400 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY July 1865, a son of Willets and Martha (Wood) Cope. His paternal grandparents were Joseph and Rebecca (Millhouse) Cope, the former of whom was a native of Pennsylvania and became a successful farmer near Smithfield, Ohio. He also organized and was the first president of the First National Bank of Smithfield, remaining actively connected with the affairs of that community up to the time of his death, which occurred in Smithfield in 1868. He was a member of the Friends church and supported the republican party. His wife was born near Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and died at Smithfield. Willets Cope was born near Smithfield, May 12, 1832, and died in Alliance in October, 1903. He was a successful farmer, owning one hundred and sixty acres of good land near Smithfield, and he also taught school. He was formerly a republican but became one of the first prohibitionists in Jefferson county, making many temperance speeches. He was a consistent member of the Friends church. His wife, who was born at Smithfield in May, 1836, and died in Alliance in 1910, was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Crew) Wood. Her father was probably born in Maryland and on coming to Ohio became a successful farmer and an extensive sheep raiser, owning several farms near Smithfield. He was a republican and a member of the Friends church. His wife was born near Richmond, Virginia, and died in Smithfield. Thomas W. Cope attended the district schools of Jefferson county and for two terms was at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. He remained on the home farm a short time thereafter, arid, then went to Washington and Oregon, where he worked with a railroad surveying crew for two years. In August, 1892, he came to Alliance and for six months was a clerk in the grocery store of J. L. Russell and was also for a few months with P. J. Gaume. He then became a salesman in the carpet store of Sam Katzenstein, with whom he remained for twenty-three years, when he and Philip Katzenstein, a brother of his employer, bought the business, operating it under the name of Cope & Katzenstein from February 1, 1916, until 1921, when Mr. Cope bought his partner's interest, after which he took his sons into partnership and the firm name became T. W. Cope & Sons. For a short time they remained in the floor covering and drapery business at 520 East Main street, and then bought out the Cassaday Furniture Company at 314 East Main street and combined the two concerns, moving into the HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 401 Cassaday building, where they are now located. The business is now incorporated, with Thomas W. Cope as president, C. C. Cope as vice president and Paul W. Cope as secretary and treasurer. They carry a large and complete stock of goods, and by their courtesy, accommodation and honorable dealing are commanding a large trade. On August 23, 1892, in Jefferson county, Ohio, Mr. Cope was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth L. Updegraff, who was born in Indiana, March 21, 1869, and is a daughter of Edward and Mary (Lanciscus) Updegraff. Her father, born at Shelbyville, Indiana, was for many years engaged in mercantile business, from which he eventually retired, and his death occurred at West Newton, Indiana. He was a soldier in the Union army during the Civil war and gave his political support to the republican party. His wife was born in Madison, Indiana, and died at West Newton, that state. Mrs. Cope was educated in the public schools at West Newton and is a member of the Alliance Women's Club and the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil war and takes a deep interest in the welfare of her community. Mr. and Mrs. Cope are the parents of three children, Cornelius C., born February 13, 1895, was educated in the Alliance public schools and is now vice president of T. W. Cope & Sons. He is a member of Conrad Lodge No. 271, F. & A. M. ; the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks ; the Rotary Club ; the Chamber of Commerce and the Alliance Country Club. He married Miss Elizabeth Ogle, of Alliance, a daughter of E. T. Ogle, and they have a son, James W.. Paul W., born July 25, 1903, was graduated froth the Alliance high school and attended Ohio Wesleyan University two years, since which time he has been secretary and treasurer of T. W. Cope & Sons. He is a member of Conrad Lodge No. 271, F. & A. M. ; the Chamber of Commerce and the Alliance Country Club. He married Miss Mabel Roath, of Limaville, Ohio, and they have a son, Paul Rodger. Ruth E., born April 9, 1910, was graduated from the Alliance high school in January, 1928, with the highest honors of her class. During her course she served as editor of the "Red and Blue," and is now taking a course in the Alliance Business College, and will matriculate in Mount Union College in the fall of 1928. Mr. Cope has always supported the republican party, while his religious connection is with the First Friends church of Alliance. 26V3 402 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY He is a member of Conrad Lodge No. 271, F. & A. M. ; Smithfield Chapter No. 81, R. A. M. ; the Alliance Country Club ; the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce. During the World war he was an active supporter of the various drives and other measures and in every way has shown himself a loyal and dependable citizen, commanding the confidence and respect of his fellowmen. RICHARD W. BRANFIELD, D. D. S. Dr. Richard W. Branfield has earned the reputation of being one of the ablest and most reliable dentists in Alliance, where he has built up a large practice. He was born in Minerva, Ohio, on the 25th of January, 1899, and is a son of Edward and Mary Ann ( James) Branfield, who were born in England and Wales respectively and were about five years of age when they accompanied their respective parents on their removal to the United States. The father is a successful coal operator and is highly respected by all who know him. He is a democrat and served as a member of the school board in Magnolia, Ohio. He and his wife are members of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Branfield has three brothers and three sisters, namely : John Edward, who is engaged in the real estate business in Pasadena, California ; Albert, who is associated with the Branfield Coal Company of Alliance ; Dr. Vancil Roy, who is engaged in the practice of dentistry at Lakewood, Ohio ; Margaret, the wife of John P. Gardner of Alliance ; Esther, the wife of Edmund W. Thomas, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and Myrtle, the wife of Benjamin F. Davis, of Wilkensburg, Pennsylvania. Richard W. Branfield attended the public schools of Magnolia and Alliance, and was graduated from the high school at Coshocton, Ohio, in 1916. He then entered the dental school of Ohio State University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1922, and immediately afterward opened an office in the First National Bank building in Alliance. He remained there until March, 1926, when he moved to his present offices, 702 City Savings building, where he is well prepared to take care of the large practice which he now commands. HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 403 Dr. Branfield gives his political support to the republican party and maintains a good citizen's interest in public affairs. He is a member of University Lodge No. 631, F. & A. M. , of Columbus, Ohio ; Alliance Lodge No. 467, B. P. 0. E. ; the Alpha Pi, Psi Omega fraternity of Coshocton, Ohio, and the Apelonian Society of Ohio State University. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce ; the Alliance Kiwanis Club, of which he is a director ; the Stark County Dental Society ; the Ohio State Dental Society and the American Dental Association. His religious membership is with the First Methodist Episcopal church of Alliance. The Doctor's favorite diversions are music and golf. He is a skilled and competent dentist ; takes a justifiable pride in the high quality of his work, and has won an enviable place in the regard of all who have patronized him, while throughout the community he is greatly esteemed for his sterling character and genial and friendly manner. ARTHUR GORDON HYDE, M. D. One of the ablest and most distinguished members of the medical profession in Stark county is Dr. Arthur G. Hyde, superintendent of the Massillon State Hospital, in which position he has exhibited professional and executive ability of the highest order. He was born in Ashland, Ohio, on the 16th of January, 1878, and is a son of Anson and Jane (Gordon) Hyde, the latter of whom is deceased. After completing the public and high school courses, he entered Ohio Northern University at Ada, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1900. He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Miami Medical College, in Cincinnati, in 1901, and served one year as interne in the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Sandusky, Ohio. He then engaged in the practice of medicine at Ashland, where he remained for five years, and in April, 1907, went to the Cleveland State Hospital as assistant superintendent and assistant physician, in which capacities he served until September, 1914, when he was made superintendent of that institution. He served as such until November 1, 1918, when he was made superintendent of the Massillon State Hospital, in which position he has made a notable record. He has 404 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY in his charge over two thousand five hundred patients, in the care and handling of which he has shown exceptional ability. He is a recognized authority on mental diseases and has frequently written articles upon this and other phases of his profession. His interest extends beyond the bounds of his institution and he recently was instrumental in establishing the free clinic for mental diseases which is held in Canton at regular intervals, and heads the staff which does this commendable work. On June 20, 1910, Dr. Hyde was united in marriage to Miss Carrie L. Cook, of Cleveland, Ohio, and they are the parents of two children : Arthur G., Jr., born in 1912 ; and Carlene Jane, born in 1917. The Doctor is a republican in his political views and is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Young Men's Christian Association and the council of the Boy Scouts of America. His religious connection is with the Christian church. He maintains professional affiliation with the Stark County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association. During the Spanish-American war Dr. Hyde served in the United States Hospital Corps and during the World war he was medical advisor to local board No. 4, in Canton. The Doctor has made a host of warm personal friends since coming to Stark county, while those acquainted with the splendid professional work which he is doing hold him in the highest esteem. BARTRUM M. WOODS For the past twenty years Bartrum M. Woods of Alliance has been engaged in the building and contracting business in Stark county and has well merited the reputation which he enjoys as a competent and trustworthy business man. He was born near Malvern, Carroll county, Ohio, on the 30th of August, 1871, a son of James M. and Sarah Aditha (Tidball) Woods. His paternal great-grandfather, William Woods, was a native of Pennsylvania and became a pioneer settler of Carroll county, Ohio, where he acquired a farm and devoted the remaining years of his life to HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 405 agricultural pursuits. He was a democrat in politics and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was the father of John Woods, who was born in Carroll county, where he too followed farming, and there died. He supported the democratic party and was a Methodist in his religious faith. He married Miss Sarah Huston, who also was a native and lifelong resident of Carroll county, and among their children was James M. Woods, who was born, lived and died in Carroll county, where he devoted his active years to farming. He was a republican in politics and an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was born near Malvern, Carroll county, and died at the home of her son in Alliance. She was a daughter of John and Sarah Ann (Moffett) Tidball, the former of whom was born near Malvern, Ohio, followed farming as a vocation, and died at Oneida, this state. He was a republican and a member of the Christian church. His wife was a native of Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and died on the home farm near Malvern. John Tidball was a son of J. B. Tidball, who was a lifelong resident of Carroll county. He was a republican, served for over thirty years as a justice of the peace, and belonged to the Christian church. Bartrum M. Woods attended the district schools of Brown township, Carroll county, and had one year in the Malvern high school, after which he devoted his attention to farming until 1898. He then turned his attention to the carpenter's