450 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD county, Vt., at the time when the last culprit in the county was executed before the law abolishing capital punishment in the state went into effect. He died 'in 1865, in the faith of the Episcopalian church, and the death of his widow took place in Washington, D. C., in 1878. Hiram Hart, the subject, was employed in farming in his native state until nineteen years old, and then worked in a store for a year. In 1852 he went south, and for a year droveand Mr between Savannah and Darien, Ga., a distance of sixty-two miles. On his return home, he first married, November 7, 1854, Miss Jeannette Stearns, a daughter of Isaiah and Jemima (Hines) Stearns, natives of the Green Mountain state. In the spring of I 855, Mr. Hart came to Ohio and purchased the farm of 127 acres in Richfield township on which he still resides, and the most of which he has cleared up and improved with modern buildings. To his marriage with Miss Stearns were born two children, viz: Emma E., July 20, 1864, now the wife of Henry Gargett, a farmer of Richfield township, and Elmer S., January 8, 1866, now residing in Spokane Falls, Wash. In July, 1866, Mrs. Jeannette Hart was called from earth, and for his second life companion Mr. Hart chose Miss , Arlette A. Clark, whom he married January 8, 1867. This lady was born August 12, 1839, in Twinsburg, Summit county, a daughter of Park B. and Nancy (Peck) Clark, and granddaughter of Leverett and Amy (Warner) Clark, who came from Connecticut in 1823 and settled in Twinsburg township, Summit county, Ohio, bringing their nine children—Ann, John, William, Burke, Phila, Park B., Mabel, Elmore W. and Leverett. To the second marriage of Mr. Hart have been born six children, viz: Arthur C., February 3, 1869, a veterinary surgeon of Richfield; Dana H., December 17, 1870; Kenneth Roy, February 24, 1873—died February 18, 1888; Carroll P., September i5, 1874; Gratia C., February 3, 1876, and Mary, February 28, 1882. In politics Mr. Hart is a very popular republican, and has held several offices of honor and trust, among which is that of county commissioner, to which he was elected in the fall of 1879 and re-elected in 1882, serving six consecutive years, and proving to be one of the best officials Summit county ever had. The family are all well educated and.Mr. and Mrs. Hart mingle with the best circles of Richfield township, among whom they have many warm friends. ROSWELL HOPKINS, one of the largest land owners and most successful citizens of Bath township, was born on the farm which he now owns, December 18, 1872. He is a descendant of an early pioneer family and is as honorable a representative of his day and generation as were his ancestors of theirs, and is rightly entitled to consideration as one of the best young citizens of the township. His grandfather, Isaac Hopkins, was a New Yorker by birth and lived in that state until he was of age, when he went to Pennsylvania, where he met and mrried Susan Harrison. On the 1 oth of October 1813—that memorable day which witnessed Perry's notable victory on lake Erie—Isaac and his bride took up their journey westward, bound for a location in Bath township. Traveling in those days was not done by palace car, and it took them six weeks to reach their destination with their slow-plodding oxen. They located in the southwestern portion of the township, where they purchased quite a tract of land, and then began the struggle with primeval conditions, rendered all the more severe by the period of financial depression which marked that time. By the OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 451 greatest care and strictest economy, however, he was able to maintain his property and a large measure of success finally attended his efforts. This worthy pioneer died in 1852, full of honor and respected throughout the whole region. His wife followed him to the grave ten years later. They had reared a family of eight children. Roswell, the father of our subject, was born April 3, 1825, and the struggles and environments of his youth precluded any other than a limited education, of which, however, he made the most. On October 8, 1846, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Lee, a native of New York state, born December 18, 1828. His wedding suit was of homespun, and the other conditions surrounding his early married life were in keeping. He kept to the farm until 187o, when he engaged in the lumber business, at which he was quite successful. To this union were born ten children, viz: George, Wait, Ira, Burt, Ami, Cecil, Edna, Irene, Grant, Emma. Of these Ami is the sole survivor. His wife having died, he married, May I, 187o, Emily (Briggs) Case, widow of George Case. Mrs. Hopkins was born in New York state May 6, 1833. She was the daughter of Truman and Abigail (French) Briggs, both natives of Taunton, Mass., the former born November 8, 1792, and the latter July 11, 1792. They were married at Taunton in 182o, and died, the former at Sharon, Medina county, Ohio, June 13, 1874, and the latter January 7, 1871. They had the following children: Henry, born May 9, 1821, now residing in Illinois; Sophia, born March 3, 1823, wife.of L. Chatfield, now living in Kansas; Abigail, born July 15, 1824-died in Michigan August 1, 1866; Otis, born in 1827, now residing in Iowa; Samuel E., born March 3o, 1830, now a resident of Iowa; Emily A. (our subject's mother), born May 6, 1833; Melissa A., born May 14, 1839, died February 1, 1895. The Briggses settled at Wadsworth, Ohio, in 1835 and in 1851 moved to Sharon township. Our subject's parents were both members of the Disciples' church. Mr. Hopkins was a strong republican until a few years before his death, when he changed his views in favor of the prohibition party. He died November 25, 1894 and his wife January 7, 1886. Roswell, our subject, has all his life lived on the home farm, which is now his. His district-school education was supplemented by a course in the high school at Richfield, and he keeps thoroughly informed and abreast of the times. His farm comprises 256 acres of excellent land, which he has taken pride in improving highly. In addition to his farming interests he owns a well-equipped saw-mill, which forms an important industry in that community. His home is pleasantly situated one mile west of Ghent, where he is surrounded by latter day comforts to his taste. On June 6, 1894, Mr. Hopkins was united in marriage to Miss Ossie Pierson, who was born August 31, 1875, the daughter of Frank and Alfa (Davis) Pierson. To this union have been born Cecil, March 5, 1895, and Ruth, April 12, 1896. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins are members of the Disciples' church, and are active in all the works of that organization. They are a greatly admired young couple and stand very high in the esteem of the community in which they dwell. ALPHONSO HART HALLOCK, chief bridge builder and contractor on the Cleveland & Pittsburg branch of the Pennsylvania railroad, which position he has held, since 1884, was born in Rootstown, Portage county, Ohio, his present place of residence, February 15, 1857, a son of Gibbs and Mary Meliss (McKelvey) Hallock. Gibbs Hallock was a native of Palmyra 452 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD township, Portage county, and was born in 1824. He was educated in the district schools of Palmyra, was a contractor and bridge builder, and did a great deal of bridge work for the counties of Portage and Summit, being an expert in his profession. July 13, 1849, he married Miss Mary M. McKelvey, the union resulting in the birth of ten children, viz: Alphonso, William Hiram and Blanche, all of Rootstown; Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Hardin and Mrs. Bow, of Ravenna; Mrs. Cope, Nelson and Lawrence G., of Wheeling, W. Va., and Edith Irene, who died in infancy. The father of these children was called from earth in 1873, and was, at the time of his death, one of the oldest members of the Odd Fellows' lodge at Ravenna, and one of the most respected citizens of his township. His widow, who was born in Palmyra, Portage county, January 6. 183o, survived until December 29, 1896, when she expired in the faith of the Methodist church. Alphonso Hart Hallock attended the district schools of Rootstown until thirteen years of age, when he began learning the trade of stonecutting under his father, acquired a thorough knowledge of the art, and for many years was an assistant of his father in carrying on his heavy contracts in Portage and Summit counties. Since beginning bUsiness on his own account, Mr. Hallock has built a number of bridges for the Connotton Valley railroad, now known as the Cleveland, Canton & Southern railway; the masonry work on the Ohio River road from Parkersburg to Wheeling, W. Va. ; also for the Pittsburg & Harrisburg railroad. The latter was abandoned nine months after commencing it, but not until Mr. Hallock had fulfilled his contract with the company. In conjunction with his brother, L. G. Hallock, of Wheeling, \V. Va., under the firm name of Hallock Bros. , subject built the large cantilever bridge of the Central Bridge company across the Ohio river at Cincinnati, connecting that city with Newport, Ky., which bridge is considered to be one of one of the best in the country; he also built the stone arch bridge at Main and Sixteenth streets, Wheeling, W. Va., over the Wheeling creek. This is the third largest stone arch bridge in the world—its total length being 313 feet, and length of arch 159 feet; width, forty-eight feet, cost, $129,000. These constitute but a small fraction of the contracts filled by Mr. Hallock, and are mentioned merely to show what class of work he and his brother are capable of executing. The marriage of A. H. Hallock took place at Ravenna December 3, 1879, to Miss Rose Palm, who was born in Rootstown December 13, 1859, a daughter of Adam and Eve (Bouch) Palm, the former of whom is deceased. To this union four children have been born, viz: Dwight Raymond, October 1, 1882; Mary Lewis, April 8, i886; Grover Cleveland, March 4, 1889—died December 26, 1896, from injuries incurred from a fall from a wagon; Gibbs Palm, born November 23, 1893. Mr. Hallock is a member of the Royal Arcanum, Ravenna council, No. 396. In politics he is a democrat, but has never aspired to public office; and while he is not united in memberbership with any religious body, he leads an upright life and is honored by all who know him for his strict integrity. HENRY P. KLINE, a prominent and prosperous young agriculturist of Randolph township, Portage county, Ohio, of which he is a native, was born June 22, 1868, a son of George A. and Mary (Rettig) Kline, whose biographical record will be made in paragraphs yet to follow. Henry P. Kline, whose name opens this memoir, received an excellent education in OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 453 the district and high schools ofRandolph, and was reared to manhood on his father's farm. At the age of twenty-two years he went to Canton, Ohio, and served an apprenticeship of five years at iron and steel roofing, which he still follows, to some extent, in addition to his farming operations. October 20, 1891, he married Miss Clara Straub, a daughter of Alois and Elizabeth (Eisenhauer) Straub, the result of the union being the birth of Louretta M., October 3o, 1892, Alvin A., December 1Qctober, and Emma L., June 3, 1897. For three years after marriage Mr. Kline continued exclusively to follow the roofing business and then settled on his present farm, which he had purchased in 1893, and now has one of the best cultivated places of its dimensions in Randolph township. George A. Kline, father of Henry P., was born in Suffield, Portage county, Ohio, October 1o, 1840, a son of George Kline, who was born in Germany. George A. passed his early days, after a due course of education in the district school, in coal mining, but later became a farmer. September 17, 1867, his first marriage took place in Randolph to Miss Mary Rettig, daughter of Andrew and Theressa Rettig, and to this marriage were born four children, viz: Henry P., the subject of this sketch; Edward G., born January 18, 1870; Lewis A., born December 20, 1872, and John D., born December 24, 1873. The mother of these children was called from earth, in the faith of the Catholic church, June 6, 1877, at the early age of twenty-seven years, deeply mourned by her bereaved husband and orphaned children, all then in tender years. To guard over these and to assist in rearing them properly, the father selected for his second bride Miss Mary Horning, a daughter of Andrew and Mary (Rothermel) Horning, to whom he was united in matrimony October 30, 1877, and this union has resulted in the birth, also, of four children, viz: Leo, born April i6, 1879; Clara, August 3, 1880; Frona, June 24, 1882, and Lizzie L., October 23, 1884. In connection with farming, George A. Kline has for the past five years been employed by the Peerless Reaper company, of Canton, and is as good a business man as he is a farmer. In politics he is a democrat and has served as township supervisor, and for the past twenty years has beed a member of the board of school directors; he has also been a member of the board of councilmen, and is in every way a good and useful citizen. In religion he is a true and sincere Catholic. George Kline, paternal grandfather of Henry P., was born June 6, 1811, and came to the United States a single man. He settled in Suffield township, Portage county, and walked with his intended bride twenty miles, in order to have the ceremony performed at Canton. To his marriage were born five children-John, Peter, Barbara (Mrs. Adam Roth-ermel), George A. and Betsey-the last named dying October 31, 1894, the wife of George Ley, who is also deceased. Grandfather Kline died August 23, 1870, at the age of fifty-nine years, and his widow March 26, 1886, aged seventy-six years, both in the faith of the Catholic church. Peter Kline, great-grandfather of subject, was born September 8, 1804, and his wife March 1, 1806, came from Germany to America, and were among the early settlers of Randolph township, Portage county, Ohio, and here died October 6, 1885, and June 20, 1890, aged, respectively, eighty-one and eighty-four years. Andrew Rettig, maternal grandfather of Henry P. Kline, was born in Baden, Germany, July 12, 1821, and his wife June 7, 1828. He married Theressa Rothermel June 9, 1846, who bore him two children, both now deceased. Andrew Rettig died February 23, 454 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1893, aged seventy-one years, but his widow is still living in Randolph at the age of seventy. Mrs. Clara (Straub) Kline, wife of Henry P., our subject, was born in Akron, Ohio, November 7, 1871. Her father was a native of Baden, Germany, was born September II, 1826, and at the age of sixteen years began work as a manufacturer of musical instruments, continuing at this business four years. He also learned cabinetmaking, and after serving a while in the army came to America in 1845, and to Akron, Ohio, in 1851, where he worked for a short time as a cabinetmaker, and then for five years was employed by Horton & Rose in the manufacture of musical instruments, but his health failing him in the spring of 1857, he was employed by the same firm as a traveling salesman. Later, he opened the first store in Akron for retailing musical instruments, and in 1870 and 1871 commenced the manufacture of instruments, which he continued until the date of his death. His marriage to Miss Elizabeth Eisenhauer took place January 5, 1857, and resulted in the birth of five children, of whom only one survives—Mrs. Kline. The deceased four were Charles W., born August 29, 1858, died September 23, 1859; Lewis J., born February 22, 1865, died August 25, 1867; Albert, born April 28, 1867, died December 7, 1867; and Mary M., born December 23, 1869, died August 1, 1870. The mother of this family died January 18, 1876, aged thirty-eight years, and the father January 4, 1883, at the age of fifty-six years, both being devout Catholics. Henry P. Kline, the subject of this memoir, although still a young man, has been very successful as a farmer, has always been temperate and industrious, and through his genial disposition and kindly nature has made many warm friends, who highly esteem him for his personal merits and excellent traits of character. He and family belong to St. Jos eph's Catholic congregation of Randolph, and are ever ready to respond when called upon to aid the church or to assist a neighbor. HON. FRANCIS MYERS, representative to the state legislature from Summit county, and an active business man of Mogadore, Springfield township, and senior member of the well-known pottery firm of Myers & Hall, is a descendant of a worthy German family, which dates its transplanting in this country a century and a half ago. His father, Joseph Myers, was a native of West Earl township, Lancaster county, Pa., and a son of Christian and Magdalene ( Hoover) Myers, representative agriculturist, of the " old Keystone state." He grew up a farmer lad, and, although his scholastic training was necessarily limited to the opportunities of the time, acquired a common-school education of more than average breadth. Tiring of farm life he learned the tailor's trade, which he followed for some years, and afterward engaged in mercantile business for himself, opening a country store in which he carried a general line of merchandise. He continued this business for ten years with considerable success. In 1838 he emigrated to Wayne county, Ohio, thence to Springfield township, in Summit county, where he spent the remainder of his days. During his business career he amassed a comfortable fortune and was one of the highly respected citizens of his county. He took an active interest in local affairs and was an earnest political worker, although he never aspired to holding any office. He was an intense abolitionist and an ardent temperance man, and in those exciting days, when the agitation of the slavery question was uppermost in the public mind, his home was one of the most important in a long chain of " Underground railroad stations." OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 457 In 1825, in Lancaster county, Pa., he married Miss Susan Winger, daughter of Joseph Winger, a worthy neighbor and large farmer, whose right to his acres extended back to the year 1741, seven generations of Wingers having been reared on the homestead. The founder of the Winger family was Christian Winger, who came from Switzerland to America in 1727. There were born to Joseph and Susan Myers the following children: Louisa, wife of Jacob Mishler; Maria, wife of Samuel Shoemaker—Mrs. Shoemaker is now deceased; Francis W., the subject of this biography; Amos; John; William; Joseph and Meno, who is the wife of John Longnecker. There were also born two sons, Isaac and Michael, who died in infancy. Hon. Francis Myers also claims Pennsylvania as his birth state, having been born in Earl township, Lancaster county, December 4, 183o. His boyhood days were spent upon his father's estate, and during his early life, whilst there, at intervals received the rudimental education common with many of the farmers' lads of those days. His education being very limited as to courses of training under tutors, he can be freely classed as a self-educated man. At the age of eighteen he entered as an apprentice to learn the trade of a potter in a factory in Springfield township, Summit county, and his business life has been spent in that particular calling. Mr. Myers celebrated his marriage with Miss Lydia M. Mishler, a native of Springfield township, Summit county, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Palmer) Mishler. They were married in September, 1852, and to this union has been born five children—three died in infancy; the eldest living is Maria Louise, wife of Dr. W. C. Steele, residents of Berlin, Stark county, Ohio. She was educated in the common schools, also was a student at the academy at Smithville, Ohio, and also Akron - 16 - Buchtel college. She received a training in instrumental music and was one of Summit county's honored teachers. Grace Eugenie resides at home. She is a graduate of the Mogadore high school and graduated at Findlay college in music, at Findlay, Ohio. She has been a successful teacher in instrumental music also. Hon. Francis Myers has been all his life a devotee to his belief in political liberty. He cast his first presidential vote for Gen Winfield Scott in support of the old-line Whig party, and at the birth of the republican party, when Gen. John C. Fremont was the champion of that political faith, he espoused those sterling principles of republicanism. Officially, Mr. Myers has served for almost five years in the responsible capacity of chairman of the county election board, resigning this office in 1895, when he was called to represent his county in the state legislature. There were seven candidates in the field for this office before the county nominating convention that year, but Mr. Myers received on the first ballot a large majority of the votes of the delegates, a gratifying mark of the honor in which he is held throughout the county. His record as a legislator has but further exemplified his fine personal and executive qualities, and his service in this capacity has given the utmost satisfaction to his constituency. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mishler, the parents of Mrs. Myers, were people of sterling integrity and worth, were early and respected pioneers of Stark county, were prosperously engaged in agricultural pursuits, and noted for their zealous work in the church. Socially, the subject of our sketch is a member of the K. of P. lodge, Mogadore, No. 482. He and wife are ardent supporters of the Disciples' church at Mogadore, and have always been prominent in the upbuilding of this particular society as well as the Sunday-school. 458 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Officially in the church Mr. Myers has been both an elder and deacon. Mr. and Mrs. Myers have been honored residents of Mogadore for almost one-half a century, and their sterling lives have been as monuments to their general worth as citizens. LLOYD HINMAN, a retired farmer of Rootstown township, Portage county, Ohio, was born in Hartford county, Conn., December 17, 1826, a son of Zerah and Miriam (Moses) Hinman, the former of whom was born in Hartford county, Conn., in 1800, and the latter in Litchfield county, same state, in 1797, their marriage taking place in Hartford county in 1822. The Hinman family is traceable to England, the founder of the family in America, who had been a sergeant in the body-guard of Charles I, having settled in Saybrook, Conn. ; Martin Moses, maternal grandfather of subject, served all through the Revolutionary war, and the paternal grandfather was a teamster in the war of 1812, while his son, Luman, was an officer in the same struggle. Of the three sons born to Zerah and Miriam Hinman, Judge Julius S. Hinman, late of Cambridge, Henry county, Ill., studied law with Gen. Beirce, later with Tilden & Ranney, and was admitted to the bar at Ravenna, Ohio; he served for twenty years as county judge of Henry county, Ill., and died at Cambridge in 1883. Llody Hinman was the second in order of birth, and Rufus M., ten years his junior, served three years in the Civil war, but has not been heard from since 1878. Lloyd Hinman, the subject, came with his parents to Rootstown township in 1835, and this has since been his home, with the exception of four years spent in Hardin county, Ohio, and three years in the Union army. He received a good common-school education, and, his father being a blacksmith, he partially learned the trade, and also taught school two years in his early manhood, as well as vocal music, but his calling has chiefly been that of a farmer. He married, in Brimfield, Ohio, October 1, 1846, Miss Mary C. Lewis, a native of Connecticut, and a daughter of John G. Lewis, who located in Brimfield, Portage county, Ohio, in 1833. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Hinman was blessed with five children—William L., L. Ada, Althea, Louis and Jennie M. Of these, William L. resides in Tallmadge; L. Ada, now Mrs. William McKean, resdies in Lewistown, Pa. ; Althea, married to Willis P. Fenn, lives in Tallmadge, Ohio; Louis is in San Francisco, Cal., and Jennie M. is the wife of Zerah Hinman, who occupies the farm once owned by the paternal grandfather of subject in Canton, Hartford county, Conn. Mrs. Mary C. Hinman was called from earth in February, 1872, and Mr. Hinman was next married, in March, 1873, to Miss Charlotte H. Camp, a native of Litchfield county, Conn. , and a daughter of Lacey Camp. To this uuion was born one child—Warren C., who now resides in Amite City, La., and is engaged in raising fruit for the New Orleans market. Mrs. Charlotte Hinman passed away October 1o, 1892, and for his third helpmate Mr. Hinman married, November 14, 1896, Mrs. Harriet Seymour, of Windham, Portage county, Ohio, but a native of Jamestown, N. Y., born October 7, 1831. The enlistment of Lloyd Hinman took place August 12, 1862, in company I, One Hundred and Fourth Ohio volunteer infantry, and served faithfully until mustered out, as sergeant, at Jonesboro, N. C., June 19, 1865. He took part in all the marches and engagements in which his regiment, which was attached to the Twenty-third army corps, participated, and was never absent from his command one day during his three years' service. He neverthe- OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 459 less was stricken with serious deafness while on duty and otherwise suffered from general debility, and for these serious disabilities has been awarded a pension. In politics Mr. Hinman was formerly a republican, but now affiliates with the prohibition party. He is a member of David McIntosh post, G. A. R., at Ravenna, and he and wife are members of the Congregational church at Rootstown. The family enjoy the full esteem of the community, and Mr. Hinman is in all respects entitled to the high regard in which he is universally held. HENRY KILLEFER, of West Richfield, Summit county, Ohio, one of the veteran soldiers of the Civil war and a respected citizen, was born May 16, 1838, in Richfield, a son of Henry and Jane (Curtis) Killefer. Henry Killefer, (father of subject) was born in Pennsylvania a son of Christopher Killefer, or, as he spelled the name, Killhefer, a native of Germany. The Curtis family was of old colonial Connecticut stock. Henry Killefer received a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade at Richfield, where he enlisted August 13, 1861, in company A, First Ohio light artillery, to serve three years or during the war, and served until he re-enlisted as a veteran in same organization, at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1864, again for three years, or during the war, and served until honorably discharged July 31, 1865, his service lasting four years, lacking thirteen days. He was in the battles of Pittsburgh Landing, Corinth, Perryville, Stone River (and many minor battles and skirmishes), Chickamaugua, Dalton, Dallas, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Buzzard's Roost, Pumpkinvine Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, and the battles in front of Atlanta and Jonesboro, after which his battery followed Gen. Hood, and took part in the second battle of Franklin, which was one of the hardest-fought of the war, and later was at Nashville. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Stone River and held twenty-eight days in Libby prison. He was paroled at Annapolis, Md., not being obliged to do military duty for United States government until exchanged; so he and Andrew Finch of Medina county, Henry Barr of Cuyahoga county, comrades of the same battery, took French furlough and walked from Annapolis, Md., to Richfield township, Summit county, Ohio, a distance of 400 miles, without money except $1, which a comrade gave Mr. Killefer. The people on the road entertained them and they had no trouble. Mr. Killefer then went to Columbus on a pass from Gov. Tod, and served in camp two days. After an absence of six weeks, he returned to his regiment at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Mr. Killefer was not wounded but narrowly escaped, his blouse being cut by bullets several times. He was always an active soldier and prompt and cheerful in the discharge of his duty, and was not sick in hospital, but suffered from sciatic rheumatism contracted in the service in 1864, when he marched with his battery from Strawberry Plains, Tenn., to Nicholasville, Ky., a distance of about 300 miles in cold, wet weather. After the war Mr. Killefer returned to Richfield, where he has followed blacksmithing since 1858, except while a soldier. He married, October 17, 1867, at Richfield, Ohio, Aurelia Spafford, born January 27, 1842, a daughter of Martin and Mary (Brown) Spafford, and to Mr. and Mrs. Killefer were born two children—Mary E. and Henry B. Mrs. Killefer died October 4, 1894, a woman of many virtues. Mr. Killefer is a member of A. N. Goldwood post, G. A. R., and is a non-affiliating Mason of Richfield Meridian Sun 460 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lodge. In politics he is a republican and is a respected citizen, owning a pleasant home. Christopher Killefer, grandfather of Henry, came from Germany and settled at Millersburg, Pa., where he followed farming until his death. He had a family of fourteen children and was a highly respected citizen. Henry Killefer, father of subject, was born in 1800 in Pennsylvania at Millersburg, was a cooper by trade, and came when young to Richfield township, Summit county, Ohio, and married Jame Curtis, daughter of Solomon Curtis. Solomon Curtis came from Connecticut in early pioneer days and was a shoemaker by trade, lived in Richfield many years and died a respected citizen, having attained the great age of ninety-two years. Henry Killefer was the father of John, Henry and Elizabeth by his first wife, who died, and he next married Abigail Foot, a widow, née Coleman, and the children born to this union are William and Mary. JEREMIAH KREIDER, one of the most prosperous middle-aged farmers of Suffield township, Portage county, Ohio, is a native of the Buckeye state, and was born December 24, 1857, in Pike township, Stark county, a son of John and Elizabeth (Shengle) Kreider, both also natives of Stark county. David Kreider, paternal grandfather of Jeremiah, was a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, came to Ohio when a young man, settled in Stark county, and for the greater part of his life was a day laborer. By his marriage with Miss Catherine Olinger he had born to him a large family. John Shengle, the maternal grandfather of Jeremiah Kreider, was also a native of the Keystone state, was a farmer by vocation, and was married in Lan-castor county, Pa., to Miss Mary Bucher, who bore him eight children, five of whom are still living, viz: Susan, widow of Jacob Clapper; Jacob, Polly, Sally and John; the deceased were named Nancy, Benjamin and Elizabeth (Mrs. John Kreider) Mr. and Mrs. Shengle were devoted members of the German Baptist church, in which Mr. Shengle served as deacon for several years in Stark county, where he died at the age of seventy-four years, and his wife at the age of ninety-four. John Kreider, father of Jeremiah, was a farmer all through life, and to his marriage with Miss Elizabeth Shengle, daughter of John and Mary (Bucher) Shengle, were born four children, all of whom reached the years of maturity, viz: David, Henry, Jeremiah and Nancy—the latter the wife of Frederick Bigler. The father died when thirty years old, and the mother at the age of sixty-one, both in the faith of the German Baptist church. Jeremiah Kreider, the subject of this memoir, at the age of two years, had the misfortune to lose his father. He nevertheless had the oppurtunity of attending the district school in his native township until seventeen years of age. In the meantime he assisted his mother on the home farm, and when his brothers, who were his elders, left the place to assume the responsibilities of life on their own account, he was placed in full charge and worked the farm for his mother until he reached his twenty-second year, when he engaged in farming for himself in his native county of Stark. December 18, 1880, Mr. Kreider married, in Pike township, Stark county, Miss Catherine Royer, daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Kurtz) Royer, natives of Pennsylvania, but early settlers of Stark county, Ohio, where they still reside, and where the father is still engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Royer have had born to them six children, of whom four are still living, viz: Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Light; William, Moses and Henry; the deceased were OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 461 Mary and Catherine. The parents are members of the German Baptist church, and are greatly respected in the community in which they live. To the marriage of Jeremiah and Catherine (Royer) Kreider were born two children, of whom but one survives—Lydia Estella; Raymond died in February, 1889. Mr. Kreider, however, met with a greater misfortune the same year when he was bereaved of his wife, January 20, at the early age of twenty-nine years, a faithful member of the German Baptist church. Mr. Kreider has since remained a widower, and, with his only child, boards with a family in his own house, by special arrangement. Mr. Kreider has been principally engaged, since he came to Portage county, in farming, threshing and sowing, and owns a handsome property. He is an active member of the German Baptist church, and maintains a high place in the esteem of the residents of Suffield township. WILLIAM HENRY KIMBALL, postmaster at New Milford, Portage county, Ohio, and station agent at Rootstown station for the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad company, is a native of Hamlin, Monroe county, N. Y., was born November 28, 1858, and is a son of William Henry and Sarah (Burch) Kimball, both natives of the Empire state. The Kimball family was founded in America by six brothers who name from Scotland just prior to the Revolutionary war, and were all soldiers in the glorious struggle for American independence, but whose actual fate was never known; while that of one of their descendants, a brother of subject's father, and named Horace Kimball, was equally shrouded in mystery, inasmuch as he started for California, via the plains, and was never heard of afterward. The subject is of the fifth generation of the Kimballs to bear the Christian name of William Henry, and his son is of the seventh. Of the family born to his parents there were two sons and four daughters, of whom Ira T., the eldest, is now on the old homestead in Hamlin, N. Y. ; Sarah L. is married to Charles B. Kocher, of Brockport; Henrietta L. is the widow of H. F. Austin and resides in New York city, and the subject is the youngest; of the two deceased daughters, one died in infancy, and one—Helen—died at the age of fourteen years. William H. Kimball, the subject, received a good common-school education in his native county and graduated from the state normal school at Brockport in 1879. He then studied law two years in Brockport, but failing health precluded his entering upon active practice, and for some months, in 1882, he traveled the " long eastern " route for the Hiram Sibley company, of Rochester, visiting many points of interest in the United States, and now looks back with satisfaction in this experience as familiarizing him with the manners and customs of the people over a wide extent of territory. He then engaged in farming for several years, and in 1889 came to Ohio, and for a short time was employed in an installment house in Cleveland. He next entered the employ of the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railway company in a subordinate capacity—that of clerk in the "car service " department, which he held until April 1, 1896, when he was placed in charge of the Rootstown station, and on July is, following, was appointed postmaster of New Milford, the post-office being in the station. Mr. Kimball was united in marriage, in New York state, July 10, 1881, with Miss Mary E. Miller, a native of Cooperstown, N. Y. Mr. Kimball formed the acquaintance of this lady while in the normal school, and for two years prior to her marriage she was 462 - PORTRAIT AND' BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD engaged in school-teaching. This union has been blessed with two sons and three daughters, viz: William Henry, Jr., Mary Elizabeth, Arthur Leroy, Marie Isabel and Edna, all still living beneath the parental roof. Mr. Kimball, wife and elder son are members of the Methodist Episcopal church; the parents ,are also connected with the various social orders within the pale of this church, and both --are active workers in the Sunday-school, of which Mr. Kimball is the present superintendent—having previously had five years' experience in similar work while in Cleveland, where he served as secretary and treasurer of his Sunday-school. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball are also members of the 'Protective Home circle, and Mr. Kimball is a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. In his political sentiments, Mr. Kimball is strongly -republican. The family stand very high socially, and Mr. Kimball is greatly respected for his urbanity, gentlemanly deportment and unflinching integrity. CLEMEN N. JAGGER, a native of Bath township, Summit county, Ohio, was born June 3, 1827, the eldest in a family of four children—one son and three daughters—born unto Elmus and Hannah M. (Noah) Jagger, of whom there are three living, viz: Clemen N., Lucy Ann, wife of S. H. Webster, a commercial traveler of Shelbyville, Ill., and Mary, wife of H. L. Martin, editor of the Shelbyville (Ill.) Union, a republican organ, and Rebecca, deceased. Elmus Jagger, the father Clemen N., was a native of Massachusetts, was reared to farming and was educated in the common schools, and for a time was a school-teacher. He came at an early date, and located in Richfield township, Summit county, where his father at one time owned about 500 acres of land. 