150 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO tion to agricultural pursuits. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Jones were Thomas and Arabella (Henderson) McKee, both of whom were natives of Ohio and passed away in Columbus. Mr. McKee was a prosperous farmer and stock buyer and after his retirement moved to Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have a daughter, Minnie Helen, who is a junior at Denison University. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are zealous members of the Second Presbyterian church, of which he was a trustee, and his wife is connected with Hetuck Chapter, No. 253, Daughters of the American Revolution. In politics he is a democrat and for a term served on the board of aldermen of Newark, working at all times for the best interests of the city. He is a Mason, belonging to Newark Lodge, No. 97, F. & A. M.; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M.; Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M.; St. Luke's Commandery, No. 34, K. T. ; Aladdin Temple Mystic Shrine and Scioto Consistory at Columbus. Mr. Jones is a strong force for progress in his community, and an exemplary life has won for him the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen. THE A. E. HULL POTTERY COMPANY Crooksville, Ohio, is the home of one of the most distinctive industries in this country, the A. E. Hull Pottery Company, which produces more goods in certain lines than any other similar establishment in the United States. A. E. Hull has been actively engaged in the pottery business for more than a quarter of a century, having organized what was known as the Globe Pottery in 1901. He operated that plant until 1904, when he sold his interest, and in 1905 was instrumental in the organization of the A. E. Hull Pottery Company, in which he became associated with a number of other men, among whom were W. Watts, secretary and treasurer; J. D. Young, superintendent of the plant, and F. H. Griswold, of Boston, Massachusetts, who has since severed his connection with the company; while there were also other stockholders. At the beginning the company had four kilns, each twenty-two feet in diameter, which were heated with natural gas produced near the plant. In 1907 the company purchased what was known as the Acme Pottery Company, which is now known as their Plant No. 2. At that plant they have one kiln, known as a continuous tunnel kiln, three hundred and seven feet long, and which also is heated with natural gas. The output of the two plants amounts to approximately nine hundred cars a year. The material used in these potteries is what is known as yellow home clay and is mined at Crooksville. The Hull Company employs two hundred and fifty people and has seven salesmen traveling out of the home office in Crooksville. The products consist chiefly of Blue Band kitchen ware, Zane Grey kitchen ware, decorated ivory kitchen ware, porcelain toilet ware, yellow ware, stoneware and specialties, art SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 151 pottery, jardiniers and flower pots. Theirs is by far the most complete kitchen line in the United States, and some idea of the capacity of the plants may be gained from the statement that in 1925 they produced three and a half million bowls and nappies, which figures do not include many other items produced, such as jugs, custard cups, butter jars, salt boxes and similar articles. Plant No. 1 is now mainly devoted to the making of wall tile, for which there is a constantly increasing demand. The factories are located on both the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, which thus afford unexcelled shipping facilities. A. E. Hull, who is at the head of this great enterprise, is represented in a personal sketch on other pages of this work. Guy Cooke, who was born in 1884 in Morgan county, Ohio, is vice-president of the company and manager of the eastern branch. An office is maintained in the Fifth Avenue building, New York city, and in Jersey City is the great warehouse, eighty-six by two hundred and twenty-five feet in dimensions. The eastern office also imports earthenware china, probably importing more than the entire output of the Ohio plant. G. E. McKeever, who is a director of the company, manages the branch house in Detroit, Michigan. V. D. Kinnan, a member of the board of directors, also serves as traveling salesman. L. A. Springer, a director of the Hull Company, is also a stockholder in and general manager of the Muskingum Pottery Company. J. D. Young, who has been associated with the company since 1905, is superintendent of Plant No. 1. He was born in 1863 and was married to Miss Minnie Watts, a native of Perry county, and they are the parents of six children, one of whom, Earl Watts Young, .is assistant to his father. TAGUE & TAGUE In the forefront of the able and successful law firms of Perry county stands that of Tague & Tague, of New Lexington, where it has been prominently identified with legal affairs for a number of years. The members of the firm, Paul and Vincent Tague, have been lifelong residents of this county and, because of their professional success and their excellent personal records, they command to a marked degree the confidence and respect of their fellowmen. Paul Tague was born in Perry county in 1881 and Vincent was born August 19, 1884, the sons of Peter and Mary (Fleer) Tague. The father was born in 1847 and died in 1911, and the mother, who was born in 1855, died in 1915. The father was of sterling old Irish stock and the mother of German descent. Mr. Tague served in the Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil war and gave his political support to the republican party. The sons secured their elementary education in the public and high schools of New Lexington, graduated from the normal school here, and then entered Ohio University, at Athens, where they were graduated. 152 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Paul Tague engaged in teaching school for thirteen years and during the latter part of this period studied law under T. 0. Crossman. Completing his studies at the Ohio Northern University at Ada, Ohio, he was admitted to the bar in 1910, and has since been actively engaged in practice at New Lexington. Vincent Tague began reading law under John T. Pyle, completed his studies in the Ohio State University, was admitted to the bar and has been practicing since 1915 in partnership with his brother, under the firm name of Tague & Tague. He served as prosecuting attorney from 1921 to 1925 and made a splendid record as an able and faithful official. The brothers have been identified as counsel with many of the most important cases tried in the courts of this and neighboring counties and are regarded as safe and trustworthy lawyers. In 1914, in St. Rose Roman Catholic church in New Lexington, Paul Tague was united in marriage to Miss Blanche Gordon, who was born in Perry county in 1884, and they are the parents of five children, Robert G., Joseph E., Paul, Jr., Rosemary and Dorothy, the three first named being in school. Paul and Vincent Tague give their support to the republican party, are communicants of St. Rose Roman Catholic church and are members of the Knights of Columbus and New Lexington Lodge, No. 509, B. P. 0. E., Paul having served as secretary of the lodge since 1913. They maintain professional affiliations with the Perry County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Paul Tague, who is a member of John Tague Post, No. 188, A. L., has had a military career. He held a commission as captain in the Ohio National Guard from 1911 to 1917, and in 1917 was commissioned a captain in the United States Army, being with the Seventh Ohio Regiment at Camp Sherman, Alabama, with which he served until August, 1918, when he was honorably discharged. The Tague brothers have at all times given their support to the best interests of their city and county and are accorded a place among its progressive and influential men. CHARLES W. KENT Endowed with business acumen, clear vision and an energetic nature, Charles W. Kent was for many years a forceful figure in the commercial life of Newark and likewise has been prominent in civic affairs, in which his efforts have been equally resultant and beneficial. He was born March 17, 1859, in Wayne township, Muskingum county, Ohio, and his parents, David H. and Minerva (Spangler) Kent, were also natives of this state. The grandfather, Elias -Kent, was a Virginian and in early life served on a British man-of-war, later becoming an officer on a colonial privateer. He married a Miss Romine and migrated from Virginia to Ohio, spending the remainder of his life in the Buckeye state. David H. Kent was the youngest of their family of fifteen children, SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 153 comprising ten sons and five daughters. He was born December 23, 1824, in St. Marys, Auglaize county, and when a young -man was employed on boats operating between Zanesville, Ohio, and New Orleans, Louisiana, but in later life cultivated a farm in Muskingum county, there passing' away in April, 1890. He was an adherent of the republican party and a deacon in the Baptist church. His wife was born in Wayne township in April, 1832, and her death occurred at Zanesville in April, 1904. Her parents were natives of Muskingum county and died on a farm near Elmwood, Illinois. Her father voted the republican ticket and was a member of the Baptist church. Charles W. Kent was reared on his father's homestead and received his early instruction in the rural schools of Wayne township. From 1878 until 1880 he attended the normal school at Ada, Ohio, and then entered the educational field, teaching for three terms in Muskingum county. Going to Missouri, he followed mercantile pursuits in Kansas City for a time and then returned to Ohio. He located in Newark and was associated with his sons in business under the firm style of Kent Brothers, florists and dealers in seeds and feed. This establishment, now known as the Kent Green Houses, is situated within the city limits on National drive and has existed for twenty-two years, constantly expanding as the result of the wise management and honorable, straightforward methods of its owners. Mr. Kent for twelve years was a member of the civil service commission of Newark and for two years was president of the common council. He was also city director of public service for two years, retiring from that office January 1, 1928, a position for which he possessed exceptional qualifications, and discharged his duties in a manner that won for him high commendation. Mr. Kent was married September 7, 1880, in Licking county to Miss Mary Ailene Coulter, who was born May 1, 1857, and received a public school education, afterward becoming a teacher in the public schools of the county. She was an earnest, helpful member of the Second Presbyterian church and possessed a sympathetic, unselfish nature which endeared her to all who were brought within the sphere of her influence. Mrs. Kent attained the age of sixty-six years and her death, on May 26, 1923, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret. Her parents were Preston F. and Lydia (Dodd) Coulter, the latter of whom was born near Brownsville, Ohio, and died in Licking county. Mr. Coulter was a native of Franklin township and always resided in Licking county. He was a progressive agriculturist and one of the most successful sheepmen and wool growers of this part of the state. In politics he was a republican and served as justice of the peace, while his religious views were in accord with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church. Preston F. Coulter was a son of John Coulter, who adhered to the same faith. He was also one of the prosperous farmers of Licking county, in which his life was spent, and his wife was a direct descendant of Oliver Cromwell. Mr. and Mrs. Kent were the parents of six children. The eldest, 154 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Maurice Coulter, was born July 23', 1882, and is a well known florist of Newark. He married Miss Ruby Seward of this city, and they have a daughter, Betty Jane. Bernard F. was born May 3, 1884, and is engaged in business at Macomb, Illinois, handling tires and storage batteries. In Newark he was married to Miss Mary Workman, by whom he has a daughter, Bernice Ailene. David, the next of the family, was born in 1886 and died in 1890. Lorena May, born July 1, 1888, is the wife of David P. Kuninger, a commercial traveler, and their children are Ailene McPhail and Ruth Kent Kuninger. Ruth, the next in order of birth, lived only nine months. Olive F. was born March 13, 1894, and during the World war was a stenographer for the government. She was employed at Norfolk, Virginia, and there met James Henry Freeberg, to whom she was afterward married. He is connected with Armour & Company of Chicago. They have one child, June Freeberg. Mr. Kent gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is affiliated with the Second Presbyterian church. He is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America and aided in organizing in Newark, Cedar Camp, No. 4727, which at one time was the largest in Ohio. In the Masonic order he has also attained prominence and belongs to Acme Lodge, No. 554, F. & A. M., of which he is a past master ; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M., of which he is high priest ; Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M., of which he is a. past illustrious master ; St. Luke's Commandery, No. 34, K. T. ; and Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Kent was made a trustee of the Masonic Temple committee on which he served for fifteen years, and endeavors to fulfill in his life the beneficent teachings of the order. He is a baseball "fan" and also enjoys wrestling matches. He has a high conception of the duties and obligations of citizenship, and, judged by the standard of service, his life has been very successful. W. WATTS One of the best known residents of Crooksville, Perry county, is W. Watts, who has spent practically his entire active career in the pottery business and for many years has been connected with the A. E. Hull Pottery Company, one of this community's most prosperous and substantial industrial concerns. Mr. Watts was born in Perry county in 1868 and is a son of Charles and Margaret (Triplett) Watts, of whom the former died in 1913 and the latter in 1917, both at the age of seventy-eight years. The father was a pioneer in the pottery business and followed that occupation all his life. W. Watts was educated in the public schools of Crooksville and then took a commercial course in the Zanesville Business College, from which he was graduated in 1890. In 1892 he was identified with the Star Stonery Company, with which he remained until 1901, when he became SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 155 associated with A. E. Hull, who organized the Globe Pottery, but sold his interest in that concern in 1905 and has since been identified with the A. E. Hull Pottery Company, of which he is secretary and treasurer. In 1897 Mr. Watts was united in marriage to Miss Emma Kemerer who was born In Paulding county, Ohio, in 1871, and to them were born a son, Gerald, born in 1899, and a daughter, Hazel, who was born in 1907 and is at home. Gerald, who is a graduate of the Crooksville high school and Meredith Commercial College, and works in the office with his father, was married in 1924 to Miss. Beatrice Stanberry and they have a son, Gerald Stanberry. Mr. Watts is well qualified for the position which he occupies in the A. E. Hull organization and has been one of