COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 825 his mind is still active in the line of invention. In 1889 Dr. Myers suffered a stroke of paralysis, which rendered him physically unable to attend to business. From that time his son, Costa R., was manager, and his son, L. 0., traveling salesman, until January 12, 1895, when they became sole proprietors of the Myers Manufaoturing Co. , C. R. Myers being president and treasurer, and L. 0. Myers secretary and managing salesman. The Doctor and his venerable wife are members of the Disciple Church, at Elmore, Ohio. In politics he has been both a Democrat and a Republican. Socially he is a member of the I. O. O. F. His ancestry was Pennsylvania-Dutch, those of his wife being Irish and German.. Their children were: Kelly N. , born October 2, 1855 ; Dnvid H., born March 23, 1857, deceased in infancy; Laura E., born October 20, 1859; Lewis Oscar, born December 30, 1861; Mary Ann, born February 22, 1865; and Costa R. , our subject, born June 27, 1869. C. R. Myers received his education in the Fremont public schools, and in the Eastern States. At an early age he learned the details of novelty manufacturing, and when his father retired, in 1889, he succeeded him as manager, and in 1895 as proprietor. The concern has been established for more than fifteen years, and is widely known for its production of improved rubber goods and novelty sundries. These goods are handled by the chief wholesale and retail houses of the United States, and are sold in all parts of the world. Three men are kept on the road constantly; the business amounted to $75,000 last year, and will perhaps run up to $200,000 during the current fiscal year. Our subject is an unassuming man, one who attends strictly to business, thoroughly understanding what he is about, and he is recognized as one of the pre-eminently successful business men of Fremont. He is non-partisan in politics, but of Democratic proclivities. Mr. Myers was married to Miss Mary Kennedy, of Sandusky City, Ohio, and they are now occupying their lovely residence at the corner of Washington street and McPherson avenue. The house, which is a noticeable improvement in that part of the town, is a handsome residence, one-of the finest in the city, constructed with all modern conveniences, and the interior finishings and furnishings are exquisite in design and appointment. STEPHEN J. RYAN, a prosperous and popular merchant tailor, of Fremont, Sandusky county, was born December 25, 1857, in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of Patrick H. and Julia (Peters) Ryan. Patrick H. Ryan was born in Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland, in 181 I, came to America in 1836, and located in New York City, where he followed the trade of merchant tailor, to which he had served an apprenticeship of seven years in Dublin, Ireland. He worked first as a journeyman in this country, later going into business for his own account. In 1854 he came to Cleveland, and located there permanently, dying in 1887. He was a Roman Catholic in religion, and a Democrat in politics. His wife, Julia, was born in the same part of Ireland, in 1831, and is still living in Cleveland. Her father, Stephen Peters, a tailor by trade, married Miss Johanna McGuire, in Thurles, Ireland, where each had been born and reared. Stephen Peters was an only son, and it is not known whether he had any sisters. Johanna McGuire was an only daughter, and had seven brothers. The mother of our subject was one of three sons and four daughters: John, Stephen, Patrick, Bridget, Julia, Ellen and Johanna, Johanna and Bridget being now deceased. Our subject's mother came to New York City in 1848, and was married in 1850, in St. Vincent De Paul's Church, Canal 826 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. street. Her sister Ellen was married in St. James' Church, New York City, to John Walker. Our subject is one of five children: William, who died in 1872; Mary Ann, deceased in childhood; John F., a merchant tailor in San Diego, Cal., whither he had gone in 1880; Stephen J. ; and Anna, wife of Patrick McGrath, of Cleveland, Ohio. Our subject grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended St. John's Cathedral school, and received a good English education. In the fall of 1869 he left school, and served at the trade of merchant tailor with his father until 1877, when he commenced work on the bench. Proceeding to New York, he there took a course in the art of cutting, remaining there two and a half years; then returned to Cleveland, from which city he went to California in 1884. He worked on the bench in San Francisco until November 2, same year, when he returned to Ohio, and located in Fremont city, as a cutter for Dryfoos, Bach & Co., with them continuing until the spring of 1892, at which time he opened his present business. His excellent work and honesty in dealing with the public have secured for him a large and growing trade. As a cutter and fitter he has but few equals, certainly no superiors, and in all that pertains to style in clothing he is always up with the times. S. J. Ryan was married November 27, 1879, to Miss Catherine Mayes, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in September, 1861, and their children were William H., born August 28, 1884, died November 21, 1886; Vincent Earl, born in 1886; and Marguerite, born August 17, 1889a bright and intelligent family. Mr. Ryan is now a leading Knight of the B. P. 0. E., No. 169, Fremont, Ohio, has passed all the chairs, and is a charter member of the Lodge, which was instituted in 1890. He is a member of the National Union, and has passed all the chairs in that order; is a member of the Christian Mutual Benefit Association, and of the Emerald Beneficial Association, and is also identified with the Fremont Cycling and Athletic Club. He is a Roman Catholic in religion, a member of St. Ann's Church, and a highly respected citizen. GEORGE PICKARD, who for many years was one of the most prominent and progressive agriculturists of Carroll township, Ottawa county, was born in the town of Sterling, Cayuga Co., N. Y., September 12, 1826. He was a son of Frederick and Mary (McGregor) Pickard, the former of whom was a native of Yorkshire, England, and the latter of Ireland. In 1835 they came to Ohio, locating in Maumee, whence after a residence of three years they removed to what is now Carroll township, Ottawa county, here purchasing the land on which our subject now resides, and which at that time was covered with a dense forest. There the father carried on farming until his death, in June, 1861, and the mother, who survived him for several years, passed away December 16, 1878. They were the parents of eleven children, five of whom are still living—Susan, wife of William Sherbrook, of Bay township, Ottawa county; Sarah, wife of Augustus Titus, of Carroll township; Mary, wife of Austin Ellsworth, of Henry county, Ohio; Martha, wife of Orson Barrs, of Bureau county, Ill. ; and Jane, wife of Gideon Baker, of Michigan. George Pickard attended the old time log schoolhouse of the district in Carroll township, having gone there with his parents when only twelve years of age, and has engaged in agricultural pursuits since his early youth. As the country was new and undeveloped at that time, it was no easy matter to place his land under the high state of cultivation we now find it. On February 16, 1849, in Portage township, Ottawa county, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Pickard and Miss Abi Moore, a daughter of Nathaniel COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 827 B. and Fidelia (Dwellie) Moore, who were natives of New York and Massachusetts, respectively, and became early pioneers of Ottawa county. To this union came eight children, namely: Sarah Fidelia, born August 13, 1850, wife of Theodore Snyder, of Erie township, Ottawa county; Olive Angeline, who died November 12, 1884; Nathaniel, deceased; Orrison; Jeanette, who resides in Ohio; William, who lives in Lorain county, Ohio; Mary, wife of Samuel Bigelow, of Oak Harbor, Ottawa county; and Gertrude, who died in infancy. The mother of this family was called to her final rest in May, 1868. On December 24, 1870, Mr. Pickard was again married, this time to Melinda Warner, and to this union came one daughter —Maggie Glen, born February 6, 1872, who is now the wife of William Beier, whom she wedded on January 9, 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Beier have four sons—Elmer, born October 22, 1888; Oscar, born October 9, 1889; Hughie A., born May i5, 1892; and George Clifford, born July 26, 1894. Mr. Pickard ever took an active interest in political affairs; he used his right of franchise in support of the Democratic party, and held several township offices, for three years serving as infirmary director. On May 22, 1895, he passed from earth, deeply mourned by all who knew him. The family attend the Baptist Church. JAMES S. DUNCAN, proprietor of a flourishing general store at Limestone, and also extensively engaged in the lime business, is a native of Ohio, born July 9. 1858, in Jackson, Jackson county. His parents, James and Amy (Verner) Duncan, were both born in Armstrong county, Penn., the father in 1827, the mother in 1835. They were married in 1851, and are now living at Powellsville, Scioto Co., Ohio, where the father is a contractor and builder. To them were born eight children, five of whom are now living, three sons and two daughters; the sons are all married, but the daughters are still with their parents. James S. Duncan spent his boyhood days at Powellsville, Scioto Co., Ohio, there attending the public schools, from which he graduated in 1877. At the age of nineteen, immediately after graduating, he and his brother formed a supply company for forwarding lime to Means, Kyle & Co., in which business they continued for about five years, when it was suddenly brought to a close by the death of his brother, he being accidentally killed while handling limestone. Mr. Duncan then went to Marion, Ohio, as superintendent of the lime works for John D. Owens & Son, with whom he remained four years, thence coming to Limestone, Benton township, Ottawa county, where for two years he had the superintendency of a similar business for Swayne & Lawrence. He then entered upon a contract to furnish lime to the Genoa and Rocky Ridge Lime Co., of Toledo, Ohio, being thus engaged for four years. In the meantime, in 1889, Mr. Duncan opened a general store at Limestone, of which branch of his business his wife had charge for a time, but finally it was put into the hands of a clerk, Mr. Duncan of course having the general management and oversight of the business. The Limestone post office is located in the store, and for several years he has held the position of postmaster. In 1892 Mr. Duncan went into partnership with L. W. Buzzard, erecting a large lime plant which they operated together until 1894, at which time they erected a plant at Williston, Ottawa county, for manufacturing lime, crushing stone and furnishing building stone. These two plants they now keep in constant operation, his partner having the oversight of the new one, while Mr. Duncan himself looks after the business at Limestone. The partners are 828 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. both members of the Ohio Lime Co., of Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Duncan is a deservedly successful man, and has reached his present position by his own energy and untiring activity. On June 15, 1881, Mr. Duncan was married to Miss Alice M. Worthington, of Ironton, Ohio, and three children have blessed their union, all of whom are living: Royer E., born June 15, 1882; Cleveland, born December 13, 1886, and Clara E., born December 14, 1888. Mrs. Duncan was born in Kentucky September 5, 1856, and when a small girl removed with her father's people to Powellsville, Ohio, where she attended school, graduating in 1864. She has also given some attention to music, and has given all her children instructions in the principles of that art, especially instrumental music. Her father, Findley Worthington, was killed in the war of the Rebellion, and her mother died some seventeen years ago. LOUIS SCHIELE, proprietor of free museum, and hotel-keeper, is a prominent and successful business man of Put in Bay, Ottawa county. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, July 2, 1856, and when ten years old came with his parents to Put in Bay Island, of which he has been a continuous resident for nearly thirty years. He has been closely identified with the growth and prosperity of the village, and, by his genial manner and good business qualifications, has won the esteem of all who know him. Mr. Schiele received his education in the public schools of the Island. In early life he engaged in the butchering business, and followed this occupation for about six years. He then entered the grape-growing industry, in which he continued a few years, and in 1881 commenced in his present business. In 1886 Mr. Schiele purchased the Odd Fellows Block, the finest business block on Put in Bay Island. On June 15, 1880, on the Island, Louis Schiele was united in marriage with Anna Vandorm, and four children have been born to them, as follows: Andrew M., July 2, 1881; Otto, August J0, 1883; Roland, September 7, 1887; and Ada M., November 14, 1891. Mrs. Schiele is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vandorm. Our subject has efficiently served as a councillor and constable of the village, and in his political views is Democratic. Socially he is a member of Commodore Perry Lodge No. 730, I. O. O. F., of Western Reserve Lodge No. 128, K. of P., and of Garfield Division No. 273, U. R. K. P. J. W. MUGGY is a representative citizen of Catawba Island, Ottawa county, and like many who reside in this region devotes his time and energies to fruit growing, in which enterprise he has been very successful. He manages his .affairs in a systematic, methodical manner, is straightforward and honorable in all dealings, and his labors have brought him a comfortable competence. Mr. Muggy is one of the sons of the Empire State. He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 10, 1852, and is of German and Irish lineage, his parents being John C. and Ellen (McMahan) Muggy, the former of whom was born July 20, 1817, in Hamburg, Germany, and the latter in Dublin, Ireland. In 1837 John C. Muggy crossed the Atlantic to the New World, locating in Brooklyn, N. Y., where for fifteen years he engaged in the grocery business. In 1852 he brought his family to the Buckeye State, and became a resident of Danbury township, Ottawa county, where he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, living on what is known as the Harrison Wolcote farm. In 1858 he removed to Catawba Island, where he engaged in farming for some years, and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 829 then began fruit growing. He was married, in Brooklyn, to Miss Ellen, daughter of Daniel McMahan, and they became the parents of nine children, five of whom are still living, namely: Christopher, a successful fruit grower of ,,Catawba Island; Daniel, who carries on the same business; Margaret Ann, wife of Calvin Brown; J. W., whose name opens this sketch; and Jane, wife of Louis Demay, of Sandusky City, Ohio. Those who have departed this life are Henry, Martin, John and George Henry. During his infancy our subject was brought by his parents to the West. He was reared to manhood under the parental roof, becoming familiar with all the duties that fall to the agriculturist. His educational privileges were those afforded by the common schools. He was united in marriage with Miss Matilda Rebecca Miller, a daughter of Claus and Katherine .(Buck) Miller, at whose home in Danbury township, Ottawa county, the wedding was celebrated. Their union has been blessed with one child—Florence Estella, born September 20, 1889. Mr. Muggy is a member of Port Clinton Lodge No. 341, F. & A. M. He is a social, genial gentleman, and has many friends throughout the community. He is devoted to the best interests of the county, and belongs to that class of honorable men who do their duty to themselves, their neighbors and their country. F. J. WEIS is a native of Germany, born July 5, 1846, and his parents, Fred and Barbara (Millendor) Weis, were also born in that country, the father in 1818, and the mother in 1815. In 1851, the family came to America, landing in New York, where they spent a few days ere continuing their journey across the country. Their destination was the city of Sandusky, Ohio, and when they had arrived there the father purchased a house and lot, continuing to make his residence in that town until 1854, when he sold and removed to Wood county, Ohio. Purchasing a twenty-acre tract of timber land, he began to clear and improve it, and when the work was accomplished,, after a space of about three years, he again sold, removing to Washington township, Sandusky county. His next purchase made him the possessor of a forty-acre tract, which became the nucleus of his present excellent farm, to which he has since added 138 acres, and placed nearly the entire amount under a high state of cultivation. Both he and his wife are still living, but only two of their six children survive. Eliza, born in 1842, became the wife of J. Garver, and died in 1892, leaving a family of four children. Andrew, born in 1844, married Katie Schultz, by whom he had nine children; is a farmer of Ottawa county, Ohio. Fred is the next in order of birth. The other three died in infancy—Rosy, born in 1848, Christina, born in 1852, and Rudolph, born in 1855. Fred J. Weis has always lived with his parents. He acquired a good English education, and his physical training was not neglected, for he early began to aid in the labors of the home farm, and was soon familiar with the arduous task of developing new land. After reaching manhood he was united in marriage with Miss Emma Beck, a daughter of a well-known farmer of Sandusky county, and their union was blessed with two children--Caroline E., who was born September 24, 1874, and is now the wife of William Lohr, by whom she has a daughter, Ellen; and Edward F., born November 22, 1876. In 1876 the wife and mother was called to the home beyond, and her remains were interred in Elmore Cemetery, Ottawa county. On July 11, 1878, Mr. Weis was joined in wedlock with Margaret Upp. Mr., Weis is the owner of a well-developed farm of sixty acres, upon which 830 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. he has erected a comfortable residence, that stands in the midst of well-tilled fields. There are other good improvements upon the place, and, neat and thrifty in appearance, this farm is accounted one of the valuable properties in Washington township. Like his father, Mr. Weis is a supporter of the men and measures of the Democracy, and has served as supervisor and school director, discharging his duties in a prompt and able manner that has won him the commendation of all concerned. JOHN P. ANSPACH. In past ages the history of a country was a record of wars and conquests; to-day it is the record of commercial activity, the story of business enterprises and those who successfully conduct them. Mr. Anspach is a leader in the field of activity in Oak Harbor, where he is senior member of the firm of Anspach Brothers, manufacturers of lumber and coopers' stock. Mr. Anspach was born in Perry county, Ohio, December 24, 1841, and there acquired a portion of his education, completing it, however, in the public schools of Crawford county, Ill., whither he went with his parents. The family is of Pennsylvania-German origin, the great-grandfather and the grandfather of our subject having both been born in the Keystone State. David Anspach, father of John P. , was a son of John and Mary (Overmeyer) Anspach, and was born in Perry county, Ohio, in October, 1816. He grew to manhood in that county, and his early life was spent in agricultural pursuits. In 1851 he removed with his family to Crawford county, Ill., where he carried on farming for about five years, and then in 1856 cast in his lot with the early settlers of Sandusky county, Ohio. There he engaged in the manufacture of lumber for some five years, and about 1879 he came to Oak Harbor, where for a time he lived practically retired. For the past six years he has been an honored resident of Edgerton, Ind. He was married in his native county to Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Fisher, natives of Pennsylvania, and by their union were born nine children, five of whom are living, namely: John P. ; Allen; Matilda, wife of Michael Latting, a prominent farmer of Sandusky county; George W., who is living in Edgerton, Ind.; and Rosanna, wife of John H. Murphy, of Louisiana. The mother departed this life in 1861, and for his second wife Mr. Anspach married Mrs. Mary Conachen, widow of Peter Conachen, of Sandusky county. The children of this marriage are as follows: William, who is a resident of Detroit, Mich.; Hosea, of Edgerton, Ind. ; Bertha, wife of Henry Hydlebrech; and Lloyd, also of Edgerton, Ind. The oldest member of the family, Henry Anspach, served in the Seventy-second O. V. I., during the Civil war, and died in the hospital, of typhoid fever, his remains being interred in Mississippi. From Illinois Mr. Anspach returned with his parents to Sandusky county, Ohio, and worked in his father's mill until 1860. His father having sold out his lumber manufacturing business, our subject worked for a short time in Fremont, thence going to Fort Wayne, Ind. where he resided until 1864. Returning then to Sandusky county, he purchased, in connection with his brother Allen, the sawmill which had been previously operated by his father, and under the firm name of Anspach