fore leaving Europe, is a native of the same locality. Jacob Dick was a member of the Reformed Church, to which his widow still adheres. In political issues he uses his ballot in favor of the Democratic party. Edward W. Dick, of this sketch, was born in New Philadelphia, June 26, 1862, being one in a family of eight children; His two eldest brothers, Jacob and Peter, reside in this place; Charles and John are the next in order of birth; Mary E. is the wife of John P. Steinbaugh; Franklin is deceased; and Callie is the wife of James Janes. During the winter terms our subject attended the common schools of this place until he was about eighteen years of age. At that time he started to learn the drug business, which he abandoned at the end of eight months on account of poor health.. Later he entered a general store at Ben ton, Holmes County, Ohio, where he remained for nearly a year. Returning to his old home he learned the trade of brick-laying, and afterward became a partner with his father and brothers, Charles and Peter, as a contractor on brick masonry. This business was conducted for several years under the firm name of Dick Bros., but in 1889 our subject purchased the interest of Thomas Williams, of the firm of Mathias a Williams, and entered upon a mercantile career. His store is located on West Street. a Antral point. A large and well selected stock of goods is always on hand, and here may be found anything desired in the line of groceries. carpets; crockery, hoots and shoes and dry goods. The patronage of the firm is constantly increasing, and since Mr. Dick has been identified with the business: it has been found necessary to enlarge their quarters. They have added another store and occupy two doors of the building. On the 26th of October, 1888, in this city, a marriage ceremony was performed by which Miss Della A. Mathias became the wife of E. W. Dick. Her father, John B.. Mishias, is the senior partner of the firm to which our subject belongs, he and his wife. who before her marriage was Miss Lydia A. Schull, are natives of this county. Of their five children. Ellsworth W., Della A.. Daniel, Harvey and Charles C.. all are living wexceptionxeeption of Daniel. Mrs. Dick is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Willie her husband is identified with the Reformed Church. Fraternally he is a member of Schoenbrun Lodge No. 430, I. O. O. F., of this city. In his political faith he is a supporter of the Democracy. JOHN ANDREW HIMES This gentleman, who is one of the most prominent business men of New Philadelphia. is extensively engaged in the real-estate trade. He is a native of this city, having been born October 2, 1845, to Peter W. and Mary Ann (Ditto) Himes. The father was born in. York County, Pa., June 13, 1813, and was a descendant of an old and prominent family in that state. He was married in the above county to Miss Ditto, and the young couple removed to this state in 1835, locating in Wayne County. There Peimes HIlimes was engaged in the drug business, near the city of Wooster. He only remained there a twelvemonth, when a good open for his line of trade in this city caused him to remove hither. The fathersubject subjeet was very popular with the people, and in 1853 was appointed Postmaster under the administration of President Pierce, and was continued in that office through Buchanan's reign. In. 1861, however, he was appointed by Gov. David Todd as suttler of the: Fifty-first Regiment, with which he remained until its arrival at Nashville, Tenn., when the regiment was placed on provost duty, and our subject returned home. In the year 1872 Peter W. Himes was elected County Recorder on the Democratic ticket, and so well did he discharge the duties of the position that on the expiration of his term of office he was re-elected. Previous to this, however, he had been the recipient of many minor offices, and in every instance gave his attention to advancing the interests of the community. He was prominent in the Odd Fellows' fraternity, passing through nearly all the chairs in that order. He was liberal in religious views and a believer in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 301 spiritualism. Peter W. Himes departed this life in October, 1885, beloved by all who knew him., Mrs. Mary Ann Himes was likewise a native of the Keystone State, and was the daughter of John Ditto. The latter came west to this. state many .years ago, and departed this life in New Philadelphia. Mrs. times, who inclined toward the faith of her husband in religious matters, died in February, 1878. She was the mother of seven children, viz.: William A., Clorinda, Eleanor A., Annie J., John A., Maggie M. and Thomas J. The eldest daughter is deceased, and. William A. departed this life in January, 1873, while on his wedding tour in this city. Annie J. married Henry C. Vinton, and died in April, 1893. Maggie M. is also deceased, her death occurring in 1864. The original of this sketch remained at home until a lad of Sixteen years, in the mean time attending the Union School. In 1861, however, he began to make his own way in the world, and, going to eastern Ohio, purchased sheep for Henry C. Vinton, which he drove to Chickasaw County, Iowa, where his brother-in-law; Mr. Vinton, was living. This trip proved very successful, and young 'limes remained in the. West several months. Soon after returning home, the Civil War being in progress, he went with his fattier in the Fifty-first Regiment to Nashville. After the latter's return home our subject was engaged in the Post-office in that city, and remained there until the fall of 1864, when he, too, retraced his steps to this city. A short time thereafter we find young limes in St. Louis, Mo., engaged in a drug house. His duties there were. very congenial, and he remained until 1871, coining home, however, in 1867 to aid in indexing the county records, when he returned to the Mound City. John A. 'limes, after making his permanent location in this city, in 1871 began his work of making abstracts of the county records, which he has followed ever since. he is an expert in this business, and at the present time (1894) has the records nearly completed. During this time he has also dealt extensively in real estate and done considerable notarial work. As has already been inferred, our subject is a Democrat, but in no sense of the word an office 12 seeker. He is prominently identified with Lodge No. 107, I. O. O. F.. and Bethesda Encampment, No. 38. He is one of the well known and popu-. lar citizens of the county. He is a man of large benevolence, kind and charitable to the poor, genial and sociable, and in all ways an interesting companion. SAMUEL CRAIG, who was one of the old merchants of Guernsey County, and was long one of the most respected residents of Cambridge, was a native of this state, having been born in Warren, Jefferson County, Ohio, February 10, 1815. His parents were Rowland and Susannah (Rabe) Craig. The former was a son of .John Craig, of Scotch-Irish descent, who was born in Antrim, Ireland; and the latter was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Barkman) Rabe, who were of German birth. In childhood Samuel Craig removed with his parents to Cadiz, Harrison County, this state, where his father became a successful merchant. He and his wife died at the ages of forty-one and forty-two years, respectively. They left four sons and three daughters.. Mary, the eldest, became the wife of James Hanna:. of Cadiz, who died in early manhood, after which event the widow married Robert Hanna, who was not related to her first husband. John, the second of the family, married Mary Osborn, of Cadiz. George married Martha Fleming, and William, the next brother, married Nancy Fleming, daughters of Thomas Fleming, of Smithfield. Rebecca died at the age of eighteen years. Susannah, the youngest, became the wife of Finley Hanna, of Cadiz, and later married Alexander Moore. William, a young son of Rowland Craig, was drowned in the Ohio River before the family left Warren. After the early deaths of the parents, the care of their large household devolved upon the maternal grandmother. Elizabeth Rabe. After his brother George married, Samuel Craig went to make his home under his roof, and there 312 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. grew to manhood. For a time he attended the select schools of Cadiz and Oxford College. and was thus fairly well equipped for life's battle.; but the varied and extensive information of his later years was attained by constant reading and research. The first business venture of the young man was in flatboating down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers with his cousin, John Shannon, of St. Clairsville, and with James. McHood, of Cadiz. In 1836 he engaged in merchandising with his brother John, of Washington, this country, and two years later was made a partner in the business. He remained there until 1846, when he removed to Cambridge, and engaged in business at that location, where he continued for forty-five years, with the exception of a short time during the war, when he moved his store to Birmingham, in this county, Thomas Foy being manager of the concern. For five years he had a branch store in Senecaville, in partnership with George W. Brown, whom he also started in trade; he subsequently purchased the store, and was successful. For a number of years Mr. Craig was a Director in the Guernsey National Bank. May 29, 1838, our subject was married at Cadiz, Ohio. to Margaret McFadden, who bore him eight children. namely: George Henry. who died at the age of eighteen years: Alfred. William and Mare, who died in childhood; Lydia, wife of Judge F. W. Wood. of Columbus: Martha wife of David D. Taylor. editor of the Guernsey Times; and Cyrus Findley and Samuel Arthur. who were engaged in business with their father during the last years of his life. and are his successors in the store. The wife of Samuel Craig, Margaret, was a daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Stafford) McFadden. She way born at Cootehill County Cavan, Ireland, about two miles from Belfast. Her paternal grandparents were George and Isabella (McIntosh) McFadden, and her paternal grandparents were Henry and Sarah Stafford. When Mrs. Craig was only four years oil her parents moved to Philadelphia. Pa.. and in 1830 they crossed the mountains in wagoms to Cadiz, Ohio. Their family numbered two sons and six daughters. as follows: Sarah. who never married: George, who married Charlotte Elliott, and lived in Philadelphia; Henry, who married Frances Poor, and succeeded his father in his business at Cadiz; Isabella, wife of William L. Shafer, of Steubenville; Letitia, Mrs. Joseph Hunter. of Cadiz; Jane, wife of Dr. William Johnston, of Marion; Margaret, Mrs. Craig; and Mary, who became the wife of the Rev. Hugh Forsythe. Mrs. Craig attended the schools of Cadiz, and was a pupil of Miss Sarah Foster, later Mrs. Hanna, who started Washington (Pa.) Female. Seminary. When twenty years of age she was married, and with her husband was always foremost in every good work. She and two of her sisters celebrated their fiftieth marriage anniversaries. After the death of Mr. Craig and the breaking up of her house, Mrs. Craig made her home with her daughter. Mrs. D. D. Taylor, of Cambridge, where she died, January 1, 1895. Her funeral took place January 24, 1895, from the United Presbyterian Church, of which she was a devoted member, and her remains were interred in the Cambridge Cemetery beside those of her husband, who had preceded her by only a few years. Samuel Craig joined the old-school Presbyterian Church early in life, but on account of the slavery question afterward identified himself with the free Presbyterian Church. When the United Presbyterian denomination was formed in 1858, he transferred his allegiance to the same and was a Ruling Elder for about thirty years and constant in. his attendance on the Sunday-school. For year he had charge of a colored school, and preached for them years before they had any church Organization in Cambridge. In polities he was originally a Democrat, but voted the first Free Soil ticket ever cast in Cambridge Township and afterward became a Republican. He devoted much of his time and means to the cause of freedom, and assisted many a poor runaway slave. For a long time he was a member of the School Board, and was a Trustee of the cemetery when the new grounds were laid out. March 8, 1894, Mr. Craig peacefully passed to the silent land at his home, and the following Wednesday funeral services were conducted at the United Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Dr. McFarland, assisted by Rev. Mr. McMilligan, Rev. L. B. Moore. Rev. F. A. Brown, Rev. B. T. Siegfried, Rev. Mr. Burt, and Rev. Hugh Forsythe. The busi- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 303 ness houses of Cambridge were closed out of respect to the decased, and a large concourse of his late fellow-citizens assembled to pay the last tribute of respect to this honored and worthy old resident. He was placed to rest in the cemetery which he had spent many an hour in beautifying. Samuel A. Craig, son of Samuel and Margaret (McFadden) Craig, was born August 8, 1851, in Cambridge, and was educated in the public schools of this city, and in the University of Athens. Ohio. In 1872 he became interested in the dry-goods trade, and in 1883 became a partner with his father in the business of which he is now sole proprietor. He is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and, as his father was, is a Republican in politics. He married Ella Gregg, by whom he has four children, namely: Frederick, Mary, Samuel and Elizabeth. ALEXANDER J. CLARK, one of the public-spirited citizens of Cambridge, is a native son of the place, and in this locality has passed his entire life. For a number of years he served as Township Trustee, and has always used his influence in favor of the Republican party. In January, 1889, he was elected to act on the State Board of Agriculture, and has been re-elected to the position twice, and at the present time is serving his third term. The parents of A. J. Clark were Stephen B. and Jane (McCracken) Clark. The former, a native of Frederick County, Md., was born September 27, 1810, and was a son of John Clark, also a native of Maryland. The latter in turn was a son of one Richard Clark. Our subject's father attended the country schools until fourteen years old, when he removed to this county, after which he studied in the local schools for perhaps two years. After completing his studies, he assisted his father in making brick and in building. On graduating from the Cambridge City School, he was given a certificate to teach, and did so for One term in this place, and later in Jacobsport, Tuscarawas County. During this time he took up the study of medicine under Dr. Miller. November 26, 1839, he married Jane McCracken, and after their union he entered the Cincinnati Medical College, this being in 1841. His medical education was finished in the Philadelphia Medical College. After practicing until about 1854, he entered the drug business, to which he gave his attention for six years and then retired, in 1860. In partnership with William Rainey, he constructed the old red building known as the First National. Bank, which was put up in 1864. Mr. Clark was one of the organizers of the institution; and for years was President of the bank. In 1863 he built a large and handsome residence, in which he continued to dwell in peace and comfort until he was called to his final rest, June 3, 1894. Of the nine children born to S. B. and Jane Clark, the eldest, William, is now a resident of Lincoln, Neb., where he is engaged in medical practice. He was Surgeon of the Fourth Army Corps during the war, and went with Sherman on his march to the sea. John R., the second son, held the rank of Second Lieutenant in Coin pally B, Fifth Ohio Infantry. From exposure and privation he was taken in, and continued to be a sufferer until his death, which took place May 6, 1890. A. J. is next in order of birth. Margaret became the wife of W. S. Head, of Cambridge. Thomas Chalmers is now living in Cambridge. Mary O. is the wife of W. A. Burt, of Columbus, Ohio. Ida and Josiah died when young, and Lutie, the youngest, is the wife of H. C. Young, a banker of Lincoln, Neb. A. J. Clark was born March 18, 1844, and passed his boyhood on his father's farm, where he obtained a practical knowledge of agriculture that has been of untold benefit to him in. his after life His early education was such as the district schools afforded, supplemented by private reading and study. On reaching maturity, he concluded to make farming his life work, and at once began operating the place where he still lives. This comprises two hundred and twenty acres in Cambridge 304 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Township, Guernsey County, and is well improved with good buildings, fences. etc. During the Morgan raid, Mr. Clark lost a very tine team of horses, which were taken from his barn by the marauders. Mr. Clark was a member of Company A, One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Regiment, Ohio National Guards. His mother, Mrs. Jane Clark. who is a daughter of William and Margaret (McClarry) McCracken, was born in Cambridge, and is still living, though at the advanced age of seventy-five years. Her declining days are passed in comfort and surrounded with everything that her kind and dutiful son can think of to make her happy. HARRY W. HOLMES, M. D., is a graduate of the Columbus Medical College of Ohio, and of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore. Since the spring of 1883 he has been engaged in practice at Cumberland, and enjoys a reputation for ability and practical treatment of disease which is surpassed by none in this seeticn. In 1888 he took a post-graduate medical course, and by constant perusal of med ical journals relating to the latest discoveries in the healing science, he keeps fully abreast. of the times. Dr. Holmes is a descendant of an old English family, who came from that country to the United States in Colonial days. accompamed by two brothers, his own place of settlement being Loudoun County, Va. The great-grandfather of the Doctor was a planter and slave-holder in the Old Dominion. The grandfather, John Holmes, likewise a native of Virginia. Died on his plantation about Ms. His wife was a Miss Rigors, whose parents were Quakers. By her marriage Mrs. John Holmes became the mother of two children. The eldest, Fenton, died in Virginia. he had three sons and a daughter, the latter of whom is still living, and is the wife of Henry Linn. who owns the estate which has been in his family since it was ceded by Lord Baltimore. The three brothers of Mrs. Linn were all killed in the late war, two at the second battle of Buil Run, and one in the Wilderness. Albert and Abbie were the other children of John Holmes and wife. Abbie married William Linn, and died in Belmont County, Ohio. After the death of his first wife, at the early age of thirty years, .John Holmes was again married, and by this union had several children. The parents of our subject were Albert and Mary E. (Lippincott) Holmes. The former was born September 21. 1818, in Loudoun County, Va., and received a good education. His mother being a Quaker, he inherited her views of slavery, and when he fell heir to a certain number of his father's slaves, liberated them, after bringing them to Belmont County, Ohio, in 1839. He engaged in business at Morristown, Ohio, for a time, and in 1854 moved to Wisconsin, and was. interested in mercantile pursuits at Newport for about four years. In 1858 he returned. to Ohio and ran a store in Cumberland until his death, which occurred May 10, 1880, at the age of sixty-two years. He was first a Whig and later a Republican, and was a leader in Masonic circles. To himself and wife were born eight children, six of whom. are living. They are as follows: Mary V.. wife of Dr. Homer Conner. of Akron. Ohio: Luella. wife of David St. Clair. of Colorado; Harry W., of this stretch; Charles B., an attorney in Minneapolis: Joseph L.. who is a bookkeeper in the same city; and Arthur R.. a merchant in Pendleton, Ore. William G. died at the age of seventeen years. Mrs. Mary Holmes was born in Morristown, Ohio, February 23, 1829, being a daughter of John and Charity (Liaston) Lippincott, natives of New :Jersey. The former was a hotelkeeper for many years in Belmont County, and was at one time Sheriff. He was also an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. The birth of H. W. Holmes occurred in Newport, Sank County, Wis., December 25. 1855. His boyhood was passed in Cumberland, where, after completing his education, he became a clerk in his father's store. In 1877 he took up the study of medicine with Dr. Charles Draper, and subsequently attended a course of lectures in the medical col- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 305 lege at Columbus, from which he graduated in the spring of 1879. In the spring of 1883 he graduated from the Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons, and has since been engaged in practice in Cumberland. He contributes to leading medical journals, and is considered quite an authority. He is identified with the Masonic fraternity, and in politics with the Republican party. February 7, 1889, Dr. Holmes married Ella M., daughter of Dr. Charles and Mary (Daley) Draper, of this place. The former was born in Brookfield Township, Noble County, Ohio, in October, 1819. He graduated from the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati, and was a physician here for some forty-five years. he was active in the Presbyterian Church, and was a leading Democrat. His only son, Charles, Jr., is deceased. Ills father, John Draper, a native of Massachusetts, became a farmer in Brookfield Township in 1815. His wife bore the maiden name of Lavina Prouty. SYLVESTER LAPPIN, a prominent citizen of New Philadelphia, is an architect by profession. Many tine structures, both public and private buildings, throughout the county attest his skill as a designer and stand as monuments of his handiwork. Among others is the new German Reformed Church, which when completed will be the handsomest church edifice in the city. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Samuel Lappin, was a native of Pennsylvania and one of the pioneers of Tuscarawas County. He followed agricultural pursuits, and was a leader in the Methodist denomination of his section of the country. his son Isaac, our subject's father, was reared on the old homestead until he had arrived at man's estate, when he bought a tract of land in Fairfield Township. This farm comprised seventy acres, and .was much improved by the owner prior to its sale. His last years were spent on the Jonathan Mill's place, where his death occurred about 1869. His wife, formerly Miss Eva Bowman, was a native of Virginia, but with her parents removed. to Ohio at a very early day. Isaac Lappin was a Dunkard in religious belief, but his wife was a Methodist. They became the parents of five children: Sylvester; Miriam, Mrs. Hugh Mitchell, of this city; Martha, wife of Henry Davy, of Fairfield Township; Lemuel, who died in childhood: and one who died in infancy. On a farm situated near One Leg Creek, in this county, occurred the birth of our subject, December 3, 1828. He continued to live with his parent until he was about twenty years of age, at which time he took up the trade of a carpenter and joiner. When he had become master of the business, he went into partnership with Hugh Mitchell, of whom he had in part learned the trade. Subsequently he worked as a contractor and builder until after the close of the war. When enterprises and manufactures began to improve after the depression which followed in the wake of war, he organized a joint-stock planing-mill company. A number of time prominent business men of the county were interested in this concern, which was known as the Buckeye Planing-mill Company. After several years had passed, the firm became known as that of Warner, Lappin & Irwin. For a number of years they conducted a successful and increasing business, but sold out about 1891 to Messrs. Kuhn, Schwab & Duback. For nearly twenty years Mr. Lappin was architect and superintendent while a member of the milling company, and after he sold out his interest he gave his attention chiefly to architecture. This branch of work is still engaging his time, and he has met with good success in this direction. November 10, 1853, Mr. Lappin was married, in Fairfield Township, to Mary Jane, daughter of Benjamin and Eleanor (Steves) Clark, who were natives of New Brunswick. By this marriage were born two children: Emma Josephine. who married E. F. Edgecomb, now of Kansas City; and Maxwell C., also a resident of that city. The latter married a daughter of Jacob DeGraff. Both Mr. Edgecomb and Maxwell C. Lappin are engaged in railroading. Mrs. Mary J. Lappin died January 4. 