'Politically he was a whig, and he and wife were Methodists. Mr. Jagger's mother was a native of Ohio and her parents had to work for seven years to pay for their passage from Germany to America. Her father was a merchant tailor by trade. Clemen N. Jagger's education was obtained in the pioneer school-house, and is quite limited. He early learned the wagonmaker's trade in Boston township, and about 1852 he came to Hammond's Corners, and here he has resided as an honest and upright citizen and mechanic since. He married Miss Jane Perry, a native of Ohio, who was born February 8, 1836. To this union there were born the following children: Elmus H., September 13, 1858, now a resident of Greensburg; Ella, April 29, 1866, and wife of Frank Turner, of Akron; Charles Elmer, January 29, 1873, with his father. Mr. Jagger was called on to mourn the death of his companion in life March 4, 1895. For almost thirty-five years had they lived together sharing the sorrows and joys of life. She had been a loving mother and wife, was a lady who had led a life of usefulness, and was dearly beloved by all who knew her. In politics Mr. Jagger has always been a republican, and has held several offices of trust, such as school director, etc., and probably imbided much of his political proclivities from the late Gen. James A. Garfield, of whom he recalls many pleasing and interesting incidents that occurred when they were playmates together. Although the early education of Mr. Jagger was not very comprehensive, and this is proven by the fact that he has been, in all respects, the maker of his unaided way in the world and secured for himself a fortune. He has won the respect of his neighbors, who fully recognize his many good qualities, and cheerfully accord to him the esteem in which, OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 463 as one of the oldest residents of Bath township, and as one of its most substantial citizens, he so justly deserves. WILLIAM E. HURD, state food inspector, residing in Ravenna, Portage county, Ohio, was born in Jefferson county, N. Y., August 20, 1852, and is a son of Joseph and Arminda (Pool) Hurd, natives of the same county and state, and the parents of four children, viz: William E., the subject of this memoir; J. D. ; Esther A., wife of Charles Benton, of Oswego county, N. Y., and Anson P., of Adams, Jefferson county, N. Y. Jarvis Hurd, paternal grandfather of subject, was born in Connecticut, of Welsh descent. He was an extensive farmer and served in the war of 1812, and at his death was about seventy-two years old, his widow living to be eighty-one. David Pool, the maternal grandfather of subject, was a native of Jefferson county, N. Y., was also a farmer, was likewise a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in his native county at the age of seventy-five years; his widow survived until seventy-seven years old, and the family born to this couple was quite large. Joseph Hurd, father of William E.., was a farmer in early life, but for many years has worked at masonry for the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad company. He lost his wife in 1868, when she was but thirty-seven years of age. She was a very amiable lady and a devout member of the Baptist church, and dearly beloved by her husband and children. Mr. Hurd now lives in Pulaski, Qswego county, N. Y., and is an industrious, hard-working man, although beyond the reach of want, and is highly respected by all who know him. William E. Hurd, the subject of this memoir, was reared a farmer and was edu cated primarily in the district schools of his native county, which he attended until fifteen years of age; he then attended Union academy until he was prepared for teaching, and this vocation he followed during the winter seasons, employing his time, during the summer, in the making of cheese, until 1876. In April, 1876, Mr. Hurd was united in marriage with Miss Imogene S. Tousley, a daughter of Hiram and Catherine (Graves) Tousley. In 1879 Mr. Hurd and his wife came to Ohio and for one year lived in Geauga county, then came to Aurora, Portage county, where Mr. Hurd taught school two terms, and then for ten years was superintendent of the cheese factories operated by Frank Hurd, of the same place. In May, 1893, Mr. Hurd was appointed, by the state food commissioner, Dr. F. B. McNeal, food inspector for the state of Ohio, a position he still most effectually fills. Politically, Mr. Hurd has always been a republican, and while in Aurora served as township clerk for one year, and has been township committeeman ever since coming to Portage county. He has been a resident of Ravenna for the past three years, and here has made hosts of friends; but here, also, he had the great misfortune of losing his wife in August, 1895—a loss he has never ceased to deplore. In March, 1897, he was married to Miss Georgia A. Towne, of Orange, Cuyohoga county, Ohio, daughter of Sylvanus and Lenora Towne. Mr. Hurd has no children. His residence is at No. 319 Elm street, and his official headquarters are also at Ravenna. VINCENT G. HARRIS was born in Wayne county, Ohio, February 7, 1826, the fourth in a family of ten children, four sons and six daughters, born to Aaron and Eleanor (White) Harris. There are only three of the ten living: Eliza- 464 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD beth, wife of Nicholas H. Long, of Wadsworth, Ohio, and an agriculturist; Vincent G., our subject, and Eleanor, wife of Joseph Shoemaker, a farmer in Bath township. Mr. Harris, the father, was born either in Virginia or Maryland, was reared to the life of a farmer and educated in the common schools, and he and wife were members of the old-school Presbyterian church. The mother was a native of Ohio and her parents were born in Ireland. Mr. Harris received a rudimentary training in the pioneer log-cabin school-house, and when he commenced life the battle was fought empty handed as regards financial support, but, with the aid of his estimable wife, he has accumulated a competency which places them both in such circumstances that their remaining days may be happily spent in ease and comfort. Mr. Harris chose for his companion in life Miss Magdelana Long, a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Creese) Long. She was born March I, 1829, in Medina county, Ohio, and received her education in the common schools. They were married September 13, 1849, and by this union have been born nine children, viz: Rebecca Belle, wife of Moses Huger, of Midland county, Mich., a farmer with five children; Mary, wife of John M. Hoertz, of Loyal Oak, Summit county, a farmer with two children; Joseph, a minister in the church of Christ, who has been a worker in the vineyards of the Lord in Illinois and Ohio, and is at present in Michigan; he married Miss Augusta Van Vorhis, a native of Ohio, is a student of Bethany college, in Virginia, and has one child living; John died in infancy; Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Shook, a stonemason by trade, resides in Akron, Ohio, and is the mother of five children; Eliza J. , who resides with her parents at Copley Center, was educated in the Copley high school and was a successful teacher in Summit county; Charles F., of Loyal Oak, married Miss Rosa Wert-man, a native of Ohio, and has one child; Alice S. is the wife of Alvin Freid, a mechanic in Blake, Medina county, Ohio; and Andrew J., the youngest, is a farmer in Copley township, and is married to Metta Robinson, a native of Ohio. Mrs. Vincent Harris parents were natives of the Keystone state, and died in Wadsworth, Ohio. Father Long was a miller by trade, but devoted much of his later life to farming. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian society. Their family comprised fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters, only four of whom are living—two in Nebraska and two in Ohio. The first presidential vote our subject cast was for Gen. Winfield Scott, but since the organization of the republican party has advocated its principles. He served many years as school director, and was township trustee for sixteen to eighteen years. He is a true respector of all religious teachings, and his wife is a member of the Reformed church. Mr. and Mrs. Harris have a beautiful estate of 146 acres within one mile of Copley and a comfortable home in the village, where they are surrounded by many friends, who esteem them highly for their sterling integrity. DENNIS MONEGAN, an exceedingly well-to-do farmer of Richfield township, Summit county, Ohio, is a native of county Wexford, Ireland, and was born December 25, 1819, a son of John and Mary (Rhine) Monegan, who were the parents of four children—Dennis, Lawrence, Mary and Catherine. At the age of seven years Dennis Monegan lost his father and was sent to England to learn the tanner's trade under his uncle 'William, whom he served six years for his board. OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 465 While serving his apprenticeship he united with a club, which, when he had learned his trade, furnished him with means for making a trip through England and France. He then worked at his trade for a year in Manchester, then came to the United States, worked a few months in New York city, and then made a general tour, working at Newburgh, N. Y., New York city, Philadelphia, Pa., Boston, Mass., again in New York city, Albany, N. Y., where he lived six months, and then came to Cleveland, Ohio, at a time when the site of the present union railroad depot was a mere barnyard; there he was taken sick and went to Chicago, Ill., but the cholera becoming epidemic at that point, he returned to Cleveland, whence, shortly afterward, he came to Summit county, and at Hudson laid the foundation of his present fortune, although he had but ten cents on his arrival. For eight continuous years he worked in Hudson at his trade, and then for a short time in Akron for James Christy, but returned to Hudson, and was united in marriage, November 25, 1851, with Miss Lavinia Hill, who was born in Johnstown, Pa., in 1830. The father of this lady was William Hill, a very pious and highly educated gentleman and a school-teacher. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Monegan has been blessed with eight children, born in the following order: Lawrence, September 29, 1852, and James, March 20, 1856, both of Richfield township; George, September 18, 1857, a prominent physician of St. Louis, Mo. ; Morris, December 9, 186o, in the drug business, in New York state; Ella, January 6, 1863, wife of Edward Murton, of Richfield, Ohio; Charles, of Bath, Ohio; Lillian, January 26, 1869, attending college at Oberlin, Ohio; Edgar, assisting on the home farm. Mr. Monegan has provided his children with collegiate educations, although his own early opportunities in this respect were not over abundant, yet he is a diligent student, and has been since reaching his majority, is fully impressed with the importance of a sound scholastic training, and has seen to it that his children have been well grounded in knowledge. In 1857, Mr. Monegan came from Hudson to Richfield and bought a farm, on which he erected all the buildings, and later purchased his present home place, on which he has over three miles of tiling. His acres number 336, and he is to-day one of the most successful farmers of Richland township. His buildings are all new and of modern construction, and his live stock is of the choicest grades. He is greatly respected in his township and county, and very popular with the republican party, of which he is a stanch supporter and by which he has frequently been honored by offers of nomination for offices of honor and trust, but these offers he has invariably declined to accept, preferring to follow the more congenial pursuit of husbandry. E. KING NASH, M. D., one of the oldest and most highly esteemed members of the medical profession in Summit county, is a resident of Montrose, Bath township, and no history of this region would be complete without mention of this venerable physician. His father, Hophni Nash, one of the pioneers of this section of the state, was born at Williamsburg, Mass., January Jo, 1797, and came to Bath in 1817. His life was devoted to farming and in pursuit of that occupation it was well spent. He cleared his farm in Bath township, lot No. 45, then moved to Richfield, where our subject was born, but after a sometime residence there returned to Bath. In 1825 he married Miss Lovisa King, daughter of Eleazar and Mercy (Kingsley) King, who was born December 30, 1801. To them were born five chil- 466 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dren: Harriet, April 4, 1826; E. King, our subject, April 20, 1828; Ellen, October 20, 1830; Thomas, December 7, 1832; Sumner, May 10, 1836. Mr. Nash died at the home Of his son, Sumner, at Akron, in 1882, and his widow survived him until January 6, 1891, when she passed away at the home of our subject in Bath. E. King Nash passed the early years of his life on the farm with his parents, with whom he remained for thirty years. He was educated in the schools at Richfield and Granger. Turning his attention to the study of medicine he took a course in the medical department of the Western Reserve school, graduating therefrom in 1861. He began the practice of his chosen profession in the spring of 1863, and almost immediately afterward was appointed by Gov. Tod to the position of assistant surgeon in the Fourteenth regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry. This appointment was dated April 10, 1863, and in November, 1864, he was promoted to the rank of surgeon, remaining with this regiment in that capacity until the close of the war. On December 12, 1861, he was married to Mary A. Sloan, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Fuller) Sloan. Mr. Sloan was born in Scotland December 26, 1808, and came to this country when he was a lad and learned the trade of blacksmith in New York. His wife was a native of the Empire state and was born September 22, 1814. They had the following children: Emily, born April 26, 1833, wife of N. Hanson, of Copely; Mary A., born May 3, 1839; Alice, August 25, 1841, wife of M. Hulbert, of Bath. To Mr. and Mrs. Nash have been born two children: Nellie Maud, born October 12, 1562, who married Frank Smalley, a government employee, and residing in Chicago; and Claude Bernard, born April 27, 187o, now a resident of Cleveland. Both Dr. Nash and his wife are active members of the Disciples' church, and the doctor is a teacher in the Sunday-school and a leader in all good works. He is a member of Buckley post, No. 12, G. A. R. The venerable doctor has a good and lucrative practice, and is a power for good in the community, his youthful devotion to his honorable profession being lessened not a whit by reasen of the lightly borne weight of his three-score years and ten. The doctor was in early years a whig, but at the birth of the republican party cast his vote for John C. Fremont, who championed the new cause, and has always ardently supported its principles ever since. MARTIN MILLER, one of the most experienced and prosperous farmers of Rootstown township, Portage county, Ohio, was born in Hessen, Germany, November 13, 1822, a son of John and Gertrude (Bassel) Miller, who came to America in 1848, and settled in Rootstown. The father, who was a weaver by trade, followed this calling for a short time after coming here, and then purchased the farm on which Martin Miller now resides, which he cleared up from the wilderness and cultivated until his death, which occurred in 1870, at the age of seventy-five years, his widow following him to the grave in 1871, at the age of seventy-three-both being sincere Catholics. To their marriage were born three children, viz: Martin, the subject of this notice; Catherine, who is the wife of Valentine Reis, of Rootstown, and Frances, who died at the age of two years. Martin Miller received a limited education in Germany, and on coming to this country with his parents assisted his father in clearing up his farm from the woods and in cultivating it-being now the owner of the place. He has been twice married-first, to Miss Eva OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 467 Reis, daughter of Valentine and Eva (Derr) Reis, of Rootstown, and to this union one child—Katherine —was born. Mrs. Miller was called away in 1853, at the age of thirty-five years, and Mr. Miller was next married, in 1854, to Miss Barbara Andes, daughter of Nicholas and Katherine (May) Andes, and this union has been blessed with nine children, of whom eight are still living, viz: Andrew, Elizabeth (wife of Henry Bauer), Valentine, Martin, Joseph, John, Mary and Barbara; the deceased child, Anna Mary, was taken away at two years of age. Mrs. Barbara Miller was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, April 16, 1836, and came with her parents to the United States in 185o. The family settled in Rootstown, where the father, who was a weaver by trade, for a short time followed his calling, and then bought a farm, which he cultivated several years and then returned to Germany and lived there until his death, which occurred in 1873, at the age of seventy-three years; his wife had died at the age of forty-nine years, and both were devout members of the Catholic church. Of their nine children but one survives—Mrs. Miller. The deceased were Adam, Katherine, Nicholas, John and Philip, and three that died unnamed. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are consistent Catholics and contribute freely to the support of the church, and are among the most highly respected residents of Rootstown township. HENRY L. NAPP, an ex-soldier of the Civil war, and a highly respected farmer and small-fruit grower of Richfield township, Summit county, Ohio, was born in Franklin county, Pa., January 19, 1837, a son of Casper and Catherine (Miller) Neeb—which was the original German spelling of the name, the parents being of German extraction—but in America the name is variously spelled, as, for instance, Neeb, Napp and Knapp. Casper Neeb was born in Hesse-Darmstad, Germany, July 7, 1800, was the son of a hotel-keeper, and was married in his native province, the result of the union being three children—J. N., Catherine and Elizabeth. In 1833 Casper, the father of these children, sailed from Hamburg for America with his wife and German-born children, and landed in Baltimore, Md. His first wife having died, probably in Baltimore, he married, for his second wife, Elizabeth Baker, who also bore him three children—Elizabeth, Charles and Susan--and likewise died in Baltimore. Mr. Neeb then settled in Mount Hope, Pa., where he worked as a cooper and where his third marriage took place to Miss Catherine Miller, who was born in Germany and who was nineteen years old when she came to America in company with her parents, John and Adelia Miller. To this third marriage of Mr. Neeb were born eight children, viz: Henry L., William, John, Augustus, Adelia, Mary, Daniel and Julius. John Miller, father of Mrs. Catherine Neeb and her brother, Conrad, was killed while working on a railroad at Shippensburg, Pa., an embankment caving in and falling upon him. Casper Neeb came to Ohio in 1842, lived in Akron until 1843, and then settled in Richfield township, Summit county, where he passed the remainder of his days, dying December 2, 1881, at the age of eighty-one years, a member of the Lutheran church, although his wife was a Presbyterian. In politics he was a democrat, but a strong Union man, and had four sons in the Civil war, he having himself been a soldier in the German army. These four sons were Charles, Henry L., Augustus and John. The military record of Henry will be given in full further on; of the others it may be briefly stated that Charles 468 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Ohio infantry for three years, took part in many battles and was a prisoner in Cahaba, Ala., for six months; after his release from his rebel prison, and while on his way home, he was blown overboard by the explosion of the boilers of the steamer Sultana and floated down the Mississippi river, on a cabin door, nine hours before being rescued; Augustus was in the One Hundred and Seventh Ohio infantry, fought many battles, including Fort Fisher, and died a natural death at a New York hospital, his remains being interred in the soldiers' cemetery at Cypress Hill; John was a member of company I, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth infantry and served chiefly as a guard on Johnson's island. Henry L. Napp was nearly seven years of age when his parents settled in Richfied township, and here he was reared to farming and also learned the cooper's trade. October 18, 1861, he enlisted at Richfield Center, in company G, Sixty-fourth Ohio volunteer infantry, for three years, fought at Shiloh, but shortly afterward was attacked with chronic diarrhea, and was confined to hospital at Tuscumbia and Huntsville, Ala., and Nashville, Tenn., altogether about three months, and was so emaciated and exhausted, that he was honorably discharged for disability, at Nashville, Tenn., October 30, 1862—his weight having been reduced from 172 pounds, at the time of his enlistment, to ninety-one pounds at his discharge. After partial recovery Mr. Napp re-enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, December to, 1863—this time in company I, Capt. Austin McDowell, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Ohio