500 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO because of illness which resulted in his demise on March 2, 1925, when he was fifty-five years of age. Mr. Rankin was married December 25, 1912, in Cambridge to MissEva Clark, a daughter of Alexander Jr. and Nancy (Hilton) Clark, and a granddaughter of Alexander and Jane (Turnbaugh) Clark. The last named was a descendant of the Talbots and her forebears in the maternal line were pioneer settlers of the Buckeye state. Alexander Clark, Jr., was born in Cambridge and enlisted in the Union Army, serving with Company H, Seventy-eighth Regiment of Ohio Infantry, from the beginning to the close of the Civil war. In early years he engaged in farming and gardening. He has reached the venerable age of eighty-three years. His wife, who was a daughter of Otha and Malinda (Staley) Hilton, of Kimbolton, Ohio, passed away in October, 1926. Mr. Rankin attended the Methodist church and was a liberal contributor toward the support of all worthy civic projects. He served on the directorate of the Citizens National Bank and was a charter member of the Cambridge Club and charter member of its successor, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He was a man of high ideals, genial and companionable by nature, and his memory is cherished by all with whom he associated. Mrs. Rankin resides in the family home at No. 136 North Eleventh street. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of this city and has long been active in Home Missionary work of that church helping to establish and maintain the work in the Guernsey Valley. She keeps well informed regarding matters of public moment and is active in the Ohio League of Women Voters and the State Federation of Women's Clubs and other educational associations. GEORGE HOMER HERLAN Among the thoroughly modern commercial institutions which are a credit to Byesville is the undertaking establishment of George Homer Herlan, a capable business man, whose residence in the community covers a period of seven years. He was born September 11, 1875, in Noble county, Ohio, and during his boyhood accompanied his parents, John W. and Sarah Anne Herlan, on their removal to Monroe county, where he acquired his education. He began his mercantile career in a general store at Herlan Station, Monroe county, and soon afterward took over the business. He enjoyed a lucrative trade and at the same time was telegrapher and station master for the Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railroad at that point. In 1904 Mr. Herlan located in Summerfield, Monroe county, and opened undertaking parlors, also dealing in furniture. Success attended the venture and he remained at that place for sixteen years. In 1920 he transferred his activities to Byesville and is now numbered among the leading SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 501 morticians of this locality. He has a fine establishment at No. 230 East Main street and his business is conducted with system and efficiency. Mr. Herlan was married November 15, 1900, in Noble county, Ohio, to Miss Martha Lieuellen and they have become the parents of two children : Harold H., who is a licensed embalmer and is associated with his father in the undertaking business ; and Margaret, who is a student at Ohio Wesleyan University. Along fraternal lines Mr. Herlan is connected with the Knights of Pythias and has been chancellor of his lodge. He was junior warden of the Summerfield Lodge of Masons and is now steward of Byesville Lodge, No. 654, at Byesville, also belonging to the chapter and council at Cambridge. He endeavors to exemplify in his life the beneficent teachings of the order and has won and retained the esteem of his fellowmen. HAROLD McKINLEY MARQUAND The office of sheriff is one of the important branches of county government and in Coshocton county the duties of this position are being performed in an able and satisfactory manner by Harold M. Marquand, who is now serving his second term. Mr. Marquand is a native of Coshocton county, born on the 25th of November, 1893, and is a son of William T. and Annie E. (Balo) Marquand. His father was born in this county March 20, 1865, and lives in Coshocton, where he has long been engaged in the lumber business. He is a republican in politics and an adherent of the Presbyterian church. His parents, Josephus and Jane (Adams) Marquand, were also born in Coshocton county. The former, now deceased, was a farmer and school teacher, a republican in politics and a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. His widow is now living in Zanesville, this state. The mother of H. M. Marquand, Annie E. Balo, who was born in Coshocton county, November 26, 1868, and died here August 30, 1925, was a daughter of David and Mariah (Newell) Balo, the latter a native of Ohio, and who died in Coshocton county. Mr. Balo was born in Switzerland, came to this country in an early day, and fought in the Union Army throughout the Civil war. He devoted his attention to farming, supported the republican party and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His father, Francis Balo, a native of Germany, lived in Switzerland a number of years, but eventually came to the United States, where he engaged in farming, and died in Morrow county, Ohio. He was a democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. William T. and Annie E. Marquand had four children : Harold McKinley ; Lela, the wife of Paul Howland, an automobile salesman of Detroit, Michigan ; Helen, a school teacher in San Diego, California ; and Lillian, who is a registered nurse and lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Harold M. Marquand attended the public schools at Adams Mills, Ohio, 502 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO and took a commercial course in the Meredith Business College at Zanesville, this state. For two years he was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and then became associated with his father in the lumber and sawmill business, following that line of work for three years. In the fall of 1924, Mr. Marquand was elected sheriff of Coshocton county, assuming his duties on the first Monday of January, 1925, and so satisfactory was his conduct of the office that he was re-elected and is the present incumbent of the position. He is prompt and fearless in the discharge of his duties and has done much to advance law and order in the county. On July 3, 1916, in Coshocton county, Mr. Marquand was united in marriage to Miss Naomi M. Cox, who was born in this county, August 20, 1895, and is a daughter of James and Mariah (McCoy) Cox, also natives of this county and now living in Virginia township, where Mr. Cox is engaged in farming. He is a member of the Baptist church. His parents were Hamilton and Rachael (Hardesty) Cox, both of whom died in Coshocton county, where the former was an extensive landowner. Mariah McCoy Cox is a daughter of John and Margaret McCoy, both of whom died in Coshocton county, where Mr. McCoy owned many acres of farm land. He was a democrat in politics. To James and Mariah Cox were born thirteen children, namely : Naomi M. ; Nathaniel, Daniel, John H., Prescott and William, all of whom are farmers in Coshocton county ; Alvin, James E., Jaine and Margaret, who are deceased ; Mrs. Edward Priest, of Conesville, Ohio ; Mrs. Lemert Lacy, of Trinway, Ohio ; and Mrs. Frank Dietz, of Zanesville. In his political alignment, Mr. Marquand has always been a republican, while his religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Coshocton and, because of his sterling character and fine personal qualities, he has always commanded the respect and good will of his fellowmen, among whom he has spent his life. FRANK H. RICKETTS Frank H. Ricketts has a national reputation among poultry men and his great poultry farm is a noteworthy business enterprise of Coshocton. He has made a phenomenal success of this business, has shown keen foresight and sound judgment, and he has also gained high repute as a poultry judge, in which capacity he is in constant demand. Born in Coshocton, Ohio, on the 23d of March, 1880, he is a son of Benjamin F. and Mary (Hay) Ricketts and is descended from old Maryland stock, his paternal great-grandfather, Benjamin Ricketts, having been born near New Cumberland, Maryland, while his wife was a native of Hampshire county, Virginia. They were the parents of Barzilla Ricketts, who was born in Virginia in 1820 and settled in Tuscarawas township, Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1847, being one of the pioneer farmers of this county. He was SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 503 also largely interested in livestock, driving cattle and hogs over the mountains to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Wagoner, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, and died at the Ricketts homestead on South Sixth street in Coshocton. They became the parents of Benjamin F. Ricketts, who was born in Lafayette township, Coshocton county, November 20, 1845, and died in Coshocton, March 10, 1925. He followed farming to the time of his retirement and was very fond of good horses, a number of which he owned. He had a farm of two hundred and twenty-seven acres, a part of which now lies within the corporate limits of Coshocton. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and supported the republican party. Mary (Hay) Ricketts, who was born in Coshocton, Ohio, May 2, 1849, and died June 16, 1921, was a daughter of Henry and Rebecca (Gibson) Hay. The father, born in Londonderry, Ireland, was married there on January 27, 1843, and on August 10th of that year, came to Roscoe, Ohio, making the trip into this locality by canal boat. The ocean passage on a sailing ship had required six weeks. He had followed the trade of a linen weaver in Ireland, and after coming to Coshocton county located on a farm, but soon retired from active work. He died on his farm, October 6, 1859, and his burial clothes included a linen shirt, the cloth of which he had himself woven in Glasgow, Scotland. His wife was born in Ireland May 19, 1819, and died in Coshocton county, August 5, 1905. She was a daughter of William and Mary (McClelland) Gibson, who spent their lives in Ireland. Henry Hay was a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Houston) Hay, both of whom were lifelong residents of Ireland. Frank H. Ricketts was educated in the public schools of Coshocton and then became an apprentice crayon lithographic artist at the American Art Works, by which concern he was employed for eleven years. He next turned his attention to the poultry business, making a specialty of raising standard-bred poultry, and he has exhibited at the leading summer and fall shows, including many state fairs, for the past twenty years. He has owned and exhibited all of the one hundred and fifty standard breeds of poultry, but during the past four years has devoted the major portion of his attention to the hatchery business. Starting with a few hundred chicks, he has steadily increased the size of his plant until he now has a capacity of one hundred and forty-one thousand eggs every three weeks. Mr. Ricketts has won more than twenty-five thousand premiums, a record no other hatchery in the world can equal. He is a licensed American Poultry Association judge of all varieties of poultry, a very unusual distinction, is a member of the Ohio Baby Chick Association, the American Baby Chick Producers Association, the International Baby Chick Association and a life member of the American Poultry Association. On March 25, 1903, in Coshocton, Mr. Ricketts was united in marriage to Miss Ethel Biggs, who was born September 19, 1880, in Jackson township, Coshocton county, a daughter of Fred F. and Nancy Allen (Dougherty) Biggs. She is a descendant of Andrew and Mary (Markley) Biggs, 504 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO the parents of William Biggs, who married Miss Mary Smith and to them was born William Biggs, who married Miss Hester Markley. They were the parents of William Biggs, who was born in this country in 1828, his parents having emigrated from Ireland to this country. He located in Coshocton county, where he followed farming, and his death occurred at Roscoe. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was married to Miss Mary Smith, who was born in Maryland, a daughter of Newman and Esther Smith. Fred F. Biggs, son of William and Mary Biggs, was born in Jackson township, Coshocton county, June 7, 1858, and died in Coshocton, October 10, 1897. He taught school in early life, but later became a merchant in Coshocton and at the time of his death was vice president of the American Art Works. He was a democrat and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Nancy Allen (Dougherty) Biggs was born in Jackson township, Coshocton county, September 6, 1860, and died in Florida, April 10, 1890. She was a daughter of Capt. John L. and Nancy (Karr) Dougherty, of whom the former was born in Keene township, Coshocton county, in 1829, and was a son of John and Jane (Mitchell) Dougherty. Mrs. Ricketts was educated in the public schools of Coshocton, Roscoe and Columbus and also attended Scio College. She is an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church and is a member of the Junior Women's Club of Coshocton. Mr. and Mrs. Ricketts have four children. Benjamin F., born November 17, 1904, graduated from the Coshocton high school and attended Ohio State University, Oberlin College and Transylvania University, at Lexington, Kentucky, and is now associated with his father in business. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity; Leila E., born November 24, 1908, graduated from the Coshocton high school, after which she attended the Western College for Women and Ohio Wesleyan University and is now at the University of Arizona. She belongs to the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Frank Biggs, born April 4, 1914, and William Hay, October 12, 1918, complete the family. Mr. Ricketts is nominally a republican, but an independent voter, is an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church and supports all worthy causes. A man of sterling character, square in all of his dealings, he commands public confidence and has well merited the splendid success which is now his. WILLIAM JOSEPH KENNEDY, M. D. Dr. William Joseph Kennedy, a successful physician, who has practiced in Newark for a period of nineteen years, was born February 11, 1879, in Wheeling, West Virginia. His father, Patrick Kennedy, was a native of Ireland and a son of Hugh and Catharine Kennedy, who always resided on the Emerald isle. Patrick Kennedy was born in Claine, a village near Dublin, and in 1847 sought the opportunities of the United States. He SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 505 settled in West Virginia and proved his loyalty to the Union by service in the Civil war. For about forty-five years he was a leader of the dry goods trade in Wheeling, retiring from business in 1893. He had extensive real estate holdings in that city. He was a communicant of the Catholic church and voted the democratic ticket. His wife, Angela (Hollisy) Kennedy, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, and passed away in Wheeling, where his demise also occurred. Mrs. Kennedy was a daughter of John and Mary Hollisy, the former a stone contractor who was born and died in Wheeling. Dr. William J. Kennedy attended the public schools of his native city and in 1899 received the A. B. degree from the University of Virginia. Later he entered the medical department of the University of Georgetown and was graduated with the class of 1905. While a resident of Washington, D. C., he was an interne of the Children's Hospital and also the City Hospital. In 1909 he located in Newark, and as the years have passed his practice has steadily increased. He specializes in children's diseases, thoroughly understanding this branch of the profession, and is a member of the medical staff of the City Hospital of Newark. Dr. Kennedy was married July 11, 1923, in Newark, to Miss Eva Kathleen Swern, who was born in this city, April 11, 1898. In 1917 she was graduated from the local high school and then matriculated in Ohio State University, which she attended for three years. Her father, Henry 0. Swern, was born in Licking county, of which his parents, Marion and Sarah Ann (Winters) Swern, were also natives, and both passed away in Newark, Ohio. Marion Swern followed agricultural pursuits for many years and filled the office of justice of the peace. He was a stanch democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Henry 0. Swern was born August 29, 1858, and in his youth engaged in farming, later entering the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, with which he remained for a number of years. He reached the sixty-first milestone on life's journey, passing away in Newark, November 29, 1919. His widow, Mrs. Sarah Ann (David) Swern, was born July 15, 1856, in Dresden, Ohio, and resides in Newark. Her father, John David, was a native of Coshocton county and united with the Presbyterian church. He was a tailor and engaged in business at Dresden, Ohio, where his demise occurred in 1862, when he was thirty-five years of age. His wife, Martha (Allen) David, was born in Zanesville and passed away at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1903. Dr. and Mrs. Kennedy have two children : Alice Ann, who was born May 20, 1924 and William Joseph, Jr., born January 7, 1926. Dr. Kennedy is a communicant of the Catholic church of St. Francis de Sales and his wife attends the services of the Second Presbyterian church. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and his interest in Newark's growth and prosperity is denoted by his connection with the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. He also belongs to the Mound Builders Country Club and is a devotee of golf. Dr. Ken- 506 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO nedy's professional affiliations are with the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. He is a student and a worker with a keen sense of life's duties and obligations and is highly esteemed by his fellow practitioners as well as the general public. ANDREW MOSES SARCHET Andrew Moses Sarchet, a lifelong resident and highly esteemed citizen of Guernsey county, had attained the age of sixty-one years when called to his final rest on the 13th of August, 1926. He was a son of Colonel Cyrus Sarchet and was born June 22, 1865. A complete genealogical record of the Sarchet family may be found on another page of this work in connection with the sketch of John Henry Sarchet. Andrew M. Sarchet acquired his education in the public schools of Cambridge, Ohio, and after twenty years spent in the steel mills and coal mines of Guernsey county he purchased a farm within its borders in 1915, but in the same year, owing to ill health, disposed of the property and erected a house on land near-by. After his death, in 1926, his widow sold her holdings and took up her abode at 937 Brown avenue in Cambridge. In 1888 Andrew M. Sarchet was united in marriage to Mrs. Cora Ewalt, daughter of Robert B. Moore. The mother of Cora Moore bore the maiden name of Talitha March and was the widow of a Mr. Diffendirfer at the time she gave her hand in marriage to Robert B. Moore. Harry Ewalt and Cora (Moore) Ewalt were the parents of two children: Mary, who died in giving birth to her son, John Robert, and Robert Ewalt, who married Harriet Higgins. Robert B. Moore, the father of Mrs. Cora Sarchet, widow of Andrew M. Sarchet, was born at Cambridge, Ohio, February 9, 1836, and departed this life June 13, 1914, when seventy-eight years of age. He was a son of James B. and Amanda (Abbott) Moore and came of Scotch-Irish descent. His paternal grandparents, Andrew and Margaret (Bines) Moore, emigrated to America prior to the Revolutionary war and settled in Maryland. Representatives of the Moore family journeyed westward to Guernsey county, Ohio, as early as 1806, and through the intervening period of nearly a century and a quarter its members have been important factors in the county's development. The Abbott family was of high rank in England and, like the Moores, its members always maintained a position of leadership in the communities in which they resided. They were among the "First Families" of Virginia. James B. Moore, father of Robert B. Moore and paternal grandfather of Mrs. Cora Sarchet, was a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and successfully conducted a tannery for a number of years. His death occurred at the age of eighty-five. To him and his wife, Mrs. Amanda SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 507 (Abbott) Moore, who passed away in 1873, were born two sons, Robert B. and Charles H., both of whom are deceased. Robert B. Moore was a youth of eighteen years when he joined the gold rush to California, and for a time he engaged in the hotel business at Nevada City, that state. Following his return to Cambridge, Ohio, he was for twenty-five years state agent of the Phoenix Insurance Company. He was married in California, in May, 1869, to Josephine Johnson, who died eighteen months later. For his second wife he chose Mrs. Talitha Diffendirfer and they became the parents of a son, Chauncey A. Moore. The latter, whose birth occurred January 26, 1874, died April 16, 1916, when forty-two years of age, as the result of injuries sustained when run down by a motor car. He was a well known operatic singer who began his musical education in Chicago under Professor Bicknell Young. His operatic debut in Paris was notably successful and he was selected to contribute several numbers to the program of the great Le Figaro concert in the French capital. Le Figaro at the time said editorially : "Chauncey Moore is a young American whom the Parisian world does not know, whose beautiful talent was revealed to us, and conquered us with the splendor of his marvelous voice." Upon the same program were Sarah Bernhardt and other famous personages. Mr. Moore returned to the United States in 1914, after service with the American Ambulance Corps in Paris, and two years later his life was tragically ended. Dr. C. Burns Craig, a practicing physician of New York city and a former comrade of Chauncey Moore while both were serving with the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris during the World war paid the following beautiful tribute to him : "I am moved to pay an humble tribute to the memory of Chauncey A. Moore. Eulogy of him would seem to indicate the necessity of it and there is none. To know him was to love him. Everyone who had the good fortune to make his acquaintance feels, I am certain, that he has lost a warm personal friend. 'Jolly Epicure' that he was, as I was wont to call him, his soul was always habited in sunshine and good will which made his very presence a benediction. In these days when men are watching neighbors and racial lines are closely drawn and human passions are on the rise, the presence of so genial a spirit filled with human kindness as his was a boon to any community. It was scarcely in his make-up to hate. One of the most ludicrous fiascos in human passion I ever witnessed was an effort of Chauncey's to bear grudge against a former friend who had wronged him. His big, kind heart, though evident to all, was known in its entirety to but few, who alone appreciate fully the great loss which his absence makes us bear." Following is the resolution adopted by Cambridge Commandery, No. 47, K. T., at the state conclave held on the 17th of May, 1916, A. 0. 798: "It is with no ordinary sorrow that we, his brethren in the ties of fraternal affection, essay the task of presenting our words of grief and loss in the sudden and untimely death of one so young, so good and so promising as our deceased frater, Chauncey A. Moore. It is no ordinary bereave- 508 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO ment. By his intelligent and active work with us he won the love, the esteem and the confidence of all his fraternal associates and he bid fair to become of more than ordinary value to his brethren by his excellence, his industry and his preparation for all that commands the confidence and true work of a most accomplished workman in his Masonic career that had so auspiciously begun amongst us. "But he is dead. His splendid personality, his clean life, his excellent preparation for what all hoped and believed would long remain with us to assist in all our labors, our joys and our sorrows that we mutually share as Masonic brothers. We can only hope and we trust do patiently bow submissive to the will of the heavenly Father who gave him to us and in his inscrutable but all wise government of mankind has removed him from our number. "We drape our lodge rooms for thirty days in his memory and extend our most sincere sympathy to the dear ones of his family and friends and direct that a copy of this in memory be sent them under the seal of the commandery and entered upon the minutes thereof. Signed by the committee : JOHN M. AMOS, JOHN H. MORGAN, ADAM F. RITTER, JOHN W. BORTON, Recorder." FEN DEVENNY RICE Fen Devenny Rice, who has a general store at Chester, Meigs county, is widely known throughout this locality, of which he has been a lifelong resident, and sustains a high reputation as a man of correct principles and sound business judgment. He was born in this county, in 1879, and is a son of John Devenny and Cassie Matilda (Pullins) Rice. His father, who is deceased, followed farming throughout his active life, was a republican in his political belief and was held in high esteem by his fellowmen. To him and his wife were born three sons and four daughters, of whom two sons and two daughters are living. Fen D. Rice was reared on the paternal farmstead and received his educational training in the public schools. With the exception of one year, during which he was in the employ of the electric railroad in Charleston, West Virginia, he farmed continuously until 1922, when he rented the land and established a general store in Chester. He carries a large stock of such goods as are demanded by the local trade and has built up a large business. He also has a huckster route and sells produce to Beegle Brothers, at Racine, Ohio. He is alert to meet the wants of his customers and the success which is crowning his efforts has been the result of his well directed efforts and sound business principles. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 509 In 1901, at Chester, Mr. Rice was united in marriage to Miss Livona Arnettie Carper, daughter of Meredith Penelton and Mary 0. (Story) Carper, the former a native of Bedford township. To them were born one son and three daughters : Plooma A., Bates Albert, Livona A. and Lula Alice. Mr. Carper, who was a farmer, died in 1911, while Mrs. Carper passed away in June, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Rice are the parents of three children, Cassie Matilda Olive, Marvin Carper and Morton Devenny. In his political alignment Mr. Rice is a republican and has been active in local public affairs, having served as township trustee and lending his influence for the advancement of the community's best interests. A man of strong character and likable personality, he commands a high place in the confidence and respect of his fellowmen. THOMAS WILLIAM LEWIS Thomas W. Lewis, writer of this "History of Southeastern Ohio and the Muskingum Valley", was born in Zanesville, Ohio, December 7, 1851, the son of Vance B. and Susan Alice (Van Horne) Lewis, the former a native of Virginia and the latter a native of Zanesville, her father, John Van Horne, having come to this city from Pennsylvania in 1805. Thomas W. Lewis attended the Zanesville public schools until he was seventeen years of age and the education which he has since absorbed has been self-acquired. On quitting school he entered his father's hardware store and in 1880 he became proprietor of a similar establishment. This he successfully conducted until 1889 when he sold it and bought an interest in the Zanesville Times Recorder and became its business manager. Removing to Chicago in 1893, he entered upon business activities which continued later in Columbus, Ohio, and in Zanesville. Returning to newspaper work in 1905 as managing editor of The Zanesville Times Recorder he spent five years in that capacity and several later years as managing editor in other Ohio newspaper fields. When Zanesville was a flood sufferer in 1913, Mr. Lewis was asked by the relief committee to write a history of the days of submersion and of the extraordinary life-saving and restorative work carried on. His "Zanesville in the Flood of 1913," which followed in book form, proved to be so complete and authoritative that the United States government used a portion of it in making up its history of the flood. Later, as publicity director for the Zanesville Chamber of Commerce, he rendered valuable service in acquainting the outside world with the city's merits. Since 1920 Mr. Lewis has been writing history and biography for Zanesville's three newspapers. His "History of Zanesville and Muskingum County," carried as a serial in The Times Recorder during 1924, was printed in three handsome volumes early in 1927 by the S. J. Clarke 510 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Publishing Company of Chicago and it was so enthusiastically received that the company arranged that he should write a history of Southeastern Ohio's twelve counties. Having resided in Zanesville nearly all his life and kept in touch with the counties surrounding Muskingum he was fully qualified to write this work. Mr. Lewis was married August 2, 1877, to Miss Sue V. Mcllwee of Winchester, Virginia, and he and Mrs. Lewis are among Zanesville's best known residents. They have no children, their only child, Kate Alice, having passed away at the age of sixteen years. Mr. Lewis leads an active life, takes keen interest in local and outside affairs and remains youthful in spirit and purpose. In research and compilation he has spent a full year in order to do justice to the history of the twelve counties dealt with in these pages. GEORGE CHRISTIAN BEST Through long years George C. Best, of Marietta, now deceased, held a place of high distinction in connection with the banking interests of the Muskingum valley. A progressive spirit, sound judgment and unfaltering enterprise characterized all that he undertook and substantial success rewarded his labors. But he was not only a prosperous business man—he was kindly, generous and helpful to others and a public-spirited citizen who put forth effective efforts to advance the general welfare. Mr. Best was born in Marietta, on the 6th of February, 1852, and his death occurred on the 20th of June, 1924. He was a son of George and Hannah (Schneider) Best. The father was a native of Germany and a merchant by occupation. The mother was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and was brought to Marietta very early in life by her parents. George C. Best was educated in the public schools and Marietta Academy, but for financial reasons was compelled to leave the latter institution before completing his course. However he was always a student and a keen observer of men and events and those who came in contact with him in after years had no reason to suspect that he did not have college training. On leaving school Mr. Best entered the First National Bank of Marietta as a messenger and from the first gave evidences of those qualities that contributed to his later success. He gave close attention to his work, which he performed with an efficiency that soon won him promotion, and he was advanced through the various positions in the bank until he was made its vice president, which office he held to the time of his death. The record of his service during those years was one of tireless and unselfish devotion to the interest of the institution with which he was so long identified and he gained general recognition as a man of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 513 unusual ability and clear-headed judgment in financial affairs, being an important factor in the growth and prosperity of the First National Bank. Mr. Best was also heavily and successfully interested in oil developments in Oklahoma, as well as in the Marietta field, but banking was his life work and on it he centered his attention and his labors. On May 16, 1877, Mr. Best was united in marriage to Miss Emma J. Eggleston, who was born and reared in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of William H. and Anna (Dick) Eggleston, also natives of that city. In his political views he was a stanch republican and at all times showed a deep interest in public affairs, but was never in any sense an office seeker. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran church, of which he was a generous supporter, and he gave liberally to all benevolent and charitable causes. He not only delighted in and encouraged public improvements and beneficent civic institutions, but assisted actively in the promotion of such interests as were conducive to the comfort and happiness of his fellowmen. His is the story of a life that made the world better for his having lived, for his actions sprang from a heart filled with love and good feeling for humanity, and he was a blessing to all who came within the range of his influence. His home was his club and there, in the companionship of his wife and the fellowship of intimate friends, he proved the worth of his inner self and exhibited those strong social qualities which bound others to him as with "hoops of steel." He possessed a large and well selected library, was a great reader, especially of classical German literature, and was a most interesting and instructive conversationalist. Modest in all matters concerning his benefactions, which were many, few knew the extent of his activities in that line, though all knew of his kindness of heart and his broad and comprehensive views of life and its problems. He lived and labored to worthy ends and as one of the sterling citizens and representative men of his section of the state his memory merits a tribute of honor on the pages of history. CHARLES E. COOPER Charles E. Cooper is the head of the Coshocton Grocery Company, which is one of the old and substantial business concerns of Coshocton, its success representing the results of the persistent efforts, sound business judgment and progressive spirit of its owner, who is regarded as one of the leading merchants of this city. Mr. Cooper was born in Coshocton. on the 19th of April, 1882, and is a son of George H. and Mary (Dell) Cooper. His father was born in this state, August 15, 1852, was a teamster, voted the republican ticket, was a member of the United Brethren church, and died in Coshocton, October 15, 1901. His wife, who was born in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, on February 2, 1854, is still living in Coshocton. 