INTRODUCTORY. THE time has arrived when it becomes the county of the people of this county to perpetuate the names of their pioneers, to furnish a record of their early settlement, and relate the story of their progress. The civilization of our day, the enlightenment of the age and the duty that men of the present time owe to their ancestors, to themselves and to their posterity, demand that a record of their lives and deeds should be made. In biographical history is found a power to instruct man by precedent, to enliven the mental faculties, and to waft down the river of time a safe vessel in which the names and actions of the people who contributed to raise this country from its primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly the great and aged men, who in their prime entered the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their heritage, are passing to their graves. The number remaining who can relate the incidents of the first days of settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an actual necessity exists for the collection and preservation of events without delay, before all the early settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind from remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enough, in spite of their best works and the most earnest efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion and to perpetuate their memory has been in proportion to the amount of intelligence they possessed. The pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhumations made by the archeologists of Egypt from buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people to perpetuate the memory of their achievements. The erection of the great obelisks were for the same purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find the Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monuments, and carving out statues to chronicle their great achievements and carry them down the ages It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea—to leave something to show that they had lived. All these works, though many of them costly in the extreme, give but a faint idea of the lives and characters of those whose memory they were intended to perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of the people that then lived. The great pyramids and some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity; the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crumbling into dust. It was left to modern ages to establish an intelligent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating, a full history—immutable in that it is almost unlimited in extent and perpetual in its action; and this is through the art of printing. To the present generation, however, we are indebted for the introduction of the admirable system of local biography. By this system every man, though he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, through the coming ages. The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the physical man is left. The monument which his children or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme. tery will crumble into dust and pass away ; but his life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated by a record of this kind. To preserve the lineaments of our companions we engrave their portraits, for the same reason we collect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we think it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to wait until they are dead, or until those who know them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to publish to the world the history of those whose lives are unworthy of public record. BIOGRAPHICAL. CHARLES C. WELTY, deceased, was one of the old and highly esteemed citizens of New Philadelphia. For a long period of years he was officially connected with the Citizens’ National Bank of this place, having been appointed Cashier in 1879, a position he held up to the time of his demise: and in addition to this he was a stockholder in the bank. The birth of our subject occurred February 1, 1843, in Canal Dover. His father. Elijah Welty, was one of the old settlers of that place, and was for many years one of her prominent merchants. The mother, whose maiden name was Clarissa Cook, died when her son, Charles, was only six weeks old. The father was called to his final rest in 1853. Both parents were active and prominent workers in the Methodist Church. Their only daughter, Clara, died when about eight years of age. The Welty family is of German origin, the founders of the branch in the United States having first located in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Clarissa Welty was a native of Bethany, Genesee County, N. Y. After the death of his mother; Charles C. Welty was taken into the home of his father's sister, Mrs. H. T. Stockwell, of Canal Dover. The boyhood days of our subject were passed in that town, where he received good educational advantages. When the war broke out, he responded to the President's call for troops, and enlisted in New Philadelphia, in Company A, Fifty-first Ohio Infantry. The date of his enlistment, was September 7, 1861, and he continued to serve in tile ranks until the close of the war. As he was possessed of the essential qualifications for clerical work, he was given a position in the Quartermaster's department and March 1, 1863, was promoted to be Company sergeant. He was again promoted, January 6, 1865, to the rank of Second Lieutenant of Company F, in the same regiment, and on the 1st of the following July was made First Lieutenant. Later he became active Regiment Quartermaster, which position he filled until mustered out of service at Victoria, Tex., October 3, 1865. he was finally discharged at Camp Meigs, on October 12. In every position which he occupied he was faithful and reliable, being popular with the soldiers as well as with his superior officers. After the war, Mr. Welty went to New York City and became a salesman for the dry-goods house of Bradley & Welty. For a time he traveled, but about 1872 entered into partnership with J. M. Kennedy, and purchased a steam flourmill, which he conducted for several years. In 1877 he obtained a position in the Citizens' National Bank, 118 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. with which he was ever afterward connected during the remainder of his life. In this city was celebrated the marriage of Charles Welty and Mary E. Hull, November 25, 1869. Mrs. Welty is a daughter of John S. and Mary A. (McElroy) Hull. The former is a native of Washington County, Pa., but early became a resident of Cadiz, Ohio, where he was engaged in merchandising with the Kilgores. After coming to this city he continued to he employed in commercial pursuits for many years. Though he was past the age of military duty, he was g true patriot, and enlisted in 1861 in the Eightieth Ohio Infantry, being assigned to the commissary service, with the rank of Sergeant. Under President Johnson he was Postmaster of New Philadelphia. Though well along in years, he still enjoys good health, as does also his devoted wife. She is a native of Belmont County, Ohio, and was married in 1842. Both she and her husband are members of the Presbyterian Church. To Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Welty. were born five children: Emma C.; Clara L., Mrs. Albert G. Reeves, of this city; Frank M., who is in the Citizens' National Bank; Anna M. and Mary F., who, are at home. Mrs. Welty and her daughter Emma hold membership with the Presbyterian Church. For several terms Charles C. Welty was a member of the City Council, and in politics was a. stanch Republican. Fraternally he was a member Of Andrew Crawford Post No. 6, G. A. R.; the Loyal Legion, and of Philos Council No. 390, R. A. Of the latter he was a charter member and was Treasurer from its organization to the time of his death. A kind-hearted and generous man, Mr. Welty possessed those attributes of character which make sincere friends, and for one and all be had a pleasant smile and a good word. He loved everything that was beautiful in nature and humanity, and was particularly fond of music. A devoted and indulgent husband and father, his home was to him the dearest spot on earth. After a brief illness he was called to his final rest, March 11, 1894. His death was a shock to the whole community, and his many friends deeply mourn his loss. The funeral services were conducted under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church. The following resolutions on the death of C. C. Welty were passed at a meeting of the business men of New Philadelphia: "WHEREAS, On Sunday, the 11 inst., Charles C. Welty, an esteemed citizen and honored representative of the business interests of our city, was bidden to enter the portals of death, and to take upon himself the mantle of eternity, with God's supreme gift to mankind—immortality—we place this tribute on record in memory of our departed friend and co-laborer; and "Resolved, That we recognize in the death of our friend the loss of a valued companion and the wise counsels of a far-seeing man of business; "Resolved, That we will ever hold in fondest memory the honest, sterling qualities of our friend as a citizen, a business man and Christian, trusting that his short life with us may be for the betterment of his friends who indite these lines; "Resolved, That we express our deepest sympathy for his widow. and children, and pray that God may watch over them to that degree which is the hope of the Christian; "Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to his family, and that they be published in the papers of our city. "W. W. BOWERS, "JOHN BURRY, "JOHN A. ZEER, "EDWARD W. DICK, "Committee." "RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.—Again has the unrelenting reaper, Death, come into our midst and taken from us in the prime of life our beloved friend and business associate, C. C. Welty. Although never again shall we look upon his bright and smiling countenance, we, the surviving members of his business association, desire to express in some public manner the loss of one who was so dear to us all. WHEREAS, It has pleased Divine Providence to remove from our midst our dear friend, C. C.. Welty, who departed this life March 11, 1894, "Resolved, That in the death of our Cashier, C. C. Welty, this bank loses an officer who was always prompt to advance its interest, devoted to its welfare and prosperity; one who was wise in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 119 council, fearless in action, and an honest man. whose virtues endeared him not only to the Directors and officers of this bank, but to all with whom he was brought in contact; "Resolved, That the Directors of this bank tender their heart-felt sympathies to the family and relatives in this their sad affliction; "Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the county papers, and that a copy be sent to the family of the deceased. "S. O'DONNELL, Pres. "B. P. Scorr, Cashier." PHILIP A. GARVER was born at Navarre, Stark County, Ohio, on the 8th day of February, 1835. His father, John William Garver, was a native of Baden, Germany, and his mother, Elizabeth Wysbrod, was a native of Switzerland. His parents emigrated to America in 1832, and settled at Bethlehem, Stark County, Ohio, where the father followed the trade or carpenter and house-builder. During a period of forty years he labored most of the time at Massillon. Ohio, where he aided and superintended the framework in the construction of many of the older and best buildings in that city. Philip A. Garver is the eldest of seven brothers and two sisters, who are alt still living, excepting one brother. Emil Garver, who died last summer, at Defiance, Ohio. In his boyhood days the education of the youth of the country seldom extended further than a few months' attendance each year at a subscription school, kept in the primitive log schoolhouse, taught by very ordinary teachers, whose best qualifications usually consisted in the fact that they did not spare the rod. Here the subject of this sketch made the best of his opportunities, and his early schoolmates are still wont to congratulate him on their remembrance of the fact that he always stood first in his classes. His reputation as the best speller, the best reader, the best writer and the best cipherer in the township was undisputed. When prizes were contended for in educational and literary contests, he always carried off the first. In this connection he acknowledges with gratitude that his parents gave him every aid and facility to better his education which the support and education of a large family, with very meager means, permitted. Running the streets of the then busy villages of Bethlehem, Navarre and Rochester (now one town), playing with like companions along the banks of the Ohio Canal and the beautiful Tuscarawas River, and laboring at odd jobs until the age of sixteen, he was fired with the ambition to become a school teacher. At this time teaching began to lift itself to a higher plane; Well qualified teachers were in good demand; better schoolhouses were being built, and the new and excellent school system provided by the laws of Ohio made the profession more honorable and remunerative. As a first preparation to this end, and by the exercise of great economy, as well as a little financial aid received from his father, he was enabled to pay his way for two terms at the Mt. Union Seminary. He was granted his first certificate (for nine months) at New Philadelphia, Ohio, on the 14th day of October, 1853, by P. W. Hardesty, P. H. Haag ( who wrote his full name with. capital letters) and M. H. Bartilson, County School Examiners. This certificate is still in his possession, and is highly prized as a souvenir. Mr. Garver taught his first school, of one hundred days, in Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, at $1 per day. At the end of the term he had given such good satisfaction, that the Directors met on the last day and re-engaged him to continue the school eighty days longer, to cover all the money the district had in the treasury, thus making a continuous term of one hundred and eighty days. He then returned to Mt. Union Seminary, and with the money he had saved was able to pay his own way, and avail himself of every facility and benefit afforded by this humble but useful institution, which has since grown to be one of the noble colleges of the land. Here he 120 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. attended school five terms in all, off and on, alternately teaching winter schools at Navarre and its vicinity. He was the first teacher in his township to have his wages raised to $1.50 per day, and well remembers