infantry, for three years or less, if the war should be ended, and served until honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio, July 13, 1865, the war having been brought to an end in April. During his last term of service, Mr. Napp acted as guard on Johnson's island, lake Erie, at the barracks erected for the detention of rebel officers captured in battle. Of these, there were 2,762 then within the stockade, in rank ranging from major-generals to second lieutenants. Their rations were better than those of the guards, as they had good bread and beef, served out in liberal measure three times per day; vegetables in abundance; coffee, rice, sugar, molasses, clothing, blankets, shoes, straw beds, with white ticks, wood for heating and cooking purposes, and weather-tight sleeping apartments. There were some, of course, who died from sickness incurred before capture, but their funeral services were performed by their own chaplains and interment made by their own comrades. Many of the rebels were possessed of valuables when imprisoned, but these were carefully inventoried and deposited with the United States Express company at Sandusky and returned to their owners at their release. The captives were also permitted to purchase extras from the sutler at the stockade, or to send to Sandusky for what trifles they desired. Of course they did their own laundry work and cooking, but they were liberally supplied with soap and all necessary appliances. So generously were they supplied with food, they were able to play ball within the inclosure of fifteen acres, using stale loaves of bread and wilted cabbage-heads for balls. In the summer evenings they would dance to the music of the band which played every night at dress parade, and when discharged all were fat and hearty, well clothed, and in strong contrast with the emaciated Union skeletons who had been confined in Libby, Andersonville and other southern prison holes. Thrice armed is he whose cause is just," and the north had justice on its side, and always was blessed with plenty, while the south, fighting for an unholy cause, could hardly feed its own soldiers, let alone its prisoners of war. OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 469 Mr. Napp, while on Johnson's island, had charge of 1 to prisoners, and, ranking as corporal, called the roll every morning, received the requests of the captives for any extras they needed, made a record of any complaints they had to make, and reported in full to his colonel in command. John Davis, a rebel conspirator, who made an endeavor to release the prisoners, was for a time one of his charge, but, as it was Mr. Napp's duty to post the sentinels, he frustrated the scheme of that contumacious rebel. The marriage of Mr. Napp took place in Peninsula, Ohio, December 15, 1863, to Miss Anna N. Hardesty, who was born in Stark county March II, 1842, a daughter of James and Sarah (Black) Hardesty. James Hardesty was born in Pennsylvania, was a worker in iron, and was so employed for several years in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He was three times married, his first wife bearing him seven children, viz: Elizabeth, Susan, Thomas, Matilda, Martha, Alexander and Phebe. His second marriage was to Mrs. Sarah Black, whose maiden name was Brant, and who, by her first husband, was the mother of James, Jere and Martin Black. Mrs. Sarah Hardesty died in Stark county, Ohio, and Mr. Hardesty next married Catherine Ackinson, of Stark county, and to this union two children were born—Frank L. and Ann Eliza. Mr. Hardesty was a soldier in the war of 1812, and had one son, Thomas, in the Civil war. Hr. Hardesty died in Copley township, Summit county, at the age of sixty-four years, a member of the Methodist church and a highly respected citizen. Mrs. Anna N. Napp was reared from the age of two years until eighteen by Mrs. Abigail Lockwood, of Akron. After her marriage to Mr. Napp she accompanied her husband to Johnson's Island, and can vouch for the good treatment of rebel prisoners, as has been previously mentioned. Since the war Mr. and Mrs. Napp have lived in Richfield, where for years Mr. Napp followed his trade of cooper, but has now a fine tract of forty-seven acres, on which he raises small fruit and esculent vegetables. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Napp have been born two children—Austin and Kittie. Of these, Austin is a graduate of the high school at East Richfield, and is a member of the Christian Endeavor; Kittie is married to Frank E. Force, a jeweler of Cleveland, and has one child. In politics Mr. Napp is a republican, and is an ex-member of A. N. Goldwood post, No. 104, Grand Army of the Republic, at West Richfield, in which he served as junior vice-commander and quartermaster. He is a moral, industrious and useful citizen, and he and his family stand deservedly high in the esteem of the entire community in which they live. DR. A. M. POWERS, one of the oldest and most experienced physicians and surgeons of Rootstown, Portage county, was born in Milton township, Mahoning county, Ohio, January 28, 1837, a son of James and Rebecca (Windle) Powers, also natives of the Buckeye state, whose genealogy will be narrated in the following paragraph. Abraham Powers, grandfather of the doctor, was a native of New Jersey and came to Ohio in 1800. He settled at Briar Hill, in what is now Mahoning county, but then a part of Trumbull county, where he bought a farm, his brothers, Isaac, Jacob and John, coming with him to this state, and all marrying and settling in Trumbull county. Abraham was a carpenter by trade, which he followed principally on coming to Ohio, but passed his later days on his farm. He married Elizabeth Woodruff, to which union were born Isaac, who lived and died in Mahoning county; 470 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD James, the father of Dr. A. M., the subject of this biography; Milton, who died in Mahoning county; Madison, who lives in Trumbull county; Washington, whose death took place also in Mahoning county, as did that of his brother, Abraham; Phebe A., was married to A. McCoy, and both are now deceased; Nancy resides in Youngstown, Ohio; Mary and Eliza are also dead. Abraham, the father of these children, was quite prominent in public affairs, was deeply interested in the welfare of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a life-long member, and died in that faith in 1852; his widow survived him many years, and was called away at the age of eighty-six. James Powers, the father of the doctor, and the second son of Abraham and Elizabeth Powers, was born in Youngstown, Ohio, September I 1, 1819. As he was the eldest member of the family at the death of his father, the care of the homestead devolved upon him, and, in consequence, his early education was limited, as far as schools were concerned; but he was studious in his habits, became well informed through self-education, and, after he had reached his majority, clerked in a store at Vienna, Ohio, and later embarked in merchandizing on his own account at Milton. In the meantime, in 1832, he had commenced the study of medicine with Dr. T. Bronson, of Newton, and later practiced the profession several years. He was prominent as a democrat in his county and enjoyed an extended popularity, and in 1846 was elected sheriff of Mahoning county, filled the office two terms, and in 1855 was elected justice of the peace; he also held a commission as colonel of the state militia, served as brigade quartermaster, brigade aide-de-camp, and brigade inspector. While serving as justice of the peace he resided on the old homestead until 186o, when he purchased a farm near Lordstown, Trumbull county, to which he removed, and in 186i enlisted in company H, Twentieth regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry, was elected, on organization, captain of his company, and served one year, when he was honorably discharged on account of disability. He then returned to his Trumbull county farm and followed agriculture until 1871, when he retired to Rootstown, where his son, Dr. A. M. Powers, was located. The marriage of Col. James Powers took place December 16, 1834, to Miss Rebecca Windle, daughter of Francis and Eleanor Windle, of Milton township, Mahoning county, the union resulting in the birth of the following children: One who died in infancy; Dr. A. M., the subject; Mary E., who died in 1864, and Libbie J., wife of B. Chapman, of Ravenna, Ohio. Col. Powers was prominent as an Odd Fellow, and was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic post at Ravenna; he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for nearly half a century, was a trustee and steward of his congregation, and died in that faith February 3, 1890; his wife died August 21, 1882, and no more worthy couple ever graced the county of Portage. Dr. A. M. Powers received his elementary education in the district schools, which he attended until seventeen years of age; he then entered the Poland academy, and also took a course at a commercial college in Cleveland, but remained on the home farm until 186o, in the meantime reading medicine with Drs. William H. and Charles Brown, of Lordstown; in in 186o he entered the Western Reserve Medical college, remained one term, then practiced his profession in Lordstown until November, 1869, when he removed to Rootstown; in 1869, also, he graduated from the Eclectic Medical institute of Cincinnati. Dr. Powers has been very successful in his practice at Rootstown, where his abilities are well recognized and his skill fully appreciated, and he OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 471 stands in the front rank of his brother-professionals of Portage county. The first marriage of Dr. Powers occurred in October, 1858, with Miss Cynthia, daughter of William and Polly Sherwin, of Trumbull county. This lady was born in 1839, and died in Rootstown September 11, 1874, the mother of the following children: Frank R., of Ravenna, born in 1859; Dr. W. H., a resident of Amherst, Ohio, born in 1863; Jessie A., born in November, 1869; John E., born September 10, 1874, died June 25, 1875. Dr. Powers chose for his second helpmate Mrs. Sarah L. Barlow, whom he married May lc., 1875. This lady was born March 3, 1838, and is a daughter of Nathan L. and Eliza (McCann) Bingham, of Ellsworth, Mahoning county, Ohio. In politics Dr. Powers is a democrat and has served as township trustee; he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since 1855, and for years has been a steward and trustee. For ten years he has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is also a member of the Royal Arcanum. The doctor's social association is with the best people of the township and county, and he and wife enjoy the esteem of all who know them, while his children have attained positions in life that may well be considered matters of complacency, if not pride, to any parent. WILLIAM REDDING, architect and supervising builder, No. 248 South Howard street, Akron, Ohio, is a native of the Buckeye state and was born near Mansfield, Richland county, May 6, 1858. His parents, Philip H. and Elizabeth (Dinges) Redding, were both born in Grenstadt, Germany, came to America when young, were married in Ohio, and both are still living at the respective ages of eighty-five and eighty-three years. The father, during the years of his business activity, was a contractor and carpenter in Ashland and Richland counties, and to him and wife were born eleven children, viz: Katy, wife of Joseph Martien, of Mansfield; Peter, proprietor of a planing-mill and factory, and also a contractor, of Ashland; Mary, deceased wife of John Moore; Frank, who was a conductor on the Erie railroad and was killed in an accident in 1884: Lena, widow of Philip Hauseman, of Pavonia: Philip, a carpenter of Ashland; George, in the same business at the same place; William, the subject of this sketch, and three others, that died in infancy. William Redding, the subject, early learned the trade of carpenter under his father—a trade that seems to have been the peculiar mechanical feature of the male members of the family, as the great-grandfather, grandfather, father, subject and all his brothers learned and worked at this industry. He was well educated in the public schools and at the age of nineteen years started to work on his own aocount; two years later he began contracting, and in this capacity passed two and a half years in Ashland; he then entered the employ of Shearer & Kagey, planing-mill proprietors and contractors, for whom he did all the drafting and construction superintending for four and one-half years, and then came to Ashland in 1886, and for six and a half years was employed by Weary & Krasmer as draftsman; in the spring of 1893 he again opened business on his own account, and of the many structures he has superintended may be mentioned the Wilcox, the Kempel, the Kubler & Beck, the Clerkin and the Christie blocks, the white wire works, several of the rubber works buildings, and many others too numerous to mention in detail. He also made the drawings for the Akron gas plant, and has been an acknowledged 472 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD leader in this line since he has been in business in Akron. Mr. Redding is a member of McPherson lodge, No. 63, K. of P., and of uniform rank, K. of P., No. 21, of which he is commissary Sergeant, second battalion, of the second regiment, also a member of Ben Hur lodge, No. II, in which he holds the office of chief. Mr. Redding was married, January 14, 1881, to Miss Emily M. Parks, daughter of Edwin Parks, of Mansfield, and this union has been blessed with one child—Edwin Floyd. Mr. Redding makes his happy home at No. 303 West Center street, where he and his wife enjoy the esteem of many warm friends and social acquaintances. JAMES NESBIT, county commissioner of Summit county, Ohio, and a prominent farmer of Northfield township, was born in the Ligonier valley, Westmoreland county, Pa., December 5, 1828, the son of John and Ann (Matthews) Nesbit, both natives of the Keystone state. His paternal grandfather, William Nesbit, was a native of Scotland, and was one of the pioneer farmers of Westmoreland county, Pa. About the year 1834 he moved to Northfield, Ohio, and died there. The maternal grandfather of our subject, William Matthews, was a native of Ireland, and was also a pioneer resident of Westmoreland county, where he died.. Our subject's father settled in Northfield, in what was then Portage county, Ohio, in the early 'thirties, and cleared and improved a farm of 16o acres upon which he lived and died and which is now occupied by his son John. He was a man of much influence in his community; was justice of the peace several terms and was also an elder and a prominent member of the United Presbyterian church. His death occurred in 1861. He was the father of nine children, viz: Martha (Mrs. H. Alexander), Esther (Mrs. A. A. Rinear), William, Archibald, James, John, Mary J. (Mrs. Alexander McConnell), David, and Margaret A. (Mrs. Horace Palmer). James Nesbit was reared as a farmer on the parental homestead and enjoyed all of the advantages of the common schools of that period. He responded to his country's call to arms in the dark days of the nation's peril, enlisting August 4, 1862, as a corporal in company G, One Hundred and Fifteenth Ohio volunteer infantry. At the battle of Nashville, while guarding a bridge, he was captured and taken to Meridian, Miss., ten days later being transferred to that awful prison at Andersonville, where for five months and twelve days he suffered all the historic terror of that loathsome pen. Without shelter, without even a blanket, and with but little clothing, he suffered all but death, during that miserable period of cruel confinement. The fearful sufferings of the Andersonville prisoners are now historically familiar to all, and Mr. Nesbit's experience need not be enlarged on in this connection. Upon the declaration of peace he was honorably discharged by special order, June 21, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Nesbit's has been a busy and a useful life. He is largely interested in all the good works of his own community and of the county at large. For eleven years he served as trustee of Northfield township, and was elected to the office of justice of the peace, but refused to qualify for this position. He is a stanch republican and his political work and counsels are of much value to his party in Summit county. His capabilities as a man of affairs and his excellent executive qualities have been recognized by the people of the county, and he is now serving his second term as county commissioner, and is discharging the duties of that responsible position faithfully and well. OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 475 He is an honored and active member of the local post, G. A. R. Mr. Nesbit has been twice married. His first wife, Margaret R., daughter of Henry Deisman, of Northfield township, bore him two children—Henry M. and Margaret R. His second union was with Mrs. Rebecca (Patterson) Drennen, of Buena Vista, Pa., who has also borne him two children, daughters—Ellen H. (Mrs. Isaac McConnell), and Myrtle M. Mr. Nesbit, upon the expiration of have term of office in September, 1899, will have served the people of Summit county, faithfully and well, a little over seven years—one year by appointment and six years by election—and to-day stands as one of its most popular men. JOHN B. PALMER, farmer and livestock dealer of Rootstown township, Portage county, Ohio, was born in England, June 23, 1847, but has been a resident of Ohio since infancy. William and Sophia (Brock) Palmer, parents of subject, came from England to the United States in 1848, and located in Tallmadge township, Summit county, Ohio. The father, who was a live-stock dealer and farmer, at once declared his intention to become a United States citizen, and became naturalized as soon as the laws on this subject permitted, and was ever afterward a true American, a a stanch republican in politics, and a devoted friend of the soldiers at the front during the Civil war, as he well might be, as two of his sons, at least, served in the Union army. He died on his farm in 1884, at the age of seventy-eight years; his widow died in March, 1897, at Monroe Falls, Summit county. in her eighty-fifth year. Ten children were born to William Palmer and wife, all of whom are still living, viz: William, in retirement at Cuyahoga Falls; Ellen, wife of Samuel Damp, of Olmstead - 17 - Falls; Clara, wife of F. P. Caley, of Stowe township, Summit county; Fannie, wife of John Damp, of Elizabethton, Tenn. ; Alford, who served nearly four years during the Civil war, and now resides in Shelby county, Ohio; Annie, now Mrs. Hill, of Stowe township, Summit county; John B., subject; Harry A., general manager of the Electric Manufacturing company at Akron; Sadie J., wife of F. Jewell, of Stowe township, Summit county; and Charles, a resident of Uhrichsville, Ohio. John B. Palmer has passed all of his life in farming and stock-raising, of which three years were in Tennessee and the remainder on his present farm. In 1864 he enlisted in company D, One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio volunteer infantry. He served four months, and was then honorably discharged, by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment. While in the army he purchased some milk, so called, from a secession woman, but the liquid was a composition of chalk and water, with a liberal component of poison. Two members of the company died from imbibing this deadly beverage, several were injured for life from its effects, and this was the case of Mr. Palmer, who now receives a pension for the disability thus incurred. December 1, 1869, Mr. Palmer was united in marriage, in Sumner -county, Tenn., with Miss Mary E. Bailey, a native of Stowe township, Summit county, Ohio, and a daughter of