150 - MEMORIAL RECORD Cadiz Sentinel; Charlotte, who married Alexander Hammond, a dry-goods merchant of Cadiz; William H., editor of the Steubenville (Ohio) Daily Gazette; and George, who is the editor of the. Chillicothe (Ohio) Advertiser. The subject of this sketch was born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, May 31, 1839. At the age of eleven years he commenced to work in a printing office in his native town, and alternated that work with. attendance at school until he was twenty. Not being able to take a collegiate course, he studied Latin and mathematics under private tutors. Coining to Newark at the age of twenty, he was employed here for two years and then returned to Cadiz, where with the proceeds of his labor he paid his way while reading law with J. M. Estep, one of the most prominent 'attorneys of eastern Ohio. In June of 1863 he was admitted to the Bar at Millersburg, after which he engaged in practice at Cambridge for eight months. In February, 1864, our subject formed a partnership with Hon. James R. Stanberry at Newark, but two years later the connection was dissolved by mutual consent, and since that time Judge Hunter has been alone. In 1866 he was elected City Solicitor for Newark, and by successive re-elections held the office for five years. From 1872 until 1876 he was Prosecuting Attorney for Licking County. Later he was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in which capacity he served for ten years. In 1888 he Was President of the City Council and has served as County School Examiner. August 1, 1894, Mr. Hunter was nominated for Judge of the Fifth Judicial district by the Democratic convention held at Zanesville. There were four candidates presented, C. D. Martin, of Fairfield; S. M. Hunter, of Newark; John Mitchell, of Tuscarawas, and Edward S. Dowell, of 'Wayne. Sixty-two votes were necessary to a choice and on the twenty-seventh ballot Mr. Hunter received sixty-eight votes and the nomination. His political affiliations are with the. Democratic party, which he has represented in various county, district and state. conventions. His services are especially in demand by his party during campaign seasons, and he is popular as a "stump" speaker. During the late war Judge Hunter enlisted, in 1862, as a member of the Eighty-sixth Ohio Infantry and was with his regiment in southwestern Virginia until the expiration of his period of service, when he was honorably discharged. Socially he belongs to the Order of Red Men and the Knights Templar. While not connected with any denomination, he attends the Episcopal Church, of which his wife is a member. His law library is one of the best in the county. In addition to his practice he is flow serving as President of the Advocate Printing Company and Vice-President of the glass company. In 1872 Judge Hunter married Iva, daughter of Willis and Helen (Warner) Robbins, her father being President of the Franklin Banking Company. Four children bless this union, Helen, Ethel, Louise and Willis Robbins. The family residence is situated at No. 122 Buena Vista Street, and in addition to that place the Judge owns other valuable residence and business. property: JAMES E. THOMAS. No enterprise of Licking County is so inseparably associated with the history of Ohio as is the foundry which Mr. Thomas owns and manages. The people of Newark feel a commendable pride in the works, which have so wonderfully. .enhanced the commercial prosperity of the city and increased its importance as a great manufacturing center. In view of the high standing of the company and its close connection with the progress of the community, it will not be amiss to present to our readers a brief outline of its history. The iron foundry was established in Newark by James E. Thomas in 1867, the business commencing in a small way in a building about 30x60. Nine or ten men were employed in the manufacture of cook stoves, from which the Owner gradually drifted. into the general machine and foundry business, which he has continued, with such marked success ever since. In 1870 he built the commodi- MEMORIAL RECORD - 151 ous foundry which he has since occupied and which is one of the most extensive plants in the state. After its erection he embarked in the building of blast furnaces in the Hocking and Shawnee district, and of the fourteen furnaces there he built nine. The increasing business caused Mr. Thomas in 1883 to erect an additional foundry and a large boiler shop and pattern room. The foundry is thoroughly equipped with all the modern improvements, that for heavy work having heavy steam and hand power cranes, core ovens, and cupolas for the manufacture of heavy castings up to twenty tons' weight. The foundry for light work is a frame building, 80x120, and also has hand power cranes and cupolas. The boiler shop is a frame building, 70x120; the brick machine shop and engine room 30x60, and the frame pattern store house 30x80. Until 1893 Mr. Thomas conducted the business alone, when the enterprise was incorporated as the James E. Thomas Company, capital $30,000. The officers are, James E. Thomas, President, and Edward Thomas, Treasurer. For the past six years the firm has manufactured ingot moulds for steel works, their present average being twenty tons per day. When engaged in making car castings the firth employed one hundred men, but the heavy nature of the ingot mould work does not require nearly so many men as the lighter castings, and steady employment is now given to about forty men. The originator and prime factor in this most successful of Newark's manufactories was born in Cornwall County, England, May 12, 1828, being a son of John Thomas, who was an iron founder in Cornwall and lived and died in England. James E. was reared in the business with his father and resided in England until 1849, when, accompanied by a brother, Henry, he came to America. The brother, after one year in this county, went to Australia, where he died. Two brothers and one sister still reside in England. Arriving in America, Mr. Thomas secured em- ployment in a foundry in New York City, whence in 1855 he came to Newark, Ohio, and took charge of the foundry of the Newark Machine Company. After the business was closed out, in the spring of 1862, he went to Pittsburgh and was Superintendent of the James Marshall & Co. Iron Foundry until 1867. He then returned to Newark and established his present business. In New York City, in 1852, Mr. Thomas married Miss Emily Lusby, who was born in London, England, December 21, 1830. When sixteen months old she was brought to America by her parents, and grew to womanhood in New York City, where der father Was a stone-cutter. MI:. and Mrs. Thomas have had twelve children, of whom ten are now living, viz.: Edward; Lydia, who married Benjamin Brown, of Newark; James B., Superintendent of the foundry; Ellen, who is at home; George B., a resident of Alexandria, Ind.; Emily (twin to George B.), the wife of F. H. Gilbert, of Alameda, Cal.; Abraham L., chief time keeper for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; Daisy R., wife of Frank Symons, of Newark; Edith and Charles. Edward Thomas, the eldest son of our subject, was born in New York City November 24, 1852, and was educated in the Newark schools. Since attaining manhood he has been associated with his father constantly, excepting about eight years, when he was a traveling salesman for an iron firm. September 22, 1887, he married Miss Jessie, daughter of Eugene and Nettie Clark, and a native of Middletown, Ohio. Socially he is a thirty-second degree Mason, and has served as High Priest of Warren Chapter, R. A. M. In politics he is a Republican. and has served as a member of the City Council. The political views of our subject bring him in connection with the Republican party, and he has. been thus identified since voting for John C. Fremont in 1856. Socially he has attaine.d the thirty-second degree in the Masonic fraternity. He attends the 'services of the Second Presbyterian Church, but is not identified with any denomination: While he came to Newark poor, through his determined efforts he has built up a large business and accumulated a competency. Shipments are made from tilt foundry to various large cities throughout the country. The works turns out about twenty tons per day, although the capacity is much larger than that. The shops are located On a ,switch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, thus 152 - MEMORIAL RECORD. rendering transportation rapid and convenient. Specialties are made of the celebrated Champion boiler, also the manufacture of columns, girders, pillars, etc., for architectural work and structures of all kinds. The enterprise is one of the most important in the state, and its projector and President well deserves the high success he has attained. JOSEPH GRIFFITH. No man who holds an official position in Newark is managing the affairs under his supervision with greater fidelity or capability than the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch; and who is the present City Marshal. Believing that a public office is a public trust, he devotes his entire attention to the faithful discharge of his duties, and his practical industry, wisely and vigorously applied, has not failed of success. He has risen from an humble position to one of influence solely through. the exercise of his native powers of mind and body, and his life affords a striking example of the results of application and perseverance. The family of which our subject is a member originated in Wales, where Grandfather Benjamin Griffith was born, reared and married, and where for many years he was employed as gamekeeper for a nobleman. After the death of his wife he crossed the Atlantic, early in the present-century, and sojourned for a time in Philadelphia, Pa., removing thence to Steuben Township, Oneida County, N. Y. The father of our subject, Joseph Griffith, was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, in December, 1799, and. came to the United States in 1827, about ten years after the advent of his father in America. In 1828 Joseph Griffith married Mrs: Eleanor. (Rowland) Davis; a native of Montgomeryshire,, Wales, who was the mother of two children :by her first marriage, David, who died in Clinton, N.Y.; and Jane, who married Evan Thomas and passed away in Lewis County, N.Y. Mrs. Eleanor Griffith died in April, 1888, aged ninety-two years. By her union with Mr. Griffith she had become the mother of five children, of Whom our subject is the eldest. The others are, Benjamin, a farmer residing in Athensville, Greene County, Ill.; John, a stationary engineer at Newark; Joshua, a railroad engineer living at Columbus, this state; and Eleanor, of Newark, the widow of James Vandergriff, who died in the Civil War. Joseph Griffith, the father of the above family; died October 11, 1877. At his father's home on Genesee Street, Utica, N. Y., the subject of this notice was born May 6, 1831.. His boyhood days were passed upon the home farm in Oneida County, N. Y.; and in June, 1845, he Came. to Newark, where his father entered the employ of a railroad company. Early obliged to become self-supporting, he worked as a farm laborer, also engaged in boating on the canal, and was employed as a stage driver on the national road. In 1856 he commenced dealing in horses, in which he met with success. During the Civil War he was employed on the police force in Newark for four years, after which he resumed the buying and selling of horses. In 1874 Mr. Griffith was appointed Patrolman by Mayor D. C. Winegarner, and, held that position until 1877, when he was appointed Lieutenant of Police. That responsible position he filled for nine years, during both Republican and Democratic administrations, after which he was not connected with the force for two years, being engaged as watchman for the glass works. In 1888, when Edwin Nichols was elected Mayor on the Republican ticket, and although our subject belonged to the opposing political party, he was selected to fill. the responsible position he had formerly occupied. November 20, 1888, Mr: Griffith was elected to fill an unexpired term of City Marshal, and has since served. in that capacity by successive re-elections. In 1888 his majority was small, in 1889 it was seven hundred and eighty-three, in 1891 ten hundred and fifty-seven, and in 1893 ten hundred and one. His long public career is conclusive proof of his efficiency. Both by natural bent of mind and by MEMORIAL RECORD - 153 training he is admirably adapted for the position of a police officer, and his success in that capacity is recognized by all his associates. He insists that the laws shall be observed and obeyed; be institutes municipal reforms and is a terror to all evil-doers. His efficiency in his present position has greatly promoted the welfare of the citizens of Newark, and has made of the city an orderly and law-abiding municipality. ROBERT T. IRWIN, who is engaged in the mercantile business at Toboso, was born in this village October 16, 1849, and is the eldest of four children comprising the family of Francis and Elizabeth (Livingston) Irwin. His mother was born in Hanover Township, Licking County, and is now the widow of Joshua McVicker. Of her children we note the following: James resides in Newark and is general foreman of the Postal Telegraph Company; Susie, residing in Toboso, is the wife of Scott M. Varner, foreman of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph lines. Frank, an employe of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company, was killed in a wreck at Republic, Ohio, January 4, 1887. Our subject learned the business of constructing telegraph lines and was thus engaged from 1873 until the winter of 1887-88, his work requiring him to visit Virginia, West Virginia, I ndiana, Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Maryland and other states, and thus he was enabled to see much of the country. From the age of nine years he has been self-supporting, with few advantages for acquiring an education, although, being ambitious to gain knowledge, he usually arranged to attend school for a few months each year and thus he acquired a fair education. He made his home with his mother's brother until about 1861, When his mother became a widow by the death of her second husband; he then returned to her house, continuing afterwards to make his home with her until he married. November 1, 1874, Mr. Irwin was united in marriage with Miss Amanda Laughman, who was born in Hopewell Township, Licking County, in January 1853, and died in Toboso March 22, 1888. Seven children were born of this union, five of whom area now living. Florence L. died at the age of two years and twenty days; Alice 0-. died when one year and four months old. The others are, Owen S., who was born December 22, 1877; Carrie M., July 3, 1879; George H., September 25, 1881; Bessie E., February 14, 1883; and James Franklin, January 4, 1887. The second marriage of Mr. Irwin took place March 24, 1891, at which time he was united with Miss Ida O., daughter of Robert and Nancy Shepherd. Mrs. Irwin was born in this county and was reared to womanhood a farmer's daughter. She has become the mother of one chile, Nellie, born September 15, 1892. In her religious belief she is a Methodist and belongs to the church of that denomination in Toboso. Though not connected with any church Mr. Irwin believes in and supports the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal, denomination. He is a generous contributor; of his means to the support of the church, Sundayschool, and other religious and benevolent enterprises. In 1887 Mt. Irwin purchased a stock of general merchandise at Toboso, where for two years he conducted business in a rented building, and in 1889 erected the store which he now occupies. Here he carries a full line of groceries, dry goods, hardware, boots, shoes, etc. His trade is excellent and he is constantly adding to his stock of goods. He has accumulated some money as a reward for fair dealing and careful attention to business. In June, 1889, he was appointed Postmaster at Toboso and held the office until it was determined that "to the victor, belongs the spoils," and the position was surrendered to his Democratic successor August 1, 1893. A Republican in politics, Mr. Irwin votes and works zealously for the good of his party. He has voted in Hanover Township when there was a 154 - MEMORIAL RECORD. Democratic majority of eighty-two, but the last three elections have been carried by the Republicans. 'This is undoubtedly a result of the faithful and persistent work of Republican leaders, of whom Mr. Irwin is one. Socially he is Past Grand of Durban Lodge No. 487, I. O. O. F., and Junior Warden of New Home Lodge No 338, A. F. & A. M., at Hanover. JOHN HOLTZ. There are few of the residents of Licking County who are not familiar with the name of this gentleman. His reputation as a capable agriculturist has extended beyond the limits of Madison Township, where he has made his home for the past twenty years and where he engages in mixed farming and stock-raising. His farm consists of one hundred and two acres, which he tills without help and upon which he has placed many valuable improvements. Born In Knox County, Ohio, November 19, 1830, our subject is the son of George and Susan (Mavies) Holtz, both of whom were Virginians by birth, the father having been born in 1800, and the mother in 1804, Removing to Ohio they continued to reside in Knox County until called from earth, Mr. Holtz at the age of four score and two, and his wife when seventy-six. They were the parents of six sons and three daughters, of whom John is the third in order of birth. The others are; Catherine, the wife of Ephraim Anderson, who lives in Knox County; Elizabeth, who married Jesse Harris and also resides in Knox County; Lewis, a widower living in Tennessee; Margaret, who married Uriah Blue and is deceased; Martin V., who is married and lives in Knox County; Le-Grande B., of Knox County; George, a carpenter of Coshocton County, this state; and Henry, a widower. The lady who, in Knox County, September 15, 1855, became. the wife of John Holtz was formerly Miss Mary S. Henry and was born in Daviess County, Ind., September 15., 1839. Her parents were Virginians, but removed. to Indiana prior to her birth. She is of Irish and German descent, while our subject traces his ancestry to Germany. Three sons and three daughters bless this union. Theodosia became the wife of John Patterson and resides in West Carlisle, Coshocton County, Ohio, having a son and a daughter by her marriage; Isadora married William Pigg and lives in Licking County; Alonzo, a resident of Newark Township, married Miss Emma Pound, who-was born in Eden Township, and they have one child, Horatio; Le-Grande Valentine married Jane Edwards and they live in Brownsville, Licking County; Jennie is at home, and C. L. V., a graduate of Ada College, at Ada, Hardin County, Ohio, still makes his home under the parental roof, though for the past nine years he has been engaged in teaching school. In religious views Mr.. Holtz is liberal, while his wife is a member of the 'Christian Union Church. He is interested in matters of public importance,. taking an active part in political and social affairs. His vote is cast for the principles of the Democratic party, and he has held various official positions in the township. For many years he followed the carpenter's, trade, and still does something in that line when called upon by others or in the improvement of his place. His life has been. well and worthily passed and he enjoys the esteem of a large circle of acquaintances. HENRY S. FLEEK. Throughout this section of Ohio there is no firm that enjoys a more enviable reputation for reliability of business transaction than that of Fleck & Neal, wholesale grocers at Newark. The house was established in March, 1861, under the firm title of Fleek & Sherwood, the partners being John S. Fleek and George B. Sherwood. On the 1st of January, 1874, the name was changed to John S. Fleek & Co., Mr. Sherwood retiring from the firm, and Henry C. Strong purchasing an interest. MEMORIAL RECORD - 155 In January of 1881, W. W. Neal became a partner, but the style of the firm remained unchanged. John S. Fleck died in 1883, and March 14, 1887, the firm became Fleek, Strong & Co. January 1,1893, Mr. Strong retired, since which time the business has been conducted by Fleck & Neal. Four traveling salesmen are employed on the road, and the house conducts an extensive and profitable trade throughout the state. Referring to the personal history of the gentleman now at the head of this large house, we find that he is one of the youngest business men of Newark, having been born in this city in 1866. is grandfather, Adam Fleck, who was a pioneer of Newark, was born in Hampshire County, Va., (now Mineral County, W. Va.) March 11, 1803, and was one of eighteen children, all of whom reached maturity. In April, 1826, he came to Newark, where he remained until his death, August 22, 1877. His career was characterized by industry, energy and great tact and shrewdness as a business man. These qualities, aided by temperate and frugal habits, aided him in the acquisition of wealth. No citizen of Licking County was more successful than he in the accumulation of property and his prosperity was due to the characteristics above mentioned. Though decided in his religious views, as he was in all questions that claimed public attention, he was not narrow-minded nor was there any trace of bigotry in his disposition. