HON. WILLIAM COTTER LYON. The proud distinction won by the Old Dominion during the early history of our country as the "mother" of presidents and the home of illustrious men, was afterward transferred to Ohio. The Buckeye State has been the birthplace of many who have taken high rank in the councils of the nation. It has given our country in recent years three of. .its chief executives, Grant, Hayes and Garfield, as well as many eminent statesmen, Sherman,- McKinley, Foraker, etc., whose names are household words throughout the land. Among its illustrious sons is the gentleman whose name introduces this biographical review, and who has been the recipient of many offices of honor from the people of the commonwealth. A man of ripe intellect, of a' clear and vigorous mind, with a keen understanding of all subjects .of public import, he has wielded an unmistakable influence on the civic life of the state. The life of this' statesman will be of great interest to our readers, and especially to the people of Newark, among whom he has resided for many years. He was born in Homer, Medina County, Ohio, July 7,1841, and is a son of David Lyon, a native of Westchester County, N. Y., and a farmer by occupation. The paternal grandfather, William Cotter Lyon, likewise a native of Westchester County, died in West Somerset, N. Y., in 1848. The great-grandfather, David Lyon, was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 17.56, and with his father, Jonathan (likewise a native of Belfast), emigrated to America prior to the Revolutionary War, settling in New York. The sympathies of David Lyon were enlisted on behalf of the struggling Colonies, and he was one of the heroes of the Revolution, serving as captain during 1775-76. His death occurred in Homer, Medina County, Ohio, in 1851. At Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, David Lyon, Jr., and Miss Ann McGuire were united in marriage. This lady was born in Ireland, and was well educated and held in high esteem for her many womanly qualities. Her father, Henry McGuire, also a native of the Emerald Isle, brought his family to America during the early.part of the present century and settled in Wayne County, Ohio, where he died in 1840. After his marriage David Lyon sojourned for four years in Homer, Ohio, thence removed to Cass County, Mich., and there, after a residence of two years, the wife and mother passed away, in June, 1847. Soon after that bereavement, the family, consist- 118 - MEMORIAL RECORD ing of the father and three children, returned to Ohio, and for a time resided in Wooster, Wayne County. In 1853 he settled on an unimproved farm in Putnam County, Ohio, and in September of the same year he was brutally murdered by an intoxicated neighbor, simply for the reason that Mr. Lyon, who was a Christian, reproved him for using excessively profane language. Therefore, when only twelve years of age, William C., of this sketch, found himself thrown entirely upon his own resources. With a cheerful fortitude he endured the hardships and privations which were necessarily imposed upon him, not for his support alone, but for those who were dependent upon him. The annals of American biography are filled with records of heroic endeavors on the part of brave boys, who at the same time that they were burdened by poverty, cherished a burning ambition to excel in some branch of knowledge. Many a noble boy has not only tenderly cared for the dear ones who have been left destitute by the father's death, but has also planned for the acquisition of a liberal education, that he might become fitted for the work to which he looked forward. Such has been the experience of Mr. Lyon, and success has crowned his efforts, as it usually rewards the industrious and judicious. Realizing that it was necessary to gain some means of livelihood, he' learned the trade of a shoemaker in youth, and was thus .employed until the opening of the Rebellion. Imbued with the zeal and patriotism that had inspired his forefathers, Mr. Lyon responded to the call for troops and was one of the first men to enlist in Medina County, his name being enrolled in the army in April,.1861. For three months he was engaged in camp service at Cleveland and Columbus, after which he was attached to Company C, Twenty-third Ohio Infantry, a regiment to which belonged at different times many national characters, including General Hayes, Justice Stanley Mathews, Hon. William McKinley, and others of perhaps equal prominence in military and civil life. He served as a private until 1863. At the battle of South Mountain he was promoted to Second Lieutenant, later became First Lieutenant, and was commissioned Captain in the spring of 1865. Until within thirteen months of the close of the war, Captain Lyon took part in all the 'important engagements with his regiment. Shortly after his promotion to First Lieutenant, he was assigned to duty on the staff of General Scamman, and February 3, 1864, was taken prisoner and held until the .war closed, being confined in Libby, Danville, Charleston, Raleigh, Macon and Colunibia. During his confinement at Charleston, S. C., he was stricken down with yellow fever, but being a young man of a strong and robust constitution, he was enabled to ward off the perilous attack only to endure still greater suffering and hardships. While confined there, in October, 1864, an order was issued by the rebel war department that two Union officers must be shot in retaliation for two rebel bushwhackers who had been executed by order of General Burnside. An order was issued by the rebel commander for sixty officers to fall into line. Among that number was Captain Lyon. The rebel captain announced to them the order of the rebel war department and. said: "In this box are sixty beans, fifty-eight white and two black. Whoever draws the black beans will be shot." Captain Lyon drew the first one and the late Colonel Case, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, a stanch friend of his, drew the other. They were at once taken away and expected to be executed. They were conveyed to Raleigh, N. C., and there placed in different cells underneath the state prison, where the light could not penetrate, and their cells were overgrown with moss and reeking with .filth. There, in that horrible place, they were confined for three mouths, gradually wasting away and dying by inches. They were then sent to Columbia, S. C., where the Captain was offered the freedom of the city if he would work at his trade (shoemaking), but .he indignantly declined the offer, declaring he would rot in prison before he would in any way lend a hand to the cause of the Confederacy. Through his long Confinement and great sufferings he became' greatly emaciated, and when released, March 1, 1865, weighed but ninety-seven pounds. Arriving in Columbus, April 15, 1865, Captain Lyon soon afterward returned to Medina County, where, he engaged in the shoe business until 1870. MEMORIAL RECORD - 119 He then removed to Newark, where he has since resided. In 1877 he was appointed Postmaster at Newark by President Hayes, and re-appointed by President Arthur, holding the position until January 1, 1886. In September, 1884, he purchased the Newark American, and since his retirement from the postoffice has devoted himself largely to the publication of that paper. This, as may be inferred, is a stanch and influential Republican organ. In 1886 Governor Foraker appointed Captain Lyon a Trustee of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan's Home at Xenia, Ohio, which position he filled with acceptance for some years. At the Republican State Convention of 1887 he received the nomination for Lieutenant-Governor on the ticket with J. B. Foraker, and was elected by a handsome majority. It is needless to add that the duties of the office were discharged with ability and satisfaction to his constituents and the people of the state. He was chosen delegate to the well remembered National Convention at Minneapolis in 1892, and cast his vote for the Napoleon of protection, Governor McKinley. Socially, Captain Lyon is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is Past Grand Regent of the Royal Arcanum of Ohio, also a member of the Supreme Council of the United States and Canada of that body. He is identified with Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R., of Newark. Since I866 he has been an active and consistent member of the Baptist Church. June 17, 1868, he was united in marriage with Miss Eva M. Spitzer, daughter of Garrett Spitzer, of Medina County, Ohio. They have one daughter, Maud E., who is the wife of William A. Galloway, M. D., of Xenia, Ohio. The foregoing is but a brief and imperfect outline of the life and deeds of one of Newark's representative and esteemed citizens. His life has been an active one. Thrown when quite young upon his own resources, he has displayed those characteristics which have shone out with increasing lustre all through his life, and when the sun begins to set and the shadows begin to fall, when day is swallowed up in night, and the curtain falls upon the last scene, it may truthfully be said of William Cotter Lyon, "Well done, good and faithful servant.” WILLIAM WHITNEY, deceased, who for many years was a prominent resident of Granville, was born at Ashburnham, Worcester County, Mass., July 22, 1809. There his boyhood days were passed, and in its schools his education was obtained. At the age of twenty he went to Boston, where he spent one year occupied in various capacities. While in that city he was converted, and later united with the Baptist Church. Desiring a better education, he was advised by a friend to go west and attend. Shurtleff College, at Alton, Ill. Acting upon this advice, Mr: Whitney started for Alton, traveling by canal boats, stages and on foot, shipping his effects a best he could. He stopped for a short time at Granville, and reached his destination after six weeks. In the college at Alton he pursued his studies for a year and a-half, and then started on his return to Boston, but on reaching Granville he was prevailed upon to remain there. On the 13th of December, 1831, he became a member of the first class under the direction of the old Granville Theological Institute, (now Denison University), and while there was licensed to preach. The early experience of Mr. Whitney at Granville was of an unusually exciting character. He was bitterly opposed to slavery, and having the courage of his convictions, freely spoke and wrote against it, in season and out of season, which brought him strong opposition. The discussion reached its climax when he wrote and published a tract entitled "Mobocracy Exposed; or, a Pill for the Doughfaces." For this he was viciously persecuted, which made it so unpleasant for him that 120 - MEMORIAL RECORD. he decided to go to Oberlin, then known as the "City of Refuge." He attended the school there for a short time, but owing to lack of means, could not complete the course. After teaching school near Oberlin for a year, he returned to Granville, and for six years had charge of the public schools of the village, after which he occupied a similar position in Lancaster, Ohio, for eleven years, and in the latter place he was also express agent for a few years. For the first year after his return to Granville, in 1865, he worked for Denison University in traveling about the country getting old scholarships surrendered and collecting funds for the college when he could do so. He also served the university as financial secretary of the Ohio Baptist Educational Society for twenty years, and during nineteen years of the period he was also Treasurer, serving in that capacity until he was seventy-six years old, when declining health caused his retirement. He was twice married, first in Keene, Ohio, in 1840, to Miss Julia Emerson, who died November 10, 1864. The only child born of this union is deceased. April 19, 1866, Mr. Whitney married Mrs. C. H. Courtney, widow of the Rev. J. M. Courtney, who now survives him. He passed away December 14, 1893, mourned by all who knew him. In all the relations of life he was true to every trust, whether public or private, and faithfully discharged every duty to his family, to the community and to his God. He was always found on the side of truth and justice, fearlessly advocating, the right and opposing the wrong. If there was an evil in the community that he did not antagonize, it is safe to say that he did not know of its existence. Mrs. Whitney, whose maiden name was Catherine Hall, was born on a farm in Yates County, N. Y. Her father, Joseph Hall, was a soldier in the War of 1812. