WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1325 of the subject came from Pennsylvania about 1826 and settled in Franklin township, Wayne county ; there they followed farming, owning one hundred and sixty acres of land, which they cleared and developed, spending the remainder of their lives there. Thomas Taylor, father of Charles E., was partly educated in England, but being only a young man when he arrived in Wayne county, Ohio, he finished his schooling here. He learned the stonemason's trade before leaving England, and this trade he followed for some time after coming to America, building much stone fence before leaving his native land ; however, he devoted his attention principally to farming after coming to Ohio. He proved his loyalty to his adopted country by enlisting as a soldier in the Mexican war. He was also one of the brave men who made the perilous trip to the gold fields of California in 1849. Upon his return to Ohio he built the first bridge north of Holmesville, but from that time on gave his attention exclusively to farming in Franklin township, Wayne county. He prospered, owning eventually two hundred acres, eighty acres in Clinton and Franklin townships and eighty acres in Holmes county. He was an extensive hog raiser, having been considered the banner hog man of Franklin township up to 1880. He lived a quiet life, though he accepted some of the minor township offices. His family consisted of eight children, namely : Ellen, Catherine, James, Elizabeth, Louis, Charles E., Emma and Thomas. Charles E. Taylor, of this review, was educated in the home schools and the Sbreve high school, graduating with the class of 1889, and he then entered the University of Wooster, where he made a splendid record, taking the classical course up to the junior year. He then taught school eight terms, two terms in Clinton township, three terms in Franklin township, and three terms in the grammar department of the Shreve high school. He was making rapid headway as one of the leading educators in the common schools of the county, and his services were in great demand, but not finding the school room altogether to his liking, he launched in the warehouse business at Funk, where he has been engaged ever since, having built up an extensive business. He is also interested in agricultural pursuits, and is regarded as one of the leading business men of this community. Mr. Taylor was married in 1896 to Effie M. Orr, the refined daughter of a well-known family here, and this union has resulted in the birth of the following children : Jessie, Edna and Charles. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he is a Democrat in national politics. 1326 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. RUDOLPH STUDER. While yet a young man, Rudolph Studer has stamped his personality upon the citizens of the community where he resides, for his life has been one of consistent endeavor and led along paths of rectitude. He is a native of Auburn township, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, his birth occurring there on June 21, 1871, the son of Frederick and Louise (Brunner) Studer, both natives of Switzerland, the father born on March 10, 1838, and the mother on June 17, 1841. The death of Frederick Studer occurred on January 28, 1909, after a successful and useful life as an agriculturist. It was in 1870 that these parents came to the United States and located soon after their arrival in Tuscarawas county, this state, where they remained for a period of ten years, when they moved to Holmes county, Ohio, locating on a farm where they remained until the death of the father. Frederick Studer was a weaver by trade, which he learned in his native country, and he did a great deal of carpet weaving. He was a member of the Reformed church. He and his wife became the parents of the following children : Fred, Gottlieb, Rudolph, Lizzie, John, Dr. Benjamin, a veterinary surgeon of Orrville, Ohio, and Amelia. Rudolph Studer, of this sketch,, was nine years of age when he came with his parents to Holmes county, where as a boy he attended the common schools, receiving a good primary education, working on the home farm in the meantime. At the age of seventeen years he learned to make cheese, at which trade he worked very successfully for a period of eight years, after which he turned his attention to farming. Mr. Studer was married on December 15, 1897, to Leah Amstutz, who was born on the farm where she now lives on June 1, 1870, the daughter of Jacob Amstutz, who was born in Sugar Creek township, Wayne county, in 1833. He was the son of John Amstutz, a native of Switzerland, and was among the earlier settlers of Wayne county, Ohio. Jacob Amstutz was the father of eight children, six of whom are now living. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Studer moved on the Amstutz farm of one hundred and thirteen acres in section 31, Sugar Creek township, which Mr. Studer has greatly improved and which he works in such a manner as to realize abundant returns for his labor: He is a breeder of registered sheep, cattle and horses,—in fact, an up-to-date, wide-awake stock raiser and farmer, his fine stock being admired by all who see them. Mr. Studer is a stockholder in the East Union Telephone Company, also a stockholder in the Apple Creek Banking Company. He makes a success WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1327 of whatever he turns his attention to, for he is the possessor of rare business To Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Studer four children have been born, namely : Clair. W., born October 15, 1898; Walter, born December 29, 1900 ; Irwin, born June 18, 1903 ; Mabel, born April 28, 1907. The great-grandfather of the mother of these children was born in France in 1746 and died in 1811 ; his son, Peter Steiner, was born in 1792 and died in 1856 and he came to the United States in an early day. His daughter was Catherine Steiner, who married Jacob Amstutz, and they are the parents of Mrs. Rudolph Studer, of this review. In politics Mr. Studer is a Democrat, and he is at this writing very capably serving as one of the trustees of Sugar Creek township. He is a member of the Mennonite church, in which congregation he is influential, as he is in the business and political circles of the township. ANDREW J. WELTY. The popularity of Andrew .J. Welty extends beyond the prescribed limits of East Union township, Wayne county, for in every relation of life his conduct has been that of a man whose aims have been correct and whose integrity has never been questioned. He was born in Richland township, Allen county, Ohio, January 9, 1862, the son of Frederick and Catherine (Steiner) Welty. Frederick Welty was born in Switzerland in 1832 and he came to the United States in 1854, locating in Allen county, Ohio, where he secured some valuable property and had a comfortable home. His wife, Catherine Steiner, was born in Switzerland in 1834, and in 1836, when two years of age, she. was brought by her parents to the United States, the family locating in Putnam county, Ohio, and there the parents of Mr. Welty are still living at this writing (1909). Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Welty became the parents of fifteen- children, namely : Christena, deceased ; William ; Adam; Caroline married P. R. Steiner ; she and Andrew J., of this review, are twins ; Marion, Barbara, Roselta, Lavina, Benjamin, Noah, Emil, Jacob; Albert and Sarah. Frederick Welty was a prosperous farmer in his day and became fairly well-to-do and, was an influential citizen in his community. He and his wife were. members of the Mennonite church. Andrew J. Welty was reared on the home farm, which he worked when 1328 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. a boy, alternating farm work with attending the district schools; also went to the Angola Normal School at Angola, Indiana. After leaving school he took up farming and threshing,' operating a threshing machine 'very successfully for some time. In 1887 he located on the farm where he now resides, which consists of one hundred and forty-five acres of excellent and highly improved land, located in the northwest quarter of section 27, East Union township, on which he built a fine and beautifully located residence, also a substantial barn and other Outbuildings, rendering his place one of the model farms in the township, everything about it indicating that a gentleman of excellent taste has its management in hand. Mr. Welty has not only been successful as a general farmer, but also as a stock raiser, always keeping a variety of good livestock. Mr. Welty was married on January 6, 1887, to Mary Amstutz, daughter of Jacob Amstutz, and who was born in Sugar Creek township, August 3, 1864. This union resulted in the birth of eight sons, seven of whom are in 1910, namely : Alvin, Wilbur, Evan, Clayton, Leo, Stanley and Harold. Mr. and Mrs. Welty are members of the Mennonite church, the former being an elder in the same and an active worker in the local congregation. Politically, he is a Democrat, and he has served as a member of the school board. In the spring of 1909 Mr. and Mrs. Welty made a trip to the Pacific coast, visiting the states of Washington, Oregon and California, spending two months in a delightful and beneficial sojourn of the West. Mr. and Mrs. Welty have endeavored to give their children good educations. The two eldest, Alvin and Wilbur, graduated in the preparatory department at Wooster University, and are now holding responsible positions with the Goodrich Rubber Works at Akron, Ohio. GABRIEL C. DAGUE. The life of Gabriel C. Dague has always been one of unceasing industry and perseverance and the systematic and honorable methods he has followed have won him the unbounded confidence of his fellow men. He was born in Chippewa. township, Wayne county, Ohio, January 14, 1841, the son of M. D. and Elizabeth K. (McElhaine) Dague. Both were born near Beverly, Pennsylvania, and each came to Chippewa township about 1820 with their WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1329 parents, and here amid the primitive conditions of those early days they grew to maturity. M. D. Dague was educated in the early schools of Chippewa township, working on the home farm in the meantime. He naturally turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, which he followed until 1868, in which year he entered the general mercantile business in Western Star, Ohio, which lies partly in Medina and partly in Summit county.. He continued in. that line for five years and then sold out to his two. sons, William Carman- and Gabriel C., the latter the subject of this sketch These two sons and their father, also Samuel Duley, the father-in-law of William Carman Dague, then started a store in Doylestown, Ohio, in which they successfully handled dry goods, groceries and notions. During this time M. D. Dague again became part owner of his sons' stores at Western Star and Doylestown. Ten years after he entered business in Doylestown he retired. and Jived a quiet life until his death, at eighty-five years. of age, living in Doylestown, merely looking after his agricultural interests in a general way. He was a very successful business man and was popular with all classes owing to his honesty and friendliness. For further facts regarding the ancestry of the subject, the reader is directed to the sketch of T. J. Dague, on another page of this work. Gabriel C. Dague received his educational training in the common schools at the various places he lived when a boy and at the Western Star Academy. In September, 1862, soon after completing his education, he enlisted in the Union army, but he was not admitted to the service until October 9th of that year. He was a member of Company G, One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served with that company until May 3; 1864, in a manner that stamped him as a gallant soldier.. He was taken prisoner at Shagy Point, Louisiana, on the Red river, and he was sent to Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas, where he was held until May 27, 1865. He fought at Chickasaw Bluffs, at the siege of Vicksburg, Arkansas Post, after which he returned to Vicksburg and remained there from July 4, 1863, until the city surrendered a Month later. He then went with his company to New Orleans and spent the winter at Plaquemine, -Louisiana. After his release he weighed but eighty pounds. He- returned to his father's farm and assisted with the work on the home place for eight years, then farmed for himself for four years, at the end of which time he purchased a half interest in his father's store at Western.. Star, as already indicated. Then for a period of thirty-two years he followed in a most successful manner merchandising. at Western Star, Doylestown and Akron, Ohio, twenty years being spent at Western (84) 1330 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. Star and twelve years at the last mentioned places ; however, he was interested in all three most of the time. He seemed to take naturally to merchandising and his stores enjoyed a very liberal patronage. In 1904 he sold out his last interest and has since lived a retired life at his beautiful home in Doylestown, surrounded by plenty as the fruits of his earlier years of labor. Mr. Dague was married in November, 1865, to Jennie H. Harkins, of Wooster, who passed away in 1868, and on December 3o, 1869, Mr. Dague again married, his last wife being Mary A. Brown, a native of Stark county, Ohio, and to this union four children were born, namely : Bertha, who married. HarHarrvughman, is the mother of two children, Bessie and Ralph; Harmon H. married MirMinnieiberling, and they are the parents of three children, Ethel, Florence and Roy. Carman W. and Raymond Dague are both deceased. Politically, Mr. Dague adheres to the tenets of the Democratic party. He has been school director in Doylestown, Western Star, also treasurer of the school board at Western Star. He was also postmaster at that place for fifteen years. He has always been interested in the progress of his county, politically, morally, educationally or materially, and he has an extensive acquaintance throughout this locality, bearing a reputation of honesty and itiindustryike. HARMON SMYSER. The readers of this history do not need to be apprised of the fact that the Smyser family has, for generations, ranked among the most progressive and influential of Wayne county, and one of the best known and most representative members of this honored family is Harmon Smyser, who is a native of this county and a man who has played well his part in the development of the same, being an interested spectator of its phenomenal growth. He was born on September II, 1841, and he is the son of Emanuel and Catherine (Abert) Smyser, an excellent couple from the Keystone state, from which they came to Wayne county, Ohio, as early as 1832, settling on a farm which they developed from a primitive forest and soon became very comfortably established here. They were the parents of eight children, namely : Albert, Harmon, of this review ; Mary A., Anna, George J., Elenora, and M. L., whose sketch and portrait appear on another page of this work. Harmon Smyser received his education in the common schools of Wayne county and worked on his father's farm until he was twenty-six years of age. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1331 The Civil war coming on he could not suppress his ardor and he enlisted in. April, 1861, among the first to respond to Lincoln's call for troops, becoming a private in Company E, Fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served until August, when he was discharged, having been in the three-months service. Soon afterwards he re-enlisted in the Sixteenth Ohio Infantry for three years. The history of this splendid regiment is to be found in the sketch of John Boor, in this work. Suffice it to say that Mr. Smyser proved to be a very faithful soldier and shared the vicissitudes of march and battle with his gallant comrades. Upon his discharge he returned home and began farming in Chester township. He moved to Wayne township in 1866, became very well established and was always regarded as one of the county's progressive farmers. In 1867 Mr. Smyser was married to Melissa J. McDonald, daughter of Newton and Mary McDonald, both natives of Ohio. They were the parents of four children : Margaret, Melissa J., wife of Harmon Smyser, of this sketch ; Josephine and George. Mr. McDonald was a farmer and he and his wife spent their lives in Wayne county where they were highly respected by all who knew them. To Mr. and Mrs. Smyser two children have been born, Emmett E. and Haydee. The former married into the Palmer family and ,he is making his home with his father ; they have one son, Harmon P. Smyser. The daughter is still a member of the family circle. Mr. Smyser has a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres. He raises a diversity of crops and makes a specialty of raising big horses for the market. He has a beautiful and modern home and convenient outbuildings, everything about his place indicating thrift and prosperity and that a gentleman of splendid tastes has its management in hand. Personally, Mr. Smyser is a man of genial disposition, uniformly honest and thoroughly trustworthy, and of highest business integrity, according to all who know him. CHARLES A. GRABER. The little republic of Switzerland has not furnished so large a number of inhabitants to northern Ohio as Germany and other European countries, but it is certain that none of her sister countries have furnished us with a more intelligent and industrious class than she, for wherever the Swiss are found they become owners of property and are loyal to our institutions, making admirable citizens. Of this class Charles A. Graber is a descendant, 1332 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. he being of the second generation of that sturdy race in this country. His birth occurred in Paint township, Wayne county, Ohio, June 24, 1857, the son of Frederick A. and Julia (Falet) Graber. Frederick A. Graber was born in Switzerland, and was educated and married there. Soon after his marriage he came to the United States, believing that here existed greater opportunities for him ; this was in 1839. He came to the interior and settled in Paint township, Wayne county, Ohio. He was a hard worker and lived very comfortably, owning about sixty acres of land at the time of his death. His family consisted of six sons and four daughters, namely : Lewis, Jules A., Alfred A., Julia E., Adale H., Ida T., Lucy E., Charles A., Oscar E. and Paul. Charles A. Graber was reared on the home farm in Paint township, which he worked during his boyhood. days, and attended the district schools. He studied hard and got a good education. He remained on the home farm until he was twenty-one years of age. In December, 1881, he married Nettie Tasker, a native of Paint township, where she was reared on a, farm and educated. She was a member of an excellent family. In 1887 Mr. Graber moved on his farm of thirty-seven acres in section 34, East Union township, where he still resides. He has a neat little place which is very productive and which yields him a good living. He has a very comfortable home and keeps some stock and poultry. 'By good management he makes his place produce well and his family is well provided for. To Mr. and Mrs. Graber six children have been born; namely : Oren. who married Etta Krause; Ortense is deceased ; Millard, Ruth, Charlie, Vet-nice- and Louise: Mr. Graber is a member of the Reform church at Apple Creek where he and his family are faithful attendants. Fraternally he belongs to Apple Creek Lodge, No. 324, Knights of Pythias, of which he is past chancellor. Politically he is a Democrat, and is very ably serving his township as one of its trustees, and he was a member of the school board for five years, during which time the cause of education in this vicinity was. carefully looked after. JOHN V. HARTEL. The record of John V. Hartel is that of a man who by his own unaided efforts has worked his way from a modest beginning to a position of influence and .financial ease in his community of which he is native, having been born in Milton township, Wayne county, Ohio, November 4, 1859, the son WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1333 of Jacob and Susanna (Will) Hartel, both natives of Germany. The paternal grandparents of John V. Hartel were Jacob and Susanna Hartel, who came from Germany in an early day and settled in Milton township, this county, there bought land, cleared it and remained there until their deaths. The subject's mother came to America alone in 1828. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Will. Jacob Hartel, father of John V., was educated mostly in Germany, and in young manhood he accompanied his parents to America. He was a shoemaker by trade, and is said to have been a very skilled workman. In 1862 he moved from Milton township to Chippewa township, near Easton, and there he bought a farm of eighty-four acres, on which he carried on general farming until his death, making a good living for his wife and five sons and one daughter, who were named as follows : Peter, Jacob, John V. (of this review), Adam, George and Susan. John V. Hartel was educated in Chippewa township in the common schools, and he remained on the home farm until he was eighteen years of age, when he went to Smithville, Greene township, and began learning the carriage trade, then learned the blacksmith trade at Clinton, at which he soon became quite adept. Later he went to Easton and purchased a carriage shop and remained there for five years, building up a very good business and becoming known as one of the best workmen in this line in the county. He followed carriage and wagon making and general blacksmithing. He then bought his brother's shoe store at Easton, which he managed successfully, and while there he was postmaster and justice of the peace during Cleveland's first administration. He next bought out the William Peirce shoe store at Doylestown, Chippewa township, which he conducted until 1896. In the meantime he became postmaster, continuing in that position for several terms. He was elected justice of the peacDoylestowntciwn in 1902, and has since retained that office to the satisfaction of all concerned. Mr. Hartel has been a singing teacher since he was seventeen years of age and he has won a wide reputation in this line. He has been supervisor of music in the Doylestown public schools for the past nine years, holding a state certificate for music teaching. In 1888 Mr. Hartel entered the piano business and he has been very successful in the same ever since, still following that line at this writing, having built up an extensive patronage throughout this part of the county. He is a director in the Doylestown Banking Company. Mr. Hartel was married in 188o to Amelia Frase, a woman of many praiseworthy traits, and to this union one daughter was born, Pearl, now the wife of George Flood, and they are the parents of the following children : Rosetta, Amelia, George Leslie and Ellwod 1334 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Hartel was confirmed in the Lutheran church when sixteen years of age. He belongs to the Knights and Ladies of Security, and in politics he is a Democrat. He has very ably served his fellow citizens as constable and has been a member of the school board at Doylestown. He is always interested in the progress of his community and does what he can to aid in any worthy movement. He is regarded as a public-spirited, honest and straightforward business man. OSCAR ARMSTRONG HILLS, D. D. The mission of a great soul in this world is one that is calculated to inspire a multitude of others to better and greater things, and its subsequent influence cannot be measured in metes and bounds, for it effects the lives of those with whom it comes into contact, broadening and enriching them for all time to come. He who spends his life interpreting the Divine Word has one of the greatest missions to perform vouchsafed to man. Oscar Armstrong Hills, one of the best known and influential ministers of Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, is one of that number and worthily wears the honor-in proper meekness