800 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY charter providing for the automatic referendum of all franchise ordinances. Aside from his editorial connections with several periodicals, Mr. Moore has been a frequent contributor to the local newspapers and magazines. Several of his essays have been selected for inclusion in collections of Ohio literature. He was also the author of the industrial section in Ryan and Randall's History of Ohio. Mr. Moore was married to Roberta Lee Klotts (great-granddaughter of Ebenezer Zane) June 16, 1892. They have two children : Ralph Z., of Dayton, Ohio, and Virginia, on the vaudeville stage. Freeman Allen Rostofer.—One of the progressive business men of Columbus is found in Freeman Allen Rostofer, who is president and general manager of the Columbus Pharmacal Company. He was born at Etna, Licking County, Ohio, May 20, 1874, the son of John and Anna Maria (Albert) Rostofer. John Rostofer was born in Switzerland, where he lived until he was seventeen years old. He was a shoemaker by trade and was well educated. In his youth he came to the United States and settled in Licking County, Ohio, where he became well known as a successful farmer. He died in 1882 and is buried at Pataskala, Ohio. Mr. Rostofer was a Democrat, a member of the German Reformed Church, and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His wife was born at Washington, Pennsylvania, and was a member of one of the oldest families in Washington County. She died May 6, 1930, at the age of ninety-four years, and is buried at Pataskala, Ohio. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rostofer, as follows : Henry Albert, farmer, lives on the old homestead in Etna Township, Licknig County, Ohio ; Charles Edward, farmer, also lives on the old homestead; Irene, died at the age of seven years ; Emma M., married William Emswiler, farmer, lives in Etna Township, Licking County ; Freeman Allen, the subject of this sketch ; Amanda, married Jacob Krumm, a farmer, lives in Etna Township, Licking County; and Elva, unmarried, lives in Etna Township. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 801 Freeman Allen Rostofer attended the district schools of Licking County and was graduated from Pataskala High School in 1895. During the winter school terms from 1892 until 1895 he taught school and also two full years in 1896 and 1897. He then entered Ohio State University and in 1899 received his degree in the College of Pharmacy. He began as a prescription clerk in the employ of the Columbus Pharmacal Company in 1899 and after eighteen months became cost and price clerk in the company's offices. He served in that capacity for two years and then took charge of the office as financial clerk and credit man. In 1911 he was promoted to treasurer of the firm and in 1926 became vice president and treasurer. He was elected president and general manager of the business in 1928. In 1901 Mr. Rostofer was united in marriage with Miss Samantha Ellen Wells, of Etna Township, Licking County, Ohio, the daughter of Henry and Susan (Mallenberg) Wells. He died in 1910 and his wife died in 1916. Both are buried in Kirkersville Cemetery, Etna Township. Mr: and Mrs. Rostofer have no children. Politically, Mr. Rostofer is a Democrat. He holds membership in the German Reformed Church, and is affiliated with Bexley Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, being a charter member of this lodge. He is also a Scottish Rite, Thirty-second degree, and belongs to Aladdin Temple. He belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and Kiwanis Club. He is former vice president and director of the American Pharmaceutical Association. Mr. Rostofer is particularly fond of hunting and is an expert with the rifle. Mr. and Mrs. Rostofer live at 2503 Sherwood Road, Bexley. The Columbus Pharmacal Company, now located in its own property at 326-336 Oak Street, originated in the S. E. Samuels Drug Company, which, during the sixties, was located on the west side of High Street, between Long and Gay Streets. Charles R. Cornell, becoming associated in the selling department of the Samuels Company, later together with B. H. Pheneger, a pharmacist of Delaware, and L. J. Stabler, a chemist, formed a partnership, known as the 802 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Cornell-Pheneger Bros. In 1876 this company was reorganized as the Cornell-Pheneger Chemical Company, with a capital stock of $25,000, and removed to quarters at 90 North High Street. It was at this time that W. T. Wells made a connection as salesman with the company. Ten years later, or in 1886, the company was again reorganized as the Columbus Pharmacal Company, and its capital increased to $100,000. At this time W. T. Wells was made president and general manager of the company in which capacity he continued until his death in 1911. About 1895, the company requiring larger quarters, was removed to 63-67 East Long Street. Soon after this its capital was increased to $200,000 and its business greatly extended, so that at this time it established a complete retail business in connection with its laboratories and physicians' supply business, and also established manufacturing optical and hospital furniture supplies departments. It continued at this address until 1914, when it was removed to its own plant at the present address. At the death of Mr. Wells in 1911, Charles E. Munson became president of the company and served in that capacity until his death in November, 1927. Mr. Munson was succeeded by the vice president and manager, Mr. J. W. Haynie, who officiated until his death, October, 1928. During 1910 the entire retail and supply business was sold. All of the manufacturing departments having been disposed of before this date, the company retained only its laboratories and the printing department, and since that time has directed its efforts to the manufacture of a complete line of specialties and pharmaceutical products exclusively for the physician. The growth of its business was such that in 1923 the capital was increased from $200,000 to $500,000. There are two factors in which the company is rather distinctive. If not the first, it was among the very first to solicit outside of the local territory the direct business of the dispensing physician and accepting his account ; and at this time it is one of the very few companies producing a complete line of pharmaceuticals for the exclusive use of the practicing physician and depending entirely on his patronage for the distribution of its products. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 803 The present officers of the Columbus Pharmacal Company are: F. A. Rostofer, president and general manager; W. H. Grigsby, vice president and treasurer ; W. H. Whitford, vice president ; J. E. Hische, vice president ; and C. R. Hambleton, secretary. John D. Ryan.