KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 675 ous figure among the successful men of a part of the great Buckeye state noted throughout the commonwealth for its high order of intelligence and business talent. Mr. Israel is the scion of one of the leading and most influential pioneer families in Knox county, and his birth occurred in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. on December i6. 1846, in the same house where he has ever since resided,. for he has never cared to leave "the roof that heard his earliest cry" for any other place of abode. knowing well that "home is best." Here, at No. 208 North Main street, long lived his parents. Samuel and Elizabeth (Harper) Israel, and a brother of James Israel, a complete sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Samuel H. Israel was educated in the public schools of Mt. Vernon and soon after leaving the school room he was engaged with his father in securing rights-of-way for the extension of the Cleveland. Akron & Columbus railroad from Millersburg, in Holmes county, through Mt. Vernon to Columbus. When these rights-of-way had been secured and the building of the road made possible. he was engaged in contract construction work of the line, which work occupied him for two or three years, from 1871 to 1873, inclusive. Following this he was one of the promoters and organizers of the Knox County Savings Rank in 1873 and he became its first cashier, in which position he continued successfully until 1906, when he succeeded to the presidency of the bank. which position he now fills. and it is safe to say that the widespread popularity of this safe and conservative institution has been due very largely to his able and judicious management, until today its prestige stamps it as one of the sound financial institutions of this part of the state. From a rather small beginning it has grown to one of the leading banks in Knox county. It was first located at No. 8 North Main street. and there it continued to do business until 1906. when it moved to its present handsome and commodious quarters at No. 26 Public Square. A general banking business is carried on under the latest and most approved methods and its patrons are constantly increasing. Mr. Israel has also been treasurer of the Home Building and Loan Company, another of the popular, solid and successful financial institutions of Mt. Vernon. he having held this position continuously since its organization in i88;. With the growth, development and successful management of these two institutions Mr. Israel has been connected in a leading capacity since their organization and they have had his entire business attention and best thought and ability. He is known to be a careful, conservative and energetic business man. his methods always consistent with best banking methods. He 676 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. is by nature an organizer and promoter, a man of keen discernment and wise foresight, straightforward and honest to the letter in all his dealings, consequently he has ever enjoyed the confidence and good will of those with whom he has come into contact. Mr. Israel was born and bred a Democrat and he did not depart from his raising until 1896, when he voted for William McKinlev for President. He has never been an active partisan. but is yell informed on public topics and campaign issues, and has always stood ready to lend his support to all measures looking to the general advancement of his county and state. While not a member of any church, he has always affiliated with the Episcopal church, the choice of his parents. Mr. Israel has never married. Personally, he is .a man of pleasing address. genial, generous and a good mixer, always unassuming. CHARLES K. SALISBURY. One of the most evident things to the thoughtful men of affairs is that life at no stage is a bed of roses. There are thorns, and many of them, along the pathway of every one, and the lucky ones are those who are pierced by the fewest and avoid the most. It will probably not be disputed that all persons should keep in view the important duty of pulling out the thorns from the feet of those who are less fortunate. They may thus not onlv lay up treasures for themselves, but help strew the pathway of some less fortunate mortals with roses. After a short time this important duty will become a pleasure and then the whole world, in all its harshness and with all its thorns, will begin to blossom in real earnest. Charles K. Salisbury, well known real estate, loan and insurance dealer of Mt. Vernon and one of the progressive and public-spirited citizens of Knox county, is one who believes in the motto, "Live and let live." He does not care to rise if he has to trample over the rights of others to do so. He believes in honest emulation and fair competition and is willing to march side by side with his fellow creatures and take his chances with the rest, giving them their dues and taking his own. And because of these and other commendable attributes he has won and retained the unlimited confidence and respect of all with whom he has come into contact, either in a business or social way. Mr. Salisbury was born in Morrow county, Ohio, in 1875. He is the son of Judson A. and Nora D. Salisbury. a highlv respected family of that KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 677 county, and successful farmers. The subject spent his early boyhood on the home farm, where he assisted with the various chores in the summer and attended the district schools in the winter, remaining on the farm until he was fifteen years of age. Then his father died and the mother and rest of the family subsequently moved to Mt. Vernon, Knox county, where they have lived since about 1890. In 1903 Mr. Salisbury engaged in the real estate, loan and insurance business in Mt. Vernon, and this has been his chief line of endeavor ever since, having built up a large and ever-growing business. He is well informed on the values of real estate in Mt. Vernon and Knox county and he is kept very busy with his various lines of work. Mr. Salisbury was married in June, 1899, to Nellie M. Robinson. She was born in Mt. Vernon, where she grew to womanhood and was educated. She is the daughter of William S. and Mary E. (Lane) Robinson. Three children have been born to the subject and wife, namely : Mary E., Charles W. and Louise D. Mr. Salisbury is a member of the Baptist church and his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically, he is a Republican and takes an active part in public affairs, lending his support to all measures looking to the good of the community whose interests he has at heart. He is a member of the Mt. Vernon city council. LEWIS B. HOUCK. Whether the elements of success in life are innate attributes of the individual or whether they are quickened by a process of circumstantial development, it is impossible to clearly determine. Yet the study of a successful life, whatever the field of endeaver, is none the less interesting and profitable by reason of existence of this same uncertainty. One of the well known citizens of Mt. Vernon, Knox county, who deserves distinctive prestige among the enterprising men of affairs is Lewis B. Houck. He has earned the right to be called one of the progressive men of this locality, having fought his way onward and upwards to a prominent position in the circles in which he has chosen to move, and in every relation of life his voice and influence are on the side of right as he sees and understands the right. Mr. Houck was born on April 19, 1867. in Bladensburg. Knox county, 678 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. Ohio. He is the son of Washington and Avaline (Bebout) Houck. Grandfather William Houck was a resident of Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, and was a Revolutionary soldier. His son. Washington Houck, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in that county and in 1822 he came with the early settlers to Knox county, Ohio. locating in Jackson township, having made the entire journey from his old home in the Keystone state on foot. Here he became very well established, and later laid