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 advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an 
 influence extending throughout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who 
 have risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have 
 become famous. It tells of those in every walk in life who have striven to succeed, and 
 records how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of many, very 
 many, who, not seeking the applause of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way," content 
 to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — "they have done what 
 they could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the 
 anvil, the lawyer's office and the counting-room, left every trade and profession, and at their country's 
 call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their efforts the Union was restored and peace 
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GEORGE WASHIN'GTON. 
 
GEORGE WASHINGTON. 
 
 '^ HE Father of our Country was bom in West- 
 f C moreland County, Va., Februarj- 22, 1732. 
 v2/ His parents were Augustine and Marj' (Ball) 
 Washington. The family to which he belonged 
 has not been satisfactorily traced in England. 
 His great-grandfather, John Washington, emi- 
 grated to Virginia about 1657, and became a 
 prosperous planter. He had two sons, Lawrence 
 and John. The former married Mildred Warner, 
 and had three children, John, Augustine and 
 Mildred. Augustine, the father of George, first 
 married Jane Butler, who bore him four children, 
 two of whom, Eawrence and Augustine, reached 
 maturity. Of six children by his second mar- 
 riage, George was the eldest, the others being 
 Bett}-, Samuel, John Augustine, Charles and 
 Mildred. 
 
 Augustine Washington, the father of George, 
 died in 1743, leaving a large landed propertJ^ 
 To his eldest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an 
 estate on the Potomac, afterwards known as Mt. 
 Vernon, and to George he left the parental resi- 
 dence. George received only such education as 
 the neighborhood schools afforded, save for a 
 short time after he left school, when he received 
 private instruction in mathematics. His spelling 
 was rather defective. Remarkable stories are 
 told of his great phj'sical strength and develop- 
 ment at an early age. He was an acknowledged 
 \eader among his companions, and was early 
 Qoted for that nobleness of character, fairness and 
 <eracity which characterized his whole life. 
 
 When George was fourteen years old he had a 
 desire to go to sea, and a midshipman's warrant 
 was .secured for him, but through the opposition 
 pf his mother the idea was abandoned. Two 
 
 years later he was appointed surveyor to the im- 
 mense estate of Lord Fairfax. In this business 
 he spent three years in a rough frontier life, 
 gaining experience which afterwards proved very 
 essential to him. In 1751, though only nineteen 
 years of age, he was appointed Adjutant, with the 
 rank of Major, in the Virginia militia, then being 
 trained for active service against the French and 
 Indians. Soon after this he sailed to the West 
 Indies with his brother Lawrence, who went there 
 to restore his health. They soon returned, and 
 in the summer of 1752 Lawrence' died, leaving a 
 large fortune to an infant daughter, who did not 
 long survive him. On her demise the estate of 
 Mt. Vernon was given to George. 
 
 Upon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddle as Lieu- 
 tenant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia 
 was reorganized, and the province divided into 
 four military districts, of which the northern was 
 assigned to Washington as Adjutant-General. 
 Shorth' after this a verj- perilous mission, which 
 others had refused, was assigned him and ac- 
 cepted. This was to proceed to the French post 
 near Lake Erie, in northwestern Pennsylvania. 
 The distance to be traversed was about six hun- 
 dred miles. Winter was at hand, and the journey 
 was to be made without military escort, through 
 a territory occupied by Indians. The trip was a 
 perilous one, and several times he nearly lost his 
 life, but he returned in safety and furnished a full 
 and useful report of his expedition. A regiment 
 of three hundred men was raised in Virginia and 
 put in command of Col. Joshua Frj', and Maj. 
 Washington was commissioned Lieutenant-Colo- 
 nel. Active war was then begun against the 
 French and Indians, in which Washington took 
 
GEORGE WASHINGTON. 
 
 a most important part. In the memorable event 
 of July 9, 1755, known as "Braddock's defeat," 
 Washington was almost the only officer of dis- 
 tinction who escaped from the calamities of the 
 day with life and honor. 
 
 Having been for five j'ears in the militarj- serv- 
 ice, and having vainly sought promotion in the 
 royal army, he took advantage of the fall of Ft. Du- 
 quesne and the expulsion of the French from the 
 valley of the Ohio to resign his commission. Soon 
 after he entered the Legislature, where, although 
 not a leader, he took an active and important 
 part. January 17, 1759, he married Mrs. Martha 
 (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy widow of John 
 Parke Custis. 
 
 When the British Parliament had closed the 
 port of Boston, the cry went up throughout the 
 provinces, ' ' The cause ol Boston is the cause of 
 us all! " It was then, at the suggestion of Vir- 
 ginia, that a congress of all the colonies was 
 called to meet at Philadelphia September 5, 
 1774, to secure their common liberties, peaceably 
 if possible. To this congress Col. Washington 
 was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the 
 congress re-assembled, when the hostile inten- 
 tions of England were plainly apparent. The 
 battles of Concord and Lexington had been fought, 
 and among the first acts of this congress was the 
 election of a commander-in-chief of the Colonial 
 forces. This high and responsible office was con- 
 ferred upon Washington, who was still a member 
 of the congress. He accepted it on June 19, but 
 upon the express condition that he receive no sal- 
 ary. He would keep an exact account of ex- 
 penses, and expect congress to pay them and 
 nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch 
 to trace the military acts of Washington, to whom 
 the fortunes and liberties of the people of this 
 country were so long confided. The war was 
 conducted by him under every possible disadvan- 
 tage; and while his forces often met with reverses, 
 yet he overcame every obstacle, and after seven 
 years of heroic devotion and matchless skill he 
 gained liberty for the greatest nation of earth. 
 On December 23, 1783, Washington, in a parting 
 address of surpassing beauty, resigned his com- 
 mis.sion as Commander-in-Chief of the army to the 
 
 Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. He 
 retired immediately to Mt. Vernon and resumed 
 his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning 
 all connection with public life. 
 
 In Februarj', 1789, Washington was unani- 
 mously elected President, and at the expiration 
 of his first term he was unanimously re-elected. 
 At the end of this term many were anxious that he 
 be re-elected, but he absolutely refused a third 
 nomination. On March 4, 1797, at the expiration 
 of his second term as President, he returned to his 
 home, hoping to pass there his few remaining 
 years free from the annoyances of public life. 
 Later in the year, however, his repose seemed 
 likely to be interrupted by war with France. At 
 the prospect of such a war he was again urged to 
 take command of the army, but he chose his sub- 
 ordinate officers and left them the charge of mat- 
 ters in the field, which he superintended from his 
 home. In accepting the command, he made the 
 reservation that he was not to be in the field until 
 it was necessary. In the midst of these prepara- 
 tions his life was suddenly cut off. December 1 2 
 he took a severe cold from a ride in the rain, 
 which, settling in his throat, produced inflamma- 
 tion, and terminated fatally on the night of the 
 14th. On the 1 8th his body was borne with mili- 
 tary honors to its final resting-place, and interred 
 in the family vault at Mt. Vernon. 
 
 Of the character of Washington it is impossible 
 to speak but in terms of the highest respect and 
 admiration. The more we see of the operations 
 of our government, and the more deeply we feel 
 the difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common 
 Interest, the more highly we must estimate the 
 force of his talent and character, which have been 
 able tii challenge the reverence of all parties, 
 and principles, and nations, and to win a fame as 
 extended as the Hmits of the globe, and which we 
 cannot but believe will be as lasting as the exist- 
 ence of man. 
 
 In person, Washington was unusually tall, erect 
 and well proportioned, and his muscular strength 
 was great. His features were of a beausiful sym- 
 metry. He commanded respect withotit any ap- 
 pearance of haughtiness, and was ever serious 
 without being dull. 
 
JOHN ADAMS. 
 
JOHN ADAMS. 
 
 (TOHN ADAMS, the second President and the 
 I first Vice-President of the United States, was 
 (2/ born in Braintree (now Quincj') Mass., and 
 about ten miles from Boston, October 19, 1735. 
 His great-grandfather, Henry Adams, emigrated 
 from England about 1640, with a family of eight 
 sons, and settled at Braintree. The parents of 
 John were John and Susannah (Boylston) 
 Adams. His father, who was a farmer of limited 
 means, also engaged in the business of shoe- 
 making. He gave his eldest son, John, a classical 
 education at Harvard College. John graduated 
 in 175s, and at once took charge of the school at 
 Worcester, Mass. This he found but a "school 
 of affliction," from which he endeavored to gain 
 relief by devoting himself, in addition, tc the 
 study of law. For this purpose he placed himself 
 under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. 
 He had thought seriously of the clerical profes- 
 sion, but seems to have been turned from this by 
 what he termed " the frightful engines of ecclesi- 
 astical councils, of diabolical malice, and Calvin- 
 istic good nature, ' ' of the operations of which he 
 had been a witness in his native town. He was 
 well fitted for the legal profession, possessing a 
 clear, sonorous voice, being ready and fluent of 
 speech, and having quick perceptive powers. He 
 gradually gained a practice, and in 1764 married 
 Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, and a 
 lad}- of superior intelligence. Shortly after his 
 marriage, in 1765, the attempt at parliamentarj- 
 taxation turned him from law to politics. He 
 took initial steps toward holding a town meeting, 
 and the resolutions he offered on the subject be- 
 came very popular throughout the province, and 
 were adopted word for word by over forty differ- 
 ent towns. He moved to Boston in 1768, and 
 became one of the most courageous and promi- 
 nent advocates of the popular cause, and was 
 chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- 
 islature) in 1770. 
 
 Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first dele- 
 
 gates from Massachusetts to the first Continent- 
 al Congress, which met in 1774. Here he dis- 
 tinguished himself by his capacity for business 
 and for debate, and advocated the movement for 
 independence against the majority of the mem- 
 bers. In Maj-, 1776, he moved and carried a res- 
 olution in Congress that the Colonies should 
 assume the duties of self-government. He was a 
 prominent member of the committee of five ap- 
 pointed June 1 1 to prepare a declaration of inde- 
 pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, 
 but on Adams devolved the task of battling it 
 through Congress in a three-days debate. 
 
 On the day after the Declaration of Independ- 
 ence was passed, while his soul was yet warm 
 with the glow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter 
 to his wife, which, as we read it now, seems to 
 have been dictated by the spirit of prophecy. 
 "Yesterday," he says, "the greatest question 
 was decided that ever was debated in America; 
 and greater, perhaps, never was or will be de- 
 cided among men. A resolution was passed 
 without one dissenting colony, 'that these United 
 States are, and of right ought to be, free and in- 
 dependent states.' The day is passed. The 
 Fourth of July, 1776, will be a memorable epoch 
 in the histon,- of America. I am apt to believe it 
 will be celebrated by succeeding generations as 
 the great anniversary festival. It ought to be 
 commemorated as the day of deliverance by 
 solemn acts of devotion to Almighty God. It 
 ought to be solemnized with pomp, shows, games, 
 sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations 
 from one end of the continent to the other, from 
 this time forward forever. You will think me 
 transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I 
 am well aware of the toil and blood and treas- 
 ure that it will cost to maintain this declaration 
 and support and defend these States; yet, through 
 all the gloom, I can see the rays of light and 
 glory. I can see that the end is worth more than 
 all the means, and that posterity will triumph, 
 
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 JOHN ADAMS. 
 
 although you and I may rue, which I hope we 
 shall not." 
 
 In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed 
 a delegate to France, and to co-operate with Ben- 
 jamin Franklin and Arthur Lee, who were then 
 in Paris, in the endeavor to obtain assistance in 
 arms and money from the French government. 
 This was a severe trial to his patriotism, as it 
 separated him from his home, compelled him to 
 cross the ocean in winter, and exposed him to 
 great peril of capture by the British cruisers, who 
 were seeking him. He left France June 17, 
 1779. In September of the same year he was 
 again chosen to go to Paris, and there hold him- 
 self in readiness to negotiate a treaty of peace and 
 of commerce with Great Britain, as soon as the 
 British cabinet might be found willing to listen 
 to such proposals. He sailed for France in No- 
 vember, and from there he went to Plolland, where 
 he negotiated important loans and formed im- 
 portant commercial treaties. 
 
 Finally, a treaty of peace with England was 
 signed, January 21, 1783. The re-action from the 
 excitement, toil and anxiety through which Mr. 
 Adams had passed threw him into a fever. After 
 suffering from a continued fever and becoming 
 feeble and emaciated, he was advised to go to 
 England to drink the waters of Bath. While in 
 England, still drooping and desponding, he re- 
 ceived dispatches from his own government urg- 
 ing the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to 
 negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health 
 was delicate, yet he immediately set out, and 
 through stonn, on sea, on horseback and foot, he 
 made the trip. 
 
 February 24, 1785, Congress appointed Mr. 
 Adams envoy to the Court of St. James. Here 
 he met face to face the King of England, who 
 had so long regarded him as a traitor. As Eng- 
 land did not condescend to appoint a minister to 
 the United States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he 
 was accomplishing but little, he sought permis- 
 sion to return to his own countrv-, where he ar- 
 rived in June, 1788. 
 
 When Washington was first chosen President, 
 John Adams, rendered illustrious by his signal 
 ser\'ices at home and abroad, was chosen Vice- 
 
 President. Again, at the second election of Wash- 
 ington as President, Adams was chosen Vice- 
 President. In 1796, Washington retired from 
 public life, and Mr. Adams was elected President, 
 though not without much opposition. Serving 
 in this office four years, he was succeeded by Mr. 
 Jefferson, his opponent in politics. 
 
 While Mr. Adams was Vice-President the 
 great French Revolution shook the continent of 
 Europe, and it was upon this point that he was 
 at issue with the majoritj' of his countrymen, led 
 by Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Adams felt no sympathy 
 with the French people in their struggle, for he 
 had no confidence in their power of self-govern- 
 ment, and he utterly abhorred the class of atheist 
 philosophers who, he claimed, caused it. On the 
 other hand, Jefferson's sympathies were strongly 
 enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence 
 originated the alienation between these distin- 
 tinguished men, and the two powerful parties were 
 thus soon organized, with Adams at the head of 
 the one whose sympathies were with England, 
 and Jefferson leading the other in sympathy with 
 France. 
 
 The Fourth of July, 1826, which completed the 
 half-century since the signing of the Declaration 
 of Independence, arrived, and there were but 
 three of the signers of that immortal instrument 
 left upon the earth to hail its morning light. 
 And, as it is well known, on that day two of 
 these finished their earthly pilgrimage, a coinci- 
 dence so remarkable as to seem miraculous. For 
 a few days before Mr. Adams had been rapidly 
 failing, and on the morning of the Fourth he 
 found himself too weak to rise from his bed. On 
 being requested to name a toast for the cus- 
 tomary celebration of the day, he exclaimed 
 "Independence forever!" When the day was 
 ushered in bj' the ringing of bells and the firing 
 of cannons, he was asked by one of his attend- 
 ants if he knew what day it was ? He replied, 
 ' ' O yes, it is the glorious Fourth of July — God 
 bless it — God bless you all!" In the course of 
 the day he said, "It is a great and glorious 
 day." The last words he uttered were, "Jeffe:.' 
 son survives." But he had, at one o'clock, 
 resigned his spirit into the hands of his God. 
 
THOMAS jeffp:rson. 
 
THOMAS JEFFERSON. 
 
 y^HOMAS JEFFERSON was born AprU 2, 
 f C 1743, at Shadwell, Albemarle County, Va. 
 v2/ His parents were Peter and Jane (Ran- 
 dolphj Jefferson, the former a native of Wales, 
 and the latter born in London. To them were 
 born six daughters and two sons, of whom Thomas 
 was the elder. When fourteen years of age his 
 father died. He received a most liberal educa- 
 tion, having been kept diligently at school from 
 the time he was five j'ears of age. In 1760 he 
 entered William and Mary College. Williams- 
 burg was then the seat of the Colonial court, and 
 it was the abode of fashion and splendor. Young 
 Jefferson, who was then seventeen years old, lived 
 somewhat expensively, keeping fine horses, and 
 going much into gay society; yet he was ear- 
 nestly devoted to his studies, and irreproachable in 
 his morals. In the second j^ear of his college 
 course, moved by some unexplained impulse, he 
 discarded his old companions and pursuits, and 
 often devoted fifteen hours a daj- to hard stud}-. 
 He thus attained very high intellectual culture, 
 and a like excellence in philosophy and the lan- 
 guages. 
 
 Immediately upon leaving college he began the 
 study of law. For the short time he continued 
 in the practice of his profession he rose rapidly, 
 and distinguished himself by his energy and 
 acuteness as a lawyer. But the times called for 
 greater action. The policy of England had awak- 
 ened the spirit of resistance in the American Col- 
 onies, and the enlarged views which Jefferson had 
 ever entertained soon led him into active politi- 
 cal life. In 1 769 he was chosen a member of the 
 Virginia House of Burgesses. In 1772 he mar- 
 
 ried Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very beautiful, 
 wealthy, and highly accomplished young widow. 
 
 In 1775 he was sent to the Colonial Congress, 
 where, though a silent member, his abilities as a 
 writer and a reasoner soon become known, and he 
 was placed upon a number of important com- 
 mittees, and was chairman of the one appointed 
 for the drawing up of a declaration of independ- 
 ence. This committee consisted of Thomas Jef- 
 ferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger 
 Shennan and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson, 
 as chairman, was appointed to draw up the paper. 
 Franklin and Adams suggested a few verbal 
 changes before it was submitted to Congress. On 
 June 28, a few slight changes were made in it by 
 Congress, and it was passed and signed July 4, 
 1776. 
 
 In 1779 Mr. Jetferson was elected successor to 
 Patrick Henry as Governor of Virginia. At one 
 time the British officer Tarleton sent a secret 
 expedition to Monticello to capture the Governor. 
 Scarcely five minutes elapsed after the hurried 
 escape of Mr. Jefferson and his family ere his 
 mansion was in possession of the British troops. 
 His wife's health, never very good, was much 
 injured by this excitement, and in the summer 
 of 1782 she died. 
 
 Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. 
 Two years later he was appointed Minister Pleni- 
 potentiary to France. Returning to the United 
 States in September, 1789, he became Secretary' 
 of State in Washington's cabinet. This position 
 he resigned January i, 1794. In 1797, he was 
 chosen Vice-President, and four years later was 
 elected President over Mr. Adams, with Aaron 
 
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 THOMAS JEFFERSON. 
 
 Burr as Vice-President. In 1804 he was re- 
 elected with wonderful unanimity, George CHn- 
 ton being elected Vice-President. 
 
 The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second ad- 
 ministration was disturbed by an event which 
 threatened the tranquillity and peace of the Union; 
 this was the conspiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated 
 in the late election to the Vice-Presidency, and 
 led on by an unprincipled ambition, this extraor- 
 dinary man formed the plan of a military ex- 
 pedition into the Spanish territories on our south- 
 western frontier, for the purpose of forming there 
 a new republic. This was generallj' supposed 
 to have been a mere pretext; and although it has 
 not been generally known what his real plans 
 were, there is no doubt that the}- were of a far 
 more dangerous character. 
 
 In 1809, at the expiration of the second term 
 for which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he de- 
 termined to retire from political life. For a period 
 of nearly forty years he had been continually be- 
 fore the public, and all that time had been em- 
 ployed in offices of the greatest trust and respon- 
 sibility. Having thus devoted the best part of 
 his life to the service of his country, he now felt 
 desirous of that rest which his declining years re- 
 quired, and upon the organization of the new ad- 
 ministration, in March, 1809, he bade farewell for- 
 'ever to public life and retired to Monticello, his 
 famous country home, which, next to Mt. Vernon, 
 was the most distinguished residence in the land. 
 
 The Fourth of July, 1S26, beingthe fiftieth an- 
 niversary of the Declaration of American Inde- 
 pendence, great preparations were made in even- 
 part of the Union for its celebration as the nation's 
 jubilee, and the citizens of Washington, to add to 
 the solemnity of the occasion, invited Mr. Jeffer- 
 son, as the framer and one of the few surviving 
 signers of the Declaration, to participate in their 
 festivities. But an illness, which had been of 
 several weeks' duration and had been continually 
 increasing, compelled him to decline the invita- 
 tion. 
 
 On the 2d of July the disease under which he 
 was laboring left him, but in such a reduced 
 state that his medical attendants entertained no 
 hope of his recovery. From this time he was 
 
 perfectly sensible that his last hour was at hand. 
 On the next day, which was Monday, he asked 
 of those around him the day of the month, and 
 on being told it was the 3d of July, he ex- 
 pressed the earnest wish that he might be per- 
 mitted to breathe the air of the fiftieth anniver- 
 sary. His prayer was heard — that day whose 
 dawn was hailed with such rapture through our 
 land burst upon his eyes, and then they were 
 closed fore\-er. And what a noble consummation 
 of a noble life! To die on that day — the birth- 
 day of a nation — the day which his own name 
 and his own act had rendered glorious, to die 
 amidst the rejoicings and festivities of a whole 
 nation, who looked up to him as the author, un- 
 der God, of their greatest blessings, was all that 
 was wanting to fill up the reci>rd of his life. 
 
 Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- 
 dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear 
 him compau}-, left the sceneof his earthly honors. 
 Hand in hand they had stood forth, the cham- 
 pions of freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark 
 and desperate struggle of the Revolution, they 
 had cheered and animated their desponding coun- 
 trymen; for half a century they had labored to- 
 gether for the good of the country, and now hand 
 in hand they departed. In their lives they had 
 been united in the same great cause of liberty, 
 and in their deaths they were not divided. 
 
 In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather 
 above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes 
 were light, his hair, originally red, in after life be- 
 came white and sih'ery, his complexion was fair, 
 his forehead broad, and his whole countenance 
 intelligent and thoughtful. He possessed great 
 fortitude of mind as well as personal courage, and 
 his command of temper was such that his oldest 
 and most intimate friends never recollected to 
 have seen him in a passion. His manners, though 
 dignified, were simple and unaffected, and his 
 hospitality was so unbounded that all found at 
 his house a ready welcome. In conversation he 
 was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic, and his 
 language was remarkably pure and correct. He 
 was a finished classical scholar, and in his writ- 
 ings is discernible the care with which he formed 
 his style upon the best models of antiquity. 
 
JAMKS MADISON. 
 
JAMES MADISON. 
 
 (Tames MADISON, "Father of the Consti- 
 
 I tutiou," and fourth President of the United 
 (2/ States, was born March i6, 1757, and died 
 at his home in Virginia June 28, 1836. The 
 name of James Madison is inseparably connected 
 with most of the important events in that heroic 
 period of our country during which the founda- 
 tions of this great republic were laid. He was 
 the last of the founders of the Constitution of the 
 United States to be called to his eternal reward. 
 
 The Madison family were among the early emi- 
 grants to the New World, landing upon the shores 
 of the Chesapeake but fifteen years after the settle- 
 ment of Jamestown. The father of James Madison 
 was an opulent planter, residing upon a very fine 
 estate called Montpelier, in Orange County, Va. 
 It was but twenty-five miles from the home of Jef- 
 ferson at Monticello, and the closest personal and 
 political attachment existed between these illustri- 
 ous men from their early youth until death. 
 
 The early education of Mr. Madison was con- 
 ducted mostly at home under a private tutor. At 
 the age of eighteen he was sent to Princeton Col- 
 lege, in New Jersey. Here he applied himself to 
 study with the most imprudent zeal, allowing him- 
 self for months but three hours' sleep out of the 
 twenty-four. His health thus became so seriously 
 impaired that he never recovered any vigor of 
 constitution. He graduated in 177 1 , with a feeble 
 body, but with a character of utmost purity, and 
 a mind highly disciplined and richly stored with 
 learning, which embellished and gave efficiency 
 to his subsequent career. 
 
 Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study 
 of law and a course of extensive and systematic 
 reading. This educational course, the spirit of 
 the times in which he lived, and the society with 
 which he associated, all combined to inspire him 
 with a strong love of liberty, and to train him for 
 his life-work as a statesman. 
 
 In the spring of 1776, when twenty-six years of 
 
 age, he was elected a member of the Virginia Con- 
 vention to frame the constitution of the State. The 
 next year (1777), he was a candidate for the Gen- 
 eral Assembly. He refused to treat the whisky-lov- 
 ing voters, and consequently lost his election; but 
 those who had witnessed the talent, energy and 
 public spirit of the modest young man enlisted 
 themselves in his behalf, and he was appointed to 
 the Executive Council. 
 
 Both Patrick Henrj^ and Thomas Jefferson were 
 Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison re- 
 mained member of the Council, and their apprecia- 
 tion of his intellectual, social and moral worth 
 contributed not a little to his subsequent eminence. 
 In the year 1780 he was elected a member of the 
 Continental Congress. Here he met the most il- 
 lustrious men in our land, and he was immediately 
 assigned to one ot the most conspicuous positions 
 among them. For three years he continued in Con- 
 gress, one of its most active and influential mem- 
 bers. In 1784, his term having expired, he was 
 elected a member of the Virginia lyCgislature. 
 
 No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the 
 utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no 
 national government, and no power to form trea- 
 ties which would be binding, or to enforce law. 
 There was not any State more prominent than 
 Virginia in the declaration that an efficient na- 
 tional government must be formed. In January, 
 1786, Mr. Madison carried a resolution through 
 the General Assembly of Virginia, inviting the 
 other States to appoint commissioners to meet in 
 convention at Annapolis to discuss this subject. 
 Five States only were represented. The conven- 
 tion, however, issued another call, drawn up by 
 Mr. Madison, urging all the States to send their 
 delegates to Philadelphia in May, 1787, to draft 
 a Constitution for the United States, to take the 
 place of the Confederate I^eague. The delegates 
 met at the time appointed. Every Stale but 
 Rhode Island was represented. George Washing- 
 
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 JAMES MADISON. 
 
 ton was chosen president of the convention, and the 
 present Constitution of the United States was then 
 and there formed. There was, perhaps, no mind 
 and no pen more active in framing this immortal 
 document than the mind and the pen of James 
 Madison. 
 
 The Constitution, adopted by a vote of eight3--one 
 to seventy-nine, was to be presented to the several 
 States for acceptance. But grave solicitude was 
 <elt. Should it be rejected, we should be left but a 
 .'onglomeration of independent States, with but 
 little power at home and little respect abroad. Mr. 
 Madison was elected by the convention to draw up 
 an address to the people of the United States, ex- 
 pounding the principles of the Constitution, and 
 urging its adoption. There was great opposition 
 to it at first, but at length it triumphed over all, 
 and went into effect in 1789. 
 
 Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- 
 sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became 
 the avowed leader of the Republican party. While 
 in New York attending Congress, he met Mrs. 
 Todd, a young widow of remarkable power of fas- 
 cination, whom he married. She was in person 
 and character queenly, and probaby no lady has 
 thus far occupied so prominent a position in the 
 very peculiar societj' which has constituted our 
 republican court as did Mis. Madison. 
 
 Mr. Madi.son served as Secretary- of State under 
 Jefferson, and at the close of his administration 
 was chosen President. At this time the encroach- 
 ments of England had brought us to the verge of 
 war. British orders in council destroj^ed our com- 
 merce, and our flag was exposed to constant insult. 
 Mr. Madison was a man of peace. Scholarly in 
 his taste, retiring in his disposition, war had no 
 charms for him. But the meekest spirit can be 
 roused. It makes one's blood boil, even now, to 
 think of an American ship brought to upon the 
 ocean by the guns of an English cruiser. A 
 young lieutenant steps on board and orders the 
 crew to be paraded before him. With great non- 
 chalance he selects any number whom he may 
 please to designate as British subjects, orders them 
 down the .ship's side into his boat, and places them 
 on the gundeck of his man-of-war, to fight, by 
 compulsion, the battles of England. This right 
 
 of search and impressment no efforts of our Gov- 
 erimient could induce the British cabinet to re- 
 linquish. 
 
 On the i8th of June, 1812, President Madison 
 gave his approval to an act of Congress declaring 
 war against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the 
 bitter hostility of the Federal party to the war, the 
 country in general approved; and Mr. Madison, 
 on the 4th of March, 18 13, was re-elected by a 
 large majorit}', and entered upon his second term 
 of office. This is not the place to describe the 
 various adventures of this war on the land and on 
 the water. Our infant navy then laid the found- 
 ations of its renown in grappling with the most 
 formidable power which ever swept the seas. The 
 contest commenced in earnest by the appearance 
 of a British fleet, early in February, 1813, in 
 Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole coast 
 of the United States under blockade. 
 
 The Emperor of Russia offered his services as 
 mediator. America accepted; England refu.sed. 
 A British force of five thousand men landed on the 
 banks of the Patuxet River, near its entrance into 
 Chesapeake Bay, and marched rapidly, bj- wa)- of 
 Bladensburg, upon Washington. 
 
 The straggling little city of Washington was 
 thrown into consternation. The cannon of the 
 brief conflict at Bladensburg echoed througli the 
 streets of the metropolis. The whole population 
 fled from the city. The President, leaving Mrs. 
 Madison in the White House, with her carriage 
 drawn up at the door to await his speedy return, 
 hurried to meet the ofiicers in a council of war. 
 He met our troops utterly routed, and he could not 
 go back without danger of being captured. But 
 few hours elapsed ere the Presidential Mansion, 
 the Capitol, and all the public buildings in Wash- 
 ington were in flames. 
 
 The war closed after two years of fighting, and 
 on Febiiiarj' 13, 18 15, the treaty of peace was 
 signed at Ghent. On the4th of March, 1817, his 
 second term of office expired, and he resigned the 
 Presidential chair to his friend, James Monroe. 
 He retired to his beautiful home at Montpelier, and 
 there passed the remainder of his days. On June 
 28, 1836, at the age of eightj'-five years, he fell 
 asleep in death. Mrs Madison died July 12, 1849. 
 

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 I United States, was born in Westmoreland 
 C) County, Va., April 28, 1758. His early life 
 was passed at the place of his nativity. His an- 
 cestors had for many years resided in the province 
 in which he was born. When he was seventeen 
 years old, and in process of completing his educa- 
 tion at William and Marj^ College, the Colonial 
 Congress, assembled at Philadelphia to deliberate 
 upon the unjust and manifold oppressions of Great 
 Britain, declared the .separation of the Colonies, 
 and promulgated the Declaration of Independence. 
 Had he been born ten years before, it is highly 
 probable that he would have been one of the 
 signers of that celebrated instrument. At this 
 time he left school and enlisted among the pa- 
 triots. 
 
 He joined the army when everj-thing looked 
 hopeless and gloomy. The number of deserters 
 increased from day to day. The invading armies 
 came pouring in, and the Tories not only favored 
 the cause of the mother country, but disheartened 
 the new recruits, who were sufficientl}' terrified 
 at the prospect of contending with an enemy 
 whom they had been taught to deem invincible. 
 To such brave spirits as James Monroe, who went 
 right onward undismajed through difficulty and 
 danger, the United States owe their political 
 emancipation. The young cadet joined the ranks 
 and espoused the cause of his injured country, 
 with a firm determination to live or die in her 
 strife for liberty. Firmly, yet sadly, he shared in 
 the melancholy retreat from Harlem Heights 
 and White Plains, and accompanied the dispirited 
 army as it fled before its foes through New Jersey. 
 In four months after the Declaration of Inde- 
 pendence, the patriots had been beaten in seven 
 battles. At the battle of Trenton he led the van- 
 guard, and in the act of charging upon the enemy 
 he received a wound in the left shoulder. 
 
 As a reward for his braverj^ Mr. Monroe was 
 promoted to be captain of infantry, and, having re- 
 covered from his wounds, he rejoined the army. 
 He, however, receded from the line of promotion 
 by becoming an officer on the staff of Lord Ster- 
 ling. During the campaigns of 1777 and 1778, 
 in the actions of Brandywine, Germantown and 
 Monmouth, he continued aide-de-camp; but be- 
 coming desirous to regain his position in the 
 army, he exerted himself to collect a regiment for 
 the Virginia line. This scheme failed, owing to 
 the exhausted condition of the State. Upon this 
 failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at 
 that period Governor, and pursued with consid- 
 erable ardor the study of common law. He did 
 not, however, entirely lay aside the knapsack for 
 the green bag, but on the invasion of the enemy 
 served as a volunteer during the two years of his 
 legal pursuits. 
 
 In 1782 he was elected from King George 
 County a member of the Legislature of Virginia, 
 and by that body he was elevated to a seat in the 
 Executive Council. He was thus honored with 
 the confidence of his fellow-citizens at twenty- 
 three years of age, and having at this early period 
 displayed some of that ability and aptitude foi 
 legislation which were afterward employed with 
 unremitting energy for the public good, he was 
 in the succeeding year chosen a member of the 
 Congress of the United States. 
 
 Deeply as Mr. Monroe felt the imperfections of 
 the old Confederacy, he was opposed to the new 
 Constitution, thinking, with many others of the 
 Republican party, that it gave too much power to 
 the Central Government, and not enough to the 
 individual States. Still he retained the esteem 
 of his friends who were its warm supporters, and 
 who, notwithstanding his opposition, secured its 
 adoption. In 1789 he became a member of the 
 United States Senate, which office he held for 
 
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 JAMES MONROE. 
 
 four years. Every month the line of distinction 
 between the two great parties which divided the 
 nation, the Federal and the Republican, was 
 growing more distinct. The differences which 
 n«\v separated them lay in the fact that the Repub- 
 lican party was in sympathy with France, and 
 also in favor of such a strict construction of the 
 Constitution as to give the Central Government as 
 liitle power, and the State Governmtnts as much 
 power, as the Constitution would warrant; while 
 the Federalists sympathized with England, and 
 were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- 
 stitution, which would give as much power to the 
 Central Government as that document could pos- 
 sibly authorize. 
 
 Washington was then President. England had 
 espoused the cause of the Bourbons against the 
 principles of the French Revolution. All Europe 
 was drawn into the conflict. We were feeble and 
 far away. Washington issued a proclamation of 
 neutrality between these contending powers. 
 France had helped us in the struggles for our 
 liberties. All the despotisms of Europe were now 
 combined to prevent the French from escaping 
 from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse than that 
 which we had endured. Col. Monroe, more mag- 
 nanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at 
 whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in 
 their extremity. It was the impulse of a gener- 
 ous and noble nature, and Washington, who could 
 appreciate such a character, showed his calm, se- 
 rene, almost divine, greatness, by appointing that 
 very James Monroe who was denouncing the pol- 
 icy of the Government, as the minister of that 
 Government to the Republic of France. Mr. 
 Monroe was welcomed by the National Conven- 
 tion in France with the most enthusiastic dem- 
 onstration. 
 
 Shortly after his return to this countrj', Mr. 
 Monroe was elected Governor of Virginia, and 
 held the oflSce for three years. He was again 
 sent to France to co-operate with Chancellor Liv- 
 ingston in obtaining the vast territory then known 
 as the province of Louisiana, which France had 
 but shortly before obtained from Spain. Their 
 united efforts were successful. For the compara- 
 tively small sum of fifteen millions of dollars, the 
 
 entire territory of Orleans and district of Loui- 
 .siana were added to the United States. This was 
 probably the largest transfer of real estate which 
 was ever made in all the history of the world. 
 
 From France Mr. Monroe went to England to 
 obtain from that countr\- some recognition of our 
 rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against 
 those odious impressments of our .seamen. But 
 England was unrelenting. He again returned to 
 England on the same mission, but could receive 
 no redress. He returned to his home and was 
 again chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon 
 resigned to accept the position of Secretary' of 
 State under Madison. While in this office war 
 with England was declared, the Secretary of War 
 resigned, and during these trying times the 
 duties of the War Department were also put upon 
 him. He was truly the armor-bearer of President 
 Madison, and the most efficient business man in 
 his cabinet. Upon the return of peace he re- 
 .signed the Department of War, but continued in 
 the office of Secretary of State until the expira- 
 tion of Mr. Madison's administration. At the 
 election held the previous autumn, Mr. Monroe 
 himself had been chosen President with but little 
 opposition, and upon March 4, 1817, he was in- 
 augurated. Four years later he was elected for 
 a second term. 
 
 Among the important measures of his Presi- 
 dency were the cession of Florida to the United 
 States, the Missouri Compromise, and the famous 
 " Monroe doctrine." This doctrine was enun- 
 ciated by him in 1823, and was as follows: " That 
 we should consider any attempt on the part of 
 European powers to extend their system to any 
 portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our 
 peace and safety," and that " we could not view 
 any interposition for the purpose of oppressing or 
 controlling American governments or provinces 
 in any other light than as a manifestation by 
 European powers of an unfriendly disposition 
 toward the United States." 
 
 At the end of his second term, Mr. Monroe re- 
 tired to his home in Virginia, where he lived un- 
 til 1830, when he went to New York to live with 
 his son-in-law. In that city he died, on the 4th 
 of July, 1831. 
 
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 (TOHN QUINCY ADAMS, the sixth President 
 
 I of the United States, was born in the niral 
 C2? home of his honored father, John Adams, in 
 Quinc}', Mass., on the nth of July, 1767. His 
 mother, a woman of exalted worth, watched over 
 his childhood during the almost constant ab- 
 sence of his father. When but eight years of 
 age, he stood with his mother on an eminence, 
 listening to the booming of the great battle on 
 Bunker's Hill, and gazing out upon the smoke 
 and flames billowing up from the conflagration of 
 Charlestown. 
 
 When but eleven years old he took a tearful 
 adieu of his mother, to sail with his father for Eu- 
 rope, through a fleet of hostile British cruisers. 
 The bright, animated boy spent a year and a-half 
 in Paris, where his father was associated with 
 Franklin and Lee as Minister Plenipotentiary. 
 His intelligence attracted the notice of these dis- 
 tinguished men, and he received from them flat- 
 tering marks of attention. 
 
 John Adams had scarcely returned to this 
 country, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad. 
 Again John Quincy accompanied his father. At 
 Paris he applied himself to study with great dil- 
 igence for six months, and then accompanied his 
 father to Holland, where he entered first a school 
 in Amsterdam, then the University at Leyden. 
 About a year from this time, in 1781, when ttie 
 manly boy was but fourteen years of age, he was 
 selected by Mr. Dana, our Minister to the Rus- 
 sian court, as his private secretary. 
 
 In this school of incessant labor and of ennobl- 
 ing culture he spent fourteen months, and then 
 returned to Holland, through Sweden, Denmark, 
 Hamburg and Bremen. This long journey he 
 took alone in the winter, when in his sixteenth 
 year. Again he resumed his studies, under a pri- 
 vate tutor, at The Hague. Then, in the spring of 
 1782, he accompanied his father to Paris, travel- 
 ing leisurely, and forming acquaintances with the 
 most distinguished men on the continent, examin- 
 
 ing architectural remains, galleries of paintings, 
 and all renowned works of art. At Paris he 
 again became associated with the most illustrious 
 men of all lands in the contemplation of the 
 loftiest temporal themes which can engross the 
 human mind. After a short visit to England he 
 returned to Paris, and consecrated all his energies 
 to study until May, 1785, when he returned to 
 America to finish his education. 
 
 Upon leaving Har^'ard College at the age oi 
 twenty, he studied law for three years. In jMne, 
 1794, being then but twenty-seven years of age, 
 he was appointed by Washington Resident Min- 
 ister at the Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in 
 July, he reached London in October, wlieie he 
 was immediately admitted to the deliberations of 
 Messrs. Jay & Pincknej', assisting them in nego- 
 tiating a commercial treaty with Great Britain. 
 After thus spending a fortnight in London, he 
 proceeded to The Hague. 
 
 In July, 1797, he left The Hague to go to Por- 
 tugal as Minister Plenipotentiary. On his way to 
 Portugal, upon arriving in London, he met with 
 despatches directing him to the court of Berlin, bul 
 requesting him to remain in London until he 
 should receive his instructions. While waiting 
 he was married to an American lady, to whom he 
 had been previously engaged — Miss Louisa Cath- 
 erine Johnson, a daughter of Joshua Johnson, 
 American Comsul in London, and a lady en- 
 dowed with that beauty and those accomplish- 
 ments which eminently fitted her to move in the 
 elevated sphere for which she was destined. He 
 reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797, 
 where he remained until July, 1799, when, hav- 
 ing fulfilled all the purposes of his mission, he so 
 licited his recall. 
 
 Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen 
 to the Senate of Massachusetts from Boston, and 
 then was elected Senator of the United States for 
 six j'ears, from the 4th of March, 1804. His rep- 
 utation, his ability and his experience placed 
 
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 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 
 
 him immediately amoug the most prominent and 
 influential members of that body. 
 
 In 1809, Madison succeeded Jeiferson in the 
 Presidential chair, and he immediately nominated 
 John Quincy Adams Minister to St. Petersburgh. 
 Resigning his professorship in Harvard Col- 
 lege, he embarked at Boston in August, 1809. 
 
 While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense 
 student. He devoted his attention to the lan- 
 guage and hi.stor3' of Russia; to the Chinese trade; 
 to the European system of weights, measures and 
 coins; to the climate and astronomical observa- 
 tions; while he kept up a familiar acquaintance 
 with the Greek and Latin cla.ssics. In all the 
 universities of Europe, a more accomplished 
 scholar could scarcely be found. All through 
 life the Bible constituted an important part of his 
 studies. It was his rule to read five chapters 
 everj' day. 
 
 On the 4th of March, 18 17, Mr. Monroe took 
 the Presidential chair, and immediately appointed 
 Mr. Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of 
 his numerous friends in public and private life in 
 Europe, he sailed in June, 18 19, for the United 
 States. On the i8th of August, he again crossed 
 the threshold of his home in Quincy. During the 
 eight years of Mr. Monroe's administration, Mr. 
 Adams continued Secretarj' of State. 
 
 Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's 
 second term of office, new candidates began to be 
 presented for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. 
 Adams brought forward his name. It was an 
 exciting campaign, and party spirit was never 
 more bitter. Two hundred and sixty electoral 
 votes were cast. Andrew Jackson received ninety- 
 nine; John Quincy Adams eighty-four; William 
 H. Crawford forty-one; and Henry Clay thirt}'- 
 seven. As there was no choice by the people, 
 the question went to the Hou.se of Representa- 
 tives. Mr. Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to 
 Mr. Adams, and he was elected. 
 
 The friends of all the disappointed candidates 
 now combined in a venomous and persistent as- 
 sault upon Mr. Adams. There is nothing more 
 disgraceful in the past history of our countr\- than 
 the abuse which was poured in one iminterrupted 
 stream upon this high-minded, upright and pa- 
 
 triotic man. There never was an administration 
 more pure in principles, more conscientiously de- 
 voted to the best interests of the country-, than 
 that of John Quincy Adams; and never, perhaps, 
 was there an administration more unscrupulously 
 and outrageously assailed. 
 
 On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired 
 from the Presidenc>-, and was succeeded by An- 
 drew Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected 
 Vice-President. The slavery question now be- 
 gan to assume portentous magnitude. Mr. Adams 
 returned to Quincy and to his studies, which he 
 pursued with unabated zeal. But he was not 
 long permitted to remain in retirement. In No- 
 vember, 1830, he was elected Representative in 
 Congress. For seventeen years, or until his death, 
 he occupied the post as Representative, towering 
 above all his peers, ever ready to do brave battle 
 for freedom, and winning the title of "the Old 
 Man Eloquent." Upon taking his seat in the 
 House, he announced that he should hold him- 
 self bound to no party. Probably there never 
 was a member more devoted to his duties. He 
 was usually the first in his place in the morning, 
 and the last to leave his seat in the evening. 
 Not a measure could be brought forward and es- 
 cape his scrutiny. The battle which Mr. Adams 
 fought, almost singly, against the pro- slavery 
 party in the Government was sublime in its 
 moral daring and heroism. For persisting in 
 presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, 
 he was threatened with indictment by the grand 
 jurj', with expulsion from the House, with assas- 
 smation; but no threats could intimidate him, and 
 his final triumph was complete. 
 
 On the 2ist of February, 1848, he rose on the 
 floor of Congress with a paper in his hand, to 
 address the speaker. Suddenly he fell, again 
 stricken by paral}'sis, and was caught in the arms 
 of those around him. For a time he was sense- 
 less, as he was conveyed to the sofa in the ro- 
 tunda. With reviving consciousness, he opened 
 his eyes, looked calmh- around and said "This 
 is the end of earth;" then after a moment's pause 
 he added, " I am content." These were the last 
 words of the grand ' ' Old Man Eloquent. ' ' 
 
ANDREW JACKSON. 
 
ANDREW JACKSON. 
 
 (31 NDREW JACKSON, the seventh President 
 Ll of the United States, was born in Waxhaw 
 / I settlement, N. C, March 15, 1767, a few 
 days after his father's death. His parents were 
 poor emigrants from Ireland, and took up their 
 abode in Waxhaw settlement, where they lived 
 in deepest poverty. 
 
 Andrew, or Andy, as he was universally called, 
 grew up a very rough, rude, turbulent boy. His 
 features were coarse, his form ungainly, and there 
 was but ver>' little in his character made visible 
 which was attractive. 
 
 When only thirteen years old he joined the 
 volunteers of Carolina against the British invasion. 
 In 1 78 1, he and his brother Robert were captured 
 and imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British 
 officer ordered him to brush his mud-spattered 
 boots. "lam a prisoner of war, not your serv- 
 ant," was the reply of the dauntless boy. 
 
 Andrew supported hiniselfin various ways, such 
 as working at the saddler's trade, teaching school, 
 and clerking in a general store, until 1784, when 
 he entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, 
 however, gave more attention to the wild amuse- 
 ments of the times than to his studies. In 1788, 
 he was appointed solicitor for the Western District 
 of North Carolina, of which Tennessee was then 
 a part. This involved many long journeys amid 
 dangers of every kind, but Andrew Jackson never 
 knew fear, and the Indians had no desire to re- 
 peat a skirmish with "Sharp Knife." 
 
 In 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman 
 who supposed herself divorced from her former 
 husband. Great was the surprise of both parties, 
 two years later, to find that the conditions of the 
 divorce had just been definitely settled by the 
 first husband. The marriage ceremony was per- 
 formed a second time, but the occurrence was 
 often used by Iiis enemies to bring Mr. Jackson 
 into disfavor. 
 
 In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee 
 then containing nearly eighty thousand inhabi- 
 tants, the people met in convention at Knoxville 
 to frame a constitution. Five were sent from 
 each of the eleven counties. Andrew Jackson 
 was one of the delegates. The new State was 
 entitled to but one member in the National House 
 of Representatives. Andrew Jackson was chosen 
 that member. Mounting his horse, he rode to 
 Philadelphia, where Congress then held its ses- 
 sions, a distance of about eight hundred miles. 
 
 Jackson was an earnest advocate of the Demo- 
 cratic party, and Jefferson was his idol. He ad- 
 mired Bonaparte, loved France, and hated Eng- 
 land. As Mr. Jackson took his seat. Gen. Wash- 
 ington, whose second term of office was then 
 expiring, delivered his last speech to Congress. 
 A committee drew up a complimentary address in 
 reply. Andrew Jackson did not approve of the 
 address, and was one of the twelve who voted 
 against it. He was not willing to say that Gen. 
 Washington's administration had been "wise, 
 firm and patriotic." 
 
 Mr. Jackson was elected to the United States 
 Senate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned 
 home. Soon after he was chosen Judge of the 
 Supreme Court of his State, which position he 
 held for six years. 
 
 When the War of 181 2 with Great Britain com- 
 menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair. 
 Aaron Burr sent word to the President that there 
 was an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jack- 
 son, who would do credit to a commission if one 
 were conferred upon him. Just at that time Gen. 
 Jackson offered his ser^dces and those of twenty- 
 five hundred volunteers. His offer was accepted, 
 and the troops were assembled at Nashville. 
 
 As the British were hourly expected to make 
 an attack upon New Orleans, where Gen. Wil- 
 kinson was in command, he was ordered to de- 
 
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 ANDREW JACKSON. 
 
 scent! the river with fiiteen hundred troops to aid 
 Wilkinson. The expedition reached Natchez, 
 and after a delay of several weeks there without 
 accomplishing anything, the men were ordered 
 back to their homes. But the energy Gen. Jack- 
 son had displayed, and his entire devotion to the 
 comfort of his soldiers, won for him golden opin- 
 ions, and he became the most popular man in the 
 •State. It was in this expedition that his tough- 
 ness gave him the nickname of "Old Hickory." 
 
 Soon after this, while attempting to horsewhip 
 Col. Thomas Benton for a remark that gentleman 
 made about his taking part as second in a duel 
 in which a younger brother of Benton's was en- 
 gaged, he received two severe pistol wounds. 
 While he was lingering upon a bed of suffering, 
 news came that the Indians, who had combined 
 under Tecumseh from Florida to the Lakes to ex- 
 terminate the white settlers, were committing the 
 most awful ravages. Decisive action became nec- 
 essary. Gen. Jackson, with his fractured bone 
 just beginning to heal, his arm in a sling, and 
 unable to mount his horse without assistance, 
 gave his amazing energies to the raising of an 
 army to rendezvous at Fayettesville, Ala. 
 
 The Creek Indians had established a strong 
 fort on one of the bends of the Tallapoosa River, 
 near the center of Alabama, about fifty miles be- 
 low Ft. Strother. With an army of two thousand 
 men, Gen. Jackson traversed the pathless wilder- 
 ness in a march of eleven days. He reached their 
 fort, called Tohopeka or Horse-shoe, on the 27th 
 of March, 1814. The bend of the river enclosed 
 nearly one hundred acres of tangled forest and 
 wild ravine. Across the narrow neck the Indians 
 had constructed a formidable breastwork of logs 
 and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, with 
 an ample supply of anns, were as.sembled. 
 
 The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly 
 desperate. Not an Indian would accept quarter. 
 When bleeding and dying, thej- would fight those 
 who endeavored to spare their lives. From ten 
 in the morning until dark the battle raged. The 
 carnage was awful and revolting. Some threw 
 themselves into the river; but the unerring bul- 
 lets struck their heads as thev swam. Nearly 
 every one of the nine hundred warriors was 
 
 killed. A few, probably, in the night swam 
 the river and escaped. This ended the war 
 
 This closing of the Creek War enabled us to 
 concentrate all our militia upon the British, who 
 were the allies of the Indians. No man of less 
 resolute will than Gen. Jackson could have con- 
 ducted this Indian campaign to so successful an 
 issue. Immediately he was appointed Major- 
 General. 
 
 Late in August, with an army of two thousand 
 men on a rushing march, Gen. Jackson went to 
 Mobile. A British fleet went from Pensacola, 
 landed a force upon the beach, anchored near the 
 little fort, and from both ship and shore com- 
 menced a furious assault. The battle was long 
 and doubtful. At length one of the ships was 
 blown up and the rest retired. 
 
 Garrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his 
 little army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, 
 and the battle of New Orleans, which soon ensued, 
 was in reality a very arduous campaign. This 
 won for Gen. Jackson an imperishable name. 
 Here his troops, which numbered about four 
 thousand men, won a signal victory over the 
 British army of about nine thousand. His loss 
 was but thirteen, while the loss of the British was 
 twenty-six hundred. 
 
 The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be 
 mentioned in connection with the Presidency, 
 but in 1824 he was defeated by Mr. Adams. 
 He was, however, successful in the election of 
 1828, and was re-elected for a second term in 
 1832. In 1829, ju.st before he a.ssumed the reins 
 of government, he met with the most terrible 
 affliction of his life in the death of his wife, whom 
 he had loved with a devotion which has perhaps 
 never been surpa.ssed. From the shock of her 
 death he never recovered. 
 
 His administration was one of the most mem- 
 orable in the annals of our country — applauded 
 bj' one party, condemned by the other. No man 
 had more bitter enemies or warmer friends. At 
 the expiration of his two terms of office he retired 
 to the Hermitage, where he died Jiuie 8, 1845. The 
 last years of Mr. Jackson's life were those of a de- 
 voted Christian man. 
 
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 MARTIN VAX DURHN. 
 
MARTIN VAN BUREN. 
 
 jV^ARTTN VAN BUREN, the eighth iresi- 
 I y dent of the United States, was born at Kin- 
 |(i derhook, N. Y., December 5, 1782. He 
 died at the same place, July 24, 1862. His body 
 rests in the cemetery at Kinderhook. Above it is 
 a plain granite shaft, fifteen feet high, bearing a 
 simple inscription about half-way up on one face. 
 The lot is unfenced, unbordered or unbounded 
 by shrub or flower. 
 
 There is but little in the life of Martin Van 
 Buren of romantic interest. He fought no battles, 
 engaged in no wild adventures. Though his life 
 was stormy in political and intellectual conflicts, 
 and he gained many signal victories, his days 
 passed uneventful in those incidents which give 
 zest to biography. His ancestors, as his name indi- 
 cates, were of Dutch origin, and were among the 
 earliest emigrants from Holland to the banks of 
 the Hudson. His father was a farmer, residing 
 in the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, also 
 of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- 
 ligence and exemplary piety. 
 
 He was decidedly a precocious boy, developing 
 unusual activity, vigor and strength of mind. At 
 the age of fourteen, he had finished his academic 
 studies in his native village, and commenced the 
 study of law. As he had not a collegiate educa- 
 tion, seven years of study in a law-oflSce were re- 
 quired of him before he could be admitted to the 
 Bar. Inspired with a lofty ambition, and con- 
 scious of his powers, he pursued his studies with 
 indefatigable industry. After spending six years 
 in an office in his native village, he rvent to the city 
 of New York, and prosecuted his studies for the 
 seventh year. 
 
 In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty -one years 
 
 of age, commenced the practice of law in his na- 
 tive village. The great conflict between the Federal 
 and Republican parties was then at its height. 
 Mr. Van Buren was from the beginning a politi- 
 cian. He had, perhaps, imbibed that spirit while 
 listening to the many discussions which had been 
 carried on in his father's hotel. He was in cordial 
 sympathy with Jefferson, and earnestly and elo- 
 quently espoused the cause of State Rights, though 
 at that time the Federal party held the supremacy 
 both in his town and State. 
 
 His success and increasing reputation led him 
 after six years of practice to remove to Hudson, 
 the county seat of his county. Here he spent 
 seven years, constantly gaining strength by con- 
 tending in the courts with some of the ablest men 
 who have adorned the Bar of his State. 
 
 Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mr. 
 Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for 
 beauty and accomplishments. After twelve short 
 years she sank into the grave, a victim of con- 
 sumption, leaving her husband and four sons to 
 weep over her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. 
 Van Buren was an earnest, successful, assiduous 
 lawyer. The record of those years is barren in 
 items of public interest. In 18 12, when thirty 
 years of age, he was chosen to the State Senate, 
 and gave his strenuous support to Mr. Madison's 
 administration. In 18 15, he was appointed At- 
 torney-General, and the next year moved to Al- 
 bany, the capital of the State. 
 
 While he was acknowledged as one of the most 
 prominent leaders of the Democratic party, he had 
 the moral courage to avow that true democracy did 
 not require that "universal suff'rage' ' which admit.^ 
 the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right 
 
48 
 
 MARTIN VAN BUREN. 
 
 of governing the State. In true consistency with 
 his democratic principles, he contended that, while 
 the path leading to the privilege of voting should 
 be open to every man without distinction, no one 
 should be invested with that sacred prerogative 
 unless he were in some degree qualified for it by 
 intelligence, virtue, and some property interests in 
 the welfare of the State. 
 
 In 1 82 1 he was elected a member of the United 
 States Senate, and in the same year he took a 
 seat in the convention to revise the Constitution of 
 his native State. His course in this convention 
 secured the approval of men of all parties. No 
 one could doubt the singleness of his endeavors to 
 promote the interests of all classes in the com- 
 munity. In the Senate of the United States, he 
 rose at once to a conspicuous position as an active 
 and useful legislator. 
 
 In 1827, John Quincy Adams being then in the 
 Presidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected 
 to the Senate. He had been from the beginning 
 a determined opposer of the administration, adopt- 
 ing the ' 'State Rights' ' view in opposition to what 
 was deemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams. 
 
 Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governor 
 of the State of New York, and accordingly resigned 
 his .seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the 
 United States contributed so much towards eject- 
 ing John Q. Adams from the Presidential chair, 
 and placing in it Andrew Jackson, as did Martin 
 Van Buren. Whether entitled to the reputation 
 or not, he certainly was regarded throughout the 
 United States as one of the most skillful, .sagacious 
 and cunning of politicians. It was supposed that 
 no one knew so well as he how to touch the secret 
 springs of action, how to pull all the wires to 
 put his machinery in motion, and how to organize 
 a political army which would secretly and stealth- 
 ily accomplish the mo.st gigantic results. By these 
 powers it is said that he outwitted Mr. Adams, Mr. 
 Olay, and Mr. Webster, and secured results which 
 ew then thought could be accomplished. 
 
 When Andrew Jackson was elected President 
 lie appointed Mr. Van Buren Secretary of State. 
 This position he resigned in 1831, and was im- 
 mediately appointed Minister to England, where 
 he went the same autumn. The Senate, however. 
 
 when it met, refused to ratify the nomination, and 
 he returned home, apparently untroubled. Later 
 he was nominated Vice-President in the place of 
 Calhoun, at the re-election of President Jackson, 
 and with smiles for all and frowns for none, he 
 took his place at the head of that Senate which had 
 refused to confirm his nomination as ambassador. 
 
 His rejection by the Senate roused all the zeal 
 of President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated 
 favorite; and this, probably, more than any other 
 cause .secured his elevation to the chair of the 
 Chief Executive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. 
 Van Buren received the Democratic nomination 
 to succeed Gen. Jackson as President of the United 
 States. He was elected by a handsome majority, 
 to the delight of the retiring President. ' 'Leaving 
 New York out of the canvass," says Mr. Parton, 
 "the election of Mr. Van Buren to the Presidency 
 was as much the act of Gen. Jackson as though 
 the Constitution had conferred upon him the power 
 to appoint a successor." 
 
 His administration was filled with exciting 
 events. The insurrection in Canada, which 
 threatened to involve this country in war with 
 England, the agitation of the slavery question, 
 and finally the great commercial panic which 
 spread over the country, all were trials of his wis- 
 dom. The financial distress was attributed to 
 the management of the Democratic party, and 
 brought the President into such disfavor that he 
 failed of re-election, and on the 4th of March, 
 1 84 1, he retired from the presidency. 
 
 With the exception of being nominated for the 
 Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats in 1848, 
 Mr. Van Buren lived quietly upon his estate until 
 his death. He had ever been a prudent man, of 
 frugal habits, and, living within his income, had 
 now fortunately a competence for his declining 
 years. From his fine estate at Lindenwald, he 
 still exerted a powerful influence upon the politics 
 of the country. From this time until his death, 
 on the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty 
 years, he resided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of 
 leisure, of culture and wealth, enjoying in a 
 healthy old age probably far more happiness than 
 he had before experienced amid the stormy scenes 
 of his active life. 
 
WILLIAM H. HARRISON. 
 
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. 
 
 pCJlLLIAM HENRY HARRISON, the ninth 
 \ A / Piesideiit of the United States, was born 
 YY at Berkele}', Va. , February 9, 1773. His 
 father, Benjamin Harrison, was in comparatively 
 opulent circumstances, and was one of the most 
 distinguished men of his day. He was an inti- 
 mate friend of George Washington, was early 
 elected a member of the Continental Congress, 
 and was conspicuous among the patriots of Vir- 
 ginia in resisting the encroachments of the British 
 crown. In the celebrated Congress of 1775, Ben- 
 jamin Harrison and John Hancock were both 
 candidates for the office of Speaker. 
 
 Mr. Harrison was subsequently chosen Gov- 
 ernor of Virginia, and was twice re-elected. His 
 son William Henry, of course, enjoyed in child- 
 hood all the advantages which wealth and intel- 
 lectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- 
 ing received a thorough common-school educa- 
 tion, he entered Hampden Sidney College, where 
 he graduated with honor soon after the death of 
 his father. He then repaired to Philadelphia to 
 study medicine under the instructions of Dr. Rush 
 and the guardian.ship of Robert Morris, both of 
 whom were, with his father, signers of the Dec- 
 laration of Independence. 
 
 Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and 
 notwithstanding the remonstrances of his friends, 
 he abandoned his medical studies and entered the 
 army, having obtained a commission as Ensign 
 from President Washington. He was then but 
 nineteen years old. From that time he passed 
 gradually upward in rank until he became aide 
 to Gen. Wayne, after whose death he resigned 
 his commission. He was then appointed Secre- 
 tar>- of the Northwestern Territory. This Terri- 
 torj- was then entitled to but one member in Con- 
 
 gress, and Harrison was chosen to fill that position. 
 In the spring of 1800 the Northwestern Terri- 
 tory was divided by Congress into two portions. 
 The eastern portion, comprising the region now 
 embraced in the State of Ohio, was called ' ' The 
 Territory northwest of the Ohio. ' ' The western 
 portion, which included what is now called Indi- 
 ana, Illinois and Wisconsin, was called "the Indi- 
 ana Territory." William Henry Harrison, then 
 twenty-seven years of age, was appointed by John 
 Adams Governor of the Indiana Territory, and 
 immediately after also Governor of Upper Loui- 
 siana. He was thus ruler over almost as exten- 
 sive a realm as any sovereign upon the globe. 
 He was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and 
 was invested with powers nearly dictatorial over 
 the then rapidly increasing white population. The 
 ability and fidelity with which he discharged 
 these responsible duties may be inferred from the 
 fact that he was four times appointed to this 
 office — first by John Adams, twice by Thomas 
 Jefferson, and afterwards by President Madison. 
 
 When he began his administration there were 
 but three white settlements in that almost bound- 
 le.ss region, now crowded with cities and resound- 
 ing with all the tumult of wealth and traffic. 
 One of these settlements was on the Ohio, nearly 
 opposite Louisville; one at Vincennes, on the 
 Wabash; and the third was a French settlement. 
 
 The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrison 
 reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. 
 About the year 1806, two extraordinarj' men, 
 twin brothers of the vShawnee tribe, rose among 
 them. One of the.se was called Tecumseh, or 
 "the Crouching Panther;" the other Olliwa- 
 checa, or "the Prophet." Tecumseh was not 
 only an Indian warrior, but a man of great sagaq- 
 
52 
 
 WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. 
 
 ity, far-reaching foresight and indomitable perse- 
 verance in any enterprise in which he might en- 
 gage. His brother, the Prophet, was an orator, 
 who could sway the feelings of the untutored In- 
 dians as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath 
 which they dwelt. With an enthusiasm unsur- 
 passed by Peter the Hermit rousing Europe to the 
 crusades, he went from tribe to tribe, assuming 
 that he was specially sent by the Great Spirit. 
 
 Gov. Harrison made many attempts to con- 
 ciliate the Indians, but at last war came, and at 
 Tippecanoe the Indians were routed with great 
 slaughter. October 28, 18 12, his army began its 
 march. When near the Prophet's town, three 
 Indians of rank made their appearance and in- 
 quired why Gov. Harrison was approaching them 
 in so hostile an attitude. After a short confer- 
 ence, arrangements were made for a meeting the 
 next day to agree upon terms of peace. 
 
 But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted 
 with the Indian character to be deceived by such 
 protestations. Selecting a favorable spot for his 
 night's encampment, he took every precaution 
 against surprise. His troops were posted in a 
 hollow square and slept upon their arms. The 
 wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock 
 in the morning, had risen, and was sitting 
 in conversation with his aides by the embers 
 of a waning fire. It was a chill, cloudy morning, 
 with a drizzling rain. In the darkness, the In- 
 dians had crept as near as possible, and just then, 
 with a savage yell, rushed, with all the despera- 
 tion which superstition and passion most highly 
 inflamed could give, upon the left flank of the 
 little army. The savages had been amply pro- 
 vided with guns and ammunition by the English, 
 and their war-whoop was accompanied by a 
 shower of bullets. 
 
 The camp-fires were instantly extingmshed, as 
 the light aided the Indians in their aim, and 
 Gen. Harrison's troops stood as immovable as 
 the rocks around them until day dawned, when 
 they made a simultaneous charge with the bayo- 
 net and swept everything before them, completely 
 routing the foe. 
 
 Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked 
 to the utmost. The British, descending from the 
 
 Canadas, were of themselves a very formidable 
 force, but with their savage allies rushing like 
 wolves from the forest, burning, plundering, scalp- 
 ing, torturing, the wide frontier was plunged into 
 a state of consternation which even the most vivid 
 imagination can but faintly conceive. Gen. Hull 
 had made an ignominious surrender of his forces at 
 Detroit. Under these despairing circumstances. 
 Gov. Harrison was appointed by President Madi- 
 son Commander-in-Chief of the Northwestern 
 Army, with orders to retake Detroit and to protect 
 the frontiers. It would be difficult to place a man 
 in a situation demanding more energy-, sagacity 
 and courage, but he was found equal to the 
 position, and nobly and triumphantly did he meet 
 all the responsibilities. 
 
 In 1816, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member 
 of the National House of Representatives, to rep- 
 resent the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved 
 an active member, and whenever he spoke it was 
 with a force of reason and power of eloquence 
 which arrested the attention of all the members. 
 
 In 18 19, Harrison was elected to the Senate of 
 Ohio, and in 1824, as one of the Presidential Elec- 
 tors of that State, he gave his vote for Henry 
 Clay. The same year he was chosen to the Uni- 
 ted States Senate. In 1836 his friends brought 
 him forward as a candidate for the Presidency 
 against Van Buren, but he was defeated. At the 
 close of Mr. Van Buren 's term, he was re-nom- 
 inated by his party, and Mr. Harrison was unani- 
 mously nominated by the Whigs, with John Tyler 
 for the Vice-Presidency. The contest was very 
 animated. Gen. Jackson gave all his influence to 
 prevent Harrison's election, but his triumph was 
 signal. 
 
 The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Web- 
 ster at its head as Secretarj- of State, was one of 
 the most brilliant with which any President had 
 ever been surrounded. Never were the prospects 
 of an administration more flattering, or the hopes 
 of the country more sanguine. In the midst of 
 these bright and joyous prospects. Gen. Harrison 
 was seized by a pleurisy-fever, and after a few 
 days of violent sickness died, on the 4th of April, 
 just one month after his inauguration as President 
 of the United States, 
 
JOHN TYLKR. 
 
JOHN TYLER. 
 
 (TOHN TYLER, the tenth President of the 
 I United States, and was bom in Charles 
 (2/ City County, Ya., March 29, 1790. He was 
 the favored child of aiBuence and high social po- 
 sition. At the early age of twelve, John entered 
 William and Mary College, and graduated with 
 much honor when but seventeen years old. After 
 graduating, he devoted himself with great assi- 
 duity to the study of law, partly with his father 
 and partly with Edmund Randolph, one of the 
 most distinguished lawyers of Virginia. 
 
 At nineteen years of age, he commenced the 
 practice of law. His success was rapid and as- 
 tonishing. It is said that three months had not 
 elapsed ere there was scarcely a case on the 
 docket of the court in which he was not retained. 
 When but twenty-one years of age, he was almost 
 unanimously elected to a seat in the State Legis- 
 lature. He connected himself with the Demo- 
 cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures 
 of Jefferson and Madison. For five successive 
 years he was elected to the Legislature, receiving 
 nearly the unanimous vote of his county. 
 
 When but twenty-six years of age, he was 
 elected a Member of Congress. Here he acted ear- 
 nestly and ably with the Democratic party, oppos- 
 ing a national bank, internal improvements by 
 the General Government, and a protective tariff; 
 advocating a strict construction of the Constitu- 
 tion and the most careful vigilance over State 
 rights. His labors in Congress were so arduous 
 that before the close of his second term he found 
 it necessary to resign and retire to his estate in 
 Charles City County to recruit his health. He, 
 however, soon after consented to take his seat in 
 the State Legislature, where his influence was 
 powerful in promoting public works of great 
 utility. With a reputation thus constantly in- 
 creasing, he was chosen by a very large majority 
 of votes Governor of his native State. His ad- 
 ministration was a signally successful one, and his 
 popularity secured his re-election, 
 
 John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed 
 man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of 
 the United States. A portion of the Democratic 
 party was displeased with Mr. Randolph's way- 
 ward course, and brought forward John Tyler as 
 his opponent, considering him the only man in 
 Virginia of sufficient popularity to succeed 
 against the renowned orator of Roanoke. Mr. 
 Tyler was the victor. 
 
 In accordance with his professions, upon tak- 
 ing his seat in the Senate he joined the ranks of 
 the opposition. He opposed the tariff, and spoke 
 against and voted against the bank as unconsti- 
 tutional; he strenuously opposed all restrictions 
 upon slavery, resisting all projects of internal im- 
 provements by the General Government, and 
 avowed his sympathy with Mr. Calhoun's view 
 of nullification; he declared that Gen. Jackson, 
 by his opposition to the nuUifiers, had abandoned 
 the principles of the Democratic party. Such 
 was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress — a record in 
 perfect accordance with the principles which he 
 had always avowed. 
 
 Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice 
 of his profession. There was a split in the Demo- 
 cratic party. His friends still regarded him as a 
 true Jeffersonian, gave him a dinner, and show- 
 ered compliments upon him. He had now at- 
 tained the age of forty-six, and his career had been 
 very brilliant. In consequence of his devotion to 
 public business, his private affairs had fallen into 
 some disorder, and it was not without satisfac- 
 tion that he resumed the practice of law, and de- 
 voted himself to the cultivation of his plantation. 
 Soon after this he removed to Williamsburg, for 
 the better education of his children, and he again 
 took his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. 
 
 By the southern Whigs he was sent to the 
 national convention at Harrisburg in 1839 to nom- 
 inate a President. The majority of votes were 
 given to Gen Harrison, a genuine Whig, much 
 to the disappointment of the South, which wished 
 
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 JOHN TYLER. 
 
 for Henry Clay. To conciliate the southern 
 Whigs and to secure their vote, the convention 
 then nominated John Tyler for Vice-President. 
 It was well known that he was not in sympathy 
 with the Whig party in the North; but the Vice- 
 President has very little power in the Govern- 
 ment, his main and almost only dutj' being to 
 preside over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it 
 happened that a Whig President and, in reality, 
 a Democratic Vice-President were chosen. 
 
 In 1841, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice- 
 President of the United States. In one short 
 month from that time. President Harrison died, 
 and Mr. Tyler thus found himself, to his own 
 surprise and that of the whole nation, an occu- 
 pant of the Presidential chair. Hastening from 
 Williamsburg to Washington, on the 6th of 
 April he was inaugurated to the high and re- 
 sponsible office. He was placed in a position of 
 exceeding delicacy and difficulty. All his long 
 life he had been opposed to the main principles of 
 the party which had brought him into power. 
 He had ever been a consistent, honest man, with 
 an unblemished record. Gen. Harrison had se- 
 lected a Whig cabinet. Should he retain them, 
 and thus surround himself with counselors whose 
 views were antagonistic to his own ? or, on the 
 other hand, should he turn against the party 
 which had elected him, and select a cabinet in 
 harmony with himself, and which would oppose 
 all those views which the Whigs deemed essen- 
 tial to the public welfare ? This was his fearful 
 dilemma. He invited the cabinet which Presi- 
 dent Harrison had selected to retain their seats, 
 and recommended a day of fasting and prayer, 
 that God would guide and bless us. 
 
 The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for 
 the incorporation of a fiscal bank of ;he United 
 States. The President, after ten days' delay, re- 
 turned it with his veto. He suggested, however, 
 that he would approve of a bill drawn up upon 
 such a plan as he proposed. Such a bill was ac- 
 cordingly prepared, and privately submitted to 
 him. He gave it his approval. It was passed 
 without alteration, and he sent it back with his 
 veto. Here commenced the open rupture. It is 
 said that Mr, Tyler was provoked to this meas- 
 
 ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. 
 Botts, a distingui.shed Virginia Whig, who se- 
 verely touched the pride of the President. 
 
 The opposition now exultingly received the 
 President into their arms. The party which 
 elected him denounced him bitterly. All the 
 members of his cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, 
 resigned. The Whigs of Congress, both the 
 Senate and the House, held a meeting and issued 
 an address to the people of the United States, 
 proclaiming that all political alliance between the 
 Whigs and President Tyler was at an end. 
 
 Still the President attempted to conciliate. He 
 appointed a new cabinet of distinguished Whigs 
 and Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong 
 party men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary 
 to resign, forced out by the pressure of his Whig 
 friends. Thus the four years of Mr. Tyler's un- 
 fortunate administration passed sadly away. No 
 one was satisfied. The land was filled with mur- 
 murs and vituperation. Whigs and Democrats 
 alike assailed him. More and more, however, he 
 brought himself into sympathy with his old 
 friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his 
 term he gave his whole influence to the support 
 of Mr. Polk, the Democratic candidate for his 
 successor. 
 
 On the 4th of March, 1845, President Tyler re- 
 tired from the harassments of office, to the regret 
 of neither party, and probably to his own unspeak- 
 able relief The remainder of his days were 
 passed mainly in the retirement of his beautiful 
 home — Sherwood Forest, Charles City County, 
 Va. His first wife. Miss Letitia Christian, died 
 in Washington in 1842; and in June, 1844, 
 he was again married, at New York, to Miss Julia 
 Gardiner, a young lady of many personal and 
 intellectual accomplishments. 
 
 When the great Rebellion rose, which the 
 State Rights and nullifying doctrines of John C. 
 Calhoun had inaugurated. President Tyler re- 
 nounced his allegiance to the United States, and 
 joined the Confederates. He was chosen a mem- 
 ber of their Congress, and while engaged in 
 active measures to destroy, by force of arms, the 
 Government over which he had once presided, he 
 was taken .sick and soon died. 
 
JAMES K. POLK. 
 
JAMES K. POLK. 
 
 ^AMES K. POLK, the eleventh President of 
 I the United States, was bom in Mecklenburgh 
 (2/ County, N. C, November 2, 1795. His 
 parents were Samuel and Jane (Knox) Polk, the 
 former a son of Col. Thomas Polk, who located 
 at the above place, as one of the first pioneers, in 
 1735. In 1806, with his wife and children, and 
 soon after followed by most of the members of the 
 Polk family, Samuel Polk emigrated some two or 
 three hundred miles farther west, to the rich val- 
 ley of the Duck River. Here, in the midst of the 
 wilderness, in a region which was subsequently 
 called Maury County, they erected their log huts 
 and established their homes. In the hard toil of 
 a new farm in the wilderness, James K. Polk 
 spent the early years of his childhood and youth. 
 His father, adding the pursuit of a surveyor to 
 that of a farmer, gradually increased in wealth, 
 until he became one of the leading men of the 
 region. His mother was a superior woman, of 
 strong common sense and earnest piety. 
 
 Very early in life James developed a taste for 
 reading, and expressed the strongest desire to ob- 
 tain a liberal education. His mother's training 
 had made him methodical in his habits, had taught 
 him punctuality and industry, and had inspired 
 him with lofty principles of morality. His health 
 was frail, and his father, fearing that he might not 
 be able to endure a sedentary life, got a situation 
 for him behind the counter, hoping to fit him for 
 commercial pursuits. 
 
 This was to James a bitter disappointment. He 
 had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks 
 were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this 
 uncongenial occupation but a few v-^ks, when, 
 at his earnest solicitation, his father removed 
 him and made arrangements for him to pros- 
 ecute his studies. Soon after he sent him to Mur- 
 freesboro Academy. With ardor which could 
 scarcely be surpassed, he pressed forward in his 
 
 studies, and in less than two and a-half years, in 
 the autumn of 18 15, entered the sophomore class 
 in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel 
 Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplary of 
 scholars, punctual in everj' exercise, never allow- 
 ing himself to be absent from a recitation or a 
 religious service. 
 
 Mr. Polk graduated in 1818, with the highest 
 honors, being deemed the best scholar of his class, 
 both in mathematics and the classics. He was 
 then twenty -three years of age. His health was 
 at this time much impaired by the assiduity with 
 which he had prosecuted his studies. After a 
 short season of relaxation, he went to Nashville, 
 and entered the office of Felix Grundy, to study 
 law. Here Mr. Polk renewed his acquaintance 
 with Andrew Jackson, who resided on his planta- 
 tion, the "Hermitage," but a few miles from 
 Nashville. They had probably been slightly ac- 
 quainted before. 
 
 Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican 
 and James K. adhered to the same political faith. 
 He was a popular public speaker, and was con- 
 stantly called upon to address the meetings of his 
 party friends. His skill as a speaker was such 
 that he was popularly called the Napoleon of the 
 stump. He was a man of unblemished morals, 
 genial and courteous in his bearing, and with that 
 sympathetic nature in the joys and griefs of oth- 
 ers which gave him hosts of friends. In 1823, 
 he was elected to the Legislature of Tennessee, 
 and gave his strong influence toward the election 
 of his friend, Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of 
 the United States. 
 
 In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah 
 Childress, of Rutherford County, Tenn. His 
 bride was altogether worthy of him — a lady of 
 beauty and culture. In the fall of 1825 Mr. Polk 
 was chosen a member of Congress, and the satis- 
 faction he gave his constituents may be inferred 
 
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 JAMES K. POLK. 
 
 from the fact, that for fourteen successive years, 
 or until 1839, he was continued in that office. He 
 then voluntarily withdrew, only that he might 
 accept the Gubernatorial chair of Tennessee. In 
 Congress he was a laborious member, a frequent 
 and a popular speaker. He was always in his 
 seat, alwa}'S courteous, and whenever he spoke 
 it was always to the point, without any ambitious 
 rhetorical display. 
 
 During five sessions of Congress Mr. Polk was 
 Speaker of the House. Strong passions were 
 roused and stormj' sceiies were witnessed, but he 
 performed his arduous duties to a very general 
 satisfaction, and a unanimous vote of thanks to 
 him was passed by the House as he withdrew on 
 the 4th of March, 1839. 
 
 In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, 
 as a candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. 
 He was elected by a large majority, and on Octo- 
 ber 14, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. 
 In 1 841 his term of office expired, and he was 
 again the candidate of the Democratic party, but 
 was defeated. 
 
 On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was in- 
 augurated President of the United States. The 
 verdict of the country in favor of the annexation 
 of Texas exerted its influence upon Congress, 
 and the last act of the administration of President 
 Tyler was to affix his signature to a joint resolu- 
 tion of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, ap- 
 proving of the annexation of Texas to the Union. 
 As Mexico .still claimed Texas as one of her 
 provinces, the Mexican Minister, Almonte, im- 
 mediately demanded his pa.ssports and left the 
 country, declaring the act of the annexation to be 
 an act hostile to Mexico. 
 
 In his first message, President Polk urged that 
 Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be 
 received into the Union on the same footing with 
 the other States. In the mean time, Gen. Taylor 
 was sent with an army into Texas to hold the 
 country. He was first sent to Nueces, which the 
 Mexicans said was the western boundary of Tex- 
 as. Then he was sent nearly two hundred miles 
 further west, to the Rio Grande, where he erected 
 batteries which commanded the Mexican city of 
 Matamoras, which was situated on the western 
 
 banks. The anticipated collision soon took place, 
 and war was declared against Mexico by President 
 Polk. The war was pushed forward by his ad- 
 ministration with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, 
 whose army was first called one of ' ' observ^ation, ' ' 
 then of "occupation," then of "invasion," was 
 sent forward to Monterey. The feeble Mexicans 
 in every encounter were hopelessly slaughtered. 
 The day of judgment alone can reveal the misery- 
 which this war caused. It was by the ingenuity 
 of Mr. Polk's administration that the war was 
 brought on. 
 
 "To the victors belong the spoils." Mexico 
 was prostrate before us. Her capital was in our 
 hands. We now consented to peace upon the 
 condition that Mexico should surrender to us, in 
 addition to Texas, all of New Mexico, and all of 
 Upper and Lower California. This new demand 
 embraced, exclusive of Texas, eight hundred 
 thousand square miles. This was an extent of 
 territory equal to nine States of the size of New 
 York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen ma- 
 jestic States to be added to the Union. There 
 were some Americans who thought it all right; 
 there were others who thought it all wrong. In 
 the prosecution of this war we expended twenty 
 thousand lives and more than $100,000,000. Of 
 this money $15,000,000 were paid to Mexico. 
 
 On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired 
 from office, having served one term. The next 
 day was Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was 
 inaugurate 1 as his successor. Mr. Polk rode to 
 the Capitol in the same carriage with Gen. Tay- 
 lor, and the same evening, with Mrs. Polk, he 
 commenced his return to Tennessee. He was 
 then but fifty-four years of age. He had always 
 been strictly temperate in all his habits, and his 
 health was good. With an ample fortune, a 
 choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic 
 ties of the dearest nature, it seemed as though 
 long years of tranquillity and happiness were be- 
 fore him. But the cholera — that fearful scourge 
 — was then sweeping up the Valley of the Missis- 
 sippi, and he contracted the disease, dying on the 
 15th of June, 1849, in the fifty-fourth year of his 
 age, greatly mourned by his countrjmen. 
 
ZACIIARV TAVI.OR. 
 
ZACHARY TAYLOR. 
 
 G7ACHARY TAYLOR, twelfth President of 
 A the United States, was bom on the 24th of 
 /^ November, 1784, in Orange County, Va. 
 His father. Col. Taylor, was a Virginian of 
 note, and a distinguished patriot and soldier of 
 the Revolution. When Zacharj' was an infant, 
 his father, with his wife and two children, emi- 
 grated to Kentuck}', where he settled in the path- 
 less wilderness, a few miles from Louisville. In 
 this frontier home, away from civilization and all 
 its refinements, young Zacharj^ could enjoy but 
 few social and educational advantages. When 
 six years of age he attended a common school, 
 and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, 
 rather remarkable for bluntness and decision of 
 character. He was strong, fearless and self-reli- 
 ant, and manifested a strong desire to enter the 
 army to fight the Indians, who were ravaging the 
 frontiers. There is little to be recorded of the 
 uneventful years of his childhood on his father's 
 large but lonely plantation. 
 
 In 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for 
 him a commission as Lieutenant in the United 
 States army, and he joined the troops which were 
 stationed at New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. 
 Soon after this he married Miss Margaret Smith, 
 a young lady from one of the first families of 
 Maryland. 
 
 Immediately after the declaration of war with 
 England, in 1812, Capt. Taylor (for he had then 
 been promoted to that rank) was put in command 
 of Ft. Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles 
 above Vincennes. This fort had been built in the 
 wilderness by Gen. Harrison, on his march to 
 Tippecanoe. It was one of the first points of at- 
 tack by the Indians, led by Tecumseh. Its garri- 
 son consisted of a broken company of infantry^ 
 numbering fifty men, many of whom were sick. 
 
 Early in the autumn of 181 2, the Indians, 
 stealthily, and in large numbers, moved upon the 
 
 fort. Their approach was first indicated by tbfe 
 murder of two soldiers just outside of the stockade. 
 Capt. Taylor made every possible preparation to 
 meet the anticipated assault. On the 4th of Sep- 
 tember, a band of fortj' painted and plumed sav- 
 ages came to the fort, waving a white flag, and 
 informed Capt. Taylor that in the morning their 
 chief would come to have a talk with him. It 
 was evident that their object was merely to ascer- 
 tain the state of things at the fort, and Capt. 
 Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, 
 kept them at a distance. 
 
 The sun went down; ihe savages disappeared; 
 the garrison slept upon their arms. One hour 
 before midnight the war-whoop burst from a 
 thousand lips in the forest around, followed by 
 the discharge of musketry and the rush of the 
 foe. Every man, sick and well, sprang to his 
 post. Every man knew that defeat was not 
 merely death, but, in the case of capture, death by 
 the most agonizing and prolonged torture. No 
 pen can describe, no imagination can conceive, the 
 scenes which ensued. The savages succeeded in 
 setting fire to one of the block-houses. Until six 
 o'clock in the morning this awful conflict con- 
 tinued, when the savages, bafiBed at every point 
 and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. 
 Capt. Taylor, for this gallant defense, was pro- 
 moted to the rank of Major by brevet. 
 
 Until the close of the war, Maj. Taylor was 
 placed in such situations that he saw but little 
 more of active service. He was sent far away 
 into the depths of the wilderness to Ft. Craw- 
 ford, on Fox River, which empties into Green 
 Bay. Here there was little to be done but to 
 wear away the tedious hours as one best could. 
 There were no books, no society, no intellectual 
 stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful years 
 rolled on. Gradually he rose to the rank of 
 Colonel. In the Black Hawk War, which re- 
 
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 ZACHARY TAYLOR. 
 
 suited iu the capture of that renowned chieftain, 
 Col. Taylor took a subordinate, but a brave and 
 efficient, part. 
 
 For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged 
 in the defense of the frontiers, in scenes so re- 
 mote, and in employments so obscure, that his 
 name was unknown beyond the limits of his own 
 immediate acquaintance. In the year 1836, he 
 was sent to Florida to compel the Seminole Indi- 
 ans to vacate that region, and retire beyond the 
 Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty had prom- 
 ised they should do. The services rendered here 
 secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of 
 the Government, and as a reward he was ele- 
 vated to the high rank of Brigadier- General by 
 brevet, and soon after, in May, 1838, was ap- 
 pointed to the chief command of the United 
 States troops in Florida. 
 
 After two years of wearisome employment 
 amidst the everglades of the Peninsula, Gen. Tay- 
 lor obtained, at his own request, a change of 
 command, and was stationed over the Department 
 of the Southwest. This field embraced Louisiana, 
 Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Establishing 
 his headquarters at Ft. Jessup, in Louisiana, he 
 removed his family to a plantation which he pur- 
 chased near Baton Rouge. Here he remained 
 for five years, buried, as it were, from the world, 
 but faithfully discharging every duty imposed 
 upon liim. 
 
 In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the 
 land between the Nueces and Rio Grande, the 
 latter river being the boundary of Texas, which 
 was then claimed by the United States. Soon 
 the war with Mexico was brought on, and at Palo 
 Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Gen. Taylor won 
 brilliant victories over the Mexicans. The rank 
 of Major-General by brevet was then conferred 
 upon Gen. Taylor, and his name was received 
 with enthusiasm almost everywhere in the na- 
 tion. Then came the battles of Monterey and 
 Buena Vista, in which he won signal victories 
 over forces much larger than he commanded. 
 
 The tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena 
 Vista spread the wildest enthusiasm over the 
 country. The name of Gen. Taylor was on 
 every one's lips. The Whig party decided to 
 
 take advantage of this wonderful popularity in 
 bringing forward the unpolished, unlettered, hon- 
 est .soldier as their candidate for the Presidency. 
 Gen. Taylor was astonished at the announce- 
 ment, and for a time would not listen to it, de- 
 claring that he was not at all qualified for such 
 an office. So little interest had he taken in poli- 
 tics, that for forty years he had not cast a vote. 
 It was not without chagrin that several distin- 
 guished .statesmen, who had been long years in 
 the public service, found their claims set aside in 
 behalf of one whose name had never been heard 
 of, save in connection with Palo Alto, Resaca de 
 la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista. It is said 
 that Daniel Webster, in his haste, remarked, " It 
 is a nomination not fit to be made." 
 
 Gen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a 
 fine writer. His friends took possession of him, 
 and prepared such few communications as it was 
 needful should be presented to the public. The 
 popularity of the successful warrior swept the 
 land. He was triumphantly elected over two 
 opposing candidates, — Gen. Cass and Ex-Presi- 
 dent Martin Van Buren, Though he selected an 
 excellent cabinet, the good old man found himself 
 in a very uncongenial position, and was at times 
 sorely perplexed and harassed. His mental suf- 
 ferings were very severe, and probabl)' tended to 
 hasten his death. The pro-slavery party was 
 pushing its claims with tirele.ss energ}'; expedi- 
 tions were fitting out to capture Cuba; California 
 was pleading for admission to the Union, while 
 slavery stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. 
 Taylor found the political conflicts in Washington 
 to be far more trying to the nerves than battles 
 with Mexicans or Indians. 
 
 In the midst of all these troubles. Gen. Taylor, 
 after he had occupied the Presidential chair but 
 little over a year, took cold, and after a brief 
 sickness of but little over five days, died, on the 
 gth of July, 1850. His last words were, "I am 
 not afraid to die. I am ready. I have endeav- 
 ored to do my duty." He died universally re- 
 spected and beloved. An honest, unpretending 
 man, he had been steadily growing in the affec- 
 tions of the people, and the Nation bitterly la- 
 mented his death. 
 
MILLARD FILLMORE. 
 
MILLARD FILLMORE. 
 
 y yilLLARD FILLMORE, thirteenth President 
 y of the United States, was born at Summer 
 a Hill, Cayuga County, N. Y. , on the 7th of 
 January, 1800. His father was a farmer, and, owing 
 to misfortune, in humble circumstances. Of his 
 mother, the daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, of 
 Pittsfield, Mass., it has been said that she pos- 
 sessed an intellect of a high order, united with 
 much personal loveliness, sweetness of disposi- 
 tion, graceful manners and exquisite sensibilities. 
 She died in 1831, having lived to see her son a 
 young man of distinguished promise, though she 
 was not permitted to witness the high dignity 
 which he finally attained. 
 
 In consequence of the secluded home and limited 
 means of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender 
 advantages for education in his early years. The 
 common schools, which he occasionally attended, 
 were very imperfect institutions, and books were 
 scarce and expensive. There was nothing then 
 in his character to indicate the brilliant career 
 upon which he was about to enter. He was a 
 plain farmer's boy — intelligent, good-looking, 
 kind-hearted. The sacred influences of home 
 had taught him to revere the Bible, and had laid 
 the foundations of an upright character. When 
 fourteen j-ears of age, his father sent him some 
 hundred miles from home to the then wilds of 
 Livingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier. 
 Near the mill there was a small village, where 
 some enterprising man had commenced the col- 
 lection of a village library. This proved an in- 
 estimable blessing to young Fillmore. His even- 
 ings were spent iu reading. Soon every leisure 
 moment was occupied with books. His thirst for 
 knowledge became in.satiate, and the selections 
 which he made were continually more elevating 
 and instructive. He read history, biography, 
 oratorj-, and thus gradually there was enkindled 
 
 in his heart a desire to be something more than a 
 mere worker with his hands. 
 
 The young clothier had now attained the age 
 of nineteen years, and was of fine personal appear- 
 ance and of gentlemanly demeanor. It so hap- 
 pened that there was a gentleman in the neigh- 
 borhood of ample pecuniary means and of benev- 
 olence, — ^Judge Walter Wood, — who was struck 
 with the prepossessing appearance of young Fill- 
 more. He made his acquaintance, and was so 
 much impressed with his ability and attainments 
 that he ad\ised him to abandon his trade and de- 
 vote himself to the study of the law. The young 
 man replied that he had no means of his own, 
 no friends to help him, and that his previous edu- 
 cation had been very imperfect. But Judge Wood 
 had so much confidence in him that he kindly 
 offered to take him into his own ofiice, and to 
 lend him such money as he needed. Most grate- 
 fully the generous ofi"er was accepted. 
 
 There is in many minds a strange delusion 
 about a collegiate education. A young man is 
 supposed to be liberally educated if he has gradu- 
 ated at some college. But many a boy who loi- 
 ters through university halls and then enters c 
 law office is by no means as well prepared to 
 prosecute his legal studies as was Millard Fill- 
 more when he graduated at the clothing-mill at 
 the end of four years of manual labor, during 
 which every leisure moment had been devoted tc 
 intense mental culture. 
 
 In 1823, when twenty-three years of age, he 
 was admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. 
 He then went to the village of Aurora, and com- 
 menced the practice of law. In this secluded, 
 quiet region, his practice, of course, was limited, 
 and there was no opportunity for a sudden rise in 
 fortune or in fame. Here, in 1826, he married a 
 lady of great moral worth, and one capable of 
 
MILLARD FILLMORE. 
 
 Adorning any station she might be called to fill, — 
 Miss Abigail Powers. 
 
 His elevation of character, his untiring industrj', 
 his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advo- 
 cate, gradually attracted attention, and he was 
 invited to enter into partnership, under highly ad- 
 vantageous circumstances, with an elder member 
 of the Bar in Buffalo. Just before removing to 
 Buffalo, in 1829, he took his seat in the House of 
 Assembly of the State of New York, as a Repre- 
 sentative from Erie County. Though he had 
 never taken a very active part in politics, his vote 
 and sympathies were with the Whig party. The 
 State was then Democratic, and he found himself 
 in a helpless minority in the Legislature; still the 
 testimony comes from all parties that his courtesy, 
 ability and integrity won, to a verj' unusual de- 
 gree, the respect of his associates. 
 
 In the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a 
 seat in the United States Congress. He entered 
 that troubled arena in the most tumultuous hours 
 of our national historj-, when the great conflict 
 respecting the national bank and the removal of 
 the deposits was raging. 
 
 His term of two years closed, and he returned 
 to his profession, which he pursued with increas- 
 ing reputation and success. After a lapse of two 
 years he again became a candidate for Congress; 
 was re-elected, and took his seat in 1837. His 
 past experience as a Representative gave him 
 strength and confidence. The first term of service 
 in Congress to any man can be but little more 
 than an introduction. He was now prepared for 
 active duty. All his energies were brought to 
 bear upon the public good. Every measure re- 
 ceived his impress. 
 
 Mr. Fillmore \\\ : now a man of wide repute, 
 and his popularity filled the State. In the year 
 1847, when he had attained the age of forty- 
 seven years, he was elected Comptroller of the 
 State. His labors at the Bar, in the Legisla- 
 ture, in Congress and as Comptroller, had given 
 him very considerable fame. The WTiigs were 
 casting about to find suitable candidates for Presi- 
 dent and Vice-President at the approaching elec- 
 tion. Far away on the waters of the Rio Grande, 
 there was a rough old soldier, who had fought 
 
 one or two successful battles with the Mexicans, 
 which had caused his name to be proclaimed in 
 trumpet-tones all over the land as a candidate for 
 the presidency. But it was necessary to associate 
 with him on the same ticket some man of repu- 
 tation as a statesman. 
 
 Under the influence of these considerations, the 
 names of Zachar^- Taylor and Millard Fillmore 
 became the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their 
 candidates for President and Vice-President. The 
 Whig ticket was signall)- triumphant. On the 
 4th of March, 1849, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated 
 President, and Millard Fillmore Vice-President, 
 of the United States. 
 
 On the 9th of July, 1850, President Tayloi. 
 about one year and four months after his inaugura 
 tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By th« 
 Constitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus b« 
 came President. He appointed a very able cabi 
 net, of which the illustrious Daniel Webster was 
 Secretary of State; nevertheless, he had seriou* 
 difiiculties to contend with, since the opposition 
 had a majority in both Hou<5es. He did all in hi? 
 power to conciliate the South; but the pro-slavet> 
 party in the South felt the inadequacy of al' 
 measures of transient conciliation. The popula 
 tion of the free States was so rapidly increasing 
 over that of the slave States, that it was inevitable 
 that the power of the Government should soon 
 pass into the hands of the free States. The fa 
 mous compromise measures were adopted undei 
 Mr. Fillmore's admini.stration, and the Japan ex 
 pedition was sent out. On the 4th of March 
 1853, he, having served one term, retired. 
 
 In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the 
 Presidency by the "Know-Nothing" party, but 
 was beaten by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. 
 Fillmore lived in retirement. During the terri- 
 ble conflict of civil war, he was mostly silent. It 
 was generally supposed that his sympathies were 
 rather with those who were endeavoring to over- 
 throw our institutions. President Fillmore kept 
 aloof from the conflict, without any cordial words 
 of cheer to one party or the other. He was thus 
 forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe old age, 
 and died in Bufialo, N. Y., March 8, 1874. 
 
FRANKLIN PIERCE. 
 
FRANKLIN PIERCE. 
 
 n'RANKLIN PIERCE, the fourteenth Presi- 
 rrf dent of the United States, was bom in Hills- 
 I ' borough, N. H., November 23, 1804. His 
 father was a Revolutionary soldier, who with his 
 own strong arm hewed out a home in the wilder- 
 ness. He was a man of inflexible integrity, of 
 strong, though uncultivated, mind, and was an un- 
 compromising Democrat. The mother of Frank- 
 lin Pierce was all that a son could desire — an in- 
 telligent, prudent, affectionate, Christian woman. 
 Franklin, who was the sixth of eight children, 
 was a remarkably bright and handsome boy, 
 generous, warm-hearted and brave. He won 
 alike the love of old and young. The boys on 
 the play-ground loved him. His teachers loved 
 him. The neighbors looked upon him with pride 
 and affection. He was bj- instinct a gentleman, 
 always speaking kind words, and doing kind 
 deeds, with a peculiar, unstudied tact which 
 taught him what was agreeable. Without de- 
 veloping any precocity of genius, or any unnatural 
 devotion to books, he was a good scholar, and in 
 body and mind a finely developed boy. 
 
 When sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, 
 he entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me. 
 He was one of the most popular young men in 
 the college. The purity of his moral character, 
 the unvarying courtesy of his demeanor, his rank 
 as a scholar, and genial nature, rendered him a 
 universal favorite. There was something pe- 
 culiarly winning in his address, and it was evi- 
 dently not in the slightest degree studied — it was 
 the simple outgushing of his own magnanimous 
 and loving nature. 
 
 Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin 
 Pierce commenced the study of law in the office 
 of Judge Woodbury, one of the most distinguished 
 
 lawyers of the State, and a man of great private 
 worth. The eminent social qualities of the young 
 lawyer, his father's prominence as a public man, 
 and the brilliant political career into which Judge 
 Woodburj- was entering, all tended to entice Mr. 
 Pierce into the fascinating yet perilous path of 
 political life. With all the ardor of his nature he 
 espoused the cause of Gen. Jackson for the Presi- 
 dency. He commenced the practice of law in 
 Hillsborough, and was soon elected to represent 
 the town in the State Legislature. Here he 
 served for four years. The last two years he was 
 chosen Speaker of the House by a very large 
 vote. 
 
 In 1833, at the age of twenty-nine, he was 
 elected a member of Congress. In 1837, being 
 then but thirty-three years old, he was elected to 
 the Senate, taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren 
 commenced his administration. He was the 
 yovmgest member in the Senate. In the year 
 1834, he married Miss Jane Means Appleton, a 
 lady of rare beauty and accomplishments, and one 
 admirably fitted to adorn every station with which 
 her husband was honored. Of the three sons who 
 were born to them, all now sleep with their par- 
 ents in the grave. 
 
 In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing 
 fame and increasing business as a lawyer, took up 
 his residence in Concord, the capital of New 
 Hampshire. President Polk, upon his accession 
 to office, appointed Mr. Pierce Attorney-General 
 of the United States; but the offer was declined 
 in consequence of numerous professional engage- 
 ments at home, and the precarious state of Mrs. 
 Pierce's health. He also, about the same time, 
 declined the nomination for Governor by the 
 Democratic party. The war with Mexico called 
 
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 FRANKLIN PIERCE. 
 
 Mr. Pierce into the army. Receiving the appoint- 
 ment of Brigadier-General, he embarked with a 
 portion of his troops at Newport, R. I., on the 
 27th of May, 1847. He took an important part 
 in this war, proving himself a brave and true sol- 
 dier. 
 
 When Gen. Pierce reached his home in his na- 
 tive State, he was received enthusiastically by the 
 advocates of the Mexican War, and coldly by his 
 opponents. He resumed the practice of his pro- 
 fession, very frequentlj- taking an active part in 
 political questions, giving his cordial support to 
 the pro-slaver>- wing of the Democratic party. 
 The compromise measures met cordially with his 
 approval, and he strenuously advocated the en- 
 forcement of the infamous Fugitive Slave Law, 
 which so shocked the religious sensibilities of the 
 North. He thus became distinguished as a 
 " Northern man with Southern principles." The 
 strong partisans of slavery in the South conse- 
 quently regarded him as a man whom they could 
 safely trust in oihce to carry out their plans. 
 
 On the 12th of June, 1852, the Democratic con- 
 vention met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate 
 for the Presidency. For four days they contin- 
 ued in session, and in thirty -five ballotings no one 
 had obtained a two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus 
 far had been thrown for Gen. Pierce. Then the 
 Virginia delegation brought forward his name. 
 There were fourteen more ballotings, during which 
 Gen. Pierce constantly gained strength, until, at 
 the forty-ninth ballot, he received two hundred 
 and eighty-two votes, and all other candidates 
 eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was the Whig can- 
 didate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with great una- 
 nimity. Only four States — Vermont, Massachu- 
 setts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their elec- 
 toral votes against him. Gen. Franklin Pierce 
 was therefore inaugurated President of the United 
 States on the 4th of March, 1853. 
 
 His administration proved one of the most 
 storm}' our country had ever experienced. The 
 controversy between slavery and freedom was 
 then approaching its culminating point. It be- 
 came evident that there was to be an irrepressible 
 conflict between them, and that this nation 
 could not long exist " half slave and half free." 
 
 President Pierce, during the whole of his admin- 
 istration, did everything he could to conciliate the 
 South; but it was all in vain. The conflict eveiy 
 year grew more violent, and threats of the disso- 
 lution of the Union were borne to the North on 
 every vSouthern breeze. 
 
 Such was the condition of affairs when Presi- 
 dent Pierce approached the close of his four- 
 years term of office. The North had become 
 thoroughly alienated from him. The anti-slavery 
 .sentiment, goaded by great outrages, had been 
 rapidly increasing; all the intellectual ability and 
 social worth of President Pierce were forgotten in 
 deep reprehension of his administrative acts. The 
 .slaveholders of the South also, unmindful of the 
 fidelity with which he had advocated those meas- 
 ures of Government which they approved, and 
 perhaps feeling that he had rendered himself 
 so unpopular as no longer to be able to accepta- 
 bly serve them, ungratefully dropped him, and 
 nominated James Buchanan to succeed him. 
 
 On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce re- 
 turned to his home in Concord. His three chil- 
 dren were all dead, his last surviving child hav- 
 ing been killed before his eyes in a railroad acci- 
 dent; and his wife, one of the most estimable and 
 accomplished of ladies, was rapidly sinking in 
 consumption. The hour of dreadful gloom soon 
 came, and he was left alone in the world without 
 wife or child. 
 
 When the terrible Rebellion burst forth which 
 divided our country into two parties, and two 
 only, Mr. Pierce remained steadfast in the prin- 
 ciples which he had always cherished, and gave 
 his sympathies to that pro-slavery party with 
 which he had ever been allied. He declined to 
 do anything, either by voice or pen, to strengthen 
 the hand of the National Government. He con- 
 tinued to reside in Concord until the time of his 
 death, which occurred in October, 1869. He was 
 one of the most genial and social of men, an hon- 
 ored communicant of the Episcopal Church, and 
 one of the kindest of neighbors. Generous to a 
 fault, he contributed liberally toward the allevia- 
 tion of suffering and want, and many of his 
 towns-people were often gladdened by his material 
 bounty. 
 
JAMES BUCHANAN. 
 
JAMES BUCHANAN. 
 
 3 AMES BUCHANAN, the fifteenth President 
 of the United States, was born in a small 
 frontier town, at the foot of the eastern ridge 
 of the Alleghanies, in Franklin County, Pa., on 
 the 23d of April, 1791. The place where the 
 humble cabin home stood was called Stony Bat- 
 ter. His father was a native of the north of Ire- 
 land, who had emigrated in 1783, with little prop- 
 erty save his own strong arms. Five years after- 
 ward he married Elizabeth Spear, the daughter 
 of a respectable farmer, and, with his young bride, 
 plunged into the wilderness, staked his claim, 
 reared his log hut, opened a clearing with his 
 axe, and settled down there to perform his obscure 
 part in the drama of life. When James was eight 
 years of age, his father removed to the village of 
 Mercersburg, where his son was placed at school, 
 and commenced a course of study in English, 
 Latin and Greek. His progress was rapid, and 
 at the age of fourteen he entered Dickinson Col- 
 lege, at Carlisle. Here he developed remarkable 
 talent, and took his stand among the first scholars 
 in the institution. 
 
 In the year i^-^^ he graduated with the high- 
 est honors of his class He was then eighteen 
 years of age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, 
 fond of athletic sports, an unerring shot, and en- 
 livened with an exuberant flow of animal spirits. 
 He immediately commenceo the study of law in 
 the city of Lancaster, and was admitted to the 
 Bar in 18 12, when he was bu twenty -one years 
 of age. 
 
 In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as a 
 candidate for Congress. He was elected, and for 
 ten years he remained a member of the Lower 
 House. During the vacations of Congress, he 
 
 occasionally tried some important case. In 1831 
 he retired altogether from the toils of his profes- 
 sion, having acquired an ample fortune. 
 , Gen. Jack-son, upon his elevation to the Presi- 
 dency, appointed Mr. Buchanan Minister to Rus- 
 sia. The duties of his mission he performed 
 with ability, and gave satisfaction to all parties. 
 Upon his return, in 1833, he was elected to a seat 
 in the United States Senate. He there met as 
 his associates Webster, Clay, Wright and Cal- 
 houn. He advocated the measures proposed by 
 President Jackson, of making reprisals against 
 France to enforce the payment of our claims 
 against that country, and defended the course 01 
 the President in his unprecedented and wholesale 
 removal from office of those who were not the 
 supporters of his administration. Upon this 
 question he was brought into direct collision with 
 Henry Clay. He also, with voice and vote, ad- 
 vocated expunging from the journal of the Senate 
 the vote of censure against Gen. Jackson for re- 
 moving the deposits. Earnestly he opposed the 
 abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, 
 and urged the prohibition of the circulation of 
 anti-slavery documents by the United States 
 mails. As to petitions on the subject of slavery, 
 he advocated that they should be respectfully re- 
 ceived, and that the reply should be returned 
 that Congress had no power to legislate upon the 
 subject. "Congress," said he, "might as well 
 undertake to interfere with slavery under a for- 
 eign government as in any of the States where it 
 now exists." 
 
 Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency. 
 Mr. Buchanan became Secretar>- of State, and a? 
 such took his share of the responsibility in th»: 
 
JAMES BUCHANAN. 
 
 conduct of the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed 
 ihat crossing the Nueces by the American 
 troops into the disputed territorj- was not wrong, 
 but for the Mexicans to cross the Rio Grande 
 into Texas was a declaration of war. No candid 
 man can read with pleasure the account of the 
 course our Government pursued in that movement. 
 
 Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly 
 with the party devoted to the perpetuation and 
 extension of slaven,', and brought all the energies 
 of his mind to bear against the Wilmot Proviso. 
 He gave his cordial approval to the compromise 
 measures of 1850, which included the Fugitive 
 Slave Law. Mr. Pierce, upon his election to the 
 Presidenc}-, honored Mr. Buchanan with the mis- 
 sion to England. 
 
 In the year 1856, a national Democratic Con- 
 vention nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presi- 
 dency. The political conflict was one of the most 
 severe in which our country has ever engaged. 
 All the friends of slavery were on one side; all 
 the advocates of its restriction and final abolition 
 on the other. Mr. Fremont, the candidate of the 
 enemies of slavery, received one hundred and 
 fourteen electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 
 one hundred and seventy-four, and was elected. 
 The popular vote stood 1,340,618 for Fremont, 
 1,224,750 for Buchanan. On March 4, 1857, 
 the latter was inaugurated. 
 
 Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only 
 four years were wanting to fill up his three-score 
 years and ten. His own friends, those with 
 whom he had been allied in political principles 
 and action for years, were seeking the destruc- 
 tion of the Government, that they might rear 
 upon the ruins of our free institutions a nation 
 whose corner-stone should be human slaver}-. In 
 this emergency, Mr. Buchanan w^as hopelessly 
 bewildered. He could not, with his long-avowed 
 principles, con.sistently oppose the State Rights 
 party in their assumptions. As President of the 
 United States, bound by his oath faithfully to 
 administer the laws, he could not, without per- 
 jury of the grossest kind, unite with those en- 
 deavoring to overthrow the Republic. He there- 
 fore did nothing. 
 
 The opponents of Mr. Buchanan's administra- 
 
 tion nominated Abraham Lincoln as their stand- 
 ard-bearer in the next Presidential canvass. 
 The pro-slavery party declared that if he were 
 elected and the control of the Government were 
 thus taken from their hands, they would .secede 
 from the Union, taking with them as they retired 
 the National Capitol at Washington and the 
 lion's share of the territorj' of the United States. 
 
 As the storm increased in violence, the slave- 
 holders claiming the right to secede, and Mr. 
 Buchanan avowing that Congress had no power 
 to prevent it, one of the most pitiable exhibitions 
 of governmental imbecility was exhibited that the 
 world has ever seen. He declared that Congress 
 had no power to enforce its laws in any State 
 which had withdrawn, or which was attempting 
 to withdraw, from the Union. This was not the 
 doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, with his hand 
 upon his sword-hilt, he exclaimed: "The Union 
 must and shall be presened ! ' ' 
 
 South Carolina seceded in December, i860, 
 nearly three months before the inauguration of 
 President Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in 
 listless despair. The rebel flag was raised in 
 Charleston; Ft. Sumter was besieged; our forts, 
 navy-yards and arsenals were seized; our depots 
 of military stores were plundered, and our cus- 
 tom-houses and post-offices were appropriated by 
 the rebels. 
 
 The energy of the rebels and the imbecility of 
 our Executive were alike marvelous. The na- 
 tion looked on in agony, waiting for the slow 
 weeks to glide away and close the administration, 
 so terrible in its weakness. At length the long- 
 looked-for hour of deliverance came, when Abra- 
 ham Lincoln was to receive the scepter. 
 
 The administration of President Buchanan was 
 certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- 
 perienced. His best friends can not recall it with 
 pleasure. And still more deplorable it is for his 
 fame, that in that dreadful conflict which rolled 
 its billows of flame and blood over our whole 
 land, no word came from his lips to indicate his 
 wish that our countrv-'s banner should triumph 
 over the flag of the Rebellion. He died at bis 
 Wheatland retreat, June i, 1868. 
 
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
 
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
 
 61 BRAHAM LINCOLN, the sixteenth Presi- 
 Ll dent of the United States, was born in Hardin 
 / I County, Ky., February 12, 1809. About 
 the year 1780, a man by the name of Abraham 
 Lincohi left Virginia with his family and moved 
 into the then wilds of Kentucky. Only two years 
 after this emigration, and while still a young man, 
 he was working one day in a field, when an Indian 
 stealthily approached and killed him. His widow 
 was left in extreme poverty with five little chil- 
 dren, three boys and two girls. Thomas, the 
 youngest of the boys, and the father of President 
 Abraham Lincoln, was four years of age at his 
 father's death. 
 
 When twenty-eight years old, Thomas Lincoln 
 built a log cabin, and married Nancy Hanks, the 
 daughter of another family of poor Kentucky 
 emigrants, who had also come from Virginia. 
 Their second child was Abraham Lincoln, the sub- 
 ject of this sketch. The mother of Abraham was 
 a noble woman, gentle, loving, pensive, created 
 to adorn a palace, but doomed to toil and pine, and 
 die in a hovel. " All that I am, or hope to be," 
 exclaimed the grateful son, " I owe to my angel- 
 mother. ' ' When he was eight years ot age, his 
 father sold his cabin and small farm and moved 
 to Indiana, where two years later his mother died. 
 
 As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly 
 family was the usual lot of humanity. There 
 were joys and griefs, weddings and funerals. 
 Abraham's sister Sarah, to whom he was tenderly 
 attached, was married when a child of but four- 
 teen years of age, and soon died. The family 
 was gradually scattered, and Thomas Lincoln 
 sold out his squatter's claim in 1830, and emi- 
 grated to Macon County, 111. 
 
 Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years 
 of age. With vigorous hands he aided his father 
 in rearing another log cabin, and worked quite 
 diligently at this until he saw the family com- 
 fortably settled, and their small lot of enclosed 
 prairie planted with corn, when he announced to 
 
 his father his intention to leave home, and to gc 
 out into the world and seek his fortune. Littk 
 did he or his friends imagine how brilliant that 
 fortune was to be. He saw the value of educa- 
 tion and was intensely earnest to improve his 
 mind to the utmost of his power. Religion he 
 revered. His morals were pure, and he was un- 
 contaminated by a single vice. 
 
 Young Abraham worked for a time as a hired 
 laborer among the farmers. Then he went to 
 Springfield, where he was employed in building 
 a large flat-boat. In this he took a herd of swine, 
 floated them down the Sangamon to Illinois, and 
 thence by the Mississippi to New Orleans. What- 
 ever Abraham Lincoln undertook, he performed 
 so faithfully as to give great satisfaction to his 
 employers. In this adventure the latter were 
 so well pleased, that upon his return they placed 
 a store and mill under his care. 
 
 In 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk 
 War, he enlisted and was chosen Captain of a 
 company. He returned to Sangamon County, 
 and, although only twenty-three years of age, was 
 a candidate for the Legislature, but was defeated. 
 He soon after received from Andrew Jackson the 
 appointment of Postmaster of New Salem. His 
 only post-ofiice was his hat. All the letters he 
 received he carried there, ready to deliver to those 
 he chanced to meet. He studied surv^eying, and 
 soon made this his business. In 1834 he again 
 became a candidate for the Legislature and was 
 elected. Mr. Stuart, of Springfield, advised him 
 to study law. He walked from New Salem to 
 Springfield, borrowed of Mr. Stuart a load of 
 books, carried them back, and began his legal 
 studies. When the Legislature assembled, he 
 trudged on foot with his pack on his back one 
 hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In 
 1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here 
 it was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 
 he removed to Springfield and began the practice 
 of law. His success with the jury was so great 
 
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 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
 
 that he was soon engaged in almost ever)- noted 
 case in the circuit. 
 
 In 1854 the great discussion began between Mr. 
 Lincoln and Mr. Douglas on the slavery ques- 
 tion. In the organization of the Republican party 
 in Illinois, in 1856, he took an active part, and at 
 once became one of the leaders in that party. 
 Mr. Lincoln's speeches in opposition to Senator 
 Douglas in the contest in 1858 for a seat in the 
 Senate, form a most notable part of his history. 
 The issue was on the slavery question, and he 
 took the broad ground of the Declaration of In- 
 dependence, that all men are created equal. Mr. 
 Lincoln was defeated in this contest, but won a 
 far higher prize. 
 
 The great Republican Convention met at Chi- 
 cago on the 1 6th of June, i860. The delegates 
 and strangers who crowded the city amounted to 
 twenty-five thousand. An immense building 
 called " The Wigwam," was reared to accommo- 
 date the convention. There were eleven candi- 
 dates for whom votes were thrown. William H. 
 Seward, a man who.se fame as a statesman had 
 long filled the land, was the most prominent. It 
 was generally supposed he would be the nomi- 
 nee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received the 
 nomination on the third ballot. 
 
 Election day came, and Mr. Lincoln received 
 one hundred and eighty electoral votes out of two 
 hundred and three cast, and was, therefore, con- 
 stitutionally elected President of the United States. 
 The tirade of abu.se that was poured upon this 
 good and merciful man, especially by the slave- 
 holders, was greater than upon any other man 
 ever elected to this high position. In February, 
 1861, Mr. Lincoln started for Washington, stop- 
 ping in all the large cities on his way, making 
 speeches. The whole journey was fraught with 
 much danger. Many of the Southern States had 
 already seceded, and several attempts at as.sassi- 
 nation were afterward brought to light. A gang 
 in Baltimore had arranged upon his arrival to 
 "get up a row," and in the confusion to make 
 sure of his death with revolvers and hand-gren- 
 ades. A detective unravelled the plot. A secret 
 and special train was provided to take him from 
 Harri.sburg, through Baltimore, at an unexpected 
 
 hour of the night. The tram started at half-pa.st 
 ten, and to prevent any possible communication 
 on the part of the Sece.s.sionists with their Con- 
 federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train 
 had started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. 
 Lincoln reached Washington in safety and was 
 inaugurated, although great anxietj' was felt by 
 all loyal people. 
 
 In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave 
 to Mr. Seward the Department of State, and to 
 other prominent opponents before the convention 
 he gave important positions; but during no other 
 administration had the duties devolving upon the 
 President been so manifold, and the responsibilities 
 so great, as tho.se which fell to his lot. Knowing 
 this, and feeling his own weakness and inability 
 to meet, and in his own strength to cope with, 
 the difficulties, he learned early to seek Divine 
 wisdom and guidance in determining his plans, 
 and Divine comfort in all his trials, both personal 
 and national. Contrary to his own estimate of 
 him.self, Mr. Lincoln was one of the most cour- 
 ageous of men. He went directly into the rebel 
 capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, with 
 no guard but a few sailors. From the time he 
 had left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had 
 been made for his as.sassination, and he at last 
 fell a victim to one of them. April 14, 1865, he, 
 with Gen. Grant, was urgently invited to attend 
 Ford's Theatre. It was announced that they 
 would be present. Gen. Grant, however, left the 
 city. President Lincoln, feeling, with his char- 
 acteristic kindliness of heart, that it would be a 
 disappointment if he .should fail them, very re- 
 luctantly consented to go. While listening to 
 the play, an actor by the name of John Wilket- 
 Booth entered the box where the President and 
 family were seated, and fired a bullet into his 
 brain. He died the next morning at seven 
 o'clock. 
 
 Never before in the historj' of the world was 
 a nation plunged into such deep grief by the death 
 of its ruler Strong men met in the streets and 
 wept in speechless anguish. His was a life which 
 will fitly become a model. His name as tlie 
 Savior of his country will ]i\e with that of Wash- 
 ington's, its Father. 
 
ANDRIvW JOHNSON. 
 
ANDREW JOHNSON. 
 
 Gl NDREW JOHNSON, seventeenth President 
 L\ of the United States. The early life of An- 
 / I drew Johnson contains but the record of pov- 
 erty , destitution and friendlessness. He was born 
 December 29, 1808, in Raleigh, N. C. His par- 
 ents, belonging to the class of "poor whites" 
 of the South, were in such circumstances that they 
 could not confer even the slightest advantages of 
 education upon their child. When Andrew was 
 five years of age, his father accidentally lost his 
 life, while heroically endeavoring to save a friend 
 from drowning. Until ten years of age, Andrew 
 was a ragged boy about the streets, supported by 
 the labor of his mother, who obtained her living 
 with her own hands. 
 
 He then, having never attended a school one 
 day, and being unable either to read or write, was 
 apprenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gen- 
 tleman was in the habit of going to the tailor's 
 shop occasionally, and reading to the boys at 
 work there. He often read from the speeches of 
 distinguished British statesmen. Andrew, who 
 was endowed with a mind of more than ordinary 
 ability, became much interested in these speeches; 
 his ambition was roused, and he was inspired with 
 a strong desire to learn to read. 
 
 He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, 
 and with the assistance of some of his fellow- 
 workmen learned his letters. He then called upon 
 the gentleman to borrow the book of speeches. 
 The owner, pleased with his zeal, not only gave 
 him the book, but assisted him in learning to com- 
 bine the letters into words. Under such difficul- 
 ties he pressed onward laboriously, spending usu- 
 ally ten or twelve hours at work in the shop, and 
 then robbing himself of rest and recreation to de- 
 vote such time as he could to reading. 
 
 He went to Tennessee in 1826, and located at 
 
 Greenville, where he married a young lady who 
 possessed some education. Under her instructions 
 he learned to write and cipher. He became 
 prominent in the village debating society, and a 
 favorite with the students of Greenville College. 
 In 1828, he organized a working man's party, 
 which elected him Alderman, and in 1830 elected 
 him Mayor, which position he held three years. 
 
 He now began to take a lively interest in 
 political afiairs, identifying himselfwith the work- 
 ing-class, to which he belonged. In 1835, he 
 was elected a member of the House of Represent- 
 atives of Tennessee. He was then just twenty- 
 seven years of age. He became a very active 
 member of the L,egislature, gave his support to 
 the Democratic party, and in 1840 "stumped the 
 State," advocating Martin Van Buren's claims to 
 the Presidency, in opposition to those of Gen. 
 Harrison. In this campaign he acquired much 
 readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased 
 his reputation. 
 
 In 1 84 1, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, 
 he was elected a Member of Congress, and by suc- 
 cessive elections held that important post for ten 
 years. In 1853, he was elected Governor of Tenn- 
 essee, and was re-elected in 1855. In all these 
 responsible positions, he discharged his duties 
 with distinguished ability, and proved himself the 
 warm friend of the working classes. In 1857, Mr. 
 Johnson was elected United States Senator. 
 
 Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated 
 the annexation of Texas, stating, however, as his 
 reason, that he thought this annexation would 
 probably prove ' 'to be the gateway out of which 
 the sable sons of Africa are to pass from bondage 
 to freedom, and become merged in a population 
 congenial to themselves." In 1850, he also sup- 
 ported the compromise measures, the two essen- 
 
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 ANDREW JOHNSON. 
 
 tial features of which wer^ , that the white people 
 of the Territories should be permitted to decide 
 for themselves whether they would enslave the 
 colored people or not, and that the free States of 
 the North should return to the South persons who 
 attempted to escape from slavery. 
 
 Mr. Johnson was never ashamed of his lowly 
 origin: on the contrary, he often took pride in 
 avowing that he owed his distinction to his own 
 exertions. "Sir," said he on the floor of the 
 Senate, "I do not forget that I am a mechanic; 
 neither do I forget that Adam was a tailor and 
 sewed fig-leaves, and that our Savior was the son 
 of a carpenter. ' ' 
 
 In the Charleston-Baltimore convention of i860, 
 he was the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for 
 the Presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of 
 the Southern Democracy became apparent, he took 
 a decided stand in favor of the Union, and held 
 that "slavery must be held subordinate to the 
 Union at whatever cost. ' ' He returned to Tenn- 
 essee, and repeatedly imperiled his own life to 
 protect the Unionists of that State. Tennessee 
 having seceded from the Union, President Lincoln, 
 on March 4, 1862, appointed him Military Gov- 
 ernor of the State, and he established the most 
 stringent military rule. His numerous proclama- 
 tions attracted wide attention. In 1864, he was 
 elected Vice-President of the United States, and 
 upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 1865, 
 became President. In a speech two days later he 
 said, "The American people must be taught, if 
 they do not already feel, that treason is a crime 
 and must be punished; that the Government will 
 not always bear with its enemies; that it is strong 
 not only to protect, but to punish. * * The 
 people must understand that it (treason) is the 
 blackest of crimes, and wiU surely be punished." 
 Yet his whole administration, the history of which 
 is so well known, was in utter inconsistency with, 
 and in the most violent opposition to, the princi- 
 ples laid down in that speech. 
 
 In his loose policy of reconstruction and general 
 amnesty, he was opposed by Congress, and he 
 characterized Congress as a new rebellion, and 
 lawlessly defied it in everything possible to the ut- 
 most. In the beginning of 1868, on account of 
 
 "High crimes and misdemeanors," the principal 
 of which was the removal of Secretary Stanton in 
 violation of the Tenure of Office Act, articles of 
 impeachment were preferred against him, and the 
 trial began March 23. 
 
 It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three 
 months. A test article of the impeachment was 
 at length submitted to the court for its action. It 
 was certain that as the court voted upon that ar- 
 ticle so would it vote upon all. Thirty -four voices 
 pronounced the President guilty. As a two-thirds 
 vote was necessary to his condemnation, he was 
 pronounced acquitted, notwithstanding the great 
 majority against him. The change of one vote 
 from the not guilty side would have sustained the 
 impeachment. 
 
 The President, for the remainder of his term, 
 was but little regarded. He continued, though 
 impotently, his conflict with Congress. His own 
 party did not think it expedient to renominate 
 him for the Presidency. The Nation rallied with 
 enthusiasm, unparalleled since the days of Wash- 
 ington, around the name of Gen. Grant. Andrew 
 Johnson was forgotten. The bullet of the assassin 
 introduced him to the President's chair. Not- 
 withstanding this, never was there presented to a 
 man a better opportunity to immortalize his name, 
 and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failed 
 utterly. He retired to his home in Greenville, 
 Tenn., taking no very active part in politics until 
 1875. On Januarj' 26, after an exciting struggle, 
 he was chosen by the Legislature of Tennessee 
 United States Senator in the Forty-fourth Congess, 
 and took his seat in that body, at the special ses- 
 sion convened by President Grant, on the 5th of 
 March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-Presi- 
 dent made a visit to his daughter's home, near 
 Carter Station, Tenn. When he started on his 
 journey, he was apparently in his usual vigorous 
 health , but on reaching the residence of his child 
 the following day, he was stricken with paralysis, 
 which rendered him unconscious. He rallied oc- 
 casionally, but finally passed away at 2 A. m., 
 July 31 , aged sixty -seven years. His funeral was 
 held at Greenville, on the 3d of August, with 
 everj- demonstration of respect. 
 
ULYSSES S. GRANT. 
 
ULYSSES S. GRANT. 
 
 HLYSSES S. GRANT, the eighteenth Presi- 
 dent of the United States, was born on the 
 29th of April, 1822, of Christian parents, in 
 a humble home at Point Pleasant, on the banks 
 of the Ohio. Shortly after, his father moved to 
 Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. In this re- 
 mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses received a common- 
 school education. At the age of seventeen, in 
 the year 1839, he entered the Military Academj^ 
 at West Point. Here he was regarded as a solid, 
 sensible young man, of fair ability, and of sturdy, 
 honest character. He took respectable rank as a 
 scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated about the 
 middle in his class, and was sent as Lieutenant of 
 Infantry to one of the distant military posts in the 
 Missouri Territory. Two years he passed in these 
 dreary solitudes, watching the vagabond Indians. 
 
 The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was 
 sent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His 
 first battle was at Palo Alto. There was no 
 chance here for the exhibition of either skill or 
 heroism, nor at Resaca de la Palma, his second 
 battle. At the battle of Monterey, his third en- 
 gagement, it is said that he performed a signal 
 service of daring and skillful horsemanship. 
 
 At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant 
 returned with his regiment to New York, and 
 was again sent to one of the military posts on the 
 frontier. The discovery of gold in California 
 causing an immense tide of emigration to flow to 
 the Pacific shores, Capt. Grant was sent with a 
 battalion to Ft. Dallas, in Oregon, for the protec- 
 tion of the interests of the immigrants. But life 
 was wearisome in those wilds, and he resigned 
 his commission and returned to the States. Hav- 
 ing married, he entered upon the cultivation of a 
 gmall farm near St. Louis, Mo., but having little 
 
 skill as a farmer, and finding his toil not re- 
 munerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering 
 into the leather business, with a younger brother 
 at Galena, 111. This was in the year i860. As 
 the tidings of the rebels firing on Ft. Sumter 
 reached the ears of Capt. Grant in his counting- 
 room, he said: "Uncle Sam has educated me 
 for the army; though I have served him through 
 one war, I do not feel that I have yet repaid the 
 debt. I am still ready to discharge my obliga- 
 tions. I shall therefore buckle on my sword and 
 see Uncle Sam through this war too. ' ' 
 
 He went into the streets, raised a company of 
 volunteers, and led them as their Captain to 
 Springfield, the capital of the State, where their 
 ser\'ices were offered to Gov. Yates. The Gov- 
 ernor, impressed by the zeal and straightforward 
 executive ability of Capt. Grant, gave him a desk 
 in his ofiice to assist in the volunteer organiza- 
 tion that was being formed in the State in behalf 
 of the Government. On the 15th of June, 1861, 
 Capt. Grant received a commission as Colonel of 
 the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Volunteers. 
 His merits as a West Point graduate, who had 
 ser\^ed for fifteen years in the regular army, were 
 such that he was soon promoted to the rank of 
 Brigadier- General, and was placed in command at 
 Cairo. The rebels raised their banner at Padu- 
 cah, near the mouth of the Tennessee River. 
 Scarcel)^ had its folds appeared in the breeze ere 
 Gen. Grant was there. The rebels fled, their 
 banner fell, and the Stars and Stripes were un- 
 furled in its stead. 
 
