WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1425 1815, was Rachael Howe, said to have been a near relative to Sir William Howe, the old Tory general of the Revolution. At any rate, she is recalled by persons still living as a lady of greatly refined manners, with distinct aristocratic proclivities, and a strong, old-fashioned, blue-stocking Presbyterian. Her husband was a man of much ability and great force of character and was prominent in the affairs of the pioneer community. He was a farmer by occupation, a director in one of the first banks established in this region, that at Massillon, and a pioneer teacher in the Wayne county public schools. A few old men still living delight to tell that at his feet they were taught the A B C's of learning. The old brick house erected by him on his farm in Milton township seventy-seven years ago is still occupied as a dwelling and bears his name and the date of its erection on a stone slab in the gable. He died near Wadsworth, Ohio, at the advanced age of more than eighty years. His wife followed him a few years later, having attained about the same age. In politics he was at first a Whir. afterwards a strong Jeffersonian Democrat. His second son, Michael D. Dague, father of the subject of this sketch, came as a lad with his parents to Ohio and grew up with the pioneers on the Milton farm. The greater portion of his life was that of a quiet farmer. Though a man of intelligence, excellent judgment and great energy of character, he never sought or accepted any office of public trust or emolument. By industry and frugality, he amassed considerable property, being- the owner at his death of about two hundred and fifty acres of land, besides considerable town property. His later years were given to mercantile pursuits until advancing age demanded his retirement. For about forty years he held the office of a ruling elder in the Doylestown Presbyterian church. He died at his home in Doylestown, Ohio, in June, 1903, at the age of eighty-five years. Of the ten children of the generation to which he belonged, one, his oldest brother, Archibald Dague, still lives at Western Star, Ohio, hale and hearty, at the age of ninety-four years. The maternal ancestors of Doctor Dague, Thomas McElhenie and Margaret (Eaken) McElhenie, his wife, were of Scotch and Irish descent, Thomas furnishing the Scotch and Margaret the Irish element. They came to Wayne county, Ohio, from Center county, Pennsylvania, about the same time with the Dague family, and settled in the adjoining township of Chippewa. Mr. McElhenie was a man of sterling character and of more than ordinary influence in the community. For some years he followed farming, and also kept a tavern at the cross-roads near where the village of Easton now stands. Later he opened a store in Easton which he conducted successfully for many years. (90) 1426 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. until forced into retirement by advancing age. He was for many years a justice of the peace, both in Pennsylvania, and also after his removal to Ohio, dispensing law and justice with rigorous impartiality. He was a great lover of books, and his library of two dozen or more choice volumes was the wonder and admiration of the pioneers, whose stock of reading matter in many cases was confined to a Bible, a hymn book and an almanac. The second daughter, Elisabeth King, became through her marriage to Michael D. Dague, May 12, 1840, the mother of the subject of this sketch, he being their second son. She was a native of Pennsylvania and about two years the junior of her husband. She Was a woman of excellent sense and spirit of refined manners and managed well the affairs of her household. The fruit of this union was five sons and one daughter, all of whom grew to maturity and became settled in life. The parents lived to celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary May 12, 1890, at which an unbroken family circle was present, and a large number of grandchildren and invited guests also participated. Mrs. Dague died in June, 1898, at the age of seventy-nine. Her husband followed her five years later, in June. 1893, aged about eighty-five years. Rev. Dr. Dague was born on what is now known as the Samuel Collier farm near Doylestown, Ohio, December 1, 1843. His primary education was begun in "the little red school house" near Wadsworth, Ohio, whither his parents removed about two years after his birth. Later his father purchased a farm in Summit county, near Western Star, where he had the advantages of the old Western Star Academy for a few terms during the winter months. Here he laid the foundation for his future career in the acquisition of that love of books and the passion for a literary life that has ever since been the leading feature of his character. Though it was necessary that a large part of the year should be spent in the severe drudgery of farm work; being a diligent and faithful student, he made the most of his meagre opportunities. He was a constant reader of the best books at his command, and in the winter of 1861-2 began teaching in the public schools. Then came the Civil war. Inspired by the spirit of patriotism that was then prevalent, he enlisted as a private soldier in Company G, One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and went with the regiment to its rendezvous at Camp Mansfield. Here he was stricken with typhoid fever, complicated with pneumonia, and was sent home on sick furlough, where for twelve long weeks he lay hovering between life and death. The convalescence was slow, but after eight months of weary waiting he finally rejoined the regiment, then lying at Big Black River Bridge, on July 3, 1863, WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1427 the day preceding the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was immediately assigned to duty and served until finally mustered out at the expiration of his term of service, October 16, 1865. During this time of service he participated in several engagements, the most important being the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, July 10-17, 1863, where the regiment was almost constantly under fire; the "City Belle" disaster, near Snaggy Point on the Red river, where he was one of the few to escape by scaling the river bank under the murderous fire of the enemy ; and the siege and capture or Fort Blakely, the last great battle of the war. In this engagement he was one of the first, if not the first of the regiment, to scale the parapet, where he also captured a Confederate flag and carried it with him inside the fort, but which was almost immeditely wrested from him by an officer wearing the insignia of a captain, who afterward claimed and reported the capture as made by himself. Greatly disliking the lazy, lounging monotony of camp life, he was often at such times, at his own request, detailed for special duty. In this way he served upon several occasions as assistant in the commissary department, as helper in the United States Christian Commission, as clerk at headquarters, etc. After the surrender, he was detailed as a clerk, first at brigade headquarters, and was afterward transferred to post headquarters at Houston, Texas, where he became chief clerk and private secretary to the commanding officer, so that practically all the business of the office passed through his hands, though at that time less than twenty-two years of age. This position he retained until finally mustered out of the service. After a year spent in the South, in teaching and some attempts at business, failing health obliged him to return to Ohio. Here he resumed his occupation of teaching, first, in the public schools, and later as principal of the Doylestown Academy, an institution which, like so many of its kind, has since passed into oblivion. This was a stepping-stone to the realization of his continued ambition for an education and a literary life, for during all these years this longing ever grew stronger and deeper, and during all the marches, encampments, discomforts, dangers and excitements of a soldier's life, there was always found a place in his knapsack for one or more of his favorite books, to