600 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY out as a compromise candidate and he received the nomination on the twelve hundredth and fifty-fifth ballot and was elected by a large majority over G. A. Jones: In 1880 he was nominated in the fourteenth congressional district and was elected over Colonel S. E. Fink. In 1882 he was again nominated in the. fourteenth district and overcame a large republican majority, defeating Rollin A. Horr, while in 1884 he was nominated in the sixteenth district and defeated the Honorable H. C. Hedges. While a member of congress he took an active part in all the work that was done in the council chambers of the nation, gave careful consideration to each question which came up for settlement and opposed or supported every measure, as he saw fit, with the whole strength of his nature. In 1848 Mr. Geddes was married to Miss Nancy Lemon, of Ashland county, and to them were born three sons : S. L., now deceased; James I., living in Joplin, Missouri; and George M., deceased. After the death of his first wife, which occurred December, 1880, Mr. Geddes married Mrs. Amelia B. Gass, the widow of Colonel Isaac. Gass, who is mentioned elsewhere in this volume. The death Of Judge Geddes occurred November 9, 1892, and thus passed away one of the most honored, respected and valued citizens. of Richland county. He gained distinction as a lawyer and jurist and also as a statesman, striving to build up for the benefit of the people and to insure the country's national progress, believing' that nations, like men, cannot stand still; they must go forward or backward; they cannot go backward without decay, therefore it is imperative that they .go. forward. Judge Geddes was conspicuous as a public officer who was always at his post of duty and always at work, and no public official has been more faithful to the trust reposed in him by the people. His manly characteristics are of the solid and practical, rather than of the ostentatious and brilliant, .order. He was especially strong in intellect and capable of reaching safe, reasonable and prudent conclusions. His life was 'varied in .service, constant in honor, fearless in conduct and stainless in reputation. GEORGE MITCHELL, M. D. The name of Dr. George Mitchell, as borne by father and son, has been an honored one in connection with the medical profession in Mansfield since 1846. It has furthermore been a synonym for professional honor as well as ability. There is perhaps no calling so little commercialized as is the medical profession, and while not without that laudable ambition for success which should be a characteristic of every business man, bath. father and son have been well known for their broad humanitarianism in connection with the performance of professional service. The Mitchell family was established in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in colonial days and there John Mitchell, the grandfather of him whose name introduces this review, was born. He aided the colonies in achieving their independence 'and reared . his family in that locality. .His son, Dr. HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 603 George Franklin, Mitchell, was born in Washington. county, Pennsylvania, in May, 1808. His home was amid the beautiful hills of western Pennsylvania, in a district of many historic associations. It was in that part of the country that the early contentions for supremacy between the English and French occurred and there for many decades savagery and civilization were in contention as the red and white races sought dominion over the land. In the same locality Braddock fell and Washington began his career. It was a district, too, noted for its literary culture, for it was the seat of many institutions of learning: In such an atmosphere Dr. George. F. Mitchell was reared. Determining upon the practice of medicine as his life work, he began studying under one of the able physicians of Pittsburg and subsequently entered the Cincinnati College of Medicine, from, which he was graduated about 1830. Ere leaving Pennsylvania he was married in Fayette county, that state, to Miss Nancy De Vatte, a daughter of John De Vatte, who belonged to an old French Huguenot family that On being driven from France by religious persecution sought refuge in Ireland, while subsequently a removal was made to America. Dr. George F. Mitchell was twenty-three years of age when in 1831 he removed from Pennsylvania to Olivesburg, Richland county, Ohio. There he practiced as a country physician, making long rides to distant points in the interests of those who needed his professional service. He became recognized as one of the ablest practitioners of medicine in the county and in 1846 he removed to Mansfield, where he continued an active follower of the profession until his life's labors were ended in death. He kept constantly abreast with the progress made by the medical fraternity, was most careful in the diagnosis of disease and put forth his utmost effort for the restoration of health, whether his patient belonged to the class of substantial citizens or was one from whom he could expect no pecuniary reward. After making his round of professional visits on the morning of March 31, 1869,. he returned home and began trimming his vines and trees. While thus engaged death came to him almost instantly and he passed away March 31, 1869, at the age of sixty-one years, but left behind 'him a memory which is still honored and cherished by those who knew him. One of his friends said of him : "He was a portly man in his bearing, dignified in character, learned in his profession, careful in his practice, courteous, prudent, ever pursuing the. safe course, taking nothing for granted without the most searching inquiry and examination, and his success was such as might be looked for in such a conscientious man, and so skillful and careful a physician. When the great war came on Dr. Mitchell had passed the half century of life. His ripe experience, great medical learning and masterly skill would have been of great service to the country had he been able to respond to the invitation of the surgeon general of Ohio and enter the military service. His close pressing engagements at home and duties he owed to the community in which he had so long lived, controlled his judgment, and wisely, and he could respond only when emergencies demanded short terms of service. After the battle of Shiloh he went to the front. After the conflicts and contests of the armed' battalions in the valley of Virginia he gave his time 604 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY and skill to the soldiers of the Union. How shall we measure Dr. G. F. Mitchell ? He was a fearless, conscientious man, doing and daring always to do right. Active in the church of his choice,—the Methodist Episcopal,—and one of that brotherhood on whose great .seal is emblazoned the command to 'visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead, and educate the orphan, it was the great ambition of Dr: George F. Mitchell to serve well his -day and generation and to bless humanity." Dr. Mitchell had a. family, of six children, but two sons and a daughter passed away ere the father's death. His son, Dr. Milton Mitchell, a young man of much promise, died in early manhood. Nannie is the wife of H. M. Parker, a well known Ohio educator, and William is now manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company at Mansfield. Dr. George Mitchell, who has closely followed in his father's footsteps, not only in his professional service but in those walks of 'life displaying keen intellectuality and high principles of manhood, acquired his literary education in Delaware county, where he was graduated at the age of eighteen years. Determining upon the practice of medicine as a life work, he afterward matriculated in the Medical College of Ohio, now the medical department of the Cincinnati University, where. he won his professional degree in the spring of 1862.. He had just completed his medical course when in April he entered the army as assistant surgeon of the One Hundred and Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, remaining at the front until after the close of hostilities actively engaged in service for the sick and wounded. He was commissioned the surgeon of the One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry but would not leave his own regiment. He had charge of nine hospitals and there are many who have reason to bless him for his timely. aid, his ready sympathy and his ability in professional lines. Following his return home Dr. Mitchell engaged in practice with his father until the latter's death in 1869 and for five years thereafter was in partnership with Dr. William Loughridge, who passed away in 1874. He has since practiced alone and is today one of the oldest physicians in years of continuous connection with the medical fraternity, of Mansfield. He has remained in constant practice here for forty-three years and has done other professional service of importance, filling the position of professor of materia medica and therapeutics at Wooster College in Cleveland for several years, acting as a trustee of the central insane asylum at Columbus during the construction of the building and serving for several terms as president of the pension board. Over a quarter of a century ago he was selected as a trustee of his alma mater—the Ohio 'Wesleyan University at Delaware—and is still on the board. He has been a constant student of the principles and practices of medicine and surgery and through wide reading and investigation has kept in touch with the methods of those who are most prominent in the profession. He has held high ideals in his chosen life work and commands the unqualified respect, confidence and regard of his professional brethren. He belongs to the State and to the Northwestern Medical Associations and is an active member of the American Medical Association, to which he has been sent as a delegate. HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 605 On the 25th of September, 1867, Dr. Mitchell was united in marriage to Miss Mary Burns, a daughter of Colonel Barnabas Burns. By this union were born three children, namely: Milton Burns, the eldest, who died at the age of nineteen years while attending high school. Tie took an active interest in sports, was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church and Sunday school, and was a most affectionate and dutiful son. In fact, he was a young man of great promise, whose purpose it was to enter the medical profession. Paul Caldwell, after a preparatory course at Delaware, Ohio, entered Williams College, Massachusetts, where lie was graduated, and is now studying law with his uncle, John C. Burns, of Mansfield, Ohio. Mary De Vatte, the only daughter, is a graduate of the high school of Mansfield and Dr. Gannett's school of Boston, Massachusetts. She possesses an excellent soprano voice, of much power and sweetness, and prosecuted her musical studies both in Boston and Paris. She is now devoting her talent to concert and choir work. Mrs. Mitchell takes an active interest in all matters affecting the welfare of her family and in church and literary work, and has an enviable reputation as a writer, her family being gifted in that line. Dr. Mitchell is a member of the Odd Fellows society and maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades through his connection with the Grand Army of the Republic and the Loyal Legion. He has long been a most helpful and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church and has served as president of its official board. He came to his majority soon after the republican party was formed and throughout his entire- life has been a stalwart advocate of its principles, but at local elections, where no party issue is involved, casts an independent ballot, supporting the men and measures whom he thinks best qualified for office. Such in brief is the life history of Dr. Mitchell, now one of the oldest and most honored physicians of Richland county—a man whose life has been actuated by noble principles and high ideals, and who has found and utilized in his profession the chance to do good to his fellowmen. He recognizes the truth of universal brotherhood and is one whose beliefs find exemplification in daily life. FRANK PHIPPS. Frank Phipps is a member of the firm of Phipps Brothers, proprietors of a .meat market in Butler, his native town. He was born here February 25, 18'64, of the marriage of Samuel and Elizabeth (Teeter) Phipps. His father was born in Richland county, and followed the occupation of farming throughout his entire life, and became the owner of a productive tract of land of one hundred and sixty acres, which he brought under a high state of cultivation, transforming it into a productive and valuable property. He died in this county, May 19, 1894, at the age of seventy-two years, and is still survived by his widow, who was born in this county, May 6, 1826. She is still living at the age of eighty-two years, making her home with a daughter on a farm in 606 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY Worthington township. This worthy couple were the parents of eight children and those who still survive are: Mary, whose home is in Worthington township; J. A., a conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad; Frank, of this review ; and Robert, who is the partner of our subject. Spending his boyhood days on the home farm, which was less than a mile north of Butler, Frank Phipps early became familiar with the duties and labors incident to the. development of the fields a.nd the care of the crops. He, acquired his education through the medium of the public schools, was Married when nineteen years of age and began working on his father's farm.. In 1895 he removed to Indiana and there the succeeding four years was employed as a fireman on the Wabash railroad, but in 1899 returned to Butler and established a meat market in connection with Tom Sheehy. This partnership was continued until 1903, when Mr. Sheehy sold his interest to the brother of our subject, and the market has since been conducted under the firm style of Phipps Brothers. They kill all their own meat and conduct a most neat and attractive market, receiving a liberal patronage because of the quality of meats which they handle and the good service which they render to their patrons. On Christmas day of 1883. Frank Phipps was married to Miss Sarah C. Ward, who was born in Worthington township August 24, 1863. She is a daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Hilderbrandt) Ward, both of whom were natives of.Richland county, but are now deceased. They had but two children, the son being Charles Ward, now a resident of Worthington township. Mrs. Phipps is the elder and by her marriage has become the mother of two children, Doris and Francis. Mr. Phipps is a member of Sturgis Lodge, No.. 357, I. O. O. F., and in politics is independent, voting for men and measures rather than for party. He has always lived in this locality and is Well known to its citizens as a business man who is thoroughly trustworthy and as a resident