(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 600 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Weiss became the mother of five, namely : L. A., a resident of Mount Vernon, Ohio ; Ada, the wife of Charles Rouse, of Newark ; Ella, the wife of Alford Lee, of Granville; John F., of this review, who is living with his mother ; and Mary, the wife of Clyde Bline, of Newark. John F. Weiss acquired a common-school education and has always resided on the home farm, to which he was taken by his parents when a babe of six months. The place comprises one hundred and two and a half acres in Newton township and one hundred and five and a half acres in McKean township. Throughout his active business career Mr. Weiss has been engaged in farming and stock-raising and his carefully directed and untiring labors have gained him the prosperity which entitles him to recognition among the progressive and representative farmers of the community. In his political views Mr. Weiss is a stalwart democrat and is now serving as township trustee, which position he has held for three years. He has also acted as constable and has ever discharged his public duties in a prompt and efficient manner. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry and all who know him entertain for him respect and regard in recognition of his fidelity to lofty principles and an upright, honorable manhood. Mr. Weiss' father was a member of the Masonic. order and also of the Methodist church. His widow and all the children also belong to that church. MELVILLE G. BEEM. Melville G. Beem, who is now living retired at Summit Station after many years of activity in agricultural lines, was born in Lima township, Licking county, March 20, 1845. The family name is well known in this part of the state for his great-grandfather, Michael Beem, came here at an early date with his children, Benjamin, Andrew, John, William, Michael, Daniel, Jacob and. Betsy. William Beem, grandfather of the subject of the review, was born in Allegany county, Maryland, and was among those who accompanied his parents to this part of the county in pioneer times. Here he was united in marriage to Catherine Rhodes, a native of Virginia, whose people came to this place about the same time the Beem family located here, and among their children were John R., George W., Richard, Josiah, David, Jefferson, William P., Ardillis, Sarah, Rachel, Marietta, Almeda, and two who died in childhood. Richard Beem, the father of Melville G. Beem, was born in Jersey township, July 19, 1822, where he resided until he was united in marriage and then went to Lima township, where he secured one hundred and twenty acres of land in trade for forty acres which he owned in Jersey township, but before he had been here long he became discouraged and offered for sale his farm, a yoke of oxen and everything else he had, except his personal effects, for six hundred dollars but, not being able to get a buyer, he was compelled to retain his possessions and finally he improved his property, his farm becoming one of the most highly cultivated in the region. Thereafter he became quite prosperous and from time to time added to his land until at his death he owned two hundred and sixty-five acres of excel- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 601 lent farm land, drained with over thirty miles of tile and provided with an excellent residence and other substantial buildings. He was united in marriage to Chrislera Myer, who was a native of Jersey township, born May 11, 1826, and, departed this life April 29, 1888. Melville G. Beem was an only child and on his father's farm was reared. There during his boyhood days he learned to plow and plant the fields and harvest the crops, while his education was obtained in the district schools. Remaining upon the home farm until he was twenty-two years of age, he was then married and located in Jefferson township, Franklin county, on a farm a short distance rum that upon which his parents lived. There he pursued general farming for about twelve years and then returned to the home farm, remaining there until the year 1890 when he removed to Summit Station and built a magnificent home on a north side of that city. There he lived for about eleven years when he returned to his farm and in the fall of 1907 purchased his present home on the faith side of Summit Station, where he now resides. He likewise retains posses--Ion of the home farm which consists of two hundred and sixty-five acres, also owns as one hundred and fifteen acres in partnership with his son-in-law and fifty-five acres at Summit Station, together with two houses, besides his own residence. On September 13, 1866, Mr. Beem wedded Isabella Morrison, a native of ounty Down, Ireland, born July 15, 1844. She came to America in 1850 with her parents, John and Jane (McCauley) Morrison, who settled in Knox county war Columbus, later removing to Franklin county, where they both departed this life. In their family were six children : Andrew, Samuel, Isabella, William, Ann and Jane. One daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Beem, Jennie, the wife t" Charles Wagy, and they have four children, Roxana, Jonathan, Grace Evelyn ad Melville. Mr. Beem supports the democratic party in national and state 'lairs, but in municipal matters he takes an independent stand, casting his vote for the candidate rather than for the party, and thus assists in putting such men into office as in his opinion are best qualified to serve the county's interests. He as been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows since 1874, is also a member of Derthick Grange, No. 1621, of Summit Station, and has been a member of the Grange bodies in Jefferson township since 1873, being a leading factor In all farmers' organizations. He attends the Universalist church, of which he is a liberal supporter. His industry and enterprise have had a wide influence in developing the natural resources of the township and he justly merits the position n which he stands as a representative and substantial citizen. MRS. JOSEPH DAVIS. Keziah Hellen (Sutton) Davis, wife of Joseph Davis, was born in Licking county, Ohio, on March 23, 1840. Joseph Sutton, her grandfather, came from Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in the year 1801 and put into cultivation a hilly piece of ground now included in the farm owned by James Richardson of Licking ownship, this county. His excursion from Pennsylvania to this then far Western territory was made on foot and through a trackless forest. The small crop of corn raised was stored in a rudely constructed crib on the cleared ground and late in 602 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. the fall the pioneer returned to his old home in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, to make the necessary preparations for bringing his family, consisting of a wife and child, to the new home in the forest. His description of the locality so recently visited was such as to induce his father to return with him to Ohio in the following spring, bringing with them their families. The party of emigrants returning to the newly prepared Ohio home included the following : Isaac Sutton, the father; Elizabeth Carr Sutton, the mother; and the sons and daughters, Elizabeth, Jehu, Rhoda and Eliza,—all led by the adventurous Joseph with his wife and child. Two married daughters, Ruth and Naomi, remained at the old Pennsylvania home, but their descendants later followed along the old trail to the new settlement. A permanent settlement was not established by the emigrants till the spring of 1805, when the combined family entered a piece of land of four hundred acres two and a half miles south of the present site of Newark. This land is now the property of the late Jessie R. Moore heirs and Mr. Charles Bader. Joseph Sutton was married in Pennsylvania to Miss Keziah Gaskill of Maryland. To this union were born the following children: Benjamin, born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania; Naomi; Amanda ; Joseph Bentley; Elmer Gaskill; Keziah Ann; Emaline; Alva Rigdon; Electa Fidellia; and William Henry. In 1812 Joseph Sutton enlisted a troop of cavalry and served as captain throughout the war. His command embraced the Third Regiment, under orders from General Tupper. He saw much service and at the close of the war was mustered out with honors. The war ended, he returned to his farm and continued in its improvement. He built a brick house, burning his own brick and laying them with his own hands. The house still stands in a good state of preservation. Later he purchased property in the village of Granville, Licking county, and conducted a tannery at that place. His children enjoyed the education offered by the Granville schools—then as well as now the educational center for central Ohio. Joseph Sutton died on his farm south of Newark at the age of seventy-nine years. Joseph Bentley Sutton was born in 1814 and died September 8, 1892, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Davis. On April 11, 1836, he married Sarah Ann Arthur, who was born in Ohio county, West Virginia, and emigrated with her parents to Ohio, settling on the old National road near Amsterdam in this county. She was one of six daughters, a profoundly religious woman of Presbyterian belief and always one most zealous for the welfare of her family and home. Joseph Bentley Sutton was a man of indomitable courage, a leader in all things pertaining to the development and advancement of the community in which he lived. He never held office aside from that pertaining to the school and township, but his judgment and fearless execution of the plans he believed to be just and for the best of all concerned made him a most prominent and useful man. He was much interested in the preservation of peace and order in the community during the troublous times of the "early days" and was held in terror by all evil doers. He did much to promote and assisted materially in the construction of the old plank road extending south from Newark, Ohio, to Jacksontown. In 1841 he was commissioned by Thomas Corwin, then governor of Ohio, captain of the Seventh Company, First Regiment of Cavalry, Second Brigade, Fourth Division in the Ohio Militia. To Joseph Bentley Sutton and Sarah Ann (Arthur) Sutton were horn seven children, namely; Phoebe Ellen, Susan Amanda, and Benja- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 603 min, all dead; Keziah Hellen, now Mrs. Joseph Davis; Alva Arthur, a contractor of Medway, Ohio; Thomas Franklin, a farmer and stock-raiser of this county; and Edward Augustus, engaged in the produce and exchange business in Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Joseph Davis was born in the old Sutton homestead a few miles south of Newark, Ohio, now the property of Mr. Charles Bader and sisters. She was the oldest of seven children and much of her early life was spent in the assistant care of the home and younger members of the family. She attended the township school at the Lloyd schoolhouse and later the city high school in Newark, Ohio. In 1858 she was married to Mr. Joseph Davis and they began their early housekeeping on a portion of the tract of land now included in their splendid farm of five hundred acres. The family consists of three sons, all grown to manhood. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Primitive Baptist church, a most worthy and highly respected woman, sympathetic, kind and generous, that type of womanhood portrayed in the ideal wife and mother. EZEKIEL W. ALBERY. Ezekiel W. Albery, a veteran of the Civil war, who is well known as an agriculturist in Lima township, was born in Jefferson township, Franklin county, a half mile west of his present home, February 28, 1832. His grandfather, John Albery, was born in this country of English lineage and at the age of sixteen years, as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, participated in the siege against Cornwallis. The parents of E. W. Albery were Peter and Esther (Brown) Albery, the father a native of Allegany county, Maryland, where his birth occurred in October, 1796, and the mother of Columbiana, Pennsylvania, where she was born September 2, 1798. They were united in marriage near Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, and about 1827 went to Jefferson township, Franklin county, this state, where they spent the remainder of their lives, the father passing away in his eighty-first year and the mother at the age of eighty-seven. He had one hundred acres of land which he cleared and brought under a high state of cultivation, spending his life in the pursuit of agriculture. In their family were ten children, namely : Mary, who wedded Jesse Baughman ; Annie, wife of William Lotta; Esther, who became the wife of Aaron E. Woodruff; John, who died in his tenth year; Herman B., who resides in Columbus, Ohio ; Henry M., of Jefferson township; Ezekiel; Thomas W., deceased ; B. M., of New Albany, Franklin county; and Jerusha, wife of Matthew Cherry. Ezekiel W. Albery spent his boyhood days on his father's farm where he assisted in the general routine of agricultural life, at the same time acquiring his education in the district schools. Remaining on the home place until the year 1860, he then went to Miami county, Indiana, working there on a farm by the month until May 4, 1864, when he enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in the one hundred days' service, under Captain Joseph R. Silvers. He was discharged September 2, 1864, and subsequently enlisted again in Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-first Indiana Vol- 604 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. unteer Infantry, being honorably discharged in September, 1865. During his military career and under his first enlistment he marched three times across the state of Kentucky and while serving under his second enlistment he was for the greater part of the time on guard duty near Nashville, Tennessee. After the war he returned to Indiana, where he remained for two years and then came to Licking county, where he worked on a farm by the month until he was married. At that period of his life he purchased his present farm which contains thirty-three acres and is located on the Columbus and Granville road, two miles west of Jersey. For a few years he engaged in the sawmill business but subsequently gave up the enterprise and has since been devoting his attention to general farming. In 1870 Mr. Albery was united in marriage to Juliana Foster, who was born in England, November 23, 1838. When she was two years of age her parents, George and Mary (Thomas) Foster, started for America, but Mrs. Foster passed away on board ship while enroute. The family settled near Johnstown and Mr. Foster carried on farming in this county until his death. By his first wife he had two daughters : Mrs. Sarah Gosnel, of Concord, this county; and Juliana. He married again and to that union ten children were born. Mr. and Mrs. Albery have two daughters. Carrie Elvie is the wife of George Hewitt, of Jersey township, and they have eight children, namely : Samuel C., Charles, Mary, John, Jennie, Robert, Ethel and Albert Edwin. Mary Josephine is the wife of Adelbert Mentzer, who resided in St. Albans township, and their children are Eva May, Bertha T., Roe A. and Herman A. Mr. Albery has always been devoted to the republican party and through his long years of observation and experience as to the merits of the various political parties he sees in the principles of the republican platform those policies which to his mind are adequate to develop the country's natural resources and consequently has used both his vote and influence toward the election of its candidates. He has always taken an interest in local affairs and has served as school director and also as township road supervisor. He belongs to the Methodist church and measures up to the full standard of manhood in all requirements. ABEL JOB WILSON. Abel Job Wilson is prominent in the financial circles of Washington township, as president of the First National Bank of Utica. This is one of the substantial financial institutions of Licking county and in fact of the state, its deposits averaging nearly five hundred thousand dollars. Mr. Wilson was born on a farm in Washington township, Licking county, April 21, 1840, and descends from a family, the members of which have exerted a telling influence on the business interests of the county. In the year 1805 his grandfather, David Wilson, removed from Virginia to this state, intending to make it his permanent home, and he entered one thousand acres of land near Newark and about two hundred acres in Washington township. On his way back to Virginia to get his family he contracted an illness which caused his death, but later the family came to this state and settled on the land he had purchased. