BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 275 terest in the projected enterprises for the purpose of improving the town, he invested money and experienced backsets, especially at the time when natural gas (which invariably turned into saltwater) was discovered in the county. The pursuit of honorable and legitimate enterprise degenerated into a rage for speculation and turned the heads of the people. He was appointed gas trustee July 12, 1889.  Finally our subject's career as a Freemason is worthy of record. He was initiated in Warpole Lodge No. 176, January 1860, exalted in McCutcheon Chapter No. 96, May 8, 1871, elected its secretary in 1882, and re-elected as such from year to year till 1894. He connected himself with the Bucyrus Council about 1877, and, after its suspension, with the Marion Council No.22, in December, 1897, having joined the Marion Commandery, No. 36, March 14, 1889. From the above it can be seen he had no :lack of honors. His mind, however, was set on a greater distinction. Having endeavored to obtain a consulship in Germany under President Cleveland's first term in 1885; without having been successful, he renewed his application during Cleveland's second term, being assisted by Hon. D. D. Hare. He observed that aspiring thus required the greatest effort of his life. On February 28, 1894, he was appointed consul of the United States to Moscow, Russia. Before his departure from Upper Sandusky many banquets, parties and impromptus were given in his honor, on which occasions compliments and presents were showered upon him. From all sides he was the recipient of verbal and written communications of good wishes. Indeed eighty-seven friends sent him telegrams and letters of congratulations which contained expressions of most sincere: joy, while eighty editors of German and English newspapers wrote flattering articles pertaining to his appointment. Space will not permit the reproduction. of .same. They, however, serve as an excellent medium at times to place him in a pleasant humor. Leaving his drugstore in the care of his three sons, Adolph, Edwin and Oscar, he left April 7, 1894, for his new field of labor. The following summer his wife and daughter, Ida, joined him, and in the spring of 1896 also his daughter, Emma. Although his knowledge of consular duties was limited and the archives in a condition of great confusion, as he found them on his arrival, he soon made himself familiar with his obligations and re-established order. He states that consular work is not difficult to perform, but requires intelligence, general information and sound judgment. The attendance to manifold unofficial demands made on a consul afforded an interesting change: from the red-taped character of the pure official duties, and the variety of all these obligations formed an agreeable diversion from the monotony of every day life in Upper Sandusky. New experiences were made and new impressions formed. The numerous inquiries from merchants and manufacturers in the United States seemed to him sometimes troublesome, and inasmuch as prompt and conscientious compliance with requests is evidently .considered by them to be a part of a consul's duty, attention to them appeared at least courteous if not imperative. To give an idea of the extent of his correspondence we will mention that he received one thousand five hundred and ninety-seven letters and sent one thousand seven hundred and ninety- 276 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. seven during his term of office. American tourists, whose calls were mostly pleasant, claimed also some attention. Life in that old historical and semi-oriental city, Moscow, with a population of one million, presents many interesting features and affords a peculiar charm for strangers. That which is mostly feared is the cold weather, but this is easily endured on account of the dryness of the atmosphere, and winter' is considered the gay season. As to enjoyments, special opportunities were afforded the subject and his family. By joining the Liedertafel Society, they were admitted -to all their entertainments, thus enabling the formation of many new and pleasant acquaintances. Besides, they often received invitations to dinners and suppers., attended concerts and theaters, enjoyed sleighrides and made excursions to neighboring places. He remembers a trip to St. Petersburg and another one, accompanied by his family, to Nijni Novgorod. The first was a business trip, while the latter was one of pleasure, a visit by steamer on the Volga to the Russian Exposition held there. The arrangement of the exhibition and the display of original and interesting Asiatic productions pleased them very much. During their stay in Moscow several memorable epochs occurred in the empire of the Czars. We refer to the death of Alexander III, the grand, funeral procession through Moscow, the ascension to the throne of Nicholas II, his marriage, the birth of the crown princess Olga, and finally the coronation. Having assisted in a serenade tendered the Emperor, at his. uncle's summer palace, Iljinski, by the Moscow Liedertafel, he received a silver medal bearing the likeness of the Czar. The scenes attending the coronation festivities beggar description. Prominent per, sons were drawn thither from all over the globe. None the less prominent were American visitors present. Many demands were made on him to assist in finding lodgings and accommodations, to all of which he responded to the best of his ability. Great pressure Was brought to obtain tickets to points of vantage, and the trials and tribulations of others were added to those of his Own. Crowds of people at public places were immense and Jams awful. Upon the occasion of a festival for the people on the Choclinski field three thousand persons were killed by mob violence. The lack of knowledge of the Russian language, which is very difficult to learn, was a great drawback. Further the expensiveness of life in Moscow, compared with the small income of a consul, cast a shadow on the bright side of the picture. However his object to once more visit his native country was accomplished and his ambition for fame satisfied. The small success he attained in this direction was after all the result of labor. As indicated above, Mr. Billhardt found his small income from office inadequate to sustain life in Moscow any longer. Consequently he gave up, voluntarily, what had seemed to him so desirable to obtain, and resigned his position as United States consul. He started, accompanied by his wife and two daughters, iin the latter part of May, 1897, on his return trip to his adopted American home. They traveled leisurely through Europe from place to place, spending four months of real pleasure. It was a delightful time. The first stop was made at St. Petersburg, Russia. This city, with its broad, straight streets, elegant palaces and costly churches, is of a modern type, differ- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 277 ing in this respect from Moscow. After a stay of one week, during which time they visited the prominent places, such as imperial palaces, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Hermitage, the Fortress, Mausoleum, Peterhof and the isles at the mouth of river Neva, they took a steamer for Stockholm, Sweden, passing the Baltic Sea along the southern coast of Finland, Helsingfors, etc. They were pleasantly surprised to find Stockholm a beautiful, clean, picturesque city, inhabited by an industrious, intelligent people and governed by the plain and clever King Oscar, whom they saw intermingling freely with the public. The attractions were at that time an exposition and a Scandinavian Saengerfest The one excelled in display, the other in perfect performances. Via Malmoe and Stralsund, they arrived in Berlin during very hot weather. Here they viewed the principal palaces, monuments, museums, galleries, theaters, and gardens, even taking in Potsdam, Sanssouci, etc. With their proverbial good luck, they chanced to meet the Emperor of Germany, his wife and youngest princess. Dresden was their next station, where they made a halt of three weeks and enjoyed a rest Having completed the rounds among the places of interest, inducting opera and concerts, they made a, side trip to the Sa:echsische Schweiz, renowned for its beautiful scenery. Daily walks from ten to twelve hours were made here and became the rule, later on, in Thueringen. On the road from Dresden to Leipzig they stopped for a few clays in Mutzschen. This is the subject's birthplace and his uncle and two of his sons reside there yet. The small town he' found almost unchanged, but nearly all of his personal friends were gone. The few remaining had forgotten him and took little interest in his affairs. He was disappointed. The next stopping place was at Leipzig, his alma mater. They stayed here five weeks, being pleasantly quartered in a hotel with garden, at Gohlis. Frequent calls on old friends and small excursions in the neighborhood were made. But the most prominent feature was the seventy-fifth anniversary of the St. Paulus Academical Singing Society, held from July 18 to 22, 1897, in which he participated with his family from beginning to end, having been a former member and being now "ein Altes Haus des Vereins." Concerts, Festactus, parade, banquet, operetta and ball followed each other in pleasing succession. The festival reminded him very much of his student-time. It surpassed anything of that character witnessed before. From Leipzig Mr. Billhardt traveled to Weissenfels, anxious to visit his ancestral home. Weissenfels is a very pleasant city situated on the river Saale. After occasional trips on foot through the forests and over the hills in Thueringen, they made short stops in Gotha, Eisenach, Wartburg, Cassel, Willielmshoehe, Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. From there they went by steamboat on the beautiful Rhine to Cologne. The cathedral and a concert by Edw. Strauss were the attractions there. After a journey by railroad through Belgium they reached Paris. During a stay of ten clays they visited all the conspicuous places, even the catacombs, with its horrors, and Versailles, with its delightful surroundings. They saw President Faure on the day of his return from Russia, and also met the King of Siam afterwards in Southampton. On their way to London they had a very rough passage crossing the English channel 278 