(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 1050 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY there was always work ready for every hand. He learned the mason's trade and worked at it during the season, helped to farm and in the winter, assisted to work the old loom, weaving cloth. His marriage did not make much difference in his employments, merely transferring them to another place, for those were days when everything was hand-made and there was little leisure for any one. Occasionally he would take his gun and go out for game, which was then very plentiful, and would shoot deer, turkeys and bear, and on one occasion a wild hog. His son still preserves a dangerous-looking tooth, which was one of its defensive weapons. After his children had grown up he settled down to farming, purchasing 125 acres of the land on which the village of Snydertown now stands, and he owned property also at Barberton. He was a man who was well known all through this section. He died at the age of seventy-eight years. George M. Snyder was married (first) to Catherine Harter, who was a daughter of Jacob Harter, one of the pioneers in the neighborhood of Barberton. Mrs. Snyder died and left three children: Henry, and George and Catherine, both of whom are deceased. Mr. Snyder was married (second) to Mary Ann Rex, who was a daughter of Jacob Rex. She died in 1871, aged forty-three years, the mother of fourteen children. They were as follows: Eliza Jane, who died in infancy; Jacob; Sadie, who married Harry Deisem; Daniel W.; Mary, who married Dr. Anderson; Lewis; Thomas J.; Lucy, who died in infancy; William; Inez, who married L. Horner; Evelyna, who married H. Pontius; Emma, who married William Stott; and two younger children who died in infancy. Jacob Augustus Snyder was fourteen years old when his parents moved to the farm on which they spent many years, and he attended the district schools, making his ]some with his parents until he was twenty-five years of age. In the- meantime, from the age of twenty-one, he taught school for about four years, at New Portage and Mount Hope, and for one year in Lee County, Illinois. He also operated a grocery store at Akron, in partnership with Henry Deisem, on the corner of High and Church Streets, for about one year. Mr. Snyder was able to see many business possibilities and took advantage of a number of them. In association with K. How, he operated an old horse-power threshing machine for some four years, doing a good business. Then he worked for one summer in the Baughman stone quarry, after which he learned to be a telegrapher, although he never put this knowledge to any practical end. Mr. Snyder then concluded to visit his uncle who lived in Illinois, and worked on his farm for a time. He later accepted a school and taught in Lee County, where he made many friends. In the following spring he took a course in Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College and then became bookkeeper for the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road, which was extending its line between Defiance, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Snyder worked for two years in Indiana for this corporation, and after the great Chicago fire, which, for a time, interrupted business with that city, he went out as foreman of the Railroad Construction Company to Kentucky. After a time lie returned to Summit County and for a short time was associated with Morris Young in a butchering business. After his marriage, Mr. Snyder settled on his present farm, which he purchased from Henry Swiggert, and has devoted considerable attention to growing berries and trucking. He has been largely interested for many years in contracting. The stone for the building of the strawboard works came from his farm. He has probably built more cellars than any. man in Summit County, furnishing the stone from his own quarries. He built the Barberton & Western Railroad road bed and also one mile of track from the sewer pipe company's plant to the clay pit. He has done a large amount of grading and has filled many contracts for William A. Johnston. He also carried on a successful florist business. In 1878, Mr. Snyder was married (first) AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1053 to Catherine Blinn, who died in 1891. She was a daughter of Christopher Blinn. In 1892, Mr. Snyder was married (second) to Mrs. Minerva (Freeman) Young, who was the widow of A. J. Young, and a daughter of Asa and Catherine (Wolfred) Freeman. She had three children, namely : Lubert, who died aged seventeen years; Grace, who married (first) Dell Acres, and (second) Benjamin Eby, and has two children, Hazel and Farrell; and Clarence, who married Nona Fink. He purchased Mr. Snyder's greenhouses and continues in the florist business. When Mr. Snyder retired from active life, he purchased a place at Barberton, on which there stood a residence. This he has completely remodeled and made into a modern home. The surroundings are tasteful, particularly the arrangement and choice of shrubs, which Mr. Snyder set out himself. Politically, Mr. Snyder is a Democrat and has frequently held township offices. He is secretary and a stockholder in the Lakewood Cemetery Association, of which he was one of the organizers. Prior to its disbanding, he was a member and master workman in the order of American Mechanics. Both he and his wife, as well as their son Clarence, are members of the beneficiary order of Pathfinders. They belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Snyder has served as a trustee for a long period. Few men of this section are better or more favorably known. HON. GUSTAVUS SEIBERLING, who has been mayor of Western Star for the past fourteen years and a county commissioner of Summit County since 1905, was born June 19, 1854, on the farm in Norton Township, on which he still resides. The father of Mr. Seiberling was born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. in 1811, and came to Summit County and settled in Norton Township when the entire country was an uncleared wilderness. He bought eighty acres of land which he cleared, and on which he built a sawmill, where later was built the first Excelsior reaper. He lived a long and active life, and was identified with the development of Norton Township in a larger degree than almost any other citizen. He married Katherine Peters, who was also a native of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and they reared a family of thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters. Of this family six sons and one daughter survive, namely: James Henry, residing at Jonesboro, Indiana, where he owns a large rubber manufacturing plant; Monroe, a large plate glass manufacturer, residing in a suburb of Chicago; Charles, residing at Mitchellville, Iowa, a retired farmer, formerly a soldier in the Civil War; Columbus, a retired farmer residing at Wadsworth; Milton A., a farmer residing in Norton Township; Sarah, wife of Jacob M. Harter, residing at Wadsworth: and Gustavus, who is the youngest of the family. Mr. Seiberling was reared on the home farm and was mainly educated at Western Star Academy. For many years he carried on extensive farming and stockraising, and has also taken a prominent part in the public affairs of Summit County. He was one of the organizers and a charter member of the Norton Mutual Fire Association, of which he has been secretary for twenty years, and for fourteen years he has served as mayor of the town of Western Star. He was elected corn. missioner in the fall of 1905, but prior to that had served in many offices, for twenty years being a member of the School Board of Western Star village school, for ten years school clerk ; and in 1900 he was elected real estate assessor. Politically, he is a Republican and has been an important leader in the ranks of that party for many years. In 1875, Mr. Seiberling was married to Julia. Kulp, who is a daughter of John M. Kulp, of Norton Township. and they have five children. namely: Wilson F., residing on a farm adjoining that of his father; Claud, operating the home farm ; Sarah Katherine, who is the wife of Dr. William Wise, V. S., residing at Barberton; and Pauline and Raymond 0., who reside at home with their parents. Mr. Seiberling is a. member if the Lutheran Church at Wadsworth, in which he 1054 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY has been choir leader for fifteen years. