400 - MEMORIAL RECORD March 14, 1861, he married Miss Sarah Green, a native of Licking County and daughter of Benjamin Green. After his marriage he settled in Licking Township, but two years later removed to Newark Township, and thence after several years went to Franklin Township, where he made his home for seven years. Returning to Licking Township, he spent three years there and then came to his present home in Union Township. Mr. and Mrs. Swisher have two children, Carey A., who married Florence Stoolfire; and •Mary D., wife of George Stinson. A Democrat in political views, Mr. Swisher has been active in all matters pertaining to the local welfare. For three years he served as Clerk of Franklin Township, and for the same length of time officiated as Trustee of the Union Township. He has held the office of Trustee of the Children's Home for several years. In early manhood he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he has since belonged, and he has held various official positions in the church. While residing in Newark he was for three years Superintendent of the Sabbath-school of the First Methodist Church. MEMORIAL RECORD - 403 WILLIAM W. SHANNON, manager of the Borton Institute, at Newark, was born in Licking County, August 15, 1858, and is a son of Thomas and Elmira (Hoyte) Shannon, also natives of this county and members respectively of Pennsylvania and New York families. As early as 1819 the Shannon family made settlement in this county, at which time the paternal grandfather of our subject located in Madison Township, and afterward continued to make his home here until his death. A few weeks after the family came to Licking County the household was increased by the birth of a son, who was named Thomas. Upon the home farm he attained manhood, and when the time came for him to choose an occupation he selected that with which he was most familiar, agriculture. To his chosen calling he devoted his energies until June 5, 1891, when his earth life closed. He was a man of considerable prominence among the farmers of Madison Township, but never aspired to office or the distinction of public life, taking no more active part in politics than the casting of his ballot for Democratic principles - 17 - and candidates. Socially lie was a member of New Home Lodge No. 338, A. F. & A. M., at Hanover, Ohio. His wife did not long survive him, but passed away January 15, 1892. Of the family of four children one is deceased, and the three survivors, Thomas W.; Sarah E., wife of Nathan S. Denman, and William W., reside in Licking County. Our subject,who is the youngest of the number, received an excellent education in the public schools, and for a time followed the profession of a teacher during the winter seasons, while the summers were devoted to farm work. December 1, 1893, he established in Newark the Borton Institute, with the history of which his name is closely associated. The Borton cure for alcoholism has gained a wide reputation during the past few years. Its name has been received from its originator, Dr. T. A. Borton, a prominent physician of Warsaw,Ind., and the proprietor of the Plymouth Institute at that place. It claims (and practical tests verify this claim) to permanently remove the appetite for alcoholic stimulants of all kinds. Unlike other so-called cures that have been prominently brought 404 - MEMORIAL RECORD before the public of late years, there are no attending or resulting bad effects of treatment, no permanent injuries to the mental or physical powers, no insanity and no suicides. Politically a Democrat, Mr. Shannon has held various local offices in Madison Township. Socially he is Past Master of New Home Lodge No. 338, A. F. & A. M.; a member of Warren' Chapter No. 6, R. A. M.; Bigelow Council No. 7, R. & S. M.; St. Luke's Commandery No. 34,. K. T., and the Newark Lodge No. 13, K. P. He is a companionable, genial gentleman, who enjoys to a high degree the regard of his large circeof acquaintances. HENRY ELLIS THOMAS is a successful farmer of St. Alban's Township. The Thomas family originated. in Wales, and the first representative in this country was David Thomas, who, emigrating to America, settled in Cambria County, Pa., and there married Mary Rees. In 1802 he removed to Ohio, and coming direct to Licking County, settled On the Welsh Hills in Granville Township. There he and his wife spent the remaining years of their lives. The father of our subject, Samuel Thomas, was born in Cambria County, Pa., in 1799, and accompanied his parents in 1802 to Licking County, where he grew to manhood on the home farm. His marriage occurred in Granville Township, and united him with Catharine Jones, a native of Wales, born in January, 1779. Mrs. Thomas had been orphaned by her mother's death when she was but a young girl, and about 1820 she came with her father to America, soon afterward settling in Granville Township, Licking County. There in 1824 she became the wife of Samuel Thomas. Settling upon a farm on the Welsh Hills, the parents of our subject continued to live there until about 1835, and then removed to Harrison Township, where the wife and mother died in 1865. The father spent his last days with his daughter, Mrs. Jerusha Avery, in Jersey Township, where he died in July, 1877. His family numbered seven children. The eldest, Jernsha, married George Avery and died in Champaign County, Ill., in 1892. The next in order of birth, Maria, became the wife of William Jones and died in Wisconsin during the '60s. The others are, Henry Ellis; Robert J.; Ann, the widow of Andrew Hicks; Charles R. and Edwin E. The eldest son in the family, Henry Ellis Thomas, was born on the Welsh Hills in Granville Township, March 31, 1829, and his early years were spent in the immediate vicinity of his birthplace. He was reared to manhood on his father's farm, remaining with him until he attained his majority. In 1850 he accompanied his father to California with the intention of engaging in mining, and after being thus engaged for some eighteen months, returned to Licking County, and has since resided principally in St. Alban's Township. December 7, 1852, Mr. Thomas was united in marriage with Miss Esther Nichols, who was born in St. Alban's Township, October 4, 1831. Her parents were Levi and Almira (Parker) Nichols, the former born in Weadiersfield, Windsor County, Vt., August 25, 1787, and the latter in Massachusetts, October 1, 1795. They were married in the Green Mountain State, whence in 1820, with their two children, they journeyed in a wagon drawn by oxen to Licking County, settling in St. Alban,'s Township. Here the father passed away January 18, 1871; the mother survived him a few years, departing this life June 16, 1877. They were the parents of ten children, of whom eight. attained years of maturity, viz.: Sallie, Levi, Almira, Frederick, Lydia, Esther, Caroline and Mary. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas has been blessed by the birth of three children, namely: Rosa M., wife of Charleswho died; Judson E., who'died in 1882, at the age of nineteen years, and M. Katharine. The landed possessions of Mr. Thomas include one hundred and twenty-four acres, and he is also the owner of a fine residence. For more than twenty years he has filled the office of Trustee of St. Alban's Township, and he also takes a commend, able interest in educational matters. In 1848 he united with the Wesleyan Methodist Church of MEMORIAL RECORD - 405 Harrison, being one of its first members. Since that time he has always been officially connected with the congregation, of which he is now one of the leading and active members. Ile carries his religious principles with him into the praotical duties of everyday life, thus proving the sincerity of his belief. He is a man who has the regard of all his associates and the respect of all with whom business or social relations bring him into contact. REV. EDWARD I. JONES, pastor of the Plymouth Congregational Church of Newark, was born in Wales in August, 1834, to Isaac and Gwenllyan Jones. The family emigrated to the United States in 1839 and settled in Gallia County, Ohio, where the parents died," the father when sixty and the mother at the age of ninety-five. In his native land the father had MI-lowed the occupation of a cooper, but after coming to Ohio he engaged in farming pursuits. In early life Isaac Jones was a member of the Church of England, but after coming to the United States he joined the Congregational Church, of which his wife was long a devoted member and in thelaith of which both passed from earth. He was a poor man when he came to this country, but being industrious and energetic, he became well-to-do, and in his declining years enjoyed all the comforts of life. He had two brothers and two sisters, namely: John, a prominent farmer of Gallia County, who founded a Congregational Church there; Daniel, who died soon after .coming to the United States; Jane, who married Evan Jones and lived in Gallia County, and Nancy, Mrs. John L. Davis, who died soon after coming to this country. There were in the family of Isaac, Jones five children who attained years of maturity. John, a farmer by occupation, was killed at the age of forty-five by a boiler explosion in a, sawmill in Gallia County. William, who combined the trade of a stonemason with the calling of a farmer, died in Gallia County at thirty-eight years, leaving several children, some of whom have 'attained prominence. Thomas, who was also a stonemason and a farmer, died at the age of fifty-six years. The next in order of birth is the subject of this sketch, while the youngest is Daniel, pastor of Storr's Congregational Church at Cincinnati, Ohio. Alternating attendance at the neighboring schools with work on the farm, Edward I. Jones grew to manhood. At the age of twenty he entered the Ohio University at Athens, and later studied theology in the seminary at Oberlin. In 1858 he entered the Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference and for twenty years served that denomination at Pomeroy, Zanesville, Newark, Columbus and other places. Wherever he was pastor he was honored and respected by his parishioners and always, with one exception, remained as long as the rules of the denomination would permit. In the fall of 1878 Mr. Jones returned to Newark, where he founded a Congregational Church. Meetings were at first held in the opera house and city hall, and in the latter place, May 21, 1879, the Plymouth Congregational Church was organized with sixty-eight members, thirty-one by letter and thirty-seven by profession. The congregation continued to worship in the city hall until they entered their own building on North Fourth Street, in December, 1884. The lot and edifice have cost the members about $7,000, and are free from incum brance. The membership has steadily increased until there are now over four hundred names on the church roll, and there is also a large and interesting Sunday-school. While the pastor has no stipulated salary, he is well supported by the free will-offerings of the people. Since accepting the pastorate in 1878, he has attended nine' hundred and seventy-three funerals (many of them of poor people) and has performed the ceremony at eight hundred and twelve marriages. Through reading and travel Mr. Jones has acquired a broad fund of information, and is a ripe scholar and polished: gentleman. In 1886 he made a tour of England and Scotland and visited his old home in Wales. Since his return he has frequently delivered lectures concerning his travels, and is also a popular lecturer upon other themes. He is 406 - MEMORIAL RECORD in sympathy with every reform and upholds every public-spirited Measure. In 1856 his first ballot was cast, at which time he supported John C. Fremont, and he advocated the principles of the Republican party until about eight years ago, when he joined the ranks of the Prohibitionists and now votes with that party. In 1862 Rev. Mr. Jones married Miss Helen, daughter of Dr. James W. Cherrington. She was born in Jackson County, Ohio, and died after.having become the mother of three daughters now living. Olive is now librarian at the Ohio State University in Columbus; Helen Grace is a fine musician; Winifred Cherrington is attending school. In March, 1890, Mr. Jones was united in marriage with Miss Cynthia Cherrington, a sister of his former wife, and an estimable lady, who assists her husband in his ministerial labors by her encouragement and helpful counsel. GEORGE T. GRORE, a farmer residing. in Franklin Township, was born in Licking Township, this county, July 28, 1848. He Is the son of Benjamin and Susanna (Richardson) Grore, the former born in Licking County, March 27, 1807, and the latter a native of Maryland, born. near Hagerstown, February 15, 1815. The paternal grandparents, Martin and Mary Grore, were natives of Virginia, where they were married and all their children were born, excepting Benjamin. In 1806 they came to Licking County and entered a tract of two hundred acres. Of this original farm our subject's father inherited one hundred and sixty acres, which he tilled and made his home until the time of his decease. The family is of German ancestry, and was early established on the Old Dominion soil. Of the brothers and sisters of our subject, we note the following: David was born February 21, 1888, and is a prosperous farmer of Allen County, Ind.; James R., whose birth occurred November 3; 1841, is married and operates a farm in Adams County, Ill.; Martin E., born March 26, 1846, is a farmer of Adams County, Ill.; Mary Ann became the wife of William Boring, and died in Licking County; John U., born January 23, 1852, is a farmer of Franklin TownShip; Benjamin F., whose birth took place October 20, 1854, lives on- a portion of the parental homestead. In the common schools of the neighborhood our subject conned his lessons in youth, there laying the foundation to which, by culture and reading, he has added. His life work has been that of a farmer, and he also for some years has given considerable attention, to the veterinary surgeon business. January 15, 1873, he was united in marriage with Miss Rosa V., daughter of John Armstrong, late of Franklin Township, this county. Her mother was known in maidenhood as Margaret Burner, and was a native of Licking County; she died in 1858. The father died when Mrs. Grore was eleven years old. By his first marriage he had four daughters and one son, all of whom survive excepting one of the sisters. Rachel is the widow of William Anderson and lives in Newark; Maggie married David Cole, a merchant of Newark; James R., the youngest of the family, married Alice Sherrard, and is employed as engineer at the County Infirmary. The second wife of John Armstrong was Margaret Hutzel, who survives him. Three. children were born of that union, namely: Stephen A., Edward and Ida M., all of whom reside with their mother in Franklin Township. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Grore, of whom the elder, William, born October 15, 1873, died at the age of twenty-two months. Lillie M., who was born February 26, 1875, married Joseph Brownfield November 2, 1893, and resides on a farm in Franklin Township. Until about ten years ago our subject tilled the soil of his father's farm. Since coming to his present home he has introduced many improvements, which have greatly enhanced the value of the property.. Conspicuous among these improvements is the commodious and conveniently arranged residence, recently erected after a modern style of architecture. It is perfect in its appoint- MEMORIAL RECORD - 407 ments, and contains every convenience which the most refined taste can suggest. The surroundings are in harmony with the character of the residence, and everything indicates the thrift and excellent management of the owner. ABRAM FLORY. The life of this honored citizen of Licking County is well worthye of emulation by those who are embarking in business without capital or influential friends. In the truest sense of the word he is self-made, for all of his accumulations have been gained by industry, perseverance, self-denial and the exercise of sound judgment in business transactions. For half a century lie has been identified with those who have been instrumental in building up the business interests of Newark, and through that long period his career has been alike honorable and progressive. The parents of our subject, George and Mary (Hines) Flory, were born near Strasburg, France, and emigrating to the United States, settled in the western part of New York, where they resided upon a farm until advanced in years. They then moved to Williamsville and later to Buffalo, where they purchased property. In that city they died, the father at the age of ninety, and the mother when eighty-seven. Of their six children we note the following: George entered the French army and was killed. in a duel; Madeline married a French military officer and is deceased, leaving four children; Anthony, a farmer by occupation, resides in Ottawa, Ill.; Mary died in Buffalo, N. Y., several years ago; our subject is the next in order of birth; Frank, for some years a butcher and liveryman at Ottawa, Ill., went south in 1861, and engaged in the cotton trade until his death in Franklin, Tenn. The father followed the occupation of a farmer throughout his entire life. During the French Wars he was a soldier under Napoleon Bonaparte. In October, 1822, the subject of this notice was born in Strasburg, France (now a part of the German Empire). In 1830 he was brought by his parents to the United States, and settled with them upon a farm of one hundred and sixty acres situated between Lockport and Buffalo, N. Y. At the age of thirteen he entered school in the latter city, remaining one year and obtaining the nucleus of his business education. He was then apprenticed to Joel Aulberger, a butcher, with whom he remained until nineteen. Going to New York City, he sought employment, but being a stranger without friends, he reluctantly saw his small savings fade away without a prospect of having then replenished. Thinking he might be more fortunate in another city he went to New Orleans, reaching that city with only fifty cents in his possession, and after much mental and physical suffering he found employment as a butcher, his landlord helping him to the situation in order to get his pay for board and lodging due him. Working faithfully and saving his earnings, Mr. Flory accumulated $95, with which be purchased a meat stall at St. Mary's Market and embarked in business for himself, continuing until the epidemic of yellow fever appeared. He then sold out and went to Vicksburg, where he cut cord wood for steamboats at twenty-five cents per cord, and was obliged to board himself. He soon became dissatisfied with both board and wages, and so went to Louisville, Ky., where he rented a pasture and engaged in buying and selling live stock. Success was his for a time, but unfortunately he was taken ill. As long as his money held out he was given good nursing and attention, but when his funds were exhausted lie was advised by his physicians to go farther north. Going to Cincinnati Mr. Flory found work very scarce there, but happened to meet a man from Columbus in search of a butcher. This gentleman made him a proposition, which he accepted, and going to that city served him about one year. From there he removed to Hebron, Licking County, and entered into partnership with Abram Burner, his cash capital consisting of but $19.50. Soon afterward he purchased his partner's interest and became sole proprietor of the business, which he conducted with success. In 1844, during the cam- 408 - MEMORIAL RECORD paign, he was told that he could double his money by betting on Henry Clay, but his advisers were wrong, and he lost all.' He then borrowed $50 of Thomas Cully for ten days and when that time expired borrowed the money of James Lyons to pay Cully, and then borrowed from Harvey and S. B. Woolson to pay Lyons, in that way preserving his credit. In 1847 Mr. Flory came to Newark and bought out Wiley Davis. He was prospered and gradually enlarged the business, adding pork packing to the other lines. In 