BIOGRAPHICAL
HON. CHARLES W. SEWARD.
Hon. Charles W. Seward, formerly probate judge and now serving for the second term as judge of the common pleas court of Licking county, is a prominent representative of the bar of this section of the state. Devotedly attached to his profession, systematic and methodical in habit, sober and discreet in judgment, calm in temper, diligent in research: conscientious in the discharge of every duty, courteous and kind in demeanor, and inflexibly just on all occasions, these qualities have enabled Judge Seward to take high rank among those who have won judicial honors or have practiced before the courts of central Ohio.
He is one of the native sons of the county that has honored him with judicial preferment, for his birth occurred in Perry township, April 13, 1850, his parents being James E. and Harriet (Davis) Seward. The father was a native of Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, and about 1822 became a resident of Licking county, Ohio, establishing his home on a farm in Perry township. His purchase was a small tract of land which was partially improved, and with characteristic energy he began its further improvement and development, continuing there to till the soil until his life's labors were ended in death in 1872. He was a tanner by trade and carried on that business in connection with agricultural pursuits, until after the Civil war, but did not find it a profitable undertaking and hence gave it up, concentrating his energies upon his agricultural interests. He was twice married, his second union being with Harriet Davis, a native of Guernsey county, Ohio, who is also deceased.
The life record of Judge Seward is another proof of the statement that the great majority of successful professional men have spent their youths amid the environments of the farm. He was reared to the work of the fields and acquired his preliminary educatio a in the district schools. He learned the tanner's trade with his father and continued with him until his death. In 1870 he engaged in teaching school and the following year turned his attention to mercantile pursuits at Perryton, Licking county, in connection with his brothers, John F. and James A. Seward. He remained in that partnership until 1882 and the venture proved a profitable one, the firm not only gaining an extensive trade but also enjoying an
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unassailable reputation as a prominent factor in commercial circles. In the winter of 1875-6, however, Judge Seward began attending law lectures at the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor and also pursued his reading of law during his leisure hours at home. While in college he was a member of the same class as Judge Taggart, now on the circuit bench. In 1877 he went to Marshalltown, Iowa, and read law in the office of Brown & Binford, being admitted to the bar at that place in 1878.
Returning to Ohio, Judge Seward was admitted to the bar at Columbus in 1879, and the same year opened an office for practice in Newark, since which time he has made steady progress in his profession. In 1882 he was elected by the board of directors of the Home Building Association Company as their attorney and continued in that position until elected probate judge in 1893. He thus served for four years, or until February 9, 1897, when he resumed the private practice of law. An earnest manner, marked strength of character, a thorough grasp of the law and an ability to accurately apply its principles, made him one of the effective and successful advocates in the courts and a growing clientage was accorded him. However, he was again called to judicial service, when, in the fall of 1901, he was elected common pleas judge for a term of five years, and in 1906 was re-elected, so that he is the present incumbent. He has never been an office seeker, his honors in that direction having been forced upon him by his party, and his personal popularity and the confidence reposed in him by his fellow citizens are indicated by the fact that he was the only republican on the ticket elected in the year 1901.
In September, 1887, Judge Seward was married to Miss Anna G. Stacel, of Newark. They have an extensive circle of friends here and are loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while Judge Seward is a valued representative' of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen. He is also a member of the Licking County Bar Association and is now serving as its secretary. His business career since putting aside his text-books at an early age has been marked by continuous progress. He is conscientious in the discharge of his duties, and his spirit of loyalty, added to his comprehensive knowledge of the law, has made him an official of merit whose ability was attested by public opinion in his re-election for a second term.
PERRY PECK.
Perry Peck is the owner of one of the fine farms of Licking county, having one hundred acres of valuable land in Harrison township about three miles from Pataskala. Upon his place he has all modern equipments known to the model farm of the twentieth century and here he is extensively engaged in stock-raising, making a specialty of American Merino sheep, Jersey cows and Duroc Jersey Red hogs. His ,business interests, most carefully conducted, are proving to him a profitable source of revenue.
Mr. Peck was born in Union township, this county, May 2, 1854. His paternal grandparents were Solomon and Elizabeth (Nutt) Peck, in whose family were eight children, including Dexter Peck, whose birth occurred at Topsham, Vermont, April 25, 1833. He was only five years of age when he accompanied his parents
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on their removal to Ohio, the family home being established in Harlem township, Delaware county. There amid pioneer conditions he was reared to manhood, but when a young man came to Licking county and spent his remaining days in agricultural pursuits in Union and Harrison townships. He wedded Miss Comfort Parkerson, who was born in Etna township, Licking county, and was a daughter of John and Mary (Slack) Parkerson. Her father's birth occurred in Sawley, England, July 25, 1793, while his wife was born in Pennsylvania about 1796. With his parents, Jahn and Anna Parkerson, he crossed the Atlantic to Connecticut about 1800 and on leaving New England became a resident of Zanesville, Ohio, where his marriage was celebrated. He served his adopted country as a soldier of the war of 1812, holding the rank of colonel. Following his marriage in Zanesville he removed to Licking county and for some time resided in Etna township but his last days were passed in Kirkersville, this county, where he died when about eighty years of age. His wife passed away in 1874. John Parkerson, the grandfather of Mr. Peck, was one of a family of seven children, namely: Martha, John, Samuel, Ann, William, Thomas and Edward.
Following his marriage Dexter Peck established his home on a farm in this county and throughout his remaining days devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits in Union and Harrison townships. In his chosen life work he met with gratifying success and at one tune was the owner of about three hundred acres of rich and productive land, but divided this with his children. He died upon the home farm on the day following the seventieth anniversary of his birth, while his wife died in 1886 at the age of fifty-two years. He was a member of the Kirkersville Baptist church and in early life gave his political allegiance to the democracy, while lacer he became a supporter of the republican party. Unto him and his wife were born six children : Perry, of this review; W. F., deceased; Willis R., living in Lima township; Mary J., who has passed away; Anna V., the wife of Charles Camp, of Si:. Albans township; and Loren B., of Harrison township.
In taking up the personal history of Perry Peck we present to our readers the life record of one who has long been widely and favorably known in this part of Licking county, having for more than a half century made his home in Harrison township. He was only three years old when his parents removed to a farm in this township and within its borders he has since remained, his youthful days being largely devoted to farm work in assisting his father. The public schools afforded him his educations" privileges and his training in the work of the fields well qualified him to take charge of farming interests on his own account at the time of his marriage. He has remained upon his present farm since October, 1874, and has here an excellent tract of land of one hundred acres, pleasantly situated about three miles from Pataskala and six miles from Granville. When he took possession there was upon the place a little one-story house containing four rooms and the farm was surrounded by a rail fence. There were no trees in the yard and the place was in a somewhat dilapidated condition, but with characteristic .energy he began to till the soil and improve the farm and it is today one of the fine properties of Harrison township. In 1885 he erected a commodious residence containing nine rooms. He has also built all the necessary outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock, has an excellent granary and three good barns. He has also placed one thousand rods of tile upon the farm and has set out fruit of all
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kinds. In addition to raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he has been extensively and successfully engaged in stock-raising, making a specialty of American Merino sheep of the best Vermont blood. He has won various premiums on his sheep when exhibiting at fairs, has now about one hundred and twenty-five head and in the spring of 1908, from six head which he bought in Vermont, he sheared one hundred and thirty-five pounds of wool, this being taken from five ewes and one ram. He likewise owns a fine herd of Jersey cows, also raises Duroc Jersey Red hogs and White Plymouth Rock chickens. He keeps always on hand stock of high grade, having some of the best blooded stock to be found in this part of the state.
In the year 1874, when but twenty years of age, Mr. Peck laid the foundation for a pleasant home life in his marriage to Miss Mary C. Williams, who was born in Liberty township, this county, November 4, 1854, a daughter of John and Mary (McArney) DM the former a native of Perry county, Ohio. The mother died when her daughter Mary was but three months old and she was then adopted by Charles Williams and took his name. John Iliff was a son of James Iliff, a native of Pennsylvania, who became one of the early settlers of Perry county, Ohio. Mary McArney was the daughter of the Rev. John A. McArney, a Methodist preacher. Mrs. Peck had one brother, James Duff, and a sister, Mattie Duff, both now deceased. Her father married a second time, had six children by that union and died in Nebraska. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Peck were born three sons : Charles D., who died at the age of one year, one month and one day; Addis Iliff, who died at the age of seventeen years; and a son who died in infancy.
In his political views Mr. Peck has always been a stalwart republican and for seven years served as township trustee, while he has also filled the offices of road supervisor and school director. He belongs to the Wesleyan Methodist church and takes an active and helpful interest in its work, contributing generously to its support and doing all in his power to further its growth and upbuilding. Honorable and upright, manly and sincere, his life record -commends him to the confidence and good will of all who know him.
W. A. LOVETT.
W. A. Lovett, working energetically and persistently to attain that success which is the legitimate goal of all business industry, is now conducting a laundry in Newark. He was born October 30, 1837, in Mansfield, Ohio, a son of John W. and Lydia (Gray) Lovett, both of whom were natives of New York. Following their marriage, they removed to Ohio in 1835, settling in Richland county among its early residents, for the work of improvement was still in its primitive stages when they took up their home there. The father followed the occupation of farming in that county until his death in 1854, the mother surviving until 1857.
