450 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO church. He belongs to the Coshocton County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the Ohio State Eclectic Association and the National Eclectic Association, as well as the Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Theta college fraternities. During the World war the Doctor enlisted for service, entering the officers' training camp at Fort Sheridan, Chicago, Illinois. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry and was stationed at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas, where he remained until the close of the war, being honorably discharged in December, 1918. He not only keeps in close touch with the latest advances in the healing art, but is also a man of wide general information. His favorite form of recreation is traveling and he has toured to many parts of this country. Cordial and friendly in manner, he has a wide acquaintance and many warm and loyal friends, who appreciate his genuine worth as a man and citizen, as well as an able practitioner. MAJOR A. H. HEISEY One of America's foremost captains of industry lived in Newark, Ohio, in the person of the late Major Augustus H. Heisey, a man of unrivaled vision, great personal force, and magnetic personality. His career reflected honor upon that city and is cherished there accordingly. Major Heisey was the founder of the A. H. Heisey Company, manufacturers of the Diamond H tableware and glass products, whose output is sold in large quantities in this country and also shipped to foreign lands. At first the exclusive output of the plant was pressed ware and for years the firm made the celebrated Holaphone lighting glassware. In 1920 the company began the manufacture of blown glass with needle and plate etching and light cutting and in the line in which it specializes is unsurpassed. The firm employs a large number of skilled workers and has aided in raising the standards of American manufacture. Major Augustus H. Heisey was a native of Germany. He was born August 3, 1842, and was a son of Godfrey and Dorothea (Wille) Heisey, the former of whom was born near Hanover, Germany. In 1844 Godfrey Heisey brought his family to the United States, locating at Merrittstown, Pennsylvania, and afterward settled on a farm near Brownsville, that state. He was one of the wealthy stockmen of Lafayette county and was murdered for his money while buying cattle in the west. His wife was also a native of the province of Hanover and while living in Pennsylvania decided to visit her old home in Germany but died en route. Augustus H. Heisey was a child of two when his parents left the fatherland and his education was acquired in the Merrittstown Academy. Among his classmates were the late Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania and John Brashear, the eminent astronomer. After a brief expe- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 451 Hence in the printing business Mr. Heisey became an employe of the King Glass Company of Pittsburgh, with which he remained until 1861, when he enlisted as a private in the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth. Pennsylvania Zouaves. He was made a second lieutenant, then a first lieutenant, next winning a captain's commission, and finally was brevetted major. At the battle of the Wilderness he commanded a battalion and was shot from his horse but only slightly wounded. A distinguished officer, Major Heisey was cited for gallantry in action. He participated in twenty-two engagements ; was in the service of the Union for three years and three months, and it was his old regiment, the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania Zouaves, That first received General Lee's emissaries at Appomattox. After the war Major Heisey renewed his affiliations with the King Glass Company and subsequently was identified with the Ripley Glass Company, also a F ittsburgh corporation. In 1873, in association with his brother-in-law, James E. Duncan, he reorganized the business of the George Duncan & Sons Glass Company of Pittsburgh and was one of its owners until 1889, when the industry was sold to the United States Glass Company, after which he remained several years as general manager. Following a period of sojourn in the southwest, where he engaged in the mining business in Mexico and Arizona, Major Heisey in 1895 located at Newark. Here he founded the firm of A. H. Heisey & Company. In August, 1895, a sixteen-pot furnace was put in operation. Before his death the industry was increased to a three-furnace factory, with seven hundred employes. The Heisey plant manufactures no less than twenty thousand different items of glassware. In early years its exclusive output was pressed ware, but for the last six or seven years it has been manufacturing blown ware with needle and plate etching and light cutting. The Holaphone glassware was at one time made by the Heisey plant. A. H. Heisey & Company originally and for years manufactured the celebrated Holaphone lighting glassware and its reputation for quality was established under the manufacture of Major Heisey's company. He became well known as an authority on matters pertaining to pressed glassware and created an extensive industry of great importance and value to Newark. This was undoubtedly the outstanding achievement of his career, but his activities were not centered in one field and success attended all of his ventures. Dominated at all times by an accurate sense of business exigency, he was constantly seeking new outlets for his energies, and after hours of strenuous work had ample reserve of strength for those critical emergencies which make the greatest demands upon the powers of apprehension and judgment. For the last thirty years of his life he was president of the Pittsburgh Clay Pot Company, was founder and director of the Newark Heat & Light Company, was a director of the Newark Consumers Gas Company, was financially interested in the American Tribune Publishing Company, was the founder and for forty years a director of the Manufacturers Bank of Pittsburgh, and at one time a director of the Franklin National Bank of Newark and president of the 452 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Newark Trust Company. At the time of his death he was vice president of the Ohio National Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati. Major Heisey was married May 15, 1870, to Miss Susan N. Duncan, who was born July 23, 1849, in Pittsburgh, and was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Female College and also of Mount Union College at Alliance, Ohio. Her father, George Duncan, was a son of Arthur and Nancy (Wharton) Duncan and a native of Brownsville, Pennsylvania. He won success in the lumber industry and achieved prominence as a pioneer iron manufacturer of Pittsburgh, organizing the Duncan & McKnight Steel Company, of which he was the executive head. He sponsored the project for the building of the Birmingham bridge at Pittsburgh and materially influenced the progress of that city, in which he passed away. His wife, Agnes (O'Conner) Duncan, was a native of the Smoky city and her demise occurred in Idlewood, Pennsylvania. She was a daughter of Dominic and Mary (Gibbons) O'Conner, natives of Ireland. Her father was educated for the priesthood but was not ordained. He engaged in the candle business in Boston, Massachusetts, and spent the latter part of his life in Pittsburgh, where his wife also passed away. Six children were born to Major and Mrs. Heisey, as follows : George Duncan ; Mary A., who married Dr. Robert L. Walker, Jr., and both are now deceased ; E. Wilson; Emma J., who is the wife of Colonel O. H. Dockery, Jr., of the United States Army ; Alice L., who is the widow of Fred H. King ; and T. Clarence. Generous, broad-minded and public-spirited, Major Heisey manifested an unselfish spirit of devotion to the general good and was one of the founders and a trustee of the South Side Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was chairman of the committee that raised funds for the Newark City Hospital and aided in forming the Young Men's Christian Association of Newark. For years he was president of the American Flint & Lime Glass Manufacturers Association and was also connected with the London Society of Glass Technology. He was a charter member of the Duquesne Club of Pittsburgh, the Mound Builders Club of Newark, the City and Country Clubs of Columbus and the National Republican Club of New York city. An ardent advocate of the platform and principles of the party, Major Heisey served for a number of years as president of the American Protective Tariff League and a short time before his death was reelected to that office for the fifth term. Following his death on February 13, 1922, when he had attained the age of eighty years, the board of this league adopted a memorial referring to his connection with the organization as a member since 1905, and as its president since 1918, declaring him ever a "foremost defender of the policy of protection, a frank American, a brave and loyal soldier of the Union, an unswerving supporter of republican principles, a pioneer in productive enterprises," and "that in his death, the cause of protection has lost one of its ablest adherents and the republican party one of its firmest friends." At Cincinnati he joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion and was also identified with Pittsburgh Post, No. 159, G. A. R. He derived much enjoyment from his SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 453 associations with the "boys in blue" and at his death, which occurred while he was sojourning in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was the last surviving commissioned officer who aided in defending Little Round Top mountain during the battle of Gettysburg. In religious faith Major Heisey was a Lutheran and closely adhered to the teachings of the church. His activities touched the general interests of society to their betterment, and his was a successful career in the fullest sense of the term. Mrs. Heisey was one of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and her religious views were in accord with the tenets of the Methodist Episcopal church. For five years she survived her husband, passing away February 17, 1927, in Newark, Ohio. JUSTUS REYNOLDS ALDERMAN One of the best known members of the banking fraternity of Morgan county is Justus Reynolds Alderman, the able and efficient cashier of the Citizens National Bank of McConnelsville. His career has been characterized by sound judgment in practical affairs and absolute loyalty to duty under all circumstances and no citizen of his community stands higher in public regard than he. Mr. Alderman was born in McConnelsville in 1894 and is a son of Charles L. and Lizzie (Stanbery) Alderman, the former born in 1862 and the latter in 1863. The father was long associated here with E. M. Stanbery, who was the first president of the Citizens National Bank after its nationalization, but now lives in Dallas, Texas, where he is successfully engaged in the brokerage and warehouse business. He is a democrat in politics and is a member of the Masonic order, being past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Texas, past T. I. G. H. P. of the Grand Chapter of Texas, Past M. E. grand comander of the Grand Commandery of Texas, and is a thirty-third degree I. G. H., Red Cross of Constantine. Charles L. and Lizzie Alderman are the parents of four children, namely : Stanbery, who is with his father in Texas ; Blanche, now Mrs. Lennard H. Sears ; Maydell, who is secretary to the recorder of Al Malaikah Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., at Los Angeles, California; and Justus R., of this review. Justus R. Alderman secured his elementary education in the public schools of McConnelsville, graduating from high school in 1912, after which he attended Denison and Ohio State Universities. In 1915 he entered the Citizens National Bank as bookkeeper, remained here until the United States entered the World war, when he enlisted for service. He was commissioned a first lieutenant and assigned to Company D, One Hundred and Forty-eighth United States Infantry, with which he served overseas, taking part in the fighting in the Meuse-Argonne and Ypres-Lys sectors. He returned to this country in the spring of 1919 and was honorably discharged in July. He is a stockholder and member of the board 454 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO of directors of the Citizens National Bank and on July, 1922, was made cashier of that institution, in which position he is still serving, being regarded as a capable and eminently satisfactory official, having devoted his efforts indefatigably to the interests of this well known bank. In 1919, in Malta, Ohio, Mr. Alderman was united in marriage to Miss Captola McKeown, who was born in Lanesville, Ohio, in 1896, and they are the parents of a daughter, Mary, who was born in 1920. Mrs. Alderman is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and other ladies' organizations in this city and has been active in social and civic affairs. Mr. Alderman gives his political support to the republican party and has been very active in Masonic circles. He is a member of Corinthian Lodge, No. 111, F. & A. M., belonging also to commandery and consistory and in 1927 was elected lecturer for the seventeenth Masonic district; he also belongs to Malconta Post, No. 24, A. L. He and his wife are earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church and give their support to all worthy causes. They move in the best social circles of their community and are deservedly popular. REV. ANTHONY J. DOMM Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church has long been an important and efficient religious organization in Coshocton and, under the wise and aggressive leadership of its present pastor, Rev. Anthony J. Domm, is destined to fill a still larger place in the religious life of the community. The Jesuit Fathers were the first representatives of the Roman Catholic church to institute religious services in Coshocton, which community was settled in 1830. Father Titus came here on horseback from Zanesville and ministered to the Catholics of the locality and in 1857 a frame church was erected at Roscoe and was used for religious purposes by all denominations. In that same year Father Bender, of Newark, Ohio, said the first mass and shortly afterwards the Catholics of Coshocton negotiated for and purchased a building at Third and Sycamore streets, which became their permanent place of worship and was given the name of St. George's church, serving the congregation for many years. In 1858 the Bishop appointed Father Serge the first resident priest and in the following year the latter bought a lot at Chestnut and Locust streets. He was succeeded by Father Andrews, who was followed by Father Nortmeyer, and in 1869 the famous missionary priest, Father John Jackquet was appointed to the parish, to which he faithfully ministered for thirty years, until September, 1895, when he resigned. His death occurred in Galveston, Texas. He was succeeded here by Father Walter Ross, who erected Sacred Heart church. In September, 1900, Father Owen J. Lynan was appointed pastor and during his administration erected the grade school and convent. Father T. A. Goebel became pastor August SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 455 10, 1910, and served until August 25, 1912, when he was followed by Father J. J. Slattery, who gave nearly fourteen years to the parish and on February 2, 1926, was succeeded by the present pastor, Father Domm. Anthony J. Domm was born in Cologne, Germany, on the 19th of December, 1877, and is a son of Anthony and Gertrude (Burgwinkel) Domm, of whom the latter was born in Poll, Germany, and died in Cologne. The father was born in the vicinity of Cologne and for many years was employed by the German government as an expert in testing cannon. He saw military service during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1. He is a member of the Roman Catholic church. Anthony J. Domm attended the public schools of Germany until thirteen years of age, when, in 1889, he entered a government vocational school at Cologne to prepare for the position of postmaster, but later abandoned his studies and came to the United States, landing in this country July 4, 1891. He entered St. Benedict's College, at Newark, New Jersey, but during that summer moved with several members of the faculty to Manchester, New Hampshire, where he pursued his classical studies in St. Anselm's College, completing his course in 1897. He then entered St. Vincent's College and Seminary at Beatty, Pennsylvania, where he studied philosophy. The following year he returned to Manchester for philosophical and theological courses but discontinued his studies there in 1902 and in the fall of 1903 entered the seminary at Mount St. Mary's, Cincinnati, Ohio, where he completed his theological course in May, 1904. On May 28, 1904, he was ordained to the priesthood in the cathedral at Columbus and was immediately appointed to fill the vacancy created by the untimely death of Father Horny, assistant pastor to Monsignor F. X. Specht, vicar-general. Father Domm served in that position until the death of the Monsignor on May 28, 1913, and remained there as temporary pastor until the following October, when Father Joseph Wehrle was appointed pastor and Father Domm became pastor of St. Ann's church and mission at Dresden, Ohio. He ministered to the Catholics of that community until February 2, 1926, when he was appointed pastor of Sacred Heart church at Coshocton. During Father's Slattery's pastorate here a parochial high school was erected, incurring a debt which had not been wiped out when Father Domm took charge. In the meantime the purchase of additional land was deemed advisable and in June, 1896, this was accomplished. No use has yet been made of this land, which will eventually be devoted to educational and recreational purposes. In 1927 the interior of the church was remodeled and redecorated and it is now one of the most attractive gothic structures in this part of the state. The Dominican