(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 700 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. maiden name of Susan Kellenbarger and whose birth occurred in Etna township, May 20, 1846, still survives in excellent health. They had seven children, namely: George U.; Amelia, the wife of Vincent Algeo of Etna township; Louis, of Columbus, Ohio; Harvey, who departed this life in his twenty-ninth year, a widower; Samantha, the wife of Freeman Rostoffer, of Columbus, Ohio; Clida, the wife of Professor hell Nichols, of Pataskala; and Joseph, who resides on the old homestead. On the farm he now has under cultivation George U. Wells was reared, participating in the experiences common to the country lad during his boyhood days, in the summer months assisting his father in agricultural duties and in the winter attending the district schools. After completing his studies he settled down to a life of husbandry and has since resided here with the exception of three years devoted to agricultural pursuits on a farm located four miles north of his present one. He owns two hundred and ten acres of his father's original estate, eighty-five acres of which is in Etna township, although the entire tract of land is in one body, separated by the township line. General farming engages his attention and the soil, well cared for is very productive, his crops of hay and various cereals being of the best quality. He also engages in stock-raising, breeding sheep and cattle. He always handles thoroughbred stock, and his business is remunerative. On June 9, 1888, Mr. Wells wedded Ida Bell Gamble, a native of Fairfield county, born August 30, 1870, and a daughter of Leonard and Mary (Shiddigger) Gamble, residents of East Outville. They have one daughter, Vera, who resides with her parents. Mr. Wells' political views are on the side of the republican party, being a stanch believer in its principles which in his opinion advocate those policies upon which depends the general :financial and commercial prosperity of the nation, and during campaigns he is always loyal to his party candidates. He is a man whose progressive spirit has not only enabled him to surround himself with prosperity but his energies have also been felt in the community where he is highly respected, entertaining the confidence of his neighbors and being numbered among the honored and representative agriculturists. S. D. LYONS. S. D. Lyons, who has held the position of postmaster at Vanatta for seventeen years and is still the efficient incumbent of that office, is also the owner of a general mercantile store at that place and is widely recognized as one of the county's most substantial and public-spirited citizens. He was born in Licking county, April 24, 1858, his parents being James L. and Eleanor (Francis) Lyons. The father, whose birth occurred in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1822, accompanied his parents on their removal to this county in 1825 and still makes his home in Washington township, being now numbered among the venerable and respected early settlers of this portion of the state. His wife, a native of Harrison county, Ohio, was called to her final rest on the 16th of August, 1900. Unto this worthy couple were born eight children, as follows : Mary A., the wife of J. R. Donahey, of Licking county; William F., deceased; Sarah, the wife of G. W. Merriott, of this county; S. D., of this review; Esther, the wife of F. E. Elliott, of Martinsburg; Ida, who has also passed away; J. F., a resident of Newark ; and Wilbur J., living in Knox county. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 701 S. D. Lyons supplemented his preliminary education by a course at the normal school at Utica and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority. He was then engaged in the operation of rented land for six years and on the expiration of that period wedded Miss Emma Pound, whose demise occurred in December, 1886. Afterward he made his home with his father until he was again married, in 1891, his second union being with Mrs. Mary Litzenberg, widow of William Litzenberg. Mrs. Lyons, whose birth occurred in Morrow county, Ohio, in 1859, has one daughter by her former marriage—Ethel, the wife of Frank Stewart. In his political views Mr. Lyons is a stalwart republican and has served as township clerk, while at present he is filling the position of postmaster at Vanatta, which office he has held for seventeen years. He is also the well-known proprietor of a general mercantile establishment in Vanatta and in addition to his store building he owns one of the finest residences in the town. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd Fellows lodge, No. 850, at St. Louisville, in which he has filled all of the chairs. Both he and his wife are faithful members of the Lutheran church. His worth as a man and citizen is widely acknowledged and in his business and official life he has shown how forceful are the qualities of diligence and perseverance when supplemented by sound judgment. His prosperity is due to these sterling traits of character and in all of his undertakings he has been so straightforward that his name is largely a synonym for business integrity to those who know him. Having been a resident of this county throughout his entire life, covering a half-century, he has been a witness of the greater part of its growth and development, and his conduct has been at all times so exemplary that the circle of his friends is almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintances. CHARLES C. FORRY. Charles C. Forry is a successful member of the Newark bar. The zeal with which he has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients, and an assiduous and unrelaxing attention to all the details of his cases have brought him a large business and have secured for him many verdicts favorable to his clients. Born in Newark on the 31st of August, 1868, he is a son of Harmon and Lydia A. (Slife) Forry, both of whom were natives of Licking county. His great-grandfather, Daniel Forry was one of the pioneers of this county, arriving here about 1807, only a few years after Ohio was admitted into the Union that constituted the newly created republic. He purchased a tract of land from the original owner, and the Wehrle plant now occupies a portion of this farm. It was also at an early period in the history of the county that Henry Slife, the maternal grandfather, came from Pennsylvania in the '30s and established his home in Licking county, purchasing land in Liberty township whereon he gave his attention to general agricultural pursuits. Harmon Forry, the father of our subject, was reared to the occupation of farming and in connection with the work of tilling the soil he became a brick manufacturer, owning and operating a brick yard in Licking county for a number of 702 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. years. He afterward became a resident of Texas, where the latter part of his life was spent. He died in 1902. At the time of the Civil war he espoused the Union cause and enlisted as a member of Company C, One Hundred and Thirty Fifth Ohio National Guard. He was captured and spent several months in Andersonville prison, and also in the Florence prison and other places where the Union soldiers, were confined by their southern captors. He was captured at Martinsburg, Virginia, during Early's raid and about eight months later was released. He long. survived his wife, who died in Newark in 1880. Charles C. Forry is indebted to the public school system of Newark for the early educational advantages which he enjoyed and, mastering the work of the successive grades he was at length graduated from the high school in the class of 1886. He then entered the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, in preparation for the practice of law and was graduated from the law department in 1889, at which time he won his professional degree. The following year he was admitted to practice in the courts of Texas and for six years followed his profession in Vernon, that state. In 1895, however, he returned to Newark, and in January, 1896, was ad-. milted to practice in the courts of Ohio, since which time he has given unremitting attention to his professional duties. Mr. Forry is a member of the Licking County Bar Association and aside from his professional connections he has business interests as the secretary and treasurer of the Hanover Red Pressed Brick Company. Socially, he is connected with the Masons and with the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America. His political allegiance is unfalteringly given to the republican party and for one term he was justice of the peace, while in the spring of 1903 he was elected mayor of Newark. His official record is commendable, showing marked fidelity to duty and a progressive spirit in the discharge of all tasks relative to municipal progress and advancement. N. M. BROWN. N. M. Brown, proprietor of a large livery and sales stable at Pataskala, is a. native of Somerset, Perry county, Ohio, born May 7, 1853, a son of William and Jane (McNaughton) Brown, natives of Perry and Fairfield counties, respectively, the mother's death occurring when her son, N. M. Brown, was an infant, while the father lived to the age of fifty-four years. He spent his entire life in agricultural pursuits and was prominent in local affairs, having officiated as probate judge of Perry county for a few terms, conducting the duties of that responsible post in a manner forcefully evidencing his executive ability. He was prominent in Masonic circles and an ardent adherent of the Presbyterian faith, being a zealous Christian whose daily life reflected the qualities of that character to whom he anchored his hope. His family numbered six children: Owen W., captain of Company B, Seventeenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who answered the first call to arms at the outbreak of the Civil war and now resides in Perry county ; Thomas, deceased, a veteran of the Civil war, who served four years in the regular army : N. M.; Sarah, deceased, who was the wife of Samuel Ream; Rebecca Jane, deceased, who was the wife of 'Samuel Barr; and Mary, who died in childhood. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 703 Being left an orphan when he was still a lad, which compelled him to make his home with his sister and other relatives, and while engaged in agricultural work, he availed himself of the educational opportunities of the district schools, remaining in the neighborhood of his birthplace until he was twenty-one years of age, at which period of his life he removed to a farm of his own near Thornville, Perry county. This he cultivated for one year and then sold. Upon coming to this county, he purchased a farm containing two hundred acres, located north of Newark in Newark township, and there he tilled the soil until he was married, when he sold his property and located in the town of Newark, where he established himself in the livery business, and also dealt in horses. He continued in this business for three years, at the termination of which time he removed to Alexandria, St. Albans township, living with his wife's people and managing their farm about two years. He next removed to Pataskala in 1882 and founded the business in which he is now engaged. He has a large sales stable, in which he feeds and boards horses, his barn being located on Jefferson street and measuring fifty by two hundred feet, being the largest used for the purpose in the city and here, in addition to taking care of animals for others, he keeps some of the very finest horses for hire and sale. He owns an excellent dwelling house on Main street, of modern style of architecture and supplied with every convenience, and also two residences which he rents, also still retaining possession of his farm of two hundred acres in St. Albans township. He is an enterprising business man, whose careful management has enabled him to surround himself with the prosperity he now enjoys, all of which is the result of his own economy and exertions. In 1879 Mr. Brown wedded Miss Sarah Palmer, a native of this county and a daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Haston) Palmer, also natives of Licking county, his wife having passed away in July, 1903. Mr. Brown is a republican in politics and while he does not desire public office he takes an interest in the successes of his party and is on hand during campaigns with his vote and influence to secure the election of its candidates. He belongs to Lodge No. 404, A. F. & A. M., of Pataskala and to the commandery, chapter and council at Newark, being also affiliated with the Scottish Rite Masons at Columbus, Ohio, and with the Shriners of the same city. Mr. Brown's financial relations have always been transacted on the basis of justice and honesty and both as a citizen and business man he has always been accorded the respect and confidence of the community. JOSEPH RHINEHART MOSER. Joseph Rhinehart Moser, who has charge of the sand cutting department of the Wehrle Stove Works at Newark, is well known in industrial circles and equally well known in political circles, having for several years served efficiently as a member of the city council. He has always remained a resident of Newark, his native city. He was born January 10, 1872, and is a son of John G. Moser. Spending his boyhood under the parental roof, he was sent as a pupil to the public schools and passing through consecutive grades eventually became a high-school student. As early as his fourteenth year, however, he apprenticed himself to the molder's 704 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. trade and for nine years was employed as a molder in the Moser & Wehrle Stove Works. During that time he gained comprehensive knowledge of the business and broad practical experience, and was then given charge of the foundry department and for ten years was assistant superintendent of the plant. Since the reorganization of the business he has had charge of the sand cutting department and has under his employ twenty workmen. When he entered the foundry he was the twenty-seventh man whose name was placed on their payroll. When he took charge of the shop he had eighty-seven molders under his direction and when he left there in 1905 he was in control of over eight hundred workmen. In 1902 the business was reorganized and Mr. Moser continued under the new regime, taking charge of his present department in the mills in 1905. Throughout his entire business experience he has been connected with this industry and no higher testimonial of faithfulness and efficiency could be given than his long connection with the plant. He stands as a prominent representative of the industrial life of the city and has long enjoyed in the fullest extent the confidence of those with whom he has been associated. As he has prospered in his undertakings he has made judicious investments in property and is now the owner of four residences in Newark, seventeen city lots and a fifth interest in the old Moser home. In politics Mr. Moser has always been an earnest democrat and has served for three successive terms on the city council, during one term being the only democrat elected in the county at that time. Fraternally he is connected with Newark Lodge, No. 391, B. P. O. E.; Licking Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles; Roland Lodge of the Knights of Pythias ; the Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan ; and Cedar Camp, M. W. A., and Independent Order of Foresters. On the 23d of October, 1890, Mr. Moser was married to Miss Ida Brubaker, a daughter of P. W. and Matilda W. Brubaker, the former proprietor of a feed store in Newark. There is one child by this marriage, Walter, who is attending Bliss Business College. Mr. Moser is one of the representative men of Newark, esteemed by many friends, respected by his business colleagues and held in high regard by all with whom he has come in contact in every relation of life. He has ever been loyal to the trust reposed in him and while a member of the city council he did effective service in support of many movements for the general good. WILLIAM H. MONTGOMERY For more than a century the Montgomery family has been associated with the agricultural interests of Licking county, Henry Montgomery, grandfather of William Henry, having settled in Madison township about the year 1810. He was born in Goutmore, in the County of Tyrone, Ireland, January 8, 1790, and there he was reared under the rigid discipline of the Presbyterian church. He early acquired the art of reading and at the age of eight years had perused Cook's Voyage Around the World, while before he reached manhood the contents of Charles Rolands' Ancient History, a compact review of the rise, splendor and fall of bygone civilization, were a part of his knowledge, nor did this satiate his thirst for learning and information for when still a young man he made himself familiar with the annals of many nations and also took an interest in general literature as repre- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 705 sented by the standard authors of his day. On May 3, 1803, his parents and entire family set.sail from Londonderry, Ireland, enroute for America and, upon arriving on the shores of the new world, they were transferred to a river packet and pursued their course by the Delaware river to Wilmington, from which place they repaired by wagon to Pennsylvania, in which state they stopped at the home of a relative by the name of James Summerville. Two months later Mr. Montgomery's mother passed away and her remains were interred in a cemetery which was located a few miles east of Lancaster. He then went to Augusta county, Virginia, and rented a small farm near Staunton, Greenbriar county, where he remained for a few years and in 1810 started from that place for Ohio, making the journey for one hundred miles along the mountain path and finally came to the home of Felix and Katherine Grimes, where resided the young woman, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grimes, who was to become his wife. Arrangements were soon made for the happy event and on September 27, 1810, the ceremony was performed and the next day he and his bride started on their wedding tour on horseback, carrying with them all their household effects, such as cooking utensils and bedding, and also driving four cows. Finally they located in Madison township, this county, where they remained for two years when Mr. Montgomery and his brother William, in company with their father, purchased one hundred acres of land in Bowling Green township, about five miles east of Newark, but after a few years' residence there he sold his interest to William and purchased one hundred and five acres of land in Perry township, where he resided until his death, which occurred in 1870. His wife, whose birth occurred in Bath county, Virginia, in 1784, departed this life October 14, 1865. Among his children the third in order of birth was James S. Montgomery, whose birth occurred near Hanover, this county, April 27, 1815, and whose boyhood was spent at the home of his parents, who gave him the advantage of an excellent education, having had him enrolled for several years as a student at a private educational institution. On September 9, 1841, he wedded Sarah E. Waddell, who was born November 15, 1816, a daughter of James Waddell and his second wife, who departed this life on March 4, 1896, and October 28, 1900, respectively. Mr. Montgomery and his wife settled on a farm in St. Albans township, this county, on December 31, 1841, and the first night slept in a log cabin located on the opposite side of the road from their farm, its roof being in such bad condition that they received the full benefit of the wintry blasts and in the morning when they awoke were as completely covered with snow as though they had made their bed on the outside. In that day the entire region was practically a wilderness, the trees being uncut so that not a particle of land was in condition for cultivation. The tract which Mr. Montgomery purchased, covering over two hundred acres, was completely overgrown with heavy timber and it fell to him to cut it away in order to transform the land into tillable fields. He was inured to hardship and inspired with an aggressive spirit and success followed every move until finally he became one of the most extensive landowners and prosperous farmers in the vicinity. During his latter years he lived in retirement, enjoying the comforts of his country home, and on September 9, 1891, he and his wife celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. He was favorably known throughout the county as a man of sterling character, whose industry and enterprise had largely contributed toward developing the natural resources of this part of the state. He was a zealous Christian and 706 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. when a youth united with the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he was an enthusiastic worker until called to the life beyond. In his family were four children, namely : Kate, deceased, who was born January 12, 1844, and became the wife of Gruff Rosebraugh, who is also deceased; William Henry; Mary, born August .30, 1856, and residing in Newark, Ohio ; and James Eddie, who was born November 24, 1858, and wedded Nellie K. Campbell. They resided in Newark, where her death occurred July 17, 1905, and he died February 13, 1909. William Henry Montgomery was born in St. Albans township, Licking county, .about one-fourth of a mile east of where he now resides, on July 28, 1848, and there he remained until he was twenty-seven years of age, in the meantime assisting his father in the duties of the farm and acquiring his preliminary education at the -district school, while subsequently he completed a course of study at the Ohio Wesleyan University, in Delaware, Ohio. He paid a visit to Harrison township and though he had previously planned to locate in the far west, upon coming to the township to assist a neighbor