MAE RIDER EPLEY was born in Union County June 24, 1891, daughter of Daniel Boone and Jennette (Foos) Rider. On January 23, 1915, she married LeRoy Clinton Epley who was born on the old Epley homestead May 28, 1888, son of George and Mary (Zeigler) Epley. Mr. Epley was a farmer all his life in Claridon Township. He died June 29, 1940. One daughter was born to this marriage, Virginia Mae, a graduate of Marion Business College. She is now a secretary at Marion Power Shovel Co. She is active in church and Sunday School work of Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church. She married William J. Veness, a Navy veteran of three years during World War II. He is now associated with Ohio Associated Telephone Co. as a draftsman. Mrs. Epley is a member of Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church and Progressive Grange (charter). She resides on the Epley farm on the Edison Road. WALTER E. MATHIOT, manager of Marion Municipal Airport, was born Aug. 16, 1895, at Portsmouth, son of Merton D. and Callie (Clutts) Mathiot. He attended schools in Portsmouth and served in the U. S. Army during both World War I and II. After the latter, he was released from duty with the rank of captain. He is now serving as commanding officer of Marion, Ohio, Defense Unit. He was manager of King's Beverages from 1938 to 1948. In 1950, he was appointed manager of the new Municipal Airport. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church, Marion Lodge 70 and Scioto Consistory of Masonry, Aladdin Temple Shrine, Marion Shrine Club, American Legion, and V. F. W. On Oct. 1, 1921, Mr. Mathiot married Madaline King who was born in Charlottesville, Va., daughter of Laurence C. and Birdie (Via) King, both natives of Virginia. Mr. King was a 32nd degree Mason and from 1922 until his death in June 1942, he owned and operated King's Beverages, the oldest bottling plant in Marion County. Mrs. Mathiot attended schools in Charlottesville and came to Delaware at the age of nine with her parents. She then went to school in Delaware and later attended Ohio Wesleyan University. Mr. and Mrs. Mathiot are the parents of two children: (1) Virginia, born Dec. 21, 1923, the first child born in Vernon Heights. Virginia Avenue was named in her honor. She attended Ohio University and married Howard H. Diehl, of Marion, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II in which he was awarded the Purple Heart. They have one son, Michael Laurence. (2) Walter K., born Sept. 16, 1925. He graduated from Ohio Military Institute in Cincinnati, attended Ohio State University, and is now in the Army Air Corps. RUTH ELLEN WILSON, co-editor of this volume and owner of The Yarn Shop in Marion, was born in Youngstown, daughter of Roy M. and Sylvia D. Wilson (see Index). Miss Wilson attended schools in Marion and graduated from high school in Hornell, N. Y., and from Ohio State University with a B. A. degree. She was a newspaper reporter for The Evening Tribune in Hornell, an employee in Erie Railroad offices in Newark, N. J., and wrote legal clauses for Prudential Insurance Co. in Newark prior to entering the WAVES Officers Training School in Nov. 1943, for service during World War II. In 1946 she was released from duty as a lieutenant (j. g.) which rank she holds on reserve status. She [350] then became associated with magazine work in New York City in an editorial capacity. She returned to Marion in 1948 and opened The Yarn Shop in October. Her hobbies are art and artcrafts, and she is interested in Y. M. C. A. work, acting as leader of a Girls Gra-Y Club. She participated in Y. broadcasts over WMRN. She is a member of the Presbyterian church, Assn. of University Women, Mid-Century Club (charter), Federation of Women's Clubs, Sales Ad Club, and Marion Chamber of Commerce. ARTHUR E. HABERMAN, Vice President of Prospect Citizens Bank in Prospect and Manager of the Green Camp branch of the bank in Green Camp, was born Jan. 5, 1889, in Green Camp Township, son of John and Catharine (Zieg) Haberman. His parents came from Germany and his father served in the Civil War and was wounded in the second battle of Bull Run. Mr. Haberman attended school in Green Camp and Heidelberg College. He taught school before becoming a farmer, which occupation he pursued until 1927 when he became associated with Peoples Bank of Green Camp. This bank later merged with Prospect Citizens Bank. Mr. Haberman is a member of Evangelical Reformed Church and he was superintendent of the Sunday School for thirty-two years and he has been a, Sunday School teacher most of his life. He is a member of Knights of Pythias Lodge and has been a member of Marion County Farm Bureau since its organization. His hobbies are baseball, football, literature, and looking after his farms. On Mar. 22, 1914, Mr. Haberman married Ruth Naomi Bricker, of Green Camp Township, daughter of J. F. and Louisa (Zieg) Bricker. She taught school a few years prior to her marriage. She is a member of Evangelical Reformed Church, Pythian Sisters, and Mt. Olive Grange. There are two children, both graduates of Green Camp High School and Heidelberg College: (1) Ava Mae, who taught school and was associated with The Ohio Public Service Co. at Elyria prior to her marriage to Dr. Russell Portman, of Amherst, O. Dr. and Mrs. Portman now reside at Lafayette, Ind. (2) John M., who is an assistant professor at Purdue University from which he received his master degree Feb. 6, 1949. DAMON GUTHERY, Superintendent of Maintenance at Marion Engineer Depot, was born Jan. 2, 1893, in Bowling Green Township, son of Isaac S. and Emma (Raub) Guthery. His father, a farmer, was president of Campbell National Bank of LaRue, State Representative (1912-14 and 1916-18), and was Director of Agriculture for Ohio from 1930 until his death in 1933. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Guthery, came to Marion County in 1831. His great-grandfather, Joseph Guthery, served in the American Revolution and came to Pike County from Virginia. Damon Guthery graduated from LaRue High School, University School at Cleveland, and College of Agriculture at Cornell University. He farmed with his father from 1916 until his father's death. He then farmed three years with his brother, William Sherman Guthery (see Index). Since 1941 he has been in the employ of the government. He is a [351] member of LaRue Lodge F. & A. M. and Knights of Pythias. On Aug. 12, 1932, Mr. Guthery married Helen Carr who was born in LaRue, daughter of Wilke and Zobedia (Mulvaine) Carr. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church, Mary Lenox Chapter O. E. S. and Pythian Sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Guthery have as their hobby the breeding of English Bull dogs and their dogs have won many awards at shows. VIRGIL F. DYE, Manager of Harding Hotel in Marion, was born in Morrow County Aug. 22, 1906, son of Flint and Pearl (Cox) Dye, natives of Morrow County where Flint Dye was a farmer. Virgil F.'s paternal grandfather was a soldier in the Civil War. Mr. Dye attended grade and high schools in Edison and graduated from Harding High School in 1923. He was employed by Fairfield Engineering Co. for several months before becoming associated with Harding Hotel at the time of its opening in 1924. He left in December 1925, being employed in the following places: Altarep Hotel in Delray, Fla.; Argonne Hotel in Lima; and, Gibbons Hotel in Dayton. He returned to Marion in 1929 to become assistant manager of Harding Hotel. In 1933, he became manager. He served forty-nine months with the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was released to inactive duty with the rank of captain. He is a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Rotary Club, Marion Chamber of Commerce, Marion Country Club, and Ohio Hotel Assn. On June 20, 1926, he married Mary Ellen Hyde, of Marion, daughter of Gustav and May (Corwin) Hyde. She is a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church. HAROLD F. DENZER, President and Manager of Schaffner-Denzer Co., Inc., in Marion, was born Dec. 25, 1892, in Waldo Township, son of William H. and Margaret H. Denzer. His grandfather, Barnhart Denzer, came to America from Germany about 1840. Mr. Denzer graduated from Marion High School and Marion Business College. He later graduated from Professor Buck's School of Embalming in Columbus, in 1922. He became associated with H. Schaffner Co. in 1913, and, in 1937, the company was reorganized and named the Schaffner-Denzer Co., Inc. He is a member of: Emanuel Lutheran Church; all bodies of Masonry; Aladdin Temple Shrine in Columbus; Kiwanis Club; Marion Chamber of Commerce; I. O. O. F.; Moose; Eagles; Knights of Pythias; and, State and National Funeral Directors associations. On June 11, 1916, Mr. Denzer married Hannah B. Manahan, of Urbana, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Manahan. Mrs. Denzer is an active member of Emanuel Lutheran Church. Mr. and Mrs. Denzer are the parents of three children: Margaret M.; Harold, Jr.; and Roger M. JOHN BARNARD DAVIS, Assistant Fulfillment Manager of Newsweek Magazine, was born Dec. 11, 1919, at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard Island, Mass., son of Probate Judge Arthur Werner Davis and Harriet B. (Orswell) Davis. Mr. Davis attended Belmont Hill School in Massachusetts and became associated with Newsweek in New York City in 1938. He served in the Army Air Corps ground force for four years during World War II, almost three years of which were spent in the South Pacific. He [352] then returned to Newsweek in New York and later was associated with Fulfillment Corp. of America for a time before accepting his present position. He is a member of the Congregationalist Church. On Mar, 29, 1947, Mr. Davis married Kathleen Marie Henden who was born Dec. 3, 1923, at Viroqua, Wise., daughter of Benjamin I. and Anna Marie (Johnson) Henden. Mrs. Davis is a graduate of Whitewater State Teachers College at Whitewater, Wisc. She taught two years in the Wisconsin high schools and two and one-half years at Washington School for Secretaries in New York City. She is now on the staff of Marion Bus mess College. She is a member of the Lutheran church, Current Topics Club, and Association of University Women. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have one. son, John Barnard Davis, Jr., who was born in Marion Oct. 19, 1948. THEODORE PAUL FRERICKS, attorney in Marion, was born in Cleveland Oct. 20, 1917, son of Theodore J. and Helen (Kunz) Frericks. His father is a structural engineer in Columbus. Mr. Frericks graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1935. He received his A. B. degree in 1939 and his LL.B. degree in 1942 from Notre Dame University. He served three years with the U, S. Navy during World War II and was released from service with the rank of lieutenant (j. g.). In July of 1945, he was admitted to the Ohio Bar. He has practiced law in Marion since September 1945. Mr. Frericks is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, American Legion, and Y. M. C. A. Men's Club. On Oct. 26, 1943, he married Dorothy Jane Fetter who was born in Marion, daughter of Paul A. and Faye (Clark) Fetter. Mrs. Frericks graduated from Mt. Carmel School of Nursing and St. Mary's-of-the-Springs in Columbus. Children: (1) Theodore P., born Sept. 29, 1944. (2) Thomas Alfred, born Dec. 13, 1945. (3) Timothy Matthew, born June 5, 1949. WALTER GROVER MALO, partner in Malo Brothers and Sons scrap iron business in Marion, with plants in Marion, Galion, and Mansfield, was born in Morral Apr. 18, 1888, third child in the family of eight children of Philip and Catherine (Spohn) Malo who came to America from Rocheinhauser, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany. They stayed in Columbus for a short time and then moved to Morral where they owned and operated a general store. Philip Malo came to Marion in 1899 and started the scrap iron business with which he was connected until his death. Walter Grover Malo attended schools in Morral and, at an early age, entered business with his father. After the death of their father, Waiter Grover Malo and his two brothers, Otto Malo (see Index) and Hugo Malo (see Index), continued operation of the business. Mr. Malo is affiliated with German Reformed Church. He is a member of I. O. O. F. and Elks Lodge. His hobby is fishing. On Oct. 17, 1906, he married Minnie Klehm, daughter of Conrad and Margaret (Schmidt) Klehm who came to America from Germany and settled in Marion. Mrs. Malo is a member of German Reformed Church, D. of A., and W. B. A. Children: (1) Lillian, born Nov. 28, 1907. She married Elbert J. Smith who is associated with Malo Brothers & Sons in [353] Marion. They have two daughters, Sandra Kay and Linda Carrol. (2) Philip Conrad, born Oct. 29, 1909, partner in Malo Brothers & Sons. He married Clara Marie McGill and they have two daughters, Phyllis Marie and Patricia Corene. (3) Thelma Florence, born Oct. 6, 1911. She graduated from Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus as an R. N. and was associated with Marion City Hospital about ten years, three years of which' she served as assistant superintendent. She is now devoting her time to private nursing. JAMES McKAY RANKIN, Vice President and General Manager of White Oldsmobile, Inc., in Marion, was born in Athens Mar. 1, 1912. His father, Peter Rankin, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, came to America in 1909 and settled in southern Ohio where he was in the coal mining business. His mother, Jean (McKay) Rankin, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came to America with her husband and their three oldest children, Alice (Rankin) Olson, of Mansfield, Helen (Rankin) Gross, of Akron, and George, of Gloucester. The two youngest children, Elsie and James, were born in Ohio. Mr. Rankin graduated from Chauncey High School and later took specialized training at Ohio University. He has been in the automobile business since 1929. He came to Marion in 1945 to become associated with White Oldsmobile, Inc. He is a member of: Christian Church; Lancaster Lodge, Marion Chapter, Council, and Commandery of Masonry; Lions Club; and, Marion Chamber of Commerce. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. He has one son, James McKay Rankin, Jr., born Jan. 19, 1940. CURTIS LeROY PACE was born near Caledonia Aug. 12, 1896, son of Charles M. and Anna (Mathias) Pace. Mr. Pace attended schools in Caledonia and learned the machinist trade in the Erie Railroad Co. shops. He has been employed as a machinist by the Erie for the past twenty-seven years. He is a member of Marion Lodge 70 F. & A. M. and the Eagles. On May 18, 1918, Mr. Pace married Marie Elizabeth Gruber who was born Aug. 6, 1898, daughter of Isaac and Emma (Keyes) Gruber (see Index). Mr. and Mrs. Pace are members of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church. Children: (1) Robert LeRoy, born Feb. 22, 1919. He served with the Marine Corps during World War II and is now associated with Jay Maish Co. He married Dorothy Bailey and they have two sons, Robert Eugene and Gary Lee. (2) Evelyn Louise (Mrs. Oliver M. Johnston) who was born Aug. 16, 1921. She has three daughters, Marie Ann, Claudia Louise, and Phyllis Kay. (3) Virginia Marie (Mrs. Edward C. Thomas) who was born Dec. 31, 1923. She has one son, Stephen Lee. DON ROY BIGGERT, district sales representative for Commercial Motor Freight, Inc., with a branch office in Marion, was born in Andover, Kans., Sept. 26, 1888, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Biggert. Mr. Biggert attended country schools in Franklin County and completed his education in Urbana. He came to Marion in 1916. He served six terms as councilman for the Fourth Ward. He is a charter member of Sojourners Lodge F. & A. M. Mr. and Mrs. Biggert and family are members of First Presbyterian Church. There are four children: (1) Melba Jeane (Mrs. Robert [354] Hochstetter) of Marion, who has two sons, Gregory and Randolph Stephen. (2) Donna Rae (Mrs. I. F. Bishman) of Middletown, who has two sons, Jeffrey and Mark. (3) Thomas Y., of Marion, a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran of two and one-half years of service during World War II, one and one-half years of which were spent in the South Pacific. He married Mary Barbara Hansberger. (4) Polly Ann. LEROY F. SCHNEIDER, owner of Schneider Bros. Sheet Metal Shop in Marion, was born Nov. 11, 1901, in the house where his metal shop is now located, son of John and Alice (Endicott) Schneider. In 1904, his father, with Frank M. Beverly, purchased the J. W. Wren business which had been founded in 1858. In 1914, Mr. Schneider purchased Mr. Beverly's interest in the company and took his four sons, Charles W., Edward J., George 0., and Leroy F., into the business with him. At the time of their father's death in 1932, Leroy F. and Charles W. became owners of the shop. Mr. Schneider attended Greenwood School and Marion High School and learned to be a sheet metal worker with his father. He also was associated with his father in a hardware store until it was sold in 1928. He is a member of Trinity Baptist Church. His hobbies are fishing, woodworking, and photography. On Aug. 24, 1924, he married Maybelle Duffey, of Marion, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace G. Duffey. She is a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Lecture Recital Club, and State and National Federated Boards. Her hobby is music. There is one daughter, Sally Irene, born Jan. 14, 1937. LOWELL DWIGHT PARISH, pastor of LaRue Baptist Church, was born in Big Island Township near Meeker May 1, 1916, son of A. A. and Hazel (Frame) Parish. His father is a retired farmer now living in Big Island Township near Meeker on land which Lowell Dwight Parish's maternal grandfather, Smitty Frame, purchased from the government and the Indians. Mr. Parish graduated from Montgomery High School and operated his father's farm thirteen years, after which he became a student of religion at Bob Jones University at Greenville, S. C. He then did evangelistic work prior to coming to LaRue as pastor of the Baptist Church in 1946. He is a member of the LaRue Businessmen's Club. On May 20, 1934, Mr. Parish married Anna Belle Stoll who was born in Marion June 19, 1918, daughter of Albertus M. and Mary (Millisor) Stoll. Mrs. Parish is a member of the Baptist Church. Children (1) Joyce Ann, born May 28, 1935. (2) Lowell Dwight, Jr., born Feb. 18, 1940. (3) Janice Kay, born May 24, 1941. (4) Michael Anson, born July 13, 1945. ROBERT T. BRADLEY, manager of Producers Livestock Cooperative Assn. in Marion, was born in Madison County Apr. 10, 1905, son of F. T. and Effie (Stoner) Bradley. His father is a livestock dealer and auctioneer in Mechanicsburg. Mr. Bradley graduated from Ohio State University College of Agriculture, in 1926. He then farmed for eleven years in Madison County, after which he worked for the U. S. Department of Agriculture five years. In 1942, he became associated with Producers Livestock Cooperative Assn. and worked at the following locations: Findlay; Fos- [355] toria; Vincennes, Ind.; and Washington, Ind. He came to Marion in May 1947. He is a member of Epworth Methodist Church. His hobbies are saddle horses, hunting, and other sports. On July 2, 1927, Mr. Bradley married Harriet McMahill of Woodstock, daughter of Harry F. and Ada (Clark) McMahill. She is a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music. She is a member of Epworth Methodist Church and director of the Junior Choir. Children: (1) John R.., born Feb. 11, 1929, a student at Princeton University. (2) Marilyn, born Oct. 13, 1936. CARRIE FULTON PHILLIPS, widow of James Eaton Phillips, was born in Bucyrus Sept. 22, 1874, only daughter in a family of seven children of Mathew Henry and Kate (Swingley) Fulton. Her father, a native of Pittsburgh, was a direct descendent of Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. Her mother, a native of Bucyrus, lived to be ninety-four years old. Her maternal grandfather, Dr. Frederick Swingley, physician and surgeon in Bucyrus, was a direct descendent of the Swiss reformer, Ulrich Zwingli, who was born in 1484. The Swingley family had several generations of doctors. Mrs. Phillips taught school in Bucyrus for a short time before her marriage to James Eaton Phillips, on June 10, 1896. Mr. Phillips was the son of Samuel and Mary (Ellis) Phillips. His father was a soldier in the Civil War. His great-great-grandfather, Lt. Ellis, served during the American Revolution. Mr. Phillips, who was in the mercantile business all his life, was co-owner of Uhler-Phillips Co. in Marion until his death July 5, 1939. He was very active in civic affairs in Marion and was a Mason and a member of First Presbyterian Church. He served for some time on the City Council. Children: (1) James Fulton Phillips, born May 2, 1902, who died in 1904. (2) Isabelle Phillips, born Mar. 25, 1897, in Marion. She graduated from Dr. Luce's School in Berlin and from Mrs. Dow's School at Briar Cliff Manor-on-the-Hudson. She married William H. Mathee who was born in Aachen,Germany. He was United Stated Consul at Zurich, Switzerland, at the time of the death of President Warren G. Harding. He was invited to represent America at the memorial services which were held in honor of President Harding at Berne. Mr. and Mrs. Mathee are the parents of one son, William H., Jr. He served with the U. S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He married Jane Lou Hoag, daughter of The Very Reverend Victor Hoag and Mrs. Hoag of Eau Claire, Wisc. JOHN HOWARD MOORE, architect in Marion, was born Mar. 25, 1891, oldest child in the family of twelve children of Thomas C. and Susie (Rudolph) Moore. Thomas C. Moore was a farmer in Union County, farming the land which his father, John H. Moore, had settled and cleared. John Howard Moore attended public schools in Union and Marion counties. He graduated from New Bloomington High School and attended Ohio Northern University School of Engineering and Ohio State University School of Architecture. On Dec. 14, 1917, he enlisted for service in the Army Air Corps. After being honorably discharged on Jan. 10, 1919, with the rating of first-class sergeant, he returned to Marion which had been his home since 1913. From 1919 to 1924, he was engaged [356] in the general contracting business. He was then associated with Ronan and Ingleson, architects and engineers in Columbus. Since 1934, he has been an architect in Marion. He designed the first Montgomery Ward store in Marion, the Haberman garage and numerous other buildings, including the design for the First Evangelical United Brethren Church. He also designed the post office and swimming pool in Upper Sandusky and was associate architect for the construction of Galion Post Office in 1935. He is a member of Epworth Methodist Church and Bird McGinnis Post American Legion (commander 1948). He is interested in baseball, football, golf and other sports. On Nov. 25, 1920, Mr. Moore married Ola Knowles who is a native of Marion. She attended Ohio Wesleyan, Bowling Green, and Kent State universities and taught school prior to her marriage. Since 1941, she has been teaching in Marion public schools. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church. JUDSON BUNYAN HOLLOWAY, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Marion, was born in Covington County, Ala., Feb. 4, 1897, son of John William and Mary Clara (Halstead) Holloway. His father was a member of Florida State Board of Missions for several years. Prior to studying for the ministry, Mr. Holloway was employed as a railroad office worker and served in the Army during World War I. He received his B. A. degree from Washington and Lee University in 1923, his M. A. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1924, and his Th.M. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., in 1926. He was licensed to preach by Immanuel Baptist Church of Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 5, 1923, and was ordained to the ministry at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., Apr. 1, 1925. He was pastor of Price Hill Baptist Church in Cincinnati from 1927 to 1937. He then served four and one-half years as pastor of the First Baptist Church at Ironton before coming to Marion Feb. 1, 1942. He served as Chaplain in the Navy during World War II. He is a member of Marion Kiwanis Club, Marion County Council of Churches (past president), Assn. Evangelistic Committee (past chairman and moderator). On Nov. 3, 1923, he married Thelma Celeste Shelton, of Charleston, S. C. Mrs. Holloway attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and received a certificate from the Missionary Training School. Mr. and Mrs. Holloway have served on various state committees in the field of religion. There are three children: (1) Arthur Shelton, born Sept. 21, 1925, a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College, who served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. (2) June Celeste, born April 4, 1927, a graduate of Florida State University. (3) William Ronald, born Feb. 6, 1930, a student at Florida State University. ARTHUR F. BUSCH, manager of Marion division of Standard Oil Co. (Ohio), was born Aug. 27, 1894, in Cleveland, son of Arthur H. and Elizabeth (Campbell) Busch. Mr. Busch received his education in Cleveland and served twenty-six months with the 135th Field Artillery, 37th Divn., during World War I, with one year spent overseas. He has been associated with Standard Oil Co. since 1912, having been in Cleveland, [357] Ravenna, and Mansfield, prior to coming to Marion. He is a member of Mansfield Lodge F. & A. M., American Legion, Chamber of Commerce, and Marion Kiwanis Club. He is a lieutenant governor of the Seventh District of Ohio Kiwanis. On Jan. 2, 1918, Mr. Busch married Marion C. Albright who was born in Cleveland, daughter of Herman and Lillian (Reiderbach) Albright. There is one son, Jameson. EDWIN ERNST SMITH, President of Smith Mattress Co., was born Dec. 24, 1865, at Winesburg, O., son of William T. Smith, a native of Winesburg, and Paulina (Yeager) Smith, a native of Germany. Mr. Smith moved to Marion in 1888 and built the company's building on Blaine Ave., when Smith Mattress Co. was transferred here from Winesburg where it had been founded in 1840. by Christian Smith, grandfather of Edwin Ernst Smith. The Smith Mattress Co. is the oldest mattress business in the United States and it has always belonged to members of the Smith family. On Aug. 23, 1904, Edwin Ernst Smith married Laura Hemphill who was born at Rushylvania Sept. 30, 1882, daughter of J. H. and Mary (Routte) Hemphill. Mr. Smith is a Mason and a member of Knights of Pythias. Mrs. Smith is secretary and treasurer of the company and is a member of First Presbyterian Church, Current Topics Club, Green Thumb Garden Club, Lydia Chapter O. E. S., Marion White Shrine of Jerusalem, and Pythian Sisters (charter) . There are two sons: (1) Robert Y. (see Index). (2) Edwin F., who is associated with the company and is married to Lou Leland, of Chicago. He served as a commissioned officer during World War II. MABEL E. WHEATLEY, daughter of Rev. Robert Dombaugh Wheatley and Nancy (Dodds) Wheatley, was born in Montgomery County near Dayton on the estate of her grandfather, Joseph Wheatley, a native of Boston whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wheatley, came from Yorkshire, England, about 1775 and established in Boston the first silk mill in America. Joseph Wheatley later moved to Ohio and settled in Montgomery County. He was apointed second lieutenant governor of Ohio, but, before his inauguration, he resigned to take an active part in the Civil War, in an administrative capacity. Rev. Robert Dombaugh Wheatley was a professor of music and later became a minister of the Presbyterian denomination. He received his education at Ohio Wesleyan University, Wooster College, and Lane Theological Seminary at which institution he was examiner in the Greek and Hebrew languages for twenty years. Miss Wheatley's mother was a native of Nancy, France, and she came to Montgomery County with her parents, Preston and Matilda (Chevrolet) Dodds, while a child. Miss Wheatley attended Dayton public schools and Oxford College and Miami University at Oxford. She studied music with W. L. Blumenshine in Dayton and attended Dayton Art School. The family moved to Cincinnati and Miss Wheatley continued her study of music with Prof. Van Der Stucken and her study of art under the direction of Miss Theobaudt of Cincinnati Art School. While traveling one winter in the Spanish [358] countries, she studied art with Neuave and Gerona. She was. director of Overlook, Chautauqua, N. Y., under the direction of New York University. She later came to Marion to make her home with her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. Russell Bowdish. Dr. Bowdish was one of Marion's early settlers, living in his father's log cabin which was located on the present site of Lincoln Park. His father owned a tract of land in Big Island Township which has always remained in the family and is now owned Miss Wheatley. Dr. Bowdish was a charter member of Ohio Medical Assn. Miss Wheatley, while in Marion, has been active in church and club work. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church and was counselor for ten years of the young people's group and director of the Sunday School Orchestra three years. She is a member of Marion Art Club (charter, past-president), Three Arts Club, What-So-Ever Circle of Kings Daughters, House and Garden Club (past-president), and she was chairman of art for Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs two years and chairman in the department of fine arts for three years. Her hobbies are giving private instruction in art and music and making artistic decorations. LOUIS DELMAR HAMILTON, Jr., distributor of building and maintenance products with headquarters in Marion, was born in Marion Aug. 8, 1893, son of Dr. L. D. Hamilton and Ida May (David) Hamilton. His father practiced medicine in Marion forty-five years. Louis Delmar, Jr., attended Marion schools and graduated from Marion High School. He then went to Cleveland where he became associated with Addressograph-Multigraph Corp., and he was in the sales division twenty-five years. He opened offices for the firm in Akron and Oklahoma City, Okla. In 1942 he returned to Marion from, Boston, Mass. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church (past president Board of Deacons, and a member of Board of Trustees), Windemere Lodge F. & A. M., and McKinley Chapter R. A. M. His hobbies are gardening and fishing. On Oct. 25, 1916, Mr. Hamilton married Mildred Bain Lippincott, daughter of Christopher S. and Flora (Bain) Lippincott. Her father was in the real estate business in Marion about fifty years. Mrs. Hamilton attended American Conservatory of Music and graduated from Thomas Normal Training School at Detroit. She was supervisor of art in Belleville, N. J., before her marriage. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church, George Washington Chapter of Daughters of American Colonists in Akron, Marion Art Club, Women's Century Club, Marion County Federation of Womens Clubs (past trustee), Town and Country Garden Club and Marion Hospital Board. Her hobby is painting. Children: (1) Louis Delmar 3rd, born Nov. 6, 1918, in Cleveland. He now resides in Dallas, Tex. He attended Cleveland College and University of Akron. He served six years in the Army Air Corps as a pilot with the 9th Fighter Command and flew ninety-six combat missions. He was released from service with the rank of first lieutenant. He married Joyce Latham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Latham, of Boswell, Okla. They have one daughter, Diana Lynn. (2) Stuart Lippincott, born in Akron Apr. 3, 1924. He is a veteran of World War II, in which he served three years with the 652nd T. D. Division of the Army. He is employed with the Signal Engineering Dept. of Erie R. R., with offices in Cleveland. [359] MYRTLE S. ROBY was born in Grand Township, daughter of Joseph A. and Mary (Hartle) Sanford. Her father was a farmer in Grand Township. Her great-great-great-great-grandfather, Col. Thomas Cresap, of Revolutionary War fame, was Colonel of the Sons of Liberty and active in frontier service for half a century. Her great-great-great-grandfather, Captain Michael Cresap, was First Captain of "Rifle Battalion," a volunteer company of infantrymen. Mrs. Roby received her education in the rural schools and at Mt. Victory High School. On Oct. 8, 1902, she married Otto V. Roby who was born in Hardin County, son of Enoch O. and Wilhelmina (Bower) Roby. Otto V. Roby graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and was foreman of maintenance for Marion City Water Co. for twenty-six years. He died Sept. 14, 1940. Children: (1) and (2) Twins, Helen and Harold. Harold died in infancy. Helen, now a resident of Perrysburg, graduated from Wooster College and taught school four years. She married Charles A. Braun, Jr., and they have one daughter, Gretchen. (3) Joseph R., who attended Wooster College and is now special agent for John Hancock Life Insurance Co. in Mansfield. At one time, he was a partner in Watrous Roby Insurance Co. in Marion, after which he served three years with the U. S. Navy during World War II. He married Grace Steiner who attended Wooster College, and they have one son, John S. (4) Mary Elizabeth, of Evanston, Ill., who attended Ohio University. She married Kent E. Pool, a graduate of Ohio State University, and they have one daughter, Fairlynn. Mrs. Roby is a member of First Presbyterian Church, Lydia Chapter O. E. S., Marion White Shrine of Jerusalem, Daughters of the American Revolution, Circle-of-Service King's Daughters, Good Earth Garden Club, Sesame Club. Mrs. Roby and her only sister, Effie Sanford Boyd, reside on N. Seffner Avenue in Marion. HAROLD FRANKLIN CASSELL, General Manager and Vice President of Short Ford, Inc., in Marion, was born Nov. 5,1907, in Dayton, son of H. W. and Jeanette (Hinea) Cassell. Mr. Cassell graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and has been affiliated with the automobile business for the past fifteen years. He came to Marion in 1949. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church, Delta Tau Delta, Kiwanis Club, Marion Chamber of Commerce, Marion Country Club, Masonic Lodge. On June 19, 1937, Mr. Cassell married Charlotte Maxine Hayes, of Bellefontaine, daughter of Lee G. and Edna (Hanaway) Hayes. Mrs. Cassell attended Kinman University in Spokane, Wash. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church, Order of Eastern Star, and Marion Country Club. Children: (1) Thomas H., born July 16, 1940. (2) Richard L., born Nov. 19, 1942. SYLVIA D. WILSON, co-editor of this volume and of Who's Who in Potter County, was born near Lovington, Ill., on the farm of her paternal grandfather, John W. Dixon, a native of Ohio who served with Sherman on his march to the sea during the Civil War and later took his family to Illinois where he entered government land. Her father, Charles E. Dixon, was a farmer and businessman and her mother, Ellen (Apple- [360] man) Dixon was a classmate of Warren G. Harding at Ohio Central College. On Mar. 14, 1915, Mrs. Wilson was married to Roy M. Wilson, who was born in Galion, son of James Wilson, a native of County Donegal, Ireland, and Ora (Lindly) Wilson, a native of Richland County who now resides in Galion. Mr. Wilson was a supervisor in the mechanical depart. ment of the Erie Railroad Co. for more than twenty-five years. He was general foreman of the Erie Roundhouse in Marion from 1918 until 1928 and later was superintendent of the Erie's large repair shop in Hornell, N. Y. He also was an inventor. He died Jan. 15, 1942. There are three children: (1) Ruth Ellen (see Index). (2) June who is a graduate of Barnard College. She was on the instruction staff at Barnard, at Idaho State College, and at the University of Bridgeport, Conn., and is now engaged in doing free lance research. She married Chester A. Bain who is a member of the staff of the University of Bridgeport. They have two sons, Chester Arthur, Jr., and James Robert. (3) James R., a captain in the U. S. Army at Kassel, Germany. He attended Ohio State University and has served in the Army since November 1942. He married Jeanne O'Malley, of Newark, N. J., and they have one daughter, Sharon Ann, who was born in Germany. Mrs. Wilson is a member of the Presbyterian Church, Lydia Chapter O. E. S., and she was president of the Hornell High School P. T. A. from 1937 to 1939. She was a charter member of the Sorosis Club in Marion and was one of the club's early presidents. During World War II, she did volunteer work in St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell as a Red Cross Nurse's Aide. Her hobbies are knitting and needlework. The following persons, whose biographies appear in this book, were deceased during publication: Clinton John Altmaier, John D. Baldauf, Owen L. Baldauf, Forrest F. Carr, Henry Cliff Cass, Albert Ulysses Click, William Frederick Ehrick, Edward Ellsworth Hipsher, Charles