788 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 21, 1871. He represents one of the old pioneer families of this state. His paternal grandfather, Ellis Reed, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1790, and came to Ohio with his family in 1818. He was married in 1816, to Miss Margaret Harry, who was born in Pennsylvania, January 4, 1798. They became the parents of eleven children, of whom four are living : Solomon P., born July 2, 1824, is now a farmer of Salt Creek township, Muskingum county ; James L. was born February 2, 1833 ; Ellis, born November 2, 1834, is engaged in farming in Vernon county, Wisconsin; Leander A., born March 9, 1840, is a farmer of Salt Creek township. The grandfather died January 27, 1868. James L. Reed, who was born in Salt Creek township, Muskingum county, February 2, 1833, is still living upon the old homestead farm where his birth occurred. He has spent his entire life in this county and since attaining manhood has devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits. His home place comprises one hundred and forty acres of land, which is operated under his immediate supervision and he keeps abreast with progressive ideas of agriculture. Upon his place is the latest improved machinery and all modern equipments and in his farming operations he has met with very gratifying prosperity. He was united in marriage to Miss Maria Ewing, who was a native of Meigs township, Muskingum county, and was a daughter of Charles Ewing. who followed the occupation of farming. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Reed were born three children : Frank L., a prominent attorney of Zanesville, who was the first police judge of the city Ellis E., and Cora M. Mrs. Maria Ewing Reed died January 28, 1876. On December 18, 1877. James L. Reed was united in marriage to hiss Mary C. Kille, a native of Salt Creek township, Muskingum county, and a daughter of A. C. Kille, who was born and grew to manhood in Stark county, Ohio. Ellis E. Reed was reared on the old home farm and pursued his education in the public schools. When not occupied with the duties of the schoolroom he assisted in the development and cultivation of the fields and remained at home until twenty-five years of age. He then married Miss Lura P,, Grubb, a native of Zanesville and a daughter of G. B. and Mary A. Grubb. G. B. Grubb was born May 8, 1840, in Morgan county, Ohio ; and his wife was born in Washington county, May 23; 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have two children, Rodney L. and Harold G. They also lost a daughter, Mary. Mr. Reed located in Zanesville in 1896 and worked for a commission company for a short time, after which he was employed by the John Blankenbuhler Manufacturing Company until the fall of 1900. He then filled a position as engineer in the Claredon Hotel until October, 1901, when he embarked in his present business—the manufacture and repair of elevators. He also handles elevator enclosures, safety gates, iron grating and doors and all kinds of elevator supplies. His factory is at 220 Keene street and he owns the ground extending from that number to 221 Jackson street, while his home is on Jackson street. He has prospered in business career and is now in comfortable finance circumstances. He has ever been watchful of opportunity, quick to take advantage of any business opening that promised better conditions an as the years advanced he has also made stead progress toward the goal of success. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, with which his family is also connected, and in all matter relating to the welfare of the community he is interested, supporting every measure that he believes calculated for the general good. WILLIAM J. ST. CLAIR. William J. St. Clair, living in Rich Hill township, was born on the old farm homestead here on the 13th of October, 1832. His father, Benjamin St. Clair, was born near Baltimore, Maryland, and coming to Muskingum county, during the early epoch of its development and settlement he entered from the government one hundred and sixty acres of land which he at once began to convert into a productive farm. He became a prominent agriculturist, overcoming the obstacles and difficulties of pioneer life and working his way steadily upward. He was married in Salt Creek township to Sarah Linn, of an early family from Wheeling, West Virginia. William J. St. Clair pursued his education in one of the old-time log schoolhouses with its slab benches and rude board desks but he made the most of his opportunities and as the years have advanced he kept informed concerning the world's progress through reading and observation. In early life he learned the shoemakerls trade, which he followed at New Concord, Cumberland and Cambridge, being thus engaged until 1862. He purchased a farm in 1875 and has since successfully carried on general agricultural pursuits. He still follows farming and stock-raising, giving personal supervision to his place of eighty-four acres although he has now reached the seventy- third milestone on life's journey. In 1858 Mr. St. Clair was united in marriage to Miss Rhoda Bacon, who was born one mile south of Cumberland, Noble county, Ohio. and they have become the parents of six children: Austin H., now deceased; Edward L., who married Elmira Gilkison and has one child, Bessie PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 789 I.; Aurice W., who married Grace A. White, of Cumberland, Ohio, and is a well-to-do farmer of Spencer township, Guernsey county, where he lives with his wife and two children, Albert and Grace A.; Elbert, deceased; Charlie B., who married Gertrude C. Danks, and is conducting a laundry in Chicago, Illinois; and Elma, the widow of William Smith, now living at home with her father. William J. St. Clair is a republican in his political views, having supported the party since its organization and for two terms he has served as justice of the peace. He has been very prominent and active in religious work as a member of the Presbyterian church, to which his wife also belonged and in the faith of which she died, her remains being interred in Zion cemetery. Mr. St. Clair has acted as treasurer of the church for fifteen years and as trustee two terms and was a liberal contributor toward the building fund at the time of the erection of the church and parsonage. He has been progressive and interested in all that pertains to public improvement. He has lived in Guernsey. Perry and Muskingum counties and during a period of seventy-three years has witnessed the growth and progress of this section of the state as it has emerged from pioneer conditions and taken on all of the evidences of an advanced civilization. HUGH P. AIKIN. Hugh P. Aikin, deceased, was one of the substantial farmers of Monroe township and a worthy representative of that class of citizens, who as tillers of the soil constitute the basis of all business success. His father, George Aikin, was a native of Ireland, and was a protestant in religious faith. In his boyhood days he was brought to America by his father, who was a pioneer settler of Columbiana county, Ohio, reaching this state between 1807 and 1812. in the midst of the forest he developed a farm, continuing its cultivation until his death about 1825 or 1826. On his removal to Ohio he was accompanied by his wife and children—William, John, George and Margaret. George Aikin spent much of his youth on his fatherls farm in Pennsylvania, and when a young man took tin his abode in Columbiana county, Ohio. He was a soldier of the war of 1812, and served with Commodore Perry on Lake Erie. He married Martha Patton, a daughter of Hugh Patton, one of the pioneer residents of Jefferson county, Ohio, who removed from Pennsylvania to this state and was of Irish lineage. his father having been a native of the Emerald isle. Mr. and Mrs. George Aikin became the parents of ten children : Jane, Hugh P., John, William, George W., Eliza H., Mary A., Martha, James and Margaret. The parents lived for about seven or eight years after their marriage in Jefferson county, Ohio, and spent the succeeding eight years in Columbiana county. They then took up their abode in Tuscarawas county, where their remaining days were passed. They held membership in the Associate Presoyterian church and the father died in that faith at the advanced age of eighty-one years. Hugh P. Aikin was indebted to the public schools of Jefferson county, Ohio, for the educational privileges he enjoyed. He was reared to the occupation of farming, early becoming familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. Having arrived at years of maturity he was married November 4, 1845, at the age of twenty-five years, to Miss Isabelle S. Reed, a daughter of Robert and Jane (Sankey) Reed. Her father removed from Lancaster county. Pennsylvania, to Jefferson county, Ohio, and afterward to Guernsey county, where his remaining days were passed. He was married twice. His first wife (lied, leaving one child. Mary C., and he afterward wedded Jane Sankey and they had seven children. Robert Reed, the father, lived to the age of sixty-two years and was for a long period a devoted member of the Associate Presbyterian church, in which he served as elder for many years. He was also one of the assistant judges of the court of Guernsey county under the old constitution. His eldest son, James Reed, became a member of the Ninety-seventh Regiment of Ohio Volunteers awl served in the Civil war until killed at the battle of Mission Ridge. Following his marriage Mr. Aikin became a farmer of Guernsey county. Ohio. where he carried on general agricultural pursuits for eighteen years. In 1864 he removed to Muskingum county and purchased one hundred and fifty-two acres of land in Highland township, to the further development and cultivation of which he devoted his energies until his life's labors were ended in death. In all of his business transactions he was thoroughly reliable, never being known to take advantage of the necessities of his fellowmen in any trade transaction. He voted with the republican party and upon that ticket was elected township trustee, but he never sought or desired office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs. He and his wife, however, were devoted members of the Associate Presbyterian church, in which he long served as ruling elder, and he was deeply interested in the material, intellectual and moral progress of the community. He died June 6, 1895, at the age of seventy-five years, and his wife passed away February 16, 1898. 790 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Aikin were born twelve children : George C., who died in Kansas, in March, 1895, leaving a wife and six children ; Susan J., who married James A. Atchmson, by whom she had six children and lives in Richmond, Kansas ; Martha H., who is the widow of Samuel R. Guthrie and resides in Cambridge, Ohio ; Lizzie M., the wife of John F. Franklin, of Albia, Iowa ; Robert M., deceased, who wedded Mary McMillan, now a resident of Esther, Pennsylvania, by whom he had one child ; James H., of Rich Hill township, Muskingum county, who wedded Mary J. Dew and has four children; Mary M., the wife of William McDonald, of Monroe township, by whom she had seven children, five of whom are now living; Anna E., the wife of William Graham, of Esther, Pennsylvania; Sarah M., the wife of Calvin C. Taylor, of Stafford, Kansas, and the mother of four children; Emma L., who is the widow of Daniel Gray and lives in Avery, Iowa, with her two children ; and Ruth, the deceased wife of Archibald Johnson, a resident of McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. John A. Aikin, son of Hugh Aikin, was born January 10, 1866, and was a public-school student in Monroe township, dividing his attention between the duties of the schoolroom, the pleasures of the playground and the work of the home farm. When his education was completed he gave his undivided attention to assisting in the cultivation and improvement of the old home place until 1901, when he purchased a stock of merchandise in Bloomfield, and thus became identified with commercial interests there. He now carries a line of general merchandise and conducts a good business, meeting with a ready sale of his stock because of his earnest desire to please his patrons and his reliable business methods. He is also the owner of a comfortable and attractive home in Bloomfield. On the 3d of April, 1895, John A. Aikin was united in marriage to Miss Flora Law, of Monroe township, who died in October, 1895. He has since wedded Anna E. Stewart, who was born in May, 1869, in Guernsey county, and is a daughter of William and Eliza Stewart. Her mother died February 24, 1897, while her father still follows farming in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Aikin have three interesting children : Alma B., born December 3, 1898 ; Hugh S., born October 7, 1900 and Helen M., born January 20, 1002. Mr. Aikin is a republican and he is now serving as township clerk. He and his wife belong to the United Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, and he is active in community affairs, ever taking a helpful interest in matters of public progress. He represents one of the old and honored pioneer families of the state. Personally he is popular because of his deference for the opinions of others, his genial manner and his kindly disposition and in Muskingum county he has made many friends. W. D. PACKARD. W. D. Packard, a photographer of Frazeysburg, was born in Cummington, Massachusetts, August 23, 1827, and is the son of Chester and Eunice Saddler Packard, who came to Ohio in 1833, settling in Fredonia, about ten miles west of Newark. They were natives of the old Bay state and were reared and married there. Both were descended from ancestors who came to America with the Pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620, the ancestry in the paternal line being traced back to Samuel Packard. The family have largely followed mechanical and mercantile pursuits. Chester Packard was a carpenter by trade but abandoning that pursuit turned his attention to the operation of a woolen mill at Homer, Ohio. in which enterprise he was joined by his brother, Theophilus. For years the business was conducted under the firm style of Wheaton & Packard and it became one of the leading manufactories of that part of the state. In his political views Chester Packard was originally a Whig, afterward gave his support to the freesoil party and then became a staunch republican. He was a man of unblemished integrity, of upright habits and honorable motives. He was never known to use an oath in his entire life. In his business he was successful, his career proving that prosperity and an untarnished name could be won simultaneously, and his history furnishes an example well worthy of emulation. He passed away in 1878, long surviving his wife who had died in 1829. They were the parents of six children, of whom one died in infancy, while Ira, Edwin C., Somner and Silas S. are also deceased. The last named is the author of Packardls Commercial Arithmetic and was principal in Bryant & Stratton's Business College, in New York, up to the time of his death , which ocurred in 1900. W. D. Packard, having acquired his education in the schools of Licking county, began teaching in Knox county, Ohio, and later went to the home of relatives in Wisconsin and was employed to teach in that locality. His work in educational circles was satisfactory, for he maintained discipline while giving instruction in the branches of the curriculum and his exposition of the different studies was clear and concise. Upon his return to Knox county in 1863 Mr. Packard gave his attention to the photographic art and in 1869 came to Frazeysburg, where for more than a third of a century he has conducted a photographic gallery, giving satisfaction to his PAGE - 791 - PICTURE OF MR. AND MRS. W. D. PACKARD PAGE - 792 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 793 patrons by reason of the excellent work he executes. He keeps in touch with the progress that is continually being made in the art and his well equipped studio is an indication to those who know aught of photographic methods that he is doing good work along modern lines. On the 2d of November, 1848, Mr. Packard was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Stine- mates, of Knox county, Ohio, who was born April 9. 1827, a daughter of Christian and Hester Stinemates, who came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, to Ohio in the early '20s. Her father was a farmer by occupation and was of German descent, his father having come from Germany to the United States and founded this branch of the family in the new world. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Packard have been born two children : Emma, born August 6, 1849, is the wife of George Steinmates, formerly of Frazeysburg, but now living in Woodstock, Illinois, where he is engaged in the egg business. They have had five children : Eddie, deceased; Herbert N., who is married and has two children, Gertrude and Irvine ; Alma. wife of Hamilton Dale ; Bruce ; and Myrtle M. the wife of M. Thompson. This family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. William Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Packard, married Miss Minnie May Smith and they have six children : Lenora, the wife of William G. Black, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, by whom she has one child; Arthur F. Frank; Walter; Ruth ; and Harold. They resided in Dayton, Ohio, where William F. Packard is filling the position of train dispatcher on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad. Politically Mr. Packard is a prohibitionist and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day because of his deep interest in his country. In the years 1871, 1874, and 1877 he was elected justice of the peace and during his three terms' service he rendered decisions that were strictly fair and impartial and awakened the commendation of all law-abiding citizens. He is now a notary public. Mr. Packard is numbered among the prominent and honored residents of the county and in the evening of life occupies a pleasant home in Frazeysburg among many friends who esteem him highly for his sterling worth and for the possessions of those traits of character which in every land and clime command respect. ADAM FISHER. Adam Fisher, the owner of a good farm of one hundred and forty-two acres on section 18, Brush Creek township, was born May 25, 1860, in this county, and is descended from German ancestry, while in his life he displays many of the sterling characteristics of the Teutonic race. His father, William Fisher, was born in Erzenhausen, Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, September 1, 1819, and coming to America identified his interests with agricultural pursuits in Muskingum county, Ohio, where he spent his remaining days, dying March 31, 1894, upon the farm which is now owned and occupied by Adam Fisher. He was a successful farmer and stock-raiser and was one of the sturdy early pioneer settlers who contributed in substantial measure to the improvement of the state and aided in laying broad and deep the foundation upon which the present superstructure of the commonwealth was built. In his business affairs he also prospered. Following his arrival in Ohio in the year 1846 he folowed the carpenter's trade and later turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, becoming the possessor of one hundred and forty-two acres of land. While in Germany he held membership in the Presbyterian church and after his emigration to America he became identified with the Lutheran church. In politics he was a consistent democrat. On the 4th of December, 1851, he married Annie Mary Kline, who was born in Boerschborn, Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, August 27, 1821 and came to Ohio in 1848. To her husband she was a faithful companion and helpmate on life's journey, and she passed away July 30, 1903. They became the parents of five children : William, who was living with his brother Adam on the old homestead; John, who wedded Mary E. Metzgar and died leaving one child : Jacob. living in Morgan county, who wedded Mary A. Gobel and has four children ; Charles, who wedded Clara Spring and died leaving two children ; and Adam, of this review. Adam Fisher early became familiar with the labors of field and meadow while working upon his father's farm. He was born upon the place where he vet resides, it being the old family homestead and after his marriage he brought his bride to the farm, living, however, in a house separate from his father's home. Following his father's death in 1894 he took up his abode in the old family residence, where he has since remained. Adam Fisher was married April 11, 1889, to Mary E. Gobel, who was born November 11, 1865. and was a daughter of Peter J. Gobel, a native of Wolfstein, Germany. whose birth occurred July 20, 1822. He came to America in 1850. at the age of twenty-eight years and he married Miss Mary E. Raquet. a native of Schwedelbach, Rhenish Bavaria, Germany. Her parents were John and Margaret E. Raquet, who came to Ohio in 1847 and later purchased a part of the farm now owned by Adam Fisher. There Mr. Raquet continued to reside until his death, 794 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. which occurred February 21, 1866. His wife died near Stovertown, Ohio, February 9, 1899. In the family of Peter J. and Mary E. Gobel were the following children : Margaret, who married David Gobel, though of the same name not a relative; Peter R., who married Matilda Caldwell; Adam, who wedded Katie Baughman; Elizabeth, deceased ; John, who married Emma Gobel ; Mary Ellen, wife of our subject; Caroline, who is an invalid; Catherine A.. the wife of Samuel R. Souders; Edward, who married Ada Fisher; Charles J., who married Mary Canfield; and Clarence E., who married Anna Slack. Mr. Gobel, the father of these children, is a blacksmith by trade and for many years followed that pursuit, but in later years of his life has engaged in merchandising in Deaver- town. His wife was born in Bavaria, Germany, September to, 1834, and (lied August 28. 