how strenuously some of the tax-payers protested against the paying of such an outrageous price, through fear that it would bankrupt the treasury. Having taken an active part in the election of James Buchanan to the Presidency in 1856, by making speeches in every school district in the township, our subject was honored the spring following by his party nominating and electing him Justice of the Peace, at the age of twenty-two years. He then served two successive terms in this office, with satisfaction to his constituency and honor to himself, and had the reputation of keeping the best records in the county. During this time, in partnership with his brother Alexander, he purchased the drug store owned by Dr. James L. Leeper, of Navarre, and together they conducted the business for several years. On the 8th day of October, 1858, Mr. Garver was married to Franceska Kapizky, a very estimable and well educated young lady, who, a few years previously, had emigrated to this country from Bavaria, Germany, and who was engaged in teaching music at Navarre and Bolivar. As a pianist she had few, if any, equals in the country, and is still noted for her musical accomplishments, and her ability to entertain her friends with charming and delightful music, though now of an age when such things are usually laid aside in accordance with the sedateness of whitening years. She has made her husband a most excellent helpmate in all his undertakings, and in the rearing and educating of their five children has developed qualities and made an impress for their moral, as well as material, good which they will remember with pride. They had nine children, four of whom died in infancy. In the fall of 1864 our subject took the superintendency of Meyer Bros. & Co.'s wholesale drug business at Ft. Wayne, Ind., at a salary of $2,000 per year. This firm has branch houses at St. Louis, Kansas City, Ft. Worth, Tex.,. and a large importing trade in New York City, and has the reputation of . transacting the largest similar business in the world. During the late Civil War Mr. Garver took an active part in the recruiting service, and swore into the military service of the United States not less than five hundred soldiers. Among his most treasured possessions bearing on this work are autograph letters received by him from Gen. Ed M. Canby, Gen. James A. Hardie, of the War Department, and William H. Seward, Secretary, and F. W. Seward, Assistant Secretary, of the State Department at Washington. He also served two years and nine months as First Sergeant of Company D, of the Forty-fifth Regiment, Ohio National Guards, and one hundred days in Company H, of the One Hundred and Sixty-second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. During a part of his service, his company was on detached duty, recruiting the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment of United States Colored Infantry in the state of Kentucky. To detail the humorous, pathetic and serious incidents, observations and experiences connected with this invasion of slavedom for the purpose of enlisting the negro as a soldier in the United States army, would require a volume. It was no easy task, but a regiment of over one thousand stalwart colored men was recruited from the slaves of Kentucky, which, physically speaking, had no superior in the United States army. Among his moat highly prized papers is the executive order of thanks and certificate of honorable service issued by Presider Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin 11- Stanton to the Ohio National Guards for their services. In this connection the military record of his father's family is worthy of mention. His father served six years in the First Regiment of the Line in the army of the Grand Duke of Baden, and his honorable discharge is now. in the possession of the subject of this sketch. His broth. er Emil enlisted in Company F, of the Nineteenth Ohio Volunteers, and was severely wounded in the battle of Pittsburg Landing. His brother Charles served three years, and to the close of the war, in Company E, of the One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteers. His brother Kossuth, who is now PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 121 located at San Francisco, Cal., served sixteen .years in the regular army of the United Stites. In the summer of 1866 Philip A. Garver reluctantly severed his enviable and lucrative connection with Meyer Bros. & Co., who begged him to remain with them at any salary that would satisfy him. But on account of ill health in his family, and the urgent persuasions of relatives and friends,. he removed to Strasburgh, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and started a general store. He commenced on a small scale what was then, probably, the first real department stove in that section. His idea was that to do a successful business in a small country village, there should be kept on sale any and every thing which enters into the daily wants of the general public. in futherance of this idea, he succeeded in establishing a good and fairly remunerative trade. Ia connection with his mercantile interests he also served sixteen years as Justlce of the Peace of Franklin Township. Tuscarawas County, Ohio; sixteen years as Postmaster. at the village of Strasburgh, and also held the offices of Township Treasurer, Clerk, School Director and Notary Among his official souvenirs are commissions issued to him as Justice of the Peace and Nortary Public, by the following named Governors of Ohio: S. P. Chase. David Tod, R. B. Hayes, Edward Y. Noyes, W. Allen. Charles Foster, Richard M. Bishop, George Hoadly, J. B. Foraker and William McKinley. Born and raised in the Democratic faith, our subject was ardent adherent of that party until the War of the Revellion. Under the indignation caused by the secession of states from the Union, and the patriotism aroused by the commencement of actual war, old party ties were for the time cast aside by the loyal. people of the North, and all were merged into the Union party. The purpose was to unite men of all political shade into one compact organization in support of the Government until the rebellion was suppressed and the Union saved.. he was Chairman of the first Union convention held in Stark County, Ohio, which was a large and enthusiastic assemblage of the most prominent citizens of all parties. The Union party was organized with the unanimous resolve of firm cohesion till the end of the war, but this did not suit the politicians the office-seekers and the partisan press, and it was of short duration. The old parties were again reorganized as Democrats and Republicans, and he felt constrained by patriotic motives to affiliate with the Republicans, and has remained a stanch Republican ever since. In the year 1886 Mr. Garver retired from active business, and was succeeded by his sons. George Rudolph and Gustave Albert, who, in partnership with their cousin. E. P. Kapizky, are conducting the business. under the firm name of Garver Bros. & Co., and have greatly enlarged upon his idea of the department feature in country stores. Modest and unassuming in all the relations of life, contentious only for what he believes is right, his philosophy sees in the steady progress awl elevation of the human race the final consummation of the universal brotherhood of man. the triumph of. Tight over wrong peace, love and virtue everywhem, and. the merging of all beliefs and creeds in the one sentiment of the highest good, happiness and liberty to ail. FRANK L. CLARK, one of the enterprising and successful young business men of Cambridge. is engaged in partnership with his brother John in operating an establishment which is known as the Cambridge Steam Laundry. The tine work which is turned out here is its own recommendation, and is gaining for the brothers a large and increasing trade- In social as well as business circles our subject is popular and well liked by all. Frank L. Schick, Sr., was born in Germany, January 24,. 1827, received a good common-school education in his native land, and in early manhood learned the mason's trade. Under his country's laws, he was pressed into the army, and served under General Siegel. About the year 1849 he emigrated to the United States, and, settling near Montreal, Canada, plied his trade for a short time. 122 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. For the next two years he lived in various eastern cities, and in 1853 removed to Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio. Here he met Miss Harriet Dorsey, who became his wife the following year. After his marriage our subject's father located in Cambridge, where he continued to dwell during the remainder of his life. He was a workman possessed of much skill, and was foreman in the stone-masonry construction department of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company for .many years. Under his supervision the tunnel near Cambridge on this railroad was built, and he was also foreman of masonry in the construction of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops at Newark. He was actively engaged in business until about two years before his death, which occurred June 13, 1892. Frank L. Schick, Jr., was born September 29, 1861, and is one of seven children, the others being as follows: Joseph L., born August 23, 1855; Julia, January 6, 1857; William, February 13, 1860; John B., September 25, 1866; Sarah, June 30, 1864; and Fredericka M., October 7, 1870. William died March 10, 1860; and Sarah was called to her final rest October 14, 1873. The youngest daughter became the wife of Adam Ritter. of Cambridge. The mother of these children was born in Calvert County, Md., May 7. 1828, and is a daughter of Talbert and Sarah (Barker) Dorsey, likewise natives of Maryland. Frank L. Schick, Sr., was a Democrat, and fraternally was a Mason of the Thirty-second Degree, and identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, but his wife belongs to the Presbyterian denomination. The subject of this sketch. was educated in the public schools of Cambridge, and learned from his father the mason's trade, which he followed for a number of years. He then turned his attention to the laundry business, which he is now operating, and in which he has prospered. As did his father before him, he uses his ballot in support of the Democratic party, and is also a member of the Masonic fraternity. November 18, 1884, Mr. Schick married Lillie B. Porter, who is a daughter of John and Ruth (West) Porter, and was born in Belmont County, in April 1863. To Mr. and Mrs. Schick have been born five children, four sons and a daughter, namely: Charles L., Frederick P., Harry A., Lillie R. and Frank. PROF. ALVA B. HALL was called to accept the principalship of the Cambridge High School in 1891, and is still serving in that position. Though a young man, he has had considerable experience as an educator, and has met with distinct success in his chosen life vocation. Under his direction the high school of this city has fully sustained its excellence and fine system. Professor hall is a Republican in politics, and is now serving his sixth year as County Examiner. A native of Guernsey County, A. B. Hall was both near Spencer's Station, August 8, 1359. His parents, Amos and Deborah (Webster) Hall, were likewise natives of this county Nathan, father of Amos Hall, was born in North Carolina, and came to Ohio in 1826. At that time he was seventeen years of age, and at his death, which occurred February 8, 1880. he was in his seventy-second year. His wife bore the maiden name of Deborah Parry. The great-grandfather of our subject, Caleb Hall, was a farmer and a pioneer of the Buckeye State. Mrs. Deborah (Webster) Hall was a daughter of Thomas and Anna Webster, natives, respectively, of Westmoreland County, Pa., and Loudoun County, Va. Thomas Webster located near the site- of Quaker City at a very early day. Amos Hall and his wife had but three children, of whom' the Professor is the eldest, and the others are Clarence W., an employe of the Cambridge Roofing Company; and Clayton T., a physician, who is practicing in Warren County, Ohio. Amos Hall died in 1882, aged forty-five years, while his wife, who survived' him about five years, was fifty-two years old at the time of her demise. Alva B. Hail was reared to farm life, and received a district-school education in his boyhood. He added to this by a course of training at the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 123 Friends' Boarding School at Barnesville, Ohio, and at the Central Normal at Danville, Ind. In 1877 he commenced teaching in the country schools of Noble County, Ohio, and taught for forty-five months in that locality. For sixty-three consecutive months he was Principal and Superintendent of the Quaker City Schools. In 1891, as we have before stated, he came to this place and assumed his present responsible position. Fraternally he is a Knight of Pythias, and of the Masonic order is a Knight Templar. Religiously he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal denomination. April 6, 1882, Professor Hall married Ella Lay, and three children, all daughters, have come to bless their home, their names being as follows: Laura Grace, Edna Bertha and Ethel Goldie. DAVID L. MACKEY. On section 8, Adams Township, Guernsey County, lies a fine farm of about one hundred and seventy acres of fertile land, one of the most pleasant homesteads in the county. On this property the owner, our subject, was born January 15, 1840, and since then it has come into his possession. He uses great care and judgment in the cultivation of the soil and has placed the entire estate under good improvement. The parents of our subject were Richard and Margaret (Duff) Mackey, the former of whom was born in Allegheny County, Pa., March 17, 1814. while his wife was a native of Ohio. Grandfather Richard Mackey was a native of the Emerald Isle, born there in 1762. He emigrated to the United States and, making his way to the state of Pennsylvania, lived there for a number of years; then coming to Ohio, he entered a tract of four hundred acres from the Government, This of course• was in its primitive state, but by the aid of his sons he cleared and improved a portion during his lifetime. His family consisted. of seven children. Robert, the eldest, is now deceased; Margaret married John Vincent, and died near the old home place; Mary's death occurred on. this farm, as did also those of Nathaniel, Fannie, Eleanor and Richard. On the death of his father and other brothers the old homestead fell to the father of our subject, who lived upon it and cultivated it with great success during his life- He was married to Miss Duff in 1839, and of the nine children granted to them David L. is the eldest. Fannie married John Wires, and resides just south of the city of Cambridge; Jane C. married James Mackey, and died in Pawnee City, Neb.; Richard married in Iowa, and on returning home died, being followed to the better land by his wife, who only survived him a few weeks; Margaret married Alexander R. Neal, and departed this life in Belmont County, Ohio; Thomas is a resident of Superior, Neb., where he is well known as a photographer; Robert died in Adams Township, this county; and Sarah married George Borden, and makes her home in Morgan County, this state. One year after reaching his majority, the Civil War being in progress, our subject volunteered his services to the Union army, and being accepted was mustered in as a member of Company B, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry. This was in August, 1862, and October 8 of that year he participated with his regiment in the battle at Perryville, Ky. This was followed by the fight at Stone River, which was in progress from December 31 to January 2. He also was in active service in the battles of Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge. Rocky Face Ridge, Dalton. Resaca, Adairsville, Dallas, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, and, in fact, in nearly all of the well known engagements fought by the Army of the Cumberland. In the last-named conflict he was wounded through the right shoulder by a minie-ball, which passed through the upper part of his right lung and came out at the lower portion of the shoulder-blade. Being thus incapacitated for service, he was given a thirty-days furlough and, returning home, received good nursing and was ready to rejoin his regiment at the expiration of his furlough. They were stationed at that time at Atlanta, Ga.. and soon after Mr. Mackey arrived there they were ordered back to 124 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Chattanooga in pursuit of the rebel, General Hood. They overtook him at Springfield, Tenn., when occurred the fight at that place. November 29. 