in cradling wheat, he was favorably impressed with the country and, upon communicating the fact to his father, the latter induced him to give up his idea of a westward trip and to invest in land here. He purchased the farm in 1872 immediately upon leaving school and three years prior to the date -of his marriage. The farm consists of one hundred and twenty-five acres situated in the northwest corner of Harrison township and the rich and highly cultivated -soil produces the best crops. A double log cabin stood upon the place when he made the purchase but the year in which he was married Mr. Montgomery tore it -down and built a small cottage, which in 1892 he remodeled and enlarged into his present two-story, twelve-room residence, at a cost of three thousand dollars. The farm is provided with an excellent barn, forty-two by sixty-four feet, which he constructed in 1882, at an expense of fourteen hundred dollars, and which is as roomy and as fine a structure of the kind as exists in the county. Among other improvements he installed a thorough system of drainage which cost him upwards of one thousand dollars so that as far as concerns irrigation his farm is the equal -of any in the state. He carries on general agriculture and stock-raising, making a specialty of sheep-breeding, and has had on hand as many as six hundred head of sheep at one time while he was in partnership with his father. He also has made quite a specialty of shorthorn cattle for which he has quite a reputation throughout the country. In addition to his general farming interests Mr. Montgomery has also taken up other enterprises and for the past sixteen years has been writing fire insurance and now represents the Phoenix Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, and the German-American and Ohio Farmers Insurance Companies. On October 14, 1875, Mr. Montgomery was united in marriage to Anna B. Cooley, a native of Homer, Ohio, where her birth occurred April 30, 1854, and a daughter of Timothy H. and Mary L. (Youmans) Cooley, her father having been born in Granville, April 9, 1827, and her mother in Knowlton, New Jersey, March 15, 1831. Her mother came here with her parents when she was three months old and departed this life October 5, 1904, at the residence of her son-in-law, with whom she had spent the last fourteen years of her life. She was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Loder) Youmans. Timothy H. Cooley departed this life at his home in Pataskala, July 10, 1891. He came to Harrison township in 1854, -eight years previous to his death, and during that time had been living in retire- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 707 ment in Pataskala. He had been a tanner until he located in Harrison township but there he engaged in farming and followed that occupation the remainder of his active days. His parents were Dr. John B. and Bethia (Linnell) Cooley, who came with the Granville colony from Granville, Massachusetts, to Granville, Ohio, in 1805. His wife had been married before to Rev. Timothy Harris, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Granville, and after her marriage with Dr. John B. Cooley they located in Homer, where he practiced medicine for some time. Later they took up their residence with their son, Timothy H. Cooley, where she departed this life. Mr. and Mrs. William Montgomery have three children. Bertha C. departed this life in infancy ; Orville Cooley, whose birth occurred November 15, 1881, and is now instructor in physics in the high school at Los Angeles, California, was educated at the Pataskala high school and Denison University from which he was graduated in the class of 1904. Lela B., born July 3, 1886, was graduated from the high school in Pataskala and from Denison University in the class of 1908 and is new preceptress and teacher of German and English in Sac City Institute, Sac City, Iowa. Mr. Montgomery has been influential in local affairs and particularly instrumental in establishing a school law, through the action of the legislature, which has been beneficial not only to the schools of this township but also to those throughout this and other counties, the cause for the framing of such a law having arisen out of a difficulty which occurred between Mr. Montgomery as a member of the school board and the county authorities. In 1896 he was prepared to send his son to Pataskala high school, at which time he was a member of the Harrison township board of education and he made a proposition to that body providing for the temporary suspension of the district school, the school funds which were used to support that institution to be employed in conveying the pupils of District No. 8 to Pataskala high school. The board granted the request and a wagon was provided and the pupils were transferred. A few weeks after the plan had been in operation a petition was circulated asking the discontinuance of the wagon service and the replacing of the district school teachers but, the movement meeting with failure, the question was carried to the county commissioner who ordered the board of education to replace the teachers. That body, refusing to act in obedience to the order and determined that its plans should not be frustrated, still continued the wagon service and in the winter of 1896-7 Mr. Montgomery went to Columbus and advised with the committee on education in the house of representatives and begged of its members to change the law governing common schools and to frame an amendment to permit a board of education in any township to temporarily suspend school in its district and use the money to provide transportation for its pupils to the nearest high school. The bill was placed before the house in the morning and by a special act was passed and submitted to the senate by a committee, the latter body approving of the bill which at once became a law. Mr. Montgomery returned home with the law in his pocket after he had spent but two days at the capital city. The bill is known as No. 133, amending section No. 3921 of revised statutes. The law has been employed by many communities and has proved of invaluable benefit throughout the state. Mr. Montgomery, a life long republican, is a strong and able advocate of the principles of his party and is enthusiastic during campaigns to secure the election 706 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. when a youth united with the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he was a enthusiastic worker until called to the life beyond. In his family were four children, namely : Kate, deceased, who was born January 12, 1844, and became the wife of Gruff Rosebraugh, who is also deceased; William Henry; Mary, born August 30, 1856, and residing in Newark, Ohio ; and James Eddie, who was born November 24, 1858, and wedded Nellie K. Campbell. They resided in Newark, where her death occurred July 17, 1905, and he died February 13, 1909. William Henry Montgomery was born in St. Albans township, Licking county, .about one-fourth of a mile east of where he now resides, on July 28, 1848, and there he remained until he was twenty-seven years of age, in the meantime assisting his father in the duties of the farm and acquiring his preliminary education at the .district school, while subsequently he completed a course of study at the Ohio Wesleyan University, in Delaware, Ohio. He paid a visit to Harrison township and though he had previously planned to locate in the far west, upon coming to the township to assist a neighbor in cradling wheat, he was favorably impressed with the country and, upon communicating the fact to his father, the latter induced him to give up his idea of a westward trip and to invest in land here. He purchased the farm in 1872 immediately upon leaving school and three years prior to the date of his marriage. The farm consists of one hundred and twenty-five acres situated in the northwest corner of Harrison township and the rich and highly cultivated soil produces the best crops. A double log cabin stood upon the place when he made the purchase but the year in which he was married Mr. Montgomery tore it down and built a small cottage, which in 1892 he remodeled and enlarged into his present two-story, twelve-room residence, at a cost of three thousand dollars. The farm is provided with an excellent barn, forty-two by sixty-four feet, which he constructed in 1882, at an expense of fourteen hundred dollars, and which is as roomy and as fine a structure of the kind as exists in the county. Among other improvements he installed a thorough system of drainage which cost him upwards of one thousand dollars so that as far as concerns irrigation his farm is the equal of any in the state. He carries on general agriculture and stock-raising, making a specialty of sheep-breeding, and has had on hand as many as six hundred head of .sheep at one time while he was in partnership with his father. He also has made quite a specialty of shorthorn cattle for which he has quite a reputation throughout the country. In addition to his general farming interests Mr. Montgomery has also taken up other enterprises and for the past sixteen years has been writing fire insurance and now represents the Phoenix Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, and the German-American and Ohio Farmers Insurance Companies. On October 14, 1875, Mr. Montgomery was united in marriage to Anna B. Cooley, a native of Homer, Ohio, where her birth occurred April 30, 1854, and a daughter of Timothy H. and Mary L. (Youmans) Cooley, her father having been born in Granville, April 9, 1827, and her mother in Knowlton, New Jersey, March 15, 1831. Her mother came here with her parents when she was three months old and departed this life October 5, 1904, at the residence of her son-in-law, with whom she had spent the last fourteen years of her life. She was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Loder) Youmans. Timothy H. Cooley departed this life at his home in Pataskala, July 10, 1891. He came to Harrison township in 1854, 'eight years previous to his death, and during that time had been living in retire- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 707 ment in Pataskala. He had been a tanner until he located in Harrison township but there he engaged in farming and followed that occupation the remainder of his active days. His parents were Dr. John B. and Bethia (Linnell) Cooley, who came with the Granville colony from Granville, Massachusetts, to Granville, Ohio, in 1805. His wife had been married before to Rev. Timothy Harris, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Granville, and after her marriage with Dr. John B. Cooley they located in Homer, where he practiced medicine for some time. Later they took up their residence with their son, Timothy H. Cooley, where she departed this life. Mr. and Mrs. William Montgomery have three children. Bertha C. departed this life in infancy ; Orville Cooley, whose birth occurred November 15, 1881, and is now instructor in physics in the high school at Los Angeles, California, was educated at the Pataskala high school and Denison University from which he was graduated in the class of 1904. Lela B., born July 3, 1886, was graduated from the high school in Pataskala and from Denison University in the class of 1908 and is new preceptress and teacher of German and English in Sac City Institute, Sac City, Iowa. Mr. Montgomery has been influential in local affairs and particularly instrumental in establishing a school law, through the action of the legislature, which has been beneficial not only to the schools of this township but also to those throughout this and other counties, the cause for the framing of such a law having arisen out of a difficulty which occurred between Mr. Montgomery as a member of the school board and the county authorities. In 1896 he was prepared to send his son to Pataskala high school, at which time he was a member of the Harrison township board of education and he made a proposition to that body providing for the temporary suspension of the district school, the school funds which were used to support that institution to be employed in conveying the pupils of District No. 8 to Pataskala high school. The board granted the request and a wagon was provided and the pupils were transferred. A few weeks after the plan had been in operation a petition was circulated asking the discontinuance of the wagon service and the replacing of the district school teachers hut, the movement meeting with failure, the question was carried to the county commissioner who ordered the board of education to replace the teachers. That body, refusing to act in obedience to the order and determined that its plans should not be frustrated, still continued the wagon service and in the winter of 1896-7 Mr. Montgomery went to Columbus and advised with the committee on education in the house of representatives and begged of its members to change the law governing common schools and to frame an amendment to permit a board of education in any township to temporarily suspend school in its district and use the money to provide transportation for its pupils to the nearest high school. The bill was placed before the house in the morning and by a special act was passed and submitted to the senate by a committee, the latter body approving of the bill which at once became a law. Mr. Montgomery returned home with the law in his pocket after he had spent but two days at the capital city. The bill is known as No. 133, amending section No. 3921 of revised statutes. The law has been employed by many communities and has proved of invaluable benefit throughout the state. Mr. Montgomery, a life long republican, is a strong and able advocate of the principles of his party and is enthusiastic during campaigns to secure the election 708 - HISTORY OF LICKING- COUNTY. of its candidates. He has also figured prominently in local affairs and for a period of six years served efficiently as justice of the peace. He belongs to Pataskala Lodge, No. 404, A. F. & A. M., having united with the order in 1872. He is a past master, has held the chair of senior deacon for nine consecutive years, for one year officiated as junior warden and for twelve years served in the station of worshipful master, having also represented his lodge in the grand lodge of the state for the same period of time. He belongs to Pataskala Lodge, I. O. O. F., in which he has filled the various chairs and of which he is now past noble grand. In company with his wife he is a member of the Eastern Star of Pataskala, both being charter members of that organization, his wife having officiated as chaplain since its institution. Mr. Montgomery and all the members of his family attend the Methodist Episcopal church of Pataskala, with which he united in 1881 and in which he has served as steward. He is a man whose high character and genial disposition, together with his broad mindedness and business ability, have gained him great influence throughout the county and, being an upright, straightforward man, he is favorably spoken of wherever he is known throughout the county and state. CHARLES N. WELLS. Charles N. Wells, one of the younger men who are devoting their lives to agricultural pursuits and stock-raising in Harrison township, was born September 17, 1877, on the farm on which he now resides and which is located three-quarters of a mile north of Kirkersville, a son of Reason and Adaline (Cain) Wells, both of whom were natives of this county, his father's birth having occurred September 20, 1818, and his mother's on March 11, 1834. They departed this life July 4, 1891, and March 31, 1888, respectively. The father followed farming and stockbreeding and he owned about eight hundred acres of tillable land, all of which is located in this county. At the time of his death he was a man of considerable means, most of which he earned by raising sheep and wool. He was considered an authority throughout the country on the breeding and raising of sheep. He took a profound interest in public affairs and had always given his support to the republican party, the principles of which he ably advocated, and during elections he regularly used his vote and influence in order to secure the election of the candidates of his party to the offices they sought. In his family were nine children, namely : Mary Ellen, wife of J. R. Channell, of Harrison township; George Elmer, who is in the milling business at Pataskala ; Minnie J., who became the wife of James Jacobs, of Kirkersville; Carry May, wife of James S. White, residing on a farm in Etna township; Mattie E., wife of George Harris, an agriculturist of Union township; Addie, whose birth occurred in 1869 and who departed this life in 1893; Laura J., who is the widow of Joseph. Welch, and resides in New Mexico; Reason L., of Columbus, Ohio; and Charles N. On his father's farm Charles N. Wells was reared and was early set to work in the performance of the duties of agriculture, in the meantime attending the district schools where he acquired his education. After completing his studies he remained upon the home farm, where he has since been actively carrying on HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 709 general agricultural pursuits, stock-raising and dairying. His place is known as the "Eagle Glen" farm. He has one hundred and fifty-three acres of land, all of which is highly improved, a considerable portion being excellent grazing land, and he bears the reputation of conducting one of the finest dairies in the county. He has as fine a herd of milch cows as there are in the county, keeping on hand all the time about twenty head, to which he gives the utmost attention and, having made a special study of this class of animals and of the best methods for carrying on the dairy business together with the care of his cattle, he had brought his kine to a high state of perfection and he cannot be excelled for his several dairy products, most of which he ships to Columbus, Ohio, where he has a large and lucrative trade. Among other modern improvements which he has made upon his farm is that of a magnificent dwelling, his old home having been destroyed by fire while he was on the way to be married. His barn is also of the most modern type and the other outbuildings are substantial. His farm, which is a part of that originally belonging to his father, is One of, the finest and most desirable in the county and bears every evidence of thrift and progress. On April 4, 1901, Mr. Wells was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Mable Walker, who was born in Harrison township, April 1, 1881, and is a daughter of William H. and Belle (Mason) Walker, who reside in Kirkersville. To Mr. and Mrs. Wells has been born one child, Rheabelle, who was born September 25, 1905. In politics Mr. Wells follows in the footsteps of his father and loyally supports the republican party. Among the fraternal organizations with which he is affiliated are the Red Men and Gleaners. He is a veteran of the Spanish-American war, having enlisted in this county in Company K, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served at Camps Axline, Bushnell, Alger and Meade. Mr. Wells is a young man of remarkable energy and enterprise and at the same time one of noble character, his upright life meriting him the confidence and respect of the entire community of which he is numbered among the representative citizens. DAVID A. THOMAS. David A. Thomas, who for more than a third of a century has been continuously and successfully connected with the agricultural interests of Licking county, was born in Wales on the 20th of October, 1835. His parents, Christmas and Margaret Thomas, also natives of Wales, crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1842 and were three months on the water. They took up their abode in Granville township. The father, who was an agriculturist by occupation, made his home in this county throughout the remainder of his life, passing away in 1873, while his wife was called to her final rest in 1880. Unto this worthy couple were born nine children but David A. is the only surviving member of the family. His brother James was in the Mexican war and died with cholera in 1849. David A. Thomas supplemented his preliminary education by a college course at Denison University and following his graduation in 1859, he took up the profession of teaching, meeting with success during his fifteen years' connection with that line of activity. In 1870 he purchased his present place of one hundred and 710 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. forty-five acres in Newton township and moved here into a log cabin in 1871. He made improvements thereon and has since been engaged in the work of general farming The neat and thrifty appearance of the place is indicative of the careful supervision of the owner, whose methods are at once practical and progressive. His industry has ever been one of the salient characteristics and has been the measure of his success. December 9, 1869, Mr. Thomas was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary King, whose birth occurred in Newark township October 28, 1840, her parents being John and Elizabeth King, the latter a granddaughter of James King, one of the early settlers in this county and a millwright by trade, whose family numbered seven children. Unto our subject and his wife have been born four children, namely: Gilbert J., of this county; Hilda E., deceased; and Elmer E. and Hamer L., both at home. In his political views Mr. Thomas is a stalwart democrat but has never sought nor desired the honors or emoluments of office. He is a member of the Grange and is widely and favorably known throughout the county, whose growth and development he has witnessed during the past two-thirds of a century. The facts which have shaped its history are largely familiar to him and he has rejoiced in what has been accomplished for the improvement of this part of the state along moral, intellectual and material lines. CHARLES E. HOOVER. Charles E. Hoover, the owner of a highly improved and valuable farm of one hundred acres in Newton township, was born in Newark, January 28, 1844, his parents being Charles and Mary (Franklin) Hoover. The paternal grandfather participated in the Revolutionary war, and his wife lived to attain the age of one hundred and one years, her demise occurring in Newark. Charles Hoover, the father of our subject, whose birth occurred in Virginia, November 30, 1780, became one of the first settlers of this county. He successfully conducted a lumberyard in Newark, where he made his home for forty years, .passing away in this county in 1866. His wife, who was born in England, June 16, 1819, was a girl of twelve years when she accompanied her parents on their emigration to the United States, the family home being established in Licking county. Unto Charles and Mary (Franklin) Hoover were born four children, namely: Charles E., of this sketch; one who died in infancy; Mary, the wife of George T. Nash, of Newark; and Olivia, the deceased wife of George W. Rugg, of Newark. Though but a young man of eighteen years at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war, Charles E. Hoover, with patriotic ardor, enlisted as a member of Company A, ,Captain Thayer, Tenth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, under General Kilpatrick. His service, covering a period of three years, included participation in the battle of Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and various other hotly contested engagements. At Resaca, Georgia, on the 14th of May, 1864, he was shot in the right forearm, the bullet passing through his elbow and across the back. After being honorably discharged from the army he returned to this county and remained HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 711 at home until the time of his father's death. Subsequently he wedded Miss Ada Bracket, a native of Licking county, by whom he had two children: Florence, the wife of Oscar Osborn, of this county; and one who died in infancy. Mrs. Ada Hoover passed away in 1874 and afterward Mr. Hoover was again married, his second union being with Miss Mary L. Swartz, of this county, by whom he likewise has had two children : Charles, a graduate of the commercial college, who has been engaged in teaching for several years; and Eura, at home, who has been well educated in music. Subsequent to his marriage Mr. Hoover bought a farm, on which he made his home for six years, then sold the property and purchased his present farm, of one hundred acres, in Newton township. In connection with the work of the fields he makes a specialty of raising hogs and cattle and his business interests are so carefully managed that annually his sales of grain and stock return to hint a good financial reward for his labor. In his political views Mr. Hoover is a democrat and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and fidelity, have called him to various positions of public trust and responsibility. he has served as township clerk for ten years, has been justice of the peace for a similar period and has always acted as a member of the school board, the cause of education finding in him a stalwart champion. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Baptist church, in which he has held the office of Sunday school superintendent fourteen years. His business interests have been carefully conducted, his duties of citizenship capably performed and at all times he has been true to the obligations and responsibilities devolving upon him in every relation of life; making him one of the worthy and much respected citizens of his native county. Moreover, he is a representative of a family that has figured prominently in the annals of this county, from the earliest period of its settlement, and whose labors contributed in substantial measure to the growth and upbuilding of the community in pioneer times. He is a member of the G. A. R. of Newark. He was sergeant from the time he left for the front until wounded and quartermaster sergeant after he was wounded. He was transferred to Company One Hundred and Eleven, Second Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, of the United States Army, and was in command of his company at Columbus when discharged September 23, 1865. H. P. SMITH. H. P. Smith, who is now among the enterprising and substantial agriculturists of Newton township, and who has gained considerable prominence in politics, and also as a member of the Masonic order, is a native of McKean township, where his birth occurred September 9, 1855. He was a son of George W. and Lydia (Piles) Smith, the former a native of the Keystone state and the latter of this county. They had thirteen children, namely : William H., of Oak township; B. F., who resides in Knox county ; Andrew J., a resident of McKean township; Mary, wife of Samuel Wagner, who lives in Nebraska; Martha, who was united in marriage with William Howell, of Missouri; John W., George W. and Asa, all of whom are de- 712 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. ceased; H. P., of this review ; Richard G., who resides in Missouri ; Sivila, widow of M. W. Willard; Emily, the deceased wife of Frank Lock ; and Charles who resides in McKean township. Mr. Smith departed this life August 20, 189 and his wife three months later, on October 24, of the same year. In the district school H. P. Smith pursued his studies, in the meantime en gaging with his father in performing the labors of the farm. After putting aside his text-books he followed farming on the old home place until he was twenty-four years of age, when he united in marriage with Miss Nancy Welsh, a native of Perry county, where she was born October 29, 1853, and a daughter of Henry and Johanna (Post) Welsh, her father a native of Maryland and her mother of Perry county. They had a family of twelve children, and both have departed this life. Immediately following his marriage Mr. Smith left the old homestead and rented a farm which he cultivated for a period of ten years, during which time he met with signal success and acquired sufficient means to purchase the farm upon which he now lives in Newton township. He possesses sixty acres of land and since acquiring the property he has devoted his entire time to its cultivation and has so improved his acreage, with all the buildings, machinery, and other conveniences requisite to carry on general farming that his place is now one of the finest in the township. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had one daughter, Viola May, whose birth occurred September 1, 1889, and who departed this life in March, 1895. Mr. Smith is affiliated with the Lutheran church of Vanatta, Ohio, and, being a man of high moral character, he is very observant of his religious duties. To the democratic party he has always given his political support. He is a prominent member of Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M., at Fredonia. Mr. Smith is industrious and enterprising and his patience and perseverance, reenforced by hard work and careful management, maintain him in his present prosperity. WILLIAM C. MILLER. Imbued with the progressive spirit which has given America a position as one of the commercial forces of the world, William C. Miller has, through individual effort, worked his way steadily upward until he is a prominent figure in commercial and financial circles in Newark. He devotes much of his attention to his duties as secretary and treasurer of the Licking County Bank & Trust Company, but has other important business interests as well and in the successful management and control of these has also contributed to the general prosperity and business development of the city. He is a native son of Newark, born December 3, 1868, his parents being George and Louisa (Flory) Miller, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Ohio. The father came to the United States about the year 1850 and settled in Dresden, Muskingum county, Ohio. Following the Civil war he removed to Licking county and took up his abode in Newark, becoming a prominent resident of this locality. He served as county treasurer for two years and always gave his support to those measures and movements which were calculated to promote the general welfare and upbuilding of the country. For a number of years he conducted business as proprietor of a meat market, but is now engaged in farming. At the HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 713 time of the Civil war he gave evidence of his unfaltering loyalty to his country, serving for four years as a sergeant in one of the Pennsylvania Light Artillery companies. He took part in several hotly contested battles and in one engagement was wounded. The public-school system of Newark afforded William C. Miller his educational advantages, and passing through the consecutive grades he was graduated from the high school with the class of 1886. He then became deputy county treasurer and filled the position for nearly twelve years and then resigned that he might give military aid to his country, raising a battery for service in the Spanish-American war and going out with the rank of captain. With his command he reported at Chickamauga Park, Georgia, and was in camp there for about eight months, waiting for orders to move to the front, but his services were not needed. Returning to Newark Mr. Miller engaged in the furniture business, in which he continued for three years. He then organized the Powers-Miller Company, of which he became secretary and treasurer and later became its president, the company today owning a department store which is one of the leading commercial enterprises of the city. On the 1st of June, 1907, he was elected the vice president of the Licking County Bank & Trust Company, and later to active management of the bank as secretary and treasurer. He is a director and secretary of the Licking Light & Power Company. He is also a director of the Tribune Publishing Company, Sherwood improvement Company, and of the Newark Base Ball Club. In business affairs he shows keen discernment, resulting in a ready and accurate solution of intricate business problems. Moreover he possesses a determined spirit that enables him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes and the business methods which he has employed will bear the closest investigation and scrutiny. On the 27th of June, 1897; Mr. Miller was married to Miss Alice G. Fleek, a daughter of John Fleek, deceased, and they have two daughters and one son, Martha Grace, Virginia and John F. Mr. Miller belongs to the Masonic fraternity, the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, the Woodmen of America and the Knights of Pythias, and in these different organizations numbers many friends who entertain for him warm regard. His entire life having been passed in this community, it is well known that no fortunate environment or circumstance aided him at the outset of his career, but through the utilization of his innate talents, through determined and unfaltering energy and industry that never flags, he has gained the prominent position which he now occupies in connection with the business interests of Newark. COLONEL JOHN L. CLEM. There is no man of his years who can claim such a military record as constitutes the life history of Colonel John L. Clem. He was undoubtedly the youngest drummer boy in the Civil war and the youngest to carry a musket in defense of the Union. He has since given his life to military interests of his country and is now stationed at Forth Worth, Texas. The story of his exploits in the Civil War constitutes a most interesting chapter in the annals of that strife. For a long time 714 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. he was known as "Little Johnny Clem, the Drummer Boy of Chickamauga." His invincible spirit and soldierly qualities were notable even in a day of brilliant achievements made by distinguished officers and the gallant rank and file of the army. He was born in Newark, Ohio, August 15, 1851, and as the years have passed various mentions have been made of him in historic and other publications relating to the Civil war period. There was nothing particularly remarkable in his early youth, which was spent in the usual manner of lads of that locality and period. However, a martial spirit was early manifest in him and he was greatly interested in the discussions which preceded the outbreak of the Civil war. In May, 1861, soon after the inauguration of hostilities in the south, when yet not ten years of age, he offered his services as a drummer to Captain McDougal, of the Third Ohio Regiment which was then posted. in his native town, but on account of his size and age he was rejected. The regiment was on its way to the front and boarded a train for Cincinnati. Undaunted by the refusal which he had received, the little lad made his way to the train and there offered himself to the Twenty-second Michigan Regiment, but its officers also declined to muster him in on account of his youth. His persevering spirit, however, at length prevailed, and because of his determination to go to the front he was allowed to accompany the regiment in all of its subsequent movements and the beat of his drum was often the inspiring sound that awakened the lagging energies and dormant patriotism of tired and wearied soldiers. Although so young in years, he never faltered in the performance of the duties assigned him and in fact set a splendid example to many an older soldier. At length his soldierly spirit so won the confidence and admiration of the officers of the regiment that in June or July, 1862, he was enlisted at Covington, Kentucky, as a drummer and afterward to regular duty as a soldier. At Shiloh Colonel Clem had his drum smashed by a piece of shell and this won for him the appellation of Johnny Shiloh, indicating the courageous manner in which he discharged his duties at that bloody battle. He had just reached his twelfth year when the battle of Chickamauga occurred. In the meantime he had been allowed to carry a musket although the fire article had been shortened for his use. There he might have been seen sitting upon a caisson side by side with artillerymen, going to the front to form the line of battle, facing the fire of the enemy's bullets which might mean death. He did duty with the command all through the day and as evening drew on, when the army was retiring towards Chattanooga, the brigade to which he was attached received orders to hold us position. After a time, however, the rebels surrounded this brigade and a demand for its surrender was made after its charge had been repulsed. At that time a confederate colonel rode toward little Johnny Clem, who could not fall back as rapidly as the rest of the line. In most ungentlemanly terms he bade him surrender, and rode toward the little soldier with his sword drawn. Suddenly the boy swung up his musket to the position of charge bayonet and fired, and the colonel fell. The surrounding rebels at the same moment fired upon the Union brigade and Johnny Clem dropped to the ground where he lay until darkness closed in and then arose, making his way toward Chattanooga, in which direction the remainder of the army had pursued. This exploit was one of the most heroic chronicled in the Civil war. Men of twice and thrice his years would have hesitated ere doing HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 715 the deed which he did with the rebels all around and the Confederate colonel almost upon him. It was this which won him the well known title of "The Little Drummer Boy of Chickamauga," and it gained for him also the highest praise from Rosecrans and Thomas and other officers and men in the army of the Cumberland. When the rebels fired upon the Union forces, after the little drummer boy had discharged his gun at the colonel, the shot fell thick and fast about him and his cap was pierced by three balls. Colonel Clem won recognition for his undaunted valor and bravery from General Rosecrans, who made him sergeant, placing his name on the roll of honor and attaching him to the headquarters of the army of the Cumberland,. while the daughter of Chief Justice Chase presented him with a silver medal inscribed "Sergeant Johnny Clem, Twenty-second Michigan Volunteer Infantry, from N. M. C." This badge he yet proudly wears in connection with his Grand Army badge. Not long after leaving Chattanooga Colonel Clem and other Union soldiers were captured while he was doing detail service in bringing up the supply trains from Bridgeport, Alabama. For sixty-three days he was held captive by the Confederate forces, during which time the Union soldiers were kept constantly on the move until they reached Tallahassee, Florida, where he was paroled. From that point he was sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, for exchange. In the meantime, however, the Confederates had taken from him his cap, thrice pierced with bullets, his jacket and his shoes. Upon reaching the Union lines he found General Thomas in command of the army of the Cumberland and the general, knowing of his previous valor and heroism, attached him to his staff and made him an orderly sergeant. He was on active duty in various important engagements including the battles of. Shiloh, Chickamauga, Perryville, Stone River, Resaca, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Nashville and others, in which the troops constituting the army of the Cumberland won lasting fame for themselves. Colonel Clem was not at all times fortunate in escaping the rebel lead. At Chickamauga he was hit by a broken shell which knocked him over and twice he was struck by balls. Upon one of these occasions he was in the act of delivering a dispatch from General Thomas to General Logan at Atlanta, when the pony which he rode was killed and the rider was wounded in the right shoulder. His military record was altogether a most brilliant and creditable one and because of his youth and his undaunted bravery he enjoyed the highest respect and honor of both officers and comrades of the army of the Cumberland, while. General Thomas remained his best friend until his death and throughout that time a correspondence was maintained between them. When the war was over and the country no longer needed his aid Colonel Clem was honorably mustered out and, returning to his old home at Newark, he resumed his interrupted education and was graduated from the high school in the of 1870. Later he was graduated from an artillery school in 1875. In the meantime, through appointment of President Grant and upon the recommendation of Generals Thomas and Logan and other officers of the army of the Cumberland, he was appointed a cadet at West Point in recognition of his gallant service. On the 18th of December, 1871, President Grant appointed him second lieutenant of the Twenty-fourth United States Infantry and since that time successive promo- 716 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. tions have come to him as he has done active military, service for his country o the frontier, or in the various stations to which he has been called. On the 5th of October, 1875, he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and on the 4th o May, 1882, became captain and acting quartermaster. Thirteen years later, on the 16th of May, 1895, he became major and quartermaster and on the 2d of February, 1901, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and deputy quartermaster general. On the 15th of August, 1903, his last promotion made him colonel, and as assistant quartermaster general he is engaged in active duty at Fort Worth, Texas. In 1875 Colonel Clem was married to Miss Anita French, a daughter of William H. French of the United . States army. They had but one child who survived, John L. Clem. In 1903 Colonel Clem married the youngest daughter of D. Sullivan, a wealthy banker of San Antonio, Texas. There is one daughter of that marriage, Anne Elizabeth Clem. Colonel Clem served as chief quartermaster in the invasion of the Philippines from 1903 until 1905, during which time he succeeded in reducing the expenses two million five hundred thousand dollars, which was considered a remarkable record. He has attained high rank in Masonry, having become a thirty-second degree Mason in 1908. His history constitutes a brilliant chapter in the annals of Licking county's native sons and well deserves mention in this volume. CHARLES C. BRICKER. Prominent among the younger agriculturists of Harrison township, Charles C. Bricker makes a specialty of the dairy business in which he is meeting with splendid success. He was born February 18, 1876, in Morgan township, Knox county, on a farm located two miles east of Utica, and is the son of Hiram and Melissa M. (Bell) Bricker. His father was born in Morgan township, Knox county, Ohio, in 1827, his mother in Washington township, this county, February 14, 1836, the latter a daughter of Isaac Bell, a native of the Keystone state who in childhood came to Ohio with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bell, who were among the early settlers of this part of the state, locating near the Knox county boundary line. In this vicinity Hiram Bricker, the father of Charles C., spent most of his life engaged in the occupation of farming. At the time of the Civil war he enlisted from Licking county and served in the Union ranks for one hundred days in Company A, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, entering the service as first lieutenant and subsequently becoming captain of his company. He was a man noted for his patriotism and during his residence in this community became quite prominent in local affairs and was numbered among the influential residents and worthy citizens. He reared the following children, namely : Katharine, wife of Ray McWilliams, of Newton township; Anna Bell, who resides with her husband, Frank Mercer, in Newark; Elizabeth, who wedded Hugh C. Harrison, of Jennings, Louisiana ; Virginia, wife of James Seward, of Indianapolis, Indiana; James F., who occupies the home farm in Morgan township, Knox county ; Emma, wife of Frank Forey, in Marysville, Ohio; Cary T., HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 717 a druggist of Newark ; Laura, wife of J. R. Warner, of that city ; Charles, a resident of Kirkersville, this county; and Nellie, who lives with her mother. Their father departed this life February 23, 1901, while his wife still survives and makes her home in Utica. Charles C. Bricker was reared on his father's farm and there spent his boyhood days, in the meantime perfecting himself in the art of husbandry and acquiring his education in the district schools. He was associated with the farming interest of Knox county until two years ago, when he came to this county and located on his present farm, which is situated on the Johnstown road between Outville and Kirkersville. He has been following agricultural pm suits all his life with the exception of two years which he spent in the farm implement business in Utica. He has seventy acres, all of which is highly improved property and supplied with every convenience with which to carry on his business by modern methods. He makes a specialty of dairying and has twenty-three head of cows, all of which are of the finest breeds and considered to be the very best for dairying purposes, most of his cattle being of the Ayrshire breed, every animal being a thoroughbred and registered. There are only six herds of this breed of animals in the state of Ohio, and Mr. Bricker has exhibited his stock at the different state fairs and in every instance has succeeded in taking prizes. He has a wide reputation for the quality of his dairy products and carries on a large shipping business in Newark, this state. His buldings are substantial and modern and there was erected a new dwelling house in 1903, at a cost of five thousand dollars, which is among the best in the township, the residence having eight rooms, all of which are large, the entire structure being of modern architecture and equipped with all necessary conveniences. His farm is in every particular indicative of thrift and progress and is known as "Terrace Place." On December 20, 1905, Mr. Bricker was united in marriage to Grace M. Moore, a native of this county and a daughter of William Moore, who resides in Homer, this county. In politics he gives his allegiance to the republican party and, although he is not active in public affairs, yet he keeps abreast with the times regarding the paramount issues of the day and is always ready with his vote and influence to secure the election of the candidates of his party. he belongs to Lodge No. 295, F. & A. M., meeting in Utica, and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is one of the most aggressive and enterprising men of the community, who is possessed of noble traits and qualities and whose life is such as to merit him the confidence and respect of his neighbors. SMITH L. REDMAN. Licking county has been signally favored in the class of men who have filled her public offices. They have usually been actuated by a spirit of untiring devotion to the general good and in the discharge of public duties have displayed ability as well as fidelity. The record of Smith L. Redman as sheriff of the county is a most creditable one and that he has the endorsement of the general public is indicated by the fact that he was elected for a second term. One of Ohio's native 718 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. sons, his birth occurred in Hopewell, Muskingum county, October 27, 1859, his parents being Samuel and Susan (Rutledge) Redman who were also natives of Muskingum county. The father, who throughout his entire life followed the occupation of farming in support of his family, died November 4, 1861, and is still survived by his widow who in the eighty-third year of her age is yet enjoying good health. The public schools of his native county afforded Smith L. Redman his educational privileges and when not busy with his text books he worked upon the home, farm and in a coal mine through the period of his youth. Later he entered a retail grocery store in the capacity of clerk. He early learned the value of industry and energy as necessary factors in a business career and those qualities have ever been numbered among his sterling characteristics. In June, 1876, he moved with his mother to Newark and in April, 1877, entered into the employ of Ashbrook & Company, wholesale grocers. That he was loyal to their best interests and proved a competent, efficient, and faithful representative of the house, is indicated by the fact that he remained with that firm for twenty-seven years or until they sold out in January, 1904. He was then retained by the succeeding firm, the Tenney & Morgan Company, as manager, until Decembthe d 1904, when he entered upon the duties of the office of sheriff to which he was elected in November. Discharging his duties without fear or favor and standing as one of the bulwarks of law and order in this county, his course won him the confidence of the public was manifested in his reelection in 1906. He has proved a good officer, giving entire satisfaction in the discharge of his duties. Mr. Redman has always taken an active' interest in politics and is one of the best known men in the county. He was elected a member of the city council from the old Fifth ward in 1892, serving for two years' and in 1896 was reelected for a second term: Over the record of his official career there falls no shadow of wrong nor suspicion of evil for his course has been actuated by a public spirited citizenship. He is a self-made Man in every sense of the word for at an early age he was obliged to start out in life on his -own account and not only provided for his own support but has also taken a pride in providing and caring for his mother with whom he yet resides. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Woodmen, the Eagles and the United Commercial Travelers and. in all of these organizations is popular, being highly esteemed by his fellow townsmen.. ALBERT BEEM. Albert Beem, a retired merchant and farmer of Lima township, now living at Summit Station, after having for many years conducted a general store and dealt in drain tile, was born in Lima township, December 16, 1848, a son of George. W. and Margaret (Myer) Beem, natives of Jersey township, this county, the former horn November 17, 1820, and the latter July 25, 1825. There they resided unfit they were united in marriage November 17, 1842, when they came to Lima town ship, where they purchased a. farm on which they remained until they departed. this life on November 14, 1895, and June 25, 1854, respectively. They reared a. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 719 family of five children: Alonzo; Minerva, who departed this life in her twentieth year ; George W., who passed away in infancy; Albert; and John N. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Beem on July 1, 1855, was united in marriage to Julia Ann, a sister of his former wife and to this union was born one child, Alice D., the wife of Daniel H. Whitehead, of Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Beem's second wife having `entered into eternity, he wedded Elizabeth Tharp, on March 18, 1858, by whom he had three children: Mrs. Sarah A. Headly, of Franklin county, Ohio; Mrs. Rose L. Prior, deceased;, and Mrs. Ida E. Foster, a resident of Summit Station. George W. Beem was a well known stock dealer, who handled cattle and sheep on a large 'scale, his farm containing three hundred acres, provided with every convenience for carrying on his business. Albert Beem spent his boyhood on the farm on which he was born, engaging in its daily routine during the summer season and acquiring his education at the neighboring school in the winter time. Remaining upon the home place until he was twenty-two years of age, he then went to Benton county, Iowa, where he spent six years, returning to this place after the lapse of that time and engaging in the general merchandise business at Summit Station, which enterprise he conducted in connection with handling the various kinds of drain tile until two years ago when he retired from active life. He still owns the store building in which he transacted his business, the structure being a two-story frame one, twenty-four by seventy feet, and also owns two fine dwelling houses aside from the elegant brick residence, which he built for himself in 1904. In addition to these holdings he also possesses a farm in Kansas and considerable real estate in the city of Denver, Colorado. Mr. Beem has been remarkably successful in his business ventures and his industry and careful management have enabled him to amass a handsome fortune and he is numbered among the influential citizens of the county. In February, 1871, Mr. Beem wedded Fidelia Beals, a native of Lima township, born March 20, 1849, and a daughter of Enoch H. and Katharine (Beem) Beals. To this union two children were born: Carrie M. is the widow of Lewis G. Evans and resides with her father. George H., born February 10, 1875, died August 3, 1905. His widow, Ninniota Pickering and their children, Hazel M. and Lula, reside with her father-in-law. Mr. Beem has had a long, useful business career in this community and one which has been marked by a degree of enterprise and industry which not only furthered his, own prosperity but also greatly contributed to the financial worth of this part of the county. His business relations having always been in accord with a high standard of morals, his influence in commercial circles has been of much worth and he is entitled to the high place he now occupies as a retired business man and representative citizen of the township. WILLIAM LARIMORE. William Larimore, who is engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in Kirkersville, was born on his father's farm in Union township, July 12, 1851, and is a son of Daniel and Samantha C. (Essex) Larimore. The father, one of a family of seven children, is a native of Virginia and the mother, who is of English 720 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. and French extraction, was born in Etna township, this county. Among their children were : William ; Frank, who wedded Miss Elizabeth Sherman and resides in Columbus, Ohio ; Belle, who resides at home with her mother in Outville; Louis, deceased; and Etta, who became the wife of Dr. F. P. Leatherman, a practicing physician in Outville. William Larimore, the firstborn of the family, was reared amid the experiences of farm life, acquiring his preliminary education in the village schools, and in 1869 removed to Granville, where he attended high school, subsequently being given the advantage of a four years' course of study in Denison University. Upon graduating from this institution he returned to his father's farm, where he engaged in the pursuit of agriculture until 1893, during which year he located in Kirkersville, where he established himself in the furniture and undertaking business, in which he has since been engaged. Through his energy and enterprise his has become one of the leading business concerns in the township. On February 27, 1890, Mr. Larimore wedded Miss Sarah J. Taylor, a daughter of James and Lydia (Bolby) Taylor, the former born February 27, 1822. Mrs. Larimore is one of a family of seven children, namely : Samuel W.; George W.; John, deceased ; Lydia, who became the wife of 0. N. Penny, of Carthage, Missouri; Ella, the wife of Thomas Clumus, of Hebron, Ohio; Elizabeth, who resides with her husband, T. M. Rugg, in Newark, Ohio; and Sarah J. Mr. Larimore's business interests have been attended with prosperity and in 1906 he erected a magnificent cement residence of nine rooms and of modern style of architecture. He has provided it with every convenience with which to make domestic life comfortable and happy and here it is his pleasure to spend his evenings amid the delights of the home circle. Politically he is a democrat and while he is not an aspirant for public office he is a firm believer in the wisdom of the principles of his party and is invariably' in evidence during campaigns, using his influence to the best advantage in order to secure the election of his candidates. Although his business affairs demand much of his time and attention yet he does not forget his religious obligations which he deems of greater import than the ordinary affairs of human life and attends divine services at the Baptist church, of which he is a liberal supporter. He takes an active part in the affairs of the Masonic order, being a member of Lodge No. 537, at Millersport, Ohio, and belongs to Lodge No. 587, I. 0. 0. F., of this place. Mr. Larimore is a man whose enterprising spirit has contributed much toward the commercial standing of the community and, his business relations being conducted on the basis of honesty, he is looked upon as one of the most reliable men in the vicinity, justly meriting the respect in which he is held as a representative citizen of the county. JESSE W. HURSEY. Jesse W. Hursey, clerk of the courts at Newark to which position he was elected in 1906 for a second term, was born in Gratiot, Licking county, Ohio, April 20, 1862, his parents being Abram and Mary (Gordon) Hursey, both of whom were natives of the Buckeye state. The father was a farmer by occupation and  HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 721 for many years was a resident of this county, becoming prominent in this locality. He served as justice of the peace in his township and filled other official positions, the duties of which he discharged in prompt and capable manner. The environment of Jesse W. Hursey in his boyhood days was that of the home farm and of the district school. In the summer months he assisted in the work of the fields and in the winter seasons pursued his education. Later he had the opportunity of attending the Hanover graded school while subsequently he became a student in the Normal College at Zanesville. For eleven years he engaged in teaching school and proved a capable educator, imparting concisely and readily to others the knowledge that he had obtained. In September, 1898, he came to Newark to fill the position of deputy clerk under O. C. Larason, which position he filled for three years and in the fall of 1903 he was elected to his present position, assuming the duties in August, 1904. In the fall of 1906 he was reelected, being the only democrat on the county ticket elected at that time. However he was given a majority of nine hundred and eighty votes, a fact which is unmistakable evidence of his popularity and an equally strong endorsement of his service during his first term. He held the office of assessor of Hopewell township for two terms and his official record has always been creditable to himself and satisfactory to his constituents. On the 27th of May, 1888, Mr. Hursey was married to Miss Laura Duncan, a native of Licking county, who died May 7, 1889. His fraternal relations are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Masons, the Modern Woodmen, the Eagles, the Knights of Pythias and the Elks, and he also belongs to the Rebekah lodge of Odd Fellows. He enjoys the respect of even his political opponents for they know that he is sincere and is loyal to his honest convictions. He exemplifies the fact expressed by Grover Cleveland that "a public office is a public trust" and it is well known that no trust reposed in Mr. Hursey has ever been betrayed in the slightest degree. HARRY H. BAIRD. Harry H. Baird, prominent in the financial and commercial circles of Pataskala, as cashier of the People's Banking Company and also as secretary of the Brooke Lumber Company, was born in Harrison township February 7, 1857, a son of Joseph and Margery (Fenel1) Baird, his father having been a native of a town near Wheeling, West Virginia, and his mother of St. Clairsville, this state. They were united in marriage in Wheeling, West Virginia, and, having made the trip to this county in wagons, settled in Harrison township on a farm which was then woodland. Later Mr. Baird cleared this and spent his remaining days in the pursuit of agriculture, the farm containing three hundred and twenty acres situated a half mile from Pataskala. Prominent in religious circles, Joseph Baird was a deacon in the Presbyterian church and, being well known for his vocal attainments, was instructor and leader of the church choir and was also influential in the moral and spiritual life of the community. In his family were : Jane D., widow of C. H. Elliott, of Pataskala ; Frank, a resident of Irving, Kansas; Colonel 722 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. J. H., deceased, a veteran of the Civil war who organized a company which participated in that conflict, and was well known in the general merchandise business here; Joshua, who lost his life at Little Rock, Arkansas, while a soldier in the Civil war ; George, who passed away in his fourth year ; Joseph, deceased, who had been engaged in the general merchandise business here; William, who passed Away in his twenty-fourth year ; Charles, who is living in retirement in this city; And Harry H. On his father's farm situated a half mile from Pataskala Harry H. Baird was reared and assisted in the duties of agricultural life until the year 1877, in the meantime acquiring his preliminary education at the schools of Pataskala and subsequently completing a course of study at Reynoldsburg Academy. After graduating from that institution he taught school for three years or so and upon giving up that profession he went into partnership with his brothers in general merchandising, the firm being known as Baird Brothers. In this enterprise he continued for eighteen years and when the People's Banking Company was organized in 1904 he was appointed cashier, at which time he severed his business relations with his brothers to perform the duties of that office, in which he is still engaged. Among the other interests with which he is affiliated are the Brooke Lumber Company, being secretary of that organization, and the Farmers Telephone Company, organized in 1906, of which he is treasurer. Mr. Baird wedded Jennie V. Joseph, a native of this place, and a daughter of Jacob and Martha V. Joseph. Mrs. Baird and her father are both now deceased. Mr. Baird has always been a supporter of the republican party and has taken considerable interest in local affairs, having served three years as county commissioner and is at present a member of the town council, to which he has belonged since the organization of that body at the incorporation of the town, twenty years ago. He holds membership in the Presbyterian church and, being a man of excellent characteristics, whose business relations have always been conducted on the basis of honesty and whose industry and enterprise have contributed largely to the financial standing of Pataskala, he is justly numbered among its influential and worthy .citizens. HARVEY COOPERRIDER. Among those deserving mention for the part they are taking in sustaining and developing the agricultural interests of this county is Harvey Cooperrider, who operates a large farm in Newark township. He was born in Bowling Green township, Licking county, July 2, 1842, a son of Samuel and Dorcas (Spencer) Cooperrider. his father, a native of Pennsylvania, came to this county with his parents when he was six years of age, locating in Bowling Green township, where his father spent his remaining days, actively engaged in the routine of farm life, and was laid to rest in Goodhope cemetery, Perry county. He was well known throughout the community for his industry and at the time of his death left a six-hundred-acre farm, all of which is under cultivation and highly improved. Politically he was a strong supporter of the democratic party, being an able advo- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 723 cate of its principles, and aside from casting his vote for its candidates was always ready to use his influence in order to bring the wisdom of his party policies to the attention of voters. He was a man against whose reputation nothing harmful could be said as his life was largely in harmony with the principles of Christianity as set forth by the Lutheran church, of which he was a zealous member. His wife, also a native of Pennsylvania, was united in marriage in Perry county but died in Licking county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cooperrider were born ten children, namely : Austin, Eliza and Margaret, all deceased; Julia Ann, wife of Harvey Johnston, an agriculturist of Bowling Green township; Oliver, deceased; Harvey; Levi, deceased; Alvia, an agriculturist of Bowling Green township; and Henry and Louise, both deceased. Harvey Cooperrider was educated in the district schools of Bowling Green township and remained at home until he was twenty-six years of age, when he farmed for himself for three years, at the expiration of which period he became associated with his brother Levi in the flour milling business at Glenford, Perry county, the two conducting this enterprise in partnership for fifteen years, when he disposed of his interests and returned to tilling the soil, in which he has since been engaged. His farm embraces one hundred and fifty acres, all of which is improved, his premises being provided with a modern dwelling house, a substantial barn and modern machinery with which to carry on farming. Here he engages in producing general crops, making a specialty of breeding Chester White hogs, all of his stock being thoroughbreds. In 1868 Mr. Cooperrider was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Matherspaugh, a native of Franklin township, by whom he had three children : Orren Elsworth, who wedded Miss Laura Dean, and resides on a farm in Franklin township; Homer Allen, who married Captola Orr and lives in Franklin township; and Florence Edward, deceased. The principles of the democratic party have always appealed. to Mr. Cooper-rider and he has always voted the democratic ticket because he is firmly convinced of the fact that should its policies be put in vogue throughout the country the nation's prosperity would be greatly enhanced and its