LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 775 with Frank Fisher, and they    continue to do business together, under the firm name of Harman & Fisher; their work is principally custom trade; he served as Constable five years, and is a member of I. O. O. F. Lodge of Fulton; he was married, in 1872, to Miss Lavina Buchtel, of Summit County; they have three children living—Alta L., Esther B. and Percy. D. J. HOWENSTINE, foundry and brickyard, Canal Fulton; is the proprietor of one of the leading industries of the township; he is a native of Lawrence Township, born in 1844; his parents were Jacob and Nancy (Jackson) Howenstine; his father a native of Pennsylvania; his mother, of Lawrence Township; they were early settlers and picneers of the county and township. Our subject was brought up on a farm, learning the cooper,s trade of his father when a youth; at the age of 18, he enlisted in Ccmpany H, of the 102d O. V. I., and was in service until the close of the war; upon his return, he attended school for a few years, and then engaged in the jewelry business in Canal Fulton, continuing in that trade for seven years; in 1877. he purchased from E. Held the foundry with which he has since been identified; he does general casting and jobbing, and also manufactures some grain drills; he has also been interested in brick manufacturing, to which he is now giving especial attention, and doing a flourishing business. Mr. Howenstine was married, in 1868, to Miss Martha E. Van Kirk, of Wayne County; they have three cihldren - Cora C., Annie M. and Eliza B. JOHN HOWENSTINE, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton: is a son of David and Magdalene (Cook) Howenstine, the former a native of Lancaster County, and the latter of Franklin Co., Penn.; they removed to Ohio in 1835, locating in Stark County, where they began farming; the father was a cooper by trade and did a small business in that line in connection with his agricultural pursuits; they lived in the township a number of years, then removed to Wayne County, where they were residents a number of years. While living there the mother of our subject' died; his father subsequently returned to Lawrence Township, and departed this life in Fulton. Our subject was the second child of a family of eleven children; he is a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1820, and learned the trade of cooper from his father, and in connection with his farming operations, works at his trade. Mr. Howenstine owns 50 acres of finely improved land, in the southeastern portion of the township, and is one of the most intelligent and substantial farmers of Stark Ccunty; his wife,s maiden name was Lydia Brougher, and was from Jackson Township; they have six children. JOHN HAMMER, fanner; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a son of Dominick and Catharine (Malline) Hammer, both natives of Bavaria, Germany, where they were married, subsequently (1840) removing to the United States; they immediately located in Lawrence Township, and went to farming; his father's death occurred in 1847; his rcother is still living; they were parents of two children—our sub; ject and Frances, now Mrs. Steiner. John was born in Germany, and since the location of his parents in Lawrence Township, has been a resident there, engaged in farming and dealing in stock. The old homestead farm of which he is the possessor, consists of 100 acres of land, part of which is within the corporation limits of Canal Fultcn; he is also owner of several valuable business houses in town. Mr. Hammer has served as a member of the Common Council a number of terms, and is a liberal minded, progressive citizen; he was married, in 1864, to Miss Mary C. Dunn, of Akron, Ohio; they have four children living—Edward, William, Martha and Felix. JAMES H. JUSTUS, miller, Canal Fulton; is one of the prominent members and pioneers of the milling interests of Stark County. He was born in Bedford Co., Penn., in 1820, and, until 14 years of age, worked upon a farm. His father being a miller, he subsequently learned millwrighting. So much of Mr. Justus, life having been spent in the milling business, and in so many places, we only mention a few of his most important connections. He was connected with Wellman,s mill, at Mill-port, Jackson Tp., for eleven years, going there as third miller, and for the last five years there had the charge and supervision of the mill. He then went to Massillon and superintended 776 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: the building of the present Sippo Valley Mill, now owned and operated by Warwick & Justus Bros., remaining there two years, having charge of the mill. He then returned to Jackson Township and superintended the rebuilding of the mill with which he had been formerly employed (which had burned, and, in connection with H. B. Wellman and David Fahs, conducted the mill for three years as a partner, and for two years as Superintendent. He then was engaged in milling in the old mill known as Earl,s Mill, near Massillon, with several parties as partners, for seven years, and soon after bought an interest in the Sippo Mills, with J. G. Warwick, under the name of J. H. Justus & Co., his brother, William IL Justus, subsequently becoming a partner; he continued in this association for about eight years, and in 1874 sold his interest to Warwick. Returning to Millport, he bought the old mill there, in connection with William Kitchen, continuing there with different parties for several years. His next venture was in the lumber trade in Massillon, with E. B. Leighley, and conducting a planing-mill in connection for two years. In 1881, in connection with Warwick and Justus, of Massillon, he bought the flouring-mill at Canal Fulton, which he has refitted and improved, and is now engaged in pursuing the calling to which he is eminently fitted, and in which he has devoted nearly half a century. The mill at Fulton is run by steam, and contains four runs of stone. Mr. Justus was married, in 1848, to Lavina Beatty, of Lawrence Township, daughter of James Beatty, one of the pioneers of the county. They have had eight children, only three now surviving—Anna, Lee and Harry. While in Massillon, Mr. Justus served as Township Treasurer and Trustee, as member of the School Board and Council, and was one of the Directors and stockholders of the rolling-mills. GEORGE S. KILGORE, grain and feed, Canal Fulton; is a native of Wayne Co., Ohio. His grandfather came from Westmoreland Co., Penn., and settled in Sugar Creek Tp., Wayne Co., at an early day, residing there the remainder of his life. His parents were William and Nancy (Shipley) Kilgore, who remained residents of that township all of their days; his father died in 1862, and his mother in 1847; they were parents of three children, George S. being the second child. Our subject passed his early life upon a farm. In I862, he enlisted in Co. H, 102d O. V. I., and was in service three years, most of the time on detached duty; he was a participant in some of the most severe battles of the war—Franklin, Athens, Decatur and Pulaski, during which engagement he was injured by the wrecking of a train so as to slightly cripple him in the ankles. Upon his return to his home, he entered upon an extended Western tour, through Dakota and Wyoming Territories, which occupied one year. He then entered into mercantile life, starting a dry goods and drug store in Orrville, Wayne Co., where he continued in business for six years; he then went to Knox Co., Ohio, and for three years was engaged in agricultural pursuits, after which he romoved to Canal Fulton, Ohio, and has been engaged in the grain business with his father-in-law, R. R. Porter, up to the present writing. He was married, in 1869, to Miss Nannie J. Porter, of Canal Fulton; they have four children—George E., Cora May, Lloyd P. and Minnie E. Mr. Kilgore is now serving as Justice of the Peace; is a member of the Fulton Masonic Lodge and of the Royal Arch of Massillon. In politics, Mr. Kilgore is a Republican, and has always taken an active interest in securing the advancement of that party. He is a prominent member of the Stark County executive force, and has served as a member of the Central Committee for three years, during which time he has done effective service in his district. JOSEPH KIRK, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; was born in Center Co., Penn., in 1805. His father's name was Michael, and he was a native of Ireland; his mother's maiden name was Christina Balt; she was a native of Germany, and, with four children—George, Julia Ann, Rebecca and our subject—came to Lawrence Township in 1815; she rode on horseback with the younger children, the boys walking. They settled in this township, two miles below Fulton, where Jacob Kirk, a brother, had settled three years before. Joseph was bound out to learn the carpenter,s trade soon after their arrival; he was to receive his board, LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 777 two months schooling, and $15 in cash at the end of his apprenticeship; he then engaged with John Taylor for four years at $12 per month. In 1825, he was married to Miss Susanna Karr, and immediately began farming operations in the township, upon the tract of land where he now lives. Mr. Kirk has brought his land from the primeval forest up to a condition of superior cultivation, devoting his time exclusively to that business, with pleasing results. His buildings are fine, and are a picture of thrift and comfort; he has 100 acres of land on his farm, conveniently and pleasantly located. He has been a member of the Methodist Church over fifty years, and his entire life has been exemplary and honorable. His first wife died in 1854; she was the mother of ten children—Grace, Mrs. Sichly, a widow, now a resident of Akron; George, deceased; William, deceased; James R. was killed at Stone River, after eight months, service in defense of his country; Ellen J., wife of Adam Kurtz, who is now working the old homestead; Samuel W. lives at Canal Fulton; Rebecca O. ; Ellis died while in the army; Martha, wife of L. C. Schumacher, of Akron; and Cyrus, living in Canal Fulton. Mr. Kirk is now the oldest male person living in Lawrence Township, which elects him Vice President for that township of the Stark County Pioneer Association. JOSEPH W. KIRK, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a son of Jacob and Ann (Furst) Kirk, natives of Pennsylvania, and emigrant from Clinton Co., Penn., to Lawrence Township, about 1812, locating near Canal Fulton, where they resided during the remainder of their lives. His father became an extensive land owner, possessing at one time over 600 acres in the township, and 300 acres in Indiana; be was also a prominent citizen, and served as Justice of the Peace. They were both members of the Disciples, Church, his mother having formerly been a Lutheran. Of a family of eleven children, only four now survive—Jacob, a resident of Illinois; Christina,. now Mrs. Gilchrist, of Iowa; Henry, of Illinois; and the subject of this sketch, who was the sixth child, and born in Lawrence Township in 1819. He has followed farming all his life in Lawrence Township, and, since 1844, upon the farm where he now resides. He has 261 acres of land, which he has cleared, cultivated and improved until it presents a model appearance; his buildings are beautiful, large and commodious, and finely located. He is one of the substantial and practical farmers of the county and is worthy of the esteem accorded him by his fellow citizens. He served the township two terms as Land Appraiser. Mr. Kirk has been thrice married—first, to Clarissa McFarland, who died in 1847; second, in 1850, to Miss Isabella Taylor; she died in 1853, leaving one child, Ann M., Mrs. Housman. In 1854, he married Alta Cole; they have six children living—Eva A., Silva E., Charles L., Howard L., Horace Greeley and Henry Dwight. PHILIP KELLER, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a son of Philip and Catharine (Shook) Keller, who were natives of Chester Co., Penn., and emigrated to Ohio at an early day. They located near Manchester for a short time, but soon after removed to Jackson Township, where they located upon a farm. While living there our subject,s mother died, and his father subsequently re-married, and lived there until 1868, when he removed to Summit County, where he died about 1875. Philip was the eldest of a family of eleven children, and was born in Summit County in February, 1816; his early life was passed upon a farm in Jackson Township. At the age of 21, he married Maria Whitmyre, daughter of Philip Whitmyre, of Lawrence Township, and; removing to that township, settled upon a farm in the eastern portion thereof, where he remained for fourteen years, subsequently removing to his present location, in the western part of the township, where he has 180 acres of land, well improved. His wife died in 1873, leaving the following children: ALVIN KELLER, the eldest child, was born in Lawrence Township in 1844, where he has always resided, following farming; he was married, in 1866, to Miss Margaret Walter, of Wayne County; they have three children—Walter L., Oliver F. and Charles W.; he has 89 acres of fine land, situated adjoining his father,s, and is a well-informed, practical citi-. zen; Elizabeth lives in Ashland County; Lucinda, now Mrs. Stauffer, in Wayne County; 778 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Emeline, now Mrs. Gruff, of Summit County; and Catharine, now Mrs. Shaffer, a resident of Wayne County, comprises the rest of the family. Mr. Keller married, in 1877, the widow Miller, for a second wife. J. H. KITCHEN, farmer; P. 0. Massillon; is one of the early