(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 400 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY Mr. Holub has attained a gratifying success in the business world, but has sustained a severely felt loss in the death of his wife, which occurred in July, 1904. PETER BIENZ, farmer and cheese manufacturer of Stow township, where he owns a good farm of fifty-four acres, was born in Switzerland, in the Canton of Berne, December 31, 1851, and is a son of Frederick and Barbara (Schweetzer) Bienz. The making of Swiss cheese has been an industry which the Bienz family has followed for generations. Johannes Bienz, the grandfather, kept a dairy in the Alps, it being situated at the little mountain -hamlet of Ammenthal, where no other industry could be carried on with profit, the seasons being too short for farming. Even the feed for the cows had to be brought from the valleys and the wood used for the curing of the cheese had to be carried several miles up the mountains on the backs of the dwellers on these heights. Frederick Bienz, father of Peter, also manufactured Swiss cheese, and as he settled in the village of Kirchdoef, near Berne, he was able to engage also in farming. He became a man of prominence there and was elected a member of the Gemeindenath. He married a daughter of Johannes Schweetzer and they had twelve children. Frederick Bienz and all of his family except two sons, remained in Switzerland, where he died in 1882, age sixty-four years. The first member of the Bienz family to come to America, was Christian Bienz, who arrived in 1866 and settled in Nebraska. He was followed by the younger brother, Peter, in the spring of 1875. In his own land, Peter Bienz went to school and assisted his father in the farming and cheese-making. Later, in order to be thoroughly qualified as a cheese-maker, he worked in a cheese factory for two years. After coming to Ohio he worked in Tuscarawas County and spent one season in a cheese factory at New Berlin, and in the fall of 1878, he came to Stow Township. Here he entered the employ of Hiram Reed, with whom he remained until 1888, when he pur chased Mr. Reed's factory and a part of his farm. He carries on general farming on thirty acres of his property, raising hay and grain, and keeps nine head of cattle. His dairy has proved a great success. He makes 350 pounds of American cheese a day, using 4,000 pounds of milk, and this choice product he sells in New York and Philadelphia. He also makes fine butter, averaging from fifteen to twenty tons annually. His dairy is modern and first-class in every way, being equipped with all kinds of machinery used in butter and cheese-making. Mr. Bienz hires a man to operate the farm, while he, with the assistance of his sons, carries on the dairy. Mr. Bienz married Ellen H. Reed of Stow Township, and they have two sons: Frank C., who was born December 11, 1881; and Frederick Hiram, who was born October 6, 1893. Mrs. Bienz is a member of the Episcopal Church at Hudson. Hiram Reed, father of Mrs. Bienz, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, January 13, 1825, and died September 21, 1894. He was one of twelve children born to John and Rebecca Reed. John Reed was a weaver by trade but when Hiram was about six years old he moved to Portage County and engaged in farming. Hiram Reed learned the carpenter's trade and foHowed it for a number of years, for several years after his marriage living with his father-in-law. His wife subsequently received twenty acres of land from her father, which Mr. Reed increased to eighty-three acres, in the meanwhile continuing to work at carpentering. In 1866 he sold this property and purchased the old Wolcott farm of 127 acres, near Munroe Falls, to which he subsequently added, selling it in 1871, when he moved to Hudson. He bought a farm there and resided o-n it for two years, and then sold and bought 300 acres, one-half of which was situated in Stow Township and the other half in Hudson Township. In 1877 Mr. Reed erected a factory for the manufacture of American cheese, which he carried on until 1878, when he turned his attention to manufacturing Swiss cheese, in which he met with great success. He subsequently AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 401 sold his interest to his son-in-law, Peter Bienz. In 1851 Hiram Reed married Phoebe Saddler and they had the following children : Angeline, Elizabeth H., Ellen, Harriet, Arthur and one that died in infancy. The mother died February 7, 1871. Mr. Reed was married (second) March 20, 1873, to Mrs. Sophia Galloway, who was the widow of Henry Galloway and a daughter of Broady McKenzie. Mr. Bienz conducts his business under the trade name of the Darrowville Creamery, manufacturers of American full cream cheese, cottage cheese and fancy creamery butter. In 1891 he erected his present comfortable eight-room house on Payne Road. In politics, Mr. Bienz has always remained an independent voter. He is a Mason, belonging to Hudson Lodge, No. 510, F. & A. M. JOHN A. MOORE, a prominent business man of Akron, conducting a men's outfitting establishment at No. 326 South Main street, was born in 1865, at Akron, Ohio, and is a son of J. B. Moore, one of Akron's honored retired citizens. Born in Pennsylvania he came to Summit County in his boyhood. He was reared in Springfield township and worked on his father's farm until he came to Akron. where he assisted in building the plant of the Buckeye Mower and Reaper. He was associated industrially with the Buckeye Mower and Reaper Works for twenty-seven years, severing his connection with the same in 1892. He has now reached the age of seventy-one years and has been a witness of the city's wonderful development. J. A. Moore was reafed and educated iii Akron,, completing a business course in Hammel's College, where he was a bright student. He entered business life and was one of the first to take stalls in the old Market House on South Main street, where he held stalls Nos. 6 and 7, for two years and a half. After selling out his interest he traveled through the West, including the States of Michigan and Indiana. In the winter of 1888-9 he returned to Akron and in 1890 he established his present business. Like other successful enterprises of this city, it was started in a small way and built up into a large business through the energy and capacity of its owner. Mr. Moore started with but $70 in cash and put in a stock worth $800. In nine months time he was out of debt, and he has steadily advanced until now his business is one of the leading ones of its kind in the city. B e carries a complete line of gent's furnishing goods, including hats, and as a side line he keeps on hand a stock of cigars and high grade tobaccos. He has other business interests also, and is a member of the finance committee of the Depositor's Savings Bank. In 1891 Mr. Moore was married to Ora Johnson; who was born at Kent, Ohio, and who died February 11, 1906. She is survived by three children—Raymond C., Bessie L. and Eva. L. Mr. Moore is an active member of Grace Reformed Church. His fraternal connections include membership in the Protected Home Circle and the Pathfinders. Since 1901 Mr. Moore has done a considerable amount of building. In the spring of that year he purchased a desirable lot, where his business is now located, with a twenty-two foot front and a depth of 165 feet, on which he erected the fine two-story brick building, which is one of the finest store buildings in the city. He also erected his beautiful modern residence at No. 316 West Cedar street. NELSON B. STONE, who passed from this life at his home in Akron, November 9, 1893, after a well spent life of seventy-seven years, was born September 18, 1816, as his parents, Milo and Sarah (Beardsley) Stone, were resting at the hamlet of Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, on their way from Connecticut, by ox-team, to Tallmadge Township, Summit County. When the mother and babe could travel, the father of Mr. Stone continued on his way with his family to Tallmadge Township, settling in the woods and subsequently clearing up a good farm there. On this farm, Nelson B. Stone was reared, attending the district school through boyhood and later the Tallmadge Academy, and still later Allegheny 402 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY College, at Meadville, Pennsylvania. He began industrial life as a clerk, filling positions successively at West Bloomfield, New York, and at Ravenna and Chardon, Ohio. In December, 1840, he came to Akron, which place was to be his future home. Shortly after locating here he was offered and accepted a position in the county clerk's office, under Clerk Lucius S. Peck, and served until the fall of 1851, when he was elected clerk of Summit County, being the first incumbent of the office under the new constitution. For a short time he served also as deputy clerk in Cuyahoga County, but still maintained his residence at Akron. He was subsequently connected, for a short time, with the firm of Aultman, Miller and Company, but in 1865 he became secretary and treasurer of the Weary, Snyder and Wilcox Manufacturing Company, a position he filled during the remainder of his active life. Mr. Stone was married (first) to Mary H. Clarke, of Akron, who died April 6, 1853, leaving one son, Nelson C., who is now president of the National City Bank, and one of Akron's most prominent business men. Mr. Stone married for his second wife, Elizabeth H. Beardsley, of Akron, and they had two sons, of whom the one survivor, Dwight M., resides in Akron. In political sentiment, Mr. Stone was a stanch Republican, and was sent as a delegate to the first