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church and a generous contributor to the erection of the fine edifice in which the congregation still worships. John S. Fleck, the son of Adam and Alva L. (Sherwood) Fleck, was born in Newark in 1836, and spent his entire life in this city, becoming one of its most prominent and prosperous business men. The reputation for probity and energy acquired in youth was retained in manhood and he was known for his exemplary conduct in business and social relations. Probably no citizen of this place .was more widely or favorably known for business capacity and judgment. He embarked in business on a small scale in 1861, but devoting his entire attention to it, he soon accumulated a fortune and gained success. He married Martha Grace Lang, who is still living. Of their five children, George W., the eldest, died at the age of nineteen years; our subject is the second in order of birth; Alice G., of Newark, is the next younger; John Lang died at the age of five; and Grace is the youngest. The subject of this notice was educated in Newark, and entered the firm, as above stated., in 1887. In 1889 he married Fannie, daughter of Jesse R. and Hannah Moore, and a native of this county. They have one child, John S. Their home on Third street is one of the most elegant in the city. Mr. Fleck is a stockholder in the ice plant and is Vice-President of the Newark Ice and Cold Storage Company, and is also a Director in the, People's National Bank. OSMER DRAKE. The farming community of Licking County recognizes in the subject of this notice a representative citizen and a most successful agriculturist. He is the owner of a fine estate comprising one hundred and twelve acres in Liberty- Township: From his youth he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits and from the very start showed a special aptitude for his chosen calling, displaying a keen appreciation of the best modern methods of farming, and he has so profited by experience and observation that he is to-day one of the prosperous agriculturists of the township. In the county where his entire life has . been Passed, Mr. Drake enjoys to the full the respect accorded to an honorable, upright man, whose habits are exemplary and whose dealings are strictly just and fair, it being the universal testimony of his life-long acquaintances that his character is rightly summed up in the foregoing words. He was born in St. Alban's Township January 5, 1818, and is the. only survivor among fourteen children born to David and Mary (Melick) Drake, natives of Pennsylvania. His father was a farmer by occupation, and coming to Ohio in 1811, settled a 156 - MEMORIAL RECORD. half-mile west of Alexandria, where he bought, one hundred and forty acres. There he spent the remainder of his life, rearing in addition to his own family three grandchildren, .making seventeen altogether. On the old homestead he died in 1868, at the age of nearly ninety-three. His wife passed away when eighty-four years old. She was an exemplary. Christian woman and a member of the Baptist Church. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and held numerous local offices in this county. Our subject's paternal grandfather spent. his entire life in Pennsylvania, where his death occurred. The maternal grandfather, also a. native of the Keystone State, came to Ohio and settled in Perry County about 1809. Osmer Drake has spent his entire life (a period of seventy-six years) in Lick ing County, where in youth he was a student in the old-fashioned subscription schools. On the.. 10th of December, 1840, he married Miss Lucinda, daughter of Philip Siler, and two sons and five daughters were born of their union, namely: Ann; Maria, Caroline, Alvin, Almira Josephine, Sarah Alma, LeRoy Pratt and Amanda Elizabeth, all of whom are living but Almira J. The eldest, .Ann Maria, Married Thomas Orr and they have five children living, Alvin H., Josephine, Mary, Lois and Osmer. Alvin married Miss Nancy Stroup, and they have one child, Dessie. Almira Josephine became the wife of Jerome Phillips, and they have five children, Maude, Lois, Romy, Dolly and Freddie. Sarah Alma, wife of John T. Wainscot, has three children living, Zorus, Pearl and Osmer Green. LeRoy Pratt married Miss Mary C. Purvis, and they have six children, Clara,. Cora, Osmer, Charles, 'Sarah and Elmer. Amanda Elizabeth, wife of H. J: Curtis, has four children, Alda, Clyde and Bertie. The wife and mother died May 2, 1872, at the age of fifty-four years, and for his second wife Mr. Drake chose Miss Sarah, daughter of James Trout, of St. Alban's Township. For some years Mr. Drake was a member of the Order of Red Men, but of late years has not been actively identified with the organization. About 1843 he bought his present farm, where he has since ,resided continuously. His first house was a log cabin; which was replaced by a frame building, and the latter continued to be the family residence until it was destroyed by fire about forty years ago. Afterward a substantial house was built and this has since been the family home. Through a long and busy life that has passed the seventy-sixth milestone on the journey to mortality, Mr. Drake has shown himself to possess in an eminent degree those dominant characteristics of the sons of the Buckeye .State that have made them such potent factors in the upbuilding of any community where their lot may be cast. His capability and keen insight into the best methods of conducting his financial interests, together with his plain and straightforward dealings, have placed him among the prosperous men of the county. JOSIAH McKINNEY is active in advancing the agricultural interests of Licking County and occupies a prominent position among the farmers of Newton. Township. He has known no other home save the farm upon which he now resides. It is his birthplace;. around it cluster the happy memories of childhood and youth; here too were passed the active days of life's prime and here he continues to reside in the afternoon of his useful and honored life. Among the pioneers of Ohio may be mentioned the name of the late Joseph McKinney, father of our subject. He was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., July 6, 1800, and in.1814 accompanied his parents to Licking County, making settlement in Bowling Green Township. There he grew to manhood upon the home farm. The lady whom he married in Newton Township bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Hopper, and was born in Culpeper County, Va., December 21, 1808, having accompanied her parents to Licking County in childhood. After their marriage Joseph McKinney and his MEMORIAL RECORD - 157 wife settled upon a farm in Newton Township, where he labored assiduously and successfully as a tiller of the soil until his death, which occurred July 26, 1867. The widowed mother still survives (I894), having now reached an advanced age. They were the parents, of eight children, whose names were, Rachel, James, John H., William, Martha J., Josiah, Sarah A. and Franklin. As above stated, our subject was born upon the farm where he is now living, his natal day being February 25, 1838. In the schools of the neighborhood he received such educational advantages as were afforded in those days, and to the knowledge acquired in school he has added the information gained by intercourse with men and by systematic reading. Farming has been the life occupation of Mr. McKinney and that he has made a success of it is abundantly proved by the fact that he now owns five hundred acres of valuable land. In addition to general farming he has engaged to some extent in stock-raising and in that department of agriculture has achieved marked success. Upon the old homestead he has erected a first-class set of buildings adapted to their varied uses, including a cozy and conveniently arranged residence. While he has devoted his attention chiefly to farming, he has traveled somewhat through our country and for about two years was engaged in mining in Idaho. In Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio, May 26, 1875, Mr. McKinney was united in marriage with Miss Christina Scarbrough, who was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, and is the daughter of Dr. M. L. Scarbrough, a successful physician of Perry County. Four children blessed this marriage, of whom Charles died in infancy. The others are Clinton S., Elizabeth and Cyrus E. In the county Mr. McKinney is an influential and popular citizen, and being broad minded and public spirited, he is foremost in every enterprise having for its object the advancement of the material or moral prosperity of the community. As a member of the Democratic party Mr. McKinney has taken an active interest in local affairs and has wielded considerable influence in his township. For five years he has filled the position of Treasurer of Newton Township. For six years he served as a Director of the Licking County Agricultural Society and during half of that time was Superintendent of the grounds. ROBERT D. HORTON, Sr. Since 1833 this gentleman has been a resident of Licking County, and as may readily be imagined he has been the witness of wonderful transformations in this section of the state. At that remote period, more than sixty years ago, there were no large cities, no great centres of commerce and thriving villages or well improved farms. These marvelous changes he has not only witnessed, but has directly contributed to, assisting generously all enterprises calculated to promote the welfare of his fellow-men. As such he is deserving of the high regard in which be is held by all who know him. The farm owned and occupied by Mr. Horton is one of the best in Newton Township and comprises one hundred and fifty-five acres of fertile hind. To this county in the spring of 1833 came his parents, Robert and Mary (Smith) Horton, from Culpeper County, Va., being accompanied in the removal by their six children.. They settled in Newton , Township, where the wife and mother died in 1846. Early in the '50s the father removed to Grant County, Ind., where he remained until his demise, in the fall of 1853. The fourth among the six children comprising the family is Robert D., who was born in Culpeper County, Va., June 19, 1825. At the time of coming to this county he was a lad of about eight years, and here he has since resided. In childhood he was a student in the district schools, but his education has been acquired principally by self-culture, as his advantages in boyhood were very meagre. His life occupation has been that of agriculture, and so successful has he been in his chosen calling that he has risen from a position of poverty to one of affluence, and has attained, 158 - MEMORIAL RECORD through, his unaided efforts, a place among the well-to-do farmers of the township. His life af- fords an example of what may be accomplished by pluck and perseverance, even though one has no capital with which to embark in business. The lady who in Knox County, Ohio, November 21, 1849, became the wife of Mr. Horton, was formerly Miss Catherine Moreland, and was born in Harrison County, this state, March 18, 1829. Her parents, Bazzil and Margaret (Foss) Moreland, came to .Licking County in 1829 from West Virginia and made settlement in Newton, Township, where they continued to reside for nineteen years. They then removed to Knox County, the same state, where they resided until death. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Horton resulted in the birth of ten children, of whom the following eight now survive: Bazzil M., James E., Mary, George W., Maggie, Linda, Robert D., Jr., and Anna V. William died in childhood and Martha at the age of .about twenty-five years. A man of liberal spirit and progressive ideas, Mr. Horton is a friend of every measure calculated to benefit the people, and as every loyal citizen should do, he takes a deep interest in local and national questions of importance. In politics he affiliates with the Democrats and supports the principles and candidates of that party. He has held a number of local positions of responsibility, including that of Constable of Newton Township, which position he held for three years, Township Assessor for one year, Trustee for several terms, and for six years Infirmary Director: An affable, courteous gentleman and. genial companion, he has hosts of friends in this community. HERBERT ATHERTON. All the nearest and dearest associations of a lifetime are for Mr. Atherton connected with the town of Newark, and the family which he represents has long been identified with the history of Licking County. As early as 1820 his grandfather, John Atherton, came from Chambersburg, Pa., to Newark, Ohio, where be occupied a house on East Main Street. Hi; trade was that cola chair maker, but instead of following that occupation he purchased land in Newark Township and engaged in ,general farming. At the age of eighty-two he passed away, leaving three sons, viz.: Augustus, father of our subject; Walgrave, a resident of Green County, Wis.; and Hon. Gibson Atherton, Member of Congress from this district. Born in Licking County in 1824, Augustus Atherton grew to manhood in Newark Township, alternating attendance at the common schools with work on the home farm. His chosen occupation throughout life was that of a farmer, although he also officiated as a local preacher in the Christian Union Church, a branch of the Methodist Episcopal denomination during the war. Politically he was a stanch Democrat. His death occurred in 1889, at the age of sixty-five years. His widow, who now makes her home with our subject, was born in Vermont and bore the .maiden name of Cynthia Taft.. Her father, Phineas Taft, was born in Scotland, whence he emigrated to Vermont and later came to Licking County, where she married Mr. Atherton at Newark. She is a sincere Christian and a faithful member of the Congregational Church. The children comprising the parental family were seven in number namely: Herbert, of this sketch; Lee, a farmer of Delaware County; Alice, who married Felix Blizzard and died in Licking County; Wallace, who was killed at Bement, Ill., when in the employ of the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Railroad; Gibson, a miner in British Columbia; Warren, a blacksmith residing in Union County, Ohio; and John, of. Newark. The subject of this sketch was born in Madison Township August 9, 1846, and was educated in the public schools. 'He followed farm pursuits until 1885, since which time he has been. engaged in the real-estate business at Newark. For two years he carried on the coal business in this city. Politically a Democrat, Mr. Atherton is serving his second term as Commissioner of Licking County. He is a Director of the Newark Savings Bank, a stockholder and Director of the Home- MEMORIAL RECORD - 159 stead Building & Loan Association, a Director of the Baltimore Bent Work's Company, of Newark, and a Director of the Newark & Granville Electric Railroad. He owns the residence in which he lives, also owns and manages a farm consisting of one hundred and fifty-four acres in Madison Township, and manages his mother's farm. He recently platted an addition to the city, on which he erected eight houses, and of these he still owns four. November 17, 1870, Mr. Atherton married Miss Catherine Shaw, who was born in Madison Township, this county, and is a daughter of William Shaw. Two children bless the union, William and Augustus. The social connections of Mr. Atherton are with the Knights of Pythias, in which organization he is prominent: As a citizen he is progressive and gives his support to all public-spirited measures. MRS. MARY FITCH. ABBOTT, of Granville, is a member of an old pioneer family that settled in St. Alhan's Township, this county, in 1836. Her parents were William and Sarah (Hanford) Fitch, both of whom were born in Norwalk, Conn., where they were reared 1 and married. After marriage they removed to Rensselaer County, N. Y., whence they removed with their children to this state. This family is of English origin an.d was founded in New England in early Colonial times, and has furnished this country with distinguished statesmen, soldiers and scholars. Thomas Fitch, the great-grandfather of the subject of this notice, was one of the first Colonial Governors of Connecticut, and her grandfather, Timothy Fitch, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, while some of the decendants of the family served with distinction in the Civil War. Mrs. Abbott was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., in 1811, and received a limited education in the district schools of her native county. She has always had a fondness for books, and by extensive reading became well informed 'Though now in her eighty-fourth year, she is still a pleasant and interesting conversationalist, freely expressing her thoughts in well chosen language. She has been twice married. In 1839 she became the wife of Orrin Bryant, a native of Massachusetts, by whom she had two children. One died in infancy; and Charles W. passed away in August, 1886. Charles W. received a good education in Granville and was by profession a civil engineer, his first work being on the Ohio Central Railroad. After having been thus engaged a number of years he embarked in the drug business, which he carried on until his death. He married Miss Lorinda L., daughter of Hon. M. M. Munson, of Granville, by whom he had two children, a son and daughter. The former, Fitch C., was a student at the Protestant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia, from which he was graduated in 1894. The daughter, Miriam Joanna, died in 1893, in her fourteenth year. The mother of these children was graduated from the Female Seminary of Granville, after which she was graduated from the schools of pharmacy in Ohio and Illinois. She then spent one year in Cornell University, and is now (1894) teaching in the Ogontz school, near Philadelphia, where during the past four years she has distinguished herself as an educator of rare ability and literary attainments. Two years after the death of Orrin Bryant, which occurred in 1868, our subject married Judge Elizur Abbott, a native of Massachusetts, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. Since his death, October 4, 1878, Mrs. Abbott has resided in her pleasant home in Granville, where she is quietly spending her declining days in the enjoyment of a competence and the respect of many friends. For a period covering almost sixty years she has been a resident of this county, and during that time she has witnessed with interest and pleasure the steady growth and development of its material and commercial importance. She has witnessed the increase of its population and prosperity, and has noted with satisfaction the fact that its intellectual 160 - MEMORIAL RECORD progress has kept pace with its material growth. Now in the twilight of her life, she occupies a warm place in. the hearts of her neighbors and friends, who wish for hhappinessre years of happiness amid the associations so dear to her. JOHN M. ROBINSON, one of Granville's well known citizens, was born in Cadiz, Ohio, July 4, 1836, and is the son of John and Susan (Vandament) Robinson, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio prior to their marriage. In his native city our subject received a limited education and at the age of fifteen began clerking in a hardware store, where he gained a thorough knoledg1861 that business. In 1861 he opened a hardware store in Cadiz and by close application to all the details of the business achieved success. Under the administration of Abraham Lincoln he was appointed postmaster at Cadiz in 1861, which office he held for four years. He was well prepared for the efficient discharge of its duties, having previously served for about eight years as Deputy Postmaster. In Licking County, June 1, 1864, occurred the marriage of John M. Robinson and Miss Elm A. Devenney, the latter a native of McKean Township. Her parents, Pascal and Deborah (Sheldon) Devenney, were pioneers of McKean Township, the former having come hither from Virginia, wale the latter was a native of Northampton, Mass. Both are living at this writing (1894), Mr. Devenney at the age of eighty-five, and his wife aged eigmarriage Mroon after his marriage Mr. Robinson removed the engagedwnship, where he:engaged in farming and stock-raising, meeting with signal success as an agriculturist. Retiring from that occupation in 1886, Mr. Robinson came tosinceille, where he has since resided practically retired from active business cares. However; he still superintends the management of his landed possessions, aggregating three hundred acres, from the rental of which he receives a good income. He is also interested in the Granville Building & Loan Association and is a member of its Board of Directors. Since casting his first Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, he. has supported the men and measures advocated by the Republican party, but has never sought or de sired political preferment, preferring to devote his time and energies to his business interests, in which he has gained a handsome competence through his own unaided efforts. He is the friend and advocate of improvements and all projects that will build up and enhance the good of the state and nation. In the township, also, every good movement receives his support. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are the parents of two sons, Frank Sheldon and Hubert Devenney. The pleasant family residence is the abode of culture and hospitality, and hither their manor friends often come, drawn by the genial courtesy of the host and the warm welcome offered by the hostess. The best years of his life MC. Robinson has passed in Licking County, and his influence .has been felt for good, both in business and social circles. He is a man of broad and liberal views, ever ready to do his share in benevolent enterprises, and true to every duty as husband, father and friend. HENRY WARDEN HOBART, of Granville, is a representative of two old pioneer families and is descended from loyal Revolutionary stock. His maternal great-grandfather, Jonas Warden, served as Captain in the War for Independence, and his grandfather, Gabriel Warden, served as a Captain in the War of 1812. Our subject was born in Granville Township September 22, 1836, being the eldest son of Giles and Mary A. (Warden) Hobart, both of whom MEMORIAL RECORD - 161 were natives of Vermont and came to Ohio with their parents when quite young. Giles Hobart and his wife had a family of six children, one daughter and five sons, namely: Martha, wife of S. J. Everett, a farmer of Granville; Henry W., of this sketch; Heman L., an agriculturist residing in Cass. County, Mo.; Lewis M., deceased; George B., a farmer who .lives in Kansas, and Wesley J., a resident of Columbus, Ohio. The father resided here until his death, in 1873, at the age of sixty-two, and his wife survived him a few years, passing away at the age of sixty-four. In the public schools our subject commenced his education, which was still further carried on at the male academy in Granville. Reared upon a farm, he has made agricultural pursuits his chosen life occupation, and in this calling has met with a well deserved success. His entire life has been passed in Granville with the exception of one year (1858) spent in Kansas. On the 31st of January, 1859, he was united in marriage with Miss Hattie E. Irish, the ceremony being performed in Granville by Rev. Jacob Little; whose name is familiar to all old settlers. Mrs. Hobart, who is a member of a long established New England family, is a native of Chittenden County, Vt., and was born in I838. When fifteen years of age she came to Granville in company with an aunt, and received a good education in the old Episcopal Seminary when it was under the management of Dr. Sanborn. For a few years prior to her marriage she engaged in teaching school and met with flattering success in that calling. Three children were born to bless he union of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart, namely: Ida May, who died in her seventh year; Carrie L., wife of Jacob F. Keller, a farmer who lives in Newark Township; and Fred. W., a graduate of the high school in Granville and now assisting his father in the cultivation of the home farm. Mr. Hobart owns a valuable estate consisting of one hundred and fifty acres, and in connection with general farming makes a specialty of breeding registered Spanish merino sheep. The farm is under a high state of cultivation, well supplied with good buildings, and its neat, thrifty appearance indicates the enterprise and careful supervision of its. owner. His beautiful farm residence is built .upon a natural elevation, surrounded with shade and ornamental trees, and altogether is one of the finest homes in the county. Although he never seeks office, Mr. Hobart always manifests a great interest in the public welfare and may be counted upon to bear his part in every worthy enterprise which is being promulgated in the neighborhood. In his political views he is a Republican, but is not strongly partisan, feeling at liberty to support the man of his choice, regardless of party. He is recognized as one of the prominent citizens of the community and has the high regard of a host of personal friends. CHARLES H. KIBLER. As a representative of a profession in which he has gained prominence and success, and as an honored citizen of Newark, Mr. Kibler is justly entitled to mention in this volume. He is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born. in Uniontown, February 11, 1828, being the only survivor of the family of Joseph and Jane (Brown) Kibler. The father, who was a native of Woodstock, W. Va., attained more than ordinary success as a business man, and after his removal to Hillsboro, Ohio, in 1834, he became a' dealer in hardware, stoves and tinware at that place. His death occurred at the age of sixty-six, and was deeply mourned not alone by his immediate relatives, but also by all with whom he came into contact. Since the age of six years the subject of this notice has been a resident of the Buckeye State, and his education was 'gained in the common schools of Hillsboro and in Jefferson College, where for some time he prosecuted his studies. After completing his studies he taught school for a time, and thus earned. the money with which he pursued his 162 - MEMORIAL RECORD legal researches. He read law in Hillsboro, and was admitted to practice at the Bar in January of 1851, about which time he came to Newark. Soon after the opening of the Civil War, Mr. Kibler was appointed Second Lieutenant, and assisted in raising a company for service in the war. In January of 1862, he was commissioned Captain of Company D, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, and served in that capacity until the fall of 1863, when he was appointed Assistant Adjutant-General, with the rank of Captain, by the President, and assigned to the First Brigade of the First Division of the' Fifteenth 'Army Corps; he continued in the service until August .1, 1864. During the Most of this time he was in the First Brigade, First Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, and took part in many important engagements, including the battles of Ft. Donelson and Shiloh, and the siege of Vicksburg. His company marched from Memphis to Chattanooga, and took .part in the battles of Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, going from there to Atlanta and participating in the campaign which resulted in the surrender of that city. February 21, 1854, Mr. Kibler married Miss Mary E., daughter of Dr. B. W. Brice, for many years a physician of Newark. Four children bless the union, Annie B., the wife of W. W. Neal; Edward, his father's law partner; Charles, a business man of Denver, Colo., and Frank, who is engaged in the coal business at Newark. The family residence was erected. by Mr. Kibler, and has been their home since March, 1864. Since August 1, 1864, the time of his resignation from the Union service, he has been actively engaged at his pro-, fession in this city, and his name for years has been intimately associated with almost all the important litigation and legal business in the county of Licking. While a stanch Republican since the organization of that party in 1856, Mr. Kibler has never sought official preferment, preferring to devote his attention exclusively to his profession. He has, however, occupied a number of local offices, in which he has served with credit to himself. In 1858-59 he was Mayor of Newark, and was also for some time a member of the Board of Education of this city. As an attorney he is widely and favorably known, and he has doubtless tried more cases than any other lawyer in this section of the state. At one time he was counsel in every case tried in the Court of Common Pleas at Newark during a period of two weeks. SAMUEL J. EWING. When the dark cloud of war hovered over our Colin try, the sons of the Buckeye State were no less gallant than the patriots of other common wealths. Among those who responded to the nation's appeal for soldiers was a youth of about eighteen, who, with the fiery enthusiasm of youth, combined the wise judgment of the more mature. His military career and his subsequent civic life have afforded such abundant examples of the qualities of energy, firmness and indomitable perseverance, as to render them familiar to his fellow-citizens, and no one in the county stands higher in the esteem of the people than does Samuel J. Ewing, of Newark. A native of this county, our subject was born in Hebron, February 8;1843.; and is the son of Dr. James and Amanda (Atkinson) Ewing, natives respectively of Huntingdon, Pa., and New Hampshire. James Ewing was born in 1800, and when a boy moved with the family to Zanesville, Ohio, where he read medicine and commenced the practice of the profession. He also resided in Putnam for a short time, and about 1826 came to Hebron, where he followed his profession for sixty years. He was a cousin of Hon. Thomas Ewing, whose reputation. is a national one. Politically he was a Whig until the organization of the Republican party, when he transferred his allegiance to that organization. He was interested in and well posted concerning all events of public. importance, but never sought office, giving his full time to his profession. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a very liberal man, contributing generously to benevolent and religious MEMORIAL RECORD - 163 projects. Notwithstanding his large benefactions he accumulated a competence. Socially he affiliated with the Masons. The mother of our subject removed in girlhood from New Hampshire to Wheeling, W. Va., where she met and married Mr. Ewing. She died in 1845, leaving three sons, Edward F. and Franklin P., who are farmers in Anderson County, Kan.; and Samuel J., of this sketch. The father, after the death of his first wife, married Julia Weather-wax, and by that union two children were born, one dying in infancy. The only survivor is Julia C., the wife of Joseph Atkinson, of this county. In the public schools of Hebron our subject was a student in boyhood. In 1861, at the first call for troops, he enlisted for three months, becoming a member of Company H, Third Ohio Infantry. July 18, I861, he again enlisted, this time for three years, and was assigned to Company C, Twenty-seventh Ohio Infantry. On the 3d of January, 1863, he was transferred to the marine service on account of physical disability, incurred in service, where he suffered from sun stroke, and also had an attack of typhoid fever at Corinth. He participated in the siege of Corinth and the engagements at New Madrid and Island No. 10, as well as numerous minor battles. In the marine service he was on the flag ship "Autocrat," of the Mississippi Marine Brigade Company B. This ship had the distinction of being the first to touch the wharf at Vicksburg after the surrender of that city, 10:10 A. M., July 4, 1863. Our subject was the officer of the day in command of the boat, and was the first Union man to enter the city, being one hour and twenty minutes in advance of Gen. John A. Logan. January 3, 1865, Mr. Ewing was mustered out of the service and returned to Ohio. After taking a course in a commercial college at Columbus, he was employed as bookkeeper in ,the First National Bank of that city for two years, when he was obliged to resign on account of poor health. Removing to Illinois; he carried on a boot and shoe business at Bloomington for two years, but his health would not permit him to continue longer. He went back to Columbus, where for some capitalists he organized the Bank of Sparrow, Hines & Co., which he managed for two years. Again he was forced to retire from the business on account of poor health, and returning to Newark, he has since made this city his home, though since the war he has never been strong enough to engage in active business. His life, however, is by no means an idle one, for notwithstanding his forced retirement from business, he still retains the energy of youth. A Republican in polities, Mr. Ewing has represented the party as delegate to county, district and state conventions, and has been Chairman of the Republican County Executive 'Committee. During the campaigns his services are in demand as a speaker, and he has frequently "stumped" the state, often speaking from the same platform with William McKinley, Jr., J. B. Foraker, and other famous men. He is connected with Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R., of which he is Past Commander. As a writer he is successful and popular, and has been a frequent contributor to leading newspapers. In 1869 Mr. Ewing married Miss Mary Rees, their union resulting in the birth of two sons, one of whom died at the age of two years.. The surviving son, James R., is professor of Greek in a college at Ottawa, Kan. The present wife of Mr. Ewing was formerly Miss Annie Watkins; she was born in Newark to Enoch J. and Frances (Rees) Watkins, and has become the mother of two children, Thomas and Frances. The family is identified with the First Presbyterian Church, of Newark. BRANDT G. SMYTHE. The legal fraternity of Ohio numbers among its most influential and successful members the gentleman with whose name this biographical sketch is presented, and who has conducted an .extensive legal practice at Newark for nearly a quarter of a century. He traces his .ancestry to Ephraim Smythe, a pioneer of Saratoga County, N. Y., whose paternal ancestors were, of English stock, and whose wife was a native of Paris. Referring 'to the family history, we find that Ephraim Smythe 164 - MEMORIAL RECORD. migrated from Massachusetts to Saratoga County, and made settlement in Galway Township, where he located six hundred acres. This .property was , eventually divided among his three sons. His death occurred at the age of eighty-two. The youngest of the three sons of Ephraim was James N. Smythe, who in the spring of 1830 came to Ohio from New York, and in the autumn of the same year settled in Burlington Township, Licking County, where he resided until death. He was first married to Miss SuSan Bosworth, a de,. scendant, on her mother's side, of the famous Capt. Miles Standish, while her paternal- forefathers originated in Scotland. She was born in Massachusetts; and died after having become the mother of four sons and two daughters, viz.:. Orrilla, George Bosworth, Henry P., Charles E., James A. and Susan V. In the spring of 1830, James N. Smythe married Miss Maria, daughter of Nathan Comstock, of Saratoga County, N. Y., and they became the. parents of two sons, De Witt and Dwight. While a resident of New York, Mr. Smythe served as Sheriff of Saratoga County and occupied other positions of honor. During the War of 1812 he was a valiant soldier and commanded a company at the battle of Plattsburg. A man of genial, , jovial disposition, he made a friend of everyone he met, and contributed not a little to the early growth of Licking County. He was a man of versatile ability, and at various times conducted a farm, sawmill and cloth manufactory.. Among his children was George B.. the father of our subject, and one of the eminent men of Ohio, to whose biographical sketch on another page the reader is referred for further facts regarding the family history. The subject of this sketch has spent his entire life in Licking County, where his birth occurred at Newark, August 21, 1846. After completing the studies of the common schools here, he entered the Military Institute near Frankfort, Ky., and later spent one term in the Washington and Jefferson College, at Washington, Pa. Afterward entering the Union College, of New York, he was graduated froth that institution in 1864 with high honors. Under the tutelage of his father he his legal readings, and was afterward admitted to the Bar at Wooster, Ohio. Since that time he has devoted his attention to his large practice in the Supreme Court of Ohio, and the United States Court, and has gained a widely extended reputation as a successful attorney. A Democrat in politics, Mr. Smythe is not active in the party, excepting during the canipaigns, when he is in constant demand as a "stump" speaker. In 1865 he married Miss Sarah, daughter of Philip R. Atcherly; then a prominent merchant of Newark. Mrs. Smythe was born in England, and in childhood accompanied her parents to the United States. Three children were born of this union, of whom the eldest, George, died in infancy. The others, Philip and Lora; are with their parents. MEMORIAL RECORD - 167 JAMES M. BROWNE. In presenting the biographical sketches of representative citizens of this county, prominent mention should be made of the successful and influential gentleman with whose name these paragraphs are introduced, and who conducts an extensive and lucrative trade as a grocer at No. 16 West Main Street, Newark. Ile represents a family long identified with the history of our country, the members of which have been prominent in commercial, professional and social life. In tracing the genealogy of the family we find that one, Peter Browne, owned property on the present site of the city of Camden, N. J. He was a shipwright by trade, and during the latter part of his life was a resident of Philadelphia. His son William was born in the latter city September 10, 1734. The indenture of apprenticeship, dated May 1, 1748, by which he was bound to a shipwright for seven years, is still in the possession of the family. During the Revolutionary War he was a member of General Washington's staff, and served his country with distinction. The next in line of descent was Liberty Browne, who was born in Philadelphia about half-past three o'clock on the afternoon of July 4, 1776, being probably the first free-born American citizen of which our country can boast. He became a mer chant and manufacturer of gold and silver ware, - 4 - commencing business with money borrowed from the Franklin loan, a fund set. apart by Benjamin Franklin to assist worthy apprentices in starting in business for themselves upon the completion of their apprenticeship. In the War of 1812 Liberty Browne was Paymaster. For nine years he was President of the Council of Philadelphia, and also served as Justice of the Peace. It is worthy of note that while he bore the somewhat unusual name of Liberty, the other members of the household had names equally odd. There was a servant Comfort, a nurse Patience, and two dogs, Peace and Plenty. One of the members of the family, whose name was a more common one, James M., was born in Philadelphia November 5, 1809, being the sixth among ten children. In the city of his birth he learned the trade of a pattern-maker, and there he also gained a good business education. In 1839 he came to Ohio, settling in Rural Dale, whence in 1840 he removed to Zanesville, in both places giving attention to his trade. In 1848 he came to Newark, and here engaged at his trade, becoming well known as an expert pattern-maker. Not only did he do a large amount of work for people in Newark, but he was also frequently employed by parties from a distance. He was called to New Orleans to make important patterns, and remained there for two years. He 168 - MEMORIAL RECORD made the first T rail pattern made in this country, but neglected to obtain a patent on it. It is a fact worthy of note that the first patent of invention issued in the United States was for several years in the possession of Mr. Browne. It was granted in 1790, before a patent office was established, and was signed by George Washington, President; Edmund Randolph, Attorney-General, and Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State. It became the property of Mr. Browne' of this sketch, who sold it to his cousin for $200, and he later disposed of it to Mr. Gunther, of Chicago. When the Civil War broke out and the Confederate army commenced to conscript soldiers, Mr. Browne came north to Ohio. Though too old for army service, he did all in his power to aid the cause of the Union. Before the war he served as City Marshal, and later was a member of the City Council, and was the first Chief Engineer of the Fire Department Newark ever had, serving several years. In 1878 he was elected City Weigh Master and Market Master. In March, 1885, he passed away, aged seventy-six years. In religious belief he was a Methodist, and during his earlier years was active in its various enterprises. He was a stanch advocate of temperance, and the only secret society with which he was connected was the Sons of Temperance. In 1833, James M. Browne, Sr., married Harriet Bradley, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of six children, of whom five attained mature years. Nesbitt Liberty resides in Newark; Mary E. married Darwin J. White, who lives in this city; Franklin H., also a resident of Newark, is a well known business man, who was for several years a leading contractor and builder of Newark, and erected a number of the important business blocks of the city. He was also a member of the City Council and Chief of the Fire Department, succeeding his father in that office. Our subject is the next in order of birth; Albert B. died here; and Morris H. is a train dispatcher and makes his home in Newark. Mrs. Browne is still living, at the age of eighty-three, and makes her home in Newark with her eldest son. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, September 1, 1844, the subject of this sketch was a child of four years when the family located in Newark, and for some years afterward was a student in the public schools. In 1858, at the age of fourteen, he secured a position as clerk in a grocery store. When the war broke out he enlisted in 1861, and although under age was mustered into service July 18, becoming a member of Company. C, Twenty-seventh Ohio Infantry, in which he served three years. Among the engagements. in which he participated were those at New Madrid, Iuka, Island No. 10 and Parker's Cross Roads, and all the important battles before Corinth. He accompanied General Sherman to Atlanta, and took part in the engagement at that place. Through the entire period of his service he was wounded but once, and then but slightly. In 1863 our subject received a commission as Captain of a colored regiment, but did not accept the promotion. For a time he was on detached duty in the hospital at Cairo, Ill., to which place he had been sent on account of illness. Soon afterward he was made general ward Master in the hospital, where he remained a few months, when he returned to his regiment and served out his term of enlistment. After having been mustered out of the service, he resumed his clerkship in the grocery business, and so continued until 1869, when he embarked in business as a member of the firm of Horn & Browne. Since then he has devoted his attention to his trade when not officiating in a public capacity. However, he was for nearly two years a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was a member of the Lenwood Furniture Company, and in this concern he is still a Director. The comfortable and attractive residence at No. 287 North Third Street is the home of Mr. Browne and his family. He was united in marriage, in 1873, with Miss Lillie M. Bourner, and they have become the parents of four children, -viz.: Edward S., bookkeeper for the Lenwood Furniture Company; James R., a dealer in bicycles at Newark and an expert in the use of the wheel; Bessie B., who died at the age of twelve years; and. Samuel P., who resides with his parents. In political views Mr. Browne is a Democrat, loyal to the principles for which the party stands. He served for some time as Township Treasurer, MEMORIAL RECORD - 169 to which position he was first appointed and afterward elected. He was also elected Sheriff, but after filling the office for a short time he resigned in order to devote his attention to his business interests. Socially, he is a Knight Templar and a member of the Union Veterans' League. He is a charter member of Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R., and is the first officer of the day. Not only has he succeeded in business himself, but through his kind assistance many others have gained a foothold in the business world and have been enabled to win success. JOHN L. EMERSON, who is now living in retirement from life's active duties, owns and occupies a homestead situated in the suburbs of the village of Concord. He is a native of Licking County, having been born in Liberty Township, November 20, 18'21. The Emerson family originated in England, but has long been identified with the history of America. Grandfather James Emerson, who was born in Haverhill, Mass., died at the age of more than threescore years. His family numbered seven children, four daughters and three sons, all of whom attained years of maturity. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Moses Boyington, was born in Scotland and emigrated thence to America prior to the War of the Revolution, in which he. took part. When a boy he was bound out as an apprentice to learn the weaver's trade, and upon completing it was apprenticed to the shoemaker's trade. Then removing to Ware, N.H., he bought and cleared a tract of timber land in a thinly settled community, where there were but six families. The mother of Great-grandfather Emerson had a sister who was captured by. the Indians, taken from her family of seven children, the youngest of whom was only a week old, and compelled to walk a distance of one hundred and fifty miles. Determined to regain her freedom, she planned to kill several of her captors, which she did with a tomahawk. She then returned to her home in Concord via the Merrimac River, after having been absent from her family one winter. She had been given up as dead, but surprised her friends by reappearing as suddenly as she was taken away. The parents of our subject, Stephen and Elizabeth (Boyington) Emerson, were born in Ware, N. H., and came to Ohio in 1815, the journey overland requiring sixty-two days. The father reached Granville with his wife and six children and only seventy-five cents in money. It being prior to the time land was in the market, he "squatted" on a large tract, which he began clearing, but soon left it and bought one hundred acres adjoining the first place. There he resided from 1818 until his death, October 27, 1856, when in his seventy-fifth year. Two years previous to his de, raise his wife passed away, aged seventy-five. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. In religion he and his wife were Free Will Baptists. In the family of Stephen Emerson there were four sons and five daughters, of whom three are now living, viz.: Sarah, widow of Josiah Philbrick, and a well preserved old lady of ninety-one years; George E., of Liberty Township, and John L. The others were, Fannie, wife of Page Muzzy; Eliza, who married Rev. David Adams, a minister in the Baptist Church; Jasper; Lucretia, Mrs. Lloyd Belt; Elmira, wife of William Harter, and James Monroe. Our subject has spent his entire life, a period of seventy-three years, in Liberty Township, receiving his education in the old-fashioned district schools., Remaining at home until twenty-three years old, he then learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for twenty-eight years. On the 29th of November, 1846, Mr. Emerson married Miss Sarah, daughter of Nicholas Hiler. Three children were born to this union: Mary, who married Stacey Perry, had one child, William S., and is now deceased; Louisa, Mrs. Homer Wells, who lives. near Creston, Iowa, and has four children, Mary Lou, Lida Edna, Thornton Langdon and Ethel Minerva; and John, who died in infancy. Mrs. Sarah Emerson died in 1851. Mr. Emerson was again married in. October, 1851, choosing as his wife Miss Martha, daughter of John and 170 - MEMORIAL RECORD. Jane (Martin) Rice, natives respectively of Penn. sylvania and Virginia. This union resulted in the birth of three children,. John William, Carrie Angeline and Addie May. The only son, John W., married Miss Ruby Shrader, has two children, Ina Elizabeth and Fred Langdon, and lives on the old farm where our subject was born. Carrie Angeline, who lives near the old homestead, married George Price and they have two children, Iva May and Ora B. In religion Mr. and Mrs. Emerson are identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. A Republican in politics, he has served as District Supervisor for one year and. has also officiated in other capacities. His home is a pleasant rural abode, surrounded by thirty acres of valuable land and favorably located so as to combine the advantages of country and town life. Our subject's only surviving brother, George E., was born in Liberty Township, Licking County, April 3, 1819, and now lives within sixty rods of the place where he was born seventy-five years ago. Remaining at .home until twenty-one years old he then worked out by the year for three and one-half years, his wages being $100 per year and board. Later he was variously employed for two years, after which he and our subject bought one hundred acres in partnership, engaging in its cultivation for four years. After the marriage of our subject the property was divided. Early in life they went to Iowa and took up four eighty-acre tracts, but .soon abandoned their claim and walked back to Licking County, which they have never since left. February 3, 1851, George E. Emerson married Miss Mary, daughter of William and Susanna (Harper) Foster, natives of Staffordshire, England. Two children were born to them, Amanda and Mary Susanna, the latter dying at the age of twenty-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson now live on a farm of sixty-six acres. They have witnessed the development of the country from a wilderness, and for three years lived with no neighbor nearer than two and one-half miles. At one time they lived without bread for six weeks, and salt was so scarce that his father at one time gave him sixteen bushels of corn for fifty pounds of salt. In his possession he has a half-dollar which he earned when a young man by cutting rails. in the old days he frequently attended "grinding bees," where the neighbors' children would congregate in large numbers and grind the meal for their food by means of a handmill which was so small that it was necessary to have frequent gatherings in order to secure enough meal to supply then with bread. It is worthy of special mention that the parents of our subject were the first settlers of Liberty Township, 'while he, his brother, George E., and sister, Mrs. Sarah Philbrick, together with Mrs. Wells, are now the oldest surviving residents of the township. WILLIAM F. HOLTON. In the pursuit of the calling of agriculture, a large number of the progressive citizens of this county have accumulated wealth; others, while not gaining fortunes, have become well-to-do, and among the latter class we mention the name of William F. Holton, the owner and occupant of a farm in the northeast corner of Mary Ann Township: The estate comprises one hundred and sixty-six acres, upon which he has placed valuable improvements, including farm. machinery and substantial buildings for the shelter of stock and grain. Of this county Mr. Holton has been a life-long resident, and in Eden Township he was born April 3, 1849. He is the eldest son of Washington and Margaret (Miles) Holton, natives respectively of. Muskingum County and Eden Township, Licking County, but early settlers of this locality. In the parental family there were five sons and four daughters, and with one exception all are now living. William F., of this sketch, was reared to manhood upon the home farm and received such educational advantages as the common schools afforded. His education, however, has been acquired principally in the school of experience, in which he has been an apt pupil. March 25, 1874, occurred the marriage of Mr. Holton and Miss Maria Billman, Two daughters MEMORIAL RECORD - 171 bless the union, Clara and Eva, who are at present students in the home schools, and will later be given the advantages of higher educations. The principles of the Democratic party are those which Mr. Holton believes best adapted to promote the progress of the nation, awl these he supports with loyalty and devotion. For twelve years he has officiated as Justice of the Peace and has several times been elected Trustee of the township, being the present incumbent of that office. He is now (1894) a candidate for nomination for the office of Commissioner of Licking County, with favorable prospects for success. For twenty years or more Mr. Holton has been connected with the Masonic fraternity, and belongs to Acacia Lodge No 464, A. F. & A. M., at Wilkin's Run. He is also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. As ,a farmer he displays excellent judgment in the rotation of crops, fertilization of the soil and cultivation of the land, and as the result of his efforts he has gained a well deserved prosperity. SAMUEL J. EVERETT. Through almost the entire period of his life a resident of Licking County, Mr. Everett has a circle of friends as large as his list of acquaintances. He was born April 20, 1825, on the old Everett homestead, near the site of his present residence. From this locality he enlisted with the boys in blue and marched to the front. From here, also, he journeyed to the far west during the days the gold fever prevailed, and three years of his life were spent in the mines of California. With these two exceptions, however, he has resided continuously in this county and is now numbered among the leading citizens of Granville. The parents of our subject, Samuel H. and Dencey (Warner) Everett, were natives of Granville, Mass., whence the father came to Ohio in 1805, and the mother in 1812. The subject of this notice was reared to manhood upon a farm, receiving a somewhat limited education in the public schools of pioneer days. Arriving at manhood, he selected for his life occupation that of a farmer, but in addition thereto be was for many years interested in buying and shipping stock, and his operations in that line extended over a number of states. In early life a Whig, Mr. Everett adopted the principles of the Republican party upon its organization as a political body, and to its platform he has ever been loyal. In a number of public positions he has served with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the people. He has been a member of the Village Council and has also occupied the position of Township Trustee. As a citizen he always identifies himself with any progressive movement for the progress of the community. During war times he stood with unwaveripg fidelity by the principles of the Union, and at the first call for troops, in 1861, his name was enrolled as a member of Company A, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry. Ill health, however, enforced his resignation from the army, but he still continued loyally to uphold the Government until the last cloud of rebellion had faded from the national sky. In his social connections. Mr. Everett is identified with Center Star Lodge No. 11, A. & A. M., and also belongs to the chapter and commandery. at Newark. For more than thirty years he has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is still active in that fraternity. On the 29 of December, 1853, he was united in marriage with Miss Martha Hobart, a native of Granville, and they are the parents of two sons and two daughters now living. They have been deeply bereaved in the loss of six children by death. Those living are, Mary, wife of Newman Bales, of Texas; Albert S., who is engaged in farming; Arthur G., also an agriculturist, and Hattie, who resides with her parents. As already intimated; Mr. Everett was one of the thousands who in 1850 sought the El Dorado of America, the golden shores of California. He traveled thither by the overland route and re-. turned to Ohio after an absence of three years, having met with fair success in his speculations. At the present time he is the owner of one hundred 172 - MEMORIAL RECORD. and twenty-seven acres. Formerly his possessions were very much larger, but he has been generous with his children and has started them out in life. To his sons he has presented one hundred and sixty acres. To the poor and needy he is liberal, though his charities are dispensed without ostentation and his kind deeds are quietly performed. JACOB R. DAVIES, attorney-at-law and an influential citizen of Newark, was born in Granville, Ohio, February 15, 1845, and is a son of David A. and Ann (Reese) Davies. His parents were natives of Wales, the father born February 2, 1809, and the mother February 14, 18I3. They were married in the land of their birth and emigrated thence to the United States in 1840, settling on Welsh hills, Licking County, Ohio. Here they followed the trade of weaving cloth and carpets, and the father also was at times employed as a farm laborer. In 1850 they purchased a home in Granville, and there continued to reside until death, the father passing away in 1886, and the mother in December, 1889. They were consistent members of the Baptist Church, in which the father was Deacon for a number of years. The family consisted of ten children, three born in Wales and seven in the United States, as follows: David L., a bookkeeper in Columbus, Ohio; Mary Ann, who died unmarried; Sarah Jane, who passed away in childhood; Elizabeth, who died in 1869; Jacob R., our subject; William C., a physician at Granville; Esther Ann, the wife of Dr. William Lynch, of Greenville, this state; Martha Jane, who married Hon. H. B. Swartz, an attorney of Wooster, Ohio; Mary, who married Rev. Frank Swartz and died in 1880, and Ellen, who resides in Newark. The subject of this sketch was graduated from Denison University with the Class of '69, and two years later completed the studies of the law department connected with the Michigan State Uni versity at Ann Arbor. Opening an office in Newark, he was for four years a partner of J. Buckingham, and since then has been alone. While his practice is large and demands a great deal of attention on his part, he also finds time for other interests. He is the Secretary of the Soldiers' Memorial Building which is now in course of erection, and is also Trustee of the Denison University and Shepardson College, at Granville. He is also Director of and attorney for the Security Building & Loan Association. While independent in politics, Mr. Davies inclines toward the principles of the Republican party, which he believes best adapted to secure the prosperity of the nation. In local affairs, however, he votes for the men and the measures, rather than the party. In religious belief be is a Baptist and for a number of years has been especially active in the work of the Young Men's Christian Association. He was a charter member of the organization at Newark, served as its first President, filling that position for a number of years, and has always been an enthusiastic supporter of the work of the Association. In 1872 Mr. Davies married Miss Clara, daughter of Washington Crabbe. She was reared in Bucyrus, this state, where her father was a farmer. Her death occurred in 1880, and one of her children, Charles, died at the age of four years. The others are, Elizabeth Rose, Clara Ann and William A. In 1882 Mr. Davies was united with Mary E., daughter of Jacob Anderson, formerly an agriculturist of Licking County. Mrs. Davies was born in this county and is a graduate of Shepardson College in the Class of '69, being a lady of culture and refined tastes. WALTER PRICHARD, who is living retired in Granville, was born in Oneida County, N. Y., February 12, 1828, and is of Welsh descent. His parents, John and Ealanor (Griffith) Prichard, were born in Wales, emigrated to America in early life, and settled in the Empire MEMORIAL RECORD - 173 State. Their marriage took place in Oneida County, where the father engaged in farming. They had a family of four sons and three daughters, all of whom. attained years of maturity, but only three are living at the present time (1894), namely: Mrs. Mary Perry, of Utica, N.Y.; Walter, the subject of this sketch; and Timothy, the youngest, who resides in San Francisco, Cal. Upon his father's farm the subject of this sketch passed his boyhood and youth, and received such education as the common schools afforded. At the age of fourteen he left home, and going to New York City, secured a situation as clerk in a dry-goods store, where he remained for eleven years. At the expiration of that time he removed west to Detroit, Mich., and for two years engaged in the same business. From that place he went to St. Louis, Mo., and followed the same occupation six years. On the 5th of August, 1858, at Granville, Mr. Prichard was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth, only daughter of Gershom and Mary Griffith, who resided upon a farm in Granville Township. In 1861 Mr. Prichard came to this county and engaged in farming with his father-in-law. As an agriculturist he was more than ordinarily successful, and through the exercise of good judgment in all his transactions he became well-to-do. In the spring of 1882 he disposed of his farm property and came to Granville. For four years he was employed as Assistant Cashier of the Bank of Granville, since which time he has lived retired. In politics Mr. Prichard is a Republican, having supported that party since its organization in 1856. He has never sought political preferment, but served the township for about ten years as Trustee, and the village for four years as Trustee of the water works. He is a friend of education, is public-spirited and progressive, and gives his support to all measures for the public good. In religious belief he is a Congregationalist, though he holds membership with the Presbyterian Church. He has in all his enterprises had the cheerful assistance and co-operation of his estimable wife, who is a lady of noble character. Her parents were both of Welsh descent; her father, for many years an honored citizen of Gran- ville Township, is now deceased, while the mother still survives (1894), at the age of eighty-eight. Mr. and Mrs. Prichard have never had any children of their own, but a young lady who bears the, name of Kate Prichard has found a pleasant home with them since she was four years of age. The family is one of prominence. in social circles, and no residents of Granville enjoy the esteem of the community to a greater degree than the subject of this sketch and his estimable wife. JAMES A. STEWART. In passing through Licking County, the visitor is impressed by the prosperous and attractive appearance of many of the rural homes. Among those that are conspicuous for fine improvements may be mentioned the estate of Mr. Stewart, pleasantly situated in Newton Township, and comprising about two hundred and fifty acres. Here may be observed a commodious residence, of modern design, accompanied by a substantial barn and other structures needful to the successful management of a model farm. Of immediate Scotch descent, the subject of this sketch is the son of the late Alexander Stewart, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, who was brought to America by his parents at the age of three years. At the time of coming to Licking County, he was a mere boy, and here the days of youth were passed upon a farm. In Newton. Township he was united in marriage with Miss Fannie Evans, who was born in Pennsylvania. Agriculture was his life calling, and as he was a Man of perseverance, prudence and energy, he gained a competence. His death occurred upon his farm in Newark Township, in November, 1865, at the age of sixty-nine years. His widow is still living, though now (1894) at an advanced age. The parental family consisted of ten children, of whom the fifth in order of birth is James A. He was born in Newark Township, this county, on 174 - MEMORIAL RECORD. New Year's Day of 1831, and was reared to manhood upon his father's farm, gaining a practical education in the district. schools. Farming has been his life occupation, and early in life he became familiar with the details connected with the improvement of a farm. About 1859 he settled in Jersey Township, where for four years he engaged in tilling the soil. Thence in 1863 he came to Newton Township and settled upon the farm where he has since resided. Miss Martha, daughter, of Jesse and Belona Williams. was born near Zanesville, Ohio, May 16, 1838, and became the wife of Mr. Stewart in Muskingum County, 'November 5, 1859. Four children blessed the union, of whom we note the following: Fannie E. is the wife of Amon Coad; Jesse M. married Elizabeth Hollar; William M. chose as his wife Miss Nora Stumm; Mary C. resides with her parents. The family occupies a position of prominence in the social circles of the community, and its various members enjoy the esteem of all their acquaintances. To the great issues of the age Mr. Stewart devotes the attention which every patriotic citizen should give, and having carefully studied the principles of both great political organizations, he gives his active support and ballot to the' Democratic party. He has at various times been chosen by his fellow-citizens to serve in. official capacities, and has always rendered. efficient and satisfactory service to all concerned. In Several of the township offices he has assisted in promoting the welfare of the community of which he is a resident. JOHN M. PENNEY, the well known florist of Newark, was born in this city May 8, 1849, and is the son of George W. and Ermina G. (Smith) Penney. He was educated in the schools of his native town and in 1869 embarked in business with his father, who during that year established the hot-house and gardens directly across the street from their present location. In 1886 John M. purchased the property he now owns, which consists of seven lots and a residence. Soon afterward he erected the present green houses and now has nearly four thousand square feet under roof. He is the principal florist of Newark, and through energy and good judgment, coupled with a love for the work, he has made a success of his chosen occupation. October 25, 1881, Mr, Penney married Miss Sara E., daughter of Thomas F. Smith, who was connected with a shoe manufactory in Cincinnati, Ohio. In that city she was born and there continued to live until her marriage. Two children bless the union, Bertha W. and Marvin B. Mr. and Mrs. Penney are members of the Episcopal Church and are highly esteemed, not alone by that congregation, but by all who know them. Politically he is a Republican and casts his. ballot and exerts his influence in behalf of the cause of right and justice, but is not prominent . nor active- in public affairs, concentrating his attention upon his personal interests. Socially he is a member of Newark Lodge No. 13, K. P., and is serving as Master of Acme Lodge No. 554, A. F. & A. M. In connection with this sketch, it will not be amiss to present some facts connected