688 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) upon which has been reared the superstructure of its present prosperity. Daniel Woolford was reared upon the home farm, where he continued up to the time of his marriage, when he purchased thirteen acres of land in Jackson township and as his financial resources increased he added to the property. Later he removed westward to Columbus, Indiana, where he remained for a year, and upon his return trip with his family to Muskingum county he became ill and died at Eaton, Ohio, in 187o. His wife, long surviving him, passed away in 1893. In the family were eleven children of whom William is the youngest. Three of the sons, Samuel, Nathaniel and Michael, were soldiers of the Civil war, valiant in the protection of the Union cause. William Wolford was reared to farm life and pursued his education in the public schools. He first became a landowner in 187o, when he purchased three acres of land. To this property he added from time to time as his financial resources increased until he had a farm of eighty-eight acres but later he sold twenty-five acres of this, so that his home place to-day comprises sixty- three acres. His land is rich and well cultivated and returns golden harvests for the care and labor he bestows upon it. On the 4th of March, 1880, was celebrated the marriage of William Woolford and Miss Electa Neselrood, a daughter of George Neselrood, of Frazeysburg. Unto them have been born five children but two died in infancy and those still living are: Alvin, Lloyd and Goldie. Mr. Woolford's study of the political issues and questions of the day has led him to give his support to the republican party, yet he has never sought office as a reward for party fealty for he has found that his labors on the farm have taken up his entire time and attention, and he is to-clay classed with the industrious, energetic and reliable agriculturists of his community. JOE T. TIPTON. Joe T. Tipton is the owner of a beautiful country residence standing in the midst of a fine farm on section 6, Brush Creek township, and this home is an indication of several strong characteristics of its possessor—his business capacity, his enterprise and his devotion to his family. Mr. Tipton was born in Muskingum county, July 4, 1857. His father, Jacob A. Tipton, was also a native of this county, having been born in Newton township in 1829. He was therefore one of the early pioneer settlers, for at that period the county was a frontier district in which the Indian was not an unfamiliar feature and when all around the little hamlet of Zanesville were to be found the uncut forests or the unimproved prairie land. By trade Jacob A. Tipton was a butcher and for some time had wagons running to the Zanesville market and for two years conducted a butcher shop in Zanesville. In his political affiliation he was a democrat but never sought or desired office. Fraternally, however, he was connected with the Odd Fellows lodge and was honored with a number of official positions in that organization. He married Miss Harriet N. Springe, who is still living upon the old homestead in Newton township. She was born in Virginia in 1822 and is a daughter of Joseph Springe, who was a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, and came to Ohio at a very early day, settling in Muskingum county, after which he assisted materially in the early improvement and development here. Mr. and Mrs. Tipton became the parents of five children: Albert ; Joe T.; Martha J., who became the wife of Joseph Shafer and died in Kansas, leaving three children ; Cynthia, the wife of Lew French, a farmer of Brush Creek township and the mother of ten children, eight of whom are yet living ; and John William, who married Elizabeth Fritz and resided in Newton township. They have four children living. In taking up the personal history of Joe T. Tipton we present to our readers the life record of one widely and favorably known in Muskingum county, where his entire life has been passed. He acquired his common-school education and made his home with his father until twenty-seven years of age. He was afterward engaged in the butchering business in Rendville, Perry county, Ohio, for two years, after which he returned to Muskingum county and has since devoted his attention to general farming and stock-raising. He is now the owner of a fine tract of land on section 6, Brush Creek township, and carries on general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising, being practical and successful in all of his business dealings. He has recently erected a beautiful home upon his farm which would be a credit to any city. Mr. Tipton was united in marriage to Miss Clara Baumgardner, a daughter of Jacob Baumgardner, who was born in Muskingum county in 1833 and is still following farming here. Her grandfather, George Baumgardner, was a native of Pennsylvania and became one of the pioneer settlers of Ohio, when he decided to establish his home in a district farther west than the place which he had previously lived in. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Tipton have been born five children: Bessie May, born September 14, 1885 ; Charles William, born August 30, 1887; Vadah H., born July 21, 1889 ; Helene Jewel, January 7, 1892; and Olive Pearl, December 19, 1897. PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 689 The beautiful home of the family is noted for its generous and attractive hospitality. Mr. Tipton is a democrat in his political views but has never sought or desired office for himself. His life has been quietly passed in the faithful performance of each day's duty as it has come to him and by careful management of his agricultural interests he has won very gratifying success that now classes him among the men of affluence in his community. JOHN S. WILSON. John S. Wilson. who is engaged in breeding fine stock and also carries on general agricultural pursuits in Meigs township, was born December 17,, 1850, on the farm adjoining the one where Ile now resides. His father, William Wilson, was born May 20, 1812. in Ireland and was of Scotch-Irish lineage. He became a resident of Pennsylvania at a very early age and acquired his education in one of the old-time log schoolhouse there. At an early period in the development of Ohio he removed from Pennsylvania to the Buckeye state and afterward he made several trips from Ohio to Baltimore on foot, driving a herd of cattle from this locality to market. On reaching Muskingum county he entered land from the government, as did his brother Samuel, who likewise secured a tract of one hundred and sixty acres. These quarter sections adjoined and they erected a common cabin on the division line. in which they lived for several years together. The Wilsons are an old family of Meigs township and their descendants to-day are amonp. the most prominent and influential people of the community. For many years William Wilson carried on general agricultural pursuits and stock-dealing, conducting a successful business. He passed away April 4. 1892, when he had almost reached the age of eighty years. and his remains were interred in Blue Rock cemetery. He married Jennie Starret, a daughter of James Starrett, and her death occurred November 14, 1896. They were the parents of the following children Sarah J., William G. and William, all of whom died in infancy : Elizabeth J.; Mary A.: Samuel David Willis and John S. Upon the old family homestead where his birth occurred John S. Wilson spent the days of his boyhood and youth. He was early trained to the work of the farm and he followed agricultural pursuits throughout his entire life, being now the owner of two hundred acres of very fine and valuable farming land in Meigs township, Here he carries on the raising of grain and stock and each department of his business is proving profitable owing to his careful management, executive ability and unfailing enterprise. He has become one of the wealthy men of his township, having a valuable property and in the midst of his farm stands a fine residence. In the rear of this are commodious and substantial barns and outbuildings and he gives much attention to the breeding of fine stock, the sale of which adds materially to his income. His business affairs are capably managed and he is regarded as a man thoroughly reliable, so that his name has become a synonym for integrity in business circles. On the 15th of March, 1883, Mr. Wilson was united in marriage to Miss Philena Brothers, of Blue Rock township, a daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Smith) Brothers, who were prominent farming people of that locality. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have become the parents of three sons and a daughter : William A., Charles S., Owen N. and Bessie J. Mr. Wilson is a republican in his political views, interested in the growth and success of his party, yet never seeking or desiring office, as he prefers to give his undivided attention to his business affairs, in which he is meeting with signal Prosperity. He is a worthy representative of an honored pioneer family and his personal worth alike entitles him to representation in this volume. JOHN J. HEROLD. Each section of the country seems to have been provided by nature with means for the development of certain lines of business which constitute the source of the locality's prosperity. growth and progress. In Zanesville the pottery interests predominate every line of business and at the head of enterprises of this character stand many men of marked capability and discrimination whose power in the world of trade is indicated by the success which has crowned their efforts. Mr. Herold, leading this class. is to-day filling the position of superintendent of the Roseville Pottery Company, of Zanesville. He was born in Carlsbad. Austria, and is a son of Christ Herold. who was a clock-maker and for many years was engaged in business in Carlsbad, but is now living a retired life there. John J. Herold when only five years of age began working in a fine china and pottery establishment in Austria -and continued in the employ of different pottery works until he came to the United States in 1891. He landed at New York city, where he remained for four and a half years and then went to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the glass manufacturing business In 1898 he came to Zanesville, where he entered the employ of the S. A. Weller Pottery Company 690 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. in the capacity of an expert decorator, filling that position until 1899, after which he was connected with the J. B. Owen Pottery Company for thirteen months. Since that time he has been with the Roseville Pottery Company and established its art department, becoming its superintendent. After two years he added the over- glace decorating department and since January 15, 1905, he has been superintendent for the entire plant, which position gives him control of one hundred and seventy-five workmen. His entire life has been devoted to this business in its various departments and he is therefore an expert, having an intimate and accurate knowledge of the trade and of the most practical methods of producing the best results. He is continually alive to the possibilities for development and improvement in his special line of work and has made a number of innovations and introduced new methods in the house with which he is connected, his labors being attended by gratifying results when viewed from both an artistic and financial standpoint. Mr. Herold was united in marriage to Miss Martha Bruckner, a native of Berlin, Germany, who was brought to the United States when but two years old and was reared in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Their children are Anna and Cleo. Mr. Herold is a gentleman of fine personal appearance and agreeable manner. His friends are many and on the list are numbered many of the representative residents of this city. HENRY EUGENE PRINTZ. Henry Eugene Printz, superintendent of the Gas, Light & Coke Company at Zanesville and financially interested in a number of industrial and commercial enterprises of the city, was here born March 26, 1843, his parents being Andrew Jackson and Eliza Jane (Smith) Printz. In the paternal line the ancestry is German and early representatives of the family in America were residents of Pennsylvania. Andrew Jackson Printz was horn in Winchester, Virginia, and in 1819 removed to Muskingum county, Ohio, locating at the corner of Third and Main streets, which is still known as the Printz corner. He was a machinist by trade and became the second superintendent of the Zanesville Gas, Light & Coke Company, a position which he filled for thirteen years, or until the time of his death, when he was succeeded by his son Henry E. In community affairs he was deeply interested and his labors in behalf of general progress and improvement were far-reaching and beneficial. He represented the second ward in the city council for several terms and exercised his prerogatives in support of every movement which he deemed would prove of general good. He belonged to the Odd Fellows society and his life was in harmony with the beneficent spirit of that order. He died in 1865, while his wife, who was born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1823, is still living, possessing her mental and physical faculties unimpaired although she has reached the eighty-second milestone on life's journey. She is of Scotch lineage and her father was with Commodore Perry at the time of his famous naval victory on Lake Champlain. He became one of the early settlers of Morgan county. Mr. and Mrs. Printz were the parents of nine children and with one exception all reached manhood or womanhood, namely : Henry E. Helen Layina, the widow of J. J. Bodener ; Sarah Anna, the wife of H. L. Greiner Nora, the wife of S. L. Cranford Amelia, the wife of Charles H. Roach Samuel W., an erecting engineer: and James F., deceased. Henry E. Printz pursued his education in the public schools of Zanesville until seventeen years of age, when he secured a position in the gas works. He afterward learned the machinist's trade with the Griffith & Wedge Company. with whom he remained for three and a half years, when in 186; he succeeded his father as superintendent of the Gas, Light & Coke Company, a position which he has now filled for forty Years. No testimonial could indicate in stronger terms his capability and fidelity, nor has he confined his efforts entirely to this line of activity for he has figured prominently in business circles along other lines and is to-day the president of the Times- Recorder Printing Company and director of the Gorsuch Glass Company, president of the Economy Building & Loan Company and president of the Odd Fellows Hall Association. while his connection with the Gas, Light & Coke Company is that of secretary as well as superintendent. In December. 1866. Mr. Printz was married to Miss Mary E. Yates, a daughter of Richard Yates. who was one of the pioneer stage drivers of this part of the state. Her birth occurred in Zanesville in 1846 and she has always made her home in this city. Six children have been born of this marriage : Charles H., who is with the Gas Construction Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana: Edith, the wife of Frank Tuttle, of Columbus. Ohio ; Jeanette, the wife of Arthur Booth; Elsie; Grace and Mary. Mr. Printz belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party, upon whose ticket he has been three times elected to represent his district in the city council. He has also been a member of the board of education and in the spring of 1893 was chosen a member of the board of public service PAGE - 691 - A. J. AND H. E. PRINTZ PAGE - 692 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 693 and by its members was elected president. He has ever discharged his duties with marked ability and fairness, for he is a most loyal, public spirited citizen. As a business man he has been conspicuous among his associates, not only for his success, but for his probity, fairness and honorable methods. In everything he has been eminently practical and this has been manifest not only in his business undertakings but also in social and private life. ALANSON F. VEST. Manson F. Vest is engaged in the raising of fruit and garden products in Wayne township, where he owns fifty acres of good land, about two and a half miles from Zanesville, and in cultivating the soil he has displayed a thorough and accurate knowledge of the best methods of carrying on the business. He is one of Ohio's native sons, his birth having occurred in Morgan county, eight miles west of Malta, November 3, 1854. His grandfather, Charles Vest, was born in 1792 and came to Ohio about 1811, settling in Muskingum county when the forests were uncut, streams unbridged and land uncultivated. Few settlements had been made and the work of reclaiming the region from the domain of the red man had scarcely been begun. He devoted his time to farming and he hauled his wheat to Zanesville. Later lie lived in Morgan county and his son Joseph T. Vest, was there horn and reared. He wedded Miss Elizabeth Lamb, a native of Morgan county and a daughter of Charles Lamb. In order to provide for his wife and the children born unto them, he devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. He was a republican in politics, a Methodist in religious faith, and died at the age of forty-eight years. At the time of his father's death A. F. Vest took charge of the home farm and throughout his business career has carried on agricultural pursuits. He came to Muskingum county in 1876 and has since engaged in tilling the soil here. He now has fifty acres of rich land, pleasantly and conveniently located within two and a half miles of the Zanesville postoffice, and his place is well improved. It is devoted to the raising of fruit and vegetables and his products annually return to him a good financial harvest. On March 8, 1881, Mr. Vest was united in marriage to Miss Eolia Story, a native of Wayne township and daughter of Robert G. Story, a a prominent agriculturist of Wayne township, living across the road from Mr. Vest. He was born in this township, June 29, 1832, a son of Isaac C. Story, whose birth occurred in Wayne township in i8io and who died in 1884, while his father, Thomas Story, was a native of Pennsylvania and came to Ohio in 1808, casting in his lot with the pioneer settlers of Muskingum county. He was the founder of the family in this locality and since that day his descendants have been classed with the citizens who have upheld the political and moral status of the community and promoted its material progress. Isaac Story wedded Miss Mary Burris, who was horn in Blue Rock township. Robert G. Story was with his father until twenty-one years of age, when he started out in life on his own account. He was married November 8, 1858, to Miss Mary Carter, whose birth occurred in Wayne township, January 27, 1832, a daughter of Benjamin Carter, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Story purchased his farm in 1859 and continued its cultivation until 1864, when he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Regiment, under Captain Fox and Colonel A Munson, serving until the expiration of his term of one hundred days, in August, of the same Year. His farm comprises nineteen acres of very rich and productive land, devoted to gardening, and is about two and three quarters miles from the courthouse in Zanesville He is a stanch republican, casting his first vote for Fremont and his last vote for Roosevelt. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic and to the Baptist church and is still active in both. Airs. Vest is his only child. His wife also belongs to the same church. Mr. Vest holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, belongs to the Knights of Pythias fraternity and in his political views is a republican. Mrs. Vest is a member of the First Baptist church of Zanesville. His life history is one which will bear close investigation and because of his personal worth, as well as from the fact that he is a representative of honored pioneer families, he deserves mention in this volume. WILLIAM J. MASSEY. William J. Massey, attorney at law, is a native of Morgan county. Ohio. His paternal grandfather, William Massey, a native of Chester county, Pennsylvania, was one of the pioneers of the Muskingum valley, haying entered government land in Morgan county in 1816. William Massey married Sarah Gay, daughter of Asa Gay, who was one of the first settlers in Muskingum county, where he founded the town of Gaysport. William Massey was a Quaker. He reared a family of three sons and three daughters, all of whom were noted for honesty and uprightness of character. 694 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. John Massey, second son of William Massey and Sarah (Gay) Massey, was the father of the subject of this sketch. He was born in Morgan county in 1825. He married Mary Crawford, daughter of James and Abigail (Vest) Crawford, natives of the state of Delaware, who settled in the Muskingum valley in 18o8. John Massey spent his entire life (except a period during the Civil war when he served as a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteers) on a farm in his native county, where he died in 1901. William J. Massey, eldest son of John and Mary (Crawford) Massey, was born May 18, 1850. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm. At the age of eighteen he began teaching in the public schools in Morgan county. He completed a collegiate course at Muskingum college, after which, until the year 184 he was engaged in teaching. As a teacher he attained high rank, being one of the most successful and progressive teachers of his day. Professor Massey, as he was then called, was specially adapted to normal school work and many teachers of a later day attributed their success to the training received in normal schools conducted by him. The last four years of Mr. Massey's school work was as superintendent of the public schools at New Concord, Ohio, during which time he also served as mayor of the village. Mr. Massey was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1884, and in November of that year opened an office in Zanesville, where he has since engaged in the practice of law. As a lawyer, he enjoys the confidence and esteem of the people generally. He is a safe counsellor and able barrister. He entertains a high standard of legal ethics and always upholds the dignity of his profession. While true to his client's interests, he ever refuses to resort to any unfair or questionable means in his dealings with court or counsel. As a citizen, he commands the respect and confidence of all who know him, his record being that of a man of high principles and true to every duty that devolves upon him. Mr. Massey has been married twice, first in 1872, to Mary E. McKittrick, a native of Morgan county, who died in 1886. Two children were born of this marriage ; Bertie B., in Morgan county ; and Bayard B., in New Concord, Ohio. Bertie is now the wife of Judge A. J. Andrews, Jr., of Zanesville. Bayard died in .1903. At the time of his death he was one of the ablest and most successful young attorneys at the Muskingum county bar, where he had been practicing law in partnership with his father since his admission to the Ohio bar in 1901. Mr. Massey's second marriage was to Ardelia Clark, in 1889. She was a native of Zanesville, daughter of Samuel and Jerusha (Williams) Clark, mentioned elsewhere in this work. There are four children by the second marriage: Myra C., Anna A., John W., and Crawford, all born in Zanesville. CHARLES L. GRIMM. Charles L. Grimm, who is following farming. in Falls township, was born in Baden, Germany, October 23, 1848. He is a son of Louis Grimm, whose father, Michael Grimm, was a French Huguenot and at the time of the exile when people of that denomination were driven from Franc he made his way to Denmark and later to Ger many, whence in 1852 he and his son Louis an the latter's family, including our subject, emigrated to the United States. They were seventy two days upon the Atlantic but at length landed safely at New York although the ship, Sagwin had been given up as lost. The Grimm family proceeded westward to Cleveland and in 1854 cam to Zanesville on the Ohio canal. Louis Grim was a carriage maker by trade and was regard as an expert workman. In fact had attained such proficiency in the line of his chosen vocation that he was paid the highest wages of any trimmer in the town—seventy-five cents per day. He was employed by the government from 1864 until 1865, during which time he contracted an illness which undoubtedly hastened his death. Following the close of the war he was engaged in business for himself in Zanesville, conducting a wagon shop, until his life's labors were ended in 1872. He was thus closely associated with the industrial life of the city and his capability in the line of his trade enabled him to secure a liberal patronage. In his political views he was a republican, while socially he was a Druid and in religious faith was connected with the Evangelical church. He died in 1872, at the age fifty-seven years, while his wife passed away at the age of seventy years. She bore the maiden name of Catherine Miller and was also born in Baden, Germany. They were the parents of six children, of whom three are now living, namely : Charles L. ; Mrs. Catherine Farrell, of St. Louis, Missouri ; and Mrs. Louise Grimm, of New York state. Charles L. Grimm was a very young lad when brought by his parents to the United States and was but six years of age when the family home was established in Zanesville. He was then sent to the public schools wherein he acquired his education and during the periods of vacation he worked at the rolling mill. After completing his education he went to Boston but after a year and a half he returned and for three years engaged in business in Zanesville as carpenter, PAGE - 695 - PICTURE OF CHARLES L. GRIMM PAGE - 696 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 697 brakeman and baggageman for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He was then appointed a member of the fire department of the eighth ward and acted in that capacity for five years, while under the direction of Charles Pond he superintended the installment of the fire line boxes in Zanesville. Subsequently Mr. Grimm was engaged in the dray and express business in the county seat for fifteen years and then leaving the city for the farm he located at his present home in 1892 and has since been engaged in general agricultural pursuits and in dairying. The place which he now owns and occupies is the old Hollingsworth farm and comprises seventy- five acres of valuable land near the city limits. He has recently erected a modern country home which is an attractive residence, tastefully furnished. In 1871 Mr. Grimm was united in marriage to Miss Mary C. Swingle, a daughter of George Swingle, one of the pioneer families of this county, living in Brush Creek township. Her mother bore the maiden name of Miss Dozer. They have five children : William, Mrs. Hattie Fritz, Mrs. Daisy Talley, Minnie, wife of Clarence Everitt ; and Mabel, at home. In his political views Mr. Grimm is an earnest republican and is a Druid and Odd Fellow, connected with the various branches of the fraternity. He has prospered in his undertakings and is a self-made man, who realizing that labor is the basis of all success, has placed his dependence upon the substantial qualities of energy and perseverance. His farm is now a valuable one and he may well be classed among the representative agriculturists of his community. MATHEW ASHMORE. Mathew Ashmore, who owns and operates one hundred and fifteen acres of good land in Springfield township, was born in Licking township, Muskingum county, in 1840, and is of Irish lineage. His father, William Ashmore, came from the Emerald Isle to the new world and established his home in Licking township, Muskingum county, Ohio, where he purchased a farm. There he lived for several years, devoting his energies to the cultivation of the soil but later he rented his farm and took up his abode in Zanesville, where he remained for two years. On the expiration of that period, however, he returned to the old homestead, which continued to be his place of abode until nis death in December, 1864. His wife bore the maiden name of Eliza Cooper, and they became the parents of four children : Mrs. Christina Kennedy, who is living in Delaware county, • Ohio ; Mathew ; Mary, whose home is on North Belknap street in Zanesville; and James McCann, who was killed through the accidental starting of a sawmill while he was cleaning away the sawdust in the mill. Mathew Ashmore's early education, acquired in the district schools of Licking township, was supplemented by study in Zanesville, and in his youth he worked upon his father's farm, continuing at home until 1865, when he enlisted as a member of Company F, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry. He served with that command until the close of the war, being with the troops under Phil Sheridan. When hostilities were over and the country no longer needed his services he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits and throughout his entire life he has carried on farming. He lived upon the home farm for a year after his marriage and then purchased ninety acres of land in Springfield township on the Cooper Mill road, where he conducted a dairy farm for thirty yearg but in 1904 he abandoned that business and has since engaged in general agricultural pursuits, owning and operating one hundred and fifteen acres of land, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation and on which he has made many modern improvements. In October, 1871, Mr. Ashmore wedded Miss Ellen Andrews, a sister of S. J. Andrews, of Zanesville, and unto them were born seven children, of whom one died in infancy. The family record is as follows : A. J., who is employed in the railroad mail service and is a thirty-third degree _Mason; Nellie, deceased; W. A., who is traveling for the Townsend Company ; George C., who resides in Pueblo, Colorado ; Clarence M., who is also traveling salesman for the Townsend Company ; Cora Helen, who is teaching school ; and Grover C., at home. For a year after his marriage Mr. Ashmore lived upon the old homestead and then purchased his present farm. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, having for twenty years been identified with the lodge at Irville. In politics he is a democrat. His life has been quietly and uneventfully passed but in the management of his business affairs he has ever displayed strong purpose and consecutive endeavor that has resulted in gaining for him a comfortable competence, and the appearance of his farm is an indication that he is one of the progressive agriculturists of his community. JOHN W. MARTIN. Among those practicing at the bar of Zanesville with a good clientage that is an indication of capability and merit as a lawyer is numbered John W. Martin, one of Muskingum county's 698 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. native sons. He was born October 25, 1842, his parents being George and Elizabeth (Huff) Martin. The grandfather, Peter Martin, was a native of Virginia and was of English descent. His father was Cavilier Martin. Peter Martin married Elizabeth Heberling, a native of Virginia, and they became the parents of eight children, as follows : Luther, who died in Athens county, Ohio, in 1864; John, who became a well-to-do farmer and died in 1898, at the age of ninety-four years ; Jacob ; Nancy Sarah ; George ; William and Jessie. The father was born in Jefferson county, Virgina, July 29, 1816, and throughout his entire life followed the occupation of farming. His wife was born in Washington township, Muskingum county, Ohio, and is a daughter of George Huff, who was one of the pioneer settlers of this state, removing from the old Dominion to Ohio when it was largely an unimproved district. George Martin was called to his final rest in 1895, in the eightieth year of his age and is still survived by his wife, who has reached the advanced age of eighty- three years, her birth having occurred on the 31st of January, 1822. They were the parents of eight children, of whom seven are now living : John W. ; Elizabeth, the widow of Hugh Byron Brown and a resident of New York city ; Evan H., who wedded Mary Brown, pastor of an Episcopal church in Rochester, New York ; Amy C., who married Emma Sandal, of Muskingum county and is a minister of the Lutheran church ; Martha J., the widow of Charles E. Haun ; Charles S., a farmer who married a Miss McKnight and after her death wedded Emma McDow ; and Oswell L., who married Hester Perry. John W. Martin supplemented his early educational privileges by study in Denison University and while a student there in 1864 he responded to the call for troops to serve for one hundred days and became a member of Company A, One Hundred and Sixtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. On the expiration of that term he re-enlisted and was enrolled with the boys in blue of Company A, Sixty-sixth Ohio Regiment, thus serving until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged, July 14, 1865. Following the close of hostilities he resumed his studies, becoming a pupil in the Washington & Jefferson College, while afterward he attended the University of Rochester, New York, from which he was graduated with the class of 1870. He taught school for six years after leaving college and during that time he devoted his leisure hours to the study of law, being admitted to the bar on the 1st of May, 1877, at Columbus, Ohio, after successfully passing the required examination. He has since practiced in Zanesville, gradually working his way upward. Advancement in law is proverbially slow and results from individual merit, comprehensive knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence and their correct application to the points in litigation. It necessitates close attention to each wearisome detail as well as a force and power in the presentation of a case before court or jury. Mr. Martin has steadily developed along all these lines and his practice is now large and of an important character. On the 10th of December, 1885, occurred the marriage of John W. Martin to Miss Emma J. McCashland, who was born in Washington township, Muskingum county, a daughter of William D. and Sarah (Bagen) McCashland. She was born in Zanesville, which is also the birthplace of their four children : Sarah L., John C., Raymond B., and William L. Mr. Martin is a republican in his political views and fraternally is connected with the Grand Army post of Zanesville and thus maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades. His entire life has been passed in Muskingum county and the fact that many of his warmest friends are those who have known him from his youth to the present time is an indication that his has been a straightforward and honorable career. OSCAR W. TANNER. Oscar W. Tanner, who is extensively engaged in farming in Falls township, is a native of Licking township, Muskingum county, born on the 23d of February, 1844. He is the son of William F. Tanner, now deceased, whose sketch is given on another page of this work. In 1848 the father removed to Falls township and since that time Oscar W. Tanner has resided in this locality, so that he has a wide acquaintance here and he is held in the highest esteem where best known. In 1876 he was united in marriage to Miss Minerva Jane Moore, who was born in Nashport, Ohio, and is the daughter of James Moore, who was a bridge contractor employed by the state. He was superintendent at the time of the construction of the locks on the canal and he did much important service in the line of his chosen vocation. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Tanner was blessed with four children : Grace M.: Ed W., who is living in Cleveland, Ohio; Anna M., and John Raymond, both at home. The home farm contains three hundred acres and Mr. Tanner also owns another tract of fifty- three acres near here and two hundred acres north of this place. He likewise has three hundred and twenty acres near Newton, Kansas. His landed possessions are extensive and in the management of his property he displays excellent business ability and executive force. He PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 699 devotes his land to general agricultural pursuits and to stock-raising and he has upon the farm two hundred and fifty head of sheep beside a large number of cattle of high grades. His buildings are modern and well improved and everything upon the place is kept up in excellent condition. Mr. Tanner is a democrat and has served as township trustee and member of the board of education. His business success, making him one of the representative citizens of Muskingum county, has been attained entirely through his well directed efforts and his life record shows that prosperity is ambition's answer. JOHN BLANKENBUHLER. John Blankenbuhler is accounted one of the representative business men of Zanesville and belongs to that class of representative American citizens, who, while promoting their individual success, also contribute through their activity and energy to the general prosperity and the welfare of the community. He was born at McConnelsville, April 25, 1854. His father, George Nicholas Blankenbuhler. was born in Germany in 1815 and came to the United States in 1844, when a young man of twenty-nine years. He located first in Baltimore, Maryland, afterward removed to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and subsequently to 'New Orleans, Louisiana, where he worked at the baker's trade. He became a resident of McConnelsville. Ohio, in 1850, and after being employed as a journeyman baker for a time he invested his savings in a business of his own. He remained a resident of McConnelsville for about thirty-four years and in 1884 came to Zanesville, where the remaining three years of his life were passed. his death occurring in 1887. At the time of the Civil war he enlisted at McConnelsville in the Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served for four years and during that period he made bread for the troops. He was a most loyal adherent to his adopted country and no native-born citizen had a truer love for the stars and stripes. His political support was given to the democracy prior to the war and afterward to the republican party, while his religious faith was indicated by his membership in the Lutheran church. In early manhood he wedded Mary K. Shorr, a native of Germany, who is now living in Zanesville at the age of seventy-six years. They have five children, of whom Anna and Elizabeth are deceased, as are William and Lawrence. John is the only surviving member of the family. John Blankenbuhler is indebted to the public-school system of McConnelsville, Ohio, for the educational privileges he enjoyed. He put aside his text-books at the age of fourteen years and spent the summer months in working on a farm. In May, 1870, he came to Zanesville and entered the bakery of Stulzerbach and continued there for three years and eleven months. He thus learned the baker's trade and in the spring of 1874 he and Fred Ehrman established a