188o, at Deavertown, Ohio. Mr. and M rs. Gobel were married September 1, 1851, and Mr. Gobel is now living at the age of eighty-three years. occupying the home in which he began housekeeping. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher was blessed with three children, but Harland, born October 15. 189o, is the only one now living. Carl Noel and Florence Irene both died in infancy. Mr. Fisher is an active democrat and is a devoted member of the Lutheran church. His entire life has been passed on the farm which is vet his home and he is known as a progressive agriculturist. working along modern lines for the improvement of his property and the acquirement of a competence. E. F. GRIMSLEY. E. F. Grimsley, superintendent of the Oakdale Pressed Brick Company of Zanesville, is a native of Virginia, born in 1865. He came to the city in 1886, when twenty-one years of age, and immediately afterward entered the employ of the Oakdale Pressed Brick Company, which was established during this year. His first position was that of yardman and later he became foreman of the machine department, in which capacity he served for seven years, when in 1900 he was appointed superintendent of the entire plant and has since remained at the head of the practical working of the plant. The capacity is about twenty- five thousand pressed brick per .day and employment is furnished to fifty workmen. Mr. Grimsley is himself a very energetic, enterprising man who has led a very busy and useful life and is much esteemed by his employers and has the entire confidence of those who serve under him. In 1886 in Zanesville, Mr. Grimsley was married to Miss Fannie B. Gaines, who was born in Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Grimsley have a wide acquaintance in this city, enjoying the warm regard of many friends. He is a member of Lafayette lodge, No. 79, A. F. & A. M., and also holds membership relations with the Modern Woodmen of the World. The fact that he has remained in the service of one company for almost twenty years is unmistakable evidence of his trustworthiness and the unqualified confidence which is reposed in him. SAMUEL H. ALEXANDER. Samuel H. Alexander, one of the native sons of Muskingum county, was born near his present residence in Meigs township, and he still owns a part of the old home farm. His father, Mathew Alexander, was a native of Ireland, born in County Down, near Belfast, and. in early life he crossed the Atlantic to America, becoming a resident of Zanesville. He was a blacksmith by trade and followed that pursuit in early manhood, but subsequently he removed to Meigs township, where he purchased three hundred and twenty acres of land. He then aided in conquering the wilderness for the purpose of civilization and in due course of time where once stood the forest trees were seen waving fields of grain. He became one of the prominent agriculturists of his community, erecting a fine home on his farm and made very substantial improvements. He was united in marriage in early manhood to Miss Mary Hunter, who was born in Ireland, and in her girlhood days came to the new world. She was a daughter of William Hunter, who became a leading farmer of Salt Creek township. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander were married in Zanesville and they became the parents of the following named : John, who wedded Elizabeth Bradley, of Pennsylvania, and their children were John. Mary j., George and Emmett ; Charles. who married M artha West, a (laughter of Turner West: Robert, who married Mary Johnson ; George, who married Martba Pierson, of Meigs township. and had five children, Boston. Anna M., Maud, Samuel and Carrie B.; Samuel H.; and Margaret J., who became the wife of James Quick and removed to Vinton county. They had two sons, Charles and John. Samuel H. Alexander spent his boyhood days on the old homestead farm and in his youth worked in the fields, while in the winter seasons he attended the public schools. He has since learned the trades of carpentering and cabinetmaking and has carried on business along those lines, contracting to some extent and thus becoming closely associated with building operations in this part of the county. He has also followed farming and is the owner of a valuable tract of PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 795 eighteen acres, a part of the old homestead. He has been quite successful in his business operations and he owns a fine residence near Museville, which was built by himself and he was likewise an architect. He possesses natural mechanical ingenuity and is regarded as one of the best workmen in his line in the county, his services having been engaged on the construction of many fine buildings. Mr. Alexander was married, in 1865, to Mrs. Anna R. Perry, a native of Brooke county, \Vest Virgina; and a (laughter of David and Rebecca Kearns, who were prominent farming people of Marshall county, West Virginia. They nave six children : Ellsworth, a boiler inspector living in Altoona, Pennsylvania, who married Cora White, a daughter of Professor White, and has one child, Cora Nina ; Sylvester ; Virginia B., deceased; Adelaide; Thornton O., and Lewis M,. who is living in Marshall county, West Virginia. In his political affiliations Mr. Alexander is a democrat, haying continuously supported the party since its organization. He has several times filled the office of supervisor and has ever been true and loyal to the public welfare. He is always interested in progressive measures for the general good and his co-operation may ever be counted upon for their furtherance. He belongs to the Methodist Protestant church at Oakland, and is a man of high purpose, of upright principles and genuine worth. He represents one of the old and respected families of Muskingum county but it is his personal traits of character that have endeared him to his friends and gained him the respect of all with whom he has been associated. His life has been one of untiring industry and his well directed labors have found a sure reward in the success which he is now enjoying. REV. EDWARD J. FARMER, O. P. Rev. Edward J. Farmer, pastor of St. Thomas church, Zanesville, was born in Lynn. Massachusetts. in 1861. His father, Terrence Farmer. came to this country from Ireland in the fall of 1846 and settling in Lynn, Massachusetts, became a successful merchant of that place. In 1858 he married Mary M. Forbes, who was also a native of Ireland and came to Boston, Massachusetts. in 1851. Her mother attained a very advanced age, departing this life in Ireland at the age of ninety-eight years. Mr. Farmer and his wife were members of the Catholic church ; in politics he was a democrat. He died in 1879, at the age of fifty-four years. while his wife passed away in 1885, at the age of fifty-five years. They were the parents of six children, five of whom are now living. Father Farmer received his early education in the schools of Lynn, Massachusetts. Later he attended St. Charles College near Baltimore, Maryland, to prepare for the priesthood. He then entered the Dominican Novitiate and made his solemn vows at St. Joseph's Convent, Somerset, Ohio, where he was ordained by Bishop Watterson. His priestly career was begun in Washington, D. C., where he remained six years. In 1901 he became pastor of St. Thomas church in Zanesville. This church was organized in 1821 and the present church building was erected in 1842. Many priests have administered to the spiritual needs of its many parishioners. There are now three hundred and seventy-five families in the parish, representing a membership of fifteen hundred and seventy-five. The church is free from debt and the various departments of its work are in a flourishing condition. St. Thomas parochial school is a large brick building directly opposite the church on Fifth street. conducted by the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs. There are three hundred and fifty pupils and the work of the school is graded in harmony with the Zanesville high-school work. Under the guidance of Father Farmer St. Thomas church has made a steady and satisfactory advance, its influence continually increasing. He is a gentleman of scholarly attainments and enjoys the respect of the representatives of Protestantism as well as of his own church. JOHN GEORGE. John George, one of the prominent farmers of Hopewell township, was born on the place which is now his home. February 27, 1832. His father. John George. Sr., was a native of County Derry, Ireland, born in 1801, and in 1812 he was brought to America by his father. William George, who settled in Pittsburg. Pennsylvania. There the son was reared to manhood and for many years he resided in Pittsburg. where for three years he was employed in a foundry. He afterward came to Ohio, taking up his abode in Hopewell township upon the farm which is now owned and occupied by his son John. There he carried on general agricultural pursuits up to the time of his death, which occurred when he had reached the advanced age of eighty-three years. In 1829 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Bodle, who was born in County Donegal. Ireland. They became the parents of ten children: Eliza, who died at the age of sixty-eight years; Jane, the wife of Samuel Johnston; Eleanor. the wife of John Nesbitt ; William, who married Eliza A. McGlade ; Margaret, the wife of Isaac Soithers ; John of this review ; Samuel, who married 796 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. Eliza J. Johnson; Mary and Sarah, who reside with their brother, John ; and Joseph, who became a member of Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and died in the army while in active service at the front. The old family home comprised two hundred and ninety acres of rich and valuable land and the father continued its supervision up to the time of his demise. He was a member of the religious society known as Covenanters and afterward called the Reformed Presbyterian church. Both he and his wife reached the ripe old age of eighty- three years and died upon the old farm homestead. John George, whose name introduces this review, remained with his father until the latter's death, which occurred when he was about thirty years of age. He and ins two sisters have always continued upon the old farm, of which they now own one hundred and seventy-four acres. The place is devoted to general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising and they have an elegant country home here which is well kept. All of the buildings upon the place are in good repair and the appearance of the farm indicates careful supervision. Mr. George is a progressive agriculturist, alert and enterprising and his untiring industry has been crowned with prosperity. He and his two sisters are members of the Reformed Presbyterian church. He affiliates with no political party, casting his ballot in support of the candidates whom he thinks best qualified for the office. He has in his possession an old musket carried by an uncle of his father's in the Irish Revolution. The family has been well known in this counts- for many years and the name is inseparably associated with the history of this portion of the state. EDWARD CASS. M. D. Fortunate is the man who has back of him an ancestry honorable and distinguished and happy is he if his lines of life are cast in harmony therewith. In person, in talents and in character Dr. Edward Cass is a worthy scion of. his race—a representative of a family whose name has long been a distinguished one in connection with events which have formed the history of state and nation. He is now the only living member of the family in Muskingum county and Ohio. He traces his ancestry back to Major Jonathan Cass. who was born near the southern boundary of New Hampsbire and won distinction in the war of the Revolution, participating in the battles of Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Trenton. Princeton. Monmouth, Germantown and Valley Forge. and he rose to the rank of major. Following the close of hostilities with Great Britain and the establishment of the American Republic, he served in the regular army under General Wayne. taking part in the warfare against the Indians in the Northwest Territory. His first service in the west was in 1791, as commander of a fort at the mouth of French creek, a tributary of the Allegheny river. In 1781 Major Cass was married to Miss Mary Gilman, a daughter of Theopnilus Gilman, a noted Tory at the time of the Revolution. Major Cass afterward returned to service under General Wayne and after the battle of Maumee, in 1794, he was stationed in command of Fort Washington, on the present site of Cincinnati, where he remained until 1797. In that year. when the United States military land was put upon the market, Major Cass purchased land warrants, covering, four thousand acres, and at the drawing for choice of location, he was fortunate enough to hold No, I—entitling him to the first choice. With the assistance of William Wells, a young United States surveyor, who was well acquainted with the territory, a selection was made of Muskingum river land, in what is now the northern portion of Muskingum county. This land to the present time is known as the old Cass homestead. Major Cass went to Marietta, Ohio, in 1800, and to his estate on the Muskingum river the following year, bringing with him all of his family. consisting of wife and five children, with the exception of the eldest son, Lewis Cass. who remained to complete his studies in the Exeter Academy, in which he was then a pupil, being a classmate of Daniel Webster. Following his graduation from that school Lewis Cass studied law under Governor Meigs at Marietta and and became a practicing attorney at Zanesville and was elected the first prosecuting attorney of the county in 1804. He rendered military service to his country in the war of 1812 and at the close of hostilities removed to Michigan, where he attained still higher honors, serving as govern& of that territory for eighteen consecutive years. following 1815. He was appointed secretary of war by President Jackson and was United States minister to France in 1836. He was also United States senator from Michigan for two terms, following 1844, and was a candidate for the presidency of the United States on the democratic ticket in 1848. He was also secretary of state under President Buchanan in 1856 and he died in 1865—one of the notable figures in American history. during the early and middle sections of the nineteenth century. The other members of the family of Major Cass were as follows: Deborah became the wife of Judge Wyllys Silliman, of Zanesville ; George W. remained upon the Cass homestead ; Mary G. became the wife of Joseph Munro ; and Cap- PAGE - 797 - PICTURE OF DR. EDWARD CASS PAGE - 798 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 799 tain Charles Lee served honorably in the Indian wars and died in 1842. George W. Cass, who for many years owned and occupied the old homestead and who passed away there, August 6, 1873, was married to Miss Sophia Lord, a daughter of Colonel Abner Lord, of Lynn, Connecticut, and a sister of the mothers of General Irwin, General McDowell, Professor Eli Tappan and Abner L. Backus, all of whom became notable personages of Ohio. George W. Cass was a man of marked intellectual vigor, prominent and influential, although he would never consent to accept public office. He was a man of large frame and fine physique like his brother Lewis and was thought by those who knew him to be fully his brother’s equal in mental power. Although he declined to become active in politics, he nevertheless possessed a force of character, a strength of judgment and a clearness of reason that made him a power in pohtical circles. He was a discriminating and earnest student of history and of politics and his opinions always carried great weight, many times proving an influencing force. He first gave his support to the whig, and later to the republican party and so vigorous and inflexible was he in support of the principles of the party that he refused to vote for his brother when the latter was democratic candidate for the presidency. An indication of his character and worth is given in the following quotation from a letter written by General James A. Garfield, in 1871, to the Pioneer Society of Cuyahoga county. He said : "While recently spending a day in Dresden, Ohio, I called upon the venerable George W. Cass, whose high character, marked ability and wonderful memory make an hour spent in his company long to be remembered. He has been a resident of Dresden since t801 and has the most perfect recollections of the leading events in the history of the state and particularly of the Mils- kinourn valley. Among many recollections of early scenes and events in Ohio, the history of a journey made by him in 1797 was of peculiar interest to me, as affording a basis for understanding the marvelous growth of Ohio.- ( The journey referred to was from Fort Hamilton. now Hamilton. Ohio, to Exeter. New Hampshire, made when Mr. Cass was a lad of eleven years and occupying three months). Again in the same letter General Garfield wrote: "I suggest to the Historical Society that the precious personal recollections of such a man as Mr. Cass should be preserved. He is a most amiable and intelligent gentleman and one of the few who has seen the whole growth of Ohio almost from the beginning of its territorial existence." The children of George W. Cass were as follows: George W., Jr., who died in 1888, was a graduate of the West Point Military Academy. became president of the western division of the Adams Express Company, was afterward president of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Company and still later waS president and then receiver of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Relinquishing all active connection with business affairs in 1874, he devoted the remainder of his life to travel, spending three years with his family in Europe. He was interested in large business enterprises other than those mentioned and amassed a great fortune. John J. Cass, the second of the family, died at the age of twenty-seven years. Augusta L., who was a Young lady of very benevolent spirit, (lied in Dresden, in :March, 1888, and by the terms of her will left two-thirds of her estate for missionary purposes. Abner L. died in August, '1887. He was a graduate of the Medical 'University in Philadelphia and practiced his profession in Coshocton. Ohio. In 1858 lie was elected a member of the state senate and served. for one term in the law-making body of the commonwealth. In 1874 his health failed and he traveled for some time hoping to be benefited thereby. Later lie located in Chicago, where his death occurred. Edward Cass. the youngest member of the family, is in possession of the old homestead. He resides in Dresden and in his youth was a student in Kenyon College but was prevented from graduating by the accidental discharge of gun whereby he was wounded wbile out hunting during a vacation. It was first thought that the injury would prose fatal but after a time hope was entertained for his recovery. During the time when he was recuperating he began the study of medicine in the office of his brother at Coshocton, thinking, however, to make it only a profitable pastime for he had already determined to become a civil engineer. His interest in the science of medicine, however, was awakened and he determined to pursue his investigation, becoming- a student in Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. from which he was graduated with the class of 1854. Immediately afterward he entered upon practice in Dresden, where he has remained continuously since, meeting with excellent success as a practitioner and also being accorded recognition as a prominent and useful citizen. Dr. Cass is a republican in politics, having supported the party since its organization and is regarded as one of its leaders in Muskingum county. In 1869 he was. one of two candidates before his party for the state legislature. Although defeated with the rest of his ticket, the county being strongly democratic, his personal popularity was attested by the fact that in his own precmct, which usually gives a strong majority to the opposition, he received a majority of seventy-three votes. He is a man of wide 800 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. knowledge both in his profession and along lines of general interest as well as historic and scientific research and he has been frequently called upon to deliver addresses upon public occasions. He is also a writer of ability and versatility to the literature of his profession. In 1878 lie was president of the Zanesville Academy of Medicine, an institution including in its membership physicians of Muskingum and several adjoining counties. At the present writing he is vice president of the Zanesville Medical Society and president of the Muskingum Valley District Medical Society. In 1889 Dr. Cass was married to Miss Clara Shaw, of Columbus, Ohio, and they became the parents of two sons, Edward McDowell and W. Abner. In local affairs the Doctor has ever been deeply interested and his labors have contributed to improvement and progress here. He was a member of the Dresden school board for twelve years and its president for six years. He was also the president of the Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum county and was its delegate to the Washington Centennial held in New York city in April, 1889, after which lie delivered a lengthy and most interesting report to his home society upon his return. For one year he was vice president of the Ohio Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He is a man of medium size, of robust constitution and fine presence, bearing strong resemblance in person, in talents and in character to the older and distinguished members of the family. WILLIAM C. BLOCKSOM. William C. Blocksom is descended from one of the old families of the east. His grandfather, William Illocksom, was a native of Milton, Delaware, and removed from that state to Ohio, making- the journey in company with a companion. They walked the greater part of the way and on reaching Muskingum county