650 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY hood of Locomotive Engineers and was a Republican in politics. Mr. Knights, the subject of this sketch, was the son of James Dexter Knights and Gertrude K. (Churchill) Knights, the former born at Painesville, Lake county, Ohio, Feb. 12, 1835. Mrs. James D. Knights was a resident of Toledo before her marriage, and died there, April 9, 1889. The parents of James D. Knights— Dexter and Mary Ann Knights—also died in Toledo, Mr. Knights in May, 1871, and his wife, May 26, 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Knights were the parents of four children, of whom two are living: James D. is a resident of the State Soldiers' Home, in Erie county, Ohio, and Mrs. Ellen J. Fifield resides at 142 Oswald street, East Toledo. George W. died in Toledo, in 1865, and Mary A., in Toledo, in 1902. James D. Knights is a yeteran of the Civil war, who saw much active service in the field. He enlisted Aug. 4, 1862, in Company E, One Hundredth Ohio infantry, as a private ; was promoted to the rank of corporal, in 1862, and to that of sergeant in 1864. The regiment was active in engagements at Limestone Station, in East Tennessee ; at Columbia and Nashville, Tenn., in November, 1864 ; in North Carolina, and in the Atlanta campaign. Mr. Knights was mustered out at Greensboro, N. C., June 20, 1865. In civil life, Mr. Knights was employed as a bookkeeper. On Jan. 23, 1867, he was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude K. Churchill. daughter of Milton D. and Augusta Churchill. Carl C. was the only son born of this marriage; the daughters—Daisy M. and Gertrude M.—reside in Toledo, where they are well known and highly esteemed socially. Frank John Mahr, deceased, a former prominent contractor of Toledo, was born in Perrysburg, Wood county, Ohio, April 30, 1859. He was the son of Lewis P. and Christina (Sheitzler) Mahr, both natives of Germany, and now residents of Perrysburg, Ohio. The father came to America with his parents, who located in Fremont, Ohio, where he was educated, and later he went to Perrysburg. where he learned the cabinet maker's trade. The Sheitzler family located in Riga, Lenawee county, Michigan, on a farm, where the parents of Mrs. Lewis Mahr died. Louis P. Mahr is a staunch Republican and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, having seryed in the Civil war. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Frank J.Mahr, to whom this review is dedicated, attended the public schools of Perrysburg, and upon completing his education he learned the tin-smith's trade at Maumee, then worked in a stave mill in Perrysburg, and later he came to Toledo and was employed by the 'Western Union Manu- facturing Co., manufacturers of inlaid flooring. Later, he was with the Singer Sewing Machine Co., on Hamilton street, for a short time. He then took up the carpenter's trade and in a short time began contracting and was very successful until his death, Noy. 13, 1905. • He was a member of the Carpenter's Union and the Knights of Pythias. Politically, he Was 'a Republican. He was married, July 24, 1883, to Miss Lena Klives, a daughter of Anton and Lena (Dietrich) Klives, of Toledo. Four children, with the mother, were left to mourn the loss of the husband and father. • BIOGRAPHICAL - 651 They are : Antoinette, Grace R., Frank A., and Dorothy, all living at home. Mrs. Mahr's parents were both natives of Berlin, Germany, the father being born in 1824 and the mother in 1823. They came to the United States and located in Toledo, in 1849, and there the father followed his trade, as a baker, and later established a business of his own on the corner of Washington and Superior streets. He continued this until 1881, when he retired. Both of the parents died several years ago. They were members of the St. Mary's Catholic Church and the father was a staunch supporter of the Republican party. Previous to coming to the United States, he served three years in the Kaiser's army. Anton and Lena Klives had six children, as follows : Charles, of St. Louis. Mo. ; Antoinette, of Toledo ; August. of St. Louis. Mo.; Lena. widow of our subject ; Amelia. wife of F. D. Reed, and Otto, both of whom are residents of Toledo. Julius Theodore Frey is a highly esteemed pioneer citizen of Toledo. and one whose long, active and enterprising business career is referred to with pleasure by friend, neighbors and fellow citizens. He has always cherished a faith in his city, believed in its resources, and conducted his business on the broad plan of its future growth and development. Nor did he ever lack the time and interest necessary to a proper laboring in behalf of the city's business, educational, and all public interests, and such projects that promised a general good. Mr. Frey was born about ten miles from Berlin, Prussia, Nov. 22, 1833. His parents were both natives of Bach, Germany. The elder Frey was a weaver. This couple came to America. in 1843. and located first in Buffalo, N. Y.. where they remained until 1848. and then remoyed to Detroit. Mich., where the father lived a retired life until his death, in July, 1832, his wife following him to the Great Beyond. in 1836. They were devout members of the German Lutheran church, and the father served many years as deacon. Previous to leaying the Fatherland, he had seryed three years in the army of the Kaiser. Seven children were born to this honored couple : namely, Julia and Emily, both deceased John. a retired merchant of Berkeley. Cal.: Augusta, the wife of Gottlieb Michell, of Detroit, Mich.; Albert and Ferdinand, both deceased, and Julius T. The last named, who is the subject of this review, was educated in the schools of Buffalo and Detroit, and after completing his scholastic training he entered the book bindery of A. S. Bagg, of the City of the Straits, where he learned the business. Six years later, he entered the employ of S. D. Elwood and remained with that gentleman for eight years, during a considerable part of the time acting as foreman. In 1839, he went to Saginaw, Mich., where he engaged in the same business for himself, but about four weeks after thrs beginning fire destroyed his plant. He immediately purchased another outfit and resumed business, nothing daunted by his loss. In 1866. he sold this establishment to his brother, Albert. and came to Toledo, where he started a bindery on Summit street. where the Bostwick-Braun Building now stands. He is properly styled the father of the bindery business in Toledo. After a short time, he moved to the 652 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY corner of Monroe and Summit street, occupying the second floor of a building, and about three years later he moyed to 49 Summit street, where he occupied the main floor. The business outgrew its quarters at that location, and Mr. Frey again moved, this time to 35 Monroe street, and in connection opened a stationery department, conducted a wholesale news stand, and manufactured boxes, being a pioneer in that line of industry in Toledo. He continued this establishment until 1907, when he sold to Williams & Klipstein, who still continue the business. But he hasn't departed from the progressive ways of his enterprising business career, and no one has a firmer faith in the promises of Toledo as to her future growth and prosperity, nor any one a more warmhearted solicitude for the welfare of her citizens. His record is one of success achieved by honest effort, close attention and active enterprise, Since disposing of his business establishment he has been living a retired life, and now resides in a pleasant home at 2020 Lawrence avenue. In politics, he is not a member of any political organization, as he votes for the principle rather than the party, and is thus classed as an independent voter. He was at one time solicited to become a candidate for election as a member of the Board of Education, but refused the proffered honor, as he did not feel that he could give the position the attention it should have, because of the demands of his business. On Oct. 5, 1859, was celebrated the union of Mr. Frey to Miss Mathilda C. Schacker, who was born in Germany, Dec. 4, 1841. She is the daughter of Rudolph and Wilhelmina (Pantel) Schacker, natives of Germany, the father having been born in Western Prussia and the mother in Brenslaugh, a small yillage near Berlin. The father was a cabinet maker, and when he came to the United States, in 1846, with his wife and three children, he located at Buffalo, where he followed his trade. After two years, he came west, to Detroit, Mich., where he also worked at his trade, and from there, in 1832, he remoyed to Saginaw, Mich., where he was living a retired file at the time of his death, which occurred in 1897. His widow then came to Toledo and made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Frey until her death, in 1899. Mrs. Frey a most estimable woman, enjoys the distinction of being one of a few business women of Toledo, who never lacked home interest while giving some of her time to business. She looks upon the ideal home as the very foundation of the greatness and grandeur on earth, than which nothing rises higher in character and influence. Of her union with Mr. Frey there were born two children, of whom it is fitting that more than a passing mention be made in this connection, Clara, who died Nov. 8, 1906, was born Feb. 23, 1861. and became the wife of Philip G. Ernst, of Toledo, who is at present connected with the Brand brewing business: she became the mother of a daughter, Florence, who is the wife of Edward Turner, photographer for the Blade, and who celebrated the golden-wedding anniversary of her grandparents, Oct. 5, 1909, by a family dinner at her home in the Linden Apartments, Toledo. Frank R., the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius T. Frey, was born March 24, 1863, and is married to Miss Laura, daughter of Nicholas Wedertz, BIOGRAPHICAL - 653 of Perrysburg, Ohio, and there have been born two daughters : Alma, the wife of Lieut. Jack Pruyne, of the United States infantry, stationed at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago ; and Frances L., who is nine years old. Frank R, Frey has been the secretary and manager of the Toledo Yacht Club since its organization, and is widely known as a yachtsman. The Toledo Times, of Jan. 27, 1905, had the following to say of him in this connection : "Without doubt the most widely known yachtsman of the Great Lakes region is Frank R. Frey, secretary and business manager of the Toledo Yacht Club, He has been a conspicuous figure at all the prominent regattas for years past ; is a splendid organizer, and has done more to elevate and promote nautical sports than any other man in this part of the country. Frank Frey took to boat sailing when he was nine years old, Some years later, in 1880, he was able to build a yacht of his own, the 'Alert,' a 23-footer. From that time to the present, he has had a long series of adventures in yacht racing and cruising. He crossed stormy Lake Erie in a frail little craft when a mere boy, and has had a number of exciting experiences which would make good material for a novel. His second yacht was the 'Osprey' and he also owned the 'Viking.' In an official way, he has been secretary and vice-commodore of the old Toledo Yacht Club, secretary-treasurer of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, and one of its organizers, secretary-treasurer of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association, and of the Toledo Yacht Club Building Company, secretary of the Inter-Lake Cruising Club, was twice commodore of the old Toledo Yachting Association, and was chairman of the racing committee that arranged for the Vencedor-Canada race, the first international event held in Toledo, He is energetic and an organizer of ability, and the development of the Bay View Park yachting improyements was largely due to his work. He was engaged in the mercantile business for about fifteen years." Julius T. Frey, the subject of this review, has been a member of Robert Blum Lodge. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in Toledo, since 1872, and he is also a member of the German Pioneer Society of Toledo. Rev. William A. Harks, pastor of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael, the Arch Angel, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, son of John and Catherine (Foertsch) Harks. John Harks was a millwright, a worthy and industrious man. Father Harks attended St. Peter's parochial school, entered the employment of George L. Hayward Co., as bookkeeper, and later became a classical student in the college of Bastogne, Belgium. He returned to pursue an adyanced course in philosophy and theology, in St. Mary's Seminary, and, on July 4, 1880, was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood. He was assigned to the pastorate of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, at Port Clinton, Ohio ; transferred to the Sacred Heart Church, at East Toledo ; went from there to St. Joseph's Church, at Massillon, Ohio ; to New Bavaria, Henry county, Ohio, and, in 1900, to the newly established Church of St. Michael, at Toledo. This parish was founded, July 24, 1900; the first services were held in Wheeler's Hall on the corner of Colum- 654 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY bus and Summit streets during the winter the Albany street Methodist Episcopal Church was rented for this purpose, and on Easter Sunday, 1901, St. Michael's Church was the scene of a great thanksgiving service, praise and thanks being offered by the devoted people for their permanent church home, The building and other property of St. Michael's parish occupies the half block on Chase street, between Sandusky and Cleveland streets. The parish numbers about 160 families, and the school, which is housed in a neat and comfortable building, about 200 pupils. Father Harks' one ambition is to promote the spiritual welfare of his people and he is most zealous as a laborer in the work of the church, He is greatly respected and beloved without as well as within the borders of his parish and his influence is exerted in a quiet, unostentatious manner over a wide field. In his personal bearing he is affable and sympathetic, but impresses even the casual acquaintance with the reserve force of a restrained nature. Sacred Heart Parish, over which Father Anthony Eilert presides, was founded in May, 1883. The congregation