(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 151 Columbia, where he read law under the direction of Walter Jones, one of the most distinguished lawyers of this country. While in that city Mr. Smythe became principal of an academy for boys on Capitol hill, and was engaged as reporter for several newspapers. Two years were passed in Washington, after which, having been graduated at Union College, New York, he returned to Ohio, again locating in Newark in 1834, having in the meantime been admitted to the bar at Portsmouth, Ohio. He remained in the active practice of law in this city until he reached the venerable age of eighty-seven years and no resident of the community enjoyed in larger measure, or more fully deserved, the respect and esteem so uniformly accorded him. He had no political ambitions, although his fellow townsmen elected him to serve as their representative in the state legislature for one term. He preferred to give his attention to his private business interests and was accorded a liberal clientage that connected him with the most important litigation tried in the courts of his district. As he prospered he made judicious investments in real estate from time to time and became the owner of considerable valuable property. His death occurred in the 1898, at the age of ninety-two years. Thus passed away one whose life work was very beneficial to the community, for he was ever constant in honor, faultless in conduct, and stainless in reputation. His wife was born in Newark, of which city her father, Amos Caffee, was mayor in 1847. He also laid out he cemetery of Newark, was clerk of the county court, and a member of the city council. In fact, he took a very prominent and influential part in public affairs, and his influence was ever on the side of upbuilding and orderly progression. B. G. Smythe comph ted his literary education in Union College at Schenectady, New York, under the direction of Dr. Eliphalet. Nott, the grandfather of the late Bishop Potter. Following his graduation in 1864 he immediately returned home and took up the study of law wider the direction of his father, being admitted to the bar at Wooster, .0nio, in 1866. He began practice in Newark, where he has since remained. For one term he was justice of the peace, but has never sought nor desired office other than in the line of his profession, preferring to concentrate his attention upon the duties of a large private practice. He has conducted important litigation in the federal and state courts, with gratifying success, winning well earned fame and distinction. He has much natural ability, but is, withal, a hard student and is never contented until he has mastered every detail of his cases. He believes in the maxim, "There is no excellence without labor," and follows it closely. He is never surprised by some unexpected discovery by the opposing lawyer, for in his mind he weigh every point and fortifies himself as well for defense as for attack. Few lawyers win a larger percentage of cases before either judge or jury than does Mr. Smythe, who convinces by his concise statement of law and facts rather than by word painting. Whatever he does is for the best interest of his clients and for the honor of his profession, and he is numbered among the most prominent members of the Licking County Bar Association. In 1865 Mr. Smythe was married to Miss Sarah Atcherley, of White Church, England, and they have one son and one daughter : Philip B., who is his father's law partner, and Lora; the wife of Dr. J. L. Hervey, of Martin's Ferry, Ohio. The social side of Mr. Sinythe's nature finds expression in his membership with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and in the entertainment of his many 152 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. friends at his own home. His entire life has been passed in Newark, so that his history is largely familiar to its citizens, and he has always displayed commendable qualities, being progressive in his citizenship, faithful in his friendships, and loyal to every trust reposed in him. JOHN W. SPEELMAN. John W. Speelman is now living retired in Burlington, but for some time was identified with commercial interests and previously with agricultural life. He is, moreover, a veteran of the Civil war, who in the darkest hour of the country's history, stood loyally in defense of the rights of the federal government. His birth occurred in. Knox county, Ohio, March 9, 1840. His father, William Speelman, was born in Maryland and was a son of John Speelman, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, who removed to Pennsylvania when his son William was but four years of age. It was in the Keystone state that the boy was reared and after attaining his majority was there married to Miss Letitia Long. Soon afterward he came to Ohio, locating in Licking county, and three years later he removed to Knox county, purchasing eighty acres of timber land, for which he paid two dollars and a quarter per acre. He was forty years in making the payments upon this place and died on the farm at the age of seventy-seven years, his birth having occurred in 1806. John W. Speelman received a liberal common-school education. His youth was largely a period of earnest toil, for he assisted his father in, the cultivation of the fields on the old home place. On the 11th of December, 1863, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Jagger, a daughter of Silas Jagger of Licking county. They took up their abode on a farm in Knox county, where they lived for three years, Mr. Speelrnan renting the land. • He then returned to Licking county, where he again rented a farm for four or five years, during which time he carefully saved, -his earnings and as the result of his diligence and economy was enabled to purchase ninety acres near the old homestead in Knox county. In 1895 he removed to Homer, where he has since resided. The only interruption that has come to his active business career was at the time of the Civil war, when in May, 1864, he enlisted as a member of Company B, One Hundred and Forty-second regiment of Ohio volunteers for one hundred days' service. He had three brothers, who were also members of the army, Francis and David, who served in the same company and are now deceased; and Louis, who was a member of Company G, Twentieth Ohio Regiment, and is now living in Knox county. After his return from the war Mr. Speelman resumed farming and continued to till the soil until his removal to Homer, when he engaged with his son in the implement business. After several years he sold out in that line and established and conducted a grocery and dry goods store, but for the past four years has lived retired, enjoying a well earned rest. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Speelman were born five children, but only one is now living, Arthur, a representatil e business man of Homer. Mrs. Speelman has also passed to her reward, having died on the twenty-eighth of February, inp. Mr. Speelman is a consistent and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as was also HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 153 his wife, and he has been an exhorter therein for forty years. He also belongs to the J. Dill Post, G. A. R., and maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades. His life has been an active and useful one and his success is well merited, for in all of his dealings he has been straightforward, energetic and reliable. JAMES P. LATIMER, M. D. Many accord to the pii 'ethic of medicine the highest place among the business and professional interests to which man devotes his energies. The importance of the work is certainly mos; pronounced and the physician, therefore, occupies a prominent place in the community if he is capable and loyal to a high standard of professional ethics. In this connection Dr. Latimer is well known and is now successfully practicing in Newark. Stark county, Ohio, numbers him as one of her native sons, his birth having there occurred July 10, 1853. His father, George Latimer, was also a native of that county, being the first white male child born within its borders. Having arrived at years of maturity he wedded Martha Warden, who was born on the farm where the birth of her son, Dr. Latimer, afterward occurred. The family on both sides comes from Pennsylvania, and in both the paternal and maternal lines, is of Scotch-Irish origin. Dr. Latimer was only three months old when his parents removed to Richland county, Ohio, and there as a public school student he pursued his preliminary education which was supplemented by study in Wooster university. He thus obtained broad literary knowledge to serve as the foundation on which to rear the superstructure of his professional learning and, having determined to become a member of the medical fraternity, he entered the Cleveland Medical College, but later continued his studies in the Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons, from which he was graduated. He also did post-graduate work at Rush Medical College of Chicago in 182. In the meantime, however, he began practice at Perrysville, Ohio, in 1879, spending a year there, and in 1880 he came to Newark which at that time had a population of eighty-five hundred. He has witnessed the growth of the city until it now contains more than thirty thousand people and his own practice has developed proportionately as he has faithfully ministered to those in need of medical and surgical aid, his careful diagnosis of cases and his correct administration )f remedial agencies proving forceful elements in his successful professional career. In the year in which he located in Newark Dr. Latimer was married to Miss Frances Smith, a native of Richland county, and they now have two daughters : Lilian S., who was graduated from Washington Seminary of Pennsylvania in 1903; and Bertha, who was a member of the ;junior class in Wilson College, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, is now a senior of Shepardson College, Granville. Dr. Latimer is a member of Acme Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Newark. His fellow citizens, recognizing his fidelity to public interests, have frequently urged him to become a candidate for office, but he has no ambition in that direction, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his professional duties and to enjoy the companionship of his family and friends when not occupied with his professional labors. He is a member of the Licking County and Ohio State Medical 154 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Societies and the American Medical Association, being today the oldest member of the American Medical Association living in Newark. Anything which tends to bring to man the key to that complex mystery which we call life is of interest to him, and in all of his professional duties he manifests a sense of conscientious obligation that prompts him to put forth his best efforts for the welfare of his patients. JOHN H. MYER. Among those whose industry and enterprise have done much toward developing the agricultural interests of Union township is John H. Myer, a prosperous farmer and worthy citizen whose birth occurred on the farm to which he has always devoted his energies, on February 6, 1861. His paternal grandparents were Peter and Anna Myer, natives of Maryland, where the former departed this life. His widow came to Licking county in 1819, locating in Union township, where she spent her remaining days. Their family included eight children, among, whom was Jacob H. Myer, who was born in Allegany county, Maryland, in the year 1800, and came ,to Union township with his mother. Here he was employed as a laborer by the month for several years until he secured sufficient means with which to purchase a farm, on which he produced general crops and dealt in stock until his death which occurred January 3, 1867. He was married twice,' his . first union being with Nancy Postie, by whom he had a son Peter. For his second wife he chose Miss Mary Oldaker and the only child of this marriage is John H. Myer of this review. On the farm to which he now devotes his attention John H. Myer spent his boyhood days, during which time he assisted in the work of the fields and during the short winter seasons acquired his education in the neighboring schools, nothing unusual occurring to change the experiences common to the country boy. Here he grew up, from year to year making himself more proficient in farm work until he assumed the management of the home place which he now owns. It is known as the Walnut Hill farm and adjoins the Buckeye Lake park grounds on the Dog Lake road, two miles south of Hebron. His farm is one of the most highly improved of his part of the township and is provided with substantial buildings. Mr. Myer makes a specialty of raising garden produce and also conducts a dairy business, the adjacent summer resort affording him a convenient and lucrative market for his produce. The fact that his farm borders the park grounds makes it of exceptional value and be has recently laid off a portion of his property in lots which is known as the Cottage lot addition and is supplied with every appointment of a pleasant summer resort. In 1887 Mr. Myer wedded Hattie E. Seymour, a native of Union township, born September 20, 1865, and a daughter of Bruce E. and Elizabeth (Lees) Seymour, ,natives of England. Her father is now deceased while her mother lives in Hebron. Mr. and Mrs. Myer are the parents of four children, namely : Ernest O., Dillon S., Mary E., and Alice Harriett. Mr. Myer has always, been faithful to the democratic party. Aside from taking an interest in national and state politics he is also concerned in local affairs. He has served as a member of the HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 157 School board and is always willing to put forth such efforts as will tend toward promoting the public good. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church of Hebron, in the affairs cf which he is a leading factor and for a number of years has been a member of the official board. His daily walk and conversation are in keeping with the tenets of the faith he professes anda thus his conduct in all life's relations is measured by the higher standard of Christian morality. He is therefore a valued asset to the moral and spiritual life of the neighborhood and is known throughout the township as a substantial and honorable citizen. JAMES W. FULTON. James W. Fulton, a substantial 3itizen and progressive agriculturist of Burlington township, was born near Hon er, Licking county, Ohio, on the 8th day of February, 1853, his patents being William and Rachel (Carver) Fulton, natives of Westmoreland count, Pennsylvania,, and Mary Ann township, Licking county, respectively. The maternal grandfather of our subject, James Wiley Carver, was for several years associa fed with the Mary Ann furnace. William Fulton, whose birth occurred January 13, 1818, came to Licking county when a young man, locating west of Homer with his uncle, Robert Fulton, one of the founders of Denison University. For some years he traveled around the country, going to Iowa, Indiana and Pennsylvania in the order named, while later he returned to Licking county, making the journey on horseback. Soon afterward, about the year 1850, he was married and took up his abode in a log cabin on the farm of his uncle, Robert Fulton. Subsequently hi?, purchased the old water mill just west of Homer and operated it for several years in association with Abraham Stamen. He then turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits, with which he was connected until the time of his demise, which occurred October 2, 1896, while his wife had been called to her final rest on the 22d of May, 1889. He gave his political allegiance to the democracy and that his fellow townsmen recognized his worth and ability is indicated in the fact that he was chosen to serve in various township offices, including those of 1;rustee, assessor and land appraiser. James W. Fulton was reared under the parental roof and in the acquirement of an education attended the grammar and high schools of Homer. When nineteen years of age he began teaching and for four years devoted his time to that profession, imparting clearly and readily to others the knowledge that he had gained On abandoning educational work he became connected with agricultural interests, taking charge of and conducting the home farm. On the 16th of May, 1889, he was united in marriage to Miss Clara Dunlap, of Burlington township, and soon afterward, his parents having removed to Homer, he was left in charge of the home place. The mother died goon after her removal to Homer and the father, after three or four years' residence with two of his daughters in that town, returned to the old homestead farm to take up his abode with his son, James W. Subsequent to his father's death James W. Fulton purchased the home place of one hundred and six acres and has since been engaged in its cultivation and improvement, the property being now a valuable and highly improved tract of land and bringing to him a substantial income annually. 158 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Fulton have been born five children, three of whom still survive: Mary A., the wife of Frank Fishner, who resides with Mr. Fulton and is employed as engineer at the gas pumping station; Marjorie, who is attending the high school; and James William, a public school student in Homer. Politically Mr. Fulton is a democrat and has served for two terms as township trustee and township assessor, while for six years he has been a member of the school board, of which he is now acting as president. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Presbyterian church and he is well and favorably known throughout the county in which his entire life has been passed. He has always been found reliable and trustworthy in all his business dealings, and to his honesty, industry and economy is due the success which he has achieved. W. J. POND. W. J. Pond, one of the leaders of the republican party in Licking county, identified through business relations with insurance and real estate interests in Granville, was here born on the 3d of July, 1848, his parents being Aaron and Electa (Biglow) Pond. The mother was a native of West Virginia, while the father was born in the state of New York. In his boyhood days he came to Ohio and worked on the Ohio canal, driving an ox team. He took an active interest in politics and was a stanch supporter of the old whig party. In the days of the militia he served as major. Unto him and his wife were born three children, Marietta and Mary, both deceased; and W. J. of this review. The mother died in 1849 and in 1851 the father married again and by that union there were two children: Nicholas, who is now at the Soldiers' Home in Ohio; and Elizabeth, who is the widow of H. A. Spelman and lives with her brother, W. J. Pond. The father, long well known as a worthy citizen of the community, died in 1890. W. J. Pond was here reared and devoted his early years to acquiring an education. At the age of sixteen he began learning the cabinetmaker's trade and he still has in his possession a stand which he made after' working at the trade for only six months. He followed cabinet making for about a year and a, half, after which he devoted a number of years to buying produce. Later he became a clerk in a hardware store and was identified with that business for twenty years, while at the present time he is engaged in the real estate and insurance business. In this field of labor he has secured a good clientage, has negotiated many important realty transfers and annually writes considerable insurance. He is also connected with the Building Savings & Loan Company of Granville and he and his wife own a half interest in two large store buildings, together with a fine residence in Granville. In 1873 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna E. Eager, who was born in Licking county in 1853 and is one of a family of four children, whose parents, John H. and Mary Eager, were Vermont people. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Pond have been born two sons. Henry W., a graduate of the Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois, is married and resides in Chicago. Robert E., a graduate of Denison University, is now with the American Multigraph Company of Michigan. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 159 Mr. and Mrs. Pond are well known in this locality, enjoying the warm regard of those with whom they have been brought in contact. They hold membership in the Presbyterian church and Airs. Pond is 1 ice president of the Ladies' Missionary society, and is also an active club woman. In his political views Mr. Pond is a stalwart republican and for twelve years has been town treasurer here. He has also served on the school board for eight years and on the water works board for twelve years, capably discharging his public dudes that the interests of the community may be advanced. He is now serving as one of the school committeemen and takes an active and helpful interest in the work of his party. Fraternally he is also well known as a prominent Odd Fellow and.. died all of the chairs in the local lodge at Granville. Those who know him for his sterling worth, his genial manner, his friendly disposition, his ness integrity and his progressive citizenship. MRS. SARAH J. (JONES) PRICE. Mrs. Sarah J. (Jones) Price, the widow of Thomas D. Price, was born in Newton township, Licking county, Ohio, her parents being Morris and Jane (Wynn) Jones, both natives of Wales. The father, who emigrated to the United States at an early day, was engaged in agricultural pursuits throughout his active business career. On his first farm, which was situated in Newton township, Licking county, he built a log cabin, wherein seven of his children were born. His demise occurred in 1883, while his wife had been called to her final rest in March. 1851. Unto this worthy couple were born twelve children, namely : Edward, a resident of Alexandria, Ohio ; Mrs. Price; Enoch, of Granville, Ohio; J. B., living in Newark, Ohio; Mary Ann, the wife of M. O. Nash; Morris, a farmer of this county ; Caroline, who also makes her home in Newark, Ohio; and five who arc deceased. In the year 1855 Sarah J. Jones gave her hand in marriage to Thomas D. Price, whose birth occurred in Newark township, Licking county, in 1826, his parents being Edward and Mary (Pittsford) Price, both of whom were natives of Wales and crossed the Atlantic to the United States at an early date. Thomas D. Price followed general farming as a Life work and, in addition to the work of the fields, made a specialty of raising cattle and sheep and was also quite an extensive fruit grower. In his various undertakings he met with a gratifying and well merited measure id prosperity and was widely recognized as a substantial agriculturist and public-spirited citizen of his native county. Unto him and his wife were born eight sons, as follows: Ira M., a teacher in Chicago, Illinois; Asa E., deceased; Silas E. a college professor at Kansas City; Mark E., who has also passed away; Enoch, a practicing attorney of Chicago, Illinois; Milo B., a high school professor at Owatonna, Minnesota; Orla J., pastor of the Baptist church at Lansing, Michigan ; and Homer C., a teacher in the university at Columbus. Mr. Price was called to his final rest in 1900 and thus passed away one of the county's worthy native sons, whose entire life, covering more than the psalmist's allotted span of three score years and ten, had. been passed within its 160 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. borders. His widow lives on the valuable and productive farm of two hundred acres in Newark township and, having always made her home in this county, is widely a nd favorably known as a representative of an old pioneer family. She is a devoted member of the Baptist church, while her many excellent qualities of heart and mind have won her the regard and esteem of all with whom she has been brought in contact. EDWARD JONES. Edward Jones is the owner of an excellent farming property which he purchased in 1892. It comprises one hundred and twelve acres of valuable land only about a quarter of a mile west of Alexandria and is one of the best improved farm properties of the locality, constituting an attractive feature in the landscape. Here he is now supervising his farming interests, although he has reached the seventy-sixth milestone on the journey of life. He was born in Licking county, Ohio, April 22, 1833, and is therefore a representative of one of its oldest pioneer families. His parents were Maurice and Jane (Glynn) Jones, natives of Wales. The father was born in 1790 and when twenty-one years of age became a resident of Baltimore, Maryland. He spent some time in the east but when able to buy, a farm made his way westward and located in Licking county, purchasing one hundred and twenty-one acres of timber land in Newton township, five miles north of Newark. He made three trips here across the mountains from Pennsylvania on horseback and later came with a wagon and took up his permanent abode. The remainder of his life was spent on the farm which he purchased here up to the time of his retirement from business cares, when he located in Newark, where his death occurred when he was eighty-two years of age. He had long survived his wife, who died in Newton township, in 1852, at the age of forty-three years. His life was ever in harmony with his professions as a member of the Baptist church and in the work of the church he took an active and helpful part, serving as .one o f the deacons. His family numbered eight children: Sarah Jane, now the widow of Thomas D. Price; Edward, of this review; J. B., a prominent attorney who died in Newark, December 16, 1907; Enoch, living in Granville; Elizabeth, the deceased wife of Rev. D. E. Owen, who was pastor of the Bgptist church of Newark for fourteen years and erected the house of worship there; Maurice, living in McKean township; Mary Ann, the wife of M. 0. Nash, justice of the peace of Newark; and Caroline, living with her sister Mary. On the old home farm Edward Jones was reared and the days of his boyhood and youth were passed in the usual manner of farm lads of the period. Later he carried on the work of the home farm but in 1865 removed from Newton township to St. Albans township, where he has now lived for forty-four years. He resided with his parents up to the time of his marriage in 1859, when he began farming on his own account in Newton township, operating a part of his father's farm on the shares. In connection with his brother Enoch he purchased over three hundred acres on the Appleton road on the township line of Liberty and St. -Albans townships. At length the property was divided and upon his portion Edward HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 163 Jones resided for about seventeen years, cultivating a tract of one hundred and sixty acres, which he brought under a high state of improvement. At length he sold that property and purchased Shaw farm a quarter of a mile west of Alexandria. In 1902 he disposed of that property and bought his present home, comprising one hundred and twelve acres on the Johnstown and Alexandria road, a quarter of a mile west of the latter town. Here he has a good brick residence, containing nine rooms. and in the rear stands substantial barns and outbuildings, furnishing ample shelter for great stock. He carries on general farming with dairying as a special feature of his place and in his business interests is meeting with gratifying success through his capable control of the various departments of the work. In 1859 Mr. Jones was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe Ann Pittsford, who was born in Granville township, this county, in July, 1839, and died in 1863. Her parents were James and Marian Pittsford. There were three children by that marriage: Oscar J., who is a merchant of Urbana, Ohio; Jennie, who became the wife of Rev. P. W. Longfellow, a minister of the Baptist church, and died in North Dakota in 1896; and Phoebe Ann, who became the wife of R. F. Tyler, and died in November, 1896. After losing his first wife Mr. Jones was again married in 1865 to Miss Susan Maria Booth, who was born in Lancaster, Ohio, July 24. 