settled first in Zanesville, which was then a small town. Soon afterward, however. Mr. Blocksom went to Fairfield county, Ohio, but after a year returned to Zanesville. He was a manufacturer by trade and for a time was employed as a journeyman but later engaged in contracting and building on his own account, Subsequently he entered the iron foundry business, having a plant on Fountain alley between Seventh and Underwood streets. He continued in that business for a number of years, constantly enlarging the scope of his labors and for a long period he was classed with the local representatives of industrial interests in Zanesville. He possessed indomitable energy and strong purpose and through the exercise of these qualities he won a high measure of success and as his financial resources increased he placed his money in the safest of all investments— real estate—and thus accumulated much property. He left his family a large estate for that day and, moreover, they inherited from him an untarnished name, for his business methods were such as would bear the closest investigation and scrutiny. He figured prominently in public life also and exercised considerable influence in affairs affecting the progress and upbuilding of his community. He was appointed postmaster at Zanesville by President Jackson at a time when this office was a distributing point for the surrounding country. He acted in that capacity for a number of years and was also one of the three judges of the district court. In politics he was a strong democrat. He married Miss Fulkerson, of Zanesville, and they became the parents of the following children. Those living are : Mrs. Martha E. Johnson, the widow of Judge Johnson. of the supreme court of Ohio ; Mrs. Frances Sprague, widow of the late Chief Justice Sprague, of the supreme court ; and Mrs. Carrie Cram, a resident of Marietta, Ohio. Those deceased are Mrs. Sarah Cram, Mrs. Amanda Blandy, George W.. Charles H., Horace, Lorenzo and Augustus Perry. Most of the sons were prominently identified with the drug trade, conducting a large wholesale house and doing- an extensive business in early times. Augustus Perry Blocksom, son of William Blocksom, was born in Muskingum county, in 1822. He prepared for the bar and for many years was a legal practitioner in Zanesville. having a large and distinctively representative clientage. He was active in public affairs, wielding a wide influence, but he never sought or desired political office. He, too, met success in his carefully directed labors and judicious investments, and moreover he was greatly esteemed by reason of his many excellent traits of manhood. He wedded Miss Mary Hewitt, a native of Athens. Ohio, who died in 1903, at the age of seventy- six years. while his death occurred in 1877, when lie was fifty-five years of age. In their family were five children, of whom William C. is the eldest. Isabel married Captain C. W. Green, who was connected with the Ohio Iron Company for many years. Anna B. married C. W. Butler, and Mary E. became. the wife of Benjamin Garvey. August P., who is a major in the United States Army, served in the Spanish-American war and was wounded in the leg at San Juan Hill. He was also with General Chaffeer during the Boxer outbreak in China, had Command of a firing force at that time and was a participant in the battle of Tien Tsin. He received his appointment to West Point through PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 801 the recommendation of Congressman Milton Southard and was appointed by President Grant. He participated in many Indian skirmishes on the frontier prior to the Spanish-American war and for a time was in the Philippines after leaving China. He is now located at Washington, D. C. William C. Blocksom was born in Zanesville in 1849 and spent his youth here, obtaining his literary education in the public schools. Determining to follow in the professional footsteps of his father, who directed his law studies, he was admitted to the bar in 1873 and has since practiced in Zanesville with success. His knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence is comprehensive and exact and he has the ability to correctly apply them to the points in litigation. He has been known for many years as a stalwart advocate of democratic principles and in 1881 was elected on the party ticket to the office of mayor of Zanesville. For four years prior to that time he was city solicitor but his aspirations have not been in the line of political preferment as he has desired rather to give his attention to his law practice. The name of Blocksom has figured prominently in connection with the history of Muskingum county through almost a century and has always been a synonym of public spirited citizenship and business integrity. JOHN A. ELLIOTT. John A. Elliott, deceased, was born August I), 1856, on the old Elliott homestead in Muskingum county, where his death also occurred. He was a son of John Elliott, who was born June to, 18to, and on the 29th of September, 1836, was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Leedam, who was born October 12, 1815. They became the parents of seven children : Simon N., Andrew L., Marv, Salinda, Isabelle, Hugh S. and John A. In taking up the personal history of John A. Elliott we present to our readers the life record of one who was widely and favorably known in Rich Hill township, where his entire life was passed. He was reared to the occupation of farming and saw no reason to change his plan of life when he reached adult age. Agricultural interests made sufficient claim upon his time and talents so that he had no leisure hours and through the exercise of his business interests he won a gratifying measure of success. He was a very industrious and energetic man and owned two hundred acres of rich and productive farming land in Rich Hill township. In the midst of this farm stood one of the finest country homes of the county and upon the place were good barns and outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. These in turn were surrounded by well- tilled fields and everything about his place was kept in excellent condition, its appearance indicating the owner to be a very successful agriculturist. He owed his property to his own exertions, for it was acquired through his industry and untiring effort. Mr. Elliott was married on the 24th of December, 1878, to Miss Tillie Paisley, a daughter of John and Martha A. (Collins) Paisley and a granddaughter of John and Nancy (Crawford) Paisley. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott became the parents of eleven children : Maud, born March 2, 1880; Fred, born March 26, 1882; Howard, who was born January 14, 1884, and was married September 15, 1904, to Mary Monett, of Rich Hill township ; an infant, who was born September 19, 1886; Hattie B., born November 15, 1887; Roy W., who was born October 15, 1889; Estella M., born May 7, 1891 ; an infant, born December 31, 1892; Ada, born July 11, 1894; an infant, born January 24, 1896; and Pearl Daisy born January 4, 1898. All of those unnamed lived but a few days. Mr. Elliott was a republican in his political views. He was a public-spirited man, interested in all that pertained to general progress. He was charitable, kind and benevolent and he was one of the subscribers to Muskingum College and to a railroad. He held membership with the Patrons of Industry and with the United Presbyterian cl urch, of which his wife is also a member and ln which he served as trustee for many years. t his death his remains were interred in Salt C eek cemetery and thus passed away one of the most respected native citizens of Rich Hill township. He was devoted to the interests of his family, held friendship inviolable and was the champion of the right, the true and the beautiful. JAMES HART LEE. James Hart Lee is the city passenger and ticket agent for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company at Zanesville. He started out in life as messenger boy for that company and throughout his business career has been retained in the company's service, a fact which indicates in unmistakable terms his fidelity to duty, his promotion being the public recognition of his merit. Mr. Lee was born in Zanesville, December 11, 1863, and is a son of David Lee, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. Having mastered the elementary branches of learning in the public schools, James H. Lee continued his study in the high school at Zanesville and on putting 802 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. aside his text-books accepted a position with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company as messenger. He was then twenty years of age. Immediately afterward he took up the study of telegraphy and was made night operator, in which capacity he served for three years and for three years served as day operator. His next promotion made him ticket agent and in 1895 he was appointed to the responsible position of city passenger and ticket agent in Zanesville, in which capacity he is still serving. He is a most courteous and obliging official, carefully looking after the wants of the traveling public as well as of the road which he represents and that he has the entire confidence of the corporation which he serves is indicated by his long continuance in its service. On the 25th of November, 1895, Mr. Lee was married to Miss Catherine P. Drone, who was born in Zanesville, September 15, 1864, and was a daughter of Richard Drone, a miller. They have three children : Mary, Julia Smith and David. Mrs. Lee holds membership in the Episcopal church and Mr. Lee belongs to the Royal Arcanum and to the Modern Woodmen camp. He votes with the democracy and for eight years he served as a member of the board of elections. His acquaintance in Zanesville is a wide one and his personal characteristics are such as have gained for him the warm friendship of many with whom he has been brought in contact. MICHAEL BAUMGARDNER. Michael Baumgardner, a well known representative of the agricultural interests of Springfield township, was born March 22, 1823, upon the old farm homestead where he vet resides. His father, George Baumgardner, came to this county from Little York, Pennsylvania, with his uncle, Reese Baumgardner, who settled in Rushville, Ohio, about 1810. George Baumgardner served his country as a soldier in the war of 1812 and following the cessation of hostilities he was united in marriage to Miss Betsy Orster. The young couple removed to Huron county, Ohio, where Mr. Baumgardner worked at the cooper's trade which he had learned in his youth. About 1815, however, they removed to Muskingum county and he entered the employ of Jim Granger, at Moxahala. Desiring to engage in farming on his own account he leased one hundred and seven acres for a term of six years and on the expiration of that period he purchased the property, continuing to make it his home for several succeeding years. He also bought one hundred and seventy acres south of this place and another tract of two hundred and twenty acres on the Ridge Road. He erected a brick house on the last mentioned farm and continued to make his home there for thirty years, or until the time of his death, which occurred in 1872, when he was seventy-six years of age. It was occasioned by a fall from an apple tree and he passed away five days later. His wife survived him until 1876. In his business affairs he had been very successful and, making judicious investment of his capital in real estate, he held at the time of his death five hundred and forty acres of valuable land in Muskingum county. In all his business relations he was found thoroughly reliable and was never known to take advantage of the necessities of his fellowmen in any trade transaction. His political allegiance was given to the democratic party up to the time of the Civil war, when he became a stanch republican. Mr. Baumgardner had a family of five sons and four daughters, all of whom were living at the time of his death, namely George, a resident of New Albany, Indiana ; Jacob, who is living in Springfield township ; Eliza, the deceased wife of Adam 1 Baughman ; David, who died in California ; George ; Michael ; Margaret, the deceased wife of Samuel Radcliff ; Samuel, who died in Indianapolis ; and Mrs. Amelia Smith, living in Falls township. Michael Baumgardner acquired his education J in the public schools of Springfield township and j when a boy learned the carpenter's trade. His : youth was a period of persistent, earnest and unremitting toil and whatever success he has achieved in life is attributable entirely to his own efforts. Before his marriage he took a drove of cattle overland from Ohio to New York and for several years he traveled in western Ohio, peddling goods, and in this he was very successful and it not only proved a good source of revenue but was also a means of education, broadening his knowledge concerning places. Subsequent to his marriage he took up his abode on the old homestead, comprising one hundred and seven acres in Springfield township. His father gave him one hundred acres and he purchased the other seven. Since that time he has given his attention to general farming and is regarded as one of the leading and progressive agriculturists of his community, having a well developed property. He now owns one hundred and twenty-six acres. In September, 1858, Mr. Baumgardner was united in marriage to Miss Elsie Jane Butler, a daughter of Joseph Butler, of Springfield township. Having no children of their own they adopted David Buxbarg, then a lad of seven years, who has filled the place of a son to them and still resides upon the farm, occupying the old house. In 1868 Mr. Baumgardner erected a fine residence on the Ridge road, where he now resides. In politics he is a democrat, but while PAGE - 803 - PICTURE OF MICHAEL BAUMGARDNER PAGE - 804 - BLANK PAGE - 805 - MRS. MICHAEL BAUMGARDNER PAGE - 806 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 807 always voting for the measures of the party and its platform, which in his opinion contains the best elements of good government, he has never sought or desired office. He is a member of the Springfield Chapel church and a man respected and esteemed by all who know him. He has now passed the eighty-second milestone on life's journey and can look back over the years that have come and gone without regret, for his course has been manly, his actions sincere, his treatment of his fellowmen just and considerate and to-day he enjoys the esteem of young and old, rich and poor. BENNETT L. TAYLOR. Bennett L. Taylor, manager and stockholder in the Muskingum Laundry Company, was born in Zanesville, May 1, 1863, and is the third child of Henry B. and Augusta Ann (Lewis) Taylor. The father was born in Hudson, New York, and came to Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1851, settling in Zanesville. where he engaged in the manufacture of sash. doors and blinds, being a member of the firm of Guthrie & Taylor. This company had a continuous existence for twenty years, doing an extensive business. In January. 1872, he entered the firm of Clark Herdman but his death occurred in October of the same year. During his latter years he was a member of the Putnam Presbyterian church. He took an active and helpful interest in church work and for some time served as church trustee. He became a charter member of Woodlawn lodge, I. 0. 0. F., with which he affiliated until his death, and he was also an exemplary member of the Masonic fraternity. He voted with the republican party and was a man of tried integrity and worth who ranked high in public regard in his community. His death occurred in the fall of 1872, when he was forty-seven years of age. His wife was born in Stratford, Connecticut, in 1832, and is now living in Zanesville. She, too, is a member of the Presbyterian church. In their family were four children : Judson P., a representative business man of Zanesville ; Sadie, deceased ; Bennett L. ; and Charles H., who is engaged in farming at Garrettsville, Ohio. Bennett L. Taylor continued his studies in the public schools of Zanesville until he had mastered the high-school course and after putting aside his text-books he entered upon his business career as a clerk for the Graham Drug Company. Later he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy for two years and was graduated with the class of 1888, subsequent to which time he took charge of the retail department of the Graham Drug Company, acting in that capacity for eight years. His health failing him he spent a year in the west and upon his return home he purchased a half interest in the Muskingum Laundry Company and became secretary and treasurer. In the fall of 1901 the firm was incorporated under its present name with E. P. Waters as president; F. M. Hook, secretary and treasurer ; and Bennett L. Taylor, general manager. In 1903 Mr. Taylor was chosen president, Mr. Waters retiring, and he now acts as general manager of the business. This company controls the largest laundry trade in Zanesville, employing fifty people, and their plant is located at the corner of Canal and Fourth streets. The business is capitalized for thirty thousand dollars and has become a paying investment. Mr. Taylor was married May 27, 1889, to Miss Cora E. Bagley, a daughter of Fenton Bagley, now postmaster of Zanesville. She was born in Fultonham, Muskingum county, in 1866, and by her marriage has become the 'mother of two children, Henry and Rowena. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor hold membership in the Second Presbyterian church and he is enrolled with the Masons of Amity lodge, while in politics he is a republican. He is regarded as a man of genuine worth in Zanesville, where his entire life has been passed. He has a very wide acquaintance and those who have known him from boyhood are numbered among his stanchest friends. In all life's relations he has been found worthy to the trust given him and as a public-spirited citizen is interested in the material upbuilding and moral progress of his native city. HENRY JENKINS. Henry Jenkins, who has been owner of his present farm in Newton township since 1869, was born in this township, September 15, 1827, and has therefore passed the seventy-eighth milestone on life's journey. His father, John Jenkins, was a native of Loudoun county, Virginia. born in 1803, and was a son of Alexander Jenkins, who came to Muskingum county at an early period in its development. He, too, was a native of Loudoun county. Virginia, and thinking to have better business opportunities in a new and less thickly settled portion of the country he made his way to Newton township, where he secured wild land, which he transformed into productive fields. The family bore many of the hardships and privations of pioneer life, but these did not discourage them in their attempt to make a home and gain a livelihood on the frontier. Amid the wild scenes of pioneer life John Jenkins was reared and when he had reached man's estate he wedded Elizabeth Diltz, who was born in New 808 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY Jersey and was a daughter of John Diltz, a pioneer resident of this county. John Jenkins was a cooper by trade and followed that pursuit to a greater or less extent in connection with his agricultural interests in Newton township. Unto him and his wife were born fifteen children, twelve of whom they reared to adult age. Henry Jenkins spent his boyhood and youth upon his father's farm and pursued his education in the public schools of his native township. The course of study and the methods of instruction were then somewhat imperfect, but he made the most of his opportunities. His training at farm labor, however, was not meager and as soon as old enough to handle the plow he began work in the fields. He also spent two years in New Orleans, Louisiana, and in Tennessee with his father. Being reared to habits of industry and perseverance he has by the exercise of these qualities become one of the substantial residents of his native county. Mr. Jenkins was married in 1851, to Miss Sarah A. Bash, who died leaving one child, James A., now a resident of Perry county, Ohio. For his second wife Mr. Jenkins chose Miss Mary Slack, who is also now deceased. There were seven children of this union, of whom six are yet living : Charles H., Pios V., Agula, Clara, William H., John S., and Ida Z. Mr. Jenkins has resided upon his present farm in Newton township since 1869, and has instituted many improvements here and made many changes in the appearance of the property. He has one hundred and twelve acres of land six miles south of the courthouse in Zanesville, and the place is devoted to general farming. It presents an excellent appearance because of the care and labor he bestows upon it, which indicates him to be a practical and progressive agriculturist. He votes with the democratic party and is a member of the Lutheran church and throughout his active business career he has displayed traits of character which mark him as a man worthy of the esteem of his fellow citizens. FRED M. WOODWARD. Fred M. Woodward is one of the younger business men of Zanesville, whose life is typical of the spirit of the age, being characterized by that business alertness and ready recognition and mastery of it that have been the dominant elements in producing the commercial enterprise and success which have attracted to this country the whole world. He was born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1877. His grandfather, Joseph Woodward, was a native of New Jersey and with his father came to Ohio when Morgan county was first being opened up to civilization. There the family home was established and for many years the grandfather resided there, carrying on agricultural pursuits. He married. Phoebe Stanberry, a representative of one of the old families of Morgan county, and his death occurred in 1874, when he was sixty-five years of age. In his family were nine children, five sons and four daughters, but only three are now living: A. G., Miles N., and C. J., the last named being county commissioner of Morgan county, Ohio. Three brothe of this family were soldiers of the Civil war, Miles N., and C. J. being members of Company H, Seventeenth Ohio Regiment, while Samuel served with the Seventy-second Ohio Regiment, and thus the family made a most creditable military record as defenders of the Union cause. Miles N. Woodward, father of our subject, was born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1844, and there spent the days of his boyhood and youth. When still quite young he secured a farm there and his early life was a period of earnest and unremitting toil. He was only sixteen years of age when, the fires of patriotism burning brightly in his breast, he enlisted as a member of Company H. Seventeenth Ohio Regiment, in 1861, thus responding to the first call for volunteers. By re-enlistment he continued with the army and was with Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea. He also participated in the battle of Chattanooga and in many other important engagements. He was ever a loyal soldier, never faltering in the performance of any duty. When the war was over he returned to Morgan county and gave his attention to farming and stock-raising. He bought, sold and shipped stock for many years, carrying on an extensive and successful business in this way and thus he accumulated a handsome competency that now enables him to rest from further business cares. He and his wife are now living retired in McConnelsville, Ohio. His political views have been in accord with republican principles since the organization of the party. He married Hannah Parsons, a native of Morgan county, Ohio, whose grandmother came to America with William Penn. Mr. and Mrs. Woodward became the parents of six chqdren, all of whom were born in Morgan county and are yet living, the family circle being unbroken by the hand of death. They are : Mrs. Eva Wilhelm; Mrs. Ella Dwees ; George C., who resides in Columbus ; Charles M., also living in that city : Fred M.; and Rose. Fred M. Woodward was born in 1877 and was reared in Morgan county until he reached the age of seventeen years, when he went to Columbus, Ohio. Later he accepted a position as salesman with a produce house with which he was connected for eight years and in 1901 he came to Zanesville, where he entered into partnership PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 809 with Charles J. Murdock, under the firm name of Murdock & Woodward. This is to-day one of the leading business houses in their line in central Ohio. They are wholesale dealers and shippers of fruit and produce and since the establishment of their business in December, 1900, it has been characterized by speedy extension and solid, substantial development in every phase of its affairs. Three traveling men represent this house upon the road and the business has constantly grown. The partners are men of enterprise, keen discernment and ready recognition of opportunities and in the control of their interests here have built up a trade of enviable magnitude. Their business has been characterized by a high sense of honor and they have followed methods which might well serve as a guide to many an older firm. In October. 