WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1175 spent the balance of his days. He was a member of the Mennonite church, and although he had nothing when he landed in this county, he became prosperous in due course of time, becoming the owner of three hundred and twenty acres of land. He was a robust, hard-working man, measuring over six feet in height; he was a very religious man, of sound moral principles. To Mr. and Mrs. Christian Hostetler the following children were born : John, Samuel, Jeptha, Christian, David, Jonathan, Lydia, Barbara and Fanny. Jeptha Hostetler was reared on the old home place which he assisted in developing from the primitive soil. He received a limited education in the old-fashioned log school house near his boyhood home, but being a good student his education was fairly good for those days. Choosing farming for his life work, he began life for himself early and when he reached manhood he married Salome King, this union resulting in the birth of seven children, namely : Lizzie, who became the wife of N. S. Burkholder, living in Greene township ; Jonathan K., of this review ; Christian married Mary Bener, and they are living in Alabama; Anna is the wife of John Schmucker, of Greene township ; Barbara is the wife of Elam Horst, of Halifax county, Virginia ; Jeptha married Fannie Hintsburger, of Orrville, Greene township ; Menno died in infancy. Jonathan K. Hostetler was reared in Wayne township, this county, and when he became of proper age he began working on his father's farm, in the meantime attending the district schools during the winter until he was twenty-one years of age. He was sufficiently educated to begin teaching, but notwithstanding the fact that his career as a teacher was promising, he seemed to prefer the freer life of the husbandman and returned to the farm. When twenty-two years of age he took for his life partner Malinda Schmucker, who was born in Greene township July 31, 1862, the daughter of David and Sarah (Zook) Schmucker. She was reared on the home farm in Greene township where she attended the common schools. After his marriage Mr. Hostetler remained on his father's farm for about seventeen years. and then he purchased forty acres for which he paid cash, having obtained a good start on his father's farm and saved money. In 1905 he sold this place and purchased the one where he now lives in section 32, containing eighty-two acres, on which he carries on general farming and stock raising very successfully. He has a well improved and highly productive farm. Having always been a close observer and painstaking worker he has been very successful, and he so rotates his crops as to get the best possible results. Twelve children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hostetler, their names 1176 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. and births being as follows : Salome, November 22, 1883 ; David, April 23, 1885 ; Sarah, May I 1, 1887 ; Chancy, February 23, 1889 ; Ammon, April 8, 1892 ; Boyd, June 13, 1894 ; Paul, September 23, 1898 ; Christian, November 10, 1900; Harry, January I0, 1903 ; Edith, July 25, 1896; Esther, July 13, 1907; Isaiah, March 1, 1891. All these children received a good common school education. The members of this large household belong to the Mennonite church. In politics Mr. Hostetler was reared a Republican, but of recent years he has cast his vote with the Prohibition party, being an ardent advocate of temperance. He is regarded by all who know him as an exemplary citizen in every respect, honest in all his business transactions, and as a result of these many praiseworthy qualities he is held in high favor, as is also his family wherever they are known. JOHN CRAVEN. It cannot be other than gratifying to note that within the pages of this compilation will be found mention of many prominent and successful citizens of the county who have here passed their entire lives and who stand representative of the sturdy pioneer element which instituted the herculean task of reclaiming this section of the state from the wilderness, carrying the work valiantly forward and leaving it to their sons and daughters to rear the superstructure upon the foundations thus firmly laid. Those who have been the founders and builders of .Wayne county are the ones who chiefly find place in this work, and in this number mention should not be omitted of the personal career of the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this article, and who is one of the representative citizens of the county in which he has passed practically his entire life. John Craven, who now owns a fine farm in Wooster township, but who is living practically retired from active life, is a native of Wayne county, Ohio, having been born in Paint township, near Mount Eaton, on the 15th of December, 184o. He is the son of John and Elizabeth (Kizer) Craven, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, the father having been born in Washington county. John Craven, Sr., came to Wayne county, Ohio, in young manhood and settled on land in Paint township which at that time was densely covered with timber. He was one of the earliest pioneers and founders of the county and he always occupied a prominent position in the community. He spent the remainder of his life here and his remains are now buried in the Mount Eaton cemetery. He was a strong Democrat in WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1177 his political views and took an active part in local public affairs. His wife died in 1850. To John and Elizabeth Craven were born the following children : Samuel, who enlisted as a private in the Seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and died from sickness during his service ; Julia was the wife of Jackson Reed and died at LaGrange, Indiana ; the subject of this sketch was the next in order of birth ; Elizabeth is the widow of John Bowers and resides in Wooster ; Lucinda became the wife of Mr. Foraker and they are now both deceased. The subject of this sketch was reared in the parental home, but at the age of fifteen years death deprived him of a mother's care and guidance. He received a fair education in the district school and during the vacation periods he assisted in the labors of the farm. The routine of his life was suddenly interrupted, however, by the outbreak of the great Southern rebellion, and, heeding his country's call for defenders, he enlisted as a private, on September 7, 1861, joining Company F, Nineteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the command rendezvousing at Wilmot, Stark county. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, and participated in a number 0f the fiercest battles of that great struggle, including those at Shiloh, Stone River, Mission Ridge, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and many other minor engagements in connection with the Atlanta campaign. The regiment then returned to Nashville, Tennessee, under the command of General Thomas, and at Chattanooga, in 1864, Mr. Craven received an honorable discharge. He re-enlisted in the same company, however, before being discharged, and was finally honorably discharged and mustered out at Columbus. Ohio, in 1865. During all the period of his military service Mr. Craven was a valiant and dauntless defender of Old Glory and he enjoyed the esteem and regard of his superior officers. Upon the conclusion of his military service, the subject returned to Franklin township, where his father had located two miles east of Moorland. During the first year he followed the carpenter's trade, and later he followed threshing for two years. At the end of that period he took up the pursuit 0f agriculture in Wooster township, and was continuously engaged in that line of effort until his retirement from active labor a few years ago. He was a successful and progressive farmer and during his active years was numbered among the representative men of his calling in the township. His property has always been maintained at the highest standard of excellence and because of his persistent industry and the exercise of sound judgment he was enabled to realize a handsome income in return for his labor. On the 28th of November, 1867, Mr. Craven was united in marriage 1178 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. with Elizabeth McIntire, the daughter