H. Howard, Ruby Fern Krohmer, George Worline Myers, August Rhu, Earl T. Smart, Edwin Ernst Smith, Perry Joseph Uncapher, Murrel Wait, George Wright, Cicero Zachriah Zachman, Walter Alfred Dorsey, J. Guy Hoffman, Stella F. Mehaffey, Sid M. Pontius, Robert C. Sogge, Herschel Otto Toms, and Clara V. Wolf. [361] INDEX A Abel, John A. 26 Abel, Roy 54 Abolitionists   14 Ackerman, Minnie Caroline 293 Adams, Martin Taber 200 Agosta 11 Airports 21 Alexander, Harold V. 59 Allen, Lester F. 202 Allmendinger, Samuel Wesley 40 Almendinger, Charles Elwood 67 Almendinger, Harvey L. 274 Alspach, O. C. 43 Altmaier, Clinton John 41 Altmaier, Clovis Jackson 174 American Notes 16 Ames, Winthrop P. 99 Ammann, Gertrude Alice 210 Anderson, Judge Thomas J. 15 Ardrey, R. G. 345 Armstrong, Harry Vail 192 Armstrong, Mary Estell Prettyman 73 Arter, J. C. A. 237 Asiatic Cholera 17 B Baber, Florence S. 199 Bachman, Edwin Paul 107 Bain, Addison 104 Baker, Charles 14 Baker, Charles E. 18 Baker, Eber 78 Baker, Rev. George 13 Baldauf, Andrew 32 Baldauf, Cecil Lester 256 Baldauf, Charles F. 77 Baldauf, Fred Carl 171 Baldauf, Harry F. 191 Baldauf, John D. 206 Baldauf, Owen L. 131 Baldinger, Henry 115 Baldwin, Grace I. 86 Baldwin, Millard E. 137 Ballantine, Ebenezer 7 Ballantine, John 7, 13 Baltimore 18 Bardon, John Henry 49 Bargar, John Thomas 71 Barks, Orla E. 61 Barnett, Calvin 7 Barnhart, Henry H. 22 Barnhart, Noah EIlsworth 201 Barnhart, Rose Fahey 83 Bartram, John 15 Bates, Dow Gerald 204 Bayles, Tom F. 127 Beach, David 9 Bearss, Joshua B. 10 Beatty, William C. 14 Beaver, Clyde Vernon 211 Beaver, Harry Leo 228 Beers, Carl E. 219 Belfast 11 Bell, Jesse 11 Bell, Paul Stouffer 310 Bellefontaine 11 Bellevernon 8 Berry Alexander 7, 8 Berry, Arthur J. 321 Berry, Thomas E. 9 Berry's Hill 8 Berwick 9 Bianchi, Adolph 112 Bibler, Nellie Brooks 228 Bibler, Walter 215 Biggert, Don Roy 354 Big Island 8, 10, 13 Big Island Township 4, 9 Bintz, A. Catherine 322 "Black Bill" 15 Bloominggrove 18 BondIey, Elmer Ralph 233 Bonecutter, Harold Earl 336 Bookwalter, Chauncey Marion 110 Boundary Road 66 Bowe--The Bowe Family 56 Bowen, Judge Ozias 15 Bowling Green Township 10,11 Boxwell, John T. 330 Boyd, Otis 145 Bradley, Robert T. 355 Brady, Eben L. 293 Bray, John Mathew 337 Brewer, Edwin Lawson 270 Brewer, Herbert Merchant 238 Brewer, LeRoy Edwin 223 Bricker, John Elmer 241 Briggs, Clarence N. 79 Brown, Clarence Oscar 65 Brown, Marion Henry 296 Brown, Walter Brough 211 Brown, William 14 Browne, Floyd Gilmore 59 Brucker, Harvey A. 207 Brundige, Nathaniel 66 Brush, Platt 9 Buckingham, Harry L. 246 Buckley, Martin L. 74 Budke, Wilbur R. 250 Bull, Elizabeth Maud Louise 63 Burtch, Floyd B. 193 Burton, Robert G. 176 Busch, Arthur F. 357 Busch, William D. 216 Bush, Edson L. 89 [362] C Caledonia 10, 18 Calvert, Samuel 13 Campbell, Carl Thomas 56 Campbell, Clara E. 111 Campbell, Robert Clare 135 Carey, Ervin 110 Carey, R. 0. 210 Carey Station 11 Carey, W. W. 11 Carey, Wingate 11 Carnegie, Andrew 19 Carner, Howard E. 213 Carr, Forrest F. 217 Carr, William David 120 Caskey, Wesley I. 226 Cass, Henry Cliff 62 Cassell, Harold Franklin 360 Cemetery, Marion 17, 19 "Cemetery, OId" 7, 17 Cemetery, St. Mary's Catholic 17 Centennial 17, 18 Center Township 77 Chandler, John 7, 8 Chapel Heights Memory Gardens 17 Charitable Organizations 21 Cheney, Fred S. 129 Children's Home 20 Chivington, Elmore B. 311 Chivington, John E. (Jack) 307 Churches 14, 21 Cilek, Arthur J. 198 Civil War 14, 15 Claridon 8, 10 Claridon Township 10 Clark, Enoch 10 Clark, Israel 10 Clark, Thomas H., Jr. 127 Cleveland, Eva C. Brady 102 Click, Albert Ulysses 79 Click, Raymond Ellsworth 223 Clifton, Day D. 60 Clutter, Paul Leon 327 Cochran, Col. William 11 Cochranton 11 Coffey, Jayne Melby 283 Concklin, Mary Lee 149 Congress Lands 12 Conklin, Adam 10 Cook, Nelson A. 170 Cook, Robert H. 133 Cookston, Charles Donald 241 Coolidge, Calvin 19 Cooper, Mrs. James G. 119 Cooper, Madge 45 Cope, Joshua 9 Cope, Lydia 9 Copeland, Col. Raymond E. 323 Cory, Fred Clair 225 Cory, Jacob 9 County Fair 21 County Jail 14 Court, Common Pleas 23 Court, Juvenile 23 Court, Municipal 23 Court, Probate 23 Cramer, Florence M. 221 Cratty, Robert 11 Crawford, Col. William 5 Crawford County 8, 12 Crawley, John 19 Creasap, Arthur B. 336 Creeger, Theodore Henry 253 Cunningham, Newton DeWolfe 114 Cusick, Leo James 174 D Danner, Carl E. 44 Danner, Jack 154 Darlington, C. A. 11 Dasher, Walter L. 54 Daugherty, Jessie Florence Reamsnyder 296 Daugherty, Melvin Lee 111 Davids, Charles Newell 190 Davids, William H. 236 Davis, John Barnard 352 Davis, William Kay 304 Davis, William Z. 18 Decker, Orland C. 144 Delaware 7 Delaware County 7, 13 Delaware Indians 5, 6, 8 Denman, Harry Edward 240 Denzer, Harold F. 352 Denzer, Ralph R. 75 DeRoche, Henry Alvin 185 DeWolfe, George Warren 291 Diamond Jubilee 17 Dickens, Charles 16, 18 Dickerson, Lester Curtiss 123 Dickerson, Robert E. 193 Dietrich, Richard A. 116 Dietsch, Emerson John 134 Dietsch, George C. 246 Dilsaver, John A. 242 Dix, Fred Keller Memorial Library 20 Dobbins, Ray Vore 287 Dombaugh, Griselda Davis 303 Dorfe, Marion F. 237 Dorsey, Walter Alfred 172 Douce, Lawrence Jacoby 232 Douce, Vincent 10 Dowler, Harry 55 Dowler, J. Paul 241 Dowler, John W. 335 Dowler, William 289 Dowler, William L. 135 Drumm, Ernest E. 332 Dudley, Rev. David 99 Dudley, Moses 11 Dune, Karl 319 [363] Dunklebarger, Peter 10 Dutt, Fred F. 118 Dutt, Henry J. 198 Dutton, Charles Sherman 249 Dutton, John E. 337 Dye, Virgil F. 352 E Earl, William Grey 312 Edmondson, Frank E. 329 Ehrick, William Frederick 296 Eichhorn, John Phillip 245 Elsey, Mark A. 97 Emery, Floyd Porterfield 302 Emery, Catherine 10 Emery, John 10 Ensminger, Ida I. 286 Epley, H. Ellis 268 Epley, Mae Rider 350 Erie, Lake 4 Eries 4 Everett, Mrs. John George 300 Everett, William 44 F Fahey Banking Co. 22 Fahey, Timothy 22 Fairchild, Francis Marion 84 Fallen Timber, Battle of 5, 6 Farrington, William T. 10 Feistkorn, Karl H. 191 Ferrin, Procter E. 190 Fetter, Adelbert Harold 193 Fetter, Emma Neidhart 234 Fetter, Lorin F. 207 Fetter, Thomas C. 243 Field, Francis F. 221 Fields, Edward Fremont 112 Fields, James W. 181 Fields, Samuel Wilton 214 Finney, Harold Raymond 106 Fish, Ernest 187 Fisher, Guy B. 110 Fisk, Jim 17 Fleming, Gilbert J. 305 Fletcher, Carl 313 Flocken, Loa Geneva Seas 162 Flora, George Riley 58 Fogle, Ernest 169 Folk, Homer Daniel 161 Foos, Jacob 7 Foos, Millard Francis 246 Foos, Zilow C. 153 Ford, Andrew D. 116 Foster, Frank M. 31 Fox, Milton Robert 165 Fox, Orlando W. 236 Fox, Oscar Odell 255 Frahlich, Frank Harold, Jr. 329 Franklin, Samuel 11 Frayer, John R. 250 Free Will Baptist 10 French and Indian War 5 Frericks, Theodore Paul 353 Front Porch Campaign 18 Furniss, Frank Willard 121 G Gabler, Ralph W. 63 Galladay, Vayne 294 Garceau, Roy J. 97 Garfield, Frank M. 64 Gast, Benjamin H. 37 Gast, Christian 11 Gast, Judge Oscar 20 Geer, F. Ray 42 Geer, Howard Raymond 335 Gehm, Frederick William 297 Gillespie, Lena Topliff 297 Girty, Simon 5 Gleason, Amos A. 10 Glosser, Madge Ethel 161 Goodman, Bertram 338 Goodwin, Dessie Anne 140 Goodwin, William Henry 214 Goose Pond 13 Gospel Hill 8 Grand Township 10 Grand Prairie Township 6, 8 Granger, Alonzo W. 142 Gray, Judge George 15 Green Camp 7, 9, 13 Green Camp Township 9 Greenville, Ohio 6 Greenville Treaty 6, 8, 10 Greenville Treaty Line 6, 7, 12 Greetham, James S. 100 Grieve, William 187 Grigsby, Harold J. 51 Griswold, G. H. 7 Groll, Charles P. 91 Gruber, Alpheus 