trade and later engaged in building contracting, in which he has been very successful, many of the best buildings in this locality standing in evidence of the high quality of his work, which has always been characterized by painstaking thoroughness. On August 18, 1895, in Alliance, Mr. Woods was united in marriage to Miss Ona E. Millard, who was born near this city in 1875 and is a daughter of William and Anna (Miller) Millard. Her father was also born near Alliance and devoted the active years of his life to agricultural pursuits, from which he eventually retired, and his death occurred in Alliance. He was a republican and a member of the Presbyterian church. His wife was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, and died in Alliance. Mrs. Woods is a graduate of the Alliance high school. To Mr. and Mrs. Woods were born four children, two of whom, a son and a daughter, died in infancy. Margaret Edith, who was graduated from the Alliance high school and Mount Union Col- 406 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY lege, took special work at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University and is now a teacher in the high school at Salem, Ohio. The other daughter, Lucile, was graduated from the Alliance high school and Mount Union College, took special work in the University of Wisconsin, after which she taught history in the Alliance high school, and is now engaged in Young Women's Christian Association work at Winona, Minnesota. Mr. Woods has always been affiliated with the republican party and was formerly a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, and he and his wife are members of the First Presbyterian church, of which he was, a trustee for eight years. He is a man of substantial qualities of character, dependable in every reltaion of life, and is very highly regarded throughout the wide range of his acquaintance. FERDINAND PHILIP DRUMM Early in life Ferdinand Philip Drumm realized the fact that hard work constitutes the basis of advancement in all lines of endeavor, and his industry, perseverance and energy have placed him with Canton's substantial business men. He was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, February 18, 1875, a son of Jacob Lewis and Catherine (Heiderick) Drumm, the former a native of Ruschburg, Prussia, and the latter of Reichenbach, Prussia. Ferdinand P. Drumm obtained his early instruction at Mount Eaton, Ohio, and completed his studies in the public schools of Canton. His start in life was gained as a delivery boy for a local grocer, whose employ he entered at the age of seventeen, and he worked for him for five years. From boyhood he had been keenly interested in the national sport of baseball and in 1896 he became a professional player, thus continuing for six years. Afterwards he successfully managed several minor leagues and clubs located in Painesville, Zanesville, Marion, Wheeling and Canton, acting in that capacity for nine years, and during 1907-8 was the manager of polo teams in Mansfield and Canton. In 1912 he entered the field of general insurance, opening an office in Canton, and during the intervening period he has established a business of large proportions. He has made a close study of the subject of insurance, and HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 407 his comprehensive knowledge thereof enables him to aid clients in securing the particular policy best suited to their needs. Mr. Drumm was married November 3, 1912, at Mount Eaton, Ohio, to Miss Aura Schlafly, who was born June 20, 1876, in that town, in which her parents, Simon and Louise (Klein) Schlafly, still reside. Her father was born in New Philadelphia, December 2, 1848, and her mother was born at Mount Eaton, March 23, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Drumm are affiliated with the Reformed church at Mount Eaton, and the latter is a member of the Sorosis and Woman's Clubs. Mr. Drumm's hobby is that of a dog fancier and the Culver Kennels, of which he is the owner, contain only pedigreed stock. Outdoor sports afford him much enjoyment and he attends the leading field trials as well as the shows of the American Kennel Club. He leads a healthful, well balanced life, and his genial nature and high principles have won for him the esteem and friendship of all with whom he has been associated. CHARLES BALOUGH A mechanical engineer of broad experience and proven ability, as well as a sagacious, farsighted business man, Charles Balough is successfully administering the affairs of the Hercules Motors Corporation, an institution which means much to Canton, and has been prominently identified with the automobile industry for a quarter of a century. He was born February 13, 1883, in Hungary, of which country his parents, Albert and Charlotte (Szecheny) Balough, were also natives, and there he was reared and educated. For four years he was a pupil in an elementary school and then entered a gymnasium school, which he attended for eight years, completing his course by graduation. His higher education was acquired in Royal St. Joseph University at Budapest, which conferred upon him the degrees of Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, and for a year thereafter he was in France and Germany. In October, 1903, when a young man of twenty, Mr. Balough came to the United States, locating in Detroit, Michigan, and for several years was in the service of the Ford Motor Company. He 408 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY was next connected with the Kelly-Springfield Truck & Bus Company of Springfield, Ohio, and severed his relations with that firm to become president of the Hercules Motors Corporation at the time of its organization in Canton in 1916. For twelve years he has filled this office, fostering the growth of the business by well matured plans, close attention to detail and judicious management, and is now at the head of a thriving industry which reflects his progressive spirit, his executive power and high standards of production. In December, 1909, Mr. Balough was married in Detroit, Michigan, to Miss Eva Myers, who was born in Jackson, that state, in 1893. Her father, David H. Myers, is also a native of Jackson, and her mother, Cora (Yerby) Myers, was born in Lesley, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Balough have a family of five children: Virginia, Ariadne, Mary Elizabeth, Charles and Henry. Mr. Balough enjoys the social side of life and is a member of the Canton, Congress Lake and Brookside Clubs. In Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree, and his religious views are in harmony with the tenets of the Presbyterian church, of which he is a consistent member. In spirit and interests he is thoroughly American and has demonstrated his worth as a citizen by creating one of Canton's largest and most important industries. Courageous, self-reliant and efficient, he has made his own way in the world, and his record proves what may be accomplished by the man who has the will to dare and to do. JACOB STUHLDREHER One of Massillon's successful merchants and popular citizens is Jacob Stuhldreher, who conducts a cigar business at 46 North Erie street, and has built up a good trade. He was born on a farm four miles north of Massillon on the 26th of October, 1876, and is a son of Frank and Margaret (Smith) Stuhldreher, the former of whom followed farming. Both parents were natives of Germany and are now deceased. In their family were seven children, of whom Frank and Mary died early in life, while George, Adam, Margaret, Charles and Jacob are living. Jacob Stuhldreher received his education in the public schools of Millport and remained on the home farm until he had attained HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 411 his majority, when, in 1897, he embarked in the saloon business, to which he gave his attention for twenty-one years. In 1920 he entered the retail cigar and tobacco business by buying out Bert Hankins. In this enterprise he met with encouraging success and in 1923 purchased the building he now occupies, which is modern and up-to-date in every respect. His son, Karlton, is associated with him in business. On September 28, 1899, Mr. Stuhldreher was united in marriage to Miss Genevieve Ricker and they are the parents of three children, namely : Karlton, who was married to Miss Lila Bahney and has a son; Margaret, who is the wife of Donald Scott and the mother of two sons ; and Thomas. Mr. Stuhldreher is a democrat in his political affiliation and is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He and his family are members of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church. He has been successful in his material affairs and is vice president and a director of the Massillon Savings & Loan Company ; a director of the Charity Rotch Realty Company, the Luna Lake Club Company and the Willowdale Club. He is a man of sound business judgment, straightforward manner and admirable social qualities, and throughout his wide acquaintance he has many warm and loyal friends. THOMAS R. MORGAN, SR. Almost a century ago there was born at Penydarren, in Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshire, Wales, a boy who was destined to have important bearing upon the history of America, who was to become an outstanding figure in the industrial circles of this country, while his labors were to be a most potent factor in the upbuilding, development and progress of Alliance. It was in Wales that he became familiar with the machinist's trade and gained his initial knowledge of the iron industry. His natal day was March 31, 1834, and he began to earn his living when but eight years of age, obtaining work as a door boy in a coal mine, while later he was employed as a teamster by his father, who was a coal mining contractor. When a lad of but eleven years he suffered an accident that caused the loss of his left leg below the knee. It was this misfortune, how- 412 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY ever, that brought to him added educational opportunities, which up to that time had been a limited quantity in his life. He spent three years as a pupil under the direction of Taliesen Williams, of Merthyr Tydvil, whose son, Edwards Williams, became the president of the Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain. When fourteen years of age Mr. Morgan left school and entered upon a five years' apprenticeship in the machine shop of the Penydarren Iron Works and had the benefit of added experience in the Dowlais Iron Works, then the largest enterprise of the kind in the entire world. For several years he remained in that connection and while thus employed bored the cylinder and did most of the machine work for the mechanism utilized in operating the converter used by Sir Henry Bessemer in his first experiments in manufacturing steel at Dowlais. At a subsequent period Mr. Morgan was in Cardiff and for five years he was in charge of the leading machine shop in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, and all through the years he was growing in knowledge, efficiency and power ; but mere success did not content him, for a love of liberty had awakened in him a desire to become a resident of the United States, his hopes and plans finding their fruition in a voyage to the new world in April, 1865, in company with his family. It was in Pittston, Pennsylvania, that Mr. Morgan made his initial step in business in America, spending a short time in the railroad shops of the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg road. A recognition of his ability came to him when later, as an employe of the Cambria Iron Company at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he was accorded the largest salary of any of its machinists. Later he was employed in various shops, each change indicating a forward step and wider opportunities. He occupied the superintendency of the Allegheny Valley railroad shops, of the Atlas Iron Works and of the Smith & Porter machine shops, all of Pittsburgh, but a desire to benefit more directly by his own labors led him in 1868 to undertake independently the manufacture of steam hammers and other special machinery in Pittsburgh, where he carried on operations for three years. Alliance has reason to mark a certain day of August, 1871, as a red letter day in her history, for it vas at that time that the firm of Marchand & Morgan began operations here. The new enterprise continued under the original ownership until 1877, when Mr. Marchand disposed of his interest and the firm became Morgan, HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 413 Williams & Company, with Silas J. Williams as a partner. This association continued for seven years and in 1884 the firm was dissolved and Mr. Morgan organized and incorporated the Morgan Engineering Company, owning the principal part of the stock. From that time forward his course was one not only of steady progress but of rapid advancement. The products are mostly of his design and construction and are largely covered by patents. As the result of changing business conditions, bringing