PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 439 (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) chased thirteen hundred and eighty acres of land in Jackson township. Later he returned to the Old Dominion, where his last days were passed. While in Ohio he built the first grist mill in Jackson township, its location being on Wakatomika creek. Richard C. Mendenhall, his son and the father of Richard Park Mendenhall, was born in Winchester, Virginia, December 8, 1792, and served as a soldier in the war of 1812. Coming to Ohio he settled on a part of the farm which his father had purchased, it having been divided at his death among his six children. He taught the first school in Jackson township. Richard C. Mendenhall always followed the occupation of farming and developed a good property. He married, December 14, 1815, to Miss Sarah Allemong, who was born in Virginia, May 25, 1994 He died in 1871, while his wife departed this life in 1883. They were the parents of six children: Ruth A.. deceased ; Samuel C. and Hannah, who have also passed away ; Helen Jane, wife of A. B. Vaughn; Richard P., and John Henry, deceased. The eldest son, Dr. Samuel C. Mendenhall, was educated in the public schools of Zanesville and was a teacher, and later principal of the schools there. He was a graduate of the Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio, and afterward engaged in the practice of medicine in Bloomfield. Ohio, subsequent to which time he came to Frazeysburg, where he practiced until his death, in 1867. In the meantime, however, he enlisted in 1861 as a member of the Seventy-eighth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, and served for one year as assistant on, when failing health compelled his return home. When another year had passed, however, he re-enlisted in the Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry, with which he remained until the close the war—a brave and loyal defender of the on cause. The father also endorsed the cause of the Union. His early political support given the whig party and later he became a republican, active in support of the party. He lived a busy and useful life and died respected by all who knew him, leaving to his family an untarnished name. Richard P. Mendenhall remained upon the home farm until thirty-three years of age, with the exception of two years, which he spent in Illinois and Iowa, and while in the latter state, In 1853, he was civil engineer for the Iowa Central Railroad, the first railroad surveyed in Iowa. He saw the ground broken for the first Iowa railroad. In his youth he became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and had learned the value of planting and harvesting at the proper time of using the best seed, rotating crops and all the manifold points of knowledge which add to the effectiveness of the labors of the farmer. On leaving home he and his brother purchased a farm adjoining the old homestead, comprising one hundred acres, and on this he lived until 1878, when he returned to his father's farm, making it his place of residence until 1884. In that year he bought another farm near the old homestead, continuing its cultivation until 1886, when he removed to his present farm, comprising eighty-five acres, of which forty-three acres lie within the corporation limits of Frazeysburg. He placed many modern improvements on this property, cultivated his fields after the most modern methods and continued the active management of the place until 1903, since which time he has lived retired, enjoying a rest to which he is well entitled by reason of his long years of connection with the agricultural development of the county. In 1863 Mr. Mendenhall was married to M iss Margaret Mull, a native 'of Jefferson county. Ohio, born January to, 1835, and a (laughter of Samuel and Margaret (Miser) Mull, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Jefferson county, Ohio. Mr. and Al rs.Mendenhall have become the parents of four children : Sarah E., at home; Mary E., the wife of J. W. Baker, who is mentioned elsewhere in this volume; Martha. the wife of Henry Miller. a farmer of Coshocton county, Ohio; and Ruth, the wife of Elmer Graham, of Adams Mills, Ohio. At the time of the Civil war Mr. Mendenhall manifested his loyalty to the government by enlisting at Zanesville, May 9, 1864, in response to the call for men to serve one hundred (lays. He was made first sergeant of his company, which proceeded to Harpers Ferry, Virginia, for the purpose of taking part in the campaign in that state, but owing to the bridges being swept away by high water, they proceeded to Baltimore, where they did guard duty at Fort Marshall and Patterson Park Hospital and Fort No. 1. They afterward went to Gunpowder bridge and back to Camp Bradford, and Mr. Mendenhall was discharged with his company at Zanesville. September 24, 1864. By reason of his service with the Union army, Mr. Mendenhall is now a member of the Grand Army Post at Frazeysburg, and he also belongs to the Odd Fellows Society. He votes with the republican party and since 1868 he has served as justice of the peace, his decisions being strictly fair and impartial, while his long retention in the office is an indication of his fidelity and ability. He also served as mayor of Frazeysburg for one term. has been township clerk and a member of the school board, and every interest entrusted to his care has been faithfully discharged. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, and high principles and worthy motives have 440 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY prompted his actions and shaped his conduct, winning him the respect and confidence of all concerned. HENRY C. LILLIBRIDGE. Henry C. Lillibridge, who, since 1901, has served as superintendent of the city and county workhouse for Zanesville and Muskingum county, was born in Zanesville, October 7, 1835. His father, Warren Lillibridge, a native of Connecticut, was descended from Plymouth ancestry. When a boy he came to Ohio, locating first in Athens, whence he removed to Muskingum county, in 1832. He learned the merchant tailor's trade and was engaged in business along that line for many years, being one of its pioneer representatives in this city and a man who in all business relations was not only a capable workman, but also one whose reliability was above question. He was a very prominent Mason and for fifteen years served as master of Amity lodge, No. 15, A. F. & A. M. His political support was given to the democracy. He was born in 1807 and died in 1867, being. therefore, sixty years of age. He married Sarah Corbus, who was born in Cumberland, 'Maryland, October 29. 1827, and died October 29, 1882. Henry C. Lillibridge, the second in order of birth in a family of four children, was educated in the public schools of Zanesville, and after putting aside his text-books went to New York city, where for three years he was employed in a wholesale house. He then returned to Zanesville and in partnership with James Hoge opened a hat store, which business he conducted until 1859. In 1861 he entered the quartermaster's department of Camp Goddard, where the first troops from this section of Ohio were equipped for the field. He was afterward transferred to Clarksburg-. West Virginia, to the commissary department and there remained for two years, when he was sent to Kentucky as a member of the quartermasters department and fitted out the Burnside expedition. He was in Kentucky and Tennessee during the Knoxville campaign under Captain J. A1. Huntington and among his immediate friends and associates were Colonel Higginbotham. who was president of the Worldls Columbian Exposition at Chicago, and who in war times was chief clerk of the department ; Louis L. James, the actor, who was assistant to Mr. Lillibridge : and George Sparehawk, who is now superintendent of the St. Louis street car line and was then in the department and was afterward quartermaster in the field. Mr. Lillibridge was later detailed as superintendent of the Fast Tennessee & Virginia Railroad, with headquarters at Knoxville. He, returned to Zanesville and after a few days went out with the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry as regimental quartermaster being first at Harper's Ferry. He participated in one of the last engagements of the war at Monocacy, where the Federal tr00ps took Mosbby’s guerillas. This was during his one hundred days' service. Later he joined the One Hund and Seventy-eighth Ohio Hundred Volunteer Infantry as quartermaster and went from Columbus, Ohio to Nashville, Tennessee. He took the regiment out there, being a commissioned officer, and he was in the siege at Murfreesboro and at the time he was acting as first division quartermaster of the Twenty-third Army Corps. At Clifton, Tennessee, the troops took boats for Cairo, thence proceeded up the Ohio river to Cincinnati, where they boarded cars for Washington, D. C. and then went into camp. After remaining there for three week? they were ordered to Alexandria, where they proceeded on steamships to the Carolinas to join Sherman's army. Three large steamships served as transports. Mr. Lillibridge was detailed to look for transportation for the entire corps. They landed at Newburn. North Carolina, and disembarked there, after which they started on a march through Carolina, the first engagement being at British Cross Roads, where they succeeded in driving the enemy back. They then went to Goldsboro and joined Sherman on his celebrated march to the sea. On the way to Raleigh news reached them of Lee's surrender, and at Raleigh General Sherman held a grant review of his army. At the second surrender, Mr. Lillibridge was detailed by General Grant to go with the paroling officer to Greenville, all munitions of war and supplies being there turned over to him, as he was still division quartermaster. He then went to Charlotte, South Carolina, where the entire archives of the Southern Confederacy had been sent from Richmond to Charlotte, and after the war, by order of Major General Ruger, three of the records were turned over to Mr. Lillibridge, these being the correspondence of Mason and Slidell, which are still intact at the opera house in Zanesville: At Charlotte he received orders to return for th muster out. When the war was over Mr. Lillibridge again came to Zanesville and here he embarked in merchandising. in which he continued until 1868: when he joined his brother. Charles, in a merchant tailoring business. They conducted the largest establishment in their line at that time and were successful, being thus engaged until 1880. He next opened a tailoring establishment in the Clarendon Hotel building, where he remained anti 1889. when appointed by Governor Campbell to the position of chief clerk of the PAGE 441 - PICTURE OF HENRY C. LILLIBRIDGE PAGE 442 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 443 soldiers' records, and published volumes nine and ten of the Ohio Roster. He was thus engaged for two years, serving under William McKinley for a part of the time. He afterward returned to Zanesville and by appointment filled the office of chief of police for two years. In 1901 he was appointed superintendent of the city and county work house, in which capacity he is now serving. In 1859 Mr. Lillibridge was married to Miss Martha Lee, a daughter of Robert Lee. of Falls township, and they had two children: Fred W., who was largely connected with the New York papers, but recently died ; and Robert, deceased. Mr. Lillibridge chose for his second wife Mary E. Lee, a sister of his former wife. To them were born the following children : Lulu ; Julia, the wife of Ed Van Sant, who is with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company : Harry D., one of the managers of the American Encaustic Tile Works ; De Witt, a traveling man of Fairmount, West Virginia ; and Harlow and Ellen. twins. Mr. and Mrs. Lillibridge are members of the Presbyterian church and he belongs to the Knights of Pythias, while in his political views he is a democrat. Such in brief is the life history of Mr. Lillibridge. In whatever relation of life we find him in the government service, in political circles, in business or in social relations he is always the same honorable and honored gentleman, whose worth well merits the high regard which is uniformly given him. JOHN W. ELSEA. J. W. Elsea, manager of the Adamsville Telephone Company, whose activity and well directed -energy in business affairs have made him a prominent man of Muskingum county, is descended from one of two brothers who came from Scotland, in 1704, and settled in Jamestown, Virginia. They remained residents of that colony for some time and afterward removed to South Carolina, but later one of the brothers returned to Virginia. There is no definite history concerning intervening generations of the family clown to the time of the great-grandfather of J. W. Elsea, who was once a very wealthy man, but after losing his first wife he married again and his step-daughters, through their extravagance, wasted his fortune so that the grandfather, who was a son by the first marriage, was obliged to seek a living elsewhere and removed to Ohio. He had been married in Virginia to Miss Nancy Self and they had one child when they came to this state, in 1809. Mrs. Elsea was a daughter of John Self, who had purchased a farm near Norwich, and upon that tract they resided. The journey westward from the Old Dominion was made in a two-wheeled cart, drawn by two horses and upon the farm which he there developed Mr. and Mrs. Elsea spent their remaining days, his death occurring in 1846, when he was fifty-nine years of age, while his wife, who was born in 1789, died in 1870. They were the parents of nine children, but only one is now living, Mrs. Angeline Wilson, who resides south of Norwich. John Elsea, father of J. W. Elsea, was born in Union township, Muskingum county, October 15, 1823, and in the common schools acquired his education. Attracted by the discovery of gold in California he made the overland trip to the Pacific coast in 1850, traveling with a party of eight men who had six horses. They were one hundred and five days upon the way, and Lewis Elsea. uncle of our subject, died while in the mountains. The party endured many hardships, and Mr. Elsea, after an absence of a year, returned to Ohio by sway of the Isthmus route. In 1852 he started out in business in this county and not long afterward he chose as a companion and helpmate for life's journey Miss Catherine Armstrong, a daughter of William and Isabella (Moore) Armstrong, of Muskingum county. who had come to this state from Ireland with their respective parents in their childhood days. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong settled on the National road in Perry township, and William Armstrong prospered in his undertakings, becoming the owner of three or four good farms in the county. and was a very prominent and influential citizen here. He married Isabella Moore, a daughter of Thomas Moore. of Ireland, and subsequent to their marriage they settled in Salem township. locating on a tract of land of one hundred and sixty acres in section 12. This his father had entered from the government in 1810 and it has since been in possession of the family, while at the present time it is owned by J. W. Elsea. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong continued to reside upon their farm throughout their remaining days and at one time he owned two hundred and twenty- two acres of land, which was very rich and productive. He died in 1892, having for twenty years survived his wife, who died in 1872. At the time of his marriage, John Elsea located On the old Armstrong homestead, and there he lived until the death of his wife, who was the only child born unto her parents. She survived her marriage for eight years, passing away in 186o. There were three children of that union : J. W., of this review, who was born October 20, 1853: and Lewis H. and Nevada Catherine, both of whom died in 1860. On the 8th of October, 1862, Mr. Elsea, the father, responded to the country's call for aid, enlisting in Company E, Second Ohio Infantry, which was assigned to the Second Ohio Army Corps. In August, 1863. 444 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY he became ill, was sent back to Nashville and was there discharged in September of the same year on account of physical disability. He afterward returned to Salem township, Muskingum county, and purchased a farm, upon which his remaining days were passed. He died in August, 1904, at the venerable age of eighty-one years, respected and honored by all who knew him. John W. Elsea, losing his mother in his early boyhood days, was reared by his maternal grandparents and in his youth enjoyed the advantages afforded by the public schools. He started out in life on his own account when eighteen years of age, and made his home with his father for three years thereafter. He then engaged in farming for about nine years, and on the expiration of that period his attention was turned to merchandising in Adamsville in connection with F. P. Winn, a relation that was maintained for seven years with mutual pleasure and profit. Mr. Elsea, watchful of business opportunities, was in 1896 the promoter and organizer of the Buckeye Mutual Fire Insurance Company. of Adamsville, which was incorporated under the laws of the state of Ohio. This company now has three million dollars in policies, wholly in the country, insuring only farm property, and the business is growing very rapidly. Mr. Elsea has been active in its management since the formation of the company and has been secretary and superintendent from the beginning. In 1904 he was also instrumental in incorporating the Adamsville Telephone Company, of which he is also secretary and manager. They have about one hundred phones in Adamsville, Otsego, Sonora and vicinity, and so quickly has the business of this company grown that it is now a very profitable investment and pays each year good dividends to the stockholders. Mr. Elsea also owns two hundred and twenty-two acres of land, which was formerly in possession of his grandfather, and he has a fine home in Adamsville. In 1875 occurred the marriage of J. W. Elsea and Miss Mary Radcliff, who was born August 6, 1858, and is a (laughter of James and Nancy (Graham) Radcliff, both of whom were natives of Ireland, in which country their marriage was celebrated. They came to America about 1848 and were thereafter residents of Muskingum county until called to their final rest. Mr. Radcliff, as a carpenter, was identified with building operations here. Mr. and Mrs. Elsea have become the parents of two children : William A., who was born in October, 1876, and died in 1882; and Bertha M., who was born December 23. 