BIOGRAPHICAL - 475 Painesville, after which he attended college at Cleveland. On May 2, 1864, he enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth and Thirtieth infantry, and was made sergeant of his company, serving with that . rank until the regiment was mustered out, Sept. 22, 1864. He had tried to enlist before the organization of the One Hundredth and Thirtieth, but was rejected because of his youth and because he could not gain the consent of his parents. Upon completing his education he entered his father's bank as teller, which position he held for ten years, when he formed a partnership with his brother, Frank I., under the firm name of Young Bros., and began dealing in produce, with offices in the Produce Exchange Building. This association lasted until the death of his brother, in 1888, when he took charge of the Toledo Rolling Mills and continued in that line of activity until about two years before his death, when he retired from active business. His death occurred Oct. 17, 1894. Mr. Young was a Republican in his political affiliations, but could never be persuaded to become a candidate for public preferment. He was a member of Toledo Post, No. 107, Grand Army of the Republic, and the Maumee Valley Pioneer Association, and he and his wife belonged to the Trinity Episcopal Church. On Dec. 15, 1869, Mr. Young was united in marriage. with Miss Antoinette, daughter of Francis J. and Lurancy (Bartlett) King, of Toledo. Mrs. Young's parents were both born in the State of New York, the father at Sackett's Harbor, Jefferson county, Dec. 13, 1818, and the mother at Eaton, Madison county, June 8, 1823. Francis J. King came west as a young man and found employment as a clerk in a dry-goods store at Adrian, Mich. By his willingness to learn and a close application to his duties he soon became a partner in the concern and continued in that business at Adrian until 1846, when he came to Toledo. Here he became associated with Matthew Brown in a warehouse at the foot of Cherry street. Later, Horace Walbridge came into the firm, which then took the name of Brown. Walbridge & King. After a time, Mr. King disposed of his interests in this business and formed a partnership with his brother, remaining a member of the firm of King Brothers. until his death, July 19, 1892. For twenty years prior to his death he was yice-president of the Second National Bank of Toledo. He was a Republican in his political views, and shortly after removing to Toledo was elected on the ticket of that party to represent his ward in the city council. He and his wife belonged to Trinity Episcopal Church and for several years he was one of the yestrymen of the same. Lurancy Bartlett was a daughter of Perkins and Clarissa (Palmer) Bartlett, of Adrian, Mich., and her marriage to Francis J. King was solemnized in that city, June 26, 18-14. George Laskey, for thirty years a resident of Toledo and prominently connected with the real-estate interests of the city, was born in Devonshire. England. Aug. 23. 1824, and was the tenth of thirteen children born to George and Anna Gothame (Southard) Laskey. He came to America in 1833, with his parents, who located in Lucas county. where the father followed the occupation 476 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY of a farmer until his death, in 1843. The mother died in 1877. George Laskey was educated in the common schools and began his business career, in 1837, as clerk in the store of Francis Hinsdale, at Grand Rapids, Ohio. On April 14, 1846, he became a partner of Mr. Hinsdale, and this association lasted until the latter's death, in 1851. Mr. Laskey then continued the business alone for several years, when Mr. Pratt purchased an interest in it, the firm then taking the name of Laskey, Pratt & Hinsdale. In 1877, Mr. Laskey removed to Toledo to engage in the real-estate business, in which he continued until his death, Aug. 12, 1899, and in which he was quite successful, accumulating a considerable amount of valuable property. He was a Republican in his party affiliations, and in 1859 was elected to represent his district in the State senate. He served two years in that body and had previously for six years been one of the county commissioners of Wood county. He belonged to the First Congregational Church and gave $1,000 to aid in erecting the building for that congregation. On Jan. 1, 1848, Mr. Laskey married Miss Ann Jeanette. daughter of Edward and Nancy (Haight) Howard, of Grand Rapids, Ohio, and this union was blessed with the following children : Marion, wife of H. P. Shank, of Toledo ; Edward G., who lives at Grand Rapids, Ohio ; Howard L. and Sherman T., of Toledo ; Gertrude, wife of Lacev Y. Williams, of Toledo ; Henry, who lives at Detroit, Mich., and Grace, now deceased. Mrs. Laskey's parents were both born in the State of New York, where the father in early life followed agricultural pursuits. In 1821 he came to Ohio, locating the following year at Grand Rapids, where he passed the remainder of his life. He was a Republican politically, and he and his wife belonged to the Presbyterian Church. Since the death of George Laskey his widow makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Williams, whose husband is a manufacturer of head linings for barrels, his factory being located at Oak Harbor, Ottawa county. Ohio, and his office is in the Ohio Building at Toledo. Mr.. Williams was born at Manlius, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1866, the son of Malcolm Elijah and Elizabeth (Fink) Williams. His father is now living retired in Toledo, after having served an active life as a civil engineer. Mr. Williams and Gertrude Laskey were united in marriage May 9, 1889, and they have three children, viz.: Harold George, now in Seattle. Wash.; Janet Elizabeth, in school at Roanoke, Va., and Marion Gertrude, at home. Mr. Williams is a member of Sanford Collins Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons, and resides at 2302 Parkwood avenue. John Vosburg, whose widow resides with her son-in-law at 2465 Collingwood avenue, Toledo, was born at Ghent, Columbia county, New York, Oct. 13, 1846, a son of William and Maria (Fradenburgh) Vosburg. The father was a native of the State of New York, where he followed the vocation of farmer and died in the prime of life. The mother died .several years later. They were the parents of eight children—Abram, Elizabeth, Catherine, Benjamin, Peter, Anna, Agnes, and John. Only two are now living. Elizabeth married a man named Goner, and now resides as his widow at Hoboken, N. J., and Benjamin is a practicing physi- BIOGRAPHICAL - 477 cian in Maryland. The Vosburgs came from the old country during the Colonial era, and William Vosburg's father was a soldier in the American army in the Revolutionary war. John Vosburg was educated in the public schools and the academy at Hudson, the county seat of his native county, and upon leaving school he began his business career as the proprietor of a retail meat market at Ghent. After about two years in that business he went to New York City, where he held a responsible position with the Manhattan Meat. Company for about two years. He then went to Scranton, Pa., and was engaged in the meat business there for some five years, at the end of which time he removed to Canajoharie, N. Y., where for the next ten years lie was superintendent of Arkel & Smith's bag factory. He then remoyed to Chicago to become a traveling salesman for M. J. Neahr, a dealer in paper goods, and remained with that house for about two years, when he located at Bryan, Ohio, and engaged in the grain and hay business in connection with his son-in-law, R. P. Lipe. There his death occurred Aug. 6, 1906. Mr. Vosburg was a stanch Democrat in his political opinions, and while living at Canajoharie served as president of the village board. He was a member of the Christian Science Church. On Oct. 13, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Kate Louise Bartlett, daughter of Ebenezer Franklin and Elizabeth Ann (Phillips) Bartlett, of Ghent. N. Y. Her father was born at Lynn, Mass., and her mother at Mellenville, Columbia county, New York. The father was station agent at Ghent for the Boston & Albany and the New York & Harlem railroads, the latter now being part of the New York Central lines. Later he removed to Canajoharie, N. Y., where he and his wife both died. He was a Republican in his political affiliations, a member of thE' Masonic fraternity, and he and his wife belonged to the Dutch' Reformed Church. His father, also named Ebenezer, was a Minute Man of Massachusetts in the Revolutionary war. Mr. and Mrs. John Vosburg had born to them one daughter, Maude Bartlett, who is now the wife of R. P. Lipe and the mother of two children —Catherine Vosburg and Elizabeth Bartlett. After the death of Mr. Vosburg. at Bryan, Mr. Lipe, with his family and mother-in-law, remoyed to Toledo, where he again embarked in the grain and hay business, in which he still continues. Ralph Charles McCracken, who died at Toledo on April 6, 1905. was born at Cincinnati. Ohio, in the year 1829, and passed the greater part of his life in his native city. His parents, Charles and Bridget McCracken, were both born in Ireland, but came to this country in early life, locating at Cincinnati, where the father was a practicing physician 'until his death, at a comparatively early age. The mother died some years later. They had nine children, viz.: Robert, John, William, Frank. Ralph C., Samuel, Sarah, Ann, and Maria. all now deceased. Ralph C. McCracken was educated in the schools of Cincinnati, and upon completing the course he engaged in mercantile pursuits. in which he continued for forty-one years, when he retired. In 1896 he removed to Toledo, where he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring on the date 478 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY above mentioned. He was a firm believer in the principles of the Democratic party, but was never an active politician. Both he and his wife were members of St. Paul's Church, of Cincinnati, which is now, with St. John's Church. a cathedral. Mr. McCracken married Miss Caroline R. McConnell, daughter of John and Lucy (Lewis) McConnell. of Greenup county, Kentucky, and this union was blessed with ten children, viz.: Fannie, Harriet, Ralph