W. A. Lovett was educated in the 'public schools of Richland county and in the Vermillion Institute, after which lie devoted two years to teaching. He then went to New York on a visit, and the smoke of Fort Sumter's guns had scarcely cleared away when he joined the army, becoming a member of one of the first
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companies raised—Company H of the Twenty-eighth New York infantry. With this command he went to the front, taking part in a number of hotly contested engagements, until 1862, when he was wounded at the battle of Cedar Mountain and his health was so shattered that he was honorably discharged in 1863, his term of service having expired.
Returning to Ohio, Mr. Lovett was employed in various lines of business until 1864, when he was appointed postmaster of Upper Sandusky by President Lincoln, but he would not endorse President Johnson's policy, and was relieved in 1866. He continued a resident of -Upper Sandusky until 1869, when he went to Illinois, where he engaged in the insura ace business, continuing in that state for several years. In 1880 he again became a resident of Mansfield, Ohio, where he conducted a shirt manufacturing business for some time. Later he carried on the same line of business in Galion, Ohio, and in 1884 removed to Newark, locating at the corner of Fourth and Church streets, where he is now conducting a laundry business, being proprietor o the Newark Steam Laundry, the oldest and best enterprise of this kind in the city. High class work, promptness and reliability have always been features of th is undertaking, and they constitute the foundation on which he has builded his success.
In 1863, Mr. Lovett was married to Miss Louisa J. Smith, a native of Greene county, and they have one daughter, Emma, now the wife of G. W. Shartle. Mr. Lovett is a member of the Lemert Post, G. A. R., and thus maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades. He is a member of the Second Presbyterian church, and a most highly respected citizen, his honorable principles gaining for him the good will of all. He is prominent in local republican circles, has been chairman of the executive committee, and at all times is as true and loyal to his country in matters of citizenship as when he followed the old flag upon southern battlefields.
CHRISTOPHER R. STARK.
There are some names that are inseparably interwoven with the history of Licking county. The Stark family, from the period of earliest development, has been represented here, and the work which they have done in promoting general progress and improvement has given them the right to be classed among the most prominent and valued citizens in this part of the state. Christopher R. Stark, always loyal in his citizenship, made farming his life work, and continued an honored representative of agricultural interests to the time of his death. He was born February 9, 1825, on a farm two and a half miles west of Granville on the Worthington road, where he lived until called to the home beyond. He was a son of Joshua and Silence (Rose) Stark. The father was born in New London county, Connecticut, November 9, 1788., and was the older son in. a family of two sons and seven daughters. In his youthful days he assisted his father in the farm work, also in the operation of a grist-mill and woolen factory which his father owned. Liberal educational advantages were afforded him, and he supplemented his early training by a course in- Brown university. When the country became involved for the second time in war with England, he joined the American army and as
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an officer in a company led the defense of New London, Connecticut, when an attack was made upon that town. In consideration of his services, his family received a land warrant from the government for one hundred and sixty acres of land. Attracted by the growing west, for such Ohio was in those days, Joshua Stark left his old home in 1817 and with a one-horse wagon traveled toward what was then called New Connecticut, or the Western Reserve. On the way, however, he formed the acquaintance of George Case, who induced Mr. Stark to join him in a trip to Licking county, and eventually they reached Granville. They here formed a partnership for the manufacture of brick, which was in great demand for building operations. For three years the business was successfully conducted, and then Mr. Stark turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, locating on a farm two and a half miles west of the village of Granville. There a few years later he purchased one hundred acres of land, and afterward an additional tract of one hundred and seventy acres, and in time this place became the property of his son Christopher, whose name introduces this review.
On the 22d of November, 1821, Joshua Stark was married to Silence Rose, of Granville, a daughter of Deacon Lemuel and Axa Rose, who came to Ohio in 1805 with the Granville company from Granville, Connecticut. Their daughter Silence was born September 4, 1795, and by her marriage became the mother of three children : L. Barlow, born July 1, 1823; Christopher R., born February 9, 1825; and Olive, born June 20, 1828. The death of the father occurred June 29, 1858, and the mother passed away December 27, 1861. Mr. Stark was honest, frugal and industrious, and was loyal in his friendships. His wife was a devoted Christian woman.
On the home farm, amid the conditions of pioneer life, Christopher R. Stark was reared, and always resided upon this place save for nine years which he spent in California, crossing the plains to the Pacific coast in 1849, attracted by the discovery of gold in that state. He acted as captain of a company of thirty-two men who left Licking county for the far west, and day after day they traveled on, until the days lengthened into weeks and the weeks into months, ere they were gladdened by the sight of the green valleys of California. At first Mr. Stark engaged in mining, but soon came to the opinion that he would find more profitable labor in other fields, and ran a pack-train of mules, carrying provisions into the mountains for the miners. In 1858 he returned by way of the isthmus route and spent the remainder of his days on a farm. He was the owner of two hundred and seventy acres of rich and valuable land, which was devoted to the cultivation of such cereals as are best 'adapted to soil and climate. He also gave time to raising short-horned cattle, and became known as one of the prominent cattlemen of this part of the state. He always kept stock of the highest grade, had a fine herd of Durhams, and won various premiums by his exhibitions at the county and state fairs. On his place he made all modern improvements and erected a good dwelling and substantial outbuildings, while the latest improved machinery was used to facilitate the work of the fields.
On the 12th of March, 1860, Mr. Stark was married to Miss Mary Partridge, who was born in Granville township in 1827. Her father, Ebenezer Partridge, was born in Burlington, Vermont, May 18, 1802; while her mother, who bore the maiden name of Lucretia Rice, was born in Westford, Vermont, in 1808. In the spring of 1834 they became residents of Granville, where their remaining days
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were passed. Mrs. Partridge died March 21, 1849, and Mr. Partridge afterward married- Marietta Hamilton, of Canaan, New York. His death occurred November 1, 1873. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Stark were born three children: Charles, who died September 1887, at the age of twenty-one years; Joshua, who is living on the old home place; and William, who is also occupying a part of the old homestead. He married Cenith Prior and they have three children: Mary Esther, James L., and John C. Joshua Stark is the owner of valuable farming property lying in two townships. He is a worthy successor of his honored father in his farming and stock-raising interests, and is recognized as a man of good business ability, of unsullied integrity in all trade transactions, and of capable management in all of his affairs. On October 28, 1908, Joshua Stark was married to Minnie B. Sinnett, a daughter of Eugene and Harriet (Twining) Sinnett, natives of Granville township. Mr. Sinnett was a farmer of Granville township. His death occurred in the fall of 1884. His widow still survives and lives in Granville. Mrs. Stark was the only child. Eugene Sinnett's parents, Alansen and Julia (Webster) Sinnett, were born in Massachusetts and Vermont, and numbered among the early settlers of Licking county. He later removed to Rock Island, Illinois, where his death occurred in 1886. Mrs. Eugene Sinnett's parents were Merrick and Corinthia (Clark) Twining. Mrs. Sinnett was a cousin of Daniel Webster. Both Mr. and Mrs. Twining were pioneers of Granville township.
In his political views Christopher R. Stark was a stalwart republican. He took great interest in the affairs of the community, served as township trustee, and held other local offices. He also purchased the first lot in the Granville cemetery. At the time of the civil war he served as one of the squirrel-hunters and protected the interests of the community against the invasion of the southern troops. Death claimed him on the 6th of September, 1908, while his wife passed away in 1899. They were both people of the highest personal worth, who had done their full share toward promoting the progress and upbuilding of the county. Mr. Stark stood at all times for advancement, and his labors were particularly effective in promoting agricultural interests. He was a member of the Granville Farmers' Club, and while he never spoke at length before that body, the ideas which he did express were terse and to the point. He was modest in the expression of his opinions, and yet his ideas were always recognized as of value, for he was a close observer and his deductions were logical and reasonable. He made good use of his time and opportunities, and his well-directed life won for him the unqualified respect of all who knew him.
GEORGE DUNCAN HEISEY.
George Duncan Heisey, postmaster of Newark, and also connected with other business interests of importance in the city, was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, February 18, 1882. He is a son of August H. and Susan N. (Duncan) Heisey, who were also natives of Pittsburg. The father is one of the prominent representatives of industrial and commercial activity in Newark, being president of the firm of A. H. Heisey & Company, manufacturers of fine table glassware.
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In his youth George D. Heisey was afforded liberal educational privileges, pursuing his studies in Lehigh University, at South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He put aside his text-books in 1898 in order to return to Newark as manager of the glass works, which had been established here by his father, and continued to capably fill that position until the fall of 1907, when he became ill with typhoid fever which incapacitated him for business for several months. He has displayed keen discernment in control of intricate business problems and has manifested a spirit of enterprise in all he has undertaken. He regards no position as final, believing always in the opportunity for further improvement and laboring ever toward reaching a higher standard. He is treasurer of A. H. Heisey & Company, incorporated, and interested in A. H. Heisey & Company, the Newark Heat and Light Company and the Newark Drilling Company. In 1904 he was appointed postmaster of Newark by President Roosevelt at the solicitation of Congressman M. L. Sm:r ser, for whose election he was largely responsible, laboring earnestly to secure the success of Mr. Smyser, who is the only republican ever elected to congress from this district. Mr. Heisey brought to his official duties the same spirit of determination and energy which characterized him in his control of business affairs, and the duties of the office have been capably administered. He belongs to the Tau Nu Epsilon and is well known in the social circles of Newark, his friends being almost as many as his acquaintances. In all he does he is actuated by a spirit of determination and enterprise that enables him to overcome difficulties and obstacles and press continuously forward to the goal. In matters of citizenship he is public-spirited and cooperates in many movements for the general good.