1879, and is the wife of Dr. W. C. Kinner, of Adamsville, by whom she has one son, William Elsea, born April 21, 1904. Mr. Elsea is a stanch advocate of the democracy, prominent in the local ranks of his party, and when twenty-three years of age was elected clerk of his township, in which position he served for seven years. He was also trustee for some time. He has been a member of the Masonic lodge, of Adamsville, since 1874, and he and his wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. His ancestral history is one of close connection with Muskingum county through many years and in his own record he has displayed the traits of character which constitute a good citizen. He manifests a helpful interest in progressive measures and capably manages private business affairs, so that he contributes to the industrial, agricultural and commercial development, which constitutes the basis of the greatest prosperity. CYRUS MERIAM. Cyrus Meriam, now deceased, was born in Brandon, Vermont, in 1793, and was a representative of one of the old New England families, his father, David Meriam, having been a soldier of the American Army in the Revolutionary war. Cyrus Meriam spent the clays of his boyhood and youth in his native state and in 1820 came from Vermont to Ohio, making the journey on horseback through districts that were wild and unimproved as well as through the older and More thickly settled parts of the eastern states. At length he arrived in safety in Muskingum county and, establishing his home here, he entered the employ of E. Buckingham in a store. He also became interested in salt wells here and later he worked for Austin Guthrie, who was engaged in merchandising in Zanesville. Mr. Meriam was identified with commercial pursuits in the county seat for some time and eventually, when his well directed labors and economy had brought him sufficient capital, he purchased his farm, upon which he took up his abode in 1826. Later, however, he returned to business life in Zanesville, and again engaged in merchandising. His last days were spent in the city, with whose welfare and substantial progress he was long connected. Cyrus Meriam was united in marriage to Miss Catherine H. Tupper, who was born in Marietta, Ohio, in 1803, and was a daughter of Benjamin Tupper, whose birth occurred in Massachusetts, and who was a son of General Tupper, of Revolutionary fame. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Meriam were born six children, of whom three are living : Phebe F., Edward T., and Charles A. The elder brother was born in 1836 and the younger in 1838. The deceased members of the family are : George D., Martha, and Howard. Mr. Meriam was a whig in his political views until the dissolution of the party, when he joined the ranks of the new republican party. He be- PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 445 came the owner of a valuable tract of land of four hundred acres in Springfield township and for many years lived on that farm, carefully controlling his farming interests, which, in course of me, yielded him an excellent income. For fifty-two years he remained a resident of Muskingum county, a period which covered an era of great growth here. He bore a substantial part the in work of improvement, his labors contributing in no unimportant measure to commercial and industrial activity. He died in 1872, and his name was then placed on the roll of honored dead among the pioneers, to whom the county owes a debt of gratitude for the substantial manner in which they laid the foundation upon which is builded the present prosperity and progress of this portion of the state. His sons, Edward T. and Charles A., still reside upon the home farm and are carrying on general agricultural pursuits. Their political allegiance is given to the republican party and in :many respects they have followed in their father's footsteps, becoming valued and representative citizens. MRS. MARGARET J. HOWARD. Mrs. Margaret J. Howard, who, in the con' trol of her property interests displays excellent business abihty and executive force and who is well known in Adamsville, where she has an extensive circle of friends and acquaintances, has always been a resident of Muskingum county, being descended from one of the old pioneer families here. Her ancestry can be traced back to Wales, whence her great-grandparents came to the United States. Her grandfather, John Bell, was born in Delaware, but in early life left home and took up his abode in Pennsylvania, settling near Stillwater, in Washington county. There he eventually married and in 1811 he came to Ohio with his family. His wife bore the maiden name of Rachel Stillwell. and they have ten children : Haley, Elizabeth and John coming with them to Perry township, A Muskingum county. Later they removed to Adams township, taking up their abode on a farm that is still in possession of their descendants, and in the midst of the forest John Bell hewed out a farm, performing all the arduous labor incident to the establishment of a home on the frontier. Both he and his wife were members of the Baptist church, and he died at the age of seventy-eight years. In the family were ten children, those already mentioned and William, Marv, Sarah, Nancy, Catherine, Stillwell and Amy. Having served as a soldier in the war of 1812, his grave is annually decorated by the Grand Army of the Republic. John J. Bell, the son of John Bell, and the father of Mrs. Howard, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, January 22, 1807, and was four years old when brought by his parents to Muskingum county. His education was very limited, owing to the primitive condition of the schools at that time, but his training at farm labor was not meagre and he remained on the old homestead in Perry township until sixteen years of age, but in the meantime, worked at intervals on the Livingood farm. He then went to Zanesville, where he secured employment in a grist mill, spending several years in that city. As a companion and helpmate on life's journey he chose Elizabeth Caldwell, whom he wedded September 28, 1828. Her parents were William and Margaret (Porter) Caldwell, the former an old settler of Adams township, originally from Ireland, and afterward a resident of Pennsylvania. He was married in that state. but his wife was also a native of the Emerald Isle and in 1826 they settled in Adams township, _Muskingum county, where they reared their family of six children, Samuel, Elizabeth. Jane, Anise, Andrew and James. William Caldwell, selling his farm in Muskingum county, removed to Guernsey county, where he died at an advanced age. Subsequent to his marriage John J. Bell resided in Zanesville for a year and about 1830 secured from the government a part of the farm - which is now owned by Mrs. Howard. It was covered with timber, but he at once began to cut down the trees and clear away the brush and his industry at length transformed the conditions which he found, an excellent farm resulting. To his original purchase he added from time to time until he became the owner of three hundred and fifty acres of valuable land, his financial condition at that time being in marked contrast to his position when he married, for he had then but fifty cents in his pocket. The only possession which his wife had aside from her wearing apparel was a tea-kettle, which she received in payment for weaving, being an expert hand at the ever, the young couple began their domestic life upon a farm and not only accumulated a very desirable property, but reared a large family of children there. Industry, economy and integrity characterized their life for many years, but at length they were enabled to enjoy many comforts and luxuries gained through their untiring diligence. Mr. Bell also figured prominently in community affairs. He was justice of the peace and township trustee and as a member of the school board did effective service for the cause of education. With the assistance of the neighbors he built a schoolhouse upon his farm, this being the first one in the neighborhood. He and his wife held membership in the Fairview church and were generous 446 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. contributors toward the building of the house of worship and to the support of the church. His political views accorded with republican principles and he was a staunch defender of the Union cause during the Civil war. In the early days he served as a member of the state militia and three of his sons were numbered among the boys in blue, Andrew serving with Company E, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry, for three Years, participated in sixteen engagements, including the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Lawrence, Mission Ridge, Dalton, Charleston, Resaca, Rocky Face, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, the siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy, Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville. At different times he was detailed to act as nurse following these battles, in which a large number being wounded made extra assistance necessary. W. P. Bell, being a member of Company F, Sixty-second Ohio Regiment. Died a few months later at White Hall hospital, near Bristol, Pennsylvania. Wilson S. enlisted for one hundred days' service in Company E One Hundred and Sixty-second Regiment. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Bell there were ten children : Margaret, who died in infancy ; Haley, who was a school teacher and had studied for the ministry, but died at the age of twenty-three years ; W. P. ; Rachel A. Wilson S. ; Hulda E. ; Andrew W. ; John I., who was an editor and after his service in the Civil war became editor of a paper, The McArthur Republican, in Vinton county, Ohio ; and Mrs. Howard. With the exception of the two eldest, all reached mature years and were married. The father clied upon his home farm in 1888, when in his eighty-second year, and his wife, whose birth occurred in Washington county, Pennsylvania. in t S00, passed away in 1878. Mrs. Margaret T. Howard was born June 24. 1837, upon her father’s farm. which is now her property. :\t the usual age she entered the public schools and she not only mastered the branches of learning taught therein, but also under her mother’s instruction, learned to perform the various duties of the household, to weave and spin and to execute other tasks which fell to the lot of maidens of that day. She not only spun and wore the cloth, but also made the clothes for the numbers of the household. In her later years she cared for her aged parents, thus requiting them for their love and devotion to her in her girlhood clays. She inherited forty acres of land from her father and by thrift and economy has added to her property, purchasing eighty acres additional of the old homestead of the other heirs. She now rents some of her farm and the remainder is operated under her direct supervision. On the 3d of October. 1883, Margaret J. Bell gave her hand in marriage to Joseph Howard, of Hume, Illinois. She is a loyal and active member of the Methodist church, takes a helpful part in its work and in her life exemplifies its teachings. . She is generous in her gifts to the poor and needy and she gave the money to purchase the bell for the new Fairview Methodist church, her name being cast into the metal. This bell was hung in October, 1891. Mrs. Howard joined the church when in her twelfth year and has since been one of its most faithful followers. Mary Hughes, a daughter of Edward and Nancy (Foster) Hughes, of Salem township, has spent fifteen years with Mrs. Howard and assists her in managing the farm. GEORGE G. SPEED. George G. Speed, following the occupation of farming RI Falls township, is a native of England, his birth having occurred in Lincolnshire, November 4, 1840, his parents being William and Anna ( Roe) Speed. The father followed the occupation of carpentering and came to the United States with his family when his son George was eleven years of age. They embarked on a westward- bound sailing vessel which after six weeks and three (lays dropped anchor in the harbor of New York. The family, however, did not stop in the eastern metropolis but came at once to Zanesville, Ohio, the year 1851 witnessing their arrival. Here the father followed his trade of carpentering for a number of years, being thus identified with building operations in the county at all early day. He afterward purchased a farm in Falls township and was interested in general agricultural pursuits up to the time of his demise, which occurred when he had reached the advanced age of eighty-six years. His farm is now owned by his son, At-: wood Speed. George G. Speed spent his early boyhood days. in the land of his nativity and in that country acquired his early education which was afterward supplemented by study in Zanesville. He has followed farming throughout his entire life and' in 1865 he purchased eight acres of land in Falls township, where for some time he engaged in gardening. When he came here at eleven years of age he began working for one dollar per month, and the first month's wages was given to his mother, who bought a pair of shoes for herself with it. Afterwards he worked twelve years and one (lay for Fred Grandy, never losing a day during that time. He made enough there to make a payment on the first piece of land he bought. Of the fourteen hundred dollars, which was the purchase price, he paid six hundred dollars down and cleared off the entire debt in two years. On selling that property he bought another tract of PAGE - 447 - PICTURE OF GEORGE G. SPEED PAGE - 448 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 449 twelve acres. He purchased his present farm in two and is to-day the owner of one hundred and fty acres of valuable land, located on the Newark road. He now has about twenty acres devoted to general gardening, while fifteen acres is timber land and the remainder is devoted to the raising of wheat and corn or is meadow land. He also raises some stock and altogether has a fine farm, well equipped and well supplied with modern conveniences. There is an attractive house two stories in height and pleasantly furnished and the farm is conveniently located within a mile and a half of the city limits. Mr. Speed was united in marriage to Miss Emma Porale, a native of Virginia, and unto them have been born seven children, all natives of Falls township and all yet living, as follows : Julia, ouis, Eva, Charles, Minnie, Emma and Walter. Mr. Speed exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republitan party but the honors and emoluments of office ave no attraction for him as he prefers to devote is energies to his business affairs and the interests f his own home. He is a member of the Inde- pndent Order of Odd Fellows and he has that interest in public affairs which indicates a public spirited citizenship and an unfaltering devotion o his adopted country. He deserves much credit or what he has accomplished in a business way or he started out in life with little financial asstance and has worked his way up entirely rough his own efforts. WILLIAM H. STOTTS. William H. Stotts, well known as a leading stock-raiser, making a specialty of cattle and sheep, resides on a farm on section 21, Madison township. He was born in Washington township, Muskingum county. April 14. 1841, his rents being William and Mary ( Swager) Stotts. The father was a native of Pennsylvania, and about 1820 was brought by his parents to Muskingum county, where he acquired his education in the common schools of that early day. The greater part of his life was passed in Washington township and in his youth he assisted in e 'arduous task of developing and cultivating new farm. His father gave him forty acres land, but ambitious to secure a larger farm, worked persistently, energetically and earnest until he was enabled to add to the original tract d the farm eventually comprised one hundred d seventy acres. He lived to be about seventy ars of age, departing this life in 1880. His fe died in 1902, at the age of ninety-three years. the family were eleven children, of whom nine reached mature years : Daniel, a resident of Madison township; Hiram, of Illinois; Valentine, who is living in Madison township; William H.; George W., who resides in Allen county, Ohio ; John, whose home is in Putnam county, Ohio ; Delilah, the wife of George Banner, of Zanesville; Lucinda, the wife of George Hittle, of Washington township ; and Sarah, the deceased wife of Jacob Hittle. In his youth William H. Stotts mastered the branches of learning taught in the district schools of Washington township. He was reared to farm life and early became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. After attaining manhood he determined to engage in the same pursuit on his own account, and has always carried on general farming, being to-day the owner of a desirable place of one hundred and thirty-three acres on section 21, Madison township. Here he is engaged in the tilling of the soil and also in stock-raising, devoting most of his attention to cattle and sheep. His place is well improved with modern equipments and the farm indicates the careful supervision of a practical and progressive owner. Mr. Stotts was married in 1865 to Miss Mary C. King, a daughter of Hugh and Anna M. (Stoner) King, who were natives of Pennsylvania, but are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Stotts had the following children : Lenora, the widow of J. Shirer, and now living with her father ; Fannie. the wife of Howard King, of Madison township : Molly, the deceased wife of Joe Jameson: and Ambrose. who is living at home. Mr. Stotts is a democrat in his political views and for several years he served as supervisor, discharging his duties with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He and his family are members of the Prospect Methodist Episcopal church and occupy an enviable position in the social circles in which they move. Mr. Stotts has made most of his property through his own efforts and is a man of laudable ambition, strong purpose and indefatigable energy. THEOBALD DIETZ. Theobald Dietz, a well-to-do farmer of Wayne township. was born in Taylorsville, Muskingum county, December 17, 1846, and in his life record manifests many of the sterling qualities of his German ancestry. He is a son of Gotlieb Dietz, who was born in Baden, Germany, in 1812, and came to the United States in 1830, locating in what is now Philo, this county, where he worked on the river locks as a stonemason. He afterward was employed on the government works and was thus closely associated with the work 450 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. of public improvement. He was married in this county to Miss Caroline Young, a native of Germany, who came to the United States about 1830 with the family of Adrian Young, who was a farmer of Brush Creek township. When their son. Theobald, was nine months old, Mr. and Mrs. Gotlieb Dietz removed to Lowell, Washington county, Ohio. and there he followed milling for some time. In 1865 he took up his abode in Wayne township, Muskingum county, and purchased a farm which his son Theobald now owns. He then gave his time and attention to general farming until his death, which occurred when he was sixty-seven years of age. His wife departed this life when about seventy-two years of age. Both were members of the German Lutheran church and were people of the highest respectability. Theobald Dietz pursued his education in Muskingum county, since which time he has carried on general agricultural pursuits. He started out in life on his own account when twenty-one years of age and he is now the owner of thirty-four acres in Wayne township, in addition to ten acres of the old home farm. This is fine bottom land, very arable and productive, and is devoted to gardening, his products finding a ready sale in the Zanesville market. His home is a commodious and attractive two-story brick residence. pleasantly situated one and a half miles southeast of the city on the river road. As a companion and helpmate Mr. Dietz chose Miss Rebecca Galigher, who was born on the old Galigher farm in Wayne township, and they now have four children : Charles W., Frank B.. Wilber T. and Elsie S. Mr. Dietz is a democrat and has filled the offices of trustee and justice of the peace, acting in the latter capacity for six years, while for five years he was township clerk. In 1900 he was a candidate for elector in the fifteenth district. In the performance of his public duties he has ever been prompt and reliable and his entire life has been in keeping with his membership in the Presbyterian church. He has worked earnestly and persistently, carefully controlling- his business affairs, and has gained the success and prominence which always crown earnest and careful effort guided by sound judgment and characterized by business integrity. JOHN H. MANGOLD. John H. Mangold is the owner of the "Brookside Dairy Farm,” one of the largest and best. to in Washington township. The home place comprises one hundred and