Sisters are in charge of the parochial graded and high schools, which have an enrollment of over two hundred and forty pupils. During the World war Rev. Domm took an active part in the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives in Dresden, and since coming to Coshocton has supported all measures calculated to advance the best interests of 456 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO the community. He has shown deep consecration in his work, devoting himself tirelessly and unselfishly to the upbuilding of his church and the best interests of the people to whom he ministers. An able sermonizer and a clear and effective speaker ; a faithful and conscientious pastor; a friend to all men and forceful in his efforts to benefit and uplift those with whom he comes into contact, he has gained wide recognition as one of the leading ministers of his locality and all who know him hold him in the highest measure of esteem. HAROLD COCHRAN CAIN Harold Cochran Cain, a young man of liberal education and keen intelligence, is prominently identified with construction work in Licking county and represents one of its old and prominent families. He was born October 3, 1901, in North precinct, Union township, Licking county, and is the only son of Thomas Ephraim and Anna Grace (Cochran) Cain, natives of the same county. The former was born March 23, 1862, and the latter January 27, 1866. W. J. Cain, the great-grandfather of Harold C. Cain, resided in Pennsylvania in early life and his son, Leroy Cain, was a native of Virginia. The last named was married December 1, 1858, in Licking county, Ohio, to Miss Caroline Hancock, also a native of the Old Dominion, and a direct descendant of John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Caroline (Hancock) Cain was a daughter of Wesley A. Hancock, whose sons, Ephraim, Jesse and James, served with distinction in the Union Army during the Civil war, and the last named rose to the rank of captain. To Leroy and Caroline (Hancock) Cain were born seven children : Idell, Thomas Ephraim, Augusta, Louis W., Addie, Nettie and William J. Thomas E. Cain is a progressive agriculturist and the owner of one of the well equipped dairy farms of Licking county. His wife's parents were Isaiah and Elizabeth (Van Atta) Cochran, the latter a daughter of Charles and Mary (Shaffer) Van Atta, who migrated from New Jersey to Ohio. Isaiah Cochran was a native of Maryland and a son of Alexander Cochran, mentioned elsewhere in this volume. In North precinct, Union township, Harold C. Cain received his elementary instruction and in 1920 was graduated from the high school at Newark. Later he attended Ohio State University and Marietta College, also taking a special course in the State Highway School. Well equipped for his chosen life work of road and bridge building, he soon demonstrated his ability and since 1923 has been an inspector of these lines of construction in Licking county. Among the important features of his work were the inspection of the large bridge which spans the Licking river at Kirkersville and the National Road, which was extended through that town and laid in concrete. Mr. Cain has a keen sense of his responsi- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 457 bilities and in the discharge of his important duties is thorough, conscientious and efficient. During the World war he was attending Ohio State University and joined the Students Army Training Corps. In religious faith he is a Lutheran and his political allegiance is given to the democratic party. He belongs to the Newark Lodge of Elks and also to the local Automobile Club. Through the wise utilization of his time, talents and opportunities he is steadily advancing toward the goal of success and his strength of character and genuine worth have established him high in public regard. FLOYD F. HULL Prominent in the pottery interests of Crooksville, Perry county, stand Floyd F. and Ralph W. Hull, who manage and operate the Star Stoneware Company, in which they have achieved a very satisfactory measure of success. Floyd F. Hull was born near Crooksville in 1887 and is a son of J. J. Hull, who was born in 1852 and died in 1924. The father was engaged in farming for a few years but later turned his attention to the pottery business, in 1891 organizing the Star Stoneware Company, of which he was president to the time of his death. Floyd F. Hull secured his education in the public schools of Crooksville, from which he was graduated in 1903, and during practically his entire life has been identified with the pottery business. In 1918 he enlisted in the United States Field Artillery and went into training at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, where he remained until honorably discharged in February, 1919. On the death of his father, he and his brother, Ralph W., took over the pottery business, which they have carried on successfully and it is now one of the most prosperous concerns in its line in this locality. Their plant includes two kilns fifty feet in diameter, one twenty-eight feet in diameter and two twenty feet in diameter, all of which are heated by gas from the local field. Fifty-six men are employed and the products, which amount to approximately three hundred carloads a year, are shipped all over the country, the gross business in 1926 amounting to over two hundred thousand dollars. They make pottery, stoneware, clay specialties and flower pots. Floyd F. Hull has devoted his attention closely to the business and has proven a man of good judgment in practical affairs. For some time he was treasurer and sales manager of the American Clay Products Company, of which he is still a stockholder. Besides his interests in the Star Stoneware Company, he is treasurer and manager of the Crooksville Pottery Company and a stockholder in the A. E. Hull Pottery Company, and he owns an interest in the Clyde Foraker Natural Gas Company, of Crooksville. He has been extremely active in all these enterprises and has been an important factor in the development of the pottery industry in this locality. Mr. Hull is 458 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO a member of Peerless Lodge, F. & A. M. ; Columbus Consistory, A. A. S. R. ; Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Columbus, and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. WILLIAM THOMAS DAVIS William Thomas Davis, a resident of Cambridge, is well known as a dealer in live stock, ably conducting the business founded by his father, and he belongs to a family that has been represented in this locality for more than a century. He was born July 5, 1856, on the homestead two miles east of Cambridge, and his parents were John W. and Mary (Abel) Davis. .His father was a son of Thomas and Mary L. Davis, who left their home in Wetzel county, West Virginia, in 1810 and came to Ohio, acquiring the farm on which their grandson, William Thomas Davis, was born. In those days the Indians roamed through the forests and frontier conditions prevailed. Thomas Davis possessed the strength, the courage and the resourcefulness of the true pioneer and aided in laying the foundations for the civilization of today. He transformed the wild land into one of the garden spots of Guernsey county and remained on the place until his death in 1872, reaching the sixty-eighth milestone on life's journey, while his widow passed away in 1874 at the age of seventy years. Their son, John W. Davis, aided in the development of the homestead and became a successful farmer and stock breeder. In 1876 he established the Davis Stables in Cambridge and remained at the head of the business until his death in 1903. His wife was a daughter of William Abel, who was a native of Cumberland, Ohio, and served as treasurer of Guernsey county. William T. Davis was reared on the homestead and attended the local schools. After his education was completed he entered his father's employ and received thorough instruction in the business of selling and trading stock. He was an apt pupil and aided his father in the conduct of the Davis Stables. His labors were helpful in the development of the business, which he inherited after his father's demise, and which under his wise direction has constantly expanded. His establishment has a record of fifty-two years of continuous operation and throughout this period the firm name has been synonymous with reliability and integrity. He has horses for sale or hire and is known throughout the county as an expert judge of live stock. In Cambridge, in 1889, Mr. Davis was married to Miss Margaret Johnston, a daughter of William and Martha (Gibson) Johnston and a member of one of the old families of Southeastern Ohio. Her grandfather, James Johnston, was born in the state of Pennsylvania and her grandmother, Jennie Johnston, was a native of Ireland. She left the Emerald isle in 1812 and landed in New York city on the day war was SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 459 declared with Great Britain. They were numbered among the earliest settlers of Guernsey county and the first eighty acres of land which they owned was a military grant from the government, the deed, signed by President Andrew Jackson, being still in possession of the family. The property is part, of the undivided estate of William Johnston, who followed the occupation of farming for a number of years but about 1858 located in Cambridge and began the manufacture of carriages on Dewey avenue. Later he became a dealer in feed and was thus engaged for fifteen years. He prospered in all of his undertakings and in point of continuous activity was the oldest business man in the city. Death summoned him in April, 1905, and his widow survived him for a number of years and was a resident of Cambridge at the time of her death in 1911. In religious faith Mr. Davis is a Presbyterian and his political views are in accord with the platform and principles of the democratic party. He loyally supports all movements for the growth and betterment of the community, and a useful, upright life of quiet devotion to duty has won for him the approbation and esteem of his fellow citizens. ALVA D. BLIND Though comparatively a recent corner to Stockport, Morgan county, Alva D. Blind has gained recognition as an able and progressive business man and has built up a large trade among the representative people of the community. He was born in Roxbury, Ohio, in 1887, and is a son of Jacob and Mary (Stollar) Blind, of whom the former was born in 1851, followed farming and died in 1888, while the latter was born in Palmer, Ohio, in 1862. To him and his wife were born three sons, namely : John L., who is an engineer ; Fred, who has a store at Dale, Ohio ; and Alva D., of this review. Alva D. Blind secured his education in the public schools of Roxbury and then was employed in the florist business for some time. In 1908 he became a fireman on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, serving in that capacity until 1913, when he was promoted to engineer. He followed railroading until 1920, when he returned to Ohio and established a mercantile business at Dale, to which he gave his attention until 1925, when he sold the store to his brother Fred and, coming to Stockport, bought the grocery and general merchandise business of G. G. Vickroy, which he still owns. He carries a large stock of goods in every department and through his progressive methods and accommodating manner has gained an enviable reputation as an enterprising business man, while as a private citizen he has been ready at all times to work for the general interests of the community. In 1912, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Mr. Blind was united in marriage to Miss Slata Oldaker, who was born in 1891, and they are the parents of 460 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO six children, Edith, Ruth, Judith, Doris, Dorothy and James Rodgers. Mrs. Blind is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Parent-Teacher Association and is actively interested in all good work. Mr. Blind is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and he and his wife are earnest members of the United Brethren church and command the sincere respect and good will of all who know them. LISTER POMERENE, M. D. In the medical circles of Southeastern Ohio no one is held in higher esteem than Dr. Lister Pomerene, of Coshocton, who, after many years of tireless and unselfish devotion to his profession, is now retired from active work. A man of thorough education, an able and skilled practitioner and highly successful in his treatment of human ailments, he has long commanded the respect of his professional colleagues, as well as the confidence and gratitude of those to whom he has ministered. The Pornerene family is of French origin, the Doctor's great-grandfather, who was the progenitor of the family in this country, having come from Pomerenia, France, crossing the Atlantic on the ship with the Marquis de Lafayette. He settled in Pennsylvania, where he built a log cabin in the woods and began the development of a farm. Later, while assisting his neighbors in building a log cabin, one of his hands was accidentally severed by an axe, and he died from the effects of the wound, leaving a widow and two sons. Not long afterwards the cabin caught fire and was destroyed with all of its contents, the widow then being homeless and penniless, and with two children to care for. In the course of time, one of these sons, Julius, settled in Holmes county, Ohio, where he became a successful farmer and respected citizen. His death occurred in Salt Creek township. He was a member of the Baptist church. Among his children was Peter P. Pomerene, who was born in Holmes county in 1832, and died in Berlin, Ohio, in December, 1892. He was a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and practiced his profession at Berlin for forty years. He was a democrat in his political views, was actively interested in public affairs and served for thirty years as a school director. He married Miss Elizabeth Wise, who was born near Berlin, Ohio, a daughter of Peter and Esther (Baum) Wise, who were natives of Stark county, Ohio, where they were married. They moved all of their belongings on a sled, hauled by an ox team, from Stark county to Berlin township, Holmes county, and there, on Doughty creek, he cleared a tract of land and built a home. Some time later he erected a woolen mill, a sawmill and a gristmill, and also had a store, the building being constructed of sandstone. He engaged in farming, together with his other enterprises, and became a man of prominence and influence in his community. He supported the democratic party and was a Dunkard SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 461 in his religious faith, while his wife belonged to the United Brethren church. Dr. Peter P. and Elizabeth Pomerene had twelve children, of whom the following are living : Hon. Atlee, of Cleveland, ex-United States senator from Ohio and at the present time serving as government counsel in the oil lease cases ; Dr. Harry P., a practicing physician in Canton, Ohio ; Dr. M. B., a physician at Millersburg, Ohio ; Mrs. Zillah E. Wilson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, widow of the late Arthur Wilson ; Miss Ora Pomerene, of Canton, Ohio, and Dr. Lister, of this review. The following members of the family are deceased : Aldah, who died in infancy ; Rev. Da Costa, who was a Presbyterian minister in Salem, Ohio, and who was killed in a railroad wreck at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ; Melvin, who was a lawyer by profession, and who died in Seattle, Washington, at the age of thirty-three years ; Dr. Lee, a physician, who died at Berlin, Holmes county ; Celsus, who practiced law in Canton, Ohio, and who died at the age of sixty years ; and Ida, who became Mother Callista at Villa Angela, Nottingham, Ohio. Lister Pomerene attended the public schools of Berlin, Holmes county, Wooster University, at Wooster, Ohio, and Princeton University, from which he was graduated, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in 1888. He matriculated in Columbus Medical College, later studied during part of a term in Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York city, and competed his professional course at the Kentucky School of Medicine, at Louisville, where he was granted the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1891. He located in Berlin, where he engaged in practice for fourteen years, and for about eighteen months of that time was associated with his father. He then formed a partnership with his brother, Dr. Harry P., under the firm name of H. P. & L. Pomerene, and they continued together for nine years, the partnership being dissolved when Dr. Harry P. Pomerene moved to Canton. Dr. Lister Pomerene remained at Berlin four years longer and then came to Coshocton, where he was actively engaged in practice for twenty-one years, when he retired because of ill health. He is a member of the Coshocton County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, and during his active years he was a member of the medical staff of the Coshocton City Hospital. The Doctor kept in close touch with the latest advances in the practice of medicine, to which end he took advanced courses at St. Alexis hospital (Crile Clinic) , in Cleveland, and in 1895 took a postgraduate course at the Chicago Post-Graduate College. He spent the summer of 1913 in the Baldwin Clinic of Grant Hospital, in Columbus, and one month every summer at the Mayo Clinic, at Rochester, Minnesota. He built up a large and remunerative practice, extending over a wide radius, and was frequently called into consultation by his professional colleagues, among whom his judgment was held in high esteem. On December 27, 1905, in Canada, Dr. Pomerene was united in marriage to Miss Laura Grace Whiteley, who was born in 1875 at Sombro, 462 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Ontario, Canada, and is a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Whiteley. Her mother was a native of Ontario and died at Sombro, December 25, 1925, at the age of eighty-six years. Mr. Whiteley was a native of England and was engaged in business in Sombro, Ontario, where