secured eight lots between Oswald and Gardner streets, on Sixth street, at an initial cost of $1,400, and the same year erected a combination school and church, which was dedicated Oct. 28, 1883. Five years after the founding of the parish, Father Anthony Eilert came to Toledo to preside over its destinies. With the advent of the new pastor, in May, 1888, new life was given the parish, which began to reach out in every direction. Under his direction eight more lots were secured and a new school building was erected, in 1889, and in 1895 the size of the school had increased to such an extent that it became necessary to build a large addition to the structure, An unfortunate conflagration totally destroyed the church edifice, Feb, 20, 1900, but, undaunted, the pastor set about to replace the house of worship with a new structure, which should stand as a memorial to the courage and deyotion of his congregation. The edifice, which now houses the worshipers of the parish, shows to what extent Father Eilert succeeded. The new building was put up at a cost of approximately 8105,000, and the value of the whole property is approximately $165,000. The Sisters of Notre Dame give instruction to the 325 pupils in the school, and the parish itself contains some 300 families. Father Eilert was born in Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, July 5, 1844, the son of Herman and Agnes (Bruns) Eilert, Herman Eilert was a farmer by vocation, who passed his entire life in the Fatherland. Ten children were born to the parents, of whom Father Eilert was the second in order of birth and the eldest son. The latter received his preliminary educational training in the gymnasium in Briton 'Westphalia, and when he had completed his preparatory work matriculated at the University of Muenser, Westphalia, in the class of 1871. On May 14 of the same year he received his ordination to the priesthood, and in September of the same year sailed for America to devote his life to the cause of the church. From New York he came straight to Defiance, Ohio, to assume charge of the ten missions scattered throughout Defiance and Paulding counties. His labors in this BIOGRAPHICAL - 655 field kept him occupied for a period of two years. Thence he went to Norwalk, Ohio. in 1873, to become pastor of St. Paul's German Catholic Church there, and from Norwalk, in May, 1888, he came to Toledo to assume the direction of Sacred Heart parish. Probably no priest of the church has more the esteem and respect of his parishioners than has Father Eilert, and his love and devotion have cheered the last hours of many about to pass to the great beyond, and have ushered into this world of pain many an infant whose later footsteps were guided by him in the paths of righteousness. Of late years the needs of a growing congregation have necessitated the assistance of another prrest, a positron of which Father Jacob Arnoldi is now the incumbent. Francis Marion Williams, Sr,, of Toledo, was born in Hanover, Columbiana county, Ohio, Nov. 26. 1830, son of William and Mary Ellen (Snyder) Williams, the former born in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, June 4, 1786, and the latter in Richmond, Va. William Williams was a farmer and also learned the saddler's trade, at which he occasionally worked. He owned farm property successively in Columbiana and Mahoning counties, Ohio. and Hillsdale county, Michigan. For a time Mr. Williams was proprietor of a hotel at Alliance, Ohio, and also operated a farm near at hand : he left Alliance to go to Hillsdale, Mich., where he was actively engaged in farming at the time of his death, May 4. 1862. Mrs. Williams died, in 1869, at Mansfield, Ohio, while visiting a sister. Mr. Williams was educated in the Quaker faith, but after their removal to Hillsdale, both he and his wife joined the Disciples' church. They were the parents of four children : Louisa. who died in 1867 ; -Harriet, who died in 1842: Francis M., and William, deceased. Mr. Williams prospered in his various farming enterprises and was a highly esteemd member of the communities in which he resided. He was a staunch Whig and took an intelligent, although not an aggressive, part in political discussions. Francis M. Williams attended public school at Alexander, Ohio, and Hanover ; he assisted his father in the farm work for some years and was at the same time the owner of a threshing outfit. His first independent venture was the purchase of a farm in Amboy township, Hillsdale county, which embraced a considerable number of acres of timber land, which Mr. Williams cleared. This was his home fifteen years ; in 1868 he moved to Pioneer, Williams county, Ohio, and traveled several years with a panorama he had purchased. He became the owner of a grocery store in Adrian, Mich., which occupied him three years ; he then returned to Pioneer and operated a barber shop and grocery store for the next three years. On March 12, 1883, Mr. Williams came to Toledo and was em- ployed in the wagon works and later in a sewing-machine factory. A delightful little home was built by Mr. Williams on Milburn avenue, and for four years he was successfully engaged in managing a nursery. His next business venture was a confectionery store in Auburndale, which- he conducted profitably for five years ; then sold and retired from active business life. On March 14, 1907, Mr. Williams took advantage of an excellent opportunity to purchase 656 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY the confectionery establishment of Mr. Falls, and since that time has been located at the corner of Twenty-second and Monroe streets, where he deals in cigars, confectionery, glass, china, stationery, etc. The store is known as the Williams' Sweet Shop. Mr. Williams is affiliated with the Republican party, and served as school director and pathmaster in the town of Amboy, On July 4, 1855, the marriage was celebrated of Mr. Williams and Miss Cyrena Drake, of .Amboy, Mich., daughter of Amos Drake. Four children were born of this marriage : Arthur, who lives at Greenwood, Miss.; John H., who lives in Chicago ; Mary C., the wife of Edmund Fowler, of Canton, Ohio, and Luther F,. a citizen of Toledo. Mrs. Williams died Oct. 10, 1870, and on Jan. 25, 1877, Mr. Williams married Mrs. Alice H. Ehrett. daughter of Amos Cobb. of Alliance, Ohio. One son was born of this union. Francis Marion, Jr., who was educated in the Toledo schools, was employed at the wagon works and at the depot of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, in the office of the Lozin Bicycle Co., as treasurer of the People's Theater and in the Valentine Theater, and is now manager of the Williams Sweet Shop. Francis M. Williams. Jr., was united in marriage, March 7, 1905, to Miss Catherine Kelley, daughter of James and Bridget ( Brown) Kelley, of Toledo. They are the parents of one child, Mary Alice. Mrs. Williams, Sr,'s parents, Mr. and Mrs, Cobb, are both deceased. Mr. Cobb was a veteran of Company H. One Hundred and Fifth Ohio infantry, and a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic. A son of Mrs. Williams, Chauncey H. Ehrett, is a resident of Alliance, Ohio. In his leisure hours. Mr. Williams, Sr., devoted much time and study to music. He was quite a mechanical genius, and was the maker of several very good violins, the violin being an instrument of which he was very fond. He understood the mechanical structure of the instrument remarkably well for an amateur, and often expressed the wish that he might have more time to give to its study. Rev. John C, Herr, pastor of St. Charles Roman Catholic Church, at Air Line Junction, is a native of Toledo. He received his elementary education in St. Francis De Sales parochial school, attended Carnisius College, at Buffalo. N, Y., and St, Mary's Seminary, at Cleveland. He was ordained June 4. 1898, with impressive ceremonies, and was immediately afterward placed in charge of the parish at Chicago Junction, Ohio ; he resigned this parish to accept a call to St. John's Cathedral, Cleveland, and from there was transferred to St. Joseph's Church, Crestline, Ohio. Father Herr's first interest in the parish of St. Charles was aroused when he was delegated by the Rt. Rev. Bishop to report on the petition of the Roman Catholic people of Air Line Junction requesting permission to build a new church edifice. This took place in the autumn of 1902, and in December the property for the new church on the corner of Wayne street and Detroit avenue was purchased from Messrs. P. J. Keefe and Clarence Brown for $3.400, Mr. Keefe donating $200. On Jan. 18, 1903. Father Herr was appointed pastor of the new parish and, March 9, of the same year, ground BIOGRAPHICAL - 657 was broken for the combination school and church building, On July 10, the corner-stone of the edifice was laid by Rt. Rev. Bishop Horstmann, D. D., assisted by thirty-eight priests and a vast concourse of the faithful. Mass was offered for the first time in the new building on Christmas Day, 1903, an occasion of the most solemn and holy rejoicing on the part of priest and people, who had so faithfully labored together in the noble cause. The school was opened April 18, 1904, and, on June 23, the first class received their First Holy Communion. On Oct. 16, the church and school were dedicated by the Rt. Rev, Bishop. St, Charles parish now numbers over 200 families ; the school has nearly 200 pupils enrolled, and the buildings are valued at $80,000. Pastor and people have been one from the commencement of their association, and their efforts were blessed with success in an incredibly short time, only two months more than a year having elapsed between the first petition for the organization of the parish and the first mass offered in the handsome new church building. Father Herr has exhibited unusual administrative ability as well as inspired zeal and enthusiasm in the prosecution of this great work. He is greatly beloved by his parishioners, who turn to him in time of stress of body or soul and fortify themselves with renewed strength from his inspired counsel. Father Herr is an eloquent, dignified and simple preacher, and his rendition of the solemn servrces of the Roman Catholic Church is in accordance with the highest traditions of the church, Rev. A. J. Suplicki.—The large and influential Church of St, Anthony (Polish) on Nebraska avenue, Toledo, has been, since 1901, under the guidance of Father A. J. Suplicki, as pastor. Rev. A, J. Suplicki was born Oct. 17, 1869, in Zlotowo, Poland, son of Joseph and Catherine (Ratajczak) Suplicki, both natives of Poland. Father Suplicki attended a parochial school in Poland and, in 1881, when he arrived in Cleveland with his parents, who had decided to reside there, he was placed in the parochial school. of St. Stanislaus parish. He commenced his collegiate education at St. Mary's College, at Dayton, Ohio, continued it at St, James' College, Berlin, Ontario, and completed it with a theological course at St. Mary's Theological Seminary, of Cleveland, Ohio, He was ordained at St. Mary's Seminary, Dec. 21, 1893, and immediately after his admission to holy orders was sent to St, Anthony's Church, at Toledo, as assistant priest, In July 1894, Father Suplicki was made pastor of St. Adalbert's Church, at Berea, Ohio, where he remained until April 23, 1901, when he entered upon his present duties as pastor of St. Anthony's Church, This parish was founded in the summer of 1882. under Bishop Gilmore, with Rev. V. Lewandowski as its first pastor. Three lots at the corner of Nebraska avenue and Junction street were purchased for the use of the parish and a frame building was erected, which was dedicated Nov. 12, 1882. The following year the erection of a frame structure for a schoolhouse was witnessed and the Felician Sisters took charge of the school, Two additional lots were purchased as soon as the financial condition of the parish warranted the expenditure and, in 1890, a new church building was commenced, On 658 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY July 15, 1894, the church was dedicated by Bishop Horstmann, and the completion of the building was then but a matter of a short interval, to the delight of the crowded worshippers in the old church, The parish has had the following pastors in charge : Rev. M. F. Orzechowski, Rev, E, M. Slowikowski, Rev. N. Kolinski, Rev. F. S, Motulewski, and Rev, Suplicki, the present incumbent. During the pastorate of Father Suplicki the parish house has been built, electric lights installed, the pavement laid in the court between the church and school, the iron fence built and many other noteworthy improvements made. The church property in its neat and well-kept condition is an ornament to the neighborhood and is valued at $200,000, One thousand families are enrolled in the parish and 900 children in the school, which employs a corps of fifteen teachers. Father Suplicki issues a weekly paper, printed in the Polish language, which he names the Kuryer Katolicki. He is well-educated, well-read and well-informed on public questions of moment ; he is a devout and earnest priest, who well understands how to reach the hearts of his people and make himself one with them in their material or their pious efforts. His opinions on matters of church policy are always heard with the greatest respect, and in undertakings for the public uplift he can always be relied upon to assist efficiently. Rev. Benedict Rosinski is pastor of the large and flourishing Polish parish of St. Hedwig, Toledo, which was founded in 1876, and has increased so considerably in the number of its communicants that a few years ago it became necessary to divide it in two. Its offshoot is the parish of St. Adalbert, adjoining. Rev. Rosinski was born in Moligno, Province of Posen, Poland, March 20, 1860, son of Sylvester and Caroline (Lewandoska) Rosinski, both natives of Posen. Both parents are now deceased, having passed their entire lives in Poland. Their son, Benedict, was sent to school in the vicinity of his home and studied in the Royal Colleges of Onesen and Kulm nine years. where he graduated with notable honors. In 1882, he came to Cleveland, Ohio. and entered the Seminary of St. Mary, as a theological student. He pursued his studies in this institution during the following five and one-half years, and was ordained to the priesthood, Dec. 17, 1887. His first parish was that of St. Mary at Sandusky, Ohio, a German parish. There he remained two years and nine months, was transferred to St. Adalbert's Polish Church, at Berea, Ohio, and remained there two years. On June 8, 1892, Father Rosinski entered upon the pastorate of St. Stanislaus Church, Cleveland, one of the largest parishes in the diocese of Cleveland. He directed the affairs of this parish with marked success until he accepted the call to St. Hedwig's, Sept. 1. 