residents of Stark County, and for over forty years of the farm upon which he is now living. He is a native of Columbia Co., Penn. In 1825, he came to Ohio and resided in Portage County for two years, working upon the construction of the Ohio Canal. In 1827, he became a citizen of Stark County, locating in Jackson Township, where he farmed for six years, at the expiration of which time he removed to Lawrence Township, where he has continued to reside ever since. He has 114 acres of fertile and well-improved land. Mr. Kitchen was married, in 1832, to Miss Sarah Breed, of Lynn, Mass. Of a family of five children born to them, three are now living—Parmelia; Henry Kitchen, a celebrated physician of Cleveland, Ohio; and Mary Brieze, a resident of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Kitchen has been a valued citizen of Lawrence Township, and, although now in feeble health, is interested in all matters of public, progress. J. V. LERCH, Pastor Reformed Church, Canal Fulton; is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Northumberland County in 1843. His father, G. W. Lerch, was also a native of the Keystone State; his mother,s maiden name was Eve Klase. They cams to Ohio about 1848, and settled in Richville, Perry Tp., Stark Co.; his father was a blacksmith by trade, and for several years followed that occupation in Richville; subsequently, they removed upon a small farm in Perry Township where they still reside. Our subject, at the age of 16, was apprenticed to Russell & Co., of Massillon, to learn the machinist,s trade, remaining in that institution about eighteen months, when, in 1862, he enlisted in Co. E. of the 104th 0. V. I., and was in the service until the close of the war. His health failing him while in service, he was confined to a cot in the hospital for one year, after which he was engaged in dispensing medicine from the dispensary for the remainder of his enlistment. Upon his return to his home in Stark County, he began his education in the higher schools, preparatory to a college course, which was necessary for the exalted calling of the ministry, which he had concluded to make his life work. He attended the academy at Greensburg, Summit Co., two terms, from thence to Mt. Union College, and in the spring of 1869 entered Heidelberg College, located at Tiffrn, Ohio. He completed his college course in 1871, and his theological course two years later. Upon the completion of his education, he went to Illinois, where, in 1873, he was examined and ordained. Accepting a commission as a missionary for Missouri, he removed thither in 1874, having previously, in the same year, been united in marriage to Miss Melissa M. Myers, daughter of W. G. Myers, Esq.. of Canal Fulton. While a resident of Missouri, he united with his labors as Pastor the duties of a teacher, and for two years was the Principal of the public school at Princeton; after a residence of over two years, he closed his labors there and returned to Ohio, and was located at Ashland until November, 1870, when he was bereaved by the loss of his wife. He then removed to Canal Fulton, in order to secure care for his children, and has been a resident there since, during which time he has established and organized a congregation and built a church; the membership now numbers eighty-eight, and the church and society is in a healthy and flourishing condition. ANDREW LYTLE, farmer; P. 0. Canal Fulton; is a son of Andrew and Jane Preston Lytle, his father a native of Pennsylvania and his mother a native of Maryland; were married in Fayette Co., Penn., where they lived for a few years subsequent. In 1812, his father and his brother William came to Lawrence Township and cut off an acre of timber from the northeast corner of Sec. 8, and, after building a log house upon it, they returned it Pennsylvania. In 1813, he rented a farm in Beaver Co., Penn., and worked it until 1817, when he came to Lawrence Township with his family, consisting of five children, and settled down upon their land; here the worthy couple successfully cleared and improved their land, and lived to enjoy some of the well earned fruits of industry. Out of a family of LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 779 eleven children, the following now survive: Robert F., a resident of Lawrence Township for many years, but now living in Chippewa Tp., Wayne Co.; Maria Preston, of La Grange Co., Ind.; and the subject of this biography, Andrew, Jr., was born in Beaver Co., Penn., in 18I6, and, upon his father's farm in Lawrence Township, found ample work for his youthful days in helping to clear and cultivate the land. He is familiar with the growth and development of the community from its early days, and relates many interesting tales of pioneer life. He learned the carpenter's trade when 14 years of age, and passed fourteen years in the busy plying of that branch of industry. In 1850, he married Elizabeth, a daughter of John and Eleanor Richey, early settlers of the township. Mr. and Mrs. Richey were married in Pennsylvania, and settlers of Lawrence Township in 1819, locating upon the farm now in possession of our subject; they resided there for many years, engaged in cultivating and improving; he was accidentally killed while on a trip to Pennsylvania, but his wife still survives, a resident of Illinois. Since his marriage, Mr. Lytle has cultivated the soil with profitable returns. His long residence in the township and his honorable Christian life render him a valuable and respected citizen. He, as is also his wife, is a member of the Presbyterian Church of long standing. They have had four children —Leeman H. and Horace Williard, living; and Frank H. and May B., deceased. LANDFEAR & MILLER, hardware, stoves and tinware, Canal Fulton. This house was established in 1879, by a partnership between F. W. Landfear and John Buck, who were associated together until the spring of 1881, when Buck retired and Charles C. Miller became a partner, under the firm name of Landfear & Miller; although they have been established only a short time, they are doing a large and increasing business, and are honorable and progressive business men; they are making a specialty in stoves, 'tinware and general jobbing business, which line they are doing the leading trade. F. S. Land-fear is a native of Portage Co., Ohio; he learned his trade in Bedford, Cuyahoga Co., commencing at the age of 18. In 1875, he started in a business venture at Peninsula, Summit Co., and was in the hardware, tin and stove business there for four years. In 1879, he came to Canal Fulton and embarked in trade there, where he has since resided. He was married, in 1876, to Miss M. R. Cook, of Cuyahoga County; they have one child, Lucius R. Mr. Landfear is a member of the Knights of Honor. Charles C. Miller is a son of Abraham and Sophia (Humbert) Miller; his father, Abraham Miller, was born in Lawrence Township; he was a son of Henry Miller, one of the pioneers of the township. Abraham Miller was a farmer, and largely interested in horticultural pursuits; he owned a farm of 150 acres at the time of his death, 50 acres of which was in orchards; he was one of the largest fruit-growers in the township, making a specialty in peaches and apples; at the time of his death, he was engaged in the grocery trade in Canal Fulton; he died in July, 1875, leaving seven children—Lucy J., Henry A. (a resident of Ft. Wayne, Ind.), Emma Ridenour (of Massillon), Curtis J., Louis (deceased), Charles C. and Flora. Charles C. was born in Lawrence Township in 1857, and has always been identified with his native town; he formed his first business partnership and venture as mentioned above, and starts in life with flattering promises of success. LAMBRIGHT & KITTINGER, Canal Fulton, are extensive dealers in lumber; conduct a planing-mill, manufacture doors, sash and blinds, and are also contractors and builders. S. W. Lambright is a native of Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1832, and learned the carpenter and joiner's trade when a youth. In 1852, he came to Canal Fulton and was employed at his trade there for a few months, then went to Sestern Ohio, where he engaged at his trade for two years, subsequently returning to Canal Fulton, where he has since resided. He worked at contracting and building until 1879, when he entered into partnership with David Jackson in the lumber trade, continuing until January, 1881, when Jackson and J. N. Kittinger became a member of the firm. He was married, in 1857, to Miss Mary A. Gilcher, daughter of Henry Gilcher, of Fulton; she died in I861, leaving one child, 780 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Hamilton M. In 1862, he married a second wife—Miss Nancy Buckmaster, of Canal Fulton; they have five children—Flora B., Minta A., Eva G., Jessie L. and Bessie S. He has served the township as Trustee two terms, and as member of the Council of Fulton one term; he is an old and consistent member of the Methodist Church. J. N. Kittinger is a native of Lawrence Township, son of David Kittinger, who was a native of Pennsylvania, but a resident of Stark County since 1833. Our subject learned the carpenter's trade with his father, which calling he is still pursuing, superintending the extensive contracts of the firm of which he is a member. In 1881, he became a member of the above firm. He was married, in 1868, to Miss Celestia Stock, of Huron Co., Ohio; they have five children—Albert, Chloe, Zoe, Frank and Floyd. Mr. Kittinger is an esteemed citizen and business man, and a member of the Methodist Church. JOHN P. LAWRENCE, farmer; P. O. North Lawrence; is a son of Philip and Katherine (Hartz) Lawrence, natives of Prussia, who were emigrants to America in 1844, and soon after settled'in Lawrence Township, where they have since resided; they have two children—Jacob, a resident of Wayne County; and John P., the subject of this sketch. He was born in Germany, but, since the coming of his father to Lawrence Township, has been a resident there, with the exception of one year. Mr. Lawrence has been engaged in farming all of his life, at which he engages his whole attention; he has 111 acres of improved land, situated in the western portion of the township, adjoining Wayne County; he has always taken a leading hand in educational affairs; was Clerk of the Board of Education in the township, and hat also been Township Trustee, serving at the present time his third term. He was married, in 1861, to Miss Elina Gesaman, daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Reichard) Gesaman, who were pioneer settlers of the township. Mr. and Mrs. Lawernce have a family of eight children—Emma G., Cassie E., Charles G., Jacob G., Ida E., Orrin F., Landreth C. and Aldin. They are members of the U. B. Church of Lawrence Township. JOHN LINN, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is one of the earlier settlers of Lawrence Township, and worthy of an extended sketch of his life. He is a native of Bedford Co., Penn., where he was born in 1807; he emigrated to Ohio in October, 1829, and located upon the farm in Lawrence Township where he now resides, and upon which he has passed over half a century. When he came, his farm was all timber; it is now one of the fine, cultivated and valuable farms of Stark County, and to Mr. Linn the change is due; he now owns 80 acres of land, and to farming he has devoted his life-time. He married, in August, 1833, Miss Susanna Stock, of the township; she was born in Adams Co., Penn., in 1816; they have nine children living—David, a farmer of Lawrence Township, was a member of the 104th O. V. I., and in service over three years; Harriet Sheets, in Richland County; Barbara Dayhoof ; Addis, a resident of Orrville, Ohio; Abraham, a farmer of Mich. igan; William, living in Richland County; Jacob, in Williams County, Ohio; John and Mary, at home. Addis was also a volunteer in the late service for over three years, in the 63d O. V. I., and a son, Isaac, was killed in Georgia, after serving three years in the 18th Regulars, of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Linn are members of the U. B. Church. F. D. LIGGETT, clothing, Canal Fulton; is one of the prominent business men of Canal Fulton, notwithstanding the fact that his connections there are of recent date. Mr. Liggett came to Fulton in 1874, from Center Co., Penn., where he had formerly been engaged in the milling and flouring business; he associated himself in partnership with John Mobley in the clothing trade, and conducted the business for two years, when he disposed of his interest, but retained the management, which he still holds. In March, 1881, his brother, John Liggett, of Pennsylvania, became the owner of the stock, and for him he is now conducting the business; the stock consists of a large line of ready-made clothing, hats, caps, gentlemen,s furnishing goods, trunks, traveling-bags, etc., and the trade enjoyed by this house is large and extended. Mr. Liggett is an enterprising and liberal minded citizen, and an effrcient and success- LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 781 ful manager. He was united in marriage, in 1866, to Hiss Harriet Mobley, of Lawrence Township; they have three children—John, Salathiel and Mary. MYERS, ELLIOTT & CO., hardware, Canal Fulton; is one of the extensive business houses of Stark County. This house was established in 1870, since which time their business has increased until they were forced to make a change in location, and, in July, 188I, they took possession of their new rooms in the Union Block, where they have added a large addition, depth of 160 feet, and two floors, and where they have now ample room for their mammoth stock of hardware, which is complete in every respect; they