93 Gruber, Chester Keyes 285 Gruber, Isaac J. 160 Gruber, Martha Miller Gillson 148 Grumblatt, Walter J. 332 Gurley, Olive Evelyn 171 Guthery, Damon 351 Guthery, Howard F. 40 Guthery, I. F. 11 Guthery, John D. 11 Guthery, Joseph 11 Guthery, Philip Earhart 61 Guthery, William Sherman 225 Guy, William H. 326 Guy, William James 57 H Haas, Arthur Louis 334 Haberman, Arthur F. 351 Haberman, Carl Franklin 130 Haberman, Christian 22 [364] Haberman, Harry F. 321 Haberman, William, Jr. 247 Hafer, Er J. 125 Hahn, Grace S. M. 275 Haines, Harley Osborne 164 Hale, Cornelia E. 153 Hall, Harry A. 337 Hamburg, Albert L. 99 Hamilton, Alvin Merle 64 Hamilton, Louis Delmar, Jr. 359 Hamilton, Oliver E. 45 Hamor, William K. 278 Hanford, Edmund 7, 8 Hanley, Keenan 103 Hardie, John F. 204 Hardin County 12 Harding, Florence Kling DeWolfe 18 Harding, Dr. George 18, 19 Harding Memorial 19 Harding Museum 19 Harding, Phoebe Dickerson 18 Harding, Pres. Warren G. 17, 20 Harmon, Carl Edward 298 Harper, Cecil P. 329 Harper, Ray C. 329 Harriman, David 11 Harrison, General 7, 15 Harrison, Mrs. John Dickson 88 Harrold, Frank 136 Haycook, Louis A. 219 Hayes, Robert 11 Hayes, Pres. Rutherford B. 12 Hazen, William Dexter 23, 50 Hecker, Elsie I. and Mary Anna 144 Hedges, William Ray 92 Heimlich, Minna Kraner 194 Heller, Blanche Pearl 238 Hemmerly, David Ray 118 Herbster, Ben M. 76 Herr, Gilbert E. 53 Hess, William Edward 169 Hill, Milo K. 187 Hill, Thomas J. 199 Hinamon, Clyde Welsh 96 Hipsher, Edward Ellsworth 279 Hite, Levi Virgil 113 Hite, Park Daily 229 Hoagland, John Wayne 149 Hoch, Carl F. 215 Hoch, Edmund Eugene 305 Hoch, Fred 121 Hoch, Harry William 128 Hodges, Emmett Elwood, Jr. 138 Hoffman, J. Guy 139 Holdridge, Roy Carey 336 Holland, Ethel Grace Kennedy 310 Hollenson, Martin Edwin 28 Holloway, Judson Bunyon 357 Holmes, Alexander 7 Holmes, J. H. 13 Holmes, Dr. Robert 13 Holmes, Samuel 7, 10 Holmes, W. 13 Holmesville 11 Hoopes, Harry A. 316 Hopkins, Frank B. 186 Hord, Loren Guy 192 Hord, Milton Lloyd 170 Hornby, Joseph 10 Hospital, Marion City 20 Houghton Sulky Co. 22 Houpt, William Clyde 285 Howard, Charles H. 242 Howard, Don Alpha 34 Huffman, Margaret 137 Hughes, Winona Alice 109 Huber, Edward 19, 22 Huber, Francis B. 22 Huber Manufacturing 22 Hunt, Millard Paul 117 I Iberia 18 Idleman, Rev. Jacob 10 Ikensaa, Harry Herman 131 Imbody, Charles W. 300 Imbody, Elmer Wilson 55 Imbody, William A 147 Imbody, Wilson 14 Indoe, Clifford H. 98 Irey, Carroll K. 124 Irey, Lloyd George 165 Irey, Nellie Belle Edwards 105 Iroquois 4 Isler, Milton S. 130 Issler, Fred Wallace 298 J Jacob's Well 7 Jacoby, Benjamin 100 Jacoby, Charles W. 274 Jacoby, Edwin LeRoy 126 Jacoby, John 10 Jacoby, John Wilbur 17, 159 Jennings, Francis B. 345 Johnson, Earl F. 136 Johnson, Earl R. 239 Johnson, Gomer 300 Johnson, Homer Edward 108 Johnson, Joseph J. 139 Johnston, Mrs. Thomas Orval 175 Jones, Damon B. 184 Jones, Harry 141 Jones, John Thomas 113 Jones, John W. 301 Jones, Lewis Gwenlyn 232 K Kaelber, Charles F. 247 Kale, Ernest John 301 Kanawha County, Virginia 15 Kannel, Harley R. 206 [365] Kannel, Sidney L. 196 Kantzer, John F. 177 Keeler, Elmore King 252 Keil, Clarence Allen 116 Keller, Carl Jacob 16 Kelley, Daniel Earl 302 Kellogg, Charles M. 143 Kelly, William B. 150 Kempton, Herbert D. 306 Kennard, Harry C. 162 Kennedy, Orvis Earl 32 Kenyon, William Aden 229 Kessler, Allan Leroy 152 Key, Harry David 338 Key, Miller S. 119 Kiehl, George 78 Kilbourn, Col. James 10 King, James Mahlon 123 Kinnamon, Oliver Ward 169 Kinzer, Edwin Jack 322 Kirby, William Richard 237 Kirkpatrick 9 12 Kirkwood, Hugh Ellsworth, Jr. 349 Klaus, Franz Joseph 197 Kling, Amos H. 18 Klingel, Ben R. 164 Klingel, Daniel Jacob 251 Klingel, Edward H. 184 Knachel, Purl 107 Knachel, William 122 Knapp, Frank Marion 68 Knapp, Martin Jackson 134 Knight, Dr. John 5 Knowles, William H. 139 Koehler, Walter Howard 146 Koons, Vera Marguerite Sells 330 Krigbaum, Henry A. 328 Krohmer, Ruby Fern 188 Kull, Carl August 181 Kurz, Paul .212 L Lacey, John F. 43 LaMarche, Carl F.      44 LaMarche, Daniel L, 66 LaMarche, Robert James 84 Larkin, Sylvester 254 LaRue 11, 19 LaRue, Alvin Bain 314 LaRue, William 11 LaRue, William P. 38 Latimberville 9 Laucher, Harry Alfred 66 Laucher, Leroy Harry 244 Lauer, Daniel E. 286 Lauer, Gail I. 271 Lauer, Samuel P. 124 Lawrence, Ferdinand Dennig 260 Lawrence, George Preston 141 Lawrence, Maye Evangeline 257 Lawson, Frederick Howard 156 Leathern, Elmer Elson 208 Leathem, Wilton Salo 243 Leffler, Elmer William 234 Lehner, Carl H. 23, 69 Letimbre, Mathurin 9 Libraries 19, 20 Lichtenberger, Jacob 284 Lill, Raymond Edson 311 Linn, Wallace Monnette 230 Litchfield Corners, Maine 7 Lobenwein, William C. 262 Loeb, Jeanette Cohen 255 Long, Samuel 55 Long, Sperry W. 163 Longshore, Olive Edna Carey 165 Loudenslager, Alfred J. 50 Loudenslager, Forest Don 284 Lower Sandusky         7 Ludwick, William Arthur 94 Luke, Russell D. 179 Lust, William H. 80 Luvisi, John Carl 261 Lyons, Tom 7 M Maag, Ray F. 92 Mack, William Thomas 317 Mahaffey, Dwight W. 263 Mahaffey, Samuel 14 Malo, Hugo 272 Malo, Otto 72 Malo, Walter Grover 353 Marion 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 17 Marion Academy 14 Marion County Bank 22 Marion County Children's Home 20 Marion County Infirmary 20 Marion, Gen. Francis 7 Marion Mirror 22 Marion Power Shovel Co. 22 Marion Star 18, 22 Marion Township 7 Marion Tribune 22 Markey, John Marshall 267 Markey, Milton 58 Markley, Daniel 9, 10 Marks, William E. 23, 72 Marshall, Merritt K. 120 Martel 10 Martin, Myrtle L. Coulter 117 Martin, William R. 23, 53 Marty, Grace Klunk 25 Mason, Robert T. 29 Mathews, John W. 320 Mathiot, Walter E. 350 Matson, Amil J. 264 Mattoon, Rev. Dr. Stephen 19 Mautz, The Albert Edward Mautz Family 57 Mautz, Harrison Jacob 333 Mautz, Herman L. 331 [366] Mautz, Lawrence E. 129 Mautz, Mary Elizabeth Frye 327 May, Henry 9 McCausland, Bessie Catherine 145 McClaskey, Walter Donald 254 McClenathan, Alva Franklin 146 McCrary, Asa 194 McDaniel, Marion L. 47 McElheny, John F. 224 McFarland, James 312 McFarland, Margaret Moloney 265 McKelvy, C. Emerson 292 McKinstry, Matthew David 317 McMahan, Harrison Eugene 258 McMurray, Alice R. 142 McNamara, John Alfred 259 McNamara, John Grover 78 McNeal, Frank Welch 227 Meek, Elsie Cornelia Dodd 346 Meeker. 10, 11 Mehaffey, Stella F. 205 Merchant, Frederick Taylor 82 Merkel, Charles E. 291 Merritt, Enoch B. 23 Merritt, Garfield R. 262 Merritt, Mathew 23 Meseke, Clara Jane Wallace 240 Metcalf, Donald L. 312 Metz, Mac D. 276 Michel, Paul D. 334 Middletown 11 Midlam, Carl O. 166 Midlam, William LeRoy 42 Military Road 15 Miller, Arthur D. 156 Miller, Dale Edsel 291 Miller, Guy 269 Miller, Ray D. 150 Miller, G. Verner 339 Mills, DeWitt Talmadge 20, 46 Mills, John Howard 222 Mills, Otto M. 302 Mingoes 5 Mitchell, Bill 15 Montgomery, David Elmer 86 Montgomery, Frank G. 283 Montgomery Township 10 Moore, Eva M. 273 Moore, Frederick A. 171 Moore, James Franklin 313 Moore, John Howard 356 Moore, Leila Connor 158 Moore, Lula Mae Busler Cookston 173 Morgan, Everett H. 52 Morgan, Kimber Barton 69 Moros, Victor A. 189 Morral 59 Morral, Bessie Jeanne Clark 344 Morral, Della Martin 340 Morris, Joseph 14 Morrow County 8, 12 Morrow, Fort 6 Mosure, Clifford Willis 196 Mound Builders 44 Mounts, Hazel B. 256 Mounts, Humphrey 10 Mouser, Faye Strother 33 Mouser, Grant Earl 155 Mouser, Hilda Gorham 224 Moyer, Lloyd E. 267 Moyer, Walter Frank 260 Murphy, Oscar 76 Murtaugh, Chester Arthur 