ARTHUR CLARENCE HATCH.
Arthur Clarence Hatch, who for twenty-two years has been a resident of Newark and throughout the entire period has been connected with the American Tribune, and the American prior to the merging of the two papers, now occupies the position of business manager. In a position of executive control he has shown himself thoroughly qualified for the work and carefully masters the problems which continually' arise in the management of a successful newspaper as well as in the control of industrial or commercial interests. He was born in Milford, New Hampshire, September 27, 1863. His father, Charles G. Hatch, was a native of Milford, Massachusetts. and was of Scotch ancestry. The first of the name in this country came at the time of the Huguenot exodus and settled in the old Bay state. When the colonies attempted to throw off the yoke of British oppression representa Lives of the Hatch family served in the American army. Charles G. Hatch was a dealer in carriages and a successful merchant who, extending the scope of his business activity, also became well known as a dealer in horses. He died in 1902 at the age 'of seventy-three years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Blanchard, was born in Lyndeboro, New Hampshire, and was 'a granddaughter of Jotham Blanchard, who furnished money to equip the troops and furnish them supplies at the time of the Revolutionary war, lending the money
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to the state. It will thus be seen that on bath the paternal and maternal sides Arthur C. Hatch comes of a race of people intensely patriotic' and loyal in the early days of the country's history. His mother, a consistent Christian woman, holding membership in the Congregational church, now makes her home with her son, George W. Hatch, at Wilton, New Hampshire, at the age of seventy-nine years. By her marriage she became the mother of nine children, six sons and three daughters, of whom only one is now deceased. Of these Charles A. and George W. Hatch are physicians, while Fred S. Hatch is an attorney. Ernest G., of Buffalo, New York, is superintendent of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, and Frank S. is a resident of Pepperill, Massachusetts. Arthur C. Hatch, who was sixth in order of birth, attended the public schools of Milford, New Hampshire, and when his education was completed became bookkeeper in a large general store at that place, occupying the position for about three years. In 1887 he came to Newark, where his brother, Charles A. Hatch, was a well known physician. Entering business circles here, Mr. Hatch became circulation manager for the American, a paper published in Newark, and acted in that capacity until 1896, when he was promoted to the responsible position of business manager and through various changes, including the consolidation of the American with the Tribune, he has continued as business manager to the present time. The success of the paper is largely attributable to his efforts, for in all business affairs he displays keen discrimination and sound judgment, combined with a, thorough understanding of the modern business methods that lead to progress and advancement.
In 1884 Mr. Hatch was married to Miss Jessie P. Butterfield, who was born in New Boston, New Hampshire, in 1864, and they have three children: Marion, Ruth and Bernice. The parents and children are members of the First Presbyterian church of this city, in which Mr. Hatch served as a trustee for several years. In the work of the church they are much interested and are active in support of many measures for the general good. Mr. Hatch belongs to the Odd Fellows society, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Masonic fraternity, in which he has taken high rank, while at the present time he is a member of the Mystic Shrine. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he has done not a little to mold its policy in this county. For a time he served as a member of the board of health but resigned the position and was elected secretary of the city board of elections, in which capacity he served for four years. His devotion to the general good has been manifest in many tangible ways. He recognizes the opportunities for municipal progress and is in hearty sympathy with all those measures which are a matter of civic virtue and civic pride.
THOMAS G. FLEMING.
Thomas G. Fleming needs no introduction to the readers of this volume, for the Fleming family is most widely and favorably known in Licking county, and the subject of this review occupies a prominent place in business circles, being associated with his father and brother hi the breeding of standard bred horses and
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polled Durham cattle. He was born in Perry township on the 4th of July, 1857, and is a son of Nathan Quinn Fleming, of whom extended mention is made on another page of this volume. The home farm was his playground in youth and his training school for the experiences of practical business life. His intellectual training was obtained in the common schools of the neighborhood and in the Ohio Wesleyan University. On attaining his twenty-third year he entered into partnership with his father in the breeding of fine cattle and horses and the business connection between them has since been continued. They are today numbered among the most prominent dealers of Ohio, with extensive business interests and large investments in fine stock.
On the 11th of October, 1883, Mr. Fleming was married to Miss Bertha Stump, a daughter of William and Catherine (Fleming) Stump, of Licking township, Muskingum county, Ohio. Following their marriage the young couple removed to their present home farm, which Mr. Fleming had purchased in the previous September. The place comprises two hundred and thirty-four acres of rich and productive land and is as fine a farm as can be found in Licking county. He has erected thereon a handsome modern residence, of attractive style of architecture, has a substantial barn and all of the modern equipments and accessories of the model farm of the twentieth century.
Mr. Fleming is one of the stalwart advocates of the republican party where important national issues are involved, but at local elections, where the only consideration is the capability of the candidate, he frequently casts an independent ballot, for his is never a blind following of party leadership. For three years he served as a director of the Licking County Agricultural Society and is one of the Leading representative men in this part of the state, standing as an active factor in farming and stock-raising interests. In partnership with his father he is one of the beg known representatives of this business in Licking county and central Ohio and the years are registering for him an honorable and gratifying success.
WILLIAM H. SMITH.
William, H. Smith is the president of the P. Smith Sons Lumber Company and is connected with various .other business enterprises of benefit to the city. He belongs to that class of representative American men who in promoting individual success have also contributed in large measure to the general prosperity. One of Newark's native sons, he was born October 9, 1858, his parents being Patrick and Rose Ann (McDonald) Smith, both of whom were natives of Ireland. The father came to the United States about 1844' when a young man and about 1846 took up his abode in Newark, coming down the old Ohio canal from Cleveland. He was married in this city, his wife having previously come from Ireland when sixteen years of age, locating first in Newark, New Jersey, after which she removed to Newark, Ohio. Patrick. Smith worked on the railroad between Newark and Sandusky and during the period of its construction was made foreman. Later he became road master and so served until after the outbreak of the Civil war. In 1865 or 1866 he established himself in the lumber business, organizing the present
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lumber interests now conducted under the name of the P. Smith Sons Lumber Company. This is today one of the oldest business enterprises of the city and from the beginning success has attended the efforts of those in charge. In 1878 the firm name was changed to P. Smith & Son on the admission of William H. Smith to a partnership and in 1896, following the father's death, the business was incorporated as the P. Smith Sons Lumber Company. As the years passed by the trade gradually increased and Patrick Smith became one of the prosperous residents of his adopted city. He was moreover recognized as a man of sterling worth and marked force of character ant was frequently called to positions of public honor and trust. He held the office of city councilman for several years and was township trustee for a number of years. He likewise acted as a director of the Children's Home for some years and at all times was interested in everything pertaining to the welfare and progress of the community. He gave his political support
to the democracy until the year of the Blaine campaign-1884—when he allied himself with the publican party and was afterward a stanch advocate of its principles. He held membership in the Catholic church and was a man of high moral worth, who never hesitated to express his convictions and stood fearlessly in support of what believed to be right. He died in 1894 and the community mourned the loss of one whom it had come to know and respect as a man and citizen of genuine worth. His widow still survives and resides with her daughters, Fannie and Ollie, in this city.
William H. Smith spent the days of his boyhood and youth in his parents' home and obtained his early education in the public and parochial schools of Newark, while later he attended the De La Sala at Toronto, Canada. Following his return to Newark he entered his father's office and soon afterward was admitted to the business as a partner. This is today one of the oldest lumber yards of the city and an extensive patronage is enjoyed, owing to the straightforward business policy which has ever been followed and the enterprising methods which have characterized the conduct of the undertaking. Mr. Smith is moreover a stockholder and director in the Newark Trust Company and a stockholder and director of the Hanover Pressed Brick Company, of which he is also the vice president. He is also president of a retail lumber yard in Columbus, and is interested in several tracts of timber land and two sawmills in Tennessee. He has been president of the Board of Trade of Newark for a number of years and is justly accounted one of the leading business men of the city. During his administration as president of the Board of Trade he infused new life into Newark, doing most effective work in securing the establishment of industries here and in promoting the growth and development of the city along various lines.
In 1880 occurred the marriage of Mr.. Smith and Miss Margaret Radigan, of Newark. They became the parents of two children, of whom one is now living, Emmett, who is in the office with his father., The wife and mother died about 1888 and ten years later Mr. Smith wedded Miss Estella Brennan, of Newark. Unto this marriage have been born four children : Gerald A., Mary E., Norvert W. and Martha Grace.