1864. This was followed by tile engagement at Franklin, that state, on November 30, when occurred one of the hardest-fought battles of the war. The boys in blue were then ordered to Nashville, participated in the battle there, and were again sent after Hood, whom they followed to Huntsville, Ala. For the second time they were ordered to Tennessee, and while there received the news of Lee's surrender, which practically ended the war. Mr. Mackey, with his regiment, was sent to Nashville, and was mustered out June 10, 1865, receiving his honorable discharge at Columbus. March 31, 1870, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Mary J. Hammond, a native of Guernsey County. The young couple at once began farming on the old homestead, which has been their home ever since, and where Mr. Mackey has spent all the years of his life, with the exception of the time in the service of his country. He has been very active in the affairs of his community, and was elected to the positions of 'Township Clerk, Treasurer and on the School Board. He is a Republican in politics, and on that ticket was elected Director of the County Infirmary, which position he has filled in a most creditable manner since 1866. SAMUEL M. BELL. A traveler through the farming lands of Guernsey County will observe with pleasure that the signs of prosperity are on every side, and the well improved farms far outnumber those which are neglected. The highly improved farm of time gentleman whose name introduces this sketch will attract the notice of the visitor. It is located on section 19, Adams Township, and. when it came into his possession only thirty-five acres were cleared. A native of this county, our subject was born March 26, 1836, and is the son of George and Elizabeth (Mehaffey) Bell. The father was of German descent, and was born on the east side of the Allegheny Mountains, in Pennsylvania. His parents died when he was young, and George and one of his brothers had to look elsewhere for Monies. One day they were put one in each end of a big sack, which was thrown over the back of a packhorse, and conveyed across the mountains to their future home. Our subject remained with the people who reared him until attaining his majority, and so kind did he find his foster-parents, that when he left them he stole a smaller brother, John, from the people with whom the latter was living, and placed him in the home he himself was leaving. George Bell emigrated to this state at an early date, and entered land in Guernsey County, while it was almost in its primitive state, and wolves howled through its trackless forests. He had left in Pennsylvania all his brothers, of whom there were five, and his four sisters. His brother William, some time later, came West and settled on a farm which he had purchased in Muskingum County, this state. Some time later the two brothers returned to the Keystone State on a visit to their relatives, and while there William started alone to see some brothers who lived at. a distance, but was never heard from afterwards. Robert lived and died in Alleghany City, Pa.; Samuel was a farmer by occupation, and spent his entire life in the Keystone State; John, who was also a farmer, died in the above state, where he also followed carpentering and was a speculator in oil to some extent; James came to this state after having passed many years as captain of a steamboat, and, purchasing a farm, was engaged in its cultivation until his death, which was occasioned by a runaway team in Morgan County. Of the girls, three of the four married and lived and died in Pennsylvania. When starting out in life for himself, George Bell came to Guernsey County, and was variously employed until establishing a home of his own. He married Miss Elizabeth Mehaffey, and the young couple immediately settled upon a tract of eighty acres of wild land. On this Mr. Bell had previously erected a rude log cabin, and in it lived with his wife for several years, without even a floor to the hut. he spent his time in clearing PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 125 and improving his tract, and as his means would allow added to it, until he became the proprietor of five hundred and ninety-three acres of as. fine land as can be found in the county. This record is remarkable, when we learn that he started out without a dollar, and his wealth had been accumulated through the exercise of his own energies and the help which was given him by his good wife. He died October 5, 1865, aged sixty-eight years. His wife survived him eleven years, dying October 31, 1876, aged seventy-three years. The parental household included nine children, namely: Margaret, who married J6. h Wilson, and died in Iowa some years after her marriage, aged forty-nine; Mary, now deceased; Elizabeth, who makes her home in Adams Township, this county; John, living on the old homestead, unmarried; Samuel, of this sketch, who was the next in order of birth; Sarah, who died when young; George, who moved to Missouri, where he is still living, engaged in farming; and Jane, who makes her home on the old place, which is also the abiding-place of William. George served during the late war in the one hundred days' service. The original of this sketch remained under the parental roof until thirty-five years of age, in the mean time aiding his father to carry on his large estate. During these years he received a thorough training in agricultural affairs, and was also given a fair education in the common schools. He was married in 1872 to Miss Margaret, daughter of Hugh and Jane (Cox) Woodburn, soon after which event he purchased the place upon which he is now residing. It included then about thirty-five acres of land which was cleared, and was adorned with a rude log cabin and primitive stable. He immediately set himself to the arduous task of improving the place, and has made of it a well cultivated and productive farm. Like his brother George, he also served in the one hundred days' service during the Civil War. To Mr. and Mrs. Bell there have been born four, children, viz.: Maude, who is the wife of Oscar Oliver; Anna, who married Robert Jirls, and lives in Muskingum County, this state; George; and one who died in infancy. In his political views Mr. Bell is a straightforward Republican, and takes great pride in the success of the grand old party. He is very influential in the ranks in his neighborhood, and on numerous occasions has been sent as a delegate to the county conventions. He has held the office of Township Trustee, and during his incumbency thereof gave full satisfaction to the people.   EDWARD B. WESTAFER, holding the responsible position of Commissioner of Tuscarawas County, is a native of this state, and was born in Rush Township, December 25, 1843. He is the son of Henry and Susan (Harmon) Westafer, the former of whom was born in this county, September 12, 1807. He is still living, making his home with his children. The paternal grandfather of our subject, by name Conrad Westafer, came from his native Germany to this country in an early day, locating first in Pennsylvania, whence he later came to Ohio and made his home on a tract of land near Gnadenhutten. His son Henry was alto an agriculturist, and during the construction of the Ohio Canal was employed thereon, of which fact he is very proud. He is a strong Democrat in polities, and during his earlier years was very active in public affairs. The Methodist Episcopal Church finds in him one of its most earnest and consistent members. He is a man greatly honored by all who know him, and many true friends greet him in his comings and goings about the streets of the city. The mother of our subject was born in Lancaster County, Pa., and came to this state many years ago with her parents. She, too, was a member of the Methodist Church, in the faith of which she passed away in 1868, greatly mourned. She had become the mother of ten children, seven of whom grew to mature years. They are: Eli, a resident of Cleveland, this state; Susan, the wife of John Tracy; Salina, new Mrs. Peleg Wardell, living in Iowa; Lorana, who married Joseph Browning, and 126 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. makes her home in Dennison, this state; Washington H. a farmer near Tracy; Edward B., of this sketch, and Stephen C., a farmer living in Nebraska. The early life of Mr. Westafer was spent in aiding his father in carrying on the home farm and in attendance at the district school. When twenty years of age he enlisted in the Union army, May 1, 1864, in Uhrichsville, as a member of Company E, One Hundred and Sixty-first Ohio Infantry, and was mustered into service at Camp Chase. The regiment was soon afterward ordered to the front, operating most of the time in the Shenandoah Valley. The first engagement in which our subject participated was near Harper's Ferry, at which time he was under the command of General Sigel. In September, 1864. he was mustered out and returned home. When fully recuperated from his army life, our subject entered the mercantile establishment of his brother in Tracy, Ohio, in the capacity of clerk, He remained only a twelvemonth, however, when we again find him on the home farm. He tilled the soil for his father that year and then rented a tract in Mill Township, which he worked for about three years with fair success. Returning at the end of that time to the old home, he assumed the management of the place until 1873. In the above year Mr. Westafer embarked in a business at Tracy which he carried on for about four years in partnership with his brother Eli, during that period building up a large and profitable trade. He subsequently purchased one hundred acres of the homestead in Rush Township, and later a sixty-five acre tract adjoining, which he operated until 1889. That year he was elected County Commissioner, and so well did he discharge the duties of the position that on the expiration of his term of office he was re-elected. In the fall of the following year our subject moved into the city, having previously erected a residence on North Broadway. He was married, August 24, 1865, to Miss Olive Roth, daughter of John Hawk, of Indiana. Their union has been blessed by the birth of five children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Westafer are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in his political affiliations the former is a Democrat. He has always taken a very active part in public affairs and is known as an adept politician. Mr. Westafer still retains possession of his farm, which is acknowledged to be one of the finest in the county. It is thoroughly improved, and contains a substantial dwelling and all the buildings necessary for the storing of grain and the shelter of stock. In social affairs he is prominent, belonging to Mystic Tie Lodge of Uhrichsville; Cyrus Chapter No. 114, at the same place; and Commandery No. 51. He is also a Knight of Pythias, holding membership with Relief Lodge No. 257, at Gnadenhutten. As an ex-soldier he belongs to Welch Post No. 222, G. A. R. JOHN WALKER ARMSTRONG. Guernsey County is justly proud of her native-born citizens, who are honorably bearing their share in sustaining her interests and extending her wealth. Among these is the subject of this biographical review, who is engaged in farming on section 24, Jefferson Township, and is one of the most progressive and enlightened farmers. His estate, which comprises one hundred acres, is placed under substantial improvements, the fields are well tilled, and a neat set of farm buildings adorns the place. Mr. Armstrong was. born January 13, 1847, in Cambridge, but was reared on the farm of his grandfather, John Armstrong, in Jefferson Township, until thirteen years of age, when he went to live with his father, and assisted in the flouring-mill which the latter owned on section 24, Jefferson Township, and which was kept running. day and night through the busy season. His attendance at school was limited to a few months in each year, but on becoming his own master, in 1868, he determined to become well educated, and with the little money which he possessed entered Muskingum College, carrying on his studies in that institution for one term. The tuition he next received PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 127 was at the normal at Cambridge, and on leaving there he was given a certificate to teach. This occupation he followed only a short time, however, as September 2, 1869, he was married, and thereafter gave his attention to milling, which business occupied his entire attention for fifteen years. At the end of that time he sold his interest in the mill, and gave his whole attention