200 - MEMORIAL RECORD Fairfield County, Ohio. They have one daughter, Katharine. Mrs. Winegarner and Miss Katharine are members of the First Presbyterian Church, and our subject is an attendant at the services, though not identified with the church. Politically a Democrat, he served for two terms as Mayor of Newark, and was 'a member of the Board of Education for fourteen years. As a Mason Mr. Winegarner is influential and prominent. He was initiated into the order at Newark, joining Newark Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M., which he has served as Master for several terms. He has been High Priest of Warren Chapter No. 6, R. A. M.; thrice Illustrious Master of Bigelow Council No. 7, R. & S. M.; Eminent Commander of Newark Commandery No. 34, K. T., and has attained the thirty-third degree. In the organization of St. Luke's Corn mandery No.34 he was a prime factor and was chosen its first Commander. For many years he has been a regular attendant at the Grand Lodge and attends almost all the meetings of the grand bodies of masonry. For two terms he has served as Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Ohio. He is also connected with the Knights of Pythias. MEMORIAL RECORD - 203 THOMAS MABERY. Licking County has 'within its borders many citizens who have been successful financially and are now living in retirement in the enjoyment of an ample income. One of this class is Mr. Mabery, now residing at No. 198 Locust Street, Newark, 'and formerly one of the prominent farmers and stock-raisers of McKean Township. By persistent, well directed labor, seconded by sound discretion and clear judgment, he accumulated a goodly amount of property, and is now spending his declining years free from the cares and toils of early life.. A native of Philadelphia, Pa., our subject was born October 20, 1814, and is a son of John and Catherine Mabery, the former a native of Vermont, and the latter born in Bucks County, Pa., of German descent. His childhood years were spent in the Quaker City, whence at the age of fourteen he removed to Bucks County and there learned the trade of a wagon-maker.. The year 1835 witnessed his arrival in Ohio, and settling at Wellsville,hee engaged in the manufacture of wagons and buggies. In 1853 he removed to Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, where for several years he conducted a mercantile establishment. Later he purchased farming property near that place and was occupied as a tiller of the soil thereuntil 18677 wenn he disposed of his land. Coming to Licking County the same year, Mr. Mabery bought two hundred and seventy-six acres in McKean Township, comprising, what was known as the Elijah Hunt farm. For some years he continued as an agriculturist, but in 1872 sold the farm and came to Newark, heree he has since made his home, practically retired from business. An important event in his life was his marriage, which occurred at Wellsville March 23, 1837, his wife being Miss Ann B. Cox. This lady was born inChambersburg, Paa., May 27, 1819, and in childhood accompanied her parents to Ohio: She was an exemplary Christian woman, and her death, December 12, 1886, at Newark, was mourned by all who knew her. Seven children blessed this union; namely: William H., who is a hardware merchant of Omaha, Neb.; Catherine, who married A. J. Baggs, of Bridgeport, Ohio; Washington Maynard, who is in partnership with his brother William; Sarah Ann, wife of Johnson Brown, the present Postmaster at Bridgeport, Ohio; John L., of Columbus; Thomas E., a farmer of Granville Township, Licking County; and Frank, a boot and shoe manufacturer of Tiffin, Ohio. The second marriage of Mr. Mabery occurred December 24, 1887, and united him with Miss Rachel Garber, a native of Washington County, Pa., and a daughter of Cornelius and Ann (McCarty) Garber, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Mabery is a lady of 204 - MEMORIAL RECORD amiable, kindly disposition and her character is such as to win The respect of all who know her. In early life Mr. Mabery was a Whig and has been a Republican since the formation of that party. He has never been an office seeker, but served as Marshal of Wellsville for four years. Formerly. he held membership in the Protestant Methodist Church, but at present he and his wife are identified with the First Methodist Episcopal Church at Newark. For almost .sixty years he. has been a church member and, has filled the principal offices in the Protestant Methodist Church. The cause of temperance has always had in him a warm friend, and when the Order of Sons of Temperance" was organized he identified himself with it. Throughout his entire life he has been a total abstainer from intoxicating drinks, and as a result of his temperate habits he is still hale and hearty and in the full possession of his mental faculties, notwithstanding his advanced age. To such men as Mr. Mabery, Licking County owes its present high rank among the counties of Ohio. His excellent citizenship, his interest in all which will tend to promote the material pros' perity, and, above all, the moral and intellectual welfare of the society, make him a valued member of the community in which he wields a decided influence for good. Wherever he is known, his noble attributes of character are recognized and valued, and also the spirit of philanthropy, which governs all his actions and wins for him friends not only among the poor and unfortunate, but also among the rich. MARTIN V. WEAVER. Throughout his entire life Mr. Weaver has been a resident of this county, and of its citizens few are more widely and none, more favorably known than he. During an honorable career as a sagacious, enterprising agriculturist, he has displayed in a large degree those solid traits of character that are needful to the attainment of prosperity in any calling, and. in his dealings with whether in a business or a social way, he has proved himself to be a man of honor. The father of our subject, George Weaver, is the son of Michael Weaver and was a lad of thirteen years when he accompanied his parents from Loudoun County, Va., to Licking County, Ohio. Here he grew to manhood and' in his youth learned the trade of a carpenter, which he followed for many years in the village of Chatham. Later he settled upon a farm in Washington Township, where he now lives retired from active cares, surrounded in his declining days by the comforts accumulated in former years of toil. In Washington County, this state,, he married Miss Ruth Waters, who still survives. In the family of eleven children Martin V. is the eldest, and he was born in Chatham, Newton Township, Licking County, March 1, I840. His childhood years were passed here and he secured a good education in the village schools, to which he has since added by self-culture and extensive reading, so that now he is a man of broad information. Licking County has been the only home he has ever known and farming has been his only occupation. In Newark, Ohio, February 4; 1864; occurred the marriage of Martin V. Weaver to Miss Emily, daughter of the late Samuel McGonnell. Mrs. Weaver was born in Newton Township, received a good education in the home schools, and is an amiable lady, whose home is the abode of hospitality. She has but one child, Fidelia, now the wife of J. H. Porter and an accomplished young lady. In the German Lutheran Church Mr. and Mrs. Weaver are active workers, contributing generously to benevolent and religious projects, and proving by their kind, upright lives the sincerity of their religious belief. The farm owned and occupied by Mr. Weaver consists of one hundred and fifty-four acres, divided by good fencing into fields and pastures of convenient size, and embellished with a set of farm buildings adapted to their varied uses. Through the proper rotation of crops, as well as a thorough knowledge of the best methods of fertilization, he secures the best possible results from MEMORIAL RECORD - 205 every acre of land. In his political views he supports the principles of the Democratic party and never fails to cast his ballot for its candidates. For two terms he has held the office of Township Treasurer, and has also filled other local offices of responsibility and honor, in all of which he has reflected credit upon himself and gained the commendation of his fellow-citizens. CHARLES AUGUSTUS MOSER, truant officer of the public schools of Newark, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, April 15, 1844, and is the son of Min G. and Barbara Moser. He was a .child of four years when the family emigrated to the United States in 1848, and after a short time spent in New York came to Newark, where he has since resided. At the age of ten years he was orphaned by his father's death andhee was therefore early obliged to become self-supporting. When fourteen he commenced to learn the trade of a .cooper, at which he was engaged for three years. Abandoning the cooper's trade, Mr. Moser secured employment in a blacksmith shop, where he served a seven years' apprenticeship. At the expiration of that time he became a fireman on a locomotive on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and six months later was promoted to the position of engineer, which he filled for nine years. He was then employed as sexton of the Cedar Hill Cemetery for three years and later worked in a foundry for eight years, his special labor being the mounting of stoves. For some months following he was employed in the lacksmithh department of a machine shop. He also worked for a short time in a distillery. In 1890 he was chosen by the Board of Education to fill the position of truant officer of the public schools, and in this capacity he is still engaged, his services being appreciated by the Directors as well as tie general public. September 5, 1865, Mr. Moser was united In marriage with Miss Mary J. Ross, daughter of James Ross, a well known agriculturist of Licking County, where she was born. They have had seven children, as follows: Henry. A., deceased; Lillie, Who married. Clarence Huston, of Mt. Carmel, Ill., and they have one child, Bessie; Lulu, who is the wife of Henry Jakes, of Newark, and the mother of one son, Frank; Charles, deceased; Della; Frank, deceased; and Jessie. The family residence is pleasantly situated at No. 39 North Morris Street, Newark, and is the abode of hospitality. In every measure calculated to enhance the progress of the the city Mr. Moser is ever interested,: and having given careful study to the great issues of the present age he gives his support to the.: principles of the Democratic party. He has not, however, been an aspirant for official positions, preferring to devote his time and attention to personal affairs. As a citizen he is progressive and public-spirited and justly stands high in the regard of his associates. His religious belief is in harmony with the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, of which he is a member. ROYAL KASSON. There is doubtless no citizen in Johnstown whose name is so intimately associated with the. history of the village as the subject of this sketch, and a record of the county would be incomplete were no mention made of his life career. As a child, youth and man, he has lived in the immediate locality of his present abode, and has been an interested witness of the rapid development of the material resources of the county. At the present time he is engaged as a dealer in real estate, in which line he conduct's 'an extensive business, owning a large proportion of the property in the place. Born in Johnstown, October 4, 1823, our subject is the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Barlow) Kasson, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio. respectively. 206 - MEMORIAL RECORD. Grandfather Samuel Kasson, also a native of the Keystone State; emigrated to Ohio about 1811, making the journey in an ox cart accompanied by his wife and four children, the other children remaining in Pennsylvania. He settled in Monroe Township, Licking County, within three miles of Johnstown, where be settled on one hundred acres of unimproved land. Building a log cabin, he then gave his attention to clearing the land, which was covered with heavy timber. Assisted by his sons he cleared about one-half of the farm. When the family came to Ohio Daniel Kasson was sixteen years of age, and after settling in Licking County he aided in clearing and cultivating the farm. After his marriage he and his wife commenced housekeeping on a part of his father's farm, making their home in a log cabin. Later be bought an adjoining tract of land, on which he lived about fifteen years. After the death of his father-in-law he purchased the Barlow homestead, consisting of one hundred acres, on which was a frame house with brick-fitted walls. There he spent his remaining years, dying October 7, 1883. His wife passed away from earth some years previous to his demise. Thirteen children comprised the parental family, of whom ten attained mature years, viz.: Almeda, who.married Silas Sherman and resides in Hartford Township; Alvin, a farmer living in Elk County, Kan.; Royal; Laura, wife of Henry Reed, of Monroe Township, Licking County; Lovina, Mrs. Owen Claywell, deceased; Lucinda, who married Noah F. Butt, of Hartford Township, Licking County; Irvin, residing in Hartford, Ohio; Orrin and Oris (twins), the former of whom died in Ohio and the latter in Kansas; and Norman, of Johnstown, who married Columbia Wright. The parents were members of the Christian Church and were worthy people, highly esteemed wherever known. In politics the father was a Democrat. At the time. of his death he was the owner of about three hundred acres of improved land, on which he had engaged in mixed farming. Our subject was reared on the home farm, receiving a limited education in the neighboring schools. In 1847 he married Charlotte, daughter of Basil Butt, and a native of Licking County, born near Johnstown. After marriage he rented his grandfather's farm for one year, then resided upon his father-in-law's place for six months, and later purchased forty acres, for which he paid $500. He had a team, an old set of harness and purchased a wagon, and these he gave for the farm, his father also giving him $200. After.one year spent on that place he disposed' of it for $500, and bought one hundred and nine acres for $1,600. One year later some of the heirs claimed the estate and a lawsuit resulted, causing great expense to both parties, but enabling him to recover the property. At the expiration of three years he had entirely paid for the property, although he had been given six years in which to lift the indebtedness. He was fortunate in stock-raising, his speculations along that line proving profitable. At one time hogs advanced from $1.50 to $4 per hundred pounds, and taking advantage of the increase in price, he made considerable money. Removing to Union Township Mr. Kasson purchased seventy-five acres of excellent land, which one year later he sold at an advance. His next purchase was two hundred and fifty acres, including his grandfather's place, where he lived for ten years. From there he came to Johnstown and opened a general store, which he conducted for three years. Then buying a hotel, he was proprietor of it for three years. His next enterprise was in the mercantile business, as a dealer in dry goods, groceries and bakery supplies. Since disposing of that concern he has dealt in real estate, and has erected a number of. the most substantial houses in the place. Fire destroyed six of his buildings, but he still owns five business blocks, as well as some valuable farming land, amounting to about eight hundred acres. He has been generous with his children, to whom he has given about two hundred and fifty acres. Mr. and Mrs. Kasson are the parents of four children, namely: Maros, who married Fred McInturf ; Elizabeth, wife of Willis Taylor; M. B., who married Rosa Philbrick, and resides in Johnstown; and Charles, who is at home; he married Celia Cornell, who is deceased. Politically our subject is a Democrat and has been the incumbent of several responsible local offices, In his religious belief be MEMORIAL RECORD - 207 is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he united many years ago, in which he has held all the principal offices, and to the good works of which he is ever a -liberal contributor. SILAS F. WHITE. An honorable record is a suitable subject for gratification, and a man does well to call to mind those facts in his history to which posterity may look with pride. One who has begun life with no means, and by his industry and perseverance, with no aid except that given. by an economical and affectionate wife, has gained a handsome competence, and provided for his children the advantages which every father should aim to give them, may well feel pride in his record. Such a man is Silas F. White, of Harrison Township. It will, therefore, be of general interest to place on record the life and lineage of our subject. He was born in Union Township, Licking County, January 20, 1842, and is a son of Elijah and Sarah (Fristoe) White, who were born, reared and married in West Virginia, near Wheeling. Soon after marriage they came to Ohio, and settled in Walnut Township, Fairfield County, whence. they removed to Union Township, Licking County, some time during the '30s. They had a family of eleven. children, eight of whom are living. Lucy Ann married, removed to Illinois and there died; William W. is a resident of Fairfield County; Thomas J. lives in Hebron, Ohio; Mrs. Emily Schofield, a widow, lives near Kirkersville, Ohio; Silas F. is the next in respect to age; James P. iss-a farmer of Etna Township, Licking County; Mrs. Ella A. Taggart is a resident of Liberty Township, Fairfield County; Nathan W. lives. near Boswell, Fairfield County; and Perry W. makes his home in Fairfield County. A brother and sister died in infancy. After completing the studies .of the common schools, our subject became a student in Denison University. He was eighteen years old when he began teaching, and he was thus engaged in Licking and Fairfield Counties for about nine years, after which he was similarly occupied in Missouri for two years. On his return to the Buckeye State. he married Miss Sarah J. Tussing, a native of Fairfield County, though at the time of her marriage she was living in Franklin County. She was a member of a family of nine children, seven of whom survive. For a year after his marriage, Mr. White farmed his father-in-law's estate, and then bought a tract of land in Harrison Township, to which he at once moved his family. There was born his first child, Perry, who died at the age of nineteen years and three months, typhoid fever being the direct cause of his death. He was an unusually bright and intelligent young man, a graduate from the Pataskala High School, and a student in Lebanon, Ohio, when he was taken fatally ill. Four other children .were also born on that place, Lora Lee, Ocean M., Chadda M. and Kate. Ocean M. is now the-wife of William McCormick, an agriculturist living near Pataskala. About 1882 Mr. White bought the farm where he has since resided, and which is diagonally opposite from his former home. Here were born Vina Belle, Edna J., Jaffa E. and Nelson T., all of whom are living. His property consists of two hundred and forty-eight acres of excellent farming land located in the valley of Licking Creek, and here he engages in mixed farming. He is prominent in political circles, and affiliates with the Democrats, though opposed to his party on the tariff question, and favoring the free coinage of silver. He and his wife belong to the Primitive Baptist Church, of which their parents were also members, and in which Mr. Tussing has been a minister for forty years. The White family is of English origin, though long established in America. The genealogy of the Fristoe family is lost. The Tussings are of German descent. The brothers of- our subject are prosperous farmers, all being well-to-do and intelligent. Mrs. White's brother, L. Benton Tussing, is a talented attorney in Columbus.' Associated with him, under the firm name of Donaldson & 208 - MEMORIAL RECORD Tussing, is his. brother-in-law, Albert Donaldson, the husband of his sister, Laura E. Another sister, Mary, became the wife of Dr. Taylor, a successful physician of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Two brothers, L. W. and C. W. Tussing, are very successful farmers of Franklin County, also large land owners and breeders and shippers. of thoroughbred Hereford and Galloway cattle. They married daughters of Joseph Rhoades, of Hebron, Union Township. Lizzie, who is unmarried, is wealthy in her own right, and resides with her parents in Columbus: Not only through reading, but also through observation and travel, our subject has become well informed upon all subjects of local and general interest. With his wife and two of their children he visited the World's Fair in 