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity. GEORGE MAAG, a highly respected citizen of Akron, who was one of the organizers of the Twentieth Century Heating and Ventilating Company, of this city, and who continued to be treasurer of the concern from its founding, has been active in the business life of the community for many years. Mr. Maag was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in 1853, where he remained until reaching the age of seventeen years. He then went to Orrville and learned the tinner's trade. After three years he looked around for a promising field for work, and in the fall of 1873, came to Akron, where, until 1878, he was with the firm of Cramer & May. Subsequently he established himself in a hardware business at Haysville, Ashland County, where he remained until January, 1885, when he removed his interests to Shelby, Ohio. In 1890, he left Shelby and returning to Akron, became employed with the firm of May and Fiebeger, continuing with them until the fall of 1894. He then became associated with William Clerkin in establishing the manufacture of the Twentieth Century Furnace under the firm name of Clarkin and Maag, which firm has been succeeded by the Twentieth Century Heating and Ventilating Company. In this line Mr. Maag has met with success. The ideas involved in the manufacture of the heaters and boilers illustrate new principles, and the plant is fitted with all kinds of modern machinery to carry out these designs. In 1899, Mr. Maag was married to Lydia Baus, who is a daughter of Jacob Baus, of Akron. The family residence is situated at No. 40 Mt. View Avenue, Akron. DANIEL B. CAHOW, proprietor of the Cahow Pump Company, of Akron, is a leading business man of this city and one of its prominent merchants. He was born in York Township, Medina County, Ohio, in 1854, and is a son of D. J. Cahow, a pioneer in the pump manufacturing line. When he was two years old his father moved to Salem, Iowa, where lie remained, however, but two years, returning to Ohio and settling in Litchfield, Medina County. When Daniel B. was six years old his father began the manufacture of pumps and the subject of this seketch was therefore practically reared in this business. At the age of eighteen years he came to Akron with his father and brother, H. J. Ca-how, and engaged in a pump business, but for the past eighteen years he has been sole proprietor and is the head of the largest retail pump business in the United States. He handles all kinds of pumps, and has the exclusive sale of all the best ones, especially the Myers pump, which has no superior. As a pump man he has a reputation which extends all over the State. On October 4, 1877, Mr. Cahow was married to Nellie M. Garman, who was reared at Akron, and they have three children : Grace, who married M. J. Hallinan, assistant city engineer at Akron; and Roy and Ray, twins, the former of whom is a lithographic artist and the latter is with the pump manufacturing concern of F. E. Myers & Brother, of Ashland, Ohio. Politically, Mr. Cahow is a Republican. He has fraternal membership in Akron Lodge, No. 83, F. & A. M.; Nemo Lodge, No. 746, I. 0. 0. F.; also the Encampment; the Daughters of Rebecca; the Knights of the Maccabees, and the Protected Home Circle. GEORGE H. WADSWORTH, general superintendent of the machinery department of the Falls Rivet and Machine Company, at Cuyahoga Falls, is well known locally in this connection while his name is a familiar one in all the leading foundries of the United States, Canada and Europe, as the inventor of machinery of the greatest utility. Mr. Wadsworth was born near Chester, England, February 11, 1857, and is a son of William Collins and Agnes (Hogg) Wadsworth. On the paternal side, Mr. Wadsworth traces his ancestry to Holland and on the maternal, to Scotland. His father, William C. Wadsworth, was born at Liverpool, England, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1055 where he later held a position as harbor master, and was killed in the performance of his duty, when his son, George H., was twelve years of age. He had four children, namely: John Murray, who has been governor of a province in India, for thirty years ; Agnes, who is deceased; George H.; and Elizabeth, who resides with her aged mother, at Colwin Bay, North Wales. The family is of the Presbyterian faith. In his boyhood, George H. Wadsworth showed a natural leaning toward mechanics, and as soon as his education was considered to be far enough advanced, he entered the Great Western Railway shops, at Wolverhampton, where he served an apprenticeship of six years in what was there denominated the fitter and turner trade. This trade he followed until he was twenty-three years of age, when he came to Cleveland, Ohio, and entered the old Cleveland Bridge and Car Works. He continued work at his trade, mainly in Ohio, and was the first tool-maker employed by the National Cash Register Company, and organized their tool room. Later, Mr. Wadsworth entered into business for himself, at Findlay, Ohio, and from 1887 until 1891, he ran a machine shop under the firm name of Wadsworth, Sheesley & Company. From there he returned to Cleveland and remained superintendent of the Avery Stamping Company until the spring of 1894. He was then called to Chicago and was with the firm of Frazer and Chalmers, coming from there to take the position of foreman of the machine shop of The Falls Rivet and Machine Company. After one year, Mr. Wadsworth became superintendent, but six months later left the company in order to engage in other business. When the business of this company was reorganized and changes made under .the administration of Jeremiah Long, about 1897, Mr. Wadsworth returned to the company as general superintendent. At this time, owing to his past experience, The Falls Rivet and Machine Company was successful in obtaining some large contracts for government work amounting to about $140,000, which were completed with satisfaction to the Government and with financial advantage to the company. Mr. Wadsworth continued with the company as general superintendent until 1901, when he again severed his relations in order to engage in the manufacture of a core-making machine, which was an invention of his own. The Wadsworth Improved Core Machines and Equipment, including the Wadsworth Portable Core Oven, have won their way through their obvious utility, and thousands are now in use in foundries throughout this and other countries. There are many similar machines on the market but the only medal given for a core machine, at the St. Louis Exposition, was awarded to The Falls Rivet and Machine Company for the machines invented by Mr. Wadsworth. He has made many other inventions relative to foundry work, all of them proving practical and valuable. He was the oldest continuous exhibitor at the American Foundry men's Association. In 1902, Mr. Wadsworth went to Cleveland and there engaged in the manufacturing of automobiles and was general superintendent and a stockholder in the American Motor Carriage Company. At the reorganization of The Falls Rivet and Machine Company, in 1903, Mr. Wadsworth again became superintendent of the machinery department, a position for which he is so thoroughly qualified. He has some 300 men under his supervision and through his knowledge and care the great output is kept up to the standard which has won its present reputation for this concern. Mr. Wadsworth's interests have never centered in politics, but he gives a good citizen's support to all laudable public measures and casts his vote with the Republican party. In England, Mr. Wadsworth was married to Cecily Blower, who is a daughter of Samuel J. Blower, of Wolverhampton, and they have three children, namely: Florence E., Agnes K. and George H. The family belong to the Episcopal Church. 