PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL. RECORD - 201 ISAAC W. HALL, deceased, was for nearly fifty years associated with the history of Millwood Township and Quaker City, and perhaps did more than any other man in causing the latter to grow from an unpretentious hamlet to a thriving and enterprising place. For years he was connected in one capacity or another with the Central Ohio Railroad, now leased and operated by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and was at the time of his death a stockholder and Director. One of the promoters of the Quaker City National Bank, he was for a time President of that institution, and was also a Director of the old Guernsey Bank at Washington, and. the Central National Bank of Cambridge. He was. President of the Quaker City Window Glass Company, and interested in many other local industries. After a life of usefulness and benefit to his fellow-townsmen he was called to his final rest, May 29, 1886. The great-grandfather of our subject was Isaac Hall, who was born April 12, 1748, and was one of three children (the others being Moses and Joseph) born to Moses and Elizabeth Hall, natives of England. The former was killed accidentally at a mill, and, according to the old English law then prevailing in North Carolina, the eldest son inherited all of the real estate. Isaac, a small and sickly boy of twelve years, was turned out upon the world to make his own living as best he could. Seven years later he regained his health and was never again sick until his last illness, his death occurring at the age of eighty-five years and eleven months. He married Ann, daughter of .Joseph and Gulyelma White, and seven children were born to them: Joseph, born December 4, 1772; Elizabeth, March 14, 1775; Anna, February 20, 1777; Miriam, July 31, 1779; Isaac, August 4, 1782; John, October 24, 1784; and Moses, October 30, 1789. The parents lived. for several years after their marriage in their native state, and after removing to Wayne County, N. C., thence started for Ohio on the 25th of May, 1805. The journey was made in one-horse carts, and their destination, Belmont County, was reached on the 26th of June following. With the exception of Anna and her brother Moses, their children were all married in North Carolina. Anna subsequently married Joseph Dodd, and after her mother's death resumed' her place in the household. They worshiped with the Quakers, who held meetings at Stillwater, and for twenty-eight years Isaac Hall was a punctual attendant. His second marriage took place at Plainfield, December 24, 1807, to Dina Plummer, who died in November, 1828. In the autumn of the following year the husband went to live with his son John, under. whose roof his death occurred March 6, 1834. John Hall, our subject's father, was in his twenty-first year when he came to the Buckeye State, and in August, 1806, he took up a building site on section 13, this township, then a part of Noble County. For days he slept at the root of an oak tree, and lived on wild turkey, which abounded, and the bacon, loaf of bread and cornmeal which he brought from his father's home. After four days' work he made a sufficient clearing to build a cabin, and was assisted therein by the pioneers, John Reed, Joseph Williams, John Pervus, and a colored man named Charles Mewson. To his humble home he brought his bride, Phoebe, daughter of John and Hannah Webster. Their marriage was celebrated August 26, 1807, at a meeting of 203 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Friends at Stillwater. The y had a family of eight children. Cyrus, born May 31, 1808. died June 16, 1884; Isaac W. was born July 15, 1810; Thomas, born February 14, 1812, died September 28, 1881; John P., born August 26, 1815, died May 5, 1890; Hannah A., born August 3,1817, died May 22,1837; Eli, born June 7, 1819, died August 1, 1891; Jesse, born August 31, 1821,. died April 7, 1847; and Eliza, born September 22, 1824, is the only survivor. After receiving the scanty education which the common schools of his day afforded, Isaac W. Hall became interested in merchandising in the town of Millwood, now Quaker City, where his old store is still standing. He possessed rare business ability, and at the same time was upright in all his dealings. From the lirst he prospered, and as the town extended its boundaries his own income increased. He was an enthusiastic Republican and a man of public spirit. In religion he adhered to the faith of his fathers and was prominent in the Society of Friends. In 1840 Isaac Hall married Margaret Thomas, and their daughter, Phoebe, is now the wife of Hugh Keenan. After the death of his first wife Mr. Hall married Elizabeth Vail. Their union was blessed with two children, Eliza V. and John R. The former died in childhood, and John R. is President of the Quaker City National Bank, having succeeded his father. In 1862 Mr. Hall wedded Sarah Gomery, who survives him, and by her he had one child, who died in infancy. JAMES W. SMALLWOOD. The profession of law claims some of the brightest minds of the age, and in the prominence of her representatives of this class Cambridge is behind no other city. In the affable gentleman whose name introduces this sketch may be found one who thoroughly understands the vexed questions which only legal minds can unravel, and who is meeting with great success in his practice. he located in Cambridge April 22, 1890, since which time he has built up a good practice here. Mr. Smallwood was born in Vinton County, this state, June 11,1858, and is the son of Peter and Mary (Baker) Smallwood, natives, respectively, of Ross and Vinton Counties. Grandfather William Smallwood was born in Virginia and was the first of that name to locate in Ohio. This was in 1800, at a time when Ross County was all woodland,and Chillicothe was a small village. His object in coming hither was to acquire a good property from the cultivation of the fertile soil of Cie Buckeye State, and in this venture he was not disappointed. To Peter and Mary Smallwood there were born five children, of whom our subject was the youngest but one. Sarah became the wife of Caleb Dixon, a miller of Ross County; William J. is engaged in farming in Vinton County, this state; Simon P. met his death while on a hunting expedition in the Indian Territory in 1886, at the age of thirty-one years; and Zoa is now the wife of E. S. Ray, M. D., of Hamden Junction; Vinton County. The original of this sketch first attended the common schools of his native place, and being desirous of gaining further knowledge, began teaching in the fall of 1879, and continued .till 1887. In 1880 he graduated from the Ladoga School, in the teachers' course; in 1883 he graduated in the scientific course, with the degree of B.. S., at the National Normal University of Lebanon, Ohio; and in 1888 he graduated in the law course at the same. university with the degree of LL. B., and was admitted to practice at the Bar. In the fall of 1888 he gave attention to his professional duties first in Chillicothe, where he lived for about eighteen months, and then came to Cambridge, where he is well and favorably known. Mr. Smallwood was married, October 18,1888, to Jessie K., daughter of Osborn Beal, of Monroe Township, Guernsey County. She is descended from an old and highly esteemed family, which originally came from Pennsylvania. Two children have been the result of the union of our subject and his wife, Homer G. and Mary Helen. Politically Mr. Smallwood is a stanch advocate of Republican principles, and in 1894 was Secretary of the County Republican Executive Committee PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 203 and Chairman of the Board of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections. He is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows' fraternities, in both of which orders he has held official positions. COL. GEORGE H. HILDT, one of the most popular citizens of Canal Dover, is one of the brave veterans of the War of the Rebellion. He enlisted as a private soldier, but on account of gallantry and merit was soon promoted, and thus continued until he was given his present title. He enlisted in the early part of the war, and served until the fall of 1864, when he was obliged to resign on account of broken health. His service was very arduous, and was spent in several of the most important campaigns of the war. Of late years he has been Pension Claim Agent in this place, and has also dealt to some extent in real estate. His first Presidential ballot was cast for Fremont, and since that time he has been one of the ardent supporters of the Republican party. Rev. John Hildt, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in Poland, September 21, 1775, and died at Canal Dover, April 4, 1862. He had just completed his education when his country became a theater of war. The infamous combination of the Russian, Prussian and Austrian Governments to conquer and divide Poland had excited the indignant feelings of its people, and among the youth who rushed to sustain Kosciusko in his efforts to rescue his country was young Hildt. He followed the fortunes of that brave leader until the disastrous battle of Warsaw, where ten thousand patriots fought for eight hours against fifty thousand Russians; Kosciusko had previously fallen and been taken prisoner, but his spirit animated his followers. Mr. Hildt had the choice of two evils: to surrender and be murdered by the Russians, or run the risk of drowning in the Vistula. He chose the latter, and escaped by swimming the river. Though all seemed lost save honor, Hope pointed to the Star of Freedom in the Western Hemisphere. In 1800 he crossed the Atlantic and settled in Baltimore, Md., where he soon found friends, who assisted him in business, and he became a tanner. In the War of 1812 the Polish hero did not remain an idle spectator of his adopted country's struggle, but at once volnnteered, became a Captain, and took part in the battle of North Point, near Baltimore. in 1802 he became a member of the German Methodist Church, and soon afterward he. began preaching, a vocation which he followed for about twenty years in Pen nsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio. In May, 1825, he attended a general conference of the United Brethren in Christ near Canal Dover, and in 1829 he joined the Muskingum Conference, and was made Presiding Elder. He wrote the discipline of. the church and the life of Bishop Newcomer, for whom New Comerstown was named. Soon after locating in Baltimore he married, and by this marriage became the father of nine children. Their mother's death occurred in 1825. and later he married Mary Wolgamuth, who died May 27, 1857, aged seventy-six years, two months and seven days. Of the children of Rev. John Hildt, the eldest, Rev. George Hildt, was at the time of his death, with one exception, the oldest minister in the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he had preached for fifty-five years: John, the father of the Colonel, was the second in the family. Daniel devoted his entire life to merchandising. Rev. Francis was a minister in the United Brethren Church, and died in 1859, when in his fiftieth year. Of the three daughters, Eliza, the eldest, married Rev. John Baer, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the Baltimore Conference, and died May 17, 1875, at the age of seventy years; Mary, who never married, died in Canal Dover in August, 1862, aged forty-five years; and Eve is the wife of F. E. Keller, who lives near this place. The birth of John Hildt occurred September 29, 1807, in Baltimore, where he continued to reside until he was eleven years of age, when, with his father's family, he removed to Martinsburg, W. Va. There he worked in his father's tannery un- 204 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. til 1830, when be came to Ohio. In 1831 he married Maria E. Gloninger, of Baltimore, and at once took his wife to a farm lying five miles west of Canal Dover. In 1834 he became a resident of this place, and later Superintendent of the Ohio Canal, a position which he held for four years. From 1850 to 1855 he was Auditor of the county, after which his time was employed in a produce and commission business. All Republicans now living who attended the conventions from 1840 to 1870 well remember his speeches. To himself and wife were born four children, two of whom survive, Mrs. W. C. Deardorff and George H. The demise of the father occurred in this city February 1, 1885, and his son Daniel G. died in Baltimore, Md., in May, 1887. Col. G. H. Hildt was born in Canal Dover, October 11, 1835, and was educated in the common schools. When fifteen years of age he entered his father's office, the latter being at the time County Auditor. In 1856 the young marl obtained a position as clerk in a general store at Bolivar, where he remained for two years. In the winter of 1855 he taught school and also engaged in farming, after which his time was occupied for a year in running a produce business. In 1858 he went to Kansas, where he pre-empted a quarter-section of land, which he subsequently purchased. In 1859 he kept books in St. Louis for Gaylord, Son & Co., at No. 301 North Main Street, and the following year he returned to Dover. On the 20th of April, 1861, George H. Hildt enlisted in Company F, Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, and carried a musket for six weeks. He was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant June 5, 1861, but on account of the expiration of its term of enlistment the company was mastered out of service on the 18th of the following August. In the mean time Mr. Hildt had gone on an expedition to Philippi, and had taken part in engagements near Bealington and Carrick's Ford in July. August 24, 1861, he recruited and was made Captain of Company I, Thirtieth Ohio, and January 28, 1862, he was promoted to be Major. At Raleigh, W. Va., he relieved Lieut.-Col. R. B. Hayes, by taking command of that post during the winter. Until May, 1862, he served in the Third Brigade, Department of West Virginia, and in the First Brigade, Kanawha Division. In the Army of the Potomac and his regiment he served in Cox's division, Ninth Corps, until the month of October, 1862, and in Ewing's brigade, Army of West Virginia, until December, 1862. From then to January, 1864, he was in the Third Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Corps in the Army of the Tennessee; and was then in the Second Brigade; Second Division, of the Fifteenth Army Corps up to July 1, 1864, when he was assigned to the First Brigade of the same division and corps, in which he acted until September, 1864. The memorial escutcheon in possession of Colonel Hildt shows, in part, a record of services in the first year of the war as follows: September 6 to December 22, 1861, operations against bushwhackers and guerrillas in the vicinity of Sutton Heights. W. Va.; December 23, 1861, to February 4, 1862, duty at Fayetteville; February 5 to March 10, 1862, command of post at Raleigh C. H., W. Va. After that his record of service was as follows: Battle of Princeton, May 15, 16 and 18, 1862; Great Flat Top Mountain, May 19, 1862; from August 16 to 26, 1862, duty at Pope's headqnarters; second battle of Bull Run, August 27 to September 3; Monocacy, September 9 and 10; South Mountain, September 14; Antietam, September 17; and expedition to Logan C. H., November 30 to December 10. On the 31st of December, 1862, the Colonel and his command were sent to Arkansas, and reached Helena on the 15th of the following January. From Arkansas they went to Mississippi, and from March 16 to 28, 1863, were in service at Steel's Bayou, in that state. From April 29 to May 2 they were at Hayne's Bluff, Miss.; and from the 20th to the 22d of the same month were in the famous battle of Vicksburg. Then came the following battles: Jackson, July 9 to 16; Tuscumbia, Ala., October 24; Mission Ridge, November 25; Dallas, May 25 to June 5, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, June 10 to July 2; Nicojack Creek, July 1 to 10; Atlanta, July 20 to 22; and Jonesboro, August 31 and September 1. In the assault on Vicksburg the regiment, under Colonel Hildt's command, did meritorious service, and on the 22d of May they led the attack of Sherman's army. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 205 For their bravery in passing the Confederate batteries on the 16th of April, 1863, a portion of the regiment was awarded a silver cup and highly commended for their bravery. At Vicksburg, May 22, the Colonel was wounded in the hip while leading his regiment. September 22, 1864, his resignation on account of sickness was accepted, and he returned home. Since the war Colonel Hildt has been engaged in obtaining pensions for his former comrades and associates worthy; of Government acknowledgment. When Townsend was elected Secretary of State, he became Stationery Clerk, and continued to hold that office during Townsend's administration. In his personal appearance the Colonel is of commanding figure, and he possesses elegant and easy. manners. He is an interesting conversationalist, and has a host of sincere friends who esteem him highly. His marriage was celebrated November 25, 1875, with Mrs. Angeline Switzer, whose maiden name was Harbaugh. Two sons have been born of their union: John Edward, who is a student in the Ohio State University; and Frederick Townsend, a pupil in the public schools of this place. In religion the Colonel is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, while his wife belongs to the Moravian Church. JOSEPH H. HOSTETLER was elected Mayor of Canal Dover in April, 1894, on the Democratic ticket, and is serving to the full satisfaction of his constituents and greatly to his own credit. For the past fourteen years his home has been in this place, and for some eight years he has been engaged in the practice of law. In 1885 he was elected to serve as Justice of the Peace, and has continued to act in that capacity ever since. The birth of our subject occurred February 13, 1853, in Lawrence County, Pa.; his parents being Adam and Catherine (Ross) Hostetler. The father, who was a farmer, also worked at the carpenter's trade. He was a natural mechanic and readily took up any kind of work. It was his custom to make shoes, not only for his own family, but for 'friends and neighbors. He was born in Pennsylvania and was of German descent, with an intermixture of Swiss blood. His ancestors were members of the Amish Church, taking the Scriptures literally and to the letter. Mrs. Catherine Hostetler was left an orphan at an early age and was reared by a family named Zuck; so she was known by that name more than by her proper cognomen. She was a noble woman and very industrious. Often she worked in the fields with her boys, but when our subject was fifteen years of age he made up his mind that his mother should not do any more farm work, and in every way he tried to spare her and save her from toil. Of his four sisters and two brothers, .John is a resident of Canal Dover; Ann, whose home is in Indiana, is the widow of Joseph Harper; Jefferson lives in Hickory County, Mo.; Sarah is the wife of William C. Work, of Goshen, Ind.; Fannie resides in Hickory County, Mo.; and Emma, Mrs. Beiler, lives in Cass County, Mo. In the year 1857 Adam Hostetler and his family came to Ohio, and for six months lived in Holmes County, and then became residents of this county, whence, in the year 1868, they removed to Hickory County, Mo. When nineteen years of age, Joseph H. saddled his horse and joined a wagon train bound for Indiana. For eighteen nights he slept on the ground, with the result that he was taken sick with fever and ague. In September, 1862, the father of our subject enlisted and served in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteers. After nearly two years at the front he was honorably discharged at Parkersburg, W. Va., on account of disability. He participated in the second fight at Harper's Ferry, and for the most part was stationed in West Virginia, at points along Cheat River. As a student our subject was uncommonly bright, and early showed his more than ordinary ability. he pursued his studies in school until the winter of 1873, when he went into the law office conducted by his elder brother, John. He remained there until December, 1875, when he 206 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. taught two terms of school in Indiana. Later he read medicine in the office of Dr. Frank Putt, of Middlebury, Ind. The next summer he was on a farm, and then and there did his last work as an agriculturist. The winter following he took a course of lectures in the Columbus (Ohio) Medical College, and the next year and a-half were passed under the instruction of Dr. Putt, who was then taking a special post-graduate course at college. In the fall of 1879 the young doctor of whom we write set up in business for himself in the village of Emma, Lagrange County, Ind., where he remained only a few months. In May, 1880, be came to Canal Dover, and, dropping the medical practice, took up the study of law. In 1886 he was admitted to the Bar, and has since found his time amply and profitably employed in attending to the needs of his many clients. In politics he is a stanch Democrat and cast his first vote for William Allen as Governor. December 1, 1883, Joseph H. Hostetler married Miss Callie A. Myers, and two children grace their union, Joseph and Catherine. Mrs. Hostetler, who is a lady of culture and social attainments, is a daughter of Solomon and Angeline Myers, well known citizens of this place.   