carry a full line of agricultural implements. WILLIAM N. MYERS, is a native of Sayne Co., Ohio, where he was born in 1850; his business experience began in 1868, when he came to Canal Fulton and entered the employ of J. W. Waggoner in the hardware trade, with whom he remained until 1870, when his father, W. G. Myers, and G. N. Elliott, bought the store, forming the company of Myers, Elliott & Co., and since that time has given to his business his entire attention. He was married, in June, 1877, to Miss Mary Kirk, of Fulton; they have two children—Carl and an infant. Mr. Myers has served as Corporation Treasurer, and is an esteemed and efficient business man. G. N. ELLIOTT is a descendant of the Elliotts who were refugees from Ireland on account of their religious belief, as opposed to Catholicism and the Established Church of England; emigrating to America as a family, they settled in Holmes and Coshocton Counties at an early day, and were pioneers of the Methodist Church. Dr. Charles Elliott, the celebrated author and editor, was a brother of the grandfather of our subject. Dr. Elliott was refused admittance to the College of Edinburgh on account of religious belief.. Coming to America, he took an advanced rank in literature, and was the editor of several Methodist papers. Our subject was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, in 1841, and was raised upon the farm; in 1861, while attending school at Delaware, he enlisted in Co. D, 20th O. V. I., and was in service three years, participating in all the severe battles and engagements of the Army of the Tennessee, from Ft. Donelson up to the taking of Atlanta, only eight out of his company escaping unhurt. After the war, he was engaged in farming in Chippewa Tp., Sayne Co., until 1870, when he became a member of the above firm. He was married, in 1868, to Miss Rosa J. Myers; they have one child--Cora Belle. Mr. Elliott was one of the organizers of Lodge No. 514, A., F. & A. M., which has his name, being known as Elliott Lodge, and is also a member of Massillon Commandery and Chapter. Richard F. Myers was born Nov. 29, 1858, in Wayne County, and in 1880 became a member of the firm of Myers, Elliott & Co., his father, W. G. Myers, retiring, "Dick " had previously been connected with the business for two years, in the capacity of clerk; he now represents the " Co." WILLIAM G. MYERS, lawyer, Canal Fulton; is one of the representative self-made men of our times. He is a native of Chippewa Tp., Wayne Co., Ohio, and son of Peter and Sarah Miller Myers, the former a native of New York, the latter of Cumberland Co., Penn. ; his father emigrated in 1816 to Perry Tp., Stark Co., where his mother,s people had located in 1812; they were united in marriage there in I8I7, and soon after went to Chippewa Township, where they lived about three years, returning subsequently to Perry Township; his father died in 1840, his mother in 1879, in the home of our subject. William G. Myers was an inmate of his grandfather,s home in Perry Township until 14 years of age; he then engaged in a store in Massillon, soon after going to Canal Fulton, where he was indentured to learn the cabinet-maker's trade; he remained in Fulton about one year, and then went with his preceptor to Bath, Summit Co., where he remained for four years; returning to Lawrence Township, he changed his occupation to that of a carpenter, and followed it for four years, teaching school in the winter in the meantime, for nine winters. In 1843, he married Sarah J. Hardgrove, of Lawrence Township, and in 1844 began farming operations in Wayne County. In 1850, he commenced reading law, and, although not at that time admitted to practice, was employed in numerous cases in the region around his home; 782 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: he also was an auctioneer, at which he made a success and extended his acquaintance; his farming operations were successful and extensive, owning, at one period, about 400 acres, and continued until 1870, when he became a resident of Canal Fulton, and became interested in the morcantile branches of trade. In 1875, he was admitted to the bar, and since that time has devoted his attention to the practice of his profession and in settling estates, acting as guardian, and doing a general busibusi-s of trust, and still pursuing his calling as an auctioneer. Mr. Myers has made a success of life by perseverance, industry and honorable dealing. His education as procured by himself, and the handsome property which he has accumulated is the direct result of his own labor and wise skill as a financier. In the law, he possesses high natural abilities, supplemented by study and research. He has always been a strict disciple of temperance, and is one of the valued citizens of which Stark County may be justly proud. His children are Mary M. Lerch, deceased; John W., Rosa J., Elliott, William, M. George W. and Richard F. J. W. MYERS, farmer; P. O. North Lawrence a son of W. G. Myers, Esq., of Canal Fulton; he is a native of Chippewa Tp., Wayne Co., and, until 22 years of age, remained with his parents, securing a good education. In 1864, he enlisted in Co. I, 5th 0. V. C., and was in the service about one year; mustered out at Charlottesville, N. C. In November. 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Letitia J. Young, daughter of Cyrus and Margaret (Sheafer) Young, of Lawrence Township. Mr. Myers has for a number of years past been engaged in farming 177 acres belonging to the Young estate. Mr. and Mrs. Myers have four children living—Cyrus, William, Sadie and Maggie; and two deceased– Charles and Oscar. PETER MATHIE, deceased; was a native of France, coming to America in 1832 with his parents and locating in Plain Township. He married, in 1839, Susanna Duck, of Plain Township; they resided in Plain Township for one year after his marriage, and then removed to Monroe Co., Ill., where he remained two years; returning to Plain Township, he bought his fathfather,sm, where he lived until 1853, when he came to Lawrence Township and purchased land, upon which his sons now reside, where he lived until his death, in 1865; his wife died in 1878. They were members of the Lutheran Church. Nine children are now living, descendants of this couple--William J., in Plain Township; Samuel, a retired fanner, living at Black River, Ohio; Louis D., George W. and John P., residents and farmers of this township; Caroline Hisner, of Fulton; Joseph, in Michigan; Charles, in Jackson Township; and Evangel Daly, a resident of Michigan. G. W. MATHIE, farmer; P. 0. Canal Fulton; is a young and enterprising farmer of Lawrence Township, son of Peter and Susanna (Duck) Mathie. Our subject was born in Plain Township in 1847; since the removal of his parents to Lawrence Township, he has been a resident and farmer there. He owns 107 acres of land, conveniently located. He was united in marriage, in January, 1875, to Miss Hattie A. Lucas, of Lawrence Township; they have one child, Elton Lee. Mr. Mathie has also been a school-teacher, and served the township one term as Assessor. JOHN MOBLEY, merchant, Canal Fulton; is a prominent citizen of Stark County, an old established business man, and a descendant of an old pioneer family, who early settled in Osnaburg Township. The father of our subject was Ezekiel Mobley, who came to the county with his parents at an early day, subsequently removing to Wayne County. Ezekiel married in Stark County Miss Sarah Bear, and soon after located in East Union Tp., Wayne Co., where they remained for the remainder of their lives, engaged in agricultural pursuits. John Mobley was the oldest child of a family of six children; he was born in Wayne County in 1815, and until 15 years of age remained as an assistant upon the farm homestead. He then learned the saddler and harness-maker in Stark County, and first embarked upon the sea of business life in Brookfield. where he only remained one year, when, about 1835, he came to Canal Fulton, and up to the present writing has been engaged in successful business life there. He worked at his trade in Fulton for thirty years, and LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 783 then engaged in tanning and shoe manufacturing; and for a number of years was interested also in a clothing store. Mr. Mobley is at the present time engaged in the boot and 1 shoe trade exclusively, and in that line carries the leading stock and is doing the leading business. Mr. Mobley has been an honored progressive citizen of Lawrence Township for many years; all works of merit and schemes for the promotion of the public good receive encouragement at his hands. With the exception of one year, in 1849, when, during the gold excitement of that year, he visited California, he has been a continuous resident from 1835, and has seen the progress and development of " Old Stark" from pioneer days to the present. He has served as Township Trustee, as a member of the School Board and as a Councilman. He is also a member of long standing of the I. 0. 0. F. Mr. Mobley was married in 1835 to Miss Sarah Gibson, who died in 1849, leaving one child, Belle, now living in Southern Ohio. He married a second wife, Miss Mary Augustine, in 1851. They have one child now living—Ellsworth E. JOSEPH MILLER, farmer; P. 0. Canal Fulton; is a son of Henry and Magdalena (Weaver) Miller, his father a native of Virginia, his mother of Maryland, and both came to Stark County when young. They were married near Canton in 1816, and soon after came to Lawrence Township, settling on the tract of land which is now the finely cultivated and improved home of- our subject. Here this worthy couple lived for forty years, being familiar with all phases of pioneer life, subsequently removing to the farm now owned by Elias Miller, near Fulton. Henry Miller was extensively engaged in 'farming, becoming a large land-owner, and cleared and improved many acres of land in the township. He was a member of the Reformed Church as was also his wife; they were parents of nine children—Mary Simmonds; who died in this township; Samuel, killed by the cars in Crawford County while on his way to inspect his land there; Abraham, deceased; Joseph; Susanna, died in Crawford County; John, deceased; Zephinia, deceased; Harriet, now Mrs. Shumacher, of Indiana; and Elias, a prominent farmer of Lawrence Township. Joseph Miller was born in Lawrence Township in 1822, and has always been a resident there, with the exception of four years upon the old homestead farm. He purchased it from his father in 1858, and has improved it until it is one of the most valuable pieces of property in the township. He was married in 1846, to Miss Lydia Albright, of Jackson Township; she died in 1856, leaving four children—Amanda Streby, Dila J. Tilton, Melissa J. Tilton and Amos. Mr. Miller subsequently was united to a second wife, Mary Albright, by whom he has six children--Frank, Edward, Waldo, Lillie (deceased), Rosa and Bertha. Mr. Miller devotes his entire attention to farming, but takes an interest in all affairs of public improvement and reform. His standing is among the prominent, useful and successful farmers of Stark County. MARTIN & CAMPBELL, groceries and provisions, Canal Fulton. This firm was established in January, 1881, and is composed of F. M. Martin and I. D. Campbell, two well-known gentlemen who have been connected with Lawrence Township for several years in other occupations. Their stock consists of a large assortment of groceries and provisions, and they have already made a promising start for public favor and patronage. F. M. Martin is a son ofSilliamm and Abigail Martin, natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers of the community. Our subject was the second child of a family of nine children born in Wayne County in 1841. He enlisted in August, 1862, in Co. A, 104th 0. V. I., and was in active service for nearly three years, participating in many of the well-known battles, among which are mentioned the Atlanta campaign, Siege of Knoxville, lasting twenty-one days, and with Hood's expedition through Tennessee. He was wounded, in February, 1864, in a skirmish near Wilmington, N. C., by a bullet striking the buckle of his belt and driving it into his body. Upon his return from the army he was engaged in drilling and prospecting for mineral and coal until January, 1881, when he formed the business partnership mentioned above, and has been giving his attention to that since. He was united in marriage in January, 1869, to 784 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Miss Mary Hartgrove, of Lawrence Township. They have five children—Milton, Forrest, Eva B., Samuel and Bertha. Irvin D. Campbell was born in Ashland Co., Ohio, in 1852, and first entered upon the stage of business action by learning telegraphy at Russell Station. This business he gave his attention to for seven years, acting as station agent and operator in Canal Fulton for the C., T. V. & S. R. R. In January, 1881, he embarked in trade with Mr. Martin, and to that business he is devoting his exclusive attention. Mr. Campbell was married in 1879 to Miss Cora M. Miller, of Lawrence Township. They have one child—Kelcy. D. C. McDOWELL, farmer; P. 0. Canal Fulton; is a native of Tuscarawas Township, where he was born in 1820. His parents were James and Mary (Craig) McDowell, who were natives of Washington Co., Penn., and in 1814 came to Tuscarawas Tp., Stark Co., settling upon a farm where they continued to reside for the remainder of their lives. His father served as Township Trustee and was an honored and useful citizen. They have five descendants now living— Nathaniel, living in Illinois; Mary Fulton, of Shelby Co., Ohio; Letitia Winters. now residing in Kansas; Nancy Lyon, of Wayne Co., Ohio; and the subject of this biography. Robert McDowell was a member of the 61st 0. V. L, but was subsequently transferred to the 62d Regiment; was wounded at the battle of Chanclorsville, and was sent home, dying from the effects of the wound. D. C. McDowell became a resident of Lawrence Township in 1842, since which time he has been engaged in farming there. He owns 108 acres of valuable land, which has been extensively mined for coal. He was married in 1843 to Miss Margaret Porter, daughter of Richard Porter, of Wayne County. They have two children —Orrin and Ella: Mr. McDowell lost his wife in 1871. He is a man widely known and universally respected; is enterprising and one of the most valued citizens of Stark Co. During the war, he served the township several terms as Township Trustee. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. JOHN MICHENER, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a representative of one of the old pioneer families of the township, and is probably the oldest person born within its limits. He is a son of Jonathan and Jane (Hobson) Michener; his father was a native of the Keystone State and his mother of Virginia. They were married in Jefferson Co., Ohio, about 1815, and in 1817 became residents of Lawrence Township, settling on the tract of land now in possession of our subject, where the remainder of their lives were passed; his mother died in 1833. She was the mother of eight children, John being the only one now surviving; his father was subsequently married to a second wife by whom he had two daughters; his death occurred in 1839. John Michener has been a resident of Lawrence Township all his life, engaged in the quiet routine of farm life, at which he has achieved great success; he is the possessor of the old homestead farm consisting of 160 acres of well-improved and finely cultivated land. He has served the township as Trustee three terms, and in matters of education has always taken a leading interest, serving as Director and Clerk for eighteen years. He was married in 1848 to Miss Elizabeth Beatty, of Jackson Township; they had three children—Mary, John B. and J. Warren. THOMAS MASTERS, Tostmaster and merchant, Chapman; is a native of England. He emigrated to America, in 1860, locating in Pennsylvania, where he worked at mining for two years. He then came to Ohio and for two years was engaged in the mines in Eastern Ohio—Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. He next removed to Stark County, and for a short time followed mining; subsequently engaging in the grocery, notion and provision business at " Youngstown Hill," —here he has since continued. He has filled the office of Postmaster since his appointment in 1875. In June, 1876 he became associated in business with William Findley, and they are still doing business together under the firm name of Masters & Findley. Mr. Masters was married in 1875 to Miss Sarah Powell, also a native of England. They have three children —William, Thomas and Amelia. Mr. Masters is a member of Lawrence Lodge, I. O.O. F., and is one of the substantial and trustworthy citizens of the township. LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 785 ALBERT H. MILLER, fanner; P. 0. Canal Fulton; is a son of John Miller, who was born in Lawrence Township in 182'7; he was a son of Henry and Magdalena (Seaver) Miller, early settlers and pioneers of Stark County. John Miller was a prominent citizen and farmer of Lawrence Township all his life; he married Catharine Albright of Jackson Township, and in 1860 bought the farm upon which our subject now lives, and lived there until his death in 1870. He was a member of the Reformed Church. Five children are descendants from this union, four of whom are now living—Melvina J. now Mrs. McLaughlin; Albert H.; Cora, Mrs. Campbell; and George Wesley; Logan, deceased. Mrs. Miller is still living and a resident of Lawrence Township. Albert H. Miller is a native of Lawrence Township, where he now resides. He has chosen the occupation of a farmer, and is now cultivating the old homestead farm. He was united in marriage in 1878 to Miss Flora A. Shilling, of Tuscarawas Township. They have two children—Homer Orton and Blanche Estelle. RICHARD R. PORTER, grain, wool and feed warehouse, Canal Fulton; is a native of Beaver Co., Penn., where he was born in 1818. His father was a native of Ireland and emigrated to America at the age of 19; he located in Pennsylvania when the western portion of the State was yet a wilderness, and when he arrived at Pittsburgh it consisted of nineteen log shanties; he continued a resident of that State until his death, which occurred in Beaver County in 1841. The mother of our subject died while residing with him in 1870, aged 91. Richard R. Porter was the ninth child of a family of ten children, five boys and five girls—only five of whom are now living—Alexender, now a farmer of Lawrence Township; Eleanor, now Mrs. Barclay, of Columbiana County; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Par nell, of Seneca County; Ann, Mrs. Rhodes, of Darlington, Beaver Co:, Penn.; and the subject of this biography. Our subject emigrated to Ohio when 21 years of age, coming to Lawrence Township, where an uncle of his had located. Here he commenced to learn the carpenter,s trade, which pursuit occupied his attention for three years. He was then taken sick and after recovering returned to Pennsylvania, where he remained only a short period, his father dying there in the meantime, when he returned to Lawrence Township, which locality has retained him as a citizen up to the present time. Mr. Porter was -for many years engaged at farming, and still retains farming interests and possessions, but since 1875 he has been a resident of Canal Fulton, where he is pleasantly situated and enjoying well-earned leisure. Having passed the greater portion of his life in stirring and practical business and in order that his leisure might not become too monotonous, he erected a warehouse near the depots, where in connection with his son-in-law, George Kilgore, he is now engaged in the grain, wool and feed business. Mr. Porter owns 100 acres of land in the township, the opera building, and various tracts of real estate in Canal Fulton. As a citizen he has attained a high position in the county and has been identified with many of the public enterprises which have secured to the people lasting benefits. To positions of honor and trust he has been many times elected as a fitting representative; among the many we will mention as a worker and member of the school interests for thirty years, as Township Assessor, as County Commissioner for six years, during which the court house was built and the iron bridge system was adopted. In both movements he was a leading spirit, and last as a member of the State Board of Public Works, serving in that capacity two terms. In 1875, he was a prominent candidate for the State Legislature, but as disaster was the rule with the Republican party that year, he failed to be elected. He is a leading politician, working with zeal each year for the success of the Republican party, which embodies in his ideas all the attributes necessary for honorable and successful local and national government. He is a member of highest degree of the Odd Fellow fraternity of Canal Fulton. Mr. Porter was married in 1841 to Miss Kezia Martin, a native of Beaver Co., Penn. They have had the following children: John, deceased, a member of Co. A, 104th 0. V. I., and subsequently a member of the staff of Gen. Riley, served over three years; he was wounded at 786 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: the battle of Franklin; his death occurred in Canal Fulton, in 1878, leaving a wife; Thomas, served two years in the 68th O. V. I., and is now a resident of Canal Fulton; Nancy, wife of George S. Kilgore, is also a resident of Fulton; Joseph is a resident of Denver, Cola, and Charles, a leading dentist of Massillon, Ohio) JOHN PORTER, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a son of Richard and Nancy (McLaughlin) Porter; his father was of Irish nativity; his mother of Pennsylvania. They emigrated from Allegheny Co., Penn., to Baughman Tp., Wayne Co., Ohio, in 1815, where they located and passed the remainder of their days. Our subject was born in Pennsylvania in 1811; he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits all of his days. In 1840, he became a resident of Stark County, purchasing the farm in Lawrence Township where he is now residing. He has 158 acres of rich and well-improved land, and to its thorough cultivation Mr. Porter has given the attention of forty years of careful supervision. He was united in marriage, in 1840, to Eliza J. McDowell, of Tuscarawas Township. Two children are the issue of this unionArabella, wife of J. P. Yockey, editor and proprietor of the Fulton Signal, and James H., a 'traveling salesman for a Mansfield house. Mr. Porter was. afflicted deeply by the death of his wife in May, 1881. Mr. Porter is one of the respected and solid farmers of Stark County, and an influential and progressive citizen. RICHARD A. PORTER, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a son of John A. Porter, a native of Allegheny Co., Penn.; he married in Beaver Co., Penn., Miss Maria Scott, also a native of Pennsylvania. They emigrated to Ohio about 1827, locating in Wayne County upon a farm, where they resided for ten years. They then removed to Lawrence Township, where they became successful farmers and valued citizens. Mr. Porter died in 1875; his wife still survives him, living upon the old homestead which is located in the western portion of the township. Mrs. Porter is the mother of five children—Richard A., Nancy, Belle Rail, all residents of Fulton; and two deceased—Jane, who was married to a Porter, and Thomas. The subject of this sketch was born in Wayne County in 1829. His life has always been passed in farming, and since the removal of his father to this township, within its limits. In 1815, he became a resident of the farm which adjoins the old homestead, and which consists of 100 acres of fine land, well cultivated and improved. He was united in marriage in 1855 to Miss E. J. Whitcraft, daughter of Thomas Whitcraft. one of the early settlers of the township. They have five children living—Belle Tromp, of Canal Fulton, Howard, Elta, Allen and Oscar. JOHN POLLOCK, postal clerk, North Lawrence; is a son of George and Elizabeth (Mehon) Pollock, and is a native of Ireland. Upon the subsequent removal of his parents to Scotland, he became a miner in that country. In 1862, he emigrated to America and located in Stark County, where he engaged in mining in Perry and Lawrence Townships until 1877, and in the meantime at different periods traveling through the State in the interest of the Miners, Association— at one time for three consecutive years. He removed to North Lawrence with his family in 1868, and has since made that his home. In December, 1877, he was appointed Postmaster of North Lawrence, which position he held until he received a commission in the mail service, in July. 1879. His first route was from Pittsburgh to Indianapolis, but was soon after detailed to the Canal Dover & Marietta route, which he filled for one year, and after one month,s service from Chicago to Crestline, he was assigned to the route from Pittsburgh to Crestline, which he has since retained. Mr. Pollock was engaged in the grocery trade at the time of his service as Postmaster of North Lawrence. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1879, and has administered the duties of that office ever since. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, of Canal Fulton, and an esteemed and valued citizen. Mr. Pollock was married in Scotland, in 1858, to Miss Catharine Maine, who is a native of that country. They have eight children living—George, Jennet, Elizabeth, John, Robert, Jane, Peter and Alice. ROBERT POLLOCK, Postmaster, groceries and provisions, North Lawrence; is a son LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 787 of George and Elizabeth (Mehon) Pollock, who were natives of Ireland, but subsequently removed to Scotland, and from there emigrating to America with their family in 1863, locating near Massillon, in Lawrence Township; the father died in 1872; the mother is still residing there. Six children were the result of this marriage---Ann McDonald, William Robert, Mary McKenzie, Elizabeth Ray and John. Robert Pollock is a native of Ireland; his parents removed to Scotland when he was 10 years of age and there his early days were passed upon a farm, but he subsequently became a miner, which he followed until 1862, when he emigrated to America, and for two years worked in the mines near Massillon. In 1865, he came to North Lawrence and has since resided there. He worked at mining until March, 1879, and receiving the appointment of Postmaster in 1880, he opened a grocery store in connection therewith, which business he has since conducted. Mr. Pollock was married in 1855 to Miss Margaret Ray, a native of Scotland. They have ten children living—George, Margaret (now Mrs. Johnson), James, Elizabeth M., Robert, Jr., William, Ann, Jane, Martha and Andrew F. CHARLES W. ROBINSON, merchant, Canal Fulton; is a son of John and Nancy (Slusser) Robinson; his father was a native of Pennsylvania; his mother of Stark County. John Robinson was one of the earlier business men of Lawrence Township, and one of the prominent energetic citizens. He came to Canal Fulton, near 1830, and first engaged in business with Judge Henry in general merchandising, and buying and selling grain; subsequently continuing business alone there until his death. His transactions were