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS: from Dieppe to New Haven. In foggy and smoky London they traversed the innumerable .narrow streets in every direction and by every customary conveyance, viewing the sights pointed out in the directories. London is too big for small country folks. They were tired and longed for home. After waiting in Southampton five days for the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, it finally arrived. It was then the newest, the largest and fastest. boat in the world, making its initial trip in five days, twenty-two hours and .thirty-five minutes.. They landed in New York and. soon afterwards, September 29, in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Their reception at the depot by relatives, friends and people, accompanied by a brass band, was cordial and magnificent. Since that time the subject has settled down to former normal conditions and now leads an uneventful life. Having left his business in the hands of his three sons, he is at present a gentleman of leisure. Notwithstanding the discouragement of being born in bumble circumstance's he courageously strove for existence, elevation and refinement and,, succeeding; benefited Mankind in general. He does not expect, to be quickly forgotten after death, but his prayer is that he may fill a niche in the hearts of his friends in Wyandot county. OTTO C. STUTZ, M. D. Each calling or business, if honorable, has its place in human existence, constituting a part of the plan whereby life's methods are pursued and man reaches his ultimate destiny. Emerson said that "All are needed by each one." And that is as true in one avenue of life's activities as in another.  'However,' the importance of a business or profession is in a very large measure determined by its beneficence or usefulness. So dependent is man. upon his fellow men that the worth of each individual is largely reckoned by what. he has. done far humanity. *There is no class to whom greater gratitude is due from the world at large than to those self-sacrificing, sympathetic, noble-minded men whose life work has been the alleviation of suffering that rests upon. humanity, thus lengthening the span of human existence. There is no known. standard by which their beneficent influence can be measured; their helpfulness is as broad as the universe and their power goes hand in hand with the wonderful laws of nature that came from the very source of life itself. Some one has aptly said.: "He serves God best who seryes humanity most." The skillful physician, then, by the exercise of his native talents and his acquired abilities, is not only performing a service for humanity; but is following in the foot steps of the divine teacher himself, who said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me." One, of the prominent and successful physicians of Wyandot county, Ohio, is Dr. Otto C. Stutz. He is of German ancestry and in his makeup there stand out prominently those sturdy qualities of the Teutonic race. His father, Adam Stutz, was a native of Germany, and was there reared and educated. When about thirty years old he left the Fatherland and came to the. United States. For a number of years he was in the employ of the Hudson Railway & Ship Company, acting in the capacity of inter- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 279 preter, and afterwards for a time On the police force of New York city. In 1864 he came to Upper Sandusky, where for several years he was engaged in. the saloon business, also taking an active part in political matters; being a man of much shrewdness and sound judgment, he was elected to the office of recorder of Wyandot county, and upon the expiration of his. term was chosen his own successor. He afterwards served four years as deputy in the same office, holding his position at the time of his death, in 1891, aged sixty-nine years.. He was a democrat politically and always fair and honorable in his business affairs. His wife, those maiden name: was Caroline Hinkleman, was also a native of Germany ; she was brought to America by her parents when a cry young girl, and is still living in Upper Sandusky at the age of seventy-two years. She was the mother of twelve children, five of whom are dead. Otto C. Stutz, the second in order of birth in this large family. was born. in Albany, N. Y., on the 17th day of April, 1862. He was but two years old when, brought to Upper Sandusky by his parents; and here he was reared, securing his preliminary education in the public schools of Upper Sandusky. The medical profession held an allurement for him; and so, as preparatory step, he went to Cleveland; Ohio, and commenced reading medice with Dr. Hyme, of that city. He matriculated in the Starling Medical College at Columbus, this state, in 1881, and pursued three courses of study in that institution. He also attended two terms at Wooster University, Cleveland, being graduated at the latter institution in 1885. He at once returned to Upper Sandusky and entered upon the active practice of his profession. He soon secured a liberal and remunerative patronage and has won recognition as one of the leading physicians of this section of Ohio. Under the administration of President Cleveland, Dr. Stutz held for four, years the office of secretary of the board of pension examiners. He has held the position of county physician for fourteen. year's, is the present county coroner, and has been health officer of the city for seven, years. He takes keen interest in educational matters and, for two terms has been a member of the school board. These positions were mostly along the line of his profession, but he has also been interested in the general welfare of his city, as is shown by the fact that he was one of the prime movers in the organization of the Upper Sandusky Board of Trade, and is still a Member of that body. In January, 1895, Dr. Stutz .was commissioned by Gov. McKinley assistant surgeon: of the Second Regiment Infantry, Ohio National Guards., with which: rank he 'served for a period of three years. He has been identified with various public enterprises, prominent among which is the Tiffin and Marion Electric Railroad, now in course of construction. When completed this road, consisting of a double track, will connect the cities of Tiffin and Marion and pass through the towns of Melmore, Sycamore, Believernon, Upper Sandusky, Little Sandusky, and places of lesser note, besides opening to traffic one of the most fertile and populous areas in this section of the state. Under the management of such: promoters as the Doctor and men of his energy and enterprise, the work is being rapidly advanced, and the completion of the road is in no distant future. 280 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. In 1886 Dr. Stutz was united in marriage to Miss Cora A. King, a daughter of William C. King, of this city. His marriage is blessed with one son, Paul K., aged twelve years. Fraternally the Doctor is a member of the Royal Arcanum, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Politically he is a Democrat and takes a keen interest in the success of his party. Dr. Stutz and his wife are active and consistent members of Trinity church. The Doctor is a gentleman in full possession of the youth and vigor which act as a stimulus to greater and far reaching accomplishments in his much loved profession, while his skill and experience far outreach his years. Possessed of an energy which is second only to native ability, he devotes much time to study and research, penetrating- the hidden mysteries of science and medical lore, and by this method keeping thoroughly in touch with the latest advances in his profession. He is a genial gentleman, always courteous and considerate, of broad human sympathies and tolerance, and possessed of that sincere love for his fellow men without which there can never be the highest success in the medical profession. His friends are legion and the history of Wyandot county would not be complete without a record of his life and work. MICHAEL ULRICH. Mention is made of the well-known Ulrich family in another place in this volume in the record of B. J. Ulrich, a brother of the gentleman whose name heads this biographical notice, and to it the attention of the reader is respectfully invited. A portion of the paternal history, however, will here bear repetition. Peter Ulrich, father of subject, was a native of Maryland, and married, in Pennsylvania, Miss Catherine Bowser, who was born in York county, that state. He was a carpenter by trade and worked in York county, Penn., and also in New York state at various places. He was a. soldier in the war of 1812. In 1834 he came to Ohio, and at first located in Stark county, where he Sought a small farm of seventeen acres, which sufficed his purpose as he continued there to follow his trade. In 1846 he came to Wyandot county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of heavily timbered land in section 24, Eden township, on which he settled with his family. He here rose to 'considerable prominence and on the Democratic ticket was elected to several township offices, which he filled with much credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the public. He and wife were members of the German Baptist church, and in that faith both passed to the farther shore, leaving behind them five children. Michael Ulrich, subject of this, notice, was born in Baltimore county, Md., October 9, 1822, and was a lad of about twelve years when brought to Ohio by his parents. He attended school in Maryland and Ohio, going a long way through the woods to the primitive log school-houses in each state, but was chiefly self-educated, and a very good education he has given himself. Michael Ulrich lived at home on the farm with his parents, doing his full share toward the development of the place, until his marriage, February 21, 1850, with Catherine Heistand, daughter of Isaiah Heistand, a history of whose life is given in full on an- BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 281 other page of this work. Mrs. Ulrich was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, March 5, 1826, and passed away in .September, 1896, after a happy married life of almost half a century. She was of German extraction and could readily read and speak the German language. To this marriage were born two children : Isaiah, who died at the age of six years, and Lavina, who