Republican State convention held in Ohio, at which time the late Hon. Salmon P. Chase was nominated for governor. During the whole extent of his long and useful life, Mr. Stone was actively interested in the First Methodist Episcopal Church. For fifty-two consecutive years he served as secretary of the Sunday-school of that church, and he preserved his interest in the work until the peaceful close of his life. He was a practical Christian, one who believed thoroughly in supplementing thoughts and words with action, hence his mourners did not come entirely from the higher walks of life. The poor, the lowly, the needy and afflicted had so often partaken of his kindness and practical sympathy, that they crowded to the bier, at his funeral, to pay the only token of affection they could give. In religious, political, social, benevolent and business circles, the estimate of his character was the same, and as his remains were borne away to be laid in the quietude of Glendale cemetery, each recognized that a good man had passed from their midst. G. F. BURKHARDT, treasurer and manager of the Burkhardt Brewery Company, at Akron, was born in this city, in 1874, and is a son of William and Margaret Burkhardt, the latter of whom is president of the above company. William Burkhardt died in 1882. The business of the Burkhardt Brewery Company was established at Akron in 1870, and after the old brewery burned in 1879, the family bought the land and erected the fine plant which is located at Nos. 513-523 Grant street. It is finely equipped with the most modern appliances pertaining to the business, and its output, which finds ready sale, is about 40,000 barrels. On November 24, 1902, the Burkhardt Brewery Company was incorporated with a capital stock of $50,000, and with the following officers: Margaret Burkhardt, president; William F. Burkhardt, vice-president and superintendent; G. F. Burkhardt, treasurer and manager; and E. C. Dietz, secretary. G. F. Burkhardt was reared and educated at Akron and when seventeen years of age started to learn the brewing business, commencing at the bottom. In order to perfect himself he entered the American Brewing Academy of Chicago, where he was graduated in 1899. The benefit of his thorough knowledge has been given to the business, and its results are apparent. He has also other business interests. Mr. Burkhardt is connected with a number of fraternal orders and social organizations, among them, the Elks and the Odd Fellows, the German, the Akron and the Turkeyfoot Lake clubs, and several German societies. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 405 COL. JOHN C. BLOOMFIELD, one of Akron's leading citizens, has been identified with many prominent kcal interests during his fifteen years' residence in the city, and has taken an active and useful part in their promotion. He was born March 4, 1842, in New York city, coming from an old New Jersey family which could boast of its Revolutionary patriots. In the great metropolis in which he was born, Colonel Bloomfield was reared and educated, and early in life displayed many of the qualities which later contributed to his successful military career. In 1859, when but seventeen years of age, he joined the Seventh New York Regiment, which was the first regiment of State troops to be sworn into the service of the United States in 1861. Shortly afterward, Mr. Bloomfield was made captain of Company F, Sixth New York Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, and for the next two years served under Generals Hunter and Butler, in the Department of the Gulf. He was then transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and was assigned to the hazardous special duty of looking after and breaking up the numerous guerrilla bands that infested that section, work that could only be performed by men of the highest courage and daring. In the conflicts incident to this-dangerous service, Colonel Bloomfield was wounded several times, and even now, after an interval of over forty years, feels the effects of a wound received at Escambia, Florida. After the close of the war, Colonel Bloomfield located at St. Louis, Missouri, where he was engaged for some time in the wholesale hardware business under the firm name of Menzie-Rashcoe and Company. In 1871 he became interested in the insurance business. He had not long been a resident of St. Louis before he became connected with military affairs. Associating himself with the Missouri National Guards, he was made lieutenant colonel of the Seventh Missouri Regiment, and was in command of that organization when it took part in the ceremonies at the inauguration of General Grant, in 1873. Colonel Bloomfield's knowledge and experience of military matters, as well as his soldierly bearing, have made him a useful and almost indispensable man at many public functions. He is a Knight Templar and Past Grand Commander, and organized the military parade of the first conclave of Knight Templars of America held in St. Louis, in 1868, and served as chief of staff of the grand commander. He has held all the commanding offices in all the bodies of the Masonic order up to the Knights Templar degree. He was also commander of the Missouri National Guards. On May 30, 1892, Colonel Bloomfield came to Akron and opened an insurance business, in the Hamilton building, in which he has since retained his office. He represents such reliable companies as the Penn Mutual Life, the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York and the Eagle Fire Insurance Company of New York, besides a number of others. Colonel Bloomfield was married June 3, 1889, at Akron, to Fannie C. (Cobb) Wager, a daughter of Charles B. Cobb, who was one of the pioneers of Summit County. PUTTERILL BROTHERS, a successful firm engaged in the double occupation of farming in Stow Township and manufacturing cement blocks at Akron, is made up of Thomas and Edward Putterill, brothers, who came from England to America in 1872. The parents of the Putterill Brothers were Francis and Annie (Morris). Putterill, natives of Lincolnshire, England; where the father carried on farming He was the owner of a piece of landed property. Thomas Putterill was born in Lincolnshire, England, October 7, 1839. He has never married. Edward Putterill was born in Lincolnshire, England, May 1, 1848. He married Tabitha Corn, who is a daughter of Joseph Corn, of Akron, and they have had five children, the three survivors being: Annie Nina, who married Henry Mitchell, of Akron; George Fletcher and Thomas Edward. Thomas and Edward Putterill came to Akron after landing in America, having friends 406 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY already settled in that city, and they soon found work in the various industries. In 1877 they purchased an omnibus line which they operated for three years, and then sold it and bought their present farm, which originally contained 141 acres. It was known as the Victor farm, and it was densely wooded at that time, with few improvements. The two brothers have done an almost superhuman work in the improvement of this place, in the comparatively short period of time. They have sold a part of their land, retaining ninety acres, seventy-five of which they have cleared. What is known as Wahoga Lake, a beautiful sheet of water, was formerly a part of this farm. Some eighteen years ago the present fine ten-room residence was built, which is one of the most comfortable in Stow township, and ten years ago the brothers put up the barn, the dimensions of which are 40 by 42 feet, with 18-foot posts. For many years the brothers engaged extensively in agriculture, and they now grow hay, corn and oats and devote from ten to fourteen acres to wheat and several acres to celery. They ship their milk to Cleveland. In addition to their farming and dairying operations, they have a successful enterprise in the manufacture of cement building blocks, at Akron, doing the work themselves. In all their enterprises, the brothers have been united, their aims and objects being identical, their lives presenting an agreeable picture of fraternal affection, as well as practical business sense. They are men of high standing in their community. In politics they are Republicans and both have served as supervisors of Stow Township. JOSEPH S. BENNER, a well known capitalist and business man of Akron, who is identified with a number of the city's most substantial financial institutions, was born at Akron, January 3, 1872. He is a son of John W. Benner, who came here in 1868, and who still continues in business in this city. Graduated from the public schools of Akron at the age of sixteen years, the subject of this sketch found his first regular employment in the office of J. E. Seiberling & Company, where he remained until 1890. He then became bookkeeper and assistant cashier for the newly organized People's Savings Bank Company, which position he held until 1897. Then with J. R. Nutt and Will Christy, he organized the Central Savings Bank Company, taking the position of cashier in this concern, which he held until 1904, when the Central Savings Bank Company, mainly through Mr. Benner's efforts, effected a consolidation with the Akron Trust Company, after having first taken over the Guardian Savings Bank. The result of this merger was the Central Savings and Trust Company, of which institution Mr. Benner has been secretary ever since. Other successful business concerns with which Mr. Benner is identified are: The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; The Akron People's Telephone Company, of which he is secretary; the Akron Coal Company, of which he is treasurer; the Globe