1902, Mr. Woodward was married to Miss Ada Frankenberg, of Columbus. a (laughter of C. O. Frankenberg-, a representative of one of the old families of that city. Mr. Woodward belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Commercial Travelers' Union of Zanesville and votes with the republican party. He owes his success entirely to his own efforts and as the architect of his fortunes has builded wisely and well„ He also has a pleasing personality which has gained him the friendship of many, while in business circles he enjoys the confidence and trust of all with whom trade relations have brought him into contact. GEORGE W. WILLIAMS. George W. Williams. who carries on general agricultural pursuits in Salem township, was horn April 1, 1863, in the township which is still his home. His father, Thomas Williams. was horn in the city of Zanesville, near where the courthouse now stands, in 1811. He was a son of Jesse Williams, who arrived in the county seat about 1805. After living in Zanesville for some time he removed to a farm and Thomas Williams was reared to the occupation of farming, which he followed as a life work, making his home through a long period in Salem township. After arriving at years of maturity he was married to Miss Wise Cower and atter her death, about 1860, he wedded Mrs. Jane Handel, the widow of Nicholas Handel and a daughter of Amos Vernon, who settled in the southeast part of the county at an early day and devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits. Mr. Williams was the owner of one hundred and forty acres of land and in his farming pursuits won a fair measure of success. In his early years he bore many of the hardships and trial's of pioneer life, but as time passed by his labors were rewarded with a comfortable competence and he also enjoyed in full measure the esteem of his fellow citizens. His political support was given to the republican party. He died February 25, 1894, at the advanced age of eighty-three years and is still survived by his widow, who resides in Salem township. In the family were six children : George, Ruth, Ephraim, Mary, Grant and Flora. George W. Williams acquired his education in the common schools of Salem township, while early in life lessons of integrity, industry and perseverance were instilled into his mind and, bearing- fruit as the years have gone by, they have constituted the basis of his success. He continued upon the home farm until twenty-four years of age, when he started out on his own account, renting land for nine years. When his labor had brought him sufficient capital he made purchase of a farm, becoming owner of the place upon which he now zeside's and to the further development and improvement of which he has since directed his energies. Here he owns one hundred and sixty-six acres that is conveniently and pleasantly situated about one and a half miles north of Adamsville. He carries on general farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of cattle, sheep and horses, and everything about his place is kept in excellent condition, the farm being characterized by neatness and thrift in every department. On the 22d of November, 1885, Mr. Williams was united in marriage to Miss Marrie E. Adams, who was horn in Coshocton county. Ohio, October 2, 1862, her parents being W. W. and Louisa (Bainter) Adams. Her father was born in Monroe township, Muskingum county, in 1823, and was a son of George and Christina (Wertz) Adams, who removed from Monroe to Salem township. George Adams was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, February 12, 1788, and was a son of William Adams, who died in the Old Dominion. In 1807 George Adams removed to Muskingum county, Ohio, and following the outbreak of the second war with England, he put aside his business cares and went to Virginia. enlisting in the army there. Following the close of hostilities he was married in Virginia and with his bride returned to Muskingum county, where he permanently settled, residing in Monroe and Salem townships. He was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife in 1873, and his death occurred two years later. They held membership in the Lutheran church and in that faith reared their family, numbering nine children, namely : Helen, Susan, William W., George, Elizabeth, Mary, John, Sarah and Margaret. George Williams devoted his entire life to agricultural interests and won success in his undertakings. His political support was given the democracy. 810 = PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. William W. Adams, whose birth occurred May 1, 1822, spent his boyhood days in Salem township and there he attended the public schools. In March, 1852, he wedded Louisa Bainter, whose birth occurred in Muskingum county, October 4, 1832, her parents being Frederick and Maria (Crumbaker) Bainter, both natives of Virginia, whence they removed to this county at an early date. Mr. Adams followed farming throughout his entire life and at the same time he took a helpful part in public matters, giving generous support to every movement which he believed would contribute to the public good. He was township trustee and school director for a number of years and did all in his power to promote the educational and moral development of the community. His political allegiance was given to the democratic party. As the years passed his business affairs prospered, owing to his capable management and keen discernment, and investing his capital in land he became the owner of six hundred acres, constituting some of the best farms in the county. The mother of Mrs. Williams died September 7, 1867, and in March, 1869, Mr. Adams was married to Miss Sarah A. Carver, who was born in Muskingum county, May 9, 1827, her parents being Millar D. and Mary A. Hannen, who removed from Bucks county, Pennsylvania, to Muskingum county, where Mr. Harmer' passed away in 1861, and his wife in 1863. In the latter years of his life Mr. Adams lived retired. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Williams has been blessed with a son, Guy Lester, whose birth occurred October 22, 1902. They hold membership in the Lutheran church and are people of the highest respectability, enjoying in unlimited measure the esteem and good will of all who know them. Mr. Williams votes with the republican party, believing that its principles embody the best ideas of good government, and he is connected with the Grange. He owes his success in life almost entirely to his own efforts and the assistance of his estimable wife, who has indeed been a helpmate to him and now they are in comfortable financial circumstances with a pleasant home and valuable property, while their financial resources justify the enjoyment of all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. JOHN RICHARDS. John Richards, one of the most prominent and successful farmers of Wayne township, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, near St. Clairsville, May 1, 1826, and has therefore passed the seventy-ninth milestone on life's journey and yet he is actively associated with business interests, managing his farm and controlling his investments in a manner that should put to shame many a man of much younger years, who, having grown weary of the struggles and trials of a business career, would lay aside the burdens that he should bear or force others to carry them for him. The life record of Mr. Richards certainly is an exemplification of the term "the dignity of labor." His father, John Richards, was born in Pennsylvania and when young came to Ohio, settling in St. Clairsville, where he afterward engaged in farming until his death. He wedded Mary C. Dunlap, a native of this state, and died in early manhood. His widow with her five children afterward came to Taylorsville, Muskingum county, with her uncle, Joseph Watson, who was one of the heroes of the Revolutionary war. They resided there three years, during which time John Richards of this review attended school. They then removed to Chandlersville. in Salt Creek township, where they spent two years and later they took up their abode upon the Samuel Brown farm, which is now a part of Zanesville. The mother carefully reared her children and departed this life at the age of seventy- two years. The members of the family were James, who never married and died at the age of eighty-seven years ; William, who died at the age of eighty-two years : John ; and Robert. seventy-six years of age. The family is noted for longevity and the sons have been capable and successful business men. John Richards remembers well the falling of the stars in 1832—an event memorable in the history of the country when the night was ablaze with falling meteors. He was then but six years old but it made a vivid impression upon his mind. His education was largely acquired in the district schools and he also attended a Catholic school in Zanesville for six months. His first work was on the river when he was thirteen years of age, serving as second cook on the G. L. Newman. Later,he was on the steamer Ohio under Captain Davis and he followed the river for four years, winning advancement from time to time in recognition of his capability until he became pilot. He afterward drove a peddler's wagon for six months but did not find that occupation congenial and secured a situation in the paper mill at Zanesville. Subsequent to his marriage he engaged in the grocery business on Wood street in Zanesville, conducting the store for nine years with a gratifying measure of success. In 1867 he removed to his present farm which formerly comprised one hundred and sixty-eight acres of land but in 1904 he sold eighty-eight acres so that his present holding covers eighty acres. Upon this farm are valuable coal deposits and also molding and building sand. He also has land in Washington township and property in Zanesville, which he rents PAGE - 811 - PICTURE OF JOHN RICHARDS PAGE - 812 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 813 and he was a stockholder in the Ohio Iron Company. In early manhood Mr. Richards was united in marriage to Miss Jane Gorley, who was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Robert Gorley, who removed to Iowa in 1852. Mrs. Richards was long a faithful companion and helpmate to her husband and February 21, 1901, she departed this life amid the deep regret of many friends as well as her immediate family. There were three children : Mary C., the wife of John Allen ; Francis A., now deceased: and John H., who is a farmer and horse dealer of Wayne township. Mr. Richards votes with the republican party and is an Odd Fellow in his fraternal relations. In 1872 he built his home which is a substantial two-story brick residence and here he expects to spend his remaining days. Although he has reached the evening of life he is still active and enterprising and his history should serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement to others for he started out in life empty-handed and is to-day one of the heaviest tax-payers in his township. Not only has he won success but also an honored name for his methods have ever been such as would hear the closest investigation and scutiny. CHARLES A. KELLY. Charles A. Kelly is one of the men of influence and prominence in Falls township, holding a position of prestige in the regard of his fellow townsmen because of his business ability, his loyalty and progressiveness in citizenship and his devotion to duty. He resides about five miles north of Zanesville upon the farm on which he was born July 15, 1855. He is a son of Nathan Kelly. a native of Muskingum township and a grandson of Isaac Kelly, who was born in Virginia and when a young man came to this county, casting in his lot with the early settlers whose labors proved the foundation for the present development of this part of the state. He became a prominent farmer of Muskingum county, successfully carrying on agricultural pursuits and also laboring for general progress and improvement. He married a Miss Gadd and their son Nathan was reared upon the home farm in Muskingum township in the usual manner of farm lads of that period. Having reached adult age he married Miss Mary Crabtree. a native of Falls township and a daughter of William Crabtree. a native of England. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly became the parents of five children, of whom three are living: Alfred, of Zanesville; Charles A.; and Benjamin, who is an undertaker of Zanesville. In 1865 the father purchased one hundred and sixty-six acres of land—the farm upon which his son Charles now resides—and at once began the development of his property, making it his home until within two years of his death, when he returned to Muskingum township, where his last days were passed. He had prospered in his business undertakings, having become well-to-do. In politics he was a democrat, exerting considerably influence in the local ranks of his party, and he served as a director of the county infirmary for two terms and also as township trustee. His wife is still living and is a resident of Zanesville. Charles A. Kelly, reared upon the home farm, attended the district schools for the requirement of an education that would equip him for the cares and responsibilities of life and received practical training in the farm work under the direction of his father. His choice of a companion and helpmate for life's journey fell upon Miss Julia Lunder and that'he Was successful in his suit is indicated by the fact that they were married. She was born in Zanesville, a daughter of Thomas Lunder, a native of Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have become the parents of five children : Alice Fay, Clarence A., Lillian S., Bessie and Beatrice. In order to provide for his family Mr. Kelly has always carried on farming and is now the owner of one hundred and sixty-five acres of land, pleasantly and conveniently situated about five miles north of Zanesville. on the Dresden road. His place is well equipped and is neat and thrifty in appearance. He carries on general farming and also engages in the dairy business, keeping from fifteen to twenty cows for that purpose. He also raises hogs and sheep and his sales of stock add a considerable fund to his financial resources each year. His political affiliation is with the democracy and his fraternal relations with the Masons, belonging to Lafayette lodge. During a lifelong residence in Muskingum county he has become widely known and as a representative of an old pioneer family, as a business man of enterprise and reliability and a citizen of advanced ideas he deserves mention in this volume. DAVID LEE. The name of David Lee is so impressed upon the inception, construction and operation of the railroad in Ohio that it can never be effaced and his long connection with the development of this greatest of civilizing agencies makes him a very distinguished character in the history of Muskingum county. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 11, 1830, his assistance in supporting a mother and three sisters was demanded at the 814 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. early age of eight years by reason of the death of his father. In early life he attended the public schools and learned the carpenter's trade. At the age of twenty-one years he came to Zanesville through the influence of his uncle, Colonel Grace, who was then living in this city and owned a farm in Muskingum county. In 1851 Mr. Lee entered the services of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company at the Mount Clare shops, but was soon sent upon the line which was then in course of construction to the Ohio river. He was employed in the erection of depots, platforms, water-stations, bridges and similar structures between Piedmont and Grafton and later between Grafton and Wheeling, and his natural talent for mechanics and an original mind pointed him out for a leader in the new business. The Central Ohio Railroad was begun after he had obtained two years' experience on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and he came to Ohio and was placed in charge of the work upon which he had been employed in Virginia. Upon the completion of the road and its opening for traffic he was placed in charge as roadmaster and filled the position until the lease of the property to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in December, 1866, when his merit was recognized by the more dignified title of assistant master of road. In July, 1869, another line was leased and Mr. Lee was placed in charge of both as master of road. In May, 1872, an additional road was placed in his care and in 1873 he began the construction of two hundred and sixty-two miles of road from Chicago to connection with the Ohio lines and completed the work in sixteen months. The entire mileage was in his care until January I, 1885, when he was taken to Baltimore as the general superintendent of the lines east of the Ohio river, but a general re-organization of the official staff was made in 1887 and he was re-assigned to the more agreeable position of superintendent of maintenance of way of the lines west of the Ohio. In 1902, with more than fifty years of service, he was relieved from operating duties and made consulting engineer of the entire Baltimore & Ohio system. Physically large and strong, he had exerted all his strength during his days of vigor and when age grappled him his vitality was exhausted and June 29, 1905, he passed to the great beyond, full of years and rich in honors honestly earned. Mr. Lee was an honest man in every sense of the word. A strict disciplinarian, he was never cruel, unjust nor hasty. A tireless worker himself, he always attended to the wants of his men before his own and he never ate when a large number of men were engaged until they had been provided for. Duty and fidelity to the company were the only credentials needed to secure his support and men were retained in the service for whom he had personal dislikes because they were faithful. Personal courage was a prominent trait; in his character and he never asked a man to do a thing he would not do himself or share the risk with others. Conscience was his guide in all things and it was never lulled by specious argument nor by years of inattention to its dictates; it was ever active, sensitive and just, and these lines are written by one who was associated with him for a quarter of a century in the closest business and social relations and knows how upright the man was. Mr. Lee was independent in politics and was interested and active in affairs for the general progress and welfare of Zanesville. Associated with General Daniel W. Caldwell, he was chiefly instrumental in the annexation of West Zanesville to the city and in connection with S. Moore, through the entertainments which were given for the purpose of securing a fund, he built what is now known as the Moore schoolhouse. He affiliated with the Legion of Honor, the Improved Order of Red Men and both branches of Odd Fellowship ; the Royal Arcanum ; and the lodge chapter and commanders in Free Masonry, an his obsequies were conducted by the Masonic lodge in Woodlawn cemetery late in the after