1893 and took in the sights of the great metropolis of the west. His son-in-law, Mr. McCormick, is an extensive breeder and shipper of Ayreshire cattle. He exhibited a portion of his herd at the World's Fair, and is now (1894) arranging to attend the Ohio State Fair. In competition with other breeds and with those of like breeding, he usually receives his full share of premiums. He has been awarded as high as $906 in premiums in one year, and at Buffalo, N. Y., took $600 in premiums at one fair. BANNING N. SIGLER, who is successfully conducting an extensive mercantile establishment at Homer, was born in Newark, Ohio, June 5, 1859. He is the son of Samuel Sigler, a native of Franklin Township, Licking County, born in 1808. The latter was twice married, his first union being with Elizabeth Hull, who was born April 13, 1812, and became his wife June 24, 1830. She died December 5, 1852, after having become the mother of the following-named children: Sarah, Rebecca, Solomon S., Rachel S., Phoebe, James H., Anna, Mattie and Rhoda E. Of these children we note the following: Solomon is associated with the wholesale mercantile establishment of Miles, Bancroft, Sheldon & Co., of Columbus, Ohio, and is regarded as the best informed man in the notion department in Ohio; James H., who has been a traveling salesman for twenty-five years, is with Clarke's Mile End Thread Company; Sarah is the wife of Lee Dunning, of Columbus, Ohio; Rebecca married William Rutledge, a well-to-do farmer of Franklin Township, Licking County; Rachel is the wife of John Smith, an agriculturist of Appleton; Phoebe, who is unmarried, resides with her brother in Columbus; Anna is the wife of Rev. Edwin S. Dunham, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal, Church, now located at Delaware, Ohio; Mattie, the widow of H. Harmer, lives in Columbus; Rhoda E., a Conference Deaconess of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now employed in Knoxville, Tenn.; is devoted to the spiritual welfare of mankind, her duties being to look after the interests of the church, inducing children of indifferent parents to come to Sunday-school, visiting the sick and distressed, distributing church charities, assisting in conducting revivals, etc. She is a noble woman engaged in a work of love, without hope of reward this side the grave. The second marriage of Samuel Sigler occurred February 13, 1855, his wife being Elizabeth Andrews, a native of Homer, born August 6, 1822. She died on the 30th of January, 1875; her husband survived some years, passing away March 29, 1886. Their union resulted in the birth of two sons, of whom our subject is the younger. Wellington, the older son, is clerk in a dry-goods store at Mt. Vernon, Ohio; he married Miss Nettie, daughter of S. L. Blue (of whom see sketch on another page) and they have two children. When our subject was eight years. old he removed with his parents from Newark to Homer, where he was educated in the public schools. His business experience commenced with his acceptance of a position as clerk in the mercantile house of E. W. Scott, where he remained a short time. Then with his brother he bought a stock of goods and operated a general store in the building where Banning N. now conducts business. After five years thus spent the goods were sdld to J. J. Yoakam, and our subject remained in the capacity MEMORIAL RECORD - 209 of clerk for five years, after which he bought a half-interest in the business as it is now conducted. The firm style is Fulton & Sigler, the senior partner being R. S. Fulton, of whom mention is made on another page. They handle a general line of merchandise, including dry goods, groceries, notions, hardware, farm. implements; etc. October 27, 1880, Mr. Sigler was united in marriage with Miss Lucretia, daughter of James and Elizabeth Oldaker, of Miller Township, Knox County, Ohio. She was educated in the public schools of the district and in Utica Normal. The three children born of this union are, Jessie, Ethel and Fred, now students in the Homer schools. Mrs. Sigler is identified with the Christian Church, while Mr. Sigler is a Methodist in religious belief. Socially, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and also affiliates with the Knights of Pythias. Politically he is a strong Republican, and votes and talks his sentiments. As a business man he is far-seeing and possesses keen discernment. From his German ancestry he has inherited qualities of thrift and perseverance, which, united with the American characteristic of pluck, cannot fail of success. JACOB BENNER. As a successful agriculturist and progressive citizen of Hartford Township, this gentleman is widely and favorably known throughout Licking County. He and his good wife reside upon their farm of seventy-seven acres, but having retired from life's active duties he now rents the land, receiving therefrom a good income. Though living in retirement, his life is by no means an idle or useless one, as he still devotes considerable attention to a general supervision of his property, and also engages to some extent in stock-raising, making a specialty of sheep. In noting the parental history of our subject, we find that he is the son of Daniel and Sarah (Row) Benner. His father, who was born near Hagerstown, Md., December 22, 1783, removed in childhood with his parents to Huntingdon County, Pa. His first wife, Sarah Row, who was a native of Virginia and about two years his junior, died after having become the mother of two children; They are, Susanna, who was born March 29, 1817, and married to James Disney, both deceased, and Jacob, whose birth occurred in Newton Township, Licking County, October 28, 1818, and who was an infant at the time of his mother's decease. For his second wife, Daniel Benner chose Catherine Roberts, who was born in Virginia April 11, 1798. Six children were born of this marriage, as follows: John, whose birth occurred March 25, 1820; Eliza, December 26, 1821; Margaret; December 4, 1824; Mary, February 18, 1827; Matilda, July 9, 1829, and Catherine, July 10, 1831. The last two named are the only survivors of the family; Matilda being the wife of Elias Myers, and Catherine having married P. J. Neibarger. The father of this family settled in Newton Township,. Licking County, in 1807, and thence about 1826 removed to Bennington Township, where he departed this life in February, 1872. His second wife also died at the home farm in Bennington Township. When the family removed to Bennington Township, our subject was a child of eight years, and there he grew to manhood, his educational advantages being limited to a. brief attendance at the district schools. However, being a man of close observation and penetrating insight into intricate matters, he has become well informed upon all important subjects, and his broad knowledge makes him an interesting companion. Attaining manhood and selecting a life occupation, he chose that with which he had become familiar in youth, and in Bennington Township commenced the career of an agriculturist. There he continued to make his home until 1866, when' he removed to the farm where he now lives. In 1841 occurred the marriage of Mr. Benner and Miss Margaret Payne, a native of Licking County. Three children were born of this union, John, Daniel and Sarah, all of whom are married and have families. The sons live on adjoining 210 - MEMORIAL RECORD farms, and the daughter in Findlay, Ohio. On the 22d of November, 1867, the wife and mother was called from earth. The present wife of our subject was Mrs. ,Melissa (Green) Kendall, the widow of Jonathan Kendall, and daughter of John B. and Sophia (Bessey) Green. Mrs. Benner was born March 20, 1832, in Lima Township, Licking County, of which her parents were early settlers. Her mother died when shewas two years old, leaving two daughters, Melissa and Mary Minerva. The latter is the widow of Richard Gates, and resides with her daughter in Columbus, Ohio. The second wife of Mr. Green' was Anna Bodain, who bore him five children, Robert P., Sarah J., Sophia, Martha and James B. Only two are now living, Sophia, the widow of Alvin Nichols, a Captain in the late war, and James B. Mrs. Nichols resides in Jersey Township, Licking County, and receives a pension from the Government in return for her husband's services in the war. James, who married Miss Victoria Mason, is a resident of Indianapolis, Ind., where for many years he has been engaged as a dealer in boots and shoes; Martha died at sixteen years of age;, Robert P. never married, dying in Columbus at the age of about forty years; Sarah J. became the wife of Benjamin Snoddy, and died in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. By her first marriage Mrs. Benner had three children. George 0., the eldest, was born in 1852, and when last heard from (seven years ago) was in Colorado; Eugene, who was born in 1858, married Fannie McNerland and conducts a farm in Licking County.; Eva L., now the wife of Edwin M. Baker, resides on a farm in this county;. Eugene has one son, the only grandchild that Mrs. Benner has. Our subject has five grandchildren. The religious home of the family is in the Christian Church at Appleton. Having more leisure time of late years than formerly, Mr. Benner is enabled to spend many hours each day in reading, and thus keeps thoroughly posted upon the great issues of the age. In politics he has always affiliated with the Democrats,. but has never been partisan in his preferences. For about nine years he held the office of Township Trustee, and has also officiated in other local positions of trust. He has been a witness of the wonderful improvements this century has wrought in Licking County, and has himself contributed to its advancement. Enterprising, intelligent and public spirited, he is a citizen eminently worthy Of representation in a work of this character; in fact this volume would be incomplete did it not contain a record of his life. JOHN H. DAY. The subject of this sketch was. born in Hampshire County, Va., November 25, 1840. His parents, Peter and Jane (Smith) Day, also natives of Hampshire County, spent their entire lives in the immediate vicinity of their birth, the father dying about 1850, and the mother March 4, 1874. Three sons comprised the family, of whom John H. is the only survivor. The eldest, James,- was a member of Company D, Second Virginia Infantry, Berkeley Border which gained considerable fame as the company that captured John Brown. He con-tin ued his membership until the Civil War broke out, at.which time, being a railroad agent, he was enabled by means of blank passes furnished by his employer to avoid arrest, and was never actively engaged against the Union. He died April 7, 1878, at Weston Insane Asylum, of apoplexy, and was buried by the Masonic fraternity, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Sons of Temperance, of all of which he was a member. His widow still lives in Virginia; three of his sons are employed as telegraph operators in Pittsburg, Pa. Our subject's other brother, Christopher, died when about Six years of age. At the age of eleven years, John H. Day came to Licking County, Ohio, with relatives, with whom he lived until twenty-three years of age. The rudiments of his education were gained in the district schools of Burlington Township, and the knowledge there gained has been supplemented by private study, so that, being a thoughtful, studious reader, he is a well informed man. In MEMORIAL RECORD - 211 1862 he became a member of Company H, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, in which he served about a year. On the 11th of January, 1863, he was wounded at Arkansas Post, which disabled him to such an extent that he was discharged from the service. As a compensation for injuries received, he has been a pensioner of the Government since the close of the war. Upon returning to Homer, Mr. Day engaged in the grocery business for about two years, and after selling out he engaged as clerk in a mercantile house at Newark. For some years, however, he has been physically unable to engage in any regular business. He has filled nearly all the offices within the gift of the people of Burlington Township. For thirteen years he has been a member of the Board of Education, for two years served his township as Assessor, for five years filled the position of Township Clerk, and for six years was Constable. Though his party, the Democratic, is usually in the minority, he has been elected to every office, with one exception, for which he has been nominated. This fact proves the high esteem in which he is held by his fellow-citizens. December 29, 1863, Mr. Day was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Edwards, a native of Licking County. Her father, Ira Edwards, was born in New Jersey, and died in Licking County in 1876; he was twice married, having three children by his first, and ten by his second union. Mrs. Day was a child of the second marriage, and has two sisters and one brother now living. By her marriage to Mr. Day eight children were born, one of whom died unnamed in infancy. Ella, who was a great sufferer during her short life of eight years, died of spinal meningitis after having been helpless and deaf and dumb for two years. The others are, Aldie Virginia, wife of Marion Shipley, of. Burlington Township; Mary I., James Wellington and Frank Odell, who reside with their parents; Maude, wife of Frank Beaver, residing in Knox County, Ohio, and Josie, at home. Socially, Mr. Day is a member of Dill Post No. 463, G. A. R., in which he has filled every office but that of Quartermaster. He is also identified with the Knights of Pythias. His wife and two of the daughters are connected with the Baptist Church, while the other members of the family are Presbyterians or Methodists. Mrs. Day is an estimable lady, and a member of a family that traces its origin to Germany, while Mr. Day is of Irish ancestry. The children have been the recipients of the best educational advantages, and Mary and James have engaged in teaching school for several years. For forty-two years Mr. Day has resided within two miles of Homer or in the village, and his present home is a comfortable abode in Homer, where he has lived since 1863. Having been a resident of this locality for so many years, he is well known to the people, and his upright life has won for him the confidence of his associates. OLIVER WILLISON. The Middle States are so productive of grain that it is not surprising that a large number of people have reaped from the bountiful harvests of Mother Earth a reasonable amount of this world's-goods. Among the number who for years have been successfully engaged in tilling the soil of Licking County is the gentleman above named, one of the leading farmers of Hartford Township and a representative of one of the pioneer families of this locality. His fine farm is embellished with.a good set of buildings, the most important of which is the family residence. Near it are such structures as the practical development of a model farm calls for, while through the proper rotation of crops and fertilizing of the soil the land has been brought to a high state of cultivation. In Monroe Township, Licking County, our subject was born November 27, 1819. His parents, Jeremiah and Sarah (Stymets) Willison, who were married in Newark, Ohio, about 1814, were natives respectively of Virginia and Pennsylvania, the former born January 31, 1792, and the latter November 18, 1793. The father and his brother Hyatt served in the War of 1812 under General 212 - MEMORIAL RECORD. Tupper, while another brother, Elias, served under General Harrison. The mother's family was also represented in the second war with England. Her father is said to have burned the first brick ever manufactured in Newark, Ohio. When the family located here Licking County was one vast wilderness. There were no roads except paths "blazed" on trees through the woods. The Wyandotte Indians were here in force, but were friendly to the white settlers. Though they soon afterward removed from this locality, they returned each spring for several years to hunt and make sugar. The first bedstead owned by the Willison family was a one-legged affair. It was built across a corner of the room in the angle of the wall. Pins were driven in the walls of the log cabin for support of the back side, head and foot, only one leg being necessary in its construction. All the grain was thrashed with flails or tramped out with horses and cleaned up in sheets, no wind mills being in use for many years. Ropes took the place of leather for lines, bridle reins, halters, etc. Everyone raised flax, and the women were without exception expert spinners. No sleds or wagons were in use except such primitive vehicles as could be constructed without many tools or much mechanical genius. The father of our subject died on the home farm in Monroe Township, April 3, 1872. His wife survived him eleven years, her death occurring July 20, 1883. There were five sons and five daughters in the family, of whom our subject was the eldest son and second child. Tirzah, born October 23, 1817, died at eighteen years of age. Effie, born May 3, 1822, married James N. Wright and lives in this township. Esther, born July 13, 1824, became the wife ofWilliam Baker and died near Johnstown, Licking County, leaving four children. Addis, born February 14, 1827, died on the twentieth anniversary of his birth. James M., born August 13, 1829, married a daughter of John Conklin and now lives in Hartford, Ohio. Miles N. was born June 6, 1832, and died a few years ago. Maria L., born September 4, 1834, married Thomas Corbin and resides in this neighborhood. Mary L. was born March 27, 1837, and married Isaac Hill, Deputy-Sergeant at Arms in the House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. Jeremiah Johnson was born August 19, 1840, and died September 4, 18.61. On the 28th of May, 1845, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Roanna, daughter of James and Maria (Brumage) Iliff, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Virginia, both of English ancestry. They were early settlers of Perry County, Ohio, coming hither with their parents in the early part of the present century. In that county Mrs. Willison was born February 22, 1826. By her marriage ten children were born, eight of whom are now living. James died of scarlet fever when three years old. Tirzah is the wife of Theodore Baker, of Hartford, Ohio. Orlena married Allen B. Shaffer and resides in Delaware County, Ohio. Addis married Emma Duke and lives in Liberty Township, Licking County. Celia, Mrs. Homer Green, died in .Monroe Township, this county. William B. married Bertie Green and lives in Hartford Township. Jeremiah J. married .Ella Ashbrook and lives in Delaware County. Douglas, who was united in marriage with Della Graves, lives just, across the road from the parental home. Sallie, who was educated in the colleges at Ada and Delaware, Ohio, first married S. P. Fisher, a teacher in the Ohio Normal School at Ada, who died about 1887. She. is now the wife of Rev. Will' Swallen, a missionary of the Presbyterian Church in Korea, China, and by that union has a daughter, Olivet, born in Korea August 10, 1893. Jennie, the youngest member of the family, married William Ashbrook, an editor and Postmaster at Johnstown, Ohio. The father of our subject and his' brothers, except Elias, were Democrats, and our subject has followed in the footsteps of his ancestors and never votes any other than the Democratic ticket. In religious belief he and his family are Methodists. He has witnessed with interest the remarkable development of this county. Soon after his marriage he moved to his present beautiful homestead and here he has lived for forty-nine years. In all his 'business undertakings he has been very successful. He began life on his own account by purchasing forty acres of land. When this was paid for he purchased another piece, and thus contin- MEMORIAL RECORD - 213 ued to add to his property until he now has two hundred and eighty acres of excellent farming land, well improved. He has also been liberal with his children and has divided about $40,000 among them. In religious enterprises he has been equally generous, and few indeed are the buildings erected for church purposes to the building fund of which he has not contributed. His father never had a lawsuit nor never paid a cent of costs, and the same is virtually true of our subject, who is a peaceable, law-abiding citizen. As a companion he is genial and entertaining, hospitable, open-hearted and honest with all. Mr. and Mrs. Swallen have been in Korea two years and will doubtless remain there six years longer, as they have an eight years' engagement for that field. They are perfectly happy and contented in that oriental country, and are devoted to their work of converting .the people to Christ. Both are liberally educated and specially fitted for their chosen work. Mr. Swallen took a special