and reserve. He was born in Brownsville, Indiana, December 13, 1837, and he is the son of Darwin Todd and Sarah (Anderson) Hills, who later removed to Greene county, Ohio. Both his father and mother were representatives of fine old pioneer families and were people highly respected and honored by all who knew them for their lives of high endeavor, kindness and hospitality. They were the parents of ten children. Dr. Oscar A. Hills grew to maturity in his native community and spent his boyhood in a manner not unlike others of his day and generation. He received his preparatory education in the schools of Crawfordsville, Indiana, later attending Wabash College, where he made an excellent record for-scholarship and from which he was graduated in 1859. Thus well equipped, he gratified an ambition of long standing by entering the ministry, having been licensed May 1, 1861, by the presbytery of Craw fordsville, and he was ordained November 25, 1862, by the presbytery of Huntington. His first charge was at Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, where he remained from 1862 to 1865, making an excellent start in his pastoral work and building up the charge there in a manner that forecast an unusually successful future in the ministry. He was next pastor of the Central church in Cincinnati from 1865 to 1878 and during his long service there he became known as one of the leading ministers of that city, building up an influential church and win- WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1335 fling a place in the affections of his congregation, that can never be eradicated. Doctor Hills was in charge of the North church of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, from 1878 to 1881. Desiring a change to a more salubrious climate, the Doctor, in the summer of 1881,. went to Santa Barbara, California, where he was special supply in the church there for one year, after which he went to San Francisco and was pastor from 1882 to 1884, and there he did an excellent work in the First Presbyterian church. He came to Wooster, Ohio, in 1885 and for a period of thirteen years he was pastor of the First church, doing a very commendable work, here during that time. He was elected a trustee of Wooster University and has served for a period of twenty-five years. He has done much toward the general success and prestige of the University. In 1898 he took charge of the Westminster church at the university here and is now pastor emeritus of the same. The Doctor was married August 21, 1862, to Miriam. Wright, a lady of culture and refinement, a native of Rensselaer, Indiana: She died without issue on September 11, 1866, and Doctor. Hills married Louise Esther Freer, daughter- of an excellent Chicago family, their wedding taking place on October 26, 1869. This union resulted in the birth of four children, namely : Miriam; Edward R., Oscar Freer and Thomas McDougal. The mother of these children passed away August 23, 1884. Doctor Hills married a third time, his last wedding taking place on August 12, 1886, his last wife, Ida M. Foust, being a native of Wayne' county, and -a woman whose gracious personality has endeared her to a large circle of friends. No children have been born to this union. The Hills home on College avenue is a cozy, hospitable and cheerful one where the many friends of the family delight to gather. Doctor Hills, by a life of right living and strenuous endeavor, has earned a warm: place in the hearts of all who know him. He is a devout lover of all that is pure, true and good, and is ever ready to encourage that which is worthy and to support that which is best. All find in him a friend and helper, for he is brotherly, neighborly, candid, frank, sincere and generous, as well as kind and courteous., By the exercise of these qualities he has been greatly blessed of God in leading the unsaved to the Good Shepherd, in inspiring the discouraged and in winning the careless. CHRIS. R. SNAVELY. Like all enterprising men, C. R. Snavely, of Sugar Creek township, gives close personal attention to every detail of his business, exercises sound judgment in making his plans and seldom fails: to carry to successful con- 1336 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. clusion anything to which he addresses his mind and energies, but farming and stock raising, with all their diversified phases, have claimed his time and thought for the most part, and it is useless to add that he has made a very comfortable living besides laying by something to insure his old age from want. He was born. in Sugar Creek township, Wayne county, Ohio, November 23, 1859, the son of Samuel and Anna (Rudy) Snavely; the latter is a sister of David Rudy, a complete sketch of whom and his family will be found in another part of this work. Samuel Snavely, the father, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and he came to Wayne county, Ohio, in about 1856. He spent the remainder of his life in Sugar Creek township on a farm, becoming fairly well-to-do here. Mrs. Samuel Snavely, a woman whom everybody admires for her generosity, is still living, a member of the household of her son, C. R., of this review. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Snavely five children were born, namely : C. R., of this sketch; Emma, wife of N. C. McDowell, of Akron, Ohio ; Ida, widow of R. T. Douglass; Amanda is single and is living at the home of the subject of this review, and Eugene, who died in 1875. C. R. Snavely was reared in Sugar Creek township, where he began working on the home farm very early, finding time, however, to attend the district schools until he was eighteen years of age ; he also attended the Dalton high school and spent one term at the Smithville Academy. Mr. Snavely was married in October, 1907, to Jennie McDowell, daughter of Luther McDowell, this family being one of the best known in their community. Mr. Snavely lives on an excellent farm of ninety-five acres in section 5, Sugar Creek township, where he engages in general farming and stock raising. Politically, he is a Republican, and the United Presbyterian church holds his membership, he being one of the elders of the local congregation, and he takes a great deal of interest in church affairs. REV. ADAM GEORGE HERMAN. Although yet a comparatively young man, Father Herman has accomplished much toward ameliorating the condition of his fellow men, often laboring with disregard for his own welfare if thereby he might attain the object sought—to make some one better and happier. Such a life as his is rare and is eminently worthy of emulation, being singularly free from all that is de- WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1337 teriorating or paltry, for his influence is at all times uplifting, and thousands of people have been made better for having known him. Rev. Adam G. Herman, the popular and well-known pastor of the Catholic church at Doylestown, Ohio, was born at Williams, Ohio, January 27, 1868, the son of George Herman, who was born in the province of Alsace-Lorraine, formerly of France, now of Germany. Coming to America when a young man, he met and married Catherine Heberle, a native of Rochester, New York. It was in 1848 that the former came from his native land, and he at once made his way to Williams county, Ohio, and there took up farming, which he made a success, being a very industrious man and a good manager. He and his wife became the parents of three children who lived to maturity, namely : Adam George, of this review ; John and Charles. The last two named are now living on farms in Williams county, Ohio. Adam G. Herman was educated in the common schools of Williams county, later studied at Notre Dame University at South Bend, Indiana, where he made a splendid record for scholarship. He also took a course at Canisius College, Buffalo, New York. Then he went abroad to study, and after four years of diligent application at Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, he was there ordained a priest in July, 1901. After taking a short vacation in September of that year, he returned to America and became pastor of