100 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO and Irish descent. They are the parents of four children, Jack, Dorothy, Ruth and Eugene, the two oldest of whom are attending the parochial school. Dr. Bennett gives his political support to the democratic party and he and his family are members of St. Rose Roman Catholic church. He belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus and the Kiwanis Club, and, because of his genuine worth as a man and citizen and his fine personal qualities is deservedly popular throughout the range of his acquaintance. ERNEST T. JOHNSON, SR. Ernest T. Johnson, a native of Newark, Ohio, was born on the east side of the public square February 20, 1871. His parents, Luther James and Eliza Price Johnson, had the same surname but were not related nor were they of the same extraction. They came to Newark from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1856, with their four children. As the years passed six more were added to the fold, the subject of this sketch being the youngest. The Johnson progenitors came paternally from England, and on the mother's side from Ireland and Wales. On the side of the father, David Johnson, a surveyor, who platted the city of Baltimore in 1724 for Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore ; on the side of the mother the youngest son of an Irish Earl who married a French girl and came to America to escape the church and find adventure in a new land. He, with relatives in a colony of Welsh Quakers taking advantage of the freedom granted all sects and religions in the Maryland colony, settled near Baltimore. The father of Eliza Price Johnson was of the Kentucky family of Johnsons of which Richard M. Johnson, an early vice president of the United States and the man given credit for having killed the famous Indian, Tecumseh, was a conspicuous member. The Quaker sect predominated in the family of Mr. Johnson's mother. The bonnet worn by his grandmother is a cherished possession. She, Rachel Price, married one not of the church and according to the Quaker custom, was "read out of the church," i. e., a written dismissal, a document of much interest historically. The Johnsons on the father's side were Methodists. They were contemporary with, and the generation following, Francis Asbury, who worked so diligently in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia in the promotion of Methodism. These Johnsons were active in the Asbury Park Assembly at the time of its institution on the New Jersey coast. The Civil war was for the Johnsons in truth a fight of "brother against brother." Luther James of Newark and one cousin, a physician, Dr. J. Henry Jarrett of Towson, Maryland, were the only ones of the family enrolled in the Union army. Dr. Jarrett, who was an outstanding figure in Maryland, was educated at Dickinson College and the University of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 101 Maryland. President Arthur appointed him one of a commission of three to compile and publish a record of the Union soldiers of Maryland. He served as president of the Baltimore County Medical Society for many years, and the esteem in which he was held was demonstrated when he was asked to sit for his portrait so that his likeness might be with those of other well known physicians in their assembly rooms. Luther James Johnson was captain of Company G, One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Union service from Newark. Ernest T. Johnson, the subject of this sketch, attended the public schools of Newark, entering the first grade at the North Fourth street building, his first teacher being a Mrs. Sininger. After finishing the junior year in high school he entered the Ohio State University, majoring in chemistry, but before completing his course he took a position in a drug store and after a period of three years bought out the owners, continuing in that location, No. 10 South Second street, which was on the site of his birth, until 1907. During several years previous to this date he also managed the Newark Auditorium in the G. A. R. Memorial building. Having musical and histrionic ability that had been demonstrated in earlier years in amateur theatricals, it was an especial pleasure to him to present to Newark audiences such notable artists as Madame Schumann-Heink, Alice Neilson, the Jeffersons, Wilton Lackaye, James O'Neill, Elita Proctor Otis, James Lee Finney, Mrs. Fiske, Isabel Irving and others of prominence at that period. Taking up general insurance, Mr. Johnson after a few years saw the need of legal knowledge and engaged in the study of law. He was admitted to practice at the bar in 1916. He opened an office in the Newark Trust building, where he continues to practice in state and federal courts. His son, Ernest T. Johnson, Jr., has been his partner since June, 1926, when he was graduated from the Ohio State University Law School, having passed the bar examination the December prior. Nelle Lemert Montgomery, who became the wife of Ernest T. Johnson, October 5, 1898, is a descendant of old pioneer stock in Licking county. The Montgomerys came originally from County Tyrone, Ireland, having fled there from Scotland. The progenitors of the Ohio family crossed the ocean in 1803, landing at Wilmington, Delaware. Their migrations took them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Staunton, Virginia, and then across the mountain trails to Licking county in 1810. They settled on the Bowling Green east of Newark. The homestead is a house of good architectural proportions and is now owned by a descendant. Maternally, Mrs. Johnson's great-grandmother, Elizabeth Lemert, a widow, came with her six sons and one daughter from Farquar county, bordering on the Potomac river in Virginia. She platted a village in the eastern part of the county, giving it her name and building a brick house, the first of that construction, that still stands. The large tract of land, which was an original grant, remains in part to this day in the possession of some of the descendants of this worthy woman. In the Civil war her 102 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO descendants were notable, furnishing two commissioned and five non-commissioned officers and one private in a company enrolled in the county. After the war the Newark post of the G. A. R. was given the name "Lemert" in honor of this pioneer woman's family. Her descendants have placed a commemorative tablet of bronze on her grave. To the writer's knowledge one great-grandson gave his life in the World war. He was Sergeant Miles Lemert, Company G, One Hundred and Nineteenth United States Infantry, recruited in Tennessee. Colonel H. L. Evans, of the regular army, and Captain John P. and Private Lewis E. Montgomery survived the conflict. The last two are great-great-grandsons. Mrs. Johnson attended the village one room school at Elizabethtown until her parents moved to Newark for one year. When they returned to the farm home it was her privilege to spend five years in the home of her brother, Dr. Edward E. Montgomery, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While there she attended the public schools, receiving a scholarship to Miss Emily Sartain's School of Painting. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have two children. Elenore Montgomery, a graduate of Newark high school and of Denison University, was united in marriage with Ford R. Weber of Toledo, Ohio, June 17, 1924. Mr. Weber was born in Toledo ; was graduated from Scott high school and Denison University ; is a director of the Spitzer-Rorick Bank and connected with their bond department. They have one child, a daughter, Nelle Louise. They reside at 2223 Putnam street. Ernest T. Johnson, Jr., was graduated from the Newark high school and was president of his class. He spent two years at Denison University and then attended the law school of Ohio State University for three years, where he was graduated. He is a member of Delta Theta Phi, a legal fraternity. Both father and son are members of the Masonic fraternity, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Second Presbyterian church. The former feels that he knows Newark as only a man does who has grown up in a community, and he is decidedly of the opinion that "Newark is a good place in which to live." ALGER R. VOSPER, D. D. S. One of Crooksville's leading professional men is Dr. Alger R. Vosper, who has been engaged in the practice of dentistry here continuously since 1912 and has won a large and remunerative patronage. The Doctor was born at Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio, in 1887 and received his elementary education in the public schools of that city, graduating from high school in 1907. Later he entered the dental school of Ohio State University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1912. He at once located in Crooksville, where he has remained to the present time. He has a nicely furnished and well equipped office SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 103 and enjoys a high reputation as a competent and reliable dentist. He is a member of the Ohio State Dental Society. In 1913, in Woodsfield, Dr. Vosper was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Kerr, who was born in Woodsfield, Ohio, in 1892. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and belongs to the Order of the Eastern Star and other ladies' organizations of a social and civic nature. Dr. and Mrs. Vosper are the parents of a daughter, Margaret, who was born in October, 1914, and is now a student in the Crooksville schools. Dr. Vosper is a stanch republican in his political belief and has shown a keen interest in local public affairs, having rendered effective service as mayor of the city in 1920-21. He is a director of the Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the rank of Knight Templar, and Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., at Columbus. His religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church and he has always been counted upon to lend his influence in the advancement of such measures as have been calculated to promote the public welfare, being numbered among the substantial and dependable citizens of Crooksville. REV. DAMON D. WATKINS In the educational and religious life of Meigs county, Rev. Damon D. Watkins is recognized as a forceful and effective factor, rendering able and appreciated service as school principal and minister of the Gospel. He was born at Athens, Ohio, in 1899, and is one of five sons who blessed the union of Charles R. and Lydia V. (Danes) Watkins, who now reside in Jacksonville, Ohio. His father followed the occupation of farming for many years but is now retired from active work. He is a democrat in his political views, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias. Damon D. Watkins secured his early education in the grade and high schools and attended Ohio University, at Athens. He was graduated from the Johnson Bible College, at Kimberlin, Tennessee, and then engaged in teaching school for five years, during one year of which time he was principal of the Drake district school. During the following year he taught mathematics and languages in the Johnson Bible School, and then returned to Meigs county and in 1925 became principal of the Tuppers Plains high school, which position he is still filling. This is a splendid school and, under Rev. Watkins' supervision, is doing excellent work. He is also serving as minister of the Christian church and is having a very successful pastorate, being an earnest preacher and devoted to the work in which he is engaged. In 1920 Rev. Watkins was united in marriage to Miss Florence Dennis, 104 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO who was born in Athens county, Ohio, and who is rendering able assistance to her husband, being active in the religious and social life of her community. To them have been born two children, Eunice May, born in Chauncey in 1921, and William Damon, born in Logan county in 1922. Rev. Watkins is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias, the Ohio Teachers' Association and a life member of the National Education Association, and is president of the Christian Men's Club of Meigs County. He has proven well qualified for the important educational work which he is doing and is a leader in the moral and religious life of his section of the county. A man of earnest purpose, vigorous mentality and thorough education, he has made a deep impression on his community and commands the confidence and respect of all who have come in contact with him. JOHN ALBERT CHILCOTE John Albert Chilcote, a well known and successful realtor at Newark, who has also achieved prominence in other lines of activity, was born November 10, 1864, in Newton township, Licking county, and is a son of Enzor and Sarah (Varner) Chilcote, who were natives of Pennsylvania. The grandparents, Micajah and Elizabeth (Hannowalt) Chilcote, were also born in the Keystone state and passed away in Newton township, Licking county, where they were pioneer residents. Their son, Enzor Chilcote, was born November 1, 1821, in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, and also followed agricultural pursuits. The latter part of his life was spent in Carthage, Missouri, and in 1888 he was called to his final rest. His wife was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, and passed away May 2, 1884, on the homestead in Newton township, Licking county, Ohio. She was a daughter of Daniel Varner and his wife, whose maiden name was Stout. They were lifelong residents of Luzerne county, Pennsylvania. Reared on his father's farm, John A. Chilcote obtained his early instruction in the rural schools of Newton township and afterward enrolled as a student in the National Normal University, which he attended for two years. For five years he was a teacher in the public schools of Coshocton, Licking and Knox counties, Ohio, and then went to Kansas, spending five years in the Sunflower state, where he engaged in the newspaper business and in real estate operations, being associated, with George L. Chilcote, as a member of the firm of Chilcote Brothers. On the expiration of that period John A. Chilcote returned to Licking county and purchased land near Perryton. There he followed the occupation of farming for four years and in 1894 was chosen sheriff. He was the first republican elected to that office in Licking county and served for two years, making an excellent record. After completing his term Mr. Chilcote assumed the duties of manager of the American Tribune, filling the SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 107 vacancy caused by the death of his brother, George L., and later became part owner of the Newark American, which he purchased from Captain William C. Lyons, in partnership with the late' Judge A. A. Stasel. The paper was subsequently merged with the American Tribune, which was continued under that name until January 1, 1927, when it was purchased by The Advocate. In 1900 the real estate firm of Chilcote & Crayton was formed, and they engaged exclusively in the subdivision business for twenty-four years, operating in Newark, Cincinnati, Columbus and Lima, Ohio, and in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1924 the junior partner, Edward Crayton, went to Florida, and John A. Chilcote was then joined by Fred S. Mosteller. They have since been associated under the style of Mosteller & Chilcote. The firm has laid out subdivisions in Newark and Columbus, transforming unsightly vacancies into attractive residential districts, and a well deserved reputation for enterprise and probity has constituted the basis of their extensive business. Mr. Chilcote is a director of the Home Building Association of Newark and for a number of years was vice president of the Franklin National Bank, also serving on its directorate. In Newark, Ohio, Mr. Chilcote was married August 16, 1883, to Miss Anna Ashcraft, who was born October 19, 1864, in Coshocton county and is a member of a pioneer family. Her parents, Jesse and Elizabeth (Gardner) Ashcraft, were born in the same county, and both passed away in Newark. Mr. Ashcraft engaged in farming on an extensive scale and was one of the largest wool growers in central Ohio. A man of deeply religious nature, he was a leading spirit in the organization of the Christian church at Mount Pleasant and one of its devout members. Mr. and Mrs. Chilcote have a family of four children. Hallie G. is the wife of Peter W. Faust, local agent for the American Express Company, and they have two children, D'Orbert Chilcote and Kathryn Elizabeth Faust. Harry Enzor, who completed his education at Denison University and is connected with the state banking department of Ohio, married Miss Nellie Jones, a daughter of the late J. C. Jones, who was one of the prominent merchants of Newark, and they are the parents of two children, Mary Eleanor and Adelaide Ann Chilcote. Jesse Ashcraft is a veteran of the World war and is now paymaster for the eastern division of the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, at Akron, Ohio. Guy F. completed a course in Ohio State University and in 1915 received the degree of LL. B. from the University of Indiana. As a member of the Rainbow Division he participated in some of the most notable battles of the World war and is now serving as county clerk of Licking county. In Newark, Ohio, he married Miss Grace Ralston and they have two daughters, Shirley Ann and Nancy Lou. Mr. Chilcote's residence at No. 854 West Main street, in Scheidler place, was erected by him in 1917. My. and Mrs. Chilcote are earnest members of the West. Side Church of Christ and he is chairman of its board of trustees. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, and along fraternal lines he is connected with the Knights of 7-VOL. 3 108 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Pythias. He is also a Mason, belonging to Newark Lodge, No. 97, F. & A. M., of which he is a past master ; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M.; Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M. ; and St. Luke's Commandery, No. 34, K. T. Mr. Chilcote has wrought along constructive lines and belongs to that desirable class of citizens who constitute the strength and the motive power of every community in which they are found. WILLIAM N. BURLEY One of the oldest men engaged in active business affairs in Crooksville, Perry county, is William N. Burley, who, though past four score years of age, is still at the head of the Burley & Winters Pottery Company, one of the prosperous and important industrial concerns of this thriving town. Mr. Burley was born at Crooksville in 1846 and has lived here continuously to the present time with the exception of a few years when he was gaining valuable experience in potteries in the west. His father, Lazlare Burley, who was born in 1805 and died in 1896, at the age of ninety-one years, owned two hundred and fifty acres of land where the pottery now stands, and it was he who, realizing the value of the heavy clay deposits in this vicinity and possessing keen business instinct, organized the first pottery in this locality in 1846. He was successful in this venture and carried the business on until his death, a period of fifty years. He was a man of strong character, and was a leader in the affairs of his community. William N. Burley secured his education in the public schools of Crooksville, and then established a general store here, which he ran for thirty years, or until 1896, when, on the death of his father, he took charge of the pottery business, of which he is still the head. This, the oldest pottery concern in Southeastern Ohio, has always enjoyed a high reputation for the splendid quality of its products, which consist of clay pottery and stoneware, for which they find a ready sale throughout the country. Mr. Burley is president of the company, Wilson Winters is vice-president, and John G.. Burley is secretary-treasurer and general manager. Mr. Burley is also interested in a stone plant in South Zanesville, which is operated by his son, Z. W. Burley, and for twenty-five years he has been president of the Crooksville Bank. In 1872, in Crooksville, Mr. Burley was united in marriage to Miss Margaret L. McKeever, who was born in Perry county in 1857, and to them were born five sons and a daughter, as follows : Wilsey L., who works in the pottery ; Vincent, who is a physician in Lorain, Ohio ; W. L., who is connected with the pottery ; Z. W., who operates the stone plant in South Zanesville ; Arthur, at home ; and John G., who was born in 1872 in Crooksville, and for a short time served as postmaster at this place, since which time he has been connected with his father's pottery in an official capacity. In 1896 he was married to Miss Cora Brannon, who was SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 109 born in Perry county in 1875, and they are the parents of five children, namely : Emmett, who works in the pottery ; Fred ; Frank ; Ethel, who is in her father's office ; and Mrs. Kathleen Campbell, who lives in Middletown, Ohio. Mrs. Margaret Burley died on the 9th of January, 1927. Mr. Burley served two years in the Union Army during the Civil war and gives his support to the republican party. A man of ripe experience and mature judgment, he has long been regarded as one of the community's representative men, his life and character gaining for him the unequivocal confidence of all who know him. BERTRAM VERNON WEAKLEY A native of Licking county, Bertram Vernon Weakley is a fine example of the sturdy Virginia stock which settled central Ohio a century ago and for three generations the family has been represented in business, public and religious affairs of the commonwealth. His energies are devoted to the automobile industry and Newark numbers him among its leading citizens. He was born November 12, 1879, in Hopewell township, and his parents were William Henry and Lucy Ellen (Cartnal) Weakley. The grandfather, Elza Weakley, spent the greater part of his life in Licking county. His first wife, Elizabeth (Ransbottom) Weakley, represented one of the fine families of Virginia. After her death he married Nancy Lillard, also a member of one of the honored pioneer families of the county. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Weakley were nine children, of whom four daughters are now deceased. The others are Nola E. and Bertram Vernon Weakley ; Mrs. Jennie B. McCracken ; Mrs. Theodore Kemp, abstractor for Licking county ; and Milan M. Weakley, of St. Louis, Missouri. When a child Bertram V. Weakley accompanied his parents on their removal to Madison township, in which he was reared, attending the rural school near his home and the high school at Hanover. He fitted himself for the career of an educator and became a school teacher, proving a capable instructor. In 1911 he was appointed deputy to James W. Rutledge, who was treasurer of Licking county, and also served in the same capacity under William H. Miles until 1918, when Mr. Weakley succeeded him in the office of county treasurer, of which he was the incumbent until 1923, discharging his duties with characteristic fidelity and efficiency. His painstaking work in public affairs attracted the attention of the manufacturers of the Hudson-Essex automobiles and motor vehicles, and on the expiration of his term he was selected as the representative of their interests in Licking county. He ,maintains his headquarters at No. 62 South Third street, in Newark, and the rapid growth of the business in his territory indicates his ability as a salesman and his executive capacity. Mr. Weakley was married August 2, 1905, to Miss Lulu Blanche Bur- 110 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO rier, who was born January 19, 1882, in Muskingum county and is a daughter of Joseph W. and Nancy (Norman) Burrier. Mr. and Mrs. Weakley are the parents of five children : Kenneth C., Leah M., Vernon R., William F. and Joseph N. The home of the family is at No. 392 North Eleventh street. Mr. Weakley belongs to the Kiwanis Club, and his fraternal connections are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. He is also a Mason, belonging to Newark Lodge, No. 97, F. & A. M., and is a Knight Templar and Shriner. In politics he is a stanch democrat, and his religious views are in accord with the doctrines of the Presbyterian church. He lends the weight of his support to all worthy civic projects and has thoroughly allied his interests with those of Newark. Mr. Weakley has fulfilled every trust reposed in him to the best of his ability, and his reward is the respect, confidence and good will of his fellowmen. WILLIAM FREDERICK REED William Frederick Reed is president of The Farmers Bank & Savings Company of Pomeroy, an institution established by him in 1904. Mr. Reed about that time returned to his native community from Kansas, where he had achieved an interesting record of success as a banker and financier. The Reed family has been represented in the citizenship of Meigs county by five generations. William Frederick Reed was born at Pomeroy, June 5, 1859, son of Darius and Eunice (Curtis) Reed. His grandfather, Whittemore Reed, son of Whittemore Reed, of Grafton, New Hampshire, was a small child when in 1798 he was brought by his widowed mother to the woods of Orange township in Meigs county. At that time a log house was built for the accommodation of the family, and it was in this pioneer structure that Darius Reed was born. Later the old house was replaced with a substantial brick mansion. Whittemore Reed served two terms as county commissioner of Meigs county. He acquired a. fine farm of five hundred acres, and eventually sold the homestead for twenty-five thousand dollars, then regarded as a high degree of wealth. He afterwards bought a place of just half the acreage in Clermont county, Ohio, for the same money. Darius Reed as a youth taught school in southern Ohio, and subsequently went west, spending three years as a teacher at Arrow Rock in Saline county, Missouri. One of his pupils was a boy named Marmaduke, who subsequently became a cadet at West Point Military Academy, later a distinguished general. in the Confederate Army and governor of Missouri. A brother of Darius Reed, Sardine Reed, who was a schoolmate of Marmaduke at West Point Military Academy, died while stationed SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 111 at Governor's Island, New York, after graduation from that institution. On his return from the west, Darius Reed engaged in the drug business at Pomeroy. His son, Curtis D. Reed, now conducts this business, which is the oldest drug store in southern Ohio. Darius Reed was a very able business man, and for many years was a director of the Old First National Bank. He was also identified with the organization and management of salt companies of the county, including the Buckeye Salt Company and the White Rock Salt Company, of both of which companies he was president. Darius Reed was born in 1818, and died at the age of eighty-three. He finished his education at Ohio University at Athens, whither he had gone on horseback before the days of railroads or automobiles. When it came time for his son, William Frederick Reed, to enter Ohio State University at Columbus, in the absence of a railroad, the trip was made in a buggy, and showing the progress in transportation in the next generation, William Frederick Reed's sons went to college in high powered automobiles. Eunice Curtis, who married Darius Reed, was born in Washington county, Ohio. Her father, Horace Curtis, was a farmer and merchant, lived at Little Hocking and for fifty years was postmaster in that community. The Curtis family were pioneers of Ohio, coming from Massachusetts. Eunice (Curtis) Reed died at the age of seventy-two, in 1899. The Darius Reed home is on Mulberry street in Pomeroy and is now occupied by his daughter Helen, widow of Rev. Thomas Turnbull, who as a Presbyterian minister was pastor of the local church for twenty years. There were also two sons in the family : Curtis D., the successor of his father as a druggist at Pomeroy ; and William F. William Frederick Reed attended the high school at Pomeroy, and is the oldest graduate of that school now living in the community. He also attended Ohio State University, his intention at that time being to take up the medical profession. However, he subsequently entered the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, taking his law degree in 1882. While a lawyer by training, Mr. Reed's experience has been almost entirely in the field of banking and practical business. After leaving law school he spent two years at a bank in Des Moines, Iowa, then for a time lived at Portsmouth, Ohio, and, leaving there, went west to Anthony, Harper county, Kansas, where he was a pioneer and where he experienced all the vicissitudes of Kansas' during the years of drought and financial depression of the '80s and '90s. For two years he was in the real estate and loan business at Anthony, and then located at Syracuse, Kansas, where he established the Bank of Syracuse, which was subsequently reorganized as the First National Bank. When he went there he had a capital of only five thousand dollars and borrowed most of the capital for his bank. Out of the many banks that failed in that section during the '90s, his presented an honorable contrast, weathering all the storms of adversity. About the time the financial panic of 1892 started, Mr. Reed was visiting in Ohio and found that everybody was 112 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO hoarding gold, expecting a panic. On his return to Kansas he had his bank credit with the Old National Bank of Kansas City changed to gold. Subsequently this Kansas City bank closed its doors, and Mr. Reed claimed his gold and was paid in that metal. Out of the three thousand correspondents of this Kansas City institution Mr. Reed's bank was the only one to be paid in full. After twenty years of banking in Kansas, Mr. Reed returned to his old home in Ohio, having long cherished an ambition to engage in banking there. As a result he opened The Farmers Bank & Savings Company in 1904. He was also interested in a bank conducted by Dennis Foley at his old home in Kansas for a number of years. While in Kansas Mr. Reed served as mayor of Syracuse for a number of years. He was also county treasurer four years, was chairman of the republican central committee, and he built the Episcopal church there. He was associated with the banking business in Denver also, where he started a bank and was elected manager of the Mining Stock Exchange Clearing House. Mr. Reed is a thirty-second degree and a Knight Templar Mason, having taken his Masonic degrees in Kansas. He is a member and trustee of the Presbyterian church of Pomeroy. He married, at St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1885, Miss Lillian Thompson, daughter of John I. Thompson, who was the general solicitor for the Stickney Railroad from Chicago to