he died in 1886, at the age of fifty-six years. He was a thirty-third degree Mason. Mrs. Pomerene received a good public school education in her native town and later graduated from the Lakeside Hospital Training School for Nurses, in Cleveland. She practiced nursing prior to her marriage and first met Dr. Pomerene while attending one of his cases. Mrs. Pomerene is an adherent of the Presbyterian church and is a member of the Coshocton Historical Society. Dr. Pomerene gives his political support to the democratic party, while his religious creed is embraced in the Religion of Humanity. During the World war he offered his services to the government but was was not called into active service. However he served on the draft board and took an active part in the various Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives in this county. He bears an unsullied reputation as a leading exemplar of the highest civic virtues, as well as of the noblest ethics and traditions of the medical profession, his high standing as a physician being emphasized by the quiet, but none the less impressive evidence of his dignity and worth as a man, so that he deservedly ranks as one of Coshocton's most eminent and most respected citizens. ALFRED McKENZIE BAXTER Alfred McKenzie Baxter, one of the venerable citizens of Cambridge, has long figured prominently in local business circles as well as in public affairs and is a loyal son of the Buckeye state. He was born January 16, 1850, in Old Washington, Guernsey county, and is a son of Hugh and Susan (Harkins) Baxter. He obtained a public school education and afterward served an apprenticeship to the shoemaking trade. For fifteen years Mr. Baxter was the proprietor of a shop in his native town and in January, 1887, transferred his activities to Cambridge. He was recognized as a master craftsman and made shoes for some of the noted personages of Southeastern Ohio. With the advent of the machine age he gradually withdrew from the field and in 1919 discontinued the business. He then opened a real estate office in Cambridge and has prospered in the undertaking, at the same time contributing toward the upbuilding and advancement of the city. On November 28, 1872 Mr. Baxter was married in Old Washington to Miss Harriet Gill, a daughter of Anderson and Nancy (Jenkins) Gill, and to this union were born six children : Howard C. ; Albert, who died at the age of nine years ; Asa H. ; Mrs. Laura Nelson, who succeeded her father as justice of the peace ; John Alfred and Robert C. Mr. Baxter belongs to the Masonic order and is a member of the SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 463 Methodist Episcopal church. He gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and from 1900 until 1902 was mayor of Cambridge, administering the affairs of the municipality in a manner that won for him strong commendation. For seven years he was one of the trustees of the township and while a resident of Old Washington he furthered its educational advancement as a member of the school board, with which he was connected for ten years. Mr. Baxter became a justice of the peace of Cambridge in 1912 and served until January 1, 1928 when he resigned because of poor health. The duties of this office were performed with the thoroughness and fidelity which characterized all of his public service. His has been an upright, well ordered life and the friends of his youth are still his friends. BERTRAM ODELL HORTON Efficient and dependable, Bertram Odell Horton has been the recipient of important trusts, all of which he has creditably discharged, and as an enterprising realtor he has materially influenced Newark's development, at the same time winning the legitimate reward of intelligently directed labor. He was born December 10, 1883, in Licking county, and his parents were James E. and Florence (McVeigh) Horton. The former was born in 1857 and the latter in 1859. They were married in 1878 and their union was severed by the death of the father in 1925 but Mrs. Horton still occupies the family home. Five children were born to them : Bertram Odell ; Nora L., who died while attending college ; Oma V., who became the wife of James C. Burgett ; George E. and Philip G. Horton. The last named is an instructor in the Newark schools and the others also reside in this city. Reared on the homestead, Bertram 0. Horton attended a rural school of that locality and continued his studies in the high school at St. Louisville, Ohio. After his graduation he entered the Newark office of the United States Express Company and was made cashier, filling the position for five years. On the expiration of that period he became connected with the Wehrle Company and had charge of the books in their Newark factories, proving an expert accountant. In 1908 he was appointed district oil inspector by Governor Harmon and was the incumbent of that office for four years. On August 1, 1913, Mr. Horton was the popular choice for the office of county clerk, which he filled until 1917, when he was elected justice of the peace, and served until the office was discontinued by legislative enactment in 1919. When the city of Newark became involved in a controversy with the local natural gas and telephone companies Mr. Horton had charge of the funds in escrow during the litigation and distributed them in accordance with the decisions and instructions of the state courts. The funds of the natural gas company 29-VOL. 3 464 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO were approximately a quarter of a million dollars and those of the telephone corporation amounted to about fifty thousand dollars. He is now a successful realtor, displaying marked foresight and keen sagacity in placing his investments, and also writes general insurance. He has an intimate knowledge of the value of property in this locality and conducts a large business. Mr. Horton was married October 15, 1913, to Miss Lula M. Marple, a daughter of Cyrus and Sarah Marple, owners of a desirable farm in the northern part of Licking county. Mr. and Mrs. Horton have one child, Dorothy B., who is twelve years of age. Mr. Horton is an ardent advocate of the Boy Scout movement and was active in securing the relinquishments and title to their farm in the northern section of Licking county. His influence is also exerted in behalf of the Young Men's Christian Association and his wife takes a keen and helpful interest in the King's Daughters and other charitable organizations. Mr. Horton is a zealous member of the First Methodist church and contributes liberally toward its maintenance. In politics he is a stalwart democrat and for three years was deputy state supervisor of elections in Licking county, and in 1928 was again appointed to that office. He is chairman of the Licking county democratic central committee and secretary of the Licking county democratic executive committee. He has passed through all the chairs in the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias, which he has represented in the Grand Lodge, and is also identified with the Masons, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Improved Order of Red Men. Mr. Horton has also filled a number of offices in the Lions Club of Newark and for recreation he turns to hunting and fishing. His is a well rounded development and his life has been a constantly expanding force for good citizenship. RALPH W. HULL The Hull family of Crooksville, Perry county, has long been identified with the pottery industry, which has been such an important factor in the prosperity and progress of this community, and not the least notable of those whose personal efforts have largely contributed to the success of this business is Ralph W. Hull, secretary and treasurer of the Star Pottery Company, one of the oldest and most prosperous concerns in this locality. Mr. Hull was born at Deavertown, Morgan county, Ohio, in 1883, and is a son of J. J. Hull, who is referred to at length in the personal sketch of Floyd F. Hull, on other pages of this work. J. J. Hull, who was born in 1852 and died in 1924, was long one of the most progressive and enterprising business men of this section of the state. Ralph W. Hull secured his educational training in the public and high schools of Crooksville and on the death of his father he and his SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 465 brother took over the Star Pottery Company, of which he has since been secretary and treasurer. They have successfully carried on the business which their father had long conducted and are numbered among the most progressive and up-to-date men of this locality. Mr. Hull is also interested in other concerns, being secretary of the Crooksville Pottery Company, vice president of the Clyde Foraker Oil Company and a stockholder in the Crooksville Bank. He also carries on a prosperous radio business in Crooksville, selling high class radio sets throughout this section. He is a man of mature judgment and is regarded as a man of sound opinions in practical affairs. In 1911, in Crooksville, he was united in marriage to Miss Ethel Combs, who was born in this place in 1872, and they are the parents of five children, namely : Donald, who graduated from the Crooksville high school in 1925, Dorothy, Joseph, John Edgar and Gene. Mr. and Mrs. Hull are members of the International Bible Students Association and, because of their active interest in the better things of life and their sterling qualities, they are deservedly held in the highest measure of esteem throughout their community. GEORGE HAYDEN, SR. For twenty years George Hayden, Sr., has been numbered among the leading citizens of Newark and is well known through Southeastern Ohio owing to his activities in connection with the insurance business. He was born May 18, 1877, in West Newton, Pennsylvania, and his parents, George R. and Elizabeth Belle (Hixon) Hayden, were also natives of that state. William Henry Hayden, the American progenitor of the family, crossed the Atlantic in 1639 on the ship Mary and John, becoming one of the earliest settlers of Connecticut. Among his descendants was Nathaniel Hayden, whose son David was the grandfather of George Hayden, Sr. David Hayden was born in Webster, Pennsylvania, in 1806 and cultivated one of the first farms developed in that locality, remaining on the homestead until his demise. He was a member of the Baptist church and an adherent of the republican party. His wife, Margaret (McClure) Hayden, was born in Pennsylvania and also died at Webster. Their son, George R. Hayden, was born January 3, 1856, in Salem, and rose to the position of master mechanic in the Pittsburgh plant of the Pressed Steel Car Company. In politics he was a stanch republican and filled a number of local offices. He shaped his conduct by the teachings of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a steward, and he was called to his final rest in 1908, when a resident of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. His wife was born in Uniontown in 1865 and her demise also occurred in Allegheny county. She was a daughter of Samuel Hixon, who was born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and served in the 466 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Union Army during the Civil war. He followed the trade of cabinetmaking and his creative genius led to the invention of a beehive, which he patented. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and cast his ballot for the candidates of the republican party. His wife, Mary (Thomas) Hixon, was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, and passed away in Scottdale, while his death occurred in Washington, that state. George Hayden, Sr., was a pupil in the public schools of Tarentum, Pennsylvania, and pursued his higher studies in Western University, also taking a course in the Pittsburgh Commercial Institute. Under his father he served an apprenticeship to learn the machinist's trade, which he followed for five years, and then entered the life insurance business. For ten years he was superintendent of agencies for the Equitable Life Insurance Company of New York, having charge of the Pittsburgh branch, and did much to strengthen the position of the corporation in that district. In 1907 he came to Newark and aided in organizing the Ohio State Life Insurance Company. He was appointed manager for Southeastern Ohio and the northern part of West Virginia and developed a large business in those territories, giving to the company the services of an expert. Mr. Hayden is now the executive head of the Hayden Insurance Agency and a director of the Zanesville Mortgage Company and the Universal Mortgage Company of Newark. In Pittsburgh, Mr. Hayden was married to Miss Elizabeth Matthews, who was born September 12, 1876, in that city and received a diploma from one of its high schools. Her parents, David and Ann (Davis) Matthews, were born in the town of Merthyr Tydvil, Wales, and her father became one of the pioneer steel manufacturers of Pittsburgh. There he resided until his demise and his wife also passed away in that city. Mr. Matthews exercised his right of franchise in support of the candidates of the republican party and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Hayden have a family of three children. George Hayden, Jr., born in Pittsburgh in January, 1897, completed a course in the Newark high school, later was graduated from Denison University and is now assistant manager of the Hayden Insurance Agency of Newark. He married Miss Mary Ann Allen, of Springfield, Ohio, and they have a son, George Allen. Anna Belle, who graduated from the Newark high school and the Hill Dale College of Cincinnati, is the wife of Oscar Van Tassell, an automobile salesman of Newark. David R. Hayden supplemented his high school education by a course at the Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York, and is secretary-treasurer of the Hayden Insurance Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Hayden are zealous members of the First Methodist Episcopal church and in politics he follows an independent course, voting according to the dictates of his judgment. His name appears on the membership rolls of the Newark Chamber of Commerce and he also belongs to the Mound Builders Country Club. Mr. Hayden enjoys golf, fishing and hunting and twice a year goes to Canada during vacation periods. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 467 He is thoroughly appreciative of the beauties of nature and spends much of his leisure in the mountains. His life has been purposeful, symmetrical and useful and the respect accorded him is well deserved. BRADLEY G. HOON A member of one of Morgan county's old pioneer families and of the third generation of the family to engage in the wagon repair business in Chesterhill, Bradley G. Hoon is one of the best known citizens of his section of Morgan county, where his various activities have given him well earned prominence in business circles. Mr. Hoon was born in Washington county, Ohio, in 1892, and secured a good public school education, graduating from the Chesterhill high school in 1909, after which he took a commercial course in Oberlin College. He went to California, where he worked two years as a machinist, and in 1913 returned to Chesterhill, operating the old wagon repair shop formerly owned and operated by his father and grandfather. Later he established a garage, which he conducted until 1926, when he sold out. In 1923 he engaged in the lumber and building business, in which he has met with very satisfactory success. He is well equipped for general contracting and owns and operates a sawmill in Marion township. He has done much work in his line throughout this section of the county and has shown sound judgment in practical affairs. In 1915, in Chesterhill, Mr. Hoon was united in marriage to Miss Alta Mclnturp, who was born at this place in 1892. She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Parent-Teacher Association and has been actively interested in matters affecting the moral and social welfare of the community. In his political views Mr. Hoon has always adhered to the republican party, while his fraternal relations are with the Free and Accepted Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star at La Grange. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and stand for all that is best in the life of the locality in which they live. They are widely acquainted and are deservedly popular in the social circles in which they move. CHARLES J. BUSHALA Energetic, intelligent and self-reliant, Charles J. Bushala has converted his opportunities into tangible assets and occupies a position of leadership in business circles of Cambridge. A son of Joseph and Marion Bushala, he was born June 21, 1880, in Mount Lebanon, Syria. His father passed away in Syria, but the mother resides in Cambridge. It was in 1905 that Charles Bushala sailed for the United States and after 468 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO reaching Pleasant City proceeded to Barnesville, Ohio, where he spent nine years, becoming well known as a wholesale fruit dealer. In 1916 he came to Cambridge and was the first man to leave the city for military service during the World war. He was sent to Camp Sherman, where he was stationed until he received his honorable discharge, and then returned to Cambridge. He is the executive head of the firm of Bushala Brothers, composed of Charles J., Abraham and Wade Bushala, wholesale produce merchants, who enjoy the distinction of controlling the largest business of the kind in Southeastern Ohio. It is housed in the Bushala building, a substantial modern structure which they erected and of which they are the owners. Every stage in the development of their trade has resulted from carefully matured plans and earnest, systematic effort, and a well merited reputation for honorable, straightforward dealing is one of the most valuable assets of the firm. On June 17, 1917, Charles J. Bushala was married in Montreal, Canada, to Miss Lillian Aboud and they now have four children, Joseph J., Helen, Philip and Mary Catherine. Mr. Bushala is connected with both the York and Scottish Rite bodies of Masons, having attained the thirty-second degree, and is a Shriner. He belongs to the Rotary Club and the Cambridge Board of Trade, while in religious faith he is an Episcopalian. His loyalty and devotion to the country of his adoption have been amply demonstrated and the prosperity which he enjoys is the merited reward of ability and industry. EDWIN C. AND JOHN M. GLEASON The Gleason Lumber Company has for many years been one of the best known business concerns of Coshocton and its owners, Edwin C. and John M. Gleason, father and son, rank among the leading citizens of the community, contributing to its advancement and prosperity by their efforts and influence. Edwin C. Gleason was born at Harpersfield, Ohio, September 14, 1845, and is a son of Alanson and Sarah (Collar) Gleason, and a grandson of Elijah Gleason, a native of Massachusetts, who followed the occupation of farming and died in Harpersfield, Ohio. Alanson Gleason was born in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, and died in Geneva, Ashtabula county, Ohio. In early life he was a carriage builder but later devoted his attention to farming. He was a democrat in politics. His wife also was a native of Massachusetts and died at Harpersfield, Ohio. Edwin C. Gleason received a public school education and in early life was appointed postmaster at Harpersfield, Ashtabula county, which office he held for ten years. During that period he also engaged in the shoe business at that place and was successful in his material affairs. In 1871 he became actively interested in the organization of the Roscoe Planing Mill, which two years later was taken over by Edward W. Adams and Edwin C. Gleason, of the firm of Adams & Gleason, dealers in lumber SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 469 and manufacturers of sash, doors, blinds and all kinds of building material. In 1905 Mr. Gleason bought his partner's interest and moved the plant to Coshocton. In the spring of 1912 he admitted his son, John M. Gleason to a partnership under the firm name of the Gleason Lumber Company, and they are still successfully carrying on the business at 1247 East Main street. Edwin C. Gleason is a republican in his political views and attends the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Miss Dorothea Adams, who was born in Keene township, Coshocton county, in 1843, and died in Roscoe, Ohio, September 17, 1908. She was a daughter of John Quincy and Lavina (Walker) Adams, of whom the former, a native of Massachusetts, was a direct descendant of Presidents John and John Quincy Adams. He was a farmer by occupation, was a republican in politics, a member of the Unitarian church, and his death occurred in Keene township, Coshocton county. His wife was a native of Summerville, Massachusetts, and her death also occurred in Keene township. John M. Gleason, son of Edwin C. and Dorothea (Adams) Gleason, was born at Roscoe, Ohio, on the 26th of March, 1872. He secured his educational training in the public schools of Roscoe and Ohio State University, at Columbus, which he attended four years. He then engaged in glass manufacturing in West Virginia, to which he devoted his attention for ten years, and in 1912 he returned to Ohio, becoming associated with his father in the planing mill and lumber business at Coshocton, to which he has devoted his attention continuously since. The Gleason Lumber Company enjoys well merited prosperity, being one of the leading concerns in its line in this section of the state. Its mill is large and up-to-date in its equipment; while in the yards are to be found large supplies of all lumber material demanded by the local trade. Mr. Gleason is a director of the Central Bank of Coshocton and the Citizens Building and Loan Company and is numbered among the wide-awake and progressive men of his community. On June 23, 1903, in Roscoe, Ohio, John M. Gleason was united in marriage to Miss Rosalind Hack, who was born November 24, 1877, and is a daughter of Martin G. and Alice E. (Burns) Hack, both born in Roscoe, her father on April 7, 1848, and her mother, September 6, 1846. For a number of years Mr. Hack was secretary of the Ransom Dry Goods Company but is now retired from active business and lives in Coshocton. He is a republican in politics and is a veteran of the Civil war, having served as a drummer boy in the Union Army. He is a son of Captain Peter and Roszena (Adams) Hack, both of whom were born in Germany and died in Coshocton. Captain Hack was a tailor by trade, served as a captain in the Union Army during the Civil war and was a member of the Presbyterian church. Alice Elizabeth Burns was a daughter of John and Rachael (Leretilley) Burns. Her father, who was born in Waynesboro, Virginia, in 1808, engaged in mercantile affairs all his life, was a democrat in politics, an adherent of the Methodist Episco- 470 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO pal church and died at Roscoe, Ohio, in July, 1871. His wife, who was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, and died in Roscoe, was of French descent, a daughter of James Leretilley, who came from Guernsey island, off the coast of France, was a merchant in this country, and died in Roscoe. Mrs. Gleason is a graduate of the Roscoe high school and attended Granville Seminary. She belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, the Missionary Society, the Junior Women's Club of Coshocton and the Roscoe Women's Club. Mr. Gleason has been a lifelong republican in politics and is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M., belonging also to the Rotary Club. His religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church. Because of his business activities his earnest life and well rounded character, he commands the respect of his fellowmen and is numbered among those whose influence has been exerted in behalf of the best interests of his community. DAVID W. NOSSET As a business man David W. Nosset established an enviable reputation and through his agricultural operations he aided in developing the natural resources of Jackson township, Guernsey county, which numbered him among its foremost citizens. He was born June 24, 1837, five miles west of Bridgeport, in Belmont county, Ohio, and in the paternal line was of French descent. When he was two years of age, his parents, Samuel H. and Ruth Anne (Bailey) Nosset, moved to Guernsey county and located four miles from Cambridge on the ridge road to Claysville, at which time there were but few settlers in this region. The father had previously purchased a tract of forty acres there from James Duke. About four acres of the place had been cleared and there was a rude cabin on the property when Samuel H. Nosset became its owner but he set to work with a will and through diligence and perseverance soon had his land under cultivation. He aided in building roads and doing other work of a pioneer nature, and contributed his share toward the development of the county. He remained on the homestead until 1877, when he sold the property and went to Kansas, in which state the mother passed away in 1871. For thirteen years Mr. Nosset resided in Kansas and then went with his daughter to Oregon, where he spent the remainder of his life. David W. Nosset received a common school education and was thoroughly trained in agricultural pursuits. About 1866 he moved to Coffey county, Kansas, and developed a good farm there but incurred heavy losses during two of the never-to-be-forgotten grasshopper plagues. In 1882 he returned to Ohio and spent about two years on a farm owned by Mrs. Nosset's father, John Wires, and for about two years thereafter lived in Cambridge. They next located in Byesville and Mr. Nosset opened a hotel, of which he was the proprietor for eleven years. The SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 471 building was destroyed by fire in 1898, being a total loss, and Mr. Nosset returned to Cambridge, devoting his attention to the management of the Arcade Hotel for four years. Later he conducted a hotel in the Stoner block for about five years and made this one of the best hostelries in the locality. He was a genial, obliging host and won and retained the patronage of the traveling public through close adherence to a high standard of service. He purchased a substantial residence and continued in business in Cambridge until April, 1910, when he returned to the Wires homestead in Jackson township. Mr. Nosset added many improvements to the property and his carefully tilled fields yielded abundant harvests, for he utilized scientific methods in the cultivation of the soil. He remained on the farm until 1911, when he moved to Cambridge, where his death occurred October 8, 1912, when he was seventy-five years of age. His life was long, upright and useful and his genuine worth won for him the unqualified respect of his fellowmen. In March, 1864, Mr. Nosset married Miss Samantha Jane Wires, daughter of John and Susannah (Linton) Wires of Jackson township. Mrs. Nosset died July 23, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Nosset had five children. Albert S., the first born, contracted scarlet fever and died in Burlington, Kansas, when a youth of fourteen, and four days later Myrtle, the fourth child, died of the same disease. Charles W., now residing in Marietta, Ohio, was the second son, and his sister, Carrie M., is the widow of Harry H. Dunfee and the mother of one child, Myra Kathryn. Susie Grace, the fifth child, died at the age of five years. Mrs. Dunfee resides in the Cambridge home which her father purchased before his removal to Jackson township. She is a worthy representative of the family and has a wide circle of sincere friends in the city. FRANCIS A. DAVIS Francis A. Davis, who has an exceptionally fine record as teacher, principal and school superintendent, possesses to a marked degree the essential qualifications of a successful educator, not the least of which is a sincere enthusiasm in his work. His service as county superintendent of schools of Morgan county has been outstanding in its results and is duly recognized and appreciated throughout the county. Born in 1878, in Union township, Morgan county, Francis A. Davis is a son of M. B. and Celesta (Williams) Davis. The father was born in Morgan county in 1849 and died in 1894, while the mother was born in 1855 and died in 1884. The father was a physician by profession and practiced for a number of years in Rosseau, Union township. He was a member of the Masonic order, was a republican in his political views and he and his wife were members of the Church of Christ. They were the parents of three sons, Clyde, deceased, Bert and Francis A. 472 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO The last named received his education in the public schools and in 1899 began teaching, first in Windsor township, where he remained one year, after which he was two years in the schools of Bristol, and four years in Pennsville as superintendent of the high school. In 1914 he became the superintendent of schools of five townships on the west side of the county, and so satisfactory was his service in that capacity that in 1919 he was elected county superintendent of schools, which position he still holds, having jurisdiction over all the public schools of the county, including nine high schools. In 1919 Mr. Davis moved to Malta, where he now resides. He is a splendid administrative officer, keeping in close touch with educational conditions in all parts of the county, and is progressive in his methods and ideas. In 1904, at Chesterhill, Morgan county, Mr. Davis was united in marriage to Miss Alice May Kinsey, who was born near that place in 1881, and they are the parents of four children, Harold, who is a student in Ohio State University, Alice, Frances and Richard. He has always been a republican in politics, is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and he and his wife are active members of the Church of Christ, while Mrs. Davis is also a member of the Parent-Teacher Association. Mr. Davis is recognized as a man of high ideals and sterling character and those who know him best hold him in the highest esteem, because of his splendid record and consistent life. WILLARD CURTIS RANK, M. D. Dr. Willard Curtis Rank was long classed with Newark's leading physicians and his residence in the city covers a period of fifty-five years. He was born February 10, 1860, in New Salem, Fairfield county, Ohio, and in 1872 accompanied his parents on their removal to Newark. In 1879 he was graduated from the local high school and then matriculated in Denison University, which he attended for four years. During that period he joined the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and was next a student at the University of Rochester, New York, which awarded him the A. B degree in 1885. For a year he engaged in teaching at Chesterville, Ohio, and then went to Florida, becoming an instructor in the public schools of Lakeland. At the end of twelve months he returned to Ohio and for a year was engaged in educational work at Cincinnati. He then enterec the Miami Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1892, and ir the same year opened an office in Newark. To the discharge of his duties Dr. Rank brought broad scientific knowledge as well as mature judgment and in diagnosis was painstaking and accurate. His pronounced ability and devotion to his patients brought him a large practice, to which hE devoted his attention until 1919, when he suffered from blood poisoning and retired from the profession. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 473 On February 9, 1915, Dr. Rank was united in marriage to Miss Cecelia M. Wehrle, of Newark, and their attractive home at No. 176 West Church street has been the scene of many enjoyable social events. Dr. and Mrs. Rank are esteemed by a wide circle of friends and manifest a deep interest in matters touching the welfare and progress of their city. GEORGE HENRY BOETCHER George Henry Boetcher, who for many years was actively engaged in business in Cambridge, but is now living retired, is one of the oldest and most highly honored residents of this community, for his entire life here has been an expression of the highest type of citizenship and an earnest desire to contribute to the welfare of his fellowmen. Mr. Boetcher was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on the 30th of January, 1844, and is a son of John Christopher and Christiana (Phfen) Boetcher. In 1847, when he was about three years of age, the family moved to Cambridge township, Guernsey county, and in the High Hill district school he secured his education. In 1862, at the age of eighteen years, he enlisted in the Ninety-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which command he took part in twenty engagements, including that of Missionary Ridge, besides many minor skirmishes, remaining with his regiment for nearly three years. He was honorably discharged at the close of the war and on his return to Cambridge erected a planing mill, which proved a successful venture. After operating the mill for fifteen years he sold it, and entered the retail shoe business, which he conducted for five years, at the end of which time he sold out and during the succeeding ten years was superintendent of the Cambridge Roofing Company. He then retired from active business affairs, but soon afterwards Governor Harmon appointed him a trustee of the Sailors' and Soldiers' Orphan Home, at Xenia, Ohio, in which position he served for four years. Mr. Boetcher was for many years a member of the board of directors of the Guernsey National Bank. He served for twenty-five years as a member of the Guernsey county sinking fund commission, was for two terms a member of the county board of education, and served several terms as township trustee, in all of which positions he acquitted himself with honor. On November 12, 1866, Mr. Boetcher was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth E. Marlin, who was a daughter of James and Lucy Marlin and who passed away September 18, 1925, at the age of seventy-nine years. To Mr. and Mrs. Boetcher were born five children, one who died in infancy, the others being Charles V., an official of the Orr, Brown & Price Company, wholesale druggists, of Columbus, Ohio ; Grace E., who married Andrew M. Sarchet and died in Cambridge ; Homer E., a dentist at Alliance, Ohio ; and Gladys, the wife of Carl H. Hawthorne of Coshocton, Ohio. 474 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Mr. Boetcher's life has covered the most interesting phase of the history of this community and it has been his privilege to take an active part in its commercial and financial development and growth, while in public office he has demonstrated his entire loyalty to the best interests of the community. As a citizen he is always public spirited and enterprising and as a friend and neighbor he has combined the qualities of head and heart which have won confidence and commanded respect. NATHAN H. CARPENTER, SR. In the paper manufacturing business Nathan H. Carpenter, Sr., is acknowledged an expert, having had long technical experience in all branches of the business, and he is now giving effective service as general manager of the Coshocton Straw Paper Company, in which he owns an interest. Mr. Carpenter was born March 18, 1876, at Seymour, Connecticut, and is a son of Heber P. and Martha W. (Wheeler) Carpenter. His father, who was a lifelong resident of Seymour, was a stonemason and contractor. His violin, on which he was an accomplished player, is still in possession of the family. He gave his political support to the republican party and was a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. His wife, who was born at Oxford, Connecticut, and died at Seymour, that state, was a daughter of Erastus and Lydia (Hendricks) Wheeler, the former a native of New Haven, Connecticut, where he spent his life. He was a blacksmith by trade, was an ardent abolitionist, voted the republican ticket and was a member of the Congregational church. His wife, who also was born at New Haven, died in Baltimore, Ohio. Nathan H. Carpenter secured his educational training in the public schools at Quaker Farms and Southford, Connecticut, and then studied telegraphy for awhile. Abandoning that line of work, he entered the employ of White & Wells, paper manufacturers at Southford, with whom he remained four years. He was next with the Uncas Paper Company, at Norwich, Connecticut, for three years, after which he went to Winchester, Virginia, as superintendent of a mill for the Old Dominion Paper Company. Three years later he was transferred to the plant of the American Strawboard Company at Barberton, Ohio, where he served as superintendent for three years, and during the following year was superintendent of a mill for the Foster-Adams Company at Utica, New York. During the succeeding two years he served as manager for the Ohio Boxboard Company, at Rittman, Ohio, and then went to Bogota, New Jersey, as superintendent for the Traders Paperboard Company, holding that position one year, after which he located in Baltimore, Ohio, where he organized a company, which bought the Fairfield Paper Company's plant. He served as manager of this business for five years, at the end of which time he sold his interest and came to Coshocton in 1913, here buying an interest in the Coshocton Straw Paper Company, of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 475 which he became general manager, which relation he still sustains. His exact knowledge of the business, his energetic methods and mature judgment have enabled him to direct the operations of the plant in a manner that has been eminently satisfactory. On October 8, 1902, at Barberton, Ohio, Mr. Carpenter was united in marriage to Miss Mildred H. Davis, who was born at Barberton October 14, 1878, a daughter of Frederick M. and Louisa (Richards) Davis. Her father, who followed farming, was born in Reading, Vermont, November 20, 1837, and died at Montrose, Ohio. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was a republican in politics. His wife was born in Summit county, Ohio, May 7, 1841, and died at Montrose, March 10, 1901. Mrs. Carpenter was educated in the public schools of Summit county and is a lady of gracious and tactful manner, popular in the circles in which she moves. She attends the Presbyterian church and is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Music Club and is active in women's organizations. For two years she rendered effective service as secretary of the Coshocton county tuberculosis stamp sale. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter have a son, Nathan H., Jr., who was born October 10, 1905, graduated from the Coshocton high school and continued his studies at Mercersburg Academy, at Milford, Connecticut, and in Yale University. He is now secretary and treasurer of the Shenandoah Boxboard Corporation, at Winchester, Virginia. He married Miss Margaret Becktol, of Milford, Connecticut, and they have a son, Nathan H., III, born January 8, 1927. Mr. Carpenter has always been a republican, particularly on national issues, but often votes independently. He is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M., Scioto Consistory, A. A. S. R., of Columbus, and Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Columbus. He belongs to the Coshocton Town and Country Club. The qualities of keen discrimination, sound judgment and executive ability enter very largely into his makeup and have been contributing elements to his success, while his excellent social qualities and straightforward manner have gained for him the sincere respect and good will of all who know him. ABRAHAM LAYTON PICKERING Through his well directed labors as an agriculturist Abraham Layton Pickering has contributed toward the development and utilization of the natural resources of Licking county, owning a fine farm in the Wagram district, and has also been active in public affairs. He was born January 16, 1879, at New Market, in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, and his parents, James Knox Polk and Annie (Shirley) Pickering, were natives of the same state. The grandfather, James Pickering, was born in Scotland and became one of the pioneer planters of Rockingham county, Vir- 476 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO ginia, where his demise occurred. His wife, Mary (Looker) Pickering, was also born in that county and always resided within its borders. J. K. P. Pickering was born October 11, 1844, on the homestead in Rockingham county and when a youth served in the Confederate army in the last part of the war. He was fighting near his own home. He afterward resumed the occupation of farming which he followed for many years, and there passed away November 6, 1925. Like his father, he was allied with the democratic party and his life was governed by the teachings of the Lutheran church. His widow was born February 11, 1853, in Honeyville, Page county, Virginia, and is living in New Market, Virginia. Her parents, Zachariah and Mary (Koontz) Shirley, were also natives of Page county and her father was the owner of a tannery. He gave his political support to the republican party and was a steward and class leader of the Methodist Episcopal church. His demise occurred at New Market when he was ninety-eight years of age and his wife passed away in Augusta county, Virginia. Abraham L. Pickering was reared and educated in his native town, graduating from high school in 1898, and then took a course in the New Market Polytechnic Institute. For two years he was an insurance agent at Columbus, Ohio, and then came to Licking county. He inherited some land and has added to this so that at this time he has one hundred and forty acres which he is cultivating and which is rich and productive. Mr. Pickering knows the best methods of tilling the soil and carefully plans every detail of his work, making his efforts count for the utmost. He is engaged in general farming and finds dairying a profitable industry. He has a fine herd of Ayrshire cattle and also raises white Leghorn chickens. The income from the farm is ample for all of his needs and he also owns stock in the cooperative Elevator Company of Summit, this state, and the Ohio Wool Warehouse Company of Columbus. At Wagram, Ohio, Mr. Pickering was married January 2, 1901, to Miss Margaret Alice Myers, a daughter of Christian and Barbara (Trish) Myers, of whom the former was born near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and died on his farm near Wagram. He was a member of the River Brethren church and an adherent of the democratic party. Mrs. Myers was born near Hilliards, Ohio, and resides on the homestead in the vicinity of Wagram. It was there that Mrs. Pickering was born August 14, 1878, and her education was obtained in the public schools of Wagram. She was an earnest, helpful member of the Evangelical church and the Ladies' Aid Society. Unselfish and kind-hearted, she was beloved by her family and friends and her death on March 26, 1927, occasioned deep sorrow. Mrs. Pickering had become the mother of three children. Lawrence James, the eldest, born June 10, 1902, was graduated from the Etna high school and is engaged in farming near Wagram. In June, 1922, he married Miss Zoa Emswiler, of Etna, and they have one child, James Abraham. Mary Louise was born April 24, 1907, and in 1924 completed a course in the Etna high school. She is also a graduate of the Office SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 477 Training School at Columbus, Ohio, and was associated with the Children's Boarding Home Bureau of that city until her mother's death, since which time she has resided with her father and brother. Ralph Abraham was born June 12, 1912, and is a sophomore in the Etna high school. During the World war Mr. Pickering was active in the various Liberty loan drives and also aided the Red Cross Society. A strong advocate of the cause of education, he is a member of Etna school board and for six years was justice of the peace, being the youngest incumbent of the office in the state at that time. In religious work he also takes a deep interest and is a trustee and steward of the Evangelical church of Wagram, of which all of the family are members. He is assistant superintendent of the Sunday school and was its superintendent for a number of years. Along fraternal lines he is connected with Pataskala Lodge, No. 518, of the Knights of Pythias and is also a member of the Etna Grange, while for recreation he turns to motoring. His is a well ordered, useful life and public opinion bears testimony to his worth. WILLIAM BRUMAGE DE LONG Stable in purpose and methodical in action, William Brumage De Long has steadily progressed toward the goal fixed by his ambition and is now classed with the leading business men of Cambridge. A native of Ohio, he was born in Redfield, Perry county, March 16, 1893, and represents one of the pioneer families of that section of the state. His father, Jesse Griffith De Long, is a son of Philip and Catherine and a grandson of Isaac and Nancy (Bower) De Long, who came from Guernsey county, Ohio, to Perry county, and the deed to the farm on which they settled was signed by President Monroe in 1823. This sheepskin document is among the treasured possessions of Jesse G. De Long and it was on this homestead that the son, grandson and great-grandson of Isaac De Long were born. William B. De Long received his early instruction in the district school near his father's farm and for two years was a high school student. He was graduated from the Columbus Embalming College in January, 1915, and then returned home, soon afterward entering the employ of the firm of Cannon & Cannon, funeral directors of Crooksville, Ohio. He remained with them for two years and then went to Zanesville, Ohio, becoming associated with the Bateman-Mangold Company on October 23, 1917. Later he located in Cambridge and on June 1, 1924, formed a partnership with Walter Bundy, also an experienced mortician. The Bundy-De Long Funeral Home is situated at No. 120 North Eleventh street and an ever increasing clientele attests the efficiency of its service. Mr. De Long was married June 6, 1917, in Perry county to Miss Isabelle K. Moore, a daughter of Edward and Margaret (Wallace) Moore. 478 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO The last named was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and came to Ohio when a child. Mr. and Mrs. De Long have one child, Doris Eileen, who was born October 12, 1918, in Perry county. Mr. De Long belongs to the Masonic order and is also a member of the Lions Club, a business men's organization, devoted to Americanism. He is a young man of high principles, actuated at all times by the spirit of progress, and lends the weight of his support to every worthy civic project. SAMUEL N. MANLY Samuel N. Manly, of Malta, Morgan county, is vice president of the Brown-Manly Plow Company, which for over a half century has been one of the most important manufacturing concerns in this locality. He belongs to one of the honored old families of this section of the state, for three successive generations of the name have been prominently identified with commercial and industrial affairs and have in very large measure contributed to the prosperity of the community. Mr. Manly was born at Malta township on the 18th of September, 18.54, and is a son of James Manly, who was a pioneer settler in Morgan county, locating in Malta township, where he established a blacksmith shop, in which he began making wagons. Subsequently he engaged in the manufacture of plows, building up a good business, and in 1873 he consolidated his interests with those of the Brown Plow Company, from which time to the present the business has been operated as the Brown-Manly Plow Company, enjoying an enviable record among the old and substantial concerns of this section of the state. It is engaged in the making of plows, cultivators and steel shapes, which are shipped to all parts of the country and also sold abroad. From one hundred to one hundred and fifty men are employed and branches are maintained at Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. Samuel N. Manly secured his education in the public schools of Malta, where he has always lived. When twelve years of age he was running the engines of the manufacturing plant, and when nineteen years of age began working in other departments, learning every detail of the business, with which he has been connected to the present time, being a large stockholder and now vice president of the company. He served as assistant superintendent when John Brown was superintendent and during all the years of his active life has devoted his efforts indefatigably to the success of the enterprise. Besides his interest in the Brown-Manly Plow Company, Mr. Manly is a stockholder in the Malta National Bank and the First National Bank of McConnelsville and was formerly a stockholder and director of the Elkeye Milling Company. In 1877, at Malta, Mr. Manly was united in marriage to Miss Mary White, who was born in 1859 and died in 1927. To them were born five SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 479 children : James W., who is engaged in the automobile business in McConnelsville ; Mrs. Josie Cook, of Malta ; Fred B., who is assistant to his father ; Herbert H., at home, who is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted in the aviation service, in which he acted as ground mechanic to Eddie Rickenbacher, the ace of American fliers during the war; and Frances White, who remains with her father. Mr. Manly has always supported the republican party and has shown a commendable interest in public affairs. He is a member and treasurer of Valley Lodge, No. 149, F. & A. M., and also belongs to the chapter and council. His religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church, to which he has given his earnest support, as he has to all worthy benevolent causes. A man of high ideals and sound judgment in practical things, he is regarded as one of the substantial and dependable men of his community, possessing to a marked degree the essential qualities of good citizenship, and commands the unqualified confidence of his fellowmen. LLOYD S. LEECH In the legal circles of Coshocton county Lloyd S. Leech holds a prominent place, his ability and success as a practitioner having gained for him a large clientele, while in the civic affairs of his community he has been prominent and influential. Mr. Leech was born in this county on the 17th of February, 1887, and is a son of Thomas and Rebecca (Keehn) Leech. His father, who was a lifelong farmer, was born in 1849 and died in 1916. He was a democrat in his political views and took an active part in township affairs, while his religious connection was with the Presbyterian church. His wife was born in 1858 and died in 1919. They had seven children, as follows : Jesse, deceased ; P. N., an attorney of Coshocton ; I. F., who is engaged in the undertaking business in Coshocton ; Guy D., a traveling salesman ; Lloyd S. ; Della, who is principal of one of the Coshocton public schools ; and Mrs. Zura Howard Patton. Lloyd S. Leech pursued his early studies in the common and high schools of Coshocton county and attended college at Wooster, Ohio, after which he entered the law school of Ohio Northern University, at Ada, where he was graduated. He was admitted to the bar in 1912 and in the following year he entered upon the practice of his profession in Coshocton, where he has remained to the present time. His knowledge of the law and his effectiveness in the trial of causes soon gained for him public recognition and during the years of his practice he has been identified as counsel with many of the most important cases tried in the courts of this county. In 1915, in Washington, Pennsylvania, Mr. Leech was united in mar- 30-VOL. 3 480 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO riage to Miss May B. Bouvier, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1892, and they are the parents of a son, Thomas B., who was born in 1918. Mrs. Leech is a lady of many gracious qualities and has long been active in the club and social life of Coshocton. Mr. Leech is a stanch supporter of the democratic party and served as prosecuting attorney from January, 1919, to January, 1923, in which position he acquitted himself with honor and distinction. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has advanced to the degree of Knight Templar ; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Kiwanis Club, of which he is vice president, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Commercial Law League of America. His religious connection is with the Presbyterian church. Mr. Leech takes a keen interest in the history of Coshocton county, where his family has long resided, his great-grandfather, Thomas Leech, coming from Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania, to this locality in a very early day, while his grandfather, George Leech, also was prominent in the early settlement of the county. Mr. Leech has been actively identified with various measures for the advancement of the civic welfare of his community and stands as one of its influential and useful citizens, respected and esteemed by all who know him. GEORGE HENRY STOTTLEMIRE George Henry Stottlemire, an honored Union veteran and one of Ohio's loyal sons, was long identified with building operations in Cambridge, which contains many examples of his craftsmanship, and is now enjoying the fruits of a life of rightly directed endeavor. He was born April 20, 1841, in Jackson township, Guernsey county, son of Hamilton Jefferson and Sophia (Brown) Stottlemire. He was educated in the rural schools of his native township and in 1861, when a young man of twenty, enlisted in the Army of the Cumberland, which started out from Louisville, over a hundred thousand strong, to chase General Bragg and his Confederate troops to the sea. The going was hard, food was scarce and water even more so. Over ten thousand men deserted and returned to their homes. To cope with this situation General Rosecrans, who took command of the Federal troops at a point in Tennessee, sent a provost marshal with a body of troops to round up these deserters and return them to their various commands. Mr. Stottlemire was appointed a first sergeant and placed in charge of the train that was to transport the deserters from a central point to the place where the army was encamped. He discovered that the Confederates had placed freight cars in a long tunnel to stop the train and immediately this was accomplished they made their attack on the Union troops, greatly endangering the lives of the women and children who were also aboard. Mr. Stottlemire recalls with much satisfaction his part in an incident that occurred while he was on SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 481 detached service at the headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland at Nashville, General Rosecrans in command. A large number of army wagons, built in Louisville, Kentucky, had been received and were awaiting inspection for acceptance, the wagons being stored in a large shed. Sergeant Stottlemire, having previously been a worker in wood, was attracted to these wagons particularly by the fine job of painting that was in evidence. Making a more minute examination he discovered the material used was a soft pine instead of the durable hardwood, specified and required for such vehicles. The inspection of his superior officers had been made and the wagons were about to be accepted when he imparted his information and the lot was condemned. Sergeant Stottlemire's discovery not only saved the government an amount in excess of twelve thousand dollars but as well much damage and inconvenience. He was commended for his act by his superior officers. Mr. Stottlemire was a gallant soldier and participated in the battles of Perryville, Kentucky, Stone River, Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta, Georgia, and Missionary Ridge, Nashville, Knoxville, and Franklin, Tennessee. During the famous charge at Missionary Ridge nearly two-thirds of the regiment was slaughtered and in later years Mr. Stottlemire was appointed by Governor Cox of Ohio as a member of a committee to arrange for a memorial to be placed on the Ridge as a tribute to those who had lost their lives there. This memorial finally took the form of A fine monument, which towers five hundred feet above the city of Chattanooga and bears the following inscription : "This regiment of Wagner's Brigade, Wood's Division, was the first infantry regiment to cross Tennessee river and occupy Chattanooga, September 9, 1863. November 25, 1863, Sheridan's Divisions charged Missionary Ridge, going over the crest as shown by the bronze tablet at the north end of the field and pursuing the enemy to Chicamauga Creek." In 1865 Mr. Stottlemire returned to Cambridge and for two years was a bridge carpenter in the employ of the Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railroad Company. He then entered the field of contracting and his skill as a carpenter soon won recognition. He finished the interior of the First United Presbyterian church and his work is also embodied in many of the beautiful residences of Cambridge, including his own attractive home at No. 337 Woodlawn avenue. Mr. Stottlemire was recognized as one of the foremost contractors of the city and developed a large business, which he continued until 1911. At the same time he was the proprietor of a grocery store and his well known reliability and enterprise brought him a desirable trade. His business was efficiently managed and at the age of seventy years he was able to retire. Mr. Stottlemire was married May 2, 1872, in Cambridge to Miss Martha Jane Walker, a daughter of David and Rachel (Corbett) Walker. Peter and Sarah Elizabeth Corbett, the maternal grandparents of Mrs. Stottlemire, were natives of the Isle of Guernsey, and were with the second party of emigrants that came to Cambridge in 1807. They were 482 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO the parents of eight children : Rev. Thomas Corbett of Lima, Ohio; Rev. J. B. Corbett of Russell, Kansas, who was president of the Mendota City College of Illinois, and also served in the Kansas legislature ; Dr. R. P. Corbett, of St. Louisville, Licking county, Ohio ; James Corbett, of Hartford, Ohio ; Adam Corbett, of Cambridge, Ohio ; Mrs. Isaac Hoopman, of Bunker Hill, Kansas ; Mrs. John Robins of St. Louis, Missouri ; and Mrs. Rachel Walker, who was the mother of Mrs. Stottlemire. Peter Corbett kept a general store in Cambridge and had a mill at Hartford, where he flat-boated flour down Wills creek on to the southern markets on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He built a long frame house on what is now the southwest corner of Seventh street and Wheeling avenue, and later built the first brick house in Cambridge on the southeast corner of the thoroughfares mentioned. Peter Corbett was later married to a Mrs. Moore, and he and his two wives are buried in the old city cemetery on South Eighth street. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Stottlemire as follows: Pearl, who is now Mrs. David Lucas ; and Grace, who is the wife of Leonard Campbell and the mother of two daughters, Jane and Martha Anne. Mr. Stottlemire is a member of the First United Presbyterian church. He casts his ballot for the candidates of the democratic party and served for five years as one of the trustees of Cambridge. The growth and improvement of the community is a matter in which he takes much personal pride. He has witnessed the progress of civilization in this region 'and an exemplary life has won for him the high and enduring regard of his fellow citizens. GEORGE ELDON CARR George Eldon Carr, the efficient and popular superintendent of the schools of McConnelsville and Malta, Morgan county, occupies a prominent place in the educational circles of his section of the state and has made his influence felt in a potent manner in the locality where he lives. He was born at Chesterhill, Morgan county, on the 29th of January, 1895, and is a son of B. A. and Florence (Huffman) Carr, the former born in 1870 and the latter in 1875. His father has always followed farming, in which he has been successful and is a man of prominence in his community. He is a democrat in politics and has been active in public affairs, having served as a member of the board of county commissioners. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. To him and his wife were born five children, three sons and two daughters, one of the sons being deceased. George E. Carr received his elementary education in the public schools of Marion township, graduating from high school in 1914. He next entered Ohio University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1920, and in 1927 received his Master's SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 483 degree at Ohio State University. He engaged in teaching school, gaining a high reputation for his ability and efficiency, and since 1923 has been rendering appreciated service as superintendent of the public schools of McConnelsville and Malta. Since entering upon the duties of this office he has lived at McConnelsville, having formerly resided at Chesterhill. In 1920, at Pennsville, this county, Mr. Carr was united in marriage to Miss Eva Dougan, who was born in 1900, and they are the parents of two children, George Eldon, Jr., born in May, 1922, and Arlene Marie, in November, 1925. Mr. Carr keeps in close touch with the great issues of the day, on which he holds well defined opinions. He is a member of the Masonic order, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and he also belongs to Malconta Post, No. 124, A. L.; the Rotary Club, the Phi Kappa Tau, college fraternity, and the Phi Delta Kappa, an honorary educational fraternity. His religious faith is that of the Methodist Protestant church. Mrs. Carr is a member of the Church of Christ, the Community Civic Club, the Parent-Teacher Association and the Auxiliary to the American Legion. Mr. Carr is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted in May, 1918, in the Fifty-second United States Artillery, in which he was commissioned a second lieutenant. He went overseas with his command and took part in the fighting in the St. Mihiel and Verdun sectors. He was honorably discharged in June, 1919. True and loyal in every relation of life, and closely devoted to his profession, he has well earned the high place which he holds in the confidence and esteem of all who know him. WALTER RUSSELL BUNDY Walter Russell Bundy, a successful mortician, is engaged in business at Cambridge and represents one of the old and honored families of Guernsey county. He was born in Quaker City, Ohio, May 17, 1889, and his parents, Thomas Jefferson and Louisa Jane (Smith) Bundy, were also natives of the Buckeye state, the former born in Belmont county, of which his father, Dempsey Bundy, was also a native. Thomas J. Bundy died in 1902. Jonah Smith, the maternal grandfather of Walter R. Bundy, was one of the founders of Millwood, which he named, but it is now known as Quaker City. He served as postmaster of the town and also engaged in general merchandising. He conducted a large business and purchased his supplies in distant cities, transporting them to Millwood in a wagon drawn by thirty horses. He was a business man of high standing and one of the most progressive citizens of his community. In the acquirement of an education Walter R. Bundy attended one of the rural schools of Guernsey county and the Quaker City high school. 484 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO After his graduation he entered the Farmers National Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in which he spent five years, and at the same time continued his studies, attending Allegheny College during 1913-14. He next took a course in the Columbus School of Embalming and learned the practical end of the business in the employ of the Dell T. Dean Company of Zanesville, Ohio, and the Stevens Company of Cambridge. On May 1, 1924, he essayed an independent venture and was joined by William B. De Long, with whom he has since been associated. They are the proprietors of the Bundy-De Long Funeral Home at No. 120 North Eleventh street and are recognized experts in their chosen field. Good taste is reflected in all of the appointments of the establishment and the service is adapted to every need. The partners are systematic, tireless workers and as a result of their combined efforts the business has steadily expanded. Mr. Bundy was married July 22, 1914, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, to Miss Mary Hartley, a daughter of Elmer and Ella (Morrison) Hartley, and they have one child, Ellouise, born in Meadville, May 9, 1916. Mr. Bundy belongs to the Kiwanis Club and his fraternal affiliations are with the Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He heartily indorses those movements which are destined to prove of benefit to Cambridge and an exemplary life has established him high in public regard. CHARLES DILLON BROOKE A valued resident of Coshocton is Charles Dillon Brooke, who for more than forty years has been actively identified with the jewelry and optical business in this city, in which he has met with a very gratifying measure of success. He is also recognized as one of the community's most public spirited citizens, a leader in movements for civic progress and improvement, his labors and influence being far-reaching and resultant. Mr. Brooke, who was born in Chatham, Licking county, Ohio, on the 25th of June, 1862, is a son of John Huntington and Rebecca Elizabeth (Robison) Brooke and a direct descendant of Richard Brooke, of Whit-church, Hampshire, England, whose grandson, Robert Brooke, was the progenitor of the family in America, settling in Maryland in June, 1650. He became a leader in public affairs and in 1652 was president of the Provisional Council and acting governor of the Maryland colony. His grandson, Colonel Thomas Brooke, was acting governor of Maryland in 1720. Among the latter's descendants was Clement Brooke, who was a pioneer merchant at Zanesville, Ohio, and is buried in the Quaker cemetery at that place. He was married to Miss Ann Dillon and they became the parents of William Lee Brooke, who was born in Maryland, became a physician and practiced his profession at Gratiot, Brownsville SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 485 and Zanesville, Ohio. He died in the latter city and is buried at Gratiot. He married Miss Elizabeth Goff and among their children was John Huntington Brooke, who was born at Gratiot, Ohio, February 9, 1832, and died in Newark, Ohio, April 2, 1909. He was an able physician and surgeon, practicing his profession for many years, and was held in high esteem wherever known. In his political views he was a republican and was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, serving as Sunday school superintendent for eleven years. His wife, Rebecca Elizabeth Robison, was born in Danville, Knox county, Ohio, in 1834, and died at Newark, Ohio, March 23, 1909. She was a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Sapp) Robison. The former, born in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, was a minister of the Christian church, and died at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, while his wife, a native of Knox county, Ohio, also died at Mt. Vernon. Charles D. Brooke secured his early education in the public schools of Newark, Ohio, and then for about eighteen months read medicine in his father's office, but relinquished the idea of practicing medicine and came to Coshocton, where he spent two years as an apprentice to the jeweler's trade with J. A. Bostwick. He was associated with W. W. Bostwick as a watchmaker until the fall of 1884, when he formed a partnership with Leroy K. Anderson, under the firm name of Brooke & Anderson, and engaged in the jewelry business. Seven years later Mr. Brooke bought his partner's interest and has conducted the business under his own name to the present time. He has always carried a large and complete line of watches and jewelry and has commanded his full share of the local trade. He has also been very successful as an optician, in preparation for which line of work he attended Dr. King's School of Optics, at Cleveland, the first school of its kind in Ohio, and was graduated in 1887. He also took a special course in retinascopy under Dr. Braddock, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the Philadelphia Optical College, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Optics. On September 17, 1884, in Coshocton, Mr. Brooke was united in marriage to Miss Anna Taylor, who was born in this city November 15, 1864, a daughter of Hiram A. and Ellen (Burt) Taylor. Her father was born in Hollingsworth, England, on September 20, 1838, and died in Coshocton, Ohio, on December 19, 1912. In early life he was a stationary engineer but later engaged in lumber manufacturing. A veteran of the Civil war, he served as an orderly sergeant in the Fifty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was an active member of the Presbyterian church and a supporter of the republican party. His parents were John and Mariah (Darritry) Taylor, natives of England. For a number of years John Taylor engaged in the manufacturing of woolen goods at Roscoe, Ohio, and he and his wife died at Coshocton. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and he was a republican in politics. Ellen Burt was born July 25, 1840, at Coshocton, where the Town and Country Clubhouse now stands, a daughter of Washington and 486 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Georgia Ann (Fisk) Burt, and her death occurred at Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1902. Her father was born at Warwick, Orange county, New Jersey, and died in Ohio, where he had followed farming and stockraising. He was a Baptist in religious faith and a republican in politics. His wife was born near Atlanta, Georgia, while her parents, residents of Vermont, were there on a visit. She was a sister of Dr. Ezra Fisk, at one time president of DePauw University, at Greencastle, Indiana. Washington Burt was a son of Daniel and Sallie (Foght) Burt, both of whom were natives of New York state and died in Coshocton, Ohio. The mother was a daughter of John Norris Foght, who fought in the war of the Revolution. Mrs. Brooke was educated in the public schools of Coshocton and taught school for two years prior to her marriage. She is an active member of the Presbyterian church, and belongs to Coshocton Chapter, D. A. R., of which she is registrar ; is a thrice past president of the Women's Club of Coshocton and a past president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs. To Mr. and Mrs. Brooke have been born five children : Harold Taylor, born July 4, 1887, died March 1, 1897; Helen Robison, born January 5, 1889, is the wife of Prescott S. Gray, a farmer of Adams Mills, Ohio, and they have five children, Ellen, Jane, Prescott S., Jr., Martha and David. H. Rodney, born August 15, 1894, and now manager of the Washington branch of the Firestone Rubber Company, is a veteran of the World war, having served eleven months overseas with Company A, One Hundred and Twelfth Ammunition Train, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Division. At the time of the Armistice he was fighting under the King of Belgium, and he was honorably discharged at Chillicothe, Ohio, with the rank of sergeant major. He married Miss Eleanor Harrison, of Akron, Ohio, and they have a daughter, Janice. Lorna, born June 23, 1896, is the wife of Burton Call, of Coshocton, representative of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, and they have three children, Anna Margaret, Kathleen and Elberta. Charles Huntington, born October 15, 1899, is branch manager of the O'Fallon Railroad Supply Company at Chicago, Illinois, and during the World war was stationed at the officers' training camp at Waco, Texas, where he held the rank of liaison officer. He married Miss Nelle Clark, of Coshocton, and they have two children, Virginia and Barbara. Mr. Brooke is a republican, has always taken a keen interest in public affairs, has served as a member of the city board of health and two terms as a member of the city council. He is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M. ; Samaritan Chapter, No. 50, R. A. M.; Coshocton Council, No. 110, R. & S. M. ; and Coshocton Commandery, No. 63, K. T., of which he is a past