about new requirements, he perfected and manufactured new machines, many of which were the embodiment of his inventive genius and included steam hammers, punching and shearing machines, steam, hydraulic, electric, pneumatic and power machinery for government, railway, iron, steel and engineering work ; gun and mortar carriages ; electric traveling cranes, locomotive, gantry, jib and derrick cranes ; hydraulic presses for forging and other purposes ; bending, flaming and riveting machines ; charging machines ; ingot extractors ; feed tables ; electric controllers for series-wound motors ; hydraulic valves, and special machinery for the quick handling of material for Bessemer and open-hearth furnaces, etc. In the conduct of this business an immense plant was developed and its ramifying trade relations reach out to almost every section, of the world, so that the name of the Morgan Engineering Company became a familiar one wherever machinery was used. The Morgan Engineering Company was called upon to manufacture the great hammer of eighty-ton capacity used in the. Midvale Steel Works at Nicetown, Philadelphia, weighing nine hundred tons, and in almost every large steel-rolling mill or factory in the United States where heavy machinery is used the products of the Morgan plant are found. He became a pioneer manufacturer of hydraulic machinery in the United States and his output has been sold largely in the ship and navy yards of the country. He was the first to construct electric traveling cranes and their output has included more than a thousand cranes now used in the workshops of America. The great Morgan plant also turned out more than fifty steam plate-shears, with knives from sixty to one hundred and forty-four inches long, utilized to cut steel plates into required dimensions. Another notable output of the Morgan plant was the first automatic gun-carriage for firing around a complete' circle, known as the Gordon-Morgan disappearing gun-carriage, its weight being about three hundred tons. He was one of the organizers of the Solid Steel 414 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Casting Company, which subsequently led to the development of the great combination known as the American Steel Casting Corn-. pany. Of the former corporation he continued as president until 1889 and then disposed of his interests. He was vice president of the Mutual Electric Light and Power Company and was a trustee of the Alliance Building Company, while in financial circles was president of the City Savings Bank. He gave of his time in service on the city council and as a member of the board of trustees of Mount Union College. His cooperation could always be counted upon to further any project for the public good and his interest centered in the welfare of his adopted city. Before leaving his native land Mr. Morgan was married July 4, 1856, at Merthyr Tydvil, Wales, to Miss Elizabeth Nicholas, of Glany Cym, near Llandovery, Wales, and they became parents of ten children, but four died in infancy, the others being John R., Thomas R., Margaret, William H., Edwin and Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan held membership in the Welsh Congregational church and he was also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. His political allegiance was given to the republican party. His death occurred in Alliance, September 6, 1897, when he was sixty-three years of age, and at his passing Andrew Carnegie said : "Our country loses one of her foremost men of affairs." WILLIAM R. DAY William R. Day, of whom President McKinley said concerning his service as secretary of state, "Judge Day has made absolutely no mistakes," was one of the foremost citizens that Ohio has produced. Born in Ravenna, Portage county, April 17, 1849, he belonged to a family that gave several distinguished representatives to the legal profession in Ohio. His father, Judge Luther Day, was one of the eminent members of the bench and bar of this state and served for many years as a supreme court judge. He married a daughter of Judge Spalding, who also served on the supreme court bench and who represented his district in congress, while the wife of Judge Spalding was a daughter of Chief Justice Swift, one of the supreme court judges of Connecticut. HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 415 Judge William R. Day attended the public schools of his native state and in 1870 was graduated from the University of Michigan with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The same year he took up the study of law at Ravenna and in 1871 entered the law department of the University of Michigan, where he remained for a year. His admission to the bar on July 5, 1872, was followed by his immediate activity in professional circles. He entered into partnership with William A. Lynch, of Canton, as a member of the firm of Lynch & Day, and was not long in demonstrating his superior ability in the field of his chosen profession, winning eminence among the distinguished members of the Ohio bar. He continued in active practice until President McKinley called him to public office. He had previously served for a year as judge of the ninth judicial circuit of Ohio. His association with Major McKinley dated from 1872 and their close friendship covered about a quarter of a century. He acted as legal counsel to Major McKinley following the latters retirement from active connection with the bar, and subsequently became administrator of the McKinley estate. In 1886 Judge Day was elected to the bench of the common pleas court for the ninth judicial district and gave valuable service in that connection for a year but, finding the salary inadequate, he then retired. From President Harrison in 1889 he received the appointment to the office of United States district judge for the northern district of Ohio, but the condition of his health caused him to decline the proffered honor. In April, 1897, President McKinley appointed him assistant secretary of state and for a year he served under the Hon. John Sherman, practically relieving him from the cares and activities of the office. Following the retirement of the venerable secretary, he was appointed to the vacant post in May, 1898, and his record is most clearly indicated in the words of President McKinley already quoted. It was characteristic of Judge Day that he "made no mistakes," for he thoroughly and carefully studied every question that came up for consideration and from every possible angle. When he sent his resignation to President McKinley it was reluctantly accepted with the stipulation that Judge Day should become a member of the peace commission appointed to negotiate the Paris treaty with Spain, and in this connection he served with marked distinction. President McKinley again honored his friend by political appointment when in February, 1899, he named him judge of the United States circuit court 416 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY for the sixth judicial circuit, and he continued upon that bench until 1903, when he was appointed associate justice of the United States supreme court, thus being accorded the highest judicial honor that the country can bestow. On the 24th of August, 1875, Judge Day was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Shaefer, of Canton, a daughter of Louis Shaefer, a prominent pioneer resident of Stark county. Mrs. Day passed away in 1912, leaving four sons : William L., Luther, Stephen A. and Rufus, and the two first named have become distinguished representatives of the bar. The record of Justice Day is one which reflects credit upon Ohio. COLONEL WILLIAM HENRY MORGAN Alliance designated Colonel William Henry Morgan as her most distinguished and outstanding citizen. It was not alone because he attained notable success, becoming the head of the largest enterprise of its kind in the country, but also because of the qualities he displayed in every business relation and in the social and civic activities of life. Nature fitted him for leadership and he used his talents wisely and well, becoming one of the great captains of industry, marshaling his industrial forces with the precision of a military commander and, like a great general, displaying not only discipline but justice, fairness and consideration to all who served him. Thus when he passed away the Alliance Review wrote of him : "The death of Colonel William Henry Morgan has touched the heart-strings of the citizens of Alliance and brought poignant regret to all, even beyond the borders of the city, to whom he was known." Colonel Morgan was a native of Pennsylvania, his birth having occurred in Pittston, Luzerne county, June 1, 1865. He was a son of Thomas R. and Elizabeth (Nicholas) Morgan, who removed from the Keystone state to Alliance, Ohio, when their son, William H., was but six years of age. Throughout the intervening period to his death Colonel Morgan continued a resident here, pursuing his early education in the public schools and afterwards attending Mount Union College, where his more specifically literary education was acquired. When his textbooks were put aside he became asso- HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 417 ciated with his father in the plant of the Morgan Engineering Company, then known as the Hammer Shops. With great thoroughness he bent every energy toward the mastery of the business and his keen insight enabled him to recognize defects and needs and to plan for the eradication of these. He always studied his business from every possible angle and he worked his way steadily upward, gaining his promotions not through parental influence but by sheer ability and force of character. Eventually he was made the head of the drafting department of the immense factory controlled by the Morgan interests and had complete charge of designing for the great plant that even at that period was ranked among the notable manufacturing enterprises of America. The rapid strides being made in the electrical world won his attention and his inventive mind turned in that direction. He became associated with the operation of the Alliance Street Railway System, the second electric line in the country, and carrying on his studies and experiments in the electrical field, he brought forth several inventions whose value was immediately recognized in their rapid adoption throughout the country. In the course of an active life he took out more than one hundred patents on inventions which he had perfected, including an electric controller which instantly proved its value and is now in general use in all parts of the world where electricity is generated for mechanical purposes. Naturally many of his inventions were of the most direct and far-reaching benefit to the business of which he eventually became the head, but he also produced in addition to the Morgan controller the Morgan-Gordon disappearing gun-carriage, a mortar carriage and an electric crane. This was the first electric traveling crane made in the world and it soon became standard everywhere, constituting a most potent element in the rapid and substantial growth of the business at Alliance, which soon became the center of the crane industry in America. In 1894 he had been advanced to the office of vice president of the Morgan Engineering Company and three years later took over the entire management of the business. Six months later his father, who had been the founder and original promoter of the enterprise, passed away, (q. v.) and although he was then deprived of the counsel and advice of the senior Morgan, the son soon gave demonstration of possessing not only marked inventive ingenuity but equally marked executive ability and discrimination. He readily discriminated between the essential and the non-essen- 27V3 418 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY tial in all business affairs and displayed marked ability in coordinating seemingly diverse interests into a harmonious whole. At his fathers death in 1897, Colonel Morgan became president of the company and under his wise management the business was developed until it became the largest corporation of the kind in the world. It has always been closely identified with the government inasmuch as the plant is almost continuously used in furnishing important supplies for use in various federal departments. Of such great importance was the safety of the property of the Morgan Engineering Company to the government that during the war with Spain the works at Alliance, then busily devoted to executing government contracts, received a special guard for the protection of the plant, a military company being detailed for that purpose. During the World war the Morgan Engineering Company made many gun carriages and produced a vast amount of other material for war purposes, and through that period employed about forty-five hundred men. The worth of this enterprise to Alliance can scarcely be overestimated, constituting a notable source of prosperity to the city not only by giving employment to many hundreds but also by bringing into Alliance the capital that accrued from the large sales of the