the Catholic church at Doylestown, Wayne county, Ohio, where he has since remained. He has done a great work here, building up the parish and raising the spiritual standing of the congregation, which is now in a good condition, both temporal and spiritual, and his service here has met with the united approval of his people ; but whatever of good the reverend priest may have accomplished he would far rather have it engraved on the hearts of the people than to be put into print, and the approval of his own conscience and of his Divine Master are the rewards he wishes for his labors in behalf of the church. SIMON B. EYMAN. A highly honored citizen of East Union township is S. B. Eyman, who was born on the farm where he now lives, June 21, 1841, the son of David and Elizabeth (Bott) Eyman, the former having come to this county from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in May, 1836, and he settled on the farm, consisting of ninety acres, where S. B. Eyman now lives. It was then in 1338 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. an undeveloped state and he set about improving it; the place has remained in the family ever since and has been so skillfully managed that it has not lost any of its original fertility. The farm was added to until it consisted of one hundred and seven acres, and the first Eyman known in this county. thus became a prosperous farmer. He was a good business man, but quiet in disposition, and a faithful member of the Reformed church. He and his wife were the parents of six children; two of whom are living at this writing, namely : Martha, the wife of John Kirts, of North Dakota, and S. B., of this review. The latter was reared on the farm where he now lives, remaining under the paternal rooftree until he was twenty-one years old, working during the crop season and attending the neighboring schools some during the winter time. He later attended school at Fredericksburg in Salt Creek township, and received a good common school education. When about twenty-two years of age he left home and went to Ashland, where he and his brother-in-law entered the grain business, remaining there four yars, but this, not being as successful as he had anticipated, was given up and young Eyman entered the hotel business at West Salem, this county. Later buying the old home farm, he moved thereto and has remained on it ever since. He has been very successful in his farming operations and is now the owner of one .hundred and forty-five acres in one place and ninety-seven in another, in all two hundred and forty-two acres, all under a high state of development and well improved. It has yielded bounteous harvests and Mr. Eyman is now one of the substantial citizens of the county. He handles some good stock, and his home is beautifully situated, surrounded by excellent outbuildings, everything about the place showing thrifty and good management. Simon Eyman was married in 1866 to Isabelle Tinkey, of Ashland, Ohio, the daughter of an old and highly honored family, and to this union five children were born, one of whom is deceased ; they are, Charles, a farmer in East Union township ; Edward, of Orrville, this county; Anna, wife of Alonzo Hoffacre, of Salt Creek township ; Mamie M., wife of Charles Marlin, of Apple Creek, this county. Mr. Eyman is a member of the Reformed church at Apple Creek, this township, being an elder and deacon in the same, and taking considerable interest in church affairs. In politics he is a Republican, having long been interested in the progress of his home community, he is ready to assist in any worthy movement looking to its development, and by reason of his public spirit, his honesty and friendliness he is held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the county. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1339 EDWIN LANCE. There was little to encourage a man lacking grit and stability to undertake to hew a farm from the seemingly interminable wilderness in Wayne county upwards of a century ago when the ancestors of Edwin Lance first made their advent here. It was his grandparents, Henry and Betzie Lance, who first established themselves here. The former was a native of Pennsylvania and it is supposed that his wife was also a native of the old Keystone state. They made the laborious journey across the mountains in a covered wagon, bringing what few household effects they had with them. When they reached Chestnut Ridge in the northeastern part of Milton township, Wayne county, they were delighted with the prospect, and here they purchased one hundred and sixty acres, clearing a small place for. a log cabin, which later gave way to a more modern and commodious dwelling. In a few years the place was cleared and yielding bounteous crops and here the old pioneer couple spent the remainder of their days. Henry Lance, was a man of much influence in his township, prominent in politics, and he was a member of the Presbyterian church. The maternal grandparents of Edwin Lance were Daniel and Julia Johnson. They also came to this county from New York state in a-very early day and bought eighty acres of timber land, without any improvements whatever. It was also swampy, but this hardy woodsman cleared and drained the land, making a good home, and lived there until his death. The town of Sterling is now on a part of this land. William J. Lance, son of Henry Lance and wife and father of Edwin Lance, was born in Milton township, Wayne county, and he came to this county with his, parents when a child and received his education in the primitive schools\ of this township. He began farming early in life and continued the same the rest of his days. He first bought eighty acres east of his father's place in time this was sold and by three different purchases he finally had a farm of seventy-two acres where his son, Edwin Lance, of this review, now lives. Here William J. Lance prospered and lived until within a few years of his death. He married Clara Johnson, a native of the same locality in Wayne county, from which he came. Edwin Lance was born on the farm where he now lives, about three-fourths of a mile southwest of Sterling, in 1865. He received a fairly good education in the common schools. He naturally took to farming and has followed this vocation all his life, making a comfortable living and laying bv a competency to insure his old age free from want. He carries on general farming and stock raising. He purchased his place from his father and he 1340 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO: has improved the same and so rotated his crops as to retain the original fertility of the soil. He has a good house and barn and his farm is well improved in every respect. Mr. Lance was married in 1887 to Sarah Swagler, daughter of a well known family, and this union has resulted in the birth of the following children : Flossie May, Clara Anna and William Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. Lance are members of the Baptist church, and their two daughters are United Brethren. In politics Mr. Lance votes with the Democrats. He is always interested in whatever promotes the general good of his community, but he does not find much time to mingle in politics. Mrs. Lance belongs to the Ladies of the Maccabees. WILLIAM STEELE. Holding distinctive prestige among the enterprising citizens of Milton township, Wayne county, is William Steele, whose record, here briefly outlined, is that of a man who has been the architect of his own fortunes, who, by the exercise of his talents, has successfully surmounted unfavorable environments and, while yet a young man, has won definite success as an agriculturist. He is a creditable representative of one of the old and highly esteemed pioneer families of northern Ohio and possesses many of the admirable qualities and characteristics of his ancestors. He is a native of Milton township, Wavne county, his birth having occurred October 31, 1879. He is the son of Edgar L. and Elizabeth J. (Lance) Steele, both natives of Wayne county, ohio. The father, who was the second son of Enoch Steele, was born February 3, 1853, receiving his