 He entered the service with great determina- 
 tion and immediately began active duty. This 
 was the beginning, and until the surrender of 
 Lee at Richmond he was ever pushing the ^nemy 
 
ULYSSES S. GRANT. 
 
 with great vigor and effectiveness. At Belmont, 
 a few days later, he surprised and routed the 
 rebels, then at Ft. Henry won another victory. 
 Then came the brilliant fight at Ft. Donelson. 
 The nation was electrified by the victory, and the 
 brave leader of the boys in blue was immediately 
 made a Major- General, and the military district 
 of Tennessee was assigned to him. 
 
 Like all great captains, Gen. Grant knew well 
 how to secure the results of victory. He imme- 
 diately pushed on to the enemies' lines. Then 
 came the terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, 
 Corinth, and the siege of Vicksburg, where Gen. 
 Pemberton made an unconditional surrender of 
 the city with over thirty thousand men and one 
 hundred and seventy-two cannon. The fall of 
 Vicksburg was by far the most severe blow which 
 the rebels had thus far encountered, and opened 
 up the Mississippi firom Cairo to the Gulf. 
 
 Gen. Grant was next ordered to co-operate with 
 Gen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro- 
 ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown 
 from his horse, and received severe injuries, from 
 which he was laid up for months. He then 
 rushed to the aid of Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas 
 at Chattanooga, and by a wonderful series of 
 strategic and technical measures put the Union 
 army in fighting condition. Then followed the 
 bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout Moun- 
 tain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels 
 were routed with great loss. This won for him 
 unbounded praise in the North. On the 4th of 
 February, 1864, Congress revived the grade of 
 lieutenant-general, and the rank was conferred 
 on Gen. Grant. He repaired to Washington to 
 receive his credentials and enter upon the duties 
 of his new ofiice. 
 
 Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge 
 of the army to concentrate the widely-dispersed 
 National troops for an attack upon Richmond, 
 the nominal capital of the rebellion, and endeavor 
 there to destroy the rebel armies which would be 
 promptly assembled from all quarters for its de- 
 fense. The whole continent seemed to tremble 
 under the tramp of these majestic armies, rushing 
 to the decisive battle-field. Steamers were crowd- 
 ed with troops. Railway trains were burdened 
 
 with closely-packed thousands. His plans were 
 comprehensive, and involved a series of cam- 
 paigns, which were executed with remarkable 
 energy and ability, and were consummated at the 
 surrender of Lee, April 9, 1865. 
 
 The war was ended. The Union was saved. 
 The almost unanimous voice of the nation de- 
 clared Gen. Grant to be the most prominent in- 
 strument in its salvation. The eminent services 
 he had thus rendered the country brought him 
 conspicuously forward as the Republican candi- 
 date for the Presidential chair. 
 
 At the Republican Convention held at Chicago, 
 May 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated 
 for the Presidency, and at the autumn election 
 received a majority of the popular vote, and two 
 hundred and fourteen out of two hundred and 
 ninety-four electoral votes. 
 
 The National Convention of the Republican 
 party, which met at Philadelphia on the 5th 01 
 June, 1872, placed Gen. Grant in nomination for 
 a second term by a unanimous vote. The selec- 
 tion was emphatically indorsed by the people five 
 months later, two hundred and ninety-two elect- 
 oral votes being cast for him. 
 
 Soon after the close of his second term, Gen. 
 Grant started upon his famous trip around the 
 world. He visited almost every country of the 
 civilized world, and was everywhere received 
 with such ovations and demonstrations of resf>ect 
 and honor, private as well as public and official, 
 as were never before bestowed upon any citizen 
 of the United States. 
 
 He was the most prominent candidate before 
 the Republican National Convention in 1880 for 
 a renomination for President. He went to New 
 York and embarked in the brokerage business 
 under the firm name of Grant & Ward. The 
 latter proved a villain, wrecked Grant's fortune, 
 and for larceny was sent to the penitentiarj'. 
 The General was attacked with cancer in the 
 throat, but suffered in his stoic-like manner, never 
 complaining. He was re-instated as General of 
 the Array, and retired by Congress. The cancer 
 soon finished its deadly work, and July 23, 1885, 
 the nation went in mourning over the death 01 
 the illustrious General. 
 
RTTHERFORD B. HAYES. 
 
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. 
 
 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, the nineteenth 
 President of the United States, was born in 
 Delaware, Ohio, October 4, 1822, almost 
 three months after the death of his father, Ruther- 
 ford Hayes. His ancestry on both the paternal and 
 maternal sides was of the most honorable char- 
 acter. It can be traced, it is said, as far back as 
 1280, when Hayes and Rutherford were two 
 Scottish chieftains, fighting side by side with 
 Baliol, William Wallace and Robert Bruce. Both 
 families belonged to the nobility, owned extensive 
 estates, and had a large following. Misfortune 
 overtaking the family, George Hayes left Scotland 
 in 1680, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son 
 George was born in Windsor, and remained there 
 during his life. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, 
 married Sarah Lee, and lived from the time of 
 his marriage until his death in Simsbury, Conn. 
 Ezekiel, son of Daniel, was bom in 1724, and was 
 a manufacturer of scythes at Bradford, Conn. 
 Rutherford Hayes, son of Ezekiel and grandfather 
 of President Hayes, was born in New Haven, in 
 August, 1756. He was a farmer, blacksmith and 
 tavern-keeper. He emigrated to Vermont at an 
 unknown date, settling in Brattleboro, where he 
 established a hotel. Here his son, Rutherford 
 Hayes, the father of President Hayes, was bom. 
 He was married, in September, 181 3, to Sophia 
 Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors 
 emigrated thither from Connecticut, they having 
 been among the wealthiest and best families of 
 Norwich. Her ancestry on the male side is 
 traced back to 1635, to John Birchard, one of the 
 principal founders of Norwich. Both of her grand- 
 fathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. 
 
 The father of President Hayes was an industri- 
 ous, frugal, yet open-hearted man. He was of a 
 
 mechanical tum of mind, and could mend a plow, 
 knit a stocking, or do almost anything else that 
 he chose to undertake. He was a member of the 
 church, active in all the benevolent enterprises 
 of the town, and conducted his business on Chris- 
 tian principles. After the close of the War of 
 1 81 2, for reasons inexplicable to his neighbors, he 
 resolved to emigrate to Ohio. 
 
 The joumey from Vermont to Ohio in that day, 
 when there were no canals, steamers, or rail- 
 ways, was a very serious aflFair. A tour of in- 
 spection was first made, occupying four months. 
 Mr. Hayes decided to move to Delaware, where 
 the family arrived in 181 7. He died July 22, 
 1822, a victim of malarial fever, less than three 
 months before the birth of the son of whom we 
 write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore bereavement, 
 found the support she so much needed in her 
 brother Sardis, who had been a member of the 
 household from the day of its departure from 
 Vermont, and in an orphan girl, whom she had 
 adopted some time before as an act of charity. 
 
 Rutherford was seven years old before he went 
 to school. His education, however, was not neg- 
 lected. He probably learned as much from his 
 mother and sister as he would have done at 
 school. His sports were almost wholly within 
 doors, his playmates being his sister and her asso- 
 ciates. These circumstances tended, no doubt, to 
 foster that gentleness of disposition and that del- 
 icate consideration for the feelings of others which 
 were marked traits of his character. 
 
 His uncle, Sardis Birchard, took the deepest 
 interest in his education; and as the boy's health 
 had improved, and he was making good progress 
 in his studies, he proposed to send him to college. 
 His preparation commenced with a tutor at home; 
 
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 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. 
 
 but he was afterwards sent for one year to a pro- 
 fessor in the Wesleyan University in Middletown, 
 Conn. He entered Kenyon College in 1838, at 
 the age of sixteen, and was graduated at the head 
 of his class in 1842. 
 
 Immediately after his graduation he began the 
 study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, 
 Esq., in Columbus. Finding his opportunities 
 for study in Columbus somewhat limited, he de- 
 termined to enter the Law School at Cambridge, 
 Mass., where he remained two years. 
 
 In 1845, after graduating at the L,aw School, he 
 was admitted to the Bar at Marietta, Ohio, and 
 shortly afterward went into practice as an at- 
 torney-at-law with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fre- 
 mont. Here he remained three years, acquiring 
 but a limited practice, and apparently unambitious 
 of distinction in his profession. 
 
 In 1849 he moved to Cincinnati, where his am- 
 bition found a new stimulus. For several years, 
 however, his progress was slow. Two events 
 occurring at this period had a powerful influence 
 upon his subsequent life. One of these was his 
 marriage with Miss Lucy Ware Webb, daughter 
 of Dr. James Webb, of Chillicothe; the other was 
 his introduction to the Cincinnati Literary Club, 
 a body embracing among its members such men 
 as Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Gen. John 
 Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many others 
 hardly less distinguished in after life. The mar- 
 riage was a fortunate one in everj' respect, as 
 everybody knows. Not one of all the wives of 
 our Presidents was more universally admired, 
 reverenced and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and 
 no one did more than she to reflect honor upon 
 American womanhood. The LiteraryClub brought 
 Mr. Hayes into constant association with young 
 men of high character and noble aims, and lured 
 him to display the qualities so long hidden by his 
 bashfulness and modesty. 
 
 In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judge 
 of the Court of Common Pleas, but he declined to 
 accept the nomination. Two years later, the of- 
 fice of City Solicitor becoming vacant, the City 
 Council elected him for the unexpired term. 
 
 In 1 86 1, when the Rebellion broke out, he was 
 at the zenith of his professional life. His rank at 
 
 the Bar was among the first. But the news of 
 the attack on Ft. Sumter found him eager to 
 take up arms for the defense of his countrj'. 
 
 His military record was bright and illustrious. 
 In October, 1861, he was made Lieutenant- Colo- 
 nel, and in August, 1862, promoted Colonel of 
 the Seventy-ninth Ohio Regiment, but he refused 
 to leave his old comrades and go among strangers. 
 Subsequently, however, he was made Colonel of 
 his old regiment At the battle of South Moun- 
 tain he received a wound, and while faint and 
 bleeding displayed courage and fortitude that 
 won admiration from all. 
 
 Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, 
 after his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, 
 and placed in command of the celebrated Kanawha 
 division, and for gallant and meritorious services 
 in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and 
 Cedar Creek, he was promoted Brigadier-General. 
 He was also breveted Major- General, "for gallant 
 and distinguished services during the campaigns 
 of 1864, in West Virginia." In the course of his 
 arduous services, four horses were shot from un- 
 der him, and he was wounded four times. 
 
 In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress 
 from the Second Ohio District, which had long 
 been Democratic. He was not present during the 
 campaign, and after the election was importuned 
 to resign his commission in the army ; but he fi- 
 nally declared, " I shall never come to Washing- 
 ton until I can come by way of Richmond." He 
 was re-elected in 1866. 
 
 In 1867, Gen. Hayes was elected Governor of 
 Ohio, over Hon. Allen G. Thurman, a popular 
 Democrat, and in 1869 was re-elected over George 
 H. Pendleton. He was elected Governor for the 
 third term in 1875. 
 
 In 1876 he was the standard-bearer of the Re- 
 publican party in the Presidential contest, and 
 after a hard, long contest was chosen President, 
 and was inaugurated Monday, March 5, 1877. 
 He served his full term, not, however, with satis- 
 faction to his party, but his administration was an 
 average one. The remaining years of his life 
 were passed quietlj' in his Ohio home, where he 
 passed away January 17, 1893. 
 
JAMES A. GARFIELD. 
 
JAMES A. GARFIELD. 
 
 QAMES a. GARFIELD, twentieth President 
 I of the United States, was bora November 19, 
 (2/ 1 83 1, in the woods of Orange, Cuyahoga 
 County, Ohio. His parents were Abram and 
 Eliza (Ballon) Garfield, both of New England 
 ancestry, and from families well known in the 
 early history of that section of our countrj^ but 
 who had moved to the Western Reserve, in Ohio, 
 early in its settlement. 
 
 The house in which James A. was born was 
 not unlike the houses of poor Ohio fanners of 
 that day. It was about 20 x 30 feet, built of logs, 
 with the spaces between the logs filled with clay. 
 His father was a hard-working farmer, and he 
 soon had his fields cleared, an orchard planted, 
 and a log barn built. The household comprised 
 the father and mother and their four children, 
 Mehetabel, Thomas, Mary and James. In May, 
 1823, the father died from a cold contracted in 
 helping to put out a forest fire. At this time 
 James was about eighteen months old, and 
 Thomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, 
 can tell how much James was indebted to his 
 brother's toil and self-sacrifice during the twenty 
 years succeeding his father's death. He now 
 lives in Michigan, and the two sisters live in Solon, 
 Ohio, near their birthplace. 
 
 The early educational advantages young Gar- 
 field enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the 
 most of them. He labored at farm work for 
 others, did carpenter work, chopped wood, or did 
 anything that would bring in a few dollars to aid 
 his widowed mother in her struggles to keep the 
 little family together. Nor was Gen. Garfield 
 ever ashamed of his origin, and he never forgot 
 the friends of his struggling childhood, youth and 
 manhood; neither did they ever forget him. 
 When in the highest seats of honor, the humblest 
 friend of his boyhood was as kindly greeted as 
 ever. The poorest laborer was sure of the sym- 
 pathy of one who had known all the bitterness of 
 
 want and the sweetness of bread earned by the 
 sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, 
 plain, modest gentleman. 
 
 The highest ambition of young Garfield until 
 he was about sixteen years old was to be cap- 
 tain of a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious 
 to go aboard a vessel, but this his mother strongly 
 opposed. She finally consented to his going to 
 Cleveland, with the understanding, however, that 
 he should try to obtain some other kind of em- 
 ployment. He walked all the way to Cleveland. 
 This was his first visit to the city. After making 
 many applications for work, and trying to get 
 aboard a lake vessel and not meeting with suc- 
 cess, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos 
 Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. 
 He remained at this work but a short time, when 
 he went home, and attended the seminary at 
 Chester for about three years. He then entered 
 Hiram and the Eclectic Institute, teaching a few 
 terms of school in the mean time, and doing other 
 work. This school was started by the Disciples 
 of Christ in 1850, of which body he was then a 
 member. He became janitor and bell-ringer in 
 order to help pay his way. He then became both 
 teacher and pupil. Soon " exhausting Hiram," 
 and needing a higher education, in the fall of 1854 
 he entered Williams College, from which he grad- 
 uated in 1856, taking one of the highest honors of 
 his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram Col- 
 lege as its President. As above stated, he early 
 united with the Christian, or Disciples, Church at 
 Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous 
 member, often preaching in its pulpit and places 
 where he happened to be. 
 
 Mr. Garfield was united in mai-riage, Novem- 
 ber II, 1858, with Miss Lucretia Rudolph, who 
 proved herself worthy as the wife of one whom 
 all the world loved. To them were bom seven 
 children, five of whom are still living, four boys 
 and one girl. 
 
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 JAMES A. GARFIELD. 
 
 Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 
 1856, in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and 
 three years later he began to speak at county 
 mass-meetings, and became the favorite speaker 
 wherever he was. During this year he was 
 elected to the Ohio Senate. He also began to 
 study law at Cleveland, and in 1861 was admitted 
 to the Bar. The great Rebellion broke out in the 
 early part of this year, and Mr. Garfield at once 
 resolved to fight as he had talked, and enlisted to 
 defend the Old Flag. He received his commission 
 as Lieutenant- Colonel of the Forty-second Regi- 
 ment of Ohio Infantry August 14, 1861. He 
 was immediately put into active service, and be- 
 fore he had ever seen a gun fired in action, was 
 placed in command of four regiments of infantrj- 
 and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the 
 work of driving out of his native State the able 
 rebel officer, Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky. 
 This work was bravely and speedily accomplished, 
 although against great odds, and President Lin- 
 coln commissioned him Brigadier-General, Janu- 
 ary 10, 1862; and "as he had bee.i the youngest 
 man in the Ohio Senate two years before, so now 
 he was the youngest General in the army." He 
 was with Gen. Buell's army at Sliiloh, in its 
 operations around Corinth and its march through 
 Alabama. He was then detailed as a member of 
 the general court martial for the trial of Gen. 
 Fitz-John Porter. He was next ordered to re- 
 port to Gen. Rosecrans, and was assigned to the 
 " Chief of Staff." The militar>- history of Gen. 
 Garfield closed with his brilliant services at Chick- 
 amauga, where he won the rank of Major-General. 
 
 Without an effort on his part. Gen. Garfield 
 was elected to Congress in the fall of 1862, from 
 the Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of 
 Ohio had been represented in Congress for sixty 
 years mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and 
 Joshua R. Giddings. It was not without a strug- 
 gle that he resigned his place in the army. At 
 the time he entered Congress he was the youngest 
 member in that body. There he remained hj' 
 successive re-elections until he was electecit Presi- 
 dent, in 1880. Of his labors in Congress, Senator 
 Hoar says: "Since the year 1864 you cannot 
 think of a question which has been debated in 
 
 Congress, or discussed before a tribunal of the 
 American people, in regard to which you will not 
 find, if you wish instruction, the argument on 
 one side stated, in almost ever}' instance better 
 than by anybody else, in some speech made in 
 the House of Representatives or on the hustings 
 by Mr. Garfield." 
 
 Upon January 14, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elect- 
 ed to the United States Senate, and on the 8th of 
 June, of the same year, was nominated as the 
 candidate of his party for President at the great 
 Chicago Convention. He was elected in the fol- 
 lowing November, and on March 4, 1881, was 
 inaugurated. Probably no administration ever 
 opened its existence under brighter auspices than 
 that of President Garfield, and every- day it grew 
 in favor with the people. By the ist of July 
 he had completed all the initiatory and prelimi- 
 nary worti of his administration, and was prepar- 
 ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Will- 
 iams College. While on his way and at the 
 depot, in company with Secretary Blaine, a man 
 stepped behind him, drew a revolver, and fired 
 directly at his back. The President tottered and 
 fell, and as he did so the assassin fired a second 
 shot, the bullet cutting the left coat sleeve of his 
 victim, but inflicting no further injury. It has 
 been very truthfully said that this was ' ' the shot 
 that was heard around the world. ' ' Never before 
 in the history of the nation had anything occur- 
 red which so nearly froze the blood of the people 
 for the moment as this awful deed. He was 
 smitten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his 
 life, at the summit of his power and hope. For 
 eighty days, all during the hot months of July 
 and August, he lingered and suffered. He, how- 
 ever, remained master of himself till the last, and 
 by his magnificent bearing taught the country 
 and the world one of the noblest of human les- 
 sons — how to live grandly in the very clutch of 
 death. Great in life, he was surpassing!}- great 
 in death. He passed serenely away September 
 19, 1883, at Elberon, N. J., on the very bank of 
 the ocean, where he had been taken shortly be- 
 fore. The world wept at his death, as it rarely 
 ever had done on the death of any other great 
 and noble man. 
 
CHESTKR A. ARTHUR. 
 
CHESTER A. ARTHUR. 
 
 E HESTER A. ARTHUR, twenty-first Presi- 
 dent of the United States, was born in Frank- 
 lin County, Vt., on the 5th day of October, 
 1830, and was the eldest of a family of two sons 
 and five daughters. His father was the Rev. Dr. 
 William Arthur, a Baptist clergyman, who emi- 
 grated to this country from County Antrim, Ire- 
 land, in his eighteenth year, and died in 1875, in 
 Newtonville, near Albany, after a long and suc- 
 cessful ministry. 
 
 Young Arthur was educated at Union College, 
 Schenectady, where he excelled in all his studies. 
 After his graduation he taught school in Ver- 
 mont for two years, and at the expiration of that 
 time came to New York, with $500 in his pocket, 
 and entered the office of ex -Judge E. D. Culver 
 as a student. After being admitted to the Bar, he 
 formed a partnership with his intimate friend and 
 room-mate, Henry D. Gardiner, with the inten- 
 tion of practicing in the West, and for three 
 months they roamed about in the Western States 
 in search of an eligible site, but in the end re- 
 turned to New York, where they hung out their 
 shingle, and entered upon a successful career al- 
 most from the start. Gen. Arthur soon after mar- 
 ried the daughter of Lieut. Herndon, of the 
 United States Navy, who was lost at sea. Con- 
 gress voted a gold medal to his widow in recog- 
 nition of the bravery he displayed on that occa- 
 sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. 
 Arthur's nomination to the Vice-Presidency, leav- 
 ing two children. 
 
 Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celeb- 
 rity in his first great case, the famous Lemmon 
 suit, brought to recover possession of eight slaves 
 who had been declared free by Judge Paine, of 
 the Superior Court of New York City. It was in 
 
 1852 that Jonathan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to 
 New York with his slaves, intending to ship them 
 to Texas, when they were discovered and freed. 
 The Judge decided that they could not be held by 
 the owner under the Fugitive Slave Law. A howl 
 of rage went up from the South, and the Virginia 
 Legislature authorized the Attorney-General of 
 that State to assist in an appeal. William M. 
 Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed to 
 represent the people, and they won their case, 
 which then went to the Supreme Court of the 
 United States. Charles O' Conor here espoused 
 the cause of the slaveholders, but he, too, was 
 beaten by Messrs. Evarts and Arthur, and a long 
 step was taken toward the emancipation of the 
 black race. 
 
 Another great sen-ice was rendered by Gen. 
 Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jen- 
 nings, a respectable colored woman, was put off 
 a Fourth Avenue car with violence after she had 
 paid her fare. Gen. Arthur sued on her behalf, 
 and secured a verdict of $500 damages. The next 
 day the company issued an order to admit colored 
 persons to ride on their cars, and the other car 
 companies quickly followed their example. Be- 
 fore that the Sixth Avenue Company ran a few 
 special cars for colored persons, and the other lines 
 refused to let them ride at all. 
 
 Gen. Arthur was a delegate to the convention 
 at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. 
 Previous to the war he was Judge-Advocate of 
 the Second Brigade of the State of New York, 
 and Gov. Morgan, of that State, appointed him 
 Engineer-in-Chief of his staff". In 1861, he was 
 made Inspector-General, and soon afterward be- 
 came Quartermaster-General. In each of these 
 ofl&ces he rendered great service to the Govern- 
 
CHESTER A. ARTHUR. 
 
 ment during the war. At the eud of Gov. Mor- 
 gan's term he resumed the practice of law, form- 
 ing a partnership with Mr. Ransom, and then 
 Mr. Phelps, the District Attornej- of New York, 
 ivas added to the firm. The legal practice of this 
 well-known firm was very large and lucrative, 
 as each of the gentlemen composing it was an able 
 lawyer, and possessed a splendid local reputa- 
 tion, if not, indeed, one of national extent. 
 
 Mr. Arthur always took a leading part in State 
 and city politics. He was appointed Collector of 
 the Port of New York by President Grant, No- 
 vember 21, 1872, to succeed Thomas Murphy, 
 and he held the office until July 20, 1878, when 
 he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. 
 
 Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential 
 ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the 
 famous National Republican Convention held at 
 Chicago in June, 1880. This was perhaps the 
 greatest political convention that ever assembled 
 an the continent. It was composed of the lead- 
 ing politicians of the Republican party, all able 
 men, and each stood firm and fought vigorously 
 and with signal tenacity for his re.spective can- 
 didate that was before the convention for the 
 domination. Finally Gen. Garfield received the 
 •lomination for President, and Gen. Arthur for 
 Vice-President. The campaign which followed 
 was one of the most animated known in the his- 
 tory of our country. Gen. Hancock, the stand- 
 ard-bearer of the Democratic party, was a popular 
 man, and his party made a valiant fight for his 
 election. 
 
 Finally the election came, and the country's 
 choice was Garfield and Arthur. They were in- 
 augurated March 4, 1881, as President and Vice- 
 President. A few months only had passed ere 
 the newly-chosen President was the victim of the 
 assassin's bullet. Then came terrible weeks of 
 suffering — those moments of anxious suspense, 
 when the hearts of all civilized nations were 
 throbbing in unison, longing for the recovery of 
 the noble, the good President. The remarkable 
 patience that he manifested during those hours 
 and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible 
 suffering man has ever been called upon to en- 
 dure, was seemingly more than human. It was 
 
 certainlj' godlike. During all this period of 
 deepest anxiety Mr. Arthur's every move was 
 watched, and, be it said to his credit, that his every 
 action displayed only an earnest desire that the 
 suffering Garfield might recover to ser\-e the re- 
 mainder of the term he had so auspiciously be- 
 gun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested in 
 deed or look of this man, even though the most 
 honored position in the world was at any moment 
 likely to fall to him. 
 
 At last God in his mercy relieved President 
 Garfield from further suffering, and the world, as 
 never before in its history over the death of any 
 other man, wept at his bier. Then it became the 
 duty of the Vice-President to assume the respon- 
 sibilities of the high office, and he took the oath 
 in New York, September 20, 1881. The position 
 was an embarrassing one to him, made doubly so 
 from the fact that all eyes were on him, anxious 
 to know what he would do, what policy he would 
 pursue, and whom he would select as advisers. 
 The duties of the office had been greatly neglected 
 during the President's long illness, and many im- 
 portant measures were to be immediately decided 
 by him ; and to still further embarass him he did 
 not fail to realize under what circumstances he 
 became President, and knew the feelings of many 
 on this point. Under these trying circumstances. 
 President Arthur took the reins of the Govern- 
 ment in his own hands, and, as embarrassing as 
 was the condition of affairs, he happily surprised 
 the nation, acting so wisely that but few criticized 
 his administration. He ser\fed the nation well 
 and faithfully until the close of his administra- 
 tion, March 4, 1885, and was a popular candidate 
 before his party for a second term. His name 
 was ably presented before the convention at Chi- 
 cago, and was received with great favor, and 
 doubtless but for the personal popularity of one 
 of the opposing candidates, he would have been 
 selected as the standard-bearer of his party for 
 another campaign. He retired to private life, car- 
 rying with him the best wishes of the American 
 people, whom he had served in a manner satisfac- 
 tory to them and with credit to himself. One 
 year later he was called to his final rest. 
 
GROVER CLEVELAND. 
 
STEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND. 
 
 mTEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND, the 
 ^\ twenty -second President of the United States, 
 Vjj/ was born in 1837, in the obscure town of 
 Caldwell, Essex County, N. J., and in a little 
 t\vo-and-a-lialf-story white house, which is still 
 standing to characteristically mark the humble 
 birthplace of one of America's great men, in 
 striking contrast with the Old World, where all 
 men high in office must be high in origin and 
 born in the cradle of wealth. When the subject 
 of this sketch was three years of age, his father, 
 who was a Presbyterian minister with a large 
 family and a small salary, moved, by way of the 
 Hudson River and Erie Canal, to Fayetteville, N. 
 Y., in search of an increased income and a larger 
 field of work. Fayetteville was then the most 
 straggling of countrj' villages, about five miles 
 from Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour 
 was born. 
 
 At the last-mentioned place young Grover com- 
 menced going to school in the good, old-fashioned 
 way, and presumably distinguished himself after 
 the manner of all village boys — in doing the 
 things he ought not to do. Such is the dis- 
 tinguishing trait of all geniuses and independent 
 thinkers. When he arrived at the age of four- 
 teen years, he had outgrown the capacity of the 
 village school, and expressed a most emphatic de- 
 sire to be sent to an academy. To this his fa- 
 ther decidedly objected. Academies in those 
 days cost money ; besides, his father wanted him 
 to become self-supporting by the quickest pos- 
 sible means, and this at that time in Fayetteville 
 seemed to be a position in a countr>- store, where 
 his father and the large family on his hands had 
 
 considerable influence. Grover was to be paid 
 $50 for his services the first year, and if he proved 
 trustworthy he was to receive $100 the second 
 year. Here the lad commenced his career as 
 salesman, and in two years he had earned so good 
 a reputation for trustworthiness that his employ- 
 ers desired to retain him for an indefinite length 
 of time. 
 
 But instead of remaining with this firm in 
 Fayetteville, he went with the family in their re- 
 moval to Clinton, where he had an opportunity 
 of attending a High School. Here he industri- 
 ously pursued his studies until the family re- 
 moved with him to a point on Black River known 
 as the "Holland Patent," a village of five or six 
 hundred people, fifteen miles north of Utica, N. Y. 
 At this place his father died, after preaching but 
 three Sundays. This event broke up the family, 
 and Grover set out for New York City to accept, 
 at a small salarj-, the position of under-teacher 
 in an asjdum for the blind. He taught faithfully 
 for two years, and although he obtained a good 
 reputation in this capacity, he concluded that 
 teaching was not his calling in life, and, revers- 
 ing the traditional order, he left the city to seek 
 his fortune, instead of going to the city. He first 
 thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as there was some 
 charm in that name for him; but before proceed- 
 ing to that place he went to Buffalo to ask advice 
 of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted stock- 
 breeder of that place. The latter did not speak 
 enthusiastically. "What is it you want to do, 
 my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study 
 law," was the reply "Good gracious!" remarked 
 the old gentleman; " do you, indeed? Whatever 
 
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 STEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND. 
 
 put that into jour head ? How much monej' 
 have you got?" "Well, sir, to tell the truth, I 
 haven't got any." 
 
 After a long consultation, his uncle offered him 
 a place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at 
 $50 a year, while he could look around. One 
 day soon afterward he boldly walked into the of- 
 fice of Rogers, Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and 
 told them what he wanted. A number of young 
 men were already engaged in the office, but Gro- 
 ver's persistency won, and he was finally per- 
 mitted to come as an oSice boy and have the use 
 of the law library, receiving as wages the sum of 
 $2, or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for his 
 board and washing. The walk to and from his 
 uncle's was a long and rugged one; and although 
 the first winter was a memorably severe one, his 
 shoes were out of repair, and as for his overcoat he 
 had none; yet he was, nevertheless, prompt and 
 regular. On the first day of his service there, his 
 senior employer threw down a copj- of Black- 
 stone before him, with a bang that made the dust 
 fly, saying "That's where they all begin." A 
 titter ran around the little circle of clerks and 
 students, as they thought that was enough to 
 scare young Grover out of his plans; but in due 
 time he mastered that cumbersome volume. 
 Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleve- 
 land exhibited a talent for executiveness rather 
 than for chasing principles through all their 
 metaphysical possibilities. ' 'Let us quit talking 
 and go and do it, ' ' was practically his motto. 
 
 The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland 
 was elected was that of Sheriff of Erie County, 
 N. Y., in which Buffalo is situated; and in such 
 capacity it fell to his duty to inflict capital punish- 
 ment upon two criminals. In 1881 he was 
 elected Mayor of the City of Buffalo, on the 
 Democratic ticket, with especial reference to bring- 
 ing about certain reforms in the administration 
 of the municipal affairs of that citj'. In this of- 
 fice, as well as in that of Sheriff, his performance 
 of duty has generallj- been considered fair, with 
 possibly a few exceptions, which were ferreted 
 out and magnified during his Presidential cam- 
 paign. As a specimen of his plain language in 
 a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an 
 
 iniquitous street-cleaning contract: "This is a 
 time for plain speech, and my objection to your 
 action shall be plainly stated. I regard it as the 
 culmination of a most bare-faced, impudent and 
 shameless scheme to betray the interests of the 
 people and to worse than squander the people's 
 money." The New York Sitn afterward very 
 highly commended Mr. Cleveland's administra- 
 tion as Mayor of Buffalo, and thereupon recom- 
 mended him for Governor of the Empire State. 
 To the latter office he was elected in 1882, and 
 his administration of the affairs of State was 
 generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, 
 if any, were made very public throughout the na- 
 tion after he was nominated for President of the 
 United States. For this high office he was 
 nominated July 11, 1884, by the National Demo- 
 cratic Convention at Chicago, when other com- 
 petitors were Thomas F. Bayard, Roswell P. 
 Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, Benjamin F. 
 Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc. ; and he was 
 elected bj^ the people, by a majority of about a 
 thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Re- 
 publican statesman, James G. Blaine. President 
 Cleveland resigned his office as Governor of New 
 York in January, 1885, in order to prepare for 
 his duties as the Chief Executive of the LTnited 
 States, in which capacitj' his term commenced at 
 noon on the 4th of March, 1885. 
 
 The silver question precipitated a controversy 
 between those who were in favor of the continu- 
 ance of silver coinage and those who were op- 
 posed, Mr. Cleveland answering for the latter, 
 even before his inauguration. 
 
 On June 2, 1886, President Cleveland married 
 Frances, daughter of his deceased friend and part- 
 ner, Oscar Folsom, of the Buffalo Bar. Their 
 union has been blessed by the birth of two daugh- 
 ters. In the campaign of 1888, President Cleve- 
 land was renominated by his party, but the 
 Republican candidate. Gen. Benjamin Harrison, 
 was victorious. In the nominations of 1892 
 these two candidates for the highest position in 
 the gift of the people were again pitted against 
 each other, and in the ensuing election President 
 Cleveland was victorious by an overwhelming 
 majority. 
 
BENJAMIN HARRISON. 
 
BENJAMIN HARRISON. 
 
 BENJAMIN HARRISON, the twenty-third 
 President, is the descendant of one of the 
 historical families of this country. The first 
 known head of the family was Maj.-Gen. Harrison, 
 one of Oliver Cromwell's trusted followers and 
 fighters. In the zenith of Cromwell's power it be- 
 came the duty of this Harrison to participate in 
 the trial of Charles I., and afterward to sign the 
 death warrant of the king. He subsequently 
 paid for this with his life, being hung October 13, 
 1660. His descendants came to America, and 
 the next of the family that appears in history is 
 Benjamin Harrison, of Virginia, great-grandfa- 
 ther of the subject of this sketch, and after whom 
 he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a mem- 
 ber of the Continental Congress during the years 
 1774, 1775 and 1776, and was one of the original 
 signers of the Declaration of Independence. He 
 Was three times elected Governor of Virginia. 
 
 Gen. William Henr\- Harrison, the son of the 
 distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a 
 successful career as a soldier during the War of 
 18 1 2, and with a clean record as Governor of the 
 Northwestern Territory, was elected President of 
 the United States in 1840. His career was cut 
 short by death within one month after his in- 
 auguration. 
 President Harrison was born at North Bend, 
 
 Hamilton County, Ohio, August 20, 1833. His 
 
 life up to the time of his graduation from Miami 
 University, at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful 
 one of a country lad of a family of small means. 
 His father was able to give him a good education, 
 and nothing more. He became engaged while at 
 college to the daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of 
 a female school at Oxford. After graduating, he 
 determined to enter upon the study of law. He 
 went to Cincinnati and there read law for two 
 years. At the expiration of that time young Har- 
 rison received the only inheritance of his life — his 
 aunt, dying, left him a lot valued at $800. He 
 regarded this legacy as a fortune, and decided to 
 get married at once, take this money and go to 
 some Eastern town and begin the practice of law. 
 He sold his lot, and, with the money in his pocket, 
 he started out with his young wife to fight for a 
 place in the world. He decided to go to Indian- 
 apolis, which was even at that time a town of 
 promise. He met with slight encouragement at 
 first, making scarcely anything the first year. 
 He worked diligently, applying himself closely to 
 his calling, built up an extensive practice and 
 took a leading rank in the legal profession. 
 
 In i860, Mr. Harrison was nominated for the 
 position of vSupreme Court Reporter, and then be- 
 gan his experience as a stump speaker. He can- 
 
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 BENJAMIN HARRISON. 
 
 vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by 
 a handsome majority. In 1862 he raised the 
 Seventeenth Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its 
 Colonel. His regiment was composed of the raw- 
 est material, but Col. Harrison employed all his 
 time at first in mastering military' tactics and drill- 
 ing his men, and when he came to move toward 
 the East with Sherman, his regiment was one of 
 the best drilled and organized in the army. At 
 Resaca he especially distinguished himself, and 
 ("or his bravery at Peachtree Creek he was made 
 a Brigadier-General, Gen. Hooker speakmg of 
 him in the most complimentarj- terms. 
 
 During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the 
 field, the Supreme Court declared the office of 
 Supreme Court Reporter vacant, and another 
 person was elected to the position. From the 
 time of leaving Indiana with his regiment until 
 the fall of 1S64 he had taken no leave of absence, 
 but having been nominated that year for the same 
 office, he got a thirty-day leave of absence, and 
 during that time made a brilliant canvass of the 
 State, and was elected for another term. He then 
 started to rejoin Sherman, but on the way was 
 stricken down with scarlet fever, and after a most 
 trying attack made his way to the front in time to 
 participate in the closing incidents of the war. 
 
 In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined a re-election 
 as Reporter, and resumed the practice of law. In 
 1876 he was a candidate for Governor. Although 
 defeated, the brilliant campaign he made won for 
 him a national reputation, and he was much sought 
 after, especially in the East, to make speeches. 
 In 1880, as usual, he took an active part in the 
 campaign, and was elected to the United States 
 Senate. Here he served for six j'ears, and was 
 known as one of the ablest men, best lawyers and 
 strongest debaters in that body. With the ex- 
 piration of his senatorial term he returned to the 
 practice of his profession, becoming the head of 
 one of the strongest firms in the State. 
 
 The political campaign of 1888 was one of the 
 most memorable in the history of our country. 
 The convention which assembled in Chicago in 
 June and named Mr. Harrison as the chief st.ind- 
 ard-bearer of the Republican party was great in 
 every particular, and on t'lis account, and the at- 
 
 titude it assumed upon the vital questions of the 
 day, chief among which was the tariff, awoke a 
 deep interest in the campaign throughout the 
 nation. Shortly after the nomination, delegations 
 began to visit Mr. Harrison at Indianapolis, his 
 home. This movement became popular, and from 
 all sections of the country societies, clubs and 
 delegations journeyed thither to pay their re- 
 spects to the distinguished statesman. 
 
 Mr. Harrison spoke daily all through the sum- 
 mer and autumn to these visiting delegations, 
 and so varied, masterly, and eloquent were his 
 speeches that they at once placed him in the fore- 
 most rank of American orators and statesmen. 
 Elected by a handsome majority, he served his 
 countn,^ faithfully and well, and in 1892 was nom- 
 inated for re-election; but the people demanded a 
 change and he was defeated by his predecessor 
 in office, Grover Cleveland. 
 
 On account of his eloquence as a speaker and 
 his power as a debater. Gen. Harrison was called 
 upon at an early age to take part in the dis- 
 cussion of the great questions that then began to 
 agitate the country. He was an uncompromising 
 anti-slaver)' man, and was matched against some 
 of the most eminent Democratic speakers of his 
 State. No man who felt the touch of his blade 
 desired to be pitted with him again. With all 
 his eloquence as an orator he never .spoke for ora- 
 torical effect, but his words always went like bul- 
 lets to the mark. He is purely American in his 
 ideas, and is a splendid type of the American 
 statesman. Gifted with quick perception, a logi- 
 cal mind and a ready tongue, he is one of the 
 most distinguished impromptu speakers in the 
 nation. Many of these speeches sparkled with the 
 rarest eloquence and contained arguments of great 
 weight, and many of his terse statements have 
 already become aphorisms. Original in thought, 
 precise in logic, terse in statement, j'et withal 
 faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as the 
 sound statesman and brilliant orator of the day. 
 During the last daj-s of his administration Presi- 
 dent Harrison suflFered an irreparable loss in the 
 death of his devoted wife, Caroline (Scott) Har- 
 rison, a lady of manj' womanly charms and vir- 
 tues, They were the parents of two childreq, 
 

City of Toledo 
 
 Lucas and Wood Counties, 
 
 OHIO. 
 
 


 JHE time has arrived when it 
 becomes the duty of the 
 people of this county to per- 
 petuate the names of their 
 pioneers, to furnish a record 
 of their early settlement, 
 and relate the story of their 
 progress. The civilization of our 
 day, the enlightenment of the age 
 and the duty that men of the pres- 
 ent time owe to their ancestors, to 
 themselves and to their posterity, 
 demand that a record of their lives 
 and deeds should be made. In bio- 
 graphical history is found a power 
 to instruct man by precedent, to 
 enliven the mental faculties, and 
 to waft down the river of time a 
 safe vessel in which the names and actions of the 
 people who contributed to raise this country from its 
 primitive state may be pieserved. Surely and rapidly 
 the great and aged men, who in their prime entered 
 the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their 
 heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- 
 maining who can relate the incidents of the first days 
 :>{ settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an 
 actual necessity exists for the collection and preser- 
 vation of events without delay, before all the early 
 settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. 
 
 To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind 
 from remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enough, 
 in spite of their best works and the most earnest 
 efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of 
 their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion 
 and to perpetuate their memory has been in propor- 
 tion *o the amount of intelligence they possessed. 
 ThT pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the 
 names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhu- 
 mations made by the archeologists of Egypt from 
 buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people 
 
 to perpetuate the memory of their achievements 
 The erection of the great obelisks were for the same 
 purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find the 
 Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- 
 ments, and carving out statues to chronicle theii 
 great achievements and carry them down the ages. 
 It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling 
 up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea — 
 to leave something to show that they had lived. All 
 these works, though many of them costly in the ex- 
 treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and cliarac- 
 ters of those whose memory they were intended to 
 perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of 
 the people that then lived. The great pyramids and 
 some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity; 
 the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum- 
 bling into dust. 
 
 It was left to modern ages to estabhsh an intelU- 
 gent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating 
 a full history — immutable in that it is almost un- 
 limited in extent and perpetual in its action; and 
 this is through the art of printing. 
 
 To the present generation, however, we are in- 
 debted for the introduction of the admirable systenff 
 of local biography. By this system every man, tliougl 
 he has not achieved what the vi^orld calls greatness, 
 has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, 
 through the coming ages. 
 
 The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the 
 physical man is left. The monument which his chil- 
 dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme, 
 tery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his 
 life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, 
 which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated 
 by a record of this kind. 
 
 To preserve the lineaments of our companions we 
 engrave their portraits, for the same reason we col- 
 lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we 
 think it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to 
 wait until they are dead, or until those who know 
 them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to 
 publish to the world the history of those whose live= 
 are unworthy of oublic record. 
 

 
HON. MOKRIS(_»N K. WAITK 
 
oc ^^^ ^ 
 
 Biographical. 
 
 HON. MORRISON REMICK WAITE was 
 born at Lyme, Conn., November 29, 1816. 
 His father, Henry Matson Waite, was also 
 a native of Lyme, the date of his birth being Feb- 
 ruary 9, 1787. The father was graduated at Yale 
 College, and, after completing the study of his 
 profession, entered upon the practice of law at 
 Lyme, in which he soon attained a prominent po- 
 sition. He was chosen successively as Represent- 
 ative and Senator in the State Legislature. In 
 1834 his qualities as a jurist were recognized in 
 his appointment as Associate Judge of the Supreme 
 Court of Errors of Connecticut, and subsequently 
 in his unanimous election by the Legislature to 
 the Chief Justiceship of the state, from which po- 
 sition he was withdrawn in 1857, by the constitu- 
 tional age limit of sevent}' years for incumbents 
 of that office. The Waite family settled before 
 1700 at Lyme, where its members have for nearly 
 two hundred years held prominent positions in 
 different spheres of active life. These included 
 Marvin Waite, who, as Presidential Elector, cast a 
 vote for Washington at his first election in 1789. 
 He was one of the commissioners appointed to sell 
 lands belonging to Connecticut in the Connecti- 
 cut Western Reserve, Ohio, the proceeds of which 
 sale now constitute the Connecticut School Fund. 
 
 The mother of our subject was a granddaughter of 
 Col. Samuel Selden, commander of a Connecticut 
 regiment in the Army of the Revolution, who was 
 made prisoner September 17, 1776, at the evacua- 
 tion of New York. He died October 11 following, 
 in the "Old Provost," and was buried in the old 
 "Brick Church" jard, where the New York Times 
 office now stands, his fellow-prisoners b}' special 
 permission being allowed to attend his funeral in 
 uniform. 
 
 Morrison R. Waite «as graduated at Yale in 
 1837, his class including several men who subse- 
 quently achieved a national reputation, among 
 whom were William M. Evarts, Edwards Pierre- 
 pont and Benjamin Silliman, Jr. Samuel J. Til- 
 den was of the same class, though from poor health 
 was unable to graduate with those here named. 
 Selecting the profession of the law as his life worki 
 Mr. Waite commenced reading in his father's of- 
 fice; but, accepting the view then so prevalent in 
 the East as to wider and more hopeful fields for 
 activity in the then Far West, he left Lyme in Oc- 
 tober, 1838, for the Maumee Valley, settling at 
 Mauniee City. Here he at once renewed his law 
 reading in the office of Samuel M.Young, who had 
 preceded him to that locality in 1835. Upon his 
 admission to the Bar in 1839, the firm of Young 
 
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 PORTEAIT AND BIOGEAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 & Waite was formed, the junior partner at once 
 taking upon himself the larger portion of detail in 
 work. This included much horseback travel and 
 otiier severe labor in attendance at courts in other 
 counties, in the collection of claims from scattered 
 debtors, and other business. In 1850 Mr. Waite 
 removed to Toledo, where the firm opened an of- 
 fice and continued in practice until January, 1856, 
 when, upon the retirement of Mr. Young, a brother, 
 Richard Waite, became a partner, and the firm of 
 M. R. & R. Waite was formed, which continued 
 for a period of eighteen years, or until the senior 
 brother was appointed Chief Justice, when it was 
 succeeded by that of R. & E. T. Waite, the junior 
 member being a son of the retiring partner. 
 
 Though never a partisan in any objectionable 
 sense of the term, Mr. Waite from early life had 
 clear convictions upon questions of public polic}', 
 and took an active part in support of the same. 
 A Whig in sentiment, he co-operated with that 
 party until it was merged into the Republican or- 
 ganization in 1854, since which time he has acted 
 with the latter. The different public positions 
 held by him were all conferred without his seek- 
 ing. As shown by the political record elsewhere 
 given, he was earlj' active in local political affairs. 
 He was first a candidate for public ofHce in 1846, 
 as the Whig nominee for Congress in a strongly 
 Democratic district, his opponent, William Sawyer, 
 being elected. In 1849 Mr. Waite was chosen as 
 Representative to the State Legislature, serving in 
 that body with special credit. He was a candidate 
 for delegate to the State Constitutional Conven- 
 tion in 1850, failing of an election in consequence 
 of the strongly adverse political major! I3'. 
 
 Mr. Waite's most prominent relation to polit- 
 ical matters was that held in 1862, and was inci- 
 dent to the question then arising in regard to the 
 war policy of the Government. In common with 
 a large portion of the Republicans and many Dem- 
 ocrats of the Toledo Congressional District, he 
 was in full sympathy with President Lincoln's 
 purpose to make the preservation of the Union, 
 through the suppression of the rebellion, the para- 
 mount end of all war measures in that connection. 
 Opposed to such policy was a large portion of the 
 Republican party in the district, who held that 
 
 abolition of slavery in the South should be made a 
 condition in any terms for peace. As a result of 
 such disagreement, two District Conventions were 
 held, representing these two adverse policies. The 
 one composed of Republicans and what were known 
 as War Democrats nominated Mr. AVaite for Con- 
 gress, and he, with much hesitation, accepted the 
 position. The other convention selected James 
 M. Ashley, the Republican incumbent, as its can- 
 didate. While the Democrats of Lucas, Wood 
 and Fulton Counties, with great unanimity, sup- 
 ported Mr. Waite, the members of that party in 
 the other counties of the district, from considera- 
 tions of part}- strategj', voted for a third candi- 
 date, the result being the re-election of Mr. Ash- 
 ley. In Toledo Mr. Waite then received eighteen 
 hundred and six votes out of twenty-four hundred 
 and forty-seven votes cast, while his plurality in 
 the county was thirteen hundred and forty-six in 
 a total vote of forty-one hundred and sixty-three. 
 No oiher popular endorsement of equal emphasis 
 had been given a citizen of that county. Upon 
 the refusal of Hocking H. Hunter to accept the 
 seat on the State Supreme Bench, to which he was 
 elected in 1863, Governor Brough tendered the 
 position to Mr. Waite, by whom it was declined. 
 His reputation as a sound and able lawyer and 
 conservative citizen had become so far national, 
 that in December, 1871, President Grant selected 
 him as one of the counsel for the United States in 
 the arbitration at Geneva, involving the settle- 
 ment of what were known as the "Alabama Claims" 
 of the Government against Great Britain. For 
 such position Mr. Waite possessed the special qual- 
 ities of great industry and abilitj' in research and 
 argument, qualities which were made conspicuous 
 and effective on that memorable occasion, and se- 
 cured for his labors historical recognition. His 
 presentation of the question of Great Britain's li- 
 ability in permitting the Confederate war steamers 
 to obtain in British ports supplies for hostilities 
 against American shipping commanded marked at- 
 tention both from that tribunal and from the world. 
 Entering that service with a reputation more limited 
 than was that of either of his associate counsel, the 
 close of the trial found him in that respect second 
 to none. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 119 
 
 Returning to Toledo in 1872, Mr. Waite resumed 
 liis practice. In 1873 lie was elected without op- 
 position as a member of the convention called to 
 revise the State Constitution, and upon the assem- 
 bling of that body he was chosen as its President. 
 It was during the session of this convention at 
 Cincinnati, in January, 1874, that the successive 
 nominations of George H. Williams and Caleb 
 Gushing for Chief Justice, to succeed Salmon P. 
 Chase, deceased, were presented and withdrawn by 
 President Grant. The tliird name communicated 
 to the Senate was that of Mr. Waite, which was 
 done without the knowledge of that gentleman, 
 who had positively withheld his apjiroval of any 
 steps by his friends in that direction. The an- 
 nouncement of the nomination was received by 
 the Constitutional Convention with special dem- 
 onstration of pleasure, and a resolution strongly 
 approving the same was at once introduced to that 
 body, and by him, as its presidingoflicer, ruled out 
 of order. The Senate, by a unanimous vote, ap- 
 proved the nomination. It so happened tliat only 
 a year previous to his appointment as Chief Jus- 
 tice, Mr. Waite was admitted to |]ractice in the Su- 
 perior Court, and upon the motion of Mr. Gushing. 
 His appointment was received by tlie citizens of 
 Toledo with marks of special gratification. The 
 Bar at once met and made expression both of ap- 
 proval and of its high appreciation of Mr. Waite's 
 personal and professional worth. A proposition 
 for a banquet was, at his request, changed to an 
 informal reception, held at the residence of Will- 
 iam Baker, Esq., February 3, 1874, which was at- 
 tended by large numbers of citizens, glad to con- 
 gratulate the appointee on the high lionor con- 
 fei-red, and to assure him of their wish for success 
 in bis new position. He left Toledo for Wash- 
 ington on the 13th of February, and assumed the 
 office of Chief Justice by taking the prescribed 
 oath, March 4 following. 
 
 In the administration of the position to which 
 he had been appointed the highest judicial posi- 
 tion in the world, Mr. Waite was eminently suc- 
 cessful. His capacity of mind and his endurance, 
 which throughout had distinguished his profes- 
 sional life, were only made more conspicuous and 
 effective in his judicial position. The excessive 
 
 labor demanded for the research and study of facts, 
 authorities and principles of jurisprudence, and 
 their just application, could be properly met only 
 with resources to be supplied by long practice of 
 energy and self-denying toil; and it may be men- 
 tioned here, for the benefit of young men in all 
 departments of active life, that Chief Justice Waite 
 recognizes in his present capacity for labor the di- 
 rect result and chief reward of the years of severe 
 work, without apparent return, spent in his early 
 practice. The result has been all that he or the 
 country could ask. During no equal period have 
 adjudications of that august tribunal been attend- 
 ed with more complete success, either in the cor- 
 rectness of its decisions, or in their acceptance by 
 parties and the public. Its action has involved 
 points of special delicacy in connection with con- 
 troverted political and constitutional questions, 
 with no instance in which the result was not 
 promptly' accepted as final and just. In this con- 
 nection will be appropriate the testimony of a 
 member of the Supreme Court, given after be had 
 retired from that Bench. Of Chief Justice Waite 
 he said: "From the day of his entrance into office 
 as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he has been 
 indefatigable in his discharge of its great duties — 
 patient, industrious and able. His administrative 
 ability is remarkable. None of his predecessors 
 more steadily and wisely superintended the Court, 
 or more carefully observed all that is necessary to 
 its working. Nothing under his administration 
 has been neglected or overlooked. He has written 
 many of the most important decisions of the Court 
 — too many to be particularized. Among the more 
 recent of his opinions may be mentioned those de- 
 livered in the cases of Anton i vs. Greenhow, Lou- 
 isiana vs. Jumel and Elliott vs. Wiltz, each of them 
 involving questions arising under the Constitution 
 of the United States." 
 
 In nothing has Chief Justice Waite more clearly 
 indicated fitness for the office he holds tlian in the 
 exalted estimate which he has ever manifested of 
 Its grave responsibilities and dignified character. 
 Occasion for such manifestation was furnished in 
 1875. He then had held the position of Chief 
 Justice long enough for his special fitness therefor 
 to become known. So high had this appreciation 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 become at the date named tbat the matter of his 
 nomination for the Presidency came to be earnest- 
 ly canvassed in prominent and influential quar- 
 ters. This was especially true of many leading 
 public journals. From the first suggestion of that 
 sort, however, those most familiar with his real 
 feelings and sentiments in regard to public life 
 could see no encouragement for yielding to, much 
 less for co-operating with, such movement. These 
 knew too well his strong atLachraent to his profes- 
 sion; his repugnance to the life of the political as- 
 pirant; and his eminently conservative habit of 
 mind, to find the slightest warrant for such sug- 
 gestion. His friends did not have long to wait 
 for the fullest justification of their assumption in 
 the case. The matter having, in November. 1875, 
 been presented to him in such form as to invite 
 definite response, he addressed to a relative, Hon. 
 John T. Waite, then Member of Congress from 
 Connecticut, a private letter, which afterward, by 
 request, he permitted to be published. In that 
 letter he said: "Of course, I am grateful U> my 
 friends for any efforts on my behalf; and no one 
 ever had friends more faithful or more indulgent. 
 But do you think it quite right for one occupying 
 the first judicial position in the land to permit the 
 use of his name for political position.? The office 
 I hold came to me covered with honor; and when 
 I accepted it my chief duty was not to make it a 
 stepping-stone to something else, but to preserve 
 its purity, and, if that might be, to make my name 
 as honorable as are those of my predecessors. No 
 man ought to accept this place unless he take the 
 vow to leave it as honorable as he found it. There 
 ought never to be a necessity for rebuilding from 
 below, all additions should be above. In my judg- 
 ment, the Constitution might wisely have prohibit- 
 ed the election of a Chief Justice to the Presidency. 
 Entertaining such view, could I properly or consist- 
 ently permit mj' name to be used for the promo- 
 tion of a political combination, as now suggested.? 
 If I should do so, could I at all times and in all 
 cases remain an unbiased judge in the estimation 
 of the people.? There cannot be a doubt tliat in 
 these days of politico-judicial questions it would 
 be specially dangerous to have a judge who could 
 look beyond the judiciary in his personal ambi- 
 
 tion. The Supreme Court is now, I believe, justly 
 regarded as a sheet-anchor of the nation. Will it 
 continue such if its Chief Justice be placed in the 
 political whirlpool.? My friend, consider these 
 things, and tell me if you really think I ought to 
 permit my name to be used as suggested by you. 
 If you do, I do not." 
 
 This expression of the views and purposes of the 
 Chief Justice was conclusive in this case, utterly 
 placing him then and thereafter outside all politi- 
 cal combinations. While it was no surprise to 
 those personally acquainted with him, the public 
 use tlien made of it was deemed due alike to him 
 and to the country. In view of previous events, 
 then fr.esh in the public mind, it was specially 
 proper that such position of the incumbent of that 
 high office upon the important question raised 
 should be made known, to the end that it might 
 aid in stimulating and making more clear and 
 fixed the sentiment, already so general, against 
 political aspirations among members of the Na- 
 tional Judiciary. It was justly regarded as no 
 small thing for the American people to be assured 
 that the gentleman then recently called to the 
 head of that branch of then- Government couhl 
 not be tempted from his high position of inde- 
 pendence and eminent usefulness by the glitter of 
 political preferment, though never so attractive. 
 Such timely action will ever stand as a protest 
 from the quarter most effective for good against 
 such prostitution of the National Judiciary. Chief 
 Justice Waite throughout his life has had clear 
 convictions on religious subjects, and for many 
 years past has been a communicant, and for forty 
 years an active Vestrj'man, in the Protestant 
 Episcopal Church. His interest in whatever con- 
 cerned the moral or material well-being of his fel- 
 low-men has always been actively shown in such 
 ways as occasions have offered. During the War 
 of the Rebellion no one in northwestern Ohio 
 contributed more toward the support of the Gov- 
 ernment in maintaining a lojal sentiment, in rais- 
 ing reciuits and in caring for soldiers and their 
 families, than did he. 
 
 Chief Justice Waite was married September 21, 
 1840, to Miss Amelia C, daughter of Samuel Sei- 
 dell Warner, of Lyme, a descendant of Colonel 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 121 
 
 Selden of Revolutionary record. Five children 
 have been born to them: Henry Selden, who died 
 in Toledo, April 10, 1873, leaving a wife and two 
 sons; Christopher C, now President and General 
 Manager of the Columbus, Hocking Valley & To- 
 ledo Railroad; Edward T., of the law firm of R. & 
 E. T. Waite, Toledo, who died December 23, 1889; 
 Miss Mary F., of Washington, D. C; and one who 
 died in infancy. 
 
 ■C T «) ILLIAM H. BOOS. One of the most 
 \/ \/ elegant residences of Toledo is siutated 
 at No. 1403 .Jefferson Street, and, both 
 in its exterior appearance and interior appoint- 
 ments, it indicates the refined taste of the inmates. 
 Surrounding the house are extensive grounds and 
 a beautiful, well kept lawn, while in the rear is a 
 substantial brick stable, containing all modern im- 
 provements for the comfort of the iiorses. Pass- 
 ers-by are wont to pause and gaze admiringly at 
 the place, the beauty of which is praised alike by 
 strangers and the people of the city. 
 
 The gentleman whose wealth has rendered such 
 a home possible, and whose artistic taste is evi- 
 denced by the harmony of arrangement every- 
 where visible, is the subject of this sketch. His 
 success is largely due to tiie ciiaracteristics of 
 thrift and energy inherited from his German an- 
 cestors. His father, Mathias Boos, was a native of 
 Baden, and at the age of twelve years accompanied 
 his parents to the United States. Settling in To- 
 ledo in 1836, he became identified with the early 
 history of this city and was recognized as one of 
 its most successful business men. He continued 
 to make his home here until his death, which oc- 
 curred October 15, 1885, when he was in the sev- 
 enty-second year of his age. His wife, Anna M., 
 was a daughter of John Kimball, one of the early 
 settlers of Manhattan, about three miles from To- 
 ledo, Ohio, who settled there in 1837. After her 
 marriage Mrs. Boos accompanied her husband to 
 
 Toledo, in 1840. She survived Mr. Boos a number 
 of years, and passed from earth March 17, 1893. 
 
 The parental family consisted of four daughters 
 and three sons, but four of the number are now 
 deceased. William II. was born in Toledo March 
 1, 1842, and has been a life-long resident of this 
 city. Until sixteen years of age he was a student 
 in the public schools, but at that time he discon- 
 tinued his studies and entered the employ of Cal- 
 vin Bronson, of Toledo, in the capacity of clerk. 
 Two years later he formed a partnership with his 
 fatlier, under the firm name of M. Boos & Son, 
 wholesale dealers in wines and liquors. The con- 
 nection thus formed continued until shortly pie- 
 ceding the demise of his father. Afterward he 
 continued the business alone for three years, when 
 the estate was settled up and he disposed of his in- 
 terest and retired to private life. January 1, 
 1895, he and his brother George organized the 
 Toledo Chewing Gum Company. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Boos took place October 
 15, 1867, and united him with Miss Hettie L. Sil)- 
 ley, who is a daughter of Mark K. Sibley, of To- 
 ledo. Two sons have been born unto them, Will- 
 iam M. and Harry M., who are members of the 
 Toledo Chewing Gum Company. The family is 
 prominent in Toledo and moves in tlie best circles 
 of society. 
 
 Since attaining his majority, Mr. Boos has never 
 failed to cast his ballot for Democratic principles 
 whenever au opportunity has been offered. In 
 the local councils of the party he has been prom- 
 inent for many years, but his influence has never 
 been given to secure personal aggrandizement. 
 Instead, he has favored those measures which will 
 best promote the interests of his party, without re- 
 gard for personal preferences. He has at different 
 times served on important committees, and has 
 taken an active part in local, county, state and 
 national politics. For the past ten years he has 
 been a member of the Election Board. 
 
 Aside from his other valuable interests, Mr. 
 Boos is one of the stockholders of the First Na- 
 tional Bank, with which his father was connected 
 from its organization until his death, a part of the 
 time being Director. A genial, companionable 
 and warm-hearted gentleman, he is popular among 
 
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 liis associates, and is kind to those less fortunate 
 llian himself. He is a lover of fine horses, and de- 
 rives considerable enjoyment from a drive behind 
 a valuable and spirited team. Doubtless few en- 
 joy life more than he. Blessed with an abundance 
 of this world's goods, with a beautiful home and 
 pleasant domestic relations, he may be accounted 
 more than ordinarily fortunate in everything that 
 can enhance the happiness of life. 
 
 
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 WILLIAM L. HOYT. The social insti- 
 tutions of a city are among the most 
 important factors in the development 
 of its resources. To their influence may often be 
 attributed the increase of commerce and of manu- 
 facturing interests, and tiirough their efforts the 
 material resources of the place are developed. 
 Tliey are active in securing oflicials wlio will wor- 
 thily represent the citizens, and in promoting en- 
 terprises that will enhance the welfare of the peo- 
 ple. Sucli an organization, while aiding social in- 
 tercourse, has a higher object in view — the good 
 of the city and the prosperity of its residents. 
 
 No institution of its kind has gained greater 
 prominence in this portion of Ohio than the To- 
 ledo Club, of which Fred J. Reynolds is President 
 and William L. Hoyt Secretary. It dates its his- 
 tory from 1879, when at a social gathering one 
 evening twelve or more of the influential men of 
 Toledo resolved to organize a club. The organi- 
 zation was soon effected, and the new body was 
 given the name of the "Draconian Club" by its 
 first President, D. R. Locke (Petroleum V. Nasby). 
 The word means "written in gore," and comes 
 from the name of the famous Greek law-maker, 
 Draco, who wrote his general edicts in blood. For 
 a time the letters and all printed matter of the 
 Club were written or printed in red. 
 
 For some time the membersiiip of the club was 
 limited, though from the first it has been promi- 
 
 nent and influential in public matters. About 1889 
 it began to exert a very important influence in de- 
 veloping the manufacturing interests of the city. 
 Its power was felt more than ever before, and its 
 influence in advancing the welfare of the city was 
 very apparent. About the same time the club 
 was reorganized and the name changed to the 
 Toledo Club, under which title it is now widel}' 
 known. In 1890 their present fine building was 
 constructed. This is a Lake Superior red sand- 
 stone structure, attractive in exterior appearance, 
 and elegant in its interior appointments. Itscost, 
 including the lot, building and furnishings, was 
 about S 100,000, and it is not only one of the most 
 expensive and costly buildings of Toledo, but one 
 of the most handsome as well. 
 
 Not a little of the success of the club may be 
 attributed to the indefatigable efforts of the sub- 
 ject of this sketch, who has been its Secretary from 
 the date of organization to the present, and who 
 through all this period has been an active factor 
 in advancing its interests. In its success he natu- 
 rally takes great pride, and its popularity is due 
 in no small degree to his efforts. He is one of the 
 genial, cordial and highly respected citizens of 
 Toledo, a man of superior conversational ability, 
 fitted both by natural gifts and culture for the 
 companionship of the most gifted men, intellectu- 
 ally, of the times. 
 
 Mr. Hoyt was born in Norwalk, Ohio, !Ma3- 9, 
 1836, and is a son of William R. and Elizabeth 
 (Peck) Hoyt, the former a native of Connecticut, 
 the latter of Massachusetts. His parents came to 
 Ohio early in the '30s, and in 1836 settled in To- 
 ledo, where for a time the father engaged in the 
 lumber and furniture business. In 1838 he went 
 back to Norwalk, where he continued to make his 
 home for many years afterward. Returning to 
 Toledo in 1876, he remained here until his death, 
 at the age of seventy-six. His wife died in this 
 city at the age of eight3'-eight. 
 
 There were four children in the family of Will- 
 iam R. Hoyt, and all but one are still living. At 
 the age of eleven j'ears our subject became a clerk 
 in a dry-goods store in Sandusky, Ohio, where he 
 remained for some years. April 19, 1861, he en- 
 listed as a member of Company E, Eighth Ohio 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 Infantry, and became Orderl^'-Sergeant under Cap- 
 tain .Sawyer. Later he was chosen Adjutant of the 
 Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry, in which position he 
 served until shortly before the close of the war. 
 He was mustered out as Captain, and still has in 
 his possession the commission he received from the 
 "war" Governor, Dennison. 
 
 For about six months Mr. Hoyt resided in Day- 
 ton, Ohio, whence in 1865 he came to Toledo and 
 accepted a position as chief clerk with a railroad 
 company, remaining in their employ for several 
 years. Later he engaged in the commission and 
 brokerage business, and afterward was for seven 
 years the representative of the Union Central Life 
 Insurance Company of Cincinnati. His next posi- 
 tion was that of Secretary for a coal and ice com- 
 panj', in which capacity he worked for seventeen 
 years. Politically he is a Republican, and is act- 
 ive in local political affairs. Of the Grand Army 
 post at Toledo he is an influential member and a 
 leading worker. Throughout the long period of 
 his residence in Toledo he has gained and main- 
 tained the friendship of many of the best men of 
 the place, and is numbered among its liberal and 
 progressive citizens. 
 
 VALENTINE HAHN, a worthy old citizen 
 of Wood County, who makes his home on 
 section 3, is the owner of several desirable 
 farms in Troy Township. He was born on the 
 River Rhine in Germany, and continued to live in 
 his native land until 1844, when he sailed for 
 America. He arrived on the shores of the New 
 World with but 160 as capital, but industriously 
 went to work, and before many years had passed 
 was in comfortable circumstances. 
 
 The parents of our subject were Henry and Bar- 
 bara (Smith) Hahn, both of whom passed their en- 
 tire lives in Germany, the father dying about 1834, 
 and the mother about 1829. The former was a 
 miller b\' trade, but in later life engaged in farm- 
 
 ing, and owned considerable property. He and 
 his wife were members of the Mennonite Church, 
 and brought up their children in that faith. 
 
 In a family of twelve children, Valentine is tlie 
 eighth in order of birth, tlie others being as follows: 
 Peter, who emigrated to this coun ty, wiiere he died 
 in 1861; Henry, who came to this county in 1852, 
 and whose death occurred in 1891; Mrs. Catherine 
 Cornelius, who died in Germany; Jacob, who passed 
 away in Lucas County in 1885; Mrs. Elizabetli 
 Missing, who died in Perrysburg; Barbara, whose 
 death occurred in Germany when she was about 
 fourteen years of age; Mrs. Mary Stover, deceased; 
 Christian, who died in tiiis county in 1850; Daniel, 
 a farmer in New York State; John, deceased; and 
 Jacob. 
 
 As our subject was born Marcli 3, 1816, he was 
 consequentl3' twenty-eight j'ears of age when he 
 crossed the Atlantic to seek a iiome and fortune 
 in the United States. lie first located in Ashland 
 County, Ohio, where he remained for five years, 
 and then, coming to this county, bought forty acres 
 of land, going in debt for a portion of the amount. 
 This place was thickl3' covered with timber, and 
 Mr. Hahn was the first person to fell a tree on the 
 farm. He built a log cabin, which sheltered him 
 for about five years, at the end of which time he 
 sold the homestead. Subsequently he purchased 
 one hundred acres in this township, and with this 
 as a nucleus he has extended his [)ossessions until 
 he now owns altogether four hundred acres. He 
 has erected all of the buildings which may be 
 found on these farms, and has developed the land 
 from its primitive state. 
 
 November 29, 1846, Valentine Hahn married 
 Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Magdalene Berg, 
 natives of Germany, who emigrated to Ashland 
 County, Ohio, in 1842, where the father followed 
 his trade of milling. His eldest child, Elizabeth, 
 is deceased; Maiy, the third of the family, is the 
 wife of George Hoff, of Angola, Ind.; and Katie, 
 the youngest, is Mrs. Samuel Edwards, now of De 
 Witt County, 111. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Hahn were born twelve children, 
 all of whom are living and residents of this county. 
 They are as follows: Julius, born November 29, 
 1847; Rudolph, May 15, 1849; Mrs. Elizabeth 
 
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 Brimm,July 16, 1855; Herman, July 31, 1857; Mary 
 and Lama, twins, March 13, 1858; Theodore, Sep- 
 tembers, 18G0; Barbara, April 16, 1862; Katie, July 
 25, 1864; Albert, January 21, 1867; August, Au- 
 gust 14, 1869; and Clara,.October 21, 1873. Mary 
 became the wife of George Brown, and her twin 
 sister, Laura, married William Andrews. Mrs. 
 Valentine Hahn was born August 3, 1829. She 
 h.as been a faithful wife and devoted mother, and 
 feels very proud of the fifteen grandchildren 
 granted her, for without exception they are bright 
 and interesting children. 
 
 Religiously our subject and his wife are mem- 
 bers of the Mennonite Church. Mr. Hahn, who is 
 a Democrat politically, has served his district as 
 School Director and Trustee. 
 
 PROF. W. A. OGDKN. There is no science 
 that has done so much to elevate and en- 
 noble mankind as that of music, and to its 
 disciples, those who have developed its wonderful 
 possibilities, the world owes a debt of gratitude. 
 Among the number who have gained a national 
 reputation through their skill as artists and com- 
 posers, prominent mention should be made of the 
 name of Professor Ogden, of Toledo. A sketch of 
 his life will have not only a present, but also a 
 future, interest to the people of this city, and it is 
 therefore with pleasure that we present the follow- 
 ing facts connected with his career: 
 
 He was born in Franklin County, Ohio, October 
 10, 1841, and is a son of Aaron and Mary M. 
 (Hawkins) Ogden, natives, respectively, of New 
 Jersey and Ross County, Ohio. The maternal 
 grandfather, Daniel Turney, was a French Hugue- 
 not, and, being exiled from France, came to 
 America. He was an Episcopalian minister. At 
 the age of six years our subject was taken by his 
 parents to Indiana, and his early education was 
 obtained in the common schools of that state. His 
 marked genius as a musician was apparent in boy- 
 
 hood, and at the age of nine he commenced the 
 study of music, which he has since continued. 
 When eighteen years of age he began as chorister, 
 and since that time has been almost constantly 
 connected with some church as leader of the choir. 
 
 At the opening of the Civil War, in 1861, our 
 subject exchanged the soft and dream-alluring 
 music of peace for the martial notes of war, and 
 followed the drum into the heart of the Confed- 
 eracy with no less zeal and enthusiasm than he had 
 given to the wooing of the softer-toned instru- 
 ments. While in the army he drilled a chorus of 
 ten male voices, it being one of the most proficient 
 and popular in the regiment. He was assigned to 
 Company C, Thirtieth Indiana Infantry, com- 
 manded by Col. S. S Bass, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.,and 
 with his regiment participated in many of the 
 bloody and decisive battles of the rebellion, among 
 which were those of Shiloh, Stone River, Chatta- 
 nooga and the Atlanta campaign. 
 
 Mustered out of the service at the close of the 
 war, Professor Ogden returned to Indiana in 1865, 
 and four years later moved to Bellefontaine, Ohio, 
 where he drilled a number of classes in music. In 
 1881 he came to Toledo, where he has since resided, 
 devoting his attention to the art of which he has 
 made a specialty. In 1887 he took charge of the 
 work in the public schools of Toledo, and has since 
 officiated as Superintendent of Music. Through 
 his skillful and artistic management of the Saenger- 
 fest of Toledo, his reputation was materially in- 
 creased, and he was brought to the notice of prom- 
 inent musicians in other cities. He has composed 
 thirty books of music, many of which are verj' 
 widely known. For six years he lilled the position 
 of Professor of the State Hawkeye Normal School 
 of Iowa. In 1883 he went to Mobile, Ala., and 
 organized the Mobile Choral Union, composed of 
 eighty voices. His productions have been trans- 
 lated into almost every language of the civilized 
 world, and in art circles his name is among the 
 most prominent of those of the gifted composers of 
 the present age. 
 
 Since the war the Professor has retained his in- 
 terest in army affairs and is now holding the posi- 
 tion of Senior Vice-Commander of Volunteer Post 
 No. 715, G. A. R., at Toledo. He is also Depart- 
 
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 ment Commander, witli the rank of Major-General 
 of the Union Veterans' Union, in which organiza- 
 tion he was a charter member. The department 
 consists of Ohio, Indiana and Kentuclij'. Though 
 he has never been aggressive in liis political opin- 
 ions, he nevertheless adheres to the principles of 
 the Republican party with unwavering fidelity. 
 
 The residence of Professor Ogden at No. 353 
 Missouri Street is presided over by his accom- 
 plished wife, whom he married in Indiana and who 
 is a native of Ohio. .She bore the maiden name of 
 Rebecca V. Headington, and is a daughter of Will- 
 iam Headington. The family consists of two sons 
 and a daughter, namely: Lowell; Percy; Mary E., 
 assistant suiierintendent of music in the public 
 schools; and Edwin Hale. For two years the Pro- 
 fessor taught in the Western School of Normsil 
 Methods in Chicago. Personally he is a genial, 
 affable gentleman, possessing excellent conversa- 
 tional ability and a wide fund of information upon 
 general topics, but is particularly well informed re- 
 garding the science to which the entire years of 
 his active life have been devoted. 
 
 RICHARD WHITEFORD, M. D., of To- 
 ledo, has attained a high reputation 
 among the physicians and surgeons of 
 this city, and being a careful student of his pro- 
 fession, skilled in the diagnosis of intricate cases 
 and accurate in the treatment of the same, he has 
 gained an extensive and lucrative practice. The 
 same ability that has placed him in the front rank 
 of his profession is always at the service of the 
 community in which he lives for the promotitm 
 of progressive and meritorious enterprises. In 
 his opinions, both in regard to civic affairs and 
 professional matters, he is thoughtful, discriminat- 
 ing and well informed, and in his studies keeps 
 abreast with modern discoveries in medicine and 
 their proper application. 
 
 A Canadian by birth, the Doctor was born in 
 
 Three Rivers, August 15, 1836, and is the son of 
 .John and Emily (Schultz) Whiteford, natives, re- 
 spectively, of Ireland and Canada, the latter being 
 of French descent. The years of boyhood and 
 youth he passed in the cit^' where he was born, 
 and received an excellent education in its puljlic 
 schools. At the age of sixteen he became a student 
 in McGill University' of Montreal, where he pros- 
 ecuted his studies diligently until his graduation 
 in 1857. Previous to this he had for several 
 years attended a Jesuit college in Montreal. 
 
 Having by careful study thoroughly equipped 
 himself for the practice of the medical profession. 
 Dr. Whiteford opened an office at Lotbiniere, Can- 
 ada, where he gradually gained a lucrative and 
 extensive practice, covering a large area of the 
 surrounding country. For seven years he re- 
 mained at that place, and such was his ability' and 
 the attention which he gave to his professional 
 duties that he was regarded as one of the best 
 physicians of the locality. In 1861 he came to 
 tlie States, and settling in Detroit, Mich., he opened 
 an office and entered upon the usual routine of 
 l^rofessional labors. As that city grew in popula- 
 tion his reputation as a skilled phj'sician also 
 grew, and he had all the patronage that he could 
 possibly attend to. He continued to make his 
 home in Detroit until 1880, when he removed to 
 Toledo, and has since conducted a general prac- 
 tice in medicine and surgerj- in this city. At the 
 present time he is filling the position of Professor 
 Emeritus of Materia Medica and Therapeutics in 
 the Toledo Medical College. 
 
 The marriage of Dr. Whiteford and Miss Flora 
 DeMars, of Canada, was solemnized in 1859, and 
 for twenty j'ears, or until the death of Mrs. White- 
 ford in 1879, their wedded life was one of happi- 
 ness and mutual helpfulness. She was a well edu- 
 cated, amiable and noble-hearted lady, and with 
 her husband held an enviable position in the social 
 circles of the community. She left a son and two 
 daughters, Albert, Alice and Flora, besides her 
 husband, to mourn her death. The family resi- 
 dence is situated at No. 709 Cherry Street. 
 
 In his social connections the Doctor is officiating 
 as President of the French Society of St. Joseph, 
 in which he has long been an active and influential 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 member. Devoted to professional duties, he has 
 no desire to enter the arena of political life, but 
 being a public-spirited citizen, he is well posted 
 and deeiily interested in local and national issues. 
 His political affiliations are witli the Democratic 
 party, of which he is a pronounced advocate. 
 
 ^^l•^^•l^ii^^s 
 
 TEPHP^N ENTSMINOER. During the 
 dark d.a3s of the Civil War, Ohio did her 
 full share in furnishing troops to defend 
 the honor of the Old Flag and maintain that union 
 of states which has proved to be the glory and 
 strengtii of our nation. The record of the sous 
 whom she sent forth forms a story of hardships 
 nobi}' borne, battles bravely fought, marches stur- 
 dily undertaken and imprisonment patiently en- 
 dured from motives of purest patriotism. It is 
 with pleasure that the biograplier presents a life 
 sketch of any one of these heroes, among whom 
 pioniincnt mention belongs to the subject of this 
 narrative. 
 
 Now a resident of Brudiier, Mr. Entsininger was 
 l)orn near Columbus, in Franklin County, Ohio, 
 October 17, 1830. Tlie family is of German ex- 
 traction, and has been represented in Ohio for a 
 number of generations. His grandfather, Samuel, 
 who was one of the pioneers of this state, was a 
 prominent man here, being the owner and man- 
 ager of a number of Hatboats on the Ohio in the 
 early da^-s. During the War of 1812 he served in 
 the American army, i-endering faithful service to 
 the cause of liberty. 
 
 The father of our subject, Louis Entsminger, 
 was born near Point Pleasant, on the Ohio River, 
 and there grew to manhood. In early manhood 
 he removed to Seneca County, and later settled in 
 the western part of Sandusky County, where he 
 died more than thirty years ago. His wife, Abi- 
 gail Randall, was a native of Connecticut and 
 traced her ancestry to the Pilgrim Fathers. Aside 
 
 from this fact, but little is known of the history' of 
 her family. 
 
 In the parental fainil^^ there were five sons and 
 three daughters, of whom two sons and two daugh- 
 ters are now living. A. L., who was in the Gov- 
 ernment employ during the Civil War, afterward 
 went to Kansas, where he has since resided. Will- 
 iam, who was a member of the Third Ohio Caval- 
 ry, served until the close of the war; later he set- 
 tled in Sandusky County, and there he died in 
 1890. Our subject spent his early years upon the 
 farm and attended tiie school which was held in a 
 log building near his home. 
 
 At the time the Civil War broke out, Mr. Ents- 
 minger was living on a farm in Sandusky County. 
 Being a man of the deepest patriotic spirit, his 
 sj'mpathies were at once enlisted in behalf of the 
 Union. In February, 1864, he went to the front as a 
 member of the Third Ohio Cavalry, which had 
 charge of the National Road. During a raid on the 
 noted raider, Boody, he was thrown from his horse 
 and received injuries from which he has since suf- 
 fered in a constantly increasing degree, so that at 
 this time he is almost totally disabled. He was left 
 on the battlefield for dead, but being found later, 
 was taken to a hospital, and finally regained a suf- 
 ficient amount of strength to permit him to return 
 to the service. He remained in the army until the 
 close of the war, though his injuries rendered him 
 unfit for active service. 
 
 After having been mustered out at Nashville, 
 Tenn., August 4, 1865, Mr. Entsminger returned 
 to Sandusky Countj' and began farming opera- 
 tions, but as he was unable to do manual labor, he 
 was soon obliged to seek employment elsewhere. 
 He began traveling throughout the state selling 
 farm machinery, which occupation he followed 
 several years. About the year 1877 he settled in 
 Bradner, where he expects to spend his remaining 
 years. Financially he is well provided for, being 
 the owner of considerable valuable property, in 
 addition to which the Government has granted 
 him a pension of 850 per month. 
 
 In 1851 Mr. Entsminger married Miss Ellen Lit- 
 tle, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, of 
 which her father, Abram, was a pioneer. She had 
 three brothers, William, Jesse and David, all of 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 whom were soldiers in the late war, and Jesse was 
 killed during his service. Mr. and Mrs. Entsmin- 
 ger became the parents of nine children, narael}': 
 David, a resident of the village of Rising Sun; 
 William, a farmer at Arcadia, Ohio; Luke, who is 
 working in the oil fields near Bradner; Francis, 
 who is similarly engaged; Arthur, who is with his 
 parents; Sarah, wife of William Iraniel, a farmer; 
 Anna, who married Joseph Milligan, an agricultur- 
 ist near Rising Sun; John and Frank, deceased. 
 As would naturally be expected, Mr. Entsminger 
 is actively interested in Grand Army affairs, being 
 a member of the post at Bradner. Politically he is 
 a jjionounced Republican. 
 
 
 MARQUIS BALDWIN. There is probably 
 no citizen of Toledo so well and favor- 
 ably known among tiie old residents of 
 this place as the venerable gentleman whose life 
 career is here sketched, and who enjoys the dis- 
 tinction of being the pioneer merchant of the cit}'. 
 For man}' years he was one of the prominent bus- 
 iness men of Toledo, in the growth and upbuild- 
 ing of which he was a prominent factor. Through 
 the exercise of excellent judgment and indefati- 
 gable energy, he secured financial success, and after 
 a long and honorable business career he retired 
 from the active duties of life, and now in the twi- 
 light of his years rests from his labors and enjoys 
 the fruits of his toil. 
 
 Born in Portage County, Ohio, January 22, 
 1809, the subject of this notice is a .son of 
 John T. and Catherine (McCarther) Baldwin. His 
 father was a native of Connecticut, but came to 
 Ohio and settled in Palmyra Township, Portage 
 County, in 1805. His occupation was that of a 
 farmer, and he was thus engaged until 1823, when 
 he came to Toledo and continued afterward to 
 make this place his home until his death, in 1838. 
 At the time of his arrival in Toledo, there were 
 only three families in the place, and the entire 
 
 count}' was in the primeval state of nature. How- 
 ever, the pioneer fathers and mothers were of a 
 sturdy race, possessing the courage and energy 
 characteristic of the people of that day. The}' 
 set to work with a will to overcome every obstacle 
 and prepare the w.a}- for the great transformation 
 scene that has taken place since that time. Tibbals 
 Baldwin, the grandfather of our subject, was a na- 
 tive of Connecticut, and his entire life was spent 
 there. The mother of Marquis was born in Scot- 
 land, but when quite young accompanied her par- 
 ents to America and settled in Connecticut, where 
 she met and married John T. Baldwin. 
 
 The first fourteen years of the life of our sub- 
 ject were spent in Portage County, after which he 
 came with his parents to Lucas County. His 
 schooling was meager, as educational advantages 
 were very limited, there being no public-school 
 system then in vogue, and the few subscription 
 schools were of inferior character. His first occu- 
 pation was that of a hunter and fisherman on the 
 Miami River. The fish were caught in nets and 
 were salted in barrels, then taken by boat to Ports- 
 mouth on the Ohio Canal, where they were ex- 
 changed for iron, flour, whisky and other prod- 
 ucts. After the trade had been completed, the 
 flour was brought to Miami and sold to the peoi)le 
 of that place. In 1845 he bought a tract of land 
 and cleared a farm about seven miles from the city, 
 making that his home for about sixteen years. 
 
 As early as 1825 Mr. Baldwin made his Cist ven- 
 ture in the mercantile business. During that year 
 he formed a partnership with his brother, under 
 the firm name of J. Baldwiu & Co., and embarked 
 in general merchandising at Toledo. They han- 
 dled the first merchandise ever sold here, and for 
 some time they were the only merchants in the 
 town. By their courteous manners and fair deal- 
 ings, they soon built up an extensive trade, and 
 not only prospered financially, but also became 
 popular and influential citizens of the place. For 
 almost thirty years they continued to engage in 
 the general mercantile business, after which they 
 disposed of the stock. About 1861 they embarked 
 in a new enterprise, and continued to carry on a 
 large and profitable business until after the close 
 of the Civil War. Since disposing of his busi- 
 
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 ness interests Mr. Baldwin has lived retired from 
 active cares, although he still maintains a general 
 supervision of his business affairs. In the growth 
 and improvement of the city he has always taken 
 an active interest, and was in the early days an 
 important factor in its prosperity-. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Baldwin occurred in June, 
 1829, at wliich time he was united with Mrs. Eliza 
 R. Baldwin, nee. Roe. Mrs. Baldwin, who was the 
 widow of John Baldwin, was a cousin of the cele- 
 brated author, K. P. Roe. She was born in New 
 York, and died in Toledo in 1889. Always a 
 temperate man in his habits, Mr. Baldwin is a 
 strong advocate of the temperance cause, and sup- 
 ports all those measures which he believes will en- 
 hance the moral condition of the people. Polit- 
 ically he is a stanch Republican and an ardent 
 supporter of the principles of that part}'. At the 
 advanced age of nearly eighty-seven years, he is 
 hale and hearty, and makes his home at No. 521 
 West Bancroft Street. 
 
 
 DAVID B. BROWN, M. D. The profession- 
 al men of Pemberville are an element in 
 the development of tins progressive little 
 city, to the reputation of which thej' are constantly- 
 adding by their talents and skill. To this class 
 belongs Dr. Brown, who has conducted a general 
 practice as a physician and surgeon here since 1881. 
 As a physician he is patient, constant, sympathetic, 
 yet in the hour of extremity cool, calm and courage- 
 ous, thus inspiring his patients with the greatest 
 confidence in his skill. Although his practice re- 
 quires almost his entire time, yet he still continues 
 the study of his profession, keeping himself abreast 
 with the practical details in the improvements of 
 medicine. 
 
 For several generations the family to which the 
 Doctor belongs has resided in Ohio. His father, 
 Thomas, was born in Knox Count}', this state, near 
 the city of Mt. Vernon. He was reared upon a 
 
 farm, and upon arriving at man's estate selected 
 agriculture for his life occupation. Settling in 
 Morrow County about 1850, he engaged in cul- 
 tivating a farm there for nine jears. In 1859 he 
 came to Wood County, and afterward made his 
 home upon a farm seven miles south of Pember- 
 ville, where his death occurred in 1889. His wid- 
 ow, who is still living on the old homestead in this 
 county, was a native of Haj'den, Md., and bore 
 the maiden name of Rachel Mills. Orphaned b}' 
 the death of her parents when she was a mere 
 ciiild, she came to Ohio with a family of the name 
 of Meyers, with whom she remained until her mar- 
 riage. 
 
 During the residence of the family in Morrow 
 County, Ohio, the subject of this sketch was born 
 April 17, T852. The family of which he is a mem- 
 ber consists of three brothers and three sisters, all 
 of whom are living. Henry B. has for twenty- 
 four years been Principal of a college at Valpa- 
 raiso, Ind.; AVilliamT. resides on a farm near Brad- 
 ner, Ohio; Sarah is the wife of James Shoewalter; 
 Ellen married Milton Ashley; and Mary is the wife 
 of Joseph Jennings. 
 
 The first seven years of the life of our subject 
 were passed on the home farm near Mt. Gilead. 
 In 1859 he came with his parents to Wood County, 
 where he attended the district schools of the neigh- 
 borhood and the public schools of Bradner. On 
 completing his studies he began to teach, and fol- 
 lowed that profession for five years. It was not, 
 however, his intention to make this his life work, 
 and having resolved to become a physician, in 
 1872 he commenced the study of medicine at Fiee- 
 port, Ohio, under the guidance of Dr. N. W. Good- 
 rick, with whom he remained for two years. In 
 1874-75 he attended lectures in the Cincinnati 
 Medical College, from which institution he was 
 graduated February 23, 1876. 
 
 At once after completing his medical studies. 
 Dr. Brown opened an office for practice at Sher- 
 wood, Defiance Count}', Ohio, where he remained 
 for a number of years. In 1881 he came to Pem- 
 berville, where he has given his attention to profes- 
 sional duties ever since, and has built up a large 
 and remunerative pr.actice. Through devotion to 
 I his profession he has gained a place among the sue- 
 
DAVID R. LOCKE. 
 
 (PETROI,EUM V. NASBY.) 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 cessful physicians of the county, and has also be- 
 come the possessor of some valuable piopertj-, in- 
 cluding a comfortable residence. Here he and his 
 wife, with their three children, Truman Glen, Dale 
 Benton and Neva B., have established a pleasant 
 home. Mrs. Brown was Miss Minnie Truman 
 prior to her marriage in 1881, and is the daughter 
 of a farmer living near W<^odville. 
 
 In his fraternal relations Dr. Brown is a Royal 
 Arch Mason, and for five years filled the position 
 of Master of the blue lodge. In the Odd Fellows' 
 lodge he is serving as Noble Grand. He is also 
 connected with the Order of the Maccabees. His 
 religious views incline him to the faith of the 
 Baptist Church, with which his father was con- 
 nected, having aided in the erection of the Ladd 
 Hill Baptist Church, of which he was a member 
 until dentil. Mrs. Brown is an active member of 
 the Presb3teriau Church and is alwa\s ready to 
 aid in charitable enterprises for the aid of those in 
 distress. While the Doctor has never been an as- 
 pirant for official honorb, he never fails to cast his 
 ballot for the men nominated by the Democratic 
 party, and his views coincide with the principles 
 promulgated by that organization. 
 
 i — * — r 
 
 ^7~\ AVID ROSS LOCKE (Petroleum V. Nas- 
 
 I / by) ^^'"is born in Vestal, Broome County, 
 N. Y., September 20, 1833, and died at his 
 home in Toledo, February 15, 1888. Thrown upon 
 his own resources at the earlj- age of eleven years, 
 he entered the office of the Cortland (N. Y.) Dem- 
 ocrat, serving an apprenticeship that lasted seven 
 years. Here he learned the trade of a printer, and 
 learned it as he did everything else, with complete 
 thoroughness. To those who knew him only in 
 later years, his extensive familiarit}' with books, 
 and the readiness with which he used his pen upon 
 all subjects, seemed wonderful, in view of the fact 
 2 
 
 that all of the regular schooling which he ever 
 had was obtained during the first tender years of 
 boyhood. In this case the precocious child became 
 the man of intellectual power. 
 
 Leaving Cortland, Mr. Locke visited the West- 
 ern and Southern States, finally settling in Plym- 
 outh, Ohio, where he started the Advmiiser. In 
 1856 he started the Journal at Bucyrus, Ohio, and 
 in the first year of the war he became the proprietor 
 and editor of the Fiudlay (Ohio) Jeffersonian, in 
 which the famous Nasby Letters first appeared. 
 These letters were copied into the newspapers all 
 over the country, quoted in political speeches and 
 circulated in pamphlets throughout the length and 
 breadth of the land. George S. Boutwell, Secre- 
 tary of the Treasury under Lincoln, in a speech 
 at Cooper Union, New Y^ork, at the close of the 
 war, said that '*the crushing of the rebellion could 
 be credited to three forces, the army, the navy and 
 the Nasby Letters." Charles Sumner in referring 
 to the historic qualities of the Nasbj' Letters, said: 
 "Appearing with a certain regularity and enjoy- 
 ing an extensive circulation, they became a con- 
 slant and welcome ally. Unquestionably they 
 were among the influences and agencies by which 
 dislo3'alty in all its forms was exposed, and pub- 
 lic opinion assured upon the right side. It is 
 impossible to measure their value. Against the 
 devices of slavery and its supporters, each let- 
 ter was like a speech, or one of those songs which 
 stir the people. Therefore they belong to the po- 
 litical history of this critical period." 
 
 In 1865 Mr. Locke removed to Toledo and took 
 editorial charge of the Blade, afterward becoming 
 the sole proprietor. He then built up the Weekly 
 Blade to a national circulation, which has been 
 steadily maintained to this day. It is not often 
 that one person possesses such a commanding gen- 
 ius in one direction and is yet so gifted in others 
 as was Mr. Locke. Unsurpassed and, perhaps, un- 
 equaled as a satirist of public men and of political 
 affairs, he yet won no mean place in the world of 
 letters as a writer of poetry, novels and essays, a 
 narrator of travels and a dramatic author; and if 
 he had given more attention to these things, liter- 
 ature would have been far richer to-day. He was, 
 however, above all a thorough newspaper man, and 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 it was only in brief intervals of leisure that he 
 did any literary work aside from editorial writing. 
 There were two sides to his personality. His 
 vein of quaint humor and of satire, sometimes 
 bilinjj;, sometimes kindly, which is exemplified in 
 the Nabby Letters, was given full play in ordinary 
 conversation when amid congenial societj-. Had 
 tliere been a Boswcll to chronicle his fugitive say- 
 ings, humorous remarks and satiric comments on 
 passing incidents and events, tliese unpremeditated 
 sallies would form a collection of table-talk that 
 would eclipse in depth of genuine humor the most 
 pretentious productions of any other American 
 writer in that line. But while he deservedly 
 gained a world-wide reputation as a humorist and 
 satirist, he had another side to his character, the 
 legitimate heritage of a long line of Puritan an- 
 cestry. It is to be regretted that the force of 
 events caused that portion of his literary' woik 
 most widely read (and therefore the greater jjarl 
 of it) to be in the former vein; but of the latter, 
 that poetic gem of the first water, "Hannah Jane," 
 and several hymns breathing so devout a Christian 
 spirit that they have taken a high place in our 
 modern hj'mnology, are striking examples. To 
 this deeper part of his nature may be ascribed his 
 intense hatred of shams, political or social, and 
 the fact that the whole influence of his potent pen 
 was thrown invariably for the eternal Right, in 
 whatever field the battle was cast. 
 
 DANIEL FISH, who is a well-to-do and re- 
 spected farmer of Freedom Township, 
 Wood County, owns a farm of one hun- 
 dred and fort^'-six acres on section 28, which he 
 literally hewed out of the virgin forest with his 
 axe. For a quarter of a century or more he has 
 lived on this homestead, and has been industri- 
 ously engaged in its development. December 30, 
 1886, he leased his land to the Buffalo Gas and 
 Oil Company for five years, and in December, 
 
 1892, again leased his farm, since which time sev- 
 eral oil wells have been located on the place. He 
 is largely self educated, as his opportunities in 
 youth were very limited and his services were re- 
 quired on his father's farm. Politically he is a 
 good Republican, and has served capably in a num- 
 ber of township otflces. 
 
 Daniel Fish was born September 3, 1830, in Col- 
 umbiana Count}', Ohio. He is a son of John and 
 Sarah (Conser) Fish, and is the brother of John and 
 William Fish, whose histories appear elsewhere in 
 this volume. Our subject remained at home until 
 1856, when he started out to make his own living. 
 It was in 1833 that, with his parents, he came to 
 Wood County, and for three years he helped to 
 make them a home and also worked at whatever 
 he could find to do. March 18, 1864, he enlisted 
 at Toledo in Company G, First Ohio Volunteers, 
 as a Corporal under Capt. Alexander Marshall. 
 Sent to Nashville, he was there i)lacerl in the First 
 Brigade, Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, 
 and took part in eleven more or less important 
 battles or cigagements. He was honorably dis- 
 charged Sejjteniber 1, 1865, and returned home. 
 On the day after his arrival there he shouldered 
 his axe and stalled in earnest to clear his land. He 
 had previously bought one hundred and twenty- 
 nine acres of farm land, heavily covered with for- 
 est, and this tract he retains up to the present time, 
 having made his abode thereon ever since. 
 
 The lady whom Daniel Fish chose for his help- 
 mate in early manhood was Jane Youse, who was 
 born in 1833. They were married October 9, 1851, 
 and but eight years had passed ere the wife was 
 summoned to her final rest. She left two children: 
 James E., born July 30, 1852; and John B., born 
 August 30, 1854. The former married Sarah Neu- 
 renberger, and has one child; and the latter, who 
 lives in Pennsylvania, married Miss Artensia Bow- 
 ers, by whom he has three children. December 15, 
 1860, Mr. Fish married Harriet A. Pember, who 
 was one of eight children, the others being Pollen, 
 Emeline, Byron, Sarah, James, Scott and Caroline. 
 Of the children born of Mr. Fish's second marriage, 
 Cora, who married James T. Anderson and has 
 four children, was born September 12, 1862; Min- 
 nie, wife of Samuel Hooper, of Putnam County, 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 Ohio, was born November 2, 1864; George A., an 
 engineer of Michigan, was born Oclobcr 17, 1866; 
 Franli L., born October 21, 1871, lives in Fostoria, 
 Ohio; Louis C. was born February 18, 1873; Jessie 
 E., who married Clark CanfieJd and lias one child, 
 was born May 4, 1875; and Raymond was born 
 February 26, 1878. The mother of these children 
 died May 21, 1883. The present wife of our sub- 
 ject is Hannah .Jane, a daughter of Ezekiel and Jane 
 (Rose) Wilson, the former born July 21, 1807,and 
 the latter April 22, 1823. Mrs. Fish is one of 
 eight children, and was born March 7, 1844. They 
 were married May 11, 1884, and have one daugh- 
 ter. Maggie, born February 21, 1887. 
 
 ^>^-<^^-^- 
 
 DANIEL HOUSHOLDER, an old and hon- 
 ored citizen of Webster Township, Wood 
 County, has been a witness of its entire 
 development, and has assisted not a little to bring 
 about its present condition of prosperity. Since 
 1859 he has made his home on a farm of sixty-one 
 acres situated on section 18. When he first came 
 to this region he traded at P'remont and Perrys- 
 burg, takirg two daj'S to make the trip, and in his 
 boyhood Indians frequently stayed over night 
 under his father's hospitable roof. 
 
 The parents of our subject were Adam and 
 Phoebe (Corbett) Housholder. The former was 
 born in Maryland, but at a very early day moved 
 to Jefferson County, Ohio, and in 1833 came to 
 this county, making the trip bjMeam. He settled 
 in what is now Webster Township, taking up two 
 hundred acres of Government land on section 10, 
 for which he paid §1.25 per acre. The land was 
 covered with heavy timber, and after clearing a 
 small place Mr. Housholder erected a log cabin of 
 one room, with on immense fireplace on one side. 
 His death occurred in 1854 and he was placed to 
 rest in the Loomis Cemetery. He helped to or- 
 ganize and build the first schoolhouse in this 
 township, situated at Housholder's Corners, now 
 
 called Scotch Ridge. In politics he was identified 
 with the Whig party. At the time of his death he 
 was in his eighty-fifth year, and his good wife 
 lived to be ninety years of age. 
 
 Daniel Housholder is one of eleven children, 
 and is the third in order of birth. The others were 
 named as follows: Isabel, John, Eliza, Eva, Betsy, 
 Sallie, Lewis, William, Alfred and Nancy. They 
 are all deceased with the exception of Alfred, 
 Eliza and Sallie. Our subject was born April 11, 
 1812, in Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, 
 and was reared on his father's farm. In 1833 he 
 came to Wood County with his parents, but when 
 twenty-two years of age he returned to his native 
 county on foot, though the distance was about two 
 hundred miles. After a time he came back to 
 Wood County and engaged in farming for two 
 years, and subsequently made two trips to Jeffer- 
 son County on foot, the last time about 1838. 
 Until he was twenty-seven he worked for farmers 
 at stated wages, and then, having accumulated a 
 small sum, embarked in farming on his own ac- 
 count. He erected a log cabin containing one 
 room on the old homestead, which he .assisted in 
 clearing and improving. 
 
 In October, 1844, Mr. Housholder married Irene 
 Colvin, who was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 
 and to them were born three children: Isabel, Eu- 
 genia, and Monroe, who died in infanc}'. The 
 wife and mother died in 1846, and the following 
 year Mr. Housholder married Mrs. Rebecca A. 
 Holly, who was born May 16, 1826, and who has 
 become the mother of four sons: Elmer; Everett 
 E., a resident of Jackson Township; John, whose 
 home is in Baltimore; and Hiram. Byron, a son 
 of Mrs. Rebecca A. Housholder by her first mar- 
 riage, was in the war for four j-ears, participating 
 in a number of battles, but is now deceased. 
 
 In his boyhood our subject attended the sub- 
 scription schools of the day, which were fur- 
 nished with seats and benches made of slabs. He 
 frequently during the long cold winters walked 
 three miles to school, and in other ways obtained 
 his knowledge by the hardest method. One night, 
 when a young man, he went to see his "'girl," and 
 on returning home got lost in the thick woods, 
 an easy matter in the almost trackless state of the 
 
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 country at tluit time. The Indians had not all 
 left the countiy, and on one of iiis trips to Perrys- 
 biirg he met a party of them returning from a 
 hunting expedition. They, however, offered him 
 no molestation. In politics Mr. llousholder is a 
 Republican, and prior to the formation of that 
 party was a Whig. 
 
 <ri^^ KWKE II. KUKNEALS, owner and pro- 
 I I prietor of the Bradner ^(^(,'o««/e, and one 
 of the successful newspaper men of north- 
 western Ohio, was born in Adrian, Seneca C'ount3', 
 Ohio, September 1, 1867. The first representative 
 of the family in Ohio was his grandfather, Zacha- 
 riah Runneals, a pioneer of Seneca County, who 
 commenced the task of clearing a farm there, but 
 his labors were cut short b^' his untimely' death at 
 the age of twenty-eight. His farm was situated 
 near Rehobeth, and is now known as tlie AVarren 
 P. Noble Place. Retaining possession of the home- 
 stead, our subject's grandmother made it her home 
 until her death, in April, 1879, at the age of sixty- 
 seven. 
 
 The maternal grandparents of Mr. Runneals, 
 Francis J. and Lucy Weber, are living at Carey, 
 Wyandot Countj', Ohio, and are seventy-six and 
 seventy-two years old, respectively. They are the 
 parents of six sons and six daughters, all of whom 
 are living, and all are married but the joungest 
 daughter. There are now four generations of that 
 family living. During the late war Grandfather 
 Weber served in the Forty-ninth Ohio Infantrj-, 
 and two of his sons were also members of that 
 regiment. They rendered valiant service in their 
 country's behalf, and were fortunate in escaping 
 uninjured. 
 
 James C. Runneals, father of our subject, was 
 born in Rehobeth, Seneca County, Ohio, June 2, 
 1837, and followed the profession of a school- 
 teacher, together with the occupation of a book- 
 keeper, until his death, which occurred at Fostoria, 
 
 Seneca County, May 2, 1884, at forty-seven years 
 of age. Politically he was a Republican, but never 
 took an active part in public affairs. June 22, 
 1865, he married Miss Cora Weber, who was born 
 in Paris, .Stark County, Ohio, August 9, 1845. 
 Two children blessed their union, Frank C. and 
 Dewee H., both of whom survive. 
 
 When a child of less than five years, our subject 
 was taken b}' his parents to Fostona, where he re- 
 ceived a common-school education. The death of 
 his father, in 1884, forced him to enter upon an 
 active business career earlier than he otherwise 
 would have done. In August of that j'ear he be- 
 gan to learn the printing trade in the office of the 
 Fostoria Democrat, where he was employed for two 
 3'ears. In 1886 he went to Kansas, where for four- 
 teen months he was assistant foreman on the Abi- 
 lene Daily Gazette. Proceeding still further West, 
 he joined the printer's union in Denver, Colo. 
 After traveling around that part of the countrj', 
 he finally stopped at Garden City, where he se- 
 cured a position as foreman on the Daily Sentinel. 
 About a year later the publication of the daily was 
 suspended, and he left town, returning East. 
 
 Establishing the Fostoria Daily Journal, Mr. 
 Runneals continued its publication for nine months, 
 when he sold out to the Democrat. He then went 
 to Colorado and engaged in compiling a histor- 
 ical review of the city of Trinidad, associated with 
 A. L. Clark, his former partner. Thence he went 
 to Marysville, Kan., where, with Mr. Clark, he pur- 
 chased the True Republican, and afterward the 
 name of the paper was changed to i\\e People' s Ad- 
 yocate, making it a stanch advocate of the doctrines 
 of the People's party. After two years he sold 
 the concern to a stock company. Associated with 
 Mr. Clark, he leased the Marshall County Democrat, 
 which he conducted for a year. In February', 1893, 
 he settled in Deshlei', Ohio, and, with his brother, 
 leased the Deshler Flag, which they continued to 
 publish for one year. 
 
 Temporaril3' retiring from the printing business, 
 Mr. Runneals accepted the position of Deputj' 
 Great Commander of the Knights of the Macca- 
 bees in Ohio, which office he held for a year. 
 Meantime he made his home in North Baltimore. 
 In October, 1894, he removed to Bradner, and the 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 135 
 
 following month founded the Advocate, which he 
 still owns and controls. As an editor, he is quick, 
 far-seeing, intelligent and discriminating, and his 
 editorials are spicy and forcible. His paper has an 
 increasing circulation, and is a welcome guest in 
 many of the best homes of the community. 
 
 At IManhattan, Kan., February 9, 1892, Mr. Run- 
 neals married Mis-^J!>Jellie I. Barksdale. This lady 
 is the third in the inily of Madison and Mary 
 Barksdale, who are now living upon a farm in 
 Bigelow, Kan. She has five br.others and six sis- 
 ters, of whom all but two survive. By their union 
 Mr. and Mrs. Runneals have a son, James Madi- 
 son, who was born in Oketo, Marshall County, 
 Kan., .January 1.3, 189.3. In national issues Mr. 
 Runneals is a Republican, but in local affairs he 
 gives his support to the candidate whom he be- 
 lieves best qualified for the office in question. .So- 
 cially he and his wife are identified respectively 
 with the Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees, 
 and he also belongs to the uniformed rank of the 
 same order. 
 
 :0#(^ 
 
 THOMAS N. BIERLY. No citizen of Pem- 
 berville has contributed more to the devel- 
 opment of its highest interests than has 
 the subject of the following paragraphs, who is 
 well known throughout northwestern Oliio as an 
 able attorney and a man of superior business qual- 
 ifications. With but limited means, when a young 
 man, and with no influence to assist him, he never- 
 theless, by indefatigable energy and tireless deter- 
 mination, has gained a position of prominence 
 among the professional men of the locality, and 
 occupies an influential place in the legal fraternity 
 of "VVood County. 
 
 Before presenting in detail the events that have 
 given character to the life of Mr. Bierly, some 
 mention of his ancestors may appropriately be 
 made. The family has been identified with the 
 history of America for a number of generations, 
 and its members have invariably been patriotic 
 
 and honest men. He traces his lineage to Prussia. 
 His great-great-grandfather, who was born in that 
 country, participated in the conflict usually known 
 as the Thirt3- Years War, in which he was severe- 
 ly wounded. On coining to America, he settled 
 in Pennsylvania, though it is not known whether 
 his home was in Bucks or Lancaster County. For 
 many j'ears he led a secluded life, and his last d.ays 
 were passed in a cabin on the top of Blue Mount- 
 ain, where he died unattended by any friends. 
 
 An thony Bierly, the great-grandfather of Thomas 
 N., was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serv- 
 ing through the entire period of the conflict. His 
 house and all of his property were destroyed by 
 the Indians; but, undaunted by the misfortune, he 
 worked his way once more to prosperity and suc- 
 cess. He was a man of some education, and was 
 looked up to as a leader among the early settlers 
 of Center County, Pa. His son Nicholas was 
 born near Sunbury,Pa., in 1775, and married Miss 
 Lucinda Buchtel. a native of Center County, and 
 a descendant of German ancestors. Her father 
 was obliged to work seven years in payment for 
 his passage from his native country to America. 
 Aside from this fact, but little is known of the 
 early history of that branch of the famil3^ The 
 last days of Nicholas Bierly were spent in the 
 home of his son, George, to whom he bequeathed 
 his farm. 
 
 The father of our subject, George Bierly, was 
 born in Center County, Pa., July 17, 1819. His 
 character is in some respects unique. Possessing 
 no educational advantages except four months in 
 school during his boyhood days, he nevertheless 
 became one of the best posted men in his locality. 
 He has been a thoughtful reader of ancient and 
 modern history, and is particularly posted concern- 
 ing current historical topics. In early life he 
 learned the trade of a wheelwright, but later adopt- 
 ed the occupation of an agriculturist. Possessing 
 the brave and patriotic spirit of his ancestors, he 
 enlisted in the army during the Mexican Way, but 
 saw no active service. For seven 3'eais he was 
 connected with the Pennsylvania Militia. 
 
 In 1857 Mr. Bierlj' came to Ohio and settled on 
 the farm near Bradner, where he still makes his 
 home. A Republican in his political belief, he has 
 
136 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 advocated the principles of that party since the 
 time of President Lincoln's first election. Among 
 tiie pioneers of Wood County he was a leader, and 
 by his fellow-citizens he was often selected to oc- 
 cupy positions of trust and honor. His wife, Sa- 
 rah, was born January 21, 1821, and is a daughter 
 of James Magee, who was born in Londonderry, 
 Ireland, but was of Scotch descent. 
 
 Two years before the family removed to Ohio, 
 the subject of this notice was born in Center Coun- 
 ty, Pa., February 21, 1855. He grew to manhood 
 in Wood County, and has known no other home 
 tlian this. Even in boyhood he was prominent 
 among his schoolmates on account of his superior 
 talents and recognized ability. Being a diligent 
 student, he availed himself of every opportunity 
 to acquire knowledge, and early laid the found- 
 ation of the broad fund of information he possess- 
 es to-day. At the age of seventeen he took the 
 examination for a West Point cadetship, and stood 
 fourth in a class of twenty-three, with an average 
 of over seventy-seven percent. He attended the 
 Normal School at Republic, Ohio, and taught sev- 
 eral terms of school. 
 
 When the time came for him to select a life oc- 
 cupation, Mr. Bierly chose the profession of law, 
 and carried on his readings with the late Hon. 
 James R. Tyler, of Perrysburg. Immediately aft- 
 er his admission to the Bar in 1877, he opened an 
 office in Pemberville, where he has since conducted 
 an increasing and profitable practice. As a mem- 
 ber of the Democratic party he has been active in 
 local politics, and is a leader in the councils of his 
 party. He has served as Mayor several terms, has 
 been President of the School Board, and was can- 
 didate for Prosecuting Attorney, to which he 
 would undoubtedly have been elected had it not 
 been for the large Republican majority in the 
 county. 
 
 The landed possessions of Mr. Bierly are exten- 
 sive and valuable, including residences in Pember- 
 ville and three well improved farms in Wood 
 County, besides the Crystal Hotel at Bradner and 
 other real-estate interests. His dwelling, one of 
 the most attractive homes in Pemberville, is sit- 
 uated on the east side of the river and is a sub- 
 stantial frame structure, a model of architectural 
 
 beauty, and surrounded by a wide spreading and 
 well kept lawn. Into their pleasant home Mr. and 
 Mrs. Bierly welcome their hosts of personal friends, 
 and extend a cordial greeting to the stranger with- 
 in their doors. Mrs. Bierly was in maidenhood 
 Miss Jennie Furbush, and is a native of Wood 
 County, where her entire life has been spent. 
 Four children bless the happy home, Clarence, Lu- 
 lu, Everett and Neva. 
 
 Possessing a generous and philanthropic nature, 
 Mr. Bierly has made a fortune, not for the pur- 
 pose of hoarding it, but that he may do good and 
 render the lives of others happier. He contributes 
 liberally to the support of his parents, whose de- 
 clining j'ears are made comfortable through his 
 thoughtful attention; and he is also generous in 
 aiding other members of the family who need as- 
 sistance. His benefactions, however, are not lim- 
 ited to the circle of his relatives, but extend to all 
 worthy enterprises. The public library of Pember- 
 ville is a standing monument to his generositj'; 
 most of the books and shelving were donated by 
 him, and he has taken the liveliest interest in the 
 success of the work. On Christmas of 1894 he 
 presented each of the Sunday-schools of the city 
 with one hundred books as a free gift. Frater- 
 nally he is connected with the Odd Fellows and 
 the Royal Arch Masons, and for some time served 
 as Master of the Masonic lodge at Pemberville. 
 
 m>^^<:m 
 
 WILLIAM FISH has lived retired from 
 business cares for the past five years, 
 though he is still making his home on 
 his farm of one hundred and sixty acres located 
 on section 20, Freedom Township, AVood County. 
 As a veteran of the late war and one who suffered 
 while defending the Old Flag, he is especially en- 
 titled to credit, and it is with pleasure that we 
 give him a place in this record with the worthy- 
 old settlers and representative men of the county. 
 He comes from a line of patriots and men devoted 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 137 
 
 to the (iause of freedom. His grandfather partici- 
 pated in the War of 1812, and for some time was 
 stationed at Ft. Meigs. 
 
 John Fish, tlie fatlier of our subject, was a na- 
 tive of IVIaryland and was one of the pioneers of 
 Oliio. In 1818 he came to tliis state alone, and 
 for several years followed his trade of blacksmith- 
 ing. Later he bought land in Wood County, 
 which he continued to cultivate until shortly be- 
 fore his death, whicli occurred in 1869. The lad}' 
 whom John Fish chose for his companion and 
 helpmate on life's journey was a Miss Sarah Con- 
 scr, and of their union eleven children were born. 
 
 The birth of William Fish occurred May 11, 
 1832, in Columbiana County, Ohio. His early 
 years were spent in working on the home farm 
 and in obtaining an elementary education in the 
 neighborhood schools. When twenty-three years 
 old he started out to make his own way, and 
 about six years later enlisted for the Civil War in 
 Company K, Twenty-first Regiment of Ohio In- 
 fantry, under Capt. S. S. Canfield. He was at once 
 sent to eastern Kentuckj^, and took part in the 
 battle of Ida Mountain, after which he went to 
 Louisville, and was subsequently sent to Baking 
 Creek, where he was stationed until the follow- 
 ing spring. After Ft. Donelson, he fought in tlie 
 battle of Shiloh and in that of Stone River. He 
 was also in many lesser engagements and skir- 
 mishes, but was finally taken sick at Stephenson 
 and confined in the hospital for a month. On his 
 release from there he started for the front, but was 
 captured by General Wheeler in his raid through 
 Eastern Tennessee, after which he was paroled 
 and returned to the Union army. He then took 
 part in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Mission 
 Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Dallas, Kenesaw Moun- 
 tain, Vining Station, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta 
 and Jonesboro. His final discharge from tlie serv- 
 ice occurred at Atlanta, Ga., September 18, 1864, 
 since which time he has been a member of Bene- 
 dict Post No. 26, G. A. R., of Pemberville. 
 
 June 29, 1867, occurred the marriage of Mr. Fish 
 and Euphemia Housholder, the ceremony being 
 performed in this township at the home of the 
 bride's parents. Mrs. Fish was born July 12, 1845, 
 and is a daughter of Daniel Housholder, a re- 
 
 spected early settler of this county. Three chil- 
 dren, a son and two daughters, came to gladden 
 the hearts of Mr. and Mrs. Fish. Nellie, the eld- 
 est, died at the age of five years; but Harry, born 
 November 7, 1875, and Gertrude, born July 27, 
 1878, are still living at home and attending school. 
 The family are members of the United Brethren 
 Church and are always active in religious and be- 
 nevolent work. Politically Mr. Fish is a Repub- 
 lican, but prefers to look after his business rather 
 than accept any official position. 
 
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 OLOMON FAYLOR is one of the old and 
 respected residents of Wood County, with- 
 in the limits of which he has dwelt for the 
 past half-century. In 1882 he moved to the farm 
 where he now lives, this being located on section 
 26. Center Township. After a very active and 
 energetic life, he is now, in a measure, retired, and 
 has given up much of the responsibility of the 
 farm management to his son, who is a practical 
 and wortlij' young man. 
 
 Tlie parents of Solomon Faylor were George and 
 Esther (Brothers) Faj'lor, both natives of Penn- 
 sylvania. Soloinon F.aylor was born in Stark Coun- 
 ty, Ohio, March 1, 1820, and was reared to agri- 
 cultural pursuits. When he was a lad of twelve 
 years he removed with his parents to Portage 
 Count}', where he remained until 1846. On reach- 
 ing his majority, he began the active battle of life 
 for himself in earnest, and from that time up to 
 the present has relied entirely upon his own ef- 
 forts. Some fifty years ago he located near Pem- 
 berville, Wood County, and purchased sixty acres 
 of land, only about one acre of which had been 
 cleared. It was first necessary for him to build a 
 log cabin, and this humble structure of one room 
 was his home for seven years. He cleared about 
 fifteen acres of the thick forest with which the 
 land was encumbered, but finally sold the farm 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 six years later, and after that until 1882 was en- 
 gaged in running a sawmill, etc. His school ad- 
 vantages were very poor, but were as good as 
 those early times afforded. He has added to his 
 kiiowledge by observation in the outside world, by 
 reading and by experience, until he is to-day well 
 informed on questions of general interest. 
 
 .January 16, 1843, Solomon Faylor married Re- 
 becca Walters, who bore him three children: Eliza 
 Ann, and William and Eveline (twins). After tlie 
 death of his first wife, Mr. Faylor married Harriet 
 Finley, and they became the parents of three chil- 
 dren: Jennie, Robert and Mai^'. Mrs. Harriet 
 Faylor died March 9, 18'J,5. 
 
 In politics Mr. Faylor was in early manhood a 
 Whig, but when the Republican organization was 
 effected he transferred his allegiance to it, and has 
 ever since been faithful in the discharge of his du- 
 ties as a citizen, voting for its nominees and sup- 
 porting its principles. 
 
 JOHN FISH, one uf the native sons of the 
 Buckeye State, has lived for over forty 
 years in Freedom Township, Wood Count}'. 
 His first purchase of land was a tract of 
 eighty acres, on which he erected a log cabin, 
 which was his only place of shelter for several 
 years. In time he purchased more land, and now 
 owns two hundred and forty acres of fertile and 
 desirable farm land. In 1892 he leased his prop- 
 erty to George W. Barnes, of Toledo, who put 
 down eight oil wells, all but one of which are pay- 
 ing good dividends. Mr. Fish has frequently been 
 called upon to serve in the township olHces and is 
 a loyal Republican. 
 
 The father of our subject was born October 23, 
 1803, and died in March, 1869. On arriving at 
 a suitable age he married Sarah Conser, who was 
 born October 18, 1805, and departed this life in 
 April, 1861. Their marriage was celebrated Au- 
 gust 5, 1823, in Columbiana County, Ohio, and the 
 
 following children were born of their union: 
 David, whose birth occurred December 30, 1824, 
 and who died August 1, 1830; Nancy, born April 
 24, 1826; John, of this sketch; Daniel, born Sep- 
 tember 30, 1830; William, May 11, 1832; Hester, 
 September 13, 1834; Mary, April 15,1838; George, 
 April 22, 1841; Elizabeth. April 5, 1844; James, 
 February 14, 1846; and Henry, March 12, 1848. 
 Nancy married Isaac Brand^'berry, a farmer of 
 Perry Township, Wood County, and has eight 
 children. Daniel has been thrice married, his first 
 union being with Jane Youse, by whom he had 
 two children. His second wife was a Miss Har- 
 riet Pember, and seven children graced their mar- 
 riage. His present wife was Mrs. Hannah Forres- 
 ter, by whom he had one child. William married 
 Miss Euphemia Housholder and has three children. 
 Hester, who was the wife of Samuel McCrury and 
 the mother of one child, was called to her final 
 rest January 28, 1855. Mary, wife of Samuel 
 Kyes and the mother of four children, died Sep- 
 tember 8, 1864. George was accidentiy killed by 
 a tree falling on him in the woods. May 6, 1863. 
 Elizabeth, who married George Markel, a carpen- 
 ter of Ashland, Ohio, and had three cliildren, is 
 now deceased. James married Caroline Smith, by 
 whom he has two children; and Henry wedded 
 Maria Adams and is the father of two children. 
 
 John Y. Fish, the father of our subject, settled 
 in Ohio in a very early da}', and to some extent 
 worked at his trade as a blacksmith. On his ar- 
 rival in Wood County in 1833 he bought a tract 
 of heavy timber-land, on which he built a log 
 cabin. In 1837 he sold out and purchased eighty 
 acres in the same townshij). By 1848, when he 
 disposed of this propert}', he had cleared over fifty- 
 acres. Moving to this township, he settled on a 
 farm of one hundred and sixty acres of forest 
 land, and here he continued to dwell until his 
 death. 
 
 The birth of John Fish, whose name heads this 
 narrative, occurred March 16, 1828, in Columbi- 
 ana County, Ohio. He lived at home until his 
 marriage, but three years prior to that event had 
 invested in eighty acres of land, a portion of his 
 present homestead. His humble home was for 
 vears a log cabin, and to this he brought his bride. 
 
HON. RICHARD MOTT. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 141 
 
 Their marriage was celebrated October 14, 1855, 
 the lady being Margaret, daughter of William and 
 Jane (Baird) Tefift. The father was born January 
 18, 1819, and the mother October 19, 1818. Mrs. 
 Fish's birth occurred August 12, 1839, and by her 
 marriage she became the mother of five children. 
 Jennie, born September 25, 1857, married Michael 
 Long, a farmer of Sandusky County, in September, 
 1875, and has three children. Ella, born July 21, 
 1860, married Alexander Bandine, a farmer of 
 Center Township, Wood County, December 24, 
 1879, and is the mother of three children. Laura, 
 born November 16, 1863, died June 20, 1865. 
 William, born March 23, 1868, married Miss Mat- 
 tie Wight, February 14, 1895, and now makes his 
 home in Webster Township. Orrin, born July 3, 
 1870, married Edith -AVight, March 24, 1892, and 
 has twochildren. He is a resident of Center Town- 
 ship, this county. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Fish are members of the United 
 Brethren Church and enjoy the good-will and 
 friendship of all who know them. The father has 
 started eacii of his children in life by presenting 
 to them a farm of one hundred acres each. 
 
 HON. RICHARD MOTT. The thrilling 
 scenes through which the pioneers of Ohio 
 passed in the settlement of the state must 
 ever awaken emotions of the warmest regard for 
 them. To pave the way for those who followed, 
 and to secure the prosperity of generations to 
 come, they stemmed the flood-tide wave of civili- 
 zation and endured hardships innumerable. But 
 few of the pioneers now survive; they have passed 
 away full of years and honors, leaving tlieir de- 
 scendants and strangers to enjoy the fruits of their 
 toil, privations and hardships. 
 
 "Life with them is o'er, labors all are done. 
 And others reap the harvest that they won." 
 
 Among the early settlers of Toledo who have 
 passed to eternal rest we present the name of 
 Richard Mott, one of the venerated and well re- 
 membered citizens of this place. He was of Quaker 
 parentage, and his ancestors on both sides were 
 
 among the earlj' American converts of George Fox, 
 the descendants having adhered to the same faith. 
 His father, who owned a flouring tide-mill on Long 
 Island Sound, was bankrupted by the effects of 
 President Jefferson's embargo polic}', from which 
 the foreign commerce of tlie country suffered 
 greatly. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born in Mamar- 
 oneck, Westchester County, N. Y., July 21, 1804, 
 and from his seventh to his tenth year attended a 
 boarding-school, to which only Quakers were ad- 
 mitted. Afterward he began to aid in the work 
 of carrj'ing on the home farm, and when but eleven 
 years old plowed with a double team. In 1815 he 
 accompanied the other members of the family to 
 New York City, where for some time he attended 
 school. At the age of fourteen he secured a clerk- 
 ship in a store, and two years later taught school, 
 after which he resumed his clerical work. From 
 twenty until thirty-two 3ears of age he clerked in 
 a bank. At the age of twent3'-four he married 
 Miss Elizabeth M., daughter of Capt. Elilui Smith, 
 formerly of New Bedford, Mass., and a member of 
 a Quaker family. 
 
 In February, 1836, Mr. Molt left New York, and 
 on the 1st of March arrived in Toledo, where he 
 at once embarked in the commission and grain 
 business, thus continuing until 1860. Aside from 
 this he was extensively interested in real estate 
 and had charge of the property interests of Gov. 
 Washington Hunt and the Hicks estate. In 1845- 
 46 he served as Mayor of Toledo. He was among 
 the most active Directors of the Erie& Kalamazoo 
 Railroad Company, and succeeded in advancing 
 its interests, together with those of Toledo. The 
 free-trade principles advocated by the Democratic 
 party met his warm approval in early manhood. 
 In 1848 his strong anti-slavery sentiments led him 
 to support Martin Van Buren against Lewis Cass 
 for the Presidenc3'. In arranging for the "Free 
 Soil" Convention held at Buffalo in 1848, he was 
 most active and interested. 
 
 When what was known as the "Kansas-Nebraska" 
 policy of the national administration had drawn 
 the lines more distinctly between pro-slavery and 
 anti-slavery, Mr. Mott espoused the latter cause. 
 Against his wishes he was made the "Anti-Nebras- 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ka" candidate for Congress in 1854 and was 
 elected, receiving the support of the old Whig 
 party and of the anti-slavery Democrats. In 1856 
 and 1858 he was re-elected, and served with credit 
 to himself and the entire satisfaction of his con- 
 stituents. 
 
 In 1855 Mr. Mott was bereaved by the death 
 of his wife, and two years later his elder daughter, 
 Mar^', also passed away, leaving his younger daugh- 
 ter, Anna C, to cheer and brighten his home after 
 its double bereavement. In 1873 he erected the 
 elegant residence on the corner of Monroe and 
 Nineteenth Streets, where he afterward made his 
 home. His views were advanced, and he advocated 
 the Woman's Rights reform movement in its pio- 
 neer days, when its friends were few. In 1869 
 Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony 
 were in Toledo, when the formation of an associa- 
 tion for the political enfranchisement of women 
 was discussed. Mr. Mott at once gave the plan his 
 enthusiastic support, and a few months later ten- 
 dered the association a permanent home in his Ft. 
 Industr3' Block, where for eighteen years its 
 monthly meetings were regularly held. 
 
 Until shortly preceding his death, Mr. Mott re- 
 tained almost unimpaired the wonderful mental 
 vigor that had characterized him in his prime. 
 After a short illness he died, January 22, 1888, and 
 was buried at Rochester, N. Y., January 27, b}' the 
 side of his wife and daughter, in the same cemetery 
 where his father and mother and other relatives 
 also slept. Expressions of regret throughout the 
 city and state indicated the high regard in which 
 he was held by his associates. Many societies at- 
 tended his funeral, and all the prominent organi- 
 zations of the city passed resolutions of respect 
 and condolence. 
 
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 PROF. FREDERICK H. BOWERS. A man 
 who has the interests of the place of his 
 residence at heart, whether it be in a hum- 
 ble or prominent way. always commands the re- 
 spect of loyal, progressive citizens. In an educa- 
 tional direction there is an additional degree of 
 
 deference paid to the promoters of advancement, 
 for it is universally admitted that the nation is 
 largely indebted to the public-school system for 
 many of its greatest statesmen and legislators. 
 The gentleman whose name is placed at the head 
 of this sketch is a well known educator of north- 
 western Ohio, i-nd, though scarcely yet in the 
 prime of life, has gained a prominence and dis- 
 tinction among other teachers to which his talents 
 justly entitle him. Since accepting his present 
 position, that of Superintendent of the Bradner 
 Schools, he has promoted the standard of scholar- 
 ship and systematized the method of instruction, 
 so that the institution ranks among the best free 
 schools in the county. 
 