JOSEPH HANCE CRETER, a prominent and well-to-do citizen of New Comerstown, has been for many years engaged in the manufacture of grain separators. In many respects he is a remarkable character. Possessed of a strong will power, he has swept away obstacles in his pathway and with determination has pressed forward to the goal he had in view. Though he has made much money, he has always been generous, and no appeal from the worthy poor was ever made to him in vain. He has cheered and helped them with liberal gifts, and has lent his financial support to the cause of religion, education and public improvements. The birth of our subject occurred in the log house built by President Garfield's father at Tucker's Lock, near this city, July 3, 1834. His parents were Morris and Lena (Voorhees) Creter, the former a native of Morris County, N. J., as were his parents before him. The unparalleled desolation and ravages caused by the troops of Louis XIV. under Marshal Turenne, were the stern prelude to bloody persecutions. To escape impending fate, Germans and other Protestants, to the number of about fifty thousand, emigrated to America between the years 1702 and 1727. Many of them located in Morris County and in the German Valley, N. J. Among them was the first by the naive of Creter to establish a home in America, and from him our subject is descended. The exact year of his coming is unknown, but it is believed that he came in 1738, in company with Leon hart Nachbar (the original spelling of the name Neighbor, borne by some of the early settlers of Tuscarawas County), who was known as the "Father of the Valley." From the date last mentioned the Creters figure in the annals of New Jersey, and fin. more than two centuries the family has been one of prominence. One Andrew Creter came to this country in the fall of 1817, and soon afterwards married Elizabeth Neighbor. His brother, Morris, came in November, 1830, bringing with him his wife, Lena, to whom he was married September 8, 1829. He was born in Middlesex County, February 14, 1808, and died June 7, 1838.. Of his five children, Sarah Maria became the wife of Charles Correll, of Chauncey, Ill.; Catherine Ann first married Rev. William Conant, a Methodist Episcopal minister, who died at Milan, Ohio, and subsequently she wedded Benjamin D. Patrick, of Norwalk, Ohio, now residents of Los Angeles, Cal.; Emeline became the wife of Frank Coder, a farmer near St. Louis, Mo.; Joseph H. is the next in order of birth; and Voorhees died at the age of fourteen years, from injuries received in falling upon the ice. After the death of his first wife, Morris Creter married, Max 19, 1839, Mrs. Jane Clark, widow of Dr. H. G. Clark. His third marriage was with Mrs. Eliza A., widow of Perry C. Wolf, the ceremony being performed January 20, 1860. Morris Creter reached Ohio with but $44 in cash, and in 1838 made his first purchase of land, this PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 207 being a tract of five and a-half acres at Tucker's Lock, where our subject was born in the cabin erected there by President Garfield's father. Subsequently he became one of the landed proprietors of this section of the country by his active and energetic characteristics. From 1842 to 1845 he was a Justice of the Peace, and from the latter year up to 1852 he was Associate Judge. In 1870 he was elected Justice of the Peace for three years, was afterwards re-elected, and served altogether twelve years in that capacity. Politically he was a Whig and later a Republican. his decision and will power were very great. He had been accustomed all through life to take a morning dram. but upon hearing a temperance orator whom he regarded as a close and true friend, he determined to abandon his former practice. His friend argued with him, saying, "At your time of life, and with your habits fixed, I guess you had better not quit abruptly; it may injure you." Mr. Creter replied, "There is only one way of quitting; tapering off won't do." Whenever he found himself from force of habit lifting a glass to his lips, his will immediately asserted itself, and he never touched a drop of liquor after pledging himself to future abstinence. His death occurred March 26, 1891. The first years of Joseph Hance Creter were passed in an uneventful manner. After receiving an elementary education in the common schools, he for a time attended Oberlin College. Later he studied medicine in the Eclectic Medical College of Philadelphia, and after his graduation practiced with great success for eight years in Indiana and Illinois. At the end of that time he became interested as a manufacturer, and has -since given his attention to his present line of business. In this undertaking he has been blessed with success and has become well-to-do. Socially he is a member of the Masonic order, having united in 1864 with Lodge No. 993, of Wyanet, Ill. In his political convictions he is a Democrat, and religiously is a member of the German Lutheran denomination. While a resident of Indiana, J. H. Creter was married to Miss Sallie Brison, of Laurel, Franklin County, January 18, 1876. She was a most estimiable and accomplished lady, her education having been obtained at College Hill, near Cincinnati. She excelled in music, and had as one of her teachers Madam Rive, the mother of the celebrated pianiste, Madame Rive-King. To Mr. and Mrs. Creter were born two children: Philip B., on the 18th of .January, 1877; and Schubert, May 5, 1879. Both sons are being trained in agricultural pursuits. Mrs. Creter died May 16, 1889, very suddenly. She was on her way to church and was taken with hemorrhage of the lungs, from which her death resulted in a few minutes. She was placed to rest beside her father in Laurel Cemetery, of Laurel, Ind. JOHN WOLF, deceased, was one of the successful agriculturists of Warwick Township, and for forty-four years was an inhabitant of Tuscarawas County. He was an upright and honorable man in all of his dealings, and his loss is considered one of moment to the entire community in which he lived for many years in an exemplary manner. John Wolf was born in Prussia, Germany, near the village of Baumholder, March 30, 1832. His early years were passed uneventfnlly in his native land, where he received a common-school education in his mother tongue. He emigrated to America with his parents when he was eighteen years of age. On arriving in New York City he continued on his westward journey, and landed in Port Washington, this county, June 4, 1850. With the exception of three years which he spent in Iowa before his marriage, he was ever afterward a resident of Tuscarawas County. He was a farmer by occupation, having become familiar with its practical details in his boyhood. In 1870 he took up his abode on his farm in Warwick Township, where he resided until the time of his death. He was successful in his business career, and in addition to making a good living for his family, accumulated a valuable estate. Mr. Wolf was married, June 4, 1861, to Elizabeth Schneider, who was born in the same locality 208 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in Prussia, Germany, as was her husband, and emigrated to America with her parents in 1857, settling in Washington Township. Six children graced the union of .John and Elizabeth Wolf: John A. and Charles R., enterprising young farmers of Warwick Township; E. Albert, who is a physician of Dennison, Ohio; E. Louise, born June 6, 1874, and who died October 23, 1893; and two who died in infancy. The mother of this family was born October 4, 1841, and was called to her final rest December 24, 1893. Politically John Wolf was identified with the Democratic party, but was never induced to hold any official office, except as a member of the Board of Education. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wolf were active members of the Lutheran Church, in which the former held offices at various times. He was called to his final rest January 19, 1894, and with the others of 11;s family lres buried in the family lot in the Lutheran Cemetery at Tuscarawas, Ohio. HON. MILTON TURNER is one of the representative men of Cambridge, and is a prominent Democratic politician in this portion of the state. During the late war he made a gallant record as a defender of the Union, and served from October 24, 1861, until the close of the conflict, his discharge papers being dated August 6, 1865. He has always kept a warm spot in his heart for his soldier comrades, is a member of the Union Veteran League, and has been one of the most enthusiastic promoters of the Guernsey County Soldiers' Monument. George Turner, the father of our subject, was born in Virginia, and his father, who bore the same Christian name, was a native of England. The latter emigrated to the United States in 1801, and died in 1812, as the result of an accident, a tree falling upon him. He left a wife, formerly Mary Stephenson (of Irish birth). and three children. The widow subsequently became the wife of John Shields. George Turner, Jr., was brought up as a blacksmith, and learned the trade in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio. In early manhood he removed to Cambridge, and worked at his trade with Mitchell Atkinson. He met and married Eliza .1. Porter, their union being celebrated in April, 1843. Eleven children were born to them, and of the seven who survive Milton is the eldest. James was killed at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864. He was a private of Company H, Seventy-eighth Ohio Infantry, and participated in all of the engagements from Ft. Donelson to Atlanta. George died in Texas. Celesta became the wife of James Hunter, a telegraph operator. Isabella is the wife of James F. Hardesty, a bridge contractor of Cambridge. William is weigh-master in the Cambridge coal mines, and is ex-Deputy State Mine Inspector. Mary is the widow of Austin Sines. John P. is Principal of the South Side School in this city; and Samuel is a resident of Columbus, Ohio. The parents of Mrs. Eliza (Porter) Turner were James and Hannah (Sharp) Porter, natives of County Down, Ireland. The former was born in 1796, and was brought to the United States when about five years of age. His father, Joseph, located near Carlisle, ,Pa., and thence removed to Allegheny County, where he died at the age of seventy-seven years. He had three children, James, Robert and Margaret. James Porter came to Guernsey County in 1833, and followed agricultural pursuits from that time until his death, which occurred April 28, 1864. His children were as follows: Eliza J.; Joseph, who died at Peabody, Kan., in 1894; Mary Ann, James S., Robert, Cynthia, Margaret, Ellen, Ann H., William W. and John T. The Sharps Were early settlers in Maryland, and later in Pittsburg, and the grandfather of Mrs. Turner was killed by Indians. Milton Turner was born in Adam Township, of this county, February 5, 1844, and received a common-school education. He enlisted in the fall of 1861, and after the close of his term of service re-enlisted as 9a veteran. His first engagement was at Ft. Donelson, after which followed the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Shiloh, Corinth, Jackson, I uka, Bolivar, Grand Junction, Memphis, Thompson's Hill, Raymond, Black River and the siege of Vieks- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 209 burg. He was wounded at Bentonville, N. C., March 21, 1865, and thereby lost his right arm. He was discharged soon afterward at Columbus, Ohio. He had served in the Atlanta and Carolina campaigns, and was with Sherman on his march to the sea. Returning home, our subject attended school for a year, and March 21, 1866, married •Henrietta, daughter of Henry Urban. Seven children came to grace their union: Henry Howard, who is in the railroad employ, and lives at home; James P., who is now working in the Cambridge Rolling-mills; Charles W., who died April 7, 1871; Laura B., wife of James McMahon, of the Cambridge Rolling-mills; Frederick Livingstone, a grocer of this city; and Milton Hoge, Jr., and Carlos, who are at school. In 1866 Milton Turner was placed on the Democratic ticket to run for the position of Sheriff of this county, but was defeated. The next eight years he gave his attention to the management of a dairy. In 1874 he was appointed under Governor Bishop as Visitors' Attendant at Columbus, and served as such for two years. In 1886 he was elected County Treasurer, receiving a majority of two hundred votes, in the face of a Republican majority of one thousand. He served for two years, after which he was nominated for Representative, running against D. D. Taylor, and reduced his opponent's majority from nine hundred and seventy-five- to two hundred and fifty votes. In 1890 he was elected to the State Board of Equalization for the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Districts, comprising the counties of Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Guernsey, Monroe and part of Noble. In 1892 Mr. Turner was nominated for Congress from this district, and was defeated by only eleven hundred votes, though every county in the district is Republican. Moreover, he carried Muskingum County, the home of VanVoorhies, by a majority of five hundred. In 1894 he was nominated Secretary of the State Convention. Fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In the intervals of his public office, Mr. Turner has been engaged in cultivating the farm which he owns in Cambridge Township, and which is principally devoted to fruit-growing. Each year im mense crops of peaches, in particular, are grown on this farm, and of late years the owner has been very successful in evaporating fruit, as with a company he erected a suitable building, equipped with the most modern processes and machinery. Personally he is deemed a wise counselor, a sincere friend and a desirable companion. He is generous, large-hearted and just in all his dealings with his fellow-men. JOHN OZIER, whose accidental death, January 13, 1891, was a great shock to the community, was long one of the enterprising business men of Cambridge, and was born only a mile and a-half north of this city, August 8, 1826. Among his most prominent characteristics were integrity, fidelity and sincerity of word and deed. For thirty-four years he was one of the most faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and took a most active interest in iwelfarere- and progress. The parents of John Ozier were Thomas and Rachel (Marguand) Ozier. The former was a native of the Isle of Guernsey, and was one of the pioneers of this county, having settled in Cambridge as early as 1810. He was an agriculturist by occupation, and for many years was a Notary Public. The boyhood days of John Ozier were passed in farming and in striving to gain a fair education in the poorly conducted schools of that day. On arriving at man's estate he married Catherine Kneeland, and their son, Charles, died in early childhood. The mother was called to her final rest in June, 1882. Subsequently Mr. Ozier married Sarepta, daughter of Lloyd L. and Mary L. Bonnell, the latter of whom bore the maiden name of Sarchet. The Bonnell family was originally from Virginia. Mrs Sarepta Ozier was born July 16, 1848, in Cambridge, and was married October 210 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 15, 1884. To herself and husband was born one child, Thomas, September 17, 1885. The circumstances under which John Ozier met his death were a little peculiar. While he was assisting to load a wagon of lumber at the Cambridge Planing-mill the three o'clock train came thundering by, frightening his horses, which ran away. In his efforts to control them he was thrown to the ground, the Wagon passing over his body. Though he was cut and bruised about the head and shoulders, his most serious injuries were probably internal ones. He was picked up and carried to the residence of a brother-in-law, where he expired in a few moments. He was a man of few words, but when he did speak it was to the point, and his judgment was generally very reliable. He never antagonized his fellows, and was a respecter of authority and pre-eminently a man of peace. WILLIAM LAFAYETTE WALLICK is the proprietor of the Sherman House of New Philadelphia, which is known far and wide for its good appointments, fine tabl, and clean, well kept rooms. The host and his pleasant wife are much respected by all who know them, and contribute in every possible way to the comfort and pleasure of their guests. Mr. Wallick was born in Wayne Township. Tuscarawus County, September 10, 1848, and is a son of Isaac and Nancy (Smiley) Wallick. The former, a son of Michael Wallick, was of German descent, and both father and son were farmers by occupation. The old homestead cultivated by our subject's father comprised one hundred and forty-seven acres, under good improvement. In politics Isaac Wallick was a Democrat, and frequently scrved with credit to himself in local offices. He was a member of the English Lutheran Church, in which faith he died. December 12, 1882. His wife, Nancy, was a native of Wayne Township, and a daughter of William Smiley, an early settler of Ohio, who came from what is known as a "Pennsylvania-Dutch" family. Mrs. Nancy Wallick departed this life March '22, 1886, having been a lifelong and faithful member of the Lutheran Church. Her nine children were as follows: Martha, wife of Gus Ziegler, of Davis County, Ind.; Lucinda, Mrs. Solomon Fair. of Lagrange County, Ind.; W. L., whose name heads this biography; Abner, a resident of Sugar Creek Township; John F., who is now in Missouri; Elizabeth, wife of Simon .Johnson, of Wayne Township; George W., who lives in Sugar Creek Township; Nancy J., a resident of the last-mentioned township, and wife of John Orin; and Mary L.. who became the wife of Grant Adams, and has her home in Great Bend. Kan. William L. Wallick had good public-school advantages until he was about seventeen years of age, when he started out to hew his own way. he had much natural musical talent, and soon began teaching the art in a singing-school. This business he followed successfully for thirteen years, his time being spent in study and practice as a musician. Though he has long since abandoned music as a means of obtaining a livelihood, he has a good voice, and often entertains his guests with choice selections. About 1879 he became interested in the livery business at Shanesville, but at the end of four years sold out and went, to Burgh Hill, Trumbull County, Ohio, where he bought a hotel and also a farm, which he supervised. When a favorable opportunity presented itself, he sold out and came to New Philadelphia. He leased the Gilsey House, which he ran for ten months, and then became the owner of the Sherman House. This he remodeled and refitted at large expense, and has since conducted. In Winesburg, Holmes County, Ohio, Mr. Wallick was married, February 8, 1866, to Miss Nancy E. Johnson. Her father, Jacob .Johnson, was a native of Pennsylvania, and followed farming as a life occupation. His wife, Anna, nee Aerion, was born in Maryland, and died in 1890, after surviving her husband some eighteen years. Their children were as follows: Philip; Rosanna, who married George Winklepleck; Sarah, now deceased, formerly the wife of Christian Kaldenbaug; Nancy E., wife of our subject; Marion F.; Mary M., wife PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 211 Of Wheeler Anion, of Iowa; Ida, wife of Joseph Shenneman, of this county; Caroline, deceased, formerly the wife of Martin Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were members of the Christian Church. The union of our worthy subject and wife has been blessed with six children: Ermina A., deceased, wife of Frank Skelley; William Allen, who married Miss Carrie Senhauser, and lives at home; Jacob O., who wedded Catherine Hoffman: Louis C., who married [Jessie Taylor; Loudon I. and Adrian L. Mrs. Skelley died February 16, 1889, leaving a little son, Adrian S., who has been adopted by our subject. Mr. Skelley is now a resident of Cleveland, Ohio. In politics Mr. Wallick deposits his ballot for Democratic nominees. He is identified with Equity Lodge No. 72, K. of P., the only society to which he belongs. His wife is a faithful member of the Lutheran Church, and has a large circle of sincere friends. She personally attends to everything which would naturally come under her supervision as a good housekeeper, and to her are due in no small measure the neat appearance and cleanliness which are the well known factors of the hotel management. The traveler comes under their roof with pleasure, and departs with regret. HON. DAVID DANNER TAYLOR, of Cambridge, editor of The Guernsey Times. was elected to the Ohio State Legislature in 1889. While serving in that responsible office, he faithfully performed all duties which rested upon his shoulders, and in such a manner as to merit the commendation of his constituents. Among the laws of which he was the author and pushed to successful enactment, were the Standard Time law, the Students' Hazing law, and the law to punish married men for proposing matrimony upon the pretense that they were single. He was given the title of " Guernsey Taylor " by his fellow-members and the press and by this he is still distinguished. He was ever active and a leader in the ranks of the Republican party. As a public speaker, he carries conviction by his enthusiastic, and at the same time careful, manner of presenting any important or contested question. In 1875 he was appointed Postmaster of Cambridge, and retained the office under four Presidents. While serving in that capacity he applied the practical rules of civil-service reform, keeping his deserving subordinates in their places in spite of all personal solicitation and political pressure. In one department of work or another Mr. Taylor has been connected with the editorial department of the Times since 1865, and since 1883 has been sole proprietor. The birth of our subject occurred in Oxford Township, this county, July 24, 1842,, his parents being Alexander D. and Sarah Taylor. His boyhood was passed on his father's farm, and his education in early years was limited to that afforded by the district and select schools. In 1863 he pursued his studies in the Cambridge High School, after which he engaged in teaching for several terms in both Guernsey and Noble Counties, a portion of the time in the Sarahsville High School, of Which he was Principal. The Guernsey Tines was started in 1824, and since the birth of the Republican party has been unswerving in its allegiance to that organization's principles. Mr. Taylor first entered the office as an apprentice, and from 1865 until 1868 was a salaried editor of this journal, of which he then became a part owner. In 1871 he and his brother, Joseph D., sold their share in the Times, but in 1873 he repurchased an interest in the business, with which he has since been prominently connected. At every party crisis and during campaigns the Times has been a valuable party organ. It is devoted to the interest of the people, and commands respect wherever it goes. The circulation is large and steadily increasing from year to year. Among other offices which Mr. Taylor has held is that of County School Examiner, and the cause of education always finds in him a friend. In December, 1871, occurred the marriage of Mr. Taylor and Miss Martha Craig, who was born in 1844, and is a daughter of the late Samuel and 212 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Margaret (McFadden) Craig, old and respected citizens of Cambridge. To Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been born seven children, four of whom survive: Martha Craig, Rowland Corwin, Maxwood Petty and John Sherman. CONRAD C. FERNSELL, a prominent and enterprising farmer of Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, is a native of this locality, and has spent the main part of his life within the boundaries of this county. He owns and operates a well improved and desirable farm on section 10. The land is all under cultivation and the fields yield to the owner an abundant harvest annually. Mr. Fernsell is a practical and thorough 'agriculturist, who from his early years has devoted much of his attention and thought to the best methods of conducting a farm, and has therefore been very successful in his undertakings. On his farm he has erected a handsome and convenient residence, commodious barns and all other necessary buildings in which to store the products of the soil and his live-stock. The birth of our subject occurred in April, 1850, on the old farm belonging to his father, this place being about one mile east of Strasburg. The gentleman last named, who bore the Christian name of George, was born February 3, 1803, at Eppingen, Baden, Germany, only a mile and a-half from the boundary line of Wurtemberg. In 1819, when a youth of sixteen, he accompanied Conrad Zutavern and family to America, taking passage in a sailing-vessel at Mannheim and going by way of Amsterdam. On shipboard there were about five hundred immigrants who were seeking homes and fortunes in the New World, and after some forty days spent on the Atlantic they reached Baltimore, their destination. George Foernsel, as the name was then spelled, went with his friends to Pittsburg and from there proceeded, much of the way on foot, to Tuscarawas County. For the next five or six years he was employed by My. Zutavern, and subsequently became his partner in a distillery, of which he was given the management. Still later in life he settled upon a farm, which is now operated by his son Andrew. His wife, Margaret, was the daughter of John Fashbough, one of the very earliest settlers of Lawrence Township, who before going there had his residence below New Philadelphia. The demise of Mr. and Mrs. Fernsell occurred within a few days of each other. A peddler who had been selling goods in the neighborhood stopped at their home, and it is believed cholera was communicated to some of the members of the family from his wares. The wife died August 27, 1854, aged forty-nine