32-VOL. 3 514 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Charles E. Cooper secured his educational training in the public schools here and then went to work for the Houston Hay Axle Works, of this city, where he was employed as a machinist for five years. Quitting that job he enlisted in the United States Marines, serving for two years, part of the time in barracks at Washington, D. C., and the remainder of the time on board ship in European and West Indian waters. On leaving that service, he entered the employ of the Compton Price Piano Company, of Coshocton, with which he remained two years, and then formed a partnership with George Mullen and Albert Kreider, establishing a retail grocery business, under the name of the Coshocton Grocery Company. Later he bought Mr. Kreider's interest and eventually bought out Mr. Mullen, since which time he has been the sole owner of the business, which he has continued under the old name. He car/ ies a large and well selected stock of staple and fancy groceries, together with seasonable merchandise, and by his careful and painstaking attention to the wants of his trade and his prompt and courteous service, has built up a large patronage. On February 22, 1904, in Coshocton, Mr. Cooper was united in marriage to Miss Jeanette Snyder, who was born October 17, 1879, and is a daughter of Edward and Jennie (Shambaugh) Snyder. Her father was born at Gambier, Ohio, March 30, 1858, and died at Ainslee, Montana, in October, 1887. During most of his life he was a newspaper man, having at different times been employed on the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Columbus Dispatch, but in later years became a telegraph operator for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Montana. He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. He was a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Snyder, the former a photographer, who died at Dresden, Ohio. Jennie Shambaugh, mother of Mrs. Cooper, was born in New Rumley, Ohio, January 12, 1856, and there died May 3, 1880. She was a daughter of James and Mariah (Yinger) Shambaugh, the former born in New Rum-ley, where he followed farming. He was a republican and a member of the United Brethren church. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania and died in Iowa. Mrs. Cooper received her education in the public schools of Bowerston, Ohio, and is an active member of the United Brethren church, being president of the Missionary Society, a teacher in the Sunday school, and a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have had four children : Laura Frances, born May 13, 1905, was graduated from the Coshocton high school, attended Otterbein College, and is the wife of Albert C. May, teacher of mathematics in the high school at Newcomerstown, Ohio, and they have a daughter, Marjorie Louise, born September 16, 1925 ; Mary Edith, born December 14, 1905, died August 5, 1922 ; Norma Jeanette, born October 27, 1909, graduated from the Coshocton high school and is now a student in Otterbein College ; Charles H., Jr., born November 16, 1911, is attending the Coshocton high school. In politics Mr. Cooper is a republican and has shown a commendable SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 515 interest in public affairs. For four years he has been a member of the city board of education and is now starting on his second term. He is a member of the Rotary Club and the Coshocton Business Men's Association. He is a trustee of the United Brethren church and has held practically every office in that society. Of candid and unassuming manner, friendly in his social relations, he commands to a marked degree the esteem and respect of his fellowmen. MATTHEW A. McCONNELL Matthew A. McConnell has long been recognized as one of Coshocton county's foremost citizens, being one of its largest land owners, prominent in business affairs and for many years influential in county and state politics. He is a native of this county, having been born in Bethlehem township on the 6th of February, 1874, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Miller) McConnell. He comes of sterling old Irish stock, his paternal great-grandfather, John McConnell, having been a native of Ireland, whence he emigrated to Coshocton county, settling in Keene township, where ho spent the remainder of his life, engaged in farming. His wife also was a native of the Emerald isle and both died in Keene township. They were the parents of Matthew McConnell, who was born in Ireland in 1810, accompanied his parents on their migration to this country and was reared on the pioneer farm developed by his father. He spent most of his life on the home farm, and also worked on the construction of the Ohio canal. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and supported the republican party. His death occurred in Bethlehem township, May 3, 1887. He married Miss Mary Laughead, who was born in Ireland in 1817 and died in Bethlehem township in 1885. Their son, Thomas McConnell, who was born in Bethlehem township, July 9, 1843, and died in Coshocton, June 1, 1917, devoted most of his life to farming but retired some time prior to his death. He served throughout the Civil war as a member of Company I, Fifty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was honorably discharged with the rank of second lieutenant. He was prominent in local public affairs, as justice of the peace, township trustee, member of the board of county commissioners, a member of the school board and for forty-four years a member of the Coshocton County Agricultural Society. He married Miss Mary Miller, who was born in Logansport, Indiana, August 15, 1847, and died in Coshocton county, April 12, 1905. She was a daughter of Anthony and Jane (Clarke) Miller, natives of Pennsylvania, who died at Logansport, Indiana. Mr. Miller was a farmer, a republican and a Dunkard in religious faith. Matthew A. McConnell was educated in the district schools of Bethlehem township and the high school at Keene. At the age of eighteen 516 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO he began teaching, following that profession for five years, and on June 10, 1897, engaged in the life insurance business in Coshocton. In the following year he bought the fire insurance agency of Elliott & Sloan, and in 1899 opened the first real estate office in Coshocton, combining the three lines of business. In 1900 Mr. McConnell and Robert Boyd, who was at that time in the fire insurance business, formed a partnership under the firm name of Boyd & McConnell, Mr. McConnell handling the life insurance and real estate departments and Mr. Boyd looking after the fire insurance. This business was successfully conducted until Mr. Boyd's death, in 1907, after which Mr. McConnell formed a partnership with Frank E. Karr, and continued the real estate and general insurance business until January 1, 1926, when the partnership was dissolved. In addition to his extensive town business, Mr. McConnell owns a number of splendid farms in Coshocton county, being regarded as one of its most extensive land owners. He engages in general farming and stock raising and has been more than ordinarily successful in this line. He is also vice president of the Coshocton Tribune Publishing Company and is president of the Coshocton County Agricultural Society. On June 29, 1904, in Coshocton, Mr. McConnell was united in marriage to Miss Jane Burns Wilson, who was born in this city, July 4, 1876, and is a daughter of James and Sarah (Hay) Wilson. Her father was a native of Massachusetts, was for many years identified with mercantile affairs in Coshocton, and died in this city. He supported the republican party, was a member of the school board for a number of years, and was a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. His wife was born in Coshocton on December 29, 1838, and died here February 9, 1926. She was a daughter of James and Jane (Burns) Hay. The former was born in Ireland, followed farming after locating in Coshocton county, and died in Coshocton. He was a republican and an adherent of the Presbyterian church. His wife was born near Staunton, Virginia, and died in Coshocton. Mrs. McConnell graduated from Coshocton high school and attended Western Reserve College and Wilson College. She is an active member of the Presbyterian church and its societies, belongs to the New Century Club and is treasurer of the Women's Federated Clubs. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell are the parents of a son, Matthew Wilson, born July 1, 1906, who graduated from the Coshocton high school and is now a senior in Ohio State University, where he is majoring as a certified accountant. Mr. McConnell has been a lifelong republican, active in support of his party. He was a member of the state legislature in 1903-4 and subsequently took a prominent part in the Mark Hanna campaign, being a close personal friend of that gentleman. He was the only member of the state legislature who was invited to be one of the group of men called into conference to select Mr. Hanna's successor. He is a member and trustee of the Presbyterian church, and belongs to Coshocton Lodge No. 96, F. & A. M., and the Coshocton Town and Country Club. He has SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 517 shown a helpful interest in agricultural affairs, being a member of the Farm Bureau, and was for three and a half years president of the Farmers Exchange and is still a member of the board of directors. He has been a member of the Coshocton County Agricultural Society for fourteen years. During the World war he served as a member of the exemption board. Though his private affairs have made large demands on his time, he has never lost sight of his obligations to the community and has done much for the upbuilding of the city and county. His successful activities in various lines of effort, his honesty of purpose, and his kindly and genial manner have combined to gain for him the unreserved confidence and respect of his fellowmen throughout the county and state. CARL LEDMAN Carl Ledman, Byesville's efficient postmaster, who has progressed through the medium of his own efforts, and in the hard school of experience has learned many valuable lessons, was born February 12, 1870, at Rix Mills, Richill township, Muskingum county, Ohio, a son of William Henry and Sarah Anne (Shively) Ledman. His father followed the carpenter's trade, specializing in the building of houses, and died in July, 1926. He was the son of James Ledman, who came from Washington county, Pennsylvania, to Ohio and cast in his lot with the pioneer settlers of Muskingum county. In the public schools of his native town Carl Ledman obtained his early instruction and remained at home until he reached the age of sixteen. Going to Columbus, Ohio, he supplemented his early education by night study and much good reading. He obtained work in the establishment of Hasbrook, Orr & Byers, crockery merchants and jobbers, and after four years of retail experience was advanced to the position of traveling salesman. Mr. Ledman represented the firm in that capacity until 1898, when he started for Alaska, hoping to better his fortunes. At Seattle, Washington, he boarded the steamer Utopia bound for the Klondike and with others landed at Byrea, the starting point of the Chilicothe trail, which leads to Dawson and Goldfield. For over eleven months he prospected for gold in the Dawson district, experiencing many .hardships and dangers, and in 1899 returned to the United States a poorer but wiser man. He secured a position in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with Lyons & Carroll, dealers in crockery, and later returned to Columbus, becoming connected with his old firm, which in the meantime had split into two factions. After a brief stay in Columbus he came to Byesville and in 1906 purchased the Burt House, of which he was the proprietor for a short time. He next entered the employ of the Cambridge Collieries Company and worked in their mines at Byesville until 1923, when he was 518 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO appointed postmaster, an office in which he has since been retained, discharging his duties with thoroughness and fidelity. In 1906 Mr. Ledman was married in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Miss Ida J. McIntire, a daughter of John McIntire, and their attractive home is a center of the social life of Byesville. For eighteen years Mr. Led-man has been connected with the local lodge of Odd Fellows and was its secretary for a considerable period. He is also a Mason, belonging to Byesville Lodge, No. 765, F. & A. M., of which he is a charter member; Cambridge Chapter, No. 53, R. A. M. ; Guernsey Council, No. 74, R. & S. M. ; Cambridge Commandery, No. 74, K. T. ; and Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus. In politics he is a stanch republican and as a councilman is exerting his influence to secure for the community needed reforms and improvements. By nature he is genial, sincere and generous and a wide circle of loyal friends attests his popularity. FRED ELBERT JOHNSON Selecting a congenial line of work, Fred Elbert Johnson has adhered to his choice, and concentrated effort has brought him to the fore in theatrical circles of Cambridge and the state. A native of Ohio, he was born August 1, 1874, in Kent, and is a son of Luther L. Johnson, also a native of Kent, where he conducted a livery stable, a hotel and a restaurant. His demise occurred in 1900 and his widow, Lucy (Reed) Johnson, passed away November 5, 1923. Fred E. Johnson received a public school education and afterward became a painter's apprentice in the Kent Carriage Works, with which he was connected for four years. On the expiration of that period he went to the state of New York and for a time was a finisher in a furniture factory at Jamestown. His interest centered in the theatrical profession, and forsaking the furniture business, he returned to his native town, securing a position as program boy in the Kent Opera House, of which his brother was stage carpenter. Fred E. Johnson remained with this theater until he reached the age of eighteen and was advanced to the office of treasurer. Succumbing to the lure of the road, he tendered his resignation and joined the Labadie-Rowell Company, with which he toured for a season, and then returned to his home, becoming manager of the Kent Opera House. He acted in that capacity for some time, later handling theaters in Van Wert, Youngstown and Newark, Ohio, and McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He later organized theatrical companies, touring with "The Way of the Wicked," "The Child of the Slums" and The Johnson-Bronson Stock Co. This was during the vogue for melodrama and his plays were presented in New York city and other sections of the east. The venture proved somewhat of a failure and Mr. Johnson afterward managed houses in various parts of the country for The Walter Bluefield SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 519 Enterprises in Michigan and The Nixon-Zimmerman Circuit, of Philadelphia. During that time he had charge of the Court Theater in Wheeling, West Virginia, for six years, the Colonial at Akron, the Metropolitan in Cleveland and also spent three years in Zanesville, Ohio, conducting at the Weller. In 1926 he was secured by the Cambridge & Marietta Amusement Company, as general manager of their four theaters. Possessing an intimate knowledge of the theatrical business as well as the requisite executive force, he has materially advanced the interests of the corporation, which owns two theaters in Cambridge, the Strand and the Colonial, and the Hippodrome and Putnam in Marietta, all modern cinema houses. They feature the best productions of the silver screen as well as vaudeville and road productions and cater to the most desirable class of patrons. In Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Johnson was married June 8, 1898, to Miss Eva Rees, a daughter of Benjamin Rees, and their attractive home is a center of the social life of Cambridge. In 1925 Mr. Johnson was elected president of the Zanesville Kiwanis Club and acted as chairman of its publicity and reception committees. He was a charter member and the first president of the Kiwanis organization at Wheeling, West Virginia, and is now numbered among the influential Kiwanians of Cambridge. He also belongs to the local Masonic lodge, also the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is a consistent member of the First Presbyterian church. Mr. Johnson has made his own way in the world, utilizing his talents and opportunities to good advantage, and his strength of character and genial nature have won him the esteem of a host of friends. CLYDE C. LORENZ Clyde C. Lorenz is numbered among the successful merchants of Coshocton, where for seventeen years he has been engaged in the drug business, as a member of the firm of Page & Lorenz. He is progressive and enterprising in his ideas and methods and commands the respect and good will of the entire community. Mr. Lorenz was born at Chili, Ohio, on the 26th of October, 1887, and is a son of John and Margaret (Schlarb) Lorenz. His father was born in Germany, January 12, 1844, and died in Coshocton, Ohio, January 6, 1924, when almost eighty years of age. For many years he was engaged in a mercantile business at Chili, also bought and sold wool, and after moving to Coshocton, in 1900, he continued to buy wool until his retirement. He was a director of the Commercial National Bank, president of the People's Ice Company of Coshocton and a director of the H. D. Beach Company. He supported the democratic party and was one of the organizers of St. John's Evangelical church in Coshocton, of which he was long an elder. His wife, who was born in Holmes county, Ohio, died in Coshocton, October 27, 1922, at the age of 520 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO seventy-three years. She was a daughter of Peter Schlarb, who was born in Germany and died in Adams township, Coshocton county, where he had been a farmer. He was a member of the Lutheran church and supported the democratic party. Clyde C. Lorenz attended the public schools of his native town and graduated from the Coshocton high school in 1905. He became associated with his brothers, Charles and William, under the firm name of Lorenz Brothers, and for several years was in a mercantile business in Chili. In 1911 he and his brother-in-law, L. J. Page, established a drug store in Coshocton, which has proven a successful enterprise. They carry a large stock of such goods as are found in a modern drug store, as well as a full line of pure drugs and remedies, and have ever commanded their full share of the local trade in their line. Mr. Lorenz is also a director of the Commercial National Bank. On August 19, 1922, in Coshocton, Mr. Lorenz was united in marriage to Miss Estella M. Clark, who was born May 11, 1890, and is a daughter of Alonzo and Mary (Hooker) Clark. Her paternal grandparents were Isaac and Ann Eliza (Thompkins) Clark, lifelong residents of Coshocton county. Mr. Clark was a farmer by occupation and he voted the democratic ticket, while he and his wife were members of the Methodist Protestant church. Alonzo Clark was born in Bethlehem township, Coshocton county, and was long identified with mercantile affairs, but is now living retired, in Coshocton. He is a democrat in his political views and in former years took an active part in local public affairs, having served as mayor of Roscoe and as a member of the county board of education. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was born at Lancaster, Ohio, and is a daughter of Emanuel and Rebecca (Hutchins) Hooker. The father, who was born in Maryland and died in Lancaster, Ohio, served in the Union Army during the Civil war, being discharged with the rank of major. He was a republican in politics. His wife was born in Lancaster and died in Roscoe. Mrs. Lorenz graduated from the Roscoe high school and the school of music of Ohio Wesleyan University, after which she taught music in Coshocton prior to her marriage. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and its societies, belongs to the Women's Club of Coshocton and during the World war took an active part in local Red Cross work. She gives her political support to the democratic party. Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz are the parents of two children, John Clark, born June 11, 1923, and Mary Margaret, born June 26, 1925. The democratic party claims Mr. Lorenz' support and he has shown deep interest in public affairs, particularly such as affect the welfare and prosperity of his community. 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. ; Aladdin Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., of Columbus, and Coshocton Lodge, K. P. He is president of the Coshocton Business Association and a member of the Kiwanis Club and the American Legion. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 521 He enlisted for service during the World war and was in training at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, until December, 1918, when he was honorably discharged, with the rank of corporal. He is a steward of the Methodist Episcopal church and gives his earnest support to every worthy benevolent cause. Because of his sterling character and exemplary life, he commands the confidence of his fellowmen, while in the social circles of his community he is deservedly popular. WILLIAM EHRICH William Ehrich has owned and operated The Print Shop in Coshocton for eleven years and during this period has built up a large and prosperous business, due to his excellent taste and technical skill, as well as to his painstaking attention to the wants of his customers and his sound business methods. Mr. Ehrich was born in Chili, Ohio, on the 18th of August, 1882, a grandson of Nicholas Ehrich, lifelong resident of Germany, where he followed shoemaking, and a son of Henry and Catherine (Schumaker) Ehrich. His father was born in Bavaria, Germany, in April, 1850, and died in Coshocton, Ohio, January 5, 1915. For a number of years he had been successfully engaged in the retail grocery business, but retired some time prior to his death. He was a democrat in his political views and served two terms as a director of the county infirmary. He was an active member and an elder of the Evangelical Lutheran church. Catherine Schumaker was born on her father's farm at Baltic, Ohio, and died in Coshocton in 1918. She was a daughter of William and Margaret (Wentz) Schumaker, who were natives of Germany and died in Coshocton county, where they had lived on a farm for many years. They were members of the Evangelical Lutheran church and Mr. Schumaker was a democrat in politics. William Ehrich attended the public schools of Chili and also spent two years in Scio College and two years in West Lafayette College. He taught school for five years in the winter months, attending college in summer. He then became a reporter for the Democrat and Standard, of Coshocton, holding that position two years, and next served two years as city editor of the Coshocton Daily Age. Going to Zanesville, he became court reporter for the Times Recorder, and was later made city editor, which position he held three and a half years. Returning to Coshocton, he was city editor of the Morning Tribune for five years, resigning that position in 1916, in which year he bought The Print Shop, which he has operated to the present time. He owns a fine mechanical equipment and is prepared to print all kinds of commercial work. Promptness and efficiency have been his watchwords and he has established himself firmly in the good favor of all who have had dealings with him. On August 31, 1907, at Conesville, Ohio, Mr. Ehrich was united in 522 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO marriage to Miss Lina Dawson, who was born near Coshocton, January 19, 1883, a daughter of S. F. and Alice (Miller) Dawson. She is of Virginian ancestry, her paternal great-grandparents having come from that state to Coshocton county in an early day, settling in Virginia township, of which locality they were pioneers. Their son, Moses Dawson, who was born and reared in Coshocton county, followed farming, was a democrat and a member of the Christian church. He married Miss Sarah Wright, also a native of Coshocton county, and both died in this county. They were the parents of S. F. Dawson, a native of this county, who followed farming for many years, but is now retired and lives in Coshocton. He has always been an active supporter of the democratic party, served as county treasurer for four years and in other local offices. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, now deceased, was born in Coshocton county, a daughter of Charles and Margaret Miller, both of whom were natives of this county and were descendants of pioneer settlers from Virginia. They were farming folk, were members of the Christian church and Mr. Miller was a democrat in politics. Margaret Miller was a descendant of Colonel Miller, who fought in the war of the Revolution. Mrs. Ehrich received her education in the public schools of Conesville and Coshocton and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Ehrich have three children : William Dawson, born August 10, 1910 ; Charles Edmund, January 25, 1914 ; and Margene, January 29, 1920. Mr. Ehrich has always given his active support to the democratic party, served four years as a member of the county central committee, and for the past four years has been a member of the city board of sinking fund trustees. He is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 935, L. 0. 0. M., and Fidelity Lodge, No. 135 K. P., of which he is a past chancellor. He is a charter member of the Coshocton Kiwanis Club and his religious connection is with the Evangelical Lutheran church. A man of energetic nature, he has given close attention to his business affairs, in which he has met with very satisfactory success, and is numbered among the enterprising and progressive men of his community, while his excellent personal qualities have gained for him a well merited popularity among his associates. JOHN SHERMAN ELLIOTT For many years John S. Elliott has been the leading figure in the ice business in Coshocton and, as president and general manager of the People's Ice Company, has been mainly responsible for the splendid service which has been rendered by this concern. Mr. Elliott was born in Knox county, Ohio, on the 23d of January, 1866, and is a son of William and SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 523 Happy (Headington) Elliott. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction, his paternal grandfather, James Elliott, having been a native of Ireland, while his grandmother, whose family name was Berry, was a native of Pennsylvania and of Scottish descent. James Elliott devoted his attention to farming, was a veteran of the War of 1812, supported the republican party and was a, member of the Congregational church. He and his wife died in Knox county, Ohio. William Elliott was born in Knox county, Ohio, in 1837, followed farming, and died in his native county in 1894. He fought in the Union Army during the Civil war, gave his political support to the republican party and his religious faith was that of the Universalist church. His wife was born in Knox county in 1835 and died there in 1904. John S. Elliott attended the public schools of Knox county and devoted his attention to farming until twenty-three years of age, when he entered the employ of W. L. McIntire, who was engaged in the ice business at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Two years later he and Mr. McIntire became partners in the ice business in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, in which they continued together for two years. In 1894 Mr. Elliott came to Coshocton, he and Mr. McIntire having previously purchased the business of the Crystal Ice Company from Ross & Kirk. Several years later Mr. Elliott bought his partner's interest, operating under the old firm name until 1905, when the business was incorporated as the Coshocton Ice and Storage Company. Two years later it was sold to the Coshocton Ice and Provision Company, in which Mr. Elliott acquired a large interest. One year later the interests of the concern were divided and incorporated under two names, the Coshocton Ice Company and the Coshocton Provision Company, Mr. Elliott becoming secretary, treasurer and general manager of the former company and a stockholder and director of the latter. The ice business is now operated under the name of the People's Ice Company, in which Mr. Elliott owns the controlling interest and of which he is president and general manager. Under his direction, the company has built up a large and prosperous business and is numbered among the most successful concerns in this locality. He is also vice president of the Ohio Ice Industries. On January 17, 1899, in Roscoe, Ohio, Mr. Elliott was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ursula Biggs, a daughter of William and Mary (Smith) Biggs, of whom the latter was born April 5, 1834, at Wapakoneta, Ohio, and died at Roscoe in March, 1894. She was a daughter of Newman and Esther (Squires) Smith. William Biggs was born near Coshocton and died at Roscoe, August 22, 1901, at the age of seventy-two years. He had devoted his efforts to agricultural pursuits, was a democrat in his political views and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His parents, William and Hester (Markley) Biggs, were natives of England. Mrs. Elliott, who graduated from the Coshocton high school in 1889, is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and belongs to the Roscoe Women's Club. During the World war she took an active part in Red Cross work. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are the 524 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO parents of three children : Ruth Elizabeth, born October 19, 1899, graduated from the Coshocton high school and then entered Western Reserve College, where she was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science and a library degree. She is now assistant librarian at the East Technical high school in Cleveland and is also in charge of the trade school library. Harold Biggs, born September 9, 1901, graduated from the Coshocton high school, attended Colgate University three years, and won the degree of Bachelor of Science from Chicago University. He matriculated in Rush Medical College, of Chicago University, was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in September, 1927, and is now serving as interne in St. Luke's Hospital, in that city. He married Miss Norma Hennel, of Coshocton, and they have two children, Patricia Ann and Carol Jean. William E., born October 2, 1905, graduated from Coshocton high school, spent one year at Washington and Lee University, at Lexington, Virginia, and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He is now associated with the People's Ice Company, of which he is a director, and he married Miss Ruth Walker, of Coshocton. Mr. Elliott has always given his support to the republican party and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Rotary Club and the Coshocton Town and Country Club. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and gives liberal support to all worthy benevolent causes. He is a lover of outdoor life, being fond of golf, and derives much pleasure from walking, as may be inferred from the fact that he hiked fifty miles on his fiftieth birthday. His energetic and well directed efforts have brought him a large measure of success and he is numbered among the enterprising and progressive business men of Coshocton, in the welfare and advancement of which community he has ever shown an effective interest. RAYMOND HOMER TURNER Among the younger business men of Coshocton, none is more highly regarded than Raymond H. Turner, of the firm of Turner & Lear, druggists. He is well known throughout this community, where he has spent his life, and he well merits the success which is crowning his business efforts. Mr. Turner was born near White Woman's Rock, Coshocton county, on the 11th day of February, 1903, and is a son of Lewis Napoleon and Frances Ellen (McVay) Turner. His father was born on the old Thomas McConnell farm, in this county, October 10, 1862, and was reared near White Woman's Rock, where he now lives. He has devoted his life to farming, is a democrat in his political views and is a member of the Methodist Protestant church. He is a son of George A. and Mary A. (Bible) Turner, the former of whom was born April 26, 1836, and died SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 525 at the old Turner homestead, near White Woman's Rock, Ohio, April 23, 1918. He followed farming, but had retired some time prior to his death. He was a democrat, served as justice of the peace and assessor of his township, and was a Dunkard in his religious faith. His wife was born on the Bible homestead in Keene township, January 6, 1829, and died there September 17, 1916. She had a brother, Philip Bible, who lives in Coshocton, at the age of ninety-nine years and is still active. He served in the Union Army during the Civil war. Frances Ellen McVay was born at Stafford, Ohio, September 11, 1870, and is a daughter of George and Rebecca Ellen (McCarty) McVay, both of whom were born at Jamestown, Virginia, the former on September 5, 1844, and are now living in Waverley, West Virginia. Mr. McVay is a retired farmer, gives his political support to the democratic party and is a steward of the Methodist Protestant church. Raymond H. Turner attended the public schools of Coshocton, graduating from high school in 1920, and then spent two years in the medical school of Ohio State University. In 1925 he and Dr. T. W. Lear formed a partnership, under the firm name of Turner & Lear, and bought the Edward S. Frew drug store, which they have since conducted, with very satisfactory results. They carry a full line of pure drugs and standard remedies, as well as toilet articles and other goods usually found in an up-to-date drug store. Mr. Turner is giving his close attention to the business, for which he has shown a marked aptitude, and his efficient, prompt and courteous attention to the trade has won for him many warm friends. On August 25, 1925, in Coshocton, Mr. Turner was united in marriage to Miss Marjorie Eleanor Lear, who was born September 13, 1904, and is a daughter of Dr. Thomas W. and Lula (Trovinger) Lear. Her father, who is a practicing