Mr. Smith belongs to Newark Lodge, No. 391, B. P. 0. E., and is also connected with the Catholic Order of Foresters and with the Catholic church. He is independent in politics but is never remiss in the duties of citizenship, giving hearty and helpful cooperation to every movement that is calculated to benefit the
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city along lines of substantial and material improvement. He today occupies a prominent place in commercial and financial circles and is honored and respected by all, not alone because of the prosperity which he has achieved but also owing to the straightforward methods he has ever followed in all of his business connections.
CHARLES T. CHAPIN.
Among the most honored and, respected of the venerable citizens of Licking county is Charles T. Chapin, who was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, December 20, 1823. His father, Curtis S. Chapin, traced his ancestry back to Samuel Chapin, who was the founder of the family in America, coming to the new world from England in 1690. Charles T. Chapin is a representative in the seventh generation of the descendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin, one of the founders of Springfield, Massachusetts, where has been erected a celebrated statue to his memory. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Mary Bursiel and was a native of Massachusetts, representing in the maternal line the old Colby family of that state. Throughout his entire life Curtis S. Chapin was identified with the United States armory and he and his wife always remained residents of Springfield, Massachusetts. In the family were six sons and two daughters, of whom Charles T. was the seventh in order of birth and the only one that came to Ohio. His brother, Luther Chapin, spent most of his life in Philadelphia and was the first president of the state organization known as the American Mechanics' Association and was the first president of the national organization.
Charles T. Chapin spent the first sixteen years of his life as a pupil in the schools of Springfield, Massachusetts, and through the periods of vacation, from the age of ten years, was employed on a farm. His father was well-to-do, but the son preferred financial independence and thus provided for his own support after he had passed his first decade of life, during a portion of which time he 'worked in a cotton factory, there continuing for a year and a half. In 1840 he removed to Ohio, making his way to the Western Reserve. The trip was a business one for his fattier, who had shipped five thousand dollars' worth of mulberry trees to that district. Owing to the suspension of specie payment in 1839, however, the trees were left on Mr. Chapin's hands, as the purchasers could not make the required payments. Being pleased with the western district, Mr. Chapin determined to remain and in the spring of 1841 went to Akron, Ohio, where for four years he served an apprenticeship in a carriage shop. On the canal he made his way to Granville, where he arrived, on the 1st of September, 1845. He had landed at Newark at midnight and had journeyed on foot to his destination, reaching the village by daylight. Hugh Sinnett was waiting for Mr. Chapin and invited him to join his Sunday school and there Mr. Chapin taught a class for six years. -His work in the church at once established his place in the community, showing him to be a man of high and honorable purposes and upright life. Starting in business, he opened a carriage shop on the college grounds, doing general repair work for a year and a half. He also engaged in teaching school, for three months at thirteen dollars per month, and "boarded 'round" among the pupils. He also attended college and met the expenses of his college course through
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his own labors. After a year and a half spent in the preparatory department he devoted four years to the completion of a college course, earning his own way through teaching and by work in the shop. He was graduated in 1851, having completed the classical course, at which time the Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred upon him. He then left for the west with a good span of horses and three buggies which he had made. He stopped first at Bellefontaine and at Delphos, teaching school in both places. In 1856 he continued his westward way to Iowa, where he engaged in teaching for four years and then went to Kansas, where he also taught for a number of years. After farming for a time he started an apple nursery, being among the first to engage in that line of business in the locality. In other lines of activity he also became well known. He was elected and served as superintendent of schools in Anderson county, Kansas, for four years, and a time was engaged in merchandising, conducting a dry-goods and grocery store for three years.
He was in Kansas during the period of the Civil war and was in the Price raid. Afterward he engaged in merchandising in the Indian territory for two years. In 1881 he returned to Licking county and established his home on his present farm, which now comprises fifty-four acres, although at one time it was one hundred acres. It was formerly the property of his father-in-law and of his wife's grandfather, having been in possession of the family since 1812. It is
pleasantly located a half mile north of Granville on the Mount Vernon road. For seven years Mr. Chapin engaged in the milk business in connection with general farming, but now rents his land, while he is living retired. He also spent one year in Colorado for his health.
In 1851 Mr. Chapin was married to Miss Emeline Rose, who was born April 24, 1830, and is a daughter of William Rose, who was the first male child born in the Granville colony, the date of his birth being October 23, 1806. He spent his entire life on the home farm and was a son of Levi Rose, one of the colony who came to Licking county from Granville, Massachusetts, arriving in the year 1805. Levi Rose was a captain in General Hull's army at the time Hull surrendered to the British at Detroit, Michigan. From that time forward until his death he was closely identified with farming interests in this part of the state. William Rose was reared amid the wild scenes and environments of pioneer life and after arriving at years of maturity he wedded Alexandria Atwood, a daughter of Squire Atwood. Unto them were born seven children, of whom two died in infancy, while Albert died as a soldier of the Civil war, Mrs. Chapin being one of the three surviving members of the family. Mrs. Chapin's 'parents and both grandmothers were members of the Baptist church. Her grandfather Rose was an Episcopalian, and though her grandfather Atwood was a. professor of religion he did not belong to any church.
Fraternally Mr. Chapin is connected with the Masons. His life has ever been actuated by high and honorable principles and he has long been a prohibitionist who has done active campaign work for his party. He has ever been a believer in temperance principles and by precept and example, has done much to further the cause. Since 1843 he has been a faithful and devoted member of the Baptist church, and Mrs. Chapin has been a member for sixty years. Mr. Chapin has acted as a teacher in the Sunday school for sixty years and for the past
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quarter of a century has been a deacon in the Granville church. His life has at all times been honorable and upright, in consistent harmony with his religious professions. He has endeavored closely to follow the teachings of the Bible and now in the evening of his days he can look back over the past without regret and forward to the future without fear. All who know him appreciate the honesty of his motives and the sterling integrity of his conduct and he enjoys in the fullest degree the good will and trust of those with whom he has been associated through a long life of activity and usefulness.
THEODORE TAYLOR.
The Taylor family have for many years been identified with the agricultural interests of this part of the state, and upwards of a century ago some of its members were among the early pioneers of Licking county, locating here long before the marks of progress were to be seen, and when vast stretches of forest land greeted the sight in whatever direction one might look. Here they settled with practically nothing save health and vigor and a strong determination to get along in life, and by clearing away the forests in order to put the land in condition for cultivation and by contenting themselves with the meager comforts offered by log-cabin life, they were among those who helped to develop the natural resources of the county and who were instrumental, by their brain and muscle, in laying the foundation for the present high state of prosperity now enjoyed by the later generations who are tilling the soil made ready for the plow by their honest and unremitting labors. William. Taylor, his grandfather, came to this county at a very early date, settling in Newark township, and among his children was Thomas, who followed farming here until he went to California in 1852 on a gold-seeking expedition. There he remained for five years, meeting with success in mining. He subsequently returned to Newark township, and now resides in the city of Newark. His wife, Victoria (Van Vorhees) Taylor, is a native of Muskingum county, where they were united in marriage. They reared a family of eight children, namely: Genevieve, widow of Charles W. Stewart; Arthur E., who resides in Newark township; Theodore; Emma D., who became the wife of Edwin G. Stewart; Louanna, wife of Edwin Randolph, an attorney of Newark, Ohio; Fulton Z., an official of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; Lilian, who became the wife of George Chism, an agriculturist of Granville township; and Stanley, deceased.
Theodore Taylor was born in Licking township, May 8, 1865, and acquired his preliminary education in the district Schools, subsequently completing an educational course in the city of Newark. He then retired to his farm which is situated in Licking township, and has since been engaged in general agriculture. He owns two hundred nineteen and one-half acres of land in Licking township,—part of the old Taylor estate,—and has the entire tract under cultivation, his premises being as highly improved as any in the vicinity, and aside from producing general crops he also lakes an interest in stock-raising. In the pursuit of agriculture he has been quite successful, his returns having been such, as to enable him to launch out farther in the business world, and he is a stockholder in the -Licking County Bank & Trust Company, and as well in the Newark Trust Company.
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The democratic party has always received the allegiance of Mr. Taylor, who is an advocate of all its policies and who after a thorough study of the merits of its platform in comparison with the principles of other political cults is firmly convinced of the wisdom of its policies. He is well spoken of throughout the township as a man o enterprise and one who is straightforward and honest in all his dealings, and merits a high place among the township's representative citizens.
DAVID H. BARRICK.
Through the avenue of agricultural activity David H. Barrick won substantial success and is now living retired in Newark. He was, however, for many years connected with general farming and his industry and capable management brought him gratifying success. He was born in Madison township, Licking county, November 25, 1842, and is a son of William N. and Elizabeth (McCrum) Barrick, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, where they were reared and married. About 1835 they became residents of Licking county, removing thither with their one child, who had been born in Pennsylvania. They located in Madison township, Mr. Barrick purchasing a farm of one hundred acres in Madison township, to which he afterward added another tract of one hundred acres adjoining his first purchase. There he tilled the soil and made his home until his death, which occurred October 30, 1891. His first wife had died about 1846 and later Mr. Barrick wedded Miss Sarah Oliver, who passed away in 1905. By his first marriage there were seven children but only two are now living, the sister of our subject being Mrs. Amanda Glaze, a resident of California.
