(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 350 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY All through the years Mrs. Williams had shared with him in his struggles, his privations, his hardships of the earlier years, his notable triumphs and successes of later life. Mrs. Williams is a daughter of Levi and Anne (Williams) Morgan and is the mother of four children : Thomas Vernon, who married Alberta Price and has one daughter, Margaret Bernett ; Edgar Morgan, who wedded Grace Dick and who has two daughters, Adrianne and Marmian; H. Evan Williams, Jr., who married Miss Fredda Slater and has a son, H. Evans (III) ; and Gwendolyn Anne. Mr. Williams held membership in the First Baptist church of Akron and was a Knight Templar Mason and Shriner. His last appearance at the Cincinnati festival was in 1918. A few days later he gave a recital in the armory at Akron, and this was his last public appearance. He died May 24, 1918, when at the zenith of his powers. He had made the world richer and better through the exercise of his wonderful talent and he had the adulation of an admiring and appreciative audience wherever he went. A whole world mourned his death, cablegrams and telegrams being received from the lowly and the great from all sections of the globe. In 1908 he was requested to drill the Tuesday Musical Club chorus of Akron for the purpose of competing at the Welsh eistedfodd held at Canton, Ohio, that year and through his superb leadership won the first prize of six hundred and fifty dollars for the club. At his passing the Beacon-Journal said editorially : "Akron could easier have spared half a dozen millionaires than Evan Williams, for no half dozen men could have done more for the people of the nation than he. That wonderful voice is stilled. That wonderful buoyant spirit has gone. But in another sense and a very true sense the voice and the spirit that actuated it and governed it will still spread happiness and comfort and helpfulness throughout the world on down through the years wherever the genius of modern invention has reached and will reach. Evan Williams will live in the homes of the people and the hearts of the people, calling to those finer things of the spirit, comforting against the buffeting of the world and of fate, inspiring to the finer things of life. A lovable genius, Evan Williams could not help singing any more than a bird. It was self expression. That his singing gave pleasure to others was a source of great pleasure to him; that it brought material comfort and the good things of the world to his door was only incidental. He felt the world was good to him. It had heaped honors on him, had crowded to, hear him, had applauded AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 351 him and brought him wealth and fame. He felt the world placed him under an obligation. But the obligation was all the other way and can never be repaid. The services he rendered are beyond computation and are incapable of measurement by our human standards of measurement. His career was one of the great romances of music, for starting life without any advantages, he made for himself a conspicuous place in musical circles and became known as the world's greatest lyric tenor." Mr. Williams was laid to rest in East Akron cemetery and on his monument appears this beautiful inscription: "God drew near to his children through The singing heart of Evan Williams. A world that laughs and loves and sings Has enshrined the memory of this Gentle soul whose song restored And brightened the deep places." JOSEPH RUDICK Courageously battling against adversity, Joseph Rudick has risen superior to circumstances, bending them to his will, and his well developed powers and tireless efforts have placed him with Akron's leading merchants. In his struggle for an existence he was forced to undergo many hardships and privations and is deserving of great credit for what he has accomplished. A native of Roumania, he was born May 15, 1886, and his parents, Leib and Rita (Kohn) Rudick, were also natives of that country. The father had a large vineyard and engaged in making wine on an extensive scale, eventually acquiring great wealth. Being of a philanthropic turn of mind, he assisted his less fortunate neighbors and kinsmen and finally financed a movement which resulted in the establishment of fifteen Roumanian families in Palestine. There he continued his business activities successfully until the district was invaded by a horde of murderous Arabs, whose depredations reduced the families of the little colony to poverty and want. Illness and misfortune deprived the father of his reason, and he was taken back to his native land and cared for by those who had been the recipient of his benefactions. Conditions brought about by the World war reduced the members of the Rudick family to actual starvation, which caused the death 352 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY of this generous, unselfish and noble man who had been the stanch friend of the poor and downtrodden, and a year later his wife passed away. Joseph Rudick was educated in the schools of Moinesti, Roumania, and afterward filled various positions. In 1907, when a young man of twenty-one, he came to the United States in the hope of bettering his fortunes and arrived in New York city almost penniless. For six months he was without steady work and luck seemed to have deserted him. Owing to his ignorance of the English language he was greatly handicapped and as quickly as he secured a position which he hoped to retain he was discharged. Having no money to pay for a night's lodging, he sought shelter in a doorway during a snow storm but a burly policeman came along and struck him over the shins with his club, so he was again forced to face the elements. He tramped through the blinding storm to Brooklyn and there was offered a place of refuge by a kindly disposed family, in whose home he remained until his departure for the west. Following the advice of his parents, he wrote to friends in Spokane, Washington, who forwarded him sufficient funds for the trip, and on his arrival he found a position awaiting him in their store. Mr. Rudick was thus employed for a year and managed to save seventy-five dollars, which he decided to invest in a business of his own, forming a partnership with a New York friend who had also journeyed to Spokane. With a combined capital of one hundred and fifty dollars they rented a store room and opened a second-hand clothing establishment. Having no stock, they placed their own street clothes on the racks to attract trade and finally secured a few garments, which were renovated and sold. At the end of three months they were doing a thriving business, and when his partner was called back to the east Mr. Rudick divided the assets, which amounted to seven hundred and fifty dollars, the partner's share being three hundred and seventy-five dollars. Mr. Rudick conducted the store alone from 1909 until 1911, when he sold the business and went to the oil fields of upper Canada. Locating in Prince Rupert, he devoted his attention to the buying and selling of oil leases and was thus engaged until 1913. He then removed to Edmonton, Canada, and became a dealer in musical instruments. For three years he prospered but after the outbreak of the World war in 1914 the music business in Canada was at a standstill and he sold what remained of his stock. AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 353 Mr. Rudick decided to locate in Akron and a small store with a fourteen-foot front at No. 27 South Main street was the site of his first venture in, the Rubber city. This establishment, known as the Popular Music Store, he conducted for two years and resolved not to renew the lease, believing that he could do better elsewhere. For nine months he traveled throughout the middle west, visiting every city of importance, but none offered the future that Akron did, so in 1917 he returned to this locality. Temporary quarters were established in a small structure on South Main street near the home of the Young Men's Christian Association and three months later he made his most important business venture, opening a new store at Main and Market streets. Five years of successful business at that location terminated when his lease again expired and his next removal was to No. 194 South Main street. It was at this location that he started a credit business in connection with an extensive advertising campaign. The policy to which he attributes his success has been truthful advertising and a square deal to every customer. Owing to the rapid expansion of his trade Mr. Rudick found these accommodations inadequate and moved to No. 143 South Main street, where he now conducts one of the largest and most modern combination music and jewelry stores in the state of Ohio. Without compare in all the city, this is an establishment of perfect appointments and faultless service. Mr. Rudick handles a class of musical merchandise that has been tested throughout the world as standard for professionals. He carries a complete line of Buescher saxophones, trumpets, trombones and French horns, the Ballard horns, euphoniums, etc., and in fact all instruments required by orchestras or for special uses. In addition he handles sheet music, phonographs, radios, high class jewelry and precious stones. His fourteen employes are capable salesmen, each being assigned to the department of which he is an experienced head, and the establishment has an air of distinction in personal service as well as in merchandise. Mr. Rudick is sole owner of the business, which mirrors his administrative power, his progressive spirit and high commercial standards. He has created an institution which is a notable center of service in the everyday life of the community and a decided asset to Akron. Mr. Rudick was married January 1, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Leah Rosenblum, a daughter of Gus Rosenblum, of Alli- 354 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY ance. Rita Louise, the only child of this union, was born March 3, 1922, in Akron and is attending the Old Trail school. Mr. Rudick is a member of the Akron Better Business Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Automobile Club, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Strong and purposeful, his efforts have been directed along steadily broadening lines of greater usefulness, and fortunate indeed is the city that can point to such men as her exemplars. His residence is at 134 Elmdale avenue. RENO FRANKLIN DUTT Reno Franklin Dutt was actively and prominently identified with manufacturing interests and thus contributed to Akron's upbuilding, becoming a leading figure in the life of the community. Besides this there were qualities which endeared him to all who knew him, for he was ever considerate of others and was extremely devoted to the welfare and happiness of his family. His birth occurred in Marshallville, Ohio, December 17, 1882, his parents being Cortland and Eliza (Delph) Dutt, who had eight children : Samuel; Mrs. John Le Viere ; Mrs. Eugene Fite; William, now deceased; Anna, also deceased; Reuben, who died in early life; Reno F.; and Robert. The father, a blacksmith by trade, removed with his family to Akron in 1886, establishing his home at Hill and James streets. Reno F. Dutt was at that time but four years of age, so that he pursued his education in Akron, attending the Jennings school and the Central high school. He started out in the business world in the employ of his brother, William Dutt, who was proprietor of a drug store on East Exchange street. Later he secured a situation with the Goodyear Company and afterward was identified