(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 300 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. the time of his demise. The property then came into possession of William Haas, who resided thereon until called to his final rest in 1869. His wife, long surviving him, passed away on the 1st of February, 1903. Their family numbered three children, namely : Mary E. and Martha, both of whom are deceased; and Finney E., of this review, also deceased. Finney E. Haas enjoyed the advantages of a college education and remained under the parental roof until he had attained the age of thirty years. Subsequently he followed railroading for eighteen years, being employed successively as brakeman, conductor and yardmaster at Chicago, Illinois. In 1898 he returned to the home farm in this county and until his death gave his attention to the cultivation and improvement of the place, meeting with a creditable and gratifying measure of success in his undertakings. The property comprises three hundred and forty-six acres and in addition to the work of general farming he made a specialty of raising and breeding stock. In 1888 Mr. Haas was united in marriage to Miss Rhoda Lawson, whose birth occurred in Missouri in 1854. In his political views he was a stanch republi can, while fraternally he was connected with the Masons. He had an extensive circle of friends throughout the county of his nativity, his genuine personal worth commending him to the confidence and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. Be was widely recognized as one of the extensive landowners and prosperous citizens of the county, and also as one of the worthy representatives of a pioneer family who aided in the work of early development and progress here. He was called to final reward October 13, 1908. A. J. CADA. A. J. Cada, a substantial and prosperous farmer of McKean township, was born in Vermont, November 20, 1834. He is an enterprising and aggressive man, a representative citizen of the community and has creditably served the township in a number of political offices. His parents were Mowry and Abigail (Barber) Cada, his father having been a native of Rhode Island and his mother of Vermont. To this county Mowry Cada came in the year 1836 and dwelt in the same house, of which the subject of this review, who at that time was two years of age, is the present owner. He and his wife were the parents of the following children : Phoebe C., who was united in marriage with Frederick Smith, of McKean township; Sabra C. and Mary L., deceased; and A. J. Cada. The father departed this life, February 9, 1888, and his wife September 4, 1893. In the district schools of this county A. J. Cada acquired his education, having pursued his studies during the winter season, and in the summer time assisted his father in the labors of the farm. After leaving school he actively engaged in aiding his father in carrying on the pursuit of agriculture until he was twenty-eight years of age, when he assumed entire charge of the various interests of the farm. Since then he has remained on the old homestead and has applied himself energetically in the raising of various kinds of grain and stock. The tract of land which he has under cultivation embraces two hundred and eighty-five acres, in HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 303 the development of which he uses strictly modern methods. Mr. Cada keeps abreast of the times in everything pertaining to agriculture and aside from having a comfortable residence, his premises also supplied with ample barns, outbuildings and modern machinery and in fact everything requisite to successfully prosecute farming. Aside from the old home place he also possesses one hundred acres of valuable land in Granville township, which he operates in connection with his farm in McKean township. While he deals extensively in hay and grain he also raises and feeds cattle and has a number of head of the finest breeds. On September 25, 1860, Mr. Cada wedded Miss Mary A. Conard, a native of this county, where her birth occurred November 19, 1840. She was one of the nine children of Mahlon and Mary Ann (Somerville) Conard, also natives of this county. Her mother departed this life September 24, 1889, and her father, August 27, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Cada have been blessed with the following children: Joel M.; Charles G., who resides in Newark ; and Joseph E., who is a graduate of Denison University and is now in charge of the farm. Mr. Cada and his wife have always been faithful to their religious obligations inasmuch as they have always considered that it is the first duty of man to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and consequently they have always been associated with church work and are now ardent supporters of the Baptist church. In politics Mr. Cada is an advocate of the democratic party, the principles of which he has thoroughly investigated and highly appreciates their fundamental character. He has always been enthusiastic during campaigns and by his vote and influence is active to the extent of his power in assisting the candidates of his party to secure office. He has rendered the, township service as school director, trustee and public clerk. Mr. Cada is a man of high integrity of character and throughout his long career has been very energetic. It is due to his excellent management that he has made a success of life and that now at the advanced age of seventy-five years .he can afford to enjoy somewhat of the leisure and comfort won by his many years of activity and usefulness. He has always been honest and straightforward in his transactions and therefore commands the respect and esteem of the citizens of the community in which he has so long resided. CLEMENT L. RILEY. Clement L. Riley, who has won recognition as an able representative of the educational interests of Ohio, is now serving as superintendent of the schools of Kirkersville. His record has at all times been that of a progressive and public-spirited citizen, and his history is therefore a credit to his native county. He was born about four and a half miles southwest of Utica, June 1, 1863, and in the paternal line comes of Irish lineage. His, great-grandfather was a native of Ireland, but, coming to America in colonial days, aided the colonies in their struggle for independence. Ile married a niece of Mad Anthony Wayne, the intrepid American general whose fearlessness in the face of danger won him this altogether complimentary title. Robert Riley, the grandfather, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, where his parents had located in pioneer times He married 304 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. and reared a family of nine children: Elizabeth, deceased; one who died in infancy; Jane, who has also passed away; John William, the father of our subject; Margaret., the wife of Jacob Johns, of Missouri; Miranda, who is the widow of John Keller, of Missouri; Hannah and Martha, who are deceased; and Albert. John William Riley was born in Newton township, Licking county, but removed with his parents at the age of five years to Burlington township of the same county, where lie was reared amid the scenes and environments of frontier life. Having arrived at years of maturity, he wedded Angeline Plummer, a native of Iowa, who was brought to this country in her early girlhood. She had the following brothers and sisters : Eliza, who has passed away; Margaret; Amanda; Sarah; Mary; Rose, deceased; and William. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. John William Riley was blessed with fourteen children, as follows : Clement L., of this review; Ida E., the wife of J. R. Haas, of this county; Emma R., who is the wife of Lemuel Hammond, of Zanesville; Albert Plummer, a resident of McKean township; John William, who lives on the home place in Burlington township; James Franklin, of Burlington township; Effie M., the wife of Ellis Claggett; Mary, who is the wife of Lester Peters, of Bennington township ; Robert, who resides with his mother on the home place; Clyde D. and Wesley E., both residents of Burlington township; Pearl, the deceased wife of Asa Wince, by whom she had two children; Bertha, who is the wife of Harry Hoar, of McKean township; and Fern, at home. Clement L. Riley spent his youthful days on his father's farm and through the periods of vacation .worked in the fields, and after he had completed his education gave a part of his time to farm work until he was twenty-five years of age. His early scholastic training was received in the district schools, and he later spent two terms in the Utica Normal, two terms in the Croton high school, one year in the Hanover high school, and two terms in the Denison Normal School. He also had tutors in Latin, and in 1884 he began teaching in the Centennial school in his home neighborhood, where he remained for two years. Later he spent a year as a teacher in Hanover township, and four years in Perry township. From the beginning his work in the schoolroom was highly satisfactory to the general public and led to his election to the superintendency of the Croton schools, where he remained from 1892 until 1900. He afterward engaged in teaching in Jersey for one year and for three years was superintendent of the Alexandria school. In 1905 he took charge of the schools at Kirkersville, where he has since remained. In the meantime he had taught in the normal school at Croton, in the Purity Normal in Eden township and in the Granville Normal, where he was teacher of mathematics. He has likewise. been superintendent of the township schools of St. Albans township and in Kirkersville has done much to promote the standard of education, his work being followed by excellent results of a practical as well as progressive nature. On the 8th of November, 1888, Mr. Riley was married to Miss Clara M. Taylor, who was born October 6, 1868, a daughter of William and Catherine (Beckford) Taylor, the former a native of Fallsbury township and the latter of Mary Ann township. Mrs. Riley's maternal grandfather came to Ohio from Massachusetts on horseback, traveling for many days through a wilderness in a district into which it seemed that white men had scarcely ever penetrated. Mrs. .Riley HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 305 was one of a family of seven children: Flora, the wife of C. L. V. Miller, of Chesterville, Ohio; Virgil, deceased; Oliver, a resident of Chesterville; Eleanor, who is the wife of C. L. V. Smith; Mrs. Riley; Frank, of Eden township; and Barney, who has passed away. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Riley were born two children: Walter Fay, born March 8, 1893; and a daughter who died July 10, 1900, when four months old. Mr. Riley was county examiner from June, 1899, until August 31, 1905, covering a period of more than six years, and recently he has been elected county auditor, his public-spirited citizenship and well-known ability being a guarantee of what he will accomplish in this position. Mr. and Mrs. Riley both hold membership in the Church of Christ. For about fifteen years he has been a member of Center Lodge, No. 326, F. & A. M., of Johnstown, and also belongs to Alexandria Lodge, No. 704, K. P., in which he has passed all of the chairs. He likewise belongs to Myrtle Lodge, No. 350, I. O. O. F., of Granville, and to Alexandria Camp, No. 6019, M. W. A. He is always interested in matters of public moment, keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day, political and otherwise, and has taken part in several debates on the tariff question. He has always been a student, reading broadly and thinking deeply, and his views are based upon logical conclusions drawn from the facts. F. A. CRANE. F. A. Crane, who since 1892 has been secretary and manager of the Ice and Cold Storage Company of Newark, is numbered among the prominent, energetic and progressive business men of the city, belonging to that class of representative Americans who in promoting individual success also advance the general prosperity. He was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, on the 16th of February, 1846. His father, M. E. Crane, was also a native of Muskingum county, representing one of the oldest families of the state. The grandfather, Evan Crane, came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in 1805. Hardly two years had passed since the admission of the state to the Union, and there were great sections of Ohio into which the white race had not ventured. The Indian population was far more numerous than the white, and uncut forests and undeveloped prairies indicated to what limited extent the work of improvement had been carried forward. Casting in his lot with the pioneer settlers, Evan Crane turned his attention to farming and aided in reclaiming the wild land for the purpose of civilization. His son, M. E. Crane, was reared on the farm, but in 1873 removed to Newark, where he spent the remainder of his days in honorable retirement from business. He had led a useful and active life and had acquired a substantial competence. He died on the 2d of January, 1901, at the age of eighty-two years, and is still survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary M. (Huff) Crane, who is also a native of Muskingum county, and is now in her eighty-fifth year. After mastering the elementary branches of learning in the public schools of