1907, and it was with the keenest regret that the pepole of St. Stanislaus witnessed his departure. The relations between priest and people in that church were of such an affectionate nature that it was only in response to the pressing need of St, Hedwig's Church that Father Rosinski could willingly sever them. Father Rosinski is a devoted reader of the hest literature ; he possesses a decided bent for theological and historical research and is BIOGRAPHICAL - 659 an accomplished linguist, He converses readily in Polish, English, Bohemian, German, French or Latin, and preaches fluently and well in Polish, English or German, In addition to these unusual accomplishments, he writes easily, clearly and instructively ; his sermons are the product of deep thought on the part of the Reverend Father, but are admirably adapted to reach the hearts and minds of his hearers and lead them to contemplation of the sacred and holy mysteries of the church. The parish of St. Hedwig was founded in the spring of 1876 ; prior to that time priests from Cleveland had been sent occasionally to visit the few families of the mission. The organization of the new parish was taken in hand by Father V. Lewandowski, who came from Poland. It was due to his efforts that nine lots were purchased, in January, 1876, for $3,500, and the erection of the combination church and school was commenced in the ensuing spring, This building, which was dedicated in November of the same year, was 33x33 feet in dimensions, and two stories in height ; a parish house was built at the same time and a home for the Franciscan Sisters, who came from Rochester, Minn., to take charge of the school, The school received its first pupils in the fall of 1877 and now has 850 scholars enrolled and fourteen instructors. In June, 1885, Rev, Lewandowski was succeeded by Rev. C. Augustinski, who remained in charge of St. Hedwig's until Feb. 17, 1886. At that time the church was destroyed by fire and the work of rebuilding was undertaken by Rev, J. M. Koudelka, since elevated to the bishopric. He rebuilt the church edifice, the second structure being much larger and handsomer than the old building, and, June 27, 1886, the church was rededicated by Bishop Gilmore. Rev. Wieczorek was shortly afterward installed as pastor and, in the summer of 1886, the frame building was erected as a parish house at a cost of $1,600. The membership of the parish increased from seventy-five families, in 1886. to 400 families, in 1890, and it became necessary to seek accommodations for the expansion of the parish. In May, 1890, forty lots were purchased by the pastor, with his own private fortune, and one-half of these, the west portion of the tract, donated by him to the parish. The property is bounded by Dexter, La Grange and Thompson streets ; the frontage is on La Grange street, 160 feet, and the depth 300 feet. The present church building was commenced in the spring of 1891 and completed in October, 1892 ; it is an imposing structure of Sandusky blue sandstone, Gothic in design. of excellent proportion and architecture. The stained glass windows are of great artistic merit, the five altars are of the finest material and workmanship and the furnishings are complete and appropriate in every detail. The dimensions of the edifice are 60x160 feet with a transcript of seventy-five feet, and its cost was $65.000. The parish house. of the same material as the church, was built in 1900 at a cost of $10.000. A new school house, also of Sandusky sandstone, has been added recently to the group of beautiful buildings. The association of Father Rosinski with the parish has marked a period of rapid progress in its development and he is widely known and esteemed as a man of the highest aims and ideals. 660 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Rev. Valentine Cichy, pastor of St. Magdalene's Polish Roman Catholic Church, of Rossford, Ohio, has had that parish in his charge since Sept. 15, 1906. He was born in Cracow, Austrian Poland, Sept. 15, 1864, son of Adelbert and Magdalene (Sieprawska) Cichy, both natives of Austrian Poland, Adelbert Cichy was a prosperous merchant of Cracow and provided his son with opportunrty for a good education ; he sent the boy Valentine to public school in Cracow and later to the university of the same place. Valentrne was a lad of pious tendencies and early turned his attention to theological study. From the university he went to Constantinople, where he was ordained Aug. 27, 1890. In Constantinople, he officiated as a missionary of the church and as a teacher of theology in a Roman Catholic school. Called to Lyons to fill the chair of theology there, Father Cichy accepted this post and remained in Lyons six years. He left Lyons to come to the United States, and arrived in Detroit, in May, 1904. After two years spent in teaching in the seminary in Detroit, Reverend Cichy came to St. Magdalene's, in Ross township, Wood county, Ohio. The parish was founded Sept. 19, 1903, and its first pastor was Rev, Ludwig Redmer. The parish purchased, during Reverend Redmer's pastorate, ten acres of land, upon which a brick school building., the property of the township, was located. A chapel was immediately built and the parish fairly established. The parish has grown steadily and now numbers seventy families as members the school, which is in charge of Miss Anna Grvtza, who was educated in Notre Dame convent, Toledo—Ohio, has thirty-five pupils. The church property is valued at $20,000, with its improvements. and the wisdom of the purchase has been demonstrated by its suitability to the purposes of the church and its rise in value since bought by St. Magdalene's. Father Cichy's parents both died in Poland, and his closest ties now bind him to the United States, the country of his adoption. He is earnest and zealous in the work to which he has devoted his life, and he has won the respect and affection of his people by his unfailing devotion to them in all their varying needs, They recognize him as a wise and loving leader and guide and have the utmost confidence in his counsel. Jay Cannon Lockwood.—Since 1904, Mr. Lockwood has been a citizen of Toledo, where he is engaged in the real estate business, and during the last six years has been instrumental in making some of the most important transfers of property, which have taken place in the city, Mr. Lockwood is looked upon as one of the most able and promising of the younger business men of Toledo ; his .offices are located in the Gardner Building and a considerable portion of his time is occupied in the management of his own city property, A number of valuable lots and buildings in the business -district of Toledo are owned by Mr. Lockwood, who has shown great shrewdness in making his investments. Jay C. Lockwood is the son of James Cannon and Mary (Chapman) Lockwood, who were residents of Milan, Ohio, the latter born .in Toledo, Mr. Lockwood was an influential banker of Milan, highly respected for his business sagacity and the rugged uprightness of his character. BIOGRAPHICAL - 661 After his death, Mrs. Lockwood came to Toledo and has made her home in that city for some years. Jay C, Lockwood was born in Milan, Ohio, Dec. 8, 1882 ; he received a public school education in Milan, went from Milan to the military academy at Cornwallon-the-Hudson, and subsequently to Kenyon College, at Gambier, Ohio, where he graduated with the class of 1904. While a college student, Mr. Lockwood was initiated into the fraternities of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Theta Nu Epsilon, of both of which he is an enthusiastic member. He is identified with the Republican party in political matters of national moment, but is independent in his views on local questions. In personal character and integrity, Mr. Lockwood is above reproach ; he is an excellent example of the type of young Americans, who are of inestimable aid in the up-building of a city. Rev. George Gunnell, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church of Toledo, is of English-American descent. His father, George Gunnell, was born in Rumford, Essex county, England, Nov. 9, 1844, and was a successful real estate dealer in Beaver, Pa., for some years, where he is now living the life of a retired business man. He married Miss Sophia Cowling, a native of Allegheny City, Pa., born May 30, 1843, and three children were born of the union : George. Louie (deceased), and Harry. Rev, George Gunnell was born in Pittsburg, May 18, 1868, and was the fortunate recipient of an excellent education, the last years of which were devoted to preparation for taking holy orders, He attended public school in Beaver county, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Hobart College, at Geneva, N. Y., in 1891, entered the senior class of Harvard University and was graduated in 1892, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in 1904 received the degree of Master of Arts from Hobart College. He pursued his studies in the General Theological Seminary, where he graduated, and on June 9, 1895, he was ordained deacon, by Bishop Whitehead, in St. Thomas Church, New York, and was immediately sent as missionary to the Church of Holy Innocents, at Leechburg, Pa., where he remained until July 1, 1896. The ceremony of Reverend Gunnell's ordination to the priesthood took place at St. John's Church, June 9, 1896, at Franklin Pa., and was also celebrated by Bishop Whitehead. Calvary Church, of Pittsburg, called the Rev. Mr. Gunnell as assistant, Aug. 1, 1896, and he filled that position until Nov. 1, 1897, when he was appointed rector of the Church of the Epiphany, at Bellevue, Pa,, a suburb of Pittsburg, On March 1, 1903, he became rector of St. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia, and continued in charge of this church during the succeeding six years. Since April 4. 1909, the Rev. Mr. Gunnell has been rector of Trinity Church, Toledo, where he is assisted in his work by the Rev. J. M. Hunter. Trinity Church was founded in December, 1842. a branch of St. Paul's Church of Maumee, founded in 1837, the first Protestant Episcopal Church in the Maumee valley, The first rector of the parish was Rev, Joseph S. Large, and the first building was erected, in 1844, at a cost of $4,000. Rev. Mr. Burger succeeded the first rector, Feb, 18, 1845, and was in turn succeeded by 662 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Rev. Charles Avery, Sept. 7, 1846 ; then by Mr. Thompson ; and, in March, 1848, by Rev. Henry W. Walbridge. The parish has since that time had the following rectors : Rev. Dr. James Mulcahey (1869-1874), Rev. Dr, Coleman (1874-1879), Rev, E. R. Atwill (1882-1890), Rev. Charles Scadding (1891-1896), Rev. Dr. Dowling (1896-1902), Rev, Dr. Leffingwell and Rev. Dr. Brady (1902-1909), The edifice, in which the congregation of Trinity worships at the present time was built in 1863 and is a magnificent structure of stone, dignified and substantial, an example of the best church architecture. During the present year a large and expensive pipe organ has been installed, and the building has from time to time been fitted with all modern improvements, The congregation is a large one, and the duties of the rector very heavy, but Dr. Gunnell is the possessor of youth and a vigorous constitution and, with the aid of Mr. Hunter, is able to accomplish a seemingly impossible amount of church work. The year, during which he has been associated with the parish, has been a year of most satisfactory growth, and the members of the congregation feel that their choice of the Rev. Mr, Gunnell to take charge of their parish has been one which will prove of the utmost benefit to them in every way. Mr. Gunnell is inspired in his work by the highest spiritual enthusiasm and considers no effort too great to be made in behalf of any individual of his parish, however humble his station. His discourses show the result of his years of study and are evidently the product of a thoughtful and reasoning mind and a spirit attuned to the best ideals of the Christian faith. The Rev. George Gunnell was married Sept. 12, 1900, to Miss Caroline Hogg Sibbett, daughter of Richard and Sara (Hogg) Sibbett, of Brownsville, Pa.; three children have been born of this marriage, as follows : George Trevor, born at Bellevue, Pa., Aug. 25, 1902, died Jan. 19, 1903 ; Mary Brunot, born at Philadelphia, Sept. 26, 1903 : Caroline Sibbett, born at Toledo, Jan. 26, 1910. Mr, Gunnell is a member of Bellevue Lodge, No. 530, Free and Accepted Masons. Rev, J. Merritt Hunter, curate of Trinity Episcopal Church. Toledo, was born in Warren, Pa., Feb. 18, 1880, son of Henry P. and Clara Reynolds (Merritt) Hunter. Mrs. Henry Hunter died Feb. 23, 1880, and Mr. Hunter is living in Warren, where he was a successful merchant for many years, but is now retired from active business life. The latter is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and in political sympathies is a stanch Republican. The mother of Henry P. Hunter had the distinction of being the first white child born in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Rev. J. M. Hunter received his elementary education in the public schools of Warren, was prepared for college at Youngstown, Ohio, and graduated at Harvard University, in 1904, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He continued his preparation for the ministry at the General Theological Seminary, in New York City, completed his course, in 1906, and was ordained deacon the same year, While a student in New York, Mr. Hunter devoted himself to settlement work on the East Side and was superintendent of the Church missions in Chinatown. Mr. Hunter has also pursued sufficient gradu- BIOGRAPHICAL - 663 ate study to entitle him to the degree of Master of Arts from Columbia University upon the completion of his thesis. In 1906, Mr, Hunter took charge of the mission at St. Mary's, Pa., for a few months, was then sent to Bradford, Pa,, and was ordained priest in September, 1907. In May, 1909, he was called to Trinity as assistant to Rev. George Gunnell, and has filled this position