1056 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY ALEXANDER STEESE, proprietor of the Copley Mill, situated on Wolf Creek, has been a resident of Summit County, Ohio, for nearly a quarter of a century, and is one of Copley township's well-known business men. Mr. Steese was born November 20, 1862, in Stark County, Ohio, and is a son of Abraham and Lydia (Bowers) Steese. Abraham Steese was born in Pennsylvania, and when a young man of eighteen years moved to Akron, Ohio, which was then but a small village. He was employed for some time in 'digging wells in and around Akron, constructing probably 600 or 700 in the vicinity, but after his marriage he engaged in agricultural pursuits in Stark and Summit Counties, and in this occupation spent the remainder of his life, which closed in 1902 when he had attained the age of eighty-five years. Mr. Steese was married to Lydia Bowers, a native of Stark County, Ohio, who died in 1882 at the age of fifty-nine years, and to them eleven children were born, namely: Elizabeth, who married Thomas Beck; Lewis ; Susan, who married J. Guttenberger; Levi, who was drowned at the age of eleven years ; Elvina, who married Solomon Arntz; Cecelia (deceased), who married Fred Shoemaker, the original proprietor of the Copley Mill; Israel; Melvin ; Alexander; Amanda, who married A. Phile; and Frances, who married Charles Phile. Alexander Steese grew up on his father's farm in Stark County, Ohio, where he attended school, and in 1885 started to work in his brother-inlaw's mill, Mr. Steese's present property, where he continued for five years. In 1890 he removed to Tallmadge, where he worked until the fall in the plant of the Sewer Pipe Company, subsequently returning to his brother-in-law's mill in Copley Township. In the spring of 1891 he went to Indiana, where he worked at the carpenter's trade with his brother Lewis, but he again returned to Copley Township, where he spent the winter. In the spring of 1892 Mr. Steese went to Comet, Green Township, and there rented a mill from D. F. Burger, which he operated until 1904, at which time he purchased stock in the Clinton Milling Company of Clinton, Ohio, where for, two years he was engaged as miller. He then traded his stock in the company for his present business, which he has since conducted with much success. The capacity of the mill is twenty-five barrels daily, and the product is the well known "Household Favorite Flour." In September, 1887, Mr. Steese was married, first, to Jennie Fulmer, whose death occurred in June, 1890, and to this union there was born one child, Clark. Mr. Steese was married, second, in the spring of 1893 to Stella Kleckner, who is a daughter of John au Elizabeth Kleckner, of Green Township, Su mit County, Ohio, and six children have been born to them: Ruth, Grace, Myra, Laura, Paul and Carl. Mr. Steese is a Prohibitionist in political belief. With his wife and family he attends the .Wesleyan Methodist Church. CAPT. W. M. HILTABIDLE, State agent for the North American Mutual Fire Insurance Company, with quarters in the Hamilton Building, Akron, has been identified with the Department of Public Works under the direction of the State board, for many years, and since 1905 has been interested in his present enterprise. He was born at Mansfield, Ohio, July 31, 1857, where he was reared and educated. During his earlier years, Mr. Hiltabidle served four years as shipping clerk tor the Humphrey Manufacturing Company, of Mansfield, and for six years was with the Bodine Roofing Company, of Mansfield, both as superintendent of their works and as traveling salesman. In 1887 he entered the employ of the State Board of Public Works and had charge of the steam dredge, continuing until 1892, when he was promoted to the office of division superintendent and in that capacity came to Akron. He remained superintendent until 1902, and then gave up that position to become superintendent of the water supply for the manufacturers of Akron and Barberton, performing the duties of this office from 1902 until 1905. In the latter AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1059 year he assisted in organizing the North American Mutual Fire Insurance Company, the home office being at Mansfield. The first policy was issued October 26, 1905. They started into business with policies in force of $773,850. On July 12, 1907, their books showed: Policies in force, $2,038,574.61, premiums paid, $75,264.52; fire losses paid, $21,505.61; contingent assets, $177,992.15. Mr. Hiltabidle is State agent and a member of the Board of Directors. The enterprise is one which has met with a hearty welcome and is in a very prosperous condition. Captain Hiltabidle gained his title as captain of Company B, Eighth Ohio Regiment, at Mansfield, and also during his long period of service with the Board of Public Works, when he was commanding officer. In 1878 he was married to Roberta Cairns, of Plymouth, Ohio. They have one daughter, Myrtle Rose, who graduated from the Akron public schools, in the class of 1907. With his family, Captain Hiltabidle belongs to Trinity Lutheran Church. He is a Thirty-second Degree Mason, and has held many offices in the local Masonic bodies. He is also an Odd Fellow, and a Knight of Pythias, past exalted ruler of the Akron Lodge of Elks, and belongs to the Masonic and Elk clubs, and to Harry Foster Camp, No. 331, Sons of Veterans. JAMES H. CASE, who has been engaged in the drug business in Akron for the past thirty-one years, is one of the city's most esteemed citizens. He is also an honored veteran of the Civil War, and one of the few survivors of the Third Division of Cavalry, which gained distinction under their brave-and beloved leader, the gallant General Custer. Mr. Case was born in 1844, in old Middlebury, and is a son of Simon S. and Jane (McDowell) Case. Simon S. Case, a harness-maker by trade, was born in the State of New York and came to Akron among the early settlers. Later he engaged in general contracting, and he built an entire section of the C. A. & C. Railroad. Still later he went into the stoneware business, and was the first shipper of stoneware from Summit County by rail. His death took place in 1877. James H. Case entered the Federal army at the age of nineteen years, becoming a member of Company A, Second Regiment, Ohio Cavalry. This regiment was mustered into the service at Columbus, and it was first ordered to Tennessee and Kentucky. It participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Mine Run, Hanover Court House, and all battles from the Wilderness to the surrender of Lee. After Wilson's Raid Mr. Case was taken sick and was confined to the hospital for two months in Baltimore and Wilmington. After rejoining his regiment he took part In the battles of Winchester, Berryville, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek and Stony Creek. In October, 1863, Mr. Case re-enlisted and remained in the service until after the final surrender of the Confederate forces, being honorably mustered out at St. Louis, Missouri, in September, 1865. His most thrilling war experience was during Wilson's Raid, when he had his horse shot from under him. In recalling the various brave commanders under whom he served, Mr. Case remembers the gallant General duster, who was adored by his soldiers, who together keep green his memory in an annual gathering of the survivors of the old command. In 1907 Mr. Case attended the reunion held at Canandaigua., New York. After the end of his military service, Mr. Case returned to Akron where he worked at the machinist's trade until 1876. He then engaged in the drug business in which he has continued ever since. He is a stanch Republican, and was a great admirer of the late Senator James G. Blaine, during whose candidacy, Mr. Case's store was the Blaine headquarters. He has served two terms in the City Council and has been postmaster at Postal Station No. 4 ever since its organization. In 1872, Mr. Case was first married to Ella Farrar. In April, 1890, he was married, second, to Mrs. Margaret Blocker. Fraternally, 1060 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY he is a Mason of high standing. He has been a member of Buckley Post, G. A. R., since its organization. REED DEEDS, inventor, is the senior member of the firm of Reed Deeds & Son, builders and contractors at Cuyahoga Falls, and the patentee of the Deeds Monolithic System of Concrete Construction, which provides forms, molds and methods for the erection and construction of all classes of buildings, with either solid or double walls, doing away with machine-made blocks. Mr. Deeds established himself in" business at Cuyahoga Falls in 1889. He was born at Portersville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1848, and is a son of John and Ann Catherine (Wimer) Deeds. His family record includes an ancestor who served on General Washington's staff in the Revolutionary War. Philip Frederick Deeds, his paternal grandfather, operated a mill near Slippery Rock, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, but had lived in Butler County, where his son, John Deeds, was born, in 1806. In boyhood John Deeds learned the wheelright trade and later, when that business declined, took up carpentering. In 1857 he moved to Youngstown and continued in active business there until he retired, in 1879, when he went to live with a daughter at Keokuk, Iowa, where he died in 1883. He was one of the old-line Abolitionists and in slavery days assisted many a "chattel" to escape from bondage. He was a strict Methodist and built a church near Portersville, and, unknown to the general public, constructed an underground