years, six months and twelve days, and her husband died September 2 of the same year, being then fifty-one years and seven months old. They were buried in the cemetery of the German Reformed Church, to which denomination they both belonged. Mr. Fernsell was a man of powerful physique, weighing about two hundred and fifty pounds. He was fond of society and very popular among his many friends. J. C. Zutavern has often said of him, "He was the best friend I had on earth." On several occasions he was called upon to hold public positions, and in 1851 was elected Township Assessor, and was afterward County Commissioner, being .the first Democrat elected to that position for many years. He filled the office acceptably, and would. no doubt, have been his own successor for the next term had he lived. By the untimely death of their parents the eight Fernsell children were thrown upon their own resources, or were taken into the families of kind friends and relatives. Our subject, Conrad, was then only four years old, and was fortunate in being placed in the family of George W. Stoutt, who had married one of his eldest sisters. His boyhood passed in an uneventful manner, part of his time being spent at work, and for several months each year he attended school. Naturally of a very quick, intelligent mind, and being studious, he progressed rapidly in IN education, and at the age of eighteen taught his first term of school. For six winters following he was employed in the same capacity, and for all but two of these had charge of the school at Strasburg. As a teacher he was very successful, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 213 and the patrons of his school were thoroughly satisfied with his manner of conducting the same. For a period of eight years, a part of which time he was engaged in educational work, Mr. Fernsell was interested in the piano and organ business. In this 'direction he also met with success and accumnlated a comfortable sum of money. Appreciating the independence of a farmer's life and the satisfaction which may be obtained from having a permanent home, he concluded to invest his means in a farm. After duly considering the matter, he became the owner of the Blaussy place, two and a-half miles north of Strasburg. This act, containing one hundred and forty-five acres, has since been in his possession. He has made many improvements upon the farm, which is now equipped with good fences and buildings. September 23, 1875, Mr. Fernsell married Emma, daughter of Michael and Catherine (Weiner) Bair, whose biography appears elsewhere in this volume. Two children have been born to our subject and his wife, George and Charles Conrad, whose time is profitably spent in acquiring the rudiments of an agricultural and literary education. The brothers and sisters of Mr. Fernsell are as follows: Rebecca, Mrs. Gottlieb Knecht, of Lawrence Township; Elizabeth, who married Conrad Brinkman and after his death became the wife of David Swank, a prosperous miller of Oregon; Maria, wife of George W. Stoutt, of Strasburg; Andrew, who wedded Louisa Brinkman., and is a resident of Lawrence Township; John, who married Phebe Curtis, and has his abode in Fulton County; Philip, who married Sarah Coy, and is a citizen of Cleveland, Ohio; Mary Fernsell, who lives in Strasburg, and William and Annie, deceased. In politics Mr. Fernsell is a Democrat. His fellow-citizens have frequently called upon him to serve in public capacities, and in the discharge of his duties he has manifested his appreciation of the trust reposed in him and has acquitted himself to the full satisfaction of all concerned. Among other offices, he has held that of Township Clerk, and Trustee, to which post he was twice elected, and Justice of the Peace. The latter office he held for four terms. A member of the Knights of Pythias, he has passed all the chairs of the subordinate lodge. On general topics of the day and matters pertaining to practical business life he is well informed and abreast of the times. Accompanied by his wife, it was his privilege to visit the World's Fair in Chicago, held in 1893. JOHN A. ZEEB has conducted a large grocery business in New Philadelphia for many years, and has long been numbered among the enterprising commercial men of this city. His store is centrally located on Broadway Street, and among his customers are the best families of the place. Mr. Zeeb is a veteran of the late Civil War, his services having extended over three years. A son of Andrew Zech, our subject was born May 1, 1844, in Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County. Andrew Zeeb was a native of Wurtemberg, where he lived until reaching man's estate. He married a friend and schoolmate, Fredericka Maser, and together they crossed the Atlantic about 1822, landing in Baltimore. From that city they came to Tuscarawas County, settling near Zoar, in Lawrence Township. The father died in 1844, but his wife survived him some thirty years. her death occurring in 1874. Of their live children. Sarah is the wife of Frederick Hide. of Zoar; Christina and Emanuel are deceased, as is also Elizabeth, who died in childhood; and John A. is the youngest of the family. The boyhood days of John A. Zeeb were passed quietly on a farm, in the vicinity of which he attended the district schools. For a short time he lived in Stark County, and from there enlisted in defense of the Old Flag in August, 1862. He was made a member of Company I, One Hundred and Seventh Ohio Infantry, and on. August 26 was mustered into the service at Cleveland, Ohio. From there the regiment Was sent to the front, and for three weeks was in camp near Covington, Ky. For the next four weeks they were located in 214 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Camp Delaware, Ohio, from which point they were ordered on to Washington. Being sent to Fairfax Court House, they proceeded to the assistance of Burnside, and arrived at Fredericksburg December 8, 1862, but too late to enter the battle. Returning to Brooks Station, they then went into winter quarters, at this time being in the Second Brigade, First Division, of the Eleventh Army Corps, commanded by General Sigel. In the spring of 1863 Mr. Zeeb took part in the Burnside compaign, and May 23 was present at the battle of Chancellorsville. After the regiment had been re-organized, it set forth, June 1, 1863, on the Gettysburg campaign, under General Howard. Our subject went on the march in pursuit of General Lee, and was in the second day's battle on the field at Gettysburg. At this time he was on detached service, and after the regular army changed position on the fourth day of the engagement, his command was sent after Lee on his retreat, and at Hagerstown the opposing forces had a slight skirmish. After pursuing Lee to the Potomac, our subject's regiment went into camp at Warrenton Junction. The corps was then divided, and the One Hundred and Seventh was assigned to the First Separate Brigade, Department of the South. Mr. Zeeb was detailed at headquarters under Gen. J. P. Hatch, where he served with honor until he was mustered out, July 10, 1865. In addition to the engagements previously mentioned, his regiment was in the battle at John's Island, February 10 and 12, 1863, and after going on an expedition to Savannah, took part in the action at Pocotaligo in January, 1865, and the following months in that of Salkehatchie. On his return from the South, after a short time of necessary rest and recuperation our subject engaged in farming near Zoar until 1869. He then entered the service of the Cumberland Pennsylvania Railroad as brakeman, being thus employed for the next four years. In 1873 he went to California and was there engaged in railroading for four years. On the expiration of that period he returr ed to Ohio and was again employed by the Cumberland Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1882 he embarked in the mercantile business in Columbiana County Ohio. but sold out at the end of six months. About this time he came to New Philadelphia and went into partnership with Jacob Wise in the grocery business. After nine years the partnership was dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Zeeb retiring from the firm. When a year had elapsed he bought the stock of Jacob Miller on Broadway Street, and to the conduct of his business has since devoted himself. John A. Zeeb was married in this city to Mary E., daughter of Daniel and Margaret Kniseley. Three daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Zeeb, namely: Florence, Stella and Clara. Mrs. Zeeb, who is a devoted wife and mother, is a member of the United Brethren Church. On questions of polities our subject is identified with the Democratic party and is now serving as Township Treasurer. He belongs to Andrew Crawford Post No. 6, G. A. R., in which he holds the office of Junior Vice, and has also served on the Relief Committee. In the Masonic order he is connected with Bolivar Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and with Chapter No. 38, of this place. For.a man who served three years in the great Rebellion, Mr. Zeeb holds his age well and is able to give close attention to his business interests. HENRY WILLIAM STREB, Postmaster of Canal Dover, is a native of Tuscarawas County, his birth having occurred in Strasburg, on the 28th of January, 1866. He is one of the rising young men of this place, and in every position to which he has been called he has displayed great zeal and integrity of purpose in carrying out the best interests of his constituents. In the local ranks of the Democratic party he is quite active and prominent, and was appointed to his present position by President Cleveland. In 1892 he was elected Secretary of the Tuscarawas County Agricultural Society, and has served up to PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 215 the present time, contributing much to the success of the enterprise. Joseph J. Streb, the father of our subject, was born in Lawrence Township, this county, December 20. 1840, and was a son of John and Mary Streb. He was reared to farm life, and received a liberal education. November 3, 1862, he married Miss Catherine Krantz, who was also born in this county. A short time after his marriage he engaged in a mercantile business at Strasburg, where he made his home for about seven years. In the fall of 1872 he removed to Dover Township and engaged in the cultivation of the farm on Wooster Street which is now managed by his widow. In every sense of the word he was a self-made man. as all of his possessions were accumulated through' his own exertions. In the vicinity of his home he was much respected, and by his neighbors was elected to the position of Treasurer and Trustee of Franklin Township. His death, which occurred April 24, 1894, resulted from an accident. During a barn raising at a neighbor's he fell backward, striking his head, and concussion of the brain followed. He was honored by all, and his untimely death was felt to be a great public loss. He was an honored member of the Knights of Pythias. To himself and wife were born seven children: Henry William. Clare E., Anne M.. William H., John J., Loretta J. M., and George W., deceased. Mrs. Streb, the mother of these children, is a daughter of Joseph and Barbara Krantz, natives of Germany, who came to America in 1833. They became early settlers of this county, and were honored by all who knew them. The early education of Henry William Streb was obtained in the common schools of Dover Township, where his youth was passed. At the age of nineteen years he secured a certificate to teach, and for two years taught in the country schools, and then for six years had charge of a grammar grade in this city. Just before his sixth term had expired he was appointed Postmaster. and took possession of the office July 1, 1893. June 26, 1890, Mr. Streb married Nina G., daughter of Jacob S., Sr., and Margaret Sterling, old and honored residents of Canal Dover. Mrs. Streb is a lady of good education and accomplishments, and a graduate of the High School of Dover. She also taught six years in the schools of her native town with splendid success. Both she and her husband have a host of warm friends in this community. In his fraternal relations Mr. Streb is associated with Goshen Lodge No. 82,1. 0. 0. F. He is now serving as local Secretary of the Ohio National Building and Loan Association, and is actively interested in the upbuilding and development of this city. He is a young man of public spirit and enterprise, and a firm believer in the future prosperity and prominence of this region. FRANKLIN W. McCAULEY. M. D., one of the old and prominent physicians of Uhrichsville, is now practically retired. For over four decades this city was his field of work, and both here and in neighboring counties his reputation has been an enviable one. Through his own efforts and unremitting industry, he has acquired a competence amply sufficient for his remaining days, but many of his old .friends and patrons cannot be persuaded to give up his services. Dr. McCauley was born March 11, 1823, in Beaver County, Pa. His father, Hugh, was a native of Ireland, but emigrated to America when he was six years of age, being for some years a resident of Columbiana County, Ohio, where he followed agricultural pursuits. He was born in 1799, and died in 1858, while his wife, Patience, formerly a Miss Cooney; of Scotch birth, was born in 1797, and died in 1860. They were the parents of four children: Hannah, now deceased. who became the wife of William Hardesty; James, who married, had four children, and died in Columbiana County in 1871; Franklin W., next in order of birth; and Nancy, who married John Kennedy, 216 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. by whom she had three children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are now deceased. The primary education of our subject was obtained in the country schools, after which he entered the academy presided over by Rev. James Sloan. This institution was located at Frankfort, Beaver County, Pa., and. there the young man remained until he was prepared to take the preliminary examinations of the Transylvania University of Lexington, Ky. In 1844 he was graduated with honor, and soon took up the study of medicine at Hanoverton, Ohio, with James Robertson. At the end of two years he went to Salem, Ohio. and for a time worked with Dr. Carey. After a period of five months' study in Transylvania Medical College, he graduated, in March, 1847. In 1848 Dr. McCauley opened his practice as a physician in Uhrichsv ilk, and continued uninterruptedly to give his attention to patients in this vicinity until 1862. At that time he was commissioned Quartermaster, but really became Army Surgeon to the Ninety-eighth Ohio Infantry, and remained with them until the close of the war. He witnessed every battle fought between that at Perryville, Ky., and the engagement in the wilds of North Carolina, and went with Sherman on his march to the sea. In Jnne, 1865, he was mustered out, and immediately returned home to resume family practice, bringing with him a hickory cane, cut in 1862 on the farm that originally belonged to Andrew Jackson in Tennessee. He is a member of Uhrichsville Welch Post No. 442, G. A. R., and is Patriarch in the local lodge of the Odd Fellows' society. He was formerly a Whig, and cast his first Presidential ballot for Henry Clay. Since the formation of the Republican party, he has used his influence and votes in its favor. For twelve years he was a member of the School Board, and has ever shown himself to be a friend to education. Religiously he inclines toward the Presbyterian faith. In 1857 the Doctor married Louisa A. Welch, who died a year later. In 1865 be married Miss Annie E, daughter of Alfred Lister. Of their union a daughter and two sons have been born. Ina P. became the wife of Theodore Edson, and they have a little son, Frank. Mr. Edson is a train dispatcher of this city. Frank L., a telegraph operator, married Allie Rumbaugh, and they have one son, Ralph. Roland A., who has also been a telegraph operator, is now in college at Berea, Ohio. JOHN A. HOSTETLER, an attorney-at-law, is one of the pushing and energetic citizens of Canal Dover. He applies himself closely to his own affairs, and thoroughly deserves the success which he is achieving. In 1882 he was chosen Mayor of this place, as the candidate on an independent ticket. He has never sought office for himself, and has frequently refused to allow his name to be proposed for nomination, and only in the interests of his party did he consent to run for the office mentioned. For three years he served as a member of the School Board, for the cause of education finds in him a stalwart friend. He enjoys one of the largest and most paying practices in this county, and from the time of his first endeavors in his profession has rapidly forged his way to the front. The parents of J. A. Hostetler were Adam and Catherine (Hartzler) Hostetler, natives of Pennsylvania. The Hostetler family is of Swiss origin and was founded in America in early Colonial days. In 1859 Adam Hostetler and family removed to Tuscarawas County, and settled in Sugar Creek Township. The birth of John A. Hostetler occurred in Mifflin County, Pa., December 31, 1845. His boyhood was passed on his father's farm, and his education was partially obtained at Alleghany College, in Meadville, Pa. Later he taught school for a few terms, but being ambitious of a wider field of work he took up legal studies and entered the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, being graduated from the same in 1872. In the following year, he opened an office in Canal Dover, and ever since has been engaged in general practice in this place. He has met with grati- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 217 fying success, and has kept abreast of the times by private study and by constant persual of the books in his fine law library, which is considered one of the best to be found in the county. Politically Mr. Hostetler was formerly identified with the Greenback party, his first Presidential rote being in favor of Peter Cooper. At present he is a Populist and an ardent supporter of his chosen party. In local affairs he is independent, as he chooses to vote for the one whom he considers the best man for the office. His father was an Abolitionist of a strong type, and the first book which onr subject remembers reading was the celebrated "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which he read aloud evenings after school, and which made a lasting impression on his mind. Socially he is a member of the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias organizations. July 28, 1872, Mr. Hostetler was united in marriage with Kizzie E. Smiley. The Smiley family was among the earliest to settle in this section of the country. They were of Irish descent, and the first of the name in this county was one George Smiley. Mrs. Hostetler is a daughter of James Smiley, one of the old and respected citizens of this locality. To our subject and wife have been born three children: Maude S., Harry II. and Helen B., all of whom are at home. JOHN CHRISTIAN JOSS is the leading jeweler of New Philadelphia, where he has carried on an extensive trade for more than a quarter of a century, and is esteemed one of her best citizens. He is a native of the Buckeye State, his birth having occurred in Toledo, July 12, 1846. John N., the father of our subject, was born in the canton of Berne, Switzerland, and came to the United States in 1831. With his father he proceeded at once to Lockport, now known as Blakes Mills, and immediately located in New Philadelphia. His parents were Nicholas and Barbara (Ebersold) Joss, who came from worthy Swiss families. Nicholas Joss was a gentleman of fine education, and in his native land profession of teaching. After becoming an inhabitant of Ohio, he engaged in farming in Holmes County, his place being situated where he located in 1832, on Walnut Creek. There he resided up to the time of his death, which occurred in the year 1840. Religiously he was a German Lutheran. After his death, his widow resided with her eldest son, N. F. Joss,. at Winesburg, until her demise, which occurred in the year 1859. John N. Joss, father of John. Christian, was about seventeen years of age when he came to this state. After his father's death he went to Cleve. land and engaged in the brewery business, but was shortly burned out, when he immediately went to Toledo and became interested in the milling trade. On account of sickness, he decided to remove to Chicago, where he arrived about 1846. He had the honor of putting down the first artesian well in the last-named city, and continued in that occupation for a short time, he being the inventor of his drilling machine. Next, going to Milwaukee, he opened a hotel, which he carried on for several years, it being known as the Huron Street House. In 1851 he sold out, returned to Chicago, and from there went to Aurora. In that place he engaged in contracting and in construction work on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. In the mean time three of the sons, namely, John, George M. and William F., returned to Ohio, settling at Winesburg, and there they were joined later by their mother. The father was found dead near what is now known as Blue Island, Ill., and it is generally believed by the family that his death was caused by sunstroke. His wife finally settled in Canal. Dover, where she lived for several years with members of her family. At present her home is with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hiner, of Cleveland. Her maiden name was Catherine Smith, and she is of German descent. Christian Smith, our subject's maternal grandfather, who was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1819, and for years was a manufacturer of spectacles and jewelry, carrying an extensive stock of watch: materials on Second Street, 218 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Philadelphia. His health failing him about 1829, he went to Holmes County, this state, where he purchased land and laid out the town of Winesburg. His wife, whose maiden name was Harriet Martin, was a native of Maryland. They had born to them ten children: William, George, Ernest, Henry, Edwin, Julia, Sophia, Lucy, Catherine and Henrietta. The mother died at the old homestead, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. Mrs. Catherine Joss was first identified with the German Lutheran Church, later was connected with the German Methodists, afterward was much interested in the work of the Salvation Army, and is now a believer in the doctrines set forth by the Society of Friends. She has written and published a book called, "Autobiography of Mrs. Catherine Joss." It is a volume which possesses literary merit, and is attractive and interesting in style. John Christian Joss is one of eight children born to John N. and Catherine Joss. George, the eldest of the family, is now a resident of Indianapolis, Ind.; Emelia died in infancy; William died it, 1869, from the effects of a wound received in the War of the Rebellion, while he was a member of the Thirtieth Ohio Infantry; Ernest died in infancy; Amelia married Charles Schauffler, of Allegheny, Pa.; Henrietta became the wife of Frank Hiner, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Barbara wedded Lafayette Hiner, of Wellsville, Ohio. The early life of the subject of this narrative was spent under the parental roof.. Leaving Aurora about 1851, he returned to Ohio, in company with his brothers George and William, and was employed by his maternal grandfather near Winesburg. In the spring of 1857 he went to live with his uncle, Ernest Smith, who was a farmer in Kansas, but now a resident of London, England. In 1859 our subject returned to this