plant. While the conduct of the business of the Morgan Engineering Company was his chief concern, Colonel Morgan was also identified with other interests. For more than a quarter of a century he was a trustee of Mount Union College and he was long a director of the South Porto Rico Sugar Company and its affiliated organizations. During the last few years Colonel Morgan patented a number of inventions for the milling of sugar cane which are now in operation in Porto Rico by the South Porto Rico Sugar Company. He spent much of his time in his later years on these inventions in which he was deeply interested. He was one of the directors of the First National Bank of Alliance and of the City Savings Bank but in later years withdrew from those institutions. His high standing in connection with the industrial enterprises of the world is indicated in the fact that he was elected to membership in the British Iron and Steel Institute as well as in the American Iron and Steel Institute. On the 2d of March, 1897, Colonel Morgan married Miss Annette Sharer, a daughter of John H. and Mary Louise (Hartzell) Sharer, of Alliance. Throughout the Civil war her father HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 419 served in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Ohio Regiment, on active duty at the front, and was later very prominent in the Grand Army of the Republic, serving as state commander of the Ohio department, which won for him the title of general, by which he was often known. He was likewise a recognized leader in civic affairs, standing uncompromisingly in support of every measure which he deemed of essential worth and benefit to the city. As a member of the council he exercised his official prerogatives to bring about needed reform and improvement and his labors were far-reaching and resultant. His wife was a daughter of James and Annette (Strunk) Hartzell, of a prominent Ohio family, having settled in this state in pioneer times. Mrs. Morgan was educated in the public and high schools of Alliance and in Harcourt Seminary at Gambier, Ohio, and is a lady of innate culture and refinement who has ever presided most graciously over their hospitable home. Colonel and Mrs. Morgan became the parents of two children, but the daughter, Mary Louise, died in infancy. The son, William Henry Morgan, Jr., born May 10, 1904, acquired his preliminary education in The Hill School of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and afterwards attended Yale University, from which he was graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree in 1926. He is a director and is connected with the Morgan Engineering Company and is widely known in the east as well as in his native city, being a member of the St. Elmo Club of New Haven, Connecticut. In his political views Colonel Morgan was ever a stalwart republican and at no time was neglectful of the duties of citizenship, giving his material and moral support to all plans which he deemed of worth to his community and to his country. For six years he served as a member of the city council and during five years of that period was president of that body, lending the weight of his influence to constructive measures whereby Alliance greatly benefited. For four years he was aide-de-camp on the personal staff of Governor Nash, of Ohio, and received the commission of colonel. In his fraternal relations he was a Mason, an Elk and a Knight of Pythias. Colonel Morgan passed away in Baltimore, Maryland, March 29, 1928, at the comparatively early age of sixty-three years. Within that period, however, he had advanced far beyond many of his fellow travelers on life's journey and had made valuable contribution to the world's work. One of the local papers said : "The city of Alliance and the manufacturing world has suffered a dis- 420 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY tinct loss in the death of Colonel Morgan. Although in recent years he has not mingled so much with the citizenship as in former years, he gave his time and energy to the establishment of which he served as its head for so many years, and thus was deprived of the opportunity of coming in close contact with those with whom he delighted to associate." He was social by nature and delighted in the companionship of his friends. In a review of his career it will be seen that his was a many-sided nature and that his character was splendidly rounded and symmetrical. Unlike many an inventor, he recognized the practical side and brought forth not only many products of the greatest value to industrial interests, but had the executive ability that enabled him to successfully place these on the market and thereby reap the rewards of his talents. His business affairs reached great magnitude yet he did not allow them to fully monopolize his time and attention, finding opportunity for public service in civic affairs, for philanthropy and the promotion of benevolent projects and for the exercise of those kindly qualities which endear a man to his fellows and cause his memory to be known and honored as the attainment of mere material wealth could never do. As the head of the Morgan Engineering Company he made Alliance largely known to the outside world and he always maintained the deepest affection for the city in which practically his entire life was passed. His were great and notable achievements, but back of all this was the greater nature of the man. ELMER ELLSWORTH MILLER One of Stark county's notable industries is the Canton Grate Corporation, which has designed and is making and selling a number of appliances which have proven of inestimable value to steam power plants and wherever coal or other fuel are used. The head of this concern, Elmer E. Miller, is a practical mechanical engineer with long and varied experience, and the success which has come to him has been the result of his inventive ability, his sound judgment and his tireless efforts. Mr. Miller was born in Cairo in Plain township, Stark county, on the 9th of December, 1861, a son of Jacob S. and Elizabeth (Bair) Miller. His father, who was also born in Plain township, HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 421 died July 14, 1893, while his mother, born in the same township, November 10, 1840, is now living in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of eighty-eight years. In both paternal and maternal lines Mr. Miller is of German descent, though both families were established in this country in the eighteenth century. Four of his great-grandfathers fought in the Revolutionary war, namely, Captain Christian Miller, who was with Washington at Valley Forge ; Rudolph Bair, who held a general's commission ; Abraham Miller and Theodore Fouse. Mr. Miller attended the district schools of his home neighborhood, completing his studies at Worley's Academy on North Cleveland avenue, Canton, which was equivalent to the high schools of the present day. In 1879 he began assisting his father in the latter's sawmill, and was thus employed for five years, after which he entered the employ of the C. Aultman Company, being sent out to set up reapers, binders and mowers. After five years of that kind of work, he was made master mechanic and for eleven years was in the employ of the Gilliam Manufacturing Company, designing and making machinery for the manufacture of the company's products. He resigned that position to accept that of state examiner of engineers, in which capacity he served three years, and then returned to the Aultman company as master mechanic. Two years later, in 1905, Mr. Miller embarked in business on his own account under the name of the Canton Engineering & Electrical Company, conducting that business until 1908, when he sold out and founded the Canton Grate Company, engaged in the manufacture of grates for industrial plants and boilers and mechanical stokers. In this line he has developed a market all over the United States, his products being recognized as of superior value in both design and material. The Canton Stokers are the result of extensive experiments and the experience of combustion engineers and have given unqualified satisfaction under the most severe and exacting conditions of service, their effectiveness and economy commending them to all who have used them. The Canton shaking and dumping grates, which in their operation are self-adjusting and practically fool proof, have proven themselves efficient steam producers and in many cases have saved their cost within a few months. The company also makes an oil filter and other power plant appliances, in all of which it has built up a substantial and growing business. Mr. Miller is also president of the Stark Foundry Company, which makes castings for the Canton Grate 422 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Company, the Miller Pasteurizing Company, the Hoover Company, the Ney Manufacturing Company, the Young Engine Company and other Canton concerns, and also specializes in the making of castings for brick and clay plants. On August 16, 1885, in Cairo, Ohio, Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Florence C. Henry, who was born October 6, 1861, about two miles north of Cairo, a daughter of Jacob Henry and Elizabeth (Motz) Henry. Her father, who was born in Alsace-Lorraine, is deceased, but her mother, who was born in Lake township, Stark county, now resides in Canton. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller have been born six children, namely : Pearl B., who is the wife of George E. Robinson, of Canton ; Bessie Irene, who is supervisor of the Fitzsimmons general hospital at Denver, Colorado; Eva M., who is the wife of Robert H. Wilson, general manager of the Canton Grate Company ; Anna B., the wife of M. M. Walker, of Poland Manor, Ohio ; Dorothy Christine, the wife of Anthony Thormin, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Mildred F., the wife of Paul J. Snyder, of Akron, Ohio. Mr. Miller gives his political support to the republican party and is a public-spirited citizen, giving his assistance in the promotion of all measures calculated to advance the best interests of his city or county. He is a member of the United Commercial Travelers, and he and his family belong to Trinity Reformed church in Canton. He has a splendid business record, characterized by earnest effort and honorable dealings, and is regarded as one of Canton's solid and dependable citizens, well worthy of the confidence accorded him by his fellowmen. HARRY E. FIFE Among the successful and influential business men of Canton, none is held in higher regard than is Harry E. Fife, president of the Harry E. Fife Company and officially identified with a number of other important enterprises, being regarded as one of Stark county's solid and substantial citizens. He was born in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the 4th of January, 1864, a son of James M. and Elizabeth (McCluey) Fife. His father was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1836, and was a member of an old HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 425 family of this state. His paternal ancestors were from Fifeshire, Scotland. The family was founded in this country by two brothers who settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, early in the eighteenth century, and some of their descendants participated in the Revolutionary war, the War of 1812 and the Mexican war. The mother was born near Londonderry, in Ulster province, in the north of Ireland, and when about one year old was brought to the United States by her parents, who also settled in Pittsburgh, where she was reared and educated, and where her marriage took place. To Mr. and Mrs. James M. Fife were born five sons and four daughters, of whom seven reached mature years and five are now living, namely : Harry E. ; R. Frank ; Clara J., the wife of James H. Weigert, of Colorado Springs, Colorado ; J. Addison, of Canton, and May P. Both parents are deceased, the mother dying March 16, 1924, and the father December 12, 1925. Harry E. Fife attended the public schools of Canton, graduating from McKinley high school in 1879, after which he was employed as a bookkeeper for eighteen years. During the latter part of this period he was with the plumbing firm of Thebald & Company, in which he eventually acquired an interest. In 1896 he and his father established the Fife Agency and engaged in the insurance business, in which the father was actively interested up to the time of his death. Harry E. Fife is still carrying on the business and also handles bonds and bank stocks. He is energetic and wide-awake in his business affairs and has enjoyed a splendid success. He is also president of the Elks Home Company ; president of the Miller-Blanchard Company ; vice president of the Canton Supply Company ; one of the incorporators of the First Savings & Loan Company ; and organizer of the Dollar Savings & Loan Company, which was later consolidated with the First Savings & Loan Company. On September 2, 1920, in Canton, Mr. Fife was united in marriage to Miss Anna Reed, who was born and reared in this city and is a