seventy-eight acres and his realty holdings aggregate four hundred and ninety-two acres, so that he is one of the large landowners of the county. His birth occurred in Zanesville, April 17, 1841, his parent being Adam and Susan (Long) Mangold, both of whom were natives of Germany, born near Strausburg. They arrived in Zanesville in 14 making the latter part of the journey by canal The father was a cooper by trade and follow that pursuit in the county seat for a time bu later removed to Perry township, where he purchased a small farm. His wife died when their son John was fifteen years of age and Mr. Mangold departed this life August 7, 1881. John H. Mangold remained on the old home stead until sixteen years of age, when he starte out upon an independent business career. IT school privileges had been limited and later added to his knowledge by attending school. He first worked for Alexander Ar strong and afterward learned the butcher's trade which he followed for eleven years, when he returned to the employ of Mr. Armstrong in Perry township, but the outbreak of the Civil war awakened his keenest interest and on the 22d August, 1862, he put aside all business and personal considerations, enlisting in Company F One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under command of Colonel Bal He was promoted corporal October 6, 1804, an sergeant in February, 1864, and he was wound at the battle of Opuquan, West Virginia, October 19, 1864, by a ball in the right shoulder. after which he lay in the hospital for three month He participated in twenty-seven engagements, in chiding the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Bloody Angle, Cold Harbor and the sieg of Petersburg, and at the battle of Winchester January 15, 1863, he was captured and sent t Libby prison. Two days later he was transferred to Belle Isle and after twenty-two days to Castle Thunder, where he spent two days and a night, when he was paroled. He received an honorable discharge at Columbus, at the close of the war and then returned to Muskingum county. Mangold at once resumed the pursuits of civil life and was married to Miss Elizabeth Border, who was born in Perry township, Juh 19, 1847, a daughter of Samuel and Margaret (McCurdy) Border, both natives of this county the father dying at the age of eighty-two years in the house in which he was born. His father George Border, was horn in Virginia and cam to A Muskingum county in 1810, locating one mile north of Sonora, where he entered land from tilt, government. Into Air. and Ars. Mangold have been born nine children, all natives of this county, and the family circle vet remains unbroken., These are: Lula. the wife of Charles Reed, of Perry township : Martha, the wife of Starr Dunn Anna, the wife of F. Moore Charles, of California : William, a resident of Minnesota. PAGE 451 - PICTURE OF MR. AND MRS. JOHN H. MANGOLD PAGE 452 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 453 Harry, who is cultivating one hundred and sixty acres of his father's farm; Frank, who is professor of the dairy department of the State University at Columbus, Ohio ; Norwood F., who manages the home farm; and Mary, the wife of Harry H. Mason. From 1867 until 1880 Mr. Mangold was engaged in shipping stock and in the butchering business, during which time he lived on the East pike in Perry township, after which he removed to his present farm in 1872. Here he owns one hundred and, seventy-eight acres of rich and arable land and he also has other land in the county. his possessions aggregating four hundred and ninety-two acres, making him one of the large landholders of the county. The home place is a splendidly improved property, indicating his proressive spirit in its good equipments and substantial buildings, while everything about the place is kept in an excellent state of repair. In his political allegiance a republican, Mr. Mangold served as a director of the county infirmary for three years and was its superintendent or ten years, at the end of which time, in 1899. he resigned. He belongs to the Lutheran church and his social relations are with the Grand Army of the Republic. the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Elks. One is constantly reminded that "there is no excellence within labor,- and the fine farm which Mr. Mangold owns indicates a busy and active life. Starting out without capital he has worked his way steadily upward and indeed creditable. honorable and commendable is the record of this self-made man. PHILANDER S. CASTOR. Philander S. Castor, a retired farmer and influential citizen of Otsego, has in the course of an active career risen from a humble financial position to one of affluence and many chapters in his life history are such as awaken admiration and respect. A native of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, he was born July 7, 1841, of the marriage of Benjamin and Sarah (Phillips) Castor, both of whom were natives of Allegheny county. The grandfather, Sampson Castor, was a farmer of Pennsylvania and Benjamin Castor, learned and followed the carpenter's trade, Which he carried on in connection with agricultural pursuits. He also worked at tailoring to some extent and remained a resident of Pennsylvania until about 1846, when he came with his family to Ohio, driving across the country in a wagon to Guernsey county. He settled in the vicinity of Cambridge, near the old pike, and later removed to a farm north of that city. He first owned seventy acres of land, which he subsequently sold and then purchased one hundred and sixty acres. In 1849 he organized a party to go to California, having been attracted by the discovery of gold on the Pacific coast. After selling his farm, however, he changed his mind, and abandoned the trip. He then settled about ten miles north of Cambridge, where he purchased a farm of two hundred acres, on which he spent his remaining days, his death occurring about 1875. In his family were four sons and five daughters, and of this number two sons and three daughters are yet living, namely : P. S.; Theodore F., of Guernsey county, Ohio; Belinda, a resident of Guernsey county ; Mrs. Sarah Deselm, of Cambridge, Ohio; and Mrs. Belle Baird, a resident of College Springs, Iowa. P. S. Castor acquired his education in the public schools of Guernsey county, having been but five years of age when, he accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio. In the summer months he worked upon a farm and continued to assist in the cultivation of his father's place until after the inauguration of the Civil war, when he joined the Union army in the fall of t861. He was assigned to duty with Company A, Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served for three years, participating in all of the engagements of the regiment until the battle of Champion Hill, where he sustained a gunshot wound in the shoulder. The ball remains in his neck near the spine and he was incapacitated for further active service for some time. He was also taken prisoner and parolled, after which he was sent home, but later he was exchanged and returned to the army. He served in the hospital at Rome, Georgia, until the close of the war. His first engagement was at Fort Donelson, where fifteen thousand Confederate soldiers were captured after a hotly contested engagement on the 1st of June. 1862. Following the close of hostilities Mr. Castor returned to Ohio. and again engaged in farming. He worked for the first year by the month and then purchased eighty acres of land, since which time he has carried on agricultural pursuits on his own account. On selling that property he bought one hundred acres in Coshocton county, and while living there his health became impaired so that he turned his attention to merchandising, which he followed for two years in Bridgeville, Ohio. On the expiration of that period he sold the store, and for two years engaged in shipping stock. While in Muskingum county for the purpose of buying stock he saw a farm of one hundred acres which was for sale. Believing this a good investment, he purchased it and it has since been in his possession. As the years have gone by and hiS financial resources have made possible additional purchases, he has added to his land until his pos- 454 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. sessions now aggregate two hundred and eighty acres. He also has a fine farm in Otsego, and he owns stock in the oil field, which has now become profitable. He rents his land to his son, while he is living retired, his extensive realty possessions returning to him a very gratifying income. During the period of the Civil war Mr. Castor visited Muskingum county and was married here, in 1863, to Miss Sarah Worthing, who was born in Wales in 1844 and is a daughter of Richard and Sarah (Ingram) Worthing. Her father came to this county in 1849, and soon afterward went to California, where he made some money. Subsequently he returned here and purchased a farm, ultimately becoming quite well-to-do through the careful conduct of his business interests. He is now living in Iowa at the age of eighty-four years, but his wife passed away about 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Castor have become the parents of three sons and three daughters : Edwin, who is engaged in the undertaking business in Otsego, married Anna Walker, who died, leaving two children, and for his second wife chose Rose Ross ; Viola is the wife of Howard Bilker, a practicing attorney of Zanesville ; Seth T., who is associated with his father in the ownership of the old home farm, married Hattie Cowden; Sarah Jane is the wife of Chester Hardy and resides upon a farm in Highland township ; Franklin S. married Margaret Buker and lives on the old homestead: and Effie L. is the wife of Guy Mossholder, a farmer, residing near Otsego. Mr. Castor is a republican and has served as trustee and school director. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic and both he and his wife are members of the Baptist church of Otsego. His life has in a measure been quietly passed, and yet it has been crowned by successful accomplishment—the reward of industry and well directed activity. In business affairs he possesses sound judgment, seldom, if ever, making a mistake in the matter of an investment, and as the years have passed he has prospered, becoming one of the wealthy agriculturists of the county and now living retired in the enjoyment of all the comforts that go to make life worth the living. JARED C. BELL. Jared C. Bell, who not only successfully carries on agricultural interests. but also contributes to the intellectual and moral development of the community by his active support of schools and churches, was born July 13, 1841, in Adams township and represents one of the oldest and most honored pioneer families of the county. His parents were William and Rachel (Gaumer) Bell. His grandfather, John Bell, was of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry and removed from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, to Ohio, following the occupation of farming in both states. He married Miss Rachel Stillwell, a native of Pennsylvania and of Scotch lineage. With his family he came to Muskingum county, settling on a farm in Adams township. He purchased his land from the original settler and although there was a small clearing on the place the greater part of the work of development and improvement fell to Mr. Bell. His original purchase comprised eighty acres and he also bought eighty acres on Wills creek, in Adams township, and eighty acres in Hocking county, Ohio, thus making judicious investment of his means until his property holdings were valuable and extensive. He lived to be seventy-eight years of age and through many years was a devoted member of the Fairview Methodist church, while his wife was a consistent and loyal member of the Baptist church at Adamsville. In politics he was a Whig and he lived a quiet, unassuming life, but was widely recognized as a man of unfaltering industry and of upright character. His education was limited to instruction in reading, writing and arithmetic. but he made the most of his opportunities and as a farmer won a creditable prosperity. In the family were ten children : Elizabeth. Haley, John J., Mary A., William, Nancy, Catherine, Sarah, James and Amy. William Bell, son of John Bell, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, February 9. 18o9, and when a young man came to Muskingum county with his father. The trip was made in one of the old-fashioned wagons common at that day. He had acquired a common school education and had been trained in all of the work of ,the farm. In this county lie wedded Rachel Gaumer, a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Sturtz) Gaumer, her father being a great- uncle of the Hon. Daniel H. Gaumer, of Zanesville. Following his marriage William Bell settled on a farm now owned and occupied by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. John R. Bell. He entered eighty acres of land from the government and brought to bear his energy and activity in the development and improvement of this place. He was careful in expenditures, economical and industrious, giving his entire attention to his business interests without active co-operation in political work and as the years passed he won creditable success. From time to time he purchased more land until he had six hundred and forty acres in one tract and in another farm had one hundred and seventy-three acres, so that his landed possessions aggregated eight hundred and thirteen acres, all in Adams township with the exception of fifty-three acres in Monroe PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 455 township. Both he and his wife held membership in the Lutheran church and he voted with the republican party and was a most stalwart advoted of the Union cause during the Civil war. He died January 30, 1876, at the age of sixty-seven years and is still survived by his wife, who is yet a hale and hearty woman, although now ninety-four years of age. Her mind is clear and bright and she is remarkably well preserved for one of her years. She makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Minnick, in Highland township. In the family were seven children, of whom two died in infancy, the others being : George W., Jacob I., Elizabeth C., John R. and Jared C. Jared C. Bell acquired his education in the Young America school and resided at home until 1862, when he took up his abode on the farm which he now occupies. He afterward removed another part of this place and later took possession of his present residence, which was erected under his supervision. He has always engaged in farming and to some extent has worked at the carpenter's trade. In his youth he also received instruction in vocal music and to some extent has given instruction in that art. He has always been a great lover of music and has played several instruments, including the fife, the drum and the organ. He now owns and operates two hundred acres of rich and productive land on sections 19 and 21, Adams township, and carries on general farming and stock-raising, working the land himself and also raising cattle and sheep. The farm is well improved, being equipped with all modern conveniences, and the splendid appearance of the place is indicative of the careful supervision of a progressive owner. Mr. Bell was married October 30, 1862, to Martha Jane Caldwell, who was born in Guernsey county. March 27, 1842, a daughter of Mrs. Nancy ( Hartman ) Caldwell. Her father was a merchant and lived near Cumberland. Mr. and Mrs. Bell became the parents of six children, of loin all but one are vet living : S. Leonard, born March 11. 1864. was married September 5. 9, to Gertrude Keepers and resides at Scio, Ohio. They have four sons, Carl Leonard, Ralph Chester. William Jared and Kennon Mane. S. Leonard Bell is instructor in a conservatory of music in Scio. At a very early age he splayed a marked fondness for and considerable talent in music. He began playing in public at the age of eight years and accepted a position as church organist when twelve years of age. Since beginning his musical studies he has always been an earnest and untiring student and has received instruction from some of the greatest musicians and teachers of the world, having attended a number of the leading colleges and universities and receiving the degree of Doctor of Music. He seems to possess natural ability as a teacher as well as a musician and he is well known in .musical circles, being a member of the Ohio Music Teachers' Association and the National Music Teachers Association. Under his instruction some of the best pianists of the country have studied. Adam H. Bell, born June 8, 1866, was married December 31, 1902, to Anna E. Wilcox, and resides in Conesville, Ohio. William H., born April 16, 1869, was graduated in plain and ornamental penmanship m Smithville, Ohio, and afterward completed a business course in Topeka, Kansas. He also spent one term in McCormick College, in Muskingum county, where he taught penmanship, and he is now bookkeeper of the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Island Railroad Company at Fort Worth, Texas. He was married January 2, 1898, to Nettie Spencer. who died September 10, 1900, leaving one child, Firman Merrill, born September 11, 1873, who was a student in Scio College for one term and afterward went to Iowa, where he engaged in teaching for several terms. He afterward became a student in the medical college at St. Joseph, Missouri, was graduated with second honors in his class and is now practicing in Grant. Nebraska. Everett C. Bell, born May 21, 1878, was graduated in penmanship at the Wooster College of Penmanship and is now teaching writing. He lives at home. Lemert H. Bell, born May 21, 1878, died on the 26th of the same month. Mr. Bell's views on the temperance question are indicated by his allegiance to the prohibition party. He has been treasurer of his township for two years, was road supervisor and has been judge and clerk of elections. He is a member of the Grange and he and his wife are earnest and zealous members of the Fairview Methodist Episcopal church and their sons are also identified with the same denomination. Mr. Bell is greatly interested in educational and religious work, is a most liberal supporter of the church and contributed generously toward the new house of worship at Fairview. Formerly he was identified with the Lutheran church at Adamsville. His life has ever been upright and honorable and both he and his wife are held in high regard by many friends. They reside about four and a half miles northeast of Adamsville, where they have a fine home and valuable farm. BEATTY L. JOHNSON. B. L. Johnson, who is extensively engaged in stock-raising in Salem township. was born February 17, 1860, in Perry township, his parents being James and Lucinda (Galloway) Johnson. 456 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. The father's birth occurred in Putnam, near Zanesville, in 1816, and he was a son of Richard and Eliza (Metseeger) Johnson. Richard Johnson was born July 31, 1800, in Maryland, and removed from his native state to Putnam, where he settled about 1814. He was a cooper and worked at his trade for several years. Later he located on a farm of one hundred and sixty-six acres near Salem church, in the southeast corner of Salem township, and there he spent his remaining days, becoming one of the enterprising and reliable agriculturists of his community. Still farther back, however, the ancestry of the family can be traced. Joshua Johnson, the great-grandfather, was born in Maryland, March 19, 1797. James Johnson was reared in Muskingum county, pursuing his education in the Milligan school house in Salem township. The building was constructed of logs and furnished with slab seats, while in the windows were greased papers through which a dim light made its way into the room. After leaving school Mr. Johnson devoted his entire time to farm work and remained with his father up to the time of his marriage, when he began farming on his own account, settling upon a tract of land in Washington township. where he remained for some time. He then located on the old home place in Perry township. where he spent his remaining days and in his farm work he was progressive, practical and prosperous. As his financial resources increased he added to his property from time to time until his realty holdings comprised one thousand acres, all of which had been acquired through his own labors and represented earnest toil, careful management and unremitting diligence. He died October 26, 1893. while his wife passed away in August. 