of Cornelius McIntire, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work. To them have been born the following children : Lula Bell is the wife of George Biddle, of East Union township, and they have four children, John, Charles, George and Elizabeth ; Lillie is engaged in the millinery business at Orrville, Ohio ; Nancy is the wife of William Musselman and they are the parents of three children, Ralph, Odessa and Clarence ; John lives at Mount Vernon, Ohio ; Cornelius resides at Cleveland, this state; Harry, who lives in East Union township, this county, married Ora Harper; Flora is the wife of William Faud, of Wooster, and they have one child, Ruth; Charles lives at Mount Vernon ; Idella May, at home; Blanche, who is the wife of Harry Miller, of Wayne township. Mr. Craven is a stanch Democrat in his political views and takes a commendable interest in local public affairs, having rendered efficient and appreciated service as a member of the township school board. Fraternally, he is a member of Given Post, No. 133, Grand Army of the Republic, at Wooster, this membership being entirely consistent with the faithful service he rendered his country during her hour of need. He is now the recipient of a liberal pension from the government. In every avenue of life's activities Mr. Craven has performed his full part and he has at all times enjoyed the unbounded confidence of those with whom he has been associated. A man of genial disposition and accommodating manner, all who know him esteem him for his genuine worth. ULRICH STEINER. Ulrich Steiner is a worthy representative of one of the old and highly respected families of Wayne county, and since his childhood, which was passed amid the great epoch of development, following the early pioneer days, he has been actively identified with the growth and progress of this locality. He is a native of Milton township, where he was born October 14, 1846, the son of Christian and Marie (Steiner) Steiner, who were about third cousins. Christian Steiner was born in Alsace-Lorraine ( formerly a province of France, but now belonging to Germany), his birth occurring in 1814. He came to the United States when eighteen years of age and settled in Milton township, Wayne county, Ohio. He was single when he arrived here and he had accumulated a few hundred dollars. He took up a farm of one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he at once began to clear and improve, and under his skillful management, it became the ideal farm of Milton township. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1179 Here he married, first, Catherine Amstutz, who became the mother of five children, namely : Peter, C. E., J. C., Barbara and Anna. Peter and Barbara are still living. His first wife dying, Christian Steiner married Marie Steiner and to this union seven children were born, namely : Daniel, Fannie, Ulrich, Amos, Gideon, Catherine and David. Christian Steiner spent the remainder of his life on the farm where he first settled, dying there in 189o. He was popular in his community, having been an upright and conscientious man in all that these terms imply. He was a very successful farmer, and although he started out in life with but little he was worth twenty-five thousand dollars at the time of his death, all of which he made himself by hard work. He was a member of the Mennonite church, and he took much interest in church affairs and other movements for the betterment of his community. Ulrich Steiner spent his boyhood days assisting with the work on the home farm, attending the common schools during the winter months, receiving a fairly good education. He remained under his parental rooftree until he was twenty-four years of age, and the last three years spent there he got a portion of the proceeds of the place. He was married in 1872 to Catherine Holser, a native of Greene township, where she first saw the light of day on January 29, 1848. She was reared on the farm and got a common school education. Her father, Daniel Holser, was a well known citizen of Greene township. To Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich Steiner eight children have been born, named in order of birth as follows : Amy, born October 20, 1872, is the wife of Alvin Rich, of Wooster ; Melvin, born May 18, 1874, is a graduate of the National Normal School of Lebanon, Ohio, and he is now engaged in the hardware business in Chicago; he married Mary Murdock ; Professor C. D., born July 30, 1876, was a student in the University of Wooster, and a graduate of the Northwestern University of Chicago, now has charge of the high school at Pendora, Ohio, and he married Margaret Krohn of that place; Ivan, who married Merle Holter of Columbus, was born April 15, 1883, is a graduate of the State University at Columbus ; Ivan is an assistant professor in the dairying department of the University of Ohio ; Elizabeth, born January 11, 1881, is single and living at home ; Elma, born February 19, 1886, is a trained nurse at the Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland ; Emmett, born December 15, 1889, is a graduate of the Orrville high school and is single. After Mr. Steiner's marriage he settled on the farm where he now lives, and he has devoted his attention exclusively to farming of a general character and to stock raising. He owns one of the best farms of Greene township, consisting of one hundred and five acres in section 15. He has improved it 1180 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. in every way possible and he reaps bounteous harvests from year to year. He has a beautifully located and commodious residence and such outbuildings and farming machinery as his needs require. He has been especially interested in raising and dealing in horses. He has taken a great deal of interest in the education of his children. Aside from his farming he was an agent for an insurance company for a period of about twelve years. In politics he is a Democrat and a member of the school board of Greene township, and religiously he is a member of the Mennonite church. Members of the Steiner family rank deservedly high in all circles of Wayne county's best citizenship. GEORGE A. FIKE. A substantial and influential citizen of Greene township, Wayne county, is George A. Fike, who is managing his well improved farm with that foresight and discretion that stamps him as a modern agriculturist of a high order. He is the son of George and Catherine (Rinehart) Fike, and was born in Clinton township, Wayne county, November 27, 1854. He was reared on the home farm which he helped work and received his primary education in the common schools. He also studied at Professor Eberly's school at Smithville, this county, where he took a teacher's course and received a good education, enabling him to begin teaching, which he continued from the time he was seventeen until he was twenty-four years of age, teaching during the winter months and attending school in the summertime. He won considerable local reputation as an educator. Mr. Fike was married on May 15, 1879, to Ida E. Caskey, who was born in Wayne county on December 1, 1860. She was a student in one of Mr. Fike's schools. Her family has long been a very highly respected one in this county. After his marriage Mr. Fike abandoned teaching and began merchandising, managing a general store at Smithville, this county, succeeding J. S. Paul, having remained there during the building of the Wheeling railroad. He made a success of this venture, but in time sold his store and purchased a farm in Canaan township, this county, on which he remained .for four and one-half years, then bought a, farm of eighty acres at Geyers Chapel and he then moved to his present farm in the northeast quarter of section 16, township 17 north, range 12 west. He has a finely improved farm and an attractive and commodious dwelling and other buildings. He carries on general farm- WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1181 ing in a manner that shows him to be fully abreast of the times in all matters pertaining to agricultural pursuits. As a stock raiser and dealer in thoroughbred stock he has won a wide reputation, no small portion of his income being derived from this source. He has made a specialty of Shetland ponies and English Berkshires. He has been very successful in whatever he has