J. C. and Mary (Grosvenor) Bailey, an old-established family of that county. This marriage has been crowned with five children, viz: Lillian, now the wife of C. M. Bow, crockery, china and glassware dealer of Cleveland, but formerly conductor of a general store in Rootstown; Blanche, teacher in the public schools of Rootstown township; John, sixteen years of age, is an assistant to his father and also attends school--having already graduated from the village high school; 476 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Minnie and Winnie are twins, aged twelve years. The family are connected with the Congregational church at Rootstown, and in politics Mr. Palmer is an active and influential republican. He has served as township trustee, assessor and constable; was president of the McKinley club and also township committeeman during the McKinley-Bryan campaign, and is regarded by his neighbors as a good and useful citizen. JUDGE CORNELIUS A. REED, president of the Second National bank of Ravenna, was born in Rootstown, Portage county, Ohio, July 3, 1838, a son of Horace and Lois E. (Baldwin) Reed, who were the parents of four sons and three daughters, viz: Melissa, wife of E. E. Chapman; Ann Janette, married to Alfred Baldwin; John H., Edward A., Cornelius A., Horace L. and Julia A., wife of H. 0. Reed. Abram Reed, the paternal grandfather of subject, was a native of Connecticut, of Scotch parentage, came to Portage county, Ohio, in 1804, and kept a tavern in Rootstown until his death at an advanced age. He was also a farmer, was classed among the hardy pioneers, and was widely and favorably known throughout the county; his children were seven in number and were all reared in respectability and usefulness. John Baldwin, the maternal grandfather of subject, was a native of Massachusetts of English descent, was a farmer by calling, came to Portage county, Ohio, in 1811, and located in Charlestown, where he followed his vocation until his death, also at a very advanced age; his children were four in number—three sons and one daughter—and were likewise among the most respected residents of their township—the daughter, Lois E., having been a teacher of many years' experience. Horace Reed was born in Rootstown in 1805, and was the first white male native of the township. He was reared a farmer, and actively engaged in large business enterprises all his life, and died where he was born at the age of eighty years; his widow, who was a native of Massachusetts, survived him some few years, and died at the extreme age of eighty-nine years, in the faith of the Congregational church, and was, like her husband, honored and esteemed by all who knew her. Judge C. A. Reed was reared on his father's farm and received his preliminary education in the district school, which was supplemented by an attendance at an academy in Lebanon, and subsequently at that of Hiram. In early life he met with a severe accident, which so crippled him that he could not continue the work of a farmer; neither could he enlist in the military service of his country. At the age of twenty years he left the home farm and engaged in teaching school, first in Warren and then in Portage county. He began studying law in the spring of 1861, at Mansfield, Ohio, in the office of Burns & Dickey, was admitted to the bar in the summer of 1863, and at once entered upon the practice of his chosen profession in Ravenna. In September, 1863, he formed a partnership with ex-Gov. Hart, which remained undissolved for twelve years, during which time he constantly advanced both in reputation and in accumulation of this world's goods. For some time Mr. Reed practiced on his sole account, and having early adopted the principles of the republican party as his measure in politics, he was elected, in 1870, prosecuting attorney, a position he filled, with unsurpassed ability, for four years; he then adhered to his private and lucrative practice until 1883, when his party again called him into the public service by electing him probate judge, the functions of which office he filled with honor and credit to OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 477 himself for six years. In the minor offices he served as a justice of the peace and also as a member of the county school board of examiners for a number of years, but on withdrawing from the bench eschewed politics and also relinquished his law practice as speedily as circumstances would warrant, and turned his attention solely to his business and farming interests and to the affairs of the Second National bank, of which he has been the president for the past three years. Judge Reed was united in matrimony, February 1, 1865, with Miss Phebe F. Ray, daughter of Capt. Albert and Mary (Folger) Ray, the result of the marriage being two daughters--Lorena B. and Julia Mae—both at home. Capt. Albert Ray, father of Mrs. Reed, came from the island of Nantucket, Mass., and settled in Portage county, Ohio, in 185o, his daughter (Mrs. Reed) being then seven years of age. He had been an old sea captain, and with him came quite a number of sea-faring people, with their families, who all settled in the same neighborhood in which the captain made his home. He proved to be a useful and influential citizen, and here followed agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred about the year 1888. Judge Reed, his wife and daughters are members of the Congregational church, of which the judge is a deacon and also superintendent of the Sunday-school. Fraternally he is a member of the Akron commandery, F. & A. M. He has been a resident of Ravenna since September, 1863, and in 1876 erected his elegant residence at the corner of Meridian and Oak streets. He has been fully identified with the development of the city since his residence here, has aided liberally in all movements having that object for their aim, and is recognized emphatically as a leading citizen. The social standing of the judge and his family is as a matter of course with the best people in the city and county, and the public at large hold him in the highest esteem and place in him their implicit confidence. LEVI REED, who for twenty years was engaged in the livery business in Kent, was born in Franklin township, Portage county, Ohio, September 8, 1842, a son of James H. and Tersey (Scranton) Reed, natives, respectively, of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. He was reared on his father's farm, and was educated in the common schools, supplemented by an attendance for one term at Oberlin college. In February, 1865, Mr. Reed enlisted in company I, One Hundred and Eighty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, and served on garrison duty at Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tenn., until September, 1865, and on his return from the war married Miss Clara C. Stratton, a native of Franklin township and a daughter of Joseph B. and Ruth Stratton, who early came from Vermont with an ox-team and settled in Franklin township, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Mr. Reed, after his marriage, worked his father-in-law's farm for three or four years, and then came to Kent and for three years worked in the railroad shops. He then, in partnership with a brother, engaged in the coal and feed trade, and also purchased the Earlville hack line and carried the mail between Kent and Earlville, adding, soon afterward, livery, and subsequently groceries, to their business, under the firm name of Reed Brothers, this firm being composed of L. G., L. A. and Levi Reed. A few years later the firm dissolved, the subject retaining the livery department, and this he has successfully conducted from 1876. To the marriage of Levi Reed and wife have been born five children, viz: William W., a dentist of Kent; Leora, married to Harry L'Hommedieu, 478 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a resident of Akron; Leona, who is attending Buchtel college at Akron; Roy Ralph, at home, and Asa, who died in infancy. He owns valuable real estate in Kent, and has been very successful in managing business. He is straightforward and obliging, and consequently popular and prosperous. In politics he is a republican and fraternally is an Odd Fellow and a member of A. H. Day post, No. 185, Grand Army of the Republic, at Kent. Mr. Reed retired from business in April, 1897. ISAAC N. REID, one of the old soldiers of the Civil war, and a respected citizen of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was born at Addison, Addison county, Vt., January 8, 1840, a son of Robert and Jane (Bas-ken) Reid. He received the usual common-school education and came with his father and mother to Cuyahoga Falls in June, 1852, and here learned the trade of a butcher. He enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, in June, 1862, was appointed to the quartermaster's department for a year, but remained about two years, under Lieut. Irvin and Capt. Smith at Nashville, Murfreesboro and Tullahoma, Tenn. In February, 1864, he re-enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, in company B, Capt. John McGrath, One Hundred and Eighty-eigthth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, to serve one year, or during the war, and served until September 26, 1865, when he was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn. He participated in the second battle at Nashville. Mr. Reid was always an active soldier and was never sick, nor in hospital, nor wounded, nor a prisoner. After the war, Mr. Reid returned to Cuyahoga Falls and married, May 4, 1869, Sarah Fillingham, who was born in England and came to America when a child. To Mr. and Mrs. Reid have been born Carrie, Arthur, Theodore and Grace. Both Mr. and Mrs. Reid are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he has been trustee and steward. He is a member of the G. A. R., Eadie post, and once held the office of post commander. He is also a member of the I. 0. 0. F., Howard lodge, No. 62, in which he has passed all the chairs, including the office of noble grand, and is now recording secretary; he is also a Mason, and has served as senior warden, senior deacon and secretary of Washington chapter, No. 25, at Akron; Ohio. Politically, Mr. Reid is a republican and has held the office of township trustee for fourteen or fifteen years. He is a thrifty and substantial citizen and owns valuable real estate. He has learned the carriagemaking business since the war closed, and is now following that trade. His father, Robert Reid, came to Cuyahoga Falls in 1852, and his children were Isaac N., Ellen Lettie, John C., Richard, Charles and Eliza. Three of the sons were soldiers in the late Civil war, John, Isaac N. and Richard, and the family enjoy in a high degree the esteem of the citizens. JOHN C. REID, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, an ex-soldier of the Civil war, and an honored citizen, was born August 27, 1845, at Middlebury, Vt., and is a son of Robert and Jane Reid, mentioned in the sketch of Isaac N. Reid. He received a common-school education and was brought by his parents to Ohio, in 1849, and to Cuyahoga Falls when four years old. He learned telegraphy and the drug business before the war and enlisted, in September, 1861, at Akron, Ohio, in company G, Sixty-fourth regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry, to serve three years, and re-enlisted January 1, 1864, at Strawberry Plains, Tenn, in the same organi- OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 479 zation, for three years or during the war, and was honorably discharged and mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio, in December, 1865, reaching home January 4, 1866. He fought at Green River, Ky., Chickamauga, Nashville, Franklin, with Sherman on the Atlanta campaign, at Dalton, Dallas, Rocky Face Ridge, Pumpkinvine Creek, Peach Tree Creek, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw mountain and in the. battle in front of Atlanta. He was then at Nashville and Franklin. He was slightly wounded at the battle of Missionary Ridge and was sick in hospital a short time at Camp Dennison, Ohio. He was detailed as scout under Gen. Thomas, and did a great deal of this dangerous duty outside of the lines. He acted part of the time as postmaster, and was promoted for meritorious conduct to sergeant. He also served a while, in Texas, whence he was sent home. After the war he became a clerk in the drug store of F. S. Heath & Co., and also was operator for the Western Union Telegraph company for eighteen years, was postmaster four years, and in 1895 engaged in the grocery business under the firm name of Hatfield & Reid. He is a member of the G. A. R., Eadie post, and held the office of quartermaster. He is a 'Freemason and has held the office of master of Starr lodge; also a member of 'Washington chapter, and Akron commandery. He is a K. T. of Cleveland, and a noble of the mystic shrine. In politics he is a republican, and is a member of the town council. Mr. Reid was married, in 1869, to Eunice A. Grim, and to them have been born Emma M. and Carl H. Mr. Reid descends from sterling Scotch-Irish ancestors who came to America in old colonial times. The family has always maintained a prominent position in whatever part of the country in which its members may have happened to reside, and the Cuyahoga Falls branch is by no means remiss in maintaining the good name of its ancestry. VALENTINE REIS, a prosperous farmer of Randolph township, Portage county, Ohio, is a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and was born September 23, 1837, a son of Valentine and Eva (Derr) Reis, who were born in i800 and 1796, respectively, and came to Ohio in 1853, settling in Portage county on the farm on which Valentine, the son, now lives. They were the parents of five children, of whom Eva, wife of Martin Miller, died in 1858, at the age of thirty years; the survivors are Catherine, wife of Francis Bassel; Valentine, the subject of this notice; Margaret, married to Philip Heims, and Elizabeth, wife of Frank Shueman. The father of the family died in 1872, at the age of seventy-two years; the mother is also deceased, and both were devout members of the Catholic church. Frank Reis, paternal grandfather of subject, also reared a family of five children, of whom four came to America, viz: Valentine, father of subject; Magdalena, who was married to Michael Kissel; Margaret, married to John Yaner, and Bardlea, all now deceased; Catherine, who was the wife of John Sharpe, passed away in the old country. Valentine Reis, the subject, came to Portage county with his father, being then about sixteen years of age, and assisted in clearing up the farm his father had purchased, and worked in his father's interests until twenty-one years old, when he bought the homestead, the father retiring to private life. In August, 1862, subject married Miss Catherine Miller, daughter of John and Gertrude (Bassel) Miller, and this union has been blessed with three children—Martin, Adam and Catherine the 480 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD last named being the wife of John Kline. The parents of Mrs. Reis were natives of Germany and came to the United States in 1850; the father was a weaver by trade, and followed this calling to some extent after reaching America, but his chief occupation here was farming, having purchased a tract of land in Randolph township. His family comprised three children, two of whom were born here--Mrs. Reis and Martin. Both parents are now deceased. In politics Mr. Reis is a democrat, and has served as township supervisor and as school director for several years. He and family are conscientious members of the Catholic congregation at St. Joseph, in which Mr. Reis has held the office of councilman for five years or longer. Beside general farming, Mr. Reis has given considerable attention to live stock, and is regarded as one of the most intelligent and substantial husbandmen of the township. PETER J. RIEDINGER, a retired farmer and a highly respected citizen of Randolph township, Portage county, Ohio, was born in Baden, Germany, March 19, 1819, a son of George P. and Mary (Weigold) Riedinger, who were parents of four children, of whom two are still. living—Eva, widow of Adam Wetzel, and Peter J. Of the deceased, Mary died in Germany; Jacob, who was born in 1812, was burned to death on lake Erie, in 1841, three other members of the Riedinger family losing their lives on the burning vessel, which was bound for Cleveland. George P. Riedinger, the father, died when over sixty years of age, and his widow in 1872, aged eighty-two years, both in the faith of the Reformed church. Peter J. Riedinger attended the common schools of Germany until fourteen years of age, learning, in the meantime, the trade of shoemaking, at which trade he worked in the old country until 1840, when he came alone to the United States, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio, without a cent or a friend. He succeeded in securing board, however, at a hotel for a week, when he secured work at his trade, receiving as compensation fifty cents per day. He remained in Cleveland but a short time, and then came to Randolph township, Portage county, and for some time worked among the farmers, clearing up land, etc., finally accumulating sufficient means for the purchase of a small place for himself, which he also cleared up, and for several years cultivated his place with the aid of two oxen. His crops he hauled to Akron, a distance of sixteen miles, where he received fifty cents per bushel for wheat and ten cents per bushel for oats; his butter he carried on his shoulder to Ravenna, a distance of ten miles, and there he disposed of it at five cents per pouud, receiving payment in trade, calico being valued at twenty-five cents per yard, and other articles at equally high rates. The marriage of Mr. Riedinger took place in Randolph, December 8, 1840, to Miss Mary Leitwein, daughter of Adam and Margaret (Fuhr) Leitwein, and to this marriage have been born seven children, of whom five are still living, viz: Rev. Philip J., born November 24, 1844, and now minister of the Presbyterian church at Richville, Ohio; Peter D., born April 1, 1848, and a resident of Kent; Martin, born March 3o, 1852, and still on the homestead in Randolph township; Mary, born June 26, 1856, is the wife of Virgil J.. Crockett, and John, born May 12, 1861, resides in Kent; two others died in infancy. The parents of Mrs. Riedinger were also natives of Baden, and came to the United States in 1831; they resided in Pennsylvania until 1835, and then came to Randolph township, Portage county, Ohio, and here the father engaged in farming OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 481 until his death, which occurred December 31, 1859, at the age of seventy-four years, while his widow lived until June, 1869, when she was called away at the age of seventy-five—both members of the Reformed church. Mr. Riedinger came to Randolph a poor young man and has worked his way upward until he is now the owner of two excellent farms and is one of the most substantial citizens of Randolph township, living in retirement on the fruits of his early industry. In politics he is a democrat, and has served as supervisor and school director, and he and wife are members of the Reformed church, in which he has filled all the lay offices, and there is no one more honored than he is in Portage county. LEIDIGH H. RHODES, a well known and prosperous farmer of Franklin township, Portage county, Ohio, was born in Medina county, Ohio, December 12, 1843, a son of Frederick and Barbara (Hausley) Rhodes. George Rhodes, grandfather of Leidigh H., was born in Pennsylvania, was a farmer by occupation, and was among the early setters of Stark county, Ohio. To his marriage with Miss Margaret Smith there were born seven children, of whom three are still living, viz: Frederick, Joseph and Polly—the last being the wife of Henry D. Daley. The deceased were named