efficiently and with unfailing devotion to his duties. In the short term of his association with them, Reverend Hunter has endeared himself to the parishioners of Trinity by his unceasing labors for their welfare, and is regarded as a brilliant and promising member of the Episcopal clergy. He was united in marriage, April 23, 1907, to Miss Grace Greenwood, daughter of De Wayne and Cynthia Greenwood, of Girard, Ohio, and two children have been born of this marriage : John Merritt, junior, and Marian Virginia. Mr, Greenwood, who is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, is a well-known manufacturer of Girard ; he is affiliated fraternally with the Masonic Order and the Knights of Pythias, and politically with the Republican party. Mrs, Greenwood was born in Pittsburg. Henry Frank Van Fleet, president of the State Savings Bank Company, of Waterville, Ohio, is a native-born and very successful citizen of Lucas county. He was born on a farm two miles northwest of Waterville, Dec. 13, 1849, son of prominent pioneer residents of that district. Charles and Sarah (Webb) Van Fleet, parents of Henry F,, were born in Dayton, Ohio, and Syracuse, N. Y., respectively, the former on March 19, 1822, the latter on March 13, 1828. Charles Van Fleet came to Lucas county with his parents in 1831, the father purchasing a farm near what is now Waterville when there was little but wilderness to be seen in many miles. These pioneers cleared and improved their farm, denied themselves the luxuries of more settled communities and perseveringly followed the way they had chosen until they reaped the reward of their labors, Their property increased in value with the increasing population of this thriving county, and before they died they had the satisfaction of finding themselves the possessors of a considerable fortune. Charles Van Fleet was an active and energetic man and found time to devote to various matters pertaining to the religious and social life of the community. Both he and Mrs. Van Fleet were devout members of the Presbyterian church, in which Mr. Van Fleet was an elder. In political sympathies, Mr. Van Fleet was a stanch Democrat, served as township trustee, cemetery trustee, member of the school hoard, and held other local offices. During the war of 1861-5, he aided the township substantially in furnishing its quota of troops by supplying money to meet emergencies. His long and useful life came to a peaceful end, Nov, 10, 1884. and his widow entered into rest, Aug. 28, 1889. Six children were born to them. of whom two died in infancy : Helen I. is the wife of Jacob W. Urschel, of Toledo : Henry F. is the subject of this sketch ; Cora V. is Mrs. Wilson W, Spencer, of Bowling Green, Ohio : and Frederick W. is a well-known manufacturer of tiles at Findlay, Ohio. Henry F. received such education as was afforded by the local schools near the farm and also pursued a 664 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY course of study at Maumee Seminary ; he assisted his father materially with the work of the farm and learned many valuable lessons from that experienced agriculturist. In the choice of a vocation, he followed in the footsteps of his father and engaged independently in farming as soon as he became of age. He made farming his life work, studied the best methods, and has proved it a profitable business in his own case, In recent years, he has had leisure to devote to several local business enterprises, which have helped the-progress of the town of Waterville materially, Mr. Van Fleet's business judgment is sound, his methods conservative, and his experience considerable in financial affairs. He was instrumental in founding the Waterville State Savings Bank, a sound and reliable institution which bears favorable comparison with any bank in the county. He is treasurer and director of the Citizens' Telephone Company and a stockholder in the Waterville Butter Company. A staunch supporter of Democratic policies, Mr. Van Fleet has served for years as a member of the school board, has been a township trustee several terms, in 1906 was elected commissioner of Lucas county, and, in 1909, was elected real estate appraiser, which position he now holds. As a member of the Lucas County Agricultural Association and a director in the Lucas County Farm, Aid & Insurance Association, Mr. Van Fleet is an efficient and valued worker and counsellor. On June 19, 1872, the marriage was celebrated of Henry F. Van Fleet and Miss Sarah M. Bradley, a native of Summit county, Ohio, and three children blessed the marriage. Nellie B. was born Sept. 5, 1876, and is the wife of Arthur Longbrake, a member of the prominent legal firm of Taber, Longbrake & O'Leary, whose offices are in the Nicholas Building, Toledo. Laura Lenore, born Dec. 12, 1878, married D. J, Farnsworth, superintendent and manager of the Citizens' Telephone Company of Waterville. George M.,- born April 7, 1881, married Miss Anna Taylor and is engaged in farming upon the old homestead. Another child was reared as a member of their family by Mr. and Mrs. Van Fleet—a nephew, Lynn Bradley. Mrs. Van Fleet was born Oct. 29, 1850, and is the daughter of Ariel B. and Laura (Taplin) Bradley, both natives of Summit county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs, Bradley settled in Lucas county soon after the close of the Civil war. Mr. and Mrs, Van Fleet are members of the Presbyterian church ; Mr. Van Fleet is also identified with the Masonic order, having served four years as Master of Wakeman Lodge, No. 522, Free & Accepted Masons, at Waterville, Mr, and Mrs. Van Fleet have lived respected and honored lives in the same community during a considerable number of years and are surrounded by devoted friends, in social intercourse with whom their pleasantest leisure hours are spent. They interest themselves actively in philanthropic undertakings and are always ready to lend a helping hand to a worthy cause, As types of valued residents of a community their examples may well be followed. John Barbin, deceased, was born Jan. 20, 1821, at Middleburgh, Snyder county, Pennsylvania ; he was educated in the local schools, learned the blacksmith's trade and also wagon-making, and came BIOGRAPHICAL - 665 to Waterville about 1860, He purchased the property now known as the Charles Smith farm for $1,600, resided there and managed the farm profitably for ten years, then exchanged with A. J. Eldridge for the farm on the "Stone Road," which was his home during the remainder of his life. Mr. Barbin died in Chicago, Jan. 16, 1891, while making a visit at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary S. Campbell, Mr. Barbin was widely acquainted in the neighborhood of Waterville and was esteemed and respected highly by every one who was associated with him. In political affiliations, he was a loyal Republican, but never was ambitious to hold public office. He became well-to-do as the result of practical and careful methods of farming and was in every respect a model citizen of the community. On March 2, 1845, he married Miss Amelia Wayne, daughter of John and Susan (Spade) Wayne, of Pennsylvania, Two children were born to this marriage : Frederick 0., born April 13, 1846, died in infancy, and Mary is now Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Barbin was born in Snyder county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 1. 1826, a granddaughter of Gen. Anthony Wayne ; she died at the home of Mrs. Campbell, in Waterville, Feb. 20, 1906. John Wayne, father of Mrs. Barbin, was a prominent farmer in Snyder county. Mrs. Barbin was the eldest of a family of nine children, Mrs. Campbell was born in Middleburg, Pa., attended public school in the vicinity of her home and came with her parents to Waterville. She was married Oct. 16, 1889, to John O. Campbell, a native of Pittsburg, Pa. From the time of their marriage until the year 1903, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell resided in Chicago ; at the latter date they moved to Waterville, where they established themselves in a beautiful and comfortable home, On July 18, 1904, Mr. Campbell died suddenly from heart failure, caused by Bright's disease, and since his death Mrs. Campbell has lived in Waterville, where she owns both her homestead and the Barbin farm, which under her excellent management are in fine condition and yield her a comfortable income. Mrs. Campbell is a woman of dignified and gracious demeanor, active in local social and philanthropic undertakings, and the possessor of many admirable qualities of heart and mind. Elijah Dodd, deceased, a pioneer citizen of Waterville, Ohio, was born at Horse Neck, N. J., in June, 1806, fifth child of Capt, Caleb Dodd, Jr., and Mary (Bates) Dodd. He became a contractor and builder and obtained as one of his first contracts the construction of a portion of the canal which has Harrisburg as one of its terminals. Returning to New Jersey after the completion of this work, Mr. Dodd was informed of the contemplated survey of the Miami & Erie canal, between Toledo and Cincinnati, and immediately submitted an offer of his services in its construction. In 1836, Mr. Dodd, with his wife (nee Malvina Stiles), to whom he was married in January, 1831, and his two children—Caleb and William—removed to Buffalo, where they rented a home for a year. Mr. Dodd was fortunate enough to secure a contract for a considerable part of the canal work and brought his family to Waterville, which from that time became his permanent home. 666 - MEMOIRS OP LUCAS COUNTY The first home of the family in Waterville was in a part of the old Columbian Hotel. In partnership with his brother-in-law, General Steedman, who became famous in the Civil war, Mr, Dodd continued in successful business as a contractor, and among other important structures erected the great dam across the Maumee river at Providence. Upon the discovery of gold in California, General Steedman joined the gold-seekers and arranged with Mr. Dodd to have the latter assume a protecting care over his family. General Steedman was at this time the owner of the farm where was located the fort built by General Wayne immediately before the bloody engagement of Fallen Timbers. Upon his return he conveved the farm to Mr. Dodd in grateful acknowledgment of Mr. Dodd's services in his behalf. Mr. Dodd became successfully interested in mercantile and farming enterprises in Waterville, made fifty-one trips across Lake Erie in his journeys to New York 'to purchase goods, and he also took an active interest in local politics. He was an enthusiastic Jeffersonian Democrat and is said to have walked thirteen miles to cast his first vote for Gen, Andrew Jackson. He was twice elected sheriff of Lucas county, which office he filled with complete success ; during his term of office as sheriff the county seat of Lucas county was removed from Maumee to Toledo. At the end of his term of office, Mr. Dodd returned to the farm and made that his home until his death, Oct. 24, 1876. Six children were born to Elijah and Malvina (Stiles) Dodd, of whom Caleb, the oldest son, was born in Caldwell, N. J., Dec. 2, 1831, accompanied his parents to Waterville, in 1837, and at the outbreak of the Civil war became a captain in the Union army and died at Nashville, Tenn., in 1865, during his term of military service. William was born at Caldwell, June 24, 1834; came to Waterville in 1837, and was. reared there ; he is now a resident of Camden, S. C. Amanda is Mrs. Mahler, a resident of St. Paul, Minn. Adeline married Samuel R. Adams and lives at Camden, S. C. Walter died in infancy. Clarence was born in Waterville, Aug. 7, 1849, and has -become one of the most influential farmers of Waterville. The second wife of Elijah Dodd was Mary Jane Wardley, to whom he was united in marriage in January, 1851. Four children of this marriage are living: Elijah, born in Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 27, 1853, was educated in Waterville and has made agriculture his vocation. He married Mrs, Fannie J, (Downing) DeWolf, June 10, 1879, and one child has been born to the marriage—Verne A., born at Waterville, Feb. 21, 1881, Philemon Clifford Dodd was born in Toledo, Jan, 30, 1855. Frederick C, Dodd was born in Toledo, May 3, 1857, and married Miss Mary L. Gunn, of Napoleon, Ohio. Mary Dodd, born at Toledo, Feb, 12, 1859, is the wife of Frederick J. Banks, a hardware merchant of Weston, Ohio, They are the parents of two children—Clarenee and Helen. Elijah Dodd came to Lucas county with little capital but his brains and industry, by the exercise of which he was able to amass a considerable fortune. His investments were principally in real estate, and at the time of his death he was the owner of the homestead already mentioned, a farm of 160 acres one and BIOGRAPHICAL - 667 a half miles west of Waterville, a farm in Tama county, Iowa, Granger Island, now owned by Elijah Dodd, Jr., and several valuable pieces of city property in Toledo. During the era of scattered settlements in Lucas county, the generous and kindly merchant was ever ready to aid other struggling pioneers to make a home in the new country, and his financial assistance was given at the critical moment, enabling many a hardy young farmer to tide over the difficulties of the months before the first crop could be harvested and marketed. Mr. Dodd is everywhere remembered as a citizen who had the real welfare of the community at heart and was active in promoting public enterprises. His name is associated with those of Mr. Pray, Mr, Farnsworth, and other sterling citizens of Waterville who laid the foundations upon which has grown up the present advanced civilization. His family of sons and daughters, of whom four sons reside in Waterville,. have maintained the family name upon the high plane of honor to which it was raised by their father. The Dodd family traces its ancestry to Daniel and Mary Dodd, of Branford, Conn., and is of English descent. In the baptismal record of Branford Church, at New Haven, will be found the names of Mercy, Hannah, and Daniel Dod. baptized in June, 1631. This Daniel Dod (Daniel 1st) and his wife, Mary. came to Branford, Conn., in 1646 or 1647; Mary died May 26, 1631, and her husband during the winter of 1666, In the probate record of New Haven, page 8, book 2, may be found the will of Daniel Dod, with an inventory of his real and personal property. They were the parents of one son, Daniel, born in 1649 or 1630. He is supposed to have died