1870. In their family were seven children, four sons and three daughters. B. L. Johnson was educated in what is known as the Oak Grove school in Perry township and during, the summer months became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. He continued to operate the fields upon the old homestead until twenty-four years of age, when he entered upon an independent business career, operating a farm southeast of the town. He bought his first tract of land in 1803, located about a mile and a half from Adamsville, and since that time he has given his supervision to this farm, comprising one hundred and fifty-five acres of rich and arable land. He not only has the fields cultivated, but also raises much stock upon the farm and both branches of his business are proving profitable. In 1899 he left the more arduous work of the farm to others and removed to Adamsville, where he has a very attractive home. On the 26th of October, 1887, Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe E. Spragg, who was born in Salem township, April 23, 1864, and is a daughter of Philip and Mary (Edwards) Spragg. Her father was born on the farm where he now resides and his father was Benaja Spragg, who came to Ohio from Pennsylvania. Philip Spragg resides about two and a half miles east of Adamsville and is giving his personal supervision to the operation of the farm. He is now sixty-five years of age. In 1905 he was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who passed away on the 11th of March. She left two daughters. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have been born two sons : Roy H., on the 9th of January, 189o; and Jesse E., August 3, 1891. Mr. Johnson is a republican, stanch and active in support of the party, yet without political aspiration for himself. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and also of the Knights of the Maccabees and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They have a wide and favorable acquaintance in the county where they have always lived and enjoy the warm regard of many friends. ELIAS O. DENNIS, D. D. S. Dr. Elias 0. Dennis, whose well equipped dental office is an indication that in his practice he follows the most modern and improved methods, has won a success that many an older practitioner might well envy for he is still a young man. He was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, near Cambridge, in 1873. His father, William Dennis, was born near Claysville, Guernsey county, and was a farmer by occupation, becoming well-to-do in an active business career. At the time of the Civil war he put aside all personal considerations in order that he might aid his country and joined the One Hundred and Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1861. He served for four years, participating in many important engagements. After the war was over he returned to his home and again took up hi. former occupation, which he followed until hi death. At one time he was held as a prisoner of war in Andersonville prison. His political views accorded with republican principles. H married Margaret Crow. who was born in Vinton county. Ohio. about 1838. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal church an have now passed away, Mrs. Dennis having died in 1879. at the age of forty-one years, while th death of Mr. Dennis occurred in two. when he was fifty-six years of age. They were th parents of six children : Emory D., who folio farming near Cumberland, Ohio Alexander, baker of Akron, Ohio: Elias 0. Howard, PAGE - 457 - PICTURE OF DR. ELIAS. O. DENNIS PAGE - 458 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 459 traveling salesman for the T. B. Townsend Granite Company, of Zanesville ; Mary, the wife of Lill Hawes, who lives upon the homestead farm near Claysville, Ohio and Dora, the wife of James Briggs, a farmer near Caldwell, Ohio. Dr. Dennis began his education in the country schools and in 1892 entered Muskingum College, where he completed his literary course. He began the preparation for his profession as a student in the office of Dr. T. F. Hunter, at Cambridge, in 1895, and there remained for two years, gaining practical as well as theoretical knowledge. He next entered the dental department of the Ohio Medical College in 1897 and graduated in 1900. While pursuing his literary work, at intervals he also taught school for three Years in order to secure the funds necessary to meet the expense of his college course. In the year of his graduation he began practice, entering upon a partnership with Stanley W. Eakin. After a time he left his partner in charge of the office and returned to his alma mater to fill the position of demonstrator in the operating department, occupying that chair for one year. He teen returned to Zanesville to resume his practice, which has now grown to extensive and important dimensions, so that he derives therefrom a very gratifying financial return. His office is in the Shultz Opera Block and is splendidly equipped with all the modern appliances that tend to promote the efforts of the dentist. He belongs to the knights of Pythias fraternity, the Modern Woodman camp and the Elks lodge. His political support is generally given to the republican party. He has gained a wide circle of friends, socially as well as professionally in Zanesville. JOHN G. BAUGHMAN. John G. Baughman. who has been a factor in the development of the coal fields of his section of Ohio and is well known as a real estate operator, resides upon a farm near Roseville. The varied interests which claim his time and attention find in him a master who is fully cognizant of the business situation, capable of developing new possibilities and improving existing opportunities. He was born in Clay township, Muskingum county, August 7, 1852. The Baughman family of Muskingum county was first represented in this country by Christian Baughman. who was the great-grandfather of our subject. He emigrated to America with his family from Germany about 1791 and lived and died in Pennsylvania. His son, Christian Baughman, the grandfather of John G. Baughman, was born in 1813 and came to Muskingum county, Ohio, at an early day. At that time he had but fifty cents in money, but was the possessor of three horses. He made arrangements to purchase one hundred and sixty- three acres of land in Brush Creek township and prior to his death he had so developed and improved this property that it became a very valuable and desirable farm. He made it his home until his demise and was classed with the leading agriculturists of the community. He died August 3, 1836, at about fifty-two years of age. his birth having occurred November 26, 1785. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Bear, was born January 24, 1785, and died November 8, 1866. Their son, John Baughman. who was born September 16, 1804, died July 23, 1879. The second son, Jacob Baughman. was born October 3, 18o5„ in Pennsylvania, and was there reared until six years of age. when he came with his parents to Ohio. The remainder of his boyhood and youth were passed upon his father's farm in Brush Creek township, and later he became the owner of a farm in Clay township. one mile east of Roseville. He was a well-to-do farmer and never married. He was murdered at his home August 20, 1863. A man by the name of Anderson, who had been to church with his mother, stopped at his home to get a drink of water and found him (lead, with evidence that the house had been robbed. Charles Baughman. the next member of the family, was born April 27. 1807, and died April 13. 1886. Joseph, born December 11, 1808, died September 20, 1862. from injuries received from being thrown from a horse. Adam, born February 3, 1810, died September 18, 1877. George was born February 14, 1813. Andrew, born January 1, 1815, died December 28, 1888. The next member of the family was a daughter, who died in infancy. The others of the household are : David. born May 10, 1820 ; Samuel, born May 17. 1822 ; Elizabeth. born February 27, 1824 ; Solomon S., born June 14. 1827; and Jesse M.. born October 24, 1829. George Baughman. father of John G. Baughman, was born in Newton township. Muskingum county, about five miles from Roseville. on the 14th day of February, 1813, and spent his early life upon the farm with his parents. He received a limited education in the subscription schools of that period, but as the years passed experience and observation added quite largely to his knowledge. He was married October 30, 1834, at the age of twenty-two years, to Miss Catherine Rees. of Springfield township, Muskingum county. having only seven dollars when he was married. He received some financial assistance from his father and purchased eighty acres of land in Clay township. To the development and improvement of his property he gave his energies and in due course of time, owing to his increased financial 460 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. resources, he was enabled to extend the boundaries of his farm until he owned two hundred and sixty-two acres in that property, in addition to town property in Roseville. Religiously he was a Lutheran, and politically a republican. One of his sons was a soldier of the Civil war. His marriage resulted in the birth of thirteen children, namely : Solomon R., born November 5, 1835: Martha A., born September 15, 1837; Laura E., June 26, 1839; Lucy J., May 21, 1841; Nancy C., August 29, 1843; George W., September 20, 1845; Hester E., December 13, 1847; Mary J.. May 21, 1850 ; John G., August 7, 1852; Amanda A., June 2, 1854; Clara E., February 11, 1856 Catherine, February 18, 1858; and Bruce J.. April 18, 1860. The mother of these children died September 15, 1866, and the father passed away at the advanced age of eighty years. He had led an active, useful and honorable life. and crowned with years and honors, he passed to his final rest. John G. Baughman acquired a public school education and remained upon the home farm until twenty-six years of age, after which he turned his attention to coal-mining. He has since' been identified with the rich coal resources of this part of the state and to other fields of activity has extended his labors, becoming well known as a real estate dealer in Roseville and in Zanesville. He has built houses in the former place and has owned improved property in the latter place. He is likewise the owner of an excellent farm of ninety acres about a quarter of a mile east of Roseville. which is devoted to pasturage. He owns eleven acres in Roseville, which brings him a good rental, and lie is also a stockholder in the J. M. McCoy pottery, of Roseville. He has two valuable coal mines on his farm, which were opened about 1880, and the development of these add materially to his income. Mr. Baughman was married January 1, 1879, to Miss Anna C. Albright. a native of Casey. Clark county, Illinois, and they had four children. of whom one died in infancy. Those living are : George N., John Everett and Charles W. Politically Mr. Baughman is a republican and has served as a trustee of Clay township. The character and position of Mr. Baughman in business circles most happily illustrate the fact if a young man be possessed of the broader attributes of mind and character he can, unaided, attain to a position of unmistakable precedence and gain for himself a place among those men who are the foremost factors in establishing the destinies of their counties. His career proves also that the only true success in life is that which is accomplished by personal effort and consecutive industry. It proves that the road to success is open to all young men who have the courage to tread its pathway and the life record of such a man should serve as an inspiration to the youth of this and future generations and teach by incontrovertible force that success is ambition's answer. CARRINGTON T. MARSHALL. Carrington T. Marshall, who is engaged in the practice of law in Zanesville, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, June 17, 1869, his parents being John W. and Rachel A. (Tanner) Marshall, both of whom were natives of Muskingum county. They reside in Falls township, the former at the age of seventy-two and the latter at the age of sixty years. Throughout his life' John W. Marshall has followed the occupation of farming. He is of English lineage, while_ his wife is a descendant of one of the old families of Virginia. They are the parents of five.: children: Charles 0. and Edwin G., who follow agricultural pursuits; Carrington T.; Herbert C., an attorney of New York city ; and Les C. who occupies the chair of economics in Ohi Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio. Carrington T. Marshall was reared upon t home farm in Muskingum county, pursued his early education in the district schools and afterward attended the high school at Zanesville: from which be was graduated with the class 1886. After graduating from the high school he taught in the district schools of Falls town ship for three years. He later became a student in the Zanesville Business College and then, determining to make the practice of law his life work, he entered the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated in 1892. Before be coming a student there he had read law in the offi of A. W. Train. Mr. Marshall entered upon the practice of his profession in Zanesville the Year of his graduation and has been accorded a liberal clientage here that has connected him with much of the important litigation tried in the courts of his district. He was admitted to practice in the United States district and circuit courts in 1894 and in the United States circuit court of appeals in 1901 Mr. Marshall was married in 1900 to Miss Dora Foltz, a daughter of Daniel M. and Isadora (Kline) Foltz. Her father was a merchant Columbus Grove, Ohio. Mrs. Marshall born in Putnam county. Ohio, in 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall have one child Constance. They hold membership in Second Presbyterian church. Mr. Marshall belongs to the Commercial Law League of America, to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and is a republican in his political vie In matters of citizenship he is interested to PAGE - 461 - PICTURE OF CARRINGTON T. MARSHALL PAGE - 462 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 463 extent that he has been an active supporter of many public measures for the general good. Aptitude, character and individuality have been qualities strongly manifest in his professional career, together with a persistency of purpose that has enabled him to win notable success at the bar. JOHN T. SWOPE. John T. Swope, who is engaged in general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising in A Madison township, was born near Logan, in Hocking county, Ohio, August 27, 1850. Four generations of the family have been represented in this state. His grandfather, John Swope, came from Pennsylvania to Ohio, with his father, about 1840, settling in Madison township, Muskingum county, where he bought a farm, which he continued to cultivate and improve up to the time of his death. He was also a blacksmith. He died in the year 1867. His wifes’ death occurred in 1876. They were the parents of nine children, of whom four are now living: P. R.. who resides in Madison township David. who is living in Trinway, Ohio ; Mrs. Mary Smith, who resides with her children ; and Mrs. Nancy E. Trinway, who is living in the home of W. S. Gadd. Peter R. Swope, father of our subject. was born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. May 1824., and was educated in the schools of that date. He married Miss Malinda Kinney, and became the parents of eight children, who are yet living : John T. ; Lucinda, the wife of William Jamison, of Newark. Ohio : J. D., who married Tillie Overman and lives in Dresden; W. M., who wedded Minnie Vinsel and is also mg in Dresden ; M am-. the wife of William 'chard, of Dresden : Tillie, the wife of Charles raves, a resident of that city ; Lucy I., the wife John McNamara, plasterer manufacturer of Newark, Ohio; and Charles G., who married Bertha brill, and is station agent at Dresden. hey also lost one son, George L. the youngest -Fiber of the family, who was drowned at lams when thirteen years of age. The fe and mother (lied in 1899, but the father is Hiving in Dresden, where he owns property. John T. Swope was educated in the common schools of Madison township and in early life rked for three or four years as a farm hand. er he joined others in the purchase of a saw-mill and was engaged in its operation for seven rs, on the expiration of which period he ed his attention to agricultural pursuits. chasing the farm upon which he now resides has since made it his home, having forty-one es of very productive and fertile land about four miles from Dresden. He also cultivates much more land which he leases, having from forty to fifty acres planted to corn and about forty acres to wheat. In 1876 Mr. Swope was married to Miss Nancy E. King, who was born October 7, 1857, a daughter of James and Eliza (Kinney) King. Her father was a farmer and was a son of Patrick King. Mr. and Mrs. Swope have become the parents of seven children : Blanche, who was born February 14, 1877, is the wife of William Garrett, a mail carrier living in Licking county, Ohio; James E., born March 6, 1879, married Luella Baker and is the station agent at Ellis, Ohio; Roy E., born November 1, 1881, works in the express office at Newark; Willis S., born August 6, 184 is at home; Jesse C., born January 7, 1886, Chester, born April 29, 1888, and Mary, born April 27, 1891. are all with their parents and the family circle yet, remains unbroken by the hand of death. Mr. Swope and his wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church of _Madison township. SAMUEL COPLAND. Samuel Copland was for many years actively interested in fanning in Muskingum county and when called to his final rest the community in which he resided mourned the loss of a citizen respected and esteemed by all who knew him. He was one of the native sons of the county, born here on the 20th of February, 1823. when this was still a pioneer district and the work of development largely lay in the future. His father, Charles R. Copland, was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1706, and it is probable' that the grandfather, Charles Copland, Sr., was also a native of that state. It is definitely known, however, that he lived for many years there, practicing law as a leading member of the Richmond bar and at length departed this life in Richmond. He was a warm, personal friend of Henry Clay. Charles R. Copland was reared in the city of his nativity and acquired his education there. He came to A Muskingum county in early manhood, bringing with him his family and servants and settling on the farm which has since been in possession of representatives of the name. He built a log cabin upon the land that is now owned by Mrs. Samuel Copland and he called his place "Sylvan Rest." He married Miss Evaline Adams, whose people were pioneer settlers of the county, and later he built the first brick house in Madison township. The year of his arrival here was 1814, but as early as 1812 his father had traveled