Sign and Poster Company, of which also he is treasurer ; and the Hower Building Company, of which he is secretary. He is also a director in the Permanent Savings and Loan Company, and the Bannock Coal Company, and is treasurer of the Young Men's Christian Association. His large business interests are held with a firm hand, and his affairs are directed with the sound judgment and wise conservatism which ensure success. Mr. Benner was married in 1894 to Nillie E. Stuver, a daughter of Jonas F. Stuver, of Akron. Of this union there is one child, Mary Joyce. Mr. Benner takes considerable interest in civic matters and is a member of the Portage County Club. With his wife he belongs to the Lutheran Church. CORNELIUS A. BROUSE, of the firm of Brouse and Hollinger, general' insurance agents and prominent dealers in real estate, loans, investments and abstracts, with offices in the Doyle Block, Akron, is also secretary of the Permanent Savings and Loan Company, and stands as one of the city's influential business men. He was born at Chip- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 407 pewa, Wayne County, Ohio, July 3, 1837, and is a son of William and Rebecca (Baughman) Brouse. In 1842, the parents of Mr. Brouse removed from Wayne County to Wadsworth, Medina County, where he had the advantage of excellent schools and later he was a student at the Western Star Academy and at Berea. At home he worked on the farm, and beginning when he was but fourteen years of age, he acted for five years as engineer in his father's sawmill. In 1859 he came to Akron, first in the capacity of a clerk for J. E. Wesener Company, becoming a partner in this firm four years later, when the style was changed to Wesener, Brouse & Company. This association continued for five years, and after the dissolution of the firm, Mr. Brouse became connected in partnership with David L. Wall, and the firm of Brouse & Wall continued for six years. At the end of that period, Mr. Brouse associated himself with his brother, Myron D. Brouse, and the new firm of Brouse and Company became a prominent factor in the dry-goods business in Akron. Mr. Brouse was connected with the dry-goods business in all for forty-two years. The Permanent Savings and Loan Company, of Akron, of which Mr. Brouse is secretary, is one of the leading financial institutions of this section of Ohio. Its board of directors is made up of men of the highest commercial and personal standing and its officers represent a large amount of wealth and social influence. The officers are: Joseph A. Baldwin, president; R. B. Walker, first vice-president; Harvey M. Hollinger, second vice-president and treasurer; C. A. Brouse, secretary. Its executive committee consists of C. A. Brouse, F. H. Holton and Harvey M. Hollinger. The company is in an excellent financial condition, its assets amounting, in 1907, to $354,334.86, with a surplus of $25,676.64. On October 14, 1862, Mr. Brouse was married to Kate Wesener of Akron. They are the parents of four children, viz.: Adelaide L., Cornelia A., Edwin W., and Miriam M. The family belong to the First Congregational Church, at Akron, of which Mr. Brouse is one of the deacons. In politics, he is an ardent Republican. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic, having been a member during the Civil War of Company F, 164th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He has a handsome residence at No. 481 Market street, Akron. J. MARTIN BECK, president and a director of the Home Building and Loan Company of Akron, and one of the founders and vice-president and treasurer of the Akron Varnish Company, is identified with numerous other successful enterprises of this section, and is a very important factor in the city's commercial life. He was born October 14, 1843, at Selb, Bavaria, Germany, and came to America in 1862. He is a son of Adam. and Christina (Hoefer) Beck, the former of whom died in 1890. Mr. Beck was trained to business in a wholesale grocery and drug house, in his native land, and after an apprenticeship of four years, satisfactorily passed a difficult examination. As his half-brother, John Wolf, was a partner in the firm of M. W. Henry and. Company at Akron, Mr. Beck came to this city and entered the employ of that firm, with which he remained for six years, and then was with the house of E. I. Baldwin, of Cleveland, for one year. In the spring of 1869 he visited Europe, returning to Akron in the fall, much improved in health. Soon after he entered into partnership with John Wolf and H. J. Church, under the firm name of Wolf, Church and Beck. In 1878 Mr. Beck sold his interest in the firm and formed a partnership with E. G. Kubler, in the establishment of the Akron Varnish Works, a concern which is the oldest of its kind in Summit County and one of the largest in the country. The business of the Akron Varnish Company is the making of varnishes and japans, and its plants are located at 254 South Main and Canal Streets, Akron. The industry is a leading one in this city and the products of this concern have a world-wide sale. The officers of the company are : E. G. Kubler, presi- 408 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY dent; J. M. Beck, vice-president and treasurer; E. M. Beck, secretary ; F. M. Whitner, assistant treasurer, and F. A. Fauver, superintendent. Mr. Beck was married January 12, 1871, to Kate J. Buchtel, who is a daughter of William Buchtel, of Akron. They have four children, namely : William B., Edward M., who is secretary of the Akron Varnish Company, Martha Louise, and Carl F. Fraternally Mr. Beck is an Odd Fellow and an Elk. The family residence is at No. 640 West Market Street. ARTHUR M. ALLEN, residing on his fine farm of 235 acres, situated in Stow Township, where he carries on general farming and dairying, is one of the substantial and leading citizens of this section. He was born at Cuyahoga Falls, October 18, 1875, and is a son of Robert H. and Mary R. (Cochrane) Allen. George Allen, the grandfather of Arthur M., was born in County Antrim, Ireland. He married Elizabeth Harper, and with his wife and three children, came to America and settled at Lee, Massachusetts, removing later to Cuyahoga Falls. He followed the trade of paper-making to within a few years of his death, when he moved on a farm near the Falls, which is now largely built over. Both he and his wife were members of the Episcopal Church. Robert H. Allen was born at Lee, Massachusetts, December 25, 1832, and was still an infant when his parents came to Cuyahoga Falls, where he was reared. During boyhood he worked in the paper mills He subsequently learned the trade of wagon-maker, and in partnership with his brother, W. A. A. Allen, was engaged for many years in the manufacturing business under the firm name of R. H. Allen & Company. About 1887, he bought 640 acres of land in Stow Township, and settled on a part of it, where he engaged in extensive farming, cattle-raising and dairying. He had large business dealings with his fellow-citizens, and enjoyed their confidence and esteem. Though he was no politician, he took an intelligent interest in good local government. For a number of years he was a member of Star Lodge, No. 187, F. & A. M., Cuyahoga Falls. In early manhood Robert H. Allen married Mary R. Cochrane, who is a daughter of John M. Cochrane, of Cuyahoga Falls. She was born July 18, 1837, and still survives, residing with her son, Arthur M. Her parents were John M. and Jane (Sample) Cochrane, the former of whom came to Cuyahoga Falls from Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio, and conducted a blacksmith business. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Allen had four children, three of whom survive, namely : Andrew Harper, residing at Cuyahoga Falls: William A., residing in Stow Township ; and Arthur M. Robert H. Allen died May 14, 1902. Arthur M. Allen was reared on the home farm and was educated in the public schools of Cuyahoga Falls and at Hudson Academy. At the time of his father's death, he received 235 acres, 150 of which he has under cultivation. He continues the dairying interests in which his father was engaged, keeping about forty head of cattle, and ships his milk to Cleveland. He raises his own hay and feed, and he is also interested in threshing and baling hay, doing a large amount of work of this kind throughout the county, keeping three men constantly employed. He is a member of the board of directors of the Springdale Horse Company, the syndicate that owns the $3,000 Belgian stallion, Toto. Mr. Allen is intimately concerned with all agricultural interests in his locality and is looked on as a man of business enterprise and sound judgment. Mr. Allen was married to Mertie Best, who was born in Northampton Township, Summit County, and is a daughter of Henry Best. They have one daughter, Mildred E. Politically Mr. Allen is a Republican. FRANK C. REED, M. D., of Akron, was born at Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1851, and is a son of the late Simon Reed, who was one of the pioneer settlers and later one of the leading manufacturers of that sec- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 409 tion. Reared in his native place, he obtained his literary training at Grand River Institute, and in 1876 was graduated from the old Wooster Medical University at Cleveland. He at once located for practice at Akron, with which city he has been honorably identified ever since. He is a member of the Sixth District Medical Society, of which he was president in 1906, and belongs also to the Summit County, and the Ohio State Medical Societies. Aside from his profession he has some business