out the town of Bladensburg on his farm and built the first home there. In connection with general farming Mr. Houck conducted a general store in Bladensburg for a number of years, being regarded as an enterprising and public-spirited citizen of that community, filling many offices of trust and responsibility there. In 1822 he organized a Disciples church in his own home in Bladensburg, which was the first Disciples congregation in Ohio, and he was later made an elder in that church. His uncle, Jacob Houck, laid out the town of Centerburg. Knox county, in 1817, and thus the familv was active and prominent in the progress and development of this locality. Mrs. Houck's parents, Lewis and Elizabeth Bebout, came from Greene county, Pennsylvania, to Clay township, Knox county, in 1826. Lewis B. Houck, of this review, spent his childhood and his native village of Bladensburg, and there attended the public schools, later entering the nomal school at Martinsburg. then Oberlin College, at Oberlin, Ohio. With this broad and liberal foundation, he took up the study of law in the office of H. D. Critchfield at Mt. Vernon. who afterwards became general counsel for the United States Telephone Companv at Cleveland. In 1892 Mr. Houck was admitted to the bar and immediatelv opened offices in Mt. Vernon. Well grounded in the principles of jurisprudence and with an industry which knew no bounds, he immediately began to acquire a good practice, his clientage soon embracing those whose business was of most important character and his practice extending to all the courts of the district and state. A safe counselor and an able advocate, he has won many notable cases, has kept fully abreast of the times in all matters pertaining to his profession and won a place in the front rank of the legal lights of this section of the state, being an earnest, painstaking, far-seeing and cautious lawyer who always has the interests of his clients at heart and spares no pains in furthering their interests. Before Mr. Houck began his career as an attorney he engaged successfully in teaching in the district schools of the county for a period of eight years, and for nine years, from 1888 to 1897, he was a member of the county board of school examiners for Knox county, this being a longer time KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 679 than that of any other official in the same office. In 1898 he was elected to the Mt. Vernon city council and was re-elected in 1890 and 1892. He has always been active in the Democratic party, making his influence felt in local and state politics. He served on the county central committee and as chairman of the executive committee of the county and for years he has rendered efficient service to the Democratic cause. He was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1903 and while a member of that distinguished body he made his influence felt for the good of his native community and the state in general. He served on many important committees, including the judiciary, taxation, labor, fees and salaries and various others, eleven in all. It was during his term that the Ohio state sanatorium for tuberculosis patients was authorized and its location secured for Knox county. In the state campaign of 1905 he was nominated by his party as its candidate for lieutenant-governor, and while John M. Patterson, the candidate for governor, was able to overcome the great Republican majority, the remainder of the Democratic state ticket was defeated. When Governor Patterson was inaugurated he selected Mr. Houck as his private secretary. which responsible and difficult position he filled with such abilitv and fidelity that it brought much credit to himself and the hearty commendation of the governor, continuing his duties in this capacity until after the death of his chief, who was succeeded by Lieutenant-Governor Andrew L. Harris. a Republican, and Mr. Houck retired. In fraternal circles Mr. Houck is a member of the various Masonic bodies and he is past chancellor of Timon Lodge No. 45, Knights of Pythias ; past grand of Quindaro Lodge No. 316, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; and he is regent of Mt. Vernon Council No. 11, Royal Arcanum. He served as grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1908 and 1909, and has been representative to the grand lodge of both the Odd Fellows and Royal Arcanum. He is also a member of the Improved Order of Red Men. He has long been prominent in fraternal circles of this section of the state. Few men are more generally known throughout the state than Mr. Houck through his fraternal and political acquaintances, and he has won the confidence and esteem of all who know him. In religion Mr. Houck's views are in harmonv with the doctrines and teachings of the Disciples church, in which he was reared. Mr. Houck was married on December J2, 1894, to Arla B. Nicholls. the refined and talented. daughter of Daniel and Caroline ( McCamment) Nicholls. Grandfather Thomas Nicholls was a soldier in the war of 1812 and he came from Brooke county, Virginia. to Knox county. Ohio. in the (44) 680 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. very early history of this county, about 181o. The maternal grandfather, John S. McCamment, was also a pioneer here, having come from Greene county, Pennsylvania, in the early years of the last century and here both families became well established and known. The elder McCamment took considerable interest in public affairs and served as county commissioner in the early days and for three terms as infirmary director. For thirty years he was a justice of the peace in Jackson township and won high regard for his equity and justice. One son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Houck, Lewis Daniel, now thirteen years of age and a pupil of the Mt. Vernon high school, where he is making a splendid record. Mr. Houck has won an enviable place among men, a leader in his profession and in the political party to which he has ever been loyal, also in fraternal and social circles. He has little time for leisure, always being busy with some important matter. He has been faithful to every trust reposed in him, is systematic in his work, painstaking and untiring, accomplishing what would astonish many men. He is pronounced in his views, always having the courage of his convictions, but is fair and considerate to his opponents. His pleasant, hospitable home is one of the most imposing in the city, located at No. 107 North Main street, and here the many friends of the family frequently gather, never failing to find here good cheer and old-time friendliness. DR. CHARLES KINSEY CONARD. Doctor Conard was born on April 19. 1865, at Utica. Licking county. Ohio, and is the son of Cyrus M. and Sarah (Kinsey) Collard. The family name is of German origin and was originally spelled Conrad. Early in the sixteenth century, the traditional three brothers of this name emigrated from Holland and located in Germantown, Pennsylvania, where one of the number, Cyrus M. Conard's great-grandfather, was killed by Indians. Nathan Conard, grandfather of Doctor Conard, came from Virginia to Ohio in 1808. He made a business of dressing mill-stones. On one of his mill-stone expeditions to Mt. Vernon, he saw his first saw-mill, which had just started and he carried home a sawed board on horse-back, a distance of thirteen miles, as a curiosity. He located near Utica, where he established a home, became prominent among the pioneers, and was the owned of a large tract of valuable land and he gave farms to all of his children. One of his grandchildren KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 681 has the original farm that has been in the Conard family over a hundred years. The mother of Cyrus Conard was a Butcher and her people came from England. The Kinsey family settled in the eastern part of Knox county at what was called Rochester, below Millwood. The ancestors of the subject figured prominently in the early history of the county, and from the pioneer epoch to the present the name has been an honored and well known one. The Doctor grew to maturity on the home farm where he assisted with the general duties about the place during the crop seasons and attended the public schools at Utica, and then, turning his attention to the art of healing, he began studying medicine under Dr. M. F. Cole. He then attended the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College at Cleveland, Ohio where he made a splendid record and from which he was graduated in 189o. He came at once to Mt. Vernon, where he has been successfully engaged in the practice, enjoying a wide and ever-increasing patronage. Always a student, he has kept well abreast of the times and has been very successful. Since locating here he took post-graduate courses at the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and also at the New York Polyclinic School. Doctor Conard married Eva B. Jackson, daughter of Isaac L. Jackson. a well known citizen living northwest of Mt. Vernon, their wedding occurring on June 27. 