KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 825 He is a member of the Ohio State Teachers Association and also a member of the Knox County Teachers Association and has been active in its work. In addition to his common school certificate, he has an eight-year high school certificate. He is an occasional contributor to the state educational publications. Mr. Barber was married on May 19, 1885, to Belle Busenburg, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Ulery ) Busenburg. The mother is deceased, but the father is living in Harrison township, this county. The union of the subject and wife has been graced by the birth of one daughter, Gertrude Marie, now a student in the Mt. Vernon high school, where she is making a splendid record. Politically, Mr. Barber is a Democrat and he has always been an active participant in public affairs. He served as clerk of Pleasant township for a period of eight years. He has served as a member of the Democratic county committee for several years and he has been a frequent delegate to county, district and party conventions. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 316, at Mt. Vernon: Timon Lodge No. 45, Knights of Pythias: also the Masonic order and the Knights of Maccabees. He and his family belong to the Disciples church at Union Grove and are active in church and Sunday school work. Mr. Barber is an advocate of healthful outdoor sports and general athletics, and for recreation he enjoys an occasional hunt. His home is just on the outskirts of Mt. Vernon, a modern, attractive and neatly furnished residence, well equipped with current and standard literature The family-stands high in the social life of the community. EDWIN F. HAMILTON. The name of Edwin F. Hamilton, of Clinton township. Knox county. is too well known in this locality to need any introduction to the readers of this work his record as a private citizen and public servant speaks for itself. Mr. Hamilton was born in Morgan township, this county, on August 8, 1856, and is the fourth son of William and Elizabeth (Sellers) Hamilton. The father was born in Harrison county, Ohio, on November 26, 1822, and the mother's birth occurred on July 15. 1817, in Pennsylvania. They were married on January 20, 1848, and lived happily together for a period of sixty years, William Hamilton dying on May 17, 1908, his widow surviving until 826 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. April 19, 1910. They were the parents of five children, two of whom, John and Craig, are deceased: W. M. and G. S. reside in Morgan township, this county, and Edwin F., of this sketch. The subject of this biographical review was reared on the old homestead where he assisted with the general work during his boyhood. He received his education in the district schools. Mr. Hamilton was trustee of Morgan township for several years, and in 1895 he was elected a member of the board of county commissioners, on which he served for four years. He belongs to Sycamore Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Brandon, and Utica Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Edwin F. Hamilton was married on December 14, 1881.. to Ida V. Guy, daughter of John and Emeline (Lafever) Guy, of Clinton township, Knox county. The family finally moved to Mt. Vernon. where the parents spent their last years, the death of Mrs. Guy occurring on July 20. 1899, and that of Mr. Guy on January 12, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton have one child, Frank, who was born on December 29, 1884, and is living at home. FRANK L. BEAM. The name of Frank L. Beam is too well known to the people of Knox county to be formally introduced by the biographer here, for he has long been one of the progressive business men of Mt. Vernon, the efficient president of the local telephone company. He was born November 14, 1858, near Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He is the son of James A. and Martha (Letts) Beam, both natives of Knox county his father was born in 1832 and died at the age of thirty-six years. Frank L. Beam grew to manhood here and received his education in the local schools. He began his business career as clerk in a hardware store in Mt. Vernon. In 1880 he engaged in the crockery and wall paper business here, which he continued successfully until 1901. He became interested in the telephone business in 1894, and he has been president of the Mt. Vernon Telephone Company since its organization and its great success has been due very largely to his efforts. He became general manager of the Columbus (Ohio) Telephone Company in 1899, which position he retained for a period of six years. In 1904 he was elected president of the Ohio Independent Telephone Association, which he now holds. On account of the duties connected with the state association work, he resigned KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 827 as general manager of the Columbus Citizen Telephone Company in 1905. He is also interested in a great many telephone plants in central Ohio. He has mastered thoroughly every phase of the telephone business and is by nature an organizer and promoter, carrying to successful completion whatever he undertakes. Mr. Beam is also president of the Coshocton Gas Company, of Coshocton, Ohio; also president of the Canton Roofing Tile Company, of East Sparta, Ohio, each of which is doing a large and constantly growing business. Mr. Beam was married first to Mellie Greer, of Mt. Vernon, this county, and the daughter of H. H. Greer and wife. Mrs. Beam was called to her rest in 1903, leaving two children, Henry Greer Beam and Margaret Josephine Beam. The former is a graduate of Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, also of the law department of the State University of Ohio at Columbus. The second wife of the subject was kn0wn in her maidenhood as Anna Louise Bogardus, daughter of W. P. Bogardus, a well known Mt. Vernon merchant. To this union two children were born, James A. and Frances Louise. Fraternally, Mr. Beam is a Mason, holding membership in all the branches of the same, including the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus, Aladdin Temple. Politically, he is a Republican, and he and his family are members of the Presbyterian church. WILLIAM LEWIS. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch has long enjoyed prestige as a worthy, public-spirited citizen of the community in which he resides, a widely known carpenter and builder of Pleasant township, Knox county, and as an official against whose record no word of suspicion was ever uttered, his prominence in the community being the legitimate result of genuine merit and ability and in every relation, whether in the humble sphere of private citizenship or as a trusted public servant with large. responsibilities resting upon him, his many excellencies of character and the able and impartial manner in which he discharges his every duty has won for him an enviable reputation as an enterprising and representative self-made man. 828 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. William Lewis was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1847. He is the son of Uriah and Mary (Bignell) Lewis, who spent most of their lives in the county where the subject was born, moving to Montgomery county about 1850, never coming to Ohio. In the veins of the subject flows the blood of a long line of sterling pioneer ancestors, his first progenitor having landed on American soil from Wales in 1717. settling in what was then Buck's province. The great-grandfather, Isaac Lewis, was a Revolutionary soldier, and John Lewis, brother of the subject, served in the Civil war as a member of Battery C, Pennsylvania Artillery. The subject served nine months in the quartermaster's department in front of Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864 and 1865. William Lewis, of this sketch. was educated in the public schools of Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, and when a young man learned the