with the history of the family of which our subject is a worthy representative. The first of the name who came to America were given a tract of land on Cape Cod by the British Government, and there they located, giving their attention to agricultural pursuits. Ammial Penney was born in England, January 18, 1746, and brought his family to America, where he afterward resided. His son John was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., September 19, 1786, and was reared upon a farm. Removing to Jefferson County, he married Polly Brown, the daughter of Quaker parents.' He remained in that county, until his death, at the age of eighty-five. His wife passed away when eighty-seven years old. They had two sons and four daughters, and two of the latter died in childhood. One of the daughters is married and lives in Adams, N. Y., while the other, Mrs. Celestine Washburn, died in that city. One of the sons is a grain merchant in Cincinnati, Ohio, while the other is George- W., our subject's father. Born in Lorraine, Jefferson County, N. Y., Octo- MEMORIAL RECORD - 175 ber 13, 1812, George W. Penney was reared upon a farm until the age of seventeen, when he entered the law office of Judge Skinner and at the same time acted as a clerk in the postoffice. After one year he tired of law and became a clerk in a store. In 1833 he went to New York City, where he joined an uncle who was engaged in the West ares shipping trade. Unable to find employment in that city, he accepted a position with a gentleman going west, and with him went to Columbus, Ohio, where he engaged as a clerk and bookkeeper for one year. Later he embarked in the dry-goods business and passed through the panic of 1837, but always met his obligations. In the fall of 1838 he sold out and returned to New York City, where he did a brokerage business for one year. He then came back to Ohio, where he formed a partnership with Robert Ellis and carried on a hardware business in Columbus, also opening a store at Newark. Of the latter Mr. Penney took charge, coming to Neward in the spring of 1840. In the course of a few years the firm dissolved partnership, after which Mr. Penney continued alone for several years: Successful financially, he became Superintendent of construction of what is now the Sandusky, Mansfield & Newark Railroad, but the enterprise proved unfortunate and he lost some $50,000. With what he had left he engaged in the banking business under the title of George W. Penney & Co., and also with others founded the Newark Machine Works. The breaking out of the Civil War demoralized business and caused him to lose another large sum. He then retired from business and has since resided upon the farm near Newark, which he purchased about 1845, and which contains two hundred acres, now embraced in the corporate limits of the city. A portion of this he has platted into city lots, but still retains in his possession about one hundred and fifty acres. His beautiful home is known as Oakwood, and is one of the most charming rural abodes' in Licking County, its attractive appearance being largely enhanced by the old forest trees which still stand, the sole survivors of primeval days. As above mentioned, George W. Penney has been extensively engaged as a gardener and florist. At one time he was largely interested in the raising of sheep and also had one of the finest herds of Short-horn cattle in the state. In July, 1840, he married Miss Ermina G., daughter of Jesse Smith, and a native of Jefferson County, N. Y. She died after having become the mother of ten children, six of whom attained mature years. Charles G. was a volunteer soldier in the late wivar and was mustered out as Captain: In 1866 he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the regular army, but later rose to the rank of Captain of the Sixth United States Infantry, and is now stationed at Pine Ridge; S. Dak. The other memberS of the family are: John M., our subject; Mary E.; Portia I., wife of William Burt, of New York City; Rosa J. and Edith. Politically the father is a Republican and cast his first vote for William Henry Harrison in 1836. LUCIUS S. CHADWICK. Not only in Alexandria, of which he is a resident, is Mr. Chadwick well and favorably known, but his name is also recognized by the people of this part of Ohio as. that of a prominent worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church., For ten years he has been business manager of the Ohio Conference Camp Meeting Association, a responsible position, which he has filled to the satisfaction of all concerned. He was formerly actively engaged in business, but at present his attention is largely devoted to the settlement of estates and supervision of his eighty-acre farm. Three generations of the Chadwick family have been residents of Licking County. Our subject's grandfather, Samuel Chadwick, a native of Vermont, removed with his family to Licking County and settled in Granville Township, near the village of that name. Here he remained until death. His children numbered thirteen, of whom Rufus, our subject's father, was one of the younger members. He was born in Granville, in October, 1815, and remained with his parents until about 176 - MEMORIAL RECORD. fifteen years of age, when he became an inmate of a sister's house. While there he learned the trade of a tanner and currier. On Thanksgiving Day of 1839; Mr. Chadwick married Miss Experience Brickley, ,who was born in Tompkins County, N. Y., September 24, 1819. They remained in that place until the fall of 1841; when they came to Licking County, remaining in Granville through the winter and then settling in St. Alban's Township. For about twenty-five years he followed his trade, after which he sold out and engaged in farming in a small way until his death, in November, 1878. His wife passed away July 11, 1881. He was an active worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church and was a man of public spirit, always interested in the welfare of his community. There were but two children in the parental family, Lucius S. and Lydia A. The only son was born in Waterloo, Seneca County, N. Y., September 11, 1840, and was but a child when his parents came to Licking County. He was reared in St: Alban's Township and received a fair common-school education. At the age of eighteen he embarked in the tanning business with his father, whom he succeeded two years later. He continued to carry on the business until 1864, when he disposed of the enterprise. For some time afterward he was variously. engaged, then for ten years conducted a .grocery, hardware and agricultural implement business. Selling out in 1876, he turned his attention to agriculture, in which he has since been interested. In public affairs Mr. Chadwick maintains a deep interest. For ten years he has been Justice of the Peace; and also officiated as Constable for some time. Not only is he interested in church 'work, but in the Sunday-school as well, and filled the position of Superintendent for thirty-two years. Socially he is a member of St. Alban's Lodge No. 491, A. F. & A. M., and Myrtle Lodge No. 350, I. 0.0. F. For four years he was Master of the lodge and 1:s its present Chaplain. At Alexandria, December 31, 1861, Mr. Chadwick. married Miss Anna L. Graves, who was born in Granville Township September 1, 1841. She is a daughter of the late N. A. and Louisa M. (Warren) Graves, the former a pioneer of the county, who resided in St. Alban's Township during the last twenty-five years of his life, dying in the winter of 1879-80. He was a man of considerable prominence and took an active part in local affairs— For many years he served as Justice of the Peace and also filled other offices of trust. His widow, who still survives, is now advanced in years. They had nine children, Simeon, Virgil, Anna L., Julius A., Ethelbert N., Carrie E.; Kate, Nora and Ida. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick has resulted in the birth of three children, Anna L., Ira B. and Albert K. The family is highly esteemed socially and its members are justly honored wherever known. JAMES SANBORN BARRICK owns and occupies two hundred. and forty acres of land lying in the townships of Liberty, McKean and Burlington. The property bears the usual improvements made by a man of enterprising spirit and good judgment, and presents an appearance of home coinfort attractive to the passer by. Having come to Licking County in 1833, he knows much of the history of this part of the state, and has contributed his quota to its development. He deserves great credit for the manner in which he has fought the battle of life, as he began his personal career with a very limited capital and little book knowledge. By dint of good habits and fine principles he has won his way. to a position of worldly prosperity and gained the esteem of his associates while so doing. Born in Huntingdon County,. Pa., April 24, 1818, our subject is the son of William and Ann (Shockey) Barrick, likewise natives of the Keystone State. With them he came to Licking County in 1833 and settled in McKean Township, where the parents continued to reside until death. James S: was reared to the occupation of a farmer, which has always been his vocation. His educa- MEMORIAL RECORD - 177 tion was limited to such information as could be obtained in intervals of farm work, front study at the neighboring schools. Establishing domestic tier, Mr. Barrick was united in marriage October 5, 1837, with Miss Ruth Cross, a native of McKean Township and a member of an old Pennsylvanian family that came to Ohio in an early day. After marriage our subject began life for himself, and one year later, or in I838, settled in Burlington Township, which has been his home for almost a half-century. .Though advancing years prevent him from actively engaging in the tilling of the soil, he still superintends the cultivation of the land, and his progressive spirit is displayed in the many improvements noticeable on the place. On the 2Ist of May, 1884, Mr. Barrick was bereaved by the death of his faithful and devoted helpmate. Their union had resulted in the birth of eleven children, of whom two died in infancy; a daughter passed away after attaining years of womanhood; and a son, who enlisted in the Union army, died suddenly while in the service. Three sons and four daughters still survive, namely: William Henry, a farmer of Bennington Township; Robert S., a resident of Johnstown; Ann Miranda, wife of Andrew Harper, of Green County, Wis.; Naomi Jane, who married Rosswell Edwards, of Delaware County, Ohio; Clarissa Adelina, wife of Leroy Miller, of Columbus, Ohio; Samantha Caroline, now Mrs. Newton Cramer, of Hartford Township; and Charles Wesley, whose home is in Burlington Township. In early life Mr. Barrick was a Democrat, but prior to the Rebellion his sympathies were enlisted in the support of the anti-slavery movement and he joined the Republican party on its organization. He has served a number of terms as Township Trustee. He has always been a steadfast friend of education and the public schools, and the district is largely indebted to him for the splendid schoolhouse they now have. Everything of a public character for the advantage of the community has found in him a supporter. During the greater part of his life he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and contributes liberally to its support. His life has been one of industry, sobriety and morality, and in the legitimate channels of business he has acquired a competence. In addition to what he still owns he has provided generously for each member of his family. SAMUEL MOUNT, a prosperous and well known agriculturist of Licking County, residing in Liberty Township, was born in Middlesex, N. J., October 24, 1846, and is a son of Peter and Gertrude (Jobs) Mount, natives of New Jersey. The parental family consiSted of four sons and two daughters, of whom three are now living, the others besides our subject being, Richard, a resident of Dickinson County, Kan.; and Charles, whose home is in St. Alban's Township, Licking County. Upon coming to Licking County about 1855, Peter Mount purchased two hundred acres lying in St. Alban's Township, to the cultivation of which he gave his attention for a number of years. Later removing to Granville Township, he has since made his home there. His fist wife, who, like himself, was a devoted member of the Baptist Church, died in that faith many years ago, and for his second wife he chose Mrs. Margaret Harris, also deceased. His present wife bore the maiden name of Emeline C. Brown. Our subject's paternal grandfather was born in New Jersey and there followed the trade of a shoemaker until his death. The maternal grandfather, Jacob Jobs, was also a native of New Jersey. The subject of this sketch was nine years of age when his parents came to Licking County and he was reared to manhood in: St. Alban's Township, receiving a limited education in the schools of the neighborhood. He remained beneath the parental roof until twenty-two years of age, when he began working by the month and continued thus engaged for about ten years. In 1879 he was united in marriage with Miss Nira, daughter of Thomas and Lucinda Glynn. This lady died in February, 1883, after having become the mother of one child that 178 - MEMORIAL RECORD. died at the age of three months. In October, 1887, Mr. Mount was united in marriage with Miss Mary, daughter of Samuel Martindale, and two children have resulted from their union, Gertrude and Ralph. The religious home of the family is in the Baptist Church. Starting in life without means; Mr. Mount has gradually worked his way to a prominent position among the agriculturists of Liberty Township. His farm consists of eighty-seven acres, the entire tract containing all the improvements of a first-class estate. Everything about the place denotes the careful supervision of the owner, who is justly regarded as one of the leading farmers of this region. Having been a resident of Licking County for a period of thirty-five years, he has witnessed much of the development of the county, and has himself been an important factor in its progress. The political views of Mr. Mount bring him into affiliation with the Republican party, with which he is actively identified. Upon that ticket he has been chosen 'to serve in a number of local offices of trust and honor, and at the present time is serving as Supervisor of Liberty Township. By working hard, saving what he had earned and investing it with care, he has become, one of the well-to-do men of the township. He takes an active interest in all matters pertaining to the public fare,. and having been so long and intimately associated With the agricultural affairs of the community, he enjoys a wide acquaintance and the confidence of many friends.    JACOB A. MILLER. One of the finest farms in Mary Ann Township (and indeed one of the best in all Licking County) is that owned and occupied by the subject of this biographical sketch. It comprises three hundred and twenty-one acres, upon which have been placed all the improvements to be seen upon a model estate. A substantial set of farm buildings has been erected, including a comfortable residence, a commodious barn and other outbuildings adapted to their varied purposes. A native of the township in which he now resides, our subject was born February 27, 1832, and is a son of Jacob and Sarah (Wilkin) Miller. His parents were among the earliest settlers of Mary Ann Township, having come hither as early as 1817. Here they continued to reside until death, the father passing away in 1853, and the mother some years afterward. Six sons and three daughters constituted the parental family,of whom four sons and one daughter survive. Elizabeth, the widow of Isaac N. Blizzard, resides in Newark; David, who has been three times married, is a farmer living at Hartford, Ohio; H. G. is a farmer of this township; Lionel, a farmer, resides in Mary Ann Township. Those deceased ate, Levi, who died in 1856, leaving a widow and :two children; Michael C., who died in Coffee. County, Tenn., in 1892, leaving a widow and five children; and Lydia, who married Mahlon Farnsworth and died in 1888, leaving three children living; three are deceased. The early education of our subject was such as was afforded by the common schools of his day. Arriving at manhood, he was united in marriage, in 18,59, with Miss Sophia L. Ashton, a resident of Union Township, this county. Mrs. Miller passed away in 1883, leaving five children, viz.: Ohio V., Elmer O., Jacob H., Frank and Minnie, all of whom With the exception, of Frank have engaged in teaching. They have received excellent educational advantages. Jacob is a graduate of Bethany (W. Va.) College; Frank, who was graduated from the Columbus Medical College, is now a practicing physician of Virden, S. Dak.; Minnie will finish the course at Bethany. College in 1894; Elmer O. is at present a student in the Columbus Medical College. The second marriage of Mr. Miller occurred in 1885 and united him with Miss Margaret Stevens, who was born in Licking County in 1844, being the daughter of Lewis A. and Sarah Stevens. Her father, who died about 1884, served for six years as Treasurer of Licking County and was a man of influence here. Her mother is still living and makes her home in Newark. Mr. and Mrs. Miller MEMORIAL RECORD - 179 are the parents of one child, Stanton Le Roy, who was born in I888 and is an unusually intelligent child. The family is one of prominence in social circles and is especially active in the Disciples' Church. Jacob H. is a minister in that denomination and took a post-graduate course in theology at Bethany College, since which time he has continued his studies at home. Not having enjoyed ninny advantages in his youth, Mr. Miller has been especially anxious that his children should have every opportunity possible, and it is due to his efforts that they are all well educated and honorable members of society. While usually voting the Democratic ticket, he is independent in politic:, supporting the men and the measures rather than any fixed party. He is a man of strict integrity, widely known and respected as an upright citizen whose word is as good as his bond. HENRY K. STICKLE, a prominent agriculturist of Mary Ann Township, was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, July 13, 1849, and at the age of four years was brought to Licking County by his parents, Thompson and Martha J. (Chapin) Stickle. Coshocton County was the birthplace of both parents. The father, who was born in 1818, died December 7, 1883, at the home of Henry K. The mother, whose natal year was I828, is still living (1894) and makes her home in Eden Township with her youngest son. There were ten children in the parental family, all of whom are now living. Of the others besides our subject we note the following: Adin S., a farmer of Washington Township, married Miss Sarah Hickey, and they have four children now living; James C. first married Melissa Stillwell, and after her death was united with Ellen Lynn; Susan, a resident of Eden Township, married Leonard Stevenson, and they are the parents of six children; Eli J., who is married, resides in Kenton, Ohio, where he is an influential attorney-at-law; George M., who is engaged in the manufacture of ice cream at Newark, married Mary Coffman, and they have four children; Enos, after following the railroad business for several years, received injuries which rendered his retirement necessary, and now lives on a farm in Newton Township; Mary married Perry Winters, a carpenter living in Newark; John, who is unmarried, is cultivating the old homestead in Eden Township; and Minnie married Oliver Taylor, an agriculturist of Eden Township. Upon the home farm Henry K. Stickle grew to a sturdy manhood, well fitted for the active career of a farmer, which he chose as his life occupation. He remained at home until his marriage, which important event occurred August 30, 1873. His wife bore the maiden name of Mary J. Smith; she is the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Woodruff) Smith, natives of New Jersey, who came to Ohio when quite young, and were married in Licking County, August 18, 1851. After the death of Mr. Smith, which occurred in 1875, his widow married Joseph Walton, and is at present living in Mary Ann Township. Mrs. Stickle is the only living child of her parents, two brothers having died in infancy. Five children bless the, union of Mr. and Mrs. Stickle, namely: Charles H., who was born October 1, 1876; Thomas W., November 25, 1883; Ray B., June 20, 1887; Oren J., July 29, 1891, and Roxie Margaret, February 24, 1893. The older children are students in the neighboring schools, and are being trained for positions of usefulness and honor in the world. Mr. and Mrs. Stickle own jointly one hundred and eighty-eight acres of well improved land, all of which is in a high state of cultivation. This is devoted to the raising of cereals and stock, and from these departments of agriculture Mr. Stickle derives a good income. Not a little of his success he owes to his wife, who is not only a lady of amiable disposition and refined manners, but a thorough business woman as well, possessing excellent judgment and sound common sense. In all his enterprises, she is his counsellor and efficient helpmate. Politically he is a Repub- 180 - MEMORIAL RECORD. lican, and socially affiliates with the Knights of the Maccabees and the Patriotic Order of Sons of America. As a man of upright character and honorable life he is held in high esteem by all who know him. BENJAMIN C. WOODWARD, a civil engineer residing on a farm in Hanover Township, is a native of Brookeville, Montgomery County, Md. On coming to Ohio, he settled with his parents near Mansfield, Richland County, but subsequently removed to Coshocton County, where his father and mother died. He pursued the usual studies of the common schools, and when about eighteen years of age . he entered Kenyon College, where he took a classical course covering four years' study. He was graduated from that institution in 1842 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and three years later the degree of Master Of Arts was conferred upon him. His education was thorough, and he is familiar with both the Greek and Latin languages. For several years after graduating, Mr. Woodward engaged in teaching, and acted as correspondent to several of the leading weekly newspapers and magazines. For four, years he was Principal of the Coshocton schools. During this time he devoted considerable attention to the higher mathematics, especially geometry and descriptive geometry, so that on leaving the school room, he at once entered upon. duty .as a civil engineer for the Steubenville & Indiana Railroad, subsequently known as the Pan-Handle. He assisted in establishing the line between Steubenville and Newark, which .consumed about three years' time, though he was not obliged to devote his entire attention to this enterprise. Subsequently Mr. Woodward served as constructive engineer from Newark to Frazersburg, and superintended the heavy cuts, culverts, arches, etc., near Hanover. Drafts .of these he still preserves, which display his superior skill as a draftsman and mathematician. 