300 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Both he and his wife were for many years members of the Methodist Episcopal church and. the lives of both were strictly in accordance with the teachings of Christianity. Five children were born to this worthy couple, three of whom are now living. The early educational advantages of Dr. Clarke, of this sketch, were those of the graded and high schools at Metamora, and his professional training was secured at the Toledo Medical College, where he received his degree of Doctor of Medicine in the spring of 1897. Immediately after graduation he launched forth in the practice of medicine in the city of Toledo and here he has been an exceptionally busy practitioner ever since. He keeps in close touch with the new discoveries and theories in the field of medical science and is widely recognized as one of the successful and progressive physicians and surgeons of Lucas county. He is a man who enjoys the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens and has the confidence of all who know him as a man of unimpeachable integrity. Dr. Clarke holds membership. in the Ohio State Medical Association, Toledo Academy of Medicine, the American and Ohio State Medical associations, the Knights of Pythias and the Tribe of Ben Hur, in all of which he is popular for his genial disposition. and he is a welcome visitor at lodge meetings when his professional duties will admit of his attendance. Like his honored father. Dr. Clarke is an enthusiastic supporter of the Democracy, takes a lively interest in public affairs, and he is an active member of the Central Christian Church of Toledo, as is also his wife. On June 6, 1902, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Sarah E. Robinson, an accomplished young woman who was born in Steuben county, Indiana. a daughter of N athan and Salina (Townsend) Robinson. Nathan Robinson was for many years a furniture dealer in Angola, Steuben county, Indiana, in politics he was active in Republican circles, and he and his wife were devout members of the Christian church. He passed away in 1901, and his widow still survives. Four children were born of their marital union, all of whom are living. Dr. and Mrs. Clarke have no children. Lorin Edgar Kerr, M. D., one of the younger members of the medical fraternity in Toledo and surgeon for the American Bridge, the Metzger Seed & Oil, the I. Gerson & Sons, and the Guy C. Major companies of that place. was born at New Philadelphia. Tuscarawas county, Ohio. May 29, 1879, of Scotch-Irish descent, a son of George W. and Alice (Pyle) Kerr, both of whom are also natives of Tuscarawas county, the former having been born Jan. 7. 1854, and the latter Jan. 12, 1861. The paternal grandparents,' Thomas and Alvina (Demuth) Kerr. were natives of the old Keystone State. where for many years the grandfather was successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits, and there he passed away at the advanced age of ninety. His devoted helpmeet and companion through life still survives, being in her eighty-first year. Dr. Kerr's maternal grandfather. John Pyle, was a native of Ohio, and his good wife, Catherine (Walker) Pyle, was born in Tuscarawas county. Ohio, where her marriage was solemnized and where they continued to reside until their deaths, both passing to the life BIOGRAPHICAL - 301 eternal at New Philadelphia. They were the parents of Dr. John Sherman Pyle, of Toledo. The parents of Dr. Kerr still reside in Tuscarawas county, being residents of New Philadelphia. The father has made farming his life vocation and is generally know as one of the scientific, progressive agriculturists of his native county. In his political affiliations he is a stanch Republican, and both he and his wife have for many years been active as members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Both have lived exemplary, honorable careers and command the respect and esteem of the entire community. Four children have been born to them, of whom three are living. Though George W. Kerr was too young to participate in the great Civil war, he had two elder brothers who gave their lives that the Union established by their forefathers might be preserved. The immediate subject of this sketch received his primary education in the public schools of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and later worked his way through Kuhn's Normal School, there. His professional training was acquired at the Toledo Medical College and he there received his degree of Doctor of Medicine in the spring of 1905. During the ensuing year he was House Phy- sician at Toledo Hospital, where his collegiate preparations were supplemented by much practical experience in the treatment of diseases and in the performance of surgical operations, and whence he came forth admirably qualified for the exacting work of the medical profession. He then established offices in the city of Toledo, and in addition to looking after the extensive private practice, which he has developed there. he is also surgeon' for the American Bridge, the Metzger Seed & Oil, the I. Gerson & Sons, and the Guy C. Major companies, as stated above. But little more than three years have elapsed since Dr. Kerr commenced to establish himself in his chosen vocation, yet in that brief period of time he has demonstrated his professional skill in a manner that has won the admiration of his fellow physicians and surgeons and the confidence of the general public. He keeps in touch with the progress of his profession through the columns of leading medical journals, is thorough and conscientious in his methods of treatment, which inspires the confidence of his patients. Dr. Kerr is a member of the Lucas County Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Medicine. and Ohio State Medical Association, and also belongs to the Foresters of America and the Modern Brotherhood of America, in both of which he is local examining physician. In politics he does not render allegiance to any party. organization, but exercises the right of suffrage according to the relative merits of men and measures, and never fails to perform the duties of good citizenship at the polls. In political matters he reaches conclusions as he does in professional affairs—by close and candid investigation. He was reared in the Methodist Episcopal faith. Dr. Kerr was happily united in marriage to Miss Florence Wileman, Aug. 15. 1906. Mrs. Kerr is a daughter of E. D. and Catherine (Coats) Wileman, the former of whom was a civil engineer by occupation and passed to his reward in February. 1909, and the latter died in 1897. Dr. Kerr and wife have one child, Lorin Edgar, Jr. 302 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Henry B. Preston, Ph. G., M. D., one of the prominent practitioners of the medical profession in the city of Toledo. is a native of the Keystone State, his birth having occurred in Milford, Pike county, Pennsylvania, May 27, 1857. He is the son of Samuel and Maria (Decker) Preston, the former of whom was born in Lancashire, England, in 1818, and the latter in Pennsylvania, in 1822. The father emigrated to Pennsylvania with his parents in 1824, when but six years of age. and there his father and mother con, tinned to make their home throughout their remaining days. Samuel Preston was a farmer by occupation he was a Democrat in his political convictions and he and his devoted helpmeet and companion through life were loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife passed to the life eternal in 1897, aged seventy-five years. Twelve children were born to the parents, of whom only five are now living. Dr. Preston, to whom this review dedicated, was reared on the parental farmstead in his native county and at an early age became inured to the sturdy discipline of rural life. His primary educational training was received in the common schools of Pike county, after which he pursued a course of study in the Northern Indiana Normal School, at Valparaiso. Porter county, Indiana, where he received the degree of Ph. G. The immediate preparations for the practice of medicine were made at Cincinnati, Ohio, and in the spring of 1903 he was granted his degree of Doctor of Medicine by the faculty of the medical college at that place. Soon afterward, Dr. Preston commenced his professional practice in Toledo, and since then he has come to be recognized as one of the talented and progressive practitioners of the city. He was united in holy wedlock, Aug. 31, 1888, to Miss Frances Holcomb, who was born in Prairieville, Barry county, Michigan. in 1863. a daughter of Horton and Adelaid (Mason) Holcomb, the former of whom went to his reward, in 1866, and the latter makes her home with Dr. and Mrs. Preston, who have no children. The subject of this sketch is a member of the American and Ohio State Medical associations and the Toledo and Lucas County Medical Association. Fraternally, the Doctor holds membership in Anchor Lodge. No. 87, Free and Accepted Masons, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Kalamazoo Chapter No. 22, Royal Arch Masons : Kalamazoo Council No. 9, Royal and Select Masters : Valparaiso Commandery No. 12, Knights Tem- plars ; Viking Lodge, No. 892, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; and Anthony Wayne Lodge. No. 141, Knights of Pythias, at Toledo. In political matters Dr. Preston is not aligned in the ranks of any party, but exercises the right of suffrage in accordance with his estimate of the relative merits of men and measures. In religious matters he clings to the faith in which he was reared and is an attendant of Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church, of Toledo. Arthur W. Wheeler, M. D., merits consideration in this volume by reason of his status as one of the progressive physicians and surgeons of Toledo. He is a native of the Hawkey e State, having first beheld the light of day in Franklin county, Iowa,. July 10, 1876. His paternal grandfather, William Wheeler, Sr.. a native of Connecticut, migrated west, to Williams county, Ohio, in an early day BIOGRAPHICAL - 303 and settled on a farm. He attained unusual success in the agricultural industry and came to be one of the largest land owners in Williams county, being in possession of about 1,100 acres of land at the time of his death. which occurred in 1908, in his ninety-first year. His wife, Mary A. (Clark) Wheeler, was a native of -Pennsylvania. and