city and found employment in the old woolen factory. The following year he went into the machine-shop of English, Helmick & Dixon as an apprentice (to a machinist), and after completing his three-years term continued working at the trade until 1864. At that time he enlisted in the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Ohio Infantry, in Company II, as a musician, but was transferred to headquarters and made Regimental Bugler. The regiment was placed in the Twenty-third Corps, Department of the Tennessee, and later was in the Department of North Carolina, under General Schofield. Mr. Joss took part in several battles and engagements, and was present in the encounter at Murfreesboro. He was mustered out at Todd Barracks, July 10, 1865. After his return from the service Mr. Joss engaged in working at his trade for about a year. In 1867 he went into partnership with his brother William in the jewelry business, and with him learned the trade. He continued with his brother until the latter's death in 1870. A brother, George, then became a member of the firm, which was known as Joss Bros. In 1877 this connection was dissolved, and our subject. continued alone until the spring of 1894, when his son John E. became interested as a partner in the firm, now known as J. C. Joss Son. John E. Joss is an optician, and is in charge of this department of the business. In 1884 our subject's location was changed to No." 223 West High Street. He had occupied a part of the Williams Block up to the time it was taken for court house purposes. In addition to carrying a general line of fine jewelry . and optical goods, Mr. Joss deals in French and German china, pianos, organs and sewing-machines and enjoys a lucrative trade. In this city J. C. Joss was married, May 30, 1871, to Emma M., daughter of John I. and Marinda (Sterling) Smith. The former was born at Hagerstown, Md., while his wife was born at Canton, Ohio. Mr. Smith, who was a druggist, died April 3, 1894, and his wife's demise occurred October 9, 1889. To Mr. and Mrs. Joss have been born the following children: John E., Mary C., Charles E. (who died in infancy), Carrie P. and George S. The parents are regular attendants at the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Mrs. Joss is a member. In his political faith our subject is identified with the Republican party, and is now a member of the City Council. For the past three years he has been Commander of Andrew Crawford Post No. 6, G. A. R. He is also an Odd Fellow, being a member of Lodge No. 107, and of Bethesda Encampment No. 39. At this writing he is Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third Regiment of the Patriots PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 219 Militant, Department of Ohio, and has held the rank of Major on General Underwood's staff. During the late strike at Canal Dover, Colonel Joss joined the militia, and with four picked men went to the assistance of the soldiers, who were surrounded by and in danger of the mob element. In every way he has contributed toward the advancement of the public good in this locality, and is considered one of the most enterprising citizens of New Philadelphia. He was the projector and the leading promoter of .the Street Fair in this place, which has now become quite an institution, and bids fair to supersede the old-time county fairs. A man of strict integrity and correct business principles, Mr. Joss has the esteem and confidence of the public. He was for more than twenty-five years connected with the fire department, and proved himself one of the most competent engineers. He also erected the first town clock in this city, that of the Lutheran Church. JOHN WEAVER owns a good homestcad, comprising one hundred and forty-five acres, situated three-quarters of a mile east of Gibson Station, in Richland Township, Guernsey County. He settled upon this homestead soon after his marriage, and placed upon it all the improvements which now make it one of the most valuable farms in the county. These include a substantial farm house, barns, fences, outbuildings. etc. A thrifty and industrious agriculturist, Mr. Weaver has also the happy disposition and sunny temper which readily make friends, and by one and all who know him he is held to be a good citizen, a kind neighbor and an entertaining companion. In tracing the history of John Weaver's ancestors, it appears that one, Hans Weaver, born December 10, 1776, and his wife, Susannah, born Au-. gust 16, 1787 emigrated to Ohio from the parish of Killibaugh, County Down, Ireland, in 1820. This record was set down in his own handwriting in the Bible which is now owned by his descendant, our subject. This worthy couple of Irish pioneers were the parents of ten children, several of whom were born in the Emerald Isle. Hans Weaver settled on a tract of three hundred acres in Wills Township, three-fourths of a mile east of Gibson Station, where he hewed out a farm from the virgin forest, and built a log house, where genuine Irish hospitality was always found. He became quite successful in raising wheat, which he hauled to the canal at New Comerstown. An industrious and hardworking man, he prospered and to his first purchase added, one hundred and thirty-five acres more. A large and better constructed to house in time supplanted the humble cabin, and this in turn was succeeded by a large frame house, that is still in existence. A large barn was put up for time storing of the abundant crops raised on the farm. Of the children born to Hans and Susannah Weaver, the eldest, Robert, never married; Judith became the wife of James Gibson, on whose land Gibson Station is now located; Nellie died in childhood; Grace is unmarried; Hans, Jr., married Harriet Bigham; John was the first of the family born in the United States; James and William have never married; Edwin chose for his wife Annie Duncan, and of their three children only one survives, namely. Hans Stuart, of Denver, who is in the lumber business; and the youngest of the family, Car- lisle, died in infancy. After living forover threescore and ten years. Baas Weaver and wife laid down the burdens of life. the former dying February 20, 1866, and the latter April 10, 1872. The boyhood of John Weaver was passed on his father's farm, where his cheerful and bright manner of looking at everything made him a favorite. His birth occurred August 9, 1821, and until he was thirty years old he gave his assistance to clearing the farm and acquiring a practical knowledge of agricultural duties. December 18, 1851, he married Deborah, a daughter of Nimrod and Rebecca Williams, two early settlers of this county. Four childrcn came to bless their hearthstone, named as follows: Hans. Preston G., Grace O. and Dora Mabel. The eldest son, who lives on the old home stead, married Mary F. LaRue, and they have three children: William Edwin, Frederick Tuttle and 220 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Hattie A. The second son married Sadie E. Frame, by whom he has six children: John R., Maud, Daisy, Jennie, Alice and Zettie L. Grace, Mrs. Frank McGee, is the mother of two children: James Clarence and Edwin Roy. Dora M. is the wife of Thomas McGee, and has one child, William Hay. They also live on a portion of the old homestead. Mrs. Deborah Weaver, who was a lady of many excellent qualities, passed to the home beyond April 12, 1885. The family have long been highly respected and enjoy the friendship and good-will of a host of life-long acquaintances and neighbors. On questions of politics John Weaver is a Democrat, as was his father before him. ERNEST SENFT, who is engaged in the furniture and undertaking busincss at Tuscarawas, has been the architect of his own fortune, and has risen to his present respected position in the community through his own sterling characteristics and industrious efforts. For the past twenty years he has served as Church Trustee, and for a period of six years he was School Director. At all times he has given freely of his means to the support of worthy measures, and has actively advanced the welfare of this county. He owns one hundred and thirty-live acres of land in Warwick Township, in addition to valuable town property. George and Elizabeth (Danner) Senft, the parents of our subject, were natives of Germany, and there the Tatter's death occurred in 1851, when she was sixty years of age. The father was born March 24, 1787, and died in June, 1862. He was the only child of Adam Senft, who was born and died in the Fatherland. In 1856 George Senft crossed the Atlantic with his two daughters, and on landing in New York City remained there for a short time. Thence they went to Cleveland, where they-remained a week, as they had run out of funds. In response to a letter asking his son Ernest to come to his assistance, the father received the looked for aid, and reached this county in due time. He remained here for a year and a-half, and then went to Warsaw, Coshocton County, where he lived for the rest of his life. George and Elizabeth Senft were the parents of thirteen children, namely: Frederick, George and Charles, who are deceased; Ernest; Adam, a tanner by occupation, whose home is near Florida, Ala.; Elizabeth and Susan, deceased; Catherine, wife of George Fisher, a retired carpenter of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Hannah, deceased; Mary, widow of F. Kaufman, of this city; Minnie, Mrs. Lambert, who lives on a farm in Missouri; and two who died in infancy. For many years George Senft, Sr., was Justice of the Peace in Baden, Germany. He was a devoted member of the Lutheran Church, and was respected 'and beloved by all who knew him. Ernest Senft, of this sketch, was born in Baden, Germany, January 12, 1828, and received a good education in his mother tongue. In 1847 he took passage on an American sailing-vessel, and after fifty-cight days on the briny deep landed in New York City, January 9, 1848. He had learned the. cabinet-maker's trade, and hoped to get employment in New York, but not being able to do so, he went to Elizabethport, N. J., where he remained for about eight months. He then came to this county, where he secured work at his. trade for the next two years, after which he went into partnership with Eli Hawbaugh. At the end of a year and a-half they dissolved the partnership, our subject buying the other's interest, and he has since continued the business. He is a practical and thorough workman, and articles turned out from his shop are always relied upon by his customers to be exactly as represented. In 1850 Ernest Senft married Apalonia Engel, who was born in Germany, August 13, 1832. Her parents, Nicholas and Catherine (Ritter) Engel, also of the Fatherland, emigrated to the United States in 1836, and settled in this county. The father died in 1868, aged sixty-six years, but his wife, who is still living, is now making her home with a daughter in Iowa. Her son Peter is a farmer in Kansas; the next child, Catherine, is deceased; Barbara is the wife of John Shoemaker, a farmer of Warwick Township; Jacob is deceased; PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 221 Julia is the wife of T. Remmel, an Iowa farmer; and Joseph and Benjamin, twins, are also living in that state. To Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Senft have been born eleven children, seven of whom are living, namely: Theodore, an insurance agent of this place; Henry J., a boiler-maker of Dennison, Ohio; Peter, who is a conductor on the railroad, and has his headquarters at Dennison; Julia, of Sheridan, Pa.; Cora E., who lives in Dennison; Emma and Hannah. Those who have been called from this life are Adam R., Catherine, Mary and George. Mr. and Mrs. Senft are members of the Luther. Church, in which the former has served as an Elder for the past decade. In regard to politics he is affiliated with the Republican party. JOHN KIRKPATRICK, deceased, was one of the most honored citizens of Cambridge, and for fourteen years was editor and publisher of the Jeffersonian. which he placed on a firm financial basis and made one of the best journals in this portion of the state. He held niany positions of honor and trust, and participated in great and varied enterprises. His birth occurred in Middlebourne, this county, May 6, 1839, and his death on the 3d of December, 1886. John Kirkpatrick was a son of Alexander and Margaret (Scott) Kirkpatrick, who were well known to all the pioneers of the county. The lad received a common-school education, after which he entered the old Miller Academy at Washington, and then graduated from the Cleveland Law School. In order to help defray his expenses, he began .teaching school when sixteen years old. He was admitted to the Bar shortly before the Civil War broke out. As a raw county had been formed in Kentucky, with Catlettsburg as the county seat, he went thither to begin his practice, and from the first leis advancement promised to be both rapid and lasting. Unfortunately the clouds of war were gathering, and on account of his Union sentiments the young lawyer found it necessary to return North making up his home in Middlebourne, he continued in his profession, and early in the war took up claims of wounded and disabled soldiers, and was very successful in prosecuting their just demands. He soon gave employment to a number of clerks, who' were engaged wholly in the pension business, and this line of work he conducted up to the time of his death. Probably no man in the United States has successfully carried through as many pension claims as he has done without being at any time charged or suspected, either by the Government or client, with doing a dishonorable act. During his residence in Middlebourne Mr. Kirkpatrick became acquainted with journalism. In company with Alexander Cochran, he published a paper advertising his pension business and Mr. Cochran's real-estate business. Later he established a paper called The Boy in Blue, devoted to the interests of the soldiers, and which had a wide circulation. In 1872 he came to this city and bought the Jeffersonian, and the success of his enterprise is too well known to be dwelt upon at any length. In 1877 he was appointed by the Governor to serve as a member of the Ohio River Commission, and was later re-appointed. He was Trustee of the Soldiers and Sailors' Orphans' Home under the administrations of Governors Bishop and Foster, and was a Trustee of the Guernsey County Children's Home from its founding to the date of his decease. In every walk of life he was generous, straightforward and honorable. He had an acute and penetrating mind, and rarely made a mistake in his judgments. He was deeply read in history, was a lover of the standard poets, and his writings were conspicuous fol. their logic and forcefulness. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. and was a liberal giver to all charitable objects. Prominent in Masonic circles, he had attained the proud eminence of the Thirty-second Degree, and was also a member of the Knights of Pythias. During his last illness, which covered a period of seventeen months, he was patient and appreciative of the faithful attendance of his family, who did 222 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. everything in their power to alleviate his sufferings. His wife and three sons, Roger, John and William, were left to mourn his loss. The members of the Bar were present in a body, as also the editors and printers of the town, to pay the last tributes of respect and love to their friend and colleague, and the Masons of Washington assisted the local fraternity in their last sad rites. The members of the Bar, the Masonic lodges and the local editors and printers each assembled in separate convention and drew up resolutions of respect and condolence, which were sent to the surviving members of Mr. Kirpatrick's family. CAPT. CHRISTIAN DEIS is classed among those to whom this country owes a debt of gratitude for the noble. part which they took in defending the Stars and Stripes during the late war. He is at present residing in Canal Dover; where he commands the respect of all who know him, and is regarded as one of its prominent citizens. Our subject is a native of Tuscarawas County, and was born October 23, 1843, to John and Salome (Arnold) Deis. The father was a native of Germany, while the mother was born in Tuscarawas County, this state. John Deis emigrated to the United States about the year 1837. He remained for a time in New York City, after which he went to Pensacola, Fla., where. he was connected with a wholesale grocery house. The following year he made a trip to this northern state, trying to dispose of sugar, coffee and molasses in Canal Dover. The trip hither was made up the Mississippi River, thence by canal to this city, where he had a friend residing. He was so favorably impressed with the outlook, that he severed his connection with the Florida firm and made preparation to locate in this section. Here he made the acquaintance of Miss Arnold, to whom he was married in 1840. The lady was the daughter of John Arnold, one of the .early settlers of the county. The parental family included ten children, only five of whom are now living, namely: Christian, of this sketch; John, Andrew, Philip, and Mary, the wife of Theodore Peter. Philip is living in Washington, D. C., but the other members of the family reside in this city. The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of Canal Dover. He was eighteen years of age, when, in December, 1861, he volunteered his services in the Union army and was accepted, becoming a member of Company E, Eightieth Ohio Infantry. With his regiment he was sent to join the Army of the West, and was first stationed at Cairo, Ill. They were afterward ordered to Paducah, Ky., and later participated in the battles of luka and Corinth. When ordered against Vicksburg, the regiment marched to that city via Holly Springs, where an engagement occurred, and when there was no further need of their services they returned to Memphis, where they went into camp for the winter. The spring following, the regiment in which our subject was serving was ordered out to Vicksburg, making the journey first by way of Yazoo Bayou, which route they were obliged to abandon, later reaching their destination through the state of Louisiana. They were met by the enemy at Jackson, Miss., and at Champion Hills, prior to the siege of Vicksburg. Being victorious at that time, the Union troops moved back to Memphis, thence to Chattanooga, and later participated in the fight at Mission Ridge. They afterward marched south to Hnnstville, Ala., and Mr. Deis' term of enlistment expiring, he re-entered the ranks as a veteran. A short time prior to this, however, he was given a furlough and returned home on a visit. He rejoined his command at Huntsville, and while en route with Sherman to Atlanta was detailed to guard the railroads at Rome. In the fall of that year the Eightieth Ohio marched, with Sherman to the sea, thence through the Carolinas to Washington, where Captain Deis witnessed the Grand Re- view. He was then sent with his regiment to Little Rock, Ark., and was mustered out, August 25, 1865. In 1862 he was promoted to be Second Lieutenant for valiant service, was soon thereafter PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 223 commissioned First Lieutenant, and in May, 1865, he. was promoted to the rank of Captain, with which title he was honorably discharged. After the establishment of peace, and when ready to engage in the peaceful pursuits of life, Captain Deis took up farming, which he followed with profitable results for some time. He was married, in November, 1865, to Miss Rosanna Tiar-hold, and to them were born six children: Clara E., now the wife of George E. Fertig; Charles H., a traveling salesman; Calvin, engaged in the jewelry business; Adelaide, at home; and two who died unnamed in infancy. In his political affiliation Captain Deis is a strong Republican, and takes a great interest in the success of his party. Socially he is a member of the National Union and belongs to the Grand Army post in this city. He is held in good repute by all who know him, and has many sincere friends throughout the community. WILLIAM V. KEEPERS was the first Mayor of Uhrichsville, and for half a century has made his home in this place. For several years he served, acceptably as Township Clerk, and has also been a member of the City Council and of the School Hoard. For a number of years he has been President of the Fair Association, and in many ways, both public and private, has manifested his great interest in the progress and. upbuilding of this city. His business is that of furnishing monuments and Marble for various purposes. The first representative of the Keepers family in America was a native of England, and bore the Christian name of William. he was the great-great-grandfather of our subject. At his death he left an estate in Baltimore County, Md., situated along Pipe Creek. His son William also had a son William and a grandson of the same name, the latter becoming the father of our subject. The gentleman last named was born in 1770, and died in December, 1842. He was a native of Maryland, and in his younger days was a forgeman. Later he became interestcd in farming and milling, and was one of the pioneers of Harrison County, Ohio. His wife, formerly Elizabeth King, was born in 1784, and died in August, 1859. Like her father, John King, she was also a native of Maryland, and came to the Buckeye State the same year that William Keepers arrived. Eight children were born to William. and Elizabeth Keepers. Cassandra, deceased, was the wife of John Fowler, who during his last years resided in Jasper County, Iowa. They reared a family of five children, of whom Mary A., wife of W. Carrothers, of Des Moines, Iowa, is the only survivor, those deceased being William, Thomas, Nancy and Samuel. Nancy Keepers, deceased, became the wife of James Hoagland, of Harrison County, and five children were born to them: Aaron, now deceased; Elizabeth, who is the widow of James Lightner, and the mother of six children; John, a resident of Harrison County; Massie, the wife of Thomas Beatty, of Scio, Ohio; and Tillie, who married John McCombs, also of Scio. Sarah Keepers became the wife of Alexander Maxwell, and their only child, William, now deceased, married and lived in Iowa. The parents have also passed away. Elizabeth Keepers married Thomas Orr, and four children were born of their union: Alexander, a Methodist Episcopal minister in Illinois; Taylor, who is a minister in the same denomination, and is also in the Prairie State; Sarah and one other daughter. Rachel Keepers, now deceased, was the wife of Samuel Hilton, also deceased. Jemimah Keepers, deceased, was the wife of Robert Maxwell, also deceased. They had six children: Sarah 1.1, who is the widow of Dr. Hugh Allen and the mother of a son, Maxwell; Thomas, a resident of St. Louis; William, who lives in Parsons, Kan.; Robert C., of Lincoln, Neb.; Joseph, whose home is in Denison, Tex.;. and Mary, Mrs. George Bowers, of Texas. Isaac B. Keepers, deceased, married Mary A. Hickson, of Hanover, Harrison County, Ohio. They removed to Ripon, Wis., where Isaac died, and where the widow now resides. They had four children: William Hcnry, now a. resident of Detroit, Mich., engaged in the iron-bridge business; 224 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Sarah Elizabeth, the widow of Mr. Hood, now residing in Ripon, Wis.; Alice, the wife of Mr. Packham, residing in Dakota; and Charles, deceased. William V. Keepers, the subject of this biography, was born March 28, 1819, in Harrison County, Ohio. Re was married, May 4, 1848, to Sarah Pritchard, daughter of Jesse and Jane M. (Lacey) Pritchard, also natives of Harrison County. Mrs. Keepers' grandfather, John Pritchard, was born in Pennsylvania, and removed to Harrison County when it was but little settled, and when there were only very few cabins in the town of Cadiz. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Keepers: Isaac N., born September 9, 1849; Clara, September 6, 1853; Jesse, September 29, 1857; William W., October 9, 1860; and Charles E., December 6, 1862. The eldest son, who died April 7, 1890, was for three years a member of the Eleventh Ohio Cavalry during the late war. He married Christina Ball, by whom he had six children. Gertrude, born January 26, 1871, became the wife of Prof. S. L. Bell, of Scio College, and they have one son, Carl L.; Nellie was born November 19, 1873; Henry V., November 3, 1875; Maurice M., March 14, 1877; Chester A., November 3, 1883; and Mary E., Jan Mary 2, 1890. Clara, the eldest daughter, became the wife of Maurice Mood, and they have become the parents of two children, Edward D. and William V. Jesse departed this life May 20, 1892. William W. married Josephine Lukins, and they have two children, Clara and Fred. Charles E., who married Julia Skinner, now lives in Denver, Colo. Of the six children born to Jesse and Jane M. ( Lacey) Pritchard, Mrs. Keepers is the fourth in order of birth, as she was born July 29, 1830. Her eldest brothers, William and John, are deccased, the latter having died in the hospital during the Mexican War. Martha, the eldest sister, became the wife of Dannel Spencer, and both have been called to the silent land. Of their two children, Laura became the wife of Robert Holly, and John married Laura Gillespie, by whom he has two children, Nellie and Beatty. The youngest brother of Mrs. Keepers, Jesse L., enjoys the rank of Major, which title he won in the late Civil War. He married Mrs. Sampson, and resides in New Mexico. Clara, the youngest of the family and now deceased, was the wife of Thomas J. Forbes. They became the parents of four sons: Pritchard, who married Maria Hay; James, now deceased; Charles and Harry, the latter of whom married Jessie Blin, by whom he had two children, Thomas and Clara. For many generations the Keepers family has been identified with the Methodist Episcopal denomination, and our subject, with all his house, is no exception to the rule, though Mrs. Keepers' forefathers were Presbyterians. For forty years he has been a member of the local church, in which he has held various offices. In March, 1845, he located in Uhrichsville, on the site of his present residence. In early years he was an old-line Whig, but has been identified with the Republican party since its organization. WILLIAM T. RAMSEY, M. D., enjoys an excellent and rapidly- growing practice in .Cambridge and vicinity. In addition to this he is a most acceptable minister of the Gospel, having for about two years been in charge of the Episcopal Church at Cambridge. his influence for good in the community is marked, and he is held in love and high esteem by all his parishioners and fellow-citizens. The Doctor was born in Frederick, Md., April 18, 1847, and is a son of James Murphy and Mary Eleanor (Tyler) Ramsey, natives of Gettysburg, Pa., and Frederick, Md., respectively. The father, who was a lawyer by profession, was educated in Dickenson College, in Pennsylvania, and in the United States Military Academy at West Point. For years he practiced law in the city of Washington. For some time prior to his death, which occurred in February, 1858, he was chief clerk in the First Comptroller's office. He was of Scotch descent, and a son of Samuel Ramsey, who attended and graduated from Dickenson College in the same class as did James Buchanan. Later they read law together, and were admitted to the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 225 Bar at the same session. Samuel Ramsey followed the profession of teaching, and, coming to this county in 1852, was Principal of the Washington Academy until his death, which occurred in October, 1854. The Doctor is one of six children, three surviving. One sister, Mary Eleanor, is the wife of Harrison Leib, of Hamilton, Ohio, doing business in Cincinnati as a sugar broker. Susan Elizabeth is the wife of Dr. James M. Gassonay, who is in the United States Marine Hospital Service, and is now stationed at New Orleans. Alexander Shires and James Murphy died in early childhood. Margaret was the wife of Charles Ii. Bradenbauch, who died in Washington City in 1885, his wife having died the same year in Virginia. Mrs. Ramsey, the mother of this family, departed this life in May, 1882, in Washington, D. C. Dr. William T. Ramsey was educated in the Frederick Academy, and after pursuing a medical course was graduated from Columbia College, Washington D. C., March 2, 1871. During the war he was a commissary clerk with Gen. George Bell, then Lieutenant-Colonel and Chief Commissary of the Army of the Potomac. The Doctor would have gone out as a soldier, but his services were declined, and as the next best thing he secured a clerkship under the Government. He was one of the Zouaves, a company organized at Frederick. He continued to work as a clerk until September, 1865, having been transferred to the general commissary department of the army service at Washington in July. He was appointed regular clerk in the war department subsequently, and held the place until 1869. It was during this time that he commenced the study of medicine. On beginning his active career Dr. Ramsey first practiced in Washington City, where he remained until 1879. Three years of this period he was house surgeon at Providence Hospital, after which for two years he was physician in charge, having under his jurisdiction the department of diseases of women of the National Medical College Dispensary. In 1879 he secured a position as surgeon on a Pacific mail steamship line, and served as such for nearly two years. In 1881 the Doctor came to this city, and has been engaged in practice here since without interruption. He was appointed on the Examining Pension Board by President Cleveland, during his first administration, and has been re-appointed since the latter's second election. In politics he is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. Socially he is a member of all the Masonic orders of Cambridge, and is Master of the blue lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Soon after coming to this city, the Doctor made the acquaintance of Miss Martha Isabel Lawrence, and. their marriage was celebrated January 2, 1881. Two children, sons, have been born of their union, namely: William Lawrence anti James Murphy. Mrs. Ramsey is a daughter of William A. Lawrence, Cashier of the Guernsey Bank and one of the honored busincss men of this place. C. BETSCHER, a florist, whose residence is in Canal Dover, is widely known through his extensive advertising of his special line of plants and flowers. From his boyhood he had inculcated in him a love of nature, and his father was of great assistance in training these characteristics, as he was himself a nurseryman and gardener. Though he is a great lover of all kinds of flowers and plants, Mr. Betscher has given particular study and attention to the culture of ferns, carnations, gladiola, pansies and chrysanthemums, and keeps the largest assortment in these lines that can be found in the market. Our subject is a young man in years, though not in experience in his branch of business, for he was born November 2, 1868, in Canal Dover. His father, George Betscher, was a native of Baden, Germany, and in company with the grandfather, William, came to America at the age of six years. The family settled in Dover Township, on a farm, and after arriving at man's estate George Betscher was united in marriage with Jacobine Wegele, by whom he had ten children. He was for years a 226 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. leading citizen of Canal Dover, being a real-estate agent and also a nurseryman. C. Betscber is the third in order of birth in his parents' family, and received a good education in the public schools of this place. In 1890 he embarked in business for himself as a florist and has been very successful in his undertaking. Recently he established a plant at Canton, this state, which he placed in charge of a brother. In nearly every state in the Union and many points in Canada he finds ready sale for plants, seeds and clippings, obtaining customers through the medium of advertising. He is a practical and progressive young man, thoroughly abreast. with the times and bound to succeed. In general educational measures Mr. Betseher has been quite interested, and has evolved a plan for furnishing the people with instruction and entertainment at the same time. To this end he has established a lecture and musical department bureau, which promises to be very popular. Though. he has never had any aspirations for political honors, our subject is a true Republican, but in local affairs is independent. of party lines. JOSEPH L. MORRIS is a gentleman whose experience in mining, and thoroughly practical knowledge of geology, led to his appointment a few years since as State Mine Inspector, a position which he is filling to the eminent satisfaction of all. He is at present residing in Canal Dover, where his friends are legion. Our subject was born in Victoria, in the southern part of Wales, January 2, 1839, and Is the son of Thomas and Gwenllian (Lewis) Morris, natives of Carmarthen, South Wales, and Newport, that country, respectively. The family, as far back as Mr. Morris has any record, were residents of Wales. Thomas Morris was a miner by occupation, berng the first of that name to pursue the calling. His father, bearing the name of Thomas Robert Morris, was the owner of a large farm, and also dealt quite extensively in the sale of coal and iron ore. The brothers and sisters of our subject were six in number, namely: William, superintendent of the Excelsior Coal Company at New Comerstown; David 'T., Mary, Thomas, and two who died in infancy. They are all deceased with the exception of William, the first-mentioned. David died in Beaver Meadow, Pa., and Mary and Thomas passed away while residing in Wales. Thomas, the father of our subject, also died in his native country, his death occurring at the age of sixty-nine years, the result of an accident which took place in the mines. His widow later came to America, locating in Beaver Meadow, Pa., where she died in July, 1866, at the age of sixty-nine years. The original of this sketch was given a good education in his native land, and at the time of his emigration to the United States, when twenty-one years of age, had obtained a thorough knowledge of mining engineering. In 1867 he took up his abode in Canal Dover, having been offered fine inducements to locate here by the proprietors of one of the rolling-mills. When leaving their employ some time thereafter he went to another point in this county, where he opened up mines and lived for a period of eleven years. The little hamlet rapidly grew from the time of his location there, and was named in his honor Morristown. At the expiration of the time above mentioned, he went to Mineral Point, where he operated a mine for two years. While there he was solicited by the Conotton Valley Railroad Company to open up their mines in Dellroy, and after doing so he went to New Mexico on an exploring expedition, remaining two years on the frontier, testing copper and silver ore in the interest of a large syndicate. He had charge of the expedition on this occasion and met with very gratifying results. On his return to Ohio, Mr. Morris went. to Coshocton, where he was appointed mining manager for the Morgan Run Coal and Mining Company, opening up all their mines at that point. While there, in 1885, he was installed by Governor Foraker as Mine Inspector for the state of Ohio, holding that important office for four years. At the expiration of that time he superintended the opening up of a mine at Postboy, owned by Cox, Mor- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 227 ris ctrl Howells, where was found blackband iron ore. On the 9th of December, 1860, Mr. Mortis was married, at Bedwellty. South. Wales, to Miss Jane Powell, and the young couple came on their wedding trip to this country. Their ninon was blessed by the birth of six children, live daugh-ten and one son. Mary Ann is the wife of Harry Butler, a merchant of Carrollton, this state; Miriam is housekeeper for her father; Gwenllian died at the age of nine years, while the family was residing in Morristown; Thomas W. is the editor of the. News-Review, of East Liverpool, this state; Jennie departed this life at the age of four years; and Adelaide at home. The wife and mother died February 13. 1888, in Coshocton. Iv mourned by all who knew her. She was a most estimable lady, and the daughter of Watkin and Mary Powell. tier father bore the. distinction of being the first man to run an engine from Tredegar to Newport in South Wales. tier- daughters. Miriam and Adelaide. are young. ladies of many accomplishments anti artists of rare ability. In social affairs our subject is a Mason of high standing. a member of the Knights, of Honor, and also a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity. The Congregational Church gilds in him one of its. most consistent members and a liberal contributor toward its support. In politics the is a last and all the time. His estimable character and useful life have secured for him the respect of his acquaintances and the deeper regard of those who know him best. LAWRENCE P. McKINLEY was one of the first assistant pharmacists to be registered in Ohio. and for about twenty-five years he has been engaged in the drug business. In April, 1894, he purchased a stand known as "John McKinley's Drug Store" in Uhrichsville, and has since conducted the business. He is a successful and practical pharmacist, keeping in stock an extensive and well selected line of title's. chemicals and toilet articles. The birth of L. P. McKinley occurred in Perry County. Ind. August 29, 1852. Ills father, William, was a carpenter and sawyer by occupation. and during the late war tendered. his services to the cause of freedom and the Union. His life was offered up as a sacrifice to his country. as he was drowned in 1863, while on the Mississippi in the gunboat service. He had three brothers and one sister. the family record showing in order of birth as follows: William, Adam. Isabella, John and Henry. all of whom have passed away. He was born in Maryland in 1813, and removed to Indiana during the '40s. this wife bore the maiden name of Cynthia Protsman. and of their union seven children were born. In order of their birth they were as follows: Isabella, William, Franklin, Henry C., Mary. Lawrence P. and Milton. Of these William. Franklin and :Milton are deceased. Our subject was only eleven years of age at the time of his father's death. and some three teats after that event he came to Uhrichsville to make his home with an uncle. He received a part of his education in the schools of Troy, Dale and Rockport, Ind., after coining to this place also pursued his studies for a time. From 1869 until his uncle's death which occurred April 19, 1894, he was in the former's drug store, with the exception of some four or five years during which time he was engaged in the coal-mining business. and a few months when he worked on a farm owned by his uncle. The latter. John. McKinley. was born in East Springfield. Jefferson County, Ohio, and was a dentist by profession. He was a most worthy and influential citizen of Ulrichsville where his lot was passed for several. decades. In his politics he adhered to the Democratic party, and fraternally was a Mason. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. and ever interested in the promotion of all measures for the elevation of mankind and for the benefit of this community. In 1869 Lawrence P. McKinley began in earnest to study for his future business as a pharmacist. and. as previously stated, was one of the first registered in Ohio. Religiously he is a member of 228 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the Methodist Episcopal Church of this city. Politically he uses his right of franchise in favor of Prohibition candidates, being a firm believer in the principles espoused by his party. Upright and honorable in all his business and social dealings with his numerous customers, friends and acquaintances, he is held in the highest respect by all, and is justly considered one of the leading citizens of Uhrichsville. CHARLES E. MITCHENER, son of Charles H. Mitchener, deceased, whose biography appears on another page, was born on the 23d of January 23, 1143, in the town of New. Philadelphia, where he was reared and educated. At the age of seventeen years he entered the office' of the Ohio Democrat to acquire a knowledge of printing.. The War of the Rebellion coming on, his business was interrupted and he was among the first to respond to the' call of the President for troops to preserve the Union. April 16, 1861, the young man, enlisted in the Sixteenth Ohio Infantry for three months' service, and was mustered into Company F at Camp Jackson. He served throughout the West Virginia campaign and took part in the first tight at Philippi, under General MacClellan. After chasing the rebels out of that section of the country, his regiment returned to Oakland,. on the Baltimore tic Ohio Railroad and remained in camp fora time. Later it was returned to Ohio and mustered out at Zanesville. Returning home, he did not long remain inactive, but September 10 again enlisted, this time for three years' service, and was mustered into Company A, Fifty-first Ohio Infantry, at Camp Meigs. The regiment was sent to Camp Dennison, and from, there was ordered to the seat of war. Going to Kentucky, he took part in the. campaign during the winter of 1861-62. February 25, the command arrived at Nashville, Tenn., being the first Federal troops to enter that city. The regiment to which our subject belonged was in the Department of the Ohio, and under command of General Nelson. In April, 1862, Mr. Mitchener was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant, and on being mustered out of the Fifty-first Regiment was assigned to the Eightieth as Adjutant. At the time of this change he was lying ill with fever, and was sent to his home to recover his health. He found his mother ailing, and very much opposed to his returning to the army, and on her account he declined the appointment and resigned. In May, 1862, Mr. Mitchener recruited a company for the Eighty-seventh Regiment and took them to Columbus, Ohio. Arrived there, they found that recruits were needed for the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Home Guards, and two-thirds of his company went into that regiment. The remainder he consolidated with another company, which was formed into Company K, of the Eighty-seventh Ohio. Infantry. This regiment was ordered to Baltimore. and assigned to guard duty on the Baltimore d; Ohio Railroad. After the battle' of Bull. Run his regiment was ordered to Harper's Ferry, where the Union forces were massed, and they had not been stationed there, long before the Eighty-seventh, with four thousand other troops, was captured by Stonewall Jackson's army after a siege of two days. The Union troops- were paroled, and our subject returned home with his regiment about the 1st of October. The following winter Mr. Mitchener remained at home, but in. May, 1863, when the troops were exchanged, he received a commission to recruit another company, and on the organization. of the regiment at Cleveland;. Ohio, this was formed into Company B, of' the One Hundred and. Twenty-ninth Infantry. Mr. Mitchener was made its Major, and proceeded with his command to Ken tucky, where they went into winter quarters at Camp Nelson, and were assigned to an independent brigade, commanded by De Courcey. He went on the Cumberland Gap campaign and assisted in its capture in September, 1863. The brigade spent the winter in Eastern Tennessee, and in the spring of 1864 the regiment was ordered, home and mastered out. Taking up the peaceful pursuits of life, Charles PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 229 E. Mitchener .again. entered his father's law office, but, not liking his position, he went to Cambridge, Ohio, after a short time. There he purchased the Jeffersonian newspaper, which he conducted very successfully for seven years. In 1873 he sold out and returned to New Philadelphia. He became interested in coal-mining, and was thus employed for five years. .In 1878 he went to Utah and took the position of superintendent of the Honorine Mining Company, located at Stockton. This place he held for nine years, living at the mines. Subsequently he removed to Salt Lake City and became superintendent of the Tintic Mines, in which capacity he served until 1891, when he resigned and returned to make his home in New Philadelphia. As it has been the intention of Major Mitchener to make this city his permanent home, he has erected an elegant and commodious residence. It is situated on North Broadway Street, is complete in all its appointments, and is one of the finest homes in the place. The owner has been moderately successful in his business operations, and holds valuable mining stock in Utah, being interested in the Honorine, American Eagle, and other mining companies. On East High Street he owns a modern business block, which he erected, and he also is the proprietor of a farm of two hundred and forty acres in Goshen Township. This is one of the best farms in the county, and the Major is giving much of his attention to stock-raising. Our subject was married at Cambridge, this state, in January, 1867, to Jane Goodrich. This union was blessed with three children: Mary, now the wife of Arthur B. Critchlow, of Colorado; Martha, who married O. L. Dodd, of Warren, Ohio; and Jane, attending school. at Bethlehem, Pa. In February, 1873, the wife and mother was called to her final rest, in Cambridge, Ohio. January 19, 1876, the Major married Clara, daughter of Samuel and Anna Foltz, whose sketch appears on another page of this volume. Three children were born to our subject and wife: Anna, who is a student at Bethlehem, Pa.; Clara and Charline. Socially Major Mitchener is a member of the Masonic order, having been identified with Argenta Lodge when in Salt Lake City, and a's. with the commandery at that point. he belong. to Andrew Crawford Post No. 6, G. A. R., of New Philadelphia; Union Veteran Union No. 55; and the Ohio Department of the Loyal Legion. Personally the Major is genial and kindly in disposition and readily makes friends. Though eminently successful in a business sense, his methods have always been marked by strict integrity and honor. As a husband and father he is thoughtful, kind and devoted; as a neighbor charitable and generous; and as a soldier he was true to his coun- try, bravely responding to her call for help in time of need. As a private citizen he is an honor to the county and state, and reflects credit upon the. community wherein he dwells. After many years of toil tie well deserves the comfort and rest which crown his years, and, surrounded by his family and numerous friends, the remainder of his life should pass in peace and contentment. The labors of Major Mitchener have wrought good to his country and to his fellow-men, and in the .consciousness of the integrity of purpose and faithfulness of action which have guided his course in life. prosperity and contentment are now his portion. CAPT. JOSEPH I. KIDD, of Cambridge, is Engineer Master of Way with the Cleveland sir Marietta Railroad Company, and during the construction of this road was one of the civil engineering corps which laid out and planned its course. He is an honored veteran of the late Civil War, having been among the first to respond to the President's call for