is married to W. P. Lafollette, a farmer of Eden township. To Lavina and her huSband have been born the following named children : Laura, Sarah, Esther, Lottie, Maggie, Nannies Ralph and William, the last named being now deceased. After his marriage, Mr. Ulrich located on forty acres of land cut off from the old Homestead, and to this tract he subsequently added another tract of forty acres, which he bought with his savings while at work on the home place. Mr. Ulrich erected a dwelling on his premises . and for some years .i'worked at the carpenter's trade, and then 'sold the property. In 1861 he bought his present farm in Little York, this county. This farm comprises eighty acres, and here Mr. Ulrich has made all the improvements that are necessary to make life an a farm pleasant as well as profitable. He has been very successful in his management of his affairs and now owns one hundred and twenty acres in all, which yield a gratifying compensation for his care and labdr. He did not confine himself to farming, however, but occasionally worked at carpentering and erected several buildings in his neighborhood, besides constructing those on his farm. Mr. Ulrich is now living in comparative retirement, which his long life of usefulness certainly entitles him to, and there is no man in the township more sincerely respected, for he has always been a truly public-spirited citizen, ever. ready with hiS means to advance and with his practical experience to suggest necessary improvement's in the public works of the township. But although he is and has been one of the most popular men in the community in which. he has so long lived, he has invariably declined to accept a nomination for public office, and yet he has frequently been solicited to do so: He has, however, done all in his power to promote the interests of the Democratic party, of which he has been a member since reaching voting age. He cast his first ballot for James K. Polk for president and has ever since stanchly supported all the nominees of the Democratic party. Since early manhood Mr. Ulrich has been a member of the German Baptist church, in which he has now attained the dignity of deacon, and aided both. financially and by work in the erection of the church. GEORGE MODD. Among the citizens of English birth who , have made this county.-their homes may be mentioned the subject of this brief notice. He was born in Lincolnshire, of that country, on the 14th of October, 1823, and is thus one of oldest citizens of the county. He was born on a farm and at an early age was taught to know what hard work meant. At the tender age of thirteen years he was put out on the world to make his own living.- He , continued to employ his time industriously for many years, slowly adding to his meager store, and :sb, continued until 1850, when he crossed the ocean. to America, desiring to 282 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS improve his circumstances. The vessel on which he sailed was six weeks in crossing the Atlantic, but finally landed its cargo of passengers at New York. Mr. Modd, came to Hardin county and worked there by the month for one year. In the fall of 1851 he came to Marseilles township and began to assist Charles Merriman at farming. He continued working out for the period of six years, at which time he had managed to save up enough to commence operations on his own account. All these years were times of trial and perplexity, but through them. all Mr. Modd bore his burden uncomplainingly, determining to build up a home of his own as soon as he could. He married Elizabeth Spencer, and moved on his present farm in 1867. There he has continued to reside clown to the present time. He owns forty acres and raises grain, hay and stock. Notwithstanding the hardships of his early life, Mr. Model has managed to educate himself by reading newspapers and books, so that he is well informed on the affairs of the , county, state and general government. He is a Republican, and has been a member of the Methodist church for fifty years. THOMAS EWING BEERY. There could be no more comprehensive history written of a city, or even of a state and its people, than that which deals with the life-work of those who, by their own endeavor and indomitable energy, have placed themselves where they well deserve the title of “prominent and progressive;" and in this sketch will be: found the record of one who has outstripped the less active and less able trodden on: the highway of life', one who has taught the golden lesson, of a career unsurpassed by that of any other in northern Ohio. The ancestor's of Thomas E. Beery, of this sketch, were of German extraction, the paternal branch coming from Switzerland in the latter part of the sixteenth century and settling in Pennsylvania and Virginia. The stanch little republic whence they came; was not, nor is it now, altogether German in its constituency, but the German element is largely predominant and constitutes the ruling moral and political features which give the nation its chief characteristics, —industry, progressiveness and love of liberty,-- and these commendable qualities are carried to every part of the world in which the Swiss. have a foothold. George Beery, father of Thomas Ewing Beery, was born in Rockingham county, Va., in 1783, and there was reared until he had nearly reached his majority. In 1800 he came to the Buckeye state and was the first of the Beery family to place foot on Ohio soil. He came clown the Monongahela and Ohio rivers on a flat-boat, and up the Hocking river to the Falls, thence through the woods, on foot to the almost unbroken wilderness near Lancaster in Fairfield county, and there went to work with an ax to clear off the land for other parties. He there entered eighty acres of government land, and in 1809 married and settled down to backwoods fanning and housekeeping. He was a very public-spirited citizen, took a leading part in establishing schools and in promoting or advocating public improvements, and was in all respects a prominent and patriotic man and citizen. In the war of 1812 Mr. Beery was in the BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 283 military service of his country, and was encamped at Fort Ball (now Tiffin) and there impatiently listened to the guns of Major Crogan, who with his troops was defending Fort Stevenson at Lower Sandusky, while Mr. Beery was idly whiling away the time and ardently longing to take part in the conflict. Mr. Beery was a personal friend and sin.. cere admirer of Ohio's eminent statesman, Hon. Thomas Ewing, claiming that, both a statesman and a lawyer, that gentleman never had an equal, let alone a superior, and in his honor Mr. Beery named his son, the subject of this sketch. George Beery died on his beautiful farm, five. miles east of Lan. caster, Ohio, in 1856, sincerely mourned by a host of warm hearted friends and to the uncontrollable grief of his widow and his large family of surviving children. Mrs. George Beery, the mother of the subject of this sketch, bore the maiden name of Catherine Cra.dlebaugh. Her father was a. native of Germany, was a Revolutionary soldier, and was also a German Reformed clergyman, for the ministry of which church he was educated in Germany. Mrs. Beery was born in Washington county, Penn., in 1789, came to Fairfield county, Ohio, in 1806, and died in 187o. She was a lady of great force of character and the mother of twelve children, of whom three survive and remember her with deep affection as a mother of the good old. style. Thomas E. Beery, the youngest child of this family of twelve, was born in Fairfield Ohio, July 6, 1835, and in youth enjoyed such advantages as the schools of a country district afforded, and these he attended. in the winter, but assisted on the home farm during the spring, summer and fall. He afterward attended the high school at Lancaster; and the Otterbein University, and being an apt student, progressed very rapidly. In 1855., at the age of twenty years, Mr. Beery entered into mercantile trade in partnership with his brother, Simon, at Bremen, Fairfield county, a town: laid out and named by his father. In 1857 Mr. Beery came to Upper Sandusky, where he has since been engaged in various: kinds of business and now stands in the foremost .rank of the most successful business; men of the city. His successes: have been in such lines as dry goods, hardware, grain, wood, banking and manufacturing, in all of which he has decidedly made his mark. In, the spring of 1867 Mr. Beery was one of the organizers, of the Wyandot County Bank and was one' of its stockholders until 1868, at which date he severed his. connect tion with the institution. In 1876, in company with Samuel Walters and Jacob Aegeter, he was awarded the contract for macadamizing the streets of Upper Sandusky. In 1882. he assisted in organizing the . Strawboard Company, but soon. afterward disposed of his stock and became a. member of the Upper Sandusky. Gas Light Company and managed its business several years. In 1895 he assisted in organizing the Commercial Bank, of which he was elected president, served in that capacity two and a half years, and then resigned to devote his attention, exclusively to his present manufacturing business. The first marriage of Mr. Beery took place in October, 1855, to Miss Emma E. Witt, of Dublin, Wayne county, Ind., and daughter of the Rev. De C. W. Witt, but this lady was untimely called away in April, 1858, without issue. Mr. Beery's second. 