the hardest workers for the success of the company. He is also a stockholder in the Crooksville Bank. He has taken an active interest in matters affecting the welfare of his community, and he commands uniform .respect and esteem. JOHN B. MOORE The late John B. Moore, of Newark, who passed away May 27, 1927, was one of that. city's highly esteemed citizens and a representative of a prominent pioneer family of Licking county. He was a descendant in the fourth generation of David Moore (I) who fought for American independence as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and died at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1803. His son, David Moore (II) was born in the Keystone state and served in the War of 1812. Afterward he migrated to Ohio and in Licking county established Mary Ann Furnace, named in honor of his wife, who was Mary Ann Thompson. The furnace was built in the valley of the Rocky Fork when the surrounding country was almost an uninhabited wilderness. The smoke from the last camp fires of the Shawnees still lingered in the forest and three or four log cabins nestled among the hills. The enterprise was a success. The hills yielded ore, the forests furnished charcoal, and from the bed of the Licking river, but a few miles below, lime could be obtained for it. A foundry was built in connection with the furnace and the iron produced was cast directly into stoves and cooking utensils. To the plant which was erected to saw lumber for the foundry building was soon added a grist mill, driven by water, and a large general store. Then began a golden age for the Mary Ann hills. Settlers became more numerous, land was cleared. David Moore's furnace took their charcoal, his store their produce ; his mill ground their grain, and his foundry provided them with work. At one time nearly a hundred men were employed in various capacities about the furnace, which was in operation for twenty years, supplying a crying need, for here were cast the articles that were necessary to the backwoodsman—tea kettles, wash kettles, kettles for their sugar camps, pots of every description, spiders and stoves. In the '50s the Mary Ann foundry went out of 156 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO blast forever and from these old furnaces, like the phoenix from its ashes, has arisen the great iron industry of Ohio. A man of strong religious convictions, David Moore (II) aided in establishing the First Presbyterian church of Newark and was one of its first elders, while in politics he was a whig. His wife was born in Newark and both, died in this city. Their son, John Moore, was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and became manager of Mary Ann Furnace, of which he was part owner. His political support was given to the whig party and in religious faith he was a Presbyterian. He married Mary Ellen Brice, of Virginia, and they had two children : Emily A., who was a teacher in the Newark schools ; and Catharine, who married Judge Silas Wright, of Lancaster, Ohio. His second wife, Eliza (Ellis) Moore, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, and passed away in Newark, while his death occurred at Mary Ann Furnace in 1847. Their two children were: Susan, who married John C. Larwill, of Mansfield, Ohio, and died in Newark in 1926 ; and John B. John B. Moore was born April 19, 1846, in Mary Ann township, Licking county. When a young man he entered the employ of the Adams Express Company, where he remained for many years, and later held a responsible position in the Newark Savings Bank. In politics he was a democrat, and his life was governed by the teachings of the Presbyterian church. He remained in Newark until his demise, which occurred when he reached the advanced age of eighty-one years. He married Kate M. Cool, who was born April 15, 1850, in Columbus, Ohio, and now resides in Newark. They became parents of two children : Francis S., who resided at Seattle, Washington, and died in 1922, unmarried ; and Jean, who is the wife of Merrill R. Montgomery, of Newark. OTIS HELSER The oldest undertaking business in Somerset, Perry county, is that conducted by Otis Helser, who has been very successful, being regarded as one of the leading funeral directors in this section of the county. Mr. Helser is a lifelong resident of Somerset, having been born here in 1872, and is a son of A. H. Helser, who was born in 1852 and died in Somerset, December 28, 1922. The father formerly was in the employ of John Amerian, who had established an undertaking business here in an early day, and in 1895 Mr. Helser and his son Otis bought the business, which they conducted together, as Helser & Son, until the father's death, when Otis Helser bought his father's interest and has since carried it on alone. Mr. Helser secured his education in the public schools of Somerset, having one year of high school work, and in the early '90s he entered the Columbus College of Embalming, from which he was graduated. Thoroughly competent in every respect, he has commanded his full share of the local busi- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 157 ness in his line and has gained many friends through his thoughtful and painstaking methods in caring for the dead and conducting funerals. He has an up-to-date equipment and nicely furnished parlors and gives prompt and efficient service. For forty years Mr. Helser has had the contract for hauling the mails and also does some express hauling. He is a business man of sound judgment and discrimination and commands the confidence of all. In 1899, in Somerset, Mr. Helser was united in marriage to Miss Eva Safford, who was born here in 1874, and they are the parents of two children : Cecil Henry, who was born in 1909, and was graduated from the Somerset high school in 1927, and Carl, born in 1916. Mrs. Helser is a member of the White Shrine of Jerusalem and the Parent-Teacher Association, and is very active in the work of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which she serves as organist. Mr. Helser is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Methodist Episcopal church, and has shown a commendable interest in everything pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of his community. A man of sterling integrity and consistent conduct, he is regarded as one of his community's best citizens, well worthy of the high regard in which he is held. He has been a member of the fire department since he was nineteen years old, becoming associated with the first fire company organized, of which he is still a member. WALTER D. TRACEY Alert to his opportunities, Walter D. Tracey has converted them into tangible assets and is one of the enterprising business men who are stimulating the pulse of trade in Newark. He was born May 9, 1878, in Marietta, Ohio, and his parents, Austin H. and Elizabeth (Theis) Tracey, were also natives of that city. His father was born in January, 1843, and became a traveling salesman. In religious faith he was a Congregationalist and cast his ballot for the candidates of the republican party. He made his home in Marietta until his demise, which occurred in November, 1903, when he was sixty years of age. His widow was born in September, 1852, and has always resided in Marietta. Her parents, Jacob and Catherine Theis, were natives of Germany and after their marriage came to the United States, settling in Marietta, Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Theis was a shoemaker and a skilled craftsman. He exercised his right of franchise in support of the republican party and was a member of the German Lutheran church. Walter D. Tracey was educated in the public schools of his native city and began his commercial career in a Marietta store, where he sold bicycles, automobiles and sporting goods. For eight years he was thus employed and then became a traveling representative of the Ball-Fintze Company of Newark. Later he was employed in a similar capacity by Beckley & Ralston, a Chicago firm dealing in automobile supplies, and for 10-VOL. 3 158 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO seventeen years was a traveling salesman, securing a large clientele in the territory which he covered. In 1916 he allied his interests with those of Newark and in partnership with Walter D. Bell embarked in business at No. 77 East Main street. They organized the Newark Automobile Supply Company, and as its manager Mr. Tracey has instituted well devised plans for the development of the business, of which he has a highly specialized knowledge, adding thereto the necessary executive force. Mr. Tracey was married April 10, 1919, in Newark to Miss Golda Nancy Martin, who was born March 22, 1888, in Fallsburg township, Licking county, and was graduated from the Newark high school in 1908. She completed a course in the Bliss Business College and prior to her marriage was bookkeeper for the Home Building Association of Newark. Her father, Charles Wesley Martin, was a native of St. Albans township, Licking county, Ohio, and a son of James P. and Nancy (Montgomery) Martin. The last named was born November 7, 1818, in Licking county and died in St. Albans township. James P. Martin was born January 16, 1812, in Marietta, Ohio, and passed away May 10, 1876, on his farm in St. Albans township. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and an adherent of the republican party. Charles W. Martin was born October 12, 1841, and won success as a farmer and wool buyer. After his retirement he established his home in Newark and remained in the city until his death on April 28, 1912. He gave his political support to the republican party and was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Miss Lydia Tilton, who was born October 4, 1853, in Fallsburg township, Licking county, and is a resident of Newark, making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Hood. The parents of Mrs. Martin were Nehemiah and Nancy (Hoover) Tilton, the former of whom was born near Paterson, in Monmouth county, New Jersey, January 10, 1820, and was a son of the Rev. John and Sarah (Falkenburg) Tilton. They were also natives of New Jersey and traveled over the plank roads from that state to Ohio in 1828. Rev. John Tilton was a Methodist minister and owned a productive farm in Fallsburg township, where both he and his wife passed away. Nehemiah Tilton was a child of eight when his parents left New Jersey, and his education was obtained in the public schools of Ohio. He chose the career of an agriculturist and during the latter part of his life lived retired in Newark, where he passed away May 7, 1915. His political support was given to the republican party and for many years he was a steward of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was born near Fultonham, in Muskingum county, and died on the homestead in Fallsburg township. Mr. and Mrs. Tracey have two sons : Walter D., who was born May 18, 1921; and William Tilton, born January 1, 1923. The parents are affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church and Mrs. Tracey is a member of the Monday Talks Club. In politics Mr. Tracey is a republican and along fraternal lines he is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, belonging to the lodge at Marietta. The Newark Chamber of Commerce numbers him among its valued mem- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 159 hers, and for recreation he turns to the sports of baseball and fishing. He is a public-spirited citizen, and his life is controlled by those principles which never fail to inspire respect and esteem. WILLIAM A. CLARKE For forty-four years William A. Clarke has been engaged in the tailoring business in New Lexington and has the second oldest establishment of this kind in the city, with an extensive trade covering a wide territory. He has been a lifelong resident of Ohio, his birth occurring in St. Marys on the 20th of August, 1866. His parents were John and Julia (Sheeran) Clarke, whose family numbered six children. The father, who devoted his life to farming, died in 1917, at the age of seventy-six years, while the mother, who was born in 1839, passed away in 1869 at the comparatively early age of thirty. In his youthful days William A. Clarke attended the country schools and many of his most valuable lessons have been learned in the school of experience. In 1884 when a youth of seventeen years, he went to New York city, where he served an apprenticeship at the tailoring trade with the John Mitchell Company, on Broadway, thus continuing until 1885. In that year he left the eastern metropolis and spent one year in Charleston, West Virginia. Returning to New Lexington in 1886, he was employed by Ward Brothers until 1898, when he embarked in business on his own account, taking over the second oldest establishment in the city, the business having been founded forty-two years ago. He keeps in touch with the latest and best in the trade and specializes in tailor-made suits. Such is the high reputation which he has attained that his business now covers approximately eighty acres through Southeastern Ohio and year by year his trade has increased until it is now one of extensive and gratifying proportions. In New Lexington, in 1888, Mr. Clarke was married to Miss Elizabeth W. Brush, who was born in 'Perry county in 1867. Their children are : Justin A., who is display man at Vincennes, Indiana ; Paul, who is engaged in the garage business in Cleveland, Ohio ; Victor, also a garage man of Cleveland ; Collette, who is the wife of Denright King, a real estate builder of Cleveland ; Leo and William A., who are auto mechanics of New Lexington; and Mary E., who is filling the position of bookkeeper in the City National Bank of New Lexington. The family are all communicants of St. Rose Catholic church and Mr. Clarke belongs to the Knights of Columbus and also to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He likewise has membership in the Kiwanis Club and he has ever been deeply interested in public affairs and a stanch supporter of any project or plan for the city's benefit and improvement. He is responsible for the beauty of Monument Square park and for the establishment of the monument there, 160 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO erected to the Thirtieth Ohio Volunteers of the Civil war, which is beautifully lighted at night. In many other ways he has contributed to the attractiveness of the park and has given tangible help to various proj ects of great benefit to New Lexington. He was manager of the champion basket-ball team of 1909, of 1910 and of 1917 but because of ill health is not now active in athletic circles. His has been a useful life and New Lexington classes him with its valued and substantial residents. ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CHURCH The date of the beginning of the Catholic parish of St. Francis de Sales, Newark, is not easy to determine, but it is probable that it was a mission attended from St. Joseph's, near Somerset, the place where the first Catholic church in Ohio was erected in 1818 by the Dominican Fathers. There is no record of the first resident pastor but it is probable that this post was filled by Rev. Father Brennaman. As early as 1836, however, Rev. Dominic Young of Washington, D. C., visited Newark on horseback while on his way to Somerset and Cincinnati, dispensing the sacraments of the, church and attending the sick along the canal, which was then being built. Father Young also delivered lectures in the old courthouse on the square about that time. The first mass was said in Newark in the old brick house on East Main street known as the Wing property. This house, which has since been demolished, was in the block where the post office now stands. The first altar boys were Thomas O'Hara and John McCarthy. At that time mass was also said in the home of Sebastian Wehrle on Canal street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, where the building may still be seen; in the residence of a Mr. Wolenschneider, situated at the southwest corner of Fifth street and the railroad ; and also in a house which is still standing on the southwest corner of Fifth and Poplar streets. John McCarthy and Cornelius McCarthy, pioneers, who were among the surveyors of the canal, saw the necessity of having the regular services of a Catholic priest for the many Irish and German Catholics who were brought here to build the canal. They made their request known to Archbishop Purcell, and he made the necessary provision. The first records of the parish which are extant contain baptismal and burial entries and include some account books. The first entry, made October 1, 1844, is of John O'Hare and Mary his spouse, whose child, Helen, was baptized on. that day. The last entry is without date but was probably toward the end of April, 1845. As the number of Catholics increased, it became imperative to make plans for the construction of a church. It was during the administration of Father J. Lamy, later arch- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 163 bishop of San Francisco, that the first church edifice, fronting on Granville street, was built. Until 1848 Fathers N. R. Young, A. P. Anderson, W. Schonat and Thomas J. Boulger attended the congregation in succession. Then a regular pastor was appointed in the person of Father J. Brennaman, who remained from 1848 until 1851. He died at Rockaway, New York, in 1876. It was during his pastorate that funds were collected to pay the indebtedness on the new church. He appointed the following as members of the church committee : John Martin, Eugene Koos, Sebastian Wehrle, John Tobin, Daniel McCarthy and Mr. Wolenschneider. Father Brennaman preached the first temperance sermon ever heard in Licking county. He admonished the men to turn their minds to better things and not to spend their hard earned money on drink. Among the early members of the church who contributed toward its upbuilding were William . Stanbery, Bradley Buckingham, E. McCarthy, Jones Maurath, NI. Maurath, Eugene Koos, Joseph Buckel, Patrick Connelly, Wilson and McMillen. In 1851 Rev. F. Bender was appointed by Archbishop Purcell to take charge of the Newark parish, which comprised the Linnville, Jacksontown, Natchez, Kirkersville, Mattingly and Jersey settlements. He was also the first priest to attend St. Joseph's church regularly. He took charge of Sacred Heart parish, Coshocton, Ohio, in 1857, negotiating for the site where the first permanent church was built. During the same year he erected a small log church in Killbuck, as well as other churches at points ten and eighteen miles from Coshocton. In time the old church on Granville street became inadequate for the accommodation of the growing congregation and steps were taken to build a substantial structure, the cornerstone of which was laid in 1860 by Archbishop Purcell. Father Bender intended that this building should answer the purpose of a school and church combined, and its long service for these purposes fully tested its strength and justified the faith of the builder. Later Father Bender was transferred to St. Edward's church, Cincinnati. He was succeeded by Father Louis Cartuyvels on December 19, 1863. Father Cartuyvels transformed the school into a parsonage and used for a school the west side of the church building. He made many improvements in the church, replacing the pine floors with brick, installing furnaces in the basement and making various other changes. In July, 1872, he was succeeded by Rev. N. E. Pilger, who remained until July, 1874. Rev. F. J. Campbell was next in charge for a few months, and Rev. Louis DeCailly was then assigned to the parish. He first paid the debts of the church, then moved the old buildings to the rear of the lot and put a new floor in the church edifice, making it two stories in height. From 1880 until 1884 Father Frank B. Woesman was his assistant. Father DeCailly was followed by Rev. P. V. Keogh who served until October, 1884. His duties were then assumed by Rev. W. F. Hayes, under whom the present church was erected. He also built a school which was replaced a few years ago. In less than three years this zealous priest 164 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO completed the building, which is a monument to his zeal and the generosity of the public. The edifice is of Gothic and Romanesque design and it was dedicated in 1887 by the Rt. Rev. John A. Watterson. Father Hayes died in June, 1892, and was buried in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Father Bernard M. O'Boylan was appointed by Bishop Watterson to succeed Father Hayes. In addition to his duties in Newark, he served the parish at Jersey for several months in 1912. He celebrated the first mass in Johnstown at the Woodmen's Hall in July, 1912. Under his direction., a lot was purchased where the church of the Ascension now stands. He also took care of the Utica parish from April until September, 1912. He purchased a lot and a building, the structure later being converted into the chapel of the Nativity, and this was the first little "red brick schoolhouse" in that territory. Father O'Boylan celebrated his golden jubilee January 23, 1924. Owing to ill health, he resigned his pastorate January 1, 1926. Though unable to say mass, he still lives within the confines of the parish, surrounded by the people whom he served so long and so faithfully. During Father O'Boylan's long pastorate he was assisted by Fathers P. Gladu, John Wagner, John Plunkett, O. P. Trogus, Lucius Kessler, James Ryan, P. J. Ruane, Otto Guenther, Dowd, Spangler, Banks, Fitzpatrick, Nugent and Eustace Foley. The parish of St. Francis de Sales was divided shortly after the consecration of the Rt. Rev. James J. Hartley, D. D., and the Rev. Charles H. A. Watterson, pastor of St. Benedict's, Cambridge, Ohio, was appointed to take charge of the new parish, named in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. Father is a nephew of the late Bishop John A. Watterson, second bishop of Columbus. On February 14, 1926, Rev. Father John J. Slattery, for thirteen years pastor of Sacred Heart church, Coshocton, Ohio, assumed the duties which proved too burdensome for Father O'Boylan. At this date (February, 1928) the future of St. Francis de Sales looks bright and promising. The parishioners are most grateful to the Right Reverend Bishop for sending to them a pastor whose zeal is untiring, whose kindness is always in evidence and whose one aim and ambition is to secure the highest possible good, temporal and eternal, for those whom Providence has confided to his care. The improvements which Father Slattery has made in and around the church and the school during the short time he has been in charge, proclaim in unmistakable terms the executive ability, the keen foresight and the fearless character of this man of God, undaunted by danger or difficulty where duty points the way. On December 21, 1927, Father Slattery celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The day was fittingly observed by the members of the congregation, who assembled for the solemn high mass in the morning and the banquet in the evening. The glad Te Deum ascended to heaven accompanied by the earnest prayer from SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 165 the depths of their hearts, that Father Slattery may be spared to them as guide and pastor ad multos annos. The parochial school of St. Francis de Sales has been in existence since the time of Father Brennaman, whose sister was the first teacher. Her pupils numbered about ten ; among them were the following : Mrs. John Hiser and Mrs. Susie O'Hare Conroy, now living ; Mrs. Philomena Morath Wehrle, the Misses Eliza and Anna Wehrle, and Mrs. Eliza Pendergast, deceased. Later, Mr. Koerner, known to many of his pupils now living as a good but strict teacher, was an instructor in the school. Subsequently, the Sisters of Charity took charge and in 1870 they were followed by the Sisters of St. Dominic. The first Dominican Sisters who taught here were : Sister Alphonsa Fritch, Sister Imelda Dittoe, Sister M. Thomas Conklin and Sister Teresa Wallace ; of these Sister Imelda alone survives. The new school was built in 1924. The committee in charge of the building was composed of A. T. Wehrle, James P. Murphy, Harry G. Miller and James McCarthy, the last named acting as secretary. The building and equipment cost one hundred and severity thousand dollars, and it is thoroughly modern in all its equipment. The pupils number four hundred and fifty. Besides the grade school, the school offers college preparatory and commercial courses, and it is rated as a first grade school by the department of education of the state of Ohio as well as by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This means that the equipment is complete, that the teachers are graduates of recognized universities and are degreed, and that graduates of this school may enter a university or college without examination. ANDREW JOHN KYLE Among the energetic and progressive newspaper men of Southeastern Ohio is numbered Andrew John Kyle, one of the owners and publishers of the Somerset Press, which is recognized as one of the best weekly papers in this section of the state. Mr. Kyle was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1884, and in the paternal line is of Scotch descent. He is a son of A. James and Annie M. (Green) Kyle, the former of whom was born in 1852 and died in 1887, while the latter was born in New Hampshire in 1864. A. J. Kyle attended the public schools of Chicago and New Hampshire and graduated from Coe's Academy in 1900. He then enlisted in the United States Navy, in which he served as steward until 1903, when he returned to civil life. He was private secretary to United States Senator William E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, remaining with that gentleman until his death in 1917. He served as private secretary to Congressman Frank D. Currier until his death, when he turned his 166 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO attention to newspaper work, in which capacity he was employed in Billings, Montana, Lansing, Michigan, and Defiance, Ohio, until 1926, when he came to Somerset, Ohio, and bought an interest in the Somerset Press, his partner being Charles Lester Mortal, and he has since devoted his efforts closely to the interests of this paper, in which line he has been very successful. The Press was founded in 1872 by M. C. McMahon who later sold it to Caesar Magruder. Eventually W. J. Mortal acquired ownership of the plant, conducting the paper with marked success up to the time of his death, in 1922, after which Charles L. Mortal assumed the property and ran it alone until November, 1926, when Mr. Kyle became part owner. The paper is ably edited and well printed and has a weekly circulation of over two thousand copies, distributed principally in the northern part of Perry county, where it enjoys a well-deserved popularity. Mr. Kyle has been married twice, first, in 1908, in New Hampshire, to Miss Christine Urquhart, who was born in 1885 at Cape Brittain, and they became the parents of a son, Andrew James II. In December, 1924, Mr. Kyle was married to Mrs. Neat Wyatt Chapline, who was born in Tennessee in 1883 and who by her first marriage is the mother of four children, George, Alice B., Mrs. T. E. McDonnell and Mrs. R. H. Sievers. Mrs. Kyle is a woman of marked literary ability and is rendering effective service as associate editor of the Somerset Press, besides which she has done much work for the magazines. She has delivered many lectures throughout the country, speaking before religious, educational, civic and social organizations and, possessing a pleasing voice and an effective delivery, has been well received wherever heard. She also takes an active interest in the work of the Parent-Teacher Association and other civic affairs of her community. Mr. Kyle is a republican in his political alignment and while living in New Hampshire took an active part in public affairs. He is a Knight Templar Mason and Shriner, while his religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church. A man of strong individuality and cordial manner, he has won a host of warm friends since coming to Somerset and is held in high regard throughout the community. A. EDGAR HAMMOND A. Edgar Hammond, serving his second term as judge of the probate court of Perry county, has won a well merited reputation for capability and the faithful performance of public duty. His entire life has been passed in this county, his birth having occurred in Bearfield township in 1891, his parents being Charles W. and Alice E. (Poling) Hammond, whose family numbered five children. The father was born in Perry county in 1867 and the mother in 1871. Mr. Hammond served for two SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 167 terms as county treasurer and actively supported all plans and projects for the public good. Reared under the parental roof, A. Edgar Hammond pursued his early education in the public schools, continued his studies in the high school at Crooksville, Ohio, and was graduated in 1912 from The Meredith Business College. He has devoted much of his life to service in positions of public trust and for two terms filled the office of chief probation officer, in the juvenile court. In 1920 he was elected judge of the probate court for a four years' term and so acceptably discharged his duties that he was reelected in 1924. His duties are increased quite a good deal, because in this county he acts as juvenile judge, also has concurrent jurisdiction with the common pleas court in divorce, partition and foreclosure proceedings. His decisions are fair and impartial and his promptness and efficiency in office have won him high commendation. He is a student of law and is registered as such under Attorney T. M. Potter. Outside the strict path of his profession he is a stockholder in The Perry County Buick Company. On the 6th day of March, 1925, Mr. Hammond was married to Miss Lola F. Summers, who was born in 1889. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in Masonry Mr. Hammond has attained the Knight Templar degree, being a past commander. He also has membership in the Knights of Pythias lodge and the Kiwanis Club, in which he is serving as a director. His interests have never been self-centered but, broad in scope, have been directly beneficial to his city and county. EMIL ADOLPH FRANKENBERG The growth and prosperity of a community depend largely upon the enterprise and ability of its citizens, and through his operations in connection with the lumber business Emil Adolph Frankenberg has stimulated the development of Pataskala along commercial lines, at the same time reaping the legitimate reward of well directed industry. He was born July 2, 1868, in McLean county, Illinois, and his parents were Adolph W. and Anna Eliza (Johnston) Frankenberg. A more detailed account of the family is given in the biographical record of Albert E. Frankenberg, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this publication. Emil A. Frankenberg was reared near Columbus, Ohio, and attended the rural schools of Franklin township. He learned the carpenter trade and was closely identified with building activities in this section of the state for a number of years. In 1904 he was joined by Albert E. Frankenberg in forming the firm of Emil A. Frankenberg & Brother and in 1907 the style was changed to the Brooke Lumber Company, Inc. This is a Pataskala firm of which Albert E. Frankenberg is the president and manager and Emil A. Frankenberg discharges the duties of secre- 168 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO tary and treasurer. The officers of the company are experienced lumbermen of mature judgment and as a result of their combined efforts the business has assumed large proportions. In Columbus, Ohio, Emil A. Frankenberg was married April 20, 1892, to Miss Alice M. Orr, who was born January 21, 1873, in Briggsdale, this state, and was there educated. Her father, William E. Orr, was a native of Ohio and served in the Union Army during the conflict between the north and the south. Afterward he engaged in dairying and the latter part of his life was spent in the Soldiers.' Home at Sandusky, Ohio. His wife, Anna E. (Earley) Orr, was born in Briggsdale and died in Columbus, Ohio. She was a .daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Nevill) Earley, prominent residents of Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Frankenberg became the parents of nine children. Their son, Forrest A., was born February 15, 1893, and died August 12 of the same year. C. Dell, born October 18, 1894, was graduated from the Pataskala high school and received the degree of Ph. G. from the University of Ohio. She is the wife of Dudley Horn, a registered pharmacist, who conducts one of the leading drug stores of Columbus. Henry B. was born April 3, 1897, and completed a course in the Pataskala high school. During the World war he received military training and is now associated with the Brooke Lumber Company. On July 3, 1925, he was united in marriage to Miss Louise Henderlick, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and both are prominent in social affairs of Pataskala. Violet Orr, born February 26, 1899, was graduated from the local high school and received the degree of Ph. G. from the University of Ohio. She is a registered pharmacist and one of the members of the University Drug Company, which owns two drug stores in Columbus. Dalton D. was born December 17, 1900, and completed a course in the Pataskala high school. He was also graduated from the State University and follows the carpenter's trade in Columbus. Emily A., born January 12, 1903, is a graduate of the local high school and the Newark business college. She became a saleswoman for the Pataskala Drug Company and remained with the firm until her marriage to Roy Fitch, of Hebron, Ohio, on October 14, 1927. Aletha A., born December 19, 1905, was graduated from the local high school and is now a telephone operator in Pataskala. The younger children are : Mary E., who was born September 7, 1910, and is a senior at the Pataskala high school ; and William E., who was born January 26, 1914, and is a member of the junior class of the same school. Mr. Frankenberg attends the Methodist Episcopal church, of which his wife is a zealous member, and in politics he is non-partisan, voting for the candidate whom he considers best qualified for office. He is a Mason, belonging to Pataskala Lodge, No. 404, F. & A. M., of which he is secretary ; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M., of Newark ; and Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M. His fraternal connections also extend to the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America and his wife is identified with the Pythian Sisters and the Eastern Star. Mr. Franken- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 169 berg spends much of his leisure in the open and in association with his brother has a cottage on the Muskingum river, where they enjoy the sports of hunting and fishing. He is a broad-minded man of high character and the respect accorded him is well deserved. CHARLES LESTER MORTAL Among the newspapers of Southeastern Ohio, none stands higher in public esteem than the Somerset Press, which for fifty-five years has served the people of northern Perry county and has been an important factor in the progress and development of that locality. This paper was founded by M. C. McMahon in 1872 and was later sold to Caesar Magruder, who ran it for several years, when he sold it to W. J. Mortal, by whom it was published until his death in 1922, when it became the property of Charles Lester Mortal, who is still one of the owners of the paper and plant, having sold an interest in it to Andrew J. Kyle in November, 1926. Published weekly, it has a circulation of over two thousand and is a welcome visitor into the homes in Perry county. The Press prints the news while it is news and compares in editorial ability and typographical appearance with any of its contemporaries. Charles Lester Mortal was born in Rushville, Ohio, in 1888, and is a son of William J. and Anna (Lauderbaugh) Mortal, who were of French and German descent. The father, who was born in 1858, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and of the Masonic order. He died in December, 1922, while the mother, who was born in 1859, died in 1925. They were the parents of two children, Mrs. Helen Mortal Walker, deceased, and Charles Lester. Charles L. Mortal secured his education in the public and high schools of Somerset and in 1900 entered his father's printing office, where he learned the trade. He has remained identified with the Somerset Press continuously from that time and on the death of his father in 1922 assumed control of the paper, with which he is still connected. In 1915 Mr. Mortal was united in marriage to Miss Esta M. Hite, who was born in 1888. She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and takes an active interest in local social and civic affairs. To them have been born two children, namely : Madge, born in 1917 and Joanne, born in 1923. A republican in his political views, Mr. Mortal has always maintained a deep interest in local public affairs and has consistently supported, personally and through the columns of his paper, every measure calculated to advance the interests of his town or county. The paper with which he is now connected is the real republican paper of the county and is steadily growing in influence and popularity. Mr. Mortal is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, while his religious faith is that of the Methodist 170 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Episcopal church. A man of sterling character and genial manner, he is widely known throughout his section of Perry county and commands the confidence and good will of all who know him. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN McDONALD Endowed with keen mentality as well as the capacity for hard work, Benjamin Franklin McDonald rose rapidly in the legal profession, becoming recognized as one of the talented attorneys of Southeastern Ohio. He is prohibition commissioner of the state and for over two decades has made his home in Newark. He was born May 13, 1868, in Washington township, Coshocton county, and is a scion of a family that was established in Ohio over a century ago. Mr. McDonald is the fourth in line of descent from William Wallace McDonald, who left his home in Scotland about 1753 and settled in Leesburg, Frederick county, Virginia, obtaining employment in a flour mill. One of his sons enlisted in the Continental Army, serving under General Francis Marion, and performed a deed of valor which is recorded in some of the histories of the Revolutionary war. Greenberry McDonald, another son, migrated from Virginia to Ohio in 1809 and established his home in the vicinity of Frazeysburg. His son, George W. McDonald, was at that time a boy of ten years and he experienced every phase of pioneer life in Ohio. He chose the career of an agriculturist and his homestead was situated a mile north of Frazeysburg. His wife, Nancy (Lovitt) McDonald, was a daughter of Daniel and Mary (James) Lovitt, who lived and died near Irville in Muskingum county. They were buried in the Irville cemetery, in which the old sandstone slabs marking their graves can still be seen and also that of Ann James, the mother of Mary Lovitt, whose father was buried near Zanesville on the banks of the Muskingum river. Ann James was a member of the Foreman family and the daughter of a Welshman. A sister of Ann James married a man named Spencer, from whom William and Firman Spencer of Frazeysburg are descended. Through the husband of Ann James the McDonald family is distantly linked with that of Jesse and Frank James of Missouri. Daniel and Mary (James) Lovitt were the parents of twelve children, six sons and six daughters. The sons John, William and Evan married early in life and about 1835 journeyed to Henderson and Hancock counties, Illinois. At a later date their brother, Daniel, Jr., went to that state and many of their descendants are now found in the neighborhood of Lenox, Iowa, and in the state of California. A sister, Mrs. Susan (Lovitt) Morgan, was the grandmother of John McGinnis, superintendent of the Muskingum county schools for a number of years, and another sister, Hannah Lovitt, became the wife of John Thompson, the grandfather of the late B. G. Nethers of Toboso and his sisters. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 171 George W. and Nancy (Lovitt) McDonald had a family of eleven children, ten sons and a daughter. Those who attained years of maturity were : Laban ; Evan, who spent the latter part of his life in Greene county, Indiana ; William, who died at New Moscow, Ohio ; Miles, Scott and Sylvester, who passed away near Frazeysburg ; John, whose demise occurred at Blue Mound, Kansas ; and Minerva. The last named became the wife of John McClanahan and died near Pimento, Indiana, but was buried in a cemetery near Danville, Illinois. All of the above named brothers were married and left families except Scott McDonald. Laban McDonald made farming his life work and was a leader of agricultural progress in Washington township, Coshocton county. He married Frances Ann Moore and nine children were born to them : Nancy Ellen, who became the wife of George McKee ; James W., who passed away in 1915 ; Jonathan G., whose life was terminated in 1926 ; George, whose demise occurred at Farmersburg, Indiana, in 1899 ; Harmon, who died before reaching mature years ; Mary Jane, who died at the age of eighteen years ; Sarah, who died at the age of five years ; Spencer, who died in youth ; and Benjamin Franklin. The last named obtained his early instruction in the rural schools of Washington township and the high school at Dresden, Ohio. In 1887 he matriculated in Antioch College and was graduated in 1891. His first knowledge of legal principles was acquired in the office of Judge West in Bellefontaine, Ohio. In 1893 he passed an examination before the supreme court of Ohio and was admitted to practice in the state courts. For about ten years he followed his profession in Dresden, Muskingum county, and then opened an office in Newark. His legal learning soon won recognition and he was retained as counsel by a number of local corporations of prominence. Mr. McDonald prepared his cases with thoroughness, precision and skill, winning many verdicts favorable to the interests of his clients, and also specialized in the management of large estates. For a number of years he retained the ancestral farm in Coshocton county and the carefully tilled fields yielded rich harvests. His interest in and knowledge of financial affairs led to his selection as a director of the Licking County Bank & Trust Company and the Citizens Building & Loan Association of Newark. Mr. McDonald still acts in this capacity and owns valuable real estate in the city. A gifted public speaker, he was connected with the Redpath Chautauqua Association for six years and lectured in many cities of the United States. Mr. McDonald was married May 16, 1903, to Miss Maude D. Kendall, of Terre Haute, Indiana, and they reside at No. 305 Hudson avenue in Newark. They have one son, George Jennings McDonald, who was born July 12, 1906, and completed a course in the Newark high school. He was graduated from Denison University at Granville, Ohio, and for a time, in 1927, studied international law at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and is now a student at Columbia University of Law, New York city. 172 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Mr. McDonald belongs to Cedar Camp, No. 4727, of the Modern Woodmen of America, of which he was at one time consul. He is a Royal Arch Mason and a past chancellor of Newark Lodge, No. 13, of the Knights of Pythias. His life is governed by the teachings of the First Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics he is a stanch democrat. His qualifications for public office attracted the attention of party leaders and on January 10, 1923, Governor A. V. Donahey appointed him prohibition commissioner of Ohio. Mr. McDonald is still serving and has fully justified the confidence reposed in his ability. He has a high conception of duty and honor, and his record reflects credit upon the Buckeye state, which is proud to number him among its native sons. EDWARD HOWERTH Edward Howerth has spent almost his entire life in Perry county and through the period of his manhood has been an important factor in promoting the welfare and progress of his section of the state. At all times his ideas are practical, so that his efforts have been a tangible element for growth and improvement. Ohio claims Mr. Howerth as a native son, his birth having occurred in Harrison county, November 25, 1865. He is of English lineage, his grandfather, who was a weaver by trade, having come from Lancastershire, England, to the new world in 1820. His father, James W. Howerth, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, November 3'0, 1841, and devoted his life to the occupation of farming. He served his country during the Civil war and was afterward a loyal member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He married Narcissis Harriman, who was born in Harrison county, Ohio, and died in 1871. The educational opportunities accorded Edward Howerth were those afforded by the rural schools of his home locality. He was a young boy when the family removed to Perry county, where he has since resided, and with its interests has been closely associated. In young manhood he taught for two terms in a rural school and later turned his attention to the dairy business, which he followed for a number of years, having one of the finest dairy herds in Perry county. He studied closely everything pertaining to the development of his herd and his labors were attended with substantial success. In 1894 Mr. Howerth was united in marriage to Miss Addie M. Rader, who was born near Moxahala, in February, 1874, and they have become parents of six children : Ralph, born in 1895 ; Alva, in 1898 ; William, in 1901; Ray, in 1903 ; Earl, in 1908 ; and Hazel, in 1910. The eldest son participated in the World war and holds membership in the American Legion. Mr. and Mrs. Howerth are members of the Presbyterian church and the family occupies an enviable social position. Fraternally he is SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 173 connected with the Knights of Pythias, has filled all of the offices in the subordinate lodge and has been a member of the grand lodge. Always deeply interested in public affairs pertaining to the progress and development of the county, he has rendered effective service in office. From 1912 until 1916 he was president of the Pike township school board and during his administration was the leader in the movement for establishing the first grade elementary school, there being now seven out of