 Referring to the history of the family, we find 
 that our subject's father, Jacob Bowers, was born 
 in Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1844, his birthplace 
 being I)ut a short distance from the farm where he 
 now resides. His father, Hartman, was a German 
 by birth, and came to this country about 1832, so- 
 journing for a time in Buffalo, N. Y., and a few 
 years afterward removing to Ohio. Though his 
 trade was that of a carpenter, he devoted his at- 
 tention principally to farming after coming to 
 America, and this occupation he followed in San- 
 dusky County until his death. 
 
 The mother of our subject, Laura, was born in 
 Buffalo, N. Y., and was of German parentage. Her 
 father, Martin Eckart, was a shoemaker by trade, 
 which he followed both in the Old Country and in 
 America. The family of which our subject is a 
 member consisted of six children, those besides 
 himself being Ella, wife of F. E. Kline, who is en- 
 gaged in agricultural pursuits in Sandusky County; 
 Flora W., who is married and lives in Rising Sun; 
 Leroy, Pearl and Louis, who are with their par- 
 ents. 
 
 Upon the home farm in Scott Township, San- 
 dusky County, Ohio, the subject of this sketch was 
 born May 3, 1870. His primary education was 
 gained in the neighboring common schools, after 
 which he entered the Normal Collegiate Institute 
 at Wauseon, Ohio, continuing in that institution 
 until his graduation in 1893. At the age of 
 eighteen he commenced to teach, and when not in 
 school he has taught much of the tune since. His 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 143 
 
 father was a man of means, and be was not obliged 
 to become self-supporting at so early an age, but 
 he was ambitious, energetic and independent, and 
 preferred to earn the money witli which to pay 
 his way through school. After graduating he 
 came to Bradner as Superintendent of the schools 
 at this place. 
 
 In Ma}', 1894, Professor Bowers was united in 
 marriage with Miss Hattie Metzler, the daughter of 
 David Metzler, a farmer of Williams County, Ohio, 
 and a niece of Professor Metzler, of Wauseon Col- 
 lege. She is a cultured and accomplished young 
 lady, and was graduated from college in the same 
 class with our subject. They have established a 
 comfortable home in Bradner, and are popular in 
 the best social circles of tiie village. He is regard- 
 ed as a rising young educator, and as one who is 
 destined to attain prominence in the profession 
 which he has chosen for his life work. 
 
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 JOHN H. MOENTER, President of the Pem- 
 berville Creamery Company, and one of the 
 most influential citizens of Wood County, is 
 a native of Germanj^ but his life from the 
 age of nine years has been passed in the vicinity 
 of his present home. He was born in Hanover, 
 January 6, 1837, and is the son of Ernest Moen- 
 ter, a farmer of Germany, who, emigrating to Amer- 
 ica in 1846, settled in Troy Township, Wood 
 County, and there spent his remaining years. The 
 mother of our subject bore the maiden name of 
 Anna Habler, and was born in Hanover; she at- 
 tained the age of almost fourscore years, passing 
 away at the family home in Wood County. 
 
 In the family of Ernest Moenter there were one 
 daughter and five sons. The former, Mrs. Clara 
 L. Bushman, died many years ago; Frederick, a 
 farmer of Wood County, and the owner of a val- 
 uable estate near Pemberville, has been Assessor of 
 his township and is the present Trustee; H. H. 
 lives in Troy Township; William resides on the 
 
 old homestead. John H., the subject of this no- 
 tice, grew to manhood on his father's farm, and, 
 the family being poor, he was not permitted to 
 gain a good education. At the age of fourteen he 
 began to learn the trade of a cabinet-maker, but 
 later transferred his attention to the carpenter's 
 trade, which he followed about twentj' years, meet- 
 ing with fair success in that occupation. 
 
 Retiring from his trade, Mr. Moenter embarked 
 in the sawmill business, building a mill at Pem- 
 berville about the time of the close of the Civil 
 War. On selling the mill, about 1888, he engaged 
 in the furniture and undertaking business, and 
 after disiwsing of that established his home upon 
 a farm situated two and one-half miles from Pem- 
 berville, upon the Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad. 
 His first marriage was to Miss Anna C. Scher- 
 armeyer. who at her death left two children: 
 Anna, who lives at home; and Catherine, wife of 
 August Shurman, a farmer of Freedom Township. 
 The second wife of Mr. Moenter was Mary C, a 
 sister of his first wife, and their union was blessed 
 by the birth of three sons and four daughters: 
 Henry W., who aids in the cultivation of the home 
 farm; Caroline, Mary, Frederick, Julia, Dora and 
 Ernest. 
 
 In the development of the oil fields of Wood 
 County, Mr. Moenter has taken an active part, 
 and has eleven wells on his farm. He also owns 
 the planing-mill at Pemberville, as well as several 
 houses and other valuable property. His political 
 views have brought him into active co-operation 
 with the Democratic party, of which he is a local 
 leader. For more than a quarter of a century he 
 has been continually in office, and has held a num- 
 ber of responsible positions. His first office was 
 that of Township Trustee, after which he was As- 
 sessor for eight years and Treasurer for fourj'ears. 
 For many years he has served as Justice of the 
 Peace, and he has also been Treasurer of the School 
 Board for some time. 
 
 In the settlement of estates Mr. Moenter has 
 done a large amount of work, having doubtless set- 
 tled more than any other resident of Wood Coun- 
 ty. He was appointed a Commissioner to close up 
 the affairs of the Pemberville Bank at the time 
 of its failure. With a number of the most important 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 enterprises of Peraberville he has been intimately 
 associated, and is justly regarded as one of the 
 most liberal-spirited and energetic citizens of the 
 place. He aided in the organization of the Pera- 
 berville Creamery Company, of which he is serv- 
 ing as President. His membership is in the Luth- 
 eran Church, and he has filled the position of Treas- 
 urer of the congregation. 
 
 /"~VASPER BEEKER, one of Wood County's 
 ^^/ wealthiest citizens, and a resident of Pera- 
 berville, was born in Hanover, Germany, 
 Januar3- 21, 1829. His father, Ciiristian, was a na- 
 tive of the same place, born about 1796, and came 
 to the United States in 1843, settling near Gibson- 
 burg, Sandusky County, where he purchased a 
 small farm of forty acres. To the cultivation of 
 this place he gave his attention until his death, 
 about 1862. He was a man of great Industry and 
 perseverance, but never accumulated wealth, and 
 therefore was unable te give his children many ad- 
 vantages or much raaterial assistance when they 
 started out for themselves. 
 
 At the time of coming to the United States, the 
 subject of this notice was a lad of fourteen years. 
 He received but limited educational advantages, 
 as he was obliged to start out for himself at a very 
 early age. His first position was that of a farm 
 laborer, for which he received $8 per month. This 
 work he continued for several years during the 
 summer seasons, while in the winter months he en- 
 gaged in chopping wood at two shillings per cord. 
 Working from daj'light till dark industriously, he 
 gained a reputation for industry and energy, and 
 his services were in demand in the neighborhood. 
 In this way he not only supported himself, but 
 was also enabled to assist his parents. 
 
 When he was twenty, our subject bought a colt 
 for $27, and this he traded, with other considera- 
 tions, for a piece of land comprising eighty acres. 
 At the age of twenty-four, he bought eighty acres 
 
 near Gibsonburg, for which he paid $660 in cash, 
 leaving an indebtedness upon it and the other 
 property of $200. His next task was that of clear- 
 ing a small place and building a log house, to 
 which, at marriage, he brought his wife, formerly 
 Miss Clara Brauksieker, who had come to this 
 country from Germany at the same time he crossed 
 the ocean. 
 
 In order to assist in clearing the land, Mr. Beck- 
 er bought a pair of oxen , for which he went in debt. 
 From that time he prospered. He was enabled 
 soon to pay all indebtedness, thus giving iiiin an 
 opportunitj' to save money. In the buying and 
 selling of land, which he conducted upon an ex- 
 tensive scale, he accumulated considerable money, 
 prosperity rewarding all his enterprises. In 1858 
 he came to Wood County and bought a farm, sit- 
 uated about one-half mile from the present town 
 of Peraberville, which at that time consisted of a 
 store, a mill and one or two houses. On remov- 
 ing from Sandusky County, he sold his property 
 near Gibsonburg for $3,400. He gave his atten- 
 tion to the improvement of his farm near Peraber- 
 ville and there made his horae for seven years, aft- 
 er which he sold the place for §6,000. During the 
 war he made a fortune buying horses and other 
 stock for the Government. 
 
 Upon selling his farm near Peraberville, Mr. 
 Becker bought four hundred and forty acres sit- 
 uated three miles from this place, and tiiere he re- 
 sided for some twentj- years. For the past nine 
 j'cars, however, he has made his home in Peraber- 
 ville, where during a portion of the time he has 
 operated a store. On his farm there are eleven oil- 
 wells, representing a sraall fortune in themselves. 
 Aside from his elegant horae, he owns considerable 
 property in the village. 
 
 Of the family- of Mr. and Mrs. Beeker, six chil- 
 dren survive, Ave being deceased. Henry was 
 born July 28, 1853, and died August 3, 1856; 
 Mary was born May 22, 1855, and died August 13, 
 1856; Frank, whose birth occurred June 11, 1857, 
 is married and resides on his father's farm; Mary 
 (2d), who was born November 28, 1859, is the 
 wife of Harmon Smeasal, and lives on a farm ad- 
 joining the old homestead; Casper was born Jan- 
 uary 29, 1862, and died June 22 of the following 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 145 
 
 year; Eliza, who was born April 5, 1865, married 
 William Heckman, a farmer near Pemberville; 
 Catherine was born September 23, 1867, and passed 
 away September 27 of the same year; Anna was 
 born December 21, 1869, and is the wife of Fred- 
 erick Rohr, who is engaged in farm pursuits near 
 Pemberville; Caroline, born May 9, 1872, is the 
 wife of John Dicger, a fanner; John F., who was 
 born April 10, 1874, assists his brother in the cul- 
 tivation of the farm; Jacob was born February 
 23, 1878, and died on the 5th of March following. 
 The family is connected with the Lutheran Church, 
 to tlic support of which, as well as to all benevo- 
 lent enterprises, Mr. Bceker is a generous contrib- 
 utor. 
 
 PROF. RICHARD F. BEAUSAY, Superin- 
 tendent of the Pemberville Schools, was 
 born in Darke County, Ohio, near the 
 city of Greenville, February 15, 1859. The fam- 
 ily of which he is a member originated in Germany, 
 and for many generations, as far back as the gene- 
 alogy can be traced, has resided in Prussia. His 
 father, Francis, who was born near Leipsic, was 
 the only son of his parents, with whom he and bis 
 three sisters came to the United States, settling in 
 Richland Township, Marion County, Ohio. Later 
 he removed to Darke County, where for a time 
 he engaged in farming, although by trade he was 
 a watchmaker. 
 
 While a resident of Marion County, Francis 
 Bcausay married Louisa Ebenstein, a native of 
 Germany, whence she accompanied her parents to 
 America. Mr. Beausay followed his trade of a 
 watchmaker both in Marion and Greenville, but 
 for many years prior to his demise was in poor 
 health. His d-eath occurred January 14,1879. In 
 religious faith lie was a Lutheran. His wife died 
 November 6, 1864, when Richard F. was but five 
 years of age. There were five children in the fam- 
 ily, of whom the eldest, Frederick, died in child- 
 hood. Adam and Marie died in infancy, leaving 
 
 our subject and his younger brother, Charles H., 
 the sole survivors of the family. The latter, who 
 engaged in teaching for eight years, is now the 
 Postmaster at Ilarpster, Wyandot County. 
 
 The early life of Professor Beausay was one 
 continued struggle against poverty. His mother 
 having died when he was a child, and his father 
 being in poor health, he went to live for a time 
 with a sister of his mother in Darke County, near 
 the village of Ansonia. He made his home at dif- 
 ferent times with a number of families in Darke 
 and Marion Counties, not always receiving the 
 best of treatment. At the age of ten years he be- 
 gan to assist his father at his trade. He had but 
 limited advantages for acquiring an education, 
 and it is a proof of his persistence and indefati- 
 gable energy, that through self culture be has be- 
 come the possessor of a wide fund of information, 
 covering the sciences, classics and literature. While 
 working on a farm in Wyandot County, and 
 while yet a boy, he passed a thorough examination 
 and received a certificate to teach. His first school 
 was in Mifflin Township, W3'andot County, after 
 which, for eight years, he continued to teach in 
 different country schools in Wj'andot and Seneca 
 Counties, his leisure hours being devoted assidu- 
 ously to his studies. 
 
 In July, 1892, Professor Beausay was selected to 
 fill the responsible position of Superintendent of 
 the Pemberville schools, in which capacity he has 
 since served with such marked efficiency as to win 
 the commendation of all the residents of the place. 
 As an educator and instructor he is patient, thor- 
 ough, interested in the advancement of his pupils, 
 and devoted to their welfare. His success is note- 
 worthy, inasmuch as he had no advantages in boy- 
 hood, but was forced to gain his education without 
 aid from teachers or the excellent text-books now 
 in use. After school hours he was usually' found 
 in the library of a prominent attornej', where 
 he prosecuted his studies for llie legal jjfofes- 
 sion,andwas admitted to tlie Bar at Columbus, 
 Ohio, March 7, 1895. 
 
 The marriage of Professor Beausa\', May 1, 1884, 
 united him with Miss Carrie L. Keller, and they 
 have four children, namely: Hoy Llewellyn; Rex 
 Audemar, who died January 30, 1894, at the age 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 of seven years; Joyce Constance; and Wayne 
 Cleveland. Socially the Professor is a member of 
 the Knights of Pythias, of which he is Past Chan- 
 cellor, and is a charter member of the lodge at 
 Carey, Ohio. In his religions belief he is connect- 
 ed with the Methodist Episcopal Church. While 
 his educational duties and liis legal studies con- 
 sume the larger portion of his time, he also gives 
 some attention to literary work, and writes for the 
 various papers in the surrounding counties. He 
 is a gentleman of superior talents, and is destined 
 to attain a prominent rank among the professional 
 men of northwestern Ohio, and that, too, perhaps 
 at no distant day. 
 
 Y7^ LIAS P'ASSETT. The family represented 
 I C) by this influential business man of Toledo 
 originated in Scotland, but has been inti- 
 mately associated with tlie history of the United 
 States for nearly two centuries. The first of the 
 name who came to America settled in Massachu- 
 setts in 1715, and for many years thereafter the 
 family was prominent in the annals of New Eng- 
 land. The great-grandfather of our subject, who 
 resided in Bennington, Vt., served in the French 
 and Indian Wars, and the grandfather was Cap- 
 tain in the Revolution under General Montgom- 
 ery, For his meritorious and gallant service dur- 
 ing the war with England he was granted by Con- 
 gress the entire township of Cambridge, in Ver- 
 mont. He became one of the most eminent men 
 of Vermont, and for some time filled the position 
 of Associate Judge of the Supreme Court. 
 
 John Fassett, father of our subject, was born in 
 Bennington, Vt., December 17, 1769, but after the 
 Revolution accompanied his parents to Cambridge, 
 where he studied and later practiced medicine. 
 In June of 1832 he removed to Port Lawrence, 
 and bought eighty acres of land now known as a 
 part of the Sixth Ward of Toledf), and usually 
 
 called "Fassett 's First and Second Additions." In 
 the fall of 1832 he brought his wife, Martha 
 Thomas, and their children to Port Lawrence, 
 where for the ensuing five years he engaged in 
 general practice as a physician, in addition to the 
 labor of clearing his farm. At the expiration of 
 that time he settled upon the farm, where he con- 
 tinued to reside until his death, May 26, 18,53. 
 
 In Cambridge, Vt., the subject of this sketch 
 was born January 17, 1827, being the youngest of 
 the parental family of four sons and three daugh- 
 ters. He was five years of age when the family 
 removed to Port Lawrence, and there he remained, 
 assisting in the work of developing the farm, until 
 his seventeenth year. Educational advantages in 
 those days were exceedingly limited, and in his 
 case consisted of only three months' attendance 
 during the year in the neighboring log school- 
 house, and one year spent in a select school on La- 
 grange Street, Toledo, in 1836. His father and an 
 elder brother were the proprietors of the first tav- 
 ern in Toledo. This building was erected in the 
 fall of 1832, on the west side of Summit (near Lo- 
 cust) Street, a portion of the city then known as 
 Vistula. Upon the same site was afterward erected 
 a hotel known as the Mansion House, and later as 
 the Franklin House. 
 
 James Irvine Browne, the publisher of the first 
 newspaper in Toledo, boarded with Mr. Fassett's 
 father in 1834. The first edition of his paper, pub- 
 lished during that year, was delivered by our sub- 
 ject, wiio has a clear recollection of its appearance 
 and the primitive manner in which it was printed. 
 This Mr. Browne was the one who selected and 
 suggested the name for the present city of Toledo. 
 
 Upon starting out for himself, our subject se- 
 cured a clerkship in the dry-goodb and general 
 store of Raymond & Fassett, in which concern an 
 elder brother held an interest. Three years were 
 thus spent, after which he returneil to the old 
 homestead, and there remained until his father's 
 death. Afterward he held for one year the posi- 
 tion of check clerk in the Toledo office of the 
 Cleveland & Toledo Railroad, now a part of the 
 Lake Shore <fe Michigan Southern. For two years 
 following he filled a similar position in the office 
 of the Wabash Railroad, and for three years was 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 147 
 
 freight foreman for the same road. He then sev- 
 ered his connection with the raih'oad business 
 and returned to the old homestead, where he has 
 since resided, giving his attention to farming and 
 dealing in real estate. The rapid growth of the 
 city has materially increased tlie value of liis prop- 
 ertj', a large portion of which has been converted 
 into city building lots. At the time of its pur- 
 chase it was an uncultivated tract, covered with 
 woods, upon which for many years stood a log 
 house, the home of the family during the early 
 years of their residence here. 
 
 May 7, 1857, Mr. Fassett was united in marriage 
 with Miss Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Philander 
 Wales, an early settler in this locality. They are 
 the parents of three children, narael}': Mary Alma, 
 who was born March 22, 1858; Mabel, Octoljer 29, 
 18G8; and John Elias, who was born November 4, 
 1862, and died in infancy. 
 
 Though not active in politics, Mr. Fassett never- 
 theless adheres with fidelity to the principles of 
 the Democratic party. For six years he was a 
 member of the Board of Equalization, the duties 
 of which lie performed to the satisfaction of all 
 concerned. A man of broad and liberal views, he 
 has been a promoter of enterprise, ever ready to 
 do ids full share in matters pertaining to the pub- 
 lic welfare. His success is well deserved, and he 
 occupies a high place in the regard of his fellow- 
 citizens. 
 
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 OBEi:)IAII A. BIGLEY is engaged in a hard- 
 ware and general mercantile business at 
 Rising Sun, Montgomery Township, Wood 
 County. In 1883 he bought the store and stock, 
 and a few years later erected a good and substan- 
 tial building, in which he has conducted a success- 
 ful business, and won a reputation as an honorable 
 and capable business man. 
 
 The father of our subject, Obediah, 8r., was born 
 in Orange County, N. Y., October 1, 1804, and was 
 married in Seneca County, Ohio, in 1830, to Eliza- 
 
 beth Bowerman, a native of Pennsylvania, born 
 March 23, 1817. In 1822 he came to Ohio and 
 worked as a farm hand for his grandfatlier. In 
 1824 he came to this county, where he remained 
 for two years, and then returned to Seneca Coun- 
 ty, continuing to make his home there for many 
 years. In 1835 he purchased one hundred and 
 twenty acres of timber-land in Montgomery Town- 
 ship, this county, and after clearing five acres built 
 a log house. He later sold forty acres of his land, 
 but continued to cultivate the remaining eighty 
 acres until his death, which occurred August 20, 
 1888, at the age of eighty-four years and ten 
 months. His wife departed this life March 7, 
 1894, when in her seventy-eighth year. Mr. Big- 
 ley is administrator of his parents' estate. Their 
 eldest child, Charlotte, married Henry Swartz, who 
 died in the war, and after that event she married 
 Tlioraas Hunt, but both are now deceased. Julia 
 first became the wife of Samuel Essex, and after 
 his demise she married Martin Mound, of this 
 township. John lives in Charlotte, Mich. Mary 
 is the wife of Edward J. Teeples, of Bradner. 
 Obediah A. is the next in order of birth. Harriet 
 was the wife of Benjamin Eshelman. Louis and 
 Lucy, twins, were the next in the family. The 
 former is a resident of East Toledo, but his sister 
 is now deceased. Jane, the youngest of the fam- 
 ily, married Daniel Conant, and lives in Amsden, 
 Seneca County, this state. 
 
 Obediah A. Bigley, whose name heads this arti- 
 cle, was born March 13, 1845, and was only ten 
 years old when he came to Wood County. He at- 
 tended school more or less until 1864, when, on 
 the 22d of February, he enlisted in Company E, 
 Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry, at Sandusky City, 
 under Colonel Houghton. After a short period 
 spent at Camp Chase, he was sent to New York 
 City, and thence to South Carolina. He took an 
 active part iu the battle of Du BoisNeck, in which 
 the Union forces were defeated, and later, in the 
 eng.agement at Honey Hill, he was in the hardest 
 fight of the campaign, about two hundred and 
 fifty soldiers of his regiment being killed or 
 wounded in the encounter. While on the raid to 
 Georgetown he was wounded in the left knee. 
 Much of his army service consisted of picket and 
 
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 guard duty. After the war had closed he con- 
 tinued to work for the (lovernmeiit until June 18, 
 1866. 
 
 On his return to Wood County Mr. Bigley was 
 variously employed for a couple of years, and 
 then began working at the carpenter's trade. He 
 followed this calling until 1881, when he look 
 charge of his father's farm for six months. From 
 that time until the present, as stated above, he has 
 been interested in merchandising in Rising Sun. 
 Under Harrison's administration he was Post- 
 master, and served for six months over the four- 
 years term. In local Republican circles he was 
 quite active, as he has also been in the Grand 
 Army of the Republic, in which he is Commander 
 of Whitman Post. He holds membership with the 
 Patriotic Order Sons of America, and is Presi- 
 dent of Camp No. 10, in addition to which he is a 
 member of the Odd Fellows' society, in which he 
 is Chaplain. 
 
 April 26, 1868, Mr. Bigley married Anna Bates, 
 daughter of John and Samantha (Knight) Bates. 
 The former was a native of Stark Count}', Ohio, 
 and when eleven years old moved to Sandusky 
 Count}'. After his marriage he settled in Seneca 
 County, and after a short residence in Rising Sun 
 moved to Missouri. He later returned to Ohio, 
 where he died, in Fostoria, May 16, 1881, in his 
 sixty-first year. His wife departed this life July 
 12. 1894, aged seventy-three years. To Mr. and 
 Mrs. Bates were born live children: Lucy, who is 
 the wife of Jacob Baker, a laborer; Mrs. Bigle}-; 
 Sylvester, who lives in this county; John, deceased; 
 and Willis, whose home is in Kansas City. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Bigley are faithful members of the United 
 Brethren Church, of which he has been Class-leader 
 for the past two years. 
 
 The union of Mr. and Mrs. Bigley has been 
 blessed with seven childien. C. P., the eldest, born 
 February 15, 1870, is a graduate of the State Nor- 
 mal School at Fostoria, Ohio, and was taken into 
 partnership by his father October 1, 1894. They 
 commenced operating in the oil business in 1893, 
 in which line they are still engaged. Sarah A., 
 who was born in August, 1872, married F.W. Bow- 
 ers, and lives in Rising Sun. Myron O., born 
 June 4, 1878, is attending the local schools. Wil- 
 
 bert and Wilber, twins, were born March 21, 1881, 
 and the latter died July 5, 1881. Claude and 
 Clyde were born Ma}' 1, 1883, and the former died 
 September 8 following. 
 
 Since coming to the village of Rising Sun Mr. 
 Bigley has met with brilliant success, having made 
 $6,500, and the son $2,500. The former met with 
 a severe accident October 8, 1893, being kicked in 
 the neck by a horse, and he is still suffering from 
 the effects of the accident. 
 
 WILLIAM GARNER, M. D., has been 
 engaged in practice in the village of 
 Lemoyne, Wood County, for abonl ten 
 years and is meeting with success in his chosen 
 work. The owner of a very pleasant home in this 
 place, he takes great pleasure in extending its hos- 
 pitality to his many friends and well-wishers. He 
 is a graduate of the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical 
 Institute, having been a member of the Class of 
 '82, and after his graduation settled first for prac- 
 tice at Lindsey, Ohio, but remained there scarcely 
 two years, when he determined to cast in his in- 
 terests with the lot of this community. He is a 
 Democrat in his political affiliations, and officiated 
 as Clerk of Troy Township for one term. 
 
 Dr. Garner is a native of the Buckeye State, 
 having been born in Sandusky County, February 
 26, 1854. His parents, J. P. and Elizabeth (Shaf- 
 fer) Garner, were natives of Germany, and emi- 
 grated to the United States in 1853, settling first 
 in Sandusky County, where they became the own- 
 ers of a good farm. The father died in June, 1890, 
 aged eighty-two years. His wife, who departed 
 this life in 1887, was then in her sixty-fifth year. 
 They were members of the Lutheran denomina- 
 tion, and Mr. Garner was a Democrat. Of their 
 eight children five are deceased. Philip and 
 Henry P., the surviving brothers, are both pros- 
 perous farmers of Sandusky County, Ohio. 
 
 Dr. Garner, the youngest child of his parents, 
 was the only one of the family born in the United 
 
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 151 
 
 States. He received a country-school education, 
 and is entitled to credit on account of his ambi- 
 tion and earnest purpose to make the most of his 
 advantages. Though he worked hard during the 
 day he studied until late at night, and at last fitted 
 himself to enter the Columbus Medical College, 
 where lie took one term of lectures. Later he 
 studied for two terms in the Cincinnati Medical 
 College, paying his own tuition and expenses by 
 selling books and by working at any honest em- 
 ployment whereby he might gain the necessary 
 funds. He is popular with all classes in this sec- 
 tion, and is rising rapidly to a front rank among 
 his professional brethren. 
 
 February 11. 1880, Dr. Garner married Amanda 
 Lieser, who was born in Pennsylvania and came to 
 this state in childhood. By her marriage she has 
 become the mother of two sons and two daughters, 
 all bright and interesting children. They are as 
 follows: Quentin L., born June 8, 1881; Arthur 8., 
 October 31, 1882; Mabel R., January 24, 1884; and 
 Nora A., July 4, 1888. The parents are members of 
 the Lutheran Church and are liberal contributors 
 to religious and benevolent objects. The Doctor 
 holds membership with the Knights of Pythias. 
 
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 MATTHEW SHOEMAKER. Among the 
 prominent men of Toledo no man is 
 more justly entitled to an honorable 
 place in its history than the one whose name heads 
 this sketch, a gentleman who has been usefully and 
 worthil}' identified with the piosperit)- of the city 
 in every progressive movement, but especially in 
 the promotion of its banking- interests. If it be 
 true, as is often asserted, that the history of any 
 communit}' is made up of the events and trans- 
 actions in the lives of its citizens, then from the 
 pages of this volume the reader may learn much 
 concerning the history of the prosperous city lying 
 at the head of Lake Erie. 
 
 The birth of Matthew Shoemaker occurred in 
 Herkimer County, N. Y., November 16, 1813, 
 3 
 
 his ancestors being Colonial settlers. His father, 
 Robert Shoemaker, a native of New York, was a 
 prominent farmer and was twice a member of the 
 State Legislature. His mother, Catherine, who 
 was born in Herkimer County, was a daughter of 
 Judge Michael Myers, a native of New Jersey, and 
 a soldier in the Revoluti(jnary War, whose wife 
 was a Miss Harter, of Herkimer County. The 
 paternal grandfather of Matthew Shoemaker was 
 John Jacob Shoemaker (Major of the Fourth 
 Battalion of Tr3'on County troops in 1775), whose 
 father, Rudolph Shoemaker, emigrated to America 
 in 1710, and settled in the Mohawk Valley in New 
 York State. 
 
 Matthew Shoemaker, the eldest of seven chil- 
 dren who attained mature years (of whom three 
 sons and one daughter are still living), spent his 
 youthful years in Herkimer County, where he re- 
 ceived common-school advantages until his thir- 
 teenth year. He then became a clerk in a country 
 store, where he acquired a fair knowledge of busi- 
 ness and of men, and subsequently went to New 
 York City, where he remained until nineteen years 
 of age. During the cholera epidemic in the metrop- 
 olis, he left the city and returned to his old home. 
 Four years afterward he began contracting for por- 
 tions of the Utica & Schenectady Railroad, now a 
 part of the New York Central system. 
 
 In 1836 occurred the marriage of Mr. Shoe- 
 maker and Miss Catherine Bellinger, daughter of 
 Frederick Bellinger, of Herkimer County, N. Y. 
 Mrs. Shoemaker was a devout member of the Epis- 
 copal Church, and a lady whose many noble at- 
 tributes of character won the friendship of all her 
 acquaintances. Her death, in 1890, was mourned 
 by all who knew her. Seven children were born 
 of her marriage, but only one survives, Frederick 
 B., an influential business man of this city, and 
 Vice-President of the Northern National Bank. 
 
 In the fall of 1836 Mr. Shoemaker went to Illi- 
 nois, and for a time was engaged in the construc- 
 tion of the Illinois & Michigan Canal, but when 
 the state failed to pay the contractors he removed 
 to Jackson County, Mich. In 1842, associated 
 with his brother Michael, he purchased a mill in 
 Jackson County, which they conducted for two 
 years, when Matthew disposed of his interest to 
 
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 his brotlier. Then, returning to New York, he 
 was engaged in the general produce business until 
 1853, and was also largel}' interested in the ship- 
 chandler l)usiness, which was conducted by liis 
 partner. Ilis next venture was as a miller and 
 dealer in grain in Tiffin, Ohio. 
 
 In 1854, when the Dayton & Micliigan Railroad 
 was in process of construction from Dayton to To- 
 ledo, Mr. Shoemaker was made its General Super- 
 intendent, and held that position, and for a time 
 that of Vice-President, until 1862, when the road 
 was leased to tlie Cincinnati, Hamilton it D.ayton 
 Railroad and became a part of that system. In 
 1859 Mr. Shoemaker removed iiis family from 
 Dayton, Ohio, to Toledo, where he has since re- 
 sided. From 1862 until 1868 he vvas interested in 
 a foundry and machine-shop in which car wheels 
 and railroad supplies were manufactured. For 
 many j'cars he was a member of the Toledo Board 
 of Trade. In 1862, in connection with R. B. Hub- 
 bard & Co., of Sandusky, he built tlie first grain 
 elevator of the Dayton & Michigan Railroad in 
 Toledo, now known as the Cincinnati, Hamilton & 
 Dayton Elevator '"A." In the spring of 1864, he 
 organized, and was made President of, the North- 
 ern National Bank of Toledo, and in this respon- 
 sible position he continued until 1872, when he re- 
 signed on account of impaired health, continuing, 
 however, as Vice-President, and giving much of 
 his time and attention to the bank, for ten years 
 thereafter. He is still a stockholder and Director 
 in the institution. For the past thirty years he 
 has been largely interested in the various banks of 
 thiscity, and for fifteen years was President of the 
 Merchants <fe Clerks' Savings Bank, in which he 
 still owns an interest. He is also a stockholder 
 and Director in the Union Savings Bank. At all 
 times he has been a man of public spirit, read3' to 
 promote local enterprises by his influence and 
 means. 
 
 Politically Mr. Shoemaker has always been a 
 consistent Democrat. For many years he was act- 
 ively interested in the public schools of the city as 
 a member of the Board of Education. His life has 
 been marked by integrity and uprightness of pur- 
 l)oso, and he most truly deserves the confidence 
 which is freely accorded him bv his associates. An 
 
 ardent sportsman with rod and gun, he and a few 
 friends in 1874 organized the Middle-Bass Island 
 Club, one of the most successful organizations of 
 its kind in the state. For eighteen consecutive 
 years he was annually elected its President, but 
 finally resigned on account of ill-health. On this 
 beautiful island of Lake Erie, immediately after 
 the organization of the club, he built a cottage, 
 and has since spent his summers there. The club 
 is composed of two hundred members, including 
 many of the most prominent men, politically, 
 sociall^'and commercially, in the state, all of whom 
 look upon Mr. Shoemaker as the founder of the 
 club and as a personal friend. 
 
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 HIRAM HAWLEY, of Sylvania, Lucas 
 County, is one of its old and respected 
 residents, and has lived here at intervals 
 during sixty-one years. For a number of years 
 he has been engaged in merchandising, but met 
 with a great misfortune about 1875, when his 
 building and entire stock were destroyed by Are. 
 Beginning again, he built a storeroom, and since 
 that time has been engaged in farming, running 
 a cider-mill and removing buildings. At one 
 time he served as Constable, having been elected 
 on the Republican ticket, to which party he gives 
 his support. 
 
 Mr. Hawley was born September 6, 1821, near 
 Presque Isle, Lucas County, on the banks of the 
 Maumee River. His parents, David W. and Nancy 
 Ilawley, were natives of Connecticut. The father 
 was a hero of the War of 1812, and was wounded 
 at the battle of Ft. Meigs, his death ultimately re- 
 sulting from the effects of the injury which he 
 then received. He was a stonemason by trade, but 
 in later life became a very wealthy farmer, and was 
 the proprietor of extensive tracts of land near 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 153 
 
 Buffalo, N. Y. At a very early day lie came to 
 this place, and was one of the founders of Sylva- 
 nia. His death occurred in 1842, at the age of 
 about seventy-seven j-ears. He reared two chil- 
 dren, Mrs. Julia Wilson and our subject. 
 
 The early years of Hiram Ilawlej' were passed 
 in this locality, on his father's farm. About 1855 
 he went to Michigan and bought land, which he 
 cultivated for several years, and in a financial sense 
 was quite successful. Returning to Sylvania, he 
 has since been engaged in business, and for a time 
 was express agent at this place. 
 
 March 9, 1852, Mr. Hawley married, in Buffalo, 
 N. Y., Sylvia Lewis, who was born March 7, 1831, 
 being the daughter of Lyman and Phwbe (Hurd) 
 Lewis. Three children came to bless the union of 
 Mr. and Mrs. Hawley, namely: Munson, born May 
 12, 1853, and now a resident of this place; Lettie, 
 wife of Walter Wilson, a farmer; and .Jennie, who 
 was born September 7, 1865, and is now living at 
 home with her parents. 
 
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 JAMES ANDREWS is a prominent and suc- 
 cessful farmer of Sylvania Townshij), Lucas 
 County, his home being on section 11. He 
 has served this community as School Director 
 for twenty years, and has held the oflBce of Road 
 Commissioner for several terms. A native of Dev- 
 onshire, England, he was born May 10, 1830, 
 and was only five years of age when he came to 
 make a permanent home in America. The voyage 
 across the Atlantic was made in the packet-ship 
 "Cosmopolite," about six weeks being spent on 
 the water. 
 
 The parents of our subject wore William and 
 Elizabeth (Cory) Andrews, both natives of Eng- 
 land. The father, who was a farmer by occupa- 
 tion, brought a certain sum of money with him to 
 
 the New World, and invested this in the home- 
 stead now owned by our subject. He reared a 
 family of twelve children, the eldest of whom, 
 Samuel, died in England. William died in 1885, 
 in Canada; .John, who was married and had a fam- 
 ily, was drowned in Raisin River, near Palmyra, 
 Mich., in 1848; Mrs. Jane Farrel, a widow, is now 
 a resident of Hudson, Mich.; Mrs. Susan Palmer 
 died about 1848; Thomas, a resident of this coun- 
 ty, was summoned to the home beyond about 1845; 
 Elizabeth married Addison Brainard, a farmer, 
 now of Monroe County, Mich.; Lucy married 
 Michael Moran, and died in 1889, in Hudson, 
 Mich , leaving a family to mourn her loss; Samuel 
 is married and is a printer in Toledo; Matthew, also 
 of Toledo, is an employe of the Michigan Central 
 Railroad; and James completes the famil}', as one 
 died in infancy. 
 
 The father of James Andrews died in May, 1852, 
 and after surviving him for six years, his wife was 
 also called to her final rest. The homestead of 
 forty-seven acres was left by will to our subject, 
 and it yet remains in his possession. June 20, 
 1853, he was united in marriage with Angeline, 
 daughter of William and Emily (Beckwith) Beach, 
 natives of Connecticut and New York, respective- 
 1}'. The former, a cooper by trade, came to Syl- 
 vania in 1852, and continued to work at his voca- 
 tion for several years. Mrs. Andrews was born 
 May 5, 1833. Her brothers and sisters are as fol- 
 lows: Edward, who died about 1847; Elizabeth, 
 wife of David Baker, of New York State; Mrs. 
 Hulda Lewis, of Michigan; Malcolm, a cooper by 
 trade, and a resident of Toledo; Marshall, who is 
 a member of the same craft, and is now living in 
 Memphis, Tenn.; and Estella, wife of Harvey Cas- 
 sady, of Kansas. 
 
 Of the eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. 
 Andrews, only six are now living. Jo.sephine, the 
 eldest, born June 16, 1854, is the wife of Joseph 
 Disatell, of Ohio; Frances E., Mrs. Litsey, born 
 March 16, 1856, is now living in Hudson, Mich.; 
 Mrs. Florence E. Frost, of Sylvania, was born 
 March 6. 1858; Hatlie L., Mrs. Cooper, also of this 
 pLace, was born March 21, 1860; William E., born 
 March 15, 1862, died September 8, 1870; Marshall 
 H., born March 10, 1865, lives at home; Lorin D., 
 
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 born March 31, 1867, died September 23, 1868; 
 Samuel E., born September 25, 1869, died May 5, 
 1871 ; Mabel B., born May 9, 1872, died October 7, 
 1878; Godfrey J., born July 16, 1874. is now at 
 home; and Maggie L., born May 30, 1876, was ac- 
 cidentally killed September 22, 1887. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Andrews is identified with the 
 Masonic lodge of Sylvania. For years lie has been 
 a stanch Rei)ublican, and interested in the welfare 
 of his party. He is temperate in all his habits, and 
 takes just pride in the fact that he has never used 
 any stimulants. He received a fair education, and 
 is well informed on general and practical topics of 
 the da}-. 
 
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 /'~Y AFT. .lOHN W.GREENE, one of the most 
 \~J prominent business men of Toledo, is a 
 dealer in musical instruments. He won 
 his title in the late War of tlie Rebellion, where he 
 did brave and valiant service. He has made his 
 home in this city for a number of years and has 
 been identified with its growth and progress. 
 
 J. W. Greene was born April 11, 1836, and is a 
 son of Charles G. and Abigail (Bacon) Greene. 
 The former was a son of Daniel C. Greene, who 
 after the War of 1812 settled in New York State, 
 and in the early '30s emigrated to a jioint near 
 Cleveland, Ohio. Subsequently' he became a resi- 
 dent of Sandusky County, and there died at the 
 age of eighty-four years. His wife, whose maiden 
 name was Elizabeth Lyons, was a native of the 
 Empire State, and died in Sandusky, Ohio, when in 
 her seventy-third year. Charles G. Greene was 
 also born in New York State, and was married in 
 Ohio. In his early manhood he held a position as 
 foreman on the Erie Canal. Having learned the 
 carpenter's trade in Cleveland, he followed that 
 calling for many years in connection with farm- 
 ing. In 1832 he removed to Sandusky County, 
 where he engaged in operating a farm up to the 
 
 time of his death. He was very active and enter- 
 prising in his methods, and altogether cleared and 
 improved four farms. In 1856 he voted for Fre- 
 mont, and from that time forward was a loyal 
 Republican. He was frecjuently honored bj- his 
 neighbors with positions of trust and honor in the 
 locality, and for years during the winter season 
 he taught one of the old-fashioned subscription 
 schools. At the time when he and his wife settled 
 in Sandusky County the land was mainly a swamp, 
 and bore little promise of what it would eventu- 
 ally become. Nine children were born to Mr. and 
 Mrs. Greene, and of the number four sons and 
 three daughters are still living. One of their sons, 
 Levi H., was a member of Company A, Twenty- 
 ninth Ohio Infantry, during the late war, and 
 went with Sherman on his march to the sea, but 
 died in Savannah. 
 
 John AV. Greene was educated in a log school- 
 house, assisting in the management of the home 
 farm until he reached his majority. With only a 
 few dollars he then started out to seek a place for 
 himself in the business world, and landed at Lone 
 Rock, Wis., with about $2 in his pockets. He had 
 a cousin living there, with whom he remained for 
 a short time, until he could look about and decide 
 what he should do. Obtaining a school at Spring 
 Green, he taught for one terra during the winter, 
 after which he organized a stock company and 
 started vvith two farmers for Pike's Peak. Mr. 
 Greene contributed a certain amount of money 
 and the others furnished horses and supplies. The 
 former drove some cattle as far as Dubuque, and 
 the remainder of their journey took the little com- 
 pany from March until the 1st of June. With 
 varying fortunes our subject remained in the West 
 until the fall of 1858, when he started for the 
 East, and on arriving in Indiana worked for a 
 time in a gristmill by the month. 
 
 May 25, 1861, Mr. Greene became no longer 
 content to remain inactive, and he volunteered his 
 services in Company E, Twenty-sixth Regiment 
 Indiana Infantry, as a private soldier to aid in 
 defending the Old FLag. He was in all but one of 
 the battles and engagements in which his regiment 
 took part. Sorely against his will, he was placed 
 on detached service at New Orleans after he had 
 
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 receiveJ the captaincy of his company, having 
 been commissioned to that post a year after his 
 enlistment. At Ft. Lexington he was talien ill 
 with typhoid fever and came very near dying with 
 the disease. A lodge room served as a temporary 
 hospital, and the patients were placed on the floor. 
 After thirty days of this kind of experience, Mr. 
 Greene was taken to the Captain's tent, and as 
 soon as possible for him to get around he obtained 
 a thirty-days furlough. On its expiration he re- 
 turned to the front at Sedalia, Mo., and for the 
 next year his time was passed in Arkansas. Re- 
 turning thence to Missouri, he was ordered to cut 
 off the rebels on the Iron Mountain Road. Among 
 other points at wliich he was stationed were Pilot 
 Knob, Poplar Bluff and St. Genevieve. He was 
 also present at the siege of Vicksburg, his com- 
 manding ofHccr being Gen. Frank Herron. The 
 Captain was honorably muslei'cd out of the service 
 and returned home. 
 
 In 1866 Mr. Greene went to Illinois and bought 
 a large tract of land in Livingston County. For 
 a year and a-half he gave his whole attention to 
 breaking prairie and improving his land. This he 
 afterwards sold at a profit of 11,200. Returning 
 home, he started a boot and shoe store at Fremont' 
 Ohio, which lie carried on for two years, and then 
 sold out his interest in the concern. Coming to 
 this city, Mr. Greene then took a general sewing- 
 machine agency, representing about twenty-six 
 companies. For years he commanded a very ex- 
 tensive trade, dealing in machines both at whole- 
 sale and retail. Later he added musical instru- 
 ments, and still carries on both branches of the 
 business. Until recently he has been the sole pro- 
 prietor of the business, but lias his brother now as 
 a partner in the firm. 
 
 In September, 1874, Mr. Greene married Miss 
 Ilattie B. Howe, who was born in Milan, Ohio, and 
 who was educated in the schools of that place and 
 in Toledo. Her parents were for years respected 
 early settlers of Milan and afterwards of this city. 
 
 Captain Greene is a member of Volunteer Post 
 No. 715, G. A. R., also belongs to Forsyth Post, 
 and has filled all the chairs in the former. He be- 
 longs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 
 to the Royal Arcanum and to the Knights of 
 
 Pythias. Religiously he is a Presbyterian, and be- 
 longs to the First Church. In politics he uses his 
 ballot in favor of the Republican party. In the 
 West End Club he is one of the most popular 
 members, and is now its President. Although 
 this club is one of the youngest in Toledo, its 
 growth has been phenomenal. Its original quar- 
 ters were very soon found inadequate and it took 
 possession of the commodious building at the cor- 
 ner of Adams and Sixteenth Streets. 
 
 Y EVI S. COMSTOCK came to Lucas County, 
 I O Ohio, in 1834 with his parents, and since 
 that time has looked upon Sylvania as his 
 home. He was a pioneer engineer on what is now 
 known as Ihe Lake Shore Railroad, and when there 
 was any difficult or hazardous undertaking on 
 hand was always called upon, and never failed to 
 respond promptly. At the end of iiearl^^ three 
 decades of faithful work he retired from active 
 life, and has since lived quietly at home in Syl- 
 vania. 
 
 Mr. Comstock is a son of Beebe and Louisa 
 (Parker) Comstock, who are represented elsewhere 
 in this work, and was born in Cooperstown, N. Y., 
 August 27, 1830, and there spent the first four 
 years of his life. He received very little educa- 
 tion, as he left home while quite young. Before 
 he was twenty years old he was offered a position 
 on the railroad, and was placed in charge of the 
 engine "Adria," after which he ran the old "Te- 
 cuniseh" and the "Hillsdale," the latter of which 
 had no bell and no whistle. Mr. Comstock has 
 many interesting relics of the days when railroad- 
 ing was in its infancy, and, among others, a picture 
 of the first engine and coach that were run over 
 the Lake Shore Line, about 1836. At first, when 
 he was a fireman, he was under the direction of 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Superintendent James Moore, later under Samuel 
 Brown, John D. Campbell, P. P. Wright and others. 
 
 As the result of his years of industrious toil, 
 Mr. Conistock is now the owner of one hundred 
 and sixt\' acres of good laud, with forty acres of 
 timber, all in Lucas County. Politically he uses 
 his right of franchise in favor of the Republican 
 party, and is always on hand at elections to do 
 his duty as a citizen. He has been a Mason since 
 1850. 
 
 In 1880 Mr. Comstock was inniried, but the 
 union proving uncongenial, a separation was 
 deemed best. In 1893 our subject married Mrs. 
 L. C. Garabel, of Cold water, Midi., who makes 
 her husband a happy home and sliares his joys 
 and sorrows. They are both very genial and 
 hospitable, and take pleasure in entertaining their 
 many friends. 
 
 ellARLES W. MERCEREAU. Tiiis pleas- 
 ant gentleman, who is tlie owner of a fine 
 estate on section 8, Sylvania Township, 
 Lucas County, is a native of the county, having 
 been born four miles west of Toledo, .January 16, 
 1836. His parents, Cornelius and Sallie (Phillips) 
 Mercereau, were natives of New York, and emi- 
 grated to this state in 1831, locating at once in 
 Sylvania Township, where they became the posses- 
 sors of a good farm. They made this section their 
 home but a few years, however, when they re- 
 turned to the Empire State and there remained for 
 seven years. At the end of that time they again 
 became residents of Sjlvania Township, where the 
 elder Mr. Mercereau purchased eighty acres of 
 land, which he cultivated in a very thorough man- 
 ner. He subsequently disposed of this land, and 
 died at the residence of iiis son Charles in 1888. 
 His wife preceded him to the better land by many 
 
 years, having passed away in September, 1869. 
 The father's birth occurred May 13, 1802, and the 
 mother's December 4, 1809. 
 
 The children of the parental famil3- were seven 
 in number. Of these Peter, the eldest, was born 
 November 17, 1833, and died November 26, 1884; 
 Charles was the next-born; then followed Ann, 
 born April 22, 1838, who married John Adams 
 and makes her home in Forrest, 111.; Wallace was 
 born October 26, 1840, and is at present resid- 
 ing in Montevideo, Minn.; Celesta, born March 
 20, 1843, married John Vanpelt, and they live in 
 Riga, Mich.; Henry was born August 21, 1845, 
 and is now a citizen of East Richmond, Va.; and 
 Emily, who was born January 2, 1852, is now Mrs. 
 Wilber Shawler, of Church, Mich. 
 
 Charles W. Mercereau was married, March 30, 
 1862, to Sophia Robinson, who was born in Orange, 
 Cuyahoga County, this state, June 17, 1842, and 
 was the daughter of Nathan and Laura (Chase) 
 Robinson. Her father was born in Hoosac, Vt., 
 whence he removed to this state many years 
 ago, settling in Cuyahoga County, where he car- 
 ried on the combined occupation of a farmer and 
 miller. He was the father of three children. 
 George, born September 15, 1837, is now a well-to- 
 do farmer of Sylvania Townsliii), this county; Cal- 
 vin, whose birth occurred June 7, 1839, is also an 
 .agricullurist, owning an estate in Crawford Coun- 
 ty, Pa.; and Sophia is Mrs. Mercereau. 
 
 The seven children born to our subject and his 
 wife are: Wallace, born July 26, 1863, and now 
 living in Toledo, being employed on the Lake 
 Shore Railroad; Etta, born November 28, 1864, 
 at home with her parents; Elmer, born January 23, 
 1867, and who died August 22, 1877; Burt, born 
 October 21, 1868, residing at home and engaged in 
 farming; Dora E., born December 4, 1870, also 
 with her jiarents; Ida Bell, whose birth took place 
 July 28, 1872, and who is a teacher in the schools 
 of Mitchaw, this township; and Fred H., born 
 February 4, 1874, a farmer in this county, his es- 
 tate being located near the home farm. 
 
 Charles W.,of this sketch, remained with his par- 
 ents until two years after attaining his majority, 
 when he started out to work for other people. 
 During the three years in which he was employed 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 as a farm hand he saved a nice little sum of money, 
 which enabled him to make a purchase of sixt^- 
 acres of unimproved land. On this he moved 
 shortly after his marriage and began the work of 
 its cultivation, remaining tiiere for four 3'ears, 
 when lie traded his tract for another, located on 
 section 13, and which was then the propertj' of his 
 father. There he also made his home for four 
 years, and then became the owner of his present 
 farm, which comprises eighty acres. On this he 
 erected good buildings of every description, but 
 in 1882 suffered a severe loss by their being burnt 
 down. He replaced them as soon as possible with 
 even more substantial structures, thus adding 
 greatly to the value of his estate, which is regarded 
 as one of the best improved in the township. In 
 addition to raising the usual amount of grain, he 
 breeds fine stock, for which he finds a read}- market 
 when desiring to sell. 
 
 During the late war Mr. Mercereau served for 
 one year as a member of Company B, One Hun- 
 dred and Twenty-eighth Ohio Infantry, and on 
 the close of the war was mustered out and honor- 
 ably discharged. In politics he is a Republican. 
 He has given his children the best advantages in an 
 educational way, although the opportunities given 
 him were very meager. At the present time he is 
 a prosperous and highly respected man, and we 
 take great pleasure in placing his biography among 
 those of the best residents of Lucas County. 
 
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 JOHN T. GREER is recognized as one of the 
 able attorneys and successful business men of 
 northwestern Ohio. In addition to the man- 
 agement of a large professional practice, he 
 holds the position of President of the Heavy Hard- 
 ware Company, one of the solid financial concerns 
 of Toledo. He is also interested in and a Director 
 of the Hepburn Boat and Oar Company. For two 
 
 years he was President of theGendron Iron Wheel 
 Company, of which he was one of the original 
 promoters and founders. In 1868 he was chosen 
 Secretary of the Board of City Improvements, 
 which position he held for four j^ears, and at all 
 times he has manifested his interest in whatever 
 pertained to the general welfare and advancement 
 of Toledo. 
 
 The Greer family is of Scotch descent. The fa- 
 ther of our subject, Alexander, was born in Penn- 
 S3'lvania, and in an earl}' day accompanied Grand- 
 father John Greer to Ohio, settling in Knox Coun- 
 ty. He was one of the early settlers and successful 
 farmers of that section of the state, and was a man 
 of upright, energetic character. For his wife he 
 chose Miss Margaret Robinson, a native of Ohio, 
 whose father, William Robinson, was born in Scot- 
 land, emigrated to the United States, and settled 
 in Knox County, Ohio, where he engaged in farm 
 pursuits. 
 
 The youngest of the parental family of seven 
 children, John T. Greer was born in Knox Coun- 
 ty, Ohio, July 26, 1840. His boyhood years were 
 passed on his father's farm, and his education was 
 acquired in the public schools of Knox County 
 and from private tutors. Resolving to make the 
 law his profession, he commenced to study under 
 Walter H. Smith, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio (now of 
 Washington, D. C). After a course of training in 
 the Ohio State and Union Law College at Cleve- 
 land, he was graduated, in June, 1864, and the 
 same year was admitted to the Bar in Cleveland. 
 
 In March, 1865, Mr. Greer became a permanent 
 resident of Toledo. Opening a law office, he at 
 once entered upon professional work, and has since 
 practiced in the local, state and fedei'al courts. He 
 has met with success in his profession, and is in 
 comfortable circumstances financially. From time 
 to time he has invested in real estate, and has been 
 interested in other enterprises. In July, 1866, he 
 married Miss Ursula A. Sanborn, who was born 
 in New Hampshire, and is a daughter of Isaac 
 and Mercy Sanborn, who were late of Claremont, 
 N. H., but are now deceased. Their only child, 
 Herbert T., is in his father's office, and is en- 
 gaged in the insui'ance and real-estate business. 
 The family residence is situated at No. 1437 Hu- 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ron Street, where they have a pleasant home and 
 refiner) surroundings. 
 
 Politically Mr. Greer is identified with the Re- 
 publican part3', with which he has affiliated since 
 casting his first Presidential ballot in 1861. His 
 success is due to his energy, integrity and perse- 
 verance, rather than to any assistance he has re- 
 ceived from others. He has worked his way up to 
 a position of prominence and influence in the 
 community, and is numbered among the able law- 
 yers and leading business men of Toledo. 
 
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 YTV UGENE C. EDSON. This influential citi- 
 r^ C) zen of Sjivania is a native of New York, 
 and was born in Penn Yan, Yates County, 
 March 21, 1852. His life, however, has been 
 passed principally in the village where he now re- 
 sides, and to which he was brought by his parents 
 when about one year old. He and his younger 
 brother, Job A., who was born in Lyons, Fulton 
 Count}', Ohio, February 14, 1854, are the only 
 children of Charles and Mary E. (Smith) Edson, 
 the former a native of New York State, born Sep- 
 tember 20, 1821, and the latter born November 9, 
 1832, in or near Yates County. The maternal 
 grandparents, Benjamin L. and Mary Smith, were 
 for many years residents of Yates County, where 
 both died, the grandfather June 6, 1847, and his 
 wife August 27, 1844. 
 
 The parents of our subject were united in mar- 
 riage September 1, 1850, and for a time thereafter 
 continued to make their home in Yates County. 
 Believing, however, that better opportunities would 
 be afforded them in Ohio, they came liither, and in 
 1853 settled in Sylvania, Lucas County. The 
 father taught in the public schools for six or seven 
 years, and for about ten ^ears was agent for the 
 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad. They 
 were an upright, hospitable and worthy couple, 
 
 and had a large circle of warm friends in the vi- 
 cinity of their home. They remained in Sylvania 
 until death closed their earthly careers. The father 
 passed away December 8, 1876, and the mother on 
 the 20th of July following. Their younger son, 
 J. A., is a resident of Tyler, Tex., and our subject 
 is therefore the only representative of the family 
 in Sylvania. 
 
 The boyhood years of the subject of this sketch 
 were somewhat uneventfully passed beneath the 
 parental roof. In the common schools he laid the 
 foundation of the excellent education to which he 
 has since added by observation and self-culture, 
 and he is now a well informed man, intelligently 
 posted concerning the great issues of the age. In 
 this village, December 4, 1878, occurred his mar- 
 riage to Miss Flora L. Moore. Two sons and two 
 daughters bless their union, namely: Lulu M., 
 who was born October 3, 1884; Charlie M., De- 
 cember 8, 1885; Welcome E., November 23, 1887; 
 and May M., May 16, 1894. 
 
 The father of Mrs. Edson is Warren D. Moore, 
 whose birth occurred in Butler, Wayne County, 
 N. Y., November 30, 1829. From the Empire 
 State he came to Ohio and settled at Sylvania, 
 where, April 21, 1858, he was united in marriage 
 with Miss Sarah Comstock, a native of Hartwick, 
 Otsego County, N. Y., born January 11, 1831. 
 There were born unto them a daughter, Mrs. Edson, 
 and three sons, D. O., A. I. and B. B., all of whom 
 are living but D. O., who died at Kelly, N. M., 
 November 1, 1894. Mr. Moore and his family' are 
 at present residing in Socorro County, N. M. 
 
 Tracing the lineage of Mrs. Edson further, we 
 find that her paternal grandfather, Orren Moore, 
 was one of the pioneers of Michigan, where he 
 died in Whiteford, Monroe County, August 15, 
 1842. His wife, whose maiden name was Clarissa 
 Moore, passed from earth July 13, 1888, at Syl- 
 vania. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Edson, 
 B. B. Comstock, died on the. 17th of August, 1869. 
 His widow, who still survives, has attained the ad- 
 vanced age of eighty-six (1895). 
 
 In everything pertaining to the welfare of the 
 people and the progress of the vill.age, Mr. Edson 
 maintains a commendable interest, and his co-opera- 
 tion may always be relied upon in the support of 
 
MRS. S. L. COLLINS. 
 
SANFORU L. COLLINS. 
 
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 progressive enterprises of every kind. Politicallj'^ 
 he advocates the principles of the Republican 
 party, but is not aggressive in his opinions. His 
 course in life has been such as to win the confi- 
 dence of the people with whom he is associated, 
 and lie is justly numbered among the progressive 
 citizens of Sylvan ia. 
 
 For the past twenty-six years he has represented 
 the Lake Shore Railroad at different points, and is 
 now their representative agent at Sylvania. 
 
 ANFORD L. COLLINS, deceased, was acl- 
 ivel3' identified with nearly eveiy public 
 enterprise in the early history of Toledo, 
 and was one of the most prominent and influential 
 men of northwestern Ohio. He possessed unusual 
 financial ability, and made a success of every en- 
 terprise in which he engaged. The year 1831 wit- 
 nessed his arrival in this cit3', and from that time 
 until his death, which occurred February 2, 1889, 
 he was intimately connected with all movements 
 tending to benefit his fellow-citizens and the com- 
 munity in which he dwelt. A prominent Knight 
 Templar, he was for twelve j'ears Commander of 
 the Toledo Commandery, and in his honor was 
 named one of the largest and most influential Ma- 
 sonic lodges of this cit3^ 
 
 The family of which Mr. Collins was a member 
 originated in England, and its first representatives 
 in America came here at an early period in the 
 history of the country. His parents, John W. and 
 Mercy (Langworthy) Collins, were natives of Con- 
 necticut, and were married at Stonington in 1793. 
 A year later, with her parents and family, they 
 moved to Oneida County, N. Y.,and settled in the 
 town of Bridgewater. In 1802 they went to Jef- 
 ferson County, N. Y., where Mr. Collins was one 
 of the organizers of the town of Brownville, and 
 
 was chosen its second Supervisor, as stated in the 
 history of Jefferson County. He died in Decem- 
 ber, 1810. His wife died in Toledo, when in her 
 seventy-fifth year. 
 
 The birth of Sanford L. Collins occurred in Jef- 
 ferson County, N. Y., April 4, 1805. In 1812, at 
 the age of seven years, he went to reside with his 
 mother's brother at Bridgewater, where he re- 
 mained until he was fifteen. His opportunities 
 for an education, meantime, were limited to a few 
 terms at the district school during the winter 
 months. Possessing a vigorous intellect and re- 
 tentive memory, these qualities, combined with 
 studious habits, enabled him to acquire knowledge 
 rapidly in the school of observation and expe- 
 rience. 
 
 On leaving Bridgewater, Mr. Collins engaged 
 with his brother-in-law in keeping a hotel in the 
 village of Gaines, Orleans County, where he re- 
 mained until he was twenty-one. Subsequently 
 he followed the same occupation for two years at 
 Lockport. In 1829 he embarked in the mercantile 
 business, connected with the himber and stave 
 trade, at Pendleton, a small fort on the Erie Canal 
 at its junction with Tonawanda Creek. This en- 
 terprise he carried on successfully for two years. 
 
 The attention of the people being directed to 
 Michigan about this time, Mr. Collins decided to 
 make a prospecting tour in that territory. Accord- 
 ingly he sold out his business, and with his young- 
 est brother, Morgan L., left Lockport in July, 
 1831, for Detroit. Arriving there, they sought 
 the advice of an old friend, Lewis Godard, a for- 
 mer merchant of Lockport, who had come to De- 
 troit in the spring previous, and had embarked in 
 the mercantile business. His advice was that their 
 tour of observation should extend through the 
 southern tier of counties, which, be3rond Ann Ar- 
 bor, were almost entirely unsettled. 
 
 Procuring a couple of ponies and an outfit, the 
 brothers set off upon their journey, following the 
 traveled road and trail to Ann Arbor, from there 
 by the Washtenaw Trail to Jackson, thence to 
 Marshall, Kalamazoo and White Pigeon. At the 
 last-named place the western land otlice was situ- 
 ated. Mr. Collins located land at the present site 
 of the city of Jackson, but never settled on it. 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 While still a single man, be clerked for a time for 
 Lewis Godard in Detroit. On the 1st of July, 
 1833, he came to Toledo and built a store, and in 
 the fall of the same year he returned to this city. 
 For a time he carried on a store for the firm of 
 Godard & Briggs, at the corner of Summit and La- 
 grange Streels, and on that lot he built the first 
 frame building erected in the city of Toledo. He 
 put up a store at the intersection of Detroit Ave- 
 nue and Clierr}' Street, and there carried on a gen- 
 eral business for himself. In September, 1833, he 
 went to Pittsburg, Philadelphia and New York for 
 goods, and the stock was shipped to Buffalo by the 
 Erie Canal, and thence by lake on the schooner 
 "Eagle," Capt. David Wilkinson in command. 
 The sale of goods commenced in November, 1833. 
 
 In 1834 his brothers, John W. and Morgan L., 
 became associated with Mr. Collins under the firm 
 name of S. L. Collins & Co., and the business was 
 thus continued until 1837, when it was disposed 
 of to Horace Thatcher and Michael T. Whitney. 
 During all this time he carried on farming exten- 
 sively in connection with his brother John W. 
 From 1834 to 1842 he was Postmaster at Tre- 
 mainsville, which is now a part of the city. He 
 was among the most active and energetic of the 
 pioneers in promoting the development, not only 
 of the city in which he resided, but of the sur- 
 rounding country. When Lucas County was or- 
 ganized he was chosen its first Treasurer, and was 
 subsequently re-elected to the office. In 1840 he 
 assisted in the organization of Washington Town- 
 ship, and at various times filled the offices of 
 Clerk, Trustee and J-ustice of the Peace, holding 
 the last-named office for nine years in succession. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Collins was a Republi- 
 can of no uncertain stamp. His example and in- 
 fluence were always on the side of the moral wel- 
 fare of the community, and lie especially looked 
 upon Freemasonry as a valuable aid in that di- 
 rection. He was one of the early members of Ft. 
 Meigs Chapter and Toledo Commandery, and was 
 Eminent Commander of the latter from 1857 to 
 1869, only relinquishing the active duties of the 
 order on account of the misfortune of impaired 
 hearing. 
 
 January 19, 1834, Mr. Collins and Harriet Whit- 
 
 ney were united in marriage in this city. Mrs. 
 Collins was born in Oswego Falls, N. Y., IMarch 9, 
 1814, being the daughter of Noah A. and Olive 
 (Dorwin) Whitney, natives, respectively, of Con- 
 necticut and Salisbury, Mass. The Whitneys were 
 descendants of a highly respected Englisii famii}- 
 who were numbered among the early inhabitants 
 of Connecticut. In 1822 Miss Harriet removed 
 with her parents to Detroit, Mich., journeying 
 tliither through Canada, and remaining in that city 
 for one month, after which they removed to Mon- 
 roe, Mich. In 1824 they came to Port Lawrence 
 (now Toledo), and it was amid the primeval scenes 
 of this locality that her girlhood years were passed. 
 Her father entered a tract of eighty acres l^ing on 
 what is now Collingwood Avenue, between Dela- 
 ware Avenue and Bancroft Street, at present the 
 finest residence portion of the city. 
 
 Mrs. Collins received her education principally 
 at Painesville, Ohio, and by careful study and 
 reading became a well informed woman, thorough- 
 ly fitted to cope with the trials and hardships of 
 pioneer life. She was the first to teach a school in 
 the present city of Toledo, and many of her pupils 
 came across the river in canoes. The log school- 
 house was situated on the present site of the high- 
 school building, and was erected b3' Seneca Allen. 
 
 The experience of Mrs. Collins in pioneer times 
 were many and thrilling. The hardships endured 
 by the wife and mother in frontier settlements are 
 unknown to her sisters of the present day, whose 
 lives are made easj' as the result of the energy of 
 those brave men and women who laid the founda- 
 tion of our prosperity and greatness as a nation. 
 In man}' respects is gone, too, the old-fashioned 
 hospitality that was known to the mothers of a 
 former generation. Mrs. Collins is a noble exam- 
 ple of the brave-hearted and self-sacrificing pio- 
 neer women, few of whom still linger among us. 
 In religious belief she is a member of the Congre- 
 gational Church, to which her husband belonged. 
 
 In a beautiful residence on Detroit Avenue 
 Mrs. Collins is spending the twilight of her life, 
 surrounded with the comforts and many of the 
 luxuries of existence, which were made possible 
 by former years of struggle and effort on the part 
 herself and husband. Notwithstanding her ad- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 165 
 
 vanced years — more than fourscore — she retains 
 the keenness of intellect and physical activity that 
 marked her earlier years. The nobility of charac- 
 ter which has been hers throughout a long and 
 useful life has won the esteem of all who know 
 her, and her circle of friends is a large one. Four 
 children blessed her marriage, but only two are 
 living: Harriet C, widow of E. N. Perry; and 
 Daniel A., a well known business man of this citv. 
 
 
 FRANK (). HUNT, M. D. The noble pro- 
 fession of medicine affords to the student 
 of that science a never-ending source for 
 investigation and experiments. New remedies are 
 constantly being discovered, steady progress is be- 
 ing made in surgery, and new diseases are present- 
 ing themselves under varying forms of civiliza- 
 tion. Whatever may be said of the discoveries in 
 other fields of knowledge (and certainly they are 
 astonishing), it can truthfully be said of this 
 science that not one can equal it in the great 
 strides it is making toward a comprehensive grasp 
 of the whole subject of man in relation to health 
 and disease — the prevention and cure of the ills 
 that the flesh is heir to. In the noble army of 
 workers in this great field, Dr. Hunt takes a prom- 
 inent place. He is a native of Iowa, and was born 
 in Sidney in 1869. His parents, Horace W. and 
 Fannie (Owen) Hunt, are natives of the Buckeye 
 State, and reside in Toledo at the present time. 
 
 Dr. Hunt came to Toledo with his parents when 
 quite young, and received his early training in the 
 public schools of this city. At the age of fifteen 
 years he commenced the study of medicine under 
 Dr. C. H. Reed, a prominent physician of Toledo. 
 Dr. Reed was a gentleman and a scholar, one well 
 qualified to give instruction in the science of med- 
 
 icine, and after a few years spent in the office of 
 this worthy physician our subject was prepared to 
 enter the Northwestern Ohio Medical College, 
 where he attended lectures for a period of three 
 years. He was graduated from that institution in 
 1891, and immediately after commenced the prac- 
 tice of medicine in tlie home of his \outh. 
 
 The Doctor has met with flattering success in his 
 chosen calling, and gives abundant evidence of the 
 ability which qualifies him for a high place in the 
 medical profession. The important position of 
 Demonstrator of Anatomy in the Toledo Medical 
 College he has held since 1894. He is also one of 
 the examiners of the Prudential Insurance Com- 
 pany, a member of the Lucas County Medical So- 
 ciety, and is also identified with the society of 
 Foresters of Toledo. 
 
 In 1892 Dr. Hunt was united in marriage with 
 Miss Mary, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lehman, 
 prominent citizens of Toledo. Two children have 
 blessed the union of Dr. and Mrs. Hunt, Sheldon 
 and Roy. Their residence is located at No. 911 
 Cherry Street, where their many friends receive a 
 warm and hearty welcome. 
 
 The Doctor is a genial, affable gentleman, a ph}'- 
 sician who has applied himself conscientiously to 
 his profession, and the distinction he enjoys is 
 richly deserved. He is popular both in and out of 
 his profession, and, being young in j'ears, has 
 every prospect of becoming a leading light in the 
 medical world. 
 
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 < "\ If) ILLIAM C. FLETCHER is one of the 
 
 v/ V/ old citizens of Sy Ivan ia, Lucas Coun- 
 ty. Always a very loyal and true pa- 
 triot, he fought under the Stars and Stripes during 
 the late War of the Rebellion, participating in 
 many of the important battles and engagements; 
 and he was alwa^'s relied upon by his superiors to 
 faithfull3' carry out their orders in every respect. 
 For years since he has been identified with the 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Grand Army of the Republic, and in politics is a 
 true-blue Republican. His first ballot was cast for 
 William Henry Harrison, and he continued to be 
 a worker in tlie ranks of the Whig party until 
 1856. 
 
 Born May 2, 1819, William C. Fletcher is a son 
 of William and Rebecca (Vandooser) Fletcher. 
 The former was a carpenter and builder, and after 
 coming to Toledo, in 1832, worked at that voca- 
 tion. He was a hero of the War of 1812, and took 
 part in all its main engagements, holding the rank 
 of Captain. A man of good education, he also 
 studied medicine and practiced it to some extent. 
 He reared a family of seven children to good and 
 useful lives, and died in 1846, at peace with all 
 mankind. William C. is the eldest of his chil- 
 dren; John W. is deceased; James L. is now living 
 in Michigan; Hial A. also resides in Michigan; 
 Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, formerly of BlissHeld, in 
 the same state, is now deceased; Sarah A. and 
 Abel died while still young; and Jessie is a resi- 
 dent of Sylvania. 
 
 The first few years of William C. Fletcher's life 
 were spent in Hamilton, Ontario, where he was 
 born, after which he came with his parents to 
 Lucas Count}', and here grew to manhood. He 
 left home to make his own way in the world soon 
 after reaching his majority, and assisted in the 
 construction of all the bridges on the old Peru 
 it Indianapolis Railroad. This occupied his time 
 for several years, and he managed to lay aside a 
 considerable sum of mone}'. In July, 1862, he en- 
 listed in Company H, One Hundred and Eleventh 
 Ohio Regiment, going from Camp Williams under 
 John R. Bond, with John Smitli as Captain. A 
 few of the many battles in which he took an act- 
 ive part are the following: Campbell Station, 
 Blaine's Crossroads, Danbridge, Buzzard's Gap, 
 Dalton, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Pine 
 Mountain, Lost Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, the 
 siege of Atlanta, Lovejoy Station, Columbia, Frank- 
 lin, Nashville, Goldsboro and Durham Station. 
 He was fretiuently detailed to repair bridges, and 
 while at work with a squad of twenty men near 
 Murfreesboro was surrounded by the enemy and 
 had a very narrow escape from being captured, as 
 eight of his comrades fell into their hands. In 
 
 the battle of Nashville a piece of shell struck Mr. 
 Fletcher on the side of the head, and total deaf- 
 ness in one ear resulted. He is now receiving a 
 pension of $22 per month for this disability. He 
 was honorably discharged from the service June 
 22. 1865. Returning to this point, he resumed 
 carpenter work, but now, on account of his age, is 
 not actively engaged in business. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher live in a pleasant home, 
 and, though they have never had any children, 
 are very happy and contented. Mr. Fletcher has 
 never used tobacco in any form, and has never 
 taken a drink of anj' kind of liquor. He has long 
 been one of the pillars of the Congregational 
 Church, and takes a great interest in religious and 
 benevolent enterprises. 
 
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 YLVESTER K. COOPER is engaged in gen- 
 eral farming and stock-raising on section 
 7, Sylvania Township, Lucas County. 
 The homestead is fertile and well cultivated, being 
 kept up in a thrifty and progressive manner by 
 the owner. He is a son of Gardner Cooper, who 
 was born December 1, 1800, in the Empire State, 
 and in 1832 moved to Ohio, settling on land in 
 this township. There were then no roads in this 
 vicinity, and the pioneers lived in a primitive 
 fashion, enduring many hardships. 
 
 Before leaving his native state Mr. Cooper, Sr., 
 married Sallie Blaine, who was born March 18, 
 1801, and who bore him seven children. Sallie F"., 
 the eldest, born September 21, 1823. married Al- 
 exander Fox, and died April 11, 1848, leaving two 
 children. Nathaniel, born August 8, 1825, is now 
 a resident of Sylvania. Eliza A., born December 
 27, 1827, died January 21, 1847. Sylvester K. is 
 the next in the family. Mary and Martha, twinsj 
 were born August 3, 1833, and the former died 
 September 13, 1855. Gardner W., the youngest, 
 born January 25, 1835, is now managing the old 
 home farm. The father of these children departed 
 
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 this life October 29, 1859, and his wife survived 
 him little more than a year, d^'ing November 9, 
 1860. 
 
 The birth of Sylvester K. Cooper occurred Ajiril 
 22, 1830, in Syracuse, N. Y. He was brought to the 
 Buckeye State by his parents while he was very 
 young, and was reared to manhood in this town- 
 ship. His educational advantages were extremely 
 limited, for the schools of that day were few and 
 poorly conducted. On New Year's Da3', 1863, Mr. 
 Cooper married Fannie, daughter of Thomas and 
 Grace Brimacombe, who were natives of England, 
 and had come to the United States about 1844, 
 settling on a farm in Sylvania Township. The 
 father was called to his final rest February 14, 
 1871. To Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were born two 
 children: Gardner R., September 25, 1863; and John 
 K., March 4, 1865. These young men are now 
 well-to-do and enterprising citizens of Cabery, III. 
 In politics Mr. Cooper is a supporter of the Repub- 
 lican party. 
 
 IS), .§?^)4_ .(e)j 
 
 /"^y OLKMAN KEELER, the efficient Mayor of 
 ^^y Maumee, and a prominent real-estate deal- 
 er of the same place, was born in Onondaga 
 County, N. Y., in February, 1827. He is the 
 youngest in a family of eight children born unto 
 the union of Samuel I. and Lucy (Hall) Keeler. 
 The father of our subject was a native of Vermont, 
 and was reared and educated in the home of his 
 childhood. He studied law, and was admitted to 
 the Bar in 1817. After arriving at man's estate he 
 removed to New York, and was soon after elected 
 Sheriff of Onond.aga County. At the expiration 
 of his term of office he began the practice of his 
 profession, becoming one of the leading attorne3-s 
 of the place. In 1829 he came to Ohio, and, locat- 
 ing in Lucas County, purchased a farm near To- 
 
 ledo, for which he paid twenty shillings an acre, 
 and set about clearing and cultivating the same. 
 
 At that earl3' day most of the land in Lucas 
 County was covered with a dense growth of brush 
 and timber, and the land which Mr. Keeler bought 
 was in the same state. He remained on the farm 
 six years, and then sold out and removed to Am- 
 boy, Fulton Count}', where he purchased one 
 thousand acres of Government land. He im- 
 proved a part of the pureliase, but left the greater 
 part in its natural state. The family were among 
 the first white settlers of that part of Ohio, and 
 underwent all the hardships and privations of 
 pioneer life. The father spent several years in 
 this place, but finally sold the greater part of his 
 land and removed to Cass County, Mich., and 
 soon after retired from the active duties of life, 
 spending the remainder of his days in peace and 
 happiness. He organized tlie Congregational 
 Church of Toledo, and for six years church serv- 
 ices were held in his house. In 1867, at the age 
 of eighty-five years, he passed away. He was an 
 officer in the War of 1812, and his father, the 
 grandfather of our subject, was a Major in the 
 Revolutionary War. The Keeler family was of 
 Jewish and English extraction, but for several 
 generations back its members were natives of 
 America. The mother of our subject, who was a 
 native of Georgia, died in Amboy, in the fifty- 
 sixth year of her age. Her parents were natives 
 of the United States, and two of her brothers, 
 Salmon and George Hall, were prominent men and 
 brave soldiers in the War of 1812. 
 
 Our worthy subject was but three years old 
 when he came with his parents to Toledo. The 
 journey was made by boat from Buffalo to Toledo, 
 and they arrived safely at their destination, with- 
 out having encountered any serious trouble, al- 
 though tlie journey took a mucii longer time than 
 at the present day. The Indians were still numer- 
 ous in this part of the country, and Mr. Keeler re- 
 members many incidents concerning them, and of 
 those early pioneer da^'s. He was but twelve years 
 of age when he began buying furs for the North- 
 western Fur Company, his elder brother being a 
 partner of the firm. The headquarters of this 
 company were situated at Niles, Mich., and our 
 
168 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 subject made the journey there and back all alone 
 on horseback, at the same time leading two pack- 
 horses. He continued in this occupation during 
 the winter months for about Ave years, being en- 
 gaged as second mate and wheelman on a boat 
 during tlie summer. After this he was employed 
 as mate on a boat on Lake Superior, but at the ex- 
 piration of five years he gave up the life of a 
 sailor, and became traveling salesman for a whole- 
 sale house in Toledo, making his trips mostly on 
 horseback. He remained with this firm for three 
 years, and then engaged witli Landman & Heins- 
 hammer, traveling in their employ for about a 
 year. 
 
 Becoming tired of traveling, Mr. Keeler decided 
 to try agricultural pursuits, and removed to Mich- 
 igan, where he purchased tliree hundred acres of 
 land near Porter, paj'ing $5 an acre. He imme- 
 diately set about cultivating and improving the 
 same, and continued to follow this occupation for 
 ten years, when he sold out and returned to To- 
 ledo. After his return to this city, lie embarked 
 in the wholesale dry-goods business, but after two 
 years of the ujjs and downs of mercantile life he 
 had the misfortune to be burned out, losing almost 
 everything. lie was not a man to give up in de- 
 spair, however, but determined to try something 
 else, and accordingly started immediately for 
 Mexico, where he engaged in mining operations. 
 In this undertaking he was very successful, and 
 continued to follow it for fifteen years. By this 
 time he had accumulated quite a fortune, or at 
 least enough to live comfoitably upon. He then 
 sold out his interest in the business, and returned 
 to Ohio, locating in Maumee. 
 
 In July, 1849, Mr. Keeler was united in mar- 
 riage with Miss Adeline Pratt, of Michigan, and 
 to this union two children were born: Elliott P., a 
 prominent business man of Paiuesville, Oliio; and 
 ICdith, who is the wife of Henry N. Perrin, of this 
 city. Mrs. Keeler was called to the land beyond 
 in July, 1880. She was an estimable lady, and 
 her death was mourned not alone by her famil}', 
 but by a large circle of sincere friends. In 1884 
 our subject was again married, the lady of his 
 choice being Miss Edith Clark, of Detroit, Mich. 
 This marriage was blessed by the birtii of one son. 
 
 Coleman, Jr., born in December, 1887. Mr. Keeler 
 was called upon the second time to give up his 
 companion, Mrs. Edith Keeler passing away in 1891. 
 She was laid to rest in the Maumee Cemetery. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is, and has always 
 been, a stanch Democrat, taking an active interest 
 in local politics, and in every enterprise pertain- 
 ing to the welfare and growth of tlie city and 
 community in which he lives. He has filled almost 
 every city office, and has acceptably served tlie 
 people of Maumee as Mayor of the city for two 
 terms. 
 
 :0#(^ 
 
 REUBEN B. MITCHELL, one of the rep- 
 resentative citizens and leading business 
 men of Maumee, Lucas County, and pro- 
 prietor of the Union Deposit Bank of that city, is 
 a native of Maine, and was born February 25, 
 1830. He is a son of P^dward and Mary (Chand- 
 ler) Mitchell, who were also natives of Maine. His 
 father was reared and educated in his native state, 
 and engaged in the mercantile business there until 
 1843, when he came to Ohio, locating in Maumee, 
 and engaging in the manufacturing business. He 
 successfully carried on this industry for several 
 years, and during that time held several offices of 
 honor and trust, among others that of Mayor of 
 the city. After a long and useful life he retired 
 from active business cares, spending his declining 
 years in the enjoyment of the fruits of his labor, 
 and among a host of friends. He passed peace- 
 fully away at the age of seventy-nine j'ears. The 
 wife and mother was called to the land beyond in 
 1857, at the age of fifty-two years. 
 
 Tiie subject of this sketch spent his earl}' life in 
 the home of his childhood, where he received a 
 fair education in the public schools, and at the age 
 of seventeen became engaged in the manufactur- 
 ing business with his father. They successfully 
 carried on the enterprise for a number of years, 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 169 
 
 and then our subject became the proprietor of the 
 Union Deposit Bank, and for over a. quarter of a 
 century lias been a faithful friend of the people in 
 this part of Lucas County. It is the only banlc in 
 the city of Maumee, and Mr. Mitchell has the 
 confidence and esteem of the entire community. 
 He is one of the influential men of the city, and is 
 widely known and respected for his business abil- 
 ity and affable, genial manners. 
 
 Mr. Mitchell chose as a companion and help- 
 mate on life's journey Miss Ellen A. Frost, of Mau- 
 mee, and tiie}- were united in marriage in 1861. 
 Seven children have blessed this union, the three 
 eldest of whom died in infancy. Those now liv- 
 ing are as follows: Ama F., who is at present occu- 
 pying the position of paying teller in the North- 
 ern National Bank at Toledo, Ohio; Thurman H., 
 who is interested in business with his father in 
 the bank at Maumee; and Abbie C. and Edward, 
 both at home with their parents. 
 
 Politically Mr. Mitchell is a stanch Republican, 
 and one of the leading politicians of the place, 
 taking an active interest in all the councils of his 
 party, and aiding the candidates with his influence 
 and ballot. He is a public-spirited gentleman, and 
 ever ready to aid in every enterprise pertaining 
 to the welfare and growth of the city. He, with 
 his excellent family, attends the Presbyterian 
 Church, of which they are valued members. 
 
 HIRAM PARKER is one of the hardy old 
 pioneers of Sylvania Township, Lucas 
 County, who has been identified with the 
 u|)building and development of this region from 
 very early days. He has been a successful busi- 
 ness man, has improved his farm on section 8, and 
 is self-made and self-educated. Though now well 
 along in years, as he was born October 26, 1806, 
 he is still active in body and mind, and bids fair 
 to enjoy life for several years to come. 
 
 The father of our subject, Simeon Parker, emi- 
 
 grated from Massachusetts to New York State, 
 where he remained with his family four or five 
 years, and came to Lucas County, Ohio, in 1831. 
 He was born September 22, 1780, and died July 
 19. 1846. His wife, who was a Miss Lucy Glea.- 
 son, was born August 9, 1789, and died October 
 13, 1862. They were the parents of seven chil- 
 dren, of whom our subject is the eldest. Mrs. 
 Louisa Comstock, the next of the family, born 
 January 25, 1809, is represented elsewhere in this 
 volume. Ellis G. was born January 25, 1812. 
 Alonzo, born December 20, 1817, died July 3, 
 1854, with the cholera. Henry W. was born May 
 7, 1819, and is still living. Mary, widow of Will- 
 iam Comstock, was born September 21, 1821, and 
 lives in this township. John B., born July 27, 
 1825, is now at Adrian, Mich. Ambrose, born 
 July 23, 1826, died in childhood. 
 
 The first twenty-five years in the life of Hiram 
 Parker were passed in New England, his birth hav- 
 ing occurred in Worcester County, Mass. In 1831 
 he emigrated westward to Toledo, making the voy- 
 age from Buffalo on the schooner "Antelope," com- 
 manded by Captain Pratt. They landed at Pt. 
 Miami, two miles below Maumee, Ohio, and from 
 there Mr. Parker proceeded to Toledo, which then 
 comprised only two buildings, one of these owned 
 by Captain Baldwin, who was a merchant, and the 
 other bj' a Mr. Crane. For several years our sub- 
 ject worked at whatever he could find to do, help- 
 ing to survey Toledo, and afterward keeping a 
 boarding-house there. At the end of five years 
 he bought eighty acres in the wilderness and for 
 the next eight or nine years devoted himself to 
 clearing and improving his farm. He then sold 
 his eighty-acre tract and bought one hundred acres 
 of his present farm. His father left an estate of 
 eightj' acres, the proceeds of which were divided 
 evenly among his children. 
 
 January 23, 1828, Hiram Parker and Roxie 
 Comstock were united in marriage. vShe was about 
 nine months older than her husband, and her death 
 occurred June 30, 1888. .She became the mother 
 of six children: Mrs. Julia A. Kennedy, born 
 August 3, 1829; Mrs. Irene Cooper, who was horn 
 June 3, 1831, and died May 1, 1889; Andrew J., 
 born October 10, 1833, a farmer near Salem, Ind.; 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Franklin J., born March 30, 1837, a leading con- 
 tractor and builder of Columbus, Ohio; Hiram, Jr., 
 born April 19, 1843, an enterprising farmer of 
 this township; and George 8., born June 1, 1845, a 
 [iracticing physician of Cleveland, Ohio. Our 
 subject has ten grandchildren and three great- 
 grandchildren. 
 
 For many 3-ears Mr. Parker was a member of the 
 Odd Fellows' society, and is a charter member of 
 Sylvania Lodge, F. <fe A. M. He is a Democrat, 
 and has served his friends and neighbors in the 
 oflices of Township Trustee and Assessor. 
 
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 T7> DWIN HARROUN may truly be said to be 
 r C^ one of the pioneers of Lucas County, as 
 he has lived for sixt^'-one years on his 
 homestead situated on section 10, Sylvania Town- 
 ship. His residence, a very commodious and pleas- 
 ant home, was erected by him in 1858, and the 
 farm comprises one hundred and sixty acres of as 
 good land as can be found in this portion of 
 the state. In 1852 our subject became interested 
 in the gold mines on the Pacific Slope, and went 
 out West, staying there about five years. He was 
 fairly successful, but had no desire to remain there 
 permanently, as one of his brothers did. 
 
 A son of David and Clarissa (Dodge) Harroun, 
 our subject was born January 9, 1825, in Genesee 
 County, N. Y. His parents came to Ohio in June, 
 1834, and settled on the farm now owned by him. 
 The father, a native of Massachusetts and a life- 
 long agriculturist, died May 19, 1869. His wife, 
 whose birth occurred in the Empire State in 1802, 
 was called to the silent land in 1886. They reared 
 a family of four children, of whom Edwin is the 
 eldest. Lozette is deceased; Chester is a dentist 
 in Toledo; Josiah is the one who is living in the 
 Golden State; and Harriet is the wife of Robert 
 Smith, a farmer and stock-raiser of Whiteford, 
 Mich. 
 
 The first few years in the life of Edwin Har- 
 roun passed uneventfully in his native state. In 
 June, 1834, his father purcliased the old homestead 
 
 and settled upon it the following year, 1835, and 
 p;dwin helped to clear the farm and build a cabin. 
 In Februai\v. 1858, his marriage with Margaret 
 Israel was celebrated. The young wife lived only 
 a year, and dying leftan infant child, named Mar- 
 garet, who is still at home with her father. Three 
 years after the death of his first wife, our subject 
 married Lucy Breckenridge, by whom he has two 
 sons, p]arl and Hall. The children have all been 
 given good educations, and are a great credit to 
 their parents. 
 
 About 1860 Mr. Harroun and his brother Josiah 
 bought the old farm, and a few years later our 
 subject purchased the others' interest in the place, 
 which he has since carried on with good ability. 
 On various occasions he has served as Councilman 
 and in local offices. He uses his right of franchise 
 in favor of Republican nomir.ees and principles, 
 and always does his share in the support of all 
 public enterprises. In former years he was a mem- 
 ber of the Odd Fellows' and Masonic fraternities. 
 
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 /^^ ADOLPH TANNER, who is Treasurer 
 V T and business manager of the News Pub- 
 lishing Company of Toledo, is an able 
 and successful young journalist, and one of this 
 city's native-born sons. The Evening Neivs is one 
 of the leading papers of Toledo and is devoted 
 to the welfare of the public. It presents both for- 
 eign and domestic items of interest in a bright, 
 concise manner, which especially commends itself 
 to the large laboring class and to those who have 
 not time in their busy lives to read lengthy and 
 diffuse articles. The News Company was incor- 
 porated in 1878, and has since gradually risen into 
 public favor. The weekly Industrial News is also 
 published by Mr. Tanner, and this also finds many 
 friends and patrons, among the peo|)le of the 
 rural districts especially. 
 
 G. A. Tanner was born March 29, 1860, and 
 is a son of Jacob and Margaret (Bolli) Tanner, 
 natives of Switzerland. The former emigrated to 
 tins city in 1848, and for many years was engaged 
 in contracting and building. His death occurred 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 173 
 
 on the 4th of July, 1893. He was tlie father of 
 eiglit children, of whom our subject is the third 
 in order of birth. 
 
 Like most American youtlis, d. A. Tanner re- 
 ceived a public-school education, with wliich to 
 meet the practical duties of life. At the age of 
 fourteen .years he entered a printing-office, and 
 there learned everything pertaining to the busi- 
 ness. His first independent venture as a journalist 
 was undertaken in 1880, when he went to Ann 
 Arbor, Mich., and published the Ann Arbor Daily 
 News for some twelve months. 
 
 Returning to Toledo in the fall of 1881, Mr. 
 Tanner, in company with his brother-in-law, pur- 
 chased the Saturday American, with which he was 
 identified for tlie two years succeeding. In 1887 
 the present News Publishing Company was organ- 
 ized, and in January, 1889, Mr. Tanner became 
 business manager of the firm. The Evening News 
 is an eight-column paper, of from four tu eight 
 pages. In addition to this he recently purchased 
 the Rochester (N. Y.) Times, whicii is run on the 
 same basis as the News. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Tanner is a member of Toledo 
 Lodge No. 144, F. & A. M. On questions relating 
 to political affairs he is strictly independent. 
 
 3*4"J"i->^^'?-i"i'+P 
 
 HORACE S. WALBRIDGE, deceased. It 
 may with justice be said that few citizens 
 of Toledo have accomplished more for 
 the development of the resources of the city and 
 county than did Mr. Walbridge. Intimately asso- 
 ciated with the history of the place from the time 
 of its incorporation under its present name until 
 the day of his death, he made an enviable reputa- 
 tion as a business man and citizen, and left to pos- 
 terity as a precious bequest the memory of loyalty 
 and self-sacrificing devotion to principle and the 
 uplifting of humanity. He is remembered as one 
 of the pioneers of the city, a man who by his in- 
 dustry, enterprise and public spirit contributed 
 4 
 
 more largely to its progress than any one citizen. 
 Surviving to witness its wonderful prosperity, he 
 could in the last years of his life congratulate him- 
 self upon the fruition of his early hopes and rejoice 
 in the part he had taken to secure such fortunate 
 results. 
 
 The son of Chester and Mary (Walbridge) Wal- 
 bridge, the subject of this memoir was born in Syr- 
 acuse, N. Y., July 21, 1828. At the age of three 
 years he ^as taken bj' his parents to Columbus, 
 Ohio, and in 1834 brought by them to Port Law- 
 rence, which soon afterward was incorporated un- 
 der the name of Toledo. The family being poor, 
 he was obliged when only twelve years old to be- 
 come self-supporting, hut this fact, instead of prov- 
 ing detrimental to him, was the secret of his future 
 success, for it enabled him to develop, in youth, 
 the qualities of industrj', perseverance and deter- 
 mination that were so helpful to bira in later years. 
 
 After having been engaged in various mercan- 
 tile capacities, Mr. Walbridge superintended the 
 construction of a sawmill at Ottawa Lake, Mich., 
 in the winter of 1845-46, and in the spring took a 
 cargo of straw hats by canal to Cincinnati. On his 
 return to Toledo, he entered the employ of Thomas 
 Watkins in the grain commission business, and 
 about 1854 took charge of the house of P. Buck- 
 ingham & Co., of this city. At the expiration of 
 a year he was admitted as a member of the latter 
 firm, con tinning thus until February' 1, 1857. Sub- 
 sequently the title was changed to Brown, Wal- 
 bridge & King, afterward to Brown, Walbridge <fe 
 Co., and still later to H. S. Walbridge & Co. (the 
 "Co." being Ebenezer Walbridge), under which 
 title it was conducted until the retirement of the 
 firm in 1868. In 1865 the house of Walbridge, 
 Watkins & Co. was established in Chicago, and 
 was there continued until Mr. Walbridge withdrew 
 from the commission business. 
 
 For many years Mr. Walbridge was closely con- 
 nected with the real-estate interests of Toledo, and 
 was extensively engaged in buying and selling 
 valuable property. In Jul^', 1877, the firm of 
 H. S. Walbridge & Co. was organized by the ad- 
 mission of his son Thomas II. Through their en- 
 ergy and judicious management large tracts of land 
 previously not available were placed upon the mar- 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ket, including many sub-divisions, also Walbridge's 
 First, Second and Tliiid Additions, Englevvood, 
 Stickncy Avenue, Parkland, Baker and Braun's 
 Atiditions. For some years lie was President of 
 the Real Estate Board of Toledo. In 1876 lie pro- 
 moted Wuodlawn Cemetery, and in 1877, at its 
 organization, he was chosen President, and held 
 the office until his death. 
 
 The city of Toledo in 1869 appointed Mr. Wal- 
 hridge Trustee for the construction of the Toledo 
 ik Woodville Railroad, and during the building of 
 the line he filled the position of President of the 
 board for five years. Among the other roads 
 which received his active assistance were the Co- 
 lumbus & 'J'oledo and the Detroit & Toledo branch 
 of the Canada Southern. His connection with the 
 banking interests of the city extended over a quar- 
 ter of a century, and he was regarded as one of the 
 shrewdest financiers of the country'. In 1868 he 
 owned and operated a j)rivate bank, known as the 
 People's Bank, at the same lime holding the posi- 
 tion of President of the Northwestern Savings 
 Bank, and in addition to these was Vice-President 
 of the Toledo National Bank and a Director of 
 the Second National and Northern National Banks. 
 
 Scarcely any njeasure was ever proposed for the 
 welfare of the people and the prosperity of the 
 city that did not receive the hearty S3'mpathy and 
 active co-operation of Mr. Walbridge, and to his 
 efforts in many instances was due the adoption 
 of plans that proved of the greatest benefit to the 
 place. In the organization of the Toledo Gas 
 Light and Coke Company he laigel}- aided, and of it 
 he was elected Vice-President. He was also inter- 
 ested financially in many of tli(! manufacturing 
 industries of Toledo. In 1868 he assisted Mat- 
 thew Shoemaker in establishing the Union Manu- 
 facturing Company. He was one of the prime fac- 
 tors in the establishment of the Maumee Rolling 
 Mill, and was manager and President of that im- 
 portant enterprise. For more than thirty 3'ears he 
 was an officer in Trinity Episcopal Church and 
 a generous contributor to the good works of that 
 denomination. His benefactions to other worthy 
 causes vvere equally liberal, and among the institu- 
 tions that were the recipients of his generous con- 
 tributions were the Protestant Orphans' Home, the 
 
 Home for Friendless Women and the Protestant 
 Hospital. P'or several years be was President of 
 the Toledo Society for the Suppression of Vice. 
 
 In 1854 Mr. "Walbridge married Isabella D., 
 daughter of Thomas and Mary (Davis) AVatkins, 
 and of their children three are now living, Thomas 
 H.; Narcissa Grace, wife of Arthur J. Secor; and 
 Mary Davis, wife of E. W. Newton. 
 
 Politically Mr. Walbridge was a firm adherent 
 of the principles of the Republican party. He 
 was the originator, owner and builder of the splen- 
 did office building known as "The Nasby." For 
 many years he was President of the Toledo Board 
 of Trade, and being a man of indefatigable indus- 
 try, he bore a leading part in man}' other of the 
 important enterprises calculated to foster and en- 
 courage the growth of the city. In Ins death, Jan- 
 uarj' 31, 1893, Toledo lost one of its truest friends 
 and most progressive citizens. 
 
 
 iT^ SA A. BIGELOW, D. D. S. The profes- 
 / — \ sional interests of Toledo have a worthy 
 representative in the subject of this notice, 
 who for a number of 3'ears has conducted a remun- 
 erative practice in dentistry in this city. His en- 
 tire life has been passed in Ohio, and, believing it 
 to be the best state in the Union, he has had no 
 desire to seek a home elsewhere. In his boyhood 
 it was his ambition to gain knowledge, and possess- 
 ing great energy and determination of purpose, he 
 has succeeded in acquiring a wide fund of infor- 
 mation upon general subjects. These qualifications, 
 together with a thorough knowledge of every part 
 of dental work, have brought to him the confidence 
 of the people and the esteem of his professional 
 brethren. 
 
 Upon a farm in Van Wert County, Ohio, the 
 subject of this biographical notice was born Octo- 
 ber 5, 1852. He is the son of Eliliu and Abigail 
 (Boardman) Bigelow, both of whom were born in 
 Connecticut, bjt after mariying they removed to 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 175 
 
 Ohio, where tlie father engaged in farm pursuits. 
 The}' continue to reside in Van Wert Count3^ 
 They are a worthy couple, i<ind-hearted and gen- 
 erous, benevolent in their gifts to the need}', and 
 helpful in their ministration to all. 
 
 In a family of two sons and four daugliters, 
 all of whom are living, the subject of this sketch 
 is the third in order of birth. He passed his school 
 days in Van Wert County, where he received such 
 educational advantages as were common to that 
 daj'. Being a diligent pupil, he succeeded in gain- 
 ing a thorough knowledge of the common branches, 
 although his opportunities were not equal to those 
 of the present day. At the age of nineteen he 
 started for himself, and since that time he has been 
 dependent upon his own labors for a livelihood. 
 Thus early in life he learned the lessons of self-re- 
 liance and energy that have contributed in no 
 small measure to his present position. For eighteen 
 months he was employed by the O. A. Browning 
 Publishing Company, of Toledo, after which he 
 entered the ministry of the Seventh-day Advent 
 Church, the six ensuing years being devoted to 
 that profession. He then united with the Christian 
 Church, in which for three years he preached the 
 Gospel. 
 
 Taking up the study of denlistry, our subject 
 became a student in the Delavan Dental College, in 
 which he remained until graduating, in August, 
 1884. Afterward he commenced the practice of 
 his profession in Henry, and later was similarlj' en- 
 gaged in Wood, County, Ohio. In 1888 became 
 to Toledo, where he opened an office, and hassince 
 occupied a suite of rooms at No. 115 Summit 
 Street. A man of broad and liberal views, he is 
 interested not only in matters pertaining to the 
 profession, but also in everything pertaining to 
 the happiness and benefit of his fellow-citizens. 
 He is a promoter of enterprise, ever ready to do 
 his full share in all matters of mutual welfare. 
 
 The marriage of Dr. Bigelow took i)lace Jul}- 17, 
 1872, at which time Sliss Alcinda J. Griffith be- 
 came his wife. This estimable lady was born in 
 Van Wert, Ohio, and is a daughter of Benjamin 
 Griffith, of that city. By their union they became 
 the parents of six children, of whom all are living, 
 namelj': Bertram A., who is a promising young 
 
 man and his father's assistant in the dental office; 
 Charles E., who is also employed in the office; Orin; 
 Arthur; William; and Lilly B., now the wife of 
 Dr. J. W. Flynn.of Toledo. The family residence 
 is pleasantly situated at No. 814 Indiana Avenue. 
 The Doctor is a member of the Republican party. 
 He is also a Master Mason, and a member of the 
 Knights of Pythias and the Sons of Veterans. 
 
 WILLIAM WASHINGTON COLDHAM, 
 M. D., one of the younger members of 
 the medical fraternity of Toledo, is a 
 son of one of this city's most popular and promi- 
 nent physicians, whose reputation was more than 
 local, extending, as it did, throughout Ohio and 
 adjoining states. The gentleman whose name 
 heads this article is assistant surgeon at St. Vin- 
 cent's Hospital, and holds a like position with the 
 First Regiment of Ohio Artillery. He is a mem- 
 ber of tlie Toledo Medical Society, and also of the 
 Ohio State Medical Society, and in every possible 
 way keeps up his studies and researches in the line 
 of his profession. 
 
 Dr. James Coldham, the father of W. W., was 
 born in England, and at an early day came to the 
 United States. His medical studies were carried 
 on in Harvard University and in other well known 
 colleges. He came to this city in 1850, and before 
 man J' years had elapsed had acquired a very ex- 
 tensive practice. His death occurred in .January, 
 1891. His wife, whose maiden name was Anna 
 Williams, is still living, making her home in To- 
 ledo. To Dr. James Coldham and wife were born 
 five children, two sons and three daughters. 
 
 Our subject was born in Toledo, February 22, 
 1865, and received an elementary education in the 
 public schools. Later he entered Gait College, of 
 Ontario, Canada, was afterward a student of Trin- 
 ity University, and for some time was in London, 
 England. Returning to his native place, he took up 
 medical studies in his father's office, where he re- 
 
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 mained for two \'ears. While in Lonrion he fitted 
 himself for his future practice in a hospital, where 
 he received tiie best of instruction. Tiius well 
 equipped, he 0[)ened an office in tliis city, and has 
 since been engaged in general practice. 
 
 In 1890 Dr. Coldhaiii was united in marriage 
 with Miss Catherine Shaw, who was born July 31, 
 1869, and whose father, E. C. .Shaw, is a prominent 
 wholesale merchant of Toledo. The home of the 
 Doctor and his wife is at No. •2243 Robin wood 
 Avenue, where they delight to entertain their hosts 
 of friends and acquaintances. 
 
 In matters of political and public importance, 
 Dr. Coldham is always deeply interested, and tries 
 to the best of his abilitj- to promote the welfare of 
 the community in which he dwells. Politically 
 he uses his right of franchise in favor of the Re- 
 publican party, to which his father also adhered. 
 He is a young man of exemplary habits, of much 
 more than ordinary intelligence and ability-, and 
 bids fair to become one of the prominent physi- 
 cians of the state, judging by what he has accom- 
 plished already in his brief career. 
 
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 JOHN ,1. KELLER, Assessor of the First Ward 
 of the city of Toledo, is a native of Ger- 
 many, having been born in Ililsbach, Baden, 
 December 22, 1832. His jjarents were John 
 G. and Elizabeth (Refior) Keller, also natives of 
 the Fatherland. The father served in Napoleon's 
 army the greater part of his active life, and his 
 death occurred in the year 1819. In the parental 
 family were five children, two sons and three 
 daughters, of whom four are still living, John J. 
 being the fourth in order of birth. 
 
 Our subject attended school in his native land 
 until he had attained the age of fourteen years, 
 and then was apprenticed to learn the cooper's 
 trade in Oppenheim, on the river Rhine, in 
 Hesse-Darmstadt, Gerinan^-. Later he learned the 
 work of a brewer and the process of manufactur- 
 
 ing vinegar in Heidelberg, Germany. In 1852, 
 deciding to emigrate to America, he embarked on 
 a sailing-vessel, the "Orlando," which put out 
 from the port of Havre, France, and after a voy- 
 age of fift3'-six days arrived in New York City. 
 After spending some time in that citi', he removed 
 to Elizabethlown, N. J., where for one year he fol- 
 lowed the occupation of brewing. 
 
 Se[)tember 16, 1854, Mr. Keller located in this 
 city and entered the employ of John St. Clair & 
 Co., commission merchants, with whom he contin- 
 ued for two years. At the expiration of his term 
 of service with this firm, he became clerk in the 
 Kingsbury Hotel, later being employed in the 
 American Hotel. Upon leaving this position, he 
 served in the same capacity for the firm of George 
 H. Weber, dealer in groceries. In 1858 he decided 
 to visit his native land, and embarked in the 
 steamer "Bremen," completing the voyage in 
 eighteen days. He spent six months in Germany, 
 and then returned to America in a sailing-vessel, 
 the " William Woodberg," the trip consuming 
 tliirt}- days. 
 
 Coming to Toledo in 1859, Mr. Keller invested 
 in a grocery, and also engaged in the manufacture 
 of vinegar in connection with Mr. Bachmann, un- 
 der the firm name of Bachmann & Keller. This 
 liartnership continued three years, our subject at 
 the expiration of this time buying out his part- 
 ner's interest and becoming sole proprietor of the 
 establishment. In 1864 he sold his grocery inter- 
 ests and built a new factoi^' at No. 34 Cherry 
 Street, giving his entire attention to the manu- 
 facture of vinegar and cider until 1880, and sell- 
 ing his products to the local merchants. During 
 the year 1880 he sold out the works and retired 
 from active business life. 
 
 From 1860 to 1864 John J.Keller was a member 
 of the One Hundred and Thirtieth Ohio National 
 Guards. In 1862 occurred his marriage with Miss 
 Christiana Mathias, also a resident of Toledo, and 
 a daughter of Christ Mathias. Unto her union 
 with Mr. Keller have been born six children. Julius 
 G., the eldest, is traveling salesman for the firm of 
 Walding, Kinnan & Marvin; August F. is a clerk 
 in the employ of the G. A- C. Daudt Company; 
 and Karl II. is a member of the firm of Love & 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 Keller. Tliose deceased are: Ida, who died at 
 the age of twenty-five years; Louis J., who died 
 in 1894, at tlie age of thirty years; and Berllia C, 
 who died in 1886, at the age of fifteen years. Mr. 
 Keller's pleasant and hospitable home is located at 
 No. 1911 Superior Street, and here he and his 
 family receive their many friends and acquaint- 
 ances. 
 
 In politics Mr. Keller is a stanch Republican, 
 and has held the office of Assessor for eight terms. 
 He is a member of the German Pioneer Society. 
 
 
 JACOB N. BICK, of Toledo, is a member of 
 the firm of Bick & Glann, contractors for 
 street paving, railroad masonry, sewer woik, 
 water-works, etc. They have a bianch office 
 in Galesburg, 111., which is incorporated under the 
 laws of the State of Illinois, and there the jun- 
 ior member of the firm spends most of his time. 
 They have carried out important contracts in many 
 of the Northwestern and Central States, and dur- 
 ing the past year, in addition to other work, have 
 built the Toledo & Maumee Valley Electric Line 
 and the Elkhart & Western Railroad. A man of 
 generous and lil3eral public spirit, Mr. Bick has 
 contributed to a multitude of enterprises accruing 
 to the good of his fellow-citizens. 
 
 The father of Jacob N. Bick, wlio bore the same 
 Christian name, was a native of Prussia, and in 
 1811, on his arrival in America, settled in the vil- 
 lage of Maumee, Ohio. Later he took up eighty 
 acres of land in what is now Richfield Township, 
 Lucas County, and to this he added by puicliase 
 until he was the possessor of three hundred and 
 twent}' acres. In 1851 he married Mary Bettinger, 
 of Tiflfln, Ohio, who was born in Germany and 
 crossed the Atlantic with her parents when she was 
 only three years of age. Jacob Bick took his 
 bride to the home his own hands had built in the 
 wilderness, and there he passed the remainder of 
 
 his days. His widow is still living on the home- 
 stead with her son Adam. Of their five sons and 
 three daughters, John is an extensive land specu- 
 lator and stock-dealer in Hutchinson, Kan.; Nicho- 
 las died at the age of three years; Adam W., as we 
 have just mentioned, is still a resident of Richfield 
 Township; Jacob is the subject of this article; Frank 
 W. died while on a visit to Kansas eleven years 
 ago; and the three daughters, Mary M., Elizabeth 
 and Barbara A., are proprietors of a millinery estab- 
 lishment on Cherry Street, Toledo. The eldest is 
 the widow of the late James Hogan, who was 
 formerly connected with the Lake Shore & Michi- 
 gan Southern Railroad. 
 
 The birlli of Jacob N. Bick occurred in Richfield 
 Township, this county, September 9, 1859. Like 
 most farmer boys, the major portion of his educa- 
 tion was obtained in the district schools of the 
 township, with the addition of a course in the busi- 
 ness college then kept bj- Detweilcr & McGee in 
 Toledo. His first experience in business was as a 
 clerk for Thomas McMillan, who owned a boot and 
 shoe store in the Opera House Block. At the end 
 of two years, young Bick purchased his emploj'er's 
 stock of goods and conducted the business in his 
 own name for four years, when he sold out to the 
 Gilbert Shoe Com pan}'. A year prior to this event 
 he had entered into partnership with Mr. Glann, 
 his present associate. 
 
 In 1886 Messrs. Bick and Glann look the con- 
 tract for grading the Toledo, Saginaw & Muskegon 
 Railway, the total distance being ninety-one miles. 
 Since the completion of that road they have con- 
 structed sixty miles of stone pavements in this 
 county, and have fulfilled contracts in Pennsyl- 
 vania, Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kan- 
 sas, South Dakota and Ohio. They make roads of 
 various kinds of paving material in the most ap- 
 proved and wear-resisting styles. 
 
 May 10, 1886, Mr. Bick married Margaret, 
 daughter of Jacob Langenderfer, one of the old pi- 
 oneers of northern Ohio, and now a resident of 
 Spencer Township, Lucas County. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Bick became the parents of one son, who died when 
 he was only fourteen months old. Coming from 
 families who have ever been Catholics in religious 
 faith, our subject and his wife are adherents of 
 
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 that church. They both enjoy the high esteem of 
 a large circle of friends and acquaintances. 
 
 In politics Mr. Bick is a watchful and interested 
 observer, and his influence in the Democratic ranks 
 extends considerably beyond the limits of his na- 
 tive county. 
 
 WILLIAM WATTS, M. D.. a successful 
 and prosperous physician and surgeon 
 residing in Toledo, commands an ex- 
 cellent practice in his neighborhood and vicinity, 
 and is widely known as an able, intelligent and 
 energetic citizen, one worth}' of confidence and 
 esteem. He is a native of Illinois, and was born 
 in Springfield, February 6, 1854. His parents were 
 Charles and Elizabeth (Iniiis) Watts, the former a 
 native of New Hampshire, and the hitter born in 
 Ireland. 
 
 Charles Watts made his home in .Sangamon 
 Count}', 111., in the year 1833, upon a fine estate 
 which he owned. This he cultivated in a most 
 profitable manner, and continued to live upon it 
 until the day of his decease. He was identified with 
 the early settlement of that county, and his busi- 
 ness standing was very high. Of a benevolent, 
 kindl}- and generous disposition, those who sought 
 his aid or counsel were given sound advice and 
 substantial assistance. He was always interested 
 in political affairs, and throughout life cast his bal- 
 lot in support of Democratic candidates. 
 
 The paternal grandfather of our subject, who 
 bore the name of Benjamin Watts, was a native of 
 Massachusetts, but in early life removed to the 
 Granite State, svliere he was married and spent the 
 remainder of his life. The Watts family originally 
 came from England, while on his mother's side our 
 subject is of Irish descent. That lady was born in 
 County Down, in 1813, and departed this life in 
 Toledo, January 11, 1894, when in the eightieth 
 
 year of her age. Charles Walts died in 1883, at 
 the age of seventy-nine. 
 
 The original of this sketch passed his boyhood 
 days on the farm in Sangamon County, and early 
 attended the district school. His father, being 
 desirous of giving him a good education, afterward 
 sent him away to school, and he entered the Uni- 
 versity of Illinois, remaining in that institution 
 until being graduated in 1874. After completing 
 his literary training Mr. Watts determined to study 
 medicine, and with this end in view was enrolled 
 iis a student in the medical department of Michi- 
 gan University, taking a course in homeopathy. 
 In 1878 he had conferred upon him the degree of 
 Doctor of Medicine, and he immediately located 
 for practice in Sylvania, Ohio. After a residence 
 there of two jears, desiring to perfect himself still 
 further in his noble calling, he went to Europe and 
 spent several months in visiting the famous col- 
 leges and hospitals of the Old World. 
 
 In 1880, on his return. Dr. Watts located in To- 
 ledo, and at once opening an office, has ever since 
 given his undivided attention to the practice of his 
 profession. Being an eminent ph^'sician and sur- 
 geon, he soon built up a large and rajjidl}' increas- 
 ing patronage, and has won the regard of the gen- 
 eral public. He makes a specialty of surgery, and 
 has had under his care many difficult cases, per- 
 forming many wonderful operations with marvel- 
 ous success. 
 
 The Doctor on coming here first located in West 
 Toledo, and continued to make that portion of the 
 city his home until 1893, when he moved into his 
 present convenient and commodious office on 
 Huron Street. He has served as chief of the stafl" 
 of the Toledo Hospital, and occupies a prominent 
 place among the members of the Toledo Clinical 
 Society. He also belongs to the Ohio State Home- 
 opathic .Society, and the American Institute of 
 Homeopathy. While a student at college, he spent 
 his vacation in studying medicine under the in- 
 struction of Dr. John A. Vincent, of Springfield, 
 111., now a member of the State Board of Health, 
 and one of the most noted physicians of the state. 
 
 In 1884 Dr. Watts was united in marriage with 
 Miss Emelie C, daughter of Joseph and Anna 
 Shunck. of this city. To lliem were born a sou, 
 
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 179 
 
 Fred W"., and daughter, Edna I. The family oc- 
 cupies a magnificent residence, built of brick and 
 stone and of modern architectural design. It is 
 located at the corner of Superior and Elm Streets, 
 and is one of tlie most admired residences in the 
 city. 
 
 In social affairs our subject isa prominent Mason 
 and belongs to the Toledo Club. He has been very 
 successful financially, and has acquired a liand- 
 some property, being numbered among the substan- 
 tial citizens of Toledo. 
 
 ©HARLES BALLARD. Few of the residents 
 of Toledo have been citizens thereof for a 
 longer period of time than has Mr. Ballard, 
 and there is peihaps no hardware merchant who 
 has engaged in the business for a longer time than 
 has he. Having been a resident of this city since 
 1837, he has witnessed its advancement and prog- 
 ress, and has himself been an important factor 
 in the development of its commercial interests. 
 Though now at an age beyond that usually allot- 
 ted to men, he is yet vigorous and robust for one 
 of his years, and still maintains an active super- 
 vision of his extensive and valuable business and 
 property interests. 
 
 Born in Brownsville, Jefferson County, N. Y., 
 August 6, 1816, the subject of this notice is the 
 son of James and Judith (Hutchins) Ballard, the 
 former a native of Massachusetts, and the latter 
 born in New York, near Utica. After their mar- 
 riage they settled in Jefferson County, where Mr. 
 Ballard was first engaged at the trade of a cabinet- 
 maker, but later followed farm pursuits. He and 
 his wife were an estimable couple, and were highly 
 esteemed by their man}' acquaintances in Jeffer- 
 
 son County, where they continued to reside until 
 death. 
 
 Six sons and two daughters constituted the fam- 
 il}' of James and Judith Ballard, and of these 
 Chailes is the third in order of birth, and he and 
 a sister are the only survivors of the original 
 number. His boyhood and early school days were 
 passed in Jefferson County, where much of his 
 time was passed as a pupil in the old brick school- 
 house that has long since gone into decay. The 
 method of instruction in those days was decidedly 
 crude, and the teacher relied principally upon the 
 rod in order to develop the mental capacities of 
 the children. However, although the advantages 
 were meager, our subject, being a diligent and 
 painstaking student, succeeded in acquiring a 
 fund of information that would do credit to one 
 of the high-school students of the present genera- 
 tion. 
 
 At the age of fifteen Mr. Ballard commenced to 
 learn the trade of a tinner, serving an apprentice- 
 ship of three years in Brownsville. In 1837, upon 
 tlie completion of his service, he came to Toledo, 
 where he worked at his trade for the four ensuing 
 years, being in the employ of the hardware firm of 
 Wliittaker & Phillips. He then bought an interest 
 in the tin department, and this he conducted 
 with Battering success. Encouraged thereby, he 
 was induced to purchase the interest in the hard- 
 ware store, and has since carried on the hardware 
 business. It has always been his aim to carry only 
 the best stock of shelf goods, tinware and stoves, 
 and he has therefore gained a reputation in busi- 
 ness that few of his competitors can equal. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Ballard occurred in 1838, 
 at which time he was united with Miss Angeline J. 
 Cole. Mrs. Ballard was born in Middleport, N. Y., 
 and is a daughter of Samuel Cole, for many years 
 a resident of Maumee, Ohio. 
 
 In politics Mr. Ballard is a Republican of no 
 uncertain tone, and has been a strong advocate of 
 the principles of the party ever since its organiza- 
 tion. For nearly sixty 3'ears he has been a resident 
 of Toledo; indeed, Toledo has grown up around 
 him. As a venerable business man, and one who 
 has done much hard work and given much valua- 
 ble aid to the city, he is held in the higliest esteem. 
 
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 His life has been devoted with p<atient self-sacrifice 
 lo tlie welfare of his family and friends and to 
 the upbuilding of the city, and he therefore de- 
 serves the regard of all who cherish a patriotic 
 love for the beautiful city lying on the shores of 
 Lake Erie. 
 
 :^#G 
 
 H MARCUS SCHNETZLER, M. D., is a 
 leading member of the medical profession 
 of Toledo, and is a graduate of the Star- 
 ling Medical College. He located in this city in 
 the year 1853, and soon built up an extensive 
 and paying practice. He was fur some years Pro- 
 fessor in the Northwestern Ohio Medical College, 
 and is now Trustee of the Toledo Medical College 
 and a physician of St. Vincent's Hospital staff, 
 and also of the City Hospital. In order to keep 
 thoroughly abreast with the times, he joined the 
 Toledo Medical, the Northwestern Medical and the 
 Ohio Medical Associations, in all of which bodies 
 he is an honored member. His oflice and residence 
 are at No. 726 Huron Street. 
 
 The birth of the Doctor occurred in Gaechlingen, 
 in the canton of Schaffhausen. Switzerland, Febru- 
 ary 1, 1833. His parents were Ulrich and Magde- 
 leua (Ruedy) .Schnetzler, the former of whom died 
 in his native land. They had only two children, 
 our subject and .John B. The Doctor received 
 good common-school advantages in his native land, 
 where he remained until his twentieth year, and 
 then, in 1862, with his mother and brother, he came 
 to America, having in the course of his reading 
 obtained a good knowledge of the superior advan- 
 tages held out to young men of sterling (juahties 
 to make a place and name for themselves lu the 
 United States. They took passage in a sailing- 
 vessel at Havre bound for New York. 
 
 After he had obtained a fair acquaintance with 
 the English language in this country, our subject 
 determined to adopt the medical profession, and 
 so entered Starling Medical College at Columbus, 
 Ohio, graduating from that well known institution 
 
 in 1862. His entire active career in his chosen 
 field of labor has been passed in this city, where 
 he is very popular with all classes. 
 
 In March, 1858, Dr. Schnetzler married Miss 
 Veronica Murbach, a native of the same village as 
 himself, but who came to the United States about 
 1855, taking up her residence in Lucas County, 
 Ohio. Four children, two sons and two daughters, 
 have been born to the Doctor and wife, namely: 
 Jacob U., M. D.,a practicing physician in this city; 
 Katie, who became the wife of Frank W. Wachter, 
 proprietor of the Boot and Shoe Company of To- 
 ledo; Henrietta, wife of Edward D. Harvey, of 
 Detroit, Mich.; and August C, who is a member 
 of the firm of Wachter & Schnetzler, who conduct 
 a shoe store. 
 
 In his political convictions Dr. Schnetzler is a 
 straight Republican. Socially he belongs to San- 
 ford L. Collins Lodge, F. ife A. M., and Toledo 
 Comraandery No. 7, K. T., and is also a Scottish 
 Rite Mason of the Thirty-second Degree. He en- 
 joys the friendship and respect of all who have 
 ever come in contact with him, whether in a busi- 
 ness or social wav. 
 
 
 "T P^M P. HARRIS, a prominent young Re- 
 I O publican and enterprising financier of To- 
 ledo, has the honor of being City Clerk, 
 to which position he was elected in 1894. In the 
 same year he served as Chairman of the Repub- 
 lican City Committee, and for one year was the 
 efHcient and popular Alderman from the Sixth 
 Ward. 
 
 Mr. Harris received a common-school education, 
 and on completing his studies he entered a print- 
 ing-office and learned the business. For the next 
 few years he worked at his trade in Indiana, Mich- 
 igan and Ohio, and in 1886 came to Toledo and 
 obtained a position with the Toledo Commercial 
 Company. In 1893 he entered into partnership 
 with J. D. Batch and opened a job-printing office, 
 
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 which he successfully conducted for two years. 
 He is acquainted with every department of the 
 business, is industrious and persevering, and when 
 in the employ of others merited their approbation 
 for the faithfulness with which he represented 
 their business. 
 
 AMUEL M. YOUNG. Few of the residents 
 of Lucas County have been citizens there- 
 of for a longer period of time than the 
 venerable gentleman of whom we present this bio- 
 graphical sketch. Since 1835 he has lived here, an 
 interested witness of the advancement of thecoun- 
 t3', which has been so transformed by the energetic 
 pioneers and their descendants as to bear not the 
 slightest resemblance to the original unoccupied 
 tract of laud. In this development Mr. Young 
 aided, and may feel a pardonable pride in the re- 
 sult of his efforts. 
 
 From 1835 until 1860 Mr. Young made his 
 home in Maumee, whence, during the latter year, 
 he removed to Toledo, and has since been a resi- 
 dent of this city. He is a native of New Hamp- 
 shire, and w.<is born in Lebanon, December 29, 
 1806. His father, Hon. Samuel Young, was a lead- 
 ing architect and builder of Lebanon, and repre- 
 sented his district in the State Legislature, being 
 one of the most influential men of his locality. In 
 the common schools and academies Samuel M. laid 
 the foundation of the excellent education he after- 
 ward obtained, principall}' by self-culture. 
 
 Upon completing his studies our subject turned 
 his attention to the legal profession, and conducted 
 his studies in the office of John M. Pomeroy, of 
 Burlington, Vt. Upon being admitted to the Bar 
 he came West with a view to selecting a suitable 
 location, and in May, 1835, opened an office at 
 Maumee, where he began the practice of his pro- 
 fession upon a small scale. It happened that his 
 advent here was made during the memorable con- 
 troversy known as the "Toledo Bar." His loca- 
 
 tion at Maumee, outside the disputed territory, 
 relieved him of personal participation in that con- 
 test, but upon the organization of Lucas County, 
 the same year, he was appointed its first Auditor, 
 which position he held for two years. 
 
 In 1838 Morrison R. Waite, who afterward be- 
 came Chief Justice of the LTnited States, then 
 recently graduated from Yale College, came to 
 Maumee from Lyme, Conn., and entered the office 
 of Mr. Young, where he studied law for one year. 
 After his admission to the Bar, the firm of Young 
 & Waite was organized, and at once gained promi- 
 nence through the ability of its members and 
 their well known success as advocates. In 1850 
 an office was opened at Toledo, to vvhicli point Mr. 
 Waite removed. Mr. Young remained at Maumee, 
 continuing his practice at that point, but in 1852, 
 when the county seat was removed from Maumee 
 to Toledo, the office was also brought to this city. 
 In 1856 Mr. Young retired from practice. 
 
 Meantime, having turned his attention to bank- 
 ing, Mr. Young, with others, in 1855 purchased 
 the Bank of Toledo, a branch of the State Bank 
 of Ohio, witli which he was connected until it was 
 reorganized under the National Banking Law in 
 1865 as the Toledo National Bank. He was chosen 
 President of the newly organized concern, and re- 
 mained in tliat capacity until January, 1895. In 
 1860 he purchased a commodious residence on 
 Madison Street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth 
 Streets, and here he has since made his home. In 
 his declining years he is surrounded b}' all the 
 comforts of life and ministered to by his devoted 
 family. 
 
 Associated with Abner L. Backus, under the firm 
 name of Young & Backus, our subject in 1862 
 built the large elevators on Water Street, near 
 Adams, designed especially for canal grain-trattic. 
 This firm, after eighteen years, tvas succeeded by 
 that of A. L. Backus & Sons. In the practice of 
 the law Mr. Young gained prominence in an early 
 day, and was for years recognized as one of the 
 leading members of the Bar of northwestern Ohio. 
 His enviable reputation as an attorney was largely 
 due to his thorough knowledge concerning all 
 legal technicalities, his painstaking care in the 
 preparation of cases, and his broad knowledge of 
 
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 the law. Foi- some time be was interested in the 
 toll-bridge crossing tlie rivsr, connecting Maumee 
 and Perrysburg, which, from repeated, severe dam- 
 ages from floods, in time fell wholly into his 
 hands, costing altogether about $36,000. In 1877 
 it was purchased jointly l)y the counties of Lucas 
 and Wood. 
 
 In 1852 Mr. Young became idenlilied, as stock- 
 holder and Directoi', with the Cleveland & Toledo 
 Railroad, then in process of construction, and con- 
 tinued as such until the road was merged into the 
 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. As a stock- 
 holder and Director in the Columbus <fe Toledo 
 Railroad, he continued until that road was consol- 
 idated with the Columbus & Hocking Valley Rail- 
 road and the organization of the Columbus, Hock- 
 ing Valley & Toledo Railroad. In 1866 he bought 
 a large part of the stock of the Toledo Gas Light and 
 Coke Company, later assisted in its reorganization 
 and the extension of its business, having been its 
 President for some time. In 1870 he aided in the 
 organization of the Toledo Hotel Company, which 
 two years afterward completed, and which still 
 owns, the Boody House, on the corner o-f Madison 
 and St. Clair Streets. In August, 1870, he was 
 chosen President of the company, and served in 
 that capacity for some time, but at this time holds 
 no stock in the concern. 
 
 During the days when the Whig p'lrty was 
 under the leadership of such noted statesmen as 
 Clay and Webster, Mr. Young became an advocate 
 of its principles, which he continued to support 
 until the disintegration of the party. Since that 
 time he has uniformly supported the Republican 
 party. The only money he ever received as a 
 public official was for his service as County Audi- 
 tor from Septcmljer 14, 1835, until June 9, 1837, 
 for which he was paid $361.63. He is an attend- 
 ant at the Protestant. Episcopal Church, and a gen- 
 erous contributor to religious and benevolent en- 
 terprises. Now, at the age of eighty-nine, he is 
 well preserved, hale and hearty, and daily goes 
 down to his office to attend to his business affairs. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Young occurred June 29, 
 1841, at which time Miss Angeline L. Upton, step- 
 daughter of Dr. Horatio Conant, of Maumee, 
 became his wife. Six children were born of the 
 
 union, namely: Horatio 8. and Frank I., both now 
 deceased, who constituted for some 3'ears the firm 
 of Young Bros., produce and commission mer- 
 chants of Toledo; Helen E., wife of Francis B. 
 Swayne, an attorney of Toledo; Morrison Waite, 
 the only surviving son, also of this city, and who 
 looks after the business of his father; Elizabeth, 
 who died at the age of two years; and Timothy, 
 who died at the age of six years. 
 
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 JOHN DAIBER, the subject of this sketch, 
 by virtue of his high thoughts and noble 
 endeavors, tenacity of purpose, unimpeach- 
 able morality and unswerving integritj^ has 
 identified himself with this city as a successful 
 merchant and respected citizen. Born March 25, 
 1834. in Uhingen, Wurtemberg, Germany, a small 
 town romantically situated in a beautiful valley, 
 John, the second son of Henry and Dora Daiber, 
 spent his childhood much the same as our Ameri- 
 can youth, in boyish sports— toboggan ning during 
 the winter months on the neighboring hills; but 
 reared at the same time with much stricter lessons 
 in economy and industry, lessons which so well 
 fitted him for his after life in the New World. 
 Leaving school at fourteen, his father, very prac- 
 tical, required him to learn a trade. Four years 
 later. May 1, 1852, then an orphan, he set sail for 
 America, leaving the family homestead occupied 
 by two older sisters, now deceased, and a brother 
 who died while the orphan was at sea. This, his 
 embarkation for a foreign land, was the opportu- 
 nity which turned the German lad of comfortable 
 circumstances into the successful merchant and 
 honored citizen of Toledo. After a very stormy 
 passage of twenty -six days, he, in company with a 
 brother still younger, landed on American soil. 
 After some time spent industriously in Buffalo, 
 Niagara Falls, Chicago, and various other cities, 
 he came to Toledo, Ohio, in 1857, and after eight 
 years' residence here engaged m the tailoring 
 
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 business. September 19, 1861. he married Mary 
 M. Tliacher, daughter of Judge Horace C. Thacher. 
 Four children, Mrs. Henry F. Daiber, Ethelind, 
 John and Harry, and a granddaughter belong to 
 the family circle. 
 