education in the common schools of this county. He spent his youth on the farm, and devoted his subsequent life work to agricultural pursuits, at one time owning very valuable land in this and Medina counties, aggregating a total of three hundred and fifty-five acres. Leaving the home farm in 1903, he located just west of Sterling, and he is now residing in. Seville, where he has a small place and he engages in the handling of livestock. He and Elizabeth J. Lance were married in 1872. The latter was the daughter of Abraham and Rebecca Lance, and they became the parents of the following children : Wilson, Arthur, Mary, William and Floyd. Enoch Steele, grandfather of William Steele, of this review, was born in 1826, the youngest child of Andrew and Mary (Steele) Steele, both natives of Pennsylvania. Enoch Steele received a common school education and fcllowed farming, at one time owning two hundred acres of land, carrying on WAYNE COUNTY OHIO - 1341 general farming very -successfully. He is now living retired. He has been twice married, first to Eliza Sours, who died in 1862, and their children were William Calvin; Edgar L., Flora A.; and Alfred A. Enoch Steele's second wife.was Phoebe Johnson, whom he married in 1868, and three children were born to this union, Lode, Deliew and Lilla. Andrew Steele, the great-grandfather of William Steele, was the son of Andrew Steele, Sr., who brought his family from Pennsylvania to this county in a very_ early day, entering four large farms from the government. He devoted his life to farming, as did also his son Andrew, who cleared one hundred and sixty acres of land in Milton township and lived here until his death. William Steele, of this review, was educated in the Sterling common schools and he passed through the high school there, receiving a good education. He remained on the home farm until his father moved to Seville, when he and his brother Floyd entered the butcher business in Seville, which they continued very successfully for a period of three years, building up an extensive trade with the surrounding community. But the farm has always had its allurements for him and in 1907 he returned to the old home place where he has since remained. He is a good manager and hard worker and he has been successful. William Steele was married on March 1o, 1909, to Edna M. Loehr, a native of Medina county, Ohio, the daughter of Benjamin and Caroline Loehr, and .they are the parents of a son, Ernest Dwight, born February 20, 1910. For a fuller history of William Steele's .brothers, Arthur, Wilson and Floyd, and his sister Mary, the reader is directed to the sketch of Wilson Steele; appearing on another page of this work. Members of this fine old family have always been connected with the United Brethren or the Baptist church and most of them have been Democrats. William Steele and his young wife are popular among the younger social set of this township where they are well known and. where their lives have been spent, each being representatives of some of the best pioneer stock of the Buckeye state. DANIEL HOFF In tracing the history of Wayne county, Ohio, the historian comes across the name of Hoff away back among the early settlers and finds that the descendants of the first member of the family of this name to settle here have 1342 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. played well their parts in reclaiming the primitive soil from mother nature and transforming it into highly productive landed estates. They have also taken an interest in.public affairs and fought in our armies .for the maintenance of the Union, and today no family is more highly honored or better known in Milton and adjoining townships. Daniel Hoff was born near where he now lives, in the south central part of Milton township, in 1835. He is the son of Philip and Julia (Blacher) Hoff, the father a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and his wife on the old Blacher homestead in Greene township, this county. The first white man that died in Greene township, so far as known, was killed while assisting in building a barn for Julia Blacher's father. Philip Hoff, the paternal grandfather of Daniel Hoff, was also born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and he and his wife came to Wayne county, Ohio, in a very early day and settled east of Wooster. Philip Hoff entered five quarter sections in different places throughout this part of the county, and he and his sons cleared a great deal of this land. The maternal grandparents of Daniel Hoff were Daniel and Susan Blacher, who were pioneers of Greene township, coming here among the very first settlers. Philip Hoff, father of Daniel Hoff, was reared on the home place and assisted his father in farming. He had a great deal of clearing to do and became skilled in swinging the axe and maul. In 1835 he left the paternal rooftree and bought a quarter section where his son, Daniel Hoff, now resides. Only four acres of it had been cleared and a small, rude house erected. In this Daniel was born, but, although small and rudely constructed, it was built of good material and is still standing, having been built over seventy-five years ago. Philip Hoff, Jr., with the assistance of his sons, cleared and improved the new farm and in the course of a few years it was in excellent condition, yielding bounteous crops, and he became fairly prosperous and a leading citizen of his township. He and his wife were the parents of twelve children, namely : David, Amos, Daniel (subject), Manda Ann, Rebecca, Josiah, Andy, Susan, Hiram, Simon, Joshua, and Rilla. They all attended the early schools and helped about the place. Daniel Hoff delights to tell of how he received his early text-book training in a log schoolhouse which contained only one desk and a window which extended the entire length of the building—in fact, it was only a so-called window, really being the space left by removing a log. Daniel Hoff remained on his father's farm until he was twenty-four years of age. He then bought a farm in Iowa where he lived eighteen months ; then he moved to Michigan, where he purchased a farm, on which WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1343 he lived for a period of seven years. Desiring to return to his native community, he sold out and purchased twenty acres where he now resides, having made his home here since then, following general farming. He has a nice home and a good little place, which makes him a comfortable living. He has always followed general farming, making a success of his crops and stock raising. Daniel Hoff was one of the brave sons of the North who offered his services in behalf of his country, enlisting with his brother, Andrew, in the One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served with a vevervreditable record until the close of the war, taking part in many arduous campaigns and hard-fought battles. His brothers, Amos and Josiah, were also soldiers in the Federal army, members of the Sixteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Daniel Hoff was married on April 21, 1859, to Margaret Fetzer, whose people were pioneers of Wayne county. To Mr. and Mrs. Hoff the following children have been born : Perry, Edmond, Elmer, Calvin, Ella, Cora and Oran (twins), Minnie, Ida. Most of the Hoff family have been members of the Lutheran church. In politics Mr. Hoff is a Republican, and he very ably served as constable for a period of seven years. JOHN SCHORGER. The family of which John Schorger is an honored representative has been known in the Buckeye and Hoosier states since the early pioneer period, 2nd the record they have made has been one of which he can justly be proud, for his ancestors left a priceless heritage to their posterity, the memory of names and deeds which time can neither obliterate nor dim. Mr. Schorger was born in Allen county, Indiana, April 5, 186o, the son of Valentine and Barbara (Fetigue) Schorger, both natives of Seneca county, Ohio. The maternal grandfather of John Schorger was George Schorger, a sterling pioneer who spent hiS life in the development of farms from the wild realm of