1889, and this union has resulted in the birth of two children, Carroll D. and Cora Marie. The son, now twenty years old, is attending the medical college at Cleveland from which his father was graduated: the daughter is a student in Mt. Vernon. Fraternally, the Doctor is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Ben Hur, and he and his family belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. He is medical examiner for several insurance companies and fraternal organizations. The family lives in a picturesque and historic old building which was used for the Mt. Vernon postoffice in 1835. ELLSWORTH W. BREECE. So much in excess of those of success are the records of failures or semi-failures. that one is constrained to attempt an analysis in either case and to determine the measure of causation in an approximate way. But in studying the life record of Ellsworth W. Breece. \yell known business man and public spirited citizen of Mt. Vernon. Knox county, we find manv quali- 682 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. ties in his makeup that always gain definite success in any career if properly directed, as his has evidently been done, which has resulted in a life of good to others as well as in a comfortable competence to himself. Mr. Breece was born in Fredericktown, Knox county, Ohio, on January 11, 1867. He is the son of Edson J. and Ruth (Snow) Breece, the father born in Knox county and the mother in Lake county, Ohio. The father of the subject was a painter and paper-hanger and he spent all of his active life in Fredericktown, spending the last few years of his life in Mt. Vernon. his death occurring there on September 13, 1907. His widow died April 2. 1910. Ellsworth W Breece spent his childhood and youth in Fredericktown and was educated in the public schools there, graduating from the high school in 1883. After leaving school he worked with his father at the painting and decorating business, and on January I, 1889, he secured employment with the Bell Telephone Company as inspector, his first work being done in Mt. Vernon. Five months later he went to Mansfield, thence, a month later, to Lancaster as manager for this company. We find him nine months later at Newark as manager of the same company and there he remained four years. In 1894 he was appointed superintendent of cable construction for the Bell Telephone Company for the states of Ohio Indiana and Illinois, which position he held with his usual success for three years, all the while perfecting himself in every detail of the business. He then gave up his position with the Bell people and returned to Fredericktown and followed his trade as painter and decorator. On September 13, 1898. he engaged with the Mt. Vernon Telephone Company as an inspector. He has filled every position up to that of superintendent, to which he was appointed in October, i900, the duties of which he has discharged in such an able, conscientious and faithful manner as to reflect much credit upon himself and to the entire satisfaction of officials, stockholders and directors as well as the public, proving by his high grade service that he not only understands every phase of the business, but also that he desires to so direct its affairs that the system will be of the greatest power in the upbuilding of the community. The Mt. Vernon Telephone Company commenced business on July 1, 1893, and it has since had a steady growth. When Mr. Breece became superintendent the firm had only three hundred and forty subscribers. They had the Mt. Vernon exchange and one at Fredericktown with eighteen telephones. Under Mr. Breece's management the business of the company has grown to forty-five hundred telephones with eight exchanges, with long distance con- KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 683 nections to all points north, south, east and west. In 1907 the company erected the splendid three-story brick building for the accommodation of business and exchange in Mt. Vernon, the entire building being occupied by the company's offices, exchanges, supplies, and in the rear of the building are the stables for the horses and wagons of the company. Every modern appliance and equipment for the highest possible efficiency has been installed. The record of calls shows that a service of an average of three seconds has . been made, this probably not being surpassed by any exchange in the state. To Mr. Breece more than to anyone else is due this remarkable development of the company and its splendid service. The people at Mt. Vernon and Knox county heartily indorse Mr. Breece and his telephone company. The subject does not give his entire attention to this business now that it has been firmly established and in good shape. He is heavily interested in the R. G. Brock & Company's meat market at No. 18 North Main street. He has been interested in the oil and gas development in Knox county, being one of the promotors and stockholders of the Ankenytown Oil and Gas Company. He has met with large success in a financial way, clue to his individual efforts. Mr. Breece was married on January 30. 1887, to Esta M. Phillips, (laughter of Jacob and Mariah (Painter) Phillips, a highly esteemed family of Utica, Licking county, Ohio. This union has resulted in the birth of three sons and three daughters. namely : Dema married Ralph G. Brock, who is in the meat business with Mr. Breece; Edson lives in Mt. Vernon; John, Robert and Marie are all attending school; Helen is the youngest child. Fraternally, Mr. Breece is a member of the Knights of Pythias. the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the National Union. and Henrv Banning Camp. Sons of Veterans, he being eligible for membership in the latter by virtue of the fact that his father, Edgar J. Breece, was a soldier in the Federal army during the Civil war, having enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Forty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served with much credit until the close of the war, in the Army of the Potomac, participating in many of the greatest battles of the war. The subject regards his membership in the Sons of Veterans as a high privilege and is much interested and active in the work of the local camp, being past commander of the same. Politically, he is a Republican, having long taken much interest in party matters. He has served both as secretary and treasurer of the Republican county executive committee and as a frequent delegate to county, district and state conventions, in all of which he has made his influence felt for the good of his community and the party. He affiliates with the Methodist church, of which his wife is a member. He has a pleasant. modern 684 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO and attractive home at No. 122 North McKenzie street. Personally, he is a pleasant, genial and obliging gentleman whom everybody likes and whom it is a pleasure to know. WILLIAM LANE ROBINSON. While vet a voung man, William Lane Robinson, of Mt. Vernon. has achieved a splendid record at the Knox county bar, having brought the qualifications and forces of a drilled, disciplined and well-nigh brilliant intellect, to the active practice of the law, when he entered upon its complex duties and responsibilities. He