WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 925 ton. About 1830 they came to Wayne county, Ohio, and settled just north of Creston, in the edge of Wayne county, purchasing one hundred and sixty acres which was mostly timber ; they cleared this land and there made their future home. Daniel W. Mcllvaine, as might be expected, is a Prebyterian and a Democrat, and he takes considerable interest in whatever tends to promote the welfare of his county. ELI METSKER. Back to the days of the first settler—that interesting, thrilling, comedy-tragedy time in the history of our civilization—the biographer traces the Metsker family and finds that its members have been well and favorably known in Wayne county, Ohio, for several generations, identified principally with the agricultural interests, and of the number who have figured prominently in their respective localities Eli Metsker is one of the best remembered. Quoting from Whittier, "He has gone on the journey we all must go," but his influence still affects the lives of those who knew him best, for he was a man of exemplary character as well as successful in his line of work beyond his contemporaries. His birth occurred in Milton township, March t0, 1845. He was the son of James and Elizabeth Metsker. Conrad Metsker, who enjoyed the distinction of serving as a soldier in the Revolutionary war for five years, came to Greene township, Wayne county, Ohio, in a very early day, when this locality was a wilderness, and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land. He had a son, James, who was twice married, Enoch being a son of his second marriage. The latter became a successful farmer in Canaan township. Eli was the father of Vernon Metsker, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. James Metsker died in 1895, and Enoch is also deceased. Eli Metsker grew to maturity on the home farm, which he assisted in developing when he reached the proper age. He attended the neighboring schools and received a fairly good education. In starting life for himself he first began farming on the homestead with his father. Later he and his brothers operated very successfully a threshing machine for ten or fifteen years, becoming known throughout this locality as leading threshers, and they always had all the work they could do during a season. Later in life Eli Metsker, taking the capital he had earned with his thresher, purchased a fine farm of one hundred and sixty-five acres in the southeast part of Canaan 926 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. township, where his family now resides. He improved the place and had an excellent income from it from year to year owing to his excellent management. He followed general farming and stock raising until his death, June 20, 1908, leaving his family well provided for. Eli Metsker was married in 1887 to Louise Graber, who was born in Germany. She was the daughter of Christian and Anna (Roraback) Graber, both born in Germany ; they lived on a farm and were always regarded as honest, industrious people. Christian Graber, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Metsker, was a soldier in one of the great nineteenth century wars of Germany. To Mr. and Mrs. Eli Metsker the following children were born : Vernon R., Carl F., J. R., Florence May and Floyd William McKinley. Eli Metsker was a member of the United Brethren church, which also holds the membership of his family. In politics he was a Republican. He was regarded by all who knew him as an honorable and industrious man, always striving to be fair in his dealings, and he took an interest in the welfare of his neighbors, so that he was well liked by all classes. JACOB GEARHART. It is but in justice due that in this volume should be accorded a tribute to the memory of one who was identified with the civic and industrial life of Wayne county in so prominent a way as was Mr. Gearhart, whose abilities and unswerving integrity in all the relations of life gained for him unlimited esteem from all with whom he came in contact. Superadded to this, the memoir is the more consistent from the fact that he was a native son of the county and here passed his entire life, attaining marked success and becoming one of the representative and influential men of this section of the state. Jacob Gearhart was born one mile west of the Wayne church, in Wayne county, Ohio, on the 30th of May, 1832, and is a son of William and Mary (Dirck) Gearhart. The father was a native of Pennsylvania, having been born near Harrisburg. Mrs. Gearhart \-as born in a different section of the Keystone state, and they did not meet until after they had become residents of Ohio, to which state they had accompanied their respective parents. After his marriage William Gearhart took up the pursuit of farming, in which he was fairly successful. He was a leading and influential member of the Presbyterian church, in the work of which he took an active part. In politics he was a Democrat and active in support of the party, but was not an office WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 927 seeker. To him and his wife were born six children, of whom three grew to maturity, the subject of this sketch having been the last survivor. The subject of this sketch received a good education in the common schools and early formed habits of reading, which clung to him throughout his life. He was a careful and discriminating reader of the best literature and also kept closely in touch with the leading events of the day, being considered a remarkably well-informed man. Upon attaining mature years he took up the vocation of farming, making his first home just east of Burbank, where he remained about four years. He then bought one hundred and sixty acres of land one-half mile south of Burbank, and to this land he gave his undivided attention, bringing it up to a high state of cultivation. Mr. Gearhart made many permanent and substantial improvements, including the erection of new buildings, which are commodious and well arranged. Subsequently Mr. Gearhart added' to his original farm, becoming the owner of two hundred and ninety-two acres of splendid land in Canaan township, besides a farm of one hundred acres in Congress township. The soil is of great fertility and Mr. Gearhart was enabled to realize abundant returns from his land. In addition to the tilling of the soil, he also gave considerable attention to the breeding and raising of livestock, giving his especial attention to Durham stock. He was successful in all his undertakings, possessing a genius for doing the right thing at the right time, and was considered by his fellow citizens as an enterprising and progressive farmer. In politics he held to the Republican faith and took a live interest in the success of his party, though he never. accepted any public office. He was, however, frequently called upon to perform jury service. He was a consistent and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which Mrs. Gearhart now belongs. On March 1, 1859, Mr. Gearhart married Mary E. Elcock, the marriage being celebrated in York county, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Gearhart was a native of York and is a daughter of David and Rebecca (Fraizer) Elcock. Her family and prior generations had been native to Pennsylvania as far back as there is any record. Her father was in early life a school teacher, but subsequently became a successful farmer, his father having taken up one thousand acres of government land at a very early date. He was a Republican. To this worthy couple two children were born, Richard Franklin and Mrs. Gearhart. Mrs. Mary Gearhart received a good education in the common schools of her native state, and supplemented this by attendance at the York Ladies' Seminary, in which, however, she remained only two years, her at- 928 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. tendance being cut short because of her mother's illness. To Mr. and Mrs. Gearhart were born three children, William Franklin, of Wayne township, this county ; David Ellsworth, at home, and Eleanor Myrtle, the wife of William J. Schulenberger, of Lodi. Mr. Gearhart's death occurred on the l0th day of April, 1909, and in his passing away the community realized that