Bros. they continued the business there for four years. In 1868 they transferred their business to Oak Harbor, where they engaged extensively and successfully in the manufacture of lumber and cooperage stock. Their mill was burned September 1, 1895. On September 15, 1868, John P. Anspach was married in Sandusky county to Miss Emily Henricks, who was born COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 831 in Sandusky county, February 0, 1851, daughter of Noah and Elizabeth (Reed) Henricks, natives of Perry county, Ohio; they became early settlers of Sandusky county, and are still living within its borders, being honored and respected citizens of Lindsey. The union of our subject and his wife has been blessed with five children, but only two are now living —William and Rorland. John P. Anspach was one of the first councilmen elected after the incorporation of Oak Harbor as a town, and efficiently filled that office for several years. His political support is given to the Democratic party, and socially he is connected with Oak Harbor Lodge No. 495, F. & A. M. The members of the Anspach family were formerly connected with the Lutheran Church, but at present the majority are members of the Methodist Church. John P. Anspach is a thoroughgoing business man, one of the most enterprising citizens of Oak Harbor, and is popular in both commercial and social circles. Allen Anspach, who is connected with his brother in business, is the second of the family, and was born in Perry county, Ohio, in October, 1843. He got his education in the public schools near his boyhood home, and since early life he has been interested in the business which now claims his time and energies, and with which he became familiar when his father was a lumber dealer. He was married in Sandusky county to Miss Eliza Fought, a daughter of Amos and Mary (Hedrick) Fought, and seven children blessed this union, only three of whom are now living —Perry, Elmer and Clara. In 1861 Allen Anspach manifested his loyalty to the Union cause by joining the boys in blue of Company C, Seventy-second O. V. I., but after serving in the army for nearly a year was discharged on account of physioal disability and returned to Sandusky county. Progressive and public-spirited, he is devoted to all matters pertaining to the general welfare, and his career has ever been that of an honorable and just man, whether in business, military or private life. FRANK J. TUTTLE, attorney at law and notary public, Fremont, Sandusky county, was born in Green Creek township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, April 5, 1852, son of Julius and Eliza H. (Hamlin). Tuttle. Julius Tuttle was born in 1819, in Livingston county, N. Y., and about 1831 came with his father, Wolcott Tuttle, from that place to Green Creek township, where amid the scenes of pioneer life he grew up on a farm, married, and in his later years removed to Clyde, where his death occurred in 1881. He was a Democrat in early life, later a Republican. His wife, who survived him, died at the family home in Clyde, in 1888. They had two children: Freeman G., who lives at Clyde, Ohio, and Frank J., our subject. These brothers have a half sister at Clyde, Mrs. Eliza H. (Ramsey) York. Frank J. Tuttle was reared in Green Creek township, and attended the Clyde union schools. In 1868 he left home to engage in the commission business in Cleveland, but returning to Clyde he read law for several years, and was admitted to the bar before the Supreme Court at Columbus, Ohio, December 3, 1878. While living at Clyde he served as township clerk, resigning that office to take a position for several years on the road. In 1884 he returned to Clyde for the practice of law, and did business in Huron and Sandusky counties, in 1886 removing to Fremont, where he has since continued in the practice of his profession, making the handling of patents a specialty. Socially Mr. Tuttle is a member of McPherson Lodge No. 637, I. O. O. F., in which he holds the position of noble grand. He was married, December 30, 1880, to Miss Frances E., daughter of Edward 832 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Loudensleger, ex-postmaster of Fremont, and their children are Howard R., Florence E. and Robert F., all living at home. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle are members of the M. E. Church, at Fremont. JOSHUA N. PERMAR, D. D. S., the only resident dentist of. Elmore, Ottawa county, and one of the most highly respected citizens of that place, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, near Steubenville, Angust 1, 1830. Dr. Permar is a son of John and Margaret (Shaw) Permar, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania, of French ancestry, and the latter in Ohio, of German lineage. The father located in Jefferson county, Ohio, at an early date, and became extensively engaged in agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in 1845, and his faithful and devoted wife passed from this earth in 1868. Our subject worked upon the old homestead farm until he had reached the age of sixteen years, during which time he received his education in the old log schoolhouse of the district, with its puncheon floor and primitive. benches. He then commenced to learn the trade of marble cutting, at which he worked for several years as an apprentice and journeyman, and later engaged in business for himself in Steubenville, continuing there three years. In 1853 he removed to Minerva, Stark Co., Ohio, where he carried on the marble-cutting business for ten years. In 1863 Dr. Permar enlisted for service in the Union army, becoming a member of Company D, One Hundred and Sixty-second O. V. I., as a onehundred-day man, and served for four months. After being mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, he returned to Stark county, but owing to poor health was obliged to close up his business. He then began the study of dentistry, and later, on removing to Medina county, Ohio, there engaged in practice six years. In March, 1873, he became a resident of Elmore, where he has since been continuously engaged in the practice of his profession, and has met with excellent success. At Steubenville, Ohio, October 28, 1856, Dr. Permar was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Hall, daughter of Thomas and Nancy Hall, and to their union was born one child, Monroe, who died in infancy. They now have an adopted daughter, Minnie Rossiter, who is a teacher in the public schools of Harris township, Ottawa county. Socially, the Doctor belongs to the Knights of Pythias, being a member of Elmore Lodge, No. 162, and he is also connected with Robert H. Caldwell Post, G. A. R. In his political views he is a stanch Republican, while, in religious matters, both he and his wife are consistent and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have many friends in the community where they have so long resided, and are held in the highest esteem by all who know them. SOLOMON RINEBOLT, a prosperous farmer of Jackson township, Sandusky county, was born in Perry county, Ohio, February 28, 1824. He is the eldest son of Abraham and Susan (Hampsher) Rinebolt, natives of Pennsylvania, who had a family of children as follows: (1) Solomon, subject of this sketch. (2) Lydia, wife of Paul Kline, whose children are—John, Levi, Noah and Mary. (3) John, who married Rebecca Harley, by whom he had a son, Jacob, now living at Kendallville, Ind. ; after her death he married Amanda Seltzer, and had children as follows--Abraham, Mary, John, Mahala, three sons that died in childhood, William Franklin (who died at the age of eleven), Lafayette (who married Anna Fink, and has one son—Russell), and Della (who married Birchard Henry, and has two COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 833 children—Larry and Glenn). (4) Catharine, wife of George Engler, living in Indiana. (5) Mary, who wedded George Bubb, and has four children. (6) Lovina, wife of David Harley, who had children as follows—Frank, Levi, Emma and Ada. Solomon Rinebolt, subject of this memoir, grew up to the toilsome labors of farm life in a new country, and developed into a thrifty, successful worker and a good citizen. His sandy hair, ruddy face, piercing eyes, almost hidden under heavy eyebrows, friendly countenance and genial good nature, have long distinguished him among the old-time " Black Swampers." With a keen eye for bargains in real estate, he purchased farm after farm in his vicinity, until he was able to give each of his children a farm, and reserve an eighty-acre lot for himself. He has always been a Democrat in politics, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1848, when twenty-four years of age, Solomon Rinebolt married Miss Sarah Elizabeth Seltzer, who was born April 25, 1828, in Lancaster county, Penn., daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Miller) Seltzer. The result of their union were children as follows: (1) Susan E., born October 23, 1849, died June 30, 1886; she became the wife of Frank Vent-ling, who had one son, James, now living at Port Clinton, Ohio. (2) Noah, born March 12, 1851, who married Emma Myers, by whom he had one son, Frederick, who died in childhood, and two daughters, Viola and Lizzie; after the wife's death in 1888, he wedded Helen Dunlap, by whom he had a daughter, Fern, living at home. (3) Harriet, born September t 0, 1852, became the wife of David Winchell; their daughter, Myra, married Frank Wagoner, and has two daughters—Stella and Hazel. (4) Adam, born December 16, 1853, married Kate Rigler, and had three children— Arthur, Bertha and Estella. (5) Mary R., born October 25, 1855, married Wesley Hartman, and had two children—Alice, who wedded a Mr. Campbell, and Vernie, living at home; after a legal separation from her husband, Mrs. Mary R. Hartman married David Day, by whom she has one son—Otto. (6) Sarah Ellen, born August 10, 1858, married Frank Chaney, and had four children—Pearl, May, Augusta, and Arthur. (7) Ora Alice, born June 7, 1865, married Frank Ickes, and they have .two children—Alpha and Grace. Mrs. Sarah E. Rinebolt is a lineal descendant of Michael Seltzer, who according to a family tradition starved to death in a church building during the Revolutionary war. He had three sons—Abraham, John and Michael. Abraham Seltzer lived in southeastern Pennsylvania, where he married Miss Catharine, daughter of Philip Faust, and had children as follows: Joseph, Polly, Elizabeth, Michael, Catharine, Rebecca, and Nathaniel. Joseph Seltzer moved to Sandusky county in pioneer days, married Elizabeth Miller, who was born in 1809, and had children as follows: Sarah Elizabeth (wife of Solomon Rinebolt), Joseph, Amanda (wife of John Rinebolt), Nathan, Catharine, Henry, Susannah (wife of Frank Edwards), Mary (wife of L. Donnels), Ella, Emma, and Abraham. The descendants of these families are scattered over various parts of the United States. JEREMIAH