training course in a theological college at Chicago, while his wife is a graduate of Ada College and Delaware University. HON. JAMES LISLE, M.D. Probably few residents of Licking County enjoy a more widely extended reputation, both in professional and political circles, than this successful physician of Pataskala. He enjoys the distinction of being the oldest practitioner in the village, having opened an office here in August of 1875. To the discharge of professional duties he brings a well equipped mind,. thorough information regarding the science of therapeutics, skill in the diagnosis of intricate diseases and success in their treatment. The possession of these qualifications has won for him the confidence of the people of the county. The family of which our subject is a member has been identified with the history of Ohio for several generations. Many years ago, before the city of Columbus was in existence, and when the entire country was covered with heavy timber, Grandfather James Lisle, accompanied by his wife, came from Kentucky to Ohio on horseback, and became one of the pioneers. of Franklin County. Building a small log cabin he made it his home for a number of years, when it was replaced by a house similarly constructed, but of larger size. His landed possessions in Franklin County included one hundred and sixty acres, and his brother, Robert, who accompanied him to the Buckeye State, also became one of the land owners of the county. When about fifty-five years old, Grandfather Lisle was drowned while crossing a river in winter. He was long survived by his wife, who attained the age of seventy. Their family consisted of the following-named children: John, Robert, Alexander, William, Abbie, who married and removed to Iowa, and Mary. The grandparents were faithful members of the Lutheran Church. William Lisle, father of our subject, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, in 1806, and was reared upon a farm, attending the pioneer schools of those days. When a young man, he went on foot to the Mississippi River, thence by boat to New Orleans, and from there returned north to Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill. Purchasing a horse at that place he completed the homeward journey on horseback. This extended trip was made with a view to securing another location, but he returned content to make the Buckeye State his permanent home. Prior to this journey William Lisle had worked by the. year at twenty-five cents per day. On his return home he married Miss Sarah McWilliams, and settled on rented land ten miles west of Columbus, meantime also tilling his father's farm. After some years spent as a renter, he purchased property, and is now the owner of four farms. The home place consists of over three hundred acres of valuable, well improved land, and is one of the best estates in the county. In early life, while associated with his brother in the live stock business, he twice failed, but since then has been very successful in that department of agriculture. Politically, William Lisle is a Democrat, and for twenty-five years served as Township Trustee. He 214 - MEMORIAL RECORD. is a believer in the Christian religion, but is not a member of any church. He and his devoted wife have shared each other's joys and lightened each other's sorrows for almost a half-century, and are now spending their declining days in quiet retirement. They have had six sons and two daughters, namely.: Estella, who died in Franklin County; Zadoc, who died at, the age of twenty-eight; Osmer, who passed 'away when three years old; John, a physician of Columbus; our subject; Lewis, who is engaged in medical practice at Celina, Ohio; Delia, wife of Harry Hubbard, of Columbus, and George, who resides on the home farm. A native of Franklin' County, Ohio, our subject was born near Columbus February 10, 1848. After attending the. district schools for some years, he entered Central . College, spending three years there. Later he remained for two years at Lebanon College, and then taught several terms of school, spending his leisure moments in the study of medicine. He took a course of lectures at Starling Medical College, and then entered the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, graduating with the Class of '73. He has also taken lectures at the New York and Chicago Polyclinics. For about three years he practiced his profession in Roseville, whence he came to Pataskala. In the Democratic party Dr. Lisle is an active worker, and upon that ticket was elected in 1883, and again in 1887, to represent his district in the Legislature. While occupying the responsible position of Representative he served as Chairman of the Committee on Medical Legislation, as Secretary of the Committee on Investigation of State Institutions, and as a member of other committees. Socially, he is identified with the Pataskala Valley Lodge No. 488, I. O. O. F., in which he has filled all the chairs, and has also represented his lodge in the grand lodge. He is a member of Pataskala Lodge No. 404, A. F. & A. M. During the progress of the Civil War, Dr. Lisle enlisted as a member of Company C, First Indiana Heavy Artillery, in which he served until the close of the Rebellion. Among the engagements in which he participated were those at Port Hudson, Mobile, Ft. Morgan, Ft. Selman and Spanish Fort. At the last named engagement he was wounded by a piece of shell, resulting in the loss of the sight of the right eye. Notwithstanding this affliction.he continued in active service until the war ended. He is now a member of Baird Post No. 653, G. A. R., of which he was the first commander. March 10, 1874, occurred the marriage of Dr. Lisle to Miss Hattie Reese, who Was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, being a daughter of Bailey Reese. Four children blessed this union, of whom the eldest, Daisy, died at the age of two years: The others are, Millie, Charles and Bessie. WILLIAM EVERS. To the brave men who defended the Union during the dark days of the Rebellion, our country owes a debt of gratitude that can never be paid. Among the veterans of the war now living in Licking County is the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch and who is 'numbered among the influential citizens of Washington Township. The exposures incident to forced marches, together with the privations of camp life, undermined his vigorous constitution to such an extent that he has never regained his health, and is still unable to actively engage in the tilling of the soil, his attention being devoted principally to a general supervision of his farm. Little is known concerning the parentage or ancestry of our subject. On account of poverty the family became separated and the children were reared by strangers, thus soon losing all trace of one another's whereabouts. It is known, however, that the parents of our subject, William and Margaret S. Evers, came from Ireland to America about 1835 and after a short sojourn in Maryland removed to West Virginia, where the father died. The widowed mother subsequently came to Ohio and died in Licking County. The six children, Patrick, Michael, John, Thomas, William and James, became scattered in childhood in various MEMORIAL RECORD - 215 states of the Union and little reliable information can be obtained regarding their whereabouts. Our subject was born in Ireland about 1822 and at the age of ten years came to America with his Uncle John, stopping for a time at Yonkers, N. Y., where he attended school. Afterward he resided successively in Maryland, Virginia and Ohio. His arrival in the last named state dates from 1856, at which time he settled in Licking County. On the 4th of October, 1859, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Ann Rice, who was born in Greene County,.: Pa., February 10, 1832. Her parents, Jesse and Sarah Ann Rice, came to Ohio in 1833, and after a short residence in Knox County settled. in Fallsbury Township, Licking County, where Mrs. Rice died. Later Mr. Rice removed to Indiana, and there his life was closed. He and his wife were the parents of thirteen children, of whom eleven attained years of maturity. After marriage Mr. Evers engaged in farming in Knox County. In 1862 he laid aside the implements of peace for those of war and was mustered into the United States service as a member of Company A, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, with which he marched to the front. He saw a great deal of active service and participated in many perilous engagements, including those at Chickasaw Bayou, Grand Gulf, Raymond, Jackson, Chainpion Hills, Black River, and the siege and surrender of Vicksburg. He was prostrated with disease, which unfitted him for further service and was therefore honorably discharged August 4, 1863. His health was shattered for life,, and as a partial remuneration for his service and sufferings the Government has granted him a pension. In March of 1866 Mr. Evers settled in Washington Township, Licking County, where he now owns and occupies a well improved farm. He and his wife are the parents of four children, as follows: James Francis, who was born July 29, 1860; Margaret Susan, December 9, 1861; Mary Ellen, deceased; and William Ira, born July 12, 1873. The only surviving daughter is the wife of Perry Van Winkle and resides in Knox County. The political affiliations of Mr. Evers are with the Republican party. He is as loyal to our Government as any of its native-born sons and maintains an intelli gent interest in the great issues of the age. With his wife he holds membership in the Christian Church. In the community where he has so long resided he is highly regarded as a veteran of the late war and a loyal citizen of the United States. REV. JAMES N. WRIGHT, a minister. of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a prominent farmer of Hartford Township was born in St. Alban's Township, Licking County, on the 20th of February; 1818. His parents Simeon and Susanna (Abbott) Wright, were natives respectively of Vermont and Connecticut, the former born in 1772, and the latter October 10, 1768. In the Green Mountain State their marriage was solemnized in 1798. They had a family of ten children, four of whom are now living. Seth S., the eldest of the family, was born January 22, 1799; Lucy, January 1I, 1800; Hiram, July 250.803; Sally, July 5, 1805; Wait F., July 20, 1807; Robert P., May 26, 1809; Polly, April 5, 1813; Martha, May 3,1815; James N., February 20, 1818; Anna, March 11, 1821. All the members of this family attained mature years and some lived to a good old age. At . present (1894), four are living, those besides our subject being, Wait F., who married Mary Hults and lives near Johnstown, Ohio; Martha, wife of Lorenus Baker, a resident of Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio; and Anna, who married Ludlow Denman and resides at Chesterville, Morrow County. The father of this family died in Licking County, September 4, 1833, aged sixty-one years and seven months. The Wright family has always been noted for patriotism. Grandfather Simeon Wright was an officer in the Revolutionary War and also had many thrilling experiences with the Indians during the early history of Vermont. Notwithstanding the fact that his life was ofttimes in peril, he attained the advanced age of ninety years. Sim- 216 - MEMORIAL RECORD eon Wright, who served as a Major in the War of 1812, saw some of the severest battles of the war, and at one time lost from. his command twenty-one out of 'sixty men engaged. After the birth of eight children he brought his family from Ver- mont to Ohio, the trip overland with teams and spending eight weeks on the way. The journey' was an extremely difficult one, and often he was .obliged to cut roads through the impenetrable forests. After completing the studies of the common schools, the subject of this sketch became a student at the college in Granville and thus acquired a good education. October 21, 1842, he was united in marriage with Miss. Effie, a sister of Oliver Willison, of whom mention is made on another page. At the time of his marriage he was engaged in the mercantile business at Johnstown and continued in that line for ten years. Then purchasing a farm, he gave his attention to its supervision. On the 3d of July, 1835, he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in 1848 was licensed to preach. He has. always been zealous And active in religious work, and is never too weary to attend a funeral service or take the place of an absent minister. His wife has been identified with the same church for fifty-two years. Of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Wright we note the following: Flora L., born October 26, 1844, married Jesse Lake' and died in 1888 in the triumph of a living faith in her Redeemer; she left two children. Columbia A., who was born September 5, 1846, married Norman Kasson (see sketch elsewhere in this volume). Esther L., born May 3, 1849, is the wife of James W. Wolf, of Monroe Township, Licking County; Miles L., born April 3, 1852, married Orlinda Searles and lives in Johnstown; Seth S.; born May 21, 1854, married Sarah Barnum and lives on a farm near the parental home; James -N., born August 6, 1858, is a practicing physician in Newton, Union County, Ohio; his wife was formerly Miss Florence Hill, a teacher of Licking 'County. Frank P., born May 19, 1861, married Miss Allie Wells, formerly a school teacher, and they are living in Monroe Township. The children have all received excellent educational advantages. Dr. James N., who is now a very successful physician, was educated in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, graduating from the medical department of that institution with high honors. is a fact of which the parents are justly proud that all the sons and daughters are identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church and are sincere Christians. So interested is Mr. Wright in the spiritual welfare of mankind that he has aided religious work in every way possible, although his work has been wholly without compensation except in the satisfaction of having discharged his duty to mankind. He exercises his elective franchise in favor of the candidates of the Republican party, and socially is a member of the Masonic order. In addition to the raising of cereals he has been extensively engaged in sheep and wool growing, in which he has met with flattering success. JOSEPH ATKINSON, President of the Patas¬kala Banking Company, and an extensive agriculturist of Harrison Township, was born on the farm where he now lives January 23, 1839, being the son of Peabody and Marinda (Elliott) Atkinson. His father was a native of Boscawen, N. H., born in 1805, and died in St. Alban's Township, Licking County, in July, 1863, as the result of an accident while sacking wool. The mother, also a native of the Granite State, died in Granville, Ohio, in 1866. It was about 1831 when the family came to Licking County, the father renting a large tract of land which he cultivated for three years. Returning to his native New Hampshire he married, then came again to the Licking Township farm, making the journey via the Ohio Canal. The boat halted opposite the farm and their goods were dropped on the bank, where they remained until the next morning. Three neighbors, Baird, Miller and Atkinson, bought twenty-four hundred acres in Harrison Township, divided it into three farms and began its cultivation. The father made a MEMORIAL RECORD - 217 specialty of wool growing, and was thus engaged when he lost his. life, as stated. There was a family of seven children, four of whom are living. Mary, the widow of William E. Atkinon, resides near Pataskala; William Henry died at the. age of three years; Joseph is the third of the family; George J., who married Miss Madge R. McGeah, of Columbus, Ohio, is a resident of that city, where he. is, an attorney and also engages in the abstract business; Samuel Peabody married Rena Shobe, now deceased; he lives in Champaign, Ill., where he is successfully conducting the marble business; Anna Eliza and Nettie died in childhood. After completing the studies of the common schools our subject spent one year at Union Seminary, Danville, Ill., and afterward attended Denison University for two years. While in college his father died and he was obliged to return home in order to superintend the estate. This was perhaps the turning point in his life, and he became a farmer. By the conditions of his father's will he was to have the home farm, after paying the interests of the other heirs.. Other landed property was owned by the estate in Illinois. In 1864 Mr. Atkinson enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and became Second Lieutenant of his company. He served in the Shenandoah Valley. and in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg, Va. There were several skirmishes with the enemy, and three companies of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth were captured ,and taken to Andersonville, where about fifty of the number died. Returning home after his discharge, our subject resumed his. farming interests. In 1872 he married Miss Julia C., daughter of the late Dr. James Ewing, a pioneer physician of Licking County. The full family history appears in this work under the title of Samuel J. Ewing. To Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson seven children have been born, all of whom are living. Charles Ewing; a graduate of the Pataskala High School,, spent some time in the Ohio State University, and is now at home; Florence Elliott will complete the studies of the Granville Female College in 1895; Frank Peabody, Joseph Barnard, Harry Churchill, James and Carlton Coffin are students in the neighbor-: ing schools. In 1887 the Pataskala Banking Company was organized, and Mr. Atkinson becoming a stockholder, was elected President of the institu Lion, in which capacity he has since officiated. He is a member of Baird Post No. 653, G. A. R., at Pataskala, in which he is Past Commander. Interested in public affairs, Mr. Atkinson has filled the office of Trustee of Harrison Township for several years. He has been the candidate of the Republicans for the offices of County Surveyor and County Commissioner, but his party being in the minority by nearly two thousand, he of course did not expect election. In the Presbyterian Church with which the family is connected, he has served as an Elder for several years. The Atkinson family is of English origin, its first representatives in America coming to this country in the sixteenth century. The martyr spy, Nathan Hale, was related to the family, and other members and connections displayed the greatest loyalty to the Colonies during the dark days of the Revolution. The farm owned by Mr. Atkinson 'consists of four hundred acres, upon which are excellent improvements. A handsome residence, built after a modern style of architecture, a fine large barn and other substantial outbuildings, add to the value of the property. He is interested in the breeding of Short-horn cattle and has a herd of thoroughbreds. In sheep raising he also maintains a special interest, having commenced with this industry where his father left it. His honorable reputation as a loyal soldier and his standing as a straightforward, thorough-going business man, give him great influence in the community and make his opinions of weight with all who know him. SAMUEL A. POUND. The farming land's of Licking County comprise its most valuable property, and the men who have placed them under cultivation occupy no unimportant position among an intelligent population. The subject of this notice belongs to this class,te- 218 - MEMORIAL RECORD. ing the owner of two hundred and ten acres of highly improved land in Eden Township. He enjoys a reputation not only as a substantial farmer, but also as a progressive and public-spirited citizen farming and stock-raising have formed his principal occupations in life, and the energetic manner in which he has taken advantage of every method tending toward the enhanced value of his property has had considerable to do with his success. The subject of this sketch was born in Orange County, N. Y., August 28; 1830, and is the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Allison) Pound, natives of New York State. The family came to Ohio about 1840, and settled in Mary Ann Township, where the father purchased a tract of unimproved land, and to the improvement of this property he devoted the remaining years of his life. After a long and useful life he passed away, at the age of seventy-one. His wife .died previous' to his demise, aged sixty-nine years. Such had been his energy that, though beginning with no means or friends, he accumulated two hundred and forty acres of valuable land. In the family of Joseph Pound there were eight children, of whom. we note the following: Mary Ann married P. W. Harris and died in Putnam County, Ohio; Sarah. became the wife of Joseph