whose interest in public affairs is manifested in the hearty cooperation which he has given to many movements for the general good. JOHN L. BAXTER John L. Baxter, as president and treasurer of the Baxter Stove Company, is one of the leading and prominent representatives of industrial and commercial interests in Mansfield. Honored and respected by all, he occupies a most enviable position in business circles, not 'alone by reason of the success he has attained, but also owing to the straightforward business principles he has ever followed and the .course he has pursued in the development of an important productive enterprise. A native of Pennsylvania John L. Baxter was born in the city of Pittsburg in 1841, his parents being Thomas and Isabella (Musgrove) Baxter. For many years the father was a stove manufacturer in Salem, Ohio, to which place the family removed in 1849. Establishing business there, he continued HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 607 in the manufacture of stoves at that place for a quarter of a century and then came to Mansfield, where he equipped a plant and continued in business. John L. Baxter was a youth of eight years at the time of the ‘removal to Ohio and in the schools of Salem acquired his education, while under the direction of his father he received his business training and gained knowledge of all departments of stove manufacture. He has been continuously connected with the business, which in 1883 was reorganized under the name of the Baxter Stove Company, the partners being J. L., E. C., E. D., C.C. and B. A. Baxter. The business was capitalized for sixty thousand dollars and the officers were J. L. Baxter, president ; C. C. Baxter, secretary ; E. C. Baxter, treasurer ; B. A. Baxter, vice president ; and E. D. Baxter, superintendent. Employment was furnished to seventy-five men in the manufacture of stoves and ranges and as the business has developed the capital stock has been increased to seventy-five thousand dollars and the number of employes to one hundred and fifty. The annual sales reach two hundred thousand dollars and the enterprise is one of the most important industrial concerns of the city. This was the first company organized to manufacture stoves and ranges in Mansfield. In 1905 C. C. Baxter died and E. C. Baxter has since removed to Cleveland, Ohio, while B. A. Baxter is general manager of the New Method Stove Company of Mansfield. These changes have necessitated election of different officers, but J. L. Baxter still remains as the president and treasurer, while Frank B. Black is vice president, H. K. Dislane 'secretary, and A. L. Bliss superintendent. In addition to his other interests John L. Baxter is vice president of the Mansfield Phone Company and a director of the Mansfield Mutual (fire) Insurance Company. In 1869 occurred the marriage of John L. Baxter and Miss Lizzie Sharp, of Salem, Ohio, a daughter of Thomas Sharp, a manufacturer, of engines and machinery. Their children are: Jessie, now the wife of Frank B. Black, president of the Ohio Brass Company, of Mansfield, and vice president of the Baxter Stove Company ; Carrie, the wife of A. L. Bliss, superintendent of the Baxter Stove Company; and Reba, the wife of II. K. Dislane, secretary of the Baxter Stove Company. Mr. Baxter belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and is interested in all that pertains to the business and material development of the city, and to its social, intellectual and moral progress as well. He is a member of the First Congregational church, in which he is serving as a trustee, and belongs to the Congregational Men's Club. Throughout his entire life he has displayed an aptitude for successful management in business affairs and the power to control, direct and shape into unity complex interests. This quality has been a very important element in the success of the enterprise of which he is now at the head, and throughout his entire commercial career he has maintained a. reputation for unassailable business integrity that is most commendable. E. D. Baxter, a brother of John L. Baxter, whose youth was spent in a similar manner and who was one of the organizers of the Baxter Stove Company, is now a director of the Bank of Mansfield and has long been prominently and favorably known in business circles here. He wedded Mary Simpson, of this city; a daughter of Professor John Simpson, who for years was superin- 608 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY tendent of schools here. They have one daughter, Dorothy. E. D. Baxter is a member of the Chamber of .Commerce, is identified with the Masonic fraternity and belongs to the First Presbyterian church, of which he is treasurer. He is also vice president of the Young Men's Christian Association and is active in work for the benefit of his fellowmen and the raising of the standards which govern humanity. H. F. SMART. An excellent farm of two hundred and thirty acres situated on section 4, Monroe township, pays tribute to the care and labor of H. F. Smart, whose business methods are -practical and who by his keen discernment and careful management has gained a place. among the prosperous residents of the community. He is also identified with financial interests as the vice president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank at Lucas. His birth occurred February' 15, 1852, on the farm where he now resides. It was also the birthplace of his father, Perry Smart, who was born October 30, 1820. The family is one of the oldest in this part of the state, the paternal grandfather having located in Richland county in 1816, while in 1818 he entered from the government the land upon which H. F. Smart now resides. Grandfather Smart was born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, and removed to Ohio in 1798 before the admission of the state into the Union. He assisted in building the third log cabin that was erected in Columbus. In 1799 he was captured by the Indians, but escaped without injury, and afterward returned to Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1814, when on again coming to Ohio he located in Richland county. He felt that in the meantime civilization had progressed to such a stage that the interests of the white man in Ohio would then be safe, and still there was numerous tribes of Indians living within its 'borders and great tracts of land over which the white man had never trod. The forests still remained in their primeval strength, while all kinds of wild game was to be had in abundance, including deer and many specimens of the feathered tribe. Much of the land was still owned by the government, and the grandfather, securing his claim, began cutting away the timber preparatory to planting the fields. As time passed he converted his land into a productive tract and the work of further development and improvement was carried on by his son, Perry Smart, who in his boyhood and youth aided in the arduous task of developing new land. Throughout his entire life he remained a farmer and was one of the respected and representative citizens of this part of the state. In business affairs he was found thoroughly reliable as well as energetic, and when he passed away the county lost one of its most honored native pioneer citizens. He gave his 'political allegiance to the democratic party and was a member of the Lutheran church. He died September 2, 1891, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Louisa Zody, survived until December 15, 1906. They were the parents of two children, the older being Leander T. Smart, who was born HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 609 July 18, 1847, and died in 1890. He enlisted for service in the Civil war in 1864 when only sixteen years of age, and went with Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea. While at the front he was captured and incarcerated in Andersonville prison, where he remained for some time ere he was exchanged. No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of farm life for H. F. Smart in his boyhood and youth. He was a pupil in the public schools, and when twenty-one years of age started out in business life on his own account. Taking charge of his father's farm, he has since cultivated the old homestead, which he later purchased, and is now the owner of two hundred and thirty acres of rich and valuable land on section 4, Monroe township. He has carefully cultivated his fields and annually gathers good crops. He has also handled stock in connection with general farming, and his business interests, carefully systematized and ably conducted, are bringing him a gratifying measure of success. Aside from his agricultural inter-. ests Mr. Smart is well known in banking circles as the vice president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Lucas. In 1892 Mr. Smart was married to Miss Harriet Lambright, who was born in Ashland county, Ohio, a daughter of Levi and Sarah Lambright, in whose family were eleven children. Mr. and Mrs. Smart have one son, Perry H., Jr., who is now attending the high school at Lucas. He and his mother are members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Smart is an exemplary representative of the Masonic fraternity and has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party, and he has served as township trustee for six years, being faithful in office and loyal to the interests of the community. He is widely and favorably known in the county, where his entire life has been passed, and where the name of Smart has figured honorably and prominently for almost a century. The work which was begun by his grandfather and carried on by his father is continued by him, and the old Smart homestead is one of the landmarks of the county, the property having been in possession of the family for ninety-two years. WEBSTER H. SHRYOCK. Webster H. Shryock, one of the best known citizens of Richland county, has since 1901 been president of the County Agricultural Society. He is also identified with several business enterprises of importance, wherein capable management, keen discernment and unflagging enterprise are constituting the elements in his success. He has been a resident of the county since 1877, in which year he located in Springfield township. His birth occurred in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia on the 12th of February, 1858, his parents being Jacob N. and Mary E. (binges) Shryock. Jacob N. Shryock was a merchant and during his boyhood. days Webster H. Shryock assisted him in the store. He also pursued his education in the 610 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY public schools and at the age of nineteen years came to Ohio. He followed farming for one year in Morrow county. He has lived in Richland. county for thirty-one years and for two years was employed at farm labor, after which he began the cultivation of a rented farm. Later he bought sixty-five acres in Jackson township, which he afterward sold and subsequently in-vested in twenty-five acres in Springfield township. This he still owns, together with city property. He furthermore derives a good income from his investment in mercantile lines. In 1903, at Ontario, in association with Robert M. Taylor, he established a machinery company and now owns and conducts a store for the sale of machinery, buggies, harness, implements, fertilizers, flour, etc. In 1906 the firm established a similar house in Mansfield, where the business is still being carried on, the trade having already reached extensive and profitable proportions. In 1879 Mr. Shryock was married to Miss Mary J. Haflich, of Springfield township, Richland county, and they have four children : Hoyt S., who is superintendent of the. golf grounds of Mansfield; Eula N., a teacher in the city schools; Ray H., who is connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; and Mary Goldie, who is a high-school student. Mr. Shryock is a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity and also belongs to the Highland Grange. He has always been deeply interested in the agricultural development of the community and has done effective work in its behalf. For years he has served as a director of the Richland. County Agricultural Society and in 1901 was elected its president, since which time he has been continued in the position by reelection. For five years he has been a member of the school board of Springfield township and the cause of education finds in him a stalwart champion. He has a wide acquaintance in the county of his adoption and his fidelity to duty in all life's relations has gained him the regard of his fellowmen in a high degree. Among his friends he is a genial, social gentleman of cordial disposition, and his friends esteem him highly for his genuine worth. CAPTAIN LUCIUS ONZLOW DOOLITTLE. Captain Lucius Onzlow Doolittle, numbered among the honored veterans of the Civil war and by meritorious conduct winning promotion to the rank of captain, is now living in Mansfield, a most worthy and respected resident of that city. He was born in Windham county, Vermont, December 27, 1832, and in the paternal lines comes of English ancestry. His grandfather, on the maternal side, was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and after his death his widow received a pension from the government in recognition of his services. Captain Doolittle spent the first eleven years of his life on a farm in the Green Mountain state, and in 1844 accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio, the journey being made by wagon to Troy, New York, by canal to Buffalo, and by lake to Sandusky, Ohio. The family first located near Loudonville, and from there removed to Hayesville, where the captain attended col- HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 613 lege. Having completed his education he began his business career in 1852 as a clerk in a store, where he received only one hundred and fifty dollars per year, and had to board himself. The following year the firm sold out and their stock of goods was taken to. Lexington, here he was given the same salary and also his board. In 1853 he came to Mansfield and began clerking for Weldon & Robinson, with whom he remained for several years, and when Mr. Robinson withdrew from the firm, Captain Doolittle remained with him and later formed a partnership with that gentleman and J. P. Vance, retaining his connection therewith until after the outbreak of the Civil war. When the need of his country aroused the patriotism of his nature, Captain Doolittle offered his services to the government in the opening year of the war, when men from the workshops, the counting houses, the offices and the fields were flocking to the standard of the Union. He became a member of Company G, Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which regiment rendezvoused at Mansfield until organized and was then stationed. at Columbus, where the troops received their uniforms. He joined the army as a private, but on the organization of the regiment, was made orderly sergeant, which position he filled for ten months, and was then promoted to second lieutenant. Later he was made first lieutenant, and served with that