carpenter's trade. In 1869 he came to Ohio, first locating in Cleveland where he remained about a year, engaged in carpenter work. Following this he visited various places, remaining for brief periods in each. finding employment at his trade as carpenter. Part of this time was spent in Knox county. and in 1877 he permanently located here, first in Butler township. He continued at carpentering and, being a skilled workman and a conscientious business man, his services were in good demand and many of the best buildings in the county stand today as monuments to his skill as a builder. Mr. Lewis was married in February, 1871, to Lucinda Ely, daughter of John and Sarah Ann (Underwood) Ely, of Butler township, where the mother still resides, the father being deceased. Two children, a son and a daughter, haye been born to the subject and wife : W. Frank is married and is a physician in Utica, Licking county', Ohio; the daughter, Jennie B., married Fred Hunter, of Gambier, Ohio. Mr. Lewis moved to Mt. Vernon in 1883 and there continued carpentering, but in 1885 moved to his farm three miles southeast of Mt. Vernon. in Pleasant township, and followed his trade until 1908, when he was elected a member of the board of county commissioners of Knox county. He is a Democrat politically and has always been actiye in party affairs. For a period of ten years he served as treasurer of Pleasant township. and for three years was a member of the township school board. Having made such a praiseworthy record as a county commissioner, he was re-elected for a second term in the fall of 1910 and the duties of this office he continues to discharge in a manner that reflects much credit upon himself and to the eminent satisfaction of all concerned. He is a man of good character, and among all classes of people his reputation for capability and fair dealing is the yery best. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 829 JOHN MARION COCHRAN. One of the farmers of Jackson township. Knox county, who believes in adopting the best and latest methods in agriculture in so far as they are consistent with local conditions is John Marion Cochran, a man who has depended upon himself for what he has, believing that life is very largely what we make it, and being too independent to permit others to do the work that he himself should perform. He has not aspired to be a leader in any relations of life. merely exercising the rights of good citizenship and spending his time in looking after his farm and his family. To the contemplative mind such a life is the most desirable. Mr. Cochran was born in Butler township. Knox county. November 8, 1850, and is the son of Sydner and Margaret (Hammel) Cochran. The paternal grandparents, Elijah and Susan (Messer) Cochran, were natives of Virginia and they came to Ohio about 1830 and located in Muskingum county. There they became very comfortably established on a farm, which he literally hewed out from the forest, the country then being new and sparsely settled, and there he lived until his death; his wife also died there. The maternal grandparents, John Hammel and wife, emigrated to America in an early day and located in Knox county; she was a native of Ireland and it is believed that that country was also his birthplace. Here they worked hard and in due course of time had a good home. The mother of the subject was born in Knox county and the father in Virginia, in 1820. They were married in this county and here they began life on the farm which they purchased. They had a family of ten children. three of whom died in infancy, and seven grew to manhood and womanhood. The parents were members of the Disciples church. The father's death occurred on October 5, 1895, and the death of the mother on November 16, 1906. John M. Cochran, of this sketch, was reared on the home farm and there he worked when a boy and in the winter months attended the common schools in his locality. Early in life he took up farming and in 1874 bought seventy-two acres in Jackson township, and he is now the owner of eighty-two acres which he has placed under excellent improvements and on which he has made a very comfortable living as a general farmer and stock raiser. He has a very cozy home. Politically. Mr. Cochran is a Democrat and he takes considerable interest in the affairs of his locality and has held a number of the township offices, always with much credit and satisfaction. Both he and his wife belong to the Disciples church. 830 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Cochran was married on September 23. 1874, to Frances E. Murray, who was born in Knox county, where she was reared and received her education. She is the daughter of James and Charlotte (Elliott) Murray, a well known family of this part of the county. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cochran, namely : Ara E. is at home; James V. married Elizabeth Riley and they live in Danville ; Cleveland Dale married Olga Hall, of Bladensburg. and they live in Jackson township. Knox county. ROBERT C. ANDERSON. Among the men of Knox county who have appreciated present-day opportunities and have profited by ingenuity and persistency in the business world as a result of the favorable conditions existing in the splendid locality of which this history treats, the name of Robert C. Anderson, well known contractor of Mt. Vernon, is deserving of special mention, a man who has been alert to grasp situations leading to ultimate success and whose life has been led along conservative and honorable lines so that he has ever enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all with whom he has come into contact, whether in a business or social way. Mr. Anderson was born on October 31. 1850, in Clinton township. Knox county, Ohio. He is the son of David McCord Anderson and Hannah Jane (Hamill) Anderson. The father came to Knox county. Ohio, with his mother and two sisters, his father having died in 1844 when David M. Anderson was a young man. They had come from near Chambersburg, Franklin county, Pennsylvania. David M. Anderson's maternal ancestry, the Hay and McCord families, were of Scotch blood and they emigrated to America in the old colonial days and some members of these families participated in the Revolutionary war. The father of the subject was born in the historic year 1812. The mother's people. the Hamills, came from Chester county, Pennsylvania, to Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1821. Grandfather John C. Hamill was a blacksmith and farmer and he followed his trade while living in Muskingum county. It was about 1825 when they came to Knox county and settled on a farm on the Columbus road, three miles south of Mt. Vernon, and engaged in farming. Grandfather Hamill was a soldier in the war of 1812 and he is described as a man of sterling qualities. His death occurred in February, 1845, having been a man of great activity, intelligence and much influence among the people of his community. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 831 The parents of Robert C. Anderson, of this review, were married in 1844 at the home of John C. Hamill, the ceremony being performed by Rev. James Scott, pastor of the Presbyterian church. These parents began their married life on the Hamill farm, three miles south of town David M. Anderson was a successful farmer and a man of much resource and his character was ever above cavil. Because of his ability and public spirit, he was called upon to fill numerous responsible public offices. His death occurred on April 14, 1897, his wife having preceded him to the grave on May 10, 1881, and they are buried in the Mt. Vernon cemetery. They were faithful members of the Presbyterian church. Politically, he was a Democrat and was always active in public matters. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Dayid M. Anderson. three sons and two daughters, namely : Anna Adeline, who makes her home with her brother, Robert C., of this sketch, he being the fourth in order of birth: John H. of Mt. Vernon, was the second child; and Thomas M., who is farming on the old home place, was the third: Sarah E.. who married Wiley Bell. a farmer of Knox county, is the youngest child. Robert C. Anderson was educated in the district schools of Clinton township and for six years he taught school very successfully during the winter months, working at the carpenter's trade in the summer time, alternating these occupations until he was twenty-five years of age. He was married in December, 1877, to Alice E. Wilkins, daughter of Francis and Emeline (Williams) Wilkins,. of Mt. Vernon. To the subject and wife three children have been born, namely : Walter S. married and is living in Mt. Vernon Clarence H. and Stella M.. twins, both live at home. The wife and mother has passed to her rest. In 1870 Mr. Anderson moved to Mt. Vernon and continued carpentering. contracting and building and he has engaged in this business to the present time, having met with a large measure of success. Many of the best business blocks, public buildings and private residences of this locality stand as monuments to his skill as a builder. One of his most recent important jobs was the erection of the alumni library building of Kenyon College, at Gambier. Ohio, costing fifty thousand dollars He is universally regarded as the foremost contractor and builder of Mt. Vernon. For several years he was in the bridge building business and for two and one-half years he was superintendent of the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company. This was in addition to his general contracting business and for two years he was a traveling salesman for various bridge companies, being recognized as an expert man in his line. Politically. he is a Democrat. but has never found 832 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. time to take any special part in public affairs, and during 1908 and 1909 he was a member of the city board of public service, and has also been city building inspector, but he has never been an office seeker. He is a progressive, enterprising citizen, interested in progress along all lines and a valuable citizen to the community. For some time Mr. Anderson's sons have been interested with him in business, contracting and building, under the firm name of R. C. Anderson & Sons, the sons assuming much of the active work of the firm. Personally, Mr. Anderson is an intelligent, broad-minded, congenial gentleman, a man whose opinions and judgment are highly regarded. CHARLES R. YOUNG. This is an age in which the farmer stands pre-eminently above any 0ther class as a producer of wealth. He simply takes advantage of the fertile soil, the refreshing rain, the sunshine and by the Creator's help and by yirtue of his own skill in handling nature's gifts he creates grain, hay; vegetables and live stock, all of which are absolute necessities to the inhabitants of the world. The commercial system has come to recognize his importance at last and has surrounded him with many conveniences and utensils unthought of a century or even fifty years ago. The inventor has given him the self-binder, the riding-plow, the steam thresher and many other labor-saving devices. And the farmer has not been slow to take advantage of these blessed improvements. He everywhere has utilized them and made them add to his wealth and his comfort. It has been thus with Charles R. Young, one of the well known farmers of Monroe township, Knox county, who stands among our modern tillers of the soil, for he has been an advocate of the latest and most approved methods in this field of endeavor. Mr. Young was born on March 12, 1870, on a farm in Monroe township, this county. He is the son of Silas and Catherine (Davis) Young, the father a native of Geauga county, Ohio, and the mother of Knox county, this state. The father devoted his life to farming, coming to Knox county when about fourteen years of age, and here he became a large landowner and prosperous farmer and stockman, dealing extensively in live stock of all kinds. He was a man of prominence and influence in his community, always interested in public matters, and a loyal Democrat, but he was never an office seeker. His death occurred on April 28, 1910. and that of his wife on September 16, 1902. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 833 To Mr. and Mrs. Silas Young ten children were born, namely : Sherbon is deceased; Jacob, late of Springfield, Illinois, now deceased ; John S. is also a resident of that city; Elizabeth A. married C. A. Lafeyer and they live in Clinton township, this county ; Alice Y. is deceased; Mary married Walter Steele, of San Benito, Texas; Carrie married D. H. Painter, of Minneapolis, and she is now deceased; Dee is deceased; Charles R., of this sketch ; Catherine married Walter Spittle. of San Benito, Texas. Charles R. Young was reared on the home farm and there he assisted with the general work when he became of proper age, and he received his education in the country district schools. He remained with his parents until he was married, on June 17, 1896, to Blanche Welshymar, daughter of William H. and Sarah A. (Sacord) Welshymar, of Mt. Vernon, and to this union three daughters have been born, namely : Ruth A., Helen A., and Virginia L., all at home. Mr. Young began his married life on a farm one mile east of Mr. Vernon. on the Coshocton road. He is the owner of one hundred and fourteen acres of fertile and valuable land which he has kept well improved and well cultivated. Here he carries on general farming and stock raising, keeping a good grade of live stock. He has a beautiful home, modernly furnished. Politically, Mr. Young is a Democrat, but not an active party man, though he always takes an active interest in public matters. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and he and his family hold membership with the Methodist Episcopal church, and the family is prominent in the social life of the community. CLEMENT E. DURBIN. The people who constitute the bone and sinew of this country are not those who are unstable and unsettled, who Hy from this occupation to that. who are continuously moving from one place to another, who do not know how to vote until they are told, and who take no active and intelligent interest in affairs effecting their schools, churches and property. Knox county. Ohio, is today fortunate in having so many citizens who have lived here from their birth, whose parents and grandparents spent their lives here. or the major part of them It shows that this is indeed a favored country and that the first settlers were content to spend their lives in our midst and that they have laid good foundations for the descendants, who are today enjoying, in a way. the fruits of their labors. One of these old and highly respected 834 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. families is that represented by Clement E. Durbin. farmer of Union township. who was born on August 16, 1863. on a farm in Howard township. Soon afterwards his parents. Benjamin and Margaret (McNamara) Durbin, moved to Union township, where the subject was reared and where he has since resided. The father was born in Belmont county, Ohio. and the mother in the state of New York, she being of Irish descent, her people having come to America from Ireland only a short time before her birth. They located for a time in New York. later coming to Knox county, Ohio. Grandfather Baptist Durbin brought his family to Knox county. Ohio. in 1830. when Benjamin Durbin, father of the subject of this sketch, was only two years of age. Here the family became well established and here the subject's father grew to manhood, received his education in the common schools and spent his life engaged in agricultural pursuits. becoming a large landowner and one of the influential and highly respected men of his county. Politically, he was a Democrat and always interested in good government and very creditably filled a number of township offices, though he never sought official preferment. He and his family were members of the Catholic church and faithful in their support of the same. The death of Benjamin Durbin occurred on October 19. 