tunnel which led to a big stump in the woods. Down the tunnel from this stump, the operators of the Underground railroad conducted many fleeing slaves. Later he became an ardent Republican and at the outbreak of the Civil War, offered his services, which were declined on account of his age, but he persisted in serving in the home guard. He was a man of most upright character and at various times honestly performed the duties of public office. The mother of Mr. Deeds was a daughter of John Wimer, who resided near Portersville,    Pennsylvania, where she was born in 1813. Her father was one of eight brothers, who migrated from the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, in about 1790, to what was afterwards called Butler County, Pennsylvania. He saw military service in the Black Hawk War. Of the nine children born to John Deeds and wife, eight grew to maturity, namely : Thirzah, now deceased, who married John Ramp, of Cuyahoga Falls, also deceased; Joseph who served three years in the Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed near Kingston, Georgia, during the Civil War; Hiram, now residing at Cleveland, who was for three years a member of the same regiment, and was wounded four times; Elizabeth, who married Joseph Ramp, of Keokuk, Iowa, and, died at Cuyahoga Falls ; Wilbur, who served one year in the Civil War as a member of the Second Ohio Battery, and who died in 1906, at Noblesville, Indiana; Reed, who served in the Fourth Indiana Cavalry, but was special orderly at Brigade Headquarters of the First Brigade, Second Division, Wilson's Cavalry Corps ; Minerva, who married Richard Reid, residing at Cuyahoga. Falls; and Frank, residing at Schenectady, New York. The mother of this family died in 1892. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Reed Deeds was eleven years of age when his father settled at Youngstown, Ohio. After completing his education he learned the carpenter's trade with his father, following which he worked as a journeyman for a number of years, in Cleveland, Youngstown and Akron. In 1868 he came to Cuyahoga Falls, where he has since resided. In 1876 he began to work for H. B. Camp, building his shops, and thus he gradually worked into brick and cement contracting, which led up to the invention of his system of concrete construction. In 1878 he took up cement work, using some of the first Yeass Portland cement ever made in the United States. At Cuyahoga Falls he built John Walsh's residence, the Roethig Block, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1061 the Brand Block, and the power houses and barns for the A. B. C. Railway, both at Cuyahoga Falls and Bedford, and their additions to their Akron plant; also the chapel at Oakwood Cemetery, and the power house for the Youngstown & Ohio River R. R. at West Point, Ohio. Other fine building that he has done includes his own handsome residence, which was completed in 1893, which is situated on North Front Street, and in 1904 he built a cement house for his son, Wilber Clyde, who became his partner in business in 1902, when the firm name of Deeds & Son was adopted. His pay-roll averages about thirty men. Mr. Deeds has always been more or less of an inventor and his machines have proved of remarkable utility. His patent on monolithic construction bears the number 787665, and that on hold molds No. 878664; he has also another on railroad water tanks. In the small space accorded to the present sketch it would be impossible to do full justice to Mr. Deed's invention of the monolithic concrete system. He has issued a clear and concise explanation of his invention which has been widely circulated, with the most gratifying results as to business. For some twenty-eight years Mr. Deeds has been a successful mason and builder and he has given a great deal of study to the use of concrete material, solving the problem as to its use at the smallest expense and with the greatest amount of durability. Mr. Deeds married Eliza Bradley, who was born at Cuyahoga Falls, December 17, 1849, a daughter of Robert and Margaret Bradley, of that place. Mrs. Deeds' father was born at Middletown, Connecticut, and accompanied his parents to Summit County, in childhood. Mr. and Mrs. Deeds have had two children : Arthur, who died in childhood, and Wilber Clyde, who is in partnership with his father. Wilber Clyde Deeds was born December 1, 1875, at Cuyahoga Falls, and was educated in the schools of his native place, and at the Western Reserve Academy, at Hudson, where he was graduated in 1895. He then spent one year in the Ohio State University, taking a course in mining engineering. He learned the brick-laying trade with his father, whose business partner he became, in 1902. On June 25, 1898, he enlisted in Company F, 10th. Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which' he was made corporal, for service in the Spanish-American War. Later he was transferred to the 11th Company of the Signal Corps and in 1899 he accompanied that body to Cuba, where he was in service three and one-half months, and then returned and was honorably discharged at Savannah, Georgia. He is a member of the United Spanish-American War Veterans, of Camp Ward A. Wilford, at Akron. Wilber C. Deeds married Ethel Dean, who is a daughter of William Spray, of Mantua, Ohio, and they have two children, Dorothy and Ethel. Mrs. Wilber C. Deeds is a member of the Disciples Church. She also, with her husband, belongs to the Falls Chapter, No. 245, Eastern Star. He is prominent in Masonic circles, being a member of Star Lodge, No. 187, Washington Chapter, No. 25, R. A. M., and Akron Commandery, K. T., No. 25. In politics he is a Republican. Reed Deeds has always been identified with the Republican party, but his interests have lain in an entirely different direction from office-holding and he has never been willing to consider any such proposition. He is, however, a public-spirited citizen, one who has always lent his influence in the direction of permanent improvements and substantial progress. He is not united with any religious body but liberally contributes to the support of the Congregational Church, to which Mrs. Deeds belongs. Fraternally he is a Mason, belonging to Star Lodge, No. 187, also to Pavonia Lodge, No. 301, Knights of Pythias. Mrs. Deeds is a member of the Woman's Relief Corps, and it was through her untiring efforts that the fine flag pole was purchased and erected at the corner of Second and Broad Streets, she having the honor of being the first to raise the flag. WILLIAM D. BAUER, a prosperous agriculturist of Norton Township, who owns and 1062 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY operates a tract of 151 acres of fine farming land, situated on the Akron-Wadsworth road, about five miles west of Akron, was born in this township, June 14, 1863, and is a son of Joseph D. and Sarah (Surfass) Bauer. Daniel Bauer, the grandfather of William D., was one of the 'first settlers of Norton Township, whence he came from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1843, and, locating about one mile northwest of Loyal Oak, purchased land and eventually became the owner of several hundred acres. His son, Joseph D. Bauer, was but eleven years of age when he came here with the family. In about 1869 he located with his family on the farm now owned by Ed Laubaugh, and in the spring of 1888 settled at Loyal Oak, where Joseph D. Bauer died July 16, 1903. In March, 1894, Mr. Bauer purchased the present farm of his son William D., which the latter has been operating since 1895. Joseph D. Bauer was married to Sarah Surfass, who was born in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Andrew Surfass, who came to Norton Township a few years after the arrival of Daniel Bauer. Four children were born to Joseph B. and Sarah Bauer, namely: William D.; Fietta E. who is the wife of Ed Lau- baugh ; and two E., died in childhood. William D. Bauer was educated in the schools of his home vicinity, and was reared on the farm now owned by Ed Laubaugh, whence his parents had removed when he was about six years old. In 1895 he located on his present property, where he has carried on general farming with much success to the present time. In 1887 Mr Bauer was married to Phcebe Stimson, who is a daughter of Robert Stimion, of Copley Township, and they have eight children : Warren F., Celia L., Blanche May, Joseph R. Grace F., Nellie B., Elva P. and Floyd 0. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer are members of the Lutheran Church of Loyal Oak. MILLER G. MOORE, who holds the responsible position of division superintendent with the Northern Ohio Traction Company, with headquarters at Cuyahoga Falls, was born at Anthony, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, July 20, 1872, and is a son of John H. and Martha (Everett) Moore. John H. Moore was born in New Jersey, where he has always lived an honorable useful life. By trade he is a blacksmith and conducts his own business. For some years he has been a justice of the peace, and he is now serving as postmaster at Middle Valley. His three children are: Miller G.; Georgia, who resides in Norwich, New York; and Frank, residing at Garwood, New Jersey. After completing the common school course in his native place, Mr. Moore learned telegraphing, which he followed in connection with railroad work, for two years. He has been connected with transportation lines ever since he was fourteen years of age. Mr. Moore began in a humble way and understands the business in all its details. He has filled positions similar to his present one both in Cleveland and Detroit, and came to Cuyahoga Falls in June, 1902. He has charge of the A. B. C., Kent and Ravenna and Barberton lines, and has control of about 125 men, with seventy-five or eighty miles of track under his jurisdiction. His thorough technical knowledge and reliable character, make him a valuable part of the great system which he represents. Mr. Moore was married at Detroit, Michigan, to Marie Common, a daughter of James, Common, of that city, and they have two children, Melba and Doris. The family be long to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Moore belongs to Court Bagley, of the order of Foresters, of Detroit, of which he has been chief ranger; and he is also a member of the National Union. He is an Independent in politics. DAVID E. HILL, one of Akron's old and prominent citizens, was born at Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York, May 25, 1825, coming of sturdy English-Scotch an cestry. He was eighteen years old when hey came to Middlebury, Ohio. During his early years at Middlebury, Mr. Hill worked in a machine shop and then became associated with others in the manufacture of the s old- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1065 fashioned fire engines. From 1847 until 1849 he represented the firm of McMillan Irish, on the road, selling woolen machinery, in the spring of the latter year first becoming interested in what is now the Akron Sewer Pipe Company, which Was the pioneer cf the great industry. Mr. Hill was the organizer and leading spirit of the American Sewer Pipe Company, which has an annual output of 5,000 car loads, or 60,000 tons. His influence on the business life of Middlebury was pronounced and his standing was high in business circles as long as he remained an active factor in the business life of the community. On June 5, 1848, Mr. Hill was married to Harriet Louise McMillan, who is a daughter of the late Reuben McMillan. They have had three children, namely: David W., born March 15, 1850, who married Grace Perkins McCurdy, of Akron, September 6, 1877, and died January 30, 1880, leaving one child, Eva C.; Cora T., born July 10, 1852, who died February 6, 1874; and George R., horn April 3, 1855. All his life, Mr. Hill has been a thoughtful and intelligent watcher of public events. He has been identified with the Republican party ever since its organization, and almost since his majority, has been an incumbent of office, serving Summit County in sonic capacity, long and well. He served either in the Council or on the School Board of the village of Middlebury, until its annexation to Akron, in 1872, and from 1862 to 1868, he was county commissioner, and was elected a member of the City Council of Akron, from the Sixth Ward, for the years, 1875-76-77 and 1878. THOMAS RHODES, one of Akron's much esteemed retired citizens, residing at No. 610 West Market street, Was born in 1826, in Lancastershire, England, and was about seven years of age when lie accompanied his parents to America. The father of Mr. Rhodes settled in Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio, where the son was reared, and under his brother's tutelage, mainly educated. Mr. Rhodes followed farming and stockraising in both Medina. and Summit Counties, giving especial attention to the growing of sheep. After a busy and successful agricultural career, Mr. Rhodes erected the beautiful residence in Akron which has since been his home. In 1876, Mr. Rhodes was married to Sarah B. Garside. He and his wife are leading members of the West Hill Congregational Church. Prior to the Civil War, Mr. Rhodes was prominently identified with the Abolition party and was well known to many anti-slav ery leaders, being a. great admirer of William 'Lloyd Garrison. October 2, 1862, Mr. Rhodes enlisted in Company A, Seventy-second Regiment, 0. V. I. lie took. the place of his brother who had been drafted. He served till July 30, 1863, and was honorably discharged at a. camp twenty miles in the rear of Vicksburg. CHARLES P. HELLER, who is carrying on extensive farming operations on his excellent tract of 148 acres situated about three-quarters of a mile west of Bath Centre, Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, has served as assessor of this township for the past five sears, and is one of the most influential Republicans of his section. Mr. Heller was born October 1, 1855, in Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio, and is a son of Levi and Elizabeth (Dutt) Heller. Levi Heller, who was a native of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, where he was reared and educated, removed to 'Medina County, Ohio, a short time after his marriage, and there cultivated a seventy-seven acre farm until his death in 1865. He married Elizabeth Dutt, who. survived him until 1893, and to them was born one child, Charles P. Charles P. Heller was but nine years of age when his father's death occurred, and when he was thirteen years old he took full charge of the farm in Medina County, where he and his mother lived alone. In 1881 this farm was sold, and Mr. Heller and his mother removed to his present home in Bath Township, where he erected a fine home in 1882. 1066 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY Here he has carried on successful agricultural operations to the present time. He has been prominent in the ranks of the Republican party in this section, having been a member of the Summit County Republican Executive Committee for several years, served four years as a member of the Bath Township School Board, and was president thereof for two years, and since 1902 has served in the capacity of assessor, filling that position to the satisfaction of all concerned. In 1883 Mr. Heller was united in marriage with Mary Strunk, who is a daughter of William Strunk, of Wadsworth, Ohio. Mr. Heller is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees and of the Masonic order. ALONZO SMITH, a prominent farmer and representative citizen of Summit County, Ohio, who is engaged in operating an excellent farm of 121 acres in Franklin Township, was born December 26, 1846, north of Middlebranch, Stark County, Ohio, and is a son of George E. and Sarah (Crist) Smith. George E. Smith was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and when a boy of twelve years came to Ohio with his parents, settling about seven miles north of Canton. He grew to manhood on the home farm, and in his youth learned the tanner's trade, which he followed for some years, conducting a tannery north of Middlebranch, Stark County. In 1859 he purchased a farm near Canton, where the rest of his life was spent, his death occurring in his eightieth year. Mr. Smith married Sarah Crist, who died at the homestead at the age of eighty-seven years. Owing to a fire accident when a child he lost the fore part of both feet, which much interfered with his ability to walk. At his death Mr. Smith owned 1,132 acres of choice land in Stark and Summit Counties, as follows: Eighty acres in Canton Township near Fulton; ninety acres in Plain; 268 in Lake; 160 in Nemeshellen, and 190 in Perry Township, south of Massillon, and in Summit County he owned 344 acres. They were the parents of eight children, namely: Sarah Ann, who was the wife of Israel Bixler; Susan, who was the wife of Christ Wingerd; Christian, who went West and has never been heard from; Andrew H., who was a soldier in an Ohio regiment during the Civil War; Benjamin H., who was also a soldier during the Civil War, and now resides at Canton; Joel, who lives in Stark County; Alonzo; and Philo, of Canton. Alonzo Smith was reared on the home farm, and for one year worked at the plastering business in