she died in 1904. Dr. Wheeler's maternal grandfather. Elihu Ferrell, is a native of Columbiana county, Ohio, and. in 1855, removed to Hillsdale county, Michigan, and located on a farm, upon which he still resides, at the age of ninety-three years. His wife, whose maiden name was. Mary Hart, passed away in Waldron, Hillsdale countv, Michigan, aged ninety-one years. He is the owner of about 360 acres of land and for many years has been a loyal member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which his wife also held membership. Dr. Wheeler's. parents, William Wheeler, Jr.. and Jennie E., (Ferrell) Wheeler, are both natives of this State, the former having been born in Williams county, in October, 1851, and the latter in Columbiana county, in March, 1852, and they now reside in New Mexico, where the father is engaged in the real estate business. William Wheeler, Jr., was reared on the old Wheeler homestead in his native county and secured his education in the district schools in the neighborhood. In 1875, when twenty-four years of age, he removed to Franklin county, Iowa. where he engaged in farming and made a specialty of stock raising. Later he went to Northern Michigan and embarked in the vehicle business, in which he continued for several years and then returned to his native county, locating on a farm in the vicinity of Bryan, where for some years he was engaged in diversified agricultural pursuits and the breeding, buying and selling of horses. He then removed to New Mexico, where, as stated above, he is now engaged in the real estate business. In politics he is a loyal 'adherent of the Democracy and for many years both he and his wife have been active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Seven children, of whom six are now living, were born to them. Dr. Wheeler was a mere lad at the time. of his parents' removal from Franklin county, Iowa, to Northern Michigan, and his early educational training was secured in the public schools of Ithaca. Gratiot county, Michigan. He was graduated in the high school at Pioneer, Williams county, Ohio, and then pursued a course in the normal school at Wauseon, Fulton county, Ohio. He devoted seven years to teaching school and then began the work of preparing himself for the medical profession, matriculating in the Toledo Medical College, where he graduated and received his degree of Doctor of Medicine, in April, 1902. During the ensuing year he was engaged as House Surgeon in St. Vincent's Hospital in Toledo. where he had much practical. experience in the work of his profession. He then established offices in Toledo and here he has been an exceptionally busy practitioner ever since. He has developed an extensive practice and has gained most gratifying success and prestige. demonstrating his professional skill in a manner that has won the respect of his brother practitioners and the confidence of the public. He is a member of the American and 304 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Ohio State Medical associations and the Ohio State Academy of Medicine. Like his father, he is a Democrat in his political allegi- ance and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is unmarried. Seth W. Beckwith, M. D., deceased, merits consideration in this work by reason of his past standing as a member of the medical profession in the city of Toledo. He was a product of Huron county, Ohio, having first beheld the light of day in that county, Jan. 28, 1855, a son of William L. and Ann (Freeman) Beckwith, also natives of Huron county, the former having been born Jan. 28, 1820, and the latter Nov. 14, 1825. The paternal grandparents, William Whitney and Anna (Herrick) Beckwith, were both natives of the old Empire .State, the former of whom rendered gallant service in the War of 1812 as a member of the American army. William Whitney was a farmer by occupation ; migrated to Huron county, Ohio, about 1820 and settled on government land in the vicinity of Norwalk, which he occupied continuously until his demise, in 1860. His wife, the grandmother of Dr. Beckwith, survived him twenty-four years. receiving the final summons in 1884, in her eighty-seventh year. Dr. Beckwith's maternal grandparents, Selden and Bessie (Harding) Freeman. were both natives of the old Green Mountain State, where their marriage occurred. About 1820 they came to Ohio, locating on government land in Huron county, upon which, about five years later, their daughter, Ann, the mother of the subject of this review, was born. daughter, is still living, being in her eighty-fifth year, and is the only one of eight brothers and sisters who survives. Her mother passed away four years after her birth, and soon afterward the father, Selden Freeman. removed to the State of Indiana, where he died in 1849. Dr. Beckwith received his primary educational training in the common schools of Berea. Cuyahoga county, Ohio. after which he entered the high school there and was graduated with his class in the early '80s. high then pursued a course of study in Baldwin University, at Berea, upon the completion of which he matriculated as a student in the Toledo Medical College, where he was graduated in the spring of 1884, receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine and coming forth admirably prepared for the exacting work of his profession. He immediately embarked in the practice of medicine at Toledo. where he remained until his death, his offices having been at 716 Starr avenue. His professional career was characterized by a marked success, and he was held in high repute by his medical brethren, his numerous patients and all others with whom he came in contact. He was a member of the American and Ohio State Medical associations and of the Ohio State Academy of Medicine. In politics he gave his support to the Republican party, and though he never fostered aspirations for political office. he was formerly. for a period of four years, coroner of Lucas county, and also rendered service as a member of the East Side school . board. Dr. Beckwith held membership in Yonclota Lodge. No. 572, Free & Accepted Masons ; Toledo Chapter, No. 161, Royal Arch Masons ; Toledo Commandery, No. 7, Knights Templars ; North Star Lodge, BIOGRAPHICAL - 305 Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Oak Council, National Union. On Oct. 24. 1888, he was happily united in matrimony to Miss Ida Kurtz, who was born in Hancock county, Ohio, June 12, 1858, a daughter of Henry B. and Sarah (Rickenback) Kurtz, the former of whom was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1827, and the latter in Juniata county, in the same state, in 1832. They came west and settled in Hancock county, Ohio, in an early day, and there for many years Mr. Kurtz was engaged in the mercantile business. He passed away in 1897, and his widow survives, being in her seventy-eighth year. She is a loyal member of the church of the Lutheran faith, with which her husband was also for many years affiliated. Of the marital union of this. worthy couple were born eight children, of whom six are now living. Of the happy union of Dr. Beckwith and wife. two children were born—Myrtle, born Aug. 31. 1889. died July 27, 1893 ; and Horace, who was born July 4, 1891. Dr. Beckwith was a man highly respected and an honor to the profession to which he devoted the last years of his life. He was a man of genial disposition, gave readily to worthy charities, and withheld his aid from no cause that would eventually benefit his adopted city ; and unto men of such character are the pages of this volume dedicated. The Doctor departed this life Nov. 23, 1909, and left to mourn his loss not only his devoted wife and son, Horace, but a host of friends who will long remember him for his many good qualities of heart and mind. Frank Jacobi, M. D., a progressive physician and surgeon of Toledo, who makes a specialty of diseases of the eve, ear, nose and throat, is another of Lucas county's native sons who have attained to success and prestige in the medical profession. He was born in Toledo. April 2. 1872, a son of John J. and Josephine (Young) Jacobi. Dr. Jacobi's maternal grandfather. Michael Young, came west, to Stark county, Ohio. in an early day, and there he continued to reside throughout the remainder of his career. His wife also passed away in Stark county. The father of the subject of this review was born in Germany, in 1839, and the mother first beheld the light of day in Massillon, Stark county. Ohio, in 1849. The former received the excellent educational training afforded in the public schools of Germany and in early manhood emigrated to the United States. He came to Toledo in 1865. and there he was first engaged as a merchant tailor, later embarking in the brewing business, in which he continued until his death, which occurred in 1898. He was a Democrat in his political views ; was prominent in local politics ; was for some years a member of the Workhouse board ; was for many years a loyal member of the Roman- Catholic church ; and he enjoyed the unqualified respect and confidence of all with whom he came in contact. His widow is now in her sixtieth year and is still a resident of Toledo. Nine children, of whom six are now living, were horn to this worthy couple. Dr. Jacobi received his elementary education in the public schools of Toledo, and at the age of twelve he availed himself of the excellent educational advantages afforded at Canisius College, Buffalo, N. Y.. where he continued as a student for six years. In the spring of 1895, he 306 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY was graduated in the Medical Department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. But he was not content with merely receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine and his certificate entitling him to practice. He desired to secure a more profound knowledge of his profession, so. during the two years following graduation, he pursued special courses of study in Europe, after which he returned to Toledo and embarked in practice, and there he has since been located. Being fortunate enough to be able to eliminate from his practice certain features which are irksome, he is. now enabled to devote more time to special branches of medicine, and, as stated above, diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, comprise the branch to which he has given much exhaustive study and attention. His training