in the first decade of the eighteenth century, as the result of a fall from a load of hay, Although a minor, his name appears on the first tax list of Newark. N. J. He returned, in 1671, to Branford, td sell his father's land, and in the deed executed at that time avers that he is twenty-two years of age. The Newark records of 1678 show that Daniel Dod and Edward Bale were appointed to survey a line to mark the extended town limits. In 1692, the same Daniel Dod (2d) was chosen a deputy to the legislature and is occasionally mentioned in various records as the holder of official positions of responsibility. The will of John Brown, dated 1689, indicates that his daughter Phoebe married Daniel Dod (2d) and that three sons were born to them : Daniel (3d), Stephen and John, and one daughter, Dorcas. Daniel (3d) married Sarah Ailing, daughter of Samuel Ailing, of Newark, N. J, ; a deed executed by them, Sept, 16, 1775, appears in the records of Newark. Sarah died between 1739 and 1766, and Daniel (3d) in 1767. Caleb, the ninth and youngest child of Daniel (3d) and Sarah Dod, was born May 26, 1740, and died in Caldwell, about 1780 ; he was a major of militia in the Revolutionary war, married Mary Harrison, daughter of Moses Harrison, removed to Pine Brook, near Horse Neck, Caldwell township, and died there about 1780 ; his widow died in 1795. They were the parents of. eight children, of whom Caleb, later known as Captain Caleb, was the seventh. He was born May 18, 1775, married Mary Bates, who died Sept. 21, 1852, at the home of her son William, at Napoleon, 668 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Ohio, and died in January, 1811. Seven children were born to Caleb and Mary Dodd, at Horse Neck, N. J.: Phoebe Maria ; Philemon, born in January, 1799, died in December, 1859 ; Sarah ; Ezra S., born in June, 1803, died in 1843 ; Elijah, born in June, 1806, the subject of this sketch ; Lucius, born in March, 1808, last heard from in Havana ; .William, born June 8, 1810, died at Napoleon, Ohio, April 22, 1859, served three years in the United States army in suppressing Indian revolts in Texas and Kansas, was a colonel in the Canadian patriot army, in 1837, settled upon a farm in Henry county, Ohio, became a prominent citizen of that locality and filled the offices of county treasurer and sheriff. A perusal of the record of the Dodd family shows that each generation has been represented by men of marked ability, many of whom achieved honor and distinction worthy to be remembered. A prominent member of the present generation, son of Elijah and Malvina (Stiles) Dodd, is Clarence, born in Waterville, Ohio, Aug. 7, 1849, educated in Waterville and one of its best known and most highly respected citizens. On June 25, 1885, he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Casler, daughter of Jacob and Mary E. (Klock) Casler, and this marriage has been blessed by four daughters : Grace M. (deceased), Adeline A., Alice E., and Marian C. Clarence Dodd is the present owner of the Roche de Boeuf farm, the historic property already mentioned. This estate is exceptionally productive and is equipped with a handsome modern residence and other commodious buildings, The ground now used by Mr. Dodd to produce famous yields of peaches from his orchards was a favorite camping ground and burial ground of the Indians, and many interesting relics of their occupancy have been uncovered during the processes of cultivation. The historic Roche de Boeuf, which forms a small island in the Maumee river, opposite the residence of Mr. Dodd, is also a part of his estate, Blue lime-stone quarries, probably not exceeded in value by any in the State of Ohio, are located on the Roche de Boeuf farm, and in addition are producing oil wells. The Ohio Electric Traction line offers easy and rapid transit north and south, and Toledo is twenty-five minutes distant by this route. Several years were spent by Mr, Dodd in St, Paul, where he successfully conducted a gentlemen's furnishing house. He passed through Chicago at the time of the great fire, spent seven years in St. Paul and returned to Waterville for a year ; he then went to Dalton, Ga., operated a saw-mill, and later was employed as a buyer of valuable timber lands for the Alabama Southern railroad. Returning to Waterville, Mr. Dodd has since given the major portion of his time and attention to farming ; his methods are scientific and up-to-date, and his farm is in every respect a model. The stone for the city workhouse at Toledo, 1,000 cords annually, is furnished by the Dodd farm, which is also shipping stone to the same- city, to be used in macadamizing Hamilton avenue. In national political matters, Mr. Dodd sympathizes with the Democratic party ; on local political questions he votes independently. From the Dodd homestead there opens to view a charming stretch of the Maumee valley, and here Mr. Dodd proposes to enjoy a comfortable degree BIOGRAPHICAL - 669 of well-earned leisure the remainder of his life, retaining the supervision of his property, but relinquishing the exacting labor, Mr, Dodd's career has been that of a sturdy, upright and honorable gentleman, and as such he is admired and respected in the cornmunity where he has chosen to spend the best years of his life, Philemon Clifford Dodd, son of Elijah and Mary Jane (Wardley) Dodd, was born in Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1855, educated in Waterville and trained in agricultural pursuits at the Waterville homestead, He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Elizabeth Casler, Dec. 2, 1880, and one child has been born to the union, Earl W., born Dec. 7, 1884. Earl W. graduated at the high school at Waterville and from the Metropolitan Commercial College, at Toledo, On Feb. 28, 1907, his marriage was celebrated to Miss Jennie M. Taylor, born in the town of Waterville, Oct, 28, 1883. Earl W. Dodd is a promising young business man of Waterville. Mrs. P. C. Dodd is a daughter of Jacob and Mary E. (Klock) Casler, of Wood county, Ohio ; she was born at Fort Plains, N. Y., June 13, 1862, Her parents were natives of Alsace Lorraine, Germany, and New York, respectively, Mr, Casler born Feb. 12, 1839, and his wife Sept. 27, 1841. They have made their home in Wood county for many years and are people of high standing in the community. Philemon C. Dodd, generally known as Cliff. or Clifford Dodd, is one of the foremost citizens of Waterville and the owner of a beautiful farm within the corporate limits of the village. The property is a part of the old Roche de Boeuf farm and borders the Maumee river. The uplands are covered with magnificent peach and cherry orchards, which yield a bounteous harvest ; the bottoms are devoted to various grains, and no richer soil than these afford is to be found in the county. Substantial and attractive buildings adorn the farm, which is as charming a home as can be imagined. Mr. and Mrs. Dodd are hospitable, genial people, beloved by their associates and highly esteemed wherever they are known. As a farmer and man of business, Mr. Dodd's judgment is accepted as sound and conservative, and the nobility of his character is unquestioned, The benefit to a village of such residents as the Dodd family is inestimable ; the material rewards they have obtained have been won by honest endeavor and the honored family name has been passed untarnished from generation to generation. Joseph E. Hall, deceased, was an honored pioneer of Waterville, Ohio, who located there in 1836. He was born in Charlestown, Portage county. Ohio, in April, 1816, and was the son of Joel and Betsey (Smith) Hall, the former born in 1776, died Aug. 22, 1828, the latter born in 1782, died April 6, 1828. He was united in marriage to Miss Jane Dee, Sept, 12, 1837, and brought his bride to Waterville to establish their home. Previous to this time, Mr, Hall had engaged in the merchant tailoring business in Waterville and his prospects were very good. His busrness continued to prosper, Mr. Hall's integrity, industry and accommodating disposition being conspicuous factors in his success. Mrs. Hall was a native of Saybrook, Conn., born July 12, 1818, daughter of a respected and prominent citizen of that place.. Mr. Hall was postmaster at 670 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Waterville more than twenty-one years and was also successfully engaged in mercantile enterprises. For many years he occupied as his place of business the old store building still standing on the bank of the canal, He died May 11, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Hall were members of and co-workers in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Waterville, and ranked among its most loyal supporters during the poverty and limited membership of the church in pioneer days, Mrs. Hall was called to the eternal rest, Sept, 17, 1889, Mr, and Mrs, Hall remained residents of Waterville and were intimately associated with the social and philanthropic undertakings of the community throughout their lives. They made themselves greatly beloved and respected and were worthy citizens in the highest sense of the word. Two children were born to them : Parmelia C,, born Aug. 13., 1g-11, died March 7, 1881; Temperance L,, born June 27, 1850, who now resides in a charming dwelling built on the site of the first little home of her parents, Miss Hall was educated in Waterville, has formed her closest ties in her native place, and prefers it as a residence to any other. She is prominently identified with church work and is bound by ties of the deepest affection to her friends and associates of a lifetime in Waterville, She is a woman of high ideals, combined with practical accomplishments, and inherits the sterling qualities of character that distinguished her pioneer parents, Oscar M, Boyer.—No family in Lucas county is held in higher regard or is better known than that of which the subject of this sketch is a representative. It stands for the highest type of citizenship, and he whose name initiates this review has contributed in considerable measure to the development and upbuilding of what is now an opulent and populous county. Oscar M, Boyer was born in the village of Middleburg, Snyder county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12, 1860, and is a son of Elias and Mary Boyer, both of whom were natives of the same place, the father having been born Sept, 19, 1819, and the mother, Dec. 25, 1825. Elias Boyer was a valiant soldier in the Civil war. In October, 1862, he became a member of Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-second Pennsylvania infantry. This was a militia regiment, organized in the counties of Snyder and Northumberland, and it was mustered into the United States service at Harrisburg, in November, 1862, for nine months' service. It moved to Washington on Dec. 2, and thence was ordered to Newport News, thence to Yorktown, and it garrisoned the fort at the last named place until July, 1863. At that time it was sent to Hagerstown, Md., and assigned to the Eleventh corps, with which it joined in the pursuit of the enemy, fleeing from the field of Gettysburg, as far as Williamsport. It then moved to Warrenton Junction and from there to Harrisburg, where it was mustered out, Aug. 1, and Mr, Boyer received his final discharge from the service, in November, 1863. Some time afterward, he made a trip of investigation to Lucas county, and he was sufficiently impressed with this section of the State of Ohio, that he determined to make a permanent location here, He was.a man of strong mentality, marked individuality and much initiative power, so that he BIOGRAPHICAL - 671 naturally became a leader in the community, and he contributed in large and unselfish measure to the development of this section along civic, industrial and economic lines, He reclaimed to cultivation a large part of his land and continued to be actively identified with the management of his farming and other interests until his death, which occurred in June, 1894. His wife passed away in July, 1900, and the names of both have an enduring place on the roster of the honored citizens who aided in laying deep and fast the foundations upon which has been reared the superstructure of a great county, Oscar M. Boyer was but a lad at the time of the family removal from the State of Pennsylvania to Lucas county, and here he was reared to manhood, in the meanwhile having duly availed himself of the advantages of the schools of Providence township, His initial services in the field of practical endeavor were upon his father's farm, and throughout his busy career he has ever given allegiance to the basic industry of agriculture, at the present time residing upon and owning "Creek-Side Farm," which is located one and one-half miles south of the village of Whitehouse, in Waterville township. In politics, he is aligned as a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and his worth as a citizen has been recognized by the voters of Lucas county in electing him to the responsible position of county commissioner, in .which position he served two terms, a period of six years. He is affiliated with Turkey Foot Lodge, No. 529, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Grand Rapids, Ohio, and with the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Whitehouse. On Oct. 14, 1882, Mr. Boyer was united in marriage to Miss Kate V, LaBarr, who was born in Henry county, this State, Oct. 28, 1866, and who is a daughter of David and Karoline (Miller) LaBarr, who later became prominent residents of Waterville township, Lucas county, Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Boyer there have been born four children : Mabel, born April 18, 1884; Alexander R., born Sept. 23, 1888; Chester M., born Sept. 1, 1890; and Marie A., born Sept. 12, 1892. Christian Fischer, of Waterville, was born in Germany, June 17. 