1906, his wife having preceded him to the grave on February 6, 1883 They were the parents of eight children, four of whom died in infancy those surviving are : Clement E , of this review ; Selora A. married Albert Logsdon, of Champaign county, Ohio; Mary J. married Thomas B. Durbin, of Union township; Olive Bertha married William Grassbough and they live in Union township. Clement E. Durbin was reared on the farm and when a boy he assisted with the general work on the place, attending the common schools in the winter time. in Danville, until he became of age, thereby receiving a good education. Mr. Durbin was married on April 11, 1888, to M. Catherine Durbin, daughter of John C. and Margaret (Colopy) Durbin, of Howard township, and to the subject and wife seven children have been born, namely : Alice G. is teaching in the Danyille schools; Pauline C. is teaching in the schools of Union township; Bernadette A. is a graduate of the Danville high school; Justin L. is a student; Beatrice T., Mary M., Ignatius Q. Mr. Durbin and his wife began housekeeping on the farm where he now resides, the old Banbury homestead. This place, which consists of one hundred and sixty-five acres, he has kept well improved and under a high state of cultivation. and in recent years he has erected a modern and comnodious dwelling and has convenient and substantial outbuildings. In connection KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 835 with general farming he pays much attention to the raising of good live stock, and he has been very successful in whatever he has undertaken, farming along modern lines of soil adaptation and crop rotation. Politically, Mr. Durbin is a Democrat, and he is a Member of the Catholic church and active in the work of the same. His daughters are well educated and prominent in the social life of this part of the county; they are very successful as teachers, and they are decidedly musically inclined, being splendid performers on the piano and violin and frequently sought in public performances of a musical nature. JOHN C. WINTERRINGER. One of the best known pioneer families of Knox county, one whose various members have done their full share of the work allotted to them in furthering the work of transforming the primeval forests into a fertile, productive country, equal to any in the great Buckeye state, is that worthily represented in the present generation by John C. Winterringer, of Buckeye City, Union township. His useful and industrious life has been spent in his home community, for he had the sagacity to foresee a great future for the same and he knew that for him no better opportunities were to be found in any other section of this or any state. so he has been content with home, which, most people will agree, is the best place after all. Mr. Winterringer's birth occurred here on February 7, 1840, on a farm three miles southeast of Buckeye City. He is the son of Jesse B. and Rhoda (Workman) Winterringer, both natives of this part of Ohio, both these families having been early pioneers o f the same, coming here in 1816 when the land was covered with far-reaching forests and still the abode of Indians and all kinds of wild beasts common to this latitude. They endured the hardships and privations incident to life in such an environment, and, not discouraged by obstacles. they went to work with a will, built log cabins and cleared the land, finally owning comfortable homes. The Winterringers were originally from France and the hardy blood of their sterling ancestors stood them well in hand after taking up their abode in America. They first settled in Maryland, later coming to Jefferson county, Ohio, and on to Knox county with the first settlers. Upon arriving here the family first found shelter under wide-spreading limbs of a hugh oak tree, and under such a canopy a brother of the father of the subject of this sketch was born. 836 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. Jesse B. Winterringer, mentioned above, devoted his life to farming, his work being necessarily arduous, but he persevered in the new country and became a large landowner and a prosperous farmer, one of the substantial and influential men of his community. He was a life-long Democrat and more or less active in the affairs of his party. Religiously. he belonged to the Presbyterian church, to which his family also belonged. He lived to a good old age, dying on October 5, 1897. after a successful and honorable career, having survived his wife a number of years. she haying preceded him to the spirit land about 1889. Jesse B. Winterringer was born on September 13, 1813. and his wife was born in 1818. They were the parents of ten children, four sons and six daughters, namely : Eliza, now the widow of Joseph Hanger Julidia is deceased; John C.. of this review : Martin L. lives in Union township; Edith married Lyman Welker. of Butler township, this county ; Martha married Jacob Parsons, of Union township; Joseph lives in Mt. Vernon: Mary married David Welker, of Mt. Vernon : Alexander and Hulda died in infancy. The parents of these children are buried in the Workman cemetery near Buckeye City. John C. Winterringer was reared on the home farm where he assisted with the general work about the place during his boyhood days, attending the old-time public schools in the winter months, also the Millwood Academy. When he was a young man the Civil war was in progress and, like many of his public spirited neighbor boys, he proved his patriotism by enlisting early in 1861 in Company E, Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. in which he served very faithfully until after the battle of Fort Donelson. About this time he was attacked by typhoid fever and after his recovery he was discharged on account of disability. He was such a splendid soldier that he was given the, rank of corporal. Returning home from the army, he engaged in the mercantile business at Millwood, but remained there only a short time when he moyed to St. Louisville, Licking county, Ohio, and there sold dry goods for three years. He was making a success as a merchant, but the freer life of the country drew him back to Union township. Knox county, and here he took up farming. Howeyer, having for some time felt that his true bent was along the line of the medical profession, he began to study such medical books as he could procure in his community, and later attended medical lectures in Cleveland, where he made rapid progress. Thus becoming well equipped for his life work, he came to Buckeye City in 1874 and engaged in the practice of medicine, soon building up a yery lucrative patronage and here he has continued to reside to the present time. He continued practicing until 1892 with marked success, when he was appointed KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 837 postmaster at Buckeye City, and about the same time he started a drug business which he continued for some time. Doctor Winterringer was married on December 27, 1864, to Almeda Critchfield, daughter of Hiram and Harriet ( Porter) Critchfield, an influential family of Union and Howard townships, prominent there since the pioneer clays, and here Mrs. Winterringer grew to womanhood and was educated. Three children have been born to the subject and wife, namely : Gertrude, who married C. B. Purcell, of Buckeye City; Charles E., who is married, is city passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines entering Columbus west of Pittsburg. He lives at Columbus. Rolland I. Winterringer is private secretary to the vice-president (Herman Hoster) of the Columbus Lithograph Company and lives in Columbus, Ohio. Politically, Mr. Winterringer is a loyal Democrat and he has long been active in party affairs. He has served as mayor of Buckeye City, in an able and acceptable manner. In fact, he has been incumbent of this office from the time the city was incorporated to the present time, with the exception of only a few years, having served as mayor fourteen years in all. During this period he did much for the general upbuilding of the place; in fact, no one man has done more, and he has the hearty thanks of the entire community for his fidelity to the trusts reposed in him. He was postmaster for four years and also served in the village council. For several years ht has been a notary public. For a number of years he was one of the most active members of the Democratic county central committee, and he has been a frequent delegate to party conventions, where he has always made his influence felt for the good of his people and the party. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic order. and he belongs to the Progressive Brethren church, his wife being a consistent member of the Catholic church. Personally, he is a man of the highest sense of honor and his course has been such as to inspire in others confidence and esteem. GEORGE W. TULLOSS. This well-known citizen is an excellent representative of the better class of farmers of the United States. He comes from an ancestry that distinguished itself in pioneer times. When the country was covered with an almost interminable forest of large trees and the woods filled with wild animals, his people came here and began to carve from the primeval forests. build schools and churches. and introduce the customs of civilization in the 838 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. wilderness. They were genuine pioneers, willing to take the hardships that they might acquire the soil and the homes that were sure to rise, and it would seem that many of their commendable traits have outcropped in the subject, for he has been a man who has not permitted untoward circumstances to thwart his purposes when once he determined upon a certain course. George W. Tulloss was born on March 21, 1856, on a farm in Morgan township, this county. He is the son of John J. and Caroline (Smith) Tulloss, both natives of Morgan township, this county, and here they grew to maturity amid pioneer conditions, received such educational training as the old-time log school houses afforded and here they were married and began life on the farm, the father becoming one of the successful tillers of the soil in his part of the county and known as a man of excellent principles. They were the parents of eight children. namely : Emily, deceased ; Byron L. lived in Columbus, Ohio; John J.. deceased ; Reece P. was a resident of Putnam county, Ohio, for many years, when he died after raising a family, one of which, a son, Reece E., is pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran church at Constantine, Michigan; Benjamin F., who was next in order of birth, went to Texas in 1877 and has not been heard from since 1881 George W., of this review; Cynthia' A. and Carrie C. are single and living on the old homestead in Morgan township, which place they own and operate. The death of the father of these children occurred in April, 1902, his widow surviving until in March, 1905. They were buried in Fairview cemetery, Miller township, near the old home. The father was a life-long Democrat and a public-spirited citizen, but never an office seeker, though he served as township trustee for many years, also was a member of the local school board for many years. He and his family were members of the old-school Baptist church and he was a devout churchman. George W. Tulloss was reared on the home farm and was educated in the common schools of the township and the normal school at Utica, Ohio, which his brothers and sisters also attended. He followed school teaching for ten years in Morgan county, Miller township. Mr. Tulloss was married on September 20, 1883, to Rilla Boner, daughter of Matthew and Hannah (Dallrymple) Boner, the father a prominent citizen of Wayne township and influential in all public matters a prosperous farmer. Mr. Boner's death occurred in May, 1900, at the age of sixty-nine years, but his widow survives. Mr. Boner spent his entire life in this home. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Tulloss has been without issue. In September, 1883, Mr. Tulloss took charge of the old Boner home, which has been in possession of this family for many years and was one of KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 839 the first farms settled in Wayne township, originally known as the Lewis farm, Mr. Lewis having purchased one thousand acres from the government. William Boner, grandfather of Mrs. Tulloss, purchased a part of the original tract from Mr. Lewis. Eliphalet Lewis, son of the original purchaser of the land, bought two hundred acres of the original tract from his father; he came out from New Jersey and settled on it. He reared a family of seven children and here he spent the rest of his life. Then William Boner, who was a widower, married the widow Lewis, and to this union two children wer born, Mathew, the father of Mrs. Tulloss, was the son, and Avarilla was the daughter. who became the wife of Ambrose Dallrymple, of. Morrow county. There are one hundred and sixty-five acres of most excellent land in the farm originally owned by Mr. Boner. Mr. Tulloss has kept it well improved and under a high state of cultivation. He has an inviting modern home and large convenient outbuildings. The residence stands upon an elevation commanding a fine view of South Fork valley of Owl creek, one of the most fertile valleys in the county. Here he has successfully engaged in general farming and stock raising and feeding. He raises all the feed he can on his farm for his own stock ; however, about five years ago he rented his farm and has since lived practically retired. merely superintending his farm in a general way. He also has other interests, having been very successful in a business way. Mr. Tulloss is a regularly ordained minister of the old-school Baptist church, being pastor of the Wayne Baptist church, which was organized in 1810 and is still an organized congregation. In later years Mr. Tulloss has not been actively engaged in the ministry, but he and his wife are still adherents of that church and have done much good through their work in the same. Fraternally, he belongs to Wayne Grange No. 262, Patrons of Husbandry. and he has been deputy state master of the state grange for Knox county, haying held this office for four years, during which period he has organized many new granges, the county having been well organized prior to his incumbency. Politically, he is a Republican, and he has always kept thoroughly informed on public questions, and has been a frequent attendant to party caucuses and active in elections, but never an office seeker. He has served as a member of the township board of elections and has always been interested in educational matters., He is a splendid gentleman personally and is popular with the people, for they know he stands for progress and wholesomeness in all relations of life. (54) 840 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. SAMUEL CLARK. Among the citizens of Knox county whose lives have been led along such worthy lines of endeavor that they have endeared themselves to their fellow citizens, thereby being eligible for representation in a volume of this nature, is the gentleman whose name appears above. He is one of the coterie of enterprising citizens who have come to us from the Empire state and have done so much in forwarding our interests along material and civic lines. Samuel Clark, of Mt. Vernon, was born on June 7. 