be perused often by the light of the camp fire, while most of his comrades were "swapping yarns" or engaged at cards. In the autumn of 1868, having closed his relations with the Doylestown Academy, he entered Miami University, where, after five years of faithful and diligent work, he was graduated as a Bachelor and Master of Arts, having in addition to the regular classical course pursued post-graduate studies in ancient and modern languages, philosophy, English literature, higher mathematics and civil engineering, making thus a most extraordinary record 1428 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. for scholarship. During this time he was also engaged in much benevolent and missionary work, carried on by the college Young Men's Christian Association, of which he was a most zealous and active member. As a matter of partial support, he found employment for hours not devoted to study and recitations in the office of the Oxford Citizen, thus incidentally learning the practical work of the printer's trade. He was also one of the editors of the Miami Student. After an engagement of more than four years, and from a mutual desire that she should be present to witness his triumph at graduation, (luring the winter vacation preceding that event, December 26, 1872, he was married to a lovely and highly accomplished young lady, Josephine M. Reid, daughter of the late Andrew Reid, of noble Scotch ancestry and a wealthy planter of Rock-bridge county, Virginia. His wife also, Sarah (Kelsoe) Reid, was of equally prominent Scotch origin, being a lineal descendant of the stern but pious old non-conformist, Rev. James Rutherford, known in history as the pastor of the parish of Anworth, so that in both families is represented the best blood of Scotland. This marriage has been exceedingly fortunate and happy. Like Jane Carlyle, Mrs. Dague has been in every sense a true, loyal and faithful helpmeet for her husband as a teacher, a minister of the gospel and a man of letters. She is also an artist of no mean ability, her work in that line being much admired and praised. Immediately upon graduation, Doctor Dague was elected principal of the old Salem Academy, at South Salem, Ohio, where he remained three and one-half years, during which time the institution was greatly prospered. Having resigned this charge, he at once projected a private institution known as Dague's Collegiate Institute, which was opened in Chillicothe, Ohio, in January, 1877, with about thirty students. For three years the institution grew and prospered until the accommodations were no longer adequate, when the institute was removed to Wadsworth, Ohio, the grounds and buildings of the Wadsworth College having been purchased for its use. Here it was continued for four more years, when grounds, buildings and good will were sold to a stock company, and its principal turned his attention to the work of the gospel ministry, his original purpose in seeking an education. With this end in view, he had been licensed as a probationer by the Cleveland presbytery in the spring of 1881, and in September of the same year was, by the same presbytery, duly ordained to the sacred office. His first regular work in this line was is minister at Lafayette church at Lake Chippewa for two years, while still discharging his duties as principal. In 1883 he accepted an unanimous call from the united congregations of Caldwell and Sharon, WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1429 Ohio, where he held a very prosperous pastorate for five and one-half years. Other charges following were Delphos and Middlepoint, two years, during which time he gathered and organized churches at Scott, Rushmere and Venedocia ; Paulding, Ohio, two years ; Milton Center, Ohio, five years, including outlying work at Deshler, Cecil, Haskins, Rudolph, and other points, strengthening weak churches or gathering and organizing new ones. In 1896, overwork and failing health obliged him to take a rest. A trip to the South and to the Atlantic coast was taken, during which time he preached constantly in the Southern churches of Williamsburg and North River, and two years of irregular work in vacant churches followed, when he received a unanimous call to his old home church at Doylestown, Ohio, where he served as pastor for the following seven years. In the year 1897, he was a commissioner to the general assembly at Winona, Indiana. Since resigning his charge at Doylestown he is residing in his own beautiful home known as "The Maples," a small fruit farm within the corporate limits of that village. The home is an ideal one of delightfully shaded grounds, adorned with pots of beautiful shrubbery and flowers, where the wild song-birds delight to gather and fill the air with their delightful music. Here, with his wife and an adopted (laughter, who constitute his household, he lives in the congenial companionship of his books, pursuing his favorite studies and ministering to the spiritual needs of his old parishioners and others as opportunity offers. Doctor Dague's attainments in scholarship are far beyond those of most men in his profession. His diligence in study, his long career as a teacher, and his thirty years' work in the ministry have developed his powers beyond the average. He is able to read and interpret the Scriptures in seven different languages and dialects, is more or less familiar with the Latin, Greek, German, French and English classics ; has a wide acquaintance with the history and themes of philosophic thought ; is familiar with the works of all the great thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to the latest of the modern philosophers of note ; and keeps himself well informed as to the current developments in science and literature. For the past fifty years he has been a frequent contributor to the general press, though he has published no books, and from a sense of modesty has published most of his writings over a nom de plume. He has written articles on current topics of public interest, besides poetry, hymns, popular songs. set to music, and articles on general literature and for the religious press. Many of these have been widely copied and favorably commented on. The history of civilization, embracing philosophy. comparative religion and general literature, are his favorite studies. At present he is engaged in preparing a commentary on the life of Christ on a new 1430 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. and original plan, and largely from a psychological and philosophical standpoint. He is a pleasant and interesting speaker and is in frequent demand for lectures and addresses upon various public occasions. He has also patented some useful inventions. Ecclesiastically, he is a Presbyterian, and soundly orthodox on all the fundamental doctrines of Christianity, though tolerant of all creeds and charitable to all. In politics he is independent, though usually voting with the Prohibitionists. In 1882 he was a delegate to the state prohibition convention at Columbus, and was once solicited to become a candidate for governor on that ticket, but declined. Doctor Dague loves the retired and quiet life of a student. He has little sympathy with or interest in the wild rush for money-making that character:- izes the present age. In his library, well stocked with the best books along the line of his favorite studies, or sitting under the maples, enjoying their companionship or that of living literary friends, who often come to visit at his home, with his desk and cases well filled with autograph manuscripts, the results of many pleasant hours of meditative thought, or in pleasant conversation with the dear ones of his own delightful household, he is content to let .the rushing world surge by in its mad rush after the, perishable riches whilst he is accumulating and enjoying the true wealth that can never perish, a mind well cultured and stored with knowledge, a clean conscience, a happy home. At peace with God and man, honored arid respected at home and abroad, he may well look forward to a happy ending of a busy and useful life. FOREST MOUGEY. With few opportunities except what his own efforts were capable of mastering, and with