1863 his slaughter house, packing house, ice house and cooper shop were destroyed by. fire, and having no insurance, he sustained a total loss. Being in debt for some of his property he was greatly embarrassed, but succeeded in passing through the financial crisis with unimpaired credit. In 1872 he sold a half-interest in the business to George W. Havens, and continued the business under the firm name of Flory & Ha. vens for a number of years, after which the partnership was dissolved. Afterward he 'engaged in the real-estate business., He platted the Flory Addition to Newark, which is a beautiful residence . part of the city. In 1841 Mr. Flory married Mary Margaret Hartzell, who was born in Alsace, France, accompanied her parents to the United States and settled in Buffalo. She died February 2, 1850, aged thirty years, leaving four children. Mary married. Harmon Forry and died in Newark, leaving one son, Cory. Margaret is the wife of Edward Ferguson, of. Newark. Catherine first married Charles An drews, afterward became the wife of Daniel Fuller, and now lives in Buffalo, N. Y. Louise, formerly the wife of George Miller, of 'Newark; died in 1893. November 3, 1850, Mr. .Flory married Nancy, daughter of John and Leah (Limburger) Wood-- ard, a native of Licking County, born November 16, 1832. Eight children have blessed the union: William, deceased, was a butcher in Newark; he married Emma Luella Wolf and left two children, Eda and George, now living with their grandparents. Jesse A. is an attorney at Newark. Melissa, the wife of Cyrus B. Wilson, lives in Henry County, Mo. Ida married Spencer Philips, of Newark. Irene is the wife of Ellis Jones, of Newark. Josephine died in infancy. Louis N., who married Minnie Coffman, is proprietor of the planing-mill owned by his father. Josie May married John Ankele and resides in Newark. Politically, Mr. Flory was in early life an old line Whig and is now a Democrat. He has been a member of the City Council for four years and is foreman of the Street Committee. He is a stockholder in the street railway and has erected a number of. business blocks and residences. With his wife he holds membership in the Plymouth Congregational Church. His success may be attributed to the fact that he has always maintained his credit, never evading payment of debt by falsehood or deceit, but always seeking an opportunity of meeting his obligations. Although he has passed the age usually allotted to man, he is hale and hearty, full of business energy, keen perceptive faculties and able to cope with the shrewdest. business men. He was the promoter of all that part of the city of Newark lying west of Eighth Street and between Columbia and Raccoon Streets, which is known as Flory's Addition. ' His name' is mentioned among the foremost of those who have been instrumental in building up the business interests of the county for half a century. He further enjoys the distinction of being a self-made man, all of his accumulations being the result of the exercise of sound common sense and untiring industry. OWEN HICKEY, a retired merchant and farmer residing in his pleasant home near Clay Lick, was born in County Clare, Ireland, fifty-nine years ago. When a small lad he crossed the Atlantic in company with his parents, and arriving in the United States, resided in New York City for a number of years. Thence, when a youth in his teens, he came to Ohio and settled in Licking County. Until six years ago his home was in Hanover Township, and in partnership with his brother Edward lie owned and carried on a MEMORIAL RECORD - 409 general mercantile store at Black Hand, opening the establishment about the time of the outbreak of the Rebellion, and continuing thus engaged until about 1885. As a business man he was keen, sagacious, intelligent and upright in all transactions, and he won and retained the confidence of the people of the village and surrounding country. Through good management and frugality he accumulated a competence wherewith to smooth the pathway of his declining years, and enable him to spend the twilight of his life undisturbed by financial worries and perplexities. The lady whose marriage to Mr. Hickey was solemnized in this county, and who has since been his faithful helpmate, bore the maiden name of Lizzie Dundan, and, like. himself, was born of Irish parentage, her father and mother, James and Susanna (Crampton) Dundan, having been, born in the Emerald Isle. She, however, was born in Licking County, to which place her parents emigrated soon after their marriage in Ireland. Settling upon a farm here, they continued to make this county their home until they died. Mrs. Hickey was the eldest member of the family, the others being, James, Jr., who is unmarried and lives in Columbus, Ohio; and Mary, who resides with Mrs. Hickey. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Hickey has been blessed by the birth of five children, all living at home, and named as follows: Thomas, Edward, Frank, William and Agnes. Mr. Hickey cast his first Presidential ballot for Abraham Lincoln in 1860, but since that time he has been independent in politics, always voting his convictions as represented by the principles of either party. He is loyal to his friends, and in county and state politics' votes for men rather than measures. In religious 'matters, Mr. Hickey was reared in the Roman Catholic faith, to which he inclines at present, though he is liberally inclined and is not in full accord with all the doctrines of that church. The farm upon which Mr. Hickey now resides consists of ninety acres, to the management of which he devotes his' attention. The location is one of great beauty, and invariably attracts the admiring glances of the passer-by. Though the farm is small, every acre is productive and adds to the revenue derived from the estate. The buildings are neat and arranged so as to suit the convenience of the family. Mr. Hickey is a man of charitable impulses, who both as a merchant and as an agriculturist has displayed the business qualifications that bring success to their fortunate possessor. RICHARD S. SIGLER, the owner and occupant of a well improved farm in Franklin Township, was born in this precinct two miles from his present residence, January 16, 1836. His parents, Jacob and Jane A. (Inlow) Sigler, were natives of Licking County, the former born November 5, 1814, and the latter August 9, 1815. The paternal grandfather, John Sigler, was the son of a German who emigrated to America prior to the Revolutionary War. He came with his family to Licking County, Ohio, about 1812, and in the midst of the wilderness opened, cleared and improved a farm. The surrounding country was almost in the primeval condition of nature, and the settlement of Franklin Township had not yet fully commenced: The subject of this sketch was the eldest of a family of three sons and two daughters. The others are: Lovina, who is married and resides in Boone County, Iowa; Jesse, who died in Iowa at the age of about forty years, leaving a wife and two children; John, who died at about fourteen years; and Emma J., who married David Griffy and resides in Jacksontown, Licking County. In the neighboring schools our subject acquired a fair English education, and having been a student during his whole life, he is exceptionally well informed on the current topics of the day, as well as in the history of the country. Learning the trade of a wagon-maker, Mr. Sigler was thus engaged until the introduction of machinery rendered the trade unprofitable. He still, however, continues to do odd jobs for himself or neighbors as occasion demands. At the age of twenty-six years, he was united in marriage with 410 - MEMORIAL RECORD Miss Elizabeth A., daughter of James B. and Mary (Swern) Irwin, natives respectively of Maryland and Germany. Her paternal grandparents were born in Maryland in 1775, the grandmother bearing the maiden name of Charity Murray. The grandfather came to Licking County in 1817, and entered from the Government a tract of land comprising our subject's present farm. There are now in possession of the family the patents signed by President Madison. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Sigler, John and Christina (Weaver) Swern, emigrated from Germany to America in 1814. They suffered greatly in crossing the Atlantic, their boat being driven out of her course, thus prolonging the voyage, and those on board were almost starved when land was reached. They remained for a short time in Shenandoah County, Va., and from there came to Licking County, Ohio. Mrs. Sigler was the eldest child of her parents, the others being Caroline Virginia, who died in 1855; John P., who married Matilda Lake, and lives in Newark, Ohio; and George W., residing near Alexandria, and a farmer by occupation. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Sigler four children have been born, of whom three are living. James F., who was born November 21, 1863, married Miss Anna Turner, of Lebanon, Ohio., and they have one child. He is a young man of fine attainments, a graduate of the scientific and classical departments of Lebanon University, and now holds- the position of Superintendent of the city schools of Wichita Falls, Tex. Jay E., born September 13, 1866, learned telegraphy, but at present is engaged in farming in Newark Township; to married Miss Sadie Wade. Owen E. was born February 8, 1883, and is now in school. Rosa May, who was born February 14, 1865, died at the age of six weeks. The children have received excellent educational advantages, and Jay was at one time a teacher. In religious affairs Mr. Sigler is active and zealous. He and his wife are earnest, consistent members of the Methodist Protestant Church. Frank is actively connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and being a talented musician and excellent singer, his- services are in great demand both in church and social gatherings. Jay and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. The Sigler homestead consists of one hundred and sixty-five acres of well improved land, upon which our subject engages in mixed farming. In addition to grain, he also raises stock, and gives considerable attention to fruit culture, having a fine orchard of apple, peach, cherry and pear trees, together with many small fruits. He has sold as many as a hundred bushels of blackberries in a single year. 'A life-long Democrat, he has held several offices within the gift of the people of this locality. For fifteen years he held the office of Township Clerk, and for ten years served as Township Trustee. GEORGE W. BURNER, M. D., a practicing physician of Appleton, is a native of Homer, Ohio, and was born on the 27th of July, 1863. He is the youngest child born to the union of John H. and Elizabeth (Condon) Burner, of whom extended mention is made on another page of this volume. His boyhood years were passed in the locality of his birth, and he was the recipient of excellent educational advantages. After having completed the studies of the common schools of Homer, he entered the Ada (Ohio) Nor mal School, where he continued., his literary researches. Later he was a student at Otterbein University, in Westerville, Ohio. However, previous to entering the University, the subject of this sketch began teaching school, and following his attendance in that institution he continued to teach during the winter season. It had been his determination and ambition from boyhood to become a physician, and acting upon this resolve he commenced the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. Reynolds, of Homer. He spent three years in study, during a portion of which time he attended Columbus Medical College, graduating from that institution in March, 1892. Upon completing his studies be opened an office for the practice of his profession in Pleasantville, Ohio, but after having .resided in that place a short MEMORIAL RECORD - 411 time he came to Appleton, in 1892. He is the only physician of the village and has established a practice extending through a large portions of the surrounding country. The marriage of Dr. Burner was solemnized on the 29th of January, 1892, and united him with Miss Winifred McClintick, a native of Licking County, and daughter of W. W. and Margaret (Lavue) McClintick, who were numbered among the early settlers of this part of the state. To Dr. and Mrs. Burner has been born a daughter, Marguerite. The religious home of the family is in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Appleton, to the maintenance of which the Doctor contributes generously and in the good works of which lie feels a deep interest. SAMUEL FARMER, a well known agriculturist of Hopewell Township, was born April 18, 1841, upon the farm where lie now lives. He is the son of William and Catherine (Perry) Farmer, the former of whom was one of the early settlers of Licking County, having been identified with its history from childhood and having shared the hardships and vicissitudes common to all pioneers in the opening of a new country. The mother was born in Virginia, but was brought to Muskingum County, Ohio, in infancy, and also endured the hardships of frontier life. She passed from earth March 1, 1857. In the family of William and Catherine Farmer there were seven children, three of whom died in infancy, and Perry on the 4th of December, 1858. There now survive: Mary, wife of James Iden and a resident of Hanover Township, Licking County; Isaac, who makes his home in Hopewell Township, and Samuel; our subject. The father of this family was fatally wounded in a railroad wreck on the Pan-Handle Railroad, January 17, 1865, from the effects of which he died on the 22d of January, 1865. He Was a man of upright character, whose nobility of purpose and integrity of principles won for him the confidence of the people of this county. The boyhood days of our subject were spent on the farm where he now lives. His school advantages were limited, as most of his time was devoted to farm duties, and there were not in those days the excellent opportunities for acquiring an education that are offered the youth of this generation. Trained to agricultural pursuits he naturally selected farming as his life work, and in this occupation he has since engaged. He chose as his helpmate on life's journey Miss Julia Ann Lauhfman, and the ceremony uniting their destinies was performed on the 31st of October, 1861. Ten children were born of this union, one of whom died in infancy. Of the others we note the following: J. M. is married and lives in Newark; William, residing in Hopewell Township, married Miss Plesa M. Frances and they have two children; Perry, also a resident of Hopewell Township, chose as his wife Miss Hattie J. Phillips, and they have one child; J. F. is clerk in a store in Newark; Margaret Ann, wife of Homer L. Rogers, has one child, and lives in Hopewell Township; Almeda, Harvey, Lucy J. and Julia E. are at home with their parents. The farm owned and occupied by our subject consists of two hundred acres, upon which a substantial set of buildings has been-erected and other first-class improvements added. While not an active politician, Mr. Farmer is a stanch member of the Democratic party. In local matters he uses judgment in casting his ballot, always voting for the candidate whom he considers best qualified for the office, irrespective of political belief. He and his wife, also several of the children, are identified with the Baptist Church and are active in religious enterprises. VAN R. MOORE, a retired farmer of Burlington Township, was born October 30, 1821, within one mile of his present home. He is the son of Jacob and Mary (Dixson) Moore, natives of Augusta County, Va., the father born 412 - MEMORIAL RECORD. in 1788 and the mother in 1786. Jacob Moore was twice married, his first union taking place in the Old Dominion and resulting in the birth of three children, one of whom, John, resides in Delaware County, Ohio; he was born in 1813, and has always engaged in agricultural pursuits. The second marriage of Jacob Moore resulted in the birth of five children, of whom Van R. is the next to the youngest. Caroline, the eldest, married Eli Smootz and died 'in 1890, leaving several children. Allie Ann became the wife of Willis. Hoagland and resides in Indiana. Harvey is a widower and lives with his children in Hardin County, Ohio. Allen married Miss Mathews and is now a resident of Delaware County, Ohio. Van R. was a student in the pioneer log schoolhouses of early days, acquiring a fair common school education. His life occupation has been that of agriculture, in which he has met with unvarying success. In 1845 Mr. Moore married Miss Mary Butcher, who died in 1858, leaving three children, viz.: Cynthia, now the wife of John Richardson, a merchant in Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio; William A., who resides on a farm adjoining that of his father, and of whom mention is elsewhere made; and Eliza A., wife of John R. Carver, a farMer of Bennington Township, Licking County. The second marriage of our subject occurred in 1859,. uniting him with Matilda, daughter of Adam and Anne (Crowe) Patterson, and a native of Burlington Township, having been born in 1824 upon a farm adjoining her present home. Her father was one of the first settlers of this township, having come here in 1810. On coming here he was obliged to cut his way through the timber from Utica., a distance of five or six miles. His first marriage resulted in the birth of two children, Betsy and Lydia, both deceased. His second wife, Rebecca Moore, was a sister of our subject's father, and one son and two daughters were born of this union, all now deceased. By his third marriage he had seven children, two sons and five daughters, of whom six are now living, Mrs. Moore being one of the number. In the advocacy of his political views Mr. Moore has been active and earnest. In early life a Whig, he became a Republican upon the organization of the party, and has since cast his vote with that political organization. He was twenty years old when General Harrison was elected President, and took a lively interest in log cabin parades and in wearing the Buckeye clothing. He has held various official positions in Burlington Township, in all of which he has rendered efficient service to his fellow-citizens. With Mr. and Mrs. Moore resides a granddaughter, Grace Moore, whose mother died when she was a child. She is now seventeen years of age and is well educated, having been a student in the Utica Normal School and Granville Female Seminary. The landed possessions of Mr. Moore at one time were large, but he has been liberal in his gifts to his children and now retains only one hundred and sixty acres. This, however, is finely improved, and constitutes one of the most valuable farms of Burlington Township. JOHN H. BURNER, a retired business man of Homer, was born in Greenbrier County, W. Va., April 10, 1818, and is the son of Daniel and Christina (Hisey) Burner, both natives of the Old Dominion, the father born in Greenbrier County, and the mother in Shenandoah County. The paternal grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. In 1820 the parents removed to Pike County, Ohio, where the father engaged in farming and also assisted in the' construction of the Ohio Canal. He died in 1833, and the mother removed to Licking County, where she resided for two years. Thence going to Knox County, she made it her home until her death in 1850. There were five children in the family, of whom John H. is the next to the youngest and the only one now living. He attended the subscription schools of early days, walking three miles through the woods to the schoolhouse. The building was 413 - MEMORIAL RECORD. one of primitive construction, without floor, with puncheon benches instead of desks, and oiled paper over holes in the walls instead of windows. Under these adverse circumstances the lad attained a fair knowledge of the common branches. In youth he was employed on the Ohio Canal and also assisted his brother-in-law in clearing up a timber farm. When about eighteen he began to learn 'the trade of a cabinet-maker. At that time every article of furniture