interests, being a director of the Robinson Clay Product Company and a stockholder in the American Clay Product Company. For six years Dr. Reed served as a member of the Akron Board of Education, and he has ever shown a laudable desire to further public movements looking toward the welfare of his city. He has unselfishly given his professional services in times of public peril. In 1881 Dr. Reed was married to Ellen M. Robinson, who was a daughter of the late Thomas Robinson, one of the early business men of this city. Mrs. Reed died May 11, 1907, leaving one daughter, Josephine R., who is a bright student in her classes at Buchtel College. Dr. Reed is an elder in the Presbyterian Church. FRED T. ELLSWORTH, proprietor of the Springdale Stock Farm, a tract of 200 acres, situated in Stow Township, was born in Summit County, Ohio, October 8, 1867, and is a son of Edward and Emma (Thompson) Ellsworth. Mr. Ellsworth was reared on his Grandfather Thompson's farm. The Thompson family came to Ohio from Connecticut in the person of Dr. Moses Thompson, Mr. Ellsworth's great-grandfather on the maternal side, who was born at Goshen. When seventeen years of age, Moses Thompson was permitted by his father to leave home and he started out in the world to seek his fortune, practically without any assistance. In 1800 he turned his course toward Ohio, and tramped the long distance, through unbroken forests and unbridged streams, until he reached Hudson. He was commissioned to buy 600 acres of land for Connecticut investors, and he purchased 160 acres for himself. He began to clear his land and subsequently returned to Goshen, where he married Elizabeth Mills, bringing his bride to the pioneer home. He became one of the pioneer physicians of this section. Virgil Thompson, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Ellsworth, was born in Hudson Township, Summit County, Ohio, March 14, 1810, and, in 1830, purchased the farm now owned by his grandson, Mr. Ellsworth. He was one of a family of thirteen children. In 1836 he married Maria Smith, who died two years later, and in May, 1842, he married Antoinette Turner. They had three daughters: Celia M. (deceased), who married H. H. Chamberlain ; Mary A., who was the second wife of H. H. Chamberlain ; and Emma, who married Edward Ellsworth. Mr. Ellsworth has one sister, Mary. Fred T. Ellsworth, when twenty years of age, went to Cleveland, and for five years was employed in W. Bingham's hardware store. He then went to Chicago, where he was in a livery business for five years. In 1893, when his grandfather Thompson died, he returned to the farm to take charge of it. He cultivates 100 acres, raising thirty acres of hay, twenty of oats, and twenty of wheat. The Springdale Stock Farm has an excellent reputation through Summit County. Mr. Ellsworth deals more or less in horses, of which he breeds some, and winters twenty-three head for Akron parties. He is a member of the board of directors of the Springdale Horse Company, which is composed of twelve local horsemen, who imported the $3,000 Belgian stallion, Toto, for the purpose of improving the breed of local draft horses. In 1901 Mr. Ellsworth built what is one of- the finest barns in Summit County. Its dimensions are 36 by 100 feet, with 20-foot posts, and with the Shawver patent truss frame. There are twenty fine box stalls and the horses are carefully attended to. and kept clean and sanitary by a competent employe. Mr. Ellsworth married Elizabeth Harrington, who was born in London, England, and who came to America in 1889 with her moth- 410 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY er. The latter is still living, and is now fifty-eight years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth have one daughter, Lucy, born October 12, 1898. Mrs. Ellsworth is a member of the Catholic Church. In politics, Mr. Ellsworth is a Republican. As a good citizen he is active in promoting the welfare of the community, in which he is very popular, but he seeks no political preferment. B. R. BARDER, president of the Biggs Boiler Works Company, at Akron, was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1878. He is a son of the late John P. Barder, whose death occurred in 1893, and who for many years was identified with the business interests of this city. B. R. Barder was reared and educated in Akron, and began industrial life in the employ of the Biggs Boiler Company, in a humble capacity, in order to learn the business thoroughly. He continued with this company, rising step by step, and when the business was incorporated in 1900, Mr. Barder was prepared both by training and natural ability, to take the position of secretary and treasurer. Upon the death of Mr. Biggs, Mr. Barder was made president and treasurer, and continues at the head of this large industry, effectively directing its policy and enlarging its scope. In 1903 Mr. Barder was married to Sarah I. Groff, of Akron, and they have one child, Louise E. As becomes a public-spirited citizen, Mr. Barder takes an interest in civic affairs and on various occasions he has consented to serve as a member of the City Council. His fraternal connections are with the Masons and the Knights of Honor. M. O'NEIL, president and treasurer of The M. O'Neil & Co., which operates the largest mercantile store at Akron, has resided in this city for more than thirty years and during a large part of that period has been an active business man. He was born in Ireland, December 12, 1850, and in the following year was brought to America by his parents, who were natives of that country. His father, James O'Neil, was reared to agricultural pursuits in the "old country," where in early manhood he married Catherine Walsh. In 1850 he came to the United States with his wife and family and settled in New York City, where he found profitable employment. The boyhood of the subject of this sketch was spent in the city of New York where he finished school attendance at the age of sixteen years and then became a messenger in a broker's office. In 1868 he entered a large wholesale dry goods house as bookkeeper, remaining until 1873, at which time he removed to Lancaster, Ohio, where he embarked in a retail dry goods business. In 1876 Mr. O'Neil came to Akron and entered into partnership with Isaac J. Dyas, under the firm name of O'Neil & Dyas, and they began a wholesale and retail dry goods business at No. 114 East Market Street. Their business soon expanding to such an extent as to necessitate larger quarters, they erected a four-story, stone-front store on South Main Street, which they filled with a complete stock of goods, taking possession in February, 1889. On October 28, 1889, their building and immense stock were destroyed by fire. Their loss was large and was not half covered by insurance. The firm then returned to the former place of business on East Market Street, where they remained until they had completed the erection of the magnificent building, on the burned site, now occupied by the M. O'Neil & Co. Isaac J. Dyas died in 1890. Mr. O'Neil subsequently took in as partners three of his clerks—John J. Feudner, William T. Tobin and F. B. Goodman—who took stock in the incorporated company and became officials, Mr. Feudner becoming vice-president, Mr. Tobin, secretary, and Mr. Goodman, manager, while Mr. O'Neil assumed the positions of president and treasurer. The members of the company are men of high commercial standing and large experience. The company's store is the only department store in the city, and is headquarters for dry goods, carpets, wall paper, furniture, house furnishings, books, shoes, cloaks, furs, clothing and millinery. A large force of clerks, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 413 numbering about 300, is kept busy in attending to the wants of the store's many patrons. Mr. O'Neil is interested in other business enterprises in Akron and is numbered with the leading men of the city. On July 16, 1884, Mr. O'Neil was married to Patience J. Mahar, of Cleveland. He and his wife have seven children : William F., Augustine, Patience, Thomas, Annette, Cyril and Mary. The family are members of the Catholic Church, and Mr. O'Neil is a member of the Knights of Columbus. The beautiful family home is situated at No. 370 West Market Street. JOHN H. HOWER, until recent years one of Akron's most notable captains of industry, formerly president of the Hower Oatmeal Mills, owing to his early and close identification with the industrial growth of the city has been often called the father of its manufacturing interests. He was born at New Berlin, Stark County, Ohio, February 22, 1822, but was reared in Summit County. He is one of a family of five children born to his parents, who were Jesse and Catherine (Kryder) Hower. Jesse Hower, who was a wheelwright by trade, died in 1829, when this section was still a wilderness. He was a son of Jacob Hower, who was of German parentage. John H. Hower had comparatively few educational advantages in his boyhood, owing to the poor schools existing. When he was seven years old his father died, and he subsequently found it necessary to become self-supporting at an earlier age than is customary with more favored youths. Learning the trade of painter, he followed it after he was eighteen years of age, in Summit County during the summers, teaching school, both English and German, during the winters. When about thirty years old he embarked in a mercantile business at Doylestown, Wayne County, Ohio, where he remained for some years. In 1861, he organized the Excelsior Mower and Reaper Company, in Doylestown, Ohio, to manufacture the invention of J. F. Seiberling, the