 Mr. Daiber possesses a genial manner, kind heart 
 and sympathetic nature. His gifts to charities are 
 many, but always secretly and unostentatiously 
 bestowed. No worthy person appeals to him in 
 vain. Always in sympathy with any progressive 
 movement which would promote the welfare of 
 mankind, such as higher education and the like, 
 he is ever ready to lend his aid, influence and en- 
 couragement. His excellent judgment, unbiased 
 interest in the welfare of his fellow-citizens, spot- 
 less integrity, and ability, which comes of hard- 
 tried experience, have received recognition from 
 his fellow-townsmen in their importunities from 
 time to time for his acceptance of offices of public 
 trust. Mr. Daiber leads a quiet, unassuming life. 
 Socially he is identified with the Masonic order, 
 and is a prominent member of the lodge at To- 
 ledo. He is also a member of the Toledo Club, 
 taking an active part in all its affairs. In politics 
 he supports the candidates of the Republican party 
 with his vote and influence, and cast his first Presi- 
 dential vote for Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Daiber 
 and liis excellent wife are attendants at St. Paul's 
 Methodist Episcopal Churcli, and occupy a high 
 social position in the cit}\ 
 
 Judge Horace Thacher, the father of Mrs. Dai- 
 ber, was born in Poultney, Rutland County, Vt., 
 June 1, 1801. He spent his boyhood da^'s in his 
 birthplace, where he received his education in the 
 public schools. At the age of twenty-two years 
 he went to Pendleton, N. Y., where he married 
 Miss Susannah Ewers, March 9, 1823. After his 
 marriage he removed to Great Valle^', but only 
 remained there a short time, returning to Pendle- 
 ton, and soon after removing from there to Cleve- 
 land, Ohio. August 15, 1833, he came to Lucas 
 County and located in one of the suburbs of To- 
 ledo, then called Tremainsville, in honor of an 
 early settler by the name of Tremaine. The name 
 has lately been changed to West Toledo, and the 
 suburb is thought by many to be the most beauti- 
 ful part of the city. It has a splendid location, 
 
 right on the brow of the hill overlooking a vast 
 area of country- and the beautiful citj' of Toledo. 
 The Judge saw this city in its infancy, it being 
 cliiefly a swamp, with but few inhabitants, when 
 he settled here. From year to year he watched its 
 growth, and saw it mature into a thriving and 
 beautiful city, and in his old age it was his pride 
 to relate his experience and tell of the many inci- 
 dents which formed a part of his early life. 
 
 In company with S. L. Collins, a prominent 
 business man of Toledo in the days of its infancj^. 
 Judge Thacher was engaged in the mercantile 
 business for a time. He was one of the men who 
 assisted in building the first Methodist Episcopal 
 Church in the village; was also the main factor in 
 most of the public improvements and in the up- 
 building of the place; and served as Justice of the 
 Peace for several years. In 1848 he removed to 
 Maumee, being elected County Recorder. Maumee 
 was the county seat of Lucas County at that time, 
 but five years later the seat was removed to To- 
 ledo, which necessitated his return to this city, 
 where be held various offices during the remainder 
 of his life. He was elected Probate Judge, and held 
 that honorable position for a number of years. In 
 1854, when the cholera raged so terribly' in this city, 
 he, in company with Messrs. Abbott and Young, 
 lawyers, gave up his business and went among the 
 sick and dying, doing all in his power to relieve 
 and assist those afflicted with the terrible scourge. 
 In later years he was again elected to the office of 
 Justice of the Peace, serving in that capacity for 
 many years. At the breaking out of the Civil 
 War, he enlisted in a company calling themselves 
 "Squirrel Hunters." He was sixty years of age at 
 the time, but was a brave and true soldier. The 
 company, which was stationed at Covington as 
 guards, rendered valuable service to their coun- 
 tr}', and in due time were honorably discharged. 
 Charles W. Hill was Adjutant-General of Ohio, 
 and David Todd Governor at the time. The Judge 
 became a member of the Masonic society in his 
 younger days, an order to which he was greatly 
 devoted, and in which he took the deepest inter- 
 est. Politically he was a stanch Republican, and 
 cast his last Presidential vote for Benjamin Harri- 
 son. After a long and useful life, his declining 
 
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 years were spent in a quiet and peaceful waj', and 
 wiien be laid down his burden on tliis side of the 
 river he took up his crown on the opposite bank. 
 He passed peacefully away at the home of his son 
 in Toledo, November 13, 1890, at the venerable 
 age of eighty-nine years and six mouths. 
 
 Mrs. Horace Thacher, whose maiden name was 
 Susannaii Ewers, was born in the town of Gill, 
 Mass., January 5, 1802. She was a lady of manj' 
 accomplishments, having been graduated from one 
 of the leading educational institutions of that 
 great literary center, Boston. Six children were 
 born to the union of Judge and Mrs. Thacher, 
 oni}' two of whom are now living, Horace Cole- 
 man and Mary M. Mrs. Thacher was culled to 
 the land beyond February 2, 1872, in Toledo, at 
 the age of seventy years. 
 
 The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Daiber were 
 Araasa and Phebe (Green) Thacher. The former 
 was born at Milford, Conn., in 1768, and departed 
 this life in Tremainsville, Ohio, in June, 1844, at 
 the age of seventy-six 3'ears. The grandmother 
 was also born at Hartford, Conn., in 1778, and 
 passed away at Millgrove, N. Y., at the age of 
 eighty-five years. This respected coui)le were mar- 
 ried in 1794, and lived long and useful lives. The 
 maternal grandparents were John and Hannah 
 (Mawley) Ewers. 
 
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 JUSTICE H. BOWMAN, a prominent citizen 
 and well known business man of Toledo, is 
 a native of New York, and was born in Ot- 
 sego County, May 1, 1849, being tiie son of 
 William and Elsie (Bullis) Bowman. His father, 
 who was a native of Montgomery County, N. Y., 
 was a teacher all his life. He taught select schools 
 in Alban}', N. Y., and later taught in Toledo, 
 where he made his home for a number of years 
 before his death, which occurred in 1874, at the 
 age of fifty-nine years. He was a son of Henry 
 
 and Mary Bowman, who were also natives of the 
 Empire State, where they spent their entire lives. 
 
 The mother of our subject was a daughter of 
 Avery and Abigail (Boyce) Bullis. She was a na- 
 tive of Otsego County, N. Y^., where she was reared 
 and married. She afterward came to Toledo, where 
 she still resides, making her home with her son, our 
 worthy subject. The latter was reared in the 
 home of his childhood, and received his education 
 in the private schools of the same place, and at the 
 early age of fourteen years started out in life for 
 himself. Going to New York City, he at first 
 found employment in a store, where he worked 
 by the day for one year, afterward becoming a 
 clerk for the same firm, and continuing to hold that 
 position until after the breaking out of the Civil 
 War. He enlisted in Company G, Fourth United 
 States Infantry, under Col. Silas Case}', and served 
 for three years, taking an active part in a number 
 of engagements, and traveling over the greater 
 part of the United States. He underwent the 
 hardships and privations of a soldier's life, and 
 was a brave and true defender of his country, 
 never faltering in his duty, although the work was 
 often arduous. He was honorably discharged Feb- 
 ruary 14, 1868, at Ft. Morgan, Colo. 
 
 After returning from the war Mr. Bowman came 
 in the same year to Toledo and engaged as clerk 
 in the mill of G. W. Reynolds & Co. Remaining 
 with them until 1871, he afterward accepted a po- 
 sition with Reynolds Bros, for a time, and then 
 entered into partnership with the firm, continuing 
 in the business successfully for a number of years. 
 In 1889 he withdrew from Reynolds Bros, and be- 
 came a partner in the firm of Paddock, Hodge <& 
 Co., since which time he has enjoyed a large and 
 extensive trade. 
 
 Mr. Bowman has prospered financially and is 
 popular among his fellow-citizens, alwa3's taking 
 an active part in all public enterprises pertaining 
 to the upbuilding and improvement of his home 
 locality. He is a thorough-going, energetic busi- 
 ness man, and has tlie respect and confidence of 
 all who know him. On the 20th of July, 1870, he 
 was married to Miss Alice, daughter of Daniel and 
 Sophia O. (Whitman) Lloyd. Mrs. Bowman, who 
 was born in Boston in 1849, received her early 
 
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 education in that city. As a result of this union 
 two children have been born: Fannie, a graduate 
 of Bradford (Mass.) Academy; and Charles R., a 
 student in tlie Peekskiil (N. Y.) schools. 
 
 Socially Mr. Bowman is identified with the Ma- 
 sonic order, and is also a member of the Toledo 
 post of the Grand Army of the Republic, and of 
 the Toledo Club. Politically he is a stanch Re- 
 liublican and an ardent supporter of the principles 
 of his part}'. He takes a deep interest in both local 
 and national issues, and is numbered among the 
 leading men and substantial residents of the city of 
 Toledo. 
 
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 NORVAL BALDWIN BACON, a prominent 
 architect and influential business man of 
 Toledo, was born in Hamilton, Madison 
 County, N. Y., and is a son of Norval C. and .Jau- 
 ette (Terry) Bacon. Tiie former's birth occurred 
 in Massachusetts, in the year 1805. The mother 
 was a native of the Empire State, and was born in 
 Sangerfleld, Oneida County-, in 1808. She was a 
 gi'aduate of Hamilton Female Seminary, and liad 
 been a teacher for ten years previous to her mar- 
 riage. The father of the subject of tills sketch was 
 proprietor of a tannery and shoe manufactory. 
 He carried on this business successfully in Watcr- 
 ville, Oneida County, N. Y., and continued the same 
 business in Eaton, N. Y., until his death, which 
 occurred at tiie age of seventy-six jears. The 
 mother passed awaj' at the home of her son in To- 
 ledo. Ohio, in 1883. 
 
 Col. Asa Bacon, the grandfather of N. B. Bacon, 
 was born in Charlton, Mass., where he also con- 
 ducted the business of a tanner and currier through- 
 out the greater portion of his life. He died in 
 1862, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. 
 The maternal grandparents were Isaac and Betsy 
 (Livermore) Terry, the former born in Sangerfleld, 
 
 and the latter in Waterville, N. Y. A number of 
 the ancestors on both sides participated in the 
 Revolutionary War, taking a prominent and act- 
 ive part in that great struggle for liberty. 
 
 At the age of nine 3ears Mr. Bacon went with 
 his parents to Tecumseh, Mich., remaining two 
 years. Tliey afterward returned to New Y'ork, 
 where Norval B. attended the common schools for 
 a time, later entering an academj', in which he pur- 
 sued his studies until ho was nineteen years of age. 
 He was sufficiently advanced by that time to be- 
 come a teacher, and accordingly engaged in that 
 profession for some time, teaching in Poolville 
 and other places in New York. He afterward took 
 a course in Hamilton Academy, and then engaged 
 in various mechanical and scientific pursuits in 
 central New York, and later in Ohio, where lie re- 
 moved in 1873. Previous to tliis, however, he 
 had studied drawing and painting with the well 
 known portrait artist, Albert J. Purdy, of Itliaca, 
 N. Y.^ and from 1868 to 1873 he took a thorough 
 course in architecture, both in Utica, N. Y., and 
 Boston, Mass., after which he removed to Ohio and 
 located in Toledo, where he has since made his 
 home. 
 
 September 18, 1873, Norval B. Bacon and IMIss 
 Margaret L., daughter of Rev. Richard and Anna 
 (Neal) Cleveland, were united in marriage. She 
 is a native of New Jersey, and was born in Cald- 
 well in 1838. As the result of this union two 
 children have been born, Frederick C. and Janette 
 T. Two of Mrs. Bacon's brothers served with dis- 
 tinction and bravery in the Civil War, but soon 
 after its close lost their lives on the steamer "Mis- 
 souri," which was burned at sea. Of those sur- 
 viving, Grover Cleveland occupies the highest po- 
 sition which it is in the power of the people of the 
 United States to bestow upon any individual, the 
 Presidency of our country. Rev. William Cleve- 
 land, another honored member of the family, is a 
 retired Presbyterian minister, living in central 
 New York. 
 
 The Cleveland family has always taken a prom- 
 inent part in the affairs of our nation. Lieut. 
 Timothy Cleveland was a brave and honored sol- 
 dier in the Revolutionary War, and Rev. Aaron 
 Cleveland was an intimate friend of Benjamin 
 
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 Franklin, at whose house he died in 1757. Among 
 llie prominent members of the family in later days 
 were Gen. Moses Cleveland, who was the founder 
 of the city of Cleveland, Ohio; William E. Dodge, 
 tlie philanthropist of New York City; and Bishop 
 A. Cleveland Coxe, of Buffalo, N. Y. Rev. Rich- 
 aid Cleveland, the father of Mrs. Bacon, was born 
 in Norwich, Conn., in 1805, and passed away at 
 Holland Patent, N. Y., in 1853. His wife, whose 
 maiden name was Anna Neal, was born in Balti- 
 more, Md., in 1804, and died in 188'2, at Holland 
 Patent, N. Y. 
 
 Mr. Bacon has been one of the principal archi- 
 tects of Toledo for many years. In 1882 he en- 
 gaged as assistant Thomas F. Huber, whose marked 
 ability led Mr. Bacon in a few years to receive him 
 into partnership, thus forming the well known 
 firm of Bacon & Huber. Among the many Toledo 
 buildings planned by these gentlemen before and 
 after the partnership was formed are the St. Clair 
 office building, costing $70,000; the Blade & Lo- 
 renz building, about $100,000; the Coghlin build- 
 ing, $70,000; the new Chamber of Commerce, $80,- 
 000; the residences of Mrs. George Emerson at a 
 cost of $20,000, S. C. Schenck $20,000, A. W. Col- 
 ton $25,000, and John T. Newton $22,000; the 
 Blade Printing and Paper Company's building, 
 $40,000; Bee Building, $40,000; Pythian Castle, 
 $50,000; Toledo Hospital, §50,000; the Industrial 
 School, $20,000; the Baunigardner residence, $18,- 
 000; lliett & Hartupee building, $40,000; the 
 Meinert building, $35,000; the Neuliausel build- 
 ing, $30,000; the Tollerton residence, $19,000; 
 Lagrange School, $40,000; Mrs. Ketcham's resi- 
 dence, $50,000; the Nearing building, $75,000; 
 the Woolsom Spice Company's building, $35,000; 
 the power house of the Toledo Consolidated Rail- 
 way, $50,000; the Toledo water works pumping 
 station, $50,000; and a large number of buildings 
 of kindred character in Toledo and neighboring 
 cities. Mr. Bacon was Superintendent of Con- 
 struction of the Toledo Federal Building up to its 
 completion. Bacon & Huber have completed the 
 plans for the great Spitzer office building, and 
 work on the foundations is progressing. This will 
 be one of the largest and finest office buildings 
 ever erected in tlie Nortliwest. It is of steel 
 
 frame-work, and is to be faced with pressed brick 
 and terra cotta. It will be thoroughly fire-i)roof 
 throughout, and it is estimated that it will cost 
 about $400,000. 
 
 Socially Mr. Bacon is identified with the Ma- 
 sonic order, the Royal Arcanum, and has been a 
 member of the Toledo Club since 1885. He and 
 his family are devoted members of the Westmin- 
 ster Presbyterian Church, and are active workers 
 in the same. In politics he is independent, always 
 giving his vote and influence to the man whom he 
 thinks the most suitable for office. He cast his 
 first Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. 
 
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 FREDERICK LANG is one of the worthy 
 German-American citizens of Toledo, to 
 which city he came over forty years ago. 
 In 1866 he started the Eagle Brewer.y, which he 
 owned and carried on for five years, and previous 
 to that time he had also built and equipped the 
 Toledo Brewery. In 1880 he constructed the pres- 
 ent P^agle Brewery of Toledo, and successfulh' 
 m.anaged it until he retired from business in 1887. 
 The father of our subject was Michael Lang, a 
 native of Wurtemberg, Germany, whose wife bore 
 the maiden name of Christine Heine. Of thtir 
 five children, Frederick is the youngest, his birth 
 occurring in Wurtemberg, November 8, 1822. He 
 received a common-school education in his mother 
 tongue, and after completing his studies learned 
 the cooper's trade. According to the laws of the 
 land, he entered the military service at the age of 
 twenty years, and served five years. 
 
 In 1848 Mr. Lang left Germany, sailing for New 
 Orleans, and thence proceeding up the Mississippi 
 River to St. Louis, where he worked in a brewery 
 for a year. He then went to Cincinnati, this state, 
 where he was also employed in a brewery for about 
 a year. For some time he was engaged in travel- 
 ing through Illinois and Iowa, prospecting for a 
 future place of abode, but in 1854 he came to this 
 
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 city, and soon concluded to make this his future 
 home. He was offered a good position as foreman 
 in Peter Lenk's brewerj% and acceptably filled the 
 position for twelve years. In 1866 he embarked 
 in business on his own account, and for tlie next 
 twenty-one years was numbered among the suc- 
 cessful financiers of the city. 
 
 In 1855 Mr. Lang married Anna Stetter, who 
 was born in Germanj' and came to America al the 
 age of eigiiteen. Mr. and Mrs. Lang have a fam- 
 il3^ comprising five sons and two daugliters, as 
 follows: Frederick, Jr., who is a bookkeeper; Rosa, 
 a teacher of German in the Armour Institute at 
 Chicago; George, a member of the Toledo Fire De- 
 partment; Ernest H., who is a resident of Detroit, 
 Mich.; Otto, a Chicago artist; Adolph, who is a 
 draughtsman in the Lozier Bic3'cle Works; and 
 Emma, Mrs. Moorehouse, who is now living in 
 Central America with her husband. 
 
 Mr. Lang is well preserved and enjoys good 
 health and spirits. He and his worthy- lady have 
 a pleasant home at No. 410 Hamilton Street. In 
 politics he is always to be found on the side of the 
 Republican party. 
 
 JACOB ENGELHARDT. A prominent ele- 
 ment in our population is that class who, be- 
 ing the children of our German-American 
 citizens, have shown the excellent training 
 of the Fatherland in their industry' and thrift. 
 They have hel|)ed to develop the resources of this 
 country, and many of them are prominent on ac- 
 count of their success in business. Among these 
 we find the gentleman above named, who is a na- 
 tive of Germany and the descendant of a long 
 line of honorable representatives of tlie Teutonic 
 race. 
 
 Born in the city of Darmstadt, January 22, 1836, 
 our subject is the son of Cliarles W. and Elizabeth 
 (Hartman) Engelliardl. lie was quite .young when 
 the family emigrated to the United States, and 
 
 after landing in New York City proceeded to 
 Rochester, N. Y., where they settled permanenlly. 
 The father followed the trade of a tinner through- 
 out the greater part of his active business life, and 
 remained a resident of Rochester until his death, 
 in 1888. 
 
 The next to the youngest among six children, 
 our subject passed his bojiiood years in Rochester, 
 and was a student in the schools of that city until 
 attaining his fifteenth year. He then secured a 
 clerkship in a grocery store in Rochester, and until 
 twenty-one years of age continued in the eraploj^ 
 of the firm of Stagers & Hollens. In 1858 he was 
 united in marriage with Miss Kate English, of 
 Rochester, and immediately afterwards came to 
 Toledo, where he formed a partnership with David 
 Kitchen. Thirteen years were thus spent, when 
 he disposed of his interest in the concern and re- 
 tired from the business. 
 
 During the Rebellion Mr. Engelhardt was one 
 of the loyal supporters of the Union, and in 1864 
 he enlisted with the One Hundred and Thirtieth 
 Ohio Infantry, Col. C. B. Phipps commanding the 
 regiment. His service lasted for one hundred 
 days, and during the greater part of that time he 
 was engaged in garrison dut.y. At the expiration 
 of his period of service he was honorably dis- 
 charged. Returning to Toledo, he again embarked 
 in the hardware business, in which he continued 
 until 1871. The following year he entered the 
 freight department of the Lake Shore & Wabash 
 Railroad, remaining with that company for almost 
 fifteen years. 
 
 With the public affairs of Toledo Mr. Engelhardt 
 has been more or less connected ever since coming 
 to this cit}'. In 1888 he was elected Commission- 
 er of Lucas County, on the Republican ticket, for 
 a term of three years, and such was the ability 
 with which he discharged the duties of that pos- 
 ition, that in 1891 he was re-elected and again in 
 1894, being the present incumbent of the office. 
 In 1879 he represented the Fourth Ward in the 
 City Council. In 1887 he was appointed Sheriff 
 of Lucas County, to fill the vacancy caused by the 
 resignation of Sheriff Cullinson. In counly, state 
 and national politics he has taken an active inter- 
 est, and is one of the local leaders of the Rei)ubli- 
 
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 can party. Since the organization of the Toledo 
 Republican Club he has been a prominent factor in 
 its success and has filled the position of Director. 
 He is at present a member of the building commit- 
 tee of the new court liouse in process of construc- 
 tion at Toledo, which will be one of tiie finest in 
 the state, both in point of architectural des:gnand 
 convenience of interior a|)pointments. 
 
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 JOSEPH N. RICARD. Notable among the 
 business enterprises of Toledo is that which 
 was established by Mr. Ricard in 1887, and 
 has since been conducted under his active 
 supervision. The Ricard Boiler and F^ngine Works 
 are situated at Nos. 700 to 708 Water .Street, ad- 
 joining the Cherry .Street bridge, and give em- 
 ployment to a force of fifty men in the differ- 
 ent departments. The products, wliich are sold 
 throughout the Central States, consist of steam 
 boilers, engines, tanks, heaters, all kinds of machin- 
 ery and sheet-iron work, portable steel boilers for 
 sawmills, oil, gas and water wells. 
 
 The proprietor of the works was born in Bur- 
 lington, Vt., in 1853, and is the son of Noah and 
 P^ulalie (Isabelle) Ricard, natives of Canada, who 
 removed to Toledo in 1863 and are now living in 
 (juiet retirement from the cares of business. Jo- 
 seph N. accompanied his parents to Ohio at the 
 age of ten years, and at once entered the schools 
 of this city, where his education was obtained. 
 
 After finishing his studies Mr. Ricard learned 
 the trade of a machinist in the Novelty iron Works 
 of Toledo and with other parties, thus gaining a 
 tliorough knowledge of the business. On com- 
 pleting his trade, he began to work for different 
 parties, and continued in the capacity- of workman 
 for a number of years. He saved his earnings, and 
 upon securing a sufficient sum to permit the ven- 
 ture, he began business for himself. In 1887 he 
 commenced to manufacture boilers and stationary 
 and portable engines. These are of a superior 
 
 quality and of the most improved designs. The 
 products of the factory are sold to [jarties in the 
 different states of the Mississippi Valley, as far 
 south as St. Louis, Mo. 
 
 In addition to the proprietorship of the Ricard 
 Boiler and Engine Works, Mr. Ricard is connect- 
 ed with the jewelry business, in partnership with 
 George M. Baker, the style of the firm being B.ak- 
 er & Ricard. He is the owner of boiler works at 
 Trombley, Wood County, Ohio, which enterprise, 
 like the others in which he is interested, has proved 
 remunerative, and is the source of a good revenue 
 to him. In addition to other realty he owns val- 
 uable city property, and this he rents to tenants. 
 He also owns a flouring-miU at McComb, Ohio. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Ricard and Miss Emily 
 May was solemnized in 1875. Mrs. Ricard was a 
 daughter of William H. Ma\', who for many j'ears 
 resided in Bedford Township, Monroe County, 
 Mich. The family residence Is at No. 727 Ontario 
 Street, and here Mr. and Mrs. Ricard, with their 
 four daughters, have a pleasant home, to which 
 their many friends receive a cordial welcome and 
 in which they are hospitably entertained by the 
 genial host and hostess. In his fraternal relations 
 Mr. Ricard is connected with the Knights of 
 Pythias. 
 
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 REV. PE;TER DANENHOFFER. pastor of 
 St. Peter's Catholic Church of Toledo, is 
 a gentleman and scholar, possessed of 
 more than ordinary intellect, and a man of fine 
 appearance. Almost his entire life has been de- 
 voted to the service of the cliurch, and his efforts 
 have been attended with the greatest success. He 
 IS a native of Lorraine, Fiance, and was born Feb- 
 ruary 22, 1832, his parents being Peter and Mary 
 (Derr) Danenhoffer, who were also natives of Lor- 
 raine, F" ranee. The father was a farmer b}' occu- 
 pation in his native land, and spent his entire life 
 tilling the soil. He never left his own country, 
 
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 but passed away in the home of his youtli about 
 1859. His wife came to this country with her 
 four sons and one daughter, and made her home 
 at first in F'lemont, Ohio. She afterward bought 
 a farm in Berwick, Seneca County, Ohio, and lived 
 there a number of years, after which she sold out 
 and moved to Toledo. She lived to the venerable 
 age of about ninety years, departing this life May 
 10, 1881. 
 
 The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood 
 and early youth in the home of his birth, where 
 he received the rudiments of his education, and 
 studied the classics and modern languages for a 
 lime, or until he was seventeen years of age. In 
 1850 he sailed with his mother and the family for 
 America, and after an uneventful voyage landed 
 in New Orleans. Leaving that city, they went di- 
 rect to Fremont, Ohio, where he remained only a 
 short time, going immediately to Cleveland, where 
 he entered St. Mary's Seminary. Here he studied 
 the classics, philosophy, theology and other studies 
 for several years, and at the age of twenty-three 
 entered the theological seminarj', where he re- 
 mained six years, preparing himself for the office 
 of priest in the Catholic Church. Having previ- 
 ously determined on this course of life before 
 crossing the Atlantic, he never svavered in his de- 
 cision, but put forth every effort to prepare him- 
 self for the great work set before him. 
 
 June 28, 1863, the young man was ordained a 
 priest, and was immediately appointed to take 
 charge of St. Barnard's Church at Akron, Ohio. 
 He remained with this congregation for three 
 years, and then came to Toledo, becoming the pas- 
 tor of St. Peter's Church, in which he has filled 
 the holy office of Father Confessor and Priest 
 from that time until the present. Soon after com- 
 ing here he was instrumental in building the large 
 parochial school building, which was used for a 
 time both for school and church purposes. In 
 1873 he erected the fine solid brick edifice, which 
 is one of the best church buildings in the city. 
 The congregation is composed of about four hun- 
 dred families, and there are some three hundred 
 and fift}' pupils in attendance at the school. 
 
 Rev. Father Denenhoffer is a favorite with the 
 general public as well as with his own parish, and 
 5 
 
 is highly esteemed by all who know him. His life 
 has been one of integrity and self-reliance, and he 
 has faithfull}' given to each duty his most con- 
 scientious attention and persistent effort. 
 
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 HON. JOHN H. DOYLE. For many years 
 this gentleman has occupied a distin- 
 guished position among the legal frater- 
 nity- of Toledo and the state, and as the senior 
 member of the firm of Doyle, Scott & Lewis, he 
 still continues at the head of an extensive and re- 
 munerative practice. Alike on the Bench and at 
 the Bar, he has won distinction. As Judge, he was 
 clear, logical, impartial and straightforward, and 
 his decisions were able and just. As a law}'er, he 
 seizes promptly the salient points of his case, and 
 identifies himself clearly and earnestly with the 
 interests of his client. 
 
 Judge Doyle is a native of Ohio, and was born 
 in Perry County, April 23, 1844. His parents, 
 Michael and Joanna (Brophej') Do)'le, were mar- 
 ried in Providence, Lucas Count3-, in 1833, and 
 removed to Perry County in 1842, but four years 
 later returned to Toledo, where the father died in 
 1852. The mother died November 15, 1894, at 
 the residence of our subject, in Toledo. In the 
 public schools of Toledo, the subject of this notice 
 gained the rudiments of his education, which was 
 afterward supplemented by attendance at Denison 
 University, Granville, Ohio. He began the study 
 of law under Gen. H. S. Commager, and after- 
 ward continued under the preceptorship of Edward 
 Bissell. Jr. 
 
 On the twenty-first anniversary of his birth. 
 Judge Doyle was admitted to the Bar, April 23, 
 1865, and the same day formed a partnership with 
 Mr. Bissell, thus securing a fair start in his pro- 
 fession at once. Success rewarded his efforts from 
 the beginning of his professional labors. He soon 
 acquired a reputation for legal knowledge and 
 ability as an advocate unusual in one so young. 
 
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 His" peculiar genius in searching out and establish- 
 ing hidden evidence may be illustrated by a case 
 in which he was interested, and wliich involved 
 the title to one hundred and sixty acres of 
 land in tlie heart of the city of Toledo, valued at 
 more than $1,000,000. The claimants were the 
 heirs of a Mr. Ford, a privateer of the War of 
 1812, then living at Fell's Point, in or near Balti- 
 more, Md. The c.Tse hinged on the legitimacy of 
 a daughter, vvho, it was alleged, was born while 
 Ford was a prisoner of war at Plymouth, Kngland, 
 and was illegitimate. Mr. Doyle sj)enta largo por- 
 tion of the winter of 1873-74, tlie spring of 1874 
 and the summer of 1875 in Maryland and the 
 District of Columbia taking depositions in this im- 
 portant case. The final result was that he estab- 
 lished the legitimacy of the child, and hence se- 
 cured llie title of his clients. 
 
 In 1879 Mr. Doyle was elected on the Republi- 
 can ticket as Judge of the judicial district, embrac- 
 ing the territory between and including Toledo 
 and Cleveland. Such was his standing in the legal 
 fraternity that he was unanimously recommended 
 for the position by the Toledo Bar. Elected to 
 this important ufflce, he soon became widely known 
 as an able and impartial jurist, and he gained great 
 prominence m his cliosen party. In 1882 he was 
 nominated for .Judge of the Supreme Court by the 
 Republican State Convention, but was defeated 
 witli the remainder of the ticket, though running 
 ahead of the party by several thousand votes in 
 the district of his residence, and by sixteen hun- 
 dred in his own county. In February, 1883, he 
 was appointed b}' Governor Foster to a seat on the 
 Supreme Bench, to fill the vacancy caused b}' the 
 resignation of Judge Longworth, serving one year 
 in that capacity. At the convention of 1883 his 
 party again nominated him for a full term, but 
 the entire ticket suffered defeat as before. 
 
 Resuming the practice of liis profession in To- 
 ledo in 1884, Judge Doj'le lias since continued the 
 management of the extensive interests of his cli- 
 ents. In matters pertaining to the welfare of his 
 city he is deeply interested, and all progressive en- 
 terprises are sure of his warm support and hearty 
 encouragement. In the organization of the To- 
 ledo Library Association (now the free library of 
 
 Toledo) he assisted materially, and for six years 
 he was Chairman of the Lecture Committee of that 
 association. In 1865, associated with Hon. De 
 Witt Davis, of Milwaukee, he aided in the organi- 
 zation of the Northwestern Lecture Bureau at Ciii- 
 cago, of which he was Secretary for a number of 
 years. In 1886 he was api)ointed by Governor 
 Foraker to serve as Trustee of the Toledo Asylum 
 for the Insane, where the detached cottage plan, 
 which he urged in preference to all others, was 
 adopted. During the late war he was commissioned 
 Lieutenant of the Sixty-seventh Ohio Infantry, 
 but before mustering he was prostrated by a severe 
 illness, which prevented his acceptance of the ap- 
 pointment. He was then but eighteen 3'ears old. 
 Though unable to go to the front in active service, 
 he did everything possible to assist in the home 
 work for the Union cause. 
 
 October 6, 1868, Judge Doyle married Miss 
 Alice Fuller Skinner, daughter of Dr. S. W. Skin- 
 ner, a descendant of the AVolcott and Ellsworth 
 families of Connecticut, to which also belong 
 Chief Justice P^llsworth and Governor Wolcott. 
 They are the parents of three daughters, namely: 
 Elizabeth Wolcott, Grace Alice and Helen Gene- 
 vieve. 
 
 TILLMAN BROWN. Among the influen- 
 tial citizens and prominent business men 
 of East Toledo stands our worthy subject, 
 who comes of sturdy, energetic New England 
 stock, having been born among the hills of Ver- 
 mont, in Lamoille Count3'. March 17, 1829. He 
 is a son of Stei)lien Brown, a native of Massachu- 
 setts, but who made his home in Vermont until his 
 death, which occurred in 1869, at the age of seven- 
 ty-six years. The paternal grandfather was Ste- 
 phen Brown, Sr., also a native of the Bay State, 
 ancestors of the family having come from Eng- 
 land and settled in that state in a very early day. 
 The mother of our subject, whose maiden name 
 was Laura Grout, was a native of Weathersfield, 
 
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 Vt., where slie was reared to womanhood, and 
 where she married the father of our subject. 
 After the death of her husband she came to Oliio, 
 and made her home with Stillman until she passed 
 peacefully awa}', at the age of eighty-three years. 
 She and her liusband were both laid to rest in For- 
 est Cemetery in Toledo. 
 
 Mr. Brown spent his boyhood days and earl\' 
 youtli among the liills of his native state, where 
 he attended the public schools, receiving a good 
 common education. After his school days were 
 over he went to Boston, Mass., and embarked in 
 business for himself. He engaged in buying and 
 shipping stock for his brother, and made a splendid 
 success of the business. At the time of starting 
 out for himself, he was only eighteen years old, 
 but he manifested a knowledge of business far be- 
 yond his years, and b}' his good management and 
 excellent judgment became a leading man in that 
 line of trade. After spending several years in the 
 city of Boston, he decided to seek a wider and bet- 
 ter field for his operations, and accordingly start- 
 ed for the West. He came to Toledo, and in 1856 
 entered into partnership with his cousin, D. A. 
 Brown, the firm of S. & D. A. Brown becoming 
 far and widely known; and as both partners had 
 bad considei'able experience in the stock business 
 previous to tliis, they soon establislied a large and 
 lucrative trade, and were acknowledged to be the 
 most successful firm in that line of any in the cit}'. 
 
 Mr. Brown and his partner took charge of the 
 Toledo .Stock Yards, and for several years did an 
 immense business, slaughtering one thousand hogs 
 a day. They were also {)roprietors of a large 
 packing-house, the income from which was large, 
 and accumulated so rapidl3' that they were able in 
 a few years to retire from business life, having 
 each gained a handsome competence. Our subject 
 is greatly interested in real estate at the present 
 time, owning a large amount of valuable city prop- 
 erty, and a great deal of his time is taken up in 
 looking after his interests in that direction. His 
 business abilit}' is well established, and he enjoys 
 the esteem and confidence of the entire com- 
 munity. 
 
 Our subject has been twice married, tlie lady 
 who became his first wife being Miss Mary M. 
 
 Fisher, a native of Wooster. Ohio. They were 
 married in 1863, and she was called to the land 
 beyond in 1872, leaving four children, as follows: 
 Albert L., Stephen S., Orville G. and Laura M. 
 The second marriage of Mr. Brown took place in 
 187.3, uniting him with Miss Gertrude Lawton, a 
 native of St. Lawrence County, N. Y. This union 
 has been blessed by the birth of five children: Ger- 
 trude L., Gordon L., Siloam G., Alice, and Gess- 
 ner, who died in infancy. The family residence 
 is built of solid brick, pleasantly located on an 
 eminence overlooking the Maumee River, and the 
 beautiful surroundings present a delightful ap- 
 pearance to the eye. 
 
 Socially Mr. Brown is connected with the Ma- 
 sonic order, and is a member of Rubicon Lodge. 
 Politicall}' he is a stanch Republican, and an ar- 
 dent supporter of the principles of his party. 
 
 ^^^^^^ 
 
 REV. CHARLES SCADDING is the popular 
 and efficient rector of Trinity Church, in 
 Toledo. He is a clear and impressive 
 speaker, and aims to be practical rather than to 
 strive for oratorical effect. Since his connection 
 with Trinity Church a marked improvement along 
 its many lines of activity has been noticeable. Be- 
 ing very much interested in young people, he 
 keeps in close touch with them in every possible 
 consistent manner, and in all other relations is 
 broad in thought, charitable in criticism, and mod- 
 ern in his ideas of work. 
 
 The birth of Rev. Mr. Scadding occurred in On- 
 tario, Canada, November 25, 1861, and his higher 
 education was obtained at the Episcopal College 
 of Trinity University in Toronto. He distin- 
 guished himself in the literary course, winning the 
 silver medal of his class, and also during this time 
 became celebrated as a writer for and editor of the 
 Trinity University Review. His first parish was at 
 St, John's, in Buffalo, N. Y., where lie served as 
 
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 Deacon, to which office he was ordained July 26, 
 1885. He was ordained priest of the Cliurcli of 
 England July 18, 1886, and soon afterward became 
 assistant to Rev. W. S. Rainsford in St. George's 
 Church, in New York. This chapel is located in 
 a crowded tenement district, and he had ample 
 opportunity' to display' his zeal as a missionary' 
 among the people of that locality, where life in its 
 lowest form among human beings in the United 
 States may be found. From 1889 until 1891 Mr. 
 Scadding was rector at Grace Ciiurch at Middle- 
 town, N. Y., where he built up a strong parish, 
 and since the year last mentioned he has been rec- 
 tor of Trinity Church. 
 
 Tlirougii the nomination of General Swayne, 
 Rev. Mr. Scadding was elected to the Executive 
 Committee of the Church Temperance Society, and 
 is mucii interested in the Knights of Temperance. 
 He is also a member of the Executive Board of 
 the Christian Social Union of Oxford University, 
 and of the Parochial Mission Society. He is a be- 
 liever in athletics, and is President of the Outing 
 Club. While rector of Grace Church, he was of- 
 fered the nomination to the Bishopric of Japan, a 
 high and responsible office, but he declined. His 
 great object and struggle just now is to make 
 Trinity Church a place where the poor from the 
 wretched and crowded tenement districts adjacent 
 may feel free to come and hear the Gospel preached 
 in simplicity. In order to carrj' out this plan it 
 will become necessary to have suitable endow- 
 ments, whereby the expenses of running the church 
 can l)e met without taxing the poor people to any 
 extent. 
 
 July 11, 1888, Mr. Scadding was married, in 
 Toronto, to Nellie D., daughter of J. S. and Mary 
 Donaldson, the former of whom is a broker and 
 business man of Toronto. Mrs. Scadding, who 
 was a lovable Christian woman and her husband's 
 faithful helpmate and assistant in all his work, en- 
 tered Paradise November 12, 1891. 
 
 The parents of our subject were Henrj- Simcoe 
 and Elizabeth W. (Wedd) Scadding, both natives 
 of Toronto, the former born November 2, 1837, 
 and the latter October 7, 1838. They were mar- 
 ried in 1860, and had the following children: 
 Charles, Heurv Crawford, Walter R.. Simcoe and 
 
 S. John. The father was a banker, and is now 
 living in British Columbia, where he is an officer of 
 the Canada Pacific Railroad, and is much respect- 
 ed. His parents were Charles and Jane (Bright) 
 Scadding. The former died at the age of seventy- 
 eight years, but the mother is still living. The 
 great-grandfather of Rev. Charles Scadding bore 
 the Christian name of John. He was an officer in 
 the British service, and went to Canada with Lord 
 Simcoe, the first Governor-General of Canada. 
 
 Politically Mr. Scadding is a supporter of Re- 
 publican principles and nominees. 
 
 (Tpr LEXANDER MUELLER is a member of 
 y — \ the firm of Mueller Bros., who conduct a 
 large cooperage establishment in Toledo, 
 and give employment to from eight to ten hands. 
 Beginning at the bottom rounds of the ladder 
 which leads to success, he has reached his present 
 condition of prosperity and independence entirely 
 through his own honest and industrious efforts. 
 He is now well off. Icing the fortunate possessor 
 of a number of pieces of real estate, and residences, 
 etc., which he rents, and from which he derives a 
 good income. 
 
 Mr. Mueller was born in Switzerland, on the 
 24th of August, 1829, and is a son of Casper and 
 Amelia (Hep) Mueller. They emigrated to the 
 United .States about the year 1852, and after passing 
 through New York City, came direct to Toledo, 
 where they arrived in May. The father was a 
 cooper b}' trade, and followed his business with 
 marked success in this city for many 3'ears, manu- 
 facturing beer and wine casks principally. He de- 
 parted this life in 1876, having had five children, 
 two sons and three daughters. 
 
 Alexander Mueller, according to the laws of Ger- 
 many, attended the schools of his native land un- 
 til he was fourteen years of age. He then began 
 learning the cooper's trade, and after coming to 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 Toledo worked with his father until tiie latter's 
 death, when he succeeded to tlie business, witli 
 which he was thoroughly acquainted in every de- 
 partment. The cooperage is located at No. 712 
 Bush Street. Besides the regular shops, there are 
 large buildings for di'ying-roonis and for curing 
 the wood used in the manufacture of the barrels. 
 In 1851 our subject was united in marriage with 
 Miss Barbara Mueller, daughter of Frank Mueller. 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Mueller have been born three 
 children, two sons and a daughter, namely: C- 
 Frank; Magdalene, the wife of Martin Knercm; 
 and Otto A., who is at liome. Mr. and Mrs. Muel- 
 ler are members of the Reformed Church. In poli- 
 tics the former is a supporter of the Republican 
 party. 
 
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 HENRY WALTER WILHELM, of Toledo, 
 has been a resident of this city almost Ins 
 entire life, and is prominently identified 
 with some of its leading enterprises. His occupa- 
 tion is that of a civil engineer, which he hag fol- 
 lowed ever since coming to this place. In 1886 he 
 purchased a half-interest in the Toledo & Suburban 
 Express Compan}', of which he became sole pro- 
 prietor four years later. In March, 1891, he or- 
 ganized a stock company, under the name of the 
 United Storage, Truck and Transfer Company, 
 capitalized at $25,000, which concern is doing a 
 prosperous business at Nos. 714 and 716 Jefferson 
 Street, and Nos. 209 and 211 Erie Street. 
 
 The Wilhelm family, as the name indicates, is 
 of German origin. Henry Wilhelm, father of our 
 subject, was born in Dieburg, Gross-Herzogtlium, 
 Hesse-Darmstadt, and for many years has made 
 his home in Toledo, where he has followed the 
 occupation of a builder, contractor and superin- 
 tendent of construction. Never since he became 
 an American citizen, in 1849, has he failed to vote 
 for the principles of the Republican party, and 
 that organization has no supporter more loyal than 
 he. In local affairs he has ever been interested. 
 
 and has made it a point to attend the caucuses of 
 his party and endeavor to secure the nomination 
 of good men for office. He has, however, never 
 had an}' aspirations for public positions, preferring 
 to give his attention to his business affairs. 
 
 The mother of our subject, who was born in the 
 same town and province of Germany as her hus- 
 band, bore the maiden name of Theresa Spross, 
 and became the wife of Henry AVilhelm in Toledo 
 in 1852. Eight children were born of their union, 
 named as follows: Barbara C, Henry W., Kate 
 M., Anna M., Elizabeth, Francis .1., Charles R. and 
 Edward A. All are living except Kale and Eliza- 
 beth. 
 
 The subject of this notice was born in Toledo, 
 Ohio, December 19, 1856, and received an excel- 
 lent education. After graduating from the Toledo 
 High School in 1876, he entered Cornell Univer- 
 sity, where, in 1880, he completed the course in 
 civil engineering. In July of the same j'ear he 
 accepted a position as assistant engineer on the 
 Toledo, Delphos & Burlington Railroad (now the 
 Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City) and remained in 
 that capacity for one year. He then accepted an 
 appointment as Field Topographer in the Depart- 
 ment of the United States Coast and Geologic 
 Survey, located at Santa Barbara, Cal. On the 
 completion of the work, in June, 1882, he returned 
 to New York, via Cape Horn, stopping for two 
 months at Panama, where he assisted in work on 
 the proposed Panama Canal in the caijacit}' of 
 transitman 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Wilhelm occurred at Bitter 
 Sweet, Monroe County, Mich., and united him with 
 Hortcnse Amelia Foreman, an accomplished and 
 estimable lady, who is well known in social and 
 charitable circles and organizations of Toledo. 
 Her parents, William and Mary L.(Doty) Foreman, 
 were among the earliest settlers of Monroe County, 
 Mich., having settled there in 1836. They owned 
 one of the largest and most valuable farms of the 
 count}', its situation on the United States Turn- 
 pike being most convenient. Upon that old 
 homestead Mrs. Foreman died in 1882. Mr. Fore- 
 man, who was born in New York in 1822, died in 
 Monroe County in 1893. 
 
 Sociallv Mr. Wilhelm is a member of Rubicon 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Lodge, F. & A. M.; Charles Sumner Lodge, K. P.; 
 and Robert Blum Lodge, L O. O. F. Since the 
 organization of the Young Men's Christian Associa- 
 tion he has been one of its contributing members, 
 but has never identified liiroself witli an}- eiiurch. 
 His wife is actively connected with the First Con- 
 gregational Church of Toledo, and takes a warm 
 interest in benevolent and religious enterprises. 
 At present she is serving as a Director of the 
 Newsboys' Home in Toledo. 
 
 Politically a Republican, Mr. Wilhelm has been 
 a member of the lioard of Equalization since 1893. 
 In 1886 he vvas elected to the office of County 
 Surveyor of Lucas County, and three years later 
 he was re-elected, serving in tliat official capacity 
 until January 1, 1893. During the latter year, as 
 stated above, he was appointed a member of the 
 City Board of Equalization, to serve until Maj-, 
 1896. He is a member of the Toledo Chamber of 
 Commerce, and is connected with other organiza- 
 tions and enterprises calculated to promote the 
 growth of the city and the welfare of the people. 
 
 1®^^^'!^!^^ 
 
 \ \ ^ILLIAINI A. GASHE is President of tlie 
 \/\/ Gashe Lumber Company' of Toledo. 
 This concern was organized January 
 15, 1890, with a paid-up capital of $10,000. and 
 the presidency of it was at once tendered Mr- 
 Gashe, he being the principal stockholder. lie is 
 a young man of good financial ability, and is truly 
 the aichitect of his own fortunes, as he started in 
 the battle of life in an humble position and grad- 
 ually, through his own merit and industry, worked 
 his way upward. 
 
 A native of the Green Mountain State, Mr. 
 Gashe was born in its capital city, Montpelier, 
 February 3, 18.56. His fatlier, Samuel Gashe, was 
 a man of talent and good education, and for a 
 number of years was a successful school teacher. 
 He was a native of Ireland, and came to the United 
 States in youth, but died when his son, William 
 A., was only six years of age. His wife, whose 
 girlhood name was Rebecca Clurk, on being left a 
 
 widow removed from Montpelier to Canada. She 
 was left in destitute circumstances by tlie death of 
 her husband, and had a struggle in order to sup- 
 port herself and children. After spending a few 
 3'ears in Canada, the family removed to Saginaw, 
 Mich. 
 
 Left fatherless at a tender age, William A. Gashe 
 was early obliged to seek his own livelihood. He 
 received fair common-school advantages, but at an 
 early age became a shingle-packer in the sawmills 
 of Michigan, and then for some time worked at 
 whatever he could find to do in different lumbering 
 districts. Later, going to Big City, Mich., he was 
 scaler for a number of mills at that place. From 
 his small w.ages he managed to \ny aside a certain 
 proportion, and the sura thus accumulated proved 
 the nucleus of his subsequent fortune. 
 
 The Gashe Lumber Company deals in all kinds 
 of hard and soft woods. They have a large plan- 
 ing-mill, wlucli is run by electricity, and is a model 
 of its kind. Mr. Gashe is a pioneer in this direc- 
 tion, having been the first to employ this motive 
 power in a planing-mill. The two dynamos are 
 equal to thirty-horse power. 
 
 The family residence of Mr. Gashe is at No. 515 
 Walnut Street. His wife, to whom he was married 
 Jul}- 15, 1891, was previously Miss Marion Kear- 
 ney, of this cit}^ She was born near Dublin, Ire- 
 land, and is a daughter of John and Margaret 
 (Blake) Kearne}'. Mr. Gashe is a public-spirited 
 citizen, taking commendable interest in wliLtever 
 enterprises or movements arc started having the 
 benefit of this city and locality as their object. In 
 questions of political moment he is a Democrat, 
 and never fails to deposit his ballot in favor of his 
 party nominees. He and his wife are members of 
 the Catholic Church. 
 
 T7> LEAZER N. SMITH is a self-made man, as 
 I C) he began life poor and unassisted, but, 
 undaunted by the difficulties which he met 
 in his pathway, he has risen steadily to a position 
 of influence and prosperity. For the past thir- 
 teen years his home has been made in West To- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 199 
 
 ledo, prior to which time he was actively engaged 
 in agricultural pursuits. 
 
 In a fainily of seven children our subject is the 
 youngest, tlie others being Polly, William, Hul- 
 daii, Priscilla, Hannah and Millicent. Their par- 
 ents were Noadiah and JNIaiy S. (Sibley) Smith, na- 
 tives of Connecticut and New York, respectively, 
 and tiie former a farmer by occupation. Born in 
 Rensselaer County, N. Y., January 16, 1815, our 
 subject continued to live with his parents in the 
 Empire State until he had reached his majority'. 
 He early became familiar, by practical experience, 
 with every detail of farm work, and determined 
 to make it his business in life. 
 
 After working for neighbors for some time, our 
 subject came to Ohio, in the spring of 1836, [jro- 
 ceeding a part of the distance in a canoe. He set- 
 tled in Lucas County and began working by tlie 
 month on a farm in Washington Township. When 
 sever.al years had passed, during which time he 
 had carefully laid aside the main share of his earn- 
 ings, lie found himself able to embark iu business 
 on his own account, and invested liis money in 
 one hundred and thirty acres of land in Washing- 
 ton Township. The place had been partly im- 
 proved and a log house erected by a previous pro- 
 prietor. In 1838 Mr. Smith returned to New- 
 York, where he remained two or three years, but 
 eventually came back to make a permanent home 
 in Ohio. Altogetiier, he was for upwards of forty 
 years one of the leading farmers of Washington 
 Township, and was actively concerned in its de- 
 velopment. 
 
 The first Presidential vote of Mr. Smith was 
 cast for Andrew Jackson, but he now affiliates 
 with the Republican party. He still owns his im- 
 proved and valuable farm of one hundred and 
 eighty acres, on which are two good orchards, 
 which he set out himself. He is almost entirely 
 self-educated as well as self-made, for his school 
 advantages were extremely limited. In his town- 
 ship he has served as Trustee and School Director 
 of his home district. Ever since lie was seventeen 
 years of age he has been a member of the Method- 
 ist Episcopal Church, and is now a Steward and 
 Trustee in the congregation. 
 
 October 5, 1848, Mr. Smith and Catherine Raw- 
 
 son were united in marriage. They have three 
 children: William N., a farmer of this township; 
 Mary, Mrs. James W. Moore; and Emma, now Mrs. 
 William W. Dixon. Mrs. Smith began teaching 
 school when she was only seventeen years old, in a 
 log cabin, and taught successfully for about eleven 
 years. Like her husband, she is a faithful and 
 zealous worker in the Methodist P'.piscopal Church. 
 
 r^ EORGE W. STEVENS, M. D., has been en- 
 V^Tf gagcfl in the practice of his profession in 
 Toledo for the past fouryears, and has al- 
 ready acquired high standing among his fellow-cit- 
 izens. In 1876 he was appointed surgeon of the 
 Union Pacific Railroad Company, with headquarters 
 at Grand Island, Neb., where he remained for five 
 years. In 1881 he returned to Jonesville, Hills- 
 dale County, Mich., where he had formerly prac- 
 ticed, and which place was his home for the next 
 decade. He is a graduate of the medical depart- 
 ment of the Michigan State University of Ann 
 Arbor, and has been actively employed as a family 
 physician for over a quarter of a centuiy. 
 
 On the paternal side the Doctor is of English 
 descent, while his mother's ancestors were natives 
 of Germany. Willard Stevens, the father of our 
 subject, was born in New Y''ork City, and was Re- 
 corder of Deeds for many years. He took an act- 
 ive part in political afifairs and the cause of good 
 government, and was accordingly esteemed for his 
 valuable services. He went into the Civil War as 
 Captain of Company A, Fifth New Y'ork A'olun- 
 teers, and was killed at the second battle of Bull 
 Run, August 18, 1862. His wife, who was before 
 her marriage Lydia E. Geib, died when the Doctor 
 was six 3'earb old. 
 
 Dr. Stevens, who is an only child, was born iu 
 New York City, March 28, 1847. He passed his 
 boyhood and school days there, and later entered 
 Columbia College, graduating from the literary 
 department in 1864. His father was killed when 
 
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 lie was only twelve years of age, and young Ste- 
 vens was thus early thrown upon his own i-esour- 
 ces to a certain extent. After making up his mind 
 to become a physician, he studied with Dr. A. W. 
 Alvord, of Battle Creek, Mich., and graduated in 
 1872 from the State University, after which he 
 took a course of practical training in the Long 
 Island (N. Y.) Hospital. His first location as a 
 |)ractitioner was at Jonesville, Mich., where he re- 
 mained for two years. In political matters the 
 Doctor is alliliated with the Republican part_y. 
 
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 -€ T ff^ILLIAM WICKHAM, M. D., a popular 
 \/\/ and highly successful medical practi- 
 tioner and skillful surgeon of Toledo, 
 is a native of Ireland, and was born March 5, 1848. 
 He is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hurst) 
 Wickham, who were born, reared and married in 
 the same country. After their marriage they emi- 
 grated to America, when William was but two 
 years old, and settled in Beaver, Pa. After com- 
 ing to this country, the father became identified 
 with the Pennsylvania Railroad, and continued in 
 tlie employ of that company for twenty-five jears. 
 He still resides in the town of Beaver, and is num- 
 bered among the leading business men of the place. 
 The subject of this sketch was tlie third son in 
 a family of nine children born to the union of 
 Thomas and Elizabeth Wickham. The eldest, John 
 J., is now the Presiding Judge of Beaver County, 
 Pa. Our subject spent his early life in the town 
 of Beaver, and was educated in the high school 
 and academy of that place. Having finished his 
 course of study in the latter institution, he became 
 a teacher in the public schools of Ohio, Indiana 
 and Kentucky, and after five years of successful 
 teaching in these three states he bade farewell to 
 the schoolroom and adopted the medical profes- 
 sion as his life work. At the age of twenty-eight 
 years he entered the office of a military surgeon. 
 Dr. Levis, reading medicine with hiin for some 
 
 time, and while under this excellent physician he 
 learned many practical and useful lessons. 
 
 In 1879 Mr. Wickham entered the College of 
 Medicine and Surgery at Cincinnati, Ohio, where 
 he took a four-years course, graduating in 1883. 
 He immediately began the practice of his profes- 
 sion in the city of Cincinnati, and for five years 
 was one of the successful physicians of that place. 
 He then accepted an appointment as Surgeon to 
 the Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company, and re- 
 moved to Pocahontas, Va. During this time he 
 was also Surgeon of a division of the Norfolk & 
 Western Railroad, which position he held for a 
 number of years, but later was compelled to resign 
 on account of ill health. After a few months' 
 rest and a change of climate. Dr. Wickham 's health 
 was greatly improved, but before resuming his prac- 
 tice he took a post-graduate course at the New 
 York Polyclinic, in New Y^ork City, and while at- 
 tending this institution assisted in the hospitals of 
 that city, which afforded him abundant opportu- 
 nity of becoming one of tlie best and most skillful 
 surgeons of the day. 
 
 In 1893 Dr. Wickham came to Toledo, where he 
 has since conducted a general practice of medi- 
 cine and surgery, and gained the esteem and con- 
 fidence of the community. He has been very suc- 
 cessful since coming here, and is numbered among 
 the leading physicians of the city. He is a mem- 
 ber of the Lucas County Medical Society. In 
 politics he has always afflliated with the Republi- 
 can partv, and has ever taken an active interest 
 in public affairs. He is a man of excellent bubiness 
 ability, and his professional career has been a suc- 
 cessful one. 
 
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 JOSEPH G. GARTNER. There is nothing that 
 shows the innate refinement and gentleness 
 of a man's nature more than a care for the 
 exquisite blossoms that crown the most pa- 
 tient and diligent efforts at cultivation. A cruel 
 or unkind, careless or inappreciative man would 
 never succeed as a florist, for the tender green 
 
VALENTINE H. KETCHAM. 
 
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 203 
 
 things under the charge of such a person are en- 
 tirely at his mercy, to be watered and warmed at 
 his will. Neither can an ignorant man succeed in 
 this calling, for ignorance is stupidity and inap- 
 preciativeness, and one who is so watchful and in- 
 telligent that he can understand the unspoken lan- 
 guage that tells of need or thankfulness for care 
 is never ignorant or unkind, but humane and 
 tender under all circumstances. 
 
 The establishment which is under the charge of 
 Mr. Gartner is conveniently situated at No. 2476 
 Cherry Street, Toledo, and contains every variety 
 of plant and flower. The business, which is an ex- 
 tensive one, is conducted on both the wholesale 
 and retail |)lan, and is largely patronized by the 
 people of Toledo, who have the highest opinion of 
 Mr. Gartner as a skillful and artistic florist. His 
 shop was opened in 1888, and the business was 
 then begun upon a small scale, but as his means 
 increased he added conveniences from time to 
 time, and now has a large and remunerative trade. 
 
 Mr. Gartner was born in Bourbon, Marshall 
 County, Ind., February 14, 1859, and is the son of 
 John and Frances (Hebner) Gartner. His parents 
 were natives of Bavaria, Germany, and the father, 
 after coming to this countr}', followed the trade of 
 a shoemaker in Indiana. In 1871 he came to To- 
 ledo, where his death occurred November 29, 1893, 
 at the age of sixty-seven years. The wife and 
 mother is still living, now sixty-three years old, 
 and is a resident of Toledo. 
 
 Of the parental family there survive, besides our 
 subject, three daughters, one of whom is married 
 and two single. The only surviving son received 
 a good education, and for some time attended the 
 high school of Toledo. At the age of fourteen 
 years he began to be self-supporting, and from that 
 time, though beginning without money, he has 
 gradually acquired u competence. Being energetic, 
 persevering and determined, he has not allowed 
 himself to become discouraged by obstacles, but 
 has steadily worked his way onward to prosperity. 
 In 1886 he was united in marriage with Miss Rosa 
 Flessa, a resident of Monroe, Mich., and daughter 
 of Jacob Flessa. They are the parents of one 
 child, named Rudolph. 
 
 With a number of secret societies Mr. Gartner is 
 
 actively connected, being a member of the Benevo- 
 lent Protective Order of Elks, the Order of Forest- 
 ers, the Mystic Circle and the National Union. He 
 and his family occupy a neat and comfortable 
 home, located at No. 2434 Cherry Street, at a con- 
 venient distance from his place of business. He 
 is interested in all matters connected with the 
 prosperity of Toledo, and is rightly counted among 
 the active, progressive and capable young business 
 men of the city. In his political views he is a 
 Democrat, and is now Ward Committeeman. 
 
 VALENTINE HICKS KETCHAM. The 
 record of an honorable and useful life not 
 only perpetuates the deeds of him who has 
 thus lived for his descendants, but is also most in- 
 structive as a guide and incentive to others. In 
 writing this brief memorial of Mr. Ketcham, we 
 are but doing justice to one who spent the best 
 years of his life in Toledo, and whose influence 
 for good has been felt in both the business and so- 
 cial circles of this city. For a period of twenty- 
 four years, from the time of its organization until 
 his death, he filled the responsible position of 
 President of the First National Bank of Toledo, 
 and the sound financial basis upon which this in- 
 stitution rested was due largely to his tact and ex- 
 ecutive ability'. 
 
 A record of the life of this pioneer of Toledo 
 cannot fail to be interesting to the people of this 
 city, and we are therefore pleased to present an 
 outline of the chief events of his career. He was 
 born in Cornwall, Orange County, N. Y., Novem- 
 ber 12, 1815, and is the son of Samuel and Rachel 
 (Sands) Ketcham, the former of whom w.as a farm- 
 er and miller of Cornwall. In his early boyhood 
 he lived upon a farm, and in the winter months 
 attended the district schools of the neighborhood. 
 In 1827 he .accompanied his parents to New York 
 City, where he remained for three years, attending 
 school for a few months, but devoting his time 
 
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 principally to learning the trade of a carpenter 
 and joiner. At the age of fifteen he returned to 
 the farm at Cornwall, where the two following 
 years were spent. His father then came back to 
 the old homestead, and he went to the city to fin- 
 ish his trade. 
 
 Instead, however, of resuming work at his trade, 
 Mr. Ketcham, through the influence of a merchant 
 of his acquaintance, secured a position as clerk for 
 J. F. Cropsey, a dry-goods dealer on Canal Street, 
 and, being pleased with the work, he remained 
 there until July 17, 1836. Then, accompanied by 
 a Mr. Lane, he started on a vacation trip to the 
 West. They took a steamer to Detroit, and, laud- 
 ing at that place, they proceeded into the interior 
 of Michigan, where Mr. Ketcham bought eighty 
 acres of Government land in Oakland County. 
 From Detroit he journeyed to Toledo, and thence 
 went back to New York 
 
 Foreseeing the wonderful development of the 
 West, Mr. Ketcham determined to establish his 
 home here. Accordingly, in August, 1836, he left 
 New York with a general stock of merchandise, 
 and came to Toledo, where he opened a store on 
 St. Clair Street, at the head of Periy, now the site 
 of the Merchants' Hotel, renting the premises of 
 Coleman L Keller, Jr. In the summer of 1837 the 
 store was removed to Summit Street, adjoining the 
 Indiana House, and near Perry Street. The next 
 year it was removed to the corner of Summit and 
 Lagrange Streets, and in 1841 was transferred to 
 Nos. 32 and 34 Summit Street, where a small 
 wholesale trade was established. In 1843 the Mi- 
 ami Canal, connecting Toledo with Cincinnati, was 
 opened, and this extended his trade very mate- 
 rially. 
 
 In 1846 Joseph K. Secor was taken into the firm, 
 the title becoming Ketcham & Secor, which contin- 
 ued until Mr. Ketcham withdrew, in 1851, to de- 
 vote his attention exclusively to banking. In 
 1850 he had, in i)artnership with John Poag, com- 
 menced in that business, and three years later John 
 Berdan and S. S. Hubbard became associated with 
 him, the firm name becoming Ketcham, Berdan & 
 Co. In 1863 the business was merged into the 
 First National Bank, of which Mr. Ketcham was 
 President until his death The exceptional suc- 
 
 cess of that important financial institution was due 
 largely to the conservative ])olicy and watchful 
 care of the President, and it now stands as a mon- 
 ument to his memory. 
 
 Soon after coming to Toledo, Mr. Ketcham pur- 
 chased some property, and afterwards from time 
 to time he increased his real-estate holdings. His 
 speculations in that line met with varying results, 
 but in the main were profitable. In the earlier 
 years of his business career be was subjected to re- 
 verses then common to the West, but after recov- 
 ering from these he enjoyed exceptional success, 
 and came to be recognized as one of the most 
 wealthy men of northern Ohio. For his unusual 
 success he was indebted to no small extent to the 
 experience of his early years, when poverty taught 
 him economy, and adversity taught him self-reli- 
 ance. 
 
 In addition to the erection of a number of small 
 business buildings and dwellings, Mr. Ketcham 
 erected a block of three four-story stores at Nos. 
 28 to 36 Summit Street; two stores, Nos. 63 and 65 
 Summit Street; two stores at the corner of Summit 
 and Jefferson Streets; in connection with Mars 
 Nearing, the four-story block at Nos. 189 to 199 
 Summit Street, corner of Adams; the four-story 
 block on Summit, Oak and St. Clair Streets; and a 
 similar building under construction at the time of 
 his death, on St. Clair and Oak Streets. 
 
 As earl)' as 1843 Mr. Ketcham cut the brush and 
 cleared the ground on which now stands the Prod- 
 uce E.xchange Building, at the corner of Madison 
 and St. Clair Streets, erecting thereon a substantial 
 brick dwelling. The only house within sight of 
 that place was the home of Charles G. Keeler, on 
 the southeast corner of Madison and .St. Clair 
 Streets, where now stands the Government Build- 
 ing. For the former lot Mr. Ketcham paid $1,000, 
 and subsequently sold it to John Poag for 14,700. 
 The Produce Exchange for the same paid the sum 
 of ^55,000. In 1852 he purchased the west sixty 
 feet of the site of the new Government Building 
 for 81,200, and twelve years later disposed of it 
 for $4,500. In 1880 it was sold to the United 
 States for $27,000. 
 
 At Toledo, December 30, 1841, Mr. Ketcham was 
 united in marriage with Miss Rachel Ann, daugh- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 ter of John and Pamela Berdan. They became 
 the parents of four children, namely: Mary, wife 
 of Mars Nearing, now President of the First Na- 
 tional Bank; John B., former President of the 
 Keteham National Bank, but now a resident of 
 Chicago; Valentine H., Jr.; and George H., a civil 
 engineer. The sons have inherited to an unusual 
 degree the business capability and sound judg- 
 ment of their father, and are foremost in the finan- 
 cial circles of Toledo. 
 
 A man of temperate habits, practicing through- 
 out ills entire life outdoor activity and care in 
 diet, Mr. Kelcham was able to preserve almost to 
 the last the robust constitution and sound health 
 of his boyhood. AVhile his business duties were 
 many and heavy, yet he gave personal attention 
 to the management of his farm property, thus se- 
 curing a needed recreation from other cares. Aft- 
 er an illness of two weeks he died at his residence, 
 corner of Cherry and Bancroft Streets, July 30, 
 1887. The funeral, one of the largest ever held 
 in the cit^', was attended by delegations from the 
 Produce Exchange, to which he belonged, and from 
 the bankers of Toledo. Resolutions were adopted 
 by both organizations, expressing the liighest re- 
 spect for the memory of the deceased. It was felt 
 in business circles that the loss was a great one, 
 while in his death the needy and helpless lost a 
 benevolent friend. In politics he was a stanch Re- 
 publican, always taking a great interest in the af- 
 fairs of his party. 
 
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 FRED E. WITKER, President of the Witker 
 Manufacturing Company, of Toledo, was 
 born in Lucas Countj', Ohio, February 2, 
 1846. He is the son of Ernest and Mary (Bal- 
 mayer) Witker, who were numbered among the 
 pioneer residents of this part of the state, having 
 settled here at a time when the present prosperous 
 city of Toledo gave few indications of its wonder- 
 
 ful development and importance as a commercial 
 center. 
 
 Of the family of eight children, four sons and 
 four daughters, Fred E. is the next to the eldest. 
 His early years were [lassed in a manner similar 
 to those of other faimer lads, and he early showed 
 traits of industry, perseverance and determination 
 to succeed in life. During the summer montiis 
 he assisted in the work of cultivating the soil, but 
 in the winter had the privilege of attending the 
 neighboring schools, and there obtaining such 
 knowledge as the teacher and text-books afforded. 
 At the age of fourteen years Mr. Witker began 
 clerking in a general store, where he remained for 
 the three following years. He then entered the 
 employ of the Curtis Manufacturing Company, 
 manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds in Toledo, 
 and was afterward with the firm of Hitchcox & 
 Walbridge, who followed a similar line of business. 
 Still later he obtained a position with H. H. Boyd, 
 and as he was similarly engaged, Mr. Witker was 
 enabled to gain a thorough knowledge of every 
 detail connected with the business. In 1868 he 
 entered the firm of Eldrege, Weild & Co., and re- 
 mained in that connection for one year, being en- 
 gaged in the manufacture of sash, doors and 
 blinds. At the expiration of the year he disposed 
 of his interest in the concern. 
 
 In 1868 Mr. Witker became connected with the 
 Western Manufacturing Compan3', of which he 
 was chosen President, and continued to serve in 
 that capacity until 1868. Upon selling out, he 
 became interested in the Witker Manufacturing 
 Com pan}', manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds, 
 and was a member of that firm until 1886. It was 
 then incorporated as a stock company, of which 
 he was chosen President and Edward H. Witker, 
 his son. Secretary and Treasurer. They have a 
 large plant, supplied with all the latest and most 
 improved machinery, the propelling force being a 
 one hundred horse power engine. Emplo.yment 
 is given to eighty men, thus making the industry 
 one of the most important of Toledo. The plant 
 is a substantial brick structure, three stories in 
 height, and occupying a central location. 
 
 The residence of our subject is situated at the 
 corner of Huron and Erie Streets, and here he finds 
 
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 neederi recreation from the cares of business in the 
 societ}- of his wife and children. He was united 
 in marriage, in 1870, with Miss Mary Witgen, of 
 Toledo, tlie daughter of Henry Witgen, of this 
 city. They are the i)arents of five children, all of 
 whom are at home, and in whose future career thej^ 
 take the greatest interest. They have given them 
 lil)eral educational advantages, and have wisely 
 prepared them for the responsibilitesof life. 
 
 Our subject has found his time so closely en- 
 grossed by his business duties that he has had lit- 
 tle opportunity for the study of public affairs. 
 However, he is well posted concerning the ques- 
 tions before the public to-day, and politically ad- 
 vocates Democratic principles. He is liberal to 
 those enterprises which will promote the good of 
 the community, and his excellent traits of charac- 
 ter make him universally esteemed among his as- 
 sociates. 
 
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 ROBERT DAVIDSON is one of the sterling 
 old pioneers of Webster Township, Wood 
 County, and in the early days of its his- 
 tory helped to make the roads, erect schoolliouses, 
 and in other ways aided in the development of this 
 section. He laid the foundation for the old court 
 house of the county at Perrysburg, and helped in 
 the erection of the log subscription schoolhouse 
 where Scotch Ridge now stands, whither he came 
 to pass his declining days in 1882. After a very 
 busy and useful life he is now enjoying the fruits 
 of his former toil, and is surrounded by the com- 
 forts which are justly his. 
 
 Robert Davidson bears the same Christian name 
 as did his father and grandfather before him, and. 
 like them, is a native of Scotland, his birth having 
 occurred in Edinburghshire, July 16, 1812. His 
 mother, also a native of Scotland, was before her 
 marriage Margaret Murdock, and the children 
 whom she bore her husband were as follows: Robert; 
 William, born September 2, 1814; Jeanette, June 
 2, 1816; James, born August 23, 1818, and who 
 
 died October 2, 1894; Walter, born June 10, 1821, 
 and who passed away in 1891; Ann, born October 
 24, 1824; Andrew, September 27, 1826; and Mar- 
 garet, October 25, 18.33. 
 
 The Davidson family came to the United States 
 in 1834, and after a six- weeks voyage landed in 
 New York City, from whence the}' proceeded by 
 way of the canal, lakes and team to Perrysburg, 
 this county. In a short time the father went to 
 Pcnnsjivania and bought four hundred acres of 
 land near Waterford, Erie County, and then started 
 to join his family, but died on the way four miles 
 west of Fremont, in Julj', 1834. His remains were 
 placed at rest in the cemetery at Perrysburg. 
 
 On coining to Webster Township, Robert David- 
 son bought forty acres of second-hand land on 
 section 12, and paid for the same $120. He erected 
 a log cabin, and here his mother continued todwell 
 until her death, which occurred in 1869. On the 
 3d of Februaiy, 1837, our subject married Jeanette 
 Forrester, who was born March 16, 1816, in Scot- 
 land. They became the parents of eight children, 
 as follows: Robert, born December 31, 1838, and 
 now a resident of Center Township; Ellen, who 
 died in infancy; Thomas, born February 11, 1843; 
 Margaret, born June 7, 1845, now the wife of By- 
 ron Lockwood; William, born October 9, 1849; 
 James, March 7, 1850, and whose death occurred 
 December 13, 1886; Frances, born September 14, 
 1852, and now deceased;and Walter, born January 
 12, 1856, and still living on the old homestead. 
 Thomas enlisted as a private in Company D, 
 Twenty-first Ohio Regiment, in the Civil War, and 
 died in Andersonville Prison, September 6, 1864. 
 
 Soon after his marri.age Mr. Davidson enlarged 
 his log cabin, which he built in 1824, and year by 
 year made valuable improvements on his farm, 
 which was originally covered with heavy timber. 
 By hard work he managed to clear about live acres 
 a year, using ox-teams altogether in the work. He 
 had learned the mason's trade, and he followed 
 this business to some extent in connection with 
 farming. When he retired from active cares his 
 home farm comprised one hundred and thirtj-- 
 eight acres. In early }-ears his trading-point was 
 Perrysburg, and two days were required to make 
 the round trip by ox-teams. Game was ver^- plenti- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 207 
 
 ful, and the Indians bad not all departed for the 
 West. For over forty years Mr. Davidson held 
 local ofHces of more or less importance. Since the 
 formation of the party he has been a Republican. 
 Formerly he was a Whig, and cast his first Presiden- 
 tial ballot for Martin Van Buren. For many years 
 Mr. Davidson was a member of the Presbyterian 
 Cliurch. His faithful companion and helpmate 
 along life's journey was called to the better land 
 June 17, 1881. 
 
 /"y YRUS M. KELLY, one of the sterling old 
 ^^/ pioneers of Wood County, is engaged in 
 general farming on section 20, Freedom 
 Township. In his early _years he experienced all 
 the vicissitudes of pioneer life, and distinctly re- 
 members when Indians and wild game were nu- 
 merous. On one occasion his father stood in the 
 cabin door and shot two deer wliich had ventured 
 near. He never attended school a day until he 
 was fourteen years of age, there being no schools 
 previous to that time in the township where he 
 lived. A subscri|)tion school was later started, 
 and the pupils received advantages of the most 
 meager description, but which were certainly bet- 
 ter than none. 
 
 The parents of our subject were Isaac and Eliza 
 J. (Ennas) Kelly, natives of Pennsylvania and 
 Delaware, respectively', and the former of Irish de- 
 scent. They, had seven children: Alfred, Nancy 
 L., Newton I., Cyrus M., Eliza, Caroline and Mar- 
 tha. In 1825 they emigrated by team from Wayne 
 County, Ohio, to this county-, and the trip from 
 Fremont to Perry consumed four days, as they 
 were obliged to cut their way through the woods. 
 Mr. Kelly took up one hundred and sixty acres on 
 section 19, Perry Township, in the midst of a 
 dense forest. This land he had entered the pre- 
 vious fall, and on it had put a log cabin 18x20 
 feet in dimensions. He cleared about eighty acres 
 of the land and sold out his interest in the place 
 
 in 1851, having taken the western fever; and, be- 
 lieving that he could do better in some other sec- 
 tion, with his family and household effects he 
 started with three teams and proceeded on his 
 travels through Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and Wis- 
 consin. He was disappointed in those states, and 
 in 1852 returned to this county and bought one 
 hundred and sixty acres on section 20, Freedom 
 Township. On this homestead be died in 1877, 
 at the age of eighty-four years, and his remains 
 were buried in Milgrove Cemetery. He was one 
 of the very first settlers in Perry Township, and 
 helped to organize the first school in it; he also as- 
 sisted in laying out the first road in the township, 
 prioi- to which time there were nothing but Indian 
 trails. He was obliged to go by ox-teams to Fre- 
 mont when he wished to have grain ground, and 
 the journey required from three to four daj's. He 
 was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, 
 and was loved by all who knew him. 
 
 Cyrus M. Kelly was born in Wayne County, 
 Ohio, November 4, 1822, and grew to manhood in 
 Perry Township, this county, whither his parents 
 had removed when he was only three years of age. 
 Prior to his father's death he purchased the eighty 
 acres which are still in his possession, and on which 
 he 3'et makes his abode. Most of the improve- 
 ments on the place stand as a result of his indus- 
 try and good management. 
 
 In 1847 Ml'. Kelly married Eleanor Adams, by 
 whom he had four children, namel}-: Viola V., who 
 died in infancy; Eliza J., who died in 1878; Assher 
 C, of Dunbridge; and John C, of Michigan. Mrs. 
 Kelly died in 1865, and in 1868 our subject mar- 
 ried his present wife, whose maiden name was Lu- 
 ceba A. Sandeis. She was born in Freedom Town- 
 ship, September 23, 1845, and by her marriage has 
 become the mother of one child, Annette E., who 
 married Freeman E. Long and has three children, 
 Ada L., Veo and Orrin H. 
 
 July 1 1, 1861, Cyrus M. Kelly enlisted as a Cor- 
 poral in Company I, Second Heavy Artillery of 
 Ohio, but served throughout the war as a private, 
 being discharged in November, 1865. His first en- 
 gagement vvas near Strawberry Plains, after which 
 he took part in the battle of Bull's Gap, Ala., and 
 other minor engagements. His service extended 
 
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 into Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, and lie 
 was fortunate iu never being wounded or taken 
 prisoner. Of late years lie has been a member of 
 the Grand Army of the Republic. Religiously he 
 adheres to the faith of his fathers, and is an active 
 member of the Presbj'tenan Church. 
 
 JONATHAN D. WIIITTAKER, M. D., came 
 to Wood County in 1843, and after practic- 
 ing for a year at Rochester, settled on a tract 
 of land comprising four acres in Webster 
 Township. This tract, just enough for a home, he 
 has made many improvements upon, and here has 
 his pleasant and commodious residence. He has 
 been very successful in the practice of his profes- 
 sion, and is the pioneer physician of the county. 
 In former years his visits were all made on horse- 
 back, and he well remembers when there were only 
 a few houses in Bowling Green, and when Indians 
 were numerous in this locality. 
 
 The Doctor was born in Butler County, Ohio, 
 near Hamilton, October 20, 1823, and is one of 
 seven sons, whose parents were James and Mary 
 (^Corwin) Whittaker, both natives of the Buckeye 
 State, the former born in Hamilton County. John, 
 tlieir eldest son, is a resident of Hamilton, Ohio; 
 Stephen makes his home in Clermont County, that 
 state; Joseph is an Indiana farmer; Albert, a physi- 
 cian, is now in Colorado; Ichabod died in the 
 army in 1862; and James, a veteran of the late 
 war, died in 1892. 
 
 Dr. Whittaker grew to manhood in Huntsville, 
 Butler County, this state, and remained under the 
 parental roof until he was seventeen years of age, 
 attending the subscription sciiool, wliere he ac- 
 quired iiis elementary education. When in his 
 nineteenth year he entered Oxford College, where 
 he remained until 1838. He then took up the 
 study of medicine in Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., with 
 Dr. Charles W. Rooker, with whom he remained 
 for three years, after which he entered Nashville 
 
 Medical College, and after pursuing a three- years 
 course was duly graduated, in 1842. His first 
 practice was in company with his former preceptor. 
 Dr. Rooker. Since 1843, as previously stated, lie 
 has been numbered among the medical fraternity 
 of Wood Count}-. 
 
 In 1845 Dr. Whittaker married Charlotte B. 
 Harper, who was born in Hamilton, Ohio. Their 
 union has been blessed with the following children: 
 Austin, who is now deceased; Mary, wife of Will- 
 iam E. Stine; Emma, who married David I. Whit- 
 more, a farmer of tiiis townsliip; and John and 
 James, who are deceased. 
 
 In political matters Dr. Whittaker is a Proliibi- 
 tionist, and fraternally he is identified with the 
 Masonic order. He enjoys the friendship and con- 
 fidence of all who have the pleasure of his ac- 
 quaintance, and his reputation as a physician of 
 ability is wide-spread. 
 
 r^ EORGE F. SURER, M. D., is one of the 
 \/\I youngest members of the medical frater- 
 nity of Toledo, where he opened an office 
 in 1894. He has had special training in, and has 
 made a great study of, the diseases of the eye, ear, 
 nose and throat, and intends to devote himself 
 principally to these branches. 
 
 The Doctor is a native of Michigan, having been 
 born in the city of Detroit, October 12, 1868. He 
 is a son of Herman and Amelia Suker, who were 
 natives of Prussia, and are now residents of De- 
 troit. The early years of the Doctor were passed 
 in his native city, where he attended the public 
 schools and became familiar with both the German 
 and English languages. 
 
 In 1887 the young man took up the study of 
 medicine with Dr. Peters Hansen, and when lie had 
 made sufficient progress in his elementary work 
 he entered the medical department of the Michi- 
 gan State University of Ann Arbor, being duly 
 graduated from that celebrated institution in 1892. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 209 
 
 For the following year he was assistant Professor 
 in the departments of ophtiialtiiology and otology. 
 Subsequently he was for two years Demonstrator 
 before the classes pursuing special studies of the 
 eye, ear, nose and throat. While yet a student, he 
 was an assistant in the department of bacteriolog}', 
 and devoted considerable attention to that now 
 well recognized science. 
 
 In July, 1894, Dr. Suker married Miss Bertram 
 C, daughter of the late Dr. Dunster. This well 
 known phj'sician was formerly Professor of Ob- 
 stetrics and Gynecolog}' at the Miciiigan State 
 University. The residence of the young couple is 
 a pleasant and comfortable one, situated at No. 
 322 Eiglileenth Street. 
 
 Politically Dr. Suker is an ally of the Republi- 
 can party. He is a young man who has a more 
 than ordinarily bright future in store, and who 
 will undoubtedly soon be numbered among the 
 foremost physicians of this city and county. He 
 brings to bear upon his chosen woik much research 
 and private study, in addition to the excellent 
 training he has had under the best of teachers. 
 
 EV LI.JAH B. HALL, of Toledo, has been a 
 C^ manufacturer of brick for upwards of a 
 quavter of a century, and in addition to 
 having a large local trade, ships the surplus to 
 southern Michigan. His plant is located at No. 
 769 Hamilton Street, on Swan Creek, near the Lake 
 Shore Railroad, which furnishes good shipping fa- 
 cilities. The annual output of the factory is eight 
 million bricks, which arc made by a force of men 
 and boys averaging about seventy-five hands. 
 
 Samuel Hall, father of the gentleman whose 
 name heads this article, was of English descent, 
 and was a native of Massachusetts, as were his an- 
 cestors for several generations. He was an agri- 
 culturist and a successful, thrifty and enterprising 
 man. He married Martha Stone, a native of Mas- 
 sachusetts, whose father, Nehemiah Stone, was a 
 
 valiant soldier in the Colonial War for independ- 
 ence, and drew a pension for services therein ren- 
 dered. 
 
 In Charlton, Worcester County, Mass., the sub- 
 ject of this sketch was born July 6, 1820, and upon 
 the home farm in that place he remained until six- 
 teen years of age. On completing the studies of 
 the common schools, he entered Lester Academy, 
 where he remained for two terms. Later he taught 
 for one winter. He then leai-ned the carpenter's 
 trade, and upon becoming thoroughly competent 
 in this occupation he entered the employ of a firm 
 engaged in taking contracts for building railroad 
 bridges. For seveu years he remained with that 
 firm, and then decided to start in business for him- 
 self. 
 
 Forming a partnership with Dwight Briggs, 
 under the firm name of Briggs & Hall, our subject 
 embarked in business, making his headquarters in 
 Rochester, N. Y., until 1853, when he came to 
 Toledo and took the contract for building bridges 
 on the Wabash Railroad from this city to the Illi- 
 nois state line. During the twent}' years that he 
 was engaged in this branch of business he con- 
 structed bridges in all parts of the country. 
 About the year 1858 he began building busi- 
 ness blocks, dwellings and churches, .and among 
 the fine structures erected under his personal super- 
 vision is the stone edifice in which the Episcopalian 
 congregation worships. In 1868 he embarked in 
 the manufacture of brick, to which he has since 
 given his attention. He uses modern machinery 
 and steam power, and his pay-roll amounts to $200 
 or more per day. In addition to this business, he 
 is Vice-President of the Toledo Supply Company, 
 one of the solid business concerns of the city, con- 
 ducting a large business in the sale of plumbers' 
 articles, gas and steam fitting sup[)lics. 
 
 Mr. Hall has been twice married, his present 
 wife, with whom he was united in October, 1894, 
 having been Miss A. C. Kellogg, a lady of fine 
 education and many accomplishments, and a daugh- 
 ter of Dr. M. C. Kellogg, of New York. They re- 
 side at No. 2236 Franklin Avenue, where they own 
 a commodious brick house, tastefull3' furnished. 
 
 Ml-. Hall served as Councilman in 1868 and 
 1869. also as Street Commissioner in 1872 and 
 
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 1873, and as City and County Treasurer in 1878 
 and 1879. In 1862 tiie Oliio Legislature passed 
 an act organizing the National Guard. Mr. Hall, 
 being an earnest supporter of Lincoln's adminis- 
 tration, raised Company B, and when it was organ- 
 ized as a regiment he was commissioned Major. In 
 the spring of 1864, wlien Lincoln called on Ohio, 
 Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin for one iiundred 
 thousand men for one Iiundred days, the regiment 
 enlisted and was mustered in as the One Hundred 
 and Thirtieth Ohio Infantry, and sent to the James 
 River, where it served the one Iiundred days and 
 more. 
 
 JAMES V. HUFFMAN, one of the foremost 
 operators of the Wood County oil-field, was 
 born in Scott Township, Sandusky County, 
 Ohio, October 23, 1858. The family of which 
 he is an honored representative originated in Ger- 
 many, but the date of their emigration to America 
 is not known. The first of the name to come to 
 Ohio was our subject's grandfather, James, a na- 
 tive of Pennsylvania, who removed to the Buck- 
 eye State about 1830, and twenty years later set- 
 tled in Sandusky County, where liis death occurred 
 .in 1858. 
 
 The father of our subject, Oliver P. Huffman, 
 was born in Medina County, Ohio, June 22, 1837, 
 and grew to manhood in the place of his birth. 
 His mother was Catherine Wilson, a native of 
 Wheeling, W.Va., whose father, William, was born 
 in Ireland, emigrated to America in early life, and 
 served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. 
 Her brothers, David and John, were both Captains 
 in the War of 1812, and the family has always been 
 distinguished for patriotic spirit and bravery. On 
 the paternal side, our subject had one uncle and 
 two aunts, namely: Victor J., who enlisted in the 
 Union armj' at the age of only seventeen and 
 served with valor, and who is a wealthy resident 
 
 of Holton, Kan.; Emily, wife of Henry Angus, 
 who was a soldier in the Civil War and is now a 
 resident of Brookfield, Mo.; and Lucy, who died 
 unmarried a number of years ago. 
 
 During the Civil War our subject's father en- 
 listed in the service of the Union, becoming a 
 member of Company G, One Hundred and Sixtj^- 
 ninth Ohio Infantry, in which he remained until 
 the close of the war. Afterward he wen t to Omaha, 
 then proceeded to Brookfield, Mo., where he and 
 his family almost lost their lives in a cyclone. 
 Their bouse was blown down on top of them, in- 
 flicting injuries from which they suffered for some 
 time, and one child died from the effects thereof. 
 Alarmed by that catastrophe, and not caring to 
 make his home permanently in a region subject to 
 such disasters, he came back to Ohio, bringing with 
 him his family and such household goods as were 
 left. For many j'ears he was engaged in the hotel 
 business at Bradner, and has also devoted consid- 
 erable attention to the oil industry. 
 
 By his union with Martha Angus, a native of 
 Ohio, Mr. Huffman had four sons and three daugh- 
 ters. Luc3', the eldest, is the wife of Dr. J. E. 
 Furst, of Bradner; Rena married J. P. Evans, who 
 is engaged in the drug business at Bradner; Ella, 
 the wife of Charles H. Whelan, an oil operator, is 
 also a resident of Bradner; Eager and Frederick 
 are engaged in the oil business; William lost his 
 life in the c3'clone in Missouri. 
 
 Accompanjing his parents in their removal to 
 Nebraska, and later to Missouri, our subject had 
 few opportunities for acquiring an education, as 
 he was obliged, even at a ver}' early age, to assist 
 his father in the maintenance of tlie family. Upon 
 starting out for himself he was first employed as a 
 teamster, and later engaged in the charcoal busi- 
 ness. For some j'ears he had a livery stable at 
 Bradner, which line of work proved remunerative. 
 When oil was discovered in Wood County, he be- 
 came an important factor in the development of 
 the field, and was engaged in making leases of oil 
 land for P. A. Templeton, of Jamestown, N. Y., 
 and D. C. Browlej-. of Butler County, Pa. Soon 
 becoming familiar with the business, he began to 
 make leases for himself, and it is doubtful if any 
 man in the Ohio oil-fields has leased as much land as 
 
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 has he; and few, if any, liave put down as many 
 wells. 
 
 In the development of the oil industry, Mr. 
 Huffman has found a large field for speculation. 
 Starting with limited capital, he would stake his 
 last dollar, and perhaps strike a -'dry hole" and 
 sink it all. However, undisraa3'cd by misfortune, 
 he persevered, and soon made another stake, in 
 which he would perhaps strike a "gusher." In this 
 way he had alternate adversity and prosperity, 
 poverty and riches. Doubtless, no one is more 
 familiar than is he with the history of the oil in- 
 dustry' in this section, and certainly no one has 
 done more toward developing the same. His cx- 
 peiiences as an oil operator, were the}' fully told, 
 would make a volume from whicli much of interest 
 and value might be gleaned. He has now in oper- 
 ation twenty-three wells, and has made a fortune 
 out of this industry. 
 
 In 1885 Mr. Huffman married Miss Altie, daugh- 
 ter of tlie late Amos Fowler, and sister of M. M. 
 Fowler, also an extensive oil operator. They have 
 one child, a son. Fowler, and have lost a son and 
 daughter in infancy, Muriel and James V. Socially 
 Mr. Huffman is identified with the Odd Fellows, 
 Masons, Knights of Pythias and Sons of Veter- 
 ans. In religious belief he is a Methodist, and 
 holds membership with that denomination in 
 Bradner. 
 
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 FRANK I. KING is the surviving member 
 of the firm of C. A. King & Co., who have 
 obtained a world-wide reputation for their 
 crop and market reports, and who are large dealers 
 in grain and seeds. Mr. King was elected Presi- 
 dent of the Produce Exchange in 1892, and in 
 1894 helped tooi'ganize tlie Chamber of Commerce, 
 of which he is now President. 
 
 A son of Frederic and Catherine (Pierce) King, 
 
 our subject was born in Paterson, N. J., in May. 
 
 1860. He giaduated from the high school of this 
 
 city in 1877. In 1884, he was elected to the City 
 
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 Council, and re-elected in 1886, without any op- 
 position, and served four successive years as Presi- 
 dent of that body. In 1884 he became a member 
 of tlie firm which is now known as C. A. King & 
 Co. 
 
 In October, 1882, Mr. King married Miss Jennie 
 Collins, and they have a family of four children, 
 Miriam, Adelaide, Frederic and Kate Locke King. 
 On questions of political bearings, Mr. King is to 
 be found on the side of the Republican party. 
 
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 /-">- HARLES F. CURTIS, President of the To- 
 L^y ledo Savings Bank and Trust Company, 
 and a Director of several other banks and 
 institutions, was born in Madison County, N. Y., 
 February 19, 1822. He is the son of Samuel and 
 Elizabeth Curtis, the former a native of New York 
 State, and the latter born in Connecticut. The 
 Curtis family is of English descent, but has been 
 represented in America for a number of genera- 
 tions. Charles F. is the eldest of a family of five 
 children, there being two sons and three daugh- 
 ters. He passed the years of bo3'hood upon his 
 fatlier's farm, and received such advantages as the 
 district schools afforded, afterward attending an 
 academy for two years. 
 
 On leaving school, Mr. Curtis became a contract- 
 or on the New York & Erie Railroad, and was 
 thus engaged from 1849 to 1851. He then came 
 to Toledo, and was a contractor on the Lake Shore 
 & Michigan Southern Railroad for the three ensu- 
 ing 3ears. Afterward lie had charge of the con- 
 struction of the road extending from Toledo to 
 Butler, Ind., some sixty miles in length, being in 
 partnership in this enterprise first with Folsom & 
 Co., and later with other parties. His connection 
 with railroad interests covered a period of about 
 fifteen years, most of the time as contractor, after 
 which he retired from that business and embarked 
 extensively in the lumber business in Toledo, un- 
 der tlie firm nawe of Curtis & Thpnias, After the 
 
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 death of Mr. Thomas. Mr. Curtis formed a partner- 
 ship with Webster S. Brainard in tlie lumber busi- 
 ness, and later in the real-estate and vessel prop- 
 erty business, which latter still continues. They 
 have done a large business, and are recognized as 
 one of the substantial firms of Toledo. 
 
 In 1894 Mr. Curtis married his present wife, 
 who was Miss Mary A. Berkhead, of Toledo. In 
 politics he has always been a Democrat. The fam- 
 ily residence is situated on Cherry Street, and is a 
 beautiful abode, surrounded by large and well kept 
 lawns, and furnished in a manner indicative of the 
 refined tastes of the inmates. 
 
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 HERMAN EPKER, a retired business man 
 and well known citizen of Toledo, is a 
 native of the province of Overyssel, Aus- 
 clied, Holland, and was born October 27, 1824. 
 He is a son of Albert and Catherine (Sambach) 
 Ei)ker, who were both born in Prussia, and after 
 their marriage removed to Holland, where they 
 passed the remainder of their lives, the father dy- 
 ing at the age of forty-six, and the mother passing 
 away when fifty-seven years of age. They were 
 honest, hard-working, respectable citizens, and the 
 parents of seven children, of whom our subject is 
 the only one now living. 
 
 In June, 1847, Mr. Epker l)ade farewell to his 
 home and native land, and started to seek his 
 fortune in the countiy where so many of his 
 friends had previously gone. He sailed from Rot- 
 terdam, and after a long and tedious voyage of 
 thirty-five days arrived safely in New York City. 
 He only remained a few days in that great metrop- 
 olis, however, and then continued his journey to 
 the farther West, locating in Toledo, Ohio. Hav- 
 ing learned the carpenter's trade iu his native 
 land, he soon found employment at that occupa- 
 tion after his arrival in this state. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was married lo Miss 
 Mary, a daughter of Sylvester and Catherine Lo- 
 
 lentz, on the 16th of April, 1849. Mrs. Epker 
 was born in Prussia, March 8, 1826, and came to 
 America in 1838 with her parents. They sailed 
 from Havre, France, and were six weeks crossing 
 the broad Atlantic. They landed in New York 
 City, and from there went to Bloomfield, N. Y., 
 where the father found employment in the water 
 works. This was their home for the first two 
 years after their arrival in this country, but in 
 1840 they removed to Toledo, where the father 
 began working on the canal, which was in course 
 of construction at that time. Mr. and Mrs. Lo- 
 rentz were the parents of nine children, two of 
 whom survive. They made their home in Toledo 
 until the time of their death, the father departing 
 this life at the age of fifty years, and the mother 
 passing away when in her sixtieth year. 
 
 Eight children have blessed the union of Mr. 
 and Mrs. Epker, as follows: Edward, Catherine, 
 Elizabeth, Agnes, Charles, Mary, Susanna, and one 
 who has passed over the river to the better land. 
 Those living are all married and settled in homes 
 of their own, and. having all received good com- 
 mon-school educations, are abundantly able to 
 take care of themselves. 
 
 After his marriage Mr. P^pker continued to 
 work at his trade for some time, but later became 
 engaged in the cabinet-maker's and furniture bus- 
 iness. He followed this occupation for twelve 
 years, and then sold out his interest in the busi- 
 ness and bought a farm. With his family he took 
 possession of it and became engaged in the oldest 
 calling in which we have any account of man en- 
 gaging — that of tilling and cultivating the soil. 
 He continued that work for ten or twelve years, 
 becoming well versed in all the details of agricult- 
 ure, and widely known throughout the county as 
 an honest, energetic, prosperous farmer. At the 
 expiration of the time mentioned he sold his farm 
 and returned to East Toledo, going into a saloon 
 business, at which occupation he continued for five 
 years, when he removed to Ten Mile Creek. There 
 he remained five or six years, after which he again 
 returned to Toledo and purchased his present res- 
 idence, retiring from active business life. 
 
 Mr. P^pker is independent in his j)olitical views, 
 always voting for the best man for office. He cast 
 
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 his first Presidential vote for .lolin C. Fremont. 
 In his religious connections he is a devout Cath- 
 olic, as are also his wife and children. Mr. Epker 
 is a public-spirited gentleman and a true and loj'al 
 citizen of his adopted country, and one ever ready 
 to lend a helping hand in matters of public enter- 
 prise and improvement. 
 
 THEODORE ELIJAH WIGHT, who died at 
 Millbury, August 14, 1892. was one of its 
 most highly esteemed citizens. By indus- 
 try and diligence in business he accumulated a 
 good fortune, and at the time of his death owned 
 a well improved farm, comprising ninety-six acres, 
 in the vicinity of this village. At various times 
 he owned lands in Ohio and Iowa to the extent of 
 about one thousand acres. He was a charter mem- 
 ber of the Knights of Honor lodge of this place, 
 was the first to sign his name to the roll, and was 
 the first to be claimed bj- death. For a quarter of 
 a century he was a member of the Masonic frater- 
 nity, being identified with Genoa Lodge No. 433, 
 F. & A. M. Religiously he was a member of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, to which his widow 
 also belongs. 
 
 Born March 1.5, 1832, in Saratoga County, N. Y., 
 T. E. Wight was still an uit'ant when his parents 
 removed to Rochester. There the fatlier ran a 
 mill and speculated in city real estate, but by trade 
 he was a mason, and in Saratoga County operated 
 a farm. He bore the Christian name of Jacob 
 Theodore, and his wife bore the maiden name of 
 Amy Mallory. The former and his twin sister, 
 Theodosia, were born August 2, 1786, probably in 
 Vermont. Their parents were Jacob and Sarah 
 (Youngglove) Wight, the former of whom was 
 born July 20, 1755, and died December 22, 1813. 
 Their other children were Thaddeus, Mehitable, 
 Sarah, Eunice, Abigail, Jacob, Polly B. and Orson. 
 The parents of our subject were married at Smith- 
 ville, N. Y., April 4, 1822, and became the parents 
 
 of five children, namely: Birdsall, Wiley, Augusta, 
 Theodore E. and Willaid. The father died .Janu- 
 ary 29, 1856, in Lorain County, Ohio, whither he 
 had removed in July, 1842. 
 
 Theodore E. Wight was a boy of ten years when 
 he came to the Buckeye State, and much of his ed- 
 ucation was obtained in Columbia, Lorain County. 
 He was married in Kent County, Mich., when in 
 his twenty-fifth year, and settled on a tract of tim- 
 ber-land in Clinton County, that state. He built 
 a house and began clearing a farm, and during the 
 three years which followed had removed the tim- 
 ber from about forty acres. On account of poor 
 health he removed to Byron, Kent County, Mich., 
 where he lived for about a year, after which, in 
 
 1862, he came to Millbury, bought a house and lot, 
 and prepared to become a permanent resident of 
 the place. For several years he was interested in 
 various kinds of speculation — purchased a farm, 
 which he carried on, operated a sawmill in com- 
 pani" with his brother, got out heavy timber for 
 tlie first bridge across the Maumee, conducted a 
 factory, and was a salesman for a firm manufactur- 
 ing binders and mowers, and later for a windmill 
 concern. From 1872 to 1877 he was an agent for 
 several insurance companies. 
 
 November 8, 1857, Theodore E. Wight married 
 Miss Mary E. Nichols, who was born in what was 
 then Tioga County, N. Y., December 26, 1832, and 
 whose parents, James S. and Abigail (Sherwood) 
 Nichols, were married in that count}' in 1827. Mrs. 
 Wight's eldest brother. Minor S., died in April, 
 
 1863, from exposure, soon after the battle of Mur- 
 freesboro, in which he took part. Henry L., a re- 
 tired engineer of North vi lie, Wayne County, Mich., 
 was also a soldier in the Union army, as was like- 
 wise Morris S., a retired business man of North ville, 
 who draws a pension for severe wounds received 
 at Bull Run, he being crushed by a large timber 
 while building a bridge. Sylvia M. is the wife of 
 Amos Smith, of Rocky Ridge, Ohio; and James W. 
 died in childhood. 
 
 Lemuel and Sallie (Wakely) Nichols, parents of 
 James S. Nichols, were both natives of Connecti- 
 cut. The latter was born in the same state, Feb- 
 ruary 22, 1801, and his wife, Abigail, was born 
 January 2, 1802, in Fairfield, CoPn. Mrs. Wight 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 was only two 3'ears old when her parents removed 
 to Cu3'alioga County, Oliio, and her girlhood days 
 were passed at Dover, where she attended school 
 until nineteen years of age, finishing her education 
 at a private seminary. In the fall of 1853 she en- 
 gaged in teaching in Kent County-. Mich., and was 
 thus employed until her marriage. She has be- 
 come the mother of eight children, as follows: 
 Willard E., of Delaware County, Oliio; Ladora E., 
 who died at the age of twenty-nine years; Abbie 
 E.; Augusta E.; Mary E., who died when in her 
 sixth year; Henry E.; Fernie, wliose deatli occurred 
 at the age of one year; and Florence Eva. Abbie 
 was married, in 1886, to George H. C. Farmer, an 
 agriculturist of Ottawa County, and they have 
 three children, .John E., Bernice M. and Dora Eliz- 
 abeth. Willard was married, in 1886, to Miss Fan- 
 nie Chamberlain, and they have had three cliildren, 
 Allen C. Mar3' Olive, and Theodore E., wlio is de- 
 ceased. Henry E. was married, in 1893, to Anna 
 Pinniger, and they have one sou, Archie E. La- 
 dora married Isasic McCrary, of Sandusky County, 
 and became the mother of three children: Bernice 
 M., deceased; Theodore D. and Vincent R. Her 
 death occurred at Millbury. August 19, 1889. Mrs. 
 Wight is a devoted member of the Methodist 
 Church, to which her daughter Ladora formerly 
 belonged, and of which her son Willard is also a 
 member. 
 
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 HARRISON HATHAWAY, M. D., who is 
 one of the most successful practitioners 
 in the ranks of his profession in Toledo, 
 has for nearly twenty years been engaged in gen- 
 eral practice in this place. He is a member of the 
 Toledo Medical Association, the Northwestern Ohio 
 Medical Society, and also belongs to the Ohio State 
 and the American Medical Associations. At the 
 present time he is a member of St. Vincent's Hos- 
 pital staff. He is a graduate of Miami Medical Col- 
 
 lege of Cincinnati, and bears an enviable reputa- 
 tion both at home and abroad. 
 
 The Doctor was born in Scipio, Seneca County, 
 Ohio, August 18, 1841, and is a son of Zephaniah 
 and Lueina (Smith) Hathaway. The father, who 
 was a native of Massachusetts and of English de- 
 scent, bore the same Christian name as did his fa- 
 ther before him. At a very earl}' day he removed 
 to Seneca County, where he was one of the pio- 
 neers. His wife was born in Seneca Count}', N. Y., 
 and was a daughter of Daniel Smith. The Doc- 
 tor's father had a family numbering seven chil- 
 dren, five sons and two daughters, the result of 
 two marriages. 
 
 The boyhood of the Doctor was passed in his 
 native county, where he received his early educa- 
 tion. Later he attended the county academy, and 
 then entered Oberlin College, where he was a stu- 
 dent at the outbreak of the Civil War. He en- 
 listed in 1861, in the Fourteenth Ohio Infantry, 
 Colonel Steedinan having command of the regi- 
 ment. He was sent to the front and took part in 
 all the engagements in which the regiment partic- 
 ipated. At the battle of Jonesboro he was se- 
 verely wounded, a bullet passing tlirough his left 
 lung and finally lodging in his knapsack. The 
 injured man was taken to the hospital, where he 
 spent eight months of suffering. On recovering a 
 certain degree of his former health, he rejoined his 
 regiment, which was then stationed at Alexandria, 
 Va.,and with them he marched to Washington and 
 took part in the Grand Review. On the expira- 
 tion of his term of enlistment he was honorably 
 discharged, in 1865. 
 
 Soon after his return home Dr. Hathawaj' re-en- 
 tered Oberlin College, there prosecuting his studies 
 two years more. For a year afterward he was Su- 
 perintendent of the Johnstown graded school. 
 Dr. William Clendenen, of Cincinnati, was our 
 subject's first preceptor in medical studies. In 
 March, 1870, the young man graduated from 
 Miami College. His first active practice was at 
 Sherman, Huron County, Ohio, but since 1876 he 
 has made his home in Toledo. He does not con- 
 fine his attention to medical science alone, but is 
 very fond of pursuing other branches of study, 
 and is a member of the American Economical So- 
 
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 217 
 
 ciety and of the American Academy of Political 
 Economy and Social Science. 
 
 In politics Dr. Hathaway is a Democrat. Fra- 
 ternally he is a member of Ford Post No. 14, 
 G. A. R. With the Odd Fallows he is identified 
 as a member of Corn City Lodge No. 734. He is 
 also connected with Toledo Tent No. 8, K. O. T. M., 
 and with Toledo Lodge No. 144, F. &. A. M. At 
 the present writing he is one of tlie Trustees of 
 the City Library Association. 
 
 In 1874 Dr. Hathawa}' was united in marriage 
 witli Miss Sarah L. Bloomer, of Slierman, Huron 
 County, Oliio. Her parents were Cales A. and 
 Ciiarlotte (Johnson) Bloomer. Tiie Doctor and his 
 wife liave a pleasant liome at No. 1233 Miami 
 Street, where they take great pleasure in enter- 
 taining their liosts of friends. 
 
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 eAPT. SILAS SPRAGUECANF1P:LD. Tlie 
 Civil War gave to our country man3' men 
 of acknowledged valor, ability and mili- 
 tary skill, of whom, had the Rebellion never oc- 
 curred, nothing would have been known be3on(l 
 the confines of their own homes. Such a one is 
 the subject of this sketch, whose record during the 
 war is one of which his descendants may well be 
 proud. Not onl3' is he a man of undaunted cour- 
 age, but of literary skill as well, and he has re- 
 cently published a complete and interesting his- 
 tory of the Twenty-first Regiment of Ohio Volun- 
 teer Infantry, a volume which has a place in our 
 valuable war literature, and which has had a wide 
 sale among the veterans of that regiment. 
 
 The history of the Canfield family is a most in- 
 teresting one. Through the researches of Prof. 
 Averill B. Canfield, of South Britain, Conn., the 
 lineage has been traced to the 3'ear 1350, when 
 James De Philo, a French Huguenot of Normandy, 
 F' ranee, emigrated to England and became a loyal 
 subject of the Crown. F^or subsequent meritori- 
 ous services in the One Hundred Years' War he 
 
 received from Edward III. a grant of land on the 
 River Cam, with a new cognomen. Cam de Philo. 
 In the course of time the name was shortened and 
 Anglicized into Cam Philo, then Campfield, Cam- 
 field and Canfield. 
 
 In America one of the earliest of the name was 
 Nathan Canfield, who was Judge of the Court at 
 F'airfield, Conn., in 1662. The earliest trace of 
 the branch to which the subject of this sketch be- 
 longs is in 1670, when Nathaniel Canfield was liv- 
 ing at Norwalk, Conn. Through him the line is 
 traced to Timothy (a son of Nathaniel A.), Tim- 
 othy, Jr., and Amon, the latter being our subject's 
 great-grandfather and a resident of Dutchess 
 County, N. Y. In the French and Indian War he 
 was a Captain of a company that marched over- 
 land to Quebec and fought under the illustrious 
 General Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham. Of his 
 seven sons, the youngest was Dennis, our subject's 
 grandfather. All of the sons served in the Revo- 
 iutiouarj' War. Dennis, who was but fifteen years 
 of age at the breaking out of the war, and was 
 small for his 3'ears, was twice rejected as a soldier, 
 but was finally' accepted and served three years and 
 nine months, being a member of an infantr}' regi- 
 ment of Washington's arm}'. He witnessed the 
 execution of Major Andre, the taking of Yorktown 
 and the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. The other 
 brothers were scattered in different branches of the 
 service, and the father, who was too old for mili- 
 tary service, helped the colonies by giving infor- 
 mation regarding the movements of tiie Tories. 
 
 The two sons of Dennis Canfield were Dennis, 
 Jr., and Jared, both of whom belonged to an in- 
 fantry volunteer company raised and commanded 
 by Captain McClure, in service on the northwest- 
 ern frontier of New York during the War of 
 1812. They participated in the battle of Ft. Erie, 
 and served principally on the Canadian line, from 
 Buffalo to Lewiston, in the campaign which ended 
 in the burning of Buffalo by the British. At the 
 close of the war they settled near Buffalo, where 
 Dennis was engaged in preaching and Jared in 
 farming. The latter first married Charlotte King, 
 after her death was united with Phcebe Dart, 
 and subsequently married Catharine Sly, by whom 
 he had two, seven and seven children, respectively. 
 
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 They were as follows: Sarah, horn May 30, 1813; 
 Dennis K., September 19, 1814; Charlotte, De- 
 cember 6, 1815; Chloe, January 15, 1819; Al- 
 len, September 24, 1820; Roswell, March 21, 
 1822; Silas Sprague, March 13, 1824; Noble, 
 March 20, 1826; Lafayette, December 19, 1827; 
 Phoebe, January 10, 1832; Maliala, November 13, 
 1833; Henry C, February 16, 1836; Amon J., No- 
 vember 14, 1839;RoseliaR., July 13, 1842; Laura, 
 April 10, 1846; and Oscar D., June 23, 1860. 
 Roswell died when twenty-one. Noble in infancy, 
 and Oscar when nearly of age, the latter being ac- 
 cidentally killed on the railroad. The others 
 lived p.ast the meridian of life, and Silas, Lafayette, 
 Phtebe, Maliala, Henry. Amon, Roselia and Laura 
 still survive (1895). The mother of Silas was 
 Phoebe Dart, the second wife, a descendant of the 
 Dart family for whom Dartmouth Colk-ge, in New 
 England, was named. 
 
 Silas Sprague Can field was born in Hamburg, 
 Erie County, N. Y., March 13, 1824. Twice in 
 childhood he narrowly escaped death by drown- 
 ing. His fust experience, which he was too young 
 to now recall, was that of falling in a well, from 
 which he was rescue-! by his eldest sister; a few 
 3-ears later he fell into the pond where sheep had 
 been washed, and was taken out unconscious. The 
 building in which he received the rudiments of his 
 education was an old log structure, warmed by a 
 Dutch fireplace and furnished with benches of 
 hewn slabs. Until thirteen years old he had no 
 studies assigned him except in the spelling-book 
 and reader. The winter before he was sixteen he 
 attended a select school, and a few months after- 
 ward spent one term in a school to whicii he 
 walked three miles every morning, returning home 
 in the evening. These schools were taught by 
 Stewart and Southard and were at Water Valley. 
 Bj' the time he was seventeen he hud passed an ex- 
 amination .as a teacher and taught one term of 
 school. 
 
 Next we find Mr. Canfield a student in the 
 academy at Hamburg, next under J. E. PiUsbury, 
 who was a classmate of David P. Page, then 
 Principal of the normal school at Albany, N. Y. 
 Under Mr. PiUsbury he learned the system of 
 teaching which he ever afterward followed. This. 
 
 rnay be called the inductive method, and is valua- 
 ble because it develops self-reliance, leads to the 
 study of causes and teaches pupils to think. On 
 the conclusion of his studies he engaged in teach- 
 ing. At South Barre, Orleans County, N. Y., 
 March 15, 1847, he married Matilda A., daughter 
 of Joseph and Laura (Smith) Wetlierell. Her ma- 
 ternal grandfather, Moses Smith, w.is a soldier in 
 the Revolutionary War, being first in the infantry 
 service. At the battle of Trenton he lost his 
 right hand, and when sufficiently recovered he 
 fitted himself vvith a "home-made" wooden arm, 
 and took service on board a privateer as a steward. 
 Captured by the Tories, he was long confined on 
 board the famous prison ship "Jersey," in New 
 York Harbor. From this he effected his escape, 
 reaching home just as peace was declared. He be- 
 came very dextrous with his wooden arm, which 
 he fitted out with various implements, including 
 hammer and mallet, by screwing them into a 
 socket. 
 
 After his marriage Mr. Canfield formed a part- 
 nership with his brother-iu-law, Benjamin Buxton, 
 of Hamburg, and constructed a water-power saw- 
 mill on Eighteen Mile Creek, in that town. Three 
 years afterward he sold out his interest in the con- 
 cern. In 18,50 he was appointed Superintendent 
 of Schools, and was re-elected at the expiration of 
 his term. In 1852 he removed to Ohio and set- 
 tled at Milan, Erie County-, near the place where 
 his father had [ireviously located. At the time of 
 making settlement there he purchased a tract of 
 one hundred and twenty-six acres of land in Wood 
 County. In Erie and Huron Counties he engaged 
 in teaching and in business enterprises until the 
 spring of 1857, when he settled in the vicinity of 
 the lands he had previously purchased in Wood 
 County. 
 
 Shortly after coming here Mr. Canfield pur- 
 chased of Amherst Ordway a steam sawmill and a 
 small tract of land on Portage River, in Webster 
 Township. The place was then known as Hous- 
 holder's Corners, and is now Scotch Ridge. An in- 
 debtedness of §2,400 was incurred in the transac- 
 tion, but he and his brother Allen, whom he took 
 into partnership, did sawing and paid one-half of 
 it in 1860. In the spring of 1861 he was running 
 
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 the mill on that memorable day in April when a 
 messenger from Perrysburg, their nearest railway 
 station, twelve miles distant, cane riding on a 
 swift horse bearing the news of tlie firing on Ft. 
 Sumter. Securing a paper from the messenger, 
 Mr. Can field shut down the mill and read the 
 news to the assembled mill-hands. The sturdy 
 young men demanded that he lead them to the 
 front to battle for the Union, and this he did, 
 abandoning liis mill work for the defense of the 
 Old Flag. 
 
 Meetings for volunteers followed, and a feature 
 of the musters was that our subject's father, who 
 had kept alive the military spirit of 1812 by that 
 of the Mexican War, assisted in drilling the young 
 men, while the music was furnisiied by our sub- 
 ject's eldest son, a lad of thirteen. A comiiany, 
 one hundred strong, was soon in readiness, and it 
 was demanded by the members that Mr. Canfieid 
 be the Captain. Having a family of small chil- 
 dren, and his wife not being strong, he hesitated 
 to accept, but finally, as the company would not go 
 without him, he joined them in their enlistment 
 and was commissioned Captain of Company K, 
 Twenty-first Ohio Infantry, the enlistment dating 
 August 24, 1861. George S., his thirteen-year- 
 old son, became the company musician. The farm- 
 ers turned out with teams and took the company 
 to tlie regimental rendezvous at Camp Vance, 
 Fiudlay, Ohio, where it was mustered into the serv- 
 ice September 19, 1861. 
 
 The regiment went immediately to Nicholas- 
 ville, Ky., and served in the campaign under Gen. 
 William Nelson in eastern Kentucky, afterward 
 being assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, in 
 which it remained throughout tlie war. Captain 
 Canfieid commanded the company through all of 
 its service and actions down to the battle of 
 Chickamauga, where he assisted in command of 
 the regiment. At the close of the second day's 
 battle, on Sundaj', September 20, 1863, he, with 
 eleven other oflfieers and one hundred and twenty 
 men, was taken prisoner and confined at different 
 times at Libby, Danville, Macon, Charleston and 
 other Southern prisons, including that near Co- 
 lumbia, S. C. December 10, 1864, he was paroled; 
 March 20, 1865, was exchanged, and April 11, 
 
 1865, was honorably mustered out. His health 
 was greatly shattered by his prison experience, but 
 subsequently he fully recovered. 
 
 On entering the army Captain Canfieid had dis- 
 posed of his mill, so on his return home he re- 
 sumed farm work, clearing land in Freedom Town- 
 ship, which was soon changed from a wild tract 
 into a comfortable home. Occasionally he taught 
 school in the home locality, and also instructed 
 the young people in singing. In his home was in- 
 troduced the first cottage organ ever seen in that 
 neighborhood. For several terms he was a Coun- 
 ty School Examiner, and a regular instructor in the 
 county teachers' institutes, in which his system of 
 teaching was made a prominent feature. He con- 
 tinued to teach at intervals until 1882. 
 
 During the last-named year Captain Canfieid 
 entered the Federal civil service by appointment 
 under President Arthur as Deputj'-Collector of In- 
 ternal Revenue for the Toledo District. He was 
 re-appointed in 1886, serving until June 11, 1887. 
 His division was said to be the best of those in- 
 spected by the agents. 
 
 Captain Canfieid was bereaved by the death of 
 his wife February 10, 1885. Seven children had 
 been born unto them. George Spencer, the eldest, 
 was born August 24, 1849, and August 17, 1886, 
 married Nellie J. Fuller, by whom he has one 
 child, George S., Jr. Helen Matilda, who was 
 born September 26, 1850, was married, April 23, 
 1879, to W. H. K. Gossard, and they have three 
 children, Florence, Harry and Gladys. Roswell 
 Clinton, born September 21, 1851, married Ellen 
 Amelia Mahony, January 11, 1882, and their chil- 
 dren are Lawrence, John, Ellen and McFerren. 
 Alice Charlotte, born November 9, 1856, married 
 Edward E. McMillen February 18, 1894. Laura 
 Genett, born September 20, 1858, was married, Oc- 
 tober 23, 1884, to Rev. J. T. Caldwell, pastor of 
 the United Presb3terian Church at Iberia, Morrow 
 County, and their children are Roswell, Hazel, 
 Ethel and Lois. Silas Smith, born August 18, 
 1861, married Jennie Bandeen, February 18, 1885, 
 and they have three children, Evart, Alexander 
 and Ruth. Henry Ward, the youngest of the fam- 
 ily, who is County Attorney of Whitman County, 
 Wash., married Allie Ferrington, June 20, 1892, 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BlOGRAPmCAL RECORD. 
 
 and they have one child, whose birth occurred in 
 July, 1894. The eldest son, George S., served 
 nearly three years in tlie War of the Rebellion, 
 leaving the service at the age of fifteen. He is now 
 one of the editors of the Penny Press, of Minneap- 
 olis, Minn. Roswell is a ranchman in southeastern 
 Washington, and Silas is engaged in farming on 
 the old homestead. Helen resides at Helena, San- 
 dusky County, Ohio, and Alice lives near Ada, 
 Hardin County, this state. 
 
 In politics and in religious belief the Canfields 
 are marked by independence, though in past years 
 they have, as a rule, supported the Republican 
 party, and formerly favored Whig principles. At 
 the reunion of the Twenty-first Regiment, held at 
 Rawson, September 7-8, 1892, Captain Canfield 
 was appointed to write a history of its service and 
 actions in the war, and this task, after great re- 
 search and indefatigable labor on his part, was ac- 
 complished, the book being published the follow- 
 ing year. It is an exhaustive, impartial account 
 of the regiment, from the time of enlistment unlil 
 the date of discharge, and is a work possessing lit- 
 erary merit as well as historical value. 
 
 ^^il-^-i^ii^^ 
 
 B FRANK MALLETT became a resident of 
 West Toledo, his present home, in 1892. 
 For a number of years he was in business 
 with his father as a broker and dealer in real es- 
 tate in Toledo. When he was seventeen years of 
 age he enlisted for the Civil War as a private sol- 
 dier in the Twenty-third New York Independent 
 Battery, and after taking part in the engagement 
 at New Raleigh, N C, pursued Lee's army for a 
 number of days, being in several skirmishes. He 
 served until the close of the war, he being at the 
 time at Chapel Hill. His final and honorable dis- 
 charge was dated July 14,1865. 
 
 The parents of the gentleman above mentioned 
 were Benjamin and Julia (Mills) Mallett. The 
 
 father was born April 8, 1816, in New York State, 
 and was of French extraction. To himself and es- 
 timable wife were born four children, one of whom 
 died in infancy. Anna, now deceased, was the 
 wife of Milton Dorz, and Sherman, the youngest of 
 the family, also died in infancy. Benjamin Mallett 
 was born and reared on a farm, and at an earl}' 
 day, about 1828, emigrated from his native state 
 to Ohio with his parents. When only twelve 
 years of age he began earning his own livelihood, 
 and worked at farm labor, or at anything else he 
 could find to do, often chopping wood for twelve 
 cents a cord. When he was in his twentj'-first 
 year he took up the painter's trade, which he fol- 
 lowed for about four years. Subsequently he em- 
 barked in the brokerage and real-estate business, 
 in which he was prospered, and this occupation he 
 followed up to the time of his death, which occurred 
 October Ifi, 1893. His remains were interred in 
 the West Toledo Cemeter}-. He was a man of lib- 
 eral public spirit and was respected by his fellow- 
 citizens. In politics he was a Republican, and 
 religiously he inclined toward the Methodist faith. 
 His faithful wife and helpmate is still living, her 
 home being in Toledo. 
 
 B. Frank Mallett was born in T^oledo, June 26, 
 1846, and was reared in this place. He received 
 good school advantages, and continued his educa- 
 tion at the seminary of Maumee. Ilissludies were 
 interrupted, however, by the war, and as soon as it 
 was possible for him to enlist, he offered his serv- 
 ices in defense of the Union. At the close of hos- 
 tilities he returned home and became interested 
 with his father in business. 
 
 May 10, 1870, Mr. Mallett wedded Ella, daughter 
 of G. H. and Jane (Pullan) Rattenburg. She was 
 born in England and ciossed the Atlantic in 1850, 
 settling in Detroit, where she passed her girlhood. 
 Seven children have come to bless the home of Mr. 
 and Mrs. Mallett: Eugene, who is now attending 
 the medical college at Indianapolis, aud who mar- 
 ried Mary Heck; Benjamin F., an artist; George, 
 a machinist; Sherman and Freddie, who died in 
 infancy; Julia and Harry. 
 
 In his political faith Mr. Mallett is, like his 
 father, a Republican and lakes commendable inter- 
 est in everything which tends to elevate the com- 
 
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 niunity or country at large. His wife, a lady of 
 education and refinement, is a worker in and mem- 
 ber of tlie Methodist Episcopal Cliurcli, to wliich 
 both are liberal subscribers. 
 
 I^Mi-^-i^liM^i^ 
 
 MINOT I. WILCOX, President of the Mer- 
 chants' National Bank, one of the lead- 
 ing financial institutions of thecit3%and 
 of the M.I. Wilcox Cordage and Supplj' Company, 
 of Toledo, was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., 
 April 7, 1829. The faniil3' was for many genera- 
 tions identified with the history of New England, 
 and its members were honored as useful, upright 
 and progressive citizens. The paternal grandfa- 
 ther of our subject, Oliver Wilcox, was born in 
 Rhode Island in 1747, and spent much of his life 
 in Connecticut, being in earlier years a New Bed- 
 ford whaler. His son, Oliver, Jr., was born in Con- 
 necticut in 1780, and in 1809, accompanied by two 
 brothers, sought a new home in the western part 
 of New York. In 1810 he settled permanently 
 in Jefferson County, where he began the task of 
 evolving a farm from the primeval wilderness. 
 When the War of 1812 broke out he enlisted in 
 the American army and rendered faithful service 
 in the interests of our country, participating in 
 the battle of Sacket's Harbor, as well as numer- 
 ous engagements. After a long and useful life, 
 during which he accumulated a competence and 
 gained an enviable reputation as a man of probitj', 
 he died in Jefferson County, in 1868, aged eighty- 
 eight years. His wife, who passed from earth 
 twenty-four years prior to his demise, bore the 
 maiden name of Laura Pomeroy, and was a lineal 
 descendant of Gen. Nathanael Greene, of Revolu- 
 tionary fame. 
 
 The parental family included thirteen children, 
 of whom Minot was the youngest. The latter 
 spent the days of boyhood upon the home farm, 
 and early became familiar with all the work inci- 
 dent to the cultivation of the place. His educa- 
 
 tional advantages were exceedingly limited, but 
 through self-culture he acquired a fund of infor- 
 mation greater than is usually obtained bj' those 
 having better opportunities. Starting out for 
 hiiDaelf at the age of sixteen, he served an appren- 
 ticeship with a ship-joiner in the neighborhood of 
 his home. For one year he received a salary of ^9 
 per month, after which, having gained a practical 
 knowledge of the trade, he began on his own ac- 
 count. 
 
 Joining a brother-in-law, S. S. Read, at Black 
 Rock, our subject assisted that gentleman in his 
 mill for two years, after which he came to Toledo, 
 in 1850, and for the two ensuing }'ears was em- 
 ployed by Read & Thompson in the old Premium 
 Mill (now the Armada Mill). Later he held a 
 clerkship with Thomas Watkins, a grain dealer, 
 and in 1853 leased and assumed the management 
 of the Manhattan Mill, in connection with his 
 brother-in-law, Mr. Read, the concern being made 
 remunerative under his management. 
 
 In December, 1854, the firm of Read & Wilcox 
 bought the vessel supply store of William O. Brown 
 on Water Street, and conducted business there and 
 on Summit Street until 1860, when the [lartnership 
 was dissolved. During the same year Leonard and 
 M. I. Wilcox founded the firm of Wilcox Bros., 
 which was first located at the corner of Madison 
 and Water Streets, but in 1868 was transferred to 
 the location now occupied b^^ the M. I. Wilcox 
 Cordage and Supply Company on Water Street. 
 Wilcox Bros, continued business until the death 
 of Leonard, in May, 1882, after which our suiiject 
 carried on the business alone until 1886, when he 
 was chosen President of the newly incorporated 
 business of tiie Wilcox Cordage and Suppl3' Com- 
 panj*. From that time to the present the house 
 has enjoyed a steady increase of business, and the 
 sound financial basis upon which it rests proves 
 the good judgment of its projectors. 
 
 While giving his attention largely to this busi- 
 ness, Mr. Wilcox has also been interested in other 
 enterprises. For a number of years he has been 
 President of the Wilcox Stock Company, manu- 
 facturers of steam dredges and steam shovels. 
 Since the organization of the Merchants' National 
 Bank he has been one of its Directors, was for 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 some time its Vice-President, and is now filling; 
 the position of President. In other ways he has 
 been identified with the prosperity and material 
 development of Toledo. At the present time he is 
 one of the Managing Directors of the great Mil- 
 biun Wagon Company of Toledo, and of the Vul- 
 can Iron Works Company. He is also President 
 of the Toledo & Waumee River Steamboat Corn- 
 pan}', and Director and Treasurer of the Toledo 
 & Island Steamboat Company. His marriage, 
 which occurred in 1855, united him with Miss 
 Kmma Finne}', daughter of the late Harry Finney, 
 of New York, and niece of the late President Fin- 
 ney, of Oberlin College. She and her husband are 
 attendants at Trinity Episcopal Ciiurch. 
 
 For ten years Mr. Wilcox was an active and effi- 
 cient member of the Volunteer Fire Department 
 of Toledo. He took an active part in the organi- 
 zation of Relief Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 
 (composed principally of merchants and clerks), 
 of which he was chosen foreman in 1860, and 
 continued as such until the disbandment of the 
 company, upon the introduction of the paid de- 
 partment in January, 1866. During the late war 
 he enlisted, in 1864, as a member of the One Hun- 
 dred and Thirtieth Ohio Regiment, commanded 
 byCol.C.B. Phillips. He served for four months, 
 holding the position of Quartermaster, and was 
 honorably discharged at the expiration of his term 
 of service. In politics he has been a stanch Re- 
 publican since the organization of the party. 
 