1858, in New York state. and he is the son of Frederick and Marian ( Swallow) Clark. The father, a carpenter and contractor, who died in New York state, was regarded as a high-grade workman and an honorable man. After his death the widow, with her son. Samuel. came to Knox county in 1876. She is now deceased. The son, Samuel, of this review, learned the carpenter's trade under his father, and also the stone mason's trade before leaving New York. in which state he grew up and was educated. He accompanied the mother to Mt. Vernon and here engaged in carpentering and contracting, and the business of moving buildings and is still actively and successfully engaged in the same line of work and also the erection of heavy engines and machinery. His work in this line has taken him into eighteen states and also into most of the provinces of Canada; he has been especially busy in British Columbia. He recently performed a task never before attempted in the United States, that of moving some glass furnaces at Barnesville, Ohio, and the work was successfully accomplished, as have been all of his undertakings in this line. Few men are better known in this special work and -none are better equipped for the same. His services are in constant and ever-increasing demand. He is a man of energy and push, few propositions are too difficult for him and he never "starts anything he can't finish.- Mr. Clark was married on April 15. 189, to Lucy Minard, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Glasner) Millard. of Knox county, a well known and highly respected family. The father was a native of Tuscarawas county. this state, and the mother of Knox county; they were among the pioneers of the county. The father was an expert cabinet maker and he assisted in finishing the building of Kenyon College at Gambier. He was a soldier in the Civil war and his death was finally due to ailments contracted in the service. He did not survive many years after the war. His wife is also deceased. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 841 Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Clark, three sons and one daughter, namely : Catherine, now Mrs. Lewis Atherton, of Mt. Vernon; Clarence is -married and living in Mt. Vernon: Herbert is also married and living in Mt. Vernon; Amos B. is attending school here. Politically, Mr. Clark is a Republican and always takes an active interest in public matters, but he has never been an office seeker and has never held office. He is an advocate of honesty and efficiency in public affairs. He is a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, the Modern Woodmen of America, and Moose Lodge. He and his family affiliate with the Christian church. They have a pleasant and attractive home at No. 907 West Gambier street, Mt. Vernon. The Clarks are popular among the best people of the county. DANIEL NICHOLLS. The farm of Daniel Nicholls, in Jackson township, Knox county, is not as large as are some belonging to his neighbors, nevertheless he has brought it to a high state of tillage and by industry and successful management realizes as much from his acres as many do from places of much larger area. His improvements are all first class and the care and skill with which he prosecutes his labors show him to be well versed in agricultural science, with the ability to reduce the same to largest practical account. However, he is now living in practical retirement after a long and busy career and a life of honest endeavor. Mr. Nicholls is a scion of a sterling old pioneer family, and he was born on the farm on which he still resides, on January 8, 1837. He is the son of Thomas and Susanna ( Hendricks) Nicholls. The paternal grandparents, Daniel and Amelia Nicholls. were natives of Maryland, from which state they moved to West Virginia very early and there they spent the rest of their lives. The maternal grandparents. George and Martha ( Criswell) Hendricks. were of Dutch descent and they lived in West Virginia and died there. The parents of the subject of this sketch were born. reared and married in Brooke county. West Virginia. Thomas Nicholls devoted his life to farming. and in 1829 moved to Knox county, Ohio, and purchased a farm in Jackson township of one hundred and ninety acres. This he cleared and improved, at least the major portion of it. Previous to coming here he farmed in West Virginia. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He spent the rest of his life in Knox county and became very well established 842 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO through his industry. His death occurred on March 3. 1883. at the advanced age of ninety-one years, he having been born on November 1. 1792. His wife lived to be about seventy-eight years of age. He led a quiet life : was a Democrat in politics, but never an aspirant for public office. His family consisted of nine children, four of whom are living. Daniel Nicholls was reared on the home farm, where he began working very early, and received his education in the common schools of his vicinity. He began life for himself by fanning on the home place. and he bought the interests of the other heirs, and he is now the owner of one hundred and fifteen acres. which he has made a good living on by general farming and stock raising. He is a member of Ohio Lodge No. 199, Free and Accepted Masons, also the Grange. His wife belongs to the Disciples church. Mr. Nicholls was married on October 14, i 866, to Caroline McNulty McCamment, a native of Knox county and the daughter of John S. and Sarah McCamment. the father a native of Virginia and the mother of Ohio. He came to Knox county in an early day and purchased a farm on which he remained and reared his children, five in number, and four of them are living at this writing. To Mr. and Mrs. Nicholls one child was born, a daughter, Arla Belle. now the wife of Hon. Lewis B. Houck, a prominent lawyer of Mount Vernon. Ohio. mentioned elsewhere in this work. A complete sketch of John S. McCamment and his family is found on another page of this work. RICHARD HUNTER. One of the first pioneer settlers of Knox county, Ohio, was Richard Hunter, who emigrated from Virginia in 1812 and settled on five hundred acres of government land along the Mohican river, south of Brinkhaven. He cleared part of the land that year and in the following year he visited his old home in Virginia. During this visit he married Elizabeth Hyatt, who accompanied him back to their new home in Ohio. Eight children were born to them, none of whom are living now. Richard Hunter, Jr.. became the next possessor of this land however. he owned only three hundred and fifty acres of it, one hundred and fifty acres having been sold before it came into his possession. He lived his entire life on this farm, dying in 1891. In 1851 he was married to Lavina Workman. To this union were born five children, four of whom reside in KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 843 Knox county. They are, Ross, who owns part of the home place; Norman, who resides in Buckeye City ; Mrs. C. H. Biggs, who lives on a farm south of Buckeye City ; Dr. H. Hunter. of Columbus, Ohio, and Osborn, who lives on a farm south of Buckeye City. JOHN S. McCAMMENT. Few men of a past generation in southeastern Knox county left behind them a more indelible imprint of their characteristics or could claim more loyal friends than the late John S. McCamment, who, after a long, useful and industrious life, closed his eves on earthly scenes in a sleep that wakes not to toil, leaving behind him a comfortable competence, a host of warm friends, and, what is more to be desired than riches or honor, an untarnished reputation and a g0od name. Mr. McCamment was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, October 14, [818, and was the son of Andrew and Rebecca (Strain) McCamment, also natives of that county and state. The father was a soldier in the war of 1812. He was a farmer by occupation, and he became the owner of considerable land. It was about 1819 that he brought his family to Knox county. Ohio. the mother carrying their son, John S., of this sketch, he being a mere child, and riding- horseback all the way from Washington county, Pennsylvania. The father entered land from the government, which he cleared, and by years of hard toil developed a good farm and established a good home where he and his wife spent the balance of their lives. They were the parents of nine children, all of whom grew to maturity, but only one