has not entered the ranks unarmed or ill equipped. to be worsted in an unequal contest with the grim old veterans of the local bar. His force and effectiveness is strongly emphasized in his preparation of cases and in his arguments to the jury, quickly grasping their minds by the compass of his own. The calm and masterly manner in which he disposed of the preliminary considerations is a reminder of the experienced general, quietly arranging his forces and preparing to press down in overwhelming force upon a weak point. His manner becomes aroused, his action animated. In the careful work of preparation, the minute construction of sentences and marshaling of arguments, he is not surpassed by any of the younger attorneys of this section of the Buckeye commonwealth. Mr. Robinson was born in Mt. Vernon, this county, on April 15, 1880. the son of William S. and Mary E. (Lane) Robinson, the father born in Messingham, Lincolnshire, England, and the mother in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, this family being an old and honored one here. Oren Lane, his great-grandfather, came to this county from Noble county in 1826 and became prominent among the pioneers he originally came from Connecticut. He established a good home a short distant west of the present town of Gambier, and devoted much of his life to school teaching. During vacations he assisted in building old Kenyon College, and threw out the first shovelful of dirt there. He was a personal friend of Bishop Chase, who was instrumental in inducing him to come to this county. The early records of the Lane family show that three brothers emigrated to America from England in 163o, and ever since they have been leaders in whatever community they have located. Oren Lane, mentioned above, was a soldier in the war of 1812. He is buried in the college cemetery back of Ross hall at Kenyon College. His son, James A. Lane, was a soldier in the Civil war. He was a brick and stone mason and built several of the large smokestacks for the big manufacturing concerns of Mt. Vernon. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 685 In 1884 the parents of Wiliam L. Robinson took him to California, where they lived until 1887, then moved back to Mt. Vernon, and here the boy grew up and attended the public schools, graduating from the high school in 1898. The next four years he attended the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, where he made an excellent record and from which institution he was graduated in 1902. Soon afterwards he earnestly took up the study of law in the office of Cooper & Moore, of Mt. Vernon. In 1903 he entered the law department of Harvard University and was graduated with a very creditable record in 1906. Following his graduation, he was admitted to the bar in Ohio, then spent a few months in the office of Waight & Moore. In April, 1907, he opened an office and began the practice of his profession in Mt. Vernon and has remained here to the present time, building up a very satisfactory and ever-growing clientage. Mr. Robinson was married on September 12, 1910, to Lora A. Howe, daughter of William and Harriet A. ( Lester ) Howe. She was born and reared at Tuscola. Illinois. her grandparents having been the first settlers in Douglas county. Mr. Robinson is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, also the Phi Beta Kappa society. He belongs to the Methodist Espicopal church. while his wife is affiliated with the Presbyterian. Politically he is a stanch Republican. He is a well educated, cultured and refined gentleman, and the future no doubt holds Much in store for him. SCOTT D. KERR. There is a great deal in being born under a good eye—one that watches and guards off the error and folly that overtake so many young men. The father and the mother who are able to infuse into their children the spirit of the Spartans—the spirit that can meet any fate and make the most of the world—will see their children grow to years of maturity with excellent habits and splendid principles and see them become exemplary citizens. Scott D. Kerr. one of Jackson township's able tillers of the soil, was fortunate in having an excellent father and mother, honest, high-minded and solicitous of the welfare of their family and kind to their neighbors, and the result of their pains in rearing their children is seen todav in the wholesome lives of their offspring, thus bearing out the admonition of Holy Writ, "Train up a child in the way he should go. and when he is old he will not depart from it." 686 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Kerr was born about one-half mile from his present home in Jackson township, Knox county, on May 27, 186o. He is the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Holmes) Kerr, and the grandson of Joseph and Elizabeth Kerr, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Knox county very early and settled in Jackson township where they developed a good farm and spent the balance of their lives, Mr. Kerr haying entered land from the government when the country was new and neighbors were the exception rather than the rule. The subject's maternal grandparents. Charles and Sarah (Swahlen) Holmes. were also natives of Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Coshocton county, Ohio, where they spent the rest of their lives. The father of the subject was born in Knox county and the mother first saw the light of dav near Spring Mountain, Coshocton county. They were married here and spent their active lives on a farm. Mr. Kerr finally becoming the owner of two hundred and fifty acres, and one of the progressive agriculturists of his community. He lived a quiet and retired life, devoting his attention to his farm and family. He met with misfortune by losing an eye, which was struck by a flying chip, and nearly went blind as a result of it. He was always highly esteemed by those who knew him well, for he was a man of fine character. His death occurred on June 16, 1869. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Kerr, four of whom are still living, four having died in infancy, and a (laughter died on February 25. 1909. Scott D. Kerr was reared on his father's farm and there assisted with the general work in his boyhood. He was educated in the Front Royal school house. He began farming for himself by renting the home place for five years, then bought thirty-three and one-third acres, in addition to his own share, later adding thirty-nine acres, then bought seventy-five acres, his mother's interest (the mother having died on January 1o, 1894), and he is now the owner of about one hundred and eighty-three acres of excellent land in Jackson township, which he has kept well cultivated and well improved, and where he carries on general farming and stock raising successfully, making a specialty of short horn cattle, Merino sheep and Poland-China hogs. He has a splendid set of buildings on his place and, in fact, everything is in shipshape, showing that a gentleman of industry and good taste as well has its management in hand. Politically. Mr. Kerr is a Democrat, and he takes much interest in public affairs. He and his wife are members of the Dennis church. Mr. Kerr was married in January, 1883, to Alpha Hall, a native of Knox county and the daughter of Jehu and Phoebe Hall, both born in this county, KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 687 also, and the paternal grandparents. Elijah and Matilda Hall. were also old settlers here. The maternal grandparents, Abijah and Eliza McLean, were natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania, spending their childhood in the vicinity of Rice's Landing. Both families moved here in early days and here the parents of Mrs. Kerr became very comfortably established. The father was a tailor, and his death occurred on July 24, 1865 ; the mother died on August 16, 1896. One daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kerr, namely : Ada Lee, who married M. N. Ross, on December 27, 1905 ; they live in Jackson township, Knox county, and are the parents of two daughters, Pauline Elizabeth and Helen Thelma. WILLIAM F. SEMPLE, D. D. S. Concentration of purpose