'He. occupies and owns a fine farm consisting of about one hundred and twenty-two acres, which he operates by hired help, his attention being devoted principally to brokerage, discounting notes and loaning money. The first marriage of Mr. Woodward united him with Miss Sarah A. Galbraith; a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, :who died in March, 1865, after having become the mother of two children. William Henry is married, and at. present engages in farming in Knox County, Ohio; and Ida May, the wife of William Fleming, lives on a. farm in Hughes County, S. Dak. In 1867 Mr. Woodward married Miss Mary Olivia Onion; a native of Baltimore County, Md., and a representative of one of the most prominent families of that state. Mrs. Woodward is an accomplished and well educated lady, and is popular in society. 'Though reared in the Episcopal faith, she is not a member of any church organization, and Mr. Woodward is also liberal in his religious views. At first an adherent of the Whig party, Mr. Woodward united with the Republicans upon the organization of that party, but when Horace Greeley allowed his name to come before the Democrats; Mr. Woodward followed the example of that famous but unfortunate statesman and has since been identified with that political organization. He is a talented. writer and sustains an enviable. reputation in the community. A terse, concise and interesting writer, he is at the' present time the regular correspondent for several leading papers and magazines. PETER COFFMAN. Having spent almost his entire life within the limits of Licking County, Mr. Coffman is well known here, and by his honorable and upright life he has gained the esteem of all with whom he has had business or social relations. His occupation is that of a farmer, and he is successfully engaged in tilling the soil of his valuable property situated in Newton Township. He was reared to MEMORIAL RECORD - 181 agricultural pursuits and in his boyhood gained a thorough knowledge of the best methods of tilling, fertilizing and improving the land, so that he is now a practical and progressive farmer, bringing to bear upon his work a large fund of energy, determination, perseverance and broad information. Referring to the parental history of our subject, we find that his father, Wesley Coffman, was born in Virginia, and thence removed westward to the Buckeye State, settling in Licking County. Here he met and married Miss Marietta Smith, who was born in Newton Township. After his marriage he settled in this township, where he entered upon the active career of an agriculturist. In October, 1887, he was bereaved by the loss of his wife, who passed away while visiting relatives in Kansas City, Mo. For a few years afterward he continued to make his home in this county, but in April, 1891, moved to Pike County, Ohio, where he now resides. In the parental family there were thirteen children, of whom Peter is the eldest. His birth occurred in Newton Township, Licking County, December 7, 1848, and upon his father's farm he grew to manhood, alternating attendance at the district schools with work upon the home place. He remained with his parents until he attained his majority, and with the exception of six years. spent in Indiana he has always made his home in this county. Many changes has. he witnessed in the aspect of the country, and to its growth and improvement he has largely contributed, for while. advancing his personal interests he has also promoted the welfare of his fellow-citizens. March 13, 1873, in Licking County, Mr. Coffman was united in marriage with Miss Clara Rees. This estimable lady was born in Washington County, Pa., June 16, 1851, and is the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Jane Rees. In all the efforts and enterprises planned. by her husband, Mrs. Coffman is his devoted and efficient assistant, and to her ability, energy and tireless industry he owes no small portion of his success. They are the parents of five .children: Philip, Benjamin, Wylie, Cary and Mary, bright and intelligent young people, in whose education the parents are deeply interested. In local and national political affairs Mr. Coffman takes a deep Interest, and is an advocate of the principles for which the Democratic party stands. Several times he has been chosen by his fellow-citizens to fill local offices of trust, and in these he has rendered efficient service. Twice he has been elected Trustee of Newton Township, and is the present incumbent of the office. ALFRED BOURNE, a farmer and stock-raiser of Madison Township, was born in Kent, England, December 21, 1825. His parents, James and Mary (Nye) Bourne; were of English nativity and emigrated to America when Alfred was a boy of eleven years. .Settling in Licking County, Ohio, they resided here until their deaths, the father passing away in 1856; at the age of sixty-six, and the mother in 1878, when ninety-five years old. The youngest child in the parental family was the subject of this sketch, who, accompanying his parents to this county, grew to manhood among the pioneers of this section. Although he attended the subscription schools, his educational advantages were very limited, and the knowledge he now possesses has been mainly self acquired. In youth and early manhood he spent his winters mostly in hauling wood to Newark, there being no other fuel here at that time. For this work he usually received pay in silver coin, Mexican and Spanish, and this was about the only product of the farm from which cash was realized. The development of the coal mines, however, soon ruined the wood market. In 1848 Mr. Bourne was united in marriage with Miss Anna Kislingbery, also a native of England, born in the town of Wallingford, Berkshire, in 1830. Her parents. William and Jane (Harvard) Kislingbery, were natives of Berkshire, 182 - MEMORIAL RECORD. England, and emigrated thence to America in 1842, settling in Licking County. Here the mother died in 1886, at the age of seventy-seven, and the father died two years later, at about the nine age. Three children were born to them, Mrs. Bourne being the eldest. Louisa married B. Deming, became the mother of two children and died when about thirty. Thomas, whose sketch is presented on another page, resides on a portion of the old homestead. To Mr. and Mrs. Bourne have been born eleven children, of whom eight are now living. Mary Jane, who first married Henderson Kran and became the mother of two children by that union, afterward became the wife of Henry. Hughes, of Madison Township,. whom she bore two children. Louisa R. married Calvin Allison, the engineer in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops at Newark, and they have four children. Alfred, who married Martha Reed and had one child, a son, died at the age of twenty-eight. Thomas, Ellen, George, Emma and Ben are at work, the sons cultivating the farm, and George is also now serving as Assessor of Madison Township. Carrie. is the .wife of Volney Nichols, of Madison Township, and they have one child. Martha A. and James W. died in infancy. In religious, views Mr. and Mrs. Bourne are not members of any church organization, but believe in the Gospel of the Son of God, and several of their children are active workers in the church. A .Republican in politics, Mr. Bourne takes an active interest, in public affairs.. His sons, as well as a grandson living with him, are all sturdy advocates of Republican principles. Notwithstanding the fact that the township is Democratic, George was elected Assessor on the.. Republican ticket, a fact which proves his popularity as a citizen and officer. The home farm consists of one hundred and seven acres, and is embellished with a comfortable residence; where friends are always welcome and strangers cordially received. The hospitality of the family is well known, and the genial, jovial manners of Mr. Bourne invariably win the friendship of his associates. MEMORIAL RECORD - 185 HON. JOHN C. MALONE, Postmaster at Granville, was born November 5, 1832, in Scioto County, Ohio, at a place known as Chaffin's Mills. He is of Irish descent,. his paternal great-grandfather having been a native of the Emerald Isle, whence he emigrated to Virginia and settled in Loudoun County. The grandfather, Richard Malone, was born in the Old Domin- ion, and in 1790 moved to Greenbrier County, W. Va., whence in 1802 he brought his family to the French grant in Ohio. The father of our subject, Isaac Malone, was born in Greenbrier County, W. Va., and married nary Perry, whose parents came to Ohio from Kentucky, settling in Scioto County, where she was born. They reared a family of four sons and four daughters, of whom all but one grew to maturity, and five of the number are now living. John C. was reared upon his father's farm, and early in life gained a practical knowledge of agriculture. His education was obtained in the common schools of the locality, and to the knowledge there gained he has constantly added by observation and reading. August 5, 1864, Mr. Malone enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Seventy-third Ohio Infantry, and assisted in raising the company with which he served. He was in the south with his regiment until the close of the war, when he Was mustered out June 26, 1865; at Nashville, Tenn. He participated in the battle of Nashville, as well as a number of skirmishes, and was commissioned Captain September 15, 1864. Previous to enlistment, he had been called out a number of times as a member of the militia to do Service in defense of the Union. Returning to the farm, Captain Malone engaged in agricultural pursuits for a year. In 1866: he was elected Sheriff of Scioto County, and two years later was re-elected, serving four years altogether. His record 'as a public' official reflected such credit upon his abilities, that in 1871 he was chosen to represent Scioto County in the State Legislature, in Which he served for two years. In 186 - MEMORIAL RECORD. the spring of 1880 he came to Granville and engaged in the grocery business for a couple of years. He has for years been one of the most prominent Republicans of this part of the state, but numbers his friends among both political parties. For ten years in Scioto County, and eight since a resident of Granville, he was Justice of the Peace, and in 1889 was appointed Notary Public. For two years he served as Assessor, having filled that position for a like period in his native county. June 14, 1890, he was appointed Postmaster at Granville, and assumed the duties of the office the 1st of July following. August 17, 1856, Mr. Malone married Miss Eunice Chaffin, by whom he had four sons and three daughters. The wife and mother died August 18, 1877, and one child is also deceased. The others are: Cynthia .C., a teacher in Tacoma, Wash.; W. L., who is professor of mathematics in the same place; Charles S., Deputy Postmaster at Granville; John E., a teacher in the Indian service at Dungeness, Wash.; Lucy E., also a teacher in Tacoma; and Ernest F., who is court stenographer at Winchester, Ky. In 1878 Captain Malone married Mrs. Irwin, of Lawrence County, who died in 1887. His present wife, whom he married in 1888, was Mrs. C. I. Ellis. Socially, Captain Malone is a member of Lemert Post No. 71, G. A. R., of Newark. In politics and in educational interests he takes an active interest, always supporting progressive measures. In his habits he is temperate, always abstaining from the use of intoxicating liquors. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and are prominent in the best society of the place. WILLIAM H. HICKEY. The agricultural interests of Mary Ann Township have an honorable and successful representative in the subject of this sketch, who is conducting farming pursuits upon his finely improved estate lying on section 25. Now in the prime of his useful career, the success he has attained is attributable to the possession of an evenly balanced mind and indomitable perseverance. He possesses the wisdom and foresight to formulate his plans, together with the energy and decision to execute them. In the course of his busy life he has met with many obstacles, but he has persevered and gained success. Upon the farm where he now lives our subject was born June 15, 1858, and is the youngest son of the late William H. Hickey, Sr.. The latter was twice married, his first wife being Sarah Shambaugh, who bore him five children, two now living, Allen and Edward. The former is a minister in the Disciples' Church at Des Moines, Iowa; he married Julia Bell and they have four daughters. Edward, who lives at Utica, Ohio, married Barbara Wilkin, and after her death was united with Mary Wilkin. Henry and Joseph both died at the age of about fifty years. The father of this family was born in Virginia in 1797 and was a youth at the time of the opening of the War of 1812, in which he enlisted and served for three years. Afterward he came to Coshocton, Ohio, where he married Miss Shambaugh. Later he came to Mary Ann Township, where he took a ten years' lease of forty acres of land. Prior to the expiration of the time he purchased the farm and here the survivors of his family now live. On this farm his first wife died about 1826. In 1844 he married Miss Harriet Moore, who was born in the vicinity of her present home in March, 1822. Her parents were pioneers of the county, and her father, Thomas Moore, entered land from the Government. The second marriage of W. H. Hickey, Sr., resulted in the birth of three children, of whom our subject is the youngest. David, a resident of Newark, married Miss Phoebe Brown and they have one daughter. Elizabeth is the wife of Henry Metz, of Newark. Our subject received a fair edu- cation in the district schools and in youth became familiar with farm work. He inherited a portion of the old homestead, which he has since cultivated. September 6, 1881, he married Miss Ida Hull, a daughter of Joseph and Fannie (Brown) Hull, of Henry County, Ohio. Mrs. Hickey came to Mary Ann Township to visit relatives, but meet- MEMORIAL RECORD - 187 ing Mr. Hickey, was persuaded to establish her permanent home here. Three children were born of their union, Eury, Vivian and Bessie. Vivian died at the age of ten months. In addition to operating his own farm, Mr. Hickey also has charge . of his mother's estate, which is mostly rented. In the entire farm there are one hundred and ninety-seven acres, well cultivated and improved with good buildings. His mother lives alone on the old homestead, William H. occupying an adjoining farm. In politics he is a Republican and takes an intelligent interest in state and national affairs. He and his wife are identified with the Disciples' Church, which was also the religious home of his father. STEWART BARNES is well known among the agriculturists of Mary Ann Township as the owner and occupant of a finely improved farm situated on section 16. This has been his life-long borne, and here he was born March 5, 1834. The property has been in the possession of the family for three generations, his paternal grandfather having come hither from Virginia in 1811, and three years later located the portion of the farm on which the. residence now stands. The subject of this sketch is the second son and fourth among the children of Charles and Mary (Stewart) Barnes. The father came to Licking County with his parents in 1811, when a youth of fifteen years, and in Mary Ann Township, in 1826, was united in marriage with Miss Mary Stewart, who was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., October 12, 1804. Of their family we note the following: Ann is married and lives in Clark County, Mo. Catherine married E. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, and died, in 1863, after having reared three children. Nathan went to California in March, 1854, and there married, bought a ranch and engaged in farming until May, 1884, when he was killed by a runaway team. Rachel J. is the widow of S. C. Pound, and lives on a farm near Litchfield, Ill. Eleanor C. is the wife of Rev. J. Rea Stockton, of Trumbull County, Ohio.. Mary. L. became the wife of James Ash and resides in Grant County, Oregon. Emma C. is the wife of J. T. Ogle, a farmer living near Litchfield, In his boyhood Stewart Barnes was a student in the public schools of Mary Ann. Township, and by the exercise of studious habits and a retentive memory has become a very intelligent and well informed .gentleman. Travel has added to his culture and increased his fund of knowledge. In 1883 he took a trip to the Pacific Ocean, visiting his 'brother in California, and has frequently traveled through the western states, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, etc. A practical and progressive farmer, he is also a successful stock-raiser. His fine farm is improved with excellent buildings, and at his model home affluence and comfort are everywhere apparent. One hundred and twenty acres comprise the homestead, which is under good cultivation and yields large harvests in return for the care bestowed thereon. On the 3d of December, 1861, Mr. Barnes was united in marriage with Miss Virginia Jones, who was born in Newark, Ohio, April 8, 1838, being the only surviving child of Isaac and Catherine (Horn) Jones, the father a native of Wales and the mother of German ancestry. Unto the union of Mr. and Mrs. Barnes were born five children, one of whom died in infancy. The eldest, Charles Stewart, who was born September 29, 1862, was but a 'day old when our subject received a peremptory invitation to enter the service of the Union as a soldier. Feeling that it was his duty to remain at home and care for his young wife and infant son, he secured a substitute, who served for three years. Of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Barnes we note the following:. Charles S. was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University in 1891, and for a year thereafter taught in the academy at Williamsport, Pa., and then. accepted the position of Principal of the schools at Salem, Ohio, which he still holds. William H. died at the age of twelve months. Mary 188 - MEMORIAL RECORD. C., who was born January 11, 1867, is a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University with the Class of '92, and for the past two years has been an instructor in the Howard Payne College, at Fayette, Mo. Edward H. born on the 20th of September, 1869. For five years he attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, but owing to ill-health he acted upon the advice of his. physician and went to California, and. immediately on his arrival there entered Stanford University, at Palo Alto, becoming a member of the senior class, and was graduated from that. institution May 30, 1894. He is also a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University. He is a most exemplary young man, and his friends predict for him a brilliant future. Oren J., the youngest child, was born May 22, 1877, and is now in the preparatory course at the Ohio Wesleyan University. Socially, Mr. Barnes is con netted with .Acacia Lodge No. 464, A. F. & A. M., of which he is a charter member. He also belongs to Warren Chapter at Newark. In .politics he is a stancRepub-b, lican, and in that respect his sons are following in his footsteps, as without an exception they advocate the principles of that party. While he was. reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, he inow a-a communicant in the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which his family is also identified. GEN. GEORGE B. SMYTHE. Among the citizens of Ohio, and especially in the legal fraternity, the name of this gentleman will be revered long after he shall have passed from earth. He is the oldest lawyer in the Buckeye State, both in point of age and years of practice, and aside from this distinction is also one of the most eminent attorneys the country has ever seen. Now in the twilight of his honorable and useful career, he still actively engages in the practice of the profession that has brought him: wealth and fame. Born in Saratoga County, N. Y., in March, 1807, the subject of this sketch is the son of James N. and Susan (Bosworth) Smythe. . At the age of fifteen he was orphaned by his mother's death, and as the family then broke up housekeeping he was thrown entirely upon his own resources. For a year he clerked in a cousin's store in Washington County, N. Y., after which he took under his care his youngest brother and they both attended school for one year. When seventeen he commenced to teach and was thus engaged. for some time, meantime pursuing his studies with diligence and determination. In the spring of 1830 our subject accompanied his father to Ohio, and during the following winter taught the village school at New Richmond. In the spring of 1831 he joined his father at Homer, and there remained until thopeningng of the Ohio Canal, the head of navigation of which was then at Newark. He then took a canal-boat to Cleveland, crossed the lake to Buffalo, went down Erie -Canal to Schenectady and there passed the examination, entering the junior class of Union College. From that institution he was graduated in the summer of 1833. His education completed, Mr. Smythe went to Washington City, where he taught a year in the Classical and Mathematical Academy on Capitol Hill, and devoted his leisure hours to the study of law, under the tutelage of Gen. Walter Jones, of that place. About that time he began to display the ability as an orator and writer, for which he was afterward noted. For a time he wrote over the signature of "Buckeye in Washington" a series of letters that were published in the Cincinnati Gazette, also another series for the Ohio State Journal. On the 4th of July, 1835, he delivered an oration at Utica, which was afterward published and brought him considerable fame. On the 28th of March, 1836, Mr. Smythe was admitted to the Bar at Portsmouth, and- at once entered upon the practice of his profession. In 1838 he was commissioned Colonel of the First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Militia, and on the 8th of July, 1857, was chosen Major-General of the Four- MEMORIAL RECORD - 189 teenth Division. In 1860 he was a delegate to the Charleston Convention and voted steadily for the nomination of Douglas, but his visit to the south showed him that trouble overshadowed the country, and on his return to the north he began to prepare for war, though his preparations were ridiculed by others less well informed than himself. In politics so long as the Whig party existed General Smythe was a firm supporter of its principles. After its disruption in 1852 he united with the Democratic party, by which he has since stood, in storm and sunshine, with unshaken fidelity. While not solicitous for official honors, his fellow-citizens have upon a number of occasions prevailed upon him to represent them in various positions of responsibility. In 1861 he took the position of a War Democrat by introducing at the Newark Convention certain resolutions characterized by such honesty of motive and conservatism that he carried with him the entire Democratic party, and was at once invited to become their candidate for Representative at Columbus. Elected by a large majority, he served his constituents with efficiency and fidelity for two years, declining re-election. His address while a member of the legislature upon "Arbitrary Arrests" is still remembered as one of the finest efforts made by any statesman during those trying days of war. In 1866 General Smythe was elected by the Democratic party a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, composed of about an equal number of Democrats and Republicans, all of whom sustained President Johnson. He was also a member of the state convention that met at Cleveland in 1868 and was subsequently appointed delegate to the Democratic Convention at Baltimore that nominated Horace Greeley for President. Though now in the twilight of life he retains the vigor and mental activity of days gone by. In 1894 he attended a lawsuit in the western part of North Carolina, making the trip to that part over mountains overland, a journey which would be deemed very fatiguing by most men fifty' years his junior. The suit in which he was then interested and which required his presence in that state involved the title to a large and valuable tract of land. At present he is engaged upon the case of James H. Smith vs. Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company,. which he has carried through all the courts. The lady who for many years was the faithful helpmate of General Smythe was Sarah, daughter of Amos H. Caffee, a pioneer of Newark and Mayor of the city for several years. She died at the , age of fifty-nine, after having become the mother of eight children. Brandt G. is represented elsewhere in this volume. Julia married Dr. P. J. Akin, of Honolulu. Lora is deceased. Irene, Mrs. John Benton, resides with her father. Douglas C. is a resident of Newark. Sattie is the wife of Fred Seymour, of Newark. WILLIAM PIGG. Occupying a most picturesque and beautiful location, apart from the distracting influences of city life, stands the cozy home of this gentleman, who is one of -the successful farmers and stock-raisers of Madison Township. From youth he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, and has a thorough. knowledge of the best methods of rotating crops and fertilizing the soil. His farm consists of one hundred and thirty-six acres of tillable land in a high state of cultivation, and the place is one of the most finely improved the locality can boast. In the neighborhood of his present home the subject of this sketch was born March 22, 1839, being the third among five children born to George and Jane (Knox) Pigg. The parents were natives of Northumberland County, England, and were among the first settlers of Ohio, coming hither soon after the removal of the Indians to the forests of the west. The father when he came to Licking County had no means, but he possessed a stalwart physique and an abundance of energy and Industry. During his active years he accumulated a fine property, the benefits of which his children are to-day enjoying.. At the time of his death, which occurred in 1862, 'he owned ,two hundred 190 - MEMORIAL RECORD. acres of land, which was afterward divided among the children. In England George Pigg was reared in the faith of the Episcopal Church, but after coming to America he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and remained a faithful member of that denomination until his death. His wife also belonged to that church. She survived him for many years, passing away in 1886, and now lies buried by his side in the Newark Cemetery. In social and religious circles he was quite prominent, and few pioneers of the county were better known and none more highly esteemed than he. The subject of this sketch attended the common schools of the county, and thus acquired a good rudimentary education, to which he has added by self-culture. At the age of twenty-three he started out in life for himself, and since then has conducted farming pursuits. As an agriculturist he is progressive and practical, and has materially increased the value of the property left him by his father. In political matters he is never interested: and affiliates principally with the Democratic party, although he is somewhat independent in his views. In 1877 he married Miss Dora, daughter of John and Mary Holtz, and an accomplished lady, who has assisted her husband in all his enterprises: She is a member of the Christian Church and an active worker in the cause of religion. M. W. SUTER, M. D., a practicing physician and well known resident of Perry Township, was born in Brooke County, Va., January 9, 1836. He is the son of Strother T. and Mary Duke (Wheatley) Suter, natives respectively of Front Royal, Va., and Brownsville, Pa., the latter having been in childhood a schoolmate of the famous statesman, James G. Blaine. The father was a miller by trade, and continued to reside in the Old Dominion until his demise. His wife survived him for nine years. In the parental family there were four sons and four daughters, of whom the following are living: Mrs. Kate Anderson, of California; Dr. M. W., of this sketch; Theresa A., who lives at Brilliant, Ohio; Sarah Eliza, who is married and resides in Brilliant; and James P., an engineer, who lives at Powellton, Fayette County, W. Va. Being a representative of an old southern family, and having spent his entire life in the Old Dominion, it was but, natural that our subject should advocate with enthusiasm the cause of the south during the great civil strife. He enlisted in 1861 as a member of the Twenty-second Virginia Infantry, and served for one year, participating in the engagements at Cross Lanes and Carnifax Ferry, and also in other skirmishes. Later he was transferred to the Thirty-sixth Battalion of Virginia Cavalry, under General Jenkins, and served until the close of the war. For a time be was under the lamented Stonewall Jackson. Twice our subject was taken prisoner and incarcerated at Camp Chase, Ohio, and twice he was exchanged, but during the battle and after the surrender. of Appomattox, he was placed under a parole that has not yet expired. He was studying medicine at the time the war' broke out, and "his studies were thus interrupted until 1865, when he entered the Eclectic Medical College at Philadelphia, and was graduated from that institution April 7, 1867. During the following year he attended lectures at the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati. In 1876 he took a course of lectures in the Columbus Medical College. His literary studies had also been pursued with determination and perseverance, and for four years he was a student in Bethany College, from which he was graduated in the classical course at the age of twenty-one. At various places Dr. Suter has followed leis profession with success. He resided for a time at Zanesville, also in Taylorsville and Blackhand, and lived in Newark for eighteen years. There he assisted in starting and conducting the first daily newspaper of the place, and for several years he was correspondent to several leading papers of the state. Politically, he is a Jeffersonian Democrat. Socially, he is identified with various medical societies, also the Licking County Pioneer So- MEMORIAL RECORD - 191 ciety and the Agricultural Society. He is an active member of the Disciples' Church, to which his wife also belongs. Dr. Suter has been twice married. His first union, which was with Miss Caroline Toland, resulted in the birth of two children: Claude, who is in business in St. Louis; and Maude M., who married Charles H. McLashland and resides at Caldwell, Ohio. Mrs. Caroline Suter died in 1888, and the Doctor married Mrs. Rebecca J. Nichols in 1893. This estimable lady was living here at the time of her marriage to Dr. Suter, and was the widow of Thomas Nichols, formerly a prominent citizen of Mary Ann Township, to whom she bore three children. The only one now living is Louis H. Farris, who served for seventeen months in the Thirteenth Ohio Cavalry, and is now living with Dr. Suter. The family is highly esteemed in the social circles of the community, and is one of the most highly respected in the county. THOMAS KISLINGBERY. The success which has attended the efforts of Mr. Kislingbery entitles him to more than passing mention in this volume. As a farmer he has been progressive and enterprising, and as a citizen he has long ranked among the most public spirited of Madison Township's residents. The farm which he owns and operates consists of one hundred and fifty-two acres, and is pleasantly located in the northwest corner of the township. Born near London, England, September 29, I836, the subject of this notice was but four years old when brought to America by his parents, William and Jane (Harvard) Kislingbery. They were natives of the same locality as that in which our subject was born, and both died on the farm where he now lives. The father was the first to establish the name of Kislingbery in the United States. He was a blacksmith by occupation and had a shop on the Zanesville Road for thirty years. For a long time he manufactured the Eagle Fanning Mill, now generally used throughout the state of Ohio. In the family there were three sons and three daughters. Two died in England and one in America in infancy. Louisa married Lee Dunning, and died in Madison Township, leaving two children, William D. and Emma R., the former now engaged in the real-estate business in Columbus, Ohio, and the latter the wife of John Hughes, who is now deceased. The other sister, Anna, is the wife of Alfred Bourne, of whom see sketch on another page. Our subject accompanied his parents to this country, spending seven weeks and two days in a sailing-vessel upon the ocean, and coming to Newark on a packet boat on the canal. He grew to manhood upon the farm where he now lives, and in youth was a student in the neighboring schools. The first marriage of Mr. Kislingbery united him with Miss Mary Jane Montgomery, and they became the parents of a son, Adam C. The latter married Miss Cora Channel, and is engaged in farming near Johnstown. A brother of Mrs. Kislingbery, William Montgomery by name, was in the service of the Union during the late war, and was color bearer in the Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry; he lost his right arm while holding aloft the Stars and Stripes. Mrs. M. J. Kislingbery died in 1865, and our subject afterward married Miss Sarah F., daughter of Henry Evans, of Perryton, this county. There have been born to this union eight children, of whom Emma R. died in January, .1893, aged ten years. The others are students in the home schools: Mary J., Carrie Belle, William Henry, Lillie May, Ira Franklin, Daisy F. and Thomas T. In political views Mr. Kislingbery is independent, usually however, voting the Democratic ticket. Socially, he is a member of Acacia Lodge No. 464, A. F. & A. M., and has held various official positions in his lodge. The religious home of the family is in the Methodist Episcopal Church. The home farm contains first-class improvements, and its value is enhanced by a fine orchard, from which each year are gathered large quantities of apples, cherries, pears and small fruits. These are 192 - MEMORIAL RECORD. sold and add considerably to the receipts of the farm. A steam cider press is also operated in season. The land is under a high state of cultivation and the buildings are substantial and adapted to their various uses. CHRISTIAN W. WEIPPERT. There are few of the residents of Licking County who are unfamiliar with the name introducing this sketch. It is that of a man self-made in the broadest sense of that word, one who in yodth resolved to make life a success, if that result could be secured by industry and wise management. Without the prestige of family or the influence of wealth to aid him, he has worked his way to a foremost position among the business men of Newark, where he has resided since 1869. He has engaged in business for himself since 1876, and is now the proprietor of a flourishing, brick manufactory. Our subject was born in Wurtemberg. Germany, October 2, 1848, and is a son of Christian Weippert, who still resides in that land. A brother, Ludwig, and sister, Mrs. Magdalena Iber, still live in Germany, while another brother, Gottlieb, is associated with our.subject as an employe in the manufactory. In Wurtemberg, Christian W.. was employed in a stone quarry and also on a farm, but believing that America offered better prospects for an ambitious young man, he came to this country at the age of about twenty-one. Landing in New York City, he was for a time undecided whither to go, but having the addresses of some citizens of Newark, he came hither, reaching the city January 26, 1869. Securing employment in a brick yard, Mr.Weippert soon learned the business, in which in 1876 he embarked for himself. Success has rewarded his efforts and he now manufactures about one million brick annually. His prosperity is worthy of special commendation, on account of the fact that it was gained with little assistance from others. On reaching Newark he had $200 which he had earned in his native land. At the time of his marriage his mother sent him $200, and at her death she bequeathed him $400, but with this exception all that he has he acquired through his unaided exertions. In Newark occurred the marriage of Mr. Weippert and Miss Dora, daughter of Frederick Seibold and a native of Germany, whence she came to the United States with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Weippert are identified with the Lutheran Church. They own and occupy a comfortable residence at No. 239 Cedar Street, the beauty of which is enhanced by the well kept grounds, covering fourteen acres. In his political views, Mr. Weippert is independent, casting his ballot for men and measures best calculated to promote the welfare of his city or the nation, without regard to political affiliations. CLEMENT L. McCRACKEN, Postmaster at Croton, is an honored representative of a worthy pioneer family of Licking County. He traces his ancestry to County Donegal, Ireland, where his great-grandfather, Robert McCracken, was born and whence he emigrated to America in 1790, settling near Middleton, Washington County, Pa. John, the eldest of the family, was born January 28, 1795, and removed with his parents from the Keystone State to Harrison County, Ohio, in 1805. Settling in the midst of a dense forest, he experienced for the sixteen years ensuing all the hardships of frontier existence. On the 27th of August, 1821, John McCracken married Miss Margaret Simcox, a lady who lived near Cannonsburgh, Washington County; Pa. A few months after his marriage he removed to what is now Hopewell Township, Licking County, and settled on lands entered by his father in 1814, again inviting the toil and privations necessary to prepare his home for the comfortable occupancy of the family, and the soil for productiveness. By MEMORIAL RECORD - 193 indefatigable labor and strict integrity he became prosperous. In common with his neighbors, he worked on the farm during fair weather, selecting the stormy days for visiting the mill and market at Zanesville, sixteen miles distant: Early in years Mr. and Mrs. John McCracken united with the Church of Christ, and afterward lived exemplary Christian lives. They ever insisted that the Sabbath should be wholly dedicated to the Lord, and that the family should either attend worship on that day or spend the time at home reading profitable books. He was a man of broad information, having a library of over two hundred well selected volumes, which he so diligently studied that they almost seemed a part of his life. On the 12th of September, 1866, his companion passed to her reward. After her death he remained at the old home with his youngest living son until the 2'd of September, 1876, when death claimed him for his own. He died strong in the faith that had blessed his life, that he should live again. He had twelve children, ten sons and two daughters, all of whom attained years of maturity except the youngest, who died at the age of six years. The others he lived to see comfortably settled in homes of their own, energetically working their way to positions of prominence and possessing a reasonable amount of this world's goods. The children of John and Margaret McCracken were born in the order herein mentioned: Martha married P. R. Wiley, to whom she bore three children. James married a Miss Loughman, and two sons and three daughters comprise their family. Mary cast her lot in life with Alexander Brown, and of their three children two survive. John won the hand and heart of a Miss Cooms, and early in married life removed to Iowa; seven children blessed the union. William wedded a daughter of Peter Bordner, and soon afterward moved to central Illinois; four children were born of this union. Robert and his wife also went west, settling with their three children in Missouri. Eli an Samuel married daughters of John Loughman, of Hopewell Township, Eli having nine children and Samuel three living. Eleazer won and wedded Miss Nancy Gutridge, of Brownsville, Ohio, and two of their three children are living. Wilson S. married Miss Sarah A., daughter of Mahlon Wiley; and they became the parents of four sons and three daughters. Henry M., the youngest living son, chose for his companion in life Miss Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. William Henslee, of his native township; three children blessed this union, the youngest of whom died in childhood. All the above named children are successful farmers, and all bear a strong family resemblance. The parents of our subject, W. S. and Sarah A. (Wiley) McCracken, were natives respectively of Hopewell and Hanover Townships, Licking County, the latter being of German descent, though somewhat remote. Our subject was born in Hopewell Township, October 2, 1863, and is the second-horn among seven children. The eldest, Charles E., is a teacher and farmer of Hopewell Township; Annie is a teacher by profession; Blanche is at home; Alice married Hal Ditter, a farmer of Hopewell' Township; and Henry M. and Mahlon Scott are under the parental roof. After completing his education in the district schools of Hopewell Township and the graded schools of Hartford, our subject engaged in teaching, being thus engaged for four years in Hopewell Township, later in Hanover Township, and for one year in the Hartford schools. In 1888 he entered the Northwestern Normal School, at Ada, where he took a normal and commercial course. He was graduated from the commercial department, but withdrew from college when entering the senior class in the scientific course. After his marriage, October 24, 1889, he at once removed to Hartford, where he engaged in farming and in the buying and selling of stock. In 1891 he was elected Secretary of the Hartford Central Agricultural Society, and has been twice re-elected, holding that position at present. July 19, 1893, Mr. McCracken was commissioned Postmaster at Hartford (postotfice name Croton), and took formal possession of the office on the 5th of August. As may be imagined, he is a Democrat in his political views, which is also the political faith of his relatives. He has served as Assessor of Hartford Township, and for three years has been a member of the Board of Education in Hartford. The lady whom he married is a daughter of 194 - MEMORIAL RECORD. Rufus and Mary Adams, and is a native of Bennington Township, Licking County. Her father died during the Civil War, while in the service of the Union cause, and her mother is still living and makes her home with Mrs. McCracken. One child blesses this union, a daughter, Faith, now (1894) four years of age. Mr. and Mrs. McCracken are identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church and are active workers in the Sunday-school. The life work of Mr. McCracken is yet in its infancy, and bright prospects await him in the future. His actions have always been guided by the highest principles of right and honor, and the power of honesty and unswerving integrity is shown by the implicit confidence in which he is held by all, and by the various positions of trust that his fellow-citizens have called upon him to hold. In his present position as Postmaster he is rendering excellent service to the people, displaying in the discharge of his duties a just appreciation of the best business methods, which makes him a successful and popular civic officer. GEORGE D. GRASSER, who is Secretary of the Citizens' Building & Loan Association, and a representative business man of Newark, was born in this city February 2, 1860, being a son of George M. and Sarah J. (Little) Grasser. He traces liis lineage to Germany, whence his grandfather, Jacob Grasser, accompanied by his family, came to the United States in 1837 and settled in Newark, Ohio, the