twenty-one schools of this character in Perry county. Mr. Howerth has also filled the office of township clerk for six years. He has served on the board of directors and as secretary of the Agricultural Society and has been active in arranging for boys' and girls' exhibits at the county fairs, which exhibits have proved a great success, being second to none in Southeastern Ohio. He was also instrumental in building the first macadam road out of New Lexington in 1914. It will thus be seen that his efforts have ever been of a constructive nature, contributing in substantial measure to the benefit and improvement of Perry county, and he is justly classed among its leading and substantial citizens. ALFRED B. ALEXANDER Alfred B. Alexander is a member of one of the old and respected families of Meigs county, several generations of which have been identified with the agricultural interests of this locality and all have performed their full part in the development and progress of this section. He was born on his father's farm, about one mile from Letart, in 1857, and is a son of Thomas L. and Caroline (Burns) Alexander. The father, who devoted his active years to farming, was born in 1814, and died at the age of ninety-three years, and the mother, who was born in 1818, died when eighty-seven years of age. They were the parents of eleven children, five sons and six daughters, of whom two sons and a daughter are still living. The old home farm, comprising one hundred and fifty acres of good land, was acquired by Mr. Alexander's grandfather in an early day and has been occupied by each succeeding generation. Alfred B. Alexander secured his education in the district school at Letart Falls and then gave his attention to the operation of the home farm, to which he has devoted his life, though he is now retired from active labor. During his earlier years he made several trips down the river to New Orleans, taking garden truck, corn and potatoes to the southern market in that way before the advent of railroads simplified the marketing of farm products. His father had made seventy-five such trips. Many years ago Mr. Alexander's brother, S. W. Alexander, erected a large mill at Letart and operated it for forty-five years, or to the time of his death. This old mill was destroyed by fire in 1926. In 1879, at Letart, Mr. Alexander was united in marriage to Miss 11-VOL. 3 174 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Kate Finney, a daughter of Rev. E. B. and Hannah Finney, the former having been widely known throughout Southeastern Ohio. Mrs. Alexander has always taken an active part in church and civic affairs and is a member of the Ladies Aid Society. To Mr. and Mrs. Alexander have been born four children, namely : Carl, who is a motorman in the street car service in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; Paul, who is a mail carrier and also operates his father's farm ; Dora, who is the wife of Earl P. Grinn and lives at Columbus, Ohio ; and Ruth, who is the wife of W. 0. Barnitz and lives about one mile from Letart. In his political views Mr. Alexander is a democrat and for many years has been active in local public affairs, serving as township trustee for six years and as clerk of the board of education for twenty-five years. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons at Racine, Ohio, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Letart Falls, and he and his wife are earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Alexander has been noted for his loyalty to his community, for the advancement of which he has unselfishly given his time and efforts, and he is recognized as one of its representative men, honored and respected by all. SAMUEL L. BEENEY As an educator of high standing Samuel L. Beeney contributed materially toward Newark's advancement, and his attention is now devoted to business affairs, in which he has been equally successful. He was born January 13, 1857, in Eden township, and in both the paternal and maternal lines represents old and highly respected families of Licking county. His father, Charles B. Beeney, was a native of England and in early life made the voyage to the United States in company with his parents, Jesse and Mary Beeney, who located in Licking county, Ohio, in 1828, hewing a farm out of the wilderness. Jesse Beeney was a member of the Church of Christ and an adherent of the democratic party. Charles B. Beeney was a cooper and later engaged in farming. Success attended his well directed labors, and his religious and political views coincided with those of his father. In Licking county Charles B. Beeney married Miss Christiana Lyons, a native of Ireland, in which country her parents, John and Margaret E. (Carlisle) Lyons, were married. They left the Emerald isle in 1.837 and cast in their lot with the pioneer farmers of Licking county, Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Lyons was a Presbyterian and conscientiously followed the teachings of his church. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Beeney resided for a number of years in Newark and both passed away in this city. Their family numbered five children, of whom Samuel L. was the second in order of birth. His brother, John W., was born April 1, 1855, and became a teacher. In later life he followed agricul- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 177 tural pursuits and on June 30, 1927, was called to his finale rest. By his marriage with Mattie Warthen, of St. Louisville, Ohio, he had three children : Robert and Howard Beeney ; and Mrs. Mamie Lewis, of Trauscona, Manitoba, Canada. John W. Beeney is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Lena (Metzner) Beeney, to whom he was married in Utica, Ohio, and Edward L., their only child, is living in Newark. Margaret, the next in order of birth, is deceased. Marie is now Mrs. Hugh W. Gorley and makes her home in Newark. Emma is the wife of Henry W. Hansberger, a prominent realtor of Newark. Samuel L. Beeney received his early instruction in the rural schools of his native township and completed his studies in the Teachers Training School at Utica, Ohio. For eleven years he was a public school teacher and in 1885 opened the Newark Business College, of which he was sole owner. As principal he successfully conducted the college for twenty-nine years, developing an institution second to none in the character and thoroughness of its instruction, and since 1914 has been a solicitor for the Hooper Franklin Insurance Agency, making his headquarters in Newark. He specializes in fire insurance and has mastered the art of salesmanship. Endowed by nature with more than one talent, he is an able writer and a frequent contributor to various newspapers. Mr. Beeney established the Ohio Teachers' Journal, which he edited and published for four years, when he transferred his interest to the National Educator published in Pennsylvania. Mr. Beeney is a strong champion of those movements and projects which make for good citizenship and was active in the war savings campaign. In politics he is a democrat, and his religious views are indicated by his affiliation with the Church of Christ. Traveling affords him much enjoyment, and he has visited nine countries, including the Holy Land, thus broadening his outlook upon life. He is interested in those things which have cultural value, tending to raise the individual to a higher level, and his personal qualities are such as make for strong and enduring regard. JOSEPH ATKINSON A long, useful and upright career was brought to a close on April 1, 1925, when Joseph Atkinson passed away at his home near Patasala, at the venerable age of eighty-six years. A lifelong resident of this locality, he contributed materially toward the financial stability of the town through his banking activities, and was long accounted one of the foremost agriculturists and dairymen of Southeastern Ohio. Mr. Atkinson was born January 23, 1839, in Harrison township, Licking county, and was a scion of a colonial family that has been 178 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO represented in this country for nearly three hundred years. He traced his lineage to Thomas Atkinson, who left his home in Bury Lancashire, England, and settled in Concord, Massachusetts. There he took the freeman's oath on December 7, 1636, and in November, 1646, was called to his final rest. A younger brother, Theodore Atkinson, had preceded him to America and during provincial days was a prominent statesman of New Hampshire. John, a son of Thomas Atkinson, was born at Concord in 1640 and after the death of his father was adopted by his uncle, Theodore Atkinson, of Boston, Massachusetts. In that city the nephew learned the hatter's trade and later moved to Newbury, Massachusetts. His first wife, Sarah Myrick, was the mother of all his children, of whom Nathaniel was born November 29, 1677. He married Deborah Knight and they were the parents of Nathaniel Atkinson, Jr., who was born March 19, 1717, in Newbury. In 1766 he migrated to New Hampshire and spent the remainder of his life in Boscawen, passing away. October 26, 1794. In 1741, while living in Newbury, he had joined the First Congregational church, with which his wife, Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Atkinson, also united at that time. She always remained in Newbury and responded to the final summons in 1755. Their son, Joseph Atkinson, was born in Newbury and died March 20, 1830, at Boscawen. He had married Anna Atkinson, who was born April 13, 1782. She was a cousin of Nathan Hale, the American patriot, who made the supreme sacrifice for his country. Their son, Peabody Atkinson, the father of Joseph Atkinson of this review, was born at Boscawen, New Hampshire, December 30, 1804, and migrated to Ohio, becoming one of the prosperous agriculturists of Licking county. Peabody Atkinson came to Licking county in 1830 and settled first on what was known as the Ridgely Tract, near Jacksontown his holdings comprising one thousand six hundred acres. In 1831 he returned to New Hampshire where he was married and brought his bride to Ohio. In 1833 he located on a tract of eight hundred acres in Harrison township, where he resided the remainder of his life. He built a sawmill on the south fork of Licking creek which he operated until his death, greatly assisting in the development of the country. Of this property four hundred sixty acres yet remains in the family name. He was an elder of the Presbyterian church and supported the candidates of the republican party. His farm was situated in Harrison township and there his death occurred on July 8, 1863, as the result of an accident incurred when he was sacking wool. His wife, Miranda (Elliot) Atkinson, was a native of Canterbury, New Hampshire, and died May 3, 1866, in Granville, Ohio. She was a daughter of Samuel Elliot, a large landowner and prominent citizen of Boscawen. Joseph Atkinson received his early education in the public schools of Pataskala, Ohio, and later was a student in an academy at Danville, Illinois. He next entered Denison University, which he attended for SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 179 two years, and was then called home by the death of his father. He took charge of the homestead, inheriting an estate of four hundred and sixty acres, known as the Woolworth Farm, and in its cultivation he utilized the most effective methods, demonstrating the value of science and system as factors in productiveness. From time to time he added modern improvements to his property and thus enhanced its value. At first he raised shorthorn cattle and later was a breeder of Jersey and Ayrshire cows, operating a large, up-to-date dairy on the farm, which he retained until his demise. Mr. Atkinson owned stock in the Millersport Bank and for fourteen years was president of the Pataskala Banking Company. Later he aided in organizing the Peoples Bank of Pataskala and was elected president of the institution, successfully administering its affairs until his death. He had an intimate knowledge of the complex details of modern finance and his associates placed implicit confidence in his judgment and probity. In Hebron, Ohio, Mr. Atkinson was married October 10, 1872, to Miss Julia Churchill Ewing, a daughter of Dr. James Ewing and a granddaughter of Samuel Ewing. The last named was a millwright and made his home in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. His wife, Elizabeth (Ricketts) Ewing, was a daughter of Edward and Mary (Cameron) Ricketts, the latter a native of Scotland. Mr. Ricketts was a resident of Philadelphia and during the Revolutionary war was a lieutenant in the Continental Army. Dr. James Ewing was born January 15, 1800, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and on December 1, 1826, was licensed by the Medical Society of the Fifteenth District of the State of Ohio, at Zanesville, John Hamm, president, to practice medicine. He was a physician of high standing and practiced successfully in Hebron, Ohio, from 1827 until his retirement in 1882. A stanch whig, he later became a republican and during the Civil war was appointed postmaster of Hebron. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and closely observed its teachings. The closing years of his life were spent at the home of Mrs. Atkinson in Pataskala and on December 14, 1884, he was called to his final rest. His wife, Julia (Weatherwax) Ewing, was born March 14, 1816, in Little Falls, New York, and died at her daughter's home in Pataskala, March 16, 1886. Mrs. Atkinson was born July 27, 1849, and attended the public schools of Hebron. Her studies were continued in the Granville Female College and during 1871-72 she was one of the grammar school teachers of Pataskala. She is a zealous member of the Pataskala Presbyterian church and its allied societies and devotes much time to religious and charitable work. A prominent clubwoman, she is a charter member and president emeritus of the Advance Club, and her political views are indicated by her connection with the Women's Republican Club of Ohio. She is also a member of the board of the Children's Hospital at Columbus. Along fraternal lines she is identified with the Eastern Star, belonging to Wahneta Chapter, No. 235. Unselfish, broadminded and public-spirited, she has long exerted a strong 180 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO influence for good in the community and is esteemed and admired by a wide circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson were the parents of seven children. The eldest, Charles Ewing, born July 20, 1873, is a graduate of the Pataskala high school, is connected with the Ohio Light & Power Company and lives in Granville. In Pataskala he married Miss Amy Coons, by whom he has two children, Charles Ewing, Jr., and Mary Jean. Florence Elliot, born April 14, 1875, and graduated in 1895 from the Granville Female College, is the wife of George T. Newkirk, who is identified with the advertising department of the Columbus Dispatch and they have a daughter, Julia Atkinson, who is the wife of Fred Richard Gardiner, associated with the Theatre Equipment Company of Columbus, Ohio, and their children are Patricia and Julianna Gardiner. Dr. Frank Peabody Atkinson was born April 1, 1877, and completed a course in Wooster College. The Ohio State University conferred upon him the M. D. degree and he is now diagnostician for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Columbus, Ohio. He is a Spanish-American war veteran and a World war veteran and a member of the Ohio Medical Reserve Corps. Dr. Atkinson married Miss Farice Klink, whose home was in the vicinity of Kirkersville, Ohio, and they have a