is living today. The country was new when the family came here and they underwent the usual hardships incident to pioneer life. John S. McCamment was educated in the district schools of Knox county and was reared on the home farm, taking up farming for a livelihood. The country was new in those days and he was familiar with the hard work of the early settlers, but he never quailed at hard work and obstacles, so succeeded as a general farmer and stock raiser. About 1840 he moved to where his son and daughter now live, buying eighty acres in Jackson township, which he proceeded to clear and improve and made a very comfortable home there in which he spent the balance of his life. dying in 1890. his widow surviving until September 15, 1901. Politically. Mr. McCamment was a Democrat and was always active 844 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. in public affairs. He served as county commissioner for three years and as county infirmary director for three years, and was a justice of the peace for thirty years, proving to be a most capable and praiseworthy official. He and his family were members of the Christian Union church, he helping build the church of his community. He was charitable and liberal. He was a charter member of the Ohio Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted. Masons. Mr. McCamment was married on January 2, 1840, to Sarah Hammell, who was born in 1821 in Knox county, the daughter of John and Margaret Hammell,. who were very early settlers in this county, Mr. Hammell leading a quiet life on his farm. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McCamment. namely : Andrew Jackson, who lives in Jackson township: Margaret Jane is the widow of Henry Holtz : Caroline McNulty is the wi re of Daniel Nicholls, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work John H.. who operates the home place : Emily Rebecca died in infancy. CHARLES B. SHELLENBARGER. Among those persons who have by their strong individual qualities earned their way to a higher standing in the estimation of their fellow citizens. haying by sheer force of character and persistency won their way from an humble beginning to a place of considerable influence in their respective communities where they are active in industrial affairs, the name of Charles B. Shellenbarger, farmer and dairyman near Mt. Vernon, Knox county, is deserving of mention in this work. He is a young man of correct habits and proper ideals and his life has been so ordered that he has kept his feet in the path of rectitude, thereby enjoying the confrdence of his acquaintances and friends. Mr. Shellenbarger was born on October 23, 1884, on a farm in Howard township, Knox county. He is the son of James J. and Mary E. (Workman) Shellenbarger. natives of Knox county, Ohio, where they grew up, received their education and were married and here they began life on the farm, and here the motber spent her life, dying on January 19. 1904. The father was successful in his work and is now living in retirement in Mt. Vernon. being advanced in years. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. James J. Shellenbarger, seven sons and two daughters. named as follows: Frank, James C.. Nora. Wil- KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 845 son G., Jarvis H., Harry N., Florence, Charles B. and William H. A sketch of Harry N , who is associated with the immediate subject of this sketch in business, appears on another page of this work. Charles B. Shellenbarger was reared on the home farm and when old enough he assisted with the general work on the place in the summer months, and during the winter he attended the district schools of his native community. He remained at home, working on the farm until his marriage, on June 30. 1907, to Martha E. Clark, daughter of Joshua and Clissie (Baker) Clark, a highly respected family of Coshocton county, Ohio. One son, George Clark, was born September 20, 1911. After his marriage Mr. Shellenbarger engaged in farming in Monroe township. this county, and two years later he went to the county infirmary farm as assistant manager, holding this position for two years and discharging his duties in an able and praiseworthy manner, proving an official worthy of the trust reposed in him by the public. He then went to Mr. Vernon and on April I, 1911, he entered into partnership with his brother, Harry N. Shellenbarger, in farming and dairying near the city of Mt. Vernon and they have met with a large measure of success from the first, operating one of the best dairies in this section of the county and they have a great demand for their products, owing to their excellence and their honesty and promptness in dealing with their many customers. The dairy herds of these enterprising brothers are as fine as any in the county and as well bred and they employ modern methods in their work, believing that the best is none too good. Mr. Shellenbarger studies progressive and scientific farming and dairying and. so far as possible. puts his theories into practice. Politically, Mr. Shellenbarger is a stalwart Republican and is active in arty affairs, though he is not an office seeker. He believes it to be the duty of every citizen to keep well informed on public questions and issues, and he is a well-read, broad-minded gentleman whom to know is to accord every consideration. JOHN WOLFE A character like John Wolfe, well known farmer and stockman of Jackson township, Knox county, is always deserving of special mention in a biographical compendium of the character of the one at hand, for he has led an eminently useful and honorable life. He is a connecting link between the pioneer epoch and the present, and he has lived to see the development 846 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. of this section of the Buckeye state, taking much more than a passing interest in the same. He recalls many interesting reminiscences of the early life here and has sought to keep fully abreast of the onrushing tide of human affairs, for while he deplores the passing of many of the good customs of our forefathers, the old hospitality, neighborliness and sterling every-day honesty, vet he likes to see new accomplishments in all the avenues of life and is an advocate of progress in material, civic and moral affairs, withholding his support from nothing that is calculated to be for the general good of his locality. Mr. Wolfe was born in Butler township, Knox county, Ohio, on September 13, 1843, and is the son of Simon and Nancy (Kammer) Wolfe. The paternal grandfather was George Wolfe, and the maternal grandparents were Samuel and Nancy Kammer. The father of the subject was born in Coshocton county. Ohio, and the mother was born in Knox county, Ohio. They spent their lives on their farm of one hundred and eighty acres, having a very comfortable home in this county. To Simon Wolfe and wife eleven children were born, five of whom are living at this writing. three sons and two daughters. Politically, the father was a Democrat until after the Ciyil war, when he turned Republican. He held a number of township offices, but was not much of a public man. preferring to give his attention exclusively to his farm and home. His death occurred in June. 1868, his widow surviving until about 1905 or 1906. John Wolfe was educated in the common schools and reared on his father's farm and when a young man he turned his attention to farming for a livelihood, working at home a great deal. In December, 1861, Mr. Wolfe proved his patriotism by enlisting for service in defense of the Union, in Company K, Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and he served gallantly until the close of the war, taking part in many of the great battles with the Army of the West, being with troops in Missouri at the outset, and he seryed at the front from New Madrid until he was discharged at Louisville, Kentucky, on July 13, 1865. He was with Sherman on his Atlanta campaign, being one of the famous "Sherman Bummers." whose duty it was to get supplies for the army. After the war Mr. Wolfe returned home and resumed farming, buying a part of the home place upon the death of his father, later selling out and going to Nebraska, where he remained less than a year, then returned to Ohio and bought one hundred and sixty acres in Jackson township in 1883 and here he has remained to the present time, having put on many valuable improvements and met with much success as a general farmer and stock raiser, making a specialty of feeding sheep. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 847 Politically, Mr. Wolfe is independent, and while he has neyer sought office, he has held a number of minor offices in Butler township. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, also the Grange, and he and his wife belong to the Presbyterian church. Mr. Wolfe was married in 1867 to Hannah M. Hayden, a native of Licking county. daughter of Samuel and Roxanna (Hall) Hayden, old settlers of that county, he being a native of Pennsylvania. Five children have been born to the subject and wife, namely : Everett L. is engaged in the hardware business; Addie :VI., wife of Clark Schooler, farmer of Jackson township, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere in this volume ; Virgil S. Eva married Guy Taylor, who is deputy clerk of Knox county ; Viola is the wife of Charles Porterfield, of Bladensburg. BENJAMIN FOSTER TULLOSS. Mr. Tulloss was born on November 13. 1865. in Franklin county, Kansas. though little of his life was -spent in the Sunflower state of the West. He is the son of William and Felicia S. (Scott) Tulloss, both natives of Knox county, Ohio. John Tulloss, the paternal grandfather, came from Virginia with the early pioneers and settled in this county. and James Scott, maternal grandfather, the first pastor of the Presbyterian church at Mt. Vernon, was also a pioneer here and he became a very influential and prominent man. The father of the subject devoted his life to farming in this county, moving from here to Kansas in the early sixties, locating- in Franklin county where he engaged extensively in farming and stock raising. He was elected probate judge, the duties of which position he discharged with much ability for a number of years. His death occurred in Kansas in 1866, after which the family returned to Knox county, Ohio, and for a time lived in Mt. Vernon, later moving to a farm three miles west of that city. The mother is still living. Benjamin F. Tulloss spent most of his boyhood in Mt. Vernon, attending the public schools there until he was eighteen years of age. Later he entered Oberlin College at Oberlin. Ohio. After leaving school he at once turned his attention to farming in which he has been engaged to the present time, devoting special attention to raising thoroughbred Holstein cattle. He has a fine herd which are greatly admired by all who see them and he raises for breeding purposes. He has been very successful and no small part 848 - KNOX COUNTY. OHIO. of his annual income is derived from his stock, which find a very ready market, owing to their superior quality. Mr. Tulloss was married on December 27, 1888. to Emma Myers, daughter of Joseph and Clementine ( Rinehart) Myers. a prominent Knox county family, Mr. Myers having been a county commissioner at one time Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Tulloss, named as follows, and all living : Joseph W. is a student at the Ohio State University ; John J. is at home: Charles R.. Anna F.. Felicia C.. Mary M., Elizabeth. Caroline, Harriet A. These children are being given every opportunity to obtain excellent educations. Politically, Mr. Tulloss is a Democrat and is active in public matters. He has served as a member of the Democratic county central committee, and he is a frequent delegate to county. district and state conventions. He was real estate appraiser in Clinton township in 1910. He was a member of the local school board for fifteen years. He has filled all public trusts reposed in him with much ability and fidelity and to the satisfaction of the public in general. Fraternally, he belongs to Mt. Vernon Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and Clinton Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and he has been active in Grange matters. He and his family are members of the Congregational church and active in church and Sunday school work. He has lived on the home place since his marriage and he has a substantial, commodious home in the midst of attractive surroundings. Personally, Mr. Tulloss is a man of pleasing presence. kind and obliging and a straightforward business man. HARRY N. SHELLENBARGER. Upon the roll of representative citizens and progressive agriculturists of the younger generation of Knox county consistently appears the name of Harry N. Shellenbarger, who lives just south of the city of Mt. Vernon. in Clinton township. He has spent his life in his home community, during which time he has gradually won his way into the affections of the people. for he possesses those sterling qualities of character which commend themselves to persons of intelligence and the highest morality, so it is no cause for wonder that he has achieved so high a position in the general estimation Of all who have come into contact with him, haying made an effort to keep KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 849 untarnished the honored family name which has been a familiar sound in this locality from the pioneer period. Mr. Shellenbarger was born on July 13, 1875, in Howard township; Knox county. He is the son of James J. and Mary E. (Workman) Shellenbarger, both parents born in the eastern part of this county. The father was a farmer. At the beginning of the Civil war he was one of the first to enlist. He served his country faithfully for four years, during which time he was engaged in nineteen battles and was wounded three times. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged, afterwards engaging in farming for many years, during which he laid by a competency and is now leading a retired life in Mt. Vernon, his wife having died on January 19, 1904. They were the parents of seven sons and two daughters, namely : Frank, who lives in Wayne township: James C., who was sheriff of Knox county and was shot vhi!e performing his offrcial duties ; Nora married David Horn, of Wayne township : Wilson G. lives in Columbus : Jarvis H. lives in Mt. Vernon; Harry N., of this review: Florence married Howard Brock, of Mt. Vernon : Charles B. is associated with the subject of this sketch; William H. lives in Mt. Vernon. Harry N. Shellenbarger was brought up on the farm and was educated in the country district schools. From the time he was seventeen years old he worked at farming for the farmers of the home community. On August 27. 1898. he was united in marriage with Faye Fuller, daughter of George and Jane (Peardon) Fuller, of Centerburg, Knox county, a well known and influential family here. To the subject and wife one child, a daughter, Madge, was born September 7, 1899. After his marriage, Mr. Shellenbarger went to Columbus, Ohio, and was engaged with the Columbus Street Car Company for a year, when he was injured in a wreck and was incapacitated for work for two years. He then returned to Knox county and engaged in farming and dairying, which he has continued with ever-increasing success to the present time. In April, 1911, he moved to his present location two miles south of Mt. Vernon, where he is engaged in general farming. He handles Holstein and Jersey cattle for dairy purposes. He is a large handler of dairy products, understanding well every phase of this business and he is well equipped in every way for conducting a modern, sanitary and successful dairy. Politically, Mr. Shellenbarger is a Republican and he is an active worker in the ranks, but he has never been an office seeker. He is an intelligent, progressive farmer and citizen and stands high in the estimation of his neighbors and acquaintances. being an excellent example of a self-made man.