—The career of John D. Ryan has long been identified with the business life of Columbus, where he is manager and financial secretary of the Knights of Columbus Home Association. He was born in this city, April 27, 1888, the son of John F. and Ellen (Smith) Ryan. John F. Ryan was born in Ireland, as was his wife. Both emigrated to the United States in 1878 and their marriage took place in Columbus in May, 1887. Mr. Ryan was employed as a tanner at Dorchester, Massachusetts, after his arrival in this country, but came to Columbus in 1885, where he spent the remainder of his life. To Mr. and Mrs. Ryan were born four children: John D., the subject of this sketch ; James J., a professional baseball player, member of the Columbus team, American Association ; Elizabeth, connected with the Sunday Creek Coal Company, Columbus ; Helen, married Charles J. Miller, secretary of the McClain Cone Company, of Dayton, Ohio ; and Catherine, married Edward Mullaney, who is purchasing agent for the Pure Oil Company, lives at Evanston, Illinois. John D. Ryan has always lived in Columbus. He is a graduate of Central High School and Edminston & Johnson Business College. He was employed for a time by the Elliott & Harris Hardware Company, and in April, 1907, at the death of George F. Elliott, the business was discontinued and Mr. Ryan became identified with the Riley Shoe Manufacturing Company. His association with the company was marked by steady advancement until he became general manager, secretary and treasurer. On February 10, 1930, he resigned to become manager and financial secretary of the Knights of Columbus Home Association. The business is located at 326 South Front Street. On June 30, 1915, Mr. Ryan was united in marriage with Miss Agnes L. Morgan, the daughter of Thomas Morgan, of Columbus. 804 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Mr. Morgan is an engineer on the Norfolk & Western Railroad. To Mr. and Mrs. Ryan has been born a daughter, Mary Margaret. The Ryan home is located at 3870 North High Street. Mr. Ryan is independent in politics. He holds membership in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and Kiwanis Club. Dr. Morgan Cryder Davies is widely known in the city of Columbus as an optometrist and ophthalmologist, with offices at 269 East State Street and he is also identified with Ohio State University as professor of applied optics. Doctor Davies was born at Delaware, Ohio, July 27, 1895, the son of Frederick D. and Louise (Cryder) Davies. Frederick D. Davies, who has successfully engaged in the hardware business in Delaware for more than thirty-five years, is recognized as a substantial citizen of Franklin County. He was born at Delaware, November 15, 1871, and his wife is also a native of that city. Morgan Cryder Davis obtained his early schooling in Delaware. He is a graduate of North High School, Columbus, in the class of 1912, and received the degree of Bachelor of Science at Ohio State University in 1916. After his graduation Doctor Davies established his practice as an optometrist at Toledo, Ohio, but the following year enlisted for service in the World War and served with the air forces from April, 1917, until his discharge, February 1, 1919. He then returned to Columbus and opened an office at 758 Mohawk Street, where he was located until 1926. He served as optometrist in charge of refractive clinics at Ohio State University from 1920 until 1926, at which time he became associated with Dr. E. D. Helfrich, with offices at 269 East State Street. In 1928 Doctor Davies was chosen director and professor of applied optics at Ohio State University. Doctor Davies was married on January 4, 1920, to Miss Elizabeth Palmer, the daughter of Charles and Harriet Palmer, of Columbus. Mr. Palmer was a leading roofing contractor of this city for more than forty years and now lives retired. He is a member of Franklin HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 805 County School Board and for many years was a member of the Board of Education in Columbus. Doctor Davies is a Republican, a member of Indianola Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with Capital City Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Ohio Chapter, Scioto Consistory, Thirty-second degree, Aladdin Temple, University Club, and Brookside Country Club. While taking graduate work, Doctor Davies attended the University of Michigan in 1923 and the University of Chicago in 1925. He was awarded the Allcorn prize in ophthalmology in 1927. Charles Russell Petree.—Prominent among the representative young attorneys of Columbus is Charles R. Petree, third assistant city attorney of Columbus with offices in the City Hall. He is a native of Lost Creek, Union County, Tennessee, born December 19, 1899, the son of Rev. S. M. and Sarah Ann (Miller) Petree. Rev. S. M. Petree was born in Claibourne County, Tennessee, in 1860, and his wife was a native of Union County, Tennessee. He spent his early life in Tennessee as a school teacher, and later studied theology. He became a minister of the Baptist Church and was active as a minister of that denomination until the time of his death in August, 1907. His wife died in March, 1908. Both are buried at Lost Creek, Tennessee. To Mr. and Mrs. Petree were born the following children : William Henry, insurance, Knoxville, Tennessee ; Martha Belle, married Maston C. Dunn, former county treasurer, Union County, Tennessee, lives at Corryton, Tennessee; James C., secretary of the Bowman-Moore Hat Company, Knoxville, Tennessee ; Lee Harry, vice president of Anderson-Dulin-Varnell Company, Knoxville, Tennessee ; I. Hayes, a veteran of the World War, died January 4, 1929 ; Freeman Asbury, farmer, lives at Kempton, Illinois ; John H., World War veteran, associated with the Prudential Life Insurance Company, lives at Indianapolis, Indiana ; David Lafayette, insurance, lives at Knoxville, Tennessee ; J. Thornburg, lives at Indianapolis, Indiana ; Lassie J., married Allan Blake Potts, who is division superintendent of the Walter Burk Candy Company, Chicago ; Charles Russell, the subject of this sketch ; and Bryce Owen, high school teacher, 806 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY a graduate of the University of Kentucky, lives at Corryton, Tennessee. Charles Russell Petree received his early education in the public schools of Union County, Tennessee, and was a student of Park City High School, Knoxville. He is a graduate of Lincoln Memorial Academy, and in 1921 received the L. L. B. degree at Lincoln Memorial University. He spent the following year at the University of Kentucky and late in 1922 came to Columbus, where he became associated with the Ohio branch of the American Surety Company. During 1922-3-4 he served as principal of Lucasville (Ohio) High School. In 1924 Mr. Petree became identified with the Upper Arlington Company. he again took up the study of law in 1924 at the Columbus