SULLIVAN, Jr., farmer, of Ballville township, Sandusky county, was born January 25, 1852, near the place of his present residence. His father, Jeremiah Sullivan, Sr., was a native of the parish of Eve Lary, County Cork, Ireland, born in 1791, and came to America about the year 1825. He landed in New York City, thence proceeded to Chester and Lancaster counties, Penn., where he spent five years in the management of a public high- 834 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. way, and in assisting farmers during the harvesting of their crops. About the year 1830 he came to Sandusky county, Ohio, and entered 219 acres of government land, in Ballville township, at $1.25 per acre, a part of which he retained as a permanent homestead. At forty years of age he married Miss Joanna King, at Tiffin, Ohio, and they soon after settled on their farm where he continued to reside during the remainder of his life. Mrs. Sullivan was born in County Kerry, Ireland, and in 1841 emigrated to America in company with a sister and two brothers, corning to Tiffin, Ohio, by way of Sandusky City. Her present residence is Fremont, Ohio. Their children were as follows : Margaret, born in 1842, died at the age of thirteen years; Mary, born January 12, 1844, married J. W. Moore, of Fremont, and died October 27, 1885, leaving one son, William, born April 25, 1874; Florence, a farmer of Sandusky township, born April 11, 1845, who, October 16, 1881, married Miss Mary Quilter, daughter of Daniel and Ellen (Leonard) Quilter (they had children as follows : Nellie Q., Florence J., Marie C., Bessie M., and John Edwin); Timothy, born in 1846, was a soldier in the Civil war, serving in Company F, Seventy-second Regiment, O. V. I., died October 26, 1873, and was buried in St. Ann's Catholic Church cemetery; Della, born in 1848, went to California in 1869, where she married a Mr. Kelley, a merchant at San Francisco; Hannah, born in 1850, is unmarried, and lives at San Francisco; Ellen, born 1851, died in 1864, Jeremiah, Jr., our subject, comes next; Johanna, born in 1853, married T. L. House, editor and publisher of several papers on the Pacific coast, among which was the Sierra Madre Vista, at San Francisco, Cal. (he is now connected with the United States Mint in that city); John, born in 1854, a farmer and contractor, married Margaret Carroll, and died May 19, 1886, leaving a daughter, Florence; Philip, a contractor, was born in February, 1856, and resides at Fremont; Margaret, born in 1857, is unmarried, and lives at Fremont; Lizzie, born in 1859, is the wife of Michael Fitzmaurice, a machinist in the Ohio Central railroad shops, at Bucyrus, Ohio. Our subject remained with his parents on the home farm until his twenty-first year, after which he served a few years at carpenter work, and later followed county contracting and jobbing. In 1891 he returned to farming on the old homestead, where he still resides. He has held various official positions. On May 2, 1876, he married Miss Ellen Norris, daughter of John and Margaret Norris, of Ottawa county, Ohio, and the result of their union were children as follows : John, who died in childhood; Margaret, who died of diphtheria at the age of two years; James, born March 24, 1881; John V., born January 28, 1883; Francis J., born April 15, 1885; George 'William, born November 3, 1888; and Mary E., born September 17, 1892. RUSS J. CHRISTY. Prominent among the few citizens of Fremont, Sandusky county, whose names have become " familiar as household words," not only in every State of the Union but in foreign lands, is the subject of this sketch. Born and reared in the village of Clyde, in this garden spot of northern Ohio, noted for its fine, choice and large shipments of fruits and vegetables, and honored as the last resting place of Gen. McPherson, who was highest in rank of any general that ever was killed in any battle and in any war of the United States, our subject early caught the spirit of his environments and sought to improve his opportunities by directing his mental activities in the line of machinery and invention. Having demonstrated the utility of several articles of cutlery of his own invention and manu- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 835 facture by actual use in thousands of homes, he extended his facilities for their production in our midst by the erection of an extensive brick block, which is an ornament to the city, keeps capital at home, and gives employment to hundreds of hands. His fellow citizens may well regard him as a public benefactor. Russ J. Christy, president of the Christy Knife Company, Fremont, Ohio, and patentee of the Christy knife, was born February 1o, 1862, son of John and Elizabeth (Ramsey) Christy. John Christy was born in Onondaga county, N. Y., and at an early day located at Clyde, Ohio, where he still resides, being now about sixty-eight years of age. He is a carpenter by trade. His wife, who is a native of Ohio, is now about sixty-five. After finishing a course of study and graduating from Clyde public schools, our subject, in 1879, went to West Salem, Ohio, where he served as an apprentice to learn the trade of machinist. After this he spent some years in perfecting his trade in the machine shops of Massillon (Ohio), Indianapolis (Ind.), Philadelphia (Penn.) and Sandusky City (Ohio). In 1884 he came to Fremont, Ohio, to work in a machine shop, as tool maker, and it was while here that he conceived of and had patented the now famous Christy knife. Being then without sufficient means to push its manufacture on a large scale, he commenced in a small way, and kept on perfecting his methods. After he had by his own energy demonstrated the value of his knife, capital flowed to him, so that he was enabled to enlarge his operations. A company was formed, Dr. R. H. Rice and Mr. L. H. Cress uniting with Mr. Christy, and the manufactory placed in a part of the Tromer Extract of Malt Works; Dr. Rice has sold his interests, and a new building has been erected by the remaining members of the firm. The first knives were made in 1888. Mr. Christy had then but one man to assist him, as he did most of the work himself. He now employs 150 hands per day, and the capacity of the shop is 7,500 knives daily. The trade for the knives has been extended not only to every State in the Union, but to every country on the globe. His patents on knife and improvements are dated " November, 1889," " October, 1891," " November 21, I 893. " The last patent is on the latest article of the kind made, " The Improved Bread Slicer." Mr. Christy is a man of genial disposition and kindly manner. His employes all seem to be his personal friends, and take a special interest in his business. None of them were discharged during the hard times of 1894. Mr. Christy was married, at Fremont, Ohio, to Miss Amelia Myers, and their children are: Fay, Arthur, Lamor and Clyde K. A. H. JACKSON, merchant and manufacturer, Fremont, Sand usky county, was born in Delaware county, N. Y., May Jo, 1847. His parents were George W. and Roxanna (Ripley) Jackson, the father a native of New York, the mother of Massachusetts, both of whom are now residing at Ypsilanti, Mich., in the eightieth year of their age. Their children were: Marian, Herbert L., Ellen and A. H., all of whom except the last named now reside in Wayne county, Michigan. Our subject grew up on a farmer in Delaware county, N. Y. , where he attended school until he was about seventeen years of age. He then started west in search of employment, and after having spent nearly all of his hard earned money in trying to get a position, resolved to go into a business venture on his own account by the purchase of a lot of notions for $17.50, and selling them out on the street. Having succeeded in disposing of them at a profit he kept on in that line until he had gained enough to buy a horse and wagon with which to start out into the country towns with an outfit of goods. 836 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. He kept on increasing his stock and his wagons until he had several of the finest outfits for selling goods in America. With these wagons and livery, which were gaudy as the carriage of an Indian prince, and drawn by four fine horses, he traveled over the States of Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the New England States, and sold more goods upon the street than any other ten men then living. Indeed, he was the father of the idea of street-selling on a large scale. In the latter part of his career as street-salesman he sold all kinds of goods and wares, both by lot and by the single article, and the magnitude of his sales may be imagined from the fact that in one town his sales for five evenings amounted to $1,750. In 1872 Mr. Jackson made his home and his headquarters at Fremont, Ohio. About the year 1884 he quit traveling and settled down in a store in the retail dry-goods business. Not long after this he got out a patent on a new bustle which he commenced to manufacture at first in a small way, and later very extensively until those articles went out of style, when he began the manufacture of ladies' underwear, which has steadily increased until now (1894) he gives employment to about two hundred people in his well-equipped factory. He keeps three salesmen constantly on the road, and sells to jobbers and to large retail dealers all over the United States. He has the strongest trade in the Western States. He manufactures his own paste-board boxes for the shipment of his goods. His factory is located in the center of Fremont, and comprises two rooms of 40 x 8o feet each, and two other rooms 35 x 45 feet. Mr. Jackson is a Republican in politics, and though not a politician is justly regarded as one of the most enterprising and stirring citizens of Fremont, being known as the " hustler " of the city. He built two large brick business blocks on South Front street, one on the West side, known as the Jackson & Tschumy block, and one on the East side, which is occupied by his factory. He is a member of several societies—the National Union, the Red Cross, the Royal Arcanum and the F. & A. M. He married -Miss Mary Sharp, of Fremont, Ohio, and has three daughters—Lulu, Nellie and Edith. JOHN FLORO, a retired farmer and probably the oldest living resident of Erie township, Ottawa county, was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, October 7, 181o. He is a son of David and Anna (Leonard) Floro, the former of whom was a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Virginia, and in whose family were twelve children, of whom five are yet living, namely: John E., subject of this sketch; Joseph, who is residing in Carroll township, Ottawa county; David, whose home is in Oak Harbor, Ohio; Jesse, a resident of Oklahoma; and Lucilla, wife of Abraham Stouts, a resident of Benton township, Ottawa county. When our subject was only three years of age his parents removed to