and persistently applied energy rarely fail of success in the accomplishment of any task. however great, and in tracing the career of Dr. William F. Semple, a well-known dentist of Mt. Vernon, Knox county, it is plainly seen that these things have been the secret of his rise to a prominent position in the professional world and in winning the confidence and esteem of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Moreover, he possesses genuine love for his work and regards it as a privilege to carry comfort and aid to the suffering. Doctor Semple was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in the town of Canonsburg. He is the son of Alexander W. and Mary (Finley) Semple. These parents moved to Steubenville, Ohio, when their son, William F., was only a child, and there the father practiced his profession of dentistry and there he and his wife spent the rest of their lives. Doctor Semple was educated in the public schools of Steubenville and Grove Academy, of Steubenville, under Dr. John W. Scott. After leaving the academy he began the study of dentistry in his father's office and he remained with his father until 1838. At that time there were no dental colleges, but in 1868 he appeared before the Ohio state board of dental examiners, stood a satisfactory examination, and has a diploma that he is very proud of. In 1858 he came to Fredericktown, Knox county, and opened an office there. In 1867 he came to Mt. Vernon and opened an office and here he has been continuously engaged in practice to the present day, enjoying a liberal patronage from all over this locality. n point of years of practice he is now the oldest practicing dentist in Mt. Vernon and has been one of the 688 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO most successful, keeping fully abreast of advancing methods and ever remaining a close student of all that pertains to his profession, known all over Knox county as a skilled practitioner and he has always enjoyed a wide clientage. He has a well arranged office equipped with the most modern and best improved instruments and appliances known to the profession. His office is located at Vine and South Main streets. Doctor Semple was married in September, 1859, to Abbie Young. daughter of Nathaniel M. and Belinda (Shurr) Young, a well known family of Fredericktown, Knox county, and to this union three children have been born, one of whom died in infancy: Jennie married William C. McFadden, of Fargo, North Dakota, where he is president of the Commercial Bank: Carl Y., who lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is president of the Citizens State Bank at Coalgate. that state, and he is engaged in business in Oklahoma City. Politically, Doctor Semple is a Republican and while always interested in public matters, he has never been an office seeker. He has been a member of the Masonic order for more than fifty years. He and his wife belong to St. Paul's Episcopal church and have always been active in church work. Personally, he is a polished, genial, broad-minded and companionable gentleman. n 1905 Doctor Semple formed a partnership with Albert W. Crumley for the practice of dentistry. A sketch of Dr. Crumley appears on another page of this work. ALBERT W. CRUMLEY, D. D. S. One of the skilled and popular practitioners of dental surgery in Mt. Vernon, Knox county, is Dr. Albert W. Crumley, in partnership with Dr. William F. Semple, whose record is elsewhere set forth in this history. The former is a man of such industry, adroitness and integrity as to render him popular with the masses and with the esteem and confidence of all concerned. He has succeeded despite the obstacles encountered on life's rough highway, and has never permitted adverse circumstances in any relation of life to dampen his ardor in material things or turn him into a misanthrope or cynic. Doctor Crumley was born on May 3, 188, near Cooperdale, Coshocton county, Ohio, and is the son of Samuel and Catherine (Stevens) Crumley. The father was a carpenter by trade and was known as a very skilled workman. n 1874 the family moved to Mt. Vernon where the father has since KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 689 been engaged as a carpenter and a contractor, having been fairly successful in a business way, and here he and his wife still reside. Doctor Crumley was educated in the district schools of Coshocton county, and when the family moved to Mt. Vernon, he entered the office of his uncle, Dr. Robert Stevens, for the purpose of studying dentistry and he remained with his uncle until Doctor Stevens left Mt. Vernon for Lima, Ohio. The subject was then, in 1880, employed in the office of Dr. 'William F. Semple, mentioned above. remaining in the capacity of assistant until1895, when these two gentlemen formed a partnership, which has continued most successfully to the present time, this firm becoming one of the best known and most successful in this section of the country. The subject has kept thoroughly abreast of the best methods and appliances known to the profession. Doctor Crumley was married on May 3, 1893, to Lillian Scott, daughter of J. Foster and Frances (Elliott) Scott, a highly respected family. To the Doctor and wife one daughter. Ellen K.. has been born. Doctor Crumley in his fraternal relations is a member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 140, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and religiously he affiliates with the Presbyterian church, of which his wife and daughter are members. He is a Republican in politics. but has never taken an active interest in public affairs. He is a very pleasant gentleman to meet and his reputation for honesty has remained unassailed. CASSIUS B. MOREE. Berlin township. Knox county, can claim many progressive agriculturists, but it is doubtful if Cassius B. Moree is surpassed by any of them, as only a cursory glance at his well tilled, well improved farmstead will show, for he has always believed it wise to do thoroughly whatever was worth attempting at all, and he was never known to go at his tasks half-heartedly, neither has he depended upon others to either lay his plans or execute them. His life has been led along conservative lines and modulated according to the Golden Rule, so that he has always had the respect of his fellow men. Mr. Moree was born in Richland county. Ohio. May 31, 1864. He is the Son of Christopher and Maria (Leedy) Moree. The paternal grandparents, Rudolph and Ann (Biederman) Moree, were natives of Switzerland, and in 1826 the family came b) America. and after leaving his family at Lancaster 690 - KNOX COUNTY. OHIO. the grandfather came on foot to Richland county, Ohio, and there bought one hundred and sixty acres, which he cleared and improved, brought his family here as soon as he had prepared a shelter for them, and here he spent the balance of his life. Upon coming to America he sailed from Havre. France. the voyage requiring fifty days in an old-fashioned sailing vessel. The maternal grandparents, Samuel and Catherine (Lett) Leech, were natives of Pennsylvania and Maryland, respectively, and they came to Ohio and located in Richland county, near Ankenytown, and he got land in both counties. and there he and his wife spent the balance of their lives. The father was born in Switzerland on February 9, 1823, and he came to America as a child with his parents and located at Lancaster, Ohio, and later moved to Richland county where he was reared and married. The mother of the subject was born in Richland county, Ohio, on Februarv 26. 1826, and there was reared, educated and married. The father was a cabinetmaker and was a skilled workman. Later in life he worked at the carpenter's trade and in the furniture business and he made coffins. He moved to Knox county about 1873 and here spent the rest of his life. Politically, he was a Republican, but was not an office seeker. He and his wife belonged to the Brethren church. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Moree. all living at this writing. The father's death occurred on May 9, 1908: the mother survives. Cassius B. Moree was educated in the public schools and when a boy he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for two years, and he was employed as bridge carpenter for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. n 1873 he and his father bought twenty-five acres and since then he has added to his place until he now has ninety-nine acres in partnership with his brother and he has enjoyed a very comfortable income as a general farmer and stock raiser. Politically, Mr. Moree is a Republican. He belongs to the Progressive church, while his wife is a member of the Disciples church. He has been a member of the Knights of Pythias for about twenty-one years. Mr. Moore was married on October 7, 1895, to Verda May Izer, who was born May 27, 1871, in Richland county, Ohio. She is the (laughter of Joseph and Susan Izer. The father was killed by falling off a straw-stack, and the mother died on January 19, 1906. Mr. Izer was born in Maryland and his wife in Pennsylvania. They were married in the latter state. Mr. Izer devoted his life to farming and owned ninety acres at the time of his death. He came to Ohio about 1866 and settled in Richland county and there KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 691 spent the rest of his life. They were the parents of ten children, seven of whom are living. The mother was a member of the Disciples church. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Morse, namely : Mazie May died when seven months old ; Reta is a student in the home schools; Grace died when seven months old ; Glenn is a school boy ; Hobart, Goldie Fay and Bessie Alverna. FRANK M. COCHRAN. There is no positive rule for achieving success, and yet in the life of the successful man there are always lessons which might well be followed. The man who gains prosperity is he who can see and utilize the opportunities that come in his path. Frank M. Cochran, well known business and real estate man of Mt. Vernon, Knox county, seems to be one who has had the ability and initiative to seize the right opportunity at the right time and triumph over obstacles where less courageous spirits would have yielded and gone under. Mr. Cochran was born December 21, 1856, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and he has been content to make this his home, believing that no better place could be found for the exercise of his talents. He is the son of William and Layila (Young) Cochran, each representing fine old pioneer families. The mother was one of a family of eleven daughters and four sons. The father was a plasterer by trade, which he plied successfully in Mt. Vernon and surrounding country for many years. or during his active life, his death occurring in 1899, his wife having preceded him to the grave about fifteen years. Frank M. Cochran attended the public schools of Mt. Vernon when a boy. but when onlv twelve years of age he left school to return no more and entered the business world. He began carrying a hod for the plasterers under his father and later learned the plasterer's trade and when sixteen years of age was earning three dollars per day. Tie followed this trade with unvarying success until about 1900. Being skilled in his chosen line of endeavor and honest in all his dealings with his fellow men, his services were in great demand. He followed the line of contracting plasterer from the time be reached his majority until the year last mentioned. when he turned his attention to the real estate business. He plastered many of the best business blocks, public buildings and private residences in this locality. He has bought and sold a great number of farms and city property since engaging in the real estate business, and it is safe to say that no man in this vicinitv is better informed on the value of local real estate. He has a peasant and substantial 692 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. home and at No. 106 South Main street he has a well arranged and neatly-kept office. Politically, Mr. Cochran is a Republican and has always been deeply interested in public affairs, but has never been an office seeker or holder. He is a member of the American Insurance Union. Mr. Cochran was married twice, first in 1877 to Alice Church, daughter of Ball and Margaret Church of Mt. Vernon, which union resulted in the birth of one son, Walter, who makes his home in this city. The wife and mother passed to her rest in 1881, and in 1883 Mr. Cochran was married to Clara S. Dunlap, daughter of William and Martha Dunlap, of Knox county. To this union one (laughter. Martha Virginia, was born she is now a student in the Mt. Vernon schools. Mr. Cochran and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. This family is highly respected throughout the city and vicinity. PETER J. PARKER. There is no positive rule for achieving success, and yet in the life of the successful man there are always lessons which might well be followed. The man who gains prosperity is he who can see and utilize opportunities that come in his path. This seems to have been done by Peter J. Parker, the present able and popular sheriff of Knox county, a man who has long figured more or less conspicuously in business and public life in Mt. Vernon. and who, for many reasons, is eminently entitled to specific mention in the history of his section of the Buckeye state, not the least of which is the fact that he is the worthy representative of a sterling old pioneer family whose excellent reputation he has ever sought to keep untarnished. Mr. Parker was born May 2, 1867, at Gambier, College township, Knox county. He is the son of Peter and Mary (Esterbrook) Parker, both born in England, having emigrated to America when young, the mother with her parents at the age of eight years, the father being twenty-one years of age when he came, unaccompanied. He first permanently settled at Gambier, Ohio, was married in that place and spent the remainder of his life there. By trade he was a stone mason and stone cutter and contracted stone bridge work. He was a man of exemplary character and could claim a very wide circle of friends throughout the county. His death occurred in January, 191o; his widow still resides in Gambier, where she has a pleasant home. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 693 The son, Peter J. Parker, spent his childhood and youth at Gambier where he attended the public schools. When a young man he learned telegraphy in the railroad office at Gambier, and his first employment was in November, 1888, as agent and operator at Condit, Delaware county, Ohio, for the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad Company, remaining there until April 11, 1890, when he went to Warsaw, Coshocton county, as agent and operator, remaining at Warsaw until August, 1892, when he became the agent of the Adams Express Company at Mt. Vernon, filling this position with his usual pronounced success and general satisfaction until November 1, 1895, when he went to Brink Haven. Knox county, as agent for the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus railroad and remained in Brink Haven until August, 1907, when he gave up the railroad position and entered the Brink Haven Banking Company as cashier, which he held in a manner that reflected much credit upon himself and to the entire satisfaction of the stockholders, other officials and all concerned until December I, 1908. Having always been active in political affairs, he had made the race for sheriff of Knox county that year and had been elected at the polls in November, consequently gave up his position with the bank in order to assume his duties as sheriff, which he did in January, 1909. He handled its affairs with such consummate skill and fairness and proved to be such a popular official that his constituents gladly returned him to this office in the November election of 1910 and he entered upon his second term as sheriff on January 2, 1911, and is now discharging the duties of the same in a manner that has elicited the hearty approval of all concerned, irrespective of party alignment. Politically, Mr. Parker is a Democrat and has always been regarded as a reliable party man. While a resident at Brink Haven he served as village clerk for two years. n whatever position as public servant he has been called upon to fill he has been found to be obliging, courteous, capable. ever painstaking and alert to serve the people in the best possible manner. Mr. Parker was married on September 27, 1900, to Ida McDonnold. the accomplished daughter of and Isabelle (Winslow) McDonnold, a highly respected family of Brink Haven. This union has resulted in the birth of one son, Thurston Parker. Fraternally, Mr. Parker is a member of the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias, the ndependent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was reared and baptized an Episcopalian and he adheres to that faith, though not a member of the church. Mrs. Parker belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. 