upon a large scale and his business ventures successful. His first wife died in 1842, leaving five children. William H. was a prominent business man, engaged in boot and shoe business, and subsequently interested in a ferry company in Detroit, Mich.; subsequently returning to Canal Fulton and purchasing stock from his father,s estate, and at the time of his death a business man there. Thomas died in La Salle Co., Ill.; Harriet, deceased; Charles W., and Nancy Warner, a resident of St. John, N. B., her husband being United States Consul there; he subsequently married a second wife, Margaret Russell, of Pennsylvania. by whom he had one child--Robert T.. living in Pennsylvania. C. W. Robinson is a native of Canal Fulton, where he was born in 1838. His life has been passed in Canal Fulton engaged in merchantile pursuits. He has a large stock of general merchandise and does an extensive business. He has served the township as Treasurer and has been a member of the Common Council of Fulton. He was united in marriage in 1867 to Miss Sarah A. Kirk. They have four children living—Edwin B., Russell R., Harley H. and Annie, and one deceased, John W. DAVID RHOADES, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a son of George and Margaret (Smith) Rhoades, both natives of Lancaster Co., Penn., where they were married. They emigrated to Ohio in 1810, locating in Canton, where they remained about two years, subsequently settling in the northeastern corner of Lawrence Township about 18I2, where their son now lives, continuing residents until their deaths. His father was drafted in the war of 1812, but on account of his family secured a substitute; he followed farming, varying the monotony of that quiet life by distilling whisky, and also running a carding-machine. All phases of pioneer life and experiences were familiar to this family. David was the fourth child of a family of seven, four of whom are now living; he was born in Lawrence Township, in 1820 and has continued a resident up to the present time. With the exception of one year at milling and two years as proprietor of the American House at Canal Fulton, he has been engaged in farming upon the old home farm. In 1849, he took a trip to California, remaining there about two years. He has 160 acres of improved land. and has it under a high state of cultivation. He was married in 1851 to Miss Margaret Machamer, daughter of George and Katharine (Wolfe) Machamer, early settlers of Lake Township; her father was a native of Scotland; her mother of Pennsylvania, and they were the parents of thirteen children, nine of whom are now living. A more extended sketch of this family will appear in   788 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Lake Township history. Mr. and Mrs. Rhoades have the following children now living—Emma, Sabina, Charles, Belle, Hattie, Clara, Altie, Theo., Grace and Walter. ISAAC ROWLAND, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a son of Jacob Rowland, who came to Stark County in 1810, starting a mill near where the city of Canton now lies; he was also engaged in farming, and until his death interested in works of enterprise. A family of eleven children are the descendants—David, one of the earlier settlers of Lawrence Township, where he still resides; Christina Kitzmiller, of Canton; Isaac; Susan Haines; Mary deceased; Nancy Sholter, of Jackson Township; Jacob, deceased; Barbara Firestone, Canton Township; Harriet, deceased; Katharine Loutzenheizer, of Canton; and Elizabeth Haines, of Jackson Township. Isaac was born near Canton, and until 26 years of age lived with his parents, engaged as an assistant of his father in the mill and upon the farm. In 1836, he became a resident of Lawrence Township, where he has since lived. He owns 150 acres of improved land, to the cultivation of which he has given his entire attention. In 1836, he was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Hane, of Canton Township. Of a family of thirteen children born to them, eight are now living—Harriet, married and a resident of Michigan; Louisa Bruch, in Illinois; Reynolds, in this township; John, a resident of Wayne County; Daniel; Emma Prater; Esther Keifer, and Ida. Mr. and Mrs. Rowland are members of the Disciples, Church. WILLIAM ROHR, carriage-maker and blacksmith, Canal Fulton; is a son of Henry and Margaret Rohr, who came from Germany and settled in Jackson Township about 1840. The father of our subject was a mason by trade, which he followed together with farming. He died in Jackson Township in 1871; the mother still resides there. William was born in Jackson Township, and is the youngest child of a family of seventeen children. He commenced to learn his trade at the age of 16 at Massillon, where he remained for four and one-half years. He then went to Carrollton and 'embarked in business for himself. He only remained there a short time, however, and in March, 1881, removed to Canal Fulton, where he has started a manufactory, making all kinds of carriages, buggies, wagons, etc., and in connection has a blacksmith and general repairing shop. This shop promises, in time, to be one of the leading industries of that section. Mr. Rohr was married in November, 1880, to Miss Laura Fosnacht, of Perry Township. C. K. REINOEHL, farmer; P. O. North Lawrence; is a son of Levi and Nancy (Bear) Reinoehl, who were natives of Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Lawrence Township, where they resided, engaged in agricultural pursuits until their deaths; his father,s death occurring in 1861, and his mother,s in 1865. The subject of this sketch, Cyrus K., is the only descendant. He was born in Lawrence Township where he has always resided upon the old homestead farm which he inherited. It consists of 165 acres of improved land located in the central portion of the township. He was married in March, 1873, to Miss Harriet Mock, of Wayne County. They have four children—Charles, Maude, Dade and Frank. Mr. Reinoehl is an enterprising citizen and farmer, and is also a teacher of vocal music, to which he gives his attention in the winter seasons. ALOIS STEINER, fanner; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a son of John and Rosalia Fogle, natives of Alsace, France. They came to America in 1839, first locating in Massillon. His father was a teacher by profession, and engaged in teaching the German, English and French branches for fifteen years in that locality; his death occurred in 1853 in Lawrence Township, the mother surviving until 1878. Of a family of seven children four now survive, our subject being the eldest; he was born in France, but passed his youth in Stark County, receiving a good education in German and English. He began farming in 1860 in Lawrence Township, where he has been successfully engaged up to the present time, being also engaged in the manufacture of brick for seven years. He now owns I25 acres of well-improved fertile land, conveniently located, being only a short distance from the limits of Canal Fulton. His buildings are superior and his land shows good practical supervision. He has served the LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 789 township four terms as Township Trustee, and was an active member of the School Board for five years. In 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Frances Hammer, of Lawrence Township. They have eight children—Philomena, a teacher; Katharine, John, Joseph, William, Frank, Charles and Clara. GEORGE STOVER, farmer; P. 0. Canal Fulton; is a native of the farm upon which he now lives in Lawrence Township. He was born in I838, son of Samuel and Margaret Stover, and with the exception of a short residence in Lake Township, whither his parents removed, he has been a resident of Lawrence Township and identified with its progress and improvement all his life; assisting as well as he could for the advancement of culture and civilization. He was engaged as a teacher in his earlier days—teaching winter sessions—this he followed for several years. His principal occupation has been that of a husbandman, also making a specialty in breeding sheep and cattle. Mr. Stover has served as Trustee for the Children’s Home, at Fairmount, Washington Township, for the past six years, and is still administering the duties of that position. He is a Mason, and one of the most liberal-minded and prominent citizens of the county. He was married in January, 1869, to Miss Louise J. Beardsley, of Akron. They have two children living—George P. and Harry W., and one deceased, William B., who died aged eight months. Mr. Stover is the possessor of the old homestead farm, consisting of 8I acres of valuable land. PHILIP SHEAFER, farmer; P. 0. Canal Fulton; is a son of John and Eve (Wagoner) Sheafer, natives of Pennsylvania, where they were married in 1818, and the same year emigrated to Ohio, locating upon a farm now -owned by Philip, where they continued to reside until their deaths. His father died in 1861, his mother in 1876; his father was a man respected and honored, serving as Township Trustee. They were parents of eight children—William, deceased; Michael, deceased; Susanna, deceased; Mary Bowman, living in Indiana; Philip, and Margaret Young, residents of Lawrence Township; John, deceased; and Maria J. Greenfield, in Indiana. Philip is a native of the township where he was born in 1824, and has been a resident and farmer up to the present time. He owns 107 acres of superior land; as a citizen he ranks as one of the most respected, and has served the township as AssessOr. He was married in 1851 to Miss Sarah Krevetic, of the township; she died in 1870, leaving four children—Edward H.; Emma C. Dott; Mettie F. McFarland, now a resident of Kansas and Mary J., deceased. In 1872, he was united to a second wife, Mary Groff, widow of John Groff, and by this union they have one child, Eva. They are members of the Methodist Church. C. H. SULLIVAN, grocery and provisions, Canal Fulton; was born in Ireland in 1851. He is a son of Jeremiah and Mary (Moylan) Sullivan. They emigrated to America in 1853, and located in Chippewa Tp., Wayne Co., where they resided for some time and from there to Franklin Tp., Summit Co., where, in 1871, his father died; his mother is still living; there are seven children in the family, as follows—John, living in Summit County; Timothy, now County Treasurer of Stark County; j eremiah J., a resident of Holmes County, and State Senator during the session of 1880; Johanna Murphy, in Canal Fulton; William, in Kansas; Ellen; and the subject of this sketch, who began his business career first as a miner for five years, then for six years working for his father upon the farm, and then to Canal Fulton where he was a clerk in his brother Timothy,s grocery store for four years. In 1875, he began business for himself and is now doing a large grocery and provision trade.. He was married in 1876 to Miss Kate Marks, of Lawrence Township; they have three children—Clarence, Gertrude and Oscar. Mr. Sullivan is a prominent citizen of Lawrence Township and is at present acting as Town Treasurer. WILLIAM STOVER, farmer; P. 0. Canal Fulton; is a son of Samuel and Margaret (Kreichbaum) Stover, natives of Pennsylvania and pioneers of Summit County; a more extended sketch of whom appears elsewhere. William is a native of Lawrence Township, and has remained a citizen thereof all his life with the exception of two years. He has 790 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: made farming and the breeding of blooded horses his profession, and has achieved practical success from his labors. In 1860, he became the owner of the farm upon which he now resides, moving upon it in 1861. He was the proprietor of the American House in Canal Fulton for two years, after which he returned to his farm 'where we find him at the present writing. fie has 100 acres of improved land, conveniently located. Mr. Stover has been a progressive citizen; has served the township as Trustee four terms, as Assessor two years, and as Infirmary Director for six years. He was married, in 186I, to Miss Maggie M. Buchtel, of Jackson Township. They have two children—Clara A. and Otis G. Mr. Stover is a member of the Masonic Order at Canal Fulton. ISAAC SANDWITH, merchant, North Lawrence; is a native of England. He came to America in 1877, and immediately located in North Lawrence, serving as clerk for John Moore until June, 1879, when he was united in marriage to Mrs. Thomas Lester, and since that time has been conducting the dry goods, grocery, hardware and general line store, which was established by Thomas Lester in 1863. Mr. Sandwith is doing the leading business in his locality and is an intelligent and respected citizen. They have one child, Clara. Thomas Lester, deceased; was for many years a prominent business man in North Lawrence; he was a native of England; emigrating to America, he located in Lawrence Township, and in 1860 was united in mar riage to Miss Jeanette Brown. In 1863, he commenced in trade in North Lawrence, carrying a large stock of dry goods, groceries, hardware, etc.; he continued in business, establishing a large trade, until he died, in 1876. Mr. Lester was a respected citizen, and served as Postmaster for a number of years. The following children are now living: Alexander, Maggie. J., Jennie and Cora. SAMUEL SWIGART, farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Pfeiffer) Swigart, who came from Pennsylvania to Stark County about 1822, locating near Canton, where they remained about two years, and then became residents of Lawrence Township, settling on a tract now owned by their son, Where they remained until their deaths. They had a family of twelve children, six of whom are now living. Samuel