1844, a daughter of Henry M. and Ann (Jones) Booth. They were natives of New York, but were married in Ohio. Mrs. Booth was born May 18, 1818, and was a daughter of David R. and Juan (Thomas) Jones, who were natives of Wales, the former born in 1787 and the latter in 1793. Mr. Jones crossed the Atlantic to New York in 1800, while his future wife arrived in 1801 and their marriage was celebrated in 1810. Both died in Licking county, Ohio. David R. ;Jones served as a soldier i i the war of 1812, being on active duty in northern New York in the vicinity of Sackets Harbor. His eldest son, Thomas D. Jones, was a sculptor and modeled Lincoln's bust from life. He had modeled more busts of presidents up to that tine than all other sculptors and he employed two Italian assistants. Mrs. Susan M. Jones has one brother, Henry J. Booth, an attorney of Columbus, of the firm of Booth, Keating & Peters. The father of Mrs. Jones was a son of Susanna Madison, a cousin of President Madison. Unto Edward and Susan M. (Booth) Jones, were born four children: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Wynne, now l^ ith her father; Carrie, the wife of Dr. F. 0. Williams of Columbus; Annie, at home; and Edna, the wife of B. V. Price, of Union township. In his political views Mr. Jones has always been a stalwart democrat, supporting the candidates of the party where national questions are involved but casting an independent local ballot. From the age of twenty-one years he has been a member of the Baptist church, to which his wife and children also belong. He has taken a very active and helpful part in church work, serving as one of its deacons for forty-three years, while daring this entire period he has endeavored to conform to the teachings of the scriptures, so that his life has ever been honorable and Upright in his relations with his fellowmen. Moreover, he is numbered among the pioneer residents of the county, for he has lived within its borders for seventy-six years, during which time all of the evidences of frontier life have been replaced by those o r a modern and progressive civilization. No longer does the farmer go out from his log cabin or little frame dwelling into his fields to cut 164 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. his grain with the scythe and tie it in bundles. The homes are now mostly commodious and substantial dwellings, while invention has given to the farmer splendid Machinery until there is comparatively little manual labor, for what was formerly done by hand is now done by machinery. Mr. Jones has kept pace with the progress made in agricultural lines and at all times has rejoiced in what has been accomplished. LINK C. RUSSELL. Link C. Russell, a member of the Newark bar, is also a prominent figure in political circles, being recognized as one of the leaders of the republican party in this section of the state. He was born in Stockport, Morgan county, Ohio, February 12, 1874, his parents being Thomas and Elizabeth (Bingham) Russell, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father was a blacksmith by trade and was well known in the community as an industrious, reliable man. He held several minor offices in the township and continued a resident of Morgan county until called to his final rest. His wife still survives. Link C. Russell enjoyed the advantages of a course of study in Marietta College. from which he was graduated in 1895 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He afterward spent one year as a student in the Cincinnati Law School and was superintendent of schools at Friendship, Wisconsin, for three years, but he regarded this merely as an initial step to other professional labor and while thus engaged devoted his leisure time to the reading of law. In 1898 he was admitted to the bar and began practice at Connellsville, Ohio, where he remained for five years. In 1903 he came to Newark and has since been connected with the legal fraternity of this city, being now senior partner of the law firm of Russell & Horner. He is a member of the Licking County Bar Association. . His success in professional lines affords the best evidence of his capabilities in this work. He is a strong advocate with the jury and concise in his appeal before the court. Much of the success which has attended him in his professional career is undoubtedly due to the fact that in no instance will he permit himself to go into court with a case unless he has absolute confidence in the justice of his client's cause. Basing his practice on this principle, from which there are far too many lapses in professional circles, it naturally follows that he seldom loses a case in whose support he is enlisted. On the 13th of June, 1895, the day of his graduation, Mr. Russell was united in marriage to Miss Ella Glassford, a native of Morgan county, Ohio, and they have -h.\ o children, Bert and Nellie. Mr. Russell is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Woodmen camp, while his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. One of the leading and influential members of the republican party in his section of the state, he has taken great interest in politics since attaining his majority. He was a delegate to all the county, judicial, congressional and state conventions from Morgan county, while residing there, and was chairman of two county conventions in Morgan county and also two in Licking county. He acted as both temporary and permanent chairman of the Licking county con- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 165 vention which was the last to be held here by virtue of a change in the law. He has served on the republican county executive committee, of which he has filling the position at the present time. He has delivered many campaign addresses in both Morgan and Licking counties and is a forceful speaker who intelligently handles the point at issue and gives strong argument in support of the principle in which he believes. He has a wide acquaintance in this part of the state and his salient qualities have gained him the favorable regard and good will of the majority of those with whom he has been brought into contact. CHARLES E. KELLER.   Charles E. Keller, a well known and successful agriculturist and stock raiser of Newark township, was born in Licking county, Ohio, September 15, 1861, his parents being Jacob and Elizabeth (Layman) Keller, the former also a native of this county. Jacob Keller, whose birth occurred February 3, 1829, passed away on the 23d of February, 1886, while his wife, born May 29, 1837, was called to her final rest on the 28th of January, 1883. Unto this worthy couple were born ten children, namely: M. Missouri Berry, who is deceased; Frank B., a resident of Newark township; Charles E., of this review; V. C., of Newark township; C. V., living in Newark, Ohio ; Cora M. and Dora, who have passed away; Lillian B., who makes her home with her brother Charles; Seba E., the wife of William D. Bell, of Licking county ; and Edward M., of Newark township. Charles E. Keller supplemented his preliminary education by a course in the Normal College at Ada, Ohio, and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority., Subsequently he was engaged in teaching school for three years, imparting clearly and readily to others the knowledge he had acquired. At the time of his father's death, however, he returned home and took charge of the farm in 1887. He now owns seventy-five acres of the old homestead farm in Newark township and resides in the house which was built by his grandfather, a pioneer settler of the county, who took up his abode here in the year 1833: In addition to the work of the fields he makes a specialty of raising Poland China hogs and has received a number of premiums on his stock. He won the champion prize at the state fairs in Illinois and Ohio in 1905 and 1907, and also won a premium at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1903. Energetic, industrious and progressive, he has gained a well merited measure of prosperity in his farming operations and is widely recognized as one of the representative and enterprising agriculturists of the county. On the 30th of December, 1890, Mr. Keller was joined in wedlock to Miss May M. Scott, whose birth occurred in Seneca county, Ohio, April 5, 1863, her parents being G. W. and Catharine Scott. The father, a native of Washington county, Ohio, died September 8, 1906, while the mother, who was born in Seneca county, Ohio, passed away o a the 15th of October, 1901. Their family numbered six children, as follows : Florence, the wife of A. B. Hasson of Seneca county, Ohio; George D., also a resident of Seneca county, Ohio; Ada, the wife of H. C. Bowland, of Michigan; Mrs. Keller; Nettie C., the wife of E. W. Keller, of Seneca county, Ohio; and H. K., living in New York city. 166 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY In his political views Mr. Keller is a stalwart democrat but has no desire for the honors or emoluments of office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his private business interests. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Congregational church, while his wife is connected with the Methodist Episcopal denomination. Having spent practically his entire life in Licking county, he is widely and favorably known within its borders and has been an interested witness of its gradual growth and development as it has kept pace with the onward march of civilization. JOHN P. CAMP. John P. Camp, trustee of Madison township, is a well known agriculturist and political leader of his community. He was born in Hanover township, this county, February 17, 1857, and is one of a family of ten children, whose parents were Isaac and Alcinda (Evans) Camp. The father was probably a native of Coshocton county, Ohio, where he was reared and married. His wife was a native of the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, and in her girlhood days accompanied her parents on their removal to Coshocton county. Soon after his marriage Isaac Camp. removed to Licking county and took up his abode on a farm in Hanover township, where he died on New' Years day of 1862, at the age of forty-six years, his widow surviving him to the age of seventy-seven years. At the time of his demise he owned two hundred and sixty-five acres of rich and well improved land., Only four children of the family are living: Lucinda, the widow of Lucas Livingston, of Newark; Martha, the widow of James Kelsey, and a resident of Columbus; John P. of this review; and Susan V., the wife of Dr. D. 0. Roberts, of Hanover. In the district schools John P. Camp pursued his early education and afterward attended school in Hanover. The old homestead farm was sold when he was thirteen years of age and from that time forward he was a bread winner. For some time he was employed as water boy for a railroad construction gang and at fifteen years of age he accepted a position as section man on the road. While y oung in years he was large in frame and well developed and was therefore able to do the work usually performed by a man. Up to his twenty-first year he divided his time between farming and section work and when he had attained his majority, with the capital that he had been able to save from his earnings, he engaged in the cigar and tobacco business at Dresden, Ohio, conducting the enterprise there for two years. On the expiration of that period he entered the service of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company as fireman and was also employed in that way for two years, while during the succeeding four years various business duties claimed his attention. In 1885 he again became fireman on the Baltimore & Ohio and in 1889 he was promoted to the position of engineer. On the 27th of September, 1890, in a head-on collision between his train and another freight train, traveling at a high rate of speed, he was terribly crippled, while eight men were killed. He lost one leg and the other was badly crushed. A man sitting in the seat with him in his engine was killed and Mr. Camp narrowly escaped with his life. For ten years the matter was in the court and as the result HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 169 of this litigation in February, 1901, gr. Camp was awarded judgment for fifteen thousand, nine hundred and ninety-f ye dollars. Following this he purchased his present farm in Madison township, comprising two hundred acres of rich and productive land and in June, 1907, he purchased another farm of seventy acres, this being a part of the Charles Montgomery estate. He has as fine a farm as there is in Licking county and everything about the place is neat, attractive and well kept. In 1887 Mr. Camp was united in marriage to Miss Mary M. Jones, of Madison township, a daughter Evan Jones, who died while serving his country in the Civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Camp have but one child, Benjamin H., who is at home with his parents. In politics Mr. Camp has always been a stalwart republican and was nominated and elected to the office of township trustee, in which position he is now serving. He was also a candidate in the fall of 1908 on the republican ticket for county commissioner. He has served for one term as assessor of his township and is well known in this part of the state as a trustworthy and reliable official. He enjoys the warm regard of many friends, his