over the mountains in a car- 464 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. riage and had spent the summer in Muskingum county. His wife was a daughter of George Adams and had been brought to this county from Virginia, her native state, in her early girlhood days. The younger couple began their domestic life upon a farm and throughout an active business career Mr. Copland carried on agricultural pursuits in order to provide a good living for his wife and children. Unto them were born the following named : Rebecca, deceased ; George, a resident farmer of Madison township ; Howard, deceased; Ars. Mary A. Robinson. of Granville, Ohio ; Samuel and Charles, who have passed away ; Agnes and Ann, twins, also deceased; James, who follows farming in A Madison township; Alexander, deceased ; Maria, living in Mount Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, and Henry, a farmer of Logan, Kansas. Both Mr. and Mrs. Charles Copland were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and he was not only regarded as a prosperous agriculturist, but was also classed with the most prominent and influential citizens of his community. Because of his genuine, personal worth and his devotion to the public welfare he had considerable influence over public thought and action and he labored assiduously to secure substantial advancement in the county along lines of material, intellectual and moral progress. Samuel Copland, reared to manhood under the paternal roof, began his education in the public schools near his father’s home and afterward enjoyed the privilege of attending college at New Concord, being thus equipped by a liberal education for life's practical and responsible duties. In his youth he had also been instructed concerning the value of industry and economy as active and effective forces in the affairs of life. He started out to make his own way in the world in 1848, entering upon his business career as a salesman in a store in Dresden, but about 1856 he resumed agricultural pursuits, taking up his abode on a farm on the Muskingum river in the southern part of Madison township. There he was successful in tilling the soil and to the further development and improvement of his property he directed his energies until 1891, when he built a pleasant home in Dresden, where he lived retired until his death. In 1866 Mr. Copland chose as a companion and helpmate on life's journey Miss Barbara Stine, a daughter of Michael Stine, and a native of Madison township, born in 1845. They became the parents of the following named: Fannie Evalina, who died when three years of age ; Flora, the wife of Harry Barron, a shoe merchant of Cleveland, Ohio, by whom she has one son ; Agnes, the wife of Ward B. Compton, of Dresden ; Gabrielle, at home with her mother ; and Mary, the wife of Charles Schumaker, Jr., who is a grocer in Dresden. They have one daughter. The husband and father departed this life April, 2, 1896, and his death was a source of deep regret to many friends as well as to his immediate family. In his business career he was prosperous and at all times was reliable and honorable, never taking advantage of the necessities of his fellowmen in any trade transaction. In matters of citizenship, however, he was progressive, counting it a duty to give his co-operation to whatever he deemed would prove of public benefit, but while he was successful in business, public-spirited in citizenship and ratified his friendships by his courtesy and consideration for others, his best traits of character were reserved for his family, and it was there that he was held in deepest love. He left his widow in very comfortable financial circumstances, she being now the owner of seven hundred and fifty acres of valuable land. in Muskingum county. She has in her possession a spoon which is one hundred and forty years old and which was brought from Virginia by the Coplands. A most estimable lady the circle of her friends is extensive and all who know her esteem her for her good qualities of mind and heart. ANDERSON EVANS. Anderson Evans, who has been a resident of Muskingum county since November, 1867, was born in ;Amherst county, Virginia, March 16, 1823. and in 1827 went to Jefferson county, Indiana, where he remained with his mother until 1834. At that time he went to live with a farmer near M adison in that county and was to receive three months' schooling each year besides his clothes in compensation for his services, but was never able to attend school. He continued with that gentleman for six years and then went to Madison, where he worked for six months at chair-making, and then followed the cooper's trade in the same city until May, 1843, at which time he came to Ohio, locating in Morgan county, where he followed his trade and also engaged in farming. He began work for ten dollars per month and was thus employed for four years. While living in Morgan county, Mr. Evans married the daughter of his employer, Miss Julia A. Talley, whose birth occurred in that county, and they have become the parents of four children who are yet living.: Mrs. Hannah Easlick, who is a resident of Harrison county, Ohio ; John H., a contractor of Columbus; William G., of Zanesville, who married Dolly Atwood, a daughter of Professor A. 0. Atwood, and has two children, Anderson and Lucy ; and Mrs. Ella Hamilton, of Zanesville. PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 465 Being a natural mechanic, Mr. Evans worked at various pursuits in early life. Coming to Muskingum county in 1867, he purchased twenty-eight acres of land in Washington township, upon a part of which he is now living. To a great extent he has followed market gardening and he added to his place until he had fifty-two acres of land. In 1892 he turned his attention to the dairy business which he conducted until 1900, when he sold his dairy and all his land, but afterward bought three and a half acres of the old home place, where he is now living. In his youth Mr. Evans was deprived of many of the privileges and advantages which most boys enjoyed, for he was left an orphan at a very early age, his mother dying when lie was but seven years of age, while the father's death occurred when the son was but nine years old. He scorned no employment that would yield him an holiest living and because of his willingness to work and his honorable business methods he gained a start in life that gave him the foundation for his present prosperity. In his political views Mr. Evans was a democrat until President Cleveland's administration, and he is now a socialist. He was county coroner for one term and was also justice of the peace for nine years. He has been a member of the Methodist church for fifty-eight years and his religious faith and belief have permeated his life and guided him in his relations with his fellowmen, making him a man worthy of all trust and respect. FRANK PERRY BAILEY. Frank Perry Bailey, of the F. P. Bailey Drug Company, was born in this city, Tune 14, 1843, his parents being Leonard Perry and Abigail Willis (Matthews) Bailey. His paternal grandfather was a native of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. Leonard Perry Bailey was born at Bud’s Ferry. Pennsylvania, in 1789, and in Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, he learned the trade of piano and organ-maker. In 1823 he came from Pittsburg. to Ohio, settling first in Cincinnati, and in 1828 came to Zanesville, where he engaged in business in the line of his trade until his death. He made the first organ west of the Alleghany mountains and it is still in use in a small church in Cleveland, Ohio. He was long a devoted Presbyterian, holding membership in Dr. Culbertson's church and for over sixty years he served as one of its elders. His wife was born in Putnam, Ohio, and was a daughter of Dr. Increase Matthews, who was one of the early settlers of Zanesville and one of the founders of Putnam. He was a native of Connecticut and came to Ohio in 1795, long before there was any regular means of transportation. The journey was made on horseback from New England and he first settled in Marietta, Ohio, after which he removed to Putnam. Leonard P. Bailey died in Zanesville at the advanced age of eighty-seven years, while his wife passed away at the age of seventy-four years. They were the parents of nine children, six sons and three daughters, of whom one son and a daughter are now living, the latter being Clara P. Willis Bailey, a brother of our subject, died recently and very suddenly on the loth of February, 1905. He was for many years a most prominent business man of Zanesville, connected through a long period with the drug trade of the city and later with its banking interests. Frank Perry Bailey pursued his education in the public schools of Zanesville and entered upon his business career as a clerk in the drug store of W. A. Graham and in 1866 he established a store of his own as a retail dealer in drugs on Main street between Third and Fourth streets. In 1871, however, he removed to Sandusky, Ohio. where he remained until 1883, having sold out his business m this city. Following his return to Zanesville in the latter year he located on Main street. where he again opened a retail drug store. He afterward admitted Frank Graham Bailey to a partnership in January, 1897, under the firm style of F. P. Bailey & Company, and this has since been incorporated under the name of the F. P. Bailey Drug Company. Both a wholesale and retail business are carried on and the trade in each department is extensive and is constantly growing. In 1868 occurred the marriage of Frank P. Bailey and Miss Eleanor P. Graham, a daughter of John A. Graham, of Sandusky, Ohio, and unto them were born three children, of whom two are living: Helen T., a native of Zanesville: and F. Graham. who married Elizabeth Drone and lives in this city. The wife and mother died July 10, 1881, at the age of thirty-six years, and in September, 1885, Mr. Bailey was again married, his second union being with Lucy Steenrod, who was born in Columbus, Ohio, and is a daughter of Lewis Steenrod. They have two children, Eleanor Morton and Marguerite Perry. both born in Zanesville. Mr. Bailey's study of political issues has led him to give an earnest support to the republican party. He takes an active and prominent interest in the work of the Presbyterian church, in which he has long held membership and in which he is one of the trustees. Knowing what tends to benefit his city and promote its material and moral growth his interest and co-operation has been given to many measures for the general good. His attention, however, is chiefly concen- 466 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. trated upon his business affairs, in which he has prospered as the years have gone by. His name is an honored one on commercial paper and he has the entire confidence and respect of his business associates, never making an engagement that he does not meet nor incurring an obligation that he does not fulfill. GEORGE TAYLOR. George Taylor is owner of three hundred acres of valuable land in Perry township and while now living retired he was for many years actively engaged in general agricultural pursuits. His birth occurred January to, 1837, in Union township, near his present home, his parents being Alfred and Eliza (Ray) Taylor. The father was born near Portsmouth. England, and was married there after which he brought his bride to the United States, landing at New York city in 1803. They proceeded thence to Albany and on to Buffalo by way of the canal and from the latter point journeyed by way of the lakes to Zanesville. For three years Mr. Taylor was employed in the county seat and at the end of that time began working for his father-in-law on the farm where George Taylor was born, in Union township. By trade Alfred Taylor was a butcher, but when his capital had become sufficient to enable him to purchase land he bought a farm and gave the greater part of his attention to agricultural pursuits throughout the remainder of his days, although to some extent he followed butchering. He was employed in that way by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company at the time of the construction of its line across the county. supplying the workmen with meats. He died about 1896 at the advanced age of eighty-three years, having long survived his wife, who passed away about 1874. George Taylor is indebted to the public schools of Union township for the educational privileges he enjoyed in his boyhood days. He remained at home until he was twenty-two years of age and during that time learned many lessons concerning the value of industry, economy and perseverance as factors in the business life. He was twenty-two years of age when he left home and began farming on his own account on sixty acres of land which he yet owns. He has since carried on agricultural pursuits and as the years have passed he has added to his property until he now owns three hundred acres of valuable land, all of which is rented to his sons, who carry on general farming and also keep about two hundred head of sheep. 'Mr. Taylor led a very busy, active and useful life and his labors were crowned with the success which all men seek. In 1858 occurred the marriage of George Taylor and Miss Amanda Haines. a daughter of Jesse and Catherine (Erman) Haines, who came to this country from France about 1830 and resided in Bridgeville, Ohio, her father following the occupation of farming. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were born seven children, as follows: William A., who married Minnie Murphy and lives in Wichita county, Texas ; Sidney A., who is at home; Lola B., the wife of Val Hunter, a resident farmer of Perry township ; Eliza, the wife of David McConaha. of Union township; John, at home ; George, who was graduated from the Columbus Medical College in 1899 and is practicing in Clayville, Ohio; and Carrie, also at home. The sons who are at home are carrying on the farm and are well known and enterprising agriculturists. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor hold membership in the Presbyterian church and take an active interest in its work and the extension of its influence. His political views accord with the principles Of democracy but ,he hag never sought or desired public office, preferring to give his undivided attention to agricultural pursuits. His life record proves conclusively that success is not a matter of genius but is the outcome of clear judgment, experience, strong determination and laudable ambition for it is these qualities that have enabled Mr. Taylor to overcome all the difficulties and obstacles of a business career and gradually acquire the comfortable competence that he now enjoys. LYMAN H. OSBORN. Lyman H. Osborn, who has become prosperous in the conduct of farming interests and is now a well-to-do agriculturist living in section 9, Wayne township, was born in Morgan county, Ohio. September 28, 1848. His father, Jefferson Osborn, was born in Brooke county, Virginia, in March, 1804, and married Miss Adiah Pringle, whose birth occurred in the same state in 1810. Jefferson Osborn came to Ohio in 1826 and with his mother settled in Morgan county, where she purchased land. It was here that he formed the acquaintance of Miss Pringle, a daughter of Rev. H. Pringle. a minister of the Baptist church, who brought his family to Muskingum county in 1810, when the daughter was but a babe. He was one of the first ministers of that denomination in Muskingum county and he was also the owner of a farm now in the possession of Lyman H. Osborn. He took an active and helpful part in the early moral development of his community and for many years his influence was a potent: factor in the religious growth. Jefferson Osborn, was a carpenter by trade and was identified with building interests during his early life. In 1874- PAGE - 467 - MR. AMD MRS. GEORGE TAYLOR PAGE - 468 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 469 he came to Muskingum county and the following year purchased two hundred and eighty-four acres of land in Wayne township, on which he began general farming. In politics he was a democrat and was acknowledged by all as a man of genuine worth, displaying many excellent traits of character. In his family were seven, children, of whom five are now living, namely : Mrs. Salina Potter ; Pearley, who resides on the old home farm in Morgan county ; Mary ; Maria, and Lyman H. In taking up the personal history of Lyman H. Osborn we present to our readers the life record of one well and favorably known in this part of the state. He was educated in the public schools of Morgan county and with his father came to Muskingum county. He has resided on his present farm since 1874 and is now the owner of two hundred and seven acres of fertile and productive land about four miles east of Zanesville. The place is devoted to the raising of grain and also cattle and horses. He has a nice residence and the farm is well improved with good machinery and all modern equipments that facilitate the work and render the labors of the owner most value in winning success. Mr. Osborn was married in Morgan county of Miss Jane Patterson, a native of Vinton county, Ohio. who was reared in Morgan county, this state, and they have four children : William L., Elizabeth. Ada and Frank H. Mr. Osborn exercises his right of franchise in support of the and measures of the democracy and has ed as township trustee and as a member of board of education. He was also township surer of Wayne township for eight years. is identified with the Grange. His persistency of purpose and unfaltering energy constitute the key that has unlocked for him the portals of success and he is now one of the substantial agriculturists of his community. JACOB H. BAINTER. Jacob H. Bainter has since 1875 resided upon his present farm in Salem township, where he owns one hundred and eighty-five acres of land near New Hope church and about two miles east of Adamsville. He has always lived in Muskingum county, his natal year being 1848, while the place of his birth was a farm in Monroe township. The family is of German lineage and was founded in America by Godfrey Bainter, the great-grandfather, who, with three other representatives of the family, came to the United States, but they were separated and Godfrey Bainter never heard from his relatives again. He became a resident of Muskingum county, settling in the vicinity of Dresden, and was buried there. His son, Adam Bainter, was born March 8, 1784, in this county, and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Bainter, was a native of the same locality. Following the death of the great-grandfather, Adam Bainter removed to Monroe township and was the owner of two hundred acres of land there which he improved. and cultivated, making it a good farm. Upon that place he reared his family of six children. John B. Bainter, son of Adam Bainter, was born in Monroe township, March 9, 1809, and pursued his education in the public schools there. After putting aside his text-books he turned his attention to merchandising, which he followed for a number of years and later he resumed agricultural pursuits with which he had become familiar in his early boyhood days. As his financial resources increased he made judicious investment in land until, his holdings aggregated two hundred and ninety-five acres. He married Miss Margaret Gaumer, who was born in Muskingum county, October 27, 1813. They became the parents of eight children, of whom six are now living : Charles N.. who resides in Portland, Oregon ; Jacob H. ; A. A . , who is living in Monroe township ; Mrs. Catherine Norman, whose home is in Stark county, Iowa ; John H., who lives with his brother Jacob ; and Mary M., who is living in Adams township. The father died at the old home in Monroe township, April 25, 1890, and the mother passed away February 4, 1885. Jacob H. Bainter was educated in Monroe township in what was called the Buker school, and when he put aside his text-books he gave his undivided attention to his farm work, which he followed unremittingly until twenty-five years of age. He made his first purchase of land in 1875, becoming owner of a farm upon which he has since lived. In the meantime he had married, having on the loth of November, 1873, wedded Miss Rose Shrigley, a native of Salem township, and a daughter of J. 0. and Matilda (Shroyer) Shrigley. Her father was born in Muskingum county, August 27, 1823, and was a son of Samuel Shrigley. He died July 25, 1901, at the age of seventy-seven years and is still survived by his wife, whose birth occurred on the 1st of June, 1833. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Painter were born three children: Dora Belle, born April 8, 1875, is the wife of Charles B. Bell, a resident farmer of Adams township, and has two children, Mildred D.. December 13, 1898, and Constant E., March 8, 1903. Ada Bell, born June 23, 1877, is the widow of Will Ross, who died July 3, 1902, leaving one child, Harold B., born May 7, 1901. and Mrs. Ross and her son Harold now reside with her father : Lillie D., born February 12, 1880, is the wife of Edward Gosser, a res- 470 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. ident of Adamsville, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, February 22, 1871, and was a son of Michael and Margaret (Hennel) Gosser. His father was born in Coshocton county in 1843 and his mother's birth occurred in the same year. The Gosser family was established in Ohio, in 1846, by the grandfather, Edward Gosser, who settled in Coshocton county. Michael Gosser is a farmer by occupation and owns and operates one hundred and sixty acres of land. Edward Gosser is a blacksmith and wagon-maker of Adamsville and is well known in industrial circles as a reliable business man. He gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and socially is connected with the Masons and Odd Fellows, while his religious faith is that of the Lutheran Evangelical church. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Gosser have been born two daughters : Ruth B., October 16, 1901, and Margaret R., on the 31st of May, 1904. Jacob H. Bainter is a democrat in his political affiliation and has been called to public office, discharging his duties with promptness and fidelity. He served as a trustee for several years and was assessor for several years. He holds membership with the Grange and both he and his wife are identified through membership relations with the Lutheran church in the work of which they take an active interest, contributing liberally to its support. In all matters of citizenship Al r. Bainter is public-spirited and progressive and vet he never neglects in the least his . business interests. He is now successfully carrying on general farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of cattle and sheep, and his business affairs are capably conducted and bring him success. His example, too, is well worthy of emulation in the fact that it has been prompted by honorable business principles and throughout his entire life he has never been known to take advantage of the necessities of his fellowmen in any trade transaction. JOHN R. STONESIPHER. John R. Stonesipher, whose activity has touched so many lines of progress in Zanesville that he is to-day accounted one of its foremost citizens, was born in Putnam. Muskingum county, and acquired his early education in the common and high schools of that town, which at one time in its educational advantages and other privileges claimed to be a rival of the city of Zanesville. :1t this time, however, tbe town of Putnam is included in the corporation limits of the county seat. After leaving high school Mr. Stonesipher was engaged in teaching for a short time in a normal school and afterward attended a business college, where he completed the full course and was then connected with the institution for a short time as an assistant instructor in an auxiliary course of some high school branches. He afterward devoted his attention for a brief period to newspaper work and then entered upon the study of law, becoming a student in the law school of the Cincinnati College, where he was under the instruction of Judges George Hoadley, Bellamy Storer and others. On completion of the regular course he was graduated, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Law, April 19, 1871. In the same month he was admitted to the Ohio bar by the district court in Cincinnati, being at that time but twenty-one years of age. Mr. Stonesipher at once returned to Zanesville, where he has since been an active representative of the legal profession, being accorded a large and important clientage that has connected him with the leading litigation in the courts of his district. He has somewhat specialized in his practice, preferring certain departments of legal work. He is, however, well informed concerning all the different branches of jurisprudence and has been a close and discriminating student of his profession since leaving college. In 1887 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Muskingum county and four years later, in 1881, he was nominated for probate judge, but his party generally met defeat in that year and Muskingum county elected the opposite ticket by a considerable majority. Mr. Stonesipher, according to the returns, was defeated by only three votes and an election contest resulted. After much delay the certificate was awarded his opponent. Though later offered another nomination for the same position, he declined and has since refused to be a candidate for election in political office. In 1876 Mr. Stonesipher was chosen one of the directors of the Zanesville B. C. & M. Company, the board of directors of which are trustees of the funds belonging to the estate of John McIntire. He has been re-elected each year since. In April, 1876, he assisted in securing the Zanesville Atheneum, a private corporation organized in 1827 and owning a library in Zanesville, a contribution from the McIntire funds, whereby the privileges of the library and reading room were secured to certain children in the public schools. This arrangement continued until June. 1904, when the library was given entirely to the board of education of Zanesville. thus becoming a city institution. Mr. Stonesipher became a director in the Atheneum in 1876 and so continue( until 1904, while in 1889 he accepted the position of secretary and treasurer, which he held at a nominal salary until the library was placed in safe hands for its continuance for the benefit o PAGE - 471 - PICTURE OF JOHN R. STONESIPHER PAGE - 472 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 473 the city at large. He was also one of the first board of trustees of the John McIntire Childrens' Home, assisting in the organization of that charitable corporation, aiding, as far as possible, in the planning and building of the home, which was erected from funds of the McIntire estate. The master spirits at the inception of this institution were Hon. C. C. Russell and Hon. M. M. Granger. Since 188o Mr. Stonesipher has served without compensation in connection with the very able and efficient members of the board as a trustee of this home. Mr. Stonesipher has been connected with a number of other companies and associations of the city, developing its material and intellectual progress and its activity along benevolent as well as business lines. He mentions his relations with one organization with some humor as making him coincide to some extent with the career of Lewis Cass. General Cass, who was governor of Michigan, cabinet minister and candidate for president in 1848, was a member of the bar of Zanesville and was prosecuting attorney here from 1804 until 1812 and was also master of Amity lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M., and these various positions have all been held by Mr. Stonesipher. S. FRANK VINSEL. S. Frank Vinsel is owner of a good farm of eighty acres four and a half miles from Adamsville and in addition to the operation of this place he cultivates his father's farm. He was born July 23. 1851, his parents being George H. and Elizabeth (Wenner) Vinsel. His paternal great-grandfather, John Vinsel, was of German lineage and for many years followed farming in Loudoun county, Virginia. where he married a Miss Huff, also of German descent. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812 and was always loyal and progressive in citizenship. He belonged to the Lutheran church and died in that faith when sixty-five years of age. His children are: John, Adam. Philip, George, Solomon, Kate, Polly. Eva and Susan. John Vinsel, Jr., grandfather of S. Frank Vinsel; was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, and learned the blacksmith's trade in early life. He married Miss Mary Foley and both were members of the Lutheran church. His death occurred when he was fifty years of age. The children in his family were : Harriett, Eliza, Matilda, John H.. Thomas W. and George H. The last named, also a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, was born August 24, 1824, and spent the days of his boyhood and youth upon his father's farm. He was twenty-five years of age when he came to Ohio and it was in Adams township, this county, on the 22d of August, 1850, that he wedded Elizabeth R. Wenner, who was born March 9, 1832, a daughter of Solomon and Malinda (Wertz) Wenner. Her father was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, and was married in Salem township, Muskingum county, after which he settled at Fultonham, about ten miles from Zanesville, there following the trade of carpentering and cabinet-making. In 1836 he purchased and removed to the farm now occupied by George Vinsel, making it his home until called to his final rest. He and his wife were active and prominent members of the Lutheran church, in which he long served as Sunday school superintendent, while his political support was given to the whig party. His children were: Peter F., who died in infancy ; Mary C., and Elizabeth R. Mr. Wenner died in 1851 at the age of fifty years. George H. Vinsel, following his marriage, located upon a farm in Adams township, where he yet lives and he has since added to his property until he has good realty holdings. He votes with the democracy, has served as township trustee and treasurer and as a member of the school board, and while acting as road supervisor did much to improve the roads in this part of the county. He and his wife hold membership in the Lutheran church. Their family numbered eleven children : Solomon F.. a farmer of Adams township, born July 23. 1851, wedded Mary M. Bainter and had five children; John W., who was born August 28, 1853. and is a carpenter of Adams township, married Maggie Stewart and has two children ; Mary M., born October 22, 1855, is the wife of Samuel Hanks, a farmer of Adams township ; William Kirk, born May 17, 1858. died February 10, 1868 ; Martha A., born April 17, 1860. is the wife of Henry Buker. of Monroe township ; Albert R., born August 24, 1862, and now following carpentering, married Etta Davis ; Curtis 0.. born June 14. 1865, married Lillie M. Jackson and is a contractor of Zanesville ; Valley A., born October 18, 1867. is the widow of Spencer Jordan. who was a farmer of Adams township ; George T.. born December 4, 1870, Alvy A., born August 23, 1873, and Bertha V.. born July 26. 1876. are the younger members of the family. Mrs. Vinsel is still living upon the old home farm, upon which her birth occurred. S. Frank Vinsel pursued his education in the Young America school and worked with his father until twenty-five years of age, when he removed to his present home, purchasing the land from his father on the 2d of April, 1900. He owns here eighty acres. pleasantly and conveniently situated near the Fairview church and about four and a half miles from Adamsville. 474 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. He carries on general farming and stock-raising and also operates his father's farm and in his work he is progressive and enterprising. On the 15th of November, 1876, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Vinsel and Miss Mary M. Bainter, who was born July 31, 1856, a daughter of John B. and Margaret (Gaumer) Bainter. Her father was born March 7, 1809, and her mother October 27, 1813, both m Muskingum county. Her grandfather, Adam Bainter, was born March 8, 1784, and her great-grandfather, Godfrey Bainter, came from Germany to America, settling where the town of Dresden now stands. Adam Bainter afterward removed to Monroe township, where he owned a farm of two hundred acres, on which he reared his six children. John B. Bainter was educated in Monroe township and after leaving school engaged in merchandising in Coshocton county for sonic time, but later turned his attention to farming. He died in Monroe township, April 25, 1890, at which time he was the owner of a valuable tract of land of two hundred and ninety-five acres. He left eight children, of whom the following are now living : Charles W., a resident of Portland, Oregon ; Jacob H.. of Salem township ; A. A., of Monroe township ; Mrs. Catherine Norwin, who is living in Iowa ; John H., who makes his home with his brother Jacob; Rachel C., who resides in Iowa ; and Mrs. Vinsel. The mother of these children (lied November 4, 1885. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Vinsel was blessed with six children, but they lost their first born, George C., whose birth occurred November 12. 1878, and who died January 9, 1892 ; Clyde. born November 12, 1878, is living in Zanesville ; Roy, born December 22, 188o, resides at Zering, Iowa: Luta, born July 25, 1883, Otto B., February 12, 1886, and Paul Glenn, August 18, 1891, are at home. The parents hold membership in the Lutheran church and are interested and active in its work. Mr. Vinsel is also a member of the Grange, and in politics he is a democrat. He served as township trustee, was assessor for two years and has also been school director. Active and influential in community affairs, his influence is ever on the side of progress, reform and improvement. JAMES E. WIGTON. James E. Wigton is the owner of an excellent farm near Roseville, on which is found coal and pottery clay. It was upon this farm that he was born, April 12, 1803. His paternal grandfather, Joseph Wigton, was numbered among the many citizens of foreign birth who have emigrated to this country and by their industry and good management have become wealthy and influential members of society. He was a native of Ireland and leaving that country when a young man crossed the Atlantic to the new world. first coming to Ohio he located m Perry county where he followed his trade of tailoring, which he had learned on the Emerald Isle. He after ward removed to Fultonham, Muskingum county, which place was then called Uniontown, an there he continued to work at his trade for sometime. He settled on a quarter section of land adjoining Roseville and at once began to make improvements. His farm at that time was covered with a dense growth of timber, but with in a comparatively short period he had worked notable transformation, clearing away the trees and plowing the fields. He made a permanent home upon that place and in the years of his active business career developed an excellent farm. He came to this country alone and empty handed and what he gained in the way of this world's goods came to him as a legitimate result of his indomitable energy, strong purpose an laudable ambition. He died in 1859, when eighty: Years of age. He was married in Rushville; Ohio, to Miss Sarah Porter. and unto them were born eight children., namely : William. John, Mary Jane, James and Nancy, all deceased ; Samuel and Carson. The father died in 1859. when eighty years of age, and his wife passed away in 1831, when about forty years of age. Following the death of his first wife. Joseph Wigton was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Rose, and they had one child, Martha. Carson P. Wigton. father of our subject, was born in this county. He was a farmer, following that occupation throughout his entire bus ness career. He married Miss M. Crooks. a native of this county, and their children are as fol lows : Augusta, deceased ; Arthur, who is living in Texas ; James E. ; Walter. who also resides on the farm, being a half owner in that property ; Maggie, deceased ; and Mrs. Lizzie Bash, of White Cottage. this county. James E. Wigton has spent his entire life upon the farm which is yet his home. Here he was reared and early became familiar with the best methods of cultivating the fields and caring for the crops. He is now associated with his brother. Walter C. Wigton, in the ownership and operation of the home place. They now have on hundred and forty acres of land devoted to general farming, and thirty acres of their land underlaid with coal beds, to which mines hay been dug, while the product thereof is sold a Roseville. There is also pottery clay upon th farm and altogether, this is a very valuable an desirable property. On the 31st of March, 1883, Mr. Wigton was united in marriage to Miss Alice Price, a native of this county and a daughter of William Price PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 475 They have one child, Nettie. Their home is a nice two-story frame residence situated within the corporation limits of Roseville, for their farm adjoins the town. Their home is a hospitable one and the family enjoys the friendship of many of Roseville's best citizens. Mr. Wigton has served as a member of the city council for two terms, to which position he was elected on the democratic ticket. Local affairs are a matter of interest to him and his concern in the public welfare is manifest in his active co-operation in all movements which he deems will prove of public benefit. JOHN W. STEWART. John W. Stewart owns and operates one hundred and twenty-eight acres of land in Adams township and was born upon this place, April 22, 1859, his parents being Henry and Elizabeth (Saffle) Stewart. His father, a native of Ireland, was born May 30. 1822, and died September 8, 1864, while his mother, who was born in Adams township, September 28, 1829, died July 30, 1893. Her parents were from Virginia. Henry Stewart came to :Muskingum county with his parents his early boyhood (lays and afterward entered land from the government, upon which his son John W. now resides. He owned two hundred acres of land and his knowledge of agricultural interests, his untiring industry and his business discernment enabled him to develop an excellent, farm. His political views accorded with Republican principles and he served as justice the peace for several years, being a capable official whose decisions were strictly fair and impartial. In the family were two children, the daughter being Maggie A.. the wife of John W. Vinsel. of Adams township. John W. Stewart acquired a common school location and resided upon the home farm in is youth. He was married in February. 1882, Rachel A. Barrett. who was born in Muskingum county, January 24, 1859, and is a daughter of Thomas and Lucinda ( Gabriel) Barrett. Her ather was born in Muskingum county. June 21. 827, and died March 14, 1897. His wife, who as born October 14, 1829. passed away January 30, 1901. She was a (laughter of John Gabriel, who came from Loudoun county, Virginia. to Ohio in 1820, and settled in Adams township, where he entered one hundred and sixty acres from the government. Not a furrow had been turned nor an improvement made upon this place, but with characteristic energy he began cultivating his farm. Both he and his wife were members of the Baptist church and he was an active supporter of the whig party. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have become the parents of four children : Maud, who was born October 27, 1882, married Otto Wohlheter and is living at home ; Alta May, born October 7, 1884, was educated at Concord and is now engaged in teaching school; Henry Merrill, born May 2, 1889, and Carrie Gertrude, October to, 1894, are at home. Throughout his entire life John W. Stewart has carried on agricultural pursuits and the practical experience which he gained in youth has proved of much value to him in his later years. He has added modern accessories and improvements to his farm and now has a well developed property, everything being attractive in appearance because of the care and labor which he bestows upon the place. He votes with the republican party and for three years he has served as township trustee. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees and also of the Patrons of Industry and he and his wife and three of their children hold membership in the Fairview Methodist Episcopal church. He has always lived in Muskingum county and is one of the class of native sons who, having always remained in the county, prove the attractiveness of this part of the state as a place of residence and also indicate its natural resources and the advantages which it offers to its citizens. VICTOR BURNSIDE STUBBINS. Victor Burnside Stubbins, master mechanic for the Ohio River & Western Railroad, at Zanesville. was born in Baltimore, Maryland. in 1843. His father, Charles Stubbins, was a native of Pennsylvania and removed from that state to Baltimore, Maryland, where he was employed at clerking in a mercantile house. He was killed, however, on the railroad when his son Victor was only twelve years of age. The mother bore the maiden name of Jane Burnside and was born in Hagerstown. Maryland. There were two children, but -Maurice, his brother, died in 1895. in Grafton, West Virginia. Victor B. Stubbins, having obtained his education in the schools of his native state, afterward learned the machinist's trade there and in the Baltimore & Ohio shops at Mount Clair, Maryland, serving a full apprenticeship. In 1863 he entered the United States navy as engineer on the Commodore Perry, a United States gunboat. and was in active service on that vessel for eight months, with the James River flotilla, then went on the monitor Sangamon as engmeer and after serving in that capacity for eight weeks was transferred to the flagship of the Southern Pacific squadron. He was on the United States steamer Powhatan for a year and he resigned m Caleo harbor with the expectation of joining the 476 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. Chilian navy, but on account of war he did not get the position he anticipated and in consequence returned to Baltimore. Later he worked in the shops of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and when that line purchased the Central Ohio Railroad he began work in the machine shops in the eighth ward at Zanesville as a machinist, remaining there for twenty years, or until the shops were removed to Newark. At that time, seventeen years ago, he entered the employ of the Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railroad, now the Ohio River & Western Railroad Company, and was machinist until fifteen years ago, when he was made master mechanic, in which position he has since capably served. Mr. Stubbins was married in Zanesville in 1867 to Miss Rose Thermont, who was born in Zanesville. and they have four children, all natives of this city : Rose, Sumner, Clarence, and Gretchen. They also lost their eldest child, Clara, who died in early girlhood. Mr. Stubbins has always voted with the republican party, and while faithful to its interests, he has never sought or desired office, his business affairs making full claim upon his time and attention. That he is worthy of responsible positions is indicated by the fact that he has long continued in various services, having for fifteen years acted as master mechanic of the road which he now represents. WILLIAM H. BLANEY. Everywhere in our land are found men who have worked their own way upward from humble beginnings to leadership in the commerce, the great productive industries, the management of financial affairs, and in controlling the veins and arteries of the traffic and exchanges of the country. Prominent among the self-made men of Ohio is William H. Blaney, a man honored, respected and esteemed wherever known, and most of all, where he is best known. He is now controlling extensive mining interests and is also the owner of valuable real estate in Muskingum county. He was born November 28, 1858, in Meigs county. Ohio, his parents being Justice and Anna (Cope) Blaney. The father was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and was a potter by trade, being engaged in the manufacture of what was called red ware. He came to Ohio in 1856 and continued to engage to some extent in business as a potter, manufacturing small pieces of ware by hand. He wedded Anna Cope. a (laughter of Joseph Cope. who was a minister of the Society of Friends or Quakers. The family resided in Pennsylvania, and none of the representatives of the family save Mrs. Blaney came to Ohio. Unto the parents of our subject were born eight children : Edith L., who is the wife of Robert Butcher, of Gloucester, Ohio, and the mother of twelve children ; Joseph C., who has been married twice and has three children and makes his home at Rose Farm; Sarah, who died at the age of forty-two years; John, deceased, who married Nellie Doran, by whom he had one child; William, of this review ; Mary, who became the wife of Frank Judwin, a resident of Arkansas, and is the mother of two children ; Mrs. Emma Tidwick, of Covington, Kentucky, who has two daughters ; and Isaac, living in Steubenville, Ohio. William H. Blaney was only fourteen years of age at the time of his father's death. He continued to make his home with his mother until twenty-five years of age. He afterward married Laura Leasure, who has passed away. There were six children by that marriage : Frank L., born November 27, 1884 ; Blanch, born November 23, 1886 ; Elsie J., June 20, 1889; Lena, July 20, 1892; Ivol B., September 20, 1894; and Merle L., September 25, 1897. For his second wife Mr. Blaney chose Jennie Prescott, a daughter of Robert Prescott, who was born in Ohio, and was a son of Robert Prescott, Sr., a native of Ireland. Mr. Blaney is a self-made man in the truest sense of that term. His educational privileges were limited and he had no financial assistance yet through his own labor and perseverance he has risen unaided from a humble position to one of affluence. He entered upon his business career as a coal miner, working with pick and shovel, and after he had saved five hundred dollars from his earnings he embarked in mercantile pursuits, but within a few years he found himself two thousand dollars in debt. He then returned to the mine, where he again resumed work, being thus engaged until he had paid each creditor one hundred cents on the dollar. When this was accomplished he embarked in the coal business on his own account, leasing a mine which others could not make pay. He gave seventy-five dollars for this lease and this proved his starting point upon the upward grade. After working the mine for some time he disposed of it at a good profit, having himself taken out sixty carloads of coal. That he has prospered in his undertakings is indicated by the property holdings which he now has. He won twenty-five acres of land and a fine residence in Cannelville, and he also has about twenty-seven houses which he rents and which bring him a very gratifying income. He has extensive investments in mining properties and is now the president of th Walnut Hill Mining Company, which is capitalized for fifty thousand dollars and of whic J. P. Comminskey, of Detroit. is treasurer. Thi mine has just been equipped with machinery an PAGE - 477 - PICTURE OF MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM H. BLANEY PAGE - 378 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 479 employs between seventy-five and one hundred men, working eight-hour shifts. Mr. Blaney has just put in an electric light plant in order to light the mine and has recently closed a contract With the city of Cannelville to furnish city lights. He also owns stock to the amount of ten thousand dollars in the Duncan Run Coal Company, Which is capitalized for sixty thousand dollars. He is general manager of this mine, which employs about forty men, and he is also sole owner of the business conducted under the name of the Winchester Coal Company and employs about twenty men in the operation of the Oak Knob mine. He also owns and operates the Red Raven mines, employing ten men. The capacity of his mine at Walnut Hill is about four hundred tons per day. This is a part of vein No. 6, while Red Raven and the Duncan Run mines are on vein No. 7. Mr. Blaney certainly deserves great credit for the success he has achieved in his present position. which is in marked contrast to his surroundings in early youth. He has walked to the mine many a day in early life barefooted over frozen ground, but success has attended his labors and to-day he is one of the most prosperous residents of Muskingum county. He has never had a strike at any of his mines and in fact has the warmest attachment and regard of his men for whom he ever has a kind word. He is always considerate and just in his treatment of others and moreover he has the ability that qualifies him for leadership. His men knowing that they will ever receive fair treatment at his hands, give him their full respect and best services. He thoroughly understands every little detail connected with the mining business and is thus able to personally direct the labors of those who serve under him. His knowledge also enables him to know that each day his mine is being operated with profit and that the following dayls labor will also be one of gain. Mr. Blaney is a devoted and loyal member of the Methodist Episcopal church and he belongs to Roseville lodge, A. F. & A. M.. and also Lexington chapter, R. A. M. In his political views he is a republican and has been honored with several local offices, serving as mayor and alderman of Cannelville, as postmaster at Dillon, as school director, justice of the peace and marshal. In his business career he has promulgated and followed financial methods that have made his excellent success possible. He believes that the world should go forward and has clone his full share toward moving it in that direction. He has always been willing to devote his wealth and energies to feasible undertakings that would increase the prosperity of his city and add to the comfort of its inhabitants. His life has been a success. He has accumulated a comfortable fortune and has used only such means as would bear the closest scrutiny. Personally he is sociable, ever willing to accord to any one the courtesy of an interview. Although a man of wealth he is unostentatious in a marked degree and in this age, when anarchistic and socialistic doctrines are inflaming the masses, the demeanor and actions of such men as he do more to quench the fire of envy and malice than all other means combined. His acts have during his life been such as to distinctively entitle him to a place in this publication, and although his career has not been filled with thrilling incidents, probably no biography in this volume can serve as a better illustration to young men of the power of industry, honesty and integrity in insuring success. JACOB C. DURANT. Jacob C. Durant, practical, prominent and prosperous in his farming operations, was born in Wayne township, April 22, t844, and is descended from French ancestry. His paternal grandfather, George Durant, was a blacksmith in France and on emigrating to America he made his way into the interior of the county and purchased a farm of one hundred acres in Muskingum comity, Ohio, about three miles from the present home of Jacob C. Durant. With characteristic energy he began the development and cultivation of his place and remained thereon unpatil his death, which occurred when he was eighty- four years of age. His son, Casper Durant. father of our subject. was born in France in 18o6, within thirteen miles of Strasburg, and served in the French army under King Louis Philip. He came to America with his parents when thirty-five years of age. locating in Wayne township, and bought a farm adjoining his father's land. Later, however, he sold that property and removed to a farm within a mile of the present home of Jacob C. Durant. He married Miss Anna M. Christ, also a native of France and a daughter of Wendel Christ, who came to Muskingum county about 1833, when his daughter was twelve years of age. In order to provide for his family Mr. Durant always engaged in the tilling of the soil and as the years passed by he accumulated a comfortable competence. Politically he was a democrat, and religiously a Catholic. He died at the age of sixty- seven years and his wife departed this life at the age of seventy-eight years. They were the parents of seven children, of whom five are yet living, namely : Jacob C., George, John, Peter, and Mrs. Mary Ellerman. Jacob C. Durant was reared upon the home farm until twenty-five years of age, working in the fields through the summer months and attend- 480 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY ing school in the winter seasons. At the time designated he left home and was married to Miss Ellen Hinneour, who was born in Pennsylvania, near Pittsburg. Seven children grace this marriage, all born in Wayne township, namely : Albert, William, Minnie, Levi, Frank, Theodore and Nettie. After his marriage Mr. Durant operated the home farm until 1899, when he removed to his present place on the Muskingum river. Here he has nineteen and a quarter acres of fine land which is devoted to gardening and he produces annually a large quantity of fine vegetables that command high market prices when sold to the city trade. He has prospered in his undertakings, accumulating a desirable competence, and is classed with the substantial residents of his native township. To the religious faith in which he was reared he yet adheres, and he has also followed in the political footsteps of his father, giving his support to the democratic party. SAMUEL F. O'NEAL. Samuel F. O'Neal is one of the extensive landowners of Muskingum county, having large holdings which represent a life of activity and energy and a fit untilization of the opportunities which have come to him since he started out upon an active business career. Virginia has furnished to Muskingum counts- many of its worthy citizens and among this number is Mr. O'Neal, who was born in Loudoun county, of the Old Dominion, April 25, 1832. He is a grandson of Con O'Neal, who was too young to join the army at the time of the Revolutionary war but participated in the "whiskey insurrection" of 1795 under General Washington in the movement which quelled the uprising in Pennsylvania. His brother, Ferdinand 0' Neal, however, was in the American army, for seven years serving under General Washington in the war of independence. Con O'Neal married a Miss Powers., who had a brother, Robert Powers. in the Revolutionary war. Thomas O’Neal, father of Samuel F. O'Neal. was born in Loudoun county. Virginia, January 1. 1797, and in early manhood wedded Miss Mary Iden. He came with his family to Muskingum county on the 15th of September, 1853. making the journey with carriage and wagons. They had five horses and were fifteen days upon the road. Mr. O’Neal located on a tract of land adjoining the farm now belonging to his son Samuel, becoming owner of one hundred and sixty acres of land which he cleared and cultivated, placing it under a high cultivation. He was influential in community affairs and his efforts proved effective in promoting the general welfare. He served as land appraiser from 186o until 1870 and on many occasions was called upon to serve on the grand jury. He joined the whig party on attaining his majority and cast his ballot for Henry Clay. His death occurred in 1872 and his wife, surviving him for a few years, passed away in 1876. They were the parents of three sons and three daughters and those yet living are : Con, who resides in Washington township and who for thirty-two years served as justice of the peace, proving a capable and popular officer ; Samuel F., of this review ; Mrs. Sarah Bunting, who is living in Washington township ; Mrs. Eliza M. O'Neal, of Washington township; and Mrs. Celia H. White, of the same township. Samuel F. O'Neal spent the days of his boyhood and youth in the county of his nativity and pursued his education in the schools there. He also studied for a time in the schools of Adamsville and Granville, Ohio, and later he engaged in teaching for seven years, being for two years of that time teacher of a district school near Zanesville. He first purchased land in 1863, becoming owner of part of the tract upon which he yet resides but as the years have passed and his financial resources have increased he has extended the boundaries of his home farm until it now comprises five hundred and seventy acres of land that is very rich and productive. His wife also owns a fine farm of one hundred and seventy acres. Most of his property he has acquired entirely through his own efforts and his farm is the visible evidence of a life of unremitting diligence, unfaltering perseverance and of keen business discernment. On the 3d of February, 1863, Mr. O'Neal was united in marriage to Miss Martha Wheeler, who was born in Adamsville, Ohio, October 23, 1834, her parents being Henry and Azuba (Kirkpatrick) Wheeler. Her father came to Muskingum county in 1825 from Montgomery county, Maryland. He was left an orphan when only twelve years of age and at that time was thrown upon his own resources to make his way in the world, so that whatever success he achieved was attributable to his industry and economy. When he arrived in Muskingum county he had an ax that constituted all his possessions. He at once began cutting trees, making shingles and roofing barns and thus gained a start. Year by year he added to his property and his fortune ere his death had reached the sum of two hundred thousand dollars. Such a life record may be well taken as an example by others and should serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement to those who are dependent upon their own resources. The home of Mr. and Mrs. OlNeal was blessed with three children, of whom two are now living. Marcella V.. born in 1867, pursued her education in the district schools at Concord and at Granville. PAGE - 481 - PICTURE OF SAMUEL F. O’NEAL PAGE - 482 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 483 Ohio, and is now living at home. Eugene F., born in 1871, completed his education in Denison University, from which he was graduated with the class of 1896. He then entered upon the practice of law in Zanesville in 1900 and is now an active and capable member of the bar there. He Married Nora Bainter and is now living in Brighton. William S., born December 25, 1865, was educated at Union College, was admitted to the bar in 1891 and secured a large clientage in Zanesville but his health became impaired and he died July 7, 1901. For many years Mr. O'Neal carried on general agricultural pursuits, tilling the soil, cultivating the fields and raising stock, but at the present time he rents much of his land and expects soon to retire from active business pursuits to spend his remaining clays in the enjoyment of a well earned rest. He has carried on general farming, has been an extensive stock-raiser and in his business affairs has accumulated a very handsome competence. His farm is located about four and a half miles from Adamsville. Both Mr. and Mrs. OlNeal are members of the Baptist church, taking an active interest in its work. In 1864 he was elected clerk of his township and served for eight years but otherwise has held no public office. He has always been interested