C., Lucy, Mary, Lilly, John, Mobellian. John, and Lewis. One of the sons named John is now in the West ; Ralph C. resides in Washington, D. C.: Mobellian is in Baltimore, Md.: Lucy is the wife of Samuel Kohn, an attorney of Toledo: Mary is in New York City, and the others are deceased. Mrs. McCracken's father, John McConnell. was born in Washington county, Pennsylyania, where he. studied law, and he came to Kentucky to practice his profession. He was considered one of the best lawyers in his section of the State, was a stanch supporter of the Democratic party and represented his district with distinction in the State legislature in 1822-1824. In later life he turned his attention to farming and died in retirement on his farm in Kentucky. His wife, who survived him for several years, was born in Carter county. Kentucky. Since the death of her husband. Mrs. McCracken makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Samuel 'Kohn. at 2148 Glenwood avenue, Toledo, and is hale and hearty at the advanced age of seventy-eight. years. William Henry Cray, deceased, is remembered as one of the leading merchants of Toledo during a period of nearly a quarter of a century, throughout which time he was engaged in the hardware business. Mr. Cray was a native of the Empire State. having been born in Auburn. N. Y.. May 27, 1830, and he was the only son of George Washington Cray. a native and influential citizen of the same place. The father was identified with business interests as a shoe merchant in Auburn throughout his active career and was enabled to retire with a competence several years prior to his death. Of his children they were three in number—Martha, Emily and William H., to whom this memoir is more particularly dedicated—each of whom have lived their allotted time and passed from the scenes of life's activities. William Henry Cray received his scholastic training in the excellent schools of his native Auburn., and upon reaching the age of maturity became the valued assistant of his father in conducting his mercantile establishment. He remained thus employed until the tocsin of war was sounded in the dark days of the early sixties. when the blood of a patriotic ancestry coursing through his veins was aroused and he offered his services to his country. He became a member of Company C. of the Seventy-fifth New York infantry, in which his valor and patriotic conduct was recognized by promotions until he was commissioned captain of his company. The history of that fighting regiment in detail would tell the story of Captain Cray's military career, for amid the smoke of battle. on the tiresome march, and in the more quiet precincts of the bivouac, he was ever found at his post, faithfully performing the duties assigned him. He re- BIOGRAPHICAL - 479 mained in the military service until victory had perched upon the banners of the Union and then, like thousands of other heroic souls, he returned to private life and took up the threads of a peaceful career. Being attracted to the city of Toledo by its fine business opportunities and its home inviting features, he located there soon after the close of the hostilities, and there he maintained his residence during the remaining years of an exceedingly active life, his death occurring Sept. 9, 1890. As before stated, he became engaged in the hardware business, and in this line of endeavor he achieved marked success, building up an extensive establishment in Toledo and established his son Edwin in one of a similar kind in the city of Cleveland. He gave his undivided attention to his business interests, never caring to enter the maelstrom of a political career, but he took an intelligent interest in all questions of public nature and gave an unswerving allegiance to the men and measures of the Republican party. On Oct. 11, 1863, Capt. Cray was married to Miss Mary Josephine Henderson, a daughter of James and Mary E. (Munson) Henderson, prominent citizens of Auburn, N. Y., and of this union there were born five children, of whom more specific mention may be made as follows : Mary and Emily, twins, are deceased ; George is a resident of Toledo : Edwin resides at Cleve-; land. Ohio, where he is engaged in the hardware business ; and William Walter is a resident of Toledo, being engaged with his brother George in the management of the hardware business, and he is also a prominent member of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Toledo Business Men's Club. James and Mary E. (Munson) Henderson, parents of Mrs. Cray. were both natives of the State of Connecticut, and after their marriage they located in Auburn. N. Y., where the father was engaged in the dry goods business for a number of years, later selling out and removing to New York City, where he engaged in business for some time. He retired from active participation in affairs several years prior to his death and returned to Auburn. where he resided the remainder of his life. After his death Mrs. Henderson came to Toledo and made her home with her daughter. Mrs. Cray. until she passed into the great beyond in 1880. at the advanced age of eighty years. Mrs. Cray. the widow of the subject of this memoir, resides in the beautiful family residence, which is pleasantly located at No. 2344 Monroe street. Toledo. She is a member and regular attendant of the First Congregational Church. in which her husband also had membership. Michael Russell Shannon, deceased, in life one of the leading figures of Toledo, was born at Warsaw, Ind.. July 4, 1846, the son of John and Mary Shannon. The father, John Shannon, was born and reared in one of the Eastern States of the .Union. and came as far west as Warsaw as an' employe of the Pennsylvania railroad. In Warsaw he passed the balance of his life, and the mother also passed away there, her death occurring in 1860. Four children were born to the parents, and the subject of this memoir was the eldest. Mary is deceased; and John and Margaret now live in Warsaw. Michael R. Shannon received but the limited scholastic training 480 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY afforded by the Warsaw schools, of an early day, his schooling being suddenly terminated by the death of his father. In determining the disposition of the children after the parents' deaths, it was decided that Michael should go to St. Louis to make his home with an uncle, and there become apprenticed in some trade. Shortly after his arrival there he went to work for a molder, and in his few years of residence in the Missouri city thoroughly mastered every detail of the trade. Believing that better opportunities were afforded a journeyman molder elsewhere than in St. Louis, he came, in the early sixties, to Toledo, and here entered the employ of Mr. Russell in his foundry. hi this capacity he served several years, and only severed his connection that he might accept a more lucrative position as foreman in the works of the Baker Machine Company. Some three years before his death, which occurred Aug. 15, 1909, he retired from active participation in the work, and upon the income derived from his savings lived quietly and unostentatiously. Throughout his life Mr. Shannon gave unswerving allegiance to the principles of the Democratic party, but never held, nor aspired to, any office of public trust. Reared in the Catholic faith, he was a devout communicant of St. Francis de Sales Church all during his residence in Toledo. On June 25, 1874, was solemnized Mr. Shannon's marriage to Miss Ellen Denniston, the daughter of William and Catherine (Daly) Denniston, of Toledo. Five children were the issue of this union. Mary, the eldest, became the wife of Joseph Asen and lives in Canada ; Kathleen is the wife of H. E. Reams, of Salt Lake City, Utah ; William and Agnes are deceased ; and Irene lives with her widowed mother at 2013 Vermont avenue, Toledo. Mrs. Shannon's parents were both born .in Ireland. While still infants, they left the Emerald Isle with their parents and came to Monroe, Mich., where they were both educated, and when they grew to maturity were united in marriage. Mr. Daley was for many years a farmer near Monoe, but later disposed of his farm and established himself in the grocery business in that city. During the later years of his life he closed out his enterprise and removed to Toledo to accept a position as foreman of the grain elevator operated by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway. For a number of months before his demise he lived quietly retired. Mrs. Daley died in Toledo also. Dr. Harrison Hathaway, deceased, for many years a prominent physician of Toledo and one of the most successful practitioners in the ranks of that profession, was born in Scipio, Seneca county, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1841, a son of Zephaniah and Lucina (Smith) Hathaway. The father, who was a native of Massachusetts, and of English descent, bore the same Christian name as did his father before him. At a very early day he removed to Seneca county, where he was one of the pioneers. His wife was born in Seneca county, New York, and was a daughter of Daniel Smith. The Doctor's father had a family numbering seven children—five sons and two daughters—the result of two marriages. Of these, three sons and the two daughters survive. Henry and John live at Attica, Ohio ; Mrs. Emma Carpenter resides in Siam, BIOGRAPHICAL - 481 Ohio, and the other sister lives in Michigan. The boyhood of the Doctor was passed in his native county, where he received his early education. Later he attended the county academy and then entered Oberlin College, where he was a student at the outbreak of the Civil war. On Sept. 5, 1861, he enlisted in Company H of the Fourteenth Ohio infantry, Colonel Steedman having command of the regiment. With this command he first saw service in Kentucky, and in October went into quarters at Camp Dick Robinson. About this time rumors were "rife that the Federal forces stationed at or near Wild Cat were surrounded by the Confederates. The Fourteenth, with Barnet's First Ohio artillery, started at once for that place. making forced marches through the deep mud and driving rain, and reached there on the morning of Oct. 21. On nearing the battlefield the crash of musketry and artillery was heard. This spurred the excited troops, who were going into their first engagement, and they