good qualities having gained for him the esteem of those with whom he has been associated. WILLIAM M. FLEMING. William M. Fleming, a successful agriculturist of Newark township, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, July 29, 1859, his parents being Daniel and Bethann (Beal) Fleming, the f nIner a natia e of Ohio and the latter of West Virginia. The father, whose birth occurred in r818, passed away in 1868, while the mother, born in .1829, was callel to her final rest in 1903. Unto this worthy couple were born eleven children, namely: Harriet, the wife of H. R. Ward, of Newark, Ohio; Henry, Mary H., Edward and Laura, all of whom are deceased; William M., of this review; Frank, a reside It, of Muskingum county, Ohio; Ulysses, of Toledo, Ohio; Joseph, who also makes his home in Muskingum county, Ohio; Anna, the wife of A. J. Woodward; and one who died in infancy. William M. Fleming obtained his education in the common schools and remained under the parental roof until he had attained the age of twenty-four years. Subsequently he purchased land in South Dakota and there resided for thirteen years, on the expiration of which period he returned to Newark, Licking county, and bought the farm of one hundred and thirty-eight acres on which he has since made his home. He has erected a commodious and substantial residence, as well as all necessary outbuilding:, for the shelter of grain and stock, and in the conduct of his agr cultural inter ests has met with a measure of success that entitles him to representation among the prosperous and enterprising farmers of the community. On the 24th of June, 1884, Mr. Fleming was united in marriage to Miss Ida Woodward, whose birth occurred in Licking county, Ohio, May 24, 1863, her parents, B. C. and Sarah (Galbrith) Woodward, being now deceased. Mrs. Fleming, who was one of a family of three children, is a graduate of Delaware College. By her marriage she has become the mother of nine children, namely: Bertha B., a graduate of the New ark high school, who has been engaged in 170 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. teaching for two years; Harold and Edith, who have pased away; Forest, who is attending business college; William C., a student in the high school at Granville, Ohio; Bradford ; Richard ; Mabel; and Bernard, who is deceased.  Since age has conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Fleming has given his political support to the republican party and has served his fellow townsmen in the position of assessor and as a member of the school board. His fraternal relations connect him with the Independent Order of Odd, Fellows and the United Workmen. Both he and his wife are devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Newark, Ohio. Their personal characteristics render them popular with many friends and they are much esteemed wherever known.  EMMETT PATTERSON. Emmett Patterson makes his home in Newark but for many years was actively identified with farming interests and is still the owner of valuable farming property from which he annually derives a substantial and gratifying income. His acquaintance throughout the community is wide and favorable. A native son of this section of the state he was born in Madison township, Licking county, January 11, 1838, being one of the four children of James W. and Margaret (Casterline) Patterson. The father was born in county Down, Ireland, and when a young man came to the United States. He lived for a time in Louisville, Kentucky, and afterward removed to this county where he first found employment at the Mary Ann furnace, in Mary Ann township There he acted as bookkeeper for some years after which he removed to Madison township and purchased two hundred and four acres of valuable land, turning his attention to general farming. Upon this place he spent his remaining days, his death. occurring October 21, 1863, when he was seventy-seven years of age. He prospered in his farming enterprises and prior to his death acquired three hundred and eighty-five acres of land, constituting a valuable property so that he was able to leave his family in comfortable financial circumstances. His wife died in 1838 at the early age of twenty-four years and, always remaining true to her memory, Mr. Patterson never married again. In politics he was originally an old line whig, but later he became a stanch republican and prior to the Civil war was a strong anti-slavery man. He was a broad reader and deep thinker, and his views upon matters in question were comprehensive and sound. He held a wide influence in the locality in which he resided, leaving the impress of his individuality for good upon the community. He is survived by two daughters : Elizabeth, now the wife of Abraham Belford, of Granville, Ohio; and Mary, the wife of William Condon, of Logansport, Indiana. The other surviving member of the family is Emmett Patterson, who was the youngest of the children. His birth occurred in one of the typical pioneer log cabins so common on the frontier. As he was only three weeks old when his mother died, he was taken by an aunt under whose care he remained for four years. At this time his older sisters had reached an age where they were able to assume charge of him and he returned home where he remained until he attained his majority. He was educated in the district schools and continued to assist his HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 171 father in the cultivation and improvement of the home farm until the father's death in 1863. A division of the estate was then made and Mr. Patterson received one hundred and twenty-two acres on which were located the home buildings. He continued his residence here until 1868, when he purchased one hundred acres lying across the road from the homestead, on which were modern buildings He then removed to his new place and successfully continued its cultivation until October, 1907, when he went to Newark, where he now makes his home. He yet owns two hundred and thirty-eight acres of valuable land and still supervises his farming interests which return to him a desirable annual income. All his life he has been an active, energetic man, his labors being conducted with a measure of success which now enables him to largely live retired.' On the 21st of November, 1865, Mr. Patterson was married to Miss Carrie Wilson, a daughter of the I ate Stewart Wilson, of Madison township. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are parents o: two children : James S., who resides on his father's farm; and Olive E., at home. The parents are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church and are held in high esteem by all who know them, while the hospitality of their home is one of its attractive features. In politics Mr. Patter-eon is a republican but has never sought nor desired office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his business affairs which, capably conducted, have brought to him well merited success. WILLIAM H. KNAUSS, M. D. William H. Knauss, physician and surgeon of Newark, was born in Vinton county, Ohio, January 5, 187.3, and is a son of Thomas E. and Elizabeth (Rannells) Knauss, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. The father served as a member of a New Jersey regiment in the Civil War and afterward located for a few years in Vinton county. Ohio, subsequent to which time he removed to Columbus, where he is now living. In the schools of his native county Dr. Knauss mastered the elementary branches of English learning and later became a pupil in the schools of Col imbus. A mental review of the business opportunities which seemed to be open led 'aim to the determination to make the practice of medicine his life work. In the meantime, however, he acquired his more specifically literary knowledge in the Ohio State University in which he was graduated with the class of 1895. He then entered the Starling Medical College of Columbus, where he completed his course by graduation in the class of 1897. During his student days he also spent three years in Mount Carmel Hospital at Columbus and to his theoretical training tints added the valuable knowledge that came through broad hospital experience. In 1897 he located in Newark, where he has since engaged in general practice, and is doing an ex-censive business, for the public generally reposes much confidence in his professional skill. In 1907 he was appointed a health officer of Newark and is now acting in that capacity. Pleasantly situated in his home life, :Dr Knauss was married in 1902 to Miss Etta Parks, a native of Ohio. They have one daughter, Charlotte, born March 10, 1904. Dr. Knauss is well known in Masonic and other fraternal circles. He belongs 172 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. to Acme Lodge, A. F. & A. M., to the chapter, council and commandery, and is also a member of Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He holds membership with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and professionally is connected with the Licking County, the Ohio State and the American Medical Associations. For eight years he has been connected with the Ohio National Guard, serving on the medical corps with the rank of captain, and he is also a member of the surgical staff of Newark Hospital. Be is diligent and earnest in his professional work and his natural amt acquired ability has enabled him to pass beyond the ranks of the many and gain a place among the successful few. MRS. MARY O. (SOUSLIN) STEWART. Mrs. Mary O. (Souslin) Stewart, the widow of Joseph E. Stewart, was born in Union township, Licking county, Ohio, May 22, 1858, her parents being George J. and Martha E. (Terman) Souslin, he also being a native of Licking county while his wife was a native of Virginia, coming to Licking county when she was two years old. The father followed agricultural pursuits throughout his business career and was also active in politics, upholding the men and measures of the democracy. His demise occurred on the 30th of May, 1899, and his wife survived him until October 17, 1901, when she, too, was called to her final rest. Their family numbered eight children, namely : Samuel, deceased; Mrs. Stewart; Alonzo, a resident of Dayton, Ohio; Ida B., who has also passed away; Curtis; Clement L., who is deceased; Barney, living in Newark, Ohio; and one who died in infancy. In May, 1879, Mary O. Souslin became the wife of Joseph E. Stewart, whose birth occurred in Newark township, Licking county, October 7, 1832, a son of Alexander and Fannie (Evans) Stewart. The father, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, October 7, 1795, passed away in 1866, his demise occurring on the 31st of October of that year. His wife, whose natal day was May 1, 1800, came to Licking county, Ohio, in 1805 and was called to her final rest in 1895, when she had attained the venerable age of ninety-five years. Unto this worthy couple were born eleven children, of whom but one survives—Elizabeth, the wife of Jackson Blind, of Licking county, Ohio. Those deceased are Mary Ann, William M., John, Mary, James E., Joseph E., Robert B., Angeline P., Samuel H. and Francis A. Unto Joseph E. and Mary 0. (Souslin) Stewart were born six children, as follows: John D., whose birth occurred November 22, 1880, and who is now a practicing physician of Indianapolis; Frank B., who was born in April, 1881, married Ethel M. Litzenburg, and assists his mother in the work of the home farm; William A., who was born March 22, 1885, now at home; Edith May, born January 7, 1890, who is now the wife of John E. Elliott, of Licking county, Ohio; Joseph E., who first opened his eyes to the light of day on the 18th of November, 1895; and Harold Alexander, born November 28, 1902. Joseph E. Stewart followed agricultural pursuits as a life occupation and in addition to the work of the fields he made a specialty of raising sheep, both branches of his business returning to him a gratifying annual income. His HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 175 political allegiance was given to the democratic party but he had no desire for the honors or emoluments of office. When he was called to the home beyond on the 30th of October, 1905, the county mourned the loss of one of its worthy native sons and substantial citizen,. He was a representative of one of the early pioneer families of Licking county and his labors were an important element in its later development and progress. Mrs. Stewart now manages and operates her farm of two hundred and eighty acres in Newark and Newton townships and is also engaged in raising sheep, being a woman of superior business qualifications and excellent executive ability. Her religious faith is indicated by her membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the work of which she takes an active and helpful interest. She has gained an extensive circle of friends throughout this county during the half century of residence here and, like her husband, is its highly esteemed as a representative of one of its earliest pioneer families. JOHN L. DUSTIN. John L. Dustin is a retired farmer living in Granville. For many years he was closely associated with agricultural interests and his well directed labors brought him the competence that now enables him to rest from further toil. His life record began on the 20th of October, 1830, near Hinesburg, Vermont, his parents being Peter F. and Annabel (Clement) Dustin, who were .also natives of the Green Mountain state, but (lied in New York. The father was a farmer and dairyman, giving much attention to the latter business both in Vermont and the Empire state. The family of this worth: couple numbered six children, but only two are now living: William, who resi( es in the west ; and John L. The latter spent the first ten years of his life in the state of his nativity and then accompanied his parents on their removal to Potsdam, New York, where he resided for twelve years. While