284 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. marriage took place in 1859, when he led to the .matrimonial altar Harriet A. Osborn, and to this genial union have been born three children, all now deceased. Two of these passed away in infancy, and one, Edward L., born December 14, 1861, grew to maturity, a bright, noble, accomplished young man, but of him the fond parents were also bereft, his death occurring at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 2, 1882, when he was. just on the verge of a life of usefulness. Mrs. Harriet A. (Osborn) Beery, a most amiable and accomplished lady, was born in the town of Latrobe, Westmoreland county, Penn.., in 1837, and at the age of eight years, in 1845, was brought to Ohio by her parents, who settled in Huron county. In politics Mr: Beery has always been a Republican. In religion he is extremely liberal and thinks for himself. He believes in one common destiny for man—in the final holiness and happiness of all. This, he insists, must be so, and argues that God is a God of infinite wisdom, justice, love and mercy, and that any other destiny than that outlined above .would not be in harmony. with any one of His attributes. Mr. Beery. has never harmed any man, and his life seems to have been controlled by one sentiment, "Be just." Socially, he and wife are welcome in the best circles of Upper Sandusky; and they are themselves very hospitably disposed. CAPTAIN ROBERT W. POOL. Among the residents of Wyandot county, Ohio, who are especially worthy of notice as having been active in the improvement and prosperity of the county, and have built up reputations which shall endure for decades to come, none have figured more prominently or exerted a more beneficent influence on those about him than the gentleman whose history we here present. Captain Pool was born in Richland county, Ohio, August 18, 1837, and is a son of Ira and Margaret (Mitchell) Pool. Ira Pool was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1809. At the age of five years his parents removed to Knox county, Ohio, where they remained until about 182o, when they located in Richland county, the father, John Pool, being- a farmer of some pretensions. Ira Pool lived in Richland county until 1843, in the meantime uniting his fortune with that of Miss Margaret Mitchell, who was a native of Richland county. During that year he moved to Lagrange county, Ind., where the wife died a few years later, about 1848, leaving to his care six little children, namely : Robert W., subject of this biography; George W., a soldier in Company D, Forty-ninth Ohio Regiment, during the Civil War, receiving wounds at Chickamauga and Nashville, and dying in Upper Sandusky in 1877 ; Harvey I., a farmer of Eden township, who fought in the One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio Regiment; Sarah A., widow of Samuel Harper and a resident of Goddard, Sedgwick county, Kan.; Almond M., who was a member of the Ninety-eighth Ohio Regiment and died in Texas in 1865: and Elizabeth J., who became the wife of Levi Higgins and resides in Union county, Ohio. After the death of his wife, Mr. Pool moved to Wyandot county, Ohio, and settled near Indian Mills, where he purchased a farm. In 1850 he placed at the head of motherless household Miss Lucy A. Dille, who bore him four children, viz : Frank M., BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 285 a farmer of Crane township; Rosetta M., who married Frank Haflick and resides in ,Hiawatha, Kan. ; Jessie M., who became the wife of a Mr. Waltdn; and Sherman, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits in the 'prairies of Illinois. Mr. Pool continued to carry on his farm until 1864, when he passed through the veil which separates the known from the unknown. His widow was married, after his death, to J. Gump and now lives in Upper Sandusky. Robert W. Pool attended the high school at Upper Sandusky and during the winter of 1856-57 entered Berea College,. returning for the second year's work. After leaving school he engaged in teaching and continued this employment for Seven terms, when the Civil war broke in upon his peaceful pursuits and his loyal heart prompted him to offer his services in defence of his country's flag and honor. On April 19, 1861, he enlisted as private for three months in Company G, Fifteenth Ohio Regiment, re-enlisting September 20, 1861, in Company H, Fifty-fifth Ohio: Here his valor and bravery caused him to be raised to . the rank of captain, receiving his promotion August 1863. He was in most of the hard fought battles of the war; participating in the sec. and battle of Bull Run ; Gettysburg; Fredericksburg; the first battle at Philippi, W. Va.; Cumberland Gap; McDonald; Cross Keys; Chancellorsville; Lookout Mountain ; Mission Ridge; Buzzards' Roost ; Kenesaw Mountain ; Peach Tree Creek ; and was with the Army of the Cumberland through all their engagements, including the capture of Atlanta, when he was discharged on account of ill health. Returning to Ohio, he served in the provost marshal's office until the close of the Rebellion, when he returned to private life. Captain Robert W. Pool was united in the holy bonds of matrimony in 1863, while yet a soldier in the ranks, his bride being Miss Rachel E. Armstrong, who was a resident of Eden township, Wyandot county, Ohio, although a native of the state of Pennsylvania. Captain Pool taught school for eight terms after his return to private life and later engaged in the lumber business at Milton Center, Ohio, continuing two years, and in 1867 moved to the farm which he had purchased soon after his marriage. He began by buying fifty acres of heavily timbered land and afterwards adding an adjoining ninety. He cleared and improved one hundred and twenty-five acres of this and engaged in general farming, becoming one of the most progressive and prosperous farmers of the county. In 1891, he left the farm for a residence in Nevada; where he takes a leading part in looking after the interests of the community. He has been justice of the peace and notary public for a period of sixteen years and has done much toward establishing ,a high standard of law and order. He is a terror of evil doers, faithful in the discharge of his duties and one of the able officials whose administration is conducted in a manner which will bear the closest scrutiny and sharpest investigation. He has represented the Republicans of his township in a number of official positions and was elected mayor of Nevada for one term. His official life has -been, one of probity and honor, while his private record is above the breath of scandal and will appear clear and pure should the search-light of truth be turned upon it. Captain Pool is a popular man 286 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. wherever known and with all classes of people. He is now serving his third term as commander of Leith Post, No. 127, G. A. R., of Nevada, and is an honored member of Nevada Lodge, No. 343, F. & A. M. He has been a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church for upwards of thirty years and has endeavored to shape his life in Conformity to the Savior's teachings. Captain Pool is one of those honorable, upright men who wield a mighty but silent influence for good by the noble example of right living. JOB MATTESON. Eighty-six years complete the present life span of Job Matteson, one of the venerable and respected citizens of Wyandot county, and an honored pioneer who for nearly sixty years has resided in the township of Salem. He has long been one of the substantial farmers and progressive men of the community in which he resides, but of late, by reason of infirmities incident to advancing age, he has been living a life of honorable retirement. Mr. Matteson is a native of New York and the son of Job and Malinda Matteson, who were born in New Hampshire. and Vermont respectively. When twenty-two years of age, Job Matteson, Sr., went to Genesee county, N. Y., where he entered a tract of land and engaged in farming. He lived in the Empire state until 1829, when he migrated to Marion county, Ohio, thence, three years later, to Michigan, where he lived several years and then returned to Ohio, and made his home with his son, the subject of the sketch. He was an intelligent man, only fairly successful in his wordly affairs, but rich in the elements of good. citizenship. A Whig in politics, he took great interest in public affairs, and as a member of the Baptist church exercised a wholesome influence upon all with whom he was acquainted ; he died in Salem township, aged seventy-five years and six months. Mrs. Matteson, also a pious Baptist and woman of great force of character, died in her forty-fourth year, loved and respected by a large circle of friends and neighbors. Job Matteson, the direct subject of this article, was born January 4, 1815, in Genesee county, N. Y., and at the age of fourteen accompanied his parents to Marion county, Ohio. Three years later his mother died, after which sad event the home ties were severed and he went to live with an uncle. He remained with that relative until twenty-one years old, when he married Miss Hannah Messenger, of Marion county, and rented land which he tilled for a period of six years. At the expiration of that time, in 1842, he moved to Wyandot county and settled on the Indian Reservation in Salem township, leasing land from the red men, between whom and himself a feeling of friendship and amity at once sprung up. He remained on the land until the. Indian title was extinguished and then purchased from the government eighty acres, at two and a half dollars per acre, which he at once began to improve. Five years later he bought an eighty-acre tract adjoining his original purchase and the same has since made it his home. Mr. Matteson, in May, 1868, experienced a sad bereavement in the death of his faithful and devoted wife, who was called away at the age of forty-eight years and six months. She was a consistent member of BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 287 the Church of God and became the mother of nine children, namely : Susan, who married James Karr, now residing in Kansas; Eunice, wife of Nelson Wolf, of Marion county, Ohio; Antha, deceased wife of Daniel Boone; Malinda, also dead, married Clay Parson; Mary became the wife of Amos Ewing; Minerva, wife of Sylvanus Coats, is dead; Lafayette is a farmer and stock-raiser, buyer and shipper, of Wyandot county ; Olive married Charles Rouse, of Kansas City, Mo. ; Newton J., a noted horse trainer and dealer in horses living in the' state of Orren and Allen, twins, are dead. On the 15th day of November, 1869, Mr. Matteson married his present wife, whose maiden name was Miss Sarah (Maxwell) Scott. Her birth occurred in Pennsylvania, March 17, 1829. Her first husband was John Scott, by whoin she became the mother of three daughters, as follows: Alice, who became the wife of William Kelley, an employe of the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railway Company at Ft. Wayne, Ind.: Belle is the wife of Charles Cryderman, a farmer and stock raiser of Solomon, Kan.; Mary Jane is the wife of Hiram Bogard, a resident of Wyandot county, Ohio. Mr. Scott was a veteran of the Civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Matteson are the parents of two children, as follows : Isaiah Franklin, one of the