was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1814, and, since the removal of his parents to Lawrence Township, has been a resident of the old homestead farm, engaged in agricultural pursuits; he has now 240 acres of fine land, well improved and cultivated. He was married, in 1840, to Miss Ann Grubb, also a native of Pennsylvania, and has now six children living —Isaiah, married in February, 1866, to Miss Sarah Diehl, now living in Summit County; La Fayette, married in December, 1865, to Miss Frank Sisler, of Manchester, now living in Lawrence Township; Samuel L. and Francis, at home; Emma, now Mrs. Stump, in Summit County; and Saloma, at home. Mr. Swigart is one of the practical farmers and respected citizens of Stark County. JAMES STERLING, lawyer and Notary Public, Canal Fulton; is a native of Holmes Co., Ohio, where he was born in 1849; his early days were passed upon a farm until he attained the age of 15, receiving a common-school education; he then attended for two terms a select school, and at the age of 16 commenced to teach, continuing at that vocation for five years; at the age of 21, he joined the North Ohio Conference of the M. E. Church, and for three and a half years was an itinerant minister, his first charge being Canal Fulton. In 1875, he began the study of law with W. G. Myers, Esq., and was admitted to the bar in 1877, since which time he has been practicing that profession in Canal Fulton; he also represents several leading fire insurance companies. Mr. Sterling is one of the leading citizens of Canal Fulton in point of public spirit, and is acquiring an extensive practice; he has served as Mayor two terms, and as Justice of the Peace one term; was married, in May, 1871, to Miss Kate Taggart, of Dalton, daughter of Dr. T. M. Taggart; they have two children—Merrill and Willie. A. C. STANSBURY, marble works, Canal Fulton; was born in Tuscarawas Tp., Stark Co., in 1851. He is a son of William. and Elizabeth (McKinley) Stansbury, early settlers in that township, where they now reside. Our subject was raised upon a farm until 18 years LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 791 of age, when he came to Canal Fulton, in 1869, and commenced to learn his trade with his brother, with whom he remained five years. In 1874, in connection with D. J. Wilhelm, he bought out the works, and has been engaged in business up to the present time. Stansbury & Wilhelm carry a large stock of granite and marble, and are prepared at any time to execute work in the highest style of their art. Mr. Stansbury was united in marriage, in 1874, to Miss Esther Cupples, of Tuscarawas Township. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity of Canal Fulton; is well spoken of, and an honorable; and successful business man. JOHN SCHRODER, butcher, Canal Fulton; is a native of Germany; he emigrated to America in 1853, and, after six months, residence in New York, came to Canal Fulton and entered into partnership with his brother Barney in the meat market business, which they have carried on up to the present time, and in which they are doing the leading business; they also own a farm, consisting of 50 acres, in the township, which they are operating in connection with their other business. John was married, in 1855, to Miss Susan Price, of Wayne County. He has served as Township Trustee one term, and is now serving his second term as member of the Corporation Council; he is a member of the K. of P. Lodge of Wooster, Ohio. Barney came to Canal Fulton one year previous to his brother; he was married to Miss Elizabeth Price in 1854; they have three children—Mary, Elizabeth and Callie. SAMUEL STOVER, retired farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is one of the pioneer settlers of Stark County; he was born in Aaronsburg, Center Co.. Penn., Aug. 16, 1813; he came to Lawrence Township May 26, 1823, where he remained, upon the farm on which he now resides, until the fall of 1831, when he went to Canton and learned the gunsmith,s trade with Jacob Danner, with whom he remained three years; returning to the farm in Lawrence Township, he has since resided there. He was united in marriage, Feb. 12, 1835, to Margaret Kreighbaum; they have two children—William and George, both prominent citizens and farmers of Lawrence Township. JOSEPH SAILER, cigar manufactory, Canal Fulton; is a native of Germany; he emigrated to America in 1869 and located in Massillon, and went to work for his brother, Peter Sailer, who is an extensive cigar manufacturer; Joseph had previously learned his trade in Germany; he remained with his brother for three years, and in 1872 came to Canal Fulton, where he embarked in business for himself, and has established a successful trade; .he manufactures four different brands of cigars, and also does a retail trade in tobaccos. Mr. Sailer, although a resident of Canal Fulton for a few years, has established an honorable reputation as a business man, and as a citizen is liberal and progressive. I. M. TAGGART, Superintendent of Schools, Canal Fulton; is a native of Wayne Co., Ohio, where he was born in 1850; his parents were William and Lydia (Reiter) Taggart; his mother was a native of Berks Co., Penn., and came with her parents to Wooster at an early day; his father was born in Belmont, and, at the age of 21, came to Wooster and embarked in the business of making saddle-trees and harness; in this occupation he was engaged for several years, subsequently becoming a farmer, at which he continued until his death, in 1862; the mother is still living in Wooster; she is the mother of eight children, seven of whom are now living, of whom Emmet F. was a member of the 102d O. V. I., and was in service two years, seven months of which he passed in " retirement" in Andersonville Prison; he is now a resident of Akron, Ohio; William R., a member of the 120th O. V. I., served three years, and is now farming in Wooster Township; James, a member of the 100-day service, is now farming near Wooster. The subject of this sketch was the sixth child, and, during his earlier years, was an assistant upon the home farm; he received a good education, attending the Smithville High School, and from there went to Mt. Union College, where he graduated in 1870, at 20 years of age. Mr. Taggart has devoted his attention to teaching from that time until the present, with the exception of two years in the mercantile business at North Lawrence; he came to Canal Fulton in the fall of 1875, where he has had charge of the 792 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: public school since, and under his supervision it has attained a high degree of excellence; the school is divided into four departments, and is presided over by five teachers, the average attendance during the present year (1881) being 270; Mr. Taggart is the instructor in the high school department; he ranks as one of the most progressive and valuable citizens of that community; since his residence in Fulton, he has served as Justice of the Peace, and is now upon his third term; he is a member of both the Odd Fellow and Masonic fraternities. Mr. Taggart was united in mar: riage, in June, 1871, to Miss Laura E. Fulton, of Canal Fulton; they have five children—Minnie, Frank, Bertha, Carrie and Cora. W. F. TROMP, deceased; was born in Germany in 1806; his wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Pettrie, was also a native of Germany; her people emigrated to America about 1825, and located in New York. Mr. Tromp also located in New York upon coming to this country, and while there met his wife, and in 1844 they were married. He was a cabinet-maker by trade, and followed it and piano-making in that city for some time. They emigrated to Ohio about 1856, locating in Canal Fulton; here Mr. Tromp began to work at his trade in a small way, and, by perseverance and honorable industry, succeeded in establishing a large and flourishing business and accumulated a handsome property: he died in 1874; his wife now owns the warehouse and shops, the business being conducted by her sons, Silliam H. and Clement O.; they carry a well-selected stock of furniture, which is well-displayed in their large and commodious warerooms, and also do an undertaking business, for which they are well-prepared; the boys are good workmen in their occupations, having learned their trade from their father. Mrs. Tromp has seven children now living--Martha, Louisa, Caroline; Silliam H. (born in New York in 1850, married in 1878 to Miss Sally B. Porter, of Canal Fulton; they have two children—Carrie and an infant), Fred, Clement O. and Lillie. EDWARD JOSEPH VATTMANN, Roman Cat olic Priest, Canal Fulton; was born in Westphalia, Prussia; he is one of a family of four children, one of whom is a Circuit Court Judge, and another Color Sergeant in a Uhlan regiment of the land of his birth. After attending the public schools of his native place until he was 1I years of age, our subject entered the Gymnasium and made a complete course of nine years, when he graduated at the age of 20 years; he then studied medicine one year, after which he commenced a regular philosophical and theological 'course in Paderborn University, and in three years graduated; he was then ordained a Deacon of the Catholic Church. He emigrated to America in the fall of 1864, and proceeded to St. Charles, Mo., where, after a short service as an assistant, he became parish priest of St. John,s congregation, Franklin Co., Mo.; he remained in this charge about two years, within which he bought the Presbyterian Church building at the county seat, and fitted it up for a Roman Catholic Church; it was while he was located at St. John's that he became amenable to the law known as "Drake,s test oath law," under which he and about forty other Catholic priests, upon refusal to take this oath of allegiance to the United States Government, were incarcerated in the public jails; having been released on his own recognizance, he was never afterward called upon to answer before the court. On the expiration of his service in Franklin Co., Mo., he was appointed to a charge at Findlay, Ohio, where he remained about two years, and built St. Nicholas, Church, at a cost of $15,000; during his stay there, he attended mission stations at Fostoria (where he built a parsonage), at Winter,s, at Carey (where he laid the corner-stone of a new church edifice), and at Bluffton; he was next appointed to Dungannon, Columbiana Co., Ohio, where he remained about eight years, and during his services there he established a Catholic school, which he placed in charge of sixteen "Sisters of Divine Providence," who had been banished from Mayence, Germany, by the Government, and over this school Father Vattmann was appointed Superior; at the close of his pastorate in Dungannon, he removed to Canal Fulton, where he has built a fine parsonage, and officiates as Pastor at mission stations, among which may be mentioned Marshallville, Orrville, Manchester, Fairview, Medina, Russell, LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - 793 North Lawrence and several others; he has a school in connection with the congregation, which numbers about one hundred and twenty pupils, and emploemployseachers only those who are qualified to pass examination by the County Board of Examiners. Father Vattmann is an enthusiastic and efficient worker in the important position he occupies, and as a Pastor and preacher has achieved great success; his manners are genial, education superior, has fine administrative and executive ability, and is popular with all classes of the community in which he resides. FRANKLIN WATROUS, retired farmer; P. 0. Canal Fulton; is a native of Cuyahoga County, and was brought up upon a farm. In July, 1848, he was united in marriage to Miss Drusilla McCadden, of Lawrence Township, and soon after settled upon a farm in Cuyahoga County, remaining in that county the most of the time for ten years. In 1858, they settled upon the old McCadden homestead farm, in Lawrence Township, where they remained until 1872, ,when they retired from active labor and are now enjoying the evening of their days in a pleasant home, west of the corporation limits of Canal Fulton. John McCadden, an old pioneer settler of the township, and the father of Mrs. Watrous, was born in Ireland; he emigrated to America in 1808, landing in Baltimore, and soon after made his way to Virginia, where he married Mary Edgington in 1809, and shortly after, in company with her father, John Edgington, came to Lawrence Township, where they all located and lived for the remainder of their lives. John McCadden was a prominent citizen, serving as Notary Public, and valued highly by all classes; his death occurred in 1859; his wife'wife,s,n years previous, in 1852; they were parents of seven children, only two now surviving—Mrs. Watrous, and. Maria Malone, in Lansing, Mich. JACOB WEYGANDT, farmer; P. O. North Lawrence; is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wilhelm) Weygandt, his father, a native of Pennsylvania, his mother of Virginia. They came to Ohio about 1820, settling upon the farm now owned by the subject of this sketch; they continued residents of the township until their deaths; Jacob Weygandt died in 1856, aged 70; his wife, in 1854,I854, 64. Nine children were born to this worthy couple, as follows: Hannah Goon, of Wayne County; Elizabeth Reinoehl, living in Minnesota; Joseph, in Indiana; William, a resident of Wayne County; Sarah WilsoSilson,awrence Township; Matilda, deceased; Margaret Putt and JabobJacobidents of the township; and Amanda, deceased. Jacob Weygandt, our subject, was born upon the farm upon which he now lives, in 1828; here his life, up to the present writing, has been passed; to farming he has devoted his attention, and