1835, and has lived in Lucas county since 1853. Two years later his parents joined him in Waterville and were prosperous farmers of that community the remainder of their lives, Upon his arrival in the United States, Mr. Fischer was first employed as a day laborer at Middletown, N. Y., where he remained five months ; he then engaged in construction work on the Wabash railroad, then in process of building, and later became interested in farming. He purchased sixty acres of partially cleared land, has since added to the original farm another tract of 130 acres, and is now the owner of one of the most valuable farms in Waterville, provided with all modern buildings, complete farm equipment, etc, Mr. Fischer keeps informed on the latest methods of practical farming, is thrifty, industrious and unfailingly honest and trustworthy. He is held in high regard by his friends and neighbors, On Aug. 26, 1858, he was married to Miss Margaret Christman and fifteen children were born to the union : Adam, Christian, Martin, Daniel, 'William, Frederick, Peter, Jacob, John, Sarah, Lotta, Margaret, 672 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY Louisa, Mary, and Johanna, Four sons and four daughters are living. Mrs. Fischer died in 1897 and, in 1904, Mr. Fischer married Mrs. Phoebe Sherer. Mr, and Mrs, Fischer are devout members of St. John's Lutheran Church of Waterville, and are among its stanchest supporters. In political affiliations Mr, Fischer is a Democrat and takes an active interest in local questions, He has capably served as town trustee, but does not cherish any political ambitions. His career illustrates forcibly the possibilities of achievement which were open to the settlers of such a rich farming country as Lucas county, and of which Mr. Fischer took advantage by means of his own sterling traits of character, Peter P. Suter is a native born citizen of Waterville, who was born on the farm which he now occupies, Jan. 10, 1867, son of Peter P, and Anna (Funk) Suter, the former born in Alsace Lorraine, Germany, Dec. 23, 1826, and the latter was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 29, 1840. Both father and mother were educated in Ohio. Mr, Suter was brought to Wayne county by his parents. who there made their home for the remainder of their lives, and Mrs. Suter accompanied her parents in their removal from Pennsylvania to Lucas county, Ohio. They were married in the town of Waterville, July 3, 1857, and became the parents of the following children : Daniel, born Feb. 6, 1859, died April 3, 1863 ; Sarah, born May 10, 1862, married William Needles, Feb. 13, 1881, and resides in Wisconsin ; Peter P.; Elias, born Aug. 17, 1870, died in infancy. Peter P. attended the public schools of Waterville, was trained in agricultural pursuits by his father, to whom he was of great assistance, and spent his early years on the eighty-acre farm in Sec. 13, Waterville township, upon which his parents first established their home. The Suter family spent eleven years in this home, during which period they cleared about half of the property and increased its value by other improvements. They sold it at a handsome profit and purchased another tract in Sec. 13, Waterville township, in 1868. Upon this farm of eighty-five acres, Mr. Suter has since resided. Peter P. Suter, the subject of this sketch, supplemented his public school education by a course at the normal school at Ada, Ohio, and taught in the district schools three terms ; he met with success as a teacher and was much beloved by his pupils, but he preferred agriculture as a vocation and soon made it the principal object of his studies. He reads the best 'agricultural literature habitually and is also a careful observer of practical, successful farming methods. As a result, his property shows a high degree of productiveness and his dairy herd of Holstein cattle is one of the finest in that section of the county, The herd is of registered stock of excellent pedigree, and Mr. Suter is the owner of the bull, Joe Pledge Inka, No. 67,990, whose grandmother, Nancy Pledge Princess, tested by the A. R, O,, produced 32.39 pounds of butter in seven days, 716 pounds of milk during the same time, and 132.81 pounds of butter in thirty days, a record seldom equaled. Mr. Suter's farm consists of 138 acres, in Secs. 10 and 13, and is one of the best equipped and most carefully managed farms in the township ; the buildings are large and of modern BIOGRAPHICAL - 673 design, and on every hand are evidences of thrift and prosperity. The house is a most attractive country home and is supplied with the service of two telephone lines, daily mail delivery, etc. It is the constant effort of Mr. Suter to obtain every possible comfort for his family and make the farm a, delightful place of residence for his wife and children. He was married Jan. 20, 1891, to Miss Martha Lose, who was born in Monclova township, Lucas county, May 8, 1872, daughter of William Lose, a pioneer citizen of that neighborhood, Twelve children have blessed the marriage : Florence, born Dec. 29, 1891; Clark, born Feb, 21, 1893 ; Roy, born Oct. 7, 1894 ; Homer, born Aug. 26, 1896 ; Waldo, born Dec. 3, 1898 (deceased) ; Virgil, born June. 13, 1900; Iva, born March 3, 1901 (deceased) ; Alice, born May 3, 1902; Mildred, born May 9, 1904; Burton, born Aug, 5, 1903 ; Walter, born Dec, 31, 1906; Ruth, born April 14, 1909. Mr. Suter is a Republican in political sympathies, has served as a member of the school board and takes an active interest in local politics, Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, No, 766, at Waterville. He has been treasurer of the Lucas county Farmers' Insurance & Aid Association for the past twelve years, is a stockholder of the Waterville Butter Company, of which he has been manager, and is constantly in touch with the numerous local projects for home improvement. He is a public-spirited man, genial and affable to meet, and highly esteemed by a wide circle of acquaintances. Peter Hertzfeld is one of the prosperous German born farmers of Waterville township. His parents, John and Margaret Hertzfeld, came to the United States in 1850 and rented a farm in the town of Monclova, Lucas county, which they occupied two years. Mrs. Hertzfeld died in 1832 and her husband, with the children, six in number, went to Providence township and lived there until 1862, at which time he purchased a farm near Waterville, and finally made the family home in Maumee. Of the six children in the Hertzfeld family-Jacob, Peter, Stephen, Mary, Elizabeth and John -all are living except Jacob and Elizabeth, Peter Hertzfeld was born in Germany, May 25, 1843, accompanied his parents to Ohio and was educated in Waterville, He was united in marriage, April 27, 1868, to Miss Philomena Pitzen, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Jacklin) Pitzen, of Providence township. Mrs. Hertzfeld was born in the town of Providence, Aug, 3, 1846, and lived there until her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Hertzfeld became the parents of ten children : John, born Feb, 11, 1869; Elizabeth M., born March 14, 1870 ; Frances C., born Oct. 15, 1871, married Peter Weott, and died March 2, 1898 ; George P., born July 6, 1873 ; Peter J,, born Oct. 23, 1879; Catherine M., born June 17, 1876; Margaret P., born in October, 1877 ; Annie T., born Sept. 15, 1881; Frank J., born Aug. 11, 1884; and Mary L., born April 1, 1886. Mr. Hertzfeld is a very ambitious and energetic farmer ; he has made all the improvements upon his farm, which includes a large tract of valuable timber, has built substantial farm buildings, etc. The land which was once an elm swamp now produces 150 bushels of corn to the acre, The farm consists of 156 acres of rich, well- 674 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY drained land, in the cultivation and management of which Mr. Hertzfeld is ably assisted by his two youngest sons. The other children are married and established in comfortable farm homes of their own, several in the vicinity of Waterville. Mr. Hertzfeld is a type of the self-made man worthy of imitation his ability, perseverance and energy have placed him among the foremost member's of this prosperous farming community, and the wealth which he now enjoys has been accumulated by honest methods and habits of simple living. The members of the Hertzfeld family are all affiliated with St, Joseph's German Catholic Church of Maumee, and are regular attendants upon its services, Mr, Hertzfeld is strongly in sympathy with the principles of the Democratic party, in national political matters, but votes independently in local elections, He is a man of unquestioned integrity and honor, whose word is as good as a bond, and he is the head of a family which is in every respect a credit to the township. Alonzo Crosby.—A prominent pioneer of the town of Providence, Lucas county, is Alonzo Crosby, who came to Toledo with his parents, in 1830, and settled in Providence in 1840. His father, Van Rensselaer Crosby, was a native of Connecticut, who removed to Canada and remained there until the War of 1812, when he returned to New York and enlisted under the Stars and Stripes. About the time of Alonzo Crosby's birth, some ninety years ago, his parents came to Providence and settled on a farm, which they cleared and improved and made their permanent home, Both parents died there about 1840, Alonzo was reared on the farm and there earned practical experience in farming methods, He married, between 1850 and 1860, Miss Rachel Tipton. Six children blessed the marriage : 'William, Harriet, Ozora, John, Alonzo, and Delilah. Mrs. Crosby entered into rest after a long and useful life, in 1907, at seventy-five years of age. She was a devoted wife and mother, and her memory will live in the hearts of her family as long as any of them survive, Mr. Crosby expects to spend the balance of his life at his beautiful farm home, which consists of 100 acres, in Sec, 16, Providence township, and which is endeared to him by the memories of a lifetime, He still retains the oversight of the operations of the farm, although he has relinquished the active duties owing to his advanced age, He enjoys a measure of health and strength unusual for a man of his years, and takes an active interest in contemporary history, His mind is stored with the ripe wisdom of well-spent years and his also are the material rewards of an industrious and honorable life, Henry J. Philipps, Jr., a prosperous, progressive and influential business man of the city of Toledo, whose success in life is due to his own enterprise, intelligence and a determination to accomplish his purpose, regardless of the obstacles in his pathway, was born in Toledo. Oct. 17. 1859, He is the son of Henry J., Sr,, and Emma (Seeger) Philipps, .the former of whom was born in Brunswick, Germany, May 3, 1828, and the latter in Baltimore, Md., about 1840. The parents were married Oct. 7, 1858. Iri the schools of BIOGRAPHICAL - 675 his native land, Henry J. Philipps, Sr., obtained a good knowledge of the English and French language, as well as of his mother tongue. In March, 1849, he embarked in the sailing vessel -Meta," and at the end of forty-two days arrived in New York City, from where he proceeded by rail to Buffalo, where he took a steamship bound for Toledo. The first year after reaching this locality he engaged in farming, after which he became a clerk in a general store, and, in 1852, embarked in business on his own account, selling farm implements, seeds, etc. Three years later he entered into partnership with Albert Heufer, under the firm name of the Henry Philipps Company, and this connection was in existence for four years. A hardware stock, including a wholesale and retail cutlery department, was added, in 1854, and, in 1859, Mr. Philipps bought out his partner's interest. About 1870, he divided his business into special departments, having his hardware branch on Summit street, and the seed and implement store on St. Clair street, The latter he sold out, in the spring of 1872, but continued his hardware business for three years, In 1880, he re-embarked in the seed and implement business, and was very successful. For some years he was a stockholder in the Northern National Bank. He was instrumental in having St, Clair street leveled, and was the first man to build a good business block and engage in business on that street, and it was owing to his erecting his building there that the Boody House, the opera house and the express building were erected. From 1862 to 1875, he built a business block on Summit street, also a block on Superior street, and about twelve residences. In conjunction with two other parties, he also built the Adams Street Railway and operated it about five years, when he disposed of it. In 1863, he purchased twenty-five acres of land, which he later platted, and which is known as the Columbia Heights Addition to Toledo, Here may be found many of the best residences and homes of her people. At the time Mr, Philipps purchased this land, it was swampy and overgrown with timber and brush. . In order to make it habitable, he had made, at his own expense, a large ditch, which improved the land to such an extent that building was soon commenced, In many other ways he did as much as, and probably more than, any of his associates toward the development and upbuilding of the city of Toledo. He was ever recognized as a man of sound judgment, integrity and thrift, and in politics he rendered allegiance to the Republican party, though he never aspired to offrce, the only public position he ever held being a member of the city council for two years. He passed away, Feb. 26, 1896, aged sixty-eight years, and his wife survives, living with her two unmarried daughters at the old homestead on Columbia street. Of their union were born thirteen children, of whom nine are living, as follows : Henry J., Jr., is he whose name initiates this review ; Paul A. is engaged in the drug business in Toledo, at the corner of Adams and St, Clair streets; William T, is engaged in the seed and implement business on Monroe street, in Toledo ; Herman is associated with Henry J. in the seed and implement business ; Charles J. S. is one of the pro- 676 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY prietors of the Perennial Gardens, located at Miami. a suburb of Toledo ; Albert J. is operating a florist's establishment in Washington, D. C. ; Frederick G. is associated with Henry J. in the seed and implement business, and Louise E. and Caroline reside at home with their mother. Henry J. Philipps, Jr., acquired his educational training in the public schools of Toledo. He left the high school in his junior year and commenced his real work in life by entering the grain concern of Walker, Fiske & Company, on Water street in Toledo, as a clerk, He was thus employed until 1877, when he accepted a position as clerk in the general freight accounting office of the Wabash Railroad Company, in Toledo. In 1879, the Wabash company transferred its offices to St. Louis, and Mr. Philipps