BIOGRAPHICAL - 275 born in England, being descended from highly honorable English ancestry. The parents were married in New York and in an early day migrated to Lucas county, making the entire journey in covered wagons, as railways were practically unknown in this region in those days, experiencing all the hardships and privations incident to overland travel in that era, and keeping constant vigil lest lurking bands of hostile Indians or robbers molest them during the night. They came directly to Toledo, where they became numbered among the pioneer settlers of that place, and where the father was associated with one of the earliest real estate firms established in Lucas county. They became the parents of eleven children, of whom five survive—three daughters and two sons. Benjamin Scott passed to the life eternal, April 7, 1883, and his faithful companion and helpmate throughout life's journey survived him but a little more than a month, her death occurring May 17, 1883. Mrs. Hoag secured her educational training in the public schools of Toledo, and shortly afterward embarked in the real estate business, which she has pursued continuously ever since, and notwithstanding it is generally considered as man's prerogative to venture into this field of endeavor, she has met with gratifying success in her chosen vocation. She is possessed of exceptional business tact and shrewdness and is held in high regard by her competitors, her patrons, her many friends and acquaintances, and all others with whom she is brought into contact. Though denied the right of suffrage because of her sex, she is a firm believer in the principles as expounded by the Republican party, and takes an active interest in questions pertaining to the public welfare, especially those of a local nature. Reared in the Congregational faith.. she has been a consistent member of the church of that denomination since girlhood, and has given liberally of her time and means to various worthy charitable and beneyolent objects._ On June 27, 1894, was solemnized her marriage to Walter W. Hoag,. of Toledo. whose parents were William J. and Ruth (Adams) Hoag, who came to Toledo several years ago from the State of New York. making the journey in much the same way as did the parents of the subject of this review. Of Mrs. Hoag's brothers, Thomas. Scott was a soldier of the Civil war in Company A, of the Fourteenth Ohio regiment, serving three years and three months, and died in Toledo, May 7. 1908 ; William Scott enlisted as a boy. became a color-bearer in Company K, of the Fourteenth Ohio-regiment and was killed at the battle of Chickamauga. having seryed three years ; George D. Scott lives in Toledo and is also engaged in the real estate business, and Winfield Scott is a resident of Grand Rapids, Mich., engaged in the brass fixture business. Edgar J. Greenfield, M. D., one of the leading and influential members of the medical fraternity in Toledo, _with offices in the Ohio building, is a native of the old Empire State. having been born in Saratoga county. New York, Oct. 11, 1855. His parents. Elias and. Sophia (Pulling) Greenfield, were also natives of the same county, the former having first beheld the light of day in 1819, and the mother in 1825. Elias Greenfield was a farmer by 276 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY occupation, in his political affiliations he was a loyal member of the Whig and Republican parties, and both he and his wife held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. He passed to his reward in 1904, at the advanced age of eighty-five, and his devoted wife received her summons to the eternal life in 1902. Both lived exemplary, consecrated, Christian lives and enjoyed the unqualified respect and esteem of the entire community in which they resided for so many years. The primary educational advantages of Dr. Greenfield were those afforded in the common schools of his native county and later, for a period of two and a half years. he was a student in the Fort Plain Collegiate Institute, at Fort Plain. Montgomery county, New York, and still later he attended the State Normal School, at Geneseo, Livingston county, New York. Subsequently, for a period of five years, he .was a teacher in the public schools of his native State, after which he commenced his preparations for the medical profession as an understudy of Dr. Truman Parkman, for many years an eminent physician of Rock Falls. Saratoga county, New York, with whom he remained for one year. In the fall of 1877, Dr. Greenfield matriculated as a student in the Medical Department of the University of Michigan, in which he pursued his studies for two years, at the expiration of which he entered Western Reserve University, at Cleveland, Ohio. where, after two years of assidious study, he received his degree of Doctor of Medicine, graduating as a member of the class of 1881. On Aug. 6 of that year he located at Haskins, Wood county, Ohio, where for sixteen years he continued to successfully and profitably practice his profession. In 1897, he abandoned his practice at the above named place and for a year pursued post-graduate studies in the Post-Graduate Medical College in the city of New York, upon the completion of which, in 1898. he located in Toledo. where he since has engaged in the work of his profession. and where he has attained to most gratifying success and prestige. Dr. Greenfield is a member of the American, Northwestern, Ohio, Lucas County, and Toledo Medical associations. Today he is making a specialty of diseases of the stomach and bowels, and for the purpose of perfecting himself in this branch of medicine he pursued special courses of study in Berlin and Vienna, in 1905. In politics he renders allegiance to the Democratic party, and though he has never aspired to a public career, he was, while a resident of Haskins, Ohio. the incumbent of the town treasurership for a period of six years. His wife holds membership in the Baptist church. On July 12, 1882, Dr. Greenfield was united in holy wedlock to Miss Ada Virginia Thomas. of Haskins. Ohio. a daughter of Jerome and Mary A. (Noble) Thomas, the former of whom is deceased and the latter is living in Haskins. Of the martial union of Dr. Greenfield and wife has been born one child, Elizabeth Leonore, who was born in Haskins and acquired her educational training in the public schools of that place and in those of Toledo, and has also pursued courses of music both in Toledo and Detroit. Mich. She is now the wife of J. C. D' Alton, of Detroit. who is chief of the tariff departments of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton and the Toledo & Ann BIOGRAPHICAL - 277 Arbor railway companies. Of the union of Mr. D'Alton and wife has been horn one daughter, Virginia Winifred. Bernhard F. C. Becker, a prominent and influential physician and surgeon of Toledo. with offices in the Ohio Building, was born in the province of Hessen-Nassau, Germany, Jan. 7, 1857, a son of Daniel and Fredericke (Bingen) Becker, both natives of Prussia, where they passed their entire lives and where the father was a minister in the Lutheran church: Dr. Becker received his early educational training in the gymnasium at Fulda and commenced his preparations for the medical profession at the University of Marburg. in the spring of 1877, remaining there for two and one-half years. In 1879, he matriculated as a student in the University of Zurich, Switzerland, in which he completed the prescribed course, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1882, and coming forth admirably prepared for the exacting work of his life's vocation. He practiced medicine in Switzerland for four years. at the expiration of which he came to the United States, arriving in Toledo, May 5, 1886, and there he has since been located and has developed a large and profitable practice. He became the incumbent of the office of police surgeon in 1889. in which position he continued for three years. and for four years. 1889 to 1893, he was a member of the staff of St. Vincent's Hospital, Toledo. Today he is consulting, surgeon at Robinwood Hospital and Professor of Surgical Pathology in the Medical Department of the University of Toledo: and since January. 1908, has been a member of the Board of Public Safety. Dr. Becker is also affiliated with the American. Ohio, Northwestern, Tri-State. Lucas County and Toledo Medical associations and societies, and also belongs to the Ohio State Academy of Medicine. Since 1893 he has held the position of medical examiner in the Ordinary Department of the Metropolitan Insurance Company and today officiates in the same capacity for several other insurance companies. In his political faith he is a stanch adherent of the Democracy, though he reserves the privilege of acting independently when the civic welfare would seem to demand it. In March, 1885, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Kroeger Ebolee. daughter of Charles Kroeger-Ebolee, the late imperial Austrian consul at Hamburg. Germans,. and of this union has been horn one child; Kurt Herdegen Carl Becker. born March 27, 1891. William D. Stewart, B. S., M. D., who for nearly twenty years has been engaged in the practice of his profession, in the city of Toledo. with offices in the Nicholas Building, is one of the representative physicians and surgeons of Lucas county and Is well entitled to consideration in this historical compilation. He was born in Seneca county, Ohio, Jan. 6. 