has been thorough and his natural adaptability for the work of his profession has enabled him to take high rank among the progressive practitioners of Lucas county. He holds membership in the Ohio State Academy of Medicine, and the American, Ohio State, Laryngological and the Otological Medical associations, and he is a member of the staff of St. Vincent's Hospital. In his religious belief he adheres to the faith of his father, being a loyal member of the Roman Catholic church, and he also belongs to the Knights of Columbus. Politically, Dr. Jacobi is a Republican, and one of the influential members of that party in the county, though he bases his convictions upon the principles involved rather than a desire to hold office. In July, 1901, he was happily united in holy wedlock to Miss Nellie Raitz, an accomplished young woman who was born in Toledo, a daughter of Frederick and Shaal Raitz, of the above city. John T. Murphy, M. D., one of the young and progressive members of the medical fraternity in Toledo, and assistant physical instructor in the public schools of that city, is one of Lucas county's native sons, having been born in Toledo, April 15, 1883. His paternal grandfather, John Murphy. a native of the Emerald Isle, came to Toledo in 1860, and there for many years he was a clerk in the offices of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company. and he continued as a resident of the above city up to the time of his death, which occurred in March, 1897. His good wife, Julia (Dowling) Murphy, was also a native of Ireland and she passed away in Toledo. in 1895. Several of the maternal ancestors of Dr. Murphy were gallant soldiers in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war and his maternal grandparents, William and _____ (Caton) Weaver, were for many years residents of the old Empire State. Dr. Murphy's parents. Thomas J. and Ella (Weaver) Murphy, are residents of Toledo. The father was born in Ireland, Nov. 10, 1852, and in 1862. when ten years of age, he came to Toledo with his parents, and there he received his education. He. then followed in the footsteps of his honored father by entering the employ of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company, and for the last forty-five years he has been a clerk in the claims department of that road. In his political views he is liberal and broad-minded, and though he is not aligned in the ranks of any of the political parties he is a loyal and public-spirited BIOGRAPHICAL - 307 citizen. He and his wife are member's of the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, in the affairs of which both take an active interest. Dr. Murphy secured his early educational training in St. Francis de Sales parochial school of Toledo. He then entered the Toledo High School and was graduated there with the class of 1902, after which he matriculated in the Toledo Medical College, where he pursued the prescribed course of study and graduated in the spring of 1906, coming forth admirably prepared for the intricate work of his profession. Having thus secured his degree of Doctor of Medicine, he established offices in his home city of Toledo, and here he has practiced continuously ever since. He also holds the office of assistant physical instructor in the public schools of Toledo, as is stated above. He is also medical director of the Young Men's Christian Association in Toledo. He keeps in touch with the march of medical progress through the columns of leading medical journals, and though he has been in 'active practice but a little more than three years he has succeeded in building up a lucrative patronage. in which he enjoys the respect of his fellow physicians and the confidence of his many patients. He is affiliated with the Toledo and Lucas County Academy of Medicine. the American and Ohio State Medical associations, and the Knights of the Maccabees. In 1903. he enlisted as a private in the hospital corps of the Ohio National Guard ; in 1905, was made sergeant. and in 1906 was made assistant surgeon with rank of first lieutenant, and he served until September. 1908, when he resigned his commission. Like his father, Dr. Murphy does not render allegiance to any political party, and consequently his exercise of the right of suffrage is not actuated by partisanship, but by a desire to promote the public weal. In his religious belief he clings to the faith of his forefathers and is a loyal adherent of the Roman Catholic faith, holding membership in St. Francis de Sales Church of Toledo. On Feb. 2, 1907, was solemnized the marriage of Dr. Murphy to Miss Lela Schuller. who is a native of Toledo and a daughter of Edward and Amelia (Vollmer) Schuller, the former of whom died Aug. 16, 1908, and the latter is living in Toledo. Dr. Murphy and wife have no children. Lewis Cass Schutt, M. D., one of the foremost physicians and surgeons of Toledo. who has been engaged in the active practice of his profession for the last thirty-five years, is a native of the Hoosier State. having been born in the little village of Avilla, Noble county, Indiana. Sept. 19. 1849. His maternal grandparents, Alexander and Catherine Gifford, were natives of the old Bay State and in an early clay migrated to Columbiana county, Ohio, becoming numbered among the pioneer settlers in that region. Later, they removed to Noble county, Indiana, where they continued to reside until 1855, when they went to Iowa and there spent the remainder of their lives. The parents of Dr. Schutt were Thomas Hunter and Hannah (Gifford) Schutt, the former of whom was born in New York State. in 1820. and the latter in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1828. The father was reared and educated in his native State and. about 1849. when twenty-nine years of age, he migrated west, 308 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY to Noble county, Indiana, purchasing a farm in the township of Swan, which he continued to operate for some fifty-three years, up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1902, in his eighty-third year. In his political affiliations he was ever a stanch adherent of the Democracy, and both he and his wife were for many years devout members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Her death occurred in 1865, in her thirty-seventh year. In January, 1864, though only fifteen years of age, Dr. Schutt enlisted as a private in Company I, One hundred and Twenty-ninth Indiana infantry, with which he remained until the close of hostilities, participating in many of the important engagements of the war, among them being the battles of Resaca, Cassville, Decatur. Utoy Creek, Franklin and Nashville. He was reared on the old Schutt homestead in Noble county, and his earliest educational advantages were those afforded in a little log schoolhouse in the immediate vicinity thereof. He was graduated in the high school at Auburn, De Kalb county, Indiana, and then commenced the work of preparing himself for his chosen profession by matriculating as a student in the Ohio .Medical College, Cincinnati. where he remained for some time. Later, he entered the Louisville Medical College at Louisville. Ky., graduating in that institution in the spring of 1875. After thus -receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine, he located in his home county of Noble, Indiana, where he continued in practice for several years, after which he removed to Fort Wayne. Allen county, Indiana, and was there engaged in the work of his profession until 1888, when he took up his residence in Toledo, where he has since been located and has attained to a most satisfactory success and prestige. As a citizen he has the confidence and respect of his fellow-men and as a practitioner he is held in high esteem by his brother physicians and his numerous patients. being looked upon as one of the successful and progressive members of the medical fraternity in Lucas county. In politics, Dr. Schutt is a rock-ribbed Republican, and ever since coming to Toledo he has been a prominent figure in the political arena. While a resident of Noble county, Indiana, he was for four years the incumbent of the office of township trustee. In 1897, and again in 1906. he was elected to the Common Council of Toledo and is now a member of the Board of Pension Examiners there, which position he holds more upon his merits as a physician than his record as a politician. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees the Knights and Ladies of Security, and the Foresters of America, in which he is also local examining physician. In his religious convictions he is affiliated -with the Methodist Episcopal church. On Sept. 19, 1875. was solemnized his marriage to Miss Matilda Smith, also a native 01 Noble county, Indiana, and a daughter of William and Mary Jane smith, who settled in Noble county about 1860, where the father passed to his reward some years later and his widow now resides. In 1895, just twenty years after her marriage, Mrs. Schutt received the summons to the life eternal, leaving beside her family and immediate relatives a wide circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn her passing. Of the union of Dr. Schutt and wife were born BIOGRAPHICAL - 309 two children : Ella May, deceased, and Ralph W., who graduated in the department of dentistry of the Ohio Medical College at Columbus with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery and is now first assistant city auditor in Toledo. Garfield Frederick Henzler, M. D., is another of the native sons of Lucas county who has attained to pronounced success and prestige in the medical profession, being numbered among the young and progressive practitioners of Toledo. He was born Sept. 22, 1880, in the city in which he is now practicing, and is a son of William and Rose (Allgher) Henzler. Both of the parents were born in Germany. the father having been born Feb. 22; 1832, and the mothers May 8, 1836. William Henzler left the "Vaterland" in early manhood and came to Toledo in 1853, where he was engaged in the pharmacist business up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1890. In his political convictions he was an ardent Republican and was for many years a prominent figure in the political arena in Toledo. He left to posterity a clean record as a business man and as a citizen and was held in high repute by all who knew him. The mother of Dr. Henzler left the land of her nativity