double-quicked to the point of attack. In the charge which carried the works at Mill Springs the Fourteenth was the first regiment to enter, and, pushing on after the flying enemy, it reached the bank of the river in time to fire into the rear of the retreating column as it Was boarding the steamer. Mr. Hathaway was with the army that shared in the slow advance upon Corinth. He was in the march from Nashville to Louisville, but on Oct. 9 the brigade with which his regiment was acting was detailed to guard headquarters and the ammunition train, and hence he did not participate in the battle of Perryville. The following winter was spent at Gallatin and other points in Middle Tennessee. and in June, 1863, his regiment formed a portion of Rosecrans' advance on Tullahoma and Chattanooga. At Hoover's Gap a brisk engagement ensued, in which the Fourteenth participated with its brigade. On Sept. 19 it marched upon the field at Chickamauga and was immediately deployed in line of battle. It was engaged in hot and close contest with the enemy from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.. and. being then relieved, it replenished its ammunition boxes and again entered the fight, continuing until sunset. In the brilliant assault on Missionary Ridge the regiment bore a gallant part. charging and capturing a Confederate battery of three (runs. which General Hardee in person was superintending. Mr. Hathaway re-enlisted for another term of three years, and, after a thirty days' furlough home, rejoined the army at Ringgold, Ga.. and commenced that long, fatiguing campaign for the possession of Atlanta, the "gate city" of the South. In all the marches and the almost incessant skirmishes and flanking movements of that campaign he performed heroic duty as a soldier. In that heroic charge at Jonesboro, where the Fourteenth took nearly as many prisoners as the regiment numbered men, he was severely wounded, a bullet passing through his left lung and finally lodging in his knapsack. The injured man was taken to the hospital, where he spent eight months of suffering. On recovering a certain degree of his former health he rejoined his regiment, which was then stationed at Alexandria, Va., and with it he marched to Washington and took part in the Grand Review. He was mustered 482 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY out with the regiment at Louisville, Ky., July 11, 1865. Soon after his return home, Mr. Hathaway re-entered Oberlin College. and there prosecuted his studies two years longer. For a year afterward he was superintendent of the Johnstown graded school. Dr. William Clendenen, of Cincinnati, was his first preceptor in medical studies, and in March, 1870, he graduated at Miami College. His first active practice was at Sherman, Huron county. Ohio, but in 1876 he established himself in the practice of his profession at Toledo, where he continued so employed until his death, Jan. 4, 1906. He was a member of the Toledo Medical Association, the Northwestern Ohio Medical Society, and also the Ohio State and the American Medical associations. For years he was a member of St. Vincent's hospital staff. He did not confine his attention to medical science alone, but was very fond of pursuing other branches of study, and was a member of the American Economical Society and of the American Academy of Political Economy and Social Science. He had a very fine private library, and was a member of the board of the Toledo Public Library for a period of ten years. In politics, Dr. Hathaway was a Democrat. Fraternally, he was a member of Ford Post. No. 14, Grand Army of the Republic, and therein occupied the position of commander for many years. With the Odd Fellows he was identified as a member of Corn City Lodge, No. 734, and he was also connected with Toledo Tent, No. 8, Knights of the Maccabees, and with Toledo Lodge, No. 144, Free Accepted Masons. His home was at 1233 Miami street, Toledo. In 1874 Dr. Hathaway was united in marriage with Miss Sarah L. Bloomer, of Sherman, Huron county,. Ohio. Her parents were Coles A. and Charlotte (Johnson) Bloomer. Philip Hurt Strausz, M. D., deceased, for a period of sixteen years a very successful practicing physician in the city of Toledo, was born at Winchester, Va., May 1, 1861, the son of Alexander and Anna (Young) Strausz, the former of whom was a native of Hungary, born at Budapest, Feb. 8, 1829, and the latter was born at Washington, D. C.. May 1, 1837. The father was educated for the profession of architect and ciyil engineer, but before he could complete his studies his native land was in the throes of a revolutionary movement and the young Hungarians were impelled by irresistible influences to cast their fortunes upon one side or the other in the impending conflict. Mr. Strausz gave his services to the cause of freedom and entered the revolutionary army, in which he was first assigned to the position of corporal, and later was promoted to that of lieutenant. But the cause for which he fought was unsuccessful in the ensuing struggle, and with many others he was taken prisoner by the government forces at Vilagos. As a punishment for participating in the rebellion he was sentenced to serve for a period of ten years as a private soldier in the Austrian army in Italy and Bohemia, but while. en route to the former country he succeeded in making his escape, and reaching his native land was safely concealed for a time by his friends. Later. he went to Hamburg, and from that place journeyed to London, Eng- BIOGRAPHICAL - 483 land, in 1850. The following year he sailed for American shores, and landing in Boston, Mass., he presented to Edward Everett a letter of introduction which had been given him by Philip Hurt, Esq., of Hargate Manor, Staffordshire, England. Through the aid of Mr. Everett he secured employment with an architect in Boston, but the position was not a very lucrative one and he later found employment with the United States coast survey in Washington. While thus employed he was appointed a member of the, committee to welcome Louis Kossuth, the leader of the Hungarian revolution, to America. On Dec. 12, 1851. he began work as an hydraulic draughtsman in the party. of Lieut.-Com. Richard Wainwright, the father of Lieutenant-Commander Wainwright, of battleship Maine celebrity. He continued in the work of the coast survey for a number of years, and at the beginning of the Civil war was promoted to acting assistant engineer, in which position he served until 1865, when he resigned to try his fortune in private life. During the war he served under Admiral David D. Porter, and it fell to him to lay the plans for the naval activities in the siege of Vicksburg. Later he had charge of a hydrographic party, on the Hudson river and also on the coast of Maine, until November, 1864. when he was ordered to serve as assistant engineer on a survey of the San Juan river in Nicaragua. After the close of the war he located at Wilmington, N. C., where he engaged in the milling business, and after being thus employed for about ten years he removed to Irondale, W. Va., and there built a blast furnace. After conducting this for a few years he sold his interests and decided to spend the remainder of his days in peaceful retirement. He went to Palatka, Fla., where he became a member of the household of his son, who is the subject of this review, and upon the removal of the latter to Toledo the father accompanied him hither and continued his residence here until his death, June 4, 1905. Politically, he was a staunch adherent of the platform expressions of the Republican party and for a time while residing in Palatka, Fla., he very acceptably filled the position of county superintendent of schools. Fraternally, he was a member of the Masonic order. On Feb. 19, 1854, Mr. Strausz was married to Miss Anna Young, daughter of Noble and Anna (McWilliams) Young. of Washington, D. C., and of this union there were born six children : Philip Hurt, deceased, whose name introduces this review : Alexander, Jr., of Manila, Philippine Islands : Louise, Minna and Julian, all of whom are deceased; and Harry, who is a dentist in New Orleans. La. Dr. Philip H. Strausz, to whom this memoir is more particularly dedicated, received his preliminary education in the schools of Wilmington, N. C.. and later continued his studies in the State university of West Virginia. Completing a course in medicine at Bellevue Hospital, New York City, graduating in 1885, he afterward attended post-graduate lectures in Tulane University at New Orleans. La., and served one year as interne. He then entered upon the independent practice of his profession in the nation's metropolis, but after a short time removed to Palatka, Fla., because of ill health, and in that city 484 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY continued the practice until 1891, when he came to Toledo. Here he successfully followed his profession until cut down by death in the midst of a very successful career, his demise occurring Aug. 9, 1907. He made a specialty of diseases of the stomach and in treating ailments of that nature was the first physician to introduce the practice of washing the stomach ; and he was also among the first to recognize the value of the lymph treatment. When the yellow fever epidemic was raging in the city of Jacksonville, Fla., in 1888, he offered, his services and as a volunteer physician devoted his time and talents to the wiping out of that dreaded scourge. He served for a time as a member of the Florida State Medical Examining Board, and upon the Republican ticket, which represented his political faith, he was elected alderman in the city of Palatka, which position he satisfactorily occupied for two terms. Fraternally he was a member of both the Masonic and the Knights of Pythias orders, and in the domain of his profession he held membership in the American Medical Association. His name was enrolled upon the membership list of St. John's Episcopal Church, and his zeal in the cause of Christianity is shown by the fact that he served as vestryman of the religious organization to which he belonged. Socially he was a member of the Toledo Yacht Club. On Feb. 10, 1888, Dr. Strausz was married to Miss Lida Virginia Davis, daughter of James A. and Virginia (Vance) Davis, of Morgantown, W. Va., and of this marital