inventor of the dropper, etc., on the reapers, for whom Mr. Hower procured the patents for a good remunerative interest. The great demand for the machines soon outgrew the capacity of the plant. The Excelsior factories, established .here through Mr. Hower's influence and by means of his personal exertions, formed a sort of industrial nucleus around which gathered other new and varied industries. The large royalties which they received from other manufacturing concerns, both in this and other states, amounting to nearly $500,000 were reinvested here, and helped largely to give that strong impulse in the direction of manufacturing activity which found its logical outcome in the widespread and substantial business prosperity which we behold here at the present time. As Mr. Hower was one of the first to 'build a manufacturing plant in Akron of the kind above mentioned, the title of "father of the industry," so frequently applied to him, seems peculiarly appropriate. Some of the largest works of this kind in the city were built by his influence and for a long period, during his ripest years of business activity, he was closely associated with the initiation and subsequent progress of many of Akron's most successful industrial enterprises, and finest of homes. In 1865 he assisted in the organization of the J. F. Seiberling Company, of Akron, of which he became vice president. In 1879 Mr. Hower bought an interest in the Turner Oatmeal Mill, and in 1881 he became the owner of the plant. Then, with his sons, Harvey Y., M. Otis, and Charles H., he organized the firm of Hower & Company, which was incorporated in January, 1888, as the Hower Company, this being merged in June, 1891, with the American Cereal Company. On the incorporation of the Hower Company the board was made up as follows: John H. Hower, president; Harvey Y. Hower, vice-president ; M. Otis Hower, secretary; and Charles H. Hower, treasurer. Mr. Hower was also one of the incorporators of the Akron Reed and Rattan Company, of which he was elected president. In 1852 Mr. Hower was married (first) to Susan Youngker, who was born near Pitts- 414 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY burgh, Pennsylvania, and who died at Akron in 1895. Their family consisted of the three sons mentioned above, who, besides being associated with their father, have been prominent in many other lines of business enterprise. In 1900 John H. Hower married, for his second wife, Rebecca Ralston, a daughter of William Ralston, of Massillon. Mr. and Mrs Hower reside in a beautiful home at No. 356 Buchtel Avenue. Mr. Hower is a charter member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and served as a member and trustee from its organization in 1870 to 1879. In politics he was in his earlier years a Democrat, but has been identified with the Republican party since its organization. Harvey Y. Hower, eldest son of John H. and Susan (Youngker) Hower, was born October 16, 1855, at Doylestown, Wayne County, Ohio. He was educated in the public schools of Doylestown and Akron, and at Smithville Normal Academy, and then entered the employ of J. F. Seiberling & Company, first in their shops and later as a traveling representative. This was followed by a two years' business connection with Ault-man, Miller & Company. In the spring of 1879 he became interested with his father in the manufacture of oatmeal and cereals, and became a partner in 1881, when the business of Robert Turner & Company passed into the hands of the Rowers. He was connected with his father and brothers in the organization of the firm of Hower & Company, whose business location was the corner of Canal and Cherry Streets, Akron. On November 29, 1877, Harvey Y. Hower was married to Helen M. Stone, who was born at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania-June 25, 1865. They have four children—John Frederick, Harvey Burt, Lloyd Kenneth and Lewis Stone. M. Otis Hower, second son of Mr. Hower, was born in Doylestown, Wayne County, Ohio, on November 25, 1859. He received his education in the Akron schools and at Buchtel College, after which he joined his father in the cereal milling business until the transfer to the Cereal Milling Company. He remained with that company in the different capacities of general manager, director, etc., until 1901, when he embarked in various successful enterprises. Charles H. Hower, third son of John H. and Susan (Youngker) Hower, one of the incorporators of the Hower Company, and since June, 1891, a stockholder in the American Cereal Company, is also one of the incorporators and a stockholder in the Akron Reed and Rattan Company. He was born August 31, 1866, at Akron, Ohio, and completed his education at Oberlin College. When seventeen years of age he became a traveling representative of the oatmeal firm of Hower & Company, and meeting with success, remained so engaged until the incorporation of the company as above detailed. On September 27, 1887, he married Nellie E. Long, who was born at Copley, Summit County, Ohio, December 6, 1868. He and his wife are the parents of one child—Helen M. JAMES ALONZO DOX, formerly a highly respected citizen of Stow Township, was born at Geneva, New York, August 26, 1832, and died in Stow Township, Summit County, Ohio, July 18, 1906. His parents, Tunis and Clarissa (Dimick) Dox, were also natives of New York. For many years his father was engaged in the manufacture of brick at Geneva, and during boyhood and youth, James Alonzo assisted in the work. Later he began railroading, with which work he was connected for forty years, thirty of which he passed at Cleveland. A few years prior to his death, he retired to Stow Township and settled on the old Martin Sadler place, on which Mrs. Dox was born and on which she still resides. Mr. Dox was a member of Bigelow Lodge, No. 243, F. & A. M., of Cleveland, and of the Commandery at Akron. On November 11, 1858, James Alonzo Dox was married to Rebecca Sadler, who is a daughter of Martin and Susan (Steele) Sadler. Martin Sadler was born in Ireland and came to America when eighteen years of age, accompanying his parents to Stow Township, where he followed his trade of shoemaker, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 415 which he had learned in his native land. He lived with his parents on the homestead farm and assisted in clearing it and in building the first log house. His wife, Susan, was a daughter of Adam Steele, of Stow Township, and six of their seven children reached maturity, namely: Jackson, Thomas, Adam, Gibson, Phoebe Ann and Rebecca, Mrs. Dox being the only survivor. Her parents were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Martin Sadler died in 1877. To Mr. and Mrs. Dox were born seven children, four of whom reached maturity, namely : Susan Charlotte, who was married (first) to George Shattuck, of Cleveland, and (second) to Samuel Frank, of Akron ; Phoebe Ann, who married Charles Ellsworth Saffell, of Stow. Township ; William, deceased ;.and Clinton Andrew. Clinton Andrew Dox was born November 27,1865, in Whitley County, Indiana, and was educated in the public schools of Cleveland. Before accompanying his parents to Stow township he was engaged in railroad work, and also kept a store. He cultivates the home farm which contains sixty acres of excellent land, and devotes considerable attention to dairying, keeping twelve cows and shipping milk to Cleveland. He raises his own feed and has a. silo 12 by 24 feet in dimensions. In politics he is a Republican, but, like his late father, is no politician. WILLIAM H. HAVER, a well-known citizen of Coventry Township, who owns a valuable tract of twenty-five acres, which is situated near Barberton, has been identified more or less with the development of this section of Summit County, for a number of years. He was born at Doylestown, Wayne County, Ohio, January 11, 1856, and is a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Frederick) Haver. The father of Mr. Haver died when he was a babe. His mother was a daughter of Samuel Galehouse, one of the early settlers of Wayne County. After the death of her husband she was married to Stephen Latham, a well known and old-time resident of Summit County. He was accidentally killed on the railroad, December 21, 1906. Mrs. Latham died October 16, 1905, aged seventy-three years. William H. Haver was reared on his stepfather's farm and in young manhood, worked for twelve years in the coal mines. Later, in association with J. C. Russ, Captain Morrison and S. N. Wilson, he acquired the ownership of Long Lake Park. A stock company was subsequently formed, and Mr. Haver sold his interest to S. N. Wilson, five years later. He removed from his old home near the park, about this time, to Barberton, where he erected several houses, and after selling them, he bought the Snyder farm, which adjoins his own property. Subsequently he sold that to the Barberton Real Estate Company, and the land is now covered with dwellings. In October, 1904, Mr. Haver bought the old Daniel Harter home place, and in 1907 he erected a handsome new residence on a desirable corner to take the place of the old eight-room house still standing. Mr. Haver was married January 11, 1880, to Elizabeth Hutchinson, who died in January, 1898, leaving four children, namely: Dorothy Joanna, who married Albert Heimbaugh ; Lottie May, who married John Howard, and has two children, Helen and James; Carrie, who married Wallace Knecht; and William Julian. Mr. Haver was married (second) October 30, 1900, to Cora B. Harter, who is a daughter of Daniel and Mary Harter. Daniel Harter was born in Franklin Township, June 4, 1820, and has spent the greater