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Mary Black, was born at Johnstown, N. Y., of Scotch parents, who when young crossed the ocean on the same sailing-vessel, and later in life met, became acquainted and were married. When a girl, Catherine Hall attended the public schools, after which she went to Geneva and took a course in the female seminary under Mrs. Record. She taught school for six, years prior to her marriage to the Rev. J. M. Courtney, which occurred October 28, 1845. He was born in New Jersey, May 26, 1811, educated at Bordentown, N. J., and licensed to preach about 1834. His first charge was at Morristown, N. J., and he entered upon his duties as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Zanesville, Ohio, in October, 1841, continuing there eight years. He died in Akron, Ohio, December 27, 1852, after a brief illness. He and his wife had three children: Mary E., deceased; Edward T., a member of the United States regular army; and William L., an architect and builder of Granville. After the death of the Rev. Mr. Courtney, his widow taught in the public schools of Zanesville for nine years, following that profession until she became the wife of Mr. Whitney. She is a cultured, refined and well informed lady, who during her residence in Granville has won the regard of the best people of the community. JOSEPH B. SINSABAUGH. Licking County is the home of many gentlemen of fine natural abilities, thorough education and business energy, who in various fields of industry are acquiring enviable reputations and gaining well deserved .success. Among this number we present the name and life sketch of J. B. Sinsabaugh, one of the most influential business men of St. Louisville. Of the success he has achieved he has no reason to complain, and he Merits especial regard inasmuch as his present standing is due to his unaided exertions and represents the results of his own unremitting efforts. Born in Franklin County, Ohio, March 21, 1841, the subject of this .sketch spent the first ten years of his life upon a farm there with his parents, George and Elizabeth (McCrey) Sinsabaugh. He MEMORIAL RECORD - 121 then accompanied the family to Fairfield County, the same state, where his education was conducted in the district schools. After eight years spent in that place, he removed to Muskingum County, and was residing there when the firing of Ft. Sumter aroused his indignation, inducing him to give not only his influence to the cause of the Union, but his active services as well. Enlisting August 4, 1862, Mr. Sinsabaugh became a member of Company G, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry, and after a faithful service of two and one-half years he was discharged on account of wounds received in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain. Ile participated in numerous skirmishes and minor engagements, as well as a number of important and decisive battles, including those of Stone River, Missionary Ridge, Dalton, Resaca and Dallas, On. At the battle of Missionary Ridge he received a slight wound in the foot, and at Kenesaw Mountain he was severely wounded in the right arm, in consequence of which he was obliged to leave the army. Returning to the Buckeye State, Mr. Sinsabaugh resided in Knox County for a short time and thence, in 1866, he came to St. Louisville, where he has since made his home. His principal occupation throughout life has been that of farming, in which he has met with success. In June, 1886, he was appointed by Warden Coffin to the position of Guard in the Ohio State Penitentiary, and was afterward promoted to be Captain of the Guard Room, remaining in the two positions for four years. After resigning he returned to St. Louisville, and here, since 1890, he has conducted a large and profitable grain business. The marriage of Mr. Sinsabaugh, occurring at St. Louisville, December '23, 1868, united him with Miss Lucinda McDaniel, a native of Newton Township, Licking County, and a daughter of the late John McDaniel, one of the old settlers of that township. Two sons have blessed their union, Guy B. and Frederick B. In his social connections Mr. Sinsabaugh is identified with Channel Post No. 188, G. A. R., and is one of its prominent members. As a citizen he is ever interested in measures having for their object the promotion of the best interests of St. Louisville, and in his political views he gives his support to the principles of the Republican party. The record of his life illustrates what may be accomplished by determined will and perseverance, for through his own efforts he has gained material prosperity and the, esteem of his acquaintances. FRANKLIN WILKIN, a successful agriculturist residing on section 17, Mary Ann Township, was born July 28, 1833, upon the farm where he now resides. He is the youngest son and ninth child born to the union' of Henry and Magdalene (Smootz) Wilkin. His parents were both natives of Virginia, the father born in Hardy County July 4, 1781, and the mother in Shenandoah County July 6, 1794. They were married in the Old Dominion and thence, in October of 1816, removed to Licking County, Ohio, at a period so early in the history of this section that the entire country was one vast wilderness. At present only one family is living in the county: that resided here at the time of their arrival. They continued to make this their home until called from earth. In the subscription and public, schools of pioneer days the children of Henry Wilkin received their schooling.. Of the large family only four are now living, namely: David, a farmer living in Washington Township, this county; Lucinda, the wife of Samuel Pound and a resident of Eden Township; Mrs. Barbara Wilson, the widow of George Wilson and a resident of Newark Town, ship; and Franklin, of this sketch. Of those deceased all grew to mature years. Amanda married P. C. Fiske and both are now deceased; Lydia married Bartholomew Chambers, of Putnam County,'Ohio, by whom she had three children, two 122 - MEMORIAL RECORD. sons yet living, Bartholomew and Byron. After the death of Mr. Chambers she became the wife of S. W. Miles, whom she preceded in death; George and John were both widowers at the time of their demise; Henry died unmarried. The family has been represented in the various wars of the country from the time of the Revolution to the present. George, a brother of our subject, served for three years in the Union army during the Civil War, being a member of an Ohio regiment. The lady who, October 13, 1864, became the wife of Franklin Wilkin bore the maiden name of Mary A. Jenkins, and was born in Licking County in 1847. Her parents, James and Rebecca (Parker) Jenkins, were natives respectively of Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio, and the Old Dominion. Both passed away in this county. Three children were born of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkin, namely: Magdalene, who was born September 11, 1865, and died November 13, 1870; Milton, whose birth occurred November 2, 1867; and Henry, who was born October 1, 1879, and is now a student in the school at Pataskala, Ohio. The elder son is a farmer by occupation and married Miss Nettie Wilkin. The public affairs of the township and county receive a due share of Mr. Wilkin's attention and he is prominent in the councils of the Democratic party of this section. At the present time he is serving as Treasurer of Mary Ann Township, which office has been in his house continuously for twenty-one years: He has also served in various other positions of trust and responsibility. In 1863 he joined the Masonic order and has since been an ardent supporter of Masonic principles. He is an attendant at religious services, but not a member of any denomination. His wife is a Baptist and his sons are worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was one of the charter members of Acacia Lodge No. 464, A. F. & A. M., in which he has held official positions. This lodge was organized at Wilkin's Run and still exists, having a present membership of about forty. The farm owned and occupied by Mr. Wilkin is one of the best in the neighborhood. The soil is fertile, and in return for the care and cultivation of the owner, yields bountiful harvests every year. It comprises three hundred and fifty-six acres, the most of which is bottom land, lying on Wilkin's Run. A portion of the property is rented, while from the remainder Mr. Wilkin reaps large harvests of golden grain. He and his family are highly esteemed and are prominent in the social circles of the community. STEPHEN W. MILES. Every man who has improved a tract of land and placed it under cultivation has added materially to the wealth of his township and so of his county. Thus it is that Mary Ann Township is indebted to our subject and his associate farmers and stock-raisers for much of its prosperity and high standing as a favored agricultural district. His farm is situated on section 16; and comprises one hundred and fifty-four acres of tillable land, the whole constituting a very attractive homestead. Born in Eden Township„ Licking County; Ohio, November 18, 1828, our subject is the only son of John and Barbara (Dusk) Miles. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Licking County at a period so early in its history that wild beasts had full possession of the forests. The country was sparsely. settled when he established himself here, and only the brightest of day-dreams could picture forth its present highly improved and prosperous condition. The pioneers could not even imagine the lines of rail that cross its once trackless wilderness and the wires over which the electric current carries the messages between places far distant. From Licking County John Miles went forth MEMORIAL RECORD - 123 to serve his country in the War of 1812, and as a bounty for his services in that memorable conflict he received a land warrant in Putnam County, Ohio. After his death his widow received a small pension, which was continued until her demise. The father passed away at the age of sixty-six years. The mother, who was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1808, died at the home of our subject in March, 1894. They were a worthy couple and enjoyed the esteem of all who knew them. Among their children were two daughters, one of whom, Catherine, died in childhood, and the other, Mrs. Rachel A. Edwards, resides in Newark, Ohio. Alternating attendance at the public schools with work on the home place, Stephen W. Miles grew to manhood. Since 1845 he has resided on his present farm, which is a model country place, improved with a beautiful residence and convenient surroundings. For the past five years he has rented the land to tenants, though he still retains a portion, upon which he engages in mixed farming. He was first married to Levina Gray, who died, leaving a daughter one year old. This child, Melissa A., is now the wife of Frank Dush, a farmer living in Hillsdale County, Mich. The second wife of Mr. Miles bore the maiden name of Lydia Wilkin and died October 5, 1888, leaving one child, William Henry, at present a student in Ada College, at Ada, Ohio. December 1, 1892, Mr. Miles was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary E. (Bell) King, who was born in Licking County in June, 1841, and who, prior to her union with our subject, had been twice married and twice widowed. During the late war Mr. Miles was a stanch supporter of the Union, but being physically incapacitated for service by reason of the loss of an eye, he furnished a substitute and in every way possible promoted the cause of the Union. Through industry and economy he has accumulated a fine property, all of which he has purchased himself, excepting a small tract inherited from his father. In religious views he is liberal, but is in sympathy with the work of the church. he votes with the Democratic party. In his social connections he is identified with Acacia Lodge No. 464, A. F. & A. M., of which he has been Treasurer, and is a charter member. JOSEPH M. ICKES. The reputation of this gentleman is not confined to Newark, his home and the center of his business interests, but through his work it has extended much further. Still young in years, he is one .of, those of whom it may be said that he carries "an old head on young shoulders." As managing editor the Newark Daily and Weekly Tribune,. he brings to his responsible position unerring judgment and a large fund of general information The Daily is an eight-column folio and has probably the largest circulation of any daily paper in the county. The Weekly, which is also popular among the people of this section, is a six-column, twelve-page paper, devoted to matters of social, business, religious and political import. Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, October 24, 1857, our subject is the son of Daniel and Delilah (Zimmers) Ickes, natives of Bedford County, Pa., where they were reared and married. Emigrating to Ohio in 1848, they settled in Sandusky County, where they still reside (1894), the father seventy-six and the mother seventy-two years old. After many years spent upon their farm they now live retired in the village of Helena, in the enjoyment of all the comforts of life. In politics the father is a stanch Republican and in his younger years was an active worker in the party ranks. In religious belief he and his good Wife are identified with the United Brethren Church. Among six sons and three daughters (Apprising the family, Joseph M. Ickes is the seventh in order of birth. He was. reared on the home farm and at the age of eighteen began to teach during the winter season, spending his summers in farm work. When twenty he entered the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, and was graduated   124 - MEMORIAL RECORD. in the scientific department with the Class of '80. Later he was for one year Principal of the schools at Martinsburg, Ohio, after which he was elected Superintendent of Schools of Utica, Ohio, which position he held for four years. Having always cherished a fondness for newspaper work, Mr. Ickes yielded to a desire to enter the field of journalism and purchased a one-half interest in the Newark American, of which he was business manager for six years. On the 19th of December, 1889, he was appointed Postmaster at Newark, which position he filled in a most efficient manner for three and one-half years, resigning under a change of administration. Subsequently a stock company was formed, which :purchased the Daily and Weekly Tribune, then in the hands of a receiver. The paper was then at a low ebb, and it was no small task to build up its credit and influence as an organ of the Republican party in this community. Such Mr. Ickes has done since becoming the managing editor, and the remarkable success of the paper proves his ability as„ a financier and editor. In June, 1884, Mr. Ickes married Mrs. Arminta B. (Bradway) Sellers, and they are the parents of three daughters, Edith, Ada and Marguerite. In religious belief they are members of the Second Presbyterian Church, and in social circles are prominent and popular. Mr. Ickes is identified with the. Knights of Pythias and the Royal Arcanum. Both as a public-spirited citizen and successful newspaper man he is highly regarded by all his acquaintances. PROFESSOR ALMON UNDERWOOD THRESHER, of Granville, is a native of Stafford, Conn., and was born October 9, 1840, to Thomas Hubbard and Palace (Underwood) Thresher, the former born in Connecticut, and the latter in Massachusetts. The paternal grandmother of Mr. Thresher traced her ancestry back in a direct- line to John Alden and Priscilla Mullen, who came to the New World in the "Mayflower." The father of our subject was a farmer by occupation and spent his entire life on the farm where he was born. The boyhood days of Almon U. Thresher were spent upon the home farm and in attending the public schools. At the age of eighteen years he entered the Munson (Mass.) Academy for the purpose of preparing himself for a collegiate course. For four winter terms he engaged in teaching school in order to defray the expenses, of a college eduction, He then became a student at Amherst College, of Amherst, Mass., from which he Was graduated with the Class of '65. In August of the same year he came to Granville and accepted a position as teacher in the preparatory department of Denison University, remaining one year.: He then taught one year in Wyman's University, of St. Louis. In September, 1867, Professor Thresher was called to the Chair of Rhetoric and English Literature in Denison University, and occupied that position for twenty-five years, laboring earnestly and faithfully, and performing the duties with ability and to the satisfaction alike of associates and students. Probably no member of the faculty labored more indefatigably for the promotion of the students and the best interests of the university than did he. A quarter of a century of earnest, unceasing toil proved too much for his physical strength, and owing to failing health he resigned his professorship in July, 1892. After severing: his connection with the university, Professor Thresher spent the following year .in Europe, where he recuperated his lost strength and also availed himself of the opportunity to visit many places famous in the world of letters and art. He returned to the United States with invigorated health and renewed energies. Aside from his professional duties, he has found time to devote to other enterprises. He was fox ten years Secretary of the Ohio Baptist Education Society and Curator of the university grounds for fourteen years. He was also one of the ,constituent members of the Shepardson College Board, and served as its Secretary until he MEMORIAL RECORD - 125 resigned prior to going abroad. In the organization of the Building & Loan Association of Granville he assisted, was its first President, serving for four years, and secured the organization known as the Village Improvement Association. In politics a Republican, he has supported that party since casting his first Presidential vote for Lincoln in 1864. For several years he was a member of the Village Council. In November, 1870, Professor Thresher married Miss Mary I. Abbott, daughter of Judge Elizur Abbott, a prominent citizen of Granville, mention of whom is made elsewhere in this work. Mrs. Thresher was graduated from the Granville Female College, and taught music in that institution and elsewhere for several years. She is a lady of culture, who has been of inestimable assistance to her husband in his professional and literary labors. BRICE S. TAYLOR. Among the farmers of Mary Ann Township this gentleman occupies a position of influence. His estate, while not one of the largest, is numbered among the most fertile and finely improved places in the county, and has been embellished with. all the modern improvements, including a cozy residence, commodious barn, and all other outbuildings necessary.for the shelter of stock and storage of grain. Mr. Taylor is also a good type of the noble volunteers of the late war who responded to the call for troops, enlisted in the service of the Union, and with the boys in blue marched to the front, enduring perils and hardships innumerable, nor resting from these untiring labor's until the Stars and Stripes once more waved over a free and undivided nation. Referring to the parental history of our subject, we note that he is the second among seven chil dren comprising the family of David and Hannah (Murphy) Taylor, natives respectively of Morgan and Belmont Counties, Ohio. Of the other members of the family the following are noted: James F., who for a number of years engaged in teaching.: and also followed a mechanical trade, is now engaged in farming near Zanesville and is married; Mary, who became the wife of Thomas Palmer, died in Mary Ann Township, leaving several children; Flora, the wife of John Larrabee, lives in Mary Ann Township. Rosa married Henry Williams and died. in 1888. Victoria, the wife of Simeon Houdeshell, lives in Iowa. David J. married Harriet Nichols and lives in Newark, Ohio, where he follows the carpenter's trade. In Morgan County, Ohio, the subject of 'this sketch was born January 12, 1846. He accompanied his parents from Ohio to Missouri, later to Arkansas, and returning to the Buckeye State, resided with them in various counties, finally locating in Mary Ann Township, Licking County, when he was twenty years old. His education. was secured in the public schools of the several counties where he resided. At Norwich, Muskingum County, February 27, 1864, he enlisted as a member of Company D, Seventy-eighth Ohio Infantry, being then eighteen years of age. He was assigned to duty in the Second Brigade, Third Division, Seventeenth Army Corps, in the Army of the Tennessee under General Sherman. In the various engagements with which his regiment was connected, Mr. Taylor took a prominent part. He was in the battles of Big Shanty Station and Kenesaw Mountain, marching thence to Atlanta, Ga., where July 21 he participated in the famous charge on that city. His company lost half of its men in this engagement, but succeeded in capturing a line of works. After the siege of Atlanta he accompanied General Sherman on the march to the sea, traveling from Savannah to Beaufort, S. C., and having almost daily skirmishes with Confederates. From Goldsboro, N. C., the regiment marched to Columbia, S. C., and thence across both- the Carolinas, finally reaching Washington in time to participate in the Grand Review. July 15, 1865, he was discharged at Columbus, 'Ohio, returning from Washington, D. C., via 126 - MEMORIAL RECORD. Louisville, Ky., where the company encamped for about five weeks before mustered out. Returning home after the war Mr. Taylor commenced to work on his father's farm in Muskingum County, whence the family removed to Licking County in. March, 1866. Here the wife and mother died in October, 1889; The father went to California, where his death occurred. Brice S. remained in Licking County, and January 31, 1867, he was united in marriage with Miss Susan C. Hunter; a resident of Chandlersville, Muskingum County, Ohio. This estimable lady is the second among three children constituting the family of William and Susan (Newman) Hunter, who were of Irish and German ancestry respectively, and were residents of Muskingum County, Ohio, the father, a native of Ireland and the mother of Ohio. Mr. Hunter died in 'Muskingum County in 1857; his widow survived him for many years, passing away in Licking County March 7, 1894. Mrs. Taylor has one sister and one brother. The former, Sarah, is the wife of Joseph. Tolbert, a farmer of Muskingum County, and they have three children. The brother, Harrison W., a farmer by occupation, Married Lucy Breckenridge, and they with their children live in New Sharon, Mahaska. County, Iowa. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor has been blessed by the birth of two children. Frank H., who was born November 10, 1867, married Miss .Flora. Nethers and is now a resident of Newark, this state. He and his wife have one child, Daisy F., now five years .old, a bright and charming child, who is the pride not only of her parents, but of her fond grandparents as well. The only daughter of Mr. and Taylor, Minnie B., was born December 15,1873, and died August 9,1887. The religious home of the family is in the Disciples' Church, and they are foremost in its good works. By industry and economy Mr. Taylor has ac-. cumulated a competence and owns his farm of eighty-five and one-half acres, in addition to a business and residence block in Newark. He is a pensioner of the late war and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. For a time he held membership in the Federation of Labor, but does not now affiliate with the organization. In his political views he is a stanch Republican and served for, eleven years as Justice of the Peace in Mary Ann Township. Previous to locating on his present farm he sold another estate in the same township and removed to Newark. In 1893 he removed from Newark to his present location, where he expects to make his permanent home. OLIVER PRESCOTT SOOK, M. D., of Newark, is a representative of four nationalities, his paternal grandfather having been of German birth, his paternal grandmother, Letitia McAfee, Irish, his maternal grandfather a Welsh clergyman, and his maternal grandmother, Lydia Newport, an English Quakeress. 'The paternal grandparents Zook (as the name. was then spelled) died on board a vessel .en route to America, leaving two sons, Henry M. and Peter: When the orphaned boys landed in America among strangers they were taken and cared for by two different families, Henry M. being reared by a Catholic family in Maryland, and. Peter by a family in Pennsylvania. The family with whom the former resided changed the spelling of his name to Sook, and when he afterward met his brother they mutually agreed to adopt this style. Henry M. was apprenticed to learn the trade of a saddler, which he followed more or less throughout his entire life, being, considered the best manufacturer of horse collars in all the country round. While. Henry M. Sook was yet a young man the teachings of Dr. Samuel Hahnernann were being published, and he being attracted by them, was soon an ardent student, and thus became one of the early, homeopathic physicians. Afterward he settled in Knoxville, Ohio, where be healed the sick without charge, depending upon. his trade for a livelihood. He never asked for remuneration for medical advice, but frequently was the recipient of favors from those whom he treated. He MEMORIAL RECORD - 127 died at the age of ninety years. Although reared in a Catholic family, he never adopted that faith, but was a believer in and a follower of the teachings of Swedenborg. Unto Henry M. Sook and his wife, Letitia, were born three sons and three daughters, viz.: Henry L., James, Joseph, Letitia, Nancy and Lavinia. Of these Henry L. was born in Allegheny County, Pa., and came with the family to Ohio, where he learned the trades of a saddler and a cooper. However, not being satisfied with either, he read medicine and entered upon the practice of his profession, which for more than forty years he followed in Steubenville, Pomeroy, Newark and Cleveland. He died in 1892, at the age of seventy years. The marriage of Henry L. Souk united him with Miss Mary, daughter of Rev. David Powell. She died in 1854, leaving three children, of whom our subject is the eldest; Mary is a physician and the wife of Dr. William Thompson, of Cleveland, Ohio. Henry is a lawyer of Los Angeles, Cal. The subject of this sketch was born in Steubenville, Ohio, October 6, 1843, and was educated in the academy of his native town. Under the guidance of his father he conducted his medical studies and with hill, he entered upon the practice of the profession. In 1871 he was graduated from the Homeopathic Hospital College, now known as the Cleveland University of Medicine and Surgery, of which school his father, sister, brother-in-law and son are also graduates. Opening an office in Newark in 1869, Dr. Sook has since conducted an extensive practice and is well known throughout the entire county as a skillful and reliable physician. His office is at his residence, which is situated at the northwest corner of Third and Locust Streets and is among the finest in the city. In addition to this property he owns a valuable farm, which is stocked with fine cattle and blooded horses. The success which he has attained is the result of his unaided efforts. He paid his way through college without assistance from any one, and his success has been achieved solely through merit. Socially the Doctor is a member of the subordinate and encampment lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also belongs to the Royal Arcanum, Ancient Order of United, Workmen and Grand Army of the Republic. During the late war he served as a member of the Ohio National Guards, and in 1864 saw four months of active service. The demands of his profession-have consumed his time to the exclusion of public. affairs, but he advocates the principles of the Republican party on all occasions., though not active in its ranks. He has often contributed articles to the medical