with the Goodrich Company, working in both the office and in the factory. He afterward became connected with the Union Rubber Company, now the M. F. Murdock Company, owners of a wholesale and retail rubber supply house, with which he remained as a salesman upon the road and as an office employe until 1912, when he established business on his own account under the name of the Manufacturers Rubber & Supply Company, of which he was treasurer and manager. This firm does a jobbing business, handling mechanical rubber goods, mill sup- AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 357 plies, leather belting, electric motors, soaps, greases, asbestos goods, fire equipment, Mazda lamps, the Alemite lubricating system, automobile tires, automobile accessories, Wright chain hoists, J. M. steam traps and Johns-Manville packings, their business being conducted at 103 South Howard street. They also carried a line of electrical goods, including washing machines, ironing machines, toasters and all electrical household articles. Mr. Dutt was also a stockholder in the Duncan Oil Syndicate and his business affairs were always wisely, carefully and successfully conducted. On the 27th of November, 1907, in Akron, Mr. Dutt was married to Miss Frances A. Kelley, a daughter of Michael and Mary (Brennan) Kelley. They became parents of two sons, Arthur Reno and Robert Francis. Mr. Dutt was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic church and fraternally he was connected with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Commercial Travelers. In politics he was a republican where national issues were involved but at local elections considered only the capability of the candidate, regardless of party ties. Mr. Dutt greatly enjoyed hunting and fishing, indulging in those sports when able to put aside business cares. He was strictly a home man, loving his home and finding in it all the entertainment necessary. He was charitable, good-hearted, a great entertainer and an interesting talker, well read on many subjects. He made pals of his boys and such was his worth of character that he was beloved by all who knew him. He sought continually to uplift and to stimulate others toward the better things of life. He was a man of charming personality and many years will have been added to the cycle of the centuries before Reno Franklin Dutt is forgotten in Akron. He died February 26, 1928, when in the forty-sixth year of his age. ALMON DAVENPORT LYMAN Starting in a lowly capacity, Almon Davenport Lyman has risen steadily in business circles of Akron because of his industry, ability and devotion to duty. He was born in Fayette, Iowa, November 11, 1879, a son of Charles A. Lyman, who was a native of Newton Falls, Ohio, born in February, 1842. The grandfather, Elijah Lyman, was born February 6, 1808, and was thrice 12-VOL. 2 358 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY married. His first wife was Lauretta Freeman, to whom he was married in 1837. After her death he married Hannah Bingham, and his third union was with Mrs. Musgrove, a sister of Lauretta (Freeman) Lyman. By his first wife Elijah Lyman had three children : Sarah M., who became the wife of O. S. Treat in February, 1861; George F., who married Lizzie F. Lane in December, 1870; and Charles A. To the second marriage was born a son, Alfred E. Charles A. Lyman enlisted in the Union army and toward the close of the Civil war was designated for guard duty at the White House in Washington, D. C. In December, 1871, he married Miss Millie Webb, who was born October 31, 1843, and for a number of years they made their home in Iowa. Subsequently they came to Ohio and during the latter part of his life Charles A. Lyman was connected with the John I. Wolf Dry Goods Company of Akron. On the 9th of February, 1915, he was called to his final rest, and the demise of his wife occurred on the 28th of May, 1908. They had three sons and a daughter : George, now deceased ; John Walton, whose widow, Mrs. Nellie (Dague) Lyman, is residing in Akron ; and Almon Davenport; and Grace L. Stewart, of New Rochelle, New York. Almon D. Lyman received his early instruction in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was a boy of nine when the family located in Akron. His education was completed in the public schools of this city and in 1897 he began his business career as an office boy for the B. F. Goodrich Company of Akron. He worked his way through the various departments, acquiring a detailed knowledge of the rubber industry, and was steadily promoted. For twenty-five years he remained in the employ of that corporation, and at the time of his resignation in 1924 was assistant manager of the service department, a position of large responsibility. In the spring of 1926 he became a dealer in coal and other fuel but sold the business to his partner in June, 1928, and is now connected with the United States Specialties Corporation of Chicago. Mr. Lyman was married September 16, 1916, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Sheehy, a daughter of Edmund Thomas and Mary Ann (Lynch) Sheehy. Her father was born in Canada and his forbears were natives of Ireland. During his childhood the family journeyed to Zanesville, Ohio, and later they established their home in Akron, where he lived for more than a half century. As a manufacturer of brick and tile Mr. Sheehy contributed toward the industrial progress of the city AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 359 and now resides on his farm near Moscow, Ohio. In Findlay, Ohio, he married Mary A. Lynch, a native of New York city, and their family numbers three children : Maurice W., who lives in Miami, Florida; Mrs. Edna Stephens, a resident of Detroit, Michigan; and Mrs. Mary E. Lyman. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman have a son, Almon. Davenport Lyman, Jr., born August 9, 1921. In the winter of 1927 Mr. and Mrs. Lyman became residents of Tallmadge and their attractive home at No. 129 Kent road is a center of the social life of the community. Mr. Lyman is a member of the East Akron Board of Trade and a business man of high standing, while his personal qualities are such as make for strong and lasting friendship. AXEL L. SANDBERG Being a man of strong purpose, determined will and tireless energy, Axel L. Sandberg has made his own way in the world, and a large commercial institution, situated in Akron and devoted to the manufacture of ice cream, is the visible result of his well directed labors. He was born in Houtsdale, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1882, his parents being Andrew and Engabore Sandberg, natives of Sweden. Leaving that country in their youth, they sought the opportunities of the United States and established their home in Pennsylvania. The father was a baker and engaged in that business for many years. He remained in Pennsylvania until his death, which occurred in 1926, when he was eighty-six years of age, and the mother passed away in 1902. They are survived by six children : George, who lives in Akron; Mrs. Alma Gabreilson, of Patton, Pennsylvania ; Mrs. Elva Little, whose home is also in Patton ; Mrs. Sophie Callahan and Miss Agnes Sandberg, of Philadelphia ; and Axel L. The last named attended the public schools of Houtsville and at an early age became a wage earner, working as a miner in the coal mines. His best efforts were given to each task assigned him and he was steadily advanced, eventually becoming superintendent. For twenty-three years he was connected with mining operations in Pennsylvania, acquiring a thorough knowledge of the coal industry, and then he ventured in business for himself. Locating in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, he opened a general store, of which he was the proprietor for eleven years, and succeeded far beyond his expectations. His capital was invested in a coal 360 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY mine and he established a yard and office in Barnesboro, where he remained until 1920, becoming recognized as one of its successful coal operators. In that year he came to Akron and began the manufacture of ice cream, starting on a small scale. He now has about thirty employes, and his plant, at No. 227 Beaver street, is modern and sanitary. In purity and excellence the product is equal to the best on the market, and the demand for the output of the factory is constantly increasing. The business is operated under the style of the Waldorf Ice Cream Company, of which Mr. Sandberg is secretary, treasurer and general manager. This is a wholesale industry and in its management he displays keen sagacity and the foresight and decisiveness of the true executive. Mr. Sandberg was married September 26, 1906, to Miss Esther Johnson, of Patton, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Ernest Johnson, and they have become the parents of five children: Eleanor; who was born in 1907 and after her graduation entered the Ohio State University, which she is now attending; Lorraine Alexander, who was born in 1910 and is a cadet at the Staunton Military Academy; Iona, who was born in 1911 and is a student in the West high school of Akron ; Betty, born in 1918 and a pupil in the Rankin grammar school and Robert Leonard. All of the children are natives of Barnesboro except the youngest, who was born in Akron. Mr. Sandberg is identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Fairlawn Country, Optimist and Automobile Clubs. In politics he is a republican, and his religious views are indicated by his affiliation with the West Congregational church. His life has been well spent, and his genuine worth is attested by all who have been brought within the sphere of his influence. His residence is at 1158 Sunset View drive. THOMAS A. SWEET Thomas A. Sweet is now at the head of the large Kaase baking and restaurant business which is a decided asset to Akron, and his operations also extend to other cities of Ohio. A native of Trilligga, England, he was born April 20, 1884, and was but four years old when his parents, William and Amelia Ann (Paul) Sweet, sailed for the United States. They established their home AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 361 in Cleveland, Ohio, and the father obtained work as a machinist. Of the six children in their family, three are now living: Percy Sweet and Mrs. Beatrice Couch, residents of Cleveland; and Thomas A. Sweet. The last named attended the public schools of the Forest city and his early business training was in the grocery business. He later became a traveling salesman for the Washburn-Crosby Company. In order to secure an education he pursued his studies in a night school and his connection with the baking business began as salesmanager with the Ward Baking Company with which he remained for twelve years. During that period he was steadily promoted, finally becoming manager. For five years he was manager and member of the board of directors of the Star Baking Company, and then decided that the time was ripe for an independent venture. It had long been his ambition to furnish a product superior to any on the market and when the famous Kaase bakery at Akron became involved in financial difficulties he took advantage of the opportunity to purchase the business and the right to use the name and script. On August 1, 1925, he purchased the control of the Kaase Company of Akron and since that time has added other stores, selling, exclusively the Kaase bread and pastry, which are unexcelled in purity and excellence. The corporation now has a chain of nine Kaase Pastry Shoppes, operating one in Canton, another in Massillon and one in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, while the