bakery on Main street, between First and Second streets. They continued in this business until January, 1876, when the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Blankenbuhler was alone in business at the corner of Seventh street and Fountain alley. He began there in 1876 and remained there for ten years. In the spring of 1881 he opened a bakery at No. 99 Main street, where he continued business until August, 1903. Thus he extended his efforts and he became a factor likewise in other business enterprises. In 1885 he bought the mill property on Third street at the bridge and in connection with William Beaumont operated this mill until 1888. For a time he was associated in the bakery business with his brother Lawrence. They were together in the Main street store in 1883-4 and in 1888 the partnership of Blankenbuhler Brothers & Beaumont was formed for carrying on a milling business and for the manufacture of crackers, bread and ice cream. In 1891, however, this partnership was dissolved, the cracker factory being sold to the United States Baking Company, which has since become a part of the National Biscuit Company. John Blankenbuhler bought out his partner's interest and closed out the business. He sold his business on Main street to his brother Lawrence and the mill to Mr. Beaumont and then retired from active life, but after ten months his brother died and he then purchased the business which was left by Lawrence Blankenbuhler. In 1896 he built an ice plant at the mill block and began the manufacture of ice cream for the wholesale trade. He has today one of the best ice cream factories in the state of Ohio and is now carrying on that business on an extensive scale. Mr. Blankenbuhler was married May 27, 1875, to Louisa Werner, a daughter of Hartman and Mary (Jockers) Werner. Her father was a shoe merchant. Mrs. Blankenbuhler was born in Zanesysille, March 21, 1852, and died September 9, 1898. She was a member of the German Lutheran church, to which Mr. Blankenbuhler also belongs. His political allegiance is given to the republican party but he has never been an aspirant for office. The prosperity of any community, town or city depends upon its commercial activity, its industrial interests and its trade relations, and therefore the real up-builders of a town are those who stand at the head of the leading enterprises. In this con- 700 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY nection Mr. Blankenbuhler deserves mention and he is one whose business career demands admiration and respect for he has so carefully managed his interests as to win success along lines of honorable endeavor. ALEXANDER C. SMITH. Alexander C. Smith, who is now practically living retired, having invested his capital in real estate which returns him a good rental, is numbered among the native sons of Zanesville, his birth having occurred in this city November 22, 1831, in a brick house on Market street. His parents were James B. and Margaret ( Philbe) Smith. His paternal grandfather was Major Joseph Smith, who came from Virginia to Ohio and settled in Guernsey county in pioneer times. He afterward removed to the vicinity of Zanesville, where he owned and operated four hun dred acres of land. He married Charity Hardesty, who was born near the Muskingum river, and there lived on a farm belonging to Jerome Zane, who belonged to one of the old historic families of the county and the name of the county seat honors its early members. James B. Smith was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1802. For many years he followed the occupation of farming and he was always prominent and influential in the moral development of the community, being an active and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he served as steward for a number of years prior to his death. Alexander C. Smith was educated in the schools of Zanesville, his first instructor being a Scotchman by the name of Finleson, who conducted a school on Fifth street, near South. He afterward went to school to Andrew Jackson in a small frame building at the corner of Sixth and Marietta streets. When he was about thirteen years of age the father removed to a farm owned by his grandfather, Major Joseph Smith, which afterward became the property of James Smith. The subject of this review then assisted in clearing the ground, grubbing, chopping, building fences and burning brush. He had little opportunity to attend school save during the short winter season and on rainy days, when it was impossible to work in the fields. He remained at home until twenty years of age, however, and then went to Illinois in the fall of 1851. He was ambitious to secure an education and he resolved that he would cut cord wood in Illinois until he had raised sufficient funds to enable him to attend college. After a short time, however, he was solicited to teach school, but he had never studied grammar nor history and the school laws of Illinois required a knowledge of both. The county commissioner, however, told him to commence his school, study hard and as soon as he thought he could pass an examination to go to Peoria (the county seat) and they would examine him, dating his certificate back in order to cover the entire time of his school so that he could draw the public funds. He returned to Peoria in six weeks and passed a very creditable examination. In the fall of 1852 Mr. Smith returned to Ohio and taught in his home district for two terms. He then became a student in Muskingum college at New Concord, where he remained for ten months, and in the fall of 1856 he continued his studies in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, entering the freshmen class. During the winter seasons he taught in the vicinity of Delaware, but pursued his college studies as opportunity offered and remained in the university until 1859, in which time he had completed the work of the year. For fifteen Years he was connected with the educational work of the county, teaching in Zanesville and vicinity. His labors in that direction were very creditable and satisfactory and the schools benefitted by his excellent work. He afterward engaged in clerking for Austin Berry in a grocery store in Zanesville for five years and on the expiration of that period he built some homes in Zanesville. He is still the owner of much valuable property here, the rental from which brings him a good income. In public affairs Mr. Smith has ever been deeply interested and at the time of the Civil war he responded to his country's call for aid, enlisting in May, 1864, as a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has never faltered in his support of its principles. Upon its ticket he was elected and served as assessor for one yea', and in 1889 he was real estate appraiser for the third ward of Zanesville. On the 12th of January, 186o, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Mary W. Wallwork, who was horn in Washington township, Muskingum county, in 1836, and was a duaghter of James and Margaret (Walters) Wallwork. Her father was born in England and came to Ohio at a very early day, casting in his lot with its pioneer settlers and eventually became a prosperous farmer. He and his brother operated the first dairy in Zanesville. Mr. and Mr . Smith began their domestic life on what is now Ridge avenue, in Zanesville, and they have always lived in this city. They are faithful and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church and enjoy the warm regard of a large circle of friends here. In their family are the following children : Lansing T., who is engaged in the hardware busi- PAGE - 701 - PICTURE OF ALEXANDER C. SMITH PAGE - 702 - BLANK PAGE - 703 - PICTURE OF JAMES B. SMITH PAGE - 704 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 705 ness in Anderson, Alabama, and who served as postmaster there under President McKinley ; Beatrice, deceased ; Alexander, who lives in the west ; Maggie and Florence, both at home ; Mary, who married H. C. Van Balkenburg, a Congregational minister of Illinois ; James R., who is a druggist in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and M. B., the wife of F. H. Betts, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the history of the Zane family, of which Air. Smith is a direct descendant. The first representative of the name in America came from England to this country on the same vessel with William Penn. Mention is made of them in Philadelphia. They were identified with the Society of Friends and a street in the original plat of Philadelphia was called Zanesville. The first member of the faintly whose history can be accurately traced was Andrew Zane, who married out of the society and was consequently disowned by that sect. He removed to the south branch of the Potomac river in what was then the colony of Virginia and settled on a farm near the town of Romney, at that time a frontier district, much exposed to the inroads of marauding Indians. In June, 175o, while at work in his cornfields, Andrew Zane, with his four sons, Silas, Isaac, Ebenezer and Jonathan, was surprised, and he and his sons were taken prisoners by the :Indians and carried across the mountains to the west, reaching the Ohio river at Grove Creek. They crossed at the mouth of Wheeling creek, thence proceeded up the creek to where the village of Flushing now stands. Later they crossed the divide to the waters of the Stillwater, thence down that stream to White Eye Plains, a place since made famous by the Moravian massacre and the locality in which the WVandot Indians had their villages. Andrew Zane and his four sons were kept prisoners for thirteen years, or until Canada was ceded to the English by the French when the English sent officers to Detroit to make a treaty with all the tribes. The Wyandots took Andrew Zane and Silas, Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane with them as interpreters and the British officers induced the Indians to release them. A remarkable circumstance took place as they came within sight of their homes. Andrew Zane saw a number of horses hitched in front of the house and exclaimed : "Boys, somebody's dead at home—let's hurry." They hastened on and found that Andrew's wife was about to be married again, supposing him dead, for she had heard nothing from him for thirteen years. Andrew Zane was twice married and had seven sons and one daughter by his first wife. Two sons died in infancy, while Silas, Andrew, Jr., Isaac, Ebenezer and Jonathan reached manhood. The daughter was called Elizabeth, or Betsy—as history calls her in recounting her deeds of heroism. She was twice married and lived and died near Wheeling Island. Andrew Zane was not a man of strong character, but his first wife was a woman of affairs and had kept their property together in his long absence. They continued to live on the south branch of the river until their sons Ebenezer and Jonathan decided to locate west of the mountains. Andrew Zane's first wife never came west. She died east of the mountains and he married the second time, but did not live happily with his second wife and became quite dissipated in his old age. His second wife was one of the founders of the Society of Shakers at Lebanon, Ohio. Andrew Zane died at Wheeling in 179o, and was there buried in the old cemetery on the high bank of the river, and in the year 1827 the bank caved away and left a coffin exposed to view on which was found an old plate roughly engraved with the name Andrew Zane. The coffin was then removed and re-buried by his son, Noah Zane. Andrew Zane, Jr., was of rather a frivolous disposition. He came west, settling near the city of Wheeling after the danger of Indian attack was over. He left a large family, but none of them are of any rank or note. Silas Zane the second son of Andrew Zane, Sr., had been so long a prisoner with the Indians that he was more like an Indian than a white man. He married and had two sons and he settled with his family on Wheeling creek, where he located a grant of land. He frequently went on hunting expeditions with the Indians and was killed by mistake by the red men of Wakatomeka creek, not far from where Dresden now stands. His two sons, Joseph and Silas, lived and died in Muskingum county. Silas married and left one son. Isaiah, or as he was familiarly called, "Sire" Zane, who was a fine specimen of physical manhood in Muskingum county, being able to outrun, jump or whip any of his competitors at a time when muscle seemed to be a distinguishing characteristic of the day. At the time of the California excitement he took his family and started for the Golden state, but died of cholera on the way. Silas Zane's wife had a remarkable career. She was married three times, had children by each husband, and each husband was killed by the Indians. Silas Zane was a tall. raw-honed man of rather fine appearance and good ambition, but without education. He was notable as an Indian warrior and was commander of the first seige at the fort at Wheeling. He was greatly liked by all his acquaintances and was much beloved by the Indians. Isaac Zane, the third son of Andrew Zane, was the most remarkable member of this notable family and in his day and generation did most 706 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. for the people. He was taken prisoner by the Wyandot Indians when his father and brothers were captured, but when they were taken to Detroit the Indians, expecting to have to give up their prisoners, did not take Isaac with them. He played on a violin and had fashioned a rude instrument on which he used to play for the Indians' dances. After his father and brothers were gone he became very discontented and three times tried to escape, but was twice overtaken by the Wyandots and brought back to the tribe. The third time he was captured by the Cone Planter tribe on Slippery Rock, north of Pittsburg, and condemned to be tortured. They had tied him to a tree and had begun the torture by tearing his finger nails off, but he was rescued by a party of Wyandots headed by the chief's daughter. He afterward married this Indian maiden and had two sons and four daughters. He lived with the tribe of Wyandots until 1812, when he went to live on a farm near the town that he laid out and called Zanesfield, not far from Bellefontaine. It is recorded that people came from a distance of forty miles to see his barn raised. He passed through Zanesfield once in company with his two daughters, both very handsome women, enroute for Wheeling Island, where. instead of accepting the hospitality of his relatives, he pitched his tent, and with cooking utensils in his possession he cooked his own meals and kept open house in Indian fashion. After all his friends had eaten and drunk with him he one night "folded his tent like the Arab and as silently stole away." He is described as being tall, raw-boned, with square shoulders, large head and very venerable presence, quiet in manner and slow of speech. The information he gave the white settlements of the frontier saved many lives and he received a large donation of land from the government, whereby his family were left in comfortable circumstances. It was due to his influence largely that the treaty of Greenville was signed and he was held in high regard by General Wayne. It was also through his influence that the Wyandots, Pottawattamie and Delaware tribes were kept out of the Tecumseh conference, and it was due to him that the Wyandots made a treaty with the government by which they were made very comfortable until they sold their reserve and removed to Kansas. Samuel Zane, the eldest son of Isaac Zane, had the appearance of a full-blooded Indian, liked whiskey and never amounted to anything. Isaac Zane, Jr., however, was like his father, just and kind and a good citizen. His daughters all married white men and their descendants still live in the vicinity of Bellefontaine. Isaac Zane died on his farm near Zanesfield in 1820. There can be no doubt but that he was the first white settler in the state, as he came to the country in 1750, and never had a residence elsewhere, but died and was buried in Ohio. Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane and John McIntire were the three men who were destined to occupy the important positions of founders and they left the impress of their skill, perseverance and shrewdness in the city located on the Muskingum river and called Zanesville. Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane were the fourth and fifth sons of Andrew Zane. They were born in Berkley county, Virginia, and they took a more prominent part in the historical events of the Virginia border than any other members of the family. They were taken prisoners and were released at Detroit at the same time with their father, Andrew Zane. Ebenezer Zane and his wife. Elizabeth, had twelve children. John McIntire was born in 1739 and died in Zanesville, July 29, 1815, at the age of fifty- six years. We first hear. of him as an itinerant shoemaker, going from house to house in Virginia, making and repairing shoes. He commenced with the father and mother, then the oldest child and so on down until all the family were supplied with shoes. It was on one of these visits to Ebenezer Zane's that he made the acquaintance of Sarah Zane and the acquaintance ripened into love and John McIntire made application to Ebenezer for the daughter's hand. The Zane family opposed the match, but the lively Sally, then a young miss of seventeen, fought the battle out with all her bravery and resolution of character until her father consented and they were united in marriage in December, 1789. In May, 1796, congress passed a law authorizing Ebenezer Zane to open a road from Wheeling, West Virginia, to Maysville, Kentucky. This undertaking was as stupendous as the building of a trans-continental railroad would be at the present day. The early pioneers, however, knew neither fear nor cowardice and accordingly we find Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane and the now reconciled son-in-law, John McIntire, blazing their way through the woods in 1797 and working out the new road. It was a hasty piece of business and nothing more was attempted than to make it passable for horsemen. Congress granted to Ebenezer Zane as compensation for his services three sections of land, not to exceed one mile square each. In the year 1799 John McIntire moved his wife and their household effects and in the year 1800 he and Ebenezer Zane laid out the town they called Zanestown, then Westborne, which name it bore until the postoffice was established under the name of Zanesville and the village soon took the same name. Jonathan and Ebenezer Zane returned to Wheeling when they had completed their labors, but we find their children identified with the growing interests of the little village. PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 707 Lyddy and Drusilla Zane were the daughters of Andrew Zane, Jr. Lyddy Zane was reared in the family of John McIntire, being a cousin of Mrs. McIntire. She married a Mr. Mercer and lived till her eighty-fifth year in Muskingum county and was buried here. Drusilla Zane married a Mr. Philbe and after his death she made her home with her daughter, Margaret Zane Smith, on the pike, three miles east of the city. She had a large family of children, was a remarkable woman for her years and learned to read and write with her second eyesight in her eightieth year. She is distinctly remembered and her memory is still cherished by Zanesville's earlier settlers. She died in her ninetieth year and was buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery on the east pike. She was the grandmother of Dr. James F. Smith ; Joseph E. Smith, of the east pike, also of the wife of Rev. J. H. Rogers, of Toronto, and the wife of Rev. J. Wright, of Canfield, Ohio. These persons, together with Mrs. Alexander C. Sullivan, constitute her only descendants in direct line living in Zanesville and there are only four or five still living on Wheeling Island. ROBERT LYONS. Among those who have traveled far on life's journey and have found in the conditions of this work-a-day world incentive for the exercise of their best talents and the development of their latent powers Robert Lyons is numbered. He was for a long period actively engaged in agricultural pursuits but is now living retired. He was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania. March 28. 