it had sustained a distinct loss. He was a man of exceptional ability and fine personal qualities and was well liked by all who knew him. He always took a public-spirited interest in every movement calculated to benefit the community and was a recognized factor in the upbuilding and development of the community. Mrs. Gearhart is a lady of refinement and culture and lives in the comfortable and attractive home on the estate. She possesses an abundance of those womanly graces which make friends of all who come in contact with her, and she and her husband are well entitled to specific mention in a work of this character. GEORGE W. PLASTERER. A prominent citizen of Plain township, Wayne county, is George W. Plasterer, who was born April 3, 1865, on the place where he now lives and which he owns. He is the son of Conrad F. and Anna (Wisler) Plasterer, both born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The former was a single man when he came here in 1852. He finally settled on a place of one hundred and fifty-one acres, the farm now consisting of one hundred and forty-five acres, which George W. has managed in a most successful manner. Conrad Plasterer lived here until his death, May 18, 1906, his wife having preceded him to the silent land on August 8, 1877. They were the parents of ten children, four sons having died young, six children living to maturity, namely : Henry H., Mrs. Susan Troxel (deceased), George W. of this review, Mrs. Elizabeth Rouch, Matilda, Mrs. G. R. Felger and John J. The parental grandparents of the subject were George and Mary Plasterer, who were born, lived and died in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, the former a shoemaker by trade, and whose father was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The latter's father was a native of Germany, while his mother was born in France. The maternal grandparents of the subject were Michael and Elizabeth Wisler, both natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where they spent their lives on a farm. George W. Plasterer spent his early youth on the home farm, which he WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 929 helped to improve when he became of proper age, and he received his education in the Reedsburg public schools, which he attended until he was twenty years of age, receiving a very good education. Upon the death of his father he purchased the home place in 1906 and he moved thereto the following spring, since which time he has been carrying on general farming and stock raising in a very successful manner. Mr. Plasterer was married on October 20, 1887, to Mettie M. Houck, (laughter of a very highly respected family of this county. This union has resulted in the birth of the following children : Zella T., now Mrs. Russell Soliday (they are the parents of one child, Mildred) ; Grace T., Ruby V. and Wayne H., all living at home. Mr. Plasterer and his two oldest daughters are members of the Lutheran church. while Mrs. Plasterer belongs to the Reformed church. Mr. Plasterer is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Wooster, and in politics he is a Democrat, having long taken considerable interest in local affairs. In 1894, he was elected justice of the peace of Plain township and so faithfully did he discharge the duties of the same that he was re-elected in 1897. He was twice on the board of education, first in 1893 and again in 1895. He was elected county commissioner in the fall of 1908, having served five months by appointment before the time of election. The father of the subject also took some interest in political matters, and he served six years as infirmary director, and also served three years as a member of the county board of elections. CLEMENT L. AULT When Henry Ault, his son Valentine and the latter's wife came to Wayne county, Ohio, in about 1830, from their ancestral home in Pennsylvania, and located in Baughman township, they found practically a wilderness, through which roamed deer, wolves, wild turkey and many kinds of wild animals, and here and there a red man was encountered who had been reluctant to leave the haunts of his forefathers. The Aults, being hardy pioneers, adventurous and hard workers, instead of being appalled at the enormity of their task in establishing' a home in the midst of the wilderness, were' delighted with such environments and took up three hundred acres of land, which, to a great extent, they cleared and improved the land, dividing it into farms which soon yielded abundant harvests. There Henry Ault lived until his death, (59) 930 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. rearing a family of seven or eight children. Valentine Ault, grandfather of C. L. Ault, of this review, spent many years in Milton township, where he followed general farming. In his family were eight children, all of whom, after receiving what education they could in the primitive schools, taught in the old-fashioned log houses of those days, located in Wayne county. Valentine Ault and his wife, Katherine Ault, were both natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Henry Ault, father of Katherine Ault and grandfather of the subject, was also a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The maternal grandparents of C. L. Ault were Jacob and Hannah Fry, both natives of Germany. They came to America about 1854 and settled in Orrville, Wayne county, Ohio, where Jacob Fry followed cabinetmaking until his death. William H. Ault, son of Valentine Ault and father of C. L. Ault, was born in the old family homestead in Milton township, this county, received his education in the early schools and devoted his entire life to farming on the home place ; he was very successful as a farmer. He married Caroline Fry and they became the parents of two children, C. L., of this review, and Jessie, who died when seventeen years of age. C. L. Ault was born on the home farm in Milton township, March 25, 1873, and he received his early education at Sterling, this county. He devoted his attention to farming on the home place when he became old enough to start in life for himself, continuing successfully in his general farming operations until 1903, in which year he bought the place, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, where he now lives, a short distance south of Creston. He has a highly productive and well-improved farm on which he carries on dairying and general farming in a manner that brings him an annual income that is substantial and gratifying. He has a modern dairy and all necessary equipment, and he finds a ready market for his products, which are always first class. He has a very comfortable residence and good outbuildings. Mr. Ault was married in 1896 to Harriett Stucky, daughter of John and Sarah (Steele) Stucky, of Greene township, well known people of this locality. To Mr. and Mrs. Ault one child, Katherine, has been born. The early members of the Ault family were Lutherans, but C. L. and his family are members of the Presbyterian church. In his political relations Mr. Ault is a Democrat, but he has never sought office or taken a very great interest in political affairs ; however, some of his ancestors were prominent in politics. John Ault, whose father was a brother of C. L. Ault's grandfather, was a state senator. WAYNE COUNTY. OHIO - 931 M. M. MILLER. An analyzation of the life work of M. M. Miller shows that he has been dependent upon no inheritance or influential friends for what he has acquired, but has through his own continued effort and capable management, gained a desirable property whereby he is classed among the self-made and influential men of Canaan township, Wayne county. His birth occurred in Wayne township, near Guyer Chapel, April 6, 1842, the son of Michael and Margaret (Miller) Miller, both natives of Gerhartbruna, Rhinish Germany. They came to America about 1815 and located in Pennsylvania, where they remained for a short time. Later they came to Columbus, Ohio, then in a short time settled in Wayne county, this state. At that time there were but three houses in Wooster (about 1820). They first bought one hundred and sixty acres of land north of where Smithville now stands. After clearing five acres of the same, they sold it and