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 607 Among his children was Abel Wilson, father of the subject of this review, who was born in Hardy county, Virginia, and was a child at the time the family settled in this county. Here lie participated as a pioneer in clearing away the forests and putting the soil into condition for cultivation. Upon attaining manhood he located upon land formerly belonging to his father, built a log cabin and engaged in farming and stock-raising. Being a man of indomitable will and energy, success followed him and he became owner of a tract of valuable and highly cultivated land of four hundred acres, and in addition to raising general crops he was one of the largest wool growers in the county. Before the Civil war he cooperated with the underground railroad which was used to assist negroes in making their escape from slavery into liberty. He was a strong Union man and when the republican party was organized he became one of its stanch supporters and served in a number of county offices on the republican ticket. Abel Wilson, Sr., was united in marriage to Mary, daughter of Daniel Forrey, one of this county's earliest settlers. She was born in Pennsylvania, in 1799, and departed this life in 1893, when ninety-four years old, having survived her husband by twenty-three years. They reared the following children: Jerusha, who was united in marriage to P. W. Sperry, formerly connected with Wilson's Bank; Nancy, who became the wife of Frank Knowlton, of Marion, Iowa; Eliza, who wedded Benjamin Bowman, also of that place ; Jesse, who resides in Utica; Mary, widow of W. P. Dale, who departed this life in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in July, 1893; and Abel Job. Upon the home farm Abel Job Wilson was reared and there assisted in the general duties of agricultural life, at the same time acquiring his education in the district schools. Upon attaining his majority, he removed to Utica, where he engaged in farming and in speculating in various lines until he finally became interested in the banking business. Later he became associated with P. W. Sperry and Jesse Wilson and organized what was known as Wilson's Bank in Utica in 1871, the three continuing in partnership until 1887 when Jesse Wilson dissolved his relations with the institution and two years later P. W. Sperry withdrew, leaving Abel Job Wilson as sole proprietor. Between the years 1871 and 1890 this was the only banking house in the city and having always conducted a safe and successful business it enjoys the confidence of the .people to an extent which gives the institution the reputation of being one of the most substantial in the state. It is now known as the First National Bank of Utica. In September, 1879, Mr. Wilson was united in marriage to Mary E., daughter of John and Elizabeth Clark, of Utica, and to this union have been born: Mary Elizabeth, Genevieve and Wilbur. In politics he is a republican and while he has not been solicitous to hold public office his services have been sought by his fellow citizens, with whose requests he has complied and rendered the city useful services. In the year 1894 he completed his second term as mayor of the city, his administration in that office having been marked by sagacity and executive ability. From time to time he has been offered a number of political preferments but the pressure of his business affairs demanding his almost undivided attention he has not been able to find time to devote to outside matters. However, he is in favor of any movement which in any way may tend toward the welfare of the community and he may always be relied upon to support measures calculated to be of benefit to 608 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. the people. Utica owes much of its present development to his efforts as many noted reforms have been introduced by him and he has been an influential factor in promoting its material resources. Mr. Wilson is an extensive real-estate owner in the city, possessing four of the largest business blocks, together with other town property, and also several of the largest farms in the county, one of which contains five hundred acres. He is thus interested in general agriculture and stock-raising. Moreover he owns one of the finest residences in the county and upon the whole he is one of the largest contributors toward the general welfare of the city. Mr. Wilson's character is beyond reproach and his business life having been one of straightforwardness and honesty, he stands high in the respect of all who know him, and as a substantial banker and business man he has an excellent reputation throughout the state. WILLIAM J. THARP. The soil of Licking county has furnished many a man his fortune and among those who for a number of years have been reaping the benefits of bountiful harvests is William J. Tharp, whose birth occurred May 17, 1856, on his present farm in Lima township, where he has always resided. His ancestors have for several generations been identified with the agricultural interests of this region. His paternal grandparents, Isaac and Madlen (Swisher) Tharp, were natives of Hampshire county, West Virginia. Having come here at an early date Isaac Tharp entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, the entire tract at that time being thickly covered with timber, and after clearing off a portion and erecting a log cabin, he returned to his native state, where he was united in marriage. With his bride, he came back to this place and they were the third family who settled in the district. The remainder of their lives they spent on this farm, which is now in possession of a nephew, I. R. Tharp. In their family were eight children : John, Philip, Joseph, Elizabeth, who became the wife of G. W. Beem; Katherine, who wedded James Banner; Annie, deceased ; and two who died in infancy. On January 2, 1848, Philip Tharp, who was born in Lima township, was united in marriage to Mary Swigert, a native of Reading, Pennsylvania, who, when eighteen years of age, came to this state with her parents, Samuel and Susan (Schaffer) Swigert, both of whom were natives of the Keystone state and who passed away here. Mr. Tharp departed this life July 19, 1906, at the age of seventy-nine years, three months and ten days, having survived his wife by but a few months, she having passed away January 19, 1905, at the age of seventy-nine years, eight months and three days. In their family were two children : George W., a resident of Houston, Texas, and William J. On the farm on which he now resides William J. Tharp has thus far spent his life and here under the supervision of his father he became familiar with the various departments of farm work and during his boyhood days acquired his education in the district schools. His farm, which in every respect equals that of any in this region, contains one hundred and seventy-one acres, ninety-three acres of the tract belonging to the original farm cultivated by his father. The place is provided with all modern improvements, its fencing being substantial and in excellent condition, HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 609 while the buildings are in good repair. Hay and the various grains are produced in large quantities by Mr. Tharp but stock-raising is his specialty and he makes a feature of breeding thoroughbred Berkshire hogs and, having been in this business for the past thirty years, he has established the reputation of a recognized authority. He deals only in registered stock and keeps on hand on an average of one hundred head of cattle and sheep. On March 15, 1879, Mr. Tharp wedded Abbie J. Headley, a native of this township, where she was born January 29, 1856, and the daughter of Lemuel and Mary (Clouse) Headley. Her mother was born in New Albany, Franklin county, February 6, 1828, and is now residing in Jersey township, while her father, who is deceased, was born in the latter township, April 10, 1827. They reared five children, namely : Alice, who became the wife of J. S. Carrico, of Alexandria, this county; Abbie J., Lena, and Cyrus C., who reside in Jersey township:, and Lewis, who lost his life in an accident, December 25, 1887. To Mr. and Mrs. Tharp have been born two children : Barton P., who married Myrtle Davenport, and resides with his parents; and Ora L., who also lives at home. Mr. Tharp is a democrat in politics and is loyal to that party in national and state elections and although he has never desired to officiate in public office he is sufficiently interested in the issues of the day to keep well informed and also to use his vote and influence during campaigns to aid the candidates of his party to secure the offices they seek. Being industrious and aggressive and at the same time a man of upright character Mr. Tharp has not only won prosperity but has also promoted the welfare of the community. SIDNEY B. LEVINGSTON Sidney B. Levingston is an efficient and highly respected member of the board of public service of Newark. He has contributed much toward the betterment of the community in which he resides both as a business man and public servant. He was born in Eden township, Ohio, October 5, 1854. His father, Bradley B. Levingston, was also a native of Licking county. For many years he was the proprietor of a tavern and store in the same county. He was highly esteemed and very popular throughout the community and for many years served as township supervisor. He was born in 1821 and passed away in 1897. The mother of the subject, Ellen (Copper) Levingston, was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, coming to Licking county, Ohio, when a young woman. She departed this life December 23, 1901, having attained the ripe age of eighty-two years. Sidney B. Levingston, when he had attained the required age, was enrolled as a pupil in the common schools of his birthplace. Leaving school before having completed his course of study he was employed for a while in the vicinity of his birthplace, and then removed to Mary Ann township where among other positions he served as constable. Later he removed to Newark, Ohio, where in 1888 he engaged in the livery business and continued in that until 1903. At that time he disposed of his business interests and was elected a member of the board of 610 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. public service. Having served in this capacity for two years and eight months he again engaged in the livery business in which he remained until March, 1907. Being a second time elected a member of the board of public service he gave up the livery business and is now devoting his entire time to the duties of his official position. In March, 1890, Mr. Levingston was united in marriage with Melissa Cochran, who passed away November, 18, 1906. Beside being a member of the German Benevolent Society Mr. Levingston is also affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Red Men, the Eagles and Modern Woodmen. SAMUEL J. PETERS. Samuel J. Peters, a prosperous farmer of Lima township, this county, who in connection with the tilling of the soil operates a small dairy, is a native son of Licking county, his birth having occurred in Lima township, December 22, 1845. He represents a family whose members have been identified with the agricultural interests of this state for many years. His paternal grandparents, Samuel and Caroline Pennelia (Peters) Peters, natives of Virginia, settled at an early, date in Franklin county, where he departed this life when seventy years of age, his wife having lived to the age of eighty-six. They had eight children, namely: John; Samuel; Rev. Tunis, an old-school Baptist clergyman; Simeon; Harvey; Rev. Jonathan, who was also a Baptist clergyman; Joseph, who died in infancy; and Pennelia. The maternal grandparents of Samuel J. Peters were Theodric and Martha (Burdick) Warthen, natives of Virginia, who settled in Harrison township, this county, at an early date, and in whose family were seven children. The parents of Samuel J. Peters were Simeon and Susan (Warthen) Peters. The father spent the greater part of his life on a farm in this township where he successfully followed farming and stock raising, and at his death, which occurred in 1887, when he was in his seventieth year, left considerable property. Among his children were : George W., who resides here; Samuel J.; Albion, an agriculturist of Jersey township; and Caroline, the deceased wife of Silas Longstreth. Samuel J. Peters spent his boyhood days on his father's farm, his time being divided between the work of the fields and the acquirement of an education in the public schools. He was trained to habits of industry, early becoming familiar with the task of plowing, planting and harvesting and with all the work incident to the cultivation and care of the crops. He remained with his parents until after he was married, at which period of his life he took up farming independently on one hundred and sixty acres of land, all of which he has highly improved and which in every respect is an ideal farm. In his dairy business he has been especially successful and while he keeps on hand only ten head of cattle for that purpose they are of the very best breeds and his dairy products, being of the highest quality, have won him a remunerative patronage. Aside from this business he raises hay, wheat and oats, and having given considerable study to the nature of soils he has been successful in producing harvests on his small farm which from year to year have far exceeded those produced on farms containing a greater num- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 611 ber of acres. Prosperity has attended him throughout his career and he is not only the owner of this excellent farm, but of considerable valuable property in Pataskala, where he possesses eight desirable building lots. On August 30, 1866, Mr. Peters wedded Rosilla Moreland, who was born February 16, 1848, and has always resided on the farm which is now her home with the exception of two years, which were spent in the same neighborhood. She was a daughter of Nimrod and Sarah (Moon) Moreland, the former a native of Virginia and his wife of Fairfield county. Mr. Moreland came here with his parents when he was ten years of age and resided here until his death, which occurred in 1888, when he was eighty years of age, having survived his wife by eight years, her death having occurred in 1881, when she was in her sixty-ninth year. In their family were nine children, three of whom departed this life in infancy, the others being : Mary Headley, of Indiana ; Sarah Ann, deceased; Hannah Bessie, deceased; Martha ; Rosetta; and William, deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Peters have been born four children. Cora, the eldest, is the wife of Arthur Sprinkel, of Montgomery, Alabama, and they have two children, Marie and Ruth. Walter, who owns and operates one hundred acres in this township, was united in marriage to Miss Laura Wolcott and they have three children, Burdell, Marvin and Ruby. Minnie is the wife of John W. Keyser and with their four children, Dale, Samuel, Mata, and Wilmer, they reside on a farm in Lima township. Addie is the wife of Tilden Mazelin, an agriculturist of Etna township. Mr. Peters' political affiliations have always been with the democratic party and although he has never aspired to hold public office he is a stanch advocate of the principles of his party and is a leading factor during campaigns in endeavoring to secure the election of its candidates. He is favorably known throughout the township, and his life has been such as to merit the respect and confidence of all with whom he associates. HENRY B. KOONTZ. Henry B. Koontz, a retired farmer residing in Newton township, was born in Washington county, Maryland, February 18, 1827, his parents being John and Susan (Bowman) Koontz, who were also natives of Maryland. In 1833 they made the journey westward and took up their abode in Licking county, where they spent the remainder of their lives. The father purchased land and carried on agricultural pm suits until called to his final rest in 1846, the county mourning the loss of one of its worthy and respected pioneer settlers. Unto him and his wife had been born ten children, namely : Maria, deceased; Henry B., of this review ; Solomon, John, Catherine and Elizabeth, all of whom have passed away; Sarah, who is the widow of Beach Harris and makes her home in St. Louisville; Ellen, the wife of Calvin Harris, of St. Louisville; Eliza, deceased, and one who died in infancy. Henry B. Koontz acquired a common-school education and when nineteen years of age started out in life on his own account by renting a farm, in the operation of which he was engaged for two years. He then purchased a farm of one 612 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. hundred and three acres. He added to this and now has one hundred and sixty acres in Newton township, on which he has since resided and, as the years have passed, has met with a gratifying and well-merited measure of prosperity in the careful conduct of his agricultural interests. He is now, however, living retired, having attained the venerable age of eighty-two years, and is widely and favorably known throughout the county in which he has spent practically his entire life. On the 26th of October, 1853, Mr. Koontz was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary S. Coad, whose birth occurred in Licking county, April 14, 1829, her parents being William and Barbara (Topperman) Coad, natives of Loudoun county, Virginia. Mrs. Koontz was one of a family of seven children and by her marriage she became the mother of nine, as follows : Peter F., of St. Louisville; George M., a resident of Licking county; Flora, the wife of Dr. McKelvy, of Chatham; Sarah A., who makes her home with her father ; Ida, deceased; Henry W., living in Newton township; Ann, the wife of Albert Riley, of Licking county ; Clara J., the wife of William Riley, of this county ; and John A., who is likewise a resident of this county. In 1906 Mr. Koontz was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who passed away on the 26th of August of that year, her demise being deeply regretted by many friends as well as her immediate family. In his political views Mr. Koontz is a republican, while fraternally he is connected with a Masonic body, and is a member of the Blue Lodge. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Lutheran church at St. Louisville, with which his wife was also identified. For seventy-five years he has now been a resident of this county and is therefore largely familiar with its annals from a pioneer period down to the present time, his mind forming a connecting link between the primitive past, with all its attendant hardships and privations, and the progressive present. He has traveled far on life's journey and well merits the veneration and respect which are uniformly accorded him. DANIEL LARIMORE. Daniel Larimore, who for many years was a substantial farmer and highly respected citizen of Harrison township, this county, was born March 16, 1826, at Baltimore, Maryland, and departed this life on April 7, 1903, leaving behind him a reputation which will always justify his memory in being cherished as one of the most enterprising and straightforward citizens of the county. His parents ere James and Eliza (De Wald) Larimore, and for many years he followed agriculture in Union township, later removing to a farm here, thence to Granville, subsequently returning to the old home farm until he retired in 1898 and spent the remainder of his days in Outville. In politics he was loyal to the democratic party and having been a man who always regarded his religious obligations as superior to all other affairs of life, he was an active church worker and affiliated with that denomination of Christians known as the Disciples of Christ. Daniel Larimore was brought to this country with his parents when a lad and here he acquired his education in the district schools, remaining with his parents, assisting in the duties of the farm and learning the art of husbandry. All his HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 613 life he applied himself industriously to general agriculture, paying some attention to stock raising. On December 31, 1849, he wedded Samantha Essex, daughter of Isaac and Anna (Smock) Essex, he having been a native of the Keystone state while his mother was an Old Virginian. Her grandmother, Eliza Alden, was a native of Vermont and her grandfather, Isaac Essex, was a native of England and for many years was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, stationed at Columbus, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Larimore have been born : William, who lives in Kirkersville; Frank, residing in Chicago, Illinois; Belle, who resides with her mother; Lewis S., a practicing physician, who departed this life March 14, 1899, leaving three children, namely : Lewis, William and Frank ; and Etta, residing in Outville. Mr. Larimore was well known throughout the several communities in which he had lived as an exemplary character and his long years of activity contributed much toward the development of the natural resources of this county, in which he will long be remembered for his uprightness and the part he took in adding to its moral and spiritual betterment. NELSON RICHARD BUCKLAND. Nelson Richard Buckland, now deceased, who for many years was well known throughout Union township as a general agriculturist and a breeder of Delaine sheep, was born here June 11, 1837, and descends from a family the members of which settled in this part of the county in the early days. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buckland, the latter a native of England, came to this county at an early date and secured a tract of land then covered with forest, upon which Mr. Buckland erected a log cabin and subsequently cleared off the land and put it under cultivation. Among his children was Nelson Buckland, who was twelve years of age when his father came here. For a number of years he engaged in the sawmill business, subsequently devoting his attention to farming, and was one of the few in this part of the country who owned and operated a carding machine. His first wife was Honor Wells, a native of Licking county, by whom he had three children : Miche, deceased, who was the wife of William Banatta ; Byron S.; and William Richard. Their mother having departed this life, in 1839, Nelson Buckland wedded Miss Eliza Winters, who passed away in 1900. They had five children, namely : Sarah, who became the wife of William Palmer, and resides near Wagram, Ohio ; Clara, the wife of Richard Van Dorn, of Newark ; John, who wedded Anna McMillan and resides in Granville ; Sanford, who lives with his wife, formerly May Henderson, on the home farm; and Laura, who resides with her husband, Charles Burner, in Baltimore, Maryland. The father died in the year 1888. Nelson Richard Buckland was reared on his father's farm and during the short winter terms acquired his education in the neighboring school, after which he remained in Union township, where he engaged in general farming in connection with stock-raising, handling stock of all kinds and making a specialty of breeding Delaine sheep, until he departed this life. He owned two hundred and 614 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. forty acres of land which he kept under a high state of cultivation, and in addition to this he also tilled eighty-two acres, the possession of his wife, on which she now resides, both farms being well improved and equipped with substantial buildings. Mr. Buckland was a man whose enterprise and industry made him solicitous as to the appearance of his premises, and during his life he kept all his buildings and fences in excellent repair, and in every particular his farm bore the impress of the thrift of its owner. His long and useful career was terminated July 23, 1905, and many mourned his death. In 1869 Mr. Buckland was united in marriage to Sarah Stone, a native of Union township, born August 28, 1849, and a daughter of Thomas and Julia (Hite) Stone. Her father was born in 1806, on the farm he cultivated and which contained five hundred acres of land, and his death occurred in the year 1882. He was well known throughout the county as a sheep-raiser and woolgrower, and kept on his place only high bred and registered stock. Mrs. Stone was a native of Maryland, born in 1816, and came to Ohio with her parents, Valentine and Mary Magdalene Hite. Mrs. Stone reared a family of six children, namely : Matilda, who became the wife of Isaac Slocum, both of whom are deceased; Wilson S., a resident of Union township; Sylvester, deceased; Sarah; Mary, who lives with her husband, William Hand, in Columbus, Ohio; and Minnie, wifeKirkersvillerer, residents of Kirkersville, this county. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Buckland are: Gettie, who is at home; Minnie, wife of Clarence Lawyer, of Union township; Della, who resides with her husband, James Chores, in Hebron; Richard F., who was born July 14, 1884, and wedded Helen Embrey, by whom he has one daughter, Mary;. and Honor, who became the wife of Dr. R. B. Embrey, of Pleasantville. Richard F. Buckland resides on the home farm and manages the place for his mother. Mr. Buckland throughout his life gave his support to the republican party. He belonged to Hebron Lodge, No. 11.6, A. F. & A. M., and also to the chapter at Newark, having been a very active man in Masonic circles. He was a member of the Licking Baptist church in which lie held membership the greater part of his life, and having been a man who so lived as to command the respect and confidence of all who knew him, he was always accounted one of the township's most worthy citizens. NATHAN QUINN FLEMING. Nathan Quinn Fleming enjoys a national reputation as a breeder of standard thoroughbred horses and polled Durham cattle. His business in this section of the state exceeds in volume and importance that of any other breeder and not only has he won merited success but has also proven a benefactor to the race in improving the grade of stock raised, thereby materially advancing prices. His opinions always carry weight in stock-raising circles, for his long experience and the fact that he has been the owner of some of the finest stock produced in this country enable him to speak authoritatively upon the subject. Moreover, he is an alert, energetic business •man, who notes and utilizes opportunities that others pass by heedlessly, and in all business transactions displays keen discernment and undaunted enterprise. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 617 Mr. Fleming was born in Perry township, Licking county, Ohio, December 7, 1831, and is a son of Thomas D. and Rebecca (Hall) Fleming, of whose family of four children two are yet living, Nathan Q. being the eldest. His sister, .Matilda J., who was the wife of M. L. Montgomery, of Perry township, this county, died in March, 1909, while Hugh A. Fleming is living in Newark, Ohio. The father was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1807, and was the son of John and Mary (Caldwell) Fleming, who came to Licking county, Ohio, when Thomas D. Fleming was a child. They settled in Madison township, where the death of John Fleming soon afterward occurred, leaving a family of five children to the care of his widow. On attaining his majority Thomas D. Fleming settled on a farm in Perry township, where he spent his entire life and became recognized as one of the most prominent and influential agriculturists of the community. As the years passed he prospered in his undertakings and, making judicious investments in property, became the owner of three hundred and fifty acres of some of the best land in Perry township. He died in August, 1880, in his seventy-fourth year, and thus closed a life of activity and usefulness. He was a consistent Christian man, holding membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. His political views accorded with the principles of the republican party and for twelve years he served as justice of the peace, his decisions being strictly fair and impartial. For several years he was also one of the township trustees and ever discharged his official duties with promptness and fidelity so that his course won for him the unqualified confidence of his fellowmen. His wife, who was born in Perry township, Licking county, in 1814, was a daughter of Allen and Nancy (Thrap) Hall, who were among the pioneer settlers of Perry township, coming here from Pennsylvania. Mrs. Fleming died in her eightieth year. Nathan Quinn Fleming was born in a typical log cabin of the pioneer times and was educated in one of the little log schoolhouses common at that day, with its large fireplace, rude benches and primitive methods of instruction. Later he attended a select school taught by J. C. Miller. He was twenty-four years of age when he sought a companion and helpmate for the journey of life, being married in 1856 to Miss Sophia A. Wickham, a daughter of Gideon Wickham, who came to Licking county from Muskingum county. The same year of his marriage Mr. Fleming purchased a portion of the old home farm and later acquired the entire tract which he still owns. In 1879 he removed to his present place of residence—a farm in Hanover township, which he had purchased some years before. He has been very successful throughout his entire business career, following a course where mature judgment and keen discrimination have led the way. He is seldom if ever at error in determining the value of a business situation and his keen sagacity and unfaltering industry have brought him gratifying success. As his financial resources increased he added to his property from time to time until he became the owner of nine hundred and seventy-five acres of valuable land, but has recently divided much of this among his children, retaining three hundred and eighty acres for himself. He has been an extensive cattle, sheep and horse raiser and this branch of his business has proved a most profitable source of income. He has always taken great pride in the standard of horses that he has raised and has furnished the community with some of the 618 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. best stock to be found in the state of Ohio. He has also engaged extensively in the breeding and raising of polled Durham cattle and has indirectly contributed to the general prosperity of the community by raising the standard of stock, whereby better prices are secured. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Fleming were born four children, of whom three survive: Thomas G., a resident farmer of Hanover township; Carrie J., the wife of Orris C. McClelland, of Madison township, and Charles P., a farmer of Hanover township. Mrs. Fleming died May 13, 1888, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which denomination Mr. Fleming also belongs, contributing generously to its support and taking an active part in its work Later he married Mary E. Marple. Mr. Fleming is a republican in politics, voting for the party where national issues are involved, but frequently casting an independent local ballot. He stands today as one of the men of sterling worth in the county whose business reputation is unassailable. He is honored and respected by all, not alone because of the success he has achieved but by reason of the straightforward business principles he has ever followed. His life may well serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement to others, showing what may be attained by determined, persistent effort and business probity. Moreover, he is one of the oldest native citizens of the county, having for more than seventy-seven years witnessed its growth and development, during which time he has seen it emerge from pioneer conditions and take rank with the leading counties of the commonwealth, its log cabins being replaced by substantial and commodious farm residences, while its villages have developed into cities and the work of improvement has been carried forward along many substantial lines. MILES M. SHIPLEY. Miles M. Shipley, one of the successful and enterprising agriculturists of Washington township, was born in Licking county, Ohio, May 13, 1867, his parents being Henry and Sarah (Parson) Shipley, the former a native of Holmes county, Ohio, and the latter of Licking county. The father followed the trade of carpentering in early manhood but subsequently turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits, with which he was connected until his retirement from active business life. A democrat in his political views, he has served for six years as commissioner and is widely recognized as a substantial and public-spirited citizen of his community. Their family numbered eight children, as follows : Willis M., a resident of Benton township; Josiah C. and Elmer E., both residing in this county; Hiram, deceased; Miles M., of this review ; Martha E., the wife of James Ship, of Licking county; Zoa Z., the wife of Ora C. Bowman, of Knox county, Ohio; and Charles H., who has also passed away. Miles M. Shipley obtained his education in the common schools and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority. Subsequently he was engaged in the operation of a rented farm and when his unremitting industry and careful expenditure had brought him sufficient capital, he purchased property and is now well known as a prosperous and progressive farmer. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 615 In 1890 Mr. Shipley was united in marriage to Miss Aldie Virginia Day, whose birth occurred in Licking county in 1865, her parents being John and Elizabeth (Edwards) Day. The father, a native of West Virginia, is a veteran of the Civil war and makes his home in this county. The mother, a native of Licking county, also yet survives. Unto our subject and his wife was born one child, who died in infancy. In his political views Mr. Shipley is a stalwart democrat and is now serving as township trustee, which office he has held seven years. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias, No. 551, at Homer, and both he and his wife are devoted and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Utica. They are widely and favorably known throughout the county in which they have spent their entire lives, having ever displayed those sterling traits of character which, in every land and clime, awaken admiration and regard. BENJAMIN E. JONES. Benjamin E. Jones, who for many years carried on farming and stock-raisingin Harrison township, and who was among its most prosperous agriculturists and highly respected citizens, was a native of Clay township, Knox county, Ohio, where his birth occurred November 19, 1839. He passed away July 28, 1904. His parents, Rev. Isaiah and Bolinda (Bell) Jones, were natives of Ohio. The father was born June 15, 1816, in the city of Worcester, and his death occurred in his eighty-fifth year. He was one of a family of four children, namely : Harrison, of Alliance, Ohio, who departed this life May 23, 1904, and who was chaplain in General Garfield's regiment and officiated at his funeral; Anne, who was united in marriage with Mr. Butler, now of Nebraska; Thomas; and Isaiah. Rev.. Jones was a man naturally endowed with extraordinary intellectual capacities. Early developing the desire to become a minister of the gospel and not being able to avail. himself of the learning of the schools to accomplish that purpose, he became a deep student of the Bible. Even when a lad he made himself familiar with the scriptures and at the age of seventeen years began preaching. Later„ however, about the year 1875, he took a brief course of study to better equip him for his work and thereafter followed the ministry, in connection with farming, until the time of his death. He was well known throughout the country as a main of noble Christian character and was instrumental in doing much good in heightening the moral and spiritual conditions of the communities which lie v isited. In the Rev. Mr. Jones' family were five children, namely : Benjamin; Thomas M., who resides in Newark; Barcklay I., of Granville; Lilly Belle, deceased, who was the wife of Dr. Kyle, of Granville; and Laneth Elizabeth, who departed this life in infancy. Benjamin E. Jones spent his early days on his father's farm, where he learned the art of husbandry, and in the meantime attended the district schools, where he-acquired his education. In 1856, when a young man, he removed with his parents to Newark township, where they settled upon a farm and subsequently, when they-sold off the home place in city lots, removed to Holmes county, where he devoted 620 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. his energies to tilling the soil, later leaving that place and locating on a farm on the outskirts of Kirkersville, where he spent the remainder of his days in the pursuit of agriculture. He owned two hundred acres of land, all of which is thoroughly drained and under a high state of cultivation. He also built a comfortable frame dwelling, together with a substantial barn and outbuildings. His farm, being provided with every convenience, is one of the