's Ink," and inaugurated the schoolmaster's column in that publication. He was also eastern editor for "Sales Manager" for several years. Mr. Johnson is a son of the late Thomas L. Johnson, attorney, and former president of the Ohio Bar Association. 3. Mary, married Tony L. Morgan, farmer, lives near DeGraff, Ohio. 4. Helen, married Spencer A. Jones, advertiser, lives at Towson, Maryland. 5. Christine, married Howard Frick, farmer, lives near Bellefontaine, Ohio. 6. William M., the subject of this sketch. The boyhood of William M. Summer was spent at DeGraff and Marysville, where he was educated. He was graduated from Marysville High School in 1915, and then entered the employ of the Peoples Bank of Marysville. He resigned in 1920 and in that year entered 728 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Ohio State University. He was subsequently enrolled in the College of Law, Ohio State University, from which he received the degree of LL. B. in 1926. Two years before receiving his degree he entered the law offices of Butler & Parker, with whom he became associated after his admittance to the bar of Ohio. On January 1, 1930, Mr. Summer became a member of the firm. They have offices at 8 East Broad Street. Politically, Mr. Summer is a Republican. He holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is past president of the Columbus Alumni Association of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and past president of Swan Inn of Phi Delta Phi law fraternity. Mr. Summer is a member of the University Club, University Glee Club, Scarlet Mask Club, City Club, and Ohio State University Alumni Association. He is identified with the Columbus Bar Association as treasurer, and is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association. Oliver E. Davis. —One of Franklin County's prominent men is Oliver E. Davis, who is engaged in the practice of his profession as a lawyer in Columbus, as a member of the firm of Watson, Davis & Joseph, with offices in the American Insurance Union Building. Mr. Davis was born at Rosseau, Morgan County, Ohio, July 28, 1862, the son of Dr. James and Frances-E. (Ward) Davis. Dr. James Davis was born at Ringold, Morgan County, Ohio, March 25, 1827, and died December 25, 1911. He was a school teacher in early life and studied medicine after several years, becoming one of the prominent pioneer physicians of his day. He practiced at Ringold and Rosseau for over half a century. Doctor Davis was a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and Masonic Lodge. His wife, born at Ringold in 1833, died in 1906. Both are buried at Ringold. Their children were as follows : Mary C., married Dr. Frank Ray, physician, lives in Columbus ; Frances, deceased ; John D., attorney, lives in Columbus ; Edward E., who died in 1900 ; Oliver E., the subject of this sketch ; Mark M., who died in 1884; and Albert R., lives at McConnellsville, Ohio. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 729 Dr. James Davis was the son of Daniel and Mary (Allman) Davis. He was born near Carrollton, Ohio, and his wife was born near Canton. Both are buried at Ringold. Frances E. (Ward) Davis was the daughter of John and Mary Catherine (Harmon) Ward, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of Maryland. He was a millwright and spent much of his life in southeastern Ohio. Oliver E. Davis received his early education in the public schools of Rosseau and Ringold. In 1892 he was graduated in law from Ohio Northern University, and during the same year was admitted to the Ohio bar. He began his professional career at Athens, Ohio, where he was associated with the firm of Grovner & Jones. Later, he engaged in private practice there, but came to Columbus in 1900. Two years later he became identified with the firm of Dyer, Williams & Stoffer. On May 7, 1907, the firm was changed to Watson, Stoffer & Davis, and again in 1923 the firm name was changed to Watson, Davis & Joseph. In December, 1929, the offices were moved to the thirty-third floor of the American Insurance Union Building from 33 North High Street, where the firm had occupied offices for a period of twenty-four years. On September 13, 1884, Mr. Davis married Miss Sarah E. Davis, the daughter of Martin and Jane (Fell) Davis, natives of Morgan County, Ohio, both now deceased. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Davis: Mark M.,- born July 24, 1885, died March 3, 1906 ; Lelia J., married E. M. Harbin, who is sales manager for the R. B. Davis Baking Powder Company, of Hoboken, New Jersey, and they live at East Orange, New Jersey; and Dr. Francis W., born September 14, 1896, mention of whom is made below. Dr. Francis W. Davis is a graduate of West High School, Athens, and Ohio State University, having received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the latter institution in 1925. He enlisted in the One Hundred and Twelfth Signal Corps, Thirty-seventh Division, during the World War, and saw active service in France. He was discharged with the rank of sergeant. Doctor Davis served as interne in St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, and is now engaged in successful practice in this city. He is a member of the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, and American Medical Association, and 730 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY is on the medical staff, Ohio State University. He also belongs to the American Legion. Doctor Davis married Miss Nellie DeWitt, of Washington Court House, Ohio, and they have two sons, Richard D. and James Howard. Oliver E. Davis has always been a Republican, and he belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the Kiwanis Club. He is identified with the Columbus Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association. Lloyd Riley.