bought ninety acres near Guyer's Chapel. In those days the early settlers went to mill on horseback, the residents of this locality being compelled to go as far as where Alliance now stands. Game was plentiful, and it is related that twelve deer were seen on going from Michael Miller's place to Smithville. Adolph Miller, the maternal grandfather of M. M. Miller, came to this county with Michael Miller and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land near Smithville and he remained there until his death, that farm having been retained in the family until 1907. Part of it is now owned by a Mr. Yoder. Michael cleared the farm he purchased near Guyer's Chapel and lived there the balance of his days. M. M. Miller, of this review, remained on the home farm until he was sixteen years of age, when he began learning the trade of stone-mason with Adam Kieffer and Peter Presler, and he followed that vocation until 1865. He saved his money and at the close of the Civil war he began to make investments in land. Mr. Miller was married February 18, 1865, to Catherine, daughter of Samuel Sommers. Her father was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, the son of Abraham and Mary Magdalene Sommers, who came from that locality in the early thirties and settled in Wayne township, Wayne county, Ohio, taking up a quarter section of land which they cleared, living there until 1865, when Mr. Sommers moved to Fayette county, Illinois, where his death occurred. Augustus B. Miller, brother of M. M. Miller, enlisted in the Union army at Wooster when the last call for troops was made. M. M. Miller is a self-made man, as already intimated, having made 932 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. every dolla. he has owned by hard work, quarrying stone, building culverts, erecting arches, constructing bridges, felling trees and plowing "new ground." He has been successful and today is very comfortably situated, having a nice home and a competency. At the June primaries in 1893 he became the choice of the Democratic party for a member of the board of county commissioners, and he was elected by a triumphant majority. He made a very faithful official, and was reelected to the same office in 1896, having then been made president of the board, very ably fulfilling the duties of this important place. The fact that his majority in 1896 was eight hundred would indicate that his standing among his constituents was of the best, and that he was popular with his party and voters from other parties as well. Mr. Miller accumulated in all one hundred acres of land, purchasing sixty acres in 1865, and an adjoining forty in 1881. He lived on his fine farm, bringing it up to a high state of improvement and prospering by his general crops and stock raising, until 1897, when he retired from active life, moving to Creston, where he has a beautiful and modern residence and a small lot. He retired from his office in September, 1900. He has served as a member of the city council in Creston. He and his estimable wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Their children are : Emmit U., Zeno S. ; Franklin died when one year old ; Ella Irene. This family stands in the front rank of Wayne county's best citizenship. Mr. Miller is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Seville Lodge No. 268. HARVEY B. DOHNER. One of the successful and public-spirited farmers of Chippewa township, Wayne county, and a man 'deserving the esteem in which he is held by his neighbors owing to his life of industry and honesty is Harvey B. Dohner. He was born on the farm which he now owns, located southwest of Doylestown, his birth occurring June 21, 1858. He is the son of Jacob and Rebecca (Lee) Dohner, the former a native of Pennsylvania, having been bOrn there in 1828, and the latter first saw the light of day in Wayne county, Ohio, on July 5, 1832. Harvey B.'s paternal grandparents were Jacob and Elizabeth (Zigler) Dohner, both natives of Pennsylvania, who, in 1834, came to Wayne county, Ohio, with their children and settled on a two-hundred-acre farm x: here the subject of this sketch now lives. There Jacob Dohner. Sr., with his WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 933 sons, erected a saw-mill, cleared the place and followed milling and farming, becoming quite well-to-do for those early days and he lived here until his death. The maternal grandparents of Harvey B. Dohner were John and (Lance) Lee, who were natives of eastern Ohio and were pioneers in Chippewa township, Wayne county, where they followed farming and were influential in their community. This Lee family is related to the famous Southern general, Robert E. Lee. Jacob Dohner, Jr., father of Harvey B., was educated in the home schools and he assisted his father on the farm in the mill, remaining on the homestead his entire life, making a success of general farming. He reached a good old age, dying in 1909. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, namely : William Henry, Sarah Alverna, Ellen Jane, Harvey Byron, Charles Jacob, Amanda Cornelia (died when two years of age), Ada Alice, Mary Elizabeth and Clara Emma. Harvey B. Dohner was educated in the home schools and he has always resided on the old homestead, whereon he began working when but a mere boy. He now farms the entire place of two hundred acres. He has so skillfully managed the place that the soil has retained its original fertility and yields abundant harvests under his direction. His place is highly improved and on it stand an excellent dwelling and all the outbuildings that his needs require. He keeps some good stock of various kinds, being a good judge of most kinds of livestock, especially horses and cattle. Politically Mr. Dohner is a Democrat, but he does not find time to take a great deal of interest in political matters. His father was also a Democrat, and he and his wife were members of the Christian church, of which Harvey B. and wife and their children, with the exception of one, are members. The Dohners have been very favorably spoken of in every respect since the coming of the first members of the family here in the early days and the present generation is faithfully maintaining the high standard of integrity set by the first bearers of this name here. AUGUSTUS S. TUTTLE. The family of this name is descended from early Ohio pioneers and its representatives have long been settled in various parts of the state. We first hear of Joel Tuttle, who came in from New York when the first tide of immigration was heaviest and took up his abode in the county of Holmes. He studied medicine and gained local note as a pioneer physician, his whole 934 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. life being spent and ended in the county of his adoption. In young manhood he married Cynthia, daughter of Michael and Rebecca Crow, who came from their native state of Maryland when Ohio was still in the embrace of its primeval wilderness. The former was a minister of the gospel for many years and figured extensively in the rough work of the pioneer church, when meeting houses were far apart and campmeetings the main agencies for gathering the people together to hear the gospel. Joel and Cynthia (Crow) Tuttle had four sons, of whom the only near surviving descendant is Dr. D. G. Tuttle. The latter was born at Berlin, Holmes county, Ohio, May 1, 1838, his parents being Harvey and Mary (Crow) Tuttle. He grew up in Holmes county and was educated in the schools of Nashville, later attending medical lectures in Philadelphia and Cleveland, with a view to qualifying himself as a physician. He entered into practice at Glenmont, Holmes county, but after two years at that point removed to Tuscarawas county, which was the scene of his work for the next five years. In 1876 Doctor Tuttle located at Jackson, Wayne county, where he remained until his retirement in 1900, after thirty-two years of continuous professional labors. In 1861 Doctor Tuttle married Sarah J., daughter of Llewellyn and Eliza Allison, old 'settlers of Holmes county. The wife died in 1870, after becoming the mother of four children, and in 1871 Doctor Tuttle was married at Changeville to Amanda, daughter of Ephraim and Mary Hattery, old settlers of Tuscarawas