rank. for about a year, while on the 18th of January, 1865, he was commissioned captain, and remained in command of his company until the close of the war. The first engagement in which he participated was the battle of Shiloh, where the regiment suffered a very heavy loss. He participated in all the movements and battles of his regiment and made an excellent military record, never faltering in the performance of any duty, whether it called him to the lonely picket line or stationed him in the face of danger on the firing line. At the close of the war Captain Doolittle returned to Mansfield, where he engaged in clerking in a dry-goods store for a time, and later became express agent. In 1873 he bought a farm, whereon he lived for about twenty-seven years, bringing his fields under a high state of cultivation and adding many modern improvements. In 1901, with the competence acquired through his earnest and persistent labor, he retired and is now enjoying a well earned rest in Mansfield. On the 14th of March, 1866, in Mansfield, Captain Doolittle was married to Miss Martha Watkinson, who was born in Lancaster; England, October 30, 1839. Her father died in that country and her mother afterward married John Booth, who brought the family to America. in 1850, the voyage being made on a sailing vessel and occupied six weeks. They first located in Shelby, Ohio, but in 1851 came to Mansfield. Mr. Booth was .a landscape gardener and owned the first hothouse in the latter place. He laid out the cemetery and was its first superintendent. For a number of years he was secretary. of the Richland County Agricultural Society, and later bought a farm near Ontario, Ohio. He subsequently removed to Kansas, but died at Petersburg, Virginia. Captain Doolittle and wife became the parents of seven children : Herbert Onzlow, who was born March 21, 1869, and is now living in Richland county ; 614 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY Martha Mandana, who was born January 2, 1871, and is the wife of M. F. Leppo ; James Sabine, born October 25, 1872; William Watkinson, born March 6, 1874; Rufus Percival, born November 13, 1875; Mary Elzina, who was born August 3, 1877, and is the wife of E. F. Dent; and Milton Oscar, born March 27, 1880. All were born in Mansfield and are still living. Captain Doolittle is an independent voter. He belongs to the Episcopal church, of which his wife is also a member, and is interested in all that pertains to the intellectual, material and moral welfare of the community. In matters of citizenship he is as true and loyal to his country as when he followed the old flag on southern battlefields. His activity and energy in business have brought him substantial success, and he is now numbered among the men of affluence of the community, whose financial position is most creditably by reason of the fact that it has been won through earnest and honorable effort. LUTHER N. PITTENGER. Luther N. Pittenger, who since his boyhood days has followed the blacksmith's trade and who celebrated his eightieth birthday by completely shoeing a horse and then driving him .to Mansfield, is a native of this county, having been born in Weller township, December 16, 1825, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Kent) Pittenger. His paternal grandfather came into this section of the country in 1814 and entered land from the government. One year later his son, Samuel, the father of our subject, who was born in Wellsburg, Virginia, on September 6, 1795, followed his father into this section and aided him in the work of clearing the land and getting it under a state of cultivation. The Kent family settled in the county about the same time, coming here from Butler county, Pennsylvania, and in early manhood Samuel Pittenger was united in marriage to Elizabeth Kent, who was born December 10, 1800. They became the parents of twelve children, of whom our subject is now the only one living. The father engaged in agricultural pursuits up to the time of his death, which occurred on July 10, 1880, while the mother was called to her eternal rest the same year. Luther N. Pittenger was reared in the country, and while the educational advantages at that time were not very good, he received a meager education. He aided his father in the cultivation of the land that was available for seeding purposes, and utilized his spare time in clearing new tracts. At an early age he learned the blacksmith trade, and found ample opportunity for the use of his skill in this direction in doing work for the settlers that were then flocking into the country. On March 25, 1847, he wedded Mary Ann Lockhart, who was born in Richland county, October 10, 1827, the daughter of Allen and Lydia (Witzen) Lockhart. Her father was a native of Virginia and her mother of Pennsylvania. She was one of twelve children of whom but two are now living, namely: Miss Catherine Lockhart and Mrs. Lydia Rose. HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 615 Unto Mr. and Mrs. Pittenger were born nine children, of whom but three are now living, as follows: Lucretia, the second born, is the wife of Jacob Farree, of Weller township; Clyde, who was the seventh in order of birth, lives on the home place with his father. He wedded Annie Day and they have become the parents of three children—Elsie, Myrell and Valmer. Jasper, who is about two years younger than Clyde, resides in Mifflin township. The other six are now but a memory and a link to bind to eternity those who are bereft of their companionship. Their names are : Rufus, Gaylord, Jessie, Iona, Luella, and one, the last born, who died in infancy. In 1850, three years after his marriage, Mr. Pittenger purchased a tract of fifty-three acres of land, and built on it a blacksmith shop, one. end of which he fitted up with living rooms. This was the family home for four years, at the expiration of which time a residence was built. Mr. Pittenger has since sold all of this land but fourteen acres to his son Clyde, with whom he now makes his home since the death of his wife, which occurred on July 17, 1907. Two years ago they had the misfortune to lose their home by fire, but since that time the son has built a fine residence, finished through-, out in solid oak and modern in every respect. He and his brother have relieved their father of all responsibility connected with the work of the place, although he is hale and hearty and says that he can do a good day's work yet. He possesses a remarkable memory, and it is considered a rare treat to hear him tell of episodes connected with the past relating to the early settlement and development of the county. Politically Mr. Pittenger has been a lifelong republican. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist church. SIMON HOLTZ. Simon Holtz, who is now living retired in Ganges, was born within three miles of Shelby, in Richland county, Ohio, April 20, 1839. His grandfather, Frederick H:oltz, was 'a native of Germany. The latter was en route to the United States on an old sailing vessel when a storm- came up and the boat drifted on the shoals and was wrecked. As the entire hull of the vessel was submerged, Frederick Holtz and two others climbed the masts, there awaiting rescue. Before deliverance came, however, one of the men, finding it impossible to maintain his hold any longer, dropped into the water and was drowned. After about forty-eight hours Mr. Holtz and his companion were rescued, taken to New York and put to work in, a powder mill in order that they might pay for the service which had been rendered them. Mr. Holtz only remained there until he had earned the sum demanded for his rescue, but his companion continued working until he met a tragic death in the mill. On leaving New York, Mr. Holtz took up his abode in Adams county, Pennsylvania, where he made his home until called to his final rest. The parents of our subject were Jacob and Catherine (Shambaugh) Holtz, the former a native of Adams county, Pennsylvania, whence he 616 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY removed to Perry county, that state. In 1832 Jacob Holtz came to Richland county, Ohio, settling on the farm where the birth of his son Simon occurred, and theze continued to reside until death claimed him in 1881. He had survived his wife for about ten years, and his remains were interred in London cemetery. Throughout his active business life he had been connected with agricultural interests and had met with a well merited measure of success in his undertakings. His family numbered twelve children, namely : Peggy, Michael, Nancy, Sarah, Jacob and Liza, all of whom are deceased; Frederick arid David, twins, who have also passed away; George, who carries on farming near Shelby; Hannah, the widow of Henry Artz, residing near Shelby; Simon, of this review, and Mary, the wife of Henry Light, of Putnam county, Ohio. Simon Holtz acquired his education in the district schools near Shelby and remained with his father until he had attained the age of twenty-four years. Subsequently he started out in life on his own account and for seventeen years successfully carried on agricultural pursuits in Franklin township. He then took up his abode in Blooming Grove township, where he continued for twenty-one years. Here he conducted a popular summer resort, which was annually visited by thousands of people, who thus showed their appreciation of its many comforts and attractive surroundings. It was situated along the Black Fork river, thus affording excellent boating and fishing, and for twelve years it was the picnic ground of the farmers. At one time Mr. Holtz accommodated seven thousand resorters by actual count, though this was by no means the greatest number who patronized his place. A merry-go-round contributed to the amusement of the visitors, and Mr. Holtz also conducted an extensive hotel for their accommodation. Five years ago, however, he removed to Ganges and has here since lived retired in the enjoyment of a well-earned rest. In association with his son he owns eighty acres near Shenandoah and also has some town property, including seven acres of ground. In the spring of 1908 he disposed of one hundred and eighty acres. The success which has come to him is but the merited reward of his untiring industry and capable management in the conduct of his farming interests, and he is widely and favorably ,known as one of the self-made, substantial and progressive citizens of the county. In 1861 Mr. Holtz was united in marriage to Miss Angeline Cutler, who was born in Richland county, but is of German extraction. The children who have blessed this union are seven in number, namely: Jacob, of Blooming Grove township Eliza, the wife of John Siders, of Ganges; Clara, the wife of Tobias Reynolds, of Blooming Grove township; Emma, who is the wife of Jacob Zellars and also resides in Blooming Grove township; Wesley, of Cass township; Albert, who is a carpenter residing in Blooming Grove, and Sylvester, who is also a carpenter by trade, at home. Mr. Holtz has given each of these children one thousand dollars, thus enabling them to make a good start in life. In his political views Mr. Holtz is a stalwart democrat, and has served as trustee for five years. His wife is a member of the German Reform church, in the work of which she takes an active and helpful interest. For almost HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 617 seventy years, or throughout his entire life, Mr. Holtz has been a resident of this county, and his successful, straightforward and honorable career has made him well worthy the respect and admiration which are everywhere accorded him.  ISAAC GASS. Among the members of the Richland county bar who won success and distinction by well-merited ability and proved an able minister in the temple of justice was Isaac Gass, who is yet remembered by many of the older residents of Mansfield, although a third of a century has passed since he was called from this life. He was born in Richland county, Ohio, in 1819, and was therefore a representative of one of the oldest families. His father, William Gass, arrived here in pioneer times, taking up his abode in what was then the little village of Mansfield, in 1812, but the Indians occasioned him so much trouble that he left the neighborhood and not until a few years passed did he return. However, he afterward became a resident of Troy township, and from the government entered a section of land. He improved his property and became one of the influential residents of his community, which was known as the Gass neighborhood. He reared his sons to farm life and afterward gave to each of his four boys a quarter of a section of land, on which they all lived and died. Now one of his great-grandsons still occupies a portion of the old homestead and is today the only living representative of the Gass family, which in pioneer times bore a prominent, active and helpful part in the upbuilding and development of this section of the country. Isaac Gass, a son of William Gass, was reared to manhood on the old homestead farm, and after completing his public-school education he prepared for the bar and devoted his attention earnestly to the building up of a good clientage and to the interests of his patrons in the law, until the outbreak of the Civil war, when he felt that his duty to his country was paramount to all else. He therefore, in 1861, raised a company of volunteers which became a part of the Sixty-fourth Ohio Regiment of Infantry. Mr. Gass was appointed captain of the company and was afterward promoted through successive grades to the rank of lieutenant colonel. When he had been at the front for a year his health failed to such an extent that he was obliged to resign. In the meantime, however, he had participated in the battle of Shiloh and in many others of lesser note. Returning to Mansfield, Colonel Gass resumed the practice of law in which he continued up to the time of his death. He was an able representative of the :bar, thorough and painstaking in the preparation of his cases, while in the courts he displayed marked ability in handling his points so as to make the strongest position for his clients. He won many favorable verdicts, and the court records show that he was connected with much of the 618 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY important litigation that was heard in his district during the years of hip active connection with the bar. On May 22, 1848, Colonel Gass was united in marriage to Miss Amelia B. Coates, who was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, November 1, 1831. They became the parents of three children: F. P. Gass, who is now living in Dayton, Ohio; Mary Amelia, who died aged nineteen years, and Bertie L., wife of M. F. Cline, a resident of Mansfield. After the death of her first husband, October 18, 1875, Mrs. Gass became the wife of George W. Geddes, who is mentioned on another page of this volume. Mr. Gass was an exemplary representative of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His political allegiance was given to the republican party and he always took a very active part in politics, doing everything to promote the growth and insure