—As president of the Suburban Motor Freight, Inc., Lloyd Riley is numbered among the most representative and successful business men of Columbus. He was born on a farm near Utica, Licking County, Ohio, July 9, 1893, the son of James Frank and Jennie (Kearns) Riley. James Frank Riley, deceased, was a native of Licking County. Throughout his active career he was numbered among the leading farmers of the community in which he lived. He resided in Columbus until his death in May, 1930. Mr. Riley was a Democrat and held various township offices. He held membership in the Christian Church. His wife died in April, 1929, and is buried in Wilson Cemetery, near Newark, Ohio, where he also is buried. Their children were : Lloyd, the subject of this sketch ; Reba, married Wendall Stevens, lives in Licking County, Ohio ; and James Ralph, a World War veteran, lives in Columbus. James Frank Riley was the son of John William and Angeline (Plummer) Riley, natives of Licking County, both now deceased. John William Riley was the son of Robert Riley, who was born in Muskingum County, Ohio. The latter was the son of Col. William Riley, who served under General George Washington during the American Revolution. He was also a personal friend of Washington and after the close of the war was employed on the Washington estate. He came to Ohio in 1816 and settled on a farm in Jefferson Township, Muskingum County. The boyhood of Lloyd Riley was spent in Licking County and he received his education in the district schools and Utica High School. He remained on his father's farm until 1913, at which time he re- HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 731 moved to Columbus. A complete history of the growth of the Suburban Motor Freight, Inc., established by Mr. Riley, appears in this volume. He also has other extensive business interests. In 1924 he became interested in the oil business and in September, 1929, organized the Miller-Riley Oil Company, of which he is president. It is one of the largest independent oil companies in Franklin County. Mr. Riley is also the owner of a fine dairy farm of 145 acres in Licking County. For the past four years he has been state secretary of Ohio Association for Commercial Haulers. In January, 1914, Mr. Riley was united in marriage with Miss Jessie Boggs, the daughter of Alexander and Katherine (Herbert) Boggs, natives of Gallia County, Ohio, and now residents of Miami, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Riley have a son, Lloyd, Jr. Mr. Riley is a member of the Christian Church, and is affiliated with Bexley Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons, Westgate Chapter, R. A. M. No. 216, Westgate Council Minerva Chapter of Eastern Star, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Order of Redmen, Kiwanis Club, Athletic Club of Columbus, and Brookside Country Club. The family residence is located at 2500 Bryden Road. Suburban Motor Freight, Inc., of Columbus.---To Lloyd Riley, president of the Suburban Motor Freight, Inc., belongs credit for the establishment of the pioneer motor freight service in central Ohio. Possessed of a migratory spirit as most youths of his age were young Riley came to Columbus from a farm in Licking County, Ohio, about 17 years ago, meagerly supplied with the world's goods, yet with an abundance of faith in himself. He obtained work in a traction company's office as a clerk, and soon realized the possibility of speeding the movement of freight by motor trucks. In May, 1914, he obtained a three-quarter ton Republic truck, and disassociated himself from the traction company and launched out upon what was to become his life's work. Riley's business grew steadily, due to his diligence and interest. Riley expanded with the business and in 1920 he was affording ser- 732 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY vice to more than thirty towns, and his business had reached such proportions that he thought it feasible to allow other operators in on his enterprise, which he did, for he had no trouble convincing the skeptics that motor freight transportation was a paying proposition now. Thus was born the first motor freight terminal in central Ohio. Jobber and small town merchant and farmer alike, seeing as they did the advantage in buying in small lots and having delivery on the same day in which they ordered, took to this new mode of transportation, and business doubled and redoubled itself until now Mr. Riley owns and manages the most modern and up-to-date, centrally located motor freight terminal to be found in the state. This terminal has over 23,000 square feeet of floor space ; 325 feet of platform space, and a railroad spur track on which pool cars are placed for storage and distribution through the terminal. The freight terminal is operated in conjunction with a vast storage warehouse located in the same building, occupying from the third to the fifth floors, and of which at present, every inch of space is being utilized by those manufacturers who store their wares therein for ultimate distribution. There is operated from the Suburban Transfer Terminal a fleet of eighty-five trucks with trailers, operating 24 hours daily and serving more than 18,5 cities and towns in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. There is ample reserve equipment, furnishing absolute assurance against possible delays. The daily tonnage has increased from a mere 3,000 in the beginning to 375,000 pounds per average day by actual weight and comparison. No one can doubt but that the motor transportation industry although in its infancy has made its mark in transportation circles. Its facilities and advantages to the shipper and consignee alike do not pass unnoticed. An outstanding instance as proof to the foregoing is as follows : since establishing motor freight service in central Ohio, Mr. Riley has seen six traction companies cease operations ; a silent yet mighty tribute to the inroads and progress the truck is making in the nation's transportation circles. Mr. Riley keeps a finger on the pulse of his business everlastingly. No details are too small to escape his attention. He is as ready to adjust a complaint as he is to accept a check in payment for service HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 733 rendered. He has in his employ some of those who started with him at the beginning, which bespeaks both the geniality of his nature and the ability to select those employees who are conscientious in the performance of their duty. Of such caliber is the organization that he has built around him and who carry on the giant enterprise that he has organized. Thomas Edward Bateman, clerk of the Ohio State Senate, is a veteran of the World War and a prominent young man in the civic and social life of Columbus. He was born in this city, April 28, 1896, the son of Edward G. and Delia