union were born two children—Carroll and Virginia—both of whom are students in the Toledo schools. The parents of Mrs. Strausz are natives of Morgantown, W. Va., the father having been born Sept. 22, 1831, and the mother Jan. 21, 1837. James Davis, the father, attended the public schools of his native place, and in early manhood learned the trade of cabinet-making. He later engaged in the furniture and undertaking business at Morgantown and he was thus employed until 1903, when he retired from business and removed to Toledo, in which city he and his estimable wife have since resided. Politically he is Republican and his fraternal connections are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Davis is the daughter of Addison and Mary Ann (Sturgiss) Vance, of Morgantown, W. Va., and her mother was a cousin of Abraham Lincoln. Daniel J. O'Hara, deceased, a prominent citizen of Toledo for many years, was born at Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 10, 1842. He was the son of Prof. John and Joan (Quinn) O'Hara. Both of his parents were natives of County Limerick. Ireland. John O'Hara, the father of our subject, came to the United States with his parents when he was but seven years of age and located at Ann Arbor, Mich., where he received his early schooling, and he graduated at Georgetown University, with honors of his class. Upon completing his education he began as an Instructor at Notre Dame University, at South Bend, Ind., and for several years taught German, Greek, Latin and Civil Engineering, being at the head of the Civil Engineering School. He then went back to Ann Arbor, and was engaged as an instructor in the University of Michigan for a BIOGRAPHICAL - 485 time. He retired, but was not satisfied with a life of indolence, so he practiced law for a short time and also surveyed a tract known as the ''Scotch Plain," near Ann Arbor. He went to Washington, D. C., and was in the Department of the Interior under Carl Schurz. He was master of ten different languages, speaking them all fluently. He died at Washington, D. C., in 1882, and his wife died at Toledo, where she was on a visit to her son, the subject of this sketch. Professor O'Hara was a staunch supporter of the principles of the Democratic party, although he never aspired to any public office. He met and married his wife at Ann Arbor, and they were zealous members of the Catholic church. They had six children, concerning whom a brief record is given as follows : Margaret is the wife of Peter Peterson, of Chicago, Ill.; William is deceased ; Daniel J. is he to whom this review is dedicated ; Michael resides at Saline, Mich. John is deceased, and Doley is .the wife of Capt. James Turtle, stationed at Pensacola, Fla. Daniel J., our subject, began his education in the public schools of Ann Arbor and then took the Literary course in the University of Michigan. Upon leaving the University he went to California, took up 320 acres of land and remained there for five years, when he came to Toledo and was employed as a bill clerk in the offices of the Lake Shore railway. After being there for a short time he started a wood and coal business at the corner of Monroe and Erie streets, and also had a branch office on Broadway. He continued in this business for several years and then had the contract to dispose of the city garbage, which he continued until his death, March 14, 1901. On Jan. 3, 1876, occurred his marriage to Miss Anastasia Finerty, daughter of Michael and Caroline (Evans) Finerty, of Toledo. Of this union were born three daughters, as follows : Marion is the wife of Edward Koch, of Ann Arbor, Mich. ; Olive Mary married Ralph Dickinson, of Columbus, Ohio, and Frances makes her home with her mother at 2409 Warren street, Toledo. Mr. and Mrs. O'Hara were members of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and he was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Catholic Knights of Ohio and the Catholic Knights of America, also of the American Historical Association. Mr. O'Hara was very prominent in politics and was allied with the Democratic party. He was alderman from the old Fifth ward for two years, street commissioner for two years, secretary of the Toledo water works for two years, member of the Toledo Board of Education. vice-president of the Centennial Association, and vice-president of the University Extension Association. He also served as census enumerator some years ago. Mrs. O'Hara is very proud of the fact that she is the grandmother of four children, her daughter, Mrs. Edward Koch, having two sons—Edward and John—and Mrs. Dickinson, the other married daughter, has a daughter, Elaine, and a son, Daniel J., who is named for his maternal grandfather, the subject of this sketch. Michael Finerty, father of Mrs. O'Hara, was born at Waterford. Ireland, and the mother, Caroline Evans Finerty, at St. John's. New Foundland. Michael Finerty came to America as a young man and located at St. John's, where he met and married his wife. He was a millwright contractor. He came 486 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY to the States and was in Detroit for some time following his trade, but later removed to Sandusky, Ohio, where all the children were born. In 1864, he located in Toledo and continued in the contracting business until his death, which occurred Jan. 8, 1875. His wife died March 19, 1881. They were members of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, and he supported the Democratic ticket. They were the parents of four children ; viz., William. deceased ; Jane, the wife of Edward Tyrrell, of Toledo ; Caroline, of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. O'Hara. David Wolf was born near Findlay, Hancock county, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1842, and was the son of Philip and Mary (Haney) Wolf. Both the father and mother were natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The father came to Hancock county, in 1831, and took up 320 acres of government land, which he cleared and farmed until his death, in 1860. The wife preceded him, in 1853. They were members of the Evangelical church, and he was a supporter of the Democratic party. There were eight children in this family. and David, to whom this review is dedicated, was the youngest, and all of them are deceased. David was educated in the district schools of Allen township, Hancock county, and then worked on the farm until the Civil war broke out, when he enlisted as a private in Company F, Twenty-first Ohio infantry, and served three years and five months. He was in the batttles of Chickamauga, Stone's River, Chattanooga, etc. When he returned from the war he located in Findlay and worked at the mason's trade for about six years. He then went onto a farm for a short time and then returned to Findlay and engaged in the contracting business. He laid out a great many of the streets of Findlay and platted several of the additions to the city. He retired about seven years before his death. which occurred Jan. 3, 1900. He was a staunch supporter of the Republican party, although he never aspired to public office. (.)n Tan. 9. 1869, he was married to Miss Maranda Cooper, a daughter of Amos and Elizabeth (Poe) Cooper, of Findlay, Ohio. Of this union were born three children, as follows : Amos W. resides at Findlay, this State ; Rilla Annetta is the wife of F. NV. Detweiler, a wholesale lumber dealer of Toledo, and Anson Curtis is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf were members of the Evangelical church, although Mrs. Wolf has attended the St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church since coming to Toledo, about a year ago. She makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Detweiler, on Ashland avenue. The parents of Mrs. Wolf were natives of Ohio, the father haying been born in Perry county and the mother in Hancock county. The father was a farmer and continued this occupation until about ten years prior to his death, Aug. 18, 1879; when he retired. The mother died March 9, 1872. They were 'members of the Baptist church and he was affiliated with the Republican party. Mr. Detweiler, who married Rilla Annetta Wolf, was born in Rush county. Ind., and received his education in the schools of St. Mary's, Ohio. He worked on his father's farm for a time and then went to Findlay and worked at the carpenter's trade. soon becoming a contracter. He gave this up to engage in the wholesale and retail lumber business, and in BIOGRAPHICAL - 487 the spring of 1906, came to Toledo and entered the wholesale lumber .business with offices in the Spitzer Building. He is a Republican politically, and the family attend the St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. They have one daughter, Edith Josephine. Amos W., son of our subject, is the proud father of two sons—. .Marcus D. and Earl W. Charles P. Griffin, deceased, for years one of the most prominent figures in the political and commercial life of Toledo, was a native of Ohio. His birthplace was Kipton, Lorain county, and the day, Sept. 3, 1842. Robert Griffin, his father, was actively engaged in farming in Lorain county at the time of his demise, and after her husband's death the widowed mother disposed of the farm and removed to Oberlin, where she passed the balance of her life. Six children were born to the parents. Benjamin, the eldest, is deceased the second in order of birth was the subject of this memoir ; Olive is the wife of Lewis R. Penfield. and Birney, Myra and Robert are deceased. The early education of Charles P. Griffin was limited to the common schools of his native county. Desirous of obtaining a college education, he removed to Oberlin when he had completed his preparatory work, and matriculated in Oberlin College. The resources of the family were insufficient to allow him to attend college, so that it was necessary for him to earn his own living while attending classes. This he did by teaching country school during the winter months for a period covering several years. When the Civil war broke out he enlisted as a member of Company C of the Seventh Ohio infantry and with his regiment saw much active service in many of the -hardest campaigns and battles of the great internecine struggle. When his term of enlistment had expired he returned, in 1864, to Oberlin to accept