(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 850 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. On his father's farm Arthur Wyeth spent his boyhood days and in the district schools of the township acquired his preliminary education subsequently pursuing a course of study in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, completing the sophomore year. Later he taught in the schools of this county for five winter terms and was employed on his father's farm during the summer months. He was regarded as one of the progressive teachers of the county. In the year 1890 he took the civil service examination for appointment in the railway mail service and made the third highest grade in a large class of applicants, being soon after assigned to a position. He remained in the service for two years but resigned upon the death of his father to take charge of his farm and other business interests. He has since followed general farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of breeding sheep. Mr. Wyeth has extensive land interests and his farm bears evidence- of excellent care, being highly convenieces equipped with all convenieaes by which to pursue the occupation by the most modern and progressive methods. Mr. Wyeth has been twice united in marriage. His first union occurred October 24, 1888, with Miss Allie Butt, daughter of Wilson and Mary (Kasson) Butt. She departed this life in April, 1895, leaving her husband and two children: Cleo D. and Claude S. On December 30, 1897, he was married to Miss Jennie M. Jackson, daughter of Burr D. and Adah (Arnold) Jackson of this county and to this union were born two children, Pauline and Esther. Mr. Wyeth has always given his political support to the republican party and is active in its affairs as a member of the county committee and county election board. He has served as delegate both to the county, district and state conventions and has on several occasions been urged to become a candidate for office. He takes a profound interest in church work and is recording steward of the circuit and also a trustee in the Methodist Episcopal church in which he is class leader and has been superintendent of the Sunday school. Aside from being a progressive and enterprising citizen Mr. Wyeth is a man of high moral and spiritual ambitions, whose upright and straightforward life exerts a telling influence among those with whom he associates and which makes him one whom it is a pleasure to meet, both in the ordinary affairs of the world and in a social way in his home, which he strives to make ideal and the centerof happiness and hospitality. JOHN HENRY CRIST. John Henry Crist, who for many years has been following general farming and stock-raising in Thornville, Perry county, Ohio, was born on the farm on which he now resides January 18, 1844. He is a representative of a family long identified with the farming interests of this part of the state. His grandfather, W. P. C. Crist, was a weaver who came to the United States about the time of the Revolutionary war and enlisted under General Washington and served through- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 851 out the conflict. When he came to Perry county, this state, he had three hundred dollars of government script which, it is related, he became weary of looking at and burnt it. He was united in marriage in Pennsylvania to Miss Butts, with whom he came to the ahove named county, where he spent his remaining days in the pursuit of agriculture. Among his children was Frederick Crist, the father of the subject of this review, whose birth occurred in the Keystone state and who accompanied his father to Perry county when he was in his seventh year. There he remained until his marriage. In 1827, he purchased the farm on which his son John now resides. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church and politically allied himself with the democratic party, having been well known throughout the district for his advocacy of its principles. His wife was a native of Fairfield county and at her death, which occurred in this county, her remains were interred in Perry county. Mrs. Crist was well known throughout the vicinity for her high moral character and Christian zeal and for the part she took in the affairs of the Lutheran church, where she regularly attended divine services. She was the mother of eight children, namely : Levi, deceased; Elizabeth, who became the wife of Jesse A. Roolie, upon whose death she was united in marriage to David Griffith, the couple now residing at Jacksontown, this state; Mary Ann, deceased; George- Washington, deceased; John- Jackson, deceased; Solomon, an agriculturist of Hebron, this state; Rebecca, wife of S. 0. Hendren; and John Henry. The district schools, of Licking township afforded John Henry Crist his preliminary education and later he pursued a course of study at Pleasantville, Ohio, after completing which he taught school for one year and then returned to the home farm where he has since been engaged in general agriculture. He owns one hundred and two and a quarter acres of land, upon which he has erected fine buildings including a dwelling house, substantial barn and outbuildings, and his farm, having received all necessary attention particularly as to the care of its soil, is one of the. finest in the county. Mixed -husbandry is pursued by Mr. Crist and he also engages to some extent in stock-raising. In 1885 Mr. Crist was united in marriage to Florence Cherry, of this county, by whom he has had five children, namely ; Stanley Frederick, at home; Anna Louisa; William Franklin; John Bryant, deceased; and Claude Cherry. The democratic party has always commanded the vote and influence of Mr. Crist who has always taken quite an interest in local politics, having served for several years as trustee of the township and at the same time having done much toward promoting measures having for their object a better school system and better roads. He is an active member of the Lutheran church, upon the services of which he is a regular attendant. H. W. CONGER. On the 1st of January, 1908, H. W. Conger came into possession, through purchase, of his present fine farm property, consisting of two hundred and fifty acres, located in Perry township, Licking county, and here he gives the greater part of his time and attention to raising fine grades of stock, although he carries on general farming to some extent. Mr. Conger was born in McLean county, Illinois, November 9, 1857, a son of Elias J. and Harriet Marinda (Miller) Con- . 852 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. ger, both of whom were natives of Licking county, their respective parents removing here from Pennsylvania. Elias J. Conger and Harriet M. Miller were here reared and married and three or four children were added to the household ere they made a removal to McLean county, Illinois. After spending several years in the latter place they returned to Licking county, believing it to be a more healthful climate, as the land in McLean county was very swampy. They then spent the remainder of their lives in Licking county, the father here passing away on the 8th of October, 1871. He was a stanch democrat in his political belief but was never active as an office holder. Following the death of the husband and father, the mother afterward married a man by the name of Jonathan Frost, who died six years later. She then became the wife of George Lacey and survived his death for about twelve years, her demise occurring in 1906. H. W. Conger was a little lad of eight years when his parents removed from McLean county, Illinois, to Licking county, so that he was practically reared in the latter place. He was but fourteen years old when his father's death occurred and until his mother married again he was the main support of the family. However, following her. marriage the son was given his time and he then worked as a farm hand, being thus employed for twelve years. As an indication of. his thrift it is said that he was paid a higher wage than any other farm hand in this section of the county. In 1880, when a young man of twenty-three years, he, with several -others, purchased what proved to be a worthless tax title on land in Pound county, Kentucky. The land was heavily timbered and after Mr. Conger learned of the invalidity of his title, he immediately set to work to clear a portion of the land of the timber, which he shipped and in this way recovered the full amount of money which he had invested, he being the only one of the investors who recovered their money. In 1882 Mr. Conger established a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Leora Barcroft, a native of Knox county, Ohio. Following their marriage the young couple began their domestic life upon a farm, which Mr. Conger rented for seven years. He worked earnestly and persistently in the cultivation of his farm, and, carefully saving his earnings, was eventually enabled to purchase sixty-five acres of land, adjoining the tract which he now owns. To this place he removed and there spent his time in its cultivation during the succeeding four years, subsequent to which time he disposed of his farm and removed to Zanesville, Ohio, where he lived for eighteen months, his time being given to the conduct of a wholesale meat establishment. On the expiration of that period he disposed of his business there and removed to Newark and for four years engaged in buying butcher cattle for the firm of Miller & Howell. He then became one of five men who organized the Howell Provision Company, of which Mr. Conger was elected vice president. For five years he was identified with this firm but on the 1st of January, 1908, severed his connection therewith and purchased his present farm, comprising two hundred and fifty acres located in Perry township. This is a well improved property on which stands a comfortable country residence, while substantial barns and outbuildings furnish ample shelter for grain and stock. Mr. Conger has here given a portion of his time to general farming but his farm is heavily stocked and he expects in the near future to give his time exclusively to raising and shipping stock, in which he is already meeting with excellent success. His long experience in buying stock has given him excellent knowledge of the HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 853 worth of animals, so that he will undoubtedly meet with good results in this field of activity. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Conger has been blessed with five children, of whom three survive, these being Earl. J., Lena Blanche and Helen M., all still under the parental roof. Mr. Conger is a liberal democrat in his political views, not feeling bound by party ties. He is largely a self-made man, for he started out upon his own resources at an early age and in the years that have come and gone, through the inherent force of his nature and the utilization of opportunities, has passed from a humble position to one of prominence in agricultural and stock-raising circles of Licking county. He is well known in Licking county and other sections and none with whom he has been brought in contact, either in a business or social capacity, have found him other than what he represents himself to be a straightforward, honorable citizen. JASPER M. KECKLEY. Jasper M. Keckley, manager for the Edward H. Everett Company of which he is also the vice president, has worked his way steadily upward in the business world and his record is at all times commendable, for he has ever regarded an engagement made or a promise given as a sacred obligation. At the same time he possesses a spirit of determination that has opened to him new avenues of opportunity when others have seemed closed and his salient characteristics commend him to the good will of his contemporaries and his associates. Mr. Keckley is a native of Union county, Ohio, his birth having occurred November 26, 1860. His paternal grandfather, John Keckley, came from the east to Licking county with Mr. Bowers and Mr. Crotinger, and they were among the first settlers in this part of the state. The three young men married sisters and all took up land in the northern part of the county, promoting the agricultural development which is always the forerunner of business activity in other lines. John Keckley gave his political support to the whig party until its dissolution when he advocated the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln and voted for him at the polls. He filled several minor offices but did not particularly care for official honors, preferring to devote his time and energy to his farming interests whereby he won well merited success. His son, George Keckley, father of Jasper M. Keckley, was born on the old homestead in Licking county and also made farming his life work. About 1848, however, he removed to Union county, Ohio, where he remained until his death. He married. Nancy Davis, a native of Knox county, Ohio. Jasper M. Keckley obtained his education in the public and normal schools of Ohio and for ten years successfully engaged in teaching, imparting with clearness and readiness to others the knowledge he had acquired. Thinking to find broader scope in industrial and commercial lines, in 1890 he became associated with the Edward H. Everett Company with which he is still connected. His advancement has followed recognition of his ability and worth and he is now the vice president of this company which is a part of the American Bottling Company. He is also secretary of The Busch-Everett Company. 854 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. industrial and commercial lines, in 1890 he became associated with the Edward H. Everett Company with which he is still connected. His advancement has followed recognition of his ability and worth and he is now the vice president of this company which is a part of the American Bottling Company. He is also secretary of The Busch-Everett Co. On the 3d of October, 1883, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Keckley and Miss Amy Fry, a native of Licking county. They have three children, Hazel A., Vernal E., and J. Russell. Mr. Keckley belongs to the Masonic Lodge and for several years has been a member of the Newark school board, stanchly advocating the adoption of highest standards of education and the employment of methods of instruction that will best qualify the young for life's practical and responsible duties. He is interested in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the community and has given many tangible evidences of his progressive citizenship. His ability in business lines is well known and the success to which he has attained has followed as a logical sequence of his well directed labors. C. D. LAKE. C. D. Lake, a well known and successful liveryman of Newark, was born in Hopewell township, Licking county, Ohio, on the 1st of January, 1860. His parents, William and Elizabeth (German) Lake, were also natives of this county The father was called to his final rest the 21st of January, 1906, but the mothei is still living in Licking county at the age of seventy years. Unto this worthy couple were born seven children, namely : A. A., a resident of this county ; Mattie ; C. D., of this review ; Bertha, of Columbus, Ohio ; Ella, the wife of K. K. Hines, of Newark, Ohio; and two who are deceased. C. D. Lake acquired a common-school education and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority. He was afterward employed as a farm hand until the time of his marriage, subsequent to which event he was engaged in the operation of a rented farm for three years. He then purchased a tract of eighty acres of land in Franklin township, residing thereon until 1901, when he took up his abode in Newark and became connected with the business interests of this city as proprietor of a livery stable, which he still owns. In its conduct he has met with a gratifying and commendable measure of prosperity and is widely recognized as a substantial, progressive and enterprising citizen of his native county. In 1885 Mr. Lake was united in marriage to Miss Jessie M. Johnson, whose birth occurred in Licking county in 1859 and who is of Irish descent. Her parents, Josiah and Mary (McFarland) Johnson, are both deceased. Mrs. Lake was one of a family of eight children and by her marriage has become the mother of two : Harriett A., who is now attending high school at Newark ; and Jessie Helen, at home. In his political views Mr. Lake is a stalwart democrat and has served as school director for twelve years, the cause of education ever finding in him a stanch champion. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias Lodge, HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 855 No. 13, at Newark; the Eagles, No. 387, at Newark; and the Modern Woodmen of America, No. 4727. Both he and his wife support the Methodist Episcopal church and reside in a fine home of their own at No. 59 Clinton street. They are well known and highly esteemed throughout the county in which they have spent their entire lives, having ever displayed those sterling traits of character which in every land and clime awaken regard and admiration. HORTON J. BUXTON. Horton J. Buxton needs no introduction to the readers of this volume for he is one of the best known citizens of Johnstown and Licking county. For almost thirty years he figured as a successful and energetic merchant and is now the president of the Johnstown Bank. His name has long been an honored one on commercial paper, for his fellow citizens have come to know him as a most reliable man whose word is as good as any bond ever solemnized by signature or seal, while his devotion to the general welfare marks him as a public-spirited and loyal citizen. He has now passed the Psalmist's allotted span of three score years and ten, and to some extent is living retired from the more arduous cares of business life. He was born September 29, 1838, and is a son of Norman and Lovine (Jones) Buxton. The parents came from Vermont in 1826, settling in Mount Vernon, Ohio, where they remained for more than a year and then removed to Brandon. A year later they established their residence in Homer and in 1830 came to Johnstown, since which time the family has figured in the public life of this community. The parents were young married people when they left their Vermont home on a journey to Ohio in a one-horse sleigh, and after many adventures which involved a number of difficulties and obstacles, they arrived safely in Mount Vernon, Ohio, after six weeks' travel. They had at the time but eighteen cents but they possessed courageous hearts and willing hands and thus made their start in the west. When they removed to Johnstown their household possessions were hauled in a wagon by the father of General Rosecrans who later figured so prominently in the Civil war. For fifteen years Norman Buxton engaged in the hotel business in Johnstown, continuing at the head of a hostelry until 1846, when he was injured by a fall and rendered helpless. However he became a large landowner and influential citizen, his sound judgment enabling him to make judicious investments in property and to gain gratifying profits from his sales. The community valued him as a friend, a citizen and as a business man, and his death. which occurred on the 16th of September, 1872, was therefore the occasion of deep and widespread regret. His wife, a most estimable lady, survived him until the 3d of November, 1883. Horton J. Buxton was one of a family of two sons and a daughter who reached adult age. His brother is Harry S. Buxton. His sister, Sophronia, became the wife of Dr. W. F. Paige and is now deceased. Mr. Buxton was educated in the Johnstown schools and as a young man was employed on his father's farms until 1868, when, thinking to find commercial pursuits more congenial and profitable, he established a drug and grocery business in Johnstown, and for twenty-five years conducted commercial interests along those lines. During that period 856 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. he enjoyed a large and growing patronage, for his business principles and methods commended him to the confidence and support of the general public. In 1892 he formed a partnership with John Stevens and they conducted the business together until 1897, when Mr. Buxton retired after almost thirty years' connection with mercantile interests in this city. Since that time he has devoted his attention to looking after his fine farming property near Johnstown, for he owns more than seven hundred acres of rich and productive land in this locality, all splendidly improved and well stocked. In November, 1883, he assisted in organizing the Johnstown Bank, the first banking institution of the town. It was conducted as a private bank under the partnership name of Derthick, Buxton & Kasson. In the following year Mr. Kasson retired from the firm and Charles V. Armstrong became a partner under the firm style of Derthick, Buxton & Armstrong. In 1897, following the death of Mr. Derthick, Mr. Buxton was elected president of the bank and the firm name was changed to Buxton & Armstrong. This has remained from the beginning a strong financial concern in which a general banking business is conducted, the institution well meriting the liberal patronage which is accorded it by reason of the well known reliability of the owners. On the 13th of October, 1864, Mr, Buxton was united in marriage to Miss Armenia Geer, a daughter of Albeit and Sarah (Schenck) Geer. They have two children, a son and daughter, Norman G. and Maude S., both at home. The family residence is one of the most attractive homes in Johnstown, not only by reason of its pleasing, artistic and tasteful furnishing but also owing to its warm-hearted and cordial hospitality. Mr. Buxton has also been active and prominent in public affairs and in office has proved his loyalty to the general good by his faithful and efficient service. For thirty years he acted as treasurer of Monroe township, was justice of the peace for six years, and as mayor of Johnstown for four years gave to the city a public spirited administration that greatly furthered its interests along lines of needed reform and progress. He has also been a member of the board of education and the public-school system finds in him a stalwart champion. In politics he is a democrat and has the distinction of having never been defeated in any office for which he was a candidate. This fact indicates in unmistakable manner his personal popularity and the confidence reposed in him—a confidence that he has well merited. WILLIAM EDWIN WRIGHT, M. D. The public makes more stringent demands, perhaps, on the physician than upon any other representative of business or professional life. If the lawyer chooses to be brusk or crabbed, we are apt to believe that it is a mark of genius, and if the minister is austere and distant we think it is because his mind is engaged in the contemplation of things beyond our ken, but the physician is always expected to be courteous, kindly, hopeful and sympathetic. There is undoubtedly no business so little commercialized as is the practice of medicine, or one in which the individual enters into more close relations with his patrons. Possessing all of the requisite qualities of the popular and able physician, Dr. Wright is doing good HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 857 work in the practice of medicine in Newark. He was born in Arkansas in December, 1875, and is the son of Theodore F. Wright. His paternal grandmother, a member of the Hillyer family, was the first white child born in Licking county. The Wrights, too, were also among the oldest settlers here and have been associated with progress and improvement in this section of the state from pioneer times down to the present. Theodore F. Wright, enlisting for service in the Civil war, became a member of the Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry and afterward joined the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Regiment. When the war ended he went to Arkansas where he remained until 1880, and then returned to the north to give his children the better educational advantages here offered. In 1906 he sold his plantation in the south and is now in active business in Newark, being secretary of the Licking County Building & Loan Association and a prominent factor in business and financial circles. He married Eliza Clark, a native of Indiana. Dr. Wright, brought by his parents from his native city to Ohio, pursued his education in the Granville high school and in Denison University. The same patriotic spirit which animated his father at the time of the Civil war was manifest in him when the country became involved in controversy with a foreign country in 1898, and he served for one year as a soldier in the Spanish-American war. Following his military experience he took up the study of medicine and was graduated from the Starling Medical College at Columbus with the class of 1903. For a year and a half he was connected with the Mount Carmel Hospital as interne and the broad, practical experience there gained proved an excellent preparation for his later professional service. On leaving the hospital he came to Newark where he has since engaged in general practice. He is a member of the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies and of the American Medical Association. He is now acting as secretary of the local society and finds inspiration for his work through the interchange of thought and experience in those organizations. In 1906 Dr. Wright was married to Miss Josephine Veach, a daughter of W. E. Veach of Newark, while her mother belonged to the Ball family. Dr. and Mrs. Wright belong to the Presbyterian church and are well known in Newark, their home being the center of a cultured society circle. Attractive social qualities render them popular, while professional skill has gained Dr. Wright a prominent place in his chosen calling. HARVEY ORR The farming interests of Licking county have always been in the hands of a class of men noted for their enterprise and industry and among those who are now numbered among the prosperous agriculturists and worthy citizens of Franklin township is Harvey Orr, who was born in this township, August 3, 1858, a son of John B. and Eliza A. (Cooperrider) Orr. His father was a native of Bowling Green township where he spent his early days, eventually removing to Franklin township, where he remained until his death which occurred in August, 1884, when he was laid to rest in Fairmount cemetery, Licking township. He was numbered among the thrifty and substantial farmers of the county. In national 858 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. and state politics he always favored the democratic party, and, having taken a deep interest in the welfare of his own immediate community, he was called to serve in a number of local offices. He was as well known for his religious as for his business endeavors and was one of the leading factors in the life of the Lutheran church with which he was affiliated. His wife was also a native of Bowling Green township, where she had always lived and was united in marriage. Her death occurred in 1895 and her remains were interred in the same cemetery as her husband. She reared six children, namely : Martha, who passed away in infancy; Leroy, who departed this life in February, 1903; Austin, an agriculturist of Franklin township ; Stephen; one who died in infancy; and Millie A., deceased. Harvey Orr's boyhood days were spent on his father's farm, in the meantime availing himself of the educational advantages of the district schools. He remained under the parental roof until he was twenty-five years of age when he rented land in Franklin township, where he began farming for himself and has since been so successful in the venture that he owns his present farm, which contains two hundred and fifteen acres. Here he has erected an attractive residence of modern style of architecture together with all the other necessary buildings and, his farm receiving his undivided attention, everything about the place is in excellent repair and presents throughout a fine appearance. General farming commands his energies and he also takes some interest in raising stock. His labors have been so remunerative that he is not only the owner of this excellent farm but is also financially interested in a local bank. In 1883 Mr. Orr wedded Miss Fannie A. Hoskinson, a native of Franklin township, by whom he had one son, Fred C., who resides with his parents. Mr. Orr is loyal to the .democratic party in national and state affairs. He has served as township clerk for twelve years and for four years as treasurer, having also officiated in a capable manner for four years as a member of the board of state supervisors of election, being appointed to this office by the secretary of state. He is an ardent devotee of a progressive school system and as a member of the school board has done much in this line. He is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, meeting at Fredonia. Amid the pressure of his business and other affairs Mr. Orr has never overlooked the fact that a man's religious duties are of more importance than any others confronting him and he holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, to which his wife also belongs, and of which he has officiated as steward for a number of years. In every respect, both from a point of view of enterprise in business lines and his upright and exemplary character, Mr. Orr is one of the township's most useful and worthy citizens. WARREN S. WEIANT. Warren S. Weiant is connected with many of the most important business interests of Newark and has been termed the busiest man of the city, an appellation which is well deserved when we note how many and how important are the commercial and industrial concerns that have felt the stimulus of his activity and well applied energy. He who studies the signs of the times and the forces HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 859 that have contributed to the country's greatness, recognizes the fact that those who have aided most largely in the upbuilding and development of their respective localities are those who have become strong and forceful men by reason of the development of their native powers through the stimulus of competition and necessity. It is not men who are born to affluence that ape ruling the world today, but those whose lack of advantages in youth caused them to exert and thus develop the inherent forces of their character, improving opportunities that others have passed by heedlessly. Mr. Weiant has become one of the forceful business men of Newark, contributing to the general prosperity in the control of his individual interests. He was born in Licking county, February 8, 1858. His father, Andrew Weiant, a native of Newburg, New York, came to this county in 1822, with his father, Andrew Weiant, the family home being established sixteen miles north of Newark. The grandfather and father both operated the old homestead farm, Andrew Weiant, Jr., continuing the further development and improvement of that place up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1885, when he was sixty-five years of age. He wedded Mariette Taylor, a native of Ballston Spa, New York, who died in 1908, having reached the ripe old age of eighty-three years. Their family numbered four sons and four daughters. Warren S. Weiant, whose name introduces this review, was a pupil in the district schools of Licking county and afterward attended the high school of Newark. Early in life he learned valuable lessons concerning industry, economy and perseverance, and these have been manifested in his later careful management of business affairs, his keen discernment and executive force. When eighteen years of age he became a coal merchant of Newark, conducting business at the corner of the Square and East Main street, opposite the Warden Hotel, paying four dollars per month rent. His business grew rapidly and he continued in that line until 1888. Ten years before this time he connected his coal office with his coal yard, half a mile away, by telephone and at the same time he placed his first advertisement in the paper, taking a whole page of the Advocate to tell people that for each ton of coal purchased they could talk to him half a mile away over the telephone, for this means of communication was at that time a great novelty, and after the appearance of the advertisement the public lined up on the sidewalk waiting their turn to thus talk to Mr. Weiant. As the years passed his business grew along substantial lines and in 1888 he withdrew from that line and formed a partnership with his brother, Miles A. Weiant, for the manufacture of crackers. In 1890 their business became a branch of the United States Baking Company, and in 1892 the United States Baking Company became a part of the National Biscuit Company, at which time Warren S. Weiant was appointed manager of the Newark branch and still continues in this position. He is a man of resourceful business ability whose efforts have not been limited to one line but have been exercised in various fields of endeavor, and in every instance success has been attained. In 1894 he became associated with several substantial business men of Newark in organizing the first independent telephone company in the United States and in installing a system. Since that time he has been one of its directors, the enterprise becoming a profitable one. For seven years he has been actively engaged in the real-estate business and has contributed materially to the improvement of the city by the erection of forty-two houses on Hudson avenue. For him- 860 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. self he built a fine modern residence about four miles east of Newark. His investments and activities along other lines have brought him into close connection with many of the most important business concerns of the city, all of which have benefited by his intense and well directed energy and sound business judgment. He is now the president of the Licking County Building Association; president of the Newark Lumber Company; vice president of the Newark Real Estate & Improvement Company ; a director of the Powers-Miller Company ; and a director of the New Arcade, having been one of its active promoters. In 1882 Mr. Weiant was married to Miss Elizabeth Thumm, a native of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Her father, Charles F. Thumm, was born in Baden Baden, Germany, and left that country at the time Carl Schurz and other eminent Germans sailed for America following the war of 1848, in which they had participated. Four children were born unto Mr. and Mrs. Weiant : Carl A., Helen E., Marion T., and Warren S. The eldest is now conducting a greenhouse in this county. Mr. Weiant is a Mason and has taken high rank in the order, being