J. (Smith) Bateman. Edward G. Bateman was born at Piketon, Pike County, Ohio, April 2, 1865, the son of Thomas Monroe and Catherine (Nessler) Bateman. The former was a native of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and the latter was born at Piketon, Ohio. He was a bridge contractor and was identified with railroad bridge construction for many years. He later engaged in the mercantile business at Piketon. His son, Edward G. Bateman, engaged in the mercantile business at Piketon with his father and was a prominent citizen of that place. He served as mayor for eighteen years and as president of the school board for ten years. He was a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and belonged to the Knights of Pythias. He died February 3, 1927. Delia J. (Smith) Bateman was born at Piketon, the daughter of George W. and Elizabeth (Snyder) Smith, pioneer residents of Piketon. Mr. Smith was a Civil War veteran and well known as a hardware merchant. Four children were born to Edward G. and Delia J. (Smith) Bateman : Edna, deceased ; Thomas Edward, the subject of this sketch ; Dr. J. Fremont, a World War veteran, lives at Cincinnati, Ohio ; and E. George, merchant, lives at Piketon. Thomas Edward Bateman acquired his early education in the Piketon public schools and is a graduate of Piketon High School, class of 1914. He then attended Portsmouth Business College and also was enrolled in the College of Law, Ohio State University. On April 28, 1918, he enlisted for service in the World War and was assigned to Company I, Three Hundred and Thirtieth Infantry, 734 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Eighty-third division. He went to France with this company and later was assigned to Headquarters Company, Twenty-sixth Division. He was discharged at Camp Sherman, Ohio, February 12, 1919. Mr. Bateman then became clerk of the courts of Pike County. He resigned in 1921 and at that time was appointed message clerk of the Ohio State Senate. Two years later he became assistant clerk and was elected clerk in 1927. He was re-elected to that office in 1929. On June 14, 1917, Mr. Bateman was united in marriage with Miss Kathryn Freeman, the daughter of C. M. and Emma (Colburn) Freeman, of Piketon. They have three daughters : Edna Maxine, who had the distinction of being Pike County's first "war baby ;" Dee Jane ; and Kathryn Joan. Mr. Bateman is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, Orient Lodge No. 321, Free and Accepted Masons, American Legion, Sigma Nu fraternity, and Buckeye Republican Club. Dale W. Stump, who is supervisor of the Department of Claims, Industrial Commission of Ohio, is a representative citizen of Columbus and a member of a prominent family of Van Wert County. He was born at Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio, December 8, 1901, the son of F. P. and Lilly (Werder) Stump. F. P. Stump is perhaps the best known figure in agricultural circles in that section of Ohio. He was born near Van West, Ohio, is a graduate of Ohio State University, class of 1892, and for a number of years was connected with the faculty of the College of Agriculture, Ohio State University, as a teacher of animal husbandry. He is the founder of the official monthly magazine, known as the "Agricultural Student," which has remained as the official organ of the College of Agriculture. He later returned to Van Wert County, where he is extensively interested in the breeding of pure bred stock. He is a member of the firm of Stump & Etzler, stock breeders, and was one of the early advocates of the farmers' co-operative movements in Ohio. He has served at various times as master of the Grange and as business manager of the Farmers Commercial Club. He is also president of the Ohio Red Poll Cattle Breeders Association. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 735 He and his wife live at Convoy, Ohio. Their children are: June, married Owen M. McClelland, lives at Dixon, Ohio ; Ford L., teacher of agriculture at the Pennsylvania Vocational High School, Unionville, Pennsylvania, and he is a veteran of the World War; Fern, married Rolland S. Baumgartner, lives at Wauseon, Ohio ; Dale W., the subject of this sketch ; and F. Herbert, who lives at home. Dale W. Stump attended the public schools of Convoy, Bowling Green State College, Ohio State University, and spent two and one-half years in the College of Law, Ohio State University. As a young man he followed carpentry as a trade and thus worked his way through college. Teaching school became his next interest and in so doing he was able to further defray his college expenses. He served as principal of Blue Hill Township Centralized High School at Ryder, North Dakota. In January, 1929, Mr. Stump was appointed by Governor Cooper as suprevisor of the Department of Claims, industrial Commission of Ohio. Mr. Stump is former president of the Columbus Carpenters Union, being elected to this office while a college student, and the youngest man to ever hold this office. He has been a most ardent worker in the Ohio State Federation of Labor and was for a number of years the youngest delegate to that body. It was through his efforts that the Ohio State Federation of Labor held its convention in Columbus in 1928. He is chairman of the 1931 convention committee of the Columbus Federation of Labor, which has been making arrangements for the semi-centennial jubilee convention of The American Federation of Labor which was organized in Columbus. He is president of the State Employees Association of Ohio, a member of the executive board of the Columbus Council of Social Agencies, a trustee of White Cross Hospital, treasurer of the International Relations Council and a member of the advisory board of the Central Ohio Foreign Policy Association. Mr. Stump is a member of the Methodist Church and was president of the Methodist Student Center at Ohio State University. He is past president of Phi Delta Gamma, professional public speaking fraternity, of which he is now national secretary and treasurer. He is recorder of the Columbus Alumni Chapter of Gamma Eta Gamma legal fraternity. 