1819. and the following year was brought to Ohio by his parents, who located on the old Lyons farm. The father, fohn Lyons, entered a quarter section of land in Rich Hill township and at once began the development of the farm upon which he reared his family. He had ten children : Elizabeth, Jane. Marv, Ellen, Lucinda, 'Martha, Daniel, John, Robert and David, all of whom are now deceased with the exception of the subject of this review. Brought to Ohio when only about a year old Robert Lyons was and in this state amid pioneer conditions and has watched the county emerge from the surroundings of frontier life and take on all the evidences of an advanced civilization. He worked in the fields in his early youth and afterward began farming on his own account, continuing his labors until he had gained a very comfortable living. In 184o he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Howell and they became the parents of the following children : John, William, Andrew, James, Joshua, Elizabeth, Jane and Lucinda. The wife and mother died February 28, 1905, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. Two of the sons, John and William, were soldiers of the Civil war. Mr. Lyons has a most vivid recollection of many of the early events of this part of the state. He can remember the arrival of the first steamboat that reached the Zanesville port and the building of the old Y bridge. His own life has been one of great activity and enterprise and in the earlier years he was a most energetic farmer, who in addition to the tilling of the soil also engaged in the operation of a sawmill. He set up sawmills in both Pennsylvania and Ohio for the Blandy Company of Zanesville. He owned large tracts of land in Rich Hill township and is still in possession of valuable realty, but for a number of years has lived retired in his fine home in Rixville. Mr. Lyons cast his first presidential vote for William Henry Harrison and has been a stanch republican since the organization of the party. He enjoys the distinction of having voted seventeen times for president in the same township. He has been supervisor for many terms and in all his public and private life has commanded the respectful attention, admiration and good will of those with whom he has come in contact. He has ever been a strong opponent of the saloon and a stanch advocate of the temperance cause and for years has been a leader in his church, being a prominent Methodist. Although now eighty-six years of age he is still enjoying quite good health and bids fair to live for some time to come. in the evening of life he can look back over the past without regret and forward to the future without fear and his record may well serve as a source of emulation to others who appreciate the true value of character and its rewards. HARRY A. MARTIN, M. D. Dr. Harry A. Martin, engaged in the practice of medicine in Gratiot, is a son of George W. and Belinda (Patterson) Martin, and was born in Springfield township. Muskingum county, October 19, 1872. His father, a native of Perry county, Ohio, was born about a mile south of Asbury Chapel, near the old Martin mill. The paternal grandfather, George Martin, Sr., was a native of Carroll county, Pennsylvania. and came to Muskingum county in 1808, settling in Hopewell township. where he purchased land. George W. learned and followed the trades of a carpenter and millwright in early manhood and subsequently he purchased a homestead of forty acres in Springfield township, Muskingum 708 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY county. His early education was acquired in the district schools and he made the most of his opportunities through life, reading, experience and observation greatly broadening his knowledge. He was always interested in the cause of education, believing in affording the children good advantages in that direction and for a number of years he has been a member of the school board. His political allegiance is given to the democracy. He married Miss Belinda Patterson, a daughter of Alfred Patterson, a native of Virginia, who came to Muskingum county in pioneer times. Mrs. Martin's mother was a direct descendant of General Nathaniel Green, of Revolutionary fame. The sons and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Martin are : Mrs. Henry Munch, living at 1832 Ridge avenue, Zanesville, who has three daughters and whose husband is a contractor and builder of that city ; Arthur, who died in 1880 at the age of sixteen years ; Belle, at home ; Harry A. ; and Merwin S., who married Susanna Terry, and lives in Zanesville. Dr. Marvin acquired his early education in the district schools and afterward attended Muskingum College, while later he entered the university at Ada, Ohio, from which he was graduated on completing the pharmaceutical course on the loth of July, 1901. Having determined to engage in the practice of medicine he then attended the Eclectic Medical Institute, at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated after three years earnest study, completing the course in that time because of the credits which he had received because of his course in Ada University. The date of his graduation was April 19, 1905, and on the 16th of May he came to Gratiot, where he opened an office and has since practiced, meeting with splendid success. Already he has a large patronage which is constantly growing. Dr. Martin is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Modern Woodmen camp and is also connected with a Greek letter fraternity, the Tau Alpha Epsilon, in which, during his senior year in college, he held the highest position in the gift of the society. He is medical examiner for many insurance companies and has won a notable and creditable position in the circles of the medical fraternity in Muskingum county. RICHARD WELLS. Richard Wells, who has now passed the eighty- second milestone on life's journey, receives the veneration and respect which should ever be accorded to one of advanced years, whose life has been honorable and upright in all its relations. A native of Virginia, he was born in Loudoun county, August 30, 1823, his parents being Troy and Lucinda (Hampton) Wells. The father was born in Maryland, in 1796, but when very young was taken to Virginia, and after he had attained his majority was married in the Old Dominion to Miss Lucinda Hampton, a native of Loudoun county. In 1825 they came to Ohio and Mr. `Wells purchased thirty acres of land from a man by the name of Harpe. This constitutes a part of the old homestead farm, now owned and occupied by Richard Wells. After cultivating his first tract for a time Troy Wells extended the boundaries of his land by the additional purchase of a quarter section. He was a carpenter by trade and for generations representatives of the family have followed mechanical pursuits. His skill in that direction enabled him to keep everything about his place in excellent condition and he was justly accounted one of the progressive agriculturists of his community. His political allegiance was given to the Whig party and after its dissolution his support upheld republican principles. He belonged to the Baptist church and was a man who throughout the community in which he lived was esteemed and honored for his genuine worth. He died in 1837, when his son Richard was only fourteen years of age. His widow afterward married James Crain and Richard Wells remained with her until he had reached the age of twenty years. Unto Troy and Lucinda Wells were born six children : Richard, of this review ; Isaac, who died in infancy ; Maria, deceased ; Anna, the wife of William McCovd, by whom she has four children ; Stephen, who married Elizabeth McCovd and has three children ; and David, who married Mary Buchanan. As before indicated Richard Wells left home when a young man of twenty years, going to Cincinnati, Ohio, to work at the carpenter's trade. Later he removed to Duncan Falls, Ohio, where he was again connected with building operations. but immediately after his marriage he located upon his present farm on section 28, Brush Creek township, purchasing his mother's share as well as the portions which were inherited by his brothers and sisters. He thus came into possession of what had once been his father's farm. He still continued to follow carpentering, however, until he was forty years of age and he always gave good attention to his farming interests, developing an excellent property. He now owns one hundred and ninety-three acres of very rich and productive land and as a general farmer and stock- raiser he has met with gratifying success. He also raised fruit but much of his land was devoted to pasture in order that he might have good feeding ground for his stock. When twenty-two years of age Mr. Wells was united in marriage to Miss Ophelia M. Bear, a daughter of John W. Bear, who came to Ohio PAGE - 709 - PICTURES OF MR AND MRS RICHARD WELLS PAGE - 710 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 711 When quite young. He was one of General Harrison's most ardent supporters and during the campaign of 184o he made speeches throughout the state. After the inauguration of the hero of Tippecanoe Mr. Bear was appointed Indian agent. In his later life he returned to Philadelphia, where his last days were spent, his death occurring when he had reached the venerable age of seventy-eight years. If Mr. and Mrs. Wells are spared until the 27th of November, 1905, they will have been married sixty years. Unto them have been born ten children : John, who married Susan Martin, arid has two children ; James, who is a millwright in Texas ; Louisa. the wife of James Pletcher, and the mother of five children ; Hampton, deceased ; Clara, who married Louis Roheback, who conducted a rooming house in St. Louis during the period of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Clinton, who is living in Florida; Emma, the wife of Professor James Boyd, of the State University of Ohio, and the mother of two children ; David, who married Emma French, and has three children ; Cora, who married Grant Ellmore, of Brush Creek township, and has two children ; and William, who is a millwright, living in Louisiana. For many years Mr. Wells continued his active farming operations but in the early part of 1905 rented his land. He and his wife, however, still occupy a part of the old home. His political allegiance has always been given to the republican party but he has never sought or desired office, although he served at one time as township trustee. He is an active and devoted member of the Baptist church and his life has been in consistent harmony with its principles so that he has enjoyed in large measure the trust and respect of his fellowmen. As the years have gone by he has prospered in his business undertakings and is now the possessor of a handsome competence. He has long been a resident of the county and is one of the worthy pioneer settlers of this portion of the state. He can remember when his father came to Ohio. and clearing a little spot upon the farm which Mr. Wells now owns, he built thereon a pioneer cabin, the mother daubing the cracks with mud. The house had a dirt floor and a quilt was hung up to serve as a door. It was no uncommon sight to see deer feeding on the grass around this pioneer home and wolves and bears were frequently killed in the forests. Mr. Wells remembers of his father killing a wild turkey gobbler that was looking in surprise at the new arrivals. Wild game of this kind was plentiful and thus the tables of the pioneer settlers could always be supplied with meat. Hardships and. privations, however, were endured by the early settlers of that period and Mr. Wells can remember when the modes of living were vastly different from those of to-day. The houses were principally heated by fireplaces, where the cooking was done and the great kettles hung over the blazing logs. The farm implements were very crude as compared with tnose of the present time but Mr. Wells kept pace with the improvement made in the methods of farming and is yet interested in the care of his land, to which he gives general supervision although the active work of the farm is now left to others. JAMES B. CARSON. James B. Carson, who is filling the position of justice of the peace, was born in Muskingum county, in 1854, his parents being George Carson and Sarah (Lawson) Carson. The father was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1822 and for many years followed general merchandising in Muskingum county, this state, but later removed to Perry county, Ohio, where he died about fifteen years ago. His wife was born in Muskingum county, in 18.32, and was a daughter of John and Sarah Lawson. At the time of the Civil war George Carson responded to the country's call for aid in 1863, enlisting in Company G. One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Infantry. He became orderly sergeant of his company and remained at the front until the close of the war. He never asked for a pension. Unto him and his wife were born thirteen children, of whom James B. is the second. Ten of the number are now living, namely : Mrs. Mary C. Smith, of Zanesville ; James B. ; Mrs. Helen A. Leffler : Cassius M. ; 'Ulysses G. Mrs. Bertha Starner ; George L. : Ira H. : Charles C. ; and Mrs. Orissa Kinnear. James B. Carson was educated in the schools of this county and afterward engaged in teaching for some time in Newton township, following that profession for twelve years. He afterward filled the position of clerk of the court of common pleas for ten years and ten months and retired from that office in August, 1904. While in Newton he was justice of the peace for some time and in April, 1905, he entered upon the duties of justice of the peace in Zanesville, to which position he was elected in the preceding fall. In 1886 Mr. Carson was married to Miss Amanda E. Mauk, who was born in Newton township, Muskingum county, her parents being Joseph and Mary Ann Mauk, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Carson have two children : Bessie Blaine and Russell Harrison, aged respectively eighteen and sixteen years. Both were born in Newton. Politically Mr. Carson is a republican. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity; holding mem- 712 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. bership with the lodge, chapter and commandery, and he has held various important offices in these. He also belongs to the Odd Fellows lodge at Zanesville and to the encampment and the Rebekah lodge. He is likewise connected with the Eastern Star and Modern Woodmen of America and he attends religious services at the Methodist Episcopal church. He is well known fraternally and politically and has long been recognized as a local leader in the ranks of his party, his ability combined with his genial disposition and unfailing courtesy making him popular with all whom he has come in contact. JAMES OSLER. James Osier, now deceased, was numbered among the pioneer settlers of Muskingum county whose labors in reclaiming the wild land for the purposes of civilization made him a valued citizen in the development and improvement of this part of the state. He was born on the old farm homestead in Highland township, Muskingum county, in August, 1827, He was the eighth in order of birth in a family of nine children, whose parents were Edward and Lydia (McGee) Osler, who originally lived in Carroll county, Maryland. Edward Osier was also a member of a large family and acquired a limited education, having only such school privileges as were afforded in his home locality in that early day. He served his country as a soldier in the war of 1812 and remained at home until thirty-two years of age, when, about 1814, he bought a home in the pioneer district of Ohio, taking up his abode on a farm south of New Concord. A year or two later he entered from the government the land in Highland township upon which his son James lived for many years. It was prior to his removal to this state that he was married. Here they experienced the usual hardships and privations of frontier life, having many privations to meet and difficulties to overcome. There was no door to their little log cabin in the early days and they had to build a fire in the door-yard in order to keep the wolves away. In the course of time a transformation was wrought in the appearance of their farm of one hundred and sixty acres for the trees were cut down, the land was cleared and in due time the fields yielded rich harvests. Both the father and mother were members of the Baptist church and his political views were in accord with the principles of the whig party. Edward Osier died in 1862, and his wife survived him until February 18, 1877. Thus passed away two of the prominent pioneer people of the county, their labors having been of material benefit in opening up this region to the influence of civilization. James Osier was reared upon the home farm amid the environments of pioneer life. The little log cabin home was in the midst of a dense forest and an unbroken stretch -of timber lay between their place and New Concord. They had to make the trip to the town on horseback, following cow path all the way. James Osier attended the common schools in the winter months and from early spring until late autumn he worked in the fields. In early manhood he engaged in teaching school for several years and he also became the manager of the old home farm, while at the age of thirty years this property came into his possession and remained his home throughout the rest of his life. The place comprised one hundred and sixty acres and of this one hundred and fifteen acres is still in possession of his widow. Mr. Osier was a practical farmer, systematic in his methods, earnest and diligent in all that he did and by his well-directed efforts he accumulated as the years passed by a very comfortable competence. At the time of the Civil war he enlisted in May, 1864, in response to his country's call for troops to serve for one hundred days and became a member of Company D. One Hundred and Sixtieth Ohio Infantry. His widow is now granted a pension in recognition of his services. It was on the 18th of June, 1857, that Mr. Osier was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Caughey, who was born December 20, 1833, about a half mile east of the birthplace of her husband, her parents being William and Jane ( Stewart) Caughey, who came to Ohio from Washington county, Pennsylvania. The father was of Irish lineage and removed to Muskingum county about 1830, settling in Highland township, where he became the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he transformed into a good farm. In his family were eight children : Jane, Rebecca, Mary A., Nancy, Nathan, William, Sarah and Eliza. Of this number Mary A., Jane, Eliza and Nathan all died of scarlet fever within a week, in 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Caughey were members of the United Presbyterian church and his political support was given to the whig party. He was a substantial farmer of the community and carried on agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred in 1867, his wife surviving him until February 2, 1876. One of the brothers of Mrs. Osier is now living in Wichita, Kansas. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Osier have been born three sons and two daughters : Jane, who was horn in 1858 and died in 1861 ; John, who was born in 1860, and married Josephine McConaha, their home being in Wichita, Kansas; Edward, born in 1864, who is now operating the home farm and married Jane Con nell; Ambrose, a monument dealer of Zanesville, who was born in 1867, and married Mildred We- PAGE - 713 - PICTURE OF JAMES OSLER PAGE - 714 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 715 ber; and Anna Margaret, born in 1874, who is with her mother. Mr. Osler gave his political support to the republican party and always kept well informed on the questions and issues of the day. He served as township clerk for twelve years and was also trustee and school director, discharging the various duties which devolved upon him in a most capable and commendable manner. Desirous of having his children well equipped for the practical and responsible duties of life he gave them good educational privileges, offering them the opportunity of attending Concord College after pursuing the elementary branches of learning taught in the common schools. Mrs. Osier and her youngest daughter are members of the United Presbyterian church. In June, 1900, Mr. Osier departed this life amid the deep regret of many friends, for he had always lived in the county and was \yell known as a man of sterling worth. For seventy-three years he had been a resident of this part of the stile and few men were more familiar with its history and with the progress and advance which shape the annals of the county. He could relate many interesting incidents concerning the pioneer times and was known to have taken an active and helpful part in many measures which contributed to the upbuilding and improvement of his section of the state. ERASTUS N. DOZER. Erastus N. Dozer, a resident of Harrison township. is a representative of one of the most prominent and honorable pioneer families of Muskingum county. He was born March 11, 1851. in Brush Creek township. his parents being Solomon and Mary M. (Swingle) Dozer. His paternal grandfather was Henry Dozer, who was born in 1783, and was married in Pennsylvania at the age of twenty years to Mary Zerkle. He came to Zanesville, September 20, 1805, and worked in that locality for some time. He espoused his country's cause in the war of 1812. participating in several engagements and was wounded in the thumb. From Zanesville he removed to a farm north of Springfield, Ohio, but in 1826 returned to Muskingum county and the following year settled in Brush Creek township on what is now known as Dozer ridge, there spending his remaining days. He ownea about two hundred acres of land and he reared a family of twelve children. His death occurred March 29, 1843. and his wife died August 7, 1855. Solomon Dozer was educated in one of the old-time log schoolhouses and in his youth assisted his father in the development of the home farm. He was married December 24, 1846, to Miss Mary M. Swingle and they became the parents of eleven children, who are mentioned in connection with the history of Solomon Dozer, on another page of this work. The father owned one hundred and seventy-two acres of fine land and the home property, three and a half miles south of Taylorsville, comprises an excellent and valuable farm. His political views were in harmony with the principles of democracy and for twelve years he served as justice of the peace, winning high encomiums by reason of his fairness, his decisions being always based upon the equity as well as the law in the case. Both he and his wife were members of the Lutheran church and their children all became identified therewith and have assisted in disseminating the Christian spirit which is ever the permeating influence for good and moral development in any community. . Erastus N. Dozer began his education in the common schools near the home and afterward attended the Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, thus acquiring a good education. In the periods of vacation he worked upon the old homestead and there remained until twenty-five years of age, when he married and removed to the place where he now resides. He was for four years a teacher in the country schools and at Taylorsville but with this exception has always devoted his time and energies to general farming and is now the owner of seventy acres of rich and highly cultivated land about a half mile south of Gaysport. Here he carries on general farming and stock-raising and annually raises good crops and a large number of cattle and horses. He has a four-foot vein of coal upon his place and considerable mining is done each year. Mr. Dozer was married to Miss Rachel A. Patterson, who was born in Licking county. Ohio, December 25, 1855, a daughter of James and Clarissa (Ross) Patterson. Her father was a railroad contractor and later followed the occupation of farming. Both he and his wife are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Dozer are the parents of four children : Shelby E., who was born November 20, 1877, and is living at home; Clara B., who was born March 29, 1887 and is studying music ; Beatrice E.. born October 11, 1892 ; and Jesse C.. June 17, 1894. Mr. Dozer exercises his right of franchise in support of the democracy and has been called to some local offices, serving as township trustee and justice of the peace, his duties being discharged with promptness and fidelity. He is a member of the Grange and of the Lutheran church, while his wife is a member of the Methodist Protestant church. He has always lived in Muskingum county and his life has been 716 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. characterized by manly principles, making him a respected and worthy citizen of his native county. JOHN B. OWENS. The man who inaugurates a new business enterprise displays much of the spirit of the pioneer. This is a day of large undertakings and at the head of prominent industrial and commercial enterprises have been men of marked executive force, clear discernment and strong resolution who form their plans readily and are determined in their execution. This class of citizens finds a worthy representative in John B. Owens, who is to-day one of the leading representatives of pottery interests of America, controlling an extensive enterprise of this class in Zanesville and also one in New York, devoted to the manufacture of art pottery. Mr. Owens was born on his father's farm, December 21, 1859. The family was established in this part of the state during its pioneer development and the father, George Washington Owens. was a native of Roseville, born in 1820. He followed the occupation of farming in early manhood and when his son John was two years of age removed from the farm to the village where he embarked in general merchandising, conducting a store for about ten years. He then spent three years in Iowa and on his return to Roseville carried on both merchandising and farming. His death occurred September 29, 1889. He voted with the Democratic party and was chosen to the office of justice of the peace. He married Mary Anne Rockhold, who was born near Roseville in 1822 and died in 1861. Her father was a farmer and came of German lineage, while the Owens family is of Welsh descent. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Owens were the parents of seven children, of whom five are yet living. John B. Owens, the youngest, was a public- school student in Roseville until the age of sixteen years, when he entered business life as a clerk in a store, being thus employed for three years. The business instinct was strong in him from an early age, to which one of his early ventures was the purchase of a third of an interest in a melon patch for which he paid twenty dollars, making the investment against the judgment of his friends at a time when his cash capital consisted of only twenty dollars and twenty-five cents. Two weeks after making the purchase, however, Mr. Owens possessed as a result the munificent sum of fifty dollars as a profit, thus giving him a capital of seventy dollars with which to finance future business operations. After clerking in the store, as before stated, he entered the employ of a sewing machine company, with which he remained for a year. He was not then twenty years of age and indeed before he had reached that age he had been connected with a number of business enterprises and had acted as traveling salesman for a stoneware house, filling the latter position until twenty-five years of age. At that time he turned his attention to the manufacture of flour pots at Roseville, investing a capital of three hundred dollars in his plant and materials. In this business he continued at Roseville until the fall of 1891, when he began the erection of a factory building in Zanesville for the manufacture of pottery. He occupied it immediately after its completion and began its operation upon a comparatively small scale in 1892. Success, however, attended the new enterprise from the beginning and his constantly growing patronage enabled him in 1895, with increased capital, to begin the manufacture of a higher grade of pottery, in Which line of industrial activity he has continued to the present time. In addition to his plant in Zanesville he has one in New York city, in which he manufactures high grade art pottery successfully, and the entire line embraces more than eight hundred different kinds and sizes of art wares. He issues annually a catalogue of forty-four pages, fourteen by twenty inches. This is the largest catalogue ever published by an American pottery company and represents the largest variety of manufactured goods. The factories are thoroughly equipped and the organization of the business is most complete in keeping with modern ideas. The Zanesville factory has its own legal and printing departments, the printing office being so complete that a monthly journal of sixteen pages is issued, the output being ten thousand copies which are circulated in this country and abroad. The J. B. Owens Pottery Company is beginning to give special attention to the export business, some very extensive shipments having been made to Germany, France, New Zealand, England, Argentine Republic and Chili. It is now the plan to send in the coming year its representatives on commercial errands around the world. Mr. Owens had been a resident of Zanesville but a brief period when he was elected on the democratic ticket to the office of city councilman as successor of E. P. Bloomer, one of Zanesville's most respected and influential business men. He was at once made chairman of the two most important committees of the council, dose on finance and law, and he acted as alderman for three terms, when he declined further election. Largely owing to his efforts various streets were paved and improved, sidewalks were laid and there was a great redUction in the cost of lighting and other expenses of the city. He was very successful in all that he did in behalf of Zanesville and his ef- PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 717 forts proved of great benefit to the city. Mr. Owens was also president of the Board of Trade and served as director of the Citizens' League, thus being connected with two institutions whose value is well known. He is a stockholder in two of the leading national banks of Zanesville and he is a director in the old Citizens' National Bank. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd Fellows lodge, with David encampment and with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He takes great pleasure in the society of his friends. He is always courteous, kindly and affable, and those who know him personally have for him warm regard. A man of great natural ability, his success in business, from the beginning of his residence in Zanesville, was uniform and rapid. As has been truly remarked, after all that may be done for a man in the way of giving him early opportunities for obtaining the requirements which are sought in the schools and in books, he must essentially formulate, determine and give shape to his own character, and this is what Mr. Owens has clone. He has persevered in the pursuit of a persistent purpose and gained the most satisfactory reward. His life is exemplary in all respects and he has ever supported those interests which are calculated to uplift and benefit humanity, while his own high moral worth is deserving of the highest commendation. EDWARD J. HARSCH. Edward J. Harsch owns twenty-seven acres of land devoted to gardening. and the fact that vegetables come from his place is a guarantee of their excellence. He is practical in his methods, systematic in his work and progressive in his ideas and is meeting with excellent success in his chosen calling. He was born May 23, 1870, in Wayne township, and is a son of Gottheb Harsch, who is represented elsewhere in this volume. In the public schools Edward J. Harsch pursued his education, attending through the winter months while in the summer seasons he worked in field and meadow, thus becoming familiar with the varied duties which fall to the lot of the agriculturist. He remained upon his father's farm until twenty-three years of age and then started out in life on his own account. He purchased his present farm in 1898 and now has twenty-seven and a half acres of rich land devoted to gardening. It is situated only two and a half miles from the courthouse, so that the city market is easy of access, and he is able to sell therein vegetables which are fresh and inviting. Everything about his place is neat and thrifty in appearance and a glance will in dicate to the passer-by that the man who works that farm thoroughly understands his business and makes good use of his opportunities. Mr. Harsch was married October 12, 1892, to Miss Katie Millfelt, a native of Wayne township and a daughter of John Millfelt. Five children have been born of this marriage : Russel, Walter, Mary, Ella and Pearl A. The parents are members of the Lutheran church and since casting his first presidential ballot Mr. Harsh has voted with the democratic party but has no political aspirations for himself, regarding his business affairs as abundantly worthy of his best efforts. J. B. TAYLOR. J. B. Taylor, who is engaged in general farming, stock-raising and also in the production of fruit, was horn in Bridgeport, Ohio, April 13. 1879. His father, Joseph M. E. Taylor, was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1852, and became a resident of Muskingum county in 1892. He now resides in Zanesville, where he is employed. He received only common-school advantages, but has clone much to supplement his early mental training and through reading, observation and experience has become a well informed man. He keeps thoroughly posted on the political questions and issues of the day, was an inflexible adherent of democratic principles till the last few years and does everything in his nower to auvocate tne candidacy of honorable men for office. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Lanam. a daughter of William Lanam, of Noble county, Ohio. She is a member of the Methodist church and an estimable lady, devoted to her family. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were born seven children : Emma, now deceased : Arthusia, who is a trained nurse of Zanesville ; J. B. : Essie, toe wife of Leonard Dicks ; Jessie, deceased ; Lettie, at home ; and Archie at home. J. B. Taylor, spending his boyhood days under the parental roof, gained practical knowledge of farming methods, so that he was well qualified for business when he began farming on his own account. He has always carried on this pursuit and he now rents of his father a farm of one nundred and thirty-seven acres of valuable land. which is devoted to the cultivation of fruit and cereals and also to stock-raising. This farm has changed hands but four times since it was entered from the government and the first wheat planted in Muskingum county was sown on this land, the field being prepared by being dug up with a mattock and the wheat scratched in by drawing brush over it. The first house in the town- 718 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. ship was built upon this farm. Now Mr. Taylor follows the most advanced methods of farming, using the latest improved machinery in the care of his crops. On April 20, 1904, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Taylor and Miss Nelhe Stockdale, a native of Philo and a daughter of Levi Stockdale, of Zanesville, Ohio, who is a cabinet-maker and contractor. Her grandfather, John Stockdale, was born in Pennsylvania and coming to Ohio has always been successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising here. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have one daughter, Mary E., born February 21, 1905. In politics Mr. Taylor is a republican where national issues are involved but at local elections votes independently. The family home is about six miles trom Zanesville, at which place they market their fruit. He is a young man that possesses strong determination and laudable ambition, which have already gained for him desirable success and promises well for the future. JOHN MILLER. John Miller, one of the oldest and most prominent farmers living in Wayne township, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1818. He was a son of Peter Miller, who was also a native of Washington county and married Elizabeth Dolman, a native of New Jersey. In early life Peter Miller engaged in teaching school but afterward devoted his energies to farming. In 1819 he brought his family to Ohio, making the journey from Pittsburg by boat. He landed at the mouth of Salt creek, in the month of April, near the farm which now belongs to John Miller of this review. They were accompanied on the trip by John Dolman, father of Mrs. Peter Miller, and after reaching their destination Mr. Dolman purchased a tract of land in Rich Hill township, living thereon until his death. Peter Miller removed from Muskingum county to Guernsey county, Ohio, and after a brief period spent there took up his abode in Morgan county, where he resided until his life's labors were ended in death when he had reached the age of sixty years, two months and two days. His political support was given the democracy. John Miller was educated in the common schools of Ohio to which state he was brought by his parents when only a year old. He spent his early life in mechanical work in Washington county, Ohio, assisting in the construction of the first locks at Lowell and Marietta. He was thus engaged on public works until 1840 and he purchased his present farm in Wayne township, Muskingum county, in 185o. Here he has now lived for more than a half century and is the owner of three hundred and sixty-two acres of rich and arable land devoted to general farming and the raising of cattle and other stock. The place is situated on the river road about eight miles southeast of the courthouse in Zanesville and is an attractive property because of the many improvements that have been placed upon it and the modern equipments that are there seen. He owned and operated a mill at Duncan's Falls for many years in addition to his agricultural interests. Mr. Miller was united in marriage in Washington county, Ohio, to Miss Mary Swift, who was born in that county August 9, 1821, and was a daughter of Henry Swift, one of the pioneer settlers of Ohio. She became the mother of twelve children and departed this life October 20, 1901. The family record is as follows : Harriet, the widow of John A. Forsyth, of Duncan's Falls, Ohio ; Maria, the wife of Washington Neff, of Wayne township ; William, a farmer in Kansas : Eliza, Peter, and Samuel, all deceased; Sadie ; John ; Mary, the wife of Rev. Ashton ; Carrie, the wife of A. L. Carter, of Wayne township ; and Henry and Charles, who have departed this life: Mr. Miller gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has served as trustee and as a member of the school board. He is also a member of the Baptist church and his life has ever been honorable and upright so that he can look back over the past without regret. He has never smoked either a pipe or cigar nor chewed tobacco in his life. Seventy-six of his eighty-seven years have been spent in Muskingum county. He is a well preserved man and though the snows of many winters have whitened his hair, in spirit and interests he seems vet in his prime, keeping well informed upon the questions of the day and in touch with the world's progress. His life has been active and useful and he has accomplished much through an enterprising business career. GEORGE W. OWENS. George W. Owens, who carries on general merchandising in Roseville, was born in Perry county, Ohio, October 22, 1857. His father, George W. Owens, was also a native of the same county, while the grandfather, Stephen Owens, was born in Wales. Bidding adieu to friends and to the little rock-ribbed country which gave him birth he sailed for the United States and became a resident of Perry county, Ohio, in his early manhood. He served his PAGE - 719 - PICTURE OF MRS. JOHN MILLER PAGE - 720 - BLANK PAGE - 721 - PICTURE OF JOHN MILLER PAGE - 722 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 723 adopted country as a soldier in the war for independence, participating in the battle of Bunker Hill and other important skirmishes. He was a farmer by occupation and for a number of years was identified with the agricultural development of Perry county. George W. Owens, Sr., was reared upon the old homestead in Perry county and later in life engaged in merchandising in Roseville. He died at the age of sixty-eight years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary A. Rockhold, was a daughter of Jacob Rockhold and was born in Perry county, where her marriage was celebrated. George W. Owens of this review is indebted to the public-school system of Ohio for the educational privileges he enjoyed and after putting aside his text-books he traveled for eight years. He afterward engaged in merchandising and has conducted his present store in the Odd Fellows building in Roseville since the fall of 1888. He was also connected with the pottery business for a number of years but eventually sold his interest in that enterprise. He now carries a large and carefully selected line of general goods and because of the tasteful arrangement of his stock, his reasonable prices and his earnest desire to please his customers he has secured a liberal and constantly growing patronage so that his annual sales reach a large figure. Mr. Owens was united in marriage to Miss Mary Baldwin, a native of Beverly, Washington county, Ohio. His political views accord with democratic principles and he was treasurer of Roseville and of Clay township for four years. Socially he is connected with the Odd Fellows society and with the Masonic fraternity. He has proven himself in all relations of life an earnest, honest, upright man and a citizen of whom any community might be justly proud. JOHN W. SIDLE. John W. Sidle is an honored veteran of the Civil war, who equally loyal to local improvement and national progress in times of peace. is numbered among the valued and representative citizens of Muskingum county. He is also one of the native sons of this county, his birth having occurred in Licking township, August 4, 1840. His paternal great-grandfather was a native of Germany and came to America in colonial days, being sold to pay his passage when he arrived in the new world. He afterward became an active business man, married and had one son—John Sidle, the grandfather of our subject. who on emigrating westward about '1811 cast in 11:'s lot with the early settlers of Muskingum county, purchasing a farm near Pleasant Valley in Falls township. There he developed his land and carried on general agricultural pursuits, contributing in substantial measure to the early development of the county along such lines. David Sidle, the father of John W. Sidle, was born in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1807, and was four years of age when his parents came to Muskingum county in 1811. Here he was reared to manhood amid frontier environments and after attaining his mapority he turned his attention to the milling business at Pleasant Valley, Ohio. He conducted that enterprise for several years and later in life he again engaged in the milling business, following that pursuit altogether for a period of twenty-four years. On ceasing to operate his mill he purchased a farm near lrville in Licking township, upon which he spent four or five years, on the expiration of that period he purchased a tract of land of one hundred and forty acres, two and a half miles east of Irvine on the Zanesville road. There he resided for a number of years and his first five children were born on that place. In 1847, however, he sold that property and removed to Delaware county; Ohio, where he bought a tract of land of three hundred acres, one mile east of the courthouse in the city of Delaware. That was his home until September, 1849, when he disposed of the property and returned to Muskingum county, purchasing the home farm which his father owned at Pleasant Valley, comprising two hundred and seventy-five acres. He added to this until within the boundaries of the farm were comprised three hundred and fifteen acres of rich and arable land which he retained in his possession until his death and which constituted one of the valuable farming properties of the locality. He was a prosperous man and as his financial resources increased he made judicious investments in real-estate. In addition to the home farm he also owned two hundred acres of land elsewhere, including one oundred and fifty acres in Hopewell township and fifty acres in Licking township, the house and barns being situated across the boundary line in Hopewell town- shin. He was likewise the owner of one hundred and twenty-seven acres of land two miles below Pleasant Valley and all his farms were improved. At the time of his demise he had altogether, six hundred and forty-two acres of valuable land in Muskingum county which returned him an excellent income. He owed his prosperity to his own efforts and his life history proved what may be accomplished when one has the will to dare and to do. His death occurred in August, 1897, and his wife passed away in 18(32. There were eight children living at the 724 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. time of the father's death : Eliza, the wife of T. E. Tanner, a resident farmer of Muskingum county ; Emma J., who is the widow of Salem Barrick and resides in Zanesville ; John W. of this review ; C. F., a commission merchant of Buffalo, New York ; Josephine T., the wife of Wilbur F. Armstrong, of Zanesville ; David M., a resident farmer of Winfield, Kansas ; Ella, the widow of Thomas B. Bland, of Muskingum county, and now a resident of Newark ; and Laura, who is the wife of A. H. Jennings, who is engaged in the wholesale and retail ice, coal and feed business at Kansas City, Kansas. John W. Sidle attended the district schools in Falls township, Muskingum county, and he worked upon his father's farm until twenty-two years of age. At that time his patriotic spirit being aroused he enlisted in the Civil war, on the 4th of August, 1862, as a member of Company G, Ninety-seventh Ohio Regiment of Volunteers. He was made sergeant of the company and remained in active service until honorably discharged on the 17th of June, 1865, following the cessation of hostilities. His command was attached to the Army of the Cumberland and he was first under fire at the battle of Perryville, Kentucky. He also took part in the engagements at Stone River, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge and Knoxville. He spent the winter of 1863-4 on Holton river and thence went to Danbridge in eastern Tennessee, where an engagement occurred, but the Union troops had retreated owing to lack of ammunition. With his command Mr. Sidle was also in the battle of Strawberry Plains on the Holton river and later the command moved to Cleveland on the Tennessee river and subsequently to Charleston, Tennessee, being there until they were sent to join Sherman on his Atlanta campaign. They reached Sherman's army at Dalton, Georgia, and Mr. Sidle was then a participant in all of the engagements up to the time of the siege and capture of Atlanta and the battle of Lovejoy Station. His company formed a part of the Fourth Army Corps and was under General Thomas with the center of the army on the march. From Lovejoy Station they fell back to Atlanta and afterward to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then joining the Twenty-third Army Corps went to Columbia. The command participated in the battle of Spring Hill, also in the engagement of Franklin, Tennessee, and arrived at Nashville on the 1st of December, 1864. There an engagement occurred on the 15th and 16th of the month, opposing the troops under General Hood. The Union force followed Hood to Athens and thence went to Huntsville, Alabama, where they remained for a month, after which they boarded a cattle train and proceeded to Blue Springs in eastern Tennessee in order to cut off Johnson's troops from joining General Lee. Thus Mr. Sidle was in much of the active service of the war and with his command he was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, June 17, 1865. He took part in about twenty-four battles but was never wounded, although illness caused him to remain in the hospital about two months. He served as sergeant of his company until March, 1863, when he was appointed orderly sergeant, holding that rank until May 10, 1865. Mr. Sidle returned home a veteran and a victor with a most creditable military record. He again took up the pursuits of civic life and worked upon his father's farm until 1868, when he was married and went to a home of his own. He remained in Pleasant Valley for a year and in 1869 removed to his present farm, comprising two hundred acres in Hopewell township. He has a good property, well supphed with modern equipments and Conveniences. In his methods of farming he is practical, systematic and progressive and his labors are attended with good results. On the 15th of October, 1868, Mr. Sidle was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Holmes, a daughter of Joseph Holmes, of Franklin county, and a native of Muskingum county. Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Sidle now have five children: Nelhe I., the wife of M. E. Varner, who is living near Black Hand in Licking county ; Ezma H., at home ; David W., who was killed June 12, 1902, by falling from a pole and breaking his neck while employed as a lineman ; J. C., who married Bertha Ditter and lives in Newark ; and James M., who resides upon the old home farm and manages the place for his father. John W. Sidle is a republican, giving his support to the party which his father also endorsed. He has been one of its earnest advocates since it stood as the champion of the Union cause at the time of the Civil war. In days of peace he is eatially loyal to his country, supporting its interests with the same zeal and enthusiasm as he displayed when he followed the old flag upon southern battle-fields. JOHN H. JOHNSON. John H. Johnson, whose landed interests comprise three hundred and sixteen acres and who carries on stock-raising as well as general farming, was born in Hopewell township, Muskingum county, February 8, 1852. He represents one of the old famihes of this locality. His grandfather, Henry Johnson, came to Ohio about 1815, probably from Pennsylvania, and his son, Samuel Johnson, father of our subject, was born in this PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 725 county in March, 1819. When nine years of age he was bound out to John George and when sixteen years of age he began learning the stonemason's trade. His life was always one of earnest labor and his laudable ambition prompted his unremitting diligence until his efforts resulted in the acquirement of a valuable farm property. He first purchased a small tract of land on which he took up his abode and as his financial resources increased he added to this from time to time until he was the owner of three hundred and fifty-two acres all situated in the southern part of Hopewell township. He carried on general farming and stock-raising and both branches of his business proved profitable, for his fields were highly cultivated and he was an excellent judge of stock so that he was enabled to make judicious purchases and profitable sales. He died upon the old homestead farm in 1898 and his widow, surviving him for about five years. passed away at White Cottage. November 23, 1903. She bore the maiden name of Jane George and they were married in Hopewell township in 1850. Unto them were born six children: John H.: -A fare E.: William G.: Eliza. who died at the age of five years Margaret and Sarah Elizabeth. who died in 1894. Samuel Johnson divided his farm by will among his children and John H. Johnson thus came into possession of eighty-four acres. He afterward sold eighteen acres of this but still retains possession of sixty-six acres of the old homestead. In his youth he attended school in Hopewell township and when not occupied with his text-books he assisted in the work of the fields, remaining upon his father's farm until 1881. On the 8th of :\ larch of that year he was married to Miss Mary I. Stitt, a daughter of James H. Stitt and in that year he purchased seventy acres of land in Hopewell township, where he resided for thirteen years when he sold his farm. In 1894 his wife received one hundred acres adjoining this tract to which they removed. Tn the spring of 1905 he bought forty- five acres and thus their farm comprises two hundred and forty-five acres in Muskingum township, which, in addition to the farm of sixty- six acres in Hopewell township, makes their realty possessions three hundred and eleven acres. Their home is a beautiful two-story frame residence, containing ten rooms which are tastefully furnished. He also has excellent barns and out buildings, having in 1904 erected a substantial barn forty by fifty feet on one of his other tracts of land. Twenty acres of his farm is covered with timber, while the remainder is cleared and yields golden harvests in return for the care and labor bestowed upon the fields. He also engages in buying, selling and feeding stock and is regarded as a most excellent judge of stock. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have been born four children but they lost one in infancy. The others are: Jennie Eliza, Laura Lulene and Samuel Parks. The parents are members of the Reformed Presbyterian church and are interested in the general progress of their community, favoring every movement to promote the material intellectual, social and moral upbuilding of the county. Mr. Johnson has spent his entire life here, witnessing its growth and development and aiding in the work of improvement in as far as possible. His business affairs have been capably managed and he is known throughout the community as a leading, progressive and influential farmer of Muskingum county. BENJAMIN KELLY. Benjamin Kelly was born in Falls township, Muskingum county, in 1860. His paternal grandfather, Isaac Kelly. was a native of Pennsylvania and became one of the early settlers of central Ohio, taking up his abode in Muskingum county when it was still a largely undeveloped region. His son, Nathan Kelly. was born in this county and in his youth assisted in the arduous task of developing a new farm. The occupation to which he was reared he made his life work, engaging in the tilling of the soil up to the time of his death. He married Miss Mary Crabtree, a daughter of William and Sarah (Wilkeson) Crabtree, both of whom were natives of England. and they came to America in 1819, crossing the Atlantic in a sailing vessel. They settled in Falls township and were also pioneer settlers of Muskingum county. Mr. Kelly passed away about 1891 and is still survived by his widow. They were the parents of five children, of whom three are still living. namely: Alfred, a farmer, who resides in Zanesville : Charles A., who is living on the old homestead in Falls township and Benjamin. Benjamin Kelly pursued his education in Walker schoolhouse and was reared to farm life. early becoming familiar with the practical methods of tilling the soil, harvesting the crops and caring for the stock. Tn his early life he followed farming and dairying; and was thus engaged until 1898. when he came to Zanesville and entered the undertaking business in partnership with his brother-in-law under the firm mune of Kelly & LaRue. Since 1903 he has been alone in business and he now has a very large patronage. He took a course in embalming under prominent representatives of that business and received a diploma for his proficiency. In 1882 Mr. Kelly was married to Miss Martha A. Richey, who was born in Falls town- 726 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. ship, Muskingum county, and is a daughter of John H. and Ellen T. (Wilkeson) Richey. Mr. Kelly belongs to the Modern Woodmen camp at Zanesville, to the Independent Order of Foresters and Improved Order of Red Men, while in politics he is a democrat. He is a genial man of kindly spirit and cordial disposition and is highly esteemed by many friends in Zanesville and Muskingum county. EDWARD VINTON WALKER. Edward Vinton Walker, a prominent farmer of Falls township, was born May 15, 1852, upon the place which is still his home. He represents one of the old famihes of the county. connected with its history from pioneer times down to the present. He is a son of James Walker, now deceased, who came to Muskingum county in 1820. He was born in County Down. Ireland. and on emigrating to the new world locating near Chester, Pennsylvania. whence he afterward came to Ohio. He drove across the country to Muskingum county and at different times lived on various farms. He married Hannah Wilkinson. a daughter of Edward Wilkinson, who owned one thousand acres of land, and in 1827 Mr. Walker took up his abode upon the farm in Falls township which continued to he his place of residence until his death and which is now owned by his children. In matters of judgment he was found to be reliable and in all business transactions was active, energetic and honorable. Unto him and his wife were born eleven children and only three are now living: James T., Mary, and Edward V.. all of whom reside on the old home farm and carry on the business together. In his political views the father was originally a whig, supporting the party until its dissolution, when he joined the ranks of the new republican party. Fraternally he was a Mason and his life was in harmony with the beneficent spirit of the craft. He passed away December 8, 1874, leaving behind him an untarnished name as well as a large estate. Edward V. Walker was reared to the occupation of farming, working in the fields and meadows through the period of his youth when not occupied with the duties of the schoolroom. Since arriving at man's estate he has carried on farming on his own account and is now the owner of two hundred and eighty acres of rich and valuable land, lying about four and a half miles from Zanesville on the Dresden road. Here he carries on general farming and stock-raising and has considerable numbers of cattle, sheep and hogs upon his place. His fields are well tilled and his land, being under a high state of cultivation, returns him a gratifying income. He uses the latest improved machinery in the care of his farm and all his interests are carefully managed for he is systematic in his business affairs and at the same time is thoroughly trustworthy, being never known to take advantage of the necessities of his fellowmen in any business transaction. Mr. Walker was united in marriage to Miss Ellen M. Gates, who was born in Franklin and is a daughter of Thomas Gates, of Columbus, now deceased, who came to Muskingum county in 1850. His wife bore the family name of Morton prior to her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Walker became the parents of five children : James T., Isabella G., Hannah, Arthur H. and Donald. Mr. Walker votes with the republican party but he has no time nor desire to seek public office although he keeps well informed on the questions and issues of. the day and is thus able to support his p6sition by intelligent argument. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to the Royal Arcanum. the Woodmen of the World and to the Home Guards, and his life is in harmony with the spirit of these different organizations, which teach consideration for one's fellowmen and the cultivation of all the good qualities that lead to an upright life. He belongs to the Presbyterian church and not only does he endorse all measures for the advancement of the race but brings into his daily life the principles to which he thus gives his sanction. THOMAS H. MINTIER. Thomas H. Mintier, now in his eighty-first year, is a venerable and honored resident of Rich Hill township. He was horn April 3, 1824, in Jefferson county, Ohio. His father, Robert Mintier, was a native of Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and in 1830 removed to Jefferson county, where he was engaged in farming. He purchased a tract of land there and developed it into a good property. He served in the war of 1812 under General William Henry Harrison before his removal to Jefferson county. He married Elizabeth Hammond, who was a native of Ireland and they became the parents of twelve children: Alexander, John, Thomas. William, Joseph, James, Marthz , Mary, Robert J., Eliza, Esther and David, of whom John is deceased. Thomas H. Mintier spent his boyhood days on the home farm, remaining with his father until twenty-three years of age. He was then united in marriage in 1846 to Miss Rebecca Forsythe and they became the parents of the following PAGE - 727 - EDWARD VINTON WALKER PAGE - 728 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 729 children, all of whom are yet living, namely : William, who married Eliza Blackstone; John, who wedded Martha Tomlinson; Martha, who became the wife of Robert Padden ; Robert ; Annie, the wife of William Elliott ; Emma J., the wife of George St. Clair ; Lucretia; George Howell; and Thomas H. Throughout his entire life Thomas H. Mintier of this review has followed the occupation of farming and through his own efforts has acquired a fine tract of land of one hundred and sixty acres on which to enjoy his old age. He worked persistently and energetically in his former years and is still quite a hale and hearty man, giving supervision to his place. At the time of the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations and offered his services to his government, volunteering as a member of the Fifteenth Ohio Regiment, but his services were rejected. He afterward became a member of the state militia and he later served at Gallipolis as a member of the one-hundredday troops under Colonel Ferguson of the One Hundred and seventy-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was assigned to Company A. Mr. Mintier has always been a prominent member of the United Presbyterian church and Ins taken a very active and helpful part in its work. He has been justice of the peace for several terms in both Muskingum and Guernsey counties and his efforts in behalf of the public welfare have been far-reaching and beneficial. In 1994 Mr. Mintier was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died on the 28th of July, 1904, and lies buried in Salt Creek United Presbyterian cemetery. He is now one of the venerable citizens of Muskingum county and his entire life has been passed in this section of the state, so that he has been a witness of its development and growth and is familiar with its history from pioneer times down to the present. He has never sought to figure in public life hot has been content day after day to do the duty that has conic to him, knowing that character is above any position or political honor, above wealth or fame, and as the years have gone by he has made for himself a name which is honored and respected by all who know of his life record. WILLIAM B. FISHER. William B. Fisher, a leading farmer of Highland township, was born on his father's farm in Harrison county, Ohio, November 9, 1862, his parents being George and Mary (Spray) Fisher. His paternal grandparents were George and Ester (Piper) Fisher, and the great-grandfather also bore the name of George Fisher, and was a native of Germany. He became the progenitor of the family in the new world. When quite young, about the time of the Revolutionary war, he was kidnapped and brought to this country, where he was sold. He grew to manhood in Baltimore, Maryland, and there he married a lady who was also born in Germany. They became the parents of twelve or thirteen children, including three sons, Thomas, James and George. The great-grandfather died in Maryland. George Fisher, the grandfather, who was born in that state, spent the days of his boyhood and youth there and was married in Maryland to Miss Ester Piper, a daughter of George Piper. Subsequently they became residents of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and afterward purchased and located on a farm in Harrison county, Ohio. The grandfather was a gunsmith by trade but in his later. years devoted much of his time and attention to agricultural pursuits. He served his country as a soldier in the war of 1812, and he died in 1816, being long survived by his wife, who passed away in 1856. Of their seven children, Eli, George, Jacob, Elizabeth, Caroline, Ester and Maria, all have now passed away. George Fisher (3d) was born in Harrison county. Ohio, August 4, 1808, and was a public- school student in his boyhood days. He removed to Muskingum county, Ohio, about 1864, and here purchased a tract of land to which he added from time to time until he owned one of the best farms of the county, aggregating five hundred and twenty acres. This made him a wealthy man and he justly merited the success which came to him as it was the result of his own unaided labors, careful management and unremitting diligence. He was public-spirited, being interested in everything pertaining to the general progress and improvement of his county, and he rendered capable service to his fellow townsmen as justice of the peace, in which office he served for fourteen years. His political views accorded with republican principles and in religious faith he and his wife were connected with the Associate church of Bloomfield, in which he served as an elder for several years. Mr. Fisher was married twice. In 1833 he wedded Mary Welch and they had a family of four children, Samuel, Walker, Elizabeth and Jacob, but all have passed away. The mother's death occurred in 1844, and George Fisher (3d) afterward married Mary Spray, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Fowler) Spray. Her parents were natives of Harrison county, Pennsylvania, and were of German lineage. For some years they lived in Maryland and afterward became residents of Ohio, where their last years were 730 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY passed. By the second marriage of Mr. Fisher there were six children : Milton, who died, leaving a family of two children, who reside with their uncle Eli, who was the second member of the family ; Addison, who has two children, Mary and George; William of this review ; Caroline, who married Harvey Poulson and is living in Montpelier, Indiana ; and Asenath, who resides with her brother Eli. The father died December 7, 1893, and the mother passed away February 26, 1898. William B. Fisher was educated in the common schools and spent six years in Muskingum College. He was married October 16, 1886, to Miss Nannie M. Maharry, a native of Guernsey county, Ohio, born September 21, 1862, her parents being John and Elizabeth (Braton) Maharry. Her father is now deceased but her mother is still living, making her home with her son, H. S. Maharry, in Shelby, Ohio, he being principal of the Shelby high school. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have become the parents of one daughter, Mary Geneva, who was born September 21, 1898, and now lives with Mr. Fisher's brother Eli, her mother having died February 2o, 1902. Mr. Fisher is the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of rich and arable land, entered in 1818, and in connection with th: cultivation of the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he is also engaged in the breeding and raising of shorthorn cattle. He likewise keeps some sheep and horses and has a splendidly improved farm property. He ann his two brothers also operate a threshing machine and clover huller and a sawmill, sawing from twenty to sixty thousand teet of lumber each year. They do this work for themselves and for the custom trade and are enterprising, active and useful business men. WilliaM Fisher gives his political support to the republican party and for nine years has served as justice of the peace, being the present incumbent in that office. His rulings are strictly fair and impartial and have "won golden opinions from all sorts of people." He is a faithful member of the United Presbyterian church. Eli Fisher, brother of William Fisher, was born in November, 1848, near Scio, and acquired his early education in the common schools, after which he completed his literary course in Bloomfield College. He then took up the study of medicine under Dr. Lane, at Bloomfield, and subsequently pursued three courses of lectures in Columbus Medical College and one course in the Ohio Medical College, trom which he was graduated with the class of 1880. Entering upon the practice of his profession, he was well known as a physician of Highland township for about eight years, after which he began the manufacture of lumber, operating a sawmill in connection with his brothers and also carrying on tanning. He has followed the dual pursuit since 1891 and is now the owner of eighty acres of tine timber land covered with oak and hickory trees. He has altogether two hundred acres of valuable land which is well improved. He resides upon the one hundred and sixty acres that was entered in 1819 with his sister Asenath and they have reared three children, including the daughter of William Fisher, while the other two are children of Milton Fisher. Eli Fisher is now successfully engaged in general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising, having sheep, cattle and hogs upon his place, and this branch of his business is proving very profitable. In politics he is a republican and is a member of the Associate church at Bloomfield. That he is a man of broad, humanitarian spirit and most kindly disposition is shadowed forth between the lines of this review for only. a person of this nature would care for nieces 'and as he has done. All who know him respect him for his genuine worth, his genial disposition and his consideration of others. WILLIAM HAL TANNER. William Hal Tanner, chief of the fire department of Zanesville, was born in Falls township, this county. September 13, 1872. His paternal grandfather, William Tanner, early came to Muskingum county, living in Falls township, where his son John Wesley Tanner was born and reared. The latter early became familiar with farm work but at length he abandoned agricultural life and moved to Zanesville in 1876. Here he became deputy sheriff under Orrin Ballon, in which capacity he served for four years. He afterward became interested in brick-making and subsequently he held the office of deputy auditor under Andrew Patterson for two years, or until the time of his death, which occurred in 1883. He was a devoted member of the Second Street Methodist Episcopal church throughout his residence in Zanesville. In matters of citizenship he was always public-spirited and progressive, and he served in the Civil war as did his father. His political support was given to the democracy, in early manhood he wedded Mary Addie Marshall, who was born in Falls township, is a daughter of William Marshall and is n.lw living at the age of fifty-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Tanner became the parents of four children : Lulu, the wife of L. D. Abel, a coal operator at Zanesville William H.; Musa, the wife of T. M. Harsh, an oculist of Dayton, Ohio ; and Eva, the wife of Clarence Pletcher, a traveling salesman for F. P. Bailey, of Zanesville. PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 731 William H. Tanner began his education in the common schools and advanced through successive grades until he became a high-school student. In early life he learned the carpenter's trade which he followed for twelve years and afterward became a member of the fire department, serving for one year as driver of the ladder truck. He was appointed chief of the fire department in 1897 by Mayor Lewis Gibson and was re-appointed by Mayors L. E. Brelsford, James L. Holden and the present mayor, W. B. Deacon. He is a very efficient chief and has made a study of the possibilities for accomplishment by the department, greatly desiring its excellence and efficiency. The men are well disciplined and everything about the department is kept in the best possible condition, and as chief Mr. Tanner has rendered valuable service to his fellow citizens. In 1901 occurred the marriage of William H. Tanner and Miss Hattie O. Tanner, who was born in Falls township and is a daughter of James E. Tanner, a farmer of Hopewell township, this county. She is a member of the Second Street Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Tanner belongs to the Masonic lodge and the Improved Order of Foresters. In politics he is a democrat but aside from his position as chief of the fire department he has never sought or held office. He is popular with a large acquaintance, enjoys the respect of the members of the department and has the entire confidence of the city officials. A. A. GEORGE. When ambition is satisfied and every ultimate aim accomplished then satiety holds sway, effort ceases and activity becomes dormant ; it is the men of ambition who are leaders in industrial, manufacturing and professional circles and who promote the real progress of the world. In the analyzation of the life record of A. A. George it is seen that ambition is one of his dominant qualities and has led to his success, causing him to advance from one position to another until he is to-day ranked with the successful lawyers of Zanesville. His grandfather, John George, was born in the northern part of Ireland and married Sarah Graham, who was also born on the Emerald Isle. He came from his native country to America in 1816 and settled five miles west of Zanesville on what was known as Meadow farm in the George settlement in Springfield township, Muskingum county, Ohio. There he followed farming and it was upon that farm that his son Alexander G. GeOrge was born September 25, 1832. The latter was at one time the oldest resident of Zanesville. He spent nearly his ei tire life in or near this city and for several years prior to his death resided on Van Buren street. He married Miss Hannah Mills, who was born April 4, 1834, a daughter of James Mills, of Culpeper, Virginia, who removed to Muskingum county in 1828 and settled about seven miles from Zanesville. For more than a half century Mr. and Mrs. George traveled life's journey together, celebrating their golden wedding on the 4th of November, 1902. On February 17, 1905, however, they were separated by death, Mr. George passing away after an illness of only forty-eight hours at the home of his son, Dr. Virgil M. George, at Columbus, having gone to that city for „ visit. He was long a member of the Fair Oaks Baptist church and was a man of genuine worth, respected and honored because of his fidelity and reliability in all life's relations. He was an eminent scholar, thoroughly versed on all subjects. He is still survived by his widow, who is enjoying good health, three sons and a daughter : Dr. Virgil M. George, of Columbus ; Robert G. George, of Chicago; A. A. George, of this city ; and Mrs. Sarah L. Conaway, of McLuney, Ohio. A. A. George was born in Putnam about the time of the close of the Civil war and having acquired his education in the schools of Zanesville he worked with his father in a pottery for several years. He then took up the study of telegraphy at his home and soon became proficient in the art, after which he accepted a position as operator for the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad. He acted in that capacity for some time and afterward entered the service of the Ohio Central Railroad, there attaining the height of his ambition in that direction for he was advanced until he was holding one of the most important positions in connection with the telegraph department of that road. He was for more than ten years in a railroad office, during which time he completed his education. He has always been a student with the ambition to broaden his knowledge that he might fill positions of greater importance and responsibility. While still in the railroad service he became imbued with the idea of studying law and his leisure hours were largely devoted to mastering the principles of jurisprudence. In the winter of 1894 he gave up railroad work and returned to his old home in Zanesville. Since that time he has devoted his entire time and energies to the study and practice of law and is to-day a capable member of the bar, well equipped for important practice and in the courts he has handled litigation that has attracted widespread attention, having gained some notable victories in the federal courts. Mr. George has in his law 732 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY office a complete set of credentials from every officer of the Ohio Central Railway, including the general manager. These give testimony concerning his ability and faithfulness during the long period of his service with the company, and Mr. George has every reason to be proud of these papers. He was one of the first to join the Order of Railway Telegraphers, which society was instituted in 1886, and his connection therewith dates from that year. As an attorney he has made a splendid record. He is a young man, vigorous, intelligent and alert, is a hard worker, and his devotion to his clients' interests is proverbial. In 1886 occurred the marriage of A. A. George and Miss Margaret E. Sterling, of Columbus, Ohio. They became the parents of six children but two have passed away. Those living are: Grover G., who is on his second year in Muskingum College ; Mary F. ; Emerson R. ; and Flossie M. Mr. George is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Knights of Pythias lodge and is supreme eminent ruler for the Munificent Order of Camels. He is also associated with other fraternal organizations and is very popular with his brethren of these societies because of his genuine brotherly love and his unfaltering loyalty to the beneficent spirit which permeates such organizations. On the 4th of June, 1905, Mr. George was appointed attorney and secretary of the Zanesville workhouse for the fourth time, having served three terms of one year each. There have been many applications for the position each time. Perhaps his appointment is clue to the fact of his great success in opposing habeas corpus cases on the part of the prisoners. JOHN DICKEY. John Dickey, a farmer and stock-raiser living on section 23, Madison township, was born in Licking township, Muskingum county, June 3, 1849, and is a son of Robert and Mary Ann (Clark) Dickey. The father was born at Nash- port, Ohio, while the mother came to this state from Maryland. A farmer by occupation, he followed that pursuit throughout his entire life in order to provide for his family and became the owner of fifty-two acres of land. He died about 1901, having long survived his wife, who passed away in March, 1883. They were the parents of four children, of whom three are living : Richard, of Madison township ; Mrs. Mary Lush Taylor, of Licking township ; and John. In the common schools near his home John Dickey was educated and after putting aside his text-books he gave his entire attention to assisting his father in the work of the old homestead until twenty-two years of age, when he began farming on his own account. He first rented land, but when his labors, economy and enterprise had brought him sufficient capital he made purchase of a farm, becoming owner of the place upon which he now resides. Since that time he has given his attention to the further development and improvement of his property and he now owns one hundred and forty acres of good land about five miles from Dresden. Here he carries on general farming and stock-raising and everything about his place is neat and thrifty in appearance, indicating his careful supervision, methodical habits and persistency of purpose. On the 13th of April, 1871, Mr. Dickey married Miss Catherine Mast, who was born February 7, 1852, in Wittenburg. Germany, and is a daughter of Mathias and Christina (Meyer) Mast. Her father came to this country with his family in 1854, locating in Nashport and he purchased and operated a farm of one hundred and fifty acres. In the family were six children, of whom five are living. Mr. and Mrs. Dickey have three living children and have lost two. Those who still survive are : Charles, who was born November 13, 1872, and resides upon the Stump farm in Madison township, having married Cora Skinner ; Fred, living near Dresden, who was born September 25. 