undertaken, and is now one of the substantial citizens of his township. To Mr. and Mrs. Fike five children have been born, namely : Della, born July 7, 1880, is the wife of Willard Chaffin, of Akron, Ohio ; Pearl, 'born May 4, 1886, is a graduate of the Smithville Normal School and is teaching; George C., born September 19, 1889, graduated from the Smithville high school; he also has taught school ; Harry, born July 21, 1892 ; Eva, born May 27, 1896. Mr. Fike and family are members of the Lutheran church at Smithville. In politics Mr. Fike is a Democrat, and he has taken considerable interest in local political affairs, having served very acceptably as justice of the peace. This family stands deservedly high in all circles of the county. WILLIAM A. FIKE. Improvement and progress may well be said to form the keynote of the character of William A. Fike, and he has not only been interested in individual affairs, but his influence is felt in the upbuilding of the community where his eminently successful life has been spent. He has ever been a very industrious man, striving to keep abreast of the times in every respect, and as a result every mile-post of the years he has passed has found him further advanced, more prosperous, more sedate and with a larger number of friends than the preceding. He was born in Canaan township, Wayne county, February 12, 1853, the son of George and Catherine (Rinehart) Fike, the former an American by adoption only, having been born in Alsace-Lorraine ( formerly a part of France, but now in Germany), his birth occurring November 7, 1825. His parents, Michael and Eva Fike, brought him to the United States in 1837. They came to Ohio, locating in Canaan township, Wayne county. When a boy George Fike worked on the farm which his father developed from the primitive wilderness. He received only a limited education in the inefficient schools of his time. When seventeen years of age he decided to become a merchant and accordingly began working in a combined bakery and store ; later he clerked in a store at Mansfield, Ohio. Later in 1182 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. life he purchased a foundry at Loudonville, Ohio, where he engaged in the manufacture of stoves. He was very successful in this venture and when he sold the foundry he purchased a farm in Canaan township, Wayne county, which he managed in a manner that stamped him as an up-to-date agriculturist. George Fike was married to Catherine Rinehart in 1850. She was also a native of Alsace-Lorraine, having been born there on October 25, 1825. To this union the following children were born : Louisa E., William A., George A., Joseph B., Jacob M. and Mary J., all living in 1909. George Fike was a member of the English Lutheran church, and a trustee in the same, also acted as treasurer for many years. He was a strong character and influential in church and all circles. William A. Fike was reared on the home farm and received a common school education in his native community. Later he attended Professor Eberly's school at Smithville, Ohio. He was married in 1876 to Mary A. Hoover, who was born in Greene township, June 4, 1854, the only child born to Henry B. and Elizabeth (Christman) Hoover. Henry Hoover was the son of John and Catherine (Bair) Hoover; and John was the son of Henry Hoover, who was the son of Benjamin Hoover. The last named was born in Germany, and he came to America before the Revolutionary war. Benjamin Hoover had the distinction of serving as a soldier in the war of the colonists for independence. When a girl, Mrs. Fike attended the common schools and received a fairly good education. After his marriage Mr. Fike, having chosen farming as his life work, located in Greene township, renting land for some time until he could get a start. Being a good manager, a hard worker and a man who laid well his plans and always saw to it that they were carefully executed, he prospered and in a short time was able to buy land. Later he sold this land and moved onto a farm of one hundred and seventy-three acres, which his wife inherited from her father, comprising one of the model farms of this favored section of the great Buckeye state. No more beautiful place could be found in the county.. It is highly cultivated and under an advanced state of improvement in every particular. The crops have been so skillfully rotated and otherwise managed that the fertility of the soil has not depreciated, and bounteous harvests are Annually reaped from its fields. Only a cursory glance over this model farni is necessary to show that a gentleman of thrift, excellent taste and sound judgment has its management in hand. He has one of the finest residences in Greene township, and it is one of the most attractive in the county, being modern in every detail, of beautiful architectural design and WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1183 pleasantly located in the midst of well-kept lawns and inviting shade trees. It is commodious, imposing and at the same time cozy, and its furnishings are in keeping with its external appearance. Here the many friends of the family delight to gather, for here they always find hospitality and genuine old-time courtesy and good-will. The following children have blessed this home : Ada, born November 27, 1878, received a good common school education and three years in music ; she has remained single and is living at home. Ida G. was born December 20, 1880, and died at the age of eleven months. Alpha B. was born August 12, 1881, and received a common school education. H. F. Fike, who was born June 1, 1885, was in Company A, First Regiment United States Infantry, serving with distinction in the same for a period of three years in the Philippine Islands.. Being a keen observer, his trip abroad was of great benefit to him ; he is now employed in an automobile shop in Akron, Ohio. Cree A. was born March 31, 1890, and she is a graduate of the Orrville high school. Besides their own family of interesting and intelligent children, Mr. and Mrs. Fike have reared Cora Maud Ainsworth, who has been in their home since she was six years of age. With the exception of one year spent in Wooster Mr. Fike and his family have lived on their farm. They are consistent members of the Reformed church of Christ at Orrville, in which Mr. Fike has served as elder and also deacon, having long been an active worker in this congregation and a liberal supporter of this church. In politics he is a Democrat and he has served very acceptably as one of the trustees of Greene township ; also served as school director. He is a pleasant man to meet, always companionable, friendly and straightforward, and he and his entire family stand deservedly high in the social, business and religious circles of Wayne county. ANDREW J. REHM. One of Wayne county's native sons who have become leaders in their community is Andrew J. Rehm, a business man of more than ordinary foresight, and as a citizen, public spirited and progressive in all that these terms imply: For a number of years he has been an important factor in promoting the progress of Baughman township, of which he is a native, having been born July 6, 1876, and although yet a young man, he has been successful to a gratifying degree in his chosen line. He is the son of George and 1184 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. Mary C. (Sickman) Rehm, both being now deceased, the father having died when Andrew was six years of age. He was a man of sterling character and he made a success, having been very industrious and a man who was honest in his business and social life. The Sickman family was also a highly respected one. When George Rehm died, his son Andrew was sent to school until he was eighteen years of age by his mother, who kept house until he was twenty years of age. He received a fairly good education and early in life gave evidence of becoming a man of affairs. Mr. Rehm was united in marriage with Sarah Summers, who was born in Pennsylvania and reared in Tennessee. She is the representative of an excellent family, and she was given a good education. To Mr. and Mrs. Rehm three children were born, namely : Vernon, who at this writing is eight years of age ; Earl, seven years old ; Olen, two years old. After his marriage Mr. Rehm engaged in farming very successfully until December, 1908, when