in an early day and came to Cincinnati. Later, she removed to Toledo and there she is now living, being in her seventy-fourth year. She is a member of the German Reformed Church of Toledo, in the affairs of which her devoted husband was for many years an active participant. Dr. Henzler was reared in the city of Toledo and his early educational advantages were those of the graded schools there. He was graduated in the Toledo High School. as a member of the class of 1899, and then commenced to prepare himself for the practice of his profession. In the autumn of 1899 he matriculated as a student in the Toledo Medical College. graduating in that institution with the class of 1903. receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine. He immediately located in his home city of Toledo for the practice ofhis profession,. in which place he has maintained his offices ever since and has built up an extensive practice. In the seven short years that have elapsed since Dr. Henzler established himself in practice he has steadily grown in his profession. until today he is regarded as one of the more progressive of the younger members of the medical fraternity in Lucas county. Certain it is that he is one of the busiest, his professional skill and services being called into demand almost day and night. and his patients are to be found in all portions of the city. His patrons have learned to trust him, and his brother practitioners have high regard, both for his personality and his professional ability. In his political convictions he is an active and enthusiastic Republican and takes a lively interest in public affairs. In his religious views he clings to the faith in which he was reared, being a member of the German Reformed Church of Toledo. On Oct. 23, 1907, he led to the altar Miss Amelia Miller. a native of Toledo and a daughter of Frank and Ida (Rappel) Miller, the former of whom was for many years engaged in the cooper business in Toledo and is now deceased, and the latter of whom is living in Toledo. No children have been born 310 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY of the happy union of Dr. Henzler and wife. He is a member of he Toledo and Lucas County Academy of Medicine, the American and Ohio State Medical associations, and Columbian court, No. 39, Foresters of America. Ralph V. Mateer, M. D., a progressive physician and surgeon )f Toledo. was born in Mount Gilead. Morrow. county, Ohio, Feb. 14, 1877, a son of Ross N. and Emeline (Breese) Mateer, he former of whom was also born in Mount Gilead and the latter n Morristown, St. Lawrence county. New York. The maternal ; great-great-grandfather of Dr. Mateer was a gallant soldier in the United States army during the War of 1812. The maternal grandparents, Charles and Phoebe (Bockoven) Breese, were residents of St. Lawrence county. New York, during their earlier years and. n 1838, they remoyed to Morrow county, Ohio. where they passed :heir remaining days. The paternal grandparents. William N. and Elizabeth (Porter) Mateer. left their home in Pennsylyania, in 1830, and came to Mount Gilead, Morrow countv, Ohio, and there continued to reside throughout the residue of their lives. Dr. Mateer's father was born Aug. 31. 1831, about a year after the removal of his parents to Mount Gilead. His educational adyantages were those of the common schools of Morrow county and le was for many years engaged in the meat business in his native town. In 1894, he disposed of his interests there and remoyed to Toledo, where he is now living retired, enjoying the fruits of his long and exceptionally enterprising career. In his political belief he is a stanch Republican, and he and his devoted wife have for many years been active members of the Presbyterian church. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum and the Grand Army of the Republic, having participated in the Civil war as a member of Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio infantry, in which he enlisted as a .private. Oct. 8, 1862. In the same autumn he took part in the celebrated battle of Perryville. Ky., and numerous skirmishes in that State. In the following spring he experienced active serivce in Tennessee. and in June. 1863, was honorably discharged from the service. The mother of Dr. Mateer was born Aug. 27, 1837, about a year prior to her parents' removal from St. Lawrence county, New York, to Morrow county. Ohio, and she is also a resident of Toledo at the present time. Dr. Mateer, the immediate subject of this reyiew, was reared in his native town, and his primary educational training was secured in the public schools there, graduating in the Mount Gilead High School as a member of the class of 1894. The immediate preparations for the work of his professon were made in Starling Medical College at Columbus, Ohio, where he was graduated and received his degree of Doctor of Medicine, in the spring of 1898. He then located in the little yillage of Denmark. in his native county. about six miles northwest of Mount Gilead, and there he continued in practice for about eighteen months, at the expiration of which. he came to Toledo, where he has been actively engaged in the work of his profession, since April 1, 1900. Here he has succeeded in building up an extensive practice, and being young and ambitious, as well BIOGRAPHICAL - 311 as a close student of everything pertaining to his profession, he is fast attaining to a leading position among the progressive physicians and surgeons of Lucas county. His work has won the approbation of his fellow practitioners and the confidence of his many patrons. and a highly successful future is predicted for him by those who know him best. Dr. Mateer is a member of the Toledo and Lucas County Academy of Medicine and the Ohio State Medical Association. He also belongs to Sanford L. Collins Lodge, No. 396. Free & Accepted Masons ; the Foresters of America ; the Protected Horne Circle ; and the Home Guards of America ; and he is always a welcome guest at lodge meetings when his professional duties will admit of his attendance. In politics he renders allegiance to the Republican party and has always taken an active interest in civic affairs, realizing that whatever is of benefit to the whole community is also to his own private interest. In his religious faith he is a Presbyterian, and he is unmarried. Paul Ernest Bethards, M. D., is a native of the village. of Perrysburg. Wood county, Ohio, and was born Dec. 1. 1875. His parents are the Rev. Joseph H. and Loretta (Garbersen') Bethards, the former of whom was born in Van Wert county. Ohio. Sept. 17, 1844. and the latter first beheld the light of day in Marion, Marion county, Ohio. in 1846. Dr. Bethards' paternal grandparents were natives of the old Empire State, and in their earlier years migrated to this State and were numbered among the pioneer settlers in Van Wert countv. The grandmother died there. and in later Years her devoted husband went west, where he passed away. Dr. Bethards' maternal grandfather, John Garbersen, in early manhood came to Marion county, Ohio, locating on a farm. He came to be known as one of the scientific, progressive agriculturists of that county and was probate judge thereof for three successive terms. In his political belief he was a rock-ribbed Republican and was exceptionally well informed on public questions of the day. On matters relating to agriculture he was an acknowledged authority, and few men are more earnest or energetic in what they undertake than was he. He was an exemplary and honored citizen and commanded in fullest measure the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens. He passed to his reward on the old farmstead in Marion county, at the advanced age of seventy-six years. To John Garbersen and wife were born six children—four sons, three of whom were gallant soldiers in the Union army in the great Civil war, and two daughters. The Rev. Joseph H. Bethards, the father of Dr. Bethards. was for many years a prominent minister in the church of the Methodist. Episcopal faith, and. though he is now living retired. enjoying flu, fruits of a long and useful career, both he and his wife are still active members of the church, and continue to render effective service in behalf of the Kingdom of Righteousness. In his political convictions he adheres to the faith of his worthy father and is a stanch Republican. Three children were horn to the Rev. Joseph H. Bethards and wife, of whom the immediate subject of this review is the only one who survives. Dr. Bethards' primary educational advantages were those of the 'public schools of Delaware and Lima, 312 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Ohio. His early professional training was acquired in Toledo Medical College, graduating in that institution as a member of the class of 1891, and receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine. He then located in Toledo for the practice of his profession, and there he has been located ever since, with the exception of one year passed in Europe in pursuit of post-graduate work. He has developed an extensive- practice and has demonstrated his professional skill in a manner that has won the admiration of his brother practitioners and the confidence of the general public. He holds membership in the Toledo and Lucas County Academy of Medicine, the American and Ohio State Medical associations and the Home Guards of America. In his political faith he follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and is a loyal adherent of the Republican party. At present he is the incumbent of the position of assistant health officer in Toledo, which office he holds more upon his merits as a physician than upon his record as a politician. Reared in the -Methodist Episcopal faith, Dr. Bethards is now a member of the church of that denomination in Toledo, in the affairs of which he takes an active interest. On April 26; 1905. Dr. Bethards led to the altar of matrimonv Miss Elizabeth Jane Merrill, who was horn in the little hamlet of Ai, in Fulton county, Ohio, a daughter of Judge Horace A. and Clarissa (Mercer) Merrill, of Toledo. Dr. Bethards and wife have no children. Charles Henri Ferguson, M. D., who ranks high among the progressive surgeons of Toledo. is a native of Canada, having been horn in the little city of Woodstock. in Ontario, Sept. 3, 1864, a son of Thomas Edward and Susan Ann (Coburn) Ferguson, both of whom were also natives of Canada. The parents were reared, educated and married in their native country and in their later vears removed to Detroit, Mich., and thence to Toledo. The father was engaged in the patent-right business during his later life and in politics he was a stanch Republican. His death occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1879, and his devoted helpmeet and companion through life passed away in Chicago, Ill., in April. 