Hickey, wilo lives in Washington Township; our subject is next in order of birth; Joseph resides in Licking County; Emily is the wife of David Hall, of Washington Township; Maria is the wife of George Chilcoat; Richard and Nehemiah are residents of Mary Ann Township. Samuel A. was reared on the home farm. The educational privileges which he received were only those afforded by the common schools of the locality. His training at farm labor, however, was not so meagre, for he was early inured to the arduous labors of the fields. He gave his father the benefit of his services in youth, but upon attaining his majority embarked in life for himself. In Mary Ann Township occurred the marriage of Samuel A. Pound and Miss Lucinda Wilkin, who was there born, being a daughter of Henry Wilkin. After marriage he settled upon the farm where he now lives and to the cultivation of which he devotes his attention. In addition to this place he superintends the management of forty acres belonging to his wife. The have a family numbering eight children, as follows: Emma L., wife of Alonzo Holtz, of Madison Township, Licking County; Belle, who married Byron Harris, of Mary Ann Township; Wallace, living in Eden Township, Magdalena, Sadie L., William, Orlando and Ella, who are with their parents. MEMORIAL RECORD - 221 ACIL DENMAN, a prominent agriculturist and representative citizen of Perry -To ship, was born in Licking. County,January4, 1826, and is the youngest child of Philip and Amelia (Fox) Denman, the former a native of New Jersey, and the latter of Connecticut. The father was one of the pioneers- of Ohio, having settled on Rocky Fork, near—Hanover, in the year 18'04. From there be removed to the farm now owned by our subject, and soon after coming here built what was then the largest house in all the country, Within its walls the early settlers assembled for worship, and it is said by some that these were among the first services ever held by the Methodist Church in Licking County. The. Denmans were powerful men, and delighted in feats of strength. At an advanced age Philip Denman passed away, September 22, 1868, honored and mourned by all, who knew him. He had been three times married, and six children resulted from his first union, two of whom died in early childhood. Phoebe, the eldest, was born March 6, 1810,. and married a Mr. Homer, now deceased; she passed away March 16, 1886. Two of their three children are deceased, while the third is living at Columbus Grove, Ohio Marinda, who was born'. June 21, 1813, married Richard Wales, and they had two children, Leander S., a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan. College at Delaware, and Uriah. Mrs. Wales was a devout Christian and an earnest worker in the cause of religion. Philip R. was born in July, 1823, and mention of him is made in the biography of Frank Denman on another page. The subject of this sketch grew .to manhood in this county, and June 3, 1853, married Miss Ann Jane O'Connor, by whom he had two children: Minnie, the wife of W. W. Irwin, who resides at Boulder, Colo.; and Helen, who married W. H. Lynn and lives at Winfield; Kan. Mrs. Denman was a descendant of an aristocratic family of the North of Ireland, and was a cultured lady, a graduate of the Granville Female Seminary. She died in July, 1858. Ten years later Mr. Denman married Miss Bettie Balsley, daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Hood) Balsley. She was one of eight children, of whom the eldest, Mary J., married J. McBride, who died in Andersonville Prison. After twenty years of widowhood, Mrs. McBride .became the wife of Ephraim Bonifield .and removed from Muskingum County to McPherson, Kan., where Mr. Boni- 222 - MEMORIAL RECORD. field died in 1889. Mrs. Bonifield and her son, John McBride, reside in a beautiful home near McPherson. Mrs. Denman is second in order of birth. The third daughter, Mrs. Hattie German, lives at Horton, Kan., and is the mother of four children. Dr. J: W. Balsley, the fourth member of the family circle, Is a prominent physician and druggist of Oskaloosa, Kan. During the late war he served for 'four years in the Union army, and was twice taken prisoner, but each time was parolled. His wife was formerly Miss Sadie Bonifield, and is a niece of Dr. T. A. Reamy, of Cincinnati. For two years she has been a member of the City Council of Oskaloosa, and is a lady of education and ability. The next in order of birth is Nanie B., wife of Edward Richards, of Nashport, Ohio, to whom she has borne four. children. Fannie, the youngest of the daughters, is a teacher of unusual ability, and has taught in the schools of Harrisburg, Oskaloosa and Valley Fall's, Kan. At present she is making her home with Mrs. Richards, at Nashport. The twins, Herbert and Earnest, are the youngest of this large family. Herbert is a painter living at Dayton, Ohio, while Earnest, a farmer by occupation, resides in Zanesville, Ohio: Mrs. Balsley died very suddenly May 30, 1889. Her father was a participant in the War of 1812, while the father of Mr. Balsley served in the Revolutionary War. On account of failing health, our subject was obliged to abandon farming pursuits. He then entered a store and clerked for four years, but his health not improving, he decided to take a trip to the California gold fields. In 1850 he went to New York and purchased a through ticket to California via the Isthmus of Panama. All went well until Panama was reached, when he found that the "Columbia," the steamer he was to take from there, had not rounded Cape Horn, and on inquiry he learned that it would be six weeks before she would, arrive at the Isthmus. He could sell the rest of his ticket for just what it cost in New York, but when he came to buy another, it was different. They wanted more for a ticket than a common man could earn in a life time. Finally taking passage on a sailing-vessel at Panama, Mr. Denman soon found that his troubles were not ended. The captain committed suicide, and after the excitement abated the mate said they had been on the wrong course, and the Captain had been insane for weeks. Returning to Panama, the vessel was there refitted and once more started on its course. Fir months after leaving New York, Mr. Denman reached the gold fields, While there he had a narrow escape from death, but fortunately regained his strength, and is now, at the age of sixty-nine, one of the finest specimens of physical manhood in Licking County. Arriving at home from California in 1852, Mr. Denman investigated property with a view to purchase, and decided to locate in Licking County. Here he has since resided, his home being upon a valuable farm of one hundred and thirty acres. The residence is a commodious structure, occupying a splendid site and surrounded with attractive rural environments. His life proves what may be accomplished by industry, honor and perseverance: His opportunities in 'youth were meagre, and although he had a scholarship in the Wesleyan College, ill health prevented him from attending. In the school of experience, he has been an apt student, and probably throughout the entire county few men are better informed than he. Politically a Republican, Mr. Denman votes and works with that party. He has held various township offices, and at one time was elected Assessor without his personal knowledge. As an earnest, Consistent Christian, he affiliates with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which denomination all the members of his family are identified. CAPT. HIRAM BRICKER, formerly one of the most extensive stock-raisers of Licking County, but now a retired citizen of Utica, was born in Knox County, Ohio, September 14, 1826. He is of direct German descent, his grandfather, Ludwig Bricker, having been born in Germany, whence in boyhood he came to America MEMORIAL RECORD - 223 with the other members of the family. He settled in .Maryland, and there grew to manhood and married. Later he removed to Washington County, Pa., where his death occurred at an advanced age. He had a large family, and his sons became pioneers of Knox County, Ohio. The youngest of the family was David, father of our subject, who was born in Washington Count Pa., September 14, 1800. He married Indiana Cox, a native of Greene County, Pa., who was born March 4, 1798, and in 1821 settled in Morgan Township, Knox County, on a farm of two hundred acres, containing few improvements. Being a man of great industry and excellent judgment, he became the owner of several farms, which he divided among his children. In 1873 he purchased a residence property in Utica at a cost of $5,000, and retired from active pursuits. His death occurred September 14, 1878. His wife passed from earth March 2, 1887, aged eighty-nine years. In early life David Bricker was a member of the Baptist Church, but during his later years was a Universalist in belief. Politically he was a stanch Republican, and at different times held office in the township where he resided so many years. His children were six in number, viz.: Elizabeth, who married Jesse Bell and died in Greene County, Pa.; Christopher, who departed this life in Delaware County, Ohio; Emeline, who married Harvey Cox and died in Knox County, Ohio; Anna Belle, Mrs. Samuel Elliott, who died in Knox ,County, Ohio; Hiram; and Dem us, who resides in Rich Hill Township, Knox County. The educational advantages of our subject were limited to such privileges as were afforded by the public schools of Morgan Township, Knox County. At the age of eighteen he became a dealer in live stock, buying in Ohio and driving to Cumberland, Md., which was then the nearest railroad .point. It required forty days to market stock at that time. Upon one occasion he droves his stock. to Baltimore. In 1853 he settled on a farm in Washington Township, where he became an exten- sive sheep raiser and dealer in wool. His own flock, after removing to Knox County, numbered one thousand head of merino sheep. In 1872 he removed to the farm where he was born, and con tinued as before until October, 1891, when he retired from active business and took up his residence in Utica. In 1864 our subject enlisted for one hundred days, and was mustered into service as First Lieutenant of Company A, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry. After having served for four months, he was mustered out with the rank of Captain. During his period of service he participated in two engagements. His landed possessions include three well improved farms, which aggregate nearly five hundred acres, and be also owns a pleasant home in Utica. Socially be is a member of Channel Post No. 188, G. A. R., of which he is Past- Commander. A Republican in politics, he has served as Justice of the Peace, and. also filled other minor offices. In religious connections he and his wife belong to the Church of Christ. The lady who February 17, 1853, became the Wire of Captain Bricker was Harriet Malissa, daughter of, Isaac and Catherine (Hanger) Bell. Her father was born in Washington County, Pa., in 1802, and was a son of James and Elizabeth (Hayes) Bell, whom he accompanied to Licking County in an early day. He pursued farming With marked success, becoming the owner of about nine hundred acres, and engaged extensively in the business of a wool grower. His death occurred November 11, 1882, while his wife passed away February 12, 1878, aged seventy-six years. They were devoted members of the Church of Christ, in which faith they reared their 'six, children. Mrs. Bricker, the youngest of the family, was born in Licking County, February 14, 1836, and has, here made her life-long home. She is a lady of culture, who with the Captain is highly regarded in the social circles of the community. Captain and Mrs. Bricker have had twelve children: David A., born on the 5th of April, 1854, is a hardware merchant of Utica; Isaac B., born August 12, 1856, died at the age of seven years; Catherine A., born July 26, 1858, is the wife of Ray McWilliams, a farmer of Licking County; Anabell, born November 28, 1860, married T. T. Mercer, druggist, and the present .Postmaster of Centreburgh, Knox County, Ohio; Elizabeth I., horn January 9, 1863, is the wife of Hugh Harrison, 224 - MEMORIAL RECORD of Knox County; Virginia, born August 9, 1865, married James Seward, of Newark; James F., born November 22, .1867, manages the home farm in Knox County; Mary Emma, born December 3, 1869; Cary Tecumseh, born February 3, 1872; Laura E., born April 9, 1874; Charles C., born February 18, 1876; and Nellie M., January 7, 1878, complete the family. J. WILLIS FULTON. His present farm has been the life-long home of Mr. Fulton, and in the house where he now lives he was born March 18, 1851. His parents were John M. and Rebecca A. (Young) Fulton, the former born in Berkeley County, W. Va., in 1814, and the latter in Licking County, Ohio, in 1820. The father was in turn the son of Robert Fulton, a native of the North of Ireland; who after his marriage emigrated to America and settled in West Virginia. When about nine years of age John M. Fulton accompanied his parents to Licking County, where he was reared to manhood. Of his marriage, two sons and three daughters were born. The eldest, Robert S., was graduated from the Newark High School, and later finished the course in Marietta College, from which institution he was graduated after four years' study. He is now a prominent attorney of Cincinnati, where he married Miss Mary Morse. 'In church and Sunday-school work he is quite active, and is one of the Elders before whom H. P. Smith was tried for heresy in the Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati. The eldest daughter, Mary, is the wife of Samuel F. Van Voorhis, a well-to-do retired farmer of Newark and a man of some prominence there, being connected with the Board of Trade, the electric railroad, and the building-and loan association of that city. Our subject is in order of birth the third member of the household. Lou is the wife of Charles H. Follett, of Newark, whose family history will be noted in the sketch of Hon. Charles Follett. Nellie M., who resides . With her mother in Newark, has been an invalid for fifteen years. Receiving a common-school education, our subject was denied further educational advantages on account of failing eyesight. This calamity befell him as the result of a severe blow upon the head, caused by being thrown from a runaway horse. His entire life has been spent upon the farm where he now lives, which he inherited , at the death of his father, December 29, 1873, two days after the sixtieth anniversary of his birth. The property was then divided among the heirs and the widow purchased city property; to which she soon afterward removed, and where she now resides. November 28, 1873, Mr. Fulton was united, in marriage with Miss Hattie E. Glick; who was born in Licking County September 15, 1851. She is the daughter of G. W. and Rosala Glick, the former of whom was Superintendent of the Licking County Infirmary for twenty-one years. Her education was received in the Granville Female College, where she took a normal course. For several years prior to her marriage she was successfully engaged in teaching school: Two sons and one daughter were born to Mr. and Mrs.. Fulton. Guy H., the eldest, was born March 4, 1874, and was graduated from the Newark High School with the Class of '92. He is now at home. Fred O., born May 30, 1876, is .a student in the Newark High School; and Mary C. is also in school. At the death of his father, our subject received his share of the estate, which was valued at $80,000. With his mother, he now owns a farm consisting of two hundred and eighteen acres of fertile land, upon which are excellent buildings and all necessary conveniences. While prosperous and successful in his agricultural operations, he has nevertheless met with several serious misfortunes. Twice he lost his barns by fire. Upon the first occasion a barn, 30x58 feet, cribs, wagon sheds, granary, etc., were entirely destroyed with contents, including a thoroughbred Short-horn bull. In April, 1893, the fire fiend again destroyed the new barns erected on the site of the old, consuming one thousand bushels of wheat, one thousand MEMORIAL RECORD - 225 bushels of corn, five head of horses, thirty head of hogs, farming implements, harness, etc. These buildings have since been replaced. In political matters Mr. Fulton, is earnest and active. He has been Township Trustee for sit years, Land Appraiser for two terms, a Director of the Licking County Agricultural Society for ten years, and its Vice-President one year. In 1894 he was a candidate for County Commissioner, but his location was somewhat against him, and the office fell into the hands of a resident of the northeastern part of the county. Frequently he has represented. the Democratic party in state and congressional conventions. Socially, he belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In religious views he is liberal. His father was a Presbyterian, his mother a Baptist, and his son and daughter are identified with the latter denomination. LEWIS SIMMONS. As early as 1810 Van Simmons, father of our subject, removed from Hampshire County, Va., to Licking County, Ohio, and settling in Burlington Township, there cleared a farm from the midst of the forest. Shortly after erecting a log cabin he was drafted into service in the War of 1812, and at the close of that conflict returned to his farm and was soon afterward married. That important event united him with Miss Sarah Butcher, a native of Hardy County, Va., who removed to Licking County about the same time as did he. Upon the home farm in Burlington Township the parents of our subject continued to reside until they closed their eyes upon the scenes of earth. The mother died aged sixty-six years, six months, and the father passed away when in his seventy-ninth year. Of their ten children, the eldest died in childhood and five are now living. Elizabeth, who married John Smoots, resides near Grant City, Mo.; Mary Louisa, Mrs. John H. Smith, lives on a farm adjoining that of our subject; Joseph resides in Grant City, Mo.; and Rohn J. resides near Appleton, Licking County. Upon the farm where he now lives the subject of this sketch was born September 17, 1836. His education was received in the district schools of Burlington Township, and upon entering upon his life ,work he chose. the occupation of a farmer, which he has since followed': On the 4th of January, 1859, he married Mary D. Howell, who was born in Linnville, Licking County, Ohio, July 17, 1838. She is the daughter of William and Emily (McDowell) Howell, natives respectively of Maryland and Bedford, County, Pa., and early settlers of Franklin Township, Licking County, where the. mother died at the age of thirty-six years. The father died in Muncie, Ind., at an advanced age. Mrs. Simmons is one of eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom five are living. John is a mechanic of Red Oak, Iowa. William H. resides in Bennington Township, Licking County. Commodore P. lives in Washington, D. C. Three of the sons were soldiers during the war, serving until the close of the conflict, and David died in Chattanooga, Tenn., after the Rebellion bad ended. The only living sister, Mrs. Emily J. Culp, resides at New Salem, Fairfield County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons are the parents of two children, Leroy L. and William N. The former was born December 4, 1859, and is well educated, having been graduated from the Utica High School. He also attended the University of Michigan until almost completing the course of studies, when he was obliged to resign on account of poor health. Afterward he was graduated from Duff's Com- mercial College at Pittsburgh. He is considered. a mechanical genius, having superior ability in that line. At present he is a bookkeeper in a real-estate office in Columbus. On the 28th of September, 1871, he married Miss Maimie H. Postlewaite, and they have three children. The younger son, William N., who was educated in the high school, is married and has four children. A portion of the old homestead our subject inherited from his father, and at present he is the owner of one hundred and twenty-five acres of well improved land, upon which are excellent 226 - MEMORIAL RECORD. buildings and the other accessories of a model estate. He has been generous with his sons, giving each $2,000, and still retains in his possession sufficient to provide against poverty in his old age. Reared in the faith of the Democratic party, he still advocates its principles and supports its candidates. With his wife, he holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Homer:. H# takes a deep interest in matters pertaining to the welfare of his fellow-citizens, and may always be relied upon to co-operate in progressive movements. JOSEPH ROGERS, M. D. After having engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery for more than forty years, Dr. Rogers retired from