most desirable in the county and the attention which he had given it has put it in such excellent condition as to make it indicative of thrift and progress. Aside from pursuing general crops he also engaged, on a small scale, in stock-raising, keeping on hand only the best breeds of cattle and sheep. Mr. Jones was twice united in marriage and by his first wife had one child, B. Rees, who resides in this township. His second marriage was to Miss Mary Catherine Stootfire, daughter of Jacob and Isabelle (Rogers) Stootfire, who were natives of Pennsylvania, he having been born on July 4, 1803, and his wife on April 16, 1815. In their family were six children, namely : Charles, a resident of Newark, Ohio; Lizzie, deceased; Mary Catherine; Francis, who resides in this township; Lorena, wife of Israel Rees;, and John, who departed this life in boyhood. To Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been born three children : Isaiah, who manages the farm for his mother ; Charles F., who also resides on the home farm; and Lorena Belle, deceased. Mr. Jones was loyal to the democratic party all his life and was a member of the York Street Disciple church, in which he was an active worker. He also belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he had many friends, and his funeral services were conducted by his lodge of that organization. He was a man whose long life was replete with industry and goodness and in departing this life he entered into eternity, fully conscious of realizing the earnest of his hope. J. H. BURNER. Among the citizens of Burlington township whose careers of activity and usefulness have left a lasting impression, not only upon the minds of the members of their families but also on the minds of the residents of the entire community, was J. H. Burner, who departed this life in the year 1902, leaving behind a host of relatives and warm friends to mourn his loss. In Greenbrier county, old Virginia, his birth occurred April 10, 1818, and when a babe of but eighteen months he was brought by his parents to this county, where he continued to live. While he derived personal benefit from the work of his hands, by his excellent traits of character he also contributed largely to the moral uplift of the community in which he lived. Mr. Burner was of sturdy and thrifty German descent. Having served his apprenticeship at cabinet-making during his early days, he followed that occupation throughout his entire life and for skill in workmanship he won an enviable reputation. Later in life he added to his business of cabinet-making that of undertaking and followed these two occupations until the time of his death. He likewise conducted a grocery store and was postmaster of the town. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 621 In the year 184.5 Mr. Burner was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Condon, a native of Baltimore county, Maryland, where she was born in the year 1823. With her parents, both of whom have departed this life, she removed to this county when she was thirteen years of age. She had three sisters and six brothers, of whom the following survive : William, of Indiana ; Cordelia, wife of David L. Palmer, who resides in Delaware; J. W., who lives in Indiana ; Mary, wife of Dwight Smythe, of Burlington township ; Jennie; Edward, of Indiana ; and M. G., who is now in the state of Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Burner reared a family of seven children, the following of whom survive, namely : D. E., who resides in the state of Pennsylvania ; Hattie S., who taught school for several years; W. L., of Columbus, Ohio ; and George W., who is a physician in Bairdstown, Ohio. After his marriage Mr. Burner removed to Homer, where he spent his remaining days. He was very successful in his business career and acquired considerable means and property which are now the possessions of his widow and daughter. In the village of Homer Mrs. Burner possesses three pieces of property, including her residence. In her early days she was a school teacher, having taken up that vocation when sixteen years of age. During his lifetime Mr. Burner took an active interest in politics and for several years served as postmaster and at various times officiated in a number of township offices. His political convictions were in harmony with republican principles of which he had made a study and, believing them to be in every sense adequate for the welfare of the nation, he was enthusiastic during campaigns in striving to secure the election of republican candidates. He always fully met his religious obligations, which he considered the foremost interest in life, and was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church. P. L. PRATT. P. L. Pratt is president of the Pratt-Kirk Company of Newark, Ohio. This is a flourishing enterprise and not only does an extensive local business but ships goods to various portions of the state. Mr. Pratt was born in Granville, Ohio, on May 10, 1861. George B. Pratt, his father, was born in McKean township. His grandfather, Moses L. Pratt, was a native of Vermont and early in life came to Licking county. He was one of the early settlers of this part of the country and established the pioneer sawmill which was known as the old Pratt sawmill. The father of the subject also engaged in the lumber business and operated a sawmill. Later he established himself in the manufacture of furniture and followed this business until the time of his death in 1877. Mary Smith Pratt, mother of the subject, was a native of New England, having been born in the state of Massachusetts, from which state with her father, Jesse Smith, she migrated to Ohio in the early days. The public schools of his native city afforded P. L. Pratt his education. Immediately upon leaving school he engaged in the planing mill business with his father, on the death of whom, associated with a brother, he carried on the business. Subse- 622 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY quently the present company known as the Pratt-Kirk Company was incorporated. The company was originally known as the Pratt & Montgomery of Granville, Ohio. In 1896 the firm moved its plant to Newark, Ohio, and since that time P. L. Pratt has been acting president of the company. In 1883 he wedded Sarah Belle Hughes, of Columbus, Ohio. They have one daughter, Maud L. Pratt, and one son, George H. Pratt. Besides being a member of the Knights of Pythias Mr. Pratt also belongs to the Knights & Ladies of Security. HUGH WILLIAMS. Licking county numbered Hugh Williams among her worthy citizens. For many years he carried on agricultural pursuits in Lima township and his reliability in business affairs combined with the excellent traits of character which he displayed in other walks of life gained for him the unqualified respect and confidence of his fellowmen. He was born in the city of Dolgella, North Wales, January 7, 1830, and was a son of Robert and Eleanor (Roberts) Williams, whose family numbered eight children, three daughters and five sons, namely: Jacob,. William, Robert, John, Hugh, Mary, Ellen and one daughter who died in Wales. It was in the year 1834 that the parents brought their family to the new world, locating in New York where they remained for several years. In 1849 they again traveled westward by way of the old Ohio canal and located in St. Albans township, Licking county, upon a farm which bordered the Jersey road. There the father carried on general farming until he was called to his final rest and his wife also passed away on the old homestead. In the meantime their childern left home to enter upon the various duties of life and the last surviving member of the family was Hugh Williams who was also the youngest. Mr. Williams of this review was but four years of age when the family crossed the Atlantic and while spending his youthful days in New York he attended the public schools there. He then accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio and remained upon his father's farm consisting of one hundred and ninety acres, of valuable land. Upon the death of his father he inherited the homestead and there carried on general agricultural pursuits until April, 1869, when he removed to Lima township, where he made his home until his death. While in New York he had learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed during the greater part of his life, hiring others to carry on his farm work. He made substantial improvements upon his place, erecting a fine residence and also putting up substantial outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. His excellent workmanship in carpentering is manifest in a number of the fine buildings of this locality which were erected by him. In 1853 Mr. Williams was united in marriage to Miss Cynthia C. Carter, who was born in Plain township, Franklin county, Ohio, April 20, 1832, and was a daughter of Havilah and Mahaley (Starkey) Carter, both of whom were natives of Hampshire county, Virginia. They came to Ohio with their respective parents, the two families locating first in Licking but subsequently removing to Franklin county north of Columbus. Havilah Carter was a son of Asa Carter, who purchased HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 623 two hundred and fifty acres of land in Plain township at the government price of a dollar and a quarter per acre. It was entirely wild and unimproved when it came into his possession but with characteristic energy he began its cultivation and transformed it into a good farm, upon which he spent his remaining days. He had a family of five sons and two daughters, namely : Havilah, Dedan, Addison, Ardellas, Crale, Julina and Lucinda, all of whom are now deceased. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Havilah Carter were three in number Frederick C., Madaville P. and Cynthia C., who became Mrs. Williams. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Williams was blessed with four children: Soren̊, who is married and lives in Idaho and has two children, Myrtle and Cora; John Henry, of Columbus, who is married and has a daughter, Edith; Ella May, who became the wife of Milton Forsythe. and died in 1892, leak ing a son, Edgar; .and Violet, who wedded Bessie Monroe and now manages the home farm. Mr. Williams was a member of Pataskala Lodge, No. 404, A. F. & A. M. and was a worthy examplar of the craft. He took an active interest in the work of the organization, was honored with several offices and was at one time worshipful master. His religious obligations were always uppermost in his mind and he gave much time to church work, being one of the active and faithful representatives of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he became a member when sixteen years of age. He was also at one time a member of the local Grange and was interested in all that pertained to the agricultural progress of the community. His life was indeed an upright and honorable one, characterized by the faithful performance of every duty that devolved upon him. His integrity was an unquestioned point in his career and his business' enterprise was supplemented by the most straightforward dealing. He was faithful, too, in all ties of friendship and was devoted to the welfare and happiness of his wife and children. D. W. LARUE. For upwards of a century the ancestors of D. W. LaRue have been prominently connected with the farming and stock-raising interests of Licking county, having settled here early in the nineteenth century and hence being numbered among the pioneers of the state of Ohio. Mr. LaRue was born July 15, 1837, on the farm he now has under cultivation and which was owned and developed by members of his family many years ago. His parents were John and Mary (Yates) LaRue, both of whom were reared in the state of Virginia and emigrated to this county in the year 1812. John LaRue was born in 1804 and his wife in 1809. He was a miller by trade, which occupation he followed until he was twenty-five years of age when he bought the old home farm, which embraces in the neighborhood of one hundred and thirty acres, on which he lived until he departed this life in 1861, his wife, who survived him by twenty-seven years, passing away on May 17, 1889. They reared a family of seven children, namely: Martha, widow of A. J. Walker, who is now in Newark, Ohio; Mary and Margaret, both of whom are deceased; Sarah C., who was united in marriage with John Dunlap, a prominent and prosperous farmer of Burlington township; D. W., of this review; and 624 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. two children who died in infancy. When John LaRue settled in this community it was practically in a primitive state, being covered with timber and undergrowth and having little land in readiness for cultivation. It necessitated hard work to make clearings and convert the soil into a fit condition for farming purposes but Mr. LaRue, inured to hardship, was undaunted in the presence of the difficulties which presented themselves and at once began to apply his energy to the end of clearing the land and so improving it as to make the soil respond with profit to the plowing and planting. During his life he succeeded in putting one hundred and thirty acres under a high state of cultivation, and worked on the farm until his life's labors were ended in death. In his boyhood D. W. LaRue remained on the home farm, working in the fields from the time of early spring planting until crops were harvested in the late autumn, while during the winter seasons he attended the district school, thus obtaining his education. He remained at home and single until after his mother's death but in the meantime had purchased the interests of the other heirs in the property, upon which he still resides. On attaining his majority he began farming on his own account by renting the place and thus cultivated it for eighteen years, when he purchased the farm and is now the owner of ninety acres of rich land in Burlington township, which he has brought under a high state of cultivation. All his life has been given to general agricultural pursuits but now he is practically living retired, leaving much of the work of the farm to others. His success has been well merited for it has been gained through earnest, honest effort. In the year 1892 Mr. LaRue was united in marriage with Mrs. Emma (Reynard) Shipe, a native of Shenandoah county, Virginia, where her birth occurred in the year 1856. Her parents, who are now deceased reared a family of eight children. Mrs. LaRue has been a member of the Primitive Baptist church from the age of sixteen years and is an active worker therein. Mr. LaRue gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and is a firm believer in its principles. Although having attained an advanced age he is still blessed with health and vigor, and daily engages in some of the active duties of farm life. He is highly respected as a citizen throughout the community and is a man possessing excellent traits of character which have made him both prominent and useful as a citizen of the county. JOHN F. COAD. John F. Coad, who cultivates three farms in Washington township, this county, on which he produces large crops of corn, wheat and potatoes, and where to some extent he engages in raising cattle, was born August 8, 1859, at his present home place in Washington township. Here he has resided all his life, his children being the fourth generation of the family reared on this property. His grandfather, William Coad, was a blacksmith by trade and worked for some time in East Newark. Later he bought a farm ten miles north of Newark, which he cultivated until he departed this life. He was twice united in marriage and by his first wife had two children, one of whom was John Coad, and six children by his HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 625 second wife. John C. Coad, a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, wedded Mary A. Boyd, who was born in Washington township. He departed this life in the spring of 1882, at the age of sixty-one years, and her death occurred in 1905, when she was seventy-four years of age. Mr. Coad came here with his parents when a boy and at a time when a duck pond occupied the place on which the courthouse stands. They reared the following children : Cynthia, wife of Willard Smoots, of this township ; Jennie, who became the wife of Fuller Moon, of Newark ; Mary, of Utica, this county ; Sarah Graves, deceased ; Alice, who was united in marriage to Charles Smith, of Newark ; Emma, wife of Edward Hollor, of Washington township; Loretta, wife of William Hollor, of Newark ; Amon, who lives on a farm adjoining that of his brother John F. In boyhood John F. Coad attended the district schools, where he acquired his education, and at the same time assisted his father in the duties of the farm. Upon completing his studies, he remained on the home place, where he has since, without intermission, been engaged in general farming and stock-raising. In this township he owns three farms, one containing one hundred and ten acres, another ninety-seven acres, and one seventy acres, having two hundred and seventy-seven acres of land under cultivation. In addition to these tracts of land he possesses six acres in Newton township, together with a number of lots in the village of. St. Louisville. His farming interests are of large proportions and he pays particular attention to potato, corn and wheat crops, raising in the neighborhood of twenty-five hundred bushels of corn, one thousand bushels of potatoes, eight hundred bushels of wheat and seventy-five tons of hay annually together with from seventy-five to one hundred head of hogs and last year his harvests brought him over and above all expenses, twenty-five hundred dollars. He cultivates his land by the most modern methods and aside from owning a comfortable residence, his farm is equipped with excellent barns and outbuildings and with all the necessary machinery and is one of the best and most productive in the township. In 1882 Mr. Coad wedded