he purchased a stock of groceries, and he is now conducting a general store at Burton City. He has a complete line of carefully selected goods, and his store is well arranged, well managed and is up to date in every respect, and an excellent trade is enjoyed with the surrounding community. Because of his obliging disposition and his scrupulous honesty in all his dealings, he has won the confidence and good will of all those who know him. In politics Mr. Rehm is a Democrat and at present he is one of the school directors of his district, and he takes a great deal of interest in the cause of education in his district. Fraternally, he is a member of Arlington Lodge, No. 775, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being past noble grand of the same, and he has always taken considerable interest in this order. Religiously, he belongs to the Lutheran church and is a liberal supporter of the same. JOSEPH W. BRINKERHOFF, M. D. Among the able and successful practitioners of the medical profession in Wayne county, Ohio, the subject of this sketch stands among the leaders. For nearly forty years he has practiced the healing art at Burbank, and during this period he has always enjoyed the unbounded confidence and high regard of all with whom he is acquainted. He has been highly successful in his profession and has also been an active supporter of every movement which has had for its object the upbuilding of the community or the betterment WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1185 of local conditions, and he is eminently entitled to representation in this volume. The history of the Brinkerhoff family as far as recorded goes back to the early emigrant ancestor, Joris Dircksen Brinkenhuff (as it was then spelled), who in 1638 emigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam and became the first elder of the Dutch church in Brooklyn. The family acquired considerable wealth and became known as one of the old-line families of New York state. One member of the family, Col. John Brinkenhuff, who was born in 1702 and lived in Fairfax county, New York, served in the. Revolutionary army and was a close friend to George Washington. At one time during that struggle Washington was visiting at Colonel Brinkenhuff's home and the latter wished very much that the General would tell him of a certain move which the army was expected to make. Finally Washington leaned over the table and said, "Colonel, can you keep a secret ?" The Colonel protested that he was a man of honor and could, of course. "Well," said General Washington, "so can I." Subsequently the family moved to Pennsylvania and they owned much of the land on which the battle of Gettysburg was fought during the Civil war. Another member of this family, William Brinkerhoff, became president of Franklin College, at New Athens, Ohio, but died soon after being inducted into office. The subject's paternal grandparents were Daniel and Rebecca (Frazier) Brinkerhoff, the former of whom was born near Carlisle, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1780, and died in 1848, and the latter was born in the same county on June 15, 1783, and died in 1872. They were married in 1809 and in about 1820 came to Wayne county, Ohio. Shortly after locating here they bought an uncleared farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Congress township, and proceeded at once to clear a little spot and erected a small log cabin, to which they moved. They were energetic and eventually made a splendid farm of this rough tract. Doctor Brinkerhoff's maternal grandparents were George and Barbara Sommers, who were among the earliest settlers of Canaan township. Great-grandfather Abraham Sommers was one of the first settlers of Wayne county, having entered from the government all of sections 29 and 32 in Canaan township and the east half of sections 5 and 8 in Wayne township. The subject's father, John Brinkerhoff, was born June 9, 1813, in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, and in his boyhood he accompanied his father, Daniel Brinkerhoff, on his migration to Ohio. Here he took an active part in the task of reclaiming the land, which at that time was densely covered with the primeval forest growth. He secured what education he could in the (75) 1186 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. schools of the neighborhood, and made such progress that in 1835 he began teaching, moving to Wooster, and during the following sixteen years he followed that occupation. He was connected with the academy which was started in Wooster in the forties, and which has since developed into Wooster University. During the Civil war he served as superintendent of the Wooster high school and was a member of the school board in 1872 when the high school building was erected. Soon after coming to Wooster John Brinkerhoff became an elder in the United Presbyterian church and was retained in that position over fifty years. He was 'ardent in church work and gave his support to all worthy movements. When a young man he had done some surveying and helped lay out much of the land on which the city of Wooster now stands. The subject of this sketch, when a lad, helped his father in some of this work. John Brinkerhoff was a stanch Republican in politics and was the first nominee 0f that party to be elected to the state Legislature from Democratic Wayne county, and only one other has done so since. He died in 1900. In 1833 John Brinkerhoff married Rebecca Sommers, who was born August 7, 1817, in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. She died in 1851, when the subject was but six months old, and in 1852 Mr. Brinkerhoff married Mary Robinson, who was as true a mother to the subject as it is possible for a stepmother to be. Her death occurred on November 7, 1908. John Brinkerhoff was the father of two children besides the subject, namely : George S., who is a successful teacher at Warrensburg, Ohio, and Daniel 0., who died December 24, 1861, as the result of camp fever which he contracted while in the service during the Civil war. Joseph W. Brinkerhoff was born in Wooster, Ohio, on the 16th of February, 1851, and secured his -elementary education in the public schools of that city, graduating from the high school with the class of. 1869. Having determined to take up the practice of medicine as his life work, he then entered the office of Dr. L. Firestone, studying with him four years. During that time he attended the medical department of Wooster University, where he graduated with the class of 1873 of the regular school of medicine. Immediately after his graduation Doctor Brinkerhoff went to Warrensburg, Missouri, and entered the practice, but in November of the same year he returned to Wayne county and located at Burbank, in the northern part of the county. His success in the practice was assured from the start and the Doctor has practiced there continuously since. He has a large practice and enjoys the unbounded confidence of all who know him. He is a careful reader of the best professional literature and keeps himself in touch with the age on the latest discoveries pertaining to the healing art. Those qualities of mind and WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1187 heart that do not pertain to the mere knowledge of medical science, but greatly enhance the true worth of the family physician, are not wanting in him. He possesses the tact and happy faculty of inspiring confidence on the part of his patients and their friends and in the sick room his genial presence and conscious ability to cope successfully with disease under treatment are factors that have contributed much to the enviable standing which he has attained. The Doctor keeps in touch with his professional brethren through his membership in the Ohio State Medical Association, of which he is a valued member. Politically Doctor Brinkerhoff is identified with the Republican party, in the success of which he takes a great interest, and he has served efficiently as a member of the town council of Burbank. Socially he is an appreciative member of the Free and Accepted Masons, holding membership in Harrisonville Lodge No. 137, at Lodi ; Oriental Chapter No. 128, Royal Arch Masons, at West Salem, and Wooster Council No. 13, Royal and Select Masters, at Wooster. He was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in 