Clark county, Ohio, where he was reared to manhood, and received such limited educational privileges as were afforded the children of those early days in the old log schoolhouse with its slab seats and other primitive furniture. In 1832 he took up his residence in Erie township, Ottawa county, and for sixty-three years has been one of its honored and valued citizens; to-day he is one of the few remaining pioneers of the county who have been spared to see the primeval forest transformed into cultivated farms with their fields of waving grain, while substantial and imposing residences have taken the place of the rude log cabins. Mr. Floro has been twice married. In April, 1843, in Erie township, he wedded Miss Lydia Deer, daughter of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 837 Lyman and Melinda Deer, who were natives of New York, and early settlers of Erie township, Ottawa county. By this union were born twelve children, and seven still survive, a brief record of them being as follows: Anna, born August 18, 1844, is now the wife of Daniel Sinclair, of Carroll township, Ottawa county; David, who was born January 18, 1846, is residing in Carroll township; Ezekiel, who was born December 10, 1847, is a resident farmer of Benton township, Ottawa county; Isaac M., born April 28, 1848, makes his home in Erie township; Jacob, born August 28, 1857, is located in Lacarne; Esther Ann, born January 1, 1859, is the wife of Henry Fink, a farmer of Carroll township; John E., born February is, 1861, is living on the old home farm with his S father. The mother of this family passed away March 4, 1864, and on November 3, 1864, Mr. Floro was united in marriage with Elizabeth Williams, whose parents were residents of Carroll township, Ottawa county. Two children came to the second marriage, one now living-Frances, born October 15, 1865. Mr. Floro efficiently filled the office of justice of the peace for three years, and has been called to other positions of public trust in the township, although he has never been an office seeker. Throughout his entire life he has adhered to the principles of the Democratic party, and is one of its stalwart supporters. He has always been highly esteemed for his sterling worth and strict integrity, and his is an honored old age, in which he is surrounded by many friends who respect him in the highest degree. Jacob Floro, son of this honored pioneer, was born August 28, 1857, and was educated in the district schools of Erie township, where his entire life has been passed. He is numbered among the leading farmers of his locality, and possesses business ability of a high order. In politics he is a stalwart Democrat, and he is a member of the Grange. His family attend the United Brethren Church. On July 29, 1882, he was married at Locust Point, Ohio, to Julia Finken, who was born in Carroll township, Ottawa county, January 22, 1861, and is a daughter of Henry and Mary (Bauman) Finken. They have two children-Milton H., born August 20, 1884; and Perinthia Mabel, born April 22, 1894. JOHN E. FLORO, the youngest son in the family, was born on the old home farm, February 15, 1861, and through his youth attended the district schools of the neighborhood, also aiding in the labors of the farm. He early became familiar with agricultural life in its various departments, and now in his father's declining years he manages and operates the old homestead; thus relieving his father of all business care. He was married in Carroll township, Ottawa county, November 19, 1885, to Mary Ann Ballard, who was born February 27, 1867, a daughter of James and Mary M. (Perrey) Ballard. They now have had three children-Pearl May, born January 29, 1886; Estella, born April 8, 1891; and Harvey D., born February 25, 1893. John E. Floro has served as supervisor of his township for four years, and in his political faith is a Democrat. A wide-awake and progressive young man, he is devoted to the best interests of the community, and is a representative farmer and popular citizen, both widely and favorably known in Ottawa county. FRANK O'FARRELL, member of the firm of McSheehy & O'Farrell, attorneys at law, Fremont, Sandusky county, was born in Sandusky City, Erie Co., Ohio, May 24, 1856, a son of James and Bridget (Conway) O'Farrell. James O'Farrell was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1824, and died in 1872. Bridget (Conway), his wife, was. 838 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. was also born in Tyrone, Ireland, and died in 1881. James O'Farrell came to America in 1840 and located in Philadelphia, where he was married in 1851. Immediately after marriage the young couple migrated to Sandusky City, Ohio, where Mr. O'Farrell engaged in farming. In 1859 they removed to Scott township, where their deaths occurred at the dates above named. James O'Farrell had a brother, Patrick, who died in Providence, Rhode Island, and he has four sisters there, three of whom are maiden ladies. The mother of Frank O'Farrell has two brothers, Michael and James, who left Philadelphia and were thought to have gone south; but as the rest of the family removed to Ohio they were unable afterward to find any post office address of each other. The mother of our subject has a sister who married Michael Connelly, and they live in Scott township, Sandusky Co, Ohio. Frank O'Farrell is one of six children, as follows: (1) Mary A., wife of Martin Murphy. (2) John, who lives in Fremont, Ohio. (3) Our subject. (4) Rev. Thomas, who died in Baltimore, Md., three months before the date set for his ordination as a Catholic priest; he was a member of the Order of Josephites, who devote their lives to the education and elevation of the negroes in the South. (5) Elizabeth, who married Maurice Cummings, and is now deceased. (6) Patrick Henry, single. Our subject grew to manhood in Sandusky county, and attended the district schools. In 1872 he entered the North-Western Ohio Normal School at Republic, Ohio, and taught his first term of school in Montgomery, county, that winter. After this he worked his way up, alternating between teaching school and attending college. He taught in all eight terms, and having acquired a high degree of mental discipline, he spent his spare time during the latter period of teaching, in reading law, under the tutorship of Hon. J. L. Greene & Son, Fre mont, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1881, and for the first two or three years practiced by himself, in Fremont. He then entered into partnership with Hon. J. T. Garver, and subsequently with Hon. Thomas McSheehy, of Fremont. Mr. O'Farrell is a well-known and popular attorney, and has built up a lucrative practice. He served for seven years as a member of the board of county school examiners, and has been actively identified with the best interests of the Democratic party in Sandusky county, for which he has served as delegate to various congressional and other conventions. He is, as were all his people, an ardent member of the Roman Catholic Church. He is a member of the C. M. B. A., and was State delegate from Ohio to that Association, at their Supreme Council in October, 1894. Mr. O'Farrell married Miss Catharine O'Connor, who was born in Sandusky county, Ohio, May 23, 1859, a daughter of Bryan O'Connor, a well-known farmer of the county. Their children are James A., Bryan Francis, Henry Vincent, Edward and Thomas. WILLIAM E. WORMAN, the obliging and efficient postmaster at Vickery, Townsend township, Sandusky county, was born in Riley township, same county, September 27, 1864, and is a son of Conrad and Rosanna Worman. Conrad Worman was born March 26, 1815, in the State of Ohio, of Pennsylvania parentage. He first married Miss Timmanus, by whom he had two children, one of whom is Mrs. Catherine McCreery, of Riley township. Mr. Worman, for his second wife, was married in 185o to Miss Rosanna Daniels, born June 11, 1831, and of the children of this marriage—David, who now resides at Amsden, Seneca Co., Ohio, is the eldest; the others being: Flora (deceased); COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 839 three who died in infancy; Mary, now Mrs. Dr. H. E. Deemer, of Castalia, Erie Co., Ohio; Irvin, deceased; William E., the subject of this sketch; Eugene, deceased; A. C., of Riley township; and and Alvina, now Mrs. Thomas Graves, of Vickery. The parents of Mr. Worman's second wife came from New York State. Conrad Worman was a frugal, hard-working agriculturist, and his wife a helpmate worthy of the praise so freely bestowed upon her. Mr. Worman ended his labors here in March, 1892, and his wife followed him to the grave on September 1, of the succeeding year. William E. Worman, our subject, attended the common school until manhood, then taught two terms of school, after which he began farming, which he continued until 189o, He then came to Vickery and opened a general mercantile store. In November, 1893, he was ap- pointed postmaster, by President Cleveland, vice Chauncey Daniels. He now has a flourishing trade, besides attending to Uncle Sam's postal matters. On October 14, 1885, Mr. Worman was united in marriage with Nettie May Mosier, who was born February 14, 1866, in Riley township, and they have three children, namely: Howard Lee, born October 1886; Alfred Conrad, April 6, 189o; and Flossie Dell, February 14; 1894. Mrs. W. E. Worman's mother, Mrs. Lottie M. Mosier, resides with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Worman. She was born in Riley township, November 22, 1835, and is a daughter of Jacob and Susan (Story) Stull. In 1855 she was married to Jonathan Roberts, of Huron county, Ohio, and they have one child, Hiram, now living in Vickery. Mr. Roberts died in 1858 from injuries received by a tree falling on him. In 1861 she married James Watson, of New York, who was killed before Atlanta in 1864. Their children were Clara Louise, Conrad and a boy who died. In 1865 the widow was married to Nelson S. Mosier, - 53 - of Michigan, and their children were: Nettie M. (Mrs. Worman), three who died in infancy, and Minnie A. (Mrs. John Smart, of Vickery). HENRY WONNELL, one of the enterprising and successful farmers and fruit growers of Portage township, Ottawa county, was born September 3, 1832, in the township which is still his home, and is a son of Parker and Leah (Pusey) Wonnell, both of whom were natives of Maryland. Migrating westward to Ohio, they took up their residence in Portage township, Ottawa county, in 1822, at which time this region was a vast wilderness. They continued to reside in the township in which they located until called to the home beyond, and were highly respected people. Both are now deceased, the mother passing away in February, 1895. They were the parents of a family of six children, of whom four are still living, namely: Benjamin F., who is residing in Portage township, Ottawa county; Henry, subject of this sketch; Thomas. who is living in