troops, although he was then only fourteen years of age. With short intervals, he re-enlisted on the expiration of each term of service, remaining with his regiment until the close of the war. Since the cessation of hostilities between the North and South, he has given nearly all his time and attention to railroading The Captain is the eldest son of Isaac and Mary (Griest) Kidd. The former was born in Pennsyl- 230 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. vania, and was of Welsh ancestry. By occupation he was a merchant, conducting a business in connection with farming. During the gold excitement of 1849 he went to the Pacific Slope, and never returned home, as his death occurred a few months after reaching the West. His widow, likewise a native of the Keystone State, was of Irish descent. A few years after the death of her husband, she removed to Morgan County, Ohio. From 1852 until 1866, the latter being the year of her death, she made her home in the Buckeye State. Her family comprised but two children, namely: Joseph; and Mary, now the wife of L. K. Chapman, of Marietta, this state. The birth of Capt. J. I. Kidd took place in Westmoreland County, Pa., September 23, 1846. He attended the district schools, where he obtained his education, and subsequently entered Marietta College to pursue his higher studies. At the early age of twelve years he began learning the paint. er's trade, which he followed at intervals while attending college. When the Chief Executive of the United States called upon patriots to enlist for one hundred days' service he was among the first to respond, and served for about five months in the Second Virginia Infantry. He was then mustered out, but again enlisted, in the Sixty-sixth Ohio Infantry, and participated in numerous hatties and engagements with his regiment during the next fifteen months. He was wounded at the battle of Corinth, and was discharged on account of disability. As soon as it was possible for him to return to the front. he re-enlisted, in the Seventy-seventh Ohio Infantry, and was on duty until the close of the war, being mustered out with the other members of his regiment. Returning North, Captain Kidd resumed the peaceful avocations of life, and in 1868 married Liddy A. Dowling, whose death occurred in the year 1873. She was a daughter of John. and Phoebe Dowling, and by her marriage became the mother of four children, as follows: Della, who .married James McClain; Mary, a resident of Illinois; John, now deceased; and Laura, who became the wife of Wallace Dowling. In 1876 our subject married Miss Katie E. Morrison, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1859. To the Captain and his wife were born a son and two daughters, who are all living at home, and who.are named, respectively, Josie, Robert and Mina. For about a year After leaving the army, Captain Kidd was interested in prospecting and drilling for oil. He then became an employe of the Baltimore tic Ohio Railroad in their southwestern branch, and continued with that company until the railroad with which he is now connected was laid out. Since that time he has been an employe of the latter, and holds a position of trust and responsibility. On political questions of the day he uses his influence and ballot in favor of the Republican party. He is a most highly esteemed citizen, taking commendable interest in whatever pertains to the general good. PROF. ROBERT BOYD SMITH, Superintendent of the Uhrichsville public schools, is an able educator, and has won fame in his chosen profession. For the past ten years he has occupied his present responsible position, discharging the numerous duties resting upon his shoulders to the full satisfaction of all concerned. Prior to this he was for sixteen years Professor of Languages and Mathematics in Selo College, of Harrison County, Ohio. In his early manhood he studied medicine, and in 1865 was a student in the medical department of the Michigan University at Ann Arbor. The following fall he entered upon his practice, but at the end of two years turned his attention to his present field of labor, for which he is eminently qualified both by nature and education. Born on his father's farm near Conotton, Harrison County, this state, January 12, 1838, our subject is a son of .Robert and Elizabeth (Little) Smith, the former a native of Ayrshire, Scotland, and the latter of Allegany County, Md. In 1817 Robert Smith emigrated to America and settled in Washington, D. C. He was a tailor by trade, but on reaching the United States worked at chiseling PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 231 stone for the new capitol building, the other having been destroyed by the British. He soon. removed to Allegany County, Md., where he worked at his regular trade. He was born August 4, 1794, and died in June, 1857. His wife, to whom he was married in 1820, was born April 2, 1799, and died February 4, 1882. The young couple resided in Somerset County, Pa.,. until December, 1825, when they removed to Harrison County, Ohio, where the father engaged in farming, and also worked to some extent at his trade, for fifteen years. In 1840 they settled on a farm in Carroll County, where they dwelt until Ma: ‘1, 1848, and then became residents of Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, there continuing to make their home unlit claimed by death. The paternal grandfather of our subject, John Smith, was a well-to-do farmer in Scotland. The maternal grandfather, Adam Little, a native of Maryland, became. an inhabitant of Harrison County, Ohio, and there resided until his demise. To Robert and Elizabeth Smith were born nine children: Adam, who died in 1879, in Putnam County, Ohio; Leonard, whose death occurred in Goshen Township, October 3, 1804; Mary A., wife of David Wallich, of Van Wert County, Ohio; Thomas C., a farmer near Benedict., Neb.; John W., a blacksmith of Henry County, Ill.; one son who died in infancy; Robert Boyd, of this sketch; Harvey., a farmer of this county; mid David M., who died in the hospital at Vicksburg. Miss., being a member of the Eightieth Ohio Infantry. In his native county. Professor Smith received his rudimentary education, and later attended the district schools of Carroll and Tuscarawas Counties. Subsequently he took a three-years course in the academy at New Hagerstown, and in 1863 he was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan. University, in the village of Delaware. Immediately afterward he. took up the study of medicine, and at the same time taught in a select school for two years. In 1865 he entered the medical department of the Michigan University, and at the end of a year was licensed to practice medicine. In the fall of 1866 he began practicing, but at the end of two years was called to the Chair of Languages and Mathematics in Scio College, and accepted the position. coming to Uhrichsville, he has prospered in every way, and is the owner of some valuable property in the place. His first Presidential vote was deposited for Abraham Lincoln, and he has always been a true-blue Republican. In manner he is quiet and unassuming, but has many warm friends among his acquaintances. January 7, 1868, Professor Smith married Miss Susan Fribly, daughter of S. F. Fribly, a well known citizen of this county. Two daughters have come to bless their union, namely: Cora F. and Elizabeth M., both of whom are at home. Professor and Mrs. Smith and their daughters arc members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. and are greatly interested in everything relating to its wel fare. PHILIP BAKER. It is a well known fact that circumstances in life may make or mar the prospects of a man to a certain extent. but a determined spirit will bend even the force of circumstances to its will. The career of Philip Baker since his arrival on, the stage of human action is abundant proof of the trite saying: That which is better than silver or gold a good name, gains added luster in adverse circumstances. and the sterling qualities of character are strengthend in the combats of life. The on of this sketch. who was one of the honored and prominent citizens of Tuscarawas County. passed from the scenes of earth April 24, 1881. in Canal Dover. Our subject was born in Little York. Pa.. June 20, 1812, and was the son of Philip and Catherine (Metzgen) Baker. He was given such an education as the times and menus of his parents would permit. and, being ambitious to become well in formed, by reading and observation added to his fund of general information. He remained at home until starting out in life. at the age of twenty-one entering upon what proved to be for many years a life of toil and hardship. Prior to his decease, when looking back over the many years 232 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. when he was often denied the real necessaries of life, he often wondered how he made his way through the privations. he attributed the greater part of his success, however, to the good management of his wife, whom he felt to be one of the best helpmates a struggling man ever had. When ready to establish a home of his own, Mr. Baker was married, in Canal Dover, to Miss Harriet Elliott, the daughter of Capt. Wilson and Mary (Reed) Elliott. She was born in Mansfield, this state, October 22, 1816. Her parents were natives, respectively, of Maryland and Pittsburg, Pa. Mr. Elliott was a lawyer by profession, but after locat ing in Mansfield started a banking establishment and became one of the wealthy and influential residents of that place. By their union Mr. and Mrs. Baker became the parents of two sons and two daughters, Mary, now the widow of Alonzo H. Hardesta; Jesse D., engaged in the banking business in this city; Loretta, the wife of E. P. De Greif; and Charles, a resident of Canal Dover, also engaged in the banking business. The second daughter, with her two children, Helen and Thurman, makes her home with her mother, who occupies an elegant residence in this city. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 235 HON. CHARLES JEFFERSON ALBRIGHT, deceased, was a member of the Thirty-fourth Congress, which assembled December 3, 1855, and which was the first to meet mid, r the present Republican party, which had just been organized. After being sworn into office, the House proceeded to elect a Speaker, and on the Republican side his name coming first alphabetically, he gave the first Republican vote ever cast in the Ohio Congress. Mr. Albright figured in several of the most famous nominating conventions in the history of the United States. he was present at the first Ohio State Republican Convention held in 1855, and was Vice-President of the meeting. He sat with Lincoln at the first National Convention of the party, which met at Philadelphia in 1856. Again, in 1860, he was sent to the National Convention at Chicago, as a member .of a delegation mainly instructed for Salmon P. Chase. The latter was loyally supported until it became evident that it was hopeless, and at the close of thc second ballot came a supreme moment. Seward led Lincoln by two votes, when Mr. Albright and two of his colleagues left Chase and lent their support to Lincoln. The shout which went up from the friends of the Illinois statesman, and the rejoicing, are matters of history. In 1862 Lincoln appointed our subject Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixteenth District, of Ohio, which office he held until June 30, 1869. In 1873 he was elected to serve in the Third Ohio Constitutional Convention. During the war he was a member of the Military Committee of this county, and in 1875 was appointed by the Governor as a member of the Board of State Charities. In addition to the important offices named, Mr. Albright at various times was Mayor, Clerk and Councilman, and served in other positions of trust and honor. He was for upwards of fifty-three years a citizen of Cambridge. where his death occurred October 21, 1883, at the age of sixty-nine years. The name of Albright was changed to its present spelling from the German Albrecht only in the last century. Our subject was a son of Frederick, a native of Prussia, born in 1767. Like his father before him, he was a physician. In 1793, in company with an uncle, he came to the United States, and for the next thirty years resided and practiced successively in Lancaster and Harrisburg, Pa., Martinsburg, Va., and Carlisle and Bedford, Pa. December 9, 1802, he married Sarah Atkinson, who bore him seven children. The parents died within three months of each other, the mother December 27, 1841, and the father March 16, 1842, in his sixty-eighth year. He had been for eighteen years prior to his demise totally blind. Charles J. Albright was born at Carlisle, Pa.. May 9, 1816. He was reared in Bedford, Martinsburg and Woodbury until 1824, when the family removed to Allegheny County, there dwelling until the spring of 1832, when he came with his parents to the farm then owned by B. A. Albright, two and a-half trifles east of Cambridge. When only ten years old he began learning harness-making in his brother's shop, and from his fourteenth to his twenty-fourth year worked at various employments, such as farming, mining, printing, clerking and school-teaching. Only for brief periods was he enabled to study in the rude and elementary schools of the day. In 1840 he pur- 236 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. chased the Guernsey Times, which he conducted for five years, and later from 1848 to 1855.. He was always a true friend to educational measures; from 1841 to 1844 he was Secretary, and after 1851 was for some time a member, of the Guernsey County Board of School Examiners, and in 1881 was elected President of the Board of School Examiners of Cambridge, Union School. October 8, 1838, Mr. Albright married Miss Nancy, youngest-daughter of James Richard, who was one of the colonists from the Island of Guernsey, and settled in this county in 1807. Mrs. Albright is still living in Cambridge. Both she and her husband were long workers in the Methodist Episcopal Church of this place, and the latter, with very short interruptions, always held some office in the congregation. JAMES M. KNISELY, classed among the keen and thoroughly wide-awake citizens of New Philadelphia, rendered his country valuable service during the late war as a soldier in the ranks. He is widely known throughout this section of country, and is now in charge of the city hall. Mr. Knisely was born here, July 7; 1844, and is the son of Jacob B. and Caroline (Tucker) Knisely. The elder Mr. Knisely was a native of Tuscarawas County, and was born June 16, 1809. He is still living, and resides on the property which he purchased in 1832. During the earlier years of his life he followed the trade of a carpenter, but he is now retired from active work of any kind. In political affairs he is a strong Democrat. Religiously, the Lutheran Church finds in him one of its most valued and consistent members. The mother of our subject was born in Carroll County, this state, December 23, 1814. She also is still living, but is in very feeble health. 'Ile parental family numbered thirteen children: Rebecca., Jacob B., Levi M., Urias J., Sarah, George W., James M., John W., Benjamin F., henry, Mary Jane, Anna and Edison. Those deceased are Rebecca, Jacob, Urias J., Sarah, Mary J. and Edison. The early life of our subject was spent under the parental roof, and he attended the public schools until enlisting in the late war. Volunteering his services August 12, 1862, he was at that time mustered in as a member of Company D, Fifty-second Ohio Infantry, as drummer-boy, going into camp at Dennison. While the company was waiting in that place for further orders, young Knisely was appointed principal musician of his regiment, with which he went to Lexington, August 23 of that year. They remained in Kentucky until the battle of Perryville, in which they took part, under the command of General Sheridan, and from there were ordered to Nashville, Tenn., from which place a portion of the regiment, including. our subject, moved on and participated in the battle of Stone River. The troops then returned to Nashville and went into camp for the winter. In April, 1863, the Fifty-second Ohio was sent to Bentwood Station, doing guard duty on the railroads. June 1, however, they returned to Nashville, and about the middle of the month were ordered to Murfreesboro, where young Knisely was taken sick with the typhoid fever. Col. Dan McCook had him taken to a private house, where he received the best of nursing, and two months later was enabled to rejoin his regiment on its way to Nashville, where it arrived September 1. On leaving camp they moved through Franklin, Columbus, Athens, Huntsville, Stephenson, and Bridgeport, from which latter place they made their way across Lookout Mountain to Chattanooga. On the 18th of September they were at Rossville Gap, and the following day marched to the left of Rosecrans' army. About two o'clock in the afternoon of the 20th, the regiment fonght the. battle of Chickamauga. After that conflict the command went back to Chattanooga, where they remained a few days, when they crossed the creek to the north of Chickamauga and moved on to Brown's Ferry. Crossing the river at that place, they found themselves in Lookout Valley. Thence, under the command of General Hooker, they retraced their steps to North Chickamauga, where they were placed under the leadership of Sherman, and took part in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 237 the battle of Missionary Ridge. After this engagement they started to Eastern Tennessee, to the relief of, General Burnside. On their return they remained for a few Weeks at Connauga Mills, then marched again for Chattanooga, arriving there December 24, 1863. After a stop of a short time in the above place, the forces were ordered to McElfee Church, Ga., and remained there in camp until February, 1864. They were next ordered out under General Thomas, and began active skirmishing along the line to Buzzard's Roost. Returning to McElfee's Church, they stopped there until the middle March, then moved to Lee & Garden's Mills, Ga. On this battlefield the regiment lay drilled and recruited until May 2, on which morning they were ordcred out to engage in the Atlanta campaign. The first active skirmish occurred at Ringgold. This was followed by the fights at Tunnel Hill and Buzzard's Roost. At the last-named place the division in which our subject was a member was taken out, and, going. through Snake Creek Gap, took part in the battle of Resaca. They then joined the Second Division under Davis, and marched to Rome, Ga., where occurred a conflict. From there they went to Pumpkin Vine Ridge, when the Second Division was sent to the right at Dallas, joining the command of General McPherson. After this action they went to Big Shanty, and from there to the foot of Kenesaw Mountain, where the regiment lay under fire of the rebel guns for seven days. June '25 they were moved to the right, and on the morning of the 27th were in the general charge on the mountain, where General McCook was mortally wounded and the Union forces 'lost heavily, especially the regiment of Mr. Knisely. The Federal troops remained on the field of battle for several days under the enemy's fire, and on their retreat moved on to the Chattahoochee River, where occurred another conflict, lasting several days. The Union forces then crossed the river, and on the morning of the 19th of July, 1864, took part in the battle of Peach Tree Creek. The command of our subject was on duty about Atlanta until August 28, when they were ordered elsewhere, and later fought at Jonesboro, September 1. After this encounter they went back to Atlanta in charge of prisoners, and remained there until about the 20th of the month, when the division was placed on a train and conveyed to Athens, Ala., in order to operate against Wheeler's cavalry. After doing good service there, they returned to Atlanta, and as a part of the Fourteenth Army Corps went with Sherman on his march to the sea, participating in the siege of Savannah. Thence they went through the Carolinas, fighting at Averysborough and Bentonvrlle, whence they moved on to Goldsboro, where the troops were given new clothing. Leaving Goldsboro, they encountered the enemy at Smithlield, and again near Raleigh. From the latter place they marched to a point on the Cape Fever River, where the last engagement took place. After that they marched through to Washington, and participated in the Grand Review, at-which time our subject played his old snare-drum during the entire parade. The troops were then mustered out, Mr. Knisely's regiment being paid off and honorably discharged at Camp Chase, June 25, 1865. He still has in his possession the drum which was presented to him by his regiment, and which on important occasions he uses, he having been one of the noted drummers of the late war. After his return home, our subject took up the trade of a carpenter, which he has followed more or less all his life. For fifteen years he was in the employ of English & Dixon, agricultural-implement manufacturers, working in the wood department. At the expiration of that time he did contracting on his own account until his health demanded a change in occupation. In 1887 Mr. Knisely was elected a member of the City Council on the Republican ticket, and on the expiration of his term, so popular was he with the people, he was re-elccted to the same position. For three years, dating from 1885, he was Chief of the Fire Department, giving entire satisfaction while the incumbent of this important position. In March, 1893, he was placed in charge of the city hall, which post he now holds. The marriage of our subject with Miss Elsie Henson was celebrated November 1, 1866. The lady was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Fribley) Hensell, natives of Tuscarawas County. 