noon, his honored remains being placed in their last resting place as the sun sank from sight the west, as his form had passed from his fellow David Lee married Jane E. Hart, a native of New Jersey and a daughter of James Hart who removed to Perry county, Ohio, in her early girlhood and there followed the occupation farming. Mrs. Lee was a devoted and consisted member of the Methodist Episcopal church an died October 20, 1903, at the age of sixty-eight years. In their family were six children Thomas W., who is general passenger agent for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad with headquarters in New York city ; David S a retired manufacturer of Peoria, Illinois; George, F., who is general baggage agent at Chicago for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company ; Mary, the deceased wife of Stacey Hart, who is a manufacturer of Peoria, Illinois James H., who is represented on another page this volume ; and Carrie Grace, who is the wife of Professor Charles S. Hoskinson, principal the Zanesville high school. THE MUSKINGUM VALLEY WOOLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY. The Muskingum Valley Woolen Manufacturing Company, one of the leading productive industries of Dresden, owes its origin to J. Prettyman and W. H. Bush, who, forming a PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 815 partnership established the Caldwell Woolen Mill in March, 1889. In the spring of 1892 a stock company was formed by J. S. Prettyman, W. H. Bush, B. F. Penn, Isaac Hatcher, Henry Large and P. C. McGovern. The mill is located on North Chestnut street and is two hundred and fifty by seventy feet in one department and one hundred and fifty by two hundred feet in another. The structure is two stories in height and the entire building is occupied by the company in the conduct of woolen manufacturing enterprise. J. S. Prettyman has served as president and secretary since 1892 and for four years George W. Hirst has been superintendent of the mills. About eighty people are employed in the mill, which is thoroughly equipped with the latest improved machinery utilized in the manufacture of dress goods and cashmeres. On the lower flour are the dyeing, filling and wool-washing rooms and the annex is devoted to what is known as the "piker house." The latter is fireproof. The machinery is operated by two boilers, eighty-horse-power each and one eighty-horse-power and one thirty-five-horse-power engine. There is an electric plant with a six-hundred light dynamo, three steam pumps and engine room and a steam elevator. There are twenty sets of looms each with an operator and these looms are one hundred and eight inches wide. On the second floor are two sets of sixty-inch wool cards. A glance into this establishment from any one well acquainted with woolen manufacturing would serve to indicate that this is a splendidly equipped factory, its business being conducted along modern lines and the product of the factory is of very marketable quality. GEORGE W. HIRST. George W. Hirst, the superintendent of the mill, was born in Oxford, Maine, April 20, 1865, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Hartley) Hirst, both of whom were natives of England, whence they came to the United States, locating first in Maine and afterward in Kentucky. The father was also engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods. When eight years of age George W. Hirst did his first work in a woolen mill and was there employed until sixteen years of age, when he attended school for six months. He afterward worked until twenty-one years of age and at that time he entered upon a three-years' course of study in the Textile College of Philadelphia. On the expiration of that period he resumed his former employment with renewed capability and capacity. He served as overseer and superintendent of the mill before he had attained his majority. He has been employed in woolen mills all over the United States and has been super intendent of the Dresden mill since 1901. His long experience well qualifies him for the position, for he is an expert, thoroughly understanding every branch of the business. His services have given entire satisfaction to the company which he represents and he enjoys their entire confidence as well as the respect and trust of the men who serve under him. Mr. Hirst was united in marriage to Miss Etta Sippy, who was born in Tennessee, and they have two children, George and Ray. CLARENCE E. DRAKE, M. D. Dr. Clarence E. Drake, one of the younger members of the medical fraternity of Zanesville, whose years, however, should not bar his capability to his success in practice, was born in Marietta. this state, in 1872. His father, John C. Drake. is a native of Zanesville and a son of Thomas Drake, who came from England, settling in this city at an early day. He secured land and engaged in farming in Falls township, but was closely identified with agricultural interests here during the pioneer epoch of the history of Muskingum county. His son, John C., who was reared under the paternal roof and removed to Washington county, Ohio, where he engaged in farming for about twenty-one years and his well tilled fields returned him golden harvests as a reward for his labors and his crops found a ready sale on the market, so that he became well-to-do. After more than two decades had passed he returned to Zanesville and here embarked in the lumber business, becoming one of its representative citizens. He is still in the prime of life, being now fifty-six years of age, and in all matters relating to the public welfare he displays the same progressive spirit and undaunted energy that has characterized his business career. He is a republican in politics and belongs to the Congregational church at Zanesville, which was the first church organized in the Northwest Territory. He married Lucy Stowe, who was born in Washington county. Ohio, a daughter of James Stowe, a large landowner, living near Lowell, this state. She, too, is a member of the Congregational church. Mr. and Mrs. Drake became the parents of two sons, the other being Fred, chief engineer with the Mark Manufacturing Company. Dr. Drake, the elder son, began his education in the country schools and later enjoyed the advantages of a course in Marietta College, from which institution he was graduated in the class of 1892. He read medicine with Dr. E. C. Brush and attended lectures at Starling Medical College, being graduated therefrom with the class of 1898. In 1897, however, he had enlisted as 816 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. a private in the First Light Artillery of the Ohio National Guard, of which he was made corporal. On the 16th of April, 1898, he was chosen captain and on the loth of May of the same year was made assistant surgeon of his regiment. The day following he became sergeant-major of the Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery by appointment and went to Camp Bushnell with the volunteers of the Spanish-American war. 'The regiment was then sent to Chickamauga, where he remained in camp until it was seen that the troops would not he needed. He was commissioned major- sergeant of his regiment August 19, 1903, and is thus connected at the present time with the National Guard of Ohio. Following his return from Chickamauga, Dr. Drake began the practice of his profession in Zanesville and now has a large patronage in Putnam. He is examining surgeon for the recruiting service at Zanesville for the regular army, is a member of the County and StateMedical Associations and a member of the Association of United States Military Surgeons. On the 24th of October, 1901, Dr. Drake was married to Miss Garnett L. Dunn, who was horn in Zanesville in 1871 and is a daughter of B. F. Dunn, a tobacco dealer. Mrs. Drake belongs to the First Presbyterian church. Dr. Drake is a republican and he and his wife are well known socially in Zanesville, where they have a large circle of warm friends. JONATHAN A. COHAGAN. The name Cohagan has long been connected with the history of Muskingum county and the subject of this review is therefore a representative of a pioneer ancestry. He was born in Brush Creek township in 1850. His father, Aquilla Cohagan, was a native of Virginia, born in 1825. and came to Ohio when twelve years of age with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Cohagan, who were also natives of Virginia. He was reared upon the home farm in this state and after arriving at years of maturity married Permilla Waxier, who was born in Salt Creek township, Muskingum county, a daughter of Michael Waxier, one of the early settlers of this state, who arrived here when the Indians were more numerous than the white settlers and when central Ohio was almost an unbroken wilderness. He cast in his lot with the early settlers here, establishing a home in Salt Creek township, where he experienced all the hardships and trials incident to pioneer life. Aquilla Cohagan is now numbered among the early settlers of the county, where he has followed farming throughout his entire life. being a well known and respected agriculturalist of Brush Creek township. His wife died several years ago. In their family were five sons and four daughters, of whom seven survive, namely: Jonathan A.; Lloyd, who is employed by his elder brother in Zanesville ; G. W., who is living in Guthrie, Oklahoma ; Calvin, who occupies and operates the old homestead farm in Brush Creek township ; Uriah, of Zanesville ; Mrs. Matilda Elson, of Harrison township ; and Hattie, who is living with her father on the home farm. Jonathan A. Cohagan spent the days of his boyhood and youth under the parental roof and early became familiar with the work of the farm. continuing to assist in the cultivation of the fields, until, believing that he would find other labor more congenial, he came to Zanesville and began working at the lumber business for J. Smith, Son & Company. He was with that firm for more than thirty years and later engaged in the hard-wood lumber business for himself in the seventh ward. About four years ago he bought the land where he now conducts a sawmill and is also engaged in the lumber business. As a manufacturer of and dealer in lumber he has made a success and few men are better judges of the quality of lumber than he for throughout his entire business career he has been connected with this line of trade. He has merited a liberal patronage and certainly deserves the success which has come to him. In 1871 Mr. Cohagan was married to Miss Rachel Mathews, a native of Muskingum county and a daughter of Hiram and Rachel (Bell). Mathews. In politics he is a republican but has never sought or desired office. Though no land is richer in opportunities or offers greater advantages to its citizens than America, success is not to be obtained through desire but must be persistently sought. In America "labor is king" and a man who resolutely sets out to accomplish a purpose is certain of success if he has the qualities of perseverance, untiring energy and practical common sense. It has been along such lines that Mr. Cohagan has won his advancement, his diligence and persistent effort gaining him leadership in industrial and commercial circles in Zanesville. FRED PEMBERTON. Fred Pemberton is well known as proprietor of a meat market at Roseville. His ancestry for generations has been distinctly American and can be traced back to colonial days when William Pemberton, a native of England, came to the new world, locating at Baltimore, Maryland, about 1750. He was a civil engineer and at the time PAGE - 817 - JONATHAN A. COHAGAN PAGE - 818 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 819 of the Revolutionary war espoused the cause of the colonists and fought for the independence of the nation. His son, who also bore the name of William Pemberton, was born in Maryland and becoming a civil engineer contracted to plat Indiana into townships. He started westward for this purpose, becoming a passenger on board a flatboat at Pittsburg, and continued down the river as far as Marietta, Ohio, but there his death occurred. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Odell and was a native of Baltimore, Maryland, came on to Zanesville, Ohio, with her four children, Thomas, Rebecca, Sarah and William, in 1816. The following year she removed to Harrison township. Perry county, her home being about two hundred yards from the Muskingum county line, and there she purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. Her husband had been a soldier of the war of 1812. William Pemberton, grandfather of Fred Pemberton, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and by his marriage had nine children, of whom six are now living, as follows : Levie, who married Washington Brown ; William ; Catherine, the wife of James Lewis ; Elizabeth. the wife of Alexander Guy ; Isaac. of Illinois ; and Thomas E., who was born December 19, 1839, in Harrison township, Perry county. He married Miss Motley, now deceased, and his children are Iva Pemberton. who is mayor of Roseville ; Robert : Earl ; Lenhart ; Philo ; and Emma. The father of these children, Thomas E. Pemberton. has resided in Roseville since 1862 and was station agent and telegraph operator for the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad here for twenty years. He is now living a retired life. In politics he is a republican and is serving as a member of the board of education, while socially he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. William Pemberton, father of Fred Pemberton, was born in Harrison township. Perry county. Ohio. in 1826. and is still living. He learned the carpenter's trade in early life and for a number of years was engaged in building operations. He also followed agricultural pursuits, but is now living a retired life. He wedded Miss Mary Brown, who was born in Morgan county, Ohio. and is a daughter of Benjamin Brown. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton were born five children : Amanda, Fred, Charles, Frank and Jessie, but the last named was killed in a wreck. Fred Pemberton, whose birth occurred in Clay township, Muskingum county, July 3o, 1853, was a public-school student and thus was qualified for the responsibilities of business life. For thirteen years he has been engaged in the butchering business and now conducts a good meat market at Roseville, where he has many patrons and is enjoying a constantly increasing trade. He enjoys the confidence of the community, for he has never been known to take advantage of the necessities of his fellowmen in any trade transactions and as the years have passed he has gained a well merited prosperity. Mr. Pemberton wedded Miss Adeline McLain, who was born in Clay township and is a daughter of A. McLain, a native of Perry county, Ohio. Her paternal grandfather was a native of Virginia and came to Ohio at an early day. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton have been born the following children : Catherine, Nellie, Earl, Maurice, Thomas, Emma, Clara, Harry, Margaret and Lucy. The family is well known in Roseville and in this section of the county and the members of the household enjoy the hospitality of many of the best homes of the town. Mr. Pemberton votes with the republican party, but has never sought or desired office. Socially he is deservedly popular for he is affable and courteous in manner and has the faculty of making friends rapidly and strengthening the ties of friendship as tune advances. CAPTAIN BENJAMIN F. POWER. No history which tells of the valor and loyalty of Muskingum county's citizens at the time of the Civil war would be complete without mention of Captain Benjamin F. Power, who for many years was an esteemed and honored resident of this place. His birth occurred near McConnelsville, Ohio, June 22, 1837, and in his death the community lost a citizen who was sincere. upright and conscientious in word and deed. His life was a busy and successful one, not however. given up to self-aggrandizement, but ever dominated by the noble desire to aid his fellowmen. He was one of a large family and his advantages in youth were extremely limited. He did not have the opportunity of attending school until he was sixteen years of age, when, realizing that he was handicapped by its lack, he determined to improve his education and devoted two years to earnest and unremitting study, applying himself with such diligence that his receptive mind was stored with a broad vein of information and at the end of two years he was enabled to secure a certificate. He then engaged in teaching school in Perry county for some time, or until he had earned sufficient money to enable him to continue his own education as a student in the Ohio University at Athens. There he pursued his studies for two years, after which he resumed teaching and was thus identified with educational work until the outbreak of the Civil war. Soon after the news reached him that Fort Sumter was fired upon and that a call had been 820 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. issued for troops he dismissed his school and made his way to Zanesville, where he placed his name on the roll of enlisted troops that formed the One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Regiment, commanded by Colonel W. H. Ball. While in Zanesville he was also examined by the district court for admission to the bar and successfully passed the examination, his leisure hours having been devoted to the reading of law. Captain Power served throughout the Civil war and participated in some of the hardest fought battles of the Rebellion. He never faltered in the performance of any duty whether it led him to the lonely picket line or to the firing line and his merit for conduct in action led him to the rank of captain of Company C. Following the close of the war Captain Power entered upon the practice of law, forming a partnership with Judge Ball, who was his colonel during his army life. Later he took up his abode in Zanesville and entered into partnership with W. A. Brown, late probate judge of Morgan county, Ohio. Afterward Captain Power became a resident of Dresden, Ohio, where he remained for six years and upon his election to the position of prosecuting attorney of Muskingum county, he removed to Zanesville. He filled the office so acceptably that he was re-elected and served for two terms and upon his retirement from that position he formed a partnership with H. F. Achauer, which relation was maintained for two years. After its dissolution Captain Power admitted his son, Edwin E. Power, to a partnership. The latter is a rising young attorney of Zanesville and a recognized leader of the democratic party. Since his father's death he has continued in practice alone with much success. Captain Power was recognized as one of the strong and able members of the Muskingum county bar, absolute fidelity to the interests of his clients, a wonderful capacity for hard work and systematic preparation of all cases intrusted to him, were some of the noteworthy factors in the achievement of his success. He had little leisure time and it was known therefore that he found genuine enjoyment in the line of endeavor which he chose as his special work. Early in life he learned the hard but necessary lesson that "nothing of value can be gained without its equivalent." Therefore, when he entered upon the practice of law he brought to bear all of the talents with which nature had liberally endowed him, industry and perseverance being among these. On the 2d of July, 1868, Captain Power was married to Aurelia M. Scott, a native of McConnelsville, Ohio. They became the parents of five children, but lost one son, Benjamin F., on the 15th of February, 1901. The surviving members of the family are : Edwin E., Leo 0., Scott T. and Fred B. Captain Power was a much respected citizen and was highly esteemed throughout the county and in many fraternal organizations with which he was connected. At his death the press passed high ecomiums upon him by reason of his splendid record as a soldier, his unfaltering fidelity in government positions and his loyalty to the trust reposed in him, whether of a public or private nature. When with his friends he displayed a genial cultured manner that gained him warm, personal regard and his best traits of character were reserved for his family and his own fireside. W. V. WENTZ. W. V. Wentz, one of the younger and successful farmers of Brush Creek township, was born February 14, 3865, his parents being Philip and Kate (Longstretch) Wentz. His father was born in Germany and at an early age came to America with his parents, the family landing at New York. They did not tarry in the eastern metropolis, however, but came at once to the middle west, settling in Morgan county, Ohio, where the grandfather purchased land. Philip Wentz had acquired a good education in Germany and is a man of considerable talent and business ability. He still resides in Morgan county, where he owns a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, devoted to general agricultural pursuits and stock- raising. In all of his business affairs he has been energetic and determined, brooking no obstacles that could be overcome by persistent and honorable purpose. He is one of the leading advocates of the democracy in Morgan county and is active in the Odd Fellows lodge, exemplifying in his life the beneficent spirit of the fraternity. He married Miss Kate Longstretch, a daughter of William Longstreth, whose wife is still living with her daughter, Mrs. Philip Wentz, and her grandson, W. V. Wentz, so that four generations are represented in the household of our subject. Mrs. Longstretch is still in good health, her physical and mental faculties being unimpaired, although she is now in her ninety-second year. W. V. Wentz was reared in the usual manner of farmer lads of the period, pursuing his education in the public schools and working in the fields when not busy with his text-books. After arriving at years of maturity he was married to Miss Emma Bluthart, whose parents were natives of Germany and came to the United States during the early girlhood days of their daughter. Mrs. Wentz, after suffering for a long time from consumption, departed this