spent two years there in the same capacity. In 1881, he resigned his position and returned to Toledo, to enter his father's seed and implement business as a partner. In 1888, a stock company was formed and each of the children received a share in the business, which arrangement exists at the present time, although for years Henry J. has been the chief factor in its management. He is a man of broad and liberal views, uses much discrimination in the handling of the various details of his business affairs and is recognized as a public spirited citizen. He is held in high esteem in the community in which he has resided during his lifetime, and he takes much interest in public affairs. In his political affiliations, he has always supported the cause of the Republican party, but has not been active as a politician. In matters pertaining to religion, he entertains liberal views, and although reared in the German Lutheran faith, he contributes to the support of all denominations. He is a member of the wholesale manufacturers' board of the Chamber of Commerce, of Toledo, Mr. Philipps was married, Oct. 19, 1898, to Miss Gertrude E. Shepherd, daughter of George F. and Georgiana (Baker) Shepherd, of Toledo, and of this union there has been born two children—Henry Shepherd, born Aug. 22, 1899, and Hermione Elizabeth, born Jan. 17, 1901. The family residence is at 2260 Fulton street, and Mr. Philipps' place of business is at 115-117 St. Clair street. Lyman Wheeler Wachenheimer, former judge of the Toledo police court and county prosecuting attorney, died on Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, 1910, at St. Vincent's Hospital, in the city of Toledo. Mr, Wachenheimer was born at 1605 Monroe street, in 1864, and lived practically his entire life in Toledo. He was a son of Louis Wachenheimer, a merchant, and Helen Wheeler, a member of one of the city's pioneer families. He was educated in the public schools, and, after an unsuccessful attempt to secure an appointment to the Annapolis naval academy, took up the study of law, and passed the State bar examination with high honors. Thoroughly democratic by nature and upbringing, he was unusually popular, and had little difficulty, in 1898, in securing election as police judge. which position he filled creditably until 1905, when he resigned to make the race for prosecuting attorney on the Independent ticket. While police judge, he was the unsuccessful Demo- BIOGRAPHICAL - 677 cratic candidate against Reynolds R. Kinkade for Common Pleas judge, a defeat that never caused him the slightest regret, As police judge, Mr, Wachenheimer was absolutely impartial and fearless and never had the slightest hesitancy to do what he thought was right, as he showed when he fined the late Mayor Samuel M. Jones for contempt of court, and when he gave two union men the maximum fine and sentence to the workhouse, The jury had disagreed in the cases of the two men, who were charged with assaulting strike-breakers. As Judge Wachenheimer was a possible candidate for prosecuting attorney, the attorney for the union men submitted the case to him. The heavy sentence was imposed immediately. Judge Wachenheimer was one of the few men in public life who could see no difference between men, no matter what their creed, politics, religion, ancestry or labor views were. This same refusal to discriminate between lawbreakers marked Judge Wachenheimer's term as prosecuting attorney. Union men, non-union men, single-handed thieves, those who worked in pairs and those who profited by unlawful combinations, all felt prosecution. With but very little official assistance he secured convictions or pleas of guilty from members of the bridge, brick, lumber and ice trusts, and had in contemplation the prosecution of other combinations he. regarded in restraint of trade when he was defeated for re-election. After the expiration of his term as prosecutor, Judge Wachenheimer resumed the practice of law and had built up an unusually good practice when his fatal illness developed. Judge Wachenheimer was an unusual character in many ways. Physical fear was a thing unknown to him, He was peculiarly constituted in that terrible nervousness didn't seem to affect this disregard of physical danger. Since childhood he had been an enthusiastrc lover of water sports, and was either in or on the river all the time that he could get there. Upon receiving the news of his death, Johnson Thurston paid the following tribute to Judge Wachenheimer : "He has been a man of good purposes, backed up with very rare courage and industry, all of which he has liberally used for better social, civic and governmental conditions. Toledo has lost in him a rare, forceful, good man." The widow, Mrs. Anna Ecker Wachenheimer ; one daughter, Helen, aged 12 ; and an uncle, R. Jeffrey Wheeler, are the closest relatives left in Toledo. Lincoln J. Hays.—A life of signal usefulness and honor was that of the subject of this memoir, who for twenty-five years was one of the leading grocers of the city of Toledo, to which place he came in his youth, and it was his to aid materially in the development and progress of the business interests of the city in which he elected to continue his residence until the time of his death, which occurred March 7, 1909. He was not only successful in the sense in which the world commonly views success, but was also able to attain to that greater reward which comes in the respect and confidence given to one whose life was ordered upon a lofty plane of integrity and honor. Lincoln J. Hays was born at Commerce, Oakland county, Michigan, June 14, 1864, and was reared to ma- 678 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY turity in his native county, availing himself of the advantages of the Pontiac public schools. Throughout life he continued to .be a discriminating reader and student, and he was a man of wide and exact information, a gentleman of culture and exceptionally gracious personality. In 1881, he came to Toledo and formed an association with his brother-in-law, Alex Weber, and together they engaged in the grocery business, which partnership continued for several years. Later, he started in business alone, establishing himself at 509-511 Adams street, where he continued until the time of his death. He was a man of signal business ability and this was conjoined to energy and progressiveness in such a way as to gain to him definite success in the line of enterprise represented in his mercantile operations. He was one of the organizers of the Grocers' and Butchers' Association, and for a time served as its president. He was a Republican in politics, early aligning himself in the ranks of that party, and he ever afterward continued a staunch and intelligent supporter of its principles and policies. He was a man of broad mental grasp and took much interest in the issues and questions of the hour, as well as in local affairs of a public nature, though he never consented to become a candidate for public office. He was a Mason of high degree, having membership in Rubicon Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Fort Meigs Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; Toledo Commandery, Knights Templars, and in the Scottish Rite body, Thirty-second degree. He was also affiliated with the Royal Arcanum and with Cherry Council of the National Union. On Nov. 26, 1891, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Hays to Miss Rose O'Farrell, of Toledo, and of this union there were born two children—Clarence and Mabel. John Hardy Doyle was born at Monday Creek township, Perry county, Ohio, April 23, 1811. His father and mother were married in Providence township, Lucas county, Ohio, in 1834, and were among the earliest settlers of the Maumee valley. After a residence of nine years in that valley they moved to Perry county, Ohio, where the subject of this sketch was born. In 1849 the family moved back to Lucas county and settled at Toledo, where they have since resided, recognized as one of the oldest and best families there. The parents trace their descent from the Irish heads of the family in the old country. The subject of our sketch was educated in the public schools of Toledo and at Dennison University, Granville, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar on his twenty-first birthday, and at once was admitted as a partner with Edward Bissell, his preceptor. That Mr. Doyle was a successful lawyer is shown by the fact that in 1879, at the. early age of thirty-five, he was recommended by the unanimous vote of the Republican members of the bar of Lucas county for nomination as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, was unanimously nominated by the Judicial Convention and elected by the people, overcoming an adverse majority for the balance of the ticket of over 800: He held this offrce until 1883, when he was chosen as Judge of the Supreme Court of the state. After concluding his term as Supreme Court Judge he BIOGRAPHICAL - 679 returned to Toledo and resumed the practice of the law, and is now engaged in the practice under the firm name of Doyle & Lewis. Judge Doyle is a member of the Ohio Society of New York, the Lawyers' Club, also of the Union Club of Cleveland, Ohio, the Toledo Club, the Business Men's Club, and the Country Club of Toledo, Ohio. On Oct. 6. 1868, he was married to Alice Fuller Skinner, a descendant of Gov. Roger Wolcott, of Connecticut, and Oliver Wolcott, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and of this union are three beautiful daughters— Elizabeth D, Scott, Grace D. Graves and Helen Genevieve Pratt (these being their after-marriage names), Mr. Doyle is a Republican in politrcs and was twice offered the federal judgeship of the Northern District of Ohio, but declined the appointment each time, an honor which comes to very few citizens of any State in the Union. In religion he is a Congregationalist, a member of the First Congregational Church of Toledo for over forty years. He has always declined to run for public office, except the judgeships above mentioned, although frequently urged to accept nominations for important offices, In vigorous health, he is in full practice, a member of one of the leading firms in the State, Daniel Dunscomb, deceased, who for nearly thirty years was an active business man of Toledo, was born in Nuremberg, Germany, March 5, 1850. His paternal grandparents were English, his grandfather being the owner of many vessels, and at one time served as governor of Newfoundland. Edward Dunscomb, the father of Daniel, graduated at Columbia College and afterward studied medicine. He then went to Bermuda, where he was married. He afterward returned to New York, where he engaged hi business as an importer of tea, sugar and molasses. Some years later he took his family to Germany, and while there, in the city of Nuremberg, the son Daniel was born, and there also the mother died. The subject of this memoir was the youngest of seven children—four boys and three girls—five of whom are now living, as follows : Mary is now Mrs. Ibbotson and resides at Richfield Springs, N. Y. ; Frances is Mrs. Darling, of New York City ; Katharine is Mrs. Colt, who also resides in New York City ; John is a resident of the same metropolis, and Edward is a physician, engaged in the practice of his profession at Midas, Nev, After completing his education, Daniel Dunscomb began his independent career as a traveling representative for the Sawyer Blueing Company, of New York City, in which capacity he remained for about six years. He then embarked in business for himself, under the firm name of Dunscomb, Sheldon & Company, at New York City, where the members of the firm engaged as wholesalers of blueing and wooden-ware. This association continued until 1880, when Nil-. Dunscomb came to Toledo and purchased the establishment of I. N. Poe & Company, dealers in woodenware and willowware, at 28 Summit street. The name of the firm was then changed to Dunscomb. Newell & Company, and that arrangement continued until 1884. when Mr. Dunscomb purchased the interest of Mr. Newell in the 680 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY business, and the firm name became Dunscomb & Company, the establishment being removed to 516 Summit street. The line carried by the firm included toys and woodenware, but in 1890, the woodenware and willowware lines were dropped and Mr, Dunscomb then engaged extensively in sporting goods, stationery, and holiday novelties, and at about the same time he removed the establishment to 414-416-418 Summit street, On March 1, 1909, he sold the concern to Brown, Eager, Hull & Company, and retired from that line of business, His disposition was energetic, and in all the business he engaged in he was active and of the hustling class, In 1892, he became connected with the Toledo Baby Carriage Company, and for three years was identified with its successful management. His death occurred July 30, 1909. While never a member of any religious denomination, his attendance at the Presbyterian church was regular and he contributed to the support of all Christian causes. Politically, he was an ardent Republican, but he never held, nor aspired to hold, any public office—his time being taken up with his business interests—though he took a great interest in the public welfare. Mr. Dunscomb was married twice—first, on May 5, 1890, to Miss Mary T. Lamb, daughter of John and Josephine (Girard) Lamb, of Toledo, though originally natives of Belgium. The first wife died, Sept. 6, 1907, and the second marriage, which occurred May 14, 1908, was to Miss Madalene A. Iamb, daughter of John and Margaret (Arnold) Lamb, who reside near the city of Defiance, in Paulding county; Ohio, where the father is engaged in the line of agriculture, Of this union there was born a daughter, Mary Lamb Dunscomb, born Feb. 3, 1909, The widow and child reside in the Dunscomb Apartments, at 713 Superior street, Toledo. George W. Bills, deceased, was one of Toledo's sturdy landmarks, who watched the city grow from a small village to quite pretentious proportions. He was born at Monroeville, Ohio, April 7, 1830. Deprived of both parents in early youth, he decided to become a sailor, and he followed that occupation continuously until the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted in Battery G of the First Ohio light artillery, with which he served three years and six months. Battery G was mustered into service, Dec. 17, 1861, and