prominent educators of Wyandot county, at the present time a professor in the Upper Sandusky schools ; he was graduated from Ada College in 1897 and is noted for his scholarly attainments and professional ability. Ira, who is represented in this review. Mr. Matteson has been a Republican ever since the organization of the party and with the exception of justice of the peace for fifteen years he has not held office nor aspired to public honors of any kind. For many years he has been a pious member of the Church of God and it was in the little school-house built. on his land in an early day that religious services were first held in the part of, the county where he now lives. Mrs. Matteson also belongs. to the above church and, like her husband, is noted for a deep devotional spirit and a consecration to ever) moral and 'religious .duty. Mr. Matteson named his home township of Salem. As stated in a preceding paragraph, Mr. Matteson is one of the few pioneers' of Wyandot now living and his life since coming here has been very closely interwoven with the growth and development of the. county. He recalls with: pleasure the time when : the county was new and the red men were his nearest neighbors, when the few settlers, cabins were but breaks in the dense forest and. hard labor and many privations were the common lot of all. His leading aim had been to provide well for his own and do good to others, and those who have reason to know are authority for the statement that no one has dispensed his means with more liberal hand to the deserving poor than has the large-hearted, generous Job Matteson. He early realized the necessity of good citizenship and with strong mind, and determined purpose addressed himself to the bringing about of this deserved result. His life has been a power for good and his influence has always been exerted in behalf of whatever tended to promote morality and religion in his neighborhood. When a mere boy he determined to become a good man and useful citizen, and 288 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. that he has successfully carried out his original intentions is attested by a long life fraught With so many beneficent results to humanity. He has always been optimistic enough to look upon the bright side, and, unlike the majority of old men, he still retains much of his youthful spirit and is popular with all who know him. He has indeed borne well his part and now as life wanes and he proceeds toward the twilight and the, journey's end, he carries with him the respect and Jove of numerous friends whose prayers are that his years may yet be many in the land of the living. CHARLES FREMONT PLUMB. Charles F. Plumb, cashier of the First National. Bank, of Upper. Sandusky, Was born about four and a half miles southwest of the, city, September 17, 1857. His father was Thomas Plumb, a native of England and by occupation landscape gardener. Thomas Plumb was reared to early manhood in the old country and when about twenty or twenty-one years of age came to the 'United States, settling in Wyandot county, where for some time he worked as a farm laborer for monthly wages. Subsequently he purchased forty acres of land in Mifflin township, which he improved and devoted largely to gardening. He was a man. of fine tastes and his place, though small, was highly cultivated and bore every evidence of being conducted by a gentleman of culture and refinement. After, following agricultural pursuits a few years he disposed of his farm and , removed to Upper Sandusky, where for a number of years he took contracts for con structing streets, highways, walks and pav- ing of all kinds. During the latter part of the Civil war he served as private in Company A, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Ohio Infantry, responding to the last call for volunteers and remaining with the regiment until the expiration of one hundred days, the period of enlistment. Returning to Upper Sandusky on leaving the army, he resumed his vocation and continued in the city for a number of years, meeting with fair success in the various enterprises to, which he addressed himself. He was a man of sobriety, earnest and thoughtful in demeanor and lived a quiet life, at peace with the world and his Maker. In politics he espoused the cause of the Republican party and in religion subscribed to the Methodist creed. After a long and useful life, he was called to the other world at the age of seventy-four. He was one of five brothers, all of whom became citizens of the United States, one of the number, Rev. Frank Plumb, haying been a well-known minister of the Methodist Episcopal church in Ohio and the state of Iowa. The wife of Thomas Plumb was Christina McCallum, who came from England with her 'father in 1850, settling in Wayandot county, Ohio, where she. has since resided. Her paternal relations were of Scotch-English extraction, as the name indicates, the family being members of the famous clan Campbell, whose chief is. the Duke of Argyle. Mrs. Plumb has reached the advanced age of eighty-four years and is remarkably active for one so old, retaining possession of her mental powers to a marked degree. Of her two children, one died in infancy, the other being the gentleman whose name initiates this article. BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 289 Charles F. Plumb was eight years old when his parents took up their residence in Upper Sandusky and he has spent the greater part of his life within the present limits of the city. Until his twentieth year he attended the public schools and became a,good English scholar, meanwhile during vacations assisting his father in such work as. the latter performed during that period. On leaving school he engaged with his father in the construction of streets and walks, grading and filling yards and similar labor, and was thus employed until 1879, when he accepted the position of collection clerk with the First National Bank.. By reason of promptness and dispatch in the discharge of his duties he was promoted at the end of six months to the responsible station of bookkeeper and continued as such until made cashier in July, 1889. From the beginning of hiS services with the bank Mr. Plumb satisfied his employers by the efficient and painstaking manner in which he met all his duties, and the habits of punctuality and method then formed have since, been among his most prominent characteristics. He is an accomplished accountant, familiar with every detail of banking and possesses sound business judgment and a clear and comprehensive knowledge of finance. During the thirteen years of his connection with the above well-known institution as cashier, the affairs. of the same have been most creditably managed and its standing is now rated with that of the foremost banks of the state. In political views Mr. Plumb is a Republican. He holds it to be his duty as a good citizen and patriot to keep well informed upon all the great national issues and queStion of the day. Like the majority of progressive men, he belongs to the Masonic fraternity, in addition to which 'he is also identified with the Pythian order; belonging to Wyandot Lodge No. 174 and Unifdrm Rank No. 94 of Upper Sandusky. On the 1st day of March, 1894, Mr. Plumb and Miss Florence E. Demarest were united in marriage. Mrs. Plumb is the daughter of J. S. and Sarah (Terry) Demarest, and the granddaughter of Ethan Terry, one of the first commissioners of this county and the surveyor of the county seat. She is a native of this county and was born April 18, 1863. They have a very attractive home, where, relieved froth the cares of business, surrounded by numerous friends who at times claim his hospitality; Mr. Plumb finds his chief enjoyment in life. JONATHAN PICKEREL. Many of the settlers who came into the state of Ohio in early years were natives of Virginia, otherwise known as the "Old Dominion" or as the "Mother of Presidents.", 'The migration from that state occurred soon after the army of Washington had driven the British from our shores. It was generally the case that residents of the slave-holding states, who were opposed. to the institution of slavery, found one pretext or another to free their slaves there and move into the states north of Mason and Dixon's line. They did this through motives of humanity and in order that their children should not become familiar with the slave in a state of bondage is highly probable that some such motives actuated the father of the subject of this memoir when he moved his family from Virginia to 290 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. Pennsylvania in 1835 and later to Holmes county, Ohio. The father's name was John H. Pickerel and his wife was formerly Catherine Yeo. To them were born a family of eight children, of whom two were sons and six daughters. Upon their arrival in Holmes county they located near Millersburg and began farming. The father was an intelligent man and passed an honorable life. When Jonathan was eighteen years of age he began working out on a farm and devoted his earnings to assist his parents, who were very poor. He continued thus employed until he had attained the age of twenty-three years, when he began for himself by renting land on shares, and was thus engaged during the years 1845 and 1846. In the fall of 1846 he took a trip over the states' of Indiana and Michigan in a one-horse rig in order to inspect the country, with a view of changing. his location. In the spring of 1847 he came to Wyandot county and began clearing land by the job or the acre and at intervals working on a farm by the month.. The summer and fall of that year he took the contract to clear the timber from a tract of thirty-four and one-half acres and successfully accomplished his task. This meant an immense amount of the hardest work. He continued clearing land by the job for three years, and then rented land and farmed for himself for five, years, laying up in the meantime a snug sum of money. He then bought a tract of forty acres of woodland, in Crane township, erected a log cabin on the same, and began clearing the land and cultivating the soil as fast as the land was ready. He cleared and improved this small farm and lived there for the period of twelve years. He then came to the place where he now resides. He now owns a total of one hundred and thirty acres, of which he has cleared thirty-three acres, besides making all the improvements on the place. In 1848 