a position as teacher in a business college. So successful was he in this work that he was eventually made principal of the institution. In 1866, in partnership with a friend, he established another business college in Hillsdale, and for two years conducted it in connection with his Oberlin institution. At the end of that two years, in 1868. Mr. Griffin came to Toledo and embarked in the insurance and real-estate business. Like all other things which he undertook he achieved success in this new field. his energy, scrupulous honesty and ambition winning him many friends. From 1874 to 1879 Mr. Griffin's business headquarters were in New York, and from 1879 to 1883 he lived in Chicago, where he was general manager of the National Life Insurance Company. During all this time, however, he claimed his residence in Toledo, always coming home at election. time to exercise his right of suffrage here. Throughout his life he was a stanch adherent of the principles of the Republican party, and as the successful candidate of that party served his community well and faithfully in several capacities. For five terms he represented Lucas county in the lower house of the State legislature. He was first elected to that body in 1887 by a majority of approximately 500: was re-elected in 1889 by about 1,000 majority ; in 1891 by a safe margin of 1,300: and in 1893 by 3,900. Again, in the fall of 1899, after an absence from the legislative body of. several years, he stood as the candi- 488 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY date of his party for the position and was successful in the November election. The assemblies in which he served are known in history as the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, Seventy-first and Seventy-fourth. In the last named assembly he devoted much of his time to the matter of the Ohio Centennial. It was Mr. Griffin who originated the slogan, "A million or nothing," which became so extensively used by the advocates of the measure granting an appropriation for the celebration of Ohio's Centennial year of statehood. Throughout his service he was recognized as one of the leading figures in the body and was granted important committee assignments. Among the leading measures which he introduced and advocated to a successful issue were the free-school-book bill, a bill providing for State title to lands, the railway employes' bill, and the measure requiring railroads to adopt automatic car brakes and couplers. He also distinguished himself in his opposition to the ninety-nine year franchise bill, and he played no small part in the defeat of the railway bridge measure. At one time Mr. Griffin served as a member of the State Archaeological and Historical Society and at other times filled many important appointive offices. For ten years, also, he was a member of the board of trustees of Hillsdale (Mich.) College, and a memorial of his labors in behalf of that institution is presented in one of the finest buildings connected with the college, it being named after him—Griffin Hall. Fraternally, Mr. Griffin was allied with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His religious views found expresion in membership in the Congregational church, in the services of which he was a devout communicant. On March 8, 1870, was celebrated Mr. Griffin's marriage to Miss Isabelle Harris, the daughter of Dr. H. L. and Mary Eliza (Purdy) Harris, of Bellevue, Ohio. Three children were born to bless this marriage—a son, Mark H.; and two daughters, Mrs. N. Coe. Stewart and Ethel, who has recently become the wife of W. F. Broer of Toledo. Mr. Griffin's death resulted from an attack of angina pectoris at 12:15 p. m., Dec. 18, 1902. He had been ill for some three weeks, but up to within a few hours of his passing he apparently was regaining his strength. In his death the city of Toledo and the State of Ohio lost one of the most distinguished citizens of recent years. He was a vigorous debater, an able public speaker,_ and a business man, and it has been said of him that his personal acquaintance in the State was, without doubt, .one of the largest ever afforded any one man. Mrs. Griffin's father, Dr. Harris, was a native of England, who came to the United States in 1832, with his father, and located in Lorain county, on a farm. His scientific training he obtained in Columbus, Ohio, and began his practice in Bellevue, Ohio, where he was married. Subsequently, he practiced medicine in South Bend and Mishawaka, Ind., but later returned to Bellevue, where his death occurred March 8, 1882. His wife, who was born in New York State. passed away at the home of a daughter, in Oberlin, Jan. 7. 1902. Three daughters were born to Dr. and Mrs. Harris. Rosalia, the eldest, is the wife of BIOGRAPHICAL - 489 Dr. Sperry, of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Isabelle is the widow of Mr. Griffin ; and Permelia is deceased. Samuel Dixon, for many years a well-known figure in commercial circles of Toledo, was born in Lucas county, Ohio, April 7, 1840. He was the second son of George and Rhoda (Southard) Dixon. George Dixon came to Toledo in 1829 from Northumberland, England, where, as a boy, he learned the trade of ship-carpentering. Upon his arrival in Toledo he found little employment in his line of work, and in the same year returned to New York, where he remained till the winter of 1832-33, when he again came west and found work along the river, in Toledo and Maumee. Later he thought he could better his condition by going to Monroe, Mich., on the shore of Lake Erie, and started to make the journey on foot, but had not proceeded far when he met James Harding Southard, who had purchased a farm about five miles northwest of Toledo, in Washington township. Mr. Southard persuaded him to go home with him and he would give him employment on his farm. While at this place he met Miss Rhoda Southard, who later became his wife and life-long companion and the mother of Samuel Dixon, of this sketch. Little is known of the history of the paternal grandparents, but the maternal grandparents—James Harding and Anna (Gotame) Southard—came to Toledo in 1833 from Devonshire, England, and settled in Washington township, where they spent long and useful lives. George Dixon lived the course of his life in and about Toledo, working at his trade and giving some attention to farming, his old homestead being today in the hands of one of his sons in Washington township. The first forty acres of the above farm was secured by him in exchange for a gold watch. He died in 1879, at the advanced age of eighty-four years, and his good wife lived to the age of ninety-two years, passing away in 1905. Samuel Dixon, the immediate subject of this review, received his early education in the district school of Washington township, known as the Hopewell school, after which he spent some time in a business school in Toledo. At about the age of twenty-one he taught school, giving that occupation his attention for the next two years. Then, in company with John B. Marston, he spent several months in the employ of the government, engaged with an engineering corps in the Southern states during the Civil war. Returning to Toledo in the latter part of the war, he formed a partnership with John Pfanner in the grocery business, at the corner of Cherry and 'Huron streets, where he remained from 1865 to 1867, a little less than two years. He then withdrew and entered the Bee-Hive Store, at the corner of Jefferson avenue and Summit street, as a clerk, remaining thus employed until 1870. Being desirous of embarking in business for himself, he withdrew from that concern and, in company with a man named Slater, opened a real estate office in Toledo, under the firm name of Slater & Dixon, which arrangement prevailed till 1875, at which time he gave up the business and entered the employ .of Chase, Isherwood & Co., wholesale tobacco dealers, as a traveling salesman, which position he occu- 490 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY pied for three years. In 1878, in company with John Leland, Everett Smith and one other man, he embarked in the tobacco business for himself, under the name of Leland, Smith & Co., wholesalers of ,tobacco. He spent the most of his time on the road in the interests of his concern, but, becoming dissatisfied with the partnership arrangement, he withdrew in a few years and "started a business under his own name. For many years he conducted the wholesale tobacco business with marked success, and no doubt would have continued it for many years longer, but his health would not permit, and in 1903 he disposed of his interests in the tobacco line. Having accumulated farm lands in Wood and Lucas counties and other valuable realty in and adjacent to Toledo, he gave his time and attention to the conduct of them. From 1904 to 1906 he had an office with William L. Hoyt in the St. Clair Building, but in the latter year moved across the street into the office of T. J. Southard, in the Produce Exchange Building. His death came suddenly Dec. 20, 1907. He was sitting in his office with Mr. Southard, about 1 o'clock, having just come from the "floor of the exchange," when, without a word, he suddenly collapsed and, ere medical assistance could reach him, passed from this life. He had suffered for two or three years with heart trouble, but at the time of his death was apparently in the best of health. He was connected with the commercial interests of the community for nearly forty years, and, though of a quiet and con- servative nature, he had many friends. In his political views he was a staunch Republican, but never sought public office, due to his close attention to business affairs, in which he attained such success as comes to one who has great energy and ambition. In his religious faith he was a supporter of the Protestant church. Socially, he was a member of the Toledo Traveling Men's Association, but outside of that, as a friend said, "he was no lodge man," preferring to spend the hours out of business with his wife and children at home. He was united in marriage Sept. 7, 1886. to Miss Etta S. Saunders, daughter of George W. and Mollie (Winnans) Saunders, of Bellefontaine, Logan county, Ohio. Of this happy union were born two children : Carmo D., born June 10, 1887, and Laura S., born April 13, 1891, the