daughter, Catherine Julia. Joseph Barnard Atkinson was born August 30, 1879, and attended Wooster College. He was also a student at the Ohio State University and is engaged in farming near Pataskala, where he is a member of the school board. His marriage to Miss Grace Sutherland was solemnized in Pataskala and they became the parents of two sons, Joseph and John Barnard, the former of whom is deceased. Henry Churchill Atkinson was born April 23, 1882, and went to France with the American Expeditionary Force in the Ambulance Corps. He received his higher education in Ohio State University and is a registered pharmacist. James Ewing Atkinson, born March 10, 1885, attended the public schools of Pataskala and is a landscape gardener. He is a World war veteran and was gassed October 26, 1918. Carleton C. Atkinson, the youngest son, born July 22, 1887, was graduated from Wooster College, is a veteran of the World war and is now engaged in merchandising in Pataskala, where he married Miss Evelyn Farber. To their union were born three children, one of whom, Joan, is deceased. The others are Robert Samuel and Richard Carleton. During the Civil war Joseph Atkinson espoused the cause of the Union, enlisting in 1864, and was a second lieutenant under Captain Baird, who commanded Company D, of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Lieutenant Atkinson proved a gallant, efficient officer and at the end of five months' service was honorably discharged. Subsequently he joined the Grand Army of the Republic and was an influential member of Baird Post, No. 653. He was a member of the school board at Pataskala for fifty years, retiring a short time previous to his death. In politics he was a stalwart republican and voted SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 181 for Lincoln in 1860. He was an elder in the Presbyterian church and carried his religion into his daily life, in which it found beautiful expression. Mr. Atkinson's enterprise and reliability in business affairs, his championship of all measures for the general good and his devotion to the ties of home and friendship combined to make him a citizen of exceptional worth and his death was deeply regretted by all who were brought within the sphere of his influence. LABERT DAVIE High on the list of New Lexington's successful and honored citizens appears the name of LaBert Davie, who for twenty-five years gave able and appreciated service to his community as editor and publisher of the New Lexington Tribune, and is now conducting a prosperous job printing business in this city. Mr. Davie was born in Bolivar, New York, on the 26th of February, 1868, and is a son of Chester and Lydia Davie, also natives of Bolivar, the father born March 5, 1832, and the mother January 6, 1841. In the paternal line Mr. Davie is of Welsh descent, while his maternal line is of English origin. He received his educational training in the common and high schools of his home city and then learned the printing trade, at which he was employed in Buffalo, New York, for several years. In 1894 he went to Whitesville, New York, where he served as editor of the Whitesville News for two years, and in 1896 went to Corning, Ohio, where he took over the Corning Breeze, which he conducted for five years. In November, 1901, Mr. Davie came to New Lexington and became editor and publisher of the New Lexington Tribune, to which he devoted his attention for twenty-five years. Under his management the Tribune became one of the best country newspapers in Southeastern Ohio and enjoyed a steadily increasing circulation throughout this section of the county. Its editorial columns gave consistent support to the highest and best interests of the community and as a purveyor of news has compared favorably with any of its contemporaries. Since turning attention to the business of commercial printing, Mr. Davie has met with a very gratifying measure of success and commands his full share of the public patronage in his line. He has a well equipped shop, possesses a thorough technical knowledge of the business and has taken a pride in the high quality of his work. On May 13, 1891, in Bolivar, New York, Mr. Davie was united in marriage to Miss Harriet Ortz, who was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1868, and is a daughter of C. E. and Mary R. Ortz, also born and reared in Indiana. Mr. Ortz is now deceased, and his widow lives in New Lexington. To Mr. and Mrs. Davie have been born two sons, Chris E., who was married to Miss Dorothy Evans and lives in 182 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO New Lexington, and Charles L., who is a student in Ohio State University, at Columbus. In his political views Mr. Davie is a stanch republican and has always taken an active interest in public affairs. He is the present postmaster of New Lexington and is administering the office in a manner that has earned the praise and commendation of his fellow citizens. He is a member of New Lexington Lodge, No. 250, F. & A. M., of which he is a past master ; New Lexington Chapter, No. 49, R. A. M.; New Lexington Council, No. 75, R. & S. M., of which he is a past thrice illustrious master; New Lexington Commandery, No.. 57, K. T., of which he is past eminent commander ; Carnation Chapter, O. E. S., of which he is a past worthy patron ; New Lexington Lodge, No. 509, B. P. O. E.; and the Kiwanis Club, of which he is treasurer. His religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church. His successful business career, his fine public spirit and his sterling qualities have gained for him the confidence and respect of his fellowmen and he is regarded as one of New Lexington's most substantial and dependable citizens. CHARLES WILLIAM FRENCH Among the substantial financial institutions of Licking county is the First National Bank of Utica with a record of twenty-two years of continuous service, and throughout this period Charles William French has contributed his share toward the development of the business, while he is also a leader in civic affairs. He was born August 19, 1877, near Hunt Station in Knox county, Ohio, and his parents, Jacob Ashley and Nancy Jane (Ferrell) French, were also natives of the Buckeye state. It is a family tradition that this branch of the family is descended from John French, who was one of three brothers who came to America about the middle of the eighteenth century and settled in Pennsylvania. He was the father of Jacob French, who was born in Green county, Pennsylvania, about 1774, and owned and operated a productive farm near Zanesville, Ohio, where he passed away in 1874, lacking fourteen days of reaching his one hundredth birthday. His son, Samuel French, was also a native of Green county and devoted his attention to the cultivation of the soil. He was a democrat but never sought political preferment as a reward for party fealty. After his retirement he moved to Columbus, Ohio, and spent the remainder of his life in that city.. He married Mary A. Davis, who was born near Mary Ann Furnace, Ohio, and it was there that the birth of their son, Jacob A. French, occurred on January 14, 1851. When a youth he worked for a time for a railroad company and then returned to the farm. For thirty years he followed agricultural pursuits and on the expiration of that period again became identified with transportation affairs as yard- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 183 master for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Mount Vernon, Ohio, for a number of years, there residing until his death on February 10, 1925. His political support was given to the democratic party and his religious views were in harmony with the doctrines of the Church of Christ. He is survived by Mrs. French, who was born August 18, 1855, in Gilboa, Putnam county, and makes her home in Mount Vernon. Her father, James T. Ferrell, was born February 22, 1808, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and became an expert shoemaker. He was engaged in business at Gilboa and there passed away on September 22, 1884. His wife, Parthena (Hickerson) Ferrell, was born November 19, 1814, near Mary Ann Furnace and died May 19, 1874. In the country schools of Knox county Charles W. French received his early instruction and in 1899 he was graduated from the high school at Utica, Ohio, afterward completing a course in the Sandusky Business College. For six years he devoted his attention to educational work, teaching in Fairview and Pine Hill, Knox county, and in Homer, Licking county. On May 11, 1905, he became a bookkeeper in the First National Bank of Utica, which had received its charter three days previously, and his efficient, conscientious work was rewarded by promotion to the responsible position of assistant cashier, which he is now filling. Mr. French has mastered the details of modern finance and exerts every effort to promote the interests of the institution which he represents. He is one of the directors of the bank, which has enjoyed a steady and healthful growth, and its assets are now approximately one million, three hundred thousand dollars. He acts as secretary and treasurer of the Big Four Oil Company of Utica, which has eleven wells in operation, and he fills the same offices in the Murray Homestead Association, owning a valuable farm of eighty-eight acres, the earnings of which are donated for the support of foreign missions. Mr. French was married June 10, 1902, in Homer, Ohio, to Miss Coral Wave Shaffer, who was there born March 26, 1883, and was graduated from the local high school in 1900. Her father, Samuel Lloyd Shaffer, was born July 2, 1859, in Mount Liberty, Knox county, Ohio, and his parents were Peter and Ellen (Thatcher) Shaffer, natives respectively of Fredericktown and Mount Liberty. Peter Shaffer was one of the pioneer hotelmen of Ohio and a genial, sympathetic nature drew to him a wide circle of sincere friends. He was a member of the Church of the Disciples and an adherent of the democratic party. Death summoned him February 1, 1893, at which time he was a resident of Centerburg, Ohio, and his wife died in Columbus, January 1, 1899. Their son, Samuel L. Shaffer, became a funeral director and engaged in business at Homer, Ohio, where he passed away February 1, 1919. In politics he was a democrat and filled the office of township trustee, while his life was governed by the teachings of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, Sadie M. (Woodruff) Shaffer, was born in Homer, March 22, 1861, and there resided until her demise on December 21, 1887. She was a daughter of Morgan and Eliza- 184 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO beth (West) Woodruff, both of whom were born near Utica, Ohio. Her grandparents, Joshua and Priscilla (Davis) Woodruff, were natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and died on their farm near Utica, Ohio. Joshua Woodruff was a member of the Church of Christ and cast his ballot for the candidates of the republican party. His son Morgan also followed agricultural pursuits and died at Homer January 5, 1898. He united with the Methodist Episcopal church and was a republican in his political views. His wife was born January 22, 1838, and passed away at Utica, November 1, 1922. Mr. and Mrs. French are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and zealous workers in its behalf. He is one of the official board and both are teachers in the Sunday school. Mr. French is allied with the progressive wing of the democratic party but casts an independent ballot, considering the qualifications of a candidate as a matter of prime importance. During the World war he was active in the various drives and for fourteen years has been city clerk of Utica. He acts as clerk of the board of trustees of the sinking fund and is also president of the Licking county board of health, serving each of these bodies to the extent of his ability. In Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree and for two years was master of Licking Lodge, No. 291, F. & A. M., of which he has been secretary since 1913. He is a member of Clinton Chapter, No. 26, R. A. M., at Mount Vernon ; the Scottish Rite Consistory of Columbus, and Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Of the Eastern Star he is a Past Worthy Patron and for twelve years has been treasurer of the Utica Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which body he has filled all the chairs, and has also been District Deputy Grand Master for one term. His wife also joined the Eastern Star and is a Past Worthy Matron of the local chapter. For recreation he turns to hunting and fishing and is a keen sportsman. His public spirit has been manifest in tangible efforts for the general good and no resident of Utica occupies a higher place in the esteem of its citizens. JUDGE LAWRENCE GRANT WORSTELL For thirty-three years Judge Lawrence Grant Worstell has successfully followed his profession in Athens and now ably administers the affairs of the court of common pleas. Nature has endowed him with more than one talent, as he is also an outstanding figure in financial and industrial circles of this locality. A native of Ohio, he was born August 21, 1863, in Tappan, Harrison county, and is a son of Henry P. and Eleanor (Scott) Worstell, both of whom are deceased. For many years Henry P. Worstell engaged in farming near Tappan and he died January 12, 1928, at the age of ninety-one years. At one time he exerted a strong force in local politics and served for six years on the board of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 185 county commissioners. His family numbered eleven children, but two sons and three daughters have passed away. Reared on his father's farm, Lawrence G. Worstell attended the Feedsprings schools and his higher education was obtained in the University of Ohio, from which he received the A. B. degree in 1888. During 1889 he was a teacher in the public schools of Toledo, Ohio, and then went to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he was engaged in educational work for four years. While employed in the law offices of Grosvenor & Jones he mastered the principles of jurisprudence and in 1894 was admitted to the bar. His legal attainments soon won him recognition. His cases were prepared with thoroughness, precision and care and in their presentation he was logical, forceful and convincing. In 1918 he was elected judge of the court of common pleas. In February, 1919, he took office and the record established during his first term won him reelection in 1924. He tempers justice with mercy and his rulings are sustained by the higher courts. Judge Worstell is president of The. Athens-Pomeroy Coal and Land Company and is president of the Athens National Bank and the J. H. Grayson Manufacturing Company. In 1889 Judge Worstell was married in Athens to Miss Lenore Michael, a native of Athens county, and they became the parents of five children. Lawrence G., Jr., the only one now living, was born in Athens in 1904 and is taking a course in the law department of the Ohio State University. Along fraternal lines Judge Worstell is connected with the Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. In politics he is a republican and his civic spirit has been expressed by service on the Athens board of education, of which he was a member for fourteen years, exerting his influence to improve the facilities and standards of the local schools. Judge and Mrs. Worstell are affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church and closely observe its teachings. Both are members of the Athens Reading Club and Mrs. Worstell also belongs to the Dallas Club, while the Judge is a Rotarian. While he has never courted popularity, the years have strengthened his hold upon public esteem and his career reflects credit and honor upon the legal profession. WILLIAM HARRIES MORGAN, M. D. Dr. William Harries Morgan, a veteran of the World war, is classed with the leading physicians of Southeastern Ohio and for eight years Newark has been the scene of his professional activities. He was born August 24, 1884, in Venedocia, Van Wert county, Ohio, and is a son of John Elsworth and Mary Emma (Jones) Morgan. His grandparents, William H. and Esther Elizabeth (Harries) Morgan, were natives of Wales and established their home in Venedocia, Ohio, where both passed away. William H. Morgan was a prosperous agriculturist and exercised 186 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO his right of franchise in support of the candidates of the republican party. His life was governed by the teachings of the Presbyterian church, of which he was a deacon. His son, John E. Morgan, was born at Jefferson Furnace, Ohio, April 30, 1864, and in young manhood followed the occupation of farming. He is now employed by the city of Columbus but resides in Bexley, Franklin county, Ohio. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is a Presbyterian in religious faith. His wife was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1862, and her parents, Evan H. and Mary (Jones) Jones, were also Welsh. Her mother was a native of the northern section of that country and her father was born in the southern part. He was a steel worker and for a number of years was employed as a puddler in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He afterward engaged in farming in Van Wert county, Ohio, and brought his land to a high state of development. Mr. Jones was a deacon in the Presbyterian church and an adherent of the republican party. He passed away at Lima, Ohio, and his wife's demise occurred in Venedocia. Dr. William H. Morgan completed a course in the East high school in Columbus and in 1909 received the M. D. degree from the State University of Ohio. For three years he was an interne of Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus and then opened an office on Long street in that city. While in Columbus he was associated with two distinguished citizens, Drs. Will and Charles S. Hamilton. In the fall of 1917 his patriotism prompted him to offer his aid to the nation in its time of need. He was commissioned a first lieutenant in the medical corps of the United States Army and in January, 1918, was ordered to Washington, D. C., for service in the Army Medical School. While in that city he was among the physicians who were transferred to the medical corps of the British Royal Army as the result of an agreement between the English and American war departments, and on this assignment went overseas in March, 1918. Dr. Morgan was stationed in various hospitals and camps in England and Scotland, later going with the British troops to France, and participated in the battle of the Somme and the great Ypres offensive. After the armistice was signed he was sent to Germany with the British Army of Occupation and while in that country had the benefit of study and clinical observation in the University of Bonn. He also took a six weeks' course at the great Ormond street Hospital for Children in London, England, and on August 20, 1919, received his honorable discharge at Camp Sherman, Ohio, at which time he was holding the rank of captain. He then came to Newark and is now located at No. 65 North Fourth street, in the Belmawr apartments. His offices are equipped with every modern appliance and his practice makes heavy demands upon his time and energy. He is a member of the medical staff of the Newark City Hospital and its secretary and treasurer. His scientific knowledge is comprehensive and exact and his military experience has been of great value to him in the discharge of his professional duties. Having taken the emergency postgraduate courses required by the British government, Dr. Morgan was awarded a fellow- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 187 ship in medicine by the board of which the noted physician, Dr. William Osler, was at that time chairman. Dr. Morgan is a member of the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. Throughout his career he has been a deep student as well as an indefatigable worker and is a distinguished exponent of his profession. Dr. Morgan was married November 12, 1914, in Newark, Ohio, to Miss Anna Richards, a daughter of Howell and Mary (Jones) Richards, natives of South Wales. Her father was a successful contractor and aided in building the line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Newark to Mansfield. He gave his political support to the republican party and was a deacon of the Congregational church. He was the owner of a well developed farm and his widow resides on the homestead near Newark. Mrs. Morgan was born August 22, 1882, in Newark, and in 1902 was graduated from the local high school. Dr. and Mrs. Morgan have two sons : Richard Howell, who was born March 9, 1916 ; and William Harries, Jr., born September 7, 1917. The parents are affiliated with the Second Presbyterian church and Mrs. Morgan is active in religious work, also serving as vice president of the Parent-Teacher Association of Newark. A talented musician, Dr. Morgan is a patron of the Eisteddfod and belongs to a number of singing societies, while he has also been organist at various churches. He is a past president of the Lions Club and his political support is given to the republican party. Along fraternal lines he is identified with the Newark Lodge of Elks and is also a Mason, belonging to Acme Lodge, No. 554, F. & A. M., and Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M. JAMES AUGUSTUS McCOWAN, M. D.  Dr. James Augustus McCowan has long held a place in the front rank of the able and popular physicians of Marietta, where he has built up a large and lucrative practice and is regarded as one of Washington county's most successful professional men. Born at Moss Run, Ohio, he is a son of I. S. and Mary R. (Dye) McCowan. The father, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1844, was a son of Dr. W. L. McCowan, a skilled physician, who on coming to Ohio located at Moss Run, of which locality he was one of the early settlers. He commanded a large practice throughout that section of the county and earned the sincere respect of the entire community. I. S. McCowan, after completing his education, engaged in a mercantile business at Moss Run and became a large land owner. His wife was born at Moss Run in 1843, and they became parents of five children, three sons and two daughters, as follows : William L., who received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Marietta College, became superintendent of the State Normal School at Fairmount, West Virginia, where he remained until his death, in 1922. He was in the  188 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO service of his country during the World war, holding the rank of colonel. After a period in the officers' training camp in Chicago, he was sent overseas and saw two years of active service. James A. is the next of the family. Pome, who completed his education at Scioto College, is employed as a traveling salesman and now lives in Marietta. Fannie is the wife of Albert Stephan and resides in Newark, Ohio. Maude is the wife of John M. Speary, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma. James A. McCowan attended the public schools of Moss Run and the Beverly Normal School, after which, having decided to devote his life to the practice of medicine, he matriculated in Starling Medical College, at Columbus, and was graduated with the M. D. degree in 1902. He served his interneship while pursuing the regular course and on his graduation he located at Middleburg, Noble county, Ohio, where he practiced his profession four years, after which he came to Washington county. In 1915 he came to Marietta, where he has remained to the present time and has gained a prominent and influential place in the community. He conducts a general practice, but specializes in internal medicine. He is medical examiner for the Union, the Metropolitan and the John Hancock life insurance companies. He keeps in close touch with advances in the science of medicine and to this end has taken a number of special courses, having, in 1915, attended the Chicago Polyclinic, where he studied diseases of the kidneys and bladder ; in 1917 took a course in operative surgery at the same institution ; and in 1922 had special work in pediatrics at the Louisville Medical College. On December 3, 1903, Dr. McCowan was united in marriage to Miss Lilia Newptune, of Middleburg, Ohio, a daughter of Wesley and Mary Ann (Beardmore) Newptune, of whom the former came to this state from Pennsylvania and was a tanner by trade. Mrs. McCowan was educated in the public schools of Middleburg, is a woman of gracious manner and excellent personal qualities and is very popular among her acquaintances. In his political views, Dr. McCowan is a republican and has shown a helpful interest in the affairs of his community, having formerly served as health officer of the township in which he resided. He is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted in 1918 in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, in which he was commissioned a first lieutenant, and was assigned to service at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He is a Scottish Rite Mason and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Sons of Veterans. He also belongs to the Washington County Medical Society, of which he is president, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, being a frequent attendant at the meetings of these bodies. He and his wife are earnest members of the First Methodist Episcopal church, in the work of which they take an active part. They are life members of the Washington County Country Club and Mrs. McCowan belongs to the Order of the Eastern Star and the Sewing Circle. The SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 189 Doctor was one of the men who opened the Middleburg oil pool in 1902 and is the owner of a fine ranch, located about twelve miles from Rapid City, South Dakota. He has traveled much, particularly through Oklahoma, Yellowstone Park and the Dakotas, and is a man of wide and varied information, being an excellent conversationalist and a most agreeable companion, deservedly popular among his associates, while his professional record has gained for him the unreserved confidence and respect of his fellowmen. HERBERT LEE EMERSON Herbert Lee Emerson, a veteran of the World war, is serving as postmaster of Kirkersville and also enjoys an enviable reputation as a funeral director. He was born September 11, 1896, in Johnstown, Ohio, and is a son of Mark L. and Hattie Josephine (Decrow) Emerson, natives of Liberty township, Licking county. Of English descent, the father was born March 4, 1855, and his forbears were early settlers of Massachusetts. They came from that state to Ohio and were pioneers in the development of Liberty township. The mother was born October 23, 1866, and her grandfather, a Frenchman, sought the opportunities of the new world, establishing his home in MassachusL.s. In 1915 Herbert L. Emerson was graduated from the Johnstown high school and in the fall of that year went to Columbus, matriculating in the agricultural college of Ohio State University, which he attended until the spring of 1917. Owing to illness he was obliged to discontinue his studies but previous to that time had entered the Columbus College for Embalmers and completed his course in 1916. On June 1, 1917, he embarked in the furniture business in Johnstown and was thus engaged for a year. Disposing of his stock on June 15, 1918, Mr. Emerson went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and there enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on the 22d of the same month. He was sent to Paris island, South Carolina, for training and on August 13, 1918, was transferred to Quantico, Virginia, where he remained until September 13, 1918, and was then ordered to France with the American Expeditionary Force. He was a private in Company A, Thirteenth Regiment, United States Marines, until October 5, 1918, when he was promoted to the rank of corporal, and on August 13, 1919, was honorably discharged at Hampton Roads, Virginia. Returning to Ohio, he opened undertaking parlors in Kiersville on January lg13, 1920, and has since built up a large and desirable business. His funeral equipment is thoroughly modern and the service meets every requirement. He is content with a reasonable profit and conducts the business in a systematic, efficient manner. In the First Presbyterian church at Newark, Ohio, Mr. Emerson was married June 15, 1920, by the Rev. Calvin G. Hazlett, to Miss Mary Gladys Reelhorn, who was born March 8, 1902, a daughter of John Shipman and 12-VOL. 3 190 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Minnie Florence (Tunison) Reelhorn, who reside on a productive farm near Kirkersville. A native of Guernsey county, Ohio, Mr. Reelhorn was born March 6, 1876, and his wife's birth occurred in Harrison township, Licking county, Ohio, April 10, 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson have two daughters, Emma Jean and Rosa Lee, both natives of Kirkersville, the former born October 21, 1921, and the latter May 16, 1925. In religious faith Mr. Emerson is a Presbyterian and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. On April 1, 1921, he was made acting postmaster of Kirkersville and since December 6 of that year has been its postmaster, discharging his duties with thoroughness and fidelity. He is connected with the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, having membership in Gamma Chapter at Columbus, Ohio. In Masonry he has taken the thirty-second degree, belonging to Center Lodge at Johnstown and to Scioto Valley Consistory of the Scottish Rite at Columbus. He is also identified with the Kirkersville Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Millersport Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. Mrs. Emerson is president of the Wide Awake Club and a leader in social affairs of Kirkersville. Endowed with the commercial sense, she ably assists her husband in the conduct of the undertaking establishment and is a partner in the business. Both are the possessors of those qualities which inspire esteem and respect and the circle of their friends is coextensive with that of their acquaintances. WILLIAM EDWIN WALLACE No resident of Licking county stands higher in public regard than does William E. Wallace of Jacksontown, who as farmer, business man, civic and religious worker and public spirited citizen has for many years filled an important place in the life of his community. Mr. Wallace, who is the second in order of birth in a pioneer family of Licking township, was born on the paternal farmstead, one-half mile east of Jacksontown, on the 3d of December, 1857, a son of Charles and Orlena (Winchell) Wallace. His paternal grandparents were John and Margaret (Elliott) Wallace, the former of whom was born in 1755 in Ireland of Scottish ancestry, and died near Wheeling, West Virginia, August 13, 1828, at the age of seventy-three years. His wife was born in Ireland in 1761, and died near Wheeling, August 15, 1828, at the age of sixty-seven years, she and her husband being buried near West Liberty, West Virginia. They were the parents of nine children, namely : Mrs. Jane Dement, born in Ireland in 1784, died in Virginia, February 17, 1872, at the age of eighty-eight years ; David, born in Ireland, died in Richmond, Virginia ; John, born in Ireland, died in infancy Charles, born in Ireland, died while the family was en route to America in 1797 and was buried at sea ; Isabella, born in County Derry, Ireland, December 25, 1788, died at the Wallace SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 195 home, June 15, 1870, at the age of eighty-two years, and lies buried in Fairmount cemetery ; Mrs. Margaret Stewart, born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1798, died August 4, 1878, at the age of eighty years and was buried in Fairmount cemetery ; Charles is referred to in a later paragraph ; Mrs. Mary (Ferrel) Marlin, born in 1802, died August 22, 1875, at the age of seventy-three years and was buried in Stone Church cemetery, West Virginia ; and Mrs. Nancy (Ferrel) Adams, born April 29, 1805, died February 25, 1872, at the age of sixty-seven years, and is buried at Martinsville, Illinois. Charles Wallace was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, July 10, 1800. He resided with his parents near Wheeling, West Virginia, for a number of years, or until the building of the National road, when he moved to West Jefferson, Ohio, where he resided for some time and then went to Springfield to be near his work. He was a stone mason by trade and spent considerable time in the building of the National road, superintending the construction of many of the bridges along the highway, especially between Columbus and Zanesville. In 1832 he bought a tract of land one-half mile east of and adjoining Jacksontown, and there built a large brick house, which was far superior to the ordinary homes of that place at that period. This structure has been replaced with modern buildings and this has been the home of the Wallace family to the present time. This home for many years has enjoyed the reputation of being the most hospitable of any in the community. Mr. Charles Wallace and his wife were charter members of the Fairmount Presbyterian church, which was organized in 1833 with eleven loyal members, who built the church and supported it, Mr. Wallace taking the active lead in its affairs. In 1883 the old edifice was replaced by a substantial brick building. The Fairmount church at the time of its organization was the only Presbyterian church in Licking county outside of Newark, and its membership extended over Fairfield, Perry and Licking counties. Mr. Wallace died January 10, 1883, at the age of eighty-two years and six months, in Beaufort, South Carolina, where he and his wife had gone to spend the winter with their sons, and is buried in the Fairmount cemetery. On February 7, 1832, Charles Wallace was married to Miss Orlena Winchell, who was born in Granville, Ohio, June 10, 1814, a daughter. of Silas and Ruth Rose Winchell. Her father was born in Windsor, Connecticut, October 21, 1772, and died April 26, 1846, at the age of seventy-three years, being buried in the Granville, Ohio, cemetery. His wife was born in Granville, Massachusetts, in 1778 and died April 29, 1839, at the age of sixty-one years, being buried at Granville, Ohio. They became the parents of the following children : Silas Milton, born in Granville, Massachusetts, March 8, 1800, died March 18, 1807, at the age of seven years ; Mrs. Rebecca R. Wolcott, born in Granville, Massachusetts, February 9, 1805, died January 9, 1877, at the age of seventy-one years and is buried at Granville, Ohio ; Mrs. Eliza Foote, born in Granville, Ohio, August 10, 1808, died at that place, September 11, 1844, at the age of thirty- 196 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO six years ; Mrs. Austa French, born at Granville, Ohio, October 25, 1810, died on her birthday in 1880, at the ,age of seventy years, and is buried at Saratoga, New York; Orlena became the wife of Charles Wallace and her death occurred December 28, 1884, when she had reached the age of seventy years ; and Silas Newel Winchell, born in Granville, Ohio, March 29, 1823, died August 5, 1824. Silas and Ruth Winchell were members of the colony of settlers who migrated from Granville, Massachusetts, and founded the town of Granville, Ohio, and Silas Winchell's name appears on the tablet on the Presbyterian church lawn in the latter city. To Charles and Orlena Wallace were born nine children, as follows : Rev. Charles W., born at the Wallace home near Jacksontown, October 21, 1833, died May 14, 1907, and is buried in Cedar Hill cemetery, Newark, Ohio ; Emma Orlena, born at West Jefferson, Ohio, January 22, 1836, died June 30, 1925, and is buried in Fairmount cemetery ; David Hepburn, born February 13, 1839, died December 10, 1842, and is buried at Fairmount ; Silas Mansfield, born June 11, 1842, died at Spring City, Tennessee, May 3, 1921, and is buried at Fairmount; Isabella R., born April 19, 1844, died April 2, 1849, and is buried in Fairmount cemetery; David Wolcott, born October 10, 1846, died June 6, 1870, and is buried at Fairmount ; Mrs. Mary E. Pitzer, born November 27, 1848, died February 28, 1882, and is buried at Fairmount ; John Newel, born December 28, 1850, died January 31, 1916, and is buried at Beaufort, South Carolina; and William Edwin is the subject of this review. Charles and Orlena Wallace celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on February 7, 1882. William E. Wallace has spent the greater part of his life in the locality where he row lives and in his boyhood received a good education in the public schools and at college. He has always farmed and in that line has shown himself progressive and up-to-date, his farm being equipped with modern machinery and implements, while his methods are scientific and productive of results. Since 1886 he has also given much attention to the insurance business, in which he has prospered and in the course of which he has won many warm friends through his fair dealing and his equitable and prompt adjustment of losses. He also operates a printing office, which is well equipped for general job work and in which he does a large part of the program work for the clubs, schools, Granges and entertainments throughout the county. In all of his business affairs he has shown himself a man of ripe judgment and right principles, in the exercise of which he has gained the confidence and respect of all who have had dealings with him. On November 25, 1886, Mr. Wallace was united in marriage to Miss Lua Beard, who was born March 29, 1861, and is a daughter of Andrew and Eliza (Headley) Beard. Her paternal grandparents were Thomas and Rachel (Pitzer) Beard, .who were prominent farming people of their day, while her maternal grandparents were Uzal and Elizabeth (Beem) Headley,- the latter a native of Jersey, Ohio. Uzal Headley built the historic Headley Inn, or Five-Mile House, situated on the National road five SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 197 miles west of Zanesville. There he conducted a hotel business during the stage-coach period and a stone tablet bearing his name can be seen on the front of the building. It was in this house that Mrs. Eliza Beard was born. At a later date Uzal Headley moved with his family to Jackson-town and embarked in the hotel business, which he conducted for a number of years. To Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have been born three children, namely : Emma Mabel and Helen Marie, who are at home ; and William Andrew, who is engaged in a general insurance business in Newark, Ohio, having offices in the Newark Trust building. He was married to Miss Cecile Babcock on September 9, 1924, and resides at 213 Fairfield avenue, Newark. Mrs. Lua Wallace has always been prominent in the club, religious and civic life of her community, and no woman in the locality is better liked or has more warm friends. She has been secretary of the Ladies Aid Society of the Fairmount Presbyterian church since its organization ; was lady assistant steward of the Jacksontown Grange for a number of years ; is a prominent member of the Jolly Stitchers Club, in which she has held offices ; is a member of Eagon Chapter No. 123, O. E. S., at Hebron, Ohio ; and is a leader in all church activities. Mr. Wallace is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, belonging to a number of its branches, and Teheran Grotto, at Newark, and Eagon Chapter No. 123, O. E. S., at Hebron, Ohio. He is a republican in his political affiliation and has served as postmaster at Jacksontown and as a member of the board of education. On June 11, 1885, he was elected ruling elder of the Fairmount Presbyterian church, in which capacity he has served continuously to the present time, a period of forty-two years, and has served as superintendent of the Sabbath school for thirty-two years, during which period he has missed but one Sunday, and that was on account of sickness. He has been president of the board of directors of the Fairmount Cemetery Association for a number of years, and was a charter member of the Jacksontown Grange. In every relation of life he has been loyal and true, has consistently stood for the best things in the life of the community and has exerted a positive influence in the direction of progress and advancement in all lines of activity. For these reasons, as well as for his splendid personality, he commands the respect and good will of his fellow citizens and is regarded as one of the representative men of Licking county. CLARENCE G. BROOKS One of the leading photographers of Morgan county and one of its best known citizens is Clarence G. Brooks, who conducts a well equipped studio in McConnelsville, where he commands a large patronage in both portrait and commercial work. Born west of Malta, Morgan county, 198 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Ohio, in 1869, he is a son of John and Mary J. (Kincaid) Brooks. The father was born in 1825 and died in 1874, while the mother was born in 1831 and died in 1903. On the paternal side Mr. Brooks is of English descent and on the maternal side comes from Pennsylvania Dutch stock. His paternal grandfather was an early pioneer of Morgan county, where he followed the vocation of farming. Clarence G. Brooks secured his educational training in the common schools of his home neighborhood and then went to work for H. A. Davis as a grocery clerk, following that line for five years. Later he worked for the Comer, Walker & Davis Company, merchant tailors, whose business was merged with that of the Moose Eye Clothing Manufacturing Company, by which establishment Mr. Brooks was employed as a salesman and clothing cutter. In 1909 he came to McConnelsville and bought K. Chandler's photographic studio, which he has since conducted. In this venture he met with success from the start and during the subsequent years has gained a large patronage throughout the county, being regarded as an expert in his line, his work receiving high praise wherever shown. In 1900, in McConnelsville, Mr. Brooks was united in marriage to Miss Sophie Travis, who was born in February, 1872, and is a member of a prominent old family of this locality, her brother having long been associated with river work for the government. Mrs. Brooks has been active in civic affairs, as a leader in Red Cross work, as a member of the Parent-Teacher Association, and, since September, 1923, as supervisor of the Child's Welfare Board of Morgan county. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are the parents of two children, Margaret, born in 1905, and Julia, in 1907, both students in Ohio State University. Politically Mr. Brooks is an ardent republican, and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Though his individual affairs make heavy demands on his time, he has allowed nothing to interfere with his obligations to his community and gives earnest support to every interest affecting the general welfare. A man of friendly manner and upright life, he is regarded by his fellowmen as .a splendid citizen, well worthy of the high esteem in which he is held. GROVE BARCLAY JONES Commercial enterprise in Granville finds an able representative in Grove Barclay Jones, a sagacious, far-sighted business man and a member of one of the old and prominent families of this section of the state. He was born September 30, 1877, near Kirkersville, Ohio. His father, Barclay I. Jones, a native of Holmes county, this state, was born April 22, 1854, and his parents were the Rev. Isaiah and Belinda. (Bell) Jones. The former was born in Ohio June 15, 1816, and dedicated his talents to the service of the Christian church, being a zealous and effective worker SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 199 in its behalf. He died August 2, 1901, in Granville, and his wife, who was born July 26, 1819, in Holmes county, Ohio, passed away July 17, 1875, in the same county. Barclay I. Jones followed agricultural pursuits and became one of the influential men of his district. In politics he was a stanch democrat and filled several offices. For two terms he was one of the county commissioners of Licking county and for a similar period was mayor of Granville, making a highly creditable record as a public servant. His life was governed by the teachings of the Christian church. Death summoned him on December 12, 1909, when he was fifty-five years of age and in his passing Granville lost one of its most useful citizens. His widow, Mrs. Sarah Ida (Grove) Jones, who was born October 20, 1854, on a farm four miles south of Newark, Ohio, occupies the family home in Granville. Her parents were Jeremiah and Mary A. (Breeze) Grove, and her father was born on the Grove homestead in Licking county and there passed away in 1875, when fifty-three years of age. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist church and an adherent of the democratic party. His wife, a daughter of the Rev. Joshua and Sarah (Moore) Breeze, was also a native of Licking county and died on the home farm in 1873, aged fifty years. Grove Barclay Jones received a diploma from Granville Academy in 1894 and was next a student at Denison University, which awarded him the degree of B. S. in 1898. Afterward he took a postgraduate course and won the M. S. degree. From 1901 until 1922 he was connected with the bureau of soils of the United States department of agriculture at Washington, D. C., and then returned to his native state. On July 1, 1922, he became the owner of The Granville Filling Station and the rapid growth of the business is proof of the wisdom of the course he has adopted in its management and the quality of service rendered to patrons of the establishment. Mr. Jones was married February 1, 1912, in Rolla, Missouri, to Miss Edith Cox, a daughter of Henry and Ada (Wilson) Cox. The father was a native of Iowa and while a resident of Fort Dodge served for a number of years as deputy county treasurer. He gave his political allegiance to the democratic party and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In later life he owned a fine fruit ranch in the Willamette valley of Oregon and his demise occurred in Salem, that state. His widow was born in Kentucky and is living in Madrid, New Mexico. Mrs. Jones received the A. B. degree from Northwestern University of Evanston, Illinois, in 1907 and in 1910 was graduated from the department of music of that institution. She afterward became a vocal instructor and for a year was a member of the faculty of the Denison Conservatory of Music. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have one child, Edith Eloise, who was born May 11, 1919. Mr. Jones is a Baptist and his wife is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Mr. Jones belongs to the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He is a Mason, belonging to