College of Law, from which he received the degree of LL. B. and was admitted to the bar in July, 1926. he then became connected with the legal department of the Upper Arlington Company, Northwest Boulevard Company, King Thompson & Company, and Arlington Ridge Realty Company. During 1927 he was a member of the law firm of Raymond, Howard, Huntington & Petree. Since 1928 Mr. Petree has engaged in private practice, until September, 1930, when he was appointed third assistant city attorney of Columbus, Ohio. In 1926 Mr. Petree was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Darragh, the daughter of Mattison L. and Elizabeth (Walker) Darragh, the former a native of Canada and the latter of West Bridgewater, Pennsylvania. They are now residents of Columbus. Mrs. Petree is a graduate of Rochester (Pennsylvania) High School and attended Geneva College before her entrance to Ohio State University. She received the degree of Bachelor of Science in education from the latter institution in 1923 and began her teaching career at Lucasville, Ohio. She then taught two years in the Upper Arlington High School. Mrs. Petree is a past president of the Columbus Geneva College Alumni Association, president of the Board of Directors of The Theta Company, and a member of Delta Zeta sorority. She also belongs to the Ohio Women's Republican Club, Buckeye Republican Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, and is a member of the Episcopal Church. She is a direct descendant of John Hart, of Hopewell, New Jersey, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 807 Mr. Petree is a Republican. He is affiliated with Lucasville Lodge No. 465, Free and Accepted Masons, Achbar Grotto, and American Legion. He also belongs to the Buckeye Republican Club. He is a member of the Baptist Church. June 11, 1930, Mr. Petree was appointed second lieutenant, Officers' Reserve Corps, U. S. A. Jacob Myers, who is identified with the Buckeye Tent & Awning Company as president, is recognized as one of the able and highly successful business men of Columbus. He was born at Blossburg, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1875, the son of Leopold and Esther (Silverman) Myers. Leopold Myers, born in Gladenbach, Germany, in January, 1848, now lives retired in Columbus. He came to this country in 1865. His wife, also born in Germany, died in 1926, and is buried in Columbus. To Mr. and Mrs. Myers the following children were born : Etta, married Charles Steinhauser, agent for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Columbus ; Carrie, married Arthur E. Loeb, of the Loeb Electric Company, 1784 Oak Street, Columbus ; Blanch, the widow of Samuel Fox, lives at 1676 Franklin Avenue, Columbus ; and Jacob, the subject of this sketch. Jacob Myers attended the public schools of Blossburg, Pennsylvania, until he was nine years of age, at which time his parents removed to Corning, New York. He was graduated from high school in 1890 and soon after learned the tailoring trade in New York City, which he followed successfully for ten years at Corning, New York. He came to Columbus in 1902 and at that time purchased an interest in the Parisian Dye House, located at 14 East Spring Street. Mr. Myers conducted this business for nineteen years and in 1911 purchased the controlling interest in the Buckeye Tent & Awning Company, of Columbus. The plant is located at 264-66 Spruce Street. Its extensive trade covers practically the entire state of Ohio. In 1921 Mr. Myers organized the Myers Finance Company, specialists in chattel mortgages and loans. Approximately seventy-five per 808 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY cent of the company's business is devoted to automobile financing. Offices are in the Atlas Building. On June 17, 1928, Mr. Myers was united in marriage with Mrs. Rhea Rice, the daughter of Mrs. Rose Barth, of Cleveland, Ohio. By a former marriage Mrs. Myers has a daughter, Jeanne Rice, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. Myers at 1312 East Broad Street. In politics Mr. Myers is independent. He is a member of Bryden Road Temple, and is affiliated with Columbus Lodge No. 30, Free and Accepted Masons, Scioto Consistory, 32nd degree. He also belongs to the Progress Club, Winding Hollow Country Club, Exchange Club, and Chamber of Commerce. George M. Finckel, who is associated with the firm of Finckel & Finckel, patent attorneys, with offices at 12 North Third Street, is a prominent citizen of Columbus and Franklin County. He was born at Washington, D. C., July 4, 1862, the son of George K. and Sophie L. (Peters) Finckel. George K. Finckel, the father, served as a clerk in the War Department at Washington, D. C., for more than fifty years, and held the record in years of service in that capacity. Of that time thirteen years were spent as chief clerk to Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, the quartermaster general. The maternal grandfather of George M. Finekel, the subject of this sketch, was employed by the United States Treasury Department as a translator. The following children were born to George K. and Sophie L. (Peters) Finckel: 1. George M., the subject of this sketch ; 2. Henry D.; 3. Edwin A.; 4. Charles K.; 5. Paul; 6. Joseph ; 7. Benjamin and two daughters, Gertrude and Sophie. Mr. Finckel was educated in the public schools of Washington, D. C., and in 1890 received the degree of LL. B. at the Columbian University in Washington. In that year he was also admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. In 1878 he entered the office of his uncle, William H. Finckel, a patent attorney of Washington and after acquiring a knowledge of the practice in the patent office opened an office for himself in that city. Some years HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 809 later he formed a partnership with his brother Henry D. and on January 1, 1891, they established a branch office at Columbus, Ohio, where they soon acquired a large clientele. The practice in Washington, upon the decease of Henry D. Finckel, has been carried on by Paul Finckel who is also a member of the bar. On October 4, 1897, Mr. Finckel married Miss A. J. McDaniel, of Columbus, Ohio. They have two daughters, Margaret E. and Georgia. Margaret was born in this city, July 31, 1903. She attended the Columbus School for Girls, from which she was graduated in 1921. She then entered Ohio State University and received from that institution in 1925 the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The next two years were spent in graduate work at Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Upon her return to Columbus in January, 1928, Miss Finckel was appointed assistant reference librarian in the Ohio State Library. Miss Finckel is extremely fond of books and travel and has made several trips to Europe with her family. Georgia was born June 23, 1905. She is a graduate