Muskingum county, F. A. Crane continued his education in the Muskingum College at Concord and in Denison University, where he spent two years as a 306 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. student. From early youth he manifested considerable mechanical skill and ingenuity, and invented a patent hay carrier, at which he worked for three or four years. In 1873 he became a resident of Newark, where he has made his home for more than a third of a century. Here he engaged in the millinery and fancy goods business, in partnership with his brother, 0. W. Crane, for nineteen years, the enterprise proving a profitable source of revenue, for the business was carefully conducted along modern and progressive lines, and the demands of the public were carefully studied. They were thus able to place upon the market goods that found a ready sale and their straightforward dealing also contributed to their success. In 1892 F. A. Crane withdrew from that line and organized the Newark Ice and Cold Storage Company, of which he has since been the secretary and manager. He is moreover a director of the Newark Trust Company and the Newark Gearwood Company. His business enterprise is undaunted by any ordinary difficulties or obstacles, his determination enabling him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. In 1878 Mr. Crane was married to Miss Lavonia L. Wright, a native of Licking county, and a daughter of Robert Wright. The Wright family came from Vermont to this city. Mr. and Mrs. Crane have one daughter, Lilian, now the wife of Charles F. Rhodes. They are constant and helpful members of the Second Presbyterian church, contributing generously to its support and taking a helpful part in its various activities, while Mr. Crane is serving as one of its trustees. He holds friendship inviolable, and as true worth may always win his regard he has a very extensive circle of friends and his life demonstrates the truth of the Emersonian statement that "the way. to win a friend is to be one." No plan or movement for the benefit of the city along lines of progress and improvement seeks his aid in vain. The public work that he has done has largely been of a nature that has brought no pecuniary reward and yet he has cooperated in many movements for the general good. He is free from ostentation or display, but true worth cannot be overlooked and all who know him speak of him in terms of praise and kindly regard. WILLARD WARNER. Willard Warner was born in Granville, Ohio, September 4, 1826, his parents being Willard and Eliva (Williams) Warner, while his paternal grandparents were Daniel and Martha (Knowlton) Warner. He is a great-grandson of Captain Daniel Warner, a second lieutenant in the Revolution, and a descendant of the Vermont Warners, Holbrooks and Knowltons. He was married on the 4th of March, 1856, to Eliza, daughter of E. S. and Mary (Burnham)" Woods, of Newark, Ohio. His demise occurred on the 23d of November, 1906. Willard Warner was graduated from Marietta College in 1845, winning the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts, and in 1849 went to California in search of gold. In 1852 he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and came to Newark in 1854, becoming treasurer of the Newark Machine Works in that year, while in 1856 he was made general manager: In 1860 he was a delegate to the national HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 309 republican convention from the capital district of Ohio. At the outbreak of the Civil war he joined the Federal army as major of the Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry and took part in the attack on Fort Donelson, the siege of Corinth and the Vicksburg campaign. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel and took part in the battles of Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and Ringgold. He was appointed inspector general and served on General Sherman's staff during the Atlanta campaign; was promoted colonel of the One Hundred and Eightieth Ohio Volunteers, October 20, 1864; was brevetted brigadier general and major general of volunteers in March, 1865, and was mustered out of the volunteer service in July, 1865. Returning to Newark, Ohio, he served as a member of the Ohio state senate in 1866-7, and went to Alabama, being there engaged in cotton planting in 1865, 1866 and 1867. He was a representative in the Alabama legislature in 1868, and was elected to the United States senate as a republican on the 25th of July, 1868, serving until March, 1871. He was a collector of customs at Mobile, Alabama, in 1871 and 1872, and declined the appointment of governor of New Mexico by President Grant and likewise that of United States minister to the Argentine Republic. He was a member of the republican national convention of 1860, 1868, 1876, 1880 and 1888. In 1873 he removed to Tecumseh, Alabama, where he built the Tecumseh Blast Furnace for the Tecumseh Iron Company, of which he was president and general manager, until 1889. In 1887 and 1888 he built two charcoal blast furnaces at West Nashville, Tennessee. The year 1890 witnessed his removal to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and in 1897 he was chosen a member of the Tennessee house of representatives. The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him by Marietta College in 1885. He was identified for several years as a director in the Chattanooga Savings Bank, Chattanooga Wagon Company, Richmond Spinning Mill and the Chattanooga Coffin & Casket Company, being president of the last named concern. He was also first vice-president of the Chattanooga Manufacturers' Association. He became a companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in 1884 and in 1905 was elected as commander of the Ohio Commandery. JAMES LEECH. Among the men who have been influenced in promoting the agricultural interests of this part of the state is James Leech, a prosperous farmer of Licking township, whose birth occurred in Harrison county, Ohio, July 22, 1838. His parents, James and Annie (Teets) Leech, were natives of the state of Pennsylvania, the former, born near the battle-ground of Gettysburg, removed with his parents to Jefferson county, where he was reared, and subsequently went to Harrison county, where he followed the trade of shoemaking. In 1864 he removed to Iowa, locating in Henry county, where he engaged in the manufacture of shoes, in connection with operating a shoe store, until his death, which occurred in 1885. He was twice united in marriage, his first wife being Mary Hutton, of Jefferson county, Ohio, by whom he had three children, namely : Margaret, deceased; John, a 310 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. retired farmer residing in Keokuk county, Iowa; and Abner H., deceased, who served for four years in an Ohio regiment during the Civil war and was confined in Libby, Andersonville, and Salisbury prisons. Their mother having departed this life, Mr. Leech was united in marriage with Annie Teets, who departed this life in 1888. Their children were : Catharine, deceased; Mary; James ; Robert ; Nancy C.; Samuel, who served four years in the Union army during the Civil war, taking part in every battle during General Sherman's campaign, and is now deceased; Henry, William and Jennie, all of whom are deceased. The common schools of Harrison county afforded James Leech his education, and he resided upon the home farm, actively engaged in agriculture, until he was twenty-one years of age. In the spring of 1860 he went to Livingston county, Illinois, where he followed his occupation until 1862, when he engaged in the five months' service in the Union army, during which time he was on duty at Camp Douglas, where he contracted an ailment which has since caused him great suffering. In 1863 he returned home and when Morgan was conducting his raid through Ohio he had charge of eight hundred men and was among those who effected Morgan's capture. Subsequently he was made second lieutenant of the volunteer militia of Harrison county, and in this capacity was stationed for one week at Newark drilling troops. In 1864 Mr. Leech went to Henry county, Iowa, where he remained until the year 1888, during which time he traveled throughout much of the west, engaged in various occupations, and then came to this county, where he has since been engaged in farming. He owns seventy acres of good land upon which he devotes his time to general farming, and aside from this he is largely interested in real estate at Salem, Iowa. Mr. Leech was united in marriage, in 1889, to Miss Margaret, daughter of George Griffith, a native of this county, with whom he has since been residing in the enjoyment of domestic happiness. He is quite popular in fraternal organizations and belongs to the Masonic lodge in Newark, and also to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed through all the chairs of the local lodge of that organization. A republican in politics, he has never found cause to induce him to withdraw his loyalty from that party, and since he cast his first vote has always rejoiced in its successes and exerted his influence toward the election of its candidates. He holds membership in the Baptist church, to which his wife also belongs, and being a man of excellent parts, whose life has always been conducted in observance to right principles, he merits the respect and good word of all who know him. HARRY D. BAKER. Harry D. Baker, following his careful preparation for professional labor, is now successfully engaged in the practice of law in Newark, his native city. He was born on the 25th of October, 1880, and is a son of Levi D. Baker. The father was born in Hardin county, Virginia, in 1836, and in 1840 came to Licking county, settling at Claypole Mills, toward the eastern border of the county. He HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 311 was the son of Daniel Baker, a tanner, who served his country as a soldier of the War of 1812. For a long period Levi D. Baker was connected with business interests in this county, but is now living retired in Newark, having passed the Psalmist's allotted span of three score years and ten. He was reared here amid the environment of pioneer life and for more than two-thirds of a century has resided within the borders of the county, so that lie has witnessed all its development and progress. He married Ella Rodgers, a representative of one of the old families of this county, where her birth occurred. Reared in Newark, at the usual age Harry D. Baker was sent as a pupil to the public schools and was instructed in the various branches of learning, which constituted the public school curriculum. Later he enter Doane Academy at Granville, from which he was graduated in 1899 and afterward became a student in Denison University. He studied law in the Ohio State University, where he completed a course by graduation with the class of 1904. He then opened an office in Newark, where he has since remained in the active prosecution of his profession and is gradually working his way upward, carefully analyzing cases and preeenting his cause with that clear and cogent reasoning which shows his thorough mastery of the principles of jurisprudence and his correct application of those principles to the points in contention. Socially Mr. Baker is connected with the Phi Gamma Delta, a college fraternity, and is also an exemplary member of Acme Lodge, A. F. & A. M. GEORGE W. HOLTON. George W. Holton, starting out in life as a farm hand, is now the owner of two good tracts of land which, carefully cultivated, are returning him a gratifying annual income. He was born in Eden township, Licking county, Ohio, December 17, 1858, and is a son of Washington and Margaret (Miles) Holton. The father was a native of Muskingum county, Ohio, and in his early childhood was left an orphan, after which he was reared by families in the neighborhood. In early manhood, however, he came to Licking county, where he was afterward married to Miss Margaret Miles, native of this county. Following his marriage he took up his abode upon a farm in Eden township and as the years passed he -was very successful, his earnest, indefatigable labors bringing him capital sufficient to enable him to become the owner of two hundred and forty-five acres of rich and productive land. His life was well spent and honorable and covered a period of more than eighty-two years, his death occurring May 27, 1892. No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of farm life for George W. Holton in his boyhod and youth. He attended the common schools and worked in the fields through the summer months, early becoming familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. In 1883, when twenty-three years of age, he left the parental home. and for two years worked as a farm hand. He was then married, November 25, 1885, to Miss Clara Hilleary of Eden township, a daughter of Samuel. Hilleary, now deceased. Following his marriage Mr. Holton cultivated his father-in-law's farm until 1903, or for a 312 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. period of eighteen years, after which he removed to Newark, where he made his home for nearly two years. However, farming had been his life work and he felt much more contented to engage in agricultural pursuits than to reside in Newark, unoccupied with business cares. In 1905, therefore, he purchased his present place in Mary Ann