now a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. Prominent among the business men of Newark he has for years been closely identified with the history of the city as a representative of its commercial and industrial interests. The safe, conservative policy which he has inaugurated in all of his business connections commends itself to the judgment of the public. He has never faltered in the prosecution of a business undertaking, for when one avenue of advance seemed closed he has sought out other paths leading to success. JOHN McNAMARA. There is always something inspiring and interesting in the life history of a man who has worked his own way upward, who has bravely fought life's battles and come off victor in the strife. Such is the career of John McNamara, now vice president of the Newark Artificial Stone & Plaster Works. He was born in Dresden, Ohio, on the 3d of June, 1858, and is a son of William McNamara, who died, however, prior to the birth of the subject of this review. The mother passed away when he was but two years of age and he was then taken to the home of Mrs. Mary A. Cox, by whom he was reared until he reached his twenty-first year. His education was necessarily limited, for Mrs. Cox was the owner of a large farm and his services were demanded in the improvement and development of this place. When he attained his majority Mr. McNamara was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Swope, of Trinway, Ohio, the wedding being celebrated on Christmas day of 1879. He then rented a portion of the Cox farm and started out in agricultural life on his own account, residing there for three years. In the spring of 1883 he removed westward to Macon county, Illinois, where he remained for four years, following farming as a renter. After suffering the loss of his wife he returned to Ohio and for a year worked as a farm hand on the Cox place, after which he took charge of that farm, which he managed for four years. Later he HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 861 engaged in teaming in Dresden, continuing in that business for four years and in 1899 he formed a partnership with three others and purchased the Dresden Plaster Mills, which they operated for four years. They then sold the plant and the four partners came to Newark and became members of the newly organized company conducting business under the name of the Newark Artificial Stone & Plaster Works. The company had been organized on the 11th of February of that year and when Mr. McNamara became one of the owners he was selected vice president and still fills the position, giving his undivided attention to the development and control of the business, which is now one of the important industries of the city, furnishing employment to a large force of workmen and sending out an extensive output annually. On the 18th of January, 1888, Mr. McNamara was again married, his second union being with Miss Lucy J. Swope, a cousin of his first wife. His only child, William, a son of the first marriage, is now in the mill with his father. In his political views Mr. McNamara is a stalwart republican but has never been an office seeker. However he- served as a member of the school board while in Dresden. He belongs to Dresden Lodge, No. 464, K. P., and to the Episcopal church and his influence is always found on the side of right, justice, truth, progress and improvement. His own career has been characterized by steady advancement without assistance from others, the weight of his own character and ability carrying him into important business relations. W. L. JACKSON, M. D. Dr. W. L. Jackson, who for nineteen years has been engaged in the practice of medicine and is now one of the successful representatives of the profession in Newark, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, December 22, 1869, and is a son of Dr. Alpha and Sarah (McCune) Jackson. The father, also a native of Muskingum county, was there reared and after pursuing a literary course took up the study of medicine, being graduated in 1881. He entered upon the active practice of his profession in Otsego, Ohio, but after two years he and his brother, A. L. Jackson, formed a partnership and removed to Adamsville, Ohio, where Dr. Alpha Jackson continued in active practice until he came to Newark about five year prior to his death. There were few men who had more friends in proportion to the number of their acquaintances. He was widely and favorably known not only in Licking but also in Muskingum county and all had a kind word for him, for he possessed a most genial and loving disposition and always met people with a smile. It is said that he often ministered to the sick when his own health was so poor that he could scarcely stand on his feet and that he never turned unheeding from any call of the poor, giving to them his professional service just as freely as if he had expected a substantial remuneration. His life was indeed a useful, honorable and active one and there are many who yet cherish his memory and remember with gratitude his kindness and assistance. Unto Dr. and Mrs. Alpha Jackson there were born seven children who survive the husband and father : Dr. W. L. Jackson, of this review ; Mrs. Dora Huffman ; Dulcie ; Clyde; John C.; Ernst ; and Murl. 862 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. To his family Dr. Jackson was most devoted, being largely an ideal husband and father who found his greatest happiness in ministering to the comfort and welfare of the members of his own household. He was a believer in the Christian faith and held membership in the Second Methodist Episcopal church. His life, at all times honorable and upright, remains in its influence as an example to all who were associated with him while he was still an active factor in the world's work. Dr. W. L. Jackson, whose name introduces this record, pursued his education in the Adamsville schools, passing through consecutive grades until he was graduated from the high school with the class of 1887. During that time he took up the study of medicine under the direction of his father and uncle, who were then practicing together in Adamsville. For further training in his chosen life work, in the fall of 1887 he entered the Columbus Medical College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1890. He then located in Jacksontown, Licking county, where he engaged in practice for ten years. He afterward spent a brief period in Zanesville and in 1902 came to Newark, where he has since been located. In the summer of 1908 he- pursued a post-graduate course in the Illinois Post Graduate School, taking special work in internal medicine. He has always remained a student of the profession, reading the best medical literature and keeping at all times abreast with the progress that is being made by the members of the medical fraternity. He is accounted one of the skilled practitioners of Newark and enjoys a lucrative practice. Dr. Jackson is also examiner for the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias, having been appointed in December, 1906. He is one of the examining physicians of the Modern Woodmen of America and is a member of Newark Lodge, No. 13, K. P., Williams Lodge, No. 363, I. O. O. F., of Hebron, and Cedar Camp, No. 4727, M. W. A. In politics he is an earnest democrat and served for several years as a member of the school board while in Jacksontown. He belongs also to the United Brethren church and his salient characteristics are those of substantial and honorable manhood, winning him a place in the regard of friends equal to his position in professional circles. JOSIAH A. RICE. Josiah A. Rice, who is largely identified with the agricultural and stock-raising interests of Bennington township, Licking county, is a native of Liberty township, where his birth occurred March 24, 1850, and a son of Enoch G. and Martha (Swan) Rice, his father having been born near Cumberland, Maryland, February 22, 1819, and his mother near Moundsville, West Virginia, May 24, 1821. Both families at an early date removed to Greene county, Pennsylvania, and there Enoch G. Rice and Martha Swan were united in marriage February 22, 1844, and in March, 1847, they settled in Liberty township, Licking county. Mr. Rice purchased a small plot of ground, erected a humble dwelling and at once began tilling the soil. His industry, perseverance and economy brought him success and he added to his holdings until he ow862 - five hundred acres of fine HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 863 farming land, all of which is highly improved. For ten years preceding his death, which occurred January 3, 1880, Mr. Rice engaged to some extent in the farm implement business, at which he was quite successful. His wife departed this life April 29, 1899. On his father's farm Josiah A. Rice was reared, attending the farm duties in summer months and in the winter acquiring his education at the district schools, and having completed his studies he remained on the home farm, of which he assumed management some years before the death of his father. He inherited the industry, thrift and honesty of his parents and at the same time, being very economical, he laid by the most of his earnings and in 1883 purchased his present farm in this township, where he has since resided. He owns two hundred and ninety-two acres, provided with a modern residence, barns and outbuildings. The fields are well fenced and the land is tiled and his farm is accounted one of the best and most desirable in the county. Everything about the premises bears evidence of thrift and intelligent management and leaves upon the onlooker the impress of signal prosperity. To some extent he engages in stock-raising and has a number of head of good horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. In addition to his farm he has laid by a considerable amount of money. On September 25, 1880, Mr. Rice was united in marriage to Miss Ida Limming, daughter of Alfred and Matilda (Gosnell) Limming, and to this union was born one son, Dennis G., who is in his twenty-fifth year and who, in addition to having attended the district schools, was also given the advantage of a course in the Johnstown high school, from which he graduated in the class of 1905, and a course in the Newark Business College, having completed his studies in that institution in 1906. He remained at home with his parents and assists in the general management of their affairs. Mr. Rice is a democrat in politics and is always ready to uphold the principles of his party with his vote and influence. He holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, to which he has belonged since nineteen years of age, while his wife is affiliated with the denomination known as Christians, both being zealous workers in the church and Sunday school. Mr. Rice is always ready to support measures which have in view public improvements and he is particularly interested in good roads and an excellent school system, having done much toward bringing the latter up to its present high standing. He is one of the most aggressive citizens of the township, is a congenial neighbor and his home is one of the most hospitable in the countryside. MATTHEW T. THARP. Among those who have always lived in this county and are now known as the most prosperous farmers and successful breeders of fine stock in Liberty township, is Matthew T. Tharp, whose birth occurred in St. Albans township June 21, 1856. He is a son of Edwin and Sarah (Porter) Tharp, both natives of this county, his father having tilled the soil until the fall of the year 1875 when he departed this life, his wife surviving him twenty-three years. He was a man well known throughout the county both for his industry and sterling character. 864 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Matthew T. Tharp was reared on his father's farm and there was nothing unusual transpired during his boyhood and youth, as he passed through the experiences common to the country. lad, engaging in agricultural duties during the summer months and attending the district schools during the winter season. He remained on the home farm until his marriage, when he located on a tract of land he now has under cultivation, it being part of the Snider farm upon which he has since resided. He engages in producing general crops and pays some attention to the breeding of cattle, sheep and hogs, handling only graded stock in his buying, feeding and shipping business. On November 14, 1893, Mr. Tharp wedded Miss Emma E. Snider, daughter of John and Sarah A. (Miller) Snider, her father having come from the state of Virginia when a lad, while her mother was a native of Perry county, this state. Mr. Snider departed this life November 1, 1879, his wife surviving him eighteen years, her death occurring October 21, 1897. Mr. Tharp gives his political support to the democratic party and, although he does not take an active interest in party affairs, he keeps abreast with the times as to the paramount issues of the day and regularly casts his vote for the candidates of his party. He is a very useful man in the township and has served as supervisor of roads and is now performing the duties of township constable. He is a member and liberal supporter of the Congregational church, is one of the most active church workers in the vicinity, has been a Sunday school teacher for a number of years and also organist of the church. J. B. ANDERSON. J. B. Anderson is the owner of eighty-three acres of land in Perry township •and his entire time and attention are given to the cultivation of this tract. He is a native son of the Buckeye state, his birth having occurred in Coshocton county, July 12, 1841, he being the sixth in order of birth in a family of seven children born of the marriage of William and Maria (Riley) Anderson, who were likewise natives of Ohio. Both died in Coshocton county. The record of their family is as follows : George, who resides in Muskingum county, Ohio; Mary J., deceased; Isaac, who makes his home in Coshocton; John, who has departed this life; William, also a resident of Coshocton county; J. B., of this review; and Sarah, the wife of John Crawford. J. B. Anderson spent the period of his boyhood and youth in much the usual manner of his associates of that period. He assisted his father in the work of the home farm in the spring and summer months, while a few months in the winter were devoted to the acquirement of an education in the district schools. He remained under the parental roof until he attained his majority, which was about the time of the Civil war, and in 1862 he enlisted for service, becoming a member of Company A, Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the close of hostilities. During this interim he took part in many of the most important and hard fought battles of the war, including Vicksburg, Ringgold and Arkansas Post and he was also with Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 865 During his long service he was fortunate in that he was never wounded. He was discharged at Louisville, Kentucky, after which he returned to his home in Coshocton county and worked for his father on the. farm during the succeeding two years. On the expiration of that period Mr. Anderson established a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Margaret E. Philips, who was born in Coshocton county, in 1852, one of eight children, whose parents were Isaac and Charlotta (Moore) Philips, both of whom are now deceased. Following his marriage Mr. Anderson located on a rented farm, which he operated for four years, subsequent to which time he purchased a tract of land in Coshocton county, on which he made his home for a similar period. He then disposed of that property and invested his money in his present tract, comprising eighty-three acres in Perry township, Licking county. He has made some improvements on the place, thereby making it a valuable farm property, while the fields annually yield rich harvests, owing to the care and labor he gives to the soil. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson has been blessed with a daughter and son : Cora, the wife of R. Rhyme, a resident of Coshocton county, this state; and William, who makes his home in Newark. Mr. Anderson advocates the principles of the republican party and has served as township trustee and as a member of the school board. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Disciples church, while his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. Both are people of the highest respectability and worth in their home locality, where they have many friends. R. S. WYETH. R. S. Wyeth who, in his business career has persevered in the pursuit of a persistent purpose and gained a most satisfactory reward, is numbered among the leading manufacturers of Newark, being now general manager of an extensive wagon-manufacturing enterprise. Newark numbers him among her native sons who have won success. His birth occurred in this city, October 5, 1877, his parents being A. G. and Emma P. (Stranghan) Wyeth. The father was born in McKean township, this county, and was the son of David Wyeth. The ancestral history of the family shows that there were two branches founded in America in pioneer times, one being established in Virginia and the other in Massachusetts. George Wyeth, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, belonged to the Virginia branch while A. G. Wyeth was descended from the Massachusetts branch. His father was born in Massachusetts and having arrived to years of maturity wedded Sallie Kellogg, also a native of the old Bay state. In 1838 they came to Licking county, traveling by stage to Albany, thence by the Erie Canal to Buffalo, by scow to Cleveland and to Newark by canal packet, the boat tying up at Warner's warehouse on the 12th of June. The city was at that tine a small village of little eommercial or industrial importance, and the county was but sparsely settled. David Wyeth and his family located in McKean township where he joined his two brothers, Parker J. and Nathan Wyeth, who had arrived here 866 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. the previous year. Turning his attention to farming, David Wyeth continued to carry on general agricultural pursuits for a long period, living in the county until his death which occurred when he was eighty-two years of age. His wife survived until June, 1892. Their son, A. G. Wyeth, was born and reared on the old home farm and on leaving the district schools continued his education in Oberlin College after the war. In 1861 he had responded to the country's call for aid,. joining the Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served for a year and a half. He was with the regiment in all of its engagements during that time, and with a creditable military record returned to his home. Following the completion of his college course he remained on the farm for some time, and in 1870 came to Newark, believing that he would find business conditions in the city more favorable for the attainment of success. Here he began the manufacture of wagons in 1884, and has continued the business to the present time, its growth being the result of his keen administration and careful management. It is today an important industrial concern of the city and aside from his connection therewith Mr. Wyeth has been president of the Park National Bank since 1907. He belongs to Lemert Post, G. A. R., and is prominent and progressive in all matters of citizenship. In 1876 he married Emma P. Stranghan, a native of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and they became parents of two sons, the younger being Harvey Wyeth who died April 13, 1907, at the age of twenty-four years. The elder son, Ralph S. Wyeth, whose name introduces this review, attained his education in the Newark schools until he had completed the high school course, and then joined his father in the manufacturing business at the age of sixteen years. Parental influence was not executed to make business life easy for him. On the contrary he resolutely set to work to learn the business in principle and detail and has advanced by reason of his own merit and capability, his duties and responsibilities being increased from time to time until he is now the general manager of the business. His previous thorough training and experience well qualify him for the onerous work that now devolves upon him. He has gained recognition as one of the representative young business men of the city, enjoying the full confidence of his colleagues and associates. R. S. Wyeth was married in March, 1906, to Miss Alice McCune, the daughter of J. P. McCune, a hardware merchant now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Wyeth hold membership in the Presbyterian church, are prominent in the social circles of the city, while the hospitality of the best homes of Newark is cordially extended to them. ROBERT L. PATTON. On the list of well known and representative business men in Johnstown appears the name of Robert L. Patton, who is now conducting a real-estate and insurance agency, in which connection he has secured a good clientage. He was born May 27, 1868, in Bennington township, and is a son of Robert E. and Cornelia D. (Crysler) Patton, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of the HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 867 state of New York. The father came to Ohio with his parents, John and Elizabeth Patton, in 1833 and settled in Bennington township. The grandfather was a cooper by trade but on coming to Ohio established his home in Licking county and gave the greater part of his attention to general agricultural pursuits. His son, Robert E. Patton, also followed the occupation as a life work, prospered in his undertakings and became a prominent farmer. He was also a man of influence in Bennington township, where he continued to reside until called to his final rest. In community affairs he took an active and helpful interest and was a lifelong democrat in his political belief. He died February 28, 1896, while his wife survived until the 2d of October, 1905. In their family were six children. The eldest, John S. Patton, enlisted for service in the Civil war at the first call for troops in 1861, becoming a member of Company H, Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. On the expiration of his first term he reenlisted and was killed in the battle of Resaca, Georgia, May 12, 1861, when only twenty years of age. Joseph T., the second of the family, is deceased. Mary is now the wife of Peter Dumbaule. Parker E. is the next of the family. Fanny E. is deceased. Robert L. Patton, who completes the family, was reared to early manhood on his father's farm, assisting in the general work of tilling the soil and cultivating the fields. He was educated in the common country schools and worked at the plow when not busy with his text-books. He early learned the force and value of unremitting industry and energy and as the years passed carried forward his labors until they wrought for him gratifying success. About the time that he started out in life on his own account Mr. Patton was married, the wedding being celebrated on the 20th of February, 1889, when Miss Jessie McClintock became his wife. She is a daughter of William W. and Margaret (Larne) McClintock, residents of Burlington township, her father being one of the prominent farmers of that locality. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Patton have been born two daughters and a son, Gladys M., Ford L. and Esther M. Following his marriage Mr. Patton began farming and carried on general agricultural pursuits for five years in Bennington and Liberty townships. At length, however, he determined to withdraw from general agricultural lines and in 1894 removed to Johnstown, where he has since been engaged in the general insurance and real-estate business, writing most of the insurance placed in Johnstown and the surrounding country. He also has a large business in buying and selling real-estate, has handled much valuable property and has thoroughly informed himself concerning the realty which is on the market. He is also active in public matters and is a persistent and effective advocate of good roads and other public improvements. As a member of the school board his efforts have always been put forth to secure the best teachers and to raise the standard of public instruction and through his labors much good has been accomplished in this direction. Today the schools of Johnstown are equal to any in the state. Mr. Patton believes that the school system is the foundation of our civilization and should have the best service of the best minds. In politics he has always been an enthusiastic and earnest democrat and has been urged several times to become the party candidate for various high offices. Only recently was he assured of the nomination for sheriff of the county, which would have been equivalent to election, but private business so demanded his time and energies that he could not decide 868 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. to make the sacrifice of his interests to accept public office. He is popular with all classes and could undoubtedly have been elected had he accepted the nomination. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons, belonging to Johnstown Lodge, No. 326, A. F. & A. M., and to the Royal Arch Chapter at Newark. He is also a member of the Newark lodge of Elks, Johnstown Lodge, No. 308, K. P., and Johnstown Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. He is likewise a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church. An active, wide-awake citizen, standing high in the estimation of the community in which he lives, he well deserves representation in this volume. He has a forty-acre farm and beautiful home just at the edge of Johnstown, where he indulges his taste for fine horses, keeping a number of good specimens of the noble steed. There he also enjoys an ideal home life with an interesting family. FREDERICK M. BLACK. Mr. Frederick M. Black, one of Newark's native sons, was born April 16, 1871, his parents being Dr. James B. and Annie E. (Dille) Black. The father was a native of Lanark, Scotland, and came to America about 1841, settling in Brownsville, Ohio. He continued his education in Denison University at Granville, Ohio, and was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city. He then began practice in Linville, Licking county, and afterward removed to Hebron where he was living at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war. In the meantime, however, he had gone to California by way of the isthmus of Panama, attracted by the gold discoveries in 1849. While there he became ill with yellow fever and this left him partially deaf. He never fully recovered his hearing and this caused him to refuse several offers of professorship in medical colleges. Following his return from California he devoted his attention to the practice of medicine and surgery until the Civil war was begun, when he offered his services to the government and became surgeon of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He afterward was made medical director of the brigade and served on the staff of General Granger. Because of illness his military service was ended after one year in the field and the disease then contracted ultimately proved the cause of his death. He did effective and valuable work while at the front, however, including the organization of the hospital service through the Army of the Tennessee. On his return from the south he resumed the practice of his profession in Newark and became one of the prominent members of the medical fraternity in this part of the state. He was an extensive and well known writer on medical subjects, making frequent contributions to medical journals in both America and England. He also wrote a number of articles for the Popular Science Monthly and was the author of a volume entitled Ten Laws of Health, published by Scribner. His life was therefore one of much usefulness as well as intense activity and his death brought a sense of personal bereavement to many when he passed away in Newark in 1895. Mrs. Black still survives and resides in this city of which she is a native. Her father, Israel Dille, was the first mayor of Newark and was prominently connected with the improvement of the city at an early date, planting the trees in HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 869 the courthouse yard and doing much to promote substantial development. He was greatly interested in the Mary Ann furnace and invested most of his fortune in the building of the Sandusky, Mansfield & Newark Railroad which ultimately ruined him financially. At one time he had a magnificent home in the north part of Newark and practically owned that district of the city. He was a lawyer by profession and his ability gained him a satisfactory clientage. Frederick M. Black pursued his college course at Cornell where he was graduated in 1892 with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. Determined upon the practice of law as a life work, he began studying in the office of Kibler & Kibler of Newark and was admitted to the bar in 1894 since which time he has been engaged in active practice here. He has always prepared his cases with great thoroughness and care and in the courtroom his logical deductions have never failed to impress those who have heard him. He served as city solicitor from 1895 until 1897 and at the present writing is referee in bankruptcy under the United States courts. On the 2d of July, 1895, Mr. Black was married to Miss Alice Hinkley of Portland, Maine, and their home is attractive by reason of its warm-hearted and cordial hospitality. They attend the Episcopal church and Mr. Black belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the Delta Kappa Epsilon. He is also a member of the Licking County Bar Association and the profession as well as the general public accord his ability. PETER COOPERRIDER. Peter Cooperrider, who for many years has been giving his time and attention to general farming and stock-raising in Glenford township, is a native of Bowling Green township, having been born on the farm on which he now resides, February 25, 1831. He is a son of Peter and Hannah Cooperrider. His father, a native of the Keystone state, came to this county in the early days with his parents, who located in Bowling Green township, near the Perry county line. There he was reared and received his education in the district schools and spent the remainder of his life in the duties of agriculture. He was known throughout the county as an honest, upright and enterprising man and at his death he was interred in the Southern cemetery in Perry county. The family is originally of Dutch stock and he inherited all the noble qualities generally inherent in the members of that race. His wife was also a native of Pennsylvania, but was married in this county. She became the mother of nine children, namely : Mary, Margaret, Sarah, Hannah, Elizabeth, Jacob, Samuel and David, all of whom are deceased ; and Peter. Peter Cooperrider acquired his education in his native township in a log schoolhouse. Upon completing his studies he remained at home, assisting in the duties of the farm, and when his father passed away he assumed the entire management of the farm. He has always been connected with the old home place, to which he has given his best energies and on which he has labored with splendid success. The farm consists of one hundred and sixty acres of land, all of which is in excellent condition to produce the finest crops. It is supplied with a com- 870 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. fortable residence, a large barn, all the necessary outbuildings and also a full equipment of modern farm machinery. He raises hay and grain, also paying some attention to raising and feeding the best breeds of cattle. Mr. Cooperrider, in the year 1853, wedded Miss Eliza Jane Orr, to which union were born the following children, namely : Mary Ellen and Elizabeth, deceased; Emma Jane, wife of Robert Barnes, a farmer of Hopewell township; Samuel, who assists his father on the farm ; Owen, who follows farming in Bowling Green township; Homer, who is engaged in the same occupation there; and Austin, also an agriculturist of Bowling Green township. Mrs. Cooperrider departed this life some time ago. The democratic party has always claimed the vote and influence of Mr. Cooperrider and he adheres strictly to its principles. He has served the township as trustee and road supervisor. He is a man of high moral character and attainments, who has always been faithful to his religious obligations and is a member of the Lutheran church. GEORGE ROSS HACKNEY. One of the most important industries of Newark is that which is operating under the name of the Newark Artificial Stone & Plaster Company, of which Mr. Hackney is now assistant secretary. In this field of endeavor he has gradually worked his way upward, thoroughly mastering the business in principle and detail until today his position is one of responsibility, the duties of which he discharges with capability and promptness. He was born in Madison township, Muskingum county, Ohio, October 6, 1875, and is a son of George W. and Margaret (Griffin) Hackney. The father, a veteran of the Civil war, served as a member of Company F, Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, enlisting from Muskingum county. He was badly wounded at Darbytown Road in 1863. While in the act of firing his gun a in inie ball passed through his right hand, continuing on through his left elbow,- shattering the arm, while another ball passed through and crushed his right hip, also affecting his spinal cord. This rendered him badly crippled but in course of time he recovered somewhat from his injuries and took up the work of life. Although never able to do much manual labor, he operated a farm in Muskingum county until 1894, when he retired and removed to Dresden, where he resided until the 1st of May, 1904. He then came to Newark, where he now makes his home. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Baptist church, while his political allegiance is given to the republican party. Upon the old home farm George Ross Hackney was reared, there remaining until his father's removal to Dresden, which occurred when he was about nineteen years of age. He then started out for himself and for some months was variously employed. In the following fall, however, he secured a situation in the brick and tile yards at Dresden, where he remained for three years and during that time he rose from the humblest position, that of wheeling clay, to the important one of burning the brick and tile. He was afterward employed for a short time on a work train on the railroad, while subsequently he secured a situation at the plaster works of J. M. Black. He began there as a common laborer but within six months HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 871 was made foreman of the plant and continued in that capacity until October, 1899, at which time the plant changed hands. Mr. Hackney then remained with Mr. Black's successor as foreman for a year, after which he purchased an interest in the business and was made superintendent of the plant, in which capacity he remained until the sale of the business in 1904. In that year he and his partners came to Newark and entered the Newark Artificial Stone & Plaster Company, of which Mr. Hackney is now a stockholder and the assistant secretary. This is a well developed industry, having large and profitable sales and an extensive output. On the 18th of June, 1905, Mr. Hackney was married to Miss Gertrude Krauss, of Coshocton, Ohio, and they have won many friends in the social circles of this city. In politics Mr. Hackney is a stalwart republican and in Dresden served as village treasurer. He is a member of Dresden Lodge, No. 464, K. P. In Newark he is recognized as one of the energetic, reliable young business men and manufacturers and he certainly deserves much credit for what he has accomplished, as his advancement has come to him solely through his own efforts. EDWARD D. HAMILTON. Edward D. Hamilton, who is numbered among the substantial and prosperous agriculturists of Newton township, was born in this county, October 1, 1857, son of David and Mary J. (Shaffer) Hamilton. His mother was also a native of this county, while his father was born near Dayton, Ohio. He departed this life in the year 1893 and his wife survived him by ten years, dying in September, 1903. They were the parents of three children, namely: Albert J.; O. C., who resides in Denver, Colorado; and Edward D. Edward D. Hamilton remained at his parental home until he had attained the age of maturity, in the meantime having acquired his education in the district schools and assisted in the labors of the farm. Upon leaving home he engaged for one year as a farm hand and for two years worked as a member of a crew who were constructing a telegraph line. The latter occupation he followed for a period of two years when he returned to the old homestead and assumed charge of the farm. He at once applied himself energetically to his business and by the year 1905 had derived sufficient profit from his labors to enable him to purchase the farm which embraces forty acres of excellent land. He held it under cultivation for three years when. he disposed of the property and purchased a tract of one hundred and thirty acres which, after having cultivated for a time, he traded for city property in Newark, to which place he removed. However, becoming weary of city life, he traded his city holdings for the farm of one hundred acres, which he now has under cultivation. In 1903 Mr. Hamilton wedded Miss Virgie Molar, a native of Fairfield county, and daughter of William and Charity Moler, who are now residents of Newark, Ohio. Mrs. Virgie (Moler) Hamilton is one of a family of twelve children. The couple are comfortably situated on their farm which Mr. Hamilton keeps in a high state of cultivation and in the development of which he employs all the conveniences of modern machinery and methods. He engages in general 872 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY agriculture, producing the various kinds of grain and pays some attention to feeding stock. He takes considerable interest in politics as a republican and is an enthusiastic worker during political campaigns in order to secure the election of its candidates. His political convictions are the result of candid investigation which has brought him to the belief that the principles of the republican party, if put into practice throughout the country, will assure the nation its financial balance and permanent prosperity. He is respected as one of the substantial citizens and has served two years as township assessor and has also been a member of the school board. He belongs to Lodge No. 4727, of the Modern Woodmen of America. JONATHAN TAVENNER. Jonathan Tavenner, a veteran of the Civil war, who for many years has been identified with the farming and stock-raising interests of Newark township, was born in Franklin township, October 23, 1838, a son of George W. and Leah (Ewert) Tavenner. His father, a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, came to this county in the year 1836, locating in Franklin township, where he lived until the time of his death in 1858. Throughout his life he followed the occupation of farming and at the same time, being a carpenter, plied that trade to a considerable extent. In politics he was an old-time whig and later a republican. The grandfather came to this county late in life and afterward removed to Jacksontown, Ohio, where he departed this life. Mrs. Leah (Ewert) Tavenner was united in marriage in Loudoun county, Virginia, and removed to this county with her husband, where she passed away in the year 1884. They were the parents of the following children : Mary, wife of David Venner, of Franklin township; Jonathan, an agriculturist of the same township ; Catherine, who wedded Peter McKnight Fanes, residing in Madison township; Sarah, wife of William Thompson, of this place; Josephine, widow of Henry Parr, who for many years followed agricultural pursuits in Franklin township ; Thomas, deceased ; George, a farmer of Eden township ; Jennie, wife of James Foster, of this place; Louisa, who was united in marriage with Sylvester Sampson, of Hanover township ; Amanda, deceased; and B. E. Two children died in infancy. In the district schools of Franklin township Jonathan Tavenner received his education, after which he remained at home and engaged in the daily routine of farm life until December, 1861, when he enlisted in Company D, Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, for a three years' service. However, he was honorably discharged two years later but reenlisted in the same company and served until August 15, 1865, having been in the ranks throughout the entire conflict Mr. Tavenner was actively engaged in many battles in one of which he was slightly wounded. When he enlisted in the service it was as a private soldier but owing to his bravery he was later promoted to sergeant, which rank he held until he received an honorable discharge at the close of the war. Mr. Tavenner takes pride in recalling the fact that he never missed a day's duty but was actively engaged from the time he enlisted until the day of his discharge. Among the important battles in which HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 873 he took part are Pittsburg Landing, Vicksburg, Fort Donelson, Corinth, Arkansas Post, Millikens Bend, Jackson, Mississippi, Big Shanty, Chickamauga, Ringgold, Resaca, Savannah, Bentonville, North Carolina, as well as in a number of skirmishes. Mr. Tavenner was also among the number who fought under General Hooker at Lookout Mountain and his recollections of this battle above the clouds are very vivid and it is justly with a measure of pride that he delights in calling to memory this celebrated engagement. After the war he located in Franklin township, where he has since been engaged in farming, having forty acres of excellent hill land, the soil of which is very rich and productive. In 1869 Mr. Tavenner wedded Miss Mary Fry, a resident of this township and the couple are the parents of the following children : Cora B.; Melvin, a machinist; Olive, wife of Henry Brown, a farmer of Licking township ; Charles C., who follows farming ; David, who is engaged in the same pursuit;. Loton; and Maud. The wife and mother departed this life in 1907 and was interred in the burial ground of the Southern church of this township. Mr. Tavenner gives his political support to the republican party, is a member of the Union Veteran Legion and is a faithful worshiper at the Southern church. J. G. SHIRER, M. D. The causes which lead to success in the practice of medicine are not different from those which win prosperity in commercial lines. The same unfaltering industry and close application are demanded in the one case as in the other, and that Dr. Shirer has worked along those lines is indicated by the success which he has attained. Born in Coshocton county October 6, 1872, he is a son of W. S. Shirer, a native of Adamsville, Ohio, who, in his youth, removed to Coshocton and now lives in Newark. The mother, Cidna S. (Decker) Shirer, also a native of Ohio, still survives. Dr. Shirer completed the high school course in Adamsville as a member of the graduating class of 1891, and later attended the normal school. His maternal grandfather, Dr. Henry Decker, was a practicing physician in Adamsville and Coshocton for fifty-six years, and through his influence the subject of this review took up the study of medicine, pursuing several courses of lectures in the Starling Medical College, of Columbus, from which he ,was graduated in 1896. He commenced practice in Cardington, Morrow county, where he continued for two years and then located in Otsego, Ohio, where he remained for six years, coming thence to Newark. He was alone in practice here until 1906, when he formed a partnership with B. Frank Barnes, M. D. He is also engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery and is surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio and the Ohio Electric Railway Companies and for the Wehrle Stove Company. He belongs to the Ohio State Medical Society and to the American Medical Association, and is now treasurer of the Licking County Medical Society. Aside from his private practice he is acting as examiner for the Massachusetts Mutual, the Midland Mutual, the Manhattan Life, the Kansas City Mutual and other insurance companies. Interested in the progress that is being continuously made in the science of medicine, 874 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. be has supplemented his early training by a course in the Post Graduate College of New York. While he is preeminently a physician, devoting the greater part of his time and energy to his labors in that line, he has also become interested in financial and commercial enterprises, is a director and was one of the organizers of the Otsego Gas & Oil Company and is the president of the Blue Rock Gas & Oil Company. In 1896 Dr. Shirer was married to Miss Laura A. Waters, a daughter of Dr. W. C. Waters, a well known physician of Zanesville, Ohio, who is prominent in political as well as professional circles, serving now as alderman of the third ward of his city. Dr. Shirer belongs to Newark Lodge, No. 97, A. F. & A. M.; Rowland Lodge, No. 305, K. P.; Newark Lodge, No. 391, B. P. 0. E.; Munificent Lodge of Camels; Octagon Tent, No. 132, K. M.; Newark Court of Honor ; and the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. He likewise belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, and the principles which have actuated his life are those which govern honorable, upright manhood. His interests are thoroughly identified with those of Newark, and at all times he is ready to lend his aid and cooperation to any movement calculated to benefit this section of the country or advance its substantial development. TITUS HILL HANKINSON. Titus Hill Hankinson, who in his business career has worked his way upward, overcoming many obstacles and difficulties, is now numbered among the prosperous farmers of McKean township and that he enjoys the confidence of his fellow citizens is indicated in the fact that he is now serving as township trustee. He is one of Licking county's native sons, his birth having occurred in Newton township, June 23, 1860, his parents being Simeon and Susanna (Colingham) Hankinson, both of .whom were natives of New Jersey. The mother's parents died when she was very young and she was reared by other families and when in early womanhood went with a family to Perry county, Ohio. There had been warm friendship between her and Simeon Hankinson in New Jersey and a year after she came to this state Mr. Hankinson followed her and they were married. In 1856 they removed to Licking county, settling in Newton township just east of St. Louisville, where Mr Hankinson carried on agricultural pursuits up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1888. His wife survived him four years and passed away in 1892. After acquiring his preliminary education in the common schools Titus H. Hankinson attended the Harris Normal School and at twenty-one years of age began teaching, which profession he followed through four winter seasons, while in the summer months he worked upon the home farm. In company with a brother he also owned and operated a threshing machine but in 1888 sold his interest in the thresher and began operating a farm on the shares. A year later he hired out as a farm hand, working for Mrs. Jerusha Gibson, in whose employ he remained for two years and eight months. He then removed to Granville township, where he cultivated a farm on shares of one-third, the owner furnishing HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 875 everything. A year later Mr. Hankinson bought a team and rented a tract of land. For a year he farmed in McKean township and in 1899 purchased his present place, comprising one hundred and fourteen acres, to which he removed. It has since been his home and with characteristic energy he has continued its cultivation and improvement, making it a valuable farm property well equipped with the accessories and conveniences common at the present day. He raises the cereals best adapted to soil and climate and as the result of his energy annually gathers good crops. In 1886 Mr. Hankinson was married to Miss Ellen Gertrude Nash, of McKean township, and unto them have been born seven children: Ada Blanche, a teacher in the public school in Granville township; Bessie May, who follows the profession of teaching in McKean township; Mary, a student in the Utica high school; Raymond, Earl Delbert, Dale and Clarence William, all at home. In his political views Mr. Hankinson is an earnest republican, believing that the principles of the party are most conducive to good government and therefore giving to it his loyal support. In the fall of 1907 his fellow townsmen, appreciating his worth and ability, elected him to the office of township trustee and prior to this time he served for two terms as assessor, discharging his duties with promptness and fidelity. He is a member of Cedar Camp, No. 4727, M. W. A., of Newark, and the guiding principles of his life are indicated in the fact that he is a member of the Welsh Hill Baptist church. He is today numbered among the representative and valued citizens of McKean township, his life record being most commendable in that he has wrought out his own success and gained his present prosperity by honorable methods. CHARLES R. HARTSHORN. Charles R. Hartshorn, owning and cultivating a valuable farm of one hundred and seventy-three acres in Newark township, was born on this place on the 26th of September, 1852, his parents being Jacob and Martha (Fulton) Hartshorn. Jacob Hartshorn, whose birth occurred in Belmont county, Ohio, January 1, 1810, was thrown upon his own resources in early life, for his father, who went to the front at the time of the war of 1812, was never again heard from, having probably been killed in battle. In the early '20s he made his way to Licking county and worked on the canal, while about 1840 he bought the farm on which our subject now resides and which has since remained the old family homestead. His original purchase, which was all covered with timber except two small fields, comprised eighty-three acres but as the years passed and he prospered in his undertakings, he gradually added to his holdings until at the time of his death he owned two hundred and fifty acres of rich and productive land. Throughout his active business career he followed agricultural pursuits with gratifying success and likewise became the owner of city real-estate, being numbered among the substantial and prominent early settlers of the community. Politically he was a stanch republican and capably served his fellow townsmen in the position of trustee as well as in various minor offices. In religious faith he was a Methodist and assisted in 876 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. building the church of that denomination in his home locality. His demise, which occurred in Licking county on the 17th of April, 1891, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret, for his many excellent traits of character had gained him the warm esteem and regard of all with whom he came in contact. His wife, whose birth occurred at Martinsburg, West Virginia, January 13, 1815, and who was brought to this county by her father, Robert Fulton, passed away in 1887. Unto this worthy couple were born four children, namely : Martin D., who served as a soldier in the Civil war and is now a resident of Newark township; John F., who is engaged in the real-estate and insurance business in Newark ; Mary J., the wife of George A. Ball, of Newark ; and Charles R., of this review. The last named has always remained on the farm on which his birth occurred and has been engaged in general agricultural pursuits as a life work, though in early manhood he also taught in the district school during five winter terms. As before stated, his farm comprises one hundred and seventy-three acres in Newark township and in addition to cultivating the cereals best adapted to soil and climate, he makes a pecialty of raising shorthorn cattle, both branches of his business returning to him a gratifying annual income. In 1876 Mr. Hartshorn was united in marriage to Miss Laura Glick, a native of Granville township and a daughter of George and Rosella (Caldwell) Glick, both of whom were born in Ohio. Hugh Caldwell, great-grandfather of Mrs. Hartshorn, participated in the 'Revolutionary war and in 1814 made his way from Pennsylvania to this state, passing away shortly after his arrival here. A widow and ten children were left to mourn his death. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hartshorn have been born six children : J. Walter, a practicing dentist of Toledo ; William G., who conducts a theater and skating rink in Steubenville; and Harold, Eugene, Martha and Guy, all at home. Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Hartshorn has given his political allegiance to the republican party and has served as a member of the township board of education for more than thirty years, having also acted as president of the board. His wife and children are devoted and faithful members of the Baptist church of Newark and, like the husband and father, are well and favorably known throughout the community. A man of integrity and worth, he has the confidence and esteem of those with whom he has been associated and well deserves mention in this volume as a worthy native son of Licking county. JOHN PARKER. John Parker is now living largely retired in Newark but for many years was actively and closely associated with agricultural and stock-raising interests. He started out in life empty-handed, early learning the value of unremitting diligence and determination, and by means of his unfailing industry has attained the substantial place which he now occupies as one of the men of affluence in Licking county. He was born in Mary Ann township, Licking county, March 15, 1852. His father, William H. Parker, was a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, born in December, 1821, and when six years of age he accompanied his parents to Lick- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 877 ing county, Ohio. He was a son of Farling B. Parker, who arrived in this state during the pioneer epoch in its history and entered from the government the northeast quarter of section 14, in Mary Ann township. There in the midst of the green woods he built a log cabin, cleared his land and also built and operated one of the first sawmills in this section. He was a blacksmith by trade and conducted a blacksmith shop for a number of years, being said to be one of the best workmen in that line ever in the county. He also made axes and edged tools and understood the tempering of steel as only a few smiths at the present time understand it. His business ability in various lines made him one of the best known men in this section of the county and all respected him for his personal worth as well as his business achievements. He was one of the active spirits in the early development of the county and did much to further its material welfare and progress. He died at the age of fifty-two years, having borne his full share in the work of public improvement. His son, William H. Parker, was reared on the frontier and shared with the family in all of the hardships and privations incident to pioneer life. There were few comforts in the little log cabin and much hard labor was required to develop and improve the farm as well as to carry on the other business interests with which the father was connected. On reaching manhood William H. Parker operated the old water-power mill for about twenty-five years, when it passed into other hands. His entire life was passed in Mary Ann township, his last years being spent in a house on his son's farm, where he died at the age of eighty-five years, passing away in May, 1906. In early manhood he wedded Miss Ruth McVey, who was born in Pennsylvania and was a daughter of John McVey, one of the early settlers of Washington township, Licking county, Ohio. She died in 1881, at the age of fifty-eight years. No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of farm life for John Parker in the days of his boyhood and youth. He acquired his education in the common schools and at the age of eighteen years started out to earn his own living. For three years he worked as a farm hand and then, desirous of establishing a home of his own, he was married, on the 20th of January, 1874, to Miss Amy R. Evans, a daughter of Felix D. Evans, of Newton township. Following his marriage he began cultivating a farm belonging to his wife's grandfather, having charge thereof for two years. He then removed to the farm which he now owns, cultivating the place as a renter for three years. Later his wife died and he broke up housekeeping, after which he again worked as a farm hand. Two years later, however, he married Miss Susan M. Wince, of Fallsbury township, a daughter of Henry Wince, now deceased, who came to Licking county from Virginia, his native state. For a year following his second marriage Mr. Parker continued to work for his former employer and in 1881 he again rented the farm which he now owns. Three years later Mr. English, who owned the property, died, and Mr. Parker purchased a portion of the farm and as the years rolled by and he prospered, he added to the place from time to time until he came into possession of the entire property. The farm today comprises two hundred three and a half acres and is one of the well improved properties of the county, equipped with good buildings, the latest improved machinery and other modern accessories. The fields are well tilled, good stock is raised and everything about the farm is indic- 878 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. ative of the well directed labor and careful management of the owner. He is wholly a self-made man, having started out in life as a poor boy, dependent not only upon his own resources but also aiding in the support of his father's family. He was ambitious, however, and with a will to dare and to do he has continued to work indefatigably until he has become one of the prosperous agriculturists of Licking county. While he has given his attention to diversified farming for twenty years, he was also for a considerable period largely engaged in the raising of hogs and in fact was one of the most extensive hog raisers of the county, meeting with gratifying success in that undertaking. By his first marriage Mr. Parker had one child, Cora E., now the wife of J. K. Mount, of Fallsbury township. The children of the second marriage are : Theodore and William A., who operate the home farm; and J. Rollen and Melvin, who are still under the parental roof. In the spring of 1908 Mr. Parker left the farm and removed to Newark, while his two elder sons assumed the management and operation of the old home place. He, however, retains his stock interests on the farm and is now running some two hundred head of sheep as well as hogs, horses and cattle. His business interests have brought him a substantial return and his property gives him a very satisfactory annual income. In community affairs Mr. Parker has taken a deep and helpful interest. He has served as a member of the township board of trustees for several years, was also a member of the school board for several years. He gives his political allegiance to the democracy and is an active and helpful member of the Christian church, who has served almost continuously on its official board for the past thirty-five years. Its teachings have been the guiding rule of his life and in all his business, social and political relations he has been honorable and upright, adhering to straightforward, manly principles. JOHN COURSEN. Mr. Coursen descends from a family which has been identified with the agricultural interests of the state of Ohio for many years and which is not only worthy of note in this line but which also deserves special mention inasmuch as it dates its history prior to the Revolutionary days and records the names of some of its members as having participated in the war for American independence. The family is originally of Holland-Dutch descent and the great-grandfather of Mr. Coursen was a soldier in the Colonial army. His grandfather, Isaac Coursen, a native of New Jersey, at a very early date migrated to the state of Pennsylvania and later located in this county. While a resident of Pennsylvania he made a trip in a flatboat on which he had a cargo of flour, pork and whisky, propelling it by means of a pole all the way to New Orleans This was a long and wearisome journey and as it was taken during the season when the water is low in the Ohio river there was little current to run the boat and it was with difficulty that it could be forced down the river. On this trip he was accompanied by three companions and when they landed in New Orleans they not only sold their cargo, HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 879 from which they derived a handsome sum, and as it was impossible to bring back the boat they disposed of it also. In those days there were very few steamers plying the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and one might be compelled to linger about for months before he could get passage from New Orleans up the stream. As there were no boats in sight Mr. Coursen and his companions agreed to start out for home on foot and walked all the way from New Orleans to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Their tramp was largely through wild and uninhabited country and obviously food was scarce. However, they were inured to hardship and possessed all those qualities of endurance of the men of the early days and finally reached their destination in safety. On the way down the river they tied up for a time on the Ohio shores and were visited by natives from whom they purchased supplies and obtained information as to the excellent opportunities of that part of the country for farming purposes, and on the strength of this information Mr. Coursen later located in Licking county. He served in the war of 1812 and was among a number of soldiers who were detailed to drive the Greentown Indians from around about Newark, Ohio, back to their reservation, which lay somewhat to the north of that city. His paternal grandmother, Jane Orr Coursen, was a native of Pennsylvania, to which state her people emigrated from Ireland in the early days. John Coursen was born in a log cabin on a farm which adjoins the one he has under cultivation, on May 27, 1845. His parents were Isaac and Elizabeth (Fresh) Coursen, his father having been born in this county where he spent his boyhood and when still of tender years was taken to Bowling Green township, where he spent his remaining days as an agriculturist. He was accounted one of the most successful farmers of the community and accumulated an estate which numbered something over three hundred acres and which he left in a highly improved condition. He labored almost incessantly until the time of his death in 1879 when he was interred in Fairmount cemetery. He was held in high repute for his honesty and straightforwardness and his death was lamented not only by the immediate members of his family, his passing being accounted a definite loss to the community. In politics he always supported the democratic party and was ever active and enthusiastic during campaigns to enable the candidates of his party to secure the offices they sought. His wife was a native of Shenandoah county, Virginia, where she lived until she was sixteen years of age when she removed to Richland county, where she remained for one year and then located in Licking county, where she was married and departed this life. Her remains were interred beside those of her husband. They were the parents of the following children : Marion, who resides on a farm, adjoining the old place; Sarah Jane, wife of Clem T. Richter, a prosperous farmer of Bowling Green township; Harvey, who was an agriculturist of the same district ; Susan; William; George W., who followed agricultural pursuits in Bowling Green township ; and John. On his father's farm John Coursen was born and reared and in order to obtain an education he attended the district school of Bowling Green township, pursuing his studies in what was known as the Orr schoolhouse. There he spent the most of the winter season and during the summer time assisted his father in performing his duties on the farm and thereby acquired that proficiency which later enabled him to so successfully carry on agricultural pursuits for himself. Having acquired his education he devoted his entire time to farming and remained 880 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. on the old home place until about thirty-five years of age, when he then purchased sixty-eight acres of land on which he erected a house, barns and all the necessary buildings. At once he began the cultivation of his own land and has since continuously applied himself to general farming. In 1881 Mr. Coursen was united in marriage with Miss Annie Field, of Bowling Green township and to this marriage was born one child, that died in infancy. His political faith has always been on the side of the democratic party and he has served as assessor and trustee of Bowling Green township. He is highly respected and esteemed throughout the community. Both he and his wife are adherents of the old school Baptist faith. M. M. TAYLOR. M. M. Taylor is a member of the board of public service, and received the compliment of being the only member reelected in 1907, a fact which is indicative of his personal popularity, of the ability with which he had previously discharged his duties, and of the confidence reposed in him. He was born in Newark September 6, 1856, of the marriage of Jacob L. Taylor and Sarah E. McMullen. The father was a native of Annapolis, Maryland, and in 1853, arrived in Newark. He had been employed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company in the city of Baltimore and at the removal of the headquarters of the road to Ohio he also came. After a few years in the employ of the company in this city he resigned to engage in business on his own account, believing that it would prove more profitable. He began dealing in ice and was a pioneer merchant in that line in this city. As the years passed he developed a good business which proved to him a profitable source of revenue, enabling him and his family to enjoy the comforts and some of the luxuries of life. He was interested in politics, giving his support to the democratic party, but was never an aspirant for office. He married Sarah E. McMullen, a native of Newark and a daughter of John B. McMullen who came from Pennsylvania in pioneer times, becoming identified with this city when it had scarcely emerged from villagehood and gave little promise of industrial or commercial activity. Mrs. Taylor still survives her husband and is now living in Newark. M. M. Taylor is indebted to the public school system of his native city for the educational privileges he enjoyed. After leaving the high school he secured a position as clerk in a grocery store, and later entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company as baggage master, thus continuing for eighteen years, proving a most capable, trustworthy and trusted representative of the road. He was elected as a member of the board of public service in 1905 and as stated had the honor of being reelected in 1907, so that he is now holding that responsible position at this time. Mr. Taylor belongs to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and is serving as secretary of the local organization.. He also holds membership with the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen, while in Masonry he has attained the thirty- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 881 second degree of Scottish Rite. He is a representative of a high type of American manhood and chivalry. By perseverance, determination and honorable effort he has worked his way upward, enjoying the full confidence and respect of his fellow townsmen by reason of his fidelity to every trust reposed in him. GEORGE W. GUTRIDGE. George W. Gutridge, who has for many years been identified with the farming interests of this county, descends from a family who for upwards of a century have been prominent agriculturists here. When his ancestors first settled in this region they were greeted by broad expanses of timberland with no ground in any condition for cultivation and it fell to them to hew their way through the thick forests and clear out the acres which they gradually improved and cultivated and which today are known throughout the United States as being among the finest farming lands in the country. To those familiar with the early farming history of this region it need not be mentioned that the pioneers were compelled to endure both deprivations and hardships in order to convert the land into a proper condition to till. John Gutridge, grandfather of the subject of this review, emigrated from his birthplace in Shenandoah county, Virginia, and settled in this county on the farm now under cultivation by his grandson. The deed for the property was obtained from the government of this state and when Mr. Gutridge had obtained full possession of the land he constructed a log cabin, which afforded shelter to himself and family and at once undertook the arduous task of clearing off the land for cultivation, by which he might earn a livelihood. Little by little he succeeded in cutting the timber, culling the stumps and finally, through long years of patient toil, converted many acres into rich fields. Associated with Mr. Gutridge in this venture was his father, Peter Gutridge, the great-grandfather of George W. Gutridge, and both grandparents spent their entire lives upon this farm, where they finally departed this life. George W. Gutridge was born in Franklin township, this county, February 28, 1848, son of Elisha and Emily (Lampton) Gutridge. His father was born here and spent his life upon the farm and at his death was interred in Fairmount cemetery. His mother was a native of Shenandoah county, Virginia, and emigrated to this county with her parents, who settled in Hopewell township, on a farm adjoining the one now under cultivation by George W. Gutridge, her son. Her parents were of German extraction and through their industry converted many acres into tillable fields, spending their lives on the farm on which they settled. George W. Gutridge was one of a family of eight children, the names of the others being: William, who resides in Newark, Ohio, and was county cornmissioner for six years; James M., a well known and prosperous farmer of Hopewell township; John, a successful agriculturist of Bowling Green township ; Mary, the deceased wife of James Vermillion ; Lucinda, who was united in marriage to Samuel Hupp, of Bowling Green township; and Amos and R. N., both of whom are deceased. 