Lakeside, Danbury township, same county; and Nancy, wife of Herman Inglebeck. In presenting to our readers the life record of Henry Wonnel we feel assured that it will prove of interest to many, for he has a wide circle of friends and acquaintaces in his locality. Amid the wild scenes of the frontier he was reared to manhood, his education was obtained in the district schools, and his occupation since boyhood has been fishing and farming. During the past twelve years he has carried on fruit growing in connection with agricultural pursuits, and this branch of his business has proved a profitable one. He raises fine varieties of fruits adapted to this climate, and his place is neat and thrifty in appearance, indicating his careful supervision. Mr. Wonnell's labors were interrupted in October, 1862, when he was drafted for service in the 840 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. United States army, but on reaching Cleveland he procured a substitute and returned to his home. In 1863 he enlisted in the one-hundred-days service, but again procured a substitute. On December 24, 1859, Mr. Wonnell was united in marriage on Catawba Island, with Miss Clarissa Barss, a daughter of G. H. and Betsy (Turner) Barss. Her father is still living and resides on Catawba Island, but her mother is now deceased. Mrs. Wonnell was born in Fulton county, N.Y., in September, 1837, and died August 19, 1894. She was the mother of three children-Edgar G., who was born October 7, 186o, and resides in Portage county; Otis H., who was born March 24, 1862, and is living in Portage township, Ottawa county; and Etta, born September 1o, 1867. Mr. Wonnell is a valued member of several fraternal organizations, being connected with 0. H: Perry Lodge No. 341, F. & A. M. ; Port Clinton Lodge, I. O. O. F. ; the Knights of Honor; and the Sons of Malta. In his political views he is a Republican, and the family attends the Methodist Episcopal Church. A wide-awake, progressive citizen, he manifests a commendable interest in all matters pertaining to the weltare of the county, and holds a high position in the esteem of his fellow citizens. He is numbered among the honored pioneers of the county, and for over sixty years he has witnessed its growth and development, and aided in its progress and advancement. WILLIAM SCHROEDER, a prosperous farmer of Woodville township, Sandusky county, was born in Hanover, Germany, April 6, 1832, son of Charles and Julia (Glaisecik) Schroeder. Charles Schroeder was a shoemaker by trade. He came to America in 1842, and located in Woodville township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, where both he and his wife died. William Schroeder attended a German school for a short time, then worked out for six years, after which he learned the carpenter's trade and followed same for five years. On February 28, 1857, William Schroeder was united in marriage with Mary Hurrelbrink, who was born in Woodville township, Sandus ky county, November 22, 1839, and they have had ten children, as follows: Carl, born January 16, 1858, died March 6, 1858; Caroline, born March 21, 1859, married, and died in 1890 leaving three children; Sophia S., born November 17, 1867, married Henry Creger, of Woodville township; Ricca, born February 27, 1864, married John Bodelhein, and they live in Wood county; Henry A., born October 13, 1866, lives in Woodville township; Frederick H., born January 12, 1859, died January 28, 1869; Lucy, born March 8, 187o, married Joseph Overmeyer, of Wood county; Louis J., born November 22, 1873; John Henry, born. October 5, 1875, and Herman J., born. July 16, 1877. Mr. Schroeder has 261 acres of very valuable land, situated in the oil district, on which he has twenty-one oil wells, the entire number giving a good yield. He is a Democrat in politics, and has been school director and road supervisor for several years. He attends the Lutheran Church. GEORGE J. HUFFORD. In the history of Sandusky county this gentleman well deserves mention, for he is one of the leading and influential citizens of Washington township, and is one of the native sons of the locality. His birth occurred in Sandusky township, Sandusky county, March 29, 1844. His parents, James and Harriet. Hufford, came to Ohio from Pennsylvania, and cast in their lot with the pioneer settlers of Sandusky county, at a day when settlements were widely scattered,. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 841 and much of the land was still in its primitive condition, and when the work of progress and civilization seemed scarcely begun. They both lived to a ripe old age and reared a large family of children, most of whom still reside in this section of the State. No event of special importance occurred during the boyhood and youth of George Hufford, he spending his time in the usual manner of farmer lads, attending the district schools through the winter season and working in the fields during the summer months. Thus he early became familiar with all the duties that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and when he began business for himself his experience was such as to make his career a successful one. He gave the benefit of his services to his father until twenty-three years of age, when he cane to Washington township, where he has since made his home, successfully engaged in farming. About the time of his marriage he purchased his land, and his time and energies have since been devoted to its cultivation. The fields are now well tilled, and he has added to the place many improvements, which stand as a monument to his thrift and enterprise. Mr. Hufford was united in marriage with Miss Sophia Nickles, daughter of Peter Nickles, and their home has been blessed with two children, a son and a daughter: John Franklin, born December 3i , 1871; and Rosa Belle, born October 8, 1874. Both are still at home. The Hufford household is noted for its hospitality, and the members of the family have many warm friends throughout the community, holding a high position in the social circles in which they move. Our subject is a member of the Evangelical Church, and his political sympathies are with the principles advocated by the People's party. Such is the life record of one of Sandusky county's native sons, and though it is not filled with events of an exciting natnre, it cannot fail to be of in- terest, as is the history of every man who does his duty to his country, himself and his fellow men. M. HEUMAN, who during his active business career has become well known in Rocky Ridge, Ottawa county, as one of its progressive and esteemed citizens. was. born August 5, 1866, in New Orleans, La.,. of German descent. David Heuman, his father, was born in Germany, October 2 I, 1833, and in 1857 came to this country, settling at New Orleans, La., where he married Selina Kraemer, who was born in that city in 1844. They lived there until 1872, when they moved to Jackson, Mich. , thence removing to Rocky Ridge, Ottawa Co., Ohio, where Mr. Heuman now has charge of his son's business. Mr. Heuman's grandparents were born in Prussia in 1800. Our subject lived in the South until his seventh year, when he moved with his parents to Jackson, Mich. Here he lived for nine years, attending the public sshools of the city, in which he obtained a liberal education. Leaving Jackson in 1882 he came to Rocky Ridge and entered the store of Smith Bros., of Jackson, of whicb his father was the manager. He continued as clerk until 1889, when he bought out the entire business of the Smith Bros., manufacturers of lime and charcoal, which he. now owns and operates. In 1890 Mr. Heuman opened the first livery stable in the place, with a full line of first-class rigs, and the establishment would do credit to a town of much larger proportions. In March, 1893, he sold out his store to L. A. Beatty, in order to take the position of traveling salesman with the Ohio Lime Company, of Toledo, of which he himself is a member. The home business he leaves in charge of his father. The people of Rocky Ridge have shown their high appreciation of Mr. Heuman's 842 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ability as a business man by electing him to various official positions: He was constable in Benton township for seven years, village marshal six years, and street commissioner six years, holding all these positions at the same time; for some time he was clerk of the board of education of Rocky Ridge, and is now clerk of the board of health of the village. At the last village election he was also elected a member of the village council. Mr. Heuman is a member of the following fraternities: I. O. O. F., Daughters of Rebekah (to which his wife also belongs) Knights of Pythias and K. O. T. M., at present holding the position of district deputy grand master of Ottawa county in the I. O. O. F. Politically Mr. Heuman has always been a Democrat. He takes a great interest in base ball. On October 23, 1889, Mr. Heuman was married to Miss Fanny Weiger, of Jackson, Mich. He had a fine home erected and nicely furnished, to which to bring his bride, and they took up their residence therein immediately after their marriage. To their union has come one child, Leon Russell, born November 25, 1893. Mrs. Fannie (Weiger) Heuman was born at Treves, Prussia, March 26, 1867, and when a child came to America with her parents, who settled in Jackson, Mich. , where she lived until her marriage, attending the public schools and obtaining a liberal education. For five years previous to her marriage she was clerk for Mrs. M. Freeman, of Jackson, in the millinery business, where she also learned the trade, and for three years she was also clerk for the dry-goods firm of Tourney Bros., of Jackson. On settling in Rocky Ridge Mrs. Heuman very soon entered into the millinery business, in which she still continues. It may truly be said of Mr. and Mrs. Heuman, " They are business," for both are possessed of remarkable business ability, which they have never allowed to lessen for want of exercise. Mrs. Heuman's parents, Moses and Katrina Weiger, were born in Germany, the father March 29, 1837, the mother January 4, 1840. They are now living in Jackson, Mich., where he is engaged in the jewelry business. ADAM HUMBURG is one of the worthy citizens that the Fatherland has furnished to Sandusky county. He was born in Hessen, Germany, on September 3, 1856, and is a son of John and Martha (Hoopfelt) Humburg, who were natives of the same country. They were the parents of the following named children: Eliza, deceased wife of Mr. Killen, a farmer of Oklahoma; Adam, whose name introduces this sketch; John, who is engaged in farming in Oklahoma; Marie, wife of J. Brewnor, who is living in Hanover, Germany; Lizzie, wife of H. Weaver, of Oklahoma; and August. The parents remained in their native land until 1886, when they bade adieu to home and friends and crossed the ocean to the New World, locating in