has 80 acres of well cultivated and improved land. He was married, in 1855, to Miss Mary J. Jackson, daughter of Joseph and Eva (Fleshmen) Jackson, early settlers of the county, and residents of Tuscarawas Township where they died. Mr. and Mrs. Weygandt have one child, Sarah Jane; they are members of the Presbyterian Church. EDWARD WILLIAMS, livery, Canal Fulton; is a son of John and Sarah (Swyers) Williams, natives of Scotland; upon emigrating to America, they located first in New York, where they remained for ten years or more, subsequently removing to Ohio and settling in the southern portion of the State. Our subject commenced to learn the harneharness-maker,se at the age of 17, in Southern Ohio; this trade he followed for several years. He came to Canal Fulton in 1870, and was connected in business with Wesley Grayham in harness-making; they continued together for one and a half years, and Mr. Williams continued alone "until 1881, running, in connection, a livery stable, which he started in 1879; in 1881, he disposed of his harness-shop, and is now engaged in the livery business exclusively; his stables are large and well-appointed, and it is the aim of Mr. Williams to conduct his business upon a first-class basis. He is a member of the Masonic order of Canal Fulton, and one of the leading public-spirited citizens. He was married, in 1879, to Miss Lottie A. Caldwell, of Stark County; they have one child, Flora. MRS. MARGARET YOUNG, Massillon; is the widow of Cyrus Young, a sketch of whom appears in another portion of this work. Mrs. Young, whose maiden name was Margaret 794 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Sheafer, is a daughter of John and Eve (Wagoner) Sheafer, early settlers of Lawrence Township she was born in the township in 1826, and was married to Cyrus Young June 8, 1848. From this union there are ten children, as follows: Letitia, wife of J. W. Myers, of Lawrence Township, was born March 5, 1849; William S., born Aug. 23, 1850; Clement Russell; born Aug. 10, 1852, died in 1860; Frances Eve Morganthaler, of Massillon, born Aug. 18, 1854; Mary Melissa, born Oct. 15, I856, married to George Leonard in December, 1879, and now a resident of Medina County; Charles Fremont, born Oct. 15, 1856; A. Lincoln, born April 7, 1859; Cyrus Osra, born April 7, 1861; Philip A., born Sept. 4, 1863; and Violet May, born Oct. 18, 1867. Mrs. Young is nicely situated in a beautiful home in Lawrence Township; she is an agreeable lady and a kind and devoted mother. WILLIAM S. YOUNG, farmer and capitalist; P. O. Massillon; was born in Lawrence Township Aug. 23, 1850; he was an assistant of his father until 1874, when he went to Indiana, where he remained one year; returning to Ohio, he engaged in the of business in Lorain County, in which he is still interested, having four producing wells of the finest lubricating oil found in the United States; he also engaged in the hotel business in Belden one year; he returned to Stark County in 1880, and since that time has had the management of his father,s numerous interests and estate, of which he is the administrator. Mr. Young is a young man of fine executive and business ability, and possesses a liberal and progressive spirit, which is bound to make life a success with him; he is a large landowner in the county, and is largely interested in valuable real estate in Massillon. He is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellow organizations. CHARLES F. YOUNG, farmer; P. O. North Lawrence; is a native of Lawrence Township, where he was born in 1856. He was connected with the home farm until 1876, when he was united in marriage to Isabella Walter, of Lawrence Township, and soon after moved to his present residence in Wayne County, upon the line dividing the two counties; his farm consists of 220 acres, which is located in both Stark and Wayne Counties. Mr. and Mrs. Young have two children—Myrtle and Homer. JOHN P. YOCKEY, editor and proprietor of the Fulton Signal, Canal Fulton; is a native of Lawrence Township, and son of Philip and Elizabeth Yockey, former residents of Lawrence Township, now deceased. Our subject was rendered an orphan when 7 years of age, and from that period until 12 years old he lived with relatives, receiving meager educational advantages; at the age of 14, he commenced working for wages upon a farm, for five years in the employ of Christian Eschliman, of Lawrence Township, to whom Mr. Yockey owes a debt of gratitude for judicious advice and instillation of higher aims in life; at the age of 19, he went to Smithville Acad- emy of Wooster, Ohio, where he remained for three years, teaching school in winter sessions; after completing his education, he became a teacher, and, in 1868, became the Superintendent of Schools at Canal Fulton, where he remained for three years, going from there to Doylestown, where for two years he was engaged in teaching. In 1875, he returned to Fulton and bought out the Herald, changing the name to the Fulton Signal, which he has conducted ably and successfully up to the present writing; his subscription books have been increased from 200 to 600, and he has added a job office, in which department he is able to do complete and artistic work. Mr. Yockey entered into a matrimonial alliance, Sept. 20, 1877, with Miss Arabella Porter, daughter of John Porter, of Lawrence Township; they have one child, Leila Joy. Mr. Yockey is a valuable citizen of Lawrence Township, being enterprising and public-spirited, and possessing a genial and accommodating nature. In all works of advancement and progress, you will find him in the front ranks; he has served the township as. Clerk two terms, and for three years has been Clerk of the School Board; is a member of the K. of H. SIMEON YOCKEY, milling, North Lawrence; is a native of the Empire State, and when quite young came with his parents to Ohio; they located in Wayne County, subsequently removing to Stark County, where his father died; his mother died in Wayne County. TUSCARAWAS TOWNSHIP - 795 Our subject was raised upon a farm, but, during the later years of his life, has given his attention to milling. In 1858, he came to Lawrence Township, and since that period has been a resident there. He was united in marriage, in 1841, to Miss Eleanor Johns, a native of Franklin Co., Penn.; they have six children living—Frank, in Dakota Territory; Samuel; John, in Alliance; Charlotte Milligan, a resident of Wayne County; Mary Kettler and Matilda. Samuel Yockey is a native of Lawrence Township, and has been identified with his native township all his life; he worked at mining for a few years, but has given his attention to operating saw-mills the greater portion of his life; he is now in partnership with his father in a saw-mill enterprise in North Lawrence, where they have superior facilities for the operation of their business; they also are running a chopper in connection with their mill. Mr. Yockey is a young but enterprising citizen, and bound to make life a success. He was married, in 1871, to Miss May R. North, of Van Wert Co., Ohio. TUSCARAWAS TOWNSHIP. JAMES BAYLISS, farmer; P. O. Massillon. Among the early settlers and prominent men of this locality is the above gentleman, who was born Nov. 7, I808, in Stratford, England. His father was Benjamin Bayliss, who was born in the same country in 1777. He was the son of Thomas, who had four sons—Benjamin, Thomas, William and Samuel. The mother of our subject was Mary, daughter of Thomas Timbell, who was a native of Warwickshire, England. In May, 1818, the Bayliss family left Warwickshire, England, in the ship Islington, a sail vessel, James being at this time a lad of 10 years. They landed at Philadelphia. His father was a tailor and clothier by trade, which vocation he followed for seven years at Germantown; afterward moved to New York City, where he lived two years. Benjamin Bayliss died at Rochester, N. Y. Nine children had been born him Elizabeth, Mary, Harriet, Sarah, James and Samuel were the number who grew up. At the age of 19, our subject left home and served two years' apprenticeship at the tailor's trade. In 1827, he came to this county, and joined the " Kendal Community." Afterward, he and three others, Edward- Dunn, Hezekiah Camp and W. G. Mason, formed a copartnership with the Trustees of Charity School, and conducted the same for four years. In 1832, he bought land in Tuscarawas Township, where he lived four years, then returned to Kendal and resumed his trade. In 1849, he went to California, where he lived two years, being engaged, in the meantime, in mining and trading. Upon his return home, he engaged in the mercantile business for four years at Massillon, at the same time being engaged in the woo] trade on his own account for two or three years; afterward, he made it his principal business for several years, representing a large firm in the East, his purchases amounting to enormous sums annually. In 1864, he purchased 640 acres of land in Sec. 10, in Tuscarawas Township, at a cost of about $42,000; this section has until recently remained unbroken, having sold 40 acres to Jacob Christman. In the meantime, Mr. Bayliss resided in Massillon, carrying on the farm, upon which he had a saw-mill, which was kept busy cutting up the timber with which his farm was plentifully supplied. For twenty-five years he lived in the city of Massillon. In June, 1877, he moved to his farm in Tuscarawas Township, where he has been engaged in farming. Jan. 1, 1831, he was married, by Esquire Blackburn, to Eliza J. Fox, who was born in Tuscarawas Township March 10, 1814; she was a daughter of Jehiel Fox and Anna Doxsee, which couple emigrated in 1812, from near Lake Champlain, in Vermont, to Tuscarawas Township. Five children have been born to him --Edwin, Benjamin, Mary A., Carrie and James M. On Jan. 1, 1.881, Mr. Bayliss celebrated his golden wedding, and is now 73 796 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: years of age, yet he moves about with the sprightliness of a youth of 20, and retains his mental faculties, which are yet quick and active. Mr. Bayliss is a Republican, and has always taken an active part in concerns of his city and township; has borne his share of the responsibility that rests equally upon every man of enterprise in the communtiy. While in the city, he was a member of the Council four years, and President of the same two years, Director of the Union School for several years, and Treasurer of the School Board; also President of the State Association of Wool Buyers, and prominently identified with the Rolling-Mill Association, and President of the same; also Township Trustee, and in all matters in which the public interests have been concerned he has borne his proportionate part. MRS. SARAH A. BROWN; P. 0. East Greenville; was born Feb. 12, 1824, in Plain Tp., Stark Co., the eldest daughter and third child in order of birth born to John and Hannah (Moore) Gaff. John was born Dec. 22, 1794, in Westmoreland Co., Penn., he being a son of James, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Stark County in 1807, whose wife was named Elizabeth Kilgore, and by whom he had seventeen children, fourteen growing to maturity, and but one now living—Mrs. Jemima Smith, of Greentown. John was married, July 5, 1821, to Hannah Moore, born in 1797, in 'Union Co., Penn., who emigrated with her father, Joseph Moore, to Stark County. Joseph was in the war of 1812. After John Gaff and wife were married, they settled in Plain Township and remained upon the farm until his death, which occurred Sept. 3, 1868. He united with the Presbyterian Church at Canton in 1835, and was a consistent member of the same until his death; he was highly esteemed as a citizen, and was a man of unbending integrity. Hannah, his wife, died in February, 1863. Mr. Gaff was the father of eight children, four of whom grew to maturity—Sarah A., Elizabeth, Mary J. and Amanda; the balance died young. Elizabeth and Mary J. live near Canton, the former the wife of Jacob Rupard, and the latter the wife of Lewis Essig; Amanda died at 23. Mrs. Brown has eight children living—Virgil S., in the Russell works; Alpheus, at home; and Alice, wife of Andrew Allard, at Orville. Mrs. Brown removed to this township in 1867; has 100 acres of good land; she carries on the farm herself; is a member of the Disciples' Church. JACOB BASH, farmer; P. 0. Massillon. This gentleman, now a resident of Tuscarawas Township since 1864, was born Nov. 2, 1821, in Westmoreland Co., Penn. His father, Michael, was born March 11, 1789, in the same county, son of Martin Bash, a native of Lancaster Co., Penn., whose union with Margaret Auckerman was honored by the birth of the following: Michael, Henry, Mary, Catharine, Martha, Susan, Christina, Barbara and Charlotte. Michael married Sarah, who was a daughter of Jacob Rugh and Sevilla Mechling, which union resulted in the birth of the following children: Michael, Jacob, Benjamin, Daniel, John, Hannah, Susan and Sarah. Jacob Rugh was a prominent man of his time; represented his county in the Legislature, and was honored with important offices of trust. Both of his grandparents, Bash and Rugh, died in 1845; they were both excellent men, and prominently identified with the church. Michael Bash died in 1862, his wife yet surviving him. Of the children living are John, who resides on the homestead in Westmoreland County; Jacob, in this township; and Susanna, in Pennsylvania, being the wife of Jacob Roadman. Mr. Bash was educated for a farmer. In 1856, he married Lavina Huffman, born in 1826, in Westmoreland Co., Penn., daughter of George Huffman and Magdalene Fink. Mr. Bash remained on the farm until the death of his father. In the spring of 1864, he came to Ohio and