St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have four children. Theodore T., who finished his education at Poughkeepsie, New York, is in the banking business at Akron, Ohio. D. Curtis, a graduate of the high school at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and of the Colleges of Education and Law of Ohio State University, served one term as prosecuting attorney of Meigs county in 1925-26, during which he secured over forty convictions, with no acquittals, sent three men to the state penitentiary and three to the electric chair, and is now practicing law in the state capitol at Columbus. William F., Jr., the third son, was educated at the local high school, Ohio State University, and Purdue University of Indiana, taught chemistry in the Ely schools on the Messaba Iron Range in Minnesota and is now an instructor in Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. The only daughter, Eunice, a graduate of the local high school and of the University of Akron, is now teaching in: the Akron public schools. LESTER S. NEWKIRK Through the medium of his own efforts Lester S. Newkirk has steadily advanced, making the most of his opportunities, and is now an important factor in the business life of Newark. He was born March 3, 1878, in Salem, New Jersey, and his parents, John and Ella (Shaw) Newkirk, were natives of the same state. The grandfather, Reed Newkirk, was a lifelong resident of Salem county, New Jersey, devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits, and his wife was a Miss Young. Their son, John SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 113 Newkirk, was born July 7, 1844, in Salem and when a youth of seventeen enlisted in the Union Army, in which he served for four years as a member of Company I of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. He was an adherent of the democratic party and a member of the Baptist church. For many years he was the proprietor of one of the leading restaurants of Salem and there passed away August 18, 1908. His widow was born May 10, 1858, in Dorchester, and her demise occurred in Salem, February 9, 1927. Her father, Cornelius Lester Shaw, was born in Millville, New Jersey, and died in his native town. He followed a seafaring life and the chest which he used is now the property of his grandson, Lester S. Newkirk. The latter was educated in the public schools of Salem and there learned the glass-blower's trade, which he followed in New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina and Ohio. From 1914 until 1919 he was engaged in the insurance business in Newark and in the latter year became a salesman for the A. P. Hess Company. He spent eighteen months with the Licking Motor Company and for three years was connected with the E. A. Bryan Motor Company, agents for the Dodge cars. In May, 1925, he organized the L. S. Newkirk Motor Company, of which he has since been the executive head, and is the local agent and distributor for Licking county for the Chrysler automobiles, maintaining an establishment at No. 17 South Fourth street. His knowledge of the business is supplemented by the requisite initiative and executive force and his annual sales now amount to a large figure. Mr. Newkirk was married July 24, 1901, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Miss Bertice M. Bacon, who was born November 12, 1876, in Atsion, New Jersey. After her graduation from the Girls high school in Philadelphia she took a four years' course in the Girls Normal School and for three years was an eighth grade teacher in the public schools of the Quaker city. Mrs. Newkirk is a daughter of Alfred Bacon, who was born January 6, 1849, in Philadelphia and for many years followed the millwright's trade, working in plush mills. He is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church of Newark, Ohio, and casts his ballot for the candidates of the democratic party. His wife, Annie (Milley) Bacon, was a native of Atsion, New Jersey, and passed away September 15, 1907, in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Newkirk are the parents of three sons. Lester B., born March 16, 1903, in Newark, was graduated from high school in 1921 and is connected with the Wehrle Stove Company of this city. Alfred B., born July 25, 1905, in Philadelphia, completed a course in the Newark high school in 1923 and assists his father in the conduct of the business. Ralph C., born May 27, 1907, in Newark, was graduated from the local high school with the class of 1925 and is also associated with his father in business. Mr. and Mrs. Newkirk are zealous members of the First Methodist Episcopal church, in which he has been a steward for two decades, and was president of the men's Bible class for a year. He is allied with the 114 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO republican party and for two years was chief deputy of the county board of elections. He was a member of the county board of elections for four years and one of the councilmen of Newark for two years. His duties were performed in a thoroughly satisfactory manner, and his loyalty and public spirit were further demonstrated by two years' service as assistant secretary of the Licking county war work organization. Along fraternal lines he is identified with the Junior Order of United American Mechanics; Newark Lodge, No. 13, of the Knights of Pythias ; and Acme Lodge, No. 554, of the Masonic order. He also belongs to the United Commercial Travelers, the Grotto and Automobile Clubs, the Newark Chamber of Commerce and the Fish & Game Protective Association. Mr. Newkirk enjoys outdoor life, and fishing and hunting are his favorite sports. He is broad in his views, progressive in his standards and high in his ideals—a man whom to know is to esteem and respect. FRANK JACKSON CROSBIE, M. D. Among the able and trustworthy physicians of Perry county, none holds a higher place in public esteem than does Dr. Frank Jackson Crosbie, who for a quarter of a century has practiced his profession at New Lexington and is now rendering effective service as county health officer. Dr. Crosbie was born on his father's farm in Perry county in August, 1872, and is a son of William and Kate (Powers) Crosbie, the latter dying in 1873, soon after the birth of her last child. William Crosbie was born in Ireland in 1830 and was brought to the United States in infancy, the family locating in Perry county, where he was reared and educated, and devoted his active years to farming, in which he was successful. He died here in 1916, at the age of eighty-six years. Frank J. Crosbie secured his early education in the public schools, graduating from high school in 1898, after which he entered Sterling Medical College, where he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He at once opened an office in New Lexington and has practiced his profession here continuously since, being regarded as one of the ablest and most dependable physicians in this locality. In 1924 he was elected health officer of Perry county and is still serving in that capacity, for which his training and extensive experience have well fitted him. A strong supporter of the democratic party, Dr. Crosbie has always shown a commendable interest in public affairs and rendered valuable and appreciated service as a member of the board of education from 1906 to 1921. In 1917 he enlisted as a member of the United States Medical Reserve Corps and is still connected with that branch of the service. He is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus in New Lexington, and maintains professional affiliation with SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 115 the Perry County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. In 1904, in New Lexington, Dr. Crosbie was united in marriage to Miss Anna M. Frynute, who was born in this county in 1876, of Irish descent, and to them have been born four children, namely : Joseph, who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; Philip, deceased ; Isabell, who is in the employ of the Western Southern Life Insurance Company in Columbus, Ohio ; and May, who is in school. Dr. Crosbie and his family are members of St. Rose Roman Catholic church in New Lexington. The Doctor has always stood for all that is best in the life of the community, supporting every measure for the advancement of the public welfare, and is regarded as one of Perry county's best citizens. HARRY WALTER MACKENZIE Harry Walter Mackenzie, a well known diamond expert and dealer, engaged in business at Newark, is of Scotch and English lineage and represents the fourth generation of the family in Licking county. He was born May 7, 1885, in this city. His father, Fred J. Mackenzie, devoted his attention to the making of clocks and watches, in which he developed skill of a high order. Death summoned him in 1910, and his wife, Ida May (Kilworth) Mackenzie, passed away in 1908. They had two sons : Harry Walter ; and Ross, a prominent citizen of Akron, Ohio. Mrs. Mackenzie's parents, Thomas and Margaret Kilworth, left England in 1838, becoming passengers on a sailing vessel bound for the United States, and settled in Newark, Ohio. Mr. Kilworth was a wagon manufacturer and developed a large industry, located at the intersection of Elmwood avenue and North Fourth street. His family numbered ten children and seven attained years of maturity. Of these George Kilworth and Mrs. Ida Mackenzie are deceased. The others are : Frank Kilworth, Mrs. Caroline Creamer, Mrs. Thoburn Boyles, Mrs. Willis Palmer and Mrs. Joseph Boyles, all of whom are residents of Columbus, Ohio. In the public schools of his native city Harry W. Mackenzie obtained his education and afterward worked for his father, becoming a skilled craftsman. Like many of the adventurous youths of his time, he responded to the call of the west and experienced the various phases of life in Minnesota, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and the Dakotas. While preparing for his chosen line of endeavor Mr. Mackenzie toured the continent of Europe, studying the work of clock and watch makers of note. He also visited the shops of the best known lapidaries of the old world and absorbed a profound knowledge of the art of cutting, polishing and mounting gems. After his return to Newark he was associated with his father until the latter's death, when he became the owner of the business, and in 1912 moved it to the present location at No. 51 North Third street. At that time Mr. Mackenzie enlarged the scope of his activities, becoming a dealer 116 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO in gems as well, and is known throughout central Ohio as a leader in the lines in which he specializes. His estimate of the value of precious stones is considered infallible, and his thorough reliability has enabled him to establish an extensive and desirable clientele. Mr. Mackenzie was married April 2, 1912, to Miss Velma Pickering, who was a daughter of John Pickering, a prosperous farmer of St. Albans township, Licking county. By this union there was one child, Virginia Emily Mackenzie, who was born in 1914 and is a public school pupil. In Mount Vernon, Ohio, Mr. Mackenzie was married October 18, 1926, to Miss Ruth Faye Gunn, who had filled a responsible position in the Franklin National Bank of Newark up to that time. Their attractive home at No. 36 West Locust street is a center of the social life of the city. In politics Mr. Mackenzie is a republican, and his fraternal affiliations are with the Knights of Pythias, the Elks and the Eagles. His noteworthy success proves that he has chosen the vocation best suited to his talents, and his record reflects credit and honor upon his native city, in which he has a wide circle of sincere friends. WILLIAM McKINLEY BRANNON Prominent in the business and financial circles of Perry county stands William McKinley Brannon, the efficient cashier of the American Savings Bank of Crooksville. For many years a resident of this place, he is widely known throughout this part of the county and to a marked degree commands the confidence and respect of his fellowmen. Mr. Brannon was born at Angus, Iowa, in 1893, and is a son of William L. and Carrie (Thompson) Brannon, both of whom were born in Ohio, the father at Stockport, Morgan county, in 1862, and the mother at Pennville, Morgan county, in 1862, the latter dying in. 1908. William L. Brannon was -a school teacher for many years, following that vocation eight years in Ohio and thirteen years in Iowa. On his return to Ohio he became a bookkeeper and since 1909 has served in that capacity for the A. E. Hull Pottery Company at Crooksville, of which company he is a stockholder. To him and his wife were born six children, namely : G. E., Goldie E., Flossie L., William McKinley, Okey L., who died in 1903, and Carrie Anna. William M. Brannon secured his education in the public schools of Iowa and Perry county, Ohio, graduating from the high school at Crooksville in 1912. In the following year he became chief clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad at this place, which position he held until the fall of 1924, when he was chosen cashier of the American Savings Bank of Crooksville, and is still serving in that responsible position. A man of sound judgment and keen discrimination, he has performed the duties of his office in a manner that has won for him general commendation and he has been an important factor in the splendid success which the Ameri- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 117 can Savings Bank has enjoyed. This bank was organized in 1920 by E. L. Taylor, president ; F. E. Kinkaid, vice-president ; W. A. Brown, C. M. King, H. C. Bowers, J. H. Crider, C. H. Tharpe, C. M. Wilson and A. M. Bowers. It is capitalized for twenty-five thousand dollars and has a surplus of six thousand six hundred dollars and a reserve of seven hundred dollars. In 1916, in Crooksville, Mr. Brannon was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Stine, who was born at Roseville, Ohio, in 1895, and they are the parents of three children : Martha, born in 1917 ; Richard, in 1920, and Jane, in 1922. Mrs. Brannon is a woman of gracious qualities, is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and has been active in the church, civic and social circles of her community. Mr. Brannon is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Chamber of Commerce and has shown an active interest in the general welfare of his community. He is a republican in his political views and his religious connection is with the Church of Christ. Courteous and friendly in manner, he is popular among his associates and throughout the range of his acquaintance is held in high regard. J. HOMER JOHNSON Liberally endowed with the qualities of energy and determination, J. Homer Johnson has prospered in his undertakings and is accorded a position of leadership in business circles of Newark. He was born March 1, 1885, in Norwich, Muskingum county, Ohio, and his parents, Michael M. and Rebecca (Rose) Johnson, were natives of the same county. His father conducted a retail grocery in Norwich and later engaged in the same business at Newark. In politics he was a republican, and his religious views were in harmony with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church. His demise occurred in Newark in 1926, and his wife also passed away in this city. Her father was a lifelong resident of Muskingum county and a successful farmer. He was a member of the Bethel Methodist Episcopal church and shaped his conduct by its teachings. In the public schools of Newark, J. Homer Johnson obtained his education; afterward entered his father's store, and was associated with him in the conduct of the business until 1914. He then opened a gasoline filling station at No. 119 East Main street in Newark and in 1925 erected on the same lot a modern building which is a credit to the city. The business is conducted under the style of the Johnson Gasoline Company, of which he is the sole owner, and in its control he brings to bear keen sagacity and executive force. From time to time he has expanded the scope of his activities and now has five branch filling stations in Newark, maintaining a high standard of service. Mr. Johnson was married November 30, 1920, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Miss Ethyle Bell Edwards, a native of Muskingum county. She was graduated from the Newark high school and for twelve years was a stenog- 118 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO rapher for the Wehrle Stove Works. Mrs. Johnson is a daughter of George O. and Dessie (Bell) Edwards, both of whom were born in Muskingum county and now reside in Newark. Mr. Edwards is a well known carpenter and builder, is a Mason, and votes the republican' ticket, while his religious views are indicated by his affiliation with the Methodist Episcopal church. His father, William Edwards, was a deacon in the church of that denomination at Adamsville, Ohio, and also an adherent of the republican party. He made farming his life work and brought his land to a high state of development. Mr. Johnson has no children but is rearing a nephew, James Foley, who receives the care and affection of a son. He was born in 1907 and after his graduation from Muskingum College at New Concord entered the medical department of the Ohio State University, of which he is a member of the class of 1928. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. As a. member of the Chamber of Commerce he is contributing his share toward Newark's development, and he also belongs to the local automobile association, the Knights of Pythias and the United Commercial Travelers. He owns a modern residence at No. 254 Hudson avenue in Newark and also has a summer cottage at Buckeye Lake, where he obtains needed relaxation and diversion. By nature he is genial, frank and unassuming and enjoys the esteem and confidence of all with whom he has been associated, for honor is the keystone of his character. SAMUEL R. FREW The record of a life well spent, of triumph over obstacles, of perseverance under difficulties and steady advancement from a modest beginning to a place of honor and distinction in the business and industrial world presents an example worthy of emulation. Such in brief was the record of the late Samuel R. Frew, whose death, on May 8, 1922, removed from Perry county one of her most distinguished citizens. From boyhood he entertained a laudable ambition and when hardly past his majority he embarked on a business career. Careful and conservative, and yet duly progressive in his ideas and methods, he built on a solid foundation and in the course of time had the pleasure of seeing his work develop into a success which proved the accuracy of his judgment and reflected great credit on his executive ability. Mr. Frew was born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and was a son of William and Saloma Frew, the former of whom also was a native of that place and was a decorator by vocation. Samuel R. Frew was reared in New Philadelphia and received his educational training in its public schools. Going to Cincinnati, Ohio, he there gained a thorough knowledge of the tile business and at the end of two years came to New Lexington and established SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 121 the Ludoweie Celadon Roofing Tile Works. He was then but twenty-two years of age, without extensive business experience, but he possessed an abundance of courage and that sound judgment which is ordinarily called common sense, and by close attention to his business and wise discrimination in the direction of his affairs, he met with encouraging success, so that during the ensuing years his business grew steadily until it became the largest of its kind in the world. Its products are sold in practically every foreign country and are very extensively used in this country, being highly regarded by discriminating builders. The factory gives employment to six hundred persons and is one of the largest and most important industrial plants in the southern part of the state. On January 5, 1908, Mr. Frew was united in marriage to Miss Effie Williams, who is a native of this state and a daughter of William D. and Ann Williams. To their union was born a son, Arthur, who is now thirteen years of age and is attending school. In his political views, Mr. Frew was a stanch republican and took a deep interest in public affairs. He was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and his religious faith was that of the Presbyterian church, of which he was a generous supporter, as he was also of all other worthy benevolent or charitable causes. He was by nature a gentleman, was a friend to all men, and all who knew him were his friends. Kindly and courteous to all with whom he came in contact, whether it were the man of wealth or the humblest of his employes, he commanded the respect and admiration of his fellow men to a marked degree, while among his associates he was extremely popular. Mr. Frew took great pride in the splendid home which he built on Mill street, New Lexington, and which is one of the most attractive residences in this part of the state. He planned the building to almost its smallest detail and directed its erection from the foundation to the last work done on it, for it was to be his home and his paradise while here. He was essentially a home man and there he derived his greatest pleasure, enjoying the companionship of his friends and always dispensing a spirit of genuine hospitality and good cheer. The world can ill afford to lose such men and Mr. Frew's death was regarded as a distinct loss to the section of the state which had been honored by his citizenship. VICTOR ROLAND TURNER, M. D. Wisely using the talents with which nature endowed him, Dr. Victor Roland Turner has climbed steadily upward in his profession and is now accorded a place of prominence in medical circles of Newark. He is a native of Ohio and comes of distinguished ancestry. He was born February 17, 1887, in Waynesfield, Auglaize county, and his parents, Dr. William S. and Mary C. (Patterson) Turner, were also natives of the Buck- 122 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO eye state. John Turner, the American progenitor of the family, was an Englishman and established his home in Massachusetts. Later some of his descendants migrated to Virginia. He was the father of John Turner (II) , who was a lifelong resident of Ohio. The latter followed agricultural pursuits and passed away on his farm near West Newton. His widow, Harriet (Brown) Turner, was born in Allen county, Ohio, and now lives in Columbus, this state. They were the parents of Dr. William S. Turner, who was born January 20, 1861, on the homestead near West Newton and received his higher education in the Eclectic Medical College at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1885. He began his professional career in Waynesfield and soon demonstrated his ability to cope with disease. Later he moved to Newark, and his practice steadily increased. In politics he was a stalwart republican, and his life was governed by the teachings of the Baptist church. He was highly esteemed by his professional colleagues as well as by the general public and passed away February 12, 1914, in Newark. His widow was born March 17, 1862, in West Newton and remains a resident of Newark, enjoying the esteem of a wide circle of friends. She is a descendant of the Clark family of Virginia, to which line belonged George Rogers Clark, the distinguished American general .and his brother, Governor William Clark, the noted explorer of the northwest. Mrs. Turner is a direct descendant of Captain James Harrod, the intrepid Indian fighter, who with Daniel Boone founded Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Her parents were Henry C. and Margaret (Harrod) Patterson, the former of whom was one of the prosperous agriculturists of Allen county, Ohio, and gave his political support to the democratic party. Dr. Victor R. Turner was graduated from the Waynesfield high school in 1904 and from Doane Academy in 1905. He received the B. S. degree from Denison University at Granville, Ohio, in 1909, and that of M. A. from Harvard University at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1911. In 1915 he was awarded the M. D. degree by Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, Maryland, and for a year was an interne in one of the hospitals of that city. He was associated for two years with Dr. U. K. Essington, a prominent surgeon of Newark, Ohio, and in August, 1917, entered the service of his country. In February, 1918, he was ordered to Washington, D. C., and placed in charge of the heart station. On October 25, 1918, he was graduated from the Army Medical School and was then sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio. He was there stationed until April, 1919, when he returned to Washington, and after six months' study was transferred to Camp Dix, New Jersey, to take charge of the X-ray laboratory. He won the commission of first lieutenant and toward the close of the year 1919 was honorably discharged. On January 1, 1920, Dr. Turner opened an office in Newark and now enjoys a large practice as a specialist in internal medicine and also in the use of radium and the X-ray. He has an expert knowledge of these branches of medical science and is a member of the staffs of the City Hospital and the Newark Sanitarium. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 123 At Havre de Grace, Maryland, Dr. Turner was married June 7, 1917, to Miss Marion E. Hendricks, who was a daughter of Mrs. William Hendricks, a member of one of the old families of that state. Mrs. Turner was born in 1893 and in 1916 was graduated from the training school of the Hospital for the Women of Maryland, a Baltimore institution. She was an efficient nurse and followed her profession in the cities of Baltimore and Washington prior to her marriage. In religious faith she was a Baptist and conformed her life to the teachings of the church. Endowed with fine qualities of mind and heart, she won and retained the esteem of all who were brought within the sphere of her influence, and her untimely death at Newark in October, 1922, was deeply regretted. Dr. Turner is affiliated with the Baptist church and casts his ballot for the candidates of the democratic party. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and heartily cooperates in movements for Newark's growth and betterment. He has membership relations with the Kiwanis Club and the Phi Delta Theta and Phi Chi fraternities, while for diversion he turns to bowling. Along professional lines he is connected with the Licking County Medical Society, •of which he is a past president, the Ohio State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the American Roentgenological Society. Throughout life Dr. Turner has been an earnest student, utilizing every opportunity to perfect himself in his chosen vocation, and possesses those qualities which insure success. HART STANBERY One of the most prominent figures in banking circles of Pomeroy, Ohio, is Hart Stanbery, who for over twenty years has been officially connected with the Pomeroy 'National Bank, of which he is now president. Mr. Stanbery was born in Meigs county in 1879 and is a son of Philemon B. and Margaret (Hart) Stanbery. His father, who was a native of Fairfield county, this state, died in 1906, and his mother, who was born in Noble county, Ohio, is still living in Pomeroy. They were the parents of five children, of whom one is deceased. Hart Stanbery secured his early education in the public schools and then entered Kenyon College, at Gambier, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1900, after which he matriculated in the law school of Cincinnati University, from which he was graduated in 1903. In that same year he was admitted to the bar and engaged in the practice of his profession in Cincinnati. On his return to Pomeroy in 1906, Mr. Stanbery was made vice president of the Pomeroy National Bank, and, on the death of John McQuigg, in 1923, he was made president of the institution, which position he still holds. In his political views, Mr. Stanbery is a republican and is a man of sound opinions and strong convictions on questions of public policy. He 124 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO is a member and now president of the Kiwanis Club, and also belongs to the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio State Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association, and is secretary of the city library committee. He is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church and gives generous support to all worthy causes. A man of vigorous mentality and strong character, he has long been influential in affairs affecting the prosperity of his home community and is regarded as one of its representative men. ALBERT R. WEBB Commercial enterprise in Newark finds an able representative in Albert R. Webb, an aggressive business man of mature judgment and a member of one of the city's pioneer and leading families. He was born October 18, 1875. His father, George Penny Webb, was a native of Somerset, Perry county, this state, born January 6, 1849, and was a son of John Weeks Webb, whose birth occurred in Lancaster, New Hampshire, in 1812, and who in 1840 located first in Newark but later removed to Toledo, Ohio. John Weeks Webb followed the profession of a civil engineer and as chief engineer was connected with the building of the railroad from Newark to Sandusky, now the Lake Erie division of the Baltimore & Ohio system. Subsequently he was identified with the building of the line from Indianapolis to Crestline, Ohio, and later became its superintendent. This is now a part of the New York Central lines. In 1862 he returned to Newark to become a permanent resident and aided in organizing the First National Bank of Newark, serving on its directorate for many years. In religious faith he was an Episcopalian and acted as a vestryman of his church. His political support was given to the democratic party and at one time he was a member of the city council of Newark. On May 18, 1844, he was married in Toledo, Ohio, to Miss Cornelia Snead, whose father was a widely known newspaper editor of that city. Mr. Webb attained the ripe age of eighty-three years, passing away June 4, 1895, at his home on the Granville road which he had erected in 1860. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. John Weeks Webb, all of whom have passed away except Miss Cornelia Webb, who resides in Newark. The eldest child, George Penny Webb, was a graduate of Kenyon College and also of the Cincinnati Law School. For many years he followed his profession in Newark and was recognized as one of its leading attorneys. His religious views were in accord with the doctrines of Trinity Episcopal church, and in politics he was a democrat. At one time he was county surveyor and also served as mayor of Newark, making an excellent record in each of these offices. On April 29, 1873, he married Miss Mary Evelyn Rissler, a native of Hebron, Ohio, and a daughter of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 125 Dr. S. D. Rissler, one of the prominent physicians of Licking county. Mr. Webb passed away September 22, 1907, in Newark and had long survived his wife, whose demise occurred in this city, April 24, 1887. George P. and Mary Evelyn (Rissler) Webb became the parents of four children as follows : Albert R., born October 18, 1875 ; Charles F., who was born August 29, 1877, and died February 11, 1924 ; Frank C., born August 22, 1880, and mentioned elsewhere ; and Mary C., who was born February 6, 1884, and died February 22, 1903. The youngest in the family of John W. Webb was William Franklin, who established a large law practice in Cincinnati, where he died. He married a Miss Thurston of Dayton, Ohio. Albert R. Webb, whose name introduces this review, attended the public schools of Newark and for two years thereafter was a reporter for the Licking County Sun. On the expiration of that period he entered the service of his country, which had declared war against Spain, and was made a sergeant of Battery G of the First Ohio Infantry. After receiving his honorable discharge Mr. Webb entered the First National Bank of Newark in the capacity of bookkeeper and filled the position for three years. He next went to Kentucky and for three years was cashier in the Paducah office of Armour & Company. On his return to Newark he was elected secretary of the Howell Provision Company, filling the office for three years, and then became part owner of a general store at Pataskala, Ohio. There he spent nine years as a member of the Courtier-Webb Company and in 1916 returned to Newark, joining his brother, Frank C. Webb, in business. They have since been associated under the style of Webb & Webb, dealers in lumber and building supplies of various kinds. The business is efficiently managed, and an extensive and desirable trade is indicative of the prestige enjoyed by the firm. Albert R. Webb has instituted well devised plans for its development and is also a director of the First National Bank of Newark. In Paducah, Kentucky, Mr. Webb was married May 1, 1902, to Mrs. Fannie B. Orr, the widow of William Orr, of Newark, and a daughter of William M. and Floretta (Clark) Graves, natives of Croton, Ohio. The father was a veteran of the Civil war. He resided in Newark until his demise, and his wife also passed away in this city. She was a daughter of Appleton Bloomfield and Mary Elizabeth (Derwent) Clark and a granddaughter of Anson Clark, who drove from Massachusetts to Ohio, joining a colony organized at that time. They settled in Licking county and were the founders of Granville, which they named in honor of their home town in the Bay state, where Appleton B. Clark was born. For some time he was editor of the Newark American and also served as postmaster of the city. Mr. Clark developed a productive farm near Granville and there passed away. His wife was born in Vermont, and her demise occurred in Newark, Ohio. Mr. Webb is an Episcopalian and Mrs. Webb is affiliated with the First Church of Christ Scientist. Mr. Webb acts as treasurer of the Charity 8-VOL. 3 126 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Newsie Association, is one of the energetic workers who comprise the personnel of the Newark Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Mound Builders Country Club. Along fraternal lines he is connected with Newark Lodge, No. 391, of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and is also a Mason, belonging to Pataskala Lodge, No. 404, F. & A. M. ; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M. ; and Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M. In business circles of Newark he has attained high standing, and his worth as a citizen is uniformly acknowledged. C. L. CHUTE No funeral director in Southeastern Ohio is more widely known than C. L. Chute, who has achieved a noteworthy success in the undertaking business, maintaining several establishments, all of which have proven prosperous ventures. He thoroughly understands every detail of the business, for which he is well adapted, and has shown a progressive and enterprising spirit which has gained for him a high place in public esteem. Mr. Chute was born in New Lexington, Perry county, on the 19th of February, 1886, and is a son of Lane and Dora (Colborn) Chute, the latter of whom died at the age of sixty-five years. Lane Chute, who was of French descent, was born in Hocking county, Ohio, in 1860, and died in 1901. He was a member of the Baptist church, a thirty-second degree Mason, a Knight of Pythias and an Elk, and was a man of fine character, enjoying the respect of all who knew him. C. L. Chute attended the public schools and had one year in high school. He spent two years on a farm near New Lexington, and in 1902 he entered the Pittsburgh School of Anatomy, where he learned embalming and was graduated in 1903, becoming a licensed embalmer. He at once returned to New Lexington and went to work for H. E. Morgan, who later sold out to a Mr. Montague. In 1916 Mr. Chute bought out M. C. Tague and has carried on the business to the present time. He has a. well equipped establishment here and by careful attention to his business has reached the front rank in his profession. In addition to the funeral parlors at New Lexington, he maintains fully equipped establishments at Junction City, Corning, Rendville, San Toy and Pottersville, his total investment running close to one hundred thousand dollars. In 1910, at New Lexington, Mr. Chute was united in marriage to Miss Ray Lindsey, who was born in 1890 and died in 1919. To them was born a daughter, Kathleen, in 1911, who is attending high school and expects to go on the Chautauqua circuit. Mr. Chute is a republican in his political views and has taken an active interest in public affairs, having served one and a half terms as auditor of Perry county. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has received the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and is an earnest SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 127 member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Chute was a member of the Pythian Sisters and the Order of the Eastern Star. In all of his business operations Mr. Chute has shown a progressive spirit, keeping abreast the times in everything. He is the only undertaker outside of New York city who has a licensed Syrian embalmer, who handles all of his cases. He carries a large line of caskets and accessories and in the directing of funerals has gained a fine reputation for the thoughtful attention which he gives to the comfort and care of funeral parties. The building in New Lexington which he now occupies has been used continuously for the same purpose since 1874. As an evidence of his enterprising methods, it is worthy of mention that Mr. Chute is planning to build in the New Lexington cemetery a mausoleum which will contain one hundred and sixty crypts, to be constructed of Ohio rock-face stone and in which each crypt will be separately ventilated. There is at the present time no crypt space available in Perry county and this building will supply a long-felt need. Mr. Chute commands the major portion of the business in his line in the county, and also serves as funeral director at many distant places in the country, particularly for Syrian burials. He is courteous and accommodating, maintains the highest ideals in his business, and all who have had dealings with him hold him in the highest regard. HENRY C. ASHCRAFT Henry C. Ashcraft, who has been actively engaged in the practice of law in Newark for eighteen years, is regarded as one of the ablest and most reliable attorneys of this locality, commanding a large and representative clientele, and is also one of Newark's most useful and public-spirited citizens: He was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, on the 30th of April, 1883, and is a son of Gilbert and Amanda Jane (Horner) Ashcraft. Of English origin, the progenitor of the family in this country was Daniel Ashcraft, Sr., who settled in Pennsylvania. His brother, Icabond, who also emigrated to this country, went to Kentucky, where he was killed by the Indians. Daniel Ashcraft was the father of Daniel Ashcraft, Jr., who was born in Pennsylvania. The latter married and had five sons, namely : Jesse, who settled near Bladensburg, Knox county, Ohio ; Jacob, who settled on Ashcraft Ridge, near West Carlisle, Ohio ; Daniel, who settled in Muskingum county, Ohio ; Elijah, who settled in Jay county, Indiana ; and Jonathan. The last named was born in Pennsylvania and died in Pike township, Coshocton county, Ohio, to which state he had come when eighteen years of age, being ninety-six at the time of his death. He followed the vocation of farming, and also operated an up-and-down sawmill, the old account book which he used at that time being now in the possession of his great-grandson, Henry C. Ashcraft. He served as a captain in the War of 1812, going from Pennsylvania ; was 128 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO a democrat in politics, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Miss Catherine McKee, who was born. near Danville, Knox county, Ohio, and died at the Ashcraft home, near Frazeysburg, Ohio. Among their children was Elijah Ashcraft, who was born in Coshocton county and died there, January 1, 1862, at the age of thirty-three years. He was a farmer by occupation ; was a democrat in his political affiliation and belonged to the "Broomstick" Christian church. He married Miss Tacy Bonham, who was born in Washington township, Coshocton county, and died at the Ashcraft homestead, and they became the parents of Gilbert Ashcraft. The last named was born in Coshocton county, September 16, 1861, and is now living at Frazeysburg, Ohio. He has devoted his activities to agricultural pursuits ; gives his political support to the democratic party, and is a member of the Christian church. He married Amanda Jane Horner, who was born in Jackson township, Muskingum county, July 4, 1863, and is a daughter of John and Margaret (Riley) Horner. Her father, who was born in Pike township, Coshocton county, devoted his efforts to farming throughout his active life, and died there. He served as a private in the Union army during the Civil war, and thereafter gave his support to the republican party. His wife was born near Mt. Zion Christian church, and died there. Henry C. Ashcraft attended the public school at Broomstick and the high school at West Carlisle and was graduated from the West Bedford high school in 1904. During the three following years he taught school, and then entered Ohio Northern University, from which he was graduated with the class of 1909, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws on November 5th, and in the following January he received the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science. In June, 1910, at Columbus, Mr. Ashcraft was admitted to the bar and has since been engaged in the practice of law at Newark. He served as city solicitor from 1917 to 1921, and in the fall of 1922 was elected prosecuting attorney, in which office he served two terms, being elected the second time without opposition. A man of vigorous mentality, well informed in the law, a fearless and resourceful trial lawyer and a sound and safe counselor, he has long enjoyed a reputation as a reliable and successful lawyer and commands a large and lucrative practice. On June 22, 1912, in Coshocton, Ohio, Mr. Ashcraft was united in marriage to Miss Barbara Early Preston, who was born in Sedgwick, Harvey county, Kansas, September 1, 1885, and is a daughter of Silas and Hannah (Welch) Preston. Silas Preston, who was born in West Carlisle, Ohio, and died there, was at one time livestock agent out of Denver, Colorado, and Wichita, Kansas, for the Santa Fe Railroad. Later in life he gave his attention to stock buying on his own account. He was a republican in politics and attended the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was born at Coshocton, Ohio, and died at Newark. Mrs. Ashcraft secured SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 129 her education in the public schools of Wichita and Sedgwick, Kansas, and Coshocton, Ohio, graduating from the West Bedford high school in 1904, and she taught in the city schools of Coshocton. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically Mr. Ashcraft is a stanch democrat and has always taken an active interest in public affairs. He served two years as clerk of the civil service commission, and during the World war devoted his efforts to the advancement of the various war measures, being a Four-minute speaker and legal advisor to the Newark draft board. He is a Mason, belonging to the York Rite bodies in Newark, and he is also a member of Aladdin Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., at Columbus ; Newark Lodge, No. 13, K. P. ; the Lions Club, of which he was one of the organizers and the first president ; Marshall Senate of the Theta Lambda Phi college fraternity at Ada ; and the Franklin Literary Society of Ohio Northern University. His religious connection is with the First Methodist Episcopal church of Newark. All who know him bear testimony to the strength and worth of his character, to his devotion to the highest professional standards and to his close adherence to those principles which mark the highest type of American manhood and citizenship. REV. JOHN NICHOLAS DIEGELMAN Among the able and effective clergymen of Perry county stands Rev. John Nicholas Diegelman, the esteemed pastor of the Church of the Atonement at Crooksville, who is doing splendid work among the people whom he serves. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the 4th of August, 1890, and after completing his elementary studies entered St. Vincent College and Seminary, at Beatty, Pennsylvania. There he carried on his academic and theological studies and in 1918 was ordained to the priesthood of the Roman Catholic church. He was appointed assistant pastor at St. Mary's church in Columbus, Ohio, and was later assistant pastor at Holy Cross church in that city. He succeeded Father Carney as assistant pastor of the church at Lancaster, Ohio, which he served until February 3, 1926, when he became pastor of the Church of the Atonement, at Crooksville. This is one of the oldest parishes in this section of the state, having first been established by Father D'Arco at McLuney. In 1900 it was moved to Crooksville, where for over a quarter of a century the church has wielded a strong influence in the moral and spiritual life of the community. In 1901 Father Cahalan rebuilt the church, and was succeeded in the pastorate by Fathers Richards, B. J. Mattes and William O'Brien, after whom came the present pastor. The parish was organized with twenty families, from which nucleus the growth has been steady and constant, until it now numbers one hundred and five families. Under Father Diegelman's ministry the church was rebuilt and is enjoying a 130 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO prosperous career, all departments of the parish being in good working condition and giving the pastor loyal support. Rev. Diegelman also has under his jurisdiction the parish at Moxahala, which was originally known as South Fork. A church.was erected there in 1854, and the present beautiful structure was built in 1908, of the Spanish mission type of architecture. There are forty-two families in the parish and it is a live and active organization. Father Diegelman is a man of great energy, loyally devoted to the cause which he represents, and his labors since coming here have been effectual. He is a good sermonizer, an effective preacher and a faithful pastor, and throughout the community he commands the respect and good will of all, regardless of creed or profession. JOHN CLAYTON BROWN From an early age John Clayton Brown has depended upon his own efforts for a livelihood, developing the strength of character that results from battling with difficulties, and is now numbered among the successful business men and prominent citizens of Newark. A native of Ohio, he was born in Newcastle township, Coshocton county, April 21, 1878, son of Louis Pearson and Ellen (Busenberg) Brown. They were married in 1876 and in 1884 their union was severed by the demise of the mother. The father engaged in business in Newcastle, Ohio, and there passed away in 1913. After the death of his mother, John C. Brown was reared in the home of David Hickey in Mary Ann township, Licking county, and attended the Wilkins school, also aiding in the cultivation of the farm. When a boy of thirteen he came to Newark and secured work in an east side meat market. He was thus employed until he reached the age of twenty-two years, gaining valuable experience, and in 1900 began his independent career as a merchant of Newark. At No. 178 East Main street he opened a grocery store and meat market and for twenty-seven years has remained at this location. The business has constantly expanded, keeping pace with the development of the city, and one of its important features is the manufacture of food supplies. An interprising, reliable dealer, Mr. Brown has retained the patronage of his first customers and keeps well informed on matters pertaining to the trade, being always prepared to supply the needs of the public. He is also a large real estate operator and owns the block in which his business and home are situated. On March 24, 1898, Mr. Brown married Miss Edna Evelyn Trickey, who was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Trickey, and in May, 1918, was called to her final rest. She had become the mother of two children, Carl Clayton and John Colbert, the former born in 1899. When seventeen years of age he responded to the call of his country and was assigned to duty in the aviation corps, with which he served in France. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 131 At the close of the World war he was honorably discharged and returned to Newark, where he has since resided. He is married and has one child, a son. John Colbert Brown was born in 1912 and is attending the Newark high school. Mr. Brown's second union was with Miss Lena Bierbaugh, to whom he was married June 15, 1920. Both are lovers of classical music and ancient and modern art. In their search for antiques they have acquired valuable clocks, home-made textiles and early examples of house furniture. They have a score or more of ancient clocks, all of which keep perfect time, and one is two centuries old. Several contain wooden works and two are perfect specimens of the rare old "banjo clocks." Mr. Brown has probably the greatest number of ancient firearms to be found in any private collection in Southeastern Ohio. On the walls of his home may be traced the history of the evolution of the modern rifle from the "flint-lock" of colonial days, and scores of working models portray the development of the automatic hand gun of today from the very ancient "pepper box" which aided in deciding the issue of the Civil war. Mr. Brown is a stanch republican but not a politician and has declined every public office tendered him, preferring to discharge the duties of citizenship in a private capacity. He belongs to the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias and is also a member of the United Commercial Travelers Association. Stable in purpose and methodical and systematic in action, Mr. Brown has demonstrated what may be accomplished when effort and ambition combine, and is esteemed for the qualities that have made possible his success. T. CLARENCE HEISEY T. Clarence Heisey is an influential factor in the industrial life of Newark and a member of one of its distinguished families. He was born November 4, 1882, in Idlewood, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Major A. H. Heisey, a detailed account of whose life appears elsewhere in this volume. T. Clarence Heisey was graduated from the Mount Pleasant Military Academy at Ossining, New York, in 1904, and in 1908 Amherst College of Massachusetts conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Science. He afterward became associated with the business of A. H. Heisey & Company, founded by his father in 1895, and was made treasurer and commercial manager. He still acts in those capacities and is also vice president of the corporation, he and his brother, E. Wilson, being the executive heads of the industry. On October 9, 1912, Mr. Heisey was married to Miss Ann Augusta Davis, daughter of William H. and Mary A. (Wilson) Davis, of Newark. Mr. and Mrs. Heisey have two ehildren : T. Clarence, Jr., who was born June 6, 1918 ; and Mary Ann, born May 17, 1923. 132 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Mr. Heisey joined the Ohio National Guard and from 1902 until 1908 was first lieutenant and battalion adjutant of the Fourth Regiment. For two terms he was a member of the board of governors of the American Protective Tariff League and is now a director of the Ohio National Insurance Company of Cincinnati. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Newark and for three terms was president of the Mound. Builders Club. He also belongs to the Columbus Athletic Club, the Newark Chamber of Commerce, and Psi Upsilon and Kappa Beta Phi, college fraternities. Mr. Heisey is an aggressive business man of keen discernment, loyal and public-spirited, and measures up to high standards in every relation of life. RAYMOND DURBIN One of the best known among the newspaper men who have ever been identified with journalism in Morgan county is Raymond Durbin, publisher of the Morgan County Democrat at McConnelsville, in which work he has gained a splendid measure of success. He was born in Bloom township, Morgan county, on the 2d of August, 1879, and is a representative of an old American family, which was established in Maryland in an early day. His paternal grandfather was born in Frederick county, that state, in 1802, and in 1821 accompanied his father to Morgan county, Ohio. Here he obtained a tract of government land, the patent to which was signed by President James Monroe, and he devoted the remainder of his life to farming. Among his children was William Nixon Durbin, who was born in 1829. He was well educated and for thirty-five years taught school in this part of the state. In his political views he was a democrat and took an active interest in public affairs. He was married to Miss Margaret Elizabeth Border, who was born in 1847, and who is now living with her son, Raymond. She still owns the old farm which Grandfather Durbin developed after coming to this locality. To William N. and Mary E. Durbin were born five sons and a daughter, one of whom is Raymond Durbin, who secured his education in the common schools of Bloom township. About 1898 he came to McConnelsville and entered the employ of A. A. Coulson, who owned a general store. Here he was employed until about 1909, when he and James E. Torbert bought the Democrat. This was a bold stroke for these young men, neither of whom had had any practical experience in journalism, but they possessed sound common sense and an abundance of ambition and vitality and they made a success of their venture, developing one of the best newspaper properties in Southeastern Ohio. In 1916 Mr. Torbert went to Sebring, Ohio, where he started a local paper, since which time he has not been active in the management of the business at McConnelsville, but Mr. Durbin has conducted the paper in a manner that has reflected great credit on his executive and editorial ability. The paper now has a circulation of twenty-eight hundred and SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 135 seventy-five and has long been one of the most influential journals in this section of the state, its news columns, editorial utterances and typographical appearance comparing favorably with any paper in the state. Mr. Durbin owns the building on the public square in which the Morgan County Democrat is published, and the plant is well equipped with the most up-to-date machinery and other facilities for modern newspaper printing. In addition to his interest in the Democrat, Mr. Durbin is a stockholder and director in the First National Bank, which is the forty-sixth national bank in the United States. In his political views Mr. Durbin is a stanch democrat and has been active in party affairs. In 1912 he was an alternate delegate to the democratic national convention at Baltimore, which nominated Woodrow Wilson, and in 1916 he was the delegate from this district to the national convention at St. Louis. He served for eleven years as a member of the school board, and without solicitation, was appointed by Governor Cox district tax assessor, also serving in the same capacity under Governor Willis. He is a member of McConnelsville Lodge, No. 111, F. & A. M., of which he is a past master, belongs also to the chapter and council, and is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He attends the Methodist Episcopal church and has long been especially interested in work among young men and boys, particularly along athletic lines. Kindly and generous by nature, and cordial and affable in manner, and in hearty sympathy with all movements for the betterment of the public welfare, he has been an important factor in the affairs of his community and commands to a marked degree the confidence and good will of his fellowmen. O. M. HOGE O. M. Hoge, president of the Cambridge Loan & Building Company, is well known as a business man and civil engineer, and the city is indebted to him for its development along many lines. He is a native of Cambridge and was born in the ancestral home on Wheeling avenue. His father, Dr. Milton Hoge, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, in March, 1830, and was a son of Asahel and Asenath Hoge, natives of Pennsylvania, the latter being a member of a family of Quakers. They were pioneer settlers of Belmont county, Ohio, where their son Milton received his early instruction, and his studies were completed in the Ohio Medical College. In 1858 he opened an office in Cambridge, where he practiced until his death, May 18, 1890, establishing an enviable reputation as a physician. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and a member of the Presbyterian church. His wife, Mrs. Dulcie (Brown) Hoge, was a daughter of Byswell D. and Nancy (Chapman) Brown. Mrs. Hoge's forbears in the paternal line established their home in Guernsey county at an early period in its development and several streets have been named in honor of the family. 136 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO After his graduation from the Cambridge high school, O. M. Hoge enrolled as a student in Ohio State University from which he received the degree of Civil Engineer in 1888. He spent a short time at Brookfield, Missouri, where he was connected with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, doing surveying and other work pertaining to his profession. In 1890 he returned to Cambridge and in 1891 he became its first city engineer. He was retained in that capacity until 1910, a period of nineteen years, during which the municipality was provided with electric lights, sewers, an up-to-date water system and other modern improvements. He also filled the office of county surveyor, and his achievements in the field of public service won for him high commendation. Methodical, systematic and decisive, Mr. Hoge has been equally successful in business affairs and is a director of the Cambridge Developing Company, which laid out Oakland, one of Southeastern Ohio's important real estate developments. His name also appears on the dirctorate of the Central National Bank, one of the substantial financial institutions of this part of the state, and he is likewise the executive head of the Cambridge Dairy Company and the Cambridge Loan & Building Company, both of which have prospered under his wise guidance. On February 7, 1907, Mr. Hoge was united in marriage to Miss Myrtle Lee, of Columbus, Ohio, and both are prominent in social circles of Cambridge. Mr. Hoge is an Episcopalian and junior warden of St. John's church. He exerts his efforts as readily for the general good as for his own aggrandizement and during 1917-18 was chairman of the local war savings committee, which sold one million dollars worth of stamps. He is a York Rite Mason and has filled important offices in the order, serving as master of the lodge, high priest of the chapter and eminent commander of the commandery. He is also a prominent Elk and aided in organizing the lodge at Cambridge, of which he was the first exalted ruler. The Cambridge Board of Trade numbers him among its directors, and he likewise represents the local rotary Club in a similar capacity. Mr. Hoge has never deviated from the course dictated by conscience and honor and fills an important place in the life of his city. REV. AUSTIN A. CUSH One of the most familiar names to the people of Perry county is that of Rev. Austin A. Cush, who for thirty years has rendered able and appreciated service as pastor of St. Rose Roman Catholic church at New Lexington. Loyal to the cause of the Master whom he serves and devoted to the welfare of the people to whom he ministers, he has long commanded the respect and confidence of the entire community and is regarded as one of its best citizens. Rev. Cush was born in Licking county, Ohio, in 1854, and is of Irish descent. After completing his elementary education, he SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 137 entered Niagara Falls University, New York, where he prepared for the priesthood and was ordained May 26, 1888. His first pastorate was in Columbus, Ohio, where he served one year, and from there went to the church at Dresden, Ohio, where he remained eight years, coming in 1897 to the church at New Lexington. This church is nearly sixty years old, having been established in September, 1868, by the Dominican Fathers of Somerset, this county. The first pastor of the church was Rev. Leo Adams, who served until 1872, when he was succeeded by Rev. Moitre, who ministered to the congregation for three years. In 1875 Rev. Philip Mechenmoser became pastor and remained until 1884, when Rev. C. M. Heerey succeeded him and served as pastor for eleven years, being followed in February, 1895, by Rev. Richard Fitzgerald, who remained until June 23, 1897, when Rev. Austin A. Cush was appointed pastor and has faithfully served to the present time. When he came here the congregation numbered eighty-five families, while today. there are three hundred and sixty families in the church. In 1902 Rev. Cush added thirty feet to the length of the church and remodeled the interior of the edifice, at considerable expense. The school was built in the summer of 1912 and was opened on October 2d with ninety-six pupils. At present there are two hundred and sixty pupils in the various grades and three new rooms were added and opened for school purposes in September, 1927. Of the original