1881. The Doctor and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and give to that society an earnest and generous support. Doctor Brinkerhoff was married on the 19th of November, 1874, to Ella M. Hemler, who was born at Utica, Licking county, Ohio, on January 21, 1851, the daughter of James and Mary (Byers) Hemler. To this union three children have been born, two dying at birth and Mary at the age of seven months. Mrs. Brinkerhoff died on December 8, 1909. James Hemler, father of Mrs. Brinkerhoff, was born October 14, 1819, in Huntingdon county Pennsylvania, and his wife Mary was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1820, and died March 27, 1873. James Hemler was a tailor by trade and in 1849 he came from Pennsylvania to Utica, Ohio. He was an elder in the Presbyterian church. In old age he retired from active work and is now making his home with his daughter Alice in Los Angeles, California. He is very handy with the needle and but a few years ago he made for each of his children a silk piece quilt, hemstitched, and remarkable for the arrangement of colors and the general workmanship. To James and Mary Hemler were born the following: children : Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers, of San Jose, California; Oscar John, of Susanville, California ; Mrs. Sarah Turner, of Lincoln, Nebraska; Mrs. Alice Virginia Johnson, of Los Angeles, California ; Mrs. Lillian Smoots, of Springfield, Missouri ; and Mrs. Brinkerhoff. Though a busy man, Doctor Brinkerhoff has ever taken a healthy interest in matters outside his profession, being an interested reader of the best 1188 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. current literature and a man who thoroughly enjoys social occasions. Incidentally he is much interested in geology and in his home and the yard he has many interesting specimens of rock, petrified trees, etc., evidences of the glacial period in Ohio. JOSEPH MILLER. Conspicuously identified with the business and material interests of Burbank and the township of Canaan is the subject of this sketch and he has won for himself an honorable position in the community and is a distinctive type of the successful self-made man. Not a pretentious or exalted life has been his, but one that has been true to itself and to which the biographer may revert with feelings of respect and satisfaction. Identified in a prominent way with various interests, and having attained prestige by successive steps from a modest beginning, it is eminently fitting that a sketch of his life, together with an enumeration of his leading characteristics, be given in this connection, as he is recognized as a than of strong and alert mentality, deeply interested in everything pertaining to the advancement of the community along material lines and today is recognized as one of the progressive men of the county of Wayne. Mr. Miller is widely and favorably known in the community and stands high in the esteem of all who know him. Joseph Miller is a native son of Ohio, having been born at Rocky River, Medina county, Ohio, in 1838. He is the son of John and Adeline (Addleman) Millerhe former of whom was a native of France. Early in the nineteenth century John Miller left the vine-clad hills of sunny France and came to the United States wwi th the intention of improving his material condition. Going to Cleveland, Ohio, he had an opportunity to buy land there for one hundred and twenty-five dollars an acre, but, not liking the appearance of the sandy soil there, he located in Medina county, this state, and tkp a farm of one hundred acres. He entered at once on the task of clearing this and rendering it fit for cultivation and in the course of time he found himself the possessor of one of the best farms in that section. He made that his home during the remainder of his life and died there at the advanced age of eighty-four years. In connection with his farming operations, he dealt extensively in livestock, in which also he was successful. He and his wife became the parents of four children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the only one now living. John Miller was a man of many worthy parts and stood high in the community in which he lived.   WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1189 The subject of this sketch received his education in the common schools of Medina county, his attendance at school being somewhat limited, as at the age of fourteen years he began to learn the dual trade of blacksmith and machinist. He developed into an expert workman and followed these occupations during the following sixteen years. In 1860 Mr. Miller moved to Burbank, Wayne county, where he worked at his trade for six years, and at the end of that time he entered the hotel and livery business and also secured the contract for carrying the mail, which at that time was a good business. He was occupied in this way for thirty-eight years, when he suffered the loss of the hotel by fire. Since that time he has lived practically retired from active participation in business. He still retains a strong interest in the welfare of the town, however, and in 1907 he erected the largest store building in Burbank, in the residence of which building he now lives. In addition to this property, Mr. Miller owns several farm properties in Wayne and Medina counties, and on these he is extensively engaged in the breeding and raising of pure-bred H0lstein cattle. He is an alert and progressive business man and is alive to the best interests of the community. In evidence of this fact, he states that he will rent his fine new store room in Burbank at a mere nominal rental in order to induce another store to open in the town. He evinces a public-spiritedness that reflects greatly to his honor and it is this spirit which has gained for him the exalted position he now occupies in the community. Mr. Miller was married to Lizzie Stein, who was born in Medina county, the daughter of Andrew Stein, an early settler of that county and who died in Toledo, this state. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller four children have been born, namely : William; Lizzie, the wife of O. D. Odenkirk, of Wooster; Jennie the wife of John Spreng; Rose, the wife of Frank Watson. In politics Mr. Miller renders a stanch allegiance to the Democratic party, and takes a keen interest in local public affairs. FREDERICK W. NEUMEYER. The people who constitute the bone and sinew of this country are not those who are unstable and unsettled, who fly from this occupation to that, who do not know how to vote until they are told, and who take no active and intelligent interest in affairs affecting their schools, churches and prop-   1190 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. erty. The backbone of this country is made up of the families which have made their homes, who are alive to the best interests of the community in which they reside, who attend to their own business in preference to the affairs of others, and who work on steadily from day to day, taking the sunshine with the storm, and who rear a fine family to a comfortable home and an honest life. Such people are always welcome in any country and in any community. They are wealth-producers and this country is blessed with many of them, among which is that of the subject of this sketch. Frederick W. Neumeyer is directly descended from a long line of German ancestors, and the remarkable fact is noted that he is the seventh in consecutive order to bear the name of Frederick W. Another interesting fact is that for seven generations there has been but one child born to each family, and that child a son. Mr. Neumeyer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, May 28, 1847, and is the son of Frederick W. and Louisa (Rebble) Neumeyer, both of whom were natives of Germany. They were married in the fatherland, and in about 1845 came to the United States, locating at Cleveland, Ohio. The father was a shoemaker by trade and he followed that calling all his active years. In 1860 the family moved to Wooster and in 1862 came to Burbank, Wayne county, Ohio, where the last days of the parents were spent. They were quiet and unostentatious folk, but were possessed of sterling qualities of character that commended them to the esteem of all who knew them. Frederick