was made by hand. For several years he worked as a house joiner, and meantime constructed the first turning lathe ever operated by horse power in Homer. November 18, 1845, Mr. Burner was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Condon, a native of Maryland and of Irish and English descent, her father being an Irishman. Seven children were. born to Mr. and Mrs. Burner, of whom four are yet living. Daniel, who was born in September, 1846, is employed by the Case Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. Robert, John M. and Elizabeth, died at the respective ages of nineteen, twenty-one and nineteen. William L., a draughtsman, is employed in the shop of which his brother Daniel is foreman. Hattie is a successful school teacher and resides at home. George W. is a practicing physician at Appleton, Licking County, and a graduate of the Ohio Medical College at Columbus. All the sons are married. The active business life of our subject is practically over, although he still owns and operates a grocery and notion store in Homer. He does not, however, engage in active work as in years past, but confines his attention to a general oversight of his establishment. His life occupation was that of a furniture dealer and undertaker, in which he gained a competence. During the first administration of President Grant he served as Postmaster at Homer: Though reared a Democrat, he has not voted that ticket since the election of Franklin Pierce. He is now a stanch Republican and takes pains to keep himself well posted on current events. His sons are also Republicans. The religious home of the family is in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and this is true of preceding generations as far back as the record extends. It is also worthy of note that the sons have, with out exception, officiated as Class-leaders in that denomination, and all but the eldest have been teachers. In her youth Mrs. Burner was a school teacher, and met with success in that occupation. She is a lady of refinement and culture, and is highly esteemed in the social circles of the village. JESSE M. CLARK. In addition to general agricultural pursuits in McKean Township, this gentleman also owns and operates a general store at Sylvania. He is a native of this township and was born February 5,1828. His parents, Fleetwood and Elizabeth Clark, were both natives of Pennsylvania and were there reared and married. In 1814 they came to Licking County, and settled 'upon the land now occupied by the village of Sylvania. At that time there, were but few settlers in McKean Township, and their nearest neighbor was three miles distant. In the family of Fleetwood Clark there were eleven children, nine of whom attained years of maturity, but only three are known to be living. The father died in 1850. His first wife, the mother of our subject, died in .1838. Jesse M. is the only representative of the family now in Licking County, and is one of the oldest native born citizens of McKean Township. In his boyhood years public schools bad not come in vogue, and such educational advantages as were offered the children could be secured only in subscription schools. In one of these our subject was a student whenever it was possible for him to leave home. Farming has been his life work to a great extent, and he was engaged exclusively at this occupation until 1876, when he embarked in the mercantile business at Sylvania. Formerly a Republican, Mr. Clark has of late years voted the Democratic ticket on national is- 414 - MEMORIAL RECORD sues, but in local matters supports the man best qualified for office, irrespective of political views. Twice married, lie has no children living of his first union. In 1854 lie married Sarah Bishop, who was born in the Empire State, and they are the parents of two children, Frank and Orpha. HENRY SHIPLEY. The farm owned and occupied by this gentleman lies in Bennington Township, and consists of one hundred and eighty-six acres of land, under excellent cultivation. Here he engages in the raising of the various cereals to which the soil is adapted. He was born in Berlin, Holmes County, .Ohio, October 28, 1830, and is a son of Josiah and Elizabeth (Hoagland) Shipley, the former born in Washington. County, Pa., in 1808, and the latter a native of Virginia. At a very early date in the history of Holmes County, the Hoagland family settled there, and accumulating valuable property, also became known as one of the most influential families of that section. An uncle of our subject, Moses Hoagland, served as a Colonel in the Mexican War. and was also a member of Congress from the Congressional District of which Holmes County is a part. Another uncle, James, was a representative to the Ohio Legislature from Holmes County, while Pliny, a brother of the latter, was one of the Directors of the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne di Chicago Railway Company. From Pennsylvania the father of our subject removed to Guernsey County, Ohio, thence to Holmes County, and finally to Licking County. His first wife, our subject's mother, died in 1850. Four years later he went to Iowa and settled in Des Moines County, where he continued to reside until his death, in December, 1883. Two of his brothers died in Missouri, another in Nebraska, and the fourth in Indiana; their father lived to the advanced age of one hundred. Our subject is the eldest child born of his father's first marriage, which resulted in the birth of twelve children, eight now living. Moses, a farmer and mechanic, resides in Licking County; Stephen, alSo a mechanic, lives in St. Louis, Mo.; Martha, wife of Charles Warth, is a resident .of Kansas City, Mo.; George is engaged in farming near Council Bluffs, Iowa; Parker, a farmer and stock dealer, lives near Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Leanna, wife of John Barnhill, resides in Burlington, Iowa; Marion is a farmer near New London, Iowa. The second marriage of Josiah Shipley united him with Elizabeth Rorick, who now lives near New London, Iowa, with her eldest son, John. Twelve children were born to this union, of whom six are living. Lydia resides in Nebraska, where her husband is Clerk of the Courts; Angeline is married and lives in Page County, Iowa; Mrs. Ella Bishop lives near New London, Iowa; Frank, who is unmarried, resides with his brother John; Charles is married and lives near New London, Iowa. The subject of this sketch passed his boyhood years uneventfully, attending subscription schools in the winter and working on the farm in summer. Though his advantages were not good, lie acquired a practical education. In youth he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for many years in connection with farming. December 7, 1856, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah A. Parsons, a native of Licking County, born in 1839. Her parents, J. C. and Sally Parsons, came from York State in 1837 and are now deceased. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Shipley. Willis M., of Bennington Township, married Elma Simmons and has two children. Josiah C. first married Eva Dixon, by whom he had one child, and afterward wedded Ella Bowman, who bore him two children; he lives in McKean Township. Elmer E., a widower, resides at home, his wife having died in October, 1892; he has two daughters. Martha, Mrs. James Shipp, resides in Liberty Township, and has two sons; Marion married Miss Jennie Day and lives in Burlington Township; Zoa Zella resides at home. In the fall of 1883 Mr. Shipley was elected a member of the Board of County Commissioners, MEMORIAL RECORD - 415 and three years later lie was re-elected, serving six years. During that time a great deal of public work was done, among which may be mentioned the erection of the Orphans' Home, the Old People's Home at the County Infirmary, the County .Jail, the armory at Hebron, as well as that at Newark, and several bridges. These are substantial improvements and the Homes will long stand as monuments to the memory of the charitable people of Licking County. Mr. Shipley has al ways taken an active interest in politics, being a Democrat. While not aggressive, he believes in every man having convictions and also having the courage of his convictions. Active and zealous in religious work, he has for many years been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ANDREW J. BAKER, one of the valiant men to whom we are indebted for the preservation of the Union, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, August 11, 1841. His parents, Joseph and Catherine (Haynes) Baker, were natives of Ohio and came to Ohio prior to their marriage, settling in Belmont County. After a short sojourn there they removed to Muskingum, and later to Licking County, where they both died, the mother being the first to pass away and the father following her shortly afterward. Twelve children had been born unto them, eight of whom survive, and all are residents of Ohio with the exception of one sister, Mrs. Susan Francis, who lives in Missouri. In youth Mr. Baker enjoyed good school advantages and at the age of twenty years he began to teach school, but his occupation was interrupted by the outbreak of the Rebellion. He was then under twenty-one and his father opposed his enlistment, but being resolved to enter the service, he went to Iowa and enlisted as a member of Company E, Eighth Iowa Cavalry, which was mustered in during September, 1863. At once the regiment went to the front. They suffered severely, being reduced from the full quota of twelve hundred men to three hundred and forty-five discharged at the close of the war. When it is considered that the regiment was recruited several times with new men, it is reasonable to suppose that few of the original number escaped. With his regiment our subject participated in the following battles: Dalton, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Mt. Kingston, Atlanta, Eastport, Columbus, Franklin, the two days' battle of Nashville, Tuscaloosa, Blue Mountain and many engagements of less importance. While he had many narrow escapes, his cap being knocked off his head and bullet holes penetrating his clothing, yet he was never wounded. He was promoted to Sergeant of his company and was recommended for a commission as First Lieutenant. From August 20, 1864, until March, 1865, lie was in command of his company. He was honorably discharged at Clinton, Iowa, in October, 1865. At the time of his discharge he was so reduced and emaciated by disease incurred in service that he weighed but ninety-eight pounds. He was unable to engage in any active business, and his disability has continued to the present. For many years after the war he received a pension of $6 per month. This was afterward made $8, later raised to $12, and is now $14. He is a member of Evans Post No. 668, at Perryton, and has been its Commander for the past four years. In 1866 Mr. Baker was united in marriage with Miss Jane Fairall, a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, of which her parents were early settlers. Six children have blessed the union, of whom five are living. They are, Elmer G., Inez A., George I., Alice L. and Estella. In 1889 Mr. Baker was appointed Postmaster at Perryton and filled that position with credit to himself and satisfaction to the patrons of the office until a change of administration was followed by a change of Postmaster. He succeeded in bringing the office up to considerable importance, the money order system being introduced under his management. Supplementary to the emoluments of office, he added a stock of notions, groceries, farming tools, tinware, etc., and 416 - MEMORIAL RECORD still continues in the business. In political sentiments he is a stanch Republican, and for some time has held the position of Clerk of Perry Township. With his wife he holds membership in the Christian Church. They are a worthy couple, and are held in high esteem by the people of the locality. JOSEPH LEATHERMAN. On January 3, 1889, there passed from earth a gentleman who for years has been closely connected with the 'growth of Perry Township, and whose life was .a clear and blotless page of noble deeds most nobly done. He it is whose name introduces these paragraphs and whose life we thus briefly record for posterity. "What need his virtues to portray? What need his memory to defend? As husband, father, sage and friend, He walked in his great Master's way." He owned a well improved farm in Perry Township and there retired from the active duties that fell to his lot in younger years, he passed his declining days. In Washington County, Pa., the subject of this sketch was born April 20, 1819, to the union of John and Christina (Meyers) Leatherman. He was one of nine children, of whom four are now living, Sarah, Lydia, Lucy and ,Jane. Sarah, now Mrs. Ross, lives in Pennsylvania and has three children. Lydia is married and resides in Washington, Pa. Lucy, who also lives in Washington, is the wife of a professor in a New York medical college. Jane is a widow, her husband hiving been drowned in the. Monongahela River while endeavoring to rescue a companion who had fallen in while on a fishing excursion. January 8, 1860, our subject married Miss M. J. Wagstaff, of Perry Township, Licking County. Her parents. were Daniel B. and Matilda (Parnell) Wagstaff, the former born in Pennsylvania in 1803, and the latter a native of Ohio. Her father was one of the pioneers of Ohio, coming to the state at a time when Indians were numerous and when vast forests alone were to be seen where now are farms of unusual fertility and towns of commercial importance. Mrs. Leatherman was born April 26, 1838, and is the youngest of five children, the others being, Julia, who married a Mr. Miller and died in 1855; William, a prominent physician of North Lewisburg, Ohio; James, who married Annie Wood and lives in Perry Township; and John, a graduate of the Cleveland Medical College, who entered the army as assistant surgeon and died of typhoid fever at Vicksburg. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Leatherman was blessed by the birth of nine children, six of whom survive. Nettie is married and lives in Knox County. Dr. J. C. Leatherman, formerly a prominent physician of Hebron, married Jessie Fleming and died February 23, 1893, leaving one son. Dr. Frank P., a graduate of the Starling Medical College of Columbus, is a talented young man and a popular physician of Outville, Ohio. Ida is. married and lives in Muskingum County. Celia, who is a student in the University at Granville, is a musician of superior ability. The two youngest children attend the home schools. Mrs. Leatherman is a member of the Disciples' Church, to which her husband also belonged. He was a man of enviable standing in the community, upright and honest in all business dealings, and an earnest and substantial supporter of the right. JOHN M. DRUMM. Hopewell Township contains among its agriculturists the gentleman above named, who was born November 18, 1838, to Daniel and Sarah Catherine (Hull) Drumm. His father came to Ohio as early as 1805 and settled dear Zanesville, Muskingum County. After spending a time there, he came. to Licking County and purchased property in Hope- MEMORIAL RECORD - 417 well Township. Here he continued to make his home until he passed from earth in 1889. He and his wife were the parents of eight children, two of whom died in childhood, and two after having attained mature years. Four are now living, those besides our subject being, James W., a resident of Madison Township; E. A., who lives near Newark, and Richard, living in Hopewell Township. Such advantages as were offered by the neighboring district schools fell to the lot of our subject, and there he laid the foundation of his education, which he has since increased by thoughtful general reading on subjects of importance. He has never married, but has continued quietly to pursue the even tenor of his way in the place of his birth. His fine farm consists of two hundred and thirty-eight acres, upon which have been placed all the improvements that mark a model estate, including a substantial set of rural buildings. Though not identified with any denomination, his preference is in favor of the Baptist Church. He is sincerely attached to the doctrines of the Democratic party, and earnestly advocates its interests with his vote and voice. BERI BEECHER, a resident of Harrison Township, was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., March 19, 1812. He is a son of Zina and Lucretia (Sanford) Beecher, both of whom were born and reared in the vicinity of New Haven, Conn., and emigrated to Licking County, Ohio, settling in Harrison Township in 1836. Here they continued to reside until death. Our subject's father and Lyman Beecher, father of the noted divine, Henry Ward Beecher, were second cousins. In the parental family there were six sons and three daughters who attained to years of maturity, of whom two sisters and two brothers are deceased. Edwin has been a resident of southern Illinois for a number of years; Lyman died in Outville, Ohio, six years ago; George, Charles and Walter are residents of the Buckeye State, and Charles, a lawyer by profession, is now traveling in Europe. George and Walter, both of whom reside in Marysville, Union County, are retired farmers, and have been extensively engaged as buyers and shippers of stock, also as woolgrowers and dealers. Educated in the Empire State, our subject there learned the trade of a tanner and in connection with his father and uncle owned and operated a tannery for many years. For two years after his parents came to Ohio he continued to make his home in New York, and his brother Edwin also remained, engaging in teaching school. In 1838 our subject was united in marriage with Miss Lucy Gray and their union resulted in the birth of five children, of whom three are still living. Edwin, the eldest of the family, died in Illinois; Helen married Henry Palmerton, a farmer residing near Granville, Ohio, and they are the parents of one daughter; Grace is the wife of Edward Featherstone, a fruit grower and music teacher in Illinois; Eugene S.. resides in Union Township; and Justice, the youngest, was a student in Denison University in Granville, where he died. The mother of these children died July 28, 1861, at the age of fifty years, having been born July 30, 1811. The second marriage of Mr. Beecher united him with Mrs. Elizabeth Moorehouse, their wedding being solemnized April 16, 1864. She was a sister of his first wife and was born in Madison County, N. Y.., June 20, 1812. Her death occurred July 30, 1875. The third wife of our subject, Mrs. Fannie (Stebbins) Swisher, was born in Madison County, N. Y., January 12, 1812, and passed from earth December 17, 1888. During his active years Mr. Beecher was a farmer, and still owns a farm consisting of one hundred and twenty-five acres, upon which his son E. S. resides. He also owns a comfortable residence in Outville and now lives retired from active work. For forty-five years Mr. Beecher has been a member of the Presbyterian Church and instrumental in having a church erected in Outville. For two and one-half years he lived in Granville, but 418 - MEMORIAL RECORD. preferring a more retired location he returned here and had his present house erected. Here he lives in retirement and is cared for by a family who live with him. At present his health is poor, his four score years having left their impress upon him. Longevity is one of the characteristics of the family, his father having died when eighty-one and his mother at ninety-one years. He is probably the only resident of the township who cast three Presidential ballots for members of the Harrison family. In New York in 1836 he voted for Gen. Harrison, again supported him four years later in Ohio, and in 1888 cast a ballot for the grandson of the hero of Tippecanoe. Nothing more need be said of the political belief of Mr. Beecher, as this fact sufficiently proves his partiality to the Republican party. MEMORIAL RECORD - 421 NATHAN Q. FLEMING. To anyone who closely applies himself to the occupation which he has chosen as his vocation in life, there can