financial system placed upon a substantial foundation and thereby relieved from crises. He belongs to the Lutheran church, of which his wife is also a member and as his life is in close touch with the principles of the faith he professes, he is a worthy citizen, not only because of his enterprise but also on account of his moral example. MRS. M. A. WAGNER. Mrs. M. A. Wagner, who has the distinction of being the oldest member now in the Homer Presbyterian church, is the widow of E. M. Wagner, who was born in Union county, Pennsylvania, November 9, 1827, and for many years was an enterprising and substantial farmer of Burlington township. He was a son of William and Christina (Beaver) Wagner, who were also natives of the Keystone state, and was one of a family of twelve children, four of whom survive, namely : William, Y. H. and Esther, residents of California ; and John M., who resides in 724 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. the state of Iowa. Mr. Wagner received his education in the district schools of his native county, where he worked on his father's farm until the year 1851, when he removed to this county and located in Burlington township. Upon his arrival he rented a farm which he cultivated for several years and then purchased land for himself which, during his days of activity, he highly improved, following general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising until he departed this life, November 19, 1899, leaving his widow and one son, Daniel H., who now has the management of the farm. He was laid to rest in the cemetery at Homer. Mrs. Wagner was a daughter of John W. and Mary Catherine (Hummel) Hoy, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania and in the year 1851 removed to this county, where they lived until they departed this life. They reared a family of three children, namely : Sallie, deceased; John T., who resides in Muskingum county, Ohio ; and Mrs. M. A. Wagner. The last named resides on the farm which for many years was under cultivation by her husband. It embraces fifty-nine acres and in every respect is highly improved, constituting one of the finest farms in the county. Throughout her life she has been very dutiful in her domestic relations, and particularly as to the performance of her religious obligations, always having been a faithful attendant of the Presbyterian church. Her life has been well spent and she has always manifested those traits and qualities which are requisite to a high type of Christian character, and in her declining years can contemplate with gladness the dawning of the morning joy when will come the summons to call her to her eternal home. WILLIAM YOUST. For upwards of half a century William Youst has been interested in the occupation of farming in this county, and during that time, through his energy and industry, has met with splendid success, being now the owner of a large tract of valuable and productive land, well improved. Here he has a comfortable residence, capacious barns and other outbuildings and the machinery necessary to conveniently carry on the farming work. Eighty years ago, on July 16, 1829, his birth occurred in Hampshire county, Virginia, where he resided until he was twenty-three years of age. During that time he acquired his education in the district schools and also labored at farm work, thereby acquiring that experience and proficiency which enabled him to progress step by step in agricultural lines until he placed himself in comfortable circumstances. When about the age of twenty-three years he removed to the state of Ohio and located in Knox county, remaining there for a period of two years or more, during which time he successfully operated a saw mill and also a grist mill. These enterprises rewarded him in large measure for his toil, but thinking that he might add to his prosperity in some other location, he removed to Licking county in the year 1855. Here he remained for five years, continuing his milling business, when he again changed his location and removed to Darke county, where he remained for upwards of four years, at the expiration of which time he had laid by considerable means. Upon returning to Licking county he invested a HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 725 portion of his money in a farm situated west of Homer. Mr. Youst here engaged in general agricultural pursuits until the year 1883, when he had an offer for his property which would enable him to part with it at a profit and he sold the farm, after which he invested in the one hundred and twenty-five acres of land on which he is now living. Since making this purchase he has carried on general farming and engages in raising various kinds of grain. He has the entire tract under cultivation, and although his advanced age does not permit him to give to his farm the attention and energy of his youthful days—he is now eighty years old—yet he is still in good health and may be seen around his premises still performing general farm labor. Mr. Youst is in comfortable circumstances, and his success in life is due entirely to his own energies. He had little educational training to assist him, as he only attended the district school during the winter season, but his practical experience was broad and his enterprise, aggressiveness and excellent business judgment made up for deficiencies in other lines and enabled him to pursue the vocation of farming with splendid success, so that now he is able to take his leisure and enjoy the reward of his honest and unremitting toil. On October 12, 1854, Mr. Youst was united in marriage with Miss Sarah C. Laramore, whose birth occurred in the state of Virginia in 1829. To this union were born eight children : Loren and Ella, both of whom are deceased; John E., who resides in Knox county, Ohio; Charles, who resides in Homer ; Lewis E., of Columbus, Ohio ; Gertrude, wife of William Beever, of this county ; R. F., in Homer ; and Joseph S., at home. Mrs. Youst departed this life August 22, 1901, and was laid to rest in the Homer cemetery. Her long years of faithful companionship and motherly regard have an abiding place in the thought of those whom she left behind and will ever cause them to mourn her departure. Mr. Youst is an adherent of the Presbyterian faith. In politics he gives his allegiance to the democratic party because after candid deliberation he considers its principles best adapted to insure the permanent peace and prosperity of the nation. He has always been held in profound respect as a citizen and has served the township faithfully for a number of years as a trustee. JAMES S. ORR. James S. Orr, who is engaged in general farming, having under cultivation a tract of land covering something over five hundred and fifty acres in Licking county, is a native of Bowling Green township, his birth having occurred July 22, 1843. His parents were Benjamin and Eliza (Dustheimer) Orr. The father, a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, located in Licking county at a very early date. Here he followed general agricultural lines with some attention to stock-raising until his death, when he was interred near Linville. In politics he was always allied with the democratic party to the principles of which he had given a great deal of study, by which he was forced to the conclusion that their adoption by the government was the only feasible plan by which the country could avert panics and be assured of general prosperity. His wife was also a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, but they were united in marriage in Licking county, where she 726 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. also died, her burial being in Fairmount cemetery. They were the parents of the following children : Enos, Charlotta, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, and Eliza, all of whom are deceased; William, who is in Wabash county, Indiana; Anthony, a prosperous farmer of Bowling Green township; Silas, who follows agricultural pursuits in Jersey township ; George W., a successful farmer, residing in Franklin township; Sarah and Margaret, both of whom are deceased; Phoebe, who is the wife of N. S. Corsen, of Washington county, Indiana, and James S. James S. Orr was born and reared on the farm in Bowling Green township, where during the winter season he pursued his studies in the district school, in the meantime engaging in the labors of the farm. After having passed through the successive grades he remained at home and devoted his entire time and attention to the work of the fields. When about twenty-six years of age he began to farm for himself and met with such splendid success that he soon became the owner of a five hundred and fifty acre tract of land, all of which is highly improved and submits to the highest class of cultivation. The premises are in excellent condition, being furnished with an attractive residence, capacious barns and numerous other buildings, all of which are evidences of his own labor and the results of his incessant toil. He engages in the production of wheat and oats in large measure and in raising general crops. In stock-raising he makes a specialty of sheep for which he has gained a wide reputation throughout the county. Although he has attained the age of sixty-six years, he still retains exceptional health and vigor and is active in participating in the general affairs of his business. He has always been inspired by enterprise and progressiveness and has sacrificed both leisure and comfort in order to make sure the way of success, which he is now realizing in his present substantial prosperity. In the year 1867 Mr. Orr was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Burge and they are the parents of the following children : B. R., of Brownsville, Ohio; Laura, wife of John Redding, a farmer of Bowling Green township; Della, who was united in marriage with Nathan Mack of the same district; Zoa, wife of John Mack, whose farm adjoins that of his brother Nathan; Ammy, wife of Ernest Cooperrider, of Bowling Green township ; Edith, at home; Burge; and Jess, who is engaged in farming in Bowling Green township Mr. Orr is a democrat, not because he credulously follows others who have allied themselves with that party, but because of having given the principles of the party thorough study. He is held in high esteem throughout the community for his honesty, good judgment and executive ability and has served the community as township trustee and also as supervisor of roads. His wife is an adherent of the old Baptist church and genuine worth has gained them many friends. J. N. STONE, M. D. Dr. J. N. Stone, a respected and honored representative of the medical fraternity in Newark, is a native son of Licking county, having first opened his eyes to the light of day within its borders June 1, 1861. Has father, Evan P. Stone, was a native of Georgetown, D. C., and in 1843 arrived in Licking county. He en- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 727 gaged in merchandizing in various parts of the county and was an enterprising and successful business man who controlled important and prosperous interests. He married Lovina Morgan, a native of Muskingum county, and both are now deceased, the former passing away on the 17th of June, 1891, while the mother survived until 1907. Dr. Stone was a pupil of the public schools of the county until he was graduated from the Hanover high school. He engaged in teaching when he was but fifteen years of age and at intervals followed that profession until he determined upon the practice of medicine as his life work and to this end began reading. He attended the Starling Medical College at Columbus and was graduated in 1892, after which he opened an office in Hanover where he continued in active practice until 1898. He then sought the opportunities of the city, and in a general practice here has met with excellent success, a liberal patronage being accorded him. Recognizing fully the responsibilities and obligations that devolve upon a physician, he faithfully performed his duties day by day and gained therefrom inspiration and strength for the labors of the succeeding day. He is competent to meet the highest demands made upon a general practitioner, for his reading has been wide and varied and he has continually studied along lines that assist in solving the intricate professional problems or bring to man the key to the complex mystery which we call life. In 1892 Dr. Stone was married to Miss Hallie. E. Welsh, a native of Muskingum county, and they have one daughter, Frances, who is now a high school student. Dr. Stone belongs to the Masonic fraternity and the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and other associations. His friends find him a genial gentleman whose companionship they prize, while his work well merits the high regard which is uniformly given it. DAVID M. GEIGER. Among the enterprises which have been largely influential in bringing prosperity to Licking county are the Hebron Flour Mills, of which David M. and Peter H. Geiger are proprietors. He was born in Union township December 5, 1859, a son of David and Nancy (Roads) Geiger, his ancestors having for many generations been identified with the farming interests of this section of the state, his grandparents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Houdeshell) Geiger, having come from Virginia with their parents and located in Fairfield county in childhood. They reared four sons and four daughters, all of whom reached years of maturity. This number included David Geiger, whose birth occurred in Fairfield county, Ohio, near Pleasantville. He wedded Nancy Roads, a daughter of Abram and Annie (Beaver) Roads, natives of Virginia. Mrs. Geiger was a native of Licking county, where she spent her entire life and passed away in August, 1903, in her seventy-eighth year, having survived her husband twenty-nine years, his death having occurred May 14, 1874, when he was fifty-two years of age. Mr. Geiger followed farming here all his days and at his death left three hundred acres of excellent land. In their family were ten children, namely : Jacob Melville, who passed away in his 728 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. twelfth year; Emily N., wife of Louis Ruffner, both of whom are residents of Fairfield county; Worthington R., an agriculturist of Union township ; Clara M., who wedded David House, of Hebron; Peter H., who also resides in that place; Jesse E. O., who has extensive farming interests in Union township ; David M.; Lucy Melcina, a resident of Newark; Rhoda. A., who lives with her husband, D. E. Stewart, in Newark; and Theophilus S., an agriculturist of Union township. On the home farm Mr. Geiger spent his boyhood days, occupied with the plowing, planting and harvesting from early spring until late fall and attending the neighboring schools during the short winter terms. Having acquired his education he made his first venture in the business world as a clerk in a meat market in Hebron, where he remained for two years, at the termination of which period he was apprenticed to a miller and after learning the trade purchased a half interest in the Hebron Flour Mills. From 1885 to 1891 he was in partnership with William Bebout, whose interest he subsequently purchased and became sole owner and proprietor of the enterprise but has since been joined by his brother Peter in the present firm relation. David Geiger is thoroughly familiar with the business, which is proving a successful venture. The mill is thoroughly equipped with modern appliances and has a complete roller process, the business being conducted on the general custom basis for toll or cash, and flour and feed is exchanged for grain. His excellent business judgment and careful management have enabled Mr. Geiger to greatly increase his volume of trade since he undertook full management of the concern, which is now one of the leading industries in this part of the state. On July 2, 1890, Mr. Geiger wedded Miss Lily White, a daughter of Samuel and Ella White, natives of Union township, and the couple have since been living together in the enjoyment of domestic happiness. For about eight .years, prior to her marriage Mrs. Geiger was a teacher in the public schools of Hebron, and her efficiency in that profession was widely acknowledged. Unto this marriage two children were born : Mary Lois, in March, 1897; and Mildred Ruth, in July, 1903. Mr. Geiger has given his political support to the democratic party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He is a man of marked industry who in all his business affairs has displayed sound judgment and keen discrimination. Moreover he possesses a resolute spirit which enables him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. ELI A. PRATT. Macaulay has said that "the history of a country is best told in the lives of its people." History is no longer a record of wars and conquests but the tale of business development, commercial, industrial and agricultural progress, and the leading men of the community are not military leaders but those who control the veins and arteries of trade and traffic. In this connection Eli A. Pratt deserves mention as one of the representative farmers of Monroe township and a member of one of the oldest and most honored pioneer families. He was born August 27, 1858, and is a member of two of the earliest, most prominent and influential families of Licking county. His father, John Pratt, was also born in Monroe town- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 729 ship near Johnstown. His son Eli now resides on the farm where his father spent most of his entire life, his death occurring on the old homestead in November, 1897, at an advanced age. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Louisa Crocker and her parents were among the first settlers of this part of the state. She, too, was born in Licking county, and her last days were spent on the old homestead farm, where she had lived from the time of her marriage. It was on the 4th of August, 1905, that she departed this life and her death was deeply regretted by many who had known and loved her. The grandfather, Major Eli Pratt, came to Licking county from Pennsylvania when a young man and was among the most active and influential residents of his day in developing the county and founding the institutions which have been creditable forces in its material, intellectual and moral development. As the years passed he was actively engaged in transforming the wild land into a rich and productive farm and both he and his son, John Pratt, became large landowners and extensive farmers. In their work they were progressive as well as practical and their labors resulted in making the Pratt homestead one of the fine farms of the county. Eli A. Pratt was reared on the old home place and found employment there, being busily engaged with the work of the fields from his early youth. When the farm work was over for the year he had the privilege of attending the country schools and he also continued his education in the schools of Johnstown. When twenty years of age he went west, imbued with a spirit which prompts many young men to leave home and learn something of life in other parts of the country. For two years he found employment with the farmers of Iowa and Illinois but, becoming convinced that there was no more desirable place of residence than Ohio, he returned to this state in December, 1879, and again engaged in farm work with his father. The lessons of diligence, industry and honesty which were early impressed upon his mind have borne fruit in later years, making him one of the prosperous and reliable agriculturists of the county. On the 2d of August, 1885, Mr. Pratt was united in marriage to Miss Anna Hursey, daughter of Simon and Charlotte (Bateson) Hursey, of Delaware county. Following his marriage Mr. Pratt began farming for himself, upon a tract of land which he purchased in Monroe township near the Delaware county line. There year after year he tilled the fields and harvested his crops, remaining upon that place until March, 1906, when he purchased from the heirs the old home farm, where his parents had so long resided and which thus again became the Pratt family homestead. Here he is now living with his family of four children, two sons and two daughters, John R., Benjamin H., Milley L. and Charlotta Louisa. In addition to his extensive farming interests Mr. Pratt was engaged for three years, beginning in 1891, in the hay and grain business in Johnstown, and was an extensive buyer and shipper of farm products. He has also been for some years a large stock raiser and also a dealer in stock at certain seasons of the year, buying and shipping to the markets of this and other states. His business interests have become extensive and important and have been well managed. Tireless energy, keen perception and a genius for formulating and executing well devised plans, are salient characteristics in his business career and have proven elements in a success which is as honorable as it is gratifying. 730 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. In addition to his growing and prosperous interests, Mr. Pratt has held to the opinion that public affairs demand a certain share of every man's time and attention and he has never been tardy in performing what he considers a public duty. The work of general improvement and all movements calculated to promote the public good have ever found in him a supporter and cooperant factor. He has served the public as justice of the peace and as school director and in other public capacities and his aid in matters of general welfare is never sought in vain. He is a republican in politics and in 1900 he was census enumerator for his township. He takes an active interest in promoting the growth and securing the success of his party, while frequently he serves as a delegate to county, district and state conventions. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons, the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, his membership being in their respective lodges in Johnstown. He is emphatically a prominent man of the community and is not only active in business but has also been influential in promoting the best interests of all the people and contributing to public prosperity as well as to individual success. BERNARD J. MATTINGLY. Stock-raising and general farming command the attention of Bernard J. Mattingly in Jersey township, this county, where he has resided for a number of years. His birth occurred in Muskingum county, March 22, 1861. His parents were Christopher and Theresa (Durbin) Mattingly, his father, who was a son of James Mattingly of the state of Maryland, having gone to Muskingum county, in 1849. He made the trip from his native home in Maryland over the rugged mountain trails on horseback and when he arrived in Muskingum county he had little capital but possessed what was of far greater worth to him--a strong constitution and ambition to succeed. Being a man of sterling qualities and thoroughly honest, his ambition to succeed materialized, as is manifest from the fact that he is now probably the largest individual landowner in that county, not only possessing large farms there but at the same time owning a vast acreage in Knox and Licking counties. Upon coming to Ohio he earned his first money by rail-splitting but subsequently, through industry, honesty, frugality and perseverance, he won prosperity until he is now one of the most considerable financial factors in his county. He is also well known through his contributions to public and private charities. He has reared, educated and comfortably established in life a large family, and among his children are : James, of Zanesville; the Rev. Jerome B. Mattingly, pastor of the Catholic church at Lancaster, Ohio; Ida, who became the wife of John McLaughlin, a farmer of Muskingum county ; Dennis, also an agriculturist of that county, now residing on the old homestead of six hundred acres ; Bernard J.; and Mary, deceased. The parents now reside near Zanesville, Ohio. Mrs. Mattingly is a descendant of the Durbin family of Knox county, well known and prominent in the affairs of that county. On his father's farm Bernard J. Mattingly was reared and during his boyhood days engaged in agricultural duties, in the meantime attending the district school where he acquired his education. He remained on the home farm until his HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 731 marriage, when he began farming for himself on the Baptist Durbin farm, the old homestead of his mother's people, located in Knox county, where he remained until the year 1889, when he removed to his present farm, where he has since devoted his time to general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising. He has an excellent tract of land containing four hundred acres, and makes a specialty of buying and shipping cattle, sheep and hogs. He was formerly one of the largest shippers of stock to eastern markets from this locality and also made extensive shipments of hay and grain. His farm is highly improved, being provided with a modern home, a capacious barn and other buildings, is also well fenced and drained, and in every particular is one of the finest pieces of land in the county. On August 10, 1886, Mr. Mattingly was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Sapp, a daughter of George and Delia Ann (White) Sapp, her father being a well known farmer of Knox county, while her mother departed this life several years ago. To Mr. and Mrs. Mattingly were born : Christopher ; George C.; Mary Ann; Jerome F., deceased.; Lucy ; Theresa ; Burnadette, deceased; and Grace Genevieve Mr. Mattingly is a democrat and takes a deep interest in the affairs of his party, always doing what he can by his influence during campaigns to secure the election of its candidates. He has served the township as trustee and has also officiated on the school board of Knox and Licking counties, but not being ambitious for public preferment he does not seek higher office as he wishes rather to devote his time to his private business affairs. He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, meeting at Johnstown, and with the members of his family attends the Catholic church. He is held in high regard by all who know him and always favors every measure providing for public improvement and which, in his opinion, will in any degree promote the interests of the community. Mr. Mattingly has an ideal country home, permeated with refinement and culture, and his wife, who is a noble, christian lady, is well known throughout the community for her charity and hospitality. In addition to his country residence he also owns considerable business property and a dwelling in Johnstown, the house being furnished and always ready for the reception of the members of his family when they desire to spend a few months in the city. MILTON KELSEY. The commercial interests of Hebron find a worthy representative in Milton Kelsey, who is now conducting an extensive business as a dealer in lumber and building material. He possesses strong purpose and indefatigable energy and these qualities enable him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. As he is widely recognized as a leading business man of the community, his record cannot fail to prove of interest to many of our readers. He was born in 1860, in Hebron, and has always remained a resident of the village, with the development and growth of which the name of Kelsey has been long inseparably connected. His father was Ira E. Kelsey, a sketch of whom appears on another page of this volume. Milton Kelsey was reared under the parental roof and attended the public schools of Hebron, afterward spending three years in the state uni- 732 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. versity. Starting out in business life, he worked for his father in the tile factory until 1891, when, owing to his father's death, he succeeded to the business, which he managed for three years. He then entered the shipping business as a dealer in hay and grain and continued in this field until the fall of 1908, his annual sales amounting to about one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, and recently he erected a storeroom. On retiring from the hay and grain business he became a dealer in lumber and building material and has since been thus identified with the commercial interests of his native town. In addition to his business interests in Hebron he owns fifty acres, constituting a good farm within the corporation limits of the village. Mr. Kelsey was married in 1887 to Miss Mary Hutchison, of Basil, Ohio, who died leaving one son, Irving, who is with his father in business. For twenty years Mr. Kelsey remained a widower and then was married in 1908 to Mrs. Minnie Carlile Faller. In his fraternal relations he is connected with the Masonic Lodge of Hebron and with the Warren Chapter, R. A. M., at Newark. In politics he is independent and is also interested in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community. He has served as a member of the village council and on the board of education. The same spirit of progressiveness characterizes his public service as is manifested in his control of his private business interests. Recognizing the fact that industry and diligence are the basis of all success, he has used those qualities in gaining the prosperity which he now enjoys. By the consensus of public opinion he is regarded as one of the leading business men and representative citizens of this part of the county. JURDON PATTERSON. For something over one hundred years the Patterson family has been identified with the agricultural and stock-raising interests of this county. Early in the nineteenth century his ancestors located in this region, being among the pioneer settlers who came into this section of the country when the land was in its primitive condition and, bravely meeting the hardships and privations of pioneer life, assisted in its cultivation until it was transformed into fertile fields. In those early days one could not come into that region and buy or rent a farm which stood in readiness for cultivation because most of the land was in its original state and had never felt the plowshare nor produced crops of waving grain. Timber and stony ground greeted the eyes of the first settlers and while the soil was good, yet, being overgrown with underbrush and in every respect in a rough state, it was only by hard and incessant labor that they were able to convert it into pleasant and fruitful farming country. In was in Burlington township, on August 27, 1827, that the birth of Jurdon Patterson occurred. He was the son of Adam and Ann (Crow) Patterson and his father was born in Augusta county, Virginia, and his mother near Wheeling, West Virginia. In the year 1810 Adam Patterson emigrated to Licking county from his old home in Virginia and purchased a large tract of land which he cleared and put into condition for farming and upon which he lived and labored until he departed this life, in April, 1855, preceding his wife HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 733 into that land from which no traveler returns by forty-five years. They reared a family of seven children, the following ones surviving: Matilda, wife of E. R. Moore; Cordelia, who was united in marriage with A. Householder, of this township; Addison; and Jurdon. In his boyhood days Jurdon Patterson attended the district schools during the winter season and in the summer time assisted his father in his labors on the farm. He remained at home, engaging daily in agricultural pursuits, until he attained the age of twenty-eight years and about that time, his father retiring from active life, he rented the homestead which he cultivated for a period of ten years, during which time he was especially successful and succeeded in accumulating the means with which to purchase a farm for himself. He bought seventy acres of land in Burlington township, which he cultivated and upon which he lived until the year 1870, when he removed to the farm which he now has under cultivation. He has altogether two hundred and thirteen acres of excellent land. He is among the enterprising and progressive farmers of the county and through careful management and hard work has become a wealthy and prosperous husbandman and has also won the respect of the entire community. In the year 1855 Mr. Patterson wedded Miss Ellen Folley, a native of the state of Virginia. To this union was born one daughter. His wife passed away in the year 1856 and Mr. Patterson, in 1861, was united in marriage with Mary A. Warner, of this county. They had two children, one of whom died in infancy. The other, Mary E., is the wife of L. L. Edman, who resides in Burlington township. Mrs. Patterson departed this life in 1863 and Mr. Patterson afterward wedded Eliza Stevens, who died January 20, 1867. Mr. Patterson next married Mrs. Amy Keckley, with whom he is now living. Mr. Patterson gives his political support to the democratic party in the principles of which he is a firm believer. He is a man of exceptional executive and administrative ability, as well as of keen business judgment, and has been called upon to serve the county in several responsible positions such as school director, county trustee and justice of the peace three terms. He has spent a long and useful life, being now in his eighty-second year, all of which time he has devoted to agricultural interests, and while he does not engage as actively in farming pursuits as in former days his health and vigor still permits him to attend to many farm duties although he prefers now to enjoy somewhat of the leisure and comfort with which his hard and earnest toil has generously rewarded him. PETER H. GEIGER. Peter H. Geiger, who for some time conducted a general store in Kirkersville, and subsequently engaged in general farming one mile north of Hebron but is now in partnership with his brother David, operating the Hebron Flour mills, was born near Hebron, Licking county, November 14, 1854, a son of David and Nancy (Roads) Geiger. The paternal grandfather, Jacob Geiger, served in the war of 1812 and departed this life at Pleasantville, this state. In the last named place, a small town of Fairfield county, David Geiger was born in 1822 while 734 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. birth occurred in 1825, in Union township, where they located after their marriage. There Mr. Geiger spent his remaining days, entering into rest May 14, 1874, his wife, who survived him by twenty-nine years, passing away in the year 1903. He followed agricultural pursuits all his days on a farm containing three hundred and twenty-five acres and was well known throughout the community as an upright and industrious man. He was also a stanch democrat who was always enthusiastic in presenting the principles of his party. While he was not affiliated with any religious body he attended divine services with his wife who was a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Geiger belonged to a family well known in this part of the state as they came here in the early part of the century when much of the land was occupied by the Indians. They were among the advance guards of civilization through whose energies the forest lands were cleared away and the ground made ready for cultivation. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Geiger were born ten children : Jacob M., who passed away in his twelfth year ; Emily, who resides in Fairfield county, near Hebron ; Worthington R., who lives in Union township; Clara, the wife of David House, residing in Hebron ; Jesse E., who resides on the old homestead a mile and a half west of Hebron ; David M., who is in partnership with his brother ; Peter H., in the milling business; Theophilus F., who operates a farm situated in Union township a mile and a half south of Hebron; Millie, who resides with a sister in Newark ; and Rhoda, the wife of Elmer Stewart, of Newark. On the farm with his parents Peter H. Geiger was reared, becoming acquainted with the work of the fields under the supervision of his father and acquiring his education in the village school. He remained at home until he was nineteen years of age, at which time he went to Fairfield county, where he remained for six years, cultivating thirty-five acres of land which he owned. At the expiration of that period, disposing of his property there, he invested in one hundred acres of land in Lawrence county, Tennessee, which he tilled for two years and then traded for a general store in Kirkersville. After conducting the business for the brief period of two months, he became dissatisfied with the enterprise and, disposing of his interests, purchased the farm in Fairfield county which he formerly owned, there spending six years. He next located on a farm one mile north of Hebron, where he tilled his fields for about eleven years, when he sold out and purchased an interest in the Hebron mills in 1903. In this enterprise he is in partnership with his brother David M., and the plant is one of the largest of the kind in this part of the county, being thoroughly equipped with modern machinery and the most advanced milling processes, the capacity of the mill being fifty barrels. Since associating himself with this enterprise Mr. Geiger, through his industry and business ability, has succeeded in adding largely to the volume of trade, which is gradually increasing so that the mill is among the most remunerative industries of the township. In 1880 Mr. Geiger wedded Rachael Parrish, who was born in Walnut township, Fairfield county, Ohio, October 14, 1856, and is a daughter of Alfred and Jemima (Parrish) Parrish. Mr. and Mrs. Geiger had three children : Gertrude, who entered into rest in her twenty-first year ; and Perry C. and Frederick L., who reside with their parents. Mr. Geiger gives his support to the democratic party and although he does not aspire to office and is not an active politician he HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 735 is familiar with the political situations of the day and is sufficiently interested in his party as to use his influence as well as his vote during campaigns to secure the election of its candidates. He is a liberal supporter of the Baptist church, where he and his wife attend services and, being a man who is upright in all his dealings, endeavoring as nearly as possible to conduct himself in harmony with the teachings of his church, he is a most desirable citizen and is held in high favor as a business man throughout the county. JOHN P. SWISHER. John P. Swisher, long prominent in agricultural circles of Union township, Licking county, is now living in retirement after a long life devoted to farming. He was born October 14, 1837, in Lima township, a son of Joseph and Dorothy (Houser) Swisher, his father having been a native of Virginia, while his mother was a native of Ohio. In their family were seven children, namely : Sarah, who became the wife of Oscar F. Wilson, of Columbus, Ohio; O. Rhoda, who was united in marriage to Ebenezer Graham, and lives in Madison, Indiana ; John P., our subject; Nancy, the wife of George Whitehead; Mary, a resident of Columbus, Ohio; Jacob Sennett, who lives in Colorado; and Stephen, who makes his home in Omaha. On his father's farm in Lima township John P. Swisher spent his boyhood days, acquiring his preliminary education in the neighboring schools and subsequently taking a three years' course in the Columbus high school. After completing his studies he remained on the home farm until he was seventeen years of age, and then taught school for awhile, later serving as a clerk for about eight years, at the expiration of which time he commenced farming in Licking township. He began his agricultural life on a farm of one hundred and sixty-five acres which he had obtained from his father-in-law, and to which from time to time he added until he owned a magnificent place consisting of something over six hundred acres. He has since given his son and his son-in-law each a farm of one hundred acres, and sold to them the reservoir farm, and has retired from active life and removed to Hebron locating in an elegant new residence on Basin street, in which he still resides. On March 4, 1861, Mr. Swisher wedded Miss Sarah Green, a daughter of Benjamin and Mary Green, born in 1839. They were the parents of two children, namely : Karey A., who resides in Millersport, Ohio, engaged with a Mr. Pence in the hay and grain business. He married Florence Stoolfire, a daughter of Charles Stoolfire, and they have one daughter, Louise ; and Mary, who became the wife of George Stinson, of Utica, Ohio, and has had five children, two of whom survive, namely, Carl and Thelma. Mr. Swisher does not ally himself with any particular political party, as it has always been his opinion that one should vote for the candidate, after having duly considered his qualifications, rather than for party principles. Consequently he reserves the right to examine the ballots of the several political cults and mark his ticket independently. For forty-seven years he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he is an active worker and of which he has served as steward for some time. Being a man possessed of those 736 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. qualities of character which add dignity to his person and command respect, he has been very influential in his community, endeavoring to live in obedience to the teachings of Christ, in whom he anchors his hope for a higher and better life. His industry and enterprise have not only been a benefit to him and his family, but also to the entire county, in the financial circles of which he figures prominently, being a stockholder in the Hebron Bank, the Park National Bank of Newark, and the Millersport Bank. He is favorably known throughout that entire region and enjoys both the confidence and respect of all whom he comes in contact. McKINDRA D. SHRADER. No history of Johnstown would be complete without extended and personal reference to McKindra D. Shrader who is now the efficient and popular mayor of the city and is giving to Johnstown a practical, businesslike administration and is, moreover, well known through his connection with commercial interests here, being a dealer in hay, grain, live stock, vehicles and farm implements. A gentleman of determined spirit and progressive ideas, he carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes, and it was through no wish on his part but as the result of a desire on the part of his fellow townsmen that he consented to become the chief executive officer. Mr. Shrader was born in Liberty township, Licking county, February 14, 1860, and is a son of Eliud and Lucy (Wise) Shrader. In his boyhood days the father came from Pennsylvania to Ohio with his parents and was reared in this state. The mother was a native of Muskingum county, Ohio, and spent her entire life here. Eliud Shrader followed the occupation of farming as a life work and his son. McKindra D. Shrader, remained upon the homestead farm until he was twenty-three years of age. His education was obtained in the district schools of the neighborhood, and when not busy with his text-books he gave his attention to the work of the fields, assisting in the cultivation of the crops from the time of early spring planting until after the harvests were gathered in the late autumn. He was married on the 18th of September, 1883, to Miss Alda Emerson, a daughter of Monroe and Charity (Platt) Emerson. Two children have been born of this union, Grace, now the wife of Ralph Hubbard, and Roe, who is engaged in clerical work. For six years after his marriage Mr. Shrader engaged in farming in Liberty township and then put aside the work of the fields to become connected with the commercial interests of Johnstown. He became a dealer in hay, grain, vehicles, farm implements and live stock, and from 1895 until 1903 was engaged in the lumber, coal and live stock business at Alexandria, Licking county. While residing there he was called to public office, serving as clerk of St. Albans township for five years, and also as township trustee for two years. Since his removal to Johnstown he has engaged extensively in the hay, grain, live stock, vehicle and farm implement business and is reckoned among the largest and most successful dealers in his line. By energy and close application he has built up a profitable business. No matter in how much fantastic theorizing one may indulge as to the cause of suc- cess HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 737 cess, a careful analysis will always reveal the fact that persistency of purpose and unremitting industry constitute the foundation upon which prosperity rests. Mr. Shrader's life history is another exemplification of this fact. With him a promise made or a pledge given has ever been regarded as a sacred obligation, and at all times his commercial integrity has stood as an unquestioned fact in his career. While Mr. Shrader is preeminently a business man, his fellow townsmen recognized in him the qualities that make for efficient, faithful and progressive service in public office and, contrary to his ambitions and wishes, he was elected mayor of Johnstown in February, 1907. His administration is proving the wisdom of the people in selecting him as the head of the town government. In politics he has always given his allegiance to the republican party and has ever been interested in its success, yet from no desire for office but because he believes its principles are most conducive to the welfare of the state and nation. He is a member of the uniformed rank of the Knights of Pythias and of the Modern Woodmen of America. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church with which he has been identified since fourteen years of age, and stands as a high type of the honorable and upright citizen, reliable and energetic business man and the faithful friend. FRED B. MORELAND. General agriculture and stock-raising have commanded the attention of Fred B. Moreland of Lima township for many years, although recently he has withdrawn somewhat from active life and is living in retirement. He was born near St. Louisville, in Newton township, Licking county, January 2, 1840, a son of Philip F. and Elizabeth (Wortham) Moreland, natives of Virginia. His grandparents were Hazel and Margaret (Foss) Moreland, the former a native of Maryland. They were united in marriage in Virginia, and came from that state to Ohio with a family of twelve children, all of whom were married and reared large families. Philip Moreland was born in 1815 and departed this life on the farm now in possession of his son, Fred B., in 1875, and his wife, born March 13, 1819, is now residing with her children in this township. She was a daughter of Theodore and Martha (Burdette) Wortham, who came overland by wagon to Newton township, this county, subsequently settling in Lima township, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Philip Moreland was a farmer all his life and he owned four hundred acres of land, to which he had given sufficient attention to make it one of the most desirable in the township. In his family were four children, namely : Alonzo, who departed this life here October 1, 1908 ; Frederick B. ; Susan, wife of William Slain, of Lima township ; and Bun Moreland. On his father's farm Fred B. Moreland was reared, and during his boyhood acquired his education in the district schools. He was about ten years of age when his parents removed to Lima township and here he has since resided with the exception of four years spent in Knox county. He assisted in performing the duties of the home farm until he was united in marriage, at which period of his life he purchased ground for himself and engaged in agricultural pursuits independently. For many years he tilled an excellent farm containing one hundred acres, which 738 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. he disposed of in 1900 and at present he has a thirty acre farm, which is all he desires to care for since his sons have married and left home. He has followed general farming all his life in connection with stock-raising and in both has been quite successful, but in recent years, being in comfortable circumstances, he decided to give up active life for the most part and enjoy the fruits of his long season of toil in retirement. On October 2, 1861, Mr. Moreland was united in marriage to Frances Reece, who was born in Granville township, October 21, 1843, a daughter of John and Judith (Jones) Reece, natives of Wales, who came to Granville at an early date with their parents, her maternal grandparents having been Thomas and Sarah Jones, who had ten children, one of whom was born in Wales. Mrs. Frances (Reece) Moreland lost her mother when she was six weeks old and when eight years of age she was sent to Lima township to live with her uncle, John C. Jones, with whom she remained for twelve years. To Mr. and Mrs. Moreland were born : Clement and Eva, twins, she having died in infancy and he at the age of forty years, leaving a widow and three children, Claudine, Ethel Lee and Elsie G.; Elmer, of Columbia Center, who is married and has four children, Guy, Clair, Charles and Ned, while Theodore, the twin brother. of Ned is deceased; Zona, who departed this life when nine years of age; and Mary, wife of Frederick Lewis. Mr. Moreland is a stalwart democrat, being loyal to his party, and a firm believer in its principles. For three terms he has served as township trustee, has been assessor of the township for ten consecutive years and has served as land appraiser. He is a man who, on account of his intelligence and executive ability, has been chosen to serve in a number of responsible positions, among them being that of a director of the County Infirmary, in which position he officiated for six years. Mr. Moreland is a man of marked personality, being thoughtful and well informed, and by his industry and public spirit has contributed much to the general welfare of the community in which he is held in high respect. S. V. RUGG. S. V. Rugg, proprietor of a general merchandise establishment in Outville, Harrison township, conducting the enterprise in partnership with his son Francis M., is a native of New Lexington, Perry county, born in October, 1847, and a son of Samuel and Nancy (Imel) Rugg. The father, who was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, passed away at the advanced age of eighty-seven years, while the mother, a native of Perry county, departed this life in Alexandria, this county, when in her seventy-second year. Samuel Rugg, who had been active in agricultural life here for many years, was living in retirement at Newark, Ohio, when his life's career was terminated. In his family were the following children : Nathaniel, who died in Newark in 1905; S. V.; Amy, the wife of Leslie Wise, of Columbus, Ohio; Elijah P., a merchant of Outville ; Ephraim T., a resident of Newark, Ohio, where he is engaged in banking, the real-estate business and manufacturing; John S., also of Newark; Katharine, a resident of Granville; Thomas, who lives in Newark ; and Ella, the wife of James A. Blank, of Newark. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 739 S. V. Rugg remained on the home farm with his parents until he was twenty years of age, in the meantime pursuing his education in the neighboring schools and completing a course of study in the New Lexington high school. He afterward located in McCuneville and engaged in general merchandising with John Storer, the firm being known as Storer & Rugg. Continuing in that partnership for about five years, at the termination of that period, in company with his brother Nathaniel, he engaged in business in McCuneville under the name of Rugg & Brother for two years and in 1875 came to Outville, where he has since resided. He continued the business with his brother Nathaniel, and later another brother, Elijah P., was admitted to the partnership. They conducted a general merchandise store, dealing extensively in hardware and at the same time running a railroad agency for the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Companies. The three brothers continued in partnership until 1900 when Nathaniel severed his relation with the firm and went to Newark to take a position in the county treasurer's office under his brother Ephraim T., who was elected head of that department of the city, and Elijah P. also withdrew from the firm and is engaged in business for himself, the enterprise of this place being now solely under the control of S. V. Rugg. In connection with dealing largely in hardware and other merchandise he also trades in vehicles and harness. Recently he associated with him his son Francis M. and the firm is now known as S. V. Rugg & Son. Mr. Rugg owns the store building and the site upon which it stands and also two dwelling houses in Outville, one of which he rents, and he also has a fine farm of eighty acres located a mile and a half north of the town. He has been very successful in his business ventures and his industry and enterprise have made him one of the most influential commercial factors in the township. In 1881 Mr. Rugg wedded Emma C. Alward, who was born near Granville, this county, a daughter of James and Martha Alward, and to this union have been born a son and two daughters : Francis M. wedded Isabelle Harrison, of Jersey, Ohio, and they have one child, Janice; Louise D. is the wife of Allen W. Smith, of Pataskala, and they have a son, Paul; and Beatrice, a pupil in the Pataskala high school. In politics Mr. Rugg is a democrat but the pressure of business has been so great as to prevent him from taking an active interest in the affairs of his party, although he has always been loyal to its candidates and regularly casts his vote to secure their election. He is a man of keen business judgment, whose industry has given him a high place in the commercial circles of the town of which he is a leading business man. ELIJAH P. RUGG. Elijah P. Rugg, long a prominent representative of commercial interests in Outville, was born September 21, 1852, in New Lexington, Perry county, Ohio, where he was reared on a farm until he was eighteen years of age, in the meantime availing himself of the educational advantages of the neighboring schools. At that period of his life he removed with his parents to a farm situated four miles north of Outville, in St. Albans township, later returning to his birthplace, where he 740 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. attended the high school. After his graduation he taught for four terms in Pick-away county, subsequently completing a course of study at the Pataskala high school, in which he later taught for two terms. He then spent one year on the farm, at the same time becoming interested in general merchandising with his brother in Outville. In 1898 they dissolved partnership and Elijah Rugg started in business for himself. His perseverance and enterprise have enabled him to acquire a large patronage and he has been so successful that his trade has enabled him to own the store he occupies and also an elegant residence. He is recognized throughout the township as an honest and reliable business man and it has been through his own exertions and untiring efforts, together with solicitation to please and accommodate his customers, that he has developed his present remunerative business, which plays a large part in the commercial welfare of the community. In 1877 Mr. Rugg wedded Lois Nichols, a native of this county and a daughter of Leonard E. and Mary (Lewis) Nichols. Her mother, a native of Wales, was brought here in infancy by her parents, who located in St. Albans township. To Mr. and Mrs. Rugg have been born three children, namely : Leona Leota, a stenographer for the McLaray Insurance Company of Columbus, Ohio; Edna Dell, the wife of Edward Rickley, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio ; and Iola N., a pupil in the Pataskala high school. Mr. Rugg, like his brother, gives his allegiance to the democratic party and in local political affairs he has exerted considerable influence, his enthusiastic public spirit contributing much toward the improvement of the community in various directions. He belongs to the Presbyterian church, of which he is a trustee and an ardent supporter, and, his life being in close keeping with the teachings of his faith, he deserves the reputation of being one of the township's honorable and representative citizens. CHARLES C. METZ. The firm of Charles Metz & Brothers, one of the oldest in the meat business of the county was composed up to May, 1898, of Charles C. Metz, Henry A. Metz and David C. Metz, and then, on the death of Henry Metz the business was continued by the two brothers, Charles C. and David C. The father before them was a professional butcher from the old country. He was born in Berge an der Werra, a small village in Saxony, Germany, on April 9, 1814. He received his early education in his native town, served his apprenticeship in the near by city of Saxe Weimer and when he became of age served his prescribed time in the army. Army life being distasteful to him he was granted a prolonged furlough, but was still held as a member of the reserve, liable at any time to be called. It was customary for men learning a trade to go away from home to follow their vocation, so he went to the city of Hamburg, where he procured employment with one of the large establishments of that city and worked there for four years, becoming very proficient in the manufacturing department. Fearing the possibility of being called back into the army he left Hamburg for America and arrived in Newark with some of his fellow travelers who were bound for Ohio, in April, 1836. Four years later he became acquainted with Elizabeth Sebina Fisher, who had just come to Newark HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 741 from the old country and they were married May 28, 1841. She was born in Horheim, Wertemburg, Germany, May 16, 1816. Mrs. Metz, mother of the Metz brothers, is still alive and in fairly good health being able to relate all the principal incidents of her life, and if she lives until May 16, 1909, she will have arrived at her ninety-third birthday. The absolute faith of this old lady in the rulings of Divine Providence and her strong personal responsibility have carried her through the many difficult trials of her life and will be her anchor to her life's end. Upon taking the responsibilities of married life Mr. Metz began business for himself. His first venture was to open a meat market, and as his means were limited to only a few dollars, some tools and a horse and wagon which a friend loaned him, his beginning was very unpretentions. His meat market was in a small room on Canal street in the rear of what is now known as the Crane Bliss Hardware Company. This was in 1844 the principal thoroughfare of the town, and canal boat navigation being at its height, the trade with owners of these boats was the competition of the times. The passenger boats were called packets and as they passed through Newark on their way from Cleveland to the Ohio river, to Portsmouth, they would lay in a few days' supply, as this town was even then one of considerable importance. He prospered from the first, but Newark being at that time only a town of about three thousand inhabitants, business was limited to small proportions. Charles C. Metz was born in Newark December 9, 1842, Henry A. Metz December 25, 1845, and D. C. Metz March 19, 1852. The two years before the breaking out of the Civil war were extremely dull and the presidential campaign of 1860 being a very turbulent one, the financial depression was very keenly felt by the smaller business interests of the country. Among those who suffered by the prevailing conditions was Mr. Metz and with a family of seven children, the eldest only eighteen years old, it took heroic efforts to maintain his household and keep out of debt. He was a person of strict integrity and high honor and nothing would worry him more than the necessity of incurring a debt that he could not see his way clear to pay. When the war commenced the following spring, every thing in the way of produce advanced, and the demand in nearly every line of business increased beyond every expectation, so that his trade took on new life and the mark of actual prosperity really began. About this time the eldest son, Charles C., although closely identified with his father's business from a mere boy of ten, took a managing interest in the business. He became the buyer and continued in that capacity for many years. Henry, the next younger, being then a lad of fifteen years, took charge of the slaughtering branch of the business and D. C. took the part of an all-round assistant as his youthful ability permitted him to do, and few of riper age could have done better. The father now was enabled to devote his whole energy to the work in his market and office. About this time he purchased the property on West Main street, known now for a period of forty-seven years, as the Metz Meat Market. The business flourished as it never had before and Charles C. Metz became the partner of his father. From time to time they added facilities to meet their growing trade, until few plants in the state could boast of better equipment. In the spring of 1869 the father retired, Henry Metz became a partner and the firm name was changed from Charles Metz & Sons to Charles Metz & Brother. In 1875 David C. Metz was taken in as a partner and the name of the firm was again changed by adding "s" to "Brother." Their business constantly in- 742 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. creased and as time progressed their trade reached out into fields far beyond their local environment. Though doing a pork packing, wholesaling and manufacturing business, they however always kept a keen eye on their local trade and were always up to date. The partners all acquired for themselves valuable properties in different parts of the city. In January, 1908, Charles C. Metz retired from the meat business in order to devote his time to other enterprises in which he is interested. The old stand was rented for other business. D. C. Metz had the year previous constructed a fine brick building in East Newark which he is at present occupying with a grocery and meat market. Having been the buyer for the firm for many years he is probably one of the best known men throughout the county and has a host of friends among all classes. Consequently he maintains a fine and prosperous business. He was elected a member of the city council a few years ago and served his term with much credit. Charles C. Metz besides being actively engaged for many years in a prosperous business, found time to represent many and varied interests in public life and filled many positions of distinction and trust. In 1876 he organized Company G, Seventeenth Regiment, Ohio National Guard Infantry, the first military company organized in Newark after the Civil war. It was a crack company and made its first public appearance doing escort duty at the inauguration of Governor Bishop in the spring of 1877. He was elected township treasurer at one time and was president of the Newark Board of Trade for a number of years and is at present an honorary member of that body. He was a charter member of the Security Loan & Building Company before its change in 1903. When the Newark Trust Company was organized, having served in the old company as a director for the fourteen years of its existence, he was reelected as a director in the new bank and later was elected its vice president, which position he now holds. He is also connected with church work, having been a vestryman in Trinity Episcopal church of this city, and at present being junior warden. He was one of seven who guaranteed the rent for a room in which to hold meetings of the Young Men's Christian Association upon its first establishment here, by this means enabling them to hold out until they could be more permanently reestablished. He has considerable real estate under his control, so he is about as busy as ever, enjoying good health and he therefore feels that under divine protection he may still be spared for many years of usefulness. HOMER B. CONWAY. Homer B. Conway, who for many years has been identified with the agricultural interests of Monroe township, this county, was born October 18, 1847, on the farm where he now resides, a son of John and Elmira (Williams) Conway. His ancestors were strict Covenanters and came to the new world from the north of Ireland. His father, a highly educated man, was graduated from Marietta College, at Marietta, Ohio, and was an able minister of the Presbyterian church, noted for his zealous Christian character and spiritual qualifications for his holy calling. He had been in the active ministry of the Gospel but three years, however, when HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 743 he was taken with a severe illness which terminated his life's labors. His wife, who was a faithful adherent and one of the original members of the Johnstown Presbyterian church, departed this life February 10, 1908, in her eighty-fourth year. Among their children was Homer B. Conway, who was born and reared on the farm and acquired his education in the public schools of Johnstown. After completing his studies he settled on the old homestead, where he has since engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He owns four hundred and sixty acres of land, in a desirable location. Its soil is rich and arable and through the persevering efforts of Mr. Conway the place has been so improved as to be one of the finest farms in the entire township. By a careful study of the nature of the soils and the adaptation of crops to them he has been able to work his land to the best advantage and obtain approximately the maximum yield, which from year to year has remunerated him with bountiful harvests. He also deals to some extent in sheep, horses and cattle, breeding some of the finest specimens of draft and road horses and feeding a number of head of