Sallie, Magdalen (Mrs. Henry Wenderhoof), Hannah and David. The father of this family died in February, 1843, when sixty years of age, but his widow survived until 1872, when she expired at the advanced age of eighty-five years—both in the faith of the Lutheran church, of which they had long been faithful members. The father of George, and the great-grandfather of Leidigh H., bore the name of Frederick, was a native of Ger many, and came to America some time in the latter part of the eighteenth century, had a family of six children, and eventually came to Ohio, where his death took place in 182o, at a very advanced age. Frederick Rhodes, father of Leidigh H. Rhodes, was born in Stark county, Ohio, January 13, 1816. He was educated in the subscription schools of his native county and has nearly all his life been engaged in farming, although for about twenty-two years he has operated a threshing machine. December 8, 1842, he married Miss Barbara Hausley, a daughter of Levi and Mary (Luman) Hausley, and to this union were born eight children, of whom the following five are still living: Leidigh H., whose name opens this biography; Mary, wife of George Meachem; Lewis; Catherine, who is married to John Newton, and Frank, who is employed by the Standard Oil company at Cleveland. The deceased were named Daniel, who died in 1859, aged two years; Henry, who was aged fourteen years at his death in 1862, and Annie, who was married to J. B. Wilcox, and died in September, 1896, at the age of thirty years. In 1859 Frederick Rhodes bought his present farm in Portage county, on which he settled in 186o. Here he lost his wife in 1881, who died at the age of sixty years, a devout and earnest Christian, a faithful wife and devoted mother, and a kind neighbor. Mr. Rhodes is a consistent member of the Lutheran church, and now, at the age of eighty-one years, is remarkably well preserved, with the exception of his eyesight, which is beginning to fail. Leidigh H. Rhodes was reared to farming and remained with his father until twenty years old, when he took charge of a farm on his own account; in 1882 he settled on his present place, which is known as the Celery farm, one and one-half miles from Kent, inas- 482 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD much as he devotes about one-third of his place to the cultivation of this edible, growing the finest in the state of Ohio. He has been very fortunate in his farming, which has been his occupation through life, with the exception of three years, during which time he was employed on the Atlantic & Great Western railroad as brakeman. Mr. Rhodes was united in marriage, December 23, 1863, with Miss Catherine Gross, born July 8, 1838, a daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Flickinger) Gross, and this union has been blessed with three children, viz: Amanda A., wife of J. H. Reidinger; F. E., who married Miss Lillian Kreager, and Charles E., who graduated from the Kent high school, and at present makes his home with his parents. In politics Mr. Rhodes is a republican, and for eight years has filled the office of town supervisor; his religion is that of the Lutheran church, of which he and wife have been members for many years. Christian Gross, father of Mrs. Rhodes, and his wife, Elizabeth Gross, were both natives of Portage county, and to their marriage were born four children, viz: Elizabeth, John, Priscilla and Catherine (Mrs. Rhodes). The father died at the age of seventy-three years, and the mother, aged seventy-five—both in the faith of the Dunkard church. Mr. Rhodes and family stand very high in the social circles of Franklin township, and Mr. Rhodes is individually very popular with his fellow-citizens, who esteem him for his thoroughly upright course through life. GEORGE O. RICE, the well-known real-estate and insurance agent of Kent, Ohio, is a native of Brandon, Vt., was born April 22, 1819, and is a son of Hastings and Nancy A. (Bates) Rice, who were born in Massachusetts, but were married in Brandon, Vt., where both passed the remainder of their lives—the father dying in 1829, and the mother many years later, at the age of seventy-eight. George O. Rice, the subject, was the only child of his parents, and at the early age of about ten years lost his father. He was reared on a farm, but received a good common-school education and for a few terms was himself a school-teacher. He next engaged in farming on his own account, and at the age of twenty-five years married Miss Joanna P. Lincoln, daughter of John H. Lincoln, of Pittsford, Vt., and to this union were born three children, none of whom now survive. In the meantime Mr. Rice had learned harnessmaking, and in 1850 came to Ohio and opened a harness shop in Kent, which he conducted nearly ten years, and then, for a few years, was engaged in the coal trade, and then in the general produce business, which he followed until about 1875, when he became interested in insurance and real estate. The death of Mrs. Rice occurred in Kent, December 19, 1874, and on June 19, 1877, Mr. Rice married Miss Helen E. Parmelee, daughter of Luther H. Parmelee, of Kent. Mr. and Mrs. Rice are members of the Congregational church, in which Mr. Rice is a deacon and was for eighteen years Sabbath-school superintendent. In politics Mr. Rice was in his early days a whig of the strongest anti-slavery proclivities, and on the formation of the republican party became one of its stanchest adherents. Although he has never had a desire for public office, he has done his duty as a citizen by serving in the city council of Kent. In the insurance and real-estate business Mr. Rice has made a success, and is probably one of the best-posted men in Kent to-day as to realty. To facilitate his many real-estate transactions he secured, nearly twenty-five OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 483 years ago, a commission as notary public, which, in his line, is a very convenient document to have. As a citizen Mr. Rice is enterprising, liberal and public spirited, and is ever among the foremost in contributing to all projects designed for the public good or the improvement of his adopted city of Kent. He has been attentive to every line of business in which he has been engaged, and through his own efforts has realized a competency and earned the universal respect and esteem in which he is held. ANDREW B. RINEHART, general manager of the Akron Belting company, was born in Allen county, Ind., near Fort Wayne, November 14, 1862, a son of Andrew and Mary E. (Trimmer) Rinehart, both natives of Knox county, Ohio. The father, while yet a single man, left his home in Knox county, went to Allen county, Ind. , purchased his farm, then returned to his home and married, went back to his new home and followed farming until some time prior to his death, which occurred in the mountains of California November 18, 1889. His widow then returned to her native county of Knox, where she still resides. They had born to them four children, viz: Florence A., wife of J. B. Wright, of Rich Hill, Knox county, Ohio; Ida J., wife of Elwood Montgomery, also of Rich Hill; Ellis F., farmer of the same place, and Andrew B., the subject. Andrew B. Rinehart was born on his father's farm and attended the district schools of Allen county, Ind. , regularly until twelve years of age, and from that age until fifteen attended during the winters only, working on the home farm in the summers. At the age of twenty-one years he began to learn telegraphy, but continued his work on the farm morning and evening, walking a considerable distance to receive instruction in his art, which he soon mastered and was given a position at night work. He worked alternately at farming and telegraphing at various points as opportunities presented themselves, and finally was appointed to day work at Cuyahoga Falls, where he remained until February 2I, 1887, when he associated himself with the Akron Iron company as shipping clerk and timekeeper, which position he held six months, and did general office work until October, 1888, when he was appointed traveling salesman for the territory of the United States east of the Rocky mountains. For this class of work he was especially fitted, and became one of the most successful salesmen on the road. While thus engaged, in the fall of 1891, he became salesman, also, for the Brigger Belting company of Akron, and the following year bought stock in this concern and then became its president, holding the position until its consolidation, in 1893, with the Akron Belting company. The Akron Belting company was incorporated October 1, 1885, by A. M. Barber, C. E. Sheldon, Samuel Findley, Sumner Nash and Charles T. Bodifield, for the purpose of manufacturing leather belting and mill supplies. Its present officers are George W. Crouse, president; A. M. Barber, vice-president; A. B. Rinehart, general manager; Sumner Nash, secretary and treasurer; George Wince, assistant secretary, and Webster Thorpe, superintendent. The plant is located at what is known as the Allen mills, at the corner of Cherry and Canal streets, and it employs some thirty-seven people. Its output is disposed of all over the United States and much of it taken by foreign purchasers, and has been constantly increasing, notwithstanding the stagnation in trade from 1893 to 1896. Mr. Rinehart has been a prime factor in the success of this concern, and his ability as a business man, and 484 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD especially as a salesman, is universally conceded. In 1893 Mr. Rinehart also became connected with the Whitman & Barnes company as manager of the advertising and credit department, and later as sales manager, which position he now holds. Mr. Rinehart is a republican in politics, but has never been an office seeker. Fraternally he is a member of Adoniram lodge, No. 517, F. & A. M., and of Washington chapter; he is also a member of Akron commandery, No. 25, K. T. His marriage took place January 23, 1889, to Miss Minnie M. Miller, daughter of Virgil T. and Helen S. Miller, and this marriage has been blessed by the birth of one child—May Irene. Mr. and Mrs. Rinehart are consistent members of the Congregational church, and their pleasant residence is at No. 204 South Forge street. DAVID L. ROCKWELL, president of the City bank of Kent, Portage county, Ohio, was born in Franklin township, May 13, 1843, of good old New England descent, his grandfather, Harvey Rockwell, having been born in East Windsor, Conn. About 1808 or 1809 the latter gentleman came to Ohio and settled in Ashtabula county, where he engaged in farming. He was also a soldier in the war of 1812, was a true American and died in his new home, the father of nine children. Hon. David L. Rockwell, Sr., son of this patriot and father of the subject of this memoir, was born in Pierpont, Ohio, November 22, 1812, was reared a farmer, and there married Miss Mary E. Palmiter, who was born in Bridgewater, N. Y., a daughter of Ephraim Palmiter. Mr. Rockwell came to Portage county in 1838 or 1839, and for a year kept a hotel in Brimfield, and then moved to Franklin Mills (now Kent), and for two years kept the hotel known as the " old Woodard stand;" later, he kept the Franklin exchange for a year, and then engaged in merchandizing, which he followed until his death, February 28, 1868. His widow survived until 1875, when she died at sixty years of age. Both were members of the Episcopal church. In politics Mr. Rockwell was first a Whig, but afterward became a republican, and for a number of years served as justice of the peace. In 1848 he was elected a member of the Ohio general assembly, and in 1861 was re-elected to the same office. Fraternally he was a Freemason and Odd Fellow, and was prominent, and, it may be said, distinguished throughout his useful life. Of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell, four grew to mature years, viz: Dorena A., wife of Judge U. L. Marvin, of Akron; David L., the subject of this memoir; Charles Henry, a graduate of West Point, who held a commission as captain in the United States army, and died in Washington, D. C., in 1888, and Orlo Scott, an attorney of Kent, Ohio. David L. Rockwell, whose name introduces this sketch, was educated primarily in the public schools of Kent and then attended Hiram college, after which he taught school a year or more, and also passed some time in his father's store. He read law in the office of Judge Marvin, then of Kent, but now of Akron, and was admitted to the bar in April, 1866, and was in partnership with Judge Marvin for two years, or until the judge removed to Akron, after which he practiced alone until a stroke of paralysis, in 1884, forbade him longer continuing in the profession. During this period he had law offices in Kent and Ravenna, and since 1878 has had his residence in the latter city. Mr. Rockwell was one of the directors of the Kent Savings bank from its organization until 1878, when he sold his stock, and in 1881 OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 485 associated with himself other citizens and organized the City bank of Kent, with a capital of $50,000, and of this bank Mr. Rockwell has since been president. This institution has always had the confidence of the public, and has been well managed, as has been proven by the fact that its deposits exceed $100,000; that it has always declared its dividend and has a surplus. Its present officers are David L. Rockwell, president; John H. Williard, vice-president; M. G. Garrison, cashier, and C. M. Davis, assistant cashier. Mr. Rockwell was most happily married, May 30, 1867, to Miss Mary E. Metlin, a daughter of Samuel Metlin, of Summit county, and this union has been blessed with three children—Mollie E., Dorena A. and David L., Jr. In politics Mr. Rockwell is a democrat, but, while he has never desired public office, still takes an active part in forwarding the interests of his party and has represented it in various state conventions and in the national convention at Chicago in 1896. Fraternally he is a Freemason. He has made his own way through life, being wonderfully energetic and enterprising, and has acquired considerable property in Portage and other counties, and has also erected several buildings in Kent, for renting purposes, and has done much otherwise toward promoting the growth of the city by freely aiding all projects designed for its benefit. He is, indeed, what is usually denominated a useful citizen, and has won the highest esteem of the whole population of Kent and surrounding country. ORLO S. ROCKWELL, attorney at law, of Kent, was born in Franklin township, Portage county, Ohio, March 26, 1851, a son of David L. and Mary E. (Palmiter) Rockwell, also natives of the Buckeye state. His preparatory educa tion was acquired in the public schools of Kent, and his legal instruction was imparted by his brother, David L. Rockwell, of whom mention is made in full on an adjoining page, and this instruction was supplemented by a course of study under Judge U. L. Marvin, of Akron. In 1873 he was admitted to the bar of the district court, before the establishment of the circuit court. In 1873-74 he held the office of deputy clerk of probate court of Summit county, and in 1875 engaged in the active practice of his profession in Kent, and here he has since built up a lucrative legal business, which has claimed his entire attention up to the present time, with the exception of two years—one year in the early part of his legal career-1876--when he went to Fort Hayes, Kans., where his brother, Charles H., was an officer in the regular army, and where Orlo S. himself served for the time as civilian clerk in the quartermaster's department—and one year, 1883, which he passed in Akron in partnership with Judge Marvin. With this exception he has always been alone and has done an extensive general practice. Mr. Rockwell was united in the bonds of matrimony in September, 1876, with Miss Nellie M. Sawyer, daughter of Francis and Margaret (McMean) Sawyer, of Brimfield township. Mrs. Rockwell was born October, 1857, in Davenport, Iowa, at which place her parents made their home one year, all the remainder of their lives having been passed in Portage county, Ohio. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell has been crowned by the birth of two children—Mary Dorena and Charles Henry. From 1883 to 1885 Mr. Rockwell found time between his professional engagements to manage and edit the Kent News, a democratic organ, but when he resigned the chair editorial of the journal the plant was sold and removed to Ravenna and issued as the Graphic for a 486 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD short time, and was finally absorbed by the Ravenna Republican. Mr. Rockwell, it will easily be inferred, is in politics a democrat. He cast his first presidential vote for Horace Greeley in 1872, and has since acted loyally with the democracy. Under the auspices of this great party he served one term as city solicitor of Kent, and has twice been elected as mayor, serving from 1882 to 1884, and from 1892 to 1894. From 1888 to 1892 he was postmaster of Kent under President Cleveland. In this last office he was ably assisted by Mrs. Rockwell as his deputy until her death, which occurred in 1890, in the faith of the Episcopal church, a most highly esteemed and accomplished lady. Mr. Rockwell has also served as clerk of the county board of election, and has ever been alert in advancing the interests of his party during campaigns, and has invariably held a position on some one of the important committees, but has never slighted his legal business for the sake of politics, and is recognized as an attorney of unblemished integrity. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Royal Arcanum, and is as highly respected socially as he is professionally. ROBERT M. RISK, of Kent, county commissioner, was born in Brimfield township, Portage county, Ohio, November 8, 1840, and is a son of George and Isabella (McCauley) Risk, natives of Londonderry, Ireland. George Risk, father of subject, was a farmer by vocation, was married in Ireland and had born to him in that county one child. In 1829 he brought his little family to America and first located in Stowe township, Summit county, Ohio, where he purchased and cultivated a farm for a few years; he then came to Portage county, and bought a partially im proved farm of 100 acres in Brimfield township, which he fully improved and lived on thirty odd years; he lost his wife in 1866, then removed to Franklin township, where he purchased a small place; his own life was spared until 1886, when-he also died, respected by all who knew him. To George Risk and wife were born eight children, viz: Samuel, a farmer of Brimfield township, who died and left two children, one of whom is also deceased; George, who was crippled with rheumatism at the age of six years, was never able to walk afterward, but nevertheless accumulated considerable property in Kent, and there died, universally respected; Eliza died in childhood; Sarah Jane is the wife of Wilber Sapp, of Carroll county, Ohio; Martha, married, resides in Allegheny, Pa. ; John is a stock dealer and farmer, of Battle Creek, Neb. ; Robert M. is the subject of this sketch; William, a soldier in the Union army, died in the pursuit of the rebel raider, John Morgan, at the age of twenty years. Of this family, four sons served in the Civil war, viz: Samuel, John, Robert M. (subject) and William. Robert M. Risk, with whom this biography has most to do, was reared on the home farm in Brimfield, Portage county, and received something more than the education usually vouchsafed to farmers' lads, and himself taught school several years in the states of Michigan and Indiana. April 19, 1861, before reaching his twenty-first year, he enlisted in company F, Seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, and was mustered in for three months at Camp Taylor, Cleveland, and after having served his term was honorably discharged, but re-enlisted for three years at Camp Dennison. Under this enlistment his first engagement was at Cross Lane, W. Va., and he was kept at marching, skirmishing and fighting until he entered the conflict at Cedar Mountain, Va., where he was shot through the left thigh by a OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 487 rifle ball, which effectually brought his fighting days to a close. He was again honorably discharged March 5, 1863, and on his return home and after recovery from his wound he employed his time in farming on his father's land until he rented a farm in Ravenna township, in 1865, in which year he married Miss Mary Madole, a native of Franklin township and a daughter of George and Sarah Madole. Some little time after marriage he purchased a farm of fifty acres in Ravenna township and ran in debt for the full amount of its cost, but was industrious, managed well, and soon paid off his obligation; later, he sold this farm and bought the old homestead in Brimfield township, and also purchased another farm of fifty-five acres, both of which he still owns. He also purchased a home in Kent, and in September, 1894, moved to the city. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Risk have been born eight children, in the following order: Sarah Isabell, a teacher; Josephine married Edward Elliott and lives in Ravenna; May, a teacher; Harry W., also a teacher; George, a street-car employee, who married Belle Bushnell and resides at Cuyahoga Falls; Edward, also a street-car employee; Maud and Iva. In politics Mr. Risk has always been a republican, and cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. In 1893 he was elected county commissioner, and during his incumbency it was that the electric street-car line was run through the county. So satisfactorily did Mr. Risk perform his duties in this office, he was re-elected in 1896, and is now filling his second term, having been nominated for re-election in convention by acclamation, without a dissenting vote, the public falling into full accord with the action of the convention. Mr. Risk has also served as delegate to several county and district conventions of his party, and has well shown himself able to be a party leader. The subject of this sketch lost his wife January 13, 1891, and was married again August 18, 1895, to Miss Julia Blake, daughter of Buel and Sallie Blake; to this marriage has been born one child, Dorothy. LUCIUS E. RODENBAUGH, a noted builder and contractor of Kent, Ohio, was born in Springfield township, Summit county, June 3, 1844, a son of John and Laura A. (Purdy) Rodenbaugh, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Vermont. Peter Rodenbaugh, grandfather of subject, was a German by birth and early settled in Pennsylvania, where he married and reared a family of four sons and four daughters, of whom the following reached the years of maturity: Isaac, a potter and farmer of Springfield township, Summit county, Ohio; John, the father of subject; William, a farmer of Parke county, Ind., where he followed his calling until his death; Peter, who was a potter by trade and died in Akron, Ohio; Eliza, whose second husband is a Mr. Hummiston and a resident of Iowa. Peter Rodenbaugh, the father of this family, soon after marriage, came to Ohio and followed his trade of potter and his vocation of farmer, but eventually came to Portage county, and died in Franklin township at the advanced age of nearly eighty years. Solomon Purdy, the maternal grandfather of subject, on coming to Ohio from Vermont, first located in Summit county, where he, like the paternal grandfather, followed his callings of potter and farmer, and eventually came to Portage county and continued in the same vocations until his death, at the age of eighty-four years. John Rodenbaugh, father of subject, on coming to Ohio, located in Summit county, was there married, and there followed his 488 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD trades of potter and millwright until 1853, when he came to Portage county, where he became a farmer and auctioneer, and in the latter capacity was widely known, not only in Ohio, but in adjoining states. He owned a good farm, a portion of which is now used as the meeting ground of the Spiritualistic association. He was universally popular, but met with a sudden and tragic death. October 24, 1865, when returning home from Kent in his wagon, he was assaulted with clubs on his wagon-seat by demoniacal ruffians, brutally murdered for his valuables, and despoiled of $285 in cash and his watch. For this heinous crime Jack Cooper was hanged at Ravenna in April, 1866, and his partner in the nefarious act, Joel Beery, was sentenced for life to the state's prison, where he died in 1879. To John Rodenbaugh and wife were born five sons and one daughter, viz: John Milford, a railroad employee, in Kent; a son that died in infancy; Henry Clay, will be again mentioned in the following paragraph; Calvin Perry, a grocer in Denver, Colo., and also an auctioneer; Lucius Edward, the subject, and Emma R., wife of Jerome Converse, of Denver, Colo. The mother of this family died May 7, 1888. Henry Clay Rodenbaugh, mentioned above, was a turfman and had purchased the hotel Woodford at Versailles, Ky. , for his son James, who was a cripple, aged twenty-three years. A short time after the purchase had been effected an intoxicated Kentuckian named Lane came into the hotel August 5, 1865, and shot both- father and son, who expired immediately. This Lane, a very wealthy man, has never had a final trial for the commission of the dastardly crime. Lucius E. Rodenbaugh, at the age of seventeen years, left the home farm and enlisted in company D, Eighty-fifth Ohio volunteer infantry, served seven months, and was honorably discharged at Annapolis, Md., on account of physical disability. August 8, 1862, he re-enlisted and was mustered into company I, One Hundred and Fourth Ohio infantry, which was assigned to the Twenty-third army corps, under Gen. J. M. Schofield. He fought at Knoxville and was in the Atlanta campaign as far as Lovejoy Station, Ga., when the regiment was ordered back to inter: cept Hood's rebel corps, which was encountered at Columbia, Tenn; then followed the sanguinary struggle at Franklin, November 30, 1864, and the two days' fight at Nashville, December 15 and 16, when Hood's army was annihilated. The One Hundred and Fourth was then sent to Cincinnati and thence by railroad to Washington, D. C., and by gunboats to Wilmington, N. C., which city was captured, and at Goldsboro was received the news of Lee's surrender. The regiment was here detailed to take charge of the munitions of war, and to parole Johnston's army, which closed its service, and Mr. Rodenbaugh was mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio; June 17, 1865. Twice during the war Mr. Rodenbaugh was wounded—both times, however, accidentally—the first being through the discharge of a gun in the hands of a comrade at Dallas, Ga., which sent him home for sixty days, and the second by the awkward handling of a hatchet on the part of another comrade. After the war Mr. Rodenbaugh became a brakeman on a passenger train of the Atlantic & Great Western railroad, in which capacity he served seven years, and while in this employ was united in marriage, September 29, 1867, with Miss Flora Buzzell, who was born near Ravenna, Ohio, a daughter of Ozias Buzzell, but of this marriage there is no offspring. After leaving the railroad company, in 1872, Mr. Rodenbaugh engaged with a contractor and builder, and within two weeks was made foreman, he himself thus learning the OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 489 carpenter's trade. He next worked as a journeyman two years for one man, and then took a contract to erect a residence, and from that time on his services were in constant demand. He erected many business blocks in Ravenna and Kent and also several schoolhouses; eleven skating rinks in Ohio, and a number of buildings in Saint Louis, Mo., for Marvin Kent, and continued in the business until November, 1895, and then for a time engaged in the liquor trade. In politics Mr. Rodenbaugh is a stanch republican, and although he has never aspired to public office, takes an active part in the campaigns of his party. He is a genial and even-tempered gentleman, is quick of perception, and has earned for himself a handsome competence. His residence is on North Water street, and the social standing of himself and wife is with the best circles in Kent. SAMUEL G. ROGERS, of the law firm of Sauder & Rogers, Akron Savings bank building, is a native of this city, was born November 6, 1865, and is a son of Joseph M. and Sarah J. (Graybill) Rogers, of English and German extraction. Joseph M. Rogers, father of the subject, was a mechanic, and settled in Akron early in 1865. where he followed his vocation until his death, in 1888, at the age of fifty-five years. He was a republican of the stanchest kind in his earlier political associations, but afterward became one of the organizers of and leaders in the union labor party and was one of its first candidates for congress, but, not being an office seeker, was nominated on his own merits and as a mark of recognition for the service he had rendered to the new organization. As a patriot, he fought in the war of the Rebellion, as a member of the First Nebraska volunteer infantry, company C, in which he enlisted in 1861, and served for two years, when he was discharged as a sergeant for disability, after having bravely fought at Forts Henry and Donelson, and at Pittsburg Landing. To his marriage were born five children, in the following order: Samuel G., subject of the present memoir; Ella M., a teacher in the Akron public schools; Francis E., a stenographer in New York city; George S. , a letter-carrier in Akron, Ohio, and Gertrude M., at home with her parents. Samuel G. Rogers, the especial subject of this biography, was primarily educated in the public schools, worked thereafter in the molding rooms of the Buckeye company until he had secured the means of self-education preparatory to entering the office of Judge Marvin, a student at law, in 1885. He then took a full course in the Cincinnati Law school from which he graduated in 1887, with honors, was admitted to the bar the same year, and at once began practice in Akron. He held the position of clerk under Mayors Seward and Miller, under whom it was part of of his duty to act as prosecutor in the police court during the years of 1889-90-91, and in 1892 was elected prosecuting attorney of Summit county, which office he filled with marked ability for three years. Since 1891 he has been a conspicuous figure in the ranks of the democratic party, and to-day stands foremost in its ranks, having been a delegate to its conventions each year since that date and an effective orator in its campaigns. The legal firm of which Mr. Rogers is a member was formed January 1, 1893, and has now the management of some of the most important law cases in which the citizens of Akron are interested; and already, in one case, before the supreme court of Ohio, involving the validity of the government of the city 490 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD itself, it has won a signal victory as attorneys for the city. March 6, 1895, Mr. Rogers was united in marriage with Miss Chloe Faust, daughter of Joseph Faust, of Akron, and they have been blessed by the birth of one child—Virgil E. The societary relations of Mr. Rogers are with the American Bar association, the Summit county Bar association, the Summit lodge, No. 50, I. O. O. F., Ætolia lodge, No. 24, K. of P., and Akron division, uniform rank, K. of P. The residence of Mr. Rogers is at No. 424 Buchtel avenue. REV. DAVID DAVIES (Dewi Emlyn) was a native of South Wales, having been born in the year 1817, in Carmarthenshire, near the line of Cardigan. His ancestry has been traced as far back as 1667, through a long line of distinguished bards. From his illustrious ancestor, Morgan Rhydderch, is descended more than forty ministers. There are now in America more than one hundred of this Rhydderch's descendants, among them being the Hon. Horatio Gates Jones, of Philadelphia, now dead, and Maj. General Gershon Mott, of New York. He united with the Congregational church at Iwan chapel, and was received by the renowned Rev. Morgan Jones, Trelech. Much attention was given to his early education, and his advantages in that line were better than most boys of his time, so that he became an efficient school-teacher. In 1843 he commenced preaching; in 1845 he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Williams, born in 1815. They emigrated to America in 1852, and, in the same year, he was ordained at Paris, Portage county, Ohio. During his long and useful ministry he labored at Tallmadge, Thomastown, and Brookfield, Ohio. He died at the age of seventy-one, August 2, 1888, at Paris (Wayland) Portage county, where his ministry began. His widow died September 19, 1895. His son, Rev. D. Davies, is a successful minister connected with the East Ohio conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. His eldest daughter, Mary, is the widow of James Geer Brewster, of Thomastown, near Akron, and his youngest daughter, Rachel, resides with her sister, Mrs. Brewster. He was a man of distinct and prominent characteristics, and was familiarly known, both in the mother country and in this, as "Dewi Emlyn." His literary and bardic productions, as well as his ministerial standing, have made him known wherever the Welsh language is spoken. His writings were confined to that language, but had he composed in English, with which he was as familiar, his genius would undoubtedly have been recognized and honored by the English press and public. His life was devoted to the advancement of the pure and good. He was an ardent and uncompromising defender of truth and right in political and religious affairs. As a spiritual-minded and faithful minister, he was highly esteemed. His acquaintance with books was wide; he kept abreast with the times, and encouraged the progress of every legitimate reform. He was a quiet man, who shunned conspicuousness, and gladly served his Master in quiet country places where he received but moderate compensation. His death was the result of a brief but not violent illness. He was buried with great respect, and memorial services were held in several places within the circle of his work. His last lines of poetry were composed a few days before he was taken sick. One who reads them now cannot fail to be struck by their expression of his strong aspirations after that higher, purer existence to which he was soon to be called. OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 493 PETER ROTHERMEL, a thriving and respected farmer of Rootstown township, Portage county, Ohio, was born in Germany June 24, 1835, a son of Peter and Margaret (Brotzes) Rothermel, the former of whom was a weaver by trade, and to whom was born a family of eight children, five of whom are still living, viz: Theressa, widow of Andrew Rettig; Mary, wife of Andrew Horning; Adam, Peter and Matthias. The deceased were George, who died April 3, 1897, aged sixty-seven years; John, who died March 11, 1862, aged twenty-four, and Philip, who died at the age of three. The family came to America in 1840 and settled in Randolph township, Portage county, Ohio, and here the father, for a short time, followed his trade of weaver, and then bought a farm, which he cultivated until his death, which occurred at the age of eighty years, in the faith of the Catholic church, in which faith, also, the mother was called away May 21, 1890, aged eighty-four. Peter Rothermel was but five years of age when brought to Randolph township by his parents, and was here reared to manhood on his father's farm, receiving but a limited education. At the age of twenty-one years he hired out among the neighboring farmers as a helper until his first marriage, which took place October 4, 1858, to Miss Elizabeth Elmerich, daughter of Joseph and Mary Elmerich, but to this union there was no issue, as Mrs. Rothermel was called away July 12, 1859, in the faith of the Catholic church. October 5, 1859, Mr. Rothermel was united in wedlock with Miss Mollie Weidaman, who was born in Randolph township June 27, 1842, a daughter of of John and Magdalena (Spellman) Weidaman, and this union has been blessed with ten children, viz: Margaret, Frank, Henry, Andrew, Annie, Otto, Clara, Joseph, Edward and Leo. John Weidaman, father of Mrs. Mollie Rothermel, is a native of Germany and a carpenter by trade. He came to Ohio in 1840, settled in Randolph township, and here engaged in farming, working at his trade meanwhile. In 1841 he married Miss Spellman, the union resulting in the birth of seven children, viz: Mollie; Margaret, wife of Conrad Hauff; Barn-hard, John, Charles, all still living, and Elizabeth and Abbie, deceased. The mother of this family died August 25, 1892, at the age of seventy-nine years, a devoted member of the Catholic church. The father now resides in Rootstown, a highly respected citizen, having filled several township offices and having been a steward in the Catholic church for many years. In 1877 Peter Rothermel settled on the farm he now owns in Rootstown township, which he has brought to a fine state of cultivation and improved with a good dwelling and all necessary farm buildings. He began life a poor man, but was very industrious and economical in his earlier days of labor, and is now one of the most respected and substantial citizens of his township. Politically he, is a democrat, and for many years has served as supervisor of his township and as school director, and in religion is a Catholic, to which faith all his family devoutly adhere. SAMUEL S. ROTHTROCK, one of the representative men of Copley township, Summit county, Ohio, is a native of Stark county, was born December 12, 1846, and is the eldest in a family of ten children born unto Samuel and Catherine (Stauffer) Rothtrock: Samuel S., the subject; Christian, a resident of Copley, farmer, and married to Miss Sarah Ritchie; David, who died June 8, 1897; Amos, a resident of - 18 - 494 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Portage county and an honored teacher there, was educated in a common school and was a student four years at Otterbein university; Levi died in 1861; Susan, widow of David Morhier, is a resident of Akron; Mary, wife of Willis Bissel, resides in Polk county, Iowa; Margaret, wife of Elias Hoagland, resides in Copley township; Anna, wife of E. .W. So11- man, resides in Copley township; Jacob resides in Medina county, Ohio. Samuel Rothtrock, father of the subject, was a native of Nothampton connty, Pa., born Octoer 20, 1820, and was reared a farmer, and received a limited education in the common schools. He emigrated to Ohio at the age of fifteen, in the year 1835, and first located in Stark county, and in that county married Miss Stauffer, daughter of Christian and Christina (Ensminger) Stauffer. He came to Summit county in 1853 and purchased 160 acres in Copley, and in 1863 added eighty acres to his original purchase, and in 1870, 102 acres, making a total of 344 acres. Here he remained until his death, in 1871. As a politician, he was an old-line Whig, and when the republican party was born he cast his lot with it. He was an ardent friend of the public-school system. He and wife were members of the Dunkard society, and he died a man respected by all who knew him. The mother of the subject of this sketch still survives her husband, resides in Copley, aged seventy-three years, has her mental faculties intact, and is an adherent of the United Brethren church in Copley township. The name Rothtrock is of German origin. Mr. Rothtrock, of this biography, is a typical Ohioan, having spent his entire life in Stark and Summit counties, was reared to agricultural pursuits, and received a common-school education as well as a short