882 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. In the public schools of Franklin township George W. Gutridge received his education. He attended school during the winter season and during the summer occupied his time in assisting his father in the duties of the farm. When nineteen years of age he purchased a sawmill which he operated at different times in Monroe, Marion and Madison counties, Missouri, and after following this occupation for a period of three years he returned home with his portable sawmill, which he continued to operate until sixteen years ago, when he dropped the business and devoted his time exclusively to farming. In Hopewell township he possesses two hundred and forty acres of rich land, in every respect highly improved, equipped with a large and convenient dwelling house and supplied with capacious barns and other outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. Mr. Gutridge does a general farming business and raises all kinds of grain. In addition to this he devotes a great deal of his attention to stock-raising, particularly sheep. He also has many head of fine cattle and his business on the whole, both as a farmer and stock-raiser, is exceedingly remunerative. On August 1, 1867, Mr. Gutridge was united in marriage with Miss Hortense Brown. They are the parents of the following children : Carrie Deborah, wife of Henry Orr, a prosperous farmer of Hopewell township ; Edgar F., who is engaged in farming in Bowling Green township ; Estella May, wife of Frank Clagget, a Hopewell township farmer ; Emma, who wedded Emet Hoskins, a farmer and dairyman of Hopewell township ; Samuel, who follows agricultural pursuits in the same township ; Ray, who owns a sawmill and thresher and who resides in Hopewell township ; Warren, a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engineer, residing in Newark, Ohio ; Lottie, whose husband, John Graham, is a farmer of Hopewell township ; and Mary, who resides at home. Mr. Gutridge is well known and highly respected throughout the community. He has been a member of the school board for five years. In politics he is a democrat and is a member of the Baptist church. FRANK B. DUDGEON. Frank B. Dudgeon, who is now serving on the board of infirmary directors, was born in Mary Ann township, Licking county, October 16, 1856, his parents being William and Sarah Ann (Albaugh) Dudgeon, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. On the home farm Frank B. Dudgeon was reared, his youthful days being spent in the usual manner of farm lads of the locality and period. The common schools afforded him his educational privileges and he received his business training in his father's store. In early manhood he was married, on the 16th of March, 1882, to Miss Mary E. Nickols, also a native of Mary Ann township, and a daughter of Albert Nickols, now deceased: Following his marriage Mr. Dudgeon engaged in farming, with which he has since been identified, although he is not confining his attention wholly to this work. In the intervening years he has been engaged in various other departments of labor and is especially well known because of the clerical work he has done at two hundred or more public sales. He was also for three years assistant secretary HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 883 at the democratic headquarters of Licking county and he served for five years as a member of the board of township trustees. For five terms he filled the office of township assessor and for thirteen years he has been a director of the Licking County Agricultural Society, of which he was president for two years. For three years he also acted as superintendent of the fairgrounds and is serving in that capacity at the present time. In November, 1908, he was elected to the board of infirmary directors. His official record is a most clean and commendable one and his election as an infirmary director brought him a large majority, being the endorsement of his previous public service and an expression of the favor which his fellow townsmen entertain in him. His political allegiance has always been given to the democracy which has found in him a steady and steadfast worker, whose labors are effective and whose methods are honorable. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Dudgeon were born four children. Lola May, the eldest, is the wife of Ora E. Cochran and they reside with Mr. Dudgeon., Mr. and Mrs. Cochran have a family of three children, Harley W., Veva Grace and Mary Adeline. Daisy Inez, Mable Gladys and Hazel Fern are still under the parental roof. In 1904 Mr. Dudgeon and his family were called upon to mourn the loss of the wife and mother, who passed away on the 8th of September, of that year, since which time his daughter Lola has acted as his housekeeper. Socially Mr. Dudgeon is connected with the Woodmen of the World. His official service and his different business interests have made him well known in Licking county and he is warmly esteemed throughout this part of the state, his strongly developed traits of character being such as have gained for him the good will of those who know him. J. L. BENNER. The commercial interests of Newark find a worthy representative in J. L. Benner, a progressive citizen of determined and energetic spirit. His birth occurred in this county June 16, 1862, and in the paternal line he comes of Pennsylvania Dutch and Swiss ancestry. His grandfather, Henry Benner, belonged to one of the old Dutch families of the Keystone state and came from Pennsylvania to Ohio during the epoch of pioneer development here. He married Anne Heiser, a lady of Swiss lineage, and following their removal to Licking county they established their home upon a farm in Franklin township. It was there that David Benner, the father of our subject was born and reared. Throughout his entire life he has been identified with commercial pursuits and is still living in Licking county at the very advanced age of seventy-nine. years. He wedded Mary Tavenner, also a native of this county and a daughter of George Tavenner, who, leaving his old home in Virginia, here faced the dangers and privations of pioneer life in order to enjoy the advantages which come with settlement on a frontier locality. In his youthful days J. L. Benner attended the district schools and through the periods of vacation worked in the fields. He afterward followed farming in various places, making it his life work until 1896, when he removed to Newark for 884 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. the purpose of seeking success in Commercial lines. Here he began dealing in coal and has since continued in this line of business, being located for the past four years at the intersection of Third street and the Pennsylvania Railroad. He has secured a good business and his patronage is constantly increasing. In 1885 Mr. Benner was married to Miss Martha E. Hill, a native of Iowa, and to them were born ten children, all of whom are yet living. Two are married and reside in Newark : Mary, who is now Mrs. Leonard, and Mrs. Edith Martin. Mr. Benner belongs to the Modern Woodmen Camp but the necessity for close application to his business has left him little time for active participation in outside affairs. What he has accomplished represents the fit utilization of his innate powers. He has worked diligently and persistently, realizing that there is no royal road to wealth, and he deserves great praise for what he has accomplished. HENRY SHIPLEY. Authentic facts of history may well be secured from Henry Shipley, for he is one of the native sons of Ohio and the period of his residence here covers more than seventy-eight years. He is therefore cognizant of all the changes that have taken place and the labor that has been wrought in transforming this district from a wilderness region into one of rich fertility, peopled by a class of intelligent, enterprising citizens who have wrought along the line of the greatest good to the great-ea number and have made this one of the leading counties of the state. He was born October 28, 1830, in Holmes county, Ohio, his parents being Josiah and Elizabeth (Hoagland) Shipley. The father came to Ohio from Pennsylvania with his parents and settled in Guernsey county, while the mother was a native of Virginia. She died in the year 1852 and in 1854 Josiah Shipley removed to Iowa, spending his remaining days in that state, his death occurring there in 1883. In the year 1855 Henry Shipley followed his father and the family to Iowa, making the trip across the country by wagon and reaching his destination after several weeks of travel in this way. His father was a farmer but as a young man Henry Shipley learned the carpenter's trade and during the year which he spent in Iowa followed that pursuit. Feeling better pleased with Ohio as a place of residence, Mr. Shipley returned to this state in 1856 and was probably furthermore attracted by the fact that he had left his sweetheart here and on the 7th of December, of that year, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Parsons, a daughter of Cleveland and Sarah (Coleman) Parsons, who came to Ohio from the state of New York and settled in Bennington township, becoming early residents Of that locality, where they assisted in the pioneer development and improvement. Eight children were born of that union : Willis M.; Josiah C.; Eleanor E.; Miles M.; Martha E., who became the wife of James Shipp and is deceased; Zoa Zella, now the wife of Ora Bowman; Demus and Charles, both deceased. After his return to Ohio Mr. Shipley continued to engage in carpentering and as his financial resources increased he became a landowner and took up farming, which he followed until 1883. In that year he was elected a member of the HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 885 board of county commissioners and served for two terms. During his incumbency in the office some of the most important public improvements in the county were made, including the erection of the jail and sheriff's residence, the Children's Home and two armories. Various other public improvements of a permanent character were made and in all the work of progress Mr. Shipley was deeply interested, giving his cooperation to the various movements for the public good. He served for several terms as trustee of Bennington township and also served as road supervisor and school director. In 1900 he was land appraiser for Bennington township and in every public position he has proven himself capable and honest. He has always been an advocate of legitimate public improvement, believing also in economy in the administration of office and yet does not believe in careful expenditure to the exclusion of progress. He is moreover an advocate of good roads, believing in the saying that "good roads put the farmer in touch with good markets." Since leaving the county commissioner's office in 1890 his attention has been given to his farming interests which are quite extensive and, being well managed, bring to him a gratifying return. His political allegiance has long been given to the democracy and he is active in the party ranks, while frequently he serves as a delegate to the party conventions. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he is serving as a trustee and his influence is always on the side of right, justice and truth. THOMAS B. FULTON. Thomas B. Fulton, a member of the bar since 1875 and practicing at the present time in Newark, is now associated with his brother, William D. Fulton, under the firm style of Fulton & Fulton. He was born in Homer, Licking county, his natal day being June 11, 1851. His father, William Fulton, was a native of Pennsylvania, while the mother, Mrs. Rachael (Carver) Fulton, was born in this county. The Fulton family is of Irish lineage, while the Carvers came from England. About 1848 William Fulton removed from the Keystone state to Licking county and settled on a tract of land near Homer where he followed the occupation of farming. The maternal grandfather, James W. Carver, married Miss Mary Livingston and established his home in this locality in pioneer times. He had one of the first stove foundries in this county building and operating it under the name of the Mary Ann furnace in Mary Ann township. At that date nearly all of the stoves were made by hand as little of the improved machinery for manufacture was then upon the market. Mr. Carver afterward purchased a farm near Homer where he resided until his death, and while residing in this county he held a number of township offices and in this and other ways contributed to the welfare and upbuilding of this section of the state. Thomas B. Fulton was a student in Granville University but left that institution in his sophomore year with the intention Of entering West Point to which he had received appointment under General George W. Morgan. Ill health, however, obliged him to abandon this plan and after convalescing from an attack of typhoid fever he began reading law under the direction of General Morgan who 886 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. remained as his preceptor until he was admitted to the bar in 1875 at which time he became a partner of General Morgan at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. In the fall of that year, however, he removed to Newark, where he entered into partnership relations with J. M. Dennis. During the period of the trouble over the county clerk's office, about 1878-79, he was appointed deputy clerk and continued in that office until the succeeding clerk was elected, when he resigned and entered into a law partnership with T. E. Powell, now of Columbus In that connection he went to Marysville, Ohio, where he practiced until 1888. He then went to Las Vegas, New Mexico, and was in the south for some months, after which he returned to Newark and formed a law partnership with his brother, William D. Fulton, under the firm name of Fulton & Fulton, which is still continued. The firm has a large clientele and the law business entrusted to them is of an important character, connecting them with much of the leading litigation tried in the courts of this district. In 1897 Thomas B. Fulton was elected city solicitor of Newark and was reelected in 1899, serving for four years. In 1906 he received the democratic nomination for common pleas judge but was defeated with the remainder of the ticket. He is a member of the Licking County Bar Association and is regarded as one of the strongest and most forceful lawyers practicing in Newark. He is now attorney for the Citizens Building & Loan Association and concentrates his energies largely upon his work in connection with the legal profession, although at one time for a little more than a year he served as cashier of the Peoples National Bank of Newark. On the 1st of June, 1878, Mr. Fulton was united in marriage to Miss Inez V. Mead of Licking county, and they have three children, Zoe A., Ned R. and Winifred. Mr. Fulton holds membership relations with the Masonic fraternity. the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, and enjoys the warm regard of his associates in these organizations as well as in professional and social circles. Strong in his individuality he never lacks the courage of his convictions, is tolerant in his opinions of others and is recognized as a man of broad intelligence and genuine public spirit. J. C. HART SOCK, JR. J. C. Hartsock, Jr., engaged in the hotel and livery business at Homer, was born in Johnson county, Iowa, October 7, 1850, his parents being J. C. and Elizabeth (Bricker) Hartsock, both of whom were natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania. In 1830 the father became a resident of Knox county, Ohio, where he lived for about fourteen years and then removed to Iowa, his death occurring in that state in 1850. The same year the mother returned to Knox county, Ohio, where she made her home until her demise. J. C. Hartsock, Jr., is now the only surviving member of a family of six children. He was reared in Knox