in general progress and improvement, however, and has been known as the champion of many measures that have promoted the public good. He and his wife are both of a liberal, generous disposition and kindly spirit, have given freely of their means to worthy public movements and have been found helpful friends to the poor and needy. JAMES D. HUBBELL. The Hubbell family, of which James D. Hubbell is a representative, traces its ancestry back to Wales and the American progenitor arrived in the new world in 1634. During the early colonization of America the representatives of the family lived in Connecticut, whence later generations removed to New York. Charles R. Hubbell, father of James D. Hubbell, was born in the Empire state and with his parents removed to Steubenville, Ohio, and afterward to Meadville, Pennsylvania. At the latter place they built a boat and came to Zanesville, in June, 1833. by water. Charles R. Hubbell was a millwright by trade and for forty-five years was connected with the Cox Paper Mill. No higher testimonial of his capable service and fidelity could be given than the fact that he was so long retained in one employ. He died in 1894, at the very advanced age of eighty years. He was long an exemplary member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities and his early political support was given to the whig party, while later he became a radical republican, unfaltering in his advocacy of the party principles. He served as trustee of the water works and was a man straightforward and reliable in all life's relations, standing high in public regard. In early manhood he wedded Mary Susanna Short, who was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, a daughter of John Short, who was a shoemaker. Her mother was a representative of the wealthy and prominent Stuck family, of Virginia, and was disinherited for marrying a poor man. At a very early age Mrs. Hubbell was left an orphan. She came to Ohio in 1837, traveling by wagon, her first location being at Canton, Ohio, whence she made her way to Zanesville by canal and lived with the family of James Hatton. She was a member of the German Lutheran church and died in 1875, at the age of fifty-six years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hubbell were born six children : Harvey, a millwright of Zanesville ; Joseph H., general superintendent of the Buckeye Brass & Iron Works at Dayton, Ohio ; Cornelia E., deceased ; Charles E., who died in infancy ; James D. ; and Mary E., the wife of _fames R. Van Sant, of Zanesville. James Davis Hubbell was born on Elm street in Zanesville. January 28, 1849. and after attending the public schools of this city was graduated from the Chogull Business College. He learned the machinist's trade in the machine works of H. & F. Mandy, but their shop was burned in 1866 and he continued his apprenticeship with the firm of Griffith & Wedge. In 1872 he began working as a millwright, which pursuit he followed until 1879, when he returned to the shops of Griffith & Wedge, there remaining until 1882. when he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was employed in a railroad shop for a year. He afterward spent a year in a forge shop and was master mechanic for the Chicago & Erie Railroad for two years. He then took full charge of the Queen City Forge Company and remained until 1896, after which he was connected with the Laidlow & Gordon Machine Company, at Ivorydale, Ohio. He was afterward with the Hess Spring & Axle Works, at Carthage, near Cincinnati, Ohio, and later remodeled the plant of the Canton Coal & Shaft Company, with which he was connected a year. On the expiration of that period he returned to Cincinnati and thence went to Connersville, Indiana, where he was employed in a tool factory, but after a few months again went to Cincinnati, working in the spring and axle factory. His next position was in Greenwald's machine shop and in April, Tom, he returned to Zanesville, entering the shop of Griffith & Wedge. which was remodeled under his direction. He there remained until No- 484 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. vember, 1902. He then connected himself with the Zanesville Mining Tool Company and built a shop at Putnam. In April, 1904, this was consolidated with the Union Machine Works, and Mr. Hubbell took charge as general manager and superintendent, which is his present business connection. He is an expert machinist, having comprehensive knowledge of the business in principle and detail and is, therefore, well qualified to superintend the labors of others. In 1879 Mr. Hubbell was married to Miss Emma M. Jones, of Cincinnati, and they have one son, James Davis, who was born in 1889. and is now attending school. Mr. Hubbell and family are members of the First Congregational church and he affiliates with the Masonic fraternity, while his political allegiance is given to the republican party. He is well known in the industrial circles of this city and is recognized as one of the leaders in this line of business activity. PETER C. SCHROYER. Peter C. Schroyer, now deceased, spent his entire life in Muskingum county. His birth occurred in Salem township, on the 30th of July, 1839, and his parents were Christopher and Rosanna (Werts) Schroyer, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. They came to Ohio about 1815 and cast in their lot with the early settlers of Muskingum county. Peter C. Schroyer was reared under the parental roof and was indebted to the country schools of Salem township for the educational privileges which he enjoyed. He worked on the home farm in his youth and was early instructed concerning the value of industry, economy and integrity as factors in the active affairs of life. He always followed farming and became the owner of a good tract of land which was well tilled and each year returned him good harvests. On the 21st of November, 1860, Mr. Schroyer was married to Miss Sarah E. Winn, a (laughter of James and Louisa (Shaw) Winn. Her father was a farmer by occupation and owned and operated four hundred acres of land which he placed under a high state of cultivation. He was regarded as one of the prominent and influential citizens of his community, influential in public affairs, generous with his means to others less fortunate, and the champion of intellectual, social and moral progress. He voted with the democracy and was a loyal member of the Baptist church. His death occurred July 8, 189o, while his wife passed away in 1878. They were the parents of the following children: G. W., J. D., Dolphin, Hiram, Marion, Mason, F. P., Martha, Rose Ann, Mrs. Schroyer, Mary and Henrietta. Those still living are G. W., Marion, F. P. and Mrs. Schroyer. Mr. and Mrs. Schroyer had two children. The daughter, Flora 0., who was born November 2, 1862, died in December, 1900. She had married H. N. Slater and she left one son, Charles W. Slater, who was born February 25, 1886. Charles Tilden Schroyer, born July 27, 1876, married Hilda Holmes and resides in Baltic, South Dakota. He completed a course in pharmacy in Columbus, in 1897, and was graduated in medicine in 1898 and he is now devoting his energies to general practice as a physician and surgeon. Mr. Schroyer continued to follow farming until March, 1902, when he was called to the home beyond. He was devoted to the welfare of his wife and children and was a loyal and helpful friend, and in the community where he lived he was held in high esteem. Mrs. Schroyer now makes her home about three miles from Adamsville, where she owns one hundred and eighty-five acres and she also has a tract near Adamsville, so that her realty holdings comprise two hundred and eighty acres. She superintends this property, which is devoted to general farming and stock-raising and upon the place she has seventy-five head of sheep, nineteen head of cattle and thirteen hogs. There is also much fruit upon the place and altogether the farm is valuable and productive, being a good source of income and constituting one of the desirable properties of Salem township. Mrs. Schroyer's. faith is indicated by her membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Schroyer was a member of the same church and also belonged to the Masonic order and the Grange. He took an active interest in public affairs and served as school director many years. GEORGE W. BROWN. The business interests of Roseville find a worthy representative in George W. Brown, who is conducting a grocery store in harmony with modern ideas of enterprise and commercial progress and also with the highest commercial ethics. He was born in this place. November 3, 1861, and is a son of James Brown, an old and prominent resident of Roseville, who was born in Ohio, January 15, 1821, upon the present site of the city of Steubenville. His great-grandfather, Wilham Brown, and his grandfather, Joseph Brown, were both natives of Delaware and the latter served in the war of 1812. He married Miss Ann Kelly, a native of Delaware and a daughter of James Kelly, of the same state. Joseph Brown came with his father to Ohio PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 485 in 1820 and located in Piqua county near what is now the city of Steubenville, where he followed. farming until 1824, when he brought his family to Newton township, Muskingum county. here spending his remaining days. He reached the advanced age of eighty-four years and was long classed with the honored and representative pioneer settlers who contributed in large measure to the improvement of the county. In politics he was a whig, interested in political questions and in all that pertained to the public welfare. The living members of his family are: William, who is now living in Michigan at the age of eighty-nine years ; James ; Joseph, a resident of Clay township, Muskingum county ; and Isaac and Jacob, both of whom are living in Nebraska. James Brown never attended school because in pioneer districts the public school system had not been instituted but lie educated himself, reading the books that he could obtain, and he added largely to his knowledge through observation and experience. Possessing an observing eye and retentive memory he became well informed for one who had no greater opportunities. He was reared upon his father's farm and in 1836 he went to Fultonham, where he worked in a mill. The year 1844 witnessed his arrival in Roseville, at which time he had a capital of fifty dollars, which he invested in a stock of merchandise, opening a store here. He continued business until 1885, long figuring as one of the leading and enterprising merchants of the town. For the Past twelve years he has been engaged in the furniture business, his stock of goods occupying a building two stories in height. He carries a carefully selected line of furniture such as is demanded by the varied tastes and his earliest desire to please his patrons, combined with his reliable business -methods, has brought him success. In addition to his store he owns three residence properties in Roseville and also two farms, comprising two hundred and fifty-four acres of land. All that he possesses has come to him as a reward of earnest persistent labor, capable management and strict integrity in his business affairs. In politics he has long been a republican and in religious faith is a Methodist, taking an active part in church work. He was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Sowers, a native of this county and a daughter of George Sowers. He has six living children : David, Mrs. Sadie McCoy. John =Mrs. Maggie Stombach, Joseph and George W. In taking up the personal history or George W. Brown we present to our readers the life record of a worthy representative of an honored pioneer family, who, like his father and grandfather has been an active factor in business life and has been a public-spirited citizen, ever found as the champion of progressive measures for the general good. His education was acquired in the public schools of Roseville and he entered upon his business career as an employe in a tannery in 1879. In 1880 he accepted a clerkship and was thus largely connected with commercial pursuits until 1890, when tie embarked in the grocery business on his own account and has since conducted his store, the neat and tasteful arrangement of which, together with his straightforward business dealing, has brought him a patronage which is very desirable. Mr. Brown was united in marriage to Miss Flora Briggs, whose birth occurred in Perry county, Ohio, and their union has been blessed with four children : Ada, Ray, Josephine and Emmet. Mr. Brown gives his political allegiance to the republican party and socially is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias. NOAH F. SWANK. Noah F. Swank, who is engaged in general farming in Washington township, where his methods are progressive, was born in this township, November 10, 1859, and is a son of Noah Swank, also a native of the same locality. His grandfather, George Swank, was born in Virginia and at an early day traveled by wagon to Ohio. establishing his home in Muskingum county on the Adamsville road. He was one of the pioneer residents of the district and assisted in the early progress and improvement of his section of the state. As the years passed he prospered, becoming the owner of more than three hundred acres of land. He lived to a ripe old age and was long regarded as one of the prominent and influential citizens of his community. Noah Swank, father of our subject, was reared amid the wild scenes of frontier life and aided in the arduous task of developing a new farm. He gained practical experience, however, that enabled him to successfully carry on farming for himself after lie had attained his majority. He married Miss Elizabeth Black, a native of Pennsylvania. who lost her mother during her early girlhood, after which she came to Muskingum county with her aunt, Mrs. Betsey Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. Swank began their domestic life on what was long known as the old family homestead and there they reared their twelve children. The father died at the age of seventy-two years in the faith of the Lutheran church, in which he had long held membership. His political views accorded with democratic principles. Noah F. Swank. whose name introduces this record. is indebted to the Jackson school of Washington township for the educational privileges he enjoyed. When not occupied with the 486 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. duties of the schoolroom he assisted in the work of plowing, planting and harvesting and he remained at home until he had attained his majority, after which he started out in life upon his active business career. He worked on the railroad for seven months, at the end of which time he resumed farming operations and has since devoted his energies to general agricultural pursuits. He purchased his present farm sixteen years ago, becoming the owner of thirty- eight acres, which tract is underlaid with a five- foot vein of coal. Because of this rich deposit he has opened a coal mine on his farm. He also raises good crops, producing the cereals best adapted to the soil and climate, and he also has on his place a fine orchard containing one hundred and fifty-two fruit trees. He operates a threshing machine during the harvesting season, has a cider mill upon his farm with a capacity of one hundred and twenty barrels of cider per clay and his home is a nice two-story frame residence, situated about three and a half miles from the courthouse in Zanesville. Everything about his place is neat and tbrifty in appearance and he follows progressive methods of farming, using the latest improved machinery to facilitate his work. Mr. Swank was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Farabee, a native of Perry township and a daughter of George Farabee, of Pennsylvania. They have five children : Della, Clarence, ( )la, Arthur and Louis. M r. Swank holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and his family attends its services. In his political views and affiliation he is independent, nor does he desire public office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his own business interests which fully claim his time and attention and which in return for his close application and well directed labor bring him a gratifying financial income each year. DAVID SCHMID. Among those who have come from foreign lands to become prominent in business circles in Zanesville is David Schmid, the president and chief stockholder of the Zanesville Art Pottery Company. His success has been marked and his methods, therefore, are of interest to the commercial world. The rules that have governed his business career are those of integrity that is unabating and industry that never flags. His enterprise and progressive spirit have made him a typical American in every sense of the word and he well deserves mention in this volume. What he is to-day he has made himself for he started out in life with nothing save his own energy and Willing hands to aid him. constant exertion. associated with good judgment, he has raised himself to the prominent position which he now holds, having the friendship of many and the respect of all who know him. Born in Germany, in 1847, David Schmid is a son of John and Margaret Schmid, who spent their entire lives in the fatherland, the former following the occupation of farming. The son was reared and educated in Germany and in 1866, when nineteen years of age, he determined to seek a home in America, having heard favorable reports concerning its business opportunities and advantages. He located first in Pittsburg, where for a year he worked as a slate roofer. He next came to Zanesville, where he engaged in the slate business on his own account, continuing therein until 1902. He imported and sold slate for roofing purposes and for a long period was known as the most extensive dealer in that line in Zanesville. In 1902 he sold the slate business, however, to the Vermont Slate Company and has since given his undivided attention to the management and development of the business of the Zanesville Art Pottery Company. This company was organized and incorporated in 1890 with a capital stock of fifty thousand dollars, the officers at that time being J. W. Frazier, president ; William Werner, secretary ; and David Schmid, manager and treasurer. The purpose of the new enterprise was the manufacture of art pottery ware and the plant was located near Greenwood cemetery, covering there more than twenty acres of land. Success attended the new factory from the beginning- and employment is now furnished to over one hundred people. From the first Mr. Schmid was financially interested in the concern to a large extent and at the present time he owns and controls the business. In 1891 he became president and in 1891 the capital stock was increased to one hundred thousand dollars. The output of the factory is shipped to all parts of the United States and Canada. This is one of the largest pottery plants of Zanesville and its ware finds a ready sale on the market. Mr. Schmid was married, in 1869. to Miss Rosa Knapp, who was born in Baden. Germany, and died in 1897, at the age of fifty-one years, leaving two children, August F. and Carl. Who are associated with their father in business. Thirteen years after coming from the fatherland Al r. Schmid repa turned to Germany on a visit and persuaded his sister to come to the new world. A short time.. thereafter, she acted upon his suggestion and after arrival in Zanesville she married Christ Kirchner, and is now the mother of six children. Mr. Schmid is a Lutheran in religious faith and in his political views is a republican. He is topaday regarded as one of the leading men of Zanesville. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to establish his home in America, where he might have wider fields in which to give full scope PAGE - 487 - PICTURE OF DAVID SCHMID