306 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1868. in New Philadelphia. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was a lady greatly beloved by all who knew her. The present wife of our subject bore the maiden name of Grace McCreary. Their marriage was celebrated October 4. 1868, and to them have been born three children, Phersa M., Edna and Grace. Miss Edna has graduated from the local schools and is preparing herself to be a teacher. The pleasant and substantially built home of the Lappin family is situated on East Avenue. They were among the first to locate in this portion of the city, Mr. Lappin having purchased his residence site of Elisha .Janes. Religiously our subject and his wife hold membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church. On questions of political moment Mr. Lappin is a stalwart Republican.   BENJAMIN I. DAVIS. An excellent example of the sturdy enterprise, thrifty habits and persistent industry characteristic of so many of the residents of Guernsey County, nifty he found in the life of Mr. Davis. who is engaged in the rolling-mills as a sheet-heater. He possesses an intelligent conception of the details of his vocation, and is consequently a valuable employe. A native of Wales, our subject was burn in Glamorganshire, April 24, 1861. His parents were John and Sarah (Davis) Davis, also natives of that country, and who reared a large family of eleven children, of whom we make the following mention: David, the eldest of the household, is deceased, as is also Hannah; our subject is the next in order of birth; David .John is deceased; John is residing in Cambridge, which city is also the home of George; Margaret is the wife of Harry Wood of Martin's Ferry; David, Francis and William are living in Cambridge; and one unnamed died in infancy. The husband and father emigrated with his fam to America in 1863, settling at once in Cleveland where he found work in the rolling-mills and to him is due the distinction of rolling the first steel rails manufactured in the state for the Cleveland Roiling-mill Company. He was an expert in this business, and was retained in the employ of the above company for a period of twenty years. Time strike which occurred among the employes in the mill at Cleveland then compelled his father to look elsewhere for employment, and the prospect being very good at Bridgeport, he was joined by the family four months later. Being a line workman, he had no difficulty in obtaining a position, which he held as long as he desired. The father is still living in Bridgeport, where he is widely known and highly respected for the uprightness of his character. The original of this sketch was quite young when brought to America, and was therefore reared in South Cleveland, or, as it is now known, Newburg. He was given a fair education. and October 1, 1882, left the parental roof and went to Bridgeport. He was trained to the business which his father found so profitable, and when old enough began working in the mills. He was engaged by the Etna Iron and Steel Company on his arrival at Bridgeport, when the company introduced the three-turn system in the sheetmill, in October. 1885. He remained in the employ of the clop pang for a short time, when we find him laboring for the standard Iron and Steel Company of Martin's Ferry. He remained there until June. 1889, when he located in New Philadelphia, as an employe in the sheetmills of that place. His stay there was of short duration, as in April the following year he came to Cambridge, and was given the position of sheet-heater in the mills at this place: which he fills greatly to the satisfaction of all concerned. He has been a delegate to the National Convention of the Amalgamated Association held in Pittsburg on two occasions. 1889 and 1893, representing the local lodge. The marriage of our subject with Hiss Lizzie Jones was celebrated December 27, 1883. To them has been born a son , David. Mrs. Davis departed this life February 2. 1886. and a year later our subject was married to Kate Kaisers a native of Bridgeport and or German descent. Their union PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 307 has resulted in the birth of five children, namely: Sarah (now deceased), Catherine, Sherman Tecumseh, Margaret Eleanor and Benjamin I., Jr. In social affairs Mr. Davis is a Mason and takes great interest in the order. He belongs to the Amalgamated Association, with which he has been connected for many years. The Methodist Episcopal Church finds in him one of its most consistent members, and in the congregation at Cambridge he is officiating as Steward. In politics he is a strong Republican and is as earnest in that as in other relations of life. JAMES ROLLSTIN. What presents a pleasanter picture than old age gracefully reached after a well spent and prosperous life ? There is something very pleasant in looking back upon the years that intervene between childhood and old age, and living in memory all the triumphs and joys of years spent in an effort to benefit self and neighbors at the same time. And such is the case of Mr. Rollstin, who at the age of seventy-four years is strong and active and comfortably situated financially. True, he has experienced the usual number of “ups and downs," but on the whole he has known much of success and happiness. This is in a great measure due to the fact that he has passed his days in peace, free from the dissipations and vexatious of the gay world. He is now living in retirement in Kimbolton, Genesee County, and is passing his declining years in the rest which he has earned by years of hard labor. Mr. Rollstin is a native of this county, and was born in Wills Township, March .11, 1821. He is the son of John and Margaret (McGuffey) Rollstin, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania, and died September 21, 1861, aged sixty-six years.. He in turn was the son of James and Esther (Lyons) Rollstin, who were born in Ireland and emigrated to America about 1797. They at once located in Wills Township, this county, and at their death left a quarter-section of land to be equally divided between their sons, John and Joseph. Margaret MeG uffey was also a native of the Keystone State, and was seventy-one years old at the time of her demise in 1888. Her parents were John and Margaret McGuffey, who, on landing on American shores from their native Ireland, located. in Pennsylvania, where they lived the balance of their lives: In 1818 the father of our subject drove to Washington County, Pa., secured his wife, and with her returned to Ohio and began the work of building up a good home: To them were born eight sons and two daughters. William is farming in Liberty Township, this county. James, of this sketch, was the second-born. Joseph served as a soldier during the war and died while in the army. Porter, Andy and Samuel are farmers living in Iowa. John is cultivating a portion of the soil of Wheeling Township. Hugh is engaged in farming in Iowa. Elizabeth and Esther are deceased. John Rollstin was a very prominent man in his locality, and for many years served as Township Supervisor and School Director. On the death of his brother Joseph. who left a valuable property, he was appointed his administrator, and in this, as in all other positions in life, his acts were prompted by the strictest integrity and honesty of purpose. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and gave liberally of his means toward the support of the congregation which he attended. James Rollstin started out in life for himself on attaining his majority, his first operations being on rented property. He was married about this time to Jane Adams, a native of Columbiana County, this state, who was born August 27, 1822. She was the daughter of James and Margaret (McCullough) Adams, natives of Pennsylvania. Her father died in 1829, when in the prime of life, and his widow then removed to Washington County, in the same state, with her four children. She resided there for several years, and then emigrated to Guernsey County, where her death occurred in 1858, at the age of threescore years and ten. Her family comprised Jane, now Mrs. Rollstin; Nancy, who is 308 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL. RECORD. the wife of William Noble of Logan County, this state; James and Margaret, now the widow of Joseph Lawson, residing at Cambridge. Ohio. By his marriage with Miss Adams our subject became the father of two daughters, Angeline J. and Margaret J., both of whom are deceased. Mr. Rolistin remained on the property which he rented after his marriage for two years, when he came into possession of a tract of land for which he was to pay $650. He had at this time only $6 in money. but courageously went to work to cultivate the land, and from the products raised make payments until the farm was his own. This he soon did, and made the place his home for forty years. He then disposed of it for $2,600, and bought the adjoining farm, on which he resided until March, 1893, when he removed with his good wife into Kimbolton, and is prepared to pass his remaining years in ease and quiet. His farm comprises eighty-seven well improved acres, and from its rental he derives a good income. he owns his home in the village, by whose residents he is held in the highest esteem. he has been Township Trustee, School Director and Supervisor, and has always stood stanchly by the Republican party, in politics. He is a member in good standing of the United Presbyterian Church. in which he has been Elder for the past thirty year. PHILIP SHAFER. who for many years was one of the leading citizens of Canal Dover, departed this life at his home in this city, March 2, 1894. At the time of his decease he was one of the partners in the lumber business of Wentz. Shafer & Co., was Director in the First. National Bank. Clerk of the School Board, and one of the three owners of the Big Four Opera House, of which he was Secretary, and had the principal part in the construction of the building. He was a shrewd business man and a. good citizen, and the large concourse of residents which followed him to his last resting-place showed the estimation in which he was held by the general public. Mr. Shafer was born January 28, 1846, near this city, to John and Christina ( Weber) Shafer, natives of Bavaria. The father emigrated to America in 18U. and was followed two years later by the lady to whom he was married in 1841, in New York. The young couple soon afterward came to Tuscarawas County, where they built up a good home, and prepared to spend the remainder of their lives. To them were born four children, of whom Elizabeth became the wife of Philip Stuerwald, of Clay County. lad.; Philip, of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; John makes his home in the above county in Indiana; and Henry, the youngest, died at the age of sixteen years. The original of this sketch accompanied his parents on their removal to the Hoosier State in 1853, and remained under the home roof until attaining his majority, when he came to Canal Dover on a visit. He was so favorably impressed with the outlook which the town presented, that he determined to remain and try his fortunes in this city. Previous to this, he had learned the trade of a carpenter, and after coming hither was taken into the firm of Wentz, Deis & Enck. proprietors of a planing-mill. This was in 1868, and he continued connected with the company for a period of thir. teen years. At the expiration of that time, he carried on a dry-goods establishment, in partnership with E. C. Myer. for eight years, and on disposing of his stock of goods did a large business contracting in lumber, under the firm name of Wentz. Shafer Co., with which firm he was connected at the time of his death. When ready to establish a home of his own, Mr. Shafer was married to Miss Mary E. Heinle. their marriage being. celebrated March 15. 1870. The lady was the daughter of Ezedius and Lizetta Heinle, natives of Baden, Germany. To our subject and his estimable wife there were born six children, as follows: Anna Christina, who died when four months old; Ernest Orben, administrator of his father's estate, and Secretary of the Big Four Opera Company; John Russell, Florence, Estella Edith and Philip Sylvan. A strong Republican in politics, our subject was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 309 always interested in the success of his party. He was a devoted member of the English Lutheran Church, and staked off the foundation for the new building. He was one of the Trustees of the congregation at Canal Dover, joining the church after his marriage. During his life he made three additions to the city, and a share of the lots are now built upon. He was also a stockholder in the nut and bolt works at Greensburg, Pa., and Director in the First National Bank of this city. The latter part of January, 1894, about two-hundred and fifty men left Columbus on the "Twelfth Annual Excursion of the Union Association of Lumber Dealers of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana." Among this number was Philip Shafer. The six gentlemen from Dover were healthy and hearty, and none was more satisfied and happier than our subject He seemed to enjoy every hour of the journey. Sometimes he would wonder how his dear old mother, up in the eighties, was getting along; and occasionally would speak of his wife, but he said he had no fears for her, for she was a careful manager, and his children were obedient, so he did not worry. On the 4th of February Philip Shafer arrived home, and was warmly greeted by all his household, but two days less than a month later he had crossed the river we all must cross. He was a man who was seldom sick, and boasted on his trip that he had not needed. a doctor for anything serious for years. A month ago, and his life spread before him a beautiful plain, the farther end of which he could not see. He had healthould, children, and a competence that would suffice through his natural life, no matter how long drawn out; yet his eyes are now closed forever, and the aged mother, whom he expected to meet on that farther shore, will now find him waiting for her. The following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted at a special meeting of the Board of Education of Canal Dover, held March 3, 1894: “WHEREAS, It has blessed the Supreme Architect of the Universe to remove from our midst our late member, Philip Shafer, and "WHEREAS, The intimate relations held by our deceased associate with the members of this board render it proper that we should place on record our appreciation of his services as a member, and his merits as a man; therefore, be it "Resolved, That while we bow with humble submission to the will of the Most High, we do not mourn the less for our associate, who has been called from his labor to rest. "Resolved, That iu the death of Philip Shafer this board has lost an associate who has been an active and zealous member, ever devoted to the welfare and prosperity of our public schools, wise and upright in counsel, an honest and conscientious man, whose virtues endeared him not only to his associates of the board, but to all of his fellow-citizens. "Resolved, That the board tender its heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of the deceased in this their sad affliction. And be it further "Resolved, That these resolutions be enthat upon the minutes of the board, and thiit a copy be sent to the family of the deceased." Resolutions were also adopted by the Board of Directors of the 'First National Bank, at a meeting held March 7, 194. SAMUEL PATTERSON, one of the old and honored inhabitants of Guernsey County, has long been numbered among her prosperous agriculturists. In 1857 he bought out the other heirs to his father's old homestead and took possession of the farm, where he has since resided. In 1867 the old residence built by his father was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $2,000 in household effects, and the family barely escaped with their lives. The following year our subject built a comfortable home, and also erected barns and other outbuildings. He keeps nothing but blooded and high-grade cattle on his farm, and for a time made a specialty of raising Shorthorn cattle and thoroughbred sheep. Of the latter he has fre- 310 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD quently had a Clock numbering upwards of three hundred, and has obtained as high as 81 per pound for wool. The birth of Samuel Patterson occurred September 7, 1816, in Greene County, Pa. His parents were Mark and Annie (McGregor) Patterson, the former a native of County Fermanagh, and the latter of County Cavan, Ireland. They were married in Greene County, Pa., and there all their children were born. When well along in years, about 1832, the parents removed to Guernsey County, and settled on section 23, range 2, township 1, on a farm of one hundred and sixty-six acres, of which about twenty acres were cleared. They were the parents of the following children: Rebecca, who became the wife of Elias ti. Conger. of Iowa: Catherine. who married Benoni Conger; die. who died in childhood; Thomas, who married Margaret Hopkins; John, who wedded Polly Albin: Samuel, the subject of tins sketch; Elizabeth, who became the wife of Moses Gaughenbaugh; Nancy. twin sister of Elizabeth; Mary and Mark. The latter are unmarried, and are residents of Appanoose may. Iowa. The father of this faintly departed this life October 15, 1841 aged seventy-seven years, and his wife was called to her final rest November 1, 1853, when in her sixty-ninth year. Samuel Patterson passed his boyhood in his native state and after coming to Ohio assisted in Clear, ing his father's new farm. For his wife he arose daughter of Jason and Hannah (Truesdell)  Payne, the former a native of County Feramanagh. Ireland. and the latter of New Jersey. Patterson was born June 21, 1827, and her marriage to our subject took place December 20, 1843. The ouple couple went to housekeeping in Morgan County, on the homestead belonging to the wife's father, returning again to Guernsey County in 1857. where they have since continuously resided. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Patterson: Hannah. who died in 1866; Arne, who became the wife of Asbury Webster, and has two children. Nellie, and Ida, Mrs. George W. Newton; Rebecca, who is the wife of Mark Patterson; Mary E., who married Samuel Finley, and has sic living children: Edith, John, Elizabeth R., Sam uel C., Ivy May and Nellie; Ann, who was called to her final rest in February, 1870; Samuel, whose first wife was Charity Tetrick, by whom he had live children: Willie, Olive, Blanche, Percy and Nanny, and whose present, wife was formerly Selinda West; Margaret, who is Mrs.Eli McLaughlin; and the mother of six children: Maud, Robert, Mark, Zorn B., Goldie E. and Elizabeth; Thomas, whose wife, Annie E. Broom, has borne him one son, James Carl; Noble G., who wedded Eva Frame, and now resides in Hutchinson, Kan., where he has a large real-estate and loan business, and whose family comprises three children: George N., Gilbert and a baby; Emma Alice, who became the wife of Homer Brokaw, by whom she has had three children. namely: Herman, Rebecca Grace and Howard; Melvin, a graduate of the Ada (Ohio) College, and a teacher of natural sciences in the public schools of Hutchinson, Kan.; and Stephen, who died in infancy. In polities Mr. Patterson is a Republican, and religiously he and his wife are Wesleyan Methodists. HON. DOWNARD B. McCULLOUGH. At though this gentleman is still quite a young man, he has become well h flown as a successful miller, pursuing his calling after the most approved methods and in the management of his business is meeting with success. His mill is located at Kimbolton, near which place Mr. McCullough was born on Christmas Day, 1859. He is the son of David and Annie (McMillen) McCullough, the former of whom was a native of Jefferson Township, this county, and his birth occurred February 4, 1816. His parents were known by the name of John and Mary J. (Whitehill) McCullough, and were born in Pennsylvania. They made their advent into Guernsey County at an early day, and, hieing pleased with the future which it promised, remained the balance of their lives. Mrs. Annie McCullough was born in Washington County, Pa., September 18, 1816, and was the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 311 daughter of Thomas and Annie McMillen, also natives of that state, whence they emigrated to this county when Miss Annie was quite young, and like most of those who located in Ohio, made this section their permanent residence. The parents of our subject were united in marriage in Guernsey County in the year 1836, and to them was born a family of twelve children, evenly divided as to sex, and of whom we note the following: John W. is a farmer of Liberty Township; Elizabeth is now the wife of John Milligan, also a farmer of this township; Sarah J. married Thomas McGee,. and makes her home on a nice farm in this locality: Nancy is now Mrs. David Leeper, the owner of a good property in Liberty Township; Mary M. married Lafayette Miller, and is a resident of Kimbolton; Hattie became the wife of Robert Johnson, Superintendent of the School Board in San Francisco, Cal.; Thomas Harvey is following the combined occupations of farmer and miner at Ketcham, Idaho; Anderson is an engineer at the Forsythe Mine in this county; and Downard B. is our subject. The father of the above family was a millwright by trade, and after making this his business in life for twenty years, abandoned it to engage in farming. He is still living, making his home at the present time on the estate which he first purchased, but is retired from its operation, leaving that work to the. younger members of his family. During his active years he took a prominent part in the affairs of his community, and for many years was Township Trustee and School Director. His property includes a quarter-section, well improved and valuable. Our subject, like all farmer boys, was educated in the district school, and trained to a thorough knowledge of farm work. He remained at home, superintending the operation of the old place. until 1882, when he became the proprietor of a farm of one hundred and twenty acres, which he cultivated for four years. his father having been it millwright for so many years, Downard B. seemed to have inherited a desire for this industry. and on selling his farm purchased time mill which he still carries on in Kimbolton. After it came into his possession he remodeled it. putting in a full roller system and all the latest improvements in the way of machinery. The marriage of Mr. McCullough and Miss Eleanor Kemp was celebrated March 31, 1879. The lady was born at Wellsburg, W. Va., July 26, 1856. and is the daughter of Jesse and Amanda (Lodge) Kemp. Her father, who was the son of Adam Kemp, departed this life in July, 1890. Her mother is still living and makes her home in Fulton County, Ark. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1831, and is the daughter of John and Anna E. (Martin) Lodge, also natives of the Quaker City. The parents of Mrs. McCullough were married at Wellsburg, in 1849, and reared a family of two sons. and four daughters. Of these, Sarah E. is deceased; Randall H. is a civil engineer in British Columbia; Eleanor is the wife of our subject; William B. lives in Arkansas with his mother; Maude is the wife of Richard Kendrick, a physician of Melbourne, Ark.; and Jessie. The father of this family was a merchant and proprietor of a hotel during the active years of his life at Port Washington, this state. During the late war he served in the Union army as a member of Company F, West Virginia Infantry, and participated in many hard-fought engagements, and was wounded on several different occasions. but not seriously. To our subject and his estimable wife there have been born seven children, namely: David F., Jesse D., Hattie B., hosanna, Claudine, Charles and Minnie. Mr. McCullough is a member in good standing of the United Presbyterian Church, and is regarded as one of its most efficient workers. He is a believer in Republican principles, and never loses an opportunity to cast his vote for the candidates of that party. JOHN KINSEY. who is well known in York Township, is engaged in general farming and stock-raising near New Philadelphia. He owns and cultivates a very desirable piece of farm land, which he has improved and made valuable by his own industrious efforts. At the 312 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. time it came into his possession few improvements had been made upon it, and much of it was in a wild state. The homestead is situated. on section 7, in York Township, and consists of eighty-two acres. The proprietor is an example of a self-made man, who has acquired prosperity and an enviable standing in the community by strict attention to his business affairs, his untiring perseverance, and his interest in the progress and development of the county. Mr. Kinsey was born in Switzerland, December 28, 1833, his parents being Christian and Mary (Winger) Kinsey. They were likewise born in Switzerland, and there passed their entire lives. The father was born in 1802, and died in August, 1880. His father, Christian Kinsey, and his wife were born in Germany. Mrs. Mary Kinsey was born in 1808, and died in February, 1880. She was a daughter of .John and Mattie (Creps) Winger. The brothers and sisters of our subject are as follows: Christian, whose home is now in Switzerland; Mary, widow of Fred Gage; Lizzie; Gottlieb and Reuben, who still live in Switzerland; .Joseph, deceased; Frederick, who is engaged in farming in Warwick Township; and Margaret, Rosa and Jacob, who have never left their native land. In the year 1854 John Kinsey, then a young man of twenty-one, left his boyhood home and took passage in a sailing-vessel bound for the shores of the New World. He came direct from New York City to this county. He had learned the carpenter's trade in Switzerland of his father, and continued in this vocation until 1861. He then purchased a farm of fifty acres, which he cultivated for five years. In 1866 he invested his carefully saved earnings in the farm where he still resides. This place comprised eighty-two acres. with good buildings, fences and other improvements. Mr. Kinsey had very limited educational advantages in his early days, though his parents did all in their power to give their children a good start in life. They had a large family and many mouths to feed; thus each, while still young, was obliged to go forth and seek his own livelihood. Religiously he is a member of the Moravian Church, though his parents were identified with the German Reformed denomination. In politics he uses his ballot in favor of the Democratic party. He has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, who consider him worthy of full confidence; for at all times he has promoted measures beneficial to this vicinity, and has manifested his interest in progressive enterprises. JOHN S. CONNER has made Cumberland his place of abode for the past thirty years, and has been a factor in its growth and prosperity. He owns considerable valuable farm land, among which is a tract of one hundred and sixty acres, his father's old homestead, and several smaller farms of ninety acres, or so. Since he was fourteen years of age, he has been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and has been an Elder in the local congregation for about forty years. Born in Spencer Township, this county, March 12, 1822, Mr. Conner is a son of John and Lettie (Leedom) Conner. The father of the former also bore the Christian name of John. He was born near Pittsburg, Pa., and in early life was a tailor, but subsequently devoted himself to farming. About 1808 he settled at Claysville, Ohio, where he entered one hundred and sixty acres, which he cleared and improved. He also entered a similar amount of land in Spencer Township, which he gave to his two sons. He was a devout member of tire Presbyterian Church. His wife, Mary, nee Stevenson, survived him many years, dying about 1840. Their family comprised the following: James, John, Jr., Robert, Joseph, Rebecca, Catherine, Eliza Jane and Mary, all of whom married with the exception of the youngest. John Conner, our subject's father, was born in Elizabeth. town. Pa., in 1792, and with his parents removed to Ohio in the early days of its history. He served in the War of 1812, under General Harrison. After taking possession of the eighty acres which were PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 313 given him by his father, he entered eighty acres more, and in time his. possessions numbered three hundred and twenty acres. He died in this city, at the age of eighty-three years, after having been a resident here for some ten or twelve years. He was a Whig, and later became identified with the Republican party. During the war he lost a fine horse, when General Morgan made his famous raid. Until 1834 he was a Presbyterian, but at that time Rev. I. W. Shock held a revival service in this place. and as the result Mr. Conner, with many others, transferred his allegiance to the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination. To himself and first wife, Lettie, were born eight children: Mrs. Mary Thompson; Thomas; Mrs. Eliza Torrence: Robert, a physician; John S.; Emily; Mrs.. 'Rebecca Young, who died in Iowa; and Martha Dolman, who is now a. widow. The second wife of John Conner was a Miss Lockhart. Mrs. Lettie Conner was born in Philadelphia in 1791. Her father, Thomas, was a farmer, and a pioneer Muskingum County, this state, where his death occurred. He was an officer in the war of the colonists for independence. By his wife, who was a Miss Smith, he had one son and four daughters. The education of John S. Conner was obtained in a primitive log schoolhouse. When only fourteen years of age he began to earn his own living. and formed habits of economy and industry which have been the basis of his success in later life. He was married, September 9, 1846, to Maria Lippitt, who was born in Noble Township, Morgan County, Ohio. The young couple immediately began housekeeping. on a farm of one hundred acres in Noble Township, and later added eighty acres to the original tract. In. 1862 Mr. Conner. removed to his father's homestead, which he had purchased. and afterward disposed of his farm in Noble County. he continued to cultivate his farm assiduously until 1864, when he came to pass the remainder of his life in Cumberland, During the Morgan raid a. number of promising. horses was taken from the farmers without compensation, and our subject was a victim. While living on the farm he always kept a good grade of stock. In early life he was a Whig, but on the formation of the Republican party espoused its principles. He is now a Prohibitionist, and takes an active part in conventions of the party. To Mr. and Mrs. John S. Conner were born seven children, three of whom are living, namely: Narcissa, wife of Rev. James Best; Reland S.; and Lora, wife of Dr. R. D. A. Gunn, of Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Conner is a daughter of Joseph and Melinda (Rice) Lippitt. The former was born July 22, 1791, came to Ohio about 1814. and entered a section of land in Noble Township, Noble County. January 25, 1817, he was married and took his wife to his new home. He cleared a farm, on which his death occurred about 1841. His wife, who was of English descent, and born January 15, 1790, died about 1858. They had the following children: Sarah, Benjamin, Maria (wife of our subject). Alfred R., Christopher, Elihu and Warren. Elihu enlisted in an Ohio regiment in the late war, and died in Virginia, leaving two sons and three daughters. Mrs. Conner is now a members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, but before her marriage was identified with the Protestant Methodist denomination. JOSEPH B. CASEBEER is the owner of a good farm of one hundred and five acre's situated in Dover Township. In the improvement and cultivation of this farm he has been engaged for about twenty years, and has been prospered in his efforts to obtain a livelihood for himself and family. For several term: he has served as School Director, and is a true and stanch friend to progress in the matter of affording tine facilities to the rising generation. Our subject's fattier, David, was born in this county, November 1, 1813. his parents. Jacob and Elizabeth (Kniseley) Casebeer, were both natives of Pennsylvania. The father came to Ohio in a very early day, and made a business of selling hells. which he manufactured, to the Indians. He had formerly learned the trade in Washington 314 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. County, Pa., and found numerous patrons among the redmen. While on one of these journeys into the wilderness, he met Miss Kniseley, whom he afterward married. To them were born seven children, three of whom are living, viz.: David, Mrs. Anna Runnell and Mrs. Sarah Shriver. Those deceased are John, Josiah, Susan and Catharine. Jacob Casebeer died in New Philadelphia, at the age of eighty-four years. For a long period of time he had engaged in farming, and also worked as a blacksmith. In his last years he divided his large farm among his children, and retired from active cares. The common schools which were carried on in the boyhood of David Casebeer were of a primitive kind, and he never attended steadily through one term of school. In 1840 he married Elizabeth Schrock. They have five children living: Sarah; Mary, the wife of David Swihart; Lydia, Joseph and Frank. The latter graduated at Wooster College in 1886, and is a teacher in the collegiate institute at Geneseo, Ill. One son, Simon, while a student in Oberlin College, was taken sick and died, and one daughter passed away in early childhood. The mother of these children departed this life in 1879, and in June, 1883, Mr. Case-beer married Nancy Shalter. From 1840 to 1842 he engaged in farming, and then bought a sawmill, which he also operated for about eight years and then sold out. Going to Brandywine, he bought two hundred and six acres of land, and about twelve years later he bought three hundred acres more, which he cnltivated until 1883. then retired from active work to locate on his present place.. Until 1886 he was a Republican, but since that time he has been connected with the Prohibition party. For many years he was a School Director, and in the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he belonged, was for a long period Class-Leader and Steward. Joseph Casebeer was born in this county December 22, 1853. He attended the district schools of his home township, and gave his dutiful assistance to his father in the work of the farm until he reached his majority. For two years subsequently he was employed by his father as a farm hand, and then embarked in agricultural pursuits for himself. on the farm on which he still resides. For three years he operated this place on shares, and then became owner of the property by purchase. The farm is arable and well cultivated, being improved with good buildings and fences, and comprises one hundred and five acres. December 26, 1875, Mr. Casebeer married Miss Amanda Swihart. Her parents, David and Christina (Pollins) Swihart, were natives of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Casebeer have had born to them five children, namely: Homer, Elmer, Mamie A., Roy and Hubert, all of whom reside under the parental rooftree. The parents are members of the United Brethren Church, and for several years our subject has held the office of Church Steward. In politics he is a Republican, having deposited his ballot in favor of its measures and nominees sine casting his first Presidential vote for Rutherford B. Hayes. He is a member of the Grange, and is in every respect a practical farmer. THE ROSEMOND FAMILY, whose history forms so large a part of that of the vicinity of Fairview, is of German origin. The first ancestor who can be identified came from Hamburg, Germany, and, having been a Drill-Sergeant in the army, was carried to the British Isles by King William the Third. His wife accompanied him upon the passage, and it is related that at the conclusion of one of the battles of that time this woman was seen turning over upon the field the bodies of the slain, looking for her husband; but he, having escaped death, saw her and hailed her, whereupon at the sound of his voice she exclaimed, "If that be you, I will turn over no more;" and the result was that she was permitted to remain with him throughout the campaign. The Rosemond family in Ireland centered about the villages of Drumshanbo and Ballinamore, in County Leitrim, and the men were farmers and linen-weavers. At the conclusion of the battles waged by King William, his officer of this name PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 315 was offered a township of land in this vicinity, to be held forever without rent, bnt be refused it; and the reply made to him, that his children would curse him for the refusal, has come down with the traditions of the family. In 1796 Philip Rosemond emigrated to America, spending some time in Philadelphia, Pa:, and first settling near St. Clairsville, but removing to a farm just west of Fairview, at what was, and sometimes still is, called Fletcher, where he kept the first stage office and postoffice on the Zane Trail, between Wheeling and Zanesville. The town of Fairview was not then laid out. A few years later he was joined by his brother Martin, and in 1841 their brother William (father of Edward Rosemond, of New Philadelphia, and of Bennett Roseman, of Cumberland) followed, but contracted on the voyage an illness, which soon ended fatally. The wife of Philip was Mary Bennett. To them were born ten children: Nancy, James, Mary, Martin, Fanny, Eliza, Jane, Edward, Margaret and William, none of whom are living. James, born March 17, 1788, was a merchant, with stores at Fairview, New Birmingham (Milnersville) and New Comerstown. At Birmingham he was associated with John Orme, now of Cambridge and at New Corners-town with James Dent. Of his children, Margaret married William C. Browne, then a merchant at Fairview, later of Cadiz, and now a banker at New Philadelphia; Sarah A., or "Tal," married Harrison R. Pumphrey, of Croton, Licking County; Mary married Edward McMackin; and James Henry married Amanda M. Campbell; but all are now dead except Sue T., who lives, unmarried, at Croton, Ohio. Hattie, daughter of Margaret, married William H. Hunter, one of the proprietors of the Steubenville Gazette, and lives in that city. Of Mary's children, William alone survives, at Cincinnati. Fred L. Rosemond, only child of James Henry, is a practicing attorney at Cambridge. Tracing the descendants of others of Philip's children, we find that the following children of Fanny, Mrs. Thompson, survive: William and Florence, of the city of Columbus; of Jane, who married Rev. Thomas J. Taylor, a preacher of note, Frances, wife of John W. Umstot, of Senecaville, and Martha, Mrs. Talbot, of Albuquerque, N. M. Fannie's grandchildren are: Ada, May and Frank R. Smith; Mrs. Thomas G. Kerr, of Cambridge; and William Smith, of Mt. Gilead, children of Ebenezer and Eliza Smith. The children of Edward (Canada Ed) are Dr. W. B. Rosamond, of Milnersville; Mrs. Mary Craig, widow of John Craig, of Washington; Mrs. Fannie Shipley, widow of Samuel Shipley, of Fairview; James R. Rosamond, of Hendrysburgh; and Margaret. wife of Thomas Maser, of Oxford Township. Another brother of the first Philip who came to Guernsey County was Edward, who married Sarah Dowler. Both died in Cambridge and are buried in the old cemetery there. Of their six children, one was Nancy, who married Jesse Barkis, and afterward Thomas Ruckle, and one of whose children by the former marriage is Mrs. Julia Davis, relict of James Davis, of Cambridge; another was James, father of Mrs. Melissa Romans, of Quaker City; and another was the Edward known as "Morristown Ed." While the spelling of the family name among these persons varies from Rosamond through Rosemond to Roseman, it is believed from the forms of the name found in the European languages that Rosemond most nearly conforms to the original. 316 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. OTTO THALHEIMER. of Thalheimer's Baltimore Clothing Company, a native of Baden, Germany, has resided in Cambridge for the past nine years, and is one of her progressive business men. He opened a store in this place as early as 1879, and since that time has been manager of retail department stores' at different points. In 1882 he was located in Barnesville, where he remained for three years. he afterward made his headquarters in Caldwell, and from there came to Cambridge to make his permanent headquarters. The Thalheimer Baltimore Clothing Company has branch business houses at Uhrichsvile and New Comerstown, this state. A man who is active in everything pertaining to the public good, Mr. Thalheimer is Secretary of the Board of Improvement Committee, helped to secure the rolling-mill, and is in the front ranks of every endeavor to advance the community's interests. He is an active worker in the Republican party, and is a pleasing speaker, of good ability and general popularity. He is not a politician in the sense of being an office-seeker, but without his solicitation was tendered the nomination for State Senator, which he declined. The father of Mr. Thalheimer, whose given name was Abram. lived and died in Germany. He was a grain-dealer and a good business man. Of his eight children, four came to America. The good wife and mother bore the maiden name of Rebecca Oppenheimer. In order to give better advantages to their children, the parents removed to Heilbronn, province of Wurtemberg, about 1872, after the father had retired from business. He died in March, 1894, and his wife departed this life some five years previously. Of their children, Samuel is now engaged in manufacturing clothing in Baltimore, but for seven years was a resident of Cam- bridge; Fred is deceased; and Sophie Is the wife of Samuel Oppenheimer, of Bridgeport, Ohio. Otto Thalheimer was born in Baden, Germany, December 16, 1859, and received good educational advantages in the excellent schools of Heilbronn. While in college, he studied English, and became possessed with a fancy to visit America. He arrived in the United States March 22, 1875, and. settling in Baltimore, attended for some time a German-English institute in order to become better equipped for his future career. He was soon employed by his uncle, Nathan Schloss, a manufacturer of clothing. Before a year had passed the young man went to Harper's Ferry, Va., and clerked for G. L. Meyers. Afterward he went to Staunton, Va., and finally, in 1877, opened a store on his own account in Keyser, W. Va. This was his first venture in the commercial world, and he successfully carried on the undertaking for some four years, in the mean time making a trip to Cambridge, where he established a branch store. Mr. Thalheimer is a Mason of the Thirty-second PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 319 Degree, a Knight Templar and a Mystic Shriner. He is also an Odd Fellow, belonging to the subordinate lodge and to the encampment. With the Knights of Pythias he has been County Deputy and Captain of the Uniformed Rank. JOHN H. EVANS is an able representative of a worthy pioneer family, which settled in Ohio in 1813, and whose history has since been identified with the growth and development of this state. Mr. Evans was born on the farm which he now owns and cultivates, and which is located in Lawrence Township. His homestead comprises three hundred and fifty acres of as fine land as can be found in Tuscarawas County. It is well cultivated and has upon it good farm buildings and other improvements. The first of the Evans family to settle in this portion of Ohio was David, a native of Pennsylvania, who located in Stark County, near Sparta. His wife was in her maidenhood Margaret Waggoner, and she, too, was born in the Keystone State. This worthy couple had born to them three sons and six daughters, who settled in the vicinity of their parents' home, and whose descendants have been numbered among the best citizens of Stark County. One of the sons, Michael, was born November 24, 1810, and, with the exception of the first three years of his life,always lived in this state, which he saw advance from a wilderness to its present proud position. He settled in the northwestern part of Sandy Township, where he cleared a farm, part of which is now occupied by our subject. At the time of his death he was one of the oldest settlers in the township. March 7, 1833, he married Miss Catherine Farber, a native of Morristown, N. J., and a daughter of John Farber, who emigrated to Ohio in 1806. The young couple's first child was John, the subject of this sketch. Tilt death of Michael Evans occurred February 4, 1886, and his wife passed away October 20, 1890. Six 13 of their eight children are still living, and of these James married Annie Dickson, a daughter of John and Louisa Dickson; Elizabeth is Mrs. J. C. Parks, of Stark County; Margaret became the wife of James Hickman, of Bolivar; Mary is unmarried; and George wedded Millerette, a daughter of Thomas Lupher, of Waynesburg. James is engaged in business at Bolivar, being extensively interested in grain transactions. John II. Evans was reared on the farm which he now owns. His early education was such as the times afforded, and with this as a nucleus he has become well informed on general questions of interest by widely selected reading and private study. On attaining to man's estate he was united in marriage, January 1, 1857, to Miss Mary Helen, a daughter of Washington Davy, an old settler of Fairfield Township. The following year Mr. Evans engaged in farming for himself, and has since given his time exclusively to agriculture. He has been .prospered in his undertaking, and in addition to providing liberally for his family, has given his children the benefit of good educations and other advantages. The four children who came to bless the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Evans are Alfred D.; Kate E., now the wife of Allen J. Swank, of Stark County; William M. and Maggie F., the two last-named being still under the parental roof. Alfred D., the eldest son, was born July 25, 1857, and received good common-school advantages. His life has been spent in farming in the neighborhood of the old homestead on which his birth occurred. For the past two years he has been living on the old farm, of which he has assumed much of the management. In the spring of 1884 he married Ellen Whitmer, and they have four children: John J., Charles E., Arthur II. and George R. The father of Mrs. Alfred Evans is Jacob Whitmer, a well known citizen of Bethlehem Township, Stark County. In February, 1891, occurred the death of Mrs. Helen (Davy) Evans, who was then fifty-one years of age. She was a lady of Christian character, and was universally respected and loved. The landed possessions of our subject comprise some three hundred and fifty acres. For general farming purposes this is as desirable land as can be 320 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. found anywhere in the county. It is kept under a high state of cultivation, and returns abundant harvests to the fortunate owner. Substantially built structures for the storing of grain and farm produce are situated near the pleasant residence, and everything about the place is kept up in a thrifty manner. In his political belief Mr. Evans is a Republican, but is not very active in this direction, though he discharges to the letter every duty that devolves upon him as a citizen. ADAM LIESER has long been a fixture and most necessary factor in the management of the River Mills, of New Philadelphia. A generation or two has passed away since he was first associated with the mills, and it may he truly said that their success is mainly due to his steady, careful and scientific methods, as he is thoroughly well versed in all that pertains to the manufacture of flour and the proper operation of the mills. The birth of our subject occurred April 18, 1847, in Bavaria, Germany. His parents were Adam and Henrietta (Beamhard) Lieser. The father, likewise a native of Bavaria, was a sash-maker by trade. In 1851 he emigrated to the United States, and proceeded direct from New York to Philadelphia. Though well along in years, he is still living, his home being in Phillipsburg, Tuscara WAS County. With his wife, he holds membership with the Lutheran Church. Politically he uses his right of franchise in favor of the Democratic party. Of the five children born to himself and wife, Adam and Frederick are residents of Tuscarawas County, the latter living in Phillipsburg; Henry is located in Bakersville; Elizabeth, wife of Simon Hawk, a farmer, resides in Coshocton County, this state; and Caroline is Mrs. Luther Stocker. The early years of Adam Lieser were spent under the parental roof, and his education was ob tained in the public schools of the vicinity. In 1865 he came to this town to learn the milling business, and after three years was master of the trade. He was then promoted to the position of second miller in the River Mills, and held this place until 1874. In March of that year he took charge of the mills, and is still connected with the same. Thus for some thirty years he has steadily worked his way upward, and has industriously continued at his post of duty. In April, 1891, he purchased a one-third interest in the mills, and in February, 1894, became equal partner with A. Byer, who was the owner of the mill when our subject first became connected therewith. The old-fashioned, cumbersome and slow machinery of former years has been superseded by the roller system, which was adopted in these mills in the year 1881. The plant is run by water-power, and The mill is well supplied with improved turbine wheels. The capacity of the concern is about two hundred and fifty barrels daily, and though their trade is principally confined to this state, they have regular customers in various other counties. A specialty is made of the " Imperial " brand, and "A. Byer's Patent" grades of flour. The partners have a branch mill at Uhrichsville for the grinding of feed and for selling the flour supplied by the main mill. The Uhrichsville mill has an electric motor of twenty-five horse-power, and the River Mills are also furnished with one of these motors. The wheat used comes from all parts of the country, by cars and canal-boats. In addition to fine grades of flour, the mills furnish different kinds of feed, meal, etc. The products of the River Milling Company rank with the first in the state, and the partners find a ready market for whatever they can manufacture. September 10, 1870, Mr. Lieser married Miss Lena Kazmeyer, a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, who came to the United States in childhood. Six children have been born of this marriage: Nattie and Clara, deceased; William H., who is manager of the Uhrichsville mill; Augustus A., Arthur and Gertie, who are at home. The family are members of the German Reformed Church, and are much respected by a wide circle of friends and neighbors. In his political ideas Mr. Lieser is a stanch Republican. He belongs to Shoenbrun Lodge No. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 321 430, I. O. O. F., and is also a member of the Encampment. Personally he is well known for his strict honesty and fairness in his dealings with his customers, and has an enviable reputation for high principles. He is a self-made man, having worked his way upward to a position of prosperity and influence in the community through his industrious and worthy qualities. NOAH HILL, M. D., who died at his home in Senecaville, this state. September 12, 1894, was one of the most prominent physicians of Guernsey County. At his death the profession was deprived of one of its noblest representatives, and the citizenship of the community suffered a sad loss. He was born in Westmoreland, Pa., October 30, 1809, and was of French and German descent. The first of the name to come to America was Joseph Eichelberg, who was obliged to flee from his native land on account of the political troubles which were then agitating the country. He was pursued by German soldiers, and was obliged to cast himself into the waters of the Rhine, which he swam amid a shower of bullets. He made his way to Paris, and in 1765 arrived in the United States. Here he changed his name of Eichelberg, "Oakhill," by dropping the first syllable and calling himself "Hill," thus shortening and anglicizing the name. Joseph Hill, as we shall hereafter know him, joined the Continental army and fought through the Revolutionary War. His son Joseph, Jr., was the father of Stephen Hill, who in turn was the paternal grandfather of our subject thus making Joseph Hill, Sr., the great-great-grand father. The maternal ancestors of Noah Hill, as far as can be traced, were first the great-great-great-grandfather. Nicholas Reasoner, a native of France. At the time of the persecution of the Huguenots, being of the Presbyterian faith, he, with others, was driven out of France into Germany. Nicholas had three sons, Jacob, Benjamin and Garrett, the latter born in 1710. One of Garrett's sons, Peter Reasoner, while living in Germany, married Mary Spiers, about 1763, and came to the United States about 1770. This worthy couple were the grandfather and grandmother of Noah Hill. On their arrival in this country they proceeded to the Carolinas, where a French colony was already established, and from there removed to Pennsylvania, settling on the Monongahela River, near Pittsburg. While there one of the daughters of Peter Reasoner, named Sarah, married Joseph Hill, and became the mother of our subject. Peter Reasoner. who came to Ohio in 1805, settled land where New Concord now stands, and built the first Presbyterian Church erected there. In the year 1814 Noah Hill went with his parents to the vicinity of Norwich, Muskingum County, this state, where they settled on a farm. Here the future doctor received the benefit of health-giving farm work, and at the same time took advantage of the opportunities afforded him for obtaining an education in the schools of that day. In due time he received a certificate to teach, and in 1828 went to Senecaville, where he taught the village school. While thus employed he studied medicine with his brother-in-law, Dr. John Baldridge, and remained there until 1833. In the above year our subject attended lectures at the Cincinnati Medical College, from which institution he was graduated the following year. Returning to Senecaville, he formed a partnership with Dr. Baldridge, which connection existed until the death of the latter, in 1844. From that time until 1862 Dr. Hill practiced alone. That year his eldest son, John Hill, who had just had the degree of Doctor of Medicine conferred upon him, entered into partnership with his father, with whom he practiced for about ten years. After this our subject managed affairs alone until 1879, when he associated with him his son-in-law, Dr. W. Scott. This partnership was dissolved in 1887, and from that time until within a year of his decease Dr. Hill did little else than an office practice. He of whom we wrrte was married, September 3, 1834. to Miss Mary, daughter of Abraham and Jane 322 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. (McCleary) Dilley, residents of Senecaville, Ohio. Their union resulted in the birth of thirteen children, one of whom died in infancy, and the others are all living. Of these Dr. John resides at Vincennes, Ind.; Jane married J. H. Collins, and lives in Del Norte, Colo.; Stephen B. is a resident of Bolivar, Mo.; Homer M. is editor of a daily and weekly paper at Seattle; Wash.; Nancy married Harrison Robbins, of Baltimore, Md.; Mary is the wife of George W. Taylor, of Caldwell, this state; Sarah is now Mrs. Alfred Weedon, a resident of Cambridge, Ohio; Elizabeth is the wife of M. L. Spaid, and is living in Point Pleasant, this state; Abram D. is living near Senecaville; Leicester K is a druggist of Senecaville; Noah L. is engaged in farming near Senecaville; and Candace L. is the wife of Dr. W. Scott, whose sketch will appear on another page in this volume. Our subject at the time of his decease had thirty-eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hill departed this life August 13, 1887. She was an accomplished lady, and highly respected by all who knew her. Dr. Hill was converted during the great revival at Senecaville in 1833, and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, He continued to worship with that denomination until 1847, when he withdrew his membership on account of the slavery question, and cast in his lot with the Wesleyan Methodists; which relationship he maintained until his death. In politics the Doctor was first an old-line Whig, then a Free-soiler, next an Abolitionist and then. a Republican. He was a delegate to the first State Convention held by the Republican party, and continued to give to it his support until about eight years ago, when he espoused the temperance cause, and joined the Prohibition party. It is here proper to remark that Dr. Hill aided the slaves in escaping from bondage, and cast one of the first three Abolition votes in Guernsey County. he was an aggressive and most. positive man. In advocating what he thought to be right, he was outspoken, and in the days when to be an Abolitionist was in the eyes of the majority a crime, he openly and positively declared his belief in abolition. Dr. Hill was ever prompt in the duties devolving upon him as a church member, was liberal in his support of the Gospel, and his house was a veritable preacher's home. He was a studious man and well informed on current topics. Although eighty-five years of age at the time of his death, his mind was unimpaired, and his advice was sought until within a few weeks of his demise. He had a very extensive practice during his younger years, and was singularly successful in the treatment of disease.    FLETCHER DOUTHITT, Judge of the Eighth Judicial District of Ohio, resides in New Philadelphia, where he is one of its most influential citizens. He is a native of this state, and was born February 22, 1840, in Morrow County. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and bore the respective names of Duncan and Nancy (Braden) Douthitt. The paternal grandfather of our subject, by name Joseph Douthitt, was born and reared in Westmoreland County, Pa., and he, in turn, was the son of Thomas Douthitt, who located in that county in 1770, soon after landing in America from his native Ireland. Duncan and Nancy Douthitt made the journey to this state in 1838, locating at once in what is now Morrow County, where they spent the remainder of their lives, engaged in farm pursuits. The father died in 1852, and the mother, who survived him many years, passed away in January, 1877. In politics Duncan Douthitt was a strong Democrat. The parental household included five children, those besides our subject being William, Joseph, John and Mary A. They are all deceased with the exception of Fletcher, of this sketch. The latter was reared on the home farm, receiving his preliminary education in the schools taught in the district. Being desirous of following a professional life, he sought to obtain a thorough education, and, entering Iberia College, at Iberia, Ohio, took a course of study in that institution. He next be- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 323 came a student in the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, and subsequently attended the Ohio State and Union Law College, from which he was graduated in June, 1864. Soon after receiving his diploma, he began the practice of his profession at Mt. Gilead, this state, and remained there until 1873, the year of his advent into this county. Mr. Douthitt first located at Uhrichsville, but shortly after we find him a resident of New Philadelphia. The first partner of our subject, when starting out in his profession, was T. D. Healea, this connection lasting about two years. He then became associated with Hon. J. A. D. Richards, and since the dissolution of their partnership has continued alone. He is an able advocate, a sound jurist, and has been very successful at the Bar. Although his practice is largely a general one, he is strongest in chancery cases. Judge Douthitt was elected to the Bench in 1891, and entered upon the duties of his office the following year. His district embraces Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas Counties. He is a very stanch advocate of Republican principles, and by that party was elected to the position of Mayor of Mt. Gilead in 1868. He has also served very acceptably on the School Board, and in many other ways has been prominent in promoting the best interests of his community. He is an influential member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity, belonging to Lodge No. 107 at New Philadelphia, and also holds membership with Andrew Crawford Post No. 6, G. A. R. During the late Civil War, Judge Douthitt enlisted his services in behalf of the Union, and was mustered into service in 1862, as a member of Company I, Eighty-seventh Ohio Infantry. With his command he went to Baltimore, Md., whence they were ordered to Harper's Ferry. While engaged in a battle at that place, General Miles surrendered, and many of the Union soldiers were captured, among them our subject. This was September 15 of the above year, and after being held a prisoner of war for a short time he was paroled, and returned home. When ready to establisu a come Of ins own, Judge Douthitt was united in marriage, July 24, 1864, with Miss Albina, daughter of Hiram and Phebe (Stearns) Stevens, of Blooming Grove, this state. The latter were natives of Pennsylvania, whence they came to Ohio in a very early day, and were thus classed among the pioneers. The three children born to our subject and his estimable wife were Edwin S., an attorney in this city; John F. and Mildred. In religious affairs Mrs. Douthitt is an active member of the Methodist Church. As a Judge, our subject is popular, both with the members of his profession and the people. In the trial of cases which come before him he is careful and painstaking, thoroughly analyzing all the points at issue. He is very expeditious in all his transactions, and has the reputation of discharging more business than any other Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the state. JAMES STOCKDALE. The gentleman whose name heads this biography is the genial and popular " mine host " of the United States Hotel at Antrim. It is one of the largest and most comfortably furnished hostelries in the county, and is well patronized by the traveling public. In tracing the genealogy of the Stockdale we find it originated in Ireland, where John Stockdale, the grandfather, was born in the year 1750. He married Jane Seed; who bore. him four children : Robert, John, James and Moses. On the death of his companion, till gentleman chose his second wife Annie Stockdale, who became the mother of two sons, Hugh and William, both of whom are deceased, as are also the sons of the first marriage. The grandfather of our subject crossed the Atlantic with his family, and after a long and tedious overland journey located in Madison Township, Guernsey County, where he purchased a piece of land and began its cultivation, thereafter devoting his attention to farm pursuits until his 324 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. decease. His son James, the father of our subject, was born in the Emerald Isle, and was a boy when he accompanied his parents on the trip across the ocean. His father being one of the pioneers of the county, young James was reared in the woods, and, being desirous and ambitious to acquire a good education, made the best of the opportunities given him for attending the district school. There he became instructed in the common branches, and was soon pronounced competent to teach. This was a time when the log schoolhouse was the edifice in which the " master " held forth, and the end of the " back-log " served as a seat for him, While the other end provided accommodation for the pupils. Mr. Stockdale was one of the early teachers of the township, and was recognized as a man of natural genius and an apt scholar. He developed into a "pettifogger" of considerable note and ability, and was well liked by all who sat under him for instruction. James Stockdale, Sr., was for thirty years Justice of the Peace, and was looked upon as the legal light of this section by his fellow-citizens. Many of his neighbors, to whom he gave counsel, cherish kind remembrances of him and greatly regretted his early demise. His decisions on all questions of equity were regarded as just, and but few, if any, cases can be called to mind where his decisions were reversed by a higher tribunal. When a young man he entered his first farm, and the circumstances connected therewith illustrate his shrewdness, as well as his perseverance. A neighbor came to him to borrow money to be used in a certain enterprise, and Mr. Stockdale, at once seeing the object of his errand, gathered together the necessary funds and started to Zanesville on foot in order to enter his land. His neighbor, in the meantime, obtained the desired money, and also started for that place with the same object in view, but on horseback. Stopping on the way to feed his animal, Mr. Stockdale made the best of the delay and kept far in advance of his rival, and thus reached Zanesville first and entered the land. To this he added from time to time, until he became one of the largest land-owners and prominent and successful farmers of the county. He started in life a poor man, as we have already shown, and his pos sessions were therefore the result of his own labors, industry and good business management. He gave to each of his children, when ready to start in life, a good farm, valued at $7,000 or $8,000. James Stockdale was married to Phebe Lennington in Madison Township, this county, in 1825. She became the mother of eleven children, as follows: Lydia and Moses, deceased; Mary, who married John Fin ney, of Antrim; Sylvanus, residing in this township; Elizabeth, now Mrs. John McBride, of this locality; Jane, deceased; James, the subject of this sketch; Martha B., who married Charles Born, and is now deceased, as are also Thomas and Margaret; and Elias, a resident of Sangamon County, Ill. The father was for some ten years engaged in mercantile business in the village of Antrim. On disposing of his stock of goods he removed to his farm, and there passed the remainder of his life following agricultural pursuits. He departed this life in 1889, and in his death the county lost one of its most valued citizens. Politically he was an old-line Whig in early life, but afterward voted the Democratic ticket. He was for many years a member of the Presbyterian Church, and greatly honored by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. James, of this sketch, received his early training in the schools of the township, and was reared by his honored father to a full knowledge of farm work in all its details. This business he followed until 1892, up to this time being widely known as one of the most extensive stock raisers and buyers of this section. In the above year Mr. Stockdale sold his farming interests, and has since been engaged in running a hotel in Antrim). it is known as the United States, and is one of the best equipped establishments in the township. Since moving into Antrim he has purchased the old homestead, which had been sold, and gives his spare time to superintending its operation. The lady who became the wife of our subject, February 14, 1860, was Miss Eliza K. Boyd. To them have been born eight children. Lithe B. married William Cunningham, and lives in Cambridge; Ulysses Grant is also a resident of that PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 323 city; Hattie L. is deceased; Ora M. is at home; Lena is deceased; Carrie lives with her parents; the next in order of birth died in infancy; Dolly is now Mrs. Lewis Campbell, a resident of Cambridge. Mrs. Stockdale is the daughter of Thomas Boyd, a representative farmer of Guernsey County, where she was born. Our subject is Democratic in politics, and is prominently identified with the Masonic fraternity, having been connected with that order for the past quarter of a century.   COL. SAMUEL FOLTZ, one of the most popular and honored citizens of New Philadelphia, has been for years financially interested in various large coal companies, and is also the owner of large landed estates. He is a native of the Keystone State, his birth having occurred in Lancaster County, December 3, 1822. The Colonel's paternal grandfather was born in Germany, but came to the United States with his brother while he was still a youth. He soon took up his residence in Lancaster, while his brother made his home in New York State. By occupation he was a farmer, as was also his son, Henry, the Colonel's father. Henry Foltz, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and in his political faith was a Democrat. About 1832 he removed to Ohio, settling in Wayne County. His death occurred when he had reached his seventy-eighth year, and he was placed to rest at Dalton. In religious views ho was a Dunkard. His wife, Sarah, nee Michael, was a native of Lancaster, Pa., and of Scotch parentage. She died at Dalton at the age of seventy-seven years, having survived her husband scarcely two years. Her parents passed their entire lives in Pennsylvania, and they too were identified with the Dunkards. Seven children were born to henry and Sarah Foltz, namely: Elizabeth, who became the wife of Daniel Groff, and whose death occurred in York County, Pa.; John, who died in. Putnam County, Ohio; Henry, who departed this life in Massillon, this state; Sarah, wife of Daniel Correll, and now deceased; Mrs. Susan Groff, who lives in Wayne County; Jacob, whose death occurred in West Virginia, and Samuel. With the exception of Elizabeth, all the members of the family came to the West with their parents. Until he was fourteen years of age Samuel Foltz attended the public schools in the neighborhood of his home. He then started out into the world to try his fortunes. For a time he clerked for his brother Henry, who was then conducting a store at Dalton. For the first year the lad received $3 a month, and the next year his wages were increased to $4 per month. Later he was given an interest in the business, and at that time his industrious and persevering qualities laid the foundation of his future success. The brothers dealt considerably in horses about that time, and. our subject made frequent trips to eastern markets, where he sold such animals as he had purchased in this state. It was during this period that he became acquainted with James Buchanan and several members of the Cameron family. In 1850 he embarked in the hardware business with his brother; he also carried on a dry-goods department, and did a milling business. In 1856 our subject went to Cleveland, and engaged in business there. Four years previously he, in company with his brother and others, started to build a railway from Grafton to Wheeling. This was known as the Wheeling, Medina Tuscarawas Valley Railroad. In those days money Was very scarce, and the enterprise was finally given up. About 1861 Mr. Foltz became interested in the coal business, and continued in this field of work until he retired from business. In all his business ventures he was associated with his brother up to the time of the latter's death, which occurred in 1887, at Massillon. The well known Daniel P. Rhoads was also interested with him in his Massillon business. The companies with which our subject was connected were the Buckeye Coal and Coke Company, the Fulton Coal Company and the Willow Bank Coal Company. He also owned and operated the Walton Ridge Mines in Warwick Township, this county. In the early 326 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. days their principal market for the products of their mines were points in Canada, and Chicago. Colonel Foltz was among the first to enter extensively into the coal business in this section of the country, and made the greater part of his wealth in this field. Among the fine farming lands in which our subject has invested, nearly six hundred acres he in this county. These farms, which are well improved, he leases or rents on shares. One of his farms is situated in Lorain County, Ohio. In Tennessee he owns a large tract of mineral land, and is only waiting for better railroad facilities in order to develop its wealth. When he became interested in the Walton Ridge Mine, he was looked upon as a "crank" and a wild schemer. Notwithstanding discouragements, he put in modern machinery at a large expense, and the results have justified the wisdom of his course. At Harrisburg, Pa., Colonel Foltz married Miss Anna Kuhn, March 5, 1850. Her parents, Jacob and Susan (Hummel) Kuhn, of Pennsylvania, were Germans by birth. To this union six children have been born. Lilla, the eldest, became the wife of John DeMuth, and after his death became the wife of E. F. Morse, of Stockton, Utah; Clara is the wife of Charles E. Mitchener, whose biography appears elsewhere in this volume; Kate is Mrs. E. P. Mitchener, of Stockton, Utah; Harry resides on a farm near this place, and for his wife chose Miss Maggie Taylor; Minnie is Mrs. Frank Custer, of New Philadelphia; and Frank is married, and a well known farmer of Goshen Township. Mrs. Foltz, who was much beloved by all who knew her, was called to her final rest in 1893, her death occurring on Easter Sunday. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and was a devoted Christian. Though he has always been interested in the success of the Democratic party, and uses his ballot in favor of its nominees, our subject has steadily refrained from accepting public office, as his extensive business interests would not permit. He is a member of the Masonic society, and is also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His declining years are being pleasantly passed in his commodious and modern home on North Broad way. The competence which he has acquired by business enterprise and sagacity he uses to good purpose, as he is benevolent and ready to assist the worthy poor. In manner he is genial and companionable, readily making friends. WILLIAM B. HOCHSTETLER. This gentleman, who occupies the prominent position of Treasurer of Tuscarawas County, is descended from one of the old and highly respected families of this section. He was born June 15,1854, and is the son of Benjamin and Barbara (Garber) Hochstetler, the former of whom is likewise a native of Tuscarawas County, his birth occurring in 1829. The paternal grandfather of our subject; by name Isaac Hochstetler, was a native of the Keystone State, and came of German parents. Barbara Garber was born in Holmes County, this state, while her parents were German people, natives of Pennsylvania. After her marriage she located with her husband on one hundred acres of land in Sugar Creek Township, which they cultivated in a profitable manner, and which is now in the possession of our subject. Benjamin Hochstetler in politics was first a Whig, but after the organization of the Republican party joined its ranks. He is very prominent in public affairs, and though his township is strongly Democratic he has held the office of Trustee for nine years. Religiously he adheres to the Omish faith, as does also his good wife. They became the parents of two children, the sister of our subject being Polly Ann, now the wife of William Shrock, an agriculturist of Sugar Creek Township. He whose name heads this sketch was brought up as a farmer boy, and while under the parental roof was given a common-school education. On attaining his majority, he started out in life on his own account, having the management of his father's farm for a period of seven years. During PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 327 this time, having accumnlated a sufficient sum of money, he purchased eighty acres, which he farms, together with the old homestead, giving his attention to general agriculture. William B. Hochstetler was married, May 25, 1876, to Miss C. daughter of Isaac and Anna Miller, natives of this county. Mr. Miller departed this life about eighteen years ago, and his good wife is also deceased. To our subject and his wife there have been born two children: Homer, now seventeen years of age, and Mila, a lad of thirteen years. The family are all members of the Omish Church, although they often attend the Methodist Episcopal. In his political relations Mr. Hochstetler gives his support to the Republican party. When only twenty-three years of age he was elected School Director, serving in that capacity for six years at that time,. and on another occasion was the incumbent of the office three years. In the spring of 1893 he was the candidate of his party for the office of County Treasurer, and although the various districts were strongly Democratic, was elected by the handsome majority of five hundred votes. He began discharging the duties of the position September 4, 1894, and thus far has given perfect satisfaction to all concerned. He has always been very active in all public affairs and is one of the most prominent men in his township. As an official he is very popular and is held in high esteem by his hosts of friends and acquaintances. SAMUEL W. LUCCOCK, living in Kimbolton, Ohio, is a wealthy retired business man, and has long been one of the prominent citizens of this county. He comes from one of the sterling, hardy old pioneer families, whose history has been closely interwoven with the progress and development of this region. In 1878 he was elected to serve as Justice of the Peace, and was re-elected on the expiration of each term until 1890. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and has given his ballot in favor of party nominees since the organization of the same. His first ballot was cast for Pierce. The parents of our subject were Napthali and Jane (Thomson) Luccock, both natives of England, the former born in 1798, and the latter in March, 1806. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Thomas and Rebecca (Stevens) Luccock, and his maternal grandparents were Benjamin and Elizabeth (Moore) Thomson. Thomas Luccock WAS a grocer and iron-monger in Kimbolton, England, in which place he resided until his death. Benjamin Thomson emigrated from England to Wooster, Ohio, where he conducted a drug store until shortly before his death, which event took place March 21, 1832. The marriage of Napthali Luccock and Jane Thomson was celebrated in Wooster, Ohio, January 2, 1822. The latter died November 6, 1828, leaving four children. Thomas is a farmer of Kimbolton; Benjamin is deceased; and Elizabeth died in infancy. After the death of his first wife, Napthali Luccock married Miss Mary Wiggins, who survived their union only a short time. After her demise he married Maria Kinkaid, and to them was born one daughter, Maria, widow of Dr. Black, and now a resident of Columbus, Ohio. The mother departed this life March 10, 1832. The fourth wife of the father of our subject bore the maiden name of Rebecca Kile. There were no children born of this marriage, and the wife died in 1873. In the fall of 1830 the senior Mr. Luccock settled in Wooster, Ohio, where he engaged in farming. For a time he then lived in Germantown, Pa., but later returned to Wooster, from where he subsequently emigrated to Coshocton, thence to Plain field, and finally to Liberty, now known as Kimbolton. Here he was engaged in general merchandising for many years; he also operated a farm, taught school, and was Justice of the Peace and Township Clerk for several terms. The birth of our subject occurred in Coshocton County, this state, February 27, 1827. His time until he reached his majority was pissed in his father's store, and in pursuing his studies at the district schools. Going to Cambridge, he clerked for about a year in a mercantile establishment, and later was employed in the store of William Craig, of New Comerstown. Then, returning home, he 328 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. entered into partnership with his brother and father in a general store. In 1849 he went to California, where he remained for three months, but was taken sick and returned home as soon as possible. The firm with which he was identified was known as N. Luccock & Sons until 1868, at which time our subject withdrew. From that time forward his principal energies were given to farming, though he has always lived in the village. As an agriculturist he has been very prosperous, and is now the fortunate possessor of one thousand acres in this township. October 11, 1855, occurred the marriage of S. W. Luccock and Miss Elizabeth Day, who was born near Rumley, Jefferson County, Ohio, September 7, 1837. Her parents, George and Jane T. (Moore) Day, were also natives of Jefferson County. The father, who was born in Jefferson County in 1809, died in Coshocton in 1892. He practiced medicine in New Rumley, Harrison County, and in New Comerstown, and from there went to Orange, Coshocton County, continuing in practice there until 1866. He was attending physician at the birth of the lamented General Custer. He was a life-long member of the Presbyterian Church. His parents were George and Sarah (Rogers) Day, the former of whom was born in Burgettstown, Pa. After their marriage they removed to Jefferson County, Ohio, where they were early settlers. Mr. Day was a very prominent citizen, and held many public offices of trust and honor. Mrs. Jane Day was born in Washington County, Pa., February 22, 1814, her parents being William and Elizabeth Moore. William Moore was a native of Ireland, but was brought by his parents to the United States when only a year old. The marriage of George and Jane Day occurred in Jefferson County, Ohio, February 2, 1836. Their daughter, Sarah R., born June 25, 1841, died in July, 1893. The union of our subject and wife has been blessed with three children, two sons and a daughter. The eldest, George N., is pastor of the Metropolitan Church of Washington, D. C. Howard IV., the other son, is an attorney-at-law in Cambridge. Jane T. is the wife of Rev. Daniel R. Walker, now a resident of Williamsburg, Ohio. The cause of education has always found in Mr. Luccock a true friend, and though his own opportunities were not of the best, he gave his own children exceptional advantages. For a number of years he has served as School Director, and has always been in favor of giving the rising genera. tion good educational facilities. Religiously he is a member of the Presbyterian Church. EUGENE SMITH. In this sketch we present 9 to the attention of our readers a short rec ord of the life history of a young man who is well known in Canal Dover as the efficient agent of the Pennsylvania Lines. He is a native of this state, having been born in Paris, Stark County, February 12, 1868. His parents, Benton and Charlotte (Livelsberger) Smith, were likewise natives of that section, and came of highly respected parentage. Benton Smith was a cabinet-maker by trade, as was his father before him. The latter, whose name was Jacob, hailed from Pennsylvania, and when quite young made his way to Ohio. He was identified with the interests of Stark County until his decease, when advanced in years. Benton has been very successful in his life work, and at the present time is carving on an extensive business as a stockholder in the Minerva Furniture Company. He is honorable and upright in all his dealings with his fellow-men, and his high reputation as a business man is certainly well deserved. The parental family included two children, the sister of our subject bearing the name of Clydie. The former was given a good education in the schools of Minerva, and when only sixteen years of age, in the spring of 1882, he began learning the ail of telegraphy in Minerva, and soon became an expert in this branch. He was very thorough in all that he did, and December 1, 1889, came to Canal Dover, in the employ of the Pennsylvania Company, as telegraph operator, hav- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 329 ing charge of their office for eighteen months, during which time he gave perfect satisfaction. At the expiration of this time he was commissioned freight clerk, holding the position until April 13, 1890, when he was sent to Waynesburg, and from that place as special agent to Wellsville. There he was connected with the Superintendent's department, and remained until coming to Canal Dover, June 15, 1893, at which time he was appointed to his present position, and now devotes his entire time and attention to discharging the responsible duties of the same. Eugene Smith was married, February 12, 1888, to Miss Emma, daughter of Isaac R. and Mary Deardorff. To them have been born three children: J. Errol, Howard B. and Onith. In religious affairs our subject is a devoted member of the English Lutheran Church, to the support of which he is a liberal contributor. In political affairs he is independent, reserving his right to vote for the man who in his judgment will best' fill the office, regardless of party lines. Mr. Smith is a progressive young man, thoroughly wide awake to the interests of the company by which he is employed, and, possessing excellent habits, is well liked and respected by all with whom he has dealings. PETER LEY. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is engaged in farming and stock-raising in Wheeling Township, Guernsey County. He was born across the seas, in Bavaria, Germany, June 10, 1830, and is the son of John and Elizabeth (Baker) Ley. The father was also born in the Fatherland, and died in 1862, aged sixty-two years. John Ley, Sr., the grandfather, a native of France, emigrated to Germany, remaining there with his good wife the rest of his life, engaged in farming. He was one of the heirs to a fortune of $30,000,000 left the family by one bearing the name of Von Ley. The money Was deposited in the Bank of England, but the King of Prussia, being a very dissipated man, failed to notify the heirs, and it lay in the bank for a period of thirty years. At the end of that time the king died, and when his son ascended the throne he took immediate steps to find the people to whom this large fortune belonged; but the bank then claimed it by reason of the length of time which it had remained in their keeping. The grandfather served under Napoleon during the wars fought in Germany, and on one occasion was placed in charge of one hundred soldiers for six months. The mother of our subject was born in Germany in 1801, and departed this life in 1862. She was the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Wanamaker) Baker, also natives of that country, where the father followed the occupation of a millwright all the years of his active life. The parents of our subject never crossed the Atlantic, but spent their entire life in tilling the soil of their native province. The parental family included ten sons and daughters: John, who for over forty years was Postmaster in his native land, is now living retired. He has a son bearing his name who is Quartermaster in the German army. Elizabeth, the eldest daughter, is the widow of Mike Shepherd, and lives in Prussia. Casamer is also holding the responsible position of Postmaster in his native land. Henry is in the mail service of Bavaria. Caline is the widow of Joseph Herbolt, and resides in Elizabeth, N. J. Peter, our subject, was the next-born. Lena. is the widow of John Spoonheimer, and makes her home in New York. Jacob is engaged as a carpenter in New Comerstown, Ohio. Christ and Charles are deceased. These sons and daughters are well-to-do people, and highly regarded in their respective communities. The subject of this sketch was married, August 25, 1850, to Miss Phebe Gahs, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 4, 1830. She was the daughter of Louis and Elizabeth (Lot) Gahs, also born in the Fatherland, where the mother died in 1834, aged fifty-five years. The father of Mrs. Ley married for his second wife Margaret Baker, a sister of our subject's mother, and together they emigrated to this country, both living and dying 330 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in the state of New York, when advanced in years. To Louis and Elizabeth (Lot) Galls there were born six children. Frank is living in Bloomfield, N. J.; Barbara and Falding are deceased, as are also Jacob and Elizabeth; Catherine is the wife of Charles Smith and makes her home in Tuscarawas County, this state; and Phebe is Mrs. Ley. Of his second union Louis Gahs became the father of three children, viz.: Philip, Peter and Jacob, all deceased. To our subject and his estimable wife there was born a family comprising six members, three sons and three daughters. Charles was born August 19, 1851, and is engaged in farming in this township. Phebe, born December 1, 1855, is the wife of John Palmer, a well-to-do agriculturist, also living in Wheeling Township. Mary, born on the 14th of March, 1857, and Jane, born January 22, 1861, are at home. Peter, born December 18,1863; is working at his trade as a carpenter and stonemason at New Comerstown, this state; and John W., whose birth occurred September 22, 1867, is at home with his parents. Peter remained under the parental roof until a lad of seventeen years, when he launched out in life for himself. Embarking on a vessel bound for the United States, he landed safely in New York Harbor after a voyage of twenty-eight days on the ocean. He remained in that city for eight years, and while there learned the trade of a cabinet-maker. About this time he came to Tuscarawas County, and, thinking, there was more money to be made at farming, worked for a time for the farmers of this section. One year later we find him located in Coshocton, where for three years he labored by the day, and then, having saved a sufficient sum of money, came to Wheeling Township, and purchased a tract of forty acres, which he cultivated for ten years. He then removed to his present homestead, comprising one hundred and thirty acres, which bears all the improvements found on the estate of a wide-awake and progressive agriculturist. In 1888 he built a commodious residence at a cost of $1,200, and the numerous barns and outbuildings which he has erected are all of a substantial character. Mr. Ley was for three years Supervisor of his township, but aside from this has refused to accept any political favors. He cast his first Presidential vote for James Buchanan, but since that time has not been identified with any party, but votes for the man whom he thinks will best discharge the duties of his position. In religious affairs he is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is one of the wealthy and representative men of this section and is highly thought of by rich and poor. THOMAS M. JOHNSON. Quaker City (formerly Millwood) has its full quota of vigorous, enterprising; thoroughgoing business men, whose popularity is based upon their social qualities and their well known integrity and business activity. None among these is better liked by those who have business dealings with him than he of whom we now write, and who is one of the leading boot and shoe merchants of the city. Mr. Johnson is a native of this county, and was born February 6, 1829, to James R. and Priscilla (Israel) Johnson, early pioneers of this section. They were natives, respectively, of Hartford County, Md., and Belmont County, this state. The father emigrated to Guernsey County in 1816 or 1818, locating at once on a farm in Oxford Township, on the old Wheeling road. He continued on that farm for a number of years, placing it under good tillage, and then removed to another tract, where his death occurred. The parental family of our subject embraced six children, of whom the eldest, Basil I., is living in Quaker City; Annie C., deceased, was the wife of Henry McCormick; our subject was the third in order of birth; Ellen E. is now Mrs. William P. Hartley; Susan married Robert McBurney; and James S. is in business in this city. Thomas M. Johnson was reared on his father's farm in Millwood Township, and gained his primary education in the common schools of the dis- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 331 trict. The knowledge gained therein was later supplemented by attendance at the Madison College at Antrim, this state. On completing his studies he began teaching school, following this vocation with great success during the winter season for nine successive years. The summers were occupied by him either in farm work or as clerk in a store in Quaker City. He later formed a partnership with his brother Basil I. and engaged in the mercantile trade in this city, this connection lasting for several years. Then our subject, disposing of his interest in the business, built the depot at Quaker City. This was in 1853, and it was the first ever erected between Wheeling and Cambridge. From that until 1863 Mr. Johnson was employed as a general merchant, and engaged extensively in stock-buying. He was also Postmaster from 1861 to 1864, being among the first appointed in the county under Lincoln's administration. In 1863 he was elected Treasurer of Guernsey County, and in order to perform well the duties devolving upon him in this responsible position was obliged to give it his entire attention. On the expiration of his first term he was re-elected, retiring from the office in September, 1868. That year he was employed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company as their agent at Quaker City, and for four years rendered his employers satisfactory service. In the year 1872 Mr. Johnson, in company with Isaac W. Hall, organized the Quaker City National Bank, of which he was elected Cashier. This position he held until 1884, the year in which he was made Secretary of the Quaker City Window. G lass Factory. This proved a very successful venture, and Mr. Johnson remained a stockholder in this company until 1890, when he embarked in his present business. The lady to whom our subject was married, September 7, 1854, was Miss Margaret S., daughter of William and Elizabeth (Lennington) Irwin. Margaret Irwin was a very prominent and successful school-teacher, and taught for some four or five years in the schools of Londonderry and Madison Townships, this county, and subsequent to her. marriage she taught jointly with her husband in Millwood, now Quaker City, one term. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have been born three children. Laura E. is the wife of Prof. S. J. Finley, of Knoxville, Iowa; Thomas II. is Secretary and manager of the Enterprise Window Glass Factory, at Dunkirk, Ind.; and Hattie P. is the wife of Prof. W. II. Gregg, of Quaker City. The entire family are members of the Christian Church, and are ever ready to aid in its social and benevolent work. In politics our subject is a true blue-Republican, and cast his first vote for Winfield Scott, He has been honored by his fellow-townsmen with various positions of honor, among them that of Justice of the Peace, School Director and Supervisor of the Census. He is one of the active business men of the city, and as an earnest and public-spirited citizen commands the regard of all his friends and neighbors. JOHN C. McMILLEN, the capable and trust-worthy Sheriff of Guernsey County, was elected to this responsible position in 1894. He became a candidate rather against his will, and the nomination was tendered him entirely without any solicitation on his part. He has always been very active as a Republican, but has never been an office-seeker. For several years past he has been engaged in running a sawmill and dealing in lumber, his plant and home being located in Cambridge. The McMillen family is of Irish descent. The first representative of this branch in Guernsey County was John McMillen, a native of County Down, born June 20, 1781, who came to the United States when about fifteen years of age, and first settled in Washington County, Pa., where he taught school for a number of years. While there, October 18, 1810, he married a Scotch lady, Miss Mary Marshall, by whom he had the following children: John, William, Samuel, David (father of our subject), Mary, Margaret, Eliza and Susannah. .Mary married William Herbert, and died before the war; Eliza married Dr. Anderson, whose 332 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. demise occurred about 1874; Margaret became the wife of Thomas McKahan, and died in 1855; Susannah, who died about 1884, was the second wife of Dr. Anderson. The father of this family brought his wife and children to this county in 1835, and settled in Wheeling Township, continuing his former vocation as a teacher. He was a Whig, and in later years a Republican. At one time a member of the Seceder Church, he afterward espoused the cause of the United Presbyterians. He lived to attain the extreme old age of ninety-two years, his death occurring in 1873. His wife was also well along in years at the time of her demise, which event occurred in her eighty-ninth year. David McMillen, the fourth child of John McMillen, was born in 1819. He engaged in farming and also taught school as a means of obtaining a livelihood. During the war he was among the first to enlist from this county, being a member of Captain Mailer's company, First Regiment of Ohio Infantry. When his term of service had expired, he re-enlisted in Company H, Seventy-eighth Ohio Infantry, and continued actively engaged from the 1st of January, 1862, until he was wounded at the battle of Champion Hills, June 16, 1863. While being taken to the Memphis Hospital he died, on the 12th of June, and his remains were placed in the Mississippi Cemetery, near Memphis, Tenn. Of the six children born to David McMillen and wife (formerly Mary J. Brewer), to whom he was married in 1843, the eldest, William Marshall, is a citizen of Monroe Township; Isaac M. is an engineer, whose home is in Cambridge; Sarah A. is the wife of Leonard S. Caster, who runs the old homestead of David McMillen in Wheeling Township; John C. is our subject; and Justina J. and Mary Viola are deceased. John C. McMillen was born May 25, 1856, and from his boyhood was inured to farm duties. A year before reaching his majorityworkcdent to Indiana, and for a time worked on a farm. In 1877 he began learning the stonemason's trade, which he followed until 1880. He then turned his attention to operating a sawmill, and continued in this business until hisJAMESction to the office of Sheriff. He has been very successful, and his industrious, upright qualities have been factors in his prosperity. July 1, 1886, Mr. McMillen married Amanda, daughter of Isaac Haslett. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. McMillen, viz.: Hattie Hazlett, Mary Viola and Ila May, but the latter died December 17, 1894, aged eight months. Mr. and Mrs. McMillen are members of the United Presbyterian Church, and are highly esteemed by all who have the pleasure of their acquaintance. Fraternally our subject is identified with the Sons of Veterans. JAMES GIBSON, one of the oldest residents of Guernsey County, and a popular and highly esteemed gentleman, is living in Liberty Town, retired from business. After a long life well and pleasantly spent, he looks back with satisfaction in remembering how faithfully he performed every duty that fell to him. he was formerly engaged in farming, but for a number of years has been retired, and makes his homproprietorervplace, where he is the prop•irretoofof a hotel. Our subject was born at St. Clairsville, Belmont County, this state, November 4, 1804, and is the son of William and Nancy (Larison) Gibson. His father, who was a native of Washington County, Pa., was born September 22, 1770. He was the son of William and Avis Gibson, both born in the Emerald Isle, who, after coming to America many years ago, made their home until 1807 in the Keystone State. That year found them located in Guernsey County, Ohio, where they passed the declining years of their life in the home of their son, the father of our subject. William Gibson, Jr., entered from the Government in 1806 two and one-quarter sections of land, and the following year took up his abode on .a portion of this property. As the years passed by, he had the satisfaction of knowing that his land was being improved in such a manner as would allow him to pass his declining years in comfort. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 333 On his demise he left our subject the old homestead, on the condition that he would care for his mother during the rest of his life. This he was more than willing to do, and the last days of his mother were those of quiet happiness. The father of our subject and his son John were drafted into the War of 1812, but not caring to leave home, they hired substitutes to represent them in the service. When first settling upon his primitive tract of land, William Gibson, Jr., secured the aid of two men, bearing the names of Joshua Reeves and George Phillips, to help him in the work of clearing the farm and turning the virgin sod. Joshua Reeves was later married, and lived in this locality all his life, but the other man left for parts unknown. The mother of our subject was born in Washington County, Pa., February 23, 1776, and departed this life June 25, 1873, being in her ninety-eighth year. She was the daughter of John Larison and wife, farmers by occupation. By her union with William Gibson she became the mother of twelve children, of whom our subject was the fourth-born. The other members of the family were John, Martha, Henry, George, Elizabeth, Mary, Lucinda, Abel, Thomas, Hiram, and one who died in infancy unnamed. William Gibson, Jr., was the first white man to settle hi Guernsey County. In that early day Indians were numerous, and with them he was on good terms, and often made some valuable trades. Game was very plentiful, and Mr. Gibson, being a noted hunter, was given ample opportunity for displaying his skill as a shot. The original of this sketch was reared to man's estate on his father's farm in the woods, and the first school Which he attended in the district was of the most primitive construction. The room was warmed by a huge fireplace built in one end; greased paper served for the covering of windows, and the desks for writing purposes were formed of a large plank, held in place by wood pins, extending around the walls of the room. The branches taught were very few, but in this rude log cabin young James gained a fair knowledge of books. In 1833 James Gibson and Miss Matilda Morrison, who was born in Pennsylvania, November 11, 1815, were united in marriage. The parents of the lady were William and Margaret (Gibson) Morrison, also born in Pennsylvania, in which state they spent their entire lives. Miss Morrison was one in a family of nine children born to her parents, her brothers and sisters being Thomas, deceased; George; William, a resident of Tuscarawas County; John and Jane, deceased; Ruth, a half-sister, the widow of James Lanning, making her home in Tuscarawas County; Elizabeth, now Mrs. William Peoples, of Liberty Township, this county; and Sarah A., deceased. The subject of this sketch left home at the age of twenty years, and, going to Brooke County, W. Va., attended school for a time, and while there learned the trade of a carpenter. He spent two years in that state, his intention being to fit himself for the study of medicine. This desire was frustrated, however, by his father asking him to return home. This he did, and after a few years spent under the parental roof again started out for himself, this time having a companion on his journeys. The young man returned East, and obtained employment on a bridge which was being constructed a few miles from the city of Baltimore, Md. This structure was one and one-quarter miles in length, and was being built across the Susquehanna River. After its completion Mr. Gibson made his way to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was employed in various enterprises until 1832, when, the cholera spreading throughout the city, he returned home, where he continued to reside with his parents until their decease. In the year 1840 our subject erected a hotel at Liberty Town, which he operated for about five years, and. then sold, taking possession of the old homestead which had been given him by his father.. This he carried on for a number of years, when he disposed of it, and invested his surplus capital in lots in this place, and also bought the old hotel which he had built, and which is still numbered among his possessions. By his union with Miss Morrison our subject became the father of the following children: Leroy and Angeline, who are deceased; William H., living at Liberty, this state; Naphtah L., deceased; Porter W., a mechanic, living in Illinois; 334 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Anderson, who is deceased; Nancy M., the wife of John Alliway, making her home in New Philadelphia; Thomas D., deceased; Margaret J. married to William White, of Liberty; James M., working at his trade of a painter in that place, which is also the home of Milton; and one who died in infancy. The town of Liberty, now known as Kimbolton, was founded by the father of our subject. Mr. Gibson is a devoted member of the United Presbyterian Church, to the support of which he is a willing and liberal contributor. In politics he has been a straightforward Republican ever since the formation of the party, and on that ticket has served in the responsible offices of Township Clerk, Constable and Supervisor. He is widely known throughout the county, and although now ninety years of age, bids fair to see the dawn of nineteen hundred. BENSON L. GRIMM, a well known citizen of New Philadelphia, is one of her practical business men, and for nearly his entire life has resided within her limits. He conducts a good livery, which is well supplied with a fine line of coaches, carriages and buggies. In connection with this, he runs a horse-shoeing shop, and has all repair work done under his personal supervision. The parents of our subject were John and Harriet (Gants) Grimm. The father was a native of Pennsylvania, but came to Ohio with his parents in childhood. He was reared on a farm on the line of the Old Town Valley Road. On arriving at man's estate, he followed farming, and also occasionally did carpenter work. For a number of years he was a preacher in the Methodist denomination, and while holding a protracted meeting at Blakes Mills he was suddenly stricken with congestion of the brain, which resulted in his death. In politics he was a Republican. His wife is still living, her home being in New Philadelphia. She was born and reared in Carroll County, Ohio, and her parents were also natives of the Buckeye State. John and Harriet Grimm had a family comprising six children: Sarah E., now the wife of George W. Bowers, of this city; Hiram A. and George M., whose homes are in West Virginia; Mary, Mrs. .John Hammond, of Blakes Mills; Benson L.; and Hattie E., wife of C. M. Law, of this place. The birth of our subject occurred November 1, 1854. He was reared under the parental roof, and received his elementary education in the district school. When nineteen years of age he began learning the blacksmith's trade of Charles Haupt, and served a three-years apprenticeship. After completing his term of service, he continued for a year as a journeyman, after which he embarked in business for himself on East Front Street. In connection with his blacksmith shop, he carried on a livery business for about nine years, and made a specialty of furnishing carriages and hearses for funerals, coaches for parties, etc. In his wagon shop he has been engaged in manufacturing and general repairing. In 1890 he removed from his old stand to his present place of business, selling out everything except the livery. This he has since conducted with success. Our subject carries a fine and well selected line of various kinds of carriages, and among others has four coaches, which he purchased at a cost of $1,000 each. The arrangement of his livery stable is very complete; the carriages are kept in one department, and separate places are devoted to horses, harness, bay, feed, etc. The livery is lighted with electricity, and is modern in all its appointments. Mr. Grimm owns about half of the business block in which his livery is located, and has erected several fine dwelling-houses in other parts of the city, which are attractive in appearance and built on the most approved plans. The kindness and benevolence of our subject are well known in this locality, and when death has entered the family of some poor person he has frequently supplied coaches free, and those, too, of the very best in his possession. November 15, 1876, Mr. Grimm married Hannah B. Patterson, who was born in this county. The parents of Mrs. Grimm were W. J. and Amanda (Pierce) Patterson, old settlers of this county. The former was for years connected PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 335 with Blakes Mills, but is now deceased. To our worthy subject and his wife have been born six children, namely: William, Pearl, Myrtle, Oscar, Ambrose and Ivey. Myrtle and Ambrose have both been called. to their final rest. Mr. and Mrs. Grimm are faithful workers and members of the Lutheran Church. Our subject affords a strong illustration of what application, industry and energy can accomplish. He is self-made in every sense of the word, having carved oust his own fortune, and has prospered in his various undertakings. In disposition he is upright and honorable, and he is fortunate in possessing the esteem and confidence of the entire community. Fraternally he belongs to Schoenbrun Lodge No. 107, I. O. O. F., and has passed through all the chairs of Equity Lodge No. 75, K. of P. In politics he uses his ballot in favor of the Republican party, and takes great pride in the success of the organization. SAMUEL scow has been for some thirty years a leading business man of Uhrichsville, but is now living retired from active cares. While living in New Cumberland he served as Postmaster of the place, under Lincoln's administration, but with that exception has never held public office. He has made his home in Tuscarawas County for nearly sixty years, and has always been greatly interested in its improvement and development. The parents of our subject were Alexander and Gertrude (Kerr) Scott, the former a native of Ireland, and the latter of New Jersey. With his parents, Alexander Scott emigrated to America in 1784, when he was nine years of age, came to this county in 1835, and died on his farm in 1853, when in his seventy-eighth year. His fattier, William H., also a native of Ireland, emigrated to the United States with his son, and died in Washington County, Pa., when in his eighty-ninth year. 14 Mrs. Gertrude Scott was born in 1786, and died April 5, 1865. By her marriage she had become the mother of eleven children, as follows: William, a retired business man of Scio, Ohio; Samuel, next in order of birth; Eliza, Mrs. Joseph Meeks, of Washington County, Iowa; Maria, now deceased, formerly the wife of Rev. Mr. Bartholomew, of Goshen, Ind.; Albert, who is engaged in farming in Tuscarawas County; Robert and Sarah, both deceased, the latter formerly the wife of John Ralston, of Bowling Green, Ind.; Caroline, widow of Dr. John McGreggor, of Indiana; Louis, a resident of Waynesburg, Ohio; Margaret, wife of Galen Smith, a retired carpenter of this place; and Walter, who died in Infancy. Samuel Scott is a native of Washington County, Pa., and his birth occurred October 20, 1815. He was reared to farm work, and was also employed in a mill. With his father he came to Tusarawas County in 1835, and in February, 1838, located on a farm in Sandusky County. There he remained for sixteen years, engaged in raising cattle and other enterprises. For six years he derived a good income from the manufacture of potash, and for a like period of time kept a public house. In 1854 he returned to Tuscarawas County, and for about six years ran a gristmill near Zoar. In 1860 he traded this place for a stock of dry goods which he removed to New Cumberland, where he was located for the next six years. In 1865 he came to Uhrichsville, and while here he has managed a grocery and meat-market the main part of the time, but gave up active business in 1887. December 28, 1837, was celebrated the marriage of our subject and Mary, a daughter of Nicholas and Ann E. (Cree) Van Buskirk. Mrs. Scott was born February 2, 1816, in Greene County, Pa. Her father was a native of eastern Pennsylvania, and died in 1828, when in his forty-seventh year. His wife departed this life in 1853, aged sixty-seven years. Of the nine 'brothers and sisters of Mrs. Scott, Jane, now deceased, was the wife of Thomas Whitcraft, of Carroll County; Sarah, deceased, was the wife of Moses Williams, of this county; Catherine, Mrs. Van Buskirk, is deceased; Lawrence, formerly of Peoria, Ill., has passed from this life, as have also the three younger brothers, Will- 336 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lam, Johnston and Marshall; Ann E. is the widow of a Mr. Weaver, of Putnam County; and Susan is the widow of W. Butler, of Carrollton, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Scott have been born five children. Gertrude K., whose birth occurred January 4, 1839, became the wife of Thomas West, and they have five children: Susan, Mrs. John Dickson; John; Mary, Mrs. Frank Beamer; Harry and Nelson. William A. Scott, born November 3, 1840. married Irena Strawn, and they have six children: Alice, Mary, Elizabeth, Martha, Strawn and Edson. Ann E. Scott, born March 13, 1843, married Hiram Alman, and their only daughter, Cree, lives at home. Louis L. Scott, born December 29, 1844, married Susie Lister, by whom he had three children: Minnie, Robert and Walter. The eldest, Minnie, became the wife of Asa Nelson, and they have one daughter, June. Samuel Scott, the youngest son of our subject, was born February 21, 1847, and died October 5, 1872. The first Presidential vote of Samuel Scott was cast for William Henry Harrison, and from the formation of the Republican party he has been one of its stanch supporters. He and his wife are valued members of the Presbyterian Church of this place, and are held in the highest esteem by all who have the pleasure of their acquaintance. THOMPSON ROSE. In recalling the labors which have made of this county a region noted for its agricultural resources, we feel a glow of admiration for all who bore a part in the scenes of the early days, and take great pleasure in noting prominent incidents in their lives. One of the old residents of this county is the gentleman above named, who has abundantly shown his industry and good judgment by the accumulation of an excellent estate, well supplied with all those improvements.which make life in the country enjoyable and add to the value of the property. He possesses the hospitable spirit and cordial manners which are distinguishing characteristics of the pioneers in any section of the country. Honorable in his dealings, well informed regarding topics of general interest, and able to relate many an interesting event in connection with the early settlement of his township, his companionship is desirable, and his reputation excellent. Mr. Rose was born in Liberty Township, this county, March 7, 1833, and is the son of John and Jane (Sharock) Rose. His father was born in Virginia in 1811, and departed this life in Texas in 1880. He was one of the first to locate in this county, coming here the year of our subject's birth, and made it his home for the succeeding twenty years, when he removed to a location in Missouri. There he engaged in farming and lived for five years, when we find him en route for the state of Texas, where the remaining years of his life were passed following farming and stock-raising. He was the son of Thompson and Mary (McCoy) Rose, natives of Virginia, but of Scotch descent. The grandparents also made their advent into Ohio in 1833, and were so well pleased with the outlook, that they made permanent settlement here. Jane Sharock was born in Guernsey County in 1814, and was the daughter of 'Timothy Sharock, a native of England, as was also her mother. Mr. Sharock, after coming to the United States, lived for a time in Leatherwood, Guernsey County, and in 1804 located in this county, making his home near Washington. He fought as a soldier in the War of 1812, as did also the paternal grandfather of our subject, and lived to the remarkable age of one hundred and four years, passing away in Wheeling Township. The parents of our subject were united in marriage in this county, and to them were born seven sons and seven daughters. Timothy, the eldest child of the family, was killed by Quantrell's band while living in Missouri; Mary A. married Rev. John F. Stotler, now deceased, and she makes her home in Wheeling Township; Rheuamy is the widow of William S. Thompson, of Liberty Township, this county; Ellen is the wife of William Smith, of Texas; Thompson, our subject, was the next born; Elizabeth J. is deceased; James H. is a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 337 farmer and stock-raiser in Texas; John fought as a soldier in the Union army during the late war, and died while in the service, as did also his brothers George W. and Sandy, the latter of whom met his death at Island No. 10; Susan is now the wife of Rev. Daniel McGregory; Sarah A. is married, and makes her home in Texas; William is farming in Texas, which place is also the home of Delila. Thompson Rose was reared on his father's farm, and lived at home until a young man of twenty-one years. Then, desirous of making his own way in the world, he left the parental roof and went to Burlington, Iowa, near which city he was employed in working on a farm. At the expiration of a year he changed his location to Harrison County, Mo., and for two years worked on a farm belonging to his father. He then returned to Liberty Township, this county, and was married to Miss Nancy J. McClenahan, who was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, February 7, 1836. She was the daughter of William and Maria (Curry) McClenahan, the former of whom was born in Washington County, Pa., in 1805. He was the son of William and Mary. (Colson) McClenahan, also natives of the Keystone State, where they spent the active years of their life engaged in farming. The father of Mrs. Rose died October 15, 1835. Her mother, who was also born in the above county in Pennsylvania, in 1811, departed this life May 6, 1892. She was the daughter of Daniel and Agnes (Curry) Curry, natives of Ireland. They emigrated to America many years ago, and Daniel Curry served as Lieutenant of a regiment during the War of 1812, in which conflict he was killed. The parents of Mrs. Rose were married in Pennsylvania, and to them were born two sons and three daughters. Of this family, Mary A., Margaret, William and Robert S. are deceased. Her father was a carpenter by trade, and a farmer by occupation, which combined business he followed most of his life. His wife was in expert carpet-weaver, and added materially to the comfort of her family by her earnings in this line. To our subject and his wife there has come a family of six children. William A., born April 29. 1858, is engaged in general farming in this township; Maria J., born May 26, 1862, is the wife of David R. Dawson, now employed in a flouring-mill at Dover, this state; John G., born April 10, 1865, is a well-to-do agriculturist of Wheeling Township; Thomas S., whose birth occurred July 14, 1868, is a farmer, and also runs a threshing-machine during the summer season in this section; George T., born May 5, 1871, is also tilling the soil of this portion of Guernsey County. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Rose rented a farm for one year, after which he removed to Wheeling Township and purchased the estate upon which he was living. on the outbreak of the late war, and immediately responding to the call for volunteers, enlisted in Company H, Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, and remained at the front for five months. At the expiration of that time he returned home and remained for a time, but soon feeling that he was needed on the field of battle, became a member of the Eightieth Ohio Regiment, and served his country faithfully and well from December, 1862, until the following November. During his army experience he participated in the following hard-fought engagements: Philippi (W. Va.), Lowell Hill, Valley Ford and Fount Place, besides numerous minor engagements and skirmishes. He was promoted to be Second Sergeant, with which title he was mustered out at the expiration of his term of enlistment, November 9, 1862. Young Rose again returned home and organized Company G, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Ohio Infantry, at Kimbolton, this county, of which he Was elected Captain. This honor he refused to accept, but was prevailed upon to become First Lieutenant of the company. They were put in active service and remained until the fail of 1863, when our subject returned home for the last time, and began the peaceful pursuits of farm life. Mr. Rose lived for a time on the farm which he purchased soon after his marriage, and when selling it, he invested the proceeds in his present estate, which comprises one hundred and forty acres of as fine farming land as can be found in Guernsey County. He met with a sad loss about five years ago by having his residence burned. This necessitated the erection of new structures, and the dwelling which he now occupies is of modern architectural design and commodious and convenient. 