county, Ohio, and remained at home until the time of his majority, which was celebrated in 1872, Miss Gates, a native of Licking county, becoming his wife. Their children are : Cora, the wife of Edward Weigand, of Mount Vernon, Ohio ; and D. W., also of Mount Vernon. The wife HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 887 and mother died in 1887 and later Mr. Hartsock wedded Miss Olive May Billmon, who was born in Licking county in 1865 and is a daughter of Leonard and Anna (McQueen) Billmon, in whose family were three children. The father died in 1898 and the mother is now living with Mr. and Mrs. Hartsock. In early life Mr. Hartsock took up the carpenter's trade, entered the business and became a contractor, being identified with building interests for thirty-four years. In that way he became closely connected with the improvement of the county, but in 1904 put aside industrial interests and purchased a hotel and livery at Homer, where he is now located. The hotel is well appointed and conveniently arranged and contains nineteen rooms. In the livery Mr. Hartsock keeps eight horses and also has an automobile for rental. In addition to his property in Homer, he owns a residence at Fallsburg, this county. In his political views Mr. Hartsock is a stanch democrat, giving earnest support to the principles of the party and on its ticket he has been elected justice of the peace and clerk, filling the latter position six years. He is a charter member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Brandon, in which he has filled all of the chairs, and his wife is connected with the Rebekah Lodge. S. L. JAMES. S. L. James, attorney at law, is numbered among Ohio's native sons. He was born in Belmont county; in November, 1852, and is a son of Andrew J. and Almira (Gray) James, who were likewise natives of Belmont county. His father, following the occupation of farming, spent the greater part of his life in Belmont county but died in Licking county, while buying timber here, death coming to him very suddenly. His widow still survives at the age of seventy-eight years and is a remarkably well preserved woman. S. L. James was reared on the home farm and acquired his education at Mount Union and Selo Branch, in Harrison county. He taught school for two years in early manhood but regarded this merely as a preliminary step toward other professional labor and in preparation for the work of the courts he entered the law office of Judge J. H. Collins, general counsel for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, located at Barnesville, Belmont county. Mr. James read law in this office until his admission to the bar in 1872 and then began practice in Barnesville, where he remained until 1885. Seeking the opportunities afforded in a larger city, he then removed to Newark and has since been in practice here, giving strict attention to his professional duties. He has argued many cases and lost but few. No one better knows the necessity for thorough preparation and no one more industriously prepares his cases than he. He is always courteous and deferential toward the court, kind and forbearing toward his adversaries, and while examining a witness carefully and thoroughly, he treats him with the respect which makes a witness grateful for his treatment. His thorough legal learning, his wide experience in the courts and the care with which he ascertains all the facts bearing upon every case which comes before him, makes him one of the strong and able members of the bar and accounts for his large and growing clientage. 888 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. In 1877 Mr. James was married to Miss Mary R. Hunt, a native of Pennsylvania. They attend the East Newark Methodist Episcopal church and have a large circle of warm friends in the city. Mr. James is connected with the Woodmen and the Tribe of Ben Hur, while along more specifically professional lines he is connected with the Licking County Bar Association. What he has accomplished represents the wise use to which he has put his native talents and acquired ability and makes him a forceful factor as a member of the bar. ELLSWORTH E. BOYD. Ellsworth E. Boyd, a successful, enterprising and progressive agriculturist of Burlington township, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, on the 21st of December, 1862, his parents being Marion and Ann (McCormick) Boyd. The father was likewise a native of Coshocton county, his natal year being 1823, while the mother, a native of Ireland, was eleven years of age when she accompanied her parents on their emigration to the United States, the family home being established in Coshocton county, Ohio. In that county Marion Boyd was reared and in 1851 wedded Miss Ann McCormick, the young couple beginning their domestic life on a farm near Keene. In 1863 they came to Licking county, Ohio, settling on the farm on which Mrs. Boyd has since resided and which has remained the home of her son, Ellsworth E. Boyd, since the age of one year. On coming to this county Marion Boyd first purchased one hundred acres of land but subsequently added a tract of twenty-five acres and in his farming interests met with a well deserved and gratifying measure of prosperity. Politically he was a stalwart republican, while his religious faith was indicated in his membership in the Reformed Presbyterian church, in the faith of which he passed away in 1900, when he had attained the age of seventy-seven years. His demise was deeply mourned by many friends, for during the long period of his residence in this county, covering thirty-seven years, he had won the esteem and regard of all with whom he came in contact by reason of his upright and honorable dealings in all the relations of life. His widow still survives at the age of seventy-seven years and, being a lady of many excellent traits of heart and mind, the circle of her friends is almost coextensive with the circle of her acquaintances. Unto this worthy couple were born five children, namely : Renrick, a resident of Burlington township ; Ellsworth E., of this review ; Almira, the widow of Samuel Patton, of Burlington township ; Caroline E., the deceased wife of Clem Patton, by whom she had five children, Morton, Joseph M., Ray C., Ethel and Cettie; and Edward, who has also passed away. As before stated, Ellsworth E. Boyd has lived upon his present home farm since the age of one year and attended the common schools in the acquirement of an education that would fit him for the practical and responsible duties of life. On reaching man's estate the work of the fields devolved upon him and his brother Edward, and subsequent to his father's death E. E. Boyd acquired seventy and a half acres of the farm, together with the buildings. Owing to his untiring indus- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 889 try, indefatigable energy and capable management, he has won a substantial measure of success in his agricultural pursuits and is numbered among the representative and prosperous citizens of the community. In 1901 Mr. Boyd was united in marriage to Miss Ada Stinson, a daughter of Charles Stinson, of Washington township, who is now deceased. Like his father before him, Mr. Boyd gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is a devoted and consistent member of the Presbyterian church. Both he and his wife are well known and highly esteemed throughout the county in which they have so long resided, the hospitality of the best homes being freely accorded them. JOHN B. WHITEHEAD. On the farm he now cultivates in Lima township John Bates Whitehead has practically spent all his life, having been brought to Licking county by his parents when he was four years of age, his birth having occurred in Franklin county June 16, 1831. He is a son of Silas and Sarah (Parrott) Whitehead and the fourth born of a family of twelve children. In this township he acquired his education at the district schools, at the same time assisting in the task of plowing, planting and harvesting. He worked steadily on the farm until May 1, 1864, when he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Captain J. H. Baird and after serving in the one hundred days' service he was mustered out at Camp Chase, September 1, 1864, during his military career having participated in the battle of John Brown's Schoolhouse, near Maryland Heights, and also having served in the army of the Potomac. Returning to this township after the war he settled down upon his farm containing fifty-two acres and continued the pursuit of agriculture until a few years ago when he practically retired from active life and turned over the management of his farm to his son. In 1852 Mr. Whitehead was united in marriage to Hannah Headley, Whose birth occurred in Jersey township January 9, 1832, and whose ancestors have been for many generations in this country. Representatives of the name served in the Revolutionary war. Her grandfather was Joseph Headley, whose birth occurred in New Jersey, in 1758, and his death in Jersey township, this county, August 27, 1842. He married Martha Riker, a native of Sussex county, New Jersey, where her birth occurred in the same year as that of her husband and who passed away in Jersey township, September 16, 1842. In 1809 they came from New Jersey, settling near Zanesville, this state, where they remained until 1815, during which year, in company with a son, Peter, they went to Muskingum county, camping on the south fork of Licking creek, near Jersey. There they erected a log structure in which they resided and for a while engaged in making sugar. The following year Peter Headley entered a quarter section of land on section 24, on which he built a log cabin and his father with the remainder of the family resided with him until the year 1822, when his parents took up their residence with their son, Lewis, in Jersey, Ohio, where they resided until they departed this life. Joseph Headley was a soldier in the Colonial army during the Revolutionary war and after that conflict he spent his remaining days in the pursuit of agriculture. 890 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY As to his religious convictions, he was broad minded and was affiliated with the Universalists. Among his children were : Elizabeth, Peter, Dorothy, William, Samuel, Uziah, Lewis, and Mary C., who has two daughters, Lavena and Eunice. Lewis Headley was born in New Jersey March 31, 1799, and in 1822 he was united in marriage with Mima Noe, who passed away August 13, 1874, in her seventieth year. They settled on a farm in Jersey township, this county, on land which is now part of the village of Jersey, and there Lewis Headley built a log cabin and later constructed and operated the first sawmill built in Jersey township, the mill having been located on the north fork of Licking creek. There he lived for a number of years engaged both in agriculture and the lumber business. In the village of Jersey he built an elegant dwelling in which he resided in retirement for several years before his death. He was a man who took considerable interest in the welfare of the community and donated to the trustees of the township the ground for the Jersey cemetery, in which rest the remains of several members of his family As to his religious convictions his were far from the generally accepted orthodox thought and, believing in the ultimate salvation of all mankind, he was affiliated all his life with the Universalist church. In his family were the following children : Mary, Lemuel, Matilda, Hannah, Phoebe, Ebenezer, John and Martha. To Hannah Headley, who became the wife of John Bates Whitehead, was born one son, Elmer G., his nativity having occurred on a farm two and a half miles south of the home place, September 19, 1863, and he now is the possessor of the old homestead. Mr. Whitehead has always been affiliated with the republican party and throughout his long experience as a voter he has never found reason for leaving the party as he has always believed its principles in every particular to be adequate to advancing the nation's interest. He is a man whose industry and enterprise have made him favorably known throughout the township and he stands in excellent repute among his neighbors as an upright and straightforward citizen. GEORGE N. RECTOR. George N. Rector, now engaged in agricultural pursuits in Licking county, was born May 3, 1854, in Muskingum county, Ohio, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rector, both of whom were natives of Virginia and came to Muskingum county in the early '40s. The father's death occurred in 1884, while the mother survived until 1900. Their family numbered ten children, namely : Jacon, of Licking county; Samuel and Joseph, also of this county ; Cordelia ; Elizabeth J., deceased ; Sarah Ann, the wife of William Shaw, of Newark, Ohio ; George N., of this review; John B., a resident of Licking county ; Mary M., the wife of George Priest, residing in this county; and Andrew J., living in Newark, Ohio. Reared in the home of his parents, George N. Rector acquired his education in the common schools and remained upon his father's farm until twenty years of age, when he began working out by the month, being thus engaged for four years. Later he purchased eighty-five acres of land in Newton township, and HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 891 began farming on his own account. This farm is situated near Newark, Ohio, and Mr. Rector is devoting his time and attention to the work of general development and improvement, and his fields are bringing to him good returns. Mr. Rector was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Derfflinger, who was born in 1853, a native of Licking county. She was one of six children whose parents are both dead. Mrs. Rector died in December, 1901, and later he again married, his second union being with Miss Mary D. Lowell. She was born in Knox county, Ohio, a daughter of William and Charity (Kearns) Lowell, the former a native of Muskingum county and the latter of Morrow county, Ohio, while they now make their home in Licking county. Mrs. Rector is one of eight children born to her parents. Although Mr. Rector is a stalwart supporter of the democratic party, the honors and emoluments of office hold no attraction for him, preferring, as he does, to devote his entire time and attention to his agricultural interests. Fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is likewise a member of Newark Lodge, No. 2747, M. W. A., and through these channels he has made a large number of acquaintances and many warm friends. HENRY O. NORRIS. Through successive stages of business progression Henry 0. Norris has reached his present position among the successful, prominent and energetic business men of Newark, where he is now connected with the lumber trade. He was born in Maryland, May 4, 1852, a son of Nicholas D. and Caroline (Devries) Norris, who were likewise natives of that state. The father devoted his life to farming and died in Maryland in June, 1908, at the age of eighty-five years, having for more than two decades survived his wife, who passed away in 1887 at the age of sixty-five years. Henry 0. Norris obtained his education in the public schools of Maryland, and afterward lived upon his father's farm until he was twenty-one years of age, assisting in the work of field and meadow. He there formed habits of industry, economy and diligence which have constituted elements in his later success. Leaving the farm on attaining his majority he went to Bellaire, Ohio, where he entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, there serving as ticket agent for five years. In 1879 he came to Newark and accepted a position as bookkeeper in the First National Bank. Promotions made him teller in the same institution and he occupied that position for nine years, being one of the most trusted representatives of the institution. On the expiration of that period he joined Charles A. Smith in the purchase of the lumber business of John S. Bradley & Company, which has been in existence for twenty-five or thirty years. His partnership with Mr. Smith was maintained until 1901, when he purchased his partner's interest and has since been alone in business, being now sole owner of a large lumber yard. He carries all kinds of lumber and his sales have become extensive, owing to the straightforward business methods he has ever followed, his reasonable prices and his efforts to please his customers. As he has prospered 892 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. he has extended his labors to other lines, becoming a stockholder and director of the First National Bank and also a stockholder of the Newark Ice and Cold Storage Company, of which he is now the vice president. In 1879 Mr. Norris was married to Miss Anna Buckingham, a native of Newark, and a daughter of Judge Buckingham. He lost his wife, however, in September, 1900. Mr. Norris is a member of the Episcopal church and is well known in Newark by reason of his progressive citizenship and devotion to the general welfare, as well as by his business activity that has resulted in the attainment of gratifying success. His record may well serve as a source of encouragement and inspiration to others, showing what may be accomplished when one is not afraid of labor, for the opportunities which came to Mr. Norris were such as any man might secure and it is by reason of his diligence and reliability that he has become one of the successful merchants of his adopted city.