course at the Copley high school. He commenced life for himself empty-handed as regards money, his first earnings being $20 per month, given by his father. He is a man of industrious and frugal habits, and his competency places him and his family in easy circumstances. He married Miss Mary E. Yoey, a native of Wayne county. They were married January 26, 1871, and five children, all daughters, grace this union. Gertrude Elnora was educated in the common schools and the Copley high school; she has been one of Summit county's successful teachers, and is a lady whose close companions are goad books and authors. She is a member of the Ohio Teachers' Reading circle; Nellie May also received a good education in Copley high school and a normal course at the normal school at Ada, Ohio. She is also a teacher of note in her township; Almeda J. is at present a student in the high school and will graduate in the class of 1898; Mabel Fern died September 22, 1894. She was a bright little miss of nine summers, and a great deal of the golden sunlight of the home circle went out when she was called to her heavenly home; Blanche Yoey is the youngest in the home and is very bright in her school work. Mrs. Rothtrock was born January 6, 1850, in Wayne county and was the second child born to George and Hannah (Wagoner) Yoey, the eldest child of the family being Kate A., wife of Eli Fretz, residents of Doylestown, Ohio; Mrs. Rothtrock is next in order of birth; and Adaline J. died aged twenty-eight; she was a teacher; Benjamin Franklin, resident of Copley, married Miss Rose Ream. Mrs. Rothtrock's father was born in Pennsylvania about 185o and died December 14, 1877. He was a farmer by occupation, although a man of fair education, and taught school successfully. He was about six years of age when his parents emigrated to Ohio. He and wife were members of the Reformed church, and he was a stanch republican in politics. The mother was a na- OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 495 tive, also, of Pennsylvania, and is aged seventy-three years. Mrs. Rothtrock received a good common-school education and is a lady of pleasing address, and possesses the cardinal points in character which make the true wife and mother. Mr. Rothtrock is a democrat in politics, casting his first presidential vote for Hon. Horatio Seymour, of New York. Officially he was township trustee from 1873 until 1876, and a member of the board of education for years, as well as director of the schools for six years, justice of the peace from 1886 to 1895, receiving his commissions from Ex-Govs. Foraker and McKinley, and he was also real estate assessor of Copley township in 1890 and township assessor in 1887. Socially, Mr. and Mrs. Rothtrock are members of Copley grange No. 1298 and have been since 1878. He was master of the grange for five years. Miss Gertie is lady assistant steward. Miss Nellie is lecturer of the grange. Mrs. Rothtrock is a member of the German Reformed church, and the three daughters are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Copley. The Rothtrock homestead comprises 102 acres of land lying within two miles of the village of Copley, and the home is the abode of hospitality, and the friends as. well as the strangers receive a cordial welcome. ARTHUR JAMES ROWLEY, city solicitor of Akron and a young lawyer of great merit, with his office at No. 43 Akron Savings Bank building, is a native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was born December 4, 1868, and is a son of William and Mary J. (Wills) Rowley. Enoch Rowley, grandfather of subject, came to America from Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, about 1848, and with his family located in Akron, Ohio. He was a potter by trade, and soon after his arrival established the first pottery of the city, which he conducted for many years—a part of the time in partnership with his son, the father of subject, and on his retirement from business sold the entire plant to the latter. He was a republican in politics and for eight years served as councilman from the Sixth ward. His family consisted of himself, wife and eleven children, of whom four of the latter were born in Akron, the other seven, with the father and mother, having come from England together. He died at the age of seventy-three years, an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church. William Rowley, father of Arthur James Rowley, was born in England, and was a lad of about ten years of age when brought to Akron, Ohio, by his parents, he being their eldest child. He spent his boyhood days here, receiving in the meantime a solid common-school education, and, as stated above, eventually succeeded his father in the stoneware business. He married in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and his union was blessed with four children, viz: Florence, who died in infancy; Arthur J., subject; Maud L. and Zelle I. Mr. Rowley, like his father, was also a stanch republican in politics, and for six years was a member of the board of equalization. Fraternally, he was a member of Apollo lodge, I. O. O. F., and as a business man bore a name that was everywhere respected for its unblemished integrity. He retired from active business life in 1886, and lived in peace on his income until his death, which occurred in November, 1891, at the age of fifty-four years. Arthur James Rowley was reared in the city of Akron and graduated from its high school in January, 1886, and from Buchtel college, in the same city, in June, 1890. He then read law with Charles Cobbs, and later 496 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD with Green, Grant & Seiber; was admitted to the bar in March, 1892, and was elected a member of the board of education upon the republican ticket in 1893, which position he resigned on being elected city solicitor in 1895. In the spring of 1897 he was re-elected for a further term of two years, receiving the largest plurality of any officer elected. He has filled this office, as he did his former office, with ability and credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the public, and is now one of the most promising young attorneys of the city. He is a member of the Summit county Bar association; of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, and also of his college fraternity, Delta Tau Delta; he is likewise a member of the Akron club, and of the Akron chamber of commerce. The family residence is at No. 1044 East Market street, and its members are among the most reputable and respected of the city of Akron. CHARLES E. RUGG, a practical and prosperous farmer of Franklin township, Portage county, Ohio, is a native of the Buckeye state, and was born in Northampton township, Summit county, September 3, 1850, a son of Ora and Jane (Everett) Rugg, of New England and Pennsylvania descent. Elias Rugg, the paternal grandfather of subject, was a native of New Hampshire, was a cabinetmaker by trade, and married Sarah Wellman, to which union were born twelve children, of whom two are still living—Joseph, and Mary, the wife of Benjamin Batchelder; the deceased were named Betsey, Sallie, Elias, Francis, Bial, Ora, Elvira, Lucinda, Walter and George. The father of this family was called away in 1840, and the mother June 20, 1854. Ora Rugg, father of Charles E., was born in Keene, N. H., October 30, 1807, was a wood-turner by trade, came to Ohio in 1837, and located at Cuyahoga Falls, where he followed his trade for a short time. In the spring of 1839 he bought a farm in Northampton township, which he cleared and improved, and when, in 1869, he sold this farm, it was considered one of the finest farms in that township. He then removed to Earlville, Franklin township, Ohio. March 29, 1839, he married, at Ravenna, Miss Jane Everett, and of the four children born to this union, Charles E., the subject, and Minnie A. still survive; Wilson died May I I, 1851, aged seven years, and Charles S. died September 12, 1846, at the age of seven months. Ora Rugg was called away October 3, 1880, in his seventy-third year, and his widow passed away March 2, 1886, at the age of seventy years, in the faith of the Methodist church. John Everett, the maternal grandfather of the subject, was born in Northumberland county, Pa., September I0, 1781, was a blacksmith by trade, and married, in his native county, September 3, 1807, Miss Jane Hart, to which marriage were born eleven children. of whom two only are living—Ann, wife of S. S. Prior, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and Florence, wife of George Whaley, of Hudson; the nine deceased were named Susan, Mary, Rachel, John, Matthew, Jane, Rebecca, Sarah and David. After coming to Ohio, Mr. Everett was engaged in farming until his death, in January, 1872, at the extreme age of ninety-one years. Charles E. Rugg, the subject proper of this biography, received a very good education in the district schools of Summit county, Ohio, and there grew to manhood on his father's farm. In 1869 he came with his parents to Earlville, Portage county, and in 1885 purchased his present farm, which was but partly cleared. He at once cleared up this place in OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 497 full, set out an orchard and erected a handsome and commodious dwelling, and within the past twelve years has so improved his farm that it is one of the most productive and profitable in the township. Mr. Rugg was united in marriage, at Ravenna, April 3, 1881, with Miss Rose M. Gray, who was born in Limaville, Stark county, Ohio, May 27, 1860, a daughter of Thomas L. and Mary Jane (Carver-Webster) Gray, who were of Irish and English extraction, respectively. This union has been blessed with three children, the eldest of whom, born January 8, 1884, died, unnamed, January 14 of the same year; Edna M. was born August 12, 1888, and Ruth A. was born May 16, 1892, and these two still live to add happiness to subject's pleasant home. Thomas L. Gray, the father of Mrs. Rose M. Rugg, was a native of Pennsylvania, and by trade was a wheelwright. He was still young when he came to Ohio and settled in Limaville, Stark county, where he engaged in farming. In 1862 he moved to Louisville, Stark county, Ohio, and in 1866 sold his farm and moved to Earlville, Franklin township, Portage county, Ohio, where he remained until his death, which occurred March 25, 1890, at the age of seventy-seven years. He had been thrice married, and the only child born to his first union, John, died while serving in the late war; his second marriage, which was with Sophia Rech, resulted in the birth of three children, of whom William and Frank are still living, but Leander died in June, 1880; to his third marriage, which was to Mrs. Mary J. Carver Webster, two children were born—Mrs. Rugg and Sherman T.—the latter born April 8, 1864. The mother of this family was called away February 12, 1892, a member of the Disciples' church, at the age of sixty-four years. In politics Charles E. Rugg is a decided republican, although he is not very aggressive and has never been an office seeker; his family are members of the Methodist church, to the support of which they freely contribute, and he is a liberal supporter of all movements designed for the good of the public. He holds an exalted place in the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and is recognized as one of the most progressive and useful farmers in Franklin township. FRANKLIN P. RUSSELL, M. D., an eminent practitioner of surgery and medicine in Suffield, Portage county, Ohio, was born in Valparaiso, Porter county, Ind., October 29, 1852, the eldest son of Newell and Paulina (Blakeslee) Russell, of whom further mention will be made in a paragraph yet to follow. Franklin P. was educated primarily in his native city, which is somewhat renowned for its educational institutions, and when about fourteen years of age came to Portage county, Ohio, where his literary studies were completed. In 1877 he commenced the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. C. L. Belden, of Ravenna —a graduate from the Eclectic Medical college of Philadelphia, with the class of 1859, and one of the most experienced physicians of Ravenna. Being thoroughly prepared by this scientist for a course of lectures, Mr. Russell entered the university of Wooster, at Cleveland, from which he received his diploma, in in 1880, as M. D., and at once engaged in practice in Streetsboro, Portage county, where, for nearly two years, he met with the most flattering success, but finding the field too contracted for the exercise of his acknowledged ability, he sought the broader field of Suffield in 1881, where his practice has been most satisfactory to himself. In his professionally fraternal relationship, the 498 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD doctor is a member of the Northeastern Ohio Medical society—his only other fraternal connection being with the Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a democrat, and during the last administration of President Cleveland he was a member of the board of Portage county pension examiners; he has also served as a member of the school board for several years, and in both positions has fully and creditably attended to his duties. The marriage of Dr. Russell took place May 13, 188o, to Miss Lillie E. Tucker, a daughter of Daniel and Betsey (Willcox) Tucker, of Streetsboro, and the result of this union has been three children, viz: Cora Leona, Bessie P. and Hortense Ardell. Daniel Tucker, father of Mrs. Dr. Russelof his a native of Portage county, born March 29, 1820, and when a young man learned the carpenter's trade, but later in life became a farmer. His marriage with Miss Willcox was crowned by the birth of one child only--Lillie E., the wife of Dr. Russell. Mr. Tucker passed away April 20, 1887, aged sixty-seven years, and his wife died February 19, 1896, at the age of sixty-eight. Newell Russell, father of Dr. Franklin P. Russell, was born in Aurora, Portage county, Ohio, Ma mill9, 1820, of Connecticut parentage, and was married in Porter county, Ind., to Miss Paulina Blakeslee, a native of the same county. Some years after marriage he removed to Iowa, lived in that state until 1862, when the family removed to Quincy, Ill., the father January 5, 1862, having enlisted in company H, Fifteenth Iowa volunteer infantry, and served three years in defense of the integrity of the flag of his native country. At the close of the war he went west and engaged in silver mining, and died in Denver, Colo., November 3, 1872, at the age of fifty-five years, his wife having died in Quincy, July 29, 1867, at the age of thirty-four, in the faith of the Presbyterian church, leaving a family of five children, all still living, and respectively named, in order of birth, Franklin P., Chester M., Agnes V. (wife of A. C. Seaton, of Omaha, Nebr.), Lola L. (wife of W. A. Folger, of Akron, Ohio), and Charles Henry. Dr. Russell is a successful physician. HON. HENRY C. SANFORD, attorney at law, Akron, Ohio, was born in New Portland, Me., September 11, 1833, a son of John and Priscilla (Delano) Sanford, also natives of the old lumber state. John Sanford, grandfather of subject, was a native of Massachusetts, was of Engiish descent, was captain of a sea-going vessel, married Mary Wilson, and in his middle age retired to Topsham, Me., where he passed the remainder of•his days. John Sanford, Jr., the father of subject, was born in Topsham, where he was reared to manhood and in his earlier days was engaged in the lumber trade, but later became a farmer. His lumber business was very extensive, but the embargo of 181213, ruined his trade and his lumber and ships rotted on his hands. Nevertheless he had acquired a competence long before he retired to his farm. He was of an ingenious turn of mind, and among his numerous inventions was a.mill to grind feed, the motive power of which was the ebb and flow of the tide; he invented the process for the manufacture of straw board; a device for turning a grindstone; a winnowing machine; a windlass for raising heavy weights; also, the curved plowshare—and to secure patents for these he rode horseback to Washington, D. C. He was married in Maine, in 1811, to Priscilla Delano, who bore him a family of nine children, viz: Judah and William T., deceased; Elizabeth, wife of A. S. French; Susan, of Portage county, Ohio; OF PORTAGE AND SUMMIT COUNTIES - 499 Harriet, wife of William Lettys; John, deceased; Henry C., the subject; Lucia, wife of E. Sawyer, and Thomas, deceased. The father of this family died in Maine in 1841. The mother, who was born in Plymouth, Mass., December 11, 1793, was a daughter of Capt. Judah and Penelope (Sampson) Delano, also of the Bay state. This venerable lady died July 9, 1897, at the extreme age of 103 years. Henry C. Sanford attended a private academy at Manchester, N. H., and then, for a period of a year and a half, was employed in the Amoskeag Locomotive works of Manchester. He then came to Ohio, locating in Sandusky City, and, for several years, was employed on the Lake Shore railroad. In 1855 he went to Quincy, Ill., and ran the first passenger train on the C., B. & Q. road from Quincy to Galesburg, and remained as engineer with the company for six years; was next in mercantile business in Lorain county, Ohio, a year, and in 1861 went to Meadville, Pa., as engineer for the Atlantic & Great Western road, and when the division was established in 1864, at Kent, Ohio, was placed in charge as engine dispatcher. In 1867 he quit railroading and spent a year in the law department of the university of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. In 1868 he was admitted to the bar at Ravenna, Ohio, where he practiced until September, 1870, when he came to Akron. As a republican he was elected, in. 1872, prosecuting attorney, and served one term; in 1876 was elected city solicitor; in 1887 was elected to the state legislature and re-elected in 1889, when he introduced and secured the passage of numerous important bills. January 19, 1857, Mr. Sanford was married, in Lorain county, Ohio, to Miss Emily J. Fairchild, a native of that county and a daughter of Elam and Lydia (Wilcox) Fairchild, and this union was crowned by the birth of three children, viz: William H., attorney and real-estate dealer; Burton J., grocer of Akron, and May F., who is a graduate of the Cleveland Art school, and who possesses superior art qualities. The mother of these children died January 6, 189o, a member of the Congregational church, and was a woman filled with charity and good will toward mankind and of more than ordinary mental ability. Mr. Sanford, in his fraternal affiliations, early became a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Outside of his regular practice, he is the attorney for the Peoples' Savings bank. William H. Sanford, elder son of Hon. Henry C. Sanford, was born in Lorain county, Ohio, February 2, 1859, and was eleven years of age when his parents came to Akron. Here he was graduated from the high school in 1877, after which he attended Buchtel college two years, and then entered the Cincinnati Law school, from which he was graduated in 1883, since which time he has been engaged in legal practice in Akron, making a specialty of real estate. He is associated with his father in business, and, like him, is a republican. HON. GEORGE SACKETT, one of the prominent citizens of Cuyahoga Falls, and an old resident, springs from an old New England family which was among the founders of Connecticut, and the early settlers of Litchfield county. Homer Sackett, grandfather of our subject, was born in Kent, now Warren, Litchfield county, married Sarah Carter and lived on a farm in Warren township, which farm is still in the Sackett name. Homer Sackett was the father of Theron, Augustine, Polly, Aurelia, Aaron, Seth (a Congregational minister), Orange, Homer, Sarah, Pattie, Maria and Chester (who died young). Mr. Sackett and family were members of the Congregational