W. Neumeyer, of this review, received his education in the schools of Cleveland, also attending several terms in the schools of Wayne county after the removal of the family here. As soon as old enough he learned his father's trade, that of shoemaker, and in due course of time be-. came a proficient workman, following that vocation with gratifying success for the long period of thirty years at Burbank. He also became proficient as a barber, and since 1880 he has followed that vocation in connection with shoemaking. He has been successful in business matters, and is now the owner of a fine and fertile farm of one hundred and thirty-eight acres, which he rents, deriving therefrom a neat income. The military chapter in the life record of Mr. Neumeyer is one of the most interesting. On February 2, 1864, he enlisted in Company I, Twenty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served with a most creditable record until the close of the war. He made the entire rounds with that matchless leader, Sherman, having first visited Columbus, Bridgeport, Alabama, then went to Atlanta and was in the trying campaign and many hard-fought contests roundabout that stronghold. He was honorably discharged WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1191 on July 13, 1865. He has the distinction of being the organizer of James Young Post, No. 376, Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is still a member. On February 22, 1867, Mr. Neumeyer wedded Mary Conklin, a native of Wayne county, and to them have been born eight children, namely : Frederick W., Guy, deceased ; Gaylord, deceased ; Mae, Lillie, Hallie, Harry and Ray. There is also an adopted son, William. Mrs. Mary Neumeyer died on January 2, 1901, and on the 4th of September, 1902, Mr. Neumeyer married Minnie Jourdin, a native of Medina county, Ohio. To this union no children have been born. Politically, Mr. Neumeyer has always given an enthusiastic support to the Republican ticket and has himself been honored by election to several local offices of importance. He has served as a member of the town council of Burbank, as street commissioner, and for fifteen years rendered valuable services as a member of the school board. He is public-spirited and has the best interests of the community at heart. Religiously, Mr. Neumeyer is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and takes an active interest in the various departments of church work. He is a whole-souled gentleman and a public-spirited citizen, and is ready at all times to use his means and influence for the promotion of such public improvements as well conduce to the comfort and happiness of his fellow citizens, and there is probably not another man in the town who is held in higher esteem by the population, regardless of sects, politics or professions. DAVID J. WEAVER. Action is the keynote of the character of all who achieve success—action wisely planned and carefully carried out. The successful life story of D. J. Weaver is a case in point, being one of a determined struggle for a definite purpose. He started in life practically on his own resources, but being a man of force and will he has succeeded and is now comfortably located on his farm in Baughman township, Wayne county, which he has wrested from a resisting nature and improved year by year, and which through his efforts is as good land as the county affords. Mr. Weaver was born at Attica, Seneca county, Ohio, January 7, 1859, the son of W. C. and Elizabeth (Thompson) Weaver. The former was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he grew up and was educated. He came to Ohio early in life and married in this state. He was a 1192 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. good business man and became an extensive and well-to-do farmer, a man of much influence in his community. He took considerable interest in Republican politics. His death occurred in 1893 and his widow, a woman of admirable personal traits, is still living in 1909. They were the parents of the following children : John, Frank S., D. J., Ervin, Mary and Bertha, all living at this writing, D. J. of this review being the only one in Wayne county, Ohio. He was reared upon the farm which he assisted in developing, attending the country schools during the winter months, receiving a fairly good education in the common schools. He remained under the parental roof until he was twenty-five years old, having farmed his father's place for a part of the crops which he raised. He proved to be a good farmer and soon had a start. He is now the owner of a very valuable farm of seventy-five acres, which is under a high state of improvement and yields bounteous harvests under his able management. He carries on general farming and stock raising and is doing well with both. He has a comfortable home and all the farming machinery and outbuildings to meet his requirements. Mr. Weaver was married in 1885 to Edith O. Stinson, who was born in Wayne county, Ohio, December 9, 1861. She is the daughter of William Stinson. This family has long been an honored one in this county. When Mr. Weaver came to Wayne county he located on a farm east of Dalton in Sugar Creek township. He has always been a farmer and a good one, too. To Mr. and Mrs. Weaver three children have been born, namely : Edna, born January 5, 1886, is a graduate of the Marshallville (Ohio) high school. She taught school very successfully f0r some time. She is now married and lives in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. William Weaver was born August 6, 1888, and he gives promise of a successful business man, as does also his brother, Earl, who was born March 1, 1890, and who graduated from the local high school in 1909. Mr. Weaver is a Republican and he takes much interest in local political affairs, and he is at present very ably filling the office of one of the trustees of Baughman township, serving his third term. Fraternally, he belongs to Orrville Lodge, No. 430, Free and Accepted Masons. He is a member of the United Presbyterian church at Dalton. CHARLES WESLEY WHITMORE. The unostentatious routine of private life, although of vast importance to the welfare of the community, has not figured to any great extent in history. But the names of men who have distinguished themselves by the pos- WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1193 session of those qualities which mainly contribute to the success of private life and to the public stability, and who have enjoyed the respect and confidence of those around them, should not be permitted to perish. Their examples are most valuable and their lives well worthy of consideration. Such are the thoughts that involuntarily come to mind when we take under review the career of such an honored pioneer as the gentleman whose name initiates this paragraph. Though he was not permitted to carry out his original plans for life-work, he has not been denied a fair measure of success in the work to which he has devoted himself, and today he is numbered among the representative citizens of Canaan township. Charles W. Whitmore was born in Canaan township, Wayne county, Ohio, on the 21st of April, 1868. He is the son of Hezekiah and Anna M. (Balmer) Whitmore, the former of whom was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, on the 6th of October, 1830, and the latter in the town of Mechanicsburg, the same county, on September 29, 1839. The subject's paternal grandfather, Samuel Whitmore, of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, was a very early settler of Wayne county, bringing with him his son Hezekiah. They settled on a farm in Canaan township and after the death 0f his father Hezekiah Whitmore took up the operation of the home place, and lived there during the remainder of his life. He was converted in the United Brethren church at, the age of fourteen years and thereafter he was an earnest Christian, devoting much time to earnest church work and frequently going many miles to attend meetings. He was the possessor of musical talent of a high order and was prominent in the singing in all meetings which he attended. In physique he was very muscular, being then considered the strongest man in his section of the state, it ben asserted. that he could, unassisted, lift and move around the rear end of a threshing machine. His death, which