physician and surgeon in Coshocton, graduated from the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati in 1894. He first engaged in practice in Warsaw, Ohio, but a year later moved to Wills Creek, where he remained four years, coming then to Coshocton, where he has practiced to the present time. He is a son of Henry and Sarah Louise (Marshall) Lear, the former a native of England and the latter of Maryland. Mr. Lear was a coal dealer for many years, retiring from active business some time prior to his death, which occurred in June, 1924, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife died at the age of eighty-two years. To Dr. T. W. and Lula Lear were born three children, namely : Mrs. Marjorie E. Turner, Louise, and Dr. Harold W., all of Coshocton. Mrs. Turner was educated in the Coshocton public schools and Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, the D. 0. M. Club, the Junior Women's Club and the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. and Mrs. Turner are the parents of two children, Marion Louise, born May 31, 1926, and William Luther, born September 8, 1927. In his political views, Mr. Turner is a democrat, and he is a member 526 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M., and the Business Men's Association. His religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church. He had two years' training at the reserve officers' training camp at Ohio State University, from which he was honorably discharged, with the rank of sergeant, on September 3, 1924. He is a lover of outdoor life, his favorite diversions being hunting and fishing. A gentleman of pleasing personality and friendly manner, he is deservedly popular in the social circles in which he moves, while his business record has won for him the respect of all who have had dealings with him. HAROLD PASCO Liberally endowed with that quality which has been aptly termed the "commercial sense," Harold Pasco has converted his opportunities into tangible assets and is widely and favorably known owing to his activities in connection with the Red Star Transportation Company, a Cambridge corporation. He was born February 23, 1892, in Blaine, Belmont county, Ohio, and represents one of its honored pioneer families. His grandfather, Jonathan Michael Pasco, was one of the early settlers of Belmont county and owned the land on which the town of Pasco, now known as Blaine, was established. He was the father of Wilbur Lewis Pasco, who was born July 12, 1860, in the town named in honor of the family, and followed the occupation of farming for many years but is now enjoying a well earned rest. He married Elizabeth Margaret Eberle, a daughter of William and Jane Eberle, and they became the parents of eight children : Albert Charles, who died at the age of twenty-one ; William Jonathan, of Beech Bottom, West Virginia ; Delia May, who died at the age of six years ; Minnie Belle, wife of Ross Baker ; Wilbur Harold ; Dora May, who married Fred Kemple and died at the age of twenty-eight years ; Mervin Lorenzo, of Cambridge, and Elizabeth Margaret, who became the wife of Robert Davis and died at the age of twenty years. Harold Pasco was educated in the public schools of Blaine and began his business career in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, with which he spent five years, filling the position of fireman. In 1917, when twenty-five years of age, he purchased a Ford car and embarked in the transportation business. Today he is a dominant factor in the management of three companies operating forty palatial Studebaker busses to all parts of Southeastern Ohio and as far east as Wheeling, West Virginia, running them on a regular schedule. It was in 1919 that the Red Star Transportation lines were established and the business incorporated for ten thousand dollars. Harold Pasco was elected president of the company, of which Earl Smith became vice president and Harry Dunn secretary and treasurer. Mr. Pasco is now secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Red Star Transporta- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 529 tion Corporation, whose subsidiaries are : the Wheeling-St. Clairsville Bus Company, of which Earl Smith is president, Harold Pasco vice president, and A. E. Host the secretary, treasurer and manager ; the Cambridge-Newcomerstown Company, and the Wheeling-Barnesville line. These combined companies carry over fifty thousand passengers a month and Mr. Pasco and his associates in 1927 completed the building of a handsome bus terminal at Cambridge, the first building of its kind in Southeastern Ohio. Broad experience enables Mr. Pasco to readily solve the difficult problems which are constantly arising in connection with the maintenance of these important transportation systems and in the conduct of his affairs he manifests executive ability of a high order. The Cambridge Body Manufacturing Company also owes its inception to his powers of organization and he is now a member of its board of directors. In 1911 Mr. Pasco was married in St. Clairsville to Miss Edna L. Keiger, a daughter of Edward L. Keiger. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Morton, the oldest minister in Belmont county, and seven children were born to their union : George Edward, who lived only seventeen months, Evelyn Marie, Donald, who died in infancy, Katherine Margaret, Harold Burdette, Dale Robert and Marjory Jean. Mr. Pasco is affiliated with the Presbyterian church of Cambridge and in Masonry has taken the thirty-second degree. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club, serving on its intercity committee, and is also a member of the boards of trade of both Cambridge and Zanesville. Mr. Pasco is a member of the board of governors, representing Southeastern Ohio, of the Ohio Motor Bus Association. Stable in purpose, keen in perception, energetic and decisive in action, he has accomplished much for one of his years and his future is most promising. He has aided in pushing forward the wheels of progress in Southeastern Ohio and is esteemed for the qualities that have made possible his success. CHARLES BASTIAN McDOUGAL, M. D. The name of McDougal is a familiar one in the medical circles of Perry county, Ohio, for Dr. John G. McDougal, of New Lexington, has been an active and successful member of the profession in this county for more than forty-five years. He was born in 1859 on a farm in Athens county, Ohio, that had been settled by his grandparents in 1817. His early education was obtained in the country schools of that locality, and 'for three years he was a student in the Ohio University at Athens. He entered the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, where he completed the course and received his M. D. degree in 1882, at the age of twenty-two. He at once located in New Lexington and through all the years since then has been actively engaged in professional, civic and public affairs. He is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society and of the American 32a-VOL. 3 530 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Medical Association. In December, 1883, he was married to Miss Emma Bastian, who was born in New Lexington in 1859, and to them were born two sons, Taine G. and Charles B. Charles Bastian McDougal was born in New Lexington, March 27, 1893, and received his elementary education in the public schools of this city, graduating from high school in 1910. He entered Ohio State University where he was graduated, receiving his A. B. degree in 1914. He matriculated in the medical college of the Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1918. After spending one year as interne in hospitals of Detroit, Michigan, he returned to his home city of New Lexington and since then has been associated with his father in the practice of medicine and surgery. He is a member of the Perry County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Association and of the American Medical Association. He is the local surgeon for the New York Central Railway, is attending physician at the Perry County Children's Home and is a member of the U. S. pension examining board. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In Masonry he is a Knight Templar, and he belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In 1917 he enlisted in The Enlisted Medical Reserve Corps but had not yet been called to active service when the World war terminated and he was honorably discharged in 1919. He is a member of John Tague Post, No. 188, American Legion. In 1920 at Cambridge, Ohio, Dr. McDougal was united in marriage to Miss Bernadine Allen of that city, and they are the parents of two children—John Allen, born in 1921, and Douglas Allen in 1923. Mrs. McDougal had been a teacher in the Cambridge public schools, and during the World war held the position of recreation director at Douglas, Arizona, under the War Work Council of the Y. W. C. A. At the time of her marriage she was engaged in Girl Reserve work at Miami, Florida. She is a member of The Music Study Club, The Nondescript Club and other social and civic organizations in her community. Doctor McDougal is a gentleman of good social attainments, which in addition to his prestige as a successful and prosperous physician, have gained for him a wide circle of friends. MELVILLE FORDYCE Long retention in the service of a corporation is certainly proof of fidelity, ability and trustworthiness, and the record of Melville Fordyce is a notable one in this connection, inasmuch as he spent forty-four years in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. His life history, therefore, is not characterized by exciting episodes but is marked SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 531 by those substantial qualities which have constituted the real strength of the American nation. Melville Fordyce was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1858, and his life record covered the intervening period to the 4th of December, 1926, when he passed from the scene of earthly activities. He was a son of Joseph and Eleanor Anne (Bailey) Fordyce. The father who was born in 1814, passed away in 1884. He was a son of John and Elizabeth (Garard) Fordyce and the ancestry of the family is traced back through many generations to Hugh Fordyce, who was born in Antrim, Ireland, about 1527. His father is supposed to have gone to Ireland from Scotland during the religious trouble with the Protestants about 1520. The name Fordyce appears in connection with many official papers in Scotland and according to Anderson it is "a surname supposed to be derived from lands in the parish of Fordyce in Banffshire, Scotland, and said to be a corruption of two Gaelic words, 'hire chess,' signifying `a cold place to the southward.' " "It is more likely," said Anderson, "that it is a corruption of Forbes, there being a tradition to that effect, and the Fordyces have also three boars' heads in their coat of arms." The name is really of Italian origin, as the family apparently came "from the south." It appears at an early period in Scotland, and the Fordyces of Cask and Culsh in County Perth have long occupied a prominent position, intermarrying with the best families. The Irish family of Fordyce descends from the Scottish house of this name, and from the Irish branch are descended the representatives of the name in Washington and Greene counties of Pennsylvania. Hugh Fordyce, born in Drumsole, County Antrim, Ireland, in 1527, was married July 3, 1552, to Mary Conygham, of Kilbirnie, County Ayr, Scotland, a daughter of Patrick Conygham, and this would seem to indicate that Hugh's father had come from Scotland, presumably from Ayrshire. This couple had five children, of whom the third was Martin Fordyce, who was born February 20, 1557, and was married March 21, 1599, to Sarah Bryson, of Clogh, County Antrim, Ireland. Their family numbered three children, the youngest being Samuel, who was born May 19, 1602, and on the 1st of October, 1631, married Abigail, daughter of William Galligher (Gallagher), of a very numerous family in the Ulster province. Samuel and Abigail Fordyce were parents of five children, the fourth being John, who was born November 8, 1643. On the 7th of April, 1668, he wedded Mary, daughter of Hugh Bane, and to them were born four children, the youngest being Peter Fordyce, who was born May 8, 1680. In August, 1700, he wedded Mary France, and in 1711 Elizabeth Hughes became his wife, while following her demise he was married in 1719 to Hannah Breck. There were three children born of the first marriage, the line of descent coming down through the eldest, Hugh Fordyce, who was born September 18, 1701, and was married January 4, 1732, to Amelia Souter Hervey, daughter of Samuel and Amelia (Souter) Hervey. The family of Hugh and Amelia Fordyce numbered four children, the SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 531 by those substantial qualities which have constituted the real strength of the American nation. Melville Fordyce was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1858, and his life record covered the intervening period to the 4th of December, 1926, when he passed from the scene of earthly activities. He was a son of Joseph and Eleanor Anne (Bailey) Fordyce. The father who was born in 1814, passed away in 1884. He was a son of John and Elizabeth (Garard) Fordyce and the ancestry of the family is traced back through many generations to Hugh Fordyce, who was born in Antrim, Ireland, about 1527. His father is supposed to have gone to Ireland from Scotland during the religious trouble with the Protestants about 1520. The name Fordyce appears in connection with many official papers in Scotland and according to Anderson it is "a surname supposed to be derived from lands in the parish of Fordyce in Banffshire, Scotland, and said to be a corruption of two Gaelic words, 'hire chess,' signifying `a cold place' to the southward.' " "It is more likely," said Anderson, "that it is a corruption of Forbes, there being a tradition to that effect, and the Fordyces have also three boars' heads in their coat of arms." The name is really of Italian origin, as the family apparently came "from the south." It appears at an early period in Scotland, and the Fordyces of Cask and Culsh in County Perth have long occupied a prominent position, intermarrying with the best families. The Irish family of Fordyce descends from the Scottish house of this name, and from the Irish branch are descended the representatives of the name in Washington and Greene counties of Pennsylvania. Hugh Fordyce, born in Drumsole, County Antrim, Ireland, in 1527, was married July 3, 1552, to Mary Conygham, of Kilbirnie, County Ayr, Scotland, a daughter of Patrick Conygham, and this would seem to indicate that Hugh's father had come from Scotland, presumably from Ayrshire. This couple had five children, of whom the third was Martin Fordyce, who was born February 20, 1557, and was married March 21, 1599, to Sarah Bryson, of Clogh, County Antrim, Ireland. Their family numbered three children, the youngest being Samuel, who was born May 19, 1602, and on the 1st of October, 1631, married Abigail, daughter of William Galligher (Gallagher), of a very numerous family in the Ulster province. Samuel and Abigail Fordyce were parents of five children, the fourth being John, who was born November 8, 1643. On the 7th of April, 1668, he wedded Mary, daughter of Hugh Bane, and to them were born four children, the youngest being Peter Fordyce, who was born May 8, 1680. In August, 1700, he wedded Mary France, and in 1711 Elizabeth Hughes became his wife, while following her demise he was married in 1719 to Hannah Breck. There were three children born of the first marriage, the line of descent coming down through the eldest, Hugh Fordyce, who was born September 18, 1701, and was married January 4, 1732, to Amelia Souter Hervey, daughter of Samuel and Amelia (Souter) Hervey. The family of Hugh and Amelia Fordyce numbered four children, the 532 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO eldest being Samuel, who was born October 17, 1734, in Armoy, Antrim, Ulster Province, Ireland, and was married February 4, 1755, to Elizabeth Huggins, who was born in 1737 and died in Clogh, Antrim, in 1814. Samuel Fordyce, with his wife and children, emigrated to the new world in 1784 and on the 30th of March, 1796, received from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania a warrant of land consisting of two hundred acres in Washington county. The children of Samuel and Elizabeth (Huggins) Fordyce were ten in number, the youngest being John Fordyce, who was born in Armoy, Antrim, Ulster Province, Ireland, September 16, 1765, and accompanied his father to the United States in 1784. That he was a surveyor prior to 1788 is indicated by a survey signed by him October 17, 1788, and now in possession of J. B. Donley, of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Garard, granddaughter of John Corbly, a preacher, who was born February 25, 1733, and emigrated from England to Virginia and thence to Berkeley county, Pennsylvania, in 1769. He settled near Whiteley Creek, near Garard's Fort, and had with him two daughters, Margaret and Rachel. His first wife, Abigail Bull, had died in Virginia. His second wife was Elizabeth Tyler and his third wife Nancy Lynn, daughter of Colonel Andrew Lynn. Among many interesting historic papers still extant is the will of Rev. John