county, by which union there were six children, Augustus S. Tuttle, son by the first marriage above mentioned, was born at Nashville, Holmes county, Ohio, December 12, 1866. He completed his education in the Creston high school, and when nineteen years old began learning the hardware and tinning trade. After devoting some time to his apprenticeship, he clerked for a local firm until 1901, when he entered the hardware, tinning and slating business in partnership with the Miller Brothers, which connection lasted until 1908, when Mr. Sellers took the interests of the Millers; even at that time, however, Mr. Tuttle had complete charge of the business. The firm has for years done an extensive line of work in hardware and roofing, and has a high reputation for skill in carrying out their contracts and enjoys high standing in financial circles. Mr. Tuttle's popularity is shown by the fact that, though a Democrat, he has served seven terms as clerk of the Republican township of Canaan. He is a member of Creston Lodge, No. 893, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of Wooster Encampment, and has passed all the chairs. In 1890 Mr. Tuttle was married to Anna, daughter of William and Mary Sellers, old settlers of Dalton, Ohio. They have four children, Hazel, a graduate of the Creston high school, Daisy, Merle and Kathryn. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 935 DAVID I. SLEMMONS Thomas Slemmons, founder of the family of this name in Wayne county, was a native of Scotland who emigrated to America before the Revolutionary war, in which he took a part. He settled in Pennsylvania, lived all his life in that state and finally ended his days there. His son Samuel was born in 1790, and in early manhood married Ann McKee, who was born in 1793. Both were natives of Pennsylvania, and grew to maturity in that state. After marriage they removed to Wayne county, Ohio, where, in 1819, they entered one hundred and sixty acres of land in. Milton township. The rest of their adult lives were spent in clearing and improving this tract, their experiences in no respect differing from those of other pioneers around them, who were engaged in reclaiming the western wilderness. Samuel died in 1877, after completing the eighty-seventh year of his age. Shortly after he reached Wayne county one of his brothers, named William, came to Wooster and followed the wheelwright's trade, being one of the early settlers of that town. Still later another brother, named John, came to Wayne county and located at Jackson ; a few years later he removed onto a farm, where he made his home until his death. Samuel was an elder in the Presbyterian church and during all of his life was interested in the active work of the denomination. He reared a family of ten children, equally divided between sons and daughters, of whom four survive. These are Samuel, John, David, and Martha, wife of Michael Gish. Elizabeth Whiteside, deceased sister, was prominently connected with the Presbyterian church and shortly before her death furnished the church with an entire new outfit of seats. She provided in her will an endowment of two thousand dollars for the use of the church, and altogether was much beloved by the congregation, who regarded her as a benefactress and woman of great worth of character. It is interesting to note in connection with this old and influential family of Wayne county that only one transfer was ever made of the original homestead, that being from Samuel to John Slemmons. David I. Slemmons, son of Samuel and Ann (McKee) Slemmons, was born in Milton township, Wayne county, Ohio, June 21, 1839. The place of his birth was the farm entered by his father in 1819. He was educated at Seville Academy, meantime assisting on the farm during vacations and learning well all the routine of the business. After his marriage, in 1877, he took control of a farm and managed it for sixteen years, but in 1893 removed to Sterling, where he was engaged in the grain and warehouse business for ten years. During the last few years he has been practically retired. His political 936 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. affiliations were always Democratic, and he has often been honored by his party with important local offices. For sixteen years he was elected and re-elected township clerk, and also served two years as township trustee. He has been an elder of the Presbyterian church for some twenty-five years and always regarded as one of the pillars of the congregation. October 23, 1877, Mr. Slemmons and Mary A., daughter of William and Rose Armstrong, were united in marriage ; they have two children, Howard A., a graduate of Wooster University. and Laura B., wife of Charles Frick. WILLIAM WALLACE GARVER. Among the progressive agriculturists of Chester township, Wayne county, Ohio, is William W. Garver, who was born on April 12, 1853, on the farm where he now lives, the son of John and Catherine (Shoemaker) Garver, both natives of this state. The maternal grandparents of the subject were John and Catherine (Girl) Shoemaker, natives of Pennsylvania. The former died in 1855 ; he was a strong Dunkard. In about 1818 or 1820 he and his family came to Chester township, Wayne county, Ohio, when this section was practically a wilderness, and they entered a farm about a mile west of Lattasburg. Mr. Shoemaker cleared the place and lived here until his death. John Garver, son of David, came from Pennsylvania with his parents and located near Congress, Wayne county, and there David conducted a water and horse-power grist-mill, and also followed farming on a place which he entered from the government. He was a man of influence and a worker in the Dunkard church. He was the paternal grandfather of William W.. of this review. John Garver, father of 'William W., was born in Congress township and, educated in the common schools. When a young man he followed farming. and after his marriage he bought one hundred and sixty acres where his son, William W., now resides. He improved the place and lived here until his death. Politically he was a Republican, and he held about all the Chester-township offices ; religiously the Dunkard church held his creed. His family consisted of nine sons and two daughters, namely : David W., who was a teacher when fifteen years of age and a practicing physician at nineteen, died April 6, 1907 ; John T. is a prominent lawyer at Sandusky ; Sarah married R. Shaw, of Medina county, Ohio ; Jacob died in infancy ; William Wallace, of this review ; Samuel C., deceased, who was a leading lawyer at Sandusky, Ohio ; A. M. has practiced medicine for the past thirty years at Lorain, Ohio; WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 937 Joseph E., a real estate dealer in Tennessee ; Bert is also a leading lawyer in Sandusky county, Ohio ; George died in youth ; Mary married A. B. Hostetler, of West Salem, Wayne county, this state. William W. Garver was educated in the schools at Smithville. Lodi and Savannah (Ohio) Academies. He received an excellent education and taught school in the winters and farmed during the summer months for a period of nineteen years. He became widely known throughout this locality as an educator. He has always lived on the home place with the exception of four years spent in Wooster while serving as sheriff. He has followed general farming very successfully, and is one of the leading agriculturists of the county. Mr. Garver was married on December 25, 1873, to Rebecca J. Dych, a native of this county and the daughter of a fine old family. To this union the following children have been born : Charles V., a practicing physician at Lorain, Ohio ; Arthur, a carpenter and living at home ; DeForest, who died in 1903 ; Mary, living at home ; C. B., living in Wooster ; John S., who died when twenty years of age ; Frank B., a teacher ; Fred studied at Lorain, Ohio ; True is a student at West Salem, this county ; Wayne is also a student at West Salem. William W. Garver is a loyal Republican and has long been influential in the local affairs of his party. In 1894 he was elected sheriff of Wayne county and so faithfully and well did he perform the duties of this office that he was re-elected in 1896; he has held most all of the offices in Chester