David H. Barrick was reared on the home farm, the work of the fields early becoming familiar to him. His education was obtained in the common schools and on the 8th of September, 1861, when not yet nineteen years of age, he responded to the call to arms, enlisting as a member of Company H, Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Following the expiration of his three years' term of enlistment lre veteranized and served until the close of the war, being mustered out on the 27th of July, 1865. The history of the Thirty-first Regiment is his war record, for he was always on duty, was never wounded nor never in a hospital for a day. This command m as with Sherman on the memorable march to the sea and participated in many of the sanguinary conflicts which in the course of time led to the suppression of the rebellion in the south and the establishment of the Union upon a firmer basis than ever before.
Following his return home Mr. Barrick assisted in the further development and improvement; of the farm up to the time of his marriage, which was celebrated on the 20th of January, 1870, Miss Catherine S. O'Bannon, of Madison township becoming his wife. They took up their abode upon the Davis farm of two hundred and fifty acres, a half mile east of Newark, for which he paid a cash rental of one thousand dollars per annum, agreeing also to keep up the fences and pay the taxes. Notwithstanding this high rental he made money and remained upon the farm for fifteen years. As time passed on his labors brought him a handsome competence and he then retired, purchasing property adjoining the city of Newark, whereon he erected a residence and has since made his home, enjoying now a well earned rest.
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In 1896 Mr. Barrick was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died on the 9th of May of that year. On the 28th of July, 1898, he was again married, his second union being with Miss Ella Rowe, of Franklin township, Licking county, a daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Irwin) Rowe, who. were also natives of the same township. Her father is now deceased but the mother yet survives and is living in Newark. There have been two children born of the second marriage, Charles David and Irene May, twins, but the former died when only thirteen months old. Mr. and Mrs. Barrick have many warm friends in the community, occupying an enviable position in the regard of those who know them. Mr. Barrick is a republican in politics but has never been an office seeker, although for seventeen years he served continuously as a trustee of Madison township, being called to this position by his fellow citizens who have recognized the value and worth of his services. He is one of the representative men of the county, well deserving of mention in this volume.
FRANCIS P. KENNEDY.
Honored and respected by all, there is no man who occupies a more enviable position in commercial and financial circles in Licking county than does Francis P. Kennedy, the president of the Newark Trust Company. This is due not alone to the success he has achieved, although the result of his labors entitles him to distinction, but also to the honorable, straightforward business methods he has ever followed. He possesses much of the initiative spirit in that he has formulated new plans and has carried them forward to successful completion. He readily recognizes the possibilities for combining forces so as to produce the desired results, and throughout. his entire business career he has displayed a strict conformity to commercial ethics that has gained him the highest respect.
Mr. Kennedy is yet a young man, his birth having occurred in Wheeling, West Virginia, July 3, 1872, his parents being Patrick and Angela (Hallisy) Kennedy, the former a native of Claine, a village located near Dublin, Ireland, and the latter of Coshocton county, Ohio. Coming to America in 1847, the father located in Wheeling, West Virginia, and for about fifty years successfully conducted business as a dry-goods merchant, retiring in 1893. He is now enjoying the well earned rest and fruits of his former toil on his fine estate located near Elm Grove, a suburb of Wheeling, West Virginia. His property holdings are extensive and he is also interested in the large steel mills of that city.
Francis P. Kennedy was well qualified for life's practical and responsible duties by a liberal education. He pursued his studies at Holy Cross College of Worcester, Massachusetts, St. Michael's College of Toronto, Canada, from which institution he graduated in the classical course in 1894, and Georgetown University at Washington, D. C., where he pursued a law course, being graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Law in 1897. The following year he was admitted to the bar at Columbus and entered upon active practice in Newark, remaining an active member of the legal profession here for six years. His knowledge of law has been of much value to him since he turned his attention to other lines of business.
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He stands today as one of the prominent representatives of business activities in Newark, possessing strong purpose and undaunted enterprise which have led him into active relations with important undertakings. In 1903, in association with the late Timothy 0. Donovan and other representative business men, he organized the Newark Trust Company, which is now the largest bank in Licking county, or this part of the state. For two years he served as its vice president and was then elected. president in the place of the first president of the company, the late Timothy 0. Donovan, who resigned from the office on account of failing health. As president he has bent his energies toward administrative direction and executive control with the result that the business has developed rapidly along substantial lines and now takes second place to no institution of the kind in this part of the state. Mr. Kennedy superintended the construction of the magnificent
office building erected in 1906-07 by the Newark Trust Company. It largely stands as a monument to his progressive spirit and determination and no city of similar size in the United States can boast of a structure of such size, architectural beauty and magnificence.
Aside from his interest in the Newark Trust Company Mr. Kennedy is a director and treasurer of the American Tribune, a director and treasurer of the Sherwood Improvment Company, a director of the Licking Light and Power Company, a director of the Arcade Realty Company, director of the Midland Mutual Life Insurance Company of Columbus, director of the South Side Lumber Company of Columbus, a director of the Newark Board of Trade and of other enterprises which have benefited by his sound judgment and keen sagacity.
On the 30th of January, 1902, Mr. Kennedy was married to Miss Grace Frances Fleck, a daughter of the late John S. Fleck, of Newark, and they have two children, Angela, five years of age; and Francis P., a year old. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy occupy a prominent position in the social circles of the city and Mr. Kennedy is interested in all that pertains to municipal progress and to substantial improvement in Newark. He is preeminently a man of affairs and one who is wielding a wide influence. He has utilized his native talents to the best advantage, has recognized and improved opportunities others have passed by heedlessly and by concentrated and continued effort has reached the enviable position which he today occupies in financial circles in central Ohio.
JAMES ALBERT STALTER.
James Albert Stalter, well known throughout Licking county as a stock-raiser, particularly as a breeder of Poland-China hogs and Ayrshire cattle, his place being known as the Maple Grove stock farm, was born in Etna township, August 15, 1862, in the home in which he now resides. His grandparents, John and Magdalena (Knitle) Stalter, toe former a native of Pennsylvania, removed from Fairfield county to Allen county, Ohio, where he purchased two hundred acres of land, one-half of which was covered with excellent timber. There he followed farming and there both departed this life. In their family were nine children : Delilah, Israel, Mary, George W., Katherine, Sarah, Samuel, Rebecca, and John.
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George W. Stalter, father of J. A. Stalter, was born in Fairfield county, December 24, 1831, and remained on his father's farm in Allen county until he was twenty-six years of age. On February 18, 1858, he wedded Lydia Blouser, a native of Fairfield county, where she was born December 26, 1837, the Blouser family having gone to Fairfield county from Virginia at an early day. Her parents, Daniel and Phoebe (Grimm) Blouser, came to Etna township about the year 1845, where they entered a tract of land and pursued agriculture until they entered into rest. To Mr. and Mrs. Stalter have been born : Phoebe Ann, who died in infancy; James Albert, of this review; Delilah Katherine, who was born here January 23, 1865, and entered into rest October 28, 1867; Adeline, who departed this life in her third year; and John William Henry, whose birth occurred June 22, 1870.
In the district schools of this township James A. Stalter acquired his education and resided with his parents until he was united in marriage, soon after which he came to his present home, which is owned by his father and contains one hundred and seventy acres of land situated on the National pike one-half mile west of Etna. Here he pursues general agriculture, making stock-raising a specialty, breeding hogs, cattle and horses, having at present one of the finest herds of thoroughbred Poland-China hogs in the county, and also a herd of Ayrshire cattle which cannot be surpassed in the state, while his horses are also high-bred registered stock. His knowledge of the stock business he acquired from his father, who is recognized as an authority in this line, and his son, having also devoted his entire life to the same business, has an experience in the breeding of hogs, cattle and horses which enables him to bring his stock to the highest point of perfection.
On September 9, 1886, Mr. Stalter wedded Mary Ermine Long, a native of Reynoldsburg, Franklin county, where she was born August 31, 1866. She is a daughter of James Harrison and Minerva (Grubbs) Long, who now reside in Columbus, Ohio, and with them she resided until she was united in marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Stater have the following children : Carrie Acleava; William Albert ; Harold L.; George Harrison; Alma, who passed away in infancy; and Pauline Edith. Mr. Stalter belongs to Pataskala Lodge No. 404, A. F. & A. M., and Evergreen Lodge No. 238, I. 0. 0. F., of Etna, and in company with the members of his family he attends divine services at the Methodist Episcopal church. He is favorably known throughout the township for his enterprise and the interest he takes in local affairs, and his daily life and business methods are such as to enable him to stand high in the community, of which he is a substantial representative.
DAVID H. PIGG.
David H. Pigg, a prosperous and well-known citizen of Licking county, now living retired in Newark, was born on the old family homestead in Madison township, this county, on the 22d of June, 1847. His parents, George and Jane (Knox) Pigg, were both natives of Cumberland county, England, where they were reared and upon reaching American shores made their way to Licking county, Ohio, and married. Six months after their wedding they set sail for the United States locating on a farm in Madison township in 1834. The father first rented what is
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now known as the Wilson property, but, meeting with success in his operations, he was eventually justified in making a purchase of land, and at the time of his death had accumulated two hundred acres of valuable farming property. He and his wife were devoted and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church, the father dying in that faith, September 16, 1862, when he was sixty-three years of age; while his wife, surviving for about two decades, passed away in 1882, at the age of seventy-three. They were well known pioneers of the county, highly respected in the locality where they resided for so long a period. They had a family of four sons : Charles A., who resides in Madison township; William, who also makes his home in that
township; George T., a successful agriculturist of Madison township; and David H.,
of this review.
