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WAYNE COUNTY - 375 viz.: Mary R. (now Mrs. Amos B. Derr, of Franklin Township), James A., Isaac A. and Sarah I. Cunningham, of Valparaiso, Ind. In 1880 Mr. Johnson was again visited with an affliction, a stroke of palsy, which necessitated the relinquishment of active business life. Mr. Johnson is a Prohibitionist, and both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he has been a ruling elder a number of years in his church at Apple Creek, Ohio. In his affliction he feels that " He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow must have some purpose in the fate of one like him." Mr. Johnson has been reasonably successful financially, and is much esteemed by a large circle of acquaintances.   CURTIS V. HARD, a well-known and highly respected citizen of Wooster City, and a man whose success in life has been of his own making, was born in Wooster, Ohio, August 3, 1845. His father, M. K. Hard, was a native of Medina County, Ohio, to which county the grandparents of Curtis V. had come from Vermont, in 1816. The ancestral lines on both the father's and mother's side extend far back in America—on the father's side several members of the family bearing arms in the Revolutionary War, being with Ethan Allen at the storming and capture of Ticonderoga. Originally the family stock was English, and came to America about the middle of the seventeenth century. M. K. Hard, the father of our subject, grew to manhood in his native county, and directed for a time his attention to the study and practice of medicine, but later devoted himself to the ministry, in which vocation he spent some twenty-five or thirty years of his life. He chose as life's partner Miss Miranda Booth, of Medina County, who bore him six children, all of whom save one still survive, three of them in Wayne County. Owing to the nature of his calling, the home of the Rev. Hard was not permanently fixed until 1870, when he and his aged wife came to Wooster to spend their declining years, and here they still reside. C. V. Hard received the advantages of the common schools of his native town, and later, for a time, attended Berea College, near Cleveland, Ohio, then returned to Wooster, where his life has since been spent. In 1864, being yet but a boy, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and proceeded at once to the South, and formed part of Sheridan's army in the Shenandoah Valley. The following year he received an honorable discharge, and returned to his home, where he is now 376 - WAYNE COUNTY. familiarly known by the title of Colonel, from the position of lieutenant-colonel he held in the National Guards. In 1866 he became identified as bookkeeper with the banking house of Bonewitz, Emrich & Co., and at its reorganization into the National Bank of Wooster was promoted to the important position of cashier, which encumbency he is still most satisfactorily filling. He is a man of sterling business qualifications, possessing few enemies and many friends. In 1870 he was united in marriage with Miss Addie Jackson, a teacher in the Wooster public school, and the daughter. of Cyrus Jackson, of Wayne County. Of this union four children have been born. In political life Mr. Hard is a stanch Republican, having always the interests of his party at heart, working earnestly for his friends, yet never seeking his own political preferment. He is a member of the Masonic order and the G. A. R. . DAVID LEHMAN, one of the prominent farmers of Wayne Township and who at the time of his death was one of the oldest citizens of Wayne County, was a son of Henry Lehman, and was born in Berks County, Penn., September 18, 1802. Henry Lehman was married to Margaret Oberlin, by whom he had six children—three sons and three daughters—David being the second child and eldest son. In 1823 the family left Berks County and settled in Wayne Township, Wayne Co., Ohio; where Henry Lehman paid $1,200 for 160 acres of land, which he bought of Dennis Driscoll, and later David Lehman purchased from his father previous to the latter's death, thus becoming owner of the tract of land above referred to. David Lehman followed farming all his life. In 1829 he was married to Susan, daughter of Jacob .and Christiana Kintner, and eleven children have been born to this union, as follows: Sarah (Mrs. Elias Snyder), born in 1829; Jacob, born in 1831; Christiana (Mrs. Daniel Keifer), born in 1833; Elizabeth (Mrs. Victor Gallagher), born in 1835; David, born in 1837; Henry, born in 1839; Harriet, born in 1842; Daniel, born in 1844; Mary, born in 1846; Simon, born in 1849, and Sophia, born in 1851, and died in 1855. Mr. Lehman had always been a hardworking man, as the result of which, coupled with his good management, he had been enabled to retire from active labor, and was living in the village of Madisonburgh, enjoying the fruits of his former efforts, until death called him to his final rest, August 10, 1889. In all the relations of life he had the esteem and respect of his neighbors and acquaintances. In politics he was a Democrat. DAVID LEHMAN SEN - 377 378 - BLANK WAYNE COUNTY - 379 FRANK SHILLING, son of John Shilling, a native of Pennsylvania, and one of the early pioneers of Canaan Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, was born January 12, 1852. He lived with his father and worked on the farm until he became of age, receiving a fair common-school education. January 16, 1873, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary, daughter of William Kiser, and they are the parents of two children, William K. and Nellie L. William Kiser was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., July 18, 1804, and came to Wayne County, Ohio, with his father, John Kiser (a native of Maryland), by wagon, in 1822, locating on a farm near Killbuck, in the eastern part of Congress Township. He worked hard and industriously to help Support his parents, and in course of time, by economy and judicious management, he was enabled to purchase the old home place, where he lived for many years and where he died. One Nicholas Prine entered the land which is now the home of Mr. Shilling, and many years ago offered to sell it to Mr. Kiser for $110, payable in sums not less than $10 at a time; but of even this liberal offer Mr. Kiser was then unable to avail himself. Leaving home: however, at the time of the construction of the Pittsburgh Canal, in company with one Michael Totten, he and his friend went to work at the then considered good wages of $8 per month; and after several years hard labor he managed to save enough money to buy himself a home. In 1826 he purchased of Mr. Prine, for $320, the property spoken of above, which was then all in the woods, and he immediately commenced to cut down the timber and clear himself a farm. By hard work, thrift and good management Mr. Kiser amassed a fortune, being at the time of his death, March 16, 1886, owner of 422 acres of fine farm land. Mr. Shilling, the subject proper of this biographical memoir, is much respected, and is recognized as one of the careful, prudent, industrious and progressive farmers of Wayne County. WILLIAM SHIBLEY, Wooster, was born in Germany in 1842, and is a son of Gottlieb Schible, as he spelled his name. The latter, with his wife and children, immigrated to America in 1854, locating first in Cincinnati, Ohio, and going thence, in 1860, to Missouri, where both of the parents died. Their family consisted of ten children, all born in Germany. The subject of these lines received his early education in his native land, and was about twelve years old when he came 380 - WAYNE COUNTY. to this country. For four years after his arrival he worked at various employments in Cincinnati, and in 1858 came to Wooster to learn the trade of a jeweler with his brother Lewis. He served until 1861, and on the outbreak of the Rebellion enlisted in the Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, serving his adopted country for over three years, being in service the entire time, except three weeks he was in a hospital near Vicksburg, Miss. He was in all of the engagements in which regiment. participated, but was never wounded. He was all through the 'siege of Vicksburg, his brigade being the first to make the assault at Chickasaw Bayou. October 31, 1864, he was honorably -discharged at Camp Chase, and returned to Wooster, where he worked for his brother until 1876. In April of that year he began business for himself in a watch, clock and jewelry store, which he still carries on. In October, 1869, Mr. Shibley was united in marriage with Miss Rosa Young, a daughter of Wendell and Rosa (Hahn) Young, and a native of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Shibley are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Wooster. He belongs to Given Post, No. 133, G. A. R., of Wooster, and both he and his estimable wife are widely and favorably known throughout Wayne County as people of integrity, whose good name has never been tarnished. Starting in life poor, the success which Mr. Shibley has attained is very flattering to him. It is due to his earnest and industrious character, and to his correct habits, and in a large measure t6 the help of a wife who has in all things been a helpmate to him.   LEWIS SNYDER is one of the well( known citizens of Wayne County, within whose borders he has passed more than half a century. He was born in Union County, Penn., May 19, 1824. His father, Jacob Snyder, was also a native of that State, born in Berks County, near Reading; he was by occupation a farmer, and, on reaching manhood, was united in marriage with Susannah Hock, who likewise was born in the Keystone State, and who became the mother of .Lewis Snyder. In the fall of 1836 this couple came to Wayne County with their family, for whom they wished to make a home in this then new country. Their settlement was on a farm in Franklin Township, upon which the remainder of their lives was passed. The father was called to his eternal rest August 7, 1860,, at the age of sixty-nine years, after a residence here of twenty years, and the mother in 1880, at the age of eighty-seven years. Both were faithful members of the Lutheran Church, and both WAYNE COUNTY - 381 had in this county, as well as in their old home, acquired the confidence and respect of the people among whom their lot was cast. The father had been, in his younger days, married previous to the union with the mother of our subject, and by that marriage had become the parent of two children. Of his later union there were twelve children, eight of whom —four sons and four daughters—grew to maturity. Jacob Snyder was, in his earlier years, an active member of the Whig party, and voted and worked for the grandfather of our present President, Gen. William H. Harrison. Lewis Snyder, subject of this biographical sketch, was twelve years old when his parents came to Wayne County, and has ever since been a resident here. He stayed on the home farm, assisting his father in the toil of developing it from the wilderness, until be was twenty-five years of age, at which time he took the first step toward making a home for himself by becoming united in marriage with Miss Sarah Morr, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Philip and Sarah Morr, pioneers of Wayne County. Her father died when she was a little girl, but her mother survived many years, dying on their farm in Franklin Township, at the age of seventy-six years. As pioneers, and as good and useful citizens, who had led honorable and up right lives, they were highly respected, and will be long remembered. Philip Morr, grandfather of Mrs. Snyder, was a Revolutionary soldier. Lewis Snyder and his young wife began their married life on a farm which he had purchased in Franklin Township, and there they remained for twenty-six years, working assiduously to clear up and thoroughly develop their land, in which object they succeeded, and thus laid up a competence for their old age. This was not accomplished without much hard work, supplemented by frugal habits, but in their declining years they can now take a rest from their toil, and look back with satisfaction upon a life well spent. In 1876 they retired from active labor and removed to the city of Wooster, where they have since resided, in their pleasant home on Vine Street, surrounded by every material comfort. Four children came to bless their home, three of whom are yet living, comfortably settled in homes of their own. The eldest, Ann Maria, is the wife of Andrew C. Miller, of Franklin Township; Sylvester G. married Miss Jane Reed, of Franklin Township, and also lives in that township, on his father's farm, and Lavinia Elizabeth, with her husband, William Levers, resides in Wooster. The one that died was an unnamed infant. Our subject takes much interest in pub- 382 - WAYNE COUNTY lic affairs, in which he keeps well posted, but always avoided holding office. He has, since its formation, been a supporter of the Republican party. He and his wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Wooster, which counts them among its active workers. Mr. Snyder is a self-made man, as he had no assistance in making his start in life. The financial success he has achieved is due to the inherent qualities of the man, aided by his faithful wife, who has for forty years been a wise counselor and a capable helpmate. In addition to other property they still own 160 acres in Franklin Township, where they lived so long and where they laid the foundation of their prosperity. They will long be remembered as among the best class of Wayne County's honored pioneers. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, retired farmer and stock-dealer, Orrville, Ohio, is a native of Perry County, Penn., and is a son of Joseph and Hester Blackwood, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Lancaster County, Penn. They were married in Perry County, Penn., and lived there until 1817, when they immigrated to the then western State of Ohio, locating first in Miami County, but a few years after buying a farm in Shelby County, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Joseph Blackwood was an industrious man, was well-educated for those times, and for many years was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, of which all the family were members. He was born March 17, 1779, and died December 23, 1851, aged seventy-two years and nine months. His wife was born in February, 1784, and died September 22, 1865, aged eighty-one years and nine months. They were married June 25, 1805, and were the parents of eight children, of whom William is the eldest; next came Polly Ann, born October 18, 1808, who died in Pennsylvania; John, born May 25, 1810, immigrated to Iowa, and died there ; Mary, born October 25, 1813, is the wife of David Dey, and lives in Iowa; Margaret, born February 11, 1816, is the wife of Thomas Skillen, and lives in Shelby County, Ohio; Robert, born May 26, 1819, was killed October 31, 1874, by a runaway team ; Eliza Ann, born April 2, 1822, is the wife of Henry Young, and lives in Quincy, Mich. ; Sarah Jane, born December 3, 1826, became the wife of John Lawrence, and died in Shelby County, Ohio, September 20, 1854. William Blackwood was born near Landisburgh, Penn., April 29, 1806, and was eleven years old when his parents came to Ohio. He worked at home until he was twenty-two years old, when he went back WAYNE COUNTY - 383 to Pennsylvania, stopping in Cumberland County the first year, and then going to work on the canal, subsequently teaming between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and again on the canal, and at various kinds of work. In the fall of 1831 he returned to Ohio, visiting' a few weeks with his future wife's people, who had a short time before emigrated from Cumberland County, Penn. On February 16, 1832, he was married at Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, to Miss Hannah, daughter of David and Elizabeth Gardner. She was born in Cumberland County, Penn., June 5, 1812, and died in Orrville, September 23, 1882. They were the parents of seven children, viz.: Elizabeth, born February 3, 1833, wife of Samuel Taggart, Joseph, born August 28, 1835, Mary, born October 8, 1837, all living in Orrville; Sarah, born December 13, 1839, is the wife of James Brown, of Akron, Ohio; John, of whom further mention is made below; William, born October 21, 1844, lives on his father's farm in East Union Township, Wayne County; and David G., born October 30, 1850, is a resident of Orrville. After his marriage Mr. Blackwood worked around for three years, when he leased a farm near the site of the village of Orrville, on which he lived for five years, then going to Sugar Creek Township for two years; thence to Stark County, Ohio, for three years, and then to the farm of 226 acres which he yet owns in East Union Township. There he lived until 1872, when he removed to his present home in Orrville, which he built. For twelve years while on the farm he followed threshing, also dealing in stock, continuing the latter business several years after his removal to Orrville. He was of too active a temperament to be contented on the farm, and traveled extensively in pursuit of his business, visiting many parts of the country and the principal cities. He is a self-made man, active and industrious, well thought of by his neighbors, and well known among the older residents of the county. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a stalwart Democrat, as are all of his sons. John Blackwood, the second son of William, was born in Stark County June 5, 1842. He was brought up on the farm in this county, living there until his marriage, which took place May 25, 1865. His wife's maiden name was Eliza Kling, a daughter of David and Matilda Kling, residents of Greene Township, where her father died January 21, 1876, aged sixty-five years and twelve days. Her mother is still living in that township, within a mile of where she was born and reared, and is now (1888) in her seventy-fifth year. Her parents were among the earliest pioneers of that part of the State, as were also the Kliegs. Mrs. Blackwood 384 - WAYNE COUNTY was born April 6, 1844. John Blackwood continued on his father's farm until two years after his marriage, when he removed to Orrville, and carried on the Mansion House Hotel for two years, then engaged in the livery business, which he .carried on until 1884, when he sold business, building and stock, and has since been dealing in horses. Mr. and Mrs. Blackwood have two sons, named Guy D. (born January 6, 1867) and Eugene Leslie (born June 2, 1870). The former is express messenger on the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad, and the latter is a pupil in the high-school at Orrville. While a strong Democrat in political opinion, Mr. Blackwood has never sought political office. He is an active, stirring man, and stands well in the community. JEREMIAH R. NAFTZGER is one of Wayne County's best known citizens, and is proprietor of the Empire Flour and Feed Mill, at Wooster, the first mill ever built in Wayne County, having now been in existence for more than sixty years, and being widely known all over that section of the country. He was born in Congress Township, Wayne County, April 8, 1826, a son of John and Elizabeth (Rider) Naftzger, the for mer a native of Lebanon County and the latter of Fayette County, Penn. The father was a miller and also a farmer, and in 1816 he and his wife migrated to Wayne County, where he resumed those occupations. When he first came to Ohio John Naftzger first stopped in Conotton, where he built a mill. He afterward built two mills on Killbuck Creek, which became noted in the early history of the county, and supplied the material for the "staff of life" to thousands of the early pioneers. About the year 1829 the mother of our subject passed away, and the father later was married to Catherine Haag, a native of Germany, who a few years afterward joined the majority, and he chose a third partner, who still survives. His first wife became the mother of eight children, and the second of two. Of his third marriage .there was no issue ; of the first wife's children two are now living, Jeremiah R. and a daughter, Mrs. Eliza Hower, of Chautauqua, N. Y. ; her husband was at one time a merchant of Cleveland, Ohio. The two children of the second wife are also living, one in Dakota and one in Indiana. In August, 1866, the sturdy old pioneer was called home, at the ripe age of eighty-eight years. His life had been one of struggle and hardship, but his steadfast perseverance in the course he had marked out for himself enabled him to overcome all obstacles, and make WAYNE COUNTY - 385 his life a success in the broadest sense of the word. He bequeathed to his children