eminent commander. He was twice president of the Coshocton Business Men's Association and is a charter member of the Kiwanis Club. He attends the Presbyterian church. Mr. Brooke is a lover of outdoor life, his favorite diversion being the hunting of big game. A man of sterling character and upright life, devoted SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 487 to the well-being of his community, he holds an enviable place in the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen. Mr. Brooke possesses marked poetical ability and a number of his poems have been published from time to time. One of these, which he dedicated to his home city, is as follows : Where the rivers meet and mingle In a long and fond embrace, And the rugged hills are wrinkled Like an ancient warrior's face, Looking out upon fair valleys With their yellow tasseled corn, Here in days agone and misty Was an infant city born. In the silent leafy forest 'Rang the ax notes loud and clear ; From the willows by the river Peeps the wond'ring startled deer As the crashing forest monarchs Strike the earth with sullen roar ; And the Red Man turns with sorrow From the land he'll know no more. Like the slug in heart of roses Leaves destruction in its train, On this battlefield of nature Are the blackened trunks of slain ; And the plowshare hides forever From the skulking Indian gaze Well known spots 'of trail and campfire In the waving fields of maize. Silent, swiftly, as the river, Years glide on with silent pace, And a village named Coshocton, Christened by an alien race In the language of that other Vanished toward the setting sun, Leaving but this foster mother To the stronger, mightier one. Old the settlers grew and feeble, Drooping forms and hair snow-white, One by one laid down their burden, Passed from twilight into night, 488 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Leaving sturdy sons and daughters To perpetuate the name Of the city founded by them And to bring Coshocton fame. When the war clouds gathered thickly In the distant sunny south And brave men were called to battle, Face the sword and cannon's mouth, Then this Indian foster mother Showed her foes that hearts of steel Dwelt within her sons' blue jackets On those bloody battlefields. Now throughout this grand old nation And afar on foreign soil You will see the name Coshocton On the products of her toil ; And from stacks so tall and stately Out upon the morning air Flow the tangled smoky tresses Like an Indian maiden's hair. And the witchery never leaves you Once you call Coshocton home ; Ever there remains a longing, Clinging closely while you roam, To her absent sons and daughters Seems to whisper "Come to me" ; And while memory doth linger Hearts will ever turn to thee. FRED O. WITTEN, D. C. Though hardly three decades have passed since the basic principles of chiropractic were discovered, this method of healing has made remarkable progress in public esteem and has gained wide recognition because of its effective results. Chiropractic has an able and worthy exponent in Cambridge in Dr. Fred 0. Witten, who is building up a large practice throughout his section of Guernsey county and who has won a high place in the regard of his fellow citizens. Dr. Witten is a native son of Cambridge, where his birth occurred on the 18th of February, 1902, his parents being Homer and Hattie (Spence) Witten, of whom the former was proprietor of the Witten House, which he managed to the time of his death, in 1926. Fred Wit- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 489 ten secured his educational training in the public schools of Cambridge and then entered the Palmer School of Chiropractic, at Davenport, Iowa, where he was graduated with the degrees of Doctor of Chiropractic and Philosopher of Chiropractic in 1924. He at once located in Hamilton, Ohio, where he was engaged in the practice of his profession about one year, when he returned to Cambridge and has since been closely devoted to his professional work here. Courteous and affable in manner and actuated by a sincere desire to be of real service to all who seek his aid, he is well deserving of the success which is crowning his labors and he commands the respect and confidence of all who know him. JOSEPH FRANKLIN DOUGAN Joseph Franklin Dougan has long been one of the most prominent and influential citizens of Pennsville, Morgan county, where for more than thirty years he has rendered efficient service as postmaster. He is also interested in commercial affairs. Born at Hemlock, Perry county, Ohio, on the 12th of March, 1863, he is a son of James and Jane (McDonald) Dougan and is descended from sterling Irish stock in the paternal line. His paternal grandparents, who were natives of Ireland, settled in Pennsylvania on their arrival in this country, subsequently moving to Muskingum county, Ohio, and later to Perry county, where they established their permanent home. Joseph F. Dougan received a good education in the schools of his home neighborhood and then engaged in teaching, which vocation he followed for nine years, when he was elected to the office of county surveyor and was later reelected, serving six years altogether. He engaged in merchandising in Pennsville, to which he gave his individual attention for thirteen years, and he and his son Earl now conduct the business together. He served as justice of the peace of Pennsville township for twenty-five years, and for thirty years he has served as postmaster. In these various public relations Mr. Dougan has been true and loyal, has shown a high sense of his responsibility, and has rendered faithful and appreciated service, giving of his best effort at all times. He has also prospered in his material affairs and is a stockholder in the Citizens National Bank of McConnelsville and owns several good properties in Pennsville. In 1885, in Pennsville, Mr. Dougan was united in marriage to Miss Arlena King, a daughter of Joel and Elizabeth King, who were the parents of eight children, of whom three are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Dougan are the parents of nine children, namely, Charles Earl, Francis Raymond, Russell Vernon, Leland Stanford, Wilford Donald, Eva Marie, Myla Elizabeth, Mildred Lois and Robley King, all now married except Wilford D., Mildred L. and Robley King. 490 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO In his political views Mr. Dougan is a stanch republican and during all the years of his residence here has shown a commendable interest in the progress and welfare of his community, particularly in educational affairs, having served a number of years as president of the school board. He is a Mason, has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and belongs to the Eastern Star. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He and his wife are active members of the Church of Christ and give earnest support to all good causes. Mr. Dougan has won success in his individual affairs, is respected in social circles and as a citizen has discharged his duties in a manner that has won for him the commendation and respect of his fellowmen. WILLIAM LILIENTHAL William Lilienthal, one of Ohio's loyal sons, who for thirteen years has been influential in business circles of Cambridge, was born in Zanesville, May 17, 1868, a son of William and Louise (Loch) Lilienthal, of whom the latter died in 1914, when seventy-nine years of age. William Lilienthal, Sr., was a native of Germany and joined that famous band of revolutionists known as the "48ers," who rebelled against the tyranny of their monarch. He came to the United States as a young man, his only assets being good health and a splendid musical education. The vessel on which he sailed lost its rudder in mid-ocean and drifted to the island of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies, now known as the Virgin islands, which are owned by the United States government. At St. Thomas the yellow fever was raging and William Lilienthal, Sr., and his comrades on the ship were impressed into service. They aided in burying the fever victims and while engaged in this work Mr. Lilienthal received a painful foot wound from a poisonous fish. Six months after leaving Germany he arrived in New York city, going thence to Cleveland, Ohio, in search of friends whom he was unable to find, and he afterward walked to Coshocton, Ohio, where he spent six weeks, working for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He received no pay, owing to the fact that the subcontractor had absconded with the funds, so, penniless, he walked to Zanesville, where he became a teacher of music. In order to obtain a livelihood he also worked in the historic Woodlawn Cemetery and the Douglas-Smith Car Shops. Gradually he secured more pupils and was able to devote his entire time to music. He gave lessons on the harpsichord, as there were no pianos in those days, and charged twenty-five cents, often walking a distance of ten miles to the home of a pupil. He organized several musical and choral societies and his talent at length won for him fame and fortune. His son, William Lilienthal, Jr., was educated in the public schools of Zanesville and in 1884, when a youth of sixteen, entered the employ SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 491 of his brother, George Lilienthal, a pioneer book binder of Ohio, zealously applying himself to his tasks. His keen mind enabled him to readily assimilate the details of the industry and soon afterward he rented part of his brother's plant in Zanesville, until 1914. He then came to Cambridge and has since been the executive head of the Wm. Lilienthal & Sons Company of book binders. His completely equipped plant at No. 116 East Eighth street turns out first class work and the steady growth of the business is proof of his administrative power and mature judgment. Mr. Lilienthal was married July 25, 1893, in Zanesville, to Miss Mary Louise Blandy, a daughter of Benjamin Addison and Sarah Ellen (Harris) Blandy. Her. grandfather, Henry Blandy, and his brother Fred made the first locomotive for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and were also the originators of the first portable sawmill. Mr. and Mrs. Lilienthal have a family of three children : William Burnham, Henry Blandy and Sarah Louise. Mr. Lilienthal belongs to the Kiwanis Club and is identified with both the York and Scottish Rite bodies of Masonry and with the Mystic Shrine. He casts his ballot for the candidates of the republican party and he is a member of the First Presbyterian church of Cambridge. He is a business man of high standing and a citizen of worth to the community. REV. FRANCIS S. MUELLER Among the earnest and devoted ministers of the Gospel in Morgan county stands the Rev. Francis S. Mueller, pastor of St. James Roman Catholic church in McConnelsville. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the 28th of November, 1885, and at an early age moved to Ohio, locating at Newark. After securing his preliminary education in parochial schools, he studied the classics at St. Vincent College, at Beatty, Pennsylvania, and then entered Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, at Cincinnati, where he studied for the priesthood, to which he was ordained on May 29, 1915. He was assigned to the church at Miltonsburg, Monroe county, where he served until 1918, when he came to St. James church, at McConnelsville. This parish was established about 1878, prior to which time the spiritual welfare of the Catholics in this community had been looked after by priests who visited McConnelsville more or less regularly. Father S. S. Mattingly was the first priest stationed here, serving until 1886, when he was succeeded by Rev. John Meade, who was appointed by Rt. Rev. Bishop Watterson. Father Meade made needed improvements, remodeling an old school building into a church, which is still in use, and served faithfully until 1906, when he was succeeded by Father F. Edward Clarke. The next pastor was Father John H. Wagner, then Father John F. Lang, Father Michael D. Fagan, after whom came 492 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Father John W. Byrne and later Father William M. Sullivan, who served the church from 1912 to 1918, when Father Mueller became the pastor and has devoted himself to the interests of the parish to the present time. He has about thirty-eight families under his charge and his labors here have been marked by an earnestness and perseverance that have gained for him the respect and esteem of all who know him. A strong preacher and faithful pastor, he commands the loyal support of his people, among whom he is held in affectionate regard. FRANK E. KARR Frank E. Karr has been identified with the real estate business in Coshocton for many years and is regarded as one who possesses an unusually accurate knowledge of realty values and conditions throughout this section of the state. He has handled a vast amount of city and country property and his business methods have been such as to gain for him a high place in public esteem. He may well be accounted one of the representative citizens of Southeastern Ohio and he is a native son of the state, his birth having occurred in Mill Creek township, Coshocton county, July 1, 1874, his parents being John W. and Hester Jane (Duncan) Karr. He is a representative of one of the old families of this section, and prior to the establishment of the family home in Ohio, settlement was made in Washington county, Pennsylvania. At a later date representatives of the name took up their abode near Scio in Harrison county, Ohio, while subsequently removal was made to Londonderry in Guernsey county and thence to Coshocton county. John W. Karr, Sr., paternal grandfather of Frank E. Karr, was of Irish ancestry and was probably born in Ireland, his natal day being November 8, 1803. He followed the occupation of farming as a life work, gave his political allegiance to the whig party and was a member of the United Brethren church, the sterling worth of his character at all times winning him the respect and confidence of his fellowmen. He wedded Mariah Gillispie, who was also of Irish lineage and probably of Irish birth. The Gillispies removed from Washington county, Pennsylvania, to Belmont county, Ohio, settling in Shepardstown. The marriage of John W. Karr, Sr., and Mariah Gillispie was celebrated in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1828, subsequent to which time they removed to Coshocton county, where were born their seven children, all now deceased. The death of John W. Karr, Sr., occurred in Coshocton county, February 16, 1841, while his wife long survived, passing away in the same county February 7, 1893. Their son, John W. Karr, Jr., was born in Mill Creek township, Coshocton county, December 9, 1834, and he, too, devoted his life to farm pursuits save for the period in which he served with the one hundred SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 493 days men as a member of Company H, One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil war. He was afterward identified with the Grand Army post at Keene, Ohio, and thus maintained pleasant relations with his comrades. His political allegiance was given to the republican party and he was long an active and faithful member of the Presbyterian church. In early manhood he wedded Cynthia Shannon, who lived only a short while, and in 1865 Mr. Karr was married to Hester Jane Duncan, who was born July 24, 1839, in Holmes county, Ohio. His death occurred suddenly on Decoration day, 1903, while Mrs. Karr departed this life March 25, 1913. She was a daughter of William and Frances (Elliott) Duncan, being of Scotch descent on the paternal side and of Irish antecedents in the maternal line. William Duncan, who was born on the old Duncan homestead at Bloomfield, Holmes county, Ohio, and who devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, was killed by a falling tree on his farm Thanksgiving day in 1873. He was a steward of the Methodist Episcopal church and gave his political allegiance to the republican party. His wife was also a native of Bloomfield, Ohio, and there her death occurred. William Duncan, Sr., the father of William Duncan, was born in Scotland. To John W. and Hester Jane Karr were born seven children, namely : Frank E., of this review ; W. D., a farmer at Keene, Ohio ; Lula Frances, who is the wife of D. C. Lawrence, a farmer in Coshocton county ; Charles W., a retired merchant and landowner of Keene, Ohio ; John T., a merchant at Keene ; Joseph N., who is associated with the Griswold Banking Company of Detroit, Michigan ; and J. Ross, who resides in Wayne county, Ohio, where he is a farmer and stock dealer. The last named is also appraiser for the Virginia Joint Stock Land Bank of Charleston, West Virginia. Frank E. Karr acquired his early education in the public schools of Keene, Ohio, and subsequently taught school for a number of years and then spent three years as a student in Scio (Mt. Union) College, of Alliance, Ohio, after which he pursued a commercial course in Rowland's Business College of Columbus, Ohio. He then entered the service of the Boyd & McConnell insurance and real estate agency in Coshocton. On the death of the senior partner, in 1907, Mr. Karr assumed his interest in the firm, which became McConnell & Karr, a relation which he sustained until January 1, 1926, since which time he has been in the real estate business alone. The partnership held the confidence of the public and enjoyed a prosperous business for many years. He is energetic and wideawake, is a man of sound business principles and sterling integrity, and through his activities he has contributed in large measure to the advancement and development of this county. He has been successful in his individual affairs, owning valuable properties in Coshocton, and also has a fine river-bottom farm of over two hundred acres in the Tuscarawas valley, where he is engaged in the general farming, live stock feeding and dairy business. 