1893. Dr. Ferguson received his elementary education in the public schools of Woodstock, Ontario, and later pursued. a course of study in an institute at Toronto, Ontario. The immediate preparations for the practice of medicine were made in the Toledo Medical College and he was there graduated in the spring of 1896. After thus receiving his degree of Doctor of Medecine he located in Toledo for the practice of his profession, which city he still makes the base of his operations. He has succeeded in building up a large and profitable practice, in which he commands the respect of his brother physicians and surgeons and the confidence of his patients. He served seven years as district physician of the Board of Health. He has won an enviable reputation as a diagnostician and for the thorough and painstaking methods which he employs in treating his cases. He keeps in close touch with the new theories and discoveries in the field of medical 'Science and is widely recognized as one of the scientific and progressive practitioners of Lucas county. He is a frequent contributor to medical and literary magazines. In politics BIOGRAPHICAL - 313 he is aligned in the ranks of the Republican party and takes an active interest in public affairs, though his political convictions are based upon .principles involved rather than a desire to hold office. He was appointed by Governor Bushnell as commissioner to the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Dr. Ferguson stands high in Masonic circles, being a member of Amazon Lodge, No. 4, Free & Accepted Masons : a Thirty-second degree Mason of the Toledo Consistory and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; K. Bruce Lodge, No. 67, Knights of Pythias : American J. P. Ross Lodge. No. 329, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Toledo Lodge, No. 122, of the Order of Buffaloes. In these orders he is popular for his genial disposition and his many excellent qualities, and is a welcome visitor at lodge meetings, when his professional duties will admit of his attendance. He has a large circle of friends, gained by his optimism, good nature and square dealing. He is a good "mixer." a man who makes friends readily, and he has the good will of all Toledo in his endeavors. James T. Lawless, for over thirty-eight years a prominent physician and surgeon of Toledo, was born in the village of Tremainesville, Lucas county, May 22, 1844. His parents, Peter and Mary (Carroll) Lawless, were natives of Ireland. Peter, having first emigrated to Canada. later moved to Albany. N. Y., where he was married. He came west with his wife in 1844 and settled down in Michigan, but finally returned to Toledo, in 1876. He died there, in 1881. and his wife passed away seventeen years later. Like all his children and grandchildren. Peter Lawless, as well as his wife. was in religion a firm adherent of the Roman Catholic faith. In politics, though mainly aligned with the Democratic party, he was a voter of independent convictions. Of the six children of Peter and Mary Lawless. James Thomas was the second born. He received a public school education at Blissfield, Mich., served in the Union army as a hospital steward and was graduated in the Medical Department of the University of Michigan in 1872. Shortly afterward he opened an office on Broadway and has continuously remained in the field he then chose. He early established a lucrative practice and has always been an exceptionally busy practitioner, winning an enviable reputation as a diag- nostician and for the careful and painstaking manner in which he handles his cases. He keeps in touch with the march of progress in his profession through the pages of the best modern medical and surgical books and periodicals; and is regarded as one of the progressive physicians and surgeons of Lucas county, enjoying the esteem and respect of his colleagues and patients. Dr. Lawless has for many years been an active member of the Toledo Academy of Medicine and of the American and Ohio State Medical associations, and at various times he has been elected president and secretary of the former Toledo medical society. During the early years of his practice he was a member of the Toledo Board of Health, while it remained in existence. For a long period he lectured on clinical surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital, to the students 314 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY of the Toledo Medical College. For the past thirty years he has been a member of St. Vincent's Hospital staff. He served as president of the medical board of the former staff, and was largely instrumental in reorganizing the present staff, as it exists today, establishing the modern operating equipment of the hospital, founding the Training School for Nurses, in which he has continually beerr a lecturer, and organizing and developing St. Vincent's Hospital 'Society. Dr. Lawless has also been a member of the Toledo Public Library Board, and, since the first administration of President Cleveland, a member of the Board of United States Pension Examiners at Toledo. He is a local charter member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Knights of Ohio, of which latter organization he was for six years state medical examiner. During the free trade propaganda. Dr. Lawless was an active supporter of the late Frank H. Hurd and a zealous worker in the local Democratic organization. But since the decay of principle in both old parties he has never been aligned with either, but has always acted and voted independently, with the sole desire to promote the public weal. In religion he adheres to the faith of his ancestors, being an active and enthusiastic member of the Roman Catholic church. He has always been prominently identified among the leaders of the educational and charitable movements inaugurated under Catholic auspices in his city and State, giving freely of his time and means to promote Catholic ideals and institutions. On May 3, 1873, was solemnized the marriage of Dr. Lawless to Margaret Hannah Wynne, who was born in Adrian, Mich., July 14, 1847, the daughter of John and Jane (Meehan) Wynne, both of Irish birth. The union of Dr. Lawless and Margaret Wynne has been plessed with eight children, all boys. of whom six are still living. William Wickham, M. D., prominent member of the medical, profession in Toledo, with offices at 220 Michigan street, is a native of the Emerald Isle, his birth having occurred in Dublin. Ireland. March 5, 1848. His parents. Thomas Wickham and Eliza (Hurst) Wickham, were also natives of Ireland. where both were reared and educated, the father having graduated at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1850, when the immediate subject of this sketch was but two years old, the Wickham family emigrated to Beaver county, Pennsylvania, where for many years the father was engaged in agricultural pursuits on an extensive scale. being generally recognized as one of the more progressive and successful farmers of that county. Both of the parents were lifelong members of the Episcopal church and their lives were in every respect up to the standard of the Christian religion. Thomas Wickham's death occurred in 1907, and his good wife received her summons to the life eternal in 1903. Their union was blessed with the birth of nine children. of whom seven are now living, four daughters and three sons. The surviving sons are : Henry, who is now a prominent and prosperous business man of Philadelphia. Pa.; Thomas. a resident of Becklev. Raleigh countv. West Virginia, who has also met with much success in the commercial world : and William. of this review. Another of the Wickham brothers, John J., attained to eminence in the legal BIOGRAPHICAL - 315 profesion in Pennsylvania. During the great Civil war he was a telegraph operator in the Union army and a member of the staff of General Thomas. Shortly after the cessation of hostilities, he commenced his preparations for the. practice of law and was admitted to the bar. He was very successful as a practitioner from the very first, and several years after his admission to the bar he was elected to a judgeship in the Court of Common Pleas, and later he was made judge in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, which well merited promotion won commendation from citizens in all walks of life and came as a well deserved tribute to his talents and learning as a lawyer and judge. Dr. Wickham. to whom this sketch is dedicated, was reared in the county of Beaver, Pennsylvania. and his elementary educational training was secured in the common schools in the vicinity of his boyhood home. Later, he attended Beaver Academy and pursued studies under the able direction of Dr. John W. Scott, father-in-law of President Benjamin Harrison. Having determined to enter the medical profession, he then matriculated in the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery. and in 1883, having completed the prescribed course, he was granted by the faculty of that institution the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Shortly after graduation he established offices in Cincinnati and there practiced his profession for five years, after which he removed to Virginia, where he remained for about three years. During the year 1893 he pursued post-graduate work in the New York Polyclinic and in the ensuing year took up his residence in Toledo, where ever since he has enjoyed a very successful professional career and has come to he recognized as one of the talented and progressive practitioners of the city. He is affiliated with the American, Ohio State, Lucas County and Toledo Medical associations. Always interested in the public weal, he has aligned himself in the ranks of the "Grand Old Party" in politics. He is a communicant in the church of the Presbyterian faith and gives liberally of his time and means to this and every worthv charitable and benevolent object. Louis A. Liffring, D. O., of Toledo. who