purchased 100 acres of land in this township, and has since been a resident of the same; has been a member of the church since 19 years of age, and early in life imbibed the political proclivities of his father, who was a Whig. Mr. Bash is now serving his third term as Township Trustee; is a friend to education and general progress; has the following children: Sybilla L., Jacob L. and Reuben H. ABRAHAM BOWMAN, farmer; P. O. Massillon; was born Dec. 15, 1813, in Franklin Co., Penn.; his father was Abraham Bowman, who was twice married--first to Barbara TUSCARAWAS TOWNSHIP - 797 Hershey, by whom he had six children—Catharine, Jacob, John, Barbara, Benjamin and Abraham. His second marriage was to-Christina Crider, by whom he had ten children. The great-grandfather of our subject was a native of Baden, and emigrated to Lancaster Co., Penn., in an early day; two of his sons were captured by the Indians and taken to their tribe and tied to trees, but escap ed, and returned uninjured to their homes. The Bowman family came West in 1829, locating in the northeast part of Tuscarawas Township, on 160 acres. Abraham, the father of our subject, died in the spring of 1853; he was an upright man, g worthy citizen, and a zealous member of the U. B. Church. The subject of these lines, since he was 16 years of age, has been a constant resident of the township. In December, 1838, he married Susanna Kohr, a native of Washington Co., Md., born June la, 1815, daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Thomas) Kohr. The family emigrated West to Tuscarawas County about the year 1836. Nine children were born them, but five of whom ire living—John, Christian, Samuel, Polly and Mrs. Bowman. After Mr. Bowman was married, he purchased land on Sec. 16, this township, upon which he lived fifteen years. In 1854, he purchased the farm he now owns, on Sec. 1, consisting of 96 acres. He has seven children living, viz., Mary, at home; John and Benjamin, in La Salle Co., Ill.; Samuel, in Carroll Co., Iowa; Abram H., Susan, and Charles, who resides with his brothers in Illinois. Mr. Bowman -and wife are members of the U. B. Church, he having been identified with that body for forty years. AZARIAH CHARLTON, farmer; P. O. Pigeon Run; was born Sept. 15, 1811, in Bedford Co., Penn.; his parents were Thomas and Elizabeth (McClain) Charlton, both natives of Pennsylvania. The grandfather of Azariah was a native of Ireland; his family of children consisted of Robert, Isaac, John, Samuel, William, Joseph, Polly, Fannie, Hannah and Betsey. Elizabeth, the mother of Azariah, was a daughter of Azariah McClain, who emigrated from Maryland to Bedford Co., Penn., when the country was new and sparsely populated. The names of the children born Thomas Charlton and wife were John, Azariah, Henrietta, William and Isaac. Azariah was bereft of a father,s care at an early age, and wag in a manner raised by his uncle, William McClain,- who was very rigid with his nephew; sb he left him at 20, and cared for himself. In 1833, he came to this county, direct to Sugar Creek Township, where he has since lived. Upon his arrival here, he had no means, but worked out by the day or month, and turned his attention to any employment that was to be had. His uncle, Isaac, had preceded him to this township several years. Azariah had three brothers who came West, but none of them located in this county. John came first to Fairfield County; afterward settled in Allen County. William came also afterward, and was killed in a saw-mill. Isaac came afterward to Portsmouth, where he died of cholera three days after his arrival. Azariah at length saved sufficient means to enable him to purchase 40 acres, which he kept for three years, then purchased 84 acres, which he kept about ten years. About this year, he purchased the farm he now owns; located in the south part of Tuscarawas Township, in the southwest quarter of Sec. 35, consisting of 107 acres, which was settled by Samuel Slusser. After living a bachelor many years, he married, in June, 1880, Mrs. Elizabeth Salton, whose maiden name was Augustine, a native of Columbiana Co., Ohio. The children born to Azariah McClain were six-- John, Samuel, William, Polly, Sarah and Elizabeth—the mother of Azariah. MRS. GEORGE CRIDER farming; P. O. Pigeon Run. The Crider family are also prominent among the early arrivals of Stark County. The family have different spellings of the name some spelling it with a K others with a "C," yet, nevertheless, it is the same name; all of the different families of the name sprung from the same family head. Mr. George Crider, now deceased, was born in this township April 22, 1821; he bore his father,s name. George Crider, Sr., was one of the number who, with others, left their Pennsylvania home, and, in order to better their condition, cast their lots with those hardy men who braved the hardships and privations in order that they might secure to themselves and families homes and a heritage. Mr. Cri- 798 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: der was married, in November, 1853, to Christiana Saurbaugh, born Sept. 27, 1828, in this 'township, daughter of Philip and Polly (Wolgamod) Saurbaugh, who were natives of Pennsylvania, born Nov. 22, 1799, and Jan. 31, 1802, and were married in December, 1823, the fruits of which were five children—Elizabeth, Sarah, Christiann, Henrietta and Absalom. Philip Saurbaugh died Nov. 6 1868, aged 68 years 11 months and 14 days; his wife died the same month and day eight years previous, aged 58. years 9 months and 6 days. Subsequent to the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Crider, they located on the farm situated on the west half of the northeast quarter of Sec. 34. Here Mr. Crider spent the remainder of his days; his death occurred Nov. 6, 1880. During his life, he was an honest and upright man, a good citizen and a Christian gentleman, having been for many years a worthy member of the Reformed Church, and Deacon of the same; he was a man of intelligence, a great reader, and of sound information. He left a wife and two children to mourn his loss, who remain on the homestead. The children are Mary A. and Harvey H.; are members of the church of their father,s choice. JACOB CHRISTMAN, farmer; P.O. West 3rookfield; was born Aug. 10, 1826, in Westmoreland Co., Penn., the youngest of a family of five children who came to maturity. His parents were Jacob and Mary (Houck) Christman. The grandfather of our subject was named Jacob, and was a Revolutionary soldier. Mary Houck was a daughter of Jacob Houck, who was likewise a soldier in the Continental army, serving through ,the entire struggle. To Jacob Christman, Sr., were born seven children, but four living—John, Elizabeth, William and Jacob. To Jacob Houck were born George, Elizabeth, Esther, Susan, Mary Magdalina and Jacob. Our subject was reared to agricultural pursuits. Sept. 2, 1851, he married Caroline Fiscus, who was born in 1829, in Unity Tp., Westmoreland Co., Penn., daughter of John and Annie Penrod Fiscus. Mr. Christman emigrated West in the fall of 1851, locating in Tuscarawas Township, purchasing the farm he now owns, on Sec. 15, consisting of 160 acres, upon which place he has since lived, and improved the same, so that now it is one of the best farms in the neighborhood, having now 204 acres, with the best of improvements thereon. The bricks for his spacious residence were made from the material upon his farm, which he made and burned for use. His family consists of wife and three children—Silas, now in Henry Co., Ohio; Mary and Edward F., at home. His wife and children are members of the Presbyterian Church; his parents were of the Lutheran Church. Since Greeley,s time, Mr. Christman has been identified with the Republican party. WILLIAM CHRISTMAN, farmer; P. O. Massillon; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., the only son born to Henry Christman and Susana Bash. He was born July 29, 180I, in Westmoreland County, son of John Jacob Christman. Susana was born July 26, 1800, daughter of Martin Bash. They were married Oct. 24, 1822; came West to Ohio in October, 1850, locating on the northwest quarter of Sec. 14. To them were born five children; four came to maturity—Sarah, who married John Harshey and settled in Wayne Co., Ohio; William; John J. died in 1863; Martha M., the wife of John L. Steele. William was married, March 16, 1852, to Lavina Felger, born in Sayne County March 23, 1832, daughter of Jacob and Susana Lauffler Felger; has since resided on the farm; has six children—Samuel, Susanna, James and Jane (twins), Silliam F. and Henry J. The mother died in June, 1881; the father is yet living, and has been a member of the Reformed Church since 19 years of age; cast his first vote for Jackson. Silliam is a member of his father,s church, and of the same politics. JOSEPH ECKROADE, farmer; P. O. East Greenville; is among the self-made men of this township. He is a native of Berks Co., Penn., born Oct. 28, 1808, being the eldest child born to his parents. The father of Joseph was Christian Eckroade, a shoemaker by trade, son of George, who was.. born near Philadelphia, Penn. Ellen, the mother of Joseph, was born in the State of New York, and was the daughter of John Ireley, a native of Germany. Joseph remained with his father until he was 2 years past his majority, being TUSCARAWAS TOWNSHIP - 799 in his father, employ; then, leaving home, he worked several years in the coal works at Pottsville, and while there was married to Elizabeth, daughter of George Singley, and with her removed West to Ohio in 1833, making a sojourn of several months near Bristol, Wayne Co., from which place he came to Canal Fulton, Lawrence Tp., in 1834. For three years after he was married, he had neither bedstead, chairs nor table, using in their stead such substitutes as old boxes and other articles improvised for the occasion, having no means to buy even the most common necessaries. For three years, in lieu of a wagon, he used a sled made of saplings, until circumstances afforded him a vehicle more in accordance with his tastes. He began by renting a small piece of ground saving a little each year, he at last purchased 40 acres, which he had rented for eighteen consecutive years, subsequently adding to it piece by piece, until he acquired a snug farm. He lived in this township until 1857, when he sold his farm and purchased 160 acres located in the southeast quarter of Sec. 5, where he has since remained, and is now in excellent financial condition. He has been thrice married, his first wife bearing him five children; those living are Susan, Catharine, Henry and Jacob. He was married a second time, to Keziah Klinedinst, a native of Maryland; she bore him four children—Mary E., Frank, Corwin and Charles. His last wife was Mrs. Sarah McCormick whose maiden name was Fullmer; by her he has three children—Ettie May, Cora B. and Harry Webster. Mr. Eckroade is a member of the German Lutheran Church. His farm consists of 164 acres. D. ERB, farmer; P. O. West Brookfield. David Erb was born May 29, 1818; is a native of Lancaster Co.. Penn. Joseph Erb, his father, was twice married—first, to Sarah Bowman, who bore him five children. His second marriage, to Sarah Browers, resulted in an addition of six, of whom David was the eldest. The grandfather of David was Messick Erb, to whom were born five children, viz., John, Esther, Elizabeth, Catharine and Joseph. To Joseph and Sarah Erb were born David, Susan, Elizabeth, Samuel; Rachel and Catharine; Catharine and Elizabeth died in girlhood. Joseph Erb was a shoemaker by trade, and, being a man of small means, could not give his children such advantages as he desired. David left home when young, and at the age of 16 went to learn the shoemaker trade, completing the same at the age of 20; afterward worked three years at journey work, then engaged in the business for himself. In April, 1853, he joined the tide of emigration Westward to Ohio; came first to Dalton, Wayne Co., but, remaining but a few months, came to this township, where he had previously purchased 80 acres, situated on the north half of the northeast quarter of Sec. 15, for which he paid $40 per acre. He has now a good farm, with excellent buildings thereon, all of which, with the exception of $609.60, which came by legacy, he has made himself; has a coal-mine on his farm, which yields him an extra income. His marriage, in September, 1851, to Mary Yost (who was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, daughter of John Yost), has been crowned with four children, who are Franklin, Henry, Melinda (now the wife of Charles Lyons, of this township) and John. Henry resides in Baughman Tp., Wayne Co., Ohio; John and Franklin, at home. Mr. Erb, father died Aug. 5, 1851; his mother, in September, 1852. Mr. Erb is a Republican. JOHN H. FISHER, farmer; P. O. Massillon; was born in Lebanon Co., Penn., January 27, 1826, being the fourth child born to Henry and Sarah (Meiley) Fisher; he was a son of John Peter Fisher, who married a Huber, both of Lebanon County; to them were born Philip, Peter, David, Henry, Sarah, Rebecca, Mary Louisa. Sarah was a daughter of Emanuel Meiley, who had born to him Emanuel, William, George, Samuel, John H., Joseph, Charles, Mary, Catharine, Susan, Sarah and Elizabeth. John Fisher, the great-uncle of John H., served in the war of the Revolution. The children born to Henry and Sarah (Meiley) Fisher were Maria, wife of Jeremiah Strayler, of Lebanon County; Susan, wife of John Forrey, of the same county; Sarah, Mrs. Henry Blauch, of same place; Elizabeth married Abram Kaufman, of the same county and State; Henry, at the homestead; and John H., who resides at Tuscarawas. Henry Fisher was a wagon-maker by trade; he was a poor