201 Museums 19 Myers, Bertram D. 275 Myers, Charlton 80 Myers, George Worline 340 N National City Bank 22 Neff, Joseph Kinsel 140 Neidhart, Joseph Franklin 114 Neimeyer, Oliver H. 95 New Bloomington 11 Newman's Bridge 7 Nickelson, Luther Tell 319 Nobler, Benjamin Henry 341 Noblit, James Peter 138 Norris, Judge C. H. 9 Northwest Territory 55 Norton, Dr. Alson 10 0 Oberdier, William O. 248 Oborn, Charles William 270 Oborn, Joseph 10 O'Brien, W. G. 22 Ochs, Theodore Bertram 82 O'Harra, John 14 Ohio Central College 18 Ohio River 44 Ohio Watershed 4 Olentangy River 4, 6, 10, 13 Oliphant, J. Edwin 81 Orians, George J. 89 Orr, Elsie H. 288 Owen, Emerson 275 Owen, Ivah D. 267 Owens, Gayle H. 308 P Pace, Curtis LeRoy 354 Packard, Alanson 10 Parcel, John 10 Parish, Lowell Dwight 35, 5 Parish, Richard Ellsworth 163 Parks 18, 21 Parr, Thomas 11 Patrick, Charles William 195 Patterson, Harold L. 220 Peacock, AIbert Enos 150 Peacock, James J., Jr. 18 [367] People's Advocate and Marion and Sandusky Advertiser 22 Peters, Nathan 14 Pettibone, Milo D. 12 Pfeiffer, Joseph Frederick 177 Pheasant, William Philip 341 Phillips, Carrie Fulton 356 Phillips, Frank W. 281 Piacentino, G. A. 314 Pickerel, Anson Edgar 154 Pierce, J. W. 197 Pierson, Clyde L. 222 Pipe, The 5 Plack, Lillian Caroline 278 Pleasant Township 10 Pletcher, Avril H. 264 Pontius, Sid M. & Edyth M. 158 Poorman, Anna Wilson 168 Porter, Alexander 99 Price, Harry B. 81 Price, W. Neil 183 Price, William 11 Priest, A. C. 13 Probst, John Edwin 209 Probst, John Philip 295 Prospect 11, 20 Prospect Township 6, 11 Pugh, George Lewis 30 Q Ququa 13 R Radnor 13 Radnor Trail 12, 13 Ranck, Merrill 308 Ranck, Wesley A. 265 Rankin, James McKay 354 Rapp, Harlan T. 266 Raub, George William 262 Rayl, Zona B. 62 Rayl's Corners 13 Rea, Frederick Walter 91 Reamsnyder, Ray 318 Reasoner, Willis Irl 318 Recreation 21 Reed, J. S. 22 Reed, J. S. & Co. 22 Reichenstein, Wilfred Ralph 348 Reidenbaugh, Ray 23 Remlinger, Andrew C. 316 Rengert, Henry George 151 Retterer, Calvin C. 157 Retterer, George 14 Retterer, LeRoy 23, 70 Revolution, American 5, 12 Rhoads, Homer D. 272 Rhu, August 35 Richland Township 6, 10, 14 Ridenour, Mr. 9 Ridgway, Dean C. 90 Rieck, E. Christine 156 Rieger, Carl L. 195 Rinehart, Cover W. 315 Rinehart, Herman L. 342 Ring-hunt 8, 9 Risch, William Ludwig 23, 256 Roberts, Ervin 283 Robinson, Harold F. 23, 87 Robinson, Jesse Parker 68 Robinson, Thomas Allen 167 Roby, Myrtle S. 360 Rocky Point 7 Roebuck, The Dr. Linn Lewis Roebuck Family 292 Rodgers, Charles William 178 Roseberry, Ebenezer 99 Roszman, Irvin Olen 182 Rothenhausler, Willi Henri 259 Rothfuss, Edward B. 239 Rothfuss, Walter Frederick 189 Rouse, Ivan H. 180 Roux, Mrs. Otto 269 Ruckman, Mrs. James M. 185 Ruehrmund, Marie V. G. 75 Ruhl, Princess Emily Mason 200 Ruhlman, Robert Lloyd 342 Rush Creek 11 Russell, Carey D. 220 Ruth, Ed 38 Ruth, John W. 52 Rutherford, Florence Shaw 175 Ruzzo, Edward James 23, 46 S Salt Rock Township 5, 6, 9 Sandusky River 4, 8 Sandusky Plains 88 Sappington, John Franklin 326 Sautter, Cloyd Nelson 203 Schaffner, Mary Jane 289 Schell, Karl W. 72 Schlientz, Donald T. 249 Schlientz, Otto C. 226 Schneider, LeRoy F. 355 Schoenlaub, Mabel Vaughan 207 Schools 14, 20 Schroeter, Catherine Huber 39 Schrote, Henry Frederick 315 Schuler, Lee A. 178 Schuler, Walter H. 151 Schweinfurth, Roy H. 282 Scioto 4,5, 11, 12 Scott, Abraham 9 Scott, Herman 11 Scott, R. Earl 202 Scott Town 11 Scott Township 9 Scribner, Samuel 10 Seas, Carrol Harper 281 Seckel, Santford 60 Seiter, Carl Francis 183 [ 368] Seiter, The Dr. J. G. Seiler Family 346 Seiter, Otto H. 221 Seiter, Samuel D. 249 Senecas 5 Setterfield, Grace Ethel Llewellyn 213 Sharrock, James Curtis 325 Shawnees 5 Shellhorn, Ray F. 157 Shelton, Mrs. Dwight J. 132 Sherer, Charles E. 168 Shumaker, J. L. 218 Sifritt, Owen A. 24, 328 Sims, Donald E. 227 Sims, Jack 0. 308 Slack, William G. 251 Sloan, Donald Earl 347 Smallwood, Armstrong 11 Smart, Earl T. 36 Smith, Clen C. 212 Smith, Clyde L. 273 Smith, Edwin Ernst 358 Smith, Edwin K. 282 Smith, Ernest 0. 309 Smith, Flossie Lower 268 Smith, Francis George 230 Smith, Frederick Cleveland 25 Smith, Frederick G. 70 Smith, Guy E. 302 Smith, H. Clay 198 Smith, Harold Francis 258 Smith, Paul David 23, 28 Smith, Paul Leroy 255 Smith, Robert Yeager 343 Smith, Roy Franklin 276 Snare, Russell Chambers 167 Snider, Bruce Clyde 326 Snyder, Richard Marion 266 Snyder, Samuel Frederick 95 Sogge, Robert C. 235 Spohn, Edwin Berlin 303 Stafford, John Jonas 104 Starcher, Minnie Elizabeth Murphy 253 Starner, Rolly Edward 349 Steen, Priscilla J. 179 Stengel, Frederick A. 19, 27 Stephenson, Dorothy Gail 216 Stephenson, Oral G. 288 Stiverson, James 10 Stratton, Mary Herbster 277 "Swamp Fox" 7 Swinnerton, James 99 Symes, Wilbur H. 85 T Taylor, Capt. 6 Taylor, Emma L. Wolford 333 Taylor, Lucretia Medley 182 Tecumseh 5 Tennis, Alva R. 83 Terzo, Dominic Francis 344 Thibaut, Nora Ellen 231 Thomas, Merle J. 281 Thomas, Norman 19 Thomas, Rev. Welling E. 19 Thomas, William B. 333 Thompson, Dessie D. 173 Thompson, Frank 311 Thompson, L. Odell 99 Three Locusts 10 Thuma, Jay Clinton 93 Titus, William Edson 244 Toms, Herschel Otto 133 Tong, Mrs. Logan 287 Tong, Paul Leander 344 Trefz, Lula A. Lesher 313 Trihaft, Mary Ann Rizor 96 Trihaft, William Harold 145 Tron, Keith L. 260 True, Dr. H. A. 14, 22 True, Henry Ayer 14, 22, 25 Tully Township 10, 12 Turner, George B. 251 Turoff, Chris George 102 Turoff, James George 245 Tway, Wilson Bohannan 48 Tymochtee 10 U Ulsh, James Franklin 307 Ulsh, James Lowell 271 Umbaugh, Harold Eugene 264 Uncapher, Perry Joseph 286 Underground Railroad 14 Union County 12 Union Depot 17 United States Military Lands 12 Unknown Soldiers, War of 1812 6 Upper Sandusky 5, 7, 16 Utz, Donald 0. 180 V Van BibIer, Adnah 15 Van Meter, John 99 Vaughan, Jay Herbert 35 Violet, Raymond R. 178 Virginia Military District 12 Voll, Francis J. 331 W WMRN 22 Waddell, Benjamin 20 Waddell, Homer R. 48 Waddell Ladies Home 20 Wagner, Ralph G. 258 Wait, Murrel 323 Waldo 11, 12, 13 Waldo Township 6, 11 Wall, Grover C. 307 Walton, Evyn Huston 252 War of 1812 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 Ward, Wendell B. 290 Wargowsky, David L. 203 [369] Warner, Edith Grace 348 Warrick, Ralph 182 Washburn, Frank 206 Washington, Pres. George 5 Watters, John W. 305 Watrring, Irma Masters 71 Watts, George Kennedy 316 Wayne, Gen. Anthony 55 Weimer, Elmer L. 186 Weir, Loren Edgar 101 Weist, Mac P. 320 Wenig, Clifton Henry 189 Wetterauer, Benjamin G. 103 Wheatley, Mabel 358 Whitehead, William H. 126 Wicks, Mr. 9 Wiedemann, Frank 74 Wilcox, Robert Issler 347 Wiley, Henry Ernest 204 Wilhelm, Harry 98 Willey, Arthur J. 87 Williams, Eliza Mary Thomas 208 Williams, Harold Edward 315 Williams, Ralph F. 218 Williams, Wilbur George 309 Williamson, Ralph Gardner 294 Wilson, Alfred H. 235 Wilson, Amos C. 23 Wilson, Robert Elwood 261 Wilson, Ruth Ellen 350 Wilson, Sylvia D. 360 Wilson, William S. 85 Windfall, The 11 Winnette, Stella V. 274 Withrow, J. L. 14 Witzell, D. L. 310 Woleslagel, J. Herbert 42 Wolfe, Clara Victoria 306 Wolfinger, Samuel Frederick 49 Wright, George A. 108 Wyandot County 5, 6, 8, 12 Wyandots 4, 5, 6, 8 Wyatt, Nathaniel, Sr. 6 Wyatt, Ruth 6 Wyatt's Graveyard 6 Wyatt's Hotel 6 Y Yarrington, Charles Clarence 280 Yeager, Albert George 277 Young, Florence M. 26 Young, George L. and John 0. 343 Y. M. C. A. 21, 24 Z Zachman, Cicero Zachriah 217 Zachman, Harvey W. 324 Zeisler, John Frederick 324 (370)