township. On March 15, 1910, he was made postmaster at West Salem and took charge of the office on the .1st of May. Fraternally he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons at West Salem, the Knights of Pythias at Wooster, the Improved Order of Red Men at Wooster and the Knights of the Maccabees at Lattasburg. In all these he takes a great deal of interest, and he has become well known throughout the western part of the county through his connection with these fraternal organizations and his political life. WILLIAM BURKHOLDER. The emigrant ancestor of the family of this name came from Germany during the eighteenth century and located in Pennsylvania. Subsequently he migrated to Ohio, where he was engaged in farming until his death. His son Henry, who had married in his native state of Pennsylvania, accompanied the former to the west in the early forties, became identified with farming pursuits and followed that occupation until his death. He left a son named William, who married Mary, daughter of Daniel and Polly Smith, whose 938 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. biographies are given elsewhere in this volume. William was born in Pennsylvania in 1830, came to Ohio with his parents in boyhood and was reared in the family of John Kinney, who took care of him until he was able to do for himself. He engaged in the threshing business, when the custom was to go from neighborhood to neighborhood with the old-fashioned threshing outfit, and, as the saying was, threshed from Wooster to Medina. He accumulated a little money in this work and later took up farming, which he followed until a few years ago, when he accepted employment with the Wabash Railroad Company, with which he remained until his death in 1907. He was rather fond of politics and active in the local campaigns, first as a Republican and later as a Democrat. His widow and four children, two sons and two daughters, are living, the former having reached the age of eighty-two years at this writing (1909). William Burkholder, one of the two surviving sons of William, was born in Canaan township, Wayne county, Ohio, on November 13, 1857. His education was obtained almost exclusively in the Ben school house, one of the buildings devoted to the common school purposes of Canaan township.. In youth and early manhood his work was confined to the farm, but later he spent twelve years with Horr, Warner & Company, a firm engaged in business at Wellington. At the expiration of that time he returned to Jackson and bought a farm of thirty-five acres, fifteen of which, however, he disposed of later and now confines his operations to the remaining twenty acres. He owns a fine residence in Jackson, has a good income and enjoys general respect as one of the solid and reliable citizens of the community. He is extensively engaged in the poultry business, having a very fine strain of White Leghorns. He belongs to the Presbyterian church at Jackson and his political affiliations are with the Republican party. In July, 188o, Mr. Burkholder married Julia, daughter of Edward Edis, who is one of the early settlers of Wayne county and now living at Jackson, in the eighty-seventh year of his age. Mr. and Mrs. Burkholder have four sons : Clem, a conductor on the interurban railroad ; Earl is also on the electric line as conductor ; Ray and Roy, twins, now attending the Creston high school. NORMAN B. DAWSON, M. D. It was about 1810, or 1812, that Thomas and Jemima Dawson migrated to the wilds north of the Ohio river from their native state of 'Virginia, reached the unbroken wilderness and became the second white settlers of WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 939 Milton township. They bought a tract of wild land of three hundred and twenty acres from the government. The work of clearing and improving the place was entered upon in the true pioneer spirit, and after years of arduous labor and privation a smiling and productive farm had taken the place of the once wild woodland and roadless briarpatch. In the log cabin put up shortly after the arrival, this sturdy couple reared a large family, consisting of six sons and six daughters, and in the course of years were gathered to their fathers on the farm that had been the scene of all their labors. Eugene B. Dawson, one of their sons, who was born, like the other children, on the Milton township farm, grew to manhood after the fashion of pioneer boys, learning much of the hard work and seeing little of the frivolities of life. In the course of time he became a farmer on his own account and eventually. accumulated one hundred and sixty acres of land in his native township. In 1879 he sold out and removed to Missouri, where he remained until his death, in 1903, at the age of seventy-three years. In early manhood he married Sarah Moses, of Massachusetts, whom he met while she was visiting an aunt in Wayne county. She was the daughter of Ambrose and Lydia Moses, the former a native of Scotland who settled at Westfield, Massachusetts, during the latter part of the eighteenth century. In 1849 he went with his wife to California during the gold rush and lived there until both their lives were ended by a tragedy near Sacramento, when each was over a hundred years old, which resulted fatally, terminating their long lives after they had lived together more than eighty years. Mrs. Eugene B. Dawson is still living in Missouri at an advanced age. She became the mother of six children, of whom three sons and two daughters are living. Norman B. Dawson, one of the surviving sons, was born in Hancock county, Ohio, January 22, 1857. He was educated at Lodi Academy and Baldwin University, but at the end of his junior year in 1876 he entered the Cincinnati Medical College and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1879. Locating at Sterling, he immediately began the practice of his profession, which he has continued up to the present time. He soon became acquainted, gradually secured business, which increased with the years, and has long been recognized as one of the leading physicians of the county. Though. formerly a Republican, his inclinations are towards independence in politics, preferring to vote for measures and men rather than for party. He is a member of the Masonic order, belonging to Wooster Commandery, Knights Templar, and is also connected with the Knights of Pythias and .Royal Arcanum. He is a member of the Wayne County, Ohio State and American Medical Associations, and enjoys high rank and popularity in his profession. 940 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. On September 19, 1882, Doctor Dawson married Adeline, daughter of John and Katherine Petit, natives of France, who came to America about 1817, and settled in Milton township, Wayne county, where they reared their family and became prominent in social and business circles. Doctor and Mrs. Dawson have an only daughter, Emily, who is now the wife of Howard A. Slemmons, who is a graduate of Buchtel College and one of the progressive young men of Wayne county. Mr. Slemmons received the degree of Master of Arts from Wooster University and Mrs. Slemmons the degree Of Bachelor of Philosophy from Buchtel College at Akron, Ohio. ELMER FRANCIS WRIGHT. A man who boldly faces the responsibilities of life and by determined and untiring energy carves out for himself an honorable success exerts a powerful influence upon the lives of all who follow him. Such has been the career of Elmer F. Wright, one of Wayne county's substantial citizens, who was horn in Wadsworth, Medina county, OhiO, in 1857, the son of Ephraim and Catherine (Wideman) Wright. His paternal grandparents were Jacob and Betsy Wright, natives of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who came to Medina county, Ohio, in an early day, about 1836 or 1838, locating on a farm which they developed from the wilderness and on which they spent the remainder of their lives. The maternal grandparents were natives of Canada, who came to the United States before their daughter, Catherine Wideman, was born. Ephraim Wright was born January 22, 1825, and Catherine Wideman, his wife, was born in Medina county, Ohio, in 1829. They were married in the last named county, and there Mr. Wright followed