Corbly, dated January 18, 1803. There are a large number of records, including wills and other official papers, that mention the members of the Fordyce family from the time the first of the name came to the new world. The Rev. John Fordyce and Elizabeth Garard were the parents of eleven children, including Joseph Fordyce, who was born in 1814 and who married Eleanor Anne Bailey. Thus the line of descent has been brought down to Melville Fordyce, who when a child was brought by his parents to Cambridge, Ohio, from Greene county, Pennsylvania. His education was pursued in the public schools and in Duffy's Business College at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after which he returned to Cambridge and entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. His start was a humble one but steadily he worked his way upward, winning various promotions until he became general freight agent and occupied that important and responsible position for many years prior to his demise. On the 24th of May, 1883, Mr. Fordyce had married Miss Della Purdum, a daughter of Elisha G. and Lucinda (Shipley) Purdum. The ancestry of the Shipley family can be traced back to Adam and Lois Shipley, who were married March 30, 1691. He owned land in Anne Arundel county, Maryland, and died prior to 1742. Of his six children Robert Shipley inherited from his father "Shipley's Discovery," laid out in 1724 on the Patapsco river, afterward selling one hundred and forty acres in 1742 and one hundred and ten acres in 1744. His will, dated December 26, 1761, mentioned his two sons, George and William, "my elder children having already had their portion." This son, William Shipley, with his brother George, was executor of his father's will. He SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 533 died in 1794, his own will being probated on the 1st of April of that year. To him and his wife Rebecca were born ten children. The fifth was Jesse Shipley, who married and lived on the old Levin Shipley farm in Anne Arundel (now Howard) county, Maryland. His children, nine in number, included Archibald Shipley, who was born in 1799 and died in 1865. He married Nancy Benton, while his second wife was Rebecca Etchison, then the widow Purdum. About 1856 Archibald Shipley removed from Anne Arundel county, Maryland, to a farm near Washington, Guernsey county, Ohio, where he died about 1865. It was Lucinda Shipley, daughter of Archibald Shipley, who became the wife of Elisha Purdum and the mother of Della Purdum, wife of Melville Fordyce. The children of this marriage are five in number, as follows: Ruth, who was born December 25, 1884, died May 21, 1912 Mary Gladys, born September 23, 1892, is the wife of T. E. Alexander and the mother of three children—Thomas Edward, William Charles and Melville Fordyce Bertha. Marguerite, born September 3, 1894, became the wife of Dr. B. G. Seacrest at Cambridge, and is the mother of one son—Brodie Gleuray II. Melville John Fordyce, who was born July 26, 1898, married Margaret Weigelt on the 6th of November, 1925. Della Catherine is the twin sister of Melville John. In his fraternal relations Melville Fordyce was for forty years a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and for a third of a century served as trustee. He long held membership with the Methodist church and for twenty years served on its official board. His life was ever governed by high and honorable principles and his sterling worth as a man and citizen was widely acknowledged by all who knew him. CHARLES W. ST. CLAIR, D. D. S. Dr. Charles W. St. Clair, of Coshocton, who has gained wide recognition as an able and competent dentist, was born at Adamsville, Muskingum county, Ohio, on the 13th of May, 1865, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Dilley) St. Clair. His father was born one mile east of Cumberland, Guernsey county, Ohio, October 8, 1839, and died June 19, 1923, at the home of a son in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was interested in the timber business and was a merchant, becoming a man of prominence and influence in his community. He was a democrat in politics and served for a number of years as township treasurer. His parents, William and Mercy (Bay) St. Clair, were natives of Pennsylvania and died near Cumberland, Ohio, the mother being ninety-two years of age at the time of death. William St. Clair followed farming and was a member of the Presbyterian church. Elizabeth Dilley was born in Newport, Ohio, in 1843 and died December 2, 1925, at the home of one of her daughters, in Cumberland, Ohio. 534 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Charles W. St. Clair was reared at Cumberland, where he attended the public schools, and then taught school for five years, at Pleasant City, Bluebell and Cumberland. Entering the Ohio College of Dentistry, a department of Cincinnati University, he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1892. During the following year he had charge of clinics in the dental department of the Ohio Medical University, at Columbus, and then returned to Cumberland, where he practiced his profession for seven years. On October 1, 1900, he came to Coshocton and opened offices in the Gray building, where he has remained to the present time. His office is modern in its furnishing and equipment and he commands his full share of the local patronage in his line. On July 24, 1892, at Cumberland, Ohio, Dr. St. Clair was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie M. Crosgrove, who was born June 23, 1866, and is a daughter of Wilson and Ruth (Gay) Crosgrove. Her father, who was born in Pennsylvania, August 7, 1812, and died in Cumberland, Ohio, in September, 1890, was a cabinetmaker and wood turner by trade and was highly respected in his community. He supported the republican party and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, August 7, 1829, and died at the home of her son in Cambridge, Ohio, April 7, 1902. Mrs. St. Clair was educated in the public schools of Cumberland, and then engaged in teaching school, being two years at Pleasant City and five years at Cumberland. She has long been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, was for a number of years a teacher in the Sunday school, was district secretary of Cambridge district of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society for fifteen years, was for a number of years county president of the Guernsey County Woman's Christian Temperance Union and was for twenty years an active member of the city branch of the Coshocton Pioneer Society. Dr. and Mrs. St. Clair are the parents of two sons. C. Draper St. Clair, who was born December 1, 1895, graduated from the Coshocton high school and attended Purdue University, at Lafayette, Indiana, and Pennsylvania State College. During the World war he served as an instructor at Cincinnati and later was at the officers training camp at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, where he was in the heavy artillery service. He now holds a superintendent's position at Erie, Pennsylvania. He married Miss Margaret Glenn, of Coshocton, and they have two children, James Draper, born April 14, 1920, and Jamie Glenn, born July 17, 1922. Charles W. St. Clair, Jr., who was born on January 24, 1901, graduated from the Coshocton high school and from Pennsylvania State College, and is now in charge of the Cleveland office of the Herman Nelson Corporation, at Moline, Illinois. He married Miss Edna Josephine Nichols, of Northeast, Pennsylvania, and they have a daughter, Julia Ann, born November 3, 1925. Dr. St. Clair is an ardent supporter of the republican party and has shown a deep interest in public affairs. He served as mayor of Cumberland and since coming to Coshocton has been a member of the city SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 535 council. He is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M. ; Fidelity Lodge, No. 135, K. P. ; the Kiwanis Club and the Coshocton Business Men's Association. He is a steward of the Methodist Episcopal church and has been a Sunday school teacher for the past forty years, while during his residence at Cumberland he served as Sunday school superintendent. During the World war Dr. St. Clair did free dental work for the soldiers. He possesses those sterling traits of character which command uniform confidence and regard and no citizen of Coshocton is held in higher esteem. DAVID M. CRISWELL, M. D. Dr. David M. Criswell, who is rendering exceptionally good service as health officer of the city and county of Coshocton, is well qualified for the position, being a physician of thorough education and broad experience and possessing mature judgment and well defined opinions on questions of sanitation and public health. Dr. Criswell was born at Plainfield, Coshocton county, Ohio, August 9, 1865, and is a son of John and Mary (Bontz) Criswell. His paternal grandfather, James Criswell, was born near Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1800 and died at Cambridge, Ohio, in 1871. During his early years he made spinning wheels but later turned his attention to farming. He was a democrat in politics and was a member of the Presbyterian church. His wife, whose family name was Miller, was born in Pennsylvania, was of Scottish descent, and died near Cambridge, Ohio. John Criswell was born in Washington, county, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1833, and died at Plainfield, Ohio, in February, 1919. He was a wagonmaker by trade and followed that occupation to the time of his retirement. A democrat in his political views, he took an active part in local public affairs, having served as township treasurer for twenty-two years and several terms as township assessor. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served as a private in the One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He married Miss Mary Bontz, who was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, August 23, 1834, and died at Plainfield, Ohio, in December, 1924. She was a daughter of Jacob and Ann (Prince) Bontz. The father, who was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and died near Harper's Ferry, Virginia, devoted his life to farming, gave his political support to the democratic party and was a member of the Lutheran church. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania and died in Plainfield, Ohio. Her father served in the War of 1812 and het grandfather Prince was a soldier of the war of the Revolution. David M. Criswell attended the public schools of Plainfield, after which he taught school for five years, during one year of which time he 536 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO was principal of the Plainfield school. He then entered Columbus Medical College, where he remained one year, and completed his professional education in the medical school of the University of Maryland, at Baltimore, from which he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1892. He engaged in the practice of his profession at Port Washington, Ohio, but a year later came to Plainfield and entered into a partnership with his preceptor, Dr. A. E. Walker, under the firm name of Walker & Criswell. Dr. Walker died two months later and Dr. Criswell continued alone in the practice until 1913, when he was elected to represent his county in the Ohio legislature, in which he served four years. From 1917 to 1921 he gave his attention mainly to farming, though practicing medicine to some extent, but in August, 1920, was again called into active professional work through appointment as the first health officer of Coshocton county. In 1924 the city and county health districts were combined and Dr. Criswell has since been in charge of both, discharging his official duties in a manner that has received the general commendation of the people of the county. On June 22, 1893, near West Lafayette, Ohio, Dr. Criswell was united in marriage to Miss Rachaei Ivy Zellars, who was born June 29, 1864, and is a daughter of Michael and Mulona (Roadruck) Zellars, both natives of Coshocton county. Mr, Zellars, who died in Columbus, this state, followed farming pursuits for many years, and also worked at the carpenter trade, but was retired from active pursuits for some time prior to his death. He was a democrat in politics, served as trustee of Lafayette township and for a number of years was justice of the peace. His wife died in 1890 in Lafayette township. Mrs. Criswell was educated in the district schools of Lafayette township and has taken an active interest in religious and civic affairs. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, the Ladies Auxiliary to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Auxiliary to the American Legion. Dr. and Mrs. Criswell have four children : Lera Ione, who was born May 4, 1894, is the wife of C. D. Davis, a grocer of Coshocton, and they have two children, Audrey and Evelyn. John Z., born May 12, 1896, is a rural mail carrier and also assists his father in the health department. He is a veteran of the World war, having been a member of the Headquarters Company of the Seventieth Field Artillery, which was stationed at West Point, Kentucky, and had orders to sail for France on November 12, 1918, but the Armistice prevented. On November 5, 1927, he was united in marriage to Miss Elma Deeds, of Canton, Ohio, and by a former marriage he has two children, Eleanor Lucile and Louis June. Mary M., born in November, 1903, is a teacher in the public schools of Cleveland, Ohio. Homer Eugene, born March 15, 1908, and who is in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was married to Miss Dorothy Donley, of Coshocton. Dr. Criswell has always supported the democratic party and has taken an active part in public affairs. He served as township clerk at Plainfield for five years, was a member of the Plainfield school board for ten SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 537 years, and represented his county in the legislature for four years. He is a charter member of Plainfield Lodge, No. 776, I. O. O. F. ; a member of Coshocton .Encampment, No. 191; and Patriarchs Militant No. 92, I. O. O. F. ; the Izaak Walton League and the Central Ohio Anglers and Hunters' Club, of Columbus. He also represented his district in the grand lodge of Odd Fellows for four years. He is an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church and has stood always for those things which contribute to the highest standards of living. During the World war the Doctor joined the Medical Reserve Corps but was not called for active duty, though he took a leading part in Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives and contributed to the success of the various local war measures. A man of positive character, unquestioned integrity and true and loyal in every relation of life, he commands to a marked degree the confidence and respect of his fellowmen, being regarded as one of the representative men of Coshocton county. WILLIAM V. GERTLER, D. D. S. Dr. William V. Gertler, of Coshocton, has won a place in the front rank of the skilled and successful dentists of the Muskingum valley, having built up a large and steadily increasing practice, and is regarded as one of the leading professional men of his locality. Dr. Gertler was born in Ozark, Monroe county, Ohio, on the 19th of September, 1892, and is a son of John W. and Mary (Zerger) Gertler, both of whom are natives of Ohio and are now living at Beallsville, this state, where Mr. Gertler is engaged in business. He is a democrat in his political views and has held a number of local offices. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. William V. Gertler attended the grade And high schools at Beallsville, and then entered Starling Medical College, now the medical school of Ohio State University, at Columbus, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, in 1912. He became associated with Dr. G. P. Stephenson, of Columbus, with whom he remained two years, and in August, 1914, came to Coshocton and established offices in the Snyder & Senft building. Two years later he moved to the Frew building, where he remained until September, 1918, when he came to his present location in the Thompson building. He has a nicely furnished and completely equipped office and his work here has been of a character that has won much favorable comment from his patients. On January 16, 1913, in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Gertler was united in marriage to Miss Marie Neff, who was born in Springfield, Illinois, September 2, 1893, and is a daughter of Mathias and Mary (Pifenburger) Neff. Her parents now live in Columbus, where Mr. Neff carries on a painting and decorating business, and he and his wife are members of 538 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO the Roman Catholic church. Mrs. Gertler was educated in the parochial schools of Columbus and is a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church at Coshocton. Dr. and Mrs. Gertler are the parents of three children : Harold, born January 6, 1914 ; Delcina, February 9, 1915, and Mary Louise, May 25, 1922. The Doctor is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 44, I. O. O. F. ; Coshocton Encampment, No. 191, P. M.; the Muskingum Valley Dental Society, the Ohio State Dental Society and the American Dental Association. A man of sterling character and pleasing personality, he makes a favorable impression on all who come into contact with him and throughout the community where he lives is held in high esteem. FRED JOHN WOLFE As postmaster of Quaker City, Fred John Wolfe is making an excellent record and for more than twenty-five years he has been identified with this branch of governmental service. A son of George and Ursula Wolfe, he was born December 25, 1878, and has always lived in this community. He received a public school education and then became a post office employe. For sixteen years he was a rural mail carrier and since 1922 has been postmaster of Quaker City. He knows every detail of the work and owes his promotion to long, faithful and efficient service. Mr. Wolfe was married June 10, 1915, in Quaker City to Miss Helen Denny, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Chalfont) Denny. Their children are : Janice, who was born July 7, 1916 ; and Betty, born March 8, 1918. Mr. Wolfe gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is a Methodist in religious faith. He belongs to the local lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he is a past grand; and is senior warden of the blue lodge of Masons. He lends the weight of his support to all movements destined to prove of benefit to the community and his integrity and devotion to duty are well known to his fellow townsmen, who entertain for him high regard. GEORGE P. CURRY, D. V. S. Dr. George P. Curry is recognized as one of the leading veterinary surgeons of Coshocton county, where he has practiced his profession for nearly fifteen years, and has also been successful in the drug business in this city. He was born in East Palestine, Columbiana county, Ohio, June 12, 1872, and is a son of John Elliott, Jr., and Mary J. (Schaffer) Curry. He is descended from sterling old Irish stock, his paternal grand- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 539 father, John Elliott Curry, Sr., being a native of the Emerald isle, as was also his wife. He fought for the colonists during the war of the Revolution and was with Washington at Valley Forge. Eventually he removed to Columbiana county, Ohio, where he engaged in farming, and where he and his wife died. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. John Elliott Curry, Jr., was born in East Palestine, Ohio, and there engaged in the practice of veterinary surgery. He fought in the Union Army during the Civil war, gave his political support to the democratic party and belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was a native of Columbiana county and was a daughter of Michael and Mary (Ward) Schaffer. Her father was born and died in that county, followed farming, was a republican in politics and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was born in Meigs county, this state, and died at East Palestine. Dr. Curry has a brother, J. C. Curry, of East Palestine, Ohio, who was married to Miss Elizabeth Rossel and they have a son, Horace. George P. Curry attended the public schools at Acre, Ohio, and graduated from Mt. Hope Academy, in Columbiana county. He then taught school for six years, having a life certificate, and next entered Northern Ohio University, from which he was graduated in pharmacy, October 10, 1891. Soon afterwards he established a drug store in East Palestine, which he conducted until 1913, when he came to Coshocton and engaged in the same line of business, having a store on Main street to the present time. Meanwhile he taught school from 1906 to 1912, and on February 16th, of the latter year, was graduated from the McKillup Veterinary College, of Chicago, with the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Surgery. He has gained a wide reputation as an able and skilled veterinary surgeon and has met with more than ordinary success in his practice, which covers a wide territory. Dr. Curry keeps an up-to-date drug store, carrying a full line of pure drugs and standard proprietary remedies, as well as the auxiliary lines usually carried in the best drug stores. In April, 1912, in West Virginia, Dr. Curry was united in marriage to Mrs. Ethel D. (Bodders) Billingham, who died at Coshocton, Ohio, August 11, 1926. Her father, James Bodders, who was an electrician by profession, was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Curry received her education in the public schools of Pittsburgh and was a member of the Christian church. Dr. and Mrs. Curry became the parents of twin boys, George Gale and Parker Dale, who were born August 3, 1920. By her first marriage Mrs. Curry was the mother of a son, Albert E. Billingham, an accountant in Akron, Ohio, who married Miss Helen Wright, of Coshocton, and they have a daughter, Bettie Joe. Dr. Curry gives his political support to the democratic party and is an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the blue lodge, chapter and council of the Masonic order, all of which he joined in New Palestine, but later demitted to the bodies in Coshocton; 540 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO he also belongs to the Knights of Pythias, the Woodmen of the World and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. As a diversion, the Doctor raises race horses and to some extent races them himself. A man of cordial and friendly manner and of unquestioned integrity of character, he is public spirited in his attitude towards the affairs of his community and stands high in the esteem of his fellowmen throughout his section of the county. WILLIAM GRANT WOLFE The educational affairs of Guernsey county have been ably and efficiently supervised by William G. Wolfe, who has held the office of county superintendent for fourteen years. His administration has been marked by steady and continuous progress in school methods and equipment, until the schools of this county now equal any in the state. Mr. Wolfe was born in Quaker City, Guernsey county, Ohio, on the 26th of February, 1874, and is a son of George and Ursula (Mummey) Wolfe, of whom the former died in 1911. They were the parents of five children : Fred J., postmaster at Quaker City ; Frank, who is sales manager for the Smith Brothers Hardware Company, of Columbus, Ohio ; William G. ; Mrs. N. H. Brill, of Quaker City ; and Mrs. N. B. Heaney, of Fairmont, West Virginia. William G. Wolfe attended the public schools of Quaker City, graduating from high school, and then entered Ohio Northern University, at Ada, from which he was graduated. He taught one year in a rural school and one year in the grammar room at Quaker City, after which he was principal of the Quaker City high school for five years. His effective service won him further promotion and he became superintendent of the Quaker City schools, serving for fifteen years, while in 1914 he was elected county superintendent of schools, filling the office in a very satisfactory manner to the present time. Of vigorous mentality, holding well defined views on educational matters and earnestly devoted to his profession, he has had an enviable record and has gained a well merited reputation as one of the leading educators of Southeastern Ohio. He belongs to the Eastern Ohio Teachers Association, of which he is an ex-president ; the Ohio State Teachers Association, of which he is a member of the executive committee ; and of the National Education Association, and has appeared a number of times on the programs of the state association. He holds a life state certificate, received on examination when twenty-three years old, and he has served as school examiner of Guernsey county for twenty-four years. In 1901 Mr. Wolfe was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Wallace. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Quaker City, of which he has been a steward for twenty-five years and was superintend- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 541 ent of the Sunday school for twelve years. He is a director of the Quaker City National Bank and a director of the Quaker City Home Building and Loan Association. At all times he has maintained a loyal interest in the progress and welfare of his home city, standing for all that is best in the life of, the community, and no resident of this locality commands in greater measure the confidence and esteem of the public. BERT COOPER SENTER Bert C. Senter is numbered among the progressive business men of Coshocton, where for nearly twenty years he has conducted a successful clothing and men's furnishings store. His prosperity has come as the legitimate fruitage of his untiring and well directed efforts and he is numbered among those whose activities have contributed to the general prosperity of the community. Mr. Senter was born in Virginia township, Coshocton county, Ohio, on the 12th of December, 1868. His grandparents, Horace and Emily (Norris) Senter, were lifelong residents of this county, where the grandfather followed farming. He was a democrat and a member of the Baptist church. Their son, Horace Senter, Jr., was a native of Coshocton county, and devoted his life to farming in Virginia township, where his death occurred. He was a democrat in politics and a member of the Baptist church. His wife, Almira Slaughter, who was born in Coshocton county and died in Virginia township, was a daughter of Dr. James Slaughter, who practiced medicine for many years in Virginia township, and died there. He was a democrat in his political views and his religious faith was that of the Baptist church. Bert C. Senter received his education in the public schools of his home neighborhood and worked on the farm until twenty-three years of age. He then became associated with E. E. Slaughter, of Willowbrook, Ohio, owner of a general store, and after two years Mr. Senter and Frank Whittemore bought Mr. Slaughter's interest, continuing the business for four years under the firm name of Senter & Whittemore. Mr. Senter then purchased his partner's interest and carried on the business under his own name for four years. He next entered the employ of the Fountain Dry Goods Company as manager of the china department, and held that position two years, after which, with Jacob Leavengood, he engaged in the clothing and furnishings business, under the name of Senter & Leavengood, but at the end of three years Mr. Senter sold his interest in the store to his partner and for one year devoted his efforts to farming. In 1909 he opened a clothing and men's furnishings store at 305 Main street, Coshocton, where he has remained to the present time. He carries a large and complete line of goods, and by his courtesy and prompt service, as well as his square dealing, has established himself firmly in the good will and confidence of the public. 542 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO On June 13, 1900, in Coshocton county, Mr. Senter was united in marriage to Miss Lovilla A. Wright, who was born in this county, in May, 1878, a daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Martha (McCoy) Wright, and a granddaughter of William H. and Emily (Croy) Wright, the former a native of Pennsylvania. Her father, who was born in Virginia township, Coshocton county, July 23, 1851, devoted his life to farming to the time of his retirement, his death occurring in 1921. He was a member of the Baptist church. On November 9, 1871, he married Miss Martha McCoy, who was born in Coshocton county January 28, 1856, and is now living in Coshocton. Mrs. Senter was educated in the public schools of Coshocton county and is an active member of the Baptist church and its societies. Mr. and Mrs. Senter had three children. Victor F., who was born September 14, 1903, graduated from the Coshocton high school, attended Kiskiminitas Boys School and Ohio State University. He was associated in business with his father, but was accidentally killed by a train in Coshocton, December 24, 1926. Karl F., born December 21, 1907, graduated from the Coshocton high school, attended Denison University and Ohio State University, and is now in business with his father. Dorothy A., who was born in April, 1910, died in 1918. Mr. Senter is a stanch democrat in his political alignment and is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He belongs to the Baptist church, of which he is a trustee, and has contributed to the moral progress as well as to the commercial development of the community, his influence being always on the side of right and improvement. GEORGE HANNA ANDREWS One of the essential industries of Cambridge is guided and controlled by George H. Andrews, a well known business man of proven worth and ability and a loyal, public-spirited citizen. A son of John and Mary Andrews, he was born July 27, 1881, in Mount Lebanon, Syria. In 1901, when a young man of twenty, he allied his interests with those of Cambridge and for ten years was a dealer in fruit. In 1911 he increased the scope of his activities, purchasing a stock of groceries, and successfully conducted the store until 1921. Meanwhile he had made investments in city real estate and now derives a substantial income from his holdings, which comprise the block of buildings on Wheeling avenue between Eighth and Ninth streets. This property includes the National Hotel, which Mr. Andrews leases. In 1921 he purchased the Cambridge ice and storage plant, which C. W. Brown was then conducting, and installed new equipment, changing the old type of machinery to the modern Fairbanks-Morse type Y, Diesel engines. Mr. Andrews now has a model plant which is housed in a huge, modern brick building, and in its operation he has secured maximum efficiency with a minimum expenditure of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 543 time, labor and material. He manufactures a superior quality of ice, which is purified by air and as clear as crystal. The plant produces more than eight thousand tons of ice per annum and seven large motor trucks are utilized in making deliveries throughout Guernsey county. The industry is the most extensive of its kind in this part of the state and mirrors the progressive spirit, the administrative power and high standards of its owner. Mr. Andrews was married November 19, 1922, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to Miss Wadea Hojjar, by whom he has three children : John, who was born November 1, 1923, Georgette, born February 7, 1926, and Mary, born October 2, 1927. For fifteen years Mr. Andrews has been affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church, and shapes his conduct by its teachings. In politics he is a stanch republican and has done considerable campaign work in behalf of the party, enjoying an enviable reputation as a public speaker. He champions all worthy civic projects and possesses those qualities which inspire respect, confidence and friendship. ALLEN P. RICHEY Among the energetic and progressive business men of Coshocton stands Allen P. Richey, who has achieved success as a dealer in Ford cars. A man of extensive business experience and sound judgment in practical affairs, he has shown a marked spirit of enterprise and well merits the prosperity which has come to him. Mr. Richey was born at Summerfield, Noble county, Ohio, on the 8th of March, 1889, and is a scion of an old American family, of Irish descent. The progenitor of the Richey family in this country was William Richey, who was born in County Donegal, Ireland, whence he came to the United States about 1800. He settled in Pennsylvania but later migrated to Noble county, Ohio, in pioneer times, and there engaged in farming. He fought in defense of his adopted country in the War of 1812 and was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist church. His son, Andrew Richey, who was born in Senecaville, Ohio, followed farming there all his years, and died in 1892. In politics he was originally a whig and later supported the republican party, while his religious faith was that of the Wesleyan Methodist church, of which he was a deacon. He married Miss Helen Hammond, who was born in Harrison county, Ohio, and died at Senecaville. She was a sister of Judge Charles Hammond, who was editor of the Cincinnati Gazette, served as a member of the Ohio constitutional convention of 1851 and was a member of the first anti-slavery society in Ohio, being an ardent abolitionist. Among the children of Andrew and Helen Richey was Charles H., who was born in Senecaville, Ohio, in February, 1859, and died at Columbus, Ohio, May 24, 1913. He followed mercantile pursuits in early life and during his 544 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO later years was connected with the United States pension bureau in Columbus. He was a republican in his political views and was a steward in the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Miss Luella Philpot, who was born in Summerfield, Ohio, in January, 1863, and is now living in Columbus. She is a daughter of Shepard B. and Emily (Allen) Philpot and a granddaughter of William and Ruth (Hulse) Philpot. William Philpot was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1776 and died in Summerfield, Ohio. He had served as an apprentice merchant in his native city and on coming to this country, in 1799, located at Barnesville, Ohio. He sold the first merchandise at that place and was also its first postmaster. Later he secured a land grant from President Jackson and located at Summer-field, where he spent his remaining years. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, gave his political support to the whig party and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania and died at Summerfield. Shepard B. Philpot, who was born in Summerfield, May 24, 1819, and there died in 1892, was a successful business man and stood high in his community. He was first a whig and later a republican in politics and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, born in Fairfax county, Virginia, in 1821, died at Summerfield in 1910. Allen P. Richey, son of Charles H. and Luella (Philpot) Richey, attended the public schools, graduating from the North high school in Columbus in 1908. He then became a salesman for G. L. Martin & Company, manufacturers' agents in Chicago, with whom he remained from 1910 to 1913. He was then with the Ford Motor Company in Columbus until 1917, when he secured a Ford agency on his own account in that city. He was successful in that line and in 1923 he came to Coshocton, where he has since been engaged in selling Ford cars, having his headquarters in the Loos building. By close attention and thorough reliability he has built up a large business, and has gained the confidence and respect of all who have had dealings with him. On September 12, 1914, in Columbus, Mr. Richey was united in marriage to Miss Leafy Levan, who was born in Baltimore, Ohio, December 12, 1889, and is a daughter of Amos and Mary (Kirkwood) Levan. Her father was a native of Pennsylvania, was a brick and tile manufacturer and a brick contractor, and died in Columbus, Ohio, December 25, 1915, at the age of sixty-nine years. A stanch democrat, he served two terms as sheriff of Fairfield county, and as steward of the Ohio Industrial School at Lancaster, under Governors Campbell and Foraker. He was a steward of the United Evangelical church. His wife was born near Amanda, Ohio, and died at Columbus in 1914 at the age of sixty-nine years. Mrs. Richey is a graduate of the Lancaster high school, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and belongs to the Home Missionary Society and the Coshocton Women's Club, taking an active interest in local social and civic affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Richey have a son, Allen Levan, born May 24, 1916. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 545 Mr. Richey is a stanch republican, is a member of the official board of the Methodist Episcopal church, has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite in Masonry, and is a member of Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., at Columbus ; the Rotary Club and the Coshocton Business Men's Association. No measure for the advancement of his community's interests has lacked his support and his record since coming to this city has gained for him a high place in the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen. ROLLIN N. BARNES Rollin N. Barnes, many years prominently identified with the industrial and commercial interests of Southeastern Ohio, is a man of strong character and proven business ability, and holds a high place in the esteem of all who have been associated with him, being regarded as one of the leading business men of Coshocton. Mr. Barnes was born at Tallmadge, Summit county, Ohio, on the 31st of October, 1874, and is a son of Francis N. and Clara L. (Beardsley) Barnes. He is descended from sterling old New England ancestry, his paternal grandparents, Sylvester and Esther (Treat) Barnes, having been natives of Connecticut. From that state they came to Ohio, locating in Summit county, where Mr. Barnes engaged in farming, and he and his wife died at Tallmadge. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Barnes supported the republican party. Francis N. Barnes was born at Tallmadge, Ohio, January 1, 1839, and died at Coshocton, November 15, 1920. He was extensively engaged in coal operations, having organized the Columbus Coal and Mining Company, of which he was president at the time of his death. He was a republican in politics and served a number of years as justice of the peace. He was a steward of the Methodist Episcopal church and a veteran of the Civil war, having served throughout that struggle in the Union Army. His wife was born at Akron, Ohio, January 6, 1840, and died at Los Angeles, California, June 14, 1906, while a resident of Coshocton. Rollin N. Barnes secured his education in the public schools of Coshocton, after which he became associated with his father in business. In 1905 they organized the Barnes Coal and Mining Company, of which Rollin N. Barnes became president and his brother, Clyde F. Barnes, secretary and treasurer. The former is also president of the Columbus Coal and Mining Company, president of the Coshocton Coal and Mining Company, and a director of the Citizens Building and Loan Association of Coshocton, and has been a strong and influential factor in the development of the resources of Southeastern Ohio. On September 9, 1896, in Coshocton, Mr. Barnes was united in marriage to Miss Margaret E. Patton, who was born in Marietta, Ohio, Au- 32b - VOL. 3 546 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO gust 1, 1875, a daughter of Robert and Isabella (Jack) Patton. Her father, who was born in Scotland and died in Nebraska, was a farmer, supported the republican party and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was born in Bakersville, Ohio, and died at Roscoe, Ohio. Mrs. Barnes graduated from the Roscoe high school and King's School of Oratory at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after which she taught school at Roscoe prior to her marriage. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and the Women's Club of Coshocton and is prominent in the civic and social life of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes had two children : Onita, who was born April 9, 1899, and died May 13, 1926, was a graduate of the Coshocton high school, Ohio Wesleyan University from which she received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and the Emerson College of Oratory. Francis N. Barnes, born April 15, 1901, graduated from the Coshocton high school and from Ohio Wesleyan University, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He is now vice-president of the Barnes Coal and Mining Company, the Coshocton Coal and Mining Company and the Dresden Paper Mills Company, at Dresden, Ohio. He married Miss Mary Meek, of Coshocton, and they are the parents of a daughter, Emily Jean, born October 11, 1927. R. N. Barnes has a sister, Ida C., who was born January 18, 1867, and is now the wife of J. M. Wafters, a retired merchant of Coshocton ; and a brother, Clyde F., born June 24, 1869, who is secretary and treasurer of the Barnes Coal and Mining Company, the Coshocton Coal and Mining Company and the Dresden Paper Mills Company. He married Miss Olive M. Nollard, of Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Barnes gives his political support to the republican party and has shown a commendable interest in the public affairs of his community, having served for eleven years as a member of the board of elections, of which he was president for five years. He is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M. ; Samaritan Chapter, No. 50, R. A. M., and Coshocton Council, No. 110, R. & S. M., and belongs also to the Rotary Club and the Coshocton Town and Country Club. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he has served as a trustee. His has been an active and useful life and his enterprise and initiative have carried him into important relations. Opportunity has ever been to him a call to action and his labors have not only promoted his own fortunes but have substantially advanced the general prosperity. JOHN PARKER STRANATHAN For forty-three years a resident of Pleasant City, John Parker Stranathan left the deep impress of his individuality upon the life of the community and never failed to inspire respect for his ability, confidence in his integrity and admiration for his firmness of character. A son of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 547 Hamilton and Margaret Ann (Laughlin) Stranathan, pioneers of Scotch-Irish origin, he was born May 14, 1847, in Buffalo township, Noble county, Ohio, and attended the neighborhood school of Dum Fertle. He was reared on his father's farm, a land-grant homestead acquired by his grandfather, William Stranathan, the deed of which is dated April 7, 1820, and signed by President James Monroe and Josiah Meigs, commissioner of the general land office of Ohio. This old deed is in a good state of preservation and one of the prize possessions of the family, having never been creased but kept rolled up on a hickory stick. The grandfather, William Stranathan, married in Ireland, Martha Parker, and their first child, a boy, was born in that country. They sailed for America in 1800 landing at Nova Scotia and lived for a time at Quebec, later going to Erie county, Pennsylvania. The oldest child was killed at the age of four years by a falling tree, previous to the family moving to a site near Redstone, south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The three younger children, Margaret, wife of Moses Campbell of Washington county, Ohio, Hamilton, the father of John Parker, and Thomas, who was never married, were born in America and before the father settled upon his homestead in Ohio. Margaret Ann Laughlin, the mother of John P. Stranathan, was born in Ireland, November 1, 1818, near Portglenone, Londonderry, and was the oldest child of Joseph and Esther (Norris) Laughlin, the parents of Joseph being John and Margaret Laughlin. Five children were born to Joseph and Esther Laughlin : Margaret A., William John, Samuel, Sarah Jane and Nancy Agnes. The family sailed for America on Easter day, April 11, 1830, from Belfast and after a stormy passage in a sail boat, landed at Baltimore six weeks later. A brother of Joseph had preceded them to America in 1827, Samuel by name, and had located near Morristown, Belmont county, Ohio. The family immediately set out for Ohio, crossing the Alleghanies by wagon to Wheeling, West Virginia. Arriving at Morristown they learned of the death of the uncle, who had died three weeks previous. Pushing on west they lived for a time with an Irish family of Britton (Hugh and James being sons) near Cambridge, locating later on a farm of one hundred twenty acres in Buffalo township, Noble county, now owned by the heirs of John Gregg. Here the family was reared and the old folks died. Hamilton Stranathan, born 1806, died July 29, 1886, married May 19, 1836, Margaret Ann Laughlin who died March 26, 1900. To this union were born the following children : William, August 3, 1837-September 27, 1856 ; Joseph, April 5, 1839-July 9, 1869 ; Martha Jane, June 5, 1841-April 2, 1902 (wife of Isaac Miley) ; Infant ; John Parker, May 14, 1847-January 10, 1920 ; David, October 19, 1850-August 15, 1884 (died in Idaho) ; Infant ; Thomas Jordan, October 20, 1858-April 13, 1915. Following the death of his father in 1886, John Parker came to Pleasant City in 1887 and with his cousin, James Laughlin, established a general store which they conducted for several years. Later John P. obtained 548 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO full ownership and continued in business until failing health compelled him to retire. His merchandise was carefully selected and he was always prepared to supply the needs of his customers, who found him an enterprising and reliable dealer. As the years passed his trade constantly increased and he was also a successful agriculturist, owning many acres of valuable land in Guernsey and Noble counties. He successfully raised and shipped stock to eastern markets on an extensive scale. His widow now operates the estate and ably manages her affairs. In politics, he was a loyal republican of the grand old party and represented that organization in various assignments and committees. He also was a township trustee for several years and postmaster of Pleasant City throughout the administrations of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, filling the office for fourteen years whereby he established an enviable record as a public servant. He never shirked a duty or evaded a responsibility, guiding his life by the principles of truth and honor, and his passing was the occasion of deep and widespread regret. As a husband and father, he had a kindly disposition, endeared to his family and a loyal parent. On May 29, 1888, he was united in marriage to Mary Dorothea Secrest, a daughter of Harrison and Matilda Elizabeth (Allison) Secrest. Mr. Stranathan's wife is a woman of splendid character, lovable and beloved by her children. She is obedient, kindly and sympathetic ; a good mother and in the rearing of her children, she was quite willing to sacrifice time and pleasure for their welfare and education. Her family know her best in the home life, her motherly care and protection always illuminating the family circle. At her knee the children received the benediction of love and fidelity. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is active in its societies. She was born in Pleasant City, December 11, 1864. Her mother was the daughter of Dr. Joseph Bonaparte Allison, a successful physician of Pleasant City until his death. His wife was Matilda Burch of Marietta, Ohio. The father of Dr. Allison was Robert Allison, a soldier of the Revolutionary war and Indian war of 1790. Robert Allison and wife, Elizabeth Phillips of Maryland, came from Virginia to the Northwest territory in 1789, living for a time in Campus Martius, Marietta, Ohio. Several of their children were born in the fort. Later they lived in Kinney's garrison on the Muskingum river. Their homestead was the present site of Lowell. The father of Robert and of the same name came to America in 1718 and was a soldier of the French and Indian war. He died in Virginia, aged one hundred and four. The late President William McKinley was a member of this family, his mother, Nancy (Allison) McKinley, being a cousin of Dr. Allison. Mr. and Mrs. Stranathan became the parents of three children. William, the eldest, was born December 26, 1889, in Pleasant City and attended its public schools, graduating from high school in 1908. He attended summer schools at Ohio University and Muskinguin College. On SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 549 May 28, 1913, he was graduated from Ohio State University, receiving the degree of to. D. S., and for four years thereafter followed his profession in Pleasant City. On September 19, 1917, he responded to the call of his country and was discharged August 1, 1920, at Langley Field, Hampton, Virginia, as first lieutenant, Dental Corps, U. S. A. Throughout the war he was assigned to the Air Service, serving in the capacity of dental adjutant at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, and senior dental surgeon at Langley Field. On September 1, 1920, he accepted an appointment as dental surgeon, Central Branch, National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and at the present time holds the grade of captain in that branch. He is a captain in the dental. reserve, U. S. A. August 1, 1921, he was united in marriage to Miss Marjorie Campbell, born December 21, 1896, at Pleasant City and the daughter of Joseph T. and Rebecca Jane (McElwee) Campbell. She is a descendant of Revolutionary war stock—John Cale of the Eighth Virginia Regiment. Mrs. Stranathan is a graduate of the Cambridge high school of 1915 and previous to her marriage was a school teacher for several years. She is an accomplished musician and excellent housewife. Attended Ohio University and Muskingum College. Her grandfather was a Civil war veteran and an uncle was killed in the battle at Winchester, Virginia. Her brother, James, was a soldier in the World war. Dr. Stranathan was formerly a clerk-member of the board of education of Pleasant City and during his term of office, the beautiful new high school building was constructed which marked the beginning of a new era in educational opportunities in that village. He is a Knight Templar and thirty-second degree Mason and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine ; also a member of Dayton Chapter, No. 67, Sojourners National ; and Gen. Montgomery Camp of Heroes of '76, Dayton, Ohio ; Psi Chapter, Psi Omega, dental fraternity. He is a republican and he and his wife are affiliated with the Presbyterian church. His sister, Hattie M., was born July 28, 1892, in Pleasant City and attended its public schools, graduating from high school in 1910. For several- years she was an experienced saleslady. On June 27, 1917, she married S. L. Alter, born January 24, 1885, the son of Jacob and Elka (Friedman) Alter. They reside in Caldwell, where Mr. Alter is established in business. Mrs. Alter is a past worthy matron of the Eastern Star lodge and a member of the White Shrine ; also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She is a good mother, excellent housekeeper and seamstress. Mr. Alter is a member of the Masonic bodies of his home town and affiliated with the activities of the local community. They make a charming couple and have an interesting family of beautiful girls. The following children were born to this union : Margaret June, March 9, 1918 ; John Robert, September 18, 1919-October 7, 1920 ; Mary Elka, July 27, 1921; Martha Ann, February 8, 1924. Mr. Alter is a republican and the family are affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church.