living in the east he was married in 1852 to Miss Elizabeth Davis, who was born in Saranac, New York, and died in Wisconsin, Ohio. It was after his marriage that he removed westward. settling in :Licking county. He first established his home in Wisconsin and then removed to Kirkersville, where his wife's people were living. Securing a tract of land, Mr. Dustin turned his attention to general farming and year by year energetically and successfully carried on agricultural pursuits until about a year ago. He had one hundred acres of land, which he brought under a high state of cultivation, transforming the tract into fields of great fertility. In 1908, he sold his farm, having removed to Granville in 1870. He had also worked at the carpenter's trade, doing all his own work of that character and also some s( rvice in the same line for others. Farming, however, was his principal occupation and through his activity in that direction he won success that now enables hi in to live retired. Having lost his first wife, Mr. Dustin was married in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1868, to Miss Maria Outcalt, who was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, July 31, 1837, and was brought to Licking county by her parents in 1839. The family home was established in 'Union township on the Homer township line. She is a daughter of John S. and Sarah (Outcalta Outcalt, the former a native of Ohio and 176 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY of Now Jersey parentage, while the latter was born in New Jersey and is of Holland descent. Since leaving the fun]. Mr.. and Mrs. Dustin have made their home in Granville and are widely and favorably known here, enjoying in large measure the respect and good will of all with whom they have come in contact. GEORGE FORSYTH. The farming interests of Licking county find a worthy representative in George Forsyth, who is carrying on general agricultural pursuits in Harrison township with sheep and cattle as the special features of his farm. He has passed the eighty-second milestone on life's journey and his life of activity has been crowned with prosperity in his later years. His birth occurred in Guernsey count , Ohio, near Cumberland, November 18, 1826. His paternal grandparents were George and Jane (Forsyth) Forsyth, who, though of the same name, were not related by ties of blood. They were the parents of six children: George, Thomas, Jane, William, Sarah and Samuel. Of this family George Forsyth became the father of him whose name introduces this review. He was born in Ireland in 1804 and in 1812 accompanied his parents when they crossed the Atlantic and became residents of Philadelphia. He was reared, educated and married in Pennsylvania, the lady of his choice having been Miss Jane Marshall, a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania. At the age of twenty-seven years George Forsyth, Sr , removed from the Keystone state to Guernsey county, Ohio, and this was the only move he made after his marriage. He secured a farm there and continued to make it his home until he was called to his final rest when seventy-four years of age. His wife survived him and reached the age of eighty-four years. Their family numbered six children, of whom George is the eldest. His brother Samuel is deceased, while the sister, Mrs. Eleanor Wilson, is a widow, residing in Guernsey county on the farm of one hundred and sixty acres on which Georg( Forsyth of this review was born. It was upon that farm George Forsyth resided until he removed to Licking county in February. 1853. For fifty-six years he has lived upon the place which is still his home. He first purchased one hundred and fifty-three acres of land, most of which was covered with timber, but is now nearly all under cultivation, save for a small tract of twenty acres from which he has not cut thelimber. As the years have passed he has carefully cultivated his fields, bringing the farm under a high state of development, while annually he has gathered rich crops as the result of his care and labor. He has also made a specialty of raising sheep and cattle, keeping on hand high grades of stock, and this branch of his business has proved a source of gratifying profit to him. On the 27th of October, 1853, Mr. Forsyth was married to Miss Hannah Bay, who was born May 19, 1830, in the same neighborhood in which her husband's birth occurred. They were 'schoolmates and playmates in youth and their early acquaintance ripened into love and was consummated into marriage. Her parents were Archibald and Jane (Green) Bay, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Marietta, Ohio. . Mr. Bay was one of a family of eight sons and one HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 177 daughter. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth have been born nine children: Ella J., the wife of H. L. Martin, of St. Albans township; Mary E., the wife of J, H. Williams, of Columbus, Ohio; John, living in Florence, Kansas; Milton, whose home is in Alexandria, Ohio; Frank, living in Cleveland, Ohio; Louis Edgar, who died in infancy; Margaret, the wife of Grant McPherson, of Newark; Ida, at home; and William, of Alexandria. Such in brief is the history of George Forsyth, one of Ohio's native sons, whose life record has been a credit to his state. Now at the age of eighty-two years he receives the honor and respect which should ever be accorded those who have advanced far on life's journey and have performed life's duties faithfully and well. JOHN W. LAKE. The history of representative, respected and successful business men of Licking county should include the record of John W. Lake, who, while he was still an active factor in the affairs of life, enjoyed to the full extent the confidence and respect of all who knew him. He was a native of Fauquier county, Virginia, born October 20, 1833, of the marriage of John J. Lake and Mary Casey. His parents were both natives of the Old Dominion and both died in Hampshire county, West Virginia, the death of Mr. Lake occurring in 1861, while his wife survived him for about fifteen years. He was an extensive landowner and operated his plantation with the aid of slave labor until the Emancipation Proclamation liberated his bond-men. During the war the family suffered considerably, not only from the fact that their slaves, twenty in number, were liberated, but also because their property was largely destroyed, stock and grain being taken or destroyed, while considerable injury was done to the trees and buildings There were eight children in the family, of whom John W. Lake was the third in order of birth, but only one is now living, Mrs. Ela Baker, whose home is in Cumberland, Maryland. In private schools of Virginia John W. Lake acquired a fair education and in the spring of 1858 came to Ohio, settling in Hanover township, where he purchased a farm. This he cultivated for a number or years and in 1878 sold that property and removed to a handsome home in Madison township. He was married in Licking county, December 2, 1856, to Miss Harriet Colvin, a daughter of George and Mary (Davis) Colvin, who were prominent citizens of the county and owned the farm in Madison township to which Mr. and Mrs. Lake removed in 1878. She was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, October 23, 1838. Her parents were both natives of Pennsylvania and became residents of Muskingum county, Ohio, in their youthful days, removing westward with their parents. They were married in Muskingum county and resided there for some years, but in the early '40s came to Licking county, settling on Hog Run, about two miles from Linnville. There they made their home until 1850, when they removed to Madison township, becoming owners of the farm which is now the property of Mrs. Lake. This place was purchased from Mr. Shaw mill comprises one hundred and eighty-two acres of rich and productive land. On it stood the old pioneer log house which was Mrs. Lake's home up to the time of her marriage. Her mother died in 1844 and her father 178 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. afterward married a Mrs. Jones, of Perry county, Ohio. He was a successful farmer and an influential resident of his community, enjoying the respect and esteem of all who knew him. His early political support was given the whig party and on its dissolution he joined the ranks of the new republican party. His death occurred July 21, 1881. By his first marriage he had four children, but Mrs. Lake is the only one now living. She is a lady of superior education and culture, having fur some years been a pupil in the female seminary at Zanesville, Ohio. In 1878 Mr. and Mrs Lake removed to the farm which she still owns. A portion of this came I o her by inheritance and she and her husband became joint owners of one hundred and eighty-one acres of land bearing some of the finest improvements in Madison township. As the years passed he continued the cultivation and development of the land and made it a valuable property, equipped with all the facilities of modern farming. In addition to the home property he acquired valuable real estate in Columbus and was very successful in his business affairs, his judgment being at all times sour d and reliable. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Lake were born several children, but all have passed away. M. Ella. the eldest, who was born July 4, 1859, had all the advantages that wealth and social position can give and became an accomplished, amiable and refined young lady, but death claimed her on the 14th of June, 1882, when she was less than twenty-three years of age. Her loss was deeply deplored by many friends as well as her immediate family, for her many graces of character had endeared her to all who knew her. Alice I., another daughter, died April 7, 1869, at the age of four months and fourteen days, while William E., the only son, died April 3, 1876, at the age of four years, five months and twenty-seven days. The death of the husband and father occurred April 30, 1903. He had become known in the community as a citizen of genuine worth, loyal to the best interests of the county, faithful in his friendships and devoi ed to his family. In all of his business relations, too, he was straightforward and honorable, being never known to overreach another in any business transaction. Mrs. Lake still survives her husband and now resides in a handsome residence on East Main street in Newark, to which she removed after his death, leaving the farm in the hand of a renter. She is a member of the Methodist Episcol al church and is very active in church work, also contributing generously to its support. JOHN H. McKINNEY. John H. McKinney, a retired farmer, is numbered among the worthy native sons o f Licking county, his birth having occurred in Newton township on the 8th of November, 1832. His parents were Joseph and Elizabeth (Hopper) McKinney, who are mentioned on another page of this volume in connection with the sketch of Josiah McKinney, a brother of our subject. In the acquirement of an education John H. McKinney attended the public schools and remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage, which occurred April 15, 1862. He then took up agricultural pursuits on his own account and in addition to the work of the fields made a specialty of raising hogs, HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 181 both branches of his business bringing to him a gratifying annual income. When his financial resources were such that he found .it no longer necessary to devote his attention to active business he retired to private life and has since made his home with his daughter, Mrs. M. R. Lock. His landed holdings now embrace two hundred and twenty-four acres of well improved and valuable land in Newton township and he is widely recognized as a substantial and public-spirited citizen of the community. As a companion and helpmate for life's journey Mr. McKinney chose Miss Mary A. Edwards, whose birth occurred in Licking county September 25, 1836, her parents being Ira and Elizabeth Edwards. At an early day her father came from New Jersey to this county and later took up his abode in Knox county, Ohio, where he continued to reside until called to his final rest. The death of his wife, however, occurred in Licking county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. McKinney were born three children : Lillie E., who taught school for five years prior to her marriage, is now the wife of M. R. Lock, of this county, and has four children, namely: William, George, Frank, and Russell. Ida A., residing in Newark, is the wife of William M. Hulshizer, by whom she had two children, Josephine and Eva. Frank G. McKinney died aged thirteen years. On the 20th of August, 1908, Mrs. McKinney passed away in the faith of the Lutheran church and was laid to rest in the Cedar Hdl cemetery at Newark. Her demise was the occasion of deep regret, not only to her immediate family, but also to the many friends whom she had gained during her long residence here. Mr. McKinney is a democrat in his political views and has served as a school director, the cause of education ever finding in him a stalwart champion. He has now passed the seventy-sixth milestone on life's journey, has been a resident of this county from his birth to the present time and. has progressed with its development and growth until he now occupies a prominent place among its respected and representative citizens. BURTON CASE. The student of history cannot carry his investigation far into the records of Licking county without learning that the Case family has played an important part in shaping its annals for more than a century. The representatives of the name have always borne their full share in that practical labor that results in substantial advancement, and Burton Case is today numbered among the valued and worthy citizens of Granville. On a farm two miles north of Granville, in Granville township, on the 27th of July, 1851, occurred the birth of Burton Case, and there he resided until he became a resident cif the village. His parents were Lucius and Mary (Rose) Case, both of whom were born on farms north of the village in Granville township. The grandfather, Grove Case, was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, January 20, 1800, and in 1808 was brought to Licking county by his parents, Major Grove and Cinderella Case, who located in Granville, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Major Case continued to reside here for a number of years and later engaged in farming, becoming well-to-do by reason of his capably conducted business interests. 