The last name was reared under the parental roof and supplemented his common school education by a course of study in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, this state. Subsequently he began reading law in the office of Smythe & Sprague, of Newark, and finished the prescribed course of study, but never applied for admission to the bar. lie then received his share of the family estate, which was divided about this time, and determined to devote his time and energies to an agricultural career, remaining on the farm until the year 1887. During this
period he served for twenty-five years as justice of the peace, his decisions being ever strictly fair and impartial. In 1887 he came to Newark, and five years later was elected to the office of justice of the peace, in which he capably served for six years. On the expiration of that period he was appointed a member of the board of county commissioners, when the law came into effect extending the term of office from two to three years. At the end of that time he was regularly elected to the office, and three years later was reelected, so that his term of service covered altogether seven years. Since retiring from the position, he has lived in Newark, in the enjoyment of well-earned rest, and is widely recognized as one of the most substantial, respected and public-spirited citizens of the community.
In 1876 Mr. Pigg was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Avery, a daughter of James Avery, one of. the pioneer settlers of Newark. They now have three children, namely : Mary K.; at home; Harry, who is employed in the interurban express service; and Helen, who is now attending Denison University.
Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise, Mr. Pigg has supported the men and measures of the democracy and is a stalwart advocate of its principles. He is a worthy representative of an esteemed pioneer family of Licking county and is widely and favorably known within its borders, his entire life having here been usefully and honorably spent.
DAVID H. EMSWELLER.
David H. Emsweller, a prominent factor in the official and business life of Homer, is now conducting a general mercantile establishment. In all that he does he is imbued with the spirit of enterprise and progress that enables him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. He was born in Indiana, December 15, 1864, and is a son of David and Elizabeth (Keys) Emsweller, of whose family of six children all are yet living. The parents were natives of Rock-
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ingham county, Virginia, where they were reared, educated and married, and on seeking a home elsewhere they went to Indiana, where they resided for a short time. In 1866 they came to Homer, Licking county, where they have resided since. The father is a plasterer by trade, and, though now in his seventy-sixth year, is still an active man who to some extent yet follows his business. His wife, now in. her seventy-eighth year, is also active, both physically and mentally, and they are one of the interesting couples of the earlier generation in this county. Mr. Emsweller gives his political support to the democracy and has served in some of the township offices, the duties of which he capably and efficiently discharged. For the past eight years he has filled the position of constable. His wife is a member of the Baptist church.
David H. Emsweller, reared in his parents' home, is indebted to the public school system for his educational opportunities. In his youth he assisted his father, and thus learned the plasterer's trade, at which he continued to work until 1906. In that year he turned his attention to general merchandising, and now conducts a well-appointed store in Homer, carrying a good stock, with which he meets the demands of the trade. In 1904 his wife made application for the position of postmistress of Homer, and the appointment was obtained with practically no opposition.
On the 10th of January, 1889, Mr. Emsweller was married to Miss Sadie E. Harrington, a daughter of Joseph Harrington, of Morgan township, Knox county, Ohio. They have become parents of a daughter and a son : Hazel Dell, now the wife of Harry Stratton, of Lancaster, Ohio; and Harry Leo, who is attending the Bliss business college, of Newark. Mr. Emsweller is a member of Burlington Lodge No. 551, Knights of Pythias. His wife holds membership in the Baptist church, and labored most earnestly, effectively and untiringly toward securing the erection of the new house of worship in Homer. They are both highly esteemed, having a wide acquaintance, and they enjoy the warm friendship of a great majority of those with whom they have been brought in contact.
ADAM FLEEK.
The commercial history of Newark would be incomplete and unsatisfactory were there failure to make personal and extended reference to Adam Fleek, who was one of the early business men of this city and the promoter of interests which still constitute a factor in commercial development and prosperity here. He was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, now Mineral county, West Virginia, on the 11th of March, 1803, and was one of a family of eighteen children, all of whom reached adult age. His boyhood and youth were passed at the place of his nativity and in April, 1826, he arrived in Newark, being then a young man of twenty-three years. He believed that the growing west—for such this section of the country was then regarded—offered better opportunities than the older settled districts of the east, and accordingly he came to Ohio. For more than a half century he was a resident of Newark, and by reason of his constantly expanding powers he figured prominently in the business development of the city. He first engaged in hauling stone for the old aqueduct at the building of the Ohio canal-
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an important public project at that time, for waterways constituted the means of transportation, as the railroads were not yet a factor in the public life of the country. Mr. Fleck afterward turned his attention to the milling business under the firm name of Fleck Harrison, establishing a mill which stood at the end of Church street, on the site now occupied by the Montgomery mill. He was also associated with the conduct of a packet line on the canal between Newark and Cleveland, thus becoming associated with shipping interests. His importance as a factor in business a (fairs constantly increased, for he recognized and improved opportunities and stood as an example of that progressive spirit which has constantly promoted the growth and development of the city. During his long continued residence in Newark he aided in laying broad and deep the foundation for its present substantial growth. His career was characterized by industry, energy and enterprise, and he also displayed great tact and shrewdness in the control of business affairs. Few if any, of the residents of Licking county it his day had greater success in the management of business interests. Though very decided in his opinions on religious questions, as he was on all interests of general moment that claimed public consideration, he yet held his views in a spirit of toleration and not in narrow, contracted bigotry. His membership was with the Second
Presbyterian church or Newark, and he contributed largely toward the erection of its attractive house of worship. He married Alla Lord Sherwood, a daughter of Robert Sherwood, who, in 1807, purchased the site where the Sherwood Hotel now stands and became one of the men of distinction in this part of the state. The death of Adam Fleek occurred August 20, 1877, and the year thus chronicled the loss of one of the most valued citizens and business men of Newark. His life was so active and so far-reaching in its results that he left an indelible impression of his individuality upon the history of the community. There were two daughters of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Fleck : Martha, the deceased wife of Virgil H. Wright, organizer of the First National Bank of Newark; and Mary Elizabeth, the wife of Matthew Newkirk. The daughters and their husbands, however, have all passed away. The yo Ingest son of the family was William Henry Fleck, who enlisted for service in the Union army while a student at Marietta College. He was taken prisoner at Harpers Ferry by the troops under Stonewall Jackson, and after being exchanged returned home. He then took up the study of law, but died here before his admission to the bar.
John Sherwood Fleek, son of Adam and Alla Lord (Sherwood) Fleck, was born in Newark in 1837, attended the public schools and entered business life here. In 1861, when a young man of twenty-four years, he became connected with mercantile interests and was thus associated up to the time of his death. In that year he established a wholesale grocery house, organizing the business along safe, substantial lines, and promoting its growth in succeeding years by his careful management and executive ability. He formed his plans readily, was determined in their execution, and based his business principles and actions upon rules which govern strict and unswerving integrity. He carried on the business successfully for twenty-three years, or until his death, which occurred in 1883. In early manhood he had married Martha Grace Lang, and unto them were born five children, but George William, the oldest, is now dead. The second son, Henry Sherwood, married Miss Fannie Moore, and they have one child, John Sherwood. Alice
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Graham married William C. Miller, the secretary and treasurer of the Licking County Bank. Grace Frances is the wife of Francis P. Kennedy, president of the Newark Trust Company, and John Lang is deceased.
Upon the death of the father the wholesale grocery house which he established and conducted along lines leading to excellent results, became the property of his son, Henry S. Fleek, and two associates, Henry C. Strong and William W. Neal. The firm name of Fleek, Strong & Company was assumed and the enterprise was thus conducted until 1893, when the present firm of Fleek & Neal was formed. The house has ever remained one of the foremost commercial institutions of the city, its policy being such as to commend it at all times to the of the business public. Absolute fairness is maintained toward employes as well as patrons, and the former know that faithfulness and merit will be rewarded by promotion as opportunity offers. The house has ever sustained an unassailable reputation for commercial integrity and has long been recognized as one of the foremost commercial enterprises of this part of the state.
HAMLIN S. MONTGOMERY.
The student of history cannot carry his investigations far into the annals of Licking county without becoming cognizant of the fact that the Montgomery family for an entire century has been associated with the development and progress of this part of the state, bearing an active and helpful part in the work of general improvement. Hamlin S. Montgomery is one of the substantial farmers of Perry township, and one of the honored and venerable citizens, for he has attyears the age of seventy-nine yedrs. He was born June 15, 1830, in the house which is still his home, it being one of the old landmarks of the county. His parents were Henry and Mary (Grimes) Montgomery, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Virginia. The only brother of our subject is Milton Montgomery, now living in Perry township. The father was born in 1790, and when a lad of ten years was brought by his parents to the United States, the family home being established in Virginia, where he was reared to the age of twenty years. At that time he was married, and in 1810, immediately following his marriage, he came to Licking county. It was still a frontier distridt in which much of the land was uncultivated, while in many lines of work, progress and improvement seemed scarcely begun. The city of Newark was but a small town, and several of the thriving towns and villages of the county had not yet sprung into existence. Mr. Montgomery settled on Bowling Green, in Madison township, and afterward removed to Perry township, where his later years were passed. He was always interested in the progress of the community, and lent his aid and influence for its substantial development, and the work which he instituted has been carried on by the subject of this review, who at all times has been interested in general improvement.