former of whom attended the Toledo High School and at present is a member of the class of 1912 at the University of Notre Dame, and the latter received her preparatory education at the Smead Seminary, in Toledo, and is now attending the Emma Willard School, at Troy. N. Y. Both of the children reside with their mother at 2130 Scottwood avenue, Toledo, in the McFall Apartments. Thomas Jeffery, deceased, who during most of his active life was a respected and esteemed resident of Toledo, was born in Hazel-bury, Somersetshire, England, Aug. 20, 1844, the son of John and Sarah (Delamont) Jeffery. The father was a stone merchant of means, having owned a large quarry, and was still active in its management at the time of his demise. Both he and his good wife, who also died in England, were devout communicants of the Church of England. Three children—two daughters and a son—were born BIOGRAPHICAL - 491 to the parents. Lavinia, the eldest, is deceased ; Maria is living in England ; and the youngest is the subject of this memoir. Thomas Jeffery received his educational training in the private school of Guernsey. When he had completed his course he accepted work with his father, and before he had been long in the office was made bookkeeper and cashier of the firm, in which his parent was the principal owner. Being desirous of making his own way in the world, he left his native land in 1870 and came to the United States. After landing in New York he made his way to Mount Vernon, Ohio, but remained there only a few months, removing thence to Toledo. Here he became established in the grocery buiness and built up a large and prosperous trade. Within a few years, however, he disposed of his interests to become a traveling representative for the firm of Morse & Company, of Detroit, Mich. In .this latter occupation he worked steadily for many years, by careful attention to his work and thoroughness rising to many positions of trust and responsibility. Some three years before his demise. which occurred at his home, 1605 Collingwood avenue, March 13, 1905, he retired from active participation in the business world and lived quietly and unostentatiously for the balance of his days. Although Mr. Jeffery gave unswerving allegiance to the principles of the Republican party after he had become a citizen of the United States, he never held nor aspired to public office of any nature. Fraternally he was identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was a charter member of the Toledo Traveling Men's Association. In religious matters both Mr. Jeffery and his wife were affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. On Sept. 1, 1875, was solemnized Mr. Jeffery's marriage to Miss Annie S. Bartley, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Mehuish) Bartley, of Guernsey, England. Six children were the issue of this union. Walter H., the first born, is employed by the National Supply Company ; Ernest, who served in a volunteer regiment during the Spanish-American war, is deceased, as are Gertrude A. and Edith D. ; Herbert J. is engaged in the lumber business in Paducah, Ky. ; and Fred C. has passed away. Mrs. Jeffery's father, Henry Bartley, was born in Somersetshire, England, and his wife in Guernsey. Mr. Bartley was captain of a merchant vessel plying from London and was thus engaged at the time of his demise. His wife also died in England. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bartley. four daughters and a son—Elizabeth, Mrs. Jeffery, Julia, Sarah and Henry. Allen Brown, deceased. pioneer resident and esteemed citizen of Toledo, was born near Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 7. 1834. He was the son of Orlando and Maria (Allen) Brown, both natives of Mansfield, Conn. During the early part of his life the father was a farmer. near Rochester, N. Y., but in 1834, he came to Toledo and under the homestead law took up land, which he cleared and farmed until the time of his death, which occurred in 1830. The mother died thirty years later. Nine children were born to the parents. Emily, the eldest, is deceased ; Ruby died at the age Of seven Eliza, born in 1830, lived but a year ; Henry, born in 1832, died in 1864 Allen is 492 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY the subject of this memoir ; Nelson, born in 1837, died in 1851 ; Ellen was born in 1838 and Rocelia in 1841 ; and Lucius, the youngest, born in 1843, died in 1894. Until he was fifteen years of age, Allen Brown attended the public schools, whence he entered the preparatory department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, taking a special course. Upon completing his preparatory work he matriculated in the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, Mich., and after his graduation at that institution he studied for a time at the Deroit (Mich.) Business College. His scholastic career over, he removed to Prairie du Chien, Wis., where for a period he served acceptably and well as principal of the city schools. Upon leaving Wisconsin he located at Princeton, Ind., and there established a seminary for preparing students for collegiate work. In this work he was eminently successful for some years, and when he relinquished it he came to Toledo to engage in the manufacture of shoes. This was in 1861, just subsequent to the breaking out of the Civil war, and it was Mr. Brown's idea to manufacture a style of shoe suitable for use in the army. In this business he was engaged with a partner, Mr. Bloomfield. While the government continued to keep an army in the field the business prospered, but shortly after the cessation of hostilities the demand decreased and Mr. Brown determined to enter some other line of trade. Forming a partnership with William R. Richards, he embarked in the commission business, which later developed into a real-estate enterprise, both of which met with much success. For a time also he was engaged in the manufacture of Freer stone, and in this phase of business he had the same material success as characterized the other lines in which he was entered. His death occurred Nov. 27, 1891. In the matter of politics he gave unswerving allegiance to the Republican party from the time he attained his majority, but never aspired to public office of any nature. His religious ideas were amply expressed by his membership in and devout attendance upon the services of the Congregational church. Fraternally he was identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On March 31, 1859, was solemnized Mr. Brown's marriage to Miss Mary E. Ellis, the daughter of William and Anne (Mugford) Ellis. Nine children were the issue of this union. Emma, the first born, is the widow of C. L. Leidy, for many years the managing editor of the Detroit Evening Journal. Two children were born to them—Paul, who is now instructor in mathematics in the Sheboygan ('Wis.) High School, and Bruce, deceased. Minnie. the second in order of birth of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, is the wife of John R. Fisher, of Detroit, Mich. ; Frank B. resides in Pittsburg, Pa. ; Fred A. lives in Toledo ; Lottie A. and Blanche E. are deceased ; Lloyd A. is a resident of Cleveland. Ohio ; Bessie B. is the wife of W. J. Wuerfal, of Toledo ; and Clarence V. lives in Bellevue. Ohio. Mrs. Brown's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, were both born in Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, England, and came to the United States in 1849; locating first in West Toledo, where Mr. Ellis purchased a farm. Some years later he disposed of his property and from that time until his death lived quietly retired. Prior to his BIOGRAPHICAL - 493 coming to the United States he had followed the vocation of cabinet maker. His death occurred Jan. 12, 1895, and some five years later, Sept. 5, 1900, his widow 'followed him across the Great Divide. Both were loyal members of the Baptist church. Morrough O'Brien, deceased, for many years one of the sterling and loyal citizens of Toledo, was born in Ballacoir, County Claire, Ireland, in August, 1832, the son of Christopher and Jane (O'Neil) O'Brien. The father was a native of County Claire and the mother of County Limerick, and the former, during his active life, was engaged as an attorney, or barrister, as the members of the profession were then known, and acted as administrator of the Balloric estate. Neither parents ever left the native land. Nineteen children were the issue of their marriage, and of these twelve grew to maturity. The subject of this memoir, who was the eighth child in order of birth, received his scholastic training in the schools of his native land. While still a youth he left the Emerald Isle to come to the United States, whence a brother had preceded him some Years before. In 1849. when only seventeen years of age, he made the journey alone and joined his brother in Dayton, Ohio. In that city the two engaged in the wholesale grocery business, developing a prosperous and flourishing trade. Eleven years later, in 1860, Mr. O'Brien disposed of his holdings in the Dayton firm and came to Toledo, believing that this city afforded better opportunities for business advancement. Shortly after his arrival, he embarked in a wholesale liquor enterprise on Summit avenue, and although the first few years of his trade were periods of financial depression throughout the country, because of the stress of civil war, his energy and business capacity aided him in winning success. In 1865 he took as a partner a nephew, Christopher O'Brien. and from that time until 1890 the firm was known as M. & C. O'Brien. In the last named year Mr. O'Brien's enterprise had so developed the business that he was enabled to retire and live quietly for the balance of his days. In 1896 he built the beautiful home at 9221 Fulton street. where his widow now resides. Reared in the Roman Catholic faith he was a devout communicant of St. Frances de Sales Church in Toledo all during his residence in this city. Although an ardent supporter of the Democratic party he never sought public office of any nature. Mr. O'Brien's demise occurred March 7, 1903, after a long life of industry and usefulness. On April 17, 1855, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Catherine Duffin, daughter of Edward and Catherine (Kelley) Duffin. Ten children were the issue of