of the Columbus School for Girls, the Columbus Art School and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. She is recognized as an artist of high ability and specializes in portrait work. Her summer months are spent in the Artists Colony at Woodstock, New York, in the Catskill Mountains. She lives at home with her parents at 1477 Fair Avenue, Columbus. Mr. Finckel, the subject of this sketch, is the grandson of Rev. Samuel D. Finckel, LL. D. a Lutheran Minister, who for many years was pastor of the Concordia Church, Washington, D. C. The grandfather of Samuel D. was Dr. John Phillip Finckel, a physician and surgeon of Berks County, Pennsylvania, and he served as surgeon with the Pennsylvania troops in the Revolutionary Army. The first American ancestor of the family came to this country from Germany about 1710 and settled with the Palatines in what is now Columbia County, New York. The Peters family, maternal ancestors of George M. Finckel came to this country from Neuchatel, in Switzerland in 1838 and resided for a time in New York City before settling in Washington, D. C. 810 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Clinton H. Vance.—Perhaps one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Franklin County is Clinton H. Vance, who is president of the Central Ohio Building & Loan Company. He was born near Westerville, June 22, 1866, the son of Joseph C. and Margaret J. (Phelps) Vance. Joseph Vance, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was one of the earliest settlers of Franklin County. He was a surveyor by profession and was born in old Virginia in 1782. He came to Ohio with a party of surveyors and pioneers and assisted in the original surveys of the city of Columbus. He died in 1827 and is buried in Frankelton Cemetery. His son, Joseph C. Vance, father of the subject of this sketch, was born on the old Vance homestead in 1818. In early life he was employed as a bookkeeper in Columbus, but later followed general farming and operated the home place. He died June 23, 1882, and is buried in Otterbein Cemetery, Westerville. Margaret J. (Phelps) Vance was the daughter of Edward Phelps, one of the first settlers of Blendon Township, having hewed his farm out of the woods in 1806. His land was on the present outskirts of Westerville, just south of the city. Mrs. Joseph C. Vance died about 1905 and is buried in Otterbein Cemetery, Westerville. There were ten children in the Vance family, six of whom survive: Robert, farmer, lives near Springfield, Missouri ; Joseph, farmer, lives near Springfield, Missouri ; Timothy, banker, lives at Reynoldsburg, Ohio ; Ellen, the widow of W. W. Hutchinson, of Cleveland, Ohio ; Elizabeth, unmarried, lives at Westerville ; and Clinton H., the subject of this sketch. Clinton H. Vance grew up on his father's farm and received his education in the district schools south of Westerville. Throughout his life he has lived near the old Vance homestead and for many years Las been recognized as a leading feeder of fine stock. Since 1915 Mr. Vance has served as president of the Central Ohio Building & Loan Company, with offices at 53 East State Street, Columbus. On January 1, 1891, Mr. Vance married Miss Lulu Landon, the daughter of Mordecai and Kate Landon, of Westerville. To this union were born two daughters: Lois, died in infancy ; and Fern L., married Clifford H. Moss, lumber dealer, lives at Westerville. Lulu (Landon) HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 811 Vance died September 30, 1924, and is buried in Otterbein Cemetery, Westerville. Mr. Vance was married the second time, February 15, 1927, to Miss Cora R. Rucker, the daughter of Robert and Mary Rucker, of Ironton, Ohio. Mr. Vance has always been a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Westerville Presbyterian Church, and he is affiliated with Blendon Lodge No. 339, Free and Accepted Masons, Westerville. Roy Ripley Smith, who is manager of the Columbus properties of the City Ice and Fuel Company, is esteemed as a progressive and enterprising business man of Franklin County. He was born in Columbus, February 25, 1877, the son of Joseph W. and Ella (Hunt) Smith. Joseph W. Smith was born in Columbus in 1853. He has spent his entire life in this city and now resides at 831 Oakland Park Avenue. His wife is the daughter of William and Mary Hunt, pioneer settlers of Ohio. Mary Hunt was the daughter of Jason Bull, who was the owner of several hundred acres of land just north of East Broad Street, and later platted as part of the city of Columbus. To Joseph W. and Ella (Hunt) Smith were born the following children: Roy Ripley, the subject of this sketch ; Carl H., lives at Indiana Harbor, Indiana ; W. H., a farmer, lives near Delaware, Ohio ; Kate, married William North, lives at Marion, Ohio ; Edna, married Charles H. Bell, lives at Ashley, Ohio ; Dorothy ; and Hilda, the wife of Rev. Orin Bartlett, lives at Findlay, Ohio. After his graduation from high school, Roy R. Smith went to Montana, where he spent five years with an uncle, C. P. Smith, a civil engineer of wide reputation, engaged in government survey, and later resident engineer for the Great Northern Railway Company, with offices at Seattle, Washington. Roy R. Smith was engaged in work on Cascade Tunnel, which was an engineering feat of great importance, located at Wellington, and was two and three-quarters mile in length through the Cascade Mountains. In 1900 Mr. Smith returned to Columbus and spent the next sixteen years in engineering work. In 1916, in partnership with a brother-in-law, Charles H. Bell, he 812 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY organized the North Columbus Ice Company. In 1920 he acquired Mr. Bell's interests and the following year took over the plant of the Hoster Ice Company, which was merged with the North Columbus Ice Company. In January, 1925, the City Ice and Fuel Company, a corporation of vast and widespread interests, owning 127 ice plants in states extending from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico, and from New York to the Missouri River, acquired the Columbus interests of Mr. Smith, and at that time he became a member of the board of directors of the City Ice and Fuel Company, and manager of its Columbus properties. In August, 1899, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Minnie B. Young, the daughter of Horace B. Young, of Columbus. She died in 1915 and is buried in Union Cemetery. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith : Helen, married Roy Van Camp, lives at Lexington, Kentucky ; Forrest G. and Roy W., who are joint owners in ice and cold storage properties at Lima, Findlay, and Ottawa, Ohio ; Thomas, a farmer, lives at Canal Winchester, Ohio ; Elsie, lives at home ; and Joseph, lives in Columbus. in 1920 Mr. Smith married Miss Esther Rice. Politically, Mr. Smith is a Republican. He holds membership in the North Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church, and is affiliated with Humboldt Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. Scioto Consistory, Thirty-second degree, Aladdin Temple, Achbar Grotto, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He also belongs to the Columbus Athletic Club. Don Raymond Falkenberg, who is identified with the Pocket Testament League as executive secretary of the Ohio and Franklin County organization, is well and favorably known in the community. He was born at Grand Valley, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1894, the son of John N. and Henrietta (Grey) Falkenberg. John N. Falkenberg was born at Woodcock, Pennsylvania, in 1863, and is a well known farmer of that section of Pennsylvania. His wife died in 1899 and is buried at Grand Valley, Pennsylvania. Their children were: Bessie, married Lee S. Trim, real estate, lives at Syracuse, New York ; Nina, the widow of John Rapp, registered nurse, HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 813 lives at Jamestown, New York ; Ora, married Lawrence Dyer, lives at Auburn, New York ; and Don Raymond, the subject of this sketch. Don Raymond Falkenberg attended the public schools of Grand Valley and Jamestown. After his graduation from high school in 1912 he spent two years at Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio. In 1920 he engaged in the brokerage business at Albany, New York. In 1922 Mr. Falkenberg became associated with the interests of the Anti-Saloon League and the following year came to Columbus to organize the local branch of the Pocket Testament League, with offices in the Buckeye Building. On December 25, 1916, Mr. Falkenberg married Miss Leah Priest, the daughter of Mrs. Edna Priest, of Westerville, Ohio. They have three children : Don R. Jr., John Manville, and Mary Margaret. Mr. Falkenberg is a Republican. He is a minister of the United Brethren denomination of the Southeastern Ohio Conference, and has served as chaplain of radio station WAIU since July, 1926. He also belongs to the Kiwanis Club. The Pocket Testament League has as its object the distribution of small pocket sized testaments, which are free to any person not having ready access to the Bible, and who will sign a card of membership with a promise to read several passages daily and to carry the small Bible on his person at all times. These testaments are 2 1/2 x 4 inches in size and are substantially bound. The founder of the Pocket Testament League was Miss Helen Cadbury, the daughter of Cadbury, who was known as the Cocoa king in Birmingham, England. She married Charles M. Alexander, who became internationally famous as an evangelist. The total enrollment of the Pocket Testament League in 1930 is approximately 7,500,000, who are scattered throughout all corners of the world. International headquarters are maintained in London, England, the date of organization being 1898. There are two departments of the League in the United States : the church and Sunday school with national headquarters at 156 Fifth Avenue, New York City; and the industrial department, which works among business 814 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY men, with national headquarters at 710 Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia. There are divisions of the church and Sunday school department which number in the thousands and which cover the entire civilized world. The industrial section is expected to enter the field of shops and factories, penal institutions, private homes, public schools, colleges, universities, and army and naval organizations. The founder of the industrial division in the United States was John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia. The Columbus branch of the Pocket Testament League was organized by D. R. Falkenberg, June 1, 1923, with offices at 602 Buckeye Building. At the present time there are 35,000 members among the school children in Franklin County. The organization has full charge of public school work in the county, as well as the county children's home and the children's hospital. In numerous factories and shops in Columbus meetings of the League are successfully held during the noon hour, and daily attendance at these meetings is highly gratifying to those in charge. Testament distribution is maintained in all penal institutions not only in Franklin County but throughout the entire state. Another very effective service of the League is the daily radio service over station WAIU, nine a. m. on weekdays, and 5:00 p. m. on Sundays. The forum luncheon which is held in the Ft. Hayes Hotel each Monday has also been a progressive step in the League's work since 1923. At these meetings speakers of international fame are frequently available. The Ladies Auxiliary holds monthly meetings at Dorst Hall, Metropolitan Y. M. C. A. Thompson S. Crockett is among the active and highly successful business men of Columbus, where he is president of the Leckie Coal Company. He was born at Wytheville, Virginia, December 6, 1873, the son of Samuel R. and Alberta F. (Pendleton) Crockett. Samuel R. Crockett was born at Wytheville, Virginia, June 1, 1850, and died in 1905. His wife, a native of Parisburg, Virginia, was the daughter of Albert G. Pendleton, a prominent lawyer of that city. To Mr. and Mrs. Crockett were born the following children: HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 815 Nannie, married Robert A. Raper, lives at Wytheville, Virginia ; Albert P., deceased ; Cecil, the widow of John H. Crockett, who died in 1927, and she lives at Wytheville, Virginia; Sallie, married Frank Jordan, principal of Dublin (Virginia) High School ; Mary, married G. C. Beanson, lumber dealer, lives at Petersburg, Virginia ; Alberta, married J. Newton Crockett, farmer, lives near Wytheville, Virginia; Samuel R., farmer, lives near Wytheville ; W. 0., deceased; Henry B., real estate, lives at Pulaski, Virginia ; Van T., deceased ; Joseph M., lawyer, lives at Welch, West Virginia; Phillip S., coal mine operator, lives at Ashland, Kentucky ; and Thompson S., the subject of this sketch. The boyhood of Thompson S. Crockett was spent at Wytheville, Virginia, where he was educated. He also attended Emery & Henry College in Virginia and began his business career in the mercantile business at Wytheville. In 1897 he entered the employ of the Pocahontas Fuel Company, at Pocahontas, Virginia, and was identified with the production department. After a preiod of twelve years Mr. Crockett left the employ of the Pocahontas Fuel Company as mine superintendent and held that position with the Jed Coal & Coke Company for almost two years, when he abandoned the operating field and became sales manager for West Virginia Pocahontas Coal Sales Company, with headquarters at Norfolk, Virginia. In 1916 the Leckie Coal Company was organized to succeed the Pocahontas