members of the congregation, there are now but three living, namely, John Meenan, Jerry Elder and Mrs. Frances Sheeran. During his pastorate here, Rev. Cush has baptized one thousand and twenty-five babies and performed two hundred and fifty marriage ceremonies. An able preacher, a splendid executive, a faithful and diligent pastor and a friend to all men, he has, by his unselfishness in this community, done much to stimulate the church in all departments and to elevate the moral and spiritual life of the people. Though the work of his church has made heavy demands on his time, he has neglected opportunity to contribute to the general welfare of the community in which he lives, cooperating in all efforts to promote its civic progress. Because of his splendid record and his exemplary life, as well as for his fine personality, he has won a host of loyal friends and is greatly respected by all. JOHN ROSS SEWARD Liberally endowed with energy and determination as well as that quality known as the "commercial sense," John Ross Seward has won and retains a place of prominence in business circles of Cambridge. He is also numbered among the capable public officials of Guernsey county. Coming of sturdy pioneer stock, he was born April 14, 1895, in Cambridge and is a son of Charles E. and Henrietta (Ross) Seward and a grandson of Isaac and Marie (Marquard) Seward. The last named was a daughter 138 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO of Charles Marquand, a Frenchman, who was born on the island of Guernsey and in 1816 brought his family to Cambridge, Ohio, leaving his household goods in Pittsburgh. In the fall of that year, which was a rainy season,' Thomas Sarchet sent his son and a nephew, Daniel Bichard, with four horses and a wagon to convey the household effects of the Marquand family to Cambridge. They loaded the wagon in Pittsburgh but made slow progress owing to the bad roads and were compelled to leave the wagon a few miles west of Steubenville, taking the team back to their home. About Christmas the weather turned very cold and the two boys were sent back for the goods, travelling over the frozen roads. When they reached the wagon it was snowing and the storm continued throughout the night. It was still raging when they made their preparations for departure in the morning and with difficulty they proceeded to a point a few miles west of Cadiz, where the night was spent. In the morning they made another start and as they journeyed westward the snow became deeper. When they neared Moorefield it reached to the axletrees and the horses were unable to haul the wagon, which they were again forced to abandon. That was known in history as "the winter of the deep snow" and brought much hardship and suffering to the early settlers. In April, 1817, Thomas Sarchet moved Thomas Lenfesty with three sleds to Winchester, whence the boys proceeded to the spot where they had left the wagon. They secured the goods, which they brought to Cambridge, and later returned for the wagon, thus accomplishing the task assigned them more than six months previous to that time. After the completion of his high school course John R. Seward entered the employ of the Orme, McMahon & Thompson Hardware Company, with whom he spent eight years. In 1918 he entered the service of his country and was assigned to duty with the Ordnance Corps of the Field Artillery Replacement Division at Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. He was honoraL discharged in January, 1919, and resumed his work in the hardware store, where he remained until 1922. For two years he was a traveling salesman for the Hollinger Cutlery Company of Fremont, Ohio, and is now interested in the general store of Ross Brothers at Cambridge. They carry a carefully assorted stock of merchandise and a well merited reputation for honest dealing has brought them a large patronage. On February 20, 1919, John R. Seward was married in Cambridge to Miss Margaret E. Blair, a daughter of Frank C. and Anna (Barnett) Blair. Mr. and Mrs. Seward have one child, Martha Annette, who was born at Cambridge, March 5, 1920. Mr. Seward gives his political support to the republican party and in May, 1924, was elected treasurer of Guernsey county. He is a faithful custodian of the public funds and meets every requirement of the office. He belongs to the local post of the American Legion and is a past master of Guernsey Lodge, No. 632, of the Masonic order. He acts as junior councillor of the United Commercial Travelers and is a member of the board of stewards of the Methodist church. Mr. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 139 Seward has demonstrated his business ability as well as his worth as a citizen, and is a young man of strong character and winning personality, esteemed and respected by all with whom he has been associated. LEWIS A. SPRINGER Prominently identified with the industrial interests of Crooksville, Perry county, Lewis A. Springer has long been regarded as one of its most enterprising citizens and commands the respect of his fellowmen to a notable degree. He is a native son of Perry county, born in 1866, and was here reared and educated, attending the public schools of Hemlock. His parents were Ezekiah and Katherine (Condon) Springer, the former of whom died in 1886, at the age of sixty-three years, and the latter in 1920, at the age of eighty-four years. His father was a republican in his political views and was a man of sterling character. He and his wife were the parents of ten children, five sons and five daughters, of whom three sons and one daughter are living. Lewis A. Springer was first employed in the mercantile establishment of A. Garlinger, at Hemlock, for whom he worked from 1889 to 1897, when he and his brother, G. W. Springer, bought the business, with which Mr. Springer remained identified until 1902, when he came to Crooksville and has lived here continuously since. He first engaged in the general merchandise business, to which he devoted his attention until 1903, when with others he established the Acme Pottery Company, with which he was identified until 1920, when he bought what is now known as the Muskingum Pottery, and is operating it in the manufacture of stoneware and stone specialties. He is also a stockholder in the A. E. Hull Pottery Company. The Muskingum Pottery plant is now owned and operated by L. A. Springer, who is treasurer and general manager of the company, B. F. Springer, who is superintendent of the plant, G. W. Springer, who is a traveling salesman for the A. E. Hull Company, S. M. Springer, secretary, and Floyd Springer. The plant comprises two thirty-foot kilns, the. output of which is about three hundred carloads a year, while thirty men are employed in the plant. In addition to his extensive pottery interests, Lewis A. Springer is also a stockholder in the Crooksville Bank. G. W. Springer has long been active in local political affairs and served as postmaster of Crooksville during the Roosevelt administration. Politically, L. A. Springer is a stanch republican and has shown a helpful interest in public affairs, though he has never been an aspirant for public office. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Chamber of Commerce, and he and his wife are members of the Church of Christ. In 1893, at Hemlock, Mr. Springer was united in marriage to Miss Etta Sanders, who was born in Perry county in 1871, and to them have been born six children, as follows : Ralph, who enlisted in the United 140 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO States Navy in 1918, and died in 1924 ; Rexford, who is a doctor of osteopathy in Iowa ; Vernon, who is attending an osteopathic school in Des Moines, Iowa ; Noel, who works with his father ; Paul, who died in 1926; and Katherine, at home. Mr. Springer merits in every respect the high esteem in which he is held throughout the community, for he is a man of public spirit, exemplary character and cordial and agreeable manner. JACOB Y. SALZMAN, M. D. As a medical practitioner Dr. Jacob Y. Salzman has steadily progressed through concentrated effort and the wise utilization of the talents with which nature endowed him and is one of Newark's successful physicians. He was born December 19, 1879, in Danville, Pennsylvania. His father, George Frederick Salzman, was a native of Germany, born December 14, 1831, and when a young man of twenty-seven sought the opportunities of the United States, settling in Danville, Pennsylvania, in 1858. An expert millwright and well known contractor, he constructed in Danville the first steel rail plant in America and also built the blast furnace in Danville as well as a number of flour mills in that vicinity. He was a Union soldier during the Civil war and demonstrated his loyalty to his adopted country by word and deed. His life was governed by the teachings of the Lutheran church, and in politics he was a democrat. He remained in Danville until his death, which occurred November 8, 1901, when he was sixty-nine years of age. His widow, Frances (Reinbold) Salzman, was born December 31, 1841, in Mifflin, Pennsylvania, and died in Newark, Ohio, July 28, 1927. Her parents, William and Mary (Smoyer) Reinbold, were also natives of Mifflin, Pennsylvania, and her father's natal year was 1800. He engaged in the hotel business and success attended his efforts. Mr. Rein-bold voted the democratic ticket and adhered to the Lutheran faith. His life was terminated at Watsontown, Pennsylvania, in 1893, when he had reached the advanced age of ninety-three years. His wife was born in 1811 and died at Ringtown, Pennsylvania, in 1863. During the Revolutionary war her father raised a company at Allentown, after which he joined General Washington's troops at Valley Forge, and served with the rank of captain in the Continental Army. Dr. Jacob Y. Salzman completed a course in the Danville high school and afterward matriculated in the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1909 with the degree of M. D. For a year thereafter he was an interne in the Pennsylvania Hospital and then located in Bethlehem, that state. There he followed his profession until 1915, when he chose Mansfield, Ohio, as the scene of his activities, and in February, 1923', came to Newark, and in the intervening period has established a large practice, specializing in internal medicine and electro-therapeutics. He closely studies each case entrusted to his care, and his ministrations have been beneficially resultant. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 141 Dr. Salzman attends services at the Presbyterian church and in politics is a republican but not a strong partisan, casting an independent ballot at local elections. He belongs to the Newark Lodge of Elks and to Mansfield Lodge, No. 35, of the Masonic order. During the World war he was a medical examiner for the Merchant Marine service and devoted much of his time to patriotic work. His professional affiliations are with the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. Through study and experience Dr. Salzman is constantly broadening his scientific knowledge and enhancing his ability, and for recreation he turns to fishing and hunting. URBAN SYLVESTER McGONAGLE Among the younger attorneys of Perry county, none is held in higher esteem than Urban Sylvester McGonagle, of New Lexington, who is associated with Judge John T. Pyle in the practice of law, under the firm name of Pyle & McGonagle. Closely devoted to his profession, of which he is a constant student, his record thus far has gained for him the respect of the members of the bar and the confidence of the public. Mr. McGonagle was born in Perry county in 1894 and is a son of John A. and Blanche (Fink) McGonagle. His father, who was born in this county in 1847, of Irish descent, is still living here, at the age of eighty years. He has long been an active and prominent figure in local affairs, having served two terms as clerk of courts, taught school successfully for a number of years and later was bookkeeper for the Snyder-Lautt Lumber Company. He is a democrat in his political views and is regarded as one of his community's best citizens. The mother, who was born in 1861, died in 1919. Urban S. McGonagle attended the public schools of New Lexington, graduating from high school in 1912, after which he attended a business college in Zanesville, Ohio. When the United States entered the World war, he enlisted in the air service, being attached to the First Air Service Mechanics, with which command he was on duty in France until 1919, when he was honorably discharged. He was located at Station Base One, at St. Nazaire, and his section built the reception park at that place. For his efficient service overseas he was given a citation by General Pershing. On his return home Mr. McGonagle became secretary and general manager of the Mid-Hocking Coal Company, with which he remained officially identified until 1925. During this period he had been studying law with Judge John T. Pyle and in the year 1925 he attended the law school of Ohio State University. In June, 1926, he was admitted to the bar and at once entered upon the practice of his profession, in which he has gained an enviable reputation, specializing in corporation law. 9-VOL. 3 142 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO In 1917, at New Lexington, Mr. McGonagle was united in marriage to Miss Hazel Wilson, who was born in Perry county in 1896, and they are the parents of a son, Jack Wilson, who was born in 1923. Mr. McGonagle is a democrat in his political views and was treasurer of the democratic county executive committee. He is a member of St. Rose Roman Catholic church and belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus, and John Tague Post, No. 188, A. L., the Forty and Eight and the Kiwanis Club, while he maintains professional affiliation with the Ohio State Bar Association. He is a member of the board of directors of the Mid-Hocking Coal Company and is regarded as a man of sound business judgment. A man of earnest purpose and consistent action, he has gained a high place in the estimation of his fellowmen and enjoys a well merited popularity among his associates. EDWARD WASHINGTON WILSON For many years Edward Washington Wilson has been intimately associated with building operations in Cambridge, and the town has directly benefited by his activities. He is also filling the office of sheriff, following a course which has won for him strong commendation. Born' April 11, 1863, in Liberty township, ten miles from Cambridge, he is a son of Samuel Wilson and Frances Anne (Pratt) Wilson. He attended the rural schools of his native county and assisted his father in the tasks of plowing, planting and harvesting, becoming well versed in agricultural pursuits. He was thus engaged until he reached the age of thirty-one years. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade, and finding this line of work more remunerative, he entered the field of contracting. His business developed rapidly and many of Cambridge's substantial buildings exemplify his skill as a craftsman. In November, 1926, he was elected sheriff of Guernsey county and discharges his duties with characteristic thoroughness and fidelity, being regarded as one of the most efficient men who have filled this office. In Liberty township Sheriff Wilson was married May 6, 1891, to Miss Ella M. Miller, a member of one of the oldest families of that locality. She was born on the Miller homestead, which has been in possession of the family for generations, and received a liberal education. Choosing the career of a teacher, she followed the profession for over six years and thoroughly demonstrated her ability as an instructor. Her father, John S. Miller, served for four years in the Civil war, gallantly defending the cause of the Union, and participated in most of the battles fought by the Army of the Potomac. He married Eliza Gill, who passed away in 1919, and his demise occurred in 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have a family of three children : Bernice, who was born February 3, 1892, and became the wife of Wilbur Edmonds by whom she has three daugh- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 143 ters, Mary Ellen, Ruth and Jane Elizabeth ; Jane, who was born January 11, 1894, and is now Mrs. Fred Beeker ; and John S. Wilson, born August 20, 1902. MISS FLORENCE M. COONS Miss Florence M. Coons, a native daughter of whom Pataskala is justly proud, has demonstrated what may be accomplished when effort and ambition combine, for she is an influential figure in local business circles as well as in political affairs. She was born December 17, 1888, a daughter of Steward A. Coons, who was also a native of this locality and was a son of Newton and Mary (Van Dorn) Coons, the former a Virginian who came to Ohio in pioneer times. By occupation he was a cabinetmaker and became well known in Pataskala and the surrounding district, owing to his craftsmanship. There he remained until his demise, which occurred when he was eighty-nine years of age. His wife was born near Etna, Ohio, and also passed away at Pataskala. Their son, Steward A. Coons, was born September 10, 1850, near Pataskala and learned the carpenter trade, in which connection he was active in the upbuilding and improvement of this section of the state. Like his father, he was an adherent of the democratic party and in religious faith was a Presbyterian. He maintained his home in Pataskala but his demise occurred in Columbus, Ohio, October 13, 1910. His wife, Emma (Rusk) Coons, was born near Etna April 14, 1857, but when a child of seven was brought by her mother to Pataskala, where she resided until her death, December 21, 1925. She was a daughter of James and Frances (Emswiler) Rusk, the former born in the vicinity of Wagram, Ohio. Mr. Rusk was a member of the United Brethren church and gave his political support to the democratic party. At one time he was justice of the peace of Etna and later was elected township clerk, filling the office until his death in 1864. His wife was born in Etna and passed away at Groveport, Ohio, in 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Steward A. Coons are survived by two children, Clarence and Florence M. The son was born October 23, 1876, in Pataskala, and in 1895 completed a course in the local high school. For a year he attended the University of Chicago and was next a student at Wooster College, subsequently receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science from Denison University. During one term he taught at Union, Ohio, and for three years was principal of the Pataskala high school. For five years he had charge of the high school at Granville, Ohio, and for eighteen years has occupied the chair of physics in Denison University, enjoying an enviable reputation as an educator. In Willard, Ohio, Professor Coons married Miss Blonda Watt, whose father, James T. Watt, was then engaged in merchandising at Willard, Ohio, and is now located at Kenosha, Wisconsin. Professor and Mrs. Coons have three daughters : Jane, Cathrin and Frances. 144 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO In the paternal line Miss Coons is of German lineage and her maternal ancestors were English. She was graduated from the Pataskala high school in 1906 and then matriculated in Denison University, which she attended for two years. At Pataskala she became connected with the Brooke Lumber Company in 1910 and acted as bookkeeper for the firm until 1918, when she was elected a director. For ten years she has served in this capacity and is also office manager. With a capacity for detail she combines the requisite tact and executive force and her intimate knowledge of the lumber and building material business enables her to successfully direct the labors of those under her supervision. In politics Miss Coons is a republican and has been local clerk of elections since women received the franchise. Along fraternal lines she is connected with the Eastern Star and acts as treasurer of Wahneta Chapter, No. 235. Her life is guided by the teachings of the Presbyterian church, of which she is a member, and for diversion she attends the motion picture theaters. Earnest, conscientious and efficient, Miss Coons has faithfully fulfilled every trust resposed in her and her success is the merited reward of proven worth and ability. Those movements which are destined to prove of benefit to Pataskala receive her hearty cooperation and support. and in the community in which her life has been spent she is esteemed and admired. WILLIAM L. BRANNON In the office organization of the A. E. Hull Pottery Company, at Crooksville, William L. Brannon has long filled an important place, having served as bookkeeper continuously since 1909, and is also a stockholder in that company. Closely devoted to his duties, he has been loyal to the interests of the company and is held in high regard by his associates. Mr. Brannon was born at Stockport, Morgan county, Ohio, in 1862, and is a. son of James and Jane (McKibben) Brannon. His father was born in Athens county, Ohio, on November 1, 1840, and died in 1904, while his mother, who was born in Vinton county, Ohio, in 1840, died in 1916. James Brannon was for many years engaged in teaching school, but later took up the study of law, was admitted to the bar and became an able and successful attorney. He took an active part in local public affairs, was a republican in his political views and was prominent and influential in his locality. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served as a corporal in Company F, Seventy-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. To him and his wife were born twelve children. William L. Brannon secured his education in the public school of Stockport, graduating from high school in 1879, and in 1881 began teaching, which vocation he followed for many years. He taught for eight years in the schools of Morgan county and in 1889 went to Iowa, where he taught for thirteen years. Returning then to Ohio, he went to work as a bookkeeper for Scobey & Van Deveer, at Troy, where he remained until SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 145 1907, when he went to Roseville as bookkeeper for the J. W. McCoy Pottery Company. In 1908 he served as principal of the Eastside school in Crooksville, and in the following year became interested in the A. E. Hull Pottery Company and at the same time entered the office of that company as bookkeeper. Mr. Brannon has been married twice. In 1881 he wedded Miss Carrie Thompson, who was born in 1862 at Pennsville, Morgan county, Ohio, and died in 1908. She was an earnest member of the Church of Christ and became the mother of six children, as follows : G. E. ; Goldie E. ; Flossie L. ; William McKinley, who is cashier of the American Savings Bank at Crooksville ; Okey L., who died in 1903 ; and Carrie Anna. On April 10, 1910, Mr. Brannon was married to Miss Burnette Gampher, who was born at Troy, Ohio, in 1868, and who is very active in the work of the Church of Christ. In his political views Mr. Brannon is a stanch republican and belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America. He has long been a member of the Church of Christ, in which he has held important and responsible official positions. In every relation of life he has been loyal and true and throughout the community he is highly regarded for his sterling character and consistent life. JOHN T. PYLE One of the prominent members of the Perry county bar is John T. Pyle, of New Lexington, who for nearly thirty years has been identified with the legal profession as practitioner or jurist, during which period he has gained wide recognition for his ability, rectitude of character and fidelity. to principle. Judge Pyle was born in Perry county, Ohio, on the 12th of May, 1870, and is a son of G. W. and Nancy Ann (Shrigley) Pyle. His father, who was of English and Welsh descent, was born in Perry county, in 1847. He followed the business of contracting for many years, and died in Perry county in 1918. The mother, who was of English and Swiss descent, died in 1876. Judge Pyle secured his education in the public schools of Muskingum, Morgan and Perry counties and the normal school at Lexington, after which he taught in the common and high schools. From 1894 to 1897 he served as clerk of courts of Perry county and during this period he studied law under the direction of the law firm of Butler & Butler. He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and at once engaged in the practice of his profession, in which his skill and success have gained for him marked prestige. In 1904 Mr. Pyle was elected judge of the court of common pleas, the duties of which position he discharged with ability until 1911, when he resumed his private law practice, in which he is still engaged. While conducting a general practice, the Judge specializes in corporation law, on which he is regarded as an authority, and has been connected as 146 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO counsel with some of the most important cases tried in the courts of this section of the state. In 1894, in New Lexington, Judge Pyle was united in marriage to Miss Maude L. Park, who is deceased, and to them was born a son, Ralph W., who attended the public and high schools of New Lexington and later graduated from Ohio State University and Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1920 and engaged in practice with the law firm of M. B. & H. H. Johnson, in Cleveland, where he remained until his death in June, 1925. A young man of alert mentality, fine attainments and a splendid personality, his death was deeply regretted by all who knew him. Politically Judge Pyle is a republican and has always been actively interested in public affairs, particularly of his home community. He served three terms as mayor of New Lexington in his earlier years and gave a very satisfactory administration of the city's affairs. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and various other lodges and also belongs to the Kiwanis Club of New Lexington, Ohio. He is a director and member of the advisory boards of several corporations and is regarded as a man of sound and dependable judgment in practical affairs. Cordial and unaffected in manner and loyal and true in every relation of life, he has always commanded the respect of his fellowmen and is regarded as one of Perry county's representative citizens. BEN B. JONES The constructive faculties predominate in the career of Ben B. Jones, a substantial business man of Newark .who has done important work as a city builder and is also classed with the foremost agriculturists of Licking county. He was born January 14, 1871, near Millersburg, in Holmes county, Ohio, and his parents, Thomas M. and Emma F. (Roe) Jones, were also natives of the Buckeye state. His grandfather, the Rev. Isaiah Jones, was born in Knox county, Ohio, and became widely known in central Ohio owing to his efforts in behalf of the Church of the Disciples, filling pastorates throughout Licking and Knox counties. He never accepted compensation for his work of spiritual uplift and encouraged religious study by giving a Bible to any child who was able to memorize one hundred verses of the Old and New Testaments. His brother, Dr. Harrison Bell Jones, was a learned divine and officiated at the funeral of James A. Garfield, the twentieth president of the United States. The Rev. Isaiah Jones was also successful in real estate operations and likewise developed a productive farm. At the time of his death he was a resident of Granville, Ohio. His wife, Elizabeth (Bell) Jones, was also born in Knox county and passed away in Columbus, Ohio. Their son, Thomas M. Jones, was born March 14, 1845, in Knox county and devoted his energies to the cultivation of the soil. He adhered to SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 149 the religious faith and political views of his father and after his retirement moved to Newark, where his demise occurred July 20, 1921. His widow was born in Newark in 1852 and passed away in this city, January 24, 1925. Her parents, Dr. Thomas F. and Elizabeth (Hall) Roe, were natives of England, in which country they were married, and there her father received his medical education. He was one of the pioneer physicians of Newark, Ohio, and stood high in his profession, enjoying a large practice. His residence stood on the site now occupied by the Licking County Children's Home. Ben B. Jones received his education in the public schools of Newark and learned the carpenter's trade under his father. At the age of seventeen the son obtained a position with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and for seven years was employed in the car building shops of that company. In 1895 he started out for himself as a building contractor and was thus engaged until 1913, when he was called to public office, becoming one of the county commissioners of Licking county. He served for two years and on the expiration of his term resumed contracting and also handled real estate. Success has attended his efforts and in Licking county he has erected over three hundred residences, most of which are situated in Newark. Mr. Jones was the builder of the Orpheum Theater and a number of stores in the city but specializes in residences. He has a thirty-five acre tract, known as the Ben B. Jones addition, which was formerly the property of his grandfather, Dr. Thomas F. Roe, and which has been in the family for nearly a century. This Mr. Jones is improving with attractive homes and has sold many lots. The property is located within the corporation limits of Newark on East Main street, and he also developed the Cherry Valley subdivision, dividing the land into tracts of one or more acres. Mr. Jones has one hundred and eighty-five acres, situated three miles from town, and this place is devoted to the dairy industry. He is the owner of five farms and his holdings comprise five hundred and thirty-eight acres. Methodical and systematic, he makes his labors count for the utmost and is constantly broadening the scope of his activities. He is a keen sportsman and a successful breeder of fine horses which have made notable speed records on many tracks throughout the state. Mayona, one of the stars of his stable, was a noted trotter that raced from 1910 to 1925 and at the age of twenty-three years went three heats on a half-mile track around 2 :13. She won many purses and was the dam of seven colts. Helen's Pride has been a winner on a number of tracks and began her career as a trotter in 1921. Mr. Jones was married May 22, 1893, to Miss Minnie E. Smith, who was born in Utica, Ohio, and in 1892 was graduated from Denison University at Granville. Her parents, Joseph F. and Catharine (McKee) Smith, were born in Coshocton county, Ohio, and passed away in Newark, where Mr. Smith was engaged as a retail grocer. He was a son of James M. and Nancy (Henderson) Smith, who were born on the eastern shore of Maryland and died in Dresden, Ohio. James M. Smith devoted his atten-