soon thereafter became a part of the forces in Tennessee. It was the only volunteer battery of Buell's army engaged in the battle of Shiloh, and the official records of commanding officers show that it did good service. It served with General Crittenden's division through the siege of Corinth, at which time it was ordered into the artillery reserve and moved for Athens, Ala. In September, it reported to General Negley, commanding the Eighth division of the Army of the Cumberland, and moved into camp on the Franklin pike, two miles from the city, taking part during the blockade, It took part in the engagement at Stone's River ; was active in skirmishing while lying at Murfreesboro and on the march to Tullahoma ; took part in the engagement at Dug Gap, where it covered the rear in retiring. It was also engaged at Chickamauga, BIOGRAPHICAL - 681 whence it fell back with the army to Chattanooga, taking position on the Rossville road, where it was continually under fire until after the battle of Missionary Ridge. In October, 1864, it received orders to report to the chief of artillery of the Fourth corps, at Pulaski, Tenn., where for some two weeks it was employed in building fortifications. It checked Hood's advance into Franklin, covered the retreat of the Federal column moving out, and reached Nashville on the night of Dec. 1, the loss of the battery, in killed and wounded, at the battle of Franklin, being twenty-three. It also took part in the battle of Nashville. By his bravery and efficiency, Mr. Bills rose to the command of the battery. He was promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant, Nov. 2, 1862, and to first lieutenant, May 21, 1863, for brave and meritorious service. He was seriously wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn., in the right side of the neck, and although the wound was a painful one, he refused to go to the hospital. He was constantly with his command, participated in all of its service as already outlined, and achieved an enviable record for bravery in action and soldierly bearing at all times, whether in camp, on the march, or on the field of battle. He re-enlisted with his battery, as a veteran, Jan. 4, 1864, and was mustered into the service as senior first lieutenant. At the battle of Franklin he was in command of the battery, and he fought his guns with a courage and persistent tenacity never excelled in battle. With shot and shell, at close range, dragging his guns back with prolongs (ropes), he battered and held back the lines of the enemy until Major-General Schofield, the Union commander, could place his men in position to meet and repulse the Confederate charge. Several years after the battle, General Schofield, in a public address descriptive of the battle, declared that he owed, in large measure, his success in meeting and repulsing Hood's veterans at Franklin to the gallantry and heroic courage of George W. Bills and his men. At the close of the war, Captain Bills came to Toledo and engaged in the mercantile business, in which he remained for some years. Later, he inaugurated a bill-posting agency, which grew to be a very sucessful enterprise. and he also became connected with the Wheeler Opera House, finally becoming the manager of Toledo's first playhouse of importance. He was intimately acquainted with Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest, Mrs. Bowers, Joseph Jefferson, and other actors and actresses of note, and he remained connected with the theatre business for a period of thirty years. Captain Bills was entirely dependent upon his own resources for the definite success he achieved in life, having had no assistance except that of his helpful wife. He ever commanded the respect of all who knew him and lived up to the full powers of his accomplishment, making his life count for good in all its relations. He took the interest of a good citizen in questions of a public nature and served for a time as a member of the board of aldermen of Toledo. He was an appreciative and valued member of the Grand Army of the Republic, having been one of the charter members of Forsyth Post No. 15, and he also had membership in the Knights of Honor. His early 682 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY experience as a sailor inculcated in him a love for the water, and he took great interest in the yachting sport, and he was the founder of the Ohio Yacht Club. On Jan. 31, 1852, at Newburg, Ohio, Mr, Bills was married to Miss Mary Ann Wilson, and this happy union extended over a period of fifty-three years. In 1902 was celebrated the golden anniversary of this wedding, upon which occasion the honored couple were signally honored by the attendance of a large number of their friends and well-wishers. Three daughters were born of this union, two—Amabell and Ella Isadore —being deceased, and the surviving daughter is Mrs. Adelaide Brooks, of Portsmouth, Ohio. Captain Bills died Dec. 12, 1905. Frank Huber, late of Toledo, where for thirty-four years he was actively engaged in the introduction and sale of native wines, was a product of Germany and her institutions, his birth having occurred in Warburg, Prussia, Jan. 14, 1844. The parents, Adolph and Regina (Gerling) Huber, were also natives of Prussia, and the father was for many years actively identified with the brewing business, in which he was engaged at the time of his death. His good wife departed this life in 1888, They were the parents of five children : Elizabeth, who became the wife of Casper Burman, of Cassel, Germany, and is now deceased ; William, who distinguished himself in the Franco-Prussian war, and was honored with the cross of the Legion of Honor for his bravery throughout that war, was formerly a resident of Zeitz, Prussia, and is also deceased ; Helena, who is the wife of a Mr. Batsche, of Paderborn, Prussia ; Marie, deceased, formerly the wife of Peter Steines, of Hamburg, Germany ; and Frank, to whom this memoir is dedicated. The last named acquired his educational training in the excellent public school system of his native land, and when twenty years of age immigrated to the United States, locating first in St. Louis, Mo., where he remained but a few months, and then removed to Toledo, where he maintained his residence the remainder of his life, He began his long and highly successful business career in Toledo by embarking in the wine business with Carl Lenk, with whom he was associated for twenty years, after which he became associated with A, Wehrle & Sons, who were engaged in the same line of business at Middle Bass Island, Ohio, This relationship was continued until the death of Mr. Huber, which occurred the day after Christmas, 1898, at the zenith of his success, and at a time when the prospects for still greater success and prestige were most promising, He is at rest in beautiful Woodlawn Cemetery, In commercial circles his great value as a citizen and business man were known and appreciated, his abilities were recognized and his gentlemanly instincts admired by all with whom he came into contact, He was hospitable to an extreme degree, and thoroughly enjoyed the companionship of friends ; and though death claimed him in the prime of life, it is a matter of some satisfaction to reflect that he left to posterity a record of good accomplished in which others were benefited even more than he himself, He was very fond of his home life, and cared little for lodges and clubs and other attractions outside of his family. In the matter of politics BIOGRAPHICAL - 683 he was actuated by a desire to promote the public weal, and, though an adherent of the Republican party when national issues were at stake, in local elections he cast his ballot for the candidate whom his best judgment led him to believe was the best qualified for the office he sought, Consequently, in municipal and other local affairs he was not wedded to party idols and controlled by party affiliations, but exercised his elective franchise as a free man should —candidly, fearlessly and independently. He was for many years an honored member of Rubicon Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons. On Dec. 23, 1866, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Huber to Miss Mary Huber, daughter of Carl and Mary (Lückenhoff) Huber, of Jefferson City, Mo., and of this union were born five children : Jennie R,, who lives with her mother at the old home ; Mary, the wife of Arthur W. Kortheuer, of Toledo ; Frank C.. now a resident of Milwaukee, Wis,; and Elsa and Irma, deceased. Mrs. Huber's parents were both natives of Prussia, and her father came to America in 1834, locating in Jefferson City, Mo,, where he was actively engaged in the mercantile business up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1854, in the prime of life, his good wife passing to the Great Beyond two years later. The union of the parents was blessed by the birth of five children : Joseph, born Aug. 16, 1841, died in the Civil war in 1864; William, born May 8, 1811, is a large ranch owner and a resident in the vicinity of Jefferson City ; Mrs. Huber, born Oct. 27, 1847, is the third in order of birth ; Adolph, born Aug. 6, 1848, passed away in October, 1867 ; Regina, born March 27, 1850, is now the wife of G. A. Mueller, of Springfield, Ill., a wholesale dealer in wines and liquors, Shortly after the death of her husband, Mrs. Huber erected the Irma Huber apartments on Jefferson avenue, which were named in honor of her youngest daughter, and in which she now resides. Henry Waite Bigelow was born at Colchester, Conn., Feb. 1, 1838, and passed away at his home in Toledo March 12, 1895, at the age of fifty-seven years. His ancestors were among the earliest settlers of New England, the first- American progenitor coming from England early in the Seventeenth century. The family has given to Connecticut some of its most distinguished citizens, The paternal grandfather of Henry W. Bigelow served during the Revolutionary war as a clerk to the commissary-general, and Col, Guy Bigelow, born in 1785, and who was the father of Henry W., was a prominent officer of the state militia of Connecticut. He was a farmer by occupation and continued to reside at Colchester until his death. He was also an active member of the Masonic order. His wife, the mother of Henry W. Bigelow, and whose maiden name was Sarah A. Waite, was of a family especially distinguished in judicial affairs. Chief Justice Henry M. Waite, of the Connecticut Supreme Court. and who was the father of Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite, of the United States Supreme Court, was her brother. The boyhood of Henry \V. Bigelow was not essentially different from that of the average New England farmer's son. He was educated at Bacon Academy, Colchester. At the age of sixteen he entered the store of Col. D. R. Noyes, at Lyme, Conn.. as 684 - MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY clerk, and remained there two years. In 1856 he came to Toledo and engaged in a like capacity in the wholesale grocery establishment of Secor, Berdan & Co. He remained with that firm until the first year of the Civil war, when, on Aug. 15, 1861, he enlisted for three years in the Fourteenth Ohio infantry and was with that regiment throughout its notable career—at Wild Cat, Chickamauga, the Atlanta campaign and the "march to the sea." In March, 1862, he was promoted from first sergeant in Company C to second lieutenant in Company I ; in October, 1863, he was advanced to first lieutenant, and in December, 1864, to a captaincy. At the battle of Chickamauga he was seriously wounded in the thigh and, being incapacitated for service, was granted a furlough, but rejoined his command at Chattanooga, Dec. 30, 1863. From that time until May, 1864, he served on court martial duty. Preceding the battle of Jonesboro he stood fourteenth in rank in his regiment. Two days thereafter, as a result of the loss of officers in that engagement and the muster of non-veteran organizations, he became second in rank, and thenceforward he acted as major, serving in that capacity on the "march to the sea" and in the Carolina campaign, and also in the grand review in Washington, in May, 1865. He was in command of the regiment during its muster out at Louisville. While in the service Captain Bigelow several times declined staff appointments, and throughout his connection with the army he bore the just character of a brave, faithful and useful offrcer, commanding the confidence and respect alike of superior officers and enlisted men. For six months after being mustered out he was detained in Connecticut by illness contracted in the service, In February, 1866, he returned to Toledo and, in May following, with George Worts, Albert Kirk and Henry S. Waite, organized the firm of Worts & Co., for the manufacture of crackers, at 311 (old number) St. Clair street. From that date until the death of Mr. Waite, in 1873, Captain Bigelow traveled for the house, and then he took charge of its financial affairs. The firm name was soon changed to Worts, Kirk & Bigelow, and to the exceptional success of the establishment Captain Bigelow largely contributed by his close attention and sound judgment. Captain Bigelow was for many years a member of Forsyth Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He was also a member of Ohio Commandery, Loyal Legion ; of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland and of the Fourteenth regiment ; and he was an honored member of the Sons of the American Revolution. In the Masonic order for many years he held high positions, joining Rubicon Lodge, No. 237, in February, 1859, and he afterward received all of the degrees of recognized Masonry, including the Thirty-third (the last) degree. In the days of Minot I, Wilcox's fame as captain of Relief Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, Captain Bigelow was one of the most valuable members. It was a crack company and it was a difficult matter to gain membership therein. At the time of his death, Captain Bigelow was a director in the Merchants & Clerks' bank, Politically, he was a Republican in principle, but directed his actions by considerations of public policy, as these would be suggested to his judgment. Of a retiring BIOGRAPHICAL - 685 disposition, he sought a life of quiet in the conscientious discharge of duty as the same was made known to him. He was a genial, kind-hearted gentleman, and in his death the business community lost one of its ablest citizens,