1848, a son of Thomas D. and Henrietta (Bernard) Stewart. the former a native of the old Keystone State and the latter of Maryland. The father, a farmer and blacksmith by occupation. migrated from the State of his nativity to the old Buckeye State during the forties of the last century and became numbered among the early pioneer settlers of Seneca county, where he was engaged in farming for upwards of thirty years. He attained. to success in life through his own 278 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY efforts, was reckoned one of the sterling, honorable citizens of the community, and enjoyed the unreserved esteem of his fellow-citizens. in their religious affiliations both Thomas D. Stewart and his devoted wife were for years active and loyal members of the Presbyterian church. In the month of March, 1875, he received his summons to the church triumphant and his beloved wife still survives, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. Ten children, four of whom participated in the great Civil war as gallant members of the Federal army, and eight of whom survive, were born of the happy union of this honored couple. The educational training of the immediate subject of this reyiew was acquired in the public schools of his native county, at Baldwin University, at Berea, Ohio, where he was graduated with the class of 1872, and in the Medical Department of the Wooster University, at Cleveland, Ohio, in which he completed the prescribed course in 1874, coming forth admirably prepared for the exacting work of his chosen vocation. After thus receiying his degree of Doctor of Medicine, he located in Pemberville, Wood county, Ohio, where for sixteen years he was activelv and successfully engaged in the practice of his profession. On Oct. 15, 1890, he removed to Toledo, where he has since continued as a practicing physician and surgeon. Dr. Stewart has developed an extensive and lucrative patronage and has attained to most gratifying success and prestige as a member of the medical profession. He is a prominent member of the American, Northwestern and Tri-State Medical associations, the Ohio State Medical Society and the Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas County. In his political affiliations he is a stanch supporter of the cause and principles of the Republican party, though he recerves the privilege of acting independently when the better interests of the community seem to demand it. He has never fostered aspirations for a public career, preferring to devote his time and attention to his professional and domestic affairs, though he is a broadminded, public-spirited citizen, enjoying the unreserved condence and esteem of his fellow-citizens. He clings to the religious faith of his honored parents, having for many years been a loyal member of the Presbyterian church, and is also affiliated with the Free and Accepted Masons, lodge No. 144, of Toledo. On Oct. 29, 1874, Dr. Stewart was united in marriage to Miss Celesta J. Kelly. a native of Hancock county, Ohio, and a daughter of Moses and Mary A. (Moore) Kelly, honored pioneers of that county, where their marriage occurred and where they continued to reside during the remainder of their days, both now being deceased. Of the happy union of Dr. Stewart and wife haye been born three children : Ralph W., now a member of the medical profession Mary Agnes, and William D., r. Byron Willis Dawley, M. A., M. D., one of the foremost physicians and surgeons of Toledo, with offices at 701 Cherry street. is a native of the old Empire State. He first beheld the light of .day in Oswego, N. Y., Feb. 28. 1862, and is a son of Amos and Mary Jane (Leslie) Dawley, both natives of Mexico. Oswego county, New York. the former having been born Dec. 10, BIOGRAPHICAL - 279 1833, and the latter in 1838. The paternal great-grandfather, Samuel Dawley, was born in England and emigrated to America in his early manhood, locating in Oswego county, New York, where he continued to make his residence throughout his remaining days. His son, the grandfather of the subject Of this sketch, whose name was also Samuel. and his wife, Mary Ann (Prindle) Dawley, were natives of New York State, in which they passed their entire lives. Dr. Dawley's maternal grand-parents, James and Elizabeth Leslie, were both natives of the Emerald Isle, having. been born in Dublin, whence they came to the United States in their earlier years, settling on government land in Oswego county, New York, where they resided consecutively during their remaining years. Amos Dawley, the father of Dr. Dawley, was a farmer by occupation and in his political allegiance he was a stanch adherent of the Democratic party. He is now in his seventy-sixth year and still resides in the place of his nativity, Mexico, Oswego county, New York. He was twice married. His first wife, Mary Jane Leslie, the mother of him to whom this record is dedicated, was summoned to the life eternal in 1871. Three children were born of this union, of whom all survive. The second wife of Amos Dawley was Mary Jane Rose and there were no children by this marriage. Dr. Dawley was reared in his native county of Oswego, New York, and received his primary educational training in her schools, after which he attended the academy at Mexico, N. Y., and was graduated with the class of 1883. He was then given a special examination by the Board of Regents of New York State University, at Albany, which he passed and was admitted as a student to the Ohio *Western University, where he was graduated in 1888, with the degree of Master of Arts. In the fall of that year he entered the Medical Department of Kentucky University, at Louisville, in which he was graduated in the spring of 1891, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Later, he pursued medical studies in the Hahnemann Medical College at Chicago and, during the year 1897, was a post-graduate student in the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College. Immediately thereafter, he embarked in the 'practice of his profession, selecting Bainbridge. Ross county, Ohio, as the base of his operations, and he continued in the work of his chosen vocation there until 1901, after which he removed to Toledo, establishing his official headquarters at 701 Cherry street, where he has since been located. He has attained to enviable renown for excellence in every branch of the Homeopathic practice, and for the careful, thorough and painstaking manner in which Ile handles his cases. He enjoys a large and successful practice, not only in the city of Toledo, but throughout Lucas county, and he commands in fullest measure the unqualified regard of his fellow-citizens. In politics he is not aligned with any party organization in particular, though he never fails to perform the duties of good citizenship at the polls and elsewhere, preferring to cast his ballot according to the dictates of his better judgment and regardless of any political affiliations. He is a prominent .figure in the Homeopathic circles of the country, being an active member of the Toledo, Ohio State and Northwestern 280 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Ohio Homeopathic Medical associations, and the American Institute of Homeopathy, and he enjoys the distinction of having served as president of the Ohio State and Northwestern Ohio Societies. For several years he served as gynecological surgeon at the Toledo Hospital, and at the present time is chief of staff, medical and surgical, and surgeon-in-chief at that institution. He holds membership in the church of the Presbyterian faith. In his fraternal affiliations he belongs to the order of Free and Accepted Masons ; William Tell Lodge, No. 105, Knights of Pythias ; and Lodge No. 33, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. On Oct. 15, 1891, Dr. Dawley was happily united in holy wedlock to Miss Cordelia Coffman. daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Stragley) Coffman, for many years prominent residents of Fayette county, Ohio, the former of whom is deceased and the latter is today a resident of Columbus. Ohio. Ira Ellis Hunter, M. D., an eminent member of the medical profession in Toledo, and prominent in fraternal circles, is a native of Richland county, Ohio. having been born in Shiloh, May 13, 1869, a son of Samuel and Julana C. (Breneman) Hunter. Dr. Hunter's paternal grandfather, John Hunter, a native of Onondaga county, New York. passed the closing years of his career in Williams county, Ohio, his death occurring in 1845. and his wife, Eliza Ellis, received her summons to the life eternal at Greenwich, Huron county, Ohio, in 1907. at the advanced age of ninety-three years and six months. John Breneman, the maternal grandfather of the immediate subject of this sketch, was a native of Marietta, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in company with his parents when only five years of age, the family locating in Greenwich, Huron county, where he was reared and educated. In his early manhood he purchased 200 acres of land, which was then in a primeval state and which he reclaimed to cultivation. Though he started forth in life with scarcely a dollar to his credit, he was possessed of great industry, perseverance, business tact and shrewdness, and advancing step-by-step with the development of the country, he came to be one of Huron county's largest property owners and wealthiest men. He went to his reward in 1889, and his beloved wife. Barbara (.Rickards) Breneman, a native of Ashtabula county, Ohio. preceded him' in death one year. Samuel Hunter. the father of him to whom this review is dedicated, first beheld the light of day in Onondaga county, New York, Feb. 10, 1834. and came to Richland county, Ohio, in an early day. During his early manhood he gained his livelihood as a carpenter and a musician and, in 1868, he embarked in the grocery business in Shiloh. in which he continued for twenty-five years. The last years of his life were spent in retirement on a farm near Greenwich, Huron county. enjoying the fruits of a long, industrious and honorable career. He died June 22, 1909. He and his wife, Julana C. (Breneman) Hunter, who was born in Greenwich, Huron county. Ohio, Oct. 23, 1846, became the parents of seven children—five sons and two daughters—all of whom are living. Dr. Hunter's early educational advantages were those of the graded schools BIOGRAPHICAL - 281 of Shiloh and the high school in Greenwich. Later, he was a student in the Ohio Normal University at Ada, Hardin county, Ohio. and at Hiram College in Portage county, Ohio, and during the years immediately following the termination of his studies at the latter institution he was engaged as a school teacher in the winter time and as a farm hand during the summer. He commenced his immediate preparation for the medical profession in 1896, when he matriculated as a student in the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, in which he pursued the prescribed course of study, being graduated as a member of the class of 1900, and coming forth admirably qualified for the exacting work of his chosen vocation. After thus receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine, he located in Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, where he practiced for two years, at the expiration of which he became firstassistant-surgeon in the State Soldiers' Home at Sandusky, Ohio, in which capacity he continued to serve for two years, then removing to Toledo, where he has since been successfully engaged in the active work of his profession. His official apartments are situated at 230 Main street and he is enjoying a large and profitable patronage. Dr. Hunter holds membership in the American and Ohio Medical associations and the Toledo and Lucas County Academy of Medicine. He is a Democrat •in his political allegiance and holds membership in the Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is an active member of the official board. He is a prominent figure in Masonic circles, being a member of Yondota Lodge, No. 572. Free & Accepted Masons ; St. Lawrence Chapter. 