this union. Louisa. the first born, is deceased ; Charlotte lives with her mother ; Christopher is deceased Mary and Cecelia are at home : Caroline is the wife of F. H. Machen of Toledo Charles and Gertrude make their homes with their mother Morrough is a resident of South Bend, Ind.; and Stanislaus is deceased. Mrs. O'Brien's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Duffin, were both born in Belfast, Ireland. Mr. Duffin was for many years an employe of the customs house in Belfast. and died in Zanesville, Ohio. soon after his arriyal in this country. Mrs. Duffin passed away in Piqua, Ohio. 494 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY George Rudolph Schluter, deceased, for many years one of the prominent figures in the commercial life of Toledo, was born in New York City, Jan. 17, 1863. He was the son of Ernst and Elizabeth (Snelle) Schluter, both natives of Germany. The father, who is now living quietly retired in Brooklyn, was for many years engaged in the wholesale grocery business in New York. The mother is also living. Both parents are members of the German Lutheran church, and the father gives stanch allegiance to the principles of the Republican party. There were twelve children born to the parents. George R. Schluter, the immediate subject of this review, was the third child of his parents, in order of birth. His early educational work in the public schools of New York completed. he prepared himself for a business career by a course of study in a well-known business college. His first employment was as a bookkeeper in the wholesale grocery house of J. Powers & Company, where in a few months he gained an intimate knowledge of the business. Coming west to Toledo, in 1885, he established with his brother-in-law, F. W. Meinert, a partnership to deal in groceries. Until 1888 this business continued to develop, and in that year, believing that better opportunities were offered in other lines of trade, Mr. Schluter disposed of his interest and, with his father-in-law, August Broer, embarked in the clothing business. Some years later a brother-in-law, F. H. Broer, was admitted to membership in the firm, which was yearly growing to better proportions. In 1894 the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Schluter again entered the grocery business. For ten years he managed this enterprise, meeting with great success in a material way. On June 18, 1904, death came to Mr. Schluter in the prime of his life. His passing was the cause of deep and sincere regret in many circles of Toledo's life. In the matter of politics he was aligned with the Republican party ; but never held nor aspired to political office of any nature. His religious views were those promulgated by the Lutheran faith, and he gave unswerving allegiance to the congregation of St. Paul's Church, with which he had united when he first came to Toledo. Fraternally he was identified with the National Union. On May 25. 1887, was celebrated Mr. Schluter's marriage to Miss Augusta Broer, the daughter of August and Louise (Dankmeyer) Broer of Toledo. Four children were the issue of this marriage. Louise and Delia are deceased ; and Ernst and Esther make their home with their widowed mother. Mrs. Schluter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Broer, were both born in Lintorf, Germany, and came to the United States in 1865, after their marriage, locating first in Brooklyn. During the two years of his residence there Mr. Broer was engaged in the grocery business, and after coming to Toledo, in 1867, embarked in the same industry here. With the exception of the years when he was engaged in the clothing business with Mr. Schluter, he was active in this line of trade until the time of his demise. Mrs. Broer is also deceased. Mr. Broer was one of the Democratic leaders in Toledo, and at one time represented the old Fifth ward in the city council. Fraternally he was prominently identified with Wabash Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Shortly BIOGRAPHICAL - 495 after her husband's death, Mrs. Schluter erected the fine home where she now lives at 26 Batavia street. Charles Binz, deceased, who is well remembered by the older residents of Toledo as a progressive and capable business man, was born in Burkheim, Baden, Germany, July 27, 1830. His scholastic advantages were very limited, owing to the necessity of his having to earn his own living while still a youth. When but twenty years of age he left his home and traveled throughout Germany, working in the different cities where he stopped at his trade of butchering, In 1860 he determined to find new fields for his efforts, and sailed for the United States. After landing in New York he made his way to Cincinnati and there found work in his yocation. He arrived in the United States just at a time when the country was in a turmoil over the threatened secession of the States in the South, and inherently he became enthused with the cause which Abraham Lincoln championed. When war finally broke out he was one of the first to enlist, as a private, in the Fourth battery, Ohio light artillery, and with the organization marched to the front. In all the engagements in which the battery participated Mr. Binz played a prominent part and won recognition for his bravery in action. At the close of his term of service, he received, Oct. 10, 1864, an honorable discharge from the service and returned to Cincinnati. He found employment in his trade with a Mr. Busch and remained with him until 1867. In that year he removed to Toledo to accept a similiar position with Cohn & Levi, at one time one of the foremost meat firms in the city. By thrift and frugality he managed to save sufficient from his earnings, in two and a half years, to start in business for himself in a shop at the corner of Erie and Wayne streets. His industry and knowledge of the business made a success of the undertaking from the time of its inception, and at the time of his demise, which occurred March 20, 1884, it was one of the most promising and prosperous of its kind in the city. For nine years after his death his widow continued the business in his name. and managed it with the same ability and enterprise which had characterized it before. Mr. Binz was a stanch Republican in his political belief, and throughout his life gave loyal support to the party. In religious matters he was, allied with the German Lutheran church. On Sept. 4, 1865, he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Christina Diena, daughter of Jacob and Maria (Meyer) Diena, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Six children were the issue of this union. Charles, the first born, died in infancy ; Louisa is the wife of Jacob Frick of Toledo ; Charles and Frederick are residents of Toledo ; Ida is now Mrs: James Dusha of Toledo ; and Edward lives in the same city. Mrs. Binz' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Diena, were both born in Wurtemburg, Germany. The former was a yineyard keeper and wholesale wine merchant during his active life. Both parents died in the Fatherland. Thomas Jefferson Cronise, M. D., deceased, late a prominent physician of Toledo, was born in Tiffin, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1830, the son of Henry and Susanna (Fundenburg) Cronise, both of whom were natives of Frederickstown, Md., where the father was born March 496 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY 15, 1789, and the mother Oct. 21, 1795. The paternal grandfather, whose name was also Henry Cronise, was a Revolutionary soldier, having enlisted, Aug. 1, 1776, in the Second company of the German regiment of the Continental forces, under the command of Lieut.Col. Ludwick Weltner. He 'served valiantly with this regiment for a period of three years and received an honorable discharge from the service, July 24, 1779. Henry Cronise. the father of Dr. Cronise, came to Tiffin, Ohio, in 1827, and engaged in the mercantile business as a dealer in dry goods. As the city grew to larger proportions, his establishment became the leading store in the place, and in the late forties he retired from its active management and transferred the business to his sons. He was one of the leaders of the Democratic party in that section of the State, and in recognition of his ability was elected first to the lower house of the State legislature and afterward to the Senate. Both he and his wife died in Tiffin, and of the nine children born to them Dr. Cronise was the eighth in order of birth. Thomas Jefferson Cronise received such preparatory scholastic training as the schools of that -day afforded, and when he had completed these preliminary courses, he went to Cincinnati and matriculated in the Ohio State Medical College. where, after he had completed the required work, he was granted the degree of Doctor of Medicine by the trustees of the institution. Immediately afterward he removed to Texas, Ohio, and began the practice of his profession, but the environment there not being congenial, he removed to Waterville, Lucas county. While still a resident of Waterville, the Civil war broke out and President Lincoln issued his call for volunteers. Among the first to respond was Dr. Cronise, who became a private in what later was known as Company I, Fourteenth Ohio infantry. With his regiment he saw service in Kentucky, and in October went into quarters at Camp Dick Robinson. About this time rumors were rife that the Federal forces stationed at or near Wild Cat were surrounded by the Confederates. The Fourteenth, with Barnet's First Ohio artillery, started at once for that place, making forced marches through the deep mud and driying rain, and reached there on the morning of Oct. 21. On nearing the battle-field the crash of musketry and artillery was heard. This spurred the excited troops and they double-quicked to the point of attack. The enemy shortly abandoned the field and retreated. In the charge which carried the works at Mill Springs the Fourteenth was the first regiment to enter, and pushing on after the flying enemy it reached the bank of the river in time to fire into the rear of the retreating column as it was boarding the steamer. Dr. Cronise was with his regiment and shared in the slow advance upon Corinth. He was in the march from Nashville to Louisville, but on Oct. 9 the brigade with