he married Miss Elizabeth Stom, by whom he is the father of five children : Milton and Maryland, twins; Eliza, John and Catherine. Mr. Pickerel began life a poor boy and had to make every cent he possesses by hard work. He now is -in comfortable circumstances and so situated as to enjoy the results of his former and of hard work. He is a Republican and a warm supporter of :the candidates of his party. Although his education was meager at the start, he has been a wide reader and is well posted on the affairs which interest all American's. He. possesses the respect and good wishes of all who know him and is classed with the representative men of the township in which he lives. JOHN JACOB STOLL. John J. Stoll, proprietor of the Stoll Casket Works. at Upper Sandusky, and one the prominent and well-to-do citizens of Wyandot county, has had a career to which it is a pleasure for the biographer to refer. The sturdy German element in our national commonwealth has been one of the most important in furthering the substantial and normal development of this country, for it is an element signally appreciative of practical values and also of the higher intellectuality which transcribes all provincial confines. Well may any person take pride in tracing his lineage to such a source. BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 291 John J. Stoll is one who claims the Fatherland as the place of his nativity, and in his life he has displayed the strongest and best traits of character of the German nation. He was, born. in Wittenbrurg, Germany, on the 25th day of May, 1827, the son of John and Doratha (Soller) Stoll, both also natives of that country. In 1832, when our subject was but five years old, his parents emigrated to America, and made their home in New York city. Here the father worked art anything be could find to do. He died there at the age of fifty-six years, while his wife lived to the advanced age of eighty-five years. They had brought with them on! their emigration to America a family of eight children, of whom our subject was 'the youngest and is the only survivor. When John J. Stoll was about eleven years of agehe, with, his brother, came to Bucyrus, Ohio. They made the trip from New York city to Bucyrus, by boat up the Hudson river to Albany, thence by canal to Buffalo, and there took a. steamer for Sandusky City, and from that place walked to Bucyrus, a distance of forty-seven miles. Here he obtained a limited education. The family were in very straitened circumstances, and while he was yet young it was necessary for him to work in order to assist in the support of his mother. When he was fourteen years old he went to work for Joseph Larwell, who held the office of land receiver at Bucyrus, doing chores, etc., for which he received four dollars per month. In 1840 he accompanied that gentleman on his removal to Wooster, Ohio, and remained there with him a year. He then returned to Bucyrus and for about a year was employed by Dr. Andrew Hetick to look after his horse and do other like work. Then for a year he worked in a hotel, but wishing to place himself in a more lucrative and independent position he "determined to learn a trade. He served an apprenticeship of three and a half years at the carpenter's trade, doing also some cabinet work and making coffins. For this. labor he received the sum of fifty dollars, and his clothing. About this time, in 1846, his brother moved to Upper Sandusky and with him our subject finished his apprenticeship. He then worked one year at the carpenter's trade in New York city, but returning to the Buckeye state he worked for two years in Sandusky City for Adam Bauer. Then going to Bucyrus, he formed a partnership with his brother as carpenters and contractors, a large share of their attention being given to the moving of buildings. In their business the brothers were very successful, giving. constant employment sto eight or ten men. In 1859 he and his brother, in partnership with Aaron Keller, erected a Planing mill at Bucyrus, Which they conducted very successfully. Early in the beginning of the Rebellion Mr. Keller enlisted in. the service and was killed at the battle of Stone River. Our subject and his brother then, purchased the interest in the planing mill owned by him and conducted the business themselves until 1868. They then took in Charles Roehr and John Shealey as partners, and in the same year our subject came to Upper Sandusky and started a planing mill here also. They continued to run both plants, he having charge of the one here and his brother the one at Bucyrus. In 1882 our subject disposed of his interests. in the business at Bucyrus, and in 1886 sold his interest in the business in Upper Sandusky. In 1868 he made Upper 292 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. Sandusky his place of residence. From 1886 to 1895 Mr. Stoll was not engaged in any business, being troubled a great, deal with rheumatism. However, in 1895, he bought the property now knownas the Stoll Casket Works, and through his energy and keen discrimination has made a decided success of the enterprise. In addition to this he has other valuable property, owning two storerooms in Bucyrus, considerable resident and business property in Upper Sandusky, and several fine farms. He has succeeded in accumulating' a fair share of this world's goods and ihis holdings are estimated to be worth over seventy-five thousand dollars. In Bucyrus, Ohio, John J. Stoll was united in. marriage with Miss Elizabeth Riecher, who vas a native of the Keystbne state, but was brought. to Ohio when but nine years of age. The fruits of this union were eight children, but four of them died in childhood. Those who. attained .maturity were: Elizabeth Arnelia, the wife of Phillip Gottfried, of Upper Sandusky; Martha became the wife of John, B. McConnell, and after his death. married Robert Kerr. and now resides in Upper Sandusky ; Ida is .the wife of Rev. J. W. Byers, of Upper. Sandusky, while Cora., the widow of . Frank Stutz, is living with her parents. In politics our subject has always endorsed the policies. and principles of the Democratic party, but the honors or emoluments of office have never had any attraction for him, though he served one term as a member of .the city council and made a highly creditable record in that. body. Socially he belongs to the Knights of Honor and the Royal Arcanum, while religiously he is a member of the Lutheran church. His time is almost entirely given to his business interests and the excellent condition of everything with which he is connected indicates his care and supervision. He is both practical and ,progressive in his methods and to his energy and perseverance is attributed the gratifying success which has attended his efforts. Fidelity is one of his chief characteristics, such fidelity as is manifest in his devotion to his family and friends, and in his faithful discharge of all the duties of life, and it has won him warm regard wherever known. EDWARD MONTEE. The problems of clearing the timber from the land and of tilling the soil were not the only ones which the early settler had to contend with and overcome. He needed lumber --boards—for various purposes, and accordingly saw-mills were early established in all parts of the state on every considerable stream. It was necessary that the stream should be large enough to afford the necessary water for at least a portion of the year, at which time it was the custom often for the farmers to haul their logs to the mills or to sell the logs to the miller and buy the boards. In this way the farmers obtained the lumber which they so much needed in their farming operations and for house and barn building, as well as for fencing, particularly around their barn lots. Owing to this demand in the West and owing to the fact that he understood the mill-Wright business thoroughly, the father of Edward Mon-tee, the subject, also named Edward, engaged in saw-milling soon after he came to this state. Edward Montee was born in BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 293 Plattsburg, N. Y., May 5, 1832, and when six months old was brought by his parents to Columbus, Ohio, but in a short time the family removed to Wyanclot, Wyandot county, where the father purchased the Wyandot Flour and Saw-mill. This combined mill he conducted for the period of five years with much success, at the end of which time he secured a lease of a site on Broken Sword creek and erected thereon a substantial sawmill, which he operated successfully for six years. He then removed to Little Sandusky, where he bought a farm and engaged in farming and stock-raising and so continued down to the time of his death at Macomb, Ill., at the age of seventy-six years. He was a man of much ability and of high character, and the world was better for his having lived. When Edward Montee, the subject, was nineteen years old he began working at the blacksmith trade, at which he served a two-years apprenticeship, during which time he thoroughly mastered the business. He then removed to Little Sandusky' and opened a shop which he ran with profit for. one year, when he removed to Macomb, Ill., and opened a larger shop. This he conducted for the space of six years, managing in the means time to lay aside a considerable portion of his savings. He then sold out and returned to Little Sandusky where he conducted a shop for two years, at the expiration of which time he sold out and engaged in the manufacture of brick, and at the same time conducted farming operations to a considerable extent. Thus he has been employed down to the present time. In 1854 he married Miss Caroline Katterman, who has presented him with three children, as follows Alice, deceased ; David, who lives at Little Sandusky; and Frank. In politics Mr. Montee is a Democrat. He is likewise a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He has at all times taken much interest in the affairs of the county, state and nation, is well informed, notwithstanding the lack of early advantages, and has served his fellow-citizens in various positions of honor and trust, highly to his credit. He served as assessor for three years and as justice of the peace for over thirty years. The latter fact alone is sufficient to show the esteem in which Mr.' Montee is held by his neighbors and likewise attests the soundness of his judgment and the degree of his intelligence, JONAS J. HULSE. Jonas Jason Hulse, the. accommodating and efficient cashier of the Commercial National Bank of Upper Sandusky, has attained a prominent and influential position in the financial circles of his city. It is a pleasure to the biographer to take up the record of his :life, incorporating With it also a, brief mention of his immediate ancestors. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Silas and Rosetta (Howell) Hulse, who were pioneers of this county, coming to Tymochtee township from Orange county, N. Y., in the early twenties. Silas Hulse was of German extraction. He was eminently successful as a teacher in the then unsystematized but thoroughly practical schools of the rural community in which he lived. His death in 1834, at the early age of thirty-two years, left to his wife the care of six children in the midst of the privations of frontier life. She lived to rear her family, 294 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. and died in 1864 at the age of sixty-one years. The maternal grandparents, William and Lucy (Brayton) Davis, were both natives of Ohio, and both came with their parents to Wyandot county in an early day. The Davis family came from Kentucky and the Brayton family from Vermont. Both families Were pioneers of Ohio, Elijah Brayton at one time making on foot the return trip to his native state. William Davis died in 1846, at the age of thirty-five years, on the farm which his father .had entered near Crawford. His wife remained on the same farm throughout her life and there reared the family of four children. . She died in 1873, at the age of 'fifty-seven years. The father of our subject, also named Jonas, was a native of Ohio and of Wyandot county. His father dying early, he, with his brothers, was compelled to earn his living among the farmers of the community in which he lived, and in his work he and his twin brother Jason were always inseparable. In later years he made two trips to the Pacific coast and was fairly successful in his search for gold. In 1863, some time after his return from California, he married and settled upon the farm near Lovell, receiving into his home his :widowed mother. His un timely death in August, 1864; at the age of thirty-five years, cut short all his plans and, dispelled the happiness of the newly founded home. His wife, who in her maidenhood had borne the name of Lucy O. Davis, was born in Crawford township, this county, near what was then called Crawfordsville, now Crawford. Her entire life was spent on the farm until 1890, when she moved to Upper Sandusky and made that place her home until her death, in 1893, at the age of forty-eight years. She was a devout Christian woman, and had been for many years an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church. She was the mother of but one child, our subject. Her sister, Mrs. Anna Hurd, was also a widow, with two sons, and the two families united and remained as one household. The immediate subject of this sketch, Jonas J. Hulse, was born on the 7th day of November, 1864, on the old Hulse farm, near Lovell, Salem township, Wyandot county. His boyhood days were spent on the, farm and his elementary education was re ceived in the public schools. When he was but fifteen years old he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, this state and attended that institution, several years, his studies being interrupted by the necessity, of his presence on the farm, which he was managing, and the fact that he also taught school during the winters. He graduated from the university in the classical course in 1891. He then went to Harriman, Tenn., and engaged in the manufacture and shipping of lumber and timber, and remained so engaged until April, 1900, when he sold out his interest there and returned to Ohio. At the suggestion of the president of the Commercial National Bank of Upper Sandusky he came here to assist in the organization of that institution. He took considerable stock in the bank, and subsequently accepted the cashiership of the institution. In addition to his banking interests Mr. Hulse also owns a tract of one hundred and seventy acres in Antrim township, this county. In 1893 Jonas J. Hulse was united in marriage to Miss Frances L. Durflinger; daughter of Philip and Sarah (Burnham) Durflinger. Mrs. Hulse was born in Madison BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 295 county, Ohio, but in 1891 moved with her parents to Tennessee. This union has been blessed with two bright and interesting children, Marjory and Alfred. Politically our subject is a Republican, though he is not radical nor narrow in his opinions. Religiously he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is quite active in church and Sunday-school work. His methods are in keeping with the progressive spirit of The twentieth century. He is a man of broad humanitarian principles, of earnest purpose and upright life, and does all in his power for the uplifting of his fellow men and the promotion of the moral welfare of his community. JOHN M. KLINGLER. John M. Klingler, a retired business man of Nevada, Wyandot county, Ohio, was born April 25, 1835, in Wittenberg, Germany, his parents being George and Anna (Bartole) Klingler. His parents were natives of Germany, where they lived until death. The father died in 1836, our subject being the only child. After his death the widow married John Beck, by whom she had two sons, Gottlieb and Christian, both of whom remained in the Fatherland. John M. Klingler learned the trade of a shoemaker, serving an apprenticeship of three years, his time expiring in 1852, when his adventurous spirit induced him to leave his native soil and try his luck in the land of plenty,---America---landing in New York June 6, 1857, his voyage was made in a sailing vessel and Mr. Klingler at once came to Sandusky, where his first dollar was earned on American soil. After working in Sandusky about five months, he located in Tiffin, Ohio, where he remained one year when he moved to Bucyrus, Ohio. On August 1860, he came to Nevada and opened a shop, his work being for the great part custom work and as he was a skillful workman it was only a short time before he had all he could attend to. His business grew steadily from day to day and in 1862 he purchased his present home, which at that time was a modest little cottage not over 18x24 feet in dimensions. He conducted his shop in this house and was engaged in shoemaking for almost half a century, forty-eight years being the exact time in which he was thus employed. He was thrifty and frugal in his habits and accumulated considerable property besides building on and improving his home place until it bears no resemblance to the original condition. He owns considerable property in Nevada, and a splendid farm of one hundred and fifty-nine acres in Antrim township. He has been an industrious man and is entitled to the leisure he has been enjoying since April 25, 1894, When he gave up his business. Mr. Klingler has entered the wedded state three times, his first wife being Miss Elizabeth Denkle, daughter of John. Denkle. She died October 4, 1874, aged thirty-two years. Four daughters are left to keep alive the memory of her many Christian virtues, namely : Mary A., who was born July 7, 1862, and became the wife of A. Miller, a prosperous merchant of Nevada.; Lena, who was born. October 1, 1863, and married William Hough, who lives in Toledo, Ohio; Anna Lucy, who was born February 17, 1865, and is the wife of George Martin, a miller residing in Nevada ; and Matilda, born January 296 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. 11, 1866, married Charles Woods, the railroad agent stationed at Delphos, Ohio. One son, Edward, died at the interesting age of fourteen years. After her death, Mr. Klingler contracted an alliance with Miss Mary E. Rovisky, who passed away in 1887, when he was married to his present wife, Mrs. Albertina Smith, daughter of Mr. Mullenkopf. Mr. Klingler has taken an active part in the public affairs of the village and is one of the prominent Democrats of the county. He was a member of the Nevada school board for eighteen years and for twelve years served in the town council, having an excellent opportunity to advance the interests of his town which he did not fail to take advantage of, and much of the prosperous condition of the village as well as the .excellent school system of Nevada is traceable directly to his influence. Mr. Klingler is a man of unblemished reputation, such as goes to make up the better element of citizenship in any community, and is an honored member of the Lutheran church, in whose advancement he takes an active interest. JACOB MILLER. Jacob Miller, more familiarly known as "Uncle Jake," is one of the oldest living residents of Wyandot county, Ohio, if not the very oldest, having come to this locality almost seventy years ago. He was born March 31, 1822, in Pendleton county, Va., and is a son of Isaac and Margaret (Lair) Miller. His grandfather, Anthony Miller, was a native of the German Empire and was the first of the family to cross the Atlantic to find a home in America. He was a gunsmith and blacksmith by trade, but also carried on farming operations in the United States. Isaac Miller was a native of Pendleton county, Va., also, and was reared to manhood in that state. He was .a soldier in the war of 1812 and continued to make his home in his native state until 1834, when he moved his family to Ohio, locating in Wyandot county in what is now Pitt township. He was a farmer by occupation and after moving to this state he rented land of the Indians for the first year. He was one of the first white men to settle in that locality and it was necessary for him to cut his way through the timber, the only road being found by following "blazed'' trees through the wilderness of brush and undergrowth. The Indians were friendly to him and his family and did not try to molest them, on the contrary giving them many tokens of good will. In 1835 he moved to the reservation of the Wyandots and made his home there until 1843. The following year he was called to mourn the death of his wife. They had been members of the Methodist Episcopal church in Virginia but after moving to their new home in the wilds of the Buckeye state it was many years before an organization of that kind was established, although it was the first religious body to make its appearance in that country. He was a man who took an