238 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD To Mr. and Mrs. Knisely there were born two children, Charles E., and an infant who died unnamed. The former, who was born in 1876, is a graduate of the high school of this city, and, like his honored father, is a noted drummer. Mrs. Knisely is a member in excellent 'standing of the Lutheran Church, and is active in all good works. In social affairs our subject is a prominent Odd Fellow, belonging to .Lodge No. 107, at New Philadelphia, in which he has passed all the chairs. As a matter of course, he is a Grand Army man, and is now Sergeant-Major of his post. He also belongs to the Union Veteran Union, and takes great interest in all Grand Army affairs. ADAM GINTZ, the leading furniture dealer of New Philadelphia, is also proprietor of an undertaking establishment, and is master of the art of embalming. He is a thorough and practical cabinet-maker and upholsterer, having followed this calling during the main part of his life. For several years he has been centrally located on West High Street, whcre he succeeded the firm of Hard, Wibel & Co. Adam Gintz is a son of Philip and Catherine (Sundheimer) Gintz. both of whom were born in Germany. About 1847 the father emigrated to the United States, and soon located at New Philadelphia. He had learned the miller's trade, and followed this occupation at the River Mills. Subsequently he rented the mill now known as the New Philadelphia Milling Company's plant, and after this was burned down he purchased a mill in Canal Dover. This he operated for about three years, when he sold out and turned his attention to keeping a hotel. Disposing of his interest in that business, he became interested in running a restaurant in this place, and carried on a flourishing business in this line for some twelve years, when he retired. His wife, Catherine, was born in the same neighborhood in Wurtemberg as was her husband. She came to America with her parents, and by way of the canal proceeded to New Philadelphia. Her people engaged in farming for many years, but are now deceased. She was one of three children, the others being Caroline and Elizabeth; In religious belief Mr. and Mrs. Gintz were identified with the Reformed Evangelical Church. In politics Mr. Gintz is a Democrat. Adam Gintz, whose name heads this arum, was born in New Philadelphia, May 16, 1856, and is one of ten children. His brother Frederick is engaged in the restaurant and saloon business; Caroline is the wife of Harry Gintz, of Millersburg, Holmes County, this state; Alice is Mrs. Edward Wagoner, of Canton, Ohio; Emma died when about fourteen years of age; Ida is the wife of Frederick Kuenzli, who is engaged in the meat-market business; William died in his twenty-third year; Flora is the wife of John Arnold, of Canton, Ohio; Josephine became Mrs. William Horn, and resides in Zanesville, Ohio; and one child died in infancy. In his boyhood our subject attended the public schools, and received a fair general education. Until he was twenty-two years of age he was associated with his father in business. At that time he was taken in as a partner, and the firm continued to do business thus for six years. Our subject then purchased the furniture establishment of Messrs. Hard, Wibel & Co., this being in October, 1886. For the next eight years he carried on this plant in partnership with his cousin, Philip Gintz. On the 1st of January, 1894, Adam Gintz became sole proprietor, as he bought out his partner's interest. In his store may be found a large and well selected stock of furniture at moderate prices. He does all his own upholstering, and turns out the best quality of work. His trade has increased year by year in volume, until it has assumed large proportions. Of late years his business has frequently reached over $20,000 per annum. April 24, 1884, occurred the marriage of. Adam Gintz and Emma, daughter of .John Kaderly, of this city. Three children have come to bless their union, their names being as follows: Herbert, William and Frank. Mrs. Gintz is a most estimable lady, and is a devout member of the German Re- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 239 formed Church, to which her husband also belongs. In politics our subject is allied with the Democracy. Socially he belongs to New Philadelphia Lodge, I. O. O. F. He is much esteemed by all who know him for his worthy qualities, good business principles and sterling worth. THOMAS SMITH is engaged in the real-estate business, and is also interested in conducting the Lofland House of Cambric'. .e of which he took charge April 9, 1894. He was previously engaged in running a hotel at Fairview for eighteen months, after which he embarked in merchandising with W. C. Congill, and later managed the business alone. In 1886 he was elected to be Auditor of Guernsey County, and the duties devolving upon him resulted in his removal to this place. He then turned his attention to the insurance business, being partner of R. B. Moore for about two years. While a resident of Fairview, he was elected Mayor, and served for two terms with such zeal and fidelity that he received the universal commendation of his fellow-citizens. He was Justice of the Peace for six years, was Township Trustee for five years, and was Postmaster of Fairview under Cleveland's first administration. Though on the Democratic ticket in a county strongly Republican, he had a majority of eleven hundred and three votes. This was due not only to his own personal popularity among even his political antagonists, but to the efforts of many of his former comrades, who wore the blue in the late Civil War. Thomas Smith was born in Londonderry Township, of this county, September 25, 1841. His paternal grandfather, William Smith, was born in Ireland, and with his family settled in western Pennsylvania on his removal to the United States. His son Robert, the father of our subject, was born in Washington County, Pa. On arriving at man's estate, he married Sarah McConnell, a native of Belmont County, Ohio. The Smiths came to this county in 1826. To Robert and Sarah Smith were born nine children, namely: Isabel, wife of John G. Scott, of Baxter, Iowa; Eleno M., of this county; Martha W., Mrs. Donnar, of Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; Frances, Mrs. Thomas Gray, also a resident of Clarinda; John C., of Port Washington, Ohio; William, whose home is in Missouri; Sarah A., Mrs. Robert Wilson, of Cambridge; Thomas; and Margaret M., who married John Bracken, of Freeport, 014 The father of this family died October 12, 1872, aged seventy-two years. His wife died February 19, 1878, aged seventy-four years. Thomas Smith was reared on a farm, and enlisted in Company 13, Fifteenth Ohio Infantry, February 14, 1864. April 26, 1865, he was made Corporal, and among the battles in which he participated were those of Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Cassville, Picketts , Mills, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Franklin and Nashville. After the war Mr. Smith engaged in farming for a few years, since which time he has had an active public and commercial career. December 24, 1867, he was united in marriage with Mary, daughter of Charles Gracey. They had born to them four children. Alwilda A. married Rev. S. S. Fisher, a minister of the Protestant Methodist Church. who is now occupying a pulpit at Empire, Ohio. . he is a man of considerable ability, and is the author. of two volumes of poems, which have been published, and which by critics are pronounced to have much merit. Lizetta Irene became the wife of S. M. Johnson, an attorney-at-law of Cambridge. Anna Eugenie, who is at home, is the youngest of the family. Charles R., the only son, who was born March 30, 1873, was called to his final rest October 15, 1894. During the World's Fair he served as a Columbian Guard of the White City, and was regarded as one of the most faithful and efficient on the force. He won distinction among his comrades, and also in the fire department for heroic exertions at the terrible lire that destroyed the Cold Storage Building. At the close of the fair he was tendered a commission to act in a similar capacity at the San Francisco Midwinter Exposition, but concluded to return home. He was one of the charter 240 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. members of the Sons of Veterans of Cambridge, and took great interest in the encampment. Fraternally Thomas Smith is a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Religiously he is identified with the Methodist Protestant Church. JOHN WALLACE is one of the honored pioneers and practical agriculturists of Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County. He has never aspired to hold public office, but has served as Township Supervisor and School Director in response to the solicitations of his many friends and neighbors. Personally his reputation is of the highest as a man of integrity and honor. Politically he is a Republican, and cast his first vote for Henry Clay for President. The parents of our subject were David and Jane (Burkley) Wallace, natives of Ireland and England, respectively. The father was a shoemaker by trade, and left his native land about 1810, lirst settling in Mifflin County, Pa., and later removing to Ohio. He lived to attain a good old age, his demise occurring in this county, when in his ninety-sixth year. Of his five sons and four daughters eight are still living. They are as follows: Mary M., Mrs. Abraham Walters, of Stone Creek, Ohio; William, a general farmer of this township; Sarah J., widow of Daniel Stiffler; John, of this sketch; James, living in New Philadelphia; David, a resident of Nebraska; Joseph F., a resident of Wichita, Kan.; and Catherine, wife of Joseph Liston, a farmer of Fulton County, this state. Ann P., the twin sister of Mrs. Walters, is deceased. John Wallace was born August 22, 1826, in Mifflin County, Pa., and was therefore only two years of age when brought by his parents to Ohio, in 1828. They settled in Wayne County, and in 1837 permanently located in Goshen Township. Their farm comprised seventy-one acres of new, uncultivated land. In company with his brothers, John Wallace cleared this land and made various improvements upon the place. He received fair educational advantages. In the district school, and by practical experience acquired a good knowledge of farm duties. On reaching his majority he purchased a farm of fifty acres in Goshen Township and engaged in its cultivation. Later he sold the place and purchased the one where he now resides. In 1852 he bought a quarter-section of land in Indiana, and in the following year he traded that property for a farm in this township. In 1861 he sold the latter, and in April removed to his present homestead. He has extended the boundaries of his farm until he now owns two hundred and seventy acres, a large portion of which is fine clay land. On the 4th of September, 1856, Mr. Wallace married Catherine Wheadon, who was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., February 12, 1825, Her parents, Almon and Abbie (Wooley) Wheadon, were natives of Connecticut and New Jersey, respectively. Their family comprised eight children: Jane, Mrs. LeRoy Brown, of Bangor, Wis.; Deucy, deceased; Catherine, Mrs. Wallace; Oscar. deceased; Sarah, wife of John Gibler, a banker of Huntington; Ind.; William H., a farmer of La Crosse County, Wis.; Mary L., a teacher of Bangor, Wis.; and John F., an agriculturist of Carrbll County, Ohio. Almon Wheadon removed to Carroll County in 1838 with his family, and there purchased sixty-five acres of land, to the cultivation of which he devoted himself until his death, which occurred at the age of sixty-five years. His wife, who died March 27, 1891, in her ninety-third year, was much beloved and respected, as was also Mr. Wheadon. At the time of her marriage Mrs. Wallace was the widow of Eli L Martin, to whom she was married January 3, 1850. After their marriage they went to Illinois, where her husband and child both died in 1853. The wife of our subject, a most estimable lady, was educated in the Empire State. By her marriage she has become the mother of two sons and a daughter. Abbie, the eldest, born January 11, 1858, was married, April 4,,1878, to Robert R. Jacobs, a hardware merchant of Waynesburg, Ohio. Eight children have been born to their union PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 241 namely: William W., Edna P., Mary C., Abbie W., Roberta T., Blanche .1., Emma and John R. Almon D. Wallace, the eldest son, is deceased. Will E., born October 17, 1860, married Miss Elizabeth B. Grimes June 15, 1872, and they have two daughters, Lucy M. and Helen. Religiously both Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are members of the Lutheran Church. Their home has ever been much frequented by their many friends and neighbors, who have nothing but feelings of good-will and love toward this worthy couple. JACOB A. HORN. As a typical representative business man, an honored and widely known citizen of Canal Dover, few, if any, merit more prominent mention than does Mr. Horn, whose three distinct, yet combined, business houses are conducted on Third Street. They are the City Bakery, Bodego Restaurant and the Electric Sample Room. Although all under one roof. they are yet in separate rooms and conducted as separate business places. each of which is a representation in the line, and a business of itself, of which any man might well be proud. Besides these enterprises, Mr. Horn is a miner and dealer in coal, during the busy season running eleven wagons from his mines to the consumers of Dover. He is likewise one of the stockholders of the Big Four Opera House, and interested in various other enterprises. The original of this sketch was born in Canal Dover, September 1, 1849. He is the son of Louis and Elizabeth (Lind) Horn, natives, respectively, of Hesse-Darmstadt and Bavaria, Germany. The father, who emigrated to America in 1840, was ninety-six days in crossing the Atlantic. After landing. in New York City, he made his way up the Hudson River to Albany, thence to Buffalo, afterward to Cleveland, and lastly located in Canal Dover. He was accompanied to this country by his wife, and son, Louis, Jr. The latter, at the age of fourteen years, went south to Appalachicola, Fla., and on the outbreak of the late war joined the Confederate forces, serving four years. He met his death, however, in 1875, while boating on the Chattahoochee River. The parental family included six children, those besides the son already mentioned being, Frederick, living in Canal Dover; Elizabeth, who died in 1865; Jacob A., of this sketch; and John, following the blacksmith's trade in this city. The husband and father departed this life March 13, 1859. His good wife survived him many years, passing away December 14, 1886, at the age of sixty-eight years. The subject of this sketch attended the schools of his native city until a lad of thirteen years, when he began to make his own way in the world, and, entering a brewery, learned the trade of a malster. This he followed for six years, when we lind him working in the blast furnaces, remaining thus occupied for three years and a-half. Leaving his situation to engage in boating, he held a position on the canal for a season, and then returned to his work in the furnaces. After a time he again engaged in the malt business. and in 1880 opened the restaurant and saloon in the city which he still owns. The Electric sample Room is stocked with the choicest of wines and liquors, while the house is conducted in a quiet and orderly manner, and is a favorite and very popular resort. The Bodego Restaurant is well prepared to serve to order meals at all hours. In the baking department, Mr. Horn. has capable assistants baking bread, pies, cakes and nick nacks of choice variety and superior quality. October 10, 1870, our subject and Miss Caroline Baker were united in marriage. This lady died October 10, 1876, leaving three children: Charles H., bookkeeper for his father; Mary E., the wife of George Hans, of Akron; and Edward J., assisting his father in business. For his second wife, Mr. Horn married, October 11, 1877, Mrs. Eliza Sykes, nee Schaffer. May 6, 1880, twins were born to them, whom they named Clara Anna and Arthur Otto. The. latter died when only eight months old. The family of Mr. Horn now comprises the follow- 242 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ing members: Minnie S., Hugo C. F. and Otto Philip, besides William E. Sykes, a son by the first union of Mrs. Horn. In social affairs our subject is a prominent Odd Fellow, belonging to Lodge No. 82; Bethesda Encampment No. 39; Dover Lodge No. 168, K. of P., and Star Division No. 100, U. R. He holds the position of Major of the Fifth-Regiment, and is a member of the German Workingmen's Society, with which he has been connected since 1869. He is a member of St. John's German Evangelical Church. Always active in enterprises set forth for the good of the community, Mr. horn assisted in the building of the opera house in this city, and still holds a one-third interest in the same. He likewise is a partner in a thriving meat-market, and the proprietor of extensive coal-yards in Akron. Few men in Dover are more highly respected than he, or have a larger or more influential acquaintance. LYMAN HARDMAN, a veteran of the late war, is County Clerk of Tuscarawas County, having his home in New Philadelphia. In the discharge of the duties pertaining to his office he has been a faithful servant of the people, who place the utmost confidence in his ability and fidelity. He is a native of Ohio, his birth having occurred in Washingtonville, Columbiana County, January 23. 1842. His father, Michael Hardman, was a native of the same place, but the grandfather, Daniel Hardman, came from an old Pennsylvania family. In 1852 Michael Hardman removed to this county, where he continued his former occupation of farming. In 1874 he removed to Charlotte County, Va., and for five years speculated in. town property. Then returning to Ohio, he settled for a time in New Philadelphia, and thence went to Leetonia, Columbiana County, in 1883. In that city occurred his death, May 20, 1894. his wife, whose maiden name was Charlotte Mowry, was born in Coshocton County, this state. Her parents lived on a farm, and came from Pennsylvania to Ohio in an early day. Mrs. Hardman is still living, making her home in Leetonia. In politics the senior Mr. Hardman was a Prohibitionist during his last years. His three children were: Daniel, who died in childhood; Lyman, of this sketch; and Margaret J., wife of Dr. J. B. Berlotte, of Leetonia. Michael Hardman went to California in the spring of 1852, and was there engaged in mining for about two and a-half years. During the gold excitement at Pike's Peak he also made a trip to that locality, and on both of these expeditions to the West he was fairly successful. Lyman Hardman secured his primary ecucation in the public schools of this place. He was only nineteen years of age when he enlisted for the defense of his country, August 23, 1861, being mustered in at Camp Chase as a private in Company I, Third Ohio Infantry. Early in September he was ordered into West Virginia and placed under command of General Roseanne. With his company he engaged in skirmishing until the battle of South Mountain, in which his regiment participated. During this fight, and also in the battle of Antietam, young Lyman was on the sick list, but after the latter engagement fell into the ranks, and marched to Vicksburg. He took part in all the movements prior to the attack on Vicksburg, having been sent there from a point on the Yazoo River. He reached Vicksburg on the 18th of May, and during the siege was in the Second Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps until the fall of the city. He then went to Jackson and took part in the battle at that place. Returning, he camped about twelve miles from Vicksburg, on Big Black River, from where he moved to Memphis by boat. Being sent to Chattanooga, he took part in the battle which occur. red there November 2.5. Soon afterward the regiment was ordered to the relief of Burnside at Knoxville, but before they had made the entire distance they were turned back and sent to Larkinsville, on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, where they passed the winter in camp. About the 9th of April, Mr. Hardman went tome on a thirty-days furlough, after which he rejoined his regiment at Columbus, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 243 and later went to Kingston, Ga., where Sherman's army was. In the Atlanta campaign he was first engaged in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, his company being placed to the right of the principal line of battle, and in this notable engagement his Second Lieutenant was killed. On account of fever Mr. Hardman. was sent to the hospital at Marietta,.Ga., but soon after the battle of Atlanta was able to join his regiment. When General Hood moved north, the company to which our subject belonged was ordered to follow him for a time, and proceeded into the northern part of Alabama. Returning to Atlanta, they joined Sherman, and with him started on a march through Georgia. In the siege of Ft. McAllister, the young soldier received a wound in his left foot, as the result of the explosion of a torpedo. He was also cut in many places, and for Sire days it seemed certain that he would lose the use of his eyes. For a week he was in the field hospital and then was sent to the one at Beaufort, S. C. For several weeks thereafter he was an inmate of Davids Island Hospital in New York, but in March went to Camp Dennison, where he was mustered out June 14, 1865. On resuming his business life Mr. Hardman returned to New Philadelphia, and conducted a livery stable in this place and also one in Uhrichsville. After six years of work in this direction he engaged in farming for a time. Subsequently he carried on a general store at Uhrichsville, and is still the owner of the store and a good stock of goods. he has built up a large and remunerative trade in that locality, and by attention to business has become well off financially. While a resident of that city he served for two terms as Councilman, and in 1893 was nominated for County Clerk on the Republican ticket. He was, elected by a majority of five hundred and sixty-one votes, and took possession of the office August 6, 1894, at which time he removed to this city. For his brave service and wounds received in the war he receives a small pension. Socially he is a member of the Grand Army post at Uhrichsville, having always had a warm place in his heart for the boys who wore the blue. In New Philadelphia Mr. Hardman was married, September 17, 1868, to Lucinda E. Fribley. Her father, Daniel Fribley, was a native of Penneylvania, as was also his wife, who bore the maiden name of Leah Edmonds. Mrs. Hardman is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and by her marriage has become the mother of four children, namely: Jessie, who died at the age of three years; Leah Charlotte, May Fribley and Edmond L. SAMUEL TOOMEY is a manufacturer of Canal Dover, and is well known in all parts of the United States and England as a builder of the noted sulkies which bear his name. Many a horseman has referred to him as "the old man with the specs," but he keeps the glasses polished and is always up to the times. When the pneumatic sulky was first heard of, in 1892, the firm of Toomey. & Co. put the first complete one on the market. It was exhibited at the Cleveland fall races, and "Hal Pointer" paced one of his fastest miles while hitched to the new vehicle. During. the past eight years our subject has taken out nine different patents for the improvement of track sulkies, and each of these has added to the already great renown of this well known sulky. The great-great-grandfather of our subject was an Irishman, who came to America with Lord Baltimore. For several generations all records of his descendants have been lost. Peter Toomey, our subject's father, lived in York County, Pa., where he followed the trade of a tailor. He was a great performer on the violin, and for forty-five years his living was principally gained in this manner. In 1815 he visited the Moravian missions in this county, and with his bow and fiddle effectually won the friendship of the redmen. This violin, which is in the possession of Samuel Toomey, is an heirloom of great value. His father married Catherine Leightly, a German lady, whose father, after coming to America, bought a section of the William Penn purchase of land in York County, Pa. Mr. Leightly had previously been married, and by his two wives reared a family of twenty-three children. His second wife lived to the advanced 244 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. age of ninety-six years. She was very active, and a short time before her death carried a basket of eggs to market, walking a distance of a mile. The birth of Samuel Toomey occurred in York County, Pa., March 1, 1830. He was the eleventh child born to his parents, and the demands upon .the father for the support of his large faintly rendered it necessary that each one should make his own living as soon as ills age would permit. The limit of our subject's school life was about thirty days and when six years old he was forced to go out into the world to "paddle his own canoe." When he found employment in a blacksmith shop at East Berlin, near Gettysburg, Pa., and a year later with $14 of borrowed money in his pocket. and ail his possessions in a bundle on his back. started On toot for Ohio. He was three weeks and two days on his journey before reaching sugar Creek Falls, Tuscarawas County. The last four day, he, had only