life in the year 1899, leaving one child, Clarence, who is now a bright little lad of seven years and is the repre- PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 821 sentative of the family in the fourth generation now living upon the old homestead farm. The place upon which W. V. Wentz resides is a rich and arable tract of land of one hundred and sixty acres, to the cultivation of which he devotes his time and energies. He raises the cereals best adapted to soil and climate and also has some good stock upon his place. He is an only son and in recent years has entirely relieved his father of the active work of the farm, in the management of which he displays excellent business ability as an agriculturist. In politics he is a democrat, voting for the men and measures of the party, though otherwise taking no active interest in political affairs. He holds membership in the Catholic church, which has been the religious faith of the family through many succeeding generations. T. C. CONNAR. T. C. Colmar, civil and mining engineer and geologist, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, December 3, 1845, his parents being John and Frances (Cowan) Connar, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, the father born in Cannonsburg and the mother in Westmoreland county. John Connar came to Ohio in 1832 and his wife arrived the following year. They were not married at that time, however, kit became acquainted in Guernsey county and there their marriage was celebrated. Mr. Connar was a carpenter by trade and purchased a farm, upon which he lived until his death in 1846. His widow afterward married again and removed to Johnson county. Missouri, where she died in 1889. T. C. Connar, the only child born of the first marriage, spent the greater part of his boyhood and youth in Muskingum county and acquired his education here. Having attended the public schools until he had mastered the elementary branches of learning, he afterward entered Muskingum College and completed the classical and scientific course by graduation in 1867. Although reared upon the farm and familiar with the labor of cultivating the fields from an early age he did not find that pursuit congenial and determined to give his time and attention to some other calling. In 1868 he went to Johnson county, Missouri, following his profession of civil engineering, and while in the west traveled through Texas, Indian Territory and Mexico. He did some work on the Texas & Pacific Railroad and was chief engineer on the Warrensburg, Marshall & Fort Scott Railroad, but the great financial crisis of 1873 caused work to be suspended on that line. In the winter of 1875 Mr. Connar returned to Muskingum county, settled in New Concord, where he followed his profession, being connected with the various railroads running into Zanesville. He was assistant engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, also the Zanesville & Southeastern Railroad and he had charge of the construction of the Muskingum County Railway and of the Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati. After its construction he was assistant engineer of the Zanesville & New Comerstown Railroad and was resident engineer for the Cincinnati, Atlantic & Columbus Railroad. In 1888 he was elected to the position of county surveyor and at that time removed' with his family to Zanesville. In that capacity he had charge of the construction of three large bridges crossing the Muskingum river, their respective lengths being two thousand, fifteen hundred and eighty-five, and six hundred feet. These were the Monroe street. Fifth street and Brush Creek bridges. On retiring from the office of county surveyor Mr. Connar became engaged in civil and mining engineering and in making geological surveys on his own account and has done considerable work on the Ohio River & Western Railroad, in locating the Powhatan branch and the "cut-off line." He makes examinations in mineral properties and furnishes estimates of the cost of plants and the development of mineral resources. His college training, his study and investigation in later years and his broad experience have well equipped him for the vocation which he is following and his services are in much demand for expert work. In 1867 Mr. Connar was married to Miss Mary A. Patterson and unto them were horn five children : Homer L., an engineer on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, who married Ida Haven and has one child, Roberta ; John Oscar, who is assisting his father ; Harry E., who married Martha McCall and has two children, Mary and Oscar: Albert T.. who is a civil engineer ; and Edith J. In 189o, Mr. Connar was again married, his second union being with Aggie McCall, of Zanesville, and they have one child, Virgil. Mr. Connar is a man of studious nature, deeply interested in the great scientific principles which underlie his work and at the same time is a practical, progressive business man who has found that success is ambition's answer. FRANK M. REED. Frank M. Reed, joint freight agent for the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley, the Chicago & Atlantic & Zanesville railroads, and the Marietta division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, was born December t, 1864, in Wilmington, Ohio. His paternal grandfather, William Reed, was a native Of Virginia, while his father, L. A. Reed, 822 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY . was born in Ohio, in 1837. The latter became active and influential in political circles, filling a number of county offices and serving as clerk of the court. He formed a wide acquaintance and was prominent socially. He is now engaged in the transfer business in Zanesville, where he is widely knoWn. He married Miss Mary Marble, a native of Ohio. Frank M. Reed pursued his education in the schools of this state and in 1882, when seventeen years of age, he engaged with the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad as freight clerk, filling that position until 1885. In the meantime he had learned telegraphy and on leaving the freight office he served as operator at Washington Court House until 1886. He afterward became there an agent for the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad, and in 1891 he came to Zanesville to accept the position of joint freight agent for the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley, Chicago & Atlantic & Zanesville and the Marietta division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroads. He has now occupied this position for fourteen years and the length of his incumbency is unmistakable proof of his capability and of his fidelity to duty. Mr. Reed has one son, Frank M., Jr. He is a republican in his political views and affiliates with the Elks lodge. A man of fine personal appearance, he has social qualities that have endeared him to many friends and he is regarded as a most trustworthy and reliable representative of railroad interests, capable and obliging to the patrons of the roads which he represents and at the same time neglectful of no duty of the corporations which he serves. WILLIAM H. ADAMS. William H. Adams, of the firm of Adams Brothers, contractors and builders in lime, sand. cement and builders' supplies on Muskingum avenue in Zanesville, was born in the city which is yet his place of residence, his natal day being July 10, 1862. His father, James Adams, was born in England and in his boyhood days came to the United States with his parents, the family home being established in Baltimore, Maryland. He afterward removed to Zanesville, where he is now living at the advanced age of more than eighty years. He married Lucy Day, a native of Zanesville, now seventy-five years of age and they became the parents of eight children. The boyhood days of William H. Adams were quietly passed in the usual manner of lads of the period, the pleasures of the playground and the duties of the schoolroom occupying his attention through the period of his youth. Learning the builder's trade in early life he prompted by laudable ambition to so put fo his energies that he might eventually become known factor in the trade in. Zanesville and 1888 he and his brother, Albert Adams, formi the firm of Adams Brothers, established th present business. They have done work in ma sections of the country, including the construction of a sewer in Market street in Zanesville. Altogether they have laid about three hundr miles of sewer in Iowa, Illinois and Ohio an they have erected many building here, being gen eral contractors. Thoroughness, efficiency a painstaking care have been marked characteristic of their trade relations and they enjoy now a patronage which is indicative of their position a leading contractors of Zanesville. Mr. Adams is married and has five children:. Mabel, Helen, Mary, Hilda and Manilla. Mr. Adams is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and with the Knights of Pythias fraternity and in politics is an independent democrat. He deserves mention among the representative citizens in Zanesville and should find a place in the history of the men of business and enterprise in the great west, whose force of character, sterling integrity and success in establishing large business affairs have contributed in eminent degree to the solidity and progress of the country. His life has been manly, his actions, sincere, his manner unaffected and his example is worthy of emulation. GEORGE HOOK. George Hook, deceased, who, during his life was a prominent mill man of Zanesville, was born in Timsbury, England, November 27, 1830, a son of David Hook. He pursued his education in the schools of his native land and afterward learned the miller's trade. When a young man he came to the United States, thinking that he might have better advantages in the new world, with its broader business opportunities, its livelier competition and its successes more quickly secured. He located in Marietta, Ohio, where he followed the milling business and subsequently removed to Zanesville, where he continued in the same line. Later he became a member of the Hook Brothers Milling Company, of Zanesville, owners of a large flouring mill, and he was connected therewith up to the time of his demise. The mill is still owned and operated by his son and brothers. Mr. Hook had a practical and thorough knowledge of the business and in fact was acquainted with the work in every detail, so that he was well qualified to superintend the operation of the plant. PAGE - 823 - PICTURE OF GEORGE HOOK PAGE - 824 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 825 Mr. Hook was twice married. He first wedded Rebecca J. Rusk, who died July 15, 1865, leaving three children, George W., Charles and James. On the 20th of November, 1866, Mr. Hook was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth F. Bowers, who was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, and is a daughter of Martin and Matilda (Kaywood) Bowers, natives of Virginia. Her father was a merchant and also engaged in contracting and likewise conducted a hotel at Gratiot, Ohio. Mrs. Hook conducted a large millinery establishment in Zanesville for some time and through her aid and assistance 'Mr. Hook became a well- to-do man. Together they accumulated considerable property and she now owns a two-story business house on Main street and seven houses in the seventh ward of the city, which she rents. By her marriage she has one child, Frederick, who is now a partner in the Muskingum Laundry. also interested in his brother's flour mill. Mr. Hook cast his political ballot for the men and measures of the republican party and socially was identified with the Odd Fellows' society and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He died June 7, 1904. He was a devoted husband and was well known in business circles as a trustworthy man and one whose success and prominence were the legitimate outcome of his own labor. Like her husband, Mrs. Hook enjoys the friendship of many who know her and is well worthy of mention among the representative residents of Muskingum county. REV. ASBURY L. PETTY. Rev. Asbury L. Petty, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, now holding superannuated relation, resides upon a farm in Wayne township, near Duncan Falls. He was born in Guernsey county, Ohio. September 18, 1831. His father, Rev. Ludwell Petty, was born in Prince William county, Virginia, on the 9th of April. 1808, and was a son of Travis Petty, also born in Prince William county. He was a planter and represented one of the old families of Virginia. He served his country as a soldier of the war of 1812 and made an equally honorable record as a citizen in days of peace: and in community affairs he was prominent and active. His death occurred when he had reached an advanced age. One of his brothers, emigrating westward, took up his abode in Indiana and the town of Pettyville in that state was named in his honor. On leaving Virginia, Travis Petty became a resident of Ohio, settling in Guernsey county about 1820, and there his death occurred at the age of sixty- eight Years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Lee and was a cousin of General Lee of Civil war fame, was a native of Virginia and died at the very advanced age of ninety-seven years. Rev. Ludwell Petty was a lad of twelve years when he came with his parents to Ohio. He spent his boyhood days in Guernsey county and afterward entered land in that county, where he carried on farming until 1835. He then became a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church, connected with the Pittsburg conference and preached at various points in this state until 1864, when he retired from the active work of the ministry. A few years later he purchased of James Buckingham the farm upon which Rev. Asbury L. Petty now resides and on which the father made his home until 1879, when he divided the place of three hundred and sixty-one acres between his two sons. He then went to McConnelsville, where his remaining days were passed, his death occurring at the age of eighty-five years. He was a conscientious man, upright and honorable in all that he did and respected by all with whom he came in contact. His influence was a power for good in the church and his memory is yet cherished by many who knew him. In early manhood he wedded Mary Reed, a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, who was born in 1807. Of their children Asbury L. and James W. are still living: two died in infancy and Mrs. Hardesty died in 1868. Rev. Asbury L. Petty supplemented his early educational advantages by study in Muskingum College and afterward attended the academy at McConnelsville and at St. Clairsville, Ohio. He entered the ministry in 1852 and became a member of the Pittsburg conference. Later he was pastor in Pittsburg and in Allegheny City. Pennsylvania, and at three different times served as presiding elder. He continued actively in the ministry for fifty-three years and his influence in the church was of no restricted order. His scholarly attainments, his consecration to the work and his untiring efforts in behalf of the cause made him an able minister and he was not denied the full harvest of his labors. The degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Scio College and the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Allegheny College. After fifty- three years' active connection with the ministry he is now living retired, making his home upon his farm in Wayne township and spending about one month each year in Pittsburg. He has a fine farming property and in his home is surrounded by the comforts of life. Rev. Dr. Petty was married to Sarah E. Taylor, a sister of Colonel J. D. Taylor, a congressman, of Guernsey county, Ohio. She was born in Oxford township, Guernsey county, in 1844, and is a daughter of Alexander 826 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY D. Taylor, one of the pioneers of that locality. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Petty was blessed with seven children : James Taylor, who is now an attorney of New York city; Mrs. Sarah E. Wilson, residing at home ; Mary Corwin, the wife of C. E. Wilhelm ; A. Lewis ; Joseph D.; William K.; and Gertrude E. RICHARD HARVEY RUTHERFORD. Richard Harvey Rutherford is of Scotch descent. His grandfather, Richard Rutherford, was a native of the land of hills and heather, and with his wife, Eleanora Wanless, he crossed the Atlantic to America and settled in the Little Kanawha valley east of Parkersburg, West Virginia. They landed at New York and thence made their way by water through northwestern New York and Pennsylvania and down the Ohio river to their place of habitation. The district in which they located was then as Egypt from the fact that many went there to buy corn. Richard Rutherford acquired several thousand acres of land in his life time, most all of which is now valuable oil and gas producing property. When a young man he is said to have walked from Marietta to Zanesville, a distance of sixty miles, in one day, Marietta, Ohio, and Wheeling, West Virginia, being his markets at that time. His son, George Rutherford, father of our subject, was born in Wood county, West Virginia, near Cairo, and before his marriage located at Petroleum, Ritchie county, that state. Having been reared to the occupations of farming and stock-raising, he followed those pursuits throughout the greater part of his life, but he made the most of his money in merchandising and in oil, becoming a man of considerable means through the careful conduct of his business affairs and through wise speculation. At the time of his death he was one of the senior directors of the Citizens National Bank, which institution stands high on the roll of honor and first in the city of Parkersburg. George Rutherford held membership in the United Presbyterian church and was a republican in his political views until after 1884, when he joined the ranks of the prohibition party. His sympathies were with the north during the Civil war and because of this he was compelled to leave his home at that time, while his father's property was confiscated. He married Sarah Ann Giffen, who was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, near Boice's Station, and is a daughter of John and Jeanette (Harvey) Giffen, of Scotch-Irish descent. Mr. Rutherford died without a struggle while sitting in his chair reading the morning paper, July 12. 1898, at the age of seventy-three years, and is still survived by his wife, who is now living on the old homestead at the age of seventy-two years. She, too, is a devoted member of the United Presbyterian church. In their family were nine children, of whom seven are living, namely : Richard H. ; John G., a farmer of Lancaster, Ohio ; Archibald, who was drowned at the age of twenty-three years ; Jennie ; William Hanson, an oil producer and merchant living in the home town of Petroleum, West Virginia ; Thomas Newton, who was drowned in infancy ; Alice, the wife of John W. McCoy, a brick manufacturer and lumber dealer of Little York, Illinois ; Samuel T., who is in partnership with his brother W. H. under the name of Rutherford Brothers in Petroleum, West Virginia ; and Delia, the wife of D. W. Kinney, a clerk in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Rutherford is a cousin of the late James H. Herdman and also of Frank H. Herd- man, of Zanesville. Richard Harvey Rutherford, now of Zanesville, was born in Petroleum, West Virginia, March 30, 1855, and supplemented his early education by study in Muskingum College. He left school in order to engage in merchandising with his father and later he turned his attention to the lumber business, becoming the senior member of the firm of R. H. Rutherford & Company in his native town. In 1891 he organized the Ritchie Lumber Company, with headquarters at Petroleum and a store located at Rutherford, Ritchie county, West Virginia, upon a tract of land which had been purchased from the heirs of Richard Rutherford. R. H., J. G., W. H. and S. T. Rutherford now own all the stock of the Ritchie Lumber Company and a large portion of the stock of the Oakland Pressed Brick Company, of Zanesville, are owners of the stock in the West Virginia Western Telephone Company and receive a good revenue from oil and gas from their property in the town of Rutherford. Richard H. Rutherford is a man of excellent business discernment, quick to recognize and utilize an opportunity. On the 28th of February, 1899, he became identified with the West Virginia Western Telephone Company, and at its first general meeting at West Union, West Virginia, he was elected director and treasurer of the concern and continued as such until he had accepted a position with the Oakland Pressed Brick Company at Zanesville. in 1901. He was general superintendent of the West Virginia Western Telephone Company, which has its general offices at Parkersburg, West Virginia, and froni the beginning he has been a director and is now secretary. That company owns the Marietta Telephone Exchange, together with many miles of toll lines in this state as well as in West Virginia and claims assets amounting to almost half a million dollars. Connected with Mr. Rutherford in the telephone exterprise is Richard Wanless, Jr., a first cousin of PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 827 George Rutherford, whose father came to America about the time his aunt, Mrs. Rutherford, crossed the Atlantic. In July, 1901, Mr. Rutherford came to Zanesville to enter into active connection with the Oakland Pressed Brick Company of this city. This is a West Virginia corporation, of which J. H. Lininger, of Harrisville, West Virginia, is president, and he is likewise president of the West Virginia Western Telephone Company. C. E. Haddox is vice president and was at one time similarly connected with the telephone company, of which he is still a stockholder. His home is at Moundsville, West Virginia, where he is serving as warden of the state penitentiary. A. C. Davis of Parkersburg, West Virginia, is the secretary of the Oakland Pressed Brick Company, Zanesville, and is also general manager of the West Virginia Western Telephone Company, so that the men who are most prominent in the one enterprise