to farming. The lady whom our subject married was Martha R., a daughter of Andrew and Nancy B. Clark, of Centre Township, this county. She was born in Jefferson Township, Guernsey County, February 7, 1849, and in girlhood was given the privilege of a good education. After her union with Mr. Armstrong, the young couple located at Guernsey Mill, where their nine children were born, namely: Mary B., William R.., Addle L., Martha E., John C., Abraham C., Harry O., Charles O. and Ira P. The parents of Mrs. Armstrong came from Pennsylvania. Andrew Clark, the father, was a son of William and Elizabeth (Baird) Clark, who emigrated to Ohio from Washington County, Pa., about 1815, and located in Jefferson Township about 1617. Andrew Clark was born in Jefferson Township, September 23, 1820. Nancy B., his wife, was born in Liberty Township, this county, October 10, 1821, and was married August 25, 1846, after which she and her husband located in Jefferson Township, where their children, Eliza Ann, Sarah Jane and Martha Rebecca (Mrs. Armstrong), were born. The great-grandparents of John W. Armstrong, Abraham and Florence Armstrong, who established this branch of the family in America, were natives of Scotland and Ireland, respectively. The great-grandmother came to Guernsey County at an early date, probably about 1813, and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in this township. The grandfather and grandmother, John and Susannah Armstrong, in 1813 moved to section 24, Jefferson Township, where the grandfather died in 1852, and the grandmother in 1870. The former built a gristmill in 1815, and operated it in addition to carrying on a farm. The old mill has been twice re-built, the last time in 1850. The father of our subject, Abraham Armstrong, was born March 2, 1810, in Pennsylvania. He was well educated, and fora number of years engaged in teaching school, after which he succeeded his father in the milling and farming business. In 1844 he was elected Auditor of Guernsey County, and in 1871 was elected to the Legislature, serving in that position for two terms. November 4, 1845, he married Miss Elizabeth Walker, who was a daughter of James Walker, and was born May 20, 1820, in Allegheny County, Pa. She died within two years of her marriage, leaving one child, John Walker, our subject, an infant a three weeks. He was at once taken into the home of his grandparents, John and Susannah Armstrong, who reared him until the age of thirteen, as above stated. This old couple were pioneers of the county, and entered the land from the Government which the family now occupies. Our subject has been prominent in public affairs of his township, and the confidence which is reposed in him is shown by the fact that he served in the capacity of Township Clerk: Treasurer and Justice of the Peace. In 1890 he was elected Census taker of Jefferson Township, and is now Notary Public. He is a working member of the United Presbyterian Church, to which his wife and six children also belong. JOSEPH PENIX, a well-to-do and enterprising farmer of Franklin Township, has owned his well improved homestead for the past thirteen years. This farm, known as the Jonas Bair Place, contains ninety-one acres of land, well adapted for general agricultural purposes. The name which our subject bears is variously spelled by other members of the family, the usual form being Peunick, and the founder of this branch in America was a native of Ireland. The earliest ancestors of whom our subject has authentic record are his grandparents, James and! Matilda Penis. Their son William was born in 1827, in Navarre, Stark County, this state. In 128 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. early days he drove a team, and later learned the carpenter's trade. Soon after reaching his majority he turned his attention to farming, in which he made a distinct success. At the age of twenty-three years he married Sophia King, daughter of Michael King, who was one of the early settlers in the vicinity of Beach City. Soon after his marriage William Penis leased a farm south of Sugar Creek Falls, on the Strasburg Road. There he lived for five years and then for eleven years resided near Winesburg. For some time he was a resident of Wayne Township, but finally removed to Franklin Township, settling on lot 16, range 3, and here he pent the remainder of his life. He owned one hundred and twenty-nine acres in his home place and sixty-eight acres in Wayne Township. At his demise, which occurred February 4, 1892, he was nearly sixty-five years of age. His son Harvey now owns the old homestead. The house was built in 1840 and was rebuilt by the late owner. William and Sophia Penix had ten children. Franklin died at the age of twenty-two years; Lucinda is a resident of Winfield Township; Alfred lives with his brother Harvey; Joseph is the next in order of birth, and the others are Charles and William. Wesley, a sun of William Penis by his second marriage, is now living in Clinton County, Mich., and married Lovina Stephens. The other children of this union were Sarah, Watson and Francis, all of whom died in infancy. Harvey married 011ie, a daughter. of Elijah and Susan (Shutt) Guitar, and has one daughter, Gertrude Della, who is now the wife of William Hurst, of Now Philadelphia. William Penix was a Republican in polities, but was not interested as an office-holder. Religiously he was a member of the United Brethren Church. He enjoyed the friendship and respect of his neighbors, among whom he bore an enviable reputation for honesty and uprightness of character. Joseph Penix in his boyhood received common-school advantages, and during the same period be came intimately acquainted with agricultural pursuits. After reaching his majority he continued for some years to live with his father. In 1882 he purchased his present farm, on which he has made substantial improvements. His large barn was destroyed by lightning, and in its place the owner has erected a handsome and well arranged structure on modern plans. It is 38x68 feet in dimensions and supplied with all conveniences. In politics Mr. Penix is an ally of the Republican party, and to the best of his ability endeavors to discharge the duties of citizenship. November 20, 1881, Joseph Penix married Mary E. Smith, a daughter of John P. and Catherine (Shroy) Smith, old residents of Wayne Township. Mr. and Mrs. Penix are members of the United Brethren Church, and are active in all benevolent enterprises. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 131 JOHN NAGELY is the proprietor of the leading planing-mill and lumber-yards of New Philadelphia. To the progress and growth of this place he has added to no small extent, and is accounted one of her most worthy citizens. The business which he conducts is constantly increasing in volume, and the firm of which he is a member is held to be one of the substantial ones of the state. The birthplace of our subject was in the canton of Berne, Switzerland, and the date of the event February 12, 1832. His father, Casper Nagely, a native of the same place, and a son of Melchoir Nagely, was a farmer by occupation, and a prominent man in the community wherein he dwelt: He had been educated in the schools of Guttanen, and followed teaching to a certain extent successfully. At one time he served as Town Clerk of Guttanen, in which place his death occurred in the year 1858. His wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Streun., survived her husband but a few years. They were both devoted members of the Reformed Church, and were well known for their noble characters. Of their six children, Casper was the eldest; our subject was next in order of birth, and the others were Catherine, Margaret, Magdalena and Verena. Margaret and Catherine are. deceased. John Nagely's early years were passed quietly under the parental roof. He was given good educational advantages up to his seventeenth year. At that time he began learning the trade of cabinet-making at Burgdorf, where he spent four years. Subsequently he pursued his vocation and also engaged in farming more or less. While learning 2 his trade he attended night school, and there obtained a practical business training. Believing that the New World afforded better opportunities for a young man of perseverance. Mr. Nagely set sail for the United States. Arriving at his destination, New York City, in 1861, he at once proceeded westward to Sullivan County, N. Y., where he spent about a year and a-half. In the fall of 1862 our subject first came to New Philadelphia, and as the war was in progress, he found but little to do in the line of his trade. Until 1865 he worked at various employments, then taking up his former calling. For a few years he was foreman of the Champion Planing-mills, and in 1870 was admitted as a partner in the concern. Later he sold out his interest in the business, and was again given the position of foreman. In this capacity he served until 1878, when he purchased an interest in the mill. In 1880, in company with William H. Criswell, he bought out the other partners, and continued to operate the mill until the death of Mr. Criswell in 1888. For a short time Mr. Nagely then conducted the business alone. In January, 1892, his son, Charles A., was admitted to the firm, which has since been known as John Nagely k Son. July 4, 1861, our subject married Elizabeth Von Bergen, who was a native of the same town as her husband, and who made the journey to the United .States the year of her marriage. Her parents were John and Barbara Von Bergen, whose early lives were passed in the canton of Berne, Switzerland. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Nagely: John W., who wedded Mary Hochstetler, daughter of Cornelius Hochstetler, and is foreman 132 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in the mill for his father; Charles A., who married Anna M., daughter of James B. Waddington, residents of Rosemoud, Ill.; Wi!liam H., a resident of Uhrichsville; Emma E., the wife of William II. McCullough, of Cambridge, Ohio; Lena L., wife of John Hammond, of New Comerstown; and Flora, Edward and Walter. The older members of the family are all connected with the Reformed Church. Fraternally Mr. Nagely, together with his sons John and Charles, is a member of Schoenbrun Lodge No. 430, I. O. O. F. He uses his right of franchise in favor of the Democratic party. The firm of John Nagely & Son has a general planing-mill for the manufacture of sash, doors, mouldings and similar lines. They are also contractors and builders, and afford employment to some fifty men. A large and well selected stock of shingles, lumber, lath and other building material is constantly kept on hand, and the business transacted by them is proving very lucrative. Their supplies are purchased in all parts of the Union, and the products of their mill are shipped to many points outside of this immediate vicinity. Charles A. Nagely, the son of our subject, besides being an Odd Fellow, belongs to the following-named orders: Philadelphia Council No. 390, R. A.; Lodge No. 69, A. O. U. W.; Court No. 1540, I. O. F.; and the German Relief Society. His wife is the granddaughter of Henry Zimmerman, an early settler of Tuscarawas County, who died April 30, 1884. A member of the Lutheran Church, she is ever ready to assist in the support of the good work in which this religious body is engaged. COL. JOSEPH DANNER TAYLOR, of Cambridge, is one of the most prominent men of southern Ohio, and for many years has been engaged in the practice of law in the district, circuit, state and supreme courts of Ohio and the United States. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States upon the motion of the late President Garfield, then Congressman. Politically he has been prominently identified with the Republican party for a number of years, but has never been a candidate for office since 1865, except for Congress. However, he has frequently served as a delegate to national conventions. All movements which have been started with a view to benefitting this locality be has warmly supported. In the spring of 1872 he was instrumental in the organization of the Guernsey National Bank, of which he was at once tendered the presidency, a position which he has since held. Being elected to fill the unexpired term of Jonathan T. Updegraff, of the Sixteenth District, in the Forty-seventh Congress, he so ably represented his constituents that he was re-elected to the Forty-eighth, Fiftieth, Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses, his term of office expiring in 1893. Colonel Taylor, third son of Alexander D. and Sarah (Danner) Taylor, was born in Goshen Township, Belmont County, this state, November 7, 1830. When he was two or three years of age, his parents removed to Oxford Township, of this county, and for nineteen years he lived upon his father's farm, assisting in the work and studying hard during the winter months in order to obtain an education. After mastering the rudimentary branches taught in the district school, he prepared for college under the instruction of several of the local leading educators of the day. During his vacations he taught a district school to obtain the necessary funds for his further education. Beginning in the summer of 1854, he attended Madison College, and took the entire course with the exception of Greek. He subsequently taught in the Laughlin and Center districts, and later conducted the Fairview High School, which was attended mainly by teachers preparing for their future work. The course of study embraced a complete academic course of study, including the higher mathematics, surveying, engineering, etc. His assistant was Prof. L. J. Crawford. Though proffered the superintendency of several prominent union schools, he refused, preferring to teach a select school. The goal of young Taylor was for years the legal profession, and his spare time was devoted to a course of reading with that end in view. While he was teaching, he was twice elected County Sur- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 133 veyor, but resigned before the close of his second term, owing to other business interests. In the winter of 1857-58 he was admitted to the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated in 1860, and in the fall of that year began practice in Cambridge. At the breaking out of the late war, he was School Examiner of Guernsey County, but he resigned when he went into the army. In the fall of 1861 he purchased the Guernsey Times, then the only Republican journal in the county. Associated with him in this enterprise was W. H. F. Leufestey, who took charge of the business department, while he assumed the editorial work. No one can estimate the immense