176, Royal Arch Masons ; Toledo Council, No. 33, Royal & Select Masters ; St. Omar Commandery, No. 59, Knights Ternplars ; and Toledo Consistory. Supreme Princes of the Royal Secret, Thirty-second degree. He also belongs to Maumee Valley Lodge, No. 515, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; Court No. 159, Tribe of Ben Hur ; the Modern Woodmen of America. and the Royal Neighbors. being local examining physician for the three last named. On June 24, 1903, Dr. Hunter was happily united in matrimony to Miss Lena Mary Klinefelter, daughter of Amos and Mary ( Hammer) Klinefelter. Mrs. Hunter's grandfathers were both ministers in the church of the Evangelical faith and her maternal grandfather. the Rev. Hammer, took charge of "Beloni Orphan House." at Bellevue, Ohio. She died Aug. 20, 1909. Alies S. Cohen, the well-known drygoods merchant and manufacturer of Toledo, is a native of that portion of Poland which lies within the boundaries of the. Russian empire, his birth having occurred in the city of Warsaw, Feb. 8. 1842: His parents, Levi and Annie Cohen, were also natives of the above country, and there they were reared, educated and married. In 1849, when the subject of this sketch was seven years of age, the Cohen family emigrated to New York city. where the parents maintained their residence throughout the remaining years of their lives, the death of the mother occurring about seven years subsequent to the family's removal to this country, and that of the father on Jan. 29, 1883. The latter was a man. of industrious habits, though of a 282 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY quiet, reserved disposition, and he never aspired to public office. He and his devoted wife became the parents of five children—two daughters and three sons. Alies S., of this review, is the only surviving son, though both of the daughters are living, one of them being a resident of New York city and the other of Troy, N. Y. The immediate subject of this sketch was educated in the graded and high schools of New York city, and since the passing of his school days he has been an active 'figure in the commercial world. He has been successfully engaged in the drygoods business for the last twenty-five years, in the manufacturing of ladies' cloaks, suits and coats for some twenty years, and he is now president and senior member of the well-known 'firm of Cohen, Friedlander & Martin. In his business affairs he has been keen, sagacious and active, and in commercial circles his value as a citizen and business man is best known and appreciated. The success of Mr. Cohen is due entirely to his untiring industry, his thorough knowledge of his business, his courteous treatment of his patrons and, above all, that most essential attribute of the man of large affairs, sterling honesty. Fraternally, he is a member of Toledo Lodge, No. 144, Free & Accepted 'Masons, and in his political convictions he is a rock-ribbed Republican, taking an active interest in public matters and in all movements which look to the well being of the city and county, though he is too busy to devote much of his time and attention to politics. He also holds membership in the Jewish Temple in Toledo, of which he is now president. On March 5, 1867, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Betsey Lang, daughter of Jacob and Sophia Lang. Though no children have been born of the union of Mr. Cohen and wife. they have an adopted daughter, who is now the wife of L. S. Ottenheimer, vice-president of the Cohen. Friedlander & Martin Company. Robert J. Walker, M. D., one of the eminent physicians and surgeons of the city of Toledo, with offices at 637 Main street. is a product of Crawford county, Ohio, having been born on the Fourth of July in the year 1861. His paternal grandparents, Robert and Martha ( Leeper) Walker, were natives of Scotland and emigrated to the United States in 1826, locating on a tract of government land in Crawford county, Ohio, which is still in possession of the family, and upon which this worthy couple continued to make their residence during the residue of their careers. The maternal grandparents of Dr. Walker—Edward and (Tupps Campbell—migrated to Crawford county in an early day and also took up government land, which they occupied consecutively during their remaining days. and which today is also owned by their descendants. The parents of the subject of this sketch were Andrew R. and Innis (Campbell) Walker, the former of whom was born in Harrisburg. Pa., and the latter in Crawford county. The life vocation of the father was farming. in his political allegiance he was aligned in the ranks of the Republican party, and he and his devoted wife were for many years loyal members of the Presbyterian church. They lived upright, Christian lives and commanded the unqualified respect and esteem of those in whose BIOGRAPHICAL - 283 midst they lived and labored. The mother was summoned to the life everlasting in 1862 and her husband survived her twenty-four years, passing away in 1886. Dr. Walker was their only child. He was reared on the old homestead and his early educational advantages were those of the public schools of his native county. Later, he was enrolled as a student in the University of Wooster, at Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, where he remained for four years, after which he entered the Ohio Medical University at Columbus and was graduated there with the class of 1885. In 1883, he enlisted in Company A,. of the Eighth regiment. Ohio National Guard, was later made hospital steward of the regiment, and at the time of his discharge from that service, May 22, 1892, was the ranking hospital steward in the State. Having received his degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1885, he immediately entered upon the practice of his profession, establishing an office in his native county, where he remained about two years, after which he became associated with a drug firm in Columbus, Ohio. with which he continued for three years. On Jan. 1, 1890, Dr. Walker came to Toledo and established offices at 637 Main street, which has been the base of his operations ever since. His professional career in Lucas county has been characterized by pronounced success and he commands in fullest measure the unreserved respect .of the medical fraternity, his numerous clients, and all with whom he comes in contact, as a capable, thorough and painstaking practitioner. He holds membership in the Northwestern and the Ohio State Medical associations and the Lucas County Academy of Medicine. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Yondota Lodge, No. 572. Free Accepted Masons ; Toledo chapter, No. 16L Royal Arch Masons, and Demas Lodge, No. 108, Knights of Pythias, of Bucyrus, Crawford county, Ohio. In his political faith he is a stanch adherent of the Republican party, and both he and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal church. On Jan. 1, 1887, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Hattie E. Deal. of Bucyrus, Crawford county. Ohio, a daughter of Martin and Sarah (Lilly) Deal. Martin Deal was horn in New Oxford. Adams county. Pennsylvania, Sept. 14, 1823, and in July, 1846, was married to Sarah Lilly. with whom he migrated to Ohio later in the same year, locating in Bucyrus, Crawford county, where he resided continuously for fifty-five years, until 1901, when he removed to Port Huron, St. Clair county, Michigan, where he has since made his home with a son, Col. Horace M. Deal, an emigrant inspector, and who, when a resident of Ohio, was a member of William McKinley's staff, during the latter's incumbency of the governorship in that State. Martin Deal was for many years a manufacturer of grain-cleaning machinery and now, at the advanced age of eighty-four, he is living retired from active participation in the affairs of the industrial and commercial world. His life has been one of persistent. honest endeavor, and as a result of faithful adherence to duty arid loyalty to his own manhood, he sees the evening of his days crowned with success and enjoys the respect and confidence of all who know him. In politics, he has for years been a faithful 284 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY supporter of the cause and principles of the Prohibition party and has rendered effective and gallant service in the warfare on the liquor traffic. He and his wife were for many years active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. She received the summons to the church triumphant in 1894. Ten children were born of the happy union of this honored couple, of whom nine are now living. Of the marital union of Dr. Walker and wife have been born three children : namely, Hubert, the first born, who died in February, 1890, aged four months ; Robert Deal, born July 8, 1893; and Harry Martin, born Oct. 10, 1894. Clarence D. Selby, M. D., a popular and enterprising physician and surgeon of Toledo, is one of the younger members of the medical fraternity in Lucas county, both as regards age and length of time engaged in practice, but the high standing he has attained as a citizen of the community and the extensive patronage which is being accorded him is a sufficient augury of his success in his chosen profession. Dr. Selby is a native of the Hawkeye State, having been born in Des Moines. Iowa, July 21, 1878. His