the trade of cabinetmaker when a young man. He later took up farming and at the time of his death owned one hundred and forty-two acres and became a fairly prosperous farmer. He was an active Republican and a member of the United Brethren church, in which both he and his wife took an active part. Later in life he took up the prohibition question and voted that ticket, having been the first man in. Wadsworth township, Medina county, to discard the use of whisky in the harvest field. He was justice of the peace for twelve successive years, but he tried only one case, usually settling all difficulties amicably and out of court. He became well known as a peacemaker. He preferred to remain at home during the Civil war and hired a substitute. He and his wife were the WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 941 parents of eleven children, seven of whom grew to maturity, six now living. Ephraim Wright died October 7, 1891, after a hard day's labor for William McKinley ; his widow survived him until 1903. Elmer F. Wright was educated in the common schools of Wadsworth township and worked on the home farm during the summer months. At the age of eighteen years he began learning the blacksmith's trade, which he followed very successfully twenty-seven years, when he gave up active work in that line. In October, 1881, he moved to Sterling and he has made his home here ever since. He is the owner of a fine farm of two hundred and fifty-two acres in Canaan township, which he rents. It is a model farm in every respect and one of the most valuable in the township. Politically, Mr. Wright is a Republican, but not an aspirant for office however, he has always taken an active part in his party's affairs. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Royal Arcanum. Mr. Wright was married June 20, 1880, to Adelaide C. Bechtel, a native of Jackson, Canaan township, this county, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Bechtel, an old and highly respected family there, having come from Maryland and Pennsylvania, respectively, in a very early day. Mr. Bechtel died September 23, 1880, and Mrs. Bechtel joined him in the silent land December 25, 1894. To Mr. and Mrs. Wright three children were born : Elta Ephraim, a well-known blacksmith in Doylestown ; Floyd Samuel was educated in the Sterling public schools and worked in the electric plant in Sterling, being an electrician of much promise ; Don Franklin, at home and attending school. Mr. Wright is one of the best-known men in his township, his popularity being richly deserved because of his genuine worth and his genial disposition. JOSEPH MILLER. How rapidly time is thinning the ranks of the brave boys in blue who went forth in defense of the nation's integrity during the dark and stormy epoch of the Civil war is evident to even the superficial observer, and the silvered heads of those who appear in the ranks of the veterans at the various encampments of the Grand Army of the Republic show whither the line of march is tending. The younger generation may well look in admiration and honor upon these valiant sons of the republic who saved to the world a grand and united country, and though time has thrown its beneficent influence over 942 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. the story of the great conflict and the animosities of the past have been softened and chastened, yet never can there be aught but appreciation of the services of the men who followed the stars and stripes on the sanguinary battlefields of the South. One of the honored veterans of the war of the Rebellion was the subject of this review, who passed away at his home in Burbank in 1905. A valiant soldier in battle; a high-minded citizen, a loving husband and kind father, and a faithful friend,—he was during his life considered one of the strong, virile men of the community, and society in general would be better if there were more like him. Joseph Miller was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on the 2d day of May, 1828, and is a son of John and Mary Miller, who- were early settlers in that city. They were of German descent and in the subject were embodied many of the elements which have made citizens of that nationality such a desirable addition to our great cosmopolitan population. Mr. Miller was educated in the public schools of the city of Baltimore. In 1852, when about twenty-four years old, he came to Wayne county, Ohio, and for a ,while worked at farm work for others. In 1855 he began working for himself and thereafter he successfully carried on farming operations until his death. He was a man of progressive ideas and kept in close touch with the most modern ideas relating to the science of agriculture and therefore was able to reap abundantly where he had sown. In 1899 he moved from the farm to the town of Burbank, where he lived until his death, though still maintaining a personal supervision over his farming operations. Mr. Miller's private life was rudely interrupted in the early sixties when the tocsin of war was sounded throughout the land, and in response to his country's call for aid he enlisted, in 1861, in the Sixteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under the immediate command of Captain Horn, and during the following three years he rendered valiant and faithful service in defense of his country's integrity. He took part in a number of heavy engagements, besides many minor battles and skirmishes, and gained an enviable record as a faithful and courageous soldier. On the 7th of July, 1853, Mr. Miller married Sarah E. Stoops, a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of John and Elizabeth Stoops. The father died in his native state and the mother brought her family to Ohio in 1853, her death occurring here in 1884. To this union were born ten children, named as follows : Margaret Jane, Elizabeth, George, Rebecca, Christopher (deceased), Charles, Edward, Lee Della and Clara. In politics Mr. Miller was an ardent Democrat and took a deep interest in the success of his party at the polls. He was a quiet and unassuming man him- WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 943 self, however, and made no effort to secure public preferment for himself. He was a man of steady and commendable habits and had the happy faculty of winning friends wherever he went, his friends being in number as his acquaintances. BENJAMIN EDWARD HASKINS. Among the enterprising and progressive citizens of Canaan township, Wayne county, Ohio, none are held in higher esteem than he whose name appears at the head of this brief sketch. He is one of the solid and substantial citizens of his community and his influence has ever been found in support of every movement calculated to benefit the community morally, educationally, religiously or materially. Such men constitute the backbone of our great American civilization and to them are we indebted for the stability of our present-day institutions. Tracing the ancestral history of the Haskins family, it is learned that Pere Haskins, grandfather of the subject, was born in 1781, and that he was a soldier in the war of 1812. Eventually he came to Wayne county, Ohio, and settled on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, which he had bought June 6, 1843, of Joseph Stratton. This farm he and his sons proceeded to clear and put into cultivation and it now is one of the best farms in the township, being the one on which the subject now resides. Here Pere Haskins continued to reside until his death, which occurred in 1854. He married Louisa Williams, who was born in 1795, and whose death occurred in 1887. To them were born the following children : Sidney, born December 1, 1806; Erastus, born December 23, 1812; Abigail, born January 25, 1815 ; William, born July 24, 1817 ; Laura, born March II, 1821 ; Maxcy, born September 5, 1824; Rhoda, born June 29, 1822 ; Frederick Newell, born February 1 1, 1829; Alex C., born February 26, 1827; Charles Alexander, born . March 6, 1832. Of these Charles was a soldier during the Civil war, having enlisted in Company K, Sixteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry and rendered valiant service for his country. Frederick Newell Haskins was a captain in the Home Guards