has attained to prominence in the medical profession as an Osteopathist, was born in Calumet county, Wisconsin. June 30, 1869. His father, Daniel Liffring, Jr.. was born in Brussels, Belgium. Feb. 19, 1839, and seven years later emigrated with his parents, Daniel, Sr., and Elizabath (Anna) Liffring, to Buffalo. N. Y.. where the family resided for about one year, after which it removed to Calumet county, Wisconsin, where for many years Daniel Liffring, Sr., followed his occupation of contractor and builder, and there he and his good wife continued to make their residence during their remaining years. Dr. Liffring's maternal grandparents. James A. and Elsie (Cottrell) Shufflebotham, were both natives of England. as was their daughter, Hannah Phoebe, who became the wife of Daniel Liffring and the mother of the subject of this sketch, and who was born in Manchester, England, May 30, 1843. In 1847, the Shuffiebotham family left their native land and emigrated to Calumet county. Wisconsin, settling there at about the same time as the Liffring family. James A. Shuffiebotham was for many years engaged in farming on an exten- 316 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY sive scale and was also a grain dealer, and he and his wife continued as residents of Calumet county up to the time of their deaths. The father of Dr. Liffring is a farmer by occupation and in his younger days was active in politics, being a stanch supporter of the Republican party from the time of the birth of that organization until the second administration of President U. S. Grant, when he transferred his allegiance to the Democratic party, of which he is still a loyal adherent. While a resident of Calumet county, Wisconsin, he was elected to the office of supervisor. In 1876, the Liffring family removed to Rock township, Cherokee county, Iowa. where the father was prominently identified with the agricultural industry and was for twenty-two consecutive years the incumbent of the office of township treasurer, which fact evinces the general confidence in which he was held throughout the community. He is a veteran of the great Civil war, haying enlisted in 1862 as a member of a Michigan Lancer regiment, which, after about six months of service, was disbanded bv order of the War Department. He and his wife became the parents of eleven children—eight sons and three daughters —all of whom are now living. The mother was a lifelong member of the official church of her native land, the Episcopal, and, in 1908, she was summoned to membership in the church triumphant, leaving besides her immediate familv a wide circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn her death. Her husband survives and is now living retired in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. L. A. Liffring, of this review, was about seven years old at the time of the removal of his parents from 'Wisconsin to Iowa, and his primary educational training was secured in the public schools of Cherokee county in the latter State. He was graduated in the high school at Cherokee and then attended a normal school at Storm Lake City, Emmet county, Iowa, after which he devoted three years to teaching and then entered the employ of Allison Brothers & Company, at Cherokee. in the capacitv of bookkeeper. In the autumn of 1897. he matriculated in the Still College of Osteopathv at Des Moines, Iowa. in which he completed the prescribed course. being graduated in the spring of 1899, receiving his degree of Doctor of Osteopathy and coming forth admirably prepared for the exacting work of his profession. Shortly after graduation he came to Toledo and established himself in practice. and there he has been actively engaged in the work of his profession ever since, enjoying a lucrative practice and the full confidence of his patients. Dr. Liffring was united in marriage, Dec. 27, 1899, to Miss Ella Webster, daughter of Jonathan and Anna (McFall) Webster. of Rushford, Fillmore county, Minnesota. who formerly resided in Lincoln. Logan county, Illinois, where the father was intimately acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, and has been engaged in the woolen manufacture business for many years at Rushford, where he still lives. Dr. and Mrs. Liffring have no children. The Doctor is affiliated with the, American Osteopathic As- sociation and the Ohio Osteopathic Society, and is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to St. Omar Commandery, No. 59, Knights Templars. In politics, Dr. Liffring is aligned in the ranks of the Democracy, and though not an officeseeker in the ordi- BIOGRAPHICAL - 317 nary understanding of that term, he was for four years postmaster at Cherokee, during his residence at that place. He is a member of the Unitarian church, and has a brother in Toledo who is also an Osteopathist, Dr. E. A. Liffring, D. O., a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume. Edward A. Liffring, D. O., prominent among the younger generation of Osteopathic practitioners in Toledo, is a native of the Badger State, his birth having occurred in Calumet county, Wisconsin, Oct. 11, 1873. He is a son of Daniel and Hannah Phoebe (Shufflebotham) Liffring, the former of whom was born in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 19, 1839, and the latter in Manchester, England, May 30, 1845. (For ancestral data see sketch of Dr. Louis A. Liffring, D. 0., on another page of this volume.) In the early boyhood clays of Dr. Edward A. Liffring the family removed from their home in Wisconsin to Iowa, and he secured his rudimentary educational training in the public schools of the last named State and later he attended the Highland Park College of Pharmacy, at Des Moines. His professional training was acquired in the Still College of Osteopathy, at Des Moines, and he was graduated in that institution as a member of the class of 1901, receiving his degree of Doctor of Osteopathy. Immediately thereafter he came to Toledo and established offices. which have since continued to be his headquarters. During the nine years which have elapsed since he embarked in practice, he has been a close student of everything pertaining to his profession. and has steadily grown in the work which he has selected as his life vocation, until he is generally regarded as one of the most capable and progressive of the younger Osteopathists of the city. Dr. Liffring was married. Feb. 12, 1902, to Miss Anna May Meadows, an accomplished daughter of William and Agnes (Brown) Meadows, of Waverly, Bremer county, Iowa, and of this happy union has been born one child—Lawrence Edward. The Doctor is affiliated with the American Osteopathic Association and the Ohio Osteopathic Society, and fraternally he belongs to Equity Lodge, No. 131, Free & Accepted Masons, at Janesville, Bremer county, Iowa : Jethro Chapter, No. 24, Royal Arch Masons ; and the lodge of the Order of the Eastern Star at Janesville, Iowa. In political matters he gives his support to the men and measures of the Democracy. Dr. Liffring's offices are in the Nicholas Building and his home is at 641 Lincoln avenue. David H. Reese, D. O., of Toledo, was barn in the vicinity of the little village of Paddy's Run, Butler county, Ohio, July 1, 1870, of Welsh lineage. His maternal grandparents, Thomas and Jane Watkins, were both natives of Wales, and about 1831 they emigrated to Allen county, Ohio, being among the first three families to settle in that county. There, Thomas Watkins met with exceptional success in the farming industry, accumulating a considerable property and coming to be one of the extensive land owners in that section of the State, giving. a farm to each of his ten children, of whom only three are now living--Elizabeth, the eldest ; Harriet, the youngest ; and Thomas. Jr. Thomas Watkins, Sr.. was a stanch advocate of the principles of the Republican party from the time of 318 - MEMOIRS OP LUCAS COUNTY the birth of that political organization until his death, and he and his wife were prominent members of the Congregational church. Dr. Reese is a son of Evan and Margaret (Watkins) Reese, the former of whom was born in the mountains of Montgomeryshire. Wales, in 1833, and the latter in Gomer, Allen county, Ohio, in 1836. In 1851, when eighteen years of age, Evan Reese came to Butler county, Ohio, where for many years he was engaged in agricultural pursuits, and he is now living retired in St. Marys, Auglaize county, Ohio, enjoying the fruits of his long and exceptionally industrious career. In his younger days he was a prominent figure in political circles of Butler county, being an enthusiastic supporter of the Republican party and holding various public offices. He has been a lifelong member of the Congregational church, in which his devoted wife also held membership. and she was summoned to the church triumphant in 1881, in her forty-fifth year, when the subject of this review was but eleven years of age. Of the union of Evan Reese and wife were born seven children, of whom four others besides Dr. Reese survive. The father participated in the great Civil war, having enlisted in the fall of 1862 as a private in Company F, One Hundred and Eighteenth Ohio infantry, for three years of service. This regiment was first engaged at Mossy Creek, in Eastern Tennessee, and later participated in the bloody battles of Resaca, Dallas, Franklin, Nashville, Kenesaw Mountain, and in the final movements which occasioned the fall of Atlanta. Toward the close of the war, it moved into North Carolina, where it played a prominent part in the capture of Fort Anderson, being the first regiment to plant its colors on the walls. It was mustered from the service, June 24, 1865. Dr. Reese received his primary education in the public schools of Vaughnsville, Putnam countv, Ohio, and in the spring of 1895 was graduated in the Tri-State Normal College at Angola, Steuben countv, Indiana, after which he taught school for eight consecutive years, teaching three years in the high school at Angola, the same length of time at Jerseyville, Jersey county, Illinois, and two years at Gomer, Allen county, Ohio. His professional training was acquired in the American School of Osteopathy at Kirksville. Adair county, Missouri, and he was graduated in that celebrated institution as a member of the class of 1902. receiving his degree of Doctor of Osteopathy. He then embarked in practice at Huntington. Ind.. where he remained for three