Frances, who died in 1945, and Martha Bess, a student in St. Katherines School at Davenport, Ia. Mrs. Hoagland's sister, Miss Alma Riley, has always resided with the Hoaglands. WILLIAM B. KELLY, district manager of the Farm Bureau Insurance Companies with district offices in Marion, was born in Springfield Dec. 15, 1917, son of P. J. and Agnes (Brugger) Kelly. Mr. Kelly graduated from Catholic Central High School in Springfield in 1935. He was a bookkeeper in Springfield for four years. He enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps in which he served fifty-six months during World War II. He was honorably discharged Dec. 7, 1945, with the rank of first lieutenant. He is now a member of the Officers Reserve Corps. Since December 1945, Mr. Kelly has been associated with the Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, first as an agent in Springfield. He came to Marion as district manager Sept. 1, 1946. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and Reserve Officers Assn. On May 2, 1942, Mr. Kelly married Helen Tansel, of Springfield,-daughter of Charles and Agnes Tansel. She is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Marion. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly are the parents of two children, Kathleen, born Apr. 5, 1944, and Patrick Joseph, born May 28, 1946. Mrs. Kelly's hobby is raising flowers. Mr. Kelly's hobbies include photography, golf, bowling, and softball. RAY D. MILLER, veterinarian in Marion, was born in Van Wert County Oct. 22, 1891, son of D. J. and Alice R. (Bowers) Miller. His father was a farmer in Van Wert County. Dr. Miller graduated from Van Wert High School and Ohio State University. He then served as a lieutenant in the Veterinary Corps of the U. S. Army during World War I. He later was Assistant State Veterinarian for North Carolina and for several years worked with Dr. F. J. Fischer in Petersburg, Va. Dr. Miller then practiced his profession in Van Wert two years before opening his practice in Marion in 1922. He is a member of the Methodist church, Van Wert Lodge F. & A. M., American Legion, and Central Ohio, Ohio State, and American Veterinary Medical Associations. On May 21, 1924, he married Edna M. Prosser, of Marion, daughter of William and Martha (Groff) Prosser. She is a member of the Methodist church. Her hobbies are flower gardening and travel. Dr. Miller's hobbies are trap shooting, fishing, and travel. ALBERT ENOS PEACOCK, co-owner of Peacock Plumbing and Heating in Marion, was born in Richland Township Feb. 14, 1886, younger son of James and Sarah Elizabeth (Nickels) Peacock, farmers in Richland Township. His father was a native of New York City and his mother a native of Richland Township. Mr. Peacock attended the little red schoolhouse called Dog Town School. He then learned the plumbing trade. He and his brother, James J. Peacock, Jr., (see Index), founded Peacock Bros. Plumbing and Heat- [150] ing business in 1909. He is a member of Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church, Elks, and Eagles. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. On Jan. 1, 1908, Mr. Peacock married Jennie Fay Haggard who was born in Delaware County, daughter of Mathias Ellsworth and Ella May (Clark) Haggard. She is a member of Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church, Pythian Sisters, and Elks Ladies Club. Her hobbies are reading and playing bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Peacock are the parents of two children: (1) William Neldon, of Marion, who is associated with Peacock Bros. Plumbing and Heating. He married Alice Neidig, of Marion, and they have three children, Albert Jay, Timothy Henry, and Neldon Joseph. (2) Viola May (Peacock) Rinnert, of Marion. She has two children, Susanne and Diana Fay. HENRY GEORGE RENGERT, general farmer and stockman in Waldo Township, was born in Richland Township Sept. 11, 1879, son of John and Anna (Roszmann) Rengert. His father, a native of Richland Township, was a farmer. Mr. Rengert attended the country school and has always been a farmer, purchasing his present farm on State Route 23, north of Waldo, from his father in 1907. He is a member of Marion County Farm Bureau. He served fourteen years as a member of Waldo School Board during the time when the present school building was constructed. He was township trustee eight years. On Jan. 9, 1902, Mr. Rengert married Clara A. Ruehrmund who was born May 1, 1881, in Richland Township, daughter of Ferdinand A. and Margaret (Beckel) Ruehrmund. Her father, a native of Richland Township, was a farmer and carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. Rengert are members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Waldo. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rengert and there are eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild: (1) Hilda, of Pleasant Township, who married Albert George Yeager (see Index). She has three children: Louise; Ruth; and, Helen. Louise married Paul Leroy Smith (see Index) and they have one son, Gary Jay. (2) Wilbert C., farmer in Waldo Township. He married Edna Reed. (3) Elmer H., carpenter contractor in Waldo Township. He married Clara Fichtner and they have three children, Janet, Marilyn, and John H. (4) Harold C., a foreman in Huber Manufacturing Co. He resides in Pleasant Township. He married Clara Mayer and they have one child, Joan. (5) Mabel (Mrs. Harry Ruth), of Waldo Township. She has one son, Arthur Ray. (6) Dorothy (Mrs. Wilbert Gruber), of Delaware County. She has two children, Robert George and Elinor Jean. (7) Paul F., who died July 15, 1933 at the age of nineteen. (8) Lucille, of Zanesville. She married Glenn Lester, an Army veteran of forty-one months, and they have one son, Rodney Allen. WALTER H. SCHULER, partner in Marion Builders Supply Co. in Marion, was born in Marion Mar. 22, 1892, son of Henry A. and Minnie (Amann) Schuler. [151] Mr. Schuler graduated from St. Mary's High School and was associated with the offices of the Marion Steam Shovel Co. until 1913, when he purchased Enterprise Coal and Feed Co. He continued with that business until 1924, when he discontinued the selling of feed and started selling builders' supplies. Mr. Schuler changed the name of the company and, at about that time, took his brother, L. A. Schuler (see Index), into the firm as his partner. Mr. Schuler is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and Eagles. His hobby is sports. On June 11, 1919, he married Eleanor Donovan, of Marion, daughter of James and Helen (Donovan) Donovan. She is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Her hobby is growing flowers. Children: (1) John E., of Wyandot, Mich., born Oct. 5, 1920. He graduated from University of Dayton and is a veteran of World War II in which he served four years as a first lieutenant with the U. S. Army Signal Corps. He married Elizabeth Hale of Wyandot. (2) Theodore E. (Ted), of Chicago, born Mar. 23, 1923, a graduate of Loyola University. He is a veteran of World War II in which he served three years as a gunner with the Army Air Corps. (3) James A., born Oct. 4, 1924, a medical student at Loyola University. He served four months with the Army during World War II. (4) Ann, born July 20, 1927, a student at Mt. St. Joseph College in Cincinnati. (5) Walter R., born Aug. 26, 1930, a graduate of St. Mary's High School. (6) Thomas H., born Feb. 20, 1934, a student at St. Mary's High School. ALLAN LEROY KESSLER, owner of Superior Roofing Co. in Marion, was born in Green Springs June 9, 1888. His parents, William H. and Catherine Nancy (Springer) Kessler, and his grandfather, Peter Kessler, were natives of Philadelphia. His great-grandfather, William Kessler, came to Philadelphia from Bremenhofen, Germany, in 1754. Allan Leroy Kessler graduated from Green Springs High School and took business courses in common law and salesmanship in Toledo. He was a locomotive fireman with the New York Central Railroad five years. He then learned the roofing trade and established Diamond Roofing Co. in Fostoria in 1921. He operated this firm until 1929 when he came to Marion and founded his present company. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, Fostoria Lodge F.&A.M., all York Rite bodies of Masonry including Fostoria Commandery, Kadgar Grotto, Marion Lodge Elks (exalted ruler, 1945-46), and Ohio Elks Past Exalted Rulers Assn. His hobby is travel. On July 18, 1908, Mr. Kessler married Gladys June Smith who was born in Dunkirk, June 1, 1891, daughter of Jacob and Emma (Houseman) Smith. Her maternal grandfather, John Houseman, served as a chaplain in the Civil War. She is a member of Forest Lawn Presbyterian Church and Elks Womens Club (president 1945-46). Her hobby is music. She sang for one year over WTAL (WSPD) in Toledo and she and her son played dual piano over WMRN. They were known as "June and John." [152] Children: (1) Catherine Virginia (Mrs. John L. Esslinger), of Los Angeles, Calif., born Jan. 17, 1918. She has one daughter, Joan Allyn. (2) Shirley June (Mrs. George Hansen), of Marion, born Oct. 23, 1920. She has one daughter, Catherine Mae. (3) John Allan, a talented musician in Marion. He was born Mar. 7, 1923. He married Dorothy Lee Gasmire. (4) Marcia, born July 12, 1930. (5) Kay, born May 3, 1934. ZILOW C. FOOS, general farmer in Richland Township, was born Oct. 3, 1885, in Claridon Township, son of Nathan and Salinda (Hipshire) Foos. His father was a farmer and his grandfather, John A. Foos, was a large land owner and stockman in Marion County. Zilow C. Foos attended the country school and has always been a general farmer. He was a member of Caledonia School Board for a number of years. On Oct. 1, 1908, Mr. Foos married Cora S. Himmeger who was born in Marion Aug. 29, 1883, daughter of Albert A. and Elizabeth (Leffler) Himmeger. Mr. and Mrs. Foos are the parents of one son, Millard Francis (see Index), a general farmer in partnership with his father. There are two grandchildren, Elizabeth Cora and Eileen Eloise. Mr. and Mrs. Foos reside on State Route 98, southeast of Marion. CORNELIA E. HALE, widow of Melvin B. Hale who was a contractor in Marion, was born June 18, 1879, in Springfield, daughter of William H. and Nettie (Evans) Bruce. Her paternal grandfather, Dr. A. Bruce, was a physician in Springfield. Mrs. Hale attended schools in Springfield. On Aug. 20, 1898, she married Melvin B. Hale who was born at Dayton, Dec. 9, 1873, son of Levi and Susan (Frederick) Hale, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hale was a bricklayer by trade and later did contracting work in Marion. He was also at one time a foreman at Pollak Steel Co. He died July 13, 1945. Children: (1) Alta Susan, born Aug. 20, 1899, who married Chester B. Morris, of Marion, a veteran of World War I. She is active in Red Cross, church and lodge work. She has two sons: (a) Chester B., Jr., an Army Air Corps veteran of fifty-two months during World War II. He married Helen Berringer, of Marion, and they have one daughter, Caryl Ann. (b) Carl Eugene, a student at Oxford University and Coast Guard veteran of World War II. (2) Harriet Cornelia, born May 5, 1901, who married Yuba A. Baker, of Marion. She is a member of First Evangelical and Reformed Church and Lydia Chapter O.E.S. Mr. Baker has one son, Richard Eugene. (3) Melvin Bruce Hale, of Marion, born July 21, 1903, now a foreman at Pollak Steel Company. He married Audrie Clark and they have two sons, Jack Bruce and Scott Lee. (4) Nettie Donna (Mrs. Harrod Geissler) of Marion, born Oct. 8, 1908, a graduate of Grant Hospital School of Nursing in Columbus. She has two children, Shirley Ann and Paul. Mrs. Hale is a member of First Evangelical and Reformed Church and is active in church work and church circles. She is also a member of Delphium Club. Her hobbies are keeping scrapbooks, flower garden. ing, crocheting, and needlework. [153] JACK DANNER, Vice President and Secretary of The Danner Buick Co. in Marion, was born May 25, 1915, in Marion, son of Carl E. and Grace L. (Goetting) Danner (see Index) . Jack Danner received his early education in Marion schools and graduated from Harding High School. He continued his studies at General Motors Institute at Flint, Mich., and then was associated with the Marion Star nine years as display advertising solicitor and with Universal Cooler Corp. four years as advertising and sales promotion manager. Since 1942 he has served on the board of directors of The Danner Buick Co. and he became an active member of the company in January 1946. The company sponsored a radio program over W.M.R.N., "The Danner Dial Show," a telephone quiz show centering around the history of Marion County. Mr. Danner was chairman of the 1949 Community Chest drive. He is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Marion Lodge 70 F.&A.M., Elks, Marion Lions Club (charter), and Marion Country Club. His hobby is photography. On Oct. 2, 1937, Mr. Danner married Lillian M. Thomas, daughter of Earl E. and Maude (Guthery) Thomas, of Marion. There are two daughters: Carol Lee, born Nov. 18, 1941; and, June Marilyn, born June 30, 1946. The family resides at Woody Acres on the Richland Pike, south of Marion. ANSON EDGAR PICKEREL, treasurer and manager of Anson Pickerel, Inc., in Marion, was born in Marion, Dec. 30, 1890, son of John H. and Isadora (Millisor) Pickerel. His father was a building contractor in Marion. His grandparents were pioneer settlers and active in the development of the county. Mr. Pickerel attended school in Marion and, at seventeen, entered the clothing business, opening his own store Mar. 1, 1940. He is a member of: Epworth Methodist Church; Kiwanis Club (past president) ; Marion Lodge 70 (past master), Chapter, Council, and Commandery, and A.A.S.R. Valley of Columbus (32nd) of Masonry; Aladdin Temple Shrine; Marion Shrine Club; Marion White Shrine of Jerusalem; and, Lydia Chapter O.E.S, (past patron). On June 24, 1913, Mr. Pickerel married Florence O. Ramer who was born in Crestline, Oct. 20, 1892, daughter of Winfield Scott and Elizabest M. (Smith) Ramer. Her father, of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, taught school prior to entering the railway mail service. Her mother was of English lineage. Mrs. Pickerel taught school for a few years prior to her marriage. She is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Altrusa Club, Lydia Chapter O.E.S. (past matron and was secretary eleven years), and Research Club (president 1928). She was president of District Number 11 O.E.S. (1948) Mr. and Mrs. Pickerel are the parents of one son, John Scott, born in Marion July 1, 1914. He graduated from Harding High School in 1932 and Miami University in 1936. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1940 and served five years during World War II, being released from duty July 26, 1945, as a captain, which rank he retains on reserve status. He married Libby Simmons, of Timmonsville, S. C. They have one son, John Scott, Jr. [154] GRANT EARL MOUSER, formerly a member of Congress of the United States and at one time Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Marion County, was born at LaRue Sept. 11, 1869, son of Dr. Justus A. Mouser and Sarah (DeLong) Mouser. Dr. Mouser, who served in the medical department of the U. S. Army during the Civil War, was one of the leading physicians and surgeons in Marion County, practicing in LaRue. Grant Earl Mouser's grandfather, Isaac Mouser, was an early settler of Marion County, coming here as a surveyor and later becoming a prominent farmer. Hon. Grant Earl Mouser attended schools in LaRue and later was a student at Ohio Northern University. He then taught school four years, after which he began the study of law. In 1891, he received his LL. B. degree from Cincinnati Law School. He was then associated with Judge Boston G. Young in the practice of law for three years. For five years, he was a partner in a law firm with Harry Q. Quigley. He was prosecuting attorney of Marion County from 1893 to 1896. In 1904, he was elected from the Thirteenth Ohio District to the House of Representatives of the United States and he was reelected in 1906. While a member of Congress, he was instrumental in obtaining the appropriation for construction of the present Post Office Building in Marion. From 1908 to 1916, he practiced law in partnership with W. P. Moloney in Marion. In 1916, he was appointed by Governor Frank B. Willis as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Marion County. He later was elected and reelected to this office and served as Judge until 1925. He later resumed the private practice of law in Marion with his son under the firm name of Mouser and Mouser. On Nov. 28, 1892, Mr. Mouser married Della E. Ridgway who was born near LaRue, daughter of Basil R. and Rosanna (Hastings) Ridgway. Her father, a native of Marion, served in the Civil War and later was a prominent farmer and stockman in this county. Mrs. Mouser is the twin sister of Dean C. Ridgway (see Index). Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mouser: (1) Helena M., a graduate of Harcourt Place School of Gambier, who married James Young. Mrs. Young now resides with her parents in Marion. She has one daughter, Elizabeth Ridgway, a graduate of the University of Michigan, who married Herbert Austin Consor, of Monroe, Mich., a graduate of the University of Michigan and a Navy lieutenant during World War II. His father was an important manufacturer in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Consor have two children, James Bowman and Betsy Ann. (2) Grant Earl, Jr., born Feb. 20, 1895, died Dec. 21, 1943. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University and received his LL.B. degree from Ohio State University, after which he served as an officer during World War I. He practiced law in Marion with his father. From 1924 to 1927, he served as City Solicitor and he was elected to the Congress of the United States and served from 1929 to 1933. He married Hilda Gorham (see Index). (3) Annabell, a graduate of Harcourt Place School. She married, first, John Fairbanks. There was one son born to this marriage, Jack Mouser Fair- banks, who is now general foreman of the engineering department of the Euclid Road Machinery Company in Cleveland. He served in the U. S. [155] Navy during World War II. He married Elizabeth McCauley and they have one daughter, Penelope Ann. Annabell Mouser married, second, Herman Kollin, who is an executive with Richman Bros. of Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Kollin are the parents of one daughter, Hermine. E. CHRISTINE RIECK, owner and manager of Christine's House of Gifts in Marion, was born in Findlay, daughter of Charles and Flora (Watt) Rieck. Her father, of German descent, was a member of a family most of whom were interior decorators by vocation. The store which her father owned in Findlay is still in existence and is now owned; and operated by Miss Rieck's brother, Carl. Miss Rieck attended schools in Findlay. She also attended Ohio Wesleyan University where she studied music and art. She then came to Marion and was associated with the undertaking firm of Postle and Curtis. In 1918, a new partnership was formed consisting of C. E. Curtis, J. T. Lucas, and Miss Rieck. In 1928, Mr. Lucas retired from the company, and Miss Rieck and Mr. Curtis continued the operation of the business until 1940. At this time, they sold their interest to E. K. Smith. In 1945, Miss Rieck opened Christine's House of Gifts where she specializes in a large assortment of gifts, china, stationery, candy and herbs. She is a member of Lydia Chapter O.E.S., and Quest Literary, Burroughs Nature, Town and Country Garden, and Altrusa clubs. She assisted in the nutrition department of American Red Cross during World War II. She does a considerable amount of gardening and is also active in civic affairs of the community. ARTHUR D. MILLER, general farmer in Montgomery Township, was born Sept. 19, 1913, in Galion, son of J. A. and Gladys (Althouse) Miller. His father was an engineer on the Erie Railroad for many years and later became a farmer in Hardin County, serving also as county commissioner eight years. Arthur D. Miller graduated from LaRue High School and started farming. He purchased his present farm in 1940. He is a member of LaRue School Board, Methodist Church, and LaRue Lodge F.&A.M. On June 8, 1940, Mr. Miller married Marguerite Hoffman who was born near Richwood, Jan. 12, 1914, daughter of Roy and Nellie (Roberts) Hoffman. Mrs. Miller graduated from Bowling Green University and taught school six years in Essex prior to her marriage. She is a member of the Methodist church and Mary Lenox Chapter O.E.S. Children: David Arthur, born Jan. 7, 1942; Marna Anne, born June 26, 1945; and, Jon Hoffman, born Jan. 27, 1948. Mr. and Mrs. Miller and family reside on County Road 13, northwest of LaRue. FREDERICK HOWARD LAWSON, owner of F. Howard Lawson General Insurance at 182 South Main St. in Marion, was born in Marion, Dec. 20, 1911, son of Dr. Arthur Bernard Lawson and Belle (Dever) Lawson. Dr. Lawson, a native of Livingston County, Mich., came to Marion in 1902 where he practices dental surgery. Mr. Lawson graduated from Harding High School in 1930 and for two years was a student at Ohio Northern University where he ma- [156] jored in economics and insurance. He was then associated with J. C. Penney Co. and Nobil Shoe Co. In 1933 he entered the general insurance business in Marion where he now owns his agency. He also owns the Union Block in which his offices are located. He is secretary-treasurer of Marion Truck Lines, Inc. He is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Marion County Assn. of Insurance Agents, I.O.O.F., Salt Rock Lodge of Morral, The Chamber of Commerce, Elks Lodge, Moose, Eagles Buckeye Aerie 337, Marion Branch of Indianapolis Historical Assn., and Exchange Club (past secretary). On Nov. 27, 1937, Mr. Lawson married Rosemary Marshall, of Morral, daughter of John and Sadie (Massie) Marshall. Children, Rebecca Ann, born Dec. 14, 1938, John Arthur, born Jan. 1, 1941, and Frederick Howard Lawson II, born Nov. 1, 1946, who died in 1949. Mr. Lawson is interested in gardening and he has a small greenhouse at his home on East Center St. His hobbies are hunting, fishing and the study of history. He is also interested in poultry raising and specializes in Rhode Island Red chickens. CALVIN C. RETTERER, general farmer in Richland Township, was born June 27, 1901, in that township on the old Retterer homestead on the Richland Pike, son of Clem H. and Laura (Berringer) Retterer. His grandfather, Jacob Retterer, a native of Germany, came to America and settled in Richland Township where he became a large land owner. His maternal grandfather, Christian Berringer, was also a large land owner in that township. Mr. Retterer received his early education in the Berringer school and has always been a farmer. He specializes in raising Holstein cattle on his farm on County Route 123, southeast of Marion. He is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Waldo, Knights of Pythias, Whetstone Grange, and Marion County Farm Bureau. His hobby is sports. On July 1, 1922, Mr. Retterer married Gertrude Kreis who was born in Morrow County, May 9, 1901, daughter of Joseph H. and Sophia (Kuehner) Kreis. Mrs. Retterer is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where she is organist and a Sunday School teacher. She is a Girls' 4-H Club leader and a past president of Waldo P.T.A. She was on the Richland Township polling committee for the proposed hospital in Marion County and she is active in numerous civic affairs of the community. Her hobby is music. Children: (1) Richard R., born Mar. 9, 1923, a farmer in Delaware County. He married Ruth Kaelber. (2) Jaunita, born Oct. 4, 1925. She graduated from Mt. Carmel Hospital School of Nursing as an R.N. and now attends St. Mary's College and summer school at Ohio State University. (3) Bernard L., born Sept. 23, 1930, a student at Ohio Northern University. (4) Dorrance J., born Oct. 10, 1934. RAY F. SHELLHORN, owner and manager of Shellhorn Music Store in Marion, was born in Crawford County June 27, 1901, son of Frank and Della (Bordner) Shellhorn. [157] Mr. Shellhorn received his education in Lykens school and Arnold Music School at Tiffin. He taught private music lessons more than thirty years, and he has conducted a dance band, Deckers Band of Tiffin, for more than twenty years. Mr. Shellhorn purchased Dowler Music Store in Marion in July 1946, and changed the name to Shellhorn Music Store. He is a member of the Reformed Church in Bloomville and A. F. of L. His hobby is fishing. On Oct. 20, 1920, Mr. Shellhorn married Bernice Beam, of Brokensword, daughter of John and Maggie Beam. She is a member of the Methodist Church in Brokensword. Mr. and Mrs. Shellhorn attend Emanuel Lutheran Church in Marion. They have two sons: (1) Jerald Gene, of Marion. He married Ruth Lehner and they have two daughters, Patty Ann and Ellen Fay. (2) Ray F., Jr., of Marion. He married Barbara Jean Peterman. They have one child, Cheryl Lynn. SID M. and EDYTH M. PONTIUS, photographers, have been in the photography business in Marion since Mar. 26, 1912. Sid M. Pontius was born in Wyandot County June 29, 1872, son of Simon and Harriett (Metzgar) Pontius. His father was of German and his mother of Holland lineage. He received his early education in Wyandot County schools and at the age of seventeen began to learn the photography business. Edyth M. Pontius was born in Portland, Ind., Jan. 7, 1880, daughter of James and Mary (Hartley) Gemmill. Her maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Shanks, was of Scotch-Irish lineage. Her maternal great-uncle, John Peter Cleaver Shanks, was a Congressman from Indiana and also was a major general in the Civil War. Her maternal grandfather,, Enoch B. Hartley, was a lieutenant during the Civil War, and Mrs. Pontius now owns the sword and scabbard and a leather embossed valise which he carried through the war. Mrs. Pontius graduated from Portland High School. Mr. and Mrs. Pontius were married on June 26, 1902, in Ft. Wayne, Ind. They then became associated with S. A. Hocket, of Fairmount, Ind., in the photography business. In 1912, they came to Marion where they owned and operated the Pontius Studio on Center Street until 1930 when they moved the studio into their home on Forest Street. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pontius are affiliated with Trinity Baptist Church. Mrs. Pontius is interested in collecting United States stamps, elephant figurines, pitchers, and antiques. Mr. Pontius' hobbies are collecting American and foreign war medals and insignia and he is also interested in woodworking and flower gardening. LEILA CONNOR MOORE was born in Milford Center Feb. 23, 1891, daughter of Michael M. and Anna (Phillips) Connor. Her mother taught school before her marriage and her father was a school teacher and later a hardware merchant in Milford and Peoria. He was mayor of Milford at the time of his death in 1906. Mrs. Moore attended schools in Milford and graduated from Marysville High School. She then took nurses training at Battle Creek Sanitar- [158] ium in Battle Creek, Mich. While in training, she was a member of a quartette which sang at church services. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University three years, studying voice and piano. During her last two years at Ohio Wesleyan, she was nurse for Monnette Hall. For several years, Mrs. Moore was a soloist in Epworth Methodist Church and in the First Church of Christ, Scientist. She helped organize the Mothers Singers and organized and directed the Federated Women's Chorus. She is now director of Trinity Baptist Church Choir. She has taught voice lessons to private students in Marion about twenty-five years. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church, Lecture Recital Club, Ohio Music Teachers Assn. (certified member), National Assn. of Teachers of Singing, and National Committee for Advancement and Betterment of Voice Departments in the Public Schools. She married, first, R. E. Reiff, of Delaware. He died Oct. 27, 1918. She married, second, on Feb. 14, 1920, Eugene H. Moore, of Marion, a mechanical engineer at Marion Power Shovel Co. He has one daughter by a previous marriage, Betty (Mrs. Bruce Mathis) of Berea, who has three children, Mark, Craig, and Wendy Lynn. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are the parents of two children: (1) Marjory Jean, of Cleveland, a graduate of Stevens College. (2) James Connor Moore, of San Francisco, Calif., who attended Ohio Northern, Ohio State, and Yale universities. He is a Navy veteran of World War II. JOHN WILBUR JACOBY, attorney in Marion, was born Dec. 23, 1871, in Richland Township on the farm which was originally owned by his great-grandfather, Henry Worline. Mr. Jacoby attended rural school and entered Ohio Wesleyan University in 1889. He taught school in 1891 and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 1895 with an A.B. degree. He received his LL.B. degree from Cincinnati Law School (now Cincinnati University) in 1897, and his A.M. degree from Ohio Wesleyan in 1898. He has practiced law in Marion since 1897. From 1902 to 1911, he and Hoke Donithen were partners. In 1932, Mr. Jacoby's son, Robert, practiced law with him. Among the many public positions Mr. Jacoby has held are the following: City Solicitor of Marion, 1900-1904; member city school examiners, 1905-1908; member Marion City Board of Education, 1908-1912; chairman of Marion County Red Cross, 1916-1922; chairman Marion Centennial Celebration in 1922; president Ohio Real Estate Board, 1924; delegate to National Democratic Convention, 1940. He drafted the Ohio Real Estate License Law and was the first president of the State Board of Real Estate Examiners, 1927-1933. In 1924, he served on the State Tax Committee and prepared the amendment adopted to the State Constitution for the classification of property for taxation. He was editor of the College Transcript and president of his class during his senior year at Ohio Wesleyan. He was president of Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Assn. from 1923 to 1926. He is author of History of Marion County published in 1907 and is associate editor of "Northwest Ohio" by Nevin Winter. He is a Mason, an Elk, and an Eagle, and a member of Sons of the American Revolution and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. [159] On Aug. 8, 1900, Mr. Jacoby married Edna L. Bird, of Covington, Ky. Mrs. Jacoby died Nov. 9, 1933. Children: (1) Wilbur Bird Jacoby, born July 16, 1902, died May 14, 1941. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1928 with an A.B. degree. He married Marjorie Robertson and they had one son, Jack Wilbur Jacoby, born Jan. 3, 1929, who resides with his mother in Berkeley, Calif. (2) Robert Bird Jacoby, born July 2, 1905. He received his A.B. degree from Ohio Wesleyan in 1928 and his LL.B. degree from Harvard University in 1931. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1932, to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 1944, and the United States Supreme Court in 1945. He practiced law in Marion with his father in 1932. He was associated with Taft, Stettinius and Hollister in Cincinnati (1933-40) . He was Associate General Counsel of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp., in Washington, D. C., (1941- 46). He has been Deputy Governor of the Federal Home Loan Bank System since May 1946. He is a member of: Ohio State, Federal and American Bar associations; Methodist Church; Masonry; Phi Gamma Delta fraternity; and, Democratic Party. He was author of Cyclopedia of Federal Savings and Loan Associations in 1938. He is listed in Who's Who in America. On June 25, 1938, he married Alice Helen Matthias and they have two sons, Robert Matthias Jacoby and Richard Matthias Jacoby. The family resides in Washington, D. C. ISAAC J. GRUBER, a retired farmer, was born in Marion Township Sept. 28, 1865, the youngest of eleven children of Abraham and Fanny (Belle) Gruber. Mr. Gruber received his early education in Marion Township schools and, at an early age, started to work as a farmer, which occupation he followed until his retirement. On Oct. 11, 1887, Mr. Gruber married Emma Keyes who was born on the farm where the Grubers now reside, daughter of George and Sophia (Herrin) Keyes. Mr. and Mrs. Gruber are members of Epworth Methodist Church. They celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary Oct. 11, 1947. Mr. and Mrs. Gruber became parents of eleven children, ten of whom are now living. They have thirty grandchildren, thirty-four great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. (1) Ethel (Mrs. Beeman Oviatt) who died in 1940. She had three daughters: (a) Florence (Oviatt) Perkins who has two children: Raymond, a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II who has two children, Linda and William Grant; and Nancy; (b) Margaret (Oviatt) Brown who has two daughters, Ruth and Barbara; and, (c) Grace (Oviatt) Hires who has two daughters, Audrey and Susan. (2) George A., a farmer in Delaware County who married Emma Long. They have seven children: (a) Wilbert who has two children, Robert and Eleanor Jean; (b) Ralph; (c) Grace; (d) Cecil who has twin children, Diana and Allen; (e) Ina; (f) Kenneth who has one son, George; and (g) Gerald. (3) Chester (see Index). (4) Lorenzo, of New Albany. He married Stella Ault and they have two daughters: (a) Audrey (Gruber)Daily, who has two sons, Don- [160] aid and James; and, (b) Ruth (Gruber) Reeves, who has two daughters, Susanne and Lorraine. (5) Foster, of Marion Township. He married Pearl Gornfloe and they have one daughter, Ava (Gruber) Mulvane who has three sons, Jackie, Donald, and Ronald. (6) Marie (Mrs. Curtis Pace) of Marion (see Index). (7) Harry, of Marion. He married Emma Bahner. (8) Fannie (Mrs. Pearl Sheese) of Cardington. She has four children: Laura Mae, Ernest, Lewis, and Esther. Both Ernest and Lewis served in the U. S. Army during World War II. (9) Marion, a farmer in Waldo Township. He married Daisy Bickle and they have three children, Clarence, Doris, and Charles. (10) Frank, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He married Helen Snyder. (11) Lucile (Mrs. William Weber) of Columbus. She has three children, Jackie, Pattie, and Judy. MADGE ETHEL JOHNSON GLOSSER was born in Plumfield, Ill., Sept. 25, 1884, daughter of David and Artemissia (Gaston) Johnson. Her father, 'a veteran of the Civil War, was a farmer near Plumfield. Mrs. Glosser attended schools in Plumfield and Harrisburg, Ill. On Apr. 5, 1904, she married Edward E. Glosser, who was born in Belleville Sept. 9, 1875, son of Henry and Julia (Dillon) Glosser. In 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Glosser moved to Marion where Mr. Glosser accepted the position of foreman of maintenance with the Columbus, Delaware, and Marion Electric Co. (now the Ohio Public Service Co.), which position he held until his retirement Dec. 1, 1935. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Spanish-American War Veterans, and Knights of Pythias. He died Dec. 26, 1947, while spending the winter in Florida with Mrs. Glosser. Four sons were born to this marriage: (1) Estabrook E., of Dallas, Tex. He was born in Harrisburg, Ill., Mar. 2, 1905. He graduated from Harding High School and Miami University. He married Ida Ceipline of Cleveland and they have two sons, Donald Charles and Estabrooke E., Jr. (2) David H., born in Marion, Sept. 3, 1906. He graduated from Harding High School and Miami University and now owns and operates a greenhouse in Richwood. He married Eula Bricker of Prospect and they have one son, Tommy David. (3) William I., of San Francisco, Calif., born in Marion May 2, 1912. He served in the Navy on a U. S. transport ship during World War II. He has crossed the equator thirteen times. He married Ruth Thorns, of San Francisco, and they have one daughter, Yvonne. (4) Albert J., born in Marion Feb. 3, 1915. He now resides with his mother in Marion. Mrs. Glosser is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Lydia Chapter O. E. S., Searchlight Club, Rebekah Lodge, and Auxiliary to Spanish War Veterans. HOMER DANIEL FOLK, farmer in Green Camp Township, was born Oct. 22, 1890, in Union County, son of William John and Lillie M. (Rider) Folk. He was born in the old log cabin homestead near Essex [161] which is about four miles from his present home. His father was also a farmer in that township. Mr. Folk attended schools in Marion and went to work on his father's farm where he farmed about twelve years. In 1922 he became a welder at Marion Power Shovel Co. and after about twenty years he purchased his present farm. He is a member of Green Camp Emanuel Reformed Church, Knights of Pythias at Green Camp, and Mt. Olive Grange. He served one term on the school board. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. On Sept. 25, 1913, Mr. Folk married Mamie Bricker, of Green Camp Township, daughter of J. F. and Louisa (Zieg) Bricker. She is a member of Green Camp Emanuel Reformed Church, Pythian Sisters, and Mt. Olive Grange. Her hobby is raising White Rock chickens. Mr. and Mrs. Folk are the parents of two children: (1) Dorothy, who married Jay Engle, a foreman at Timken Bearing Co. in Columbus. They have one son, Robert. (2) Earl, who is associated with his father on the farm. He married Mary Uncapher and they have one son, Ivan Leroy. HARRY C. KENNARD, owner and manager of Green Camp Hardware stores in Green Camp and St. Paris, was born in Morgan County, Sept. 18, 1904, son of C. J. and Ella (Adrian) Kennard. Mr. Kennard graduated from the University of Pittsburg and was associated with Gulf Oil Co. in South America four years. After returning from South America, he worked as a civil engineer for the U. S. Government for ten years before coming to Green Camp to open his two hardware stores. He is a member of the Methodist church, St. Paris Lodge of Masonry, and Knights of Pythias in Green Camp. On Aug. 9, 1933, Mr. Kennard married Ruth Lighthizer, of Morgan County, daughter of Johnson D. and Nellie (McCormick) Lighthizer. She attended Ohio State University two years. She is a member of the Methodist church, Webb Chapter O. E. S., and Pythian Sisters at Green Camp. Mr. and Mrs. Kennard have four children: John T., born Aug. 1, 1935; Helen L., born Jan. 15, 1939; James E., born Jan. 23, 1940; and, William A., born Mar. 10, 1947. Mrs. Kennard is associated with her husband in the hardware business and they both are interested in sports and lodge work. LOA GENEVA SEAS FLOCKEN was born in Richland Township, daughter of David and Mary (Doebert) Seas. Both parents were descendents of early settlers who helped in the development of Marion County. Mrs. Flocken received her education in the Marion schools. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church and is active in church societies and church work. She is a member of Lydia Chapter O. E. S., Marion White Shrine of Jerusalem, Daughters of Union Veterans, and Ladies of B. P.O. E. On June 16, 1896, she married Lewis H. Flocken, of Bucyrus, who owned and managed Flocken Drug Store in Marion for a great many years prior to his death in 1923. Mrs. Flocken resides at 215 S. State St. where she has lived for more than thirty years. Her hobby is flower gardening. She is a sister of Mrs. D. E. Montgomery (see Index). [162] SPERRY W. LONG, farmer in Green Camp Township, was born Dec. 15, 1896, east of Waldo in Morrow County, son of Leonard L. and Fronie (Miley) Long. His father was a farmer in Morrow County until 1909 when he purchased a farm one mile south of Green Camp Township. In 1916 he bought the old homestead which his father, William C. Long, had owned since 1896 and which Sperry W. purchased in 1927. Sperry W. Long graduated from Green Camp High School in 1914 and taught school one year before entering Bliss Electrical School in Washington, D. C. After his graduation, he did electrical work one year in Gary, Ind. He returned to Green Camp Township in 1918 and has been a farmer since then, except for service in the U. S. Army during World War I. He is a member of Green Camp Baptist Church (chairman of church finance board), Knights of Pythias, Mt. Olive Grange, and Marion County Farm Bureau. He is secretary of Green Camp Elevator Co. His hobby is fishing. He married, on Feb. 17, 1918, Ida (Pangborn) McClung. She died Dec. 28, 1924. There was one daughter, Naomi Marie, who died in infancy. On Jan. 16, 1927, Mr. Long married Vena Esther Flack, of Green Camp Township, daughter of Herman and Rosena (Bricker) Flach. Her father was born in Germany and came to America when sixteen years old and, after a brief stay in Franklin County, settled in Marion County. Her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bricker, came to America from Switzerland. Mrs. Long graduated from Green Camp High School and was assistant cashier of Peoples Bank (now Prospect Citizens Bank) in Green Camp for eleven years prior to her marriage. She is a member of Green Camp Baptist Church, Pythian Sisters, and Mt. Olive Grange. Children: (1) Louise Marie, born Aug. 27, 1928, a graduate of Green Camp High School and now a student at Bowling Green University. (2) Lewis Leonard, born Sept. 27, 1929, a graduate of Green Camp High School now associated with his father on the farm. RICHARD ELLSWORTH PARISH, owner and manager of Parish Dairy Co., was born in Marion Mar. 9, 1909, son of Elmer Ellsworth and Irene (Luellen) Parish. His father founded Parish Dairy Co. which is the oldest dairy in Marion. Mr. Parish graduated from Harding High School in 1927 and from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1931 and has been in the dairy business continuously since, except for two and one-half years while serving with the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was injured in a plane crash while in service. He is a member of: Epworth Methodist Church; Sojourners Lodge, Marion Chapter and Council of Masonry; American Legion; Marion Chamber of Commerce; and Lions Club (charter). His hobbies are woodworking and moving picture photography. On Oct. 19, 1931, Mr. Parish married Eleanore Elizabeth Pfeiffer, of Kenton, who was born Aug. 3, 1910, daughter of Frank and Ethel (Johnson) Pfeiffer. She graduated from Harding High School and Marion Business College. She is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Lydia Chapter O. E. S., Marion White Shrine of Jerusalem, Sorosis Club, [163] Gamma Mu Chapter of Delta Theta Tau, and Lioness Club (charter). She is interested in people and enjoys working with them. Mr. and Mrs. Parish reside at 336 North Prospect St. in Marion in one of the oldest houses in the city. It is about one hundred and twenty-five years old and was moved to its present site from the corner of Center and Prospect Streets, the present location of Uhler's. BEN R. KLINGEL, general farmer and stockman in Richland Township, was born May 2, 1882, in Richland Township in the old Klingel homestead, son of William and Mary (Firstenberger) Klingel, who were farmers. He is a brother of Daniel Jacob Klingel (see Index) and Edward H. Klingel (see Index) . Ben R. Klingel attended the country one-room school and has always been a farmer and stockman. He served eight years as township trustee and one term on the Waldo School Board. He is a member of Evangelical Reformed Church in Waldo, Knights of Pythias, Whetstone Grange (charter), and Marion County Farm Bureau. On Jan. 5, 1905, Mr. Klingel married Bessie Osborn who was born in Prospect Township, Apr. 18, 1885, daughter of Daniel and Louise (Reynolds) Osborn. She is a member of Evangelical Reformed Church and Pythian Sisters. Children: (1) Hazel (Mrs. Raymond Behner), born July 27, 1906, who resides south of New Bloomington. She has two daughters: Jaunita (Mrs. Don Meredith) who has one son, James Lloyd; and, Jeanette (Mrs. Arnold Korody). (2) Alice, born Dec. 5, 1908, of Tully Township. She married Virgil Burkhart, a veteran of World War II. (3) Russell, born Jan. 20, 1911, a farmer in Richland Township. He married Vera Seas. (4) Anna Mae, of Morrow County, born June 10, 1913. She married Howard Rush and they have two sons, Richard W. and Gary Lynn. (5) Willis W., born Aug. 7, 1915, a farmer in partnership with his father. He married Lucella Witzel and they have one daughter, Joice. Mr. and Mrs. Klingel reside on State Route 98, southeast of Marion. HARLEY OSBORNE HAINES, owner and manager of Haines Auto Body Service in Marion, was born in Greenwich, 0., July 12, 1901, son of Julian and Lottie (Troup) Haines. Mr. Haines attended Huron County schools and later did mechanical work in Shelby. During World War I, he served with the U. S. Navy from 1919 to 1921. He then became associated with the automotive and aircraft industry. In 1932, he opened the business which he now operates. He is affiliated with Calvary Evangelical Church and is a charter member of the Navy Club. His hobbies are fishing, automobile racing, and building racing engines and cars. On Oct. 28, 1922, Mr. Haines married Martha Crum, of Crawford County, daughter of John and Etta (Faulkner) Crum. Mr. and Mrs. Haines are the parents of ten children: Walter who has one son, Walter, Jr.; Mervin who has one son, Thomas; James; Helen; William; Harley 0., Jr.; John; Patricia; Raymond; and, Susan. [164] MILTON ROBERT FOX, general farmer in Prospect Township, was born Aug. 20, 1921, in the house where he now resides on the Fox Centerville Road, son of John Harvey and Ida (Schuster) Fox. His father was a farmer in Prospect Township and he also operated a threshing machine. His grandfather, Jacob Fox, served as a soldier during the Civil War. Milton Robert Fox graduated from Prospect High School in 1939, being third highest scholastically in his class. While attending high school, he assisted his father on the farm and, at the age of thirteen, at the time of his father's death, he took over the management of the farm. He won the State Farmer, American Farmer, and Star Farmer of the North Atlantic Region awards while he was in high school. In 1941, he received the All American Farm Boy Award. Mr. Fox is a member of the Baptist Church in Prospect and he is a teacher, song leader, and superintendent of the Sunday School at Shiloh Baptist Church. He resides with his mother on the home farm. His hobbies are hunting and the study of nature. OLIVE EDNA CAREY LONGSHORE, owner and manager of the general store in New Bloomington, was born in that town, daughter of George W. and Marjory (Chambers) Carey. Her paternal grandfather, Wingate Carey, one of the first settlers of Carey Station, now New Bloomington, arrived there on the night of the great shower of meteors in the early 1800's and became a prominent farmer who was active in the development of the community. The old school house was built on his farm and this is now the site of the present school building, as well as of the New York Central Railroad which has right-of-way through land which was his farm. Mrs. Longshore's great-uncle, William Carey, donated the land where the Methodist Church in New Bloomington was built. This church is still in use. Mrs. Longshore received her education in New Bloomington. On Nov. 18, 1906, she married Clark Longshore, of LaRue, son of Thuman and Kate (Johnson) Longshore. Mr. and Mrs. Longshore owned and operated the general store in New Bloomington until Mr. Longshore's death, Sept. 28, 1940. Since then, Mrs. Longshore has been the sole owner and manager of the store. She operated a cream station in New Bloomington for more than twenty years. She is a member of Rebekah Lodge and enjoys crocheting and all kinds of needlework. LLOYD GEORGE IREY, general farmer and stockman in Claridon Township, was born Oct. 6, 1886, in that township, son of Marshal F. and Mary Louisa (Mitchell) Irey, native farmers of Claridon Township. Mr. Irey received his early education in the Davis one-room school and at an early age assisted his father in farming. In 1912, he became a partner with his father in farming the Irey home farm on Route 746, east of Marion, which he now owns. He served three terms as township trustee and is a member of Knights of Pythias Lodge and Marion County Farm Bureau. [165] On July 18, 1912, Mr. Irey married Bessie Ellen Fisher who was born in Richland Tounship, Aug. 25, 1886, daughter of Daniel and Joanna (Wescott) Fisher who were farmers in that township. Mr. and Mrs. Irey are the parents of one daughter, Mary Ellen, who was born May 13, 1917. She graduated from Claridon High School and Marion Business College. She married Maurice Anthony who is farming in partnership with Mr. Irey. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony have one daughter, Marsha Ellen. Mr. and Mrs. Irey reared a nephew from the time he was eleven months old, John Frederick Fisher, a veteran of sixteen months service during World War II, who is a farmer in Morrow County. He married Cheryl Jean Leavering and they have two children, Jack Stephen and Bonnie Jo. CARL O. MIDLAM was born in Wyandot County, Dec. 25, 1877, son of Oscar and Jennie (Sherwood) Midlam, and twin brother of Earl Midlam. His father served as a soldier in the Civil War. His grandfather, Joseph Washington Midlam, served in the war of 1812 as a cavalryman. His great-grandfather came to America from Scotland and served as a soldier in the American Revolution. Mr. Midlam attended school at Upper Sandusky and Marion High School. He was associated with Marion Steam Shovel Co. about twenty-seven years. He owned and operated Ideal Concrete Block Co. in Marion fourteen years. He was safety and service director for Marion for two years and solicitor for the Marion Star until his retirement in 1941. He served as a soldier in the Spanish-American War, with service in Puerto Rico. He is a member of Prospect Street Methodist Church, Spanish-American War Veterans, and he organized the first Boy Scout Troop in Marion. He was a Boy Scout master seventeen years. He is interested in growing fruit and keeping bees. On Oct. 11, 1900, Mr. Midlam married Margaret Hecker, daughter of Dr. Jacob and Mary (Craus) Hecker. Dr. Hecker practiced medicine in Marion County. Mrs. Midlam is a member of Prospect Street Methodist Church and Auxiliary to Spanish-American War Veterans. Children: (1) Paul S., who died Oct. 1, 1946. He married Geneva Baker and there are two sons: James, an Army veteran of World War II; and, William, who was a cadet in the Army Air Corps during World War II. (2) Lowell C., of Marion. He married Engle Morland. They have three daughters: Martha Ann, a student at Bowling Green University; Mary Lou, a senior at Harding High School; and, Nancy Sue. (3) Donald S., of Lima. He married Betty Zimmerman. He served as a captain in the Intelligence department of the Army Air Corps during World War II. (4) John E., of Marion. He served three years with the Army during World War II. He married Margaret Hoctor and they have one son, John. (5) Charles E., a student at Ohio State University. He is a veteran of World War II, with five years service in the U. S. Army. He received the Purple Heart. (6) Forrest D., who is serving in the U. S. Army Air Corps as a first lieutenant. He has been in service since 1941. He married Frances Talley. (7) Jean Eleanor. She graduated from Ohio University at Athens and has taught school for several years. She married John Hall, [166] an instructor at Ohio State University now studying toward his doctorate. He is an Army veteran of World War II. THOMAS ALLEN ROBINSON, a mechano-therapist in Marion, was born in Zelaski, Sept. 22, 1894, son of Wirt A. and Josephine (Duncan) Robinson. Dr. Robinson attended grade and high schools in Cleveland and Western University. He graduated from National College of Chiropractic in Chicago in 1922 and opened his office in Marion. He is a veteran of World War I. He is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Marion Chamber of Commerce, and American Legion. On June 4, 1930, Dr. Robinson married Ruth Rinker who was born in Marion County, June 30, 1899, daughter of Charles Leslie and Nancy (Eighinger) Rinker. Mrs. Robinson is a member of Epworth Methodist Church and American Legion Auxiliary. Both Dr. and Mrs. Robinson have horseback riding as their hobby. Children: (1) Wirt Leslie, born Apr. 9, 1931. (2) Donald King, born Nov. 20, 1936. (3) Maxine, born June 25, 1944. RUSSELL CHAMBERS SNARE, Cashier of Marion County Bank in Marion and formerly Mayor of Marion, was born in Union County July 17, 1895, son of George W. and Viola Catherine (Chambers) Snare. His father was a farmer in Marion County. Mr. Snare attended school in Marion County and assisted his father in farming. At the age of thirteen he began supporting himself by working on farms. He later attended Marion Business College. In April 1917, Mr. Snare entered the employ of Hocking Valley Railroad and in December 1917, he became associated with the Marion County Bank as bookkeeper. He enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1918, and served during World War I. He was on overseas duty seven months. After he had been honorably discharged from service, Mr. Snare returned to his position with Marion County Bank. He later became assistant cashier and in 1942 was appointed cashier. He served as Marion city treasurer six years and was elected president of the City Council two terms. In 1937, as president of the council, Mr. Snare assumed the office of mayor of Marion to fill the vacancy created by the resignation from office by Dr. F. C. Smith at the time of Dr. Smith's election to the United States Congress. Mr. Snare was elected mayor of Marion in 1938 and served two terms, from January 1, 1938, to January 1, 1942. He is a member and the treasurer of the following organizations: Marion Lodge 70 F.&A.M. (past master), Marion Chapter 62 R.A.M. (past high priest), Marion Council 22 R.