nature. Both he and his son, Valentine, were known as hard workers and honest men, interested in the affairs.of the community where they lived. John Schorger was educated in the common schools of Seneca county, Ohio. He then learned the carpenter's trade, but after following this for a time he learned the trade of millwright, which he followed until 1906. be- 1344 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. coming known throughout this locality as one of the most skillful workmen in this line that Wayne county could claim. On the last date mentioned he completed installing the machinery for the paper box factory at Rittman, and since that time he has followed general contracting, handling some big jobs and always keeping a large number of men in his employ. He is thoroughly modern in his ideas of all work in his line, and owning to the high grade of material he uses and the honest manner in which he deals with his fellow men, he has been very successful in his work, always giving satisfaction and evincing a desire to please, which has won the confidence of all with whom he has dealings. Mr. Schorger was married on June 3o, 1881, to. Cora E. Myers, the daughter of a fine old family of this county, of which locality she is a native and where she received her educational training. To this union three children were born, Mattie, Arlie and Maude. On September 7, 1907, Mr. Schorger was united in marriage with Mrs. Katherine (Fisher) Kroute, a woman of excellent personal traits. Mr. Schorger's children received good educations and are well situated in reference to this world's affairs. Mattie married E. R. Pennington. Arlie was educated at the University of Wooster, graduating from the chemistry department in 1906, having made a splendid record in the same. He then attended the Ohio State University one year, and later took the position of chemist for the government in the bureau of chemistry. The third child is Maud. Politically Mr. Schorger is a Democrat. He is a man of unusual energy and determination and he knows how to handle men so as to get the best results from his work, and being a man of pleasing manners he is liked by all classes. ANDREW SERFASS. It should be a source of gratification to us if we can point to our ancestors and say that their reputations were always above the reproach of their fellow men, their careers being free from the shadow of wrong or the suspicion of evil. This Andrew Serf ass can do, -although he modestly refrains from any undue laudation of his family history, but those who are conversant with the facts regarding the several members of this well known family of Chippewa township will not hesitate to speak of their good qualities and their honorable lives. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1345 Andrew Serfass was born in Summit county, Ohio, July 14, 1851, .the son of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Henich) Serfass. His parents were born in Pennsylvania and in a very early day removed to Ohio and settled in Chippewa township, where Cornelius Serfass died in 1866. His widow re-married and moved to Missouri, and after a residence of twenty-four years in that state, she returned to Wayne county, Ohio, where her death occurred in 1905. She lived a quiet and retired life, as did her husband, who took little part in public affairs, attending to his individual affairs. To Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Serfass seven children were born, six of whom are living in 1909. The paternal grandparents of Andrew Serfass were Peter and Eva Serfass, who came to Ohio, where Peter Serfass died. The subject's maternal grandparents lived in Pennsylvania. Andrew Serfass was educated in the Norton public schools, working on the farm during the summer months. When he reached maturity he worked on the farm by the day, then purchased an 'interest in a threshing outfit and followed this line of work for a period of twenty-four years, becoming known throughout this locality as one of the leading threshers and he had an excellent patronage. Desiring to devote hiS attention exclusively to farming, he purchased a farm of fifty acres in 1905 within the corporation of Doylestown and has since lived retired; merely overseeing his place. He remodeled the house and barn, and now has a very attractive and comfortable home in which to spend his declining years. His place is well managed and general farming is made to pay. Mr. Serfass was married On October 23, 187o, to Harriet Myers, a native of Summit county, Ohio, but she was reared in Wayne county. She is the daughter of John and Katherine Myers, old settlers in this county and a highly respected family, having come here from PennsyIvania early in 1837; making the journey in a wagon overland. Mr. Myers died February 27, 1882, and Mrs. Myers. survived him until December 8, 1895. Three children have been born to Mrs. and Mrs. Serfass, namely : Orpha, wife of Jacob Reagle; Harry died in infancy ; George, who married Stella Calpetzer. The father and two uncles of Mrs. Serfass assisted in clearing one hun dred and sixty acres of 'land in Chippewa township, and they were all quite active in the local affairs of the township in those early days. In politics Mr. Serfass is a Democrat and he has taken considerable interest in local affairs. He served on the school board for a period of three years. Both he arid Mrs. Serfass belong to the Lutheran church ; fraternally Mr. Serfass belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs, Mrs. Serfass also belonging to the last named order. (85) 1346 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. DAVID W. McCONNELL. One of the well known and influential residents of Milton township, Wayne county, whose life has been so lived that it has not only resulted in good to himself and family, but also to the community in general, is D. W. McConnell, who was born in this township, in February, 185o, the son of Robert and Mary J. (Eshbaugh) McConnell, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter a native of Milton township, Wayne county, Ohio. The paternal grandparents of .D. W. McConnell were William and Mary (Russell) McConnell, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter either of that state or Ohio. They left Pennsylvania in 1828 and came to Wayne county, Ohio, locating in Milton township, north of Rittman. William McConnell became the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of land there, which was then in the wilderness, but this was improved and a good home established here. He also had forty acres "cornering" it. Some of this land now forms a part of Rittman. With the assistance of his eight sons, this land was soon cleared. There were also two daughters in their family. Their father was a strict Presbyterian and reared them in that faith. The maternal grandparents of D. W. McConnell were David and Katherine (Johnson) Eshbaugh, the former a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and the latter a native of Maryland. About 1825 they settled one mile southeast of Rittman, purchasing one hundred and twenty acres. from a Mr. Doyle, an extensive land dealer here in an early day, having bought much of the land in this part of Ohio from the government. Before his death,. David Eshbaugh had accumulated three hundred and sixty acres of land in the northeastern part of Milton township. He cleared most of his later purchases, but always resided on the place he bought first. He reared two sons and four 'daughters, several children dying when young. He was a Republican in politics and took an active part in the affairs of his party. He was for many years a deacon in the Baptist church. Robert McConnell, father of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was educated in a log school house in Milton township. When a young man he learned the carpenter trade, which he followed, together with farming, during his subsequent life. He was the owner of eighty acres of good land, the second farm west of where his son, David W., of this review, now resides. He became a skilled workman, and while working at his trade at the Rittman