importance of a paper of the strict Republican type in those days of doubt and vacillation. The Times steadfastly upheld Lincoln's administration, approving the Emancipation Proclamation, and in every way boldly meeting the opposition of Southern sympathizers and "copperheads." Neither then or at any time since has Colonel Taylor ever faltered in his allegiance to the principles of Republicanism. Each week large numbers of copies of the paper were sent to every regiment in the front which contained an Ohio man, and thus thousands of dollars' worth were contributed freely and gladly by the owners to the cause of liberty and union among the people who needed such encouragement. When the late war broke out, Colonel Taylor was appointed by the Governor of Ohio a member of the County and District Military Committees, and he rendered efficient service in organizing troops and supplies and forwarding them to southern battlefields. In the spring of 1863 he was his party's candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of this county, but prior to the canvass occurred Morgan's famous raid into Ohio, and Governor Todd called for troops to defend the state. Mr. Taylor raised a company for the Eighty-eighth Ohio Regiment, and at the end of ten days was chosen Captain by the unanimous vote of the company. The regiment was placed on duty at Camp Chase, then filled with rebel prisoners. Captain Taylor was among the officers of this regiment who petitioned the general government to send them to the front, and an order came to that effect. The order was countermanded upon the demand of General Richardson, who declared that the regiment could not be spared from Camp Chase, and they were accordingly remanded to the monotonous, though important, duty of guarding the many thousand prisoners held there. While in camp our subject was sent on several important details with picked men, where clearness of judgment and coolness of nerve were required, and was eminently successful in all these undertakings. He was placed in command of the Camp Chase troops at the time of the Dayton riot, and was Judge Advocate of the military court which tried the murderers of John B. Cook in Cambridge, Ohio. Soon after entering the service, he was detailed on special duty, and remained on detached service until the close of the war, serving as Judge Advocate of court martials and military commissions in Cincinnati, Indianapolis and other places. In the latter part of 1864 he was appointed Judge Advocate of the district of Indiana, with headquarters at Indianapolis. As previously stated, he was at the same time Prosecuting Attorney of Guernsey County, and at intervals had to return to Cambridge in order to meet the duties devolving upon him in that office. He was twice breveted for valuable services to the Government, on recommendation of officers of the regular army, who appreciated his judicious and conscientious administration of duty. The brevets being duly confirmed by the United States Senate, he received the commission, and has ever since passed among his acquaintances by the military title of Colonel. After the war, and after being mustered out of service, he was appointed Special Judge Advocate, and retained in his official capacity in Indiana, as the Government had two special cases to prosecute, in which several hundred thousand dollars were involved. In December, 1866, Colonel Taylor married Elizabeth A. Hill, who died in April, 1887. In November, 1889, he married Caro M. Palmer, of China, Me. He continued as Prosecuting Attorney of this county until the year 1867, and so vigorously enforced the law that when his term of service closed there was not an open saloon in the county limits. He continued as an editor of the Times until 1871, when he sold out his inter- 134 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. est in the journal. In the practice of his profes-. sion he has been very successful, and has been retained as counsel in various noted cases, not the least of which was that of the state versus Kennon, for the murder of Benjamin F. Sipe, the opposing lawyer being Allen G. Thurman, of Columbus, Ohio. In 1872 he received eleven or twelve votes for Congress in the convention which nominated Hon. John A. Bingham for his last term. In 1876 he was a delegate to the Cincinnati convention that nominated Hayes, and in 1880 went to Chicago as an avowed Sherman man, but ultimately and gladly gave his vote for James A. Garfield. From 1870 to 1877 Colonel Taylor was President of the Cambridge School Board. During that time the Union School Building was erected, one of the finest structures in eastern Ohio. He was a leading promoter of and was interested in securing the organization and location of the Marietta & Pittsburg (now the Cleveland Marietta) Railroad, and liberally contributed to the enterprise. His congressional .record was marked by the same fidelity and untiring efforts on behalf of the public which have always been one of his marked characteristics. He was then particularly interested in matters concerning the old soldiers and pensioners of the late war, and also in the wool industry, which closely concerned his constituents; and his services were so highly appreciated that his majority was largely increased at each election. For more than forty years Colonel Taylor has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a liberal supporter of its various departments of activity. While engaged in teaching at Fairview, he was Superintendent of the Sunday-school, and later was for seven years in a like position in the Methodist Episcopal Sunday-school of this city. In 1880 he was one of two lay delegates from eastern Ohio to the general conference at Cincinnati, and was a delegate to the Ecumenical Conference held in Washington, D. C., in 1892. During the four weeks of the General Conference and the two weeks of the Ecumenical Conference our subject was never absent from his place during a single session. It has been one of his cherished purposes to assist wcz thy young men to gain a foothold in honorable business callings, or in obtaining an education. He has been able to do this in many instances, even when his own income was small. Colonel Taylor has always been a very busy man. He is at the present time Trustee of three colleges, Scio and Mt. Union, in Ohio, and Alleghany College in Pennsylvania; President of the Ohio National Bank, and the Washington National Building and Loan Association in Washington, D. C., in addition to other positions of trust and responsibility. As receiver, trustee, administrator and executor, he has settled in a most satisfactory manner a number of large estates, where heavy bonds were required, in his twenty-five years of law practice. In his three years as Judge Advocate, four years as Prosecuting Attorney, seven years as President of the School Board, and nine years in Congress. his record is without a stain or even a complaint. WILLIAM COURTNEY BROWNE was born on a farm in Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, owned by his father, Barnard Davis Browne. He has no distinct remembrance of his birthplace, as his parents removed while he was young to Guernsey County, locating at Middletown, then a small village on the National Road, midway between Wheeling and Zanesville. At that time, about 1829, the county was but sparsely settled, and only a small portion of the native forests had been cleared away. His boyhood days, however, bring sweet memories of a pleasant home, with such surroundings as usually attended the dwelling-place of the early settlers. Mr. Browne in his youth spent several months of each year in the schoolroom, which was built of logs placed one upon another, the roof made of long shingles or clapboards, which were not nailed, but kept in place by poles lying upon them, and extending the length of the cabin. The furnishings were in character with the building. A huge fireplace in one end of the room had a large log in the background, while mailer ones graced the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 135 front. Seats were made from the first cut, or slabs, taken from the logs, and were upheld by four stout wooden supports. On one side of the room pins of wood were driven into the wall, on which were hung the hats and hoods of the pupils. In one corner was placed the old oaken bucket, which was filled from a spring which flowed from ,a hillside and sparkled as it fell from the rock on its way to the meadow below. To this bucket, with its little dipper, all would repair to assuage their thirst. Directly opposite was a bundle of birches, cut and ready at all times for emergencies, and one teacher had seemingly imbibed the idea that "in union there is strength," for they lacked not in number. Mr. Browne tells of one teacher, an Irishman, who taught in one of the schools which he attended, and of whom all the scholars were very much afraid. He was the possessor of a very excitable disposition, as well as a good muscular development. His will was law, of the Mede and Persian order, and he exercised it without limit. When in session, the eyes of the scholars, if staring away from their books, were casting sly glances at the professor, who for common usage carried a short-handled hickory, to which were fastened three heavy thongs, and when used by him it dispensed with any further necessity for more blistering. On one occasion a class was called to recite 'in spelling, which had in it a boy of large growth. The teacher, or "master," as he was. called, gave him the word "peg" to spell. The boy, through fear, hesitated for a moment, but in time responded "p-e-g, peg." "It wasn't pag, but peg, I told you to spell," said the teacher with emphasis. Again the boy's lips opened and closed without a sound in his endeavor to work out the problem, with the result that nothing else than p-e-g could be made to spell peg. The man with the sandy hair, fixing his eyes upon the boy, where they rested for a moment, said, "I'll give ye one more chance and if ye don't spell it right, teach ye," at the same time going to the corner of the room and taking. therefrom a stout hickory, three feet or more in length.. It was growing quite hot, though a wintry day, add the boy was wishing for another jacket to keep out the heat, but thinking that all depended upon this final effort, with trembling limbs, began "p-e- double g, peg." The hickory went aloft, and as the master raised on tip-toe, it descended with all the muscular force that was behind it upon the shoulders of the unfortunate pupil. "Now spell it as I do," and the pupil, following the professor, spelled "p-i-g, peg." He had learned his lesson and the autocrat closed the session. As the years glided on young Browne worked either on the farm or as clerk in his father's store. When a lad of sixteen he was sent as a student to Granville College, now Dennison University, where he took a course of four years. On completing his studies there he returned home, and was again placed in the store, and shortly thereafter was made partner in the business. The National Road at this time was a great thoroughfare for travel. Henry Clay, William Henry Harrison, Tom Corwin, John Tyler, Santa Anna, the Mexican, with many Indian chiefs, passed on it in the Concord stage coach or by private -carriage, and as a boy Mr. Browne had the pleasure of shaking hands with nearly all of these distinguished men. Well does he remember General Harrison, who tarried for a time in the town while the relay, or change of horses for the coaches, was being made. On one occasion an Indian chief., in pleasantry perhaps, remarked that he would like to have out subject's scalp, giving as his reason that a man of light complexion had stolen his-quay:. Being lass than twelve years of age, he thought himself almost too young to have his hair cut in that style, and hence was on the lookout, so the chief should not have the pleasure of giving a war-whoop at his expense. When a merchant, business oftentimes required that Mr. Browne should go East to buy goods. Some of these trips were made upon horseback, others in the old-style four-horse coach, which carried nine passengers inside, and three, besides the driver, upon the outside seats. The going by coach. was continuous day and night, three or four days elapsing before the journey was completed. After the building of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as far west as Cumberland, Md., at one time he was on the same railway and in the same stagecoach with General Sam Houston and James Rusk, 136 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. United States Senators from Texas. Mr. Houston was tall in stature, finely proportioned, and in personal appearance would anywhere attract attention. He was dressed in what would be called a half military garb—long frock coat, vest and pants of gray color, with dark metal buttons. In manner he was dignified without show of egotism, and intercourse with him gave the impression that he was one of nature's noblemen. When in the car Mr:- Rusk indulged strongly in liquor, which he kept with him in his seat. This was before the era of vestibuled sleeping-coaches. Mr. Houston, who sat in the rear, watched him closely, seemingly annoyed at his over-indulgence, and when Mr. Rusk vacated his place for a short time, Mr. Houston came forward and grasped the two small demijohns, throwing one of. them against the wall of rock on the outside and the other into the Potomac. He had but regained his seat when Mr. Rusk appeared, and; finding his brandy gone, began cursing the "yankee" who had stolen it, saying when he found him he should be hanged as high as Haman. It was quietly suggested that the General might have taken it as a contraband of war. He was soon convinced that this was so, and with almost inaudible mutterings and threatenings, at down swearing how he intended to repay the robber. Mr. Houston was as calm as a May day morning. It was noticeable that the first President of Texas wielded an influence. over men that was rarely shown, and Mr. Rusk, who was evidently overshadowed by his colleague, became quiescent when he found that it was Mr. Houston who had captured and destroyed his supplies. Nearly twenty years ago, Mr. Browne, in company with others, went to Texas, prospecting for a cattle ranch. Leaving Austin, they traveled northwesterly into the Pan Handle, camping as night came on wherever the surroundings of wood and water made it desirable. They contracted with the owner of a livery to make this trip, he to furnish all the necessaries in the way of food, which included all the delicacies of Southern corn bread and bacon. A fine pair of matched black horses harnessed to a hack gave the appearance of