during the same period, and as a result of exposure while suffering from typhoid fever, he was made an invalid for life. Maxcy Haskins was an expert millwright by trade, and owned a mill at Canaan Center, the first in this part of the county. He married Sybil Turner on March 8, 1856, she being the daughter of Jesse Turner, and to this union were born 944 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. two children, Ella Serene, born December 17, 1856, and Ernest Clifford, born October 27, 1860. Maxcy Haskins died on April 4, 1863, and on March 24, 1867, his widow married his brother, Frederick Newell Haskins. He was a mason by trade, but always lived on and managed the home farm. He died March 12, 1902. He was a man of excellent parts and enjoyed the esteem of the entire community. To Frederick and Sybil Haskins were born three children, as follows : Frederick William, born April 29, 1868; Bertha, born June 18, 1874; Benjamin Edward, born May 28, 1871. Of these children, Ella S. and Benjamin E. now reside on the home farm. They attended the public schools during their youth and received a fair education. They live in the comfortable and attractive home in Canaan township and maintain it at the same high standard for which it has always been noted. They are both members of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which they give an earnest and generous support. Benjamin E. Haskins is the possessor of many fine personal qualities which win for him the esteem and friendship of all who come in contact with him. He is public spirited in his attitude towards local enterprises and gives his support to all worthy enterprises. MICHAEL S. GISH. This venerable pioneer and representative agriculturist of Wayne county has been a resident of the county from his infancy, thus having witnessed and taken an active part in the development of this section of the state from a sylvan wild to its present condition as an opulent agricultural and industrial community, with admirably improved farms and thriving cities and villages. From the rude forest lodge of the early days, the primitive schools and the meagre advantages of the pioneer epoch, he has seen the varied transitions and in the evening of his life is enabled to enjoy the fruits of his long years of earnest toil and endeavor. He early began to contribute to the work of clearing the land from its heavy forest, later assisted in the establishment of better schools and better public improvements, while his life course has ever been so directed as to retain to him the unqualified approval and esteem of the community in which he has passed his entire life. As a sterling representative of one of the pioneer families of this section of the Buckeye state, it is imperative that a due tribute be incorporated in this work. Michael S. Gish was born in Milton township, the locality now being known as Rittman, Wayne county, on the 9th of May, 1839, and is a son of WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 945 Jacob and Fannie (Shank) Gish. His paternal grandparents, Abraham and Anna (Longenecker) Gish, who were descended from Swiss ancestry, were both born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where they were married and reared their family. The husband died in that state and his widow then brought her family to Greene township, Wayne county, Ohio, where she lived the remainder of her days and died. this worthy couple were patriotic in spirit and during the trying days of the Revolutionary war they furnished as far as they were able the colonial soldiers with clothing, cattle and provisions, thus contributing in a material way to the success of the patriot army. The. subject's maternal grandparents, John Shank and wife, were natives of Switzerland and in 1717 they came to America, locating near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. where they lived the remainder of their lives. The subject's ancestors in both paternal and maternal lines were Mennonites in religious belief and were consistent people in their lives. When, in 1812, the second war with Great Britain broke out, Abram Gish was engaged in the building of his house, but he promptly laid aside his tools and went to the defense of his country. At the termination of hostilities he completed the house and it is still standing and in use. Jacob Gish was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1804, and his wife was horn there in 1807. They were married in 1830 and immediately thereafter moved to Wayne county, Ohio, where they established a home in the wilderness. Some of the household furniture which they first used there is now in the possession of the subject and is very highly prized as heirlooms. Jacob Gish brought a farm in the northeast corner of Milton township, and at once applied himself to the herculean task of clearing it and rendering it fit for cultivation. The place was developed into a splendid farm and here NI r. Gish lived the remainder of his days. He was a quiet and unostentatious man, applying his energies to the cultivation of his farm and the rearing of his family and as a citizen, farmer and family man he occupied an enviable position in the community. He became the father of eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom four sons are now living. The father died in June, 1864, and the mother in 1895, at the age of eighty-seven years. They were a worthy old couple and were beloved by all who knew them. Michael S. Gish received a good education, completing his elementary studies in the district schools, after which he attended three terms in the Haysville Academy, one term at the Canaan Academy and one term at the State Normal School at Medina. He was thus well prepared for the profession (60) 946 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. which he hoped to make his life work,—that of teaching,—and he engaged in it with great promise of success. His hopes were well founded, for during the following twelve years in which he was engaged as a pedagogue he was considered one of the best teachers in this county and he undoubtedly would have risen to the front rank in his profession had not his work been interrupted by failing health. Because of this fact he found it necessary to take up work which would permit of his remaining more in the open air, and thus he became a farmer. He purchased a farm of eighty acres situated south of Sterling, Milton township, and to the operation of this farm he has' since applied his energies, with gratifying success. He was progressive and enterprising in his methods and hesitated not to adopt new ideas when their practicability and wisdom had been demonstrated, the result being that he realized gratifying returns for the labor bestowed. In addition to the cultivation of the soil, Mr. Gish also gave considerable attention to the raising of livestock, giving special attention to Shorthorn and Durham cattle, of which he bred and raised some magnificent specimens. In 1901 Mr. Gish received from President McKinley the appointment as postmaster at Sterling, a position which he has held continuously since, renting his farm, while he resides in town. He is an accommodating and painstaking official and has performed his duties to the entire satisfaction of his superiors and the patrons of the office. Mr. Gish has taken a commendable interest in public affairs and has served two terms as trustee of the township, one term as justice of the peace and as a member of the school board, in all of which he has given faithful performance to the duties of the positions. On January 10, 1878, Mr. Gish was married to Martha Slemmons, a daughter of Samuel Slemmons, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work. In politics Mr. Gish has been an ardent Republican, and has taken an active interest in the success of his party. His religious belief is that of the Presbyterian church, to which body he and his wife belong and to which they give a cordial and liberal support. At the outbreak of the Civil war, Mr. Gish was desirous of enlisting in the army, but, because of a lameness which he had received in 1852, he was not eligible for enlistment, much to his regret. Mr. Gish is widely known and universally esteemed. His long residence here has identified him with the changes which have taken place in this county, and he has ever been an important factor in promoting enterprises looking to the upbuilding of the best interests of the county. His many admirable qualities of head and heart have won for him the honest esteem and regard of all who know him, his friends being in number as his acquaintances. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 947 WILLIAM F. WHITE. The subject of this review is a gentleman of high standing to whom has not been denied a due measure of success. He is distinctively one of the representative citizens of Canaan township and is a recognized factor of importance in connection with the agricultural interests of the county of Wayne. Mr. White has been closely identified with the material growth and prosperity of this section of the state and he is recognized as a man of excellent parts, one who is eminently entitled to recognition in a work of this character. William F. White is a native of the state of Maryland, where he was born in 1874, and he is the son of Jacob and Lucetta (Fassmacht) White, both of whom were born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Jacob White was a mill-stone cutter by trade and was considered an expert workman in his day. His death occurred in Maryland in 1876. He was the owner of a small farm, which was operated by his sons. Jacob and Lucetta White were the parents of nine children, five sons and four daughters, of whom one son is deceased. In 1878, soon after the death of her husband, Mrs. Lucetta White brought her family to Greene township, Wayne county, Ohio, and here the boys obtained employment among the neighboring farmers. William White received his education in the common schools and, having all his life been a close reader and a keen observer of men and things, he is today considered a well-informed man. He was reared to the life of a farmer and has followed that calling all his life. For a number of years he was employed in agricultural pursuits in Medina and Wayne counties, and by dint of good management, persistent energy and wise economy, he was, in the spring of 1909, enabled to buy a fine farm of one hundred and twenty-five and a half acres in Canaan township, onto which he moved and to which he is now giving his sole attention. The place is well improved with a full set of farm buildings, the fences are in good repair, while the place is well supplied with all the machinery necessary to the conduct of an up-to-date farm. Everything about the farm is kept in the best of condition and its general appearance indicates the owner to be a man of sound judgment and excellent taste. He is progressive in his methods and keeps in close touch with the most advanced ideas relating to successful agriculture. He carries on a diversified system of farming, and in addition to the tilling of the soil he also gives due attention to the raising of livestock, in which he has been successful to a gratifying degree. 948 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. In 1898 Mr. White was united in marriage to Eliza Sprangle, the daughter of Hugh and Mary (Bowman) Sprangle, who were natives of Pennsylvania. To Mr. and Mrs. White have been born five children, Ford, Ruby, Luella, Blanche and Wayne Howard. In politics Mr. White is a strong and enthusiastic Republican and takes a commendable interest in local public affairs. In religion he was reared a Mennonite, while his wife and her parents are members of the Lutheran church. Mr. White is a man of splendid qualities, and easily makes friends, his genial disposition and courteous manners commending him to the kindly feeling of all with whom he conies in contact. DANIEL V. HUFFMAN. A descendant of sturdy Swiss ancestors and a highly respected citizen of Chippewa township, Wayne county, is Daniel V. Huffman, a native of this township, having been born here April 15, 1830, the son of Daniel and Abigail (Franks) Huffman, the former a native of Switzerland, having been horn near Geneva in 1798, and the latter born in Pennsylvania about 1800. In 1803 the father came to America with his parents, who located in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and there remained until 1816, when they. moved to Ohio and settled in Chippewa township. Wayne county. Daniel, father of the ,subject, was five years old when he landed in America. The paternal grandparents of the subject, Daniel and Anna Huffman, entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, which they cleared and improved and there reared their family. They first located at Easton, Chippewa township, in which vicinity they spent their lives. The subject's maternal grandfather, Henry Franks, was a native of Pennsylvania and in an early day came to Wayne county, Ohio, and here he and his wife lived and died. The subject's father and mother married in Wayne county. Buying land two miles south of Doylestown, they developed a comfortable home, owning eventually one hundred and ninety-two acres. They were loyal supporters of the Methodist Episcopal church, and they lived quiet, .retired lives. They were the parents of seven children. Daniel Huffman, father of the subject, married twice and became the father of seven children by his second wife also, the subject being the only member of the first set of children now living; five survive of the second marriage. The subject's father died in 1868 and his mother in 1840. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 949 Daniel V. Huffman received a common school education in the schools of Chippewa township, working on the home farm in the meantime. He received a good education for those days and taught school very acceptably for a period of seven years, then began farming, which he followed for two years, then became superintendent of a mine at Doylestown, remaining in that position for a period of twenty-one years. Then after working at something else for a time, he returned to the mine and was superintendent of the same for three more years. During that time he did all the civil engineering of the mine, having learned this profession in the district school under C. Bell, who was afterwards county surveyor for many years. In 1887 Mr. Huffman bought coal on option in Tuscarawas county for the Beaver Dam Coal Company, of Cleveland, Ohio. Then he bought the coal and drilled it for this company. In 1903 he retired from active life and has been living quietly at his beautiful home in Doylestown. He has prospered by reason of his close application to his work and now in his old age he is surrounded by plenty as the evidence of his former years of industry. He is the owner of a very valuable farm in Chippewa township. Mr. Huffman was married, December 29, 1853, to Susan Miller, a native of Stark county, Ohio, the daughter of .Louis and Mary Miller, old settlers in Stark county, where they lived and died, having been influential and highly respected in their vicinity. To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel V. Huffman two children have been born, namely : Isaac Wellington, a farmer living in Stark county, on his grand-father's old farm ; Louis Daniel is deceased. Mr. Huffman's first wife died in Stark county, at Canal Fulton, in June, 1860. Mr. Huffman was again married April 8, 1862, to Catherine Wilhelm, a native of Medina county and the daughter of Christian and Mary C. Wilhelm. They were natives of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio about 1837, locating in Medina county. Mr. Wilhelm was a shoemaker by trade, which he followed for thirty-six years ; then he bought a farm and retired. Henry Franks was captured by Indians when sixteen years of age and held a prisoner for three years, when he escaped. Being a great hunter, he was given many liberties by the Indians and in this way made his escape. The maternal grandparents of Mr. Huffman's second wife, Mathew and Margaret Wagner, were also natives of Pennsylvania, as were her paternal grandparents. Her parents were regarded as leading citizens of their locality. To Mr. Huffman and his second wife four children were born, namely : Crelia, who died in infancy ; Sherman J., who is engaged in the shoe business in Akron ; Eliza May; Cora Ellen, the wife of Nathan Boger.