township, and it has since been his home. He is diligent and active in its management, practical and progressive in his methods of farming and as the result of his well directed labors is meeting with richly merited success. In addition to this place he also owns a farm of sixty acres in Eden township, which he rents. The home of Mr. and. Mrs. Holton has been blessed with but one child, Samuel, who is still with his parents. Mr. Holton votes with the democracy, but has never sought nor desired office as a reward for party fealty. He is now one of the representative citizens of Mary Ann township, and while his life history has not been characterized by any thrilling or exciting chapters it contains valuable lessons for those who thoughtfully consider it, showing what may be accomplished by perseverance, energy and honesty. THOMAS D. JONES. Thomas D. Jones, sculptor, was born December 12, 1811, in Remsen, Oneida county, New York, where he spent his boyhood and youth. His parents were David R. and Susan. Jones, who were born in Wales but came to this country in childhood. With very meager opportunities for education the embryo sculptor reached the age of twenty, employed on a farm or at work with his father, who was a stonecutter. With his father's family he came to Ohio in 1837 and settled on what is known as the "Welsh Hills," about two and one-half miles north of Granville, a well known college town. While living there he worked at carving tombstones out of freestone, which is abundant around Granville, and became skillful in cutting out figures of animals and faces. Much of the stone work on the Ohio canal: was done under his supervision. During the winter months he taught school and while teaching studied the French language, in which he became proficient. In 1841 he went. to Cincinnati, where his first work was that of carving monuments, but before a year had expired he produced a bust of John H. Coleman of Cincinnati. His next work worthy of notice was a large bust of General William H. Harrison. In 1844 he modeled the features of Henry Clay and the next year carved the statue of Francis Marion in wood. Soon afterward he made busts of Thomas Corwin, Lewis Cass and General Winfield Scott. Then he went to New York city, where he lived for six years. His finest works in New York are a medallion of Henry Clay, one of Daniel Webster, one of George Washington, one of Queen Victoria and a statue of Julia Dean, the actress. The Lincoln Memorial which stands in the rotunda of the state house in Columbus. Ohio, is the grandest work ever produced by his hands. It will remain an enduring monument to his memory. His last works are of the highest order of merit and are universally admired The winter following Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency was spent by Mr. Jones with Lincoln and his family in Spring- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 315 field, Illinois. He had many friends among distinguished writers and noted persons. It was pleasant to be with him, hear him read Shakespeare, tell anecdotes and talk of his travels and experiences in the different cities where he had been. In his last years he arose early and took a long walk before breakfast. In imagination I can see him now, as he started out for a walk, his long white hair hanging loosely over his shoulders, his broad-brimmed hat shading his face as he looked at the beauty of nature, or in the evening as he gazed at the stars. No one was ever able to fathom his thoughts at such timer. He had a kind of faith in the stars which was apparent to those who knew him best but which he never communicated to any one. He died in Columbus, Ohio, February 2, 1882, and was buried in the Welsh Hills cemetery, by the side of his father and mother. A large granite boulder of irregular shape, which he chose during his lifetime, marks his grave. On the stone is inscribed simply his name, date of birth and date of death. Of him it may be said truthfully, "The sculptor bath so nobly done his part, we see a living presence, not the art." MRS. MARY E. HILBRANT. JOHN W. LEIDIGH. In the legal profession, which embraces many of the most brilliant minds of the nation, it is difficult to win a name and a place of prominence. Many aspire, but few attain. In commercial life one may start out upon a more elevated plane than others; he may enter upon a business already established and carry it still farther forward. But this is not true in case of the lawyer. He must commence at the initial point, must build and win his first cause and work his way upward by ability, gaining his recognition and success by merit. People do not place their legal business in unskilled hands; it is the man of power before judge and jury who commands public patronage. Of this class Mr. Leidigh is a splendid type. He began as many others do in the practice of law, and has come to his present prominence as the result of earnest endeavor, fidelity to trust and recognized ability. He has been a member of the bar since 1875 and has practiced in Licking county since 1905. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Leidigh was born in Cumberland county, April 4, 1840, his parents being David and Catharine (Brownwell) Leidigh, who were natives of the Keystone state, the Leidigh family, however, coming from Germany, while the Brownwells were from England. Some of the family participated in the colonial wars, and in the pioneer development of the Cumberland valley they were identified, all following the occupation of farming. John W. Leidigh was reared on a farm and attended the country schools. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities between the north and south he watched with interest the progress of events as he listened to the discussion of grave questions of that day, and with the inauguration of the war he joined the army on the 1st of October, 1861, enlisting as a member of Company C, Sixty-fourth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His service was with the Army of the Cumberland, and he was wounded in the battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia, by a gunshot 316 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. which penetrated the le Ft leg, and the ball has never been extracted. He was confined in the general field hospital of Chattanooga, Tennessee, until he could be removed to Nashville, Tennessee, where he remained in hospital No. 11 until transferred to the Clay general hospital at Louisville, Kentucky. He was forced to continue in these hospitals altogether for about one year, and then rejoined his regiment while on its march to Knoxville, Tennessee. After the siege of Knoxville was raised he returned with his command to Chattanooga, and there veteranized, reenlisting as a member of the same company and regiment, in which he served until December 3, 1865, when he mustered out at Victoria, Texas, having been a member of the army for more than four years. After rejoining his regiment he was promoted to quartermaster sergeant and later became sergeant major, while subsequently he was commissioned second lieutenant in the Sixty-fourth regiment, and was the last sergeant major of that command. At the funeral of the late Senator John Sherman, who was the first colonel of the Sixty-fourth Regiment, Mr. Leidigh had charge of the Guard of Honor, composed of the remnant of the old Sherman Brigade in the field. He was a warm personal friend of Senator Sherman, and after the funeral the senator's daughter, Mrs. James M. McCollum, of Washington, D. C., presented Mr. Leidigh with her father's sword, sash and belt, which he highly prizes. When the war was over and the country no longer needed his military aid, Mr. Leidigh returned to his home in Richland county, Ohio, expecting that he would earn his living by farming and by work at the carpenter's trade, which he had partially learned before he joined the boys in blue. However, while operating a spoke lathe, which was out of order, he met with an accident, having his hand caught in the lathe, u hereby all of the fingers and part of the left hand were cut off. Thus incapacitated for manual labor, he sought a new field of activity, and on the 1st of October, 1868, began the study of law in the office and under the direction of the Hon. Schuyler E. Blakeslee, of Bryan, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar March 25, 1875. In the meantime he had been called to official service, having in November, 1869, been elected on the republican ticket probate judge of Williams county,. Ohio. He was reelected in 1871, receiving almost unanimous support, and held the office for six years, making an excellent record on the probate bench. While thus engaged he gave his leisure time to the mastery of the principles of jurisprudence and, as stated, was licensed to practice March 25, 1875, 'in which year he opened a law office in Bryan. Prior to his election as probate judge he served as township clerk one year. In 1882 he was admitted to practice in the United States courts. In 1905 he removed to Licking county and has since practiced in Utica and Newark. He is recognized as an able lawyer and a valued member of the Licking County Bar Association. He is now able to base his arguments on thorough knowledge of and familiarity with precedents, never failing to recognize the main point at issue and never neglecting to give a thorough preparation. On the 1st of February, 1870, Mr. Leidigh was married to Miss Florence Estella Pollitt, a native of Ohio, and they have one son, Donald J., who is now a student in Denison University. Mr. Leidigh belongs to the Presbyterian church and to the Grand Army of the Republic. He is today as true and loyal to his country and her welfare as when he followed the old flag upon southern battle- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 317 fields, and in all matters of citizenship he has manifested a progressive and patriotic spirit. He deserves much credit for what he has accomplished in professional lines, and his mental capacity and power is stimulated by his faithful performance of each day's duty and by his strong interest in the science of law and government. REV. J. L. WYLY. Rev. J. L. Wyly has been identified with the Baptist ministry in Ohio since 1875. While he is not in active pastoral relation with the church at the present time, he is yet deeply interested in its work and in sympathy with its projects. He gives his time and attention to his farming and stock-raising interests, having two hundred acres of valuable land, whereon he is making a specialty of raising Duroc hogs, Galloway cattle and draft horses. His life history began in Carmichaels, Greene county, Pennsylvania, July 1840, and he is the youngest of a family of nine children, three sons and six daughters, of whom seven reached years of maturity. The parents, Jacob and Hannah Jane (Way) Wyly, were also natives of the Keystone state, and spent the greater part of their lives in Greene county, the former of Scotch-Irish and the latter of English parentage and of Quaker faith. Both grandfathers of our subject served as soldiers of the Revolutionary war, while Jacob Wyly and his brother John did valued duty in defense of American interests in the war of 1812. Rev. J. L. Wyly remained a resident of his native county until twenty years of age, and when not busy with the work of the farm pursued his education, attending the public schools and the academy of Carmichaels. In March, 1861, he went to Iowa City. Iowa, and on the 13th of June of the same year he offered his services to the government in defense of the Union, becoming a member of Company F, First Iowa Cavalry. He furnished his own horse and equipment, costing him over two hundred dollars, and did active service west of the Mississippi river, being connected with the army for three years and four months, while for three years lie was in active service in the field. He refused a colonel's commission and served as a private. Such a record is hardly paralleled, for while there were many loyal hearts that never wavered in defense of the Union, most of the soldiers were willing and anxious for promotion. Mr. Wyly sustained two slight scalp wounds. At Black River he suddenly came upon eight rebels, six of whom were mounted and two on foot. Of the latter Mr. Wyly wounded one and killed the other and thus managed to make his escape. He participated throughout the Little Rock campaign, and after more than three years of faithful service was mustered out September 9, 1864. Mr. Wyly then returned to Pennsylvania and entered the Waynesburg College. He also read law with his brother, George L. Wyly, and for a time he engaged in the oil business. In the spring of 1865 he removed westward to Crestline, Ohio, and was married in the fall of 1866, at Wooster, Ohio, after which he took up his abode near Iowa City, Iowa. There he engaged in farming and teaching, but later returned to Ohio, where he again spent a year. On the expiration 318 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. of that period he went to Missouri and bought a farm, but because of his wife's health he returned to Wayne county, Ohio. In 1872 he entered the Baptist ministry and was connected with the organized work of the church in Iowa and Illinois, while since 1875 he has made his home in Ohio and has done much effective service in behalf of Baptist interests here. In 1888 he came to Licking county and purchased his present farm, upon which he has since lived. He also erected his residence, which is a mile north of Granville, on Mount Vernon road. Here he has more than two hundred acres of land, and in carrying on his place makes a specialty of Duroc hogs, Galloway cattle and draft horses. He is likewise interested in coal lands in Pennsylvania. In 1866 Mr. Wyly was united in marriage at Wooster, Ohio, to Miss Elizabeth Ann Rayl, a native of Wayne county, and a daughter of Isaiah and Cynthia Rayl. They had nine children, of whom one son died in the army in 1862, while one was wounded in front of Atlanta. Another, a graduate of Denison University, went to India as a missionary, where he remained about two years and died almost immediately after his return, his wife surviving him only twenty days. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Wyly there were born nine children: George A. B., who was principal of the high school at New Philadelphia, Ohio, for nine years and is now a teacher of Minnesota; Emma, who is the wife of A. A. Rich, connected with the office of secretary of state in Columbus; Edgar C., who is in partnership with his father and is located on one of his farms; Ida, the wife of Louis Ketchem, of Delaware county, Ohio; Nellie A., the wife of L. S., Osborn, of Granville; Harry, at home; Lillie A., who was graduated from Denison University two years ago, and is now a nurse in ,the Mercy Hospital of Chicago ; and Black and Edith, who died in infancy. The home of Mr. Wyly is pleasantly and conveniently located a mile north of Granville, on the Mount Vernon road, the residence having been erected by himself. He is now deputy chaplain of the Ohio Grand Army of the Republic and assistant adjutant general of the United Veterans' Legion. He was a candidate for representative on the republican ticket, but was defeated by only about 300 votes in a district which was democratic by 1,500. All his life he has been as true and loyal to the interests of his country as when he followed the old flag on southern battlefields. He believes always in a progressive citizenship and his labors have been effective forces in promoting the welfare of the community. While his life has in some respects been quietly passed, he has always been regarded as a worthy citizen of commendable purpose and upright life, and therefore deserves mention in this volume. GENERAL CHARLES R. WOODS General Charles R. Woods is the second son of the late Ezekiel S. Woods, of Newark, Ohio, of which place he is a native. His boyhood was passed upon his father's farm. When about seventeen years of age he was placed under the instruction of Rev. R. K. Nash, of Worthington. At the age of nineteen he entered the West Point Military Academy as a cadet, where he graduated in June, 1852. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 323 From that time until the latter part of 1874 he was engaged in the United States military service. He began as second lieutenant in First Infantry regular service, in 1852, was promoted to captain of the Ninth on April 1, 1861, and to major of the Eighteenth on April 20, 1864, to lieutenant colonel of the Thirty-third, July 28, 1866, and to colonel of the Second on February 18, 1874. He was brevetted lieutenant colonel on the 4th of July, 1863, for gallant and meritorious services at the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi; colonel, November 24, 1863, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee; brigadier general, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in battles before Atlanta, Georgia; and major general, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Bentonville, North Carolina. He was mustered into service as colonel of the Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry on October 13, 1861, and as brigadier general of volunteers on August 22, 1863. He was brevetted major general November 22, 1864, for long continued services and for special gallantry at Griswoldsville, Georgia. On the 1st of September, 1866, he was mustered out of volunteer service and retired from regular service on the 14th of December 1874. On the 2d of August, 1860, General Woods was married to Miss Cecelia Impey, eldest daughter of Robert and Frances Impey, of Newark, Ohio. She was born March 1, 1842, her mother being a daughter of Hon. William Stanbery, of Newark. General Woods had a family of three sons and one daughter : William E., born in Philadelphia, May 5, 1861; Robert I., born in Newark, Ohio, September 28, 1862; George H., born in Newport, Kentucky, May 28, 1866; and Frances B.,March 13 Fort Wallace, Kansas, March,13, 1870. After his retirement from the army General Woods again took up his residence in Newark, where he remained until his death, which occurred February 26, 1885. For sometime past his widow has been a resident of Washington, D. C. D. M. SMITH, M. D. Dr. D. M. Smith, for twenty-three years a practitioner in Newark, has given his patients the benefit of unwearied service and superior talent, for he is thoroughly qualified for his professional duties and has ever kept in touch with the progress of the profession through extensive reading and through investigation. He was born in Cadiz, Ohio, March 28, 1864. His father, John P. Smith, was a native of Maryland, coming to this city in early life and remaining a resident of Ohio up to the time of his death which occurred in 1904 when he was eighty-eight years of age. He was the youngest of a family of ten children all of whom lived to advanced age. His wife who, in her maidenhood was Hannah Welsh, was born in Maryland and died in 1902 at the age of eighty-four years. Dr. Smith obtained his literary education in the schools of Harrison county and Cincinnati, Ohio. When he had reviewed the field of business in order to make choice of a profession or calling- which he wished to make his life work, he took up the study of medicine in 1880, under the direction of his cousin, Dr. J. M. Smith, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, who was one of the leading physicians there. He was also a student under his oldest brother, William K. Smith, a 324 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. prominent physician, who in early manhood was killed by a horse, and is the only one in a family of ten children who has died. Continuing his preparation for his chosen profession Dr. Smith entered the Miami Medical College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1885. Locating at Newark, he has since remained in active practice here and through the twenty-three years of his identification with the professional interests of this city he has enjoyed to the fullest extent the respect and good will of his fellow citizens by reason of his strict conformity to high standards and the ability and efficiency which he has displayed in the performance of his daily round of duties. While he has given his attention to general practice, he has specialized to some extent in the department of surgery and for eighteen years has been the surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, also for a long period for the Interurban Company. He has been physician and surgeon for the county infirmary for nine years and in all of these connections he has done very capable professional work. In addition to his practice he is also vice president of the Consumers' Brewing Company. In 1888 Dr. Smith was married to Miss Jennie Gamble of Cleveland, Ohio. Fraternally he is connected with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He gives his political support to the democratic party, but the only office which he has ever sought or filled is that of coroner, in which position he served for seven years, when he resigned. He prefers to give his undivided attention to his professional duties and now has an extensive practice. NEHEMIAH C. POUND. Nehemiah C. Pound, successfully carrying on agricultural pursuits in Mary Ann township, is numbered among the worthy native sons of Licking county, his birth having occurred on the farm on which he now resides on the 19th of August, 1849. His parents, Joseph and Elizabeth (Allison) Pound, were born, reared and married in Orange county, New York, and in 1839 made their way to this county, spending the winter at Lockport. In the spring of 1840 Joseph Pound took up his abode on the farm which is now the home of his son Nehemiah, bought one hundred and twelve acres of land and later added to his property by additional purchase until it comprised two hundred and forty acres, In addition to his farming interests he also carried on auctioneering and became widely known as a prominent representative of that line of activity. His political allegiance was given to the democracy and he capably served his fellow townsmen in the position of township trustee. He passed away in 1878 at the age of seventy-eight years, for his birth had occurred in 1800. Nehemiah C. Pound remained at home throughout the period of his minority and in the common schools of the locality gained a good practical education. When he had attained man's estate he was married and subsequently lived for six years at Wilkins Corner, while the succeeding six years were spent on his father-in-law's farm in Eden township. He then returned to Mary Ann township and received fifty-two acres of land from his father's estate, also bought twenty-four acres more and improved his place by the erection of modern buildings. He like- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 325 wise owns and operates another farm of eighty acres north of the home place and his capable management and untiring industry have brought him a gratifying and well merited measure of prosperity in his undertakings, so that he is now numbered among the progressive and enterprising agriculturists of the community. On the 20th of April, 1871, Mr. Pound was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Ann Miles, a daughter of William Miles, of Eden township. By this union there have been born two children, as follows : Amzi R., who is engaged in teaching in Newark township; and Cary Nelson, who follows farming in Newton township and who has also served as justice of the peace. Mr. Pound acted for one term as township trustee and has ever given stalwart support to the candidates and principles of the democratic party. Fraternally he is connected with Acacia Lodge, No. 464, F. & A. M., being a worthy exemplar of the teachings of the craft. A life-long resident of Licking county, Mr. Pound is well and favorably known within its borders and has been an interested witness as well as active participant in the work of progress and development that has wrought such a wonderful transformation in this part of the state. FRANKLIN WILKIN. For seventy-six years a resident of Licking county, the memory of Franklin Wilkin forms a connecting link between the pioneer past and the progressive present. He was born July 28, 1833, on the farm in Mary Ann township where he now resides. It seems hardly possible that it is within the memory of any living man when much of this district was unimproved, when the homes were largely built of logs, and when business enterprise was largely confined to agriculture. Such, however, was the condition which existed during the early boyhood of Franklin Wilkin, and as the years have gone by he has lived to see the country changed as the evidences of frontier life have been replaced by those of the modern and progressive civilization. His parents were Henry and Magdalene (Smoots) Wilkin, in whose family were ten children, although only two are now living, the sister of our subject being Mrs. Lucinda Pound, who is the widow of Samuel Pound, and resides with her children. The father, Henry Wilkin, was born in Hardy county, Virginia, July 4, 1781, and came to Licking county, Ohio, in October, 1816, soon after his marriage. The trip was made overland, Mr. Wilkin and wife accompanying the family of Phillip Smoots, Mrs. Wilkin's uncle. The two families came in one wagon, driving some cows before them. His wife was a native of Shenandoah county, Virginia, where her birth occurred July 6, 1794. On arriving in Licking county, which was then a frontier district, much of the land still being owned by the government, Henry Wilkin entered one hundred and sixty acres on section 17, Mary Ann township, the same farm on which our subject lives. There in the midst of the forest he built a hewed log house. His place was all timberland, on which not a tree had been cut, a furrow turned or an improvement made. With characteristic energy, however, he began to clear away the timber and plow and plant the fields and in course of time the rich soil was returning him golden harvests. Some years later he purchased 326 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. another quarter section on section 18, adjoining his home place, and afterward bought an adjoining thirty-six acres. He died in his eighty-fourth year, while his wife passed away at the age of seventy-five years. He was an ardent democrat and his fellow townsmen, recognizing in him a citizen loyal to the public good, elected him to the office of township trustee and treasurer. In his business interests he prospered, and in addition to his home place he owned two other farms in Licking county, two farms in Wyandot county, two in Putnam county, and at one time was the owner of a farm in Indiana. All this property was acquired through his