journals and keeps abreast with the most recent discoveries in the medical world. In Newark, Ohio, December 29, 1864, occurred the marriage of Dr. Sook and Miss Lois A. Abbott. This estimable lady was born in Cohoes, N. Y., April 12, 1845, and is the daughter of George and Rosella (Jewett) Abbott. The union has resulted in the birth of four children, as follows: Joseph R. Sook, M. D., residing in Newark, Ohio; Gertrude; Mary, the wife of W. D. Sauters, and Helen O. The family is prominent. in social circles and highly esteemed wherever known. REV. CHARLES RHOADS. The record of the life of this gentleman will be read with interest, not only from the fact that he occupies a position of prominence among the citizens of Granville, but also on account of the fact that it illustrates the power of self-reliance and untiring perseverance. Early obliged to become self-supporting, contact with the world developed in him the traits of energy, industry and determination, which are among his prominent characteristics. A resident of Granville since 1872, he is now, and for the past twenty-five years has been, Sunday-school Secretary of Ohio, and representative of the "American Baptist Publication Society. Born in Philadelphia May 23, 1832, Charles 128 - MEMORIAL RECORD Rhoads is the descendant of English and Irish ancestors, and the son of Thomas and Ann (Littleboy) Rhoads, both of whom were natives of Philadelphia. The first ten years of his life were spent in his native city, where he attended school a few year's. However, his education has been acquired almost entirely by self-culture, and the broad range of information he now possesses proves his untiring industry and studious application. HiS mother died when he . was a child, and he early learned that he must fight the battles of life alone and unaided. He was only ten when he began to make his own way in the world. Going to Virginia, Mr. Rhoads supported himself by whatever honest employment he could. find. He succeeded in getting one year's schooling, and while thus engaged studied, among other branches, 'civil engineering, a practical and thorough knowledge of which he afterward acquired by private study. Early in 1852 he began. the publication of a newspaper in Parkersburg, Va., and continued its editor and proprietor for ten years, after which he taught about four terms of school. He then took up civil engineering as a profession and followed that vocation for about seven years. For the past quarter of a century, as already stated, he has been representative of the American Baptist Publication Society, and has also held the responsible and important position of State Sunday-school Secretary of Ohio: At present Mr. Rhoads devotes his time almost exclusively to institute work. His field of labor is not circumscribed, but extends into surrounding states. He has .held over fifteen hundred institutes, varying from two to six days each. Much of his time is necessarily occupied in traveling, and he delivers annually nearly one thousand addresses and sermons. Probably no man has in the same time performed a greater amount of work of similar kind than has he. For *his position he is admirably qualified both mentally and physically. He has inherited a strong constitution, capable of long endurance. He possesses a splendid physique, a commanding presence and pleasing address. Laborious and self-reliant, he exhibits his strong individuality both by word and. deed. Strong in his convictions, he is equally frank and fearless in expressing his views. Politically, Mr. Rhoads is a pronounced Prohibitionist, and has served as Chairman of the county organization, also been a candidate for Congress on that ticket. At Parkersburg, Va., August 17, 1852; he married Miss Grace M: Dudley, a native of Connecticut. They have had five children, but three are deceased. Dudley, who was graduated from Denison University in 1876, is a civil engineer by profession; for some years he was in the .employ of the Santa Fe Railway Company, and is now a resident of St. Louis. The only living daughter, Jennie, is the wife of Prof. Ira M. Price, Ph. D., now of the Chicago University. MEMORIAL RECORD - 131 HON. WILLIAM BELL Jr. In presenting to the readers of this volume the biography of Mr. Bell, we are perpetuating the hie record of on of the most influential men of Ohio, and one who has occupied many of the most honored positions within the gift of the people. Throughout his long and eventful career he has maintained the integrity and energy characteristic of his youth. Nor has his success been merely that of gaining prominence among his fellow-citizens, but he has also been successful in serving others, in doing good and in winning the confidence of his associates. Referring to the ancestry of Mr. Bell, we find that the family of which he is a member is of Scotch-Irish origin, and was represented in America during Colonial days. His father, Samuel Bell, was born in Greene County, Pa., in 1800, and was about fifteen when the family settled in Knox County, Ohio, within a half-mile of the farm where he made his home for about seventy years. He married Elizabeth Hanger, a native of Augusta County, Va., who accompanied her parents to Knox County, Ohio, in 1810. In boyhood the subject of this notice attended the common schools, and at the age of twenty entered Martinsburg Academy, where his education was completed. In 1852; when but twenty-three years of age, he was elected to his first public po- - 2 - sition, that of Sheriff. At the expiration of his term he was appointed Postmaster at: Newark by President Franklin Pierce, and again by President James Buchanan. In 1858 he was again elected Sheriff, and was honored by re-election two years later. Afterward for three successive terms, from 1864 until 1870, he served as Auditor of the county. With such ability had Mr. Bell served the people of the county that he had been brought conspicuously before the people of his district, who, recognizing his admirable fitness for public service, elected him to represent them in the Lower House of the State Legislature, and in 1873 he was reelected to that responsible position. As a member of the House, he won an enviable reputation as an efficient and able legislator, and attracted the attention of the Democracy of the state. In 1874, when his party wished to select as its nominees for state offices men of distinguished ability and great popularity, his name was brought forward as a candidate for Secretary of State. The Democratic Convention at Columbus nominated him for this honored. office, to which he was elected by seventeen thousand majority. It is a matter of history that he was the first -Democrat for twenty years who was elected to a. state office in Ohio by a handsome majority over all opposition. In 1876 he was nominated by acclamation for the same office. 132 - MEMORIAL RECORD. This was the year of the hotly contested Presidential election, when party lines were closely drawn, and he was, as a consequence, defeated by a small vote. In 1877 Gov. R. M. Bishop appointed Mr. Bell Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, saying, with reference to the matter, that he had partially promised the position to another man, but had received thousands of letters from all parts of the state requesting the appointment of Hon. William Bell, Jr. Recognizing the fact that he was probably the most popular man in Ohio, he deemed it his duty to appoint him to the position. In that office Mr. Bell served until the election of Governor Foster, when his term expired. Having removed to Columbus in 1874, at the Democratic Convention of Franklin County, September 3, 1881, Mr. Bell was nominated to represent the county in the Lower House, and was subsequently elected. During the term of his service he served on numerous important committees, including those on Imbecile Asylum, on Penitentiary and. on Rules. After his removal to Newark he was elected Mayor, in which position he instituted a number of needed 'municipal reforms and promoted the best interests of the city. Although admitted to the Bar in 1872 by the Supreme Court, his public duties have been such as to preclude active .attention to his practice:. In 1892 he was elected County Auditor, and in 1893 entered upon the duties of a three years' term. On New Year's Day of 1856, Mr. Bell married Miss Elizabeth A., the daughter of James M. Ocheltree, formerly a resident of Newark, but now deceased. Three children bless this union: Samuel C.; Virginia, who married Frank Merlon, of Columbus; and Maggie O., the wife of A. W. Knox. Mr. Bell is now sixty-five years of age, but in excellent health, both physically and mentally, and looks as young as a man of fifty. DAVID E. LLOYD. There is not a, resident of Licking County living within a radius of ten miles of Wilkin's Run who is not familiar with the name of the subject of this bio graphical notice. He is a genial, open-hearted gentleman, fan interesting conversationalist and one with whom it is a pleasure to meet. At the present time, and for some years past, he has conducted a blacksmith and general repair shop in the village where he makes his home. A native of this county, our subject was born August 7, 1853, and is the youngest son of David and Mary (Jones) Lloyd, natives. of Montgomeryshire, North Wales. The paternal grandfather, Cadwalader Lloyd, engaged in farming pursuits throughout his entire active life and passed away. in Wales in 1817; his wife, who survived him for many years, also died in her native country. David Lloyd, Sr., married in Wales and thence with his young wife emigrated to America in 1847, at the age of twenty-five .. years. Prior to coming to this country he had served an apprenticeship at the trade of a blacksmith, which he has followed throughout his entire life. Politically he is a Democrat and an ardent supporter of party principles. In his social affiliations he was connected with the Ancient Order of Odd Fellows in Wales, but has not identified himself with the organization in the United States.: His home has been in Licking County ever since, his emigration to this Country. Nine children comprised the parental family, and of that number there now survive two sons and two daughters. John, the eldest, is a blacksmith in Columbus, Ohio; he married Dove Durr and they have two children; Clara and Emma reside with their parents; Mary died at the age of twenty-five. years; and Caddie passed away when five years. old. Three. children died in infancy. The father of this family operates a general blacksmith and repair shop three miles south of Newark, where he has made his home since about 1850. Under his father's guidance and assistance our subject learned the blacksmith's trade and estab¬- lished himself in business near the Orphans' Home in East Newark, where he remained for twenty months. Later he worked in Newark with his brother for one year, removing thence to Perry County and carrying on a shop near Thornville for two years. In 1881 he came to Wilkin's Run, where he has since owned and managed a general MEMORIAL RECORD - 133 blacksmith and repair shop. He now owns a beautiful home and several acres of land at Wilkin's Run and is a prosperous and successful man. In youth he "sowed his wild oats," as is too often the custom among young men, but with mature years have come better judgment and firmer principles, and consequently he has been enabled to lay by a snug sum for the proverbial "rainy day." He has never married, but makes his home with the family of Franklin Wilkin, with whom he has resided for the past twelve years. JONATHAN VICTOR HILLIARD, attorney-at-law and an influential citizen of Newark, was born in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, March 3, 1856. Of his ancestors little is known except that for several generations they resided in New York State. His father, Franklin Hilliard, was born in the Empire State and grew to manhood upon a farm, receiving a collegiate education. Ile read law, was admitted to the Bar and opened an office for the practice of the profession in New York. While yet a young man Franklin Hilliard came to Ohio and settled at Upper Sandusky, where he taught school. During the administration of James Buchanan he was appointed Postmaster at Upper Sandusky, and by the same executive was appointed Government Surveyor. In 1859 he went to Kansas and was engaged in surveying at Leaven worth and Wyandotte. At the outbreak of the war in 1861 he joined Company C, Second Kansas Cavalry. In February, 1862, while on a scouting expedition with other members of the company, they were pressed hard by Indians and bush whackers. He was riding a spirited horse, which in the chase threw him over a stake and rider fence, and he was left for dead by the pursuers, although he was conscious all the time.. On the day after the accident the injured man was picked up by a farmer, who took him to his house and cared for him. Meantime his company supposed he had been .killed. After weeks of suffering he recovered sufficiently to be taken to his home by the farmer. His illness continued until July, when he passed away at his home in Wyandotte. The injuries he received resulted in the formation of a large tumor, which was removed at his death and was found to weigh fifty-two and one half pounds. His mortal remains were buried with military honors in the west cemetery of Wyandotte. Throughout his entire life he was a stanch Democrat and "stumped" the state of New York during the campaign of 1856. The mother of our subject was Rachel A. McCafferty. She was born in Licking County, being the daughter of John and Mary McCafferty. Her grandfather, who