the success of the party in which he had firm faith. That his fellow townsmen recognized in him one well qualified for leadership is indicated by the fact that in the early sixties he was elected to serve in the general assembly as state senator, and they still showed their confidence in him when later they called him to the highest office within their gift, that of mayor, and in the position he gave a public spirited and progressive administration. He also served at one time as revenue collector and was always most loyal to the trust reposed in him. His life was guided by manly principles and he stood in his community as a man among men, honored and esteemed by all who knew him. HON. HUNTINGTON BROWN. The commercial and financial interests of Mansfield find a worthy representative in Huntington Brown, whose business discernment and enterprise have secured him positions of leadership in industrial and financial circles. While he is not connected at the present time with the active management of business affairs, he is still a stockholder in various interests upon which rest the material prosperity of the city, and is today most closely associated with municipal affairs as the chief executive of affairs of Mansfield. His entire life has been passed in Ohio and he possesses that spirit of enterprise and progress which has been the dominant factor in the rapid upbuilding of this portion of the state. His birth occurred in Trumbull county, Ohio, in 1849. He is a son of James Monroe and Mary (Hicks) Brown, and a grandson of the Hon. Ephraim Brown, the original proprietor of Bloomfield township, Trumbull county, and the coadjutor of those early anti-slavery men of the Western Reserve. He represented his district in the lower house of the general assembly in 1824 and left his impress upon the legislature enacted during that period. During his childhood days Huntington Brown accompanied his parents on their removal to, Massillon, Ohio, where he became a pupil in the public schools, while later he attended Nazareth Hall, a Moravian academy, in Pennsylvania. A year or two after 'his father's death, which occurred in 1867, he removed to Mansfield 'and was identified with- mercantile interests here in HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 621 connection with Hon. M. D. Harter. He celebrated his majority by touring Europe and thereby gained that broad culture and experience which only travel can bring. Following his return to his native land he entered the employ of the Aultman-Taylor Company, a widely known and very extensive manufacturing establishment. There his fidelity, ability and laudable ambition won him recognition in successive promotions until he became superintendent of the business in 1879. He served in that capacity for ten years and then: passed on to other positions of executive control, becoming manager of the Hicks-Brown Company, operating one of the largest flouring mills in the west. In 1887, when a franchise was about to be granted for the establishing of a .street car line in Mansfield, Mr. Brown interested himself with some capitalists from New York city, securing a franchise from the city council for an electrical street car line, which was erected and which was the first electric street car line erected and operated in the state of Ohio. Mr. Brown had the honor of being the vice president of this company. Later Mr. Brown retired permanently from active management of business affairs, but in the meantime had made judicious investments in various enterprises which constitute valuable income paying property. He is now the president of the Western Strawboard Company and also a director of the Mansfield Savings Bank. The importance of these enterprises is proof of his high standing in commercial and financial circles. Throughout his business career his course was marked by irreproachable integrity as well as unfaltering enterprise and keen discernment. He not only maintained justice in his relations with his employes but showed to them marked consideration and encouraged them to put forth their best efforts that their individual success might be promoted thereby. In his political views Mr. Brown is a stalwart republican and a recognized champion of the interests of the party in Mansfield and Richland county. In 1899 he was elected to the mayoralty and gave a businesslike public administration, watching over the municipal interests with the same fidelity which he displayed in the control of his private business affairs. He is now serving his third term. During his first term as mayor the "Dowieites" under instruction of their leader, John Alexander Dowie, invaded Mansfield and caused a great internal trouble among the citizens of Mansfield, resulting in turmoil during the entire summer of 1899. During this period the streets of the city were often the scene of mob violence. In handling this condition of things Mr. Brown showed his ability as the chief conservator of the peace and his keen perception of the situation. While looking after the interests of the citizens of Mansfield at the same time he protected the lives of those who were the cause of all of the trouble. Mr. Brown desired to stop the unlawful actions of some of the citizens of Mansfield, who were inclined to take the law in their own hands and do violence, and in this he succeeded to the satisfaction of the citizens of Mansfield, and after three months of excitement and mob violence he finally brought "order out of chaos," and that, too, without the loss of life or property, resulting in the withdrawal of the "Dowieites" from Mansfield, from which time nothing has been heard of them or their cult. 622 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY In speaking of his official record a contemporary biographer said: "His fearless-courage and consciousness of right have made him a model mayor. Bringing to the performance of his official duties a high appreciation of the importance of his trust, he has executed the laws of state and city with a determination and excellency which have marked him. a strong man and gained for him the admiration of all good citizens. In his court he administers the law with the utmost justice, tempered always with that mercy which befits a humane Magistrate. During his official term his careful and intelligent management of the city government has added manifold to its revenues from police control, and his untiring zeal in solving the sewage problem :entitles him to the highest commendation. No city in Ohio possesses a citizen at the head of its government uniting more of the elements which go to make lip a man possessing the qualities of a gentleman everywhere than does Mansfield in the person of Huntington Brown, and his life's -record is filled with honor and the gratitude of the people. Mr. Brown is prominent in Masonry, having attained the thirty-third degree. In 1892 he .served as grand commander of the Grand Commandery of Ohio Knights Templar, and is a life member of the Ohio consistory and an honorary member of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masonry of .the thrty-third and last degree. To Mr. Brown: is due the fact that the Masonic bodies of Mansfield have secured a prominent home. This idea originated with him and he organized a Temple Company, of which he was chosen president, carrying forward its purposes until the Masonic Temple was erected and dedicated. He still remains its president and is its directing spirit. When an act was passed by the general assembly to erect the Soldiers' and Sailors'. Memorial Library building, the court,. recognizing his business fitness, appointed him a member of the first board of trustees, which position he has continuously occupied with great credit and eminent satisfaction. His life has been one of activity, reaching out to various interests in its social, political, fraternal and commercial relations, and all of these have profited by his cooperation and keen discernment manifested in positions of executive control. He possesses the qualities essential in leadership and he has done much to mold public thought and action. Easily approachable, he is always ready to extend to any the courtesy of an interview, and he judges an individual not by his possessions but by his character. He is frank and fearless in conduct, a believer in justice and truth, and an opponent of hypocrisy and cant. Viewed in a personal light he is a strong man, strong in his ability to plan and perform, strong in his honor and good name. DAVID BRICKER. David Bricker, an enterprising and prosperous farmer of Franklin township, where he owns and operates four hundred and twenty-five acres of land, was born in the township where he now resides in a log cabin built upon the land where David Arnold now lives on October 23, 1839, the son of Levi and Catherine (Warner) Bricker. HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 623 His father was born in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, and with his wife and one child made his first trip to Richland county in the spring of 1839 in a one-horse wagon, no railroads. as yet having been built into this section. He was a farmer and stock dealer, and finding in Richland county a demand for horses he made a number of trips back into his home country, buying them up and leading them through to this county, where he found a ready and profitable sale for same. When he first came to Richland county he possessed only a wagon-load of household goods, but by careful management and good business ability he acquired possession of between eight hundred and one thousand acres of Richland county's fertile land prior to his death, which occurred in March of 1882, in his sixty-fifth year. In early manhood he wedded Catherine Warner, and they became the parents of nine children, namely: Catherine, the widow of John Arnold, a resident of Franklin township; David, of this review; George, a former horse-dealer; who is now living retired in Philadelphia; Rosanna, the wife of David Light, of Putnam county, Ohio; Sarah, the wife of Jiles St. John, a resident of Blooming Grove township; Malinda, the widow of William Charles, of Carbondale, Illinois; Mary, deceased, who wedded John Lautermilch, also deceased; Nancy, the wife of William Boles, of Blooming Grove township, and Levi, who is deceased. The mother of these children died in 1854 and Mr. Bricker was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Harriett Slusman, who died in 1890. David Bricker received his education in the country schools of the community, the sessions being held in a log schoolhouse one and one-half miles from his home, to which he walked, and aided his father in his farming operations up to the time he was twenty-one years of age. He ,then engaged in farming on his own account, his success in this direction being indicated by the amount of property he has accumulated, the larger part of which has been wholly acquired through his own industry and ability. He engages in mixed husbandry and has lived on his present farm for forty years. The land, though separated by a roadway running through it, is all adjoining and is under the personal supervision of Mr. Bricker. The house and barn were designed and built by himself, as well as were all the other improvements on the place. His landed holdings comprise some three farms in all. On December 15, 1860, Mr. Bricker was united in marriage to Miss Susanna Urich, a native of Franklin township. Unto this union were born nine children, namely: Catherine, the wife of Martin Clossin, of Blooming Grove township; George W., a resident' of Mansfield, Ohio; Harriett, the wife of D. R. Martin, of Mansfield, Ohio; Jennie, the wife of Curtis Vinson; 'Carrie, residing at home; Addle H., the wife of Samuel Sellers, of Shelby, Ohio; Mary E., the wife of John Stough, of Mansfield, Ohio; Charles R., a civil engineer, residing in Cleveland, and David A., who died in 1883. On October 22, 1902, Mr. Bricker was called upon to mourn the loss of his devoted wife and companion of nearly half a century, who was called to her eternal rest. Mr. Bricker has ever taken an active interest in affairs of local concern and served as township treasurer for twenty-three, and one-half years, and 624 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY has been trustee of the Children's' Home for over twelve years. Politically he is identified with the democratic party. Religiously he is a member .of. the Christian church. REID CARPENTER. Reid Carpenter, the extent of whose interests along many lines entitles him to representation in this volume as one of the prominent and influential citizens of Mansfield, his native city, was born on the 6th of June, 1853. His father, George F. Carpenter, was likewise a native of Richland county and resided here as a practicing attorney until the time of his death in 1901. He was one of the founders of the Citizens National Bank and served as its president from the time of its organization until his demise. After having clerked for about a year in a mercantile store in Philadelphia, he removed to Mansfield in 1847 and took up the study of law, being admitted to the bar in 1850. He at once associated himself in practice with General McLaughlin, but the following year went to California during the time of the gold excitement there, remaining in that state for almost a year and meeting with a. reasonable measure of success. In 1852 he was united in marriage to Miss Jeannette Reid, whose mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Reid, the widow of Rev. Robert Reid, resided for many years on the present site of the courthouse. Unto Mr. and Mrs. George F. Carpenter were born the following children: Reid, the subject of this review, is the eldest of the family. Frank G. is a newspaper correspondent of Washington, D. C. John L., who was associated for some years as a traveling salesman for the Aultman-Taylor Company and afterward became a banker and broker in central Nebraska, died in that state as the result of an accident in 1884. Elizabeth S. is the wife of S. E. Findley, of Mansfield. Dan died in 'Colorado at the age of twenty-three years, having for several years previously been connected with the wholesale lumber business in Kentucky, West Virginia and .Ohio. Jeannette C. is the wife of C. S. Tandy, of Vevay, Indiana. Reid Carpenter was educated in the public schools of Mansfield and in the University of Wooster, Ohio, being graduated from the latter institution in 1875. Subsequently pursuing a course in the law department of the University of Michigan, he was -admitted to the bar in 1877, and for a number of years was successfully engaged in practice here with H. B. Dirlan. He also became associated with the Humphrys Manufacturing Company at the time of its establishment and for a number of years has been its treasurer. Hie was likewise one of the original incorporators of the Ohio Brass. Company and has since served as a director of the concern. In 1891, together with the late Hon. M. B. Harter, Rush Taggart, of New York city, and S. N. Ford, he purchased the Citizens Electric Railway, Light. & Power Company, of Mansfield, which company afterward built the Shelby