parents, Sanford P. and Lizzie F. (Davey) Selby. are both natives of this State. the father having first beheld the light of day in Athens county, Ohio, in 1856, and the mother in Portsmouth. Scioto county, Ohio, in 1858. They migrated to Iowa in the seventies of the last century. locating in Des Moines, where the father engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes until 1893, when they removed to Portsmouth, in this State, where they now reside. Two children have been born to them—a daughter, Gertrude. and Clarence D. of this review. In political affiliations Sanford P. Selby has always -rendered allegiance to the Republican party, but has never sought the honor or emoluments of public office. Both he and his wife are devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which they have rendered effective service. Both have been exemplary honored citizens and have enjoyed the unqualified respect of the various communities in which they have made their residence. Dr. Seiby's elementary educational advantages were those afforded in the public schools of Des Moines and Portsmouth, having graduated at the high school in the latter city. Soon afterward he marticulated as a student in the Medical Department of the Western Reserve University. at Cleveland. Ohio, graduating in that institution as a member of the class of 1902, receiving his degree as Doctor of Medicine. While in his junior year at the Western Reserve College he was demonstrator in Histology. Having ranked among the highest in his class as regards scholarship and desiring to obtain some practical experience prior to embarking in the active practice of his profession, he secured an appointment as interne in Lakeside Hospital and later served in the same capacity in St. Alexis Hospital, in Cleveland. In 1904, he became assistant to Dr. G. W. Crile. for many years an eminent physician and surgeon in Cleveland, with whom he remained for a year, and then located in Toledo, where he haS continued to practice his profession. While he was in Cleveland, Dr. Selby was also first assistant to the bacteriologist of the city of Cleveland. BIOGRAPHICAL - 285 Though Dr. Selby has been located in Toledo only five years, he has developed a large and successful practice and enjoys the unreserved confidence of the community, and at present is attending, surgeon at St. Vincent's Hospital. He is a member of the American and Ohio Medical associations, and the Toledo and Lucas County Academy of Medicine, of which, in 1908, he was chairman of the Pathological section, and in 1910, vice-president of the association. He is also affiliated with the Nu Sigma Nu college fraternity. In his political faith he has been closely identified with the Republican party from the time of attaining his legal majority, having cast his first presidential vote for that immortal son of Ohio, William McKinley. Religiously, he adheres to the faith of his honored parents, being an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church. On Oct. 18, 1903, he was united in holy matrimony to Miss Olivia Roberts, a native of Stratford, Ontario province. Canada, daughter of John and Mary (Emmerton) Roberts, both of whom were also natives of Stratford. One child has been born of this union, Robert Vincent. Clarence Eugene Monroe, M. D., a prominent member of the medical fraternity in Toledo, with offices at 740 Dorr street, has attained to success and prestige in his life vocation entirely through his own diligence and enterprise. He is a native of the old Buckeye State, having first beheld the light of day in Jersey. Licking county, April 1, 1856. a son of Charles and Margaret Jane (Robb) Monroe. His paternal grandfather, Silas Monroe, a native of Bridgeport, Conn.. and a second-cousin of James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States. was a gallant soldier in the War of 1812 and migrated to Ohio in a very early day. locating, in 1837, in Licking county, where he purchased some 300 acres of land, which he reclaimed from the wilds and upon which he continued to reside until his death, in 1857. His devoted wife, Elizabeth Vreeland, a native of the old Keystone State. survived him twenty-three years, passing to the life eternal in 1880. at the advanced age of eighty-five. Dr. Monroe's maternal grandfather, Samuel Robb, a native of this State and a farmer and saw-mill operator by occupation passed the later portion of his days in Franklin county, Ohio, whence he was summoned to his reward in 1843, when but thirty-seven years of age. His beloved wife, also a native of Ohio, survived him many years, receiving the summons to her eternal home in 1889, aged eighty-five years. Charles Monroe, the father of the subject of this sketch, was a shoe-maker by trade, and vas a native of Bloomfield, Essex county, New Jersey, born Nov. 13, 1826. In his political affiliations he was first a member of the "Know-Nothing" party. later he became a 'Whig and then a Republican. Both he and his wife were for many years devout members of the Presbyterian church. They became the parents of six children—three daughters and as many sons. He passed to the Great Beyond. Oct. 13, 1900, in his seventy-fourth year, and his widow still survives, being in her seventy-seventh year. The immediate subject of this review received his elementary educational training in the public schools of his native county, upon the completion of which 286 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY he matriculated as a student in Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Montgomery county, Indiana, in which he pursued a complete course of study and was graduated with the class of 1879. In the fall of 1885, he commenced the preparation for his, chosen profession as a student in the Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio, in which he completed the prescribed course, being graduated as a member of the class of 1888. Haying thus attained his degree of Doctor of Medicine, he located at Summit Station, in his native county, where he was successfully engaged in the practice of the medical profession for eleven years, then removing to New Holland, Pickaway county, Ohio. where he practiced one year, and, in September, 1900, came to Toledo. where for the past ten years he has continued in the work of his profession and has gained most gratifying success and prestige. Dr. Monroe is a member of the Toledo and Lucas County Academy of Medicine and the American and Ohio Medical associations. He is also affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America. and both he and his wife hold membership in the Rosewood Presbyterian Church. On June 20, 1889, was solemnized the marriage di Dr. Monroe to Miss Mary Boyd, who was born in Franklin county, Ohio, Nov. 28, 1859, the daughter of Robert and Sarah (Patterson) Boyd, the former a native of Scotland. and the latter of Fairfield county, Ohio. both of whom survive and are residents of Reynoldsburg, Franklin county, Ohio. Robert Boyd was actively engaged in the farming industry for fifty-three years and, in July, 1907, he and his devoted wife duly celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. Of the happy union of Dr. Monroe and wife. two children have been born : Leland Boyd, born Feb. 10, 1893, is a member of the junior class in the Toledo High School ; and Charles Frederick, horn July 31. 1896, is now a pupil in the graded schools of the city. Moses D. Rabenoyich, M. D., is one of the well-known and highly respected citizens of Lucas county, who came hither from a foreign land and became the architect of his own fortune, attaining to pronounced success and prestige as one of the talented and progressive physicians and surgeons of Toledo. He is a product of the Russian empire and her institutions, his birth having occurred July 18. 1858. in the city of Kiev. formerly the capital of Russia. He is a son of Daniel and Tenney Rabenoyich. both of whom were also natives of Russia. and the former of whom was a railroad builder by occupation. having constructed the first railroad line in the Russian empire. He passed away in 1870, and he and his wife were the parents of two children : a son. the subject of this review : and a daughter. Dr. Rabenoyich was reared to manhood in his native city of Kiev and he received his early educational training in her common schools. He then matriculated in the literary department of the University of Kiev. wherein he was a student for several years. after which he entered the Medical Department of that institution. graduating and receiving his professional degree in 1879. Shortly afterward he emigrated to the United States and traveled extensively throughout this country, practicing in some of the larger cities prior to taking up his residence in Toledo, in BIOGRAPHICAL - 287 1891, where he has since been, engaged in the active practice of his profession and has developed a lucrative practice, in which he has the respect of his brother practitioners and the unreserved confidence of his numerous patients. He is a splendid example of a "self-made man," having made his own way in the world ever since he was thirteen years of age. He was married, Sept. 30, 1896. to Mrs. Ella (Stetzer) Bollinger, a native of Lucas county. and a daughter of Valentine Stetzer, deceased, one of the early settlers of the county, who for about thirty-five years was associated with the Shaw & Kendall Company, of Toledo. Of the union of Dr. Rabenoyich and wife no children have been born, but by a former marriage Mrs. Rabenoyich is the mother of three children : namely, Orvalle Bollinger, who is an architect in the employ of E. O. Fallis, of Toledo ; Herman, who is now a student in Heidelberg University, at Tiffin, Ohio ; and Laura, who resides at the Rabenoyich home and is a talented musician. Dr. Rabenoyich is affiliated with Lucas Lodge, No. 876, Independent Order of Odd Fellows : Centennial Camp, Modern Woodmen of America ; and the Independent Order of Foresters. In political matters he is an active Republican, keeping well informed on public questions, though not an active politician in the usual understanding of that term and in his religious convictions he is a member of the Evangelical Association. The Rabenoyich home is at 1436 Dorr street, Toledo. Jefferson F. Ohlinger, M. D., who for upwards of