coming comfort. The owner acted as driver, but employed a young Alabaman, whom the fortunes of war had reduced from affluence to want, to go with them as cook, and also to act as military reserve in case of an attack, for outlaws were almost daily committing murders and theft in that part of the state. In laying in a stock of provisions a shilling was expended tor some eggs, which were packed in a basket of oats intended for the horses. The eggs were especially set apart for a Thanksgiving dinner sonic weeks in the future. The culinary outfit was a wonder, and would have taken a high perch in the Midway Plaisance. An antique coffee-pot, looking as though coated with coal tar, four pewter plates, two knives and forks, one small frying-pan, and four tin cups for drinking coffee were among the conveniences. The larder was filled with a few loaves of corn bread and the eggs already mentioned. The cook was a model in the saving of labor, for the plates were never washed from beginning to finish. When one side became unusually heavy, he would turn the other uppermost. Not wishing to wear them out, his guests would select a nice grassy pint, which served as a table-cloth, and dispensed with the china. Unfortunately the game which the party thought to kill was never hit in a vital part, and, having been on the way a long time and been doing penance in the way of fasting, it was voted that they would have their Thanksgiving dinner, even though the day was far distant. So, finding a camping spot on the side of a streamlet, the fire was kindled, the coffee made, the bacon fried in the little souvenir which some grandmother had left as a heritage, and all was made ready for preparing the omelet. The residue of bacon served as a base, and into it the cook had broken the eggs, when he discovered that two or three of them had ripened from last year, giving proof that no flavoring would be needed. For a moment the cook was speechless; then, with an exclamation that was not prayerful in its nature, but quite emphatic, said he "couldn't afford to lose them eggs because two of them were faulty," and with his bowie-knife scraped what he could of the defective ones from the mess, and called the mixture "omelet." The party held a conference, and resolved and re-resolved that they did not like omelet, that is PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 137 Texas omelet, but whereas hunger, deep, maddening hunger, entered a protest against the resolve, they would compromise, call it Ohio omelet, and eat their Thanksgiving dinner. Ever afterward each member of the party in their annual reunions testified that hunger made it toothsome. Sometimes the party would travel all day without a sign of man, woman, child or cabin, and when wrapped in their blankets around the camp fire, would be lulled to sleep by wolves, that made musical the otherwise quiet hours of the night. Once at midnight they were attacked by outlaws, who had stolen horses from a ranch distance away. Many shots were exchanged in the dim fire-light that came from the smouldering embers, but none of the party was hurt. At Ft. Griffin they found more than one hundred thousand buffalo skins piled up in long stretches like cordwood, some of which were being tanned and others shipped to the St. Louis and to a market. In December roses were in bloom in that country, and Mr. Browne remembers comfortably bathing in the head water of the Brazos River at that time of the year. For more than thirty years Mr. Browne lived in Oxford Township Pennyroyad, Guernsey County, where for many years had been held annual reunions. At these assemblages Ohio's sons from New England to the Rockies and beyond would be seen clasping hands and heard relating stories of long ago. When only twenty-three years of age, our subject was chosen Justice of the Peace, which was the only political office he ever held. In 1852 he married Miss Margaret Rosemond, of Fairview, Ohio, who died four years later, leaving a daughter, Hattie, now the wife of W. H. Hunter, of the firm of McFadden & Hunter, editors and proprietors of the Steubenville Dail?, Gazette. In 1859 he married Anna Margaret Logan, at Washington, Pa., and the next year removed to Philadelphia, where his residence was at No. 1328 Vine Street. While there he was engaged as a flour and grain commission merchant, his place of business being on the southwest corner of Broad and Vine Streets. Two years thereafter the firm of Wallace & Browne, of which he was a member, removed to New York, with business houses at No. 48 Broad, and No. 76 Pearl, Street. During the years of his residence there Mr. Browne had rooms and boarded at the Howard Hotel, and his wife returned to Ohio and lived with his father. In the latter part of the '60s William C. Browne sold his interest in the New York house and, coming to this state, began merchandising with J. H. Rosemond in Cadiz. There he built a comfortable home and expected to remain, but his wife dying about this time, he arranged with parties in New Philadelphia to go into the banking business, and removed there in 1880. November 8, 1881, he was married to Clara Rosemond, daughter of Edward and Nancy Rosemond. Mr. Browne, at the time of this writing, is engaged in the banking business in the southwest room of the new court house, and lives at the northwest corner of Sixth and High Streets. The elder of his two sons; Edgar Courtney, was born in Middletown, Ohio, and at the present time is Cashier of the City Bank, and Auditor-elect, of Tnscarawas County. Percy Russell Browne, born in Cadiz, is Assistant Cashier in the bank. THOMAS BROWNE came from England to Massachusetts in 1640. Josiah Browne, born at Concord, Mass., in 1743, was a Lieutenant in a New Ipswich company at the battle of Bunker Hill. Barnard Davis Browne, the second son of John Browne, of Massachusetts Colony, was born in Windsor, Vt., May 6,1797. His home was in New England until a boy of twelve, when his parents removed to Allegheny County, Pa., settling about five miles northwest of Pittsburg. While en route to their new home he rode on horseback quite a distance on the ice, the journey being made from Buffalo, N. Y., along the margin of Lake Erie toward the point which was their destination. An elder brother, John Browne, was in earlier years an Associate Judge of Allegheny County, where his descendants still reside. Barnard Davis Browne was married to Maria Denning, at the residence of Col. William Court- 138 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Davis Browne was Susan Davis. She was a daughter of Barnard Davis, a descendant of Solon Davis, who came from England, locating at Massachusetts as early as 1634. Barnard Davis was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, in 1775. When his wife received the sad news of his death she left their home, which was on the north side of the Charles River, and drove across the stream in a one-horse chaise, in order to reach Boston and take charge of the body of her husband: Susan Davis was married to John Browne in 1794, and some years thereafter they removed. to Allegheny County, Pa. The members of their family were: John, who married Katherine Whitesall; Rhoda, wife of Seneca Needham, of Cambridge, Ohio; Susan, who became the wife of Josiah Spaulding, of Zanesville, this state; Anne, who married Sheldon Hancock, of West Jefferson, this state; and Ann Maria, who married a Mr. Bigelow, of Mansfield, Ohio. ney, eight or ten miles below Pittsburg, on the banks of the Ohio River, November 3,1818. They lived in that vicinity until 1821, when they removed to Cincinnati, and lived upon property which they owned at the corner of Sixth and Elm Streets. On account of his continued sickness, they left Cincinnati in the spring of 1823, removing to Wheeling, W. Va. When somewhat improved, he decided to return to Ohio, and with this end in view mounted a horse and rode to the ferry-boat, intending to cross the river and select and purchase a farm. He was not permitted to do this, however, as he was again taken very ill with a violent chill" and forced to return to his home in Wheeling. He did not recover from this relapse until August, when he purchased and removed to a farm in Belmont County, not far from Mt. Pleasant. Here he continued to live until December, 1829, when he again changed his location, this time settling in Middletown, Guernsey County, where he engaged extensively in merchandising and farming. For many years this place was their home. In 1865 they took up their abode in Cambridge, this state, where Barnard D. Browne died in his seventy-first year. His wife died in 1887, in her ninety-first year. Of the members of the family of Barnard Davis and Maria Browne, Susan, the eldest daughter, married Dr. J. M. Campbell, a prominent physician of Cambridge, Ohio. Their children were: Amanda M., who married J. H. Rosemond, of Fairview, this state; Fred L. Rosemond (son of J. H. Rosemond), an attorney at Cambridge; William A., who is engaged in the real-estate business at Joplin, Mo.; Judge J. W., also an attorney; practicing in Cambridge; Charles M., an editor in Washington City; and Alice Virginia, now the wife of E. J. Williams, of Washington City. The eldest son of Barnard D. Browne was William Courtney. Anna E. married W. M. Farrar, an attorney of Cambridge, and their daughter, Helen B., became the wife of S. P. Mulford, an attorney living in Los Angeles, Cal. Rhoda M. married Turner G. Brown, of Washington City. Jennie H., the youngest of the family, married Edgar C. Dcvinny, and both are deceased. The maiden name of the mother of Barnard MARIA DENNING was born in the city of Philadelphia, Pa., September 27, 1797. Her father, John Denning; was an Irish seacaptain, and commanded a sailing-vessel engaged in trading between the ports of Londonderry, Belfast, Liverpool and London, and occasionally, as inducements offered, made trips across the Atlantic to New York and Philadelphia. At the latter place, in 1790, he was married to Nancy Moore. John Denning was the son of William Denning, of Newton, Limvady, Londonderry County, Ireland- In 1803 Captain Denning made sale of his ship, and with his family moved west of the Alleghenies to a place sixteen miles east of Pittsburg. The river trade to New Orleans was then attracting attention. The products of the Upper Ohio found a market there at fair prices in Spanish silver. Captain Denning had a boat built and entered upon this trade. Maria, then about six years of age, could not remember how long her father was gone upon his first trip, but could recollect distinctly about his return. While the children were PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 137 one day at play, a seemingly strange man alighted from a big gray horse and proved to be her father. He had traveled on horseback from New Orleans, in company with other traders, having made a successful trip and a profit of $5,000. Soon afterward Captain Denning purchased a farm on Courtney's Run, in Allegheny County, north of the Ohio, to which he removed; then sold it, placing his family in a home belonging to Col. William Courtney, who owned a large flouring-mill,' and was extensively engaged in business. Having arranged with Mr. Courtney to supply his family with provisions and the necessaries of life during his absence, he resumed trading upon the river, leaving for New Orleans. By a returning trader, to whom he had entrusted them, he remitted funds, some packages, and a message that he was in good health, and would return as soon as he had made a trip up the Red River country. Upon this trip he was killed by Indians or Mexicans, and his property destroyed or confiscated. It was a long time before his family heard of his fate, and then but indefinitely. Of the five children whom he left, none were old enough to perform much labor, or assist the mother in earning a living. Maria spent much of the time for some years in the home of Mr. Courtney, assisting his wife, who was a delicate woman, in caring for their children, and doing housework, for the death of her father had left them wall very limited means. Mr. Courtney was for many years a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature. His wife died during his absence from home, and Mrs. Browne always spoke feelingly of his return to the vacant home, and ever retained for him a lasting sense of gratitude for his kindness and his generous nature. November 3, 1818, Maria Denning married Barnard Davis Browne, and began housekeeping in Allegheny County, Pa. The long illness of her husband while living in Cincinnati under the care of a physician exhausted the fund of money which they had accumulated through many years of labor, and want, hitherto unfelt, stared them in the face. Then it was that the wife proved herself equal to the emergency. She purchased a set of wool-cards, some tallow, cotton at twelve cents per pound, and carded and spun this article, making the cotton and tallow into candles, which she sold at a profit, thus procuring supplies for her husband and babe until his health was regained. Mrs. Browne was a woman of strong religious convictions, having united with the Presbyterian Church when sixteen years of age. Upon the organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Middletown, where they afterward removed, both she and her husband became active members, and their house a welcome home for every itinerant preacher whose labors led him in that direction. Nancy Moore, mother of Maria Denning, was one of eight children born to Samuel and Sarah Moore, of Philadelphia, Pa., and was born in that city in 1770, and died in Middletown, Ohio, in the year 1838. Her sisters were: Sally, the wife of a Mr. Meredith, of Philadelphia; Betsey, Mrs. NM- Tier, also of Philadelphia; Margaret, Mrs. Nathan Moore; Martha, who married John Moore, of Belmont County, this state; Polly, the wife of Captain Stotesbury, of Philadelphia; and Anne, who departed this life in the above city, aged ninety-two years. SOLOMON STOCKER. This name will he at once recognized as that of the President of the canning company at Gnadenhutten. In connection with this enterprise he operates a fine farm, located near the city, in Clay Township. He is a thorough farmer, having been reared to that occupation, and has been very successful in the years in which he has tilled the soil. His estate is well improved, well stocked with a tine grade of animals, and in all respects is an attractive and valuable piece of property. Our subject was born in Tuscarawas County, January 18, 1838, and is the son of Absalom and Sarah (Stacher) Stocker, the former of whom was born in Northampton County, Pa., in 1814, and died in 1886. He was the son of Andrew and Magdalene Stocker, natives also of the