part of his life in Summit County. He was married, October 26, 1844, to Mary Grove, and their family numbered eleven children, four of whom are now living, namely: Eliza J., residing in Copley Township ; Lavina A., of Congress Township, Wayne County; Joseph J., of Akron, and Cora B., wife of the subject of this sketch. Mr. Haver has retired from farming and leads a rather leisurely life, having the means to enjoy himself along congenial lines. He is fond of the water and has spent one delight- delight- 416 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY ful winter in a house-boat, mainly on the Mississippi River. Another trip of 200 miles was made on the Kusa River from Rome, Georgia, to Gladstone, Alabama. He has spent twenty winters in fishing and trapping, in various parts of the South. His excursions have opened up a wide field of adventure and enjoyment for him, a recital of which would make an interesting volume. Politically Mr. Haver is identified with the Republican party. He is a member of the Disciples Church. WILLIAM ROWLEY, formerly a well known business man of Akron, was born in England in 1838, and died in Akron, in November, 1891, at the age of fifty-three years. He was a son of Enoch and Eliza Rowley, who settled here in 1848. Enoch Rowley, who established the first pottery at Akron, was, until middle life, a resident of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He then came to America and established himself at Akron. He was a potter by trade and built up a large pottery business, which he carried on for many years, partly with his son, the late William Rowley. He was one of the sterling men of Akron in his day. For eight years he served in the City Council from the Sixth Ward. In Politics he was identified with the Republican party. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. William Rowley was one of a family of twelve children. He was educated in the Akron public schools, and as soon as he was old enough entered his father's pottery to learn the business. Later he entered into partnership with his father, whose interest in the business he afterwards purchased. In 1886 he retired from activity, but continued to be interested in the public affairs at Akron as long as he lived. He was a zealous Republican and for six years served on the Board of Equalization. Fraternally he was an Odd Fellow. Mr. Rowley married Mary J. Wills, of Cuyahoga Falls, and they had four children, namely: Florence, who died in infancy; Arthur James, who is a prominent member of the Summit County bar; Maude L., wife of George H. Stubbs, of Akron, and Zelle wife of Jonathan Taylor, of Akron. Mrs. Rowley lives at No. 824 East Market Street, Akron. JOHN T. MERTZ, chief of Akron's fire department, which responsible position he assumed August 1, 1901, has been regularly identified with this branch of the city's public service for the past twenty-four years. Chief Mertz was born in March, 1864, at Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended school to the age of fifteen years. From Cleveland Mr. Mertz went to Elyria, Ohio, where he worked in a factory for two years and then came to Akron, and for one year was employed in the grocery store of Cyrus Miller. His next position was in the Etna where, after six months of work, he was made assistant engineer, and he remained in the employ of the mill company until the plant was destroyed by fire, in December, 1884. Soon after that event he secured a position as engineer for the Ohio Stoneware Company, in the meantime taking a gread deal of interest in the work of the- fire 'department, and occasionally working on the force as a substitute. In the fall of 1886, he accepted a position as driver for the department, and eighteen months later was promoted to the position of pipeman, serving as such until July 1, 1897, when he was still further promoted, being made captain. Under the administration of Hon. W. B. Doyle, he was made chief of the department, in August, 1901. Chief Mertz is well qualified in every way to fill the office he holds, and it is a satisfaction to the citizens of Akron to know that their homes and other property are under the protection of so efficient a fire chief. In January, 1885, Mr. Mertz was married to Susan Thiese, of Akron, and they have two sons, namely: Arthur B. and Raymond A. The former is bookkeeper for the Cleveland Twist Drill Company, of Cleveland, and was educated in Akron. The latter attends the public schools. Chief Mertz was reared in the German Lu- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 419 therm Church. Fraternally, he belongs to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council of the Masons, and. to the Odd Fellows and the Elks. Socially he is a member of the German-American Club and the Liebertafel Society, of Akron. The family home is situated at No. 328 Buchtel Avenue, Akron. ALANSON WORK, formerly vice-president of the Akron Rubber Works, and for many years well known in this city as an energetic and successful business man, was born at Quincy, Illinois, March 1, 1842. His father, Alanson Work, Sr., was a native of Connecticut, from which State he moved to Illinois. One of the early Abolitionists, he was imprisoned in 1841 for helping slaves to escape, the sentence being for twelve years; he was, however, pardoned out after three years. When the subject of this sketch was three years old, his parents moved to Middletown, Connecticut, and thence to Hartford, that State, where he attended the public schools until he was seventeen, spending one year also in Trinity College. At the age of nineteen he entered the employ of A. T. Stewart, later of the Metropolitan Bank of New York, and so continued for seven years. In 1869 he moved to Vineland, New Jersey, and one year later to Cincinnati, and, as a partner in the firm of Chamberlain, Gibbs & Company; was engaged for two years in building railroad bridges and railroads. He then went. to Rhode Island and took a •contract to rebuild the bridges on the Providence & Wooster Railroad, putting up fourteen double-tract bridges in about one year. He was superintendent of the Allen Fire Department Supply Company at Providence, Rhode Island, for five years, and during that time took out several patents on fire- engine supplies, one now adopted by the United States, being Work's Patent Coupling. On .January 1; 1879, Mr. Work moved to Akron as superintendent of the Akron Rubber Works, and in 1880, when the corporation was organized, he became vice-president of the B. F; Goodrich Company. - He was married, in 1865, to Miss Henrietta Lane, of Brooklyn, Long Island. Of      this .marriage there were seven children, as follows: Alice, wife of Prof. Walter Wilcox, of Cornell University; Bertram G., president of the B. F. Goodrich Company; Dorothy W., Effie A., Fred W., and Gerald S., all of whom are residing at home; Clarence, who was accidentally drowned at the age of thirteen years. Mr. Alanson Work died at his home in Akron, October 29, 1881. His portrait may be seen on a neighboring page of this volume. THE BREWSTER FAMILY. Prominent among the families which have been identified with the development and progress of Summit County, from the early days of its settlement, is the Brewster family, which has numerous worthy representatives in Coventry Township. It is of New England ancestry and its immediate progenitors came from Groton, Connecticut. Earlier records, if pre-Served, could prove that this sturdy, vigorous family was a leading factor in events preceding the American Revolution by many years. The year 1811 marks the entrance of this family into Ohio. Stephen Brewster was born at Groton,- Connecticut, probably there had good educational advantages, and at any rate he learned to be a good carpenter and capable millwright. Following his marriage at Groton, he.• removed to the State of New York, and in 1811 came to what is known as- the Brewster estate, situated in Coventry Township, Summit. County, Ohio. The long journey was made in wagons, through a rough and almost unsettled region for the larger part of the way, there being no railroads or other means of transportation hither at that time. Not a single house had yet been built between Coventry Township and Akron. Stephen Brewster purchased 160 acres of land at a very low price, from the Connecticut Land Company, and the home was started in the midst of the virgin forest. A log cabin was built on a little clearing, in which were placed the possessions brought- from the old Connecticut home, and here the duties and, burdens of -life were assumed es in more civil-. 