own well directed labors and judicious investment. Franklin Wilkin was reared on the old home place in a pioneer log cabin and his educational advantages were limited to a three months' session in the district school. The schoolhouse was built of logs and furnished with slab benches, while the writing desks were made of a slab laid upon pins driven into the wall. There was no uniformity in text-books, though the pupils were well drilled in the common branches of learning. Mr. Wilkin did not lack for training in the work of the farm, for since old enough to handle the plow he began assisting in the fields and continued to aid in the improvement and development of the place up to the time of his father's death in 1864. The home farm then came into possession of Franklin Wilkin and his brother Henry, and the two were associated in farming interests until the demise of Henry Wilkin in 1878. Following his father's death Mr. Wilkin of this review was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Jenkins, a daughter of James Jenkins, of Eden township, and unto them were born three children, of whom two are yet living : Milton, who married Bessie Bline and has one child, Franklin, Jr.; and Henry, who wedded Nettie Wilkin and has a daughter, Ruth. The two sons are operating the home farm. Mr. Wilkin has always continued to make the old home farm his place of residence and in 1890 erected here a handsome home, so that he is now comfortably situated in life, deriving a good income from his property, which is now carefully conducted. by his two sons. In his political views Mr. Wilkin has always been an earnest democrat and has served as township trustee and township treasurer. Since 1863 he has been an exemplary member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Acacia Lodge, No. 464. He also belongs to the chapter. He has long been numbered among the old and representative. men of Mary Ann township, and no history of the community would be complete without mention of this native son, who has reached the seventy-fifth milestone on life's journey and throughout the entire period has lived upon the farm which is yet his home. CHARLES DEEDS. For fifty-one years Charles Deeds has resided on the Locust Shade Farm, where he occupies one of the fine country residences of Licking county. Here he is extensively engaged in raising grain and stock, making a specialty of the breeding of pure Spanish Merino sheep and Galloway cattle. In all of his business affairs . he displays careful management and keen discernment and his unfaltering energy has. enabled him to overcome all the difficulties and obstacles that continually rise HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 329 in the conduct of an extensive business. He has thus reached an important position in agricultural circles and the sterling qualities of his manhood entitle him to the friendship which is uniformly accorded him by those with whom he comes in contact. A native of Greene county, Pennsylvania, Mr. Deeds was born February 19, 1846, and is of German lineage. His grandfather, Jacob Deeds, was a son of Andrew Deeds, who was born January 1, 1760, in eastern Pennsylvania, whence he removed to Washington county, that state. He wedded Mary Miller, who was born in eastern Pennsylvania June 20, 1760, and was a daughter of David Miller, one of the pioneers of Washington county, who fell a victim to the savagery of the Indians, by whom he was killed and scalped. Unto Andrew Deeds and his wife there were born six children: Adam, who married and had four children; Jacob, the grandfather of our subject; John, who left no family; Isaac, who died in West Alexandria, Pennsylvania, and left two children;. and Catherine and Mary. Jacob Deeds, the grandfather of Charles Deeds, had four children: Andrew, Isaac, Delilah and Eliza. Andrew Deeds, the father of our subject, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, July 8, 1811, and having arrived at years of maturity, wedded Lydia Stoolfire, who was born in the same county, August 17, 1811. She died in the county of her nativity, January 14, 1850, and the father afterward came to Ohio and settled on the farm in Licking county now owned by Charles Deeds. Subsequently he returned to Washington county, Pennsylvania, and married Miss Maria Martin, with whom he traveled life's journey happily until called to his final rest, September 5, 1870. His second wife died November 5, 1881. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Deeds were born eight children. Franklin, born December 12, 1831, died in Union township, this county, February 5, 1898. Lucinda, born November 18, 1833, is the widow of Monterville Lucas and now resides at Outville, this county. John J., born February 14, 1838, first wedded Mary Keeran and afterward married Mrs. Ellen (Belt) Lane, the widow of George Lane He now resides on York street in Harrison township. Elizabeth A., born December 13, 1839, is the widow of Boanerges Green, and resides in Union county, Ohio. Margaret, born July 10, 1841, became the wife of Jacob W. Showman, a farmer of Granville township, and died November 20, 1906. Charles is the next of the family. Sarah J., born October 27, 1848, is the wife of Stephen C. Winter, of Leavenworth county, Kansas. Andrew, born January 5, 1851, is married and follows farming in Granville township. Charles Deeds spent his early youth in the state of his nativity, and following his mother's death came with his father to Ohio and for more than a half century has lived on the farm which is now his home. The public schools afforded him his educational privileges and as he has always been a close observer of men and a student of the signs of the times, he has added much to his knowledge in this way and has also learned many valuable lessons through experience. The occupation to which he was reared, he determined to make his life work and has always followed general farming and stock-raising. His place comprises one hundred and eighty acres of very valuable land. The fields are rich and arable and respond readily to the care and labor which he bestows upon them. He thus annually raises good crops of grain and an important feature of his business is his stock- 330 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. raising. He has become recognized as an authority upon many matters relating to the breeding of. Spanish Merino sheep and Galloway cattle and has made many exhibits of his stock at the county and state fairs in former years, winning a number of prizes. Substantial barns and commodious sheds furnish ample shelter for grain and stock. There is a fine orchard on his place and all of the modern improvements, including a hydraulic ram, which forces water from the spring to the barn. There is also a fine carp pond, which is supplied from the spring. The home is a commodious and attractive dwelling, tastefully and comfortably furnished and the farm in its well kept appearance and many substantial improvements constitutes one of the most attractive features in the landscape, winning favorable comment from all who pass this way. It was on the 4th of March, 1873, that Mr. Deeds was united in marriage to Miss Susan C. Green, who was born in Delaware county, Ohio, August 8, 1849, a daughter of Edward and Mary J. (Condit) Green. Condit postoffice and Condit Station in Trenton tow nship, Delaware county, were named in honor of her grandfather, Jotham Condit, for they were located on his farm. He was born in New. Jersey, July 17, 1794. and was married in 1824 to Miss Mary Mulford, whose birth occurred in New Jersey, October 3, 1796. They came to Ohio in 1835 and settled in Delaware county, where Condit Station is now located. Mr. Condit became the owner of twelve hundred acres of land and was one of the prominent and influential citizens of the community. Both he and his wife died on the farm on which they settled, being more than eighty years of age when called to their final rest. They had seven children: John K., who died unmarried; Susan Ann, who died in infancy; Mary J., who became Mrs. Green; Susan M., who was born April 13, 1830; Whitfield Smith, born December 21, 1834; and Elias J. and Susan E., twins, born December 27, 1837. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Deeds was Edward Green, who spent his entire life in England. He married Elizabeth Garrett, and her death occurred in England, while he was drowned in that country when their son, Edward Green, father of Mrs. Deeds, was four, years of age. Her father was born in Kent county, England, and died July 26, 1873. He became a resident of Delaware county, Ohio, in 1840, making the trip with his brother Charles and joining his brother William in this state. Edward Green was a farmer and stock-raiser and carried on business in Trenton township, Delaware county, being engaged extensively in raising sheep. His wife, who was born in New Jersey, December 7, 1827, died February 2, 1906, on the old home place in Delaware county. In their family were five children, namely: Mrs. Deeds; Mary E., the wife of Dr. W. L. Mills of Hartford township, Licking county; Phoebe J., who was horn October 20, 1853, and died in infancy; Charles E., who was born July 20, 1860, and resides on a part of the old home farm in Trenton township, Delaware county; and Anna Luella, who was born April 8, 1863, and is on the home farm in Delaware county. Unto Mr .and Mrs. Deeds were born two sons. Edward A., born March 12, 1874, was graduated from Denison University with the class of 1897 and afterward pursued post graduate work in Cornell University. He is now general superintendent for the National Cash Register Company at Dayton, Ohio, and married Edith Walton, by whom he had two sons: Charles W., born August 11, 1902, and Edward Andrew, March 27, 1909. Dean D., who was born November 20, 1876, is a graduate of Denison Uni- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 331 versity of the class of 1899 and pursued post-graduate work there for one year. He is now with the Thew Automatic Steam Shovel Company of Lorain, Ohio, in which he is a stockholder and lives in Elyria, Ohio. He wedded Frances Updike and they have three children: Dean Dalton, born March 22, 1904; Frances Josephine, February 28, 1906; and Charles Douglas, May 8, 1908. In his political views Mr. Deeds has always been a republican, interested in the welfare of the party but never seeking nor desiring office for himself. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian church and they are both highly esteemed in the community. The Locust Shade Farm is noted for its hospitality and their many friends are always sure to receive a hearty welcome there. CHRISTOPHER C. SHAW. Christopher C. Shaw, a veteran of the Civil war, who is among the prosperous cannel s of Newark township, this county, was born in Bladen county, North Carolina, July 29, 1845, a son of David and Lucy (Benson) Shaw, who spent their entire lives in the last named county, where they reared a family of four sons and one daughter, all of whom resided in their native state but Chrisl opher.C., the first-born. In the common schools of his birthplace Christopher C. Shaw acquired his education, in the meantime assisting in the duties of his father's farm, where he remained until he was fifteen years of age, then enlisting in Company G, North Carolina Volunteer Infantry, serving for two years, at the termination of which period he reenlisted with Colonel John Mosby and served until the close of the war, when he took the oath of allegiance. Subsequently he returned to the old homestead, where he remained for one year, at the expiration of which period he came to Zanesville, Ohio, remaining one winter, and, in the spring of 1867, repaired to this county, locating on his present farm, where he then worked for James M. Tompkins, with whom lie farmed on shares for about three or four years. Later he wedded his partner's daughter, and after the death of the father-in-law assumed management of the farm, eighty-three acres of which he disposed of, and now owns fifty-three acres, located ninety rods from the corporation of Newark. Here for the past three years he has been engaged in the dairy business, of which he makes a specialty, while for the past twenty-five years he has been well known throughout the county as a breeder of short-horned cattle, owning what is called the Cherry Valley herd, at the same time paying considerable attention to sheep breeding, of which he has a number of registered specimens, and owns a herd of Jerseys and Devons. On December 12, 1870, Mr. Shaw wedded Martha Tompkins, a native of Tompkins county, New York, born February 26, 1853, who came here with her parents in 1856 and has since resided on the farm under cultivation by her husband. She was a daughter of James M. and Louise (Kane) Tompkins, he having been a native of the county bearing his name in New York state, while his wife was born in Germany. Coming to this county in 1856, they here spent their remaining days, his death having occurred in 1901, in his eighty-sixth year, while 332 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. his wife, who was born January 12, 1833, now resides in Newark. It is worthy of remark that Tompkins county, New York, where Mrs. Shaw and her parents were born, took its name after a relative, George Daniel Tompkins. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Shaw are : Louisa Blanch, wife of Wallace Neibling, of Newark; James C., who wedded Bessie Jamison, the couple having two children, Frances Victoria and Walter James, who reside with their parents ; Edward Lee, who wedded May Philo, of Columbus, Ohio, the couple residing in Washington, D. C., with their children, Alice P. and Dorothy May, their father being professor of animal husbandry under Secretary Wilson ; and Henrietta, wife of Clifford Markins, of Newark. M r. Shaw is a democrat who has taken considerable interest in local affairs, having served for eight years as a trustee of the township. He belongs to Olive Branch Lodge, No. 34, I. 0. 0. F., which he joined in 1868; to Mount Olive Encampment, No. 12, and to the Daughters of Rebekah, Lodge No. 143, of Licking county. Mr. Shaw is deeply interested in church work and, being a man opposed to denominationalism and its variety of conflicting creeds, has been affiliated with the Christian Union church of Newark for the past thirty-eight years, in which he has served as trustee and elder for thirty years and for thirty-five years as superintendent of the Sunday school. During this long season of religious activity he has instilled the principles of Christianity into many who have since grown to manhood and are now in a position to appreciate the benefit of their early religious training received at his hands. He is a man actuated by noble purpose, who endeavors to conduct his life in harmony with the teachings of the church, and he well merits the high measure of respect he entertains from his neighbors. CHARLES WILKINS. Charles Wilkins, who for more than three-quarters of a century actively engaged in the pursuit of agriculture and stock-raising in Mary Ann township, this county, and who now in his eighty-first year has laid aside the active duties of life and is living in retirement, enjoying the fruits of his long years of honest labor, was born on an adjoining farm January 11, 1828, a son of Daniel and Rebecca (Barnes) Wilkins, both of whom were natives of the state of Virginia and came to this county at an early date, his mother having settled here with her parents in 1811. Here they departed this life about the same time. Daniel Wilkins was among the early pioneers of the county and spent his entire life here, actively engaged in farming and stock-raising. His family numbered seven children, namely : Mary, who resides in Lima, Ohio ; Charles, of this review; and Sarah A., Barbara, Albert, Jane and Joseph, all deceased. Charles Wilkins was reared on the home farm and acquired his education in a log schoolhouse situated on his father's land, the little "temple of learning" being equipped with slab benches and other primitive furnishings characteristic of that early day. When his time was not occupied with the mastery of the lessons assigned him, he assisted in the labors of the home farm, where he remained until he had attained his majority. He now owns two hundred and seventy-two acres HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 335 of rich and arable land, on which he has placed many improvements that bespeak his enterprising and progressive spirit. He inherited a part of his land and bought the interests of the other heirs in the property and at the present time owns ninety-two acres of his father's old homestead. His present highly cultivated and well improved farm bears little resemblance to the wild and undeveloped tract on which he began his labors as an agriculturist. From year to year he worked with unremitting energy and his place has long since been provided with every convenience, including a comfortable home, substantial barn and outbuildings and machinery to facilitate the work of the fields. Here he engaged in producing general crops, raising hay, wheat, oats and other grain and at the same time taking some interest in stock-raising, until he retired from active life to enjoy the fruits of his long season of labor. In 1857 Mr. Wilkins was united in marriage to Miss Abigail Smith, a native of the state of New York and a daughter of Adam and Phoebe Smith, by whom he had the following children : Horace B., residing on the home farm; Phoebe Jane, deceased; Nelson, who resides in this county ; Nettie Ann, the wife of Milton Wilkins, who likewise assists in the cultivation of the home farm; Emma May, deceased ; and James Harvey, who has also passed away. The mother of these children was called to her final rest on the 28th of May, 1908, when in the seventy-sixth year of her age. Mr. Wilkins has always been prominent in the affairs of the township and among other services which he has rendered the corporation is that of trustee, in which capacity he has served for several terms. He is a man of noble character who has never permitted the pressure of business life to usurp the time he ought to give to his religious duties and he has always been a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, where he regularly attends divine services and of which he is a liberal supporter. His wife was likewise a consistent and devoted member of that church. His long career has been one of great usefulness and throughout his many years he has endeavored to so live that his character might be unsullied and that by his example he might exert a Christian influence upon those with whom he came in contact and, having been a good man, he has always merited and entertained the respect of his neighbors, so that now in his declining years he may look backward upon a well spent life which need cause him no regrets, and forward to a glorious immortality, which is the earnest of the faith he holds as a Christian. H. B. ANDERSON, M. D. Among the prominent, energetic and successful business and professional men of Newark, Dr. H. B. Anderson is numbered, and he enjoys the high regard of his fellow townsmen in this city, where his entire life has been passed. Here he first opened his eyes to the light of day on the 23d of February, 1878. His father, William A. Anderson, was a native of Zanesville, Ohio, and became an engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio railway, acting in that capacity for many years. He ran the first engine over the Shawnee division of the road, and at length died as the result of an accident which he met while performing his duties on the 14th day 336 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. of November, 1881, when thirty-six years of age. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Rachael A. Armstrong, was a native of Franklin township, Licking county, and a daughter of John and Margaret Armstrong, pioneer settlers of Licking county, while her uncle was Squire Armstrong, who figured prominently here at an early date. H. B. Anderson was educated in the Newark high school, completing the course by graduation with the class of 1897. He studied medicine in the Ohio Medical University, and is numbered among its alumni of 1902. He then commenced the practice of medicine in Newark, and has remained here in the active prosecution of his profession to the present time, his office being within one hundred yards of his birthplace. The true measure of success is determined by what one has accomplished, and, as taken in contradistinction to the old adage that "a prophet is not without honor save in his own country," there is peculiar interest attached to the career of the subject of this review, since he is a native son of the state where he has passed his entire life, and through his ability and efforts he has gained recognition as one of the representative physicians of Newark. He is a member of the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Associations and the American Medical Association, and in addition to his private practice has served as surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad for the past three years. On the 25th of September, 1907, Dr. Anderson was married to Miss Amy Carew Franklin, a (laughter of Edward H. Franklin, of Newark. The young couple are well known in the social circles of the city and enjoy in large measure the esteem of an extensive circle of warm friends. Dr. Anderson belongs to the Acme LoRoyal ArcanumA. M., and to the Royal-Arcanum. His life history is as an open book to his fellow townsmen, and the respect which is uniformly tendered him is an indication of his fidelity to the principles which govern upright and honorable manhood. THOMAS B. HILLMAN. Thomas B. Hillman, now deceased, who for many years was a well-known stockman of Licking township, this county, was born in Indiana, November 29, 1836, a son of William and .Jane Hillman. The father was a Virginian who left his native state, locating in Indiana and later in Iowa, where both he and his wife passed away. Thomas B. Hillman, who was one of a large family, was reared in Indiana and Iowa. He was educated in the common schools of Toledo, Iowa, and his early life was spent on his father's farm, where he remained until he was twenty-one years of age, at that period of his life repairing to Kansas, where he took up a claim which he disposed of at the time of his marriage. He then located in Ohio, residing six months an a farm in Licking township, subsequently removing to the farm whereon he departed this life in 1888, his remains being interred in the old family graveyard in Licking township. Mr. Hillman was an aggressive agriculturist and at the time of his death owned three hundred acres of excellent land, provided with substantial improvements. He enjoyed the reputation of being one of the best farmers in this HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 337 part of the county. He was well versed in every department of agriculture, and. while he raised general products he made a specialty of hog breeding, becoming well known throughout the county in this connection. His hogs were in great demand and he carried on a lucrative business as a buyer. In the year 1861 Mr. Hillman was united in marriage to Phoebe A. Green, who was born in this township, and came from an old Virginia family. Mrs. Hillman's parents were Benjamin and Mary Green. Her mother is still alive at the advanced age of ninety-eight years, living in Hebron. Her father, a local clergyman, well known throughout the county for his Christian integrity and zeal, passed away some time ago. His was a career of great usefulness, particularly to the small congregations scattered throughout this region. Mrs. Hillman was one of a family of six children, and to her have been born six children, the first and second of whom passed away in infancy, the remaining ones being : John L., a Methodist Episcopal clergyman, stationed in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; William B., manager of a typewriting concern in Cleveland, this state; Mary R., a foreign missionary, at present stationed in Korea; and Oren R., who married Miss Blanch Lees. The couple have one child, Phoebe Ellen, and reside on the old homestead of his father. Politically Mr. Hillman supported the republican party during his early life, but later gave his allegiance to the democratic party, for whose candidates he cast his vote until the time of his death. He was a man particularly interested in church work and desirous of doing what he could to advance the moral and spiritual life of those with whom he came in contact, and especially those of the community in which he resided. As a member of the Methodist Episcopal church he brought to bear, both among the members of that congregation and also among the citizens of the neighborhood, all the moral force he could to the end. of advancing the interests of the church, and thereby contributing to the higher life of his fellow citizens. He was known everywhere as a man who considered a good name better than worldly possessions. His entire life was spent in striving to live in obedience ;to the dictates of his Master, and his death, owing to the fact that he was ever faithful in following in the footsteps of Him whose name he professed, far from being a loss or deprivation, was in every sense a gain by reason of the fact that in leaving this world he entered into the peace and rest of that better country upon which his eyes had always been set. CLARENCE V. FLEMING. There is no resident of Madison township who enjoys in larger degree or more fully deserves the confidence and good will of his fellow townsmen than Clarence V. Fleming. Straightforward, reliable and energetic, he is a splendid type of the progressive business man. He was born in Hanover township, Licking county, February 20, 1867, of the marriage of Nathan C. and Mary (Tan Voorhis) Fleming, both of whom were natives of this county. Extended mention of the parents is made on another page of this work. On the home farm in Hanover township the son was reared and after mastering the branches of learning 338 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. taught in the district schools, continued his education in the Hanover high school, in Denison college at Granville and in the Business College in Zanesville. He then located on a farm, where he now resides, and has continuously given his attention to its cultivation and improvement along the modern lines of farming. His place comprises one hundred and ninety-two acres of land, its neat and thrifty appearance indicating his careful supervision and practical methods. He erected thereon his present residence and also a large and substantial barn and today the farm is one of the best improved in the