years, at the expiration of which he took up his residence in Toledo. where he has been actively engaged in the work of his profession ever since. Though but a little more than five years have elapsed since he established his offices in Toledo, he has in that brief period of time developed a large and profitable practice and attained to a high rank among the leading Osteopathists in this section of the commonwealth. He is affiliated with the American and Ohio Osteopathic associations : the Atlas Club of Kirksville, Mo. : the Philomathian Society of Angola. Ind.: and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In political matters he renders allegiance to the Republican party and in his religious belief is a Presbyterian. The Doctor is unmarried. BIOGRAPHICAL - 319 Leon Stanislaus Talaska, M. D., a well-known member of the medical fraternity in Toledo, is a native of the Wolverine State, having been born in Bay City, Bay county, Michigan. June 28, 1875. He is of Polish descent. his parents. Frank and Josephine (Napierala) Talaska, being natives of that portion of Poland which is now under the jurisdiction of the German Empire. the birth of the father occurring June 2, 1846. and that of the mother Feb. 12, 1854. Thev were reared and educated in their native land. and. in 1870, emigrated to Bay City, Mich., where they were married and maintained their residence until 1894, when they removed to Toledo, and there thev now reside. Thev are faithful adherents of the religious faith in which they were reared—the Roman Catholic—and in politics the father exercises the right of suffrage independently of all partv organizations. Dr. Talaska is their only child. He was reared in his native city, and there he secured his elementary educational training in the parochial and public graded schools. He pursued a course in Devlin's Business College at Bay City, Mich. In 1893. he took up his residence in Toledo, shortly thereafter entered the Toledo Medical College, and in the spring of 1898. having completed the prescribed course of study. he was granted by the faculty of that institution the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He immediately embarked in the practice of his profession, establishing his offices in Toledo. in which citv he has maintained his headquarters ever since. He is one of the vounger members of his profession in Toledo. both as regards age and length of time engaged in practice, but the success which he has already achieved and the high standing he has attained as a practitioner. clearly demonstrate his capabilities as a physician and surgeon and his worth as a citizen of the communitv. on Oct. 25, 1905. Dr. Talaska was united in holy wedlock to Miss Balvina Hoppe. a native of the city of Chicago, and of this happy union has been born one child—Frank Stanislaus. Dr. Talaska is affiliated with the American and the Ohio State Medical associations, the Ohio State Academy of Medicine. the Polish National Alliance. and the Polish Roman Catholic Union of Ohio. Like his father, he is not aligned in the ranks of any of the political parties. but exercises his elective franchise strictly in accordance with his estimate of the relative merits of men and measures. and in religious matters he adheres to the faith of his forefathers. holding membership in the Roman Catholic church. He was appointed District Physician for the poor in 1908, and was also appointed as Superintendent of Toledo Contagious Hospital (pest house) in January, 1910. John H. Spicer, M. D., a prominent member of the medical profession in Toledo, who makes a specialty of diseases of the eye, ear. nose and throat, was born in Perry county. Ohio, May 25, 1861. a son of John W. and Malinda (Hardy) Spicer. The father was a native of Virginia, having been horn in Fauquier county in that State, April 13, 1833, and the mother first beheld the light of day in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in 1835. When twelve years of age, John W. Spicer came west, to Perry county, Ohio, with his parents, Thomas Absalom and Mary Spicer, and there was engaged in agri- 320 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY cultural pursuits throughout the remainder of his career, his death occurring there in 1908, in his seventy-fifth year. He was a Democrat in his political affiliations ; was an exemplary and honored citizen ; and he and his devoted wife, who died in 1900, aged sixty-five years, were for many years loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Eight children were born to them, of whom five are now living. Dr. Spicer received his early educational training in the public schools of Perry county and later attended the academv in Mount Perry, Ohio, where he was graduated in the spring of 1878. His professional training was acquired in the Physio-Medical College of Indiana, at Indianapolis. where he received a diploma in 1892 ; in the Toledo Medical College, at which institution he graduated in the spring of 1898 ; and in the Chicago Eve. Ear, Nose & Throat College, where he completed a year of post-graduate work in the ensuing spring. He first located at 'Whitehouse, Lucas county. where he practiced for seven years : then at Archbold in Fulton county, Ohio, where he also continued in the work of his profession for seven years ; and in 1900, he took up his residence in Toledo, in which city he has maintained his headquarters ever since. His training for his profession has been thorough. and his natural adaptability for the work which he has selected as his life vocation has enabled him to take a high rank among the progressive practitioners of Lucas county. He is the founder of Riverside Hospital and Sanatorium (non-sectarian) and is one of its medical directors. Though he is a loyal and public-spirited citizen and takes a lively interest in civic affairs, he is not affiliated with any political party, and exercises the right of suffrage without any regard to partisanship, voting as a free man should—candidly, fearlessly and intelligently. He is also very liberal in his views concerning religion, and is not a member of any denomination, though his conduct has ever been actuated by a high sense of justice and morality toward his fellow beings. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of Honor. the Home Guards of America and the National Union. Dr. Spicer was first married to Miss Ida Hazelton, of Licking county. Ohio. in 1880. and of this union four children were born—Charles V., Thomas G., Bertha May., and Homer R. His first wife died in 1888, and in 1889 he was married to Miss Mary A. Searing, of Maumee, Lucas county. Charles Melvin Harpster, M. D., a talented and progressive practitioner of the medical profession in Toledo and a prominent figure in Masonic circles, is a native of the Buckeye State, his birth having occurred in Carey, Wyandot county, Ohio, Sept. 13, 1873. The paternal grandfather, John Harpster, was a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, and in an early day emigrated with his parents to Clyde, Sandusky county, Ohio, in which county he spent the remainder of his career. His wife was Mary (Hartman) Harpster, and she was a native of Wurtemburg,. Germany. The maternal grandparents, Seth and Mary Holway, were natives of the State of Maine, and there they spent their entire lives and passed to their reward. Dr. Harpster is a son of David and Hannah (Holway) Harpster, the former of whom was born in Fremont, BIOGRAPHICAL - 321 Sandusky county, Ohio, in 1834. and the latter in Augusta, Me.. in 1835. At an early age David Harpster engaged in the drug business, which he has followed with success to the present day. In 1881 he took up his residence in Toledo, and today, at the age of seventy-six years, he is one of the oldest druggists in Lucas county, both in point of age and length of time engaged in business. The immediate subject of this sketch was about eight years of age when his parents moved to Toledo, and his rudimentary educational advantages were those of the graded schools of that city Later he entered the Toledo High School, and his early preparations for the practice of his profession were made in the Medical Department of the Toledo University ; and in the spring of 1896, having completed the prescribed course, he was granted by the faculty of that institution the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Desiring to gain a more profound knowledge of his profession, he went to Europe, in 1902, and pursued post-graduate work in the University of Berlin. After graduation he returned to Toledo, and for over a year was resident surgeon in St. Vincent's Hospital, after which he established himself in practice in the city, where he has since been engaged in the active work of his profession, in which he has attained to pronounced success and eminence. He has made a specialty of surgery, and for a short time was chief surgeon at the Lucas County Hospital ; and he is surgeon for various railroad companies and other corporations. He was also hospital steward for the Sixteenth Ohio National Guards for some years. He is prominently identified with various medical societies and associations, being a member of the Toledo and Lucas County Academy of Medicine, the American Medical Association, and the Tri-State. Ohio State (of which he is a sectional secretary). the Northwestern Ohio, the Mississippi Valley Medical Association and the American Urological and the Toledo Microscopical societies. He is a Mason of high standing, being a member of Yondota Lodge, No. 572. Free & Accepted. Masons ; Toledo Chapter, No. 161. Royal Arch Masons ; Toledo Council, No. 331, Royal and Select Masters ; Toledo Commandery No. 7. Knights Templars ; Miami Grand Lodge of Perfection, in which he has attained the Fourteenth degree ; North Light Council, Princes of Jerusalem, in which he has attained the Sixteenth degree ; and the Toledo. Consistory, in which he has been granted the Thirty-second degree. He also holds membership in William Tell Lodge, No. 105, Knights of Pythias. and the Deutscher Gesellschaft für Chirurgie, which he joined in 1902. In political matters the Doctor is a staunch supporter of the men and measures of the Republican party, though he is not an offensive partisan, and numbers among his host of friends many Democrats. He is a communicant in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. On May 26, 