sawmill he was killed by the explosion of the boiler. Six others were also killed at that time, one of them being his son, who was also working there at the carpenter trade. Robert McConnell was forty-five years WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1347 Of age at the time of his death. His children, now living, are, David W., of this review ; Mrs. Mary Katherine Dieter ; A. A., now sergeant on the police force of Akron, Ohio; John C., telegraph operator at Akron, Ohio. David W. McConnell was educated in the district schools of Milton township and the Seville graded schools, and attended, .four terms of the Smithville Normal, after which he taught one term of school, after which he returned to Seville and took one more term's work. In the spring of the last year he was in school, his father was killed and he then returned to the farm, purchasing twenty-two acres, his uncle's share in the Eshbaugh homestead. He still lives on this place, which is located about one mile 'west of Rittman. Had Mr. McConnell followed teaching he would have doubtless become one of the noted educators of the county, but he has made -a success at farming and led a freer and less trammeled life. His mother and sisters have shares in the home place, and David W. farms their land in connection with his own, carrying on general farming and stock raising. Mr. McConnell was married in 1875 to Katherine Petit, whose father was born in France, and came to Medina county, Ohio, and later to Wayne county. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. David: W. McConnell: Ernest, who was married to Belle Mougey, daughter of Peter Mougey, mentioned in the sketch of Forest Mougey on another page of this work; Ernest McConnell and wife are the parents of one son, Mougey Dare; Beatrice B. married E.. C. Hoover, of Medina county, and their children are, Doris, Iva. and Glen David; Arthur married a Miss Blair, of Columbus, Ohio, and he is now a meat inspector at Peoria, Illinois; William R., who is taking an agricultural. course at Columbus, Ohio. David W. McConnell is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees. In politics he is a Democrat and he has very faithfully performed the duties of the following offices : Township trustee (two terms), township and precinct assessor many times, and he has been a member of the school board or a director nearly all his mature life. The last time he ran for assessor of his precinct he received every vote cast; this shows his high standing in his community the interests of which he has long had at heart and labored to promote. CHARLES R. MOINE. One of the best known native sons of Milton township, of the younger generation, is Charles R. Moine, who, although a young man, has succeeded in the accomplishment of a definite purpose and illustrated the fact that perseverance and the exercise of proper tact will always win. He "was born 1348 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. December 1, 1877, the son of Julius Moine, one of Wayne county's highly respected citizens. Charles R. Moine was educated in the district schools and the Sterling high school, receiving a good education, and taught one term very acceptably. He then married and devoted his time to farming for a period of three years, which gave him a good start in life, but, observing a good opening for a meat market in Sterling, he turned his attention to that line of business for the next four years. Since that time he has engaged in various clerical work, at present being secretary of the Rittman Tile & Clay Product Company, which is enjoying a liberal patronage, largely due to his capable management. He also operates a grocery store in Sterling, which he established in 1909 and which is being conducted in such a manner as to gain him an additional income of no insignificant proportions. Mr. Moine was married on June II, 1899, to Alice Hoover, daughter of Christian Hoover. a pioneer of this part of Wayne county. He died in 1894 at an advanced age. To Mr. and Mrs. Moine the following children have been born : Wanda Margueretta and Julius Perry. In his political relations Mr. Moine is a Democrat and he has taken considerable interest in local political affairs. and has held several local offices in a manner that brought praise from his constituents and showed that he has a capacity for such service. He was township clerk for four years, and at the same time he was clerk of the township school board. He is now filling his third year as justice of the peace. Religiously he is a Catholic, being reared in that faith. He is regarded by all who know him as a young man of excellent traits of character and business, always fair in his dealings with his fellow men and by reason of his excellent qualities as a mixer he is popular with all classes. JACOB J. HAMMER. No more loyal and progressive citizens are to be found within the prescribed limits of Wayne county than those born in Germany, for they are, as a rule, hard workers and public spirited and honorable in their social and public lives. Of this number the name of Jacob J. Hammer must be included. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, March 15, 1829, but most of his long and useful life has been spent in America. He was the son of John A. and Christena (Gardhefner) Hammer, who immigrated from the Fatherland to America in 1840 and settled in Lawrence township, Stark county, Ohio, where they followed farming and spent the remainder of their lives, having become very comfortably situated after coming to this country. They reared a family WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1349 of eight children, namely : Mary M., who married Allen Shunk.; Dominick ; Jacob J. ; Catherine, who married John Weaver ; Simon, Andrew; Elizabeth, who married John Warner ; and John A. Jacob J. Hammer was educated in Germany for the most part, though he studied in Ohio after coming here. He began life as a wagonmaker, having served an apprenticeship of three years in Stark county, Ohio. In 1851 he came to Doylestown, Wayne county, where he worked as a journeyman for one year, and in 1852 he started a shop at Easton, ,Chippewa township, which he successfully conducted until 1857, when he removed to Milton township, this county, where he followed farming for a period of ten years. In January, 1867, he located on the farm which he owned until his death in Chippewa township. A vein of coal underlay about fifty acres of the same, which was very valuable. It was first developed by the Silver Creek Mining & Railroad Company and later E. Loomis. In 1854 Jacob J. Hammer was married to Mary Elizabeth Kindig, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Elizabeth (Whitman) Kindig, of Chippewa township, and to this union twelve children were born, namely : John M. ; Charles. B., deceased ; Mary L.; Christiana J., who married Peter Schwalbach ; Andrew B. ; Clement L. V. ; Rebecca E.; .Catherine L., who married J. M. Hall; Emma M., who married C. W. Kirk ; Augusta C., who married James Hoye; Josephine M., who married W. G. Neichter ; and Grace. Jacob J. Hammer was called upon by the messenger from the unseen world to close his earthly accounts on December 5, 1892, after a most exemplary, useful and active life during which he laid by an ample competency for his family and succeeded in endearing his memory to a host of friends and acquaintances. After his death twenty acres more of his farm were found to be underlaid with coal and it was operated by the Jones Coal Company, and it yielded abundantly until 1908. Mr. Hammer was elected trustee of Chippewa township, serving two terms, and he was elected a third term, but died before it expired. He was a Democrat in his political views, and he was a faithful member of the Catholic church, to which his family also belong. He left behind him a good name and his loss was felt keenly by all who knew him. DR. JOHN F. REINHARDT. Wayne county can boast of few more progressive and successful citizens than the well-known gentleman whose name furnishes the caption of this review. He is considered one of the leading agriculturists of East Union