daughter of John P. and Eliza (DeWalt) Reed, both of whose families have long resided in Stark county. Mrs. Fife is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and is active in church and missionary work. Mr. and Mrs. Fife have a daughter, Mildred. In politics Mr. Fife is a stanch republican and has been actively interested in local public affairs, having served on the city 426 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY park commission and as a trustee of the Hartford Poor Fund. He is a member of Canton Lodge No. 60, F. & A. M. ; Lake Erie Consistory, A. A. S. R., at Cleveland ; Canton Lodge No. 68, B. P. 0. E., of which he is a past exalted ruler ; the Congress Lake Club and the Canton Club. He was one of the original Canton Cadets, organized in 1876. He is a member of the First Presbyterian church, of which he is vice president and a trustee, and he gives generous support to all worthy benevolent causes. A man of sterling character and straightforward manner, he is utterly without pretense and to a marked degree commands the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen. HARLEY J. HOMAN Among the well known and highly esteemed citizens of Canton stands Harley J. Homan, who has for many years been associated with the Gibbs Manufacturing Company and has also been prominently identified with public affairs. He was born in Shanesville, Ohio, on the 7th of June, 1879, and is a son of Henry W. and Anne Mary ( Showalter) Homan, the former of whom was born at Dalton, Ohio, and now resides in Canton, while the latter, who was born at Shanesville, is deceased. The Homan family has been American for five generations and Henry W. Homan is a veteran of the Civil war. The Showalter family, which was originally of German origin, was established in this country in a very early day and has a strain of Indian blood which runs back to Captain John Smith. Harley J. Homan received his education in the Canton public schools and then learned the painting trade, which he followed for several years, though in the meantime he was also employed for four years by the Repository Printing Company. In 1906 he entered the service of the Gibbs Manufacturing Company as foreman of the toy department, which at that time occupied one small room, with several employes. The business of this department has gradually increased until today it is an important branch, with several hundred employes. Mr. Homan is now general foreman in charge of production, which position he has held for twenty- HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 427 two years. He has devoted his attention untiringly to his duties and has proven a most capable and efficient employe. On October 24, 1901, in Canton, Mr. Homan married Miss Elsie Edith Peters, who was born in this city, September 16, 1882. Her grandfather was killed in the Civil war in 1861, at which time her father was also in the army. It being the custom at that time to assist women whose fathers and husbands were away from home defending their country, Mrs. Peters was given a log cabin on East Tuscarawas street by the Rowlands, who at that time owned that entire end of the town, and in this cabin Mrs. Homan was born. Her father, Samuel Peters, is deceased. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Malinda Kearns, was born at North Industry, Ohio, and surviving her husband, still resides at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Homan have one son, Wilbur Floyd, who married Miss Velma Veil and lives in Canton. Mr. Homan has always been a strong supporter of the republican party and has been active in local affairs. He served as a member of the city council from the fourth ward from 1918 to 1920, was elected again in 1922, and again in 1924 for two years. In this body he rendered able service, being chairman of the committees on public property and sidewalks. In January, 1928, Mayor Curtis appointed him a member of the city civil service commission for a period of two years. Mr. Homan is a member of Canton Council No. 55, J. 0. U. A. M., and belongs to the First Methodist Episcopal church. He has exemplified a high type of citizenship in his career and throughout the range of his acquaintance is held in high regard. ORTON WILLARD ALBAUGH Orton W. Albaugh, vice president of the McCaskey Register Company, of Alliance, is a man of marked business and executive ability and is one of the most important members of the official personnel of this well known concern. He was born in Kilgore, Carroll county, Ohio, on the 26th day of October, 1892, a son of John David and Martha Lillian (Ruse) Albaugh. The other members of the family are Misses Iona and Nannie Albaugh and Mrs. Walter Dray, all residents of Carrollton; and June, deceased. The 428 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY father was a native of Carroll county, and died at Carrollton, October 20, 1912. He was for many years engaged in the piano and organ business in that city and was held in high regard by all who knew him. During the great gold rush to California in 1849 he went to that state and engaged in the contracting business, in which he was fairly successful. He was a republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His parents were Bazil and Nancy ( Beatty) Albaugh, the former of whom was a farmer of Carroll county, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a supporter of the republican party. Martha L. Albaugh was born at Kilgore, Carroll county, and is now residing in Carrollton. Orton W. Albaugh attended the public schools of Carrollton and also Oberlin College for two years. On May 11, 1911, he came to Alliance and entered the service of the McCaskey Register Company as a clerk in the accounting department of the general office. Through his faithful and efficient performance of duty, he received merited promotions until now he is a vice president of the company and in charge of sales, in which capacity he has done splendid and appreciated work. He is also vice president of the Mount Union Square Company. On April 3, 1918, in Ravenna, Ohio, Mr. Albaugh was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Macklin, who was born September 14, 1895, in Columbiana, Ohio, a daughter of Hiram H. and Maggie (DeVore) Macklin. Her father was born in New Springfield, Ohio, November 7, 1835, and died in Columbiana, July 12, 1907. He was graduated from the law school of the University of Michigan with the degree of Bachelor of Laws and was for many years engaged in the practice of his profession at Columbiana. During the Civil war he was one of the famous "Squirrel Hunters" who volunteered at the call of the governor and went to Cincinnati to repel the expected raid of Morgan's cavalry. He was a republican and a member of the Reformed church. His wife was born in Buffalo Mills, Pennsylvania, and died in Alliance, Ohio, April 13, 1927. Mrs. Albaugh has two brothers, and a sister, namely : James E. Macklin, of Alliance; Howard, deceased, and Mrs. Edith M. Amstutz, of Alliance. Mrs. Albaugh was graduated from the Alliance high school in 1913 and attended Mount Union College. She is a member of the Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, the Alliance Women's Club, the Mount Union College Women's Club, the Alliance Country Club, and the Dough- HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 429 ters of the American Revolution, being a descendant of Captain John Macklin, an officer in the Revolutionary army. Mr. Albaugh is a stanch supporter of the republican party and has always shown a deep interest in everything pertaining to the welfare and advancement of his community. During the World war he volunteered his services, but was rejected because of defective vision in one eye. Later he was drafted but was again rejected for the same reason. He is a member of Conrad Lodge, No. 271, F. & A. M. ; Alliance Chapter, No. 83, R. A. M. ; the Alliance Country Club; and the Chamber of Commerce. His religious connection is with the Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. He has been true to his obligations of citizenship, standing for all that is best in the life of the community, and his fine business record and his sterling character have won for him a high place in public esteem. HORATIO WESLEY POORMAN For nearly twenty years Horatio W. Poorman has been identified with the Sanitary Milk Company of Canton, of which organization he is a director and general sales manager, and among those who have been associated with him he enjoys a splendid reputation for energy, enterprise and business sagacity. He was born in Pike township, Stark county, Ohio, on the 14th of January, 1883, a son of William M. and Clara (Young) Poorman. His paternal ancestors came to this country from Alsace-Lorraine, and three brothers of his great-grandfather served in the war of the Revolution. His grandfather, Jacob Poorman, came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in a covered wagon and settled in Pike township, Stark county, and in that township was born William M. Poorman, whose death occurred in August, 1904. In the maternal line H. W. Poorman is of German and Scotch descent. His great-grandfather, George Young, was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, and when nine years of age went with his parents to Somerset county, Pennsylvania. He was married there when nineteen years old and a year later came to Ohio, locating first in Jefferson county. In 1816 he came to Pike township, Stark county, leading his one horse, which carried his wife and baby, and 430 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY on his arrival here constructed a shelter of poles and brush, which was soon superseded by a log cabin. They seldom saw the face of a white man but Indians frequently called for food. One in particular, suddenly appearing in the doorway, so frightened Mrs. Young that she dropped a bowl of milk that she was carrying. In 1812 George Young was three times drafted for the war but each time furnished a substitute. He was of German extraction, and his death occurred in 1873, when he was ninety-four years of age. He was the father of nineteen children, one of whom, George J., married a Miss Parker, who was of Scottish ancestry, and their daughter Clara became the wife of William M. Poorman and died in 1891. Mrs. Poorman had four brothers in the Union army during the Civil war, one of whom, Frank Young, was an aide on the staff of General Woods. Horatio W. Poorman attended the district school at Battles-burg, Ohio, and completed his studies at the Cherry avenue north public school in Canton. For several years he was in the employ of the Diebold Safe & Lock Company, and then engaged in the grocery business for two years. During the three following years he engaged in teaming, after which he was employed as a meat cutter for five years. In 1908 he was for a short time identified with the flour business as an employe of Henry Shock and next entered the employ of the Sanitary Milk Company, with which he has been connected to the present time. After driving a delivery wagon for eighteen months, he was promoted to the position of route foreman, in which capacity he served for seven years. He was next put in charge of ice cream sales, in which position he made a fine record for three years, and was then made ice cream sales manager and in 1926 general sales manager, in which capacity he is still serving. During these years Mr. Poorman acquired an interest in the business and is now a member of the board of directors. By his persistent and well directed efforts he has in large measure contributed to the growth of the business and he commands the respect of all who are acquainted with his fine record. On June 26, 1904, in Canton, Mr. Poorman was united in marriage to Miss Cora B. Grove, who was born December 4, 1882, in Bethlehem township, Stark county, and is a daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Richards) Grove, both of whom were also natives of Bethlehem township and are deceased. The family is of Holland HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 431 origin in the paternal line. To Mr. and Mrs. Poorman have been born three children, namely : Clarence E., who married Miss Thelma B. Patterson and resides in Canton ; Wilbur S., who married Miss Joy McKinney and lives in this city, and Katherine M., who is a pupil in the Lehman high school. Mr. Poorman is a republican in his poltical affiliations and shows a good citizen's interest in affairs pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of his city and county. He is a member of Buckeye Lodge No. 11, K. P. ; the Uniformed Rank, of which he is captain; Canton Council, No. 55, J. 0. U. A. M. ; the United Commercial Travelers ; the Optimist Club ; and is a charter member of the Lions Club. He and his wife are earnest members of the First Christian church of Canton. During the World war Mr. Poorman was registered but not called into active service, though he was a member of the Canton Home Guards. He is regarded as a splendid citizen and a man among men, and all who know him hold him in high regard for his excellent business record and his fine personal attributes. EDWARD ALEXANDER MAHONEY The Mahoney Sash & Door Company of Canton, of which Edward A. Mahoney is president and treasurer, is one of Stark county's prominent and successful concerns. Mr. Mahoney, who has had extensive experience in this line of business, has won a well merited reputation as a man of keen and reliable judgment in practical matters and is one of this city's solid and substantial citizens. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 6th of August, 1892, and is a son of Joseph J. and Anna G. (Moran) Mahoney, the former of whom was born in Dublin, Ireland, and the latter in Blackburn, England, though of Irish descent. The father came to the United States in 1879, landing at Boston, from which city he proceeded to Cleveland, where he has resided continuously to the present time. The mother came to this country in 1883, also disembarking at Boston and coming to Cleveland, where she met and married Mr. Mahoney. Edward A. Mahoney received his early education in the pa- 432 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY rochial school of St. John's cathedral at Cleveland, after which he attended St. Ignatius College in that city, taking a course equivalent to that leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Case or Western Reserve Colleges. He entered the employ of the WhitmerJackson Company, sash and door manufacturers in Cleveland, with which concern he filled the position of assistant secretary for twelve years. In 1921 Mr. Mahoney organized the Great Lakes Sash & Door Company at Cleveland, of which he became vice president and treasurer, and in that dual capacity he served until 1925, when he sold his interest in the business and took over its Canton branch. He incorporated this under the name of the Mahoney Sash & Door Company, with a capital of one hundred thousand dollars, and became president and treasurer, while his wife, Edith G. Mahoney, is vice president and secretary. They do a wholesale business in sash and doors, selling to retail lumberyards within a radius of seventy-five miles of Canton, and they also do all lines of mill work and porch work, and handle glass and mirrors. The plant gives employment to nineteen persons and is doing a business of half a million dollars a year. Mr. Mahoney gives his close personal attention to the company's interests and is meeting with a success that reflects his ability and progressive methods. As he has prospered he has wisely invested in real estate and is the owner of several valuable properties in this city. On May 15, 1917, in the bishop's chapel of St. John's cathedral in Cleveland, Monsignor O'Reilley performed the ceremony which united Mr. Mahoney and Miss Edith G. Rushforth. She was born in that city, December 19, 1897, and is a daughter of Walter and Mary ( Maher ) Rushforth, the former of whom was born in Lancashire, England, and the latter in Cleveland, Ohio, in which city they still reside. Mrs. Mahoney is a member of the Delphian Society, St. Peter's Altar Society, the Circle of Mercy and the Ladies of the Congress Lake Club. Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney are the parents of two children, namely ; Edward A., Jr., who was born February 19, 1920, in Cleveland, and is attending St. Peter's parochial school ; and Edith G., Jr., born March 4, 1922. In his political views Mr. Mahoney is a democrat and is greatly interested in public affairs. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Lion Club and the Congress Lake Country Club, while he and his wife are earnest members of St. Peter's Roman Catholic church. Mr. Mahoney is a veteran of the World war, HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 433 having enlisted May 24, 1917, in the headquarters company of the Three Hundred and Eighth Ammunition Train, Thirty-second Division. After a period of training, he embarked at Boston and landed at Liverpool, thence proceeding to Cherbourg, France. He saw much active service, participating in the engagements at Mont Faucon, Nixie Wood and Verdun. He returned to this country in May, 1919, landing at Hoboken, New Jersey, and was honorably discharged shortly afterward. A man of earnest purpose, sound business principles and consistent life, he is not only prosperous in business but also commands the uniform confidence and esteem of all who come in contact with him, while in social circles he is deservedly popular, being a man of cordial and friendly manner. PETER NEFF In the important field of scientific refrigeration Peter Neff of Canton is generally regarded as an authority, having for over forty years specialized in this line of engineering, in which his attainments have gained for him recognition among his country's foremost experts. He was born in Gambier, Ohio, on the 15th of March, 1863, a son of Peter and Sarah A. (Biggs) Neff. The family has long been established in this country, being traced back in unbroken line to Rudolph Neff, who was born in Switzerland, September 26, 1727, and, coming to America, took an active part on the side of the colonists during the war of the Revolution, in which he held a captain's commission. He was the father of Peter Neff, who was born at Frankfort, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1764, and who married Miss Rebecca Scout. To this union was born William Neff, February 7, 1792, who removed to Savannah, Georgia, where he engaged in the commission business. He was there married to Miss Elizabeth Clifford Wayne, and in 1825 they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he engaged in merchandising until his death, which occurred in 1856. Their son, Peter Neff, Sr., was born in Cincinnati, April 13, 1827; attended the public schools and was graduated from Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio, in 1849. He studied theology at Bexley Hall Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal church at 28V3 434 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Gambier, graduating with the class of 1854. He is best known as a scientist and inventor. In association with Professor Hamilton L. Smith of Kenyon College, he perfected a process for taking pictures on iron plates, the result of which was the familiar "tintype" of later days, and he gave them the name of "melanotypes." In 1856 the American Institute awarded Peter Neff a bronze medal for the best melanotype. In 1864 he commenced the study of the oil fields of western Pennsylvania, and in June, 1865, he struck gas in Coshocton county, Ohio. In 1866 he discovered that lampblack obtained by burning natural gas was of a superior quality, and perfected machinery for the manufacture of this black. In 1878 he published a description of this territory, with an analysis of his "diamond black," in the London Chemical News and in the third volume of the Geological Survey of Ohio. Later in life he became librarian of the Western Reserve Historical Society at Cleveland, Ohio. He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an original fellow of the Geological Society of America, a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, the Maryland Society of Colonial Wars and the Masonic fraternity. He was married February 27, 1850, to Miss Sarah A. Biggs, a daughter of Rev. Thomas J. Biggs, D. D. His death occurred May 11, 1903, and his widow passed away August 30, 1912. Of the children born to them, the following are living: Elizabeth Clifford, who is a genealogist by profession, Rebekah and Peter, all of whom reside in Canton. Peter Neff, Jr., completed the course of the public schools and entered Adelbert College of Western Reserve University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Letters in 1884, his alma mater subsequently conferring on him the degree of Master of Arts. During 1884-5 he was a fellow in physics in Western Reserve University. In 1886 he took up mechanical refrigeration, starting in the factory of the Arctic Ice Machine Company in Cleveland, and later was made an erecting engineer, then superintendent and eventually became chief engineer for that concern. In 1900 Mr. Neff brought the Arctic Ice Machine Company to Canton and served as president and general manager of the company until its reorganization in 1906, after which he served as its chief engineer until 1912, when he resigned to take up his present work as consulting engineer and specialist in refrigeration. While with the Arctic company, Mr. Neff was instrumental in designing, HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 435 among other things, the Horizontal Arctic machine, for which patents were granted. Mr. Neff was a charter member of the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers and its president during the year 1913. He has held various offices in this, as well as in the International Association. In connection with the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers, he has been a member of many important committees ; is a member of the committee for determining the unit ton of refrigeration ; is a member of the joint committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers on test code; is a member of the American Engineers standards committee on the revision of the safety code for refrigerating apparatus, and is a member of the code committee of the industrial commission of the state of Ohio. During the World war Mr. Neff gave advisory services to the government regarding conservation of food products ; was employed to design carbonic acid gas refrigerating machines for the Emergency fleet, and was also employed in designing the refrigerating equipment for the nitrate of ammonia plant at Perryville, Maryland. Mr. Neff has been married twice, first, on October 16, 1895, to Miss Susan E. Williams, a niece of the late Bishop Charles D. Williams of Michigan. She died September 27, 1904, leaving two daughters, Susan Catherine, who is the wife of Herbert J. Cox, of Canton; and Elizabeth Mary, who is in the Nurses Training School of Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. On August 8, 1906, Mr. Neff married Miss Helen A. Buttles, a daughter of Levi and Jennie E. (Wright) Buttles of Gambier, Ohio. Her ancestry is traced down through a long line, including John Fitch of steamboat engine fame ; James Kilbourne, prominent in the early history of Ohio, and the Wrights, who came to Ohio in a very early day and settled at Tallmadge. Mr. Neff is a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, has been a member of the Canton Club and the University Club of Canton, and for the past twenty years has been senior warden of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church of Canton. He is a republican in his political views and during his residence in this city has consistently supported all measures for the advancement of the community along all legitimate lines. He is an ardent disciple of Izaak Walton, his conception of a "perfect day" being a successful fishing trip, followed up with a good session of bridge and a 436 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY romp with his grandchildren. A man of sterling character, marked individuality and kindly and gracious manner, he is greatly esteemed by all who know him, while his professional attainments mark him as one of Stark county's representative men. ADOLPH J. ROOS Among Canton's able and highly esteemed business men stands Adolph J. Roos, vice president and treasurer of the Diebold Safe & Lock Company, with which concern he has been connected for over twenty years. He is essentially a self-made man, his success being the legitimate outcome of his persistent and honorable efforts from boyhood, and he has been an active factor in the success of the well known company of which he is an officer. Mr. Roos was born in Canton on the 7th of January, 1882, a son of John and Ernestine (Hoag) Roos. His father was born in Stuttgart, Germany, October 3, 1854, and was there reared and educated. In 1880 he emigrated to the United States, coming direct to Canton, where he was engaged in the mercantile and real estate business up to the time of his death, which occurred August 17, 1924, when he was seventy years of age. He was a stanch democrat in his political views and was an earnest member of the First Reformed church. His wife was born in Tholheim, Germany, November 4, 1856, and there they were married. Four children were born to them in that country, two of whom died there, and in 1882 Mrs. Roos brought the other two to this country, joining her husband in Canton. They became the parents of sixteen children, seven sons and nine daughters, of whom five are living. Adolph J. Roos is the fifth in order of birth in this family and the first of the children born in this country. He attended the public graded and Central high schools of Canton, and at the age of fifteen years started out to earn his own livelihood. He took a commercial course in the Canton Actual Business College and his first job was under Hon. U. S. Johnson as bookkeeper for the Elks Street Carnival, the first affairs of that kind held by the Elks in this city. He was then