was a native of Scotland, married an Irish woman, and emigrating to the United States, settled in Pennsylvania, ,where John McCafferty was born. The latter came. to Ohio, locating on a farm on the reservoir in Licking County, here married and passed his remaining years, dying at the age of seventy-seven. His wife, who survived him for ten years, died in Birmingham, Ala., and they now lie buried side by side in the Reynoldsburg Cemetery. Both were earnest Christians and members of. the Old School Baptist Church, in which he was prominent. In politics he was a Democrat. His disposition was kind and charitable, and while he never sought prominence, he became widely and favorably known. After the death of Franklin Hilliard the family continued to live in Wyandotte, Kan.; until 1865, when they returned to Ohio and settled upon a .farm in Licking. County. Less than a year afterward Mrs. Hilliard returned to the Sunflower State, where she married. John Akers, who had been a. soldier in the Union army. With him she settled in Kickapoo City, Kan., where. he died in 1879. Three years later she returned to Ohio and made her home with our subject until she married Richard D. Oldham, of this county. She passed away August 8, 1888. Her religious connections were with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Alexandria, Ohio. Four children constituted the family of Franklin and Rachel Hilliard, of whom our subject is third 134 - MEMORIAL RECORD. in order, of birth. David C., the eldest, is a farmer and .carpenter residing in Lithopolis, Ohio; he is married and has three children. Mary A., who became the wife of Godfrey G. Niceley, lives on a farm near West Jefferson, Ohio; Arisa .Jane Married Dr. Woodard and lives at Carterville, Mo. The subject of this sketch remained with his mother until 1865, but when the family returned to Ohio he went to live with his maternal great-grandfather, David Westenbarger, a resident of Fairfield County, Ohio. He was reared. upon a farm and attended the Reynoldsburg Academy.. Before he was fifteen he received a teacher's certificate, but his great-grandfather objected to his commencing teaching at so early an age. however, when but sixteen he entered upon the life of a teacher, and taught and attended school alternately as his means would permit. After the death of his great-grandfather, in 1873, he made his own way in the world. Graduating in the classical course from Reynoldsburg Academy in 1874, Mr. Hilliard was afterward Superintendent of Schools in Centerville,. Delaware County; Ohio, for two years. He then entered the Delaware University, completing the course there in 1876. In 1877 he married Miss Mary A. Algeo, at Kirkersville, Ohio, and immediately afterward removed to Alexandria, Ohio, where he was Superintendent of Schools for four years. In 1881 the Probate Judge, George Grasser, appointed him one of the School Examiners of Licking County, in which capacity he served for six years. Removing to Hartford, Mr. Billiard was Superintendent of Schools therefor six years. He became, prominent in the public affairs of that place and was chosen its Mayor,. which responsible position he filled efficiently for two terms. For a time he was also Assistant Postmaster. November 2, 1886, he was elected Recorder of Licking County, which office he filled for six years, removing to Newark in January, 1887, and at once entering upon the duties of the office: While Recorder he read law with Swartz & Allen, and was admitted to the Bar December 5, 1892, entering upon practice January 2 of the following year. While Recorder Mr. Hilliard took considerable interest in the Sons of Veterans and in 1890 was candidate for Colonel at the state, encampment, receiving a good support. In 1891, at the state encampment at Toledo, he was elected Colonel of the Division and served for one year, delivering, over the office at the encampment in Chillicothe. During his official service the debts of the Division, amounting to $1,500, were all paid. He turned over the Colonelcy with a membership of more than seven thousand. At the Mansfield Encampment in 1890 he was elected delegate-at-large to the National Encampment held at St. Joseph, Mo., and has attended all the conventions since that time. Politically Mr. Hilliard is a Democrat and an ardent worker in the ranks. Socially he belongs to Hebron Lodge No. 116, A. F. & A. Clinton Chapter No. 26, R. A. M., Clinton Commandery. No. 5, K. T., Lodge No. 13,K. of P., in which he is Past Chancellor, the Improved Order of Red Men, in which he has attained the Pocahontas degree, the Knights of Labor, in which he has filled all the chairs, and the National Fraternal Union. He is identified with. the Congregational Church, while his wife is a Baptist. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard .are, Atwell Sherman, Alma Elizabeth, Halleck Franklin, Gladys Evalena, Bright and Josephine Eulalia. Mr. Hilliard is a large real-estate, owner, a stockholder in the savings bank and in various building and loan associations. The family residence, which is one of the most palatial in the city, is located on an eminence at No. 594 West Main Street. WALLACE WILKIN is a successful agriculturist of Madison Township, and is engaged in general farming and stock-raising on section 6. He is a native of Ohio, having been born in Wyandot County, October 11, 1857, and is. the only child of John and Lucinda (Halsey). Wilkin. The father, who was born in MEMORIAL RECORD - 135 Licking County November 16, 1826; was called from earth in 1858, at the early age of thirty-one years, his death occurring in Wyandot County. The mother, who was of German lineage, was also born in Wyandot County, where she died two weeks previous to the demise of her husband, at the age of twenty-two years. Thus sadly bereaved ere he was old enough to realize his great loss, the subject of this biographical notice was adopted into the family of his uncle, Franklin Wilkin, whose sketch is presented elsewhere in this volume. Under the kind care of that gentleman, Wallace grew to manhood and entered upon the occupation which his ancestors for generations before him had pursued, that of agriculture. His education in youth was limited to a comparatively brief attendance in the public schools of this county, but through self-culture he has become well informed. December 22, 1882, Wallace Wilkin was united in marriage with Miss Ella Hamilton, who was born in this county April 13, 1859. Two children resulted from this union, the elder of whom, Franklin, was born July 22, 1887, and died in infancy. The younger, Ray H., who was born November 30, 1890, is a bright child, the pride and joy of his fond parents. Mr. Wilkin inherited from his father two hundred and thirty acres of land in Wyandot County, which he disposed of, and purchased his present farm. Here he owns two hundred and thirty acres of fertile land under a high state of cultivation, upon which he raises the various cereals and also all kinds of stock. He now has a number of thoroughbred Poland-China hogs on the place. The value of the property is en.- hanced by the commodious modern residence, as well as the capacious barns and other outbuildings, all substantially built and roofed with slate. Socially, Mr. Wilkin is identified with Acacia Lodge No. 464, A. F. & A. M., at Wilkin's Run, in which he has held various official positions, including those Of Treasurer, Junior and Senior Deacon and Senior Warden. He is not identified with any religious organization, but contributes to the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his wife is a member. In politics he gives the weight of his influence to the platform adopted by the Democratic party, which he believes the best adapted to the welfare of the country. He .is well informed upon the great questions of the present age, and is one of the best posted men in the township. For five years he served as Trusted of Madison Township, and has rendered acceptable service in other official capacities. WILLIAM MACY BLACK. The business interests of Granville have an able, representative in the subject of this sketch, who is a successful coal merchant' and one of the foremost citizens of the place. His biography, which we now briefly review, affords an illustration of the fact that industry and good judgment will almost invariably bring their possessor abundant material success, although he may begin his business career without friends or capital. A native of this state, Mr. Black was born at Sinking Springs, Highland County, August 10, 1857, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. His parents, Findley and Eliza Ann Burgess (Kerr) Black, were natives of Adams County, Ohio, and the former was a carpenter by trade. However, he learned the art of photography, and followed that occupation for some years preceding his death, which occurred early in the year 1884. The same year the widowed mother removed to Granville, where she still resides. In the common schools of his native village, W. M. Black received a fair education. On attaining his majority he. began life for himself empty-handed. In 1878 he came to Granville, where for nearly two years he was employed by his uncle, W. P. Kerr, then President of the Female Semi- nary. Afterward he spent one summer in Iowa, working as a farm laborer. January 1, 1881, he returned to Granville and embarked in 'the coal and draying business, in which he has since been 136 - MEMORIAL RECORD. successfully engaged, and to which he has recently added the running of a hack, the only one in the place. Socially, Mr. Black is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and takes considerable interest in the work of these organizations. Politically he is a supporter of the Democratic party, believing that its principles will best enhance the prosperity of the country. He is entitled to the respect of all who know him, as by his own unaided efforts he has achieved success as the result of industry, perseverance and business sagacity.' HERMAN E. SAMSON, M. D., settled in Newark November 3, 1868, and here he has since resided with the exception of eighteen months spent in Kansas: He was born in Mina Township, Chautauqua County; N. Y., May 22, 1830, and is the son of George and Lucinda (Camp) Samson, natives respectively of Vermont and Massachusetts. The first representative of the family in America was his great-grandfather, George Samson, who came from England and settled in Vermont, where Grandfather George Samson was born; the latter was for many years a. clergyman in the Baptist Church. In an early day the father of our subject removed from Vermont to New York and settled in the woods of Chautauqua County, where he cleared and improved a farm. While residing there his house was burned to the ground and one child was lost. Later he removed to Byron Center, Genesee County, where he followed the trade. of a cooper. He was similarly engaged in -Ohio, whither he came in 1848, sojourning for one year in Granville and several years at Alexandria and.Delaware. His next-removal was to Iowa City, Iowa, and thence he went to Mt. Pleasant, the same state, where his death occurred in January, 1861, at the age of sixty years. His wife survived him a number of years. In the parental family there were four sons and three daughters who reached mature years. They were: Alfred, who died in Batavia, N. Y.; Herman E., our subject; Maria, who died unmarried; William H., a soldier in the Union army, belonging to an Iowa regiment, and who died in Kansas; Sarah, who became the wife of a minister residing in California; Andrew C., a soldier in an Iowa regiment during the late war, and a physician by profession, who when last heard from was in. Colorado; and Isabelle, who is married and lives in Los Angeles, Cal. The parents were worthy Christian people, and active members of the Method& Episcopal Church. Between the years. of four and eighteen, the subject of this notice lived in Genesee County; N. where he worked on a farm for $6 per month, and also assisted his father in the cooper's shop. He accompanied the family to Ohio, and at Alexandria commenced to read medicine, which he afterward practiced with his preceptor. In 1855 he went to Iowa and opened an office in Washington County, also spending one year at Tipton. Upon his return to the Buckeye State he settled at Hartford, where he practiced his profession for three years. In 1864 he went back to Alexandria, where he again formed a partnership with his former preceptor, continuing in that way for a few years. He then traveled for a drug house for one year, after which he came to Newark. Here he has since been a prominent and successful physician, taking rank among the foremost practitioners of the county. For two years he had an office in Columbus, but also; retained his practice in this city. In August, 1851, Dr. Samson married Miss Bettie D., daughter of David Buxton, and a native of Vermont, though at the time of her marriage a resident of Alexandria, Ohio. They have four children: Belle, who married James E. Upham, of Newark; Oscar B., a resident of this city; Jennie, wife of Cara Ferguson, of Columbus, Ohio; and ,Frank B., who lives in Newark. In connection with his practice, the Doctor carries on a drug business at this place, so that he has little leisure for outside affairs. However, he takes an intelli- MEMORIAL RECORD - 137 gent interest in political matters, and supports the principles of the Republican party with fidelity and energy. He is a member of the Physio-Medical Association of Physicians and Surgeons of Ohio, and has enjoyed the distinction of serving as its President, in which