many discouragements to overcome, Forest Mougey, one of the leading citizens of the younger generation in Milton township, 'Wayne county, has made an exceptional success in life and is living up to the high standard of citizenship set by his ancestors. He was born on the Mougey homestead, where his father, Peter Mougey, still lives in Milton township, southeast of Creston, March 23, 1874. His father, Peter Mougey, was born September 3, 1843, on the same farm he now occupies. His father, Xavier Mougey, came from France about the year 183o and took up the homestead and this has remained in the family every since. Grandmother Katherine Eicher was here when Xavier Mougey came, and they were married in New WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1431 York and came to Wayne county. The county was wild and they had to make their own roads. Mrs. Mougey, mother of the subject, bore the maiden name of Mary Stoll. She was born in France and came to America when four years old with her mother, her father having died in France before she came over. There were seven girls and two boys in the family. Forest Mougey was educated in the home schools and he remained on his father's farm until he married, when he began the pump and well business, making his home in Sterling, with the exception of a few months spent in Rittman. He was married in March, 1902, to Mertie Fetzer, daughter of Peter and Katherine (Phillips) Fetzer the former was born on the Fetzer homestead in Canaan township. Katherine Phillips was born in Pennsylvania. Both the Fetzer and Phillips families came to Canaan township in pioneer days. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Mougey was Barnhart Fetzer, who came to this county as early as 1828 and settled in Canaan township on the land where Charles Sell now lives. This place was at that time all covered with *timber, but the old pioneer was a hard worker and cleared up the land and made a good farm of it. Mr. Mougey has made a success of his life work and is comfortably fixed in reference to this world's affairs, having a modern and nicely furnished home, and is carrying on his present line of work with a rare soundness of judgment and foresight. One bright and interesting child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Mougey, named E. Jay, whose date. of birth was December 31, 1902. In politics Mr. Mougey is a Democrat, and while he is usually too deeply engrossed in his business affairs to take much interest in local political affairs, his support may always be depended upon in furthering any movements looking toward the good of his community. He is known to be strictly honest in his dealings with his fellow men. BENJAMIN F. KEPLER. In giving the life record of the gentleman whose name initiates this sketch sufficient will be said to show that he is one of the enterprising and progressive citizens of Wayne county, being one of the skillful agriculturists of Chippewa township, being, as the name implies, a descendant of sterling German ancestry. He was born on July 4, 1852, in Stark county, Ohio, the son of John and Nancy (Jackson) Kepler, the former a native of Germany and the 1432 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. latter born in England. The paternal grandparents of the subject lived and died in Germany, and the maternal grandparents lived and died in England. John Kepler, father of Benjamin F., was educated in Germany, having been born in the Fatherland about 1798. About 1818 he came to the United States and settled in Pennsylvania and married there. He operated a woolen mill. Later he moved to Stark county, Ohio, and bought a small farm, later rented a place on which he died. He was the father of nine children, namely ; Elizabeth, Henry, James, Adam ; Lydia, now Mrs. Eckrote, of LaVara, Ohio ; Jemima, now Mrs. Jasper Krise, of Dundee, this state ; Benjamin F., of this review. Henry Kepler was a soldier in the Union army, having enlisted in the One Hundred and Second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed at the great battle of Gettysburg. James and Adam Kepler served in the One Hundred and Nineteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865. Benjamin F. Kepler, of this review, attended the common schools of Stark county, Ohio, until he was sixteen years of age. For a short time he worked on the home place when he became of proper age. When still a young man he came to Chippewa township, Wayne county, and began working as a butcher, following this successfully for five years, being in the employ of a Mr. Stootmiller. He then married and was employed in connection with the Silver creek mine for eleven years. He saved his money and purchased eighty-seven acres of land in Chippewa township where he now lives and on which he conducts general farming interests in a manner that makes him a very comfortable living. His place is in good condition in every way and he has a good home and keeps some livestock and plenty of poultry. Mr. Kepler was married on February 25, 1875, to Louisa Simmons, daughter of Michael and Mary (Houseman) Simmons. Mr. Simmons was a native of Germany and attended the schools of his native land, studying also in English after coming to America. At the age of seventeen years he accompanied his parents on their immigration to this county, locating at Canal Fulton, Ohio. Besides being a good farmer, he was also an expert carpenter. He lived in Stark county a number of years, and in that county his daughter Louisa, (Mrs. Kepler) was born. Mrs. Simmons was a native of Pennsylvania, having come from that state to Wayne county, Ohio, settling in Chippewa township in an early day, where they cleared a farm and had a good home. To Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Kepler the following children were born : Laura, Charles, William, all three dying in infancy ; Gertrude is the wife of Charles Coffman ; Maude is the wife of Nicholas Writer ; Grace died when WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1433 about three years of age; Mary is also deceased ; Lydia is the wife of Augustus Zuehrsmidt ; Ila, Bernice, Melvin and Harry are all living at home. Mr. Kepler and his family are members of the Lutheran church at Doylestown. Mr. Kepler is a Democrat, and he ably served as school director and clerk of the school board for eight or ten years. HARVEY PORTER. It is a pleasant thing to see old age and happiness go hand in hand adown the last lapse of the road of earthly life. This is as it should be, but for numerous reasons it is seldom seen. For happiness is the true end and aim of life, and it is the task of intelligence to ascertain the conditions of happiness, and when found the truly wise will live in accordance with them. By happiness is meant not simply the joy of eating and drinking,—the gratification of the appetite,—but good, well being, in the highest and noblest forms. The joy that springs from obligation discharged, from duty done, from generous acts, from being true to the ideal, from a perception of the beautiful in nature, art and conduct, the happiness that follows the gratification of the highest wants ; the happiness that is the result of all that is really right and sane. Happiness seems to have been a dominant factor in the long, useful and interesting life of Harvey Porter, for many decades a well known resident of Wayne county and who is now ninety years old, for he is serene and cheerful and has ever sought to give pleasure to others. A. study of his life cannot help but be beneficial. This venerable and highly honored patriarch was born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, November 9, 182o. He received scarcely any advantages of schooling in the pioneer clays of his boyhood. and when a young man he learned the blacksmith's trade and worked at that, as also as a carriagemaker. He came to Wayne county when quite young and followed his trade in Fredericksburg, where he lived for many years and was regarded as a very skilled workman. At the breaking out of the Civil war Mr. Porter enlisted in the One Hundred and Second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at Wooster, and he served with much credit until the close of the war. He returned to Fredericksburg after the war and resumed his vocation and was quite successful. He lived there until his wife died and then moved to Shreve, this county, where he lived alone. 