Oklahoma. They are still living, now well advanced in years, the father having been born June 6, 1820, while the mother's birth occurred in the year 1828. Adam Humburg spent the first seventeen years of his life in the land of his nativity, and its public schools afforded him his educational privileges. He then determined to come to America, and setting sail he landed on August 7, 1873, at Castle Garden. His destination was Ohio, whither he immediately made his way, and since that time his home has been in Sandusky county. He had no capital with which to purchase property, and in consequence secured a position with others, working for a few years on the farm of Henry Rowell, for a small salary. He then entered the employ of John Artz, with whom he remained for nine years, a trusted and faithful employe. The succeeding three years of his life COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 843 were spent in the service of George King and Mr. Kiser, in the capacity of field hand. On the expiration of that period he paid a three-months' visit to his native land. Upon his return from Germany Mr. Humburg was united in marriage with Miss Eliza Kiser, daughter of one of the wealthiest farmers of the county, and their union has been blessed with a family of seven children, all of whom are still under the parental roof, namely: Martha, Willie, Emma, Clara, Franklin, Chester and Lucy. Mr. Humburg is an ardent member of the Reformed Church, and does all in his power to promote its growth and upbuilding. In his political views he is a Democrat, but has no time for office-seeking, preferring to give his entire attention to his business interests. He is a wide-awake and enterprising man, and has achieved success by earnest effort. FRED EMCH, a well-known and popular citizen of Woodville township, Sandusky county, was born in Switzerland September 17, 1831, and is a son of Urs and Elizabeth (Baumgartner) Emch. Urs and Elizabeth (Baumgartner) Emch were the parents of ten children, as follows: Anna lived in Switzerland and died there; Benjamin died in May, 1884; Elizabeth married Ben Messer, and they had three children (she lived and died in Switzerland); John, a farmer in Wood county, Ohio, married Mary Weiss, and they had thirteen children (he died in 1876); Nicholas, a farmer of Woodville township, sketch of whom will be found at page 319; Urs, Jr., who lives in Woodville township, married Annie Eisch, and they had six children; two children died in infancy; and Fred is the subject of this sketch. Urs Emch, the father, died in Switzerland in 1835, at the age of forty-five years. In 1845 his widow came to America with her children, and they remained a short time in Buffalo. Then, in June, 1845, they came to Ohio, and located in Woodville township, Sandusky county, being among the first settlers in what at that time was called the " Black Swamp." They bought land, commenced to clear it and put up buildings, and the first year, after hard work, they managed to put in fifteen acres of wheat. There was a good deal of sickness at that time, and one of the children died of dropsy the same season. The mother died in 1854, at the age of sixty-one. At the age of sixteen Fred Emch started out in life for himself, first going to Toledo, Ohio, where he worked in a wholesale store about one year. In 1850 he went to Tiffin, Seneca Co. , Ohio, where he learned the gunsmith's trade, following that for about three years. In 1858 he moved back to Woodville township, Sandusky county, and went into business for himself, and he has made his home here ever since. On September 11, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Thirty-seventh O. V. I., serving as teamster. They went to West Virginia, where he remained seventeen months, and was in several battles, and later was in Kentucky, for about three weeks, when he was mustered out and returned to Woodville. On March 17, 1853, he was united in marriage with Margaret Hoffman, and they had two children, namely: Melinda, who was born December 17, 1853, married Joseph McKinley, and had two children; and Amelia, born October 5, 1859, who died at the age of five years. Mrs. Emch died at the age of thirty-one years, and was buried in Woodville cemetery. For his second wife Mr. Emch married Christina Redert, who was born April 28, 1843, and four children have come to them, namely: Mary, who died in infancy; Dora, born February 16, 1865, who married Aaron Unger, a butcher of Woodville township, Sandusky county, and had three children; Etta, born July 2, 1871 ; 844 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and Fred, Jr., born February 22, 1877. Mr. Emch is a Democrat in politics, was constable for twelve years, assessor three years, and marshal two years. ALBERT B. ORTH, one of the hustling young business men of Port Clinton, Ottawa county, where he conducts a leading confectionery business, is a native of that city, born December 29, 1860. Frank Orth, his father, was the youngest of six brothers who emigrated from Germany to the United States, settling in Detroit, Mich., where they organized a musical band known as the " Orth Brothers' Band." John Orth, Sr., one of these brothers, recently died at Detroit, aged eighty-seven years. Frank Orth married Miss Mary Wagoner, and removed to Port Clinton, about the year 1850, where, being by trade a shoemaker and harness maker he worked for several years for Joseph Sylvester. His children were : Frances, John, Louis and Albert B., of whom Frances married Samuel Wisner, a carpenter at Port Clinton, and they have one son living. John is a hardware merchant in Port Clinton, Ohio. Louis, a tinner by trade, married Carrie Andrews, a daughter of Peter Andrews, a pioneer of Ottawa county, Ohio; her father, who had served in the war of the Rebellion, died some time afterward at Port Clinton, where the widowed mother is yet living. The subject proper of this sketch attended school at Port Clinton until he was thirteen years old, when he began to learn the baker's trade with W. S. Flaughter, for whom he worked thirteen years, at the end of which time, on account of ill health, he was obliged to quit. Two years later he bought out E. I. Root, and opened up a confectionery and ice-cream trade, wholesale and retail, in which he has since continued, a period of about eight years. On September 11, 1882, Mr. Orth married Miss Cora Hollinshead, daughter of Robert Hollinshead, formerly a fish dealer, of the firm of R. Bell & Co., Port Clinton, Ohio, later a resident of Toledo, and now living in Iowa, whose children were : Cora, Harry C. , Lester, Clara, May and Eva; of whom, Harry C. is a fish merchant in Port Clinton; Lester, single, is with his brother Harry in the fish business; Clara married John Robecker, butcher, in the employ of Kelley & Wanger, of Port Clinton; Eva married Matthew Hilsenbeck, engineer on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, living at Toledo, Ohio. Albert and Cora Orth have no children of their own, but have adopted one little girl, named Bessie Merrill. JAMES P. VICKERY, farmer and school teacher, York township, Sandusky county, was born March 24, 1864, in Groton township, Erie Co., Ohio, a son of John and Jane (Parker) Vickery, who both came from England. Our subject came with his parents to Sandusky county, where he grew up on a farm, attended country schools and laid the foundations for success in life. At the age of seventeen he began teaching country schools during the winter seasons, in which he has continued during the past eleven years. His first term was in Seneca county, then two terms in Michigan, and the rest in Sandusky county. He now resides npon and works the homestead farm of his father, comprising 120 acres, in York township. He is a progressive, aspiring, energetic farmer, and takes a lively interest in the Young People's Society meetings at the Mt. Carmel U. B. Church, not far from his home. He is a Republican in politics, but no partisan. On April 2, 1890, he married Miss H. May King, of Clyde, Ohio, daughter of John and Mary (Diment) King, and born in Bellevue, Ohio, October 5, 1866. Her parents were married in 1861, lived in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 845 Bellevue until 1877, then removed to a farm in York township, thence in 1882, to Clyde, Ohio, where they have since resided. Mr. King is a blacksmith by trade. Their children were: Matilda, born in 1862, died in infancy; Louise, born September 22, 1864, married A. G. Winnie, editor of the Ottawa County Republican, of Port Clinton, Ohio; H. May, wife of our subject; Minnie Estelle, born January 3o, 1876, now a senior in the Clyde High School. Mrs. H. May Vickery attended school at Bellevue until she reached the A Grammar grade, then five years at Birdseye Corners, then as far as the senior class in the Clyde High School, and later two terms at the Green Spring Academy. She has taught country schools— one term in Erie county, two terms in Michigan, and ten terms in Sandusky county. Her present farm home is a welcome resort for the young people of her neighborhood. JOSIAH HAGUE, formerly a school teacher, and now engaged in fruit culture and gardening, Fremont, Sandusky county, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, March 5, 1847, a son of Christian and Mary Magdalene (Smith) Hague. Christian Hague was born in 1803, in Wittenberg, Germany, where his father died, and the lad then came with his mother to America. She and he located in Wayne county, Ohio, and there the mother died. Our subject's father now lives in Burgoon, Sandusky county. The maternal grandparents died in Wayne county; they were Lutherans. The father was one of ten children, and he was the only son who came to America; he was a member of the Reformed Church. Josiah Hague was one of ten children, as follows: Joseph, farmer, in Michigan; Samuel, who joined the Seventy-second Regiment, O. V. I., and was killed on the way home, after service in the war of the Rebellion; David, who was a soldier during the Civil war, was wounded in Virginia, and died at the age of twenty-three, after the war; our subject comes next; Andrew J., who died one year since; Catharine, who married Lorenzo Abbott; William, who died young; Franklin; Daniel, who died when seven years old; and May, wife of Joseph Doell. Our subject grew up in Sandusky county, on a farm, attended school in Jackson and Ballville townships, and in Adrian, Mich., one term, then at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, two years. He taught country school in Sandusky and Seneca counties twenty-six years. He married Miss Antoinette Worst, who was born in Sandusky county, April 22, 1858, and they have three children: Hannah G., William H., and Orella. Josiah Hague enlisted in 1864 in Company C, One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, O. V. I., and served in southern Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. When the war closed he returned home. He taught his last term of school in 1893, and has been in the gardening and fruit-culture business eight years. He operates about thirty acres of ground. He is above the average man in intelligence, a Republican in politics, and takes a broad view of all political affairs. PROF. W. V. SMITH. This well-known gentleman, who for a time was superintendent of the public schools of Port Clinton, Ottawa county, was born in Wyandot county, Ohio, March 20, 1863. He is the son of W. F. and Elizabeth (Stevens) Smith, both natives of Ohio, the former born in Richland county, of German parentage, and the latter in Fairfield. Mrs. Smith's parents came from the East, the father from New England, the mother from Virginia. The maternal grandmother before her marriage was Miss Sarah Morgan, and 846 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. was descended from good old Revolutionary stock, Gen. Morgan, who was famous during that war, being her uncle. W. F. Smith has always followed agricultural pursuits. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The subject of this sketch attended the country schools in boyhood days, and later, in 1887, graduated at Ada (Ohio) Normal University. Previous to this he taught in country schools, but after that he was employed in graded schools. He taught at Rawson, Hancock county, for two years, and was for three years superintendent of schools at Caledonia. For one year he was at Genoa, and in 1893 moved to Port Clinton, Ottawa county, where he held the position of superintendent. Mr. Smith has a high-school life certificate, which was granted him by the State Board of Examiners in 1890. In 1894 he was employed to take charge of the Lakeside Summer School of Methods, Science, Language and Literature, which is held during July and a part of August at Lakeside, on Lake Erie, not far from Toledo. It is an ideal sumrner resort, the village containing a population of about two thousand inhabitants, and having all the advantages of city life, such as electric lights, water-works, stores of all kinds, etc. , with an abundance of beautiful lawns and shade trees. It is within sight of Kelley's Island and Put in Bay, and excursion parties to these historic places are numerous. The school was established for teachers and students who may wish to carry on their work during a part of their vacation, and the best of teachers, lectures, music and amusements are provided. Rest, recreation and study are combined, and the life-giving lake breezes tone up the system so that the tired workers go back to their toil in the school-room refreshed both mentally and physically. Prof. Smith was most successful as manager of this delightful school, he being acknowledged as one of the most advanced educational workers in Ohio, and a man of great ex ecutive ability. The Professor is now (December, 1895) manager of the " Central Magazine," Cleveland, Ohio. Our subject was married, in Wyandot county, Ohio, to Miss Dora Staller, who was a teacher in that county. In politics he is a Democrat, and in religious faith he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially he affiliates with the I. O. O. F. WILLIAM SHERBROOK, retired farmer, is numbered among the early settlers cf Bay township, Ottawa county, having been identified with its history from an early day. He was born in Devonshire, England, near Exeter, August 19, 1816, and is a son of John and Nancy (Nichols) Sherbrook, natives of the same locality. The father crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1820, and for four years engaged in surveying in what is now Ottawa and Sandusky counties, Ohio, assisting in the first surveys made in these counties. About 1828 he returned to England for his family, and the same year brought them to America. Six weeks were spent upon the water, during which experience they encountered several severe storms, but at length reached Mirimachi, New Brunswick, where they remained until the fall of the same year, when they removed to Quebec, where the father worked on a farm for three years. About 1832 Mr. Sherbrook took his family to Toronto, Canada, and near there purchased a farm which he operated some nine years. In 1841 he again came to Ohio, locating in what is now Bay township, Ottawa county, but was then a part of Sandusky county, and an almost unbroken wilderness, the home of Indians and the haunt of wild beasts. Here the parents spent their remaining days. Our subject was a child of some five summers when the family came to this country. He went through all the trials and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 847 hardships experienced by frontier settlers, and in the school of experience learned the lessons which have made him a well-informed man, for his educational privileges were extremely limited. Throughout his active business career he carried on general farming, and untiring industry, frugality and perseverance in course of time brought to him a handsome competence which now enables him to live retired, enjoying the rest which he has truly earned and richly deserves. Mr. Sherbrook was married in Bay township, Ottawa county, May 6, 1841, to Susan Pickard, who was born in Quebec, Canada, and is a daughter of Frederick and Mary (MacGregor) Pickard. Ten children were born to them, as follows: John, on February 25, 1843, now a prominent farmer of Richfield township, Henry Co., Ohio; Joseph, November 5, 1845, died December 3, 1873; James, August 2, 1847, now residing in Bay township; Jesse, November 25, 1849, also in Bay township; Mary J., August 28, 1851, died July 28, 1854; George, June 26, 1853, died February 28, 1869; Edwin, April 17, 1855, died December 27, 1873; Minerva, May 15, 1856, died May 1, 1859; Harvey, May 29, 1858, died June 24, 1881; and Reuben, June 27, 1860, died in St. Clair, Kans., September 26, 1886. In politics, Mr. Sherbrook is a stanch Republican, and he attends the United Brethren Church. His long residence has made him known to a wide circle of acquaintances, and he has many warm friends. JOHN STONE, a very prominent and progressive fruit grower of Catawba Island, was born March 5, 1821, about fourteen miles from Simcoe, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, and is a son of John and Leah (Manuel) Stone, the former a native of Ontario, the latter of Nova Scotia. When our subject was a child of six years his father removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained about six years, and then returned to Canada. Seven years later he took up his residence at Vermilion, Ohio. During the greater part of his early life he was engaged in sailing on the lakes, and he placed the first stones of the Cleveland pier in position. Subsequently he abandoned that pursuit and took up agriculture, which he followed at Port Huron until called to his final rest. His wife died in Canada about 187o, at a very advanced age. They had a family of six children, three of whom are yet living: Amelia, widow of the late John McDonald, a resident of St. Williams, Ontario; John, subject of this sketch; and George, a captain and vessel owner, member of the firm of Bradley, Cobb & Co. John Stone accompanied his parents on their various removals during his boyhood, and when yet a mere lad went with his father on the lakes. In later years he followed sailing, engaging in that pursuit until 1844, when he came to Ottawa county, Ohio. For one year he lived in Marblehead, where he worked at the carpenter's trade, and while there residing was married March 5, 1845, to Mary E. Hanson. In the fall of that year he revisited Canada, but in June, 1846, again came to Ohio, locating this time at Plasterbed, where he worked as a ship carpenter for two years. In 1848 he removed to Port Clinton, where he made his home for about eight years, and during that period served as deputy sheriff some four years. The remainder of the time he was engaged in threshing and fishing. Previous to his permanent location in Put in Bay Mr. Stone rented land, with fishing privileges, on which he built a shanty and began his work, driving his stakes with a maul. He finally purchased a sailboat in which he carried his fish to Sandusky. In 1857 he made a permanent location and continued to follow his chosen pursuit on Lake he abandoned all 848 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. other work, and has since devoted his attention exclusively to fruit growing. Mr. Stone has filled the office of county commissioner for some years, and was justice of the peace six years. He is a member of Oliver H. Perry Lodge, No. 347, F. & A. M., and in his political views is a Democrat. His long residence in the locality where his home is has made him widely known, and his genuine worth has won him high regard. MYRON E. CLEMONS, one of the highly-esteemed citizens of Danbury township, Ottawa county, where he is successfully engaged in fruit growing, was born February 25, 1838, and is a son of Alexander and Almira Angeline (Hollister) Clemons. The district schools of the neighborhood afforded him his educational privileges, and on leaving the school-room he engaged in the business of fishing on the lakes, which he successfully followed until 1862, in which year an irrepressible desire to serve his country caused his enlistment on the 13th of August. He became a member of Company G, One Hundred and Twenty-third O. V. I., and, with his regiment, participated in many engagements, including the battles of Winchester, Newmarket, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Snicker's Ferry, Berryville, Opequon, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, Petersburg, High Bridge and Appomattox, all in Virginia. He was wounded at the battle of Thatcher Run, and remained in the hospital for some little time. He was also captured by the Rebels at the battle of Winchester, in 1862, and after about thirty-two days spent in Libby prison was paroled. He then rejoined his regiment, and was mustered out at Columbus, June 12, 1865, at which time he was in the hospital. He was a faithful soldier, always loyally found at his post of duty. On becoming convalescent he returned to Marblehead, and for some years carried on the dual occupation of fishing and farming, but for the past seven years he has devoted his entire attention to farming and fruit growing. Mr. Clemons was married in Danbury township, Ottawa county, December 16, 1868, to Rena E. Fox, who was there born, June 6, 1844, a daughter of James S. and Anna (James) Fox, both natives of Ontario, Canada. In 1844 they located in Danbury township, where they spent their remaining days, the father passing away February 11, 1884, the mother June 11, 1888. Mr. Clemons has efficiently filled several positions of trust in his township, and is at present acting as a councilman in the corporation. In his political views he is an unswerving Republican, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.