advanced and liberal view of the most serious questions of life and was ever foremost in all improvements which were introduced' during his time, being remembered by many of the older residents as a man of great resources and sterling worth. He passed into that haven of peace and happiness for which his spirit longed, about BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 297 1863, and tile neighborhood lost one of its strongest and most honored citizens. He was the father of seven children, two of . whom are with him in the Mansions of rest. John and Isaac are both deceased; Mary is the wife of John HolloWay ; Catherine married William Hartman, who is now deceased; Elizabeth is the widow of Reuben Johns and lives in Nevada; Jacob. Jacob Miller did not have the advantage of a schooling, attending but a few days, not long enough to learn to read and write.. He remained at home until he was twenty-two years of age, When he was joined in marriage with Miss Harriet Beals; of Perry, Wycming county, N. Y, She was born August 24, 1828, and is a daughter of Samuel and Parmelia (French) Beals, who came from York state to Ohio at a very early day and settled in Wyandot county. He was a farmer and leased land from the Indians for many years, later going to the state of Indiana, where he died. His wife survived. him and moved to Iowa, where she died., The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Miller are Rosanna, who married Alphonso D. Fesser, of Allen county, Ohio, and is deceased; John, a farmer. of Hardin county ; Isaac, a farmer of Tyner, City, Ind. ; Samuel, a farmer of Crawford county ; and Harriet Jane, who died young. Mr. Miller moved to his present place May 9, 1846. It was in its original state, not an axe had been stuck in a tree when it came in his possessidn and his first attempt at improvement was the construction of a cabin of round logs. This building was 20x26 feet in size and was heated by a large fireplace which was built in one end of the room. There were eighty acres in the tract he purchased and a pleasant thought in connection with it is, that every improvement on the land was placed there by himself and every tree planted by his hand.. He has engaged in general farming and is one of the well-known and popular agriculturists of Antrim township. He is a renowned hunter and great numbers of game have been felled to earth by his skillful markmanship. Deer, wolves and foxes were common trophies of the hunt and one week he shot twenty deer, selling eighteen of them for one dollar each. He has earned many a dollar with his trusty gun. Much of his younger years was spent in company with the Indians and their customs and habits were so firmly impressed on his mind that he is still able to recall. many stories of the early life and adventure of the early settler and red men, can speak their language and sing their songs, as well as go through their dances with all the agility of a native. His reminiscences of pioneer times are interesting in the extreme when given in his graphic and entertaining manner and lead us to realize to some extent the dangers and obstacles encountered, by our ancestors when they redeemed this beautiful and productive land from its wild and almost Useless state. "Uncle Jake" is a stalwart Republican, and has always stood by his party. He has voted for four of the noted Republican presidents : Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and. McKtnley, and well remembers the old "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" days of '845,—the cider campaign. He can well remember of being in the crowd when they hauled a "Buckeye" cabin with four yoke of oxen and Uncle Jack played the old violin. This cabin was hauled in Bucyrus, Ohio. Their little old-fashioned home in Antrim township is graced by the big open, fireplace, the old-fashioned 298 - BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. clock, the three-cornered cupboard, the tin candlesticks and the old-fashioned picture of Washington and such prints which adorned the walls of our forefathers. "Uncle Jake's" old violin sits on the old-fashioned press, and shows recent usage. He has a deer call which a Wyandot Indian gave him this was made of white walnut and imitates perfectly the cry of a young lamb or fawn. JOHN KAUFMAN. From fifty to seventy-five years ago, it must have been the rule and not the ec.epbon to see farms in all directions in various stages of improvement, some in which the log cabin stood in the small clearing of half an acre, some with a tract of from five to twenty acres cleared and with a hewed-log house, perhaps a double one some with still more acres stripped of their primitive forests and with a still better house, but in all such cases the land showed the original stumps which only time could wholly eradicate. These stumps were a constant source of annoyance and hindrance to the farmer, whose only way to get rid of them was to. heap brush and wood over them and slowly turn them to the level of the ground ; even this did 'not remedy matters much, because the roots remained in the ground and stopped the plow. Thus for years: it was a common thing to see in all fields dozens of spots which had to be avoided by the farmer, and which in reality were waste plaCes of no practical use to the farmer. The parents of the subject had just such an experience, and passed through just such hardship's. But they found, as others find, that perseverance will accomplish wonders. In time the fields became clean: and clear of the roots as well as of the stumps. The subject spent many a day in clearing off stumps and other obstructions, and thus his youth was passed. He was born in Richland county, Ohio, on March 25, 1836, and is a son of Joseph and Rachel (Ruhl) Kaufman, the father a native of New Freedom, Penn., and the mother of Hard Scrabble, Md. The two families came among the earliest settlers to Ohio and settled in Richland county, and there the youngest members came to maturity. The lather and, mother became acquainted in early years, fell in love and were married. Joseph was but a boy when his father came to the state. He received a meager education at the pioneer subscription schools, and spent his summers in assisting his father in farming the cleared land and in digging out and burning the stumps that dotted the clearings. His father settled in the: dense woods, built a small log house, and began the tiresome task of letting in the sunshine to the water-soaked land. They settled near Woodbury, Ohio, and there they lived the remainder of their uneventful lives, dying with the respect of all who knew them. After his marriage Joseph began operations on his own responsibility, and remained in that vicinity for many years. In 1886 he moved to Holt county, Mo., where he bought one hundred and sixty acres. There his wife died in 1896. He was a Democrat, but not an office-seeker, and has always been a hard-working citizen. He and wife were members of the German Baptist church, and both were interested in all church work and did all in. their power for all worthy movements that tended to benefit the community in which they resided. Their children were BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - 299 named as follows: Levina,, who resides in Bolt county, Mo.; John, subject; Samuel, deceased; Leah, Who lives at La Grand, Ore.; Jacob, deceased; Henry, deceased ; William, living in Holt county, Mo.; Daniel, a farmer of Kansas; Charlie, of Holt county, Mo. All the members of the family have selected the occupation of farming. John Kaufman resided at his father's house until he attained the age of twenty years. He was married on June 12, 1856, to Miss Sarah Keener, a. native of Ashland county, and by her has one child : Bascomb, . who resides in Crawford county and married, first, Miss Lottie De Jean and upon her death married Miss Rose Shingler. By the first union one son was born, Ira N., who has always resided with subject and wife. Mrs. Kaufman was born in Ashland county, Ohio, June 4, 1836, and at the age of about fourteen. years came wiith heir parents to Morrow. county. She received such education as the common schools afforded. Mr. and Mrs. Kaufman have taken. to their home and hearts their little grandson, Ira N., to whom they are giving the same kind and loving attention they would render a child. of their own. They are taking especial pride in the rearing, of the' little fellow, not only educating him in the common branches of learning, but also giving him instruction in music. In future years: Ira N. will remember with gratitude his loving grandparents, who have inserted his portrait, together with their own, in this 'volume. After his marriage the subject lived. for two years in Knox county, then two years. in Morrow county, Ohio. In. 1862 he came to Wyandot county and lived in Eden townShip one year, when he purchased his present place, comprising sixty acres. It was then a wild piece of land, but he has cleared and improved it. He is a Democrat and a member of the German Baptist church: Although, his schooling was obtained in the rude subscription schools of the pioneers, Mr. Kaufman has made a fine success of business:. The teacher was often paid in potatoes, grain, etc. Mr. Kaufthan is wholly self-made, in the truest meaning of the term, and has cause to be proud of his good name.. Mr. and Mrs. Kaufman aided in the execution of the German Baptist church in their vicinity. To their cosy and comfortable. home all find a cordial welcome. For nearly half a century have this worthy couple tray elect life's. pathway together, sharing its joys. and its sorrows, and now in their declining years. they are resting in peace and contentment. JACOB KOEHLER. The agricultural interests of Salem township are well represented by the subject of this review, who is one of the practical and enterprising farmers of his section of Wyandot county. Like many other successful self-made men of northern Ohio, he is an American by adoption only, being a native of Germany, from whence come so much of the bone and sinew of this great western republic. Wherever known the German type is noted for thrift and enterprise, the subject of this mention being no exception to the rule. Jacob Koehler was born in the kingdom of Baden, July 2, 1850, and is the son of Frederick Koehler, also a native of the Fatherland. The father was reared a farmer and followed that calling in the land of his