responsible position he was instrumental in promoting the growth and usefulness of the organization. WILLIAM P. DEBEVOISE, an efficient and successful agriculturist residing on section 24, Mary Ann Township, was born in Licking County one mile east .of his present home, the date of his birth being March 4, 1812. He is the fourth in the family of eight children born to Courtland and Margaret (Lamberson) Debevoise, both of whom were natives of New York .City and were there married. They died in Mary Ann Township, the father in 1865, at the age of fifty-nine years, and the mother in 1871, aged fifty-eight years, three months and nine days. Of the brothers and sisters of our subject we note the following: George is a resident of Mary Ann Township; Ruth married John Penn and now lives in Missouri; Maria, Mrs. Erastus Francis, lives in Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio; David died unmarried at the age of twenty-two; Martha became the wife of Lewis Shaw and lives in Lockport, Licking County; Eliza married Thomas Ramsey and died in Delaware County, this state;. John died at the age of fifteen years. The early life of our subject was spent upon his father's farm, and his education was gained in the common schools of the locality. May 2, 1864, Mr. Debevoise enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, a regiment organized for one hundred days' service. Going with his company to Martinsburg, W. Va., he assisted in guarding the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and there remained until he was captured by the enemy July 3, 1864. He was taken via Lynchburg to Andersonville, where. he spent the ensuing ten months with the exception, of short intervals when it was necessary to remove the prisonersto avoid capture. None know better than does he what it meant to be a prisoner in the dungeons of the south during the dying struggle of the Confederacy. A thousand times he suffered death, though life continued. He was the victim of scurvy, jaundice, diarrhoea, and all the ills engendered by scanty and unwholesome food, exposure to scorching sun and chilly wind without protection. At the time of the surrender of Lee and Johnston, when the struggle of the south ended in hopeless defeat, Mr. Debevoise was turned outside. the stockake, conveyed to Jacksonville, Fla., and there released. This was on the 29th Of April, 1865, and he was discharged from the service on the 3d of June following. The first year after his return from the war was spent under the care of physicians, and it was not until after some years that he was able to do the lightest manual labor. To this day he suffers from the effects of imprisonment, and by reason of his many disabilities incurred when in the service of the country he is a pensioner of the Government. September 29, 1861; previous to his enlistment in the army, Mr. Debevoise married Mary Ann Hughes, who was born in Kent, England, December 3, 1832. She is the eldest of eleven children, nine of whom are living, and all in the United States. When a child of eight years she accompanied her parents, John and Mary A. (Bourne). Hughes, from the Mother Country to Ohio, settling in Madison Township, this county. To Mr. and Mrs. Debevoise have been born two children. The elder, James Edgar, was born March 15, 1862, and has always resided with his parents, being at present in charge of the home farm. Laura Belle, who was born August 15, 1875, is being educated in the excellent public schools of the neighborhood. In religious belief the family is identified with the United Brethren Church. Politically, Mr. Debevoise affiliates with the Republicans and 138 - MEMORIAL RECORD takes an active interest in public affairs. Socially he is connected with. the Prisoners of the War Association, also Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R. The farm which he owns consists of ninety-five acres of welt improved. and tillable land and bears all the improvements of a first-class estate. WILLIAM DUDGEON. Thirty-four years ago, under the administration of President Buchanan, the office of Postmaster at Wilkin's Run was conferred upon the subject of this notice. To-day, under the second administration of President Cleveland, he is still serving in that capacity. Through all the. intervening years he has held the position continuously, with the exception of a period of two years. Nor has he ever been called upon to renew his bond, except upon one occasion, about fifteen years ago. A native of Ohio, our subject was born near Kenyon College, in Knox County, February 18, 1822. There he attended the subscription schools, but his educational advantages were limited on account of the fact that he was orphaned at the age of six by his father's death, which sad event left his widowed mother with nine children dependent upon her. The father, Moses. Dudgeon, was born in Ireland, but emigrated to the United States in childhood and grew to mature years in New .York. In company with two, brothers, he came to Knox County, Ohio, where he wooed and won Miss Rebecca Humphreys. Their wedding was solemnized in their own log cabin in Knox County in 1817, and upon that farm they continued to reside until the death of the father, in 1828. The mother remained there about forty-two years afterward, when she went to live with her son Abram. She died in 1888, at the ripe old age of eighty-nine. Their family of five sons and four daughters were all born in the log. cabin in Knox County, where the parents were married. Of the. family, five are now living. Hugh, the eldest, was born in 1818, and now resides in Princeton, Wis.; Sarah, who married Dr. Williams, had one child, a son, and died after three years of wedded life; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Burkholder, lives. in Centreburgh, Knox County; the next in order of birth were our subject and his twin sister, Mary Ann, the latter of whom died unmarried in 1890; Jacob now resides in Licking County; Abram and Isaac were twins the former now living in Sunbufy, Delaware County, Ohio, while the latter is deceased;. Rebecca died in early childhood. In this county, in 1845, William Dudgeon married Miss Sarah A. Albaugh, who was born here in November,1822. Four children bless the union. Frank B., a farmer, born October 16, 1856, married Mary E. Nichols, and they have three daughters, the eldest twelve years of age; Laura J., who married Edward Magher, resides in Columbia Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; Ora M. married William Richards, a farmer residing in Mary- Ann Township; and John W., a successful farmer, married Ida Nichols, and they live with his parents. Prior to 1860 Mr. Dudgeon was engaged in farming and stock-raising, but during that year he purchased a stock of general merchandise and engaged in business at Wilkin's Run, which he has continued to the present day. As above stated, he was appointed Postmaster at Wilkin's. Run during President Buchanan's administration, and still holds the office. He has always taken an active part In political affairs and votes with. the Democratic Party. For six years he served as Assessor of his township. Socially, he is a Mason and a charter member of Acacia Lodge No. 464, at Wilkin's Run, in which he has filled all the offices except that of Worshipful Master. He is liberal in his religious views, but attends the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his ,good wife is a member. Beginning in life without capital, by industry and economy Mr. Dudgeon had accumulated $800 prior to 1860. This money he invested in his mercantile business, and since then has been reason- MEMORIAL RECORD - 139 ably successful. While he has not gained great wealth, he has hail sufficient to give his children excellent advantages, and still reserve enough to provide the declining years of himself and wife with every comfort that will contribute to their happiness and well-being. ROBERT B. STONE. One of the most beautiful tracts of land in Licking County consists of two hundred and five acres located in the township of Newton. It has been owned by the subject of this biographical notice for nearly a quarter of a century, and by thorough tillage and good management has been the source of a good income. The soil is naturally fertile and has been developed to its full capacity; all needful buildings have been erected and the natural beauty of the scenery enhanced by tasteful structures and orderly arrangement. Born near the village of Denton, in Orange County, N. Y., September 26, 1838, our subject is the son of Uriah and Mary (Dodge) Stone. His childhood years were passed in the county of his birth, whence he removed with his parents to Broome County, N. Y., and there remained for ten years. His educational advantages were limited, but being a man of close observation and considerable fondness for reading, he has acquired. a broad information upon topics of current interest. While living in Broome County he learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed there for some time, but which he was not sufficiently fond of to continue for his life occupation. The year 1865 witnessed the advent of Mr. Stone in Licking County and for the six ensuing years he made his home in Mary Ann Township. Thence he came to Newton Township, where he has since resided. As time has passed by, he has erected all the buildings necessary to the successful management of a model farm and has also .introduced labor-saving machinery. As an agriculturist he is practical, persevering and capable, and these qual ities have brought him worldly. prosperity. In addition, his business transactions have been above reproach and his social relations genial and pleasant, so that he has gained the esteem of his associates. In the fall of 1866, in Newton Township, occurred the marriage of Mr. Stone and Miss Sarah Lock. This lady was born in 1848 and is the daughter of William Lock, of Newton Township. Four children have blessed the union, James F., Clara, Grace and Edith. As an enthusiastic advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, Mr. Stone is well known throughout the county, and has been prominent for years in the ranks of that political organization. For fifteen consecutive years he has served as Township Trustee and is the present incumbent of that office. A man of his calibre and good standing is necessarily looked upon by his fellow-citizens as one most worthy to fill public office, and his service for so many years as Township Trustee proves better than words that he has discharged his duties to the satisfaction of all concerned. At different times he has also been chosen to fill other local offices. Socially Mr. Stone is identified with the Masonic fraternity. He and his wife are devoted Christians and are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They are intelligent, kind and social, and enjoy the respect of their acquaintances, many of whom have been associated with them to a greater or less extent ever since their arrival in the county. ALBERT NICHOLS. Throughout the greater part of his life this gentleman was a resident of Licking County, and at the time of his death doubtless no citizen was more favorably known than he. During an honorable career as an agriculturist he displayed the possession of untiring perseverance, great energy and excellent judgment, and while he did not gain great wealth, he accumulated a comfortable competence. As a veteran of the late war, as well as a 140 - MEMORIAL RECORD public-spirited farmer, he won and retained the esteem of his associates. Guernsey County, Ohio, was the birthplace, of Albert Nichols, and April 11, 1834, the date of his advent into the world. He was a member of one of the well known Colonial families, the first representatives in America having come hither in 1729. His boyhood "years were somewhat uneventfully passed; and at the age of twenty-five, in 1860, he established domestic ties, being' at that time united with Miss Rhoda Hughes, who was born in Madison Township, Licking County, July` 20, 1840. Mrs. Nichols is of English lineage, and is the daughter of John and Mary Ann (Bourne) Hughes, who came to this county in May, 1840. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Hughes consisted of eleven children, of whom Rhoda was the seventh in order of birth. Nine of the number are now living. John, a brother, was a soldier in the late war, serving as a member of Company E, Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry; he was taken by the enemy at the battle of Martinsburg, W. Va., and died in .a prison in South Carolina. Three other brothers, William, James and Edward, were also valiant soldiers. during the Rebellion; but fortunately were neither captured nor wounded. Mr. Nichols during the war was also a member of Company E, Ohio Infantry, and 'rendered faithful service to the cause of the 'Union. As a soldier's widow, Mrs. Nichols is now in receipt of a pension of $8 per month. Throughout his entire active life Mr. Nichols enjoyed excellent health, but died February 11, 1888, as the result of an accident. While at work in the timber a tree fell upon him and he died the same evening. His sudden demise was greatly mourned by all with whom business or social relations had brought him into contact; in every duty; as citizen, friend, husband and father, he had been .faithful. While not active in political affairs, he gave his influence and ballot to the candidates of the Republican party, the platform of which he advocated. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols were the parents of three sons and three daughters, of whom we note the following: Mary E., the wife of Frank Dudgeon, resides at Wilkin's Volney married Carrie Bourne, and is a farmer in Madison Township; John F. aids in tilling the soil of the home farm; Ida became the wife of John Dudgeon, and lives with the latter's parents; Abner and Grace remain with their mother. In religious belief, Mrs. Nichols and her children are members of the Christian Church, and are highly esteemed both in religious and social circles. The home farm consists of fifty-three acres, upon which are raised the various cereals, as well as stock of good. grades. The land is improved with a cozy residence, substantial barn and an orchard of bearing trees which affords a good revenue. Under the skillful management of Mrs. Nichols and her sons, the farm is one of the best in the township. WILLIAM N. FULTON. The life record of this gentleman is worthy of careful perusal, for it shows how a poor boy, without capital or influential friends,: solely by the exercise of an indomitable will, untiring industry and 'great perseverance, has gained a place among the moneyed men of Newark and the esteem of all the citizens of the community. He was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 23, 1841, and is a son of Robert and Keziah (Newlon) Fulton, natives of the same county. As early as 1843 the Fulton family emigrated to Ohio and settled on a farm near Homer, Licking County: After two years spent in clearing and improving that place the father returned to Pennsylvania, hoping that the change would benefit his health. Three years later he returned to -Licking County, and his death occurred at Granville in 1864, at the age of fifty-three years. His widow is still living (1894) and makes her home with William N., being now seventy-seven years old. In politics Robert Fulton was a Democrat and for many years served as Justice of the Peace. He was a man of fine education and in early manhood was a school teacher. His principal occupation in MEMORIAL RECORD - 141 Fulton owns several improved farms in this county. In 1864 he married Miss Belle, daughter of Milton and Emily Selby and a native of Homer, Licking County. Eight children have been born to this union. Politically a Democrat, Mr. Fulton is one of the influential workers of the party and has held various offices of trust. For fifteen years he has been a Trustee of the Second Presbyterian Church, and is also officiating as Warden. life was that of an agriculturist, although while residing in Licking, County he conducted a mercantile store at Homer. He was a correspondent for the Advocate at Newark when W. D. Morgan was its editor. Possessing sincere religious principles, he was until death a devout member of the Presbyterian Church and served as Sunday-school Superintendent. Kind hearted and generous in disposition, no hand that was stretched out to him for aid was ever turned empty away. Notwithstanding his benefactions he accumulated a competence and at his demise left a valuable estate. In the parental family there were two sons, of whom our subject is the younger. The elder, Henry H., was horn in 1839, enlisted in Company E, Twentieth Ohio Infantry, and served for three years. At the expiration of his period of service he again enlisted, marched with his regiment to the front, and near the close of the war was killed at Goldsboro, N. C., by Wheeler's Cavalry. At the time of his death he was a non-commissioned officer. William N., of this sketch, was two years of age when brought to Ohio by his parents. During boyhood he assisted in clearing and improving the home farm, and he was obliged to work hard to place the land under cultivation. Farming was his chosen occupation until he was thirty-five, when he removed to Newark and embarked in the lumber business, which he had previously conducted in Homer in connection with his agricultural pursuits. At Newark Mr. Fulton also followed contracting and building and conducted an extensive. trade as a dealer in hard wood logs and lumber. He made large shipments of walnut and cherry to Scotland and Germany. His connection with that business is still maintained, though the. entire management has been placed in the hands of the other partner, David H. Ramey. In 1879 Mr. Fulton was elected Treasurer of Licking County, in which responsible position he served for two terms, being the first Treasurer in the new court house. In 1880 a stock company was formed, with him' as President, and purchased the Newark Advocate, with which he was connected for four years. In addition to his elegant residence in Newark, on the corner of Fifth and Locust Streets, Mr. GEORGE W. CHASE. To this gentleman belongs the distinction of being, in point of years of active business, the oldest representative of his profession in Newark. His photograph gallery was established here in 1864, since which time he has built up one of the most popular art studios in this part of the state, and now, in addition to his establishment in this city, he conducts a flourishing business in that line both at Granville and Thornville. Associated with him is his son, a young man of superior information and ability. The Chase family traces its ancestry to Aquilla Chase, who came to this country in the "Mayflower." His descendants have been numbered among the most patriotic of our citizens. The great-grandfather of our subject, Samuel Chase, enlisted at Bangor, Me., for service in the Revolutionary War, where he endured all the hardships and privations incident to. those perilous times. Grandfather Samuel Chase was a brave soldier in the War of 1812, at the close of which he returned to his farm in Vermont, but later removed to. Whitehall, N. Y., and there resided until death. The father of our subject, George W. Chase, Sr., was born in 1814 and in youth learned the trade of a carpenter. For some years he followed contracting and building at Oswego and Rochester, N. Y., but now resides upon a farm in Allegany County. His wife was Maria, daughter .of Miner 142 - MEMORIAL RECORD Terry, who was a son of a Revolutionary .soldier. In company with her parents she removed to Oswego, N. Y., where she married. Her death occurred at Nunda, N. Y., March 15, 1855. The parents were connected with the Methodist Church, and all the ancestors, so far as known, were members either of that denomination or the Presbyterian. Our subject is the eldest of four children, the others being, Rebecca, who married Eb. Kingsley and died in Wiscoy, N. Y.; Emma, the wife of Charles Moses, who lives in Wiscoy, N. Y..; and Hannah J., the wife of D. Speer, of Newark.. After the death of the mother of these children, the father married Mary Billington, and the union" resulted in the birth of four children, all residents of Wiscoy, N. Y.: Benjamin, Moses, Mary and Sarah. George W., of this sketch, attended the common schools and learned the trade of a carpenter in boyhood. In December, 1858, he came to Ohio from Nunda, N. Y., and stopped at Zanesville, where he entered the employ of his maternal uncles, who were United States mail contractors. With them he went to Kansas and assisted them, in stocking new mail routes, remaining in that state for. almost a year. As this was during the time of the border troubles, the Indians were vindictive and life in the Sunflower State was one not only of hardship but also of peril. Returning to Zanesville, Mr. Chase took charge of the stage and omnibus line in that city for his uncles. In April, 1861, he responded to the first call for volunteers, and On the .16th. of that month he was mustered in with Company H, First Ohio Infantry. Joining the Army of the Potomac be served for four months, although he had enlisted for but three. Upon his return to Ohio he was commissioned Lieutenant and engaged in recruiting service for one year, after which he was as- "signed to Company A, Eighty-eighth Ohio Infantry, and served as First Lieutenant and Quartermaster. When his commission expired Mr. Chase joined Company A, Eleventh Ohio Independent Sharpshooters, in which he served until May, 1864, as Orderly-Sergeant. He was wounded by bushwhackers and at Fairfax and the first battle of Bull Run received slight wounds. During the latter engagement he was taken prisoner but succeeded in effecting his escape. At Cynthiana, Ky., in September, 1862, he was captured by Morgan's band but again escaped. His health having been shattered by the hardships of the war, upon his, return to Ohio he was unable to work at his trade, and consequently turned his attention to photography, which he had learned in boyhood. In 1862 Mr. Chase married Miss Kate A. Huff, who was born in Wheeling, W.. Va., and is a daughter of Richard and Catherine Hid. Three. children were born of this union, of 'whom Nellie died at the age of three years. Frank A. is associated with his father in business. Minnie is the wife of Charles Ashbaugh, of the firm ,of Ashbaugh & Deitrick, of Detroit, Mich. Mr. Chase is Past Grand of Newark Lodge No. 623, I. 0. 0. F., and is also Past Commander of Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. B. He has been a delegate to the National Encampment three times, to the State Encampment eight times, has served on the National Encampment staff. for three years and on the State Department staff for four years. For three years he was inter- ested in a printing office and has been an occasional contributor to the journals Of the day. For twelve years he has been a Director in the Home Building Association. His political views are in harmony with the platform of the Republican party, which he always supports. He and his family have a pleasant home at No. 127 West Main Street. ADAM MAHARG. Though Of foreign birth, no resident of Mary Ann Township is more patriotic than the subject of this sketch: who has a record as a soldier in the late war of which he may well be proud. He is a native of Belfast, Ireland, and was born on Christmas Day of 1835. His parents were also natives of Belfast, where the father died. The widowed mother took passage on a sailing-vessel bound for America in 1840, accompanied by five of her six MEMORIAL RECORD - 143 children. Six months were spent upon. the ocean, and during that time one of the children died. Reaching the shores of the United States, the little family proceeded westward to Newark, Ohio. The mother spent the balance of her days in Licking County, we she died about 1888. One of her soul, William, John, remained in the Mother Country, where he still makes his home. His entire life voted to the occupation of a ship-builder, and his eleven sons are all mechanics in Belfast. Hugh, who sewed for three years in the late war as a member of the Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry, now receives a pension on account of injuries received in the service; he lives at Utica, Licking County, retired from business. Mary Ann married Charles Weise and resides in this county. James died in Licking County, and Samuel, as above mentioned, died on the ocean. After coining to this country, the mother was again: married, and at the time of her death was the wife-of Alfred Glover. In the public schools of Licking County, Adam Maharg gained a practical education, to which he has since added by self-culture. At Newark, in 1862, he enlisted as a member of Company G, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, and was assigned to duty in the Army of the Mississippi. The first en- gagement was at Arkansas Post, near Little Rock, Ark., where the regiment suffered severely. Later he took part in the engagements at Young's Point, Yazoo Mountain, Chickasaw Bayou, and the blockade of Vicksburg. At the latter place he was in great peril, as he worked on the canal around the city under constant fire. The regiment then marched via Mobile to the Mississippi, crossing that river forty-five miles above New Orleans, where they had a severe engagement at Grand Gulf. From that place the regiment proceeded to Raymond, Miss., still following the retreating enemy. Next they went to Canton, and from there to Jackson, Miss., where they had a two days' fight. Their next engagement was at Champion Hills, where the Seventy-sixth lost more men than in any other battle, as compared with the number in line. Going from Champion Hills to Black River, they took part in a severe engagement, and after a hard fight gained the heights of Vicksburg, May 18. They were in continuous battle from that date until July 4, when the city surrendered to General Grant. The city surrendered on the 3d,, Saturday, but General Grant refused to accept the surrender until the 4th, Sunday. At three o'clock on the afternoon of July 4, 1863, the Seventy-sixth was returned to Black River Bridge to meet the rebel General Johnston, who stood for a hard fight, but retreated to Canton. There our subject left the regiment, owing to the expiration of his term of service, together with physical inability to longer stand the severe duties required of him. He was discharged at Champion Hills, and furnished transportation from Vicksburg home, reaching the latter place after three years' absence. While on duty moving commissary stores at the Yazoo River, Mr. Maharg received an injury by being crushed by a barrel slipping out of the hands of another soldier who was rolling it up hill. The barrel, which was full, passed directly. over him and crushed several ribs, thus permanently disabling him for active manuallabor. As a" partial compensation for his services he receives a pension from the Government. In 1865 he traveled extensively over the west, finally purchasing two hundred .acres in Monona County, Iowa, which he still owns. After a year in the west, he returned to Licking County, and this has been his home