Coal Sales Company and the following year Mr. Crockett came to Columbus and opened offices in the Hartman Building. He has served as president of the company since its organization. The Leckie Coal Company is recognized as extensive mine operators and shippers. On August 31, 1893, Mr. Crockett was united in marriage with Miss Katherine Cox, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Cox, of Salem, Virginia. They have seven children, as follows : Samuel E., associated with the interests of the Leckie Coal Company, of Columbus ; Thompson S., Jr., associated with the Ohio Bell Telephone Company in Columbus ; Rachel, married W. Gordon Smith, farmer, lives near Chilhowie, Virginia ; Nannie R., unmarried, lives at home ; Bertha C., married A. L. Jones, mechanical engineer with the Worthington Pump Company, of West Orange, N. 34 Katherine C., attends 816 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia ; and Margaret G., attends Mt. DeSales Academy, Catonsville, Maryland. Mr. Crockett is a Republican; a member of the First Presbyterian Church ; and belongs to Pocahontas Lodge No. 240, Free & Accepted Masons ; Council and Commandery at Bluefield, Virginia ; Benikedam Temple, Charleston, West Virginia ; Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, Norfolk Lodge No. 38 ; and Columbus Athletic Club. The Crockett home is located at 1450 East Broad Street, Columbus. Howard C. Runyeon, public accountant, is a representative and widely known citizen of Columbus, with offices at 8 East Long Street. He was born at Reading, Pennsylvania, April 13, 1879, the son of George 0. and Ida May (Griffith) Runyeon. George O. Runyeon was a well known business man of Reading, Pennsylvania, for many years. He started in the coal and feed business, later engaged in the ice business, and at the time of his death was a leading capitalist of Reading. His widow still lives in that city. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Runyeon were, as follows : Dr.- Frank G., physician, lives at 1361 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading ; George 0., Jr., hosiery business, lives at 204 W. Windsor St., Reading; Nellie M., married Robert Tyack, lives at 1390 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading ; and Howard C., the subject of this sketch. Howard C. Runyeon attended the public and high schools of Reading and Pennsylvania State College. He began his career as a newspaper man on the Philadelphia Public Ledger, and was interested in that work until 1906, at which time he became an accountant. He has conducted his own practice in that profession since 1912. On November 19, 1902, Mr. Runyeon was united in marriage with Miss Beulah G. Morris, of Reading, the daughter of William H. and Sarah (Eisenbise) Morris, natives of Pennsylvania, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Runyeon have two sons : George M., accountant, lives at 182 Aldrich Road, Columbus ; and Howard C., Jr., student, lives at home. Politically, Mr. Runyeon is a Republican. He holds membership HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 817 in Maple Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, Columbus, and is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Patriotic Order Sons of America, and Columbus Athletic Club. During the World War Mr. Runyeon served in France and was identified with the service of the Young Men's Christian Association. Erdis G. Robinson.—One of the representative citizens and substantial business men of Columbus is Erdis G. Robinson, of the Robinson Optical Company, 515 West First Avenue. He was born at Champaign, Illinois, January 24, 1872, the son of Professor Stillman W. and Mary (Holden) Robinson. Stillman W. Robinson, deceased, was well known in the city of Columbus, where he was identified for many years with Ohio State University as a professor of civil engineering. He was born at South Reading, Vermont, in March 1838. Mr. Robinson came to Columbus in 1878 as a professor at Ohio State University. After a number of years he also entered business in Columbus as a manufacturer of optical machinery and spectacle lenses. He continued in this work -until the time of his death in 1910. His wife, the daughter of Abel and Mary Holden, of Mt. Holly, Vermont, was born at Groton, Massachusetts, and died in 1885. Both she and her husband are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. Three children survive Mr. and Mrs. Robinson : Eckka, married George Rowe, horticulturist, lives at San Diego, California ; Zella, married Otto Hakes, lives at Dunkirk, New York ; and Erdis G., the subject of this sketch. Erdis G. Robinson was reared and educated in Columbus. He received a degree as Civil Engineer in 1893 from Ohio State University and immediately went with the Mexican Central Railroad as a civil engineer. After a period of twelve years in that work Mr. Robinson returned to Columbus and became interested in his father's optical business at 515 West First Avenue. He has continued with the concern to the present time. On August 29, 1905, Mr. Robinson was united in marriage with Miss Flora Stalter, the daughter of David and Harriet Stalter, of 818 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Columbus. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stalter are deceased and are buried at Lancaster, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have no children. Politically, Mr. Robinson is a Republican, and he has served as a member of the Columbus Board of Education. He is a member of the First Congregational Church, of which he has been trustee for eight years, and he has the following club affiliations: Athletic Club, Faculty Club, Columbus Country Club, and the Scioto Country Club. He is trustee of the Ohio Institute of Public Efficiency, the Children's Hospital, the Godman Guild Association, and the Ohio Conference of Congregational Churches. He is vice president of the Ohio Council of Churches. He is (1930) state president of the Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution ; Mrs. Robinson belongs to the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Robinson home is located at 355 West Ninth Avenue, Columbus. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Hoagland, a veteran of the World War, is one of the best known of the younger dentists of Columbus, engaged in the practice of his profession at 10691/2 East Main Street. He was born at Marietta, Ohio, December 19, 1898, the son of Channing and Lenora (VanKuren) Hoagland. Channing Hoagland was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, April 15, 1865. He spent his early life as a farmer, later served as a representative for thirty years for the Singer Sewing Machine Company, with headquarters in Chillicothe, Ohio, and at the present time represents the Nash Clothing Company, of Cincinnati, at Chillicothe. His wife, also a native of Pickaway County, died in November, 1905, and is buried at Chillicothe. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoagland: Harry E., lives in Columbus ; Robert, student, lives at home ; Maud, married Gail Guerin, lives at Cincinnati, Ohio ; Mabel, married Frank J. Hunn, lives at Chillicothe ; Della, the widow of Eimer Dunn, who was killed in a railroad accident in 1926; Muriel married James Weeks, lives at Richmond, Virginia ; Hazel, a trained nurse, lives at Chillicothe ; and Benjamin Franklin, the subject of this sketch. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 819 Benjamin Franklin Hoagland attended the public schools of Chillicothe, Ohio, and after his graduation from high school in 1916 he entered the University of Pennsylvania. At the outbreak of the World War, however, Doctor Hoagland enlisted for service and served with the Third Infantry Division. He was sent to France in November, 1917, and participated in many important engagements of the war, including the battles of Chemin Des Dames, Aisne, Chatteau Thierry, St. Mihiel, and Argonne. He escaped injury and was discharged in November, 1919. He then resumed his college work and entered the School of Dentistry, University of Cincinnati, from which he received a degree in 1923. It was while attending the University of Cincinnati that Doctor Hoagland met and married Miss Mary Florence Hedrick, also a dental student, and who is now associated in practice with him. They maintain offices in Columbus, having located in this city in October, 1925. Before coming to this city Doctors Hoagland practiced at Plain City, Ohio, for a period of two years. Doctor Benjamin F. Hoagland was married September 8, 1921, to Miss Mary Florence Hedrick, of Grafton, West Virginia, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history. They have no children. Dr. Hoagland is a Republican, a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, and he belongs to University Lodge No. 631, Free and Accepted Masons, Temple Chapter R. A. M., and York Council. Both he and his wife are active members of the Columbus Dental Society, Ohio State Dental- Society, and American Dental Association. In 1926 Doctor Hoagland received his commission as first lieutenant, and is now an officer in the Reserve Corps of the U. S. A. Mary Florence Hoagland, D. D. S.—Recognized as one of the able and successful Doctors of Dental Surgery in Columbus, where she is engaged in general practice with her husband, is Doctor Mary F. Hoagland. She was born at Grafton, West Virginia, the daughter of Charles Ellsworth and Mary Jane (Kinney) Hedrick. Charles Ellsworth Hedrick, deceased, was a native of West Virginia. He was born at Grafton, August 20, 1865, and died June 1, 820 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY 1922. He was an engineer on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Mary Jane (Kinney) Hedrick was the daughter of Luke and Elizabeth Kinney, substantial farmers of West Virginia. Both are deceased and are buried at Grafton. To Charles E. and Mary Jane (Kinney) Hedrick were born the following children: LeRoy, engineer on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, lives at Grafton, West Virginia ; Dr. Orion Roy, dentist, lives at Wheeling, West Virginia ; Martha, married Bruce Lamb, general merchant, lives at Elkins, West Virginia; Hazel, married Gordon Bailey, contractor, lives at Grafton, West Virginia ; Mildred, married William Guerkins, identified with the Fokker Aircraft Corporation, lives at Moundsville, West Virginia ; Genevieve, married Dr. McMenamy, both Doctors of Dental Surgery, engaged in practice in Columbus ; and Mary Florence Hoagland, the subject of this sketch. Mary Florence Hedrick received her education in the public schools of Grafton, and subsequently entered the University of Cincinnati, where she took up the study of dentistry. She was married before completing her college work, September 8, 1921, to Benjamin Franklin Hoagland. Both were graduated in the class of 1923 and have since engaged in practice together. They spent two years in practice in Plain City, Ohio, and came to Columbus in 1925. Offices are located at 1069 1/2 East Main Street. Doctor Hoagland is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, and belongs to the Elizabeth Chapter of the Eastern Star, Plain City. Dotor Hoagland lives at 207 South Remington Road, Bexley. Dr. Albert Brewer Landrum.--Few men in their adherence to the highest principles of their profession have done more to advance the medical interests of Franklin County than Dotcor Landrum, who for almost twenty-five years has been one of the foremost physicians and surgeons of Columbus. He was born at Hebron, Ohio, April 27, 1883, the son of John Edward and Laura Antoinette (Balthis) Landrum. John Edward Landrum was born in Licking County, Ohio, December 16, 1844, and died November 1, 1916. He was widely known HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 821 as a manufacturer of drain tile and spent most of his life at Center-burg, Ohio. His wife was the daughter of James Balthis, and she died in February, 1913. Both are buried at Reynoldsburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Landrum the following children were born : George M. and John Edward, both deceased, were engaged in the drain tile business with their father ; Harry, drain tile manufacturer, lives in Columbus ; Elmer, real estate, lives at Rochester, New York ; Paul, drain tile manufacturer, lives at Junction City, Ohio ; Ida, married W. W. Ramsdell, grocer, lives at Cleveland, Ohio ; Elizabeth, married John R. Dally, attorney, lives at Everett, Washington ; Mary, married Earl A. Hulse, merchant, lives at Toledo, Ohio ; Elma, married Clyde E. Burgoon, mail carrier, lives at Mt. Vernon, Ohio ; and Albert Brewer, the subject of this sketch. Albert Brewer Landrum spent his boyhood at Centerburg, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. After his graduation from high school in 1900 he entered Denison University but the following year enrolled in the Ohio Medical College, now the College of Medicine, Ohio State University. He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1906 and spent the following year in Springfield City Hospital, Springfield, Ohio. He took graduate work in medicine at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and during 1912 and 1913 also took graduate courses in New York City. He had established a practice at 142 East Long Street, Columbus, in 1907 and remained in that location for ten -years, after which he spent three years at 246 East State Street. In 1920 he removed to his present location, 121 South Sixth Street. Doctor Landrum is a specialist in diseases of the kidneys and bladder and is recognized as an authority on urology. He is the director of the Department of Urology at White Cross Hospital. On June 12, 1911, Doctor Landrum married Miss