420 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY ized communities, but attended by many hardships. The family lived on the wild game that abounded, until they could raise grain, the deer at that time being so numerous that they ran through the woods like a flock of sheep. Stephen Brewster and wife never left their pioneer home for any other, and here he died at the age of eighty-eight years, and she survived to be seventy. Their descendants tell of the deep affection existing between them, which continued through childhood, youth and mature life. Stephen Brewster married Lydia Bellows, who was born at Groton, of another prominent old New England family. This was probably about 1796. They had the following children: James G., Lucinda, who married a Mr. Mussay; Hannah, who married (first) William Clark, (second) David Dunbar; Charlotte, who married Martin Housel; Alexander, and Hiram, who died about 1813, shortly after the family came to the farm, and was buried in the orchard, where a stone still marks the spot. James G. Brewster, the eldest son of Stephen and Lydia Brewster, was born at Groton, Connecticut, in 1797. When he was a boy the family came to Ohio, where, as the eldest, he was called on to do almost a man's work in clearing up the wild farm. His educational chances were few, there being no settled system of schools at that early day, but his parents were well informed, and his own mind was active enough to enable him to at first quickly absorb primary teaching and later to apply common sense and good judgment to the actualities and demands of life. He died in June, 1842. From his father he inherited a part of the homestead, and to this land he added until he owned 320 acres, lying on both sides of the road. James G. Brewster was married in Columbiana County, Ohio, to Martha Hassen, who was born in Pennsylvania and was brought to the above county in childhood, where her people were prominent pioneers. Her death occurred in November, 1881, at the age of seventy-five years. They had the following children: Stephen (deceased), who married Charlotte Meech (also deceased) ; Jonathan H. and James G. (both deceased), twins, the latter of whom married Mary Davies; Hiram, a very prominent retired citizen of Coventry Township, and George, who died May 25, 1907. Probably there is no better known family in Summit County than the one now represented as its head by Hiram Brewster, who was born on the family estate in Coventry Township, June 8, 1835. He was reared here, and three months has been the longest period that he has ever been absent from the old place to which he is so closely attached through long association. His education was secured in the old district school near his home, which building was of frame construction, although many in the township were built of logs. His summers in boyhood were spent in farm work, but during three winter months, each comfortable old farm-house gave up its quota of pupils. Mr. Brewster never married but remained with his parents and assisted in the building of all the houses, barns and other structure on the estate, which now aggregates 750 acres, lying jointly in Coventry and Springfield townships. The residence is one of the large ones and it conveniently accommodates Mr. Brewster and his nephew, Hayes Brewster, who is a son of the late Stephen Brewster. Hiram Brewster now lives retired from active work of any kind, to the extent of taking no responsibility, but as long as he lives he will probably feel an interest in all that goes on on the old home place. His tastes never led him into politics to the extent of accepting office, but his influence has always been turned in the direction of progress and improvement. For many years he has been interested in several of Summit County's most prosperous business enterprises, and is a member of the firm controlling the Buckeye Sewer Pipe Company, and a stockholder in the Summit County Sewer Pipe Company. Hayes Brewster, in the fourth generation from the pioneer of the family in Ohio, is a well-known and valued citizen of Coventry Township, where he was born, June 25, 1876. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 421 His parents were Stephen and Charlotte (Meech) Brewster. His father died in. January, 1887, and his mother passed away in December, 1903. He was the second born in his parents' family, the others being: Ephraim, residing in the far West ; Stephen, also residing in the West, and John. In 1899, Hayes Brewster was married to Susan Dodd, who is a daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Griffith) Dodd, and they have two children, Hiram and Charlotte. Mr. Brewster is interested in the Buckeye Sewer Pipe Company. Other descendants of the pioneer Brewster settler are found in the daughter and granddaughter of the late George Brewster, who was born March 21, 1837, and died May 25, 1907. He was a life-long resident of Coventry Township and was one of the most successful business men in this section of Summit County. He was largely interested in coal for many years and, with a brother, operated what is known as the Brewster mill, for a long period. He shared in possession of the large Brewster estate, which passed into the hands of his widow at the time of his death. He was identified with the Republican party and with the Masonic fraternity. On October 19, 1876, he married Maria Kent, who was born in Suffield Township, Portage County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Brewster had four children: Georgia, who married Perry A. Kriisher and has one daughter, Dorothy ; Wallace, who died at the age of two and one-half years; Arthur, who died at the age of fifteen, and Bessie, who died aged twenty years. DAVID A. METZLER, assistant superintendent of the Alkali Rubber Company, Akron, is one of this city's young and enterprising business men. He was born here in 1881, and is a son of William Metzler, who is prominently connected with the Diamond Rubber Company. He was educated in the Akron public schools, and at the Cathedral College, Trenton, New Jersey. Upon his return to Akron he entered the employ of the Diamond Rubber Company, serving first in the laboratory and later becoming assistant superintendent. He remained with the concern for five years. In 1904, when the Alkali Rubber Company was made a distinct plant, Mr. Metzler was selected for the position of Assistant superintendent, in which he has since served very efficiently. He has other business interests, being concerned in the promotion and success of the Ohio Rubber Culture Company, which is operating plantations in Mexico, where rubber trees are now being cultivated. On October 25, 1904, Mr. Metzler was married to Abbie Lawton, a daughter of E. A. Lawton, who is superintendent of the Akron Water Works. Mr. Metzler is a member of St. Vincent's Catholic Church. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus and to various organizations of a social nature. HON. JOHN McNAMARA. Sometimes truth reads as strangely as fiction and the record of the life of John McNamara, from the condition, of an orphan bound-boy to the honorable station of leading .citizen in a prosperous community, in another land than that of his birth, contains matter for serious consideration. He was born in County Clare, Ireland, probably on February 12, 1833, and certainly was baptized by the parish priest on February 15th, of that year. His parents were Martin and Mary (McInery) McNamara. There can be little provision made for the future by the small tenant farmer of Ireland, and when John McNamara's parents died, the mother when he was nine years old and the father three years later, the little lad of eleven years found himself entirely dependent upon his own abilities. The kind-hearted farmers in the neighborhood were all poor, but they gave the child a chance to work, and with a prudence that was remarkable, he saved the pittances he earned until he had accumulated enough capital to take him to England, where he bound himself out to learn the plasterer's trade. His employer, taking advantage of his youth and ignorance, kept him for two years at labor without giving 422 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY him any chance to learn the trade, and the boy stood it no longer, but ran away.. He then became a coal miner and worked in a coal bank until 1854, when he came to America, landing at Philadelphia. He first sought farm work in the agricultural districts, and was employed for two years in. Delaware County. Then coming to Ohio, he continued to work as a farmer in Geauga County, until 1863, when he came to Barberton, or to New Portage as it was then. He saw a good business opportunity in the opening of a general store, and in this enterprise met with success, conducting a first-class mercantile establishment here for many years.. He was made the first postmaster and served in that capacity for eighteen years. In the meantime, through his industry and legitimate business methods, he had acquired property and bad promoted the growth and development of the town in many ways. In 1900 his fellow-citizens honored him by electing him their mayor, and he served as such until 1903. During his administration Barberton took many forward strides. Mr. McNamara is now largely interested in the real estate business. In 1864 Mr. McNamara was married to Hannah Woods, who is a. daughter of Jeremiah Woods. They have had seven children; four of whom survive, namely : Mary, James, who has succeeded his father as mayor of Barberton ; Stephen, and Myrtle, who is the wife of Thomas Davis. Mr. McNamara, with his family, belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.. W. A. INWOOD, superintendent of the Alkali Rubber Company of Akron, came to this city in 1899, since which time he has been connected with some of Akron's largest business enterprises. Mr. Linwood was born in 1877, in Connecticut, and when six years of age accompanied his parents to California, where he was reared and educated,, enjoying some unusual advantages of travel in his youth, as he crossed the continent three times before, he was eight years old. Mr. Inwood's first business experience was with the Hercules Powder Works, of California, with which he remained connected for seven years. Coming then to Akron he entered the employ of the Diamond Rubber Company. After serving four years as foreman, he was transferred to its branch establishment, the Alkali Rubber Company, of which he was made superintendent, this promotion being due to his superior knowledge of the business and his tact and ability in managing men. On April 4, 1906, Mr. Inwood was married to Genevieve Williams, who was born at San Francisco, California. Mr. Inwood is a Free