Keystone State. Grandfather Andrew Stocker came with his brothers, Christian and Henry, to Tuscarawas 140 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. County, this state, in the year 1818, and it is from them that the Stockers in this part of the country originated. They became the heads of large families, and lived to attain a good old age. The father of our subject, although only fairly educated himself, gave his children every advantage for obtaining knowledge, and sent them to school until they had mastered all the branches taught in the district. He was a very successful agriculturist, and left at his decease a valuable farm. In him the Moravian Church found one of its most consistent and generous members, and in the congregation near his home he held the official position of Trustee. He bore an honorable part in the civic affairs of his county, and was well known for the incorruptible integrity of his character, and his many fine qualities of heart and hand, which placed him high in the regard of his fellowmen. The original of this sketch, on the outbreak of the late war, volunteered his services in defense of the Union, and in August, 1861, was mustered into Company I, Thirtieth Ohio Infantry, Second Brigade, Second Division, and Fifteenth Army Corps. For three years he was in active service, and was then commissioned to be Hospital Steward. Although wounded on several occasions, he was never absent from roll-call, and remained in the army until honorably discharged in 1865. During that period he fought in thirteen different states, and participated in the following well known engagements: Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg and Missionary Ridge; was with Sherman on his march to the sea, fought through the Carolinas, and was present at the Grand Review in Washington. On his return from the war, Mr. Stocker was married, in September, 1865, to Miss Julia C. Peter, a native of Gnadenhutten, and born in 1843. She was the daughter of Edward and Rebecca (Tayor) Peter, who are now living retired from farm life in Gnadenhutten. The father was born in this place, February 27, 1815, and in turn was the son of David and Susan (Leinbach) Peter, who bore the distinction of being the first white people to locate at this place. David Peter came here in 1799, and conducted a general merchandise store in the interests of the United Brethren Society. In later years he became the owner of the establishment, and carried on a good business the remainder of his life. He became very prominent in the community, holding the office of Postmaster, besides many other positions of trust, for many years. He was well educated, and commanded the respect of all who knew him. To our subject and his estimable wife there were born the following-named nine children: Cornelia, deceased; Charles L., who is a graduate of Oberlin (Ohio) College, and is studying for the profession of a lawyer; Mary A., engaged in teaching school at Collinwood, this state; Edgar A., also following that occupation, in Gnadenhutten; James A., a student at college; Jessie L.; Harold, deceased; Emma C., in school; and Laura, deceased. When ready to commence life for himself, Mr. Stocker taught school several terms at Gnadenhutten, after which he took a short course at Oberlin College. Being short of funds, he again began teaching, and thus earned the money with which to pay for his schooling. After teaching another. term he went West, locating near Springfield, where he worked on a farm, and while there was presented with a certificate to teach in the Prairie State. It was about this time that Abraham Lincoln was nominated for his first term of office, and our subject, being an ardent admirer of the martyred President, traveled twenty miles in order to congratulate him. On returning home from the army, Mr. Stocker taught two terms of school, and then rented the farm of which he is now the owner. It consists of one hundred and eighty-one acres, a part of which is fine coal land. This he is mining with good results. The balance of his acreage is devoted to the raising of the various cereals, and for pastureland for his fine grades of stock. Following in the footsteps of his honored father, our subject has always taken a very active part in public affairs, and contributed his quota toward the upbuilding of his community. He has manifested great interest in the cause of education, and, as a member of the School Board for the past twenty-six years, has done much to advance the standard of scholarship in this county. He is a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 141 member of the Moravian Church, and has been President of the County Sunday-school Association for eight years. Mr. Stocker was instrumental in establishing the canning works at Gnadenhutten, of which he is President, and one of the largest stockholders. He has been Secretary of the Thirtieth Ohio Regimental Association for two years, and was appointed by Governor McKinley to represent the farmers of his county in the National Convention, which met in Parkersburg, W. Va., October 4 to 7, 1894. As the reader already knows, he is an ardent admirer of Republican principles, and nevi. fails to cast his vote and influence in favor of his party's candidates. HON. WILLIAM M. FARRAR, an eminent citizen of Cambridge, was called to his final rest on the 11th of January, 1892, after an active and useful life. In 1883 he was elected to the State Legislature, being re-elected in 1885, and was twice Mayor of this city. At all times he had deeply at heart the prosperity of this community and the upbuilding of the city. He drafted, took to Columbus and helped secure the passage of the law providing for the new courthouse. In 1861 he enlisted in the army as a private, and gradually rose to the rank of Captain. For years he was an esteemed member of the county Bar, and for a period of about nine years, from 1869 to 1878, his attention was given to newspaper work, both here and in St. Louis, Mo. William M. Farrar was the third of nine children born to Samuel and Jane (Simonton) Farrar, the date of that event being September 3, 1824, and the scene of his nativity Washington County, Pa. His father was one of seven sons and three daughters, whose parents were Andrew and Margaret (Moore) Farrar, and his mother was a daughter of Peter and Margaret (McFarren) Simonton. His ancestors on both sides were Scotch-Irish, of the sturdy old Puritan type, and were, almost without exception, Presbyterians. Many of his ancestors fill the graves of Revolutionary soldiers, and at all times members of his family in the past have given their support to the liberty and advancement of the Union. In boyhood Mr. Farrar attended the common schools of the day, and, as he was ambitious, induced his father to allow him to pursue Latin and Greek studies under the instruction of T. B. McEwen. In the year 1841 he entered Mt. Prospect Academy, and later attended the one at Frankfort, and Washington-Jefferson College, where he completed a classical course. From 1844 to 1846 he taught school in Kentucky, and during this time became personally acquainted with Henry Clay, and was therefore greatly interested in the Presidential campaign in which that statesman was prominently before the public. Returning home, young Farrar entered the law office of John L. Dow, of Washington, Pa., was admitted to the Bar in the winter of 1848, and in the spring of the same year settled in Cambridge. His first partner was Mathew Gaston, and later he was connected with Jacob J. Grimes. In the fall of 1851 he was elected clerk of the court, and proved to be a painstaking and faithful official. In May, 1854, occurred the marriage of W. M. Farrar and Anna E., .daughter of Barnard D. Brown, of Middletown. To them were born two children: Charles C., who died in infancy, and Helen B., now the wife of S. P. Mulford, of Los Angeles, Cal. His faithful and devoted helpmate is still living, making her home in Cambridge. In 1861 Mr. Farrar enlisted in the army and was assigned to the ranks, but was soon promoted, being fnrst made Lieutenant and later Captain of Company H, Sixty-fifth Ohio Infantry, attached to the staff of General Rosecrans, together with General Garfield, the latter's Chief of Staff, and General Swaim, at present Judge Advocate General of the United .States. The friendship which was then formed between the three was never afterwards discontinued, and when Garfield was given the highest position of honor in the country he remembered both Mr. Swaim and Mr. Farrar, tendering them a choice of positions. The natural dignity of our subject caused him to decline to apply for any particular office, and thus 142 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. matters were delayed until after the unfortunate assassination of our chief executive. Associated with him in the Sixty-fifth was Maj. Samuel C. Brown, who was killed at the battle of Chickamauga, and of whom he was a most intimate friend. On a number of occasions Captain Farrar was intrusted by his chief with confidential messages to be conveyed to Washington, and which were of the highest importance to the Army of the Cumberland. He executed such commissions with fidelity and zeal, receiving the commendation of his superior officer. During his active years Mr. Farrar was frequently elected to the School Board, was Trustee of the Children's Home, and numberless times served on committees and boards having in charge educational, charitable, literary or musical objects and plans. He was a Wished writer, and several of his historical essays have a national reputation. His cultured mind, good judgment and clear perceptions are clearly shown in several manuscripts which were unpublished at the time of his death, and which indicate literary merit of a high order. The basis of his character was a high sense of honor, honesty of purpose and straightforwardness, joined to great independence and originality. In his political faith he was always an uncompromising adherent of the Republican party. At his death a meeting of the Bar convened and a committee drafted appropriate resolutions of respect and regard. JOHN ARNOLD. This prominent resident of New Philadelphia is one of the proprietors of the nail mills, and is well and favorably known throughout the county. He is a native of Iowa, having been born in Louisa County, October 9, 1843, a son of George and Nancy (Neel) Arnold. The father of our subject was born in Ohio, whence he removed to the Hawkeye State soon after his marriage. He was the son of John and Martha Arnold, both natives of Ireland, who emigrated to this country soon after their marriage. George Arnold followed farm pursuits nearly all his life, and died in this county July 2, 1889. He was a Democrat in politics, and in religions affairs of the Universalist faith. Mrs. Nancy Arnold was born in Jefferson County, this state, and was the daughter of John Neel, whose birth occurred in New York. The wife and mother departed this life December 31, 1893, at the old home in this county, where they located on the removal of the family from Iowa. She reared a family of seven children. Martha became the wife of William Leggett, a well-to-do fanner, near Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio. She departed this life April 26, 1883. John, of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; Jasper C. is deceased; Ada-line is now Mrs. Oliver C. Jenkins, and makes her home in New Philadelphia; Kirkwood lives on the home farm; Caroline is the wife of George Craig, also of this city; and Elzira is on the home place. The early life of our subject was spent at home, in attendance at the district school and in assisting in the farm work. When old enough he began teaching during the winter season, the greater part of the time in this. county. After following this occupation for about five years, he was obliged to abandon it on account of failing eye-sight. He then took up farming as a business, working the old homestead. In the spring of 1872 we find our subject located in Licking County, where he combined the business of an agriculturist with that of a lumberman. He made that section his home for the succeeding six years, when he returned to his old home and gave his undivided attention to its cultivation. One year after his return, his wife died, and Mr. Arnold broke up housekeeping and again engaged in the lumber trade. During the few years in which he followed this business, he also ran a threshing-machine with good profit. He was the possessor of a portable mill, and for a time went about the country wherever he could find good timber-lands, thus manufacturing lumber, which he marketed. In the year 1882 Mr. Arnold made permanent location in New Philadelphia, establishing a lumber-yard and following that industry until 1891, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 143   when he disposed of his interests and purchased stock in the New Philadelphia Wire and Nail Company, with which he is still connected. It is located in the southwestern portion of the city, and when in full operation has a capacity for turning out one thousand kegs per day. They manufacture all kinds of nails, from three-penny to a sixty-penny, which find their way to almost every large city in the United States. The President of the company is John Kaderly; Vice-President. John Eckert; Secretary, Ed Kaldinbaugh; Treasurer, Norman Senhauses; engineer in charge, Mr. Arnold; and foreman, J. C. Muloney. John Arnold was married, July 28, 1869, to Miss Phebe E., daughter of Joseph and Jane (Shultz) Knisely. The father was the son of John Knisely, who laid out the town of New Philadelphia. Joseph is still living, residing in Blicktown, while his good wife is deceased.. To Mr. and Mrs. Arnold there have been born four children: William E., operator and agent for the C. P. R. R., at Bedford, this state; Josie Alice, now the wife of George Wills, a farmer of this county; Harry Kirkwood, engaged in farm pursuits in the vicinity of Livingston, Mont.; and Nannie May, the wife of Daniel McCarthy, of this city. The wife and mother died January 14, 1879. Our subject chose for his second companion Mary M. Parry, and their union was solemnized September 29, 1881. The lady is the daughter of Dr. John and Orilla (Belknap) -Parry. Her father was a surgeon of the Sixty-eighth Ohio Infantry during the late war, and thus rendered his country valuable services. They were the parents of the following-named children: Ellen, now the wife of Joseph A. Winspur; Ora, Mrs. Robert Evans; Amanda, the wife of William Evans; James E., who makes his home in Mill Township, this county; and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Parry were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Mary