thirty years has been engaged in the practice of his profession, is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in Sandusky county, Oct. 2, 1860. a son of George and Hannah (Bowersex) Ohlinger, the former of whom was born in Butler county, Ohio, in 1833, and the latter in Union county, Pennsylvania, in 1832. George Ohlinger removed to Sandusky county with his parents, David and Hannah (Miller) Ohlinger, in his boyhood days, and there his father and mother continued to make their residence until about 1866, when they went to Ingham county, Michigan, where the former passed away in 1872 and the latter died in 1888, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. George Ohlinger was reared in Sandusky county and he was one of the pioneer teachers in the public schools. there. He was also for many years engaged in agricultural pursuits and, in 1866, removed to Ingham county, Michigan, where he continued to reside until 1870, when he returned to Sandusky county and there remained for fourteen years, at the expiration of which he again took up his residence in Ingham county, Michigan, where he still lives, aged seventy-six years. In early manhood he was a loyal supporter of the Whig party, but after the death of that organization and the birth of its successor, the Republican party, he transferred his allegiance to the last named party, of which he is still a stanch adherent. In his younger days he was active in politics and was for a number of years a justice of the peace, which office his father also held. The mother of Dr. Ohlinger was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Boyer) Bowersex, the former of whom was a native of Union county, Pennsylvania, and the latter 288 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY of Snyder county in the same State. They came west to Sandusky county, Ohio, in an early day, and there both passed away. Dr. Ohlinger's mother was for many years an active member of the German Methodist Episcopal church, in which her husband also holds membership, and she passed to the life eternal in Ingham county, Michigan, March 26. 1905, aged seventy-three years. The immediate subject of this sketch was reared in his native county of Sandusky, Ohio, and in Ingham county, Michigan, and his early educational advantages were those afforded in the public schools of the former county. He attended the Ohio Northern University at Ada, Hardin county, Ohio, preparatory to commencing his professional training, which was acquired in Starling Medical College at Columbus, Ohio, at which institution he received his degree of Doctor of Medicine in the spring of 1881. He then located at Holt, Ingham county, Michigan. for the practice of his profession and there he remained for fourteen years and then removed to Manchester. Washtenaw county. Michigan, where he continued to practice until 1898, when he took up his residence in Toledo, where he has maintained his offices and has enjoyed a highly successful career ever since. Dr. Ohlinger has been twice married. On April 10, 1881, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Louisa Artz. a daughter of John Artz, of Sandusky county, Ohio, and of this union were born three children : Clarence R., Rush J. and Maud M.. the latter of whom is now the wife of Ralph Halliday. of Clinton, Summit county, Ohio. Dr. Ohlinger's first wife passed to the Great Beyond, June 17. 1896, and. in 1898, he was happily married to Miss Mattie F. Stoddard, of Manchester, Mich. Dr. Ohlinger holds membership in the American, Ohio State, Lucas County and Toledo Medical associations, and fraternally he belongs to Manchester Lodge, No.. 148, Free and Accepted Masons, and Steedman Lodge, No. 208, Knights of Pythias. In politics, the doctor is an adherent of the Republican party. Park L. Myers, M. D., a prominent and influential member of the medical fraternity in Toledo, has practiced his profession at that place only about eleven years, but the success he has achieved and the high standing he has attained in that brief period of time, both professionally and otherwise, clearly demonstrate his ability as a physician and surgeon and his worth as a citizen. Dr. Myers was born at Fostoria, Seneca county, Ohio, May 28, 1860. His paternal grandparents, John and Catherine Myers, were natives of Germany and came to America in an early day, locating in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, and becoming numbered among the pioneer settlers of that place. and the husband passed to his reward in Wood county, Ohio. The maternal grandparents, John and Esther (Bachman) Harsh, were both natives of Carroll county, Ohio, and removed to Seneca county in the earlier years of their lives. There the father cleared a farm from the wilds and there they continued to make their home throughout their remaining days. Dr. Myers is a son of Jacob and Rachael A. (Harsh) Myers, the former of whom was horn in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, June 1, 1827, and the latter in Harrisburg. Franklin county, Ohio, March BIOGRAPHICAL - 289 22, 1831. Jacob Myers, a carriage-maker by trade, migrated to Seneca county, Ohio, about 1848, and there he resided during the residue of his career, his death occurring in 1873, in his forty-ninth year. In his political affiliations he was in his early manhood an .adherent of the "Know-Nothing" party, later he became a strong supporter of the Abolitionist movement. and after the birth of the Republican party he rendered allegiance to the cause and principles of that organization. He took an active interest in educational matters, was for several years a member of the board of education at Fostoria, Ohio, and he and his wife were for many years affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church of that place, in the affairs of which both were prominent and he was in charge of the choir at the time of his death. Five children, three of whom are now living, were born to this worthy couple. The mother still survives, in her seventy-ninth year, and she commands in fullest measure the ad-: miration and respect of all who know her. The early educational training of Dr. Myers was secured in the public schools of Fostoria, Ohio, including a course of study in the high school at that place. Later, he matriculated as a student in the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, and was graduated as a member of the class of 1879, having there received his degree of Doctor of Medicine. During the ensuing year he pursued post-graduate studies at the same institution to further perfect himself for the exacting work of his profession. In 1880, he commenced his active career as a practitioner in his home city of Fostoria, where he continued in the work of his profession for nineteen years, until 1899, when he came to Toledo, where he has since been practicing and where he has attained to enviable success and prestige. In 1884, he became a member of the Sixteenth regiment, Ohio National Guard and served until 1898, when the regiment was mustered into the United States service as the Sixth Ohio infantry. He entered the United States service as assistant surgeon and was later promoted to surgeon with rank of major, serving at Chickamauga and Knoxville, Tenn., and in Cienfengas, Cuba. Dr. Myers is a member of the American and the Ohio State Medical associations, and also belongs to Charles Sumner Lodge, Knights of Pythias. In his political affiliations he supports the men and measures of the Republican party and champions all movements which look to the civic betterment of the city and county. Like his honored father. he takes an active interest in educational affairs, and while engaged in the work of his profession at Fostoria, he was for twelve years a member of the school board. On Sept. 24, 1889, was solemnized the marriage of Dr. Myers to Miss Jessie Foster, who was born at Fostoria, Aug. 8, 1858, a daughter of the late Gov. Charles and Ann M. (Olmsted) Foster, the former of whom was born in the vicinity of Tiffin, Seneca county, Ohio, April 12, 1828. and the latter at Fremont, Sandusky county, Ohio, Aug. 27, 1827. Mrs. Myer's paternal grandparents, Charles W. and Laura (Crocker) Foster, were natives of the old Empire State and in their earlier years came west to Seneca county, Ohio, where they continued to make their home during their remaining days. Their 290 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY son, Gov. Charles Foster, was one of Ohio's notable statesmen. He was governor of Ohio from 1880 to 1884 ; was secretary of the United States treasury under President Benjamin Harrison : was a member of Congress for several terms ; was appointed by President Harrison as chairman of the committee to negotiate a treaty with the Sioux Indians ; was nominated for the United States Senate by the Republicans of the Ohio legislature in 1890. His father founded the town of Fostoria, Ohio, which was named in his honor, and both father and son were long identified with its principal business interests. Governor Foster was summoned to the life eternal, Jan. 9, 1904, and his widow still survives. Two daughters were born to them : namely, Jessie, the wife of Dr. Myers : and Anna. Of the happy union of Dr. Myers and wife have also been born two children : Foster, born Sept. 14, 1891; and Jessie L., born Aug. 7, 1894, both of whom are students in the Toledo High School. U. S. Grant Deaton, M.D., A.B., M.S., Ph.G., B.S.C., a physician and surgeon of Toledo and a specialist in proctology, with offices at 142 Tenth street. and well known in fraternal circles in the county.- is a native of the old Hoosier State, having been born on a farm, in a log cabin, near Claypool, Kosciusko county. Indiana, May 19, 1867. His parents, George W. and Frances (Fortney) Deaton, were both natives of Clark county, this State, the father born Oct. 15. 