which his regiment was acting was detailed to guard headquarters and the ammunition train, and hence did not participate in the battle of Perryville. The following winter was spent at Gallatin and other points in Middle Tennessee, and in June, 1863, the regiment formed a portion of Rosecrans' advance on Tullahoma and Chattanooga. At Hoover's Gap a brisk engagement ensued, in which the regiment participated, BIOGRAPHICAL - 497 and on Sept. 19 it marched upon the field at Chickamauga and was immediately deployed in line of battle. The regiment was engaged in hot and close contest with the enemy from 9 a. m. to 4 p. and then being relieved, it replenished its ammunition boxes and again entered the fight, continuing until sunset. In the brilliant assault on Missionary Ridge the regiment bore a gallant part, charging and capturing a Confederate battery of three guns, which General Hardee in person was superintending. Dr. Cronise participated in the long, fatiguing campaign for the possession of Atlanta, the "gate city" of the South. In all the marches and the almost incessant skirmishes and flanking movements of that campaign, he did his full duty. In that heroic charge of Jonesboro the Fourteenth took nearly as many prisoners as the regiment numbered men, capturing a battery of four guns, several stands of colors, and two lines of trenches full of Confederates. On Sept. 12, 1864, his term of enlistment having expired, Dr. Cronise received an honorable discharge from the service. He had been with his regiment in all the engagements in which it took part, with the exception of some months when he had charge of Hospital No. 1 at Bowling Green, Ky., and while engaged at another time in similar duties at Nashville, Tenn. His professional knowledge was called into service and he was made assistant surgeon, a position he held until he received his final discharge. After the close of his military career, Dr. Cronise settled in Peru, Ill., where he had purchased a successful drug business. He remained in Peru successfully managing this business for about five years, and then, being desirous of resuming his professional work, disposed of the store and returned to his birthplace, Tiffin, Ohio, to again become active as a physician. Seven years later he removed to Toledo, which was one of the rapidly growing cities of the State, and started in his practice there. For nine years he was active in his work, but by the end of that time the exposure and strain, due to his army service, began to tell upon his physical condition, and it became necessary for him to retire. In the hope of regaining his lost vitality, he removed to Riverside, Cal., but the change did not affect the desired result, and on May 25, 1896, he answered the summons of his Maker. Dr. Cronise was a Democrat in his political belief. but never aspired to hold public office of any nature. He always had a love for the military, however, and on June 30, 1886, Gov. Joseph B. Foraker commissioned him major and surgeon of the First Regiment of Light Artillery, Ohio National Guard, a position that he held for a period of five years. On Nov. 16, 1864, was solemnized the marriage of Dr. Cronise and Miss Elizabeth Moore, the daughter of John A. and Almira (Post) Moore, of Maumee, Ohio. Of this union there were born two daughters, of whom it is fitting that mention be made in this connection. Grace Almira Cronise was born Nov. 6, 1865, and was married to Henry H. Ruggles, Feb. 24, 1885. A daughter, Helen Rose Ruggles, was born of this union. July 8, .1888, in Toledo, Ohio, and the father. Henry H. Ruggles, died July 8, 1890, at Riverside, Cal. On April 21, 1903, the widow, Grace Almira Ruggles, was married to Clinton W. 498 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Hickok, and resides in Toledo. Gertrude Elizabeth Cronise was born Feb. 22, 1870, and on May 17, 1893, was married to Charles Willard Griffin, and now resides in Alameda, Cal. She is the mother of two children—Willard Cronise Griffin, born May 14, 1897. and Charles Willard Griffin, Jr., born March 21, 1901. Mrs. Cronise returned to Toledo after her husband's demise and lives in the beautiful family residence at 2137 Robinwood avenue. John A. Moore, her father, was born in Lynn, Conn., and her mother in Westbrook. in the same State. The former was a merchant who came to Maumee, in 1830, and from there later removed to Toledo, where he was engaged for many years in the dry goods business and built the block where Milner's store is now located. He was an influential - Republican and a devout member of the First Congregational Church. Some years before his death, which occurred Dec. 27, 1900. he retired from active participation in the affairs of the business world. His widow passed away Oct. 18. 1903. Thomas Biddle, for many years actively identified with commercial progress, philanthropic movements and musical affairs in Toledo, and treasurer of Lucas county, 1906-1909. first beheld the light of day in Nottingham, England, Nov. 10, 1852. His maternal grandfather, Thomas Atkins, was a gallant soldier in the British army, having served under the Duke of Wellington in the celebrated battle of Waterloo, and also participated in the bloody Crimean war. Thomas Biddle is a son of Samuel and Katherine (Atkins) Biddle, the former of whom was a builder by occupation. Shortly after the birth of Thomas the Bidddle family migrated to Canada, locating in St. Catharines, Ontario, where he received his education in the public schools, though leaving school at an early age to learn photography, and later specializing in photographic retouching.. In 1869, when he was seventeen years of age, the family removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where Thomas remained for about two years, and then came to Toledo to enter the employ of North & Oswald, photographers ; but later he embarked in the business for himself, in partnership with W. E. McKecknie. In 1879 he associated himself in the coal business with S. C. Schenek, having charge of the retail department until the summer of 1888, when he became a reporter on the Toledo Bee, under H. S.. Chapin and A. D. Pelton. In the ensuing autumn he was made secretary . and treasurer of the Toledo Gas Light & Coke Company, in which capacity he continued until 1905, when he was elected treasurer of Lucas county as an independent, which tells the story better than words of his standing in the community, and of the confidence reposed in him by his fellow citizens. He conducted that office entirely in the interests of all the people who elected him, and all who come in contact with him in his official and other capacities receive kindly, courteous treatment. He is financially interested in several enterprises in Toledo, among them the Commercial Savings Bank & Trust Company, in which he is a member of the board of directors. For many years he has been, an earnest, persistent advocate of public improvements of a permanent nature, and he is widely known as one of the public-spirited, progressive BIOGRAPHICAL - 499 and philanthropic citizens of the city. He worked in conjunction with John Gunckel, providing Sunday meetings for the Newsboys' Association, and was formerly secretary of the Society of Applied Christianity, when the late Mayor Samuel M. Jones was president of the society, which brought to Toledo such public speakers of prominence as Josiah Strong, Washington Gladden, Jane Addams, Graham Taylor and Edward Webster Bemis, who delivered a series of lectures which did much for the city in an educational way, the great expense being gladly borne by Mr. Jones. Mr. Biddle is well known in fraternal circles, being a member of Sanford L. Collins Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons ; Toledo Council, Royal Arcanum, in which he is a past regent, and Ideal Council, National Union, of which he was formerly president. He is a communicant in St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, in the affairs of which he is very active, and he is a director of the Adams Street Mission. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, voting with that party in national affairs, but reserving the privilege of an independent choice in municipal and other local elections. In 1876 Mr. Biddle was united in holy wedlock to Miss Annie M. Bramewell, a native of Toledo, and for many years a prominent figure in musical circles, being one of the city's leading sopranos, for the past eight years a member of the popular quartet choir of Trinity Episcopal Church, and previously having been associated with the choirs of other churches. Mr. Biddle also keeps in close touch with the musical life of Toledo; and he and his wife have one child, a daughter—Ruth E. Henry Benson, deceased, who is well remembered by the older residents of Toledo as one of the leading figures in the commercial ,life of the city, was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., March 27, 1828. He was the son of Ethan and Zilpha (Cady) Benson, the former of whom was a wagon and carriage maker who died when the subject of this sketch was a mere boy. The mother later came west with her four children—Henrietta, Mary, Sarah and Henry—and passed the rest of her life in Rochester and Chicago, and died in Ohio at the age of 91. Henry Benson's educational training was limited to the courses afforded by the public schools of that early day in Madison county, N. Y. Before he had grown to mature youth he started to earn his own living by working on a farm for an uncle, and thence went to Rochester. where he found employment in the dry goods trade, and after a course of study he was made librarian of the public library. His labors there afforded him an opportunity to acquire knowledge of a wide variety of subjects, chief among which was the study of civil engineering, in which he became deeply interested, and he made up his mind that he would follow. Carrying out his determination, he joined the engineering corps of the Genesee Valley railway, now part of the Rochester division of the Erie railway system. When the work on this line was completed, he became identified with the surveying force of the Iowa .Central. railway, and subsequently severed that connection to become a member of the engineering crew which, under the direction of Mr. Coleburn, built that portion. of the Wabash sys-