Interurban Railway. In 1901 he became president of the Citizens National Bank and thus added the executive control of an important financial institution, to the varied HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 627 duties devolving upon him in connection with his commercial and other connections. He is now engaged in stock-raising to a large extent, being senior member of the firm of Carpenter & Ross, who have, one of the largest and best herds of shorthorn cattle in the country, with stock farms located three miles southeast of Mansfield. His life. has been so varied in its activity, so honorable in its purposes, so far-reaching and beneficial In its effects that it has become an integral part of the history of the city and has also left an impress upon the annals of the state. In no sense a man in public life, he has nevertheless exerted an immeasurable influence on the city of his residence; in business life as a financier and promoter of extensive industrial and commercial enterprises; in social circles by reason of a, charming personality and unfeigned cordiality; in politics by reason of his public spirit and devotion to the general good as well as his comprehensive understanding of the questions affecting state and national welfare; and in those departments of activity which ameliorate hard conditions of life for the unfortunate by his benevolence and his liberality. Mr. Carpenter gives stalwart allegiance to the republican party and keeps in touch with the advanced thought of his profession through his membership in the Richland County Bar Association, while fraternally he is an Elk. In 1889, at Youngstown, Ohio; he was united in marriage to Miss Clara Cornell, a daughter of A. B. Cornell of that place. The children of this union are three in number: Helen, Jeannette and Amy, all at home. J. R. McDANEL. Among the venerable pioneer citizens of Richland county, none is more deserving of mention in this volume than is J. R. McDanel, for no man has taken a more active part in its substantial growth and development. The farm of one hundred and twenty acres, situated on section 26, Monroe township, was entered from the government by his father in 1826, and here our subject has spent the greater part of his life, covering a period of eighty-seven years. Mr. McDanel was born in Pennsylvania, September 8, 1821, a son of William and Mary (Richie) McDanel, who were natives of Delaware, and came to Richland county in 1826, at which time the father entered one hundred and twenty acres of land from the government. He built a log cabin eighteen by twenty-two feet, with clapboard roof and puncheon floor. Here the family lived for five years, and this crude dwelling was then replaced by one of hewed logs, in which the parents lived throughout their remaining days, the father passing away in 1854, while the mother survived for a few years, her death occurring in 1862. Of their family of eight children our subject is the only surviving member. J. R. McDanel was a little lad of five years when he was brought by his parents from the Keystone state to Richland county. He shared with the other members of the family in the hardships and trials incident to life on 628 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY the frontier. As soon as old enough he was trained to the duties of the farm, assisting his father during the seasons of plowing, planting and harvesting, while during the winter months he attended the district schools. He continued to give his father the benefit of his services until he had attained his majority, when he assumed the management of the home farm until his father's death, after which he came into possession of the property and has made his home thereon to the present time. During the years that have come and gone it has been made a valuable tract, owing to the improvements placed thereon and also to the care and labor bestowed upon the fields. For many years he was active in carrying on agricultural pursuits, but now in the evening of life he is leaving the more active work to others. Mr. McDanel has been twice married. He was first wedded in 1843 to Miss. Dorothy Keller, who' was born in Stark county, Ohio, and by this union there were born seven children, of whom only two are now living, namely: Harriet Ann, the wife of Aaron Baughman, of Monroe township, and Jane, the wife of John Reiter, of Newville, Ohio. Mr. McDanel was married a second time in 1881, this union being with Johan Robinson, who was born in Richland county in 1850 and is one of a family of seven children, whose parents are both deceased. By her marriage she has become the mother of five children, as follows: J. R., Jr., at home; Odessa M., the wife of Alfred Collins, of Richland county; Elizabeth, at home; and Samuel J. and Nancy E., also under the parental roof. Politically Mr. McDanel is a democrat, but has never been active as an office holder, preferring to give his undivided time and attention to his private business interests. Brought to Richland county when a little lad of five years, he has lived to see it develop from a wild region into one of the thriving districts of the east. To the pioneer of the early days, far removed from the privileges and conveniences of city or town, the struggle for existence was a stern and hard one, but like other pioneers Mr. McDanel possessed that indomitable energy and sterling worth that has enabled him to fight life's battles, and now at the age of eighty-seven years he is able to live in comparative ease, enjoying the comforts and conveniences that are now to be found in this section of the state. JOHN KNOX. John Knox, deceased, was one of the most successful farmers and honored citizens cf Washington township, his home being on section 32. He was a native of that township, born on section 29, February 8, 183'6, and was a son of John and Mary (Muncy) Knox, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania, the former May 25, 1784, and the latter July 17, 1794. They were married in Washington county, that state, on the 27th of May, 181k, and in 1822 came to Richland county, Ohio, locating on section 29, Washington township, where the father purchased One hundred and eighty-four acres of land and in the midst of the forest cleared and improved a farm. His first home here was a  HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 629 log cabin and for several years the: family lived in true pioneer style. In his farming operations he met with excellent success and besides his property in this county he owned four hundred and eighty acres of land in Morrow county, Ohio, and also some western land. He died on the old homestead at the age of eighty-three .years and his wife, who survived him for some time, passed away at the same age. They were faithful members of the United Presbyterian church. Unto them were born fifteen children, of whom ten reached manhood and womanhood, and four of the number are still living, namely : Mrs. Nancy Huston, a resident of Maryland; Mrs. Unity Brown Bloomfield, of Iowa; Wilson B., of Washington township, this county; and Milton, who is in the west. During his boyhood John Knox received a common-school education and he remained with his parents until his marriage. It was on the 10th of April, 1.860, that he wedded Miss Mary Campbell, who was born in Findlay, Ohio, March 17, 1838. Her parents were John and Jane (Sands) Campbell, both natives of Pennsylvania, whence they removed to. Findlay, Ohio., in the '30s. There her father owned and operated a mill and on coming to ichland county located in the Rocky Ford, where he erected a mill and secured six hundred acres of land, which he improved, but finally sold that property and bought another mill at Bellville, which he operated until his death. Success attended his well directed efforts and he became quite well-to-do. He died in 1867, at the age of sixty-eight years, and his wife passed away in 1875, at the age of seventy-five. This worthy couple were the parents of twelve children, but only Mrs. Knox and her sister Keziah, of Renville, are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Knox had only one child, Eva, who was married April 12, 1905, to Florin Sagar, who was born April 23, 1859, and is a son of George W. and Ann (Home) Sagan His father was a native of Virginia and died in Knox county, Ohio, in September, 1907, at the age of seventy-five years, but his mother,. who was born in Perry township-, this county, is still living at the age of seventy-one years and makes her home in 'Knox county. She has another son, Herbert Sagar, with whom she resides. After his marriage Mr. Knox removed to Morrow county, Ohio, and purchased one hundred acres of land, which he cultivated for four years, but at the end of that time he sold the place and returned to Richland county, where in partnership with a brother ant' his father-in-law he bought three hundred and sixty acres of land on section 32, Washington township. When it came into their possession this was all timber land, but they cleared away the trees and converted it into good farming land. After a. few years the property was divided and Mrs. Knox is now the owner of two hundred and nine acres, which her husband improved and cultivated up to the time of his death. He erected thereon a fine residence, large barns and substantial outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock, and being an energetic and progressive business man as well as an u n up-to-date farmer, he met with good success in his undertakings, so that he was able to leave his family in very comfortable circumstances. He was always a lover of stock and had a large number of good horses, cattle, sheep and hogs upon his place. Since her father's death Mrs. Sagar has superintended the operation of the farm and she seems to have inherited her father's 630 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY business ability and his love for fine stock, so that her efforts have also been attended with good success. Mr. Knox was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church, to which his widow also belongs, and in politics was an ardent democrat. After a useful and well spent life he passed away March 29, 1903, honored and respected by all who knew him. HON. ROBERT ERSKINE HUTCHISON. Among the abler members of the Richland county bar is numbered Hon. Robert Erskine Hutchison, who has also won for himself a creditable reputation as a lawmaker by his beneficial service in the state legislature. He has practiced continuously at the bar of the county for eleven years and has made rapid advancement, having now a large and distinctively representative clientage. His birth occurred in Butler county, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1871, his parents being the Rev. William R. and Serepta (Galley) Hutchison, the former a minister of the United Presbyterian church. The ancestry of the family can be traced back to James. Hutchison, who came to America from County Armagh., Ireland, in 1754, and settled on a farm near New London, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Presbyterian church in early life, but not being able to accept the doctrines of that denomination he joined the Associate church at Oxford. It was on the account of their religious views that the family left Scotland and removed to Ireland. Samuel Hutchison was a lad of twelve years when he accompanied his father, James Hutchison, to America. He served his adopted country as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and crossed the Delaware with Washington's army and spent the winter at Valley Forge. Joseph Hutchison of this family was on the list of "next to be called" for the Mexican war, but the close of hostilities relieved him •from service. The Rev. William R. Hutchison, father of our subject, was born near Oxford, Pennsylvania, and was a captain of Company A of the Sixth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Heavy Artillery in the Civil war. He has devoted many years of his life to the active work of the ministry, but is now retired and resides in Savannah, Ohio. Robert E. Hutchhisn was two years of age when hiS parents removed from Pennsylvania to Ottawa, Kansas. He acquired his early education in the public schools there and afterward attended the academy at Savannah, Ohio, having become A resident of Ashland county, Ohio, at the age of eighteen years. He finished his course in Savannah Academy in 1893 and then began preparation for a professional career as a law student in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, completing the course by graduation with the class Of 1896. After some eight .months spent in the west Mr. Hutchison located for practice at Mansfield in June; 1897, and has since been an active member of the bar here. Close application, laudable ambition and a comprehensive knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence have enabled him 'to carve his name high on the legal arch of Richland county. He prepares his cases with great thoroughness and care and gives a forceful presentation before court or , HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 631 jury, so that he has won many notable verdicts favorable to. his clients. In 1901 he was. elected to the city council to finish out the unexpired term of T. R. Robinson, who had been elected mayor, representing the tenth ward. Still higher official honors awaited him, however, in his election to the legislature in 1905. His work while there was characterized by an unfaltering devotion to the interests of his constituents and the commonwealth. He was active in committee work and gave to each question, which came up for settlement a most thoughtful and earnest consideration. In 1905 Mr. Hutchison was married to Miss Mary H. Gibson, of Mansfield, who was a native of the north of Ireland and came to America at the age of twelve years with her parents, David H. and Martha Gibson, the former a merchant of the Emerald Isle. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison hold membership with the United Presbyterian church, of which he is a trustee. He also belongs to the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks at Mansfield; to Madison Lodge, No. 26, K. P.; to Venus Lodge, No. 152, A. F. & A. M., of which he is a past Master; and to the. Mansfield Commandery, No.. 21, Knights Templar. His political allegiance has always been given to the democracy and while he has made a creditable record in office, his attention has been chiefly given to his professional labors, which he regards as his real life work. His devotion to his clients' interests is proverbial and he has secured a gratifying patronage. WILLIAM B. WOLFORD. William B. Wolford carries on general farming in Weller township and is thoroughly familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. The house which is now .his place of residence was also his birthplace. Under its roof. he first opened his eyes to the light of day on the 7th of December, 1865, his parents being David and Leah (Kohler) Wolford, who were natives of Pennsylvania. The father was brought to Richland county, Ohio, by his parents when only four years of age and here lived until his death, which occurred in 1903. He had long survived his wife, who. died in August, 1885. They were the parents of seven children : Maria, now the wife of Samuel Pugh, of this county; Amos, deceased; Sarah, the wife of Henry Pugh, who is also living in this locality ; Darius, whose home is in Topeka, Kansas; Allen, living in Richland county; Henry, deceased; and William B. The last named remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority and then purchased a half interest, in the home farm of one hundred and: sixty-nine acres in Weller township. He had previously attended the common schools and had therein mastered the branches of English learning which well equips one for life's journey and responsible duties. The occupation to which he was reared' he chose as his life work and has always carried on general farming, displaying such energy and determination in the conduct of his business that he has gained therefrom a gratifying and 'substantial success. 