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 i^- ^ ANIEL C. SHAW. In Mr. Shaw we find 
 
 I ) an excellent example for young men 
 just embarking in the field of active life 
 of what ma}' be accomplished by a man beginning 
 poor, but honest, prudent and industrious. In 
 early life he enjoyed but few advantages. His 
 school days were limited, nor had he wealth and 
 position to aid him in starting in life. He relied 
 solely upon his own efforts and his own conduct to 
 
 win for him success. In his business affairs he has 
 ever observed that important factor in the success- 
 ful public or business life of anyone — honesty. He 
 is a careful, conscientious business man, ever ad- 
 hering to the dictates of his conscience in matters 
 of a public and private nature. 
 
 As the President of the firm of Shaw, Kendall & 
 Co., Mr. Shaw is at the head of one of the most im- 
 portant industries of Toledo. The office and ware- 
 rooms of tlie company are situated atNos. 1-9 St. 
 Clair Street, with ninety feet front on St. Clair 
 Street and one hundred and fifty feet on VVash- 
 ington Street, and the building is three stories 
 in height. Here they carry a full stock of brass 
 founders', mill and oil-well supplies. The subject 
 of this sketch was born in Newport, Me., April 2, 
 1839, being the son of Caleb and Mary (Hill) 
 Shaw, the former of whom was a carpenter and 
 builder of Maine. Daniel C. was the j'oungest of 
 a family of four children, there being one son and 
 three daughters. At the ago of five he accom- 
 panied his parents to Chicago, 111., where he ob- 
 tained his primary education in the common 
 schools. In that city he learned the trade of a 
 watchmaker and jeweler, after which he journeyed 
 on an exploring tour to California and thence to 
 Washington and Idaho. Returning East, he fol- 
 lowed his trade for a short time in Chicago, 111. 
 
 Shortly after reaching home in the latter place, 
 at the close of his western expedition, Mr. Shaw 
 enlisted as a member of Company I, Thirteenth 
 Illinois Infantr}', Col. John B. Wyman command- 
 ing. Going to the front with his regiment, he 
 took part in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Ar- 
 kansas Post, and the engagements at Jackson 
 (Miss.), Black River. Champion Hills, the siege of 
 Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain and Missionary 
 Ridge. At the expiration of his period of service 
 he was discharged, in the fall of 1864, and returned 
 to Chicago, where he soon afterward embarked in 
 the steam-fitting business. 
 
 In 1867 Mr. Siiaw came to Toledo, where for 
 two years he engaged in business in partnership 
 with John Davis, and then assisted in the organi- 
 zation of the present firm of Shaw, Kendall & Co., 
 of which he is President; C. Kendall, Vice-Presi- 
 dent; J. L. Wolcott, Treasurer; James Barr, Secre- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 tary; and William Hardee, Manager. During the 
 busy se.nson employment is given to two hundred 
 and fifty men, and the industry is one of the most 
 successful in Toledo. The buildings occupied by 
 the company cover nearly five acres and are lo- 
 cated at Auburndale, a suburb of the city. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Shaw took place in Chicago 
 in 1865, his wife being Miss Cornelia Dean, of 
 Chicago. They are highly regarded in the social 
 circles of Toledo, and occupy a position to which 
 their wealth and culture justly entitle them. 
 
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 eLAYTON L. MURPHY. The legal pro- 
 fession has many able representatives in 
 Toledo, men who stand high as attorneys 
 because of their deep study of the best authorities 
 of legal lore, and men whose native ability is of a 
 superior order; men who also combine the two 
 (education and natural endowments), so that the 
 latter are enhanced by the former. Of this class 
 none stands higher than the subject of this sketch, 
 the well known attorney of Toledo. He is fitted 
 for the profession he has adopted, being quick, 
 alert and thoughtful, and devoted to the interests 
 of his clients. 
 
 Mr. Murphy is a young man, having been born 
 December 2, 1870, and the reputation he has al- 
 ready gained is therefore the more gratifying. He 
 is a native of Richland County, Ohio, and was 
 born near the city of Belleville, where his parents, 
 James F. and Eliza (Binns) Murphy, then resided. 
 At the present time, and for some years past, they 
 have made their home in Knox County, Ohio, 
 where the father is extensively engaged in general 
 farming and stock-raising. The family is of Eng- 
 lish-Irish extraction, and was first represented in 
 this country in the seventeenth century. 
 
 The boyhood years of Clayton L. Murphy were 
 uneventfully passed in Fulton and Knox Coun- 
 ties, this state, where he gained such educational 
 advantages as the district schools afforded. Later 
 
 he entered the University of Michigan at Ann Ar- 
 bor, where he conducted the studies of the literary 
 department until his graduation from the institu- 
 tion in 1892. He had resolved to enter the legal 
 profession, and, acting upon this decision, he be- 
 gan to read law in the office of Hon. M. M. Booth- 
 man, of Bryan, Ohio. Later he continued his 
 studies under tiie preceptorship of Hon. W. C. 
 Cooper, a prominent attorney of Mt. Vernon, 
 Knox County. Ohio. Upon the conclusion of his 
 studies, he was admitted to the Bar before the Su- 
 preme Court at Columbus in 1892. 
 
 Soon after his admission to the Bar, in January, 
 1893, Mr. Murphy came to Toledo, and has since 
 that time conducted a general legal practice. Me 
 is a young man of polished manner and genial 
 disposition, and is a welcome guest in the best 
 society of the city. Fraternally he is connected 
 with the Knights of Pythias, and also holds mem- 
 bership in the Masonic lodge at Fayette, Fulton 
 County. Possessing a keen insight into questions 
 of importance to the city and nation, he keeps 
 well posted on general topics concerning the wel- 
 fare of the people, and in his political views ad- 
 heres to the faith of the Republican party, of whicii 
 he is one of the local leaders. 
 
 OLOMON WILKINSON is one of the sturdy 
 pioneers of Lucas County, to which he was 
 brought by his parents when he was seven 
 days less than a year old, and in this vicinity the 
 balance of his life has been passed. Until 1882 he 
 was engaged in farming and blacksmitliing, but 
 since that time has carried on a general store at West 
 Toledo. In his boyhood days his nearest neighbor 
 was three miles away from his parents' humble 
 home, and his education was such as was afforded 
 by the old-time subscription schools, which were 
 also about three miles distant. 
 
 A son of William and Martha (Hitchcock) Wilk- 
 inson, our subject was born in Liniugton, Canada, 
 
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 October 7, 1822. His father was a native of Penn- 
 sylvania and of Irisli descent, and bis motuer was 
 born in Knox County, Oliio. They had a family 
 of ten children, named as follows: Martha, John 
 J., William, Solomon, Uauiel, Samuel, Emanuel, 
 Henry, Eliza and Elizabeth. After the deatli of 
 his tirst wife, William Wilkinson married a Miss 
 Elint, and by her had three children, Martha, 
 Charles and Francis. When about twenty-three 
 years of age our subject's fatlier moved to Chilli- 
 cotiie, Ohio, and engaged in farming there until 
 1817, when lie went to Canada. After several 
 years spent in farming in that country he returned 
 to Oliio, the trip being made in an open log canoe, 
 and this time he located in Lucas County. Settling 
 in Washington Township, lie took up forty-eight 
 acres of Government land, for which he paid $1.25 
 per acre. He erected a log cabin, which was a 
 large one for that time, and tliere led tlie toilsome 
 life of a frontiersman. His farm joined the Indian 
 Reservation, and many a time lie stood in his cabin 
 doorway and sliot deer and other wild game. He 
 helped to lay out roads and organize schools, and 
 was an active member of the Methodist Church. 
 He died in 1848, in his sixtj-'fifth year, and was 
 placed to rest in the Southard Cemetery. 
 
 Solomon Wilkinson remained with his father un- 
 til reaching his majority, when he began learning 
 the blacksmith's trade, and going to Monroe served 
 an apprenticeship of three j'ears. Besides his board, 
 he received ^3 per month the first year, $5 the 
 second and $8 per month the third. He later 
 started a shop on Summit Street, which he con- 
 ducted for five years, and then moved to Monroe, 
 Mich., and purchased a farm, which he operated 
 until 1882. Both as an agriculturist and as a mer- 
 chant he has been quite successful, as he is perse- 
 vering and energetic. The first Presidential ballot 
 that he ever cast was in favor of the Whig party, 
 but since the organization of the Republican party 
 he has been one of its stanch defenders. 
 
 October 14, 1847, Mr. Wilkinson married Caro- 
 line Colburn, who was born in Vermont, and who 
 died February 6, 1880. They became the parents 
 of eight children, seven sons and a daughter, 
 namely: Lewis A., George, William, Joseph, Fran- 
 cis, Nellie, Herbert and Walter. In 1882 Mr. 
 
 Wilkinson married the lady who now bears his 
 name, and who prior to that event was Miss Caro- 
 line Rymill. 
 
 HARVEY SCRIBNER, one of the leading 
 attorneys-at-law in Toledo, has been en- 
 gaged in practice here for the past twenty- 
 three years. His father, Charles H. Scribner, now 
 Judge of the Circuit Court, formed a partnership 
 with Hon. Frank Hurd in 1869, the firm name be- 
 ing Scribner ife Hurd. On the admission of Harvey 
 Scribner to the Bar in 1871, he became a member 
 of the firm, under the style of Scribner, Hurd & 
 Scribner, and this connection continued until the 
 election of Judge Scribner to the Bench, when the 
 old name of Scribner & Hurd was resumed. The 
 partnership was dissolved January 1, 1894, since 
 which time our subject has conducted practice 
 alone. 
 
 In the cit3' of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, 
 the subject of this sketch was born March 19, 1850, 
 being the son of Hon. Charles H. and Mary E. 
 (Morehouse) Scribner. His boyhood was passed 
 in the place of his birth, where he received his ele- 
 mentary education, and later entered the high 
 school, from which he was graduated. He then 
 took up the study of law, and was admitted to the 
 Bar in Toledo in 1871. He has made a specialty 
 of railroad cases, of which he has tried and gained 
 some of the most important in the state. Among 
 the other notable cases which ho has tried was that 
 in regard to the will of Charles B. Roff, in which 
 a fund of 1100,000 was released from a trust and 
 secured to Mrs. Roff. In political matters he is a 
 stanch member of the Democracy. He is recog- 
 nized as one of the ablest lawyers in the state, and 
 has gained a large and profitable clientage. 
 
 On the 2d of November, 1880, Mr. Scribner mar- 
 ried Mrs. Jennie (Hodge) BuUard, the widow of 
 Ernest BuUard, and daughter of John L. Hodge, 
 
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 of Toledo. Mrs. Scribner was born in Scotland, 
 but received her education principally in tliis coun- 
 try. She is a lady of culture and social attain- 
 ments, and is a true helpmate and companion to 
 her husband. 
 
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 REV. GEORGE B. BROWN has been pastor 
 of the Alexis Congregational Church, six 
 miles north of Toledo, for the past ten 
 years, and for three years has also filled the [lulpit 
 of tiie Congregational Church at West Mill Grove, 
 Ohio. From 1867 to 1871 he was County Exam- 
 iner of Schools. In 1894 he was elected Secretary 
 of the Board of Elections for a term of fourj'ears, 
 prior to which time he had served on the board 
 for two years. In June, 1890, he was employed 
 by the City Natural Gas Trustees to secure the 
 right of way for their pipe-land from Van Buren 
 to Toledo, and a 3'ear later he was made Secretary 
 and Auditor of the concern. He was a prominent 
 factor in the building up of the Young Men's 
 Christian Association, was President of the same 
 for some time, and was also a member of the State 
 Executive Committee of the organization. Since 
 April, 1889, he has been Registrar of the Toledo 
 Congregational Conference, and has recently been 
 api)Ointed to write its history. In politics he is a 
 stanch Republican. 
 
 Born at Grafton, Lorain Count}', Ohio, July 28, 
 1843, Rev. Mr. Brown is a son of Stephen and 
 Mary B. (Chapin) Brown. The former was born 
 in Waterbury, Conn., and died on his homestead 
 in Lorain County, about 1882. His wife, a daugh- 
 ter of Oliver Chapin, was born at Chicopee, Mass. 
 They were the parents of two children, the young- 
 er of whom, Helen J., is unmarried and a resident 
 of Cleveland, Ohio. 
 
 The early education of Rev. G. B. Brown was 
 obtained in the common schools, and later he en- 
 tered the preparatory academy at the Western 
 Reserve College, but was compelled to relinquish 
 
 his studies at the end of the sophomore year, on 
 account of ill health. After some time spent on 
 the old farm, he engaged in teaching school for 
 several years at Grafton and Elyria, Ohio. From 
 1864 to 1865 he taught school at Mansfield, Ohio, 
 and in the year last named came to Toledo. For 
 three j'ears he taught in the intermediate depart- 
 ment of the high school building, and many of 
 the successful business men of this city were for- 
 nlerly his pupils. 
 
 After Mr. Brown resigned his position in the 
 public schools, he engaged in the life-insurance 
 business for a year, and then, for three years fol- 
 lowing, was Cashier of the Toledo Savings Institu- 
 tion, of which Richard Mott was President. In 
 company with Asa Faunce, in the year 1870, he 
 bought out the book and stationery establishment 
 of Henry S. Stebbins, No. 115 Summit Street, fvnd 
 conducted the same until 1880. He was then ap- 
 pointed Chaplain and superintendent of the schools 
 at the Lancaster (Ohio) Reform Farm, and after six- 
 teen months there became salesman for Brown, 
 Eager & Hull, in their wall-paper department, and 
 continued to serve them for seven years. 
 
 A brick church building had been erecteii at 
 Alexis, the crossing of the Lake Shore & Michigan 
 Southern Railroad, a point six miles north of 
 Toledo, though there was no church organization 
 in the neighborhood. Mr. Brown, who commenced 
 filling the pulpit about 1884, succeeded in effect- 
 ing a church organization in the early part of the 
 next year, and was then ordained pastor by a 
 council of the neighbt)ring Congregational church- 
 es. He was Superintendent of the Sunday-school 
 of Central Church for four years, and has been a 
 useful worker in religious fields. 
 
 September 10, 1862, Mr. Brown married Sarah 
 Ingersoll, of Grafton. Her death occurred less 
 than two 3ears later, and their infant daughter 
 died in the spring of 1864. In 1865 Mr. Brown 
 married Susan J., daughter of Dr. Roeliff Bevier, 
 a physician of Plymouth, this state, whose death oc- 
 curred there in 1882. He was formerly a resident 
 of Cayuga Count}', N. Y. Mrs. Susan J. Brown is 
 a graduate of Oberlin College, and is now State 
 Treasurer of the Ohio Woman's Home Missionary 
 Union. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the parents of 
 
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 two daughters: Jennie Belle, who was educated in 
 the public schools, and is now a teacher in the 
 Dolgeville (N. Y.) Academy; and Helen lone, a 
 member of the Class of '95 of the Toledo High 
 School. 
 
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 FENCER D. CARR, Vice-President of the 
 Ketcham National Bank of Toledo, is one 
 of the prominent citizens of this place. He 
 is an enterprising business man, an able financier, 
 and one amplj' qualified in every respect for the 
 responsible position he holds. 
 
 The father of the gentleman above mentioned, 
 AVilliam P. Carr, was born in the state of Delaware, 
 and was a farmer by occupation. His father, who 
 bore the same Christian name, was a native of 
 England. William P. Carr married a daughter of 
 one of the early settlers of Ontario County, N. Y. 
 This lady, who bore the maiden name of Mary .J, 
 Hazelton, was a native of Scotland. 
 
 Spencer D. Carr is the second in a family of three 
 children, his birth having occurred in Ontario 
 County, N. Y., January 24, 1847. He resided up- 
 on his father's farm, and was educated in the pub- 
 lic schools, up to his fourteenth year, when he 
 started out to fight the battles of life for himself, 
 being variously employed for some time. In 1863 
 he entered the army, serving in the commissary 
 department, where he continued until 1865. 
 
 On leaving the Government service, Mr. Carr 
 returned to his old home in New York, and for 
 the next three years was a clerk in a general store 
 of the metropolis. In September, 1868, became to 
 Toledo, and was for seven years financial man of 
 the firm of Warner, Patrick & Co., wholesale deal- 
 ers in saddlery and harness. He continued in that 
 business until 1875, in October of which year he 
 entered the First National Bank in Toledo in the 
 capacity of bookkeeper, and this position he held 
 for several years. Later he was made Cashier, then 
 Vice-President, of tlie institution. In 1892 he 
 accepted the Vice-Presidency of the Ketcham Na- 
 
 tional Bank, and is still acting in that responsible 
 office. This bank is one of the thoroughly reliable 
 and well conducted corporations of tiiis section, 
 and transacts an extensive business. 
 
 October 12, 1871, Mr. Carr married Louise M. 
 Richards, and to them has been born a son, Will- 
 iam C, who is now a clerk in the Second National 
 Bank of this city. Mrs. Carr is a daughter of W. P. 
 Richards, one of Toledo's most honored citizens. 
 
 In his political affiliations Mr. Carr is a loyal 
 adherent of the Republican party, and though he 
 takes an interest in the success of his party has 
 never been an office-seeker, as his business interests 
 have occupied his entire time and attention. He 
 enjoys the respect and esteem of all who have 
 dealings with him in any way, for he is not only 
 uniformly courteous and genial, but is honorable, 
 just and upright. 
 
 MELVIN LOOMIS, a well known agricult- 
 urist of Webster Township, Wood Coun- 
 ty, deserves great honor for the success 
 which he has attained in life, as he commenced his 
 career a poor boy, and unassisted has risen to in- 
 fluence and prosperity. He is also mainly self- 
 educated, his early schooling having been very 
 limited. When a lad he walked a mile and a-half 
 to a log schoolhouse, which was conducted on the 
 subscription plan, and was equipped with slab 
 benches and desks. Mr. Loomis is one of the pio- 
 neers of Wood County, to which he came about 
 1835, and soon after he became the owner of the 
 farm where he has since made his home. This 
 place of one iiundred and seventy-three acres is 
 situated on section 18, and is kept up in a thrifty 
 and able manner. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred in Massachu- 
 setts, March 1, 1824, he being one of nine children, 
 five sons and four daughters, whose parents were 
 Robert and Ruth (Davis) Loomis. The family re- 
 
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 moved to Ohio in 1825, settling in Lorain County. 
 Later they remover! to Medina County, Ohio, and 
 there much of the boyliood of our subject was 
 passed. 
 
 On arriving at liis majority, Mclvin Loomis left 
 the parental roof and laid the foundation for iiis 
 future success by worlving for neighboring farm- 
 ers, and carefully laying aside as mucli as possible 
 of his earnings. With this sum he purchased iiis 
 farm and set up in business for himself. In liis 
 political faith be is a Prohibitionist, and, though 
 not an otHce-seeker, has held a few local township 
 positions. Religiously he is a Presbyterian, and 
 holds membership with the Scotch Church. 
 
 Mr. Loomis married Miss Eliza Meralds, who was 
 born in June, 1834. A son and two daughters 
 came to bless their home and hearth: Emma, who 
 is now the wife of Andrew Bandeen; Robert, who 
 is still living on the old homestead; and Bertha, 
 who is the wife of Charles McCleod. 
 
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 JOHN A. McKEAN lias been for over a quar- 
 ter of a century an enterprising agriculturist 
 of Wood County, and the farm where he 
 now makes his abode is located on section 
 17, Webster Township. He has held a number of 
 township positions of greater or less responsibility, 
 and has at all times fully justified the confidence 
 reposed in him by his friends and neighbors. In 
 1878 he was elected Director of the Infirmary, and 
 served in that capacity for two terms, or until 1884, 
 and he has also been Township Trustee. He has 
 always taken commendable interest in the cause of 
 education and in worthy public enterprises. Be- 
 ginning life a poor boy, he has truly made his own 
 way in the world, and has overcome difficulties 
 which have appeared well-nigh insurmountable. 
 
 The birth of Jolin A. McKean took place in 
 Franklin County, Pa., near the town of Fa3-ette- 
 
 ville, May 25, 1827. His father, Hugh McKean, 
 was of Scotch descent, while his mother, whose 
 maiden name was Elizabeth Wetmore, was of Ger- 
 man extraction, but they were both natives of 
 Maryland. They were the parents of eight chil- 
 dren, as follows: Robert, John, Hugh, William, 
 Elizabeth (deceased), Mary, Melinda, nnd Jon- 
 athan, who died in infancy. 
 
 John A. McKean lived at home and attended 
 the primitive district schools of that earl3^ day 
 until about eleven years of age. Often during the 
 winter months he was obliged to walk two and 
 a-half miles to the nearest school, and surely then 
 more than now there was "no royal road to learn- 
 ing." On arriving at a suitable age, he began 
 learning the miller's trade, serving an apprentice- 
 ship of two years. The first year he received 1^4 
 per month and board, and the second $12 and 
 board. When in his twenty-first j'ear, or in 1847, 
 he settled in Girard. Trumbull Countj', Ohio, and 
 worked at his trade for nineteen years in that 
 place. In 1868 he purchased the farm which he 
 has since cultivated, and which comprises eighty 
 acres. Here he is engaged in general farming and 
 stock-raising, and is quite successful. He has made 
 nearly all the improvements on the homestead, as 
 when he became its owner only twelve acres had 
 been cleared. 
 
 November 18, 1852, Mr. McKean married Har- 
 riet Bike, who was born in Penns^'lvania, Septem- 
 ber 27, 1834. Five children came to bless their 
 union: William, who was born March 30, 1854; 
 Mary, whose birth occurred Christmas Day, 1855, 
 and who died Januar3' 3, 1856; John W., born 
 January 14, 1857, and now a resident of Rawson, 
 Hancock County; Lucy, born February 7, 1859; 
 and Elsie, born August 21, 1873, and who died 
 September 18, 1875. John married Belle Perkins, 
 and has two children, Will H. and Grace O. Lucy 
 became the wife of Henry Wakeman, and is the 
 mother of two children, Frank and Ida. 
 
 On the 12tli of April, 1864, Mr. McKean en- 
 listed as a Corporal in Company D, One Hundred 
 and Seventy-first Ohio Infantry, and was mustered 
 in at Sandusky. He was assigned to guard the 
 prisoners at that place, and while discharging his 
 duties was taken sick and sent to the hospital on 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Johnson's Island. Upon his recoverj' lie joined 
 his regiment at Camp Dennison, and was finally 
 discharged August 21, 1864. Fraternally he is a 
 member of the Masonic order. 
 
 MURKIS LOENSII AL, General Pension and 
 Claim Agent at Toledo, has conducted 
 an office for this purpose for the past 
 fifteen j'ears. He is a striking example of what 
 may be accomplished by a j'oung man possessing 
 the requisite amount of energy and the determina- 
 tion to succeed, for he is self-made both in regard 
 to financial prosperity and to the education which 
 he possesses. A native of Germany, he landed 
 in the United States a youth of eighteen years, 
 with his own way to make in a strange land. 
 After he had acquired a general knowledge of the 
 English language, he became convinced of the de- 
 sirability of possessing higher learning, and at- 
 tended school, and later Oberlin College, earning 
 the money with which his expenses were met. He 
 has alwaj's been a man of very industrious and 
 active habits, and is accounted one of the substan- 
 tial German-American citizens of Toledo. 
 
 Born near Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, on 
 the lOlh of April, 1846, our subject is a son of 
 F'lias and Adelaide (Summer) Loenshal, natives of 
 the same locality, where they passed their entire 
 lives. The father, who was a weaver by occupa- 
 tion, also bottled and sold natural mineral waters. 
 His children, sis in number, are all yet living. 
 
 .Tune 11, 1864, Morris Loenshal took passage in 
 a sailing-vessel, the "Ueiitschland," from Ham- 
 burg, and fifty-two days later arrived in New 
 York City. A few days were passed in looking 
 for work in the metropolis, but, not being success- 
 ful, he went to Bridgeport, Conn., and from there 
 enlisted in Company H, Twentieth Connecticut 
 Infantry, on the 22d of August following. He 
 joined his regiment at Atlanta, Ga., a few days 
 prior to Sherman's march to the sea, and partici- 
 
 pated in that campaign and in the siege of Sa- 
 vannah, Ga. After getting into South Carolina, 
 he was taken sick, and was sent to the hospital at 
 Savannah, where he remained for four weeks. On 
 his recovei-y his request to be returned to his regi- 
 ment in North Carolina was complied with, and 
 ultimately with it he went to Washington and 
 participated in the Grand Review. 
 
 After he had been discharged from the service, 
 Mr. Loenshal returned to New York City, and 
 worked for a firm until F'ebruary 25, 1866. He 
 then took his earnings and started for Ohio, but 
 his mone}- gave out before he had reached his des- 
 tination, and he was obliged to pursue the journej- 
 on foot. For one month he worked for lumber- 
 men, but was not strong enough for that arduous 
 kind of employment, and when Thomas King, a 
 dairy farmer, offered him a place, he gladly ac- 
 cepted it, and worked at the business for two 
 years and eight months. In the fall of 1868 he 
 .went to school in Oberlin for one term, and then 
 resumed his work in order to obtain more money 
 for his education, keeping this up at intervals for 
 several years. During two years of this time he 
 worked for Rev. Charles Finne}-, President of 
 Oberlin College. He also taught school for a term, 
 and while doing so kept up with his class, go- 
 ing to the college every Saturday and reciting to 
 his professors. Afterward, acting on the advice of 
 friends, he took a school for one year in Lorain 
 County, but before the termination of the school 
 year had engaged with the Toledo Board of Edu- 
 cation to teach here. 
 
 It was in the fall of 1873 that Mr. Loenshal 
 first came to this city, and for the next five years 
 he did faithful and efficient work in training the 
 young ideas of Toledo. December 25, 1876, oc- 
 curred his marriage to Minerva Knapp, a native 
 of Lucas County'. Mrs. Loenshal was reared on 
 her father's farm, and taught school after she had 
 completed her own education. Her parents, na- 
 tives of Livingston County, N. Y., drove an ox- 
 team to Ohio at a very early daj'. following a 
 blazed track through the woods in lieu of a road. 
 Her father, who was a member of the Ohio State 
 Legislature for six years from this district, died 
 in Philadelphia, while attending the Centennial, 
 
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 233 
 
 at the age of sixty-eight years. Her mother died 
 at the home of our subject, wlien in iier sixty- 
 fourth year. To Mr. and Mrs. Locnshal were born 
 four children, namely: Howard M., born October 
 9, 1880; Harry M., February 16, 1883; Morris M., 
 March 13, 1887; and Helen M., May 17, 1889. 
 Morris M. was summoned by the angel of Death 
 May 15, 1888. 
 
 After his marriage Mr. Loenshal taught school 
 for two years more in Toledo, and then, on ac- 
 count of low wages, left the business and was em- 
 ployed by a member of the Board of Education in 
 a land-offlce. Another year he devoted to organ- 
 izing Grand Array posts throughout Ohio, and 
 started over seventy lodges. At this time he laid 
 the foundation for his future pension business, in 
 which he embarked April 1, 1880. His first office 
 was on Summit Street, later he had his headquar- 
 ters in the Grand Army Hall, and nine years ago 
 he removed to his present office. He is one of 
 the best posted claim agents in the United States, 
 and transacts a large volume of business. He is 
 a charter member of Volunteer Post No. 715, 
 G. A. R., and was the first Historian of the Ohio 
 Grand Army of the Republic. In politics he has 
 always been a stalwart Republican. His family 
 are members of the Congregational Church, and 
 are highly respected by all who know them. His 
 own interest in educational matters Mr. Loen- 
 shal has impressed on his children, and his eldest 
 son, Howard M., has just completed a continuous 
 record of perfect attendance for seven years at 
 school. Neither of the boys has ever missed a 
 day's attendance at school for any cause whatso- 
 ever. 
 
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 ^^^ALVIN BRONSON was born in Nuffield, 
 ^ J Conn., December 17, 1806, and died in 
 Toledo, Ohio, January 15, 1892. He was 
 a member of a family long identified with the his- 
 tory of New England. In j'outh his educational 
 advantages were very limited, his wide and varied 
 information having been gained principally by 
 self-culture. On leaving his home he went to 
 7 
 
 Springfield, Mass., where he was employed as a 
 clerk in a leading mercantile house, receiving no 
 wages otlier than his board. After having served 
 an apprenticeship of a year, he went to New York 
 City, and from there to Augusta, Ga., where he re- 
 mained eighteen months. 
 
 Believing, however, that in the great Northwest 
 were opportunities that the South could not offer, 
 Mr. Bronson came to Ohio in 1830,"and embarked 
 in the mercantile business at Avon, Lorain Coun- 
 ty, but five years later removed to Centerville, St. 
 Joseph County, Mich., where for years he carried 
 on a general dry-goods trade. In 1847 he began 
 the manufacture of tobacco at Centerville, having 
 the jjioneer establishment west of Detroit. For 
 sometime his products were sold by peddlers, who 
 traveled in wagons from place to place. As his 
 business became more extensive and he realized 
 that a larger field for operations was necessary, he 
 decided to come to Toledo, and this he did in 
 M.i}', 1851. From the first his trade here was en- 
 couraging, and as the returns became larger he in- 
 creased his facilities accordingly. Soon his es- 
 tablishment gave employment to about one hun- 
 dred and seventy-five hands, and eleven cutting 
 machines were in constant use. 
 
 After nearly twenty years spent in the manage- 
 ment of his tobacco business, Mr. Bronson retired, 
 having accumulated a handsome property, the re- 
 sult of his judicious management and enterprise. 
 His trade had increased to such an extent that in 
 1865 he paid on his sales a Government tax of 
 $250,322.89, the value of the goods then sold hav- 
 ing been $560,400.. The three leading products of 
 the factory were "Bright Chewing," "'C. Bronson 's 
 Indian Brand" and "F. G. Smoking Tobacco." 
 His first factory in Toledo was on Water Street, at 
 the foot of Lagrange, where he remained until 
 1856. During that year he removed to Nos. 118- 
 128 Summit Street, where he occupied a building 
 with a frontage of eighty feet, a depth of one hun- 
 dred and fifty feet, and five stories high. Subse- 
 quently- he erected a building at the corner of 
 Summit and Lynn Streets, and in 1873 removed his 
 plant there. It contained eleven cutting machines, 
 with a daily capacity of eleven thousand pounds of 
 chewing, or eighteen thousand pounds of smoking. 
 
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 tobacco, all operated by a sino;le engine of about 
 twent^'-Lorse power. Upon his retirement from 
 active business the factory passed into the hands of 
 Cliarles R. Messinger, a son-in-law, who had be- 
 come practically familiar with the business. Mr. 
 Messinger continued until 1875, when he became 
 the sole proprietor, and he in turn was succeeded 
 by William Harrison in 1886. 
 
 At Centerville, Midi., June 26, 1837, Mr. Bron- 
 son married Miss Lucretia C. Sutphen, who was 
 born in 1811, and was a descendant of Holland- 
 Dutch ancestors. She died June 17, 1888, having 
 had three children. Aletta M. became the wife of 
 William H. Simmons, and died eleven months after 
 her marriage, leaving no children. Agatha E., the 
 only survivor, was married in November, 1863, to 
 Charles R. Messinger, by whom she had four chil- 
 dren: Isabella B., wife of J.J. Barber, of Toledo; 
 Rosewell E., also of this city; Agatha E., the wife 
 of J. T. Ravelle, of Toledo; and Charles K., the 
 youngest. Virginia, the third daughter, married 
 M. C. Warn, and died in 1877, leaving two daugh- 
 ters, Aletta B. and Zorah I. 
 
 From the time of his retirement from business 
 until the date of his death, Mr. Bronson gave his 
 attention largely' to the improvement of the real 
 estate he had previously purchased, and at diflfer- 
 erent times erected a number of substantial and 
 valuable business blocks. He also invested liber- 
 ally in the jiroinfjlion of manufacturing enter- 
 prises in the cit}'. In politics he was first a Wiiig, 
 and on the organization of the Republican party 
 became one of its most earnest supporters. He 
 was ever a stanch Union man, and during the war 
 he lent his aid whenever possible to the Union 
 soldiers. His good wife, who was a woman of 
 bright intelligence and pure Christian character, 
 joined him in every enterprise calculated to ad- 
 vance the moral and material benefits of the com- 
 munity in which they lived. On coming to To- 
 ledo she became a member of the Trinity Episcopal 
 Church. 
 
 The success that crowned the efforts of Mr. Bron- 
 son was especially remarkable when wo consider the 
 fact that in early life he had few advantages, but 
 what he made of himself was due to his energy and 
 industry, unaided by extraneous circumstances. 
 
 He was a man of acknowledged business sagacity, 
 one whose reputation for business acumen was 
 known throughout the entire country. At the 
 close of a long and honorable life he passed to the 
 rest that awaits mankind. 
 
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 (.J^ SHTON H. COLDHAM, a rising young 
 / — \ attorne^'-at-law of Toledo, has his office at 
 No. 6 Drummond Block. He is one of 
 the native sons of this city, his birth having oc- 
 curred within its limits, March 9, 1862, and Ins en- 
 tire life history has been interwoven with that of 
 Toledo. He is Secretaiy of the Toledo Bar Associ- 
 ation, and has been actively engaged in practice 
 here for the past eleven years with a great deal of 
 success. 
 
 The father of A. II. Coidham, Dr. James Cold- 
 liam, was one of the foremost phj'sicians and sur- 
 geons of the city, and was a pioneer, as he located 
 here in 1844. He conducted a large and success- 
 ful practice until shortly before his death, which 
 occurred in 1892. He was much beloved and es- 
 teemed by all who had the pleasure of his acquaint- 
 ance, and his death was felt to be a public loss. 
 His wife, who bore tiie name of Anna Williams 
 before her marriage, by her union became the 
 mother of five children, two sons and three daugh- 
 ters. The other son. Dr. W. W. Coidham, is repre- 
 sented elsewhere in this volume. 
 
 Ashton H. Coidham is the second in order of 
 birth in his parents' family. He obtained a good 
 public-school education, and supplemented his ele- 
 mentary knowledge b}' a course of training at the 
 Upper Canada College of Toronto, from which 
 celebrated institution he graduated in 1881. Sub- 
 seqiientl}' he went to New York City, where he 
 look up legal studies, and after passing a severe 
 examination was admitted to the Bar, before the 
 Supreme Court at Rochester, in 1884. Returning 
 then to his native city, he further pursued his le- 
 
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 gal studies and acquitted himself with honor at 
 the examinations he sustained before the Supreme 
 Court of Ohio, which convened at Columbus, snd 
 which formally pronounced him a member of the 
 Ohio Bar. 
 
 June 3, 1891, Ashton H. Coldliam and Miss Daisy 
 B. Brainard were married at the home of the 
 bride's parents in this city. Her father is W. S. 
 Brainard, one of the most prominent business men 
 of Ohio, and a well known and respected citizen. 
 Mrs. Coldham enjoyed good educational advant- 
 ages, and is a most ciiarming and agreeable lady. 
 The residence of our esteemed subject and wife is 
 at No. 1932 Vermont Avenue, where their sur- 
 roundings bespeak their literary and cultivated 
 taste. In politics Mr. Coldham is identified with 
 the Democratic party. 
 
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 WILLIAM H. ATWILL. Among the well 
 known residents of this city may be 
 mentioned our subject, who is one of 
 her native-born sons, and has been connected with 
 her history for a period of over thirty years, his 
 birth having occurred in 1859. He is at present en- 
 gaged in the drug business on the corner of Cherry 
 and Huron Streets, where he has a well fitted and 
 well stocked establishment and is receiving a lib- 
 eral patronage. 
 
 Our subject's father, William H. Atwill, a native 
 of England, emigrated to this country when a 
 young man. His first settlement was made in Os- 
 wego, N. Y., where his marriage occurred, the 
 ladj- of his clioice being previous to her marriage 
 Miss Mary Hortigan. She survived her husband 
 several years, licr death occurring in Toledo in 
 1886. 
 
 In 1852 William Atwill, Sr., with his family, re- 
 moved from New York State to this cit}', where he 
 
 organized the Union Silver Band, later known as 
 tiie Milversted Band, and which on its organiza- 
 tion was composed of some of the best citizens of 
 Toledo. He continued to reside here until his 
 death, which occurred in 1877. An active business 
 man, energetic and progressive, he was for some 
 lime prominently identified with the manufactur- 
 ing interests of Toledo. Upon disposing of these 
 interests he accepted the appointment of United 
 States Depnty-Marslial for the Northern District 
 of Oiiio, including the Department of the Lakes. 
 He afterward acted in the capacity of agent for 
 the Union Express Company, and while in their 
 employ was appointed to a position in the Rail- 
 way Mail Service, a post which he held for a pe- 
 riod of sixteen years. He was severely wounded 
 in a railroad accident, and the injuries there sus- 
 tained eventually resulted in his death. 
 
 The second in a family of six children, all of 
 whom attained years of maturity, our subject 
 passed the days of his b03'hood and 3'outh in the 
 excellent public schools of this city, and later at- 
 tended the German Jesuit School. On leaving 
 school he became an employe of Shaw & Baldwin, 
 in a wholesale dry-goods and notion business, and 
 we next find him in the United States Mail Serv- 
 ice, his run being between Cleveland and Chi- 
 cago, 111., which position he held seven years. He 
 afterward became connected with tiie Lake Shore 
 & Michigan Central, serving first in the freight 
 department and later in the transportation depart- 
 ment, and was in the emploj' of this company for 
 two years. In the year 1889 he became book- 
 kee|)er in the city gas office. In 1894 he embarked 
 in the drug business, which he has since so success- 
 fully conducted, and in which he has proven him- 
 self a pharmacist worthy of the respect and confi- 
 dence of the people. 
 
 An important event in the life of our subject 
 was his marriage with Miss Anna Pilliod, which 
 event occurred June 5, 1888. Mrs. Atwill is a 
 daughter of Francis Pilliod, at one time a promi- 
 nent farmer of northern Ohio. Later he engaged 
 in a grocery business in Shelby County, and in the 
 '50s came to Toledo, where he made his home and 
 was ver3' prosperous financially until his death, 
 which occurred in 1883. To the union of Mr. 
 
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 and Mrs. Atwill were born three children, Marie, 
 William H. and Francis, who arc all living. 
 
 Socially our subject is a member of the Order or 
 Elks, and is also connected with the Columbus 
 Club, in which he is serving as Director. He was 
 a member of the Toledo Cadets for ten years and 
 is now a member of the Veteran Cadets. He and 
 his family occup3' a very pleasant residence at 
 No. 1019 Huron Street, and are much esteemed for 
 their many worthy qualities. 
 
 v@^ imkh -(e^J 
 
 (Tpv LBERT E. MACOMBER,an extensive deal- 
 / — \ er in real estate in Toledo and vicinity, is 
 one of her prominent and enterprising 
 business men. He has been connected with numer- 
 ous industries, and has used both his means and 
 influence in the promotion of everything tending 
 to benefit this community. He has platted many 
 additions to the city, both on the west and on the 
 east sides, and has been very successful from a 
 financial point of view in these and other ventures. 
 He was largely interested in the establishment of 
 the Toledo Savings Bank and Trust Company, and 
 served on its Board of Directors for many years. 
 By profession he is a lawyer, but his extensive 
 real-estate business has in later years almost en- 
 tirely engrossed his attention. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred in Taunton, 
 Bristol County, Mass. His father, .John H., was a 
 native of the Bay State. The Macombers are of 
 Scotch descent, and have long been established in 
 the United States, members of the family having 
 been large proprietors in the Plymouth Colony as 
 early as 1640. The wife of John H. was before 
 her marriage Prudence C, daughter of Abraham 
 Pierce. The Pierces were also a family of early 
 
 proprietors in the same colony. Albert E. is the 
 eldest of two children, his sister being the wife of 
 Abner B. Cole, of this city. 
 
 The school da3'S of Mr. Macomber were largely 
 passed in the town of his birth, where he attended 
 the high school after completing his elementary 
 studies. In 1858 he went to Michigan, and for 
 two years attended the State Agricultural College. 
 Later he was enrolled as a student in the law de- 
 partment of the Michigan State University of 
 Ann Arbor, from which he graduated in 1862. 
 Two years later he came to Toledo and opened an 
 office, subsequently associating with himself E. D. 
 Moore, and afterward S. J. McDonnell, undei- the 
 firm name of JLacomber, Moore & McDonnell. The 
 latter partnership continued in effect until 1882, 
 since which time Mr. Macomber has conducted his 
 business under the name of A. E. Macomber & Co., 
 his son, Irving E., being now associated with him 
 in business. 
 
 Mr. Macomber is interested in a number of man- 
 ufacturing establishments, and is the proprietor of 
 the Auburndale Brick Works. He was among the 
 early owners of the Monroe Street Railway and of 
 the Lagrange Street Railway, both of which sys- 
 tems have been absorbed by the Consolidated Com- 
 pany. He was one of the group of enterprising 
 gentlemen who laid out and established the beauti- 
 ful Woodlawn Cemetery, and he has been on its 
 Board of Directors since its organization. 
 
 In the discharge of his public duties Mr. Macom- 
 ber has devoted a generous amount of time. He 
 has served in the City Council as a member of the 
 Board of Aldermen. He was for ten years a mem- 
 ber of the Work House Board, and is now a member 
 of the Toledo University Trustees. This depart- 
 ment maintains the Manual Training School in 
 connection with the City High School. To the 
 development of this admirable school Mr. Ma- 
 comber has devoted much time and enthusiasm. 
 In his political convictions he is a Republican. 
 In 1871 Mr. Macomber married Sarah S., daugh- 
 ter of Dr. Samuel T. S. Smith, of New York City. 
 Two sons were born to this worthy couple. The 
 elder, Irving E., is a graduate of Cornell Uni- 
 versity; and Franklin S. has not yet completed his 
 education, The family are members of the Uni- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 237 
 
 taiiau Church, in which Mr. Macomber served for 
 many years as a Trustee. His residence is at No. 
 1517 Monroe Street, wliere all tlie surroundings 
 bespeak a cultured and refined taste. 
 
 JOEL POTTER is the proprietor of the East 
 Side Mills in Toledo, which manufacture a 
 fine grade of rye and buckwheat flour by the 
 burr and roller system. The mill is 50x80 
 feet in dimensions and three stories and basement 
 in height, and is equipped with the latest and most 
 modern machiuery used in the trade. The engine 
 is one of eighty-horse power, and the mill has a 
 capacity of some twenty- five barrels of flour per 
 day, and twenty' tons of feed. An active adherent 
 of the Democratic party, Mr. Potter was a mem- 
 ber of the Police Board for four years, and was 
 also a member of the Common Council four years 
 — two years on the Board of Aldermen and two 
 years on the Council Board. 
 
 The father of our subject, Erastus B. Potter, 
 whose birth occurred in New York State, was a 
 dealer in and manufacturer of lumber. His father, 
 John Potter, likewise of the Empire State, was 
 of English descent. Erastus B. Potter married 
 Elizabeth, daughter of Selah Root, and to them 
 were born five children, three sons and two daugh- 
 ters. Joel Potter was born in Essex County, 
 N. Y., in 1838, and passed his early years unevent- 
 fully under his father's roof. His elementary ed- 
 ucation was obtained in the schools of the neigh- 
 borhood, and was supplemented b3' a course of 
 training at the Fairfax (Vt.) Academj', after which 
 he went to Ft. Edward, N. Y., and attended the 
 well known institute of that place. For several 
 years after leaving school he engaged in farming 
 during the summers, and in the winter time was 
 employed at lumbering. 
 
 In the year 1875 Mr. Potter came to Toledo to 
 
 look after the Ward estate, and in the settlement 
 of the business connected therewith found his 
 time occupied for the next three years. In 1879 
 he started in the milling business on a small scale, 
 and It was not until 1891 that he moved into his 
 present large and modern quarters. He is now a 
 Director in the East Side Bank Company. 
 
 In 1862 Mr. Potter married Miss Julia Fowler, 
 of Essex County, N. Y., and a daughter of James 
 Fowler. Three children came to grace their union. 
 The elder, James, died in February, 1893; the sec- 
 ond, Jennie, wife of W. G. Weldon, of Toledo, 
 died in February, 1893; and the youngest. Jay C, 
 is his father's assistant in the milling business, 
 having been a member of the company for the 
 past four years. 
 
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 iT^ RTHUR C. ROLL, M. D., one of the na- 
 r — \ tive sons of the Buckeye State, is a leading 
 young medical practitioner of Toledo, 
 who bids fair to soon acquire more than a local 
 reputation. He is a graduate of the Pulte Medi- 
 cal College of Cincinnati, where he completed the 
 course and received his degree March 12, 1889, the 
 same spring opening an office for general family 
 practice in this place. He belongs to the Ohio 
 State Homeopath}' Society, and to the Northwest- 
 ern Ohio Homeopathic Association. His services 
 are employed as medical examiner for the Equitable 
 Life Insurance Company of Des Moines, Iowa, 
 the Scottish Rites, Knights Templar and Master 
 Masons' Aid Association; and he is also a member 
 of the medical staff of the Toledo Hospital. 
 
 John W. Roll, the father of the Doctor, was born 
 in Butler County, Ohio, and was a manufacturer 
 of iron machinery and farm implements. His father 
 was Dr. Silas Roll, who was of Holland descent. 
 Members of the family came from Holland to set- 
 tle in the United States as early as 1650, and many 
 of the descendants have been noted in the affairs 
 of this country. John W. Roll, on arriving at 
 
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 mature years, married Martha J. Carr, who was 
 born in Ohio. They became the parents of two 
 children, Artliur and Martha. Tlie latter married 
 H. D. Brosier, and resides in Butler County, Ohio. 
 
 Dr. A. C. Roll was born near Hamilton, Butler 
 County, this state, March 2, 1868, and was given 
 a good common-school education, after which he 
 pursued his higher studies in the Miami University 
 at Oxford, Ohio. His first steps in the direction 
 of his future career were taken under the instruc- 
 tion of Dr. James H. Roll, of Hamilton, and later 
 he studied with Dr. William Z. Kumber, also of 
 Hamilton. Then, as before mentioned, he entered 
 the medical college at Cincinnati, from which lie 
 was duly graduated. 
 
 The pleasant home of Dr. Roll is at No. 1027 
 Erie Street. It is presided over with grace and 
 womanly courtesy by his cultured wife, who was 
 formerly Miss Marilla Elliott, of Hamilton, this 
 state. Their marriage was celebrated December 
 20, 1892, and they are the parents of one daugh- 
 ter, Bern ice Lucile. Mrs. Roll is a daughter of 
 James M. Elliott, a well known and [irominent cit- 
 izen of Hamilton. Fraternally our subject be- 
 longs to the Royal Arcanum and to the Sons of 
 Veterans. 
 
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 X~V HESTER H. HARROUN, D. D. S., M. D. 
 
 C^^ Among the professional men of Toledo, 
 none stands higher than Chester H. Har- 
 roun. He is one of the leading dentists of the 
 city, and has resided here since 18.53, being widely 
 and favorably known throughout the city and sur- 
 rounding country. The Doctor is a native of the 
 Empire State, having been born in Genesee Coun- 
 ty, in 1829, and is a son of David, Jr., and Clar- 
 issa (Dodge) Harroun. The father, a native of 
 Herkimer County, N. Y. and a farmer by occupa- 
 tion, afterward removed to Genesee County, N.Y., 
 where he met and married his wife. He came with 
 his family to Lucas County, Ohio, in 1835, and lo- 
 
 cated on a farm near Toledo, where he spent the 
 remainder of his days, departing this life at the 
 age of sixty-nine j'ears. His wife survived him 
 many years, having reached the venerable age of 
 eighty-four years before crossing over to the beau- 
 tiful shore bej-ond. 
 
 The ancestors of Dr. Harroun were Scotch-Irish, 
 and came to America in a very early d.ay, settling 
 in Massachusetts. There were three brothers on 
 the paternal side, and during the Revolutionary 
 War they distinguished themselves as brave men 
 and expert Indian fighters. David Harroun, the 
 grandfather of our subject, had numberless adven- 
 tures and hairbreadth escapes, and used to relate 
 many anecdotes to amuse the children which were 
 interesting to both young and old. 
 
 The home of our subject was in New York until 
 he was five years of age. At this time his parents 
 removed to Ohio, and located in this county. He 
 attended the public schools in his boyhood, and 
 later entered Sylvania Academy, at Sylvania, Ohio, 
 where he finished his education. After leaving the 
 schoolroom he entered the office of Dr. F. E. Bailey, 
 a prominent physician of Sylvania. and began 
 reading medicine with him. He remained under 
 the Doctor's instruction for two years, and by 
 that time, having mastered the art of dentistry, he 
 opened an office in Sylvania, where he practiced 
 his profession for one year, and then removed to 
 Toledo, where he has since remained. 
 
 Being comparatively a young man on first com- 
 ing to this place, the Doctor's professional career 
 has grown with the city, and his practice has in- 
 creased with his years. After forty years of faith- 
 ful work in one place, he stands at the head of his 
 profession, and is one of the most prominent den- 
 tists in northwestern Ohio. His career has been 
 an enviable one; his practice is large and lucrative, 
 extending over a vast area of territory; and he 
 has the well deserved confidence and esteem of the 
 people. 
 
 Dr. Harroun was united in marriage, in 1854, 
 with Miss Emily J., a daughter of Aaron and Em- 
 ira (Dow) Cadwell, of New York. Two children 
 have blessed this union: David A., a dentist in 
 this city; and Robert E., now a member of the fire 
 department. Mrs. Harroun is a ladj' of culture 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 239 
 
 and refinement, and tbe family occupies aliigli po- 
 sition in the social circles of Toledo. Their at- 
 tractive residence is located at No. 829 Superior 
 Street, and is the home of hospitality, where their 
 many friends are always welcome. 
 
 Professionally the Doctor is identified with a 
 number of societies, being a member of the Amer- 
 ican Dental Association, the Ohio Slate Dental So- 
 ciety and the Micliigan State Dental Society. Po- 
 litically he is a stanch Republican, taking an active 
 interest in all political questions, and in all local 
 enterprises pertaining to the improvement of the 
 community in which he lives. 
 
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 ©HARLES MYERS has been a life-long resi- 
 dent of Freedom Township, Wood County, 
 and is the proprietor of a desirable home- 
 stead of seventy-two acres on section 31. He was 
 only nineteen years of age when lie offered his 
 services for the defense of the Union, and from 
 that time until the close of the war he was always 
 found at the post of duty and in the front of bat- 
 lie. Altogether he served three j'ears and ten 
 months, and was only absent from the ranks once, 
 when he was detained at the hospital on account 
 of a wound. He participated in twent^'-one hard- 
 fought and well known battles, and was stationed 
 in several of the Southern States. He is now a 
 member of Benedict Post No. 26, G. A.R., of Pem- 
 berville. 
 
 Charles Myers is a son of Joseph and Frances 
 (Smith) Myers. His eldest brother, George, was 
 killed May 31, 1864, in tlie battle of Pumpkin Vine 
 Creek, during the war. He was a member of Com- 
 pany K, Twenty-first Ohio Infantry. His next 
 j'ounger brother, John, born in 1841, was killed in 
 the battle of Stone River; and the youngest, Fran- 
 cis C, born November 9, 1846, died while j-oung. 
 The eldest sister; Maria, now deceased, was the 
 wife of James H. Forrest, and had four children. 
 
 Anna married J. H. Forrest, a farmer of this town- 
 ship. Louise, born October 12, 1844, is the wife 
 of Frank Addleman, a farmer of Huron County, 
 Ohio. The father of these children was a shoe- 
 maker in his early d.ays in Massachusetts. Later 
 be went to Huron County, Ohio, where he bought 
 one hundred and sixty acres of Government land, 
 but in the '30s he came to this county and here 
 passed the remainder of his life. He was buried 
 in Fish Cemetery, and by his side reposes his faith- 
 ful wife, who survived him ten years. 
 
 Our subject was born September 21, 1842, and 
 received but limited school advantages in his boy- 
 hood. He helped to construct the roads of this 
 vicinity in his early manhood, and in other ways 
 was identified with the upbuilding of the commu- 
 nity. Many a lime in the earl}' days did he make 
 the long journey to Maumee or Perrysburg to have 
 corn or wheat ground, and the usual experiences 
 of pioneer life fell to his share. In 1861 he en- 
 listed at Findlay, Ohio, in Company K, Twenty- 
 first Ohio Regiment, under Captain Canfield and 
 Colonel Norden. After drilling for ten days at 
 Columbus, he was sent to KentucKy, and there took 
 part in a small engagement. The winter was passed 
 in camp at Bacon Creek, and in the spring he went 
 to Nashville, where for six weeks he was on guard 
 duty. Then, in the vicinity of Huntsville, Ala., 
 he was present at several skirmishes, afterward be- 
 ing on guard duty for three months, and finally 
 being returned to Nashville. He was a participant 
 in the siege of Atlanta, and for three months could 
 hear the bullets tl3'ing day and night. After the 
 capture of Atlanta the company started to Chatta- 
 nooga, and were in the two-daj'S battle of Chicka- 
 mauga. January 1, 1864, Mr. M^'ers was granted 
 a thirty-days furlough and returned home. On 
 rejoining his regiment he participated in the bat- 
 tle of Resaca, and in that of Pumpkin Vine Creek, 
 where his eldest brother was killed. At the battle 
 of Stone River he was wounded, but after being 
 confined in the hospital for several days he returned 
 to the front. His honorable discharge from the 
 service was granted him at Louisville, Ky., in July, 
 1865. 
 
 February 18, 1869, occurred the marriage of our 
 subject and Elizabeth, daughter of Robert and 
 
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 Jeanette (Fenton) Stewart, natives of Scotland. 
 Their other children were Jolm, a gardener living 
 near Cleveland; James, who married Sarah Heck- 
 man, and has eleven children; Robert W., who 
 died in the army; Cliarles, who married Lillie Hill 
 and is a carpenter; Fenton, whose death occurred 
 at the age of twenty-six years; Joseph, a gardener 
 of Pemberville, Oliio; Benjamin, who was drowned 
 near San Francisco; Margaret, wife of Martin 
 O'Conner, an oil speculator of this county; Mary, 
 who married Lemuel Lockhart, who was killed in 
 1893 in an oil explosion; Frankie, who died in 
 1865; Lewis, a farmer of Fulton County ; and Will- 
 iam, who is unmarried and a resident of Indiana. 
 
 Five children came to grace the union of Mr. 
 and Mrs. Myers, the two eldest of whom died in 
 infancy. Lela M., born October 24, 1874, is at- 
 tending school at Lansing, Mich.; Florence Glenn, 
 born June 15, 1880, is at home; and Vergie, born 
 July 8, 1882, died when only eight months old. 
 
 In 1883 Mr. Myers went to Kansas with the in- 
 tention of locating in that state, but remained only 
 three weeks, and returned well satisfied to pass the 
 remainder of his life on his old homestead. He 
 has cleared a good many acres of land, and has 
 long been one of the progressive farmers of this 
 community. Religiously he is a Presbyterian, and 
 helped to establish the church at Rochester, Ohio. 
 He is known far and near as a man of uprightness 
 and integrity, and as such commands the respect 
 of all. 
 
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 HENRY JAMES BOOTH, General Freight 
 Agent of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail- 
 way, was born in Marietta, Ohio, October 
 3, 1843. He received in boyhood a public-school 
 education, graduating from the high school in 
 1860, and afterward for a few months taught in 
 Belpi-e Township, Washington County. In March, 
 1862, he went to Oskaloosa, Iowa, and entered the 
 store of Loring & Bro. .as clerk, remaining in the 
 
 employ of that firm and D. W. Loring for seven 
 years. 
 
 At the expiration of that period Mr. Booth re- 
 turned to Ohio, and in August, 1869, secured a po- 
 sition as bookkeeper for Messrs. Warner, McArthur 
 <fe Co., who were building the Marietta & Pittsburg 
 Railroad. Upon the opening of that road he was 
 appointed General Accountant, and subsequently 
 became Auditor of the Marietta, Pittsburg & 
 Cleveland Railroad, remaining in that capacity 
 until November, 1875. In March, 1880, he was 
 employed as Chief Clerk in the general freight 
 and ticket oflice of the Cleveland & Marietta Rail- 
 road, and on the 1st of January, 1882, he was ap- 
 pointed General Freight and Ticket Agent of the 
 same company. 
 
 The connection of Mr. Booth with the Wheeling 
 & Lake Erie Railroad dates from October, 1882, 
 when he was appointed its General Agent, retain-' 
 ing a similar position with the Cleveland & Ma- 
 rietta Road. June 1, 1883. he removed to Toledo 
 and accepted the position of Assistant General 
 Freight Agent of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail- 
 road. His appointment to his present position, 
 that of General Freight Agent of the Wheeling & 
 Lake Erie Railroad, was received Februarys, 1892, 
 and in this responsible pl.ace he h.is since served 
 with ability and efficiency. 
 
 JMarch 22, 1865, Mr. Booth married Eliza G. 
 Fletcher, who was born in April, 1845, and is the 
 daughter of David and Caroline (Jack) Fletcher, 
 natives of Westmoreland County, Pa., but after- 
 ward residents of Oskaloosa, Iowa, for many years 
 prior to their death. The eldest child of Mr. and 
 Mrs. Booth is Walter F., who was born in Oska- 
 loosa, Iowa, October 30, 1867, and is now Auditor 
 of the Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Railroad. 
 Charles L. is Teller of the Citizens' National Bank 
 of Marietta, Ohio. William L. has been employed 
 for a time as clerk in a railway office in Toledo. 
 Mabel V., Clarence M. and Harold E. are with 
 their parents. Though not an active politician, 
 Mr. Booth has always been a stanch Republican 
 and never fails to discharge the duties of citizen- 
 ship. He has hosts of sincere friends, who hold 
 him in high regard for his sterling qualities. 
 
 James M. Booth, father of our subject, was born 
 
RUBELLUS J. SIMON, M. D. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 243 
 
 in Manchester, England, April 12, 1788, and came 
 to America in 1802, remaining in New York 
 until 1810. He then removed to Marietta, where 
 he made his permanent home. His death occurred 
 at Marietta, Ohio, in January, 1866. His second 
 wife, the mother of our subject, was known bj' the 
 maiden name of Mary Loring Beebe. She was 
 born in Washington County, Ohio, in November, 
 1817, and died at Marietta in January, 1894. Her 
 parents, Dr. and Mary (Loring) Beebe, were of 
 New England birth and were among the early set- 
 tlers of Ohio. 
 
 3^F 
 
 RUBELLUS J. SIMON, M. D., the leading 
 and scholarly physician of Pemberville, 
 was born on a farm in Bloom Township, 
 Wood County, Ohio, August 9, 1846, being the 
 next to the eldest son of Levi Simon, who was 
 noted throughout the section in which he resided 
 for his unusual attainments as a mathematician. 
 His father, whose birth occurred January 21, 1817, 
 in Boardman, Mahoning (then Trumbull) County, 
 Ohio, was the fourth child and second son of Jacob 
 Simon, the latter in turn being the fifth son in a 
 family of fifteen children, all but one of whom at- 
 tained to mature j'ears. Two brotliers, Andrew and 
 George, were ministers of the Lutlieran Church. 
 
 Born in Washington County, Pa., in 1783, Jacob 
 Simon was a weaver by trade, but devoted consid- 
 erable attention to the profession of a teacher, and 
 was a man of broad views and liberal education. 
 He served in the War of 1812. As early as 1800 
 he came to Ohio and settled in Boardman Town- 
 ship, Trumbull County, where he taught the first 
 school in his locality. Among the pioneers of the 
 county he was looked up to as a leader, and was a 
 man of noble character, but somewhat visionary 
 and not a good financier. On the place in Board- 
 man Township where he first settled he died in 
 1856. 
 
 The father of Jacob was Michael Simon, who 
 was born in the Colony of Maryland, Eebruai'}' 22, 
 1741, and was a man of fair education and consid- 
 erable prominence in his locality, being especially 
 
 noted for his devotion to the Lutheran faith. In 
 1802 he came to Ohio with a number of relatives, 
 and here remained until his death, in 1839, at the 
 advanced age of ninety-eight years, at which time 
 he had four hundred and sixty-four direct de- 
 scendants. During the Indian wars his property 
 was destroyed and the family were obliged to flee 
 for their lives. One son, Andrew, then a child of 
 seven j'ears, was taken prisoner by the Indians and 
 scalped by his savage captors. However, he sur- 
 vived and finally became a favorite among the 
 redmen, whose confidence he gained to an unusual 
 degree, so that they allowed him many liberties 
 not accorded other prisoners. In this way he was 
 permitted to wander from the camp, and at an op- 
 portune moment he made his escape, returning to 
 his friends, who had supposed him to be dead. 
 While he attained eighty j'ears of age, he never 
 had a scalp, and the top of his head never healed. 
 
 The father of Michael and the first of the fam- 
 ily to locate in America was Johann Adam Simon, 
 a native of Zweibrucken, Switzerland, who was a 
 descendant of a royal family, but, as far as can be 
 learned, was somewhat wild, and ran away from 
 home in boyhood. Coming to America, he located 
 near Baltimore about 1735. With him he brought 
 papers proving his descent from royalty and his 
 right to an immense estate, but his house and all 
 its contents were burned by the Indians, and he 
 was never able to prove his identity. He attained 
 the venerable age of ninety-seven. 
 
 The mother of Levi Simon was Elizabeth Stem- 
 pie, a native of Virginia, born about 1789, and a 
 member of one of the prominent mountaineei' 
 families. She was a daughter of David Stemple, 
 and a descendant of French ancestry. One of her 
 brothers, Jacob, was a soldier in the War of 1812. 
 She was a woman of good education and an excel- 
 lent business manager, far more so than her hus- 
 band. Her death occurred at eighty-five j'ears. 
 
 In the log cabin schoolhouse common to that 
 day, Levi Simon gained the rudiments of his edu- 
 cation. Though his advantages were few, he was 
 an apt scholar and a natural mathematician, and 
 became widely known for his superior attainments. 
 Though now past seventy-eight years of age, he 
 can solve almost any problem in mathematics and 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD. 
 
 has successfully explained problems that have 
 puzzled learned professors of the science. In early 
 life he was a teacher, in which vocation he was re- 
 markably successful. 
 
 In 1844 Levi Simon married Mary Ann Pfister, 
 a native of Youngstown, Ohio, born October 18, 
 1822. Slie was a daughter of .Jacob and Elizabeth 
 (Hewett) Pfister, and a granddaughter of Rev. 
 Henry Hewett, a native of Penns3ivania, whose 
 ancestors fled from France during tlie revolution 
 in that country. He was a prominent Liitheian 
 minister, and on coming to Trumbull County or- 
 ganized the first German Lutheran Church in the 
 state of Ohio. Mrs. Mary Ann Simon was a woman 
 of good education, a teacher for some years, and 
 a very devoted Christian. She had a brother, 
 John, who was a physician. Her death occurred 
 February 15, 1889. 
 
 On the farm where he now lives, and which ad- 
 joins the village of Bloomdale, Levi Simon located 
 in 1846. He aided in building the first Lutheran 
 Church in that locality, also the first Methodist 
 Episcopal Church. At various times he has been 
 chosen to hold positions of prominence in his 
 township. Possessing a robust constitution, the 
 vigor of which has not been undermined by the 
 use of tobacco or intoxicants, he has never been 
 sick in his life, and even in old age enjoys excel- 
 lent health. His eldest brother, David, was for 
 fourteen years Auditor of Mahoning Count}', and 
 was an influential local politician. Gideon, Stilling 
 and Jesse were prosperous farmers. Jacob, a sou 
 of Stilling, has been a teacher for fifteen years. 
 Hiram, another son, is editor of the Toledo Sunday 
 Journal; and Charles is manager of the Bloomdale 
 Mills. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was one of ten chil- 
 dren. His eldest brother, Myconius, who is un- 
 married, was for many years a teacher, and now 
 resides with his father at Bloomdale; for ten years 
 he was one of the chief clerks of the Baltimore 
 & Ohio Railroad at Youngstown, Ohio. Damietta 
 was married, and left three children at her death. 
 Jerusha died at the age of eighteen years. Mrs. 
 Belenia Deal, who was a school teacher, left five 
 children at her death. Montebello was in early 
 life a teacher, and is now a stockman of Bloomdale. 
 
 Metaline died when five years old, Phoebe when 
 eighteen, and Poliander at eight. Elma O. is the 
 wife of Jacob Fisher, who is in the livery business 
 at Helena, Mont. 
 
 The boyhood years of our subject were spent on 
 his father's farm. His early education was ob- 
 tained under the direction of his parents, both of 
 whom had been teachers and were well fitted to 
 train him for a life of usefulness and honor. At 
 sixteen he entered the Poland Union Seminary, 
 becoming a student in that institution the same 
 year that Governor McKinley completed his stud- 
 ies there. After nine months in the seminary, he 
 received a teacher's certificate and entered that 
 profession, teaching the Macky School, in Bloom 
 Township. For several terms he taught there and 
 in other districts, then entered the Findlay High 
 School, where he conducted his studies for eight 
 months. Later he taught in the grammar school 
 in the same institution for three terms, after which 
 he entered Oberlin College, expecting to fit himself 
 more thoroughly for the profession of a teacher. 
 
 Two years were spent in study in Oberlin Col- 
 lege, but meantime his ambition changed. Notic- 
 ing that most of tliose who devoted their lives to 
 teaching remained poor, and having a desire to 
 gain possession of some of this world's goods by 
 honest exertion, he determined to abandon the 
 profession upon which he had entered. However, 
 he taught a few terms afterward, and in that way 
 gained the means with wiiich to prosecute his medi- 
 cal studies. Under Dr. S. B. Emerson, of Eagleville, 
 he began to read medicine, then took a course of 
 lectures at the Eclectic Medical College of Cincin- 
 nati, after which he continued to stud}' and prac- 
 tice with Dr. Emerson for a year and a-half. Later 
 he took another course of lectures at the same col- 
 lege, graduating May 13, 1873. In August of the 
 same year he opened an office at Pemberville and 
 commenced the practice of his chosen profession. 
 
 March 4, 1874, Dr. Simon married Miss Mary A., 
 daughter of Henry Mohr, of Eagleville. At that 
 time he was in debt $600, but success came to him 
 quickly, and at the end of a year he was out of 
 debt and owned a house and lot. From that time 
 to this he has had a large practice and has acquired 
 a splendid competence. In addition to professional 
 
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 duties be has done an extensive business in i:re 
 insurance, and is medical examiner of two of the 
 leadinof life-insurance companies of the United 
 States — the New York Life and the Mutual Life 
 of New York. He is the owner of one hundred 
 and eighty acres of fine land in the oil regions, 
 which alone represent a small fortune. His home 
 is a beautiful one, and he also owns other propert3'. 
 
 Formerly Dr. Simon was identified with the 
 Methodist Episcop.al Church, but there being no 
 church of that denomination in Pemberville at the 
 time he settled here, he became interested in the 
 Presbyterian faith, assisted in the organization of 
 the church here, and w.as for eight years its only 
 Elder. He has served in the office of Elder up to 
 the present time and has always been one of the 
 most active workers, not only in the church, hut 
 also in the Sunday-school, of which he was for- 
 merl}' Superintendent. For six years he has been 
 a member of the Board of Education, during which 
 time the new school building was erected. Dur- 
 ing his service of four years as a member of the 
 City Council the new city hall was built. In fact, 
 he has been one of the most influential residents 
 of the place, .and has been prominent in social, 
 professional and business circles. He is a great 
 lover of fine horses and is proud of having a team 
 that will not "take dust" from any other team in 
 Wood County. 
 
 Dr. and Mrs. Simon have had four children, but 
 two died in infancy, and one, Ina, when three 
 months old. The only one living is Nina O., a 
 bright and attractive child of two years. In poli- 
 tics the Doctor is a strong Republican, which is 
 also the political faith of ninet3'-five per cent, of 
 the entire .Simon family-, now numbering seven or 
 eight hundred members. 
 
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 JOEL W. KELSEY was born in the state of 
 Maine, on the 17th of December, 1819. His 
 father, Joseph Kelsey,and mother, Lucy (Luf- 
 kin) Kelsey, were natives of Massachusetts. 
 Joel came to Toledo in July, 1845. He married 
 
 Mary Jane Ryder in August, 1849, and they had a 
 family of four boys, Joseph R., Edward W., Harry 
 M. and John M. Mrs. Kelsey died on the 15th of 
 September, 189L 
 
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 iT^ LLEN K. HOFF, manager of the Colton 
 
 / ^ Manufacturing Company's retail store, No. 
 326 Summit Street, Toledo, is a gentle- 
 man of well known business ability, and is rapidly 
 building up a fine trade for the concern with 
 which he is connected. Socially he is a member 
 of the Toledo Traveling Men's Association, and 
 was its second Vice-President until he handed in 
 his resignation in 1894. He is a stanch Repub- 
 lican, and a man who takes correct views of his 
 duties as a citizen, and fulfills them to the extent 
 of his ability. 
 
 A native of New York State, our subject was 
 born in Union Springs, Cayuga County, Novem- 
 ber 14, 1853, his parents being John and Melissa 
 (Howell) Hoff. The father was born in Nassau, 
 Rensselaer County, N. Y., and during the late War 
 of the Rebellion was a faithful and valiant soldier 
 in Company K, One Hundred and Eleventh New 
 York Infantry. 
 
 Allen K. Hoff was reared to farm duties, and 
 during the regular terms of school pursued his 
 studies in the district adjacent to his home until 
 he was fifteen years of age. Later he entered Oak- 
 wood Seminary, and after leaving that institution 
 started out to make his own livelihood, his first 
 employment being as clerk in a general store at 
 Union Springs. 
 
 About this time Mr. Hoff married Miss Fannie 
 M. Horton, who was born in Rensselaer County, 
 N. Y., her father, George Horton, being a resident 
 of Poestenkijl, Rensselaer Count}', in the same 
 state. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hoff has 
 been blessed by the birth of one son, Seymour H. 
 
 Soon after his marriage Mr. Hoff removed with 
 his bride to this city and obtained a clerkship in a 
 
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 furniture store. F"or some time thereafter he was 
 employed b}' the American Express Company, and 
 we then find him with tlie wliolesale grocery firm 
 of Ketcham, Bond & Co., afterward with Cray & 
 Rood, dealers in saddlery and hardware, and later 
 with Whitaker & Co. For the next five years he 
 was a traveling salesman for the wholesale hard- 
 ware firm of Mcintosh, Huntington & Co., of Cleve- 
 land, Ohio. In April, 1894, he was made manager 
 of the Gurney Market Company, of whicli he was 
 also the President, and later he accepted his pres- 
 ent position. He and his wife occupy a comfort- 
 able home at No. 32 AVest Woodruff Avenue. 
 
 LEROY M. LUDWIG, who for years has 
 C^ been one of the most extensive and suc- 
 cessful oil operators of the Central Stales, 
 and is now a resident of Toledo, was born in Wy- 
 andot County, Ohio, March 8, 1848. His father, 
 Jeremiah B., was born in Reading, Pa., and when 
 a small child accompanied his parents to Ohio in 
 the '20s, locating with them in Wyandot (then 
 a part of Crawford) County. The years of boy- 
 hood and youth were passed upon his father's 
 farm, and in 1832 he established domestic ties, be- 
 ing united in marriage, at McCutchenville, Ohio, 
 with Nancy A., daughter of John Freet, a black- 
 smith, who had come to Wyandot County from 
 Hagerstown, Md., about 1820. 
 
 There were born unto Jeremiah B. and Nancy 
 A. Ludwig seven sons and two daugiiters, all of 
 whom died in childhood except the following: 
 Theodore H., a farmer residing at Napoleon, Ohio; 
 George C, who lives upon a farm in Hardin 
 County, this state; and Leroy M., of this sketch. 
 At the breaking out of the Rebellion, the father 
 enlisted in Company C, Eighty-second Ohio In- 
 fantry, in which he served for a year, being 
 honorably discharged at Murfreesboro in 1863. Po- 
 liticall}' he advocated the platform of the Demo- 
 cratic party, and held a number of public offices. 
 
 including those of Justice of the Peace and School 
 Trustee. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was educated in the 
 common schools of Wyandot County. At the age 
 of eighteen he entered the railroad service, and 
 after a short time thus spent he was employed .as 
 clerk in the store of O. W. Johnson, at Kirby, 
 Ohio, remaining with that gentleman until he was 
 twenty-one. He then accepted a position with the 
 lumber firm of .James Woolworth & Co., in San- 
 dusky, where he spent one year or more. L.ater he 
 held a similar position with A. M. Jones & Co., of 
 Bucyrus, Ohio, but in 1871 resigned his connection 
 with that firm and associated himself with P. H. 
 Hyman & Co., of Versailles, Ohio, with whom he 
 continued until 1875. From that time until 1883 
 he was in Putnam County, where he was inter- 
 ested in the Eagle Stave Works. 
 
 In 1883 Mr. Ludwig was elected on the Demo- 
 cratic ticket to the office of County Recorder of 
 Putnam County, and at the expiration of his term 
 was re-elected, serving for six years. He then be- 
 came interested in the oil business in Putnam and 
 Wood Counties, where he drilled thirteen dry 
 wells. Transferring his field of operation to West 
 Virginia, he put down fifty-six productive wells. 
 He continued in the business until 1894, when he 
 sold out, realizing a large fortune therefrom. 
 While operating in West Virginia, claimants to the 
 lands he had leased put in an appearance and com- 
 menced suit for the possession of the property. 
 For some time the contest was stubbornl}' fought 
 in the courts, becoming one of the most celebrated 
 law cases that had ever been before the courts of 
 the state. It was finally compromised by p!i3'ing 
 the claimants the large sum of 8^143,000. 
 
 During the year 1893 Mr. Ludwig came to To- 
 ledo, and in March of 1894 he purchased the pala- 
 tial residence of Charles L. Reynolds, on Colling- 
 wood Avenue, where he and his wife now live, 
 surrounded by all the luxuries that enhance the 
 happiness of life. He was united in marriage, 
 October 19, 1868, with MissSamantha A., daughter 
 of Royal and Maria (Curtis) Sherman. She was 
 one of the six children born to her parents, who 
 are still living at Kirby, W3'andot County, the 
 father seventy-eight and the mother sevent3'-six 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 247 
 
 years of age. Two children, a son and daughter, 
 bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig. Nancy 
 J., who was born in May, 1871, is the wife of Mott 
 Ewing, a bookkeeper and accountant of Toledo; 
 Theodore L., whose birtii occurred in 1872, is an 
 enterprising and intelligent young man, and is a 
 member of tiie McAfee-Ludwig Loan Companj^ 
 with offices in tiie Cliaraber of Commerce Build- 
 ing, Toledo. 
 
 There are comparatively few who, beginning in 
 life without capital, attain a success so marked as 
 that whicli Mr. Ludwig has realized. His pros- 
 perity is undoubtedly due to the possession of su- 
 perior business qualifications, combined with tireless 
 energy and determination. Though he has resided 
 in Toledo for a short time only, he is already well 
 known among the representative citizens of the 
 place, and with his family moves in the best social 
 circles of tlie community. 
 
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 JH. STEPHENS. The village of Bradner 
 owes an incalculable debt to those of her 
 business men who have been sufficiently 
 broad and far-sighted to plan improvements 
 tending to the prosperity of the town. Among 
 these conspicuous mention sliould be made of J. 
 H. and David Stephens, who jointly own and con- 
 duct one of the most flourisiiing general stores of 
 Wood County. Tlirough the exercise of judicious 
 management, indefatigable industry and discrimi- 
 nation in investments, they have accumulated a 
 fortune, and are known throughout the surround- 
 ing country as one of tlie most reliable and suc- 
 cessful firms of the county. 
 
 The father of the brothers, John Stephens, was 
 born in Pennsylvania in 1794, and was a teacher 
 by profession. In 1833 he came to Ohio and set- 
 tled in Richland County, but two years later came 
 to Wood County, locating on the place where our 
 subject was born, and where he himself spent his 
 closing 3'ears. His deatli occurred January 28, 
 
 1873. Among the earlj' settlers of Montgomery 
 Township he was a leader, being a man of more 
 than ordinary ability and education. In religious 
 faith he was a Lutheran. But little is known con- 
 cerning the early history of the family, with the 
 exception of the fact that they are of German ex- 
 traction. 
 
 The mother of our subject w.as Catherine Hen- 
 line, a native of Pennsylvania, and daughter of 
 David Henline, who was of German descent. He 
 came to Ohio in 1833 and settled on section 11, 
 Montgomery Township, Wood County, and later 
 removed to Indiana, settling near Ft. Wayne, 
 where the balance of his life was passed. He had 
 four sons, David, Samuel, Tobias and Michael, of 
 whom tiie first-named became very wealthy. Sam- 
 uel went to the vicinity of Freeport, Ohio, where 
 he remained until death. Tobias and Michael set- 
 tled near Ft. Wayne, Ind., where they became 
 prominent and well-to-do farmers. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is the eldest of five 
 children. His eldest sister is the wife of C. H. 
 Lightner, who served four j'ears as a member of 
 the Seventy -second Ohio Infantry during the Civil 
 War, and is now a resident of Eaton County, Mich. 
 David, our subject's partner, was born on tlie old 
 homestead January 3, 1842, and spent his early 
 life on the farm, receiving a good education in the 
 common schools. In 1877, with his two brothers, 
 he embarked in business at Bradner, their com- 
 bined capital being only about §300. March 13. 
 1862, he married Miss Elizabeth Bonam, of San- 
 dusky County, Ohio, and they are the parents of 
 five living children, namely: Jesse, a graduate of 
 the Ohio Normal University of Ada, and a promi- 
 ment attorney of Fostoria; John, who is in the 
 store with his father and uncle; Maggie, who was 
 educated in the Normal School of Valparaiso, and 
 has been a teacher since she was fifteen years of age; 
 Walter W., who is a law student at Fostoiia under 
 his brother; and Jennie, who is attending school. 
 The father of these children is the present Post- 
 master at Bradner. 
 
 The next brother of our subject was Ezra, who 
 married, but died when only twenty-two years of 
 age. Martin L. was for many years in business 
 with his brothers, J. H. and David, but is now a 
 
248 
 
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 resident of Toledo. Our subject, who is the eld- 
 est of the brothers, was born in Montgomerj' 
 Township, Wood County, April 19, 1839, and spent 
 the j'ears of boyhood on the home farm. About 
 1877, in partnership with his brotliers David and 
 Martin L., he opened a store at Bradner, and he 
 and his brother David have since conducted a large 
 and profitable trade, the other brother having re- 
 tired from the firm some years ago. They have 
 been very successful, and are now the proprietors 
 of one of the best equipped general stores in 
 Wood County. 
 
 Under the first administration of President 
 Cleveland, our subject served as Postmaster at 
 Bradner, which office is now held by his brother 
 David. He has filled other local positions, having 
 been Councilman of the Village Corporation, 
 Treasurer of the Board of Education, and has 
 occupied other places of trust and honor. Soci- 
 ally' he is a Mason, active!}' interested in the order. 
 In his political belief he advocates the principles 
 of the Democratic party, and is well informed 
 concerning the great questions that affect the wel- 
 fare of our country. He has never married, but 
 makes his home with his brotlier David. As a 
 citizen he is interested in everything pertaining 
 to the |)rosperit\' of the village and county. 
 
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 -r EVAN J. BERKEYBILE lives in a hand- 
 I O some home which he constructed in 1894, 
 on the place known as the J. Earner Farm, 
 of which he became the owner after the death of 
 his father-in-law, and which is situated on section 
 31, Spencer Township, Lucas County. From the 
 spring of 1866 until 1894 our subject was engaged 
 in farming on the same section, and on a farm 
 which nearly adjoined his present home, where he 
 owned forty-five acres of land. His first Presiden- 
 tial ballot was cast for Abraham Lincoln, and from 
 that time on he lias always been a stanch Repub- 
 
 lican. He is not an office-seeker, and the only pub- 
 lic position which he has held was that of Trustee 
 of Spencer Township, in which capacity he acted 
 for nine years. 
 
 The paternal grandfather of the above-named 
 gentleman moved to Springfield, Ricliland Coun- 
 t3', Ohio, where he continued to reside until his 
 death. His son George, our subject's father, was 
 born in 1802, and on arriving at maturity married 
 Susan Kuster, who was born in 1804, in Cambria 
 County, Pa. They settled on, and became owners 
 of, one hundred acres in the latter county, and 
 were well known members of what was then known 
 as the Dunkard Cli irch, but is now better known 
 as the Brethren's. To them were born twelve chil- 
 dren, as follows: Isabella, Mrs. Samuel Sone, of 
 Johnstown, Pa.; Catherine, wife of Jacob Stein- 
 man, now deceased, formerly engaged in farming 
 near Johnstown; Jonathan, who married Catherine 
 Stutzman, and owns a farm near Delta, this coun- 
 ty-; Joseph, who married Julia Arthur, and is Super- 
 intendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Pitts- 
 burg; Richard, who is deceased, as is also his wife, 
 formerly Elizabelli Harner; Aaron, who first mar- 
 ried a Miss Home, and afterwards Miss Maggie 
 Fulmer; Levan J., of this sketch; Mary, who mar- 
 ried James Steinman, and after his demise became 
 the wife of William Sweeney, and is now living 
 in Kansas; Julia Ann, who rcarried John Lehman, 
 a farmer living near .Johnstown, Pa.; David, who 
 married Sarah Stutzman, and is a farmer of Ful- 
 ton County; Susan, the wife of Jacob Fike and a 
 resident of Johnstown, Pa.; and George, an en- 
 gineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad. 
 
 L. J. Berkeybile was born in Richfield Town- 
 ship, Cambria County, Pa., September 27, 1836, 
 and received a common-school education. When 
 nineteen years of age he began to learn the car- 
 penter's trade of his brother Jonathan, for whom 
 he worked two years. November 24, 1857, he ar- 
 rived in Fulton County, and after a short stay 
 proceeded to Lucas County. In 1862 he went to 
 Pittsburg, Pa., but at the end of a year returned 
 to Ohio. Though he has followed his trade to a 
 certain extent, he has devoted himself principally 
 to farming and has been very successful. 
 
 March 14, 1862, Mr. Berkeybile married Miss 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 249 
 
 Mary, daughter of John Farner, who was horn in 
 Somerset County. Pa., March 19, 1811. His wife, 
 who was a Miss Catherine Rhoades, was born in 
 the same county, Maj' 26, 1807, and became the 
 mother of ten children, all of whom are living. 
 Harmon and Samuel are farmers of Spencer Town- 
 ship; iNIinerva, the wife of Henry Manchley, lives 
 in Kansas; Wilson is a farmer in Nebraska; John 
 owns a farm in Monclova Township, Lucas Coun- 
 ty; Harrison is a resident of Toledo; Franklin lives 
 in Richfield Township; Ella became the wife of 
 Henry Blucbergh, a farmer of this county; Joseph 
 makes his home in Wayne Countj', Ohio; and 
 Mary completes the familj-. The father was a 
 blacksmitli by trade, and was married in iiis native 
 county before coming to Ohio. For several years 
 he lived in Wayne County, and then removed to 
 Spencer Townsliip, where he passed tlie remainder 
 of his life. 
 
 Of the eleven children who came to bless the 
 union of our subject and his wife all but one are 
 living. Tlicy are as follows: Elmer E., a farmer 
 of this township, and whose wife is Mary, daugh- 
 ter of Andrew Reganald; Minerva E., wife of Ab- 
 ner Baker, who owns a machine-shop near the vil- 
 lage of Swanton; Elsie D., wife of John Rhorbach, 
 a farmer of Fulton County; Joseph, who married 
 Charlotte, daughter of Andrew Reganald, and lives 
 at home; Chauncy, who married Laura Salisbury, 
 and lives in Swanton; Aaron A.,whodied in 1874, 
 aged one year; and Alonzo, Albert, Ciiarles, Frank- 
 lin and Oma W., the younger children, who are 
 unmarried and at home. For many years our sub- 
 ject and iiis wife have been members of the Ger- 
 man Baptist Brethren Church of Delta. 
 
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 /"~y^ EORGE S. DANA makes his home on sec- 
 VtC tion ll,Sylvania Township, Lucas Coun- 
 ty. In addition to this place, which he 
 owns, he has other good property in Toledo, and 
 has become well-to-do through his own unassisted 
 efforts. From May, 1873, until 1887 he was en- 
 
 gaged in the real-estate and loan business in Tole- 
 do, and expects to resume his previous occupation 
 in the spring of 1895. At present he is serving 
 his second term as Justice of the Peace, and in 
 politics he is a worker in the ranks of the Repub- 
 lican party. 
 
 Born June 1, 1836, in Woodstock, Vt., our sub- 
 ject is the son of George W. and Abba S. (Snow) 
 Dana. He received a good education in the Green 
 Mountain State, and remained at liome until he 
 was past his majority. In 1859 he removed to 
 Athens, 111., and practiced law iu that vicinity for 
 two years, after which he was situated in Peters- 
 burg, and later in Lincoln. For some ten or 
 twelve years he was attorney for the Chicago & 
 Alton Railroad, and was considered one of the best 
 lawyers in that part of the slate. He is a gradu- 
 ate of the law college of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., hav- 
 ing been a member of the Class of '58, and but 
 for failing health would have continued in the 
 profession. However, he considers his residence 
 iiere as onl\' a temporary one, as in his numerous 
 real-estate transactions he bought a tract of twen- 
 ty-four acres, his present home, and decided to 
 try an outdoor life in the hope of being bene- 
 fited. 
 
 December 15, 1864, Mr. Dana was married, in 
 St. Louis, Mo., to Hettie F., daughter of I. G. and 
 Jane (Clingen) Israel, natives of Delaware and 
 Chester County, Pa., respectively. About 1833 
 they settled in Jacksonville, 111., where the father, 
 who was formerly a miller, turned his attention to 
 merchandising. He reared seven children, four of 
 whom are living. Susan J., born September 30, 
 1824, married Clingen Scott, since deceased, and is 
 now living in St. Louis. William C, born in 1826, 
 is married and is living in Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. 
 Mary L. McDonald, born October 9, 1827, died 
 November 26, 1885, in Jacksonville, 111. Gran- 
 thaus, born December 31, 1830, died February 18, 
 1890, in San Francisco. Martha M., Mrs. Clark J. 
 Morton, was born September 18, 1833, and is now 
 living in Salt I-ake City, Utah. George L., born 
 November 19, 1837, died February 17, 1871, in 
 San Francisco. Mrs. Dana w.is born August 2, 
 1839. 
 
 The only sister of George S. Dana, Maria C, 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 died at the age of seventeen years. His only 
 brother, Henry W., of Lincoln, 111., a retired law- 
 yer, owns an abstract of the county in which he re- 
 sides, and loans money on real-estate security. 
 Both our subject and his wife have many friends 
 in this locality, and have hosts of acquaintances 
 and well-wishers in Toledo. They are both mem- 
 bers of tlie Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 
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 ROMAIN A. TAYLOR has been engaged in 
 farming for many years on the old home- 
 stead where his birth occurred, and which 
 is situated on section 7, Spencer Township, Lucas 
 County. He comes from an old and honored 
 pioneer family of tliis section, and inherited the 
 industrious and energetic qualities which belonged 
 to his ancestors. 
 
 Tlie father of our subject, William Taylor, was 
 born January 9, 1810, near Williamsport, Lycom- 
 ing County, Pa. He married a lady of the same 
 count)', Mary Coarson by name, and to them were 
 born sis daughters and two sons, those beside 
 Komain A. being: Robert W., who was a farmer 
 of F'ulton County, and died in 1881; Eliza, Mrs. 
 William R. Cole, whose death occurred in June 
 1873; Harriet, who died in 1877, being then the 
 wife of James C. Vaughn; Mary J., wife of M. T. 
 Cole, a farmer of Palmyra, Mich.; Theresa, Mrs. 
 Harrison Farner, of Toledo; Lucretia, wife of P. O. 
 Van Fleet, of Palmyra, Mich.; and Ada, who mar- 
 ried Edward Wall, and lives on part of the old 
 homestead. 
 
 In 1834 William Taylor removed with his fam- 
 ily to Lucas County, and took up one hundred 
 and sixty acres on section 6, Spencer Township. 
 He subsequently bought forty acres on the north- 
 east quarter of the same section, and about 1845 
 bought a farm of two hundred and sixty acres on 
 section 7, one hundred acres of the latter being 
 afterward purchased by Jonas Matzinger. Mr. 
 
 Taylor erected two sawmills and engaged in lum- 
 bering extensively. For many years he was Coun- 
 ty Commissioner of this county, having been 
 elected on the Republican ticket, and from 1860 
 to 1872 was Township Treasurer. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born August 10, 
 1855, in Spencer Township, and received a com- 
 mon-school education. Going to Toledo in his 
 early manhood, he was interested in railroading 
 for about four years, his father at tliat time owning 
 a large share of the stock of the Narrow Gauge 
 (now Clover Leaf) Railroad. 
 
 Februar}- 3, 1883, Romain A. Taylor and Aman- 
 da, daughter of Anthony and Mary (Lord) Van 
 Akin, of Richfield, were united in marriage, and 
 to them were born three children, the eldest of 
 wliom, Clyde, died at tiie age of four years and 
 five months; Flossie, born in January, 1888; and 
 Hazel, born October 21, 1891, are bright and 
 promising children. Mr. Taylor is attiliated with 
 the Republican party, and socially is a member 
 of Swanton Lodge No. 555, F. k A. M. 
 
 HON. LOUIS H. PIKE, ex-Judge of the 
 Court of Common Pleas, is a gentleman 
 who is well known in Toledo, where he is 
 now practicing law. He was born in a country 
 far from this, and no doubt he still retains fond 
 memories of the Fatherland. Born in Prussia, 
 June 12, 1826, he was twenty-three 3'ears of age 
 when he landed on American shores, leaving the 
 home of his youth and the kindly faces of friends 
 behind him. 
 
 Our subject is the son of Joseph Pike, also born 
 in Prussia, which was also the home of his mother, 
 whose maiden name was Agnes Karplus. He at- 
 tended the common schools of his native land un- 
 til a lad of ten years, when his parents, wishing 
 him to be well educated, sent him to the gymnasi- 
 um at Neisse, where he carried on his studies for 
 the following six years. Then a lad of sixteen, 
 he was offered and accepted a position as clerk in 
 
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 253 
 
 a store in the city of Berlin, and for three years 
 remained with his employers, during this time 
 learning business methods. At the expiration of 
 that time he went to Austria and clerked in a gen- 
 eral merchandise store there for tliree years, at the 
 end of which time, in 1848, arose the great politi- 
 cal strife in Germany, and young Pike, on account 
 of the views wiiicii he lield, was, in the 3'ear 1849, 
 compelled to leave his native land and set sail for 
 America, the land of the free. 
 
 Landing in New York City in October, 1849, 
 Mr. Pike remained there until December, 1851, 
 when he made his way west to Monroeville, Oiiio, 
 and embarked in the manufacture of cigars, which 
 he carried on successfully for a period. During 
 these years he found time to carry on his legal 
 studies, as he had already made up his mind to fol- 
 low the profe.ssion of law. After passing the re- 
 quired examination, he was admitted to the Bar at 
 Cleveland in 1854, and soon thereafter located for 
 practice at Tiffin, .Seneca County. There he con- 
 ducted a general practice for three ^-ears, and in 
 1857 came to Toledo and, opening an office, .soon 
 built up a large and lucrative clientage. 
 
 Mr. Pike was elected, in October, 1883, Judge of 
 the Common Pleas Court on the Democratic ticket, 
 just twenty-nine years from the day he was admit- 
 ted to the Bar, and he was admitted to the Bar 
 just five years from the day he landed in America. 
 By mistake in counting the votes, his opponent 
 was notified of his election, but our subject, con- 
 testing the election, was awarded his just rights by 
 the Senate, and in 1884 took hisseaton the Bench. 
 He served with distinguished honor and ability 
 for a term of five years, including the period of the 
 contest, and retired in 1888. He again resumed 
 tiie practice of law, and is conceded by all to be 
 oue among the ablest pleaders in the state, his re- 
 markable success in trj'ing many noteii cases being 
 due to his extreme intelligence and eloquence. He 
 has always taken a great interest in jjolitical mat- 
 ters, and is a pronounced Democrat. 
 
 In 1858 Judge Pike and Miss Kate Fiefield, a 
 native of New York, were united in marri.ige. In 
 1879 he chose as his second companion Miss Lydia 
 Miller, who was born in Iowa. 
 
 In social affairs Mr. Pike is a member of Sanford 
 
 L. Collins Lodge No. 396, F. & A. M., of which he 
 was one of the organizers, and of which lodge he 
 is also the oldest Past Master. He was High Priest 
 of Ft. Meigs Chapter, R. A. M., has been twice Il- 
 lustrious Grand Master of Toledo Council, R. & 
 S. M.,and has held office for many 3'ears in Toledo 
 Commandery No. 7, K. T., having represented these 
 various bodies in the grand bodies. The Judge 
 was actively identified with war matters during 
 the late Rebellion, being a stanch war Democrat 
 and a great admirer of President Lincoln, although 
 he was so situated that he was prevented from go- 
 ing to the front. 
 
 Judge Pike is a charter member of the Ohio State 
 Bar Association, which was organized in 1879, and 
 of which he has been Treasurer for eight years 
 past. He also belongs to the American Bar Asso- 
 ciation, and is very prominent in the Brotherhood 
 of Lawyers. In 1856 he became a member of the 
 Protestant Episcopal Church at Tiffin, Ohio, his 
 wife being also a member of that church. He is at 
 present occupying a comfortable residence at No. 
 1216 Huron Street, and has the friendship of the 
 best people of the citj'. 
 
 
 JOSEPH THATCHER WOODS, M. D., enjoys 
 a large and lucrative practice, and is a prom- 
 inent member of his profession in Toledo. 
 He occupies the chair of Surgery in the To- 
 ledo Medical College, and is now serving as Health 
 Officer of the city. He has been engaged in prac- 
 tice here for over a quarter of a century, and has 
 given especial attention to surger}'. In 1868 he 
 was appointed Professor of Physiology in the 
 Cleveland Medical College, and continued to give 
 lectures in that institution for the following six 
 years. He organized the first corps of railway sur- 
 geons, and called their first meeting, which con- 
 vened at Danville, 111., and before that honorable 
 body he read a very interesting and carefully pre- 
 pared paper. He was also present at the conven- 
 
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 tion of 1882, wliich was held at Ft. Wayne, Ind., 
 and at the one wliicli met at Springfield, 111., Ai)rll 
 3, 1884. His office, at No. 11 Gradolpli Block, is 
 centrally and conveniently located for the pur- 
 pose. 
 
 The Doctor is a son of Amos and Rebecca 
 (Thatcher) Woods, who were both natives of Fay- 
 ette County, Pa., and were among the pioneers of 
 the Buckeye State. The father came here with his 
 parents in 1802, and the mother in 1827, after her 
 marriage with Amos Woods. The latter, who was 
 a farmer by occupation, was an industrious and 
 hard-working man, who attended strictly to his 
 own affairs, and thus won the respect of iiis friends 
 and neighbors. His father was .Josepli Woods, and 
 his grandfatlier Jacob, the latter being a native of 
 Germany, who came to the New World to found a 
 iiome about 1700. 
 
 The birth of Dr. Woods occurred in Columbiana 
 County, Ohio, March 16, 1828. He is the eldest 
 of four children, one brother and sister still liv- 
 ing. When nine years old he removed with his 
 parents to Portage County, Ohio, where he grew 
 to manhood and helped his father to clear a new 
 farm. He attended the district school in the 
 neighborhood, and a select school for three months. 
 This covered about all his advantages in that di- 
 rection, but he was fond of reading and study, 
 and endeavored to improve his time. When lie 
 liad reached a suitable age for determining his fu- 
 ture life work, he decided to become a ph^'sician, 
 and so look up the study of medicine in the office 
 of Dr. James Ferguson, of New Baltimore, Oliio, 
 and later studied under the tutelage of Dr. Joseph 
 Price, of Randolph, Portage County. 
 
 After completing liis preparatory studies, young 
 AVoods entered the medical department of tiie 
 University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and grad- 
 uated therefrom in 1855. He commenced his 
 practice at Williamstown. Hancock County, Ohio, 
 where he was located until 1862. At that time he 
 was appointed Surgeon of the Ninety-ninth Ohio 
 lufantr}', and was with the Fourth and Twenty- 
 third Army Corps. He was at the front with his 
 command during his entire service, a period of 
 tliree years. In 1865 he resumed general practice 
 at Findlay, Ohio, where he continued for two 
 
 years, thence coming to Toledo. Politically his 
 influence and ballot are used in support of the Re- 
 publican party, with which he has been affiliated 
 since its organization. 
 
 1©L ^^^. 
 
 REV. PATRICK F. QUIGLEY, D. D. One 
 of the most distinguished theologians in 
 the Catholic Church in the United States, 
 and one win) has likewise gained favorable men- 
 tion in other countries, is Dr. Quigley, pastor of 
 St. Francis de Sales Church of Toledo. Through 
 study in America and P^uropc, he has gained a 
 breadth of culture and depth of learning that bring 
 him into prominence in his church in both the Old 
 and the New World. As an authority on canon 
 law he has acquired special prominence, and his 
 views on some recondite branches of that subject 
 have at different times been given to the public. 
 Many of his family took part in the Revolutionary 
 War, as is evidenced by General Stryker's book on 
 the names of the New Jersey men in that war. 
 "The History of Summit County, Ohio," published 
 at Chicago in 1881, gives many interestini; facts 
 about the Quigleys of Akron Ohio. 
 
 The family of which Dr. Quigley is an immedi- 
 ate and honored representative is one of the most 
 ancient and honorable of Ireland. His ancestors, 
 who some centuries ago spelled the family name 
 O'Coigley, for several successive generations re- 
 sided in the vicinity of the Giant's Causeway in 
 Ireland. Later, more than two centuries ago, they 
 removed to Queen's County and settled near Dub- 
 lin. Among the most noted of the name were 
 Archbishop O'Quigley, and later. Rev. Dr. Quigley, 
 who was one of the first victims of the memorable 
 Hebellion of '98, having been executed at Penen- 
 den Heath, May 7 of that year. His intimacy with 
 Lord Conclurrv caused the imprisonment of the 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 latter m the Tower of London. The ancient arms 
 of the family, on which is cantoned the celebrated 
 "Red Hand of Ulster," still borne by the members 
 here, attest tlieir illustrious station in Irish history. 
 In early times individual names were indicative 
 of personal qualities. "Quigley," in Irish, signi- 
 fies "tall hero," and the Ohio representatives of 
 the family, all of whom are over six feet tall, and 
 every one of whom has won his way to honorable 
 distinction, show tliat they are in every sense wor- 
 thy of their ancient name. 
 
 Tiic father of our subject, Martin Quigley, was 
 born in Timahoe, Queen's County, Ireland, No- 
 vember 11, 1805. He was the next to the j'oung- 
 est of fourteen children, there being seven sons 
 and seven daughters. The children were educated 
 partly in parochial schools and partly by private 
 tutors. The eldest, Cornelius, was a graduate of 
 Trinity College, Dublin. Patrick, who died in 
 1874, in Queen's County, at the age of eighty- 
 four, founded the Leinsfer Independent, the leading 
 paper of the county. He owned more than one 
 hundred houses in Maryboro, the count}' seat; 
 farmed over five hundred acres, and was one of 
 the most popular men for miles around, being re- 
 spected for his abilitj- as a Magistrate, his enter- 
 prise as a citizen, and an unfailing supply of hu- 
 mor, which rendered him a delightful companion. 
 
 In Queen's County, in 1839, Martin Quigley 
 married Miss Mary Ann Moore, a descendant of 
 the ancient family of O'Moores, formerly Kings 
 of Leinster and Princes of Leix and Offaly. Her 
 brother, Hon. James Moore, who represented Bos- 
 ton in the Legislature of Massachusetts for four 
 terms, influenced Mr. Quigley to emigrate to Amer- 
 ica, which he did in the '40s. It was supposed 
 that he would settle in Boston, but after a pro- 
 longed sojourn in that city and in Albany, N. Y., 
 he, through the influence of John Dunne, of Sum- 
 mit County, Ohio, a cousin of Mrs. Quigley, was 
 induced to reside in Ohio. 
 
 Arriving in Summit County in July, 1848, Mar- 
 tin Quigley at once purchased a tract of land in 
 Springfield Township, and there the family' took 
 up their abode. Later he purchased the Landis 
 Farm, one-half mile from Middlebury (now Akron); 
 he also bought a farm in Copley Township, which 
 
 he leased, and finally bought residence property on 
 High Street, Middlebury, which was the family 
 homestead for nearly thirty years. At the time he 
 came to Summit County, the manufacture of 
 stoneware, now one of the chief industries, was 
 comparatively unknown. Foreseeing that a suc- 
 cess could be made of this industry, he began to 
 study the stoneware business, and, in prospecting, 
 found a bed of good potter's clay, which he 
 bought and began to operate. Soon he was able 
 to furnish the two small potteries in Middlebury 
 with better clay, at lower rates, than they had 
 hitherto secured. As they could not utilize his 
 entire product, he looked abroad for a market, 
 and was the first man to ship this clay out of the 
 state. He sent it first by canal, and later by rail- 
 road, to Cleveland, thence by boats to Michigan, 
 Wisconsin and other neighboring states. 
 
 After some time he purchased the pottery works 
 at Middlebury, and at once increased the business. 
 Prior to that, clay had been ground in the old- 
 fashioned horse-power mill; but wishing to secure 
 belter facilities, he bought a twenty-liorse-power 
 engine in Cleveland and commenced to grind the 
 clay by steam. In 1862 his eldest living sons, 
 Thomas and William, entered the firm, and later 
 Hugh became one of the partners. Under the firm 
 name of Quigley Bros., they increased the bus- 
 iness until they had warehouses with a capacity of 
 nearly three million gallons of ware, and as early 
 as the Centennial year an annual business of 
 over 1150,000. They shipped their products by 
 rail and water throughout the entire country. 
 Not onl}' did the}' continue the business projected 
 by their father, but they also exerted themselves 
 in a wholesale way, dealing in the wares manufact- 
 ured by others who engaged in the enterprise. 
 
 In his old .age Martin Quigley was surrounded 
 by all the comforts he had accumulated through 
 his business sag.acity and energy. His declining 
 years were passed in retirement from the heavier 
 cares of life, but he continued to maintain an act- 
 ive interest in business affairs until his demise, in 
 1878. It was his privilege to witness the growth 
 of the stoneware business from its beginning until 
 it attained a prominent rank among the leading 
 Industries of the state, He passed from earth at 
 
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 his home in Akron, October 8, 1878, at the age of 
 seventy-three years. His record was that of an 
 honoraljje and progressive business man, and he 
 left to posterity- the heritage of an upright Chris- 
 tian life, devoted to the welfare of his fauiil}-, his 
 adopted country and his friends. 
 
 The four surviving sons of Martin Quigley were 
 Thomas, William, Hugh and Patrick. The eldest 
 died in childhood. William was united in mar- 
 riage, in November, 1864, with ISJiss Theresa, eld- 
 est daughter of .lohn Smith, a wealthy resident and 
 a prominent Catholic and citizen of Cleveland. 
 "Tom," the eldest son, married Miss Lucy Tem- 
 pleman, of York, Pa., in 1881, and died in 1893. 
 Hugh was married, Ma^' 2, 1876, to Miss Helena, 
 eldest daughter of Peter Daly, also a prominent 
 citizen of Cleveland. 
 
 The youngest son, tiie subject of this historical 
 sketcii, Patrick Francis de Sales (Quigley, from 
 childhood displayed great intellectual capacity, and 
 at a very early age was sent to college at Cleve- 
 land, Ohio. There, in a period of twelve years, 
 he completed the full curriculum of studies, in- 
 cluding a four-years course in theology, and was 
 ordained to the priesthood b}- Rt.-Rev. Amadeus 
 Kappe,the (irst Bishop of Cleveland. The Bishop, 
 recognizing his superior talents, urged him to go 
 to Rome, that he might profit by the higher stud- 
 ies there. Up to that time the Diocese of Cleve- 
 land had never had a student at Rome, and, in 
 those comparatively early days and poor times, 
 had no fund to defray the expenses incident to 
 sending students there. But the father of the 
 young priest volunteered to defray the expenses 
 of an additional course of studies for his son at 
 Rome, and he started for that city in September, 
 1869, the first from tlie Diocese of Cleveland to 
 go to study in the Eternal City. For three years 
 he attended the lectures in philosoiihy, theologj', 
 canon law, ecclesiastical history, etc., at the re- 
 nowned Collegia .Roma«o. or the Gregorian Univer- 
 sity, which conferred upon him the titles of Bach- 
 elor, Licentiate and Doctorate in Theology. This 
 was in the year 1872, and, excepting Dr. Mc- 
 Closkey, afterwards Cardinal McCloskey, of New 
 York, Dr. (.Quigley w.is the first American iciest 
 
 upon whom those titles were conferred by the 
 Gregorian University. 
 
 Upon returning to Ohio in 1872 he was sent as 
 pastor to a German congregation, St. Mar3-'s, at 
 Rockport, where he remained one year, when he 
 was appointed Professor at the Theological Semi- 
 nary in Cleveland. For more than twelve years 
 he continued there as Lecturer in Theology, Canon 
 Law, Ecclesiastical History, Sacred Eloquence and 
 Sacred Scripture. In 1876, during the absence of 
 Bishop Gilmour, he was placed in charge of the 
 Diocese of Cleveland for a period of three months. 
 While at the seminary in Cleveland he initiated 
 and took a leading part in organizing the move- 
 ment among the Catholic clergy there to bring suit 
 in the civil courts to exempt Catholic schools from 
 the general taxes levied by the state law. The 
 suit finally terminated in exempting all Catholic 
 schools from the general taxes, which, before that 
 time, they had been paying. 
 
 ^ In November, 1885, Dr. Quigley was ordered to 
 Toledo, as pastor of St. Francis de Sales congrega- 
 tion. This spacious church, which is located at the 
 intersection of Superior and Cherry Streets, is 
 the "Mother Church" of Toledo, and has long 
 been regarded ,is one of the finest Catholic congre- 
 gations in Ohio. The parish was founded by Fa- 
 ther Rappe (later the first Bishop of Cleveland) in 
 1841. Archbishop Henni and Bishop Machebeuf, 
 Bishop De Goesbriand (now of Burlington, Vt.), 
 Father Foley, Father A. Campion, Father M. 
 O'Conor, Father Robert Sidle}', Rt.-Rev. Monsig- 
 nor Boff and Father .Tames O'Reiley were also pas- 
 tors of this church. 
 
 When Dr. Quigley took charge, in 1885, the 
 parisii numbered about three hundred families. 
 The membership has more than doubled since, so 
 that now (1895) there are upwards of three thou- 
 sand souls in the parish. The present church edi- 
 fice was erected in 1870 and has a seating capacity- 
 of fourteen hundred adults. It was designed by 
 Kieley, of New York, and has one of the most 
 beautiful interiors in Ohio. The acoustic proper- 
 ties are excellent, and the service has long been 
 noted for the excellence of its music. 
 
 The congregation is not only numerous, but 
 strong and well organized. When Dr. Quigley 
 
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 25? 
 
 took charge tliere was a church debt of more thai) 
 $30,000. In four years he greeted the assembltd 
 congregation with the announcement that all cur- 
 rent expenses liad been met, and llie last dollar of 
 the mortgage debt paid. 
 
 A very pronounced feature in the liistory of St. 
 Francis de Sales Parish, as well as in tlie record of 
 the subject of tins skelcli, is the parochial-school 
 education. Early in the '40s Bisliop Rappe opened 
 a parochial school near St. Francis de Sales Cliurch, 
 and it has been kept open ever since. The first 
 teacher was Professor Wliiteford, a learned French 
 gentleman, who was the pioneer in the pedagogics 
 of parochial-school education in Toledo. In 1854 
 tlie Ursuline Nuns took charge of Toledo's first 
 parochial school, and have continued to teach there 
 uninterruptedly evei- since. In 1886 Dr. Quigley 
 opened a correspondence with the Brothers of the 
 Christian Schools in New York, with a view to 
 securing a little band of Brothers to teach the boys 
 of St. Francis de Sales Parochial Schools. His 
 efforts in this direction resulted, after four years, 
 in securing a promise from Rev. Brother Patrick, 
 the American Superior of this teaching order, to 
 send some Brothers for the school .\ear beginning 
 in September, 1891. In July of that year Brother 
 Clementian, the Assistant Brother General of the 
 order, came from Paris, France, to Toledo on a 
 tour of inspection, and, after a day's investigation, 
 announced his conclusion, saying: "Doctor, I am 
 at your service." Dr. Quigley expressed his fer- 
 vent thanks and promptly said: "I shall be happj-, 
 indeed, to exercise the authority you so graciously 
 confer upon me. Send me the best teacher you 
 have in America for at least a few years, and at 
 least one other good teacher to assist him. Also, 
 promise me that from time to time, as occasion re- 
 quires, you will send us more teachers." 
 
 The Assistant Brother General could not but 
 express his astonishment at the great favor de- 
 manded; but he consented, and the usual contracts 
 were mutually signed. In the month of August 
 no less a personage than Rev. Brother Alexander, 
 for years the Director of the celebrated De la Salle 
 Institute, at the park. New York City, was ordered 
 to Toledo to take charge of St. Francis de Sales 
 Parochial Schools. Only the perfect discipline of 
 
 religion and the heroic spirit of self-sacrifice and 
 enthusiastic devotion to the cause of Christian 
 education could bring a celebrated President of a 
 six hundred tliousand dollar marble palace in New 
 York, joyous and happy, to the humble sphere of 
 a parish school in Toledo. They took charge of 
 the schools in September, 1891. Two other Broth- 
 ers assist in teaching the larger boys, while the 
 smaller boys and all the girls of the school are 
 taugiit by eight Ursulines. The Brothers at St. 
 Francis dc Sales are the first band of Christian 
 Brothers to teach in the state of Ohio. The num- 
 ber of pupils in attendance is five hundred. In 
 addition to these teachers, an accomplished musi- 
 cian, an Ursuline from the neighboring Ursuline 
 Convent, regularly gives lessons to the girls in 
 vocal and instrumental music, while Professor 
 Poulin, of Toledo, does the same several hours a 
 week for the more advanced boys, some of whom 
 are taught to play the piano, the violin and the 
 mandolin. 
 
 The schools are regularly graded, and thestudies 
 for the most advanced pupils comprise all the 
 branches of an academic course of studies, among 
 them grammar, riietoric, composition and English 
 literature; mathematics, arithmetic, algebra and 
 geometry; history, sacred and profane; bookkeep- 
 ing, typewriting and stenography; and there is 
 also a class in Latin. A class in Greek is soon to 
 be opened. 
 
 Public examinations and exhibitions are con- 
 ducted annually in the largest theatre of the city. 
 The efficiency of the teachers, both that of the 
 Ursulines and that of the Brothers, as well as the 
 standard of education and the proficiency of large 
 numbers of pupils, are sources of joj' to thou- 
 sands ill Toledo. The Brothers, as teachers, have 
 few, if any, rivals, and certainly no superiors. 
 Many facts attest the excellence of the work done 
 in these schools. Girls have gone from the par- 
 ochial schoolrooms upon completing their studies 
 there under the Ursulines and successfully passed 
 examinations before the Public School Board as 
 applicants for teachers' certificates. The class work 
 of these schools was sent to the school exhibit of 
 the Columbian Exhibition, at Cliicago, and a warded 
 four diplomas of honor, with medals, the highest 
 
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 awards made to any school. St. PYancis de Sales 
 schools were the only schools in the great state of 
 Ohio that received so many of the highest awards. 
 So far as announced, tlie public schools of Toledo 
 received no diplomas of honor. 
 
 The old School buildings are now about to give 
 way to something more in keeping with the great 
 cause of education and the rapid increase of To- 
 ledo. In 1893 a big school building was projected 
 and work begun on it in October of that year. 
 The church property comjirises the entire block of 
 land bounded by Cheriy, Superior, Orange and 
 Eagle Streets. The lot is 400x150 feet. While the 
 church is located on the northern line of the 
 grounds, the new school is being built at the south- 
 ern line, leaving twenty thousand feet of ground 
 between church and school for i)laygrounds. Tlie 
 big school is one hundred and forly-four feet long 
 and one hundred and four feet wide, and is to be 
 five stories high. The plans show it to have three 
 acres of floors. The style is Romanesque. TLie 
 work progresses slowly. It required an entire ^ear 
 to finish the foundation and the first story, or the 
 walls up to the water table. The foundation was 
 sunk to a point forty feet below the grade line, 
 and rises to a height of thirteen feet above the 
 street level. The outer walls, furnished by the 
 Syenite Granite Company of St. Louis, are of red 
 Missouri granite, perhaps tlie most beautiful and 
 perfect of all building material. The blocks of 
 granite are all in courses two feet high, from two 
 to twelve feet long, rock-faced, and many of them 
 tiiirty-six inches thick. Already the grand pro- 
 portions of the structure appear, liold and magnif- 
 icent, while the warm rosebud color of the granite 
 is beautiful indeed. This institution, when fin- 
 ished, may well be regarded as an honor and an 
 ornament to any city or state in the Union. Work 
 was suspended during the jiast winter, but will be 
 resumed in the near future. 
 
 Dr. Quigley has made a name as a fine speaker 
 and a powerful orator. He has preached much in 
 English; also in Italian, French and German, as oc- 
 casion required. He has been in great demand as 
 a pulpit orator, and has often been called upon for 
 lectures and other public addresses. The congre- 
 gations of cathedrals and other prominent churches 
 
 between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, and 
 even in the far-awa^' Orient, have listened to his 
 eloquence. He is said to have been the first 
 American priest known to have preached the 
 Gospel in China. 
 
 Our subject has made a specialty of the study of 
 canon law and Christian education. Many Catholic 
 periodicals, including the '■•Civilia Caitolica," of 
 Rome, and the "American Catholic Quarterly Re- 
 view," have spoken of liis work on these lines in 
 terms of high praise. In the year 1878 he pub- 
 lished "Points in Canon Law," a series of essays 
 on recondite subjects in that science. In the year 
 1883 he was invited to Pittsburg by the civil 
 courts there as an expert in canon law to instruct 
 the judges in the case of Sheehan versus Tuigg, a 
 case involving the Church teaching on the quali- 
 fications of pastors and on the relations of Bishops 
 and priests. Tlie Doctor was on the stand giving 
 evidence for many days, and his views finally pre- 
 vailed in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. 
 Bishop Tuigg, in the same year, published a book, 
 "Compendium of Civil and Canon Law," of seven 
 iiundred and fifty-six ])ages, containing the record 
 in the case, including all the evidence on canon- 
 law points. 
 
 The Bishop of Albany, in 1885, invited Dr. 
 Quigley to Albany to conduct a iiighly important 
 case in canon law in the ecclesiastical courts there. 
 With ills distinguished friend and cousin, Ex- 
 Chief Justice Dunne, he managed that case, and 
 later, at the special request of Cardinal .Simeoni, 
 published in Latin a book of two hundred and 
 seventy-four pages, "Cawsa Mairimonialis, Nolan," 
 setting forth the entire case as tried. 
 
 In the years of 188G, 1887 and 1888, Dr. Quig- 
 ley conducted the celebrated ease of Gilmour versus 
 the Toledo Sisters of Charity, a case brought by 
 Rt.-Rev. R. Gilmour, the Bishop of Cleveland, 
 against the Gra}' Nuns in tcclesiastical courts, to 
 determine as to the property rights of the Bishop 
 and the Sisters in the matter of property of St. 
 Vincent's Orphan Asylum and St. Vincent's Hos- 
 pital, in Cherry Street, Toledo, Ohio. The prop- 
 erty included twelve acres of ground in the city 
 and the buildings erected thereon at a cost of 
 more than 8100,000. The case was adjudicated b}- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 259 
 
 Cardinal Gibbons in August, 1888, who acted as 
 Delegate Apostolic in the matter, and held his most 
 high court at Toledo, hearing the case for over 
 a week. Each side spoke four days, the Bishop 
 pleading for the Diocese of Cleveland, and Dr. 
 Qiiigley for the Gray Nuns. This was the first 
 and, thus far, tlie onl3' time a Papal Court was 
 lield in Toledo. The final judgment sustained all 
 the claims of tlie Sisters, and rejected all the 
 claims of the Bishop. In preparing tlie case Dr. 
 Quigley was assisted by Judge Dunne. They 
 published a Latin book on the case, comprising 
 two hundred and sixty-five pages, and entitled: 
 "Titulus Proprietarius Orphanotrophii ToMani, Sti. 
 Vincentii." 
 
 In the year 1890 Dr. Quigley resisted the Oliio 
 Compulsory P^ducation Law, claiming tliat it was 
 unconstitutional. He was thereupon indicted, ar- 
 rested, iniprisonerl and prosecuted. The case came 
 up for trial in tlie Common Pleas Court, was there 
 tried, and thence appealed to the District Court, 
 where it was also tried, and from there appealed 
 to the Supreme Court of Ohio, and tliere likewise 
 passed upon. The Doctor has published a book 
 on the case, comprising xxviii and five hundred 
 and ninety-eight [lages. It includes an introduc- 
 tory, an analytical table of contents, a history of 
 the trial, the arguments of the attorneys on both 
 sides, the opinions of the different courts, and a 
 copious alphabetical index. It is the first presen- 
 tation, as a law case, of the great school question, 
 and must interest the reading public in general. 
 Dr. Quigley's attorneys in the case were: Hon. E. 
 V. Dunne, ex-Chief Justice; Hon. Frank H. Hurd, 
 ex-Congressman; Hon. J. M. Ritchie, ex-Congress- 
 man. The editor of the "Educational Review," 
 in September, 1892, wrote of this case: ''This To- 
 ledo case was argued and decided on broad con- 
 stitutional grounds," and "perhaps no decision 
 more important to the future of all compulsory 
 education legislation in this country has ever been 
 rendered by an American court." The title of 
 this work is: "Compulsory Ediication. Ohio versus 
 Quigley." 
 
 Dr. Quigley is a man of extensive travels. He 
 has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles on 
 the American Continent, and has visited nearly 
 
 every nation of Europe, even Russia, Turkey and 
 Greece. He has also traveled in Western and East- 
 ern Asia. He is fond of ocean sailing, and recent- 
 ly made one voyage of more than seventeen thou- 
 sand miles on the Pacific, visiting Hawaii, Japan 
 and China. He has occasionally lectured on his 
 travels to large audiences, whom he inteiested 
 with glimpses of the countries he had visited. 
 
 HON. GEORGE LASKEY, a prominent cit- 
 izen and retired capitalist of Toledo, and 
 an ex-Senator of Oliio, is of English ori- 
 gin, having been born in Devonshire, near the 
 town of Bristol, August 23, 1824. His parents, 
 George and Ann (Southard) Laskey, who werealso 
 natives of England, emigrated to America in 1833, 
 landing in New York, where they remained but a 
 short time, however. Leaving New York, they 
 came direct to Ohio, and settled in Lucas County, 
 where they purchased some land, at that time in a 
 wild, uncultivated state, and proceeded to make a 
 home among the early pioneers of Ohio. The fa- 
 ther was a meciianic in his native land, but fol- 
 lowed farming pursuits after coming to America. 
 He departed this life in his home on the old farm 
 near Toledo in 1843. His wife, the mother of our 
 subject, passed away in Toledo, aged eighty-six 
 years. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was reared on his fa- 
 ther's farm, and educated in the public schools. In 
 1837, at the early age of thirteen years, he started 
 out in tlie world for himself, and going to Grand 
 Rapids, Ohio, accepted a clerkship in the store of 
 Francis Hinsdale, which position he held until 
 April 14, 1846. At this time he became a partner 
 in the firm, and the style was changed to Hinsdale 
 & Co. They were very successful in business, and 
 the partnership continued until the death of Mr. 
 Hinsdale, which occurred in 1851. Mr. Laskey 
 continued to carry on tlie business, having charge 
 of Mrs. Hinsdale's interest in the store in con- 
 
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 nection with liis own. Later he and his brother 
 bought out Mrs. Hinsdale, and tiie Arm name was 
 again changed, tiiis time to Laskey Bros. Being 
 energetic, wide-awake young men, possessed of more 
 than ordinary business ability, they became the 
 most popular merchants of Grand Rapids, and by 
 their courteous manner and strict attention to bus- 
 iness, won many friends, and had the entire confi- 
 dence of the community. In 1866 they sold out 
 and retired from the mercantile trade, and became 
 interested in real estate. 
 
 After retiring from his mercantile career, Mr. 
 Laskey became interested in agricultural pursuits, 
 having previously purchased several large tracts 
 of land in Wood, Henry, Putnam and Lucas Coun- 
 ties. He has now several thousand acres in these 
 counties, most of which is laid out in fine farms, 
 and under a high state of cultivation. This venture 
 proved a very successful undertaking, and he con- 
 tinued in the occupation until September 1, 1877. 
 He then removed to Toledo, where he has since re- 
 sided. ISince coming to this city his time has been 
 completely occupied in looking after his real-es- 
 tate interests, and besides his numerous farms he 
 owns a large amount of city property, which is 
 very valuable. 
 
 In 1859 Mr. Laskey was elected to the Ohio 
 State Senate, to represent the sis counties of Lucas, 
 Wood, Hancock, Henry, Fulton and Putnam, serv- 
 ing a term of two years. While m the Senate he 
 was one of the Committee on Raili'oads, and Chair- 
 man of the Committee on Ditches and Roads, do- 
 ing more than any otiier man in Ohio toward in- 
 augurating the drainage system that has reclaimed 
 so many thousands of .acres of wet land. He has 
 always taken an active part in the drainage 
 system and in all public affairs, being an impor- 
 tant factor in the growth and improvement of the 
 community in which he h.as made his home. He 
 served as Commissioner of Wood County for six 
 years. 
 
 Hon. George Laskey and Miss Antoinette How- 
 ard were united in marriage .lanuary 1, 1848. She 
 is a daughter of Edward Howard, a native of Sen- 
 eca Lake, N. Y., who came to Ohio in 1821, locat- 
 ing in Grand Rapids, Wood County, where the 
 wife of our subject was born. Mr. and Mrs. Laskey 
 
 are the parents of six children, four sons and two 
 daughters, as follows: Edward G., who resides in 
 Grand Rapids, Ohio; Howard Lincoln, a resident 
 of Sterling, Kan.; .Sherman, who makes his home 
 in Coleman, Mich.; Henry S., a graduate of Ann 
 Arbor University; Marian H., who is the wife of 
 Henry P. Siianks, of Wood County; and Ella G., 
 now Mrs. Lacy Y. Williams. The family occupies 
 a high position in the social world. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Laskey attend the Congregational Church in To- 
 ledo, of which they are active members. Politi- 
 cally the former is a stanch Republican, and his 
 party finds in liiin a warm advocate and ardent 
 supporter. The beautiful and attractive residence 
 of our subject is located at No. 2413 Collingwood 
 Avenue. 
 
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 (TT^ DAM MARTIN, until recently a well-to- 
 / — \ do business man of Millbury, was a mem- 
 ber of the Village Council for eleven years. 
 He was a native of Bavaria, having been born in 
 Gros Steinhauser, December 22, 1822. His father, 
 Henry Martin, a native of the same village, was 
 born in 1788. He and his youngest son, Jacob, 
 were lost at sea in 1852, while on their w.ay to 
 America. The wife and mother, Louisa, daughter 
 of .John Sofel, both natives of C4ros Steinhauser, 
 died about 1850. 
 
 Adam Martin was the fourth in a family of 
 nine sons, four of whom died before reaching ma- 
 turity. Those remaining in the Old Country are 
 .John and Henry. Fred, the second son, came to 
 the United States about 1845, and lived for a year 
 or so with his brother Adam in liuffalo, after which 
 he started for Ohio, and was never after heard 
 from by our subject. The latter attended the pub- 
 lic schools of his native village from the time he 
 was six until he was fourteen years of age, when 
 he was confirmed in the Lutheran Church. AVork- 
 uig on a farm until the Christmas follovving, he was 
 then apprenticed to the miller's trade, and served 
 for three years, after which he received wages for 
 
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 a 3'eai' from the same man. The next two years 
 he was employed at Dahlheim, ten miles west of 
 his old home. For a similar length of time he 
 worked in a mill in his native village. Sailing 
 from Havre de Grace on the "Queen Victoria," 
 after a voyage of forty-two days he landed in 
 New York, September 15, 1846, and after spend- 
 ing a couple of weeks in tlie metropolis vvent to 
 Buffalo, by way of the Hudson River to Albany^ 
 and thence b}' railroad. He had friends in Buf- 
 falo, but finding no work there he went to a vil- 
 lage thirty miles east and worked for a farmer at 
 twenty-five cents a day. Some time later, return- 
 ing to the cit^-, he sawed wood throughout the 
 winter, and continued to labor at various pursuits 
 for five years. In the spring of 1852 he rented a 
 farm eighteen miles east of Buffalo, and cultivated 
 the place for nineteen years. In 1861 he bought 
 a farm of eleven acres five miles from Buffalo, and 
 when not employed on his own land worked for 
 neighbors. 
 
 In the fall of 1865 Mr. Martin sold his New 
 York farm and went to Toledo, where he remained 
 for four weeks and then came to Millbury. He 
 bought nineteen acres near tlie village, and after 
 living on the place for a year traded it for a Mty- 
 acre tract a mile and a-lialf north of Millbury. 
 Later he sold this and bought a house adjacent to 
 the town, and worked in a staveraill. In 1873 he 
 opened a saloon in Millbury, and operated this for 
 thirteen years, at the end of which time, in 1886, 
 it was destroyed by fire. 
 
 In October of the latter year, Mr. Martin bought 
 the building which he owned at his decease, and 
 opened a store, which he was conducting at the 
 time of his deatii. Up to 1864 he was a Repub- 
 lican, but after that time was a Democrat. In 
 May, 1844, he was married in his native village to 
 Miss Anna Maria Sommers,who was born in Klein, 
 .Steinhauser, October 30, 1819. Her father, John 
 Sommers, was a stonemason by trade. The fol- 
 lowing children were born to our subject and his 
 wife: Margueretta, wife of George Kalmback, a 
 merchant of this place; Adam, a carpenter at Wil- 
 liston, Ohio; one who died in infancy; Fred, who 
 was killed in Buffalo at the age of twent3'-two 
 years; Jacob, who died at the age of eleven months; 
 
 Henry, who died at Millbury about 1880, leaving 
 a family; Kate, wife of Harry Williams, a locomo- 
 tive engineer of Allegheny City, Pa.; Jacob, a 
 street-car conductor in Toledo; Christian, who is 
 in tlie railroad employ at Millbury; Charlie, a 
 brakeman on the Lake Shore Railroad; Caroline, 
 wife of Lee Davis, a stave-cutter at Williston, 
 Ohio; and Peter, formerly a fireman on a locomo- 
 tive, and now with his mother in Millbury. 
 
 Mr. M.arlin died March 13, 1895, deeply re- 
 gretted by his familj', to whom he was most de- 
 voted, and b^' his fellow-citizens, whose esteem he 
 had won by his honor and integrity as a business 
 man and his kindliness of disposition. Together 
 with his wife, he held membership in the Luth- 
 eran Church of this place. 
 
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 /^"V EORGE S. BRAILEY. Prominent among 
 V^T the capable and eflicient business men of 
 Toledo stands Mr. Brailey, who is exten- 
 sively engaged in the real-estate business in this 
 city, and resides at No. 2613 Cherry Street. A na- 
 tive of New York, he was born in Buffalo in 1838, 
 being the son of Gideon and Ann (Green) Brailey, 
 who were also natives of the Empire State, the 
 mother having been born in Genesee County. 
 They came to Ohio and located in Erie County, 
 and afterward removed to Huron County, where 
 they lived until 1860. From Huron County they 
 removed to Fulton County, where they spent the 
 remainder of their days. The father depaited this 
 life at the age of seventy-eight, and the mother 
 passed away at the venerable age of seventy-nine 
 years. 
 