Esther Rohe, the daughter of Rev. Charles Henry and Amelia (Barth) Rohe. Reverend Rohe is deceased and his widow lives in Columbus. To Doctor and Mrs. Landrum have been born four daughters : Esther Louise, Laura Antoinette, Mary Jane, and Marjorie Jean. Doctor Landrum is independent in politics. He holds membership in Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, and belongs to Bloomfield Lodge No. 422, Free and Accepted Masons, Temple Chapter, R. A. M., 822 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Columbus Council, Scioto Consistory, Thirty-second degree, Aladdin Temple, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and member Columbus Athletic Club. He also holds membership in the Colin bus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, American Medical Association, and American Urological Association. He has been grand vice president of Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity for six years and held the office of grand secretary and treasurer of that organization for a period of fourteen years. Vere Abraham Miller, D. D. S., is prominent in Columbus, where he is successfully engaged in the practice of his profession with offices at 137 East State Street. He was born at Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio, April 18, 1887, the son of John Ralph Emerson and Melissa A. (Plank) Miller. John Ralph Emerson Miller was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1848. He was a blacksmith and spent the greater part of his life at Orrville, Ohio, where he died in 1888. His wife was the daughter of Jacob and Ann Flank, natives of Wayne County, Ohio. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Miller : Vere Abraham, the subject of this sketch ; and John, who is connected with the government mail service, lives at Appleton, Wisconsin. Vere Abraham Miller obtained his education in the public schools of Orrville and after his graduation from high school in 1906 entered the Starling Medical College, Columbus, now merged with Ohio State University. He was graduated in 1910 with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery and established a practice at Broad and Sandusky Streets, where he remained for a period of eight years. In 1918 Doctor Miller removed to his present location on East State Street. He is recognized as a thoroughly capable dental surgeon and has a wide practice. On November 24, 1910, Doctor Miller was united in marriage with Miss Luella Newman, the daughter of Homer and Rosabelle Newman, of Milton, Indiana. They have two daughters, Martha Lou and Sally Ann. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY - 823 Doctor Miller is a Republican, a member of Oakwood Methodist Episcopal Church, and is affiliated with Humboldt Lodge No. 476, Free and Accepted Masons, Scioto Consistory, 32nd degree, Aladdin Temple, and Achbar Grotto. He also belongs to the Columbus Athletic Club and Harbor Hills Country Club. Doctor Miller and his family live at 2573 Fair Avenue, Columbus. William Virgil Havens, who has successfully engaged in the real estate and loan business in Columbus for more than forty years, is a native of Franklin County and a member of one of the oldest and best known families of this section of the state. He was born on a farm ten miles east of Columbus, August 8, 1855, the son of William F. and Mary Ingersoll (Wollcutt) Havens. William F. Havens, deceased, was a well known farmer of Franklin County for many years. He was born in this county, October 30, 1832, and died in 1872. His wife, the daughter of Peter and Cora (Ingersoll) Wollcutt, was also a native of Franklin County. She died in 1912 and is buried near the old Havens homestead. To Mr. and Mrs. William F. Havens were born two sons : Dr. Walter, a retired physician, lives at Bexley; and William Virgil, the subject of this sketch. William Virgil Havens received his education in the country schools and when only thirteen years of age entered the country store, which was owned by his father, and known as "Havens Corners." He was seventeen years of age when his father died and he then assumed entire management of the business. In 1876 he purchased the store from the estate and successfully conducted the businss until 1883. He then specialized in the raising of pure bred cattle until 1887. He has since been a resident of Columbus. Mr. Havens' first office was located in the old Dispatch Building at High and Gay Streets. In 1902 the building was destroyed by fire and Mr. Havens removed to his present location in the Atlas Building, 8 East Long Street. On February 4, 1893, Mr. Havens was united in marriage with Miss Flora Ziegler, the daughter of Dr. Alfred and Loretta Ziegler. 824 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY The former is deceased and the latter lives in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Havens have two children: William Franklin, engaged in the real estate and loan business in Columbus ; and Louise M., married Russell E. Paul, automobile supplies, Columbus. In politics Mr. Havens is identified with the Republican party. He and his family are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbus. They live at 1654 Granville Avenue, Columbus. W. Grant Scott, who is president of the Franklin Printing Company, is a representative business man of Columbus, and a member of one of the oldest and best known families of Ohio. He was born at Lisbon, Ohio, September 11, 1865, the son of James Cowgill and Margaret Jane (Cobbs) Scott. James Cowgill Scott was born in Ohio, but spent most of his boyhood in Iowa, where his mother went shortly after the death of her husband. The father, William Scott, was one of the first flour mill operators in Columbiana County, Ohio, his mill being located in Knox Township, near the old historic spot of the big reservoir of the Alliance Water Works, southwest of Westville. Traces of the old mill reservoir are still visible. The flour mill, known as the old Scott Mill, dated from 1812 until 1815. In 1858 James Cowgill Scott, father of the subject of this sketch, returned from Iowa and assumed charge of the old home mill, which he dismantled and removed to Westville. The following year he traded the mill for a Knox Township farm and in 1861 sold the farm and purchased a mill at Lisbon, Ohio, which he disposed of four years later. He then leased the old Hunter and McCord stone mill above New Waterford and in 1873 moved the mill to the village of New Waterford, and continued to operate it until his death in 1893. Benjamin Scott, great grandfather of W. Grant Scott, was the first member of this old family to cross the Allegheny Mountains into the Ohio country from Virginia. He settled in what later was known as Middleton Township, Columbiana County, the hamlet being known as Mill Rock. He built the first mill in this section and it still stands as one of the oldest landmarks in the county.