occurred at the early age of thirty-eight years, was caused by a strain from lifting. His death occurred August 18, 1868. On the 18th of December, 1866, he married Anna M. Balmer, and they became the parents of one child, Charles Wesley, the subject of this sketch. Anna M. Balmer Whitmore sold the home farm after her husband's death and, on February 18, 1875, she became the wife of Cyrus Stratton, who died May 14, 1896. To this union was born one son, Franklin B., July 25, 1876. By a prior marriage Mr. Stratton had a son, Joseph W. Stratton, born in 1861, who died February 27, 1889. The mother of the subject, Mrs. Anna M. Stratton, was born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, on September 29, 1839, and is a daughter of Christian Balmer. The latter was a minister of the United Brethren church, and in his early days he followed the trade of a coachmaker, in this way supporting him- 1194 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. self, and preaching on Sundays. The family came to Ohio in 1851. Anna M. attended school in Pennsylvania, and after coming to Ohio she attended the high school at Smithville. Subsequently she engaged in teaching school for twelve terms, meeting with splendid success. In 1866 she was married to Hezekiah Whitmore, to which union one son, Charles W., was born. Mr. Whitmore died on August 5, 1868, and in 1875 she became the wife of Cyrus Stratton. They had one son, Franklin B. Stratton, who was born July 25, 1876. He lives in Cleveland, is married and the father of four children, two sons and two daughters. Cyrus Stratton died on May 14, 1896, and his widow now makes her home with her son, the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Stratton is an accomplished penman, having given this line considerable study in her younger days. She has always been an ardent church worker and enjoys the unbounded respect of the entire community. Charles W. Whitmore remained at work on the home farm until he was fifteen years old and during the interim attended the district schools near his home, completing his public school education by attending the high school at Burbank. He then took the classical course at the Northwestern Ohio Normal University at Ada, remaining there until within a year of graduation, when, by way of review, he took the preparatory course at Wooster University, afterwards entering the three-years classical course, including special courses in music and natural history. Soon after he entered upon his senior year his health began to fail and he was advised to quit his studies at once and take up work in the open air. He and his mother then bought the Stratton farm of one hundred and eighty-eight acres in Canaan township and since that time (1891) Mr. Whitmore has devoted his attention to the operation of that place. The outdoor life has brought a return of health and Mr. Whitmore is giving to his work the same enthusiasm and energy which he formerly devoted to his studies at school. He has taken a strong interest in educational matters and gives his support to every movement looking to the advancement of the moral, educational or material interests of the community. In politics Mr. Whitmore is an arden supporter of the Prohibition party, believing the temperance question to be the most vital issue now before the American people. His religious belief is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, his membership being with the society of that denomination at Canaan. He has been actively interested in church work since he was eight years old and for many years he has served as class leader. He served as superintendent of the Sunday school for two years at Canaan and in a like capacity one year at West Canaan, and since 1897 he has served WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1195 continuously as teacher of the adult class in the Canaan Sunday school. He is also a member of the official board of the church, being a steward and trustee. On the 7th of March, 1894, Mr. Whitmore married Jennie M. Frary, who was born September 30, 1871, in Canaan township, Wayne county, Ohio, the daughter of Asa Frary, who is referred to elsewhere in this work in the sketch of William Frary. To this union have been born three children, namely : Howard Seelye, born January 4, 1895; Lowell Asa, born May I, 1898; Merrill H., born October 21, 1903. The subject has earned for himself an enviable reputation as a careful and progressive agriculturist, always known for his prompt and honorable methods of dealing, and thus he has earned the deserved and unbounded confidence of his fellowmen. His farm is well adapted to the cultivation of the products common to this part of the state, and also to stockraising, to which he has given some attention. His methods have been progressive, and his improvements of a character which are indicative of a thorough knowledge of his business and a deep interest in it. In 1906 and 1908 Mr. Whitmore set out two orchards of about sixteen acres, which are beginning to bear. He has already had some fine apples, peaches and pears and he takes a great pride in it. FREDERICK WENGER. The little republic of Switzerland has sent more citizens to the United States according to its size than perhaps any other foreign country. They have been coming to our shores since the old colonial days and they have almost without exception proven to be progressive and public spirited, quickly adopting our manners and customs, ready to defend our institutions on the battlefield or in private life, and no class of foreigners is more welc0me in the numerous communities where they have located. Of this vast number, Frederick Wenger, father of the gentleman whose name forms the caption of this sketch, deserves to be remembered. He was born in Switzerland in 1805, and while yet a young man he made his way to America. About the same time there also came to this country from France a young girl, Magdalena Miller, who was born there on March 31, 1809. By strange chance of fate they each located in Greene township, Wayne county, Ohio, where they met and were subsequently married. They soon settled down on the farm where the subject of this .sketch now resides. The city of Orrville 1196 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. now covers the major part of this land. It was at that time covered with woods, but Mr. Wenger began work earnestly and soon had a small spot cleared, on which he erected a small log cabin. He became a large land owner and was very prosperous, a man who was far-seeing and analytical in his judgment ; he was very accurate in figures "in his head," seldom using a pencil and paper for the most complex problem. He was not a highly educated man, but he was widely read, always keeping a good library. He was one of the leading pioneers of this county, a strong man in every respect and a leader in his locality, a man whom everybody respected and admired. He remained here until his death, which occurred in 1873. His good wife passed to her rest on June 1, 1888. They were the parents of thirteen children, five of whom are living in 1909, namely : Elias ; Magdalena, wife of David Mast, living in Iowa; Leah, widow of Stephen Miller, of Weland, Iowa; Lydia, widow of Samuel Benner ; Frederick. Frederick Wenger, of this review, was born in Greene township, Wayne .county, Ohio, April 6, 1855, and he was reared on the farm where he still lives, having enjoyed the rare privilege of spending his life under his parental rooftree, a thing that is denied most of us. When old enough he began working in the fields and attending the common schools during the winter months. When he reached the age of twenty-one he took charge of the home farm and his subsequent career as an agriculturist has been highly successful and satisfactory. Mr. Wenger was married to Catherine Schrock, was was born in Greene township, this county, June 17, 1854, the daughter of Moses Schrock, who was born, lived and died in Greene township, his birth occurring June 10, 1828, and the date of his death was April 22, 1909. He was a prosperous farmer and good man. He married Christena Greig on September 15, 1853, and to this union six sons and three daughters were born. Christena Greig was born April 17, 1831. Mrs. Wenger received a good education in the local schools and she has been a faithful helpmeet and an exemplary mother. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wenger, namely : Amanda, born March 8, 1878, is the wife of Elmer W. Burkholder; Lydia, born June 30, 1879, is the wife of Simon Schmucker; Levi J., born March 2, 1884, is devoting his life to farming and teaching in the common schools ; he has remained single. Mr. Wenger is one of the substantial men of his community. He owns a very valuable farm of eighty acres along the corporate limits of Orrville. It is under a high state of improvement and is one of the model farms of WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1197 this part of the Buckeye state. He has a beautiful modern home and everything about the place shows that a gentleman of excellent taste has its management in hand. Mr. and Mrs. Wenger are among the best citizens of the county, and their friends are numerous throughout the same. Mr. Wenger is a member of the Amish Mennonite church. In politics he is a Democrat, and he always takes an abiding interest in whatever tends to promote the general good of his county. JACOB REHM. The old Keystone state has sent a vast horde of its most enterprising citizens to Wayne county, Ohio, and they have played well their parts in the upbuilding of the same. One of this worthy number is Jacob Rehm, who was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, December 3, 1842, the son of Jacob and Barbara (Hutz) Rehm, both natives of Germany. Jacob Rehm, Sr., was born October 8, 1808, and died November 25, 1899, aged ninety-one years, one month and seventeen days: Like many of his contemporaries of that period, he conceived the idea of coming to the United States when he had grown to manhood, consequently he crossed the broad Atlantic in an old sailing vessel, landing on our shores about 1832, and he soon located in Franklin county, Pennsylvania. Barbara Hutz came to America with her parents when she was still a very young girl, and she, too, settled in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, where her father soon had a comfortable living amid the new conditions which they bravely faced. She was married to Jacob Rehm, Sr., in 1836, and in 1845 they moved to Baughman township, Wayne county, Ohio, where they secured one hundred and sixty acres of land, mostly in the woods, but being made of sterling stuff they set to work with a will and soon had a good home and a fine farm. They lived there until 1867 when they moved just across the road from their original farm, where they purchased an eighty-five-acre place, where they lived until 1899, on November 25th of which year Mr. Rehm died, aged ninety-one years, one month and seventeen days. He had nothing when he came to the United States. Being a weaver by trade, he wove some carpets and in that way saved some money and sent for his father, defraying his expenses to this country. His' father was Martin Rehm, a plain, honest, excellent old German. To such a man as Jacob Rehm, .Sr., all credit is due, for although he started out in the midst of the greatest possible dis- 1198 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. couragements, he had all the elements of success within him and during his lifetime he accumulated fifty thousand dollars, and all this was the result of excellent management and honest dealing, for he was a very religious man and not a dishonest dollar ever passed through his hands. He took a very active interest in the Lutheran church, of which he was a member and a liberal supporter and an elder in the same for many years, being, in fact, the main pillar of that church. In politics he was a Democrat. Quiet and unassuming, he did not seek public display, but rather preferred the even tenor of his way. All who knew him were unstinted in their praise of his many admirable qualities of head and heart. His noble wife was also a faithful advocate of all that was ennobling and good. To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rehm, Sr., ten children were born, eight sons and two daughters, namely : George ; Mary, who is the wife of Henry Crites; Jacob, of this review ; Catherine, John, Martin, Daniel, Samuel, William and Henry. Jacob Rehm, of this review, was two years old when his parents came to Wayne county, Ohio. When he reached the proper age he began working on the home farm, continuing thus until he was twenty-one years of age, having in the meantime attended the neighboring schools and received a very serviceable education. After he reached legal age he worked for his father by the month. Mr. Rehm was married in 1868 to Catherine Forrer, a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where her birth occurred on April 18, 1847. She came to Wayne county, Ohio, in 1855 with her parents, who were progressive and highly respected ,people. She received a common school education and has .proved to be a very faithful and sympathetic helpmeet. To Mr. and Mrs. Rehm five children have been born, two of whom died in early childhood. Those living are Mary, the wife of Ora Brillhart, living in Baughman township; Emma, the wife of Peter Felix; Amos married Grace Layman. Mr. Rehm has prospered by reason of his close application to business and his excellent management. He is the owner of one of the model farms of Wayne county, consisting of three hundred and forty-five acres, all in Baughman township, which is conservatively worth ninety dollars per acre. It is well improved in every respect, and the crops have been so skillfully rotated that the soil has retained its original fertility. He has a modern, commodious and nicely furnished home, substantial barn, convenient outbuildings and all the farming machinery that his needs require,—in short, his place shows thrift and prosperity. He keeps an excellent grade of stock of WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1199 all kinds and is an admirer of fine horses ; however, hogs are his specialty, and a large part of his income is derived from the handling of large numbers of an excellent breed from year to year. In his political relations Mr. Rehm is a Democrat, but not a strict partisan, often preferring to vote for the man instead of the party. He keeps abreast of the times by wide miscellaneous reading. Religiously, he belongs to the Lutheran church, being an elder in the local congregation and a liberal supporter of the same. All movements having for their object the general progress of Wayne county find in him a hearty exponent, and he and his excellent family are the recipients of the courteous treatment that is due people of their good standing. WILLIAM F. WINTERSTEEN. One of the best-remembered gentlemen of the past generation in Orrville, Wayne county, was the late William F. Wintersteen, than whom a more whole-souled, affable and all-around high-minded citizen it would have been difficult to find, and although his earthly career has ended, the good he did and the many kind words spoken by him still live in the hearts of his many friends and acquaintances. He was born near Jefferson, this county, April 16, 1864, the son of Benjamin and Sarah Wintersteen. After spending his early childhood oh the home place he lived in Reedsburg until he was married, then moved to Wooster, from there back to Reedsburg, and then moved to Orrville eighteen years ago .and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. He was educated in the common schools of Reedsburg. His father had a furniture and undertaking establishment and he assisted in the management of the same, thus early receiving the valuable training that has been of such great help to him in his subsequent business undertakings. He remained with his father until he was twenty-three years of age when he went to Wooster and worked for Landis & Swope for two years. He then returned to Reedsburg and formed a partnership with his father, which continued for two years. He then came to Orrville and was in business alone on North Main street for a short time. He then formed a partnership with J. H. Stansberry, which continued very successfully for ten years. About eight years ago he sold his furniture to Stansberry and bought a music store, which he conducted in connection with his undertaking establishment. In 1903 Mr. Wintersteen went on a western trip, accompanied by his wife. They sojourned in New Mexico and California for one year in the