694 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO CHARLES W. HAYES. In the daily laborious struggle for an honorable competence and a solid career on the part of a business or a professional man there is little to attract the casual reader in search of a sensational chapter ; but to a mind thoroughly awake to the reality and meaning of human existence there are noble and imperishable lessons in the career of an individual who, with little other means than a clear head, true heart and a determined will. directed and controlled by high ideals, surmounts the common obstacles of life and gains the heights of even mediocre success and also the esteem of his fellow men. Such a one is found in the person of Charles W. Hayes, one of the best known and most successful educators of Knox county, Ohio. He is now county clerk. Mr. Hayes was born October 20, 1873, in Morrow county. Ohio, the son of Jacob and Matilda (Lauderbaugh) Hayes, both natives of Knox county, Ohio, where. they grew to maturity, were educated and married. After their marriage they moved to Morrow countv, later moved to Morgan township, Knox county, where they now reside on a farm, being very comfortably established. They have lived on the farm all their lives. Jacob Hayes is a Democrat and has been more or less active in public matters, having filled the office of township trustee, township treasurer, township clerk and he was justice of the peace for a period of eighteen years in Morgan township, this county, and in Harmony township. Morrow county. In 187o he was real estate appraiser in Harmonv township, Morrow county, and in 188o and 1890 he was real estate appraiser in Morgan township, Knox county. He is a man of exemplary character and is thoroughlv informed upon all public questions, and at the age of eighty-five years he is still hale and hearty and active for a man of his years. He is living on the farm entered from the government by his father, James B. Hayes, who came to Knox county with the early pioneers from Greene county, Pennsylvania. The farm has remained in the family ever since. His grandfather, the great-grandfather of the subject, came from Ireland to America in early colonial days and was married in Philadelphia on April 4, 1759, and later moved to Greene county, Pennsylvania. where he spent the remainder of his life. Jacob Hayes is a member of the Universalist church and his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. The son, Charles W. Hayes, spent his childhood and vouth until eighteen years of age on the home farm, assisting with the general work about the place. attending the country district schools. He then entered the Martins- KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 695 burg high school, from which he was graduated in 1894. Following this he attended the Northwestern University at Ada, Ohio, and the Central Normal College at Danville, Ohio. While attending the two latter he taught school at intervals, and after leaving school he continued to teach for twelve years in all, in the district schools of Knox county and the Brandon village schools. Being universally recognized as an able, painstaking, up-to-date instructor, his services have been very satisfactory and in great demand and he ranks as second to none of his contemporary teachers in this locality. He has always been a close student and in the school room is both an instructor and entertainer and is popular with both pupils and patrons. Politically, Mr. Hayes is a Democrat and a man thoroughly informed on public questions. While a resident of Miller township, Knox county, he served as township treasurer for two terms. In 1906 he gave up teaching and on September 12th of that year he entered the office of the county, clerk as deputy and in that capacity he made such a favorable impression on the public that in the fall of 1910 he was elected county clerk, both common pleas and circuit, and entered upon his duties August 7, 1911. Mr. Hayes was married on August 30, 1900, to Hattie E. Squires, daughter of Timothy and Emma (Evans) Squires. Her father is a prominent farmer of Miller township, this county, where he and his wife are highly respected. No children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hayes. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 555, of Utica. Ohio; Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 170, Knights of Maccabees, and Clinton Grange. Patrons of Husbandry. He is also a member of the Order of Owls, Mt. Vernon Nest. He belongs to the Christian church, while his wife affiliates with the Baptists. The family home is in South Vernon. Mr. Hays is regarded as a progressive, honest, public-spirited citizen and is regarded as one of the best clerks the county has ever had. CHARLES L. BERMONT. A man who is eminently deserving of a place in this work is Charles L. Bermont. the present able and popular clerk of the courts of Knox county. partly because he is the representative of an excellent old family, and partly because of his pronounced success in life in the face of obstacles and diffi- (45) 696 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. culties that would have made many another man falter in despair but with rare fortitude and courage he has pressed forward with his face set toward the end of the rainbow, permitting nothing to deflect or thwart him in his course, which has been such as to gain not only material success, but. what is of more importance, the good will and confidence of his fellow men who have been pleased to entrust to his guidance the affairs of important public office, and in everv instance he has more than met their fullest expectations. Mr. Bermont was born December 30, 1877. in Richland county, near Lexington, Ohio. and he is the son of Daniel and Retta (Riley) Bermont, the father a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania. and the mother of Delaware county. Ohio. Daniel Bermont devoted his life to farming and in 1890 he moved to Wayne township. Knox county. His death occurred on March 15, 1905: his widow still survives and makes her home in Fredericktown. The son, Charles L. Bermont, spent his youth on the farm, assisting in the general work and he attended the country district schools, latter graduating from the high school at Fredericktown in 1897. n March of that year he met with a railroad accident at Fredericktown, in which he lost his left arm, but after recovering he completed the high school course and was graduated with his class. He was a good student and prepared himself for teaching, which he followed successfully in the district schools of Knox county for seven years, being regarded as a capable and progressive educator. The accident by which he lost his arm changed his whole course, though it did not daunt him. He had intended devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits. being greatly interested in farming and the opportunities it offered. Mr. Bermont is a Democrat in politics, as was also his father, and he has always taken an active part in public matters. In 1899 he was elected corporation clerk of Fredericktown, and, although that town is a Republican stronghold. he was elected mayor there in 1902, and he enjoyed the distinction of being the youngest mayor in the state up to that time. He served one term and an extension under the law, making three years in all. He did much for the permanent good of that town