494 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO On April 9, 1903, in West Lafayette, Ohio, Mr. Karr was united in marriage to Miss Anna S. Platt, who was born in Plainfield, Ohio, April 4, 1876, and is a daughter of Colonel Thomas J. and Ella C. (Sangster) Platt. Her father was born in Plainfield, Ohio, December 16, 1840, and was a son of Thomas and Eliza Ann (Harbison) Platt. The former, born in Newark, New Jersey, in November, 1813, became a carpenter and builder, devoting his life to that work. He was a Civil war veteran and his political faith was that of the democratic party. He served as coroner and also as sheriff of Coshocton county and was most loyal in his devotion to the welfare of community and state. His religious faith was that of the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Eliza Ann Harbison, who was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in September, 1814, a daughter of Robert and Mary (Heslip) Harbison. Her father was born in 1790 and died in September, 1831. He was a large landowner and influential citizen of Linton township, Coshocton county, and he served as one of the defenders against the British at Fort McHenry near Baltimore, Maryland. As stated, his daughter, Eliza Ann, became the wife of Thomas Platt and both have long since passed away, the death of Mr. Platt having occurred in Plainfield, Ohio, May 12, 1897, while his wife's death occurred May 12, 1861. Their son, Major Thomas J. Platt, was born in Plainfield, December 16, 1840, and there devoted his active business life to merchandising, conducting his store for many years but finally retiring. He was also president and director of The West Lafayette Bank Company of West Lafayette and director of The Peoples Bank Company of Coshocton. His political endorsement was given to the republican party and when the country became involved in civil war he joined the Union forces and saw active service at the front. He was commissioned a first lieutenant, later became captain, subsequently major, and in December, 1865, was mustered out with the rank of lieutenant colonel, though he did not serve under that title. The Thirty-ninth Illinois Infantry presented him with a beautiful sword, scabbard and sash at the close of the war as a token of friendship. He wedded Ella C. Sangster, who was born in Fairfax county, Virginia, July 16, 1848, and is a daughter of Colonel Charles Flemming and Sarah (Gore) Sangster and a granddaughter of Major James Sangster, who marched with the Fairfax County Militia to the protection of the Virginia coast in the War of 1812. His uncle, Captain Thomas Sangster, was one of the defenders of Fort McHenry at Baltimore, Maryland, where the "Star Spangled Banner" was immortalized by Francis Scott Key. Colonel Charles Flemming Sangster was born September 15, 1810, at the family estate, "Fair View," in Fairfax county, Virginia, and died in West Lafayette, Ohio, April 13, 1903. He was related through the maternal line to Thomas Randolph of Roanoke Plantation of Virginia, on the lower James river. Colonel Sangster was a tanner in the Old Dominion and in 1850 came to Ohio, where he followed farming until his retirement from active business. His political allegi- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 495 ance was given the democratic party and he held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. He died in West Lafayette, Ohio, April 13, 1903, while his wife, who was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, passed away in West Lafayette in April, 1900. Their daughter, Ella C. Sangster, who became the wife of Major Thomas J. Platt, was born in Fairfax county, Virginia, July 16, 1848, and is now living in West Lafayette, Ohio, survives her husband, who passed away in West Lafayette, June 27, 1922. He was one of the esteemed and valued citizens of the community, his sterling worth being widely acknowledged. Their daughter, Mrs. Karr, graduated from the West Lafayette high school and from Mount Union College in 1896. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, belongs to the city branch of the Coshocton Historical Club, and during the World war was active in Red Cross work. Mr. and Mrs. Karr are the parents of a son, Thomas W., born May 24, 1905, who graduated from the Coshocton high school, attended Ohio State University at Columbus and is now associated with his father in the real estate business. Mr. Karr has always given his political support to the republican party and has shown an active interest in local public affairs. He has served as a member of the city council, was a member of the school board for eight years, has been chairman of the Dry Enforcement League a number of times and during the World war was in charge of drives for Liberty loans and a member of the Community Chest committee. He belongs to Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M. ; Samaritan Chapter, R. A. M.; Coshocton Council, R. & S. M. ; and Coshocton Commandery, K. T. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church and belongs to the Coshocton Town and Country Club, the Coshocton Business Men's Club, the Farm Bureau of Coshocton County and the State and National Realtors. He was one of the organizers and a director of the Morning Tribune, now the Coshocton Tribune, a director of the West Lafayette Bank Company of West Lafayette, Ohio, and in every possible way has contributed to the welfare of his community. Because of his splendid business record, his sterling character and fine personality, he commands the respect and confidence of his fellowmen and is regarded as one of Coshocton's representative citizens. STEPHEN WILLIAMS In the coal mining industry nothing is of more vital importance to the men who work underground than a proper inspection of the mines at proper intervals, in order that the lives of the workers may be safeguarded. Stephen Williams, of Coshocton, is rendering efficient service as a deputy mine inspector and has earned a high reputation for his conscientious and painstaking performance of his duties. Mr. Williams was born in Wales, 31-VOL. 3 496 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO on the 23rd day of August, 1877, and when three years of age was brought to the United States by his parents, Jacob and Margaret (Williams) Williams, who settled in Ohio. His father, who was a miner, eventually became a resident of Uhrichsville, this state, but died in the state of Washington, April 23, 1924, at the age of seventy-four years. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was independent in his political views. His wife died in October, 1889, near Uhrichsville. Stephen Williams has one brother and two sisters, namely : William, a coal miner at Barnhill, who married Miss Annie McHale, who died, leaving six children, Willie, Jacob, Walter, Clarence, Mary and Katherine, and for his second wife he chose Miss Pearl C. Winder, to which union has been born a daughter, Dorothy ; Agnes, who is the wife of E. J. Morgan, a miner at Renton, Washington, and has a daughter, Nellie and Elizabeth, who is the wife of C. E. Kauffman, of Uhrichsville, and has three children, Agnes Grace, Kathryne and Ruth. Stephen Williams attended the public schools in Nebraska and in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and also took a course through the International Correspondence School. He followed coal mining at Barnhill, Ohio, from 1890 to 1915, when he went to work for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, with which he remained about eight months. He then became a partner in the Beans & Williams Coal Company, coal operators at Barnhill, but fifteen months later sold his interest in order to accept an appointment, by Governor Cox, as deputy mine inspector, in which capacity he has served to the present time. On June 4, 1923, in Wellsburg, West Virginia, Mr. Williams was united in marriage to Miss Florence Shrigley, who was born June 28, 1887, at Adamsville, Ohio, and is a daughter of George H. and Bessie R. (Decker) Shrigley. Her father was born in Adamsville, Ohio, January 9, 1864, and is now living there. He was a blacksmith, later a merchant and is now a farmer. In politics he is a republican and has served as township assessor. His parents were Andrew and Amanda (Snoots) Shrigley, of whom the former was a native of Ohio, devoted his active efforts to farming, and was accidentally drowned at Adams Mills, Ohio, while in bathing. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and supported the republican party. His widow, who also was a native of this state, subsequently became the wife of Dr. Tingle, a physician at East Union, Ohio, where her death occurred. Bessie R. (Decker) Shrigley was born in Washington township, near Adamsville, Coshocton county, November 27, 1867, and is a daughter of Theodore and Elizabeth (Barr) Decker. Her father, who was born near Adamsville, Ohio, and died there, was a lawyer, practicing for awhile at Hutchison, Kansas. He was a veteran of the Civil war and served as dispatch carrier for General John A. Logan. After the General's death his widow gave his sword and a number of other articles to Mr. Decker, and letters written by Mrs. Logan to Mr. Decker after her husband's death are still in possession of the family. Mr. Decker was a stanch republican in politics and was a man of prominence and influence. His wife was born in Morgan county, Ohio, and died at Adams- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 497 ville. Theodore Decker was a son of Dr. Henry and Susan (Adams) Decker, the former having practiced medicine at Adamsville, where he and his wife died. He was a republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. To George H. and Bessie R. Shrigley were born three children : Mrs. Florence Williams ; Homer Theodore, a stenographer for Armour & Company at Cleveland, Ohio, who was married to Miss Pearl N. Sale, of Adamsville, and has a daughter, Hilda T. ; and Wallace Andrew, who died at the age of three years. Mrs. Williams graduated from the Adamsville high school, in 1903, after which she took a course in the Meredith Business College at Zanesville. She served as stenographer for the J. B. Owens Pottery at Zanesville, the Coshocton Glass Company, the J. F. Meek Company and the Coshocton Glass Corporation and is now stenographer for the Novelty Advertising Company of Coshocton. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Adamsville. Mr. Williams is a democrat in his political views and has been actively interested in public affairs, having served three years as mayor of Barnhill, and a member of the town council, and during the World war was registrar for the war draft board for the village of Barnhill and also active in his support of the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. He is a member of the Knights Of Pythias and the Foresters of America at Barnhill, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at New Philadelphia, and the United Mine Workers of America. He is an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church, is a man of forceful individuality and sterling character and his record as mine inspector has gained for him the respect of all who know him, while in the sphere of private citizenship he has so ordered his actions as to gain a place among the influential men of his community. JAMES R. McCORMICK James R. McCormick, of Coshocton, has been accorded signal evidence of the confidence reposed in him by his fellow workmen, who have repeatedly elected him to positions of large responsibility and have thereby placed their interests in his hands. That he has been loyal to his trusts and capable in the discharge of duty is also manifest in the high esteem in which he is held. Mr. McCormick was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, January 7, 1873, and is a son of James and Margaret (Brown) McCormick. His father, who was born near Glasgow, Scotland, January 5, 1842, and died in Coshocton, Ohio, in February, 1916, was a miner and served for many years as a mine foreman for the Morgan Run Coal Company, of Cleveland. He was independent in his political action, but was interested in public affairs and served a number of years as street commissioner of Coshocton. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was born near Glasgow, Scotland, in 1846, and died in Butler county, Pennsylvania, in June, 1880, being buried at Harrisville, that state. 498 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO James R. McCormick attended the public schools at Dellroy, Ohio, and from the age of eight years worked in the mines, going to school three months each year until he was fifteen years of age. He was employed in Sam Allen's mine at Dellroy four years and then went to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where he worked in the Adrian mine about eighteen months. At Summerdale, Ohio, he worked for the Summers Coal Company and in the Barnheisel and Golf mines for one year. In the fall of 1888 he came to Coshocton and went to work in the Morgan Run mines, where he was employed continuously until October, 1922, when he became secretary of Subdistrict Six, United Mine Workers of America. On April 1, 1923, he was appointed international representative of the United Mine Workers of America, serving as such until October, 1925, when he was appointed vice president of Subdistrict Six. He served in that position until April 1, 1927, when he was elected a member of the international board of the United Mine Workers of America for a two-year term, which position he still holds. He is at all times alert and determined in his support and advocacy of the interests of the mine workers and his capable and efficient service in the various positions which he has filled is fully appreciated by the members of the organization which he represents. On July 15, 1893, in Coshocton, Ohio, Mr. McCormick was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Stewart, who was born January 11, 1878, in Eastport, Ohio, and is a daughter of James and Ellen (Cute) Stewart. Her father, a native of Scotland and a coal miner by occupation, served as a mine foreman and opened the first mine in Coshocton county. His death occurred in Coshocton. He was an independent voter, was a member of the Masonic order and a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. His wife was born in Blair county, Pennsylvania, and died in Coshocton. To Mr. and Mrs. McCormick have been born six children: Thomas Oliver, born September 18, 1894, and educated in the public schools of Coshocton, has since followed coal mining. During the World war he enlisted in the Aviation Corps and was stationed at Vancouver, Washington, and in Oregon, being honorably discharged in January, 1919, with the rank of corporal. He married Miss Bernice Catlett, of Guernsey county, Ohio, and they have a daughter, Jean Elizabeth. Robert, born August 20, 1896, attended the Coshocton public schools and is a coal miner. During the World war he enlisted and was in training at Camp Sherman, Ohio. He married Miss Gertrude Poole, of Coshocton, and they have a son, Robert, Jr. Audrey Ellen, born February 14, 1899, graduated from the Coshocton high school and the State Normal School at Kent, Ohio, and taught school for four years prior to her marriage to Charles Bridges, proprietor of a garage in West Lafayette, Ohio. Ronald Frederick, born June 14, 1901, graduated from the Coshocton high school and the Coshocton Business College, and is now working at the printing trade, on the Coshocton Tribune. He married Miss Clemmie Colton, of Lakeland, Florida, and they have a son, Ronald F., Jr. Harold Stewart, born August 10, 1903, graduated from the Coshocton high school and the Coshocton Busi- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 499 ness College, and is now employed as a carpenter and builder. Bruce Verl, born May 8, 1905, graduated from the Coshocton high school and is a coal miner. Mr. McCormick has always shown a commendable interest in local public affairs and has supported all measures for the advancement of the public welfare. He has served two terms as treasurer of Tuscarawas township and was a member of the township school board. He is a member of the Foresters of America at Coshocton and is an adherent of the Presbyterian church. During the World war he was active in his support of the Liberty Loan, Red Cross and War Chest drives. He has proven himself a man among men and his sterling integrity and straightforward manner have gained for him the high regard of all who know him. FRANK COURTNEY RANKIN Courageously battling against adverse conditions, Frank Courtney Rankin steadily progressed, making his opportunities count for the utmost, until his ability and enterprise placed him with the leaders of mercantile activity in Cambridge. He was born here, January 20, 1870, the son of Thomas and Amanda (Arbuthnot) Rankin, who were natives of Guernsey county, the father conducting a meat market in Cambridge for many years. He died suddenly of heart trouble at the age of fifty years. His widow is still residing at the old home on Long street and is yet very active at the age of eighty years. Frank C. Rankin was the second son of a family of four, the others being Harry E. Rankin of Somerville, N. J., Mrs. W. A. Taylor and Clifford Rankin of this city. He attended the local schools and owing to the death of his father was thrown upon his own resources at an early age. He entered the store of Robert Brown, whose grocery was one of the landmarks of the county, and drove the delivery wagon, also acting as clerk. For seven years he worked for Mr. Brown and during that time acquired the nickname "Pick" which clung to him throughout life. Mr. Rankin later purchased the grocery store which he conducted for a short time and then disposing of his interest in the store, secured employment at the Guernsey works of the American Sheet & Tin Plate Company, with which he spent three years. On the expiration of that period he engaged in the shoe business in Cambridge, forming a partnership with Frank Casey, under the firm name of Casey & Company, and later sold his interests in the business to his partner. He then organized the Cambridge Clothing Company and in this venture achieved noteworthy success, creating one of the largest retail houses of the kind in Southeastern Ohio. For ten years he conducted the business keeping pace with the constantly changing conditions of modern commerce, and then retired