county. On the 14th of October, 1886, Mr. Fleming was married to Miss Martha Yancy, a daughter of Frank Yancy, of Hanover township. Two children bless this union, Clyde V. and Clara F., the latter now attending the Newark high school. Mr. Fleming gives his political allegiance to the republican party and always keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day. For several years he has served as a member of the school board and the cause of education finds in him a warm and stalwart friend, his labors being effective in upholding the standard of public instruction here. He is socially connected with the Modern Woodmen of America. All who know him speak of him in terms of praise and high regard and he belongs to that class of substantial men who uphold the political and legal status and promote the intellectual and moral progress of the community. HOWARD MELVIN LOOKER. The home farm of Howard Melvin Looker is pleasantly and conveniently situated about a mile and a half north of Wagram. It has been his place of residence throughout his entire life. Here his birth occurred September 12, 1866, his parents being William M. and Hettie M. (Wickliff) Looker. The father was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, January 28, 1838, and in September, 1854, came to Licking county, Ohio, with his parents, John and' Mary Looker, who settled on a farm in the northern part of Lima township, purchasing there a tract of land, which John Looker tilled and cultivated for a number of years. He had one hundred and thirty-five acres of land and as the years passed he transformed this into a productive tract, from which he gathered good harvests. Both he and his wife died on that place. Their children were : William; Thomas, deceased ; Catharine, the deceased wife of Junius Wolcott; Mary, the wife of Alonzo Beem, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work; John; and Rachael Ann and Margaret, who died in Virginia before the removal' of the family to Ohio. William Looker was a youth of sixteen when he accompanied his parents to this county, after which he spent his entire life upon the farm here. He was married December 7, 1865, to Miss Hettie Wickliff, a daughter of Joshua and Sarah (Huntwork) Wickliff. The father was of Irish parentage and was born soon after his parents, George and Isabella Wickliff, arrived in this country from the Emerald isle. The Wickliffs became pioneer residents of Licking county and here spent their remaining days. In the family of Joshua Wickliff were the HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 341 following named sons and daughters : George, who died while serving in the Union army; Mrs. Looker ; Martha Jane; Leah; Joseph; Joshua; John; Sarah; and Harvey. Of this family Mrs. Looker is still living and now makes her home with her son, Howard. The death of William M. Looker occurred November 26, 1897. He had been for many years a respected and valued resident of Lima township and was recognized as a citizen of genuine worth. The family numbered two children:. Howard ; and William M., who is married, has five children and resides in Columbus. Howard M. Looker has spent his entire life on the farm which is yet his home. It is a tract of eighty-eight acres and in its further development and improvement he displays keen business discernment and unfaltering enterprise. He is a man of resolute purpose, carrying forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes and is numbered among the progressive agriculturists of this community. Miss Sadie Wickliff, a niece of Mrs. Looker, is now the adopted daughter of Mrs. Looker and has resided with the family since her infancy. CHARLES W. MONTGOMERY. Charles W. Montgomery, a successful practitioner at the Newark bar, was born in Granville, Licking county, Ohio, September 18, 1880. He traces his ancestry back to Henry Montgomery, his great-grandfather, who was the founder of the family in America. A native of County Tyrone, Ireland, he arrived in Pennsylvania in 1795, accompanied by his parents, and in 1809 came to Licking county, settling in Perry township. In the meantime, however, he and two brothers and a half-brother had gone from Pennsylvania to Virginia, and from the latter state made their way to Ohio. The two brothers settled in Madison township and the family thus became closely associated with the pioneer development of the county, for at the time of their arrival here much of the land was still in possession of the government, and was entirely uncultivated. There were still many evidences of Indian occupancy, and it was no unusual thing for the red men to visit the settlements, but on the whole they were peaceable and did not to any extent contest the invasion of the white race. John H. Montgomery, the grandfather of Charles W. Montgomery, was born on the old homestead farm in Perry township, September 25, 1825, and was reared in this county, becoming closely and prominently identified with its agricultural and stock-raising interests. For forty-two years he lived in Granville township and was one of the leading and influential residents there. He made a specialty of raising Shorthorn cattle and paid the highest price for his breeding stock of any man in Ohio. He did much to improve the grade of cattle raised in this part of the state, and thus directly promoted the prosperity of the farming community. He married Margaret Lane, a native of St. Albans township, Licking county, whose people came from Maine in 1817, and here took up their abode, casting in their lot with the early settlers of St. Albans township. Mrs. Margaret Montgomery was born in 1827 and died on the 22d of February, 1870. 342 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. The birth of Wesley Montgomery, father of Charles W. Montgomery, occurred in Harrison township, Licking county, November 7, 1858, and he attended the public schools, but at an early age began work and for a long period was identified with the agricultural and stock-raising interests. In those lines he was quite successful and was recognized as a prominent representative of that department of business. In more recent years, however, he has given his attention to industrial, commercial and financial interests, and his intense and well directed activity has constituted a factor in the business progress and upbuilding of this part of the state. Removing to Granville in 1893, he organized the firm of Pratt & Montgomery, in connection with P. L. Pratt, for the manufacture of veneered doors, interior finishings, etc. The business was conducted for about three years in Granville and then removed to Newark in 1896. Success attended the venture and the business was carefully conducted, becoming one of the leading industrial concerns of the city. In 1903, however, Wesley Montgomery sold his interests and turned his attention to other business affairs. He had for many years been connected individually with the lumber trade, and on his retirement from the firm of Pratt & Montgomery he branched out into other fields, and is now recognized as one of the resourceful and enterprising business men, conducting interests along various lines. He is connected with lumber, agricultural and real estate interests, with contracting and building, and with financial affairs as a director of the Licking County Bank. With keen sagacity he has recognized opportunity for favorable investment and in the control of extensive business affairs he has shown the keenest discrimination combined with marked executive ability. While the life work of Wesley Montgomery has been crowned with notable and gratifying success, he has never made the accumulation of wealth his sole aim, and as he has prospered has given generously in support of many movements and projects for the public good. The Methodist church, in which he holds membership, finds in him a liberal contributor as well as an active worker, and he has also been generous in his support of the Young Men's Christian Association. He was a representative to the general conference of his church at Baltimore in 1908. He is one of the members and directors of the board of trade and has thus been instrumental in securing the location of important industrial concerns in Newark. His aid to the city has been along most practical and beneficial lines, and Newark is proud to number him among her representatives. On the 24th of December, 1879, Wesley Montgomery was united in marriage to Miss Alice Reece, of Granville, who died October 26, 1904. He has since married Florence Croyle, a native of Pittsburg. Charles W. Montgomery, son of Wesley and Alice (Reece) Montgomery, was educated in the Granville schools, passing through consecutive grades until he was graduated from the high school. He afterward entered the Denison University and was graduated with the class of 1900. He then determined upon the practice of law as his life work, and to this end studied in the Ohio State University, passing an examination which secured his admission to the bar in 1903. He located in Newark, becoming associated with Edward Kibler, with whom he has been in practice, under the firm name of Kibler & Montgomery, for the past three years, or since the retirement of the judge from the bench. Mr. Montgomery belongs to the Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Phi college fraternities, a legal fraternity, HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 343 and he has a bright future before him in his profession, for he has displayed the requisite qualities of the successful attorney carefully preparing his cases and analyzing the points in litigation with a clearness that enables all to see the related interests and to discriminate between the essential and the non-essential points in the evidence. Moreover, Mr. Montgomery is recognized as a prominent republican, and while he is not an office seeker for himself, he has done effective work in behalf of the party, serving as chairman of the republican county committee for three years. A century has passed since the Montgomery family was established in this county, and the name has ever been a synonym for progressiveness in business and for loyalty in citizenship. LEWIS HEADLEE. Lewis Headlee, who for many years engaged in the pursuit of agriculture and stock-raising in Harrison township, this county, and who entered into rest, after a long and useful life, on August 22, 1884, was one of the most prosperous farmers of this part of the state and a man whose high moral character and the interest he took in the general welfare of the community merited him the confidence and respect of all who had the pleasure of meeting him. He was a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania, born February 4, 1808, and a son of John and Lydia (Headlee) Headlee. In the family were seven children, namely : Phineas, Eli, Enos, Lucy and Rachael, twins, Katherine and Leweadlee The boyhood days of Lewis Headlee were spent on his father's farm in Greene county, Pennsylvania, and there he attended the district schools, where lie acquired his education, remaining under the parental roof until he was of age, at which period of his life he went to Newton, Pennsylvania. There for several years he engaged in the mercantile business, meeting with a high measure of success and, upon giving up that enterprise, he removed to this county, settling in Summit Station, where he remained eighteen years, nine years of which he served as justice of the peace. The duties of that office he had also performed while a resident of Newton, where he followed general farming and stock-raising on five hundred acres of land, most of which he cleared and improved. His farm produced great quantities of the best quality of hay and oats and he did quite a business in all kinds of stock, having fed many head annually which he shipped to the markets throughout the state. Subsequently he disposed of this farm and removed to Harrison township, where in 1867 he bought two hundred and sixty-six acres of land, later adding one hundred and five acres, all of which he cleared, fenced and thoroughly drained, his premises being known as the "Old Pigeon Swamp" farm, to which he had given sufficient attention to make it one of the most desirable in the county. Here he spent the remainder of his days in general farming and stock-raising. On October 30, 1856, he was united in marriage to Miss Minerva Shannon, a daughter of John and Kisiah (Rodgers) Shannon, both of whom were natives of Kentucky, having come to this county at an early date, settling in what is now known as Summit Station, Lima township. The Shannon family included nine 344 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. children, namely : John, deceased; Thomas, deceased; Elizabeth, deceased ; Ellen; Robert, who resides in Hiawatha, Kansas, with his wife, Susan Bessee, a native of Summit Station, by whom he has had nine children; Margaret, deceased; Minerva ; David, who wedded Miss Anna Ramsey, of Columbus, Ohio, by whom he had nine children, the couple residing in Nebraska ; and Emma, deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Headlee were born : Phineas; Flora; Thomas ; Benson and Adda, who reside at home; Wilbur ; Emma ; and Zella; two children having departed this life in infancy. Mr. Headlee was a stanch republican and always took active interest in the affairs of his party. Prominent in local politics, he served for 'many years as