Mason and an Odd Fellow,, being affiliated with local lodges of these orders. FERDINAND SCHUMACHER, formerly president of the American Cereal Company, but now retired, has long been identified with great 'manufacturing enterprises which have brought wealth and fame to the city of Akron: Mr. Schumacher was born March 30, 1822, at Celle, Hanover, Germany, and is a son of F. C. and Louise Schumacher. Until he was fifteen years of age he attended school, then became clerk in a grocery, and later an employ in a sugar refinery. In 1850 he emigrated to America, settling first on a farm near Cleveland His previous training, however, had not been in the line of agriculture, so in 1851 he is found at Akron engaged in a fancy goods business. In the year 1856 he embarked in the business, which through his enterprise developed into one of the great world industries, and. which has brought him the title of "Cereal King." Under his own name he continued in the manufacture of oatmeal, pearl barley and other cereal products, until later he consolidated with the firm of Commins and Allen, under the style of The F.. Schumacher Milling Company. He thus largely increased, the capacity of the mills and immediately repaired his great loss in the fire of 1886, which destroyed mills and elevators at the depot. About 1891 he consented to a further combination of interests under the great corporation known as the American Cereal Company, and was elected as its president. He continued with AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 423 H. P. Crowell and Robert Stuart as executive committee of this great concern until 1899, when he failed to be re-elected, and gladly accepted retirement from the busy life he had led for so many years, finding rest and quiet in his beautiful home at No. 258 East Market Street, Akron. The American Cereal Company's head office is now located at Chicago, that city being a great center, but the Akron Mills are its most important property. On October 7, 1851, Mr. Schumacher was married at Cleveland to Hermine Schumacher, who was born at Bevern, Brunswick, Germany, and died June 1, 1893. They had seven children, two of whom survive, namely: Louis, a resident of Akron, who was vice president of the F. Schumacher Milling Company, and F. Adolph, who was secretary of the same company, and is now engaged in business at Riverside, Iowa. Mr. Schumacher married for his second wife, August 1, 1899, Mary Zipperlen, who is a daughter of Dr. A. Zipperlen, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Schumacher has always been a valued citizen, not because he has busied himself in regard to local political affairs, but because he has been a man of broad views and generous inclinations, which have resulted in public-spirited enterprises, and in liberal assistance given to education, religion and charity. It was mainly through his benefactions that a number .of the religious edifices of the city were completed, this notably be. ing the case in regard to the Universalist Church. By example and years of protest against the liquor evil, Mr. Schumacher has become known as one of the leading temperance advocates of Ohio. Time has touched him lightly, and notwithstanding his many years of intense devotion to business, with the cares that harass even, the most successful, he has retained remarkable vigor. AUGUSTUS F. STUHLDREHER, a member of the important real estate, loan and insurance firm of Stuhldreher Brothers; which commands a large business at Barberton and has offices on the Stuhldreher Block, on the corner of Second and Tuscarawas Avenue, has been located in this city since 1891. He was reared on his father's Stark County farm and attended the district schools in his neighborhood, completing his education by a course in the Massillon Business College. He then took a position with the Pennsylvania Railroad as station, agent at Barberton, and served also as agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Road, his railroad connection covering ten years. He then embarked in the real estate business with his brother, Edward J. Stuhldreher, who left the railroad service at the same time. They control an immense amount of business in their line, a large part of it being buying and selling on commission. In 1902 Mr. Stuhldreher built the fine business block known as the Stuhldreher Block, a three-story brick structure with dimensions of 50 by 100 feet, in which .is located the Barberton postoffice and the Barberton Opera House, the latter seating 800 people. Another large house having quarters here is the Union Furniture Company. The upper floors are admirably fitted up for offices. Mr. Stuhldreher takes a somewhat active interest in politics and served as city clerk from 1896 to 1900. He and brother represent the -most progressive and enterprising business element in the city. REV. T. F. MAHAR, D. D., pastor of St. Vincent de Paul's Church, at. Akron, is a well-beloved and valued member of the Catholic clergy in this city. He was born September 28, 1851, at Scranton, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Thomas and Ann (Hart) Mahar, both of whom were of American birth. Father Mahar entered St. Mary's College. at Cleveland, Ohio, where he devoted four, years tb study, prior to becoming a pupil at St. Lois College, at Louisville, Stark County, which he entered in 1866 for a term of three years. In 1869 he went to Rome, Italy, where; amid churchly surroundings. he pursued his ecclesiastical studies for six years, under eminent instructors, subsequently be-- 424 - HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY ing awarded the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Divinity. In 1875 Father Mahar came to Cleveland, having been ordained May 30, 1874, and was made assistant pastor of St. John's Cathedral. In this capacity he served for five years. On August 1, 1880, Bishop Gilmour appointed him pastor of St. Vincent de Paul's Church at Akron, which is one of the largest and most influential Catholic churches in the city, having a membership of 500 families. His work in connection with this charge has been eminently successful. A history of churches, as of individuals, is vastly interesting and instructive, when it tells a story of obstacles bravely overcome and difficulties surmounted in a righteous cause, and a short account of the growth of St. Vincent de Paul, from the early nucleus of little pioneer fire-side gatherings, visited by an over-worked priest, when it was possible for him to make his way through the then unsettled regions, to the stately structure now standing, which fitly represents the faith, endurance and piety of both priests and people, must arrest general attention. The first records tell of Father Henni, afterward Archbishop of Milwaukee, coming to Akron in 1835, riding on horse-back from Cincinnati, and holding services and saying mass in the cabin of the late James McAllister. From 1837 to 1842 the village was visited by Rev. J. B. Purcell, later Archbishop of Cincinnati; Rev. Louis Goesbriand, Father McLaughlin, Father Basil Shorb and others. In 1843 a small frame house was commenced on Green Street by Father M. Howard, who retained charge of the congregation until 1844. From 1845 to 1848 Father Cornelius Daly had charge, and during his pastorate, he being the first regularly appointed, the house on Green Street was enlarged and completed. Following Father Daly came a long list of able and faithful priests as follows: Rev. Casimir Mouret, from October, 1848, to June, 1850; Father Goodwin, June to December, 1850; Rev. Francis McGann, December, 1850, to August, 1855; Rev. L. Molon, January, 1856; Rev. Thomas Walsh and Rev. W. O'Connor, to 1859; Rev. M. A. Scanlon, from July, 1859, to November, 1873; Rev. Timothy Mahoney, from November, 1873, to August 1, 1880, when Rev. T. F. Mahar assumed charge. The present imposing stone edifice on the corner. of West Market and Maple Streets, was begun on St. Patrick's Day, 1864, and continual improvements have been going on ever since. The architecture is of the Roman order, with twelve large, stained-glass, emblematical windows. The tower contains a fine hell and a first-class clock. An elegant brick parsonage has also been erected, and the church owns seven acres of land fronting on West Market Street, which is dedicated to cemetery purposes. Father Mahar has many ideas as to future improvements. SOLOMON E. SHOOK, who fills the important position of head miller in the Walsh Milling Company's mills at Cuyahoga Falls, was born in Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, November 22, 1860, and is a. son of Philip and Margaret (Everhard) Shook. The great-grandfather of Solomon E. Shook was John Shook, who was born in Germany and came to America in 1752, landing at what was then called Port of York but is now the city of Philadelphia. He lived there for a time and then went into the farming regions of the State, purchasing 400 acres of land in Northumberland County, which are still owned by his descendants. He married a Miss Ohl, and he died in 1799. His son, David Shook was born on the land above referred to, and died October 24, 1868, aged seventy-nine years. He was a carpenter by trade and also a farmer. In 1810 he came to Ohio, settling at New Berlin, Stark County, and from there went out as a soldier in the War of 1812, in which he served as captain. He married Sarah Mark, who was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and died in Ohio, in 1861. Both grandparents of Solomon E. Shook lie buried at New Berlin, in the old Zion church-yard. Philip Shook was born at New Berlin, Stark County, Ohio, in 1840, and died at