1833. and the mother May 6, 1835. In 1863 they migrated to Indiana, locating on a farm in Kosciusko county, where the father passed away in 1878. aged forty-five years, his widow surviving until 1894, when she, too, went to her reward, in the sixtieth year. George W. Deaton was very prominent in the local affairs of the township and county in which he resided, and soon after removing to Kosciusko county he organized a military company, of which he was commissioned captain. The company was ordered to Indianapolis, where it was encamped for a short time, when Governor Morton. the "war governor of Indiana," upon being advised by prominent leaders that, on account of copper-head troubles. George W. Deaton's services were more to be desired in Kosciusko county than at the front, prevailed upon the latter to resign the captaincy of the company and return home. In his political views he was ever a staunch adherent of the Republican party. in the local affairs of which he was a leader, and both he and his beloved wife were for many years active members of the local Methodist Episcopal Church. Their exceptionally useful and honorable careers commanded in fullest measure the profound respect and admiration of those' in whose midst they lived and labored and made their lives an inspiration to others, the records and memories of which remain a precious heritage to those they left behind. Dr. Deaton, whose name initiates this review, was one of a family of eight children, of whom six survive. His early educational advantages were those of the common schools of his native county and the high school at Warsaw, Ind. He had been granted a teacher's certificate at twelve nears of age, and during the winter months of the years immediately following his gradua- BIOGRAPHICAL - 291 tion he was engaged as a teacher in the schools of his native State. He graduated in the Science Department of the Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. in 1887. in the Commercial Department of the same school in the spring of 1888, and later, in June, 1900, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from that institution. During the year of 1892-93 he attended the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons, after which he located in Brooken, Indian Territory, where he practiced medicine until the fall of 1893, and then he entered the Memphis Hospital Medical College and was there graduated with the 'class of 1894. He then resumed practice in Indian Territory, but shortly afterward located in Alcony, Miami county, Ohio, where he entered into partnership with Dr. Van S. Deaton, a cousin and a member of the Ohio State legislature, with whom he continued in the work of his profession for two years. In 1896, under the able direction of Dr. Joseph M. Matthews, an eminent physician and surgeon of Louisville, Ky., he pursued a special course of study pertaining to diseases of the rectum. Subsequently he removed to Thackery, Champaign county, Ohio. where he was located until 1900, when he was ordered to China as an acting assistant surgeon for field service during the memorable Boxer outbreak. From November, 1900, until the same month of the ensuing year he was stationed in the Philippine Islands. under Funston, and then returned to the United States by the way of Europe, having circumnavigated the globe. He resigned as army surgeon in February, 1903. Since then he has made a specialty of diseases of the rectum, having made further preparations for this branch of the medical practice by again pursuing special courses of study under Dr. Matthews, of Louisville. Ky.. and by taking post-graduate work under the directions of Drs. Tuttle and Gant of New York city, at the expiration of which time he again went to Louisville, Ky., and took further work under Dr. Matthews. He then practiced in Pittsburg, Pa., for a brief period, after which. June 17, 1905, he came to Toledo, where he has continued in the work of his profession and has attained to eminence as a practitioner in his special branch of medicine, and where he has won enviable renown for excellence in other lines of practice, having developed a practice which extends all over the Middle West. Dr. Deaton is a member of the American, Ohio State, Northwestern Ohio, Lucas County and the Toledo Medical associations. In politics he belongs to the Republican party and is a great admirer of Albert J. Beveridge. He is a broad-minded, public-spirited citizen, taking a profound interest in the civic welfare of his city and county and commanding in fullest measure the unreserved confidence and esteem of the community. Dr. Deaton is a member of Rubicon Lodge, No. 237, Free & Accepted Masons ; Charles Sumner Lodge, No. 137, Knights of Pythias ; Washington Court. Tribe of Ben Hur ; Herd No. 4, Social Order of the Moose ; Oriental Order of the Mystics of India ; Rama-dam Temple. Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan ; American Veterans of Foreign Service, William McKinley Post, No. 3, of Pittsburg, Pa. ; and the Lincoln Farm Association. He is also 292 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY affiliated with the following orders: The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States ; Egbert Camp, No. 10, United States Spanish War Veterans. Dr. Deaton's interest in the welfare of his country is always near his heart. This is instanced by the fact that, after he severed his connection with the regular army, as soon as he could do so he associated himself with the Ohio National Guard, and is in command of the First Ambulance company of that organization. Dr. Deaton is a candidate for the office of State senator, having been nominated on the Republican ticket at the primary election last spring, while he was confined to his room from an injury he had received. It is predicted by his friends that he will be elected by a handsome plurality next November. On Aug. 1, 1897, was solemnized the marriage of Dr. Deaton to Miss Annie Laurie Miner, of Bloomington, Ill., a daughter of H. C. and Martha A. Miner, of Auburn, Sangamon county, Illinois. On Nov. 28, 1907, after having been wedded to Dr. Deaton a little more than ten years, Mrs. Deaton was summoned to her heavenly home, leaving her bereaved husband and a wide circle of friends and associates to mourn her untimely death. The highest tribute is due her, and it may be truthfully said that she was faithful in all the relations of life—faithful to herself, her husband and her God. May her many virtues be emulated and her life be a source of inspiration to those in whose midst she lived and labored. Elijah W. Doherty, M. D., is a leading physician and surgeon of the city of Toledo, where he has been engaged in the practice of his profession for the past decade, and both as a professional man and a citizen he is held in high esteem by his associates. Dr. Doherty was born at Alton, Ohio, Dec. 15, 1872. He received his preliminary education in the public schools of his native place, attending until he was sixteen years old. The ensuing two years-1889 and 1890—he spent at the National Normal University, and then taught school from 1890 to 1895. Finally deciding upon the practice of medicine as his life's vocation, he entered the Ohio Medical University, in September, 1895, and pursued a course of study therein, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine upon his graduation, April 5, 1898. In July of the same year he began the practice of his profession at Upper Sandusky, and remained thus engaged at that place until July, 1901, when he located at 2486 Detroit avenue, Toledo, in which city he has since been in active practice. Fraternally, he is a Scottish Rite Mason, and his religious faith is expressed by affiliation with the First Congregational Church at Toledo. •Dr. Doherty was married, June 12, 1898, to Miss Charlotte Standish, and this union has been blessed by the birth of three children—Florence, who died in August, 1907; Helen, aged six years ; and a son, David, aged nine months. Lucien Daniel Clark, M. D., formerly a member of the faculty of the Toledo Medical College, for the last twelve years a practicing physician and surgeon in Toledo. and of late a specialist in cosmetic surgery, is a native of Martin's Ferry, Belmont county, Ohio. He was born Sept. 13. 1866, a son of Daniel Wood and Mary Jane (Cummins) Clark, the former of whom was born in Martin's BIOGRAPHICAL - 293 Ferry, in 1832. and the latter in the same place, in 1841. The paternal grandfather, Ebenezer Clark, a son of Jacob Clark, was born in Martin's Ferry, in 1802, and was one of the first white children born in the old Northwest Territory. His mother was Elizabeth (Zane) Clark, who was popularly known throughout the community as "Betty" Zane. Ebenezer Clark passed to his reward in 1886, in the town in which, eighty years previously, he had first beheld the light of day. His good wife was summoned to the life eternal in 1855. Dr. Clark's father, Daniel Wood Clark, was a shoemaker by occupation and passed to his reward in Martin's Ferry, March 12, 1886, aged fifty-four years. In politics he rendered allegiance to the Republican party and took an active interest in political affairs. The immediate subject of this sketch received his elementary education in the public schools of his native town and his preparations for the practice of medicine were made in the Toledo Medical College, where he was graduated, April 5, 1898, receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine. Immediately thereafter, he established offices in the city of Toledo and embarked in the practice of his profession. and during the ensuing year he was also engaged as a member of the faculty of his alma mater. During the ten years following graduation he was engaged in general practice and, since 1908, he has been making a specialty of cosmetic surgery and for the purpose of perfecting himself in this branch of his profession he has pursued special courses of study. Though Dr. Clark has been in the work of his profession in Toledo but twelve years, he has built up an extensive practice, has attained eminence as a practitioner, and is widely known as one of the progressive physicians and surgeons of Lucas county. He is a member of the Ohio State Academy of Medicine and the American. Tri-State. Ohio State and Northwestern Ohio Medical associations. Concerning religious affairs he entertains very liberal views. and though not affiliated with any particular denomination or faith, his attitude in the various relations of life has been governed by a high sense of justice and morality. In politics, he is a stanch adherent of Socialism, which fact tells the story better than words of his profound sympathy for those in humble circumstances. of whom the immortal Lincoln said God