182 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. He died in 1836 or 1837, at the age of fifty-six years, while his wife survived him until January, 1867, and passed away at the age of eighty-seven years. He won his title by service in the War of 1812 and was at Fort Meigs when it was besieged. In company with Silas Winchell he erected the first gristmill in Granville township and was otherwise closely identified with the development and progress of the county. In his family were four children, of whom three sons, Grove, Norton and Jarvis, were born in Connecticut, while the daughter, Lucinda, was added to the family in Granville. Grove Case, Jr., the grandfather of Burton Case, brought to Licking county in his early boyhood, spent almost his entire life here as a farmer. He became known as the largest sheep and wool grower of the county. At the time of his death he owned about one thousand acres of land, seven hundred acres being in Licking county, while the remainder was in Iowa. In politics he was a stanch republican, giving stalwart support to the party up to the time of his death, which occurred in February, 1885. His wife survived him for only about six weeks. She bore the maiden name of Laura Carpenter and was a native of Delaware county, Ohio, born October 19, 1797. Her father was Nathan Carpenter, a captain in the Revolutionary army. The marriage was celebrated May 15, 1821, and they established their home on North street in Granville township, Mr. Case erecting the residence in which they lived for fifty-six years. In their family were five children, Lucius, Lucy, Laura and two who died in childhood. Reared on the old home farm, Lucius Case, the father of our subject, devoted his entire life to general agricultural pursuits and died at the age of forty-three years. He was a leading farmer of this part of the state and engaged extensively in raising sheep and wool growing. He owned two or three different farms, being a dealer at various times, and in all of his business transactions he met with success. In the family were five children: Gilbert Grove, now deceased; Celia Campbell, who has also passed away; Mrs. Helen Hobart, living one mile east of the village in Granville township; Burton, of this review; and Mrs. Mary Minton, of Westfield, New York. The mother of these children, Mrs. Mary (Rose) Case, was a daughter of Captain Levi Rose, a native of Massachusetts, who married a Miss Stowe. They came to Ohio from Granville, Massachusetts, with the first colony who started out in 1805. This was their wedding journey and they located in the green woods among the pioneers who were reclaiming this district for the uses of civilization. The remainder of their days were here passed, and Mr. Rose devoted his energies to general farming. He built a cabin in the midst of the forest around a large white oak stump which served as a table for a number of years. Mr. Rose served as a captain in the War of 1812. Their family numbered fourteen children, which number included Mrs. Case, the mother of our subject. After the death of her first husband she married again and her last days were spent in the home of her daughter at Westfield, New York, where she died in June, 1906. Burton Case remained on the farm formerly owned by his father until about 1897, when his house was burned and he then moved to his present residence in Granville. He is the owner of three hundred acres of land which is under a very high state of cultivation and returns to him a gratifying annual income. On the 27th of December, 1876, Mr. Case was united in marriage to Miss Dora H. Howland, a native of this county and a daughter of John L. and Elma (Gosnell) Howland, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Licking county, Ohio. HISTORY OF LICK LNG COUNTY - 183 Mr. and Mrs. Case now have two daughters: Stella, the wife of Robert G. Bell, living at Queens, Long Island, New York; and Helen, at home. In community affairs Mr. Case has always been deeply and helpfully interested, and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his loyalty to public good, have several times called him to office. He is now serving for the third term as a trustee of his township and is holding over under the new law. He was elected on the republican ticket, having always been a stalwart supporter of that party. In Masonry he has taken the degrees of the lodge, chapter and commandery, and he belongs to the Baptist church. His life has at all times been honorable and upright and he is a worthy representative of a prominent pioneer family which, since early days, has been closely associated with the development, progress and upbuilding of this part of the state. The name of Case has long been an honored one here and the work instituted by his great-grandparents and carried on by his grandparents and parents, is now being continued by Burton Case, who ranks as one of the worthy and representative citizens of the community. A. T. STANTON. A. T. Stanton is now engaged in the hay and grain business in Utica, making extensive purchases and shipments,-selling to the wholesale trade. He is well known as a reliable business man of this part of the county and moreover is entitled to representation in this volume as an honored veteran of the Civil War, having for almost four years loyally defended the interests of the Union on the battlefields of the south. He claims Pennsylvania as the state of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Johnstown in 1842. The Stantons are of English descent but the family was founded in America in early colonial days, at which time settlement was made in Pennsylvania. Mr. Stanton of this review is a distant relative on the paternal side of Betsy Ross, who made the first American flag from a design furnished by George Washington. His parents were A. V. and Mary J. (Barefoot) Stanton, who always remained residents of the Keystone state. The old home place was sold in 1907 in order to build there another dam for the protection of Johnstown in order to avoid a repetition of the disastrous and memorable flood of 1889. The death of A. V. Stanton occurred in 1874 when he was sixty-three years of age, while his widow still survives and has reached the age of eighty-seven years, her home being, still in Johnstown. In their family were eleven children, the eldest son being J. F. Stanton, who served in the Civil War with the Forty-second Pennsylvania Volunteers. A. T. Stanton was the third in order of birth and remained a resident of his native county until 1861. He was reared on the home farm and early became familiar with the duties and abors incident to the cultivation and care of the crops. He also worked in his father's gristmill and became familiar with that trade. On the 12th of August, 1861, however, he put aside all business and personal considerations in order to espouse his country's cause, enlisting from Allegheny City, now Pittsburg, as a member of Company F, Sixty-first Pennsylvania infantry. He went to the front under General Rippy, who was killed at the battle of Fair Oaks. Mr. Stanton participated in a number of important engagements, including the battles 184 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. of the Wilderness, Antietam, Gettysburg, Fair Oaks, the siege of Petersburg and the Shenandoah Valley campaign. He was altogether in thirty-two engagements, taking part in all the military movements of his regiment save one skirmish. He was honorably discharged. June 29, 1865, and was mustered out on the 4th of July of that year. In the meantime his three years' term had expired and he had veteranized, continuing with his regiment at the front until the close of hostilities. He was captured in the Shenandoah Valley but the tide of war turned and he was recaptured by the Union troops. On one occasion he sustained a flesh wound inflicted by a piece of shell. When the war was over Mr. Stanton returned to his home, but soon started out to see .the country, traveling all over the United States. He worked at the barber's trade, which he had learned by shaving the boys in the army. In 1874 he located in Utica, where he opened a barber shop which he conducted for eighteen years, haying a large patronage. On the expiration of that period he began dealing in hay and grain and has conducted the business to the present time, carrying on an important; wholesale enterprise in buying and shipping those commodities. That he has prospered as the years have passed, his success coming as the result of his close application and unfaltering industry, is indicated not only in his business but also in the fact that he owns a good home in Utica and sixteen acres of land, which includes a fine race track and ball grounds. In 1876 Mr. Stanton was married to Miss Hulda Sawyer, a native of this county and a daughter of Samuel and Louisa (Edgar) Sawyer, who were also born in this county. Politically Mr. Stanton has been a lifelong republican and at the present time is Serving as .a member of the city council. He is a leader in the street paving controversy and his labors are very effective in promoting the improvement of the streets. He believes in progress in all matters of citizenship and exercises his official prerogatives in support of every measure for the public good. He was formerly a member of the Grand Army Post but it has been abandoned and he now holds membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is well and favorably known in this locality and Utica finds him a valued and worthy citizen. ANDREW J. CRILLY. Andrew J. Crilly, superintendent of the Cedar Hill cemetery, has a most creditable official record. He has been called to various positions of public honor and trust and has ever discharged his duties capably, fearlessly and faithfully. His public service has brought him a wide acquaintance, while his sterling traits of character have enabled him to retain the friendship of those with whom he has come in contact. Mr. Crilly is one of the county's native sons, his birth having occurred in Union township, July 10, 1848. His father, Andrew Crilly, was born in Pennsylvania and came west when the old National road was being built and aided in its construction. This was one of the first national works of public improvement of any consequence and indicated that civilization was steadily moving westward. Andrew Crilly, Sr., wedded Grace Ann Mossman, a native of Virginia, whose HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 187 people were also employed on the construction of the National road. Thus the young people became acquainted, were married and established their home in Union township. Later, however, they removed to Jacksontown, where they spent their remaining days, the death of Mr. Crilly occurring in 1869, while his widow passed away in 1879. Both were of Irish parentage. Andrew J. Crilly mastered the branches of learning taught in the country schools and afterward followed the profession of teaching for twelve years in the winter months, while in the summer seasons he was engaged in farm labor and in other pursuits. In 1883 he came to Newark to accept the position of deputy sheriff under George W. Hall and thus served for four years and four months. On the resignation of J. M. Brown, who was then sheriff, Mr. Crilly was appointed to fill the vacancy and at the following election was chosen by popular suffrage and by reelection was continued in the sheriff's office for ten years. He was ever fearless in the discharge of his duties and his labors were effective in quelling crime and lawlessness in this part of the state. At length he retired from office as he had entered it—with the confidence and good will of all concerned—and turned his attention to the insurance and real-estate business, in which he continued for two years. On the expiration of that period he was elected justice of the peace and served for two terms, discharging his duties with promptness and impartiality. In 1903 he was elected the first mayor of Newark under the new code and served for two years and eight months. On the 1st of January, 1908, he was appointed superintendent of the Cedar Hill cemetery and so continues to the present time. On the 5th of December, 1879, occurred the marriage of Mr. Crilly and Miss Mary E. Moore, a native of Franklin township, Licking county, and a daughter of Jacob and Susanna Moore. By this union there are six children, namely : Etta M., who is engaged in teaching school in Michigan; Clyde G.; Mrs. Maud Danner; Bertha L., a student in Granville College; Florence; and Emmett. For thirty-seven years Mr. Crilly has been an exemplary member of the Masonic fraternity, loyal to the teachings of the craft, and is now a past master of Hebron Lodge, No. 116, A. F. & A. 1VI: He also belongs to Williams Lodge, I. O. O. F., and Mount Olive Encampment. He is also affiliated with Newark Lodge, No. 13, K. P., and is a member of the uniformed rank. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church and he is esteemed throughout the community as one whose many sterling traits of character have gamed him the warm and lasting friendship of those with whom he has come in contact. He has made an excellent record in office and patriotism and loyalty might well be termed the keynote of his character, for in public service he has always placed the general good before partisanship or self-aggrandizement. DAVID LAYMAN. David Layman, who is numbered among the successful agriculturists of Washington township, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, September 10, 1846, his parents being Abraham and Elizabeth (Keller) Layman, the former a native of Rockingham county, Virginia, and the latter of Washington county, Pennsylvania. Abraham 188 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Layman came to Ohio in an early day and in 1856 took up his abode in Licking county, while his demise occurred in 1865. Unto him and his wife were born eight children, namely : Benjamin, Mary, Daniel and William D., all of whom are deceased; one who died in infancy ;,David, of this review; Charles W., who has also passed away; and Emily, the widow of B. Vanwey. David Layman obtained a common school education and remained under the parental roof until he had attained the age of twenty-three years. He was then married, in 1869, to Miss Amy Smith, whose birth occurred in Orange county, New York, October 24, 1844. Her parents, whose family numbered eight children, are both deceased. Unto our subject and his wife were born nine children, as follows: Edward, Delia May and Frederick N., all of whom have passed away; Nellie B., the wife of E. L. Burkholder, of Licking county; Clyde, who is likewise deceased; Eva B., the wife of Emmett Davis, of Licking county; William Earl, deceased; and Charles" R. and James A., both at home. The wife and mother was called to her final rest on the 3d of October, 1908, her remains being interred in the Eden cemetery. Her loss came as a great blow to her husband and children and was also deeply mourned by many friends. Subsequent to his marriage Mr. Layman engaged in the operation of a rented farm for one year and then purchased his present place of one hundred and thirty-two acres in Washington township, Licking county, in the cultivation of which he has since been successfully engaged. He follows modern and progressive methods in the conduct of his farming interests and has long been numbered among the well-known and representative agriculturists of the community. Mr. Layman gives his political allegiance to the men and measures of the democracy and has served his fellow townsmen in the office of school director. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Christian church, with which his wife was also identified. A man of genial and kindly disposition, as well as upright and honorable in character, he has won the confidence and respect of all with whom he has been associated during the many years of his residence in Licking county. THOMAS PATTON. Thomas Patton, operating the old homestead farm, upon which he was born and where his entire life has been spent, is one of the substantial and highly esteemed residents of Licking county. He was born January 14, 1843, in Licking county, a son of Joseph and Jane (Lusk) Patton, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Fairfield county, Ohio. The father came to the United States in early manhood, locating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged for some years in a weaving factory. During this time he carefully saved his earnings and later came to Licking county, where he purchased one hundred acres of timber land. Clearing away the timber, he began the difficult and arduous task of converting the land into productive harvest fields. For several years after taking up his abode here he lived in a log cabin and with untiring zeal and undaunted energy he bent all of his efforts to the improvement of his, property, nor were his labors in vain, for HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 189 he soon found himself upon the highway to prosperity. As the years passed and his good fortune continued, he added to his original purchase until his holdings approximated between six and seven hundred acres of land that yielded him an abundant harvest. In polities he was, in early manhood, a democrat, but later adopted the platform of the republican party and for the remainder of his life continued a stalwart and loyal advocate of its principles. His religious faith was indicated in his membership in the Reform Presbyterian church. His death occurred December, 1875, when he had reached the ripe old age of eighty-one years. Thomas Patton, remaining under his parents' roof, received his education in the common schools of Licking county and, reared to farm life, he soon became familiar with the duties that fall to the lot of the farmer's son. From early manhood, in conjunction with his two brothers, Clement and Samuel, both of whom are now deceased, he assised Ins father in the conduct of his agricultural interests up to the time of the latter's death. At that time Mr. Patton came into possession of the old homestead and one hundred and eighty-five acres of land and has since continued to make it his home, carrying on the work of general development and improvement until today he is one of the substantial agriculturists of the county. In 1879 occurred the marriage of Mr. Patton and Miss Sarah E. Larimore, a daughter of Thomas Larimore of this township Unto Mr. and Mrs. Patton have been born three children, namely : Reese L., at home; Clifford C., also at home; and Hazel Ruth, now the wife of Guy L. Shrider, who is employed in the gas fields of this county. Mr. Patton is a member of the Presbyterian church, of which he is an elder, and gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He is not an office seeker in the true sense of the word, and the only official position that he has held is that of member of the board of trustees of the township, in which capacity he is now serving. Having passed his entire life in the place of his nativity, he has become very well known throughout the community and enjoys the high regard and esteem of his fellow men, who recognize his•genuine worth and sterling qualities, while he is popular with a host of warm friends. F. B. KELLER. F. B. Keller, whose birth occurred in Newark township, Licking county, Ohio, on the 9th of January, 1860, is engaged in the operation of a valuable and well improved farm of seventy-five acres in this township. His grandfather, Jacob Keller, who was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, January 7, 1786, made the journey to Fairfield county, Ohio, crossing the mountains on foot. He soon returned to the Keystone state, however, and after residing there for a period he once more came to this state and entered a tract of land. The year 1833 witnessed his 4rrival in Lick= ing county, at which time he purchased the farm on which our subject now lives, taking up his abode in a log cabin without a floor. Later he erected a log cabin and lived in the same for a short time. When he was called to his final rest on the 21st of October, 18.70, the county mourned the loss of one of its respected and honored pioneers and one whose labors had contributed in substantial measure to the early development of this part of the state. His wife, who was born in Fairfield county, 190 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Ohio, on the 12th of May, 1792, passed away February 27, 1876. Jacob H. Keller, the father of F. B. Keller, was born in Licking county, Ohio, February 3, 1828, and was called to the home beyond on the 23rd of February, 1886. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Layman and whose birth occurred in Fairfield county, Ohio, May 29, 1837, died January 28, 1883. F. B. Keller remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority and then operated the home farm for one season. Subsequently he spent one year in Denison University at Granville, Ohio, and also attended the Northwestern University at Ada, Ohio. He afterward took up the profession of teaching and was thus engaged for two years in Licking county, imparting clearly and readily to others the knowledge he had acquired. Having been made administrator of his father's estate, he returned to the home farm and once more became connected with the pursuits of agricultural life. He now owns seventy-five acres of the homestead and has placed many substantial improvements thereon, including an excellent tenrooni dwelling and all necessary outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. In the cultivation of the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he is meeting with gratifying success, following only the most practical and modern methods in carrying on his work. On the 3d or June, 1896, Mr. Keller was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Evans, who was born in Newark township, Licking county, July 16, 1869, her parents being Thomas and Sarah J. (Walters) Evans. The father, a native of Wales, was born in 1837 and passed away on the 24th of May, 1907. The mother's birth occurred in Newark. Mrs. Keller was one of a family of thirteen children and by her marriage has become the mother of five, namely: Verna Elizabeth, born October 12, 1897; Sarah F., January 13, 1899; Edith Viola, whose natal day was May 25, 1901; Luther Franklin, who was born October 4, 1902; and Willis R., who first opened his eyes to the light of day on the 20th of June, 1906. At the polls Mr. Keller gives his support to the men and measures of the democracy but has no desire for the honors or emoluments of office. Both he and his . wife support the Presbyterian church and are widely and favorably known throughout the county of their nativity. He is a worthy representative of an honored pioneer family of the state and is familiar with the development and improvement that has been carried on in this county through almost five decades. DAVID L. EVANS. Farm work is the source of the substantial income which David L. Evans enjoys. Throughout his entire life he has beeh. identified with agricultural pursuits and for over forty-seven years has lived on the farm in Granville township which he yet occupies. He was born in this township September 30, 1831, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Thomas) Evans, hoth of whom spent their entire lives on farms in this county. The former was a son of Joseph Evans, a native of Wales, and one of the early residents of this part of Ohio. The maternal grandfather of our subject was known as "Little" David Thomas, to designate him from another David Thomas, ali) a native of Wales and a resident of the same locality. Thomas HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 193 Evans in early life learned and followed the stonemason's trade and afterward turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits and was at one time the owner of four hundred acres of land here. His success came to him as the direct result of his enterprise and labor. He was a deacon of the Baptist church and a man much respected in the community where he made his home. Unto him and his wife were born six children : David L.; Elias and Christmas, both deceased; George, of Granville; Isaac, a practicing physician of Columbus; and Cyrus, also of Granville. David L. Evans has spent his entire life in this county and no event of especial importance occurred to vary the routine of farm work for him in his youthful days. He attended the schools of the neighborhood and when not busy with his text-books was employed at the. task of plowing, planting and harvesting When he reached adult age he resolved to follow the same pursuit, and is now the owner of a farm of seventy-three acres all in one body, although twenty-five acres lie across the boundary line in McKean township. He has lived upon this farm for over forty-seven years and its attractive appearance indicates his careful supervision and progressive methods. His life has been of untiring activity and energy and whatever success he has attained is due entirely to his own labors. In 1853 Mr. Evans was married to Miss Aradna Davis, who was born in Granville township April 10, 1835, and is a daughter of David and Isabella (Williams) Davis, who were natives of South Wales. The mother died here in January, 1881, at the age of sixty-four years. She had come to Licking county with her parents, William and Isabella (Pugh) Williams, who settled on the Welsh Hills and spent their remaining days here. David Davis arrived in Licking county about 1814, coming from South Wales. He had lost his father in youth and came alone to the new world, making his way direct to Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a tailor and followed that trade in Newark in early manhood, but afterward removed to a farm at Welsh Hills, where his death occurred. He left two daughters, and two sons: Mrs. Hannah Price, now deceased; Mrs. Evans; William, who has also passed away; and Samuel. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Evans have been born four children: Eliza Jane, now the widow of Simeon Hankison of Granville township; William, at home; Thomas, of the same township; and Gertrude, the wife of Benjamin Jones, residing with her father. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are members of the Welsh Baptist church of which he is serving as a trustee. He is interested in all that pertains to the welfare of the community along moral and other lines of improvement and the influence of his life has always been on the side of justice, truth and right. Greatly respected in the community, he well deserves mention among its representative citizens. NICHOLAS C. BROWN. Nicholas C. Brown, a life-long resident of Union township, this county, where he is widely known as a pension attorney and substantial agriculturist, was born here January 21, 1843, and descends from a family the members of which date their history far back in the annals of the country, his great-great-grandfather, 194 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. William Brown, haying come to America with Lord Baltimore and settled in. Frederick county, Maryland, where he reared a number of children, among whom was Edward, who had a son Nicholas, who served during the Revolutionary war and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and who also was a commissioned captain in the war of 1812 and had command of a company from Kentucky. Among the children born to Nicholas Brown was Asa, father of the subject of this review, his birth having occurred in Madison county, Kentucky, June 4. 