employed as a bookkeeper for the Bucher-Gibbs Plow Company for four years, after which he was HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 439 for three years a bookkeeper for the Canton Pump Company. During the following five years he was employed as bookkeeper and cost accountant with J. H. McLain & Company, and on October 25, 1907, he entered the Diebold Safe & Lock Company to install a cost accounting system. He has been with that company continuously to the present time, during which period he has been advanced through various positions, having been made secretary and treasurer in 1916, and in 1919 became vice president and treasurer. He is also a director of the Canton Mortgage Security Company. On May 25, 1910, in Alliance, Ohio, Mr. Roos was united in marriage to Miss Emma Sylvia Ritschard, who was born in Robertsville, Stark county, December 18, 1884, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Ritschard, both natives of Switzerland. Mrs. Roos died December 14, 1927, leaving three children, namely Shirley Ann, born October 8, 1911; Ernst Robert, born February 15, 1915 ; and Elizabeth Jane, born August 17, 1918. Mr. Roos takes an active interest in public affairs but maintains an independent attitude in politics, voting for the candidates whom he regards as best qualified for the offices they seek. He is a member of Canton Lodge, No. 68, B. P. 0. E., the Canton Club, the Rotary Club, the Congress Lake Club and the Chamber of Commerce and is a director of the Young Men's Christian Association. His religious connection is with the First Reformed church, and he teaches in the Sunday school. A man of strong character and earnest purpose, he makes a favorable impression on all who come in contact with him, and is regarded as one of Canton's best citizens, being a consistent supporter and advocate of those things which promote the public welfare. JAMES ANDERSON One of the most reliable building contracting concerns of Alliance is that of Anderson Brothers, of which firm James Anderson is a member. They have done a large amount of contracting in Stark county and have gained a fine reputation for the high quality of their work and their sound business methods. James Anderson was born at St. Andrews, Scotland, on the 440 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY 6th of May, 1885, a son of Alexander and Isabella (Thompson) Anderson. The father was also born in Scotland, July 29, 1849, and died in Alliance, Ohio, June 22, 1917. He was a contractor and builder and was associated with his sons under the name of Anderson Brothers in the contracting business up to the time of his death. He was a republican in politics and was a member of the Presbyterian church. His wife was born in Scotland, November 2, 1845, a daughter of John Thompson, and is still living in Alliance. James Anderson was educated in the public schools and at Gartsherrie Academy in Coatbridge, Scotland, and when twenty-one years of age came to the United States with his parents, his brothers, Colin and Andrew, and his sisters, Isabella and Euphernia. His two oldest brothers, Alexander, now deceased, and David, had preceded them to this country, first settling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they followed the trade of stone cutting for four or five years. They then came to Alliance and engaged in contracting and building under the firm name of Anderson & Anderson. About a year of ter the arrival of the parents and five of their children, the other brothers and a sister came, namely : John, Robert, George and Bessie, who completed the family circle of eleven children. Shortly afterward the firm was changed from Anderson & Anderson to that of Anderson Brothers, composed of David, James, Colin and Robert Anderson. Some of the best residences in this part of the county stand as monuments to their painstaking and thorough workmanship, one of which is James Anderson's home at 426 East Milton street, Alliance. On July 1, 1908, in Alliance, James Anderson was united in marriage to Miss Anna Jane Kirkland, who was born in County Armagh, Ireland, December 30, 1887, a daughter of Robert and Mary Jane ( Cullen) Kirkland. Her father was born in Ireland, April 20, 1854, and died in Alliance in 1916, being buried at Amsterdam, Ohio. He had followed coal mining, but had retired some time prior to his death. He was a republican and was a member of the Amsterdam Presbyterian church. His wife was born in Ireland, July 4, 1857, and died in Amsterdam, August 10, 1908. Mrs. Anderson was educated in the public schools of County Armagh, Ireland, and when eighteen years of age accompanied her mother to the United States, having been preceded to this country by her father and brothers, who located in Amster- HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 441 dam, Ohio, where the family lived for several years, later moving to Alliance. Mrs. Anderson is a member of the Daughters of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of three children : James A., born April 13, 1909, was graduated from the Alliance high school in 1926 and is now a student in the Case School of Applied Science. Violet B., born March 2, 1912, is a senior in the Alliance high school. Isabella Thompson, born August 30, 1914, is a freshman in the Alliance high school. Mr. Anderson is a republican in his political alignment, is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Anderson has proven a loyal citizen of his adopted country and has given his earnest support to all measures for the improvement or betterment of his city or county. A man of sound business judgment, guided by right principles, and cordial and friendly in his social relations he has proven himself worthy of confidence and respect and has a large circle of warm friends throughout the city in which he lives. GUY ELBERT ALLOTT Guy Elbert Allott, president of the Allott Hardware Company of Alliance, has for many years been numbered among the progressive and enterprising business men of the city, while as a private citizen his record has gained for him the uniform respect of his fellowmen. He was born at Coalburg, Trumbull county, Ohio, on the 23d of December, 1880, a son of Benjamin C. and Mary Ann (Ferguson) Allott. The father was born at Hubbard, Ohio, September 26, 1857, and was for many years engaged in the hardware business in Alliance but is now retired and living in Altadena, California. He is a republican in his political views and is an elder in the Christian church. His parents Joseph and Caroline (Parkin) Allott, were born in Yorkshire, England, and are now deceased, the former dying at Coalburg, Ohio, and the latter in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Joseph Allott, who was a coal miner by occupation, voted the republican ticket and was a member of the Christian church. Mary Ann (Ferguson) Allott was born in Detroit, Michigan, June 18, 1858, and died in Alliance, Ohio, January 12, 1908. She was a daughter of Angus and Mary Fer- 442 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY guson, both of whom were natives of Scotland and are deceased, :he former dying at Welland Canal, Canada, and the latter in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Ferguson was a mason contractor and was engaged in excavation work on the Welland canal at the time )f his death. Guy E. Allott attended the public schools of Somerdale, Ohio, Ind Mount Union College, graduating with the degree of Ph. B. n the class of 1901, and he is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. After leaving college he was associated with his father n the hardware business in Alliance, eventually becoming his Father's partner. The business was incorporated in 1903 as the Allot-Kryder Hardware Company, but later the name was changed :o the Allott Hardware Company. The business is located at 513519 East Main street. For the past ten years Guy Allott has been ?resident of the company, which has had a very successful career and is numbered among the solid and substantial concerns of the city. He is also a director of the City Savings Bank & Trust Company, a director of the Security Loan & Building Company and a director of the Midland Savings & Loan Company, all of Alliance. On August 4, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Allott was united in marriage to Miss Gwen Jones, who was born in Delaware, Dhio, October 23, 1889, and is a daughter of Arthur and Josephine (Phelps) Jones. Her father, who was born and reared in Delaware, Ohio, became a farmer and cattle raiser and died on his Farm near that city. He was an active republican in politics, Served two terms as a member of the Ohio state legislature and was a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. His wife was born in Westerville, Ohio, and resides in Alliance. Mrs. Allott attended the public schools of Delaware and was graduated from the high school at Upper Sandusky. She is a registered nurse, having graduated from the Jane Case Hospital in Delaware, and she followed nursing prior to her marriage, while during the World war she was an army nurse at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. She belongs to the Alliance Women's Club and the Mount Union College Women's Club. Mr. and Mrs. Allott are the parents of a daughter, Mary Josephine, born September 18, 1924. Mr. Allott has always been a republican in his political affiliation and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Fratern- HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 443 ally he belongs to Conrad Lodge, No. 271, F. & A. M. ; Alliance Chapter, No. 83, R. A. M. ; Alliance Council, No. 112, R. & S. M.; Alliance Commandery, No. 67, K. T. ; Lake Erie Consistory, A. A. S. R., Cleveland, and Al Koran Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., at Cleveland. He is a past president and a director of the Alliance Rotary Club and a director of the Chamber of Commerce, of which he is now president in 1928, and for the past twenty years has been graduate manager of athletics at Mount Union College. He is a charter member and a director of the Alpha Tau Omega Home Company, which built the fraternity house at the college, having served also on the building committee likewise he has been secretary of the Alpha Tau Omega alumni association for many years. He belongs to the Alliance Country Club, and his hobbies are horticulture and Oriental rugs, of which he is regarded as an expert judge. He has always been active in matters affecting the welfare of his community and during the World war had charge of publicity for all of the Liberty Loan drives excepting the first one, doing much effective service in that direction. He does thoroughly and well whatever he undertakes and, while closely devoted to his individual business interests he belongs to that class of representative citizens who promote the public interests while advancing their personal affairs. Because of his splendid business reputation, his sterling qualities of character and his genial and friendly manner, he commands the unqualified confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens. HILON STEWART SUMNER At the foundation of the prosperity of every city is the work of the successful business man of the type of Hilon Stewart Sumner, whose activities in connection with the creamery industry have been of direct benefit to Canton as well as a source of individual aggrandizement. He was born in Akron, Ohio, August 6, 1864, a son of George Holland and Mertillie (Brittain) Sumner, the former a native of Jamaica, Vermont, while the latter was born in Pennsylvania. In the paternal line Mr. Sumner is of English stock, and his maternal ancestors were from Germany. He is a lineal descendent of the noted American statesman, Senator 444 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, and an uncle, Increase Sumner, led a party of '49ers across the western desert. They were determined to turn back, but he started them westward at the point of a gun, saying that if they turned back they would surely die anyhow. Hilon S. Sumner received his early education at Coddingville, a town located west of Akron, and attended the high school in Copley, Summit county, Ohio. After completing his studies he learned the jeweler's trade, which he followed for thirty years in a store at Akron, and then removed to Canton, where he has since resided. In 1912 he built the creamery at No. 716 Rex avenue, northeast, where he had about four thousand square feet of floor space, and in that year churned approximately one hundred thousand pounds of butter. The business grew so rapidly that these quarters proved inadequate and in 1920 an additional floor space of forty thousand feet was secured. In 1920 the business was incorporated under the name of the Sumner Creamery Company, capitalized at one hundred thousand dollars. The present officers of the corporation are : H. S. Sumner, president and treasurer ; John Schubach, vice president ; and F. E. Foy, secretary. They have a fine modern plant at Nos. 716-722 Rex avenue, northeast, and manufacture butter and cheese of superior quality. They also handle eggs and milk-fed poultry and sell only in wholesale lots. Starting with five employes, the firm now requires thirty-five and during the first year of its existence the company transacted a business of ninety-five thousand dollars, while it now amounts to about one million dollars. This remarkably rapid development has been due in large measure to the tireless efforts and administrative powers of Mr. Sumner, who knows every phase of the dairy industry, and is also a director of the Sanitary Milk Company of Canton. Mr. Sumner was married September 17, 1896, in Akron, Ohio, to Miss Nellie L. Stillwell, who was born November 7, 1875, in that city. Her parents, were Ezekiel and Eliza (Sumner) Stillwell, the former a native of Summit county, while the latter was born in Mogadore, Portage county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner have two children : Gay Adelbert, who is taking a course in public accounting at Occidental College in Eagle Rock, California; and Donald Leslie, a senior in the Eagle Rock high school. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner are affiliated with the Congregational STORY OF STARK COUNTY - 445 church of Eagle Rock, and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. He is past president of the Kiwanis Club of Eagle Rock and an influential factor in the affairs of that organization, whose activities include the maintenance of the McKinley Home for Boys. This fine institution, which cares for more than five hundred boys, is situated in the San Fernando valley anKiwanisored by the Kivvanis Club of Los Angeles. The main objective of the Eagle Rock Club is the student revolving loan fund, enabling many students to finish their college course. Mr. Sumner is a man of high principles and substantial qualities, progressive and reliable in business, and loyal and public-spirited in all matters of citizenship. HENRY C. MILLIGAN With the manufacture of enamel ware Henry C. Milligan has been identified from the time business of this character was undertaken in America, and as president and treasurer of the Republic Stamping & Enameling Company he has made notable contribution to the industrial and commercial development of Canton. A native of New York city, he was born October 22, 1852, and traces his ancestry back to Samuel Milligan, who came from Scotland to the new world in 1798, settling in New York city. Records in possession of Mr. Milligan trace the ancestral line further back through a period of seven centuries. His father, Gilbert M. Milligan, was reared and educated in the eastern metropolis and there spent practically his entire life, filling the responsible position of secretary and treasurer of the Central Railroad of New Jersey at the time of his death, which occurred in 1858, when he was in the forty-ninth year of his age. He married Lucy Cleveland Smith and they became the parents of eight children, f our sons and four daughters, one of whom, Samuel Milligan, named for his grandfather, was a Civil war veteran, having been commissioned a captain in Harris' light cavalry. He came home invalided from the war and died of fever. Henry C. Milligan, the youngest of the eight children and the only one surviving, acquired his education in private schools of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and in 1868, when sixteen years of age, 446 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY started out to earn his own livelihood, entering the employ of the Lalance & Grosjean Manufacturing Company, which firm was the first to import enamel ware from Europe. This ware was manufactured in France and the firm maintained salesrooms and distribution offices in New York city, but after a short time, believing such ware might profitably be manufactured in America, they established a plant, in which Mr. Milligan served a three years' apprenticeship, thus learning all branches of the manufacture of the product, so that practical experience constituted the basis of his later success in this field. His connection with the Lalance & Gros-jean Manufacturing Company extended for four years after the completion of his apprenticeship and thus he familiarized himself with every phase of the business relating to the distribution of the product and the management of sales as well as manufacture. It was in 1870, two years following the importation of the first enamel ware into the United States, that this firm began manufacturing, establishing its plant on Long Island. In 1876 Mr. Milligan embraced the opportunity of broadening the scope of his interests by organizing the first American firm for the manufacture of enamel ware in the United States at Newark, New Jersey, under the style of the Newark Stamping Company. For several years the business was successfully carried on under his management, when others, seeing the great possibilities in this field, prevailed upon Mr. Milligan to sell his interest, which he did, continuing, however, in the sale of the product with other manufacturers. In 1898 he organized the Crescent Enamel Company at Cleveland, Ohio, and this was later merged with the Carnahan Stamping & Enameling Company of Canton, Ohio, the merger being effected in 1900 and Mr. Milligan continuing active in the control of the business until 1905, when he disposed of his interests in that corporation and organized the Republic Stamping & Enameling Company, the business being located at 1325 Harrison avenue, southwest, in Canton, Ohio. The plant is today the largest exclusive plant of its kind in the world, the actual floor space containing four hundred thousand square feet, or nine acres, with a ground site of thirty-five acres. One thousand workmen are employed in the factory and the daily output is one hundred and seventy-five thousand pieces of finished ware. Lowell said : "An institution is but the lengthened shadow of a man," and in analyzing the career of Mr. Milligan it is only necessary to know of HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 447 this mammoth productive industry which he has developed to become cognizant of his powers of organization, his executive ability and broad vision. Moreover, in addition to his multitudinous and important duties in connection with the mammoth enterprise of which he is the supervising head he is also chairman of the board and treasurer of the Federal Machine & Welding Company of Warren, Ohio, which is also the largest business of its kind in America. Moreover, the activities of Mr. Milligan have touched the general interests of America as well, for as chairman of the Metal Ware Company he made a survey for the national government in European countries for the purpose of giving to those in authority necessary information whereby the present tariff schedule was regulated. The information he acquired through his survey was turned over to the ways and means committee, was regarded as a most complete work of that character and became the basis of the present tariff schedule in that field. Mr. Milligan is recognized today as the dean in his particular field of business, his opinions at all times being accepted as authority by those interested in enamel ware manufacturing. In Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Milligan was married to Miss Mila Jane France, a native of Wooster, Ohio, and a representative of one of the old and prominent families of the state. Mrs. Milligan, who was a prominent club woman and noted for her many charities, passed away February 17, 1928, at her home, 1522 Cleveland avenue, northwest, after an illness of several days. She was the granddaughter of John A. France, a pioneer of Wooster, who laid out a map of Wooster. Her maternal grandfather was John R. Anderson. At an early age she moved with her family to Cleveland, where she lived until twenty-seven years ago, when she became the bride of Mr. Milligan and moved to Canton. Mr. and Mrs. Milligan celebrated their twenty-seventh wedding anniversary in their home about a week before her death. They returned early in the year from Redlands, California, where they had spent several months. Mrs. Milligan always accompanied Mr. Milligan on extensive travels and they made several trips around the world. When not traveling in foreign lands, they enjoyed their summers at their home at Big Moose, New York, which is one of the show places in the Adirondacks, and each year many Cantonians were entertained there. Mrs. Milligan was a charter member of the 448 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Canton Woman's Club. She devoted most of her spare time to various charities, and many families were aided by her generosity. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church. Surviving her are her husband, and a sister, Mrs. Edwin R. Harris of New York city. One who sees Mr. Milligan at his desk in Canton would scarcely think that his leisure is largely devoted to art work when in his mountain home. A lover of art throughout his entire life, it was not until he was fifty years of age that he had the opportunity for self-expression in this field but today, according to many who know, he is the owner of many beautiful canvases which are his work and which so interpret nature in many of its phases as to make strong appeal to those who, like himself, have always felt the deepest attachment for the out-of-doors. Naturally he possesses, too, many fine works of old masters and of modern painters, and it is this love for the beautiful that has taken him out of the business life and maintained an even balance in his character. On political questions he is a republican where national issues are involved and in local elections regards the capability of the candidate rather than his political affiliation. In addition to his membership in all of the important clubs of Canton he is a member of the Ohio Society of New York. He has held to the highest ideals of manhood and of citizenship, and with a nature that shuns rather than courts publicity, he has nevertheless come into notable prominence by what he has achieved and has made valuable contribution to the world's work. ERVIN G. DOUGHERTY, D. D. S. Dr. Ervin G. Dougherty is numbered among Canton's leading dentists, having been engaged in the practice of his profession here for over twenty years, and he commands the respect of all who have employed his services. He was born in Greentown, Stark county, Ohio, on the 23d of September, 1881, and is a son of Lewis Edwin and Clara (Hart) Dougherty, the former of whom was born August 28, 1853, and died September 2, 1926, while the latter was born in 1858, and died December 12, 1886. The Dougherty family originated in the north of Ireland and was established HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 449 in this country prior to the war of the Revolution. The Doctor's grandfather, James C. Dougherty, was at one time recorder of Stark county. His wife bore the maiden name of Gorgas and her father removed from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, to Louisville, Ohio, and later to Greentown. He was of Spanish extraction and was a clockmaker by trade. Colonel Gorgas, who gained fame because of his efficient work in connection with the building of the Panama canal, was a cousin of Mrs. Dougherty. The Doctor's maternal great-grandfather Hart came from Connecticut in 1823, traveling in a covered wagon and settling in Springfield township, Summit county, Ohio, where he took up land and cleared a farm. The maternal grandmother was a Meacham, of New England stock. Ervin G. Dougherty received his educational training in the public schools of Greentown, graduating from high school in 1900, after which he entered the dental department of Ohio Medical University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1903. He entered upon the practice of his profession at Greentown, where he remained until 1905, when he moved to North Canton and in 1907 to Canton, where he has practiced to the present time, having nicely furnished and well equipped offices at 133 Tuscarawas street east. On November 29, 1905, at the home of the bride in North Canton, Dr. Dougherty was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Esther Shook, who was born in North Canton, October 19, 1886, a daughter of William M. and Sarah A. (Shaeffer) Shook. Her father, who now lives in Alton, Illinois, is descended from a long line of American ancestors, the family having been established in this country prior to the war of the Revolution. In his earlier years he followed the trade of a millwright but later became an inventor, designing a new type of flourmill and inventing a new flour bleaching process. His wife, who was born October 13, 1853, resides in Canton. Dr. and Mrs. Dougherty are the parents of three children, namely : C. Jane, born November 29, 1909, was graduated from high school and will enter Oberlin College in the fall of 1928; Harry Benjamin, born March 22, 1908, is a student in free medicine in the medical school of Ohio State University ; and John Edwin, born September 2, 1906, was graduated in free medicine from Oberlin College with the degree of Bachelor of Arts 29V3