Among the oldest of Licking county's native sons, Hamlin S. Montgomery was reared on the home farm, and early assumed the arduous task of developing the new fields. He acquired his education in the pioneer log schoolhouse, with its slab benches and puncheon floor. Only a few branches of learning were taught,
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but Mr. Montgomery became proficient enough in his studies to take up the profession of teaching, and for four winters he taught in the district schools, working in the summer months on the farm. He early became familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops, and continued to aid in the work of the home place until the death of his father, when the farm, comprising one hundred and five acres, was inherited by him. He thereafter continued to make the place his home. and he remains a resident to the present time. He owns two hundred acres of rich and productive land in St. Albans township, and two hundred acres in Hanover township, having three hundred and ten acres in the home farm. His landed possessions, therefore, are quite large, and everything about his place is indicative of the careful supervision of an owner whose ideas are progressive and efforts practical. Industry has always been the watchword of Mr. Montgomery. and because of this he has prospered and is today one of the substantial agriculturists of the county.
Mr. Montgomery I as been married twice, and by his first union had two children. Stanley W., who is cultivating the St. Albans township farm belonging to his father. and Edwin W., who is operating the home place. In 1902 Mr. Montgomery wedded Miss Rebecca Channel, an accomplished lady and a daughter of Alpheus Channel, of this county. Mr. Montgomery is one whose memory forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present. He can in recollection go back to the time when the. homes were widely scattered and when much of the land was still uncultivated. Those were the days of log-cabins, of spinning-wheels and of cradles, of homespun garments and of tallow candles. The conditions of life have truly changed, and at all times Mr. Montgomery has favored progressive ideas and modern, believing that man should continually advance, for each generation is benefited by the experiences and by the energies of the preceding generations. Therefore he has taken an active interest in the work of general improvement and has kept in touch with all those interests which have worked for the benefit of the community at large.
F. E. CORKWELL, D. O.
Dr. F. E. Corkwell is connected with that method of practice which recent scientific investigation has given to the world, and the value of which time has attested. As a representative of osteopathic healing he has secured a liberal patronage and that his labors have been followed by gratifying results in the restoration of health is shown by the fact that his business is continually growing.
Dr. Corkwell is a native of Mount Sterling, Ohio, born July 12, 1873. His parents are G. W. and Elizabeth E. (Lester) Corkwell, both natives of Pickaway county, Ohio. The father has devoted his life to the occupation of farming and is now living near Mount Sterling.
Reared on the old homestead farm in Pickaway county, Dr. Corkwell divided his time in his youthful days between the work of the fields, the duties of the school room and the pleasures of the playground. Later he continued his education in the Ohio Normal University and was graduated in 1895 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. For five years he devoted his energies to teaching in Pickaway county
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and proved a capable educator, but becoming interested in the science of osteopathy he began studying along that line in 1900, and in 1902 was graduated from the parent school at Kirksville, Missouri. The same year he returned to Newark for practice and has remained here continuously since. The rapid growth of his business necessitated his taking in a partner, and in 1906 he was joined by Dr. W. I. Joss, a former classmate. He has most thorough knowledge of anatomy and the component parts of the human body and his professional gratifying been attended by a gratifying measure of success. He is a member of both the state and national osteopathic associations.
In 1907 Dr. Corkwell was married to Miss Ruth Speer, a daughter of Dr. A. T. Speer, a medical practitioner of Newark. Dr. Corkwell is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Masonic lodge, of Newark, while his religions faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist church. He is known for his fearless devotion to whatever he believes to be his duty and is a conscientious, capable practitioner whose worth as a citizen is also prized, for his cooperation can be counted upon to further any measure that tends to promote public progress.
ANDREW BEARD.
Andrew Beard, well known in agricultural circles in Licking county, where for many years he has followed farming, his present place being located on the National road, a quarter of a mile east of Jacksontown, was born in Licking township, January 10, 1835, a son of Thomas and Rachael (Pitser) Beard. His father, who also followed farming here, reared the following children : Joseph ; Annie Anderson; Margaret, deceased; Andrew; Maria, deceased; Kate Detro, deceased; Sarah Catlin; John ; James; and Rachael Vail. The last two are also deceased.
Andrew Beard was reared to agricultural life on his father's farm, during his boyhood days becoming familiar with the various departments of husbandry and availing himself of the educational advantages of the district school. Upon finishing his studies he settled down to the pursuit of agriculture, since he preferred this to any other. vocation in life, and he has since been engaged in general farming and stock breeding. His long experience in tilling the soil has made him an expert in the production of general crops, he being as well versed in crop rotation and the nature of soils, as any man in the ,county. His farm, which is provided with all modern improvements, is in every respect indicative of thrift and progress, and is one of the best for general agriculture and stock purposes in the township. Mention should not be omitted of the fact that during the Civil strife in this country Mr. Beard was ready to defend the honor of his country, and as captain of the home guard militia took an active part in the war of the rebellion.
On September 14, 1857, Mr. Beard wedded Eliza Helen Headley, at the home of her parents in the village of Jacksontown, Ohio. Her father, Uzal Headley, was born in New Jersey, October 17, 1795, and for many years was proprietor of a hotel in the above named town, and his marriage to Elizabeth Beem, a native of
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Maryland, born November 28, 1797, was celebrated April 10, 1823, her death having occurred at the residence of the subject of this review, December 11, 1886, while her husband entered into rest in Jacksontown, Ohio, November 5, 1871. His parents lived at Jersey, Ohio, for some time and also at Zanesville, this state, before locating on their farm in Jacksontown, and among their children were:. Phoebe, Gamaliel, Jane, Elizabeth, Eliza, Sarah, Martha, Helom and Marilla. Mr. and Mrs. Beard reared a family of six children. Charrie, the eldest, was born July 11, 1858, and On January 8, 1880, married 0. N. Wolcott, a physician of Columbus, Ohio. to iv horn were born Oliver, deceased, Andrew Walter, Shepherd, deceased, Helen and Ethel. Lua, born March 29, 1861, wedded W. E. Wallace, engaged in farming, painting and the insurance business, near Jacksontown, Ohio. They have three childre, Mabel E., Helen M., and William Andrew. Etta, born April 14, 1863, was united in marriage to W. 0. Coryell, a merchant of Columbus, Ohio, on December 2, 1890. E. V., who was born April 14, 1867, and is engaged in merchandising in Jacksontown, Ohio, was married October 30, 1889, to Maggie Stewart. She died August 9, eleven years later, being survived by two children, Lura E., and Charles R. On October 9, 1902, E. V. Beard married Oda Fulk, to which union was born one child, Elsie E., deceased. Glennie, born February 23, 1871, and is a music teacher of Jacksontown, Ohio, was married February 11,
1892, to A. E. Lewis, and has one child, Helen B. Franklin. A., born October 22, 1879, is a machinist of Columbus, this state. He wedded Zula Cummins, November 28, 1901, and to theft have been born the following children : Mary F., John Andrew and Glennetta.
Mr. Beard has been quite prominent in the affairs of this county, having served as administrator and executor and while performing the duties of that office settled up more than fifteen estates. For twelve years he was a member of the board of education of the Jacksontown independent school system, being one of the five men who made the Jacksontown school independent, having been treasurer of the board, and for nineteen years he officiated as treasurer of this township. He has always been deeply interested in every movement pertaining to husbandry and for fourteen years was a director of the Licking County Agricultural society, for four years of which period he was president of the organization. As to his religious affiliations he was reared by Methodist parents but subsequently severed his relations with the Methodist church, and now attends the Fairmount Presbyterian church. He has always enjoyed an excellent reputation throughout the county, in the business and public affairs of which he is a prominent factor.
ALLEN COBURN, M. D.
Dr. Allen Coburn, successfully engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in Homer, was born in Becketts, Washington county, Ohio, July 17, 1869, a son of Leonidas J. and Susan (Swift) Coburn. The father's birth occurred in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1831, his parents being Nicholas and Elizabeth Coburn, who came to this state from Massachusetts, where they were born. After his marriage, Leonidas J. Coburn located on a farm in Morgan county, Ohio, across the river
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from Becketts, and there he still resides, but in 1895 was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife. His time and energies have been devoted to general agricultural pursuits, with the result that he has obtained a good living for himself and family. He has also been somewhat prominent in community affairs, serving for nine years as county commissioner. He also filled the office of justice of the peace; has served on the school board, and has occupied other official positions to which his fellow townsmen have called him, recognizing his genuine worth and public-spirited devotion to the general good. He is quite prominent locally in republican circles and has always given his political support to that party.