&S.M. (past illustrious master), Marion Commandery 36 K.T. He is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Scioto Consistory (32nd̊) , Marion White Shrine of Jerusalem, and Kiwanis Club. He is a charter member of Bird McGinnis Post, American Legion, 40 et 8, and V. of F. W. On Nov. 14, 1917, Mr. Snare married Audra Lucile Roby who was born in Hardin County, Aug. 8, 1895, daughter of Charles H. and Margaret J. (Koch) Roby. Mrs. Snare is a member of Epworth Methodist [167] Church, Lydia Chapter O.E.S., Marion White Shrine of Jerusalem (past high priestess), and American Legion Auxiliary. Mr. and Mrs. Snare are the parents of two daughters: (1) Margaret Louise (Mrs. Raymond Bails), born Apr. 4, 1919, who resides on one of her parents' farms. She has five children, Barbara Ann, John Russell, Robert L., Audra Lucile, and Allan Ray. (2) Joan Marie (Mrs. Paul Hoeffler), born June 4, 1921, who resides in Columbus. She has two daughters, Joan Patricia and Mary Alice. Mr. Snare is interested in farming and he spends his spare time looking after his farms. CHARLES E. SHERER, General Agent of The Midland Mutual Life Insurance Co. Agency covering twelve counties in Central Ohio, was born in Clarion, Ia., Apr. 14, 1907, son of LeRoy E. and Florence (Peterson) Sherer. His father is associated with him in the insurance business in Marion. Mr. Sherer attended Western Reserve University and the University of Pittsburgh. He was then associated with General Electric Co. until 1935 when he entered the insurance business. He came to Marion in 1942. He is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rotary Club, and Marion Country Club. His hobbies are golf and gardening. On Aug. 1, 1931, he married Elizabeth Brotherton who was born in Bridgeport, Conn., July 16, 1908, daughter of Harold L. and Alice (Cowles) Brotherton. She graduated from Western Reserve University and taught school two years prior to her marriage. She is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, LeMercure Club, Junior Service Guild, and she is secretary of Marion Cancer Society. Mr. and Mrs. Sherer are the parents of one daughter, Deborah, born June 8, 1946. ANNA WILSON POORMAN, was born in county Donegal, Ireland, Jan. 22, 1872, daughter of George and Anna (Rodie) Wilson. Mrs. Poorman came to America while a child, and settled in Galion. She received her education in Ireland and in Galion grade and high schools. She is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, W. S. C. S., Lydia Chapter O.E.S., White Shrine of Jerusalem, and Auxiliary of the B. of L.E. She married, Jan. 1, 1891, Edwin H. Poorman, of Bellephont, Pa. He was associated with the Erie Railroad for fifty years. He was a member of all bodies of Masonry and of the B. of L. E. He died May 10, 1940. Children: (1) Blanche E. (Mrs. Frank B. Scribner), of Marion. (2) Edna B. (Mrs. Francis Jennings) of Marion (see Index). (3) Herbert A., of Eustis, Fla. He married Helen Luft. (4) Gertrude J., who died Nov. 20, 1910, at the age of eleven. (5) Nina I. (Mrs. William S. Petri), of Akron. Mrs. Poorman is active in the circles of the church and in the Eastern Star. She is interested in people. She spends the Winter months in Florida and the Summer months at her home in Marion. [168] OLIVER WARD KINNAMON, former County Commissioner and retired farmer in Prospect Township, was born in Claridon Township, Oct. 9, 1877, son of William and Mariah J. (Weeks) Kinnamon. His father, a native of Ross County and a veteran of the Civil War, was a farmer and stockman in Marion County. Mr. Kinnamon attended Caledonia schools and has always been a farmer, purchasing his present farm on State Route 4, southwest of Marion near Newman's Bridge, in 1916. He formerly raised purebred Percheron horses and Short Horn cattle. He served as County Commissioner from 1924 to 1932. He was Green Camp Township trustee four years, and a member of Bowling Green Township School Board one year, and of Marion County Fair Board fourteen years. He is a member of Mt. Olive Methodist Church and Knights of Pythias at Prospect. His hobby formerly was hunting. On Nov. 11, 1900, Mr. Kinnamon married Myrtle Imbody who was born in Bowling Green Township, June 14, 1882, daughter of John and Alice (Carey) Imbody, farmers in Marion County who also were the parents of William A. Imbody and Dr. Elmer Wilson Imbody, both listed in the Index. Mrs. Kinnamon is a member of Mt. Olive Methodist Church and her hobbies are woodworking, needlework and making hooked rugs. Children: (1) Harry E., who operates the home farm. He married Lilly Gardner and they have five children, Hugh Marvin, Myrtle Ilene, Sandra Kay, Richard Lee, and Linda Sue. (2) Laverne Marie (Mrs. Nelson Craven), of Marion. She has two children: (a) Joanne (Mrs. Thomas Finch), who has one daughter, Jill Marie; and, (b) Melba Jannette, a student at Harding High School. WILLIAM EDWARD HESS, who for the past fifty-five years has been owner of W. E. Hess Barber Shop in Prospect, was born Apr. 7, 1869, in Prospect in a house which was located on the present site of his barber shop. His parents, William and Heddy Ann (Schiffrt) Hess, both natives of Pennsylvania, were pioneer settlers of Prospect Township. William Edward Hess attended grade and high schools in Prospect, after which he learned the barber trade. His shop in Prospect has always been in the same location. He was mayor of Prospect two years and a member of Prospect Council eight years. He is a member of the Methodist church, Knights of Pythias, and Prospect Commercial Club. On Oct. 25, 1893, Mr. Hess married Cora L. Hilford, the only daughter of N. C. and Anna V. (Johnson) Hilford. She died Dec. 16, 1935. To this marriage, one son was born, Jesse W. Hess, who died Mar. 9, 1947. ERNEST FOGLE, farmer in Big Island Township and a salesman, was born Feb. 5, 1896, in Union County, son of Carl and Carrie (Bishop) Fogle. His father was a farmer in Union and Marion counties. Mr. Fogle received his education in the county schools and has been a farmer all his life. He purchased his present farm on Route 30 in 1929. He is also a salesman, having sold DeKalb hybrid seed corn since 1937. He is a member of First Evangelical and Reformed Church in [169] Marion, Montgomery Grange, Pomona Grange, Marion County Fair Board (past vice president) and he has been a member of the school board. On Sept. 12, 1917, Mr. Fogle married Mary Oswald who was born Nov. 19, 1894, in Pleasant Township, daughter of James and Clara (Almendinger) Oswald. She is a member of First Evangelical and Reformed Church, Montgomery and Pomona Granges. Children: (1) Ruth E., who married Kenneth Eichhorn, who owns and manages Minneapolis Moline Implement Store in Tiffin. They have four children, John F., Joan E., Thomas J., and Dorothea J. (2) David J., born Dec. 10, 1923. After graduating from Meeker High School, he became a partner with his father in farming and selling seed corn. He is also a member of Montgomery and Pomona Granges. (3) Charles W., born Sept. 13, 1932, a student in Meeker High School, a member of the F.F.A., Montgomery and Pomona Granges, and 4H Club. He also owns a herd of Hampshire hogs. NELSON A. COOK, owner and manager of Cook's Market in LaRue, was born Oct. 12, 1897, son of Willis and Emma (Causner) Cook. Mr. Cook received his early education in Wild Cat School in Hardin County and went to work on his father's farm. He came to LaRue in 1921 where he purchased Ed Roberts' Meat Market. He later purchased the Knapp building to which he moved his store. He is a member of LaRue Lodge F.&A.M., Knights of Pythias (chancellor-commander since 1942), and Mary Lenox Chapter O.E.S. His hobby is fishing. On June 6, 1923, Mr. Cook married Opal Clay of Marion County. She is a member of the Methodist church, W.S.C.S., Mary Lenox Chapter O.E.S., and Pythian Sisters. Children: (1) Robert W., born Feb. 11, 1925, who is associated with his father in the market. (2) Nancy, born Sept. 16, 1935, a student in LaRue School. MILTON LLOYD HORD, farmer and stockman in Scott Township, was born in Crawford County on the old Hord homestead, the youngest child of the family of seven children of John K. and Rose Anna (Mason) Hord who were of English and Scotch descent. Mr. Hord attended the little red school house in the township, and later attended Ohio Northern University. He has been a farmer most of his life. He is a member of the Methodist Church of Kirkpatrick, Oliver Lodge F.&A.M., Farm Bureau, Kirkpatrick Grange, and Moose Lodge. He was a member of the school board five years. On Mar. 14, 1925, he married Edna Lehner, of Marion County, daughter of Samuel and Emma (Heimlich) Lehner. She is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Kirkpatrick Grange. Children: (1) Marian Elaine, born Oct. 13, 1926, a graduate of Kirkpatrick High School and Capital University. (2) Richard Milton, born June 10, 1928, a graduate of Kirkpatrick High School and now associated with his father on the farm. (3) Barbara Ann, born Dec. 28, 1937, a student in Kirkpatrick School. Mrs. Hord is interested in flower gardening and travel. Mr. Hord is interested in raising Hampshire hogs, travel, and sports. [170] FRED CARL BALDAUF, co-owner of Baldauf Construction Co. in Marion, was born July 14, 1902, son of John and Mary C. (Leffler) Baldauf (see Index). Mr. Baldauf attended grade and high schools in Marion and graduated from Capital University in 1924, after which he became associated with his father in the John Baldauf and Sons Construction Co. After his father's retirement in 1939, Fred C. became a partner in the reorganized Baldauf Construction Co. with his brother, Owen L. (see Index). He is a member of: Emanuel Lutheran Church; Marion Lodge 70, Chapter, Council, Commandery, and Scioto Consistory of the Masons; Aladdin Temple Shrine; Kadgar Grotto; and, B.P.O. Elks. On Aug. 25, 1929, he married Helen O'Pat who was born in Marion, daughter of Nicholas and Agnes (Beldzikowski) O'Pat, both of whom were natives of Poland who came to America in 1908, and, after a brief stay in Cambridge, settled in Marion where Mr. O'Pat was associated for many years with Pollak Steel Co. Mrs. Baldauf is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, Elks Ladies Club and St. Mary's Sewing Circle. Children, John Edwin, born June 19, 1930, and Jane Louise, born Sept. 13, 1931. Mrs. Baldauf is interested in collecting sales tax stamps. Mr. Baldauf's hobbies are hunting, fishing, golf, football, baseball and other sports. He has a collection of antique firearms. OLIVE EVELYN GURLEY was born in Marion in the house in which she now resides on State St., daughter of Leonard B. and Sarah (Barnhart) Gurley. Her father gave Marion the land for Gurley Ave., which was named in his honor. Miss Gurley's grandfather, John Gurley, came to Marion more than a century ago and was in the mercantile business. Miss Gurley's maternal uncle, Henry Barnhart, was inventor of the steam shovel and one of the founders of Marion Steam Shovel Co. Miss Gurley received her education in the Marion schools. She is a member of the Epworth Methodist Church and is active in church circles. She had one brother, Harry T. Gurley, who was associated with Marion Steam Shovel Co. He married Alice I. Cheney. He died in 1929. FREDERICK A. MOORE, President and General Manager of Marion Plating Works, Inc., in Marion, was born Nov. 10, 1874, in Cardington, son of Alden P. and Cynthia (Mosher) Moore. His father was a Civil War Veteran. His maternal great-grandparents were among the first settlers of Morrow County, having moved to the county in the early 19th century. Mr. Moore received his early education in Cardington and Dayton schools. He then operated a plating shop in Cardington before enlisting in the 42nd U. S. Army Infantry in which he served in the Philippine Insurrection during the Spanish-American War. He returned from service and worked as a carpenter and later engaged in the plating business in Mansfield, Cleveland, and Marion. He started his present business in 1932, incorporating it in 1946. He is a member of Friends Church at Green Plains and Spanish-American War Veterans. His hobbies are literature and fishing. [171] He married, on Mar. 4, 1904, Blanche Campbell who died in an automobile accident Oct. 28, 1915. Three children were born to this marriage: (1) Evelyn (Mrs. Howard Ryan), of Marion. (2) Robert, who died in infancy. (3) Harry J., who is associated with his father in Marion Plating Works, Inc. He is a veteran of World War II, having served forty-five months in the Army. He married Emily Pinckney, of Savannah, Ga. They have one son, Michael. On Mar. 21, 1917, Mr. Moore married Elizabeth Bennett, of Carding.. ton, daughter of Hiram Clinton and Henrietta L. (Pugh) Bennett, descendants of pioneer settlers of Morrow County. Mrs. Moore was secretary-treasurer of Marion Plating Works, Inc. She was a member of Epworth Methodist Church and Mildred Chapter O.E.S. Mrs. Moore died Dec. 27, 1948. Three children were born to this marriage: (1) Elizabeth. She married James Bradshaw, a Marion city fireman, and they have three daughters, Mary Elizabeth, Margaret Ann, and Phyllis K. (2) Stanley B., who is associated with his father in Marion Plating Works, Inc. He served forty-six months in the Navy during World War II. He married Irene Morgan, of Marion. (3) Martha Frances, who died in infancy. WALTER ALFRED DORSEY, retired from his position as Vice President and Works Manager of Alloy Cast Steel Co. in Marion, was born in Newark, July 12, 1881, son of Henry O. and Anna (Musselman) Dorsey. His father, a native of Maryland who served four years during the Civil War with Co. F 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry and was wounded in service, came to Ohio following the War and settled in Newark where he was associated with his father and brother in the operation of a flour mill, of which he was later the sole owner. Walter Alfred Dorsey graduated from Newark High School in 1898 and received his M. E. degree from Ohio State University in 1904. He was employed by General Electric Co. in New England for two and one-half years, by Sturtevant Co. in Chicago for six months, in various engineering enterprises, drafting, and construction work in Kansas City, Mo., for two years, as an engineer for Bonney-Floyd Co. in Columbus for ten years, and by American Rolling Mill Co. in Middletown. From May 1, 1921 to June 1926, he was superintendent of Commercial Steel Casting Co. in Marion. When Alloy Cast Steel Co. was organized in 1926, he became works manager. In 1936 he became vice president. He retired July 1, 1946. He was on the City Council for three and one-half years and on the Hospital Committee for five years during the period it was remodeled. He was chairman of Marion County Draft Board from 1940 to 1941. He is a member of: Marion Lodge 70, Chapter, Council, and Commandery of the Masons; Lydia Chapter O.E.S.; and, Emanuel Lutheran Church. His favorite recreation is fishing. On Sept. 11, 1907, Mr. Dorsey married Mary Sifferd who was born in Anna, Ill., Aug. 6, 1881, daughter of Rev. C. W. Sifferd and Mary (Henkel) Sifferd. Mrs. Dorsey attended Carthage College and Maryland College at Baltimore. She is a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Lydia Chapter O.E.S., Research Club, and In-As-Much Circle of King's Daughters (County president, nine years). [172] Children: (1) Harry A., born June 27, 1911. He graduated from Ohio State University with an I.E. degree and served five years during World War II in the Ordnance and O.S.S. in the Army, with one year served in England. He was released from duty as a major, which rank he holds on reserve status. He married Marjory Stork and they have two daughters, Julianne and Sandra. (2) Helen, born Nov. 25, 1912, a graduate of Ohio State University. She married Robert Klatt and they have three children, Kenneth, Linda Louise, and June. (3) Virginia, born Sept. 3, 1914, who attended Ohio State University three years. She married Frederick Slough and they have three children, Carol, William, and Richard. DESSIE D. THOMPSON, retired doctor of dental surgery, was born in Marion County, May 23, 1872, daughter of Thomas Alcott and Isabel (Sharp) Thompson, both of whose ancestors came from Scotland to America before the American Revolution and were later active in the settlement and development of Marion County. Her parents came to Marion in 1884 and purchased the house at 202 West Center Street where Dr. Thompson now resides. Dr. Thompson graduated from Marion High School and in 1904 from the Dental Department of Ohio Medical University (Ohio State University). She practiced dentistry in Columbus until her retirement in 1941. She taught in the Dental Department of Ohio Medical University six years. Dr. Thompson is a member of the Presbyterian Church and Columbus Chapter D.A.R. She was a member of local, state, and national dental associations, Eastern Star, Altrusa Club, and College Women's Club in Columbus. Dr. Thompson's sister, Emma Thompson, was active in the D.A.R., having helped organize the Marion chapter. She was also active in church, civic and social work in Marion. She died in 1943. Another sister, Mrs. C. S. Waters, of Marion, was also one of the organizers of the Marion chapter of D.A.R. Both Emma Thompson and Mrs. Waters were Regents of the D.A.R. Dr. Thompson brother, Hayes Thompson, an attorney in Marion, married Edna Schaffner, of Marion, and they have two daughters, Mary Isabel and Jeanne. LULA MAE BUSLER COOKSTON MOORE was born in Salt Rock Township, Apr. 22, 1888, daughter of David and Sarah (Williams) Busler, farmers in Salt Rock Township. Her maternal great-grandfather, William Brilton, was a soldier during the American Revolution and later settled in Big Island Township where he donated the land for Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Moore graduated from Mortal High School. She married, on Jan. 7, 1905, Loy E. Cookston. Two sons were born to this marriage: (1) Raymond Eugene, of Lakewood, born Mar. 1, 1907. He graduated from Ohio Northern University with an LL.B. degree. He then practiced law in New York City while doing graduate work at New York University. He also studied at Western Reserve after starting his practice in Cleveland. He was a major in the U. S. Army during World War II, with more than a year served in the European theater. He married [173] Dorothy Harman, of Lakewood, a graduate of Ohio Northern University. (2) Jack Whitney, born Dec. 25, 1913, a chemist with Bettele Chemical Co. in Columbus. He graduated from Ohio State University with a major in chemistry. He married Jane Carter, of Columbus, and they have two children, Jack Whitney, Jr., and David Richard. Mrs. Moore married, on July 7, 1930, Hugh J. Moore, a shoe merchant in Marion for thirty years. He died July 6, 1946. CLOVIS JACKSON ALTMAIER, physician and surgeon in Marion, was born Apr. 11, 1908, son of Dr. Clinton John Altmaier (see Index) and Ada May (Henry) Altmaier. Dr. Clovis Jackson Altmaier graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1932 with a B.A. and from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1937 with an M.D. His interneship was served in Lucas County Hospital in Toledo. He was resident physician in neuro psychiatry at Toledo State Hospital in Toledo and then practiced medicine in Marion with his father from 1939 until he entered the Army Medical Corps, May 9, 1942. He was discharged Feb. 11, 1946, with the rank of captain, and resumed the general practice of medicine in Marion. He is a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Chi Phi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, American Legion, Kiwanis Club, American and Ohio State Medical associations, and Marion County Academy of Medicine. His hobbies are photography and radio. On June 21, 1941, Dr. Altmaier married Bertha Elizabeth Zimmerman, daughter of Samuel W. and Louisa (Britsch) Zimmerman. She is a graduate of Lucas County School of Nursing in Toledo and a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church. Children: Martin David, born Oct. 13, 1942; and, Marilyn Kay, born Nov. 23, 1946. LEO JAMES CUSICK, general farmer in Pleasant Township and a former County Commissioner of Marion County, was born in this county, Oct. 9, 1890, son of Michael and Catherine (Mulee) Cusick. His father came to America from Ireland when a young man and settled in Marion County. Mr. Cusick attended Greenwood School and St. Mary's High School. He has since been a farmer and now does general and dairy farming on the David-Gooding Pike, south of Marion. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Bethlehem Grange, and Marion County Farm Bureau. He served two terms as County Commissioner. His hobby is reading. On Jan. 25, 1921, Mr. Cusick married Clara Marie Zink who was born in Campbell, Ky., July 8, 1898, daughter of Bernard F. and Emma Catherine (Rebholz) Zink. She is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Her hobby is crocheting. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cusick: (1) Richard Clarence, born Nov. 10, 1921, a Navy veteran of four years service during World War II, who now farms one of the farms belonging to his father. He attended Ohio State University. He married Eileen Freshour and they have three daughters, Patricia Jo, Susan M., and Rose Mary. (2) [174] Catherine Louise, born Oct. 16, 1922, who graduated from Mt. Carmel Hospital as an R. N. She married James Sens who served with the Army during World War II. They live in Marion and have one son, Timothy Leo. (3) James Leo, born Sept. 21, 1923, who is now associated with his father in farming. He served in the Army one year during World War II. (4) Dean Edward, born Apr. 26, 1925, who is associated with his father in farming. He married Hazel Lehner and they have one son, Stephen Dean. (5) John Walter, born May 26, 1926. He served three years in the Navy during World War II and is now a student at Ohio Northern University. (6) Mary Francis, born May 6, 1928. She received training as an X ray technician at White Cross Hospital in Columbus and is now with City Hospital. (7) Clara Lucille, born May 4, 1929, who died May 17, 1931. (8) Robert Eugene, born Sept. 27, 1930, who is associated with his father on the farm. (9) and (10) Twins, Rosemarie and Rosemary, born June 25, 1932. They are students at St. Mary's High School. (11) Dorothy Jane, born Oct. 10, 1935, a student at St. Mary's school. FLORENCE SHAW RUTHERFORD, musician, was born Sept. 14, 1890, in Green Camp Township, daughter of Joel Todd and Viola (Thomas) Shaw. Her father, a farmer, was also in the oil, hay, and insurance business and served one term as Sheriff of Marion County. Her maternal grandfather, David Reese Thomas, of Welsh lineage, was a native of Granville, coming to Green Camp Township in 1837 to settle on land which he had purchased from the government. His wife, Ellen (Hord) Thomas, was a native of Virginia. Mrs. Rutherford's paternal grandmother, Mary (Todd) Shaw, a native of Connecticutt, was an artist and Mrs. Rutherford is in possession of much of her work. Mrs. Rutherford attended Marion schools and graduated from Marion High School. She studied music under private tutors, among whom were Elizabeth Thompson Wilson and Dr. Cecil Fanning. She has taught voice and was soloist for fifteen years at St. Paul's Episcopal Church and for ten years at Epworth Methodist Church. While studying in Detroit, Mrs. Rutherford sang in St. Paul's Cathedral Choir. She has done solo work for almost every organization in the city. She has also done a considerable amount of radio work. On April 18, 1917, she married Clarence L. Rutherford who was born in Morrow County, Nov. 23, 1891, son of William R. and Addie (Jackson) Rutherford who were farmers. Mr. Rutherford has been associated with John Stoll Shoe Co. since 1920. He is a member of Marion Lodge 70 F.&A.M. Mrs. Rutherford is a charter member of Lecture-Recital Club and was a charter member of the chorus and soloist group. She is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Lydia Chapter O.E.S., D.A.R. (past regent), Round Table Club (president 1948-1949), House and Garden Club (charter) and Women's Home Circle (president 1948). She collects antiques, mainly glass and furniture. MRS. THOMAS ORVAL JOHNSTON, nee Nora B. Savidge, was born Oct. 20, 1889, in Green Camp Township, daughter of William W. [175] and Elizabeth (Burson) Savidge. Her maternal grandparents, Elijah and Jane Burson, came from Virginia and settled near Carey in Wyandot County. Her paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Savidge, brought their family of sixteen children from New York by covered, wagon and settled in Wyandot County. Mrs. Johnston graduated from Green Camp Township school in 1907 and taught school in Green Camp four years prior to her marriage. She is a member of the Baptist church in Green Camp and has been financial secretary for many years. She is active in church societies. Her hobbies are needlework, knitting, crocheting, making hooked rugs, and flower gardening. On June 16, 1912, she married Thomas Orval Johnston who was a farmer. He was born Jan. 19, 1886, in the home where he resided all his life and where Mrs. Johnston now lives, son of Rezin Walker and Viletta (Thomas) Johnston. His maternal grandfather, William Thomas, served as a soldier in the Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Shilo. Mr. Johnston purchased the old Rezin Walker Johnston homestead where he resided until his death, Apr. 7, 1942. He was prominent in activities in the interests of the community and served twelve years as a member of the school board. He was director of the Cooperative Elevator twelve years. He was a member of the Baptist church in Green Camp (trustee) and Knights of Pythias. Children: (1) Cleta who married Dr. W. Neil Price (see Index). (2) Joan. During World War II, she attended Case College of Applied Science in Cleveland and Marion Business College. She was a government employee for about six years. She married Robert C. Kelly, a veteran of World War II, during which he served more than three years in the Army. He is a graduate of Ohio State University and now teaches at York Township, Sandusky County. (3) Marilyn, a graduate of Bowling Green University, who teaches in the Lakewood schools. ROBERT G. BURTON, owner of the Nic-Nac drive-in sandwich shop in Marion, was born in Marion, July 26, 1917, son of Glen L. and Inez M. Burton. Mr. Burton graduated from Harding High School and attended Ohio State and Capital universities. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II, during which time he studied the Japanese language at the University of Minnesota. He is a member of: Epworth Methodist Church; Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity; Marion Lodge 70, Chapter, and Council of Masonry; Marion Chamber of Cemmerce; Marion Junior Chamber of Commerce; and, American Legion. He was Democratic Candidate for County Treasurer in the 1948 elections. His hobbies are hunting and photography. On June 15, 1940, Mr. Burton married Gertrude Webster, of Delaware, daughter of William and Marian Webster. She is an R.N., having graduated from Grant Hospital School of Nursing in Columbus. She is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Lydia Chapter O.E.S., Marion White Shrine of Jerusalem, and district and state nurses' associations. Children: Patricia, Donald, Barbara Eileen, and Mary Lou. [176] JOHN F. KANTZER, veterinarian in Marion, was born Oct. 12, 1915, in Bucyrus, son of C. L. and Augusta (Petersilge) Kantzer. Dr. Kantzer graduated from Bucyrus High School and from Ohio State University in 1938, after which he began the practice of veterinary medicine in Marion. He served four and one-half years with the U. S. Army during World War II, becoming a major, which rank he now holds in the Reserve Officers Assn. He is a member of: Emanuel Lutheran Church; Sojourners Lodge, Marion Chapter and Council of Masonry; Elks; and, Marion Gun Club. He is an associate member of Marion County Lodge 24 State Lodge of Ohio of Fraternal Order of Police, Officers Club of the Marion Engineer Depot, and National Rifle Assn. of America. His hobbies are hunting, fishing, sports, and collecting firearms. On June 18, 1938, Dr. Kantzer married Helen A. Drake, of Mt. Vernon, who was born Jan. 3, 1920, daughter of D. P. and Ida (Hoist) Drake. Mrs. Kantzer attended Ohio State University and is a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church. Her hobbies are needlework and knitting. Dr. and Mrs. Kantzer are the parents of four sons: John W. and James N., twigs who were born Aug. 24, 1939; Jerry A., born July 26, 1943; and, Joseph P., born Aug. 21, 1947. JOSEPH FREDERICK PFEIFFER, of Meeker, was born Aug. 16, 1875, in Delaware, son of Joseph and Minnie (Essig) Pfeiffer. His father came from Prospect, where he was a blacksmith, to Meeker (then Scott Town) and was associated with Dr. Butler in the wagon, carriage, and blacksmith shop. About 1880, he purchased the blacksmith shop and operated it until his death in 1923. Joseph's F.'s grandfather, Gregory Pfeiffer, came to America from Baden, Germany, and settled in Delaware. Joseph F. received his education in the Meeker schools and learned the blacksmith trade in his father's shop. He opened a shop of his own in 1912, which he owned and operated until his retirement in 1936. He was formerly a member of all bodies of Masonry, including Commandery, and all bodies of I.O.O.F. On Sept. 8, 1898, he married Lydia R. Britton, of Big Island Township, daughter of James and Lydia P. (McNabb) Britton. Her maternal grandfather, Angus McNabb, came to America from Glasgow, Scotland, and settled, first in Massachusetts, then in Ohio. Her paternal grandfather, William Britton, served more than six years as a soldier during the American Revolution. Children: (1) James Angus, who died in 1900 at the age of seven months. (2) Estah Grace, a graduate of Ohio Northern University. She married Ralph Finley, Probate Judge of Tuscarawas County at New Philadelphia, O. He graduated from Ohio Northern University with an LL.B. degree and he served as prosecuting attorney of Tuscarawas County for eight years. He is a 32nd degree Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiffer both are members of Meeker Methodist Church and are active in looking after shut-ins. [177] CHARLES WILLIAM RODGERS, retired farmer residing in LaRue, was born in Union County, July 5, 1870, son of Joseph N. and Mary (Baumgartner) Rodgers who were of Irish and German descent. Joseph N. and three of his brothers served as soldiers during the Civil War and their father, Joseph Rodgers, purchased land in Union, Marion, and Delaware Counties in 1849. Charles William Rodgers attended country schools and was a farmer until 1905 when he owned and operated a drygoods store in LaRue. From 1911 to 1921, he owned and operated a hardware store, also in LaRue. He was a farmer from 1921 to 1938 when he retired. He served two years as township trustee. He is a member of the Methodist Church, Church Choir (twenty years), LaRue Lodge F.&A.M., and Knights of Pythias. He is interested in travel, looking after his farm, and raising Holstein cattle. On Sept. 10, 1891, he married Mary White who was born in Union County, daughter of Dr. David White, a veterinary surgeon, and Alice (Bozart) White. Mrs. Rodgers taught music to private students for about twelve years. She is a member of the Methodist Church and Pythian Sisters. Children: (1) Mabel (Mrs. Arthur Stout) of LaRue. She has five children: (a) Benjamin, who married Elizabeth Huffman. They have three children, Diana, Daniel, and Samuel; (b) Paul, a Navy veteran of World War II. He married Betty Balenger and they have one son, James; (c) Ruth (Mrs. Warren Deal). She has three sons, Dale, Gail, and Carl; (d) Mary; and, (e) Margaret Ann. (2) Mildred (Mrs. Ralph Wise), of Lorain. She has one son, William, a Navy veteran of World War II. He married Dottie Lawson and they have one daughter, Sandra. (3) Ralph R., who is associated with Lima Locomotive Works and resides at Burlingame, Calif. He married Eleoise Hastings and they have two sons: (a) Robert, an Army veteran of World War II who married Mary McNurdy. They have two children, Pam and Michael; and, (b) Joseph, a student at Stanford University. LEE A. SCHULER, partner in Marion Builders Supply Co. in Marion, was born in Marion, Nov. 12, 1894, son of Henry and Minnie (Amann) Schuler. Mr. Schuler graduated from St. Mary's High School and was in the grocery business with his father before entering the U. S. Army during World War I. He served about two years, most of which time was spent in overseas duty, and received the Purple Heart. After being honorably discharged from the Army in 1920, he returned to Marion and became a partner in Marion Builders Supply Co. with his brother, Walter H. Schuler (see Index). Mr. Schuler is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Elks, and Eagles. His hobbies are golf, bowling, and sports of all kinds. RAYMOND R. VIOLET, a farmer in Big Island Township and an Erie Railroad engineer, was born in Meigs County, Aug. 4, 1892, son of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Jane (Midkiff) Violet. His father was a [178] farmer in Meigs County. His maternal grandfather, Samuel Midkiff, served in the Civil War. The Violet family came to America with Lafayette and settled in Virginia. Raymond R. Violet attended Meigs County schools and at an early age began assisting in the work on his father's farm. He came to Marion in 1912. In 1916, he became associated with the Erie Railroad as a fireman, and, in 1928, was promoted to engineer, which position he now holds. Since 1933, he has also been a farmer and he purchased his present farm in 1947. He is a member of Sojourners Lodge F.&A.M. and B. of L.E. On Dec. 31, 1915, Mr. Violet married Sadie Viola Robbins who was born at Wadsworth Jan. 26, 1896, daughter of John A. and Mary Elizabeth (Thomas) Robbins, of Welsh lineage. Her father was an engineer for the Erie Railroad. She is a member of the Auxiliaries to B. of L.E. and B. of F.L.&E. Mr. Violet's hobbies are hunting and fishing. Mrs. Violet's hobbies are needlework and interior decorating. They reside on U. S. Route 30S, eight miles west of Marion. RUSSELL D. LUKE, owner of R. D. Luke Hardware in Marion, was born Aug. 3, 1897, son of Daniel G. and Daisy D. (Packer) Luke. His mother was of English and Irish descent. His father, of German lineage, was a building contractor in Marion before his retirement to make his home in Columbus. Mr. Luke received his education in Marion public schools. His experience in the hardware business dates back to 1912 when he started working as a clerk. In 1924 he became a partner in Van Atta Hardware Co. and in 1938 purchased the other financial interests in the business and renamed it R. D. Luke Hardware. He is one of the organizers and vice president of Thompson Loan and Finance Co. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Elks, and Kiwanis (former director). He has been active in civic affairs and is a member of Marion Chamber of Commerce with which he has served on various committees. His hobbies are golf and collecting U. S. stamps. On Aug. 28, 1918, Mr. Luke married Florence E. Gallagher who was born in Cambridge, Mar. 22, 1897, daughter of I. A. and Laura V. (Udell) Gallagher. She is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's Sewing Circle, and Elks Ladies Club. Children: (1) Mary Martha, born Apr. 3, 1920, who graduated from St. Mary's High School and attended Mt. St. Joseph College in Cincinnati. She is secretary and office manager for her father. (2) Robert D., born Jan. 15, 1924, a graduate of St. Mary's High School and University of Notre Dame College of Engineering. He served as a lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II and is now employed in the engineering department at Fairfield Engineering Co. He married Jean Todd Langwish and they have one son, Roark David. (3) Margaret Ann (Mrs. Robert A. Schuler) of North Scituate, Mass., a graduate of St. Mary's High School and St. Mary-of-the-Springs in Columbus. She has a daughter, Karen Ann. PRISCILLA J. STEEN was born Mar. 30, 1885, in Donaghmore, county Tyrone, Ireland, daughter of James and Betty (Smith) Smith. [179] Mrs. Steen was educated in Ireland and was a secretary and bookkeeper prior to her marriage to Robert John Steen who was born in Annahavil, Newmills, county Tyrone, Ireland, July 15, 1883, son of John and Letitia (Mullholland) Steen. While in Ireland he was a member of the Orange Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Steen moved their family to America in 1920 and settled in Marion County where they bought the farm in Salt Rock Township, west of Morral, where Mrs. Steen now resides. Mr. Steen died Oct. 16, 1947. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Steen, five of whom were born in Ireland and all of whom are graduates of Morral High School: (1) Thomas who is operating the home farm. (2) Bessie (Mrs. H. E. White) of Newark, a graduate of Grant Hospital in Columbus as an R.N. She has one son, Robert Ernest. (3) William J., of Morral. He served four years during World War II in the U. S. Army Airborne Divn. He married Cleta Pauline Allard. (4) Robert, of Mansfield. He served four years in the Army during World War II. (5) George, inspector at Universal Cooler in Marion. He married Mary Pierson who died Sept. 22, 1948. There is one daughter, Barbara Ann. (6) Maude (Mrs. Harold Crist) of near Ashley. She has two children, Beverly Ann and Frederick Michael. (7) John, Jr. (Don), who is associated with Morral Tile Co. He married Betty Ruth Douglas. Mrs. Steen is a member of Morral Methodist Church, Pythian Sisters, O.E.S., and Salt Rock Grange. DONALD O. UTZ, city manager for Northio Theater Corp., with offices in the Palace Theater in Marion, was born in Marion November 22, 1920, son of Otto Albert and Hazel Dewey (Price) Utz, natives of Marion. His father is an inspector at Marion Power Shovel Co. Mr. Utz graduated from Harding High School. He was then theater manager in the following places: Marion, Bellevue, and Clyde. During World War II he entered the U. S. Army in which he served two years. After being honorably discharged, he was theater manager in Hamilton. In January 1948, he returned to Marion to accept his present position. He is a member of Central Christian Church. On Mar. 22, 1940, he married Helen Toucheff, of Marion, daughter of Dan and Lulu Toucheff. Mr. and Mrs. Utz are the parents of two daughters, Kay, born Feb. 9, 1941, and Melody, born Oct. 1, 1947. IVAN H. ROUSE, owner and manager of Rouse Sales and Service in Prospect, was born in Prospect Township, Aug. 28, 1897, son of John F. and Anna B. (Isler) Rouse, native farmers of the township. His maternal grandfather, Caleb Isler, was a prominent farmer in Prospect township. His maternal great-grandparents, Samuel and Rosena Isler, came to America from Germany in 1845. Mr. Rouse received his education in the Prospect Schools and was associated with Prospect Fire Engine Co. as a mechanic. In 1919 he entered a partnership with Charles E. Almendinger (see index) and they opened the Central Garage in Prospect. In 1920, Mr. Rouse sold his in- [180] terest in the business to Mr. Almendinger. From 1920 until 1932, Mr. Rouse was auto mechanic with Ford Garage. In 1932, he established his own garage business. Since 1931, he has operated a Prospect school bus route. He is a member of the Methodist church and Prospect Chamber of Commerce. He is active in the civic projects of the community. On Nov. 17, 1920, Mr. Rouse married Volieta Stiffler, of Prospect, daughter of Elmer A. and Ida Elnora (Tewalt) Stiffler. Elmer A. Stiffler established the first pasteurized dairy products distributing business in Prospect, which he operated from 1928 until his retirement in 1944. Mrs. Rouse graduated from Radnor High School and attended Marion Business College. She worked as a bookkeeper prior to her marriage and she is now secretary of Rouse Sales and Service. She is a member of Evangelical Reformed Church. Mr. and Mrs. Rouse are the parents of one son, Weldon W., born July 2, 1924, in Prospect. He graduated from Prospect High School and served three and one-half years with the U. S. Navy as a Diesel engineer and is now associated with his father in the garage business. He married Wanda Jane Edler, of Delaware. JAMES W. FIELDS, former Commissioner of Marion County and a farmer and stockman in Claridon township, was born Jan. 1, 1887, in Claridon township, son of Edward F. and Dora (Williams) Fields (see Index). Mr. Fields attended the Claridon schools, Ohio Northern and Otterbein universities and has always been a farmer, purchasing his present farm in 1923. He is a member of Salem Evangelical and United Brethren Church (trustee), United Grange, and Knights of Pythias Lodge 116. He has been a township trustee eight years and clerk of the school board six years. He is a member of the Republican Central and Executive committees. He is interested in sports. On Nov. 14, 1912, he married Dora Bolen, of Marion County, daughter of Luther and Mary (Jones) Bolen, who were farmers from the southern part of Ohio. She is a member of Salem Evangelical and United Brethren Church and United Grange. She is interested in growing flowers. Children: (1) Jeneila, a graduate of Marion Business College, who married Russell Gillson, a farmer in Morrow County. They have two sons, Arthur Wilton and Marvin Wayne. (2) Royal M., a farmer in Claridon township. He graduated from Marion Business College and was associated with North Electric Co. in Galion more than six years. He married Jean Lawrence. They have three children, Gwendolyn, Gary and Carol. CARL AUGUST KULL, owner and manager of Carl's Auto Parts in Marion, was born in Marion, Jan. 6, 1908, son of Adam F. and Anna Marie (Seiter) Kull. His parents settled in Marion when they came to America from Germany. Mr. Kull received his education in Pearl Street School and Harding High School. He then became manager of the Hedeen Auto Parts Store in Marion (1932-1934). In 1934 he opened Carl's Auto Parts. He is a member of Salem Evangelical Church and Marion Chamber of Commerce. [181] Mr. Kull married Hurtha Caris who was born in Caledonia, daughter of Peter Kelcy Caris, whose ancestors came from Holland, and Pansy (Mosher) Caris. Mrs. Kull is a member of Salem Evangelical Church. Children: (1) Lois, born Oct. 12, 1929. She graduated from Harding High School and married Charles Behm, of Tiffin. (2) Leora Dawn, born Feb. 28, 1946. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kull have horses as their hobby. They reside on State Route 4. IRVIN OLEN ROSZMAN, farmer in Pleasant Township and turbine operator for Ohio Public Service Co., was born in Salt Rock Township, Dec. 15, 1908, son of John Philip and Ida Melissa (Hickman) Roszman. Mr. Roszman attended schools in Marion County and at an early age started working at farming. For the past fifteen years he has farmed in Pleasant Township. Since 1936, he has been turbine operator for Ohio Public Service Co. He has served several years on Pleasant Township Election Board. On Dec. 11, 1930, Mr. Roszman married Doris Evelyn James who was born in Montgomery Township, Nov. 18, 1912, daughter of Hughie and Virgie (Rousch) James. Children: (1) Arthur Gene, born July 11, 1932. (2) Marlene Jo, born Feb. 1, 1935. (3) Carol Lynn, born Dec. 28, 1944. The family resides on the Bethlehem Road, south of Marion. RALPH WARRICK, owner and manager of Warricks in Marion, was born in Union County, May 11, 1895, son of Jesse A. and Mattie (Spicer) Warrick. Mr. Warrick attended schools in Marion and was associated with Susquehanna Silk Mills for twenty-four years. He served in the infantry of the U. S. Army during World War I, spending about one year overseas. In 1936, he opened a filling station in Marion, and, in 1943, he opened his present store. He is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Disabled Veterans Organization. He is interested in baseball. On Aug. 30, 1924, he married Marie Walker who was born in Kenton, daughter of David and Mary (Greason) Walker. She is a member of the Christian Church in Kenton and Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Warrick has one son by a previous marriage, Robert A., born Jan. 2, 1921. He graduated from Bowling Green University in 1948 and University of Michigan in 1949. He served three and one-half years in the U. S. Army during World War II, with two years of that time spent in the South Pacific. LUCRETIA MEDLEY TAYLOR, widow of Dr. B. H. Taylor, was born in Campbell, Mo., daughter of T. A. and Josephine (Bridges) Medley. Her maternal grandfather, Ambrose Bridges, settled in Dunklin County, Mo., where he was a large landowner. Mrs. Taylor graduated from high school in Campbell and attended Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, University of Colorado, and Ohio Northern University. She taught school in St. Louis County, Mo., seven years prior to her marriage. She now teaches in Marion City [182] Schools. She is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Auxiliary to Marion County Academy of Medicine and LeMercure Club. On July 1, 1928, she married Dr. B. H. Taylor, of North Lewisburg, O. They came to Marion County in August 1928. Dr. Taylor practiced medicine at Green Camp until March 1933, when he moved to Marion, where he practiced until his death, May 9, 1940. There are three children: (1) Thomas M., born Feb. 11, 1930, a graduate of Kentucky Military Institute. (2) Jerry L., born Nov. 4, 1932, a student at Harding High School. (3) Jan, born Nov. 5, 1939, a student at Greenwood School. Mrs. Taylor and children reside at 658 Mt. Vernon Ave., in Marion. CARL FRANCIS SEITER, farmer in Big Island Township specializing in raising Jersey cattle, was born Nov. 4, 1900, in Marion, son of Samuel H. and Susan (Wilhelm) Seiter. Mr. Seiter received his early education in the Marion and township schools and went to work at an early age on his father's farm. He purchased his present farm in 1939. He is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Montgomery Grange, I. O. O. F. in New Bloomington, and Encampment Branch I. O. 0. F. in Marion. He is advisor for the Boys 4-H Club and supervisor of Marion County Soil Conservation Services. He is interested in cattle and his sons have won many awards and ribbons showing Jersey cattle. On Oct. 30, 1920, he married Edna I. Tobey, of Big Island Township. She is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Montgomery Grange, Independent Lodge of Rebekah, W. R. C., Cooper Post American Legion, Farm Womens Home Council, and Big Island Hustlers Club. She formerly was advisor for the Girls 4-H Club. Her hobby is music. Children: (1) Frances who married Henry Mahaffy, a Navy veteran of World War II. They have three children, Larry, Sharon, and Ronald. (2) Donald, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He married Esther McCadow and they have two daughters, Barbara Sue and Teressa Dian. (3) Paul Warren, who is associated with his father on the farm. He married Jeannine Comos and they have one daughter, Pauletta Jeannine. (4) Kathryn Elouise, a senior in New Bloomington School. W. NEIL PRICE, doctor of dental surgery in Marion, was born Apr. 27, 1916, in Bowerston, son of Paul S. and Blanche (Millhorn) Price. Dr. Price graduated from Bowerston High School and received his B. S. degree, in 1939, and his D. D. S. degree, in 1943, from Ohio State University. He then entered the U. S. Army Dental Corps in which he served as a captain three years, with eighteen months of that time in the China-Burma-India theater. He started his practice in Marion in 1947. He is a member of Green Camp Baptist Church, Central Ohio Dental Assn., and Kiwanis Club. His hobby is music. On Aug. 18, 1940, Dr. Price married Cleta Johnston, of Green Camp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Orval Johnston (see Index). She graduated as an R. N. from White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus in 1938. She is a member of Green Camp Baptist Church and 7th Dis- [183] trict Ohio State Nurses Assn. Children: Thomas Paul, born Aug. 15, 1944; and, David Johnston, born Dec. 22, 1946. EDWARD H. KLINGEL, general farmer and stockman in Richland Township, was born Sept. 7, 1884, in the house where he now resides, son of William and Mary (Firstenberger) Klingel. The land on State Route 98 which Edward H. now owns and farms was purchased by his great-grandfather, George Klingel, in 1826, and Edward H. now has in his possession the original deed for the land. He is a brother of Daniel Jacob Klingel (see Index) and Ben R. Klingel (see Index). Edward H. Klingel received his early education in the country school and has always been a farmer and stockman. He owns and operates six hundred acres of land. He also owns and operates a filling station on Route 98. On December 24, 1906, Mr. Klingel married Grace E. Hensel who was born in Richland Township, May 5, 1887, daughter of William and Rosa (Wolfinger) Hensel. Mr. and Mrs. Klingel are affiliated with St. Joseph Reformed Church in Waldo. They are the parents of twelve children: (1) Carl L., a farmer in Richland Township. He married Luella Deitsch and they have two daughters, Shirley Mae and Candice Kay. (2) Gertrude (Mrs. Mario Beckel), of Morrow County. She has one son, Rex. (3) Mildred (Mrs. Urban Schrote), who has one son, Gary Lee. (4) Harold E., of Marion. He married Esther Witzel. (5) Esther, who married Wilbur Click, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. They have one son, Roger Olin. (6) Violet (Mrs. Otis Sommerlot). She has one daughter, Becky Sue. (7) John, who is associated with his father on the farm. He is a veteran of World War II during which he served more than three years with the U. S. Army, seeing service in the European theater and the Pacific area. He married Katherine Tannyhill and they have one daughter, Pamela Kay. (8) Irene, who married Carl Sanborn who served with the U. S. Army four years during World War II. They have two children, Sharon Elaine and Jerry Edward. (9) Paul W., who is associated with his father in farming. He is a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, during part of which he served in the Pacific area. He married Betty Foos. (10) Erma (Mrs. Warren Betts), who has one son, Rodney Lynn. (11) Helen Marie, of Marion. (12) Mary Lou, who married Charles W. Walker who served in the European theater with the U. S. Army during World War II. They have two daughters, Diane Elizabeth and Karen Ann. DAMON B. JONES, owner and manager of D. B. Jones and Sons Produce in LaRue, was born at Lafayette, Ind., June 24, 1896, son of Andrew and Alice (Bonner) Jones. Mr. Jones attended schools in Indiana and LaRue. He then was associated with Western Milk Creamery Co. and Tannyhill Grocery. He has been in the produce business in LaRue and Marion since 1918. He is a member of the Baptist Church at LaRue, LaRue Lodge F. & A. M; (past master), Mary Lenox Chapter O. E. S., Walter Scott Lodge 214 Knights of Pythias (past chancellor). On Aug. 22, 1917, Mr. Jones married Ruie D. Williams, who was born at Essex, June 1, 1896, daughter of Hosa and Alma (Parish) Wil- [184] liams. She is a member of the Methodist Church, Mary Lenox Chapter O. E. S., and Pythian Sisters. Children: (1) Robert Albert, born Jan. 20, 1925. He served three years with the U. S. Navy during World War II, and is now a partner in business with his father. He married Royda Roux. (2) Kenneth F., born July 12, 1928, a partner in business with his father. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are interested in lodge work. They reside in LaRue. MRS. JAMES M. RUCKMAN, nee Caroline Edwards, was born in Findlay, Sept. 16, 1877, daughter of James P. and Phoebe (Thomas) Edwards. She is a member of the Methodist Church. She attended County Normal Schools and taught school five years prior to her marriage to Dr. James M. Ruckman, on June 4, 1901. Dr. Ruckman graduated from Starling Medical College and practiced medicine in Jeneral for seventeen year's before coming to LaRue in 1918. He continued the practice of medicine in LaRue until his death, Oct. 25, 1945. There are five children: (1) James Merritt, metallurgist with Carnegie. Illinois Corp. in Pittsburg. He graduated from Ohio Northern University with a degree in chemical engineering and Ohio State University with a degree in metallurgy. He later received his master degree from Ohio State. He married Mildred Hecker of Waldo and they have one son, James Merritt, Jr. (2) Kenneth Edwards, a graduate of Ohio University where he majored in music. He married Dorothea Miller, of Morral, and they own Ruckman's Music Studio in Kent. They have two children, James Miller and Joan Jeanette. (3) Lucia Adele, of Lima, a graduate of Bowling Green University and Asbury College at Wilmore, Ky. She taught school five years prior to her marriage to Rev. Clark Davis, of LaRue. They have two daughters, Carolyn Ruth and Alice Elaine. (4) Evelyn Roberta who graduated from Bowling Green University and taught at Martel High School three years prior to her marriage to Cecil D. Guinther, a farmer near Galion. They have one son, Theodore Lee. (5) Thomas Wright, who is in Wean Manufacturing Co., at Warren, O'. He attended Ohio State University and then completed a course in aeronautical engineering at Curtiss-Wright Technical Inst. at Glendale, Calif. He married Viola Hutter, of Pleasant Unity, Pa. They have one son, Thomas Wright, Jr. HENRY ALVIN DE ROCHE, owner and manager of a general store in Morral, was born in Venice Township, Seneca County, Mar. 18, 1882, son of William Henry and Susannah (Haines) De Roche. His paternal grandfather, John David De Roche, came to America from France and settled in Crawford County. Mr. DeRoche received his early education in the country schools in Marion County and went to work as a farmer, which occupation he pursued until 1926 when he became associated with C. J. Schultz in the general store in Morral. In 1940, he purchased the store at the time of Mr. Schultz' death. He is a member of the Methodist church and the Knights of Pythias. His hobby is hunting. Mr. DeRoche married, Aug. 6, 1903, Ada Pearl Hartman, of Morral, daughter of Conrad and Mary C. (Loubert) Hartman. She is a member [185] of the Methodist church and Pythian Sisters. Mr. and Mrs. DeRoche are the parents of one daughter, Gertrude Avonelle, of Morral. She married George Watts (see Index). FRANK B. HOPKINS, farmer in Pleasant Township, was born Dec. 19, 1890, in the old homestead on State Route 203 where he now resides, son of Leonard R. and Emma F. (Kirts) Hopkins. His father was a farmer on the old homestead, as was his grandfather, Reuben Hopkins, who was a pioneer settler, coming to Marion in 1828. Mr. Hopkins attended Green Camp High School and Ohio Northern University. He then returned to farming and now owns and operates the home farm. He is a member of Green Camp Baptist Church, Prospect Lodge F. & A. M., Prospect Chapter O. E. S., and Knights of Pythias Lodge 772. Mr. Hopkins married in May 1914, Hazel Schultz, daughter of Charles and Jessie (Handchy) Schultz. She died Mar. 28, 1925. There are two daughters, both of whom graduated from Pleasant High School and both living at home, Margaret Jean and Helen, the latter of whom also graduated from Grant Hospital School of Nursing. On Apr. 2, 1935, Mr. Hopkins married Mabel Weist, daughter of Christopher and Nettie (Bolyard) Weist. She is a member of Green Camp Baptist Church, Prospect Chapter O. E. S., and Green Camp Pythian Sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins' hobby is raising Boston Terriers. ELMER L. WEIMER, representative of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Marion, was born July 5, 1893, in Jay County, Ind., son of Joshua and Lourinda (Batton) Weimer, who were farmers. Mr. Weimer graduated from Lincoln High School in Randolph County, Ind., and received insurance training at Union City, Ind. After spending ten years in the banking business in Indiana, he came to Marion in December 1924, taking over the insurance agency which he now operates. He later entered the American College of Life Underwriters from which he received the U. L. C. degree in 1933. He then returned to Marion where he has been active in civic affairs as well as in the ,insurance business. He has been called upon frequently to address life underwriter groups in Boston, Cleveland, St. Louis, and other cities. He is a member of Central Christian Church, Kiwanis Club, Marion Chamber of Commerce, Marion Branch of Citizens Historical Assn., Marion and National associations of Life Underwriters, and American Society of Life Underwriters. On June 22, 1915, he married Nellie Fern Sarff, of Randolph County, Ind., daughter of William H. and Celena (Halverson) Sarff. She is a member of Central Christian Church, Ben Hur Club, and Green Thumb Garden Club. Mr. and Mrs. Weimer are interested in travel and photography. They have three daughters, all graduates of Ohio State University: (1) Pearl Elaine (Mrs. Arden H. Seeger), born June 4, 1916. (2) Vivian Maxine (Mrs. Robert Wiegand), born Dec. 1, 1917. She has two children, Carol Ann and Robert, Jr. (3) Reva Roberta (Mrs. Robert Davis), born July 9, 1919. [186] ERNEST FISH, farmer in Prospect Township specializing in raising registered Hereford cattle and Shropshire sheep, was born in Union County, near Richwood, Nov. 18, 1887, son of William and Amelia Emma (Chambers) Fish. His father was a farmer in Jackson Township, Union County. Mr. Fish attended the country schools and studied a course in agriculture at Ohio State University. He has always been a farmer in Union and Marion counties. He is a member of Knights of Pythias Lodge at Essex, Lions Club at Richwood, Tri-County Council 16 of the Farm Bureau, Union County Farm Bureau (member of Board of Directors about fifteen years), and Jackson Grange. On Apr. 12, 1942, Mr. Fish married Mae (Koons) Humphreys who was born in Hardin County, Sept. 26, 1897, daughter of Jesse and Elvira (Butcher) Koons. Mrs. Fish graduated from Richwood High School and Union County Normal School and taught school for several years. She is a member of First Methodist Church in Richwood, American Legion Auxiliary Baccarat Post 40, Pythian Sisters at Essex, Tri-County Council 16 of the Farm Bureau, and Jackson Grange. Mr. and Mrs. Fish reside on County Road 69, west of Prospect. WILLIAM GRIEVE, co-owner of Marion Plate and Window Glass Co., was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Apr. 7, 1917, son of John and Isabella (McClean) Grieve. His family came to America in 1923. Mr. Grieve graduated from Scott High School in Toledo in 1935, after which he was associated with Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company in Toledo until 1947, except for twenty months while serving with the U. S. Army during World War II. He spent seventeen months with the 100th Infantry in Europe. Mr. Grieve, with John F. Hardie (see Index) opened Marion Plate and Window Glass Co. in 1947. On Apr. 8, 1938, Mr. Grieve married Robin Androva (Chambers) Webb, of Columbus, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. Grieve are affiliated with First Presbyterian Church. There are two children, Judson Chambers Webb and Becky Britton Grieve. Mr. and Mrs. Grieve are interested in sports. MILO K. HILL, farmer and gunsmith in Scott Township, was born Jan. 28, 1898, in the house where he now resides, son of John and Margaret (Kennedy) Hill who were of Irish lineage. His grandparents were pioneer settlers of Marion County. On Oct. 22, 1920, he married Violet Henry, of Cheyenne, Wyo., who was born Mar. 21, 1901, daughter of John and Nona (Robinson) Henry. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Hill are the parents of one daughter, Mabel Ella, born Mar. 22, 1922, who married Raymond Swick and has three children, Violet Mae, Robert Eugene, and Frances Colleen. Mrs. Hill assists Mr. Hill in the business of reloading and shipping bullets to destinations all over the world. This business of manufacturing bullets, repairing guns, and reloading shells began as a hobby. Mr. [187] Hill is also interested in all kinds of sporting goods. They reside north of Caledonia on the Caledonia Rd. RUBY FERN KROHMER, chiropractor in Marion, was born Dec. 14, 1901, in White County, Ill., daughter of Henry and Sarah (Wallace) Sommers. On Sept. 3, 1919, she married Martin Krohmer, of Mansfield. They both attended the Davenport School of Chiropractic at Davenport, Ia., from which they graduated in 1921. They then started the practice of chiropractic in Bucyrus. In June 1934, they came to Marion where, together, they practiced their profession until the time of Dr. Martin Krohmer's death in March of 1937. Since that time, Dr. Ruby Krohmer has continued in practice. She is affiliated with First Presbyterian Church. Her hobby is writing. Children: (1) Eleanor Louise (Krohmer) Smith, born Dec. 25, 1920. She is a vocalist and attended Capital University. She has one son, Martin Harrison Smith. (2) and (3) Twins, William Howard and Robert Martin, born Oct. 30, 1923. Both are veterans of World War II in which they served in the U. S. Coast Guard. William served three years and Robert served forty-five months. Robert is now a student at Ohio State University. (4) Betty, born Sept. 17, 1925. She graduated from the Central Academy of Commercial Arts in Cincinnati. JAMES J. PEACOCK, Jr., co-owner of Peacock Bros. Plumbing and Heating in Marion, was born in Richland Township, May 16, 1883, elder son of James and Sarah Elizabeth (Nickels) Peacock. His father, a native of New York City, came to Ohio and became a farmer. His mother was a native of Richland Township. Mr. Peacock received his early education in the country schools. He then learned the plumbing trade and, in 1909, he and his brother, Albert Enos Peacock (see Index), opened Peacock Bros. Plumbing and Heating shop. He is a member of: Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church; Marion Lodge 70, Chapter, and Council of Masonry; Elks; and, Eagles. His hobbies are fishing and hunting. He married, on June 25, 1907, Flossie Marie Bland, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Landon) Bland. She died in August 1940. Children: (1) Lavonia (Mrs. Virgil Hentze), of Los Angeles, Calif., who has one son, Jon Don. (2) John Elmer, who is associated with Peacock Bros. Plumbing and Heating. He married Jane Smith and they have three sons, John, Jeffrey, and Joseph. (3) Merle Edwin, who is associated with Peacock Bros. Plumbing and Heating. He married Martha Jane Sweeney and they have two children, James Kenneth and Pamela. On Feb. 21, 1943, Mr. Peacock married Lena (Beicher) Schoechle, daughter of John Edwin and Louise (Mayer) Beicher. She is the mother of two children: (1) George Schoechle, a geologist in Washington, D. C. He married Mary Duncan and they have two children, Timothy and Peter. (2) Jean Schoechle. Mrs. Peacock is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Lydia Chapter O.E.S., Delplan Club, and Elks Ladies Club. Her hobby is fishing. [188] CLIFTON HENRY WENIG, farmer in Montgomery Township and salesman, was born Mar. 13, 1903, at Haskins, son of Henry and Anna (Bechstein) Wenig. His paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wenig, came to America from Germany and settled in Wood County. His maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bechstein, also came from Germany to America and settled in Fulton County. Jacob Bechstein was a soldier in the Civil War. Clifton H. Wenig graduated from Haskins High School and Ohio State University with a B.S. degree in agriculture. He taught vocational agriculture at Coshocton High School four years before he came to Montgomery Township in 1930 and purchased his present farm. He is also a salesman, selling hybrid seed corn, fertilizer, and other products. His hobby is doing mechanical work. On June 10, 1928, he married Josephine Reussner, of Jersey, O., daughter of Charles and Mary (Merrill) Reussner. Her father operated the general store in Jersey. Mrs. Wenig graduated from Jersey High School, North High School in Columbus, and Ohio State University with a B.S. degree. She taught school three and one-half years prior to her marriage. Children: (1) Henry Charles, born Apr. 15, 1930, a part-time student at Ohio State University. He was president of local F.F.A. and has the State Farmers degree. (2) Dwight Leo, born Apr. 4, 1932, a student in Montgomery High School and president of the local F.F.A. He has the State Farmers degree. (3) George Dale, born Apr. 5, 1934; and (4) Ralph Allen, born Mar. 11, 1936; both of whom are students at Montgomery School. Mr. and Mrs. Wenig and sons are affiliated with Meeker Methodist Church and they all are members of Montgomery Grange. WALTER FREDERICK ROTHFUSS, farmer and owner and manager of Rothfuss Implement Store in Marion and Waldo Implement Co. in Waldo, was born Oct. 15, 1904, in Green Camp Township, son of Ernest Frederick and Barbara (Barth) Rothfuss. He is a brother of Edward B. Rothfuss (see Index). Mr. Rothfuss received his education in Mt. Olive schools and went to work on his father's farm. He has always been a farmer. In 1940 he and Frank F. Bassler opened Waldo Implement Co. in Waldo and, in 1946, Mr. Rothfuss purchased Mr. Bassler's interest in the company. In 1947, he opened Rothfuss Implement Store in Marion. He is a member of Mt. Olive Methodist Church and Knights of Pythias. On Jan. 25, 1925, he married Pearl Uncapher, of Green Camp Township, daughter of Perry Joseph and Martha (LaRue) Uncapher (see Index). Mrs. Rothfuss is a member of Mt. Olive Methodist Church. Children: Robert Allan, a student at Ohio State University; and, Ruth Anna, a student in New Bloomington School. VICTOR A. MOROS, general farmer in Grand Township, was born June 17, 1903, in Providence, R. I., son of J. H. and Helen Moros. Mr. Moros graduated from Tri-State College of Mechanical Engineering and was associated with the following industries: Dupont Co. at Parlin, [189] N. J.; Marion Power Shovel Co.; and, A. O. Smith, Corp., in Milwaukee, Wis. Since 1933, he has been a farmer in Grand Township. On July 5, 1930, Mr. Moros married Esther Bloomingdale who was born in Wyandot County; daughter of John W. and Sophronia (Bower) Bloomingdale. Her father, a native of New York State, was a farmer in Marion County. Her maternal grandfather, David Bower, owned the land and built the house in Grand Township where Mr. and Mrs. Moros now reside, on the Marseilles Galion Road. Mr. and Mrs. Moros are members of Marseilles Presbyterian Church. They both enjoy reading. PROCTER E. FERRIN, owner of Ferrin Sheet Metal Shop in Marion, was born in Marion, Jan. 14, 1908, the only son of Harry and Emma (Ade) Ferrin. His only sister is Florence (Ferrin) Lingrel. His father, a native of Marion County, was, prior to his retirement, an auctioneer and also owner and manager of summer resort hotels. His mother was born in Wurttemberg, Germany, coming to America at the age of nine with her family who settled in Marion County. Mr. Ferrin attended grade and high schools in Marion. He was employed by Pollak Steel Co. from 1926 to 1928, when he became associated with his brother-in-law, John Lingrel, in the steel contracting business. In 1932 he learned the sheet metal trade. For thirty-nine months during World War II, he served with the U. S. Army Air Forces as a staff sergeant, doing sheet metal work. Thirty-six months of that time was spent in the Mediterranean Theatre of operations. In 1940, he had become associated in the sheet metal business with Donald L. Metcalf (see Index), and, after Mr. Ferrin had been honorably discharged from the Army in 1945, he and Mr. Metcalf opened a shop. In October 1948, Mr. Ferrin purchased Mr. Metcalf's interest in the business. On July 2, 1940, Mr. Ferrin married Jean Waggle who was born in Marion, daughter of Lloyd and Marie (Drake) Waggle. Mr. and Mrs. Ferrin are the parents of two sons, Barry, born Mar. 13, 1943, and Larry, born Apr. 2, 1947. Mr. and Mrs. Ferrin are interested in photography and Mr. Ferrin's hobbies are hunting and fishing. CHARLES NEWELL DAVIDS, dairy farmer in Prospect Township, was born in that township, Apr. 2, 1901, son of W. H. Davids (see Index) and Bessie C. (Codding) Davids. Charles N. Davids graduated from Prospect High School and has always been a farmer on the land which was formerly owned by his father. He specializes in dairy farming and in raising Jersey cattle. He is a member of Prospect Methodist Church. On Aug. 12, 1924, he married Erma Donithen, daughter of H. O. and Viola (King) Donithen. Mrs. Davids died Sept. 8, 1932. There were five children born to this marriage, all of whom are graduates of Prospect High School: (1) Wilma who resides at home. (2) Charlotte, of Rich-wood. She married Kenneth Davis, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and they have one daughter, Beverly Kay. (3) Geraldine, who graduated from Christ Hospital in Cincinnati as an R.N. She married Raymond Hickok, a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II. (4) Howard, who is [190] associated with his father on the farm. (5) Charles, a student at Ohio State University. Mr. David's hobby is fishing. He and his family reside on the Davids and Gooding Pike, northeast of Prospect. HARRY F. BALDAUF, co-owner with his son, C. Robert Baldauf, of H. F. Baldauf and Son House Moving and Wrecking, was born in Marion, Apr. 27, 1895, son of Charles F. and Sarah (Leffler) Baldauf (see Index). Mr. Baldauf attended grade schools in Marion and was associated with the Erie Railroad Co. as a timekeeper until his enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War I, during which he spent about one year on overseas duty. After his return from service, he entered his father's business, which he purchased in 1920. He also deals in new lumber and building supplies. He is a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, American Legion, 40 et 8, and Marion Chamber of Commerce. On Oct. 20, 1920, Mr. Baldauf married Ferna M. Starner who was born in Marion, daughter of Charles and Emma (Linn) Starner. She is a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church and American Legion Auxiliary. Children: (1) Charles Robert, born June 11, 1923, a partner in business with his father. He is a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, during which he served three years. He married Mary Johnson, of Marion. (2) Edwin Frederick, born Aug. 2, 1932. KARL H. FEISTKORN, physician and surgeon in Marion, was born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, May 6, 1909, the only child of Charles H. and Leo L. (Wiley) Feistkorn. His grandfather, Charles F. Feistkorn, came to America from Prussia in 1858, settled at Lithopolis, O., and served in the Civil War. His grandmother, Margaret (Zangmeister) Feistkorn, was a native of Germany. Dr. Feistkorn graduated as an honor student from South High School in Columbus in 1927. He received his B.A. degree in chemistry in 1931 and his M.D. in 1935, both from Ohio State University. He served his interneship at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus from 1935 to 1936. He then began the practice of medicine and surgery in Green Camp, coming to Marion in 1937. On Apr. 15, 1941, Dr. Feistkorn, who held a reserve commission from Ohio State University, was called to active duty with the U. S. Army Medical Corps. He served with the Army from 1941 until 1946, with twenty-one months of that time spent with the 25th General Hospital Unit in Europe. After being released from duty, Jan. 1, 1946, with the rank of captain, Dr. Feistkorn resumed his practice of medicine in Marion. He is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Ohio State and American Medical associations, Marion County Academy of Medicine, Citizens Historical Assn., Republican Party, Marion Chamber of Commerce, and he was a charter member of Marion Lions Club. He is serving on the board of directors of American Red Cross. He formerly was a member of Knights of Pythias. On Feb. 9, 1935, Dr. Feistkorn married Lois J. Austin who was born in Wilmington, Clinton County, Mar. 1, 1908, daughter of David Clifford and Bessie (Hattersley) Austin. Mrs. Feistkorn graduated from Wilmington High School in 1927 and in 1931 from Ohio Wesleyan Univer- [191] sity where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi. She studied one year at Milwaukee School of Social Work. She assists Dr. Feistkorn in his profession. She is a member of Epworth Methodist Church, Pan-Hellenic Club, El Dorado Literary Club, and Auxiliary to Marion County Academy of Medicine. HARRY VAIL ARMSTRONG, district circulation manager of the Columbus Citizen, was born July 18, 1890, in Newark, Licking County, son of Benjamin Franklin and Eliza Saphrona (Grandstaff) Armstrong. His father was a lifelong resident of and businessman in Newark. His grandfather, John Armstrong, a farmer in Licking County, was the first Treasurer of Ohio, being treasurer when the state was still a territory and remaining through its change to statehood. Harry V. now possesses the desk which was used by his grandfather when the State Capitol was at Chillicothe. Harry V. graduated from Newark High School in 1905 and from Denison University in 1909 and attended Ohio State University. He became auditor for the American Laundry and Dry Cleaning Machinery Co. of Cincinnati. He moved to LaRue in 1939. He is a veteran of World War I and a member of Irvington Lodge of F. & A. M., A.A.S.R., Indianapolis Temple Shrine, Phi Delta, Knights of Pythias, and Moose. On Aug. 28, 1909, Mr. Armstrong married Mary Estelle Prettyman (see Index), at Bellefontaine. They had one daughter, Mary Eleanor. Mr. Armstrong's hobbies are flower gardening and collecting antiques. LOREN GUY HORD, farmer, ditching contractor and manufacturer in Scott Township, was born June 28, 1889, in that township in the old Hord homestead, son of John K. and Rosanna (Mason) Hord. His parents came to America from England and settled in Crawford and Marion counties where they farmed about six hundred acres of land. Mr. Hord attended the country schools and Ohio Northern University. He has been a farmer all his life and a ditching contractor since August 1947. In 1948 he began the manufacture of electric fence posts for which he owns the patent on a special fastener which he invented. He is a member of the Farm Bureau and has been a member of the school board. He is interested in his fruit orchard, raising Hampshire hogs, and travel. He has built two large lakes on his farm. On Nov. 28, 1910, Mr. Hord married Grace Naomi Hinnamon, daughter of Milton Hinnamon. She died Feb. 9, 1930. Seven children were born to this marriage: (1) Loren Hinnamon, who married Juanita Metzeger. They have two children, Yvonne Carrot and Dean Lynn. (2) Harold Leroy who is in partnership with his father. He married Dorothy Grace and they have two children, Donna Ilene and Caroline Grace. (3) Ralph Milton. He married Catherine Coyle and they have one daughter, Lorene. (4) Robert Mason. He married Ruth Harvey and they have three children, Ronald Lee, Beverly Ann, and Duane. (5) James Harvey. He married Marjory Gruber and they have two sons, James Guy and John Raymond. (6) Rosanna June, who married Foster Thomas who is in partnership with Mr. Hord. (7) Raymond Earl, who is associated with his father in the ditching contracting business. [192] Mr. Hord married Mrs. Bertha (Overfield) Frank on Nov. 17, 1932. She is a daughter of John L. and Minnie B. (Jack) Overfield. Mrs. Hord has two children by a previous marriage, Russell LaVerne Frank and James Melvin Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Hord are the parents of five children: Virginia Esther, Donald Morgan, Guy Eugene, Roger Winston, and Thomas Benton. Mr. and Mrs. Hord reside on the county line road and they are members of the Nazarene Church in Bucyrus. Mrs. Hord's interests are collecting vases and pitchers, doing church work, and travel. FLOYD B. BURTCH, co-owner of B. & R. Garage in Marion, was born in Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 4, 1901, son of J. W. and Grace A. (Granger) Burtch. Mr. Burtch attended grade schools in Indiana and graduated from high school in Green Camp. He then learned the auto mechanics trade and has followed it continuously. From 1941 to 1945, he was shop foreman for Marion Rapid Transit Co. In 1945, in partnership with Willi Henry Rothenhausler (see Index), he opened B. & R. Garage. Mr. Burtch is a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Sojourners Lodge 653 F. & A. M., Marion Chapter, Council and Commandery of Masons, and Kadgar Grotto. He is associated with the Ohio Public Utilities Commission. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. On July 5, 1922, Mr. Burtch married Adah Stewart who was born in Marion, daughter of George B. and Agnes (Bailey) Stewart. She is a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Children: (1) Mary A. (Burtch) Milgate, born Jan. 24, 1924, who has one son, Larry Bruce; (2) Floyd W., born May 29, 1929, who is associated with his father in business; and (3) Richard Wayne, born Mar. 2, 1935. ROBERT E. DICKERSON, farmer in Claridon Township who also owns and operates a trucking business, was born in Marion County, Apr. 21, 1917, son of Albert N. and Addie M. (McClung) Dickerson. Mr. Dickerson attended grade and high schools in Marion and has been a farmer for the past seven years. He purchased his present farm on State Route 746 in 1943. On June 3, 1936, he married Pearl C. Carey, of Marion County, daughter of Orville and Bertha (Roth) Carey. Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson are members of Memorial Methodist Church in Caledonia. Children: (1) Robert E., Jr., born Sept. 28, 1937, a student in Caledonia School. (2) A son who died in infancy. (3) Marian Celesta who died at the age of eight months. (4) John Orville, born Sept. 13, 1947. ADELBERT HAROLD FETTER, shoe merchant in Marion, was born in Marion, June 27, 1902, son of George F. and Sarah (Schoenlaub) Fetter. His father was a farmer in Marion County. His maternal grandfather, Jacob Schoenlaub, who was born in Germany, served as a soldier in the Mexican War and was later a prominent farmer in Marion Township. His maternal great-grandparents, Christopher and Phoebe Schoenlaub, [193] brought their family to America from Germany and settled in Richland Township, about 1832. Mr. Fetter received his education in the elementary and high schools in Marion and learned the shoe repair trade at W. O. Nippert shoe repair shop in Marion. In 1940 he opened Fetter Shoe Repair Shop where he specializes in orthopedics, selling Health Spot Shoes. He is a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Marion Exchange Club, Marion Chamber of Commerce, and Moose Lodge. His hobbies are bowling, fishing, baseball, and other sports. On Sept. 1, 1937, Mr. Fetter married Alice Frances Akers, of Holston, Va., daughter of Charles O. and Mona (Webb) Akers. She is a member of Epworth Methodist Church and W. S. C. S. Children: Marilyn Kay, born Oct. 13, 1938, and Ronald Stephen, born Aug. 18, 1941. MINNA KRANER HEIMLICH was born in Richland Township, Dec. 7, 1877, daughter of Christian and Pauline (Axthelm) Kraner. Her mother was a native of Marion County. Her father, a native of Germany, came to Marion County with his parents when he was eight years old. On Feb. 16, 1899, Minna Kraner Heimlich married Henry F. Heimlich, of German descent. Mr. Heimlich was born on the home farm which has been in the Heimlich family for more than one hundred years. He died Jan. 18, 1946. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Heimlich: (1) Ida (Mrs. Homer Ebert), of Morrow County. She has three sons, Edward E., Frank, and Arthur. (2) Edward G., a farmer in Richland Township. He married Vera Klingel and they have four children, Eugene, Lucille, Kenneth, and Vernon. (3) Frank L., who purchased the home farm which he now owns and operates. He married Imogene Strine who was born in Waldo Township. She taught school five years prior to her marriage. They are the parents of three sons, Charles L., Donald 0., and Carrol L. (4) May (Mrs. Frank Rengert), of Waldo Township. She has four children, Alma, Helen, Carl, and Joan. (5) Pauline (Mrs. Benjamin Ebert), of Richland Township. She has three children, Harold, Frances, and Robert. (6) Marie (Mrs. Harold Yake), of Richland Township. She has five children, Betty, Wayne, Howard, Jane, and Ellen. (7) Esther (Mrs. Curtis Rengert), of Morrow County. She has three children, Patricia, Ann, and Daniel. Mrs. Heimlich is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and is interested in growing flowers. She resides with her son, Frank L., and his family in the old homestead on County Road 123, southeast of Marion. ASA McCRARY, retired businessman and clerk at LaRue Post Office, was born Apr. 8, 1886, in Union County, son of Vinton D. and Mary M. (White) McCrary. His father was a farmer in Union County. His grandfather, Benjamin Franklin McCrary, served as a soldier during the Civil War. Asa McCrary attended the country schools in Claibourne Township, Union County, and assisted his father in farming until 1908 when he started farming independently. He moved to LaRue in 1924 and purchased the S. S. Simpson shoe shop which had been operated by Mr. Simpson [194] for sixty-five years. Mr. McCrary added a harness and general repair shop and cream and egg station. He retired from business in 1946. Since March 1948 he has been substitute clerk at LaRue Post Office. He is a member of the Methodist church, LaRue Lodge F. & A. M. (past master), and Mary Lennox Chapter O. E. S. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. On Feb. 16, 1908, Mr. McCrary married Iva D. Rush who was born in Jackson Township, Union County, Oct. 28, 1888, daughter of B. Frank and Susan Ellen (Fish) Rush. Her father was a farmer. Mrs. McCrary is a member of the Methodist church, Mary Lennox Chapter O. E. S., and LaRue Businesswomen's Club. She assisted her husband in the operation of the shoe store until the time of his retirement. Children: (1) Rush V., of Toledo, born June 22, 1909. He served fourteen months in the U. S. Army during World War II. He has three children, Jean, Kathleen, and Patty Lou. (2) Max who died in infancy. (3) Mildred Maxine (Mrs. Clarence Harold Myers) of DeCliff. She has seven children, Marilyn Maxine, Asa William, Sue Allene, John Vinton, Mary Ann, Max Harold, and Karen Dell. CHARLES WILLIAM PATRICK, owner of Charles Patrick Antique Shop in Marion, was born near Bellefontaine, May 22, 1901, the eldest son of William Algernon and Ada Ethel (Heath) Patrick. His father was a native of Union County and his mother of Logan County. He has one brother, Robert S. Patrick, of Marion, and one sister, Betty (Patrick.) Fout, of Mt. Victory. Mr. Patrick spent his early years with his parents on the Patrick homestead near Broadway, 0., and attended the nearby schools. He was associated with road construction work for eight years and then was a farmer. In 1929 he started a small antique business, moving to Mt. Victory. He moved to Marion in 1940, locating first on N. Main St., and later at his present site on S. Main St. He specializes in glass, books, and lamps and has a large mail order following, including many museums and prominent movie actors. On Apr. 12, 1924, Mr. Patrick married Edith L. Rockhold, of Byhalia, who was born in Union County, daughter of Levi and Etta (Longberry) Rockhold. Mr. Rockhold owns a stone quarry and road construction business in York Center, O. Mrs. Patrick assists her husband in the antique business. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick are the parents of nine children who are now living: Charles L., who served from 1943 to 1946 during World War II doing work in hydraulics in the U. S. Navy and who now assists in the antique business; Jean who is a student at Harding High School; Bobby and Joe who are students at Pearl Street School; Douglas; Dewey; Gary; and twins, Sharon Kay and Kenneth Allen. Three children died in infancy and one child, Delbert Earl, died at the age of thirteen as the result of a farm tractor accident in 1940. CARL L. RIEGER, President of Rieger and Co., Inc., was born in Marion, Sept. 20, 1896, son of Charles L. and Lena (Pfeiffer) Rieger. His parents were born in Germany and came to America when quite young with their respective families who settled in Marion. [195] Mr. Rieger received his education in the old Greenwood School, working on a farm during vacations. At fourteen he began working for Susquehanna Silk Mills, leaving this to return to farming. When he was sixteen he began working for Huber Manufacturing Co. and learned the tool making trade. For several years he held various positions in other cities, returning to Marion in 1927 to open an electrical appliances business. In 1932 he founded Rieger & Son, a building repair business in which he was assisted by his only son. This business was incorporated as Rieger and Co., Inc., in 1946, and now does a general line of repair work in the building business as well as operating a sheet metal shop. It is one of the few companies of this type in the United States which stocks and furnishes all the materials used in its work and also supplies other contractors with materials. Since its incorporation, it is owned and operated by employees who were with Mr. Rieger prior to 1946. The officers are: Mr. Rieger, President; Benjamin E. Hinaman, Vice President; Alma Fetter Eberl, Secretary-Treasurer; Mr. Rieger, Mrs. Esther White Rieger, Mr. Hinaman, Mrs. Eberl, Emmet C. Long, and Richard C. Gruver as members of the Board of Trustees; and, Florence Foreman Tennis as stenographer. The business, which started from nothing in 1932, now operates six trucks and employs more than twelve people. Mr. Rieger is a member of Salem Evangelical Church, Knights of Pythias, Eagles, and Marion Chamber of Commerce. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. On Aug. 4, 1916, Mr. Rieger married Esther White who was born in Marion, daughter of Lincoln and Margaret (Bosh) White. She is a member of Salem Evangelical Church. Children: (1) Earl W., who died as the result of an accident, Nov. 19, 1941, at the age of twenty-four. (2) Helen M., of Harrisburg, Pa., who attended Ohio State University. She married Roy C. Stout and they have one daughter, Robin Carol, born in Marion in May 1946. SIDNEY L. KANNEL, retired farmer and stockman in Grand Township, was born Apr. 17, 1881, in Salt Rock Township, son of Joseph H. and Ozetta (Sprague) Kannel. His father was a farmer in Marion County all his life. Mr. Kannel attended Meeker School and always was a farmer in Grand Township until his retirement, purchasing the farm where he now resides on the Kannel Pike, northwest of Meeker, in 1909. He served as township trustee for ten years and is a member of Marion County Farm Bureau. On Feb. 8, 1903, Mr. Kannel married Rosa Hickman who was born in Grand Township, Apr. 16, 1883, daughter of Daniel and Henrietta (Tyler) Hickman. Mrs. Kannel taught in Marion County schools for one year prior to her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Kannel are members of the Church of God in Marion. They have two foster daughters, Miss Nina Strawser and Mrs. Freda M. Hougland. CLIFFORD WILLIS MOSURE, owner and manager of Mosure Hard. ware Store and Sinclair Gasoline and Oil and Welding Service in New Bloomington, was born Dec. 11, 1919, in Perkins, Mo., son of Alfred and Gladys (Keeling) Mosure. [196] Mr. Mosure graduated from New Bloomington High School and worked for Osgood Co. in Marion before entering the U. S. Army during World War II. He served twenty-seven months in the 77th Infantry Divn., with fourteen months of that time served in the Pacific area. He received the Purple Heart. He is a member of the Methodist church, I. O. O. F., Eagles, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Disabled Veterans Administration. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. On Nov. 28, 1939, he married Vivian Johnson, of Mt. Victory, daughter of Freemont and Elida E. (Hatcher) Johnson. She graduated from Mt. Victory High School and Marion Business College. She is a member of the Methodist church and Rebekah Lodge. Her hobby is sewing. Mr. and Mrs. Mosure have three children: Judith Ellen, born July 29, 1941; Bonnie Louise, born July 18, 1943; and Michael David, born Mar. 21, 1947. J. W. PIERCE, owner and manager of J. W. Pierce Blacksmithing and Welding Co. in Marion, was born in Lawrence County, Nov. 21, 1890, son of James E. and Mary Emily (Holiday) Pierce. Mr. Pierce received his education in Lawrence County. He started his career of blacksmithing in Ironton in May 1905, coming to Marion in 1910. In 1923 he purchased Fred Staub Shop, changed its name and has since operated the business, doing electric and acetylene welding in addition to the blacksmith work. He is affiliated with Epworth Methodist church and Smart Sunday School Class. He is interested in gardening and growing flowers. On Nov. 7, 1910, he married Eva Fillinger who was born July 7, 1891, daughter of Henry L. and Barbara (Piatt) Fillinger, both natives of Gallia. Her father was a farmer and her maternal grandfather, William K. Patton, was a pioneer physician in Gallia County. Mrs. Pierce is affiliated with Epworth Methodist church and is a member of Camby Temple Pythian Sisters and Auxiliary of the Navy Club. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce are the parents of three children: (1) Donna Mae (Mrs. Richard Zender), born Nov. 16, 1911, in Marion. She now lives on Marion Route 4 and has four children: Evelyn Joan, Richard Eugene, Janet Marlene, and Catherine Irene. (2) Carl Willis, born in Marion Dec. 9, 1913, who is associated with his father in business. He is a Navy veteran of World War II. He married Margaret Neimyer and they have two sons, Edwin Lee and Raymond Carl. (3) Evelyn (Mrs. Lloyd E. Anthony), of Marion, born Sept. 23, 1918, in Bucyrus. She has three children, Mary Eloise, Joel Allen, and Timothy Gene. FRANZ JOSEPH KLAUS, mechanical engineer in supervisory capacity for Marion Power Shovel Co., was born in Hockenheim near Mannheim, Baden, Germany, June 28, 1904, son of Jacob and Katherine (Siebert) Klaus. Mr. Klaus received his education in Germany, being graduated from Gymnasium College Preparatory School in 1922. He came to America in September 1923 and settled in Marion and was employed by the Big Four Railroad, Huber Manufacturing Co., and Marion Power Shovel Co. where he began receiving training in mechanical engineering in April 1924. He [197] has been with the company since then, except for seven months in 1937 when he was mechanical engineer at Morgan Engineering Co. at Alliance and at Arthur G. McKee Co. in Cleveland. He is a member of Knights of Columbus and Ohio and National societies of Professional Engineers. His hobby is music. On June 19, 1926, Mr. Klaus married Louise Risch who was born Apr. 14, 1906, in Zuzenhausen, near Heidelberg, Germany, daughter of George Philip and Elizabeth (Schwind) Risch who came to America with their family on Apr. 27, 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Klaus are members of St. Mary's Catholic Church and they are interested in flowers and gardening. Children: (1) Mary Louise who died at the age of eight. (2) Anna Katherine who is a novice at Maryknoll Novitiate at Valley Park, Mo. (3) Francis Joseph, a student at St. Mary's High School. (4) Barbara Joan, and (5) Patricia Louise, both students at St. Mary's Grade School. HENRY J. DUTT, farmer in Pleasant Township, was born June 16, 1887, in that township, son of George and Kathryn (Thibaut) Dutt. His ancestors came from Germany and were pioneer settlers of Marion County. Mr. Dutt received his education in the country schools and went to work on his father's farm. He purchased a farm in Pleasant Township in 1920 and in 1933 he bought the farm where he now resides. He built several houses on Smeltzer Road and sold lots where other homes have been built, and this locality is now called Duttville by the residents. His hobby is selling baled hay. On Apr. 11, 1914, Mr. Dutt married Pearl Graham, of Marion County, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Mack) Graham. Her hobbies are growing cacti and flowers and painting flowers for winter bouquets. Mr. and Mrs. Dutt are members of Calvary Evangelical United Brethren church. They have one son, Weldon W., who farms the home place. He married Evelyn Haas and they have three children, Richard, Peggy Jean, and Myra Kay. ARTHUR J. CILEK, Secretary-Treasurer of Midtown Chevrolet Co., was born Apr. 23, 1916, at Arcadia, Neb., son of Mathew and Mary (Dvorak) Cilek. His father was born in Prague, Czecho-Slovakia, and was of Bohemian descent. Mr. Cilek attended schools in Cicero, Ill., and graduated from high school in 1934. He attended Cicero Business College and was associated with the Civilian Conservation Corps for four and one-half years as forestry clerk. He was then employed by Hawthorn Building and Loan Assn. in Cicero for one year and in 1940 came to Marion to accept the position he now holds. His hobbies are golf and collecting records. On June 21, 1941, Mr. Cilek, married Vienna Palo, of Milwaukee, Wisc., who was born July 24, 1914, daughter of Henry and Milja Palo, natives of Finland. She is affiliated with Emanuel Lutheran Church. Her hobbies are golf and bridge. Children: Elaine, born May 21, 1944; and, William, born Oct. 17, 1946. H. CLAY SMITH, who has always been a farmer and stockman in Claridon Township, was born in that township, Aug. 3, 1887, son of Frank [198] D. and Alice (Holverstott) Smith. His father was a farmer and stockman. H. Clay Smith was born on the farm belonging to his grandfather, P. W. Holverstott, a prominent livestock dealer and farmer on land which is the present site of Marion Engineer Depot. Mr. Smith attended the township school and Ohio Northern University. His farm is on State Route 95. He is a member of Trinity Baptist Church, United Grange (past master), and Knights of Pythias. He was a township trustee six years and a member of the school board eight years. He is interested in all activities of the community and his hobby is sports. On Oct. 26, 1910, Mr. Smith married Iva Mae Epley, of Claridon Township, born May 6, 1891, daughter of F. M. and Martha (Fairchild) Epley who were farmers. Mrs. Smith is a member of Trinity Baptist Church (Sunday School teacher many years), church circles, United Grange, and Claridon Progressive Farm Women's Club. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of two children: (1) Harold F. (see Index) . (2) Vera Mae, born Aug. 29, 1915. She graduated from Claridon High School and Marion Business College and married Albert M. Seckel, a farmer in Claridon Township. They have two sons, Howard Albert and Gerald Jay. FLORENCE S. BABER was born in Fayette County, May 9, 1886, daughter of J. M. Snyder, a lumberman in that county, and Nettie (Thompson) Snyder. Her grandfather, James Snyder, served in the Civil War. Mrs. Baber attended schools in Washington Court House and on Sept. 29, 1909, she married Charles A. Baber, of Washington Court House. In 1920 Mr. Baber, with Charles Snider, purchased the city bakery in Marion and they later purchased the Marion Bakery on South Prospect St., operating it as Baber Baking Co. Inc. Mr. Baber died Jan. 15, 1939, and from that date until her retirement, Dec. 1, 1946, Mrs. Baber operated the business and was its president and treasurer. She is a member of Calvary Evangelical church, W. S. C. S., Three Arts Club, Auxiliary to the Marion County Academy of Medicine, and Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. Her hobbies are scrapbooks, fishing, travel, literature, and records. There is one son, Charles R. Baber II, a practicing surgeon in Columbus. He was born in Washington Court House Aug. 21, 1911. He graduated from Harding High School in 1928, from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1932 with a B. A. degree, and from Ohio State University in 1936 with an M. D. degree. He married Betty Virginia Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brown, of Fremont. They have three children, Suzanne, Charles H. III, and Julie Kay. THOMAS J. HILL, owner and manager of Hill Motor Sales in Caledonia, was born in Caledonia, Apr. 26, 1902, son of Silas J. and Sarah (Christian) Hill. Silas J. Hill, a retired farmer, is now ninety-two years of age and resides in Caledonia. Thomas J.'s grandfather, Samuel J. Hill, came to Marion County with his family at the age of eight years from Belfast, Ireland. [199]