come only good results-success and the regard of his associates. Mr. Fleming is no exception to this rule, for his present position among the farmers of Hanover Township has been reached only by industry, honor and strict attention to agriculture. He inherited a fragment of his present possessions, to which economy and good management have added a fine property. His home is one of the most elegant in the locality, and although he has divided liberally with his children, he still retains three hundred and fifty acres. The father of our subject, Thomas D. Fleming, was born in Northumberland County, Pa., January 14, 1807, and was united in marriage in Licking County, February 17, 1831, with Miss Rebecca Hall, who was a native of Perry Township, Licking County, born February 23, 1814, The father - 18 - was a man of sterling integrity, a devoted Christian and possessed more than ordinary intelligence. His talents were ever exerted in favor of right, as he understood it. He united with the church the year of his marriage, and during forty years of his life he was continuously a member of the official board as Steward and Class-leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Love for and devotion to the church were marked characteristics of his life. His last words were "All is well" and "I am ready." The death of this noble man, whose works do live after him, occurred August 7, 1880, at the age of seventy-four years. Likewise was the mother of our subject firm in Christian belief and sincere in her religious life. In 1830 she joined the Methodist Episcopal Church and continued a faithful and devoted laborer in the cause of Christ to the day of her death, which occurred in Licking County February 5, 1894, aged seventy-nine years. Her church membership 422 - MEMORIAL RECORD extended over a period of more than sixty-three years. Our subject was born in Perry Township, Licking County, December 7, 1831, and was the eldest of a family of two sons and two daughters, all living. Matilda J. married Milton Montgomery, a prominent farmer and stock-raiser of Perry Township, and they have one living child, a son. Hugh A. chose as his wife Miss Catherine Wintermute, and is engaged in the furniture and undertaking business at Pataskala, this county. Cynthia A. became the wife of William Berry, a farmer of Perry Township, and they have four children. In addition to attendance at the district schools, Mr. Fleming was for a short time a student in a private school. The knowledge acquired in school has been supplemented by a life of studious habits and careful reading. At the age of twenty-one, he embarked in farming and stock-raising, which he has continued uninterruptedly to the present. March 25, 1856, he was united in marriage with Miss Sophia Wickham, a daughter of Gideon Wickham, late of Licking County. Four children were born of this union, of whom three are living. Thomas G. married Bertha Stump and resides on a farm adjoining that of his father. Ira Elton died September 14, 1865, aged two years and eight months. Carrie J. became the wife of Orice C. McClelland and resides in Madison Township. Charles Park, who was born in 1871, resides with his parents. The children had excellent educational advantages, each having attended an institution of higher learning one year or more supplementary to the district schools. May 13, 1888, Mrs. Sophia Fleming passed away. The present wife of our subject was the widow of Miles Marple and bore the maiden name of Mary. E. Armstrong. Her father, William Armstrong, is a prominent old settler of Muskingum County, this state, where he is now (1894) living at the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Mr. Fleming is a public-spirited citizen, who takes an active interest in political affairs. He cast his first vote for a Republican candidate and has continued in that line to the present. In his religious connections he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for forty-five years or more, having joined when he was fourteen years of age. For over thirty years he has held official relations with the church in the capacity of Steward, Class-leader and Trustee, and at the present time is one of the Circuit Stewards. COL. JOHN C. CAMPBELL, a veteran of the late war and a retired citizen of Newark Township, was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., August 10, 1824, being the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Dawson) Campbell. His father, a native of Armstrong County, Pa., was a contractor and builder by occupation, and also followed the trade of a cabinet-maker. The mother was born near Belfast, Ireland, and at the age of three months was brought to America by her parents, who settled upon a farm in Westmoreland County, Pa. One of her brothers, Capt. William Dawson, was a noted navigator. The parental family consisted of five sons and two daughters, of whom John. C. was the eldest. William, next in order of .birth, was for many years proprietor of a hotel in Poland, Ohio, and died of cholera in St. Louis. James died in early manhood, leaving a wife and one child. Robert, who married and has five children, is a retired business man of Beaver Falls, Pa. Sarah, widow of Andrew Patton, resides in Pittsburg, Pa.; she has a son and daughter, the former an exemplary young, man and a trusted employe of a wholesale house in Pittsburg. David and Mary A. are twins; the former, a retired jeweler, resides in Newcastle, Pa., while the latter is the wife of Andrew Whitcraft, a prosperous business man of Sha. ron, Pa. The subject of this sketch has been twice married. His union with Miss Mary Howell, a native of Westmoreland County, Pa., was solemnized in 1848, and. resulted in the birth of two children. The elder, Edmund P., who was born August 2, 1852, is in the employ of the baggage department of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at West New- MEMORIAL RECORD - 423 ton, Pa. Macre married Joseph L. Rue, and resides at Coshocton, Ohio. Mrs. Mary Campbell died in 1864, and three years later our subject married Miss Helen Price, a native of Coshocton, Ohio. Her father, William Henry Harrison Price, was a half brother to the noted Confederate General Price, but, unlike him, he was a stanch Union man and a firm Abolitionist. Colonel Campbell was among the first to respond to his country's call for aid in the hour of peril. He enlisted in Company A, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania Infantry, as a private, in August, 1861. January 9, 1862, he received a commission as Captain of his company from October 1, 1861. November 7, 1862, he was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania Infantry, to rank as such from the 19th of August, 1862. January 29, 1864, he was promoted to Colonel of his regiment, to rank as such from the 21st of December, 1863. This is a military record of which any man might justly be proud. His promotion from the rank of Captain to Lieutenant-Colonel was an honor seldom accorded to men of like rank. Being prostrated by disease, and his physicians reporting that he could not recover, the Colonel sent in his resignation, but General Gilmore, then in command at Hilton Head, S. C., returned it 'disapproved. A re-examination was made, with the same report. Again the resignation was returned disapproved, General Gilmore giving as the reason that "there is no other man in the regiment who can fill your place." Thanking his superior for the praise, Colonel Campbell added that he was not seeking compliments. Soon there came an order to transfer the Colonel to St. Augustine, Fla., and it was doubtless the trip on the rickety little boat, the delightful sea breeze and the change of climate that saved his life. Colonel Campbell served as Provost-Marshal of the Department of the South. He participated in every engagement, including the taking of Ft. Pulaski, in the vicinity of Hilton Head, S. C. From there he went to Beaufort, the same state. In the first charge on Ft. Wagner, opposite Ft. Sumter, the regiment lost two hundred, and thirty-six men, and about two thousand men lost their lives in this attack. It was then decided to be- siege the enemy, and after a continuous cannonade of seven days the second charge was made, which resulted as the first, though even more disastrously. The third charge was a repetition of the other two. Finally the enemy evacuated the place. The Seventy-sixth joined Grant at Cold Harbor and took part in that very disastrous battle. .Here Colonel Campbell took charge of the Third Brigade, Tenth Army Corps. From there he went to Petersburg, but being taken seriously ill he was sent home. Before his restoration to health the Army of Northern Virginia had surrendered and the war was at an end. In 1866 he engaged in coal mining in Coshocton, Ohio, where he had charge of sixty men in summer and eighty in winter for about fifteen years. This business was quite extensive, paying about $40,000 per year. About twenty-six years ago Colonel Campbell retired to his pleasant home in the suburbs of Newark. He combines the attractions of country life with the advantages of the city. The electric cars pass by his door, thus rendering transportation to the city very convenient. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic order, and belongs to Lemert Post, G. A. R., at Newark. Politically, he is a Republican, though inclined to be somewhat liberal in politics, as in religion. DAVID W. WINTER, M. D., opened an office at Newark in 1882, and has since conducted medical practice at this place. He is a native of Licking County, Union Township, his birthplace, and February 24, 1849, his natal day. His parents, Christopher and Margaret (Legge) Winter, were natives respectively of Washington and Licking Counties. The former, who was born in 1799, was reared upon a farm, and in 1836 came to Licking County, settling in Union Township, where he purchased a tract of partly improved land. When advanced in years he came 424 - MEMORIAL RECORD. to Newark and for eight years made his home with our subject. Here he died at the age of eighty-seven. Twice married, the first wife of Christopher Winter bore the maiden name of Catherine Simmons and died in Licking County; after having become the mother of twelve children, all of whom attained years. of maturity. His second wife, who died in 1893, had four children, namely: David W., of this sketch; Stephen C., a resident of Leavenworth County, Kan.; W. P.,who is a practicing physician of Caledonia, Ohio; and Maggie, wife of Ira Brownfield, a resident of Columbus, Ohio. By a former marriage our subject's mother had one child who attained mature years, William L. Browning,whose home is in Kirkersville, Ohio. In religious belief the family adhered to the Baptist faith. Politically, the father was at one time a Democrat, but afterward gave his support to the Republican party. Reared to manhood upon the home farm, our subject was a student in the neighboring schools, and also attended the Commercial College at Columbus. He commenced the study of medicine in the Physio-Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which institution he was graduated in 1882. He then opened an office at Newark, where he has since engaged in the practice of his profession. On the 18th of June, 1879, he was united in marriage with Miss Artemlia Brumback, a native of Licking County and a daughter of John Brumback, of Licking Township. Mrs. Winter received an excellent education in the. Granville Female Seminary, and afterward entered the Physio-Medical Institute at Cincinnati, graduating in the same class with Dr. Winter. s At the time of her marriage she resided in Greenville, Ill., where she was a teacher in Elmira College for eleven years. She is now practicing medicine in partnership with her 'husband. She is a lady of superior culture, possessing a wide range of information not only in the medical science, but also in miscellaneous matters. In addition to his professional duties, the Doctor superintends his fruit farm, comprising one hundred acres and situated near Newark. Here he has a peach orchard of three thousand trees, also a large number of apple, pear, quince and plum trees. He also owns town property, including the family residence at No. 40 West Locust Street. Socially, he is identified with the Ohio State Medical Society and has been a member of the National Medical Society. With the latest discoveries in the medical world he keeps abreast, and is himself a fluent writer, having contributed articles to the various medical journals. For three years he published the Ladies' Health Journal, a monthly Paper, of which Mrs. Winter was editor. The religious belief of the Doctor brings him into affiliation with the Baptist. Church. Politically, he formerly advocated Republican principles, but is now firm in' his allegiance to 'the prohibition. doctrines. The family of which he is a representative has always been intensely patriotic, and the first of the name in America (our subject's grandfather, Christopher Winter, who came hither from Germany), was one of the heroes of the Revolutionary War. Chistopher Winter, Jr., was equally loyal to our country, and during the War of 1812 volunteered in defense of the United States, but was not called into active service. JAMES BELL, one of the extensive property owners of the county, was born in Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio, December 20, 1824, and is a son of Isaac and Catharine Bell, natives respectively of Greene. County, Pa., and Virginia. Isaac, a son of James Bell, was born in 1802, and in 1815 accompanied the other members of the household to Ohio, settling in Morgan Township, Knox County. Here Grandfather Bell died at the advanced age of. eighty-six years. He was twice married and reared a large family by both unions. When a youth of about eighteen years Isaac Bell established domestic ties, after which he and his MEMORIAL RECORD - 425 wife settled in Licking County, where he cleared, improved and placed under cultivation a fine tract of land. Later returning to Knox County, he made his home in Clay Township, and in connection with agricultural pursuits was employed as a sheep grower, conducting that industry on an extensive scale. His landed possessions aggregated a large amount, and at the time of his death, in 1882, he was in comfortable circumstances. His wife died previous to his demise. The six children in the family were as follows: Amelia, who became the wife of James M. McClelland and died in Utica; James; Elizabeth, Mrs. William Paul, who died in Knox County; Robinson, a resident of Knox County; Alexander, whose death occurred there, and Melissa, wife of Hiram Bricker. The father of these children was a loyal advocate of Democratic principles throughout his entire life, and frequently served in offices of trust and responsibility. In religious belief he was identified' with the Christian Church. The subject of this sketch spent the years of his boyhood and youth upon the home farm, alternating attendance at school with the tilling of the soil. His marriage, which occurred in 1848, united him with Miss Harriet Worthen, a native of Utica and a daughter of Albion and Elizabeth (Vance) Worthen. After his marriage Mr. Bell settled upon a farm in Clay Township and there made his home, engaged in the cultivation of the place until 1880, the date of his removal to Morgan Township. There he was similarly „engaged for eleven years. In 1891 he removed to Utica. He is still the owner of over two hundred acres of valuable land, as well as considerable town property. To some extent he has engaged in the sheep business, which has proved quite profitable. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bell were born two children, Isaac A. and Mary Alice. The former married Lillie Brown and they have three children, Earl, Pearl and Coral. At present he is engaged as an agriculturist in Morgan Township. The daughter, Mary Alice, is the wife of Hugh Clutter,. of Clay Township; and they have two children, Bertha and Harry. The political belief of Mr. Bell brings him into active co-operation with the Democratic party, and he has been a leader in its ranks in this local ity. He has been chosen several times to serve in an official capacity and has always discharged the duties of the position with credit to himself. His religious connections are with the Christian Church. ROBERT WILLIAMS, a retired mechanic living in the village of Jersey, was born in New York City, where he lived until twelve year's ago. His parentswere William and Elizabeth (Roberts) Williams, natives of North Wales. The former, emigrating to America in young manhood, returned to Wales after a few years and married the lady of his choice. Coming back to New York City he followed his trade of a ship carpenter. In 1849 he came to Licking County and settled in St. Alban's Township, where he was bereaved by the death of his wife about thirty-six years ago. He survived some time, passing away in that township nineteen years ago. Unto William and Elizabeth Williams there were born six sons and one daughter, and •at the present time four of the sons are living. William, Robert, Richard and Edward-served in the Union army, William as a member of an Illinois regiment, and the others in an Ohio regiment. Edward died while in the service, and while the others lived to return home, all were more or less broken in health. Our subject was a member of Company D, Twenty-second Ohio Infantry, and while in the army contracted disease for which he is snow pensioned. In his young manhood he learned the blacksmith's trade, which occupation he followed prior to his enlistment, but since returning from the war his health has not been vigorous enough to permit work, at his trade. In 1865 Mr. Williams was united in marriage with Miss Martha Harrison, a native of New Jersey and daughter of Stephen and Martha Harrison, who came to this county when she was quite young. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams three daughters have been born, Harriet, Henrietta and Martha. The 426 - MEMORIAL RECORD second daughter is the wife of D. B. Merrill. On New Year's Day of 1894 Mr. Williams took charge of the post-office at Jersey, and as deputies he has his eldest and youngest daughters. They are of the greatest assistance to him, being well educated and efficient in the management of the office. Politically he votes and works for the success of the Democratic party and is a public-spirited man, ever active in promoting the success and best interests of the community. For many years—indeed, ever since the war—Mr. Williams has been a great sufferer from rheumatism and is obliged to use crutches, so seriously have his sufferings impaired his body. As a partial compensation for what he has undergone, the Government grants him a pension of $72 per month. Socially he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to the lodge at jersey. His wife and children are leading and active workers in the Presbyterian Church and popular in the social circles of the community. LYMAN W. MARSH. The mercantile establishment conducted by this gentleman at Hebron is well known by the people of this village and the surrounding country, from whom it receives a large patronage. Here are kept a complete and varied assortment of groceries, provisions, dry-goods and notions, and everything to be found in a first-class country store. The owner and proprietor has been a life-long resident of Hebron, and consequently is familiar with the progress of the town and county, to which he himself has largely contributed. Born November 12, 1839, Mr. Marsh is the son of Lyman and Laura ,(Mayhew) Marsh, the former born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., in 1796, and the mother at Watertown,. Jefferson .County, N. Y., in 1806. They were married in the city last-named, and after the birth of five children removed from the Empire State to Ohio, settling in Hebron in 1836. The journey to this place was made overland with teams and wagons, and after locating here the father, who had been a farmer in. New York, embarked in the mercantile business, which was afterward his principal occupation until his death. The household was increased by the birth of three children after coming to Ohio, but of the entire family only three are now living, namely: Lyman W., Marshall, a pattern-maker in the stove manufacturing establishment at Newark, and Sarah J., the widow of Ira E. Kelsey, and a resident of Hebron. Attending the common schools of Hebron during the early days, our subject well remembers the days. when the master "boarded round" and gave his attention exclusively to the "three Rs." When his schooling was completed he secured a clerkship in a store at Hebron, and was thus engaged at the opening of the Rebellion. The country's peril awakened his patriotic spirit, and in 1862 he was enrolled as a member of Company B, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland under General Rosecrans. His first baptism of fire was at Chickamauga, where the regiment suffered severely.. Next came the Atlanta campaign, where the enemy was met on about twenty fields of greater or less note. He marched to the sea under the command of. General Sherman, and then proceeded with the regiment up through the Carolinas to Richmond. Reaching Washington, he participated in the Grand Review at that place. Louisvillelle he was mustered out of service, and finally received his discharge at Columbus, Ohio. At the battle of Chickamauga he received a severe wound in the left thigh, on account of which the Government has granted him a small pension. Returning to the parental home at Hebron, Mr. Marsh soon afterward embarked in the produce business at Mt. Vernon, Knox County, where he purchased butter and eggs of country merchants, and shipped a carload of produce each day, conducting a very extensive business. While thus engaged his marriage was solemnized at Mt. Vernon, uniting him with Miss Olive Maber, a native of MEMORIAL RECORD - 427 Mt. Vernon, and they became the parents of two children, of whom Walter died at the age of eleven months. Minnie, who was only two months old at the time of her mother's death, was placed in the family of an aunt. March 30, .1875, Mr. Marsh was united in marriage with Miss Annie Davidson, daughter of Joseph Davidson, both natives of Knox County. Three children bless the union: Nora, Carrie and Stella. Mrs. Marsh is a member of the Baptist Church, and a lady of amiable Christian character. In 1868 Mr. Marsh returned to Hebron, and the following year opened the store which he has since conducted. In political faith he is a strong Republican, and takes an active interest in public affairs, but has never cared to accept official positions. While residing in Mt. Vernon he served for four years as Street Commissioner, and in that capacity rendered efficient service. In 1865 he was made a Mason, and is influential in the order, holding membership in Hebron Lodge No. 118. REV. JACOB LAWRENCE WYLY. Though not at present actively engaged in the ministry., Mr. Wyly was long one of the prominent preachers of the Baptist denomination, and still devotes the Sabbath day to the proclaiming of the Gospel. Since 1888 he has resided upon a farm about a mile north of Granville. Much of his attention is devoted to the cultivation of its one hundred and sixty-five acres, and as an agriculturist he has displayed the energy, skill and industry characteristic of him in other lines of work. On the paternal side Mr. Wyly traces his ancestry to Scotland, whence during the revolution in that country the family moved to Ireland. On his mother's side he is of English descent, and both of his grandfathers served in the Revolutionary War. He was born in Greene County, Pa., July 17, 1841, and was reared to manhood upon a farm, receiving a good education in Green Academy, Carmichael's, Pa., and at Waynesburg College, where he read law for a time. In 1869 he was ordained to the ministry of the Baptist Church at Prairie City, Iowa, and his first pastorate was at that place. Since that time he has been pastor of churches in Illinois and Ohio, and for .a number of years was engaged in missionary work in this state for the Ohio Baptist State Convention. On the 13th of June, 1861, Mr. Wyly enlisted in Company F, First Iowa Cavalry, and served for three years and four months, in the Union army. Twice he was slightly wounded, but neither time was he disabled. His regiment was in active service west of the Mississippi, and in all of its engagements he took part. He was mustered out at Davenport, Iowa, in September, 1864. So gallant had been his conduct on the field of battle that he was recommended for promotion by Lincoln, Stanton and Governor Curtain, but refused a Colonel's commission. Exposure in camp and the hardships of long marches had impaired his health considerably, and to this day he still suffers from the effects of army life. Politically Mr. Wyly is a Republican, active in local affairs, and in 1894 was elected delegate to the State Convention: He has served as Chaplain of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Ohio. He is also; connected with the Knights of Pythias. As a lecturer he has acquired considerable note, and has very often delivered addresses for the benefit of charitable or other worthy objects. His lecture "Beyond the Mississippi during the War" has been delivered in many cities, and is one of his most popular public. addresses. On Memorial Day, when honors are paid to the memory of the departed soldiers, this veteran of the war frequently recounts, in public hall or park, some of the thrilling events of the great conflict that now belong to history. At Wooster, Ohio, in 1866, occurred the marriage of Mr. Wyly to Miss Elizabeth Rayl, a native of the Buckeye State. Seven children have blessed the union, all living, viz.: George A., Emma J., Edgar C., Ida C., Nellie, Harry S. and Lillie, 428 - MEMORIAL RECORD Mr. Wyly takes a lively interest in educational matters, and is giving his children good advantages in that direction. George and Emma are now attending college, while the other children are conducting their studies in the common schools. HON. WILLIAM D. SMITH, a retired farmer of Union Township, was born in Shenandoah County, Va., December 20, 1821, and is a son of John W. and Barbara (Coffman) Smith, also natives of that county, the former born in 1793 and the latter in 1801. About 1826 the father visited Licking County and purchased a farm. He then returned to the Old Dominion, where his death occurred in 1828. 'The .following year the mother with four small children came to Ohio and took possession of the farm, where she continued to reside until her death, in 1880. Our subject's mother had been .married prior to her union with Mr. Smith, and four children were born of that union, of whom the only survivor is Abraham Brubaker, a resident of Tennessee, and now (1894) eighty-three years of age. Of her second marriage our subject is the only survivor. During the early years of their residence in Licking County, the family encountered all the 'hardships incident to life on the frontier. They had little money, and were subject to many privations. The mother spun and wove the cloth from which were made the garments worn by the children. Our subject wore homespun clothes until he attained manhood. He used the wooden mold board plow, as well as the sickle and cradle of pioneer times. From October 28, 1829, until March, 1894, Mr. -Smith resided upon the home farm, but at the date last named, he retired from active business cares and came to Hebron, where in his declining years he is surrounded by all the comforts of life. At the death of his mother he inherited fifty-five acres of land, and by purchase he acquired other property until his possessions aggregated two hundred and fifty-nine acres, from which he realized $20,000 in cash. Two years previous he sold forty acres. The amount realized from these sales, together with his personal property, places him beyond the reach of poverty in his old age. Three times married, our subject's first wife was Miss Mahala Young, a native of Licking County, and three children were born of this union. Two are living, Sarah, wife of J. B. Hershberger, of Newark, and John Willis, who is operating an electric light plant in San Marcus, Tex. Mary, the eldest of the family, married and resided in Frederick County, Va., until her death, which occurred in March, 1894. Mrs. Mahala Smith died in 1851, and for his second wife Mr. Smith married Mrs. Elizabeth (Teedrick) Voris. The only child born of this union was Charlie, who died at six years of age. The present wife of our subject was Mrs. Harriett (Faurot) Neff, widow of Dr. Neff, of Lima, Ohio, and a native of New York. They have a pleasant home in Hebron, and possess a competence wherewith to pass the balance of their days in ease. Of the days of their early settlement in Licking County, Mr. Smith retains a vivid recollection, and concerning the experiences of frontier life, he is an interesting and animated conversationalist. When they came here they settled in the woods, and for some time the principal labor consisted of chopping and burning logs and brush, and raising log cabins and barns. For sustenance they depended largely upon the fruits of the* soil and forest. The house he constructed was 44x76 feet in dimensions. For this structure he burned the brick, hauled the stone from Newark and finished the dwelling in a modern style at a cost of only $800. This was only one of the many excellent improvements made by him upon the farm, and all tend to show what may be accomplished by a man of resolute will, strong physique and willing hands. Two barns were built on the farm, one 38x76 in dimensions, with the first story of stone, and a sheep barn, 36x84, set on stone pillars. The house MEMORIAL RECORD - 429 and barns were erected during the mother's lifetime, and in this work her fertile brain and willing hands contributed largely to the grand results achieved. Being of a mechanical bent, Mr. Smith has always done his own blacksmithing and machine work. In early days he manufactured his boots and shoes. He has constructed a complete set of tools and these he is now using. A Democrat in politics, he is devoted to that organization and interested in its success. On two occasions he represented Licking County in the State Legislature. His first election in that capacity was to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. William Bell in 1875, when he was chosen Secretary of State. He was nominated in a delegate convention with eight competitors in the field, and at the ensuing election received every vote but one cast in Union Township. This will serve to show his popularity among his neighbors. He also represented the county in the Assembly of 1876-77. In public affairs he is well informed and has always maintained a habit of investigation before decision, which accounts in a large degree for his excellent judgment and sound common sense. He is independent in his religious views and is not connected with any denomination. WILLIAM PAINTER, a veteran of the late war, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, October 12, 1827, and is the son of John and Margaret (Miller) Painter, both natives of Ohio. His father came to Falls-bury Township, Licking County, at a period so early in its history that wild game of all kinds was plentiful, and other evidences of frontier life still abounded. William was the eldest of thirteen children, eight of whom still survive. They are, John W., who lives in Martinsburg, Knox County, Ohio; Maria, wife of Jacob Phillips, of Utica, Ohio; Melinda, the widow of Jacob Cannon, and a resident of Eden Township, Licking County; Jane, who is married and lives in Muskingum County; Margaret, now the wife of James Cannon, of Knox County; J. C., whose home is in Marion County, Ill.; Altie, who is married and lives in Perry County, and William. The early years of our subject were uneventfully passed. His school advantages were so limited that he was permitted to attend only a small portion of each winter, his longest term, which was fifty-six days, being taken after he had reached manhood. October 26, 1854, he was united in marriage with Miss Julina Robinson, and eleven children resulted from the union, of whom nine are now living. They are, Zona V., now the wife of James Burrier, who is connected with the city schools of Boston, Mass.; Florence, deceased, formerly the wife of D. W. J. Evans, of Groton, S. Dak.; John W., who died in infancy; Sarah, who resides with her parents; D. H., who is Superintendent of Schools in Martinsburg; J. E., who is a young man of more than ordinary ability, and at present is Supervisor of the Lloyd system of manual training in the city schools of Minneapolis, Minn.; Will E., Principal of the East Newark schools; Ida C., who has been teaching and attending college for the past two years, and who expects to graduate soon from Denison University; Walter E., a young gentleman of intelligence and superior education, who is Superintendent of the Hanover schools; Myrtle, a graduate of the Martinsburg High School with the Class of '93, and Arthur B., who was also graduated from that school in 1893, and at present with his parents. In May, 1863, Mr. Painter entered the service of his country, enlisting with the one hundred day men as a member of Company F, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry. He was captured July 3, 1863, at North Mountain, W. Va., and was paroled in Richmond, Va., on the 24th of September following, after having spent twenty days in Libby Prison. In return for the hardships endured he is rewarded with a small pension. His farm consists of one hundred and fifty-four acres. The commodious farm residence is surrounded by shade and ornamental trees, and near by flows a beautiful spring of water. In his political belief Mr. 430 - MEMORIAL RECORD. Painter is a stanch Republican, voting and using his influence for that party. He and his wife, together with most of their children, belong to the Baptist Church, and are earnest, consistent Christian people, highly respected in the community where they live. JONAH NICKOLS. There is much in the life of this old settler of Madison Township to awaken the interest of the biographical reader, for though he has seen the tide of fortune turn against him at times, he has also gained many signal victories in a hand to hand struggle with the world. Notwithstanding his advanced years he retains the possession of his mental and physical faculties, and his memory being unimpaired by the flight of years he is an interesting conversationalist upon the happenings of pioneer times. The old homestead where our subject was born is situated on Wheeling Creek, in Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio, and there his birth occurred November 25, 1811. His parents were John and Hannah (Osborn) Nickols, the former born in Loudoun County, Va., November 25, 1782, and the latter, a native of the same county, born June 10, 1784. The father served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812 and passed through Newark with his command while on his way to the Lewis Block House in northwestern Ohio. In the parental family there were five sons and five daughters, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. One sister died at the age of eighty-one, and another when in her seventy-ninth year. Only three are now living, namely: our subject, who was the third child and eldest son; Alfred, who lives near St. Mary's, in Mercer County, Ohio; and Daniel, the youngest member of the family circle and now a resident of Belmont County, Ohio. The entire life of our subject has been spent upon a farm, engaged in agricultural pursuits. For a time he resided in Belmont County, thence removed to Guernsey County and from there came to Licking County, where he has lived forty-three years on the same place. The first wife of our subject bore the maiden name of Nancy Hogue and was of Scotch descent. In the "Land of Thistles" the name was Hogg, but after coming to this country the family had it changed to the present version by legislative enactment. The Nickols family was also of Scotch origin and the name was formerly Nickoll. The genealogy of the family in America dates back to the year 1629, but it was not until 1807 that they were represented in Ohio, our subject's father coming to Belmont County in the fall of that year. The union of Jonah and Nancy Nickols resulted in the birth of eight sons and two daughters, of whom five are living. The wife and mother died October 3, 1856, and on the 19th of October, 1857, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Jerusha Frances, who was born in Hanover Township, Licking County, December 31, 1832. Her father came to Licking County in an early day from Loudoun County, Va., and her mother was a native of Pennsylvania. Of the children now living that were born of the two marriages of Mr. Nickols we note the following: Sarah Elizabeth, who resides in Missouri, is married and has seven children, also a number of grandchildren. The sketches of Albert and Volney appear separately herein. Mortimer, an agriculturist of Mercer County, Ohio, is married and has a family. Abner H. is a resident of Paulding County, Ohio. Thomas R. is married and resides in Mercer County, Ohio. Nancy, wife of William Bell, has one child and lives in Madison Township. Emily and George are unmarried and reside with their parents, for whom they tenderly care in their declining years. Samuel chose as his wife Miss Belle Jones and they are residents of Madison Township. Jesse married Hattie Swan, of Newark. Harriet is the wife of David Taylor, a carpenter living in Newark. The wonderful improvement in the agricultural and commercial importance of Licking County Mr. Nickols has witnessed, and has contributed materially to the development of Madison Town- MEMORIAL RECORD - 431 ship, where he has spent the last forty-three years. He has cleared three farms, one of which was located in Guernsey County and was his home for thirteen years. When he came here his present finely improved farm was covered with native forest trees, and much hard labor has been expended in subduing the primitive forests. He is hale and hearty, his mental faculties are clear and his memory remarkable. When occasion requires he may be seen at work upon his farm. First a Whig, Mr. Nickols became a Republican on the organization of that party, and has since stood by its colors and votes for its candidates, regardless of the nominees of the opposing party. He feels justly proud of the fact that he voted for the two General Harrisons for President. During war times he was firm in his advocacy of Abolition principles. He voted once for Giddings and also supported Henry Clay in his candidacy. On his mother's side he is related to the famous Republican statesman, the late James G. Blaine. He was at one time a member of the Know-Nothing society. He is a moral and law abiding citizen, and though he was never connected with any church organization, he believes in a Supreme Ruler of the universe. LUCIUS B. WING, whose name is indissolubly connected with the history of the Franklin Banking Company, of Newark, was born in Wilmington, Vt., November 15, 1822. He traces his ancestry to John Wing, of Sandwich, Mass., and the line of descent is published in a volume entitled "Historical and Genealogical Register, 1662 to 1881." His parents were Bani and Theresa (Flint) Wing, the former of whom enlisted in 1779, when a youth of seventeen years, as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, becoming a member of Captain Rice's Company, Colonel Chapin's Regiment. Subsequently he served in a regiment commanded by Colonel Weston and was engaged in the defense of the Hudson. River. With his company he was present at the execution of Major Andre, October 2, 1780. After the war he engaged in farming on the eastern slopes of the Green Mountains. Later he removed to Charlemont, Mass., where he died April 2, 1847. His wife survived him twenty-seven years. Longevity is one of the characteristics of the family. The subject of this sketch is the youngest of ten children, but was the only child, born of his father's second marriage. In youth he attended Williston Academy at East Hampton and afterward taught in the public. schools. From 1847 until 1853 he was clerk and manager of the steamboat "DeWitt Clinton" on Lake Erie, which also made special trips on other lakes. In December, 1853, he settled in Newark and here engaged as a dealer in live stock, which he marketed in Philadelphia and Baltimore. In that line he conducted an extensive business for many years. In 1860 the firm of Robbins, Wing & Warner was organized by Messrs. Willis Robbins, L. B. Wing and L. K. Warner, and in that way was founded the present institution known as the Franklin Bank Company. The first money Mr. Wing made in Newark was invested in Illinois property. About 1854 he entered land in Piatt County, that state, and also purchased other land, becoming the owner of one thousand acres in one body. This he improved by erecting good buildings, developing it into a finely cultivated farm, on which his son resided about twelve years. Bement, Ill., is situated on land formerly owned by him, and there he engaged in raising short-horn cattle. Recently he disposed of his farm land at a good price, thus realizing a handsome profit. In 1855 Mr. Wing married Miss Mary M., daughter of Capt. George Mayhew, of Charlemont, Mass., a lineal descendant in the eighth generation from Thomas Mayhew, the patentee and Governor of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. She was born March 25, 1834, and in early life was a pupil in Mr. Wing's school. They have had three children, one of whom died in infancy. Charles Mayhew, the only son, was .born August 27, 1838, and received his education in the Ohio State University. During the late war he served as Captain of Company G, Ohio National Guards. For some 432 - MEMORIAL RECORD time he resided in Illinois, superintending the property there, but at the present time he is a partner in the bank. At Columbus, Ohio, November 8, 1881, he married Alice M., daughter of Hon. Norton S. Townsend, and they have four children, Lucius Arthur, born August 28, 1882; Shirley Townsend, May 1, 1885; Mary Margaret, September 30, 1886; and Alice. The daughter, Mary La Salle, received an excellent education at a seminary on Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. June 17, 1885, she became the wife of Charles R. Shields, and they have four children, Elizabeth Duncan, Mayhew Wing, Mary and Helen. Politically, Mr. Wing is a Republican, and has served as a member of the City Council. He has also been a candidate for the Constitutional Convention, and as State Senator, running ahead of his ticket. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is a Knight Templar. He has been President of the Licking County Agricultural Society, also of the State Board of Agriculture. Identified with the Sons of the American Revolution, he is now Vice-President of the Ohio Division. For thirteen years he has been Trustee of the Ohio State University. Having traveled extensively throughout the United States, he has gained broad information concerning our country, its needs and possibilities, and has also formed a wide acquaintance. For thirty-five years his home has been at No. 103 East Main Street. HENRY B. RUSLER, manufacturer of spray pumps at Johnstown and one of the leading business men of the place, was born in Liberty Township, Licking County, August 11, 1847, being the son of John and Elizabeth (Barrack) Rusler, who settled in this county in 1843. His father, who was born in Mifflin County, Pa., in November, 1816, was but a small boy when his father died. After his marriage in the Keystone State he came to Ohio, making the trip in wagons and stopping one winter with relatives. In the spring he settled in Liberty Township, where he purchased one hundred and twenty-five acres of land. The property was almost in its primeval condition, entirely destitute of improvements. For some time his home was a log cabin, but in 1847 he built a frame house, thus contributing to the comfort of the family. From time to time he added to his possessions until he became the owner of more than three hundred acres, and this lie tilled until his retirement from farm work in April, 1892. In addition to the raising of cereals John Rusler was for many years an extensive sheep breeder and wool grower, having one of the finest flocks in central Ohio. He was generous with his children, whom he gave money or its equivalent in land on starting out in life. In 1892 he retired from the farm and removed to Johnstown, the immediate cause of his removal being the death of his wife, which occurred on the 4th of July, 1891. He passed from earth August 9, 1893. For some time he was a supporter of the Republican principles, but during the latter part of his life he voted and worked with the Prohibition party. In religion he was leader in the Methodist Episcopal work, a liberal supporter of its enterprises and active in its affairs. The family of John Rusher consisted of eight children, as follows: Mary, who married Wesley Marshall, of Liberty Township; Margaret, wife of William Wright, of Monroe Township; Sarah, Mrs. Marion Miller, who died at Hartford, in September, 1890; Henry B.; Augusta E., who is married and resides in Granville; John D., of Johnstown; Adda F., also a resident of Johnstown; and William, whose home is in Liberty Township. Our subject attended the schools at Johnstown and Delaware, Ohio, as well as the Commercial College at Pittsburg, and taught four terms of school. Entering the business world, he engaged in the general mercantile line at Johnstown for four years, after which he embarked in the pump business. He was agent for the rubber bucket pump and also dealt in other pumps until 1880, when he patented the Rusler expansion bucket and this he MEMORIAL RECORD - 433 has since manufactured. He has also purchased the patent of the comet spray pump, in the manufacture of which he engages, having established a national trade. January 25, 1870, Mr. Rusler married Sarah daughter of John O. Jones and a native of McKean Township. The only child born of this union, Ernest D., a bright and promising boy, died December 12, 1878, aged seven years. Politically Mr. Rusler always advocates Democratic doctrines. He is the present Mayor of Johnstown and has served for seven years as Clerk, also for some time as Justice of the Peace. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially he is connected with the Masonic fraternity, being Past Master of Center Lodge No. 326, also Past Chancellor of White Cross Lodge, K. P. CHARLES STOOLFIRE, an agriculturist of Union Township, was born in Washington County, Pa., November 14, 1834, and is the son of Jacob and Isabel (Rodgers) Stoolfire, both natives of the same county as that in which his birth occurred. The father was born August 4, 1805, and died July 25, 1890; the mother, whose natal day was April 16, 1815, passed from earth December 14, 1888. They were married in Washington County, and thence in 1836 came to Licking County. The father bringing with him $3,000, purchased large tracts of land, becoming the owner of one thousand acres. While he devoted some attention to general farming, it was as a wool grower that lie was especially known. Of this specialty lie made a great success. His herd was widely known as "black top"- sheep, and were commonly said to be "honest" sheep; that is, there was no oiling of the wool nor any special preparation of fleeces. He also raised cattle and hogs, and from his various enterprises gained large and valuable possessions. Of the children of Jacob and Isabel Stoolfire we note the following: Elizabeth is the wife of Israel Rees; Mary Catherine married Benjamin Jones and resides on one of her father's farms in Kirkersville; Clarinda married and died leaving one child, B. R. Jones, who now lives on the old Stoolfire homestead; Francis Marion owns a farm in Union Township, and is engaged in business at Columbus; Lorena, who is unmarried, resides with her sister, Mrs. Rees. The Stoolfire family originated in Germany, whence our subject's great-grandfather emigrated to America. On his mother's side our subject is of German and Irish ancestry. After completing the studies of the common schools, our subject entered Bethany College, in West Virginia, and there remained one year, being under the tutorship of Alexander Campbell, whose name is inseparably connected with the early history of the Disciples' Church. He was given excellent educational advantages, as indeed were all the children. His sister, Elizabeth, was graduated from Pleasant Hill Female Seminary in Pennsylvania, and the other sisters also attended that institution. Francis Marion was a student in an academy at Pleasantville, Ohio. The life occupation of Mr. Stoolfire has been that of an agriculturist, and he has always made his home upon his present farm. He is the owner of three farms, aggregating about six hundred acres. His home farm comprises two hundred and twenty-two acres of as fine land as the fertile valley of the Licking affords. Upon this there is a commodious brick residence built after a modern style of architecture. There are also substantial barns and other necessary conveniences. March 31, 1859, Mr. Stoolfire was united in marriage with Miss Emily E. Sprague, a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, her parents having come hither from New York. Four daughters bless this union, Lillian Rosalie, Lucy, Florence and Helen Victoria. The three eldest were educated at Ada, Ohio, and the youngest is now a student in Hiram College. Lucy married George T. Cully, a son of William J. Cully, of this township, he being a railroad contractor with headquarters at Muncie, Ind. Florence is the wife of Cary Swisher, son of John Swisher, an extensive dairyman of Union Township. For many years a stanch Republican, Mr. Stool-fire voted for every Republican Presidential can- 434 - MEMORIAL RECORD didate from J. C. Fremont to Benjamin Harrison. Recently, however, he has transferred his allegiance to the new populistic movement, which he believes will subserve the interests of the Government better than the old party has done. It is a fact worthy of note, that no member of the Stoolfire family has ever been identified with a secret society. They are without exception people of upright, honorable lives, energetic dispositions, and enjoy the confidence of the people of the county. EUGENE S. BEECHER. Upon the, old homestead where he was born Mr. Beecher is actively engaged in farming enterprises, and being an intelligent and capable agriculturist he has met with more than usual success in his calling. His farm consists of one hundred and twenty acres, devoted to the raising of grain and pasturage. of stock. The buildings are neat and substantial, the soil fertile and the land well improved, the place being numbered among the valuable farms of Union Township, In noting the history of the Beecher family, we find that Beri, father of our subject, was born in York State March 19, 1812. About 1836, accompanied by his family, he came to Licking County and settled upon a farm in Union Township, where for many years he engaged in the tilling of the soil. In 1880 he removed to Granville, and for a time lived in that village, retired. At the present time (1894) he makes his home in Harrison Township, and is quite active for one of his, advanced years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Lucy Gray, was born in York State, and died in Union Township in 1859. The family of Beni Beecher consisted of five children, as follows: Edwin, deceased; Helen, who is the wife of Henry Palmerton; Grace, who married Edwin Featherstone; Eugene, of this sketch, and Justus, deceased. The only surviving son, our subject, was born in Union Township January 18, 1846, and here lie has always resided. His advantages in youth were somewhat limited, but being a man of acute perception and sound common sense he has been able to overcome the lack of early advantages, and is now well informed. In Union Township, on the 21st of October, 1869, occurred the marriage of Eugene S. Beecher and Miss Elizabeth Cain. This highly esteemed lady was born in Union Township, of which her father, the late John Cain, was for many years a resident, his death occurring here. One son has blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Beecher, George S., a well educated and capable young man. Progressive, public spirited and energetic, Mr. Beecher gives due attention to every project calculated to promote the welfare of the people,. develop the vast resources of the county. Educational, philanthropic and commercial projects are sure to enlist his hearty support, and he favors everything that will aid in the development of the county. In religious affiliations' Mr. Beecher is a Presbyterian, having been a consistent member of that denomination since the age of about eleven years. For several years he has officiated as an Elder in the church, of which his wife is also an active member. THOMAS. M. NORRIS, JR., whose valuable property is situated in Fallsbury Township, was born January 30, 1852, and is a son of Thomas M. and Maria (Phillips) Norris, natives of Pennsylvania. The family of which he is a member consisted of twelve children, five of whom are now living, the others besides our subject being, Levi, whose home is in Coshocton County; Sarah, also a resident of Coshocton County; Mary,. the widow of John Graham, and Isaac; the two latter also residing in Coshocton County. The early boyhood years of our subject were spent upon his father's farm. He attended the common schools until he was nineteen, after which he took a two .years' course at West Bedford, Ohio. MEMORIAL RECORD - 435 December 28, 1871, he married Elizabeth A., daughter of Daniel and Jane (Fowall) McKee. She was one of seven children born to her parents, one of whom died in childhood. The others are, John W., a resident of Hardin County; William, living in Coshocton County; Thomas, also a resident of Coshocton County; Daniel, of Licking County; Ella, now the wife of Adolphus Chaney, of Muskingum County. Mr. and Mrs. Norris have had eight children, one of whom died in infancy. Ora J., Floyd, Stella, Flora E., Grace M., Graver R. and Nina F. are at home with their parents. The farm occupied and owned by Mr. Norris consists of one hundred acres with all modern improvements. He has always been a Democrat in political opinions and uses his influence for that party. With his wife he holds membership in the Methodist Church. JOHN D. MOREHEAD, the owner of a small but well improved farm, and one of the representative agriculturists of the county, was born May 20,1855. He is the son of Charles W. and Mahala (McMullen) Morehead, the father a native of Virginia and the mother born in Ohio. There are but two children in the family: John D. and George G., the latter being a resident of Hopewell Township. The boyhood years of our subject were passed in the immediate locality of his birth in Perry County, Ohio, and he was the recipient of excellent educational advantages, spending the winter months at his studies, while the summers were devoted to the tilling of the soil. At the age of nineteen Mr. Morehead left the parental roof and began life's struggles for himself. For two years he was in the employ of a Mr. Franks and being of an economical, ambitious nature he saved his earnings and at the age of twenty-one established domestic ties. September 3, 1876, he married Rebecca, daughter of Elwood and Keziah (Shaw) Clemmings, of Muskingum County, Ohio. Having saved more than $300 he rented a sixty acre tract of farm land, which he stocked and furnished with the necessary improvements. This property was situated in Bowling Green Township. From that beginning he has steadily with great persistence and energy, worked his way upward to a prominent rank among the farmers of the county. Having received some money from his father's estate in 1882, he purchased fifty acres comprising his present homestead. Here he is prospering in a most satisfactory manner. Five children were. born to Mr. and Mrs. Morehead, all of whom are under the parental roof, as follows: Luella, George Frederic, Charles R., William Edgar and Mary Ida. In the leading issues of the day our subject takes an active interest. In local affairs he votes for the man rather than the party. He is at present serving his second term as Township Trustee has also occupied other minor offices. Identified with the Baptist Church, he and his wife are earnest and consistent Christians, and are sincere in the discharge of their religious obligations. The family is highly respected wherever known, and is one of influence in social circles. HIRAM B. HUGHES. Among those who have been active in developing the agricultural resources of the county, and who have materially promoted its rise and progress, may be mentioned the name of Mr. Hughes, of Eden Township. While his farm is not one of the largest in this locality, it is as well improved as the majority, and its two hundred and fifty acres are under a high state of cultivation. By years of application to his occupation and by much arduous labor, he has gained a solid financial footing, and his landed possessions will doubtless be increased as time goes by. The subject of this notice is the eldest of the four children comprising the family of George and 436 - MEMORIAL RECORD Amanda (Bell) Hughes, and was born on the home farm in Eden Township, February 20, 1852. He was reared to man's estate in Eden Township, where his entire life has been passed, with the exception of five years spent in Knox County. Upon selecting a vocation he chose that of agriculture, with which he was most familiar, and to this he has devoted his exclusive attention. His mother died in Eden Township about 1865, after having borne her husband four children, Hiram B., Hugh, Ida and John D., deceased. In Washington Township, on the 23d of February, 1871, was solemnized the marriage of Hiram B. Hughes and Miss Mary Stone, a native of that township, and the daughter of the late Jacob and Johanna Stone. They have established a pleasant home on their farm and are highly regarded by their neighbors and friends. Mr. Hughes is wide-awake in regard to the political movements of the day, and earnestly espouses the doctrines and policy of the Republican party, taking an active part in local affairs and supporting the candidates of that political organization. In religious belief he is connected with the Disciples' Church. MEMORIAL RECORD - 439 CHARLES H. STIMSON, M. D. No member of the medical profession of Licking County has gained greater distinction in other portions of the state and nation than has Dr. Stim son, of Newark. He is now in the prime of life, and it may safely be predicted that future years will add to the honors the past has brought him. A resident of Newark since. October, 1875, in the years that have since come and gone he has by his unaided efforts won his way- to fortune and success. His honorable career is well worthy of emulation by the youth of to-day who are starting out in the world with no capital, as all that he has and all that he is lie owes to his own indomitable energy and devotion to his profession. Referring to the ancestry of our subject, we find that his grandfather, Dr. Stimson, was one of the first physicians of Ohio, and practiced his profession at Marietta, Granville and Worthington. He advocated and followed the botanic school of medicine and gave his undivided attention to professional duties, having patients in every direction, covering a radius of nearly one hundred miles. His family consisted of six daughters and seven sons. Without exception his sons all became physicians and all continued in the practice of this profession except one, who engaged in the merchant-tailoring business at Columbus. They were all graduates of - 19 - the Cincinnati Medical Institute and were successful practitioners. The father of our subject, Charles H. Stimson, M. D., read medicine under his father's preceptorship, and later was graduated from the medical college at Cincinnati. For thirty-five years he engaged in practice at Athens, Worthington, Alexandria and Newark, Ohio, dying in the latter city in 1885, aged fifty-four years. He and his first wife, whose maiden name was Melissa Dean, had one child, our subject. The wife and mother died in 1859, and subsequently the father married Miss Bettie Sherman, of Granville, the daughter of William Sherman, one of the.pioneers of Licking .County. One daughter blessed this union, Emma, the wife of Edson B. Dennis, of Newark. Our subject's father was for a time associated with Professor Rarey, a noted horseman, who imported and trained blooded animals. In polities he was a Republican, and in his social connections was identified with the Royal Arch Masons. Born at Albany, N. Y., February 14, 1857, the subject of this notice was reared in Ohio, and for some time was a student in the Ohio University at Athens, graduating in the Class of 1872. Afterward he read medicine with his father and for one year attended lectures in the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati. Later he spent his years at 440 - MEMORIAL RECORD. Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, graduating from that institution. The ensuing two years were spent at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, of New York City, and after his graduation therefrom he was for eighteen months a physician in the Charity Hospital on Blackwell's Island. At once after leaving the hospital, Dr. Stimson settled, in Newark, where he has since conducted an extensive practice. He is the present surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and affiliates with the National Association of Railway Surgeons, as well as the Ohio State Medical Society. Not long since he was appointed lecturer on Dermatology in the Chicago Medical College. His office is commodious and well appointed, and such are the demands of his profession that, to facilitate the work and afford every accommodation to patients and friends, he employs eight young ladies, including a bookkeeper, assistant bookkeeper, stenographer and typewriter. In addition to his residence property in Newark, he owns some valuable real estate in Columbus and Indianapolis. November 7, 1889, the Doctor married Miss Etta, the adopted daughter of J. V. Burner, of this city. Mrs. Stimson was born in Newark and was a mere child when her parents died, after which she was adopted into the family of Mr. Burner. In politics the Doctor is a Republican and socially is a thirty-second degree Mason. While liberal in his religious views, he frequently attends the Second Presbyterian Church, with which his wife is identified, and is liberal in his contributions to religious and benevolent enterprises. MUNSON MONROE, a member of a family that has given the United States a President as well as many honorable private citizens and eminent statesmen, was born in Bloomfield, N. J., November 7, 1836. He is the son of Silas and Eliza (Vreeland) Monroe, the former a native of Connecticut and the lattre born in New Jersey. In the family there were eleven children, nine sons and two daughters, of whom five are living at the present time:- Charles, Silas, Theodore, Horace and Munson. In early life the father of our subject was a shoemaker by occupation,. but after coming to Licking County in 1837, he settled in Jersey Township and purchased fifty acres, to the cultivation which he gave his attention. He added to the original purchase as opportunity was afforded him, until the time of his demise he was the owner of three hundred acres bearing all the modern improvements and a number of substantial farm buildings. He died in Jersey Township in 1857, at the age of sixty-five years. In religious belief he was a member of the Presbyterian Church. His wife survived. him until 1880, when she died at the age of eighty-four years lacking fourteen days. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Benjamin Monroe, was born in Connecticut and there his death occurred at the age of about seventy years. He was in the Revolutionary War and -a cooper by trade. He .was the second cousin of President Monroe. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Peter Vreeland, was born in New Jersey and was a hero of the Revolution, in which he served for five years. He followed the trade of a carpenter until his death, which occurred in New Jersey. The subject of this sketch has been a resident of Jersey. Township fifty-seven years: He remained with his parents until they died, and began for himself by buying a, hog and speculating. When a youth 01 eighteen he bought fifty acres, for which he had completed the payment by the time he attained his majority. On the 18th of of October, 1872, he married Miss Annie Amanda, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth McOwen. Three children were born to them: Jennie, Bessie and Bertha, and the wife and mother died in January, 1879. October 18, 1884, occurred the marriage of Mr. Monroe to Miss Jennie, daughter of Jacob and Rebecca Sell. The political questions of the age receive due consideration from Mr. Monroe, who, while not active as a partisan, is always devoted to the principles of the Republican party. At present he is MEMORIAL RECORD - 441 engaged in the cultivation of one thousand acres, all of which, under his capable supervision, is productive and remunerative. He is one of the citizens who have contributed to the progress of Jersey Township along the line of agricultural development, and his labors have resulted in the advancement of the community. ALLEN SWISHER, who follows the occupation of an agriculturist, was born in Franklin Township upon the farm where he now lives, the date of his birth being May 7, 1850., His parents, Alvey and Sarah (Franks) Swisher, were natives of Ohio, the former born in Licking County in 1826, and the latter in Perry County in 1820. Farming has been the life work of the father, and both he and his wife are living on the farm where their married years have been busily and happily spent. In the parental family there were eight children, of whom Allen was the third in order of birth. Five children are now living and of these he is the eldest. Lucina, who is unmarried, resides with her parents; Naomi, wife of H. Elmer Dusthimer, resides near Linnville, Licking County; Ella is the wife of A. G. Patterson, of Newark; Vara is at home. The parents are of German ancestry, but both families have been represented in America for several generations. Attaining a good knowledge of the common branches in the public schools, our subject has supplemented the information there obtained by careful reading and observation, and he is today a man well informed on the current topics of importance. On attaining his majority he began the life of an agriculturist, in which he has since engaged. June 12, 1873, he was united in marriage with Miss Harriett E., daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Frederick) Bline, natives of Virginia, who removed to Licking County soon alter their marriage. Her grandparents on both sides were natives of Germany. Mrs. Swisher is one of eleven children, of whom nine are now living. Mary, the widow of Salma Abbott, resides in Crawford County, John W. also makes his home in Crawford County; Sophia is married and lives in Alexandria, Ohio; David B.. resides at Vanatta, this state; Andrew. J. makes his home in Chatham; and Thomas J. lives in Vanatta, this county; Rebecca, now Mrs. Hankinson, also resides in Vanatta; and Jacob lives in Chatham. The brothers are farmers, which was the life occupation of their father. Mrs. Swisher was the youngest member of the family circle and received excellent educational advantages. She is the mother of one child, Myrtha A., who was born November 3,1875, received a good education in the public schools and developed considerable ability as a musician and artist. September 4, 1893, she became the wife of Benton Hurst, and they live on a farm adjoining that of her parents. In public affairs Mr. Swisher is active and influential. and a Democrat in opinion gives his sup-. port to the principles of that party. He has filled various official positions and is now serving his eleventh year as Trustee of his township. He owns a farm of two hundred and twenty-four acres of we improved laird, and also has a small tract of land apart from the farm. By careful rotation of crops and proper fertilization of the soil he has been enabled to secure the best possible results from every acre of ground. ALONZO M. ILES, who conducts general agricultural pursuits in Bennington Township, is a representative of the first white family that settled in this locality. His great-grandfather, Henry Iles, who was born in England in 1749, was the first to establish the family name in Licking County. During the Revolutionary 442 - MEMORIAL RECORD. War he emigrated to America and afterward married Miss Mary M. Stine, who was born near Reading, Pa., in 1764. He died in Licking County in 1814, and his wife passed away in 1832. They were the parents of several children, but only two, George and Frederick, made a home in this county. George, who was born in 1803, was united in marriage in 1826 with Miss Elizabeth Wiant, who was born in Orange County, N. Y., in 1809 and died in 1866. He passed away in 1871. They had no children, and at his death, among other munificent bequests, he donated a fund of $1,500 to the Bennington Methodist Episcopal Chapel of Bennington Township, to be administered by three trustees who were to serve for life—the fund to be perpetuated. Frederick, brother of George, married Miss Hannah Conard, of Licking County, and their only child, Alex, was born here in 1818. In 1844 he married Miss Martha Milligan, of Monroe Township, and their union resulted in the birth of four children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the eldest. Alonzo M. Iles was born in Bennington Township, February 13, 1846, and married Miss Esther, daughter of E. G. Rice, of Licking County. The other members of the family are: Delano, who married Miss Sarah, daughter of Jesse Harris, of Licking County; Emma, Mrs. Noah Dumbauld, also of this county; and Alice B., the wife of William Moore. The entire life of our subject has been spent in the immediate locality of his 'birth and he is one of the progressive agriculturists of the township, owning a farm of one hundred and seventy acres, a portion of which was in-- herited. He has a beautiful home, where abound comfort and luxury. Socially he is an intelligent and companionable gentleman. He is also industrious, and though he does not ask a hired man to do more work in a day than he, yet his active labors are more from force of habit than necessity. To Mr. and Mrs. Iles one son was born, now a young man twenty-one years of age. He was educated primarily in the public schools of the district, and afterward at Ada (Ohio) Normal Academy. A bright, intelligent young man, he is a school teacher by occupation and is entering the arena of active life with fair prospects for the future. July 1, 1890, the wife and mother passed away. She was. a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her memory is cherished as an exemplary wife and mother.. The present wife of our subject was Mrs. Mary E. (Miller) Harris, of Knox County, Ohio, whose former husband, Rev. Jackson Harris, was a prominent minister in the Christian Church. Socially Mr. Iles belongs to Center Lodge No. 326, A. F. & A. M., at Johnstown, and politically he advocates Republican principles. He holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, while his wife is identified with the Christian Church, which she joined prior to her first marriage. GEORGE BOMGARDNER, County Commissioner and a representative farmer of Union Township, was born in Lancaster County, Pa., September 20, 1826. His parents were of German ancestry and bore the names of Matthias and Mary (Brogley) Bomgardner. They emigrated from Switzerland to America, and for a time sojourned in Lancaster County, Pa., but from there removed to Fairfield County, Ohio, in 1833, later settling in Allen County, this state, where they died. There were eight children in the parental family, of whom, George was next to the youngest. Only four are now living. In the common schools of Fairfield and Allen Counties our subject gained a practical education that fitted him for the successful management of business affairs. Establishing domestic ties in 1848, he married Miss Jemima Puffer, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio. Eight children were born of this union, of whom the eldest, Annie J., died in infancy. The others are as follows: Annie, who married James Dodson and resides in Licking County; Mary, wife of James Holler, of this county; John, unmarried and now in Arkansas; Henry and Amanda, who died in childhood; Eliza J., who became the wife of Jo- MEMORIAL RECORD - 443 seph Oldecker, of Hebron; and Lemuel, who married Miss Mary Kelsey and resides in Hebron. Though active in politics, Mr. Bomgardner is not of the radical type, and concedes to others the freedom of opinion and action which lie claims in the exercise of his own elective franchise. He is now serving his second term as Commissioner of Licking County, to which office he was elected by the Democrats, though his supporters were not limited to the members of that party. For six years he has held the position of Assessor of Union Township, and also served for seven years in the capacity of Township Trustee. His abilities eminently- qualify him for the successful and efficient discharge of public duties, and in the various local offices held by him he has displayed sound judgment and tact. In his social connections Mr. Bomgardner has been identified with Hebron Lodge No. 116, A. F. & A. M., for about twenty-one years, and during fifteen years of this time he has held the position of Treasurer of his lodge. His wife is a member of the Disciples' Church, to which lie contributes, and which he attends, though not a member. As a citizen lie has proved worthy of the confidence reposed in him, and as an official he is popular and efficient. JOHN WILLIAM SHAW, a farmer, stock-raiser and dairyman of Madison Township, was born here on the 9th of September, 1855, being the youngest son of William and Mary A. (Stump) Shaw; both of whom are natives of Ohio. The family was identified with the history of Pennsylvania prior to coming to the Buckeye State. John William is one of a family of two sons and three daughters, concerning whom the following is noted: Daniel, the eldest son, Married Angie Wiley and resides on an adjoining farm; Catherine is the wife of Herbert Atherton, Commissioner of Licking County and a resident of Newark; Matilda first married Elisha W. Gut-ridge, by whom she had two children, and after his death she became the wife of William Moss-man, this union resulting in the birth of three children; and Ettie is the wife of Robert Wraman and lives in Madison Township. After completing the studies of the home school, the subject of this sketch entered the Utica Normal School, where he fitted himself for the profession of a teacher. Later he spent one year in Lebanon University. Entering upon his chosen work of a teacher, he was thus engaged for ten years, meeting with good success as an instructor. However, failing health necessitated a change of occupation, and accordingly he exchanged the quiet indoor life of a teacher for the active, health-giving occupation of an agriculturist. Having inherited a fine farm, he was able to conduct his work successfully from the start. The lady who in 1884 became the wife of John William Shaw was Miss Lizzie Macklin, of Henry County, Ohio. She was born in Lancaster, this state, received an excellent education in Henry County, and engaged in teaching for a number of years prior to her marriage. She is the daughter of George W. and Sarah (Shannon) Macklin, the former of whom was for many years an agriculturist, and is now in the dairy business in Madison Township. Mrs. Shaw is one of a family that consisted of three daughters and one son. By her union she has had three children: Harry, Eva and Homer C. Mr. Shaw has led a busy and useful life. He is the owner of one hundred and forty acres, the greater portion of which is devoted to pasturage and the dairying interest. He breeds thoroughbred Jerseys for sale and use in the dairy business, the original stock having come from the Shelburne farms at Shelburne, Vt. At present he has on the place about twenty-five head of cattle, and from the sale of butter and milk realizes a handsome profit. The Eureka Dairy Farm, as the place is called, is well adapted to the business, as excellent springs of water are conveniently distributed and every improvement has been introduced that will add to the comfort of the family. While voting the Democratic ticket, Mr. Shaw has never been active in matters of political import, but has preferred to devote his attention ex- MEMORIAL RECORD - 444 elusively to his private interests. In religious connections he and his wife are members of the Christian Union Church. An intelligent and energetic gentleman, he possesses the confidence of the people and merits the prosperity that has attended his business enterprises. GEORGE W. ELLIS. The honest and industrious class of agriculturists form the bone and sinew from which the body politic is made. This is the element upon which we must depend not only for a healthful growth in country communities, but also for the best material of which our great financiers are to be made. A city which depends upon a prosperous and intelligent farming community has before it years of prosperity, which it would sink into hopeless disaster without that source from which to draw. We therefore take great pleasure in describing the homes and lives of the sturdy agriculturists who make up the bulk of the community throughout the broad country. One of this class is George W. Ellis, of McKean Township. He is a son of James B. Ellis, a native of Bath, Steuben County, N. Y., born May 20,1822, and a member of a long established New England family. At the age of thirteen years he came to Ohio and settled in Seneca County, where he was reared to the life of a farmer. Though with few advantages, he was well informed and enjoyed a wide reputation as a public speaker. In early life a Whig, upon the disintegration of that party he united with the newly organized Republican party, with which he was identified until his death. He was a man who advocated temperance both by precept and example. In religious belief he was Congregationalist. On the 5th of April, 1849, James B. Ellis was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth A. P. Ingraham, who was born near Union Station, in Union Township, Licking County, March 24,1826. She was a daughter of Allen H. and Mary (Horn) Ingraham, both Virginians and early settlers of Union Township, having come hither about 1807. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis became the parents of three children, of whom the subject of this notice, is the only survivor, the other two dying in childhood. The father died at his home one mile west of Fredonia, March 28, 1857. In December, 1860, his widow was united with Jacob Anderson, a native of Maryland, who died February 20, 1879. The birth of our subject occurred January 9, 1850. His education was gained in the common schools, and he has always followed agricultural pursuits. At the age of eighteen, he began the independent career of a farmer upon the place where he now lives. December 21, 1871, he married Miss Allie S., daughter of F. O. and Emily A. Chrysler, and a native of McKean Township. They have three children, all of whom are at home, Hora. F., James. F. and Wilfred B. Mr. Ellis is interested in all that concerns the welfare of his community and is a decided Democrat in his political views. He takes a lively interest in the public schools and has served as Director of Schools for a period of nine years. He has also officiated as Trustee of the township. His farm, which is in a desirable locality, is well managed, and is devoted to the raising of cereals and stock, in the latter department a specialty being made of Jersey cattle. JOHN W. GARDNER. A gallant soldier in the Civil War, in which lie won a military record justly merited by his valor, Mr. Gardner has since turned his attention to agriculture, and has made a success of the vocation which Horace Greeley aptly styled the "noblest of professsions." In Fallsbury Township he owns and super- MEMORIAL RECORD - 445 intends the cultivation of a farm of two hundred and forty acres. Since it came into his possession he has greatly increased its value by the many excellent improvements he has made, including the substantial set of farm buildings. The parents of our subject, George and Sarah (Hoover) Gardner, were natives of Ohio, and reared a family of seven children, all of whom are now living, the others besides our subject being as follows: Melissa, wife of James R. Reed and a resident of Fallsbury Township; Mary, Mrs. Jabez Stoggers, living in Perry Township; George W., for some time a resident of Coshocton County, but now living in Licking County; Rachel, who is her father's housekeeper at the parental home in Fallsbury Township; Sarah, who married Wesley Freese, of Perry Township, and Joseph T., who lives in Fallsbury Township. Born April 5,1843, our subject was reared upon the home farm and was early inured to hard labor. The lessons of industry and self-reliance that he learned in youth have remained with him throughout the succeeding years, and have proved important factors in his success. His educational advantages were limited to such information as was offered in the district schools. At the age of nineteen he entered the service of his country, enlisting in Company A, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, and serving for a period of four years. Among the engagements in which he participated were those at Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Memphis, Vicksburg, Raleigh, N. C., Columbia, S. C., and the four days' battle at Atlanta. Three times he was wounded, and as a partial compensation for injuries received the Government has granted him a pension of $8 per month. The lady who on the first day of the year 1869 became the wife of Mr. Gardner was known in her maidenhood as Lenora Denman. Seven children have blessed their union, all of whom still survive. Frederick, the eldest, is a resident of Licking County; Carrie, who married Samuel Wince, lives in Perry Township; Edward is married and lives in Fallsbury Township; Minnie, Bertha, Alva and Roy reside beneath the parental roof. Mrs. Gardner is a daughter of the late P. R. Denman and a member of one of the oldest and best families of Licking County. Mr. Gardner has taken an active interest in political affairs, and uses his influence in behalf of the Republican party. In his social connections he is a member of Evans Post No. 668, at Perryton, Licking County. While he is not identified with any denomination, his life has been that of a scrupulously honest, moral and upright man. REV. JOHN CALVIN BOYD. A list of those who have labored unweariedly and with cheerful self-sacrifice for the promotion of the spiritual welfare of the people of Licking County would necessarily include the name of Rev. Mr. Boyd, who held the pastorate of the Covenanter Church at Utica from 1850 until 1884. He was a man of recognized ability, a devoted and close student of the Scriptures, and one who furnished by his noble life an excellent illustration of the precepts he instilled in the hearts of his congregations. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, our subject was the son of Robert Boyd, a native of the North. of Ireland, who emigrating to the United States at the age of nineteen, soon afterward engaged in teaching in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. He and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Mc-Masters, and who was born in the North of Ireland, settled in Steubenville, Ohio, and there our subject was reared, gaining the rudiments of his education under the tutelage of his father. After teaching school for a time, he attended college at Oxford, and later studied theology in the Reformed Presbyterian Seminary at Cincinnati. When that institution was removed to Pittsburg, Pa., he went to that city and completed the course of study there. After having been licensed to preach, Rev. Mr. Boyd engaged in missionary work in Ohio, Indi- 446 - MEMORIAL RECORD ana, Michigan and . Illinois, traveling annually about three thousand miles. Upon retiring from that work he settled in Crawford County, and at the. same time he had charge of the church in Utica. Jo 1856 he settled in this city and devoted his entire attention to church work. He was a very strict adherent to the creed of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, and was held in- high esteem by its synod. He was married in 1850, and his union resulted in the birth of one (laughter. His 'death, June 3, 1886, was deeply mourned, not alone by relatives and the congregation to which he had so long ministered, but also by all the citizens of Utica, irrespective of religious beliefs. WASHINGTON J. HENDERSON. The success which has attended the efforts of this gentleman during the twenty-two years covering the period of his residence in Newark is such as to prove conclusively the possession of excellent business qualifications on his part. Becoming a resident of Newark in 1872, he entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company and for a time worked on repairs. He was lumber agent for the road and later had charge of car repairing. Upon embarking, in business for himself, he opened a plumbing and steam fitting establishment, in which for some time he was associated with his son, William A., who is a practical mechanic. In 1891 he became sole proprietor of the business, which he now conducts in addition to the manufacture of awnings and tents. Washington J., the son of Charles and Jane (Moffatt) Henderson, was born near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, January 10, 1842. His father. was born in the North of Ireland of Scotch-Irish descent about 1808. When sixteen years old he left his native land, accompanied by his sister, and came to the United States. They never afterward heard from their relatives on the Emerald Isle. The sister married Charles Stewart and settled in Bremen, Ohio. In 1811 Charles Henderson came to Ohio and settled in Muskingum County. After coming to this country., and before locating in Ohio, he married in Pennsylvania. a Miss Doniker, who died in Muskingum County, after having had nine children. Of this family only two attained mature years: Mary, the deceased wife of Stephen Carns, and John, a retired farmer residing near Zanesville; and now (1894) eighty-three years old. The second marriage of Charles Henderson united him with Jane Moffatt, who was born in Pennsylvania, but at the time of her marriage lived in Muskingum County, Ohio. Nine children were born to this union, of whom seven attained years of maturity. Matilda married William Huffman, of Zanesville; Rebecca, deceased, was the wife of Robert Stuart; Sarah, who married Andrew Maloney, died in Muskingum County; Agnes became the wife of Frech Shamblin and resides in Muskingum County; Thompson is car inspector for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; Cynthia, who became the wife of Rev. A. H. Amrine, of Bridgeport, Ohio, is deceased. The father was a farmer by occupation and became the owner of a valuable farm upon which his life was ended at the age of eighty-six. The next to the youngest child of the father's second marriage is the subject of this notice, who resided on the home farm until nineteen, meantime attending the common schools. Upon leaving the farm he served as the employe of the United States Government for twenty-two months, working as a carpenter. For eighteen years he was in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail. road Company, commencing as a carpenter. While filling the position of car inspector he went daily to Junction City for two years, his purpose being to inspect cars received from the Ohio Central Railroad for the Baltimore & Ohio. The first marriage of Mr. Henderson united him. with Sarah 'E., daughter of William Winn, of Muskingum County. At her death she left six children, viz.: Eury E., the wife of John Freeman and a resident of Newark; William A., a plumber; Leafy, wife of Harry Fordyce, of Newark; Bertha, Walter and Edna. The present wife of Mr. Hen- MEMORIAL RECORD - 447 derson bore the maiden name of Clara A. Abmyer and was a daughter of Isaac Abmyer, of Summerfield, Ohio, where she was born. One child has blessed this union, a daughter, Ruth. Politically Mr. Henderson is a Democrat, and at the age of twenty-one he was elected Township Clerk, in which capacity he served for two terms. Later he filled the position of Justice of the Peace for one term. Twice he was elected a member of the Board of Education of Newark, of which he has been both clerk and president. At the age of twenty-one he was made a Mason and is now Past Master of Newark Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M., Past High Priest of Warren Chapter No. 6, R. A. M., and is a Knight Templar. He also affiliates with Golden Rule Lodge No. 100, A. O. U. W. His residence is a commodious and well appointed structure at No. 425 East Main street. DENISON UNIVERSITY. Intimately associated with the progress of Ohio, with the development of its material resources, has been the attention devoted to the cultivation of the intellect and the development of the powers of the mind. Among the institutions of learning that have contributed to the mental progress of the people few are more widely known throughout the state than the Denison University of Granville. This is one of the olders educational institutions of the state, having been founded in 1831. The movement resulting in the establishment of the University originated in the minds of a few prominent Baptists, who succeeded in interesting the Ohio Baptist Educational Society in the project. A farm of two hundred acres on the Columbus road, a mile and a-half west of Granville was offered as the site for the institution, and the offer being accepted, buildings were soon afterward erected, and in October, 1831, Rev. John Pratt, of South Reading, Mass., was invited to become Prin cipal of the school. He accepted the invitation and opened the school on the 13th of December following. The large building upon the farm was enlarged and remodeled, and when just completed was destroyed by fire, in May, 1832. A new structure was erected on the site of the old one, at a cost of $5,000, and in this the school was opened December 17, 1832. During the first quarter thirty-seven students were in attendance, the eldest of whom was thirty-seven and the youngest eight. At the opening of the second collegiate year Professor Pratt Was joined by Pascal Carter, of South Reading, Mass., who was connected with the institution the ensuing twenty years, while Professor Pratt re-remained for twenty-eight years. What is now Denison University was incorporated under the laws of the state of Ohio, by the Legislature thereof, February 3, 1832, under the name of the "Granville Literary and Theological Institution." In January, 1845, the name was changed to Granville College, and this was changed June 25, 1856, to the name now borne. It was so named in honor of William Denison, of Adamsville, Ohio, in accordance with an early vote of the Trustees that the first donor of $10,000 or more to the institution should have the privilege of naming it. The University was moved from the farm to its present site in 1856. The buildings are located on a beautiful hill less than a-half mile from the public square. The grounds cover twenty-four acres, of which almost one-half is a grove of old forest trees. The University buildings contain study and dormitory rooms for one hundred and seventy-eight students, and chapel, recitation rooms and other rooms for general use. Five buildings are now owned by the University, namely: College Hall, containing chapel, lecture room, laboratories and dormitories; Academy Hall, containing literary society halls, recitation rooms and dormitories; Doane Hall, containing a finely equipped library; Barney Memorial Hall, the finest science building in the state; the President's residence, a comfortable frame structure; and Granville Academy, originally organized as a preparatory department to the University, but in 1887 merged into a sep- 448 - MEMORIAL RECORD arate school. The original frame college building is used as a gymnasium. The faculty contains men of eminent abilities in their varied departments, and the University justly ranks among the most prominent institutions in the state. JACOB VANDENBARK, a general farmer of Hanover Township, was born in Licking Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 27, 1832, and is the son of Gersham and Mary (Beard) Vandenbark, both of whom were natives of New Jersey. They came to Muskingum County in 1801 with their respective parents and were married and spent their remaining years there, the father following the occupation of an agriculturist. He was the first to pass from earth, and his wife followed him seven years after his demise. There were six children in the parental family, all of whom married and became the heads of families, but only two are now living, Jacob and Mary, Mrs. Reuben Knight. Under the parental roof our subject was reared to manhood, giving his father the benefit of his services until he attained his majority. In boyhood he attended the district schools whenever the opportunity was afforded, and spending the vacations in farm work, early gained a thorough comprehension of agricultural duties. When the time came to choose a life occupation, he naturally selected the one with which he was most familiar, and to agriculture he has since devoted his attention. February 27, 1855, occurred the marriage of Mr. Vandenbark to Miss Helen Virginia Bealmear, who was born in Muskingum County, August 31, 1838. Her parents, Dr. Thomas and Susan (Shipley) Bealmear, were natives of Baltimore, Md., but came to Muskingum County at an early day, and there the father engaged in the practice of the medical profession until his death. To Mr. and Mrs. Vandenbark ten children have been born, nine of whom are living. Rosa, who became the wife of Randolph Brown, died in 1879, after having had two children. Flora is the wife of Z. H. McKnight, of Perry Township, and the mother of three children. 011ie, now Mrs. Newton C. Smith, lives in Zanesville, Ohio, and has four children. Thomas, of Granville Township, married Miss Bessie Barnes and has four children. Emm a became the wife of Jasper Siler, of Newark, and they have three children. Ella, wife of William Smart and mother of three children, lives in Indianapolis, where Mr. Smart is in the employ of a railroad company. Mattie is the wife of E. P. Stone, Jr., of Columbus, Ohio, and they are the parents of three children. Jacob, Jr., is unmarried and manages the home farm. Carrie is the wife of Frank Richards, a railroad employe residing in Newark. Blanche married Austin Howe, of Hanover Township. An active, progressive citizen, Mr. Vandenbark possesses the confidence and esteem of all who know him. A stanch Republican in politics, he has never been desirous of official honors, but has devoted his attention strictly to personal matters. In religious matters his views are liberal. Upon his farm in Hanover Township he has resided since 1855. The place consists of two hundred and eleven acres of excellent land, upon which have been introduced all the improvements of a model estate. The soil is well tilled, and as the result of careful cultivation is highly productive. MRS. EMILY ARMSTRONG was born in Newark Township, where she now resides, and is a daughter of Judge William Taylor, whose sketch is presented on another page of this volume. In the public schools of Newark she laid the foundation for the broad range of information she now possesses, and completed her education in the female seminary at Granville, Ohio. There were eight sons and two daughters in her father's family, only four of whom are now living, those beside herself being, MEMORIAL RECORD - 449 John, a resident of Newark; Thomas NI:, a farmer of Licking Township, and Alonzo P., who is employed at Mr. Everett's gas works. In 1852 Emily Taylor became the.wife of Jackson Davis, who died ten years later. Four children had been born of their union, namely: Lucius Edgar, who married Estella A. Brown, and they, with their two sons, Sturgis B. and Lucius C., reside on a farm near Columbus, Ohio; Mary Alice, who resides with her mother; George A., an agriculturist, who operates the home farm, and William S., of Milford, Kan., who is engaged in farming and stock-raising upon a farm of three hundred and sixty acres owned by himself and his brother George. The second marriage of our subject occurred in 1867, at which time she became the wife of John T. Armstrong, who came to Licking County in 1837. Two children blessed this union: Nellie E. and Mattie May. The members of the family have received excellent educational advantages. William S: is, a graduate of a commercial college at Pittsburg, Pa. Mary Alice was educated in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. Nellie and Mattie attended the Newark High School and Granville Female Seminary, and are accomplished young ladies, Nellie having a fine musical education, and Mattie having devoted especial attention to vocal culture. For four years Nellie taught in the schools of Madison and Granville Townships, and for two years has been a teacher in the public school of Granville. Since the death of Mr. Armstrong in 1872, his widow has superintended the management of the farm. From her father she inherited a portion of her present estate of one hundred and thirty-three acres, and Mr. Davis subsequently purchased a tract of equal dimensions. The residence is an elegant structure of brick, built in the Gothic style of architecture, and contains all the modern conveniences. Mr. Davis was a Baptist in religious faith, and Mr: Armstrong belonged to the Presbyterian Church at Jacksontown. Mrs. Armstrong, with her daughters and son, William S., holds membership in the Newark Baptist Church, and George is identified in the Licking Baptist Church. They are regular attendants at Sunday-school, in which the youngest daughter is a teacher, and are also prominent in the social meetings and other enterprises undertaken by the church. The sons are Democrats in their political views, and may always be relied upon to cast a straight ticket for the candidates of that party. THOMAS FOSTER, the owner of more than two hundred acres of well tilled land, and a prosperous farmer of Jersey Township, was born in Staffordshire, England, April 13,1827, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Babb) Foster, natives of the same shire. In the parental family there were six children, three sons and three daughters, four of whom are now living, namely: Ellen, the widow of John H. Hughes; Eliza, widow of David Jones; Sarah, also a widow; and Thomas, of this sketch. Emigrating to America in 1833, Thomas Foster, Sr., came direct to Newark, Ohio, and after a sojourn of six weeks there, moved to Liberty Township, where he remained until after all his children were married. 'Then purchasing one hundred acres of land in 'Liberty Township, he gave his attention to its cultivation, and increased its boundaries by the purchase of one hundred and fifty acres. On selling that property, he moved to Etna, and after two years there he started with a party to Idaho, but died en route, in 1865. His wife had died some years before his demise. They were both members of the United Brethren Church, in which he officiated as a Class-leader. For his second wife he married Martha, daughter of David and Elizabeth Thomas, and she is also deceased. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Thomas Foster, was a farmer by occupation, and died in England at the age of seventy years. He reared a family of six children, who came to America. In religious views he was identified with the Church of England. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Geoffrey Babb, was a farmer and also served as a