are also moving spirits in the other concern. Mr. Rutherford is now acting as general manager and treasurer of the Oakland Pressed Brick Company. This company had its beginning in 1888, the business being instituted by C. V. Graham and Colonel McBride. The capital stock was originally fifty thousand dollars and the plant was sold to its present owners in 1901. In March of that year it was incorporated under the laws of West Virginia with its main office at Parkersburg, that state. The company owns thirty-five acres of ground from which the raw material is obtained and about fifty men are employed in the operation of the plant, while the pay roll at this time amounts to about one thousand dollars per week when running to the full capacity. They manufacture a fine front facing brick in red and terra cotta or buff colors. The brick is of standard size and they not only manufacture the standard shape but also mold ornamental brick, having one of the most complete outfits for carrying on this line of business in the country. They sell to the best trade in such cities as New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Richmond, Virginia, Baltimore and Pittsburg, as well as throughout Ohio and adjoining states, and have more orders than they can fill. The factory buildings cover about two acres of land and the capital stock has been increased. to seventy-five thousand dollars. At the present writing the directors of the company are J. H. Lininger, of Harrisville, West Virginia. who is cashier of the People's Bank of that place ; C. E. Haddox, of Moundsville, West Virginia ; William H. Rutherford, of Petroleum, West Virginia ; John G. Rutherford, of Lancaster, Ohio Richard H. Rutherford, of Zanesville ; A. C. Davis, of Parkersburg, West Virginia ; Dr. Ely, of Parkersburg ; C. H. Forry, of Hanover, Ohio, who is superintendent of the Hanover Pressed Brick Company ; Charles C. Forry, of Newark, who is now acting as attorney for the company. These gentlemen are the principal stockholders. As general manager of the company Mr. Rutherford has become well known. In 1880 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Rutherford and Miss Ragena Meese, who was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in 1857, a daughter of George Meese, an iron master. They became the parents of seven children : Mable A., Sarah E., Ruth H., Jennie June, Wilbur Wells and Virginia Belle, all at home ; and George Harvey, the fourth in order of birth, who died in infancy. The family are members of the First United Presbyterian church. Mr. Rutherford, because of the extent and variety of his business interests, might well be termed a "captain of industry" and in all relations has pursued a course characterized by straightforward dealing. While careful in looking after his own interests, as every successful man is, he has also been careful not to enroach upon the rights of others and this has won him the highest confidence and the esteem of his business associates and employes. Steady application, careful study of business methods and plans to be followed, close attention to details, combined with untiring energy. directed by a superior mind—these are the traits of character which have brought him success and made him one of the foremost representatives of manufacturing and commercial interests in his section of the country. H. H. ADAMS. H. H. Adams, one of Madison township's most prosperous farmers and stock-raisers, was born November 19, 1852, on the old Adams homestead in that township. His parents are Zachariah and Harriett (Williams) Adams. The former was born in Virginia and with his parents came from the Old Dominion to Muskingum county in 1807, the family home being established in Madison township, where the grandfather spent his remaining days. He purchased one thousand acres of land and was a prominent and respected citizen of his community. Zachariah Adams became a farmer of some prominence and spent his entire life here, his labors contributing in substantial measure to the improvement and upbuilding of this section of the state. He commanded a regiment of the state militia and was always known as Colonel Adams. He lived to be sixty-four years of age, while his wife was seventy-five years of age at the time of her demise. They reared a family of seven children, of whom five are yet living. H. H. Adams was educated in the common schools, at Concord College and in Dresden and 828 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. later engaged in teaching school for eight or nine terms, in the work of which he proved a capable educator, being able to impart to others readily and clearly the knowledge that he had acquired. He then settled down upon the home farm and has since carried on agricultural pursuits, being to-day the owner of one hundred and eighteen acres of rich and productive land, the greater part of which lies in the beautiful valley and is very fertile. His fields are well tilled, giving promise of abundant harvests and he is also a successful stock-raiser. He has always been a great lover of fine stock and the excellent appearance of his cattle, horses and hogs, which are of high grades, indicates the care and attention which they receive. Mr. Adams was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Adolph, who was born June 18, 1859, and is a daughter of Valentine and Margaret Adams, who came from Germany to the new world and established their home in Muskingum county. Mr. and Mrs. Adams have three daughters : Mabel, born April 6, 1894 ; Ruby, born November 9, 1896 : and Flora. born December 31, 1899. The family home is pleasantly located about three miles from Dresden and is noted for its generous hospitality. Mrs. Adams is a member of the Lutheran church and like her husband enjoys the warm regard of many friends. Mr. Adams gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has served as assessor of his township. He is interested in all that pertains to public progress and improvement but his energies are concentrated upon his business affairs, which, owing to his careful supervision and capable management, have proved a gratifying source of income. CHARLES E. MERRICK. Charles E. Merrick, who follows farming. was born December 23, 1852, in that portion of Springfield township now included in the village of Putnam. He is descended from English ancestry. His father, Alfred Merrick, was born in Kingston, not far from London, England, in 1812, and having spent the first seventeen years of his life in his native land he sailed for the United States in 1829, taking up his abode with an uncle in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania. He had acquired a good education in England and with broad literary knowledge to serve as a foundation upon which to rear the superstructure of professional learning he entered Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, from which he was graduated in due course of time. He never engaged actively in practice, however, but about 1833 came to Zanesville and engaged in teaching school for a time on the west pike. Later he removed to Delaware, Ohio, but returned to Zanesville in 1836. About that time he analyzed the Lucifer match and began the manufacture of matches in Zanesville, in which enterprise he was associated with George A. Jones. Subsequently he turned his attention to the drug business and later became a confectioner of the city and when he had disposed of the latter store he engaged in the patent medicine business for many years. His next undertaking was as a tobacco merchant and he also conducted a notion store, carrying on both enterprises at the same time. In 1862 he sold his building on the corner of Third and Main streets to John English for ten thousand dollars, but subsequently bought the property back. In 1868 he began dealing in queensware and wall paper and was conducting business along that line at the time of his death. He was one of the pioneer merchants of Zanesville. He possessed more than average business ability and throughout his entire career displayed marked energy and enterprise. A man of many resources and an expert chemist he wrote a book on chemistry and had almost completed it when a servant in cleaning his room saw the manuscript, thought it old paper and destroyed it. In 1849 Mr. Merrick purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land in Springfield township two miles south of the postoffice, where he built for himself a home, occupying it until the time of his demise. It is located in that section now known as Putnam. When his death occurred his realty possessions included one hundred and twenty acres of land in Muskingum county, the Merrick block in Zanesville, two hundred acres near Cottage Hill, a large farm at Bowling Green. another tract of land in Coshocton and his residence property. In 1838 he was married to Miss Miranda T. Heskett, and they became the parents of nine children, but three died in infancy, the others being: Alfred M., who died in 1877 ; Mary Ann, the wife of W. S. Ayres : Isadore C., who is living on the home farm ; Clarence J.. who died in 1896; Charles E., and William N., who since 1878 has been leader of Sells Brothers' band and is now traveling with the circus in Europe. The father departed this life in 1873, at the age of sixty-one years, and the mother passed away in January, 1902, at the advanced age of eighty-four years, her birth having occurred in 1818. She was a daughter of Spicer Heskett, who was a representative of an old' English family and became a resident of Ohio during the period of its pioneer development. Charles E. Merrick, having acquired his early education in the district schools, continued his studies in Putnam high school, from which he was graduated with the class of 1871. He then taught school for one winter, after which he PAGE - 829 - CHARLES F. MERRICK PAGE - 830 - BLANK 831 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY entered his father's store, continuing his connection with agricultural interests until 1877, when he removed to the farm and has since given his attention to general agricultural pursuits. For sixteen years he was also engaged in the dairy business, devoting much time to that work from 1886 until 1902 . He has since given his attention exclusively to general farming and gardening and now owns thirty acres of land in Springfield township. The products of his place, being of excellent quality, find a ready sale on the market and his business has long since reached profitable proportions. In 1874 Mr. Merrick was united in marriage to Miss Katie Lawrence, a daughter of Albert Lawrence, of Guernsey county, Ohio, and a niece of the Hon. William Lawrence, formerly representative in congress from this state. They have seven living children : Ada L., the wife of Wallace 'lesser. of Mankato, Minnesota ; Mabel N., who is with the Signal Company in Zanesville ; C. Harry, of Pasadena, California: Lawrence, who is editor on the staff of the Signal ; Beulah, at home ; Ethel B., a student in the high school ; and Francis B., who is attending the grammar school. Mr. Merrick gives his political support to the republican party, thus following in the footsteps of his father, who was originally a Whig, but afterward became a republican. The father was a member of the Episcopal church, while Mr. Merrick of this review is a member of St. Thomas' Catholic church. He has always lived in Zanesville and Springfield township and in the circle of his acquaintance there are many friends who hold him in high regard for his personal worth. GEORGE H. McINTIRE. George H. McIntire is the owner of the old homestead farm in eigs township, upon which he was born on the I 5th of March, 1852. He conies of Irish and German lineage, that of McIntire being of German descent, while the Henderson were of Trish ancestry. His paternal grandfather, John McIntire, was a cousin of the John McIntire who founded the McIntire Children's Home, at Zanesville. The old homestead of the family at Wellsburg, West Virginia, is still in possession of representatives of the name. The family has become quite numerous and its members are widely scattered over -West Virginia, Ohio and other states. The wife of John McIntire also belonged to one of the early families of Virginia and their children were William, Sarah, Eliza, Mercy, Charlotte and Robert. Our subject's father, William McIntire, was a native of Wellsburg, West Virginia, born on the 19th of September, 1818, and in his boyhood days he had a colored nurse who cared for her young charge until he had outgrown her supervision. He came to Ohio in 1829, and after arriving at years of maturity he purchased a farm in Rich Hill township, now owned by Victor Heron. As a companion and helpmate on life's journey lie chose Miss Elizabeth Heron, of Rich Hill township, a (laughter of William and Jane (Henderson) Heron. The members of their family were as follows : William, the eldest, died in infancy. John died in 1860. Isaac, who died in November, 1904, at the age of sixty-one years, and was interred at Mount Zion, had a family of seven children : John W., Sarah A., Millard, David A., James H., Hardesty, who died in 1903, and Harry, who lives on the old home farm in Meigs township. Mercy J. McIntire, the fourth member of the family, became the wife of David Moore, a prominent farmer 'living in Meigs township. Charlotte became the wife of Benjamin Cox, of Vinton county, Ohio, and died in 1896. leaving three sons and a daughter, William C., Homer C., Inez and George H. George H. McIntire is the sixth member of his father's family. S. Pleasant, the youngest, married Alice Marshall, a daughter of Albert Marshall, of Museville, Ohio. and their children are Floyd, Carroll, Asa F. and Ethel. George H. Alclntire spent his boyhood and youth upon his father's farm and has always carried on general agricultural pursuits, being to-day owner of a valuable farming property twenty miles from Zanesville, on which stands a fine residence, good outbuildings and many modern equipments. The farm is devoted to general agricultural pursuits and stock-raising and the owner has prospered in his business undertakings. being now one of the foremost agriculturists of his community. He is practical in his work, systematic in his methods, energetic in all that he undertakes and through his well directed labors he has acquired a handsome competence. On Christmas day, 1871, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. McIntire and Miss Elizabeth Paisley, a daughter of David and Mary (Strall) Paisley. The Paisley family was established in Guernsey county at an early day and David Paisley there engaged in farming as a leading agriculturist of his community. Mrs. McIntire was born in Rich Hill township, Muskingum county, in 1855, and by her marriage has become the mother of two sons and two daughters: David W., the eldest, married Ruby Gillogly, resides in Zanesville and has one child, Harley ; Mary J. is the wife of Ralph Bethel and has four sons, Melvin, George, William and Harry. Tresley and H. Kinsall are the younger members of the McIntire family. 832 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY Mr. McIntire is a Methodist in his religious faith and is now serving as steward of the church, in which he holds membership. In politics he is a democrat and for thirteen years has served as a member of the county executive committee of Muskingum county. He is also president of the township board of education and is recognized as a leader in political, religious and agricultural circles because of his intense and well directed activity along these lines. His labors are effective and beneficial and he has the strength of character and determination that enables him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. His name is honored by all with whom he is associated because of his fidelity to his convictions at all times. JAMES BALL. James Ball, well known as a representative of agricultural interests in Falls township, came to America in 1825 when about five years of age. He was born in Manchester, England, June 1, 1820, and was a son of John and Elizabeth ( Laver) Ball, also natives of that country. The father learned silk weaving in early life and afterward served as a soldier for seven years. He crossed the Atlantic to the new world when his son James was only two years of age and located in Baltimore. About three years later he wrote for his family to join him and the mother came with her two children. John Ball engaged in weaving in Baltimore, having charge of a large establishment there. In the public schools of that city James Ball pursued his education and when fifteen years of age, began learning the machinist's trade with the firm of Watchman & Bratt in Baltimore and subsequently entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company in Maryland, acting in the capacity of master mechanic in a machine shop at Sandy Hook, near Harper's Ferry. It was after this that he went to Cumberland, Maryland, to fill a similar position and in 1852, when the Baltimore & Ohio was completed over the mountains to Wheeling, West Virginia, James Ball was transferred to that place as master mechanic. In the fall of 1854 he arrived in Zanesville and took charge of the Central Ohio Railroad machine shops at this place, occupying the position of master mechanic continuously for twelve. years or until 1866, when he resigned. He was thoroughly familiar with every detail of the business and was thus capable of superintending the labors of the men who were employed under him. On resigning the last mentioned position he removed to his farm on which he spent some time and later he went to Indiana, working for the Pittsburg & St. Louis Railroad Company as master car builder at Logansport for two years. He next returned to his farm and has since been interested in agricultural pursuits. He purchased his present home in 1861, thus acquiring possession of one hundred acres of land, situated about three miles from Zanesville. This place is equipped with modern buildings, the latest improved machinery and all accessories of a model farm, and although Mr. Ball is now well advanced in years he yet gives personal supervision to the farm and its further improvement. Mr. Ball was married in Baltimore to Miss Mary P. Manihan, who was born in Harford county, Maryland, and is a daughter of Arthur Manihan, who wedded Miss Mary Herbert. They were early settlers of Maryland and her grandfather was a soldier of the Revolutionary war and also of the war of 1812. Mrs. Ball was born December 25, 1822, and nine her marriage she became the mother o£ nine children. namely : M. Elizabeth ; John J. and William H., who are deceased ; James W. ; Margaret R. ; Ida Z., deceased : Charles W. ; Oleita H. ; and Helen P. Since the organization of the party Mr. Ball has given his political support to republican measures, believing that the party's platform contains the best elements of good government. He was formerly identified socially with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Masonic fraternity and the Improved Order of Red Men. He and his family are members of the First Presbyterian church and he has long been prominent locally, his friends and neighbors recognizing his worth, his ability and his native force of character. so that his opinions have been an influencing force in community interests. His business life, too, has been well directed and he has gained prosperity that ranks him with the substantial residents of this part of the state. WILLIAM MITCHELL. William Mitchell, whose farming interests are represented by two hundred and fifty-six acres of fine land in Meigs township, is a native of West Virginia, his birth having occurred near Lynn. in Macon county, on the 2d of August, 1850. He spent the days of his boyhood in the state of his nativity, being reared to the occupation of farming, so that he early became familiar with the methods of tilling the soil and caring for the stock. His education was acquired in the public schools and he remained a resident of West Virginia until thirty years of age, when in 1880 he came to Ohio, settling on the old Israel Dunlap farm in Meigs township, Muskingum county. As PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 833 his capital at that time was very limited he rented the land, but when his earnest labors had brought him a sufficient sum of money he made purchase of the property of which he is now owner, having here two hundred and fifty-six acres devoted to general farming and stock-raising. He has been very successful in his agricultural pursuits, having now one of the finest farms of the county. Everything about the place is kept in good repair, is neat and thrifty in appearance and indicates the careful supervision of a practical and progressive owner. Mr. Mitchell, as a man of resourceful business ability, has also extended his efforts to other lines, for in 1905 he embarked in merchandising and is now owner of one of the best general stores in this part of Ohio, carrying a well selected line of goods and conducting his business in keeping with modern ideas of progress. Mr: Mitchell was married in 1879 to Miss Ellen J. Barnett, a native of West Virginia and a daughter of William and Sarah Barnett. They have three daughters. Etta, Eva and Jennie. The first named is now the wife of Thomas Drake, a prosperous farmer of Muskingum county, and they have three children, Maud, Mary and Fred. Mr. Mitchell is a democrat in his political views and affiliations and has been school director and supervisor of his township. He is always loyal to the public good and no trust reposed in him has ever been betrayed in the slightest degree. He is a prominent member of the Methodist Protestant church, to which his wife also belongs, and they take an active and helpful interest in its work. He is a member of High Hill lodge, No. 340, I. 0. 