not only a good estate, but also the priceless heritage of a good name. He was in his younger days a Whig, but on the formation of the Republican party he joined its ranks and thereafter fought under its banner. He was one of the original founders of the United Brethren Church in Wayne County, and was for years its principal sustainer and supporter. His mill served as a place of worship for the protracted meetings, and his house was a harbor of refuge for the ministers who visited this then new region. As indicated by the name, the Naftzger family is of German descent, but their ancestors settled in America at an early day, and one of their descendants was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Jeremiah R. Naftzger, the subject proper of this sketch, followed in the footsteps of his father, and also became a miller and farmer, working for his father until he had attained his majority. In 1847 he was united in marriage with Miss Anna Henney, a native of Wayne County, and a daughter of Peter Henney, one of Wayne County's pioneers. Her parents were among the first settlers on Muddy Fork, then a part of Wayne County, but afterward transferred to Ashland. When her father had been but a short time in Wayne County, he was out one day look ing for his cows, and while unarmed came upon a huge bear, but by vigorous shouting frightened him off, and it has always been an open question which of the two was the more frightened—bruin or the man. To Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah R. Naftzger came eight children, of whom Mary E., Newell R. and Cyrus L. are deceased; Albert W. is a resident of Wooster, and a miller by trade ; Emma is the wife of John Blandford, of Wooster; Frank A., Adella and Alice are still under the parental roof. In 1866 Mr. Naftzger made his home in the city of Wooster, where he has since continuously resided. He bought his mill in Wooster from Mr. Miller, paying him therefor the sum of $16,000. He had bought from his father sixteen years before that time, in 1850, what was known as the Armstrong Mill, on the Killbuck, and in 1864 he bought the Canaan Mill, and removed it to the site of the Armstrong Mill, which his father had built. In 1867 he built the pleasant residence on Pittsburgh Avenue which he now occupies. It is on a hillside, overlooking his mill and fish-ponds, of which he has two, the work of his own hands. One of these ponds is stocked with carp and the other with black bass. His mill now grinds about 30,000 bushels of wheat annually, and is fully supplied with all the modern inventions in milling, using the roller process. Its product 386 - WAYNE COUNTY. finds a ready sale, and the business is constantly increasing. Mr. Naftzger was formerly a Whig in politics, and like his father joined the Republican party on its formation, having ever since remained a member of that party. The family are all respected members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which the father joined nearly twenty years ago. He takes a deep interest in religious matters, and is always foremost in all its good works. He is a member of the orders of the Iron Hall and of the Royal Arcanum. He is widely known and greatly respected, and is classed among the most enterprising public citizens of both town and county, always lending a helping hand to any enterprise for their advancement. In addition to his milling he is also interested in the business of ice-cutting, which gives employment to large numbers of men in winter, when other labor is scarce.   S. W. CHRISTY, farmer, Chester Township, is the eldest of the six children of Peter and Margaret (Hardy) Christy, the others being named as follows: Lydia J., Sarah A., David 0., Lyman R. and Alexander H. Sarah A. and Alexander H. are deceased. Peter Christy was a farmer by occupation, and was one of the most successful men of the township. He began life a poor boy, but by industry, perseverance and uprightness became one of the well-to-do citizens of Chester Township, owning at the time of his death 300 acres of valuable land. He died October 21, 1886. S. W. Christy was born in Chester Township in 1841, and received his education in the public schools of his native township. In his boyhood he began to assist his father in the duties of the farm, and of him learned the practical lessons that have been of benefit to him in his later life. He now owns a fine farm of 200 acres, all of which was formerly owned by his father. Mr. Christy enlisted in the defense of his country in 1862, and was assigned to Company D, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Infantry. He served nine months, when, on account of sickness, he was obliged to leave the field of battle, and returned home, where he again took up the more peaceful pursuit of agriculture. Mr. Christy was married in 1869 to Elizabeth J. Wills, daughter of James Wills, of Wayne County, and they have had a family of five children: Herman (deceased), Homer (deceased), Myrtle, Mary and Laura. In politics Mr. Christy is a Republican. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church. WAYNE COUNTY - 387 JOHN C. WELKER. Of the representative farmers of Chippewa Township, Wayne County, none stand higher in the respect and confidence of the public than this gentleman. His industry has won him a competency, and his integrity the respect oF all with whom he has come in contact. He was born in Birkenfeld, Oldenburg, Germany, December 25, 1823, and is a son of Jacob and Louisa (Ault) Welker. He was reared and educated in his native country, and served six years and five months in the German army under the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. He learned the blacksmith's trade under his father and brother, and came to America in 1851, stopping eight months in Philadelphia, and in February, 1852, he located in Litchfield, Medina Co., Ohio, where he worked as a journeyman five years. In 1857 he settled in Milton Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, and embarked in business for himself as a blacksmith and wagon-maker, and here he was successfully engaged for twenty years. In 1877 he located on the farm he now occupies in Chippewa Township, Wayne County, and has since followed agricultural pursuits. In .January, 1856, he married Rebecca, daughter of Christopher and Sally (Hollowville) Lance, of Chatham, Ohio, and by her has had nine children, as follows: Sally (Mrs. William Miller), Lou isa, John C., Jr., Franklin A., Julia A., Henry M., Rebecca J. (Mrs. H C. Gross), Albert F. and Marian C. Mr. Welker is a member of the German Reformed Church; he is a Democrat. ROSANNA WARNER, widow of Joshua Warner, Sr., was born in Chester Township, Wayne County, November 21, 1818. Her father, Nathaniel Edmunds, was a farmer by occupation, and was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Mr. Edmunds married Mary Smith, a native of Ohio, and twelve children were born of this union. The family came to Wayne County about 1812, and settled upon a wild piece of land, having to clear away the brush and build a log house for shelter, and in this house Mrs. Warner was born. Mrs. Edmunds died in 1836, aged upward of forty years, and Mr. Edmunds died in 1854, at the age of sixty. Rosanna Edmunds was married, April 12, 1842, to Joshua Warner, Sr., son of Nathan Warner, who emigrated from Pennsylvania to Tuscarawas County, and thence to Wayne County in 1811. Nathan Warner was married, in New York State, to Ann Adelia Davis, who became the mother of eleven children. He died in 1844, at the age of eighty years, and in 1850 388 - WAYNE COUNTY. his widow followed him to the grave, at the age of eighty-eight. They were much troubled by Indians. There were only three houses in Wooster City, and the nearest grist-mill was seventy-five miles away. In 1812 the settlers built a blockhouse to protect themselves from the depredations of the Indians, and in this the scattered inhabitants at times took shelter. This building is still standing, and forms a part of the residence of the Warner family. Joshua Warner and his wife, after their marriage, came to the farm where Mrs. Warner now resides. Joshua Warner was born in Northampton County, Penn., July 29,, 1798. When but two years of age he removed with his father to Tuscarawas, and thence to Wayne County in 1811. He remained with his father on the farm until his death. His father and boys cut out the State road the length of their land, the Killbuck bottom being almost impossible to cross, they fording the stream slightly north of the bridge, at Joseph Eichar's. Bears, panthers, wolves, deer and rattlesnakes were in abundance. A portion of BealPs troops encamped at the spring on the old homestead. Captain Blackburn, who was a splendid man, stayed with his men on the premises for two weeks. Another portion of the soldiers encamped about a mile west of this. The Methodists organized a society at his father's house as early as 1812, and it was the first Methodist organization in Wayne County. Quarterly meetings were also held there by distinguished divines like Adam Poe, Bigelow, Christie, Finley and others. And here Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Warner reared a family of nine children, who are all members of the Methodist Church ; and here, also, Mr. Warner died, December 18, 1877, in his eightieth year. The life of Joshua Warner was a sermon of itself, uttered in simplicity and truth. In early life he became a Christian, and fastening onto the truths and promises of the Scriptures, was carried on to final triumph. He lived in an atmosphere of prayer—" the soul's sincere desire." The nine children are as follows: Mary D., now Mrs. Rev. Isaac Beebe, residing near Warsaw, Ind. ; John B., a graduate of Fort Wayne College, also resides near Warsaw, Ind. ; Phebe is at home, taking care of the mother; Wesley, one of the substantial farmers of Wayne County, residing in Plain Township, was born in this county March 18, 1850 (on the 2d of October, 1873, he was married to Miss Anna E. Yost, daughter of Christian Yost, and a native of Wayne County. Their union has been blessed with five children, namely: Harry S., Glenn Yost, Wesley Clyde, Paul J. and an infant, not named. Mr. Warner is an earnest Prohibitionist, and he, his wife and two chil- WAYNE COUNTY - 389 dren are members of the Oak Chapel of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Warner is widely known, and is highly esteemed and respected by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. His home is on a part of the old family homestead, in the edge of Plain Township. The comfortable and substantial improvements on the farm are the result of his own industry and thrift) ; Eunice is now residing with Lizzie, now Mrs. William J. Woodward, near Warsaw, Ind. ; Emma L., who has taught a number of terms of school in this and adjoining counties, with great success, and is now mistress of the Canaan school; Francis A. was born on the old homestead, April 2, 1860, and has farmed the place principally since his father's death (has made great improvement, which shows his good taste and skillful management, and is highly respected by many friends and all who know him. Was married December 25, 1888, to Miss Mary Bahl, daughter of Solomon Bald, and a native of Wayne County. Mr. Warner has made several prospecting trips to Western Kansas with great success and honor. He donated the pulpit furniture and parsonage lot to the first church built in Rush County, Kas. Now owns and resides on the old homestead) ; Edgar H., the youngest of the Warner family, was married February 23, 1888, to Miss Joanna France, daughter of John France, of Wooster, Ohio, and now resides at Rush Center, Kas. The Warner family is one of the best known and respectable in Wayne County, having by long residence, industry and high character done very much for the advancement of the community. The Warner family has resided in America since 1690. The maternal great-grandfather of the Warner children was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. During the war, on the approach of the British troops, they were in the habit of flying from their homes and hiding until the danger was past. On the 22d of September, 1888, the first family reunion was held at the old homestead, at which forty representatives were present. ANDREW OBERLIN was born in Penn. August 28, 1844, and is a son of Abram and Mary (Stewart) Oberlin. His paternal grandfather was Andrew Oberlin, a native of Lancaster County, Penn., who settled in Summit County, Ohio, in 1836, and died there The maternal grandfather of our subject was Richard Stewart a native of Ireland, and a resident of Lancaster County, Penn., for many years, Abram and Mary (Stewart) Oberlin, parents of Andrew, whose name heads this 390 - WAYNE COUNTY. . memoir, settled in Franklin Township, Summit Co., Ohio, in 1848, where they resided until their deaths. Their son Andrew was reared and educated in Summit County, Ohio, and has always been a teacher and farmer. He has been a resident of Doylestown, Wayne County, since 1874. In 1867 he married Amanda E., daughter of Jacob and Susannah (Marsh) Kepler, of Coventry Township, Summit Co., Ohio, and by her he has three children, viz.: Lindley B., Aria J. and Mary E. Mr. and Mrs. Oberlin are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is one of the prominent and enterprising citizens of Doylestown; has served two terms as assessor of Chippewa Township, and was elected by his party to the office of county commissioner in 1888. Politically he is a stanch Democrat.   LEVI THOMAS, a well-known citizen of Wooster Township, Wayne County, was born in Washington County, Md., September 24, 1824. His father, Lewis Thomas, was also a native of Maryland, and a farmer. He was married to Sophia Silvers, who was born in Virginia, and whose father was a native of Germany. Lewis Thomas removed to Wayne County at an early day, and set- tled on the farm now owned by his sons. When he first settled upon the place it was an unbroken wilderness, and he was compelled to go through the usual trials incident to the life of -a pioneer. Here the family remained until death claimed the father and mother, the mother dying first, at the age of sixty, and the father at the age of eighty. Mrs. Thomas was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Their home was blessed with the birth of ten children—five sons and five daughters—six of whom are now living in Wayne County, two of the brothers, Jacob and Levi, on the old homestead, remaining there with their parents ,until the deaths of the latter. Levi Thomas received a common-school education, and in 1850 was married to Miss Mary Hutchinson, a daughter of John Q. and Nancy Hutchinson. Four children have been born to them, as follows: Alice Gertrude, at home; Mary Ellen, now Mrs. Oscar Munn, in Iowa; Margaret Jane, also in Iowa, and Lunette, at home. Mr. Thomas and his brother Jacob have always been earnest Republicans, standing firmly to their principles. They are both men of high standing in the community, possessing the respect and cordial good-will of all who know them. They will be long remembered in Wayne County as valuable citizens, laboring earnestly for the moral and material WAYNE COUNTY - 391 advancement of their town and county. Levi Thomas has built for himself one of the finest residences in the county. His wife is well known as a lady of strong personal character, and is universally respected and beloved. The entire family are highly spoken of by all who know them. Jacob Thomas, who was born in 1835, has never married, but, with true brotherly affection, has devoted himself to his family. The brothers are well-to-do, and possess one of the finest farms in Wayne County. JOHN COCKRELL was born near Harper's Ferry, Va., May 13, 1813. His parents were Robert and Prudence(Tally)Cockrell, who came to Wayne County in 1840, and purchased of Joseph Stratton the farm now owned by their son, John. They were sixteen days coming from Virginia. The father, who was in poor health, died the year after arriving here, and John and his brother conducted the farm, clearing the same and making improvements. The mother lived to be eighty-six years of age. Their family consisted of Hiram, deceased; John; Robert M., deceased, and Caroline, wife of John Bowman, in Canaan Township. The subject of these lines was reared in Virginia, and after completing his schooling he engaged in teaching for several months. February 19, 1845, he married Miss Esther Ann, daughter of Cornelius Seely, of Lorain County, and they have had four sons: Robert Cornelius, in Canaan Township, Wayne County; Emory McK,, in Topeka, Kas.; John Fletcher, who died January 4, 1881; James Finley, on the homestead, and married to Rosaline, daughter of Thomas Knapp, of New London (they have three children: Frank E., Elsie May and Roy Seely). Mr. Cockrell was engaged in the warehouse business at Burbank for a number of years in partnership with his son. He is a member of the Republican party, and has served as school director, etc. He started in life with limited means, and by hard work and perseverance he has made a success. He now owns a fine farm of 116 acres of land. He and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. DANIEL S. TINSTMAN. Few citizens of Wayne Township, whose association with the interests of the county is of so short a period, stand higher in the estimation of the community than Daniel S. Tinstman. He was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., in 1841, the eldest of three children of 392 - WAYNE COUNTY Christian and Catherine (Shupe) Tinstman. His father, who has for years been a prominent farmer, is still a resident of that county, a hale, hearty old gentleman, seventy-two years of age. Daniel was reared on his father's farm, receiving his education in the common schools. He remained at home until after the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, and when twenty-one years of age enlisted as a private in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-second Pennsylvania Infantry, and served his country faithfully two years and eleven months, rising from the ranks to the first lieutenancy of his company. May 23, 1864, at North Ann River, Va., he was wounded by a minie-ball, his life being saved by a cartridge-box. Returning home in 1865, he for the three following years was engaged in mercantile business. He then for a number of years was employed in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, and subsequently for three years was superintendent of the Rising Sun Coke Works of his father-in-law, Peter Sherrick. He came to Wayne County in 1884, and has since been extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising in Wayne Township. Mr. Tinstman was married to Miss Barbara Sherrick in 1866, and they have one son, A. Sherrick, now a promising young man twenty years of age. In politics Mr. Tinstman is a Republican; he and his wife are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church. ROBERT B. THOMPSON, one of the best known farmers of Wooster Township, was born September 14, 1823. His father, David Thompson, was a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., and in 1816 came to Wayne County, and settled where Wooster City now stands. There he was married to Maria Cook, daughter of John Cook, and a native of Georgetown, Ohio. To this union four children were born, three of whom, Mrs. William Downing, C. W. and Robert B., are now living in Wayne County. On the 26th of May, 1860, Mrs. David Thompson died, at the age of sixty-four years, and on the 14th of March, 1880, her husband followed her to the grave. Mr. Thompson had been a pioneer, and made the improvements upon the farm, redeeming it from its virgin wild state. Both he and his wife were Presbyterians. Robert B. Thompson spent the first ten years of his life in Wooster, and in 1833 removed to the farm which has since been his home. April 18, 1848, he was married to Elizabeth Rineberger, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Wayne County when young. Her father died in WAYNE COUNTY - 393 Harrisburgh, Penn., but her mother still lives in South Wooster. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson : John C., who died at the age of one month, and Maria Elizabeth, now Mrs. John M. Yoder. Mr. Thompson is independent in politics, using his best judgment to select proper men for positions of honor and trust. He is highly respected among a large circle of acquaintances, and has the confidence of all who know him. Mrs. Thompson is a member of the Presbyterian Church. JOHN M. YODER, one of Wooster's rising young farmers, residing on Section 5, Wooster Township, was born in that township April 4, 1849. His father, Stephen Yoder, was a native of Pennsylvania, and a farmer, and came to Wayne County at an early day, and settled in Wooster Township. Here, in January, 1845, he was married to Katherine Miller, daughter of Peter and Barbara (Plank) Miller. Mrs. Yoder died at the age of twenty-five, when her son, John M., was an infant. After his wife's death the senior Mr. Yoder removed to Iowa, where he now resides. John M. went with his father to Iowa, and worked on the farm until 1868, when he returned to Wayne County. In December, 1873, he was united in marriage with Maria Elizabeth, daughter of Robert B. and Elizabeth (Rineberger) Thompson. Since his marriage Mr. Yoder has resided on the farm which is now his home. To Mr. and Mrs. Yoder seven children have been born, as follows: Jessie M., Robert A., Stephen A., Grace J., John T., Edward E. and Florence M., all at home. Mr. Yoder is regarded as a rising young man. In the full maturity of his powers, he is destined to add to the success which has so far followed him in life. He is prosperous in worldly affairs, and richer still in the respect and cordial friendship of all who know him. In politics he is a Republican. SAMUEL FEIGHTNER, one of the oldest native citizens of Wayne County, was born in Greene Township in 1821, a son of Abraham and Christiana (Coter) Feightner. Abraham Feightner came from Westmoreland County, Penn., in 1819 to Ohio, and entered 160 acres of land in Greene Township, Wayne County. He built a log cabin, and then moved his family to the county. He was a successful business man, and at one time owned 500 acres, located in different counties in Ohio. He died at the age of seventy-three years, his wife living to be eighty-eight years old. Of their family of ten children, but three are now living. 394 - WAYNE COUNTY Samuel Feightner has spent his life in his native county, and proudly relates the fact that in his infancy his cradle was a trough cut rudely from a sugar maple tree. His education was obtained at the primitive log school-house, and by studying at home by the old fire-place after the day's work on the farm was done. Farming has been his life work, and his success is due to his energy, frugality and good management. He was married in 1843 to Chrissy Shartzer, daughter of Philip Shartzer, of Pennsylvania, and they have had a family of eight children: Levi, Christiana, Mary, Melinda, Angeline, Marie, Peter and Clara. Melinda and Peter are deceased. Mr. Feightner in his political affiliations is a Democrat. He and his family are members of the German Baptist Church. ROBERT EWING, one of the most prominent and wealthy citizens of Chester Township, was born in Huntingdon County, Penn., April 5, 1824, son of James and Elizabeth (Cresswell) Ewing, natives of Huntingdon County. Four children were born to them, all yet living, viz. : Robert, William, Elizabeth and Mary. William Ewing, grandfather of our subject, was born and reared in Huntingdon County, and was twelve years old at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. He married Elizabeth Anderson, and they became the parents of seven children—four sons and three daughters. He followed farming as an occupation, and was known as a hardworking man, of powerful endurance, great strength and excellent health. A sister, Catherine Ewing, was captured by the Indians and held a prisoner for seven years. James Ewing was also a farmer, and in his day was considered a success in the occupation. He cared nothing for politics. He died at the age of seventy-three years, his wife at the age of seventy-seven. Robert Ewing was educated in the common schools of his township, and, like his ancestors, has always been a farmer. He left his native county in 1853, and came to Chester Township, Wayne County, where he purchased 143 acres of land, which at that time consisted partially of forest, and almost all the improvements have been effected by himself. He was married February 15, 1853, to Caroline Henry, daughter of Abraham Henry, of Huntingdon County, Penn. Their only child, Elizabeth, now resides at home. Mr. Ewing was a trustee of the township in the years 1863 and 1864. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church; politically, a Democrat. ROBERT EWING - 395 396 - BLANK WAYNE COUNTY - 397 S. R. SWITZER, farmer, is one of the hard-working and industrious citizens of Wayne County, and by his good management and frugality has made a success of agricultural pursuits. He was born near Greencastle, Franklin Co., Penn., in 1825, a son of Jacob and Margaret (Balsby) Switzer, natives also of Franklin County, his father born in 1802 and his mother in 1807. His father was by trade a day laborer or "casterator," at which he worked the greater part of his life. He died September 23, 1871, his wife having preceded him to the better life in 1868. They had a family of thirteen children, but four of whom are now living: William W., S. R., Elizabeth and Ellen. When our subject was five years old his parents moved to Dalton, Wayne Co., Ohio, and here he has since lived. He learned the stone-mason's and plasterer's trade when he was twenty-four years old, and worked at it until 1883, since which time he has devoted his .entire attention to his farm. He owns ninety acres of good land, well improved, on which he has lived since 1859. Mr. Switzer was married in 1850 to Sarah, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Miller) Baughman, of Lancaster County, Penn., and they have had a family of eight children: Jacob B., Margaret B., Abraham B., Elizabeth B., Isaac B., Ellen B., Will iam B. and Benjamin B. Mr. Switzer and his family are members of the Disciples Church. In politics he is a supporter of the Republican party. Mrs. Switzer's father makes his daughter's house his home, and is still enjoying good health, although now ninety years of age. ZENAS FUNK, son of Hugh and E. K. (Cornell) Funk, was born in Plain Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, in the year 1842. His grandfather, Jacob Funk, was a native of Virginia, and an early settler of Wayne County, moving here in 1813, and locating in Clinton Township. He was married three times, and had a family of twenty children. His first wife was a sister of Mrs. John B. Brown, and to them were born fourteen children, four of whom died in childhood. Three daughters died after reaching womanhood, and one, Tabitha, is the wife of ex-Sheriff J. J. Winbigler, of Ashland County, Ohio. Three sons, Hugh, America and Silas, who were residents of Wayne County, are deceased, and three, Stephen, John and Jacob, are living in Fulton County, Ohio. One son, Bruce, and five daughters, Charlotte, Ann, Rilla, Mary, and one deceased, were born to his last marriage. Of these children, America was married three times, first to 398 - WAYNE COUNTY. Mary Ann Cowan, then to Fanny Kauffman, and last to Hannah Baumgardner; Silas was twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth Wells, and his second Matilda Shafer; Stephen married Hannah Jewell ; John, Anjanette Loterdale ; Jacob, Rachel Wells; Bruce, Hester Shreve; Charlotte is the wife of Mr. Ross; Ann is the wife of Franklin Winbigler ; Rilla married A. A. Carr, and Mary married George Sinkerson. Hugh Funk was born in Virginia in 1802, and came to Wayne County with his parents, where, in 1827, he married E. K., daughter of Isaac Cornell, who came from Pennsylvania to Wayne County. in 1813. They first settled in Clinton Township, and in 1834 moved to Plain Township, where Mr. Funk died in 1879, and Mrs. Funk still lives, aged eighty years. They had a family of seven children: Corpus C., in Ashland County, Ohio, married to Mary J. Foltz; Isaac, who was a member of Company D, One. Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Infantry, and died while in the army; Mason, who died aged fourteen years; Lois, wife of A. G. Beall, of Mount Ayr, Iowa; Eunice, deceased wife of Louis Baird, of Porter County, Ind. ; Laban, married to Eliza Bear, and is a farmer of Porter County, Ind., and Zenas, whose name heads this sketch. Zenas Funk was married, in 1868, to E. C., daughter of William R. Tyler, and they have had five children-Bert A,, W. Deloss, Lois B., Isaac (deceased) and Zenas Paul. After his marriage Mr. Funk located on the farm he still owns, where he has been a successful farmer and stock-raiser.. During the War of the Rebellion he was a member of Company C, Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, and was wounded at Vicksburg, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered. He is identified with, the Republican party, and has . served his township in various official positions. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. JAMES A. BRUCE, a well-known citizen of Wayne County, is a native of Scotland, where he was born in February, 1839, and is a son of Alexander and Martha (Russell) Bruce. His father, who was a farmer, and his mother, a daughter of John Russell, were also natives of Scotland, and came with their family to Wayne County in 1841. Here they settled upon a partly improved farm, where they .spent the remainder of their lives. The mother died in 1863, aged fifty-five years, and the father in 1868, aged almost sixty-eight. Alexander Bruce was a stanch Republican, and both he and his wife were members of the United WAYNE COUNTY - 399 Presbyterian Church of Wooster. Mr. Bruce began life a poor boy, and by his own industry and prudence, with the aid of his faithful wife, acquired a competence, and he also won the esteem and confidence of all who knew him. James A. Bruce was about three years old when he came with his family to this country. His early life was spent upon the homestead, and he had the educational advantages afforded by the district and schools of Wooster. On the 7th of March, 1872, Mr. Bruce was united in marriage with Miss Maggie, daughter of Robert and Martha Dobbs, and a native of Wayne County. Her ancestors were of Irish origin, but were early settlers in this country. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce have been blessed with five children: Harry, Evangeline, Robert Pollock, Alexander and Christina, all at home. Mr. Bruce has four sisters living: Mina and Margaret, who reside in Wayne County; Christina (Mrs. Wallace), in Plain Township, and Jennie (Mrs. Knox), in Illinois. A brother, Alexander, lived in Holmes County, where he died, and where his widow and children now live. Mr. Bruce is an earnest Republican, and he and his wife are active members of the United Presbyterian Church. His family is widely known and highly esteemed. Mr. Bruce's life, since coming to manhood, has been devoted to the up-building of Wayne County and its interests. He has been prosperous in business, thanks to his industry, intelligence and foresight, and is a leader among men in his community, where he is highly respected and warmly beloved for his many manly qualities. JACOB J. HAMMER was born in Bavaria, Germany, March 15, 1829, and is a son of John A. and Christiana (Gardhefner ) Hammer, who immigrated to America in 1840, and settled in Lawrence Township, Stark Co., Ohio, where they followed farming and lived and died. They reared a family of eight children, viz.: Mary M. (Mrs. Allen Shunk), Dominick, Jacob J., Catherine (Mrs. John Weaver), Simon, Andrew, Elizabeth ( Mrs. John Warner), and John A., all of whom are now living. Jacob J. was educated in the schools of Germany and Ohio, and served an apprenticeship of three years at the wagon-maker's trade in Stark County, Ohio. In 1851 he came to Doylestown, Wayne County, where he worked as a journeyman one year, and in 1852 he started a shop at Easton, same county, which he successfully conducted until 1857, when he removed to Milton Township, where he was engaged in farming ten years. In 400 - WAYNE COUNTY. 1867 he located on the farm he now occupies in Chippewa Township, where he has since resided. About fifty acres of his farm . are underlaid with a valuable coal deposit, which was developed by the Silver Creek Mining & Railroad Company, and is now . being operated by H. E. Loomis. In 1854 Mr. Hammer married Miss M. E., daughter of Benjamin and M. E: (Whitman) Kindig, of Chippewa Township, Wayne County, and by her had twelve children, as follows: John M., Charles B. (deceased), Mary L., Christiana I. (Mrs. Peter Schwalbach), Andrew B., Clement L. V., Rebecca E., Catherine L., Emma M., Augusta C., Josephine M. and Grace. Mr. Hammer and family are members of the Catholic Church. He served two terms as trustee of Milton Township during his residence there, also two terms in Chippewa Township. Politically, he is an out and out Democrat. He is one of the leading farmers Of Chippewa Township, and is deservedly popular in the community. ANDREW MOORE, JR., is a son of John and Hannah (Bovard) Moore, natives of Beaver County, Penn., who came to Wayne County in 1812, and entered a tract of 160 acres of land, which is now owned by his sons. They did not settle on this tract permanently, however, until 1814. Andrew Moore, brother of John, also came to Wayne County in 1814, and entered an adjoining tract of 160 acres of land. He married Nancy Caldwell, and they died leaving no issue. He was in the War of 1812. At his death he left $1,000 to Wooster University, and divided his land between Andrew Moore, Jr., and his brother Robert. The parents. of our subject were married January 25, 1814. His mother was a member of the first log Presbyterian Church of Beaver County, and after moving to this county they both took an active part in the Presbyterian Church of East Union Township. John Moore died October 15, 1863, and Hannah, April 25, 1860. They reared a family of six children, as follows: Jane, married to Abijah Carry, and died January 29, 1851; Margaret, now Mrs. James Cook, in Salt Creek Township, Wayne County; Andrew, Jr.; Robert, in East Union Township, Wayne County ; Mary Ann, married to William Hackett, and died May 2, 1852; Susanna, married to Enos Johnson, and died March 6, 1864. Andrew Moore, Jr., the subject of this sketch, was born on the homestead he now occupies, in East Union Township, Wayne County, February 6, 1819. His education was gained in the log schoolhouse of that period, he having to walk WAYNE COUNTY - 401 three miles to reach the same. He has always remained on the homestead. May 11, 1843, he married Miss Deziah, daughter of John Rogers, of Salt Creek Township, Wayne County. She died January 25, 1881. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Moore: Elizabeth, born July 19, 1844, is the wife of Ebenezer Thomas, of Apple Creek, Wayne County, and their children are Edwin, Hettie, Andrew and Mary; John R., born March 15, 1846, lives on a part of Andrew Moore's homestead, in East Union Town, ship, and is married to Emma Armstrong, by whom he has four children: Nora, Delano, William and Isie; Amos, born September 17, 1847, married Elizabeth Dill, of Apple Creek, Wayne County (they live in Holmes County, and have two children, John and Guy) ; Hannah Maria, born December 3, 1849, married R. G. Merriman, lives at home with our subject, and has one child, Clarence ; Mary Jane, born October 17, 1851, married John Smith, of Wooster, and has three children, Andrew, Maggie and Nellie; Sarah Isiphine, born August 23, 1853, married Prof. J. B. Eberly, of Smithville, Ohio (she died August 4, 1878, leaving two children, Isie Moore with her father, and John, who is being reared by Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Merriman) ; Margaret D., born May 27, 1856, died in infancy ; Matilda Alice, born July 12, 1859, married Dr. Charles Baldwin, and lives in Washington Territory (they have no children) ; Lola Anne, born July 20, 1868 (married Harry Smith, and lives in East Union Township, Wayne County). Andrew Moore, Jr., is a member of the Democratic party, and has served as infirmary director for six years ; also held offices of trustee, assessor, school director and supervisor of the township. He is a ruling elder in the Apple Creek Presbyterian Church.     JACOB HOFFMAN, an old resident and well-known citizen of Wayne County, Ohio, was born in Manor Township, Lancaster Co., Penn., January 16, 1792. He was a farmer by occupation, living in his native county until 1850. He was very fond of fishing in his early life, and many of the finny tribe have become victims of his net at Safe Harbor, on the Susquehanna River. In 1850 he removed with his family to Wayne County, Ohio, and bought 200 acres of land in East Union Township, which he cleared and improved, and made one of the best farms in the township. Mr. Hoffman was married, December 16, 1816, to Miss Magdalena Thomas, a native of the same 402 - WAYNE COUNTY. of over half a century this tie was severed by the death of Mrs. Hoffman, which occurred March 26, 1875, she dying of apoplexy, at the age of eighty-three years, three months and thirteen days. Mr. Hoffman survived her nine year's, and died also of apoplexy, August 8, 1884, aged ninety-two years, six months and twenty-two days. Mr. Hoffman was a member of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ over forty-five years. When seventeen years old Mrs. Hoffman joined the Evangelical Church, but after her removal to Ohio, in 1850, there being no church of her choice here, she joined the Church of the United Brethren in Christ with her husband. Father and mother Hoffman were quiet, unassuming Christians, and were faithful adherents to their religious principles. They had •a family of twelve children—eight sons and four daughters—as follows: John, Jacob T., Henry, Martha, Philip, Frederick, Margaret, Daniel T., Benjamin, Tobias, Anna, Elizabeth. Of these, John is a resident of Mount Joy, Lancaster Co., Penn., where he is the owner of a nice town property (he is married to Anna Flory, and they have one daughter) ; Jacob T. died December 14, 1873, was a resident of Wayne Township, and was the owner of fifty-two acres of land (he was married to Lydia Baker, and they had two sons and five daughters, all but one daughter now living) ; Henry, of Milton Township, died March 29, 1875, the owner of a nice town property (he was married to Elizabeth Hoover, and they had two sons and two daughters, of whom one son and one daughter are living) ; Martha, widow of Emanuel Geyer, owns a good farm of eighty acres in Wayne Township (Mr. Geyer died Setember 12, 1865; they had a family of three sons and one daughter; one son is deceased) ; Philip died August 22, 1822; Frederick and Margaret, both unmarried, own a good farm of sixty-eight acres in Wayne Township, which is well improved, and is one of the pleasantest homes in the township (they have taken a little girl, Cora Hoffman Berger, and intend to give her a good home and an education, and fit her for the duties of life) ; Daniel T. is a resident of Wayne Township, and owns a nice farm of 100 acres; Benjamin is the owner of a fine farm of eighty acres in Elkhart County, Ind. (he married Margaret Coble, and they have four sons and one daughter) ; Tobias died April 1, 1828; Anna is the wife of Henry H. Forrer, of Sugar Creek Township, where they have a fine farm of 100 acres (they have three sons) ; Elizabeth, who died June 11, 1872, was the wife of Jonathan Weaver, of Wooster Township, and they had a family of seven daughters, three of whom are living. WAYNE COUNTY - 403 Thus it will be seen that Wayne County has several representatives of the Hoffman family, all of whom are prosperous, substantial citizens, and the most of them are members of the church, and all are honored members of society. HARRIET REICHARD, widow of Daniel Reichard, was born within fifteen miles of Gettysburg, Adams County, Penn., May 22, 1805, and is a daughter of Isaac Sadler, a native of Pennsylvania. She was married February 20, 1827, to Daniel Reichard, a native of Franklin County, Penn., born of German descent. He came to Wayne County, Ohio, in May, 1832, and resided one year in the city of Wooster, coming in the following year to Congress Township, and settling near Congress Village when land here was selling at $5 an acre. To Mr. and Mrs. Reichard were born seven children, five of whom grew to manhood, four now living, as follows: Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Bowman, now residing in Michigan; Louisa, wife of Thomas Barnard, residing in the central part of Congress Township, Wayne County; William, married, and living in Congress Township, and Daniel S., a barber in West Salem, Ohio. The father died March 25, 1855, aged fifty years, one month and twenty-two days. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; the mother is now making her home with her son, Daniel S., hale and hearty, at the advanced age of eighty-four years, in the enjoyment of good health, and bidding fair to live many years. She has been a zealous member for over sixty years of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Samuel Yost is now owner of the old Reichard homestead, near Killbuck. Daniel S. Reichard was married October 14, 1869, to Miss Mary Hershey, daughter of Abram Hershey, and born March 23, 1850, in Congress Township, Wayne Co., Ohio. Her father came from near Pittsburgh, Penn., and was among the early pioneers of Wayne County, entering land one mile northeast of the village of Congress. To .Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Reichard was- born, January 20, 1874, one child, Nevada. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are closely identified with the social and educational interests of their township. ABRAM HERSHEY was born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Penn., April 10, 1817, and died in Congress Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, April 26, 1889. He remained in his na- 404 - WAYNE COUNTY. tive State until manhood, and in March, 1843, came to Ohio, and located in Congress Township, Wayne County, where he entered land about a mile northeast of the village. He was married in May, 1844, to Rebecca Newcomer, of Congress Township, and settled on his farm, which he made his home the rest of his life. To Mr. and Mrs. Hershey were born ten children, nine of whom lived till maturity, and eight are still living. Their eldest son Jacob, died about seventeen years ago, and had been married about two years at the time of his death. Four sons and four daughters are now living, viz. : Harrison, William, Franklin, Charley, Elizabeth, Mary, Armanda and Maria. All are married except Charley, who lives with his mother on a part of the old homestead. Their present farm consists of sixty-five acres, the rest having been sold to Newton Stanley. All the children are residents of Congress Township except Armanda, who lives in Mansfield, Ohio. WILLIAM MILLER, farmer, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, April 5, 1827, a son of Abraham Miller. When he was two years of age, his parents moved to Wayne County, and settled in Chester Township, where he was reared and educated. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked seven years, and then learned the cooper's trade. He has also given his attention to agriculture, and now owns one of the best farms in Plain Township, on which he has lived since 1870. He has never sought official honors, preferring the quiet of home life, but gives his suffrage to the Democratic party. He was married in 1852 to Elizabeth, daughter of George Snyder. She died, leaving one son, Stephen Albert. Mr. Miller subsequently married Margaret Rice, and to them were born six children, five of whom are living; Sarah Elizabeth, A. 0., Susan M., Mary J. and William R., all of whom are at home. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are members of the Lutheran Church. THOMAS ROTH, one of the most enterprising and progressive farmers of Wooster Township, was born in Northampton County, Penn., March 18, 1819, and is the son of George A. and Mary (Ritter) Roth. His father was also a native of Northampton County, and was a farmer, and also operated a grist, saw and clover-seed mill. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Eight children were born to this couple, six of whom are now living, WAYNE COUNTY - 405 five of them in Wayne County. George A. Roth died in 1862, aged nearly seventy years. He was a Whig when that party was in existence, and later a Republican. He received a good education, and could use both English and German with equal facility. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, as is his widow, who is now (1889) living in Wooster, at the age of eighty-eight years, and is wonderfully well preserved, both mentally and physically, for a woman of her years. Thomas Roth worked on the farm during his early life, and upon reaching manhood was married to Susan Laubach, a lady of German descent, and a daughter of Rudolph Laubach. In 1864 Mr. Roth came to Wayne County, and settled upon the place where he now lives. When he purchased it the farm was partially improved, but under Mr. Roth's management it has been made one of the best in the township. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Roth, as follows: George W., residing at home; James L., who died in infancy, and Selinda M. A. (widow of James Schmuck), who is also residing at home with her two daughters, Cora and Edna. Mr. Roth is a Republican in politics, and he and his family are members of the Zion Evangelical English Lutheran Church of Wooster. He is well known in Wayne County, for the advancement of whose interests he has done much, laboring earnestly for the moral and material welfare of the community, for which he will long be held in grateful remembrance. His son, George W. Roth, remains upon the home farm, is a Republican in politics, and is highly esteemed as a young man of excellent character and abilities. JOHN MOWRER is a son of Henry and Catharine (Dampman) Mowrer, natives of Chester County, Penn., where he was also born, September 26, 1812. In 1832 the family came to Wayne County, and first located on a rented farm in Baughman Township; then, after living there one year, they purchased a farm in East Union Township, where they lived until shortly before their deaths, then bought a house and lot near their son, John. Henry Mowrer sent a substitute to the War of 1812. He died in 1865, and had been an elder in the Lutheran Church for many years. His widow followed him to the grave in the following year, 1866. Their family were John, our subject; Mary Ann, Mrs. Armstrong Irving, of Williams County, Ohio; Catharine, wife of Simon Chaffin; Mrs. Daniel Bair, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Matilda, wife of Andrew Milbourn, of East Union Township; Han- 406 - WAYNE COUNTY nah and Daniel, both deceased; Henry, in Indiana; Peter, in East Union Township, Wayne County. The subject of this memoir came to Wayne County with his parents, as above stated, and remained with them until 1836, when he located on his present farm in East Union Township. December 24, 1835, he married Savilla, daughter of Jacob Steele, of East Union Township. Eleven children were born to them. Those deceased are one in infancy, and Levi, who was a member of Company A, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died of fever in 1862; the living are Harriet,' who married John Bechtel, of Greene Township, Wayne County, and has five children, Malvin, Savilla, Elizabeth, Oron J. and Willard; Mary, wife of Isaac Richwine, of East Union Township, has three children, Irvin, Sarah and Mary; Elizabeth, wife of Eli Gardner, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Lee, Charles, Ada and Willard; Sarah, wife of William Stein, of East Union Township, Wayne County; Emily, wife of William Huntsbarger, also of East Union Township; Savilla, wife of Frank Harbaugh, of Orrville, Ohio, has four children, Earnest, Emily, Otto and Ethel; Isaac, in Fort Wayne, Ind., married Elizabeth Lightfoot, of East Union Township, Wayne County, and has two children, John and Mary; Henry, in Nebraska, married to Miss Evert, and has four children, Willard, Savilla, Lizzie and John ;. Presley, in Apple Creek, Ohio, married Catharine, daughter of Craig McCarthy, and has five children, Homer, Howard, John; Rowland and Jemimah. Mr. Mowrer is a Democrat, and has been school director, supervisor, etc., of his township. He has been an elder in the Evangelical Lutheran Church for many years. WILLIAM D. RATH, farmer. This prominent and intelligent citizen, of Wayne Township was born in York County, Penn., in 1805, of German parentage. His father, William Rath, was a soldier in the French and Holland War, and was captured by the French, and had not a treaty been effected, would have been forced to engage in the war against England. He escaped from his captors, and, having only one day in which to reach a place of safety, was obliged to leave everything behind him. He was married in 1796 to Mary Agnes Smith, and together they left their native land for America, the home of the free. They were sold to the captain of the vessel to pay their passage, and on landing he was engaged to work two years for a Mr. Findlay, for the ransom money. He WAYNE COUNTY - 407 served faithfully, and at the expiration of the time he and his wife went to Lancaster County, Penn., and there obtained employment by the day. From Lancaster City they moved to Little York, and from there to Baltimore, Md., where they lived twelve years. They then returned to Pennsylvania, and located near Hanover, York County, where the father died, aged ninety years. William D. Rath is the fourth of a family of eight children. When a young boy he was sent among strangers to work on a farm. As soon as he was old enough he began to learn the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed in Pennsylvania for twelve years. He then came to Ohio, and settled in Seneca County, coming thence to Wooster, where he worked at his trade ten years. He then moved to Mansfield, Ohio, but four years later rementurned to Wooster. In 1848 he bought the farm where he now lives of Samuel Summers, which contains nearly a quarter section of land. He has made many valuable improvements, and now has one of the best farms in the township. He has always been a hard-working man, and is remarkably well preserved for one of his years. He has never been an aspirant for officials honors, but has held several offices of trust in his township. In politics he is a supporter of the principles of the Republican party He was married in 1830, to Sibby Allison, daughter of Francis Allison. She died, and he afterward married Lusetta Emrick, daughter of Joseph Emrick. To them were born seven children, six of whom are living, viz.: Sibby Maria, now Mrs. Kaufman; Joseph ; Emma C., now Mrs. Swartz; Mary Agnes, now Mrs. Schramm ; Condelia, now Mrs. Casky; Lincoln, now in California. Mr. Rath is a member of the United Brethren Church. JACOB HUNTSBERGER, farmer, postoffice address Benton City, Ohio, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, November 7, 1845. His parents, Samuel and Maud (Westheffer) Huntsberger, were both natives of Cumberland County, Penn., where they were married, and came to Wayne County, Ohio, probably about fifty-eight years ago. They bought a farm on Section 32, in Baughman Township, now occupied by their son, Abram Huntsberger. Here Samuel Huntsberger spent the rest of his life, dying August 30, 1873, at the age of seventy-one years. He was a farmer all his lifetime, never engaging in any other occupation. Mr. Huntsberger was a man of upright and honorable character, strictly honest in all his dealings. Shortly before his death he united with the Mennonite Church, dying 408 - WAYNE COUNTY. in that faith. He is buried in the graveyard attached to that church in Baughman Township. His widow still lives on the homestead farm, where they first settled in this county. They were the parents of eleven children, six of whom died young, and the following five are now living: Elizabeth, wife of Jacob E. Winger, in Baughman Township; Mattie, unmarried, in Orrville; Fannie, wife of Amos Eshelman, also in Orrville; Jacob, and Abraham, on the old homestead. Jacob was reared on the farm, living with his parents until he was twenty-five years of age, when he afterward spent a year in Orrville, and a year with his brother-in-law, Winger. December 22, 1870, Mr. Huntsberger was married to Sarah Jane, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Galloway) Ervin, of Baughman Township. She was born on the place where she now lives, which her husband bought after the death of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin were old residents of Wayne County, coming here at an early day, and both died on the farm now owned by Mr. Huntsberger. They came from Washington County, Penn., and settled ,on the place where they passed the balance of their days. Nathaniel Ervin died in 1868, and his wife a few years before that date. Mrs. Huntsberger was born September 22, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Huntsberger are the parents of four children, viz.: Amy, born January 17, 1872; Samuel J., born March 7, 1875; Mary E., born May 5, 1877, and Charles Jerkins, born February 3, 1880, all still under the parental roof. Mr. Huntsberger does not aspire to hold office, but has served his township as trustee for three terms. In politics he is a Republican. He and his wife are both members of the Presbyterian Church at Orrville, of which he is an elder. Those who know Mr. Huntsberger will speak of him in high terms of praise as a man of upright character and principles. JACOB B. SHERRICK, one of the enterprising farmers of Wooster Township, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., in 1813. His father, Joseph' Sherrick, was also a native of Pennsylvania, born in Lancaster County, of Swiss descent, his ancestors coming to America in 1740, and settling in the Keystone State. Joseph Sherrick married Barbara Beidler, and to them were born eight children, but two of whom, Jacob B. and Peter, reside in Wayne County, Ohio. The mother died March 4, 1856, aged sixty-six years, and the father in September, 1864, aged nearly seventy-seven years. Both were of the Mennonite faith. Jacob B. Sherrick was reared on his WAYNE COUNTY - 409 father's farm, receiving but limited educational advantages. He was married in 1839 to Miss Sally Shupe, daughter of John and Catherine Shupe. After their marriage and until the spring of 1882 they remained in Pennsylvania, their home being in the coke regions. Not liking the society there, they moved to Wooster,Ohio,where, a few months later, in August, 1882, the devoted mother died, aged sixty-seven years, leaving a husband and four children to mourn her loss. Of the children, Kate, the only daughter, is at home, and now the housekeeper for her father; Isaac is in Pennsylvania; Joseph lives on the home farm, and John is a farmer of Wooster Township. The homestead of Mr. Sherrick was formerly the property of Alexander McBride. Politically Mr. Sherrick was in early life a Whig, but since its organization has affiliated with the Republican party. He and his family are members of the United Brethren Church. His son, Isaac, was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion, enlisting in a Pennsylvania regiment in August, 1863, and returned home at the close of the war, serving faithfully for three years. Joseph S., the second son, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., No- vember 11, 1845, and was married in 1887 to Samantha Myers, They have five children: Jacob, Annie, Cora, Emma and Joseph. He now has charge of the home farm, thus relieving his father in a great measure of its responsibilities. MRS. HARRIET WINEBRENNER, for over half a century a a resident of Wayne County, was born in Pennsylvania, February 15, 1823. Her father, Melchoir Rahn, was a native of the same State, and of German extraction. He was married to Sarah Kapp, a native of Harrisburgh, Penn., and some fifty-nine years ago they came to Wayne County, both dying in this county—the father at the age of sixty-seven, and the mother one week later, at the age of sixty-one. Twelve children were born to this worthy couple, of whom six now survive, one in California, two in Iowa and three in Wayne County. Mr. Rahn was a soldier in the War of 1812. Both he and his wife were members of the Reformed Church. Harriet Rahn came to Wayne County with her parents when she was about seven years old. In 1845 she was married to Calvin G. Winebrenner, a native of Maryland, and of German descent. He. was a farmer, and after his marriage spent the remainder of his life in Wooster Township. Mr. Winebrenner died in June, 1887, aged sixty-three years. He 410 - WAYNE COUNTY. was a stanch Republican, and both he and his wife were highly esteemed members of the Baptist Church, and she still retains her connection with that body. Three sons came to bless this family: Lewis, living in Wooster Township; Mel- choir, in Butte City, Mont., and Edward, in Carroll, Mont. Annie Rahn, a niece of Mrs. Winebrenner, has made her home with her aunt since she was fourteen months of age. The Winebrenner family is one of the most respected in Wayne County. Its members have grown up with the county, are. closely identified with its progress and prosperity, and they are widely known all through this section. John Winebrenner, an uncle of the late Calvin G. Winebrenner, was the founder of the Winbrenner faith. ANDERSON ADAIR is of Irish descent. His father, Patrick Adair, was a native of County Down, Ireland, but becoming involved in the home rule insurrection headed by the lamented Emmett, he found it necessary to leave his native land about the beginning of the present century. On coming to America he settled in Western Pennsylvania, where he soon after married Mary Stuart, by whom he had five children, only one of whom, Mrs. Mary Wilson, of Burlington, Iowa, is living. His first wife died about 1815. Several years later he married Ann Anderson, and to them were born five children, all still living: Jane E., Eliza (Mrs. J. T. Wisner), James M., Thomas A. and Anderson. In 1825 Mr. Adair removed to Wayne County, and settled on the farm where his son still resides. His second wife died shortly after this removal, aged thirty- nine years. Several years later he married Ann McCracken, who died in 1843, leaving no children. In early life Mr. Adair enjoyed no educational advantages; but, being a diligent reader, he acquired a great fund of useful knowledge. In business he was not successful, having been possessed of those qualities of mind and heart which make men interesting and honored, rather than those which conduce to prosperity in worldly affairs. Coming to this country about the time of the alien and sedition agitation, he naturally accepted the political principles advocated by Thomas Jefferson, and continued during the remainder of a long life a steadfast adherent of the Democratic- party. He served in the War of 1812 in the capacity of surgeon's mate. He was a life-long Presbyterian. He died in 1866, at the advanced age of eighty-nine. The subject of this sketch was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., shortly before the family removed to- Ohio. As a WAYNE COUNTY - 411 boy he attended the district school. As a young man he performed the ordinary duties of a farmer's life till the age of twenty-five, when for one year he attended the academy at Wooster, and for several years following he was engaged in the work of teaching. At the age of twenty- seven he married Henrietta McClure. To them were born five children, only two of whom are living: Edward E., a teacher, and John S., an attorney. Mrs. Adair died in 1861. Shortly after the death of his first wife he married Miss Emeline Yocum, a young lady of culture and refinement, a daughter of Rev. Elmer Yocum, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She was educated at Baldwin University, and afterward taught at West Salem, Newburgh and Wooster. The result of this marriage was two children: Robert and Jennie L. Anderson Adair has held various offices of honor and trust. He was for some years county commissioner of Wayne County. He has always been active and prominent in all movements that have for their end the advancement of popular education. He was one of the organizers of the Board of Education of Wooster Township under the present school law, and has been for the greater part of thirty-five years a member of it. He is now one of the oldest settlers, having lived for more than sixty- four years on the farm where his father settled. He is a pleasant gentleman, and a good neighbor, having a warm place in the esteem and friendship of all his acquaintances. He is not a finished scholar, but a man of considerable mental power, and possessed of a good fund of general information. GEORGE OTT, a representative and successful farmer and stockbreeder of Chippewa Township, Wayne County, was born in Marshallville, Wayne Co., Ohio, March 10, 1845, and is a son of John and Margaret (Rech) Ott, natives of Germany (the former of Hesse- Darmstadt) ,and who were among the early settlers of Marshallville, Wayne County. There Mr. Ott, in company with his brother George, kept a general store for several years, and did a large business for those times. In 1853 Mr. Ott and family removed to Detroit, Mich., where his wife died of cholera in 1854, at the age of thirty-three years. After his wife's death Mr. Ott engaged in business in the principal cities of the West until 1865, in which year he located in Lima, Ohio, where he died in 1866. He had four children: George, John (deceased), Mary (Mrs. Joseph Nerecher, of Cleveland, Ohio) and Anna (deceased). 