cattle in readiness for market. While Mr. Conway, owing to his advanced years, is not actively engaged in the routine work of his farm, he still superintends its affairs and management. On January 31, 1867, Mr. Conway wedded Miss Emma Mann, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Straight) Mann, natives of the state of New Jersey, and now residing in Delaware county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Conway are parents of Milton, an agriculturist of Delaware county, Olio; Ora, wife of Milton Shauba, who engages in farming in this township, and David, engaged in the same occupation in Jersey township. Mr. Conway supports the republican party, to which he has been loyal all his life and the principles of which he is convinced are in every sense adequate to promote the best interests of the commonwealth. A man of high intelligence and culture, enterprising and progressive, throughout his life he has been solicitous for the highest good of the community and has always exerted his influence toward advancing the moral, educational and material interests of the community. COLONEL HAMLIN D. BURCH. Colonel Hamlin D. Burch is numbered among those who have made the history and molded the destiny of Licking county. Concentrating his energies largely upon-business interests in Hebron, he has figured as a general merchant here since 1869 and has served almost continuously as postmaster since 1870. Moreover he is entitled to distinctive mention in this volume from the fact that he is an honored veteran of two wars, having responded to the country's call for troops at the time of the Civil war and again in the recent conflict with Spain. Colonel Burch was born in Muskingum county near Dresden, Ohio, September 21, 1846, a son of Jonathan and Eliza (Doughty) Burch, both of whom were natives of Muskingum county and spent their last days in Hebron. The father followed farming throughout his entire life and was a quiet, industrious man, whose rules of life commended him to the good will and trust of all with whom he was brought in contact. Both he and his wife held membership in the Methodist 744 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Episcopal church. Their family numbered seven children. Leonidas F., who enlisted for service in the Union army as a member of Company H, Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was captured at the battle of Chickamauga and died in Andersonville prison. Homer C., who enlisted in the same company and regiment, was wounded in the battle of Resaca and died in Hebron, in 1882, from the effects of the injuries which he had sustained in war. Hamlin D. is the next of the family. Richard Watson, the fourth in order of birth, is deceased. David P., a retired merchant, lives in Hebron. Joseph is a resident of Newark ; and Mrs. Mary E. Chinn has passed away. Colonel Burch was thirteen years of age when he accompanied his parents on their removal from the old home farm in Muskingum county to Hebron, where he has since lived. He was but fifteen years of age when in October, 1862, he offered his services to the government and became a member of Company A, Tenth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He served as a private under Captain William Thayer, took part in all of the engagements of his command, was in Sherman's march to the sea and was honorably discharged in August, 1865. When the country no longer needed his aid he returned home and worked on the farm with his father until 1868 but, thinking to find commercial pursuits more congenial, he accepted a clerkship in the store of I. E. Kelsey, of Hebron. In 1869 he established his present general mercantile business and has conducted it continuously since or for a period of forty years, during which time his labors have been a feature in the growth and progress of the town. In 1870 he was commissioned postmaster of Hebron and has continuously served in this capacity save for the period of President Cleveland's administrations. It was in April, 1869, that Colonel Burch was united in marriage to Miss Candace Ruick, a native of Licking county and a daughter of Thomas Ruick. She died in 1893, leaving five children : Otto E., who is now a merchant of Lodi, Ohio ; Frank C., who follows merchandising in Coshocton; Rose Lee, who is with her brother in Coshocton; Bertie T., railroad agent, postmaster and mayor of Bittercreek, Wyoming ; and Charles II., who is clerking for his brother in Coshocton. Having lost his first wife, Colonel Burch wedded Alice S. Seymour, a native of this county and a daughter of Bruce and Elizabeth Seymour, February 13, 1895. In politics Colonel Burch has been a life-long republican, never faltering in his allegiance to the party. For about twenty years he served as a member of the board of education and the public schools found in him a faithful and efficient friend. For two terms he has been a member of the town council and in all offices he has discharged his duties with promptness and fidelity. Always interested in military affairs, in 1888 he joined the Ohio National Guard as first lieutenant and served until the guard was called out at the time of the Spanish-American war. He had been previously promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and in April, 1898, with that rank, he enlisted as a member of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The command was sent to Virginia and to Pennsylvania but was not called to the seat of action. Colonel Burch is a member of Williams Lodge, No. 363, I. O. O. F., of Hebron, also of Hebron Lodge, No. 116, A. F. & A. M., Eugene Chapter, No. 123, O. E. S., and Lemert Post, G. A. R., of Newark. Since 1866 he has been a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church, has always been interested in the church work, has acted as trustee and steward and for HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 745 twenty-two years has been superintendent of the Sunday school. His influence therefore is always given on the side of right and justice and though his business and military duties have made extensive demands upon his time, he has always found opportunity to cooperate in those movements which tend to uplift humanity and promote the moral development of the race. He is honored and respected wherever known and most of all where he is best known. CHARLES R. ESSEX. Almost a century ago the Essex family settled in Etna township, Licking county, when this part of the state was sparsely inhabited, neighbors being many miles apart and the entire region practically as nature had formed it. Comforts were few for those who entered these thickly wooded and undeveloped regions, but being pioneers not only in the sense of being among the first upon the ground, but also in physical vigor and prophetic foresight, discerning the possibilities latent within the soil of this country, they sought not enjoyment or ease but rather a field of promise and usefulness where they might apply their advantage and lay the foundation for the prosperity of generations yet unborn. Grandfather Isaac Essex with his wife, formerly Anna Smoke, natives of Maryland and Virginia respectively, their marriage occurring in the last named state, came to Ohio, settling in Licking county in 1821, each carrying a baby in arms and at the same time bringing their few belongings. Their journey was fraught with many obstacles and hardships, and, recent storms having felled many trees which obstructed the roadway, Mr. Essex was compelled to remove them in order to proceed on the journey. He entered three hundred and twenty acres of land adjoining the southern boundary line of what is now Etna village. The experiences at that early day may well be imagined as patiently, in the midst of a dense forest, he hurriedly felled and dressed timber with which to build a log cabin in order to protect the wife and children from the elements. From that pioneer home, day after day, for many weary months he went forth at dawn with his ax to clear off the land preparatory for cultivation. The surrounding conditions required patience and perseverance on the part of the pioneer, but Mr. Essex possessed both, together with a resolute purpose reenforced by a stalwart constitution, proving equal to confronting emergencies. Before many years had rolled by through his efforts the once thickly wooded tract of land was transformed into fertile fields covered with rich harvests. On this farm he lived until the advanced age of eighty-eight years, while his wife passed away in her seventy-seventh year. Mr. Essex was a soldier of the war of 1812, his grandson, Charles R., still possessing the "honorable discharge" granted to him at the close of that conflict. He reared a family of eight daughters and two sons, among whom was Henry Essex, father of the subject of this review. His birth occurred in Pickaway county in 1818, and he removed to a farm near Etna village with his parents in 1821. He located on the farm now occupied by his son Charles R. in 1853 and there he died August 8, 1892. His wife, Ellen Wells, was a native of Union township, this county, born June 6, 1838, a daughter of Alexander and Samantha (Holmes) 746 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Wells, also natives of Union township, her father a son of Richard Wells who entered land there at an early date. On that farm Alexander Wells and his wife spent their lives, he entering into rest in 1899, at the age of ninety-two years. In their family were three children : Charles R.; Alice, widow of Albert Neil, of Hebron; and Henrietta, wife of John Vorhees, who owns a farm in this neighborhood. By a former marriage Mr. Essex had one daughter, Mary, deceased, who was the wife of Jacob Elsass. Charles R. Essex was born April 7, 1859, on the old home farm which he now has under cultivation. During his boyhood days he became familiar with the farm work under the supervision of his father and acquired his education in the neighboring schools. He owns one hundred and fifty-six acres, which is a portion of the three hundred and fifty acre tract originally owned by his father, his farm being located on the York street road two miles west of Kirkersville. The place is provided with every improvement and with a dwelling house, substantial barn and a number of outbuildings, all of which he constructed with the assistance of his father, constitutes one of the finest farms in this part of the county. His soil has had careful attention, enabling him to produce large crops, and at the same time he devotes some attention to stock-raising. His place is known as "Beaver Dam Farm," owing to the fact that on both sides of it that crafty animal in times past reared a dam which at present in some places is five feet high and which at the time Mr. Essex took hold of the farm backed up a pond covering ten to twelve acres. In 1884 Mr. Essex wedded Miss Ellen Elsass, a native of Carroll county, Ohio, born December 3, 1864, and a daughter of John and Samantha (Hewitt) Elsass, also natives of that county where they are now residing. To Mr. and Mrs. Essex have been born seven children : Alma, who became the wife of Dean Clifton, assistant superintendent of the Pataskala public schools, Ruth, Mary, Emerson, Margery, Maurice and Albert. In his political vews Mr. Essex is a republican .and as to his religious convictions, believing in the restoration of apostolic Christianity, he is affiliated with that denomination known as the Disciples of Christ. He is in every particular a worthy citizen whose industry and enterprise have not only enabled him to attain prosperity, but have also contributed much to the general welfare of the community, and being a man whose general conduct is in obedience to a high standard he entertains the respect and confidence of his neighbors. R. E. McCULLOUGH, M.D. Thorough preliminary training well qualified Dr. R. E. McCullough for the professional duties to which he now gives his time and energies, and in which ho, is meeting with excellent success when viewed from both the professional and financial standpoints. It is notable that the majority of Newark's most successful physicians are native sons of Ohio, who have felt that the advantages and opportunities of this state were unsurpassed in other portions of the Union and have thus elected to remain in a district endeared to them by early associations as well HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 747 as by later interests. Dr. McCullough, now practicing in Newark, was born in Wooster, Ohio, June 14, 1867, a son of William Dunlap and Rebecca (Cook) McCullough, the latter a native of Wayne, Ohio, and the former of Bucyrus. The Rev. Silas Dunlap, a great uncle of Dr. McCullough in the paternal line, was one of the founders of Wooster University. William D. McCullough was for many years engaged in educational work, being professor of schools in Bucyrus and that locality for twenty-three years. He then retired from professional labor to spend his declining days on the farm amid the quiet and peace of rural surroundings, and thus he passed away in 1906, at the age of sixty-nine years. His political allegiance was given to the democracy. Dr. McCullough was reared amid an atmosphere of intellectual culture and refinement. Paternal influence stimulated him to put forth earnest effort in the acquirement of an education and he was graduated from the Dalton, Ohio, high school in 1888, after which he spent two years in the Ada Normal School. Subsequently he followed the profession of teaching for two years in Wayne county, Ohio, and then matriculated in the Wadsworth Normal School, of which he is also a graduate. He next became principal of the Craig high school, in Burt county, Nebraska, and afterward spent four years in the furtherance of his own intellectual development in Wooster University, subsequent to which time he was elected superintendent of the Marion Normal School, where he continued for a year. On the expiration of that period he went to Akron, Ohio, and began reading medicine with Dr. Tom Parks, of that place, while later he was graduated from the Starling Medical College in the class of 1898. Dr. McCullough began practice in Newark. He has since taken postgraduate work in the Chicago Polyclinic, in 1907, and was externe at Augustana Hospital, of that city, for four months, in the same year. He is now on the medical staff of the Newark Hospital and enjoys a large private practice which is indicative of the trust reposed in his professional skill and ability. He belongs to the county, state, and national medical societies, and through the interchange of knowledge and experiences among the members of these organizations adds to his own equipment and finds further inspiration for his work. In 1893 Dr. McCullough was married to Miss Dora D. Shamp, who was born in Wooster, Ohio, and is a daughter of Perry Shamp. His social nature finds expression in his membership with the Modern Woodmen, the Elks, and other fraternal organizations, his genial manner, his unfailing courtesy, and his deference for the opinions of others having gained him personal popularity. Few have a wider circle of friends in Newark than has Dr. McCullough. MACK BROTHERS. The Mack brothers, who conduct an extensive milling and feed business in Brownsville under the name of Mack Brothers Milling Company, flour, feed and grain dealers, are representatives of a family the members of which have for many years been engaged in that enterprise in this county. The partners are M. C. and J. L. Mack, the former having been born in Bowling Green township, August 22, 748 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. 1871, a son of George W. and Sarah A. (Cover) Mack. His father was a native of the Keystone state, born in Fayette county, and located in Licking county with his parents, who came here in the early days. Until the year 1878 he engaged in general farming and then moved to Brownsville, where he established a saw and grist milling business, in his grist mill using the old buhr process. In this business he continued until the year 1889, when he retired having during an active and useful life accumulated considerable means. He died in the year 1891 and was interred in Shelly cemetery, near Brownsville. His wife, also a native of Pennsylvania, in which state they were married, passed away in Brownsville in the year 1906 and was laid to rest by her husband. They were the parents of one daughter, Mary, the wife of Henry Booher, of Croton, Ohio ; and two sons, M. C. and J. L. In the common schools of Brownsville, M. C. Mack received his education and then engaged in the lumber business with his brother in 1891. When they installed the roller system of flour milling they abandoned the lumber enterprise and devoted their entire attention to the business in which they are now engaged. Their mill has a daily capacity of forty barrels and the company is rapidly increasing its volume of business. In the year 1906 Mr. Mack wedded Miss Minnie Priest and they now have one child, Raymond. Mr. Mack gives his political support to the democratic party, the principles of which he has decided to be fully adequate, as well as necessary, to place the finances of the country on a firm and immutable foundation. Consequently he is enthusiastic during campaigns and contributes his vote and influence toward the election of its candidates. His wife is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church, in which she is an active worker. The junior member of the firm, J. L. Mack, was born July 20, 1873, and received his education in the common schools of Brownsville. He has always been associated with his brother in business. In 1905 he wedded Miss Georgia Fisher and they have one son, Harold. Like his brother he is a democrat and uses his vote and influence in favor of the candidates of that party. In company with his wife he worships with the sect known as the conservative Dunkards. The Mack brothers are both energetic and enterprising, gifted with keen business discernment and are recognized throughout the community as representative men. They entertain the respect of all with whom they come in contact and are men who bear the reputation of being honest and straightforward in all their business transactions, while to their industry is due the prosperous condition of the enterprise they are conducting. WILLIAM WEAYENT. William Weayent, a descendant of the sturdy German stock of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, where he was born May 28, 1820, settled in McKean township, Licking county, when still a lad and for many years was actively engaged in general agricultural pursuits. His parents, Henry and Mary Weayent, were also natives of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, where they departed this life. They were HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 749 the parents of eight children, three of whom are living : Isaac, who resides in Pennsylvania; Thomas, of Delaware county, Ohio; and William. When he came to these parts he hired out as a farm hand and worked for wages until he was thirty years of age, during which time he had saved most of his earnings which he invested in the highly improved tract of land on which he is now located. William Weayent remained at home, engaging in farm labor, until he was twelve years of age, when he was bound out for the succeeding six years, at the expiration of which time he went to work as a farm hand for himself and was thus employed until he was thirty years of age. He was then united in marriage with Mrs. Beckie Ann Kinneman, a native of New Jersey, and rented a farm which he cultivated for three years, when he removed to Licking county where he cultivated rented property for five years. In the meantime, by careful management and hard work, he had laid by sufficient money to enable him to purchase fifty acres of land in McKean township, on which he located and remained for nine years. In the meantime Mr. Weayent greatly improved his property until it was in excellent condition for the production of crops and was eventually fortunate in disposing of it at a handsome profit. He then invested in a farm of one hundred and twenty-seven acres which he now possesses. Through his activity, industry and careful management he has attained prosperity for which he deserves great credit and now in his declining years he can enjoy the leisure and comfort awarded him by his long season of incessant toil. After the death of his first wife, in 1888, Mr. Weayent was united in marriage with Sarah Rogers, a native of McKean township, but he was not permitted to enjoy her companionship long as she departed this life August 8, 1907. Mr. Weayent is one of the oldest members of the Masonic fraternity in the county, having been affiliated with the society for a period of fifty years, during which time he has passed through all the chairs of the lodge to which he belongs. The democratic party has always received his support as in his opinion, after due deliberation and experience, its platform is the only feasible one to assure the financial integrity and permanent prosperity of the commonwealth. During his long life as an agriculturist he has become familiar with every phase of the work and has perhaps raised everything which the ground is able to bring forth. In later years he also devoted much of his time and attention to raising and feeding sheep. Considering the few advantages he had in his youth and his many years of active labor he well deserves the prosperity with which he is now attended. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and never permits anything to stand in the way of meeting his religious obligations. FRANK H. BALLOT The establishment and control of an honorable and successful business is a work worthy of attention but greater still is the labor of him whose efforts reach out in benefit to the majority of mankind. Frank H. Ballou, in his researches and experiments along horticultural lines, has accomplished a work of lasting value to his fellowmen and is still engaged in this line of labor, as assistant horticultur-