1434 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. On June 16, 1845, Mr. Porter was married in New Philadelphia, Ohio, to Catherine Disecker, of that place, and by this union five children were Win, namely : Mary Adaline, deceased; William S. lives at Big Prairie, Ohio ; Priscilla E., deceased ; John Newton, deceased ; David, deceased. On May 13, 1884, the mother of these children passed to her rest and was buried at Fredericksburg, this county. Mr. Porter has ten grandchildren living, one of whom is the wife of F. E. Schauff, a conductor employed on the Pittsburg, Fort Worth & Chicago Railroad. He is a young man of sterling qualities and one who is very highly respected. An evidence of his ability and faithfulness is seen from the fact that he has been in the employ of the same road for a period of sixteen years. He and his wife are popular with a wide circle of friends and they have a nice home over which Mrs. Schauff presides with grace, and she makes all who cross their threshhold feel welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Schauff were married February 22, 1900. She is the daughter of Edgar and Mary A. (Porter) Welch. Mr. Schauff was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, February 28, 1874, and he came to Wooster, Ohio, when five years of age and has lived in this city ever since. He was reared in the Catholic faith. Politically he is a Democrat and fraternally a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Order of Railway Conductors. Mr. and Mrs. Schauff have two bright children, Frances Mary, born February 5, 1901, is attending school at Wooster, and William, who was born December 25, 1906. Mrs. Schauff is fond of her aged grandfather and is responsible for this tribute to him. He is a bright old gentleman, still in possession of his faculties and is an interesting talker on the pioneer. days. At present he is making his home at Pana, Illinois, where his brother and sister resides. Be belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and he votes the Republican ticket. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic. PETER MOUGEY. An excellent representative of the progressive agricultural class of citizens of Wayne county is Peter Mougey, who came from an ancestry that figured prominently in the affairs of this country in pioneer times, when the country was covered with an almost interminable forest of native trees, filled with wild animals, and wilder men. His people came here from far WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1435 across the broad Atlantic and began to carve homes from the primeval forests, build schools and churches and introduce the customs of civilization in the wilderness. They were willing to take the hardships that they might acquire the soil, and the home that was sure to rise. Francis and Fannie (Barrett) Mougey, grandparents of Peter Mougey, were natives of France. Coming to America in an early day, they located in Wayne county, Ohio, bringing their son, Xavier, father of Peter, of this review. After remaining here for some time, the family moved to Shelby county, Ohio, and there Francis Mougey took up farming, living there until his wife died, after which event he moved to southern Indiana and there spent the remainder of his days. The maternal grandparents of Peter Mougey were Joseph Eichert and wife, natives of Alsace-Lorraine, formerly a part of France, but now a part of Germany. This family, in which there were several sons, came to America prior to the advent of the Moneys here, and they, too, came to Wayne county, Ohio, locating in Baughman township. Entering land from the government, they cleared the same and developed a good farm, on which they lived and died. Christian and Jacob Eichert, sons of Joseph Eichert, assisted in opening the canal at Fulton. Peter Mougey's parents were born in. France, the father in 1811, and the mother, who was known in her maidenhood as Katherine Micher, was born in 1805. The former came to America alone, but the.latter was accompanied by his parents. They met in that country and were married there. Xavier Mougey worked in New York for several years, finally moving with his wife to Milton township, Wayne county, Ohio, and bought a farm of eighty-five acres ; later he purchased the farm belonging to Mrs. Mougey's sister, .consisting of one hundred and sixty acres. This he cleared and improved and here reared his family of five children, of which number four are living at this writing, namely : Fannie, Katherine, Peter (of this review) and Jacob, of Wooster. Xavier Mougey took considerable interest in the affairs of the Democratic party, and he served as township supervisor, and also school director and other local offices. He was a member of the Catholic. church and his wife adhered to the Mennonite faith. Mr. Mougey lived to a ripe old age, dying in 1903, after an honorable and highly successful life. His wife preceded him to the silent land by many years, dying on March 11, 1869. Peter Mougey, whose name introduces this review, was born in Milton township, Wayne county, on the farm which he now owns, September 3, 1842. He received a fairly good education in the district schools, and 1436 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. worked on the home place, which he purchased from his father in 1866, and he has since managed the same with marked success. He remodeled the house and erected good barns and he has -done considerable tiling and ditching, until he has one of the leading farms of the township. He has carried on general farming and stock raising in a manner that places him well abreast of the times in both. For the past five years he has rented his place to Ernest McConnell, his son-in-law, and is now living practically retired, surrounded by plenty as the fruits of his earlier years of toil and good management. In politics Mr. Mougey is a Democrat, and he has very ably served his community as school director and has been trustee of his township many times. In 1879 he was elected county commissioner and served one term; he did not make a second effort to secure this office, preferring to give his attention exclusively to his farm. Mr. Mougey was married September 18, 1866, to Mary Stoll, a native of France and the daughter of Jacob and Anna Stoll ; the father died in France and his widow and six children came to America and located in Baughman township, Wayne county, Ohio, where the mother died. Nine children have ben born to Mr. and Mrs. Mougey, namely : Malinda, Webster, Ellen, Forest, Irene, Belle, Jessire, Catherine and Pearl; the last two named are still living at home with their parents. No family in this part of the county is better known or more highly esteemed than the Mougeys. WILLIAM RALPH BARNHART, JR. The paving brick business in Wooster, in which William Ralph Barnhart, Jr., is interested, was established about twenty years ago and purchased by the gentleman of which this sketch is written, in 1906, he being the sole proprietor. This is the only business of this nature in Wayne county, and the demand for this product has rapidly increased. The capacity of this plant is seventy-five thousand paving brick per day. Mr. Barnhart was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, December 18, 1877, and is the son of William R. and Catherine (Shup) Barnhart, natives of Greensburg and Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The father is a farmer and banker of Greensburg, this state, and has long been a man of influence there. Mr. Barnhart was educated in the public schools of his native town and at Mercersburg College, from which institution he was graduated in 1899. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1437 He at once entered a business career and was cashier of the Pleasant Unity National Bank at Pleasant Unity, Pennsylvania, and assistant treasurer of the Merchants Trust Company at Greensburg. He came to Wooster, Ohio. in 1905 and has continued in business here to the present. Mr. Barnhart was married on January 21, 1906, to Helen Bryce. daughter of James McDonald Bryce, of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, an old and well established family there. This union has resulted in the birth of one (laughter, Emily B. Fraternally, Mr. Barnhart is a Royal Arch Mason. REV. WILL HERMAN HUBBELL. This revered advocate of the gospel of the lowly Nazarene is one of the best known men in Wayne county, where he has for many years administered to the people in whatever way lie could to better their condition, although he himself would not admit that he had done anything other than his plain duty in a small way toward the amelioration of his fellow men. He is a native of New Plymouth, Ohio, where he was born August 25. 1868, the son of Rev. S. C. and Mary L. (McWilliams) Hubbell, the former a native of Crawford county, Pennsylvania, where he was born July 29, 183o. The Hubbell family were natives of Connecticut. In the old Nutmeg state the first members of this family were prominent for many years. Rev. S. C. Hubbell was a noted minister in the United Presbyterian church. He graduated at Westminster College, at New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1862, working his way through college; also attended Allegheny Theological Seminary, from which he was graduated April 3, 1865. He was ordained by the Muskingum presbytery, April 20, 1869. Both he and his wife are living in Wooster, this county, at present, where they are highly honored by all who know them. He was minister for eight years of the church at Scotch Ridge, this state. He and his wife are the parents of two boys and two girls. namely : Rev. W. H., of this review ; Addie E., deceased ; Hervey H., deceased, was an attorney at Wooster, Ohio ;' Myrtle A., who is engaged in business at Wooster. Rev. W. H. Hubbell was educated in the district school, graduating from the Wooster high school in 1886 with a splendid record for scholarship. He attended the University of Wooster for three years, then took up the study of law for two years, but believing that it was his mission to spread the gospel of peace rather than pursue the prosaic and thorny road of jurisprudence, he entered the Allegheny Theological Seminary in 1894, from 1438 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. which he was graduated in 1897, having made a very commendable record in the same. He was ordained to the ministry the same year, after which he was invited to take charge of the work at Dalton, Wayne county, Ohio, which he did in June, 1897, and has been in charge every since, rendering efficient service and building up the congregation, winning the esteem and admiration of all, for he is an earnest and forceful speaker and a conscientious worker in the cause which he represents. The members of the congregation have doubled, as have also those of the Sunday school—in fact, few United Presbyterian churches in the state are today in better condition in every way, both temporal and spiritual. Rev. Hubbell was honored by being elected moderator of the synod of Ohio in 1905, the highest office of the whole synod. This is sufficient criterion of his worth and standing in the synod. He very capably served in that capacity. In 1908 he was elected stated clerk of the synod of Ohio for a term of four years, a very responsible position in the church. He has also been stated clerk of Mansfield presbytery for a period of thirteen years, and, in fact, is still clerk of the synod and presbytery. He served three years as superintendent of the young people's work in Mansfield Presbytery. In 1905 he was elected a member of the board of directors of the Allegheny Theological Seminary, at present holding that position and doing a very commendable work for the cause of education. He has been a delegate to the general assembly four times. He was three times a member of the committee of home missions of this church in the United States. Such exalted positions are not given men of ordinary qualifications, but only to the leaders of men, men of high ideals and all the attributes of a genuine moulder of public opinion. The Rev. Hubbell was married August 17, 1897, to Jeannette A. Imgard. whose birthplace was Wooster, Ohio. She is a graduate of the Music Conservatory of Wooster, in which institution she made a splendid record. She was born in 1871. To Rev. Hubbell and wife the following children have been born : Wilbert I., born September 22, 1898 ; Marie J., born October I I, 1901 ; Kathryn M., born August 17, 1904 ; Arline L., born May 23, 1908, .died April 18, 1909. Not only in church affairs has the Rev. Hubbell made his influence felt, but also in civic affairs, having been elected mayor of Dalton, this county, in 1907, and is at present holding that office, discharging the duties of the same in an able and conscientious manner, that has stamped him as an exponent of progress and the right. This is an unusual office for an active minister, but the people wanted him, as will be shown when it is learned that he was elected WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1439 by a majority of twenty-five, the largest that any candidate ever received for the same office. Useless to say that he is making his influence felt for good through the office and is managing the affairs of the little city in a manner that has won the commendation of all concerned. He is truly a useful man, and whom everybody admires and respects for his genuine worth, his sincerity and his good fellowship. ABRAM ETLING. When a man wins his own way from an humble station and discouraging environment to success and an honorable standing in the community, his career is worthy of representation in the history of such a locality. We find in studying the career of Abram Etling, a farmer in Chippewa township, Wayne county, that such were his experiences. His birth occurred on the homestead now occupied by his brother, January 9, 1852. and he is the son of William and Abigail (Myers) Etling. His paternal grandparents were Henry and Katherine Etling, natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, who came to Wayne county, Ohio, about 1820, among the pioneers of the community where they settled. Mr. Etling did not long survive after coming here, Mrs. Etling living until 1866. The maternal grandparents of the subject were John and Mary Myers, also natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Wayne county, Ohio, about the same time as did the first members of the Etling family. The maternal grandmother also took up land, two quarter sections in Chippewa township, consequently at one time this family were collectively quite extensive land owners. William Etling, father of Abram, was born in Pennsylvania on December 3, 1815, and his wife, Abigail Myers, was born December 18, 1822. They came to Ohio with their parents and were here married on June 3, 1841. Mr. Etling engaged in farming, and at the time of his death owned over one hundred and sixty acres in Chippewa township, where he became well known and fairly well to do. His death occurred September 27, 1892, having been preceded to the silent land by his wife only a few months, her death having occurred on January 16, 1892. William Etling was a Democrat and took considerable interest in local affairs, having held the office of trustee several terms. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, two of whom died in infancy, seven living at this writing. 