Jennie Harris, a native of St. Louisville, this county, where her birth occurred in 1865. She is a daughter of Beach and Sarah (Koontz) Harris, Mrs. Harris being now a widow. Mr. and Mrs. Coad have three sons : Charles, George and Carl. Mr. Coad and his wife attends divine services at the St. Louisville Lutheran church, of which he is an elder and in which they are earnest workers. He is a man whose excellent traits of character and straightforward dealings have won him the respect of his fellow townsmen and whose unremitting industry and perseverance, reinforced by good management, have enabled him to attain his present prosperity. THEODORE F. WRIGHT. Theodore F. Wright belongs to one of the old families of Licking county, established at Granville when this portion of the state was a frontier district. Since that time representatives of the name have been closely and helpfully associated with the work of general progress and development here. The ancestry is traced back to John Wright who, in 1538, became possessed by purchase of Kelvedon Manor in County Essex, England. Nathaniel Wright, numbered among his 626 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. descendants, was one of the original and distinguished officers of the Massachusetts Bay Company and owned one eighth part of the Admiral ship Arabella. His son Samuel embarked with his wife and family for the Massachusetts colony in 1638 and in the following year served as juryman at Springfield, Massachusetts. Samuel, the grandson of Nathaniel, was killed by the Indians near Springfield. Eliphaz Wright, a descendant of Nathaniel, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, August 18, 1749, and served as a soldier of the Revolutionary war. He and his son, Spencer Wright, who was born in Northampton June 30, 1770, came to Licking county as pioneer settlers in 1808 and made their home in Granville, becoming identified with the agricultural development of the locality. The latter -served as a soldier of the war of 1812. In 1810 Spencer Wright and Justin Hillyer joined in a petition to Grand Master Lewis Cass praying for a dispensation to -organize a Masonic lodge in Granville. The first meeting. of these brethren was held in the first plastered room in Granville—fourteen and a half by nine feet, with a window containing a pane of glass eight by ten inches. Spencer Wright was also one of the organizers of the first Washingtonian Society of Licking county. He became one of the trustees of Granville Female College, which was incorporated in .1836, and his son Edwin C. and grandson Theodore F. Wright have both acted as trustees of this college. Edwin Cooley Wright, a son of Spencer Wright, was born August 30, 1805, in Granville, Massachusetts, and died in Granville, Ohio, July 11, 1875. He succeeded his father in the leather business and yearly took large quantities of choice leather to New York by way of the Ohio canal from Newark to Cleveland, by Lake Erie to Buffalo and thence to the metropolis. He continued one of the worthy citizens and representative business men in Granville up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1875 when he was seventy years of age. He married Orlena Hillyer who was the first white female child born in Granville township. Her father, Justin Hillyer, came from Granville, Massachusetts, with a colony of about seventy people who settled in Licking county and founded the town which they called Granville in honor of their old home in New England. Mrs. Wright was here reared and spent her entire life, her death occurring in 1876 when she was sixty-nine years of age. Theodore F. Wright, the subject of this review, was born in Granville, Ohio, in 1844 and supplemented his education acquired in the public schools of his native town by study in Denison University. In 1861 he left that institution to join the Seventy-sixth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers with which he served until July, 1862, or until after the battle of Corinth, being discharged from the hospital at the date mentioned. In May; 1864, he joined the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served under General Lew Wallace at the battles of Donelson and Shiloh and also in the battle of Monocacy. After being mustered out Mr. Wright came to Newark and engaged with the wholesale grocery firm of Jewett & Wright until 1866. In that year he went south to Arkansas where he remained upon a plantation until 1880 when he returned to his native county and became cashier of the Bank of Granville. Filling the position until 1903, he then retired and was identified with no active business interests until 1905, when he became connected with the Licking County Building & Savings Association as its secretary. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 627 In 1869 Mr. Wright was married to Miss Eliza Clark, a native of Indiana, and to them were born ten children of whom eight are now living. Mr. Wright still retains his membership with the Presbyterian church of Granville. He is well known throughout the county as a representative of one of its oldest families and as a citizen of genuine personal worth. MAURICE WATKINS. Maurice Watkins, active and energetic, determined and resolute, has made for himself a creditable position in business circles, being now the popular and honored president of the Alexandria Bank Company. He was born in Newark township north of the city of Newark, November 7, 1850, his parents being John and Helen (Daniels) Watkins, both of whom were natives of Cardiganshire, Wales. They came to America in their childhood days, Mrs. Watkins with her parents while Mr. Watkins made the voyage across the Atlantic with his brothers. Both spent their remaining days in the new world. John Watkins was a stone cutter in early life while later he devoted his attention to farming. He died January 1, 1860, leaving a daughter Mary, now the wife of Richard Beeny, a resident of St. Louisville, Ohio, and twin sons, John H. and Maurice, but seven weeks old. Later the father married again and had three children by his second wife. Maurice Watkins was but nine years of age at the time of his father's death. Peter Haller was then appointed guardian for the three children and Mr. Watkins of this review remained with him until thirty years of age. He acquired his early education in the common schools and afterward attended Denison University at Granville, Ohio, for a year. He engaged in teaching in the county schools for one year, after which he devoted his attention to farming with Peter Haller. At the time of his marriage he purchased a part of the Haller farm but did not reside upon it. Twenty-five years ago he removed to St. Albans township, settling on his wife's farm north of Alexandria where he lived until 1904, when he took up his abode in the town. Here with others he organized the Alexandria Bank Company and was elected its president on the 1st of November, 1905. This has become recognized as a strong banking institution and has been a factor in educating the people of the community to the methods of the banking business. Mr. Watkins is capable and efficient in its control and under his direction the bank has made substantial and gratifying progress. In addition to his stock in that institution he and his wife are the owners of three valuable and productive farms in Licking county comprising three hundred and eighty-five acres, to which he gives his personal supervision. He also has a fine home in Alexandria which was erected by his mother-in-law, owning the entire block. In 1881 Mr. Watkins was married to Miss Mary C. Charles, a native of Newark and a daughter of David and Elizabeth (Davies) Charles, who were natives of Wales and died in America. The father was an extensive raiser and dealer in live stock and in fact his operations in that line exceeded all others during his lifetime. Both Mr. and Mrs. Watkins are widely known in this part of 628 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. the county, occupying a prominent position in social circles. Mr. Watkins gig t., his political allegiance to the democracy, has served as township trustee for seven years, has been mayor of Alexandria for one term and justice of the peace for three years. He is interested in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community and gives hearty cooperation to movements which are put forth along progressive lines for the benefit of the town and county. He is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in every relation he commands the good will and trust of his fellow townsmen while his business energy and enterprises are carrying him into important financial relations. FRANK THEODORE MAURATH. Frank Theodore Maurath, at the time of his death, March 27, 1909, was city auditor of Newark and his official record, which extends over a long period, is one characterized by the utmost fidelity to principle in every relation, together with businesslike dispatch of the duties devolving upon him. Moreover, he enjoyed the distinction which comes to but few men of occupying seven different offices at the same time. He was born in Newark on the 5th of March, 1874, a son of Edward was born in Coshocton county, Ohio. J. and Clara (Wilson) Maurath, the former a native of this city while the mother From his infancy Frank T. Maurath was reared in the city which was his place of residence at the time of his demise, and pursued his education in the public and parochial schools, attending the Newark high school in the acquirement of a literary course, while for a time he was also a student in Professor Beeney's Business College of Newark. On leaving the high school he entered the coal office of his father, with whom he was associated until the summer of 1899, when he was called from private pursuits to public life, for in June of that year he entered the office of the city clerk, being appointed to succeed C. S. Brady, who died at that time. Mr. Maurath remained as the efficient incumbent in the office up to the time of the adoption of the new code in 1902, when the city auditor's office was created. The new code went into effect in May, 1903, and in the following November Mr. Maurath was the first man elected to the office. The term was to cover three years, but through an act of the legislature the first term was extended one year and eight months. Prior to the expiration of this extended term in the November election of 1907, he was again nominated and once more chosen for the position, so that his incumbency covered almost eight years. His reelection was the endorsement of his first term's service and he continued throughout the period of his connection with the office as a most capable official, discharging his duties with notable promptness and fidelity. While Mr. Maurath was widely known through his connection with the political interests of the county, he also made a most creditable record in business circles. He was associated with his brother, Edward W., as one of the owners of the Newark Warehouse & Storage Company, doing a general draying and storage business. For three years Mr. Maurath was the business manager for the Newark Baseball Club.. As indicated, he had the notable record of having filled seven dif- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 629 ferent official positions at the same time. When he was elected city auditor he was acting as city clerk and was then appointed clerk of the council, was clerk of the board of public service, clerk of the board of public safety, clerk of the board of health, secretary of the sinking fund, clerk of the tax commission and trustee, while at the same time by virtue of his office he served as secretary of the board of education, which constituted the canvassing board. In politics he was always a stalwart democrat, giving to the party stanch allegiance because he believed that its platform contains the best elements of good government. Mr. Maurath was a member of St. Francis Commandery, No. 151, of the Knights of St. John. He also held membership relations with Newark Lodge, No. 391, B. P. 0. E.; Cedar Camp, No. 4727, M. W. A.; Newark Council, No. 721, Knights of Columbus; and Newark Aerie, No. 387, F. 0. E. His religious faith was that of the Catholic church. In July, 1907, he married Miss Ada Follett, a daughter of Charles H. Follett, a well known attorney of Newark. The death of Mr. Maurath was very sudden and entirely unexpected throughout the community. In commenting on his demise one of the local papers said : "His popularity in the community was never questioned, but it never was realized as much as when the news circulated that he had passed away. The city of Newark has much to thank Frank Maurath for, because there never was a more public spirited man. He wanted his home city to be the foremost in the ranks. Politically he was shrewd and careful. Fraternally he was constant and devout to the obligations he assumed. Personally he was a man whom any one would be proud to meet. Socially he was a prince of good fellows ; when he was your friend he would sacrifice his own needs to lend a helping hand. In the discharge of his duties in a business way he was painstaking and farsighted and true to the people who elected him to office, always turning a deaf ear to any proposition that would be detrimental to the interests of his constituents and to the city. As a husband he was loving, thoughtful, devoted and constant. As a son and brother he was never forgetful." ORLANDO B. YOUNG. Orlando B. Young, one of the substantial, well known and enterprising citizens of -Newark township, is the owner of a valuable tract of land of seventy-eight acres, known as the Spruce Lawn farm, and is successfully engaged in the conduct of an extensive dairy. His birth occurred on the 9th of April, 1855, about a mile and a half from his present place of residence. His paternal grandfather, William C. Young, who was a native of Kentucky, lost his mother when three years of age and was then reared by his grandfather, the father having married a second time and taken up his residence in Virginia. About the year 1812 William C. Young came to Licking county, Ohio, settled on a farm in sight of the then village of Newark, and here spent the remainder of his life, passing away at the age of forty-five years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Rachel Coffman, was born in Virginia and in 1811, prior to the arrival of her future husband, came to this county on horseback. The following year she returned to her native state, was married and then accompanied her husband on his removal to this county. On account of the early demise of her husband and the necessity of providing for her children, 630 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. she was employed at tailoring, thus meeting the expenses of the household. Her death occurred in Licking township, in her eighty-fourth year. The record of her children is as follows : Arbelia Brubaker, Rebecca Fulton, Sarah Narcissus Kinney, Eleanor Kinney, Jane Moody, David B. and William and Willis, twins. All lived to maturity and reared families of their own. David and Angeline (Coffman) Young, the parents of Orlando B. Young, were both natives of Newark township and spent their entire lives on a farm here. Their family numbered four children, namely : Mary, who died in infancy; Olive Moore, who died, leaving one daughter, Fannie; Orlando B., of this review; and William Joseph, a resident of McPherson, Kansas. Orlando B. Young was still in his first year when brought by his parents to McKean township and subsequently was taken to Madison township, where lie resided between the ages of four and sixteen years. At that time he lost his parents, both his father and mother and likewise a sister dying of typhoid fever within four weeks. Subsequently he spent two years in Newark, on the expiration of which period he came to Newark township, here remaining until twenty-four years of age. He then resided for a year in Kirkersville and during the succeeding four years lived in Fairfield county. In 1883 he was married and took up his abode on his present farm, which was the property of his father-in-law. The place, which comprises seventy-eight acres and is known as the Spruce Lawn farm, is situated two and three-fourths miles southwest of the courthouse on the Cherry Valley road. Here Mr. Young conducts an extensive dairy, owning about forty head of cows and is meeting with excellent success in his undertakings. The farm buildings are all commodious and substantial and Mr. Young resides in a brick dwelling which was erected by his father-in-law in 1866. As a companion and helpmate on the journey of life Mr. Young chose Miss Mattie Fulton, the only daughter of Robert and Jane (Keeran) Fulton, who were natives of Virginia and came to Newark in 1826. The paternal grandparents were Robert and Jane (Lilley) Fulton, the former being a native of Ireland and the latter of Irish parentage. They settled in Newark township, on what is now Granville street, and spent the remainder of their lives in this vicinity. The grandfather bought a portion of the old homestead in 1838 and following his demise his son Robert, the father of Mrs. Young, purchased the interest of the other heirs in the property and made his home thereon until called to his final rest. Robert Fulton, Sr., lived to a venerable age and reared a family of three sons and three daughters. Robert Fulton, Jr., had also attained an advanced age, being in his eighty-seventh year when he passed away, and in his family were two sons and a daughter, namely: John W., a resident of Granville township; William L., of Kansas; and Mrs. Young. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Young have been born the following children: Laurel, the wife of Clyde Doughty, the couple residing on a portion of her father's farm; Helen, the wife of R. A. Belt, of Granville township ; Hazel and Ada, who are at home; and Robert and Dorothy, deceased. In his political views Mr. Young is a stalwart democrat, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Fifth Street Baptist church, of Newark, with which he has been affiliated since 1866, taking an active and helpful interest in mission work. He likewise belongs to Cedar Camp, No. 4727, M. W. A., of Newark, having been its standard bearer for the past six years, and is also identified with Newark Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, being an active worker in the last HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 631 named organization. He is one of the charter members of the Licking County Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance Association, which was organized in 1902, at which time he was elected its secretary and is still serving in that position. He is widely recognized as a representative citizen and worthy native son of the county and has fully sustained the honorable record and untarnished name of his grandfather and father, whose labors were a substantial factor in the agricultural development of this portion of the state. RAY McWILLIAMS Ray McWilliams, who owns and operates a well improved farm of eighty acres situated in Newton township, was born in Knox county, Ohio, August 18, 1859, and is a representative of an old and prominent pioneer family of that section of the state. The McWilliams family was founded in Ohio by William McWilliams, who was a native of Ireland, but came to the Buckeye state from Virginia in 1818. He had a family of five sons and one daughter and in Knox county entered a quarter section of land for each of them. Three of the sons spent almost their entire lives on the land which had thus been entered from the government. William McWilliams laid out in town lots the ground north of Utica street, in what was known as Williamsburg, but was later called Martinsburg. His son, John McWilliams, the grandfather of our subject, was a little lad of five or six years at the time the family removed from Virginia, his native state, to Knot county, Ohio. He there grew to years of maturity and was married to Lydia Ferguson, who was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania. Her death occurred in 1876, while John McWilliams, surviving a few years, died in 1882. Their family included George S. McWilliams, the father of our subject. He was born in Knox county and wedded Miss Martha E. Rice, who was likewise a native of that county. Numbered in the family were four children, namely : James A., a resident of Newark; Ray, of this review ; Anna, also living in Newark; and Carrie, deceased. The father died in 1895 but the mother still survives and makes her home in Newark. Ray McWilliams, the immediate subject of this article, was reared on a farm and pursued his education in the common schools. He remained under the rooftree of his parents until he attained his majority, during which time he gave his father the benefit of his services and at that period in his life established a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Catherine Bricker, who was born in Licking county in 1858, a daughter of Hiram and Malissa Bricker, mentioned in connection with the sketch of David Bricker on another page of this work. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. McWilliams began domestic life upon a rented farm, operated by him for two years. Subsequently, he purchased one hundred and six acres in Washington township, on which he made his home for twenty-three years. He then disposed of that property and invested his money in eighty acres, situated in Newton township, where he now makes his home. The place is improved with good buildings and in addition to general farming Mr. McWilliams raises stock, making more of a specialty of the latter branch of business. in which he is meeting with success. 632 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. McWilliams has been blessed with six children: Otta B., the wife of Harry Tippet, of Homer, by whom she has one son, Stanley Ray; Orra, at home; Nellie, the wife of Arthur Oldacher, a resident of Knox county, this state, by whom she has four children, Juanita, Bernice, Jack and Louis K.; Elsa, Reed, and Clarence H., all still under the parental roof. Mr. McWilliams has always given stalwart support to the men and measures of democracy and at the present writing is serving as trustee of the township, while for two terms he has served on the school board. He is a member of Utica Lodge, No. 777, I. 0. 0. F. Both he and his wife are members of the Disciples church. Having overcome the obstacles and difficulfies in his path in earlier life, Mr. McWilliams is now achieving a prosperity of which he has every reason to be proud and both he and his estimable wife are held in high regard by their many friends. ISAAC GRUBB. Isaac Grubb, who is a farmer and breeder of fine stock in Bennington township, this county, was born in Pike township, Knox county, Ohio, June 7, 1851, a son of Daniel H. and Elizabeth (Brumbaugh) Grubb. The father was a tanner by trade but in his latter years he devoted his attention to agriculture, being well known throughout the county as an industrious and enterprising farmer. He departed this life in the spring of 1885, surviving his wife by thirteen years, and his excellent qualities of character together with his exemplary life will long preserve his memory in the hearts of those among whom he lived. When a boy Isaac Grubb attended the district school of his native township, in the meantime engaging in the various duties of the farm, and when he had completed his studies there he was given the advantage of a course in Perryville Academy and also of one year's training in the university at Ashland, Ohio. Immediately upon leaving school he adopted teaching as a profession which he successfully followed for seven years in Knox county, during which time he won an enviable reputation as a progressive educator. After he was united in marriage he left the school room and for a period of two years engaged in agricultural pursuits in his native township, at the expiration of which time, in 1884, he went into the general merchandising business in North Liberty, Knox county. He continued in that enterprise for fourteen years, during which time lie had acquired an extensive patronage and in connection with his other business carried on undertaking to some extent. He was also postmaster during this entire period. In 1898 he exchanged his business for a farm in Bennington township, where he has since resided. He owns two hundred and twenty-five acres of highly improved land, provided with a comfortable dwelling, commodious barns, outbuildings and all necessary conveniences of a modern and model farm, and in addition has added to the worth of his place by an excellent system of drainage. He is one of the most progressive agriculturists in the township, always alert for new and better methods and, having made a study of soils and crop rotation, he has been SO successful in planting his fields as to derive the maximum yield per acre. He HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 635 is largely interested in stock-raising, making a specialty of registered Delaine sheep, which he uses for breeding purposes, and he engages in shipping stock to different parts of this state and also to Pennsylvania and Virginia. In addition to sheep-raising he also takes an interest in breeding draft horses, cattle and hogs. Everything on his farm is of the best and it presents the appearance of thrift and enterprise. On March 21, 1882, he wedded Miss Alice Bechtel, daughter of David S. and Salome (Kagarice) Bechtel, whose parents descend from prominent families of Bedford county, Pennsylvania. Her father, a farmer of Blair county, Pennsylvania, died November 17, 1908, while her mother departed this life March 5, 1875. To Mr. and Mrs. Grubb have been born six children, namely : Homer D., a practicing dentist in Bellaire, Ohio; Orva C., who assists his father on the farm; David B., a student at the Ohio University in Athens; Adin A.; Paul E.; and Lulu F., at home. In politics Mr. Grubb is a democrat while his five sons are divided on the question, one being a republican, three following in the footsteps of their father and one being a stanch adherent of the prohibition party. He has served the township for a number of years as an efficient member of the school board. Both he and his wife are strong supporters of the public school system, ready to promote any movement which will enhance the educational, advantages of the com- munity and spread general knowledge. Both are fond of literature and in addition to being supplied with standard works they have all the current literature and patronize the various magazine publications. Mr. Grubb and the members of his family hold membership in the Brethren church of which he is a liberal supporter. Any one entering the Grubb home would readily observe that it is the dwelling-place of highly cultured and refined people, proof of which is everywhere in evidence. JAMES R. FITZGIBBON. James R. Fitzgibbon, numbered among the forceful and capable members of the Licking county bar, is now serving as prosecuting attorney and that lie is making excellent record in office is indicated in the fact of his reelection in 1905. A native of Newark, he was born December 25, 1870, his parents being William P. and Rose (McKernan) Fitzgibbon, the former a native of County Clair and the mother, of County Antrim, Ireland. About 1852 they came to America, settling. in Licking county, Ohio. The father followed various business pursuits for a. number of years, remaining a resident of this city until his death. His wife still survives. James R. Fitzgibbon was reared in the city of Newark and pursued his education in the parochial and public schools, while later he entered Notre Dame University and on the completion of the literary course was graduated in 1892 with the degree of Bachelor of Letters. In preparation for a professional career, for he had decided upon the practice of law as his life work, he entered the law school of the Ohio State University at Columbus; and was graduated in June, 1894. 636 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Immediately afterward he was admitted to the bar and began practice in Newark where he since continued. Earnest effort, close application and the exercise of his native talents have won him prestige as a lawyer and his practice is extensive and of an important character. His preparation of cases is characterized by wide research and provident care. At no time has his reading ever been confined to the limitation of the question at issue. He has gone beyond and compassed every contingency, providing not alone for the expected but also for the unexpected, which happens in the courts quite as frequently as out of them. His professional ability was recognized in his nomination and election to the office of prosecuting attorney of Licking county in 1902, and public endorsement of his course was further given him in his reelection in 1905. On the 26th of June, 1901, Mr. Fitzgibbon was married to Miss Florence E. Fulton of Newark and they had two children, William F. and James E. Mr. Fitzgibbon is a stalwart democrat in politics, always taking an intense interest in the work of his party and doing his share toward promoting its success. He has made many campaign addresses and is strong in argument and logical in his appeals to the intelligence of those who exercise the right of franchise. WILLIAM SHERMAN NEEDHAM. William Sherman Needham, editor of the Pataskala Standard, a newspaper well known throughout the state, is a native of Lancaster, Fairfield county, where his birth occurred March 25, 1865, and is a son of Esra M. and Lydia B. (Wright) Needham. His father, a native of Vermont, followed merchant tailoring until his death in 1895, when he was seventy-three years of age. His mother, a native of Lancaster, Ohio, and now living with her son William, is a daughter of Edwin Wright, who was well known in newspaper circles in that place, where he was connected with the Gazette and the Eagle. To Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Needham were born seven children, namely : Ella, the wife of W. B. Hahen, of Newark, Ohio; Frank A., a merchant tailor of Utica, Ohio ; Harry W., who resides in Columbus, Ohio, and is a conductor on the street railway; Charles F., a proof reader on the Ohio State Journal; William Sherman; and two deceased. William Sherman Needham resided in his birthplace until he was six years of age, his parents then locating in New Lexington, Ohio, where he attended school until 1873, during which year he removed to Millersport, Ohio, and then to Etna, Ohio, and in 1879 with his parents came to Pataskala, where he completed his education. He afterward learned the tailoring trade with Mead & Youmans and to perfect himself in this line of business, in 1886 went to Columbus, where he spent some time learning the art of cutting. Subsequently he went to New York city, where in 1890 he was graduated from Mitchell's Cutting School and then, returning to this state, he located in Utica, this county, and opened up a tailor shop in partnership with his brother, Harry W., the firm being known as Needham Brothers. After conducting the enterprise for three years he disposed of his interests to another brother and in 1903 returned to Pataskala and bought the Pataskala Standard, a well known and influential newspaper in this part of the state. It had always been his desire to engage in the newspaper business and when a boy HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 637 of sixteen years he contributed a number of articles to a Columbus daily paper, this kind of work becoming natural to him, his grandfather having been well known in newspaper circles. The Pataskala Standard is republican in politics and since Mr. Needham has become its proprietor and editor he has gradually extended its influence and it is now accepted as one of the strongest republican political organs, as well as a reliable medium of current events. In 1890 Mr. Needham wedded Carrie D. Mead of Pataskala, a daughter of W. H. Mead, Sr. She departed this life in 1899, leaving her husband and three sons : William S., Harold M. and Donald O. Mr. Needham's politics are evident from the fact that he is proprietor of a republican newspaper and while he has not been an office seeker he was honored, in 1897, by being appointed postmaster of Pataskala, the duties of which office he has since been performing. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. A man whose influence as an editor and citizen is on the side of right, he contributes to the best of his ability to the general good of the community through the columns of his paper, and in other ways, he deserves the confidence and respect entertained for him by his fellow citizens. W. L. PHILLIPS. W. L. Phillips, who owns and operates a valuable and well improved farm of two hundred and seventy-three acres in Perry township, is a native of Licking county, Ohio, his birth having here occurred on the 6th of June, 1857. His parents, William and Elizabeth (Smith) Phillips, were natives of New York and Ohio respectively. The mother was called to her final rest in January, 1887, when fifty-seven years of age, and was survived by her husband for only a brief period, his demise occurring six months later. Unto this worthy couple were born nine children, namely : Hannah, Martha, Walter, Albert and Mason D., all of whom have passed away ; Mary, who makes her home in Newark, Ohio ; Charles F., who is also deceased ; W. L., of this review; and Frank, a resident of Perry township. W. L. Phillips attended the common schools during the period of his boyhood and youth and when he had attained his majority rented his father's farm, which he successfully operated for fifteen years. At the end of that time, by dint of close economy and good management, he had succeeded in acquiring capital sufficient to enable him to purchase his present place of two hundred and seventy-three acres in Perry township, in the cultivation of which he has since been engaged. The many substantial improvements which are today seen on the property stand as monuments to his enterprise and thrift and he is moreover widely recognized as one of the prosperous and energetic agriculturists of the community. In 1878 Mr. Phillips was united in marriage to Miss Ella Farrell, a daughter of Wesley and Lucinda Farrell, whose family numbered seven children. The death of Mr. Farrell occurred in August, 1895, but his widow still survives and makes her home in this county, having attained the age of eighty-three years. Unto our subject and his wife have been born two children: Orville M., at home ; and Wendell A. D., of Columbus, Ohio. In his political views Mr. Phillips is a stanch republican and has taken an active and helpful interest in public affairs, having served as treasurer for one term and as trustee for eight years. His religious faith is indicated by his membership 638 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. in the Disciple church, with which his wife is also identified. A resident of Licking county throughout his entire life, he is widely and favorably known here and has moreover witnessed the wonderful growth and development that has characterized this section of the country during the last half century. JOHN A. KECKLEY. John A. Keckley has been engaged in general farming pursuits in Burlington township, Licking county, practically all his life, and through his unremitting energy and careful management has derived suyearsnt remuneration from his years. of patient toil to enable him to enjoy a season of pleasure and comfort during his declining years. On the farm where he now resides his birth occurred March 19, 1832, since which time he has always lived in this county and from boyhood continued his labors as an agriculturist. His parents were John and Christine (Beckenbaugh) Keckley, the mother a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania, and the father of West Virginia. He came to this county in the year 1821, at which time he bought an extensive tract of land with a view to engaging in farming. The land, however, was far from being in a fit state of cultivation since at that time the country was in a primitive condition and the broad acres, which in season are covered with waving grain, were then in a wild state, covered with timber and under-bush. Upon locating in this region his first work was the erection of a log cabin to give shelter to himself and family. Immediately he set to work clearing off the land with a view to using it for general agricultural purposes. This was obviously not an easy task but Mr. Keckley, being a man inured to hardship and ready for toil, as were all the pioneers of those days, was undaunted in the presence of difficulties, and by incessant labor finally succeeded in hewing out the timber and undergrowth, grubbing up the stumps, and eventually placing the land he had purchased in a fit condition to be worked by plow and harrow and planted in grain. Here he labored arduously improving his land until the year 1875, when in felling a tree he met with an accident which caused his death. His wife survived him eighteen years. To this union there were eight children : V. S., a resident of Kansas: John A.; and six deceased. On the old home place, assisting in the performance of the farm duties during the summer season and attending the district school during the winter, John A. Keckley remained until he was nineteen years of age, when he left the employ of his father and engaged in work on a nearby farm for a period of one year. After this short service he rented a farm and began agricultural pursuits independently and carried on the occupation successfully for four years. During this time he was . incessant in his toil and, being ambitious, put forth every effort in order to turn his labor into profit. His efforts were not in vain, and at the expiration of this period he had sufficient means to purchase the farm which he is now cultivating. It embraces one hundred and eleven acres of land, all of which is tillable and is yielding large crops under the careful management and studied methods of the owner. The many years he has been following farming here have witnessed his unremitting energy and now, at the advanced age of seventy-seven years, he may enjoy the leisure and comfort which are his just due. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 639 Mr. Keckley was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Staley, whose birth occurred in Union county, Ohio, March 16, 1840. She was one of a family of eight children and her parents passed away in the county of her birth. Mr. and Mrs. Keckley are the parents of the following children: Ida 0., deceased; Clarence S.; Emma S., wife of J. R. Parks; Ernest U.; Abbie L., wife of A. J. Ferguson, of Newark, Ohio; William L.; and Delbert I., of the same place; Osie 0. and Buddy G., both of whom are deceased; and Harry L. Mr. and Mrs. Keckley are adherents of that religious body known as the Disciples of Christ, and are very faithful in the observance of their church obligations. In politics Mr. Keckley is a republican. While he does not reach out after political preferment he is a deep student of political questions and his investigation of the principles of the republican platform has led him to the conclusion that they are entirely adequate to assure the permanent prosperity of the country. It has been through his good judgment, modest habits, and careful management that he has won success and enjoys his present prosperity. GEORGE L. SMITH. George L. Smith is well known and highly respected in the business circles of the city, and as well in political circles. He is manager of the Newark Gear-Wood Company and, while lie has not put himself forward as an aspirant for political office, yet owing to his honesty, thoughtfulness and executive ability he has been sought by his fellow citizens to come before the public, and consequently has for some time held the honor of representing his ward in the city council. He is a man of sound judgment and acknowledged as reliable in all matters of business and is looked upon as one of the most conservative men in commercial lines in the city. He was born in Franklin township, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, February 26, 1866. He is of German and Scotch extraction. His father, George W. Smith, was a native of Lawrence township in the same county. In his younger days of activity the elder Smith was acknowledged to be one of the finest carpenters throughout tilt entire region. He is still living in his native town and is in excellent health at the advanced age of seventy-four years. George Smith, grandfather of the subject, migrated from Scotland in the early days and settled in Tuscarawas county. He had been a basket maker in the old country and upon locating in the United States established himself in the basket making business, which he followed until the time of his death. Catherine Patterson Smith, mother of the subject, was also a native of Tuscarawas county, where she is still living. Mr. Smith's ancestors, as far back as they can trace in history, are long lived on both sides of the house, and many of them have lived to attain great age. George L. Smith had few advantages in an educational line. When a mere lad he was enrolled as a pupil in the schools of Tuscarawas county, but was compelled to give up his studies before he had completed the entire course and go out into the world for himself. He initiated himself into the business world when he was ten years of age. He employed at whatever he could get until finally he apprenticed himself to a gear maker and wood worker in Canton, Stark county, Ohio. He continued in this line of work for some time, all the while showing a natural 640 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. aptitude for wood mechanism. His progress was rapid and he finally succeeded in becoming a master gear maker and wood worker. In 1894 he repaired to Newark, Ohio, and secured employment with the Newark Gear-Wood Company. At the time Mr. Smith entered the employment of the firm it was in its infancy. He had not been at work long for this company when his artisanship was recognized as being of high class. He soon made himself one of the most useful men in the employ of the firm, and one who was adding greatly to its interests. The class of fine work which Mr. Smith turned out gave the company a wide reputation. His services finally became appreciated as invaluable and he was promoted to the responsibile position of manager of the company, in which station he has been serving for the past three year. In 1894 he wedded Marguerite Nalbach, who was a native of Germany. They have the following children : Loren, Gladys, George, Harold, Helen and Catherine. Mr. Smith is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen and the American Insurance Union. Religiously, he is a member of the Lutheran church. While Mr. Smith is abreast of the times with respect to political issues he has always withheld becoming actively interested in politics beyond casting his vote and using his influence for the election of candidates best fitted for public service. He has always himself been opposed to holding public office, although being a popular citizen he has been invited to launch out in the political world. However, he has been prevailed upon to be a politician to the extent of representing the citizens of his ward in the city council. He has been a councilman for the past four years. ARTHUR J. BALDWIN. Arthur J. Baldwin is one of the most widely known florists and nurserymen in the state of Ohio. He descends from an old pioneer family whose record runs backward through Revolutionary times. He entered the florist's business when a youth and has since developed a trade which has not only been extraordinarily profitable but has also established his reputation as a florist throughout a large portion of the country. His business has grown from a very small beginning until now lie possesses one of the largest nurseries in the state, and a number of the most capacious greenhouses. He has been instrumental in developing a large section of the country in which he located, and which at that time was in a wild and marshy condition. Mr. Baldwin is still active in the pursuit of his business and, having kept abreast of the times in horticulture, conducts his interests according to the most modern methods. Mr. Baldwin was born on South Third street, Newark, Ohio. His great-grandfather on his mother's side was Robert Handy, who served with distinction in the Colonial army during the Revolutionary war. His father, William M. Baldwin, was a native of Newark, New Jersey, and migrated to Newark, Ohio, with his father, Enoch Baldwin, in 1834. Here for a number of years he ran the old boat yards, in Lockport. He was one of the pioneer shoemakers of the country and bought his leather from a tannery which was then located at Fifth HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 641 and Church streets. After a long and prosperous career he passed away at an advanced age in a place known now as Massillon, Ohio. By Father Wiley, on October. 7, 1838, William M. Baldwin was united in marriage, in Newark, Ohio, to Caroline M. Coleman, a native of Stark county, Ohio, who came to Newark when four years of age with her parents, who made the journey from Stark county by wagon. At that time there were few signs of civilization along the route and surrounding her destination, for this district was practically in a primitive state. Arthur J. Baldwin was the ninth of a family of twelve children, four of whom are now living in Newark. In the old school house on Morris street, East Newark, he was enrolled as a pupil and having completed the course of study was sent to the Central high school. -Upon graduating from that institution he at once engaged in gardening. Having a natural aptitude therefor he took great interest in his work and decided that he would follow it as his life's vocation. During his later years his father had also engaged somewhat in gardening and devoted some time to the cultivation of plants for commercial purposes. His son inherited the same liking and little by little, from a very small beginning, has developed the large business which he is now conducting. He is acknowledged as one of the most successful florists in the state of Ohio. He engages in the cultivation of a wide range of both domestic and foreign flora. In 1894 he decided to enlarge his business by, undertaking greenhouse work. He built a large greenhouse on East Main and Madison avenue, and in 1896 constructed a number of greenhouses on Cedar street opposite the cemetery. When Mr. Baldwin decided to cultivate this property the ground was in a swampy and undeveloped condition. It had every appearance of being undesirable land and few would have thought of purchasing it, but through his keen discernment Mr. Baldwin foresaw its future value and took possession of it. Since he made the purchase he has so improved the land that it is admitted to be one of the most beautiful plots in that portion of the state. In 1902 lie wedded Mary Van Atta, a native of Newark, Ohio, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Van Atta. Mr. Baldwin finds little leisure in the midst of his business affairs to take active part in secret societies. However, he is affiliated with the Modern Woodmen and the Tribe of Ben Hur. In religious faith he is a follower of Emanuel Swedenborg, and a member of the New Jerusalem church. DWIGHT SMYTHE. Dwight Smythe, who is among the enterprising and progressive farmers of Burlington township, and whose family for upwards of a century has engaged in tilling the soil in this county, was born on the farm, of which he is now proprietor, July 8, 1833. His parents, James N. and Maria (Comstock) Smythe, were New Englanders, born and reared in the state of Connecticut, and settled in this county in the year 1828. Immediately upon their arrival they took up land for farming purposes, but at that time it was far from being in a fit condition for cultivation, but being among the sturdy characters of the olden days they recognized neither discouragements nor difficulties. Mr. Smythe at once set about energetically to 642 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. so improve the land as to make it respond to the plow and bring forth the harvest. Little by little he cleared off the land and finally succeeded in transforming the entire tract which he owned into fertile and fructitious fields, amid which he and his wife passed their lives until they were summoned into eternity. Mr. Smythe passed away in the year 1852 and his wife survived him thirty-nine years. They had four children, Dwight Smythe being the only one surviving. Amid the usual scenes and experiences of farm life Dwight Smythe was born and reared, and received his education at the neighboring school, in the meantime assisting his father in the general routine of the farm. When he was but eighteen years of age his father departed this life and the entire management of the farm fell upon his shoulders. He plied his occupation arduously under the experienced supervision of his mother until her death, at which time he purchased the old homestead, which consists of one hundred and forty acres, and has been so successful in its cultivation as to accumulate means sufficient to also own and operate one hundred acres of excellent farm land in Knox county. Aside from general farming he makes a specialty of raising and breeding sheep. In this line of work he is one of the most proficient men in the countryside, and enjoys a wide reputation as a judge of that class of stock. In the year 1860 Mr. Smythe wedded Miss Mary Condon, whose birth occurred in Maryland, January 18, 1832. She was a school teacher in her early years and was a daughter of Robert and Cordelia Condon. Mr. and Mrs. Smythe are parents of the following children: Emma, widow of George Wright, of Granville, Ohio; James N. and Oren D., who assist in the management of the farm; and Jessie F., a graduate of the high school, residing at home. In politics Mr. Smythe is a republican, but during his life has never been so enthusiastically interested in political affairs as to desire to hold public office. However, he rejoices in the success of his party and uses his vote and influence toward the election of its candidates. Mr. and Mrs. Smythe are consistent Christians and faithful in their adherence to the teachings of the Presbyterian church. A. R. PITSER. A. R. Pitser, who since 1907 has been a member of the board of public service at Newark, was born in Licking township, this county, on the 9th of March, 1846. His father, James Pitser, was also a native of the same locality, born in 1809. For more than a century the family has been represented in this part of the state, for Richard Pitser came from Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in 1800 and settled in Licking county when Ohio was still under territorial rule. The red men far outnumbered the white population and the state was a vast unbroken wilderness so slightly improved that even along its eastern border it was known as the "western reserve." Richard Pitser had lived in Ohio for three years when he was joined by his brother Anthony Pitser, who was the grandfather of A. R. Pitser and who arrived in 1803. Much of the land was still in possession of the government, few having begun the work of farming in this locality. He settled in Licking township, secured land and began the development of a farm which is now in pos- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 643 session of the subject of this review. James Pitser was reared amid the wild scenes and conditions of pioneer life and early aided in the arduous task of transforming the wild land into cultivated fields. For many years he followed farming in Licking township and watched with interest the progress of events which marked the development of the county as it threw off the evidences of pioneer life and took on all the conditions of modern civilization. He married Nancy Park, a native of Union township, this county, born in 1812. Her father, John Park, came from Virginia at a very early day and followed farming in Union township, where he reared a large family of children, all of whom have now passed away with the exception of Mrs. Jane Belt, of Granville, who is now over ninety years of age. The death of Mrs. Nancy Park occurred in 1848 and the father, long surviving her, passed away in 1875. Thus one by one the pioneers have been called to the long home, leaving only the memory of their good deeds and their substantial work in the foundation upon which has been built the modern progress and prosperity of the county. A. R. Pitser began .his education as a pupil in the district schools and afterward attended the Newark high school. When but twenty-one years of age he was appointed county surveyor to fill a vacancy and was afterward elected to that office for several terms. He served for twenty-six years in the county auditor's office, twenty years as deputy and six years 'as auditor, after which he retired in 1905 with a most creditable official record. In 1907 he was elected a member of the board of public service and. is now occupying that position. No other resident of the county has been so long continued in public office and over the record of his career there falls no shadow of wrong nor suspicion of evil. In 1878 Mr. Pitser Was married to Miss Clara Ball, a native of Newark and a daughter of Albert Ball, one of the early residents of the ,county, the family coming from New Jersey to Ohio in pioneer times. Mr. and Mrs. Pitser have two daughters: Ethel, the wife of Fred Mosteller, a railroad contractor; and Shirley, the wife of Frank C. Webb, of Newark. Mr. Pitser belongs to the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks and the Independent Order of ,Odd Fellows while in Masonry he has attained high rank, having taken