must have loved them "for he made so many of them." Dr. Clark has a large. circle of friends. gained by his optimism, good nature and square dealing. Genial and generous. he is exceptionally popular with friends and acquaintances, and his well established reputation for unswerving, integrity only acids to the general confidence in which he is universally held. J. Lytle Moore, M. D., one of the younger members of the medical fraternity in Toledo, was born in Tontogany, Wood county, Ohio. Oct. 16. -1884. a son of William A. and Lottie (Neifer) Moore. the former of whom was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania. in 1855. and the latter in Wood county, Ohio, in 1862. Dr. Moore's paternal grandfather. William Moore. was a native of the Keystone State. where he lived and died. The maternal grandfather was numbered among the pioneer settlers of Wood county, 294 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Ohio, where he spent the later years of his career and passed to his reward ; and there his good wife also passed away. Dr. Moore's father, William A. Moore, is a mechanic by occupation and is now a resident of Toledo. He is the father of three children, all of whom are living. Dr. Moore secured his elementary educational training in the common schools of his native county, after which he pursued a course of study in the high school at Bowling Green, Ohio, and was graduated there with the class of 1902. He then entered the Toledo Medical College, which institution conferred upon him his degree of Doctor of Medicine, in June, 1907, since which time he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession in the city of Toledo, and at the present time is also director of the Clinical and Pathological laboratory of the Toledo Medical College. Though Dr. Moore is one of the younger members of the medical profession in Toledo, both as regards age and length of time engaged in practice, the extensive patronage he has developed and the high standing he has attained, professionally, socially and otherwise, is a sufficient augury of his ultimate success as a practitioner and his sterling worth as a citizen of the community. He is a member of the American and Ohio State Medical associations and the Lucas county and Toledo Academy of Medicine. He holds membership in Collingwood Presbyterian Church of Toledo, in the affairs of which he is very active, especially in Christian Endeavor circles. In politics he espouses the cause and principles of the "Grand Old Party," and is a firm believer in government that is truly representative. He has a wide circle of stanch friends, gained by his optimism, good nature and square dealing. Arthur J. Richie, M. D., a prominent young physician and surgeon of Toledo, first beheld the light of day in Sylvania, Lucas county, March 24, 1877, and is a son of James J. and Irene (Comstock) Richie, the former of whom was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, July 8. 1829, and the latter in Monroe county, Michigan, Oct. 11, 1852. Dr. Richie's paternal grandparents, William and Sarah (Maxwell) Richie, were natives of Scotland and in an early day emigrated to America, locating in Ontario county, Canada, where they passed the remainder of their lives, the grandmother attaining to the advanced age of ninety-seven. The maternal grandparents. Giles and Electa (Vrooman) Comstock, were born in the old Empire State and. about 1840, came to Monroe county, Michigan, Where the grandfather cleared a farm from the virgin forest ; and there they continued to reside throughout their remaining years. The father of Dr. Richie migrated to Lucas county in the days of his early manhood, and there for many years he followed his occupation of carriage manufacturer, being one of the first inhabitants in the county to pursue that occupation. He passed away in 1899, when in his seventieth year. Both he and his good wife were for many years loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church and in politics he was aligned in the ranks of the Democracy. This honored couple were the parents of five children, three of whom are now living. The elementary educational advantages of Dr. Richie were those of the public schools BIOGRAPHICAL - 295 of Sylvania and Toledo. His professional training was acquired in the Toledo Medical College and there he was graduated on April 3, 1898, coming forth admirably prepared for the exacting work .of his profession. Having thus secured his degree of Doctor of Medicine, he established an office in his home town of Sylvania and was there successfully engaged in the work of his profession until June, 1899, when he located in Toledo. where he has since been engaged in active practice and has gained most gratifying success and prestige. He holds membership in the American and Ohio State Medical associations and also belongs to the Ohio State Academy of Medicine. In his political adherence he is a Democrat, though his views are not dominated by partisanship. and he reserves the privilege of acting independently of party affiliations when his better judgment dictates such a course. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees ; the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Woodmen of the World,. of both of which he is local physician ; and the Grand Fraternity of Philadelphia. He is also physician of the Eleventh Regiment of .the Uniform Rank of the Maccabees, the largest fraternal regiment in the world. On April 3, 1899, Dr. Richie was united in marriage to Miss Regina Healy, who was born in Findlay, Hancock county, Ohio, a daughter of Adam and. Lydia ( Bennett) Healy of that place. and of this happy union have been born two children—Gerald and Margaret. John S. Fisher, M. D., one of the prominent members of the medical profession in Toledo, was born in Logan county, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1843. a son of Lewis and Phoebe (Ballinger) Fisher, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Ohio. Dr. Fisher's paternal grandfather, William Fisher, was born in Virginia and in early manhood came west to Logan county. He married there and both he and his wife passed to their reward in Logan county. The maternal grandparents, Caleb and Rebecca (Bransen) Ballinger, were also natives of the Old Dominion. He died in Hardin county. Ohio, and she passed away in Logan county, Ohio. The father of Dr. Fisher came west to Logan county with his parents and was there actively engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred June 3. 1850. in his thirty-fifth year. His devoted wife passed to the life eternal five years later, and she too was in her thirty-fifth year when she received the final summons. Five children blessed the union of Lewis Fisher and wife, and of them the subject of this review is the only one who survives. Left an orphan at a tender age, Dr. Fisher was reared in the home of his maternal grandfather, Caleb Ballinger, and his early educational advantages were those of the common schools of Logan county. His collegiate educational training was acquired at the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, and his professional training was obtained in Pulte Medical College, a celebrated Homeopathic institution of Cincinnati. Ohio. where he received his degree of Doctor of Medicine in the spring of 1876. Immeditaely thereafter, he commenced his independent career by embarking in the practice of his profession at Ada, Hardin county, Ohio, which place continued to be the base of his operations for ten years, at 296 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY the expiration of which he removed to Owosso, Shiawassee county, Michigan, where he was actively engaged in the work of his profession until 1895. He then established offices in Toledo, and here he has since been located, having rapidly built up a large and lucrative private practice. He is on the staff of physicians at the Toledo Hospital, which fact tells the story better than words of his capabilities and high standing as a practitioner and of the confidence reposed in him by the general public. Dr. Fisher holds membership in the Toledo Homeopathic Club and the Northwestern Ohio Medical Society. In his political faith he is a stanch Republican, and though he has never been an office-seeker in the usual understanding of that term, he held the position of pension examiner during the administration of Grover Cleveland. He belongs to the Central Christian Church of Toledo, in the affairs of which he takes an active interest. In March, 1866, was solemnized the marriage of Dr. Fisher to Miss Sarah A. Painter, who was also born in Logan county, Ohio, a daughter of Walter and Hope (Haines) Painter, of the above county, the former of whom attained the advanced age of ninety-one years and the latter died in her seventy-ninth year. Sarah (Painter) Fisher was summoned to the church triumphant in 1874, leaving her bereaved husband and a wide circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn her untimely passing. In 1877, Dr. Fisher was united in holy wedlock to Miss Mary Good, a native of Hardin county and a daughter of Zephen Good, of which happy union were born three children : namely, Ilo B.; Thadeus, deceased ; and T. Dewitt. Frank P. Wilson, M. D., is one of the older members of the medical fraternity in Toledo, his professional life at that place covering a period of forty-four years, and the success he has achieved and the high standing he has attained, both professionally and otherwise, clearly demonstrate his ability as a physician and surgeon and his sterling worth as a citizen of the community. Dr. Wilson first beheld the light of day in Lewisburg, Union county, Pennsylvania, Dec. 5, 1841, being the son of Francis and Mary (Chamberlain) Wilson, also natives of Lewisburg, the former having been born in 1800 and the latter in 1810. Francis Wilson was actively engaged in the farming industry during all his days, and his political affiliations were those of the Whig and Republican parties. Both he and his beloved wife were for many years devoted members of the Presbyterian Church at Lewisburg, and thus ever lived upright, consecrated, Christian lives. He received his summons to the church triumphant in 1874, his widow surviving until 1884. All of their days were passed in the