Canton. In 1872 he purchased his present farm from John Genine, and here he has continued to reside. Mr. Smith is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is treasurer. He is agent for the Norton Mutual Fire Association for Franklin Township. In December, 1867, Mr. Smith was married to Harriet H. Longabaugh, and to them were born five children: Phidello, who married Maude Neff; Rahama, who married Dr. Harper; John, who conducts a general store; Orlando; and Sadie, who married Bert Purdy. WILLIAM J. POWELL, general farmer, cultivating 125 acres of valuable land in Northfield township, is a son of William and Sarah (Baum) Powell. He is a great-grandson of George Powell, who was born at Berlin, Germany, and who, during the times of Napoleon, when the country was in an unsettled condition, became involved in politics, and, with other revolutionists, prepared to flee to America. He succeeded in getting his wife and children on board of a sailing vessel and then, being hard pressed, endeavored, with some companions, to escape to the ship on a floating log, in which attempt he was drowned. His son, Henry Powell, grandfather of William J., came from Germany with his mother and two sisters. He was sold in New Jersey to work out the passage money for the family, he then being eight years of age. He lived up to the agreement and remained with his owner until he was twentycne years old, when he married Rachel Fowler and they subsequently came to Mahoning County. William Powell, the father, was born in New Jersey and emigrated to Mahon- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1067 ing County, Ohio, with his father, when six years old. He lived there until he was eighteen, and then came to what is now Northfield, Summit County. In 1840, he married Sarah Baum, and settled on her homestead farm of fifty acres, to which he added until he owned 125 acres. On this land he carried on general farming and sheep growing. He voted with the Republican party, but never sought office. He died in 1868. He was seared in the Society of Friends, but as there was no religious organization of that body in this locality, he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. His death occurred in 1868. Thomas Baum, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Powell, was born in 1798, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and in 1801, was brought by his parents to Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio. He subsequently married Mary Perkey, and they had the following .children : John, deceased, served in the Civil War; Sarah, the mother of Mr. Powell, born June 1, 1824; Mary, now deceased; Martha, who is the widow of U. R. Horner, of Akron ; Elizabeth, who married David Silver, of Jennings County, Indiana; and James M., who resides at East Toledo. To William and Sarah Powell were born five children, of whom the following now survive: Louisa, widow of Elihu Griswold, residing at Akron ; Harriet E., who married Andrew J. Kelty, of Bedford; Mary R., residing at home with her mother; and William J., whose name begins this sketch. William J. Powell grew up on the farm which he now cultivates, and was thoroughly trained in agricultural work. He raises on 125 acres, wheat and potatoes for market, giving twelve acres to wheat and three to potatoes, and grows hay, corn and oats for feed and dairy business, keeping about twenty-five head of cattle. The milk from his cows, all of excellent breed, is shipped to Cleveland. His apple orchard is in fine producing condition. Mr. Powell looks well to his buildings and his immense barn is of 30 by 90 feet, with eighteen-foot posts. He farms along modern lines and meets with excellent success. Mr. Powell married Margaret R. Nesbitt, who is a daughter of the late James Nesbitt, formerly county commissioner, and a prominent citizen of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Powell are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically, Mr. Powell is a Republican, and for six years has been a member of the Republican County Executive committee. He served for seven years on the School Board and one year as a member of the Council at Macedonia. He has since been elected councilman for a term of two years. THE BAUM FAMILY. The immigrant ancestor of this family was George Baum, Sr., who was born in Germany, November 17, 1754, and who, when seventeen years of age, sailed for America with a brother. The latter died on ship-board and was buried at sea. The ship must have met with tempestuous weather, or have been a very slow sailor, as it is recorded that the voyage lasted six months. He landed at Philadelphia in the year 1772, when public affairs were in more or less of a ferment owing to the troubles with England which were in a few years to bring on the Revolutionary War. In accordance with a not unfrequent custom in those days, his services had been sold to a man for three years to pay his passage. In 1783 he was married to Mary Higgin, a native of Pennsylvania. In 1801 he moved to Ohio, settling in Columbiana County, where he purchased 160 acres of land of the government, at $1.25 per acre, which land is now the site of the city of Salem. The nearest grist-mill was then at Marietta, about sixty-five miles away, the route being through the woods, and it used to take him from three to four days to make the trip, leading his horse, which carried the grist. On each occasion he was obliged to camp at least two nights in the woods. Thomas Baum, son of George and Mary Baum (and maternal grandfather of William J. Powell, of Northfield Township, Summit County, Ohio), was born in Westmoreland 1068 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY County, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1798. In 1801 he accompanied his parents to Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio. Here he subsequently married Mary Perkey. In 1821 he became a resident of Northfield Township, Summit County, where he purchased a farm for three dollars per acre. This farm was located about eighteen miles from Cleveland, and is now known as the G. T. Bishop farm. Here his death occurred, December 24, 1862. His wife had preceded him to the grave, dying on her fifty-eighth birthday, June 28, 1855. They reared a family of six children —John, Sarah, Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, and James M. The record of these children is, in brief, as follows: John enlisted in the 111th Regiment Ohio, Volunteer Infantry, in Williams County, Ohio, and served nearly three years. He died in that county November 16, 1865. Sarah became the wife of William Powell, of Northfield Township, where she now resides. Mary married a Mr. White, of Jennings County, Indiana. Martha, who is the widow of Mr. Horner, resides in Akron, Ohio. Elizabeth is the wife of David Silver, of Jennings County, Indiana. James M. Baum, the remaining member of the above-mentioned family, was born on Christmas Day, 1833. He was educated in the district schools, and assisted his father in clearing and developing his land. In 1872 he located in Section 33, Ross Township, Wood County, Ohio, where he is now engaged in general farming and gardening, having a well improved farm of some forty acres. He also devotes a part of his attention to fruit raising. Being located but a short distance from Toledo, he finds a ready market for his produce, and has been quite successful. He is numbered among the prosperous and representative citizens of his locality. GEORGE R. HILL, vice-president of the American Sewer Pipe Company, and interested in other commercial enterprises, is one of Akron's leading business citizens. He was born at Akron, Ohio, and is a son of David E. Hill, who was the pioneer manufacturer of sewer pipe in America. The late David E. Hill was born in the State of New York and came to Akron in 1848, when the village was known as Middlebury. Here he established himself in business and after many experiments succeeded in manufacturing a drainage pipe which was the very first article which proved of real utility in handling sewerage. He was the founder of the Akron Sewer Pipe Company and subsequently of the Hill Sewer Pipe Company, and at the time of his death, in August, 1901, was one of the leading manufacturers and capitalists of Akron. George R. Hill was reared and educated at Akron and from boyhood has been connected with the manufacture of sewer pipe. He was an early assistant of his father and succeeded to many of his interests. The American Sewer Pipe Company has thirty-seven plants, three of these being in the Akron district; the one located at Barberton is the largest plant of its kind in the world. From small beginnings the business has grown to enormous proportions. In 1884, Mr. Hill was married to Alice A. Hinman. He is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and also of its vestry. He is a Thirty-second Degree Mason. JOHN CRISP & SON, a leading businese firm at Akron, engaged in general contracting and dealing in all kinds of building material, is a prominent factor in the commercial life of this city. John Crisp, the founder of the firm, was born in England and learned his trade in London. When he emigrated he lived for about one year at Hamilton. Canada, and then came to Akron. In 1876 the firm of Crisp Brothers was established at Akron, and it continued in business here for twenty years. Then John Crisp withdrew on account of being elected a member of the Board of City Commissioners, on which he served for four years. In August, 1901, the firm of John Crisp & Son was organized, composed of John Crisp and his son, Edmond F. Mr. Crisp was married at Hamilton, Canada, to Susan Akell, and they had three sons: Edmond, Lee and Roland. Mr. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1071 Crisp is a Knight Templar Mason and is a member of the board of directors of the Employers' Association, With his whole family, he is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Edmond F. Crisp was born at Hamilton, Canada, and was one year old when his parents came to Akron, where he was reared and educated, graduating from the Akron High School. He immediately went into the office of Crisp Brothers, and then took a course in a business college in this city. Later he learned his father's business, from the ground up, and when taken into partnership, was thoroughly familiar with the work as an artisan, and perfectly competent to handle it in a business way. Among the first buildings erected by the firm of John Crisp R Son, was the First National Bank building, and this was followed by the brick work for the Colonial Salt Company, the Wellman Seaver Morgan Company's plant, the Gothic flats, the Long & Taylor building, the shipping building for the B. F. Goodrich Company, and many more of size and importance. In June, 1905, Edmond F. Crisp was married to Frances Wilson, who is a daughter of John Wilson, a wealthy pioneer settler at Akron. Mr. Crisp belongs to the Knights of Pythias and is a captain in the Uniformed Rank. He is associated with the Masons and other organizations and is vice-president of the Builders' Exchange. ABNER E. FOLTZ M.D., physician and surgeon and oculist at Akron, has been in .active practice in this city for more than thirty years.. He is a. veteran of the Civil War and has more than a local reputation as a poet and professional author. Dr. Foltz was born in 1840, in Wayne County, Ohio. He obtained his literary education at Sharon Center, Medina County, and he and his four brothers served together in the same company, in the Civil War. They enlisted' about August. 6, 1862, in Company I, 102nd Regiment, O. V. I.:, and remained in the army until the close of the war, during the larger part of this period being on detached duty. Dr. Foltz is a valued member of Buckley Post, No. 26, G. A. R., and also of the National Union. After completing his literary education, Dr. Foltz began the reading of medicine. He spent six months in the medical department of the University of Michigan atAnn Arbor, and in 1868 was graduated from the medical department of the Western Reserve College. In 1869 he took a post-graduate course at Jefferson Medical College, after which he was engaged in practice for one year, at Ashland, Ohio, and then came to Akron. Dr. Foltz was married in 1869, to Frances C. Bowen, who is a daughter of the late Dr. William Bowen, one of the early physicians of Akron. They have one son, Esgar Bowen, who is associated with his father in medical practice. Dr. Esgar Bowen Foltz completed the High School course at Akron, was subsequently graduated A. B. from Buchtel College, and later from the medical department of the University of Cincinnati. He has also a diploma. from Christ Hospital, where he practiced for eighteen months. He is a close and earnest student of his profession. Dr. A. E. Foltz is a member of the County, State and Northeastern Ohio Medical societies, and Dr. Esgar belongs also to the American Medical Association. A clinical chart, prepared by Dr. A. E. Foltz is in use all over the world and he also designed the opticians chart and is the designer a:nd patentee of what is known as the Wizard Hinge. CHAUNCEY B. LANE, a prominent citizen of Twinsburg Township, resides on his valuable farm of 175 acres, on which, with only temporary periods of absence, he has spent his whole life. He was born on this farm, in Summit County, Ohio, January 14, 1844, and is a son of Chauncy and Phebe W. (Bailey) Lane. Chauncey Lane was born at Killingsworth, Connecticut, August 31, 1803, and died in Ohio in March, 1885. He was a son of Philip Lane, whose whole life was passed in Connecticut. The family was established in New England by three brothers, Joseph, John and 1072 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY Robert, who came from England in 1670. Luman Lane, brother to Chauncey, was the first of the family to come to Summit County, reaching here November 2, 1820. In November, 1828, Chauncey Lane came to Twinsburg Township, walking through the snow already fallen in the woods, and bought 100 acres of land, a part of Chauncey B.'s farm, on which just enough clearing had been done to make possible the building of a log cabin, which was subsequently replaced by a comfortable home. In 1837, Chauncey Lane was married to Phebe Worthington Bailey, who as born at Groton, Connecticut, January 20, 1811, and died in 1885, when nearly seventy-five years old. Her parents were Asher and Abigail (Smith) Bailey, and her grandfather was Samuel Smith. She accompanied her brother to Geauga County, in 1836, settling in the town of Munson and came to Twinsburg to teach school. The two survivors of their family are: Caroline A., who is the wife of Hon. William Fowler, who was mayor of Redlands, California, and a very prominent citizen; and Chauncey B., of Twinsburg Township. Chauncey B. Lane was reared on the home place and was afforded much better educational advantages than were enjoyed by many youths of his acquaintance. He was given academic training at the Bissell Institute at Twinsburg, and was but eighteen years of age when he enlisted for service in the Civil War. At Camp Chase he entered Company D, Eighty-fourth Regiment, 0. V. I., and served through his first three months of enlistment, mainly in Eastern Virginia and Maryland. In August, 1864, Mr. Lane re-enlisted, entering Company H, 177th Regiment, 0. V. I., in which he served until the close of the war. He participated in many battles and skirmishes, weary marches and tiresome and dangerous guard duty, traveling over a large extent of the southern country, and received his honorable discharge at Greensboro, North Carolina. After the close of his military service, Mr. Lane went to Michigan, where he purchased a tract of eighty acres, but shortly after sold out and returned to his parents at Twinsburg. Here he has continued to reside, taking an active part in public affairs and carefully regulating a large private business, looking after the operation of a farm of 175 acres. For seven and a half years he served as a justice of the peace at Twinsburg, for many years has been connected with the Board of Education, serving frequently as its president, for two years was township assessor, and for a number of years was township trustee. On February 27, 1867, Mr. Lane was married to Mary E. Ames, who was born in Vermont, and is a daughter of Edwin and Anna (Scribner) Ames. The father of Mrs. Lane was born in Massachusetts, moved later to Illinois and still later to Minnesota, where he died. Her mother was born at Poughkeepsie, New York. After her widowhood she moved to Ravenna, Ohio, and subsequently died at the home of her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Lane have had four children, namely: Carrie A., who married E. W. Hull, and has two children, Florence L. and Lois M.; Frank C., who died February 21, 1902, married Cleora B. Chamberlain ; Edwin A., residing at Cleveland, who married Blanche Force, and they have one son, Wilbur C.; and Edna, who is a student at Oberlin College. Mr. and Mrs. Lane are members of the Congregational Church at Twinsburg. Mr. Lane is a Republican. T. M. PARKER, Sr., vice-president and manager of the Summit Lumber Company, with an extensive plant on West State street, Akron, has