active professional duties, and now, surrounded by the comforts rendered possible by days of toil, he quietly passes the twilight of his life at his home in Utica. He was one of the first physicians to locate in Licking County, having opened an office at Utica in December, 1845. Among the citizens of the county few are better and none more favorably known than he, and it is with pleasure that we invite the reader's attention to the following facts connected with his life history: In 1770 our subject's grandparents, Thomas and Sarah (Armstrong) Rogers, removed from Kent County, Md., to Washington County, Pa., settling in the village of Burgettstown. There he was born March 15, 1815, and there the first eight years of his life. were passed. At that time his parents; Rowland and Mary. (Hartshorn) Rogers, with their eight children, removed to a farm adjoining the village, from which it was separated by a small stream of water. Upon that place he. was reared, receiving his education in the common schools. After the death of his father, the mother and eight children returned to Burgettstown, in 1834, where he attended a select school, giving his attention to the study of English and Latin grammar, advanced arithmetic andpenmanshipp. Having spent. three years and a-half in academic and collegiate education, nearly completing the full literary course, and some time spent in teaching and private study, our subject in the spring of 1840 in Burgettstown commenced the study of medicine under the tutelage of Dr..William Dornan, a celebrated physician. In the fall of 1841 he removed to Steubenville, Ohio, and continued his medical studies under the tuition of Dr. J. S. Scott, a very successful physician and surgeon, whoo was widely known throughout the state. While there the young student had favorable opportunities for studying anatomy and kindred sciences, having access to all the books, both literary and medical, that he needed, and for two winters having the advantage of two dissecting rooms. Of of these advantages he availed himself to the utmost. During the last eighteen months of his stay with his preceptor, our subject was offered an opportunity of engaging in practice, and in that way he acquired considerable practical experience. The fall of 1845 witnessed his arrival in Utica, where for more nab two score years he had the oversight of an extensive and lucrative practice., While he never took a regular course of lectures at a medical college, yet his preparation for practice was much more thorough than he could have received in many colleges. The degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred upon him by the Cincinnati College of Medicine, and also by the medical department of the university at Cleveland. For two consecutive years he officiated as President 'of the Licking County Medical Society, and his interest in everything pertaining to the science still continues, though he has been retired from the profession for several years. During the days of slavery the Doctor was a stanch Abolitionist, and from the date of the organization of the Republican party too the present he has always upheld loyally the principles for which this political organization stands. He has held a number of local offices, and at one time was nominated for the State Legislature, but his party being in the minority he suffered defeat with the remainder of the ticket. In religious faith a Pres- MEMORIAL RECORD - 227 byterian, he has long been prominent in that. church and served as a delegate to the general assembly when the old school and the new school branches were united. He has never married; his sister resides with him and looks after the household. Notwithstanding his advanced years, eighty, he is still in reasonably good health and retains unimpaired the full possession of his mental. face JOHN W. BUXTON, M. D. This talented physician of Homer was born in Miller Township, Knox County, Ohio, March 4, 1859. He traces his ancestry to Maryland, where his grandfather, Rev. John Buxton, was born and reared, and whence he removed to Coshocton County in an early period of the history of Ohio. Grandthother Buxton bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Todd. Among their children was Noah W., our subject's father, who was born in East Union, Coshocton County, Ohio, in 1830, and now resides in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where he follows the occupation of a bridge contractor and builder. One of our subject's uncles, Rev. John Wesley Buxton, is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now connected with the northern California circuit. Another uncle, Francis A. Buxton, a farmer of Knox. County, has a son, Rev. E. O., who is a gentleman of fine attainments, liberal education and wide influence, being at present pastor of a Methodist Episcopal Church located in Cleveland, Ohio; he is now enjoying a tour in Europe. The father of our subject was twice married, his first wife being Lorinda Butler, and by that union two sons were born, James B. and John W. The former is engaged with his father as a contractor; he married Miss Orlinda, daughter of Riley Trout, of Licking County, and they are the parents of three children, Elsie, Noah and Milton. When our subject was two years old his mother died, and afterward his father married for his second wife Miss Candace Buxton, a relative by blood. Three daughters and one son were born of this union. The son, William T., a resident of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, is a traveling salesman by occupation. The daughters are, Olive; wife of W. C. Mills, of Mt. Vernon, a graduate of the Ohio University and formerly engaged in the drug business; Mamie, who married Kelley Miller, a telegraph operator and station agent at Galena, Ohio, and Elizabeth Gertrude, a student in the Mt Vernon High School, from which she will soon be graduated. The subject of this sketch acquired his general education in the district schools, which he attended until about nineteen years of age. He then en, tered the Utica Normal School, where he prosecuted his studies for seven terms. After leaving there he remained at home on his father's farm in Coshocton County for one year. Next he entered the office of Drs. Russell & McMillan at Mt Vernon as a medical student, remaining under their tutorship two years. For the two succeeding years he was a student in Starling Medical College, graduating from that institution February 28, 1883. During his last year there he continued his studies. in the office of Dr. Loving, of Columbus. Returning to. the parental home in Coshocton County, the young doctor remained there six months, and then coming to Homer, entered upon the practice of his chosen profession. Here he has built up a fine practice, this too in the face of strong competition from a physician of twenty years' previous practice in the village. In August of 1893, he was appointed a member of the Licking County Board of Pension Examiners, a distinction which older practitioners might justly envy. He meets with this Board at Newark Wednesday of each week. Politically he is a loyal Democrat, and socially . holds connection with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. At Utica, July 26, 1882, the Doctor was united in marriage with Miss Emma L. Johnson, daughter of Joseph and Mary Johnson, formerly residents of Knox County, Ohio, but now deceased. They had a family of six sons and five daughters, all of whom still survive, though widely separated. One 228 - MEMORIAL RECORD daughter, Sarah, now matron of the State Normal of Missouri at Warrensburg, married H. Martin Williams, a prominent editor of that place. A son, Martin Johnson, went to Holden, Mo., a poor boy, and becoming a dentist, by .close application to business has amassed a fortune. In religious belief Mrs. Buxton is' a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her two bright and interesting children, Ethel I. and Hugh J., are regular attendants at the Sunday-school. The family is one of the most influential. in the place and is prominent in social circles. RUFUS F. WRIGHT, a successful farmer of St. Alban's Township, is the descendant of honored and patriotic ancestors. His grandfather, Simeon Wright, was a Major in the War of 1812, and his great-grandfather, Robert Wright, served in the defense of the Colonies during the Revolutionary War. While that conflict. was in progress, and during a time of great .peril, he hid his wife and three of their children (one of whom was Simeon) in a hollow tree to protect them from the Tories and Indians: His other three children he hid under his cabin floor in the cellar. The Indians discovering the three helpless children hid in the cellar, with the fiendish cruelty characteristic ,of many tribes of' savages, cut their throats, scalped them and then burned the house. The wife and children hid in the hollow tree were not found, and thus their lives were saved. Robert Wright then took a solemn oath that he would kill every Indian he could, and true to his vow he killed twelve of the redskins after the war was over. He attained a great age, dying at Homer, Ohio, when ninety-seven years of age. Simeon Wright, accompanied by his family, migrated to Licking County,, Ohio, in 1819, and settled on Raccoon Creek in St. Alban's Township. When sixty-three years old he was killed by a runaway horse. The father of our subject, Hiram Wright, was born in Rutland,. Vt., July 25, 1803, and was sixteen years of age when he accompanied his parents, to Licking County. In St. Alban's Township he married Eliza Blood; native of Boston, Mass., born in January, 1803, who settled in this township in 1821. After marriage Hiram Wright settled in Monroe Township, but after his father's death he returned to St. Alban's Township and here continued to reside until the fall of 1870. He then removed to Champaign County, Ill., and settled near Mahomet, where he died August 8, 1889, and his wife April 9, 1890. Their children were, Sarah (deceased), Elizabeth, Mary, Lucien, Rufus F., Robert, Charles (deceased) and Theodore. Rufus F. was born in Monroe Township, near Johnstown, April 7, 1835. When four years old he was brought by his parents to St. Alban's Township, where with the exception of one year he has since resided. Farming has been his sole occupation, and of this he, has made a signal success. In Alexandria, Ohio, March 26, 1857, occurred the marriage of Rufus F. Wright and Miss Harriet Elizabeth Lyman, a daughter of Abner and Betsey (Hubbard) Lyman. Abner Lyman was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., November 1, 1811, and when six years old was taken by his parents to Hardin County, Ky., thence in 1820 removed to Louisville, Ky., and in the fall of 1825 drove an ox team from that city to Licking County, landing in St. Alban's Township with fifty cents and a few bedclothes.. For several years he was employed by the month on farms. In 1830 he bought forty acres in St. Alban's Township, where he became a prominent resident. He married Miss Hubbard July 10, 1836, and they had four children, Harriet Elizabeth, Horace C., Sarah F., and Joseph A., who was killed in the battle of Ringgold, Ga. Mr. Lyman died in Alexandria, Ohio, January 24, 1885, at the age of seventy-three. He was one of the pioneer members of the Methodist Church in this locality, becoming identified with it in 1848. The mother of Mrs. Wright, known in maidenhood as Betsey Hubbard, was born in Rutland, Vt., on the 30th of September, 1815. Her life, however MEMORIAL RECORD - 229 was principally passed in Licking County;. whither she came with. her parents at the age of four years. With them she. settled in Granville ToWnship, but.. after several years spent there removed to Lock, Knox County, Ohio, where her wedding was solemnized. She attained an advanced age; passing away in St. Alban's Township December 24,1883. Our subject's married life has been spent in St. Alban's Township, with the exception of one and one-half years in Morrow County. He and his wife have three children, namely: Lyman A., who married Mary B. Stimson; Sarah I., wife of L. D. Rogers, M. D.; and Fred J., who married Maggie Levering. With his wife our subject holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has officiated in various important capacities and the good works of which he assists by generous donations. His farm consists of On e hundred and sixty acres and is one of the best in St. Alban's Township, presenting a neat and attractive appearance, which abundantly proves the energetic disposition of the owner. NATHAN S. DENMAN. The farming lands of Licking County comprise its most valuable property, and the men who devote their energies to the cultivation of the soil occupy no unimportant position among the People. To this class belongs Mr. Denman, a successful agriculturist and progressive citizen of Perry Township, who owns one of the best farms in this locality. A visitor to the homestead will see that good buildings have been erected. Modern machinery has been introduced, the land has been subdivided into pastures and fields of convenient size by good fences, and all the improvements have been introduced that mark a first-class farm. The name which our subject bears 'has long been one of prominence in Licking County, the family having made' settlement here in 1804. His father, Zenas H., was born in New Jersey August 24,1791, and on the 7th of December, 1815, was united in marriage with Miss Jane Smith, a native of the Old Dominion, born March 29, 1800. They became the parents of eleven children, of whom five now survive, those besides our subject being, Mathias, a resident of Illinois, now living near the city of Bloomington, who is married and has eight children; Roverta, who married John Arnold, of California, and they have one daughter; Augustine C., Mrs. Freeman, who is the mother of six children and makes her home near Grand Island, Neb.; and Isabel, the wife of L. V. Hoyt, living at Denman's Cross Roads, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt have had five children, but only two are now living. Upon the home farm in Perry Township, where he was born March 26, 1838, the subject of this sketch passed the years of boyhood and youth. At the age of twenty-two he traveled to the southwest, where he remained about ten years. During a portion of this period he was engaged as a stock dealer, buying cattle in Texas and driving them into Nebraska, where they were sold. Sometimes in these expeditions, he would go as far north as Dakota. Possessing the requisite push and determination, he met with success in' that occupation, but not desiring to devote his life to it, he returned to Ohio and settled on the old homestead, where he has since resided. January 2, 1876, Mr. Denman was united in marriage with Sarah E., daughter of Thomas and Elmira. Shannon, concerning whom mention is made in the sketch of W. W. Shannon, on another page. Mrs. Denman is well educated, and both she and her husband occupy an enviable position in the, social circles of this place. Their home is pleasant, and it is their especial enjoyment to throw wide open their doors for the entertainment of their many friends. They have one child, a son, Enyart T., an ambitious and intelligent youth, whose prospects for the future are the brightest. By her first husband, Andrew W. Shaw, Mrs. Denman has a son, James T., who is a clerk and telegraph operator at Elreno, Oklahoma Territory. He married Miss Ella McMurray, of Washington, Pa., and they have one child, Leland Denman Shaw. In this community Mr. Denman is known as an 230 - MEMORIAL RECORD. impartial counselor and kind friend. He is a gentlemen of. liberal views, both religious and political. While not. identified with any denomination, he 'frequently attends the Methodist Protestant Church; to which his wife belongs. On national issues le is a Democrat; but in local affairs occasionally votes with the Republican party. CHARLES J. KERR. Traveling through Perry Township, the visitor pauses to admire the finely improved farm owned and occupied by Mr. Kerr. The property is in many respects an ideal place. The improvements are 'first class, including a set of substantial rural buildings, each 'adapted to its special purpose. The residence stands upon a slight eminence, and..its attractive appearance is enhanced by the ornamental trees surrounding it on every hand. A never failing spring furnishes an abundant .supply of clear, pure water; in fact, the farm of one hundred and forty-two acres contains all the improvements nature, with lavish hand, can furnish or the imagination of man can suggest., Mr. Kerr is still comparatively young in years, having been born March 25, 1858. He is a native of Knox County, and a son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Holmes) Kerr, also natives of Ohio. Of the parental family of eight children, five are now living, those besides our subject being, Sarah B., the wife of R. E. Horn, of Gambia, Ohio; Scott B., a resident of Bladensburg, Ohio; Martha M., who married Joseph Farmer and lives at Martinsburg, Ohio; and Will, whose home is in Bladensburg, this state. Upon his, father's' farm Charles J. Kerr gained in youth a practical knowledge of agriculture. For a few terms he attended, the district schools,. but with that exception he has gained his education by personal application and self-culture. On the 15th of May, 1880, he was united in marriage with Miss Minerva, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Mercer) Davidson, of Knox County, Ohio. Mrs. Kerr was born and reared. in Knox County and by her marriage has become' the mother of three children, namely: John Otis, Otto Lee and Arlieu M., who are now (1894) thirteen; eleven and eight years of age respectively. The children are bright and intelligent and are being given excellent educational advantages in the home schools. While taking an interest in public affairs, Mr. Kerr is not a politician, and has never sought or desired office, preferring to devote his attention exclusively 'to his farming interests. However, he is well informed upon local and national questions of importance and gives his support to the principles of the Democratic party. He and his wife are members of the Disciples' Church, and are earnest, sincere, Christians, who enjoy the respect of all their acquaintances:. They are generous contributors to religious and charitable projects, and their influence may always be relied upon to support progressive measures. CHARLES WILKIN. One of the fine farms of Mary Ann Township is situated near the village of Wilkin's Run and is the property of the subject of this sketch. The place consists of two hundred and seventy-two acres, of which about two hundred and fifty have been placed under cultivation. The farm is divided by good fencing into fields of convenient size for the raising of grain and pasturage of stock. Of this latter branch of agriculture Mr. Wilkin makes a specialty and is the owner of a large number of horses, sheep, hogs and cattle. Upon the farm where he now resides our subject was born January 11, 1828, being the second son of Daniel and Rebecca (Barnes) Wilkin. About 1812 his parents removed from Woodstock, Va., to MEMORIAL RECORD - 231 Licking County, Ohio, Old soon afterward entered from the Government the land now owned by Charles. Both parents were natives of the Old Dominion, the father having been born April 17, 1785, and the .mother February 10, 1789. Their family consisted of three sons and four daughters, namely: Sarah Ann, who was born in 1815; Barbara, 1818; Albert, 1820; Mary, 1823; Jane, 1826; Charles; 1828; and Joseph, 1830. Of these only two are now living, Charles and Mary, the latter being the wife of Edward Hickey. The others attained manhood and womanhood, and all except one died in Licking County. In boyhood Charles Wilkin was a student in the .pioneer subscription schools, but his advantages were limited and his education has been acquired mainly by self-culture. In youth he gained a thorough knowledge of agriculture, which he chose as his life occupation. Upon establishing domestic ties, he was united in marriage with Miss Abbie Jane Smith, who was born June '28, 1833, and is a member of a family of eleven children, of whom three brothers and one sister are now living in Ohio and one brother in Missouri. The parents, Adna and Phoebe Ann (Carpenter) Smith, were natives of New York and were members of families long established in the Empire State. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkin resulted in the birth of six children, of whom four are living. James H., the eldest, died in infancy; Horace is living under the parental roof;- Phoebe died at .the age of twenty-four; Nelson is at home; Nettie married Milton Wilkin and lives on a, farm near that of her father; Emma, the youngest, is a bright and accomplished young lady. The children enjoyed every advantage offered by the schools of modern days and are well educated and refined. Having resided in Licking County through more than sixty changing years, Mr. Wilkin has aided in bringing about the result so nobly achieved in making the wilderness the habitation of the white man. In his chosen vocation he has met with more than ordinary success and is numbered among the prosperous agriculturists of the township. With his family he holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. While affiliating with the. Democratic party upon the national issues of the age, in local affairs he votes for prin-. ciples rather than party and gives his support to the candidates whom he deems best qualified for the office, irrespective of political ties. ALANSON L. SIMMONS. Among the retired business men who have labored arduously in earlier life, and now in their later years are enjoying the fruits of their labor with a conscience at ease and an active interest in the welfare of the community, we mention the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this record. He resides at Kirkersville, where with his family he enjoys the pleasant home he has so truly earned and richly merited. The record of Mr. Simmons' life is one of more than usual interest. Born in Muskingum County, Ohio, June 6, 1816, he is the son of William and Martha Simmons, the father a native of Massachusetts, and the mother a descendant of Irish ancestry. At the age of eight years he was kidnapped and bound out until he was twenty-one. He was placed in the family of Amos T. Sweazey, in Fairfield County, Ohio, where he learned the woolen manufacturing business, serving nine years. His "master and mistress" died while be was in this service, which cancelled the contract which made him a bound boy. He never afterward heard from• his family except to hear that his mother was dead. a year after that event transpired. His father had died when Alanson L. was two years old, and one Monroe was appointed his guardian. Monroe's brother-in-law wanted a boy, and the result was a collusion between Monroe and Sweazey, to the effect as recorded above. Being so young at the time of leaving home, new acquaintances and associations soon estranged him from his mother. In the spring of 1833 Mr. Simmons went on the Ohio Canal as a driver for one John D. Wormer, continuing three years. His recollection of his em- 232 - MEMORIAL RECORD ployer is such that, he would willingly contribute a monument to his memory if permitted to do so. He personally knew of the employment of President Garfield in the same capacity as himself on the same canal: He was a resident of Licking County in the Winters' of 1833-45, being employed in keeping a canal horse stable. For seven years he was Captain of a boat, and afterward purchased a boat, which he traded for hotel property in Baltimore, Fairfield County, Ohio. For one year he was proprietor of thehotel, then clerked in the dry-goods business in Baltimore for About three years.. Afterward he embarked in the grain, lumber and wool business. on his own account In Baltimore, operating this business ten years' and Meeting with good success. Meantime he also conducted a drug business in Baltimore. Leaving that village. in 1865, our subject went to Toledo, where he engaged in jobbing and retailing in paints; oils, glass, etc. Selling out his interests in that place, he went to Fostoria and bought a stock of goods, remaining there eight months. He then shipped his goods to Baltimore, and sold them out at a serious loss by reason of dissipated partners: In October; 1870, coming to Kirkersville, he built a drug store and established his son in business, which he still continues. He owns some residence property in Toledo, which brings him a good rental. Since coming to Kirkersville he has lived. retired And surrounded by all the comforts secured through the years of his active business, life. September 15, 1836, Mr. Simmons married Miss Wealthy Lucky, a name which, if there be any significance in names, was doubtless recognized as a forerunner of success and happiness. Fifty, seven years of the wedded life of this venerable pair have passed, the fiftieth anniversary having been appropriately celebrated. Seven sons and seven daughters were born to them, of whom five are living: Thomas C., Hartsel H., Mary Louisa, Ann C. and Clara O. George and Henry died in young manhood; the others died in infancy or early childhood. Thomas C. married Elva Kiefer and is Superintendent of the state shops in the Ohio Penitentiary. H. H. married Miss' Emma; sister of D. C. Winegarner, whose sketch appears herein; he conducts the drug store in Kirkersville. Ann C. is the wife of W. B. Beach, a prosperous mechanic of Bowling .Green, Wood County. Clara, residing in Toledo, is the wife of Angus Hosmer, bookkeeper in a railroad office. Two sons, George and Thomas; were, soldiers during the late war, and Thomas is pensioned by reason of deafness incurred while supporting a battery inaction. Since the organization of the Republican party Mr. Simmons has identified himself therewith. He cast his first Presidential vote for General Harrison, and voted for the grandson in 1888. He has served _in various local .positions. For nine years he was Justice of the Peace, and also served as Overseer of the Poor and Fence Viewer. His wife has been connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church since early womanhood, and two daughters also belong to that denomination. As a citizen, he is held in high esteem by his fellow-citizens, and always approves any movement which Will enhance the prosperity of the community. ELI ASHBROOK was identified with the history of Licking County during the period of its early development.' So long as the names of the honored pioneers are cherished in the hearts of posterity, so long will he be remembered with gratitude for the part he bore in the early growth of this section of Ohio. He came hither before many of our now venerable citizens Were born, and it was his privilege to witness the transformation of the country from an unattractive, unimproved wilderness to the abode of a large and intelligent population: Mr. Ashbrook was born in Hampshire .County, Va., on the 23d of, September, 1781. He grew to manhood in the Old Dominion, and at the age' of about twenty years, January 5, 1802, was united, in marriage with Miss Caty Peters, also of Hampshire County. They continued to reside there for eight years after their marriage, but in, the autumn of 1810 he removed with his family. to Pickaway MEMORIAL RECORD - 233 County, Ohio, and after a sojourn of a few months there, went to Fairfield County, the same state, in April, 1811. In that place he continued to reside for twelve years, meantime engaging in agricuitural pursuits. When a young man of twenty-five years, Mr. Ashbrook united with the old school Baptist Church, and afterward, while devoting his attention principally to farm work, never neglected an opportunity to preach the Gospel: In April, 1823, he came to Licking County and settled near Johnstown, where he had purchased fifty acres of unimproved land.. One of his first improvements was the erection of a hewed log house, and as time passed by he introduced other. valuable additions and accessories to the place. He met with many of the misfortunes and hardships incident to pioneer life, but kept a brave spirit in the midst of adversity. While not rich in this world's goods, Mr. Ash-brook was rich in the hope of a blessed immortality. He was a firm believer in and expounder of the doctrines of the old school Baptist Church for sixty-eight years. He also served the cause of Christ as an evangelist, traveling in seven different states preaching the Gospel and exhorting the unconverted to accept Christ as their Savior. His wife passed to the better land June 1, 187I, in her eighty-seventh year, and at the advanced age of ninety-five years and four months he followed the companion of his youth to their eternal home,January 24, 1877. They had fourteen children (seven sons and seven daughters), of, whom twelve attained years of maturity, married and became the heads of families. Nine of his children were present at his funeral, the eldest being then seventy-four, and the youngest fifty-three years of age. WILLIAM HENRY KUSSMAUL is the proprietor of the Granville Times, a breezy sheet, which enjoys a good circulation, and is published in the interests of the community, especial attention being. paid to local affairs. It also reviews ably the public issues of the age, and its advertising columns are well filled, showing that the business men' of Granville appreciate it as a medium for communicating with the people. The paper is issued weekly, and has a guaranteed circulation of eight hundred. Mr. Kussmaul has spent his entire life in Licking County, and was born at Newark June 21, 1860. His parents, Christian and Louisa (Freiner) Kussmaul, natives of Germany, are now residents of Newark. He received an education in that city, where for six years he was a pupil in the German schools, and for a year and a-half conducted his studies in the English public schools. At the age of sixteen he began learning the printer's trade, at which he was employed until 1880. Coming to Granville in March, 1880, in company with H. A. Church, our subject established the Granville Times. the first issue of the paper appearing June 9 of that year, the day Garfield was nominated for President. Three years later Mr. Kussmaul became half owner, with the Rev. C. B. Downs as his partner, and on the 1st of September, 1887, he purchased Mr. Downs' interest, which eight days afterward he sold to F. W. Shepardson. The connection thus formed continued until October 7, 1890, and since then Mr. Kussmaul has been sole proprietor. In August, 1888, Mr. Kussmaul, in connection with F. W. Shepardson, purchased the book and stationery store, and in 1890 bought his partner's' interest. At present he is the proprietor of the only book store in the village. He aided in the organization of the Granville Building & Loan Association, and has been a Director since it was started. He is also a stockholder in the Newark and Granville Electric Street Railway.Company, as well as one of its Directors, a stockholder in the Newark Ice and Cold .Storage Company, and in the Baltimore Bent Works located at Newark. Socially he holds membership in Centre Star Lodge No. 11, A. F. & A. M. Mr. Kussmaul has a pleasant home in Granville, presided over by the lady whom he married December 31, 1890. She bore the maiden name of Jennie N. Ransower, and is a daughter of Theophilus Ransower, of Granville. By their large 234 - MEMORIAL RECORD. circle of acquaintances, Mr. and Mrs. Kussmaul are held in high esteem, and belong to the best society of the place. He has made his own way since the age of thirteen, and his success is the result of his industry, enterprise and business sagacity. WILLIAM BARRICK. With the development of the county, Mr. Barrick has been associated throughout his entire life, covering a period of eighty-two years. Upon the farm in Hanover Township where he now lives, he was born August 10, 1812. He enjoys the distinction of being the oldest surviving resi dent who was born in Hanover Township, with the exception of T. W. Southard, whose sketch is presented on another page. The parents of our subject, Philip and Annie (Harvey) Barrick, were natives of Frederick County, Md., and accompanied their respective families to Hampshire County, Va., where they met and married. Moving to Vienna, Ohio, they there resided for two or three years. As early as 1796 they came to Licking County, being thus the earliest settlers of whom this volume gives any record. Their family numbered ten children, only three of whom are now living. Amos, who was born in Vienna about 1795, died in this county. Amelia, Who was born in 1798, died in Muskingum County at the age of about eighty. .Charles was born in .1801 and passed away when. seventy. Catherine' and Margaret died in infancy. Rebecca, who was born in 1808, died' t eighty-four years of age in Muskingum County. Our subject is the next in order of birth. Matilda Ann, who was born in 1816, is the widow of George Sherman and resides at Macon City, Mo. Eliza, the widow. of Rev. Daniel Kinney, a Methodist minister, resides at Lincoln, Neb. Philip H., the youngest of the family, died in his twentieth year. Upon what was then the western frontier, our subject attained a sturdy, robust manhood, enduring many hardships and privations which would discourage the young people of the present generation. He attended the subscription schools, and states that the "master" usually earned his pay, for the pioneer boys were hard to manage. The typical birch came into requisition on the least provocation. He remembers Newark when it con' tabled but two dry-goods stores, kept by K. & Reese Darlington and .a Mr. Buckingham respectively. Fie well remembers the old log jail and the building of three court houses in Newark. In Muskingum County Mr. Barrick married Miss Ann, daughter of Jacob and Mary Rhoades. Her father .erected a flouring mill on what is now known as the Claypool farm, and there the marriage ceremony was solemnized. Nine children resulted from the union, only two .of whom are living, viz.: Charles M. and Angelia Sperry. The former is married and lives in Earlville, Ohio, where he is a prosperous farmer. The latter is the wife of A. J. Sperry, of Hunt,.Knox County, also a well-to-do agriculturist. One child died in infancy, two sons at the ages of six and nine years respectively, a daughter, Annie M., at fifteen, and Oran S. died of small pox the day he was twenty three years old. Salem R. married and died when about thirty. William Homer, a speculator in stock, died in Missouri a few years ago. Mrs. Ann Barrick died in September, 1880. On the 17th of May, 1882, Mr. Barrick married Mrs. Nettie A. (Osborn) Rehnick, a native of Muskingum County, this state. Her parents, Thomas and Amelia (Mossman) Osborn, were born in Virginia and Muskingum County, Ohio, respectively, the former coming to this state when nine years. old. Ten children were born to them, six of whom are now living. Howard E. has been a residentof. Chicago for many years and is a baggage master on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Fannie, Mrs. Cuttaback, lives in Michigan, her husband being Recorder of Wexford County. Orpha married Frank Johnson, a cabinet maker of Columbus, Ohio. Alice A. is an employe in the Imbecile Asylum at Columbus: Kate S., the wife of D. W. Rathbun, a Mechanic, lives in Newark. The eldest of the family, a sister, died in infancy. Another sister, Mrs. Ed- MEMORIAL RECORD - 235 wards, died in Muskingum County, leaving two daughters and one son. Alberta, Mrs. Archibald McDonald, died in Muskingum County, leaving four children. From the earliest recollections of Mrs. Barrick her father kept a hotel at Dresden, Muskingum County, and he continued thus engaged until his death, in 1890. The mother died in 1864. Socially Mr. Barrick is a non-affiliated Mason, but is still firm in the faith. For about thirty-five years he has been prominently associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, though not in mem-. bership. Though once very wealthy, he has met with reverses in business and is reduced to very small possessions. His financial misfortunes were largely brought about by his confiding and liberal nature. Many thousands were paid as security for other people's debts, and the depreciation in value of his extensive landed possessions did the rest. He served for many years as Justice of the Peace and is known by no other name than that of " 'Squire" Barrick. He also served one term as Commissioner of Licking County. In early days a Whig, be later became a Republican and has since supported' the principles of that party. JOHN MITCHELL. Few citizens of Licking. County are unfamiliar with the name of this influential resident of Hartford Township, who although somewhat retired from active. agricultural duties, still superintends the management of his property. In addition to the raising of cereals he has for twenty years or more made a specialty of the breeding of thoroughbred horses, a number of which he has sold at high prices, one yearling colt bringing $500 in 1893. With the growing of grain he has always combined the raising of stock, and in both lines of work has met with great success. A life-long resident of Licking. County, our subject was born in Burlington ToWnship, June 17, 1817, being the son of William and Mary (Dripps) Mitchell: His father was born in Pennsylvania, where his parents lived for many years prior to his birth. In Greene County, that state,        married Miss Dripps, a native of Ireland, who accompanied her parents to the United States, settling in the Keystone State at the age of fourteen years. Early in the present century they came to Licking County, Ohio, where their remaining Years were spent. They had seven children, .as follows: Hannah, who married William Perkins and died in this county; Nancy, Mrs. William Reese, who remained in this county until her death; Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Smith, both of whom resided in this county until death; Isabel, widow of John Baker and a resident of Hartford; John, of this sketch; William, a miner and speculator residing in Colorado, and Isaac, a farmer in Nebraska. In the subscription schools of earlier years, Mr. Mitchell was a student whenever opportunity was allowed. Becoming in youth thoroughly familiar with every detail of farm life, he naturally chose agriculture when 'selecting a life occupation. In Knox County September 16, 1841, he was united in marriage with Miss Maria Wilson, a native of Muskingum "County, born May 22, 1819, her parents having been pioneers of the last named coun- ty. On the 16th of September, 1891, this venerable couple celebrated their golden wedding, when after fifty years of married life they were the recipients of congratulations from hosts of warm personal friends. During this long period they have shared with each other the prosperity and adversity incident to life, by mutual sympathy doubling their joys and dividing their sorrows. They are both in the enjoyment of excellent health, considering their ages and the hard work they have performed. Seven sons and one daughter were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, all of whom are living but the eldest, William, who married Ellen Gillespie and died in 1877, aged thirty-four years. Frank married Miss Alice, daughter of Edwin Buell, a prominent 'farmer and early settler of Hartford Town-'ship; he is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Lancaster County, Neb.; Newton. is unmarried and resides with his parents; John Jerome chose as his wife Miss Jennie Steele, and is a resident of Lancaster County, Neb.; Ezra Oscar, who was born May 22, 1853, married Mary Tedrick, a native of 236 - MEMORIAL RECORD. this county and three years her husband's junior; they have one son, Grover, now (1894) nine years old; Ezra tills the home farm and lives on the place; Isaac Hayes married Miss Maggie McFarland in Kansas, where he now lives; Eber, who has never married, is engaged in the fruit business in California; he was educated at Delaware and Lebanon, Ohio, and for several years engaged in teaching school.. The only daughter, Sarah, is an intelligent and accomplished lady, with whom filial affection is stronger than other attachments. Her parents are her especial charge, and their happiness and comfort are paramount to all other considerations. Possessed of some property on her own account, she contents herself with her home duties and with an oversight of her monetary interests. Four of the sons are Democrats and three Republican, Ezra being a member of the former party, in which he is prominent in. local affairs. Socially, he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to the lodge at Johnstown. Thirty-six years ago Mr. Mitchell purchased the farm upon which he now lives and removed his family from Bennington Township to this place. The estate comprised two hundred and nine acres of partly improved land, but with the assistance of his sons he soon had the place under a good state of cultivation, and after a time added twenty-five acres, thus enlarging its boundaries. In.his early political life he was a Whig, and joined the Republican party on its. organization, which he followed until the war had progressed about two years. He then allied himself with the Democratic party, and has since been a firm advocate of its principles. MEMORIAL RECORD - 239 HON. CHARLES FOLLETT. The Bench and the Bar have many able representatives in Ohio, men who stand high in their professions because of deep study of the best authorities on legal lore, and men whose native ability is of a superior order; men also who corn., bine the two so that their native gifts are enhanced in value by extended study and research. Of these various gentlemen of various attainments none stand higher