others are situated in Akron. Mr. Sweet is president and treasurer of the Kaase Company and also of the Kaase Restaurant Company, displaying notable foresight and executive ability in the conduct of the business, which has made remarkable strides during the three years of his management. The fine restaurant at No. 53 Mill street is one of the high class and most popular dining places in Akron. Scientifically based upon inflexible economic rules, the food offered to patrons of these establishments is always appetizing and delicious, and the service leaves nothing to be desired. Mr. Sweet was married March 31, 1914, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss May E. Finch, a daughter of John Finch, who is a locomotive engineer in the employ of the Erie Railroad Company. Mr. Sweet is a thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner. He is a member of the Silver Lake Country Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Akron Automobile Association, the National Bakers Association and the National Association of Restaurant Owners. In religious faith he is a Congregationalist. He lends the weight 362 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY of his support to all worthy public projects and is one of Akron's useful and valuable citizens. Mr. Sweet has a pleasing personality and is esteemed for the qualities to which he owes his success. HARRY PATRICK CAHILL In the life record of Harry Patrick Cahill there is much that may be profitably scanned, for in his career he exhibited traits of character that brought him not only substantial success but also that good name which is rather to be chosen than great riches. He was born in Independence, Ohio, October 22, 1854, a son of Cornelius Cahill, and he pursued his education in St. John's school in Cleveland. When eighteen years of age he began learning the plumber's trade in that city and from that time forward he made steady progress in his business, owing to his close application, his persistent industry and his unfaltering enterprise. For fifty-three years he was continuously associated with the plumbing and heating business and through thirty-eight years of that period was actively identified with the commercial interests of Akron, where he carried on his business under the firm style of The H. P. Cahill Plumbing Company. It was his excellence as a craftsman that brought him to Akron in 1889, the firm of Morgan & Hill offering him the position of foreman. Within two years he had purchased the interests of both partners and was sole proprietor of the business. From that time forward important contracts were awarded him and his patronage steadily grew and developed until his trade made him one of the men of affluence in the city. To him was accorded the contract for the plumbing work in the palatial residence of Colonel A. L. Conger in 1890, rated at that time as one of the largest jobs in the state. He continued active in the direction and management of the business up to the time of the accident which terminated his life on June 12, 1927. On the 1st of May, 1883, in St. John's cathedral in Cleveland, Mr. Cahill was united in marriage to Miss Louisa M. Otto, daughter of John and Margaret (Wichter) Otto. They became the parents of nine children, namely: Charlotte Louise; Gertrude Elizabeth, who is deceased; Walter Henry, who married Gertrude Mary McShaffrey and has six children—Janice Louise, Marjorie Jane, Gertrude Mary, Walter Henry, Jr., Mary Eliza- AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 365 Beth and Louise Mary (twins) ; Paul Ambrose, who married Ethel Ruscher and has three children—Eleanor Louise, Jean Marie and Martin Paul; George Frederick; Harry Cornelius, who wedded Anna Marie Rodden ; Carl Joseph; John Otto, who married Frances I. Becker and has a daughter, Jane Frances; and Louis James. Five of the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Cahill were in the World war, a brief record of their service being as follows: Paul A. enlisted June 30, 1917, as a private and was sent to Reserve Mallett Camp Dommiers and Longpont, France. He became an ammunitions truck driver; was in the Battle Aisne in August, 1917, and the offensive at Chemin des Dames in October, 1917, and was honorably discharged November 9, 1917, at Paris, France. George F. enlisted September 6, 1917, as a private and was sent to Camp Sherman. He was overseas from June 8, 1918, to April 15, 1919, and was discharged May 2, 1919, as sergeant. He participated in an engagement in the Vorago sector, Italy, the Battle Vitorio Veneto and the Tagliamento River. Carl J. entered the army August 3, 1918, as a private in the signal corps. He was first at the Ray Army school, Kansas City, Missouri, and later at Camp Leavenworth, was sent overseas November 8, 1918, and remained there until March 9, 1919, being honorably discharged as corporal March 29, 1919. John 0. entered the United States Army October 3, 1918, as a private in the Coast Heavy Artillery and was discharged from service February 6, 1919, as a second lieutenant. He was a reserve officer in the coast artillery corps at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Harry C. also enlisted in the United States Army February 4, 1918, as a private in the signal corps at Ft. Slocum, New York; later was transferred to Kelley Field, Texas, and to Dayton, Ohio. He was discharged from the service March 3, 1919, as a sergeant of aviator corps. Mr. Cahill was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic church and a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He also belonged to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, to the Rotary Club, to the Akron City Club and the Lakemore Gun Club. At one time he served as president of the Builders Exchange and he was likewise president of the local and state bodies of the Master Plumbers Association. At his demise the Akrotarian wrote of him : "Harry P. Cahill, affectionately known as 'Cal' and as 'Pop' is gone. To his family and his friends, the end came suddenly. But perhaps Cal would have 366 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY wished it just this way, to go full speed up to the tape, with full vigor of life and breadth of interests, rather than to see life taper out and dwindle away little by little. Cal Cahill was a good citizen. He got a lot out of life, just as he put a lot in. Whatever he did he did whole-heartedly and well. He had come to Akron as a young man, with little in his favor, and had built up a substantial and honorable place for himself in the business life of his community. He reared an old-fashioned family of nine children, seven of them boys, the largest family in the Rotary circle. His hard common sense and his energy and his friendly impulses made him a valuable member of any circle he entered. The tasks he drew in Rotary he filled, cheerfully and in good spirit. The tasks he drew as a citizen he met in the same fashion. He was particularly interested in boys. As a farm boy himself (he was born near Independence in 1854), he realized the value of a strong body, and realized as well that the life of an industrial city wasn't just the atmosphere to raise strong boys and girls, unless we did something as a city, to supplement the ordinary environment which surrounded them. Consequently he was active in support of amateur athletics and clean sport for the young folk. Cal Cahill would have been seventy-three years old had he lived until fall. You would never have taken him, however, for the fabled three score and ten. He wasn't an old man. A good foundation as a boy, good habits as a man, and an active and interested mind had kept him young. His passing is a real loss to the community—and to Rotary." He was ever an advocate of clean sports, was manager of a plumbers' baseball team, and he found diversion in shooting clay pigeons. He encouraged clean sport and fair methods among the children that he knew and in 1923, when the first Times-Press marble tournament was held, Mr. Cahill saw it as a wonderful means of instilling into youngsters the high ideals of the real sportsman. He thought it a great recreation and the means of spirited contests, and so he gave his time to its promotion. He conducted classes of marble-shooting and many times was to be seen on his hands and knees, showing the boys how to "knuckle down." His influence in this regard cannot be over-rated, as it gave to the boys a sense of the real value of honesty and square dealing in sports and developed in them habits which will go with them through life. At his passing the Beacon Journal said: "In his demise, Akron loses a citizen who had been an asset to it. A man of energy and acumen, H. P. Cahill represented the type AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 367 of business man to whom any community owes most. He was a skilled artisan and a born executive, yet he did not allow his work to usurp his entire life. He was fond of the society of his fellowmen and a lover of manly sports." The life of H. P. Cahill might be summed up in the words that he was a capable and successful business man, a devoted husband and father, a friend who was loyal and true, and that he enjoyed the love and respect of all his associates. PETER D. KATZENMEYER Directing his energies into constructive channels, Peter D. Katzenmeyer has steadily progressed as he has demonstrated his ability and worth and fills an important position in business circles of Tallmadge. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 1, 1873, a son of Peter and Margaret (Bickle) Katzenmeyer, who were natives of Germany. They came to America in their youth and resided in Pennsylvania for a time. In 1873 they migrated to Ohio, settling in Summit county, and spent the remainder of their lives within its borders. Peter D. Katzenmeyer was reared on the homestead and received a common school education. He aided his father in developing the family home but decided that he was not adapted to agricultural pursuits and became a carpenter's apprentice. Later he learned the millwright's trade, which he chose as his life work, and has been intimately associated with building operations in northeastern Ohio. He is now connected with the United States Stoneware Manufacturing Company, which has a large plant in Tallmadge, and renders to the corporation the services of an expert, doing all in his power to promote its interests. Mr. Katzenmeyer was married November 28, 1894, in Tallmadge to Miss Mary J. Traister, who was born in Suffield, Ohio, and they became the parents of two children : Herbert, who married Miss Margaret Orr, of Tallmadge, and lives on the home farm; and Vernon, who was killed by a train. Mr. Katzenmeyer's second union was with Mrs. Mabel E. Denning, to whom he was married February 18, 1925, in Tallmadge. Her father, John Henry Thomas, was born in Tallmadge and died in 1899. Her mother, Margaret E. (Colloum) Thomas, was a native of Pennsylvania, where she lived until twelve years of age and then moved to what is now the J. C. Lunaman farm. She taught 368 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY school before being married. She passed away in 1889. Their daughter Mabel first married Bert Orr, who died in 1903, leaving two children : Margaret E., who became the wife of Herbert Katzenmeyer; and John Emmett Orr, who married Rosarah Thomas, of Tennessee. Later Mrs. Mabel E. Orr became the wife of Joseph Denning, who died in 1918 as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident. To this union was born a son, William Joseph Denning, who is a student. Mr. and Mrs. Katzenmeyer are zealous members of the Tallmadge Methodist Episcopal church, and both are teachers in its Sunday school. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and along fraternal lines he is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America. He has advanced through the medium of his own efforts and an industrious, upright life of quiet devotion to duty has won for him a secure place in the esteem of his fellowmen. REV. W. HENRY MORTON As pastor of the Congregational church, the Rev. W. Henry Morton exerts a strong force for moral and religious progress in Tallmadge, and the uniform success which has attended his labors in this country and abroad proves that he has chosen the vocation best suited to his talents. He is a native of England and his parents, William and Rebecca Lucretia (Morris) Morton, were lifelong residents of that country. Their home was in London, and the father was employed in the custom house for many years. He passed away in 1902 and had long survived the mother, whose demise occurred in 1882. W. Henry Morton was graduated from Birkbeck College of London in 1880 and three years later came to the United States. From 1886 until 1892 he was in the employ of the Century Publishing Company of New York city and in 1892 matriculated in Oberlin College of Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1894 on the completion of a theological course. On the 17th of May, 1894, he was ordained at Unionville, Ohio, and had charge of the Congregational church of that place for four years. In 1901 he returned to England and accepted a call to the South Norwood church in London, remaining there for ten years. On the expiration of that period he went to Manchester, England, and for ten years was minister of the Roby Congregational church of that AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 369 city. His efforts were resultant both in temporal and spiritual advancement, and each of these parishes built fine new churches during his pastorate. In 1921 he sailed for America and after a short stay in Williamsfield, Ohio, was called to Tallmadge, where he has since resided. Under his able guidance the numerical and financial strength of the church has been materially augmented, and a strong bond of sympathy exists between pastor and people. He has had a wide and varied experience as a minister of the gospel and served his native country throughout the period of the World war, acting as chaplain to the military hospitals. Mr. Morton was married May 4, 1887, in New York city to Miss Effie W. Jay, a native of Ohio, and a descendant of Chief Justice John Jay. Her father, Samuel Wilson Jay, was a native of Pennsylvania and died in Toledo, Ohio, in 1894. His wife, Olivia (Harple) Jay, a descendant of an old Huguenot family, was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and passed away in 1876. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Morton were six children, one of whom, a son, died in infancy. The eldest daughter, Mrs. Olivia Woodfin, lives in Oldham, England, and has two children, William G. and Dennis. Scott Gladstone Morton, the next in order of birth, enlisted in the British army, becoming a second lieutenant in the Nineteenth Manchester Regiment. He was stationed in France and Belgium and was killed July 31, 1917, in the battle of Ypres, one of the first engagements on the Hinden burg line. Margaret, the second daughter, is the wife of Major W. L. Carbine, now stationed at Fort Bayard, New Mexico, and they are the parents of a son, Roy G. Mrs. Lillian Thompson, the fifth in order of birth, resides in Toledo, Ohio. Roy Hardy Morton, who completes the family, is married and also lives in Toledo. In 1888 Mr. Morton became a citizen of the United States and retained his citizenship during the nineteen years he resided in England. During the World war his wife took an active part in caring for the soldiers of the United States in England, being a canteen worker, and in other ways showing her loyalty to this country and her interest in the men. Mrs. Morton takes a deep interest in church work and is chaplain to the Summit County Gold Star Mothers. She is devoted to her family and has a keen sense of life's duties and responsibilities. For thirty-four years Rev. Morton has been a zealous and untiring worker in a calling which is recognized as one of the noblest occupations of man, and his labors have been effective and resultant factors in promoting 370 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY the spiritual welfare of those who have come under his guidance. His sincerity, earnestness and ability are well known, and his friends are drawn from all walks of life. FRANK WADE ROCKWELL In all the history of Akron there is perhaps no other man who has stood more fearlessly for principle and for what he believed to be right than did Frank Wade Rockwell and his fellow townsmen manifested their confidence in him by twice electing him mayor of the city and retaining him for many years as a member of the board of education. There are those who differed from him in opinion, but none ever questioned the integrity of his word or of his motives, and it has been said that "an honest man is the noblest work of God." Frank Wade Rockwell was born at Franklin Mills, Portage county, Ohio, October 31, 1851, a son of Marshall Muratt and Sarah (Pendleton) Rockwell. The father was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, July 15, 1826, and was a son of Harvey Rockwell, a native of New England, who became a pioneer of the Western Reserve. The mother of F. W. Rockwell was born in Stow township, Summit county, Ohio, September 15, 1828, and was a daughter of Ward Pendleton, who also came from New England to this state and cast in his lot with the early settlers of Summit county. His daughter, Mrs. Rockwell, passed away in Akron, January 31, 1885, while her husband, Marshall M. Rockwell, survived until May 20, 1899, his death occurring in Ionia, Michigan. When Frank W. Rockwell was a lad of seven summers his parents removed to Worth county, Missouri, and were there living at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war, when they went temporarily to Fremont county, Iowa, but late in the fall of 1861 returned to Missouri. There in the spring of 1862 the father volunteered and became a member of the Thirty-fifth Missouri Infantry. While he was serving at the front in defense of the Union his wife and son made their home with her father, Ward Pendleton, in Summit county, Ohio. In the spring of 1863 Marshall M. Rockwell was discharged because of physical disability and the family then rejoined him in their Missouri home but in the spring of 1864 took up their abode in Andover, Ohio. In the spring of 1865, however, they again started for Missouri AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 373 but while en route visited with a former neighbor at Windfall, Indiana, where they decided to locate. In 1866 the family home was established at Linesville, Pennsylvania. In the meantime Frank W. Rockwell had attended the public schools of the various localities in which he had lived and he completed his education in Allegheny College at Meadville, Pennsylvania. In 1871, when twenty years of age, he obtained a position as bookkeeper with the Akron Sewer Pipe Company and there won promotion until in 1882 he was chosen secretary of the company. For many years thereafter he was actively associated with the manufacture of clay products both in Ohio and elsewhere. In 1884 he became a partner in the firm of Johnson, Rockwell & Company, manufacturers of stonework, and later purchased his partner's interest, continuing the business under the style of F. W. Rockwell Si Company until 1890, when he became identified with the Pennsylvania Sewer Pipe Company of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Two years later he sold his interest in that business and in 1892 again established his home in Akron, where in 1893 he joined Samuel Shaffer in the purchase of a stock of groceries, Mr. Shaffer giving personal attention to the management of the store for five years. At the end of that period Mr. Rockwell purchased his partner's interest and conducted the business alone for an equal length of time. In 1899 he became identified with the firm of Robinson Brothers & Company, manufacturers of clay products, and for two years had charge of the sales department. On the expiration of that period, when a change was made in the ownership, Mr. Rockwell was placed in charge of the management of the extensive real estate holdings of the company and also had supervision over the claim adjusting department. He was with that company and its successor, the Robinson Clay Products Company, until January 1, 1912, when he resigned in order to give his undivided attention to public duties. Mr. Rockwell long took an active and helpful interest in the political life of Akron and from 1887 until 1889 was chairman of the republican county central committee. There is perhaps no citizen who has done more to further public education in Akron than did Mr. Rockwell. In 1881 he became a member of the school board and so continued until 1890, serving as president of the board in 1883, as treasurer in 1887 and again as president in 1888. He gave the most thoughtful and earnest consideration to his duties and to all questions arising in connec- 374 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY tion with the improvement and direction of the public schools. In 1902 he was again elected to the board of education and served continuously until 1912, filling the presidency in 1905 and 1906. He favored every project that would benefit the public school system of the city and he was a leader in that movement which gave to Akron so many of its fine school buildings. While he was serving on the board the following school buildings were constructed : Kent School, Howe School, Henry School, Central High School, Lane School, Fraunfelter School, Samuel Findley School, Portage Path School, Lincoln School, South High and annex to the Central High School. Through all these years Akron's citizens were learning to know and appreciate his public service and in 1911 he was elected mayor and was reelected in 1913. During his first term as chief executive of the city the contract was let for the building of the waterworks and the site was purchased for the new city hall and the auditorium, while during his four years in the mayoralty he endorsed the construction of more than fifty miles of city street pavement. He successfully handled the flood situation of 1913 and the strike situation promoted by the Industrial Workers of the World. It was also while he was the incumbent in the office that the fire department was provided with complete motor apparatus and various improvements were made in the police department. With the utmost thoroughness Mr. Rockwell studied the public situation and gave to Akron the benefit of. a most progressive and practical service. On the 21st of September, 1875, at Akron, Mr. Rockwell was married to Miss Mary A. Johnson, a native of East Liverpool, Ohio, and daughter of Thomas and Harriet (Reed) Johnson, who were English people, the former of Staffordshire and the latter of Lincolnshire, England. Both came to the United States in 1849, the first named in December and the latter in May, and were married in Akron in 1850, residing first at East Liverpool, later locating at Akron where the father was at one time at the head of the firm of Johnson & Baldwin, crockery ware manufacturers. Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell became the parents of seven children. George W. graduated A. B. from Buchtel College, and took the degrees Ph. B. and M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania and is now practicing medicine in Akron. He married Nora Moyer and is the father of a son and a daughter, Theodore Frank and Harriet Anna. Frank Johnson, the second son, graduated from Buchtel College, read law, began the practice at Akron, was elected prosecuting attorney of Summit county in 1909 AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 375 and reelected in 1911, and is now a member of the well known firm of Rockwell & Grant, attorneys at Akron. He first married Katharine Shultz, who passed away May 22, 1916, and for his second wife he chose Mrs. Gay Huber. Ellen Adelaide died September 2, 1881, at the age of two years. Thomas, the third son, is secretary of the Robinson Clay Products Company of Akron. His wife bore the maiden name of Margaret McFall. Mary married Daniel W. Merriman and they reside in Akron. Ida is the next of the family. Wade died June 17, 1907; at the age of twenty years. In his fraternal relations Mr. Rockwell was connected with Apollo Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., and with the Royal Arcanum. He also belonged to the Chamber of Commerce and cooperated heartily in all of its projects for the city's development and improvement. He passed away February 9, 1917, and the Beacon Journal said of him editorially: "He was a man who did his own thinking and lived up to a rugged code of conduct which he had set for himself with but slight regard to what anybody else thought of it. The death of such a man is always a loss to any community and in the passing of Frank Rockwell Akron loses a valuable citizen." He never deviated from a course which he believed to be right, never weighed an act in the scale of public policy and never hesitated to support a cause in which he believed. Though he had political enemies, he never lost their friendship nor their respect. CHARLES CLARK SACKETT Among the up-to-date and progressive citizens of Summit county, one of the most highly respected is Charles C. Sackett, of Tallmadge, a member of one of the old and prominent families of this locality. He was born in Tallmadge on the 15th of January, 1859, and is a son of Hiram A. and Eliza A. (Treat) Sackett. The family was early established in this country, dating back to the colonial days of New England, in the affairs of which its members bore an active part. Hiram A. Sackett was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, March 28, 1824, and when about nineteen years of age started overland for Ohio, making the entire trip on horseback. He located at Tallmadge, Summit county, becoming the owner of a farm in the northeastern part of Tallmadge township, where he lived continuously up to the time of his death, 376 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY which occurred September 30, 1895. This farm of one hundred and eighteen acres still remains in the family, having been successively owned and operated by three generations. Hiram Sackett was a man of great energy and initiative ability and had no small part in the development of northern Ohio. His wife was born at Tallmadge, February 26, 1830, a daughter of Richard B. and Amoreth H. Treat, and her death occurred June 23, 1890. To this worthy couple were born nine children, four sons and five daughters, of whom three are now living, namely : Charles C., of this review; Stella S., the wife of William T. Thomas, of Akron, Ohio ; and Gertrude V., the wife of Walter G. Atwood, of Tallmadge. Charles C. Sackett attended the grade schools in Tallmadge and completed his school training in Kent, Ohio. He remained on the home farm until he had attained his majority and in his twentieth year had complete management of the place. In 1901 he bought the farm, on which he lived until 1921, when he moved into Tallmadge, where he built a fine, modern home at No. 86 Kent road, and here he has, resided to the present time. On October 21, 1884, in Tallmadge, Mr. Sackett was united in marriage to Miss Cora B. Alling, who was born in this place, May 25, 1860, and is a daughter of Francis D. and Electa (Beach) Alling, the former of whom was a prominent contractor and builder. The Ailing family has long been well known in the Buckeye state, in which it was established in pioneer days. Of the children born to Francis D. and Electa Ailing, besides Mrs. Sackett there are Charles B., of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Myrtle S., the wife of Benjamin Blackmore, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Eliza T., of Norwalk, Ohio; and Sella K., of Cuyahoga Falls. Mrs. Sackett has been actively interested in the church, civic and social life of Tallmadge. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Sackett as follows : Claude C., born October 6, 1885, now lives on the old homestead farm, which he owns. On January 20, 1909, he married Miss Ruth Shanafelt and they have four children, Marian R., Winifred Virginia, Esther B. and Charles M. Francis A. was married July 26, 1913, to Miss Katherine Thomas and they have four children, Howard T., Elmore E., Elizabeth D. and Bruce C. Hazel F. became the wife of Raymond C. Klapp August 2, 1919, and they have two children, Burton C. and Raymond, Jr. Alfred is on the home farm. Mr. Sackett is a republican in his political views and has been active in local public affairs. In 1913 he was elected assessor AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 377 of Tallmadge township, which office he has held continuously since. He was also appointed real estate appraiser, for which position he is well qualified, having a good knowledge of property values. In 1925 he was appointed a special appraiser, serving for Summit county in the general state appraisement of counties. For many years he was a member of the school board and served as its president for eight years. He was one of the charter stockholders of the Summit County Bank, which in 1923 by consolidation with the Akron State Bank became the Ohio State Bank & Trust Company, of which he is still a stockholder. He is president of the Tallmadge Historical Society, which in February, 1928, held its sixty-ninth annual meeting. He is a member of the Summit County Grange. He belongs to the First Congregational church of Tallmadge, of which he has served as clerk and trustee, as well as superintendent of the Sunday school. CLARENCE C. OSMUN For several years manufacturing operations have claimed the attention of Clarence C. Osmun who is now prominently identified with the rubber industry of Akron. He was born July 18, 1886, in Danbury, Connecticut, and is a son of John W. and Emma C. (Cook) Osmun, natives of New Jersey. He obtained his early instruction in Brooklyn, New York, and completed his high school course there. In 1907 he was graduated from the New York Law School but did not enter the profession, choosing a commercial career instead. For eight years he was engaged in business in New York city, which he left in 1915, disposing of all of his holdings there at that time, and then went to Detroit, Michigan. He was connected with one of the large automobile firms of that city for five years and in 1920 located at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, becoming assistant sales manager and credit manager of the Marathon Rubber Company. Mr. Osmun acted in those capacities until 1924, when the business was absorbed by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and he has since been president of the Marathon Company. Mr. Osmun was married August 30, 1912, in Boonton, New Jersey, to Miss Marguerite Raynar, a daughter of James A. Raynar. The children of this union are : Marguerite, who was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, in 1913, and is attending high 378 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY school; and Robert, who was born in Akron in 1922, and is a grammar school pupil. Mr. Osmun is a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Cuyahoga Falls, the Akron Automobile Club and the National Rubber Manufacturers Association. GEORGE J. HUBER George J. Huber, an energetic young business man of proven ability, is successfully managing the Renner interests in Akron and has also become well known through his achievements as a sportsman. He was born April 14, 1889, in Newport, Kentucky, and is a son of Felix and Rose (Renner) Huber, the former also a native of the Blue Grass state, while the latter was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died on June 18, 1928. When a young man the father removed to Akron, becoming connected with the meat business, and is now a meat inspector in the service of the government, making his headquarters in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Huber have five children : Mrs. P. C. Gettins, Mrs. J. A. Reisinger, Mrs. Bruno Smith, Mrs. John Hearty and George J. Huber, all of whom are living in Akron. The son attended the public schools of the Rubber city and continued his studies in the University of Buffalo. On completing his education he entered the employ of the Renner-Webber Brewing Company at Mansfield, Ohio, where he remained until 1910, and then returned to Akron as assistant manager of the Renner Brewing Company. Later he was made general manager of the business and after the enactment of the prohibition law the company transformed the brewery into a plant for the manufacture of soft drinks. Modern machinery was installed and this has become one of the leading industries of the kind in the country. Mr. Huber continues as general manager of the business and also acts as manager of the Renner-Deibel Oil & Gas Company, the Renner Products Company and the Renner Properties Company, contributing materially toward the success of these corporations. He has an unusual capacity for detail and to the many problems presented to him for solution brings to bear the mental alertness, the foresight and mature judgment of the true executive. Mr. Huber was married at Detroit, Michigan, in 1928 to Miss Dorothy M. Wyler, a daughter of the late John and Kath- AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 381 erine Wyler, who were residents of Akron. Mr. Huber is affiliated with the Roman Catholic church and his fraternal connections are with the Elks and the Eagles. He is a member of the Akron Chamber of Commerce, the local Automobile Club, the Wisconsin Sportsmen's Club and the Maine Outdoor Hunting & Fishing Club. An expert shot, he has hunted big game in various parts of the United States and Alaska as well as in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. In company with Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb and Garland J. Buckeye in 1927 he spent thirty-five days in the sheep, elk and antelope country of Wyoming, making his headquarters at the Max Wilde ranch, forty-eight miles from Cody. The Akron Beacon Journal published an interesting account of the trip and the following is an excerpt from the article : "Huber prizes most among the trophies of his recent hunt the head of a giant ram with horns forming a perfect circle. In all of his other trips Huber secured sheep but never managed to obtain one with absolutely perfect horns. The story of how he secured this one is interesting. He and Jim Fowler, his guide, were after elk when Huber saw three sheep, a giant ram, an albino and another. Before they could get within range the sheep had taken fright and disappeared. For three days these hunters kept on the chase of those sheep. On the third day they came upon a stray sheep. It was the albino and Huber shot it before he knew that it was doing sentry duty for a flock of perhaps a dozen. No sooner had the shot rung out than from below a sheltering ledge there arose the dozen or so other sheep, looking wildly about, and in the center of the group, towering above the heads of all the others, was