338 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Although never an aspirant for office, Mr. Rose has been prevailed upon to accept various positions of honor and trust, and in the discharge of his numerous duties has given entire satisfaction. Our subject has in his possession an old coffee-mill used during the war by General Washington. The great-grandfather of Mrs. Rose on her mother's side manufactured Many of the guns which were carried by the Continental soldiers during the Revolutionary War. He was very wealthy, and his wife gave $30,000 toward equipping the soldiers and buying provisions. Mr. Rose has many other relics which he values very highly and whose history is very interesting. Religiously Mr. Rose is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in political affairs always cast his ballot in favor of Republican candidates. He draws a pension from the Government amounting to $30 per month, on account of injuries which he received while in the army. JAMES M. ARMSTRONG. Probably no man in the section of Guernsey Mill is better known or more public-spirited than the gentleman whose name opens this sketch, now occupying the position of Postmaster. He is also the proprietor of a general mercantile establishment, in which will be found all the articles needful in both the town and country household. The parents of our subject were Abraham and Mary (Patterson) Armstrong, and his birth occurred in Jefferson Township, Guernsey County, October 19, 1853. He was one in a family of three children, and received a fair education in the district school of the locality. When ready to establish a home of his own he was married, October 19, 1882, to Miss Mary E. Bennett, daughter of Emmet S. and Mary A. (Rogers) Bennett, natives of Harrison and Tuscarawas Counties, this state. The three children which have come to bless their union are named respectively: Clarence M., Bertha M. and Fred A: They are all attending school in the neighborhood, and it is the intention of the parents to give them. good educations. On first starting out in life for himself our subject went to Cambridge and entered the dry-goods store of a Mr. Raney, with whom he remained for three years, in the mean time acquiring a good understanding of the manner of carrying on the business. At the end of that time he returned home, and for the following twelve years had charge of his father's farm. This kind of employment and life not being at all congenial to him, he abandoned it as soon as practicable and came to Guernsey Mill, or, as the postoffice is called, Clio, and opened up a general store of merchandise, which he has conducted in a very profitable manner ever since. Mr. Armstrong is also Postmaster of the place, having the office located in his store. he is a man of progressive mind, and is noted for many characteristics inherited from his honored father, and stands high in the community as a representative of one of the best families in Guernsey County. He has been a member of the United Presbyterian Church for the past ten years, while his wife has worshiped with that denomination since fourteen years of age. The father of Mrs. Armstrong was born near Tippecanoe, Ohio, September 24, 1827, and her mother's birth occurred in Tuscarawas County, April 24, 1830. A fuller history of this worthy couple will be found in the sketch of E. S. Bennett elsewhere in this volume. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Armstrong are: Thomas T., Emma J., Virginia E., Emmet C., William P. and Hattie. The eldest son, who was born in October, 1850, married Martha A. Warren, and has six children: Charles D., Frank J., Robert C., James O., Otto L. and Emmet I. Emma J. married W. A. Allender, December 19, 1875, and has two children, Hattie L. and Emmet W. Virginia became the wife of John C. Hines, and lives in Centre Township, Guernsey County. Their family comprise the following-named children: Mary A., William W., James T., Nancy E., Emmet 0. and Corwin. Emmet C. married, March 9, 1893, Phebe Johnson, and makes his home in Jefferson Township; William P. was married May 11, 1889, to Mary Booth, and to PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 339 them have been granted two daughters and a son, namely: Mary C., Dorothy A. and Edwin. The mother of our subject is still living, aged eighty-five years, and makes her home with him. She has quite an interesting history, and we take pleasure in presenting her sketch to the readers on another page. GEORGE CROW, a progressive farmer of Spencer Township, Guernsey County, is well and favorably known in this section. He has always lived at the old homestead with his father, and from boyhood has been interested in its cultivation and management, his principal attention being given to raising sheep. He owns one hundred and Sixty acres in Clinton County, Mo., which he leases to a responsible tenant. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served as Township Trustee, but has never been an office-seeker. The great-grandfather of our subject was a native of Germany, and, as far as known, was the only member of his family to come to the United States. He settled in Greene County, Pa., on a farm in Wheeling Creek, which is still owned by his heirs. There his son Michael, our subject's grandfather, and four other sons and several daughters were born. The former bore the names of John, Frederick, Martin and Peter. One day these sons, who were out hunting, were attacked by Indians, John being killed and Frederick and Martin badly wounded. There was a fort on the Crow Farm for refuge during Indian outbreaks. In 1791 four of the daughters previously referred to started on a visit to Braddock, five miles distant, and when only a mile from the fort were met by their brother Michael, who tried to persuade them to return, as he believed the Indians were on the warpath. They could not be convinced of danger, and continued their journey a short distance, when they were attacked by a party of Indians, who scalped three of their number. Tena, the eldest, was struck in the back by a tomahawk and fell into an evergreen thicket, fortunately escaping the notice of the redmen. She later married a Mr. McBride, and became a pioneer of Noble County, Ohio. The fifth daughter, Mary, married Hiram Gray, and died in Pennsylvania. Michael Crow passed to his final rest on the homestead which has been in the possession of the family since it was entered in 1759. His wife was Miss Nancy Johnson, and to them were born four sons and five daughters, as follows: William J.; John, of Delaware County, Ind.; Jacob, of Marshall County, W. Va.; Michael, on the old homestead; and Mrs. Mary Lazier, Mrs. Sarah Patterson, Mrs. Betsey Spillman, Mrs. Nancy Job and Mrs. Louie Carl. William J., father of George Crow, was born January 17, 1809, and died January 2. 1895. He was reared on a farm, and in 1825 went to Noble County, Ohio. He settled on a one hundred and sixty acre farm in Buffalo Township, and afterward bought about nine hundred acres in Noble and Guernsey Counties. In 1856 he purchased three hundred and sixty acres, the place where our subject now resides, and also owned another farm of two hundred and forty acres east of Cumberland. Altogether, he was the possessor of about fifteen hundred acres, which he accumulated by his own industry and thriftiness of disposition. he was a life-long Democrat, and after reaching his majority never missed casting his ballot. with one exception. For over sixty years he was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, to which his wife also belonged. Mrs. William J. Crow was in her girlhood Miss Jane Johnson, and was born in Buffalo Township, Noble County, January 17, 1815. Her parents, John and Mary (Burns) Johnson, were natives of Washington County, Pa., and in 1811 removed to Ohio, the father driving the wagon, while the wife rode on horseback. he entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he improved, and there he lived until his death, in 1862, at the age of seventy-six years. his good wife died some three years later. They reared the following children: William, deceased; Alexander, who was drowned on the 4th of July, 1831, while swimming his horse across Mill's Creek; Jane, Nancy, James, Jesse, William, Ebenezer and Mrs. Martha Laughlin. 340 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Mr. Johnson was the son of and William Johnson, who was born and reared in Greene County, Pa., and whose father was kidnapped and brought from Ireland to the United States. In a family of nine children George Crow is the fourth in order of birth. Michael served for a short time with the home guards during Morgan's raid. The others were John, Emma, Alexander and Nancy J. Three died in infancy. Alexander was killed by the explosion of a boiler while living in Missouri. December 27, 1869, George Crow married Artimisie Knox, who was born in Marshall County, Va. Her parents were William A. and Caroline (Dobbs) Knox, the father a miller by occupation. To our subject and his wife have been born. three children, one of whom has been called to the better land, the others being Harry K. and Homer J. Mr. and Mrs. Crow are members of the Presbyterian Church. JEPTHA W. SMITH. A compendium of biographical sketches of Guernsey County would be incomplete without an outline of the life of the above. named gentleman, who, although comparatively young, has gained an enviable reputation. He is at present engaged in farm pursuits ill Millwood Township, of which place he is a native, having been born here January 14, 1852. The parents of our subject were Jonah and Hannah (Webster) Smith, the former of whom was the original owner of the land now occupied by Quaker City.. He was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Loudoun County, Va., February 17, 1797, and remained in his native place until a lad of eighteen years. Then starting out for himself,. he came westward and settled near Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, from which place he later removed into what is now Millwood Township. He entered a large tract of land from the Government and laid out the town of Millwood, now Quaker City. He owned several horses and wagons, which were kept busy teaming on the National Pike, going between Cumberland, Md., and Belmont, this state. At the same time he was the proprietor of a general store in Millwood, which greatly added to his income. This business he disposed of. in 1853, and gave his entire attention to farming and teaming during the balance of his life. He was very prominent in the affairs of his neighborhood, and for the period of eighteen years served as Justice of the Peace. In politics he was first a Whig and later a Republican, and in religious affairs a member of the Society of Friends. He departed this life May 28, 1874, greatly honored and respected by rich and poor throughout the county. Jonah Smith came to Plainfield, Belmont County, Ohio, in 1815. He was thrice married, his first companion being Rebecca Engle. She became the mother of six children and died May 1, 1836. Caleb, who was born in 1823, now resides in Iowa; Mary J., born in 1824, is deceased; Phebe C., born in 1826, is also deceased; Thomas, born in 1828, is a resident of Washington County, Ohio; Jesse, born December 27, 1831, is deceased, as is also William, born in 1834. The father of our subject was married September 14, 1837, to his second wife, Elizabeth (Kinkaid) Richardson, the widow of William Richardson, and they became the parents of a daughter, .Rebecca Jane, born June 20, 1838; she is now living on the' old homestead. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith departed this life August 22, 1838, and the third marriage of her husband took place November 14, 1839, at which time Hannah (Webster) Foulk, widow of Silas Foulk, became his wife. This lady, who became the mother of our subject, had a family of five children. She died on Christmas Day, 1873. Ann Eliza, born May 29, 1846, is now the wife of S. S. Hartley; Sarah Ellen, born August 29, 1848, married J. B. Hartley; Jonah Lindley, born April 1, 1851, died August 1 of the following year; Jeptha W. is our subject; Jane, born July 28, 1853, is the wire of J. T. Bandy and lives in Quaker City. Our subject was educated in the town schools of his native county, and for many years had entire charge of his father's extensive business interests. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 341 Soon after his marriage with Miss Sarah E. Hartley, which was celebrated August 28, 1872, he located on his present fine farm and has since given his attention to its cultivation. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of Noah and Millie (Hall) Hartley, old and highly esteemed pioneers of this section. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been born two daughters, Minnie L., born October 26, 1873, and Charme G., March 30, 1880. The former graduated from the high school here in 1891; the younger daughter is still attending school, and both reside at home with their parents. Mr. Smith is one of the stanch advocates of Republican doctrines. Although he has often been solicited to do so, he persistently refuses to accept public office, preferring to devote his time to his private interests and let those fill office who have a desire for such honors. He is a member of Quaker City Lodge No. 500, F. & A. M. He is a prominent and influential citizen, widely and favorably known, and his sterling worth and strict. integrity have won him the confidence and high regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact. JUDGE ABRAHAM W. PATRICK is one of the old and prominent citizens of New Philadelphia. This community, in which he was born and has passed nearly his entire life, he has ever been interested in, and to the utmost of his ability he has promoted its welfare. The Judge was born August 2, 1831, to .James and Catherine (Westfall) Patrick. The former was born and reared in the city of Belfast, Ireland, and emigrated to the United States in 1815. He landed in Norfolk, Va., and from there went to Philadelphia, where he became foreman in the offlce of the Aurora, a leading newspaper. He had learned the printer's trade in Belfast, where he had received a collegiate education. In 1819 he came to this place and started the Tuscarawas Chronicle, which he continuously edited up to 1846, with the exception of only L.̊ years. His son Andrew assumed the management of the paper in the year last mentioned. The sheet was a Whig in politics and for years was considered one of the best exponents of its party's principles. After leaving the field of journalism, James Patrick was placed on the Bench of the Court of Corn- - mon Pleas, where he remained about seven years. He had taken up the study of law by himself, and became an able jurist. After the formation of the Republican party he became one of its stanch supporters. In the early days of this county's history he occupied the positions of Recorder and Auditor, making a faithful officer. He was a son of Hugh P. Patrick, a merchant in Belfast. Though reared in the Presbyterian faith, he was never a member of the church. After living a long and useful life he was called to his final rest in 1883., aged ninety years. His wife was the daughter of Capt. Abraham Westfall, who won his title in the Revolutionary War, and lived in New Jersey, not far from New York City. He was a highly educated and scholarly man, and a person of prominence in the community where he made his home. His wife, Naomi, nee Van Etta, was of Dutch descent, and a very accomplished lady, noted for her rare beauty. To James and Catherine Patrick were born six children: Andrew, a resident of New Philadelphia; Rachel, wife of David McFarland; Annie, who married Judge James Moffett; James, Jr., who for five years was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Tuscarawas District; Abraham, whose name heads this article; and Catherine, Mrs. Joseph Medal, of Chicago. The boyhood of Judge Abraham W. Patrick was spent in the home of his parents. His preliminary education was received at the public schools of the locality, after which he was sent to the college at New Athens. Later he studied law at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, in the office of Lapp & Smith, and was admitted to the Bar at Columbus, Ohio. On beginning the practice of his profession, he located in Mt. Vernon. where he remained for a year. At the end of that time he came to this city and opened an office, where he has since been engaged in practice. At one time he had in partnership with him 342 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. his brother James. About 1858 he was elected to the position of Prosecuting Attorney, and afterward to that of Probate Judge. In 1871 he was sent to represent the Senatorial District in the State Legislature, where he displayed marked ability and fidelity to his constituents. He introduced a number of bills for the advancement of the public welfare and made an enviable reputation as a public speaker. January 31, 1858, Judge Patrick was married, to this city, to Mary Talbott, who came from one of. the old and respected families of this county. Her parents were Joseph and Eliza (Williams) Talbott. Three children Carne to bless the union of the Judge and his worthy wife: Hugh T.; Kate M., who became the wife of Charles W. Harper, of Columbus, Ohio; and one child who died in infancy. A close law student, blessed with an analytical mind and gifted in bringing out all the strong points of a cause, the Judge is, however, particularly able in addressing a jury. In questions involving life, such as capital cases, he rises to flights of eloquence and oratory. rarely surpassed. For the past thirty years his services have been in great demand in this portion of the state on legal complications of great moment. In disposition he is genial and sociable, and as he is a man of original thought and progressive ideas, he is very entertaining as a conversationalist. By his friends and neighbors he is esteemed and greatly loved; as a citizen he is patriotic and devoted. Politically he belongs to the. old school of Democracy, and in former years was actively interested in the advancement of his party. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order. Dr. Hugh T. Patrick. the only son of Judge Patrick, is deserving of special mention. He secured a literary education at the Wooster (Ohio) University, and subsequently pursued a course of medical study at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. After his graduation he began practicing in Chicago, where he continued to reside for four years. Desiring higher advantages, he went to Europe, and was a student in the celebrated universities of Heidelberg, Vienna, Berlin, Paris and London. He gave special attention to nervous diseases and expects to make this his particular field of work. In 1894 he returned to Chicago and resumed practice, having his office in the Venetian Building. He stands in the front rank of the physicians of that city and has a constantly increasing clientage. JOHN DAVY OTIS, M. D., one of the most prominent physicians of this county, is a native of Ohio, having been born in Stark County, January 24, 1818. He is the son of Jesse and Charlotte (Davy) Otis, the former of whom was born in Vermont. He in turn was the son of Edward H. Otis, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, enlisting when eighteen years of age, and serving through the entire conflict His father, Stephen Otis, was also in the ranks of the Continentals, and at the battle of Bunker Hill served as Major under General Warren, whom he advised not to attack the British on that occasion, as they outnumbered him. The advice, however, was not taken, and Warren made the attack and was killed. The command was then thrown upon Major Otis, who retreated with his regiment. He was then promoted to be General, which position he held when taken prisoner by the British. When about to he exchanged, the enemy treated him to a drink of whiskey, which contained smallpox virus. He, of course, was soon taken with that dread disease, and died, together with his good wife, who had come to nurse him. General Otis' father, Robert, at the age of eighty years, enlisted as a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He was the uncle of James Otis, who made the first speech in favor of the Revolution, and of which John Adams said "Then and there the child of Independence was born." His birth occurred at Barnstable, Mass., in 1725, and his death, which was caused by lightning, took place in 1783. Robert Otis served through the entire period of the Revolution, and lived to the advanced age of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 343 one hundred and fifteen years. On reaching his one hundredth birthday he lost his eyesight, and continued to be blind for ten years, when his sight was restored, and until his death he could read his Bible without the use of glasses. The father of our subject removed to this state a short time prior to the outbreak of the War of 1812. His parents had settled here two years before, where his father followed his profession as a Baptist preacher. Jesse had learned blacksmithing in Troy, N. Y., and after making his home in the Buckeye State continued to ply his trade. During the War of 1812 he was kept busy making tomahawks for the soldiers. He lived to the age of sixty-three, and died while residing in Wayne County. His good wife, whose maiden name was Charlotte Davy, was born in Frederick, Md., and was brought to this county by her parents in 1805. Indians were very numerous in the neighborhood, and on one occasion the family was saved from an awful death at their bands by the interference of Chief Buckwheat, who was afterward killed. The parents of our subject reared a family of the following-named children: John Merrill, Nathaniel, William, Ann, Edward, Mary, Ezekiel and Henry. Our subject received his preliminary edu cation at home, and at the age of fifteen years commenced teaching school, which he continued to do off and on for a. period of four years. he then entered Wadsworth College, taking a course of three years, and from this institution he was graduated. He then again engaged in teaching, and about this time began reading medicine, principally under the instruction of Dr. Woolford. Subsequently he entered the Cleveland Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1862, and immediately located for practice in New Philadelphia. He has built up a large and lucrative patronage, and is one of the most successful physicians in this section of the state. Dr. Otis was married, March 16, 1843, in Stark County, this state, to Miss Eliza Ann, daughter of Philip and Sarah Welty. Their union has resulted in the birth of five children, namely: Miriam, Symantha, Malcom A., Mary and Ida. Ida is the wife of Rev. Frank Karl, of Alliance, this state; Symantha married James Grant, of Fostoria; and Miriam and Malcom A. are deceased. The Doctor and his wife are members in good standing of the Lutheran. Church, and in politics the former is a true-blue Republican. He stands high in Masonic circles, in which order he takes great interest. Edward Otis, the grandfather of our subject, at the age of ninety years started on horseback to visit his daughter, who lived three hundred miles distant. While en route, his horse stumbled, causing Injuries which resulted in his death. Dr. Davy, .the maternal great-grandfather of our subject, aided in founding the first medical college in Baltimore, Md. He left this country for England in order to take possession of his estate, and when on the return trip the vessel on which he was sailing was wrecked, and nothing was ever afterward heard of him. Dr. John Otis is one of the old and familiar landmarks of New Philadelphia, where he is most beloved. In his earlier days, when health and vigor were his, he had an exhaustive practice, which he built up by his skill as a physician. His hand, however, has lost none of its cunning, although he is practically. retired from the labors of his profession. GEORGE LEANDER METZGER is a general farmer of York Township, and one of the worthy old settlers of this locality. He owns a large and valuable farm, a portion of which had formerly formed a part of the old homestead owned by his father. For over half a century his life history and achievements have been identified with those of Tuscarawas County, and his parents were among the first pioneers of Warwick Township. Our subject, who was born November 1, 1842, is one of the eleven children of David and Catherine (Walton) Metzger, who were natives of Pennsylvania. The