than the subject of this sketch. His record is that of an impartial and learned judge, and during his long and honorable career he has gained the confidence of the people to an extent seldom surpassed. Born in Franklin County, Vt., December 14, 1820, Charles Follett was a youth of sixteen years when he came to Licking County with his parents, John F. and Sarah (Woodworth) Follett, settling near Johnstown. At the age of nineteen he commenced to teach school, but meantime continued his studies and recited Latin under a private tutor. In April of 1842 occurred his marriage, which united him with Miss Mary D., daughter of Rev. Davis Lewis, of Johnstown. This gentleman being an itinerant preacher was away from home much - 8 - of the time and therefore gave the management of his farm into the hands of our subject. Ambitious from childhood to become a well informed man, Mr. Follett had always cherished a preference for the legal profession and longed to make its practice his life work. For some time circumstances did not favor his plans, but while enaged in farming he borrowed some law books from his friends, George M. Conrad and Samuel White, of Newark, and commenced his legal studies alone. Two years after his marriage he purchased a small property in the village of Johnstown. In carrying out his plans, he received the efficient co-operation of his devoted wife, who, being a milliner by trade, assisted him by her industry as well as her economy, thus enabling him to pursue his reading. Admitted to the Bar October 27, 1845, the young lawyer, dissatisfied with the knowledge hitherto acquired, still continued his studies. In the spring of 1847 he was commissioned Postmaster at Johnstown, and in October of the ensuing year was chosen Prosecuting Attorney for Licking County. In the latter office his services were so satisfactory to the people' that he was reelected in 1850.. Resigning the office two years 240 - MEMORIAL RECORD later, he became a candidate for the Ohio State Senate, representing the counties of Licking and Delaware. During his service of two years in that capacity be displayed the possession of unusual ability; and by his honorable record, justified the choice of his constituents. Resuming professional: studies it the expiration of his term of office, Hon. Mr. Follett settled in Newark, and in 1859 formed a partnership with his brother, John F. which continued until Follett, the latter removed to Cincinnati in 1868. In 1864 he was nominated by the Democratic party as its candidate for Congress to represent the Thirteenth Congressional District, composed of the counties of Muskingum, Licking, Knox and Coshocton. It was the opinion of his friends that he was duly elected to this position by a majority of twelve hundred and twenty-two votes over his opponent,. Columbus Delano, but subsequently he was counted out .upon returns of. votes said to have been cast by soldiers in different states and territories and the ,hospitals of the Federal army. January 26, 1866, on motion of Hon. Henry Stanberry, Attorney-General of the United States, in the Supreme Court of the nation at Washington, D. C., Hon. Charles Follett was duly admitted, qualified and commissioned as an attorney and counselor of said court. In political views, as may be gleaned from the above paragraphs, he has always been a stanch Democrat, ranking among the foremost men of the party in the state. In October, 1870, he was elected to fill a vacancy in the Court of Common Pleas for the Sixth Judicial District of Ohio, and his service in that capacity was so satisfactory that he was again elected in the following year. In 1884 he was chosen Judge of the Circuit Court and is now serving his second term in that capacity, a position for which his versatile talents admirably adapt him. Judge and Mrs. Follett have been the parents of two sons and four daughters, of whom one son. died in infancy. Those now living are, Helen C., Henrietta C., Harriet F., Charles H. and Ida M. In his religious views the Judge is a believer in the truth of the Scriptures and the teaching of the Son of God, "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them"' Though now somewhat advanced in years, he retains the Mental and physical activity of life's prime, and the future years will undoubtedly bring to him, from his fellow-citizens, enlarged opportunities for usefulness as well as added honors in public affairs. FOSTER M. JONES. No class has contributed more largely to the development of Licking County than the capable, industrious farmers, with whose success the prosperity of every business and profession is so closely interwoven. As one of the number whose efforts have enhanced the value of farming property and promoted the interests of the people, we present the name of Foster M. Jones, the well known agriculturist of St. Alban's Township. The Jones family originated in North Wales, .where our subject's father, the late David D. Jones, was born in December, 1808. Early in life he emigrated to America, and proceeding to Ohio, settled in Licking County. There he met and married Miss Eliza Foster, a native of Staffordshire, England, born June 24, 1825, who accompanied her parents to America at the age of nine years. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Jones settled in Granville Township, where they spent several years. In the spring of 1860 they removed to Liberty Township and settled near the village of Johnstown. After many years spent in farming pursuits David D. Jones retired, having accumulated a competence, and settled in Johnstown, where his death occurred in October, 1889, at the age of eighty years. His wife is still living in Johnstown. They were the parents of six children, of whom four attained years of maturity, namely: Alice, Mrs. Morris Glynn, who died in Liberty Township, Licking County, leaving her husband and one child to mourn her death; Foster M.; Charles B., who died when about thirty years old, and Philip T. The subject of this sketch was born in Granville MEMORIAL RECORD - 241 Township February 16, 1858, and was two years old when his parents removed to Liberty Township. There he was reared to manhood, receiving a common-school education in, the home district. Establishing domestic ties February 16, 1881, he was united in marriage in Liberty Township with Miss Ida A. Price, who was born in Liberty Township January 29, 1859. She is the daughter of Josiah W. and Hannah M. (Davis) Price, the latter of whom died in Liberty Township. Mrs. Jones is one of four children, namely: Isaiah M., George W., Ida A. and Bertha M. By her marriage she has become the mother of three children, Nettie Grace, Alice H. and Inez E. After his marriage Mr. Jones settled upon the farm where he now lives. This consists of one hundred and seventy acres, well improved and placed under good cultivation. The buildings are substantial in appearance and convenient in arrangement, and are excellently adapted to their varied uses. Mr. Jones is a man who takes an active interest in everything calculated to benefit his fellow-men, and is especially interested in religious affairs. With his wife and eldest daughter be holds membership in the Baptist Church. "-His life has been such as to commend him to the confidence of the people, and he is recognized as one of the industrious and efficient agriculturists of the township. WILLIAM B. VANCE, who is engaged in the livery business at Utica, was born in Washington Township, Licking County, May 16, 1856. He is a descendant of good old Revolutionary ancestry, his great-grandfather, Albion Vance, having been one of the heroes of the Revolutionary War. For some time this old patriot resided in Virginia, but removed thence to Portsmouth, Ky., where he died. In the Old Dominion Grandfather Jacob Vance was born, and thence in 1819, when a lad of fourteen years, he and his brother came to Ohio, some time later sailing in Washington Township, Licking County, At an advanced age he removed to St. Louisville, where he departed this live in 1889. His wife, Rachael, was a native of Pennsylvania and died many years previous to his demise. Their children were five in 'number, Hiram, deceased; Malinda, who was twice married and died in Gambier, Knox County; Josiah and Uriah and Eliza, deceased. The father of our subject, Uriah H. Vance, was born in Washington Township June 29, 1824, and was reared to manhood upon a farm, remaining at home until the time of his marriage. That important event occurred in 1846, at which time he was united with Miss Catherine, daughter of Alexander Wilson, and a native of Pennsylvania, born October 20, 1830. Four children resulted from the union, Albert, Lucy, William B. and Jane. After his marriage the father engaged in farming in Newton Township, and afterward for tep years dealt in grain at St. Louisville. Thence he removed to Utica, where he carried on a hotel and livery business for many years. He also dealt extensively in horses, meeting with fair success in that enterprise. Upon disposing of his interests in the village he settled upon his present farm, which he had purchased in 1859. Politically he is a firm friend of the Democratic party. Upon the home farm in Washington Township our subject was reared to manhood. In 1869 he accompanied the family to Utica, and ten years later became a partner in the livery business; of which he became sole proprietor August 21, 1881. As a business man he is shrewd, energetic, quick to discern an opportunity and equally quick to seize it. Success has come to him as the reward of his painstaking, persevering efforts. In addition to the livery stable, he owns some good farming land and a neat residence in Utica. Like his father he is a Democrat in politics. He has been a member of the City Council and School Board, and in every position has rendered efficient service in behalf of his fellow-citizens. On the 8th of June, 1878, Mr. Vance was united in marriage with Miss Alice C., daughter of Stephen and Louise (Thornberry) Huffman, and a native of Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, born August 26, 1861. Three children bless the union, 242 - MEMORIAL RECORD George Huffman, born April 12, 1880; John Earl, born September 5, 1882; and Catherine Louise, born August 8, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Vance are members of the Presbyterian Church. In his social affiliations Mr. Vance is prominently connected with the Masonic fraternity, being a member of Licking Lodge No. 291, A. F. & A. M., in which he has filled both the Wardens' chairs. He is also a member of Utica Lodge No. 555, K. P. ROBERT S. FULTON, Postmaster, merchant and proprietor of the hotel at Homer, is a native of Burlington Township, Licking County, born December 21, 1843. His parents, Robert and Elizabeth (Crowe) Fulton, were natives respectively of Westmoreland County, Pa., and Virginia, and were married in Licking County, where the father engaged in the occupation of a farmer. The. mother died when our subject was a child of four years. Our subject is the next to the youngest among seven children, two of whom died in infancy. Of the surviving members of the family Henry is the eldest. He is a minister, and for two years filled the pulpit of the Second Presbyterian Church at Newark; at present he resides in Nelsonville, Ohio. Nancy, the wife of George L. Hendren, lives in Groveport, Franklin County, Ohio. Rebecca married John D. Ross and is a resident of Gahanna, Franklin County, Ohio. William P., of Akron, Ohio, is a bookkeeper in the railroad auditor's office. The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of Granville. At the age of eighteen, in 1862, he enlisted in the Union army, becoming .a member of Company D, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Infantry. He served until the close of the Rebellion, meantime participating in many engagements of greater or. lesser note,' among which may be enumerated Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Jonesboro, Bentonville, the siege of Atlanta and the famous march to the sea under General Sherman. With his command he marched through the Carolinas to Richmond, and thence to Washington, D. C., where he took part in the Grand Review of Sherman's victorious army. On the 6th of July, 1865, he was honorably discharged at Louisville, Ky. Upon his return from the army, Mr. Fulton embarked in the mercantile business, in which he is still engaged, the firm of Fulton & Sigler operating a general store. He is also Postmaster at Homer, serving his second appointment under President Cleveland. For about fifteen years he has been Justice of the Peace. In his social connections he is a member of Licking Lodge No. 291, A. F. & A. M., and the T. & J. Dill Post No. 463, G. A. R. He is also identified with the Knights of Pythias, and is a gentleman prominent in the social as well as the business walks of life. In 1876 Mr. Fulton was united in marriage with Miss Emma Squires, a native of Knox County, and a daughter of Oliver and Mary A. Squires, prominent old settlers of Knox County, where they still reside. The political views of Mr. Fulton bring him into affiliation with the Democratic party, of which he is one of the leaders in Homer. Reared in the Presbyterian faith, he is not at present connected with any denomination, and is inclined to be liberal in religious matters. In' business he has been successful, his long experience as a merchant having placed him at the head. As "mine host" of the principal hotel in Homer, he is popular with the traveling public. It has been his aim to en- hance the prosperity of Homer in every way possible, and the village has' no citizen more progressive and energetic than he. GEORGE H. HUNTER, the principal stone cutter and mason in the vicinity of Utica, resides in Washington Township, where he owns and occupies 'a small and well improved farm. He is a native of the Buckeye State, hav- MEMORIAL RECORD - 243 ing been born in Knox County, February 9, 1843. His father, John Hunter, who was born and reared in Bristol, England, there learned the trade of a stone cutter, which he followed in Ohio after emigrating to this country. Such was his recognized skill in his occupation that he was awarded the contract for building the theological seminary at Gambier, which unfortunately resulted in a large financial loss to him. February 6, 1834, John Hunter was united in marriage with Elizabeth Ty m, a native of Manchester, England. Her mother died in that country and her father afterward married again. Her brothers and sisters were, Charles, Samuel, Sarah and Martha. After his marriage John Hunter pursued his trade in Licking County, where he passed away in February, 1865. His widow survived him for some time. Her death occurred in Ashland, Ohio. Their children were seven in number, viz.: Charles W.; Mary E., who married James Hughes; Sarah, wife of C. M. Wilson; George H., of this sketch; James F.; Matilda, wife of James Thompson; and Cary B. The boyhood days of our subject were passed in Knox and Licking Counties, this state, and early in life he learned the trade that he has since successfully followed. At St. Louisville, Licking County, in 1874, occurred his marriage to Alcinda, daughter of Eli and Melissa C: Hampshire, and a native of Morgan County, Ohio, born May 4, 1853. Shortly after his marriage Mr.. Hunter settled in Washington Township, where he has an attractive rural abode. Unto his union there have been born six children, bright and intelligent sons and daughters, of whom their parents are justly proud. They are, Clara B., who was born October 12, 1875; Charles D., April 29, 1877; Carrie Mamie, March 21, 1880; Virta Ivon, Christmas Day of 1882; Amzie Tym, September 7, 1886; and John Prichard, July 5, 1888. The father of Mrs. Hunter was Eli, son of Henry Hampshire and a native of Morgan County, Ohio, born March 13, 1827. On the 27th of July, 1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Melissa C. Barton, whose birth occurred in Morgan County March 24, 1837. After marriage he settled in Licking County, where his wife died November 6, 1873. He now makes his home with Mrs. Wolf. He and his wife were the parents of the following .children: Alcinda, wife of our subject; Franklin; Job, deceased; Henry, Eli, Davis, William, John and Laurena, the latter now Mrs. Wolf. In 1861 George H. Hunter enlisted in Company D, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, serving for three years and one month, and was wounded at Arkansas Post. At the age of fifteen he joined the old school Baptist Church, of which he has since been .a consistent and active member. In matters pertaining to local interests he iS always deeply interested; and gives his warm and hearty co-operation to all progressive projects having in view the welfare of the people. While not actively partisan in his preference, he is a loyal champion of Republican principles and advocates the measures of that party. The poor and needy have in him a friend, and benevolent projects receive his sympathy and support. PARMILEE COTHREAL ALLEN, M. D. To this gentleman belongs the distinction of being, in point of years of practice, the oldest physician in Licking County. In 1845, fifty years ago, he settled in Hartford; where for more than a score of years he carried on a good practice. Thence, in 1867, he came to Utica, where he soon gained a foremost position as a representative of the medical fraternity. Though on account of advancing age he no longer responds to calls, he still -conducts an office practice and maintains his reputation as a skilled and successful practitioner. Born in the town of Lester, Livingston County, N. Y., May 20, 1819, our subject is the son of Truman and Mary. (Rutherford) Allen. He is a member of a family noted for its loyalty to our Government. His grandfather, Parmilee Allen, and five brothers served in the Colonial army during the Revolutionary War. One member of the fam- 244 - MEMORIAL RECORD. ily was a soldier in the British army, and after the war ended his brothers forced him to leave the United States and change his name. He went to Nova Scotia, and afterward, spelled his name Allyng. The father of our subject was born in Connecticut, grew to manhood upon a farm, and in early manhood removed to Pawlet, Vt., whence in 1811 he went to Livingston County, N. Y., becoming one of the very first settlers. in Lester Township. Being a civil engineer and surveyor, he assisted in surveying the Western Reserve in Ohio, and was similarly employed in other places. His death occurred at the age of eighty-eight. His wife, who was born in the North of Ireland, died at the age of three score and ten years. In the family of Truman Allen there were six children, of whom five attained mature years. Electa, who married Henry Blanchard, died in Oakland County, Mich., at the age of seventy-one; Johnson W., a physician by profession, died in Elkhart, Ind., aged seventy-one; William R., a farmer, died in Livingston County, N. Y., when sixty-three; Salinda, who married Alonzo Hart, resides in Michigan. The next to the youngest in the family is Parmilee C., who received an academic education at Warsaw and Geneva, N. Y. Afterward he read medicine under the tutelage of Dr. Daniel Bissel, of Geneseo, N. Y. Coming to Ohio in 1841, our subject for three years read medicine with his brother at Frederick town, Knox County. In 1845 he was .graduated from the medical college at Geneva, N. Y., after which he at once opened an office at Hartford. As a physician he is skilled in the diagnosis of difficult cases and equally fortunate and successful in their treatment. During the late war he enlisted in the United States service in 1864, becoming assistant surgeon in Hospital No. 8, at Louisville, Ky., after which he was surgeon of the Twentieth Ohio Battery. Later he was in the hospital at Chattanooga until September, 1865, when he was .discharged. In 1847, Dr. Allen married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Anna (Johnson) Allen, and a native of Washington County, N. Y. They have had one daughter, Mary Ann, who, married and died in 1884, leaving a daughter, Georgia A., now making her home with her grandfather. Politically, the Doctor is loyal in his allegiance to the Republican party, but has never sought nor desired public office, preferring to devote his attention exclusively to professional duties. WILLIAM M. MOORE. Located in Union Township lies one of the fertile farms of Licking County. This consists of one hundred and eighty-three acres of excellent land, upon which there are splendid improvements. The residence is a model rural home, built of brick, two stories in height and constructed according to modern ideas of architecture. Here also may be found all the buildings necessary for the storage of grain and shelter of stock and farming implements. Upon this attractive. homestead resides William M. Moore, now somewhat retired froth active farming, but still interested in everything pertaining to agriculture. Ile was