736 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Clarence H. Weber, who is serving as county recorder of Franklin County, is perhaps one of the best known men of Columbus, and is a member of one of the most prominent pioneer families of this section. He was born at Carey, Wyandotte County, Ohio, June 21, 1870, the son of Walton and Amelia (Shellenberger) Weber. Walton Weber, deceased, was a veteran of the Civil War. He was born at Paris, Ohio, October 26, 1846. His wife was born at Carey, Ohio, and died in 1918. Mr. Weber's death occurred in 1926. They are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. At the age of fourteen years Walton Weber enlisted at Tiffin, Ohio, for service in the Civil War as a member of Company G, Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, organized and commanded by Col. William H. Gibson. This was part of the old Willich Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland. Mr. Weber was captured at the battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862, and confined in Libby Prison. He was exchanged May 6, 1863, and returned to his regiment, where he took part in the following engagements: Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the campaign at Knoxville. He was honorably discharged in December, 1863, and re-enlisted for service January 1, 1864, as a member of the same regiment. He participated in the Atlanta campaign, battle of Franklin, Tennessee, and the battle of Nashville, Tennessee. He was discharged December 30, 1865, with the rank of first sergeant. Mr. Weber located at Adrian, Ohio, and later went to Carey, Ohio, where he followed his trade as a wagOn maker. He also established a hardware business at Carey, but in 1887 came to Columbus, where he became identified with the hardware business at McCune, Lonnis & Griswold. Later he was associated with the Kilbourne-Jones Hardware Company. Mr. Weber was appointed storekeeper at Gallipolis Hospital and was later connected with the State Insurance Department of Ohio. He was appointed the first superintendent of the Soldiers Home at Madison, Lake County, Ohio, by Governor Herrick, and was later an officer in the Franklin County Children's Home. He was also bailiff of the Court of Appeals in Columbus and resigned to accept the position of assistant adjutant general of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Ohio, and held that office until his death. He was a member of the J. M. Wells Post No. 451, G. A. R., and belonged to the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Sons of HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 737 Union Veterans of the Civil War, Masonic Lodge, and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Clarence H., the subject of this sketch, was the only child born to Mr. and Mrs. Walton Weber. Walton Weber was the son of Francis J. and Lucy A. (Burgett) Weber. He was born in Alsace-Lorraine, March 15, 1822, and his wife was a native of Ohio, born April 7, 1825. They were married at Paris, Ohio, November 3, 1844. Francis J. Weber served throughout the Civil War as a member of the Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was a leading citizen of Carey, Ohio, for many years,. There were twelve children born to Francis J. and Lucy A. (Burgett) Weber, as follows : Cora, married James C. Runnels, both deceased ; Emma, married W. H. Lytle, both deceased ; Walton, father of the subject of this sketch ; John B., deceased ; Josephine, deceased, was the wife of Louis Galbrooner, of Carey, Ohio ; Mary, married E. E. Scoote, both deceased ; Edwin, deceased ; William H., who died in July, 1929; F. A., lives at Detroit, Michigan ; Harry T., lives in California ; Alma G., married 0. F. Dannenbery, lives at Akron, Ohio ; and Clara B., married John Hayes, lives at Akron, Ohio. Clarence H. Weber was educated in the public schools of Carey, Ohio. He was graduated from Columbus Business College in 1888, having come to this city with his parents the preceding year. He began his business career with C. T. Pfaff & Company as a bookkeeper, and was later employed by the Panhandle Railroad as a clerk in their service department. He was subsequently associated with the Crystal Ice Corporation, Hocking Valley Railroad, and in 1906 went with the Ralston Steel Car Company as auditor. He held the latter position until 1918, when he became secretary and treasurer of the Daily Monitor. In January, 1919, he became auditor and purchasing agent for the Crystal Ice Manufacturing & Cold Storage Company, and in 1921 was appointed chief deputy county recorder of Franklin County. Mr. Weber has served as county recorder since 1927. In 1898 Mr. Weber married Miss Ruversa Loraine Wilder, the daughter of Daniel S. and Ruversa (Landon) Wilder, both deceased. Mr. Wilder was employed for many years by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and Big Four Railroad Company as general passenger agent at Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Weber have two children: Marion Frances, 738 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY married Raymond L. Southwick, lives at Columbus, Ohio, and they have a son, Robert T.; and Daniel Walton Weber, identified with the U. S. Geological Survey, Columbus, Ohio. He is a World War veteran, having served in the Submarine Service, U. S. Navy. He enlisted at the age of fifteen years. Mr. Weber has always been a Republican. He is a member of Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons, Humbolt Lodge No. 476; Ohio Chapter, R. A. M. No. 12 ; York Council R. & S. M. M. No. 115 ; Columbus Commandry, K. T. No. 69 ; Lodge of Perfection, 14th degree; R. T. King Chapter, 0. E. S. No. 340, Past Patron ; Athena Court No. 3, Order of the Amaranth, Past Royal Patron ; Ellenwood Lodge, Knights of Pythias, No. 95, Past Chancellor; Bakoo Temple No. 28, Knights of Khorassan ; Fraternal Order of Eagles, Ariel No. 297 ; Loyal Order of Moose, No. 11, Past Dictator ; Rainbow Legion No. 35, Mooseheart Legion of the World ; and Gov. Dennison Camp No. 1, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Past Commander and now Junior Vice Commander, Ohio Department. He is also a member of the Central Ohio Anglers & Hunters Club, Woodmen of the World, and Legion Fathers. John Byron Powell, one of the leading members of the Franklin County bar, and a representative citizen of Columbus, was born in this city, February 3, 1901, the son of John Wesley and Sarah Ellen (Hill) Powell. John Wesley Powell was born at Commercial Point, Ohio, and his wife is a native of Bement, Illinois. He was successful as a farmer and after his retirement lived in Columbus, where he died November 24, 1929. He is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. Mr. Powell was a Republican, a member of Indianola Presbyterian Church, and belonged to the Knights of Pythias, and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His widow lives in Columbus. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Powell, as follows: Mabel, married J. H. Morris, auditor and vice president of the Inland Steel Company, Chicago; Eva, married John B. Clutter, traveling sales manager for the American Fabrics Company, lives in Columbus ; Nina, a graduate of HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 739 Ohio State University, high school teacher at Newport News, Virginia ; and John Byron, the subject of this sketch. John Wesley Powell was the son of John and Sarah Powell, natives of Commercial Point, Ohio, both now deceased. He served during the Civil War and almost completely lost his sight while in the service. Sarah Ellen (Hill) Powell, mother of the subject of this sketch, is the daughter of James and Ellen Hill, natives of Illinois. Mr. Hill was a pioneer school teacher at Bement. John Byron Powell attended the public schools of Columbus and is a graduate of South High School in the class of 1921. During the World War he was appointed as a field clerk at Camp Sherman, Ohio, and assigned to General Glenn's staff, in charge of filing departments. He was discharged in 1920. Mr. Powell received the degrees of B. A. and LL. B. from Ohio State University in 1926, and began his professional career as special prosecuting attorney at Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. In 1928 he returned to Columbus and opened an office in the Ohio State Savings Building. The following year he became associated with Judge Charles T. Warner, with offices at 35 East Gay Street. Mr. Powell is a member of the Lawyers Club, Columbus Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association. He is a Republican and belongs to Indianola Presbyterian Church, and Phi Alpha Delta fraternity. Mr. Powell is unmarried. Walter E. Isaly is recognized as one of the leading attorneys of Columbus, with offices at 16 East Broad Street. He was born in this city, March 11, 1891, the son of Charles W. and Bertha (Loew) Isaly. Charles W. Isaly, retired, is a substantial citizen of Columbus. He was born in Monroe County, Ohio, and came to Columbus in 1889, where he established a wholesale and retail cheese business. He carried on this enterprise continuously until the time of his retirement on January 1, 1930. The business is now operated by his sons, Carl M. and Arthur H. Isaly. Politically, Mr. Isaly is a Republican, and he holds membership in the Second Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife was also born in Monroe County. Their children were: 740 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Walter E., the subject of this sketch ; Carl M., lives in Columbus; Earl W., who enlisted in the Marine Corps for service during the World War, on May 5, 1918. He was sent to Paris Island, North Carolina, as a member of the Eighteenth Company, Fifth Marine Corps, and sailed for France on August 13, 1918. He was killed in action in the Champagne Sector, October 7, 1918, and was buried at Pey, France. Later his remains were interred at Romagne-sur-Mont Faucon, France, and finally burial took place in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus ; Arthur H. and Herman R. both live in Columbus. Charles W. Isaly is the son of Eugene and Rosina (Stephen) Isaly, the former a native of Switzerland and the latter of Alsace Lorraine. They were early settlers of Monroe County and became successful farmers. Both are deceased and buried in Mansfield, Ohio. Bertha (Loew) Isaly is the daughter of Mathew and Caroline (Mager) Loew, natives of Wurttemburg, Germany, and pioneer settlers of Monroe County. Both are deceased and buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. The Loew family lived in Columbus for many years and were well known residents of the city. Walter E. Isaly attended the public schools of Columbus. He is a graduate of South High School, class of 1909, Ohio State University, Bachelor of Arts, class of 1913, and College of Law, Ohio State University, LL. B., class of 1915. Mr. Isaly was admitted to practice in Ohio in 1915 and admitted to the federal courts in July, 1918. He has since been engaged in general practice in Columbus, with offices at 145 North High Street. Later, he removed to 1651/2 North High Street, and since 1927 has been located at his present location. In 1916 Mr. Isaly married Miss Henrietta Abernethy, the daughter of T. J. Abernethy, a leading attorney of Columbus. He is a member of one of the oldest families of Circleville, Ohio, where he was born and educated. To Mr. and Mrs. Isaly have been born three children: Margaret Elizabeth, Walter T. and Earl W. Mr. Isaly is a Republican, a member of First Methodist Episcopal Church, Columbus Lodge No. 30, Free and Accepted Masons, and a charter member of Chase Senate of Delta Theta Phi law fraternity. Mr. Isaly is also identified with the Columbus Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 741 Hon. Viola Doudna Romans.—One of the prominent women and able public speakers of Columbus is Viola D. Romans, who served for two terms as a member of the House of Representatives from Franklin County. She was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, the daughter of Jesse and Rachael Lancaster (Benson) Doudna. Jesse Doudna was born in Belmont County, Ohio, and his wife was a native of Maryland. She was a descendent of the royal house of Lancaster, England, and was highly educated. Mr. Doudna was a teacher and also engaged in general farming and stock raising. He was one of the original stockholders of the Central Ohio Division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He took an active interest in political affairs and was a rabid Abolitionist. Both he and his wife were members of the Friends' Church. He died in 1880 and his wife died in 1904. Both are buried in Friends' Cemetery, near Quaker City, Ohio. Their children were: Viola, the subject of this sketch ; Franklin Benson, deceased, was a graduate of Muskingum College, and a prominent