the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and the Knight Templar degree of the York Rite, being now eminent commander of St. Luke's commandery. His political allegiance has always been given to the democracy and the official record of no citizen of the county has extended over a longer period while none have been more faultless in honor, fearless in conduct and stainless in *reputation, than has A. E. Pitser. JACOB ANDERSON. Jacob Anderson, a veteran of the Civil war, who for a number of years has been interested in fanning pursuits in Lima township, is a native of the Keystone state, his birth having occurred in Washington county, August 18, 1842. His parents, James and Sarah (Allison) Anderson, are also natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and in 1854 located in Lima township, Licking county, Ohio, where his mother departed this life three years later, his father surviving her by five years. They resided on a farm, in the duties of which they spent their 644 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. lives. In their family were fourteen children, namely : Benjamin, deceased, who enlisted in this county for military service during the Civil war ; Joseph, deceased, who enlisted in Adams county, Indiana ; Mrs. Margaret Crooks, deceased; Samuel, who resided in Franklin county, Ohio, and died in March, 1909; John, Mrs. Jane Palmer and Mrs. Sarah Hoffman, who have passed away; Mrs. Arnie Lloyd, who resides in Columbus, this state; James and Isaac, deceased; Jacob; Andrew, deceased, who served in the First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry from this county; Mary Combs, of Columbus, Ohio; and one who died in infancy. In the Keystone state Jacob Anderson spent his boyhood days and was reared on the home farm where he learned to till the soil, in the meantime acquiring his education in the district schools. In 1854 he came to this county with his parents, settling in Harrison township, where he remained but a short time and then removed to Fairfield county where he spent two years, at the expiration of which period he came to Lima township, where he has since resided. He was pursuing his occupation as a farmer when the war broke out and at the first call for soldiers he enlisted in July, 1861, in Company C, Twenty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served under General Sherman from the battle of Chattanooga until the close of the war, remaining throughout the conflict in the same company and regiment. His entire military career from 1861 until the termination of the war was as a private and during that time he served on many occasions as a courier and was out of the ranks only once and that for a short period to attend the funeral of his father. Following the war he returned to his farm, which he has since actively cultivated. He has one hundred and fifty-five acres in two adjoining farms, both of which are supplied with dwellings and other buildings and are located one and one-half miles nor of Pataskala on the Jersey road. General agriculture and stock raising has commanded his attention and although he does not engage in the latter on a large scale he raises annually a number of head of the best breeds of cattle and sheep, in which he does a remunerative shipping business to various parts of the state. In 1865 Mr. Anderson wedded Miss Martha Moreland, a native of Lima township, where her birth occurred September 14, 1846, and where she has always resided. She is a daughter if Nimrod and Sarah (Moon) Moreland, her father having been a native of Virginia and her mother of Fairfield county. When ten years of age Mr. Moreland came to this county with his parents and here resided until his death, in 1888, having attained the ripe old age of eighty years, having survived his wife, who departed this life in 1881, by seven years, she having been sixty-nine years old at the time of her death. In their family were nine children, three of whom passed away in infancy, the others being : Mrs. Mary Headley, of Indiana ; Sarah Ann and Hanna Bessie, deceased; Martha; Mrs. Rosetta Peters; and William, deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have been born three children: Ida, who passed away in her nineteenth year; Dora, the wife of Charles Alword, residing in Columbus, Ohio, with their three children, Albert, ,Russell and Helen; and Mabel, who became the wife of Burr Harris, an agriculturist of Jersey township. Their children are Lora, Nelson and Mary. The democratic party has always received the support of Mr. Anderson because its free trade and other policies have always appealed to him as best adapted to preserve the original character of the country's free institutions and at the same time to inspire competition by which trade, commerce and industry is made healthy HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 645 and prosperity distributed, and consequently he is enthusiastic during campaigns in striving for the election of its candidates. In local affairs he has taken quite an interest : served as postmaster of Pataskala under the first administration of Grover Cleveland; was for six years a director of the county infirmary ; served as township assessor ; and also in a number of other local political offices. In the midst of his business affairs he has never neglected his religious duties, and is regular in his attendance at the Methodist Episcopal church where the members of his family also attend and in the various departments of the work he takes a lively interest. Mr. Anderson is favorably known throughout the township as an honorable, upright and industrious man whose manly spirit and activity make him one of its most valued citizens. C. H. SPENCER. Secretary and manager of the Advocate Printing Company, secretary of the Newark Independent Telephone Company, secretary of the Newark Real Estate and Improvement Company, president of the Arcade Realty Company and director of the Franklin National Bank, C. H. Spencer occupies a prominent position in the business life of his adopted city, his activity constituting an element in its business progress and consequent prosperity. A native of Brownsville, Ohio, he was born July 26, 1870, but in his first year was brought to Newark where he has since made his home. His parents were Dr. Benjamin F. and Susan Spencer, the father for more than sixty years an able and honored physician and surgeon of this city where he died in 1907 at the venerable age of eighty-seven years. Mastering the elementary branches of learning in the public schools of Newark. C. H. Spencer later attended Denison University at Granville, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1892 with the Bachelor of Science degree. He afterward pursued a short course at Harvard University before accepting the position of teacher of chemistry, physiology and physics. He taught natural sciences in the preparatory department of Denison University in the scholastic year of 1892-1893 under President .D. B. Purinton, but before the close of the year decided to enter the journalistic field. He did not at any time expect to make teaching a life profession but accepted the position in educational circles as a supplement to his college course. He entered the newspaper field in 1893 as a reporter of the Newark Daily Advocate and later was correspondent for a number of out of town newspapers. His promotion to the position of associate editor of the Advocate followed in 1896. He acted in that capacity under the management of the late Andrew H. Pierson and so continued until 1907 when, at Mr. Pierson's death he was made secretary and manager of the Advocate Printing Company. In this connection he has held to high standards of journalism, avoiding the sensational that is too current in newspapers today, his policy being to make the Advocate an attractive journal for the dissemination of local and general views of interest to the majority of people. His business policy has led to the financial success of the enterprise, the circulation and advertising support of the paper being continually increased. Opportunities for judicious investments in other business lines have led to Mr. Spencer's connection with various important concerns of the city. He has contrib- 646 - HISTORY OF LICKING Cupbuilding uted to its substantial upbuildiug and improvement as president of the Arcade Realty Company which in April, 1909, completed a handsome 400-foot arcade, and as secretary of the Newark Real Estate & Improvement Company. He is also secretary of the Newark Independent Telephone Company and is not unknown in financial circles as a director of the Franklin National Bank. In community affairs Mr. Spencer has also figured somewhat prominently as a director of public thought and action and as a factor in promoting work for the city's growth and progress. Be has always been a democrat though never a candidate for public office. He however .served for five years in the appointive position of member of the board of elections in the later '90s. For a number of years he was a director of the board of trade and cooperated in various movements of that organization to extend commercial and industrial interests of the city and thus promote its welfare. On the 6th of December, 1894, Mr. Spencer was united in marriage to Miss Katharine H. Winegarner, a daughter of the late David C. Winegarner, former mayor of Newark and president of the old Franklin Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer have five children, Elizabeth, Frank, John, Marian and Emily. In social and fraternal relations Mr. Spencer is well known. He has been a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity since 1888 and since 1891 has held membership in Center Star Lodge No. 11, F. & A. M. of Granville, Ohio, belongs also to the Warren Chapter IL A. M., Bigelow Council R. & S. M., and St. Lukes Commandery K. T. of Newark, with which he has been associated for about ten years. Since November, 1907, he has been a member of Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine of Columbus and he is a trustee of the First Presbyterian church of Newark. He is a dependable man, one in whom the public justly reposes confidence, for his worth has been proven in various relations to the public both as a business man and a citizen. BYRON S. BUCKLAND. Byron S. Buckland, who now lives in retirement at Hebron after a longs life spent in general agricultural pursuits in Union township, was born here about two miles west of Licking church on November 14, 1835. His grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buckland, the latter a native of England. Having come to this township at an early date Thomas Buckland located a tract of land then covered with forest, upon which he erected a log cabin and subsequently cleared the land and put it under cultivation. Among his children was Nelson Buckland, who was twelve years of age when his parents came to Ohio. For a number of years he engaged in the operation of a sawmill, subsequently devoting his attention to farming, and was one of the few in this part of the country who owned and operated a carding machine. His first wife was Honor Wells, a native of this county, by whom he had three children, namely: Niche, deceased, who was the wife of William Banatta ; Byron S. ; and William Richard. Their mother having departed this life, in 1839 Nelson Buckland wedded Miss Eliza Winters, who passed away in 1900, and by whom he had five children, namely: Sarah, who became the wife of William Palmer, residing near Wagram, this county; Clara, who resides with her husband, HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 647 Richard Van Dorn, in Newark, Ohio; John, who wedded Anna McMillan, residing in Granville; Sanford, who lives with his wife, formerly May Henderson, on the home farm; and Laura, the wife of Charles Burner, of Baltimore, Maryland. The father died in the year 1888. Byron S. Buckland was reared on his father's farm, which contained one thousand acres, and here during his boyhood days he obtained his knowledge of the best methods of plowing, planting and harvesting. During the winter season he acquired his education in the neighboring schools, and after completing his studies he remained upon the home farm until 1865, when he purchased an adjoining tract of land, containing one hundred and forty acres, where he pursued general farming, subsequently adding to his land seventy-one acres which he received upon the division of his father's estate. He made a specialty of raising sheep and dealing in wool, at which he was quite successful until he gave up active life in 1905, retiring to Hebron, where he purchased a fine home in which he now resides. In November, 1889, Mr. Buckland wedded Mary Wells, a daughter of William and Esther (Moore) Wells, both natives of this county, and to this union has been born one child, Leila, who is a pupil at school. For the past thirty-five years Mr. Buckland has been affiliated with the republican party, of the principles of which he has always been a strong advocate, and since casting his first vote he has never found cause to induce him to waive his opinion as to the wisdom of the policies of his party. His enterprise has not only surrounded him with prosperity but has been deeply felt in the life of the community of which he is a worthy and substantial citizen. J. B. SINSABAUGH. J. B. Sinsabaugh, who for several years has been identified with the business interests of St. Louisville as a dealer in grain and coal, is a native son of Ohio, born in Franklin county, March 21, 1841. His parents, George and Elizabeth (.McCreary) Sinsabaugh, who were both natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania, located in Franklin county at an early date. They reared a family of four children, namely: Margaret J., the wife of E. Seitz, of St. Louisville; J. B. of this review; D. A., a resident of Utica; and J. L., also of Utica. Both parents are now deceased. J. B. Sinsabaugh acquired his education in the common schools and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority, when, the Civil war having been inaugurated, he enlisted as a member of Company G, Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for three years' service. He took part in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Missionary Ridge, and many others of lesser importance, while he also went on the march to Atlanta. He was wounded in the right hand and arm in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, after which he was discharged November 29, 1864. Returning to Ohio Mr. Sinsabaugh worked as engineer in a mill in Knox county one year and subsequently took up his abode in Licking county, where he has since made his home, the year 1866 witnessing his arrival here. For two 648 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. years he engaged in the patent-right business and in 1868 was married to Miss Lucinda McDaniel, who was born in Licking county, a daughter of John and Nancy McDaniel, whose family numbered five children. Both parents are now deceased. Following his marriage Mr. Sinsabaugh worked on the railroad section for six years and for four years did any labor that would yield him an honest living. He then spent two years as clerk in a store, from 1884 until 1886, and in the latter year was appointed a guard at the penitentiary. After two years' service he was promoted to the position of captain, in which capacity he served two years. At the end of that time he purchased the elevator at St. Louisville and has since been engaged in the grain and coal business. Since 1890 he has also had charge of the Baltimore & Ohio depot at this place. He is now doing a good business, furnishing a market for the grain raised in the country surrounding this village, and has become a successful man. Besides the elevator he also owns a comfortable residence. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Sinsabaugh was blessed with two children but the elder, G. B., is now deceased, while the younger, F. B., lives in St. Louisville. The wife and mother is also deceased, her death occurring August 24, 1896. Mr. Sinsabaugh, while giving loyal support to the republican party, has never been active as an office seeker, preferring to give his undivided time and attention to his business affairs. His success is not the result of any fortunate circumstances but is the outcome of his own energy and determination to do things. He is quiet in his manner of living and is highly esteemed in both business and social circles. SAMUEL E. HAGY. Samuel. E. Hagy, who for many years has been following tile manufacturing and agriculture in Etna township, and whose ancestors as far back as his grandfather have been affiliated with farming interests here, was born in this place, March 31, 1834, and was a son of Samuel and Mary (Miller) Hagy, who were natives of Nederbipp, in the canton of Berne, Switzerland. Soon after their marriage they came to the new world in company with his parents, Samuel and Marian (Magley) Hagy, and settled in Etna township. They located on eighty acres of land, most of which was forest and thickly covered with undergrowth. That section of the township was then commonly known as Germany, because of the number of German and Swiss settlers. In a short time after locating here the ax was heard amid the forest and underbrush and soon, after hard and persevering work, the land was cleared off and put in condition for cultivation. Here the family remained reaping the harvests of the fields which their energy had made productive, until they departed this life. Samuel and Mary Hagy reared the following children : William, deceased, who served three years during the Civil war in the same regiment with his brother, Samuel E.; Jacob, who served two years in the same regiment; Mary Seibert, deceased; Elizabeth, wife of Alfred Holt, who served three years in the Union army; Sarah, wife of Frederick Rickley, a veteran of the Civil war; Henry, deceased; Amanda, wife of S. Y. Hill of Galena, Oklahoma; Mrs. Susan Seigler ; and Samuel E.