justice of the peace and was so efficient in that office as to have established for himself a wide reputation throughout the county and many persons sought his advice in legal matters, since he was well known and respected for his fairness, wisdom and executive ability. He also performed the duties of justice of the peace at Kirkersville all the while he resided there. Among other services which he rendered the county was that of trustee of the infirmary, the duties of which position he efficiently performed for a number of years. Mr. Headlee was a man of High moral character who, amid the pressure of his business affairs and agricultural interests, always found time to give to his religious obligations and attended divine services at the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he was a leading steward and to which he was a large contributor. He was well known throughout the county not only for his industry and enterprise but for his extraordinary intelligence and legal knowledge and, being a man of upright character, who always endeavored to so shape his conduct as to keep his name above reproach, he was ever held in the highest respect by his fellow citizens. SYLVESTER LEAMON. Sylvester Leamon is an attorney at law at Croton, where he has practiced continuously for thirty years with the exception of two years passed in Newark. He was born June 5, 1840, in Hartford township, Licking county, a son of John and Hannah (Postlewaite) Leamon, who came from the Shenandoah valley of Virginia in the early period of the history of this county. He began the work of clearing the land, became a prosperous farmer and after doing his full share in the world's work passed away in 1890 at the ripe old age of eighty-three years. Sylvester Leamon was reared on the home farm and was educated in the district schools of Hartford township. He won more than local fame because of the ability which he displayed in the many spelling contests which were popular in those days between the country schools. When not busy with his text-books he was employed in the labors of the farm and early became familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. He farmed until twenty-eight years of age but three years prior to that time he took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar on the 20th of June, 1879, before a committee of the circuit court in Newark, the committee stating that he passed the highest examination of any applicant up to that time. Mr. Leamon located for practice in Croton, where he has maintained an office continuously since with the exception HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 347 of the years 1900 and 1901, when he practiced in Newark. He continued to reside in Croton during that time and after two years returned to practice here and has since been a well known attorney of the town. He makes a specialty of probate court practice and is recognized as a lawyer of marked ability who is most loyal to the interests of his clients. He has enjoyed a liberal patronage as the years have gone by and in the preparation of cases is always thorough, so that he is well qualified to meet the attacks of the opposing counsel. For thirty-six years he has been a notary public and is a democrat in politics. He is recognized as a brilliant man in campaign work for his party but has never sought office for himself and never was a candidate for any political position, although frequently urged to accept a nomination for office. He has preferred to do his public service as a private citizen and yet he is most loyal in his advocacy of the political principles in which he believes. On the 2d of December, 1871, Mr. Leamon was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Crow, a daughter of William and Margaret (Payne) Crow, who were natives of Licking county. They had one son, who began teaching school when only fifteen years of age and soon became one of the most successful and popular teachers of the county. After following that profession for a number of years, however, he gave up the work to accept a position in the railway mail service with headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. There he contracted typhoid fever and died in 1903, leaving a widow, Mrs. Lillian (Hoover) Leamon, and four children. Sylvester Leamon has a very wide acquaintance in Croton and Licking county, where he has always lived and where his sterling qualities of manhood have gained for him the unqualified regard and good will of those with whom he has been associated. While there are no exciting chapters in his life record, it is that of a man who has always been faithful to duty, performing every professional service with a sense of conscientious obligation. DAVID A. BRICKER. The part which David A. Bricker has taken in the early life interests of Utica and Licking county well entitles him to representation in this volume as one of the leading and influential citizens of his community. While in business life he has been active and energetic, he has at the same time found opportunity for cooperation in public measures that are deemed essential to the general welfare, and in social relations he has manifested the sterling traits of 'character that in every land and clime awaken confidence and good will. A native of Licking county, Mr. Bricker was born in Washington township, near Utica, April 5, 1854, a son of Hiram and Melissa (Bell) Bricker. The father was born in Morgan township, Knox county, Ohio, in 1827, while the mother's birth occurred in Washington township, this county, February 14, 1836. She was a daughter of Isaac Bell, a native of Pennsylvania, who in his childhood days came to Ohio with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bell, who were among the first settlers in this part of the state, establishing their home just across the boundary line in Knox county. As the years passed James Bell aided in converting the wild land into productive farms and was 348 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. among those who laid broad and deep the foundation upon which the present progress and prosperity of the county has been built. Hiram Bricker, the father of David A. Bricker, spent his entire life in this vicinity, following the occupation of farming in order to provide for his family. At the time of the Civil war he enlisted from Licking County in response to the call for men, and served for one hundred days. He joined Company A of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, entering the service as first lieutenant while before the expiration of his term he was commissioned captain. He was regarded for many years as a prominent and influential resident of this community and in days of peace, as in days of war, his patriotism was one of his marked characteristics. Unto him and his wire were born eleven children, so that there were thirteen at the family table when David A. Bricker was twenty-five years of age. He was the oldest of the family, the others being : Katharine, the wife of Ray McWilliams, of Newton township; Anna Bell, the wife of Frank Mercer, of Newark; Elizabeth, the wife of Hugh C. Harrison, of Jennings, Iowa; Virginia, the wife of James Seward, of Indianapolis, Indiana; James F., living on the old home farm in Morgan township, Knox county; Emma, the wife of Frank Forey, of Marysville, Ohio; Cary T., a druggist of Newark ; Laura, the wife of J. B. Warren, of Newark; Charles, living in E irkersville, this county; and Nellie, who is with her mother. The death of the husband and father occurred February 23, 1901, and the mother still survives, now making her home in Utica. The name Bricker is of German origin. Three brothers came to America from Germany, but at what date is not exactly known, and settled in Maryland. One branch of the family created by these brothers, went to eastern Pennsylvania, from Maryland, making that their permanent home. From this branch quite a numerous progeny sprang up, and subsequently a number of their descendants settled in Richland county, Ohio, near Shelby. Lewis (or Ludwig), the paternal great-grandfather of David A. Bricker, moved from Maryland to western Pennsylvania shortly after the Revolutionary war, in which he was a soldier, and from whom also sprang a large family. Sometime in the early part of 1800 the above mentioned Lewis Bricker removed to what is now Liberty township in Knox county, and located two thousand acres of land, and induced a number of his children to settle thereon. He, however, never lived on this property. David Bricker, father of Hiram Bricker, who was the father of David A. Bricker of this sketch, was born in Pennsylvania in 1799. He was married to Indiana Cox, in 1818, and her birth occurred in 1798. Sometime after this marriage they went to Knox county, but did not remain there any length of time; instead, they came to Morgan township, in 1821, where Mr. Bricker bought a farm on Tuma Run, which he at once proceeded to clear. He soon became one of the well-to-do citizens of the community. His death occurred September 14, 1878, and took place at his residence in Utica, where he had resided for some time prior to his demise. David and Indiana Bricker were the parents of six children: Elizabeth, Christopher, Emeline, Anna-bell, Hiram and Demas all passed away. Hiram was raised on the farm, was educated in the common schools, and as a vocation dealt largely in live-stock, together with that of caring for a large farm. He drove stock over the mountains to the Baltimore market for several years. February 17, 1853, he was married to Melissa Bell, daughter of Isaac Bell, and moved to a farm in Washington township, where HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 349 he remained twenty years. On this farm he often had as many as one thousand head of sheep at one time up to the year 1893, when the market became so unprofitable that he cut down the size of his flocks. He finally moved to the old homestead in Morgan township, and in 1893, retired to Utica, where his death occurred in 1901, in the seventy-fourth year of his age. His widow is still living in the Utica residence and is as active today as a woman of fifty. She is a strenuous worker in the Church of Christ, and a liberal contributor toward its support. David A. Bricker was reared on the old home farm, remaining with his parents until 1872, when the family removed to Morgan township, Knox county. He was then a youth of eighteen years. His life had been devoted to general agricultural pursuits and merchandising, and he has always sustained an enviable reputation in business circles. In 1879 he married and returned to the farm on which he was born, there devoting his time and energies to general agriculture until March, 1893, when he removed to Utica, where he has since made his home. He still owns a farm and derives therefrom a substantial annual income. On taking up his abode in the town he established a hardware store which he conducted successfully until 1897, when it was destroyed by fire, causing a loss of ten thousand dollars, with only thirty-five hundred dollars covered by insurance. He then became clerk for C. W. Jewell, with whom he remained for ten years, or until April, 1907, since which time he has lived retired, enjoying the rest which he has surely earned and richly deserves. In all of his business career there has not been one esoteric phase. At all times he has been strictly honorable as well as active and enterprising, and the success which he has achieved represents the fit utilization of his time, talents and opportunities. In 1879 Mr. Bricker was united in marriage to Miss Nannie S. Harrison, who was born in Clay township, Knox county, on a farm near Martinsburg, Ohio, February 23, 1859. She is, a daughter of James and Mary Jane (Penick) Harrison, the former a native' of Knox county and the latter of Pennsylvania. Her father spent his entire life on the place of his birth with the exception of a brief period of three years, and died at the age of seventy-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Bricker have become the parents of one daughter, Mary, who has just entered Oberlin University, having won a scholarship which entitles her to a four years' course in that institution. In his political views Mr. Bricker is a republican, giving unfaltering allegiance to the party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. In 1875 he was elected treasurer of Morgan township, Knox county, which was at that time very strongly democratic. After his first term he was reelected, serving until his marriage and removal to Washington township in 1879. In 1880 he was elected a trustee of his township and served for seventeen consecutive years—a fact which stands in incontrovertible evidence of his promptness and fidelity in discharging his duties. He was also township clerk and a member of the village board and of the village council until 1904, when he was elected mayor of Utica and served for three years, or until the 1st of January, 1908, giving to the town a public spirited and progressive administration, characterized by the same substantial qualities which he has manifested in his business life. The American Issue, in speaking of his public life, says : "A man of high morals and a strong temperance advocate, he believed in law enforcement and proceeded to 'put on the lid.' For awhile, he was handicapped for want of a good marshal; but, after securing the