attorney of Cambridge, Ohio ; and Ellen L., deceased. Viola Doudna was educated in the village school at Spencer Station and attended Friends' Boarding School at Barnesville. She is also a graduate of Muskingum College and for several years was a member of the faculty as professor of public speaking and oratory. In 1930 she received the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from that college. She also taught at Wesleyan College for Women, Cincinnati, and for many years was actively engaged in lecture work, being identified for three years with the Lyceum Lecture Bureau of New York, and numerous Chautauqua Bureaus. She has been a national lecturer for the W. C. T. U. and has served as vice president of the Ohio organization. She has also taken an active part in suffrage work. Viola Doudna married Dr. Clarence D. Romans, the son of Dr. Thomas J. and Melissa Beall (Rosmond) Romans, who were natives of Ohio. Clarence D. Romans was graduated from Ohio Medical College in 1881 and engaged in practice for many years at Quaker City and Cambridge, Ohio. In 1912 he removed to Columbus, where he engaged in active practice until the time of his retirement in 1918. To Doctor and Mrs. Romans a daughter was born, Blanche Lancaster, 742 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY who is the wife of James Spangler McVey. He is engaged in the coal and lumber business, Columbus. He is 'president of the Kiwanis Club and also president of the Brookside Country Club. His wife is vice regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution and an officer in the Columbus Woman's Club. In 1924 Viola D. Romans was nominated and elected as a Republican to a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, being the first woman to be elected from Franklin County, to the 86th General Assembly. At the regular session of that body in 1925 she introduced Bill No. 302, to amend the General Code of Ohio and to add supplement sections to provide for licensing of agents of insurance companies transacting business in life insurance in the State of Ohio. She also introduced Bill No. 358, to further supplement Sections No. 2148 of the General Code, relative to the establishment of educational and vocational training for women in the State Reformatory at Mansfield, Ohio, and secured an appropriation for two new buildings, dormitory and assembly room, which were erected. Another bill, No. 360, was introduced by her to erect a sub-station of its municipal electric light plant in addition to the fire engine house, now located there. All these bills were enacted into laws. In 1926 Mrs. Romans was reelected to a second term by a larger majority, both in the primaries and general election, than in the first election. She secured an appropriation for the printing and publishing of all the rosters of soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War who were buried in Ohio soil, which was published. She was the author of a bill which provided that the governor and heads of departments should transfer documents and historical papers of value to safe keeping at the State Historical and Archaeological Building. As a result much historical data has been preserved to date. She was chairman of the Temperance Committee during her first session and chairman of the Library Committee during her second session, and was also a member of the Dairy, Food and Health, Public Buildings and C. & C. committees. Mrs. Romans is a member of the Columbus Woman's Club, Roosevelt Memorial Club, Women's Association of Commerce, and is president of the Women's Republican Club of Ohio, having been reelected to that office for the fifth consecutive year. She is vice president of HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 743 the Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She is a member of Friends' Church. Mrs. Romans' gift to the State of Ohio was a beautiful Scotch elm tree, which was planted in the state house yard, Columbus, in commemoration of the pioneer women of the Ohio legislature, which was accepted in behalf of the state by Governor Cooper, April 4, 1929. Mrs. Romans is a direct descendant of Benjamin Benson, who served throughout the Revolutionary War. Doctor and Mrs. Romans live at 1832 Summit Street. Harry M. Walls.—One of the most popular young men of Columbus is Harry M. Walls, who is trustee of the Columbus Federation of Labor. He was born in this city, July 3, 1899, the son of Theodore and Clara (Tomlinson) Walls. Theodore Walls was born in Franklin County and his wife is a native of Madison County, Ohio. He was employed for many years by the Columbus Buggy Company and later went to Syracuse, New York, where he was interested in his brother's buggy factory.. Mr. Walls died in 1905 and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. He was a Republican, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and Order of Redmen. His widow lives in Columbus. To Mr. and Mrs. Walls were born two children : Harry M., the subject of this sketch ; and Hazel, married Millard Blauttner, manager of Keith's Colonial Theater, Dayton, Ohio. The education of Harry M. Walls was received in the public schools of Columbus and he is a graduate of West High School. He spent his apprenticeship at the old Avondale Theater as a motion picture projectionist, and later served in that capacity in Keith's Theater in Columbus. He then traveled with the Ben Hur Company throughout the United States. Since March 17, 1928, Mr. Walls has been projectionist at Loew's Ohio Theater. In 1923 Mr. Walls was united in marriage with Miss Frances Janisch, the daughter of Adolph Janisch, of Columbus. Mr. Walls is a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Motion Picture Machine Operators of the United 744 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY States and Canada, Local No. 386, being one of the charter members of the Columbus lodge. He was appointed trustee of the Columbus Federation of Labor on February 5, 1930. In politics Mr. Walls is a Republican. He holds membership in West Broad Street Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with York Lodge No. 563, Free and Accepted Masons. John Phillips Maynard is a prominent citizen of Columbus, where he has held the office of clerk of the House of Representatives since 1908, with the exception of two