 The Brailey ancestors were originally from Scot- 
 land, and the grandfather was a hero of the Revo- 
 lution, fighting bravely for the liberty which the 
 present generation now enjoys in peace and pros- 
 perity. Gideon, the father of George, was another 
 brave and true soldier, and during the War of 
 1812, with the brave and valiant men of that day, 
 took up arms in defense of his countrj'. 
 
 The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood 
 days in Huron Count}', where he received the ru- 
 
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 diraents of an education in the public schools- 
 Later lie entered the Milan Union School, and com- 
 pleted his studies in the Western Reserve Normal 
 School, where he remained two years. After fin- 
 ishing his education he joined tiie noble armj- of 
 teachers, and for seven years followed that worthy 
 profession, teaching in various places with the best 
 of success, and becoming widely known. He was 
 very popular among his fellow-teachers and highly 
 respected by his pupils. At the age of twenty-six 
 years he retired from the schoolroom and went to 
 Columbus, Ohio, where he accepted the position of 
 Chief Clerk in the office of the State Comptroller, 
 which latter office was at that time held by his 
 brother, Gen. M. R. Brailey. For six years and 
 a-half he honorably filled this position, and then 
 resigned and went to Kansas City, Mo., and be- 
 came proprietor of the Gait House in that place, 
 where he remained four years. In 1878 he came 
 to Toledo and embarked in the real-estate business, 
 negotiating in mortgages, bonds, loans, real estate, 
 etc., and this he has conducted successfully to the 
 present time, doing a large and extensive business. 
 On the 22d of March, 1862, Mr. Brailey was 
 united in marriage with Miss Libbie D.Geer, a na- 
 tive of Ingham County, Mich., and to this union 
 two children were born: Anna, who is the wife of 
 Hugh Hall; and BI. R. Brailey, an attorney-at-law, 
 residing in Toledo. Mrs. Brailey was called to 
 the land beyond December 25, 1891. She was an 
 estimable lady, and her death was mourned not 
 alone by her family, but also by a large circle of 
 friends and acquaintances. Sociallj' Mr. Brailey 
 is identified with the Masonic order, and is a mem- 
 ber of tlie Royal Arcanum of this city. In his 
 political views he is a stanch Republican, and takes 
 a deep interest in the success of his party. Heand 
 his family are members of the Episcopal Church. 
 
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 (TT^ LEXANDER WIGHT, whose home is in 
 
 r — \ Center Township, Wood County, has a war 
 
 record of which he may be justly proud, 
 
 as he took part in manj- of the leading battles and 
 
 engagements of the Civil War, in the states of 
 
 Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia, 
 during the campaigns of 1861 and 1862, and was 
 always faithful at his post of dut}'. In 1865 he 
 put up a sawmill on his farm, and continued to 
 operate it until 1893, when he sold out to Messrs. 
 Sawyer & Covert. In addition to running his 
 mill, he lias been actively engaged in farming dur- 
 ing his mature years, and is the proprietor of a 
 valuable place, comprising fifty-five acres on sec- 
 tion 24. 
 
 The parents of our subject bore the respective 
 names of Alexander and Mary (Harvey) Wight. 
 They were both born in Scotland, and were married 
 ia their native land. Eight ciiildren graced their 
 union, namely: Jane, who married Gordon Dun- 
 can; John; Mary, who became the wife of Jumes 
 Archibald; one who died in infancy; Alexander; 
 George and Bessie, deceased; and William. In 
 1832 the father came to the United States on a 
 sailing-vessel, and at the end of a six-weeks voy- 
 age landed in Quebec. He soon made a permanent 
 settlement in Ashland Count}', Ohio, where all his 
 children were born. 
 
 Our subject's birth occurred September 15, 1838, 
 near Savannah, Ashland County, this state. He 
 was early inured to the duties of farm life, and 
 when scarcely a dozen years old he hired out to a 
 neighboring farmer for two years at fifty cents a 
 day, after which he worked at the carpenter's trade 
 for several years. June 7, 1861, he enlisted in 
 Company G, Twenty-third Ohio Infantry, and was 
 mustered in at Columbus. He was sent to Wheel- 
 ing, W. Va., and ere long took part in the battle of 
 Lookout Mountain, Va., after which followed those 
 of Bold Mountain, Cotton Mountain, Peck's Ferry, 
 Sharpsburg, Red Clay Mountain, Blue Stone, 
 Princeton, New River Gap, Bull Run, Frederick 
 Cit)', South Mountain, Middletown, Antietara, 
 Clarksburg and a great many lesser engagements. 
 During his service he was twice wounded, and still 
 carries two bullet marks. He was honorably dis- 
 charged October 28. 1862, and returned home. 
 
 During the summer of 1863 Mr. Wight worked 
 at his trade of carpentering, and in 1865 came to 
 this locality, buying one hundred and sixt}' acres 
 of land in section 24, Center Township. For a 
 few years he lived in a log cabin and worked very 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 hard at clearing away tlie tliick timber with which 
 his pUice was incumbered. Success was ultimatel}' 
 his, for he was not one to be easily discouraged, 
 and was undaunted by ordinary ditflculties. 
 
 April 14, 1870, Mr. Wight wedded .Jessie Thom, 
 by whom he has had four children, three sons and 
 a daughter, namely: Stanle}' E.; Mary, who is the 
 wife of David Loomis; John C; and Edward. 
 The sons are enterprising and energetic j-oung 
 business men, highly respected by all who know 
 them. They and their father are attiliated with 
 the Proliibition part}' in politics. 
 
 eORNELIU.S S. CURTIS, an attorn ey-at-law 
 of Toledo, is a native of Chautauqua 
 County, N. Y., the date of his birth being 
 August 17, 1833. He is a son of Sylvester Curtis, 
 a native of Massachusetts, who settled on the Hol- 
 land Purchase in New York in an early day, and 
 later removed to Boone County, 111., where he fol- 
 lowed the occupation of a farmer until his death, 
 which occurred in 1893, at the venerable age of 
 ninety-three years. The mother of our subject, 
 whose maiden name was Sarah Park, is a native 
 of Vermont, and a daughter of John Park. She 
 still resides in Hlinois, and at the age of ninetj- 
 four years cnjo3s the best of health. The Curtis 
 family was originally from England, but members 
 of it emigrated to America in a very earlj' day and 
 settled in Massachusetts. Harvey Curtis, the grand- 
 father of our subject, was a soldier in the Revolu- 
 tionary War, and took an active part in that great 
 struggle for liberty. 
 
 Cornelius S. Curtis, the subject of this sketch, 
 was reared and received his early educational 
 training in Chautauqua County, N. Y. At the 
 age of fourteen years he accompanied his parents 
 to Illinois, and remained with them until he had 
 reached his twentj'-first year. Previous to that 
 time he had decided on a professional career, and 
 for some j-ears had spent all Ins evenings and 
 
 spare time in studying to Bt himself for a profes- 
 sional life. On bidding farewell to farm life he 
 went to the great metropolis of the West, Chicago, 
 and entered the law office of Judge Walker. He 
 remained there as a student about two years, hav- 
 ing every advantage for the study of law, and as 
 he was an apt and diligent pupil, at the end of the 
 two years had made rapid progress in his studies. 
 
 During his sojourn in Chicago Mr. Curtis met 
 and married Miss Louise Spalding, of Waukegan, 
 111. Miss Spalding was a native of New Y'ork, but 
 came with her parents, Allen and Hannah Spald- 
 ing, to Illinois when quite young. After their 
 marriage they removed to Decatur, 111., and there 
 Mr. Curtis entered into partnership with his 
 brother in the Osage orange hedge business, at the 
 same time pursuing his studies with Bower Bunn, 
 a noted altorne)' of Decatur. He continued in the 
 hedge business with his brother until the breaking 
 out of the Civil War. About that time he accepted 
 a position as assistant general agent under Louis 
 A. Cass, in the Illinois Central Insurance f!om- 
 pany, and traveled in the interest of that com[)an3' 
 for one year, his route being through Illinois, In- 
 diana and parts of Kentucky. 
 
 Soon after this Mr. Curtis was elected Vice- 
 President of the Farmers and Merchants' Insurance 
 Company of Indianapolis, Ind., and occupied that 
 position until some time in 1868, when the com- 
 pany disorganized. While thus engaged he was 
 admitted to the Bar, and commenced the practice 
 of his chosen profession April 1, 1865, in Evans- 
 ville, Ind. At the expiration of one year he re- 
 moved to Hamilton, Ohio, and accepted the position 
 of agent for the National Insurance and Invest- 
 ment Company, remaining with that concern un- 
 til 1858. He then opened an office in that city, 
 where he conducted a general practice in the 
 county courts. In 1872 he came to Toledo, and 
 continued the practice of his profession in the 
 courts of this city for six years, after which he was 
 admitted to the United States Courts, since which 
 time he has devoted his whole time and attention 
 to his profession. 
 
 In politics Mr. Curtis is a stanch Republican, 
 and has taken a deep interest in political affairs 
 since 1856, but has never sought public office for 
 
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 himself. He lias often acted as a delegate to tbe 
 various conventions of his parly, and is always 
 ready with his influence and ballot to aid in the 
 election of its chosen candidates. He is what may 
 be styled a self-made man, as the distinction to 
 which he has attained is mainly due to his indi- 
 vidual efforts. 
 
 Mr. Curtis had the misfortune to lose his first 
 wife, who was called to the spirit land in 1865, 
 leaving one child, Ida Jane, who is now the wife 
 of Henry Ward, of Monticello, 111. She is an ac- 
 complished lady and a graduate of the Toledo 
 High School. In 1866 Mr. Curtis was again 
 married. The lady who became his second wife 
 was Miss Eliza Jane Brown, and as a result of this 
 union three children have been born, Jennie, 
 Charles L., and an infant, deceased. Mrs. Curtis 
 is a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church. 
 Her husband is not connected with any denomina- 
 tion, but is broad and liberal minded in his relig- 
 ious views. Their residence is at No. 922 Huron 
 Street, and there their many friends find a warm 
 and cordial welcome at all times. 
 
 MARION LAWRANCE. From a perusal 
 of the life records of successful men 
 may be gleaned much that is interesting 
 and profitable to readers of mature 3'ears, as well 
 as many lessons worthy of emulation by the 
 young. Mr. Lawrance is a man who may justly 
 be called self-made. He has proved what it is in 
 the power of an industrious, energetic and con- 
 scientious man to accomplish, though unaided by 
 the prestige of wealth or by any fortuitous cir- 
 cumstances. The position which he now occupies 
 is one of great responsibility, and the able manner 
 in which he has discharged its duties proves his 
 superior intellectual abilit}' and earnest religious 
 spirit. Having made his home in Toledo for more 
 than twenty years, he is well known throughout 
 the city, and has a large circle of warm personal 
 
 friends whom his noble character has drawn to 
 him. 
 
 The parents of Marion Lawrance were Elonson 
 and Amanda Malvina (Irvin) Lawrance, the former 
 born in Dutchess County, N. Y.. April 24, 1803, and 
 the latter a native of Kentucky, born March .3, 
 1810. They were united in marriage October 2, 
 1828, and by their union became the parents of 
 twelve children, one of whom died unnamed in 
 infancy. 'J'lie others were named as follows: 
 Stephen, Lorain, Eliza Jane, John, Amanda, Jo- 
 seph, Annie, Deluna Chauncey, Milo E., Marion 
 and William Irvin. At the present time five of 
 the sons and one daughter survive. The father 
 followed throughout his active years the dual oc- 
 cupation of farmer and merchant, and while he 
 never accumulated wealth and was unable to give 
 his children other than the common-school ad- 
 vantages, he accumulated a sufficient amount of 
 this world's goods to provide his old age against 
 want or care. In politics he was a Whig, but did 
 not take an active part in public affairs. He 
 passed aw.a}' at Yellow Springs, Ohio, at the age of 
 seventy-five years. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born in Gratis, 
 Preble County, Ohio, October 2, 1850. He was 
 two and one-half years old when his parents moved 
 to Yellow Springs, this state, and there he remained 
 until he attained his majority. After completing 
 the studies of the common schools, he entered An- 
 tioch College, where he remained three and one- 
 half years, but did not complete the course of 
 instruction. In 1871 he went to Syracuse, N. Y., 
 where the two ensuing years were spent, and 
 thence, in September, 1873, he came to Toledo. 
 At different times he has been variously engaged 
 as merchant, traveling salesman and insurance 
 agent. 
 
 In 1889 Mr. Lawrance was offered the position 
 of General Secretary of the Ohio Sunday-school 
 Association, which he accepted and still holds. 
 His entire attention is devoted to the duties of 
 this place, and the able manner in which his work 
 is performed proves his fitness for the position. 
 In connection with his other duties, he publishes a 
 full line of Sunda3'-school supplies, which have an 
 extensive sale throughout this and adjoining states. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 In 1889 he was a delegate to the World's Sunday- 
 school Convention in London, England. His 
 membersliip is in tlie Congregational Church, and 
 both personally and through his press articles, he 
 is well known to the membership of that denomi- 
 nation throughout the country. He writes the ex- 
 positions of the Sunday-school lessons for the 
 Advance, of Chicago, and the International Evangel, 
 of St. Louis, and is a frequent contributor to other 
 religious papers. 
 
 At Toledo, Ohio, October 15, 1874, Mr. Law- 
 rance was united in mai'riage with Miss Flora 
 Gaines, whose parents, Joseph and Margaret 
 (Keifer) Gaines, were residents of Clark County, 
 this state. Her father died thirty years ago; her 
 mother, who still survives, is a sister of Gen. J. 
 Warren Keifer, of Springfield, Ohio. Three chil- 
 dren have blessed this union, of whom two are 
 living, Lois and Harold, at present students in the 
 Toledo public schools. 
 
 To the great questions of the age Mr. Lawrance 
 devotes the attention wiiich every patriotic citizen 
 should give, and having carefully studied the prin- 
 ciples of both great political organizations, he 
 gives his influence and ballot to the Republican 
 party. His family is highly esteemed in social 
 circles, and its members are honored wherever 
 known. 
 
 
 sp* LBERT G. BLAIR. So far from merely 
 / \ iH'osenting a compilation of statistics and 
 condensed facts showing the resources and 
 business status of Toledo and the surrounding 
 country, it is considered compatible with the na- 
 ture of this work to note the enterprises which 
 exert especial influence \\\ion the commercial stand- 
 ing of the community, and also to review the lives 
 of the men most intimately' connected therewith. 
 It is a fact so patent as to require no special com- 
 ment, that Toledo is not deficient in that distinct- 
 
 ive spirit of enterprise which has done so much 
 toward the development of this country. The suc- 
 cess with which its industries have met, the pros- 
 perity enjoyed by its citizens, tiie magnitude of its 
 commercial projects, and the increasing value of 
 its realty, are due principally to its railroads. 
 Of these, it has a larger number than any other 
 city of Ohio, and it is largely through them that 
 it has become widely known as a commercial center. 
 
 No citizen of Toledo is more intimately con- 
 nected with its railroad interests than the gentle- 
 man with whose name this brief biography is 
 introduced, and who is at present filling the re- 
 sponsible position of General Manager of the 
 AVheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company'. Mr. 
 Blair is a native of New York, and was borr. in 
 the city of Syracuse in January, 1844. He passed 
 the years of boyhood and youth in a somewhat 
 uneventful manner, attending the public schools 
 near his father's home. At an early age he learned 
 the habits of industry, perseverance and patience 
 which aided him in his business career. 
 
 It was not until he was twenty-six years of age 
 that Mr. Blair entered the railway service. In 
 September, 1870, he became bill clerk for the To- 
 ledo, Wabash & Western Railroad, but served in 
 that capacity for a short time only. In March of 
 the following year he became chief clerk of the 
 east-bound department of the same road, which 
 position he filled until September, 1874, rendering 
 service that was eminenlly satisfactory to his su- 
 perior officials. At the time last named he accepted 
 a position as agent for the Diamond Fast Freight 
 Line, with headquarters at Toledo. 
 
 In 1875 Mr. Blair became connected with the 
 Canada Southern Railroad, which he represented 
 as its agent in Toledo for a number of years. Such 
 was the ability displayed in the management of 
 its interests, that in Januaiy, 1880, the company 
 promoted him to the position of General Agent. 
 He remained with them until October, 1882, when 
 he entered the erhploj' of the Wheeling & Lake 
 Erie Railroad Companj-, and has since maintained 
 his connection therewith. For a time he officiated 
 as General Freight Agent, but on the 1st of July, 
 1889, he was promoted to the position of Traffic 
 Manager, and February 1, 1892, became General 
 
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 Manager of the road. His successive promotions 
 from tiie time he entered the railroad business 
 prove the possession on his part of a superior order 
 of ability, the existence of which has been still 
 further verified bj' the able manner in which he 
 discharges the duties incident to liis present posi- 
 tion of trust and honor. 
 
 JOHN A. PRINTUP is engaged in agricultural 
 l)ursuits on section 8, Sylvania Township, 
 Lucas County. His father was one of the 
 pioneers of this section, having preceded his 
 family hither in 1834. He bought eighty acres of 
 the farm now owned by our subject, and then re- 
 turned for his wife and children, who reached 
 their new home in the wilderness in 1835. The 
 father bore the Christian name of Andrew, and by 
 biith was an Empire State man. His wife, who 
 was a Miss Angelina Emmons before her marriage, 
 was likewise a native of New York. For a num- 
 ber of years Andrew Printup was a merchant and 
 Justice of the Peace in this vicinit}'. In politics 
 he was a Democrat, and was a|)pointed Postmaster 
 of Sylvania under Buchanan's administration. He 
 was a member of the JMasonic order, and was a 
 faithful worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 In April, 1870, he was called to his final rest, at 
 the close of a useful and well spent life. 
 
 Andrew Printup lost his first wife in 1846, and 
 subsequently he married Sarah Guinn,who died in 
 1846. Three years later Mr. Printup wedded Erae- 
 line Page. By his first marriage he had nine chil- 
 dren. Nancy M., the eldest of these, born May 17, 
 1826, married Darius Mills, and died May 18, 
 1882; Alida, Mrs. Freeman, born April 9, 1828, 
 died April 7, 1889, in Toledo; Cornelia, born .July 
 27, 1830, died -January 30, 1849; .Joseph A., born 
 November 30, 1832, is a retired farmer of Adrian, 
 
 Mich.; our subject is the next in order of birth; 
 Catherine A., born June 25, 1837, is the wife of 
 Joseph Skeldon, of Toledo; Joshua E., born April 
 30, 1840, died Octol)er 15, 1858; Lavina, born 
 April 9, 1843, died August 23, 1853; and Pene- 
 lope A., born May 27, 1846, died in infancy. Of 
 the two children born to the second marriage, 
 Everett, born September 12, 1847, died January 5, 
 1849; and Thomas A., born August 6, 1849, died 
 in September following. Of the third marriage, 
 Caroline, born Jul3- 22, 1850, died August 5 of 
 the same year; and Alice, born September 21, 1851, 
 also died in infancy. 
 
 At the time of his demise, Andrew Printup 
 owned two hundred and forty-six acres, eighty- 
 six acres of which are now owned by John A. 
 Printup, our subject. April 12, 1858, the latter 
 chose as a future companion in life Miss Caroline 
 Cassady, daughter of Asa and Sarah (Bliss) Cas- 
 sady, natives of New York and Massachusetts, re- 
 spectively. At an early day they moved to Mich- 
 igan, where they reared a family of six children, 
 and resided until summoned to their final rest. 
 Their eldest son, Corydon, who died in August, 
 1893, served for three years in the late war. He 
 was six months a prisoner in Macon, Ga., and re- 
 ceived a bullet- wound, from the effects of which 
 he suffered until his death. Hiram, the second 
 son, is a farmer in Michigan; and Harvey, who 
 participated in the last engagements of the war, is 
 now living in Ivansas. Eveline married Henry 
 Moore, a Union soldier, who lost his life while in 
 a sailboat on Calumet Lake, near Chicago, 111., he 
 being at the time in the employ of the Pullman 
 Palace Car Company'. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Printup were born seven 
 children. John A., Jr., born April 16, 1859, was 
 a man of superior education, and at the time of 
 his death, which occurred December 7, 1893, he 
 was Principal of the Hartonville (Wis.) schools. 
 A wife and three children survive him. Lillian 
 M., born December 8, 1860, is the wife of Dr. A. 
 Lathrop, of Swanton, Ohio; Eva A., born Septem- 
 ber 21, 1862, married Alva A. Lath'-op, a farmer 
 of Berkey, this county; Emmons, born June 10, 
 1864, is engaged with the Appleton Publishing 
 Com|)any, of Chicago, as salesman; Carrie La 
 
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 269 
 
 Verne, born April 14, 1866, is the wife of Howard 
 Clark, a fanner of Riclifield Township, this coun- 
 ty; Daisy Imogcne, born July 27, 1871, died March 
 28, 1889; and Hayes, born June 11, 1876, died 
 August 26, 1877. 
 
 For several years Mr. Printup has been Town- 
 ship Trustee and Assessor, and was also School 
 Director for some time. In politics he is a Repub- 
 lican, and in religious belief is a Congregational- 
 ist. From the effects of rheumatism, which he suf- 
 fered from in boyhood, he has always been a crip- 
 ple, but in spite of this misfortune has been very 
 active, and has accomplished a great deal. 
 
 HENRY W. PARKER is one of the old and 
 honored pioneers of Lucas County, and 
 has lived for many 3'ears on his home- 
 stead, which is situated on section 14, Sylvania 
 Township. He is well liked by his large circle of 
 friends and neighbors, and is known to be a man 
 in whom it is perfectly safe to confide the interests 
 of the public. 
 
 A Dative of Massachusetts, Mr. Parker was 
 born on his father's homestead. May 7, 1819, and 
 there si)ent his early childhood. His father and 
 family then removed to New York State, where 
 the3- remained four years, and when our subject 
 was eleven years of age he removed with his par- 
 ents, Levi Simeon and Lucy C. (Gleason) Parker, 
 to Ohio, firstsettling on land which now constitutes 
 part of the city of Toledo, but which at that time 
 was Occupied principally as an Indian reservation. 
 In an educational way his advantages were ex- 
 tremely limited, and he is largely self-taught. 
 The first money which he ever earned was made 
 by driving cattle, after which he worked for two 
 years on the Erie Canal. 
 
 Mr. Parker early obtained a good knowledge of 
 agricultural pursuits, but when about thirty years 
 
 old he began learning the carpenter's trade also. 
 In 1840 he became interested in a hotel, which, in 
 company with his brother Ellis, he carried on un- 
 til 1848. 
 
 The first marriage of our subject took place in 
 1844. when Martha M. Huling became his bride. 
 Two children came to grace their union, Harris 
 E. and Ellis. The first-mentioned, born January 
 11, 1846, died in August, 1860, and the younger 
 one, born October 21, 1849, died March 7, 1851. 
 The mother departed this life October 31, 1849, at 
 which time the family were living in Sylvania. 
 
 January 1, 1854, Mr. Parker married Elizabeth 
 Gilpin, who bore him three children. Two of them 
 died in infancy, and the other, born August 5, 
 1867, was called to the better land October 3, 1877. 
 Mrs. Parker's birth occurred July 19, 1836, and 
 her girlhood was spent in Crawford County, Pa. 
 
 The thrifty and well kept farm owned bj' our 
 subject was formerly the property of his father, and 
 was retained by his widow until her death, when 
 it was deeded to the two heirs. Mr. Parker bought 
 out the others interested and became tiie sole pro- 
 prietor of the place soon afterward. He has made 
 many improvements, which have materially in- 
 creased its value, among these being substantial 
 buildings. 
 
 For several j'ears Mr. Parker has served his neigh- 
 bors as Township Trustee with credit to himself 
 and to the satisfaction of all. He is a loyal citi- 
 zen, and a supporter of the Republican party. At 
 one time be was affiliated with the Odd Fellows' 
 society. 
 
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 HENRY C. ELLIS is General Manager of 
 the Toledo & Mauraee Valley Railway 
 Company, and is also President and Treas- 
 urer of the Fox Brick Company of Toledo, an ex- 
 tensive and paying concern. He is a business 
 man of exceptional ability, wise forethought and 
 good judgment, and the enterprises mentioned 
 above have profited very much by his connection 
 
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 with them. An active Republican, he was for ten 
 years a member of the County Central Committee, 
 and from 1890 up to the present time he has been 
 a member of the County Board of Elections. He 
 is also Vice-President of the Toledo Republican 
 Club. 
 
 The parents of Henry C. were .lolin D. and Eliza- 
 beth M. (Ellis) Ellis. The father, who was a na- 
 tive of Ohio, was the son of Isaac Ellis, who was 
 born in 1794, and was of Welsh descent. John D. 
 Ellis was a farmer by vocation, and for some years 
 was a very successful tobacco-raiser. He died in 
 1852, in Griggsville, Pike County, 111. His wife, 
 who was a daughter of .Tames Ellis, of Ohio, was a 
 native of this state, and died in 189.3, when in her 
 eighty-second year. 
 
 Henry C. Ellis was born at Georgetown, Brown 
 County, Ohio, Februarj- 27, 1850, being the young- 
 est of seven children. His father died when he 
 was only two years of .age, and he was consequently 
 obliged to start out in the world for himself at an 
 early age. He attended the public schools near 
 his home, and afterward went to Dayton, Ohio, 
 where he took a commercial course in order to fit 
 himself for the business world. After that, ob- 
 taining a position with the firm of Payne, Uolden 
 & Co., of Dayton, he continued to act as their 
 bookkeeper for two years. He was next employed 
 in the same capacity by John H. Thomas >fe Co., 
 dealers in books and stationery. 
 
 It was in the year 1872 that Mr. Ellis came to 
 Toledo, and for the next six years he was manager 
 for the Grover (fe Baker Sewing-machine Company 
 at Toledo. During the years 1879-80 he was Dep- 
 uty County Treasurer. In 1881 he was made Sec- 
 retary and Treasurer of the Toledo Brick Com- 
 pany, and in 1882 became personally interested in 
 the manufacture of brick. The same year he be- 
 came interested with John B. Fox & Co. in the same 
 branch of business, and ultimatelj' became Pres- 
 ident and Treasurer of the Fox Brick Company. 
 Both of these plants commenced trade in a small 
 way, but have built up large and lucrative busi- 
 nesses, it being necessary for them to constantly 
 enlarge their facilities. 
 
 In February, 1876, Mr. Ellis married Miss filla 
 G. Hall, of this citv. To Mr. and Mrs. Ellis were 
 
 born four children, namely: Emma, Ruth, Herbert 
 and Florence. The faithful wife and devoted 
 mother was called from the family' circle by death 
 in 1888, leaving a host of friends who have sin- 
 cerely missed her from her place. 
 
 In his social relations Mr. Ellis is identified with 
 Sanford L. Collins Lodge No. 396, F. <fe A. M. He 
 owns a pleasant and commodious residence at No. 
 1037 West Woodruff Avenue. 
 
 *<r^ AVID 0. DENNIS became the owner of 
 I I the farm on which he lately resided in the 
 spring of 1875. This place is located on 
 section 32, Spencer Township, Lucas County, and 
 comprises eighty acres. For three years he served 
 as Township Trustee, and for ten years he was a 
 School Director. Formerly a Republican, he is 
 now an all}' of the Prohibition party. 
 
 The paternal great-grandfather of our subject was 
 a native of Scotland, and emigrated to the United 
 States at an early day, settling in New Jersey, 
 whence he subsequently removed to Marietta, 
 Ohio, where he made his home until his death. 
 The grandfather, Isaac Dennis by name, was born 
 in New Jersey, and later moved to Seneca County, 
 N. Y., and subsequently to Steuben County, in the 
 same state, where he died in the spring of 1834. 
 He was a soldier during the War of 1812. His son 
 Joseph, our subject's father, born in 1802, in Sen- 
 eca County, was educated in the common schools. 
 About 1823 he married Mary, daughter of Philip 
 King, of Steuben County, who had also formerly 
 been a resident of New Jersey. In 1834 Joseph 
 Dennis, with his family, came to Ohio and took 
 up forty acres on section 1, Fulton Township, Ful- 
 ton County, then a part of Michigan. Four chil- 
 dren were born on this farm, which Mr. Dennis 
 sold in 1848, investing the proceeds in eighty acres 
 on section 31 in the same township. A part of 
 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 273 
 
 tliis he sold to our subject, and then bought forty 
 acres on section 6, which he afterwards disposed 
 of to his son Car). Later he bought twenty acres 
 in Aniboy Townsiiip, and in 1871 sold that tract 
 and bought forty acres in the northern part of 
 Swanton Township. Tliis property he sold in 
 1877, and passed the remainder of his days among 
 his children, dying at the home of our subject 
 April 20, 1885, aged eighty-four j'ears all but four 
 daj's. His wife died in 1875, aged about seventy- 
 one years. 
 
 The children of Joseph and Mavy (King) Dennis 
 were as follows: Isaac, who died while in the army 
 near Ft. Powhatan, Va.; Philip, who was liilled by 
 a falling ladder on his father's old homestead; 
 David O., the next in order of birlh; Sarah, who 
 died in 1848, unmarried; Ephraim, who died in 
 the service at Mound City Hospital; Jeremiah O., 
 an Omaha merchant, who died April 20, 1885; 
 Charitj', the wife of Edwin Viers, a farmer of Ful- 
 ton County; Charles I., engaged in farming in 
 Richfield Township, this county; and Hannah 
 Jane, the wife of Russell Bartletle, a retired farm- 
 er living in the village of Swanton. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born June 30, 
 1827, in Steuben County, N. Y., and with his par- 
 ents came to Ohio. He attended tlie common 
 schools and later learned the carpenter's trade, 
 which he afterwards followed in Palmyra and 
 other towns in Michigan and Ohio. On Now 
 Year's Day 1852, he married Nunc}', daughter of 
 Jotham Reed, a farmer of Fulton Township, this 
 county. The latter's wife, Nancy, was a daughter 
 of Peter Barkus, who emigrated from near .Syra- 
 cuse, N. Y., to Medina County, Ohio. Mrs. Dennis 
 had three sisters: Julia, who married Thomas Gray 
 and lives in Michigan; Sarah, who wedded Evan 
 Jones, also of Michigan; and Lavinia, wife of Dan- 
 iel Russ, who is managing the old Reed iiomestead 
 in Michigan. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Dennis have had born to 
 them eight children, namely: Philonzo C, who died 
 in infancy; Mary Frances, vvidow of Horace Coon, 
 and mother of eight children; Norris E., who mar- 
 ried Annie Miller, of Dayton, Ohio; Louisa, wife of 
 Charles Barnes, a farmer of Spencer Township; 
 Charles F., whose wife was formerly Carrie Smith, 
 9 
 
 and who lives on a farm near his father's; Russell 
 G., wiio married Rosa Barnes, and is teaching 
 school near home; Bert C, who lives with his par- 
 ents; and Harriet Ann, who died in infancy. Nor- 
 ris E., formerly a school teacher, took a theological 
 course in the United Brethren College at Dayton, 
 and is now pastor of Ida Misson, near Dundee, 
 Mich. When he was twelve years old our subject 
 joined the United Brethren denomination, but is 
 now a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
 of Swanton. 
 
 ^mc^ 
 
 ROBINSON LOCKE is President of the To- 
 ledo Blade Company', to whicli position 
 he was elected by the Directors in the 
 spring of 1888, on the death of his father. He is a 
 member of the Chamber of Commerce and a Direc- 
 tor in the Northern National Bank. The Toledo 
 Blade, which has a national reputation and is one 
 of the representative newspapers of the United 
 .States, is too well known to require extended no- 
 tice. The Daily Blade is an eight and sixteen page 
 paper, ably edited and gotten out in good shape. 
 It is the official Republican organ of the northern 
 part of Ohio, and has a very extensive circulation. 
 The Weekly Blade is of like dimensions, and en- 
 joys the largest circulation of any similar publica- 
 tion in the United States. 
 
 The birth of Mr. Locke occurred in Plymouth, 
 Richland County, Ohio, March 15, 1856. He is 
 the eldest son of David R. Locke, whose biogiaphy 
 appears in another portion of this work, and who 
 was called to his final rest February 15, 1888, in 
 this city. His widow, who was in her maiden- 
 hood Martha H. Bodine, is still living in the fam- 
 ily mansion at No. 1305 Jefferson Street. The 
 boyhood of Robinson Locke was spent in this city, 
 his education being acquired in the public schools. 
 After graduating from the high school, he went to 
 Europe and studied in Zurich, Switzerland, and 
 subsequently in Paris, Returning home, he was 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 given a position as reporter on tlie Blade, and 
 after a time made a second extended journey to 
 Europe. On his return to Toledo, lie was imme- 
 diately appointed United States Consul to New- 
 castle-on-Tync, in England, by President Arthur, 
 and remained abroad for two years, at the end of 
 that period resigning his position to return to his 
 work on the Blade. In 1888 he became editor-in- 
 chief and President of the Blade Company. Un- 
 der his management the journal has steadily gained 
 in tlie favor of the public, and its circulation 
 largely increased. 
 
 During his numerous trips to Europe and Japan 
 Mr. Locke did a great deal of literary work for his 
 paper, mucli of which appeared afterward in book 
 form. His letters from Beyreuth on the occasion 
 of the first production of Richard Wagner's now 
 famous "Parsifal" attracted a great deal of atten- 
 tion here and u broad, being translated in several 
 German publications. His letters from Norway in 
 the fall of 1885 were very favorably received, and 
 during the summer of 1893 he published the re- 
 sults of the preceding winter's sojourn in .Japan in 
 a series of illustrated letters that were widely read 
 and quoted. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Locke is a member of a number 
 of leading societies and clubs. He is a Thirty- 
 second Degree Mason and a member of the well 
 known Union League Club of Chicago, the Lotus 
 Club of New York City, and of the Toledo Club. 
 He enjoys the friendship of a large circle of ac- 
 quaintances, who at all times find him a genial, 
 courteous and pleasant companion. 
 
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 WILLIAM M. WOLLAM has been a life- 
 long resident of Montgomery Town- 
 ship, Wood County, for he was an in- 
 fant of only a few weeks old when brought to this 
 vicinity by his parents. Ever since attaining 
 man's estate he has been engaged in cultivating 
 his father's old homestead on section 36, and is 
 
 now the owner of the place. A man who is well 
 and favorably known in the community where he 
 dwells, he has frequently been called upon to serve 
 in a public capacity, and has been Road Supervisor, 
 School Director, Town Councilor, juror, etc. 
 
 The paternal great-great-grandfather of our sub- 
 ject, Jacob WoUam, a native of Virginia, who was 
 born in the early part of the eighteenth century, 
 about 1715, leased a t:act of land in Berkeley 
 County, Va., for a term of ninety-nine years. The 
 family histoiy prior to the time of his birth is 
 quite vague, what is known of it having been 
 handed down from father to son. The family 
 originallj' came from near the Rhine, in Germany, 
 but owing to religious persecutions sought a re- 
 fuge in America, where the men distinguished 
 themselves as Indian fighters and adventurers. 
 Jacob's son, Baltzer, born in 1745, tiie next in the 
 line of descent, and his wife, Mary M., who before 
 iier marriage was a Miss Weaver, were both born 
 in the Old Dominion. They removed to Colum- 
 biana Count3% Ohio, in 1803, and there reared to 
 maturity their six sons and five daughters, all of 
 whom married, had families, and, with the excep- 
 tion of one who died in his seventeenth year, 
 reached a ripe old age. Great-grandfather Baltzer 
 WoUam served in the War of the Revolution, and 
 his son Henry, grandfather of our subject, was a 
 soldier in the War of 1812. On the maternal side 
 our subject's great-great-grandparents were na- 
 tives of Berkeley County, Va., and there his great- 
 grandfather lived and died. 
 
 Heniy, one of the sons of Baltzer and Mary M. 
 (Weaver) WoUam, was born in 1777, and died in 
 1844. Both he and his wife, whose maiden name 
 was Bough, were natives of Berkeley Count}', Va. 
 They were the parents of thirteen children, seven 
 sons and six daughters, who all married and had 
 families. Their son Benjamin, father of our sub- 
 ject, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, March 
 11, 1807, and continued to reside in that locality 
 until his marri,age, which occurred December 25, 
 1832. His wife was Miss Susannah Smith, of Co- 
 lumbiana County, a daughter of Lewis Smith, a na- 
 tive of Lancaster County, Pa. They came to Wood 
 County in the spring of 1834, but returned to 
 Columbiana County the s.-ime fall, remaining there 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 275 
 
 until the spring of 1838, when tlie}' came to this 
 county, where the father took up one hundred 
 and sixty acres of Government land on section 36, 
 built a log cabin, and in a few yeais had cleared 
 away the timber and made many improvements. 
 Of the four children born to him and his wife, 
 three grew to mature years, Mary having died 
 when in her eighth year. Leah, born January' 5, 
 1835, married August Crowell. William is the 
 next in order of birtli; and Ileiny, born Novem- 
 ber 14, 1844, died on the 19th of August, in the 
 year 1874, and was buried in the township ceme- 
 tery'. He left a wife, Leah, formerly' a Miss Stov- 
 er, but no children. Henry WoUam served in 
 the late war in the Twenty-first Ohio Infantr}' 
 until discharged. He also served in Wheeler's 
 Battery, from which he was transferred to the B'if- 
 ty-seventh Ohio Infantry, where he remained un- 
 til discharged on account of wounds received at 
 the battle of Hesaca. Henry B. Wollam, an uncle 
 of William M., also served in the late Civil War, 
 as a Captain, and died in 1862, from disease con- 
 tracted in the army. 
 
 William Wollam was born April 18, 1838, in 
 Columbiana County, Ohio, and with his parents 
 made the journey to Wood County by ox-team, 
 the trip consuming two weeks. He received the 
 best schooling tiie times afforded, during the win- 
 ter, and worked on a farm dui-ing the summer. At 
 the age of eighteen years he left school, and for 
 two j-ears gave his time exclusively to farming. 
 The winter he was twenty, and also the following 
 winter, he attended school again. In 1869 he 
 went to Kansas with the intention of remaining 
 tliere, and took up one hundred and sixty acres. 
 At the end of two years, however, he returned to 
 Ohio, as the drought which |)revailed so exten- 
 sively in Kansas discouraged him from making 
 any further attempt at farming there. He settled 
 on eighty acres of his father's old farm, and after 
 thelatter's death, which occurred April 8, 1887, at 
 the age of eighty years, he became the owner of 
 and has since managed the estate. In 1886 he 
 leased a tract of land to the Rising Sun Oil Com- 
 pany, who sunk six wells on tiiesame. His mother 
 died May 14, 1883. 
 
 March 22, 1863, William Wollam and .lulia Bier- 
 
 ly were united in marriage, and three children 
 have come to bless their union, namely: Dora H., 
 born June 30, 1864, and still living at home; Lo- 
 rain M., born May 27, 1865; and Laura, July 22, 
 1867. The second daughter married Albert Yam- 
 bert, and has two children. Fern and Dale. Laura 
 became the wife of Frank Fry, and she and her 
 husband are Living with her parents. Mrs. Wollam 
 is a member of the United Brethren Church. In 
 politics Mr. Wollam is a Republican, and a mem- 
 ber of the Disciples Church. 
 
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 < "\ SjILLIAM E. BRIGHAM, one of the 
 
 V/ V/ most enterprising young business men 
 of Toledo, is the junior member of 
 the firm of W. T. Carrington & Co., with which 
 concern he has been thus connected for the past 
 three years. This firm is one of the solid compa- 
 nies of the city, and has a large trade in grain, 
 the dealings being carried on on the commission 
 plan. The senior member of the firm is a resident 
 of Chicago, and thus much of the responsibility 
 of the business devolves on Mr. Brigham. 
 
 The father of the gentleman just mentioned. 
 Reed M. Brigham, was a prominent agriculturist 
 in Monroe County, Mich. He was a native of 
 Massachusetts, born in 1818. The birth of Will- 
 iam E., his son, occurred in Erie, Mich., in Oc- 
 tober, 1859. He passed his youth on his father's 
 old homestead, and was early drilled in various 
 kinds of useful work. He attended the district 
 school in the neighborhood of his home, and subse- 
 quently pursued more advanced studies in the To- 
 ledo High School. 
 
 At the age of seventeen years Mr. Brigham en- 
 tered the employ of Carrington <fe Casey, dealers 
 in grain. With them he remained for some four- 
 teen years, a part of which time he was salesman, 
 and the remainder of that period was their book- 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 keeper. Wlien Mr. Casey withdrew from the firm, 
 our subject was admitted in his place. He is a 
 member of tiie Toledo Produce Excliange and pos- 
 sesses good financial and executive ability' in con- 
 ducting his business affairs. 
 
 In 1882 occurred the marriage of Wr. Brighani 
 and Ida M. Woonscot, of Rhode Island. Mr. Brig- 
 ham is actively interested in wiintever pertains to 
 the upbuilding and development of this jjlace.and 
 is never slow to use his influence and means in the 
 proper directions. He possesses tlie confidence of 
 all with whom he comes in contact, whether in a 
 business or a social way. 
 
 iS^^sl 
 
 WILLIAM WEB.STER. The gentleman 
 of whose life it is our purpose to give 
 a sliort sketch is a successful lawyer of 
 Toledo, and has gained an enviable reputation as 
 a practitioner throughout tlie county. He pos- 
 sesses good judgment and a thorough knowledge 
 of law, and is therefore one of the city's repre- 
 sentative attorneys. He was born in Oakland 
 County, Micii., in 1843, and is the son of James 
 Webster, a native of Connecticut. The father re- 
 ceived ills early training in his native state, after 
 which he went to New York and completed his 
 collegiate education. Having resolved to enter 
 tlie ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 he commenced the study of theology, and was or- 
 dained in the state of New York about fifty-seven 
 years ago. 
 
 In a very early day .James Webster moved West 
 to Michigan, and, locating in Oakland County, be- 
 came one of tlie pioneer ministers of that section, 
 and was also actively identified with the educa- 
 tional affairs of the state. He was a member of 
 tlie first Constitutional Convention of the Wolver- 
 ine State, and later, while serving in the Legisla- 
 ture, was interested and aided in the framing of 
 
 the Michigan State Constitution. He was elected 
 to that honorable position for two terms, and 
 during that time was instrumental in advancing 
 the welfare of his constituents in a very marked 
 degree. 
 
 Prior to the outbreak of the late war, the father 
 of our subject returned East for his health, locat- 
 ing in Virginia, where he was living when Ft. 
 Sumter was fired upon. He was a thorough LTnion- 
 ist at heart, and, being fearless in the expression of 
 his views, was seized as a citizen and confined in 
 Libby Prison, where he died a few months later. 
 His father, the grandfather of our subject. Orange 
 Webster, was born in Litchfield County, Conn., 
 became the head of a family of eight children, who 
 were given the opportunity for gaining good edu- 
 cations and attained to lives of usefulness. The 
 Websters originally came from England, and for 
 many years were classed among the representative 
 citizens and well-to-do residents of the New Eng- 
 land States. 
 
 William Webster attended school in Michigan, 
 and later, when his [larents removed to the Old 
 Dominion, became a student in the Fairfax Sem- 
 inary, whose superintendent was Dr. Baker, a veiy 
 eminent and learned man of that day. After com- 
 pleting his education, Mr. AVebster was engaged 
 for some time in newspaper work on the New York 
 Herald, and on the close of the war accepted a 
 position as traveling collector and adjuster for a 
 large commercial house of the metropolis, in whose 
 employ he was retained for some time. 
 
 In 1872 our subject entered the Patent Office 
 at Washington, D. C, as Assistant Examiner of 
 Patents, and there he remained for a period of 
 eight 3'ears. During a part of this time he read law 
 in his leisure hours, and became thoroughly con- 
 versant with laws governing patents. Desiring to 
 further perfect himself in the knowledge of Black- 
 stone, in 1879 he entered the National LTniversity 
 of Washington, where he took a four-years course, 
 and on being graduated in 1883 was admitted to 
 practice at the Bar. Three years later we find him 
 located in Toledo, where he immediately opened 
 up an otflce,aiid has ever since given his attention 
 to his profession, making a specialty, however, of 
 [latent law. In this particular line he has built up 
 
PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 277 
 
 a large patronage, extending througliout various 
 states of the Union, and lie is considered an au- 
 tliority in tliis braneli of the law. 
 
 The lady to whom Mr. Webster was married in 
 1869 was Miss Mary A., daughter of Richard and 
 Caroline Case, and a native of Michigan. Her 
 father, a farmer by oecnpation, was an early settler 
 of Oakland County. To Mr. and Mrs. Webster 
 there have been born two sous and one daughter. 
 Carroll J., a mechanical draftsman, was educated 
 in Washington; Floyd R. is at present attending 
 the Toledo Medical College; and Carrie E. is at 
 home. Both our subject and his wife are members 
 of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are inter- 
 ested in all good works in their neighborhood. 
 They occupy a comfortable residence on the corner 
 of Bush and Huron Streets, and number among 
 their friends the best people in the city. In poli- 
 tics Mr. Webster is a stanch Republican, and in 
 social affairs is a prominent Mason and also be- 
 longs to the Royal Arcanum. 
 
 rj^ R. W. 
 
 I I nati,( 
 
 R. W. C. CHAPMAN was born in Cincin- 
 , Ohio, August 15, 1840. He was grad- 
 uated from the Miami Medical College 
 of that city in the spring of 1873. He imme- 
 diately came to Toledo, where he has since been in 
 the practice of his profession. 
 
 HON. JACOB ROMEIS. The well known 
 truth which has been aptly expressed 
 in the saying that "every man is the arch- 
 itect <if his own fortune," is nowhere more decid- 
 edly manifest than in the business activity and po- 
 litical prominence of Mr. Romeis, Vice-President 
 
 of the Toledo City Natural Gas Company, and 
 formerly Member of Congress from this district. 
 The opportunities which have come to him have, 
 perhaps, not been greater than those offered to 
 other men, but he possesses the qualities which en- 
 abled him to take advantage of the "tide that 
 leads on to fortune." 
 
 From his successful career may be gleaned les- 
 sons worthy of emulation by the young, and ad- 
 miration by the old. Our readers will, therefore, 
 be interested in this review of his life, concerning 
 wiiich we sketch the following: John and Eliza- 
 beth (Engeliiaupt) Romeis, his parents, were born 
 in Germany, where the former engaged in farm- 
 ing, and also followed the occupation of a linen 
 weaver. In 1847 he brought his family to the 
 United States and settled at Buffalo, N. Y., where 
 he was employed in a quarry. His death occurred 
 in 1869. 
 
 While the famil3- resided in Weisenbach, Bavaria, 
 the subject of this sketch was born, December 1, 
 1835. He accompanied his parents to America, 
 having previously attended the village school of 
 Weisenbach, as required by law, from his sixth 
 year. In Buffalo he was a student in the common 
 schools for one year, and in a German Protestant 
 school for a time after his first communion. The 
 family being poor, he was obliged at an earl}' age 
 to become self-supporting, and when fourteen se- 
 cured a position as cabin-boy on the propeller 
 "Oregon," Capt. Thomas Watts, running between 
 Buffalo, Toledo and Detroit, his first visit to To- 
 ledo being in August, 1849. In April, 1857, Mr. 
 Romeis was married to Catherine Schweiger, daugh- 
 ter of Martin Schweiger, of Buffalo, N. Y., and to 
 them have been born five children: Henry, who 
 died while an infant; Louis; Emma, wife of Al- 
 bert Kuhn; Kate, wife of Charles Beahr; and 
 Charles J. 
 
 From 1850 to 1856 Mr. Romeis was emploj'ed 
 on passenger steamers commanded by Captains 
 Watts, Hazard, Perkins, Pheatt, Willoughby and 
 Goldsmith. The last-named aided him to a posi- 
 tion as train baggageman on the Toledo & Wa- 
 bash Railroad in 1856, and for two years he was 
 thus emplo3'ed. Afterward he was promoted to 
 the position of conductor on freight and passenger 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 trains, but after 1863 was given charge of passen- 
 ger trains exclusively-. Owing to sickness, in 1871 
 he was obliged to leave the road temporarily, but 
 upon regaining his liealth he resumed work, being 
 appointed General Baggage Agent. This was a 
 position of great responsibility, as the entire force 
 of baggagemen and all tiio baggage were under his 
 supervision and care. .So successful was lie, that 
 he was promoted to tlie position of Depot Master 
 at Toledo, and given ciiarge of all passenger train- 
 men on the Eastern Division of that road, extend- 
 ing from Toledo to Danville, III. In that capa- 
 city he continued until his election to Congress. 
 
 From youth Mr. Ronieis has been an advocate 
 of Republican principles, which he has sustained 
 with vigor and fidelity'. However, he has never 
 been a partisan in his preferences, but in local mat- 
 ters has given his support lo the candidates whom 
 ho has considered best qualiTied for official trusts, 
 irrespective of political ties. His first public ofiice 
 was that of Alderman from the Seventh Ward of 
 Toledo, to which he was elected in 1874. Two 
 years later he was re-elected, and in 1877 became 
 President of the Board of Aldermen. In 1878 he 
 was nominated for a third term, but refused to al- 
 low his name to be used. The next year he was 
 elected Mayor of Toledo, and under his admin- 
 istration many important reforms were instituted 
 and improvements introduced. He was successful 
 in securing a substantial reduction in expenditures, 
 and in other ways promoted the welfare of his fel- 
 low-citizens. In 1881 and 1883 he was re-elected, 
 serving for six years altogether. 
 
 While gaining the respect of the people of To- 
 ledo, Mr. Romeis also secured the confidence and 
 esteem of the people of the surrounding country, 
 and when, therefore, his name was presented as 
 candidate for Congress from the Tenth District, 
 he at once had a large and enthusiastic following. 
 His ojjponent was Frank H. Hurd, then in the ze- 
 nith of his personal power and popularity. Added 
 to this fact, the district gave a usual m.ajority of 
 twenty-five hundred. The campaign was one of 
 the most active the district had ever known, and 
 the result was the election of Jlr. Romeis b^' a ma- 
 jority of two hundred and thirty-nine votes. Mr. 
 Hurd made a bitter and determined contest for the 
 
 seat, doubtless relying for success upon partisan 
 support from the large Democratic majority- in the 
 House of Representatives, but in this hope he was 
 disappointed, for, after complete investigation, the 
 Democratic Committee on Elections reported that 
 Mr. Romeis had been legally elected, which decis- 
 ion was approved by the House with a large ma- 
 jority. 
 
 In 1886 the same candidates were again pitted 
 against each other, and the results were practically 
 the same, Mr. Rouieis receiving a majority of fif- 
 teen hundred and eighty-eight votes over Mr. 
 Hurd. The vote in Lucas County stood as follows: 
 Romeis, eight thousand, eight hundred and eighty- 
 seven; Hurd, six thousand, six hundred and fifty- 
 three, giving the former a majority of two thou- 
 sand, two hundred and thirty-four; while the Re- 
 publican majority in the county for the Secretary 
 of State, at the same election, was only three hun- 
 dred and sixty-eight. 
 
 In the issue of protection or free trade, Mr. 
 Romeis recognizes the most important question of 
 national policy, and his attachment to the Repub- 
 lican party rests chiefly on the position of that or- 
 ganization on this issue. His view of the matter 
 was clearly given in a speech when the Free Ship- 
 ping Bill was under discussion in the House of 
 Representatives. He then said: "Mr. Chairman, I 
 have been a wage-worker for thirty-five years or 
 more as a sailor and railroad man. I laid aside 
 the lantern to take a seat in the Halls of Congress, 
 and when I leave I expect to take up one of these 
 vocations again. But while I have a voice and a 
 vote in this House, I shall not give it for a propo- 
 sition that will, in my opinion, destroy the capital 
 invested in American industries, thereby throwing 
 out of employment thousands of workingmen who 
 are directly dependent upon that capital. For 
 that reason I shall vote against tliat bill." (Ap- 
 plause.) 
 
 Mr. Romeis is a tj'pical representative of the 
 German race, honest and upright in word and 
 deed, energetic and pushing, and of a decidedly 
 practical turn of mind. Beginning in life without 
 capital or influential friends, beset on every hand 
 by obstacles, hampered by poverty and burdened 
 with the cares and hardships incident to his chosen 
 
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 occupation, he has, nevertheless, worked liis way 
 forward, until he has attained a position of great 
 prominence in this portion of Ohio. Among his 
 fellow-citizens he is highly respected, as he posses- 
 ses the integrity of character that has enabled him 
 to live uprightly and at peace with the world. 
 Since resuming the duties of a private citizen, he 
 has devoted his attention largely to the interests 
 of the Toledo City Natural Gas Company, which 
 is one of the principal industries of the place, and 
 of whicli he is Vice-President. 
 
 'Mm 
 
 HON. CHARLES PRATT, Judge of the 
 Court of Common Pleas, occupies a posi- 
 tion of eminence among the able jurists 
 of the state. Duiing the long period of his resi- 
 dence in Toledo, covering more than forty years, 
 ■ he has identified himself intimatel}' with the pro- 
 gressive interests of the city, and has gained a po- 
 sition of jjrominence in the legal fraternity. His 
 attention was devoted closely to his professional 
 duties as an attorney until 1894, when he was nom- 
 inated for the position of Judge, and on the 6th 
 of November following was duly elected. His 
 election to this responsible and honored position 
 is a just tribute to his legal attainments and supe- 
 rior ability, and since assuming the duties of the 
 oflice he has discharged the same with a fidelity, 
 impartiality and wisdom tliat reflect credit upon 
 his own attainments. 
 
 The Pratt family is descended from Puritan an- 
 cestors. Alpheus Pratt, father of the Judge, was 
 a native of Massachusetts, whence in 1819 he re- 
 moved to the state of New York, becoming a pio- 
 neer of the locality in which he settled. In 1833 
 he came still further West and established his home 
 in that portion of Michigan known as the "Bean 
 
 Creek Country," which is within what is now called 
 the Maumee Valley, and known as Hudson, Mich. 
 At that place his death occurred in March, 1884, 
 at the age of ninety-one years. His widow, who 
 is also of New England lineage, makes her home 
 with her son Charles, and is now (1895) ninet}'- 
 one years of age. Both the paternal and maternal 
 ancestors attained advanced ages, ranging from 
 eighty to nearly one hundred years. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born near Roch- 
 ester, N. Y., January 15, 1828. He was but five 
 years old when his parents removed to Michigan, 
 and his boyhood years were passed in that then 
 undeveloped portion of the country. Neighbors 
 were few; in fact, almost the entire population 
 was comprised in a tribe of Pottawatomie Indians, 
 which had its camping-ground near the Pratt farm. 
 However, white people soon began to establish 
 homes here; settlements became more numerous, 
 and schoolhouses were built. The rudiments of 
 his education were obtained at home, but at the 
 age of twelve years a schoolhouse was erected at a 
 point sulticiently near to permit him to attend, and 
 from that time until he was sixteen he enjoyed 
 such educational advantages as that primitive tem- 
 ple of learning afforded. Although the course of 
 instruction was of the crudest nature, he neverthe- 
 less obtained a fair knowledge of the fundamental 
 branches. At the age of sixteen he entered a se- 
 lect school at Adrian, but after a short time there 
 he became a student in the seminary at Albion, 
 Mich. While continuing his studies there a por- 
 tion of each year until he was twenty-one, he spent 
 the intervening months in teaching school, thereby 
 gaining the money necessarj' to prosecute his lit- 
 erary work. 
 
 In 1850 Mr. Pratt became a student in a law 
 otlice at Adrian, but soon afterward came to To- 
 ledo, where for two years he read law in the office 
 of Hill & Perigo. He was then admitted to gen- 
 eral practice before the Bar, and at once succeeded 
 Mr. Perigo in the firm, which continued as Hill & 
 Pratt until 1861. At that time Mr. Hill entered 
 the array as Brigadier-General, and although the 
 firm name continued as Hill & Pratt until 1870, his 
 connection with it was merely nominal. The firm 
 was afterward changed to Pratt, Wilson & Pratt, 
 
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 our subject's son, Henrj' S., being the junior part- 
 ner. 
 
 The earlier inclinations of Judge Pratt were to- 
 ward the legal profession, but, acceding to the 
 earnest wishes of his parents, he for a time held 
 his ambitions in abeyance. However, being con- 
 fident of Ills ultimate success, he adopted the call- 
 ing in whicli he has since attained marked success. 
 He has conducted a general practice, without any 
 specialty. Politically he was first a Whig and later 
 a Republican, and made his first political speech 
 for Fremont in 1856. In the City Council lie has 
 done valuable service, both as a member and Presi- 
 dent. 
 
 Since the organization of the Westminster Pres- 
 byterian Church, Judge Pratt has been one of its 
 Trustees, and for many years served as President 
 of the Board. He has also been President of the 
 Young Men's Christian Association, and an active 
 temiierance and .Sunday-school worker. His first 
 marriage occurred in 1853, but his wife died soon 
 afterward. In 1857 he was united with Catherine 
 Slierring, and they are the parents of seven chil- 
 dren, all of whom are living. Though the duties 
 of his profession have engrossed the time of Judge 
 Pratt to a very large extent, tliey have not done 
 so to the exclusion of his duties as a citizen, friend 
 and neighbor. In societ3' he is known and appre- 
 ciated as a gentleman of liberal views, generous 
 impulses and social qualities of a high order, and 
 no man has ever called into question his honesty 
 of purpose and liigh character. 
 
 JAMES CARL, a well known fanner of Syl- 
 van ia Township, Lucas County, is of German 
 extraction on the paternal side. For several 
 years he has made his home on section 11, 
 where he owns a well improved place of fifty acres. 
 He is a native of New Jersey, liaving been born in 
 
 Morris County. July 14, 1824. His parents, Will- 
 iam and Betsey (King) Carl, died when he was 
 only a child, and he was brought up by his grand- 
 father King. His father followed farming during 
 his lifetime and w.as an industrious, honest and re- 
 spected man. His wife was of Scotcli descent. 
 
 James Carl received only a limited education, 
 and when twenty 3'ears of age began working in 
 an iron foundiy, receiving $1 per day for four 
 years. At the end of that time he moved to New 
 York .State, and for the next four years worked as 
 a farm liand. About 1850 he emigrated to Madi- 
 son, Midi., and after remaining in that locality 
 for a 3'ear, settled in Fairfield, wliere he was inter- 
 ested in farming for some two years. About 1850 
 he purchased eighty acres of land near Chesterfield, 
 Oliio, and cleared and improved the place. Eight 
 years later he returned to Micliigan, where he pur- 
 chased land and lived for sixteen years. He then, 
 in 1882, sold a part of this property and traded 
 the remainder for his present homestead, on which 
 he has resided ever since. 
 
 Before leaving his native state, Mr. Carl was 
 married, December 5, 1845, to Sarah A., daughter 
 of Jacob and Hannah (Willis) Winget. The other 
 children of the latter are Manning, of New Jersey'; 
 William, who was living in Rockaway, N. J., when 
 last heard from; and f^dward, Caleb, Charles and 
 Caroline. 
 
 To ISIr. and Mrs. Carl have been born nine chil- 
 dren, as follows: George W., born August 6, 1848, 
 and now a resident of this county; Charles A., who 
 was born November 1, 1850, and is a blacksmith 
 of Sylvania; Marven, born November 2. 1852, now- 
 living in Toledo; Milton, who was born October 7, 
 1854, and is engaged in farming in Michigan; Ella, 
 born P'ebruary 5, 1856, the wife of Horace DeLong, 
 of Greenville, Mich.; Estella, whose birth occurred 
 March 5, 1858, and who died February 1, 1875; 
 Bennett J., a ranchman in Idaho, who was born 
 July 24, 1861; Esther M., born May 11, 1866, and 
 who died June 22, 1893, while attending the 
 World's Fair in Chicago; and Edith L., born Au- 
 gust 3, 1868, and now the wife of Jason Wilson, 
 of Detroit, Mich. !\Irs. James Carl was born Feb- 
 ruary 8, 1827. She is a member of the Baptist 
 Church, while her husband is identified with the 
 
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 Methodist Episcopal denomination. .Several of 
 the children are also church members. 
 
 The two eldest brotliers of our subject, John and 
 Adam, are residents of New Jersey. His youngest 
 brother, David, died in infancy; and his only sis- 
 ter, Mary, who married Wesley Denson, is also de- 
 ceased. On several occasions Mr. Carl has served 
 as School Director of his home district, and in 
 manj' ways has shown his interest in educational 
 matters. It has been one of his main aims in life 
 to fit his children for the battles before them by 
 equipping them well in this direction. 
 
 JOHN A. ROYER, M. D., has been engaged in 
 practice in Toledo scarcely three years, but 
 numbers among his clients many of her lead- 
 ing families. He has had a wide experience, 
 and is a master in his profession. For a quarter 
 of a century his field of work was at Carey, Ohio, 
 from which place he removed only in order that 
 he could have greater scope for his recognized 
 ability. 
 
 Dr. Royer was born in Franklin County, Pa., 
 February 15, 1840, and is a son of Daniel W. 
 Royer, a farmer by occupation. The latter's fa- 
 ther, George Royer, was a native of Pennsylvania, 
 and his father in turn was born in France, whence 
 he emigrated to the United States in 1767, settling 
 in South Carolina. After remaining there for four 
 years, he removed to Lancaster County, Pa., where 
 his son George was born, and when the latter was 
 a lad of seven years the family settled in Frank- 
 lin County, Pa. Daniel W. Royer wedded Mary 
 Adams, who was born in Franklin County, Pa., 
 and in her girlhood removed with her father, Ja- 
 cob Adams, to Seneca, Ohio. Her mother bore the 
 maiden name of Nicademus, and her grandfather 
 was a General on the staff of Napoleon. 
 
 Dr. Royer is the third in a family of five chil- 
 dren, three sons and two daughters, all of whom 
 
 are living but one. He obtained his elementary 
 schooling in his native countj', and later attended 
 the academy at Fayetteville, after which he taught 
 school f(ir four years successfully. During this 
 time he turned his attention toward the medical 
 profession, pursuing his studies with Dr. John Oel- 
 lig, of Waynesboro. He then entered Bellevue 
 Hospital Medical College in New York City, grad- 
 uating therefrom in the spring of 1864. 
 
 Having been appointed Suigeon in the Hamp- 
 ton Hospital in Virginia, Dr. Royer was thus em- 
 ployed for a short time, but while there received a 
 sunstroke, causing sickness, for which reason he 
 was discharged. Next going to Waynesboro, he 
 engaged in practice until the spring of 1866, after 
 which he returned to Bellevue College and de- 
 voted himself to special branches, receiving the 
 degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1867. Soon after 
 he located in Tiffin, Ohio, where he conducted a 
 general practice for one year, and then, as previ- 
 ously related, he entered upon a twenty-five-year 
 term of practice in Carey, Ohio, and three years 
 ago came to Toledo. While in Carey he was a 
 member of the School Board for four 3'ears, and 
 took an active part in its proceedings. 
 
 In 1859 Dr. Royer married Miss Emma Bone- 
 brake, of Franklin County, Pa., and their five liv- 
 ing childi'en are as follows: Daniel B., who is a 
 practical machinist; Ida, who married Jesse R. 
 Oiler, and lives in Waynesboro, Pa.; Walter, a res- 
 ident of Washington, D. C, in the employ of the 
 Western Union Telegraph Company; Grace, who 
 is at home; and Carl. 
 
 Dr. Royer was F^xamining Pension Surgeon at 
 Upper Sandusky, Ohio, for four years, under Presi- 
 dent Harrison's administration, but resigned the 
 position in order to come to this city. He is a 
 member of Friendship Lodge No. 84, A. F. & A. M., 
 at Hagerstown, Md., and also holds membership in 
 the Lincoln and Manitou Clubs of Toledo. In 
 politics he is a stanch defender of the principles 
 set forth by the Republican party. 
 
 In tlie fall of 1862 the Doctor was drafted for 
 the Civil War, and furnished a substitute at a cost 
 of 1300, but in the fall of 1863 volunteered and 
 helped to raise a cavalry company, of which he 
 was commissioned First Lieutenant. Shortly after, 
 
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 however, be resigned in order to finish his medical 
 studies, and took a course of lectures in the Belle- 
 vue Medical College of New York Citj', after which, 
 in the spring of 1864, lie went into the service 
 again as surgeon. 
 
 T7> LLIS PARKER, one of the sturdy old set- 
 r^ Cy tiers of Lucas Count_y, has lived a retired 
 life at his beautiful iiome in Sylvania for 
 the past fifteen years. For several decades in the 
 early liistory of this region he was known far and 
 near as a genial and hospitable landlord, having for 
 years run the old Sylvania Hotel, which he rented. 
 He afterward built the one now known as the Vic- 
 tor House, and though this structure was put up in 
 1848, it is still in good condition, and the shingles 
 with which it was crowned over forty years ago 
 are apparently as good as ever. 
 
 The parents of Ellis Parker were Simon and 
 Lucy (Gleason) Parker, natives of Massachusetts. 
 They were the parents of eight children, all but 
 two of whom are still living. Hiram, born Octo- 
 ber 26, 1806, lives in Sylvania; Louisa, Mrs. Corn- 
 stock, was born January 2.'5, 1809; Ellis is the next 
 in order of birth; Alonzo, born December 20, 1817, 
 died July 3, 1854; Henry W., born May 7, 1819, 
 is still living in this county; Mary, born Septem- 
 ber 21, 1821, and a resident of this county, is the 
 widow of William Comstock; John B., born July 
 27, 1825, married Polly Cooper, who died in 1882, 
 leaving two sons, William S. and Charles A., who, 
 with their father, are residents of Adrian, Mich.; 
 and Ambrose, born July 23, 1828, died in infancy. 
 Ellis Parker is a native of Weston, Worcester 
 County, Mass., born January 25, 1812. In 1830 
 he emigrated to this county, settling first in To- 
 ledo, then known as Port Lawrence, and afterward 
 Vistula. At the time of his arrival there was but 
 one log warehouse and store in the place. It was 
 
 owned by John Baldwin, whose family lived under 
 the same roof. Mr. Parker made a lake trip from 
 Buffalo, N. Y., on the schooner "Eagle," owned 
 by Capt. David Wilkinson. When he was nine- 
 teen years of age he went to make his home with 
 Ira Smith, afterward his father-in-law, who was 
 one of the pioneer settlers of this county. About 
 this time (1832) Mr. Parker assisted in prospect- 
 ing for rock in the neighborhood of Turkey-foot 
 Rock, eighteen miles up the Maumee River. The 
 rock was for building the first cellar constructed 
 in Toledo, in the building of which Mr. Parker 
 assisted. He and his father also built the first 
 brick chimney erected in the city. There were at 
 this time but three families living within two 
 miles of where Toledo now stands. 
 
 November 19, 1835, Mr. Parker wedded Alice, 
 daughter of Ira and Jane (Cliapin) Smith, of New 
 York. Mrs. Parker, who was the third of seven 
 children, was born January 18, 1818, and was 
 called to her final rest December 14, 1865. As 
 his health was very poor, Mr. Parker continued to 
 reside for nearly a year after his marriage with 
 his wife's people. His next venture was to en- 
 gage in farming on a place north of Toledo, but 
 at the end of a year he moved to Vienna, Ohio, 
 and for a time teamed to some extent and also 
 kept boarders, men who were employed by Ira 
 Smith. His health improving, he built a three- 
 story brick hotel, and operated the same for three 
 years. He managed to do pretty well financially, 
 and then bought eighty acres of land, on which 
 he made his home for three years. Returning to 
 Toledo, he leased the Eagle Tavern, on the corner 
 of Summit and Elm Streets, for some three or 
 four 3'ears, when it became necessary for him to 
 lead an outdoor life once more, on account of his 
 health, and for two years he rented a farm two 
 miles east of Sylvania. Succeeding this, he was 
 interested in running the hotel to which allusion 
 is made in the first of this article. When a good 
 opportunity offered he traded the hotel for a 
 farm, which he sold at the end of twenty years, in 
 1880. For nearly ten years he has been a great 
 sufferer, and has been unable to engage in active 
 business. 
 
 November 14, 1866, our subject wedded for his 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 second wife Elida M., daughter of Henry J. and 
 Polly (Sperling) Hare. They were natives of 
 Syracuse. N. Y., and in 1835 settled near Toledo, 
 on what is now known as the Marsh Farm. Later 
 they moved to Amboy, Fulton Count}', Ohio, and 
 there bought a tract of land. Mrs. Parker is the 
 only survivor of five children. The eldest was 
 Maria, who died in New York; Jane and Lucy F. 
 also died in childhood; and Charles S., born Sep- 
 tember 9, 1835, died while in the Union serv- 
 ice, November 4, 1864. He was a member of Com- 
 pany C, Twelfth Regiment Michigan Volunteers. 
 Mrs. Parker was born Februa?-y 11, 1831, and in 
 1841, at the time of iier father's death, inherited 
 a portion of his estate. 
 
 In his political attiliations Mr. Parker is a Dem- 
 ocrat. For many years he has been identified with 
 the Masonic fraternit}', and is a member of Lodge 
 No. 237, F. & A. M., of Sylvan ia. 
 
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 NOAH C. SCOTT, now residing on section 5, 
 Sylvania Township, Lucas County, is one 
 of the well-to-do agriculturists of this sec- 
 tion. He is a native of this state, and was born in 
 Wayne Count}', November 5, 1828, to Robert and 
 Lottie (Cunningham) Scott, also natives of the 
 Buckeye State, the former's birth having occurred 
 November 15, 1802. The father was a life-long 
 farmer, and although he started out in life poor 
 in this world's goods, he left at his death a valu- 
 able estate. 
 
 The parental family numbered eight children, 
 of whom four are now living. Of these children, 
 William, the eldest, was born January 23, 1825, 
 and is now deceased; James, born August 26. 1826, 
 is engaged in farming near Wauseon, in Fulton 
 County, this state; Noah C. was the next-born; 
 John, whose birth occurred August 22, 1830, is a 
 resident of Wayne County, this state; Cunning- 
 
 ham, born October 22, 1832, is residing in Omaha 
 Neb., where he is District Judge; Elizabeth, born 
 October 3, 1835, married Milton Emberson. and 
 is residing in South Whitley, Ind.; Mary, born 
 May 19, 1838, married Daniel Bailes, and departed 
 this life in Wayne County, in 1894; and Oliver, 
 born July 19, 1842, died in infancy. The parents 
 of this family were devoted members of the Meth- 
 odist Episcopal Church. In politics the father was 
 a stanch Republican. He possessed fine business 
 qualities, which he made good use of, both in his 
 own interest and that of the communit}'. 
 
 Our subject remained with his father until 
 twenty-one years old, when he left home, and, go- 
 ing to sea, was engaged in the whaling service for 
 five years, cruising in the Indian Ocean. On again 
 becoming a permanent resident of terra finna, he 
 was married, March 4, 1857, to Helen M. Brilton, 
 who was born January 27, 1839, and was the 
 daughter of Madison and LucindaBritton, natives 
 of Wayne County, this state. Her father, who 
 was a carpenter and builder, reared a family of 
 six children: John, Amos, Milford, Rosetta, Helen 
 and Lucinda. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Scott there have been born five 
 children, of whom the eldest, Lottie, was born July 
 1, 1858, and is now the wife of Hiram Palen, a 
 resident of Fountain County, Ind.; Leander, born 
 September 8, 1860, is now located at Detroit, being 
 agent for the Lake Shore Road at that place; Mary 
 Inezy was born April 16, 1863, and married Harry 
 Johanning, a resident of Toledo; Charles B. was 
 born February 18, 1874, and is at home with his 
 parents. 
 
 While on the sea Mr. Scott was enabled to save 
 quite a sum of money, and thus was able to make 
 a good start when read}' to invest his earnings. 
 After locating in this county he began running a 
 sawmill, which he operated for two years, then 
 traded it for a farm in Williams County. In 1872 
 he became a resident of Lucas Count}', where he 
 purchased eighty acres of land, on which he has 
 resided ever since. Although our subject's ad- 
 vantages for obtaining a good education were 
 very limited, he is to-day one of the best financiers 
 in this section ; and, realizing the value which a 
 good knowledge of books brings, has seen to it 
 
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 that bis cliildren have attended school, and for 
 one year he hired a tutor for them. 
 
 Mr. Scott has been both ISciiool Director of his 
 district and Supervisor of his township. Socially 
 he is a Mason of high standing, and takes great 
 interest in the workings of that order. In politics 
 he never fails to casta vote in favor of Republi- 
 can candidates, and when first given the right to 
 vote cast a ballot for John C. Fremont. He is 
 Government Weather Reporter for his township, 
 making monthly repoits to the Bureau at Wash- 
 in 2;ton. 
 
 i^^C^ 
 
 JOHN SHULL, now deceased, who cast in his 
 fortunes with the inhabitants of Lucas Coun- 
 ty in 1843, lived within its boundaries for 
 over half a century. He was called from 
 the shores of time January 19, 1895, and his loss 
 was felt not only by his family and friends, but 
 by the public at large. He was a good financier, 
 and accumulated a large estate in the legitimate 
 channels of business, at the same time winning 
 the confidence of his fellow-citizens, who often 
 called upon him to serve them in public capacities 
 of honor and trust. In 1860 he was appointed 
 Superintendent of the County Poor Farm, a posi- 
 tion which he retained for ten years. Then, after 
 an interval of perhaps a year, he was again chosen 
 to fill the jjlace, and did so for five years more. 
 He also served as Trustee of Sylvania Township 
 for three years. In politics he was an unswerving 
 Republican. 
 
 A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. ShuU was born 
 in Perry County, October 15, 1818. His father 
 died when John was a mere lad, and upon his 
 shoulders the care of his mother and his younger 
 brothers and sisters devolved at an early age, but 
 he met the responsibility bravely. On coming 
 to this county in 1843, he settled in Richfield 
 Township, where he engaged in farming and in 
 
 carpentering. For a time he was employed by a 
 Mr. Wolflnger, whose daughter, Matilda, he sub- 
 sequently married. The wedding ceremony was 
 performed August 22, 1844, and for eighteen 
 years Mrs. ShuU proved a faithful and devoted 
 heljiinate. She departed this life in May, 1862, 
 leaving two children, one of whom has since been 
 summoned to the silent land. 
 
 November 24, 1864, John Shull married Jeanette 
 Washburn, who was born February 23, 1839, and 
 who survives him. Their twin sons, born Febru- 
 ary 15, 1875, and who bear the names of Deo D. 
 and Leo W., are now the mainstay and sup- 
 port of their mother. They are promising and 
 enterprising young men, and are justly respected 
 and liked by all who know them. 
 
 About 1865 our subject purchased the farm on 
 section 4, Sylvania Township, where his widow 
 still resides. He erected a handsome two-story 
 house, and made many other improvements which 
 increased the value of the homestead. For several 
 years he was a member of the Masonic order, be- 
 longing to Northern Light Lodge of Maumee. 
 He was a member ot the Presbyterian Church, but 
 his wife adheres to the Baptist denomination. 
 Mrs. Shull is a lady of lovely Cliristian character, 
 and has the rare gift of making and retaining 
 friends. 
 
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 BEEBE COMSTOCK, who was one of the 
 sturdy old pioneers of Lucas County, was 
 born November 5, 1799, and died August 
 17, 1869. His widow is still living, and is active 
 in body and mind, though she is now in her eigh- 
 ty-seventh year, her birth having occurred Janu- 
 ary 25, 1809. 
 
 The parents of Heebe Corastock were Solomon 
 and Abigail Comstock, natives of Connecticut, 
 the former born May 10, 1760, and the latter July 
 19, 1770. They became the parents of sixteen 
 
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 children, wlio are all dead, with the exception of 
 Giles, who was born August 5, 1817. Beebe Corn- 
 stock was married, December 20, 1828, to Louisa 
 Parker, who was born in Massachusetts, and who 
 remained at home wit!) her parents until her 
 marriage. For six \-ears after their marriage the 
 young couple continued to live next-door neigh- 
 bors to Mrs. Comstock's parents. In 1834 they 
 made the trip to Toledo in the boat known as "Old 
 Perry," which was afterwards burned on the lake. 
 At the time of their arrival Toledo consisted of an 
 old log warehouse and a log-cabin store. After a 
 year's stay in the village Mr. Comstock purchased 
 eighty acres of land in Sylvania Township, on sec- 
 tion 4, and continued to add to this place, until at 
 his death it comprised two hundred and sixty acres. 
 During his stay in this county, in 1834-35, he car- 
 ried the chain in assisting to survey and lay out 
 tiie city of Toledo. He cleared more land than 
 any other man in this section, and was very suc- 
 cessful as a general farmer. 
 
 The union of Beebe Comstock and wife was 
 blessed with four children. Elizabeth, born Octo- 
 ber 11, 1829, died in childhood. Ambrose B., 
 born October 23, 1830, is now living on the old 
 homestead with his mother, his wife, formerly Ca- 
 delia Keeler, having died in 1892. Levi S., born 
 August 27, 1832, is a farmerof this township; and 
 Sarah, born January 11, 1834, is the wife of W. D. 
 Moore, now of Kelly, N. M.,and owner of several 
 rich mines in that territory. Ambrose Comstock en- 
 listed in the one-hundred-days service during the 
 late war, in Company G, One Hundred and Thir- 
 tieth Ohio Volunteers, being under the command 
 of General Grant. He took part in numerous 
 skirmishes along the Shenandoah Valle}',the James 
 River, around Petersburg and Richmond, Monoc- 
 acy and in the intrenchment of Washington. 
 
 The advantages for obtaining an education were 
 extremely meager in the days of Mr. and Mrs. 
 Comstock's youth, and they were mainly self-edu- 
 cated. In politics Mr. Comstock was a strong Re- 
 publican and a true patriot on all occasions. 
 Thursday, January 25, 1894, Mrs. Louisa Comstock 
 and her brotiier, Ellis G. Parker, celebrated their 
 birthday anniversaries in a very happy and social 
 way. There are six brothers and sisters of the 
 
 Parker family living, their names and the dates of 
 their births being as follows: Hiram, born October 
 26, 1806; Lousia, January 25, 1809; Ellis G., Jan- 
 uary 25, 1812; Henry W., May 7, 1819; Mary, Sep- 
 tember 21, 1821; and John B., July 27, 1825. The 
 sum of their ages January 25, 1895, was four hun- 
 dred and seventy years and one day, or an aver- 
 age of seventy-eight years and four months. 
 
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 JOHN M. HOPKINS was a well known citizen 
 of Sylvania, and a Justice of the Peace, hav- 
 ing served as such for six years, and in 1894 
 he was re-elected to the place. He was a 
 member of the City Council, was Clerk of the vil- 
 lage for thirteen years, and Treasurer and Presi- 
 dent of the Board of Education. After a very- 
 brief illness he was called awa3' to the better land, 
 on tiie 17th of March, 1895. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred in Sherburne, 
 Chenango County, N. Y., September 17, 1815, his 
 parents being Moses and Diantlia ( Pixley) Hopkins. 
 The former was born in Massachusetts, January 
 22, 1775, and the latter June 29, 1776, in Con- 
 necticut. By occupation Moses Hopkins was a 
 carpenter, and he also taught school successfully. 
 For some years he conducted a wagon-shop, and 
 after coming to Ohio, in 1833, devoted himself to 
 farming. He owned a homestead in Erie County, 
 and gave a good education and start in life to 
 each of his children. 
 
 Moses and Diantha Hopkins reared a family of 
 nine children. Heniy, who was born August 6, 
 1797, died in 1847, in Tennessee. Maria, who 
 married Gideon King, was born June 10, 1790, 
 and died May 10, 1887, in Erie County, leaving 
 three children. Amanda A., the wife of Marcus 
 Lathrop, was born July 13, 1801, and died Janu- 
 ary 11, 1874, in Clinton, N. Y. She left only two 
 
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 children, one of her sons, Col. William H., having 
 been killed in the late war. George W., horn June 
 
 27, 1803, died in 1864, in Henry County, Ohio, 
 leaving a wife and five children. Abbie, born Oc- 
 tober 1, 1805, married Alvin Newton, and at the 
 time of her death, which occurred September 14, 
 1828, in Bethlehem, Pa., she left one child, who 
 died soon afterwards. Charles L., born July 20, 
 1807, died M.ay 17, 1845, in Berlinville, Ohio, 
 leaving his wife and a son, who have since died. 
 Norman N., born August 22, 1810, died October 
 
 28, 1875, in Calhoun County, Mich., leaving four 
 children and a second wife. His only surviving 
 child is the wife of Bert Crandall, of Homer, 
 Mich. Our subject was the next in order of birth. 
 William H., born September 27, 1819, was living 
 in Cincinnati at the time of his death, October 2, 
 1851. One daughter survived him, l)ut she has 
 since passed away. 
 
 When a lad of twelve and a-half years J. M. 
 Hopkins left home, living with a brother-in-law 
 on a farm until reaching his majority. At that 
 time he was given a horse and saddle and enough 
 money to make the amount equal to $100. He 
 taught school for two terms, and gave his earnings 
 to his brother-in-law, to whom he felt indebted for 
 his support. In 1836 the j'oung man came to Ohio, 
 visiting his parents, who had removed hither a few 
 years before. Then, going to Michigan, he entered 
 a tract of land, bought a yoke of oxen and began 
 life in earnest. He remained in that state but a 
 year, when he sold out and settled in Erie County. 
 Vov a few years he woiked for farmers liy the 
 month, and during this time managed to save a 
 large share of his earnings. 
 
 November 5, 1839, Mr. Hopkins married Rachel 
 Henrietta Hill, who died September 23, 1866, leav- 
 ing three children. The eldest, Marcus S., born 
 November 15, 1840, a wealth^' retired capitalist of 
 Washington, D. C, is president of a comi)any, and 
 in former years was a patent lawyer. Mary, who 
 was born July 5, 1842, became the wife of Henrj', E. 
 Burnham, and died April 8, 1894. Ella A. is the 
 widow of Benjamin Ittner, a very successful busi- 
 ness man of Omaha, Neb. She was born Novem- 
 ber 8, 1848, and is the mother of four children. 
 Nearlj- three years after the death of his first wife. 
 
 Mr. Hopkins married Ariadne, daughter of Luman 
 Andrews, of New York. 
 
 Mr. Hopkins, soon after his first marriage, en- 
 gaged in farming on his father's old homestead in 
 Erie Count}', and remained there a few years, when 
 he sold the place to its former owner. After work- 
 ing a year he bought sixty-five acres of improved 
 land, running into debt to a certain extent, but at 
 the end of six years had it all paid for. An op- 
 portunity offering, he sold the farm, but re-invest- 
 ed the sum realized in another tract of seventy- 
 five acres, receiving some help from the proceeds 
 of his father's estate. For twelve years he made 
 his home in Michigan, two miles from this city, 
 and for the past thirteen years resided in Sylvania. 
 During his life he filled the important offices of 
 Treasurer and Clerk of the Board of Health, and 
 for seven years acted as Justice of the Peace. In 
 his early days he was associated with the Odd Fel- 
 lows' society. Politically he was indentified with 
 the Republican party. 
 
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 IM^ 
 
 FRANCIS T. BOWER, former President of 
 the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, is one 
 of the prominent and popular men of his 
 profession in this state. In business circles of To- 
 ledo he commands the esteem of all those with 
 whom he is brought in contact, and is regarded as 
 an intelligent and enterprising citizen, whom to 
 know is to honor. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born in Hamilton, 
 Ohio, January 23, 1853, and is the son of Joseph A., 
 and Julia A. (Hopper) Bower, natives of Germany 
 and Virginia, respectively. The father, who was 
 born in Bavaria, during his boyhood accompanied 
 his parents to this country. Landing in New York 
 City, they proceeded westward to Cincinnati, Ohio, 
 but remained there only a short time, however, 
 thence removing to Hamillon, where they located, 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 289 
 
 and where Joseph A. learned the saddler and har- 
 ness-maker's trade. His niarri.agc occurred in Ham- 
 ilton, and here he remained until 1877, at which 
 time he removed to Toledo, and later to West- 
 moreland County, Pa., where he and his wife are 
 spending the remainder of their days. 
 
 Francis T. Bower passed his boyhood in the 
 states of Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, and re- 
 ceived such an education as could be obtained in 
 the district schools. He later attended a school at 
 Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pa., and in 1873 
 entered the pharmaceutical department of the State 
 University of Ann Arbor, Mich., graduating in 
 1876. Immediately upon concluding his univer- 
 sity course, he came to Toledo, and embarked in the 
 drug business in August of that year, stocking an 
 establishment on the corner of Cherry and Michi- 
 gan Streets. His present store is in the new Lib- 
 erty Hall brick block, recently erected at the corner 
 of Cherry and Ontario Streets, and here he has one 
 of the neatest and best-arranged stores in the city 
 of Toledo. 
 
 September 1, 1881, occurred the marriage of our 
 subject and Miss Martha J. Harris, formerly of 
 Detroit, Mich., and a daughter of John Harris. 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Bower have been born five chil- 
 dren, two sons and three daughters. Mr. Bower 
 has filled man}' offices of public trust. Secretary of 
 the Pharmaceutical Association until 1883, he was 
 appointed the followingyear by Governor Hoadley, 
 of Ohio, as a member of the Board of Pharmacy; in 
 1885 was re-appointed bj- the same Governor, and 
 in 1890 received another re-appointment, this time 
 by Governor Campbell, for the term expiring 
 April 1, 1895. During this time he served as 
 Vice-President, and during three years as Presi- 
 dent, of the board. 
 
 Since the year 1883 Mr. Bower has been a mem- 
 ber of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, 
 and for the past four years has been the Lucas 
 County correspondent for the association. He was 
 at one time an instructor in the chemical labora- 
 tory of Toledo Medical College, ami is on the 
 medical staff of St. Vincent's Hospital of Toledo. 
 He is also a member of the Board of Directors of 
 the Retail Druggists' Fire Insurance Association 
 of Ohio, the main oflice of which is located at Cin- 
 
 cinnati, and a Director of the Universal Trade 
 Association, with home office at Detroit. He leads 
 a very busy and useful life, but his duties are al- 
 ways discharged with that carefulness and fidel- 
 ity which have ever characterized the man. 
 
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 WILLIAM ACERS is a well-to-do farmer 
 of Sylvania Township, Lucas County. 
 He owns a place comprising forty-seven 
 acres on section 11, and this he has improved by 
 erecting good buildings and a i)leasant and com- 
 modious residence. He has been the owner of this 
 property since 1866, and is therefore numbeied 
 among the old settlers of Sylvania Township. For 
 several years he served as School Director, and in 
 many other ways has manifested his interest in 
 public affairs. 
 
 The birth of William Acers occurred August 31, 
 1834, in the state of New York. He received a 
 good education for those days, and remained at 
 home until about 1858, when he started for Cali- 
 fornia in search of a fortune. For eight years he 
 worked industriously on the Pacific Slope, and 
 managed to clear a fair amount. On returning to 
 Ohio in 1866, he bought the land which he still 
 cultivates. 
 
 In December, 1866, Mr. Acers and Lucilla Cor- 
 bett Green were united in marriage. Her parents 
 were Dr. Horace and Catherine (Tucker) Green, 
 natives of Massachusetts. They emigrated to the 
 Buckeye State at a very early day, but after stay- 
 ing here for two years removed to Buffalo, N. Y. 
 Of their five children, only three are yet living, 
 namely: Mrs. Acers; Charles, born February 22, 
 1845, and now a member of the Toledo Produce 
 Exchange; and Estella, bora October 25, 1847. the 
 wife of Dallas Randall. Horace, the twin brother 
 of Mrs. Acers, born March 28, 1843, in Sylvania, 
 died at the age of three years. The eldest-born of 
 
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 our subject and wife died in infancy; Elliott, their 
 only surviving child, born July 1, 1869, lives at 
 home; Archie, born September 6, 1871, died Octo- 
 ber 6, 1881. The next died in infancy unnamed; 
 and Stella, born Jul)- 25, 1883, died when six 
 weeks old. 
 
 Tlie parents of William Acers were Elliott and 
 Rosanna (House) Acers. The former was born 
 May 1, 1809, and died May 11, 1885, his remains 
 being placed in the Sylvania Cemetery. His wid- 
 ow, who is still living, was born Decembers, 1807, 
 in New York State, and is a daughter of Isaac and 
 Katie (Ackley) House, natives of Germany. The 
 father was killed by the caving-in of a gravel bank, 
 when Mrs. Acers was a mere child, and afterward 
 his widow married again. He was the father of 
 six children, namely: Mrs. Katie Wright, who died 
 leaving three children; Mrs. Margaret Muckey, 
 also deceased; Mrs. Betsy Cassady, of New York 
 State; James and Benjamin, twins, and also resi- 
 dents of the Empire State; and Mrs. Acers. The 
 latter was hist married to John Randolph, who 
 died a short time subsequently, leaving two chil- 
 dren: Catherine, who married David Stout, and 
 died in August, 1880; and Henry, born February 
 16, 1832. He lives with his mother, as he has 
 never married, and has traveled extensively dur- 
 ing his life. To the union of Elliott Acers and 
 wife four children were born: William, whose his- 
 tory is here given; Margaret, born January 26, 
 1837; Electa, who was born July 15, 1839, and 
 married Washington Leonard.son,of Britton, Mich.; 
 and Mary J., born January 7, 1844, the wife of 
 Welter Shaffer, of North Baltimore. Margaret 
 married Howard Shaffer, who died March 5, 1894, 
 and she is now living on the old homestead with 
 her mother. 
 
 In August, 1844, P>lliott Acers moved to Ohio, 
 locating on the tract of land now managed by his 
 widow. There were no buildings on the farm, and 
 but little of it had been cleared. He industriously 
 set to work and brought it into its present condi- 
 tion of fertility and thrift. For five years he was 
 absent in California, during the craze for gold, 
 but after paying his expenses had little left with 
 which to return home. Like his son William, he 
 was a good Republican, and served as School Di- 
 
 rector. He was a great worker in the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church, and fraternally was a member 
 of the Sons of Temperance. The maternal grand- 
 father of Mrs. Rosanna Acers, Henry Ackley, was 
 a Captain in the War of the Revolution. At one 
 time his wife, with her three children, was hidden 
 by a friendly Indian in the woods for three days, 
 during a massacre of the white settlers, but two of 
 the children, notwithstanding, were scalped by the 
 redmen. A son, J.acob, was stolen by the Indians 
 at the age of five years, and was kept a captive for 
 eight years. When the boy was found by his fa- 
 ther he was as wild and uncivilized as any of the 
 savages. He had been marked by his captors, who 
 cut the tops of his ears, letting them hang down. 
 Mrs. Rosanna Acers is one of the pioneer women 
 of this county, and well remembers when the In- 
 dians were very numerous here. Among her tro- 
 phies of old days she has some blankets which she 
 wove herself, and which are seventy-two years old. 
 She iias been a life-long member of the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church, and an active worker in the 
 same, as was also her late liusband from early I'oy- 
 hood to the time of his dealli. 
 
 WILLIAM DUNIPACE, one of the hon- 
 ored old pioneers of Wooster Town- 
 ship, Wood County, has dwelt on his 
 present homestead for the past flftj'-cight years. In 
 his early manhood he took up a tract of Govern- 
 ment land, paying therefor $1.25 per acre, and 
 from that time forward devoted his energies to its 
 improvement and development. The pl.ace was 
 heavily timbered, and bare!}' five acres a j'ear 
 could be cleared by the most industrious efforts. 
 Mr. Dunipace helped to lay out the roads, to erect 
 schoolhouses, and in other ways to advance the 
 interests of the community. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred in the parish 
 of Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland, January 
 19, 1816, his parents, William and Margaret (Gill) 
 
EDWIN REED. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 293 
 
 Dunipace, being likewise natives of that country. 
 Their cliildren were as follows: Robert, Margaret, 
 Jeanette, Isabella, Mary (Mrs. James Muir), James, 
 Annie and Charles. Margaret was born January 
 4, 1813, and January 10, 1836, married William 
 Weddell, a mechanic, who died in 1843, aged thir- 
 ty-two years. His son George is deceased, but 
 another son, William, is a farmer of this township. 
 His only daughter was named Margaret, in honor 
 of her mother. Jeanette, the second sister of our 
 subject, died in infancy; and the next sister, Isa- 
 bella, was born July 24, 1814. Robert and James 
 are deceased. 
 
 Marcli 28, 1834, William Dunipace, Sr., and his 
 family started for the United States on a sailing- 
 vessel, and for eight weeks were tossed to and fro 
 on the Atlantic. Finally landing in New York 
 City, the}' proceeded by way of the canal and the 
 Great Lakes to Perrysburg, Ohio, arriving there 
 July 3. In that place tiie father died about one 
 month later, in his fifty-fourth year. His wife, 
 after surviving him many years, died in 1878, at 
 the ripe old age of ninety-three years. 
 
 William Dunipace, of this sketch, came to Amer- 
 ica at the same time as his parents and brothers and 
 sisters, and by the death of his father was early 
 obliged to make his own livelihood. He obtained 
 a position as a farm hand near Perrj'sburg, and 
 worked for $13 a month. In 1837 he removed to 
 the homestead, which he has since cultivated, and 
 which was situated in what was formerly known 
 as Freedom Township. As the years passed he 
 added to his possessions until he now has over five 
 hundred acres of valuable and im))roved land. 
 He experienced all the hardships which fall to the 
 lot of a pioneer, and for years his humble abode was 
 in a log cabin 18x24 feet in dimensions. Though 
 those years were full of toil and difficulties, yet 
 they were not unhappy, as he was full of hope and 
 ambition, and could not but feel pride in the suc- 
 cess which he was achieving. 
 
 Mr. Dunipace received but a limited education, 
 as he was able to attend school only until he was 
 thifteen years of age, and he has had to rely upon 
 his own private study and observation for the 
 practical knowledge which he possesses. In poli- 
 tics he is a Republican, and religiously is identi- 
 10 
 
 fied with the Presbyterian Church. He can look 
 back upon life well spent in doing good to his fel- 
 lows, and is now passing his declining years sur- 
 rounded with comforts which his toil has provided, 
 and in the secure enjoyment of the confidence and 
 respect of his many friends and neighbors. 
 
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 T7> DWIN REED. As a notable example of 
 
 I Cy what may be accomplished by energj', de- 
 termination and force of character, we 
 may point to the career of Mr. Reed, one of To- 
 ledo's well known citizens. His banking and real- 
 estate interests are extensive and important, and 
 he is recognized as one of the most shrewd and 
 successful financiers of the city. When he began 
 his career he had about $4,000, which he inherited 
 from his father, and by energy and perseverance, 
 united with economy and business qualifications, 
 he has added to his original fortune, and is now 
 living in the enjoyment of the luxuries wealth 
 affords. 
 
 Mr. Reed is a native of Ohio, and was born in 
 Huron County, March 5, 1818, being the son of 
 Samuel and Hannah (Brown) Reed. His father, 
 who was born in Tolland, Conn., was a son of 
 Samuel Reed, Sr.,a native of Rhode Island, and a 
 descendant of Scotch ancestors. Edwin was the 
 second among six children, there being three sons 
 and three daughters. Of that number, all the 
 sons and one of the daughters are still living. His 
 boyhood days were spent in Huron County, and 
 he was early trained to habits of industry and per- 
 severance, which qualities were the secret of the 
 success he afterward gained. His education was 
 meager, as the schools of the early half of this cen- 
 tury were inferior in the quality of instruction af- 
 forded. However, he availed himself to the ut- 
 most of such advantages as he could obtain, and 
 through diligent effort and thoughtful reading he 
 has acquired a reasonable fund of historical and 
 general information. 
 
 Arriving at man's estate, Mr. Reed chose the oc- 
 cupation of an agriculturist, to which he devoted 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 twenty-seven years, meeting with excellent success 
 in his various undertakings. In 1869 he removed 
 to Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, where he 
 opened an Exchange Bank, and for the four ensu- 
 ing years he remained at the head of that financial 
 concern. In 1873 he came to Toledo, where he 
 lias since made his home, but still retains his inter- 
 est in the banking business, as the senior member 
 of the firm of Reed, Merry & Co. 
 
 A half-century has passed since Mr. Reed estab- 
 lished domestic ties and united Ms destiny with 
 that of Miss Rosamond Hubbell, an estimable and 
 amiable lady, who was born in Lanesboro, Mass. 
 She removed to Huron County, Ohio, with her 
 parents when a child, and continued to reside 
 there until her marriage in 1844. During the 
 years that have since followed, she has been the 
 faithful helpmate and devoted counselor of her 
 husband, aiding him as far as possible in all his 
 undertakings. Mr. and Mrs. Reed became the 
 parents of seven children, namely: Hattie, who be- 
 came the wife of Frank Beverstock, and died at 
 Bowling Green, Ohio, in 1874, leaving no children; 
 Dell, who died in Toledo in 1878; Laura, who died 
 in this city in 1880; Mattie, who is unmarried and 
 resides with her parents; John, who was engaged in 
 farming, and married Ada Rodgers, but died in 
 March, 1894, leaving no children; Jennie, who 
 married George H. Ketcham,and resides in Toledo 
 with her husband and one daughter; and Mary, 
 who became the wife of James G. Hickox, and 
 died March 3, 1893. 
 
 In politics Mr. Reed is, and always has been, a 
 stanch Democrat. 
 
 JAMES FACER, a retired farmer now living 
 at Millbury, is a hero of the late civil con- 
 flict, and was one of the unfortunate prison- 
 ers at Anderson ville, where he was confined 
 for fourteen months and seven days. From the 
 effects of the hardships and exposure which he en- 
 dured there he has since been a cripple; for five 
 
 or six months while in captivity he could not 
 stand erect, but had to crawl on his hands and 
 knees. 
 
 Born in West Haden, Northamptonshire, Eng- 
 land, July 2, 1830, James Facer is a son of George 
 and Mary (Hall) Facer. The former, who was 
 born in the same part of England in 1810, died 
 January 31, 1885, in his native land. He was a 
 son of George Facer, who died in England in the 
 '30s, when nearly one hundred years of age. Mary 
 (Hall) Facer was a daughter of Joseph and Mary 
 (Gilbert) Hall, who both died in England at an 
 advanced age. George Facer and his wife, Mary, 
 were the parents of six children, of whom James 
 is the eldest. Mary married William Foster, a 
 shoe dealer in Dunchurcli, Warwickshire; Betsey 
 became the wife of William Shaw, a dyer in a 
 woolen factory at Dunchurch; Sarah's husband, 
 Joseph Gurney, is a farm overseer for a nobleman 
 at Buckley Lodge; William, who came to the 
 United States about 1859, is the next; and Emma 
 married William Harris, of England. William, the 
 youngest son, resided with our subject until the 
 war broke out, when he entered the service and, 
 being captured, was taken to Anderson ville, where 
 he died April 20, 1864, from exposure and starva- 
 tion. 
 
 It was in the spring of 1847 that James Facer 
 left Liverpool in the sailing-vessel "Weston," and 
 after a voyage of thirty-nine days landed in New 
 York City. He at once went to Ridgeville, Lo- 
 rain County, and that summer worked for Samuel 
 Burk, with whom he remained for many years 
 during the winter seasons, the remainder of his 
 time being spent as an engineer on lake steamers. 
 August 16, 1862, he enlisted in Company K, One 
 Hundred and Eleventh Ohio Infantry, and among 
 others took part in the battles of Campbell Station, 
 Crab Orchard, Strawberry Plains and Hough's 
 Ferry. At the siege af Knoxville he was under 
 Burnside, who was pinned in by Longstreet. 
 Provisions grew very scarce, and the garrison had 
 a hard time to hold out, but Sherman finally came 
 to their relief. At Strawberry Plains James Facer, 
 his brother and the two Meeks brothers were cap- 
 tured, and spent one night at Castle Thunder, 
 Richmond. Thence they were transferred to 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 295 
 
 Belle Isle, where tliey remained for two weeks, 
 finally arriving at Andersonville, where our sub- 
 ject remained until the close of the war. He was 
 paroled at Vieksburg, then went to Camp Den- 
 nison, where he remained for a few weeks, and was 
 discharged June 27, 1865, having been in the serv- 
 ice three years all but two months. He had been 
 reported dead, and had to identify himself before 
 receiving his pay. 
 
 In August, 1865, Mr. Facer bought a wooded 
 tract in this county. This he cleared and brought 
 under good cultivation, but has since sold the 
 farm to his son. December 25, 1851, he married 
 Lydia M. Davenport, who was born in Cattaraugus 
 County, N. Y., December 15, 1830. Her father, 
 Thompson Tabor Davenport, was born in New 
 York, May 9, 1803, and died March 12, 1837. His 
 wife, Hannah, formerly a Miss Peters, born Sep- 
 tember 26, 1807, died March 9, 1850. Mrs. Facer 
 was the fourth in a famil3' of eight children, and 
 was brought to Ohio when two years of age. By 
 her marriage she has become the mother of seven 
 children, as follows: George, who is engaged in 
 milling near Latchie; Dora, who died at the age of 
 six 3'ears; Eva, who died when in her fourth year; 
 AValter, who owns his father's old homestead; 
 Wallace, who is represented elsewhere in this 
 volume; Cora, who became the wife of Charles 
 Facer, a distant cousin and a resident of Millbury; 
 and Ertie, who lives with her parents. Mrs. Facer 
 and her youngest daughter are members of the Mill- 
 bury Evangelical Church. The former's brother, 
 Thompson Davenport, was killed on the third 
 day's battle of the Wilderness, and her brother 
 Francis M. was wounded at Franklin, Tenn. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Facer is a member of George 
 Douglas Post No. 183, G. A. R., of Millbury, and 
 his wife belongs to the Woman's Relief Corp No. 
 309. He has held nearly all of the official posi- 
 tions in the local post, and has had the honor of hav- 
 ing a Grand Army post at Lansing, Mich., where 
 he enlisted, named for him. In politics he is a 
 stanch Republican, has been Councilman for two 
 terms, and has served as School Director. He 
 comes from a military family, one of his uncles 
 having been an officer on the field of Waterloo. 
 His life has frequently been endangered, and, in 
 
 addition to his Andersonville experience, he has 
 had several thrilling escapes from death. He was 
 once on a vessel that was wrecked; at another 
 time was on a ship that burned to the water's 
 edge; and on still another occasion fell overboard 
 in the night into an icy sea, but managed to keep 
 afloat until a small boat was sent to his rescue. In 
 the summer of 1884 he and his good wife visited 
 the land of their birth, and passed three months 
 very pleasantly with old friends and relatives, 
 Mr. Facer seeing his father, who was then in his 
 eighty-fifth year, for the last time. 
 
 JOHN H. SCHRODER. The success which has 
 attended the efforts of Mr. Schroder entitles 
 him to mention in this volume. As a busi- 
 ness man he is progressive, and as a citizen 
 he has long ranked among the most public-spirited 
 of Pemberville's residents. In addition to tiie 
 management of his boot and shoe business, he has 
 at various times been selected to represent his fel- 
 low-citizens in official capacities, and has invari- 
 ably rendered efficient and able service. 
 
 Born in Prussia, German}-, near the village of 
 Buende, November 10, 1833, the subject of this 
 notice is the son of .John H. Schroder, Sr., a man 
 of some means, and a carpenter and wagon-maker 
 by occupation. The family being well-to-do, the 
 son was given excellent opportunities for obtain- 
 ing an education, and during boyhood spent his 
 time principally in school. At the age of fifteen 
 he commenced to learn bis father's trade, which 
 he followed until he came to America, in 1851. 
 After crossing the Atlantic he came direct to 
 Cleveland, where he served an apprenticeship to 
 tlie trade of a cabinet-maker, meantime attending 
 night school whenever it was possible. For six 
 years he followed that trade, two 3'ears being spent 
 in Cleveland and four in Toledo. 
 
 A year and a-half after our subject came to the 
 United States, his parents, with his three brothers 
 
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 and one sister, came to this country and settled in 
 Pemberville, where his father, mother and sister all 
 (lied of cholera in 1854. He, being the eldest of 
 the family, was therefore obliged to look after his 
 brothers. Of these we note the following: C. H. 
 is an extensive dealer in sash, doors and blinds in 
 Toledo. J. F., who enlisted in the Union army 
 during the Civil War, was a member of tlie Fifth 
 United States Regulars, and was taken prisoner at 
 Chiokamauga, whence he was sent to the prison 
 at Anderson ville, and tliere lie died. William H. 
 was in the undertaking business in Toledo, and 
 being a shrewd financier, lie accumulated consid- 
 erable property, and was in comfortable circum- 
 stances at the time of his death, wiien thirty-four 
 years of age. 
 
 Believing tl'iit farm work would aid in restor- 
 ing his health, which had become somewhat im- 
 paired, our subject in 1857 purchased a farm near 
 Pemberville, wjiere for a time he engaged in agri- 
 cultural operations. Later he disposed of the 
 tract and purchased a farm in Webster Township. 
 Agriculture, however, was not a congenial occu- 
 pation, and he soon retired from it and went to 
 Toledo, where he worked at his trade until a year 
 later, when failing health again obliged him to 
 abandon it. Purchasing a farm near Pemberville, 
 he resumed the tilling of the soil, and for the fol- 
 lowing seven years was thus engaged. He then 
 embarked in the mercantile business at Pember- 
 ville, but after some years with different partners, 
 the business proved a failure, and he was compelled 
 to make an assignment. Under the first adminis- 
 tration of President Cleveland, he received the 
 appointment of Postmaster, which he filled for 
 several years. On retiring from that office, he em- 
 barked in the boot and shoe business, in which he 
 has since engaged. 
 
 Mr. Schroder married Eliza, daughter of Casper 
 Kohring, a native of Germany and one of the 
 pioneer farmers of Wood Count}'. Plight of their 
 eleven children are living. Henry W. is the man- 
 ager of the Pemberville Creamery Company; Louis 
 F. is an operator on the Columbus, Hocking Valley 
 & Toledo Railroad; Fred H. is the station agent 
 for the same road at Pemberville; Edward is in 
 school; George is a student in the law department 
 
 of the Ohio Normal University, at Ada; Anna is 
 the wife of E. H. Smith, a merchant of Pember- 
 ville; Lizzie is the wife of Edward Hebler, a farmer 
 b}' occupation; Minnie was for several years a 
 teacher in the Pemberville High School, but now 
 devotes her attention exclusively to the teaching 
 of music. 
 
 The first office held by Mr. Schroder was that 
 of Township Trustee, and afterward he was Town- 
 ship Treasurer for several years. He has been 
 Justice of the Peace for the past twenty-six years 
 with the exception of one terra. While the new 
 schoolhouse was being built, he served as a mem- 
 ber of the Board of Education. For three years he 
 was Ma3-or of Pemberville. During his services 
 in the City Council the new city hall was erected. 
 At one time he was elected Probate Judge of Wood 
 County b}' four hundred majority, but was count- 
 ed out. Two years later he was a candidate for 
 the office of County Treasurer, and while the Re- 
 publican majority in the county was nine hundred, 
 he came within one hundred and fifty votes of 
 being elected. In religious views he is a Lutheran 
 and for many years he was an officer in the 
 church. 
 
 Cpr L. BORDNER, one of the leading business 
 / — \ men of Bradner, was born on a farm near 
 Prairie Depot, Wood Count}', Ohio, Jan- 
 uary 28, 185L He is a son of Michael Bordner, 
 who was born in Licking Township, Dauphin 
 County, Pa., February 28, 1812. His grandpar- 
 ents on the paternal side, Peter and Catherine 
 (Godman) Bordner, were natives of Pennsylvania, 
 the former having been born in Lebanon County. 
 Both were descendants of German ancestry. 
 
 Thrown upon his own resources at the age of 
 eleven years, our subject's father began to work 
 upon a farm, receiving bis board and clothes in 
 compensation for his labor. When fifteen years 
 old he commenced to learn the shoemaker's trade, 
 and the following year he came to Ohio with the 
 
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 hope of improving his chances for making his way 
 in life. He worked at his trade in Stark County, 
 receiving $27.50 and a pair of fine boots for a 
 j-ear's labor. After four j-ears in Stark, he came 
 to Wood County', and purchased a tract of land on 
 the west side of the middle branch of the Porttige 
 River, near the present site of the village of Port- 
 age. Returning a short time afterward to Stark 
 County, he married Miss Leah Buchtel, and, ac- 
 companied b3' his young wife, started for his pros- 
 pective home in Wood County. 
 
 The place was then a wilderness, and on account 
 of high water it was impossible to reach the land 
 upon which Mr. Bordner had intended to settle. 
 However, he soon succeeded in disposing of the 
 property', and purchased eighty acres near Free- 
 port, in Wood County, upon wliich he constructed 
 a small house of round poles, covered with clap- 
 boards, and with a floor and door of puncheon. 
 The nearest mill at that time was at Fremont or 
 Perrysburg, and to reach either of these points it 
 was necessary' to make a long and tedious trip. 
 The journey hither was made with an ox-team, 
 and as the roads were very muddy, considerable 
 trouble was had in preventing the oxen from get- 
 ting stuck in the mud. The family subsisted 
 mainly upon the game brought down by Mr. 
 Bordner's unerring rifle. Animals were numerous, 
 and at one time, when going home after dark, lie 
 was followed by a pack of wolves to his very door, 
 and in order to keep them from entering the house 
 by way of the chimney (the top of which was but 
 a few feet from the ground) he was compelled to 
 build a fire in the fireplace. In those frontier 
 times, surrounded by all the hardships of pioneer 
 life, many were the hardships endured by this 
 brave man, but in spite of all the drawbacks he 
 now looks back upon those days as tiie happiest 
 of his life. In 1854 he lost his first wife, and 
 three years later he married Polly Yoey, of De 
 Kalb County, Ind. 
 
 For twent}' years Michael Bordner lived on the 
 farm, after which he spent two years in Freeport, 
 and then came to Bradner, where he bought a small 
 tract of land. Here his second wife died, since 
 which time some of his children have resided with 
 him in order to make his remaining days as happy 
 
 and comfortable as possible. In many respects he 
 has been a remarkable man. Starting in life a poor 
 boy, settling in the swamps of Wood County with- 
 out means, he nevertheless made a fortune. His 
 generosit_y has been unlimited, and while he still 
 has an ample fortune left, much has gone to benefit 
 others. In all his dealings with his fellow-men 
 his character has never been stained by deceit or 
 shadowed by dishonesty. In fact, he lias been 
 known for the uprightness of his life and the 
 kindness of his heart. No appeal to him from a 
 worthy person has ever been made in vain. He 
 is known and honored as one of the most enter- 
 prising, generous and kind-hearted citizens of the 
 county. 
 
 In the family of Michael Bordner tliere were 
 eight children. Henry, who enlisted in the Union 
 army during the Civil War, was a member of tiie 
 Twenty-first Ohio Infantry, belonging to Com- 
 pany D; he died during his service. Calvin, also 
 a member of the Seventy-second Regiment, lost his 
 life in service. Mary is the wife of George Bower. 
 Lucy is married to Levi Brook. Rachel is the 
 wife of Michael Bowe, of Rising Sun. Ellen, Mrs. 
 Jasper Weller, lives in Michigan. Sarah, wife of 
 M. Fairbanks, resides in Deshler, Wood County, 
 Ohio. 
 
 The only surviving son of the family is the 
 subject of this biographical sketch. He spent his 
 early life upon the home farm and was educated 
 in the country schools. After a short time de- 
 voted to farm work he came to Bradner, in 1889, 
 and opened a mercantile establishment, which he 
 has since conducted. He is an extensive dealer in 
 stock and poultry, and also has a large grocery 
 trade, having met with gratifying success in these 
 various lines of work. He owns a farm upon 
 which there are five oil wells, and also has consid- 
 erable valuable property in Bradner. His ability 
 as a financier is recognized bj' all who know him, 
 and he is considered one of the shrewdest business 
 men of the county. 
 
 In 1871 Mr. Bordner was married to Miss Mary 
 Shinew, the daughter of a farmer living near Port- 
 age, Wood County. They have three children 
 living, and lost one in infancy. The surviving 
 sons are Edwin L., Harvey N. and Floyd W., in- 
 
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 telligent young men, whose prospects for success- 
 ful careers are the brightest. Socially Mr. Bord- 
 ner is an Odd Fellow. In his religious views he is 
 connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 of which he is Trustee, and for two years he has 
 filled the position of Superintendent of the Sun- 
 day-school. 
 
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 DANIEL DENNIS DOWNING, a prosper- 
 ous farmer of Wood County, farms a 
 ninety-acre tract of land on the outskirts 
 of Millbury. He is one of England's native sons, 
 his birth having occurred in Cornwall, near the 
 village of Stratton, August 29, 1855, but since his 
 youth his fortunes have been interwoven with 
 those of the United States. 
 
 John Bailey and Jane (Bicklye) Downing, the 
 parents of the gentleman of whom we write, were 
 both natives of Cornwall, and born in 1823, their 
 marriage occurring twenty years later. John B. 
 Downing was a farmer in the mother counUy un- 
 til 1869, when he embarked at Liverpool on the 
 steamship "Siberia," and after a voyage of eleven 
 daj's reached Boston, Mass., October 26. On the 
 passage a dreadful storm was encountered, the 
 main shaft broke, and for eight hours the vessel 
 was driven before the furj' of the gale. The Cap- 
 tain gave the ship up for lost and had an account 
 of the disaster written and placed in a bottle, which 
 he was about to throw overboard, when the shaft 
 was patched up in some way, and they managed 
 to continue the journey slowly-. From Boston 
 Mr. Downing and his family came direct to Mill- 
 bury, where a nephew was a resident. For some 
 six years Mr. Downing engaged in farming near 
 this place, after which he was station agent at 
 Latchie for seven years. In 1882 he returned to 
 England, and for ten years engaged in market 
 gardening and fruit raising. Since 1892 he has 
 made his home with his daughter in Gibsonburg, 
 Sandusk}' County. His father, John Downing, was 
 
 born about 1785, and lived to he ninety-eight 
 years of age. He was well educated, and was un- 
 usually successful in his chosen vocation, that of 
 farming. His last years were spent in Boynton, 
 Cornwall, where he owned a number of houses, 
 which he rented. 
 
 John Bailey Downing and his wife, Jane, had the 
 following children: John, who was killed on the 
 railroad at Millbury about 1882; William, a mer- 
 chant of Trorale^', Wood County; Arabella, who 
 married Alfred Deacon, a mason of Elmore, Ottawa 
 County, Ohio; Daniel D., our subject; Richard 
 Rogers, who is unmarried and lives with the former; 
 Emily Ann, wife of Abraham Kimmerlin, a <\vy- 
 goods merchant of Gibsonburg, Ohio; and Louisa, 
 who died at the age of twenty years. The mother 
 of these children departed this life in June, 1871. 
 She was the fourtli of six children horn to William 
 Bickle. 
 
 Daniel D. Downing was born on the Lezant 
 Farm, near Stratton, and when two years old his 
 parents removed to the Smorm Farm, in St. Gen- 
 uy's Parish, where the boy attended school up to 
 the time of the family's emigration, his last teacher 
 being Walter Gros, an old soldier. Until he was 
 nineteen years old he worked for his father, and 
 then obtained a position in A. J. Miller's sawmill 
 at Millbury. He then became his assistant in the 
 postoffice. The following winter he worked in the 
 woods, and hauled logs for a year at Webb's Sta- 
 tion. For the succeeding four years he was em- 
 plo3'ed on a farm six miles south of Toledo, after 
 which he came to this vicinity and entered the 
 employ of Mr. Chapman on the farm where he now 
 resides. His next move was to become an en- 
 gineer in a stave factory, but since 1888, when he 
 rented this farm, he has engaged in its cultivation. 
 He is a loyal Republican on all questions of n.a- 
 tional importance, but in local elections supports 
 the best man. 
 
 On the 2d of July, 1882, Mr. Downing married 
 Miss Ella Monroe, who was born in New Rochester, 
 this count3', September 17, 1862. Her parents, 
 James and Etta (Knolll Monroe, were married in 
 New Rochester about 1858. The former was born 
 in 1832, to James and Lydia (Campbell) Monroe, 
 who were Virginians, but settled in Shelby Count}', 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 Ohio, as earlj' as 1835. There the mother died in 
 tiie year 1840, and nine years later the fatlier was 
 stricken with cholera, from the effects of which his 
 death resulted. Mrs. Etta Monroe died in Mau- 
 mee County in the fall of 1867, at the age of about 
 thirty-one years. Her eldest daughter, Carrie, who 
 was born in 1859, married William Leuce, now of 
 Tennessee. Mrs. Downing was about five years old 
 when her mother died, and she went to make her 
 home with a Mrs. Dale, of Maumee City. When she 
 was in her fourteenth year she came to Millbury 
 and lived with the famil>- of Charles F. Chapman, 
 where she was living at the time of her marriage. 
 Three children have been born to our subject and 
 his estimable wife: Ralph, October 4, 1883; Roy, 
 December 2, 1886; and Zella, June 10, 1889. Mrs. 
 Downing has been a faithful member of the Evan- 
 gelical Church for seventeen years, and both she 
 and her husband enj03' the confidence of a large 
 circle of acquaintances. 
 
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 WALTER W. BRIM, who purchased his 
 residence in Millbury in 1884 and rents 
 a farm near the village, is one of the 
 native sons of Wood Countj', having been born 
 in Troy Township, December 9, 1843. During the 
 late war he fought in defense of the Union, and 
 has a record of which he may well be proud. 
 
 The parents of our subject were George and 
 Betsy M. (Loop) Brim, the former of whom was 
 born September 20, 1807, in Devonshire, England, 
 and came to the United States in the spring of 
 1835, settling near Stony Ridge, Wood Count^'. 
 At first he worked in a brickyard, then was em- 
 ployed in lutnbering on the Maumee River, and 
 from 1837 to 1840 assisted in building the Western 
 Reserve and the Mnumee Turnpikes. He then 
 rented land, and in 1848 bought forty acres in 
 Sandusky County, where he lived until his death, 
 which occurred December 7, 1873, at which time 
 he was the owner of about two hundred acres of 
 
 land. He was bound out when only nine years 
 of age, and served until reaching his majority, and 
 from that time until his emigration worked on 
 farms. He came all the way from England to To- 
 ledo by water, and was accompanied by his brother, 
 John W., who shortly afterward moved to Illinois, 
 and all trace of him has been lost. George Brim 
 was a son of George Brim, Sr., who died in Dev- 
 onshire, England, prior to 1835, leaving a large 
 family. 
 
 The marriage of George Brim, Jr., to Miss Betsy 
 M. Loop was celebrated October 1, 1840. The 
 lady was born in New York State, March 13, 1813. 
 being a daughter of Peter and Rebecca (Gilbert) 
 Loop. The former died June 9, 1855, and the 
 latter April 9, 1841, aged, respective!}', eight^'- 
 eight and sixty-eight years. George and Betsy 
 Brim became the parents of nine children, as fol- 
 lows; James J., who is operating the old home- 
 stead in Sanduskj- County; Walter W., our sub- 
 ject; Emeline and Emily, twins, the former of 
 whom is the wife of William Duke, a farmer near 
 Lamont, Pettis County, Mo., and the latter of 
 whom died in infancy; George, who was a farmer 
 in Johnson County, Mo., and is now deceased; 
 Laney M., who is the wife of J. Christian Recker, 
 a farmer of Troy Township; Gilbert B., who owns 
 a farm in Lake Township; Betsy M., wife of George 
 Ash, a furniture dealer of Logansport, Ind.; and 
 Clara E., wife of W. F,. Gardner, of Lake Town- 
 ship. The mother of these children died March 
 12, 1895, aged eighty-two years. 
 
 The early years of Walter W. Brim were quietly 
 passed in Sandusky County. When only four years 
 of age he commenced going to school, this being 
 before his parents removed from Wood County. 
 Later he attended the seminary at Maumee, a 
 Methodist Episcopal denominational school, leav- 
 ing there in the spring of 1863, after having pur- 
 sued three terms of study. September 24, 1863, 
 he enlisted in Company L, Third Ohio Cavalry, 
 under Col. Charles Seidell and Colonel Howland. 
 He served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Geor- 
 gia, Mississippi and North Carolina, taking part 
 in the battle of Mission Ridge and the siege of 
 Knoxville (in which he was among the advance 
 forces), and was among the first to break through 
 
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 the lines and communicate willi Burnside. After 
 following Lougstreet into Noilti Carolina, he went 
 with his regiment into winter quarters on tlie 
 Hiawassee River, and in the spring of 1864 fol- 
 lowed Bragg into Georgia, cliarging the enemy at 
 Dalton. In the Atlanta camjjaign he was in many 
 skirmishes, and just before the march to the sea, in 
 the fall of 1864, when the cavalr3' force was di- 
 vided, he returned to Louisville under Wilson. 
 The next spring he took part in the AVilson raid 
 tlirough Selma and Montgomer}', Ala., also to 
 Columbus and Macon, Ga. At Columbus, Wilson's 
 command captured twelve hundred Confederates, 
 with a loss of only thirty men. Mr. Brim's com- 
 pany was a portion of the force detailed to capture 
 Jeff Davis, and though he was not with the party 
 that took possession of that noted leader, he rode 
 over one hundred and sevent3'-five miles in pur- 
 suit of him. At the close of the war he held the 
 rank of First Corporal, and was finally discharged 
 at Edgefield, Tenn., August 4, 1865. 
 
 For four years after returning from the Soulli 
 Mr. Brim engaged in farming during the summer 
 and teaching in the wiuter,after which he devoted 
 himself entirely to the management of his father's 
 homestead. In 1876 he moved to a farm in Mill- 
 bury, and has since devoted himself exclusively' to 
 agriculture. He first purchased one hundred and 
 sixty acres south of the village, but later disposed 
 of that land. In politics he is a lo^al Republican, 
 and fraternally is a member of George Douglas 
 Post No. 183, G. A. R.,of Millbuiy. He has been 
 Mayor and Councilman of this place, and has 
 served as School Director. 
 
 February 4, 1875, Mr. Brim and Harriet S. 
 Brahm were united in marriage. The lady was 
 born in Loudon, Pa., January 18, 1847, and is a 
 daughter of David and Sarah (Lookinbill) Brahm, 
 natives of Rockland and Berks County, Pa., re- 
 spectively. The former was a son of Abraham 
 Brahm, a native of the Ke3'stone State, and of 
 Dutch descent. Mrs. Brim removed to Fremont, 
 Ohio, with her parents when she was about four- 
 teen years of age. By her marriage she has be- 
 come the mother of four children. Mary E., born 
 July 12, 1876, was married November 28, 1894, to 
 E. E. Dancer, Superintendent of Schools at Milton 
 
 Center, Ohio. Thomas Earl, born February 4, 
 1879, and Walter Rolla, born October 19, 1881, 
 are attending the local schools; and David Ray- 
 mond, born June 1, 1891, com|)letes the family. 
 Mrs. Brim is a member of the Reformed Church, 
 while her husband holds membership with the 
 Christian Church. The father of the former was 
 a resident of that part of Pennsylvania which was 
 devastated by Lee in his raid, when the rebels took 
 possession of his house, stole his horses, and oth- 
 erwise made themselves free with his possessions. 
 
 Among man>' interesting incidents of Mr. Brim's 
 army career may be mentioned the following: He 
 was one of a party sent out to reconnoitre in the 
 vicinity of Dalton, Ga. They were instructed to 
 emerge from a small wood and deploy across a 
 field in the f.ace of the enem3'. As Mr. Brim was 
 in the advance, he was naturally last when the 
 enem3' turned upon them, but while retreating he 
 noticed that a comrade, Sylvester Slump, had re- 
 ceived a shot through the ear and along the side 
 of the head. He was stunned and his horse had 
 escaped. Although Mr. Brim was in the face of a 
 deadly fire, he dismounted, helped the wounded 
 man onto his own horse, and safely conveyed him 
 to the ambulance that was concealed in the timber 
 from which the dash was made. Again, in the 
 operations around Selma, Ala., Mr. Brim was sent 
 out as a scout to discover the position of the en- 
 emy, and when about twent3' miles from the main 
 force he and his companions crossed an almost im- 
 passable swamp and found themselves confronting 
 the main body of a Confederate brigade which was 
 on the way to reinforce Selma. To the left were 
 the outposts of the garrison; to the right, along 
 an unused road, was a small bod3- of cavalr3- guard- 
 ing the left flank of the Confederates. They were 
 apparentl3' hemmed in on all sides, but they made 
 a dash for the cavaliy outriders and drove them 
 back far enough to pass the swamp and escape to 
 their command. Knowing of the reinforcements 
 on the wa3', the latter assaulted the works at Selma 
 that night and captured the place. 
 
 Unfortunately for Mr. Brim,whea his command 
 left the Tennessee River on the Wilson raid, he 
 was just convalescing from an attack of camp fever, 
 and was unfit to withstand the severe strain to 
 
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 303 
 
 which he was subjected. At Flint River Bridge, 
 liaving ridden forty-five miles during the previous 
 nigiit, he succumbed and was left by the roadside, 
 unable to proceed further. He has suffered almost 
 constantly since liis discharge, but has never re- 
 ceived financial recognition of his injuries at tlie 
 hands of the Government. 
 
 ni^^^^.m^^i^^^w^^^im 
 
 DORIA TRACY, a retired capitalist and 
 prominent citizen of Toledo, has made his 
 abode here for about thirty years, and has 
 witnessed much of the growth of this enterprising 
 city. Soon after his arrival he began dealing in 
 real estate, and carried to success nearly every one 
 of his numerous ventures. He has built eight bus- 
 iness blocks in Toledo, and among others erected 
 the Tracy Block, on Madison Street, and the Aldine 
 Hotel, on the corner of Ontario and Madison Streets. 
 He still has in his possession valuable business prop- 
 ertj' on Summit Street, which he leases to responsi- 
 ble tenants. He is a notable example of what may 
 be accomplished in this fair land by men of intelli- 
 gence, upright principles and industrious quali- 
 ties. He began at the bottom and gradually 
 worked his way upward until he is to-day a very 
 wealthy man. 
 
 The ancestors of Doria Tracy were among the 
 earliest settlers of New England. On the paternal 
 side his progenitors settled in the United States as 
 early as 1640. and members of the family were 
 true and loyal patriots during her different strug- 
 gles for liberty. The grandfather and father of 
 our subject both bore the Christian name of Simeon. 
 The latter, who was born in Berkshire County, 
 Mass., was an agriculturist and a mechanic as well, 
 and helped to build some of the first machinery 
 for the manufacture of broadcloth. His wife, 
 whose name before her marriage was Lucy Reed, 
 was also a native of Berkshire County, and was 
 one of thirteen children. By her marriage, she 
 became the mother of seven children, all of whom 
 survived to maturity, but our subject is now the 
 only survivor of the family. 
 
 Doria Tracy was born in Berkshire County, May 
 18, 1808, and was next to the youngest of his par- 
 
 ents' children. On leaving the common schools he 
 entered the home academy, where he pursued his 
 studies for two years. Until he was eighteen years 
 of age he remained on the old homestead, his time 
 being employed in agricultural duties. Later he 
 learned the spinner's and weaver's trade, at which 
 he worked for about five years. He next embarked 
 in merchandising in the town of his birth, but 
 eventually sold out and drifted west to New York 
 State. There he engaged in operating a farm from 
 1844 until 1850. While on the farm he built a 
 plaster-mill, and about IS.'iO built a sawmill in 
 Allegany County, N. Y., on the Genesee Valley 
 and Canal, and there engaged in lumbering. He 
 found a ready sale for all the shingles, staves and 
 lumber that could be manufactured in the mill, its 
 products being shipped to Rochester, Troy and 
 New Y'ork City. Subsequently he built another 
 sawmill for pine lumber, and had a prosperous bus- 
 iness until the plant was burned down. After this 
 misfortune he built another mill, which he operat- 
 ed until the close of 1866, when, as previously 
 stated, he came to this city, in 1867, and has since 
 been interested in real-estate affairs. 
 