1898, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Luella Wilt, who was born in Fremont, Sandusky county, Ohio, May 25, 1873, the daughter of George and Armenia (Smith) Wilt, the former of whom passed away in 1902, and the latter resides on Detroit avenue in Toledo. Dr. and Mrs. Harpster have 322 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY two children, Helen and Hilda. Dr. Harpster's office is at 741-3-5 Madison avenue, and the Harpster home is at 2230 Monroe street. Author Howard Rine, M. D., a well known and highly respected citizen and surgeon of Toledo, where he has been engaged in the active practice of his profession for the last seven years, is a native of Newark, Licking county, Ohio. He was born May 11, 1875, a son of John S. and Hannah L. (McConnell) Rine, the latter of whom first beheld the light of day in West Carlisle, Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1835, and the former was born in St. Louisville, Licking county, Ohio, in 1850. Dr. Rine's paternal grandfather, Jesse Rine, a native of Hagerstown, Washington county, Maryland, was one of the early settlers in Coshocton county, Ohio, where be took up his residence during the twenties of the last century and passed the remaining years of his career. His wife, whose maiden name was Swergeon, was a niece of General Swergeon, a gallant soldier in the American army during the Revolutionary war and the hero of Fort McHenry. The maternal grandfather, Samuel McConnell, was a native of the Old Dominion, having been born and reared to manhood in the picturesque Shenandoah valley. Accompanied by his good wife, he migrated to Licking county, Ohio, in an early day. being numbered among the pioneer settlers of that region, and there they continued to make their home throughout the remainder of their lives. Dr. Rine's father was reared and educated in his native county of Coshocton, Ohio. and throughout his entire career was engaged in agricultural pursuits, being an extensive land owner and. during his later years, making a specialty of stock buying and breeding, dealing extensively in registered merinos, being the first to introduce that breed of sheep into the State of Texas, where later he shipped many hundreds of them. In politics, he was not aligned in the ranks of any party, exercising the right of suffrage strictly in accordance with the relative merits of men and measures, and in his religious convictions he was a member of the Congregational church, in which his wife still holds membership. In 1893, John S. Rine passed to his reward, leaving the record of a long and exceptionally enterprising career, which should prove an inspiration to all becoming familiar with it, and will remain a precious heritage to. those whom he left behind. His faithful companion and helpmeet throughout life's journey survives and is now a resident of Newark, in her native county. Dr. Rine was reared in Licking county, Ohio, and his earliest educational advantages were those afforded in the common schools there. Later, he attended the high school at Newark, after which he pursued a course in Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, and then commenced his preparations for the work of his profession in the Toledo Medical College. Later, he attended the Ohio Medical University, the Marion-Sims-Beaumont Medical College at St. Louis, Mo., in 1898, and then the Ohio Medical University at Columbus, Ohio, graduating in the last named institution and receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine in the spring of 1901. He first located in St. Louis, Mo., for the practice of his profession. and there he remained for a short time, and then established offices in his home city of Newark, Ohio, where he continued to practice BIOGRAPHICAL - 323 until 1903, when he took up his residence in Toledo, where he has been an exceptionally busy practitioner ever since. He has a high standing in the profession for one so young and is held in high repute by his brother physicians and surgeons, his many patients, and all others with whom he comes in contact. He is affiliated with the Knights of the Maccabees and the Royal Arcanum. In politics, Dr. Rine is active in Republican circles, but his activity in the political arena is actuated by a desire to promote the public weal rather than any selfish motives. In politics, as in professional affairs, he draws his conclusions only after close and candid investigation and the exercise of intelligence. Reared in the faith of the Congregational church, he continues a loyal member of that denomination. On Aug. 23, 1903, he was happily united in matrimony to Mrs. Lydia Roe, an accomplished young woman of Licking county, Ohio, and a daughter of John W. Hobbs and Ora (Thayer) Hobbs, of Utica, Seneca county, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Rine have no children. Delbert Chapman Ayers, M. D., a prominent and influential physician and surgeon of Toledo, is a native of the Badger State, having been born in Badax (now Vernon) county, Wisconsin, Sept. 29, 1859. His paternal grandfather, James S. Ayers, who was born near the borough of Ayr, in Scotland, emigrated to America when eighteen years of age, with his mother, settling in Wayne county, Ohio, where for many years he was a prominent figure in the political arena, representing that county in the Ohio legislature for several terms. In his later years he removed to Ashland county, Ohio, where he passed to his reward in 1851. Dr. Ayers' maternal grandfather, John Richie, a native of the Emerald Isle, was one of the pioneer settlers in Stark county, Ohio, and a farmer by occupation, though in his later life he was engaged in the hotel business in Clinton, Summit county, Ohio. His wife was Nellie (Vixen) Richie and she lived to the advanced age of ninety-three, her death occurring in Illinois, and her husband was killed in a runaway accident. His brother, Robert Richie, was a gallant soldier in the Civil war, serving as a lieutenant under Gen. U. S. Grant. Dr. Ayers is a son of Andrew and Diantha Jane (Richie) Ayers, the former of whom was born near Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, Oct. 10, 1833, and the latter in Stark county, Sept. 13, 1833. The father was a teacher by profession and for some years was engaged in general contracting. He was reared, educated and married in his native State and with his young wife migrated to Badax (now Vernon) county, Wisconsin, in an early day, being among the pioneer settlers of that region. In his political affiliations he was a stanch Republican and was active in politics, filling positions of importance in Badax county. He and his good wife were active members of the Methodist church and, on Dec. 7, 1886, he received his summons to the church triumphant, leaving his wife and family and a wide circle of intimate friends and acquaintances to mourn his passing. His widow survives and is now seventy-five years of age. Four children, all of whom are living, were born of the union of this honored couple. The primary educational advantages of Dr. Ayers were those of the graded schools of Mendon, Mercer county, Ohio, and, 324 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY in 1881, when twenty-two years of age, he came to Toledo, where he was first engaged as a clerk in a store and later as a bookkeeper and collector in the employ of Edward Ashley & Company. His preparations for the practice of medicine were made in the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, and there he was graduated and received his degree of Doctor of Medicine in the spring of 1889. After graduating, he removed to Glenville, McLean county, Kentucky, where he was engaged in the work of his profession until 1897, when he took up his residence in Toledo, where he has since continued in active practice. He has attained to enviable success and renown as a practitioner, and keeps in close touch with the progress of medical science, being generally recognized as one of the more. progressive members of the medical fraternity in Toledo. As he is just in the prime of life and is possessed of studious inclinations and a laudable desire to excel in the work of his chosen vocation, it is practically certain that in the years to come his professional success and reputation will be even greater than they are today. He holds membership in the American, Ohio State and Northwestern Ohio Medical associations and is well known in fraternal circles, being affiliated with Glenville (Ky.) Lodge, No. 522. Free & Accepted Masons ; Lucas Lodge, No. 876, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; and the Home Guards of America ; and is local examining physician for the last named and also for the Mutual Benefit Insurance Company of Newark; N. J. In his political allegiance, Dr. Ayers is a Republican, though he has a host of Democratic friends. In his religious convictions he clings to the faith of his honored parents, being an active and influential member of Ashbury Methodist Episcopal Church on Detroit avenue, Toledo. On Oct. 5, 1904, Dr. Ayers solemnized his marriage to Miss Catherine Addie Gribben, an accomplished young woman who is native of Sycamore, Wyandot county, Ohio, and a daughter of George \V. and Maria Ann (McCutcheon) Gribben, of Sycamore, the former of whom passed to the life eternal in 1908, and the latter survives and is now a resident of Sycamore. Dr. and Mrs. Ayers have no children. Edwin J. Wilkinson, M. D., was born in Toledo, June 14, 1879. His paternal grandparents, William and Oleona (Flint) Wilkinson, the former of whom was a native of Canada and the latter of Oneida county, New York, came west, to Lucas county, in 1823, where they located on a tract of government land, which is still in the Wilkinson family's possession. William Wilkinson and his devoted wife continued to reside there during the remainder of their lives. The maternal grandparents, Aaron and Philetta (Wagoner) Van Wormer, the former of whom was born in Albany county, New York, Sept. 9, 1806, and the latter in the State of New York, June 27, 1808, migrated to this county in 1850 and settled on a farm, which they occupied continuously throughout their remaining days. He joined the "silent majority," Jan. 24, 1888, and his good wife survived him a little more than three years, her death occurring Feb. 11, 1891. Dr. Wilkinson is a son of Charles Wesley and Sarah (Van Wormer) Wilkinson. being the youngest of two brothers, the other