Dr. Coburn was reared upon his father's farm, and his early education was obtained in the district schools. He afterward attended the preparatory school in California, Ohio, and at the age of eighteen years began, teaching school, which profession he followed for three years. Subsequently he entered Marietta college, at Marietta, Ohio, from which he was graduated with the class of 1901, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Following the completion of his literary course, which has served as a foundation for his professional knowledge, he took up the study of medicine, and in the following autumn entered the Starling Medical College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1905. On leaving the medical college, he entered upon the active practice of his profession in Licking county, where he has built up .1 remunerative business. He is very careful in the diagnosis of his cases, and seldom if ever is at fault in predicting the final outcome. He discharges all of his duties with a sense of conscientious obligation that is based upon a thorough knowledge of the responsibility that devolves upon him.
In 1897 Dr. Coburn was married to Miss Anna McKibben, of Roxbury, Morgan county, Ohio, and they now have two children, Elsie J. and Nicholas W. Dr. Coburn belongs to the Masonic fraternity, the Knights of Pythias, and the Maccabees, and he is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while his political allegiance is given to the republican party. He is making steady progress in his profession, and in all that he does is actuated by a desire to render capable service to his fellowmen who give him their trust in a professional capacity. His reading and research have been broad and varied, and thus he has continuously added to his knowledge and promoted the value of his work.
LUCIUS V. HOYT
Lucius V. Hoyt, a well known pioneer of Licking county, was for a long period identified with is business interests, but is now living retired, merely giving his time to his invested- interests. He was born in a log cabin in Perry township, April 12, 1835, a son of Silick and Margaret (Stateler) Hoyt. It is supposed that the father was born in New Jersey, for he accompanied his parents from that state to Licking county at an early day, the family home being established north of Newark in Newark township. The father later removed to Hanover township, his last years being spent in Hanover and Perry townships, his death occurring March 28, 1843, when he was fifty-three years and three months of age. The
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mother was born in Zanesville, Ohio, and removed with her parents to Licking county, their home being established in Hanover township. This was in pioneer times, when the Indians were more numerous than the white settlers and when many inconveniences had to be endured. The maternal grandmother has oftentimes gone to mill at Zanesvi de with a bag of wheat thrown across a horse's back and with two children, one riding in front of her and the other behind her. Provisions were very high, a bushel of wheat being given in exchange for a pound of salt, while other articles wire sold in proportion. The mother of our subject died April 18, 1890, when she had reached the very advanced age of eighty-eight years and five months.
Lucius V. Hoyt was reared in much the usual manner of farm lads of that period, his time being given to the work of the fields during the spring and summer months, while a short time during the winter seasons was devoted to the acquirement of an education in one of the old-time log schoolhouses, with puncheon floor and slab benches, while the desks were constructed of boards supported by wooden pins driven between the logs which formed the side walls. The methods of
instruction, too, week annually primitive. He remained on the home farm until he attained mature and, thinking to find other pursuits more congenial than farm labor, on 24th of December, 1857, he engaged in the mercantile business in Reform, being thus engaged for forty-nine years. During his long connection with trade interests he built up a large patronage and thus became a prosperous business man. In 1861, in connection with his mercantile interests, he began buying wool and became one of the largest dealers in this commodity in this section of Ohio. In his business dealings he was always straightforward and honorable, and the success which he achieved was thus well deserved. He has invested his capital in farming property and now gives his attention to this interest, but is practically living retired, having disposed of his mercantile interests in 1906.
Mr. Hoyt has been twice married. He was first married in 1864, the lady of his choice being Miss Isabelle Denman, a daughter of Hathaway Denman, one of the early settlers of Perry township. Mr. Denman was a young man when he came to Licking count from New Jersey and established his home in the forests of Perry township, where he cleared a small tract of land and erected a log cabin, thus becoming one of the pioneer settlers of this section of Ohio. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt was blessed w th five children, namely : Ada J., Maggie J. and Blanche D., all of whom have departed this life; Maud L., the wife of John W. Riley, a resident of Muskingum county, this state; and Arthur, who is a merchant at Perryton. The wife and mother was called to her final rest on the 29th of September, 1896. On the ,13th of September, 1908, Mr. Hoyt was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Anna R. Arnold, the widow of John H. Arnold. She bore ;he maiden name of Denman, being a sister of Mr. Hoyt's first wife. By her former marriage Mrs. Hoyt had one daughter, Ada L., now the wife of Bernard Freeman, of San Jose, California.
Mr. Hoyt's study of the political questions and issues of the day has led him to give stalwart support to the men and measures of democracy. For a number of years he served as postmaster of Reform, but otherwise has filled no public offices. He has lived to witness many changes in this section from the period of
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his boyhood to the present time, for he can well remember when Licking county was but sparsely settled and one had to travel long distances to the city markets. He has, however, not only been an interested witness but an active participant in the work of reform and improvement and feels a just pride in the work that has been accomplished.
ROBBINS HUNTER.
Robbins Hunter. is one of the younger attorneys of Newark, yet his years seem no bar to his progress, for already he has attained prominence and success that many an older lawyer might well envy. He was born in this city September 23, 1880, his parents being Samuel M. and Iva (Robbins) Hunter, natives of Ohio. The father came from Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, in 1863 and practiced law in Newark until his death, which occurred February 20, 1907. He was recognized as one of the leading practitioners of the Licking county bar, having made careful preparation, while, at the same time, he had thorough appreciation of the absolute ethics of life and of the underlying principles which form the basis of all human rights and privileges. He served as city solicitor, as prosecuting attorney and. as judge of the Court of Common Pleas and his decisions indicated strong mentalitY, careful analysis and an unbiased judgment. Moreover, his keen business discernment and enterprise constituted features in the successful conduct of various important business interests. He was a director and stockholder in the old Franklin Bank, also the Franklin National Bank, was a stockholder in the Advocate Pr inting Company, a director of the Newark Telephone Company and a stockholder and director of the Edward H. Everett Company. The Masonic fraternity found in him an exemplary member and passing through .various degrees of the York Rite he became a Knight Templar. He was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men and the Elks, and his brethren of those fraternities found in him one who was loyal to their beneficent spirit and teachings concerning the universal brotherhood of mankind. At the time of the Civil war he became a soldier, serving in Ohio when Morgan made his raid into the north. He afterward became a very prominent and influential member of the Grand Army of the Republic, taking an active interest in its work and doing all in his power to further the well are-of his old comrades in arms. Progress and patriotism might well be termed the keynote of his character, for they were manifest in all of his relations. His widow still survives and is yet a resident of Newark.
Robbins Hunter acquired his early intellectual training in the Newark schools, continuing his studies until he became a high-school student. He afterwards spent a year in the Fishburn Military School at Waynesboro, Virginia, which he entered in 1897, and later he matriculated in the Denison University at Granville, Ohio, there completing his literary education. In preparation for the practice of law he pursued his reading for two years with his father as his preceptor and then completed his law course in the Ohio State University. In 1903 he was admitted to practice and formed a partnership with his father under the firm
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style of Hunter & Hunt .3r, which relation was continued until the father's death, since which time Robbins Hunter has practiced alone. In a profession where influence avails little or naught, advancement depending entirely upon individual effort, he has worked his way steadily upward. His reputation as a lawyer has been won through earnest, honest labor and his standing at the bar is a merited tribute to his ability.
Aside from profess onal lines Mr. Hunter is well known in business circles of the city, being a director and stockholder in the Edward H. Everett Company, and also interested in the Advocate Printing Company, the Franklin National Bank and the Newark telephone Company.
On the 19th of November, 1903, Mr. Hunter was married to Miss Katharine Burner, of Newark, and they have one son, Robbins, born August 25, 1905. The parents are communicants of the Episcopal church and Mr. Hunter belongs to the Licking County Bar Association, the Masonic fraternity, the Red Men and the Woodman - associations which indicate much of the character of his interests and the principles which govern his life.
B. FRANK BARNES, M. D.
B. Frank Barnes, engaged in toe general practice of medicine, and giving much attention to surgery, has never been content with the second best but has always labored to reach a high standard in his profession, with the result that his work has been crowned with gratifying and enviable success. A native of Holmes county, Ohio, he was lorn August 10, 1865. His father, Moses Barnes, was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1800, and during the pioneer epoch in the history of Ohio he came to this state with his father, who entered a claim from the government. It was upon this farm that Dr. Barnes was born. For many years Moses Barnes carried on general agricultural pursuits, becoming one of the representative agriculturists of the community. He died in 1885 at the age of eighty-five years, while his wife survived until 1894, passing away at the age of seventy-two. She bore the maiden name of Mary Cooper, and was also a native of the Keystone state.
Dr. Barnes, after mastering the branches of learning taught in the public schools, continued his education in tie Ohio Normal University at Ada, and then taught school for several years in Holmes and Coshocton counties. He devoted six years to that profession, but regarded it only as a preliminary step to other professional labor for, desiring to become a member of the medical profession, he began reading toward that end in 1891, and was graduated from the medical department of the University of Wooster in 1895, having pursued the full course of study in that institution. Thus well qualified for the onerous duties of the profession, he began practice in Hemlock, Perry county, Ohio, where he, remained for seven years, and in 1902 he removed to Newark, after pursuing a postgraduate course in New York. He had also taken post-graduate work in the eastern metropolis in 1900, and in 1906 pursued post-graduate study in Chicago. He has always remained a student of his profession, and his knowledge' is now