former, a son of George and Effie 344 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. A. (Carpman) Metzger, was born in 1806. The latter were natives of Germany, and when young emigrated to Pennsylvania. From that state they came at an early day to Warwick Township, and there resided until death called them from their labors. Our subject's mother was born April 22, 1822, and was the daughter of Asa Walton. She was married in 1841 to David Metzger, and became the mother of the following children: George, the subject of this sketch; Lucy A., the wife of Hiram Metzger, a general farmer of this township; Sarah S., wife of H. Beaber, also a farmer of York Township; Effie A. and Barbara, deceased; Ellen R., Mrs. George Rickert, of Lockport, Ohio; David A., who resides in Ashland County, this state; Isabel, of New Philadelphia; Jefferson, whose home is in Warwick Township; Susan, Mrs. Clark Rickert, of Lockport; and William, an agriculturist of Warwick Township. The first wife of David Metzger bore the maiden name of Mary Howe. Her death occurred shortly after their marriage, and subsequently the father married Barbara, daughter of David and Barbara Mathias. To this union were born two sons and two daughters. Alexander, Lucy A. and their brother all are deceased; and Elizabeth is the wife of David Anderson, who is the owner of a fine farm in Warwick Township.. The demise of David Metzger occurred September 21,1877, but his wife, Catherine, is still living on the old homestead in Warwick Township, where her entire married life was passed. She is now in her seventy-third year. George L. Metzger continued to live under the parental roof until twenty-one years of age. For some time previous he was engaged in making shingles and in various other lines of business. About 1871 he went to Colorado, where for nine months he worked on the railroad and at farming. He then returned to York Township and soon resumed his former occupations. It was in 1870 that he purchased his first piece of property, this. being forty acres, a portion of the old homestead. His home is still on this farm, which he has enlarged to its present proportions, there being now two hundred and fourteen acres within its limits. Always a very industrious and hard-working man,. Mr. Metzger well deserves the prosperity which he has earned, and which now crowns his efforts of former years. His educational privileges were somewhat limited, but he has become well informed by observation and general reading. he has never aspired to occupy official positions, and is not connected with any party organization. In 1873 Mr. Metzger married Catherine, daughter of Jacob Yingling, who was a native of Mary land. Mrs. Metzger was born in 1848, and by her marriage became the mother of six children, as follows: Maggie A. and Elzena, who live at home; and Minnie M. and three others, deceased. December 20, 1882, our subject married Priscilla Kiang, who was born in 1854. Her parents, David and Catherine Kislig, were natives of Germany, and emigrated to the United States when young. Seven children were born to George and Priscilla Metzger. Four of the number died in infancy, and the others are: Charles. H., George L. and Edward T., who live with their. parents. The latter are members of the Lutheran Church, and have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, who esteem them highly for their sterling qualities. WILLIAM SCOTT, who, for the past twelve years has been identified with the farming and stock-raising interests of Jefferson Township, Guernsey County, is recognized as one of her most progressive and wide-awake citizens. He was born in Ohio, April 19, 1825, and is the son of William Scott, Sr., whose birth occurred in Pennsylvania, July 28, 1787. This gentleman was married to the lady who became the mother of our subject on. Christmas Day,. 1811, by Rev. Moses Allen. Her maiden name was Mary Armstrong, and her birth took place in Pen nsylvania, November 12, 1785. Of the brothers and sisters of our subject, Joseph, who was born October 9, 1812, was accidentally drowned when quite young; Abraham was born July 2, 1815, and is now deceased; Susan, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 345 born July 16, 1816, became .the wife of James Oldham September 22, 1835, and died May 19, 1875; John, who was born April 9, 1818, was married to Lucretia O. Black, October 20, 1842, and died August 22, 1881; Margaret was born February 3; 1820, and died July 11, 1843; and Nancy, born February 25, 1822, married Daniel Marling, and only survived her union one year, dying September 8, 1845. When ready to establish a home of his own, William Scott, of this sketch, was married, October. 2, 1851, to Miss Mary C. Black. They have had no children of their own, but have performed the part of parents to a child named Charles Braden, whom they took into their hearts and home when a babe of fifteen months. He was a very bright and lovable boy, and was taken from them by death when a lad of nine years. Joseph K. and Anna Elizabeth (Hutchins) Black, the parents of Mrs. Scott, were natives of Loudoun County, Va., the father being boborn in795, and the mother in 1799. To them were born ten children, and of these Lucretia O., who was born April 22, 1819, married John Scott, brother of our subject Clarinda E., born October 14, 1820, became the wife of Josephus Pero, December 1, 1847. Cephas N., born January 31, 1822, married, October 31, 1843, Miss Margaret Reeves, and their five children bear the respective names of Converse C., Anna Eliza, Joseph R., Mary A. and Violet I. Their mother died March 12, 1858, at her home near Cambridge. Cephas was then married to Bathsheba Bratton, and to them were born five children, all of whom are living. Gain R. Black was born May 16, 1823, and married Matilda Powell; they make their home in Peoria, Ill. Henry C., born in December, 1825, is a physician in Freeport, Harrison County. Eliza F., born July 28, 1827, married J. Linkhart, March 26, 1856, and they have six children, and make their home in Oxford, Iowa; Cords C. was born February 14, 1827, and became the wife of Robert Teaker October 25, 1855; she is now deceased, having died at her home in Charleston, 111. Tallyrand, the youngest child, was born June 4, 1830, and March 19, 1863, was married to Ellen George. Of the children of John Scott, the brother of our subject, Joseph W., born on the 2d of January, 1846, is married and has three children, Howard, Mary and Walter. Mary A., born on the 24th of April, 1844, married I. H. Luce, a hardware merchant of Lakefield, Minn., and is now deceased. Annie E., born December 14, 1847, died in Oxford, Iowa, in 1867. Susan C., born September 26, 1850, married William Staley, and makes her home in Sac County, Iowa. Mr. Scott, of this sketch, made his home in Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, until within the last twelve years, since which time he has been identified with the farming interests of Jefferson Township. He is recognized as one of its intelligent. as well as successful, citizens, enjoys the confidence of the business community, and commands tma esteem of his neighbors. He is a true-blue Republican in politics, and takes great interest in the triumphs of his party. In religious affairs he is an active member of the United Presbyterian Church. with which he has been identified for the past forgone years, and is one of its valued followers.   JOSIAH. KNOWLTON is one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Guernsey County, and since 1844 has made his home in Cumberland. He is now retired from active business, but for upwards of forty-three years was a leading business man of the place. In politics he is a Republican, and fraternally is identified with Cumberland Lodge No. 200, I. O. O. F., having been one of the first initiates after it was instituted in 1852. The great-grandfather of Josiah, of this sketch, was Roswell K. Knowlton, who, with his brother Joseph, was born at East Haddam, Conn. Their father was Thomas Knowlton, and his father Lieut. Thomas Knowlton, a soldier of the Revolution. He, in turn, was a son of Thomas Knowlton, of Ipswich, Mass., whose father, William. was one of three brothers who, accompanied by their parents, 346 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. emigrated from England in 1732. The father died at sea, and the remainder of the family settled in Ipswich, Mass. Warren Knowlton, our subject's father, was born in the Bay State, and in 1817 moved to Virginia, where he cleared a farm, which he subsequently lost, on account of a defective title. In 1829 he came to this locality, and, settling over the line in Noble County, bought one hundred and sixty acres of land. He was the first blacksmith and gunsmith at French Creek. He died in Athens County, Ohio. His wife, Mary, was a daughter of Capt. Josiah Dunbar, a Revolutionary hero and a native of Scotland. To Warren Knowlton and his wife, Mary, were born six children, viz.: Josiah R., Roswell, Emelinc, Nancy, Hiram and William H. The two last-named died in Virginia. After the death of Mrs. Mary Knowlton, the father married a Mrs. Graham (nee Burt), and their only child, Mary, is the wife of Albert Lawson, editor of the Cincinnati Tribune. Warren Knowlton was a regular minister in the Baptist church. Politically he was a Whig, and in later years a Republican. The birth of Josiah R. Knowlton occurred in Belcher, Hampshire County, Mass., August 20, 1815. He went to Virginia with his father, and in 1829 came to Ohio. When eighteen years old he began teaching, being one of the first to obtain a certificate under the law requiring an examination of candidates for teaching. In 1843 he came to this place, where he engaged in merchandising for several years. In company with Russell Prouty, he started a shop for the manufacture of engines. after which he gave his attention to cutting lumber with a portable engine, which was one of the first of the kind ever built in the country. For the past few years he has not actively engaged in business. He has served as Trustee, Clerk and Treasurer of the township, and for twenty-four years has been a Notary Public. Politically he was a Whig, and is now a Republican. In his religious views he is a Baptist. August 14, 1838, Mr. Knowlton married Sarah B., daughter of Joseph and Melinda (Rice) Lippitt, who were born in Cranston, R. I. Mrs. Knowlton, who died December 11, 1892, was born in Noble Township, Noble County, in 1818, and by her marriage became the mother of three children, viz.: Fidelia, who died at the age of twelve years; Irvine N.; and Linus R., who died when in his fourth year. The only surviving son of our subject, Irvine N., was born in Morgan County, Ohio, November 26, 1841, and was educated in the common schools. On reaching his majority, he became a watchmaker and photographer, and worked at that calling for twelve years. Turning his attention exclusively to photography, he conducted a gallery for eighteen years, after which he embarked in the grocery business, to which his time was given until 1893. In politics he is a Republican, and socially is an Odd Fellow and Mason. May 15, 1866, he married Mary L., daughter of Joseph and Mary (Marshall) Phillis. Eight children were born of this union, viz.: Nettie E., Mrs. Ad-die E. Conner, J. Frank (a dentist), Fred A., Sarah L., Mary N., Willie C., and Bertha, who died in infancy. Prior to their marriage, both Mr. Knowlton and his wife were Presbyterians, but have since been affiliated with the Baptist Church. FRANKLIN MISKIMEN has resided at his present home near New Comerstown since 1878. During this period he has engaged in the growing of small fruits, and has also been employed more. or less as a surveyor. This calling he learned when about fifteen years of age, becoming master of it through his own efforts, as he had but little instruction, but has nevertheless made a success Of the undertaking. In 1893 he was elected County Surveyor on the Republican ticket, a marked victory, as he received a majority of nearly three hundred votes in what is considered one of the strongholds of Democracy. For a period of three years he was Justice of the Peace, and since 1875 has been connected with the Central Ohio District Fair Association, in which he PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 347 has been President, Vice-President, Treasurer for three years, and a member of the Board of Control. The parents of Franklin Miskimen were John and Rachel (Burt) Miskimen, natives of Coshocton County, Ohio, and Orange County, N. Y., respectively. The father of John Miskimen was James, a native of Northumberland County, Did., born in 1774. His father in turn came from the North of Ireland, an exile seeking a home. He was of Scutch-Irish stock, and religious persecution led to his flight, for he was a Covenanter. He followed the weaver's trade, while his son James adopted agricultural pursuits as a means of obtaining a livelihood. The original spelling of the name was either McKimmon or McKinnon, but it was changed in the fore part of this century. James Miskimen came to Ohio about 1805, located in Linton Township, Coshocton County, and there kept a trading-post for some years. He was one of the first Board of Commissioners of the county, a prominent citizen, and became the owner of large tracts of land. He was a great hunter, and had many adventures with the Indians. It is claimed that he passed through the Tuscarawas Valley in 1799, as one of the corps of surveyors who crossed over to the Sciota Valley and returned by Zanes' Trail. In 1802 he stopped temporarily in Coshocton County, where land to the extent of four thousand acres was offered to him for $1000. He refused to buy on account of the absence of large timber, as the land was located on the plains. He was born in 1774, and died in 1840. Our subject's father, John Miskimen, was married in 184.1 to Rachel, daughter of Daniel Burt. Her family was descended from some of the first settlers in New England, where it is known they were. residents as early as 1624. For many years John Miskimen was engaged in farming in Coshocton County, but in 1869 removed into Tuscarawas County, where he died in 1870. Of his twelve children, five died in early childhood. Those living are as follows: Daniel, a farmer near this city; Franklin, our subject; Charlotte, Mrs. Sheldon Dickinson, of this place; Mary, wife of George W. Miskimen, manager of the Hardesty Mill Company, of Canal Dover; John C., who is on the old homestead in Coshocton County; George W., a farmer of the same locality; and Rachel A., Mrs. E. C. Crater, whose husband is a jeweler of New Comerstown. A native of Coshocton County, our subject was born December 10, 1845, and was reared to farming pursuits. He was educated in the district schools of the neighborhood, and later was a student in the New Comerstown High School. After a course of study in Duff's Commercial College at Pittsburg, he graduated in 1865. Returning home, he obtained a position in the bank, but on account of poor health, returned to outdoor life on the farm. In 1870 he went. to Kansas, and until December, 1874, was a resident of Allen County. Returning thence to this state, he settled in the county of his birth, where he continued to make his home until 1878, since which time his lot has been cast with the inhabitants of New Comerstown. Prior to his removal to Kansas, our subject was married, in Mattoon, Ill., to Miss Lucy McMunn, the date of the ceremony being April 4, 1870. The lady is the daughter of Samuel McMunn, a prominent farmer and stock-dealer of the Buckeye State before his death. Eight children were born to our subject and his wife, three of the number having died in infancy. Bertha G. is now in Illinois; and the others, John S., Rachel, Catherine C. ,and James M. B., are at home. A man of industrious and energetic habits, Mr. Miskimen is deserving of the success he has reached, and by all who know him he is most highly esteemed. Since 1886 he has been Treasurer of the Cemetery Association, and is identified with all local improvements. Socially he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. ADAM DUNLAP. There are comparatively few small farms in Tuscarawas County, and each farmer tries to outdo his neighbor in the cultivation and improvement of his land. Of the many fine, attractive places, none is more conspicuous than .that belonging to our 348 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. subject. It is situated in Perry Township, about three miles from West Chester, and is the abode of hospitality. Mr. Dunlap is an able general agriculturist, and for many years has been the efficient Land Appraiser of this township. The subject of this sketch is a native of the Buckeye State, and was born February 1, 1823, in Harrison County. He is a son of Joseph and Sarah (Gilmore) Dunlap, the former of whom was born in Fayette County, Pa., October 12, 1792. He came to Ohio in a very early day, and located at once in Harrison County. The maternal grandfather of the latter, Samuel Gilmore, was a hero of the War of 1812, bravely aiding in the defense of the country in those perilous times, and undergoing hardships and privations that our brave soldier boys of to-day never dreamed of. Adam Dunlap came to Tuscarawas County in 1855. He was reared upon a farm, and received such an education as could be obtained in the schools near his home. On reaching his majority, he chose the occupation of a farmer, determining to make this his life work, and he has never had cause to regret his decision. He owns one of the largest and best cultivated farms in this county, and is justly proud of it. The improvements on his estate are all first-class, and everything goes to show that he is well posted in all the details of his line of industry. The residence of Mr. Dunlap is a large, substantial structure, well and comfortably furnished. His barns, which arc more for use than show, are commodious, and all other improvements are in proportion. The stock is as good as can be found . in the county, and through his good management, combined with the natural richness of the soil, he reaps an abundant harvest yearly. Mr. Dunlap is well known and highly respected in the community where he lives, and is regarded as one of the substantial citizens of Tuscarawas County. Our subject was married, in August, 1845, to Miss Margaret J. Buchanan, and unto them have been born seven children: Rebecca C., Amanda, Ida M., Joseph, Samuel A., Boyd B. and Adam S. Politically he is a Democrat, and, although never having aspired to office-holding, takes a deep and abiding interest in the success of his party. His excellent wife was a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which he contributes liberally. The family occupies a high position in the social circles of Perry Township and vicinity. JOHN FRAME, one of the pioneers of Guernsey County, has made a success, in his life work, that of farming. For the past fifty years he has dwelt on his farm one and one-half miles northeast of Lore City, where soon after becoming of age he brought one hundred and seventeen acres, to which he has since added an additional tract of one hundred and seventy-two acres. Besides this property, which is well improved and would find a ready sale in the market at any time, he is the owner of two stores, a blacksmith shop, the mill at Lore City, and other real estate. Though his father gave him some capital with which to begin the battle of life, his possessions have been made almost entirely through his own individual efforts. The Frame family has numerous representatives in this county, descendants from Scotch people who removed to Ireland and thence came to the United States about one hundred and thirty years ago. Three brothers and a nephew were among the first to cross the Atlantic, and their location was in the vicinity of Philadelphia. They were all from County Armagh, Ireland. The nephew, James, married Susan Donnard, and from them are descended most of the Frames of this county. After two or three children had been born to them, they crossed the Alleghany Mountains and were numbered among the pioneers of Fayette County, Pa. Of their ten children, five sons and two daughters reached maturity, namely: David, William, Thomas, James, John, Susan and Naney. David, the eldest son, settled northeast of Campbell Station, in this county', in 1805. His farm included about six hundred and forty-two acres, which was a part of the township granted to Biggs PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 349 for services in the Revolutionary W. All of the other brothers and sisters, and the father of David Frame, subsequently came to this locality. The wife of David bore the name of Nancy Thompson. They had three sons, James, David and William. The father died at the age of eighty-four years, and was placed to rest in the old cemetery three-quarters of a miles southeast of Washington, Ohio. James Frame, the father of our subject, was born in Fayette County, Pa., about 1784, and died in this county when nearly ninety-two years old. He was a great hunter, and in early manhood wore a suit of buckskin. At the age of twenty-years he married Margaret, daughter of John and Deborah (Hill) Caldwell, of Fayette County, Pa. A large share of his life was passed on his farm near Freepoint schoolhouse. He added one hundred and seventeen acres to the original farm of two hundred and forty acres which he received from his father, this latter homestead being now in the possession of our subject. To himself and wife were born nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Jane married William Ryan. and lives in Noble County; Deborah became the wife of Joseph McLaughlin, and settled in Greene County, Ind.; David lives in this county; Margaret became the wife of John McConkey, and is now deceased; James married and settled in California; Jacob wedded Martha Torrens, and is a resident of Greene County, Ind.; and Josiah is a bachelor, whose home is in California. Nancy and Minerva died in early childhood. The birth of our subject occurred in Guernsey County, March 31, 1818, on his father's farm, and he is thus seventy-seven years old. By nature he was studious and a great lover of books. Though he had few opportunities in an educational way, he made the most of those which fell to his share, and in time possessed sufficient for the practical duties of life. At the age of twenty-six years he married Deborah Gordon, whose parents, James and Rebecca (Caldwell) Gordon, natives of Pennsylvania, came to Ohio with the Frames and other pioneers. Eight children have been born to John Frame and his wife. Five of the number are still liv ing, namely: Gordon, who is a farmer living near Belleville, Republic County, Ran.; Margaret, the widow of George Blackburn, also making her home near Belleville; Martha, who is unmarried and lives at home; Martin, who is operating a part of the old Johnson Farm, located a mile from Lore City; and Miller, who lives at home. Rebecca died June 30, 1884, at the age of thirty-five years, and one unnamed died in infancy. Miller, the youngest surviving son, is unmarried and is a practical young agriculturist. He has inherited his father's industrious and thrifty habits and is a good financier. The devoted wife and mother, who was born April 1, 1818, departed this life February 20, 1888. She was a lady of lovable Christian character, and for years was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, to which our subject also belongs. The latter has affiliated with the Democratic party since he was twenty-two years of age.   OSMOND M. IIOGE is a public-spirited and progressive young citizen of Cambridge. In 1888 he was appointed City Engineer, and has served efficiently in that capacity ever since. In 1889 he was elected County Surveyor, and was re-elected in 1893, and is still holding the office. He enjoys the distinction of being a Thirty-second Degree Mason, and has filled all of the intermediate positions. In politics he is a thoroughgoing and ardent Republican. The father of our subject, Dr. Milton Hoge, died at Cadiz, Ohio, May 18, 1890. He was the second son of Asa and Asenath liege, who came over the mountains from Pennsylvania, and settled at an early day in Belmont County, Ohio, where their son Milton was born March 16, 1830. Dr. Hoge graduated from Starling Medical College of Columbus, Ohio, in 1854, and took a post-graduate course in the University of Pennsylvania. For many years he was a member of the Board of Regents of Starling College. In 1855 he came to