State of their nativity, and their union was blessed with the birth of eleven children, only four of whom are now living. Dr. Wilson. the immediate subject of this sketch, is descended from good old Colonial stock, ancestors of his on both the paternal and maternal sides of the family having been gallant participants in the Revolutionary war. He was reared in his native county and received his primary educational training in the public schools there. Later he was a student at Bucknell University, at Lewisburg, Pa.; Princeton University, BIOGRAPHICAL - 297 New Jersey, and the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, Pa.. where he was graduated in 1862, having attained the degree of Doctor of Medicine. The war record of Dr. Wilson is one in which he may well take pride. In April, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company A, Fourth Pennsylvania infantry, in which he served until the expiration of his term of service. He then re-enlisted, in Company A, One Hundred and Thirty-first Pennsylvania infantry, for nine months of service, and after this regiment had been mustered out he became a contract surgeon. He was assistant surgeon of the Fiftieth Pennsylvania in the fall of 1864, after the completion of his second enlistment, in which capacity he continued until the close of the war. Among the more important engagements in which he participated were the second battle of Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Soon after returning from the army, Dr. Wilson came west to Toledo and embarked in the practice of medicine, and here he has been located ever since. His abilities as a physician and surgeon soon became known to the citizens of this county and he rapidly acquired an extensive, lucrative practice. During his period of residence in Toledo, with the exception of a few years when he was located in the business portion of the city, he has maintained a pleasant suite of offices at 427 Euclid avenue. Dr. Wilson is a member of the American, State and County Medical associations and the Ohio State Academy of Medicine. For many years he has served as a member of the Board of United States Medical Examiners of Pensioners. Fraternally, he is a Master Mason and a Knight of Pythias, and his interest in his former. comrades-in-arms is signalized by his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party, and has ever stood ready to do all in his power to conserve the progressive welfare of his city, county and State, though he has not cherished aspirations for public office. On Dec. 2. 1868, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Nancy Raines. who was born in Greenville, Darke county, Ohio, a daughter of Thomas E. Raines, deceased, who for many years was a prominent retail lumber dealer of Toledo. Of the happy marital union of Dr. Wilson and wife have been born two children. Dale. born Sept. 12, 1878, is also a member of the medical profession in Toledo (a sketch of whom appears on another page of this volume), and Mary, born Nov. 22, 1882. Isaac M. Mulholand, M. D., a venerable practitioner of Toledo, is one of the oldest physicians and surgeons in the State of Ohio. both in point of age (now being in his eighty-seventh year) and in length of time engaged in practice. having been occupied with the work of his profession for more than fifty-six years, and he has been located in Toledo during twenty-six years of this period. His professional life has been characterized by a marked success and he is esteemed by his medical brethren. his many patrons, and by all with whom, he is brought into contact. His life has been one of honest, persistent endeavor, and as a result of conscientious devotion to duty and loyalty to his own manhood, he sees the 298 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY evening of his days crowned with a most satisfactory success, and he commands in -fullest measure the respect, honor and esteem of all his associates. Isaac M. Mulholand is a native of the Emerald Isle, having first beheld the light of day in the north of Ireland, May 9, 1824, and he is a son of William and Anna (Hunter) Mulholand, both of whom were also natives of Ireland. The Mulholand family emigrated to America in the year 1836, when the subject of this sketch was but twelve years of age, and settled in the little village of Charlestown, Portage county, Ohio, when that region was little more than a trackless wilderness. Though the father was a cloth manufacturer by trade, he was actively engaged in agricultural pursuits during the greater portion of his residence in this country. In their later life, William Mulholand and wife removed to Venango county, Pennsylvania, and there they continued to make their home -during the remainder of their careers. Six children were born to them. of whom Dr. Mulholand is the only one who is now living. The primary educational training of Dr. Mulholand was received in the common schools of his native land and in those of Portage county, Ohio, after which he commenced to prepare himself for the exacting work of his profession by private study. He first located in the State of Michigan, and was there actively and successfully engaged in the practice of medicine for about thirty years. Early in the seventies of the last century. in order to further perfect himself for his profession, he matriculated in an Eclectic medical college, at which he was graduated May 11, 1875. In the year 1884, he established offices in the city of Toledo and here he has since been practicing. Through his thorough knowledge of medicine, his general capability, and the careful and painstaking manner in which he handles his cases, he has rapidly acquired a large and lucrative practice and has attained to enviable renown as a practitioner. His reputation extends beyond the boundaries of Toledo and Lucas county and he forwards prescriptions to thirty or more States of the Union and into various sections of Canada. In his political views he is a Republican of the uncompromising type and he has been aligned in the ranks of the "Grand Old Party" from the time of its birth, his first presidential vote having been cast for John C. Fremont. the first Republican nominee for the presidency. He is -a loyal and public-spirited citizen and takes an active interest in civic affairs, and his judgment is of such a character that he is frequently consulted by his many friends and acquaintances in matters of importance. Dr. Mulholand enjoys the distinction of holding a life membership in the Ohio State Medical Association. Concerning religion he entertains liberal and broad-minded views, and though not a member of any denomination, his conduct in his professional. domestic and all other relationships has ever been governed by high moral ideals and a marked consideration for the rights and desires of others. In 1849, was solemnized the marriage of Dr. Mulholand to Miss Ann M. Pratt. who was born Feb. 25. 1829. in the State of Pennsylvania, a daughter of John Pratt, also a native of the Keystone State. .Of the happy marital union of Dr. Mulholand BIOGRAPHICAL - 299 and wife were born four worthy children : namely, John M., who is a practicing physician and surgeon at Pittston, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania ; Charles M., G. Frank, and Lillian. Dr. John M. Mulholand, M. D., has two sons, grandsons of the venerable subject of this review : namely, Porter I., who has followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in adopting the medical profession as his life's vocation ; Mortimer, who is now a student in the University of Michigan. Raymond K. Mulholand, of Chicago; Clifford M. Loutzenhiser, and Mrs. D. D. Dewey are also. grandchildren of Dr. Mulholand; and he has three great-grandchildren —Mortimer Mulholand, Donald J. Dewey, and Clifford P. Dewey. Dorman J. Clarke, M. D., one of the foremost physicians and surgeons of Toledo, is a native of the Wolverine State, having first beheld the light of day in Lenawee county, Michigan, Feb. 13, 1869. His paternal grandfather, Monroe J. Clarke, was born in the old Empire State and was a farmer by occupation. In his early years he migrated to Monroe county, Michigan, where for many years he was a successful follower of agricultural pursuits, and there he was summoned to his reward in 1860. His wife died in 1849. Dr. D. J. Clarke's maternal grandfather, Abraham J. Champion, was also a native of New York State and an agriculturist by occupation. He was reared and educated in his native State and there was solemnized his marriage to Sarah M. Miller. Later in life he came west, to Fulton county, this state, accompanied by his family, settling on a farm, upon which he resided continuously during the residue of his career. His good wife also passed away in Fulton county. The parents of the subject of this review were Sanford M. and Adelia (Champion) Clarke, the former of whom was born in Monroe county, Michigan, Aug. 12, 1836, and the latter in New York, Sept. 9, 1843. The father graduated at Rush Medical. College, Chicago. Ill., as a member of the class of 1860. receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine. From 1861 to 1865. during the great Civil war, he was an assistant surgeon in the United States navy, and soon after the cessation of hostilities he embarked in the practice of medicine in Lenawee county, Michigan, where he continued in the work of his profession for several years. Later, he removed to Metamora, Fulton county, a little village on the Ottawa river, where for many years she continued to practice and came to be recognized as one of the leading physicians and surgeons in that section of the commonwealth. He died in Metamora, in 1892, aged fifty-six years, and his devoted helpmeet and companion. with whom he had shared many of the joys and sorrows of life, passed to the Great, Unknown in 1895, when in her fifty-second year. In his political adherence he was a Democrat of the .highest type. one who firmly believed in the doctrines of Democracy as laid down by Thomas Jefferson and so heroically defended by Andrew Jackson, though he was not a politician in the ordinary meaning of that term. He was prominent in fraternal circles. being a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic, being commander of the post at Metamora for many years.