 In his twenty-fourth year Mr. Tracy married 
 Lucretia K. Hatch, who died in 1836, leaving one 
 son, Henry, a well known and enterprising business 
 man of this place. The second marriage of Mr. 
 Tracy was with Miss Ahnaria Nichols. She died 
 in 1879, leaving a daughter and two sons, Frank 
 E., William N., and Catharine, wife of J. G. Lamson. 
 
 Though now in his eighty -seventh year, Mr. 
 Tracy is still active and very energetic and has not 
 yet relegated to others the management of his es- 
 tates and still extensive business interests. Since 
 the formation of the Republican party he has been 
 one of its truest supporters, and never fails to cast 
 his ballot in favor of its nominees. He enjoys 
 the respect and esteem of all who know him, 
 whether in a public or private capacity. 
 
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 /^ EORGE W. AULTMAN, a farmer of Web- 
 
 Vt[ ster Township, Wood County, is one of 
 
 the native sons of the Buckeye Slate, his 
 
 birth having occurred in Stark County, October 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 30, 1842. He is much interested in the success of 
 the Repiiblicau party, and has held the office of 
 Constable. A veteran of the late war, he has since 
 become a member of the Grand Army of the Re- 
 public, and in days of peace as well as war has 
 been a loyal and faithful citizen. 
 
 Peter Aultman, the father of the gentleman 
 whose name heads this sketch, was born in 1813, 
 in Pennsylvania, and on arriving at man's estate 
 married Miss Mary Martin, who was also born in 
 tlie Keystone State. Peter Aultman was a stone- 
 mason by trade, but much of his life was devoted 
 to farming. About 1854 he emigrated to Wood 
 County, and having settled on a farm of one hun- 
 dred acres in Webster Township, proceeded to 
 clear it of the thick forest with which it was en- 
 cumbered. Here he ])assed the remaining years 
 of his life, and was finally placed to rest in the 
 Zimmerman Cemetery. He died at the age of fif- 
 ty-flve years, but his wife is still living, being now 
 in her seventy-eighth year. They were the par- 
 ents of thirteen children, six sons and seven 
 daughters, eight of the number yet living. Three 
 of the sons fought for the Stars and Stripes in the 
 War of the Rebellion. 
 
 George W. Aultman was only two years of age 
 when he was brought b}' his parents to this coun- 
 ty, and here lie was reared to manhood. He re- 
 ceived practical instruction in the proper manage- 
 ment of the farm, and learned habits of thrift and 
 industry which have served him in good stead. 
 February 28, 1865, he enlisted as a private in 
 Companj' G, One Hundred and Eighty-ninth Ohio 
 Infantry, and was mustered into the service at 
 Columbia. He took part in the campaigns in Ten- 
 nessee and Alabama, and on serving his term of 
 enlistment received an honorable discharge, Sep- 
 tember 28, 1865. 
 
 October 26, 1879, Mr. Aultman was united in 
 marriage with Ella Kelly, who was born in Free- 
 dom Township, this county. Seven children have 
 been born to this worthy couple, and the family 
 circle is yet unbroken by death. In order of birth 
 they are as follows: Ralph, Grace, Blanche R., 
 Blaine, Leora, Eva and Urban S. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Aultman are members of the Presbyterian Church, 
 and enjoy the affection and esteem of a large cir- 
 
 cle of friends and acquaintances. Since his fa- 
 ther's death the management of the old homestead 
 has rested upon Mr. Aultman, who has conducted 
 it up to the present time. The farm comprises 
 fort3'-two acres and is improved with good build- 
 ings and fences. 
 
 JAMES P. EVANS, the popular druggist of 
 Bradner, was born on a farm four miles from 
 this city, December 16, 1861. The first rep- 
 resentative of the family in Oiiio was his 
 grandfather, James Evans, a native of Massaciiu- 
 setts, who came to Ohio in 1824, but returned East 
 two years later. On locating a second time in 
 Ohio, he selected for his home a farm near Brad- 
 ner, and there he spent the balance of his days, 
 passing from earth in 1864. He was a soldier in 
 the War of 1812. 
 
 According to the genealogical record of the 
 Evans family, we find that the first of the name to 
 come to America were seven brothers, natives of 
 Wales, who crossed the ocean together and sought 
 homes in the New World. They settled in differ- 
 ent states, one locating in Massachusetts, and from 
 him this branch of the family is descended. James 
 Evans married Hannah Dean, a native of Massa- 
 chusetts, and they became the parents of eight sons 
 and one daughter, of whom two sons died in in- 
 fancy. George was a soldier in the One Hundred 
 and Eleventh Ohio Infantry during the Rebellion; 
 Benjamin, who enlisted in Company G, ICighth 
 Ohio Infantry, died during service; John, a mem- 
 ber of Company' A, One Hundred and Eleventh 
 Ohio Infantiy, was killed in the battle of Resaca; 
 Joseph was a soldier in Company G, One Hundred 
 and Sixty-ninth Ohio Infantry; and Everett, who 
 served during the entire period of the war, was a 
 member of Company G, One Hundred and Sixt}'- 
 ninth Ohio Infantry. 
 
 The father of our subject, Everett Evans, was 
 born near Bradner, July 24, 1839, and has spent 
 
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 his entire life in Wood County, being now a prom- 
 inent and successful merchant of Bradner. By his 
 marriage with Miss Sarah Huffman, he had four 
 children, namely: James P.; Philip, who died at 
 nine years of age; Alice, who also passed awa}' 
 when nine; and Mary Eleanor, who resides with her 
 parents. The boyhood years of our subject were 
 spent on his father's farm, and he received a prac- 
 tical education in the (jublic schools. In 1880 he 
 embarked in the drug business at Bradner, and this 
 he has since conducted, meeting with fair success 
 in his work. In addition thereto, he is extensive- 
 ly engaged in the oil business, being a member of 
 the Yellow Hammer Oil Company, which controls 
 large interests in the Wood County oil-fields. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Evans united him with 
 Miss Rena, daughter of O. P. Huffman, and a cul- 
 tured young lady, who is prominent in the best 
 society' of the place. One child blesses their home, 
 a son named Everett P. Our subject, socially, is 
 a Thirty -second Degree Mason, as is his father also. 
 He is prominently identified with the Knights of 
 Pythias, in which organization he takes a lively 
 interest. To the great questions before the people 
 to-day he has given thoughtful attention, and, be- 
 lieving the policy of the Republican party will sub- 
 serve the highest interests of the people, he gives 
 that political organization his ballot and influence. 
 
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 DUDLEY LOOMIS is the oldest pioneer in 
 Webster Township in point of years of 
 residence, and it is within his recollection 
 when there was only one shanty in Pemberville, 
 and when the nearest neighbor to the south was 
 three and a-half miles, the neighbor on the north 
 twelve miles, to the east four and a-half miles, and 
 westward over five miles distant. He is now the 
 owner of two hundred and fifteen acres of land on 
 section 14, AVebster Township, on which he has 
 
 made all of the improvements. Besides attending 
 to general farming, he has been quite extensively 
 engaged in raising, buying and selling cattle and 
 hogs. He is a loyal Republican, and for eleven 
 years has filled the office of Trustee to the full sat- 
 isfaction of his constituents. 
 
 In a family of eight children, Dudley Loomis is 
 the third in order of birth, the date of that event 
 being February 9, 1826, and his birthplace Grafton, 
 Lorain Count}^, Ohio. His brother George died in 
 Ma3% 1890, leaving a wife and family. Betsey, 
 the eldest sister, and wife of Eli Colvin, lives on 
 a farm near Grand Rapids, Mich. Melinda, who 
 died June 1, 1894, was the wife of Samuel Muir, 
 of Webster Township. Lorin L. is the next in the 
 family. Almira married John Forrest, who died 
 in 1865. Matilda, Mrs. Jefferson Stillwell, makes 
 her home in Toledo; and William died in infancy. 
 
 The parents of this family, Levi and Prudie 
 (Stedman) Loomis, were both natives of Massa- 
 chusetts and were married in that state. In 1822 
 they settled on a farm near Grafton, Lorain Coun- 
 ty, taking up a tract of Government timber-land. 
 The father cleared and improved a farm, his fam- 
 ily living in a log cabin until 1835, when they left 
 the place to take up their abode in Wood County. 
 They located on one hundred and sixty acres of 
 Government land covered with heav^' forest, and 
 paid therefor $1.25 per acre. A shanty made of 
 poles, and with a roof and floor of elm bark, pro- 
 vided a shelter for some time, and the mother 
 cooked the first summer by a log pile in front of 
 the house. This shanty was replaced in the fall 
 by a substantial log cabin of one room, with a 
 puncheon floor, and here the parents passed their 
 last years. They were both placed to sleep their 
 last sleep in what is known as the Loomis Burj'^- 
 ing-ground, on the old homestead. 
 
 Dudley Loomis continued to live with his mother 
 until he was seventeen years of age, when he took 
 a contract to clear ten acres of land in return for 
 a tract of forty acres of virgin forest land. He 
 carried out his bargain to the letter and received 
 the forty acres, which were on section 14, in this 
 township. He was busily employed in clearing his 
 farm until he reached his majority, when he re- 
 turned to the old homestead and operated the same 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 for two years. After that he went back to his own 
 tract, on which he put up a log cabin, and here he 
 dwelt until 1869, when he purchased the farm 
 where he now lives. This place comprised eighty 
 acres of fertile and well developed land, and with 
 tliis for a nucleus he gradually increased his pos- 
 sessions until he now owns two hundred and fif- 
 teen acres. 
 
 In 1847 Mr. Loomis married Miss Mary Wallace, 
 who died in 1862. She became the mother of the 
 following children: Eliza, Mrs. John D. Muir; 
 William L.; Rachel, who died in 1891; Sarah, Mrs. 
 Wright Stacy; Emily, who departed this life in 
 1887; Linda; and Sanford D., a resident of this 
 township. Tlie present wife of Mr. Loomis, whom 
 he married December 31, 1862, was then Miss Cath- 
 erine Burke. She was born near Bowling Green, 
 Ohio, February 21, 1842, and is a daughter of Will- 
 iam and Christiana (Brandeberry) Burke. Ten 
 children came to bless this marriage: Clara, wife of 
 Samuel Jolly; Alma, Mrs. Henry Forrest; George 
 M.; Samuel; Ella, Mrs. William Kinsley; Elbert; 
 Henry; Nettie, who died in infancy; Frank and 
 Orrin. 
 
 As an instance of the time which it took in the 
 early days to go even short distances, Mr. Loomis 
 tells that when a bo3', in company with a brother, 
 he went to Stein's Mill, on Green Creek, in order 
 to have their corn ground, and was gone eight 
 days, during which period they paid their board 
 by working in the hay fields. 
 
 JONATHAN E. LADD. For many years 
 Wood County was considered one of the 
 most worthless portions of the state, being 
 marshy and of little value for farming pur- 
 poses, and for this reason it was neglected. How- 
 ever, through the thorough system of tiling and 
 draining introduced of late years, the county has 
 been converted into one of the most fertile and 
 valuable farming communities of Ohio. The re- 
 
 markable fertility and richness of the soil, together 
 with the lieav}'^ increase of the oil output, combine 
 to render property here as valuable as any in the 
 stale. 
 
 The development of the oil industrj' has opened 
 a new field of enterprise for many citizens, among 
 whom we name Mr. Ladd, of Bradner. He was in- 
 terested in putting down one of the first oil-wells 
 at this place, and is a member of what is known as 
 the "Yellow Hammer Oil Company;" he also has 
 an interest in ten oil-wells. In addition to this 
 enterprise he devotes considerable attention to the 
 insurance business, and is now the special agent of 
 the Union Central Life Insurance Conipan}- of 
 Ohio. He was born in Sandusky County, Ohio, 
 September 21, 1863, and is the son of Amos T. 
 Ladd, a native of Columbiana County, this state, 
 born in 1834. The latter was a member of the 
 One Hundred and Sixt3'-ninth Ohio Infantry dur- 
 ing the Civil War, after which he engaged in 
 farming and stock-raising, becoming well-to-do. 
 lie had only one brother, Jonathan, who enlisted 
 in the Union army as a member of the Seventy- 
 second Ohio Infantry, and died at Vicksburg dur- 
 ing his service. 
 
 The Ladd family' is of English extraction, but 
 has been represented in America for a century or 
 more. Our subject's grandfather was a native of 
 Virginia, born in 1806, and came with other nlem- 
 beis of the family to Ohio in 1812, where he re- 
 mained until death. The mother of our subject 
 was Rose McCreary, a native of Morrow County, 
 Ohio. Her father, George, who was born on the 
 4th of July, 1812, was a pioneer of Morrow Coun- 
 ty, and was noted as a skilled musician. He was 
 one of those who, in 1849, crossed the plains to 
 California and engaged in mining for gold in the 
 far West. He is still living, and makes his home in 
 Toledo. The family of which he is a member is of 
 Scotch-Irish ancestry. 
 
 Our subject's mother had five brothers, of whom 
 John died in California; Alfred is engaged in ag- 
 ricultural pursuits near Bradner; Vine is living 
 in Bowling Green; and George is a resident of the 
 state of Washington. Mrs. Rose Ladd died in 
 1882, since which time our subject's father has 
 again married. Mr. Ladd has five sisters, three 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 307 
 
 brothers, two half-brothers and one half-sister. 
 The early years of the life of our subject were 
 spent in .Sandusky' County, and the rudiments of 
 "his education were gained in the public schools. 
 He attended Fostoria Academy during the fall 
 of the years 1883, 1884 and 1885. 
 
 Upon starling out for himself, Mr. Ladd began 
 to teach in tlic Johnson District in Portage Town- 
 ship, Wood County, being thus engaged in the 
 winter of 1883-84. In the spring he taught in his 
 home district in Sandusky County, being precep- 
 tor of the school for the five ensuing terms. In De- 
 cember, 1886, he married Miss Addie, daughter of 
 Capt. J. H. Jennings, of Sanduslvy County. For a 
 short time after his marriage he engaged in farm- 
 ing, but soon abandoned that occupation and be- 
 came a student and instructor in the normal 
 school at Fostoria, where he taught for some time. 
 His next position was that of a teacher in the Cap- 
 tain Jennings District, after which lie returned to 
 the normal at Fostoria, wliere he completed the 
 course of study. 
 
 Accepting the position of Superintendent of the 
 Bradner High School, Mr. Ladd came to tliis place 
 in 1888, and for the five following years served 
 in that capacity, his work proving highly satisfac- 
 tory to the people. Meantime he filled the posi- 
 tion of Corporation Clerk of Bradner. In 1889 he 
 was elected Justice of the Peace on the Republican 
 ticket without opposition. While Superintendent, 
 his leisure hours were devoted to the insurance 
 business, and finally he retired wholly from educa- 
 tional work in order to give his attention to his 
 other lines of labor. As already stated, he is spe- 
 cial agent of the Union Central Life Insurance 
 Companj' of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the old and 
 solid companies of the country. In addition to 
 other interests, he has been reading law and ex- 
 pects soon to be admitted to the Bar. 
 
 The people of this community have the highest 
 opinion of Mr. Ladd's ability', and his name has 
 been presented by his friends as candidate for the 
 Legislature. Should he be called to this responsible 
 position in the near future, or should other places 
 of honor be offered him, he will undoubtedly be as 
 faithful in the discharge of their duties as he has 
 been loyal to the other trusts reposed in him. So- 
 
 cially he is a Knight of Pythias and is now serving 
 as Master of Pemberville Lodge, F. & A. M. In 
 his religious belief he is a Baptist. , He and his wife 
 have four sons: Jesse, Dale I., Raymond and Don- 
 ald McKinley. 
 
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 "JTT RTHUR T. BARNUM, M. D., has a fine 
 / — \ office at No. 330 Erie Street, Toledo, and 
 enjoys a large and paying practice, which 
 he has built up in an incredibly short space of 
 time. He has had both theoretical and practical 
 training, and as he is one of Chicago's native sons 
 he possesses the energy and enterprise which are a 
 common inheritance of her children. 
 
 William E. Barnum, the father of our subject, is 
 now a resident of Englewood, a Chicago suburb, 
 his home being at No. 6400 Wright Street. He is 
 one of the pioneers of the Garden City, to which 
 he removed about 1838, and is a manufacturer of 
 the celebrated Acme Check Punch. His wife was 
 before her marriage Miss Hawks, and their union 
 has been blessed with seven children. 
 
 Dr. Arthur T. Barnum was born December 23, 
 1866, and received a good public-school education 
 in his native city. On taking up the active duties 
 of life he determined to adopt the medical profes- 
 sion, and entered the Chicago Homeopathic Col- 
 lege, from which he graduated in 1891. For eight- 
 een months he practiced in Cook County Hospital, 
 thus acquiring a practical experience, which he 
 could have obtained in no other way. 
 
 February 1, 1894, Dr. Barnum married Miss 
 Charlotte, daughter of the highly respected and 
 widely' known Judge Gary, of Chicago. The 
 j'oung couple are members of the Episcopal Church 
 and move in the best society of Toledo and Chi- 
 cago. They have hosts of friends and are popular 
 in all circles. 
 
 From June, 1893, until October, 1894, Dr. Bar- 
 num was in partnership with Dr. Rees, since which 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 time he has conducted his practice alone. He be- 
 longs to the West End Club, one of the best, al- 
 though one of the youngest, in the cit^'. In poli- 
 tics he is an ally of the Republican party. 
 
 (TT^ LFREIJ LAPISH owns a good farm on 
 / — \ section 24, Lake Township, Wood Coun- 
 ty. This farm he purchased in November, 
 1879, but has since added to tiie original one hun- 
 dred and sixty acres eighty acres more. He is en- 
 gaged in general farming, giving his special atten- 
 tion to the raising of corn and hay, and he has 
 been quite successful. He is a native of Yorkshire, 
 England, his birth having occurred June 13, 1837, 
 and when he was only four years of age his parents 
 brought him to the United .States. He grew to 
 manhood in Allegheny County, Pa., and received 
 a fair coramon-school education. 
 
 The parents of Alfred Lapisli, likewise natives 
 of Yorkshire, were William and Sarah (Bottoms) 
 Lapish. The former was born July 3, 1813, and 
 on arriving ata suitable age learned the stone- ma- 
 sou's trade. About the 1st of June, 1841, he em- 
 barked at Liverpool with his family in the sailing- 
 vessel "Albert Gallatin," and arrived safely at 
 New Y^ork City at the end of a twenty-eight-days 
 voyage. Proceeding b^' canal to Pittsburg, as the 
 railroad had only been completed for a short dis- 
 tance, he reached the Smoky City on the 3d of 
 July. A part of the journey, between the railroad 
 and canal, was by means of a six-horse wagon, and 
 the four-year-old Alfred rode with tiie driver on 
 horseback. The canal-boats were then made in 
 four sections, which were taken apart in order to 
 go tlirough the locks. For about a year William 
 Lapish was employed on the Pittsburg water- works 
 building, and then removed to a farm near the 
 cit\', where he ran a dairy until 1854. He died in 
 Ross Township, Allegheny County, February 10, 
 1855. He was a member of the Church of Eng- 
 land, and was an Odd Fellow. His parents, John 
 
 and Jane Lapish, of Yorkshire, lived to be about 
 fourscore years of age. His wife, Sarah, who was 
 born December 15, 1813, died March 7,1857. Her 
 father, George P. Bottoms, who was a foreman of 
 the Yorkshire Knitting Factory, lived to be over 
 seventy yems of age. 
 
 Alfred Lapish is one of ten children. His two eld- 
 er sisters, Matilda and Maria, died in infancy in Eng- 
 land; his brother George, next 3'ounger than him- 
 self, died in childhood; Ann died in infancy; John, 
 the first of the family born in America, the date 
 of the event being October 27, 1842, is now a resi- 
 dent of Lake Township; David died in Pennsyl- 
 vania, aged forty years; James is a raotorman in 
 Pittsburg; Sarah married Jacob Portman, now de- 
 ceased, formerly a dairyman in Allegheny County, 
 Pa.; and Jane married Enoch Siddle, also deceased. 
 
 His mother's death occurring when he was twen- 
 ty years of age, our subject then engaged his serv- 
 ices to neighboring fanners for two years, after 
 which he went into partnership with John King 
 and conducted a dairy for two years. The follow- 
 ing year he worked for Watson Bros., in a mine 
 on the Monongahela River. From 1862 until 
 1866 he worked in different places and at various 
 occupations in Oliio, Indiana, Kentucky, Mary- 
 land and Virginia. Settling down in 1866 in Al- 
 legheny County, Pa., he followed carpentering for 
 eleven years. We next find him in Virginia, as he 
 had bought a farm in Powhatan Count)', and this 
 he cultivated for some four years, then trading it 
 for the one where he now resides, but giving 
 $1,000 to boot. 
 
 November 26, 1867, Mr. Lapisli was married, in 
 Pittsburg, to Sarah, daughter of John and Eliza- 
 beth (Barton) Bottles, who were natives of Eng- 
 land, but came to the United States about 1838. 
 John Bottles had learned the puddler's trade in a 
 rolling-mill in his native land, and was thus em- 
 ployed in Pittsburg. He died in 1870, aged about 
 eighty-five years, and his wife, who reached a simi- 
 lar age, died in July, 1879, in Virginia. They had 
 eight children: John, of Pittsburg; Mary Ann, 
 Mrs. Robert Caska, now deceased; Alfred, deceased, 
 formerly in the Pittsburg Rolling-mills; Henry, 
 who died in that city, and was also an operator in 
 the rolling-mills, as is also the next younger son. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 309 
 
 William; Charlotte, who first married Robert Mc- 
 Millan, and later wedded William Case, of Pitts- 
 buro;; George, who is employed in the rolling-mills; 
 and Sarah, Mrs. Lapish. 
 
 The wife of our subject was born in Allegheny 
 City, May 3, 1842, and there grew to womanhood. 
 By her marriage with Mr. Lapish she has become 
 the mother of six children, us follows: Mary, born 
 October 20, 1868, and who died September 20, 
 1869; William, born in Allegheny City, Septem- 
 ber 17, 1870; Jennie, August 10, 1872; George 
 and John, twins, June 12, 1875; and James, March 
 10, 1879. With the exception of the last-named, 
 who was born in Virginia, they are all natives of 
 Allegheny City. William was married September 
 17, 1891, to Ella, daughter of Robert and Anna 
 (Dawson) AveI•3^ The lady was born February 6, 
 1874, in England. Jennie became the wife of 
 Thomas Avery, a brother of Mrs. William Lapish, 
 October 10, 1893. 
 
 In politics our subject is independent, but in- 
 clines somewhat toward the People's party. With- 
 out his knowledge he was elected to serve as Su- 
 pervisor of Highways, and held the position for 
 three terms, when he refused re-election. He was 
 formerly a member of the Patrons of Industry. 
 
 
 HENRY LONG, a well known farmer of 
 Webster Township, Wood County, jour- 
 neyed hither with his family and house- 
 hold effects in 1854, making the trip by ox-team, 
 and settling on the farm where he now resides. 
 He has held several local offices, among others that 
 of Township Trustee, School Director, etc. His 
 first purchase in this neighborhood, over forty 
 years ago, was eighty acres on section 17. This 
 had not been improved, but was covered with 
 heavy timber, and the price he paid for the tract 
 was 84 per acre. Desiring to put up a log cabin, 
 he first had to clear a space, and when his one- 
 
 room house was completed the family moved in. 
 Though the building had a roof and a floor, the 
 cracks between the logs had not yet been clunked 
 up, and there were no window-panes in the space 
 left for windows. Mr. Long was taken_ sick, and 
 during the winter which followed, which was an 
 extremely cold one, his family was obliged to live 
 in this poor shelter. Game was very abundant, 
 and helped to eke out the diet of the earlv set- 
 tlers. 
 
 Henry Long is a son of Noah and Mary E. 
 (Berge) Long, natives of Pennsylvania. Their 
 family numbered thirteen children, as follows: 
 Adam, Simeon, John, Noah, Henry, Eunice, Becky, 
 Lavina, Eliza, Maria, Margaret, Nancy and Theresa. 
 The father was one of the pioneers of Ashland 
 Count}', Ohio, where he settled at a very early 
 day. He took up one hundred and sixty acres of 
 Government land, about six miles from the coun- 
 ty seat, and paid §1.25 per acre for the same. 
 
 Henry Long was born in his father's humble log 
 cabin in January, 1826, and attended the old-time 
 subscription schools of the neighborhood for three 
 months, perhaps, during the year in his boyhood. 
 Slab benches and seats were about the only fur- 
 nishings of the poor little log schoolhouse, and 
 pieces of wood served for writing-books. The 
 nearest schoolhouse was about three quarters of a 
 mile from his home, and, like country boys of the 
 period, young Henry rarely wore shoes. He re- 
 mained with his parents until reaching his majority, 
 when he engaged in farming on some wild land in 
 Sullivan Township, where his father had purchased 
 three hundred acres at $3 per acre. For seven 
 3'ears Henry Long lived in the one-room cabin 
 which he erected on the land, and during that 
 period he worked industriously to improve the 
 place, clearing about thirty acres of heavy forest 
 land with ox-teams. In 1854 he came to this 
 township, where he has ever since been one of the 
 most respected residents. 
 
 In 1847 Mr. Long married Miss Mary A. Bow- 
 erize, by whom he had ten children, only five of 
 whom are living, namely: Simeon, Adam, Free- 
 man, Henry and Sarah. Those who have passed 
 away are George, John. Noah, Elmer and Eliza. 
 Mrs. Long died in 1871, and Februaiy 5, 1872, 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Mr. Long married Mrs. Sarah Housholder, nee 
 Pember. 
 
 In his early manhood Henry Long was a Whig, 
 and cast his first vote for William H. Harrison. On 
 the formation of the Republican party he joined 
 its ranks, and for over thirty years has been identi- 
 fied with it. He is an active worker in the United 
 Brethren Church, to which his wife also belongs. 
 
 WILLL4M ANDREWS is now living in 
 the vill.ige of Lemoyne, Wood Coun- 
 ty, where he lias a pleasant home. He 
 also owns a farm in Webster Township, this coun- 
 t}', and is the proprietor of the only sawmill in 
 this localitj'. He is somewhat of a pioneer in the 
 latter business, as he became interested in it twen- 
 ty-five years ago, and has since dealt more or less 
 extensively in lumber. 
 
 Thomas Andrews, father of William, was a na- 
 tive of Pennsylvania, born in 1818. He was a son 
 of William Andrews, of Fayette County, Pa., who 
 served as a Member of Congress from his district 
 for one term, and who, after being re-norainated, 
 died from the effects of a stroke of apoplexy while 
 going to deliver a speech at a political meeting in 
 Gieensburg. About 1841 Thomas Andrews mar- 
 ried Susan Schritchfield, also a native of the Key- 
 stone State and of Holland-Dutch descent. She 
 was born in 1825, and is now living in Shawnee- 
 town, Kan., with her son Joseph. Thomas and 
 Susan Andrews became the parents of the follow- 
 ing children: Margaret, Mrs. Howenstein, of Okla- 
 homa; Joseph, who has never married, and who lives 
 in Silver Lake, Kan.; Mrs. Anna Lang, deceased; 
 Sarah, Mrs. Hammat, of W.aynesville, 111.; Martha, 
 wife of Perry Worthington, a farmer of Big 
 Springs, Kan.; James, who is engaged in farming 
 in Ashland County, Ohio; Mrs. Joanna Rhineharl, 
 of Sedgwick County, Kan.; Thomas, Jr., a farmer 
 of Rossville, Kan., who raises stock extensivel}", 
 and during the winterof 1894-95 fed some twelve 
 
 hundred head of cattle; Jemimah, Mrs. Ephraim 
 Weltimer, of McKay, Ohio; Mrs. Belle Wagnor, of 
 Maple Hill, Kan.; and John, who is engaged in 
 farming near Silver Lake, Kan. 
 
 William Andrews, of this sketch, was born De- 
 cember 3, 1847, in Ashland County, Ohio, and 
 there grew to manhood. He remained with his 
 parents until about eighteen years of age, when he 
 received a certificate and engaged in teaching 
 school for a time. He has been the architect of 
 his own fortune, having made or saved every- 
 thing of which he is now possessed. In his home 
 district he has served as School Director, and is 
 well known in political circles as a Republican of 
 no uncertain stripe. 
 
 On the 9th of January, 1873, William Andrews 
 married IS'ancy Stentz, who died January 19,1882, 
 leaving one son, Willis, whose birth occurred April 
 19, 1875. He has had fine educational advan- 
 tages, and is now a student in the Westerville 
 (Ohio) College. April 12, 1883, our subject mar- 
 ried the lady who now bears his name, and who 
 was formerly Miss Laura, daughter of Valentine 
 Halin, whose history appears elsewhere in this 
 work. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews are esteemed mem- 
 bers of the United Brethren Church. 
 
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 ROBERT DUNIPACE was for ni.Tny years a 
 prominent agriculturist of Webster Town- 
 ship, Wood County. To this locality he 
 came in 1832 and purchased eighty acres of Gov- 
 ernment land, for which he paid the customary- 
 price of $1.25 per acre. In 1840 he moved to the 
 farm where he continued to dwell the remainder 
 of his da^^s, and which comprised one hundred 
 and sixty acres on sections 5 and 6. He literally 
 hewed a farm out of the wilderness, for there were 
 no improvements on the place when he became its 
 proprietor. For years his home was in a log cabin 
 of one room, but in time this was supplanted by a 
 more modern and convenient dwelling. 
 
 The birth of Robert Dunipace occurred in Scot- 
 land, May 20, 1809. He was the eldest of the 
 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 313 
 
 nine children born to William and Margaret (Gill) 
 Dunipace, likewise natives of Scotland. A history 
 of his brother William appears elsewhere in this 
 work. In 1832 our subject set sail for the United 
 States, and soon after his arrival found himself in 
 this count}', where he decided to make a permanent 
 settlement. After he had made a good start, he 
 felt the need of a companion and helpmate, and 
 therefore, June 11, 1840, he married Miss Jane 
 Muir. Tlie lady, who emigrated to America in 
 1832, was, like her husband, born in Scotland, the 
 date of the event being January 11, 1820. Eleven 
 children came to bless their home, as follows: Mary, 
 who died in infancy; William W.; Margaret; John, 
 who served in the War of the Rebellion, and is 
 now deceased; Mary, also deceased; Robert; James, 
 deceased; Jane; one who died before receiving a 
 name; Samuel; and George, who has also passed 
 away. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Dunipace for years were members 
 of the United Presbyterian Church, and active in 
 all good works of religion and benevolence. In 
 politics tlie former was a Republican. He was act- 
 ive in organizing schools and in other factors of 
 civilization, and for many years held the office of 
 Township Trustee. He was called to his final rest 
 January 24, 1882, and his remains were interred 
 in Scotch Ridge Cemetery. 
 
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 BENJAMIN MALLETT, who departed tins 
 life October 16, 1893, was for sixty-three 
 years one of the substantial business men 
 of Toledo. He was a public-spirited citizen, and 
 especially in the early days of Toledo's history was 
 actively identified with its growth and develop- 
 ment. Through his own unassisted efforts he rose 
 step by step in the financial world until he siic- 
 ceeded in accumulating a good fortune. In early 
 manhood he began dealing in mortgages and notes 
 11 
 
 and in loaning money on good security, and con- 
 ducted this branch of business up to the time of 
 his death. 
 
 The father of our subject, IJenjamin Mallett, Sr., 
 a native of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, 
 N. Y., was married to Miss Mary Jones, by whom 
 he had three children. In 1830 he emigrated with 
 his family to Toledo, and in this locality settled 
 upon a farm and devoted himself to raising fine 
 stock. He died in Toledo when he had reached 
 the age of seventy-five years. 
 
 Benjamin Mallett, Jr., was born in Canajoharie, 
 Montgomery County, N. Y., April 8, 1816, and 
 passed ills boyhood up to fourteen in his native 
 county, when he came with his father to Toledo. 
 He received a fair common-school education, and 
 early learned habits of industry and perseverance 
 on his father's farm, and these qualities became 
 part of his nature. On attaining to years of man- 
 hood he started forth in the business world to 
 make his own livelihood, and succeeded in build- 
 ing up a reputation for integrity and fairness in 
 all his dealings which was worth eminently more 
 than the fortune that he finally attained. 
 
 June 4, 1842, Mr. Mallett married Miss Julia A. 
 MilK, who was born in this city, March 2, 1823, 
 and has been a resident here all her life. Her 
 parents were Mathew and Mary (Stabl) Mills, 
 who were early settlers of this city. To Mr. and 
 Mrs. Mallett were born four children, the first of 
 whom died in infancy unnamed. Benjamin Frank- 
 lin, the onl)' surviving child, whose birth occurred 
 in tills city, married Ella Ratten berry, and has five 
 children. He and his family reside in West To- 
 ledo. Anna Louise, who died July 20, 1879, mar- 
 ried Milton Dorr, and had one son, Charles A. 
 Sherman Mallett died February 12, 1871, aged 
 about six years. 
 
 Mrs. Mallett, who with her husband witnessed 
 the immense changes which have taken place since 
 Toledo was a hamlet of three or four houses, is 
 passing her declining years in a beautiful home with 
 luxurious and refined surroundings, her residence 
 being at No. 3348 Cherry Street. She is a member of 
 the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Mallett, who 
 was a stanch Republican politically, was intensely 
 public-spirited, taking ap active part in political. 
 
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 public, school and church affairs, and when the 
 Civil War broke out was one of the most active 
 citizens in Toledo in aiding to get trooi)s. For 
 sixteen years he occupied the position of Treasurer 
 of Washington Township, cit}' of Toledo, and for 
 fifteen j'ears that of Infirmary Director. In busi- 
 ness life he was ever prompt and capable, and his 
 word was considered as good as his bond; in pri- 
 vate and social life he was regarded with affection 
 and respect for his genial, lionorable qualities. 
 
 i(i). ^immh .@j 
 
 Hp]NRY D. GROVE, an insurance agent 
 and Justice of the Peace of Millbury, 
 Wood County, has been a member of the 
 Village Council and a School Director for many 
 years. He has served as Townshi]) Clerk, Corpo- 
 ration Clerk and Justice of the Peace since 1876, 
 and has repiesented the iEtna and Pha>nix Insur- 
 ance Companies since 1879. 
 
 Horn near Hoosic Falls, Rensselaer County, N. Y., 
 May 22, 1832, Mr. Grove is a son of Henry D.,Sr., 
 and Eliza (Wioans) Grove, who were married in 
 New York State. The former, a native of Saxony, 
 German}-, was born in 1804, and received a fine 
 college education. His father, Frederick, a wealths- 
 man, died before Henry had arrived at manhood. 
 The latter came to the United States about 1825, 
 and first located in Washington County, N. Y., 
 after which he removed to Rensselaer Count}', and 
 there lived until summoned by death, February 22, 
 1844. He made a specialty of sheep-raising, and 
 was tlie first importer of fine-wool Saxony sheep. 
 He returned three times to Germany for new stock, 
 and on two occasions brought over with him Ger- 
 man shepherds, who understood the care of this 
 [larticular kind of sheep, and also brought over 
 German shepherd dogs. He rented a farm in Me- 
 dina County, Ohio, and there kept a flock of four 
 
 hundred sheep, but the land was low and not 
 adapted to this purpose, and after one hundred or 
 more of the sheep had died, three hundred were 
 sold at public auction for $3,000, though the fleece 
 was so fine that it sometimes sold for 81 per pound. 
 He also owned a flock of three hundred and fifty 
 sheep in New Y'ork State, where he had a farm 
 comprising one hundred and fifty acres. There he 
 also raised Devonshire and Durham cattle. An 
 energetic, progressive man, he was highly esteemed 
 in his community. He was one of the founders 
 of the State Agricultural Society, was an authority 
 on matters pertaining to farming and stock-raising, 
 and wrote articles for agricultural papers, among 
 others the Albany Cultivator. His father was 
 a wealthy man, and though an elder brother, 
 Augustus, inherited the family estate by the law 
 of entail, Henry, the youngest son, received a 
 large sum of money and a number of sheep for his 
 patrimony. Augustus, who lived and died in 
 Saxony, and was never married, was famous as a 
 broad-swordsman. 
 
 The mother of oursubject, Eliza ( Winans) Grove, 
 was born in the Mohawk Valley, N. Y'., and died 
 on the old homestead, April 12, 1866. Her par- 
 ents having died when she was very young, she 
 was reared by a distant relative, Paul Cornell. 
 Little is known of her people, but a half-sister and 
 brother by the name of Purdy moved to Canada, 
 where the latter established Purdy's Mills. An- 
 f)ther half-brother was a farmer in the Catskills, 
 and the sister became the wife of a Mr. Hiller and 
 settled in Hudson, N. Y. Hiram and Eliza Grove 
 had four children: Margaret, who married J. Oscar 
 Joslyn, who conducts the old farm in Rensselaer 
 County, where he raises fine horses, high-grade 
 sheep and fancy poultry; Henry D., Jr., our sub- 
 ject; Use Maria, who became the wife of John 
 Hunt, had a daughter, Harriet, and died when 
 about twenty-four years of age; and Frederick 
 Augustus, a commercial traveler of Toledo. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Joslyn have two little sons, H. D. Grove 
 and Whitman. 
 
 Until he arrived at manhood, Henry D. Grove, 
 Jr., attended the district schools in his native coun- 
 ty, but in his nineteenth year went to Cambridge 
 Academy, of Washington County, for two terms, 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 For the next two years he kept books and clerked 
 in a store at St. Catharines, Canada. In 1854 he 
 went on a liunting and pleasure trip to Minnesota 
 and the Northwest, and on returning home spent 
 the winter. Then, with his brother Fred, he came 
 to Ohio, in 1859. He worked on a farm and his 
 first arrival in this county was on a hunting expe- 
 dition. In the fall of 186-3 he came here once more 
 and worked in the timber. About this time he 
 met with a great misfortune, as a tree fell upon 
 his foot, and necessitated the amputation of that 
 useful member, and for two years following he was 
 unfit for work. Upon convalescing Mr. Grove 
 clerked in a hotel at Rawsonville, Lorain Count}', 
 and subsequently for a few years was a traveling 
 salesman. In 1870 he came to Millbur}'. and for 
 a couple of years clerked for Mr. Karchiier and 
 then kept books for a stave factory. For two or 
 three years more he clerked in a store, and in 1876 
 was elected Township Clerk, since which time he 
 has acted in a public capacity. His father was a 
 AVhig, but since attaining his majority our subject 
 has affiliated with the Democracy. 
 
 April 23, 1873, Mr. Grove was married, in Eiy- 
 ria, Oiiio, to Mary Broady, who was born in Cleve- 
 land, .January 15, 1849, and lived in that city un- 
 til about ten years of age. .She then moved to 
 Ompstead Falls, Ohio, where her education was 
 completed, but about 1869 she returned to her 
 former home in Elyria. Her parents were Samuel 
 and Eliza Broady, the latter of whom died when 
 Mrs. Grove was only three years of age. Samuel 
 Broady 's eldest son, Frederick, died in 1894, aged 
 fifty years. Eliza married Seymour Fitch, and died 
 about 1872; and Angeline was the wife of E. W. 
 Kidney. They were all residents of Ompstead 
 Falls. To Mr. and Mrs. Grove have been born 
 two children, the youngest of whom, Henry D., Jr., 
 died in infancy. Hattie D., born Februarj' 12, 
 1874, was educated in Millbury and Toledo. She 
 received a teacher's certificate at a very early age, 
 and IS now pursuing that calling in the Ontario 
 Street School, Toledo. She first taught for two 
 months in the district and later in the village 
 school of Millbury. She is a fine musician, for 
 years was organist of the Millbury Methodist 
 Church, and now sings in the choir of St. John's 
 
 Church in Toledo. Mrs. Grove has been a Sun- 
 day-school teacher in the Millbury Church for fif- 
 teen years, and is greatly loved by all who know 
 
 :£)^(^ 
 
 JAMES MUIR. No one, perhaps, of the old 
 settlers of Webster Township, Wood County, 
 did more for its upbuilding and progress 
 than did this worthy Scotchman, who for 
 half a century labored industriously to make a 
 good home for his famil}-, and was always alive to 
 the interests of his fellow-citizens. He was one of 
 the organizers of the township, and assisted in 
 building the first schoolhouse and the first log 
 church within its limits. At the time of his death, 
 which occurred April 18, 1887, he was the owner 
 of two hundred acres of land, which had been 
 brought to their valuable condition mainly 
 through his own efforts. He is now sleeping his 
 last sleep in the cemetery of Scotch Ridge. He 
 lived and died honored and respected by all who 
 knew him, for his life was a most exemplary one 
 in every respect, and his friends were legion. 
 
 In a family of seven children, James Muir w.as 
 the second in order of birth, his brothers and sis- 
 ters being William, Samuel, Jane, John, Frances 
 and Margaret, who are all living with the excep- 
 tion of William and Frances. The parents of this 
 family were John and Mary (Prentice) Muir, na- 
 tives of Scotland, and the former a farmer by oc- 
 cupation. 
 
 Like his parents, James Muir was born in Scot- 
 land, that event having occurred in July, 1811. 
 He continued to dwell in the mother countrj' until 
 reaching his majority, when he concluded to try 
 his fortunes in the New World, and in 1832 crossed 
 the Atlantic. At first he settled in Perrysburg, 
 Ohio, and for two or three years sailed on the 
 Lakes. About 1837 he located on a farm in Web- 
 ster Township, the one where his widow still 
 makes her home. This tract comprised one hun- 
 dred and sixty acrps, winch Mr- Muir bought of 
 
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 the Government at $1.25 per acre. It is located 
 on section 5, and bears little resemblance to its 
 condition half a century ago, when it was encum- 
 bered with thick forests, on which the axe had 
 ina(ie little impression. Mr. Muir put up a log 
 cabin, al)0ut 16x20 feet -in size, and continued to 
 live in this humble abode for several years. Ox- 
 teams were employed almost exclusively in early 
 years in hauling away lous and in general farm 
 woik. Terrysburg was the nearest trading-post, 
 and tlie tri|) there and back consumed three days. 
 Frequently he was obliged to go as far as Fremont 
 to have wheat and corn ground. 
 
 On the 12th of February, 1839, James Muir and 
 Marian Duni|)ace were united in marriage. Twelve 
 children came to bless their union, and were named 
 as follows: .John, Margaret, William, James, Mary, 
 Isabella, Francis. Susannah, Jane, Alice, Jessie, 
 and one who died in infancy. William, Isabella, 
 Francis and Alice are also deceased. Mary became 
 the wife of John Hagemeyer; Susannah married 
 Kenry C. Swan; and Jessie is the wife of Charles 
 Griner. The mother of these children is now in 
 her seventy-eighth year and is still living on the 
 old homestead, her last years being spent peace- 
 fully and happily, surrounded by tlie comforts 
 provided by her husband and children. 
 
 In politics Mr. Muir was a strong Republican, 
 and though he was not an office-seeker was some- 
 times prevailed upon to hold local positions, such as 
 Township Trustee or School Director. He was a 
 faithful and zealous member of the Presbyterian 
 Church, and remained firm in the faith up to his 
 last days. 
 
 < ^ 4^ALLACEH. FACER erected a substan- 
 Y/\/' tial store building in the fall of 1891 
 at Millburj', Wood County, and has 
 since conducted in it a grocery and meat-market. 
 He is an enterprising business man and is very 
 popular among his customers and fellow-citizens. 
 In politics he is an ardent Republican, and was 
 elected to the position of City Marshal, serving as 
 
 such for two years to the entire satisfaction of his 
 constituents. 
 
 The gentleman above mentioned is a son of James 
 and Lydia M. (Davenport) Facer, who were mar- 
 ried December 2.0, 1851. James Facer was a son of 
 George and Mary (Hall) Facer, of Northampton- 
 shire, England. Lydia M. Facer was born in Cat- 
 taraugus County, N. Y., December 15, 1830, being 
 a daughter of Thompson T. and Hannah (Peters) 
 Davenport, also natives of the Empire Stale. 
 James and Lydia Facer became the parents of 
 seven children, as follows: George, who is engaged 
 in farming near Latchie; Dora, who died at the 
 age of six years; Eva, who died in her fourth year; 
 Walter, who bought and operates the old farm on 
 section 23, Lake Township; Wallace, our subject; 
 Cora, who married Charles Facer, a verj' distant 
 cousin; and Elfie. 
 
 Wallace II. Facer was born near Liverpool, in 
 Lorain County, Ohio, November 12, 1861. and was 
 about three years old when his parents removed to 
 Lake Township, Wood County. Until he was six- 
 teen years old he attended school at Millbury, 
 working during the summers on the home farm, 
 and he remained with his i)arents until reaching 
 his majority. His first independent venture was 
 driving a team for C. F. Chapman on his farm 
 near Millbur^'. He was employed the year round, 
 though others were laid off during the dull season, 
 and he frequently received an increase of wages. 
 One winter he was given 124 a month and board, 
 a third more than his employer ever paid to any 
 other man. At the end of two 3ears he began 
 hauling logs, bowl blocks, headings, etc., for Gid- 
 dings & Cumming, and also continued with that 
 firm for about two years. 
 
 In the fall of 1887 Mr. Facer opened a meat- 
 market in Millbury, having as a partner Nick 
 Young. At the end of five months he purchased 
 his partner's interest and for three months con- 
 ducted the business alone. Afterward he engaged 
 in general merchandising in the same village, but 
 turned the management of his store over to his fa- 
 ther when he became owner of a Toledo mill, which 
 he operated successfully for two years and a-half. 
 He was, however, eventually' defrauded in this 
 venture, and lost all he had put into the concern. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 He then resumed the charge of his Millbury store, 
 but in 1889 he met with another misfortune, the 
 building being burned, tliough most of the stock 
 was saved. In tlie fall of 1891 he put up his pres- 
 ent store building, and has since given his atten- 
 tion to the management of his grocery and meat- 
 market. 
 
 March 28, 1889, Mr. Facer married L.Stella Pitt- 
 mann, who was born in Ashland, Ohio, May 3, 1873. 
 Her parents were Benjamin and Letliie (O'Neal) 
 Pittmann, natives of Pennsylvania and Mansfield, 
 Ohio, respectively, and who were married in the 
 Keystone State. Their eldest child, Martha Ann, 
 married William Bensman, who is emplo\ed by the 
 Smith Bridge Company; the eldest son, Charles S., 
 is a resident of Delphos; William Franklin is em- 
 ployed in a paper-mill at Grand Rapids, Ohio; and 
 Eddie, the youngest, died in infancy. In the 
 spring of 1894 Mr. and Mrs. Facer adopted a girl 
 baby, who died October 2, 1894, aged about six 
 months, and on the 8th of November they took a 
 little girl, Emma, three years of age to bring up, 
 and have become very much attached to the little 
 one. 
 
 i^^ 
 
 MONTGOMERY A. CARSNER is a con- 
 tractor and carpenter of Millbury. He 
 has erected several large schoolhouses 
 and a number of modern and commodious barns in 
 Wood and adjoining counties, as well as many 
 good residences in this locality. He bought his 
 home place in 1882, and placed thereon the neat 
 cottage which he now occupies. He h.as been a 
 School Director and President of the Board of 
 Education. Since the campaign of 1884, he has 
 used his influence in favor of the Republican party, 
 but prior to that time was a Democrat. At pres- 
 ent he is one of the Village Councilmcn. 
 
 The parents of our subject were Michael and 
 Mary A. (Miller) Carsner, who were married in 
 Wood County, about 1847. The father was born 
 in 1830, in Wood County, and died April 29, 1875. 
 
 His wife, Mary A., was born January 27, 1830. 
 Michael was the son of Samuel Carsner, a Penn- 
 s^lvanian, who came to northwestern Ohio prior 
 to 1840 and kept a hotel on the pike in early days. 
 He moved to Iowa in 1858, and died there about 
 ten years ago. The mother of our subject was a 
 daughter of James and Mary (Anderson) Miller. 
 The former died of cholera, December 5, 1848. 
 He was a native of Pennsylvania, and became one 
 of the early settlers of Toledo, Ohio. To Michael 
 Carsner and wife were born five children: Matilda, 
 who wedded Charles Link, now foreman in the 
 Transfer Company barns in Toledo; Montgoraeiy, 
 of whom we write; Daniel, who died in 1864; Isa- 
 bel, who lives in Toledo with her sister; and one 
 who died in infancy in 1862, the mother's death 
 occurring about the same time. 
 
 Montgomery A. Carsner was born where the 
 town of Pemberville now stands, September 8, 
 1850, and grew to manhood in Wood County-. He 
 first attended the country schools, but afterward 
 was a student in Toledo. About 1865 he began 
 learning the carpenter's trade, but spent only 
 three weeks at the business then. For the next 
 four years he sailed on the Great Lakes, principally 
 Huron and Erie, and was engaged in the lumber 
 trade. In 1870 he once more took up carpenter- 
 ing, with John Parker, for whom he worked about 
 a }-ear, and then started out for himself. He was 
 employed at this business throughout northern 
 Ohio until 1885, when he became foreman in the 
 stave factory of Curtis & Karchner, and held that 
 position until the mill was removed to Tennessee. 
 At that time he returned to his regular vocation, 
 to which he has since devoted his energies. 
 
 August 1, 1870, Mr. Carsner married Miss Han- 
 nah Shiffert, a native of Allentown, Pa., born 
 August 22, 1854. Her parents, Allen and Eliza 
 (Fenstermaker) Shiffert, were natives of Pennsyl- 
 vania, having been born January 29, 1826, and 
 June 15, 1822, respectively. They are still liv- 
 ing and are residents of Genoa, Ottawa County, 
 Ohio. Mrs. Carsner is one of three children. Her 
 brother, Hyman, is a farmer near Genoa, Ottawa 
 County; and her sister, Rosa Ann, is the wife of 
 John Bush, also a farmer of that locality. 
 
 The union of our subject and his wife has been 
 
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 blessed with eight children: Allen, who died in 
 1888, aged sixteen j'ears; Eliza, who is the wife of 
 Fred Kalmbach, of Millbury; Marr}', who is em- 
 ployed with his fatiier; Ida May, who died in 1881; 
 Mabel, Fayette and Orville Karl, who are attend- 
 ing school; and Elroy, an infant. Mrs. Carsner, 
 who was only seven years of age when she was 
 brought by her parents to Ohio, attended the com- 
 mon schools of Genoa until she was in her sixteenth 
 year. She is now a member of the Evangelical 
 Church of Millbury. 
 
 /^~y W. WEGMAN is the owner of a valuable 
 V~^ farm on section 2, Freedom Township, 
 Wood County. He is one of the old set- 
 tlers of this locality, as he has made his liome here 
 for over forty years. He began his business ca- 
 reer ill an humble way, but by industry and per- 
 sistent effort has increased his possessions year by 
 year; and, being a practical farmer, he has usually 
 met with success in his various undertakings. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred December 29, 
 1814, in Germany, his parents being Daniel and 
 Catherine (Mennert) Wegman, whose family num- 
 bered four children, two of whom never came to 
 America. The boyhood of our subject was passed 
 quietly on his father's farm, where he remained 
 until he was thirty years of age. In 1851 he took 
 passage on a sailing-vessel, the destination of 
 which was New York City. The trip was a pleas- 
 ant one and took twenty-eight days. On reaching 
 the eastern metropolis, young Wegman remained 
 there a week, while making plans for the future. 
 
 In October, 1851, our subject arrived in Toledo, 
 where he lived for two weeks, and then obtained 
 employment in Lucas County, where he remained 
 the following winter. The next j-ear he moved to 
 this township, buying forty acres of land, and 
 from that time until the present his own welfare has 
 been intimately associated with the progress of 
 this section. As his means afforded, he has invest- 
 
 ed in different tracts of land, and is now the owner 
 of three hundred and six acres, most of which are 
 under cultivation and well improved with good 
 barns and fences. 
 
 October 31, 1844, Mr. Wegman was married, in 
 his native land, to Catherine M. Vobbe, who was 
 born June 2, 1824, in German^-. Eleven children 
 came to bless this union, but only six of the num- 
 ber survive, namely: Angeline C, born February 
 2, 1848, and now the wife of LouisDeasink, a farm- 
 er near PemberviUe; John W., born July 21, 1854, 
 and now engaged in business in Toledo; Harmon, 
 born July 11, 1857; Carl F., born February 14, 
 1865, and a resident of Freedom Township; Mary 
 Julia, born November 27, 1867; and Ludwig, Oc- 
 tober 28, 1870. John F., born September 12, 1851 
 died at the age of twent^'-four years; Catherine L., 
 born July 19, 1861, is also deceased; and Adam, 
 born May 19, 1860, died in infancy, as did also 
 the youngest of the family. John W. married Emma 
 Hoffman, by whom he has one cliild. Harmon 
 chose for his wife Anna Linke; and Carl F. 
 married Lizzie Walker, and has two children. 
 
 Mr. Wegman is an active worker in the German 
 Lutheran Church of PemberviUe, and has contrib- 
 uted liberally of his means to its su[)port. In pol- 
 itics he is affiliated with the Democratic |)arty. He 
 is popular in his iieighliorhood on account of his 
 uniformly fair treatment of all with whom his 
 business or social relations bring him in contact, 
 and is greatly esteemed by his neighbors and ac- 
 quaintances. 
 
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 JACOB DANIEL PHISTER became a resident 
 of the village of Rising Sun, Wood Count}', 
 December 1, 1893, at which time he bought 
 lots and has since erected a residence. He 
 is an enterprising business man, and has been quite 
 successful in his various undertakings. A Repub- 
 lican in politics, he cast his first Presidential bal- 
 lot for Abraham Lincoln, at Port Royal Harbor, 
 S. C, in 1864. He was in the Union service dur- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 319 
 
 ing tlie late Civil War, in whicli he enlisted Feb- 
 ruary 22, 1864, and served until the close. For 
 about a year longer he assisted the Government 
 to straigliten out its affairs, and was finally dis- 
 charged, June 8, 1866. 
 
 The parents of Mr. Pliister were David and 
 Charlotte (Zcdeker) Phister, who were natives of 
 Mahoning Count}', Ohio. After living for some 
 years in Mahoning County, and later in Knox 
 Count}', Ohio, the}' came to this section, in 18.54. 
 Here the father bought one hundred and sixty 
 acres of timber-land, and after clearing a space 
 built a log cabin. He continued to dwell here 
 until his death, which occurred March 24, 1867, 
 when in his sixty-ninth year. His wife died Feb- 
 ruary 8, 1874, aged sixty-eight years. Their fam- 
 ily comprised eight children: Roxie, who married 
 Thomas Hunt, and with her husband is deceased; 
 Lucy, widow of George Fulk, and a resident of 
 Bowling Green; .Julia, deceased, formerly the wife 
 of Solomon Shisly; John, deceased; Mary, widow 
 of Jerry Macke}', and a resident of Rising Sun; 
 David, who lives in this county; Jacob D. and 
 John. 
 
 Born in Montgomery Township, Wood County, 
 June 15, 1844, J. D. Phister passed his boyhood on 
 the old homestead, and obtained his education 
 mainly during the winter terms of school held in 
 that vicinity. He had not reached his twentieth 
 birthday when he enlisted at Fremont in Company 
 E, Twenty-fifth Ohio Veteran Infantry, under 
 Captain Murray, and was sent to Sandusky City, 
 and' then to Camp Chase. At the end of six days 
 in the latter place, young Phister returned home on 
 a furlough of a week, and later, rejoining his regi- 
 ment, was stationed successively in the following 
 places: Columbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, Philadelphia 
 and Washington. After spending a month in Vir- 
 ginia, he went to Alexandria and took passage on 
 a steamer bound for Port Royal Harbor, S. C, 
 where for six months he was on picket duty. 
 Then, marching to Honey Hill, S. C, he was en- 
 gaged in a fight at that point, in which they were 
 defeated, and afterwards was engaged in another 
 contest, with like results. For several days his 
 forces were then under Sherman's command, and 
 after being sent to Charleston they camped on the 
 
 island for a month and were then sent on the Cam- 
 den raid. In a slight skirmish they defeated the 
 enemy, and after accomplishing what they had 
 undertaken returned to camp. Mr. Phister was 
 honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio, in the 
 summer of 1866, and returned home, working for 
 his father on the farm. 
 
 On the 16th of March, 1872, occurred the mar- 
 riage of our subject and Rose, daughter of Conrad 
 and Parsley (Buchtel) .Sheppler. The only child 
 of this union, Charles B., was born December 1, 
 1876, and is still at home with his parents. They 
 are members of the United Brethren Church, which 
 has as its pastor Rev. Mr. Withan. 
 
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 5T^ DAM HINDS has cleared and improved a 
 y — \ farm of eighty acres on section 8, Webster 
 Township, Wood County, and is still mak- 
 ing his home thereon. He is a loyal Republican, 
 and has frequently held township oflices of honor 
 and responsibility, among others those of Trustee, 
 Supervisor and School Director. He fought and 
 suffered in the defense of the Old Flag during the 
 late civil conflict, and has since been a member of 
 the Grand Army of the Republic. He enlisted at 
 the beginning of the war, and was discharged at 
 its close, July 24, 1865, just four years less than 
 one month from the date of entering the service. 
 The father of our subject, David Hinds, was 
 born in Vermont, as was also his wife, who before 
 her marriage was Philana McCarroll. Their family 
 comprised fifteen children, as follows: Margaret, 
 David, John, Bets}', Lydia, Daniel, Eliza, Adam, 
 William, Martin, Margaret, Deborah, Lavinia, 
 Philander, and one who died in infancy. Of this 
 large family but three now survive, those besides 
 our subject being John, a farmer of Barry County, 
 Mich., and Lavinia, widow of Addison Loomis, 
 and now a resident of Cleveland, Ohio. The 
 father of this family, who was a soldier in the War 
 of 1812, took part in the battle of Plattsmouth, 
 
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 and fought under Commodore Perry, being wound- 
 ed by a niinie-ball. His life occupation was tbat 
 of farming, and this lie successfully followed in 
 his native stale, in New York and in Ohio. He 
 came to the Buckeye State in 1844, but passed his 
 last years in Barry County, Mich., where he died 
 in 1872, when in his seventy-fifth year. 
 
 Adam Hinds was born in St. Lawrence County, 
 N. Y., May 3, 1831, and was reared to farm labor. 
 When seven years old he removed to Jefferson 
 County, N. Y., and in the fall of 1844 came with 
 his parents to this state. In 1845 he went to Mich- 
 igan, and continued to live there for three years. 
 Since he reached his eighteenth year lie has been 
 independent and self-sustaining. In 1852 became 
 to Wood Countj- and purchased eighty acres of 
 wild land on section 8, Webster Township. He 
 erected a plank shanty, and with energy set to 
 work to clear the land fr(;m the thick forests with 
 which it was covered. 
 
 February 10, 1851, Mr. Hinds married Clariiida 
 Van Gilder, by whom he had two children, Ed- 
 ward N. and Charles. The present wife of our 
 subject was before her marriage Miss Caroline 
 Stevins, their union being celebrated January 2, 
 18GG. Mrs. Hinds was born in Delaware County, 
 Ohio, February 22, 1839, and in 1865 came to 
 Wood County. Three children came to bless their 
 home. Fred married Daisy Smith and lives in 
 Webster Township; Ralph S. and Earl are still 
 living with their parents. 
 
 August 24, 1861, Adam Hinds enlisted as a 
 private in Company K, Twenty-first Oliio Infantry, 
 being mustered in at Findlay. He was sent to 
 Camp Dennison, and his first engagement was that 
 of Ivy Mountain. Few soldiers from this part of 
 tlie state took part in more noted battles or more 
 important campaigns, and among others in which 
 he was actively concerned we mention the follow- 
 ing: Nashville, Huntsville (Ala.), Stone River, 
 Chickaniauga, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Resaca, 
 Dallas, Jonesboro, Savannah, Bentonville, Kene- 
 saw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and New Hope 
 Church. While on picket duty in North Carolina 
 a rebel dressed in Federal uniform rode up to 
 within eight paces of him and fired a revolver, the 
 bullet striking Mr. Hinds above the left eye. This 
 
 memento of war days he still carries, as it has 
 never been deemed wise to extract it. He was 
 discharged at the close of the war with the rank of 
 
 Corporal. 
 
 3#I€E 
 
 ALANKIN BRIDGE, of West Toledo, has 
 been a resident of this place only three 
 years, but for over two decades was num- 
 bered among the best citizens and business men of 
 Toledo. Since 1884 he has been living a retired 
 life, enjoying the competence which his previous 
 years of industry and energetic effort provided. 
 He had many of the experiences and privations of 
 life on the frontier in his boyhood, and his educa- 
 tion was acquired in the old-f.ashioned subscription 
 schools. 
 
 John A. Bridge, our subject's father, was born in 
 Holland, but crossed the Atlantic when only elev- 
 en years of age. He was married in New York 
 State to Betsej' A. Chamberlin, and. in 1825 moved 
 to Ohio with his family. The trip was made by 
 wa}' of the Lakes, and on the way the> stopped at 
 Cleveland, then a small village. Near Lorain Mr. 
 Budge took up eighty acres of Government land, 
 paying therefor $5 per acre. The land was cov- 
 ered with heavy timber, which he cleared, and on it 
 erected a small log cabin of one room, which he 
 made his home for many years. He died in Mich- 
 igan in 1880. 
 
 Alankin Bridge is one of seven sons and three 
 daughters, and was born in Wayne County, N. Y., 
 near the village of Lyons, July 25, 1821. When 
 only eight years old he began carrying the mail 
 from Elj'ria to Wooster, a distance of some sixty 
 miles. It took about three days to make the round 
 trip through the woods on horseback. At the end 
 of a year and a-half he was transferred to the route 
 from Elyria to Cuyahoga Falls, fifty-six miles. 
 When about fourteen years of age he began learn- 
 ing the ship-builder's trade, and served as an ap- 
 prentice for five years, at the end of which time he 
 was given the position of foreman over a gang of 
 
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 men, and held the placeuntil 1861. HethenmoTed 
 to Wauseon. Ohio, where he was engaged in the 
 undertaking and furniture business for ten years. 
 For the next six years he was in the same line of 
 trade at Napoleon, Ohio, and from 1877 until 1884 
 he conducted an uudertal<ing business in Toledo. 
 
 September 2, 1846, Mr. Bridge married Caroline 
 L., daugliter of Warren and F0II3' (Plant) Leet. 
 She was born in New York State, October 8, 1830, 
 and has become the mother of two children: Ira, 
 who is married and lives in Detroit; and Mary A., 
 who became the wife of George Graves, of Brook- 
 lyn, N. Y., who was a druggist by occupation, but 
 died April 28, 1889. llis wife survived him until 
 June 3, 1893, when she departed this life, leaving 
 one child, Thomas, born May 15, 1880. Ira mar- 
 ried Miss .Julia Gloyd, of Detroit. 
 
 For thirt3'-five years Mr. Bridge has been a mem- 
 ber of the Masonic order, and on questions of po- 
 litical moment he is always to be found on the side 
 of the Republican party. 
 
 i>^<m^ 
 
 JAMES ANDERSON YOUNG has been mana- 
 ger of the Toledo branch of the New York 
 Life Insurance Company since April, 1891, 
 ills territory covering one-fourth of the state 
 of Ohio. Since his connection witli the company, 
 he has greatly increased the volume of their busi- 
 ness in northwestern Ohio. The New York Life 
 Insurance Company was organized in 184.S, and 
 embarked on its successful career two years later, 
 and now has the reputation of being one of the 
 stanchest and most reliable companies in the United 
 States. 
 
 The birth of James A. Young occurred Decem- 
 ber 1, 1849, in Waveland, Montgomery County 
 Ind., he being the fifth of eight children, six of 
 whom are living. The parents were John Bryant 
 and Martha Woods (Galey) Young. John B. 
 Young was born in Kentucky, and was a son of 
 Thomas Young, who was of Scotch descent. 
 
 The boyhood of James A. Young was passed on 
 
 his father's farm in F'ountain County, Ind., where 
 the family removed when he was four years of 
 age. He received the advantages of a district- 
 school education, and was moreover assisted in his 
 studies by his father, who was a man of large in- 
 tellectual attainments, and had been a teacher for 
 a number of years. At the early age of fifteen 
 years, our subject began teaching in country 
 schools, and was thus occupied during the winter 
 months for several years, at the same time con- 
 tinuing his private studies. He made good prog- 
 ress and entered the Freshman class of- De Pauw 
 University at Greencastle, Ind., at tiie .age of nine- 
 teen. 
 
 After one year in college, Mr. Young was made 
 Principal of the Covington (Ind.) schools, in 1871. 
 In 1873 he was elected County Superintendent of 
 Schools for a term of two years. During this time, 
 he graded the countr3' schools so effectively, that 
 he was appointed by the State Board of Education 
 to prepare a plan for grading the country schools 
 of the state. His system was adopted by a state 
 convention of County Superintendents in 1875, 
 and has since been in use throughout the state of 
 Indiana. 
 
 In 1875 our subject removed to Indianapolis, 
 and two years later entered Butler University as a 
 student, where he graduated with the degree of 
 A. B. in 1879, and received the degree of A. M. by 
 examination and thesis in 1880. He was made 
 Tutor ill Ancient History immediately after enter- 
 ing Butler University, and held the position until 
 he graduated. He was made Professor of History 
 in that institution in 1880, but resigned the same 
 in 1882, accepting a position with D. Appleton &: 
 Co., in their cyclopedia department. Early in 
 1887 Mr. Young resigned this position and became 
 city agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life In- 
 surance Company, in the city of Cleveland, and 
 remained with that company until 1889, when he 
 transferred his allegiance to the New York Life, 
 as superintendent of .agents for northern Ohio. 
 On the 7th of April, 1891, he located in Toledo as 
 manager for northwestern Ohio. 
 
 In 1892 Mr. Young started an agitation against 
 the wasteful and harmful methods of charity work 
 as done throughout the city of Toledo. He point- 
 
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 ed out the fact that Toledo was almost a paradise 
 for the tramp and professional beggar. So much 
 had the sentiment changed through his efforts, 
 that in 1893 lie induced tlie Humane Society, 
 through the Hon. J. M. Brown, the President, to 
 change its articles of incorporation, and establish 
 a Department of Associated Charities. The active 
 work of the department did not begin until De- 
 cember of that j'ear; but its efficiency was not sur- 
 passed in the United States during the winter of 
 1893-94. 
 
 It was through Mr. Young's activity and knowl- 
 edge of tlie system, assisted by his wife, that every 
 department of the associated charity work was 
 organized, and achieved such signal success in one 
 year that it was known throughout the country. 
 The extraordinary relief given that winter to some 
 ten thousand people was the joint work of the 
 Humane Society and a committee of citizens, to 
 whom all possible praise is due. But the system 
 which goes on caring for those that have made a 
 failure in life, lifting them up, rekindling hope 
 and self-respect, putting them in the way of help- 
 ing themselves and stimulating them to renewed 
 effort, is due to our subject's sacrifice of time and 
 personal comfort. 
 
 Mr. Young is an active member of the Ohio 
 State Conference of Charities and Correction, and 
 is now President of that bod3'. He is a student of 
 social questions, and is active in all movements 
 that look to the progress of the race, bettering the 
 condition of the laboring classes, rescuing children 
 from pauperism, clean political methods and re- 
 form, and economy in civil administration. He 
 was one of the charter members of the New 
 Chamber of Commerce, and has enthusiastic faith 
 in the future of Toledo. 
 
 In October, 1887, Mr. Young was married to 
 Miss Marie Le Monde, of Indianapolis, a lady of 
 superior attainments and culture. She is an en- 
 thusiastic student of social and ethical questions, 
 and co-operates with her husband in his studies as 
 well as his benevolent work. The^' are both mem- 
 bers 'of the First Congregational Church, and reg- 
 ular attendants at church services. 
 
 Mr. Young is a close student and has done a 
 good deal of literar}' work for newspapers and 
 
 magazines, having been admitted to the pages of 
 several of our best magazines, as well as those of 
 the ''Edinburgh Review." He is also a member of 
 the Toledo Club, and helped to organize the Round 
 Table Club, a group of the brightest men in the 
 city, and is active in all its deliberations. 
 
 ISAAC WARD, one of the sterling old i)ioneers 
 of Wood County, came here as early as 1843, 
 and since that time has been identified with 
 its upbuilding and development. In 1853 he pur- 
 chased the farm where he now lives, comprising 
 eighty acres on section 25, Center Township. He 
 is a good Republican, and has filled a number of 
 local offices of responsibility and trust. His origi- 
 nal eighty acres have been increased by subsequent 
 purchase to one hundred and sixt3' acres, on which 
 may be found substantial improvements. 
 
 Mr. Ward was born in Perry Count}', Ohio, 
 March 7, 1827, and is one of seven children, whose 
 parents were Amos and P0II3' ( Shoop) Ward. 
 The other living children are John, Eliza, Lewis 
 and Sarah; and those who have passed from this 
 life are Harriet and Hiram. Mr. and Mrs. Ward, 
 who were natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania, 
 respectively, removed to Perry County, Ohio, at a 
 very early day; later, in 1834, going to Sandusky 
 County. Locating in what is now Washington 
 Township, on a one hundred and sixty acre tract 
 of Government land, Mr. Ward erected a log cabin, 
 and for two years industriously worked at clear- 
 ing away the timber. At the end of that period 
 he went to Ottawa Count\' and took up one hun- 
 dred and sixty acres of Government land, eight 
 miles north of where Port Clinton now stands. 
 His death occurred on this farm, some two or three 
 years subsequently. 
 
 At the time of his father's demise Isaac Ward 
 was only seven years of age, and when he was ten 
 years old his mother and family returned to the 
 old homestead in Sandusky County, about ten 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 325 
 
 acres of which his father had cleared before going 
 to Ottawa County. Wlien lie was sixteen years of 
 age. Isaac Ward left home to make his own liveli- 
 hood, and, coming to this count3', worked for 
 farmers at 18 per month. In the winter of 1843, 
 in company with his brother Hiram, he started on 
 horseback for Iowa, and there rented a farm a mile 
 and a-half distant from Iowa City for one year. 
 He raised a crop of corn, which he sold for ten 
 cents a bushel. While living lu Iowa, which he 
 did for two years, it was admitted to the sisterhood 
 of states. In the spring of 1845 he started for 
 Wisconsin alone and on foot, and when he reached 
 Plattsville obtained work on a farm at S^IO per 
 month. An idea of the then thinly settled condi- 
 tion of Iowa may be formed, when we state that in 
 the entire distance between Iowa City and Du- 
 buque the youth passed onlj' one house. On 
 terminating his engagement near Plattsville, he 
 worked for a j'ear at Mineral Point, Wis., after 
 which he rented a farm, which he operated for the 
 following year. His next business was that of haul- 
 ing lead ore and doing general teaming. He then 
 started for the pineries of Wisconsin on foot from 
 Mineral Point, and after proceeding a distance of 
 about one hundred miles, found work in a sawmill 
 at Big Bull Falls. After a time he put up a shanty 
 and engaged in logging, taking his pay for his 
 winter's work in logs, which he rafted down the 
 river and sold. He then proceeded on foot to 
 Mineral Point, and thence took the stage to Mil- 
 waukee. From that city he proceeded by the 
 Lakes to Sandusky County, and not long after- 
 ward came to this county. Settling in Freedom 
 Township, he engaged in farming for about three 
 years, and then settled on the homestead where 
 he now lives, and which he has since been engaged 
 in cultivating. 
 
 August 10, 1850, Mr. Ward married Rosanna 
 Lance, who was born in Turbot Townsliip, Nor- 
 thumberland County, Pa., October 5, 1834. The 
 following children have been born of this union: 
 Hiram, Isaac, Lemuel, Julia, Emma, John E., Lewis 
 A., Elsie E., Celesta, Anna S., Sarah M., Laura L., 
 William L., Nellie O., and one who died unnamed. 
 Annie B. and William are also deceased. 
 
 The first school that Mr. Ward attended was 
 
 held in a small log cabin, three miles distant from 
 his father's home. It was run on the subcription 
 system, and the benches, desks and other appoint- 
 ments were of the most priniitive kind, being rude- 
 ly carved from slabs. Wlien Mr. Ward first came 
 to live on his farm, it was thickly covered with 
 forests, and he was obliged to cut down several 
 trees in order to clear a space in which to erect a 
 cabin. His farm now bears little resemblance to 
 the one of former years, for he has cleared the 
 main portion of it and has erected commodious 
 and substantial buildings. The logs, after being 
 cut, were hauled away by ox-team. For ten years 
 he was Trustee of this township, and has helped 
 in many practical ways to advance the interests of 
 this community. In politics he is a Republican, and 
 in former years was a Whig. He appreciates the 
 advantages of a good education, and is always on 
 the side of movements which have for their object 
 the advancement of the school system. For sev- 
 eral years he served as School Director. 
 
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 \ \ 'j'LLIAM T. RYAN, who is one of the 
 
 V/ V/ well known officials of Toledo, and is 
 at present serving as Street Commis- 
 sioner, was born in the city of Detroit, Mich., in 
 February, 1840. ' He is the son of John and Cath- 
 erine R. (Merrick) Ryan, both of whom were born 
 and reared in Dublin, Ireland. After their mar- 
 riage, they crossed the ocean and came to the 
 United States by way of Canada, settling in De- 
 troit, Mich. 
 
 When William T. was a child of five years, his 
 parents removed to Wayne, Mich., at which place 
 he attended the common schools and remained 
 until attaining his twentieth year. For a time 
 afterward he conducted his studies in a private 
 school. On coming to Toledo in 1862, he secured 
 a situation as salesman, and continued in that ca- 
 pacit3' until shortly before the close of the Civil 
 War. In February, 1865, he aided in recruiting 
 
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 Company B, and on its organization was chosen 
 First Lieutenant. Tlie company was attached to 
 tlie One Hundred and Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry, 
 Col. II. D. Kingsbury commanding. He was as- 
 signed with his regiment to garrison duty on the 
 Atlantic Coast, and afterward was sent to the state 
 of Alabama, being stationed at different points. 
 After having served about eight months he was 
 discliarged, in October, 1865, at the close of the 
 Rebellion. In July of the same year, he had been 
 appointed Adjutant, and later was promoted to be 
 Captain of Company E in the same regiment, in 
 which rank he served until the expiration of his 
 term of service. 
 
 Returning to Toledo, Mr. Ryan has since made 
 tliis city his home, though often called to other 
 places in the interest of his business. He was 
 engaged for a time as contractor on the Toledo 
 Ann Arbor & Nortli Michigan Railroad, also on 
 the Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad, and 
 the Ohio Central, at one time known as the Find- 
 lay Branch Railroad. In March, 1893, he was 
 ajipointed Street Commissioner to fill the vacancy 
 caused by the resignation of Henry Bower. At 
 the expiration of the term, in April of the follow- 
 ing year, he was elected to the office for a term of 
 two j'ears. In the discharge of the duties of his 
 position he is remarkably efficient and energetic, 
 and the excellent condition of the streets, alleys, 
 sewers and sidewalks may be attributed largely to 
 his close supervision of his work. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Ryan to Miss Amelia, 
 daughter of John Kirk, took place in 1865. They 
 make their home at No. 710 Fourth Street, East 
 Side, where they entertain with pleasant hospi- 
 tality all who come within their doors. Their 
 children, four in number, are named Mary A., 
 Alice, George E. and Fred. The influence of the 
 family is felt for good in the community, and they 
 are prominent in society, where they are respected 
 for their relinement, culture and cordiality of 
 manner. 
 
 Mr. Ryan is a good citizen, loyal to the interests 
 of the Government, and anxious that the best 
 measures should be adopted for the advancement 
 of the community in which he resides. The Re- 
 publican platform embodies his political ideas, and 
 
 he participates activelj' in public affairs, showing 
 an intelligent interest in and zeal for the success 
 of his party. In the Grand Army he is quite 
 prominent, and holds membership in Ford Post 
 No. 14, G. A. R. 
 
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 MALCOLM H. MURRAY, Secretary, Treas- 
 urer and manager of the Bradner Supply 
 Compan}', and one of the most successful 
 young business men of this place, is a native of 
 Pennsylvania. He was born in Westmoreland 
 County, October 18, 1864, and is the son of John 
 M. Murray, a native of Maryland, who, removing 
 from that state to Pennsylvania, gained prominence 
 as a successful merchant. 
 
 At a very early age the subject of this notice de- 
 veloped the traits of industry and energy- that 
 afterward became prominent factors in securing his 
 financial success. When a mere lad he became a 
 newsbo}'. Afterward he learned telegraph}', which 
 he followed for three years or more. His educa- 
 tion had been limited to the common schools, with 
 the exception of a course of study in a business 
 college; but, while his advantages were few, he made 
 the most of such opportunities as came to him, 
 and in that way gained a broad fund of informa- 
 tion upon practical subjects. 
 
 AVhen seventeen years of age. Mr. Murray became 
 interested in the oil business in the fields of Penn- 
 sylvania, and from that time to the present he has 
 been engaged in that industry, his operations ex- 
 tending over Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. 
 At this writing his most extensive interests are in 
 Ohio and Indiana. He is identified with H. S. 
 Smith, one of the large and successful operators in 
 the field, and with whom he first started out in the 
 oil business. They own a large number of wells, 
 from which they receive profitable returns. 
 
 January 1, 1894, Mr. Murray purchased an in- 
 terest in the Bradner Supply Company, an exten- 
 sive corporation that is engaged in manufacturing 
 
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 and furnishing supplies for all the oil-flelds in this 
 locality-. Of this com pan j' he is manager, Secre- 
 tary and Treasurer, and its success is largely at- 
 tributable to his perseverance, judgment and sagac- 
 ity. He is conceded to be one of the most thorough 
 and pushing business men in the Ohio oil-fields, 
 and tlirougli liis slirewdness and exercise of good 
 judgmer.t is rapidly making a fortune. 
 
 Wliilc liis piivatc business concerns have de- 
 manded the principal share of liis time and thought, 
 Mr. Murray is always willing to assist in matters 
 of a public nature, if convinced tliat they will prove 
 helpful to the people. Socially he is a Chapter 
 Mason and active in the work of the fraternit}'. 
 In ills religious belief he is a Methodist and takes 
 a prominent part in the enterprises originated and 
 fostered by his congregation. The success which 
 he has already attained is especially remarkable 
 when we consider that he started without capital, 
 and that he is yet scarcely in the prime of life. 
 Without doubt the succeeding years will bring him 
 increased usefulness, success and prominence. 
 
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 (Tpw LFRED A. STUMP, Mayor of Biaduer, 
 / — \ and one of the wealthy and enterprising 
 young business men of the place, has been 
 a life-long resident of AVood County, and was born 
 on a farm near Mill Grove, April 13, 1862. His 
 father, Noah E., also a native of Wood County, 
 enlisted in the Union army at the opening of the 
 Rebellion and served for four years, being Orderl3' 
 Sergeant of Company E, Twenty-fifth Ohio In- 
 fantry. During his service he lost the use of his 
 right arm. and died in 1868 from the results of his 
 long and hard service in the cause of his country. 
 He had three brothers, John, Allen and William, 
 all of whom were soldiers in the Twenty-fifth Reg- 
 iment. 
 
 The paternal grandparents of Mr. .Stump were 
 natives of Pennsylvania, and pioneers of Wood 
 Count}'. His mother, Hannah (Schofstall) Stump, 
 
 was born in Pennsylvania, and at an early age 
 came to Ohio with her parents. After the death 
 of our subject's father, she became the wife of D. 
 L. Thomas, and now lives in Petoskey, Mich. By 
 her first marriage she had three sons, the eldest of 
 whom, George F., died at the age of sixteen years. 
 The youngest son, Charles, is engaged in agricult- 
 ural pursuits, making his home on a farm near 
 Bradner. 
 
 At the time of his father's deatli, the subject of 
 this notice was a child of six years. In early boy- 
 hood he did not have many advantages, but was 
 enabled to secure a common-school education, and 
 in the years that have since followed his knowl- 
 edge has been broadened by a systematic course of 
 reading, so that he now possesses a broad fund of 
 information upon all topics of general importance. 
 Arriving at man's estate, he selected for his life 
 occupation the calling of a farmer, and to this he 
 has since devoted his attention, though not to the 
 exclusion of other business interests. In the fall 
 of 1892 he moved into the village of Bradner, 
 where he had previously built the finest residence 
 in the place. He still continues, however, to oper- 
 ate his farm one mile north ol the town. 
 
 Upon attaining his majority, Mr. Stump began 
 to vote for the men and measures of the Republi- 
 can part}', to which he had previously given his 
 allegiance. He has since seen no reasons for 
 changing his views, and iielieves row, as he has 
 always done, that the welfare of the Government 
 will be best promoted by the adoption of Repub- 
 lican principles. For six years he served as Trus- 
 tee of his township. In the spring of 1894 he was 
 the successful candidate of the Republican party 
 for Mayor of Bradner, in which capacity he is now 
 serving. A capable and thorough official, he com- 
 mands the respect of all the people of the place, 
 and as Mayor his services have proved satisfactory, 
 not only to his own party, but also to those of op- 
 posite belief. 
 
 January 14, 1886, Mr. Stump was united in mar- 
 riage with Miss Nellie Hyter, the accomplished 
 daughter of A. Hyter, a wealthy farmer and oil 
 operator, residing in Bradner. They have three 
 bright and interesting boys, Clayton, Walter and 
 Clare, to whom will be given the best advantages 
 
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 possible, and who, under the judicious training of 
 tlieir parents, will be fitted for positions of honor 
 and usefulness in the business world. Socially 
 Mr. Stump is identified with the Knights of Pyth- 
 ias, and is Past Chancellor of his lodge. 
 
 ^^^OMAS K. COOK. Of tlie solid and pros- 
 perous business men and officials of Toledo, 
 none have a iiigher place among the peo- 
 ple tlian the gentleman named, who is filling the 
 responsible position of Superintendent of the To- 
 ledo Water Works. Far-seeing, discreet, prudent, 
 and with considerable executive ability, he is well 
 qualified to take the lead in matters of finance or 
 local government. He is a progressive and public- 
 siiirited man, ready and anxious to do all that is 
 for the advancement of the people and the advan- 
 tage of the city. As such, he is worthy of repre- 
 sentation in a volume dedicated to the promi- 
 nent men of the place. 
 
 In regard to the ancestral histor.yof our subject, 
 we find that he is a member of a familj' long es- 
 tablished in New England. His father, Thomas, 
 was born in Vermont and grew to manhood at his 
 native place near the shores of Lake Champlain. 
 In an early day he removed to Michigan and set- 
 tled in Calhoun County, where lie engaged in ag- 
 ricultural pursuits. He died in 1859, at the age of 
 fifty-six, having been born in 1803. His wife, 
 who died three years prior to his demise, was in 
 maidenhood Fannie Gate, and was, like himself, of 
 Eastern birth. 
 
 Five sons and five daughters comprised the fam- 
 ily of Thomas Cook, and of this number three sons 
 and three daughters are now living. Thomas K., 
 the youngest of the family, was born in Marshall, 
 Calhoun County, Mich., November 13, 1852, and 
 gained the rudiments of his education in the pub- 
 lic schools of his native town. Later he supple- 
 mented the information there obtained by an aca- 
 demical education, after which he spent two years 
 
 in Webster City, Iowa. Returning to Indiana, 
 where he had previously attended school, he en- 
 tered the employ of the Big F"our Railroad, with 
 headquarters at LaFayette, where he remained sev- 
 eral years. He was at first employed in the shops 
 at that place, and afterward became a locomotive 
 engineer. 
 
 After leaving the employ of the Big Four, Mr. 
 Cook obtained a position with the Lake Erie & 
 Western Railroad Company. In 1880 he came to 
 Toledo, Ohio, and here received the appointment 
 of assistant master mechanic on the Ohio Central 
 Railroad, which ])Osition he filled for thirteen years. 
 Upon the organization of the Board of Fire Com- 
 missioners, he was one of the first members ap- 
 pointed, and served in that capacity for two years. 
 He was then appointed chief of the fire department, 
 but declined to accept the position. The position 
 of Superintendent of the Toledo Water Works, 
 which he now holds, became his by appointment 
 in 1894, and he has since filled it in a manner in- 
 dicative of his superior ability. In addition to 
 other interests, he is now serving as Vice-Presi- 
 dent of the Phoenix Building and Loan Company, 
 having held that office since the organization of 
 the enterprise. 
 
 A very important event in the life of our sub- 
 ject was his union in marriage, October 7, 1878, 
 with Aliss Mary L. Balfe, the daughter of George 
 Balfe, of LaFa3'ettc, Ind. They are the parents of 
 two children. Their daughter, Velma G., is a stu- 
 dent in the high school and a bright and accom- 
 plished girl, who is very popular among her circle 
 of acquaintances. Their only son, Thomas Clair, 
 is also conducting his studies in the Toledo schools, 
 where he is being fitted for the active and success- 
 ful discharge of such duties as the future years 
 may bring him. 
 
 Socially Mr. Cook is a member of the Knights 
 of Pythias organization, and fills the position of 
 Past Chancellor of Charles Sumner Lodge. He 
 is also connected with the National Union. He is 
 well known in Toledo, being a genial, affable man, 
 whose interests and sympathies are with his fel- 
 low-men. Throughout life he has been a thor- 
 ough and systematic reader, and has largely broad- 
 ened his views of men and things through access 
 
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 to books and papers. A Republican in iiis politi- 
 cal faitli, he lias the greatest faith in the future 
 prosperity of the country under the execution of 
 the laws as enacted by his part}'. In its declara- 
 tions, it has embodied tlie political principles in 
 which he believes, and he casts his vote for the 
 candidates of that organization. During local cam- 
 paigns lie is active in promoting the success of his 
 friends, and if they win the victory no one is more 
 pleased tiian lie. The duties pertaining to his po- 
 sition lie has discharged with judgment and tact, 
 so that tiie people of the city feel great confidence 
 in his practical ability. He and his wife have a 
 pleasant home at No. 1302 Oak Street, and are 
 liiglily honored in the city where they make their 
 home. 
 
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 WILLIAM V. McMAKEN, Treasurer of 
 the county of Lucas, and also City 
 Treasurer of Toledo, was born in New 
 York City, February 11, 1857. He is a son of 
 Ezekiel V. and Anna C. (Smith) McMaken, natives 
 of Butler County, Ohio, and Connecticut, respec- 
 tivei}". When his father was thirteen years old 
 the family moved to Ft. Wayne, Ind. After his 
 marriage he went to New York City, where lie was 
 engaged in business for twenty-two years, and 
 thence, in 1864, he removed to Toledo. Here he 
 embarked in the mercantile business, and also, 
 under the administration of President Grant, served 
 as Postmaster from 1870 to 1874. He continued 
 to make his home in Toledo until his death, in 
 November, 1889. The widowed mother, who sur- 
 vives her husband, makes her home in this city. 
 
 The parental faniily consisted of three children, 
 of whom William V. is the second in order of 
 birth, and lie and Kate M. are the only survivors. 
 His childhood up to seven 3'ears was passed in 
 New York City, whence in 1864 he was brought 
 by his parents to Toledo. His education was ob- 
 tained principally in the schools of Toledo, and he 
 was graduated from the high school of this city in 
 1874. LTpon starting out for himself, he was for 
 
 several years employed as a clerk for different 
 firms. In 1886 he was elected County Recorder 
 for a term of three 3-ears, at the expiration of 
 which time he was re-elected to the office. 
 
 On retiring from this position, Mr. McMaken 
 formed a partnership with Charles Ifox, under the 
 firm name of Fox & McMaken, and engaged in 
 the real-estate and commission business. In No- 
 vember, 1893, the people chose him to represent 
 them in the office of County Treasurer, the duties 
 of which he assumed vSeptember 13, 1894. By vir- 
 tue of this office, he also became City Treasurer of 
 Toledo. As an official, he is careful, energetic 
 and discriminating, a man of irreproachable honor 
 and unswerving fidelity to the interests of his fel- 
 low-citizens. 
 
 On the 31st of October, 1883, occurred the mar- 
 riage of Mr. McMaken and Miss Georgie, daughter 
 of Charles M. Dorr, ex-Mayor of the city of To- 
 ledo, and one of the pioneers and prominent men 
 of the place. In his political preferences Mr. Mc- 
 Maken is a firm champion of the principles advo- 
 cated by the Republican parly, and is one of the 
 leaders of that organization in the cit}'. Socially 
 he is a member of Sanford L. Collins Lodge No. 
 396, F. <fe A. M., and is also identified with the 
 chapter, council and commandery, and has attained 
 to the Thirty-second Degree in Masonry. He is 
 also connected with the Order of Elks. For the 
 past sixteen 3'ears he lias held a commission as 
 Captain of the Toledo Cadets of the Oliio National 
 Guards. As a citizen, he takes a great interest in 
 everjthing pertaining to the progress of Toledo, 
 and every measure calculated to promote the pros- 
 perity of the people receives his heart\'an(I enthu- 
 siastic support. 
 
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 ROBERT RAITZ is engaged in the plumb- 
 ing, steam and gas fitting business at No. 
 633 St. Clair .Street, Toledo, where he has 
 a large establishment, equipped with a complete 
 line, of supplies, including everything pertaining 
 to the business. He is the leading plumber of the 
 
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 city, and is thoroughly informed concerning every 
 detail connected with the business. Among others 
 engaged in the occupation he occupies an influen- 
 tial place, and at the present time is lilling the po- 
 sition of President of the Master Plumbers' Asso- 
 ciation of the >State of Ohio, to which he was elect- 
 ed in 1893, at the time of tiie convention of that 
 organization in Toledo. 
 
 In Messin, Switzerland, the subject of this no- 
 tice was born March 18, 1846. In 1853 he was 
 brought to America by his parents, Benjamin and 
 Anna (Mosher) Ilaitz, the family arriving in New 
 York in March of that year. They went at once 
 to Rochester, N. Y., where, however, they spent 
 but a short time. The following j'ear (1854), 
 they came to Toledo, where the father engaged in 
 the butchering business for a few months. While 
 yet in the prime of life, at the age of forty-two 
 years, he passed from earth, in 1855. His widow 
 survived for more than twenty years afterward, 
 her death occurring in 1876. 
 
 The next to the eldest among four children, the 
 subject of this sketch has spent his life, with tlie 
 exception of the first eight years, in the city where 
 he still resides. Here he attended the common 
 schools, laying the foundation for the knowledge 
 he afterward acquired in practical business affairs. 
 In 1861, under H. J. Williams, he began to learn 
 the plumber's trade, and followed that business, 
 working for other people until, in 1880, he opened 
 a shop upon his own responsibility, and has since 
 conducted an extensive business as a plumber and 
 steam and gas fitter. During the busy season he 
 gives enii)loyment to forty-five or fifty men, and 
 even during the dull months usually has twelve 
 men under him. For about twelve years he was 
 associated with -John P. Lawrence, the firm title be- 
 ing Raitz & Lawrence, but subsequently he bought 
 out his partnei's interest. 
 
 The first marriage of Mr. Raitz occurred in 1871, 
 at which time he was united with Miss Annie, 
 daughter of Frederick Houk, of Edgerton, Ohio. 
 This lady died in 1880, leaving a daughter, Jessie 
 L., who is the wife of Jolm Scheuerman. The 
 lady who now presides over the home of Mr. Raitz, 
 at No. 2450 Cherry Street, is Theresa, a sister of 
 his first wife, and a lady whose amiable disposition 
 
 has won for her the esteem of a large circle of 
 friends. She is the mother of one child, a daugh- 
 ter. May A. 
 
 A Republican in his political views, Mr. Raitz 
 has been active in public matters, and is one of the 
 leaders of his political organization. For four 
 years he represented the Seventh AVard in the City 
 Council, having been elected to that position upon 
 the Republican ticket. Socially he is a member of 
 Maumee Valley Lodge No. 515, I. O. O. F., and 
 for the past twenty years has been a member of 
 the encampment. 
 
 To have the esteem of others, and especially of 
 one's most intimate acquaintances, is worth much, 
 and to gain it is a worthy ambition for any man. 
 It may with truth be said that Mr. Raitz has at- 
 tained this desideratum, as he is well spoken of by- 
 all who know him, and is a man who has gained a 
 high place in the regard of his acquaintances. 
 
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 JAMES G. KANEY. A good citizen is ready 
 to serve his country both in peace and war, 
 and he does it alike whether upon the battle- 
 field or in pursuing his usual occupation, 
 and by a life of integrity and industry, helping 
 to build up the social and industrial interests of 
 the city in which he lives. A life thus spent is of 
 lienefit to all, and creates a sentiment in behalf 
 of both upright living and patriotic devotion. 
 Among the citizens of Toledo none are more high- 
 ly respected for the record tliey have made both, 
 in peace and war, than the subject of the accom- 
 panying notice, who is filling the responsible posi- 
 tion of First Assistant City Civil Engineer. 
 
 The family of whicli Mr. Kaney is a member 
 consisted of twelve children who attained years of 
 maturity, he being the fifth of the number. Their 
 parents were Sera[)hen and Hannah (.Jackson) 
 Kaney, the former of whom was a salt manufact- 
 urer in Pennsylvania. It was during the resi- 
 dence of the famil}- in Taren turn, Pa., that James 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 G. was born, August 1, 1843. His father, realizing 
 the benefit of :i good education, was desirous that 
 he should have every possible advantage in order 
 to prepare for the active duties of life. At the 
 completion of his public-school studies, and a short 
 attendance at a private school, he took a commer- 
 cial course in Pittsburg. 
 
 When less than twenty years of age, inspired 
 with the ardor of youth to a patriotic devotion to 
 the Union, Mr. Kaney enlisted with Company F, 
 One Hundred and Twenty-third Pennsylvania In- 
 fantry, Col. J. B. Clark commanding the regiment. 
 He was assigned to the Array of the Potomac, 
 Fifth Army Corps. Among the engagements in 
 which he participated were those of Fredericks- 
 burg, Chancellorsvilie, Antietam and Gettysburg, 
 and he also took part in many minor battles where 
 the danger was equally great, though the results 
 were not so important. At the battle of Antietam 
 he was severely wounded by a gun-shot in the 
 knee. 
 
 Upon being honorably discharged from the 
 army, Mr. Kaney returned home, and as soon as 
 restored to health, proceeded to Michigan, stop- 
 ping in Port Huron, which was then in the midst 
 of its great oil excitement. However, he did not 
 tarry there long, but in 1867 came to Toledo and 
 engaged in the hotel business. In 1878 he was 
 appointed assistant engineer of the Maumee & 
 Toledo (now the Clover Leaf) Railroad, and re- 
 mained with that company for three years. In 
 1881 he resigned in order to accept the position of 
 chief engineer of the Wlieeling & Lake Erie, also 
 of the Belt Railroad. He continued to serve in 
 that capacity, his work giving the utmost satisfac- 
 tion to his superior officers, until 1888, when he 
 transferred his interests to the Tiffin & Fremont 
 Railroad, of which he became chief engineer. In 
 1892 he accepted the position of assistant engineer 
 of the city of Toledo, which he has since held. In 
 the occupation to which he has devoted all his 
 active life, he is an expert, and his opinion is de- 
 ferred to in all matters relating to engineering. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Kane}- with Miss Ella F. 
 
 Ketcham was celebrated in 1869. The lady is the 
 
 daughter of Cornelius Ketcham, of Norwalk, Ohio. 
 
 As might be expected, Jlr. Kaney is interested in 
 
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 Grand Army affairs. He belongs to Forsyth Post 
 No. 15, in the affairs of which he takes an interest. 
 Through his industry and executive ability he has 
 become the owner of valuable property', including 
 his residence at No. 225 Nineteenth Street. 
 
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 PAUL RAYMOND. A man who has the 
 well-being of his community at heart, 
 whether it be in a humble or prominent 
 way, always commands the respect of the people 
 with whom he is brought in contact. Doubtless 
 there are few of the citizens of Toledo who have 
 taken a greater pride in its development than has 
 Mr. Raymond, and though he has attained an age 
 beyond the usual limit of business activity, he still 
 conducts a real estate business and aids in promot- 
 ing the progress of the place. Through his suc- 
 cessful ventures he has become more than ordi- 
 narily prosperous, and has gained a place among 
 tiie wealth}' citizens of his city. 
 
 October 18, 1810, was the natal day of Mr. Ray- 
 mond, and Swanzey, Cheshire County, N. H., the 
 place of his birth. He is a son of Dr. Paul and 
 Sarah (Walker) Raymond, natives of Massachu- 
 setts. His father, who engaged in the practice of 
 medicine in New Hampshire, died when our sub- 
 ject was only three yearsold. The latter continued 
 to reside with his mother in Swanzey until he was 
 five years old, when they went to Vermont, and the 
 days of his boyhood and youth were passed in the 
 Green Mountain State, where he attended the com- 
 mon schools. At the age of seventeen years he 
 left the farm and became a clerk in a country 
 store, wliere he worked for some time, economically 
 saving liis earnings. 
 
 Resolving to seek a Uomc in tlje new and fertile 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 West, Mr. Raymond went to Michigan in 1834, 
 and slopped for some months in Detroit. From 
 there he went to Adrian, in the same state, where 
 he engaged in the wholesale and retail drug busi- 
 ness for about ten years, after which he embarked 
 in farm pursuits in Lenawee County, where he re- 
 mained for about fifteen 3'ears. In 1866 he came 
 to Toledo and opened a hardware store, and also 
 engaged in the real-estate business, but after about 
 four years sold out tlie hardware business and 
 gave most of his attention to his real-estate affairs. 
 He owns about two hundred acres of valuable land, 
 most of it near the corporate limits of the city, 
 and lias jilatted what is known as Raymond's Ad- 
 dition, from which a number of lots have been 
 sold. He is also the owner of real estate in Jack- 
 son, Mich. 
 
 The lady who became tlie wife of Mr. Raymond 
 January 27, 1844, was Miss Harriet, daughter of 
 Dr. Southworth, of Allen .Springs, N. Y. Mrs. 
 Raymond was born April 22, 1824. The children 
 born to herself and husband are: PJrwin P., who is 
 engaged in the practice of law at Toledo, occupy- 
 ing an office at No. 18 Law Building; Louise and 
 Anna, who are at home; Josephine, who is the wife 
 of Dr. Louis W. Heydrich, of this city; and An- 
 drew, also a resident of Toledo. The family resi- 
 dence is situated at No. 204 West Lafayette iStreet. 
 
 Throughout his long and useful life Mr. Ray- 
 mond has maintained the i)rinciples of integrity 
 and honor that were characteristic of liini in his 
 earlier years. Realizing that it is not only the 
 amount that is earned, but also that which is spent, 
 that determines whether or not a man will achieve 
 success, he made it a rule in youth to save all that 
 was possible out of his salar}-. He was thus enabled 
 to embark in business for himself, when he followed 
 the same habits of economy and inudencc that had 
 hitherto been among his chief characteristics. His 
 frugality brought the desired result, and now in 
 his declining years he is able to surround his fam- 
 ily with all the luxuries that wealth can secure. In 
 a pleasant home, beyond the reach of want, he 
 is passing the twilight years of his life, fortified 
 against adversity and surrounded by all the com- 
 forts he secured during the active business period 
 of his life. He lias always been iiiLelligeiilh- in- 
 
 terested in public questions, and gives his support 
 to the iirinciples outlined in the platform of the 
 Democratic party. 
 
 PROF. HARRY C. ADAMS, a well known 
 and successful educator, is Principal of 
 the Cental High School of Toledo. He 
 has held his present responsible position since 1886, 
 during which time he has greatly systematized 
 and perfected the course of study and instruction 
 in the high school. 
 
 Professor Adams is a native of Huron County, 
 Ohio, his birth having occurred December 24, 1860. 
 His parents were Lyman and Samantha ( Wortman) 
 Adams, the former a native of New York State, 
 while the latter was born in Ohio. Lyman Adams 
 was of English descent, and was the son of pjlijah 
 Adams, who removed from Massachusetts to Ver- 
 mont, and later became a resident of New York 
 State. 
 
 H. C. Adams is one of five children, his two 
 brothers and two sisters being as follows: Albert 
 M., Charles J., Carrie and Jennie. He received a 
 good common-school education and prepared for 
 college at Monroeville, Ohio. Later he entered 
 the Ohio L'niversity at Athens, from which he 
 graduated in the Class of '81. He then began Ins 
 career as a teacher at Monroeville, where he had 
 cliarge of the grammar school. Afterwards he was 
 promoted to the i)rincipalship of the high school 
 at Napoleon, Ohio. Coming to Toledo in 1883, he 
 took a similar postal the Webster Grammar School. 
 Under his direction pupils do thorough and first- 
 class work, a fact which is recognized by many of 
 the leading colleges of the stale and country. The 
 enrolled attendance of the pujjils at the Central 
 High School is over five liundred, and the Princi- 
 pal is assisted by twelve teachers. 
 
 Professor Adams is a member of the Board of 
 Trustees of the Public Library, and is connected 
 with several of its committees. He is also a prom- 
 
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 335 
 
 inentand active member of the Rouiul Table Club, 
 and is a personal friend of the great historian and 
 lecturer, John Fiske, whom he was influential in 
 getting to deliver a number of his popular lectures 
 before the Toledo public in 1892-93. 
 
 In December, 1883, Professor Adams married 
 Miss Addie McWilliams, a talented and accom- 
 plished young lady of Napoleon, this stale, and 
 a daughter of Charles McWilliams, an old resident 
 of that place. A son and daughter have been born 
 to our subject and wife, and are called, respective- 
 1}', Robert L. and Laura. The home of the Adams 
 family is at No. 2258 Parkwood Avenue. In ques- 
 tions of political moment Mr. Adams is always to 
 be found on the side of the Republican party. In 
 March, 1895, he was admitted to the Bar, and will 
 shortly enter actively into the practice of the le- 
 gal profession, a step which will cause regret to the 
 many friends of education in this vicinit3^ 
 
 
 HENRY PHILIPPS, one of the worthy Ger- 
 man-American citizens of Toledo, is Pres- 
 ident of the Henry Philipps Seed and 
 Implement Company, which commands a trade of 
 immense proportions. He is a leading Republican 
 in politics, and for two j'ears was a member of the 
 City Council. He embarked in his i)resent enter- 
 prise in 1880, at No. 150 St. Clair Street, and 
 when he found that his increasing trade would 
 necessitate larger quarters he removed to his pres- 
 ent location, Nos. 115 and 117 St. Clair Street. 
 Here he has a building 40x120 feet, three stories 
 and basement in height. His sales extend to manj- 
 states in the Northwest, and to all the Central 
 States, including West Virginia. 
 
 The parents of Henry Philipps were Christian 
 and Margaret (Rake) Philipps, who lived and died 
 in Germany. Our subject, who is the youngest of 
 seven children, was born in Brunswick, May 3, 
 1828. In the schools of his native land he ob- 
 tained a good knovvledge of the English and 
 
 French language, as well as of his mother tongue. 
 In March, 1849, he embarked in the sailing-vessel 
 "Meta," and at the end of forty-two days arrived 
 in New York Cit}', from where he proceeded by 
 rail to Buffalo, where he took a steamship bound 
 for Toledo. 
 
 The first year after reaching this locality, Mr. 
 Philipps engaged in farming, after which he be- 
 came a clerk in a general store, and in 1852 em- 
 barked in business on his own account, selling 
 farm implements, seeds, etc. Three years later he 
 entered into partnership with Albert Heufer, under 
 the firm name of the Henry Philipps Company, and 
 this connection was in existence for four years. A 
 hardware stock, including a wholesale and retail 
 cutlery department, was added in 1854, and in 
 1859 Mr. Philipps bought out his partner's interest. 
 About 1870 he divided his business into special 
 departments, having his hardware branch on Sum- 
 mit Street, and the seed and implement store on 
 St. Clair Street. The latter he sold out in the 
 spring of 1872, but continued his hardware busi- 
 ness for three 3'ears. In 1880 he re-embarked in 
 the seed and implement business, and has been 
 very successful. For some years he was a stock- 
 holder in the Northern National Bank. He was 
 intrumental in having St. Clair Street leveled, and 
 was the first man to build a good business block 
 and engage in business on that street, and it was 
 owing to his erecting his building there that the 
 Boody House, the opera house and the express 
 building were erected. From 1862 to 1875 he 
 built a business block on Summit Street, also a 
 block on Superior Street, and about twelve resi- 
 dences. In conjunction with two other parties, lie 
 also built the Adams Street Railway and operated 
 it about five years, when he disposed of it. In 
 1863 he purchased twenty-five acres of land, which 
 he later platted, and which is known as the Colum- 
 bia Heights Addition to Toledo. Here may be 
 found many of the best residences and homes of 
 her people. At the time Mr. Philipps purchased 
 this land, it was swampy and overgrown with tim- 
 ber and brush. In order to make it habitable, he 
 had made, at his own expense, a large ditch, which 
 improved the land to such an extent that building 
 was soon cominence(l. In many other >vays he 
 
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 lias done as much as, and probably more than, anj' 
 other manjnow living toward the development 
 and upbuilding of the city of Toledo. 
 
 October 7, 1858, Mr. Pliilipps married Emma, 
 daughter of .Jacob Seeger, of Baltimore. Thirteen 
 children have been born to our subject and wife, 
 namely: Henry J., Paul A., William T., Louisa E., 
 Herman and Caroline (twins), Charles J. S., Al- 
 bert, Frederick, and Ferdinand, Christian, Pxlward 
 and Emma, who have been summoned to the silent 
 land. ISIr. Piiilipps and his wife are members of 
 the Lutheran Church. 
 
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 JOHN AMES, who until January, 1895, was 
 Secretary and manager of the Ames- Bonner 
 Company, of Toledo, is a son of John Ames, 
 8r.,a native of the Empire State, who passed 
 the greater part of his active business career at 
 Lansingburg, N. Y., where he engaged in the 
 manufacture of brushes. He died in 1892, at the 
 good old age of seventy-two. He was of Eng- 
 lish and Irish descent, and was a son of Richard 
 Ames, who was a native of New England and the 
 (irst brush-maker in the United States. About 
 1840 .John Ames, Sr., married Miss Harriet Sonn, 
 who was also born in New York, and was of French 
 and German extraction. 
 
 Born in the same state as were his parents, our 
 subject first saw the light of day in Rensselaer 
 County, April 18, 1845. His youth was passed in 
 Lansingburg, where he received the advantages of 
 a common-school education. He pursued his higher 
 studies at the academy of Troy, N. Y., there fin- 
 ishing his education. He then entered his father's 
 oflice ar d assisted in the factory, becoming thor- 
 oughly acquainted with all departments of the 
 business. In 1879 Mr. Ames came to Toledo and 
 for three years was connected with the firm of A. 
 L. Sonn & Co., at the end of which time he retired 
 from the business. In 1882 he became a partner 
 
 in the Ames-Bonner Company, and started in ear- 
 nest to build up a trade in brushes. Success crowned 
 his efforts, and the firm soon became known as a 
 reliable and substantial one. He severed his con- 
 nection as Secretar}' and manager of the concern 
 in January, 1895, however, and has not yet entered 
 upon any other business venture. 
 
 Mr. Ames has been twice married, his first union 
 having been celebrated in 1866 with Rebecca How- 
 litt, of Lansingburg, N. Y., who died in 1878. 
 They became the parents of one son, Charles H., 
 who died at the age of six weeks. The lady who 
 now bears the name of our subject was formerly 
 Miss Florence Irvine, one of Toledo's accomplished 
 daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Ames have one child, 
 Edna Florence. 
 
 Mr. Ames justly deserves the success which he 
 has achieved, for he has worked his own way up- 
 ward to a position of prosperity through years of 
 unremitting effort. He t.akes commendable inter- 
 est in local affairs and whatever tends to elevate 
 and advance his fellows. Politically he is a Re- 
 publican, and he and his wife are members of the 
 First Congregational Church of Toledo. 
 
 JOHN R. BOICE, a progressive business man 
 of Toledo, has been engaged in brick manu- 
 facturing here for many years. On the 1st 
 of January, 1880, he embarked in the manu- 
 facture of brick, and in 1893 removed his yards to 
 his present location, and now enjoys about the 
 most extensive trade in his branch of business in 
 this section of the state. 
 
 Mr. Boice, whose birth occurred October 15, 
 1855, in Toledo, is a son of Reed V. and Lois A. 
 (Smith) Boice. They were natives of Tioga 
 County, N. Y., and Erie County, Ohio, respective- 
 ly, and became residents of this city about 1850, 
 where they have since resided. Their family com- 
 prised four children, all of whom are living. 
 The boyhood and youth of John R. Boice were 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 337 
 
 passed under his parents' roof, and Iiis education 
 was obtained in the public schools of this citj'. 
 October 31, 1883, he was united in raaiiiage with 
 Miss Cora E. Schroeder, who was born in Genoa, 
 Ottawa County, Ohio, being a daughter of William 
 H. and Emma (Cole) Schroeder. The fatlier was 
 born in Germany, and died in Toledo, at the age 
 of thii't^'-four years. His wife, who was born in 
 Genoa, Ohio, died in that village when only twenty 
 years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. .John R. Boiee have 
 been born two children: Emily L., a bright lit- 
 tle girl of ten years, and Reed V., a sturdy little 
 lad of eight 3'ears. 
 
 In 1892 Mr. Boice became a member of the To- 
 ledo Club, in which he is prominently known. He 
 is also a Mason, belonging to Sanford L. Collins 
 Lodge No. 396, F. & A. M. His first Presidential 
 ballot was deposited in favor of Rutherford B. 
 Ha\-es, since which time he has been unswerving 
 in his allegiance to the Republican party. He 
 possesses good business and executive ability and 
 superintends the work of his factory in every de- 
 partment. In company with his estimable wife, 
 he holds membership in Trinity Episcopal Church. 
 
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 JOHN DILLON has been established in busi- 
 ness in Toledo since 1881, at which time he 
 came here to take charge of the O'Neill es- 
 tate. In 1883 the St. Clair Street Flour- 
 mills were erected on land belonging to the estate, 
 and our subject has had charge of the plant ever 
 since. He is a practical and thorough business 
 man, and, as the piincipal occupation of his life 
 has been milling, he is well posted in this branch. 
 In polities he is a Democrat, and while living in 
 Fayetteville was elected Sheriff by a large major- 
 ity, and at the end of a two-years term was re-elect- 
 ed. He also served as a member of the Village 
 Council several terms most acceptably. 
 
 In 1850 a number of families from the same 
 neighborhood in County Wexford, Ireland, de- 
 parted for America and landed in New Orleans. 
 
 Not liking the climate there, they continued their 
 journey to Cincinnati and thence to Brown Coun- 
 ty, Ohio, where they made permanent settlements. 
 Of the party was John Dillon, whose name heads 
 this article, his mother, step-father and several 
 half-brothers and sisters. His own father, James 
 Dillon, died when he was quite young. The birth 
 of John Dillon occurred March 7, 1824, in Coun- 
 ty Wexford, Ireland, and he was therefore a young 
 man of twenty-six years when he landed m Ohio. 
 Soon after his arrival he secured a position in the 
 flouring-mills of James F. Thompson, and remained 
 for thirteen years at White Oak Jlills. During 
 this time he became thoroughly familiar with the 
 business, and had extended his acquaintance 
 throughout the surrounding countj-. He now 
 opened a mill of his own, and operated the same 
 for two years, when he sold out, but continued as 
 manager of the plant for three years longer. Aft- 
 er nearly two decades spent in this one establish- 
 ment as employe and proprietor, he determined to 
 go into another venture, and, buying the Ameri- 
 can Hotel at Georgetown, carried it on successful- 
 ly for about two years. 
 
 Ultimately Mr. Dillon returned to his old occu- 
 pation, and, having sold his hotel, built the Fa^'- 
 etleville Flouring-mills, oper.ated by steam and sit- 
 uated near the center of the town of Fayetteville, 
 Brown County, this state. During the four years 
 of his residence in that place he became well known 
 in all parts of the county, and when his name was 
 placed on the ticket for the position of Sheriff, he 
 received a flattering majority. While filling that 
 position his mills were destroyed b}- fire, but he 
 soon rebuilt them on the same foundations and 
 continued to run them until 1877, when he sold 
 his interest in them. He then removed to Cin- 
 cinnati, constructed new mills, and became senior 
 member of the firm of Dillon, Gorman & Co. 
 About two years later, the death of Mr. Dickey, 
 one of the partners, caused the connection to be 
 dissolved, and the mills were sold to Peables, 
 Folds & Co., Mr. Dillon being retained as manager. 
 On the death of his brother-in-law, James O'Neill, 
 he removed to this city, as we have previously 
 mentioned. 
 
 In 1853 Mr. Dillon married Margaret Mitchell, 
 
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 of Georgetown. She had come to this state with 
 a small party of Irish emigrants, which settled in 
 Brown County in 1850, and her parents later be- 
 came residents of Georgetown. Their family 
 numbered seven children, a son and six daughters. 
 To our subject and wife have been born eleven 
 children, six of whom are living: Margaret E., Mrs. 
 James McCaffert}-, of Brown County; James A., 
 who married Maggie Yeager, and is engaged in the 
 milling business with his father; Theresa A., Mary 
 G., Frank E. and Clara. The family are members 
 of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of 
 Toledo. 
 
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 MYRON R. LITTLEFIELD. In the life of 
 this successful business man of Toledo 
 are illustrated the results of perseverance 
 and energy, coupled with judicious management 
 and strict integrity. For some time he has occu- 
 pied the responsible position of Treasurer of the 
 Toledo Brewing and Malting Company, one of the 
 most important and successful enterprises of the 
 kind in the West. He has at different times been 
 chosen to till other positions of trust and responsi- 
 bility, in all of which he has displayed energy, tact, 
 discrimination and great perseverance. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred in Syracuse, 
 N. Y., "in 1850. his parents being Charles Dunbar 
 and Mahala (Brown) Littlefield, members of the 
 fanning community of the Empire State. When 
 he was seven years of age the family removed to 
 Ohio, and from 1857 to 1864 resided in Bellevue, 
 Huron County, removing thence to Toledo, where 
 the father continued to reside until his death, in 
 1869. Myron R. is the youngest of eleven children 
 who arrived at years of maturit}'. The rudiments 
 of his education were obtained in the public schools 
 of Bellevue, and the knowledge there acquired 
 was supplemented by a course of study at Toledo. 
 The business career of Mr. Littlefield was begun 
 as a bookkeeper in an office in Toledo. Afterward 
 he went to Colorado, where he spent three years 
 
 in the silver mines. In 1880, returning to Toledo, 
 he became connected with the Toledo Brewing and 
 Malting Company, of which he was made Treasurer 
 the following year. He has since served in that 
 capacit}- continuously, with the exception of two 
 3'ears. Employment is furnished by the company' 
 to seventy-five men, and the trade extends through 
 Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New Y'"ork, New Jersey 
 and Connecticut. The plant is located on the 
 Swan Creek Belt Line, connecting with all the rail- 
 roads in the city of Toledo. The equipment com- 
 prises the most modern and highl}' improved ma- 
 chinery, including a Corliss engine of seventy-five 
 horse power. 
 
 Mr. Littlefield established domestic ties in 1869, 
 at which time he was united in marriage with Miss 
 Julia E., daughter of Francis Brown, of Biugham- 
 ton, N. Y. The}' have a pleasant home at No. 202 
 Indiana Avenue, where they welcome and cordially 
 entertain their hosts of personal friends. As a 
 man of business, Mr. Littlefield is energetic and 
 painstaking. He gives his entire attention to his 
 business affairs, and takes no further interest in 
 public matters than to cast his ballot in favor of 
 those men whom he deems best qualified to repre- 
 sent the people in official positions. 
 
 REV. J. A. BARTLETT, pastor of the Pres- 
 byterian Church of Pemberville, was born 
 in Somerset County, Me., October 7, 1838, 
 and is a member of a family that was long and 
 honorably associated with the history of New Eng- 
 land. His father, Joel, a native of Oxford Coun- 
 ty, Jle., was engaged in the mercantile business in 
 Bangor, where he was also extensively interested 
 in the lumber industiy. Elected by his fellow- 
 citizens to represent them in the State Legislature, 
 he rendered able service in that responsible posi- 
 tion, and in everj- way possible promoted the wel- 
 fare of his constituents. He enjo\-ed the friend- 
 
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 339 
 
 ship of many noted men, and the illustrious Han- 
 nibal Hamlin was at one time associated in business 
 with him. The closing years of his life were spent 
 in New Richmond, Wis., where he was associated 
 •with a son in the banking business. 
 
 B3' his union with Jane G. MeCurdy, of Bath, 
 Me., who died at thirty-eight years of age, Joel 
 Bartlett had two sons, J. A. and Frank W., the lat- 
 ter being President of the New Richmond (Wis.) 
 Bank. Our subject was a lad of ten years at the 
 time of his mother's death. His father being a 
 man of wealth and liberal views, he enjoyed all 
 the educational advantages that money can secure. 
 His primary schooling was obtained in an acadein}' 
 at Charleston, Me., not far from Bangor. The 
 knowledge there gained was supplemented by at- 
 tendance at Colby University, a Baptist institution 
 of Maine, which he entered at the age of fifteen 
 years, graduating therefrom when nineteen. 
 
 Upon comi)leting his literary studies, our subject 
 was, for one year, a tutor in his Alma Mater, after 
 which he became a student in the Ballston Spa 
 (N. Y.) Law School. Going then to New York 
 City, he entered the law office of Judge Hilton, 
 a young lawyer, who was later famous as Judge 
 and as the manager of the great Stewart estate. 
 He, however, was a cold, selfish man, without 
 Christian principles, and association witii him not 
 being congenial to our subject, he withdrew, after 
 having spent a year in the office. Later he became 
 connected with the law firm of Mann, Rodman & 
 Pierson, at that time one of the most noted legal 
 firms in the countr3'. Mr. Rodman took a great 
 interest in the young student, to whom he ren- 
 dered all the assistance in his power, aiding him in 
 his efforts to acquire a thorough knowledge of the 
 profession. 
 
 After his admission to the Bai-, Mr. Bartlett was 
 given the position of confidential clerk for the 
 large law fiim of Barne}', Humphrey & Butler, with 
 whom he remained for a time. Forming a part- 
 nership with Judge Maynard, under the lirm name 
 of Maynard ife Bartlett, he opened an office at No. 
 8 Wall Street, where he continued in practice until 
 1862. He then accepted the position of private 
 secretary to General (afterward President) Arthur, 
 who was in charge of the Quartermaster-General's 
 
 Department of New York. He returned to his 
 law practice in 1868, shortly after which the great 
 uprising against the Tweed "ring" broke out, and 
 he took a prominent part in the fight, tendering 
 his services to the Citizens' Association in their ef- 
 fort to overthrow the "ring." To him was given 
 the work of organizing and holding meetings 
 among the different trades, and in this way he was 
 an influential factor in securing the downfall of 
 the party whose influence had been so injurious 
 to the interests of the city. 
 
 During all this time Mr. Bartlett had taken a 
 deep interest in religious work, and this feeling, 
 deepening as the }'ears passed by, led him in 1870 
 to cliange the entire course of his life. As an at- 
 torney he had the brightest prospects before him; 
 fame seemed already within his grasp, but he 
 abandoned all, believing that in the preaching 
 of the Gospel there was a greater work for him to 
 do. Succeeding events have justified his course. 
 He has been enabled, as a minister, to promote the 
 cause of Christianity in various communities, and 
 has been instrumental in the conversion of many. 
 
 After having devoted some time to missionary 
 work in New York, Rev. Mr. Baitlett was sent West, 
 locating in Mendota, 111., in 1872. The following 
 year he returned East and accepted the pastorate 
 of the Perkins Street Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 in Chicopce, Mass. During the short time spent 
 there, he was instrumental in working up one of 
 the greatest revivals ever held in western Massa- 
 chusetts. At the expiration of his pastorate in 
 Chicopee, personal reasons caused him to withdraw 
 from the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he be- 
 came connected with the Presbyterian Church, in 
 which he has faithfully labored ever since. 
 
 From Chicopee Rev. Mr. Bartlett went to Mar- 
 blehead, Mass., and later to Newburyport, where 
 he remained for two years. He then returned to 
 the West, and his labors have since been largelj' in 
 the missionary field in the states of Wisconsin, Illi- 
 nois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio. F'or the 
 past two years his headquarters have been in Pem- 
 berville, where he has charge of the Presbyterian 
 Church. His work, however, is by no means lim- 
 ited to this place, but extends throughout Ohio, 
 and into the surrounding states. He has much of 
 
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 PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 the spirit and fire of the illustrious Mr. Moody, 
 whom he resembles so greatly in personal appear- 
 ance that he has often been mistaken for him by 
 people who had seen Mr. Moody but not himself. 
 In his ministerial work he has met with the most 
 gratifying results. As a thinker, he is deep and 
 logical; as a speaker, able and forcible; and in 
 personal manner genial and winning. His entire 
 energies are concentrated upon the work to which 
 he has devoted his life, and while he gave up much 
 for the cause of Christianity, sacrificing his hopes 
 and his ambition for political fame and legal emi- 
 nence, he has never for a mf>ment regretted the 
 course he has taken, but rejoices that he has been 
 permitted to labor for the cause of Christ and pro- 
 mote the welfare of the church. 
 
 Some years ago Rev. Mr. Bartlett lost his first 
 wife, who, at her death, left a daughter, Jennie, 
 now residing with her father. In 1891 he was 
 united in marriage with Miss Kittie McKennon, of 
 Ann Arbor, Mich., a highly- cultured and refined 
 lady, who has been of the greatest assistance to 
 him in his Christian work. 
 
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 HON. JOHN H. PUCK. The fact that there 
 are so many men who have not only been 
 successful in commercial affairs in Toledo, 
 but who have accumulated large fortunes, speaks 
 well for the resources of the city and also for the 
 accumulative ability of its inhabitants. He of 
 whom we write is a business man of influence, and 
 is a power in commercial circles, not only in To- 
 ledo, but throughout a large portion of northern 
 Ohio. He is filling the position of Secretar}' and 
 Treasurer of the Western Manufacturing Company, 
 one of the prominent concerns of the city, the suc- 
 cess of which is largely due to his tact, dicrimina- 
 tion and business ability. 
 
 Upon a farm in Wood County, Ohio, the subject 
 of this sketch was born May 18, 1842. He is of 
 German descent, his father. John, having been born 
 
 in Germany, in 1803. The latter came to Amer- 
 ica in 183G, and settled in Wood County about 
 three years later, making his home upon an unim- 
 proved tract of land. To the cultivation and im- 
 provement of this property he gave his entire 
 attention, and as a general farmer and stock-raiser 
 met with more than ordinary success. His wife 
 died in 1858, but he survived for many years 
 afterward, his death occurring in Toledo in 1885. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is the youngest of 
 four children, there being three sons ami one 
 daughter. He w.as reared upon his father's farm, 
 and in boyhood attended the district schools of 
 Wood (bounty, gaining a practical education. At 
 the age of nineteen he left the farm and came to 
 Toledo, where he entered the em])loy of the hard- 
 ware firm of Hrigham & Foster on Summit Street. 
 With this firm he remained in the capacity' of 
 clerk for about one year, when, September 12, 
 1862, he enlisted as a member of Company G, 
 Thirty-seventh Ohio Infantry, Col. Fldward Sieber 
 in command. The regiment was ordered to Louis- 
 ville, Ky., and thence to Vicksburg, joining the 
 Army of the Tennessee, and being assigned to 
 the Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth 
 Army t'orps. 
 
 In the siege of Vicksburg Mr. Puck was an act- 
 ive particijiant, after which the regiment was or- 
 dered to Chattanooga, Tenn., and later took part 
 in the battle of ]\Iission Ridge. With his regiment 
 he marched to Knoxville for the purpose of in- 
 tercepting General I/Ongstreet, then returned to 
 Chattanooga, and went into winter quarters at 
 Larkinsville, Ala., where he remained until April. 
 In the Atlanta campa'gn he took an active part, 
 and was present at all the battles from Resaca, 
 Ga., to Jonesboro. At the latter place he received 
 a severe wound, which necessitated his confinement 
 for a time in a hospital. A ball entered his neck 
 near the jugular vein, glanced downward and came 
 out under his shoulder-blade. As soon as able to 
 travel he was sent home on a furlougii. 
 
 Rejoining his regiment at Savannah, Ga., Mr. 
 Puck took part in the siege and capture of Colum- 
 bia, 8. C, then proceeded to Raleigh, N. C, from 
 there inarched to Petersburg, and later went to 
 Washington, D. C, where he took part in the 
 

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 Grand Review. On the 28tli of May, 1865, he was 
 mustered out of the service, and returned to To- 
 ledo immediately afterward. Here he became an 
 employe of H. A. Boyd, manufacturer of sash, 
 doors and bhnds. In 1868 he purchased the busi- 
 ness of his employer, in connection with five 
 others, but at the end of a year disposed of his in- 
 terest in the concern. 
 
 In 1869 Mr. Puck entered the employ, as fore- 
 man, of Keeler, Baird & Bevins, manufacturers of 
 sash, doors and blinds. April 6, 1870, the West- 
 ern Manufacturing Company' was organized, Mr. 
 Puck becoming Secretary and Treasurer, which 
 position he holds at the present time. The com- 
 pany employs from seventy to seventy-live men. 
 The machinery' is of the latest improved pattern 
 and is propelled by a forty-horse-power engine, 
 the plant being a substantial brick structure. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Puck occurred December 7, 
 1865, his wife being Miss Ann Westerhouse. They 
 have four children, there being three daughters 
 and one son: Lenna E., wife of Paul Huehn; 
 Fred J., a member of the Western Manufactur- 
 ing Company; Margaret and Almeda. In the 
 ranks of the Democratic party Mr. Puck is active 
 and influential, and upon that ticket he has been 
 elected to a number of important positions. In 
 1881 he was elected to the Citj- Board of Education 
 for two years. In 1885 he was chosen State Repre- 
 sentative for Lucas County. He took an active 
 part in the passage of the bill appiopriating $35,- 
 000 to perpetuate the memory of the Ohio soldiers 
 who fell in the battle of Gettysburg. In Grand 
 Army affairs he takes a prominent part, being con- 
 nected with Toledo Post No. 107. 
 
 VOLENTINE WHITMAN GRANGER en- 
 joys the distinction of being the oldest 
 merchant tailor in northwestern Ohio, as 
 he has followed the business for forty-six years con- 
 tinuously. January 1, 1849, he became a resident 
 of Toledo, where he has since conducted a tailor's 
 
 establishment, and for the past ten years he has im- 
 ported all of the goods used in the clothing man- 
 ufactured by him. In 1878 he built a four-story 
 structure, two floors of which he occupies in his 
 business. The first floor, which has a fine plate- 
 glass front, he rents to Bell & Richardson, dealers 
 in the Libby cut glass and china. The most 
 skilled workmen are the only ones ever employed 
 by Mr. Granger, who superintends all departments 
 and does all his own fitting. He has been very 
 successful and at all times enjoys a lucrative trade. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred in Portage 
 County, Ohio, February 25, 1826. His father, 
 Lemuel Granger, who was a native of New York 
 State, and an early settler in Ohio, was for years 
 a well known and extensive stonecutter. The 
 grandfather, Maj. Thomas Granger, served for 
 seven years during the War of the Revolution. 
 The family is of English descent, and its members 
 were early settlers in New England. The mother 
 of our subject, formerly Martha Rathbone, was 
 also born in New York, and by her marriage be- 
 came the mother of ten children, five sons and five 
 daughters, of whom our subject is the seventh in 
 order of birth. 
 