since, though he has visited the western states several times. On the 9th of October, 1866, Mr. Maharg married. Miss Martha Moore, who was born in 1840, upon the farm where she now lives. Her parents, Daniel and Elizabeth (Nicely) Moore, were natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers of Mary Ann Township, Licking County, where the father died. The mother, now in her ninetieth year (1894), Makes her home with Mrs. Maharg. Of their fainily of nine children, six still bless the home of Mr. Maharg and his good wife. George and Robert were twins, and the latter died in infancy. Martha and Wallace are also deceased. The others, Samuel, Harvey, Allen, Martha Ellen, Ella and John, have enjoyed the benefits of the public schools, and are a bright, handsome and intelligent family 144 - MEMORIAL RECORD of young people, who still prefer the old home to the allurements of "abroad." Mr. and Mrs. Maharg jointly own a fine farm Of two hundred. and forty-seven acres on section 6, which bears excellent improvements. In .politics he has no particular political ties, but is as firm in his allegiance to the Union as during the dark days of the Rebellion. In no sense of the word is he an office seeker, and though solicited frequently to accept nomination, has invariably declined to do so. For the past fourteen years he has been identified with the Independent Order. of Odd Fellows. Though not espousing die cause of Christianity, he believes in and lives up to the teachings of the Golden Rule, and his honorable, upright life has won for him the esteem of 'his associates. HON. MARVIN MORGAN MUNSON. There are few of the residents of Licking County who are unfamiliar with: the name introducing this sketch. It is that of a gentleman who, alike in the field of journalism and in' the halls of legislature, has ably represented his fellow-citizens and has championed with pen and. tongue the cause of truth and justice. Though now retired from active business cares and in the twilight of life, his mental powers have suffered no diminution, but his intellect is as keen and forcible as in days gone by. The father of our subject, Augustine Munson, was a member of the colony that settled at Granville in 1805, he having come hither from his native town, Granville, Mass. He married Polly Mead, a native of Chittenden County, Vt., and a lady possessing superior ability, Which was transmitted in a marked degree to her offspring. The family consisted of five sons and two daughters, all of whom attained maturity, but. all are now deceased excepting the subject of this sketch. He was born in Granville, Ohio, September 24, 1822, it and was the fourth of the sons: He was reared upon the home farm, situated one and three-quarters miles east of this place, and received a liberal education in the Granville Academy. At the age of nineteen years Mr. Munson entered the law office of Judge Finch, of Delavan, and was admitted to the Bar about two years later. In 1845 he settled in Troy, Miami County, where he engaged in practice, for ten years. Soon after his arrival there be began editorial work on the Troy Times, of which he later became the owner and which was the leading organ of the Whig party in that section. He continued. the publication of the paper until about 1853, and through his influence it increased in popularity and influence among the people. Largely through his influence the Legislature of the state passed a bill in the session of 1851-52, granting a charter 'to the Dayton & Michigan Railroad. Owing to failing health Mr. Munson abandoned his journalistic career, and returning to Granville, engaged in farming until 1880, the date of his removal to the city. In early life he was a Whig, the principles of which he supported until the dissolution of the party. In 1856 he supported General Fremont and.voted with the Republican party until 1872, when he voted for Horace Greeley for President. Since that time he has advocated the principles of Democracy. In August, 1862, he raised a company of sixty-seven men and became Captain of Company D, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, but after seven months of active service failing health rendered his resignation necessary. For some time he was Justice of the Peace, and served as Mayor of Granville for two years. In 1880 he was elected by the Sixteenth District as a member of the State Board of Equalization, and in 1890 represented Licking County in the State Legislature. In July, 1850, Mr. Munson married Emma S. Culbertson, a native of Miami County and the second 'daughter of Capt. Robert H. and Rhoda (Lampson) Culbertson. They are the parents of eight children, viz.: Augustine Robert, whO was born in 1851 and now lives in Texarkana, Ark.; Lorinda Linn, who was born in 1855; Stanley Rupert, who was born in 1858; Mary .Samantha, MEMORIAL RECORD - 145 whose birth occurred in 1860; Anna Rosecrans, born in 1862; Nora Emma, in 1864; Grace Lang, in 1866, and Morton McMichael, in 1874. Mr. Munson was reared in the faith of the Episcopal Church, but is broad and liberal in his religious views. he is one of the honored citizens of Granville and is highly esteemed by all who know him. BYRON W. HARRIS. Many of the most prominent citizens of this county have spent their entire lives within its borders, and from the cultivation of the soil have accumulated a competence. One of this number is Byron W. Harris, an influential citizen and capable farmer, residing in Mary Ann Township. He is the owner of an eighty-acre tract, on which he resided for some years after his marriage, but for several years he has cultivated rented land, using his own property for the pasturage of his stock. The parents of our subject, Milton and Martha (Colvell) Harris, were natives of this county, and the former died when Byron W. was a little child. The mother afterward married Willis Day, and now resides in Eden Township. In the Harris family there were five children, of whom the following is noted: Wallace, a resident of Newark, is the present City Assessor, having been elected to that office in the spring of 1894; he is married and has two children. Carry A. married a farmer living in Mary Ann Township; Byron. W., the next in order of birth, was born in Mary Ann Township May 15, 1863; Emma is a teacher in the city schools of Newark; and Charles died at the age of fifteen years. A life-long resident of this county, our subject was in childhood a student in its public schools. Early in life he became familiar with agricultural pursuits, and upon selecting an occupation natur- ally chose that with which he was most familiar. At the age of twenty-one he established domestic ties, being united in marriage November 27, 1884, with Miss Ary, daughter of Samuel and Lucinda (Wilkin) Pound, residents of Eden Township. Mrs. Harris is one of a family of three sons and five daughters, and by her union has become the mother of two daughters, Minnie Pearl and Eury, who are now students in the home schools. Upon the great issues of the present age Mr. Harris keeps himself thoroughly posted, and is well informed on all matters of general importance. He gives his support to the principles advocated by the Democratic party, and invariably casts his ballot for the candidates of that political organization. At the present time he is serving as Trustee of Mary Ann Township, in which position he is rendering efficient service to his fellow-citizens. In his religious views he is liberal, broadly humanitarian. As above stated, Mr. Harris owns an eighty-acre farm, but since 1891 has cultivated rented property, and upon his own tract raises and gives pasturage to a. large number of horses, cattle, hogs and sheep. He finds this department of. agriculture a source of profit, and therefore devotes considerable attention to it. He and his family are well known and highly respected in the social circles of the community, and are welcomed guests in the best homes of the township. DANIEL MORSE SHEPARDSON. In presenting to the readers of this volume the biography of Mr. Shepardson, we are perpetuating the life work of one of the most, honored residents of Granville. Throughout a long and influential career he has maintained the energy and integrity. characteristic of him in earlier-years. Laborious and patient, exhibiting by his life his self-reliance and strong individuality, the Influence he unconsciously exerts has a future as well as a present bearing upon the county. Born in Granville Township February 2, 1825, our subject is the son of Daniel and Prudence (Morse) Shepardson. His father came from Vermont to Licking County in 1813, making the journey by wagon, and settled on the farm now owned 146 - MEMORIAL RECORD by our subject. The faMily then consisted of three children, viz.: Lucetta, who is now living in Williams County, Ohio; Perrin, who died at Hudson, Mich., in July, 1893, on the eighty-third anniversary of his birth; and Abigail Adams, now Mrs. G. Woods, of this county. The household was increased by the birth of five children in this county, as follows: Harriet, Nancy and Elvira, all deceased; Daniel, who was born and died before the birth of the subject of this notice; and Daniel M. The mother of these children died in 1835, while the father survived until 1866. In the district schools Daniel M., Shepardson received a fair education, to which he has since added by self-culture. His life occupation has been that of farming, to which he was reared. On the 8th of November, 1848, he married Abbie Lockwood Durant, a native of Springfield, Vt., who came to Licking County at the age of fifteen years with her parents, Jotham W. and Lucy Durant. To Mr. and Mrs. Shepardson were born three children, one of whom died in infancy. The survivors are, Esmah Calista, the widow of Rev. Alfred Orcutt; and Lucy Pamelia, wife of Milan P. Ashbrook. 'Both reside in Granville. The wife and mother died May 14,1894, mourned not alone by her immediate relatives, but also by .a large circle of friends, to whom her noble traits of character had endeared her.  A Republican in polities, Mr. Shepardson has served his township a number of years as Trustee,-and for six years was a member of the Village Council. He superintended the building of the elegant Baptist Church, and also was Chairman of the building committee for Burton and King Halls, connected With Shepardson College. Since the age of thirteen he has been a member of the Baptist Church, with which his wife was identified for over forty years. For a quarter of a century he has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Denison University, and has* also been a member of the Board of Trustees of Shepardson College since it was founded. Though not as active in agriculture as when in manhood's prime, Mr. Shepardson still superintends the cultivation of his home farm of one hundred and thirty-five acres, and in addition he owns ninety-five acres in McKean Township. For some years he made a specialty of raising sheep, but now devotes his land to cereals only. Success, ful in business, he has accumulated a competence, and now surrounds his closing years with the comforts which he accumulated during the years of his activity. MEMORIAL RECORD - 149 HON. SAMUEL M. HUNTER. From a perusal of the life records of successful men may be gleaned much that is interesting and profitable to readers of mature years, as ~rell as many lessons worthy of emulation by the young. Judge Hunter is a man who may justly be called self-made. Practically self-supporting from the age of ten years, he has proved what it is in the power of an industrious,. energetic, conscientious and determined man to accomplish, though unaided by the prestige of wealth and friends or by any fortuitous circumstances. In this connection some mention of Judge Hunter's ancestry will not be inappropriate. His grandfather, Cyrus Hunter, removed after his marriage from Virginia to Pennsylvania and settled on a farm in Westmoreland County. Later he removed westward to Ohio, and made his home in Wayne County until his death. He was long survived by his wife, who died at a very advanced age. Their children were, John, James, Joseph R., Samuel, Mary and Elizabeth. The father of our subject was born in Fauquier County, Va., in 1808, and in boyhood accompanied his parents to Pennsylvania, thence went to Wayne County, Ohio. Learning the trade of ,a cabinet-maker he followed that occupation at Ca- - 3 - diz until about 1860, when he retired from business. He continued to reside in Cadiz until his demise, which occurred in 1887, at the age of eighty Years. In his religious faith he was a Presbyterian, while his political views brought him into accord with the Democratic party. At no time in his life was he an aspirant for official honors, and the only office he .ever held was that of Associate Judge. of Harrison County. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Letitia McFadden. She was born in land, married Mr. Hunter at Cadiz and died in 1887, one week after the demise of her husband. Her parents, Samuel and Lydia McFadden, were. natives of County Cavan, Ireland, and' upon emigrating. to the United. States sojourned for a time in Philadelphia., Pa., and removed thence to Cadiz, Ohio. In that city Mr. McFadden engaged in business as a merchant, pork-packer and distiller until his death there. The children comprising the parental family were seven in number, as follows: Rev. Cyrus. Hunter, D. D., an eminent minister in the Presbyterian Church, now residing in Pennsylvania; Hon. Samuel M., of this sketch; Mary, who died at the age of sixteen; Lydia, now deceased, for merly the wife of William H. Arnold, editor of the