journey from Cleveland to this place being made by canal. Here until advanced in years, Grandfather Grasser engaged in the bazaar and restaurant business, and here his death occurred. The father of our subject was born in Germany, December 31, 1831, and was a mere child when brought to America. Of his surviving brothers and sisters we note the following: Catherine married Robert Wiegand, of Newark; John, Ernest and William are residents of Newark; and Josie, now Mrs. Perkins, lives in Columbus, this state. After completing his literary studies, George M. read law and was admitted to the Bar of the state. When a young man he went to Canton, and while there employed made the acquaintance of and married Sarah J. Little, who was born in that city. Her father, William Little, was a cabinet-maker by trade, and died at the age of thirty-three years. In political affairs, George M. Grasser won a well deserved prominence. He served as City Clerk, also filled the position as Mayor of Newark for one term, and was Probate Judge for six. years. Soon after the expiration of his term of office in the latter capacity, he started for Hot Springs, Ark., and while in St. Louis was run over by a street car, receiving injuries which resulted in his death within twenty-four hours, April 26, 1882. The remains were (brought back to Newark and were buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery. In his death, Newark lost one of its most prominent citizens, one whom it had delighted to honor in the past, and upon whom, had his life' been spared, still greater honors would have been conferred. Socially he was a member of the blue Ridge, chapter and commandery at Newark, and was a Knight Templar Mason; he was buried with Masonic honors. His widow still survives him, as do two of their three children. Florence 0: is the wife of Edward S. Franklin, of Newark; and Charles C. was a law student at the time of his death, which occurred February 2, 1894, at the age of thirty-one years. After graduating from the high school of Newark in 1879, the subject of this notice attended Kenyon College for two years. He then engaged as clerk in a drug store, in which he became a silent partner. In 1883 he embarked in the business for himself, in which he has since 'continued. He is one of the charter members of the Citizens' Building & 'Loan Association, organized February 5, 1889, and has been its only Secretary. Politically a Democrat, he has represented the Fourth Ward in the City Council for two terms, being President of the Council during his last term. October 6, 1884, Mr. Grasser married Miss Ella MEMORIAL RECORD - 195 R., daughter of William H. Blaine, and a native of Jamestown, Ohio. They occupy a pleasant and cozily furnished residence at No. 132 North Fourth Street, where his mother also resides. Socially he is a member of Newark Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M.; Warren Chapter No. 6, R. A. M.; Bigelow Council No. 7, R. & S. M.; St. Luke's Commandery No. 34, K. T., and is also identified with the Knights of Pythias. SIMON SHAFER, Mayor of Hartford, and one of the leading business men of the place, was born in Knox County, Ohio, February 6, 1830. He is the son of Philip and Rebecca (Platt) Shafer, both of whom died in Knox County, the father when seventy-seven, and the mother when forty-five years of age. The family consists of seven children, Simon being the eldest born; Mary is the widow of Clinton Dean, and Amelia the widow of Cyrus W. Wise; Joseph first married Emma Weaver, and for his second wife chose Hannah Smith; Thomas married Mary Neat, and is engaged in the lumber and real-estate business at Girard, Kan.; Columbus, who married Alice Fleckner, lives on a farm near Girard, Kan.; Calvin, who married Miss Jennings, has recently bought a farm and removed from Knox County to Urbana, Ohio. After completing the studies of the common schools of Knox County, our subject supplemented the information there obtained by a course of study in the Utica Normal School, thus gaining a good education. When about twenty-three years old he bought a sawmill at Rich Hill, in Knox County, which he operated about seven years. He bought a house in the same village, and in 1859 married Miss Emma Patterson, who died in 1871. Four children were born to them, of whom three are living, namely: Blynn D., who has the joint agency for the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus, and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroads at Barberton, Ohio; Emmett E., who is engaged in the lumber business at Alamosa, Colo.; Edward E., who is employed as car accountant in the -dispatcher's office of the Chicago, Akron & Columbus Railroad at Columbus. Bertrand E. died in 1886, at the age of fourteen years. The boys were educated in the Hartford graded schools, from which the two eldest were graduated, the third son being a graduate of the school at Girard, Kan. The eldest son also completed a business course at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Blynn D. married Miss Annie Patrick, and they have three children. Emmett E. is also married, his wife having been Miss Emma Todd, and they are the parents of one child. In 1871 Mr. Shafer was a second time married, choosing as his wife. Mrs. Ellen A. (Cleghern) Borden, a native of Knox County, Ohio. She is a lady of exemplary character, a devoted member of the Christian Church, and a welcomed guest in the best social circles of the community. After selling his property at Rich Hill our subject removed to Findlay, Hancock County, where he conducted a restaurant for three years. From there he went to Columbus, and for four years was proprietor of a grocery and provision store in that city. At the time of his second marriage he was conducting a sawmill in Hartford, to which place he immediately afterward brought his family, and here he has since resided. About 1882 he embarked in the lumber, grain and coal business, which he operated in connection with his sawmill until 1890, when he disposed of the latter enterprise. At present he conducts one of the most important business enterprises in Hartford, and has a large and profitable trade with the people of the surrounding country. He buys grain and seeds of all kinds except flax, and handles all kinds of pine lumber, also coal, lime and cement. A man of strong, firm character, Mr. Shafer has been influential in pushing forward undertakings of importance, and has been. one of the prominent factors in the progress of Hartford. As a local politician he is popular and prominent, and has always worked and voted with the Democratic party. He is now (1894) serving his second term as Mayor of Hartford, and his third term of three years each as Justice of the Peace of Hartford 196 - MEMORIAL RECORD Township. He has twice visited his brothers at Girard, Kan., and when in the west in 1892 was at Creede, Colo., on the day that Bob Ford, the slayer of Jesse James, was killed. Beginning in business with no other capital than- his mental and physical endowments, Mr. Shafer has accumulated a competence by a determined effort to overcome all obstacles in the pathway of complete success, and by the exercise of a quick, unerring judgment in regard to the best means of investing money. While he feels a keen pleasure in the respect, trust and confidence of his fellow-men, yet he has ever been averse to pushing himself forward in any manner for the purpose of gaining applause or notoriety. He has an extensive acquaintance in this county, of which he has been a resident for so many years, and is well known as a thoroughly honorable business man, whose integrity is beyond question, as is his reputation in all the relations of life. WILLIAM A. ASHBROOK. One of the leading newspapers of Licking County is the Johnstown Independent, of which the subject of this sketch is editor and publisher. In all matters pertaining to the welfare of the people, it exerts a potent influence and has aided in no small measure in promoting the interests of the village. It was established in 1883 by E. N. Gunsaulus, who published a folio. In February, 1884, the plant and paper were purchased by Mr. Ashbrook, who now publishes a five-column quarto. The paper is especially popular among the Democrats of the county, as it supports the principles of that party, but it also has many readers among, people of opposite political belief. Before presenting the events that have given character to the life of our subject, it may not be amiss to briefly mention his parentage. His father; William Ashbrook, was born February 19, 1824, upon the place where he now resides, being a son of Rev. Eli Ashbrook. He was reared upon the home farm, his schooling being limited to the corn-. mon branches. Purchasing from hiS father the old homestead of one hundred and fifty acres, he engaged as a dealer in live stock. for about fifteen years, retiring from business in 1862, since which time he has not been actively connected with any business other than farming. In 1852 William Ashbrook .married Lucy H., daughter of Eli Pratt and a native of Licking County, born near Johnstown. They have had six children, viz.: Milan, who resides in Granville, Ohio; Abbie E., wife of Charles Garner, of Lansing, Mich.; Byron B., a physician of Pataskala, Ohio; Aura H., wife of James L. Moore of Pataskala; Burton G., deceased; and William A., of this sketch. Politically, the father was a Whig, but since 1856 has affiliated with the Republicans. He has served as Justice of the Peace and held other local offices. In 1868 he united with the Baptist Church, of which he has since been an active member and in which he is serving as Deacon, Clerk and Treasurer. The subject of this sketch was born in Johnstown July 1, 1866, and received his primary education in the schools of this place, afterward attending the business college at Lansing, Mich. At the age 'of eighteen his journalistic career commenced. In July, 1893, he was appointed Postmaster at Johnstown, in which capacity he has since served with efficiency and success. In April, 1889, he aided in the organization of the. Johnstown Building & Loan Association, of which he is the present Secretary. He is an active factor in local politics as a member of the Democratic party, and for two years has been Secretary of the Democratic County Central Committee, and he was recently elected Chairman of this commitee. December 24, 1889, Mr. Ashbrook married Miss Jennie B., daughter of Oliver Willison. Mrs. Ashbrook was born in Hartford Township, Licking County, and was graduated from the schools at Ada, Ohio, after which she taught at Johnstown and other places. Socially, our subject is identified MEMORIAL RECORD - 197 with Centre Lodge No. 326, A. F. & A. M. His name was the first enrolled on the charter of White Cross Lodge. No. 308, K. I'., of which he is now Past Chancellor and which he, has represented in the Grand Lodge. Be is a progressive and enterprising young man, and this community finds in him a valued citizen, who manifests a commendable interest in everything pertaining .to its welfare and advancement. HON. WILLIAM BEAUMONT. As an influential member of the Democratic party in Ohio the. name of William Beaumont is well and favorably known throughout the state. A man of progressive spirit, his fellow-citizens in Licking County are justly proud of his attain- ments and success. Those of opposite political views, while combating his opinions, recognize his superior talents and hold him in the highest regard as a statesman. It is obvious, therefore, that this volume, having for its aim the perpetuation of the careers of distinguished men, would fail of its purpose were no mention made of this honored man. Referring to the family history, we find that our subject's grandfather, Isaiah Beaumont, Sr:, was born in Connecticut, May 23, 1757, and served under General Washington in the Revolutionary War. He witnessed the memorable engagement resulting in the capture of the Hessians at Trenton, N. J., and was wounded during that .battle. About 1812 he brought his family to Licking County, and settled in St. Alban's Township, where his death occurred July 26, 1837. The father of our subject; Isaiah Beaumont, Jr., was born in Hartford, Conn., September 21, 1795, and accompanied the family to Licking County in 1812. In St. Alban's Township, October 29,1823, he married Miss Bettie Carpenter, a native of Luzerne County, Pa., born Christmas Day of 1802. After their marriage they settled in St. Alban's Town ship, where they spent their remaining years, the father dying February 22, 1864, and the mother February 26, 1881. Their children were ten in number, viz.: Louisa and. Andrew ft., deceased; Louisa, wife of Solon Hazelton; Isaiah P.; William, of ,this sketch; Maria A.; John; Samuel, de ceased; Lucien B.; and Hester A., wife of Watson Davidson. In St. Alban's Township, where he was born June 6, 1831, William Beaumont was reared to manhood, receiving a practical education in the public schools. His entire life has been spent in Licking County with the exception of six years, when he lived in Indiana and Illinois. For several years he was a traveling salesman, and upon retiring from the road he engaged in the manufacture of agricultural implements for six years. Entering the mercantile business at Alexandria, he was thus engaged for fourteen years. For nine years he officiated as Superintendent of the Licking County Infirmary, in which capacity his services gave excellent satisfaction, and since retiring from the infirmary, in 1889, be has made his home in St. Alban's Township, upon a finely improved farm of one hundred and thirty-eight acres. On the 16th of October, 1856, in St. Alban's Township, Mr. Beaumont was united in marriage with Miss Laura S. Webb, a native. of this township, born August 27, 1839, and a daughter of the late Stiles Webb. Two children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont, a son and daughter. The greatest sorrow of their wedded life fell upon them when they were called upon to mourn the death of the daughter, Hettie A., who passed away September 29, 1882, at the age of twenty-two years. The only son, William D., married Bessie E. Woolverton, of Newark, and resides on the homestead. The political allegiance of Mr. Beaumont has always been given to the Democratic party, and he has long been regarded as one of its most prominent members in Licking County. He has served as Treasurer and Clerk of St. Alban's Township, and occupied other local offices: In the fall of 1891 he was elected to the Legislature, and so efficiently did he represent his constituents, that in the fall of 1893 he was again chosen for that posi- 198 - MEMORIAL RECORD. tion. During his first term he served as a members of the Labor Committee, and during the present session (1894-95) is rendering able service on the Committees on Agriculture, Claims, Federal Relations, Fish Culture and Game. Mr. Beaumont was deeply bereaved when his devoted wife, who had for thirty-seven years shared his anxieties, lightened his sorrows and doubled his joys, passed from earth April 26, 1893. Not only was she devoted to her family, but she was also a' kind friend and thoughtful neighbor, ever watchful of the welfare of others. With the other members of the family, she held a high place in the regard. of a large circle of acquaintances, and her death was widely mourned. In his social relations, Mr. Beaumont affiliates with St.. Alban's Lodge No. 491, A. F. & A. M., Warren Chapter No. 6, of Newark, and Bigelow Council No. 7. he is a man who takes the deepest interest in the development of the resources of the county, and who contributes to its material Progress in every way possible. Every measure having for its object the promotion of the welfare of the people is. sure of his hearty support and cooperation, and be gives his influence to all progressive projects. WILLIAM D. EVANS. A finely improved and valuable farm consisting of fifty-five acres in Newton Township is owned and operated by the gentleman above named, who has spent his entire life upon the old homestead, the place of his birth. Here he has erected an excellent set of buildings and has also made other valuable improvements upon the estate. The farm though small is valuable, and in productiveness and fertility the land is not excelled by any property in the neighborhood. It is under a high state of cultivation and is amply provided with modern machinery for various purposes, while everything about the place indicates thrift and careful management on the part of the owner. The father of our subject, Joseph Evans, was born. in Huntingdon County, Pa., in 1792, and accompanied his: parents to Newark, Ohio, in 1805, growing to manhood in Licking County. In 1825 he was united in marriage with Miss Rosannali Donnelly, a native of Pennsylvania. The worthy couple lived upon a farm -in Newton Township, and through economy and industry acquired a modest competence. Their union was a very happy one, and in death they were not divided. Both. passed away in 1871, the mother in May, and the father upon the 4th of the November following. In the parental family there were nine children, of whom William D. is the next to the youngest. Born in Newton Township April 3, 1839; his childhood days were passed in the community of which he is still a resident. The schools a half-century ago were very. inferior to those of to-day and his educational advantages were limited, but being a man of close observation, by association with cultured men and by systematic reading hp 'has become well informed. When choosing a life occupation it was natural that he should select the one to which he had been reared and of which he had such a thorough knowledge. As an agriculturist he is progressive, capable and energetic, and through good management has won prosperity. At St. Louisville, Ohio, February 11, 1866, William D. Evans was united in marriage with Miss Amanda Bell, whose birth occurred in Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio, July 27, 1847. In order of birth she is the ninth among eleven children comprising the family of Hon. John and Mary (Harrison) Bell. Her parents were married in Knox County, this state, and later came to Newton Township, Licking County, here Mr. Bell passed away October 16, 1865. Three children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Evans, namely: Ed A., Cora E. and Charles B. The family is one of prominence socially and its various members are held in high esteem by all who know them.  While Mr. Evans has devoted his energies mainly to his farm work, he has not neglected the du- MEMORIAL RECORD - 199 ties of every loyal citizen. He aims to keep posted upon the issues of the age and both in local and national questions he is well informed. Politically he advocates the platform of the Democratic party. Upon that ticket he has been elected to the various township and school offices. DAVID C. WINEGARNER, Secretary and Treasurer of the Franklin Banking Company, has been a resident of Newark since 1859 and has been connected with this bank since 1876. his native ability no less than education has fitted him for the efficient discharge of the duties connected with his responsible position. Before presenting in detail the principal events in the life history of our subject, it might be well to record his ancestral history. The first representative of the family in America was Henry Winegarner, who emigrated from Germany in an early day. One of his sons was 'Herbert, our subject's grandfather. The latter married Margaret. Jordon, who was born in Loudoun County, Va., February 4, 1775, came to Ohio about 1816, and settled in Hopewell Township, Licking County, where she resided for upwards of a half-century. She died in Franklin County, Ohio, November 2; 1872, aged ninety-seven years, having been a widow the last forty years of her life. The father of our subject, Hon. Samuel Wine-garner, was born in Loudoun County,Va., November 12,1799, and accompanied his parents to Licking County, Ohio, in 1816. Here he passed the remainder of his life, with the exception of three years each in the counties of Muskingum and Fairfield. Until about twenty-five years old he engaged in farming. Afterward he conducted a mercantile business in Gratiot, Ohio, for fifteen years or more, and also served as Justice of the Peace for several years. In 1846 he was elected to represent Licking County in the Ohio Senate, where he rendered efficient service in behalf of his constituents. For nearly. forty years he was a member of the Baptist denomination. In the fall of 1862 he removed to Newark and here he died August 7, 1863, aged sixty-four years. Samuel Winegarner was three times married. May 9, 1822, he married Miss Susanna Rakestraw, who was born in Fauquier County, Va., December 1, 1803, and died November 27, 1851, after having become the mother of three sons and four daughters. Among the former was David C., of this sketch. He was born November 6, 1833, in Muskingum County, Ohio, and was only two years old when brought by the family to Licking County, growing to manhood in Gratiot. After completing the studies in the common schoolshee entered the college at Granville and there remained until twenty years old. The business career of Mr.Winegarn'er commenced with a clerkship in a country store, where he remained for two years. Then going to Keokuk, Iowa, he engaged in the 'grocery trade for two years. Next we find him in St. Louis, Mo., where he held a position as bookkeeper for one year. Returning to Ohio in 1859,hee settled in Newark and for some months was employed in the County Auditor's office. In thespringg of 1860 he formed apartnershipp with SamuelBancroftt and W. H. Winegarner, and the firm of Winegarner & Bancroft carried on business for five years, when Mr. Bancroftt withdrew and the firm became Winegarner & Co. In 1867 our subject became sole proprietor, continuing in that. way until 1876, when he associated himself with Willis Robbins, L. B. Wing and W. A. Robbins, and engaged in the banking business. All the gentlemen gave their undivided attention to the bank, which was a private concern, and conducted a safe and successful business. In January, 1894, the institution was incorporated with a capital of $100,000, and now ranks among the substantial financial concerns of the county. In March, 1861, Mr. Winegarner married Miss Mary E., daughter of George Haver, a farmer of