born in Union Township, August 25, 1827, and is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth. (Thompson) .Moore, natives of Adams County, Pa., who came to Licking County, Ohio, in 1812. Settling in' Newark, the father there engaged in business as a hatter, which trade he had learned previous to his removal to Ohio: After some years thus engaged, he retired to a farm near Luray, and later settled upon the farm now owned by our subject. Here he died when William M. was about 'twenty-one; his widow continued to make her home with our subject until about eighty-four years old, when she died, and her body was buried beside that of her husband in the family lot in the Kirkersville Cemetery. The youngest of five children, our subject, was MEMORIAL RECORD - 245 also the only son in the family. His eldest sister, Eliza, married David Bounds, and died after three years of wedded life, at the age of twenty-two years; Esther' and Honor were twins. The former, who first married a Mr. Deselim, after his decease became the wife of James Wells, now deceased, having one child by her first union, and five by her second marriage; she now lives in Hebron, this township; Honor, who married Lewis Rhoads, survived all of her four children and passed from earth some years ago; Mary Jane, the wife of Isaac T. Twiss, a retired farmer of Maquoketa, Iowa, has two children. Attaining manhood upon the home farm, our subject was in 1854 united in marriage with Miss Sarah M. Hewitt, who was born in Washington, Pa., in September, 1838. She was educated in this state, her parents having settled in Licking County when she was a child. Only one child was born to this union, John Franklin, whose birth occurred March 28, 1855. He was educated in the district schools and at Utica Normal, and now cultivates the home place. He married Miss Eliza, daughter of James Taylor (see sketch on another page) and they have two children, Fred Darlington and Estella. Mr. Moore had the great misfortune to lose his devoted wife by death June 14, 1892, since which time he has lived with his son's family. In support of Republican principles Mr. Moore has always been active and earnest, but has never sought political office. His religious home is in the Presbyterian Church, of which his parents were also members. His wife was identified with the Baptist Church. Throughout his entire life he has been an active worker, and now, as he approaches the twilight of life, he can enjoy the fruits of years of toil and surround himself with all the comforts that enhance our happiness. The only brother of Mrs. Moore, Henry L. Hewitt, was a soldier from the beginning of. the Civil War until its close, enlisting as a private in General Grant's Illinois regiment, and receiving successive promotions until he was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain. He was born and reared in Licking County, but now makes his home in Missouri, where he is engaged in farming. Mrs. Moore had three sisters, two of whom are living, Elizabeth, Mrs. Atwood, living in Marshall, Ill., and Mrs. Keziah Shock, whose home is in Newark. BERNIE COLEMAN, M. D. Numbered among the most successful and skilled physicians of Licking County stands the name of Dr. Coleman, of Homer. He is a native of Ohio, having been born in Democracy, Knox County, August 6, 1840, to the union of Ichabod and Barbara (McDermott) Coleman. His father, a native of Pennsylvania, was a mechanic by occupation, although during the latter part of his life he engaged in farming. On the 1St of January, 1826, in Knox County, Ohio, he was united in marriage with Miss McDermott, a native of Ireland, and nine children resulted from their union. Of this family we note the following:. Elizabeth; now Mrs. Merron, resides in Illinois; Amanda married John A. Beers and lives in Knox County, Ohio; Ellen M., wife of A. L. Beers, lives in Fredericktown, Ohio; Addison died in 1881, when about forty-seven years old; Grandison died in early youth; our subject is the next in order of birth; Daniel is a physician of Howard, Knox County, Ohio; Levingston died in infancy; and D'Albert is engaged in the insurance business in Decatur, Ill. The parents of this family died in Knox County, the mother of typhoid fever in 1852, and the father July 1, 1880. The early life of our subject was spent on his father's farm.. At the age of fourteen. years he went away to school, entering the Union school at Fredericktown, Knox County, where he remained several years, and finished the course of the high school. Later he engaged in teaching for two years, and during the last year spent as a teacher also studied medicine. In 1860 he entered the office of Drs. Russell & Thompson, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, with whom he remained for eighteen months. He then entered the medical department of the University of Michigan, where he took a course of lectures. Returning to the office of his tutors; he remained six months, and then entered the Uni- 246 - MEMORIAL RECORD. versity of New York City; located on Fourteenth Street, graduating from that institution in March, 1863. A diploma from this institution entitled the holder to recognition as a physician in Europe. He, also attended lectures at Bellvue Hospital, New York City. After graduating, the young Doctor returned to the office of his former instructor, with whom he remained five months, meantime continuing his readings. In August, 1863, he came to Homer and entered upon the practice of his profession, which he has since followed at this place.. Novem ber 1,1863, he married Miss Hannah M. Young, a native of Knox County, Ohio, and a daughter of Eli and Amelia Young. Mrs. Coleman ,was educated in Knox County, and continued a well defined course of study for several. years after her marriage. Her parents are of English descent. The Doctor belongs to the Knox County Medical Association, and was also identified with the Licking Valley Medical Association until it was disbanded. In political views he is a Republican. He comes of a very healthy family, noted for vigorous constitutions. His father was never seriously ill until his death sickness terminated fatally a week after he was taken ill. Dr. Coleman practiced twenty years, and in all that time there was not a day that he was unable to attend to his patients. A serious accident resulting in an injury to his back was the cause of this record being broken, or he would have finished a record of thirty years' practice without losing a day. His skill in the diagnosis of difficult cases is equaled only by his success in their treatment, and he has the confidence of all who know him. ORRIN W. BELL. This prosperous agriculturist of Licking County was born March 16, 1836, upon the old homestead farm in Washington Township, near. where he now resides. He is a member of one of the pioneer families of Ohio, his grandfather, James Bell, having come to this state from Pennsylvania in 1815, and made settlement in Morgan Township, Knox County. Samuel Bell, our subject's father, was born in Greene County, Pa., December 10, 1800, and was a youth of fifteen years when he accompanied the family to the Buckeye State. He married Elizabeth I-ranger, and settling in Licking County, became the owner of a farm in Washington Township. . Here Mrs. Bell died April 12, 1854, aged fifty-three years, ten months and twenty-three days. Twelve children were born to the parents of our subject, ten of whom attained manhood and womanhood. They are: Nancy, who married Benjamin Hays and died. in Licking County; Elizabeth, Mrs. David Hull, who passed away in Licking County in 1893; Jacob H., whose death occurred in this county in 1857; William, Jr., sketch of whom is presented on another page; Julia A., wife of Allen Hickey, who resides in Des Moines, Iowa; Rachel, who is the wife of Samuel R. Allison and resides in Delaware County, Iowa; Orrin W.; Lee A., of Knox County, Ohio; David P., who died in December, 1892; and Lettie A., who married L. H. Bell and lives in Cumberland County, Tenn. After the death of his first wife, Samuel Bell was a second time; married, Nancy Simmons becoming his wife. She died November 10, 1891, aged eighty-four years. Mr. Bell survived her about two years, departing this life October 23, 1893. In his political views he affiliated with the Democratic party. In the Christian Church he was an active member, and for forty years officiated as Deacon. He was a man of great industry and perseverance, and being ambitious to acquire a competence, he over worked to such an extent that his health was seriously injured at the age of thirty-three. It was twelve years before he regained his health, but after that he was a strong and vigorous man. The boyhood years of our subject were uneventfully passed in Washington Township, alternating attendance at the common schools with work on the home farm. In 1857 he married Miss Sarah Jewell, who was born in Licking County November 4, 1837. She is a daughter of Matthew H. and Mary (Miller) Jewell, the former a native of MEMORIAL RECORD - 247 New Jersey, born April 17, 1809. In 1829 he came to Ohio and worked at the trade of a mason and bricklayer. After his marriage he resided in Morgan Township, Knox County, for six years, and then removed to Licking County, settling in Washington Township, where he engaged in farming until advanced in years. He then removed to Utica, where he died September 9, 1879; his widow still survives. The farm owned and operated by Mr. Bell is one of the best in the township, and contains all the improvements and accessories of a modern estate. As an agriculturist he is energetic and efficient, possessing a sagacious mind and keen judgment. He and his wife have had two children, but have been deeply bereaved by the death of both. Warren was called hence when two years and six months old. Laura, a bright and accomplished girl, attained the age of eighteen years and ten days, and then passed away. In religious belief, Mr. Bell is identified with the Christian Church, and is at present filling the office of Deacon. Politically he. is a Democrat, but not partisan in his preferences. HON. SAMUEL L. BLUE. Few citizens of Licking County are more widely known than the honored gentleman whose name appears above and who, though now temporarily residing in Columbus, was for many years inseparably associated with the business and political history of Homer. He was born in Romney, Hampshire County, Va. (now W. Va.), March 15, 1838, and is the son of Richard and Lucinda (Larimore) Blue, also natives of Hampshire County. His mother died in April, 1893, aged seventy-seven years; his father, who was born March 4, 1808, now makes his home with a daughter, Mrs. Wagner, in Burlington Township, and notwithstanding his seven and eighty years, enjoys excellent health. It was in 1850 that Richard Blue came to Ohio from the Old Dominion, and here he engaged in farming until about 1874, when, selling his estate, he removed to the village of Homer and there resided until his wife's death. He was of Scotch lineage, while his wife was of Irish descent, though remote on both sides. They were the parents of eight children, of whom six are now living. Robert William died at the age of nineteen; James J. is a hotel keeper at Clay Centre, Kan.; our subject is the next in order of birth; Hannah C. became the wife of Evan Leggett, a contractor and builder living in Denver, Colo.; Isaac P. is engaged in farming in Clay County, Kan.; John, who resides in Homer, is a painter by occupation; Susan E. died at sixteen years of age; Ella, wife of Harris Wagner, resides in Burlington Township. The education gained in the common schools our subject has supplemented by careful reading and observation until he is a man exceptionally well informed on current topics, and especially on political subjects. In the advocacy of his views he has always been active and earnest, and is a recognized leader of the Democratic party in Licking County. While a resident of Burlington Township he held the office of Township Clerk three years, was Township Treasurer ten and one-half years, and also served as President of the Homer School Board for nine years. A still higher honor was conferred upon Mr. Blue when, in 1887, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives of Ohio by the Democratic party, and two years later he succeeded himself, after which he voluntarily retired. During his legislative work she served on various committees, and in the Sixty-eighth Assembly was a member of the Committees on Claims, Revision and Working Home of the Blind. In the Sixty-ninth Assembly he was Chairman of the Committee on County Affairs, a very important and responsible position, and also served on the Military Committee and the Committee on Medical Colleges and Societies. At the time of his election to the Legislature Mr. Blue was a merchant in Homer, having opened a store in that place in 1865. He continued the business during both terms of the Legislature, closing it out afterward. Prior to engaging as a merchant he was a farmer and came .to Homer soon 248 - MEMORIAL RECORD. after his marriage. This important event occurred October 31, 1862, the. lady being Miss Sarah E. Smith, a cultured woman, who received a good education in the' schools of Homer. She is a daughter of Daniel A. Smith, a soldier in the War of 1812, who died in May, 1883, aged ninety-five years. Her mother, whose maiden name was Eliza.: beth Mitchell, departed this life in September, 1893, at the age of eighty-two. Three children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Blue. The eldest, Nettie, married J. W. Sigler, a merchant of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, engaged in a general store with Browning & Sperry; they have two children. The younger daughters, Eleanor and Mabel, were educated in the public schools of Homer, Eleanor being a graduate of the Columbus. Business College. For two years she was stenographer for the Warden of the state penitentiary, was also employed in the Singer Sewing Machine office, and latterly in a railroad office, all in Columbus. Being called to Columbus on the convening of Legislature, Mr. Blue has since resided there. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His career was so long and closely linked with the history of Licking County, that a work of this character would be incomplete without a sketch of his life. To the ability of such men as he does the county owe its advance movements in every department of business activity and the development of its valuable resources, and he therefore justly occupies a high place in the regard of the. people. NEHEMIAH LETTS, a retired farmer residing in Utica, is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in Morgan Township, Knox County, November 17, 1820. The family was first represented in Ohio by his grandfather, Nehemiah Letts, .a native of New Jersey, who for sometime resided in Somerset County, Pa., and thence in 1806 made a trip to Ohio, where he purchased land in both Licking and. Knox Counties. Returning to Pennsylvania, he continued to reside there until 1816, when he came to Ohio once more and settled upon his property in Morgan Township, Knox County. Mere in 1822, at the age of fifty-nine years, his death occurred. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Rhoda Reed, died in June, 1835, aged sixty-three years: In Grandfather Letts' family there were four sons and Tour daughters, all of whom attained to years of maturity, married and reared children. John Letts, father of our subject, was born in Somerset County, Pa., about 1788, and accompanied his father to Ohio in 1806, assisting in the selection of the lands. On his return to the Keystone State he engaged in farming. Soon after his marriage in 1816 to Mary Hanna, also a native of Somerset County, he removed to Ohio and made permanent settlement in Morgan Township, Knox County. Being a surveyor, he was often Called upon by his neighbors to mark the property lines between adjoining farms. Through good management he accumulated about four hundred acres, and at the time of his death, in 1860, was well-to-do. His wife, who was a daughter of James Hanna, a native of the North of Ireland, died in 1853. Of ten children constituting the family of John Letts, five attained mature years, namely: Nehemiah -and Joel, now the only survivors; Reed, Jackson and John. The latter was a minister by profession and died in Sedalia, Mo. The eldest of the children, Nehemiah, was reared upon the home farm, his boyhood years being uneventfully passed. March 30, 1848, he married Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Starrett) Smith, and a native of Knox County. Until 1872 Mr. Letts engaged in farming pursuits, but during that year he rented his property and removed .to Utica, where he has since lived, comparatively retired from life's active pursuits. He has, through economy and industry, gained prosperity, and is now the owner of more than five hundred acres of valuable land, in addition to his comfortable home in Utica. Ire has been a witness of the many changes this century has wrought in the Buckeye State. During his early MEMORIAL RECORD - 249 childhood years white settlers were comparatively few in number, and wild animals were frequently seen in the forests. He has lived to see the country densely populated, the value of lands greatly increased and the development of the material resources of the state. In his religious belief he supports the doctrines of the Baptist Church. While he has never cared to take a prominent place in public affairs, he always gives loyal allegiance to the principles of the Republican party, and never fails to cast his ballot for its principles.J JAMES M. McCLELLAND. The earthly pilgrimage of this venerable resident of Licking County covers a period of about four score years, his birth having occurred September 8, 1815. For. many years his life record has been connected with the development and material growth of this county, to which he came in 1830, settling in Eden Township in September of that year. As may be imagined he has witnessed many wonderful changes since this locality became his home. Nor has he been an uninterested witness, but in every way possible he has contributed to the development of its resources, and his name will be held in affectionate remembrance long after he shall have journeyed into the land beyond. Mr. McClelland is a native of Greene- County, Pa., which was also the birthplace of his parents, Carey and Sarah (Warthen) McClelland: In 1830 the family came to Ohio, where the father had purchased land some ten years before. One of his sons had settled in Licking County in 1829. The parents continued to reside in Eden Township as long as they lived. The mother was fatally injured by a horse, receiving injuries that resulted in her death May 5; 1853. The father survived her, passing away. March 27, 1856. They had fifteen children, of whom eight sons and five daughters attained to. manhood and womanhood. On the home farm our subject attained to man's estate. His father and uncle were engaged in the cattle trade, and, when a small boy, he assisted, in driving hogs to Baltimore, where they were sold. On the 25th of March, 1841, he was united in marriage with Miss Amelia, daughter of Isaac Bell. This estimable lady was born in Licking County in October, 1822, and died in the same county, November 27, 1882. They were the parents of two children, a son and a daughter. Isaac, who was born April 26, 1842, is married and resides in Utica; Mary E., whose birth occurred August 8, 1843, is the wife of Calvin Miller, of Knox County. After his marriage our subject settled on a farm in Licking County, but later sojourned for a few years in' Delaware. County. Since returning to Licking County he has continued to reside here, engaged in farming pursuits and also giving some attention to the raising of sheep. He is the owner of one hundred and thirty-seven acres; which he still superintends, though the infirmities incident to advancing age prevent shim from actively tilling the soil. For two years he conducted a mercantile establishment in Martinsburg, and has also dealt extensively in live stock: With Iwo others he had the contract for constructing the canal. from Ottawa to Utica, Ill., and made his home in that state for four years. He has kept in touch with all the advancing movements of the present age, and is as progressive and public-spirited as he was forty years ago. Time has dealt kindly with him, and he preserves his mental faculties unimpaired, and while physically he is not so strong as in former years, he nevertheless is hale and vigorous for one of his years. SHERMAN S. WHITE. While Union Station is itself a comparatively unimportant village, it nevertheless commands the trade of a large section of the surrounding country. Here the farmers find a market for their produce, which they dispose of for cash or in exchange for various necessary commodities. The principal