1440 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. Abram Etling was educated in the common schools of Chippewa township and was reared on the farm, which he worked during the crop season. When the Civil war began Abram's older brother enlisted in the Union army and the subject Was compelled to remain at home to work. Quite naturally he took up farming and has followed this line of work ever since, with the exception of three years, when he moved to Barberton and engaged in teaming from 1904. Finally returning to the farm, he still manages the same with success, his place consisting of eighty acres, on which he raises a diversity of excellent crops and keeps some stock, the two lines of endeavor making him a very comfortable living, Mr. Etling was married March 2, 1875, to Ada McIntyre, a native of Wayne county; Ohio, and the daughter of Philip and Agnes McIntyre, old settlers of this county, who now live in Kansas. TO Mr. and Mrs. Etling were born nine children, .namely : William E., Bertus -Oliver, Arthur M. (deceased), Bertha Alice, Etta Blanch, Laura K. (deceased), Forest Richard, Florence Arville and Abram Harold. Mr. Etling is a Democrat and he and his wife are members of the Reformed church in Marshallville. ROSS W. FUNCK. An active and energetic member of the Wayne county bar is Ross W. Funck, who has long occupied a position in the front rank of the legal profession in a community noted for the high order of its talent, and he has so ordered his life as to gain and retain the implicit confidence Of his fellow citizens. He was born in Wooster, Ohio, on January 11, 1861, and is the son of Daniel Funck, who is also a native of Wayne county, the latter being the son of John Funck, who was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, January. 30, 1788, of German extraction: He married Maria, daughter of Christian Fox, January 3, 1811. She was a native of the Keystone state, born. November 3, 1787. The result of this union were thirteen children. In 1826 John Funck and family settled in Chester township, Wayne county, Ohio, where he was a successful farmer for a quarter of a century. Being a man of deep religious convictions and possessed of a good education, he became a teacher and minister in conjunction with his labors on the farm, and for a period of fifty years consecrated himself to the ministry, doing a very com- WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1441 mendable work along this line. In 1849, having attained three score years, he moved to Wooster, where his death occurred April 2, 1862, his widow surviving him until February 22, 1879. Their son, Daniel Funck, father of the subject, was born July 27, 1829, in a log cabin on his father's farm in Chester township. He helped develop the home place and when a boy attended the old log school house of primitive construction, with puncheon floor and greased paper for window panes, but here he gained the early rudiments of an education. When twenty years of age he determined to set out and meet the "current of the world" for himself, so, in 1849, he went to Ashland, Ohio, and became an apprentice in a carriage manufactory later he traveled as a journeyman carriagemaker, and in 1853 Ile made the long, arduous trip to California during the height of the "gold fever." He returned to Wayne county in 1859 and soon afterward purchased a carriage manufactory at Wooster and conducted the same until 1866, when it was destroyed by fire. During the Civil war he was a Union supporter, a private in Company D, Fifty-second Regiment, Ohio. National Guard, in which he served until May 1, 1866. In 1868 he established his present insurance business, which he has conducted with remarkable success. Daniel Funck was married in 1859 to Matilda Imhoff, daughter of William and Susan Imhoff, of Ashland county, Ohio, this family having migrated to this state from Pennsylvania in pioneer days. This union resulted in the birth of six children, namely : Ross W., of this review, being the oldest Earl B. and Frank are deceased, leaving Alice M., Harriet Lucretia and Chloe Devona, all graduates of the University of Wooster. Ross W. Funck graduated from the Wooster high school in 1879, and from the University of Wooster in 1883, having made very commendable records in both. Deciding to devote his attention to the legal profession, he began the study of law soon afterward in the office of the late Hon. John McSweeney, and graduated from the Cincinnati Law College in May, 1885. He then opened a law office in the insurance office of his father, Daniel Funck, and he is still engaged in the practice here, having a wide clientele, and his name is constantly before the public in connection with important cases in the local courts. His entire career has been emphasized by persistent industry, close application to business, prudence and promptitude, and has proven himself entirely capable of handling the important affairs intrusted to him. He has been the attorney of the Wayne Building and Loan Company ever since its organization. (91) 1442 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. In his political affiliations he is a loyal Republican, having served many years on the county executive committee, and for five years as secretary or chairman, and his efforts in the same led to many local victories for the Republicans, for Mr. Funck is an able organizer and knows how to conduct a successful campaign. In 1887 Mr. Funck was elected city solicitor of Wooster by a good plurality, although the city is Democratic, performing the duties of the office in a faithful and acceptable manner. In 1894 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Wayne county and, although a Democratic county, he received more votes than any other candidate on the ticket that year, which is proof enough of his high standing among his fellow citizens. At the Republican primaries Of the summer of 1899 he obtained the nomination for probate judge of Wayne county, reduced the majorities of the Democratic ticket one thousand and forty, but failed in the election by only thirty-eight votes. Mr. Funck was the first president of the Wooster High School Alumni Association, being active in its organization. He has also been president and vice-president of the University of Wooster Alumni Association and served for many years as an active member of its executive committee. Mr. Funck has been a Mason since 1883 and has been quite active in all the Masonic bodies in Wooster, being a past master of the Masonic lodge, a past high priest of the Chapter Masons and a past eminent commander of Wooster Commandery of Knights Templar. He was also active in other lodges, being a past chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias lodge of Wooster, a past regent in the Royal Arcanum and a past officer in the Red Men. He is a member of the First Presbyterian church at Wooster and a liberal supporter of the same, having served for many years as one of its trustees. Mr. Funck was married in 1893 to Cordelia Coyle, daughter of the late Dr. Charles L. Coyle, of Galion, Ohio. To this union were born four interesting children : Daniel Coyle, Julia Matilda, Estella Alberta and Marjorie Eleanor, all of whom are now pupils in the public schools of Wooster. as Mr. Funck is a great admirer of the public schools of this city. By his observances of fundamental rules of business, based upon honesty. rectitude and fidelity to trusts and confidences reposed in him, he has won the public esteem, achieved professional success and doubtless greater political honors await him in the years to come. As an attorney, he is courteous and cordial, painstaking and always considerate of the welfare of his clients. He aims to do things at the right time, observing punctuality as a, business maxim. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1443 JAMES LANCE Among those who braved the wilds of this section of Ohio when the Indians were still here and the wild animals were everyday sights in the dense woods was James Lance, long since passed to his reward, but whose name will continue to adorn the annals of his community for all time, owing to the fact that he performed well his part in the drama of civilization and led a life that was exemplary in every respect, setting an excellent example to the younger generations, for he was a leader in his locality in all matters that pertained to its upbuilding, and in a conservative manner doing what good he could in all lines as he labored for his. own advancement and that of his family. His memory is well worthy to be cherished by his descendants and friends. James Lance, son of Christopher Lance and wife, was born in the state of New Jersey, January 28, 1794, and his father, who was a native of Germany, brought him to Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1795, the family locating near Steubenville. He and his brother Henry came to Milton township, Wayne county, Ohio, and he entered three quarter sections of land, giving his brothers, Henry and William, their choice, the former locating on the north and west and William on the east, leaving James the best farm, and he had more property when he died than both his brothers, he having been a very successful farmer. His farm was well located, the public road running north and south and east and west through his place. It was good land and he developed it into one of the best farms of the community. Ile built a substantial residence that is in use at the present time, on the east and west road, about eighty rods east of the cross roads, near a stream of never-failing water, there being several good springs on the farm. There was a school house at the cross-roads, called the Lancetown school, deriving its name from the village, Lancetown, which was quite a town for that early day in the wilderness, there being two grocery stores, a wagon shop, two blacksmith shops, tailor shop, and a log church ; now everything is gone but the two dwellings, the blacksmith shop having been converted into a cheese factory. James Lance had five brothers and five sisters. James Lance was married to Fannie Holmes, September 5, 1815, a lady of Scotch descent, her birth having occurred on July 3, 1798. Four children were born to this union, two boys and two girls, namely : Christopher, born 1817, died in 188o; John H., born in Milton township, Wayne county, Ohio, in 1820, died in Homer in 1883 ; Sarah, born in Milton township in 1822, died in 1886; Elizabeth, born in Milton township May 19, 1444 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. 1824, died January 31, 1896. The mother of these children died August 5, 1827. James Lance was married a second time, his last wife being Mary ohnson, of Jefferson county, Ohio, her birth having occurred October 10, 1810, and this union resulted in the birth of thirteen children, ten boys and three girls, as follows : Sophronia, born February 15, 1829, died October 2, 1903, in Akron, Ohio; Abraham, born August 12, 1830, died November 17, 1887 ; William E., born May 12, 1832, died February 24, 1909, in Lima, Ohio; Rosilla, born October 2, 1834, died January 14, 1906; Mary, born. December 13, 1836, died December 21, 1904, in South Haven, Michigan James S., born September 30, 1838, lives in Ithaca, Michigan ; Henry, born November 8, 1840, lives in Bloxburg, California, whither he went in 1863 and he has never been back home; Washington, born September 9, 1842,. died December 23, 1844 ; Madison, born October 9, 1844, lives at Rittman, Wayne county; Andrew Jackson, born October 29, 1846, lives in Creston, Wayne county; Oliver Perry, born September 18, 1848, died in Creston,. Wayne county, July 9, 1898; Peter J., born November 25 1850, lives in Ashland, Ohio; Riley. born January 19, 1853, died April 9, 1869, on the old farm. The death of James Lance occurred May 19, 1866, and his wife died on May 17, 1875. He was a man loved and respected by all who knew him: for his life was exemplary in every respect. IRA F. MEESE. Although yet a young man,, Ira F. Meese, of Chippewa township, has been unusually successful in agricultural affairs, owing to his close application to his business and his everyday common sense rightly exercised. He. enjoys the privilege of living on the place where he was 'born on July. 12, 1875. He is the son of Christopher and Mary (Lichtenwalter) Meese, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter born in Summit county. Ohio, November 13, 1853. The paternal grandparents of Ira F. Meese. were also natives of Pennsylvania and they came to Stark county, Ohio, in a very early day and there lived and died. The subject's maternal grandparents, William and Elizabeth Lichtenwalter, were also natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers of Chippewa township, Wayne county, Ohio; they later moved to Smithville, this county, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Both Christopher Meese and Mary Lichtenwalter came to WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1445 Wayne county with their parents, and here they grew to maturity, met and married. Mr. Meese devoted his life to farming and operating a threshing. machine, also a saw-mill, making a success of all, but in 1872. or 1873 he bought a farm of one hundred and forty-five acres in Chippewa township, which he improved by erecting good. buildings on it and. otherwise bringing it up to the standard of modern farms. His death occurred in 1883; his widow is still living, making her home at Akron, Ohio. To them four children were born, namely : Lizzie, deceased; Ira, Emma, Frank. Christopher Meese devoted his attention to farming for the most part, though while farming, he still operated his thresher. In about 1881 he drilled on his place and discovered a vein of coal which was worked for about twelve years successfully. Ira. F. Meese was educated in the high school at Akron, Ohio, graduating in the class of 1895; later he attended business college there. After finishing school,. before settling down to farming, which he had decided to make his life work, he took a nine months' trip through the West to the coast, but not being able to see the opportunities there that existed at home he returned to Ohio and bought out the heirs in the home place, now owning the farm of one hundred and forty-five acres. In 1904 he erected a fine new home, that is attractive and cozy as well, equipped with bath and all modern conveniences, being; in fact, one of the finest homes in this part of the county and a place where the many friends of the family delight to gather. Besides carrying on general farming in a way that insures a good annual income, Mr. Meese is widely known as a breeder of Percheron horses and Jersey cattle, also Berkshire hogs, finding a ready market for all he desires to dispose of, owing to the exceptional high quality of all he raises. He is regarded as one of the best judges of livestock in the county, especially horses. Mr. Meese was married on March 5, 1902, to Grace Yost, a native of Wayne county, Ohio, the daughter of Ezra and Alice (Mottinger) Yost ; the former was born near Wooster, and the latter at Greensburg, this state. Her father is still living in Summit county. Mrs. Meese's maternal grandparents were Joseph and -Sarah (Humbert) Mottinger. Her grandparents, William and Margaret (Brenizer) Yost, were old settlers in their community. William Yost was a soldier in Company G., One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving until the . fall of Vicksburg. Mrs. Meese was graduated from the Canal Fulton high school in the class of 1905. 1446 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira F. Meese, Margaret, born April 8, 1904, and Pauline, born. March 9, 1906. Politically Mr. Meese is a Republican, but not a politician, taking little part in the affairs of his party, preferring to devote his attention to his farm and stock raising. Both he and his wife are members of the Christian church.. Fraternally he is a member of Akron Lodge No. 83, Free and Accepted Masons. He is a member of the Chippewa Farmers' Club, which has a membership of eighty; its object being to improve farming conditions and keep abreast of the modern methods of agriculture. It has been organized about four years; Mr. Meese being the financial secretary of the same, During the winter months they hold regular sessions and during the summer often have speakings and Picnics. The organization is both a pleasant and profitable one and much good has resulted froM it. The members often buy and sell together. Mr. Meese is a moving spirit in the organization,----in fact, one of the influential men in all circles in his township. WILLIAM F. HOEGNER. Conspicuously identified with the agricultural interests of Congress township, Wayne county, Ohio, is the subject of this sketch, and he has won f0r 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. Formerly an educator of ability, later identified in a prominent way with agriculture, 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 man of strong and alert mentality, deeply interested in everything pertaining to the advancement of the