terms, during which the Democratic party was in power. Mr. Maynard is a native of Ohio, born at Washington Court House, Fayette County, February 11, 1861, the son of Horatio Bardwell and Clarissa Keziah (Blakemoore) Maynard. Horatio Bardwell Maynard was born at Holden, Massachusetts, in 1826, the son of John P. and Roxy (Villers) Maynard. When he was one year old the parents of Horatio Bardwell Maynard settled at Drewsville, New Hampshire, where he was educated. He was a graduate of Black River Academy, Ludlow, Vermont, and later became a professor at that academy, from which former President Calvin Coolidge was later graduated. The president's father had also been a student there under Prof. Horatio Bardwell Maynard. The Maynard family removed to Fayette County in 1854 and settled at Washington Court House. Mr. Maynard was admitted to the bar in Vermont and had intended to go to Cleveland, Ohio, to practice his profession, but was persuaded by a former school chum to take up a tract of land at Washington Court House. He took charge of a local school and also practiced law there for many years. He held the office of prosecuting attorney of Fayette County and later was elected Common Pleas Judge of that district. During the Civil War Mr. Maynard was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served throughout the duration of the war. He was a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Grand Army of the Republic, Order of Cincinnatis, Fayette County, Ohio, and American Bar Associations. Mr. Maynard died in 1907 and is buried at Washington Court House. His wife was born in Fayette HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 745 County in 1832 and died in 1919. Mr. Maynard was associated with Hon. Harry M. Daugherty, and was responsible for his removal to Columbus. To Horatio Bardwell and Clarissa Keziah (Blakemoore) Maynard were born seven children, as follows : Herbert B., electrical engineer, lives at Waterloo, Iowa ; John Phillips, the subject of this sketch ; Walter E., attorney, lives at Washington Court House; Mary, the widow of Harry B. Dahl, lives at Washington Court House ; Nina, married David S. Craig, lives at Washington Court House ; Augustus F., banker, lives at Cleveland, Ohio ; and Horatio Bardwell, Jr., merchant, lives at Washington Court House. John Phillips Maynard spent his boyhood at Washington Court House and after his graduation from high school in 1881 he attended Ohio State University. He spent some time in the West, where he was engaged in railroad construction work as a civil engineer. In 1900 he was appointed deputy clerk in the Ohio House of Representatives at Columbus and in 1908 was appointed chief clerk. In 1910 Mr. Maynard married Miss Frances Colvin, the daughter of Rev. William and Adeline Blackburn (Daniels) Colvin, natives of Allen County, Ohio. Rev. Colvin was one of the founders of Lima, Ohio, where he was well known as a school teacher and minister of the Baptist Church. Both he and his wife are deceased and are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima. Mr. Maynard is a Republican, a member of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, and belongs to Chi Phi fraternity. Mr. Maynard is the owner of a fine farm of 140 acres, which is located in Allen County. Lawrence H. Buck, who is a veteran of the World War, is well and favorably known in Columbus, where he is president of the Stage Employee's Local No. 12, and chief electrician for Loew's Broad Theatre. He was born in this city, June 25, 1891, the son of Henry J. and Adele (Krepple) Buck. Henry J. Buck was born in New York City, May 15, 1855, and his wife was a native of Chicago. She died September 9, 1928, and 746 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. Mr. Buck was reared and educated in Columbus and as a young man was employed as a stage carpenter. He was employed at the old Grand Theatre, Henrietta Theatre, and for many years was identified with the Valentine Company, owners and operators of the Southern and Grand Theatres. He was the oldest "flyman" in the show business in Columbus at the time of his retirement in 1929. Mr. Buck was a charter member of Stage Employees Local No. 12, and a member of the executive board. He is a Democrat, a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, and Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 297. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Buck : 1. Carl Theodore, who died in 1915. 2. Edith, who died in 1912. 3. Frank, who enlisted in the Four Hundred and Fourteenth Motor Transport Corps during the World War. He was gassed in action and died at LeHavre, France, in April, 1919. He is buried in Columbus. 4. Lawrence H., the subject of this sketch. 5. Adele, at home. 6. Margaret, married Roy Evans, lives at Boston, Massachusetts. 7. Paul H., a graduate of Ohio State University and Harvard University, now a professor of history and psychology at Harvard University. 8. Dorothy, a graduate of Ohio State University, now a teacher at Everett Junior High School, Columbus. Lawrence H. Buck attended old Sullivant School on State Street, Columbus, and is a graduate of Central High School class of 1910. He learned the electrician's trade at the Hartman Theatre and was employed there until June, 1918, at which time he enlisted in the Four Hundred and Nineteenth Telegraph Battalion, Second Division. He served in France with that outfit and participated in the Meuse Argonne offensive. He was discharged from the service July 29, 1919, with the rank of first class private. Mr. Buck then was employed at the Broadway Theatre until March, 1921, when he was promoted to electrician at the Broad Theatre. In 1925 Mr. Buck was elected president of the Stage Employees Local No. 12, and re-elected in 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1929. In 1923 Mr. Buck was united in marriage with Miss Lucy Gutekunst, the daughter of Gotleib E. and Helena (Voss) Gutekunst, natives of Germany and now residents of Chicago. They are the parents of four children : Arthur, Helena, Adele, and Lucy. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 747 Mr. Buck is a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, and has the following lodge affiliations : Columbus Lodge No. 30, Free and Accepted Masons ; Scioto Consistory, Thirty-second degree ; Achbar Grotto ; Aladdin Temple ; and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 37. Charles Edward Strickler, who is vice president of the Columbus Federation of Labor, is a widely known and excellent citizen of Columbus, where he served as a member of the local fire department for a quarter of a century. He was born at Delaware, Ohio, December 23, 1872, the son of Henry and Sarah (Seiford) Strickler. Henry Strickler was a native of North Manchester, Indiana. He was a carpenter by trade and later in life established a contracting business. He died in 1894 and his wife died in 1909. Both are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware. She was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1836 and came to Ohio with her parents when an infant, making the trip in a prairie schooner in 1836. The family settled on a farm near Stratford, Ohio. Mr. Strickler was a Democrat and a member of the German Lutheran Church. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Strickler : William, died in 1911, was a popular restaurant owner of Columbus ; Mary, married William Schwind, both deceased ; and Charles Edward, the subject of this sketch. Charles Edward Strickler obtained his education in the public schools of Delaware. As a boy he learned the cigar-makers' trade with Keef Brothers in Delaware. Later he was employed by the Big Four Railroad as a brakeman. He also spent some time in Chicago as a member of the sales department of the Union Stock Yards. In 1892 Mr. Strickler cameo Columbus and was a waiter in a restaurant at 79 South High Street. He purchased the business in 1898 but the following year sold the restaurant and became a member of the Columbus Fire Department. After twenty-five years of faithful service in the department Mr. Strickler retired in 1924 due to ill health. He was one of the first members of Local Lodge No. 67, International Fire Fighters Association, and served as president of the organiza- 748 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY tion. He also is a charter member of the Ohio Fire Fighters Association and has been its president for the past six years. He has represented the local orders at the international conventions in Portland, Oregon ; Kansas City, Missouri, and other cities. He is past trustee of the Firemen's Pension Fund, and past trustee of the Firemen's Benevolent Association. He is also legislative agent at the State Capital for the Association of Ohio Fire Fighters, and is assistant secretary of the Ohio Police & Firemen's Pension Board. In February, 1930, Mr. Strickler was elected as vice president of the Columbus Federation of Labor. Mr. Strickler has always been a Republican. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church and is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 37. Robert B. Gargett, who is president of the Columbus ignition Company, is prominent in business circles in Columbus. He was born at West Richfield, Summit County, Ohio, May 23, 1886, the son of Robert T. and Julia A. (Benford) Gargett. Robert T. Gargett was a native of Michigan. His parents came to Summit County, Ohio, when he was a small child and he spent the remainder of his life there. He was a farmer and also was interested in the lumber business. He was a Republican and a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Gargett died in 1888 and his wife died several years later. Both are buried at West Richfield, Ohio. Their children were: Myrtle, married L. H. Greeniese, lives in Cleveland, Ohio; Sadie, deceased ; Earl, lives in Cleveland; and Robert B., the subject of this sketch. Robert B. Gargett attended the public schools of West Richfield and is a graduate of West Richfield High School, class of 1905. He began his business career with the McIntosh-Huntington Company, in Cleveland, as an order boy. He steadily advanced through the various departments of the company and finally became city salesman. He resigned, however, in 1913 to accept the position of assistant purchasing agent with the Peerless Motor Car Company. Later, in partnership with his brother, Earl Gargett, he organized and incorporated HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 749 the Motor Supply & Tire Company. The next business venture to interest Mr. Gargett was the organization of the Auto Electric Equipment Company, and they became the distributors for the Westinghouse Ford starters and lighting equipment in Cleveland. In 1918 Mr. Gargett came to Columbus to establish a branch store for the Bissinger Company, of Cleveland. In 1922 he organized and incorporated the Columbus Ignition Company and has been its president since the date of organization. They are distributors for the Atwater-Kent radio in twenty-seven counties of Ohio, and are extensive dealers in all types of automotive electric supplies. The company occupies a modern building at 32-46 South Fifth Street and employs approximately forty people. On October 4, 1924, Mr. Gargett was united in marriage with Miss Marie Baker, the daughter of Capt. Benjamin S. and Nancy (Roberts) Baker, natives of West Virginia. Mr. Baker is deceased and is buried at Waverly, West Virginia. His widow lives in Columbus. As a river pilot, Captain Baker was widely known for many years on the Ohio River and was captain of the "Katie Stockdale." He was an uncle of Opha Moore, editor of this history of Franklin County. Perhaps no other river captain was better known between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati than Captain Baker. Mr. Gargett is a member of the Methodist Church, Iris Lodge No. 229, Free and Accepted Masons, Webb Chapter, R. A. M. No. 14, Oriental Commandery, K. T. No. 12, and Al Koran Temple. He also belongs to the Indian Springs Golf Club. Politically, he is a Republican. Earl D. L. Preston, who is proprietor of the A. A. Sign Service, 785 South High Street, is a popular young business man of Columbus, and a veteran of the World War. He was born at Russell, Greenup County, Kentucky, January 10, 1896, the son of Hon. Frederick Frank, Jr., and Glenn-Lucia (Sample) Preston. The Preston family originally came from Scotland. On the maternal side, the Best family were from England, and came to Ohio and Kentucky with Daniel Boone during the early days. Sarah Best, great grandmother of Earl D. L. Preston, was born in a block house,