412 - WAYNE COUNTY. George Ott, the subject of this memoir, was reared in Wayne County, Ohio,where he received a common-school education. After the death of his mother, from July, 1855, till November, 1863, he lived with his uncle, Joseph Marshall, at Burbank, Wayne County, working on the farm. From 1863 to 1865 his time was spent in the States of Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, and he returned to Wayne County in the fall of 1865. May 7, 1867, he married Rosa L., daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Marshall) Whitman, of Chippewa Township, Wayne County, and by her he has seven children, viz. : Charles A., Edward L., Clara M., George A., Willis J., Joseph F. and Albert H. Since 1867 Mr. Ott has resided on the farm he now occupies in Chippewa Township, containing about 100 acres, one mile southwest of Doylestown, on which he has made all the improvements in buildings, etc., erecting his residence in 1869, and a large bank barn in 1875. Since 1884 Mr. Ott has been a breeder of thoroughbred Holstein-Friesian cattle, and has dealt in registered stock since 1886. At the head of his herd is " Tejor," No. 2,330, H. F. H. B., and No. 578, N. H. B. (imported June 2, 1885, by T. F. Koch, of Chicago), now five years old, and weighing 2,500 pounds. Mr. Ott is a progressive farmer, and has his farm equipped with all the modern farming implements. He and his family are members of the Catholic Church. He is: president of St. Bernard's branch of the C. M. B. at Doylestown ; is serving his third term as township trustee. Politically, Mr. Ott is a Democrat. JOHN W. BUCHANAN, M. D., is a native of Wayne County, Ohio, born in Chester Township, September 27, 1860. His ancestors on his father's side, were of Scotch-Irish descent, and the grandparents came to Wayne County from Pennsylvania, locating first in Wayne Township, moving thence to Chester Township, where both died, George Ramsey Buchanan, the father of John W., was born in Wayne Township, in 1823, and is now living in Chester, on a farm adjoining the one where his parents died. He was brought up to farming, teaching school winters until the breaking out of the California gold fever, when he sailed for the New Eldorado, leaving February 4, 1850, going by way of New York and the Isthmus of Panama. He stayed in the Golden State about three years, and then returned, bringing with him several thousand dollars as the reward of his labors. On his arrival in Ohio he engaged in mercantile business at Jeromeville, Ashland GEORGE RAMSEY BUCHANAN - 413 414 - BLANK WAYNE COUNTY - 415 County, which, however, he carried on but a short time, returning to his native county, where he took charge of the home farm for his parents ; he has ever since lived there, and now owns the home farm, to which he has added by purchase. He is a man of strict Christian principles, a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church, of which he has long been an elder, and has always been a liberal supporter of " Chester Church." Throughout the county he is known as a thoroughly honest and upright man. He has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Mary Dunham, who died in Jeromeville, leaving no issue, her only child having died at birth. His second wife was Miss Lydia Firestone, daughter of David and Elizabeth Firestone, natives of Pennsylvania, and residents of Chester Township, where both died. Their daughter was born in Wayne County, in 1834. She is a member of the Lutheran Church, a sincere Christian, and noted especially for her generosity and hospitality. Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan are the parents of seven children, of whom three—Franklin, Sidney and Ira—are deceased; those living are. John W. ; Cynthia Alice, wife of Harvey L. Piper, of Chester Township; Mary E. and Edward F., living with their parents. John W. Buchanan was reared on the farm until he was sixteen years of age, 23 attending district school in winters. He then went to Wooster University, where he spent two and a half years, after leaving which he attended Cleveland Medical College, Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, and the Kentucky School of Medicine, at Louisville, graduating from the latter institution June 2, 1882. Following month he began practice at Lodi, Ohio, remaining six months; then removed to Mansfield, Ohio, staying there until October 14, 1884, and then came to Smithville, Wayne County, where he has since been engaged in practice. October 14, 1882, Dr. Buchanan was married to Lizzie I., only child of Henry N. and Susan A. Stamen, former of whom has been dead many years; the latter lives with her daughter at Smithville. Mr. Stamen had for a considerable time been a teacher, but in his later years was engaged in milling. Mrs. Buchanan was born in Mansfield, Ohio, November 18, 1865. She is the mother of two children : Clarence S., born February 28, 1884, and John A., born April 11, 1887. Since locating in Smithville Dr. Buchanan has acquired considerable repute in his profession, and is rapidly building up a lucrative practice. He is justly regarded as a rising man, and has the confidence of his patients, and the esteem of his neighbors and fellow-citizens for his correct life and honorable character. 416 - WAYNE COUNTY GEORGE FRESH was born in 1819 on the Franco-German border, his parents being Conrad and Susanna (Adams) Fresh, who immigrated to America about 1826 with their family, coming directly to Wayne County, and settling in Congress Township, where the father, who had been a soldier under Bonaparte, followed shoemaking, and died about 1836. His widow married a Mr. Houser, and they now live in -Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Fresh were the parents of seven children, as follows: Conrad, a judge of court in Wisconsin; William and Daniel, in Madison County, Wis. ; Jacob, who was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion, nearly starved in Libby Prison, and died in Wisconsin; Elizabeth, in Chicago, Ill. ; Franklin, deceased, and George. George Fresh was reared in Congress Township, Wayne County, where he received all the schooling he ever had, namely, twenty-seven days' instruction. At an early age, in 1833, he was apprenticed to William Spear, of Wooster, Ohio, where he learned the cabinet-maker's trade. In 1840 he came to Congress Village (then known as Waynesburgh), and here established his present business, that of cabinet-maker, undertaker and embalmer. In 1863 he erected a tannery, which he has since conducted successfully; also owns a fine farm in Congress Town- ship, and several business blocks in Congress Village. In 1839 Mr. Fresh married Mary Bennett, who bore him eight children, six of whom are now living, viz.: Harriet (Mrs. William Painter), residing. in Missouri; Hannah (Mrs. William Brown), residing in Congress Township, Wayne County; Didama (Mrs. Jan. Clements), of Mount Vernon, Ohio; Cyrus, in Shreve, Wayne County ; Adeline, in Missouri; Charles, in Congress Township, Wayne County. The mother of these children dying in 1860, Mr. Fresh took for his second wife Matilda Miller, and they have had three children; two are living, Albert and Clyde; one is deceased, Frank. Mr. Fresh has always been a Republican, and in 1840 he voted for Gen. Harrison. He has served as township treasurer for thirty years; also as trustee and school director; he is a prom• inent member of the Lutheran Church. Commencing life a comparatively poor man, Mr. Fresh presents a living example in his present affluence of what can be accomplished by industry, frugality and perseverance. LEVI DANIELS is a sou of Isaac and Eleanor (Burnett) Daniels, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania, respectively. They came to Wayne Coun- WAYNE COUNTY - 417 ty from Holmes County, Ohio, in 1846, and located on the farm now owned by Levi. They reared nine children, seven of whom are living: Jane, now Mrs. Robert Armstrong, in Holmes County, Ohio; Martha, now Mrs. William F. Derr, in Wooster, Ohio; Silas, in Knox County, Ohio; Isaac, in East Union Township, Wayne County; Joseph, in Medina County, Ohio; John, in Ashtabula, Ohio, and Levi. The subject of this memoir was born in Holmes County, Ohio, September 15, 1829, and has always followed farming. In 1856 he married Miss Sarah, daughter of Jonas Bowman, of East Union Township, Wayne County, and she died in 1884, leaving six children, as follows: Margaret, wife of Welker Zimmerman, in East Union Township, Wayne County ; Elsie Jane and Isa, at home ; Emmett H. and Alvin B., in Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, and Welker, at home. Mr. Daniels is engaged in stock raising and farming. MRS. MARY ANN WEBB, a well-known resident of Wayne County, and widow of Henry Harrison Webb, was born in Greene County, Penn., January 26, 1814. Her father George J. Smith, was of German descent his ancestors coming to America in the seventeenth century. His father, Valentine Smith, was a captain in the Revolutionary army, and lived to be one hundred and thirteen years old, and at the age of one hundred years served as captain of a militia company. His wife, Barbara, lived to the age of one hundred and three. George J. Smith was a farmer, and in 1810 was married to Rebecca, daughter of George and Nancy (Jock) Snyder. In 1815 the young couple came to Wayne County, and settled on and cleared a farm west of Orrville. It was entirely wild when they first went upon the farm, and their first home was a rude log cabin. Afterward Mr. Smith purchased a mill in East Union Township, and carried it on for a time. Later he removed to Wyandot County, where he died in May, 1847, aged fifty-four years. His wife, mother of Mrs. Webb, died in November, 1836, at the age of forty-two years. She was the mother of twelve children, only seven of whom now survive, Mrs. Webb being the only one in Ohio. Mrs. Webb was about eighteen months old when she came with her parents to Wayne County, where she is spending the remainder of her life. On the 22d of November, 1832, Mary Ann Smith was married to Henry H. Webb, son of Moses Webb, who was the son of Samuel Webb, an Englishman. H. H. Webb was born in Columbia Coun- 418 - WAYNE COUNTY. ty, Penn., July 2, 1813. For a year after their marriage they remained in Greene Township, Wayne County, and in March, 1861, removed to the farm which has since been the family home. Here Mr. Webb died on his seventy-fifth birthday, July 2, 1888. He was a stanch Democrat in politics, and held several offices of trust, being a justice of the peace, and serving several terms as supervisor of Greene Township. His life was one of hard work, He began at nine years of age to earn his own living, and make his way in the world. He was thus one of Wayne County's self- made men, and with the help and encouragement of his ever faithful wife, and by his own business enterprise, integrity and perseverance, gained a competence, owning at the time of his death over 1,300 acres of land. Better than that, he possessed the respect and confidence of everyone who knew him. To Mr. and Mrs. Webb eleven children were born, as fol-. lows: Lucretia, Samuel La Fayette and George Wesley, all deceased; Rebecca M., wife of Samuel White, of Orrville; Annie, wife of George Fultz, living at home ; Matilda, wife of Nathan Weimer, of Galion, Ohio; Aramantha, wife of Thomas Trumphan, of Perryville, Ohio; Charles and Mary, at home ;. Henry, deceased; Hannah, wife of W. R. McColman, of Smithville. Mrs. Webb, who is very active for one of her years, resides upon the farm, where her daughter, Mary, with true filial devotion, remains at home with her, having tenderly attended her father during his illness, and is now caring for her aged mother. Miss Mary Webb took the prize at the centennial exhibition at Columbus on "Old Abe," the war-eagle, a magnificent piece of silk embroidery; also for painting and pencil drawing. The Webb family deservedly stand high in the estimation of their neighbors. The father and mother were pioneers, and, as the above record shows, well performed their share in the building up of the county and its interests. They should be held in grateful remembrance by future genorations, who will enjoy the fruits of their labors. DANIEL STROCK is a native of Wayne County, Ohio, born July 20, 1829. His father, Conrad Strock, was born September 30, 1783, in Pennsylvania, where he was reared and married to Miss Nancy Wyrick. In 1825 they came to Wayne County, and made this their home until their deaths, the latter dying in 1863, aged sixty-nine years, and the former April 15, 1866, aged eighty- two years, six months and fifteen days. Mr. Strock was politically a Republican, WAYNE COUNTY - 419 and was a prominent citizen of the township, holding different local positions of trust. He was an upright man, and had many friends. He and his wife were 'members of the Lutheran Church. Daniel Strock remained on his father's farm, sharing its duties, and was given the advantages of a common-school education. He was married January 21, 1856, to Sarah, daughter of John Rodenbaugh, and they have but one child, Harriet, now the wife of J. H. Hunt. They .have also one adopted son, Charles. In 1864 Mr. Strock enlisted in Company C, Ohio National Guards, and at Washington was transferred to the regular service, and served three months. He is a strict adherent to the principles of the Republican party, and is one of the most highly respected and progressive citizens of the county. Mrs. Strock is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. JOHN GEORGE TROUTMAN, one of the prominent and successful farmers of Wayne County, was born in Berks County, Penn., September 20, 1816. His father, Michael Troutman, who was born in Berks County in 1788, immigrated to Wayne County in 1829, and bought a quarter section of land in Wayne Township for $1,600, originally the property of John and Henry Royer. Philip Troutman, father of Michael, was also born in Berks County, Penn., and was of German descent. Philip was the father of six children, four sons and two daughters, all of whom grew to maturity. He was a farmer by occupation, owning 150 acres of land in Berks County. He was a highly respected citizen, and died at a ripe old age. Michael Troutman remained on his father's farm until 1817, when he removed to Virginia, and there engaged in farming until his removal to Wayne County in 1829. He was married to Mary Emrich, who bore him three sons and two daughters, whose names were John George, David, Philip, Eliza (Mrs. Groff) and Mary (Mrs. Wyler). Mr. Troutman remained on the first purchased farm until 1850, when he sold out and purchased a small farm, on which he remained until his death, in 1869, one month after his wife's decease. He was very successful as a farmer. John George Troutman was six months old when his parents removed to Virginia, and thirteen years old when he came with them to Ohio. His education was acquired in the common schools of Wayne County and at a select school in Wooster; at twenty-one he was a student at an academy in Berks County, Penn. In 1841 he was married to Caroline, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Althouse) Fryber- 420 - WAYNE COUNTY. ger, of Berks County, and born in 1821. Eleven children were born to this union (ten of whom are now living ), their names being Sarah Jane (Mrs. Dr. Wallace, of Illinois), born in 1842; Mary (Mrs. Christy), of Wayne County, Ohio, born in 1843; Dr. John Troutman, of Kansas City, born in 1845; Michael, a banker in Canton, Ohio, born in 1846; Joseph, a farmer in Virginia, born in 1848 ; Elizabeth (Mrs. Campbell, of Ashtabula County, Ohio), born in 1852; Frank (deceased), born in 1852; Emma (Mrs. McCoy, of Wayne County), born in 1854; Alice (Mrs. Wilson, now a widow) born in 1857; Clara (Mrs. McClure, of Wooster), born in 1861; Harriet (at home), born in 1864. Mr. Troutman has followed farming as his life occupation, and to-day owns 150 acres of land, nearly all of which is under a high state of cultivation. The handsome buildings and other improvements on the farm have been made by his own hands or under his supervision. His success in life is due to his own intelligence, industry and foresight, with the assistance of his faithful wife, who has been in all re'spects a helpmate to him. For twenty years Mr. Troutman was an elder in the Presbyterian Church of Wooster, and a loyal supporter of that body. He has always taken an active interest in the public affairs of the county, and is a trustee .of the Children's Home of Wayne County. In politics he is a Jacksonian Democrat, and as a citizen, a business man and a neighbor he has the respect and cordial good-will of all who know him. ELIAS SNYDER, farmer, was born in Stark County, Ohio, in 1825, a son of John and Elizabeth (Albright) Snyder. In his boyhood his parents moved to Doylestown, Ohio, where his father bought 100 acres of land, upon which they lived until the father's death; he died in 1837, at the age of forty-four years. Elias was bereft of the care of a mother when four years old, and was adopted by an uncle, Daniel Snyder, a respected citizen of Wayne County, with whom he lived till he was twenty-six years old. He was married in 1848 to Sarah Lehman, daughter of David Lehman. They have had a family of twelve children, as follows: Adaline L., born June 3, 1849; John H., born September 1, 1851; Marion, born December 8, 1853; Daniel J., born March 24, 1856; Ida E., born July 1, 1858; Cynthia A., born July 25, 1860; D. McClellan, born January 7, 1862; Willis Byron, born April 16, 1865; Mary Edith, born December 19, 1866; Effie Susan, born December 22, 1868; Hattie J., born November 30, 1871; and Della WAYNE COUNTY - 421 Minerva, born December 25, 1874. Marion died November 19, 1882, aged nearly thirty years. Seven of these children are married. Mr. Snyder has always been an industrious and economical man, and his fine farm of 161 acres, with its pleasant residence and other improvements, are the result of his own efforts, with the assistance of his faithful wife, and together they are now enjoying the reward of a well-spent life. They are members of the English Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. Snyder is a Democrat. PATRICK CUSICK, one of the self:, j made men of Wayne County, was born in County Limerick, Ireland, in March, 1829, a son of Michael and Mary (Grady) Cusick, both of whom spent their lives in Ireland. He was one of a family of seven children, three of whom are living, residents of Wayne County. He remained in his native country until eighteen years of age, when he came to America, and first found employment as a day laborer on the grading of the Pittsburgh SL Chicago Railroad, working hard to earn an honest living. In .1848 he located in Wayne County, Ohio, where he has since made his home. During his long residence in the county he has made many friends, his honest integrity gaining for him the confidence of all with whom he has any business dealing. He has always taken an interest in the upbuilding of the county, and is one of the first to assist any enterprise that will be of benefit, either materially or socially. In April, 1858, Mr. Cusick married Mary Hogan, a native of Ireland. She died April 10, 1886, aged fifty-five years, leaving her husband and three children to mourn the loss of a devoted mother and wife. Since her death Mr. Cusick has remained on the farm, which their united efforts had secured, his home being presided over by his daughter, Mary. His two sons, Edward and Patrick, are also members of his family, and assist in the carrying on of his farm. His children are numbered among the best young people of the town, are popular with their young associates, and at home leave nothing undone that will minister to the comfort of their father. In politics Mr. Cusick is a Democrat; he and his children are members of the Catholic Church. JAMES Q. SNYDER, one of the well-known and progressive farmers of Wayne County, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, in March, 1848. His father, Daniel Snyder, was a native of Pennsylvania, and married Catherine 422 - WAYNE COUNTY. Miller, daughter of Henry and Savilla (Smith) Miller. In 1837 the family came to Wayne County, but five years later returned to Holmes County, remaining there until 1866, when they again came to Wayne County, and here the father died February 28, 1885, aged sixty-nine years ; the mother still lives on the homestead, and is now seventy-four years of age. The father was a successful business man, and had a large circle of friends. He was a devoted member of the Evangelical Church. Six of the eight children born to this family are living, four in Wayne County. One son, Samuel, died while in the service of his country during the dark days of the Rebellion ; another son, Henry, served in the war three years, and is now a resident of Holmes County; one daughter, Susan, is the wife of H. B. Rayle, of Lake County; John G. died in childhood; Elizabeth and James Q. are on the home farm ; J. Robert lives in Franklin Township, and Savilla in Wooster Township. James Q. Snyder remained with his parents until his marriage, and then located on a farm not far from the homestead. After the death of his father he returned to take charge of the farm for his mother, and has since made it his home. He was married in February, 1878, to Sarah Young, a native of Wayne County, daughter of Jacob and Anna (Romich) Young, of Wooster Township. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder are consistent and worthy members of the Lutheran Church. WILLIAM HARKINS was born June 12, 1758, in Ireland, where the family, by a record kept since 1694, is known to have been cloth-weavers and possessors of real estate. He was married to Miss Esther Harkins in 1791, and two years later he immigrated to America, accompanied by nearly all his immediate -connections and his brother-in-law, Patrick Porter, and family, and his wife's brothers and sisters. They landed at Newark, N. J., and in a short time went to Lancaster County, Penn. After living there four years they removed to Westmoreland .County, Penn., and again to Allegheny County, and' April 19, 1814, found them in Wayne County, Ohio, with but very few settlers ahead of them. Here they lived and prospered. Mr. Harkins' wife died in 1843, and he followed her two years later. Of the family of four children, Margery, the eldest, died at the age of fifty years; Ellen lived to the age of eighty-seven; Thomas, the elder son, died at the age of forty-two years. Hugh, the younger son, born January 15, 1805, was married November 2, 1826, to Nancy Mollar. He remained on the WAYNE COUNTY - 423 same farm from the date of settlement until his death, which occurred January 15, 1874, in Baughman Township, Wayne County. Hugh Harkins was one of the prominent and representative citizens of Baughman Township, and at one time was the possessor of over 400 acres of land; he was in the insurance business about forty years. Of his family of ten children, two of the daughters died while quite young, and two of the sons, Robert and Alexander, died while serving their country; Thomas died August 9, 1884, he having also served four years in the army; William, the eldest, died in Canal Fulton, Ohio, December 24, 1886. There are still three daughters living, and the youngest son, John, who was born June 17, 1843, in Baughman Township, was married January 4, 1866, to Miss Lytle, daughter of Thomas Lytle, of Baughman Township. He fell heir to the old homestead at the death of his father, and lived there until 1877, when he moved to Doylestown, Wayne County, and there entered the grocery, grain and feed business, still retaining the homestead that had been handed down to the third generation. He has five daughters: Jennie, Ella, Bertha, Lillian and Florence. Mr. Harkins is a member of the Odd Fellows order and Knights of Pythias. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church; politically he is a Republican. PERRY YARNELL, one of the well-known and respected farmers of Wayne County, was born in Wooster Township, on the farm where he now lives, February 3, 1853. His father, Samuel Yarnell, was a native of Pennsylvania, and his father, Philip Yarnell, was of English ancestry. In 1823 Philip Yarnell came to Wayne County and settled on the land which still remains in the family, and here remained until death. He had a family of five sons and three daughters, only one of whom, Mrs. Nancy Funk, of Wooster, is living. Samuel Yarnell married Elizabeth May, also a native of Pennsylvania, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth May, of German ancestry, who came to Wayne County in 1830, and made this their home until death. But one of their six children is living: Mrs. Sarah Shreiner, of Mansfield, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Yarnell were among the prominent citizens of Wooster Township, and their home was open to friend or stranger, all finding a a welcome. The poor were never turned away unhelped, and their children were taught early to regard the needy and helpless as a brother, and to lend assistance to anyone deserving aid. The mother died in the spring of 1875, aged fifty-seven years, and the father in 1879, aged sixty-seven years. They were members of the Disciples Church. They had a 424 - WAYNE COUNTY family of seven children, three sons and four daughters, but four of whom are now living, and only two, Perry and Lucetta, in Wayne County. Perry Yarnell remained with his parents on the farm, and after his father's death succeeded him in its control and partial ownership. He was married, in 1880, to Savilla Snyder, daughter of Daniel and Catherine Snyder, and they have one child, Bertha May. Mr. Yarnell is a member of the Odd .Fellows order of Wooster. In politics, like his father, be affiliates with the Republican party. Mrs. Yarnell is a member of the Lutheran Church. Miss Lucetta Yarnell lives at the homestead. She is a member of the Disciples Church, and a lady of fine attainments, having many friends. She is a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. JOHN W. SANDS, one of the well- known citizens of Wayne County, was born in York Coup, Penn., October 15, 1821, a son of Samuel and a grandson of Andrew Sands. Andrew Sands was a native of Londonderry, Ireland, and came to the United States prior to the Revolutionary War, and was married, in Pennsylvania, to Rachel Willis. Samuel Sands married Miss Mary Tate, daughter of Solomon and Susannah (Black) Tate. In April, 1837, they moved with their family to Wayne County, Ohio, and loeuted on the farm now owned by our subject. Here the mother died August 24, 1846, aged fifty-four years. The father survived her a number of years, his death occurring March 24, 1863, when seventy-two years of age. They had a family of five children: John W.; Jane Ann, wife of Moses Loop; Andrew J. and Isaac N., of Kosciusko County, Ind. ; and Robert, who was second lieutenant in the War of the Rebellion, and was killed by accident in a grist-mill twenty-five miles north of Fort Wayne, Ind., on the St. Jo River, May 10, 1879, at age of forty-five years, leaving a wife and one daughter, Nettie Victoria Sands, to mourn their sad bereavement. John W. Sands remained with his parents until he was eighteen years of age, when he went to East Union Township to take charge of an uncle's farm, intending to remain a year, but doing well, and being contented in that township, he remained fifteen years. He was married in that township, in October, 1854, to Miss Nancy Jane, daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth Miller. Six months after his marriage he returned to Wooster Township, and has since remained on the home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Sands have three children: Mary Jane, wife of George Roller, of East Union Township; Eliza- WAYNE COUNTY - 425 beth Ann and John W., at home. In politics Mr. Sands casts his suffrage with the Democratic party. DAVID R. FIRESTONE, one of , Wayne County's prominent sons, was born in Chester Township, June 24, 1840. His father, David R. Firestone, Sr., was also a native of Wayne County, his parents, John F. and Rachel (Roller) Firestone, coming from Pennsylvania in an early day, and settling near New Pittsburgh. David R. Firestone, Sr., married Miss Elizabeth Rice, daughter of Christian and Catherine (Laufer) Rice, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Wayne County when she was three years old. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Firestone settled on a farm near New Pittsburgh, where the father died September 25, 1851, aged only forty-two years. The mother survived him many years, her death occurring March 24, 1884. They had a family of eight children: Lydia, John, Rice, David R., Simon, Solomon, Jacob and Peter C. Of these, Rice and Simon are deceased; Lydia is the wife of G. R. Buchanan, in Chester Township; John, Solomon and Peter C. also live in Chester Township, and Jacob is in Medina County. David R. Firestone, the subject of our notice, remained with his mother on the farm until after the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, when, in 1862, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Infantry, and served six months. He was captured at Arkansas Post, and was a prisoner two months ; was then exchanged, and was finally discharged. After his return from the army he remained on the home farm until 1872, when he married Miss Emeline Emrich, daughter of John and Elizabeth Emrich, who came to Wayne County from Pennsylvania in 1854. The mother died September 24, 1883, aged sixty-nine years, and the father now makes his home with Mrs. Firestone, who is his only child. Mr. and Mrs. Firestone have had two children, Franklin T. and one that died in infancy, unnamed. Politically Mr. Firestone is a Democrat; he and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church of Wooster, and he has been one of the deacons for eight years. They located on the farm where they now live, in 1876, and have made many valuable improvements, until it is now one of the best in Wooster Township. He is progressive and enterprising, and, although but a young man, is one of the most prosperous in the county. In addition to general farming he deals extensively in , stock, making a specialty of cattle and sheep. Mr. Firestone has a 426 - WAYNE COUNTY large circle of friends, who esteem him for his uprightness of character and strict business integrity. He is one of the trustees of the Children's Home of Wayne County, Ohio. CHRISTOPHER AUKERMAN was born in Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio, August 18, 1820, and is a son of George and Rebecca (Kishtler) Aukerman, early settlers of Wayne County, Ohio. George Aukerman was a. native of Westmoreland County, Penn;, born to Philip and Christina Aukerman, natives of Germany, who settled in Westmoreland County, Penn., where they died. George and Rebecca Aukerman were married in that county and State, and two children were born to them. About 1818 they came to Wayne County, Ohio, and entered a tract of 164 acres of land in Congress Township, where they passed the remainder of their days. They were members of the Lutheran Church, and Mr. Aukerman was a prominent Democrat. He began life humbly, and died comparatively rich, having been successful in all his undertakings, especially as a breeder of blooded horses. His family consisted of thirteen children, as follows: John, born January 20, 1816; Christina, born November 10, 1817; Mary, born May 22, 1819; Christopher; Philip, born November 13, 1821; George, born May 16, 1823; Henry, born December 25, 1824; William, born April 9, 1826 (now in Iowa) ; David, born January 20, 1829; Jacob, born January 26, 1831; Nathaniel, born June 2, 1833; Adam, born October 2, 1835; Ludwic, born February 17, 1839 (in Congress Township, Wayne County), all born in Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio, except John and Christina, who were natives of Pennsylvania, and all are deceased except Christopher, William and Ludwic. The subject of this memoir was reared on the homestead, and received a limited education at the schools of his locality. At the age of seventeen years lie commenced to learn carpentering, a trade he followed for three years. June 9, 1840, Mr. Aukerman married Miss Rebecca, daughter of John Clinker, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, who became a settler of Congress Township, Wayne County; and after marriage the young couple located on their present homestead. To them were born nine children, five of whom are living, as follows: Mary is the wife of Henry Dull, of Congress Township, Wayne County, and has three children, Franklin Enos G., Sarah Christina and Christopher A.; Lewis E., in Congress Township, married Catherine, daughter of Joseph Bellinger, of Mor- WAYNE COUNTY - 427 row County, Ohio, and has six children, Lydia J., Amanda A., Ada M.; Susan E., Minnie B. and Joseph C. ; Martin L., in Congress Township, married Emma E., daughter of Ephraim Whitmore, of Congress Township, Wayne County, and has one child, Edith V.; Josiah C., also of Congress Township, married Apama C., daughter of John Barnard, of Canaan Township, Wayne County, and has two children, Christopher M. and Grace May; and Rebecca J., living at home. Those deceased are an infant son, born May 7, 1841; George A., born February 7, 1849, died at the age of six years, seven months and fifteen days; John and Christian (twins), the former of whom died on the 12th and the latter on the 14th of February, 1849, Mr. Aukerman is an ardent Democrat, has always taken an active part in politics, and has filled various township offices. He and his family are members of the United Brethren Church, and are highly respected citizens of the county. SAMUEL McQUIGG is a native of Ireland, born February 12, 1837, and was six years old when his parents came to this country and located in Wayne County, Ohio. His life has been spent in this county, and since reaching manhood he has devoted his attention to the vocation of his father, and now has a good farm of 200 acres, situated two miles southeast of Wooster, on the Mount Eaton road. He has largely been the carver of his own fortunes, and is now enjoying the fruits of his many years of hardship and toil. He is a representative of one of the well-known families of the county, and is held in high esteem by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He has always been public spirited and enterprising, and it has been his ambition to see his children occupying responsible positions in life. In this he is not likely to be disappointed, as his son has already gained distinction in the law department of Cornell University, and is completing his course in the National Law School at Washington, D. C. Mr. McQuigg is a Republican in his political views, and while he is a stanch supporter of his party, is in no sense a politician. He is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, as was also his wife. He was married, in 1863, to Miss Jane McKinney, a native of Washington County, Penn., whose parents, William and Jane (Ray) McKinney, came to Wayne County in her childhood. They lived in Plain Township after marriage until 1884, when they sold their farm there and located on the farm where Mr. McQuigg 428 - WAYNE COUNTY. now lives. Mrs. McQuigg died September 15, 1887, aged forty-nine years. To them were born six children, viz.: Lizzie, died aged eighteen months; John R., attorney at law; Jennie, died aged nineteen years; Stella, Hinda and Willie are at home. Since the death of the mother the home has been presided over by the daughters, who are young ladies of culture, occupying high social standing in the community. J. R. JOHNSON, farmer; is a member of one of the representative families --) of Wayne County. His father, Henry Johnson, was a native of Washington County, Penn., and in his boyhood went with his father to Stark County, Ohio, where he lived until eighteen years of age. He was married in that county to Catherine Gingry, a daughter of John Gingry, of Pennsylvania. In 1836 they came to Wayne County, and settled in the northeastern part of the county. J. R. Johnson was the eldest of a family of ten sons and three daughters. He was born in Stark County, Ohio, August 7, 1833, and was but three years old when his parents moved to Wayne County. Being the eldest of a large family, his services were early required on the farm, and in his youth he acquired habits of industry that have been of lasting benefit to him. He has a pleasant home, his farm Containing 106 acres of valuable land, and his improvements being among the best in the county. Mr. Johnson was married, in 1858, to Margaret Winkler, and to them were born two children: William C. and Effie (now Mrs. Summers). The mother died, and the father afterward married Martha O'Hail, of York County, Penn. They have had a family of seven children: Mary E., John W., Benjamin F., Charles Wesley (deceased), James L., Morris and Hugh Jacob. In politics Mr. Johnson affiliates with the Republican party. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. DANIEL HELLER, a well-known farmer of Wayne County, was born in Franklin County, Penn., December 10, 1846. His father, Emanuel Heller, was a native of Lancaster County, in the same State, where he grew to manhood, and where he was married to Miss Susan Dull, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Smetzer) Dull, and a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Heller was a farmer, and in 1847 came to Wayne County, and after two years' residence in Wooster removed to the farm, some three miles southeast of Wooster, where he and his WAYNE COUNTY - 429 wife spent the remainder of their days. Mrs. Heller died on the 16th of June, 1887, at the age of sixty-nine years, and Mr. Heller followed her to the grave March 15, 1888, aged seventy-two. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom are now living, four of them in Wayne County. They are as follows: Lydia, Mrs. Conrad Long, of Wooster; Daniel, the subject of this sketch; Sarah, living in Wooster Township; Amanda, Mrs. Edward Fitener, of Wooster Township; James, living in Defiance, and Elizabeth, Mrs. Lewis Halterman, residing in Whitley County, Ind. Emanuel. Heller's life was a busy one. He began life a poor boy, and achieved success by his own exertions. In politics he was a Democrat, and both he and his wife were members of the Baptist Church of Wooster. Daniel Heller remained at home with his parents until he was twenty-seven years old, receiving no wages. On the 22d of April, 1875, he was married to Miss Nancy, daughter of Samuel and Annie (Messner) Waylan, and a native of Wayne County. Her parents are now living in Kansas. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Heller, as follows: John and Laura, deceased; William and Elvin, living at home. The farm on which Mr. Heller lives is the old homestead, which he had purchased since his father's death. In po'litics Mr. Heller is a Democrat. He is an Odd Fellow and a member of the Knights of Pythias. He has been successful in his worldly affairs, a result due to his own industry, energy and perseverance. In the prime of a vigorous manhood, he has won and retains the esteem and affection of a wide circle of acquaintances. His family has done much for the advancement of Wayne County, materially, morally and socially, and they stand high in the estimation of all who know them. CHARLES McCORMISH, druggist, Doylestown, Ohio, was born in Armstrong County, Penn., August 29, 1829, and is a son of William and Margery (Carroll) McCormish, who in 1835 settled in Lawrence Township, Stark Co., Ohio, and engaged in farming ; later removed to Summit County, same State, and finally to Chippewa Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, where they resided until their deaths. They were the parents of nine children, viz.: Robert, Josiah, Mary E., Charles, Thomas, Jane, Harriet, Sarah and William. Our subject was reared principally in Ohio, and received a common-school education. At the age of thirteen years he left home, and subsequently engaged in various occupations. In 1854 he married Margaret J., daughter of George and 430 - WAYNE COUNTY. Margaret (Carens) Bowersock, of Wayne County. After his marriage he engaged in farming in Chippewa Township, at which he continued until 1861, when through a fall he became a cripple, and removed to Doylestown, where he was employed as a stationary engineer in the machine shops of Cline, Seiherling & Co. up to 1872. He then embarked in the drug business in Doylestown, in which he has since successfully continued, and is the proprietor of the leading drug store in the village. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Odd Fellows order, Lodge and Encampment, Royal Arcanum and Knights of Pythias. He is an active worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically he is a stanch Republican, and has held the office of township trustee two terms, being elected both times over his opponents by handsome majorities in a Democratic township. WILLIAM SHOEMAKER is a son 1of Simon and Elizabeth (Coe) Shoemaker, natives of Westmoreland County, Penn., and of German descent. In 1823 they came to Wayne County, Ohio, and first located on the Killbuck Bottoms, in Congress Township, Wayne County. After living there one year they purchased the eighty acres of land which are now included in the farm of our subject, and were entered by William Shoemaker, the brother of Simon. They started in life poor, and engaged in clearing their settlement, etc. Mr. Shoemaker's father was a soldier in the War of 1812, and a prominent member of the German Reformed Church. He was accidentally killed at a " raising " in 1841. He was twice married, his first wife dying many years previous to his demise ; his second wife was a Mrs. Farrah, who is also deceased. By his first wife Mr. Shoemaker reared eight children, all of whom are dead except three, viz. : William, the subject proper of this biography; George, in Seneca County, Ohio; and Mary, wife of John Reynolds, of Crawford County, Ohio. William Shoemaker, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., January 12, 1820, and was three years of age when he came to Wayne County. His first schooling was received in a log school-house which was erected by his father and some neighbors, having for a teacher a German by the name of Hoss, who taught three months during the winter. As soon as he was strong enough young Shoemaker was put to work on the farm, and remained at home until twenty years of age, when he served an apprenticeship of two years at the shoemaking business. December WM. SHOEMAKER - 431 432 - BLANK WAYNE COUNTY - 433 14, 1843, he became united in marriage with Miss Margaret, daughter of Daniel Blocher, of Canaan Township, Wayne County, purchased three acres of land, and erected a shoemaker's shopovhere he worked at the business twelve years, during which time lie purchased 160 acres of land. As his health would not permit him to follow his trade longer, he moved to the farm, and has since purchased 144 more acres, now owning over 300 acres in Canaan Township. He took an active part in clearing the township during the war of the Rebellion. His wife died in 1855, having borne him five children: Carrie, wife of David Frank, of Massillon, Ohio; Lee C., in Joliet, Ill., married to Mattie, daughter of Joseph Kirk, of Fulton, and has one child, Carrie M. ; John F., in Le Roy, Ohio, married to Mary J., daughter of John Chambers, of Seville, and has four children, Bertram, Clyde, Grace and Clarence; Marion Brady, shoe dealer in Massillon, Ohio, married to Miss Ella Hawkins, of Akron, Ohio, and has one child, Lloyd; IV. W., a farmer of Canaan Township, Wayne County, married to Clara, daughter of Jacob Yohey, of Greene Township, and has one child, Alice Mildred. Mr. Shoemaker was again married, on this occasion, in 1867, to Miss Carrie L., daughter of Joseph Clark Reynolds, of Summit County, Ohio, and by their union there are two children: Charles Reynolds and George Edwin. Mr. Shoemaker has served one term as justice of the peace of Canaan Township, and about 1866 he was elected one of file directors of the Ohio Insurance Company, in which capacity he served ten years, and then resigned. In his early life he voted with the Democratic party. He voted for , Franklin Pierce, and has since voted the Republican ticket. He and his wife are prominent members of the Jackson Presbyterian Church, of which he is a trustee, and he has filled various township offices. Mr. Shoemaker is public spirited, and. always forward in any enterprise he may deem of benefit to the public, and he is a living example of what may be accomplished by energy, enterprise and perseverance. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, JR., was born in Washington County, Penn., near Monongahela City, on the 9th day of June, 1815, the, fifth of ten children of Alexander and Elizabeth (Brenneman) Campbell, both. natives of Pennsylvania, his father of Franklin County, and his mother of Lancaster County. , Prior to his birth his, parents moved to Washington County, Penn., where his father engaged in farmer 434 - WAYNE COUNTY. ing for a time, and for thirty-five years was in the hotel business. He died in that county, in the seventy-second year of his age. Alexander Campbell, Jr., remained with his parents in Washington County till twenty-six years of age, and in 1841 came to Ohio, and became identified with Wayne County. He first obtained employment with an uncle on a farm, a. nd then for a time worked in' a mill. He made his first purchase of land in 1868, buying eighty acres of land in Wayne Township, in the county of Wayne. This he has improved, and, by perseverance, economy and good management, he now has a comfortable property, and is surrounded by all that is necessary to make life a blessing. He was married September 1, 1843, to Sarah Fritzinger, daughter of George and Catherine (Nethroe) Fritzinger, her father a native of Germany, and her mother a native of Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Wayne County. Mrs. Campbell was born in Chippewa Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, on the 21st day of. June, 1843. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have been born ten children: Harvey B., Julian, Alexander, John W., Amanda, James B., George W., Hugh M., Effie F. and Franklin. John W., Amanda and James B. are deceased. Mr. Campbell is one of the representative citizens of his township, and has always taken an active interest in all public improvements. He is a stanch Democrat, of the Jacksonian type, and was an earnest supporter of Grover Cleveland. GEORGE CASKEY, farmer, is a representative of one of the oldest families in the county. His grandfather, Samuel Caskey,was a native of Ireland, was there married, and had a son, John, born to him there. On his arrival in this country he settled near the present town of Wooster, Ohio, where he remained a short time. He was a farmer by occupation, and was one of the pioneers of Wayne County, who helped to fell its forests and prepare the wild land for cultiyation. He had a family of nine children, eight sons and one daughter, who grew to maturity, viz. : John, Andrew, Benjamin, James, Robert, George, Lesly, Thomas and Martha, the last three being triplets, and, when full grown, weighing the sum of 700 pounds. His son John, being the eldest of the family, a boy of twelve summers upon his arrival from his native land, was early inured to the hardships of pioneer life, his principal amusement being to help clear away the underbrush, and in other ways assist his father. He continued to devote his attention to farming after reaching man's estate, and WAYNE COUNTY - 435 entered eighty acres of land May 1, 1823, five and one-half miles north of Wooster, where his son George now lives, living on the same until he reached the age of eighty-six years, three 'months, three days, when he died. There was but one house between his place and Wooster, which then consisted of only three houses. He located in the midst of a dense forest, where he could hear and see only wolves, bears and Indians. He cleared a spot for corn, and traded corn for venison with the Indians, a number of whom camped at a spring on the farm. He lived in those times when a bushel of wheat would not be an even exchange for a pound of coffee, and had to go fifty miles on horseback for a little salt, by a trail through the woods. He helped cut the road all the way from his farm to Wooster, and many were the nights that he and his wife burned logs and brush till 2 o'clock in the morning. He married Ann, daughter of Alexander McBride, of Westmoreland County, Penn., and formerly of Ireland. Nine children were born to them, but two of whom are now living, viz.: Hannah, now Mrs. Richardson, and George. George Caskey was born on the old homestead where he now resides, July 12, 1827. Having passed his life on the farm, he can now view with pride the many improvements that have been made, having been one of the most active in materially assist- ing in its development. His farm contains 172 acres of good land, all under cultivation. He was married, in 1852, to Catharine, daughter of Henry and Anna (Seaborn) Burkholder, of Franklin County, Penn., who came. to Ohio in an early day. They have had five children, four of whom are living: Mary Ellen, the eldest, died at the age of fifteen months ; Martin V. married Flora E. Snyder, and resides at home; July Ann, now Mrs., Zook ; Ida E., now Mrs. George A. Fike, and Mary J., now Mrs. Gaul. In politics Mr. Caskey is a Democrat. PETER SHERRICK, retired farmer, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., in 1817, and has since 1882 been prominently identified in a business way with Wayne County. No citizen of Wayne Township has been more successful in business than has Mr. Sherrick, and it is an honor to the county that such men as he leave their homes in other parts of the country and take up their abode here. His father, Joseph Sherrick, was a native of Lancaster County, Penn., and there married Barbara Beidler. Peter was the fourth of their eight children. The family is of German ancestry, it being one of the first to settle in America. About 1810 or 1812 Joseph Sher- 436 - WAYNE COUNTY. rick left his native county and settled in Westmoreland County, where he bought 150 acres of land, which he improved, subsequently adding to his first purchase until he had 275 acres. He was a hard-working, upright man, and was honored by all who knew him. Peter. Sherrick, the subject of our sketch, has spent the greater part of his life in his native county. His education was obtained in the old log school-house of primitive days, and like his father he has devoted the greater part of his time to farming. He. lived in the old homestead of his father until coming to Wayne County, and from 1872 to 1880 was very extensively engaged in the coke business, which in that section of Pennsylvania is very profitable. In this Mr. Sherrick was assisted by his sons-in-law, and together they made of it a financial success. Mr. Sherrick was married, in 1842, to Leah Heinard, whose parents were highly respected and well-to-do people of Pennsylvania. To them were born three children, but two of whom are living: Barbara, wife of Daniel S. Tinstman, and Maria, wife of William P. White. Their only son, David, died at the age of thirty years. Mr. Sherrick now owns a fine farm of 260 acres, all of which is very fertile, and his improvements are among the best in the county. His sons-in-law, both highly respected men, have charge of the work of the farm. Both are practical farmers, and industrious, and success crowns their efforts. Mr. and Mrs. Sher- rick are members of the English Reformed Church ; in politics he is a Republican. BENJAMIN WILSON was born in Franklin County, Penn., January 28, 1825. His grandfather, John Wilson, was a native of Ireland, as was also his father, James Wilson, who was born in 1792, and who at the age of eight years came to America with his parents. The family made their home in Cumberland County, Penn., where both grandparents died. James Wilson learned the trade of a wheelwright, and carried on the furniture business also, in Concord, Franklin County, making wheels, bedsteads and chairs, and was also an undertaker. He was married to Mary Ann, daughter of James Wallace, and a native of Ireland. Her parents came to America in 1812, and died in Juniata County, Penn. After their marriage James and Mary Ann Wilson remained, in Pennsylvania until 1833, when the mother died, at the age of thirty-eight. She was the mother of eight children, seven boys and one girl, of whom five are still living, Benjamin being the only one in Wayne County. Mr. Wilson, previous to his marriage WAYNE COUNTY - 437 with Mary Ann Wallace, was married to Mary Rhea, who bore him one child, John, who lived and died in Wooster. After the death of his second wife Mr. Wilson married Mrs. Devor, who bore him five children, and died in 1862. Two of these five children are now living: Mrs. Sarah Anderson, of Orrville, and Samuel H., of Findlay, Ohio. James Wilson died in 1869, aged seventy-seven years: In politics he was a Democrat. He served for years as a postmaster in Concord, Penn. He was a strong Presbyterian. Of his family three sons are physicians, one a minister (United Presbyterian) in Nebraska. One son, William, was State Senator in Iowa, elected as a Democrat. Benjamin was the only farmer. When Benjamin Wilson was eleven years of age his uncle, Benjamin Wallace, induced him to come to Wayne County, where he arrived in December, 1835. The country was yet comparatively new and rough. Young Wilson's life was like that of farm boys generally, and he made his home with his uncle until he was twenty years of age. He married Miss Margaret McCoy, daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Black) McCoy, who was a native of Juanita County, Penn., and was taken to Wayne County when an infant. She lived until 1852, when she died, aged twenty-seven years, leaving two children, James W., living in Plain Township, and Alexander I., M. D., of Colorado. Mr. Wilson afterward married Mary S. Alexander, a native of Juniata County, Penn., who died in June, 1869, leaving one child, Margaret Alice, now Mrs. S. P. Gill, of Orrville. In 1871 Mr. Wilson was married to Miss Isabella Rose, daughter of James Rose, of whom a biographical sketch appears below. Miss Rose inherited from her father her sympathy for the poor and oppressed. In 1863 she went to Memphis to teach the freedmen. She was there for three years, and then went to Washington, Iowa, where she remained until her marriage, in 1871. By this marriage one daughter,was born, Florence Rose, now at home. Mr. Wilson for a number of years made his home near Mechanicsburg, and in 1853 came to his present place, where he has made all the improvements, and cleared the greater part of the farm. The home is oneof the finest in the township. Both he and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church of Wooster, and the family is recognized as one of the most progressive in the county, well deserving the respect and esteem of all who know them. Mr. Wilson began life a poor boy, and has won success by his own exertions. Mrs. Wilson's mother was Martha Boyd, who came from Ireland with her father when she was sixteen years old, and settled in Columbiana County, where she 438 - WAYNE COUNTY. remained until her marriage. She was a woman of good mind, a great reader, and a stanch Abolitionist, as was her husband. She was also a strong temperance woman. JAMES ROSE, who was the father of Mrs. Benjamin Wilson, was born in Scotland, in 1784. Charles Rose, his father, was a Highlander, and came to America in 1804, settling near Wellsville, Columbiana Co., Ohio, wheie both he and his wife died. James Rose was twenty years of age when he came with his parents to this country, and for a time he worked in Baltimore. About 1810 he immigrated to Wayne County with his brother, John, and entered what is now known as the Jones farm, about two miles west of Wooster, living there one year. They then disposed of the farm in Wooster Township, and went to Wayne Township, where their father had entered a farm, but, it being in the time of the war with England, and Indian troubles seeming imminent, they both (John Rose and his brother, James) Moved to the block-house in Wooster, and there remained for one year. James, having in the meantime married, returned with his wife to Wayne County, and settled on this farm in Wayne Township, on which they erected a little cabin, the door of which was only a suspended quilt, which served but poorly to keep out the wolves, which at night howled around the house. Their father the next year disposed of this farm, and John then entered a farm one mile south, in Wayne Townghip, and James entered one in Canaan Township, near Golden Corners, which is now owned by Calvin Armstrong. In 1852 they disposed of this farm, and came to Wooster, where they remained one summer, when they removed to Hayesville, where Mr. Rose had purchased a farm. Here, in the fall of 1858, the wife and mother died, aged sixty-six years. She was the mother of eleven children, Mrs. Benjamin Wilson being the only one now residing in Wayne County. The names of the children are as follows: Charles, who went to Northern Illinois, and is now dead; Nancy, who died at eighteen ; Robert, in Texas; Catherine, Mrs. Isaac Van Nostran, in Kansas; Margery, deceased; John, in California; Mary Jane, who died at the age of eighteen; Isabella, Mrs. Benjamin Wilson; Hannah Martha, died at the age of one year; Martha, died in 1878, at Oskaloosa, Iowa; Sarah F., Mrs. Josiah Lowes, of Omaha, Neb. In 1863 Mr. Rose sold his farm, and removed to Washington, Iowa, where he passed the remainder of his days, and where he died, March 30, 1873, at the age of eighty-nine and one-fourth years. In politics Mr. Rose was first a Jackson Democrat, but afterward became a Whig, WAYNE COUNTY - 439 and in 1840 voted for Gen. Harrison. When the slavery question began to be agitated Mr. Rose took a firm stand in favor of the oppressed negro, and cast the first and only abolition vote in Canaan Township. He was laughed at by his neighbors, who told him that he was throwing away his vote, to which he replied: " Mine will live, while yours will rot." His home became a " station " on the " underground railroad," and many were the poor fugitives whom be helped on the way to Canada and freedom. On one occasion he had as a " passenger " a poor slave who had lost both feet by freezing, and was walking on his knees. Mr. Rose had formerly helped the man's family on their way, as he did this crippled sufferer. Mr. Rose was a stanch member of the Presbyterian Church. JACOB KRAMER, JR., a worthy citizen of Wayne County, was born in that county June 30, 1852. His father, Jacob Kramer, Sr., was a native of Dauphin County, Penn., where he was born in 1811. The senior Mr. Kramer was married, in 1834, to Miss Mary Ann Miller, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Waldron) Miller, and a native of Dauphin County. Mrs. Kramer's father was a major in the War of 1812. Mr. Kramer was a miller by occupation. He remained in Pennsylvania some three years after his marriage, and in 1837 came to Wayne County, making a home north of Wooster, where a mill then stood, which he managed for three years. From here he removed to Plank's Mill, east of Wooster, and a year and a half later to the place where the Naftzger Mill now stands. In 1860 he settled at the mill near which the family now reside. Some time later, selling the mill, he built a house at the present family residence, where, on the 16th of December, 1883, he died, at the age of nearly seventy- three years. Mr. Kramer was a man of active life, and contributed much toward the development and growth of his county. He was a self-made man, beginning life a poor boy, and winning success by his own exertions. In politics he was a Democrat. At the time of the war he was a township trustee, and for six years was a director of the Wayne County Infirmary. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Kramer has resided upon the home farm with her son. On the 20th of June, 1888, Mrs. Kramer met with a serious accident, falling and breaking her leg. She has been the mother of twelve children, as follows: Harriet, Mrs. James Riser, of Denver, Colo. ; David, killed in the war; 440 - WAYNE COUNTY. Sarah, Mrs. S. R. Hughes, of Missouri; Henry, residing in California ; Franklin, at Springfield, Ill. ; John, in Savannah, Andrew Co., Mo. ; George W., in Pawnee, Neb. ; Willis, in Oregon ; Jacob, at home ; Joseph and Peter, at Virden, Ill. ; Annie, Mrs. James Lytle, of Denver, Colo. Jacob Kramer, Jr., with a rare filial devotion, remains on the home farm with his mother, who, at the age of seventy- five, calmly awaits the summons to another life. In politics Mr. Kramer is a Democrat, but devotes his time to his chosen calling, in which he is very successful. The Kramer family is widely known in Wayne County, and all its members are.. highly respected. They deserve the grateful remembrance of all for the active and prominent part they have taken in the development of the county. WILLIAM P. WHITE, farmer, Wayne Township, was born in Fayette County, Penn., June 19, 1845, the eldest of six children of Silas and Matilda (Stewart) White. The family are from the Eastern States, and, according to tradition, are of Puritan blood. About 1818 Thomas White, the father of Silas,. with his wife and children, left Plymouth County, Mass., for the West, his objective point being Cincinnati, Ohio, but, on account of some members of the family having taken the smallpox on their trip over the mountains, they were obliged to stop at Connellsville, Fayette Co., Penn., where the family remained, he having died in December, 1823, aged fifty-one years, and his widow in December, 1839, aged sixty-five years. (Her maiden name was Hulda Guerney). Some time after the death of his father Silas and his brother engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods at Broad Ford, Penn., in which business they continued for some years. About the year 1842 he engaged in the manufacture of what is now known as the famous Connellsville coke, afterward engaging in different kinds of business. Having taken a severe cold in the winter of 1858-59, he died of consumption April 17, 1859, aged fifty-three years. His widow died May 20,1864, having had typhoid fever, but when recovering from it took a severe cold, and died of consumption: William P. White received a common- school education, but later attended Forsythe's Commercial School. Upon leaving school he engaged in various occupations, among which were the following: distillery, pottery, saw-mill, mercantile business, time-keeper, pay-master, bookkeeper, superintendent and coal and coke shipper. In 1880 he came to Wayne County, and since then has been engaged WAYNE COUNTY - 441 in farming. He is a genial, pleasant man, and has made many friends in the county. He was married in 1877 to Maria Sher- rick, daughter of Peter and Leah (Heinard) Sherrick. They have four children: P. S., M. S., D. P. and H. H. Mr. White is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the English Lutheran Church. JOSEPH B. McDONALD, farmer, Wayne Township, was born in JuniataCounty, Penn., in August, 1841, a son of Joseph and Nancy (Harris) McDonald. His father was by trade a miller, and in connection with his trade was also engaged in farming several years prior to his death, which occurred in 1870, when he was aged sixty years. Of a family of seven children, Joseph B. and A. P., of Nebraska, are the only ones living. Joseph B. McDonald spent his early life on his father's farm in Juniata County, where he received fair educational advantages. He remained at home until after the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, when, in 1862, he enlisted in defense of his country, and was assigned to Company A, First Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry, and served three years and two months. ' He participated in the most important battles of the Army of the Potomac, prominent among them being those of Bull Run, Cold Harbor, the Wilderness and Gettysburgh. After the war closed he returned to his native county, where he remained a year, when he went to Illinois, and in 1866 located in Wooster, Ohio, and has since made Wayne County his home. In 1884 he bought the farm where he now lives, which was formerly the Wasson property. It contains 159 acres of valuable land, all under cultivation, with modern building improvements. Mr. McDonald is a self- made man, having battled through the rugged pathway of life and been reasonably succcessful. He was married in Wooster to Anna K. Black, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Shaver) Black. To them have been born eleven children, but ten of whom are living: Laura E., Blanche, Mary, Cary A., James H., Pearl A., Effie,. Ella, Mettie and Grace. Their second son died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics he is a Republican. JOSEPH WAGNER, a long time resident of Wayne county, was born in Lewistown, Mifflin County, Penn., February 18, 1832. His father, George 442 - WAYNE COUNTY. Wagner, was a farmer by occupation, and upon reaching manhood was married to Susan Shook, daughter of John Shook, and a native of Pennsylvania. Her family, on both sides, were of German descent. Joseph Wagner's parents never came to Ohio. His mother died in 1841, at the age of forty. She was the mother of nine children, three of whom are now living, two in Pennsylvania, near where they were born, and Joseph in Wayne County. George Wagner died in 1856, aged seventy-three. He was a Democrat in politics. Joseph Wagner was nine years of age when his mother died, and he soon had to look out for himself. In 1859 he started for Pike's Teak, seeking- gold, and was for five years in Minnesota and eight years in California. In 1867 he returned to Wooster, and in 1869 was married to Miss Elizabeth Albright, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Moor) Albright, and a native of Wooster City. Her parents came to Wayne County about 1828. Mr. Albright was a gunsmith, and lived on the lot where the depot now stands. Later he moved to a farm, and afterward returned to the city, and for a time kept a tavern, later engaging in the grocery business. In 1857 he left the city and made his home on his farm, one mile south of the city, where he spent the re mainder of his life. In December, 1876, Mrs. Albright died, aged seventy-three years. She was the mother of eight children, five of whom are now living. Two of them died in infancy, and the names of the others are Mrs. Mary A. Thompson, O. M. and Elizabeth (Mrs. James Wagner), living in Wayne County; Mrs. John Reamer, who died at the age of thirty-five; Noah, living in Chicago; Andrew, in Wayne County. Mr. Albright died on the 9th of June, 1884, aged eighty-one years. He was a self- made man, beginning life a poor boy, and by his own industry won success in life. His first tax was $30. He was a stanch Democrat, but was not an aspirant for office. His daughter, Mary A., was married to J. H. Thompson in 1853,- and for ,eighteen years lived in Kansas, but for the last four years her home has been in Wayne County. Her children were Mary Ellen, who married Horace Hickenlooper, and died at the age of twenty- eight; Elzie Wynoma; Annie, Mrs. Frank Johnson, of Kansas; Abner Q. and Jacob J. (twins), former in Washington Territory, latter in Kansas; Frank, in KanSas City, Mo.; Sarah F., in Iowa; Gussie, in Maysville. Since his marriage Mr. Wagner has made his home on the farm where he now resides, except for about three years. In 1881 he engaged in the milk business, and is probably the most extensive dealer in the city. But one child has been born to WAYNE COUNTY - 443 Mr. and Mrs. Wagner, by name Florence Sadie, born June 2, 1877, now receiving her education. Mr. Wagner is a stanch Republican, and both he and his wife are members of the English Lutheran Church. He has been successful in life, a result due to his own exertions. He stands deservedly high in the estimation of the entire community, as a citizen, business man and neighbor, and is looked upon as one of the most substantial and reliable residents. JOHN ELLIOTT, a prominent farmer of Wayne Township, is of Irish descent, his grandfather coming from that country to America in an early day, and locating in the State of Pennsylvania. William Elliott, a son of this pioneer, was born in Pennsylvania in 1780, and was there married to Elizabeth Hays, who was born in 1792. They had a family of eight children, three sons and five daughters. In the fall of 1827 they immigrated to Ohio, and for a short time lived in the town of Wooster. In the spring of 1828 Mr. Elliott bought 160 acres of land in Wayne Township, of Cyrus Spink, for $800. He was a hard-working man, and brought this farm to become one of the best in the township, making it his home until 1855. His widow died in 1859. John Elliott is the sixth in order of birth and the youngest son in the family of William and Elizabeth (Hays) Elliott. He was born on the homestead in Wayne Township, which has always been his home, seventy-seven of the eighty acres now owned by him being part of the original tract. He was married August 4, 1859, to Elizabeth J. Condry, (laughter of William and Deborah (Frazier) Condry. They have a family of four sons: William, born in 1861; Charles, born in 1863; Zeno H., born in 1865, and John Grant, born in 1868. Mr. Elliott is one of the most prominent citizens of Wayne County, the birthplace of many worthy sons of the sturdy pioneers who laid the foundation of the future greatness of this county, one of the best in the State of Ohio. PHILIP MARKLEY, county surveyor of Wayne County, Ohio, was born in Monroe County, Ohio, April 14, 1856. His paternal great-grandparents, who were of German extraction, late in life removed from Somerset County, Penn., to Ashland County, Ohio, being among the earliest settlers in that region. They were the parents of twelve sons, of whom Moses, grandfather of our subject, was next to the youngest. He too was a farmer, was married, and became 444 - WAYNE COUNTY. the father of eight children, his son, John M., being the father of Philip. John M. Markley was born in Harrison County, Ohio, and grew to manhood in Monroe County, to which place his parents had removed. In that county. he was married to Hannah, daughter of William Dougherty. Her parents were natives of Ireland, and came to America in their childhood. Our subject's parents had eight children': Philip; William, in Kansas; Cornelius, in.Chicago; Sarah Ann, gife,of Jacob Walter, in• Kansas; John; also in Kansas, and Mathias, Melissa C. and Mary Jane, at home. The parents came to Wayne County with their children in 1867, and five years later, in 1872, the father was called to his last home, at the comparatively early age of forty-one years ; the mother is now living near. Orrville, this county. The subject of these lines was eleven years old when he was brought to this county. Here he attended the district schools, and later the academy at Smithville. He early devoted himself to work, and after his father's untimely death did much toward the support of the family. For five years he worked for Cyrus Walter, in Greene Township, attending school in winter. At the age of twenty-two he began teaching school, an occupation he continued in eight years. Four years of that time he taught in Burton City, this county. In 1886 Mr. Markley received the nomination for county surveyor, and was elected by a large majority. While living in Greene Township he was for two years township clerk, a fact which attests his popularity, the town being Republican while Mr. Markley is a stanch Democrat. He is still quite a young man, and possessing as he does the unlimited confidence of those who know him, and wielding an extensive influence in the councils of his party, he undoubtedly has a bright future before him. LEWIS P. OHLIGER, postmaster at Wooster, Ohio, was born in Bavaria, Germany, January 3, 1843, and came with his mother to this country in 1854, locating in Canton, Ohio. Here he became a clerk in what is known as the " Witting Drug Store." In 1857 he came to Wooster,. Ohio, where he secured a similar position in the drug store of John Zimmerman, in which capacity he continued until 1868, when he became a partner with his employer, the firm name becoming J. Zimmerman & Co., which still exists. In 1875 Mr. Ohliger was elected county treasurer, and re-elected in 1877, holding the position for four years; was also a member of the city council from 1881 to WAYNE COUNTY - 445 1885, during three years of which he was president of the council. In November, 1885, he was appointed postmaster at Wooster. Mr. Ohliger is a strong Democrat, and has served as chairman of the county committee for ten years. He is a Knight Templar, a member of the Shrine Al Koran Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, Knights of Pythias, Improved Order of Red Men and Royal Arcanum organizations. On March 9, 1865, he was married to Emma T., daughter of Jonathan and Martha (Yocum) McClure, and a native of Wooster, Ohio. To this union four children have been born : Mattie F., deceased; Charles E., in Wooster; Lewis W., deceased, and Willard, at home. Mr. Ohliger is widely known, and respected by everybody. In his official position he knows neither sect nor party, and discharges the duties of his office in a manner satisfactory and pleasing to all. S. D. BUCHER, farmer, is a native of Wayne County, Ohio, born in Chester Township in 1843. Henry Bucher, the first of the family to settle in this county, was a native of Centre County, Penn., and in 1824 packed his worldly goods and his family into a big wagon, and started for Ohio. He located in Wayne Township, then a dense forest, making his wagon his dwelling-house until he could build a log cabin. He entered a quarter section of land, which is now owned by Mr. Booholtz, which he cleared and improved. He married Catherine Rinehart, and to them were born five sons and one daughter. Andrew, one of the youngest of the family, was born in Centre County, Penn., and was a child when his parents came to Ohio. He was by trade a shoemaker, working at same many years, and later he engaged in farming, at the time of his death owning ninety- three and a half acres of good land. He married Elizabeth Coy, and to them were born three sons: John, ,deceased; Jacob C., a physician, now of Chicago, Ill., and S. D. Mr. Bucher died in 1869, aged fifty-seven years, his wife surviving him at the advanced age of seventy-five. S. D. Bucher was reared and educated in his native county, and since reaching manhood has devoted his attention to farming. He has been successful as an agriculturist, and now owns a good farm in Wayne Township. He is a progressive, public-spirited man, always giving his assistance to any enterprise that is of benefit to the county. He is popular with his fellow-townsmen, and has been elected by them to the offices of township trustee and school director. In politics he is a stanch supporter of Democratic principles. 446 - WAYNE COUNTY. He was married, in 1866, to Emeline Young, daughter of John Young. They have had a family of five children, four of whom are living: Harvey A., Andrew W., Lizzie Pearl and Mary Ellen. CHRISTIAN B. BRENNEMAN, one of the best known of the farmers of Greene Township, Wayne County, resides on Section 5, and his postoffice address is Smithville. He is of German birth, and in 1825, more than sixty-three years ago, came to America with his parents, Daniel and Mary ( Bender) Brenneman, who emigrated from their native province, Hesse-Darmstadt, in the year above named, locating first in Somerset County, Penn., and three years later making a permanent settlement in what was then a part of Allegany County, but is now Garrett County, Md. In the woods there Daniel Brenneman bought 100 acres, and with sturdy energy and pluck proceeded to make of it a farm. Long before his death he had it cleared and developed, and provided well for his family. He was born in 1770, and died May 16, 1842, in his seventy-third year. He was married in his native place, February 20, 1803, to Mary Bender, who survived him about fourteen years. Mr. Brenneman was of a quiet, retiring disposition, a good friend and neighbor, who had the respect of those who knew him. He was a member of the Amish Mennonite Church from his youth. He and his wife, Mary, were the parents of eleven children: Jacob, born July 27, 1805, died December 16, 1806; Jacob, born December 28, 1806, became a minister of the Amish Mennonite Church, and died in Maryland, April 14, 1880 (he had family of fifteen children-John, Samuel, Joel, Jacob, Christian, Daniel, Peter, Eli, Anna, Catherine, and five who died in childhood) ; Mary, born March 19, 1809, is the wife of Benedict Beechy, of Maryland, and has had three children- Paul, Jacob and Emanuel ; Anna, born July 27, 1811, and died February 22, 1840, was the first wife of Daniel Yutzy, and had five children-Enoch, Samuel, Joel, Mary and Catherine ; Catherine, born April 5, .1813, and died February 18, 1870, was the wife of Joel Miller, who owned a farm on the line, partly in Pennsylvania and partly in Maryland, and had a family of nine children-Daniel, Joel, Eli, Samuel, Christian, Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth and Anna; John, born March 22, 1815, died July 12, 1816; Elizabeth, born November 15, 1816, is the wife of Thomas Lee, of Somerset County, Penn., and has five children-Daniel, Joel, Christian, John and Mary; Magdalena, born April 21, 1819, died December 22, 1863 WAYNE COUNTY - 447 (she was the second wife of Daniel Yutzy, and had six children—Jeremiah, Joseph, Simon, Barbara, Elizabeth and Lydia) ; Christian B., born June 24, 1821; Daniel, born July 8, 1824, is now living in Garrett County, Md., and is the father of nine children—Joel, Simon (of Smithville), Samuel, Catherine, Elizabeth, Anna, Harriet, Leah and Mary; Barbara, born April 5, 1827, is the widow of Joseph Swartzendiuves, of Johnson County, Iowa, and has had eleven children—Jacob, Joel, Daniel, George, Noah, Gideon, Joseph, Solomon, Elizabeth, Mary and Anna. Christian B. Brenneman, the subject of this sketch, was, like his parents, born in Hesse-Darmstadt. He was brought up to farming, and worked for his father until he was nineteen years old, when he was given his freedom. For six or seven years he labored diligently at whatever he found to do, mostly at chopping wood and clearing land for others, saving carefully his earnings to buy his future home. The year 1844 he spent in Canada with his uncles, and following spring came to Wayne County, staying here but a year, when he revisited Canada, and in the spring returned to Wayne County, where to make a permanent home. Here, also, he worked out until his marriage, and in the spring of 1849 bought the farm which has ever since been his home. It comprises 128 acres, but he had also several other pieces of land near by, which he has since sold. On this place he put up a fine brick house, in which he has lived for many years, and until he retired from active labor in 1881, when he erected a neat frame residence adjoining, into which he moved, giving up the family home to his son, Daniel, who has carried on the farm ever since. October 5, 1848, Mr. Brenneman was married to Hannah Plank, born May 1, 1829, daughter of Jephtha Plank, whose history is given elsewhere in this work, under the name of his son, S. K. Plank. Mr. and Mrs. Brenneman are the parents of four children, as follows: Daniel, born July 19, 1850, married to Elizabeth Forrer, and farms the home place; Mary, born March 1, 1855, married to John Klopfenstein; Lydia, born January 23, 1859, is the widow of Daniel Coonrad, and is living with her parents; and Annie, born May 3, 1862, married to Myron Lichenwalter, of Greene Township, Wayne County. Mr. Brenneman is well known in Wayne County as one of the best of its farmers, careful in cultivating his land, giving his whole time and attention to his business, and has, therefore, been more than ordinarily successful. For this he deserves much credit, the independent position he now holds being entirely due to his own efforts, aided by a good, industrious wife. His true personal character is that of a 448 - WAYNE COUNTY. thoroughly upright man. He and his wife are consistent, worthy members of the Oak Grove Amish Mennonite Church. ADOLPH K. SCHAAF, farmer and notary public, in Smithville, Wayne Co., Ohio, is a native of that county, born in Canaan Township, April 5, 1836, his parents being Adam and Anna Maria (Millar) Schaaf, natives of Zweibricken, province of Alsace, now a part of the German Empire, but then belonging to France. Adam Schaaf was born April 25, 1804, and lived in his native place until he was eighteen years of age, when, to escape conscription, he left home and came to America. He settled in Somerset County, Penn., where he learned the trade of wagon-making, having in his native land worked in a grist-mill owned by his father. He lived in Somerset until after his marriage and the birth of his first child, and then removed to Ohio, settling a mile north of the site of Smithville, which had then but one house, owned by a Mr. Smith, from whom the town derives its name. Here he established a shop, which he carried on for a year or two, when he removed to the adjoining township of Canaan, where he carried on his business until 1842, when he sold to Peter Nachtsinger, and bought an adjoining farm, where he made his home for five years, selling it in 1847 to John McClellan, and buying a forty-acre farm in Wayne Township. On this place he built a shop, which for five years he conducted in connection with his farm. In 1852 he again sold out, and bought a place of eighty-three acres three-fourths of a mile south, to which he added by subsequent purchase, in 1874, twenty acres. On this latter place he erected a new dwelling, where he lived a retired life until his death, which occurred July 19, 1886. Mr. Schaaf was an excellent member of society, and universally liked. Of a kind and peaceable disposition, he never quarreled with his neighbors, and never in his life sued any person. He avoided public office, but was compelled by his neighbors to serve two or three terms in township offices. He joined the Lutheran Church when but fourteen years old, and was always a consistent Christian. For many years before his death he was deacon and elder. He was married in Somerset County, Penn., to Anna Maria Miillar, a cousin, born in 1805. Her parents first located in Somerset, but afterward removed to Greene Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, where both died. Mrs. Schaaf died March 13, 1873, in her sixty-ninth year. She was kin.d, sympathetic and charitable, never turning the poor or needy empty-