community, and today he is recognized as one of the progressive and representative .men of the county. William F. Hoegner first saw the light of day on the farm in Congress township on which he now lives, the date of his birth having been the 28th of October, 1849. He is descended from German antecedents, his paternal grandfather, John Hoegner, having been a native of the Fatherland. There he married Catharine Keller and in 1816 they came to the United States and located in Berks county, Pennsylvania. They remained there until 1838, WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1447 when they came to Wayne county, Ohio, and bought the farm now owned by the subject of this sketch, where he died. The maternal grandparents, George and (Siler) Emerich, were natives of Pennsylvania. In 1832 they came to Ohio, buying a farm in Congress township, Wayne county, where they spent the remainder of their days. Of these two families, a son of the former, Frederick Hoegner, and a daughter of the latter, Sarah Emerich, married, and of their children the subject of this sketch was one, there having been four children, altogether. These parents were active members of the Lutheran church and took an active part in all moral, religious or educational movements. In politics Frederick Hoegner was an ardent Republican and was active in behalf of his party. His death occurred March 10, 1892, while, his wife survived him fifteen years, her death occurring March 5, 1907. William F. Hoegner was reared at home and secured his education in the common schools and at Lodi Academy. During the following seven years he was engaged in teaching school, and immediately after the presidential election of 1872 he went to Washington, Iowa, and accepted a position as teacher in McKee's Academy. In the following spring he returned to Lodi to complete his education and taught school a couple of terms in Wayne and Medina counties. In 1874 Mr. Hoegner relinquished the pedagogical profession and returned to the home farm, where he has since remained and devoted his attention to the cultivation of the soil, excepting eleven years that he lived in Butler county, Ohio, near Hamilton, returning to the home farm in March, 1892, where he has since resided. While at -Lodi, Mr. Hoegner learned civil engineering and he is frequently employed to do surveying in the neighborhood, being thoroughly capable and reliable in this line. His attention is mainly devoted, however, to the cultivation of his farm, which, under his wise management and energetic efforts, has been made to bring the owner gratifying returns. In connection with his agricultural operations, Mr. Hoegner gives considerable attention to the breeding and raising of pure-bred Jersey cattle, in which also he has been. successful. On the 21st .of October, 1875, Mr. Hoegner married Mary L. Corwin, who was born at Wadsworth, Medina county, Ohio, November 28, 1851, a daughter of John L. and Lucydia (Tanner) Corwin. John Corwin was an edge-tool manufacturer and was killed in his factory by the bursting of a grindstone. His wife also is dead. To the subject, and his wife two children have been born, namely : May Eugenia, a graduate of the Burbank high school and the music department of Wooster University ; Pearl Isaphine is a ,teacher of music. 1448 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Hoegner has taken an intelligent interest in public affairs and in matters political he has given his support to the Republican party. He and his wife are active and consistent members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Hoegner is a plain and unassuming man, well endowed with good sense, and his genial manner as well as his sterling qualities of character have won for himself a warm place in the hearts of his fellow citizens. HUGH McCONAHAY. One of the highly respected and successful farmers of Wayne county, Ohio, is Hugh McConahay, who is now enjoying an old age in a manner befitting a Man who has been industrious, and honorable for so long a time. He has been a hard worker and a good manager and has been amply rewarded not only by material success, but by winning the esteem of a wide circle of friends. In tracing the history of the McConahay family we find that John McConahay left his home in Belfast, Ireland, and came to America in 1811. After a year or twd here he went back to his native land on a visit, but in 1814 returned to this country and located in Wayne county, Ohio. He purchased heavily timbered, unimproved government land, and in developing the same he experienced all the hardships and privations incident to pioneer life, he being one of the first settlers in Chester township. He was successful in all his operations and was one of the influential men of that township for many years. He was a member of the United Presbyterian church in Ireland, later joined the Presbyterians and was a faithful member until his death, in 1871, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. John McConahay was married to Maria George, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Armstrong) George, of Clarkson, Virginia. Thomas George lost his life while returning from service at the front in the war of 1812. His wife then returned to her old home in Columbiana county, Ohio, and later moved to Canaan township, Wayne county, this state. Mrs. John McConahay died in 1875, four years after the death of her husband. To their union were born ten children ; a granddaughter- was also reared in their home. They were, Elizabeth, deceased wife of James Reed ; Nancy, deceased wife of William Lehr; Hannah Maria, deceased wife of Philip Miller; Samuel went to California in 1852 when the "gold fever" was rife, and returned in 1869, dying at home in 1871 ; Thomas went to Nebraska in WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 1449. 1856, died there in 1858; John enlisted as a soldier in the 'Union army, in February, 1864,- in Company D, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was later consolidated with the One Hundred and Fourteenth- Regiment, also with the Forty-Eighth Regiment, serving until the dose of the war, and he afterwards, in 1868, located in Dakota county, Nebraska, dying there in 1908; James, who occupied the old homestead, died it June, 1909; Sarah, wife of Philip Miller, and Mary Ellen, wife of Harrison Armstrong, both reside in Wayne county, Ohio. Hugh McConahay, the immediate subject of this sketch, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, in 1836, the sixth child of John and Maria McConahay. He grew to maturity on the home farm and assisted with the general work about the place when only a boy.; he attended the neighboring schools during the winter months, and then turned his attention to farming as a life work which he has continued to follow with gratifying results. During the Civil war Mr. McConahay proved his patriotism by enlisting in Company A, One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and proved to be a faithful soldier. He is a member of Given Post, Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. McConahay was married. on January 1, 1862, to Samantha Gerhart, daughter of William and Mary Gerhart, of Wayne county, Ohio. Her death occurred in 1889. Later Mr. McConahay married Mary Jane McFerson, of Columbiana county, Ohio. The McConahay family is one of the substantial and highly respected families of Wayne county and deserve a high rank in the history of its Citizenship. HENRY P. SIGLER. Action is the keynote of the character of Henry P. Sigler, one of Rittman's progressive citizens, for he has shown what a determined struggle for. a definite purpose can accomplish, his life having been replete with success in whatever he has undertaken because he has been a hard worker and a good planner. He was born on the old Sigler homestead, near Rittman, Wayne county, March 26, 1866, the son of Henry and Clara Jane Sigler, the former also born on the old Sigler homestead and the latter on Chestnut Ridge hill, in the northeastern part of Milton township. Henry P. Sigler's paternal grandfather was Henry Sigler, who came to this county from Pennsylvania in a very early day, locating near Rittman' on a farm in the