1801. When twelve years of age he removed with his parents to Fairfield county, this state, settling on the south bank of Buckeye lake, where he spent a few years, when his father sold and moved to Harrison township, Licking county. Asa Brown was educated in the subscription schools and by private study. He first taught a subscription school in Missouri; then returned to Licking county, and after two years went again to Missouri for a few months, after which he came back to Licking county and was married. He then bought a farm in Perry county, Ohio, and lived there two years, when he sold. In 1832 he came to what is known as the old Asa Brown farm on the west side of Union township, Licking county, containing two hundred and fifty acres, and here he lived until his death. Aside from pursuing agriculture Asa Brown was also prominent in church work, serving as a Methodist exhorter in the many churches scattered throughout the county, and among other good works accredited to him was the emancipation of a family of slaves, consisting of a man and wife and their two children. Being a man of earnest Christian zeal, he was for many years a leading factor in the county in establishing churches and reviving moral and spiritual life. He was united in marriage to Hannah Comly, who was born in Circleville, Ohio, May 18, 1807, a daughter of James Comly, who laid out the city of Lexington, Perry county, Ohio. Her grandfather was David Comly, of Mount Pleasant, Jefferson county, this state, and her great-grandfather James Comly, who came to America with William Penn and settled in Philadelphia. To Asa and Hannah Brown were born ten children, five of whom survive, namely : James C., a resident of Outville; Joshua M., who lives in Hebron; Eliza Emeline, wife of Captain A. N. Wells, of Johnstown, this county; Sarah C., widow of Luther Wood, of Johnstown, this county ; and Nicholas C. Both parents died on the old home farm, the father passing away July 27, 1883. On his father's farm Nicholas C. Brown was reared, learning the art of husbandry during the summer months of his boyhood days and in the winter season attending the neighboring schools, where he acquired his early education. During four years of this time he attended at intervals the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio. He was in the sophomore year in the Ohio Wesleyan University and reading law while the Civil war was in progress, and he answered the call to arms in the spring of 1864, when he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, from this county, and was taken prisoner at North Mountain, Virginia, on July 3 of the same year, and held for several months, being confined most of the time in Andersonville. The battle of North Mountain was the only one in which he had engaged, and he was paroled at Savannah, Georgia, November 24, 1864, and taken to Annapolis until physically able to come home, his prison experience having brought his weight, which was originally two hundred and twelve pounds, down to ninety-seven pounds. After the war his eyesight had been so affected as a result of his prison life that he was HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 195 unable to resume his studies, so that he returned to the farm, where in the course of time he regained his health and weight. Remaining on the home farm until 1870, he then purchased the farm he now cultivates and which embraces one hundred and twenty-six acres of land, which at the time Mr. Brown settled upon it was all forest with the exception of nine acres, but by hard work and perseverance he soon cleared off the land, making it arable, and has since erected an elegant dwelling and other buildings and secured the conveniences necessary to facilitate the occupation of farming. He purchased this tract of land from his father-in-law and selected the highest point on the premises upon which to erect his home. Choosing a knoll which was thickly overgrown with large trees, he cut away a sufficient number to enable him to erect his residence, leaving the remainder, which afford protection from the wintry winds and during the summer season offer pleasant shade. While Mr. Brown engages in stock raising and the production of various crops, he makes a specialty of wheat, raising as fine a quality of that cereal as is derived from the soil of this region. In connection with attending to the duties of his farm, Mr. Brown taught school from the fall of 1860 until the spring of 1893, barring the time spent in military service, and for thirty-three years has regularly served during the winter months as a preceptor of the township school of his district. On November 26, 1868, Mr. Brown wedded Rachel E. Park, a native of this township, where she was born August 1, 1846. She lost her life by being struck by a car while crossing the railroad tracks near home on September 11, 1908. She was a daughter of Asa and Eleanor (Belt) Park, natives of this township, who spent their entire lives here, their parents having been among the early settlers. To Mr. and Mrs. Brown were born: James P., a foreman in the railroad shops at Columbus, Ohio; Asa H., who departed this life in 1898, leaving his widow, who was Jessie Laramore, and one child, Bernice Irene; Nicholas C., Jr., an agriculturist of this place, who is also in the employ of the Columbus Natural Gas Company; Arthur E., professor of English history and literature in the William Penn Charter School, of Philadelphia; Katie M., wife of Presley C. Grove, of Union township; Rachel E., wife of. Carl Foster, living on the farm with her father ; Emma G., who became the wife of Dr. Frederick B. Laramore, M. D., of Port Washington, Ohio; and Frederick C. and Linnie E., who departed this life in childhood. Mr. Brown has been a lifelong supporter of the republican party, the principles of which be has thoroughly studied, and, deeming them the embodiment of the wisdom of the highest statesmanship,, he has always endeavored by his vote and influence to place the candidates who stand for them in office. He cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln, but did not have the opportunity of voting for him the second time, since during his candidacy he was a prisoner of war at Milan Junction. In local affairs he has always been quite prominent and in the fall of 1894 was elected a director of the county infirmary, being the first republican candidate elected to fill the duties of that position in this county. He belongs to William Lodge, No. 363, I. 0. 0. F., meeting in Hebron, and of the Star Encampment. He is also a member of Lemert Post, No. 71, G. A. R., of Newark, and is a thirty-second degree Mason. He belongs to Hebron Lodge, No. 116, of that order, to the chapter and council meeting at Newark, and also to Mount Vernon Commandery, No. 1, meeting in Columbus. Mr. Brown has been as faithful to 196 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY his religious obligations as to other interests in life and for the past fifty years has held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church of Granville, with which he united when sixteen years of age and in which he has since been an active worker. Mrs. Brown was also a member of this church. He is well known throughout the county for his integrity, and his life being in every respect harmonious with a high standard of morals, he has always merited the confidence and respect of his neighbors and is accounted among the worthy citizens of the township.  MOREY C. HENTHORN. Morey C. Henthorn, who devotes his time to agricultural pursuits in Alexandria, St. Albans township, was born in Newark, Ohio, November 9, 1854, a son of John and Olive Martissa (Brooks) Henthorn, and a grandson of John and Nancy Jane (Garverson) Henthorn. The latter attained the ripe age of ninety-six years. His father was born in Indiana in 1814 and in his boyhood was brought by his parents to Newark, where he lived until 1855. He then engaged in farming and upon the death of his wife, made his home with his son, Morey C., in St. Albans township; where he departed this life September 1, 1890. He was an active democrat, and a member of the Christian church. His wife was a native of McKean township, where she passed away in 1887, at the age of fifty-four years. Her father was Martin Brooks, one of the early settlers of that place. John and Olive Henthorn had the following children: Albert, of Newark; Lucy M., wife of Samuel Watson, of Newark; Mrs. Nancy Jane Jones, deceased; Mrs. Mary E. McLean, deceased; Morey C.; Frank M., who was killed by a falling tree in 1882; Frederick B., a wealthy farmer of South Dakota; Mrs. Clara A. Cooley; deceased; Mrs. Emma J Halter, of Florence, Wisconsin; and Ina A., who departed this life when fourteen years of age. When but a year old Morey C. Henthorn was taken by his parents to McKean township, where he received his education in the district schools. He there remained until he was twenty years of age. At the age of seventeen years he began working as a farm hand and was thus employed for six years. After his marriage in 1879 he rented a farm in Hartford township, where he remained for nine years and then followed farming in Jersey township for three years, at the expiration of which time he located on the tract of land he now has under cultivation and which he bought in 1902. The farm consists of one hundred and eighty-five acres of arable land, located on the Jersey road, less than a mile southwest of Alexandria, and is equipped with all of the necessary buildings and machinery for prosecuting farm work. Aside from raising crops of various kinds he also engaged to some extent in stock-raising. On May 29, 1879, Mr. Henthorn was united in marriage to Anna Watson, who was born in Queens county, Ireland, January 16, 1856, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Crampton) Watson, who emigrated to the new world, where they departed this life. Their daughter was left in the care of relatives and came in 1871 to Newark. She was one of six children, the others being Bessie, Joyce and Michael, all of whom are deceased; and Samuel and John. Mr. and Mrs. Hen- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 199 thorn have six children. Mary E., born March 3, 1881, is the wife of Rev. W. V. Harter, a United Brethren clergyman, of Guysville, Ohio, and they have three children: Velma, Paul and Harold. Francis W., born February 23, 1883, died November 30, 1890; Earl J., born January 28, 1885, is a farmer of St. Albans township and wedded Cora Miller, by whom he has one son Kenneth. Ernest, born February 15, 1886, is a resident of Columbus, Ohio. Bessie Olive died in infancy. Clarence Ray, the youngest, was born July 28, 1891. Mr. Henthorn belongs to the Baptist church of Alexandria and is a member of its board of trustees. Being strongly opposed to the liquor traffic, he is an ardent devotee of the temperance movement and, believing that the evil of intemperance in this country should be abolished and that the only means to effect its abolition is through politics, he always votes on that side of the question. In addition to being a member of the Knights of Pythias, he belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and in both orders has served in all of the chairs.. Mr. Henthorn is an industrious and persevering man, whose labors have brought him prosperity and his excellent qualities have won him uniform respect. THOMAS F. HILLBRANT. Thomas F. Hillbrant, who has played an active part in developing the farming interests of Union township. this county, and whose ancestors were also pioneers of this section of the state, was born on the farm he now has under cultivation, April 20, 1854. His paternal grandfather, Henry, who was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1762, came here at a time when there were but two or three families in this part of the township and settled near the present home of his grandson, where he spent the remainder of his life, passing away in his ninety-fourth year. He took up a claim covering something over sixteen hundred acres of woodland, a portion of which he cleared and put under cultivation. In his family were six sons and four daughters, some of whom were born in Virginia, and a number of whom were united in marriage and reared families, among them having been Aaron Hillbrant, whose birth occurred here on October 7, 1808, where he spent his entire life in the pursuit of agriculture, entering into rest November 3, 1879. He was an extensive land owner, having possessed five hundred acres in this township, together with one farm in Illinois, his first purchase here having been one hundred acres of timber land which he cleafed off and put under cultivation and provided with substantial buildings. Before owning the farm for five years he was employed on the Ohio canal, receiving seven dollars a month for the first three years ; eight dollars per month for the fourth year ; and nine dollars a month for the fifth year. Giving up this occupation he commenced farming and was so successful in tilling the soil as to have been able not only to increase his acreages ten times over his original purchase, but also to amass considerable means. He wedded Isabella Huddleston, a native of Hampshire county, Virginia (now West Virginia), in November, 1811, a daughter of Henry and Mary Huddleston, who were early settlers of this place, and to this union were born eleven children, four of whom survive, namely: Lucy, who became the wife of George C. Wilcox, the couple living in