and won the hearty approval of all, irrespective of party alignment. n the fall of 1905 he was elected clerk of the courts of Knox county and he filled this responsible position so ably that he was re-elected for a second term in the fall of 1908, his term expiring August 7, 1911, serving in that capacity in a manner that elicited the hearty approval of all concerned, being regarded as one of the best clerks the county ever had, being not only a competent, but courteous KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 697 and obliging public servant. For a number of years he has been a law student in the office of L. C. Stilwell, ex-prosecuting attorney of Knox county, and it is his intention to be admitted to the bar, whereupon he will enter the active practice in Mt. Vernon. Eminent success no doubt awaits him in this field. Mr. Bermont was married on October 25, 1905, to Zada M. Studor, daughter of J. B. and Ada (Rinehart) Studor, of Fredericktown, Ohio. Both parents are still living and are highly respected in their neighborhood. One daughter, Sarah, now four years old, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bermont. Religiously, Mr. Bermont belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, while his wife is a member of the Baptist church. They have a pleasant home at No. 507 North Main street. Mr. Bermont is a splendid and popular young man, courteous and obliging; being widely and favorably known throughout Knox county, he is held in high esteem. ALFRED R. McINTIRE. Rising above the heads of the masses are many men of sterling worth and value, who, by sheer perseverance and pluck. have conquered fortune and by their own unaided efforts have risen from the ranks of the commonplace to positions of eminence in the professional world, and at the same time have commanded the trust and respect of those with whom they have been thrown in contact. Among the earnest men of a past generation in Knox county whose depth of character and strict adherence to principle excited the admiration of their contemporaries was the late Alfred R. McIntire, of Mt. Vernon. He was widely recognized as one of the leading lawyers and public men of this locality and in his death the community suffered a distinct loss. Mr. McIntire was born in Holmes county, Ohio, on July 14, 1840, the son of John Mcntire and wife, who came to Knox county, Ohio, when their son. Alfred R., of this review, was twelve years of age. and here thev became well established on a farm and the elder McIntire was prominent in the early affairs of the county, having been justice of the peace for many years. His son, Alfred R., was reared to manhood on the home farm, which he worked during the summer months when he became of proper age. He received a limited schooling in the old-time log cabin school houses in his district. but he was a diligent student and he prepared himself for a teacher, 698 - KNOX COUNTY. OHIO. which profession he followed in different districts of the county for somc time. Later he attended Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and was a student there when the Civil war broke out, and he threw down his text-books and enlisted in defense of the national union as a member= of the Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantrv and he saw considerable hard service. including the siege of Vicksburg. While his regiment was encamped in the swamps of that vicinity he fell seriously ill and was discharged for physical disabilitv and returned home. After recovering he re-enlisted and again entered the army as first lieutenant of Companv B, One Hundred and Forty-second Ohio Volunteer nfantry, and he served until the close of the war, being advanced to the rank of captain for meritorious service and he led his company in a gallant manner, winning the hearty approval of his superior officers. After the war he returned to the Ohio Wesleyan University and finished his course, graduating in 1866. Ex-Senator Foraker was a student at the university at the same time and the two were members of the same college fraternity, the Phi Kappa Psi. After leaving college he was superintendent of the public schools at Fredericktown for two vears and at the same time he was reading law, and in the fall of 1869 he took the law examination and was admitted to the bar. He began practice in Mt. Vernon, where he was an honored member of the profession until his death, in September, 1903. He was, for a time. a partner of Hon. Rollin C. Hurd, which partnership continued until the death of Mr. Hurd in 1874. He then became a partner of Desault B. Kirk, which partnership was terminated in 1882, when Mr. Kirk gave up active practice and became associated with the Cooper Foundry and Machine Company. Mr. McIntire then practiced alone until 1901, when his son Rollin R. (mentioned in a separate sketch in this work) became associated with him, under the firm name of McIntire & McIntire. He easily ranked among the leading lawyers of his day and generation in this section of the Buckeye state. Mr. McIntire was decidedly a man of affairs. He was active in the organization of the original Mt. Vernon Bridge Company and was the first vice-president of the same. He was also greatly interested in the Ohio Archeological Society and gave the work and efforts of the society much time and helpful attention. He was a Republican in politics until the last years of his life. He was active in party and public affairs and was one of the prominent public men of the state. He was a candidate for state senator several times in a strong Democratic district. and was; of course. defeated. In 1898 and 1900 he was the candidate for supreme judge on the Union Reform ticket. He was a man of strong convictions and stead- KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 699 fast purpose, honest and popular with the masses. Fraternally, he was a member of the Knights of Pythias, and he was a regular attendant of the Presbyterian church, of which his wife and family were members. He had been reared in the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. McIntire was married on October 25, 1869, to Helen Richards, daughter of Daniel and Clarissa Richards, an excellent old pioneer family. She was born in Fredericktown, Ohio, and her death occurred on February 14, 191o, having survived her husband eight years. Two children were born to this union, Rollin R., mentioned above, and Alfred Heber, editor and manager of the Electric Journal, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. WILLIAM A. HOSACK. The career of William A. Hosack at the Knox county bar has been emphasized by persistent industry, strict attention to business, unswerving integrity, the closest application and study. and a degree of care, prudence and promptitude in the disposition of responsibilities intrusted to him, worthy of imitation. Punctuality he observes as a professional maxim. With him appointments once made become debts. He always aims to do things at the right time; and thus, it is punctuality by which men testify their personal respect for those whom they are called upon to meet in affairs of business. Mr. Hosack was born April 30, 1874, in Fredericktown. Knox county. Ohio, the son of Cyrus and Honor Abiah (Foote) Hosack, both natives of this county, and they spent their entire lives in Fredericktown and vicinity. The father was a prominent physician and was also actively identified with various industries and business enterprises of Fredericktown. He was distinctively a man of affairs and took a conspicuous part in all enterprises and movements that had in view the advancement of the community. He was always regarded as a man of unshrinking integrity, strict honesty. technical in his definitions of morality and unbending in his fidelity to them. His life was a busy and useful one. His death occurred in 1889 and he was preceded to the grave by his wife in 1880. They are buried in the cemetery at Fredericktown. The son, William A. Hosack, spent his childhood and youth in Fredericktown and he attended the public schools there, and later he studied two years at the University of Wooster, Wooster. Ohio, being a member of the