Arnold was born December 13, 1846, and by her union with our subject reared two children, Blanch and Orilla. She is a member of the Lutheran Church, and is active in all good works. In his political relations our subject is a stanch Democrat, and socially belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, holding membership with Schoenbrun Lodge No. 430: Bethesda Encampment No. 39, and Canton Tuscarawas No. 35. He has passed through all the chairs of the subordinate lodge, also the encampment. In the latter he is Lieutenant. Mr. Arnold is the possessor of a nice home on Beaver Street, New Philadelphia. He is an expert engineer, and is contributing his part towards making of the business a success. JAMES M. CARSON, deceased, was one of the enterprising and progressive business men of Cambridge, Ohio. He was elected to the responsible position of Auditor of Guernsey County, and made a competent and trustworthy official. When. his term of office had expired, he entered the employ of the Baltimore viz Ohio Railroad Company as their agent at Cambridge, and continued to be one of their most trusted and valued employes until his death, which occurred September 8, 1880. Mr. Carson was one of the native citizens of this county, his birth having occurred February 18, 1830, in Birmingham. His father, William Carson,. was a miller by occupation, and both he and his wife, formerly Mary McGrew, died when their son James was a mere child. The youth was traiiied to clerical duties, and when he reached a suitable age became Deputy for his brother-in-law, Thomas W. Peacock, who was then County Clerk. The knowledge which the enterprising young man acquired by industry and observation gained for him the good-will of those in authority over him and led to his subsequent election as County Auditor. From the time of casting his first vote he was an ally of the Democratic party. Socially he was a member of the Masonic fraternity. May 5, 1858, James M. Carson married .Josephine Sarchet, who has lived in this county all her life, and is a lady justly esteemed by all who know her Death bereaved her of her two children, a son and daughter. William, born January 25, 1855, died 144 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. December 8, 1880, at the age of twenty-three. Martha C., who was born May 6, 1836, was called to the silent land June 22, 1876. William had been for some time a telegraph operator and possessed good business ability. He married Clara, daughter of Hugh Brome, and their daughter, Wilma, is now living with her grandmother. Mrs. Carson is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which her husband was also connected during his life. EDGAR HELMREICH is owner and publisher of the Canal Dover News, which is one of the live papers of this section. In politics it is a supporter of the Democracy, and aims to give not only local happenings in a bright, newsy way, but events of importance in the outside world. The journal is ably edited and well conducted in every particular. Our subject has been connected with this paper only two years and a-half, but in this time has greatly increased its field of usefulness in this portion progressivee. he is enterprising and progreSsive in his methods, and is succeeding well in his endeavothe bestace his paper on a level with the.best in the state. He is much interested in the progress and development of this county and district, and in many ways has been a factor in its welfare. As President of the Dover Street Fair, he has been influential in making it a feature, and has received great credit for his management of the one held in October, 1894. It was pronounced by many competent judges to have been the largest and best one ever held in this state. The parents of Edgar Helmreich, Peter and Sarah E. (Walters) Helmreich, were long respected citizens of this community. The father was born in Pfiffligheim, near the city of Worms, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in the year 1823. His family crossed the Atlantic to the United States some ten years later. The father of young Peter, who also bore the same Christian name, settled on a farm near New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, where he remained for six years, then selling out and remoHelmreich, Jr Toinship. In 1857 Peter Helmreich, Jr., in company with his brother Christopher, opened a dry-goods store in Chili, Coshocton County. There they did a thriving business for twelve years, and then opened a similar store in this city. For another twelve years the brothers were in partnership in the dry-goods business here, and on the expiration of that time they concluded to dissolve business relations. Then, in company with his son, the elder Mr. Helmreich continued in trade until 1882, when they were succeeded by Messrs. Meyer & Schafer, who bought the stock and good-will. The death of our subject's father occurred April 2, 1892. To himself and wife, who was a native of the United States, three children were born, namely: Augusta, Edgar and Theresa, the latter of whom died in 1888. Edgar Helmreich was born in Bakersville, Coshocton County, Ohio, March 25, 1855, and from boyhood was brought up in the dry-goods business. After clerking for a number of years and becoming thoroughly and well informed on all the practical workings of the business, he went south in 1882, visiting various cities and important points. Subsequently he traveled in the West, where he remained for some eighin Kansashis time being chiefly spent in Kansas, where he was engaged in collaborating hilmreich works. It was in 1889 that Helmreich first became identified wtili editorial and newspaper work. At Bosworth, Mo., he published a journal known as the Clipper, but after running the same for about nine months he sold out his interest in the venture and bought the Hale City Times, which he conducted for a time. On account of the serious illness of his father, he was led to dispose of his western . interests and return to this county. For a year and a-half thereafter he lived on a farm. Finally, March 30, 1892. he entered into partnership with R. J. Peters, for the. purpose of publishing the Dover News. In January, 1893, he bought out his partner's interest and has since con- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 145 tinued to edit the News alone. The circulation of the sheet is constantly increasing in numbers, and its popularity is much more marked than when he first took hold of it. WILLIAM HILL. Guernsey County abounds in a fine class of farmers, who have given to this part of the state an excellent reputation, and have been of help in building up its commercial and agricultural interests. The subject of this sketch, engaged extensively in general farming, is now residing in Wheeling Township. He is a native of this state, and was born in Tuscarawas County, March 8, 1833. Herbert and Ellen (Booth) Hill were the parents of our subject. The former, a native of Virginia, whose birth occurred in the year 1805, was sixty-four at the time of his decease. He was the son of Jesse Hill and wife, also natives of the Old Dominion, whence they emigrated to this state in a very early day in its history, and passed the remaining years of their life in Tuscarawas County. Mrs. Ellen Hill, the daughter of Daniel and Ellen Booth, is stilt living, making her home in Salem Township, Tuscarawas County. Her parents were natives of London. England, and after taking up their residence in the United States lived in Coshocton County, this state. engaged in farming, and for a number of years also conducted a hotel. The parents of our subject were married in Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County, and to them was born a family of nine children,. of whom William, of this sketch, was the eldest. Sarah is the wife of Edward Hersey, a farmer of the above county; Eliza J. married Edward Kale, also an agriculturist of Tuscarawas County; Martha is the wife of J. W. McFadden, engaged in cultivating the soil of Douglas County, Ill.; George is living in Tunarawas County, which place is also the home of James, and Nancy, the wife of Thomas McFadden;. Catherine is the widow of George Nugent, of that district; and Charles J., the youngest of the family, is also living in that portion of the state. The father of this family taught school for many years prior to following farming as a business, and when quite young worked for eight years on the Ohio Canal, receiving as wages fifty cents per day. He was self-made in the broadest sense of the term, being well and favorably known throughout the county, and was successful as an agriculturist, leaving his family a valuable property. He was a good man, one whose departure from his accustomed place in public and private life was sadly felt. In 1860 the original of this sketch was married to Sarah Jane Nugent, who was born in Columbiana County, this state, September 13, 1837. She is the daughter of the Rev. James and Sarah (Snider) Nugent, the former of whom died in 1859, aged sixty-two years. He in turn was the son of James and Christine Nugent, natives, respectively, of France and Germany. On emigrating to the United States from the latter country, they at once made their way to this state, and passed the remaining years of their life in Columbiana County. The mother of Mrs. Hill was born in this state, and departed this life January 29, 1880, when in the seventy-fifth year of her age. She was the daughter of Jacob and Margaret Snider. The father was born in Germany, and the mother in Ireland. After crossing the Atlantic they made their home in this state until their decease, the father dying in Wellsville. and the mother passing away in Tuscarawas County. The Rev. James and Sarah Nugent were married at New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, where the father was at that time engaged in a general merchandise business. To them were born ten children, as follows: Elizabeth, who is the wife of Samuel Miller, and is living in Kansas; James, deceased; Sarah, now Mrs. dill; Margaret, who is the widow of Thomas Cordrey, and is living at Elizabethtown, Ky.; and Robert, Elmira, George, Am, audit, henry and Jacob, deceased. The father of this family was for many years a noted minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but during the latter years of his life followed the mercantile business, and to some extent was engaged in farming. He was one of the solid men in the vicinity of his 146 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. home, and his example is well worthy of emulation. To our subject and his excellent wife there have been born a son and daughter: James H., at home; and Forest D., now the wife of G. T. Rose, a well-to-do agriculturist of Wheeling Township. When first starting out in life for himself, at the time of his marriage, Mr. Hill, rented a farm for eleven years, after which he purchased his present estate, now comprising two hundred and forty acres of valuable land. He is a man of excellent business ability, sagacious and far-sighted, systematic and methodical in all that he does, and his excellent success is the result of his own well directed efforts, enterprise anil perseverance. With his wife, he is a member in good standing of the Methodist Protestant Church, and in politics was in early life a Whig, but now votes with the Republican party. Mr. Hill is very liberal in his contribution to church work, and indeed supports in a substantial manner all worthy movements set on foot in his community. He is very wealthy and prominent in the affairs of the township, and is now living in peace and quiet in his elegant brick residence. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 149 . MARY (SEATON) JUDY, whose pleasant home at No. 69 East High Street, New Philadelphia, bespeaks the culture and refinement of the owner, is a native of this place, where she has passed nearly her entire life. She is the widow of John Judy, who was likewise born in this city, and who was long esteemed one of the leading business men of the place. He was a son of. John and Maria (Tschudy) Judy, the former of whom was a native of Switzerland, but who emigrated to the United States in 1803, and became a permanent resident of this county. The latter at the time of her marriage with Mr. Judy was a Mrs. Schaffer, and by her first union had three children, Maria, Elizabeth and Mathias. She became the wife of John Judy August 30, 1808, the ceremony being performed in Hagerstown, Md. Two sons and a daughter were the result of their union, namely: Susan, John and David. The daughter became the wife of Abraham Knisely, and died in 1833. John Judy was a tailor by occupation, and became well-to-do. Personally, he was noted for his sterling integrity and uprightness of life. His death occurred October 1, 1871, at the advanced age of ninety years. His wife died September 18, 1858. John Judy, the eldest son of the foregoing, was born January 4, 1812, and passed his boyhood on a farm, where he remained until he was seventeen years old. He then began learning the carpenter's trade, which he followed for some five years. Subsequently his attention was principally given to 3 farming for many years, but he was also to some extent engaged in the manufacture of brick. On various occasions Mr. Judy held honorable positions, both in civil and religious circles. For nine years he served with credit to himself as Justice of the Peace, but he was not desirous of filling public capacities, and could rarely be prevailed upon to do so. He was, however, Treasurer of the American Bible Society for sixteen years, and for the last thirteen years of his life a large portion of his time was spent in the department of Sunday-school work, not only in this county and state, but in others. He stood in the front rank of workers in this field, and believed with all his heart that in the Sunday-school should be recruited the laborers for the Master's vineyard. The first marriage of John Judy was celebrated in 18:32, when Miss Elizabeth Landes became his wife. Her parents, Felix and Christina Landes, were among the early pioneers of this place, having emigrated hence from Virginia. Mrs. Elizabeth Judy departed this life August 21, 1863. October 16, 1864, Mr. Judy wedded Christina, daughter of David and Lydia Kitch, who were also early settlers of this county, and were from Pennsylvania. The death of Mrs. Judy took place August 27, 1869, less than five years after her marriage. April 13, 1870, John Judy married Miss Mary Seaton, the ceremony being performed at Pana, Christian County, Ill., where the lady was engaged in teaching at the time, having followed this calling for more than fourteen years, six years of