one meal per day, on account of failing funds. Finding employment in the shop of Danivi Wagner a year later he became. owner of the business, when his employer removed to the West. In a few years he had gained the reputation of being the best blacksmith and mechanic in the community. In 1830 he met with misfortune, iii shop. tools and stock, including the first buggy he had ever made, being destroyed by lire. That same year he removed to Wilmot, Stark County. where with varied success he continued in business for fifteen years as a carriage manufacturer and blacksmith. In 1868 Mr. Toomey came to Canal Dover, where be lots since been engaged in business, increasing his facilities and constantly improving the style of his work. The buggies sent out from his shop are considered the very best manufactured in the state. Gradually he drifted into the manufacture of sulkies. and wherever the sport of racing. Is known his vehicles have been commended. On the rough tracks of the Old World, where they trot on sod, and through sand, these sulkies are the only ones that will stand the jarring, and at the same time their lightness makes them acceptable. Mr. Toomey .has possessed a great advantage over other workers in this line, in that he has a practical knowledge of racing and horses. He owns a valuable stock farm near Canal Dover, and on his half-mile track every new feature introduced in his sulky is tested before being put on the market. Many a promising racehorse has taken his first lessons on this track. The record of Samuel Toomey's life furnishes a striking illustration of the manner in which a boy may rise from obscurity to prominence by sheer force of character and personal, effort. In 1847 he was a penniless, friendless boy, making his way westward over the mountains of Pennsylvania, footsore and hungry; to-day he holds an enviable position in the business world and as a citizen. At the present time he is .President of the First National Batik of Canal Dover, and in time discharge of the responsibilities pertaining thereto has entirely satisfied his associates. October 3,1849, Mr. Toomey married Miss Lidia Harbaugh, by whom he had eight children: Sarah, wife of W. W. Webber. Lucy, wife of Philip Webber. of Wardner, Idaho; Emma and Edward, who are deceased; Calvin, who is engaged in the carriage trade in Kansas City, Mo.; and Freyling Oliver and Charles, residents of this city. The mother of these children departed this life in 1881. The present wife of our subject, who at the time of their marriage in 1882 was Mrs. Matilda Adams. bore the maiden name of Reese. PATRICK J. HANNAN. Among the honored citizens-of Guernsey County serving at present as a member of the Council of Cambridge, is Patrick J. Hannan, one of the men whom Ireland has given this country. He was born in Valley Mote, County Sligo, province of Connaught. March 1,1853. His recollections of the Emerald Isle are vivid, as there his boyhood days were passed, he being a lad of ten years when his parents determined to seek a home in free America. John and Catherine (McDonough) Hannan, the parents of Patrick, reared a family of live children, of whom he was the third. Of the others we PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 245 make the following mention: Mary, now deceased, was the wife of Bartholomew Dwier, and passed away April 29, 1893; Annie married William Spohn, and died in August, 1886; Margaret is now Mrs. Hugh Dwier, and makes her home in Sharon, Pa.; and Catherine died in April, 1893, aged forty-three years. The Hannan family made the journey to America in 1863, and located at once in Mercer County, Pa.., where the father purchased a tract of land and became a gardener and grower of small fruits. He made this place his residence until his decease, which occurred in 1873. His good wife survived him until 1889. n she too passed away, and her body was interred in the cemetery at Sharon, where her husband was laid. Patrick's opportunities for obtaining an education were very limited, as at an early age he began working in the rolling-mill at Sharon, Pa. Later he made his way to this state and obtained work in the mills at New Philadelphia, where he was well liked, and rendered his employers valuable service for seven years. At the expiration of that time he came to Cambridge, which city has since been his home, and here he is a trusted employe of the Cambridge Iron and Steel Company. The lady to whom our subject was married in 1872 was Miss Mary J., daughter of Daniel and Bridget (Mellale) McMahon.. The lady was born in Luzerne County. Pa.. October 23, 1857. and by her union with Mr. Hannan has become the mother of five children, namely: Catherine, John, Edward. William and James. The family occupy a beautiful residence the western part of the city. and number among their friends the best residents of Cambridge. Possessing excellent judgment, Mrs. Hannan has tastefully furnished her home, and it is often the scene of many social gatherings by the young people of the community. Mr. Hannan is a prominent Mason. a Member of the Knights of Pythias. Protected Home Circle, and Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers in Cambridge. In religious affairs he is a. devout Catholic, and, with the aid of his !rood wife, has trained his children to that faith. He has always been very active in public affairs. doing whatever he could to promote the best interests of the city, and during elections never fails, to east his vote for Republican candidates. While residing in New Philadelphia. his qualities as an officeholder were recognized and he was elected a member of the Council, serving for two years. He was a candidate for thc position of Township Treasurer, but on account of his opponent in the convention turning independent, he was defeated by the Democrats by one vote. He was elected Councilman of Cambridge in April, 1894. ALVA E. TOMSON, D. D. S., a talented and successful young dentist of Quaker City, is well known in this section as an able, energetic and intelligent member of the profession, and one worthy of confidence and esteem. He was born in this city, October 10, 1872. and is the son of William O. and Mary (Wilson) Tomson, the former a native of Noble County. and the latter, of Belmont County, this state. William O. Tomson. who is also a doctor of dental surgery. is residing at Frazeysburg, this state. where he is filling the pulpit of the Christian Church, being a minister of considerable note in the state. By his union with Miss Wilson there were born six children. of whom Alva E. is the eldest. Della married O. T. Masterson. and makes her home at present at McConneIsville, Ohio: Blanche. Forest. Pearl and Everette are at home with their parents. The subject of this sketch received his literary education in the schools of Quaker City and Belmont. While making his lime in Belmont he clerked in a store for eighteen months for Kinney Bell. In the mean time his father had removed to McConnelsville and young Tomson. desirous of finishing his dental studies which he had begun some dine previously. followed him there and was in the office for a twelvemonth. receiving instruction under his father.. He then took the examination and was given a diploma enabling him to practice Immediately on receiving his degree as doctor of dental surgery, our subject went to Morristown, 246 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. where he located and practiced for eighteen months. At the end of that time he came to Quaker City, and September 1, 1893, owned up an office. It is perfect in all its appointments, containing every needful appliance for the successful prosecution of his profession, and, being thoroughly versed in the business, Dr. Tomson is receiving his share of patronage from the best people of the city. Our subject was married, December 24, 1891, to Miss Mary, daughter of John W. and Elizabeth (Rice) Parker, by whom he has a son, Mateland, who was born April 22, 1893. The Doctor is a member of the Christian Church, as is also his amiable wife. Politically he is a strong Republican and takes great interest in the success of his party. Socially he is connected with Morristown Council No. 71, O. U. A. M. CAPT. EDWARD A. PARRISH, a retired farmer residing in Uhrichsville, is now engaged in the insurance business, and is a pension solicitor. He won his rank in the Civil War, in which he suffered severe and lasting injury, as for ten years after receiving his honorable discharge he was unable to engage in work of any nature. For six years he made the citizens of this place a most efficient and trustworthy Mayor, he having been elected in 1872 to serve in that capacity, and re-elected to the post until 1878. He also served as Township Trustee and as Township Clerk for several years, and in each public position showed himself eminently fitted to discharge the duties pertaining thereto. The father of our subject was James B. Parrish, a native of Maryland. By trade he was a shoemaker, and worked at his calling in Maryland and Delaware, and afterward, in Ohio. In 1841 he came to Tuscarawas County, end carried on a shoe and tanning business in .Canal Dover and in New Philadelphia until shortly before his death, which occurred in his sixtieth year, in 1852. His first wife was before her marriage Elizabeth Rice, a native of Delaware. They were the parents of twelve children, only five of whom lived to mature years: James R., now deceased; Edward A., our subject; Catherine, wife of I. P. Miller, of Canton, Ohio; Martha, deceased, wife of John Disber, by whom she had two children; and Woodbine, deceased. Mrs. Disher met her death by an accident, as she was thrown from a carriage, her neck being broken by the fall. A native of Kent County, Md., Captain Parrish was born December 20, 1824. His education was obtained in the then existing subscription schools of Wilmington, Del., and in the Chestertown College, of the same state. Later he learned the tanner's trade, which business he followed in the East and after coming to Tuscarawas County, where he emigrated with his father in 1841. In 1857 he sold out his business and clerked until the war for Benjamin Uhrich, of this city. He had made his home in this village for about ten years prior to disposing of his interest in the tannery. September 20, 1861, Mr. Parrish went out as First Lieutenant of Company E, Fifty-first Ohio Infantry, which he helped to organize. He was with his regiment for about ten months, when he resigned and raised Company K, of the Ninety-eighth Regiment, of which company he was elected Captain. He remained with them for two years, when he was discharged, June 15, 1864, on the Surgeon's certificate of disability. Hey participated in the engagement at Perryville, and in the battle of Perryburg thirty-two of his comrades were killed and wounded in less than two hours. The gallant Captain was crippled by the concussion of a ball, his right hip being affected. Returning to Uhrichsville, he was for nearly a decade unable to engage in active work. In 1874. Captain. Parrish established an office for conveyancing, insurance and pension business, and has since been interested in these lines. He owns a farm just inside the city limits, where he has eighty acres. Thirty acres of this land he platted into town lots. October 31, 1848, occurred the marriage of our subject and Miss Anna M., daughter of Mi- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 247 chael Ulrich. Five children were born to them: James H., who married Virginia Brashear, and is railroading at Washington, Pa.; Eunice M., Mrs. John S. Hess, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Edward R., who married Grace Munson, by whom he has two children, Louise and Harriet; William H., who married Nellie Morrison, and has two daughters, Florence and Nellie; and Ada, who resides at home. Edward R. is express agent in Chicago, and William H. is freight agent at Newark, Ohio. The mother of this family was called, to her final rest May 14, 1889, leaving a host of friends who Sincerely mourn her loss. In politics Mr. Parrish is a Republican,. and his first Presidential vote was cast for Zachary Taylor: Fraternally he is identified with Mystic The Lodge No. 194, A. F. & A. M.; Cyrus Chapter No. 114, R. A. M.; and with G. Ball Council No. 58, and Commandery No. .51,K. T. he is also a member of Welsh Post No. 441, G. A. R., in which he has tilled several of the offices. EDWIN M. NELSON. This prominent resident of Guernsey County has been Justice of the Peace of Centre Township for nearly a quarter of a century, and for many years was the efficient Clerk of the township. he now occupies a position as one of the most successful farmers of this locality. His excellent farm of one. hundred acres is located on Congress lands, lot No.. 10, and here it is that this honored man pursues his agricultural life. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nelson was born in Allegheny County, November 14, 1837. His parents, Samuel and Susan (Payden) Nelson, came to this county in January, 1842, and were therefore classed among the pioneers whose work it was to prepare homes for the coming generations. Samuel Nelson was born in York County. Pa., in 1779, and died when aged seventy-two years. His wife, who was also a native of the same county, was born in 1794, and departed this life in August, 1865. The father of our subject served as a Captain in the War of 1812, but was not at the front long before peace was declared. Grandfather Nelson came with two brothers to America from their native country, Ireland, very many years ago, and thus was established this branch of the family in the New World. The brothers located in Georgia, while the father of Samuel Nelson made his future home in Pennsylvania. he was a fine Latin scholar, and kept a record of his family history in that language. Edwin, of this sketch, was one of six sons and four daughters born to his parents, and was the youngest of the household, the others being James, Robert, Samuel. Hugh W., Joseph, Elizabeth,. Rebecca, Margaret and Susan. The opportunities for gaining an education our subject found were limited to the district school, which, although they were very poorly conducted, were the only advantages in reach of the farmer boy. After carrying on his studies here for a time. young Nelson settled down to farm work, which calling he has followed through life. The lady to whom he was mart ied in 1863 was Miss Margaret E. Work, a. native of Harrison County, Ohio. Her birth. occurred September 15. 1842. Site was the daughter of James; and Annie (Cunningham) Work. and was one in a family of eight children comprising their household. To Mr. and Mrs. Nelson there have been born four daughters and one son. who are living, namely: Anna Flora., Ella O., Ida Alice. Mary C. and Everett R. The eldest daughter married James N. Norris. March 12. 1882, and they have two children. They make their home in Uhrichsville and Mr. Norris is an engineer in the employ of the Cleveland, Lorain Wheeling Railroad. Ida is living in Montana, where she has been engaged in teaching school for the past two years. Our subject's farm is underlaid with a vein of solid coal, six feet in thickness, which makes it very valuable.. He has been very prosperous in his agricultural pursuits, but in 1894 sustained quite a loss by the burning of his barn, with its contents. This he soon replaced by a larger and more substantial structure, well fitted for the storage of large 248 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. quantities of grain and the shelter of many head of stock. The residence of the Squire is very beautiful, and occupies a rise of ground, which gives its occupants a fine view of the surrounding fanning country. In politics he is a Democrat, and with his good wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church, with which they have both been connected since 1856. JACOB BAIR is one of the few pioneers of Franklin Township whose acquaintance with this locality extends back to: the first decade of this century. His grandfather, Leonard Bair, Sr., spent the earlier portion of his life in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pa., where it was supposed he was born. After his marriage he settled. in Penns, Westmoreland County. His son, Leonard, Jr., assisted in transporting the effects of the family from Philadelphia to this point. In the parental family there were seven sons- and four daughters, of whom Leonard was the eldest. On arriving at mature years the children settled in the vicinity of their father's home, which he had established in the Ohio wilderness, on the quarter-section forming the southwest corner of Franklin Township. This was school land, which had not yet been surveyed, and the title to the same was not obtained from the Government until fifteen years later, when the farm was sold at public sale. Mr. Bair died on his homestead September 24, 1826, aged sixty-two years and four months, and his wife, who survived him until December 1, 1842, died in her seventy-eighth year. Leonard Bair, Jr., was born in Pennsylvania, and was married, in 1809, to Mary Detter. In the fall of 1817 he removed to Franklin Township, some four or five years after his father's settlement there. he built a cabin near the center of lot 17, which lies just north of the quarter-section taken up by his father. The family of Leonard and Mary Bair comprised sixteen children, of whom fifteen reached mature years, namely: Jacob, John, Susannah, Leonard, Mary, Philip, Elizabeth, Anna, Jonas, Catherine, Sarah, Keziah, Esther and Leah (twins), and Benjamin. The father of these children died November 23, 1859, aged fifty-five years, six months and eight days. His wife died when nearly eighty-two years of age, January 11, 1874. Jacob Bair, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Pennsylvania in 1810, and has spent seventy-seven years on the farm he now owns and occupies. In the manner common to boys who lived on the frontier before railroads and other essentials to modern life had been brought into operation, his life was passed until he had reached his majority. He well remembers when matches, heating stoves, street cars, percussion locks and breech-loading arms, iron bridges, etc., had not yet been thought of. In spite of all these things lacking, and many others which now seem necessary to comfort, life was pleasant, though many difficulties and privations fell to their lot. At the age of twenty-one Mr. Bair married Miss Mary, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Houk) Sliffe, who came to this county and settled in Sugar Creek Township before the advent of our subject's grandfather Bair. Eleven children of this marriage lived to grow up, and one died in infancy. Benjamin married Minerva Cieley. They have three children, Ella, Mary and Nina. Simon, who married Sarah Rosenbury, has two children, William and Pearly. Susannah became the wife of John T. Showalter, of Shanesville. Jacob, a soldier in the Union army, offered up his life for the cause of freedom. Lydia is now Mrs. John J. Dorsey, of Davis County, hid. George, whose home is in Mansfield (as is also that of his eldest brother), has three children, Ralph W., Dwight and Nola, by his marriage with Mary Foutz. William wedded Mary Baumgartner, and has three children, Clark, Clarence and Mary Blanche; he is now a resident of Clinton County, Mich. Franklin chose for his wife Miss Annie, daughter of Isaac Kurtz, of this township, and they have three sons, Ross, Louis and Bay. Leah is Mrs. Lafayette Myers, of Dover Township. Sarah E. became the wife of Henry Bowers, a well known attorney of New Philadelphia, and they have the following children: Roy, Charles, Jessie, Leah and Russell. Jerome married Alice, daughter PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 249 of John and Jane (Adams) Cummins, old settlers of Tuscarawas County. The two brothers, Franklin and Jerome, with their families,are living on the old homestead. The wife of our subject was called from this life April 23, 1886, at the age of sixty-nine years, eleven months and twenty-two days. The home of Jacob Bair was erected by himself, as were also his barns and other farm buildings, which now stand on the south side of the farm. The soil is rich, and yields abundant crops each year to the fortunate owner. Though now eighty-four years of age, Jacob Bair is strong. and active, his figure is erect, his sight and hearing are almost perfect, and his fourscore years rest lightly upon him. In conversation he is very interesting, and has entertaining anecdotes to relate of his experiences as a pioneer. His life has always been upright and honorable, and he has many true friends. DAVID RUMMELL is one of the oldest and most respected pioneers of Tuscarawas County. this father moved to the town of New Philadelphia in the year 1810 and was one of the founders of the prosperity and civilization which have made this county rank high among the others of the Buckeye state. For about forty-five years the gentleman whose name heads this sketch has resided. on the farm which he owns, and which is situated on section 10. Goshen Township. The parents of David Rummell were George and Catherine (Stuffier) Rummell, natives of Pennsylvania.. The father was a carpenter by trade, and devoted his attention to his chosen calling until shortly before his death.. which occurred in 1828. His wife,. Catherine, continued to dwelt in New Philadelphia until 1854, when she removed to Illinois. Her death occurred in that state in 1866. when she was about sixty-eight years of age. Seven children were born to George Rummell. and were as follows: Frederick, whose home is in Virginia; David, who is the next in order of birth; George, now deceased; John, whose home is in Iowa; Mary A., deceased; Henry, of Michigan; and William, formerly a farmer of Iowa, but now passed to his final resting-place. The birth of David Rummell occurred at New Philadelphia, December 26, 1816. When in his fifteenth year he began learning the carpenter's trade. which he followed industriously for the succeeding. nineteen years of his life. He was thrifty and persevering, and in this time managed to save a large sum of money, which he invested in a farm of one hundred acres in 1830. This place, which is still his home, he has added to until his farm now numbers two hundred and fifty-six acres. Its value has been increased by judicious improvements. until it is considered one of the best in the township. Mr. Rummell is a practical business man and thoroughly equipped as an agriculturist. During the last few years he has resigned some of the more active cares of the farm to his son, but is well preserved both in body and mind. though considerably over the threescore years and ten allotted to man. In 1812 Mr. Rummell married Catherine Casebeer. who was born in this county, and who was a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Knisely) Casebeer. The latter were among the tirst to locate in New Philadelphia. only two families having preceded them those of John Knisely father of Elizabeth Casebeer and George Stuffier, our subject's grandfather. Mr. and Mrs. Rummell became the parents of two children: Alvin. now a resident of New Philadelphia; and Martha, Mrs. Rambo of Topeka, Kan. His first wife having died, our subject was married in 1848 to Miss Ann Casebeer. a sister of the former Mrs. Rummell. Eight children have been burn to David and Ann Rummell: George. who is a resident of Goshen Township, as is also his next younger brother. John; Luther. Mary and Elizabeth, still at home; Nettie, now the wife of Elmer Legget. a farmer of Carroll County. Ohio; Jacob, deceased; and Walter. who lives in California. Though the advantages of his early days in an educational way were extremely limited. Mr. Rumwell, while serving as School Director fur a period