the giant Huber had been after for three days. Only the head showed, but Huber drew a bead and fired. He hesitated to inspect the dead animal, fearing that his shot had ruined the perfect horns. But Huber is a good shot. The bullet from his rifle had struck in the exact center of the circle formed by the horn, had gone through the head and out the other side without having touched the horn, and Huber will soon be showing the head as evidence of his shooting ability. When he killed the sheep he had to leave them up in the hill country until the next day. While returning for them Huber noticed a lot of eagles hovering around in that part of the country where the sheep had been left. He wouldn't have given a nickel for what he expected to find of the sheep. But when he got within sight of the animals he saw a large eagle sitting guard over the 382 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY dead bodies and fighting off the other birds. The others left at Huber's approach and he killed the guard." Next season Mr. Huber intends to return to Wyoming and has long been planning an expedition to Africa, the Mecca of all hunters of big game. He enjoys outdoor sports, which stimulate both his mental and physical powers, and is devoted to the interests intrusted to his charge. By nature he is frank, genial and companionable and has won a secure place in the esteem of all with whom he has been associated. Mr. Huber's residence is at 1266 North Howard street. FRED E. JOHNSON One of the well known men in automobile circles of Akron is Fred E. Johnson, vice president and sales manager of The Akron Buick Company. He was born. January 4, 1884, in this city, a son of Ola and Matilda Johnson, natives of Sweden, who sailed for the United States in 1880 and established their home in Akron. For some time the father was engaged in the saddlery business and afterward became connected with the Goodyear Rubber Company. He is still a resident of Akron, but the mother has passed away. Their family consists of five children : William and Fred E. Johnson, Mrs. Olga Willaman, Mrs. George Anderson and Miss Hilda M. Johnson. In the public schools of his native city Fred E. Johnson obtained an education, and his start in the business world was gained with the United States Express Company, with which he spent four years. Later he became connected with the postal service of the government and was a mail carrier for a number of years. In 1916 he entered the sales department of the Basham Motor Company and remained with the firm for eight years. On the expiration of that period he became connected with The Akron Buick Company, of which he later became vice president and sales manager, and has played a leading part in the development of the business, giving to it his undivided attention. The business was first located at 71 Bowery street and now occupies a modern building at No. 328 West Market street. The showrooms rank with the finest in the city, and the company also maintains a large garage and a completely equipped service station at this location. This is one of the most successful and reliable automobile firms of Akron, and its service is adapted to every need. AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 383 On November 3, 1910, Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to Miss Hilma A. Olsen, of Akron, and they reside at 1634 Preston avenue. Mr. Johnson is a Lutheran and a faithful follower of the teachings of his church. He is a Scottish Rite Mason and is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Turnverein, the Board of Trade of East Akron, the Fairlawn Country Club and the Automobile Club. As a business man he enjoys an enviable reputation, and his interest in the welfare and progress of his city has been demonstrated by effective efforts in its behalf. REV. HOWARD CLARK BARNES Gifted with the power to quicken the souls of men, the Rev. Howard Clark Barnes became one of the strong individual forces in the spread of the Congregational faith, and as an educator he has been equally successful, rendering valuable service to Tallmadge in that connection. He was born January 26, 1873, in this locality, of which his parents, Sidney C. and Caroline (Bronson) Barnes, were also natives. The family was established in Summit county by his grandfather, Sylvester Barnes, who migrated from Massachusetts to Ohio and was one of the founders of the Methodist church of Tallmadge. He married Miss Esther Treat, a native of Connecticut, and their son, Sidney C. Barnes, was born in 1833. For a number of years he was clerk of the Congregational church of Tallmadge and also served as justice of the peace, filling an important place in the life of his community. His son, Howard C. Barnes, received excellent educational advantages, completing a course in Oberlin Academy in 1891, and five years later was graduated from Oberlin College. In the fall of 1896 he enrolled as a student in the Chicago Theological Seminary and was graduated with the class of 1899. After his ordination he took charge of the Puritan Congregational church of Chicago, occupying its pulpit for four years, and this was followed by four years of service in churches of that denomination at Edinburg and Charleston, Ohio. At the end of that time he returned to Chicago, having accepted a call from the Pacific Congregational church, of which he had charge for two years, and for a similar period was pastor of the Columbia Congregational church of Barberton, Ohio. Owing to failing health he retired 384 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY from the ministry and took up his abode in the old Barnes homestead at Tallmadge. Soon afterward he entered the educational field and was made principal of the Edinburg schools, of which he had charge for four years. He then returned to Tallmadge and has since been principal of its schools, which have made notable progress under his able management. Knowing the needs and requirements of the pupils, he has improved the methods of instruction and thoroughly systematized the work. Mr. Barnes was married in Chicago in 1901 to Miss Jessie Willson, a native of that city and a daughter of James Henry and Violet (Bailey) Willson. The father is a member of an old family of New York, and the mother's parents were among the early settlers of Michigan. During the Haymarket riot Mr. Willson was a lieutenant of the Chicago police force and was injured by a bomb. While in, the service of the city he narrowly escaped death on more than one occasion. He is still a resident of Chicago. To Mr. and Mrs. Barnes were born three children : Sidney Willson, who is a member of the faculty of Cornell University of Ithaca, New York, and prominent in research work; James Percy, who died in 1923 ; and Howard C. Jr., who is attending Oberlin College. Mr. Barnes belongs to the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias and for years has been a deacon of the Congregational church, doing all in his power to further its influence. Studious by nature, he keeps in close touch with the most advanced ideas in regard to the instruction of children and has materially promoted the cause of education, morality and good citizenship. His life has been devoted to the service of others, and his course has at all times awakened admiration and respect. JOHN TITUS NEWTON Endowed with clear vision, keen intelligence and the capacity for sustained effort, John Titus Newton erected the guide-post of progress and success, and his achievements as stock-raiser, dairyman and chicken fancier won for him state wide prominence. He was long a resident of Summit county and spent the latter part of his life on his farm near Cuyahoga Falls. A native of Ohio, he was born in Brecksville, Cuyahoga county, February 17, 1839, a son of Lucius and Caroline (Brockway) Newton, and was reared on his father's farm, obtaining AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 385 his early education in the rural schools of Richfield township and later attending Hudson Academy and Oberlin College. After his studies were completed he returned home and was associated with his father in farming until his marriage. Purchasing a tract of land in Richfield township he cultivated it for many years. He then sold the place and bought a farm of one hundred and ninety acres near Hudson, where he established a large dairy, in which he installed the latest appliances. His Jersey and Holstein cattle were the best that could be secured and as a sheep breeder he was equally well known, being the first importer of Shropshires in northern Ohio. His fields were carefully tilled and yielded rich harvests. In 1907 he sold his valuable place and located in the vicinity of Cuyahoga Falls. Purchasing the Gaylord farm, a tract of nineteen and three-fourths acres, on East Bailey road, he turned his attention to the raising of fine poultry, and later he became owner of Gaylord grove, adjoining this property. His White Leghorn and White Wyandotte chickens were prize winners and he brought home ten loving cups from the various places in which they were exhibited. Mr. Newton thoroughly demonstrated the value of scientific methods and systematic work and in every branch of agriculture which he entered his breadth of mind, marked enterprise and pronounced ability placed him in the vanguard. He transformed his home into a beautiful garden spot and there passed away April 24, 1916. Mr. Newton first married Miss Mary Adams, by whom he had four children : Edward C., Dr. Jay Thorne, now deceased, Earl Brockway and Gertrude E. His second union was with Mrs. Laura Etta (Skinner) Hart, to whom he was married December 27, 1905. She was the widow of Arthur C. Hart and a daughter of Bradford W. and Laura (Dickinson) Skinner. By her first marriage four children were born : Pearl L. Hart, the eldest, is now district nurse of Cuyahoga Falls. Claude Eugene Hart, who is president of the Giant Tire & Rubber Company of Findlay, Ohio, married Miss Louise Benedict, of Cleveland, and they have four children : Lois Benedict Hart, Virginia Laura Hart, Evelyn Jane and Claude Eugene, Jr. Maude Dorena is the wife of Willis Roy Beal, a structural engineer, of Cleveland, and the mother of two children, Elizabeth Laura and Kathryn Pearl. Mabel Irene, the fourth in order of birth, married John Ferdinand Schaefer, who is vice president of the Cooper Corporation of Findlay, Ohio, a firm which manufactures batteries, 386 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY tires, tubes and other automobile accessories on a large scale. Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer have become the parents of two children, Laura Irene and Jack Hart. Mr. Newton was a valued member of the Shropshire Sheep Association and kept not only abreast of the times but ahead of them. He belonged to that class of men who convert their private enterprises into public assets, and his death was a great loss to his community and state. By nature he was genial, sincere and kind-hearted and an exemplary life won for him the esteem and admiration of his fellowmen. Mrs. Newton is living in the family home on East Bailey road and possesses many admirable qualities which have made her greatly beloved. CECIL OLINY STILES For ten years Cecil Oliny Stiles was well known as an undertaker of Akron and the spirit of enterprise which characterized him in all of his work enabled him to win a liberal patronage. As the years passed he became widely known in this city and his pronounced characteristics were of such sterling integrity as gained for him a high place in the regard of his fellow townsmen. He was born in Quincy, Ohio, December 26, 1876, and was a son of Enoch and Mary Theo. (Minnear) Stiles. He attended the public schools of his native city and pursued a course in the Findlay College of Music, so that at the age of seventeen years, having developed his native talents to a high point, he was a teacher of music. Later he took a full course in music and English at Oberlin College and following his graduation went to Sidney, Ohio, where he conducted a music studio. While following that profession he became interested in the undertaking business through a friend, who was thus engaged, and going to Columbus, he pursued a course of study in Dr. Burk's Embalming School and in the Columbus Training School for Embalmers. Almost immediately afterward he came to Akron, where he took up his abode in 1916, establishing his business on North Hill at the corner of Cuyahoga Falls avenue and Berwin street, in the Morgan block, where he remained for about six months, and then bought out the C. T. Parks undertaking establishment, one of the pioneer business enterprises of that character in Akron, its location being at Nos. 17-19 North High street. Mr. Parks had the first ambulance in Akron and always followed progressive methods. AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 389 In September, 1927, the business, which was conducted under the name of the Park-Stiles Company, was removed to No. 127 West Market street, where the funeral home is a private residence with surroundings as nearly as possible like those of a private home. Mr. Stiles was tactful and considerate in the discharge of his professional duties and his enterprise and progressive methods resulted in substantial financial returns. In 1898 at Ada, Ohio, Mr. Stiles was married to Miss Addie B. Rice, a daughter of Rev. Lemuel and Florence (Banbury) Rice, the former a minister of the Methodist church. The mother of Rev. Lemuel Rice was Elizabeth Smith, a niece of James Smith, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. and Mrs. Stiles became the parents of three sons : Stanley R.; H. Thoburn, who married Ruth Hine and has two sons, Thoburn, Jr., and David Cecil ; and Charles Donovan, who married Pansy Deckard and has one child, Charles Richard. The sons since their father's demise have carried on the business, Stanley R. as president of the company, H. Thoburn as vice president, and Charles D. as secretary. Mr. Stiles' fraternal affiliations were with the Masons, the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias and he was a member of the First Methodist church at Akron. He belonged to the Optimist Club and the Oberlin College Club and he also had membership in the Chamber of Commerce. His interests were broad and varied and all who knew him bore testimony to the sterling worth of his character. His death occurred September 23, 1925, and was deeply regretted, for he was a man whose friends were legion. He was sympathetic and kindly and was well qualified by disposition and characteristics to care for those who were suffering a bereavement. Outside of business his friends found him social, genial and considerate, while in business he was thoroughly reliable, and thus he left to his family the priceless heritage of an untarnished name. HON. CHARLES C. BENNER Charles C. Benner was born in Manchester, Summit county, March 27, 1870, the son of Simon and Caroline (Slaybach) Benner, both natives of Summit county, the former a farmer who died in 1884, leaving his wife and six boys unprovided for. The original settler of the family in Ohio was Henry Ben- 13-VOL. 2 390 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY ner, the father of Simon Benner, who came from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Summit county in 1825, where he operated as a blacksmith and also did some farming. The ancestors of the Benner family came originally from Holland. Mrs. Caroline (Slaybach) Benner, the mother of Charles C. Benner, died in 1890. The boys thus left orphaned were as follows : Clinton A., who became a prominent attorney of Cleveland, Ohio, specializing in insurance law; Melvin L., who was a successful rancher in Montana at the time of his death in 1914; Irvin R., a practicing dentist of Barberton, Ohio; Wallace J., a prominent and successful physician and surgeon of Lakewood, Ohio; Howard C., a mining engineer of Butte, Montana; and Charles C., of whom this is a record. The early education of Judge Benner was obtained in the public, grammar and high schools of Copley and Norton townships, in Summit county. He read law in the office of Baird & Voris, who were outstanding men in their profession at that time. Judge Benner was admitted to the bar on June 8, 1893, and immediately began practice in Akron. In 1917 he was appointed, by Governor James M. Cox, judge of the court of common pleas, and served until January 1, 1919, when he retired to private practice. He formed a partnership with Dow W. }Tarter and Ray C. Watters, forming the firm of Benner, Harter & Watters, with offices in the Second National Bank building, at Akron. Judge Benner specializes in corporation law, while at the same time taking a certain amount of general practice. His long years of service have given him a distinguished record in the legal profession and his well known business qualifications have caused him to be sought as a member of various boards of directors, his public spirit leading him to accept some of these trusts. He is a director of the National City Bank, The Eastland Company, The Eastland No. 5 Company, The Eastland Development Company, Union Building Company, and the H. and H. Self Advertising Company. In his fraternal affiliations he is a member of Adoniram Lodge, No. 517, Free and Accepted Masons; Washington Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; a member and past commander of Akron Commandery, No. 25, Knights Templar; and of Tadmor Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is a life member and past exalted ruler of Akron Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and a life member of the Grand Lodge of Elks. Judge Benner is a member of the American, State and Summit County Bar Associations, and his clubs AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 391 include the Portage Country and the Akron City. He was police prosecutor of Akron from 1897 to 1901, and was Akron's first safety director, from 1907 to 1911; civil service commissioner from 1911 to 1914, and on January 1, 1928, was appointed a member of the health commission. He has been serving as president of the City Hospital of Akron since 1922. It is in connection with this latter institution—the City Hospital—that Judge Benner has done much work for which he will be ever remembered with gratitude by many. He was instrumental in raising a large sum for a new surgical building, a nurses' home, and a contagious disease building. He is the oldest member, in point of service, on the board of trustees of the City Hospital of Akron, and gives a great deal of his time and ability to assisting it in every possible way, having been elected to this post in 1906. His favorite recreation is golf, at which he plays a good game. Hon. Charles C. Benner married, September 29, 1897, Gertrude F. Foster, daughter of Martin B. and Sarah Foster. They reside at 60 Mayfield avenue in Akron. WILLIAM THOMAS TAYLOR Basing his progress upon the essential qualities of energy and perseverance, William Thomas Taylor became a useful and influential member of society and contributed his full quota toward the agricultural development of Summit county. He was born in the old Taylor home on Thornton street in Akron, December 15, 1847, and was a member of one of its old and prominent families. Richard Taylor, the first white settler on these premises, was born March 14, 1798, in Surrey, England. On July 12, 1825, he was married in that country to Maria Durham, who was born April 10, 1805, in the city of London and lived at No. 3 Great Windmill street, in the upper section of the Haymarket district. The family of Richard Taylor came to America in January, 1831, on the packet ship Columbia, commanded by Captain Delano, and in this old-time sailing vessel they spent seventy days on the Atlantic. They lived in Camillus, Onondaga county, New York, for eighteen months and next went to Buffalo, that state. In that city they boarded a ship bound for Cleveland, Ohio, and then made the trip to Akron on a canal boat. Mr. Taylor purchased the home farm November 30, 1833, erecting a log 392 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY house on the property, and in 1841 the homestead was built. Richard and Maria (Durham) Taylor became the parents of twelve children, five sons and seven daughters. Four children were born in Surrey, England, one in Onondaga county, New York, and seven on the Akron homestead. William T. Taylor was educated in the public schools of his native city and obtained work in the old Buckeye Reaper shop. There he was employed until 1870, when he married Miss Cordelia A. Robinson, who was born December 8, 1851. Her father, James Robinson, was born October 4, 1812, near Mudbrook Falls, in Summit county, Ohio, and was a son of Henry Robinson, who built the first log house in Norton township, Summit county. The mother of James Robinson died when he was a child of four and he was reared by an uncle, Sylvester Van Hyning, whose home was north of the present Taylor farm. Mary Willard, the first wife of James Robinson, died May 6, 1842. She was the mother of three children : Henry, Lydia and Curtis. Mr. Robinson's second union was with Sarah Ziegler, who passed away May 25, 1872, leaving two children, Cordelia A. and Philip. As one of the pioneer farmers of Summit county, Mr. Robinson aided in advancing the standards of agriculture in this region, and his sterling traits of character won for him a high place in the esteem of his fellowmen. He attained the ripe age of seventy-nine years, passing away in 1891. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. William T. Taylor resided on the Robinson farm, which originally comprised two hundred and thirty-four acres and was one of the largest in, this district. Mr. Taylor devoted many years to the development and improvement of this property, utilizing scientific methods in the cultivation of the soil and keeping thoroughly abreast of the times. Here he passed away December 7, 1924, when nearly seventy-seven years of age, and his widow still resides on this valuable farm, which is situated on Springfield road, in the house built in 1905 by Mr. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor became the parents of three children. Minnie S., born December 4, 1871, died in March, 1872. Bessie E., born February 19, 1874, became the wife of William McFarlin on October 27, 1896. Mrs. McFarlin died November 28, 1927. She was mother of three children : Ruth, who is Mrs. Leo Dautel; William J. and Robert J. James E., the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, was born August 18, 1878, and passed away August 20, 1916. Mr. Taylor manifested a deep interest in community affairs AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 393 but never aspired to public office. By nature he was frank, genial and unassuming, and his genuine worth secured for him the high and enduring regard of all with whom he was associated. Mrs. Taylor has been a devoted wife and mother and possesses many admirable qualities of heart and mind. WILLIAM FRANK CARLISLE William F. Carlisle, a cost accountant by profession, is one of the leading citizens of Stow township, in the affairs of which he has been actively interested. He was born at Cortland, Trumbull county, Ohio, on the 3d of January, 1886, and is a son of William and Anna (Craig) Carlisle, the former of whom is of Scotch-Irish lineage and was born in Trumbull county, while the mother, who was of German ancestry, was born in Hartford township, that county. To them were born four children : Samuel, Mrs. Sue Stright, John and William F. In his early childhood William F. Carlisle accompanied his parents on their removal to Sharon, Pennsylvania, where he attended the public schools, graduating from the high school, after which he took an extension course in higher accounting with La Salle University of Chicago. In 1915 he became associated with the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company as cost accountant, serving in that capacity for seven years, and then accepted a similar position with the Miller Rubber Company, of Akron, resigning March 15, 1928. He is now engaged in the insurance and collecting business. On March 20, 1907, in. Warren, Ohio, Mr. Carlisle was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Ann Cox, who was born in Wales, from which country she was brought to the United States in her girlhood, the family locating in Warren. She is one of a family of eight children, the others being James C. Oriel, an adopted son, Mrs. Jennie Lansdowne, Mrs. Emma Bush, Albert D., Leroy and Mrs. Gertrude Claypool, all of whom are living in northern Ohio. The parents of these children are deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle have been born two children, William Elmer, born October 6, 1909, now is a student in Akron University; and Ethel May, who was born March 24, 1915, and is at home. While Mr. Carlisle's business interests are in Akron, he lives in a comfortable home in Stow, where he has long been active in local public affairs. For the past four years he has served as jus- 394 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY tice of the peace for Stow township and has shown an effective interest in everything pertaining to the welfare and advancement of his community. He takes justifiable pride in the fact that the Stow centralized high school is the only first class, Al rural school in Summit county, ranking with the city high schools in credits. Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle are active members of the Christian church, in which he holds the office of deacon and for the past five years has been clerk of the official board. Mrs. Carlisle has for a number of years been a teacher in .the Sunday school, and they are both greatly interested in all of the activities of the church and its auxiliary societies. Mr. Carlisle is a member of the Akron Chamber of Commerce. He is a man of sterling qualities of character, progressive spirit and broad views, and throughout the community in which he lives he commands the confidence and respect of all who know him and who appreciate his genuine worth as a man and citizen. SHERMAN GEORGE SWIGART. One of the oldest civil engineers in point of continuous activity in this field is Sherman G. Swigart, manager of the firm of S. G. Swigart & Son, of Akron. He has operated in this field for thirty-seven years, making steady advancement until his progress has placed him in a position of leadership in his chosen calling. Ohio numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred in Copley, Summit county, June 28, 1865, his parents being George S. and Laura E. (Oviat) Swigart, the latter also a native of Copley. The father was born in Lawrence township, Stark county, Ohio, and engaged in farming throughout his entire life. He passed away in Copley in 1895, while his wife died in Los Angeles, California, in September, 1927. They were the parents of five children.: Sherman G., of this review; Heman J., who is a resident of Akron; Louis A., living in New Mexico; Mrs. C. T. Adams, who makes her home in Los Angeles, California; and Mrs. 0. E. Lytle, of Akron. In his youthful days Sherman G. Swigart attended the public schools of his native town and following his graduation from high school entered Buchtel College, where he took work in the regular scientific course. With the completion of his studies in 1891 he entered business on his own account and has done important surveying and engineering work throughout the intervening period, AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 397 his business activities carrying him into various western states as well as throughout Ohio. From 1893 until 1896 he filled the office of county surveyor of Summit county. He is now manager of the firm of S. G. Swigart & Son, which he organized in 1923 and in. which his son, Sherman T. Swigart, is associated with him. Skillful, efficient, earnest and thoroughly reliable, he has attained a well merited measure of success. On the 20th of September, 1893, Mr. Swigart was married to Miss Anna Tait, a daughter of George Tait, and they became parents of a daughter and a son. The former, Pauline, now the wife of H. L. Howard, was born in Akron in 1895 and resides in Los Angeles. She has a son, Clifford Howard, born in October, 1923. The son, Sherman T. Swigart, born in Cleveland in 1900, is a graduate of the high school of Missoula, Montana, and is now junior member of the engineering firm of S. G. Swigart & Son. He wedded Miss Iris Russ, of Akron, and they have one child, Patricia Ann, born in Akron, February 6, 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Swigart hold membership in the West Congregational church and he is also a Mason, belonging to the lodge, chapter and commandery and also to the Mystic Shrine. He is likewise a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Akron Automobile Club, and is one of the original members of the Fifty Year Club of Akron. His has been a busy and useful life in which well directed and honorable activity has brought him to the goal of success. Long a resident of Summit county, he is widely known within its borders and enjoys the respect and good will of all with whom he has been associated. His home is at 542 Stratford avenue. LUTHER KELSEY RANNEY Among the old pioneer families of Summit county none has been more prominent through the passing years nor is more highly regarded than is the Ranney family, a worthy representative of which is Luther Kelsey Ranney, who lives on and operates the old home farm at Boston Heights in Boston township. The family is of Scotch lineage, the progenitor of the family in this country having been Thomas Ranney, who came to the American colonies from Scotland in a very early day. He was the father of Thomas Ranney, whose son Nathaniel died in 1766. He had a son, also named Nathaniel, who died in 1800, leaving a son, Comfort, who 398 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY became one of the first settlers of Boston township, Summit county, and was the grandfather of Luther K. Ranney, of this review. Comfort Ranney was born in New England, March 20, 1788, and on December 25, 1808, was married to Miss Betsey Hubbard. Soon after their marriage they removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where Mr. Ranney, who was a ship carpenter by trade, engaged in shipbuilding. Later he moved to Hudson, where he operated a sawmill until it was destroyed by fire in 1820, after which he moved to Boston township and bought the land which to this day remains the Ranney homestead. He died there, July 14, 1823, and his widow subsequently became the wife of William Collier. Her death occurred January 4, 1868. Comfort Ranney was the father of two sons, both of whom made splendid records as soldiers in the Union army during the Civil war. At the death of Comfort Ranney the home farm was badly encumbered with debt. His son, Luther B. Ranney, was born in Hudson, Summit county, November 28, 1809, and spent his boyhood on the home farm in Boston township. After his father's death he worked by the month for Deacon Hudson, with whom he remained until he attained his majority, during which period, by hard work and rigid economy he saved sufficient money to regain possession of the home place. While in the employ of Mr. Hudson he hauled a part of the brick used in the construction of Western Reserve College, which is now Western Reserve Academy. In 1833 he married Miss Sally M. Carter, who died July 29, 1846, and on April 6, 1847, he married Miss Caroline Clapp, who was born May 3, 1821, and died May 26, 1895. To the first union were born five children, and to the second three children. Luther B. Ranney was essentially a self-made man, well informed on general topics of interest, and was a splendid citizen, standing for those things which were calculated to promote the best interests of his community. He served his township in various positions of trust and responsibility and commanded the respect of all who knew him. Luther Kelsey Ranney, a son of Luther B. and Caroline (Clapp) Ranney, was born on the home farm in Boston township on the 19th of August, 1856, and secured his early education in the district schools. When seventeen years of age he entered the preparatory department of Buchtel College at Akron and completed the course in two years, after which he entered the classical department of that institution. He was a splendid student, becom- AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 399 ing proficient in Greek and Latin, and was urged to prepare for a professorship in languages but owing to the need of his assistance on the home farm, because of the failing health of his parents, he relinquished his ambition for an educational career and returned to his home, where he continues to reside. He has given his close attention to this well equipped grain, dairy and stock farm, also giving much effort to the raising of apples, peaches and all varieties of choice fruits and berries. He has been very successful and follows modern scientific methods in his operations. He is regarded as an up-to-date and progressive farmer, well meriting the prosperity which is now his. Mr. Ranney was united in marriage to Miss Mary M. Ozmun, a daughter of Abraham and Eliza (Viers) Ozmun, and to them have been born three children. Luther Carroll, who was long a trusted employe of the Goodyear Rubber Company in Akron and is now the representative of that concern in Los Angeles, California, married Miss Florence Payne, of Akron, and they have two children, Luther Kelsey and Virginia Belle. Luther C. enlisted during the World war but was not sent overseas. Newman Clinton and Caroline Eliza are at home. Mrs. Ranney, who died July 27, 1897, was a member of the Congregational church in Hudson, where she was a leader in all departments of work, including the Sunday school, and was a prominent factor in the educational and social life of the community. Mr. Ranney possesses a large and well selected library, containing the best classical and current literature, from which he derives constant pleasure, being a reader and student and in close intimacy with the best thought of the ages. He has in his possession some very interesting relics of pioneer days, one of which is a wooden bottle, drum shaped and about six by ten inches in size, which was carried by his great-great-grandfather and great-grandfather during the Revolutionary war and by Nathaniel Ranney in the French-Indian war. He also has his father's Bible, printed in 1828, which was read by his father in the home and at his work in the field, being his constant companion and guide. Mr. Ranney has in his library in book form a history of the Ranney family from 1650 to 1800. The Clapp family is traced back to Osgood Clapp, a Danish nobleman in the court of the King of England from 1017 to 1036. Richard and Anna (Alvord) Clapp were of early pioneer stock of Massachusetts. The Ranney family has been prominent in the affairs of every community in which it has been identified and has always shown a progressive