1878, and married Cora Shirer ; and Katie M., who was born October 30, 1882, and is the wife of Will Skinner. of Madison township. Mrs. Dickey is a member of the United Brethren church. Mr. Dickey votes with the republican party but has never sought or desired office. His undivided attention is given to his farming and stock-raising interests and all that he possesses has been acquired through his own labors. As the architect of his own fortune he has builded wisely and well, being now in possession of a fine farm. constituting one of the valuable properties in Madison township. FRANK P. BISANT. Frank P. Bisant is the owner of a farm of one hundred acres all under cultivation. It is situated in Springfield township and is the old home place upon which he was born, December 18, 1851. His parents were John and Susan (Mitchell) Bisant, and his paternal grandfather was William Bisant, an honored pioneer settler of the county, coming to Ohio when it was a frontier district and entering land from the government. He then began the develop- PAGE - 733 - PICTURE OF JOHN DICKEY AND FAMILY PAGE - 734 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 733 ment of a farm, which he continued to make his home until his death, and following his marrage John Bisant remained upon the old homestead, which comprised one hundred and fifty acres of land. Later he purchased seventy acres adjoining, so that his farm comprised two hundred and twenty acres. He, too, devoted his life to general agricultural pursuits and gave to his property his careful supervision up to the time of his demise, which occurred in 1872. His wife, surviving him for about eight years, passed away in 1880. They were the parents of six children : William, a cattle dealer living in Zanesville; Martha, also a resident of Zanesville ; Frank P.; and three who died in childhood. Frank P. Bisant was a student in the district schools of Springfield township, gaining the knowledge there that fitted him for life's practical and responsible duties. He also had ample training in farm work, for at an early age he began assisting his father in the development of the fields, and upon his father's death in 1872 came into possession of one hundred acres of the old home farm. He has always lived upon this place and has the entire land under cultivation, raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate, so that annually he harvests good crops. His work is well managed, and his methodical habits, keen discrimination and recognition of opportunities have been strong points in his business career. In January, 1873, Mr. Bisant was married to Miss Esther Smith, a daughter of S. B. Smith, of Zanesville, who was a blacksmith by trade. Their home has been blessed with two children: Stella, who is now the wife of Frank Curran, in the mail service at Zanesville ; and Fred F., who resides at home. In his political views Mr. Bisant is a democrat, having supported the men and measures of that party since attaining his majority. He needs no introduction to the readers of this volume, being a representative of one of the old pioneer families, and in his life he has carried forward the work instituted by his grandfather and continued by his father and like them he has also been a valued citizen—the champion of every measure for the general good. GOTTLIEB HARSCH. Among the men of German birth or parentage who have helped to make Muskingum county what it is to-day—the center of a rich agricultural and commercial district—none are more deserving of mention than Gottlieb Harsch, who since 1880 has lived upon his present farm in Wayne township, where he carries on the raising of fruit and garden products. He was born in Brush Creek township, June io, 1846, a son of John Harsch, whose birth occurred in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1809, and who came to the United States with his parents in 1833, when twenty-four years of age. They settled in Morgan county, Ohio, where the grandfather purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. John Harsch was married at the age of twenty- seven years, to Miss Elizabeth Burkett, also a native of Germany, and in 1836 they removed to Muskingum county, where Mr. Harsch purchased a quarter section of land in Brush Creek township. This he cleared and improved, turning the first furrows in the fields and planting the seed which in due time brought forth good harvests. He continued farm work there until 1862, when he purchased and removed to the Fritz farm in Wayne township, comprising fifty acres of bottom land, on which he lived until his death, which occurred when he was seventy- two years of age. He had thirteen children but only three are living: Jacob A., a resident of Wayne township ; Elizabeth, the wife of Fred Fritz, of the same township ; and Gottlieb. No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of farm life for Gottlieb Harsch in his youth. He attended the public schools and worked with his father until twenty-one years of age, when he started out upon an independent business career, renting land from his father on which he engaged in gardening. He worked earnestly and persistently and by the careful husbanding of his resources he gained the capital that enabled him, in 1880, to purchase his present farm, on which he has since resided. He has one hundred and thirty acres on the river front and this being rich bottom land is well adapted to the raising of fruit and vegetables, which he produces in large quantities and which find a ready sale on the market. This is a fine farm, lacking in none of the modern improvements which indicate the progressive agriculturist whose experience and observation have taught him how best to use his land. Mr. Harsch was married, in February, 1869, to Miss Mary Rehl, a native of Springfield township and a daughter of Jacob Rehl, who was born in Germany and was a miller and farmer. Emigrating to the new world he became an early settler of Springfield township, where he owned eighty acres of land and where he contributed in substantial measure to the material progress of the county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Harsch have been born seven children, of whom six are living : Ed. J., who is farming in Wayne township ; Mrs. Louisa Starr, living in Zanesville ; Amelia, the wife of James Ganglier, of Zanesville; John and Frederick, who are upon the old home farm ; Bertha, at home ; and Frances, deceased. The family home is situated 736 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. about six miles from the courthouse in Zanesville. Mr. Harsch is a member of the Lutheran church, while his ballot endorses democratic principles. His business career is creditable and in his life desire has prompted indefatigable effort and effort has wrought accomplishment, so that he is now one of the men of affluence in his locality. IRA WILCOX. Ira Wilcox, who is filling the position of mayor of Dresden and, also United States gauger for the eleventh Ohio district, and who is the popular proprietor of the Wilber Hotel, has long been known in Muskingum county. His paternal grandfather, James Wilcox, was of English lineage and was an early settler of Maine. The great-grandfather was a sea-captain and was opposed to his son James coming west with a colony, so that the latter left home without the consent of his parents and never communicated with them afterward. Some years later he was attending a trial in Philadelphia where he met a lawyer. who, noticing the name Wilcox inquired about his family and found that it was James Wilcox. of Maine. After this letters passed between the relatives but James Wilcox never returned to his old home in Maine. He had but limited educational privileges but he realized the value of education and gave to his children good advantages. He was a lad of but seventeen years when he joined the colony of adventurers and settlers bound for the great west, their destination being the hack-woods districts of Ohio. This was in the year 1796 or 1797. James Wilcox journeyed with the party to Marietta, Ohio, and after a short residence there came to Muskingum county. where he leased land on the. Wakatomika creek near Dresden. He married Miss Rebecca Campbell, a native of Virginia, and for a few years lived on Wakatomika creek, after which he took up his abode on the bank of Wills creek. being the first settler of the locality. He became a devoted and consistent member of the Baptist church and his home was always open for the entertainment of the worthy Dreachers of the gospel who were sojourning in the wilderness. He served for a short time in the war of 1812. He entered three hundred acres of land from the government in this county and in the midst of the wilderness hewed out a farm, continuing its cultivation until as the years passed he became prosperous and was accounted one of the leading agriculturalists of his locality. He died in his eighty-eighth year. Unto him and his wife were born the following children: George, who died in childhood, Charles, William, John, Jesse, Mary, James and Rebecca, twins, Emily and Zelida. John Wilcox, son of James Wilcox, and the father of our subject, was born in Adams township, Muskingum county, in 1812, and was educated in the pioneer schools of the times, the schoolhouse being built of logs and furnished in the most primitive manner. His training at farm labor, however, was not meager for he early learned to perform the labors of the fields and to cut the timber in the forests and clear the land for cultivation. He remained upon the home farm until the time of his marriage, which occurred when he was about forty years of age. It was in September, 1852, that he wedded Sarah Crumbaker, a daughter of John and Catherine ( Kalor) Crumbaker. Her father was of German descent and removed from Ohio to Loudoun county, Virginia. where he followed agricultural pursuits and also worked at the wagon-maker's trade. He came to Ohio in 1829. settling on a farm in Adams township, and here he spent his remaining days. assisting materially in the pioneer development. He, too, was a soldier of the war of 1812. He had ten children : Jones K.. Maria D., John, Johanna. Sarah A.. William A., Elizabeth E., Amanda C.. Andrew Jackson and Oliver J. After his marriage John Wilcox settled on the old homestead farm where he resided up to the time of his death. Loth he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and they were the parents of four children as follows: Ira : Alice, who died at the age of twenty-four years : James M., who died in infancy and John W.. who died when six years of age. The father of this family departed this life in 1860 and his widow still survives at the age of eighty-five years, her birth haying occurred March 21, 1820. Jacob Kalor, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. John Wilcox, was a school teacher of Germany and came to this country as a soldier with the Hessian Army at the time of the Revolutionary war. He afterward engaged in teaching school in Loudoun county, Virginia, being one of the first representatives of the profession there. Ira Wilcox, whose name introduces this review, was born April 21, 1853, on the old homestead on Wills creek and pursued his education in the public schools. When fifteen years of age he went to Wills Creek. where he served a three years' apprenticeship to the blacksmith's trade under William Rollers. He afterward conducted a carriage and blacksmith shop for five years at Mohawk and later was engaged in business at Wills Creek for sixteen years. He continued to follow blacksmithing until 1888, when, owing to ill health he disposed of his business in that line and the following year turned PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 737 his attention to the hotel business. He conducted the Grand Hotel in Dresden and afterward was proprietor of the White House. In 1900 he was appointed to the office of government storekeeper and gauger for the eleventh Ohio district and still fills that position. In 1902 he was elected mayor of Dresden and filled the office for a Year when a change in the town charter caused another election and he was again chosen for the office, so that he is now discharging responsible official duties in addition to the management of his business affairs. He is now proprietor of the Wilber Hotel, which contains thirty-eight sleeping rooms in addition to the office, parlors, dining-rooms. etc. He conducts his hotel in accordance with modern ideas and has a liberal and well merited patronage. Mr. Wilcox was married September 13, 1874. to Miss Josephine Smith, a daughter of Finley and Elizabeth (Hawk) smith. To them was born a daughter. Nora E. The wife and mother died after a happy married life of four years and on the 7th of April, 1883, Mr. Wilcox was again married, his second union being with Charity E. Knoff, a daughter of John and Mary Knoff. There are four children by this marriage: Bernice, Alice. Florence and John W. Mr. Wilcox gives his political support to the republican party and is recognized as a leader in its local ranks, his opinions carrying influence in the party councils. He belongs to Wakatomika lodge, No. 186. I. 0. 0. F.. and is prominent, socially, politically and in business circles. He has many estimable qualities and is known as a man of reliability as well as of social genial nature and the circle of his friends is constantly broadening. ALEXANDER MCDONALD No history of Muskingum county would be complete without mention of the McDonald family, for the name is interwoven with the annals of this section of the state from pioneer times down to the present. Alexander McDonald is a typical representative of modern progress in the business world and is now successfully conducting a general mercantile enterprise at Museville. He was born in Blue Rock township, July 21, 1854, and is a son of Samuel and Anna M. (Buchanan) McDonald. Tn the paternal line he is descended from Trish ancestry. His grandfather. Toseph McDonald, was born in County Down, Ireland. near Belfast, and crossed the Atlantic to America, settling in the vicinity of Pittsburg. Pennsylvania. where he remained for a number of years. He was there united in marriage to Miss Margaret Forsythe, who was also a native of Ireland, and through farming operations he provided for his family. He came from Warren, Pennsylvania, to the Buckeye state, traveling by wagon, for at that time there were no railroads across the country. The journey was made by slow tedious stages, for the roads were very poor, oftentimes being little else than a blazed trail through the forest. At length the family reached New Concord, Muskingum county, where they resided for a brief period and later took up their abode in Blue Rock township, where Joseph McDonald bought a tract of land. It was entirely destitute of improvements and not a furrow had been turned or a stick of timber cut, but his earnest labors through succeeding vears wrought great changes and where once stood the forest almost so dense that the sun's rays could hardly penetrate were soon seen fields of waving grain. The first and best oil well in the county was found on his farm. Joseph McDonald continued a resident of this county up to the time of his death, which occurred near Rural Dale when in his ninety-seventh year. It is said that in the early pioneer times he kept his money in a box which he placed under his bed, laying the family Bible upon it. One night a thief entered the room and attempted to get the box, removing the book from the top. but he was scared away before he secured the currency. Any authentic picture of pioneer life with its hardships and privations, its pleasures and its joys would give a correct history of the conditions which existed in the McDonald home in early days. The grandfather aided in laying broad and deep the foundation for the present prosperity and progress of the country, for he belonged to that class of representative pioneer settlers whose labors proved helpful for all time. Samuel McDonald. father of Alexander McDonald, was born in Pennsylvania, October 15, 1828. and his youth was passed amid the scenes common in a frontier settlement. He assisted in the difficult and arduous task of reclaiming the wild land and when he had reached man's estate he began farming on his own account. He always carried on general agricultural pursuits and he reached the advanced age of seventy-six years, passed away December 19. 1904, his remains being interred in Blue Rock cemetery. In early manhood he had wedded Anna M. Buchanan. who was born May so. 1834. in Canada, a daughter of Alexander and Mary (Clark) Buchanan. who were early and prominent farming- people of Blue Rock township. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald had a family of thirteen children : Alexander. Margaret J., Elizabeth E., Sarah A., Emma M., George J.. Jedidiah B., Mary Alice, Calista P., Amanda, Minnie, Lulu and John. Alexander McDonald, the eldest of the family. spent his boyhood days in the usual manner