632 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY In 1892 Mr. Wolford was united in marriage to Miss Naoma Hursh, who was born in this county, and is a daughter of Henry and Harriet Hursh, who are residents of Madison township. Their family numbered seven children, including Mrs. Wolford, who by her marriage has become the mother of our children: Hattie Marie, Cleo L., Ruth Esther and Mary E. The parents are both consistent and faithful members of the Lutheran church and in its work are actively interested. Mr. Wolford gives his political allegiance to the democracy, has been officially connected with the schools and is now serving on the board. A resident of this county from his birth, the fact that his life has been well spent is indicated by the confidence and trust entertained for him by his fellow townsmen, who recognize him as a worthy citizen and one who is ever loyal to the best interests of the community. JOHN L. GARBER. There is particular interest in reverting to the life history of the honored and venerable gentleman whose name initiates this review, for his mind bears the impress of the historical annals of the state of Ohio from the early pioneer days to the present time. For a long period he was identified with the agricultural interests of this section of the state but now at the age of eighty-two years he is living retired, having in former years accumulated a competency that now supplies him with all the comforts of life. John L. Garber was born near his present home, December 11, 1826; a son of Samuel and Catherine (Leedy) Garber, the former born in York county, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1804. His father entered the war of 1812 as a civilian employee and was never heard from afterward. The mother then removed to Bedford county, Pennsylvania, where the son Samuel was placed in charge of a relative, who mistreated him and he returned to his mother, who in the meantime had married Samuel Brawler. Samuel Garber remained in his native state until 1821, when he made his way to Richard county and for a time worked at the shoemaker's trade, after which he was employed by John Leedy, a farmer. It was there that he formed the acquaint, mice of the daughter, Catherine Leedy, whom he afterward made his wife. He then began farming on his own account and spent his remaining days in Richland county. His family numbered twelve children, of whom our subject is the eldest. John L. Garber was reared on his father's farm, assisting in clearing the wild land and developing the fields into a cultivable tract. During those early days the family had to endure many hardships, the methods of farming being quite unlike those of the present day, and the family had to go to Sandusky to do their trading. Mr. Garber remained under the parental roof until he attained his majority, at which time he went to Cedar county, Iowa, to join an uncle, who was a millwright by trade. He worked as a millwright in that state for three years, when he once more returned to Richland county and engaged in repairing mills along the Clear fork. He also assisted HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 635 in building a steam mill in Wyandot county, Ohio. About that time his father erected a brick house, the first in this section of the state, and Mr. Garber roofed the dwelling. This .induced some of the neighbors to solicit his services in the erection of houses and in all he helped to build sixteen dwellings. He then 'engaged in farming, having purchased sixty acres in Worthington township, which he farmed for one year. Disposing of that property, he then bought one hundred and sixty acres in partnership with a brother but this was later divided, our subject taking eighty acres on section 33, Jefferson township. To this he .later added from time to time as his financial resources increased until he possessed three hundred and twenty acres. For a long period he continued to carry on agricultural pursuits on an extensive scale and accumulated quite a comfortable fortune. About a year ago he divided his land among his children and since that time has lived in well earned ease. On the 27th of August, 1854, Mr. Garber was united in marriage to hiss Mary Swank, who was born October 21, 1830, and still survives. Their union was blessed withwhochildren, namely: Zeriah, who was born March 24, 1855; Elizabeth; Samuel, who owns a farm of one hundred and fifty acres in Knox county; Catherine; Florence; Alvira; Charles; one who died in infancy; Walter and two who died in infancy. Mr. Garber has strong prohibition tendencies but casts an independent vote, regarding men and, measures rather than party ties. He served as trustee for two terms and also filled the office of school director. He is a charter member of Jefferson Grange, while both. he and his wife are members of the Universalist church. Mr. Garber is accorded a place among the pioneer citizens of Richland county, for he. belongs to that class of men whose enterprising spirit has been used not alone for his own benefit but for the advancement of the community in which he has always made his home. He is widely and favorably known throughout the county and receives that respect and veneration which should ever be accorded one who has advanced thus far on the CRUMey of life. FRANKLIN PAUL CRUM. Franklin Paul Crum is one of the extensive landowners of Sharon township. He inherited valuable property interests and although fate thus aided him at the outset of his career, he has displayed in the conduct of his property sound business judgment and keen sagacity, and in all of his relations has manifested that irreproachable business integrity which is one of the most valuable assets in a successful career. He was born January 25, 1879, on the farm on section 12, Sharon township, where he now makes his home. His father, Michael Crum, was born in Adams county, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1832, and was a son of Moses and Margaret (Rex) Crum, whose family numbered four sons and two daughters. The sons always followed the 636 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY occupation of farming, which was also the life work of their father, who removed to Sharon township with his family in 1840. The previous year he had walked the entire distance from his home in Pennsylvania to Ohio in order to look over the country where he wished to settle. Being pleased with the district and its future prospects he returned home, hitched four horses to his wagon and with his family and household goods started for the then new country. They settled on a farm where Michael Crum spent nearly his entire life and in the early days the family bore all the experiences and, hardships incident to a frontier experience. The death of Moses Crum occurred on this farm September 28, 1873, when he had reached the age of eighty-five years, eight months and twenty-seven days. His first purchase of land consisted of eighty acres of timber, which he cleared and improved, and afterward he bought the adjacent property, which is now in possession of Franklin P. Crum. His children were: Elizabeth, who died April 2, 1874; Daniel, who died February 21, 1901; Mollie, deceased; Jacob, who resides near Tiro, Crawford county, Ohio; George, who died in 1897; and the father of our subject. Michael Crum aided in the arduous task of developing the wild land, performing his share of the work of the fields, and as opportunity afforded he acquired his education in the public schools. At the time of the Civil war he offered his services to the government in defense of the Union, enlisting for nine months as a member of Company F of the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Although his time expired two days before the battle of Gettysburg, he did not leave the army, for he felt that his service was still needed. He entered that engagement and was wounded in both legs by a minie ball on the first day of the engagement. His oldest brother had been drafted for the war, and as he had a family to support Michael Crum had volunteered in' his place, saying to his brother, "Jacob, I will go in your place." He did so and with his regiment was attached to the Second Brigade of the Third Division of the Second Army Corps. After being wounded he was 'taken prisoner, but the next day the rebels retreated and he was left once more among friends. He was then removed to the county infirmary, which was being used as an army hospital. The place was only about ten miles from the place of his birth and a friend visiting the hospital recognized him and notified his people, who came and cared for him.' From this wound, however, he suffered to his dying day. As soon as he had sufficiently recovered he received an honorable discharge and returned home. On the 28th of September, 1876, Michael Crum was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Coble, a daughter of Christian and Mary (Gartner) Coble, who were among the early settlers of Richland county and 'assisted materially in its development and progress. In their family were four sons and five daughters, eight of whom are living. In the spring following his marriage Mr. Crum erected an elegant residence upon his farm about a mile west Shelby and there he maintained his home until his death, which occurred February 19, 1904. The community had learned to esteem and honor him as a prominent and representative citizen and as a successful business man, and his death, therefore, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret.. His wife died October 16, 1906, at the age of sixty-three years. HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 637 Franklin Paul Crum, reared under the parental roof, is now the owner of valuable farm property, which came to him by inheritance from his father, grandfather and other relatives. The home place practically comprises two farms, aggregating two hundred acres, and it was upon this tract that his grandfather, Moses C., settled in 1839. He also owns one hundred and sixty-: four acres, covering the northwest quarter of section 2, Sharon township. The three farms which came to him are now well improved with good buildings, in fact the buildings upon the home place are especially substantial and attractive and are always kept in a state of good repair. Mr. Crum gives his personal supervision to both of these farms, while he rents the place of one hundred and sixty-four acres on section 2. He lives a busy life, his time being fully occupied with the work of carrying on the farms, which he does in a most progressive manner. On the 28th of September, 1898, Mr. Crum was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Smith, a native of Shiloh, Richland county, and a daughter of Ira Smith. Two children have been born to them : Clifford and Waldo. As a representative of one of the pioneer families Mr. Crum well deserves mention in this volume, but is even more entitled to representation from the fact that his entire life has gained him a place with. the leading and prominent residents of the community. He is active and enterprising in business, loyal in his citizenship, and pays the utmost regard to the duties which he owes his fellowmen. In manner he is social and genial and has a circle of friends almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintances. JUDSON S. ATEN. Judson S. Aten, a successful stock-buyer of Lexington, was born in Wyandot county, Ohio, August 1, 1867, his parents being Richard and Martha (Arrowsinith) Aten, the former. born in Ashland county, Ohio, in 1834, and the latter near Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1838. They came to Richland county in 1874, locating in Troy township, where they purchased land and made their home until 1893, when they .returned to Wyandot county. Both the father and mother are living in South Sandusky at the present time. Their family numbers two children, namely : Judson S., of this review, and Vernie, the wife of Judson Perrine, of Sandusky, Ohio. Judson S. Aten was a lad of seven years when he accompanied his parents on their removal to this county, and was reared to the pursuits of the farm, acquiring his education in the district schools. He remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage and subsequently rented his father's farm for five years, on the expiration of 'which period the place was given to him. It consists of two hundred and twenty-one acres of rich and well improved land in Troy township, in the cultivation of which he was successfully engaged until 1899, when he came to Lexington, and has since superintended the farming of the place from here. He purchased his present home place of twenty-five acres on the edge of the town and has since been 638 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY engaged in buying and shipping stock, having met with a large degree of prosperity in his undertakings by reason of his indefatigable industry and capable management. In December, 1892, Mr. Aten was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Purdy, whose birth occurred in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, March 31, 1868. Her parents, George and Ann (McCleaster) Purdy, are both natives of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, and still reside there, the father having attained the age of sixty-five years, while, the mother is sixty-four years of age. They had eight children, namely : Elmer, Alvin, Mrs. Ella Wallace, William, Howard and Effie, all of whom make their home in the Keystone state; Mrs. Aten, and one Who is deceased. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Aten have. been born five children : Anna, Helen, Raymond, Mildred and George. Mr. Aten gives stalwart allegiance to the men and measures of the democracy, and his wife is a member of the Presbyterian church. Having been a resident of this county for a third of a century, he is well and favorably known here and is, moreover, widely recognized as a substantial business man and public-spirited citizen. HUBBERT E. BELL. Hubbert E. Bell, who for twenty-seven years has been an active member of the Richland county bar, was born in Franklin township, near Mansfield, on the. 30th of June, 1857. His father, Samuel Bell, was a farmer and a native of Washington county, Maryland, of Pennsylvania Dutch lineage. He came to Ohio in 1844, settling on a farm where the birth of his son, Hubbert, occurred, and after successfully following agricultural pursuits for many years he removed to Mansfield and retired from active life. The next twenty years was spent in well-earned ease, and on the 31st of January, 1906, he passed away. He was the moving spirit in the pioneer singing society and also of the historical society of the county, being most. active in both organizations. Although he attained the venerable age of eighty-three years, he retained all of his faculties unimpaired to a remarkable degree until he passed from this life. In 1847 he married Martha M. Gates, a native of this county, who is still living at the age of eighty-two years. They have three sons and three daughters. Hubbert E. Bell, the eldest son, was reared to farm life, early becoming familiar with the duties incident to the development of the fields and the care of the crops. He supplemented a common-school course by study in the Ada (Ohio) Normal school, now the Northwestern Ohio University, one of the strongest educational institutions in the country. He taught school for a number of years in Richland county and devoted the hours which are usually terined leisure to the study of law, under the direction of Thomas Y. McCray, and on the 8th of June, 1881, he was admitted to the bar and entered at once upon active practice, forming a partnership with Mr. McCray. This relation was maintained for three years, or until the election of Mr. HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 639 Bell as county prosecutor in 1886. He received public endorsement of his first term of service in reelection in 1889, and he served for two terms or for six years. In 1892 he was appointed by President Cleveland as postmaster of Mansfield, continuing in the position for four years. In 1887 he formed a law partnership with George Brinkerhoff, with whom he was associated in general practice until 1904, since which time he has been alone. No one better knows the necessity for thorough preparation and no one more industriously prepares his cases than Mr. Bell. His course in the court room is characterized by a calmness and dignity that indicate reserve strength. He is always courteous and deferential toward the court, kind and forbearing toward his adversaries, his handling of the case is always full, comprehensive and accurate; his analyzation of the facts is clear and exhaustive. He sees without effort the relation and dependence of the facts and so groups them as to enable him to throw their combined force upon the point they tend to prove. On the 13th of October, 1881, Mr. Bell was married in Shelby to Miss Valletta E. Skiles, a daughter of John G. Skiles, of Shelby. They are well known socially, the hospitality of the best homes of this city being freely accorded them. Mr. Bell is a Lutheran in religious faith and has been a most active and helpful worker in the church, serving as deacon and as Sunday. school teacher for many years. He votes with the democracy and his opinions carry weight in party counsels. He has been identified with city, county and state politics and has served on the state and county central committees. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Elks, in both of which he has held office, and in more specifically professional lines his membership extends to the County and State Bar Associations. CHARLES M. HUGHES. Charles M. Hughes in his final choice of farming as a: vocation has inadvertently paid one of the highest possible tributes of respect to the industry, as after an extensive career in mercantile life, in which he has served as traveling salesman and representative, both at home and abroad, he is now engaged in farming from choice, and not from a fortunate combination of circumstances, as is so often the case. He was born in the township in which he now resides on September 13, 1853, the son of David and Fanny (Palmer) Hughes. His father was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in 1825, and was brought by his parents to Richland county .when a lad of but twelve years. He was one. of a family of ten children and was reared on his father's farm, and contributed his energies to the general advancement of the family interests up to the time of his marriage. He wedded Fanny Palmer, a sketch of whose life as Mrs. Fanny Hughes appears elsewhere in this edition, and they became the parents of ten children, of whom our subject was the first in the order of birth. The father passed away in August, 1890. The mother -now resides on the home place.. 640 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY Charles M. Hughes was reared on the home place in Weller township and received his education in the common schools. He remained with his parents, aiding in the work of the farm, until twenty-six years of age. In 1880 he went to California, where he resided one year, during which time he contracted rheumatism and returned home, where he was sick during the following year. A dryer climate and a higher altitude were necessary, how.- ever, for his complete recovery, and in search of these he went to South Dakota; where he preempted a claim of one hundred and sixty acres and a tree claim of one hundred and sixty acres. He proved up on his preemption claim and entered one hundred and sixty acres additional. In 1885 he sold out his land interests and returned home, where he spent one year. In 1887 he accepted a position with the Aultman-Taylor people, of Mansfield, Ohio, manufacturers of threshing machines and farm machinery, and was sent by them as their representative and salesman to Mexico, where he remained for five years. On his return to the northern States, in 1892, he was for one year identified with the Ashland Hardware Company, of Ashland, Ohio. On leaving this firm he bought a seventy-acre interest in his father's estate, on which he built a residence and established a home. In the spring of 1895 he was engaged by the Associated Manufacturers Company as a representative to introduce American goods into the Orient, and with a complete line of samples of farm machinery he went first to. Germany, thence to Braila, Roumania, where he remained for some months; then on to Odessa, in southern Russia, returning home in the fall of 1895, since which time his main interests have been centered in agricultural pursuits. On September 4, 1889, Mr. Hughes was united in marriage to Miss Emma B. Stober, who was born in Ashland county, Ohio, October 9, 1866, the daughter of Levi and Anna (Moser) Stober. The father was born in Pennsylvania in 1829, whence he came to Richland county when he was twenty-two years of age on a visit, and after making a number of trips to this locality he finally decided to locate in Ashland county, which he did about 1856, and in 1874 he removed to Weller township, Richland county, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was twice married, his first wife being Sarah Haymaker, who died in early womanhood, leaving one daughter, Celicia, now the wife of Mr. Brendel, of Lebanon county, Pennsylvania. His second union was with Anna Moser, who was born in Berne, Switzerland, and came to America when eighteen years of age and located in Ashland county. Unto this union were born ten children, namely : Melinda, the wife of Walter Zimmerman, of Ashland county; John P., a medical practitioner of Lexington, Ohio; Lydia, the wife of John Martin, of Cleveland; 'William, deceased; Emma B., the wife of our subject; Ray, the wife of R. C. Grimes, of Mansfield, Ohio; Amanda, the wife of Grant R. Oswalt; Ida, the wife of J. E. Osburn, both of whom are residents of Mansfield; Almeda, the wife of F. A. Hughes, of this township; and Harriet, who resides at home with her mother in Mansfield. The father died in 1904 at the venerable age of seventy-five years. HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 641 Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have been born four children, one of whom died in infancy. The others are : Arthur E., who was born in the city of Mexico; Carlos S.; and Thomas M. In politics Mr. Hughes is a republican. He is public spirited and progressive, and ever ready to aid any movement or enterprise that is beneficial to the community. He is a member of the Weller Township Grange, and one of those who believe that the scientific study of agriculture is worthy one's best intellectual efforts. Religiously he is a faithful and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. JOHN NOTHACKER. John Nothacker, who is now so efficiently serving as mayor of Shiloh, has long been identified with the business interests of that place and is now conducting a jewelry store. His early home was on the other side of the Atlantic, for he was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, April 26, 1837, and he spent the first seventeen years of his life in his native land. His parents were Frederick and Maria (Raiser) Nothacker, also natives of Germany, where the mother spent her entire life, dying in 1842, when our subject was only five years of age. The father always remained true to her memory and never married again. In 1854, accompanied by his children, he came to the United States and located in Shelby, Ohio. He was a tailor by trade and continued to follow that occupation up to within two years of his death, dying in 1896, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. His children were Anna Maria, who married and remained in Germany; Frederick Charles, who died in Shelby, Ohio, in 1898; Mrs. Katharine Huber, deceased, whose son Charles Huber, was at one time county recorder of Richland county ; Mrs. Caroline Cutler, of Wood county, Ohio ; John, of this review ; and Mrs. Paulina Shaffer, of Missouri. Like all boys of his native land, John Nothacker was given good educational advantages and on leaving school at the age of fourteen years he commenced learning the ropemaker's trade, which he followed until the emigration of the family to America, where he found all rope made by machinery. After spending one year with his father in Shelby he went to Crawford county, Ohio, where he worked on a farm until 1861, and then returned to Richland county, being employed on a farm near Shelby for four years. He was then engaged in farming on his own account on rented land until his removal to Shiloh in 1867. Here he lived for. about four years and then embarked in the jewelry business, which has since claimed his time and attention. He has made his home in Shiloh since 1867 with exception of one year and three months spent in Crawford county, where he also conducted a jewelry store. In 1858 Mr. Nothacker was united in Marriage to Miss Rebecca Burton, who was born in Wayne county, Ohio, February 26, 1837, a daughter of George and Mary .(Brewer) Burton. She died on the 3d of June, 1904. They were the parents of five children, namely : Albert J., now a resident of 642 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY New York city; Charles D., who was born in 1863 and died in 1903, leaving a wife and two children; Elizabeth, the wife of Albert Mosier, of Shiloh; W. D., a resident of Lancaster, Ohio; and Mrs. Rosa B. Wilson, of Mansfield. The democratic party has always found in. Mr. Nothacker a stanch supporter of its principles and he has done all in his power to promote its success, taking quite an active and prominent part in political affairs. He served as marshal of Shiloh for sixteen years and in November, 1907, was elected mayor, which office he is now filling to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. As a public-spirited and progressive citizen he gives his earnest support to all measures which he believes calculated to promote the welfare of his town. Since 1874 he has been an honored member of Rome Lodge., No. 158, I. O. O. F., of Shiloh, and he also belongs to the encampment at Shelby. DANFORTH BROWN. Danforth Brown, who owns and occupies an excellent farm on section 7, Sharon township, has now reached the seventy-ninth milestone on the journey of life, his birth having occurred at Wellsburg, Virginia, May 7, 1829. He was six years of age when brought to. Shelby by his parents, James and Jane (McGuire.) Brown, who were natives of Boston, Massachusetts. The original American ancestor of the family came to this country on the Mayflower. Captain Oliver Brown, grandfather of our subject, was born at Lexington; Massachusetts, which was afterward to be the scene of the opening events of the Revolutionary war. He became a member of. the American army and participate in ten different engagements. He was personally acquainted with George Washington. His son, James Brown, was born in Boston, February 19, 1794, and in 1835 came to Ohio. He conducted a hotel at Shelby, was also proprietor of a drug store and later carried on a dry-goods store in connection with Thomas Mickey. In fact, he figured prominently in business circles of the city at an early day and was one whose efforts contributed grow substantial measure to the giowth and development of the locality as well as to his own success. He was married in 1814 to Miss Jane McGuire and they became the parents of three. sons and seven daughters, but only two are now living, Danforth and Mrs. Martha Agerter, of Lima, Ohio: In taking up the personal history of Danforth Brown we present to our readers the life record of one who has long been a resident of the county and is familiar with many interesting incidents of the early days. When he was but a boy his father would send him on horseback to Mansfield nearly every Saturday for the mail. It was at a time when letters were received without prepaid postage and from twelve to twenty-five cents woul.d be due on each letter. The family experienced many of the hardships and privations of pioneer life and also enjoyed many pleasures incident to the settlement of a locality. In early manhood he taught school through six winter tearms in the vicinity of his home and.also conducted some night schools. On coming to Ohio the family resided at Plymouth for a short time and then removed to the farm in Plymouth township, which is now the property HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 645 of Danforth Brown and is located about .a mile north of his present home. Later they took up their abode in the village of Shelby, where they lived for six or eight years and then returned to the farm, whereon they spent their remaining days. Danforth Brown has been a resident of this part of the state from the age of six years and continued on the old homestead until about thirty years of age. He had been married, however, at the age. of twenty-seven years, the lady of his choice being Miss Emeline Cornwall, whom he wedded February 6, 1856. She was born in Richland county, near Mansfield, on the farm which now occupied by the state penitentiary. Her birth occurred in 1831 and she was a daughter of Francis and Martha (Carr) Cornwall, who removed from New Jersey to Mansfield at a very early day. Later they went to Crestline and Mr. Cornwall and John Sherman started to lay out the town there, but withdrew, owing to the objections of the railroad. Later Mr. Cornwall went to Iowa, where his death occurred. He was associated with Tingley and Person in the operation of the woolen mill at Mansfield and engaged in the manufacture of cloth for a number of years, people bringing their wool from long distances to this mill to be woven. About three years after his marriage Mr. Brown left the home farm and took up his abode upon the farm which has since been his place of residence. He bought the property at the time of Morgan's raid as a speculation. He did not expect to remain here but has continued to do so, and throughout his entire life has engaged in general farming and, stock-raising. His hcme farm comprises one hundred and twenty-three and a half acres, constituting the northeast .quarter of section 1, Sherman township, and in 1885 he erected here his present brick residence and has made many other substantial improvements. The home farm in Plymouth township comprises one hundred and twenty acres of land and he also has two hundred acres near Pomeroy, West Virginia, which he has owned since 1862. Recently he has sold the coal rights upon that place for twenty dollars per acre. In all his business affairs he has displayed keen discernment and careful management and for many years he has been a director and stockholder of the First National Bank. of Shelby. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Brown were born four children, namely : Robin, who died at the age. of two and a half years; Heber R., who is proprietor of a wholesale and retail grocery business at Dodge City, Kansas; William A., a coal dealer living at Cleveland; and Edwin C., who is engaged in the coal business with his brother. William Brown was an extensive horse shipper for a number of years, in which business he was associated with Mr. Kinman, of Delaware, they shipping over one hundred and fifty carloads of horses. Mr. and Mrs. Brown traveled life's journey together for more than a half century but were separated by the death of the wife July 31, 1907. She was a lady of many good traits of heart and mind and her death was the occasion of deep regret not only to her immediate family but also to many friends. In his political views Mr. Brown has always been. a stalwart republican since the organization of the party and has been more or less active in public affairs. He voted for Fremont in 1856 and for each presidential candidate 646 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY of the party since that time. He enrolled in the militia during the war, served as assessor of the township for a number of terms and has also filled other offices, the duties of which he has ever discharged with promptness and fidelity. In the evening of life he is most comfortably situated, his income being sufficient to supply him with all of the necessities and many of the luxuries of life. In his youth he learned the value of economy and persistent energy and along these lines he has made his progress in the business world. In all his relations with his fellowmen he has been strictly honorable and straightforward and no one is more worthy of representation in this volume than Danforth Brown, who for seventy-three years has lived within its borders and has always upheld its best interests. WALTER W. SCOTT. Among the representatives of the bar at Butler is Walter W. Scott, who has a liberal clientage that is indicative of the ability that he displays in handling important litigated interests. He was born November 12, 1869, in this village, which was then called Independence, the name having 'since been changed to Butler. His father, George Scott, was born in Virginia in 1835, and when a young man arrived in Richland county, settling in Butler. He had previously learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed successfully for twenty-eight years in this town, receiving a liberal patronage. He owned a farm. in Worthington township, for as his financial resources increased he made judicious investment in realty, and upon his farm property he spent his last days, passing away there at the age of fifty-eight years. He was prominent and influential in community affairs, serving several terms as township trustee, and held other local offices. In politics he was a stalwart democrat, unswerving in his support of the principles of the party, and he likewise was an exemplary, Mason, who in his life exemplified the beneficent spirit of the craft. In early manhood he wedded Lavina Aungst, who was born in 1838 and died at the age of fifty years. They were the parents of seven children, viz.: Douglas, who is living on the old homestead farm in Worthington township Samuel, deceased; D. C., whose home is in Butler; Mrs. Minnie B. O'Hearn, a resident of Toledo.; Walter W., of this review Iduca, living in Toledo; and George W.; whose home is in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Butler, Walter W. Scott was only six months old when his parents removed to the farm in Worthington township and at the usual age he began his education in the district schools, while later he attended college at Ashland, Ohio, for a year. He also spent two years in the Ohio Normal University at Ada and this with a broad general literary knowledge to serve as the foundation upon which to -rear the superstructure of professional learning, he. went to Cincinnati, where he entered upon a course of law in the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated in 1895. The same year he was Admitted to the bar in the courts of Ohio and came to Butler, where he opened an office, continuing as a member of the Richland county bar until 1900. In that year   HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY - 647 he removed to Marion, Ohio, and took charge of the local interests of the collection department for the Marion Manufacturing Company, with which he was thus associated for eighteen months. On the expiration of that period he returned to Butler, where he has since remained. He has secured a liberal clientage here and is an able lawyer, earnest and thorough in the preparation of his cases, while in the courts his ability is such as to make him a formidable adversary. On the 9th of September, 1894, Mr. Scott was married to Miss Earle Dorsey, who was born in Walhonding, Coshocton county, Ohio, February 11, 1870, and is a daughter of Eli and Maria (Wanebaugh) Dorsey, who were natives of Tuscarawas county, Ohio. Her father was a miller by trade and for many years followed that pursuit, but is now living retired at the extreme old age of ninety-three-years. His wife died in 1907 at the age of eighty-four years. In their family were fifteen children, nine of whom yet survive. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Scott has been blessed with two daughters, Gertrude Fay and Mildred Camilla. Mr. Scott has been active in politics since age conferred upon him the right of franchise and is a believer in the principles of the democratic party, but does not hesitate to cast an independent ballot at local elections. He has served as mayor for two terms and gave to the town a public-spirited and beneficial administration. He is now town solicitor and for some years was a member of the county election board. He also belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he has filled various. offices, and he holds membership with Lucullas Lodge, No. 121, K. P., and Sturgis, No. 357, I. O. O. F. He is a broad-minded man and his record is the story of a man's life that seems to have an orderly progression under the steady hand of one who has mastered himself and is therefore able to master the situations with which he is brought into personal contact. He possesses sufficient courage where favoring opportunity is presented and his judgment and even paced energy generally carry him forward to the goal of success. SAMUEL ROBINSON. Samuel Robinson is entitled to mention in this volume not only from the fact that he is a native son of Richland county, but also from the fact that he is a veteran of the Civil war, in which he did active duty, making a most creditable military record. He was born in Jefferson township, April 25, 1840, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Detwiller) Robinson. His father was also born in that township and was the second son of John Robinson, a native of Ireland, whose father' bore the name of James Robinson. John Robinson was only five years of age when brought to the United States and here he grew to manhood and married Margaret Nelson, who was likewise a native of the Emerald Isle and came to America about the same time as her future husband. In 1816 he came to Ohio and entered land in Richland county, bringing his family the following year from their former home 648 - HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. He was a lieutenant in the war of 1812, and the father of our subject served for five years in the Ohio: State Militia. The latter passed away in 1864 and his wife, who was a native of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, died in 1866. Their union was blessed with eleven children, as follows Samuel, of this review; Elizabeth, the wife of Jacob Lahman; John, who follows farming in Jefferson township; Lavina, the wife of Warren Charles, a farmer of Washington township ; William C., who is engaged in farming in Morrow county, this state; Nathaniel, who served in the Civil was as a member of Company C, One Hundred and Sixty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry and is now deceased; F. 0., a resident of Montana; Jane, the widow of William Rule and a resident of Perry township, this county; Margaret E., the wife of Joseph Bottomley, of Mansfield; James M., of Washington township; and Wilson M., who has passed away. Samuel Robinson acquired his education in the district schools of Richland county and was trained to the duties of farm life. He remained under the parental roof until the outbreak of the Civil war, when he offered his services to the government, enlisting at Bellville, August 8, 1862; as a member of Company E, One Hundred and Second Ohio Regiment. He served his country for almost three years, during which time he never faltered in the performance of any duty. While guarding a railroad he was wounded in the thigh and he has never fully recovered .from the injury. He was mustered out of service June 30, 1865, after which he returned to his home in Richland county. Upon his return home Mr. Robinson once more engaged in farming and when he had accumulated a sum sufficient to justify his purchase of land, he became owner of two hundred and ten acres, situated on sections 2 and 11, Jefferson township, his home being on the former section. This is a valuable tract and is well improved with a good country residence and ample outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. He gives his attention to general farming and stock-raising and each year gathers good crops as a reward for the care .and labor he bestows upon the fields. In 1868 Mr. Robinson was united in marriage to Miss Anna Maria Cate,. who was born in Germany and passed away in 1900. Their union was blessed with two daughters—Olive is the wife of A. L. Freehafer—both having graduated from the Ada (Ohio) University. Mr. Freehafer is now representing Washington county, Idaho, in the state legislature. Bertha L., who also graduated from. Ada University, engaged in teaching in the Bellville schools and is now the Wife of F. E. Stuff, a farmer of Richland county. Mr. Robinson cast his first presidential ballot for Abraham Lincoln, but now advocates democratic principles. He has served for two terms as township trustee, but aside from that has never been active as an office holder. He maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades through his membership with Miller Moody Post, G. A. R., at Bellville. Few men of Richland county have more intimate- knowledge of its growth and development from a wild and unsettled district than has Mr. Robinson, for having spent his entire life here he has witnessed the changes that HISTORY OP RICHLAND COUNTY - 649 have been carried on since an early day. He has a comfortable home, in which are found some interesting war relics, among which may be seen an old powder horn carried in the war of 1776, which is hand carved, representing the American flag, a pine tree and a serpent, with the inscription "Don't tread on me." He also has his grandfather's sword. He is very fond of home life and takes great delight in entertaining his many friends who hold him in high esteem. CHARLES H. HUSTON. Charles H. Huston is actively connected with a profession which has important bearing upon the progress and stable prosperity of any section or community and one which has long been considered as conserving the public welfare by furthering the ends of justice and maintaining individual rights. In no profession is there a career more open to talent than is that of the law and in no field of endeavor is there demanded a more careful preparation, a more thorough appreciation of the absolute ethics of life or of the underlying principles which form the basis of all human rights and privileges. Unflagging application, an intuitive wisdom and a determination to fully utilize the means at hand are the concomitants which insure personal success and prestige in this great profession. Recognizing these facts and possessing all the requisite qualities of the able lawyer, Charles H. Huston is widely recognized as one of the representative members of the Richland county bar. His entire life has been passed in this county, his birth having occurred in Butler township in 1870. He is descended in the paternal line from Scotch ancestry, the family, however, being founded in America at an early day. The grandfather, Jesse Huston, was born in Pennsylvania and removed from Cumberland county, that state, to Ohio when a young man of twenty years, settling first in Weller township, Richland county, while later he became a resident of. Jackson township, where for many years he carried on general agricultural pursuits, meeting with merited success in his undertakings. He married Margaret Thrush and- died in 1879 at the ripe old age of seventy-five years. Unto him and his wife were born two sons and five daughters, including James Huston, the father of our subject and the youngest of the family. James Huston is also a native of Richland county, his birth having occurred in Franklin township, February 18,-1841.. Reared to the occupation of farming, he has made it his life work and by his well directed energy and enterprise has achieved a gratifying measure of success. He is, moreover, regarded as one of the influential and respected residents of his community and is counted among the stalwart advocates of democracy, having firm faith in the principles of the party and. their ultimate adoption. His aid can ever he counted upon to further public progress along many lines, and he stands today as a prominent representative of progressive citizenship. Having arrived at years of maturity, he wedded Mims Zeigler, who was born in