been a resident of this city since 1867. He was born in 1837, in Kent County, Delaware, where he was reared and educated. Prior to leaving his native State, Mr. Parker engaged in farming, after which he spent eighteen months in the oil fields near Oil City, Pennsylvania. In 1867 he came to Akron and during the following year engaged in shipping fruit, when he became associated with the Thomas Company, contractors and builders, with whom he continued for eight een years. Mr. Parker then. engaged in a contracting business in partnership with Wil- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1073 liam H. Jones, who died in 1897, after which Mr. Parker purchased a tract of land on State and Canal streets for a site, and proceeded to organize the Summit Lumber Company. It was incorporated with a capital stock of $15,000, with T. M. Parker, Jr., president; T. M: Parker, Sr. vice-president and general man ager; and Sr., H. Mantz, secretary and treasurer. The business is both wholesale and retail and in addition to dealing in lumber of all kinds the company operate a planing mill and manufacture doors, sash and blinds, and do a general contracting business. This great industry gives employment to many men, adding both to the material prosperity of the individuals concerned and to the city at large. In 1861, Mr. Parker was married to Catherine Millington, of Caroline County, Maryland, who died in 1905, leaving one son, T. M. Parker, Jr. He was educated in the Akron schools and subsequently traveled for ten years in the theatrical business. For the past ten years he has given his attention to the demands of the increasing business of the Summit Lumber Company, and like his father, is numbered with the city's reliable and substantial citizens. JOHN P. MACKEY, dairyman and general farmer, in Northfield Township, was born in Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio, August 23, 1853, and is a son of Thomas and Margaret (Pope) Mackey. The father of Mr. Mackey came to America from County Antrim, Ireland, when seventeen years of age, and joined an older brother, who had located in the State of New York. There he learned the carpenters' and joiners' trade, which he followed for seventeen years, and then, about the time of his marriage, settled down to farming. While following his trade exclusively, he worked in various cities through what is now the Central West, thus visiting Summit County. He was pleased with this section and subsequently bought the farm on Oak Hill, in Boston township, on which he spent the rest of his life. He was married in 1850 to Margaret, daughter of John Pope, of Northfield Township, and four of their eight children grew to maturity, namely: John P., above mentioned; Amy, who married Rev. William G. Harper, a Methodist clergyman, residing at Washington Village ; George F., residing at Rocky River; and T. Harvey, also residing at Rocky River. The mother of the above mentioned family died in 1895. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church. The father, Thomas Mackey, died in 1891, lacking a few days of being seventy-five years old. His father, James Mackey, also came to America and farmed for a time in Northfield Township, but later bought a farm near Everett, in Boston township. John P. Mackey obtained his education in the public schools and remained on the home farm until the second year after his marriage. He then moved to Portage County where he farmed for one year, then returning to the home farm on Oak Hill, where he remained until February, 1907. While there he lived on a tract of sixty acres just across the road from the old homestead, which he had purchased, and on which he carried on agricultural operations for twenty-seven years, finally selling it to J. P. Nolan. In March, 1906, Mr. Mackey bought his present farm in Northfield Township. It originally contained 100 acres and was settled by his maternal grandfather. Later 108 acres were added, but the A. B. C. Electric Railroad has taken forty-one acres, so that the present farm contains about 167 acres, ninety of which Mr. Mackey has under a fine state of cultivation. He keeps twenty-four head of cattle and sells his milk to the Brooks Creamery Company, uses all the oats he raises for feed, and markets his wheat and potatoes. He has taken a great deal of interest in his agricultural operations, and has paid considerable attention to improving the stock of horses in this neighborhood. He owns a magnificent Percheron stallion, "Valiant," the pedigree of which is recorded in the Percheron Stud Book of America. Mr. Mackey married Amelia Darrow, who is a daughter of Malcolm Darrow, of Bedford. They have one daughter, Margaret I., who, 1074 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY married Henry. Harrington and she and her husband reside with them. Mr. Mackey and family are members of the Congregational Church on Oak Hill, Boston Township, which is a branch of the Richfield Congregational Church, and of which formerly, Mr. Mackey was a trustee. Mr. Mackey is one of Northfield's most substantial men and highly respected citizens. SAMUEL WARNER, a highly esteemed citizen of Copley Township, and the owner of 109 acres of fine farming land, was born January 13, 1852, in an old log house on his father's farm in Coventry Township, Summit County Ohio, and is a son of John and Eliza- beth (Weaver) Warner. Henry Warner, the grandfather of Samuel, v as an early pioneer of Stark County, Ohio, settling in the woods with the Indians for neighbors, at which time Akron was still a small village, and Cleveland the nearest point at which salt could be procured. Later Mr. Warner with his wife and several children came to Summit County, and became well known and highly esteemed residents of Coventry Township, where both passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Warner had eight children—John, the father of Samuel; Adam, now deceased; William; Jacob; Abraham; Samuel; Solomon, and Daniel (deceased). Of this family Jacob and William were in the Civil War. John Warner, father of Samuel, spent his boyhood days in the woods of Coventry Township, and attended the old log schoolhouse. Throughout his life he engaged in agricultural pursuits, and he was the owner of the present farm of Samuel Warner, which he purchased from the Yearick estate. John Warner was married to Elizabeth Weaver, who died in 1901, and to this union there were born children as follows: William a resident of Coventry Township; Henry, who lives in New Portage; Samuel; John, of Norton Township ; Adam, who lives in Coventry Township; and a daughter who died young. Samuel Warner was reared on his father's farm, and helped to clear the home place, modern machinery having come into use about that time. After his marriage he rented a farm in Norton Township for about four years, and then returned to Coventry Township, where he carried on operations on the Thornton farm for a time, removing thence to the old Warner farm. There Mr. and Mrs. Warner lived until locating on the present property, originally the Yearick estate. On May 26, 1872, Mr. Warner was mar ried to Emma Sailor, who is a daughter o Lewis and Rebecca (Sonon) Sailor, and one child has been born to this union: Clara who married Charles Winkleman' resides in Akron and has one child, There Wayne. Mr. Warner has always been a Democrat in politics but has never aspired to publi office. With Mrs. Warner he attends th Methodist Episcopal Church. PETER W. DOYLE, residing on his well improved farm in Hudson Township, was born at Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, June 5, 1853, and is a son. of Michael and Mary (McGinnis) Doyle. Both parents of Mr. Doyle came to America from Ireland, about 1825, unmarried at the time. Mrs. Doyle accompanied her parents, Thomas and Catherine (Rooney). McGinnis, and they located at Waddington, New York. Peter W. Doyle is the sixth member of a family of fifteen children born to his parents twelve of whom survived infancy, as follows: John, who served in the Civil War, died in a hospital at Washington, D. C., May 11, 1865; Catherine, who married James O'Brien, of Morley, New York; Thomas H., in the confectionery business residing at Boston, Massachusetts; Mrs. Margaret Bushaw, residing at Canton, New York ; Mary A.., residing at Columbus, unmarried; Peter W. ; Jane, deceased, who married Harmon Sanford, also deceased; Michael J., who is ticket agent for the great Pennsylvania system on Eucli avenue, Cleveland; Elizabeth,. who married Henry Mohan, of Holyoke, Massachusetts Edwin C., residing in San Diego County; California ; Julia A., residing at Columbus,