0. F., in which he has filled all of the chairs, being now a past grand and he is also well known in Odd Fellow circles throughout the state. His business career has been marked by consecutive advancement and his progress has been the result of laudable ambition and firm determination to succeed. ALFRED RONCHETTI. Alfred Ronchetti. artist and decorator at Zanesville, came from Geneva, Switzerland, and is a son of Charles Ronchetti, who was a silk manufacturer and also displayed considerable talent and ability as an artist. In Italy, France and Switzerland, Alfred Ronchetti developed his artistict taste and talent and thoroughly learned the business of an artist decorateur, displaying more than ordinary ability in that direction. On coming to the United States in 1902, he first located in Chicago, where he remained for several months, and then came to Zanesville. Here he decorated the new Weller Theater and the Presbyterian church and afterward secured the contract for the decoration of St. Peter's church at Fairmount, West Virginia. The Cook Hospital at that place is also a monument to his skill as a decorator and he has many testimonials of his excellent work. In the fall of 1904 Mr. Ronchetti returned to Zanesville, where he has opened a studio and here may be seen a number of the fine pictures which are the result of his brush, he having gained a high reputation as a landscape artist, though his specialty is interior decorations. He has taken a number of important contracts throughout the state and is to-day the leader in his line in Zanesville, his services being in constant demand for the decoration of public buildings and private residences in the city. At present he is at work on the Ohio University at Athens. His work has received most favorable notice from the newspapers and added to these he has many flattering testimonials from different parties who have employed him in the line of his chosen profession. WALTER C. WIGTON. Walter C. Wigton, successfully interested in general farming near Roseville, his home being in the town, was born on the old family homestead in Clay township. February 10, 1863, and in connection with his brother. James E. Wigton, now owns this property. He is a son of Carson P. and M. (Crook) Wigton, and a grandson of Joseph Wigton, whose connection with Ohio in pioneer times proved of value in the early development of the state. A native of Ireland, he was reared in that country and there learned the tailor's trade, after which, in early manhood, lie sought a home in the new world that he might enjoy the greater business opportunities arising from livelier competition and results more quickly secured. He first made his way to Perry county, Ohio, where he followed the tailoring business and later he moved to Fultonham. Muskingum county, then called Uniontown. There he again engaged in business as a tailor and he entered a quarter section of land adjoining Roseville, on which he was located and at once began making improvements, for at that time not a furrow had been turned on the place and the native timber stood in its primeval strength. With characteristic energy he began the development of a farm, which in due course of time became a valuable and productive property. He was a self-made man, who coining to this country without capital found that laudable ambition and indefatigable energy proved a sure foundation upon which to build the superstructure of success. He was mar- 834 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. ried near Rushville, Ohio, to Miss Sarah Porter and reared his family upon the home farm, where he died in 1859, when eighty years of age. His first wife passed away in 1831, when forty years of age, and he afterward married Miss Margaret Rose, by whom he had one daughter, Margaret. The children of his first marriage were : William, John and Mary, deceased ; Jane ; James and Nancy, who have also passed away ; Samuel and Carson. The last named also made farming his life work and unto him and his wife were born the following : Augusta, deceased ; Arthur, of Texas ; James E. ; Walter ; Maggie, deceased ; and Mrs. Lizzie Bash, of White Cottage, Ohio. Walter C. Wigton is a prominent farmer of Clay township. He has always been engaged in tilling of the soil and with his brother James is interested in the ownership of the home place, the one hundred and forty acres of which constitutes an excellent property supplied with modern equipments and improvement which indicate the progresive spirit of the owners. Mr. Wigton is a democrat, interested in the success of his party, yet without political aspiration for himself. He is prominent and influential in Roseville, where he is well known in both social and business circles. He married Miss Alice Weller, a native of Morgan county, Ohio, and they have an attractive home—a two-story frame residence, which is pleasantly situated and comfortably furnished. JACOB DEITRICH. Jacob Deitrich, a worthy representative of agricultural interests living on Section 27, Brush Creek township, was born in this county, September 29. 1857, his parents being Jacob and Ann (Boyd) Deitrich. The father was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and was a son of Balsar Deitrich, who removed to Ohio in an early day and aided in planting the seeds of future civilization in Muskingum county. Jacob Deitrich acquired a common school education and throughout his entire life followed the occupation of farming. He was married twice and by the first marriage had seven children. His wife bore the maiden name of Miss Hudson, and after her death he wedded Mary A. Boyd, who is still living at the very advanced age of ninety-two years. She is active and enjoying good health, with unimpaired mental faculties, and she can relate many interesting incidents of pioneer times. The children of the second marriage are as follows : Joseph, now deceased ; Mike and Lewis, who are living in Iowa ; Jacob, Lucinda and Louisa, who have passed away ; Mary, the wife of Jesse M. Baughman ; Prudence and Caroline, who have passed away ; Martha, the wife of Henry Swingle ; and John, The last named has always lived with his mother and operates the old homestead farm which contains one hundred and fifty-seven acres of land, devoted to general farming and stock-raising. The Deitrichs have always been identified with the development and progress of Brush Creek township and have always been classed with the leading representative and valued citizens of their respective communities. Jacob Deitrich spent the days of his boyhood and youth at the home farm and lived with his father up to the time of the latter's death. He wedded Mary S. Swingle in 1879. Her father, Henry Swingle, was for many years a teacher and successful farmer and is still living at the age of seventy-six years. Henry Swingle and his family were members of the Lutheran church and in his political views he was a staunch republican. Unto Mr.' and Mrs. Deitricn were born two children, Nellie and Lenona N., aged, respectively, thirteen and eighteen years. Both are still with their father, but the mother died about 1896. Mr. Deitrich is one of the prosperous and enterprising agriculturists of Brush Creek township and is an extensive stock-raiser. He owns and farms eighty acres of land, placing his fields under a high state of cultivation and gathering therefrom each fall large harvests. He is interested in all that pertains to the general welfare and has followed in his father's political footsteps, giving staunch support to republican principles, yet never seeking or desiring office. He belongs to the German Lutheran church and is a man held in high esteem by all who know him. PETER BUSSEMER. Peter Bussemer, now deceased, left behind him in Muskingum county a name honored and respected because of his upright, active and useful career. He was born in -Wittenberg, Germany, September 24, 1815, and on corning to the United States made his way to Muskingum county, Ohio, locating in Taylorsville. He was a miller by trade and assisted in building the locks at Taylorsville. Later he removed to Zanesville, where he occupied the position of head miller at the Cassel Mill. He had expert knowledge of his chosen line of business and his efficiency and skill enabled him to command an excellent position. In 1865 he removed to a farm comprising sixteen acres, pleasantly situated within a half mile of the city limits. There he spent his remaining days, passing away at the venerable age of eighty years. Mr. Bussemer had been married in Muskingum PAGE - 835 - PICTURE OF MR. AND MRS. JACOB DEITRICH PAGE - 836 - BLANK PAST AND PRESENT OF M.USKINGUM COUNTY - 837 county to Miss Mary Dannhauer, who was born in Germany and is now eighty-three years of age. She is the daughter of Julius Dannhauer ; who came to this county in 1833 and was a representative of one of its pioneer families, assisting largely in the early agricultural development of this portion of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Bussemer became the parents of ten children : William ; Frederick ; Julius ; Mrs. Elizabeth Adams ; Mrs. Minnie Bartels ; Louis ; Charles and George, both of whom are deceased Emma ; and Mrs. Mary Roemer. Julius, Louis and Emma reside upon the home farm with their mother, and the sons manage the place for her. The farm comprises fifteen acres of good land and they also have a tract of sixteen acres just north of this place. The farm is devoted to gardening, to pasturage and to the raising of hay and corn. Louis Bussemer was united in marriage to Alminia Derwacter, who was born in Morgan county, Ohio. and died leaving one son. Clarence. He afterward married Rose Lockard and has two children, Mildred E. and Alice L. Louis Bessemer is engaged in the raising of Belgian and German hares and has as many as eight hundred hares at a time. He is a progressive and enterprising business man of the locality. meeting with good success in the management of the home property. In his political views he is a democrat. Peter Bussemer was a democrat and in his religious faith was a Lutheran. For many years he remained a resident of .Muskingum county, interested in all that pertained to its progress and doing much to uphold its political and its moral status. He was found reliable in business transactions and he left his family an honored name. CHARLES WILLIAMS. Charles Williams. a well-to-do farmer of Newton township. is numbered among the native sons of Muskingum county, who, after continuously residing here. finds in its business conditions ample opportunity for the exercise of effort, skill and talents, while at the same time he has enjoyed the many advantages which the county offers its citizens. His birth occurred in Springfield township, November 27, 1851. His father. John H. Williams, was also a native of Springfield township, while the grandfather, James Williams, was a native of Delaware, whence he came to Muskingum county at the age of three years with his father, who entered one hundred and sixty acres of land from the government in Springfield township. Sixty acres of that property is now in possession of Charles Williams of this review and his brother James. Five generations of the family have found homes in Muskingum county and from the beginning of their residence here they have been classed with the citizens of worth, active and helpful in promoting public measures for progress and improvement. John H. Williams lived and died on the old homestead farm, devoting his entire life to agricultural pursuits. He married Miss Hannah Chapman, who was born in Licking county, Ohio, and they became the parents of nine children, of whom five are yet living, namely : Mary E., Rebecca, Lucy, James and Charles. The father endorsed republican principles on the organization of the party and continued to follow its tenets until he was called to his final rest at the age of seventy-six years. He held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and was a man of the highest respectability. Charles Williams attended the public schools in his early youth, remaining at home with his father until he had attained his majority, after which he spent thirteen years in railroad work and seven years in bridge work. in the south. In 1885 he entered the employ of the government and for two years was thus engaged at Louisville. Kentucky. In 1887 he returned to Muskingum county, where he has since lived. He and his brother purchased their present farm thirty years ago and in 1887 Charles Williams became sole possessor. having now sixty-four acres of very rich land, which responds readily to the care and cultivation he bestows upon it. He also has a half interest in sixty acres of land which his great-grandfather entered from the government. In connection with his agricultural pursuits he also does general contracting work and carpentering and leads a very busy life. In 1890 Mr. Williams was united in marriage to Miss Lula Burton, a native of Springfield township and a daughter of George Burton. They have but two children, Della and Dana. In the community they are well known, having a constantly growing circle of friends. Mr. Williams is a republican, always voting for the men and measures of the party, yet without political aspiration for himself. JOHN HAINES. John Haines. who through a number of years was actively engaged with farming interests in Muskingum county, was one of the worthy citizens that England has furnished to Ohio. He was born on the Merrie Isle, November 9. 1796. and was a son of James and Mary (Biggs) Haines, also natives of that country. His boyhood and youth were unmarked by any event of special importance. After arriving at years of maturity he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Northover, also a native of England, born 838 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY February 2, 1803, and a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Pierce) Northover. Her father was born October 20, 1768, and her mother on the 15th of July, 1769, and their marriage was celebrated on the 3d of January, 1792. Thinking that he might have better business opportunities in the new world and wishing to improve his financial condition, John Haines determined to try his fortune in the United States and in 1833 crossed the broad Atlantic, landing at New York city. He did not tarry long in the east, however, but came at once to Muskingum county, where he purchased what was afterward known as the old Haines farm in Falls township. This was in 1833 and establishing his home thereon he continued to make it his place of residence until his death, which occurred when he was forty-six years of age. He had .two hundred acres of land and the soil, naturally productive, became of still greater richness and fertility through the improvements and cultivation which he bestowed thereon. This farm is situated on the west pike, about four miles from the courthouse in Zanesville. Unto Mr. and M rs. Haines were born four children, who are vet living : Ann, who resides upon the old home farm in Falls township ; Mary E., who is also living there ; Henry and Christina. Ann is a graduate of Putnam Seminars- and taught in the Chillicothe public schools and Putnam Seminary for a time. Mr. Haines left behind him an untarnished name, for he had enjoyed the confidence and good will of his fellowmen by reason of an upright life, in which energ-y, strong determination and reliable dealing were salient characteristics. Following the death of her first husband Mrs. Haines married Lewis Stewart, of New Jersey, whose nephew, John Stewart, was a judge of the New Jersey supreme court. There is one child by the second marriage, Cornelius, a resident of Zanesville. The old family home is still in possession of the Haines daughters, the property being retained in the name which has so long represented its ownership. CHRISTOPHER F. ALER Christopher F. Aler, now deceased, was born October 4, 1829, in Germany and was a son of Frederick Aler. He pursued his education in the schools of the fatherland and came to America in 1854, locating in Adamsville for one year. He then removed to a farm about a mile west of Adamsville and made his home thereon for eleven years. In 1866 he purchased forty acres of land and took up his abode where his widow now resides. He had lived there for one year, when, in 1868, he was called to his final rest. In 1852 Mr. Aler was united in marriage to Miss Christina Schilp, who was born in 1833 and is a daughter of John Schilp. They became the parents of nine children: Caroline is the wife of John Daniels, who was horn in 1851 in Pike county, Ohio, a son of Joseph and Nancy Ann (Dunlavy) Daniels. He was educated in Pike county and married Caroline Aler in 1898, their home being now upon her father's farm. John F. Aler, who married Matilda Hanks, lives in Adams township. Sophia is the wife of Sedgwick Hanks, a resident of Adams township. George is deceased. Charles C. married Lucinda Doughty and is engaged in the wholesale paper business in Columbus, Ohio. Albert H. married Sarah Louise Narthover and is a wholesale dealer in wallpaper and chinaware in Zanesville. Mary is the widow of Orland Davis and a resident of Jackson county. William married Maggie Herbert and lives near the old home farm. Emma is the wife of johli Foster, a resident of Adams township. Mrs. Aler now owns forty acres of land about two miles north of Adamsville and this is devoted to general farming, being a productive tract and one that is highly cultivated. She belongs to the Lutheran church and the circle of her friends is extensive. She has now traveled on life's journey for seventy-two years and spending her entire life in Adams township has been a witness of its growth, development and improvement. Her husband was a man of genuine worth, reliable in business circles, active and energetic as a farmer and respected by all who knew him be= cause of his many good traits of character. HERMAN C. WILLIAMS. Herman C. Williams, publisher and proprietor of the Roseville Review, was born in Zanesville in 1874 and is a son of John A. Williams, a well known attorney of Roseville. His education was pursued in the public schools of the latter place and after putting aside his text-books he entered upon his business career as a clerk in the general mercantile store of J. W. McCoy. There he continued for about eight years, after which he went upon the road as a traveling salesman, representing a tobacco house for two years. On the 18th of March, 1896, he .founded the Roseville Review, which is an eight-page, folio weekly paper, published in the interests of the democratic party and with a circulation of fifteen hundred. It is the best advertising medium in the county outside of the papers published in Zanesville and Mr. Williams is now publisher and proprietor. He also has one of the finest job departments that can be found in a country town of Ohio, having a PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 839 stereotyping outfit, and he does all the job printing for the large pottery concerns of J. W. McCoy and Ransbottom Brothers. In connection with the printing establishment he also conducts a book and art store. He is also a director in the Premium Merchandise Company, of Roseville, and his business affairs thus closely connect him with the commercial progress of his town. In 1896 Mr. Williams was married to Miss Ida Emerine, a daughter of Henry Emerine, who was a farmer by occupation. Mrs. 'Williams was born in Perry county, Ohio, in 1874, and by this marriage there are four children, namely : Mignon, Mildred, Margaret and Frederick. Mr. Williams is a member of the Presbyterian church. while his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal society. In his fraternal relations he is a Knight of Pythias and Mason and in his political views is a democrat. He has been clerk of the corporation of Roseville and has always been actively identified with his party work, doing everything in his power to promote its growth and insure its success. He is now serving as a member of the county democratic committee and has been secretary of the county executive committee. His interest is that of a public-spirited citizen, alive to the issues of the day, to the needs of the county and the possibilities of accomplishment and to every movement which he deems of public benefit he gives tangible support. LEO T. HARDEN. The true measure of success is determined by what one has accomplished and as taken in contradistinction to the old adage that a prophet is not without honor save in his own country, there is particular interest attached to the career of Leo T. Harden, for he is a native son of Zanesville and has here directed his efforts in such a manner as to win a creditable position in business circles although yet a young man. He was born in 1878 and is now proprietor of the New Star Laundry. His father, Thomas Harden, was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, and came to Zanesville at an early day, where he secured the position of foreman in the Kearn & Gorsuch Glass Factory, in which capacity he was serving at the time of his death, when his son Leo was only nine months old. He was a member of the Catholic church and was a republican in politics. He married Ann Crowley, who was born in Zanesville and is still a resident of that city. She, too, is a communicant of the Catholic church. Leo T. Harden is the youngest in a family of seven children and was educated in the parochial schools of Zanesville, after which he secured employment in the laundry of B. L. Taylor, of this city, where he remained for eleven years. On the 22d of November, 1904, he formed a partnership with M. C. Brown and purchased `the Star Laundry, changing its name to the New Star Laundry. under which title he is now carrying on business. His plant is located on Commissioner street and he employs fifteen people, while two wagons are utilized in the collection and delivery of the laundry. The business is growing encouragingly and he has recently installed a new collar ironing machine, which is the finest in the city. The laundry is operated by steam power and the excellent work turned out will insure a continuation of the liberal patronage. \!r. Harden possesses considerable talent as a musician and is the leader of the Harden Orchestra. He has devoted considerable time to the study of music and figures prominently in musical circles of the city. In politics he is a democrat. He belongs to the Catholic church, to the Knights of Columbus. the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Y. M. T. and the Musicians' -Union.