 The boyhood of Volentine W. Granger was 
 passed in Akron, to which city his parents moved 
 when he was quite young. There he attended the 
 public schools, and when only twelve years of age 
 began learning his future trade. When he had 
 completed the same, he went to New York to per- 
 fect himself in his profession. lie then returned 
 to Akron, and went into business on his own ac- 
 count, conducting the same for some three years. 
 In partnership with his brother, Joseph A., he 
 opened a merchant-tailoring establishment in this 
 city in 1849. The firm known as Granger &. Bio. 
 was in existence until 1862, since which time Vol- 
 entine W. has been alone. He owns valuable prop- 
 erty in this city and is financially well off. 
 
 On the 7th of Ma^^, 1849, occurred the marriage 
 of Mr. Granger and Eraeline F., daughter of Nathan 
 Brown Dodge, of Akron, Ohio. Three children 
 were born to them: Mary E., who married .John 
 B. Ketcham, Jr., a prominent banker, and died in 
 1876; Clara, who married Rowland Starr, a resident 
 of Toledo, and a member of the firm of Barbour & 
 
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 Starr, engaged in the wholesale lumber business; 
 and Volentine, Jr., who is bookkeeper in his father's 
 store and married Charlotte M., daughter of Henry 
 Tracy, of Toledo. The mother of lliese children, 
 who was a loyal wife and faithfully discharged her 
 duties in every relation of life, was called to her 
 final rest May 9, 1894. She belonged to Trinity 
 Church, to which our subject also belongs. The 
 handsome family residence is at No. 1027 Supe- 
 rior Street, wliere everything bespeaks the culture 
 and good 'taste of the owner. 
 
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 JOHN PARKER is a leading Justice of the 
 Peace in Toledo, having been first elected to 
 this position in 1891, for a three-years term, 
 and when that period had expired was re- 
 elected for another term of similar length. He is 
 a stalwart Republican and has many warm friends 
 in political circles. Formerly he made a good 
 record as Constable, serving continuously in that 
 responsible place for seven years under Daniel 
 O'Shea, J. S. Balloux and J. W. Enright. 
 
 John Parker was born forty miles west of Buf- 
 falo, N. Y., over the Canadian boundary, the date 
 of the event being October 4, 1836. His parents 
 were Allen and Abbie (Swick) Parker, natives of 
 Canada and New Jersey, respectively. Allen Par- 
 ker left his early home and became a permanent 
 resident of Canada, where he followed agricult- 
 ural pursuits until his death, which occurred in 
 1892, at the age of eighty-three years. His wife 
 was born in 1810 and died in 1891. They had a 
 large family, numbering eleven childien, six sons 
 and five daughters, all of whom, with the excep- 
 tion of two daughters, are living. 
 
 Tlie boyhood days of John Parker were passed 
 on his father's Canadian farm, and his education 
 was such as was afforded by the scliools of the dis- 
 trict. In 1865 he emigrated to Ottawa County, 
 Ohio, and for nearly eight years devoted his whole 
 energies to carpenter work. In 1873 he moved to 
 
 Toledo and followed for a time his trade as a car- 
 penter and joiner. While tlius employed he was 
 first elected to public office, and has so faithfully 
 served his fellow-citizens that they have called 
 upon him time and again to act as their represen- 
 tative. 
 
 Wlien in his twenty-second j'ear, Mr. Parker 
 married Miss Harriet Fralick,of Canada, who died 
 in 1892, leaving four children: Asa S.; Peter; Mary 
 J., wife of William Mattison,of Toledo; and Will- 
 iam B. The lady who now bears the name of Mrs. 
 John Parker was a Miss Mary Bach, of this city. 
 By her marriage she has become the mother of one 
 son, Frank J. The family residence is at No. 637 
 John Street. 
 
 Fraternally, Mr. Parker is a member of Toledo 
 Lodge No. 144, F. <fe A. M. His paternal grand- 
 father, Levi Parker, was born in New Jersey, and 
 the grandmother, whose girlhood name was Mary 
 Allen, was a daughter of one Captain Allen, who 
 served in the War of the Revolution under Gen- 
 eral Washington. 
 
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 RICHARD REEVES. As the owner and 
 proprietor of the Marine Boiler Works, 
 Mr. Reeves, though he has been engaged 
 in business in Toledo for a few years comparative- 
 ly, is well and favorably known as one of the rep- 
 resentative and successful men of the city. The 
 works were established by him in 1889, since 
 which time he has engaged in the manufacture of 
 boilers, all kinds of mill machinery, and special- 
 ties of marine work. A fine grade of stationar.y 
 boilers is manufactured, also boilers for use in the 
 lake service. The plant is operated by steam 
 power and contains the most improved machinery. 
 The parents of Mr. Reeves were William and 
 Mary (Cady) Reeves, both of whom died in To- 
 ronto, Canada, the former in 1863, and the latter 
 in 1875. Among their nine children was Richard, 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 345 
 
 a native of Toronto, born on the 6th of February, 
 1853. He was educated in the common scliools of 
 Toronto, and while lie did not have the best facil- 
 ities for gaining knowledge, he nevertheless im- 
 proved such opportunities as came to him, and 
 thus acquired a practical education, fitting him for 
 actual contact with men of business. On leaving 
 school, he began to learn the trade of boiler-mak- 
 ing in Toronto, at which he continued until he 
 gained a complete knowledge of the occupation. 
 
 It was in 1872 that Mr. Reeves came to the 
 States, and he Las since been a loyal subject of this 
 Government. For a time he was eraploj'ed in 
 Buffalo, N. y., but from there went to Erie, Pa., 
 where he followed his trade. He was similarly en- 
 gaged in Dunkirk, Albany and other places in 
 the East. In 1884 he went to Michigan and, set- 
 tling in Ann Arbor, he formed a partnership with 
 Robert Hunter, under the firm name of Reeves, 
 Hunter & Co., the firm making a specialty of the 
 manufacture of engines and general machiner}'. 
 He continued in the business at Ann Arbor until 
 1889, when he sold his interest in the concern and 
 came to Toledo, where he established what is now 
 known as the Marine Boiler Works. 
 
 This well known business house furnishes em- 
 ployment to a force of forty men during the busy 
 seasons, and even in dull times usuallj' has at least 
 twenty-five hands. The products are of the best 
 grade, and their superior quality is universally 
 recognized by all vvho are familiar with the busi- 
 ness. It is one of the solid industries of Toledo, 
 and has brought to its projector substantial pros- 
 perity through the exercise of judgment, energy 
 and tact. 
 
 Mr. Reeves and Miss Maria Woodsend were 
 united in marriage in 1882. The lady is a native 
 of Nottingham, England, but has been a resident 
 of this country almost her entire life. Their fam- 
 ily consists of two sons, William and Thomas 
 Woodsend. As a member of the Republican par- 
 ty, Mr. Reeves has taken an active interest in civic 
 affairs, and his sympathy is always heartily enlist- 
 ed in plans for the promotion of the welfare of 
 the people. During his service as a member of the 
 City Council, representing the First Ward, he was 
 instrumental in securing the passage of a number 
 
 of important bills, and assisted in forwarding need- 
 ed municipal reforms. 
 
 While in Ann Arbor, Mr. Reeves identified him- 
 self with Ann Arbor Lodge No. 12, F. & A. M., 
 in which he still holds membership. He is also 
 prominent in Chapter No. 40, R. A. M., at Toledo. 
 While he is interested in social and political mat- 
 ters, his attention, however, lias been principally 
 devoted to the demands of his increasing business, 
 in the success of which he feels a just and com- 
 mendable pride. New improvements are constant- 
 ly being added in the way of inachiner}' to the 
 plant, as Mr. Reeves aims to keep up with the 
 times in his line of business, so as to be able to 
 meet all demands. 
 
 T7> LDRED W. EASTELL is Secretary of the 
 r^ C^ Toledo Water Works, having been called 
 upon to accept that responsible position in 
 1891. He entered upon his duties July 1 of that 
 year, and h.as gained an enviable name as a man 
 who attends strictly- to business, never neglecting 
 in the slightest degree any detail of his work. He 
 has made his home in this city for the past eight- 
 een years. 
 
 Eldred W. Eastell was born in Norwich, Eng- 
 land, August 18, 1850, and was only three jears 
 of age when he was brought by his parents, Rich- 
 ard and Louise (Dale) Eastell, to the United States. 
 The family settled in Mauraee, Lucas County, 
 Ohio, where they became prosperous and respected 
 citizens. The father died in 1875, but his wife is 
 still living on the old homestead. 
 
 The early years of our subject were passed in 
 Maumee, I^ucas County, where he was regular in 
 his attendance at the district schools until he was 
 in his thirteenth year. He was only fifteen when 
 he entered the employ of Dicks & Johnson, pro- 
 prietors of the Pearl Mills. He was their salesman 
 and bookkeeper for eight years, filling both posi- 
 
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 tions with credit. He then embarlied in the retail 
 grocery and hardware business in Maumee, and 
 gave his attention to the same until December, 
 1877. 
 
 In the year last mentioned, Mr. Eastell cast in 
 his fortunes with the good people of Toledo. He 
 entered the office of T. >S. Merrill & Co., dealers in 
 agricultural implements and seeds, and was re- 
 tained in their employ until January 1, 1885. 
 The following year he was offered the position of 
 manager in tiie Toledo Spice Company's works, 
 and served as such for a year. From that time 
 until July 1, 1891, he conducted a real-estate and 
 loan business with T. S. Merrill. Fraternally he 
 is a Thirty-second Degree JIason, a member of Rub- 
 icon Lodge No. 237, F. & A. M.; Ft. Meigs Chapter, 
 K. A. M.; Toledo Council, K. & S. M.; Toledo 
 Commandery No. 7, K. T.; and Cincinnati Consis- 
 tory, A. & A. R. 
 
 On New Year's Day, 1871, occurred the mar- 
 riage of E. W. Eastell and Miss Cassie L., daugh- 
 ter of Thomas Bates, of Maumee, Lucas County, 
 Ohio. They have a very pleasant home at No. 
 1958 Warren Street, and move in the best social 
 circles of the city. Their son and only child, 
 Richard T. Eastell, is at college at the University 
 of Michigan. 
 
 /-^ EORGE H. SPECK. Among the news- 
 \/\)C paper men of northwestern Ohio, few 
 have a wider acquaintance than the pop- 
 ular editor and proprietor of the Pemberville 
 Leader. At the time he assumed the management 
 of the paper, the tide of its fortunes was at a very 
 low ebb, but his energy and tact have succeeded 
 in gaining for it a place among the most prosper- 
 ous journals of Wood County. Possessing an in- 
 exhaustible fund of humor, together with a wide 
 range of information upon topics of every nature, 
 he is fitted for the responsible position he holds. 
 The family to which our subject belongs origin- 
 
 ated in Germany, where his great-grandfather, 
 Godfrey Augustus Speck, was born in 1754, and 
 whence he emigrated to America. His wife, who 
 bore the maiden name of Sarah Townsend, was 
 born in September, 17C3, and passed awaj- Decem- 
 ber 13, 1815. His death occurred December 24, 
 1828. Among their eight children was Augustus, 
 our subject's grandfather, who was born in Penn- 
 sylvania, December 13, 1787, and died in Guernsey 
 County, June 12, 1870. His wife, Sarah Reed, 
 was born April 22, 1789, and died August 7, 1875. 
 Their family consisted of eleven children. 
 
 On his mother's side, our subject traces his an- 
 cestry to Benjamin Hiskett, a native of Virginia, 
 who died in Belmont County, Ohio. A son of the 
 latter, Norval Valentine Hiskett, our subject's 
 grandfather, was born in Loudoun County, Va., 
 February 15, 1805, and died in Morrow County, 
 .Ohio, in 1852. He married Massey Nichol, who 
 was born December 13, 1811, and passed away 
 April 19, 1844. 
 
 The father of our subject, Isaac G. Speck, was 
 born near Westchester, Guernsey County, Ohio, 
 April 11, 1832, and is a merchant by occupation. 
 At Cardington, Ohio, June 23, 1853, he man-ied 
 Matilda Ann Hiskett, who was born near Mt. 
 Gilead, Morrow Count3', Ohio. They became the 
 parents of ten children, namely: John F., who was 
 born July 17, 1854; Sarah E., February 16, 1856; 
 Mary v., born June 14,1857, and died July 23, 1857; 
 Eda A., born July 18, 1858; Ira E., July 4, 1860; 
 Ocenie B., January' 4, 1862; George H., June 8, 
 1865; Charles E., May 21, 1867; Clarence C, who 
 was born August 27, 1875, and passed away Sep- 
 tember 12, 1879; and Clive L., whose birth oc- 
 curred December 5, 1880. 
 
 In the public schools of Defiance and Green 
 Spring, Ohio, our subject received such education- 
 al advantages as those institutions of learning af- 
 forded. At the age of seventeen years he entered 
 the office of a newspaper at Green Spring, the 
 Times, and though lie commenced with the hum- 
 ble position of "devil," he soon worked his way 
 upward, and within two years he was local editor 
 of the paper. In 1885 he became connected with 
 the Greenwich Enterprise, of which he was editor 
 and business manager for a jear. In 1887 he went 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 to Chicago, and for a year and a-balf was era. 
 ployed in a job printing-office. In April, 1889, 
 lie came to Pemberville, and became editor of tiic 
 Leader, of wliich lie lias since been in charge. The 
 task of resurrecting the departed fortunes of this 
 paper was not an easy one, but he applied himself 
 to it with ardor, and soon achieved noteworthy 
 success. Besides his regular newspaper work, he 
 has a job printing-office, and turns out a very 
 superior quality of work. 
 
 While the Leader is independent in politics, Mr. 
 Speck himself is a stanch advocate of Republican 
 principles, and always casts bis ballot for the can- 
 didates of that party. Socially he is connected 
 with the Inde[)endent Order of Odd F'ellows and 
 the Knights of Pythias, and in religious belief is a 
 Methodist. His marriage was solemnized at Lima, 
 Ohio, Juno 12, 1888, his wife being Miss Cora 
 Ann Smith. They have lost one child by death, 
 and have two sons living, Clayton H. and Claire H. 
 
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 HKNRY M. BARFIELD, a well known mer- 
 chant tailor of Toledo, is a native of 
 Prussia, Germany, but was onlj' six years 
 of age when he crossed the Atlantic with his par- 
 ents to the United States. He has made his home 
 in this city for some years, having started in bus- 
 iness on his own account in 1884, his partner be- 
 ing W. G. Atkin. The firm was known as Bar- 
 field & Atkin up to the death of the junior mem- 
 ber of the firm, which occurred in 1889. His 
 place of business is at No. 314 Madison Street, 
 where he carries a fine and large assortment of 
 cloths, imported and domestic. Mr. Barfield is a 
 master of his trade, and is well qualified by years 
 of practice and experience to fit out his customers 
 in a most satisfactory manner. 
 
 The parents of our subject, Charles F. and Han- 
 nah (Kasdorf) Barfield, were natives of Prussia. 
 In 1846 they became residents of Niagara County, 
 N. Y., where the father engaged in farming, and 
 
 also worked to a certain extent at his trade of 
 tailoring. In 1866 he brought his family to this 
 city, and here his remaining years were pa.ssed. 
 His wife died in 1858, and he survived her until 
 1876, his death taking place when he was in his 
 sixty-fifth year. His family numbered four sons 
 and one daughter, and all but one of the number 
 are still living. 
 
 Henry M. Barfield, the youngest of his father's 
 family, was born in 1846, and was educated in the 
 neighborhood of his father's Niagara County farm. 
 For a few years his principal attention was given 
 to farming, after which he became salesman for the 
 firm of Buck & Bliss, and later was given the posi- 
 tion of cutter in the tailoring-shop of C. H. Buck. 
 Since coming to Toledo he has made rapid strides 
 toward prosperity, and has built up an extensive 
 trade, which is more than local. In his various de- 
 partments of work employment is afforded to up- 
 ward of twenty persons. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Barfield is a Knight Templar 
 and a Scottish Degree Mason. He is a stock- 
 holder and Director in the Industrial Building 
 and Loan Company. His pleasant home at No. 
 1708 Jefferson Street has as its presiding genius 
 his wife, to whom he was married in 1869, and 
 who prior to that event bore the name of Charlotte 
 H. Sherman. Her father, Samuel Sherman, was a 
 leading citizen of Toledo, and was formerly a res- 
 ident of Connecticut. Mr. an<i Mrs. Barfield have 
 had four children: Lillie B., Gertrude W., Harry 
 S. and Carl F. The parents are members of the 
 College Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Mr. 
 Barfield is one of the Trustees of the congrega- 
 tion. 
 
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 JOHN STOLLBERG is President and Treas- 
 urer of the Stollberg & Clapp Company, 
 wholesale dealers in hardware, glass, paints, 
 oils and house-furnishing goods. The com- 
 pany was organized in 1890, and has as its other 
 officers Frank Harrison, Vice-President; and C. D. 
 
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 Clapp, Secretary. The commodious, well appointed 
 store which is occupied by the concern is at Nos. 
 603 and 605 Cherry Street, and is .50x90 feet in 
 dimensions. Five floors of the building are used 
 for storage of supplies and for display rooms. 
 The firm employs five salesmen who are kept con- 
 tinually on the road. 
 
 .lohn Stollberg was born in this city, .January 5, 
 1856, and is a son of William and Anna (Haller) 
 Stollberg, who were natives of Prussia and Wur- 
 temberg, Germany, respectively. They were mar- 
 ried in the United States, and soon afterward set- 
 tled in Toledo. The father's death occuned in 
 1885, and that of the mother in 1866. They were 
 the parents of five children, four sons and a daugh- 
 ter, .loiin being the third in order of birth. 
 
 Our subject received a public-school education 
 and later attended the German Wallace College and 
 Baldwin University, of Berea, Ohio. On beginning 
 the active duties of life for himself, he obtained 
 a clerksliip with Fordyce & Wheeler, of Toledo. 
 Afterward he was in the emploj' of J. C. Weeber, 
 a hardware merchant, and during the five years 
 spent in that gentleman's service he obtained a 
 practical knowledge of the business. In 1879 he 
 started in the hardware business for himself on 
 Clierry Street, where he continued for a year. 
 The four years following he was associated with 
 II. E. Kuhlnian in the same line of trade. 
 
 May 29, 1879, Mr. Stollberg married Miss May 
 K., daugiiter of Jacob Weber, and their union has 
 been blessed with three children, namely: lola 
 May, Luella Evalina and Stella Irene. The fam- 
 ily are members of the German Methodist P^pis- 
 coi)al Church. Their home is a very pleasant and 
 attractive one at No. 2254 Jerome Street. Mr. 
 Stollberg is a member and Director of the Toledo 
 Builders' Exchange, and President of the Toledo 
 Tinware Manufacturing Company. He also holds 
 a similar position with The Stollberg Manufactur- 
 ing Company. He is President of the Toledo 
 Maennerchor, which honorable post he has occu- 
 pied for several terms. A Knight of the Macca- 
 bees, he belongs to Maumee Tent No. 9, and in the 
 National Union holds membership with Nasby 
 Council No. 41. He is also identified with Lodge 
 No. 149, K. of P., Toledo Lodge No. 402, Toledo 
 
 Encampment No. 118, and Grand Canton Lucas 
 No. 3, I. O. O. F. In his political belief he is a 
 Republican. 
 
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 (•T^ BRAM W. COLTON is the President and 
 r — \ General Manager of the Lake Erie Trans- 
 portation Company of Toledo. This well 
 known and important concern was organized in 
 1890, and is one of the flourishing enterprises of 
 this city. Mr. Colton was one of its original pro- 
 moters, and to his good management much of its 
 success is attributable. 
 
 A native of Ohio, Mr. Colton was born in Erie 
 County, in November, 1833, his parents being 
 Carlos and Sophia H. (Brigham) Colton. He is 
 the j'oungest of three children, and passed his 
 early years in Monroe, Mich. His first independ- 
 ent business venture was in 1847, when he became 
 a clerk in a store. In 1849 he came to this city, 
 and soon afterward entered the employ of the 
 Michigan Southern Railroad Company, with which 
 he remained for three years, in different branches 
 of the service. He then accepted a position as 
 clerk of a transportation com[)any, and then for 
 several years following was employed by the Wa- 
 bash Railroad. In 1874 he became manager of a 
 steamboat company which owned vessels plying 
 between Toledo and Buffalo. The Lake Erie 
 Transportation Company, which he helped to or- 
 ganize, does an extensive and paying business, and 
 affords merchants along the line uirect and rapid 
 service. 
 
 In April, 1870, Mr. Colton married .Miss Cather- 
 ine Van Home, of Jersey City. She was born in 
 Jersey City, and was a daughter of John I. Van 
 Home. Two children, daughters, have blessed the 
 union of Mr. and Mrs. Colton, and are named, re- 
 spectively, Cornelia K. and Olive A. The family 
 residence is at No. 451 West Woodruff Avenue, 
 where a gracious hospitality is always extended to 
 their many friends. 
 
 The father of A. W. Colton came to this city 
 
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 349 
 
 in 1849, and foi' a time was connected witli a 
 fire and fiie-niaiine insurance business. He died 
 in 1884, in his eighty-fourth year. One of his 
 sons, Hamilton, was a soldier in the late war, and 
 a member of the Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry. 
 Another son, Alplieus F., is a resident of Toledo. 
 Anna, the only daughter, became the wife of H. 
 Daughadey, now of St. Louis, Mo. In politics 
 Carlos Colton was identified with the Republican 
 party, as is also liis son, whose name heads tliis 
 sketch. 
 
 
 eAPT. CHARLES A. ROWSEY, an old and 
 respected citizen of Toledo, has made his 
 home here for fort3^-tliree years. For 
 many years he was a prominent builder and con- 
 tractor, and many of the finest residences and 
 public structures in Toledo stand as monuments 
 to ills skill and good taste. After having lived a 
 very active and useful life, he is now retired from 
 business, and is quietly passing the days in his 
 pleasant home at No. 1016 Erie Street. 
 
 The father of the above-named gentleman, 
 Thomas Rowsey, who was a native of eastern Vir- 
 ginia, and had served as a soldier in the War of 
 1812, dietl at the age of sixt^'-five years in Cin- 
 cinnati. His life occupation was that of farming, 
 in which vocation he was successful. His father, 
 William Rowsey, settled near St. Augustine, Fla., 
 in the last century, and died in King and Queen 
 County, near Richmond, Va., whither he had re- 
 moved before the War of the Revolution. Thomas 
 Rowsey's wife was a Miss Mary Rose, of Virginia, 
 whose father, an Englishman, had emigrated to 
 the Old Dominion at a very early period, and set- 
 tled on a grant of land lying along the .James 
 River, in the neighborhood of Lynchburg. 
 
 The birth of Charles A. Rowsey occurred near 
 Staunton, Augusta County, Va., August 19, 1813, 
 and until he was twenty years of .age he continued 
 
 to dwell in his native state, where he received fair 
 educational advantages. In 1830 he went to Cin- 
 cinnati, Ohio, and, having learned the carpenter's 
 trade in Virginia, he proceeded to devote himself 
 to the business. During 1833 and 1834 he worked 
 as a journeyman all along the Ohio River, and in 
 1835 commenced taking contracts, carr^-ing on an 
 extensive business for seventeen years. In 1852 
 he came to this city, and for a number of years 
 his time was busily employed in carrying out tlie 
 many contracts which fell to his share. He was 
 inspector of the construction of the State Insane 
 Asylum at Toledo, and has always been interested 
 In public affairs. 
 
 In September, 1861, Mr. Rowsey raised and en- 
 listed in Company D, Sixty-seventh Ohio Infan- 
 trj', of which he was made Captain, serving as such 
 until his resignation. It was commanded b}' Col. 
 A. C. Vorhes, of Akron, Ohio, and was assigned to 
 tiie Armj' of the Potomac, and participated in 
 many important battles and skinnisiies. The most 
 important battle in which Mr. Rowsey took part 
 was March 19, 1862, the first battle of Winchester, 
 between General Shields and Gen. Stonewall .Jack- 
 son. He was mustered out May 27, 1863, and im- 
 mediately returned to his Toledo home and .again 
 engiiged in business. In politics he is a supporter 
 of the Republican party, and was originally an 
 old-line Whig. Though he voted for Jackson in 
 1832 and Van Buren in 1840, he returned to the 
 Whig party, and later voted for Gen. AVilliam 
 Henry Harrison for President, witli whom he was 
 quite well acquainted. He cast his vote in favor 
 of Lincoln, and afterward voted regularly tlie Re- 
 publican ticket. 
 
 February 9, 1836, Mr. Rowsey wedded Miss Mary 
 Tranor, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, who 
 was called from this life November 20, 1889. She 
 was a faithful wife, a devoted mother, and a loyal 
 member of St. Vincent de Sales Catholic Churcii, 
 to wliich our subject also belongs. Of the nine 
 children who were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rowsey, 
 four have passed away, namely: William, who was 
 a physician, and died in New York, while there 
 for treatment; .John A., Martha R. and Mary T. 
 Those who survive are: Sarah .J., who married 
 Thomas A. Foley, now deceased; Emma L., the 
 
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 widow of George M. Pulford; Anna E., Mrs. 
 George A. Tracy, of New York Cit^-; Helen A., 
 Mrs. A. J. Ryan, also of New York City; and Isa- 
 bel, who married Russell Harding, iSuperintendent 
 of the Great National Railway of North Dakota. 
 
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 JOHN V. NEWTON, a well known veterinary 
 surgeon of Toledo, and owner of the Newton 
 Horse Farm, which is located only a mile 
 from the city limits, is a son of Riciiard and 
 Mary (Van Tassell) Newton, natives of England 
 and Canada, respectively. The father died in 
 1891, having been preceded to the silent land by 
 his wife, whose death occurred in 1869. They 
 were the parents of nine cliildren, four sons and 
 live daughters. 
 
 John v., the eldest of his parents" family, was 
 born in the county of Hastings, in the province of 
 Ontario, October 19, 1850, and was reared as a 
 farmer's boy. His education was obtained in the 
 common and high schools near his home and at 
 Helleville. On completing his studies he learned 
 tlic foundry business, which he followed for five 
 years. Tlieii going to Toronto, he entered the 
 medical college, where lie remained one year, after 
 which he took up the study of veterinary surgery, 
 and in 1878 graduated from the Toronto Veterin- 
 ary College. Immediately thereafter he came to 
 tills city and opened an office for the practice of 
 his future profession. For many years he has 
 taken a lively interest in the breeding of fine stock, 
 and is connected with tlie Ohio Live (Stock Cora- 
 mission, of which lie has been surgeon for many 
 years. 
 
 Mr. Newton's farm, which comprises about one 
 iiundred acres, is in every respect a model one. 
 About twenty acres of the place are devoted to 
 the raising of fine fruit. Commodious and well 
 equipped stables are used for tiie shelter of the 
 high-grade horses which are always to be found 
 here. Dr. Newton's practice extends to adjoining 
 
 counties, and even into neighboring states, his 
 opinion on important cases being highly esteemed 
 and much sought after. He is President of the 
 Newton Horse Hemedy Company, which was or- 
 ganized in 1882. 
 
 lu 1872 occurred the marriage of Mr. Newton 
 and Miss Sabra Ketcheson, who was, like her hus- 
 band, born in Canada. Two sons and two daiigli- 
 ters have come to bless their hearthstone. The 
 eldest. P^dward R., is in Chicago, and the others are 
 in order of birth .John C, Sabra and Maude. 
 
 In 1894 Mr. Newton was elected County Com- 
 missioner of Lucas County, on the Republican 
 ticket, for a term of three years. 
 
 REYNOLD VOIT is first assistant to the 
 City Clerk of Toledo, having been ap- 
 pointed to that position in 1894. He is a 
 native of England, his birth having occurred in 
 Birmingham, in March, 1852. When he was an 
 infant of six months, his parents, Williaiii and 
 Fannie (Spindler) Voit, brought him to the United 
 .Slates. Tiie_v settled at Cambridge, Mass., where 
 the lad received a common-school education. 
 
 On embarking in the actual business of life 
 Reynold Voit entered the glass shops at Cambridge 
 and learned glass engraving and cutting. In .June, 
 1872, he entered the employ of the celebiated 
 Libby Glass Companj', and remained with that 
 firm for fifteen 3'ears. They regarded him as one 
 of their valued and faithful workers, and retained 
 him in their employ, steadily advancing his salary 
 year by year. In 1887 he came to make his per- 
 manent home in tliis city, and has since been one 
 of its active and progressive business men. 
 
 In 1877 Mr. Voit married Miss Sophia Weisslin- 
 ger, a native of Germany, but who at the time of 
 her marriage was living in Cambridge, Mass. .^Ir. 
 and Mrs. Voit have become the parents of four 
 children, two daughters and two sons: William 
 
JAMES A. YOUNG. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 and Frederick, at home; and Lillian and Esther, 
 both of whom are deceased. 
 
 During the Chicago World's Fair, in the year 
 1893, Mr. Voit was employed by the Libby Glass 
 Company as manager of the Chicago branch. 
 He was also present at the Centennial Exposition 
 in 1876, being emplo3'ed by the Gittender & Son 
 Glass Company in a similar capacity. As a public 
 official he is faithful to the interests of his fellow- 
 citizens, and is careful and painstaking in every 
 detail of the duties devolving upon his shoulders. 
 Since becoming a voter he has deposited his ballot 
 in favor of the principles and nominees of the 
 Republican party. 
 
 JAMES ANDERSON YOUNG has been mana- 
 ger of the Toledo branch of the New York 
 Life Insurance Company since April, 1891, 
 his territory covering one-fourth of the state 
 of Ohio. Since his connection with the company', 
 he has greatly increased the volume of their busi- 
 ness in northwestern Ohio. The New York Life 
 Insurance Company was organized in 1843, and 
 embarked on its successful career two years later, 
 and now has the reputation of being one of the 
 stanchest and most reliable companies in the United 
 States. 
 
 The birth of James A. Young occurred Decem- 
 ber 1, 1849, in Waveland, Montgomery County', 
 Ind., he being the fifth of eight children, six of 
 whom are living. The parents were John Bryant 
 and Martha Woods (Galey) Young. John B. 
 Young was born in Kentucky, and was a son of 
 Thomas Young, who w.as of Scotch descent. 
 
 The boyhood of James A. Young was passed on 
 his father's farm in Fountain Count}', Ind., where 
 the family removed when he was four years of 
 age. He received the advantages of a district- 
 school education, and was moreover assisted in his 
 13 
 
 studies by his father, who was a man of large in- 
 tellectual attainments and had been a teacher for 
 a number of years. At the early age of fifteen 
 years, our subject began teaching in country 
 schools, and was thus occupied during the winter 
 months for several years, at the same time con- 
 tinuing his private studies. He made good prog- 
 ress, and entered the Freshman class of Do Pauw 
 University at Greencastle, Ind., at the age of nine- 
 teen. 
 
 After one year in college, Mr. Young was made 
 Principal of the Covington (Ind.) schools, in 1871. 
 In 1873 he was elected County Superintendent of 
 S(!liools for a term of two years. During this time 
 he graded the country schools so effectively, that 
 he was appointed by the State Board of Education 
 to prepare a plan for grading the countr}- schools 
 of tlie state. His system was adopted by a state 
 convention of County Superintendents in 1875, 
 and has since been in use throughout the state of 
 Indiana. 
 
 In 1875 our subject removed to Indianapolis, 
 and two years later entered Butler University as a 
 student, where he graduated with the degree of 
 A. B. in 1879, and received the degree of A. M. by 
 examination and thesis in 1880. He w.is made 
 Tutor in Ancient History immediatel}' after enter- 
 ing Butler University, and held the position until 
 he graduated. He was mad(! Professor of History 
 in that institution in 1880, but resigned the same 
 in 1882, accepting a position with D. Appleton & 
 Co. in their cjclopodia department. Early in 
 1887 Mr. Young resigned this position and became 
 city agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life In- 
 surance Company in the city of Cleveland, and 
 remained with that company until 1889, when he 
 transferred his allegiance to the New York Life, 
 as superintendent of agents for northern Ohio. 
 On the 7th of April, 1891, he located in Toledo as 
 manager for northwestern Ohio. 
 
 In 1892 Mr. Young started an agitation against 
 the wasteful and harmful methods of charity work 
 as done throughout tlie city of Toledo. He point- 
 ed out the fact that Toledo w.as almost a paradise 
 for the tramp and professional beggar. So much 
 had the sentiment changed through his efforts, 
 that in 1893 he induced the Humane Society, 
 
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 llirougli tlie Hon. J. M. Biown, the President, to 
 change its articles of incoi'poi'atiou anrt establish 
 a Department of Associated Charities. The active 
 work of the department did not begin until De- 
 cember of that 3'ear; but its efHciency was not sur- 
 passed in the United States during the winter of 
 1893-94. 
 
 It was tlirough Mr. Young's activity and knowl- 
 edge of the S3'stem, assisted by his wife, that every 
 department of the associated charity work was 
 organized, and achieved such signal success in one 
 year that it was known throughout the country. 
 The extraordinary relief given that winter to some 
 ten thousand people was the joint work of the 
 Humane Society and a committee of citizens, to 
 whom all possible praise is due. But the system 
 which goes on caring for those that have made a 
 failure of life, lifting them up, rekindling hope 
 and self-respect, putting them in the way of help- 
 ing themselves and stimulating them to renewed 
 effort, is due to our subject's sacrifice of time and 
 personal comfort. 
 
 Mr. Young is an active member of the Ohio 
 Slate Conference of Charities and Correction, and 
 is now President of that body. He is a student of 
 social questions, and is active in all movements 
 that look to the progress of the race, bettering the 
 condition of the laboring classes, rescuing children 
 from pauperism, clean political methods and re- 
 form, and economy in civic administration. He 
 was one of the charter members of the New 
 Chamber of Commerce, and has enthusiastic faith 
 m the future of Toledo. 
 
 In October, 1887, Mr. Young was married to 
 Miss Marie Le Monde, of Indianapolis, a lady of 
 superior attainments and culture. She is an en- 
 thusiastic student of social and ethical questions, 
 and co-operates with her husband in his studies as 
 well as his benevolent work. The3' are both mem- 
 bers of the First Congregational Church, and reg- 
 ular attendants at church services. 
 
 Mr. Y'oung is a close student, and lias done a 
 good deal of literary work for newspapeis and 
 magazines, having been admitted to the pages of 
 several of our best magazines, as well as those of 
 the ''Edinburgh Review. " He is also a member of 
 theToledo Club, and helped to organize the Round 
 
 Table Club, a group of the brightest men in the 
 city, and is active in all its deliberations. Mr. 
 Young is a Republican in politics, and a strong 
 politician, except in local affairs. 
 
 HERMAN II. MOENTER has owned and 
 conducted his homestead on section 33, 
 Troy Township, Wood Count}', for the 
 past twenty 3'ears, it having been deeded to him 
 b}- his father in 187.5. In 1888 he erected vevy 
 good and substantial farm buildings, and other- 
 wise increased the value of his place to a great ex- 
 tent. In addition to this he owns property in 
 Pemberville, which makes him well oflf. Politically 
 he is a Democrat, and has served as Constable of 
 this township. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred March 14, 
 1842, in Hanover, Germany, and until he was 
 twenty-seven years of age he continued to make 
 his home with his parents, Ernst H. and Annie 
 Mane (Hepler) Moenter. They left the Father- 
 land in 1846, and settled in this county soon after 
 they arrived. Our subject received a common- 
 school education, and possesses a good knowledge 
 of English as well as of his mother tongue. In 
 early manhood he learned the carpenter's trade, 
 and followed that calling industriously and unin- 
 terruptedly until his marriage. 
 
 June 2, 1870, occurred the marriage of our sub- 
 ject and Catherine, daughter of John H. and Flor- 
 entina (Cook) Wiseman, natives of Prussia. The 
 family crossed the Atlantic about 1851, and be- 
 came land-owners and respected citizens of this 
 county. Mrs. Moenter was born September 7, 
 1846, and died October 6, 1894, having been pre- 
 ceded to the better land by one of her nine chil- 
 dren, .Tohn H. W., the eldest, wlio was born July 
 II, 1871, and died December 1 1 of the same year. 
 The other children arc as follows: Anna Marie, 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 355 
 
 born January 5, 1873; Henry F., July 10, 1874; 
 John W., March 6, 1876; Florentina C, December 
 26, 1877; Maria J., June 2, 1882; Mary C, March 
 23, 1885; Margaret L., November 30, 1886; and 
 Frederick C, March 23, 1889. Anna, the eldest 
 daughter, lieeps house for lier father, brotliers and 
 sisters. The elder members of the family are iden- 
 tified with the Lutheran Church. 
 
 r^ EORGE W. RHONEHOUSE, M. D., a lead- 
 V T ing ph^-sician and skilled surgeon of Mau- 
 mee, is a native-born son of the Buckeye 
 State. He was born in Sandusky, Ohio, February 
 2, 1851, and is a son of Henry and Mary (Brown) 
 Rhoneliouse, and the second in a family of five 
 children, as follows: Conrad H., who is in the em- 
 ploy of the United States Express Company' at 
 Sandusky, and has occupied that position for a 
 number of years; George W., our subject; Anna, 
 the wife of Edward Smith, of Youngstown, Ohio; 
 John, who is engaged in the boot and slioe busi- 
 ness at Cleveland, Ohio; and one wlio died in in- 
 fancy. 
 
 Heniy Rhonehouse, the fatlier of our subject, 
 was born in German}', where he received a splen- 
 did education in his own language. After arriv- 
 ing at the age of maturity he became a traveling 
 salesman, and followed tliat calling for a number 
 of jears, or until he came to this country. After 
 bidding farewell to his home and friends, he sailed 
 for America, landing at New Yoik, where he re- 
 mained a short time; but, determined to seek a 
 home fartlier West, he soon started for Ohio. Lo- 
 cating in Sandusk}', he there engaged in the ware- 
 house business, and continued in that occupation 
 until his death, whicii occurred when he was about 
 thirty-six years of age. The motlier of George 
 W. was born in the United States, but was of Ger- 
 
 man ancestry, her parents having emigrated to 
 America when they were joung. She passed away 
 at lier home in Sandusky, at the age of forty 
 3'ears. 
 
 Our subject was onl}' six years old when his fa- 
 ther died, and about twelve when he lost his 
 mother. There being no relatives of the family in 
 this country, the children were separated, and our 
 subject went to live with E. B. Darling on a farm. 
 He attended the public schools of his home local- 
 ity in his boyhood days, and later the high school 
 of Sandusky. When about twenty years of age 
 he entered the office of Dr. Edward Gillord, a 
 prominent physician of Sandusky, and read med- 
 icine with him for some time, clerking in a hotel 
 during the summer months, and in the winter pur- 
 suing his studies under the Doctor's instructions. 
 In 1878 he took a course in the homeopathic col- 
 lege at Cleveland, Ohio, from which institution he 
 was graduated in Marc^h, 1881. He worked his 
 way through college, and practiced two years of 
 the time in Urbana, Ohio. In the spring of 1881, 
 after graduating, he came to Maumee, where he 
 has since resided. 
 
 Since coming to this city. Dr. Rhonehouse has 
 conducted a general practice, which has steadil}- 
 increased up to the present time, and he now en- 
 J03's a large and lucrative patronage, which extends 
 throughout the surrounding country and neigh- 
 boring towns. He is one of the most popular 
 l>h}'sicians in the city, and is an affable, genial gen- 
 tleman. Being public-spirited, he takes a deep in- 
 terest in the improvements of his home locality, 
 and as he is possessed of more than ordinary intel- 
 ligence and ability, he is well qualified to fill the 
 position of family physician and friend. 
 
 September 21, 1881, Dr. Rhonehouse and Miss 
 Tamerzon, a daughter of L. W. Lewis, of San- 
 dusky, Ohio, were united in marriage. Two sons 
 have blessed the union of Dr. and Mrs. Rhone- 
 house: Lovel B., born February 7, 1884; and Will- 
 iam Lewis, born October 9, 1886, both bright, 
 intelligent boys, attending school in Maumee. Dr. 
 Rhonehouse, who is a stanch Republican, takes an 
 active part in politics, and is well posted on all 
 questions, both local and national. Fraternally 
 he is a member of the M^asonic order, aiid an active 
 
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 worker in Nortliern Light Lodge No. 40. He is 
 also identified with the Independent Order of Odd 
 Fellows, being a member of I^odge No. 682, in this 
 city. He lias the confidence and esteem of the 
 entire community, and with his family occupies a 
 high position in the social circles of Mauiiiee and 
 vicinity. 
 
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 P^ RP:DERICK H. dodge has an ofllce in the 
 ' Produce Exchange at Toledo, and is senior 
 member of the lirm of F. II. Dodge & Co., 
 who enjoy a large and lucrative business in fire, 
 life, accident and marine, insurance. He is the eld- 
 est son of the late F. B. Dodge, who established 
 the business of the present firm in 1870, and was 
 long known as one of the substantial men of To- 
 ledo. 
 
 The birth of Frederick II. Dodge occurred in 
 Newburyport, Mass., in December, 1866, his par- 
 ents being F. B. and Caroline (Perkins) Dodge. 
 The father was a native of New Hampshire, where 
 he lived until attaining man's estate, and the lat- 
 ter was born in Massachusetts. F. B. Dodge de- 
 parted this life January 1, 1893, in this citj', leav- 
 ing many friends who sincerely mourn his loss. 
 His wife is still living and is a most estimable and 
 kind-hearted lad3'. In addition to representing 
 manj' of tiie stanch insurance companies of the 
 East, the father was prominently connected with a 
 number of the industries and concerns of thiscity. 
 From the organization of the Toledo White Lime 
 Corapanj' he was connected with it as a stock- 
 holder and Director. 
 
 .Since his earliest recollection Frederick II. Dodge 
 has been associated with the histoiT of this place, 
 as he was only two years of age when he was 
 brought hither by his parents. He w.as educated 
 in the public schools, and after completing liie 
 high-school course went to Boston, Mass., and w.as 
 enrolled as a student at the Massachusetts Insti- 
 
 tute of Technology, from which he graduated in 
 1890. 
 
 On his return to his old home, Mr. Dodge was 
 made Secretary of the Toledo White Lime Com- 
 pany, and now holds the oflSce of Treasurer of 
 that company. In July, 1892, he became a part- 
 ner in the Filectrical Construction and Supply 
 Compan}', which is now doing business under the 
 firm name of Bissell <fe Dodge. Mr. Dodge has 
 also from time to time had money invested in oth- 
 er local concerns. On the death of his father he 
 succeeded to the insurance business, and entered 
 into partnership with Fl O. Brown, under the style 
 of Brown & Dodge. November 1, 1894, he bought 
 out the interests of all the other parties and estab- 
 lished the present firm. 
 
 The pleasant residence of Mr. Dodge is at No. 
 2529 Monroe Street, and the lady who there dis- 
 [lonses a gracious hospitality became his wife in 
 April, 1893. She was previous to that event Miss 
 Mary Mitchell, daughter of Edward Mitchell, a 
 well known and wealthy lumber manuf.acturer of 
 Toledo. 
 
 In political matters Mr. Dodge uses his right of 
 franchise in behalf of the Republican party. 
 
 r ORENZO P. WING. It is most fitting 
 I O that a place be given t© this worthy old 
 settler of Washington Township, Lucas 
 County, among other of the representative men 
 and pioneers of this region. In his early manhood 
 he purchased one hundred acres of land on section 
 21, in this township, and there he continued to 
 dwell for twenty-nine years, at the end of which 
 time he removed to his present homestead on sec- 
 tion 6. This place comprises about three hundred 
 acres, which are under good cultivation and which 
 are equipped with well kept fences and neat farm 
 buildings. 
 
 The fa,llier of Mr. Wing was Thomas Wing, a 
 
PAUL RAYMOND. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 359 
 
 native of Massachusetts, and of English descent. 
 He was mariied in the Bay Stale to EUeu Hardy, 
 also a native of Massachusetts, and their union 
 was blessed with thirteen children, only three of 
 whom .survive. Ciiarlotte married William Jacobs, 
 and lives in Lagrange, Ind.; and Lucetta, Mrs. Ly- 
 man Harrington, lives in Bedford, Mich. After 
 his marriage Tliomas Wing moved to New York 
 State, and later to Canada, but finally returned to 
 New York. About 1822 he moved to Pennsylva- 
 nia, two years later settled in Wayne County, 
 Ohio, and in 1836 became a resident of Lucas 
 County. At the time of his death he was living 
 in Wayne County, Ohio, and was then in his sev- 
 enty-seventh year. 
 
 The birth of Lorenzo P. Wing occurred March 
 20, 1817, in Genesee County, N. Y., and while lie 
 was yet an infant lie was taken by his parents to 
 Pennsylvania, the journey being made by team. 
 In 1824 he accompanied them to Ohio, and re- 
 mained under the parental roof until nineteen 
 years of age. At that age he made the journey to 
 this count}' by way of the Lakes, and since that 
 time has been engaged in farming in Washington 
 Township. His first homestead had only one acre 
 of the one hundred acres cleared, and a primitive 
 log cabin was the onl}' structure on the place. 
 Under liis industrious management in a few years 
 all this was changed and the farm bore little re- 
 semblance to its former condition. 
 
 For forty years Mr. Wing h.as owned and oper- 
 ated the farm where he now resides. The Indians 
 had not yet all departed for the West when he 
 came to this section, and one of their trails jiassed 
 not far from his door. He has in his possession a 
 part of a deer horn, a memento of a noble animal 
 which was killed in the j-ear 1837 where his 
 house now stands. His education was such as was 
 afforded by the district schools of his boyhood, 
 which were conducted on the subscription plan, in 
 a log cabin about 12x16 feet in dimensions, and 
 he has frequently walked a distance of two and 
 a-half miles to the nearest school. He has held the 
 offices of Township Supervisor, Trustee, Clerk, 
 Real-estate Assessor and School Director, and at all 
 times has supported public enterprises. His first 
 vote was cast for William Henry Harrison, and 
 
 since the formation of the Republican party he 
 has lent It his support. 
 
 November 1.5, 1836, Mr. Wing married Almira 
 Walden, by whom he has had seven children. A 
 tragic occurrence was the death of five of these 
 children in one week, all falling victims to virulent 
 scarlet fever. Tliose living are: Thomas, who as- 
 sists his father on the farm, and Lorenzo, an en- 
 terprising young farmer of this township. 
 
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 PAUL RAYMOND. A man who has the 
 well-being of his community at heart, 
 whether it lie in a humble or prominent 
 way, always commands the respect of the people 
 with whom he is brought in contact. Doubtless 
 there are few of the citizens of Toledo who have 
 taken a greater pride in its development than has 
 Mr. Raymond, and though he has attained an age 
 beyond the usual limit of business activity, he still 
 conducts a real-estate business and aids in promot- 
 ing the progress of the place. Through his suc- 
 cessful ventures he has become more than ordi- 
 narily prosperous, and has gained a place among 
 the wealthy citizens of his city. 
 
 October 18, 1810, was the natal day of Mr. Ray- 
 mond, and Swanzey, Cheshire County, N. H., the 
 place of his birth. He is a son of Dr. Paul and 
 Sarah (Walker) Raymond, natives of Massachu- 
 setts. His father, who engaged in the practice of 
 medicine in New Hampshire, died when our sub- 
 ject was onl}' three years old. The latter continued 
 to reside with his mother in Swanzey until he was 
 five years old, when they went to Vermont, and the 
 days of his bo^'hood and youth were passed in the 
 Green Mountain State, where he attended the com- 
 mon schools. At the age of seventeen years he 
 left the farm and became a clerk in a countiy 
 store, where he worked for some time, economicallj' 
 saving his earnings. 
 
 Resolving to seek a home In the new and fertile 
 
360 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 West, Mr. Raymond went to Michigan in 1834, 
 and stopped for some montiis in Detroit. From 
 there he went to Adrian, in tlie same state, where 
 he engaged in the wiiolesale and retail drug busi- 
 ness for about ten years, after whicli he embarked 
 in farm pursuits in Lenawee County, wiiere he re- 
 mained for about fifteen years. In 1866 he came 
 to Toledo and opened a hardware store, and also 
 engaged in the real-estate business, but after about 
 four 3'ears sold out the hardware business and gave 
 most of his attention to hi* real-estate affairs. He 
 owns about two hundred acres of valuable land, 
 most of it near the corporate limits of the city, 
 and has platted what is known as Raymond's Ad- 
 dition, from which a number of lots have been 
 sold. He is also the owner of real estate in Jack- 
 son, Mich. 
 
 The lady who became the wife of Mr. Raymond 
 January 27, 1844, was Miss Harriet, daughter of 
 Dr. Southworth, of Allen Springs, N. Y. Mrs. 
 Raj-mond was born April 22, 1824. The children 
 born to herself and husband are: Erwin P., who is 
 engaged in the practice of law at Toledo, occup3'- 
 ing an office at No. 18 Law Building; Louise and 
 Anna, who are at home; Josephine, who is the wife 
 of Dr. Louis W. Heydrich, of this city; and An- 
 drew, also a resident of Toledo. For seven years 
 the daughter Louise taught drawing and painting 
 in oil. She has painted many landscapes, heads 
 and flowers, which aie works of merit, and has 
 received high commendation from the press of To- 
 ledo. The famil}' residence is situated at No. 14 
 Eleventh Street. 
 
 Throughout his long and useful life Mr. Ray- 
 mond has maintained the principles of integrity 
 and honor that were cliaracteristic of him in his 
 earl}- years. Realizing that it is not only the 
 amount that is earned, but also that wiiich is spent, 
 that determines whether or not a man will achieve 
 success, he made it a rule in youtii to save all that 
 was possible out of his salary. lie was thus enabled 
 to embark in business for himself, when he followed 
 the same habits of economy and prudence tliat had 
 hitherto been among his chief characteristics. His 
 frugality brought the desired result, and now in 
 his declining 3'ears he is able to surround his fam- 
 ily with all the luxuries that wealth can secure. In 
 
 a pleasant home, beyond the reach of want, he is 
 passing the twilight years of his life, fortified 
 against adversity and surrounded b.y all the com- 
 forts he secured during the active business i)eriod 
 of his life. He has always been intelligently in- 
 terested in public questions, and gives his su|)port 
 to the principles outlined in the platform of the 
 Democratic party. 
 
 
 D 
 
 AVID VOGELMAN. until his recent de- 
 mise, was one of the leading German- 
 American citizens of the village of White- 
 house, Lucas County, Ohio, where he had been 
 engaged in running a shoe-shop for the past twen- 
 ty-five years, and in that time had gained a repu- 
 tation as a thrifty, industrious business man. 
 
 The birth of Mr. Vogelman occurred in the city 
 of Halle, Germany, November 18, 1838, he being 
 one of three children born to John and Elizabeth 
 (Thy) Vogelman. One brother, John, is still liv- 
 ing in Germany, and Godfried is engaged in farm- 
 ing in Arkansas. John Vogelman, who was a 
 farmer by occupation, and also engaged in salt- 
 mining, passed his entire life in the Fatherland. 
 He was twice married, and lived to attain tiie good 
 old age of seventy-five years, dying respected and 
 mourned by all who knew him. 
 
 Until he was seventeen years of age, David Vo- 
 gelman remained under tlie parental roof, and 
 then, being desirous of seeing something of the 
 world, he started forth on foot, and spent about 
 four 3'ears traveling in France, Italy, Austria and 
 the northern part of German}'. On reaching his 
 majority he returned home and entered the army, 
 where he remained a short time. In 1864 he de- 
 termined to seek his fortune in the United States, 
 and took passage in the steamer "Hanca," the des- 
 tination of which was New York City. From the 
 metropolis the young man proceeded to Henry 
 
POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 361 
 
 County, Ohio, where for a year he worked as a 
 shoemaker in Napoleon. In 1866 he came to 
 Whitehouse, ami from tliat time fortii steadily 
 worked at liis trade with good success. 
 
 While living in Napoleon, Ohio, Mr. Vogelnian 
 was united in marriage, .lune 16, 1864, with Anna, 
 daughter of John Ferherenger. They became the 
 parents of one child, David, who died when one 
 month old. 
 
 In politics Mr. Vogelman was a Democrat, and 
 in religion he was a German Lutheran, as is also 
 liis wife. He passed away April 9, 189.5, deeply 
 mourned by his wife and regretted b}' tlie many 
 friends whom he had made during the long years 
 he had spent in this place. 
 
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 AMUEL .JEWELL, a prosi)erous citizen of 
 Providence Township, Lucas Count\', is a 
 native of Ohio, and was born January- 27, 
 1833, in Wayne County, nine and one-half miles 
 east of Wooster. He is the son of Samuel J. and 
 Mary (Tremains) Jewell, natives, respectively, of 
 New Jersey and Pennsylvania. His father, who was 
 reared upon a farm in Vermont, received a very 
 limited education, as his opportunities for attend- 
 ing school were meager. In his youth he removed 
 to Pennsylvania, where he was married, and later 
 came to Ohio, settling in Wayne Count}' and pur- 
 chasing a tract of eighty acres. Upon that place 
 he made his home for a long period, but finally 
 disposed of the place, and bought a tract of simi- 
 lar size situated west of Wooster. Later he also 
 sold this place, and, buying a small farm of ten 
 acres, retired from active business cares. He passed 
 away January 10, 1874, at the age of eighty-sev- 
 en. His wife afterward removed to Indiana, and 
 there remained until her death, at the age of sev- 
 entj'-six. 
 
 The parental family consisted of eleven chil- 
 
 dren, as follows: Catherine; William; Lydia, Isaac 
 and John, deceased; Caroline; Nancy; Samuel; 
 Henr}-, deceased; David and Silas. The maternal 
 grandfather of our subject, John Tremains, was 
 tomahawked and scalped by an Indian, but sur- 
 vived, living to tell the story of that and many 
 other thrilling adventures, as he reached the ven- 
 erable age of one hundred and fifteen years. Mr. 
 Jewell remained with his parents until his mar- 
 riage, which occurred in Wooster, Ohio, October 
 5, 1854. The lady whom he first married was Eliza- 
 beth M. Whitcomb, by whom he had five children, 
 viz.: Hannah J., Tabitha C, Lydia E., David H., 
 and Mary E., the last three deceased. Mrs. Eliza- 
 beth Jewell died May 3, 1861. 
 
 June 27, 1867, Mr. Jewell was marrie<l to Miss 
 Sophia Graj', a daughter of H. B. and Elizabeth 
 (Clantz) Graj'. Her father accompanied his par- 
 ents to Ohio in a very early day, and settled in 
 Tuscarawas County. In 1831 he removed to Lu- 
 cas County and settled on a farm on section 8, 
 Providence Township, where he resided for about 
 forty-five years. When advanced in years he re- 
 moved to Neapolis, this county, and there his 
 death occurred, June 16, 1887. His wife, who still 
 survives, is sixty -seven years of age. In their 
 large family of children Mrs. Jewell was the eld- 
 est. The others are: Mary C, Harvey W., Thomas, 
 Charles, Rudolph, John, George H. (deceased), 
 Millie and Minnie T. (deceased). 
 
 After his marriage Mr. Jewell settled in White- 
 house, and there continued to make his home un- 
 til 1889, when he came to his present home in 
 Providence Township. Four children were horn 
 unto this union, namel}': Ida C, born August 15, 
 1868, now the wife of Adam Strayer, of Provi- 
 dence Township; Francis M., who was born Sep- 
 tember 20, 1874, and is living in Neapolis; Myrta 
 B., born December 29, 1878, at home; and Louis 
 W., who was born September 11, 1881, and is a 
 student in the public schools. 
 
 A Democrat politic-all}', Mr. Jewell has served as 
 Justice of the Peace for one term, and has also 
 filled the important position of School Director. 
 In religious belief he is a Methodist. He is con- 
 nected fraternally with Lodge No. 447, K. of P., at 
 AVhitehouse, and is also a member of Lodge No, 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 530, I. O. O. F., at Haskell, Ohio. As a citizen 
 he has always maintained a commendable interest 
 in matters peitaining to tiie welfare of the peo- 
 ple, and has given his support to everything cal- 
 culated to promote the material progress of the 
 township and county. 
 
 WILLIAM W. DIXON, the gentleman 
 whose name heads this sketch, and who 
 is now successfully engaged in that 
 calling which has received the attention of man 
 since the world began — farming — comes of sturdy 
 English ancestry. An energetic, prosperous farm- 
 er, he is well and favorably known throughout 
 Lucas County. He is a native-born son of the 
 Buckeye State, the place of his birth being Wash- 
 ington Township, this county, and the date De- 
 cember 11, 1850. 
 
 The parents of Mr. Dixun were George and 
 Rhoda (Southard) Dixon, both of English birth, 
 the father having been born in Northumberland, 
 and the mother in Devonshire, England. George 
 Dixon was a ship carpenter by trade in the Old 
 Country, but followed agricultural pursuits after 
 coming to America. Ho left his native land in 
 1833, and after an uneventful voyage arrived 
 safely in this country. In 1834 he found himself 
 in Lucas County, Ohio, where he purchased the 
 farm our subject now occupies. He made his home 
 here during the remainder of his life, and passed 
 away on the old homestead at the age of eightj^- 
 four years. Seven children blessed the union of 
 this worthy couple, five of whom still survive. 
 The maternal grandparents of our subject were 
 James H. and Anna Southard. They were also 
 born in Devonshire, England, but emigrated to 
 this country in an early day, and settled in this 
 county. 
 
 Mr. Dixon was united in marriage, December 5, 
 
 1878, with Miss Emma, a daughter of Eleazcr N. 
 Smith, whose sketch will be found on another page 
 of this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon are the par- 
 ents of four children, as follows: Robert W., born 
 September 1, 1879; Spencer S., March 4, 1882; 
 Kate M., May 27, 1884, and George PI, July 15, 
 1887. In connection with his farming interests, 
 Mr. Dixon is extensivel}' engaged in the manu- 
 facture and sale of vinegar and cider. In the fall 
 of 1887 he, in partnership with his brother George, 
 purchased a vinegar and cider mill, and they con- 
 tinued to operate it together until the death of 
 George, which occurred in February, 1892, since 
 which time Mr. Dixon has carried on the business 
 alone. He resides in West Toledo, which has been 
 his home for the past eight years, but keeps an 
 active supervision of his farm, which by his good 
 management and perseverance is made to yield an 
 abundant harvest yearl}'. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Dixon is a member of the Ma- 
 sonic order, and is identified with Lodge No. 
 457 of Toledo. Politically he is a Republican, 
 and although never having aspired to public pfisi- 
 tions, has tilled various local offices of honor and 
 trust in his township. He takes an active interest 
 in school work, and in every enterprise pertaining 
 to the growth and welfare of the community in 
 which he lives. He and his estimable wife attend 
 the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his wife 
 is a devoted member, and to which the3' give 
 liberally. 
 
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 T7> DWIN THOMAS, one of the old settlers of 
 I Cy Washington Township, has experienced the 
 vicissitudes which fall to the lot of the 
 frontiersman, and can relate many intertaining 
 stories of the early days in Ohio. He well remem- 
 bers Toledo as a village consisting of a few log 
 cabins, and wlien not even a store had been estab- 
 lished there, Monroe, Mich., being the trading- 
 
WILLIAM S;i';c.RIST. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 365 
 
 point of this vicinity. He has held a number of 
 offices in tlie community where he has dwelt for 
 over sixty j'ears, among them being Constable, 
 Township Assessor and, School Director, in which 
 latter position he served for eighteen years, which 
 is practical evidence of his interest in the cause of 
 education. 
 
 Levi Thomas, the fatlier of Edwin, was born in 
 Virginia, and was of English extraction. Through- 
 out life he followed agricultural pursuits, and in 
 the War of 1812 he offered his services in the 
 ranks. On reaching man's estate he married Han- 
 nah Graham, by whom he had the following chil- 
 dren: Hiram, Lara, p]dwin, Caroline, Leonard and 
 Sarah (twins), Octavia and Lois (twins) and Han- 
 nah. 
 
 Edwin Thomas was born in Cuyahoga County, 
 Ohio, August 8. 1818, and was reared on a farm. 
 When twenty-two years of age he went foith to 
 •fight his own battles, and began by renting land 
 for about four 3ears, after which he purchased 
 forty acres in Monroe County, Mich. In 1847 he 
 purchased a part of his father's homestead in this 
 county and engaged in its cultivation for tlirce 
 years. Later he bought the remainder of the iiome 
 farm. 
 
 January 3, 1840, Mr. Thomas married Hannah 
 Gunn, who died in 1846. Their two sons, Lewis 
 L. and Wallace W., are both deceased, the former 
 having died in infancy, and the latter at the age 
 of twenty-seven years. May 16, 1847, Mr. Thomas 
 married Maria AVorden, who was born May 13, 
 1825, in New York State. Her parents, Jasper and 
 Anna (Baker) Worden, were natives of Vermont 
 and Connecticut, respectively, and were of Eng- 
 lish descent. In 1835 they emigrated westward 
 by the Lakes to Michigan. 
 
 Edwin Thomas was a lad of but eleven j-ears 
 when with his parents he came to this county, in 
 the winter of 1829. They settled on eighty acres 
 of Government land on section 15, Washington 
 Township, paying $1.25 per acre. The father 
 erected a block house, and before many years had 
 passed had transformed his land into a thrifty and 
 well cultivated farm. He was a member of the 
 Disciples Church, and was revered and esteemed 
 by all vvho knew him. His death occurred in 1836, 
 
 and he was placed to rest in the Toledo Cemetery. 
 Like his son, our subject, he was a supporter of 
 the Whig party. The latter has of late years 
 given his allegiance to the Republican organiza- 
 tion. In religious belief Mrs. Tlioraas is a Meth- 
 odist. 
 
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 WILLIAM SIEGRIST, who is Superin- 
 tendent of the Eagle Brewing Cora- 
 pan}' of Toledo, and also a stockholder 
 in the concern, helped to organize the company in 
 1887, and has full control of the manuf.acturing 
 department. He is a practical man, and thorough- 
 ly understands every detail of the business. The 
 brewery is equipped with the latest appliances and 
 machinery, and is thus enabled to turn out thirty 
 thousand barrels of a very superior grade of beer 
 annually. Large quantities of this are consumed 
 in Toledo alone, but their sales also extend to 
 neighboring states. 
 
 The birth of William Siegrist took place in Ba- 
 den, Germany, November 7, 1846, his parents be- 
 ing John and Louisa (Gerhard) Siegrist, who were 
 both natives of Baden. The father was a brewer 
 by trade, and followed that business successfully 
 in his native land. Young William was literally 
 brought up in the business, and by working in his 
 father's brewery became familiar with the proper 
 methods of manufacture at an early age. Accord- 
 ing to the laws of his native land, he went to 
 school until his fifteenth year, and obtained a good 
 knowledge of his mother tongue and the general 
 branches of learning. 
 
 In 1871 our subject bade adieu to his old friends 
 and crossed the Atlantic to make a home and fort- 
 une in the United States. P'rom New York City 
 he came direct to Toledo, and for the next three 
 years was employed by the City Brewing Company. 
 His ability and faithfulness to his employer's in- 
 terest becoming known, he was offered a position 
 
366 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 as foreman in the Buckeye Brewing Companj''s 
 worlis, and served acceptably as sucli for Ave years, 
 since wliicli time he has been connected with the 
 Eagle Brewery. In political matters he uses his 
 right of franchise in favor of the Democracy. 
 
 In June, 1873, Mr. Siegrist married Caroline 
 Bornemann, who was born in Germany, but who 
 came to the United States with her father in 1854. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Siegrist have had born to them three 
 children, but only one is now living, Louise, who 
 became tlie wife of Fred Koclier, of this city. 
 
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 JOHN VAN GUNTEN, one of the old settlers 
 of Lucas County, resides on a good home- 
 stead in Washington Township, where he 
 carried on general farming and stock-raising. 
 It is within his recollection when there were only 
 a few houses in the city of Toledo, and when the 
 Indians were still numerous in this locality. The 
 first school which he attended was one on the sub- 
 scription plan. The building, which was made of 
 logs, with planks for seals, was situated two miles 
 from his home, and to reach it a daily journey of 
 four miles through the thick woods was necessary. 
 Our subject was born April 16, 1831, in Switzer- 
 land, his parents being Christian and Mary (Van 
 Gunten) Van Gunten. Their other children were 
 Christian, Mary, Annie (twin sister of John), Fred- 
 erick, Jacob and Elizabeth. In 1834 the family 
 sailed from their native land, and after a long and 
 tiresome voyage of fifty-eight days reached New 
 York City. From there they went to Albany, and 
 thence to Buffalo by canal. The remainder of 
 their journey was made on the Lakes to Lucas 
 County. The father took up one hundred and 
 fort}' acres of Government land in this township, 
 paying for the same $1.25 per acre. In a small 
 clearing he erected a log cabin with one room, but 
 as time passed felled the limber and made many 
 
 improvements on his farm. He died in 1852, 
 in his sixty -sixth year. Religiously he was a mem- 
 ber of the German Lutheran Church. The wife 
 and mother survived until 1891, when she had 
 reached the extreme old age of ninet^'-three years. 
 
 John Van Gunten was only three years of age 
 when he was brought to this vicinity, and lie was 
 reared to manhood in the township which has since 
 been his home. In 1847 he became the owner of a 
 farm which is still in his possession, and in 1862 
 he moved to the place where he now resides. The 
 old log cabin of one room was supplanted in 1862 
 by a substantial and more commodious dwelling, 
 part of the owner's present house. The land has 
 been cleared and yields abundant crops in return 
 for the care bestowed upon it. In addition to the 
 above-mentioned places he has also improved a 
 farm of eighty acres in Wood County. 
 
 Mr. Van Gunten has been twice married, his first 
 union occurring in 1854, when Miss Mary Bick be- 
 came his wife. To them was born one child. Mar}'. 
 In 1862 our subject married the lady who now 
 bears his name, and who before that event was 
 Miss Amelia Brew. They have one son and four 
 daughters, as follows: Julia, Caroline, Henry, 
 Amelia and Hannah. The family attend the Ger- 
 man Reformed Church, and give liberally to 
 worthy purposes. In political faith Mr. Van Gun- 
 ten is identified with the Rejiublican party. 
 
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 ISAAC ORDWAY is engaged in conducting his 
 farm, which is situated on section 13, Sylvania 
 Township, Lucas County. The homestead, 
 which numbers sevent}' acres within its bound- 
 aries, is well improved, and in addition to this the 
 proprietor owns a good sawmill. He is a veteran 
 of the late Civil War, having served from April 
 18, 1861, until June 3, 1865, with an interruption 
 of only three months during this period. He is 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 367 
 
 now a member of Scott Post No. 43, G. A. R., of 
 Blissfield. In his political relations he is a Repub- 
 lican. Though he has served several terms as 
 School Director, his business affairs have so fullj- 
 taken up his time that he has liad no desire for 
 serving in an official capacity. 
 
 Born January 14, 1837, in Warren County, Pa., 
 our subject is a son of Isaac and Sallie (Crane) 
 Ordwaj', natives of Vermont and Albany, N. Y., 
 respectively. Their family comprised the follow- 
 ing children: Lyman and Henry, deceased; Aaron, 
 a resident of Ashland, Mich.; Edwin, whose where- 
 abouts are unknown; Tabitha, who lives in Eden- 
 ville, Mich.; Eliza, deceased; Isaac, our subject; 
 Israel and James, deceased; William, who lives in 
 Petersburg, Mich.; and one who died in infancy. 
 Isaac Ordway, Sr., who followed farming for his life 
 occupation, in childhood moved from the Green 
 Mountain State to Pennsylvania, and about 1848 
 took up his abode in Ogden, Mich., where he passed 
 the remainder of his life on a farm of eighty acres. 
 His death occurred December 3, 1865, and that of 
 his wife April 14, 1873. 
 
 July 15, 1866, Isaac Ordway, Jr., married Tam- 
 ma Butts, who was born October 15, 1849. Her 
 parents were William and Jane A. (Gardner) Butts, 
 natives of New York, the former born in 1827 
 and the latter in 1832. Their eldest son, Ora, born 
 November 30, 1851, now lives in Grosvenor, Mich.; 
 Adam, born September 23, 1854, is engaged in 
 farming in Washington Township, this county; 
 Eugene, born April 14, 1857, now lives in Odgen, 
 Mich.; Alderman, also of Ogden, was born May 23, 
 1861; and William, who is now workiug for our 
 subject, was born December 9, 1863. 
 
 One of the first boys to don the blue in the War 
 of the Rebellion, Isaac Ordway enlisted in Com- 
 pany K, First Michigan Regiment, for three months' 
 service, and August 20, 1862, re-enlisted for three 
 years. He took part in the battles of Bull Run, 
 Vicksburg and Jackson, Miss., Petersburg, and in 
 many engagements of lesser importance. He did 
 not receive any wounds on the field of battle, but 
 was injured by the kick of a horse and was in the 
 hospital for nineteen days. 
 
 Five children wore born to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac 
 Ordway. The eldest, Lester, a blacksmith of Tem- 
 
 perance, Mich., was born February 27, 1868. Cli- 
 mena, born February 15, 1870, is now tlie wife of 
 Herbert Bemis, of Selkirk, Mich. Ida J., born 
 July 9, 1872, married Daniel Molosh, of Michigan. 
 Cora B., wife of George Honeywell, was born De- 
 cember 17, 1875, and lives in a house adjoining 
 the home of her parents. Clara, born November 
 3, 1879, is still at home. 
 
 Beginning his life with few resources in a finan- 
 cial way and with only a fair education, Mr. Ord- 
 way deserves credit for the success which he has 
 accomplished. He possesses the friendship and 
 good-will of a large circle of friends and acquaint- 
 ances. His faithful wife and helpmate lost her 
 eyesight as the result of an attack of measles, and 
 has been a great sufferer, as in addition to that 
 misfortune she had a slight stroke of paralysis. 
 She is patient and resigned to her fate and is min- 
 istered to in her affliction by scoresof loving friends 
 and relatives. 
 
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 REV. TIMOTHY P. MCCARTHY, son of 
 Timothy McCarthy and Abbie Sullivan, 
 who is pastor of the Immaculate Concep- 
 tion Church of Toledo, Ohio, was born November 
 1, 1843, on a farm in the parish of Durrus, County 
 Cork, Ireland. His boyhood years were passed on 
 his father's farm and in attending the National 
 schools of his native land. His soul, however, 
 sought something more elevating than the details 
 of farm work, and he early determined to enter 
 into the true path of his future career. In Ma}', 
 1865, he came to America and spent a year with 
 his uncle on a farm near Buffalo, N. Y. 
 
 In 1866 our subject began his classical studies in 
 St. Benedict's College at Atchison, Kan., where he 
 remained until October, 1867. With a strong let- 
 ter of recommendation from Rev. Augustine Wirth, 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 President of St. Benedict's College, he repaired, in 
 October, 1867, to St. Vincent's College in Westmore- 
 land, Pa., where he spent five years in the stud}' of 
 the classics. Having completed his classical course, 
 in June, 1872, he applied to Rt.-Rev. Richard Gil- 
 mour for admittance into the diocese of Cleveland. 
 The Right-Reverend Prelate accepted his services, 
 on condition that he would successfully pass the 
 examination before the faculty of St. Mary's Sem- 
 inary at Cleveland, Ohio. This he did to the satis- 
 faction of uU concerned, August 22, 1872. The 
 subject of our sketch passed five years in this great 
 school of philosophical and theological learning, 
 having completed his studies in June, 1877, and 
 was ordained a priest July 5 of the same year by 
 Rt.-Rev. Richard Gilmour, Bishop of the Cleveland 
 Diocese. 
 
 Our subject was at once appointed temporary 
 pastor at Avon, Lorain County, Ohio, with North 
 Ridgeville as a mission in the absence of the regu- 
 lar pastor. Here he spent about six weeks attend- 
 ing to the spiritual welfare of the people. On the 
 return of the regular pastor, our subject was ap- 
 pointed pastor of North Ridge, Defiance County, 
 Ohio, with Mud Creek, in the same county, as a mis- 
 sion, hi this new field he labored from Septem- 
 ber, 1877, until June, 1878. He was transferred to 
 the Good Shepherd Parish of Toledo, Ohio, June 
 22, 1878. Here he labored until August 7, 1887. 
 During this time he built the fine pastoral resi- 
 dence, put in a new sanctuary, frescoed the church, 
 painted the pews, constructed vestibules, built 
 fences, and planted trees, shrubberies and a fine vine- 
 yard. Here he was happy and contented in the 
 midst of his labors and the good-will of his people. 
 He reduced the SI 0,000 debt to *2.500. He was 
 transferred to St. Ann's Church of Fremont, Ohio, 
 August 7, 1887, and ordered to build a church. 
 He at once organized a Building Committee, and 
 devised ways and means to enable him successfully 
 to bring his project to the approval of the people. 
 Plans and estimates were furnished, and a contract 
 for a 125,000 church was let in the spring of 1888. 
 The structure was to he completed November 1, 
 1889. 
 
 Our subject was removed to the Immaculate 
 Conception Church of Toledo, Ohio. March 9, 1889, 
 
 and again ordered by his Bishop to build a $40,000 
 church. He entered into this enterprise with a 
 strong determination to carry it through, the more 
 so as he met with a stout opposition from many 
 of his parishioners on the plea that a new church 
 was not necessary. The contract for the church 
 was let in the spring of 1891, at a cost of $42,345. 
 Tiie foundation was laid that year, on the 1st of 
 May, 1892. Rt.-Rev. Ignatius Frederic Horst- 
 mann. Bishop of Cleveland, blessed the corner- 
 stone in the i)resence of the greatest outpouring 
 of people Toledo ever witnessed. Tlie structure 
 was enclosed the same year. Work was again re- 
 sumed on the building in 1894. It is one of the 
 grandest church edifices in Ohio. It measures one 
 hundred and sixty-two feet, six inches in length, 
 eighty-eight feet in transept, sixty-eight feet in 
 main auditorium, and sixt3'-five feet, six inches 
 from floor to top of center nave. It is purely 
 Gothic in style. Besides the amount of the con- 
 tract it will cost about 820,000 more to furnish 
 and heat the church. The building will be ready 
 for divine service in 1897. 
 
 Personally Father McCarthy is a man of fine 
 physique, genial manners and unvarying courtesy, 
 affable in his intercourse with others, and one 
 who is an honor to the priesthood of the Catholic 
 Church and to the citizenship of Toledo. He is 
 devoted to the interests of his adopted country, 
 and Toledo has no citizen more interested in its 
 welfare than he. 
 
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 FRANK E. ROFF, one of Toledo's native 
 sons and influential business men, was act- 
 ive in the management of the Street Rail- 
 way Company for ten years, and is now President 
 of the Crescent Livery Company. He is an active 
 member of the Toledo Club, a prominent organiza- 
 
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 tion, and is also a member of the Masonic frater- 
 nity, belonging to S:inford Collins Loiigc. 
 
 The father of our subject, Charles B. Roff, a na- 
 tive of New Jerse}-, was born in Essex County 
 about 1818. His parents were Stephen and Mary 
 (Ball) Koff, who both died in the Empire State. 
 Charles B. Roflf was a hardware merchant after 
 coming to Toledo, in the year 1854. He was 
 a representative man, a leading Republican, and 
 served in the City Council for two terms. His 
 death occurred when he had reached his sixtieth 
 year. His wife, who was before her marriage Miss 
 Clara Manley, was born in Richfield Springs, N.Y., 
 and is now living in her native state. She became 
 the mother of two sons, one of wjiora is now trav- 
 eling in Europe. 
 
 The birth of Frank E. Roff occurred October 24, 
 1859, and he remained under the parental roof 
 until his father's death. He received an unusually 
 fine education, as after leaving the Toledo public 
 schools he pursued his studies at Hellmuth College 
 of London, Canada, for two years, after which he 
 went to Russell's School, at New Haven, Conn. He 
 then entered Bradford Seminary in Middletown, 
 and later was enrolled at the University of Michigan 
 in Ann Arbor. 
 
 His father had investments in the Toledo Street 
 Railway, and the young man after leaving college 
 returned to look after his business affairs. Having 
 been blessed with the qualities necessaiy to the 
 achievement of success, he has prospered and is 
 well-to-do. His parents were formerly members of 
 Trinity Church, which he also usually attends, al- 
 though he is not a member of any congregation. 
 
 Cpr LBERT W. FISHER, M. D. The medical 
 / — \ profession in Toledo is represented li}' a 
 number of skillful practitioners, who have 
 an extended knowledge of therapeutics and hold 
 enviable reputations as physicians of ability. This 
 noble profession affords to the student a never- 
 
 ending source of investigation and experiment. 
 New remedies are being constantly discovered, 
 steady progress is being made in surgery, and new 
 diseases are presenting themselves under varying 
 forms of civilization. Whatever may be said of dis- 
 coveries in other fields of knowledge, and certainly 
 they are astonishing, it can be truthfully said of 
 this science that not one can equal it in the great 
 strides it is making toward a comprehensive grasp 
 of the whole subject of man in relation to health 
 and disease, the prevention and the cure of ills to 
 which the human flesh is heir. 
 
 In the noble army of workers in this great field 
 stands Albert W. Fisher, M. D., of Toledo. A 
 sketch of the life of one so well known will be of 
 interest to our readers, and we therefore take 
 pleasure in presenting the following facts concern- 
 ing his history. He was born in Sunbury, North- 
 umberland County, Pa., November 4, 1835, and is 
 the son of Rev. Richard A. and Amelia C. (Wei- 
 ser) Fisher. His father, who was for many years 
 a minister in the German Reformed Church, died 
 in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pa., in 1857, and 
 was buried in Sunbury, Pa. 
 
 In the parental family there were five sons and 
 five daughters, of whom the Doctor was the next 
 to the eldest. He was reared in Sunbury, Pa., and 
 on arriving at man's estate began the stud}' of 
 medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. J. B. 
 Masser, of that place. Afterward he carried on 
 his studies in the Jefferson Medical College, from 
 which institution he was graduated in March, 1860. 
 The following year he entered the army as Assist- 
 ant Surgeon of the Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania In- 
 fantry, assigned to the Army of the Potomac. He 
 continued in that capacity until the fall of 1862, 
 when he was compelled to resign on account of ill 
 health. 
 
 Coming to Toledo in 1862, Dr. Fisher has since 
 conducted a large and profitable practice in this 
 city. In 1875 he was appointed Health Officer for 
 the city of Toledo, which position he held for six 
 consecutive years. He also served in that capacity 
 during 1883-84 and 1891-92. In 1893 he held 
 the position of Acting Surgeon of the St. Vincent 
 Hospital. In 1879 he received a similar appoint- 
 ment in the Marine Hospital, and continued as 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Actinu; Surgeon of that institution until the fall 
 of 1892, when he resigned. In everything per- 
 taining to the profession he is deeply interested, 
 and holds meuihership in tiic Toledo Medical As- 
 s.ocialion, the Ohio State Medical Society and the 
 N(jrtliwestern Medical Association. He was one 
 of the organizers of the Toledo Medical College, 
 and was Dean of the faculty for the first five years, 
 and Professor of Nervous Diseases and Clinical 
 Surgery. 
 
 Miss Mary E., daughter of Henry Wise, of Sun- 
 bury, Pa., became the wife of Dr. Fisher in 1861, 
 and seven children have been born of their union, 
 named as follows: Richard A., Mary M. A., Charles 
 E., William H., Nevin W., Frank R. and Amelia L. 
 Socially the Doctor is identified with the Order of 
 Elks, and is also connected with the Grand Army 
 of the Republic. With his wife lie holds member- 
 ship in the Westminster Church of Toledo, and is 
 a generous contributor to its benefactions. 
 
 HON. BYRON F. RITCHIE. Intimately 
 associated with the history of Toledo for 
 many years, the subject of tliis sketch is 
 also well and favorably known throughout the 
 state. He is one of the foremost members of the 
 Bar of this city, as well as one of its leaders in pub- 
 lic affairs, and during the period of his service as 
 a Member of Congress gained a widespread repu- 
 tation for superior ability. Nature endowed him 
 with rare gifts, among which was intellectual acu- 
 men of high order, logical, discriminating and 
 comprehensive. A close reasoner and impressive 
 speaker, he has gained merited prominence in the 
 legal fraternity, and as he is now but in the prime 
 of manhood, the coining years will undoubtedly 
 bring him added honors and successes in his pro- 
 fession. 
 
 In presenting this biographical sketch of Hon. 
 
 Byron F. Ritchie, we deem it our duty to first 
 briefly advert to the life story of those from whom 
 he draws his origin. His paternal ancestors were 
 of Scotch origin, and his father, James M., who 
 was a native of the "land of thistles," was born in 
 Dunfermline in 1829, but emigrated in early life 
 to the United States. He was a man of great abil- 
 ity, and though he had only very limited means 
 on coming to America, by industry and the exer- 
 cise of wise judgment he achieved success. He 
 married Miss Tirzah Foster, who was born in New 
 York State in 1833, and they settled in Ohio in 
 1854. For a number of years he made his home 
 '.n (irafton, where he conducted an extensive gen- 
 eral practice, but, desirous of a larger field for 
 work, he came to Toledo in 1860, and from that 
 time onward was closely identified with the public 
 affairs of this city. In political views he was al- 
 ways a devoted champion of Republican principles, 
 and in public matters took an active part. His fel- 
 low-citizens, appreciating his fitness for positions 
 of large responsibility, elected him to represent 
 them in the Fortj'-seventh Congress of the United 
 States, and in this, as in all other positions held 
 by him, he rendered able service in behalf of his 
 constituents. 
 
 The birth of Byron F. Ritchie occurred in Graf- 
 ton, Ohio, January 29, 1853, and in that place the 
 first seven years of his life were passed. In Janu- 
 uary, 1860, he accompanied his parents to Toledo, 
 where he at once entered the common schools, con- 
 tinuing his studies here until his graduation, in 
 June, 1870. From boyhood the legal profession 
 fad been the goal of his ambition, and with this 
 in view he began the study of law under the su- 
 pervision of his father. He was admitted to the 
 Bar b}' the Supreme Court in 1874, and has since 
 practiced his chosen profession in Toledo. 
 
 While taking an active part in politics, Mr. 
 Ritchie has always held aloof from public otlice, 
 and with only one exception has steadfastly re- 
 fused political preferment. Believing that free 
 trade would promote the industrial and commer- 
 cial welfare of our country, and would aid in 
 crushing out the monopolies which have been fos- 
 tered by the protective tendencies of our legisla- 
 tive bodies, he gives his support and loyal allegi- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 373 
 
 ance to the Democratic party. In November, 1892, 
 he was elected to Congress from the Toledo dis- 
 trict, defeating his opponent, Hon. .7. M. Asiiley 
 (wlio had gained considerable notoriety at tlie time 
 of the impeachment of President Johnson), by 
 fourteen plurality in a district tliat usually gave a 
 Republican majority of three thousand. He served 
 until the close of the Fifty-third Congress, gain- 
 ing the respect of other legislators and tlie confi- 
 dence of his constituents, to whose interests he 
 was ever faithful. Tliough the junior of the ma- 
 jority of the Congressmen, he stood side by side 
 with tiiem in ability, energy and tact. His party 
 found in liira a judicious leader, and Iiis district a 
 loyal champion. At tlie expiration of liis term of 
 service, he resumed the practice of law in Toledo, 
 and has since been thus engaged. 
 
 In Williamsburg, Ind., April 11, 1878, occurred 
 the marriage of Hon. B. F. Ritcliie and Miss Kate 
 Ingersoll Taj lor. Their only child, Violet B., was 
 born August 27, 1881, and is a student in the pub- 
 lic scliools of Toledo. Mrs. Ritchie is the daugh- 
 ter of Dr. Linus P. Taylor, formerly of Williams- 
 burg. Ind., but later a resident of Toledo. He is 
 remembered as one of the most prominent and tal- 
 ented physicians of Indiana. His death occurred 
 in 1892. In religious belief Mr. Ritchie is liberal 
 and tolerant, granting to others tliat freedom of 
 opinion which he demands for himself. He is a 
 worthy representative of one of the leading fami- 
 lies of Toledo, and by his upright life is adding 
 honors to the illustrious name he bears. 
 
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 HON. .JAMES M. RITCHIE, a leading 
 member of the Toledo Bar, represented 
 the Sixth Congressional District of Ohio 
 (comprising the counties of Lucas, Fulton, Will- 
 iams, Wood, Ottawa and Henry) in the Forty-sev- 
 enth Congress, having been elected in 1880. He 
 
 served on a number of important committees, and 
 faithfully advocated the rights of his constituents. 
 He was elected on the Republican ticket, his op- 
 ponent being Hon. Frank Hurd. When his term 
 of office closed he resumed his law practice, in 
 which he has gained an enviable reputation. In 
 1867 he was elected Police Judge for a term of 
 two years, but resigned after serving for eighteen 
 months, as his regular practice necessitated his en- 
 tire attention. 
 
 A native of Scotland, J. M. Ritchie was born in 
 Dunfermline. July 28, 1829. His father, Thomas 
 M., was a teacher by profession, but in later years 
 was a merchant and agriculturist. The family re- 
 moved to the United States in 1832, settling near 
 Ogdensburg, N. Y. The mother of our subject 
 bore the maiden name of Ann Robertson, and her 
 birth also occurred in Scotland. She and her 
 husband both died in Ogdensburg. In that city 
 the boyhood of James M. was passed and his early 
 education acquired. After completing the public- 
 school course he entered a home academy, and 
 subsequently engaged in teaching for six years, 
 three years in the Empire State, and the remainder 
 of the time in Ohio. 
 
 Being an ambitious young man, our subject con- 
 cluded to adopt the legal profession and during ■ 
 the intervals of his teaching, industriously pe- 
 rused musty law-books. He was admitted to the 
 Bar April 19, 1857, in this city. On beginning his 
 practice he located in Lorain Count}', this state, 
 where, however, he remained only a short time. 
 In 1858 he returned to Toledo and formed a part- 
 nership with Judge F. A. Jones, which connection 
 existed for several years. He was next a partner 
 of Hon. Henry E. Howe, the firm being known as 
 Ritchie & Howe. When his son, Byron F., was 
 admitted to the Bar, the j'Oung man was taken in- 
 to the firm, which then became Ritchie, Howe & 
 Ritchie, and thus continued until 1881, the law 
 office being in the Gardner Building. The fam- 
 ily residence is at No. 21 Tenth Street. 
 
 In 1852 Mr. Ritchie was married to Miss Tirzali 
 A. Foster, of Lisbon, N. Y. .She was a daughter 
 of David Foster, and died in 1854, leaving one 
 son, Bj'ron Foster Ritchie, his law partner and 
 formerly a Member of Congress. In 1855 Mr. 
 
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 Ritchie married Mant S. Jones, of Grafton, tliis 
 state, wliose deatli occurred eleven j-ears later. 
 Her father was Hon. John R. Jones, of Grafton. By 
 this union our subject had one daughter, Ada, who 
 is still living at home. In 1869 he married Eug- 
 enia, a sister of his second wife, and to thein have 
 been born two children, Carrie E. and Alaurice A., 
 who reside with tiieir ])arents. 
 
 Mr. Ritchie was for a time a Democrat, though 
 he never voted the ticket. In 1848 he became a 
 Free-Soiler, and on the organization of the Repub- 
 lican part3' he espoused its principles and has since 
 faithfully defended them. He has taken an act- 
 ive part in county, state and national politics, and 
 in 1880 was a Blaine delegate to the national con- 
 vention which nominated James A. Garfield. For 
 naany 3'ears he has been identified witii the Inde- 
 pendent Order of Odd Fellows. 
 
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 OLIVER PERRY HELLER, a progressive 
 farmer of Lucas Count}', and the owner of 
 a valuable farm of eighty acres situated 
 on section 23, Providence Township, was born in 
 Tuscarawas County, Ohio, September 20, 1838. 
 The family of which he is a member resided in 
 Pennsylvania for several successive generations, 
 and his grandfather, John Heller, was born in 
 Northampton County, that state. In 1815 he re- 
 moved to Ohio and settled upon Government land 
 in Tuscarawas County, where he continued to re- 
 side until his death. 
 
 Emanuel, father of our subject, was born in 
 Westmoreland County, Pa., July 16, 1812, and was 
 reared in Tuscarawas County. There, March 28, 
 1836, he married Miss Mary Ann Demuth, whose 
 birth occurred in Pennsylvania June 16, 1816. 
 
 They became the parents of fourteen children, con- 
 cerning whom we note the following: James was 
 born August 2, 1837, and died October 2 follow- 
 ing; Oliver Perry is the next in order of birth; 
 John W., born December 11, 1840, is living in 
 Providence Township; Ranatus, born August 20, 
 1842, was a soldier, and was killed on the steamer 
 "Sultana," April 29, 1865; Martin S., born Janu- 
 ary 10, 1845, is a resident of Providence Township; 
 Mary J. was born March 8, 1847; Levi D. was born 
 February 4, 1849; Josiah, who was born March 24, 
 1851, is a physician; Lida was born May 10, 1853, 
 and is the wife of James Crockett; Elizabeth, born 
 December 16, 1855, is the wife of Charles Gray; 
 Rosanna was born June 3, 1857, and died on the 
 27th of August following; Louis was born Sep- 
 tember 21, 1859, and died in October; Win field C. 
 was born September 10, 1858; and Jeannette, who 
 was born .January 5, 1862, completes the family 
 circle. 
 
 The father of this family came to Lucas County 
 in 1846, and settled in Providence Township, 
 where he entered a forty-acre tract of farm land. 
 Building a log hut, he began the work of clearing 
 and improving a farm. He continued to make his 
 home here until his death, March 16, 1886, at the 
 age of seventy-four. His wife died at the old 
 homestead January 30, 1892. Our subject was a 
 lad of eight years when the family came to Lucas 
 County, and here he has since resided. During 
 the winter seasons he attended school, while the 
 summer months were devoted to farm work. In 
 that way the years of his bo.\hood were passed. 
 
 October 29, 1861, Mr. Heller married Miss Mar- 
 garet, daughter of James and Agues (Reed) Gras- 
 sam, natives of Scotland. On the 16th of October 
 of that year, he enlisted at Napoleon, under S. H. 
 Stedman, as a member of the Sixty-eighth Ohio 
 Infantry. Proceeding to Camp Chase, he was or- 
 dered from there, January 1, 1862, to Columbus, 
 Ohio, which place he left February 10 forFt. Don- 
 elson. He was assigned to Wood's Brigade, and 
 February 14 took part in the three-days battle at 
 that place. Later he took part in the battle of 
 Shiloh, where he was disabled, in the Vicksburg 
 campaign of 1863, and the Atlanta campaign of 
 the following year. On the 28th of October, 1864, 
 
C. RUDOLPH BRAND. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 377 
 
 he was mustered out at Chattanooga, the term of 
 his service having expired. 
 
 On his return home Mr. Heller began the work 
 of cultivating his father-in-law's farm, where he 
 remained for twent3'-four years. In the year 1890 
 he bought his present property on section 23, and 
 here, two years later, he erected the commodious 
 residence now occupied by his family. He has 
 held a number of important public positions, hav- 
 ing been twice elected to represent his district in 
 the State Legislature. For fifteen years he has 
 been Justice of the Peace, has also been Township 
 Trustee, and in 1890 was Census Enumerator. 
 
 The family of Mr. and Mrs. Heller consists of 
 nine children, of whom eight are living. Agnes 
 R., who was born September 20, 1865. married 
 Heniy Barnard, of Providence Township; Mary, 
 whose birth occurred January 7, 1867, is with her 
 parents; John Wilson was born June 19, 1868, and 
 married Henrietta Barnes; Bruce G., whose birth 
 occurred in September, 1869, is with his parents; 
 Glenn D. was born April 26, 1871; Nellie, May 21, 
 1874i Worth C, September 11, 1876; Grace, who 
 was born June 12, 1878, died the same day; and 
 Jean K. was born July 27, 1880. 
 
 r~Y RUDOLPH BRAND, one of the active 
 V^y and progressive young business men of 
 Toledo, is Postmaster of this city, having 
 been appointed by Piesident Cleveland, August 3, 
 1894, and entering upon his duties the following 
 month. An unswerving Democrat politically, he 
 is one of the leaders of the party in northwestern 
 Ohio, and his advice is frequently sought by other 
 prominent members of this political organization 
 throughout the state. No combination of circum- 
 stances, no personal feeling, has any weight with 
 him against the triumphs of Democracy, nor does 
 he ever swerve from the views and principles pro- 
 mulgated by tiiat party. He keenly appreciates 
 the demand of the countrj' for constant watchful- 
 ness and protection against the frequent endeavors 
 of the money power to control legislation, remem- 
 bering the saying of Thomas Jefferson, that " where 
 14 
 
 the money of the country is lodged, there will its 
 political influence be. " 
 
 Before considering in detail the events that have 
 given special interest to the life of Mr. Brand, some 
 mention of his ancestry will not be amiss. His 
 father, Henry Brand, who is remembered as one of 
 the honored pioneers of Toledo, was a native of 
 Germany, and in early manhood emigiated to the 
 United States. After a short sojourn in New York, 
 he went to Cleveland, Ohio, and in the early '50s 
 settled in Toledo, where he became one of the in- 
 fluential business men and so continued for many 
 years. 
 
 Forming a partnership with Joseph Grasser in 
 1863, Henr}' Brand established a brewery, which 
 five years later was merged into the Union Brew- 
 ingCompany. In 1878 the Grasser & Brand Brew- 
 ing Company succeeded to the business, which, 
 with a capital of *500,000, is now one of the im- 
 portant enterprises of Toledo. Much of the suc- 
 cess of the concern was due to the ability of Henr^' 
 Brand, its founder and financial manager. Polit- 
 ically a stanch Democrat, he was one of the prom- 
 inent members of the party here, and was the last 
 City Treasurer that Toledo ever had, the Legis- 
 lature (which was Re|)ublican) having consolidated 
 the office with that of County Treasurer. 
 
 The death of Mr. Brand occurred in this city 
 March 13, 1889. His wife, who bore the maiden 
 name of Francisca Henner, and who was a native 
 of Germany, passed away twent^'-five hours after 
 his demise, March 15, 1889. The funeral services 
 of both were held on the 17th of that month, at 
 which time a large concourse of their friends assem- 
 bled to pay the last tribute of respect to the dead. 
 Their family consisted of nine children, all but 
 two of whom are still living. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born in Toledo, 
 Octolier 18, 1863, and received the rudiments of 
 his education in the common schools of this city. 
 Later he took a commercial course in the Toledo 
 Business College, after which, when only seventeen 
 years of age, he was given a position as cashier in 
 the brewing establishment which had been founded 
 by his father. On reaching his majority he w.as 
 made Treasurer of the company, and after his 
 father's death became Secretary and general mana- 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ger. These important positions he still holds, and 
 to his good business methods and financial sagaci- 
 ty much of the success of the fiini may be justly 
 attributed. 
 
 From early boyliood Mv. Brand has always taken 
 a deep interest in political affairs. When barely 
 of age he was placed on the Democratic Executive 
 Committee of Lucas County, and served tlirough 
 the Presidential campaigns of 1884, 1888 and 1892. 
 In the fall of 1893 he was the Democratic nomi- 
 nee for the State Senate, and though defeated he 
 won laurels through having made one of the best 
 and most honorable campaigns ever known in the 
 state. In the spring of 1893, and again in 1895, 
 he was elected to represent the Fifth Ward on the 
 School Board, and as Chairman of the Building 
 Committee rendered most efficient service. 
 
 The appointment of Mr. Brand as Postmaster, 
 upon the recommendation of Congressman Ritchie, 
 was a triumph, not only for himself, but also for 
 the principles he represents. While he is the 
 youngest Postmaster the city has ever had, it may 
 with equal truth be said that he is one of the most 
 efficient and popular. The work of the office, un- 
 der his supervision, is conducted upon strict busi- 
 ness principles, and the results have been eminent- 
 ly satisfactory to the people. 
 
 In December, 1893, Mr. Brand was united in 
 marriage with Miss Leonia, daughter of George 
 Schuch, of Toledo. Mrs. Brand is a graduate of 
 the high school of this city and is a lady of refine- 
 ment and culture, popular in the best social circles. 
 The family residence is at No. 323 Olive Street. 
 Socially Mr. Brand is identified with the Elks, and 
 is a i)rominent member of the Independent Order 
 of Odd Fellows, in which he has attained the uni- 
 formed rank. He has made such a record for bus- 
 iness shrewdness and political leadership that it is 
 safe to predict for him a successful future. 
 
 RICHARD WAITE, a prominent member of 
 the Toledo Bar, is a brother of the late 
 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the 
 liniled States, vvhose history appears elsewhere in 
 this volume, and is a member of the firm of Waite 
 
 & Snider, which, in addition to managing a gen- 
 eral law practice, deals extensively in real estate. 
 
 The birth of Richard Waite occurred September 
 26, 1831, his parents being Henry M. and Maria 
 (Selden) Waite. His paternal grandfather was 
 Reinick Waite, a farmer in Connecticut. The fa- 
 ther, Henry M., who was a graduate of Yale, was 
 a native of Lyme, Conn., born February 9, 1787. 
 For years he was engaged in legal practice at the 
 place of his birth, and attained prominence, being 
 chosen successively as Representative and Senator 
 in the State Legislature. In 1834 he was ap- 
 pointed Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of 
 Errors of Connecticut, and later was Chief Justice 
 of the state, a position he held until 1857, when 
 he retired on account of his age. The Waite fam- 
 ily settled at Lyme prior to 1700, and have had 
 many prominent and representative members in 
 public life. xVmong these was Marvin Waite, 
 who was a Presidential Elector and cast his vote 
 for Washington at his first election, in 1789. The 
 wife of Henry M. Waite was a granddaughter of 
 Col. Samuel Selden, who commanded a Connecti- 
 cut regiment in the Colonial army. He was made 
 prisoner September 17, 1776, and died in the fol- 
 lowing October, being buried in the old brick 
 churchyard where the New York Times office now 
 stands. 
 
 In the family of eight childen, seven sons and a 
 daughter, Richard Waite is the youngest, and his 
 brother. Chief Justice Waite, was the eldest. His 
 early school days were quietly passed in Lyme, 
 Conn., after which he prepared for college at Will- 
 iston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass. He then en- 
 tered Yale College, from which he was graduated in 
 the Class of '53. After his graduation he came 
 direct to Toledo, and began studying law with his 
 brother, Morrison R., being admitted to the Bar in 
 1855. He then entered into partnership with his 
 brother, the firm name becoming M. R.& R. Waite. 
 This connection continued until the senior mem- 
 ber of the firm was appointed Chief Justice of the 
 United States Supreme Court. Soon after that 
 event Richard Waite and his nephew, E. T. Waite^ 
 joined their interests, under the style of R. & E. T. 
 Waite. The death of the junior member dissolved 
 the parlnershi|) December 23, 1889. Soon after. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 379 
 
 Mr. Waite associated with him O. B. Snider, under 
 the present firm name. He is a straightforward and 
 unswerving Republican in political convictions. 
 
 May 21, 1857, Richard Waite was united in 
 marriage with Miss Alice J. Voris, of Newark, 
 N. J., whose fattier, William Voris, was a resident 
 of Brooklj'n, N. Y. Of the nine children born to 
 Mr. and Mrs. Waite, only five are now living, 
 three sons and two daughters, namely: Richard, 
 Jr., who is a civil engineer; and Maria, Alice L. 
 William H. and John B. For many years the par- 
 ents have been leading members and active work- 
 ers in Trinity Episcopal Church. They move in 
 the best social circles of the city, and are honored 
 and esteemed by all who know them. 
 
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 r~y HARLES H. KENNEDY, M. D., of Sylva- 
 \^ J nia, is one of the pioneer members of his 
 profession in Lucas County. He has been 
 actively engaged in practice in this place for the 
 past forty-five .years, has been very successful, and 
 is now well-to-do. For several years after first com- 
 ing here he practiced by permit, and then took a 
 regular course of training in the Michigan State 
 University, from which he was graduated in 1867. 
 In his political convictions he is a radical Repub- 
 lican. 
 
 A son of Isaac and Catherine (Cook) Kennedy, 
 the Doctor was born August 27, 1810, in Utica, 
 N. Y. His parents were both natives of New York 
 State. The father, who was born about 1795, died 
 in 1854. P'or years he was an overseer in the 
 Crown Glass Works of Deerfield, N. Y. He was 
 the father of nine children, as follows: Sidney R., 
 who was born in 1808, and isnow deceased; Betsy, 
 born in 1812, and who is also deceased; Mrs. Cath- 
 erine Campbell, whose birth occurred in 1817, and 
 who is now a resident of Washington; Mrs. Polly 
 E. Ware, born in 1818, and now living in Wiscon- 
 
 sin; Austin, deceased, who was born about 1822; 
 Julia A., who is living on the old homestead in 
 New York with a brother; Clinton, who was born 
 in 1828, and is a commercial traveler by occupa- 
 tion; and Charles H., who is next to the eldest of 
 the family. 
 
 In August, 1832, Dr. Kennedy married Saman- 
 tlia A. Page, whose father was of English descent, 
 and was employed as a sailor on the high seas. 
 Six children were born to the union of the Doctor 
 and his wife, as follows: Mary E., Mrs. Seeley, 
 born in October, 1833, in Erie County, Pa., 
 and now a resident of California; Mrs. Char- 
 lotte Hamilton, born in 1835, now a resident of 
 Quincy, 111.; Catherine, born in 1837, who died in 
 Quincy, 111., in 1883; Theodore, born about 1841; 
 Margaret, who was born about 1842, and died when 
 ten years of age; and Charles L., born in 1849. 
 and now a practicing physician in Detroit. The 
 latter was at one time Judge of a police court in 
 Toledo. Theodore was killed by lightning in 
 1868, in Macomb, 111. Mrs. Samantha Kennedy 
 died in 1872. The present wife of the Doctor, to 
 whom he was married in 1882, was a Mrs. Lecn- 
 ardson, who was born August 3, 1829. 
 
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 JUDGE LINDLEY W. MORRIS, of Toledo, 
 who occupies the responsible and trustwor- 
 thy position of Judge of the Court of Com- 
 mon Pleas, First Sub-division of the Fourth 
 Judicial District of Ohio, has been engaged in the 
 practice of law in this city for the past fifteen 
 years, and has given his whole time and energies 
 to his chosen profession. During the three years 
 from 1891 to 1893, inclusive, he was a member of 
 the City Council, and served for one term as 
 President of that honorable body. He is an in- 
 fluential man in the ranks of the Republican party 
 in this localitj', and in 1889 was nominated on 
 
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 that ticket for the position which he has since been 
 honored with, but at tiiat time was defeateri bj- 
 the opposition, who had as tlieir candidate Judge 
 Lemon. In 1893 Judge Morris was again a can- 
 didate for tlie Judgeship of tiie Common Pleas 
 Court, and was successful, entering upon his duties 
 October 8, 1894, his tenure of ofHce to cover a pe- 
 riod of five years. 
 
 The birth of Judge Morris occurred in Colum- 
 biana County, Ohio, October 16, 1853. His parents, 
 Thomas C. and Minerva J. (Preston) Morris, na- 
 tives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively, were 
 married in Columbiana County in March, 1850. 
 The father was a farmer by occupation, and on his 
 homestead Lindley W. spent his boyhood days 
 in an uneventful manner, obtaining a practical 
 and useful knowledge of general work. His edu- 
 cation was limited to that afforded by the district 
 schools until he was sixteen years of age. In 1874 
 he entered Oberlin College, from which he was 
 graduated in 1878. Going then to New Lisbon, 
 Ohio, he entered the law office of Nichols & Fire- 
 stone, where he studied for two years. In May, 
 1880, he was admitted to the Bar before the Su- 
 preme Court at Columbus, Ohio, and in the fall of 
 the same year began his regular practice in this 
 city. 
 
 In December, 1894, occurred the marriage of 
 Judge JMorris and Miss Fannie May Darling, who 
 is a daughter of Col. Henry A. and Mary M. (New- 
 comb) Darling, natives of Massachusetts, where 
 Mrs. INIorris was reared to womanhood. She is a 
 lady of good education and social attainments, 
 wlio [(resides with charming hospitality over the 
 pleasant home of her distinguished husband. 
 
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 MATTHP:W BARTLETT. The commercial 
 importance and prosperity of Toledo at 
 present is unquestionably due to the wis- 
 dom, foresight and enterprise of her business men, 
 and it is a fitting tribute to those who have hon- 
 orably distinguished themselves in the commercial 
 arena that their name-s and lives should be com- 
 
 memorated among those of the leading men in all 
 branches. It is a fact worth3- of consideration 
 that nearly all of our prominent businessmen have 
 struggled from obscurity up to the foremost [)laces 
 in every branch of trade. As a representative of 
 this class, we present the following brief outline of 
 one who has gained, without assistance from others, 
 the leading (losition he holds to-day among the citi- 
 zens of Toledo. 
 
 Mr. Bartlett was born in the parish of Somer- 
 set, England, April 19, 1841, and is the son of 
 Matthew and Fannie Bartlett, the former of whom 
 was a native of Devonshire, and a cabinet-maker 
 and builder by trade. Our subject is the third 
 in a family of ten children, there being six sons 
 and four daughters. At the age of five years he 
 was sent to the Broad Street School, which was 
 founded in 1744 and is still in existence, being 
 in charge of St. Michael's Church of England. 
 Five years were spent in that institution, after 
 which he returned home. Soon, however, he ran 
 away, with a boyish love of adventure and a desire 
 to see more of the great world. For a time he was 
 employed as a messenger boy between Bristol and 
 Clifton. 
 
 Going to Loudon, Mr. Bartlett took passage on 
 board an American ship, and after seventy-two 
 days upon the ocean he arrived in New York Cit^-. 
 There he boarded the " Francis Skiddy,'-' travel- 
 ing up the Hudson to Albany, N. Y. From there 
 he proceeded b}' stage to Troy, N. Y., where an 
 uncle resided, and with him he made his home 
 until 1854. During that year he came to Toledo 
 and accepted a position with Ralph Cross, a jew- 
 eler, with wliom he remained for three years. 
 Then entering the office of Dr. Estill, he learned 
 the dental business, acquiring a thorough knowl- 
 edge of all departments of the profession during 
 the three years he was thus engaged. 
 
 Securing a clerkship in the dry-goods store of S. 
 Smiley, Mr. Bartlett remained in that business 
 until 1861, when he started out for himself. In 
 partnership with James Moore, under the firm name 
 of Moore & Bartlett, he embarked in business on 
 Summit Street, the connection lasting until 1864. 
 He is one of the veterans of the late war, having 
 enlisted for service in the Union arinv as a mem- 
 
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 383 
 
 ber of Coiii|jai*y B, One Hundred iind Thiitietli 
 Oliio Infantry, Col. Henr3' Phillips commanding 
 the regiment, which was .assigned to the Army of 
 the Potomac, Thirteenth Army Corps. He took 
 part in numerous important engagements, includ- 
 ing the siege of Petersburg. In September, 1864, 
 he was discharged. On the expiration of Ins term 
 of service he returned to Toledo, and about one 
 year afterward accepted a position as head clerk 
 for La Salle cfe Kpstein, dry-goods merchants, with 
 whom he remained until 1868. 
 
 In company with S. Smiley, our subject pur- 
 chased the furniture business owned by Rigby Bros., 
 and this partnership continued until the death of 
 Mr. Smilej', four months later. In 1890 Mr. Bart- 
 lett erected a fine business block, a five-story brick 
 structure with a stone front, the entire space being 
 utilized in his business. There is a substantial 
 freight elevator for the purpose of removing the 
 goods from one floor to another. An extensive 
 business is conducted in the manufacture and sale 
 of furniture and bedding, and the reliable trans- 
 actions of the proprietor have gained for him the 
 confidence of other business men of the place. 
 
 On New Year's Day of 1866 occurred the marri- 
 age of Mr. Bartlett and Miss Josephine Holmes. 
 They have one son, Charles. .Socially' our subject is 
 a member of Wapaukonica Lodge No. 3, 1. O. O. F., 
 and has passed all the chairs u|) to that of Grand 
 Master of State. He is also connected with For- 
 syth Post No. 15, G. A. R. In Concord Lodge No. 
 149, K. of P., he has served as Past Chancellor, and 
 is actively connected with the work of the order. 
 He organized the latter lodge, and was instrumental 
 in elevating the moral and social status of the 
 lodges of Toledo. He is a member of the Board 
 of Police Commissioners, and is also a member of 
 the Board of Memorial Hall Trustees. Politically 
 he is a Republican. 
 
 HORACE S. WALBRIDGE, deceased. It 
 may with justice be said that few citizens 
 of Toledo have accomplished more for 
 the development of the resources of the cit3' and 
 county than did Mr. Walbridge. Intimately asso- 
 
 ciated with the history of the place from the time 
 of its incorporation under its present name until 
 the da3' of his death, he made an enviable reputa- 
 tion as a business man and citizen, and left to pos- 
 terity as a precious bequest the memory of loyalty 
 and self-sacrificing devotion to principle and the 
 uplifting of humanity. He is remembered as one 
 of the pioneers of the city, a man who by his in- 
 dustry, enterprise and public-spirit contributed 
 more largely to its progress than any one citizen. 
 Surviving to witness its wonderful prosperity, he 
 could in the last years of his life congratulate him- 
 self upon the fruition of his early hopes and rejoice 
 in the part he had taken to secure such fortunate 
 results. 
 
 The son of Chester and Mary (Walbridge) Wal- 
 bridge, the subject of this memoir was born in Syr- 
 acuse. N. Y., July 21, 1828. At the age of three 
 years he was taken by his parents to Columbus, 
 Ohio, and in 1834 brought by them to Port Law- 
 rence, which soon afterward was incorporated un- 
 der the name of Toledo. The family being poor, 
 he was obliged when only twelve years old to be- 
 come self-supporting, but this fact, instead of prov- 
 ing detrimental to him, was the secret of his future 
 success, for it enabled him to develop, in youth, 
 the qualities of industry, perseverance and deter- 
 mination that were so helpful to him in later years. 
 
 After having been engaged in various mercan- 
 tile capacities, Mr. Walbridge superintended the 
 construction of a sawmill at Ottawa Lake, Mich., 
 in the winter of 1845-46, and in the spring took a 
 cargo of straw hats by canal to Cincinnati. On his 
 return to Toledo, he entered the employ of Thomas 
 Watkins in the grain commission business, and 
 about 1854 took charge of the house of P. Buck- 
 ingham & Co., of this city. At the expiration of 
 a 3'ear he was admitted as a member of the latter 
 firm, continuing thus until February 1, 1857. Sub- 
 sequently- the title was changed to Brown, Wal- 
 bridge & King, afterward to Brown, Walbridge & 
 Co., and still later to H. S. Walbridge & Co. (the 
 "Co." being Ebenezer Walbridge), under which 
 title it was conducted until the retirement of the 
 firm in 1868. In 1865 the firm of Walbridge, 
 AVatkins & Co. was established in Chicago, and 
 
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 was there continued until Mr. Walbridge witiidrew 
 from tiie commission business. 
 
 For many years Mr. Walbridge was closely con- 
 nected with the real-estate interests of Toledo, and 
 was extensively' engaged in buying and selling 
 valuable property. In July. 1877, the firm of 
 H. S. Walbridge &, Co. was organized by the ad- 
 mission of his SOD, Thomas H. Through their en- 
 ergy and judicious management large tracts of land 
 previously not available were placed on the mar- 
 ket, including many sub-divisions, also Waibridge's 
 First, Second and Third Additions, Englewood, 
 Stickney Avenue, Parkland, Baker and Braun's 
 Additions. For some years he was President of 
 the Real Estate Board of Toledo. In 1876 he pro- 
 moted Woodlawn Cemetery, and in 1877, at its 
 organization, he was chosen President, and held 
 the office until his death. 
 
 The city of Toledo in 18G9 appointed Mr. Wal- 
 bridge Tiustee for the construction of the Toledo 
 & Woodville Railroad, and during tlie building of 
 the line he filled the position of President of the 
 board for five years. Among the other roads 
 which received his active assistance were the Co- 
 lumbus & Toledo and the Detroit & Toledo branch 
 of the Canada Southern. His connection with the 
 banking interests of the city extended o>ver a quar- 
 ter of a centur}-, and he was regarded as one of the 
 shrewdest financiers of the country. In 1868 he 
 owned and operated a private bank, known as the 
 People's Bank, at the same time holding the posi- 
 tion of President of the Northwestern Savings 
 Bank, and in addition to these was Vice-President 
 of the Toledo National Bank and a Director of 
 the Second National and Northern National Banks. 
 
 Scarcely any measure was ever proposed for the 
 welfare of the peojile and the prosperity of the 
 city that did not receive tlie heart\' sympathy and 
 active co-operation of Mr. Walbridge, and to his 
 efforts in many instances was due the adoption 
 of plans that proved of the greatest benefit to the 
 place. In the organization of the Toledo Gas 
 Lightand Coke Company he largely aided, and of it 
 he was elected Vice-President. He was also inter- 
 ested financially in manj' of the manufacturing 
 industries of Toledo. In 1868 he assisted Mat- 
 thew Shoemaker in establishing the Union Manu- 
 
 facturing Company. He was one of the prime fac- 
 tors in the establishment of the Maumee Rolling 
 Mill, and was manager and President of that im- 
 portant enterprise. For more than thirty years he 
 was an officer in Trinity Episcopal Cliurch and 
 a generous contributor to the good works of that 
 denomination. His benefactions to other worthy 
 causes were equally liberal, and among the institu- 
 tions that were the recipients of his generous con- 
 tributions were the Protestant Orphans' Home, the 
 Home for Friendless Women and the Protestant 
 Hospital. For several years he was President of 
 the Toledo Society for the Suppression of Vice. 
 
 In October, 1863, Mr. Walbridge married Isa- 
 bella D., daughter of Thomas and Mary (Davis) 
 Watkins, and of their children three are now living, 
 Thomas II.; Narcissa Grace, wife of Arthur J. Secor; 
 and Mary Davis, wife of E. W. Newton. 
 
 Politically Mr. Walbridge was a firm adherent 
 of the principles of the Republican party. He 
 was the originator, owner and builder of the splen- 
 did office building known as "The Nasby." For 
 many years he was President of the Toledo Board 
 of Trade, and being a man of indefatigable indus- 
 try, he bore a leading part in many other of the 
 important enterprises calculated to foster and en- 
 courage the growtli of the city. In his death,. Jan- 
 uary 31, 1893, Toledo lost one of its truest friends 
 and most progressive citizens. 
 
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 REV. PETER SCHNITZLER, S. J., is the 
 efficient and popular pastor of St. Mary's 
 Catholic Church m Toledo, and is a gen- 
 tleman of superior intellect, thorough education 
 and genial manners. Though a native of Ger- 
 many, he has been a resident of the United States 
 for a quarter of a century. He was assigned to his 
 present charge in 1893, and during the brief time 
 which has since elapsed he has greatly increased 
 the prosperity and influence of the congregation, 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 385 
 
 and brought renewed activity into every depart- 
 ment of its work. In the arduous duties devolv- 
 ing upon liim he has as liis assistants tlie Revs. 
 Michael Zoeller and L. M. Kramer, S. J. 
 
 St. Mary's Catholic Church was founded in 1854, 
 and has steadily grown from a very small charter 
 membership to a large congregation, numbering 
 nine hundred families. Tlie parochial school in 
 connection with the church has an average attend- 
 ance of about seven liundred and twenty children. 
 An efficient corps of teachers impart instruction to 
 the pupils in all branches of elementary, scientific 
 and classical departments. The following-named 
 priests have preceded Rev. Mr. Schnitzler as pas- 
 tor.s of St. Mary's: Rev. M. Zoeller, Rev. Al. Sigg, 
 Rev. Anselm Leiter, Rev. William Kockeiols, Rev. 
 Nicholas Greisch, Rev. P. Spicher and Rev. Ch. 
 Evrard. Tlie priest's residence is at No. 618 Michi- 
 gan Street. 
 
 The birth of the subject of this notice occurred 
 in German}' in 1837. He received a tiiorough ele- 
 mentary education in the parochial schools of 
 Veringendorf, and acquired botli a practical and 
 theoretical knowledge of his mother tongue. 
 lie pursued his higher studies in Sigmaringen, 
 Munster, Aix-la-Chapelle and Maria-Laach,and was 
 ordained priest September 13, 1868. In 1870 he 
 set sail for the United States, and in this country 
 he has since made his home, having held a number 
 of important charges in various parts of the coun- 
 try. He was for many years at Mankato, Minn., 
 and during twelve years started many missions in 
 different dioceses of the United States. He is de- 
 voted in his zeal for the church, a man of high 
 religious principles and noble character, and strives 
 to be a faithful shepherd of his Master's flock. 
 
 T7> MMETT P. BLACK, a popular young busi- 
 
 r C) ness man, and tlie efficient agent of the 
 
 Northwestern Natural Gas Company in 
 
 Maumee, was born July 10, 1867, being the second 
 
 child of William H. and Sarah (Truby) Black. 
 
 The former was a native of New York, where he 
 was reared and educated. After arriving at man's 
 estate, he removed to Findlay, Ohio, and embarked 
 in mercantile pursuits, which business he success- 
 fully conducts at the present time. He served 
 about a year as a private in the late war, and is 
 now serving as Captain of Company A, Second 
 Regiment Ohio National Guards. Socially he is a 
 member of the Knights of Pythias. He has al- 
 ways lead an honorable, upright life, and is reliable 
 in all his business transactions. He is of Irisli ex- 
 traction, but his parents were natives of the 
 United States. 
 
 The mother of our subject was a native of the 
 Buckeye State, and resided here until her death, 
 when only thirt}' years of age. Her parents were 
 born in this country, but her grandparents, who 
 emigrated to America in a very early day, were 
 natives of England. Her father lost his life in 
 defense of his country in the late war. 
 
 The subject of this sketch received his education 
 in tlie public schools of his childhood's home, and 
 remained with liis parents until lie was about 
 seventeen years of age, when he started out in life 
 for himself. He first found employment as a 
 switchman on the Lake Erie & Western Railroad, 
 at Lima, but only occupied this position for three 
 weeks, finding it uncongenial and not at all to his 
 taste. Giving up his position, he went to Marion, 
 Ind., and worked for the gas company of that 
 cit3' for one year, and tiien returned to Ohio and 
 located in Toledo, where he soon found employ- 
 ment witli the Northwestern Gas Company. He 
 remained in their employ in that city until 1890, 
 when he came to Maumee as their agent in this 
 city, and he has remained in that capacity until 
 the present time. 
 
 November 29, 1888, Mr. Black and Miss Alice 
 Meeker were united in marriage, and as the result 
 of tills union two ciiildren have been born, Rus- 
 sell and Edna. Mr. Black is a stanch Democrat in 
 his political views, and takes a deep interest in 
 local politics. Fraternally he is identified with 
 Maumee Lodge No. 682, I. O. 0. F., and also of 
 Maumee Encampment No. 254. He is not a mem- 
 ber of any church, but contributes liberally to the 
 support of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mrs. 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Black is a devoted member. He holds a good po- 
 sition financially, and witli his family stands high 
 in the social circles of Maumee and vicinity. 
 
 MARS BEARING, President of the First 
 National Bank of Toledo, is recognized 
 as one of the able financiers of the city 
 and northwestern Ohio, and for more than a quar- 
 ter of a century has contributed by his judgment 
 and financial assistance to many important busi- 
 ness enterprises, which he has aided in placing on 
 a sound basis, thereby promoting the growth and 
 development of the commercial, manufacturing 
 and financial interests of Toledo. His residence 
 in this city covers a period of more than thirty- 
 five years, and to write tiie history of his life is, to 
 some extent, to write also the history of the place 
 with which his name is so closely linked. 
 
 In 1863 Mr. Nearing became interested in the 
 banking business as a stockholder, seven years 
 later was made Vice-President of the First Na- 
 tional Bank, and in 1887 was elected President of 
 that institution. The First National Bank of To- 
 ledo has a capital stock of ^500,000, and a surplus 
 of $600,000. Largely through the shrewd, and at 
 the same time broad and liberal, management of 
 affairs by Mr. Nearing, the bank has stood firm 
 during panics and has weatiiered safely all the 
 storms of financial depression. 
 
 Referring to the history of the familj', we find 
 that the father of our subject, Neptune Nearing, 
 was born in Vermont, and after his marriage re- 
 moved to New York State. In 1834 he brought 
 his family to Ohio and settled near the county line 
 between Wood and Lucas Counties. At that time 
 the country was a vast wilderness, and it required 
 the utmost exertion on his part to clear the land 
 and improve a farm, but this ditlicult task he ac- 
 complished, and lived to enjoy tlie fruits of his la- 
 bors. Mis death occurred at the old homestead in 
 
 1846. In character he was generous and strictly 
 honorable in all his dealings, and though an en- 
 terprising and shrewd business man, never over- 
 stepped the limits of right and justice. Though 
 almost a half-century has elapsed since his death, 
 he is still remembered as one of the stalwart pio- 
 neers of northwestern Ohio. 
 
 Mars Nearing is one of two children born to 
 Neptune and Eunice (Bonney) Nearing, iiis sister 
 being Eunice, who died in New York in 1892. 
 He was born in Le Roy, N. Y., .Tune 22, 1825, and 
 passed the first eight years of his life in the Em- 
 pire State. He came West with his parents and 
 settled in Wood County, where he had such edu- 
 cational advantages as the primitive schools of 
 that day afforded. However, though his practical 
 training was meager, he has always been a close 
 reader and thinker, and to-day we find him to be 
 a man well posted on the current topics of the day. 
 
 Leaving home at the age of seventeen years, 
 Mr. Nearing secured a clerkship in a country store 
 in Lucas County. For two years he was in the 
 employ of L. L. Morehouse, with whom he after- 
 ward became interested as a partner in the firm of 
 Morehouse & Co. They conducted a general store 
 for eleven years, and at tiie expiration of that 
 time the junior member sold out to his partner. 
 In 1858 Mr. Nearing established his permanent 
 abode in Toledo and at once embarked in the pork- 
 packing business, which he carried on for two 
 years. From 1863 to 1865 lie was in partnership 
 with C'alvin Cone in the manufacture of cut and 
 smoking tobacco, and for over a quarter of a cent- 
 ury his interests have been almost exclusively in 
 connection with banking. 
 
 In early manhood Mr. Nearing was an old-line 
 Whig, and since the organization of the Repub- 
 lican party he has been one of its loyal supporters. 
 In 1861 he was appointed Dej^uty Internal Reve- 
 nue Collector of the Tenth Ohio District for two 
 years. His marriage occurred in 1869 and united 
 him with Miss Mary E., daughter of the late V. H. 
 Ketciiam. They reside in a beautiful and well 
 appointed home at No. 1617 Madison Avenue, 
 where it is their especial pleasure to entertain their 
 large circle of friends. 
 
 Personally Mr. Nearing is a man of sound men- 
 
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 tal calibre, incorruptible character and general 
 trustworthiness, and is influential in Toledo. His 
 success is largely due to his habits of economy and 
 industry, which, formed in youth, have been of 
 the greatest issistance to him since. He has al- 
 ways made it a rule to attend personally to his 
 business affairs, to which he still gives his super- 
 vision with a vigor and energy not often possessed 
 by men much his junior in years. He is held in 
 high yjersonal consideration, as he is in every sense 
 a manlj% straightforward gentleman, in whom his 
 fellow-citizens place implicit trust. 
 
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 FREDERICK BLAKE DODGE. Intimately 
 associated for many years with some of 
 the most important enterprises of Toledo, 
 the name of this gentleman was honored wherever 
 known, and his death was recognized as a public 
 loss. He came to this city in earl>' manhood, and 
 continued to reside here until his demise. During 
 this long period he contributed of his ability and 
 means to the advancement of progressive measures, 
 and aided to a large degree the development of its 
 manufacturing and commercial interests. 
 
 A native of New Hampshire, Mr. Dodge was 
 born in the city of Lyme, March 19, 1838. In his 
 youth he was the recipient of exceptional educa- 
 tional advantages, of which he availed himself to 
 the utmost, being a diligent and painstaking stu- 
 dent. He prepared for college at Kimball Acad- 
 emy, at Meriden, N. H., and was graduated from 
 Dartmoutli College in 1860. Soon after he came 
 West and accepted the position of Principal of the 
 Toledo High School. Later he spent a year in the 
 Adjutant-General's office at Columbus, Ohio, after 
 which he returned to Boston for the purpose of 
 
 studying law. Admitted to the Bar, he practiced 
 the legal profession for a short time in Toledo, but 
 soon transferred his attention to other lines. 
 
 Forming a partnership with Hon. T. P. Brown, 
 Mr. Dodge embarked in the insurance business in 
 1868, and two years later formed the firm of 
 Brown & Dodge, by which E. O. Brown and him- 
 self were associated for many years, and which 
 business is now continued by his sons. Vov many 
 years he was Secretary and manager of the Toledo 
 Fire and Marine Insurance Company. He was also 
 interested in real estate, and successfully car- 
 ried out a number of large deals, as well as many 
 of less magnitude. In the management of many 
 manufacturing enterprises he was active. and among 
 the more prominent in which he was interested at 
 the time of his death were the following: Toledo 
 Electric Company, Toledo White Lime Company, 
 Central Chandelier Company, Yaryan Manufact- 
 uring Company, Milburn Wagon Company and 
 Toledo Cotton Mills Company. 
 
 The political affiliations of Mr. Dodge brought 
 him into active sympathy with the Republican 
 party, and he was deeply interested in such meas- 
 ures as promised the growth of that organization. 
 At one time he was a member of the Board of Al- 
 dermen of Toledo. Interested in educational ad- 
 vantages, he did his part toward raising the stand- 
 ard of the schools, and for a long time was a 
 member of the Teachers' Examining Committee of 
 Lucas County. 
 
 In October, 1864, Mr. Dodge was united in mar- 
 riage with Miss Caroline E. Perkins, of Newbury- 
 port, Mass. They became the parents of five chil- 
 dren, four of whom, Frederick H., Georgiana W., 
 Henry P. and Agnes B., together with the widow, 
 survive him. Mr. Dodge died suddenly, of apo- 
 plexy, at lus home, January 1, 1893. True to 
 every duty of life as a man, husband and father, 
 he possessed a wide circle of friends, and his mem- 
 ory is revered in the hearts of the many who knew 
 and loved him for his excellent qualities and kind- 
 liness of heart. As a business man lie was success- 
 ful, and his prosperity was gained solely through 
 his unaided efforts. For some time he was a mem- 
 ber of the Board of Trade of Toledo, and his name 
 was also associated with many other important en- 
 
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 terprises. Identifying himself with every interest 
 of llie county, political, manufacturing and com- 
 mercial, he was justly accounted one of her sub- 
 stantial men of affairs, and one of her law-abiding 
 citizens. His walk through life was marked by 
 the utmost propriety, a sincere regard for others, 
 and the exercise of the highest principles of honor. 
 
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 /^~y EORGE F. EICHENLAUB, a resident of 
 V^ T Washington Township, Lucas County, is 
 engaged in market-gardening, finding a 
 ready sale for the products of his farm in the ad- 
 jacent city of Toledo. For the past eight years 
 he has owned and operated his farm, which com- 
 prises twenty-seven acres, and is doing very well 
 financially. He is a native of Bavaria, his birth 
 having occurred on the beautiful River Rhine, De- 
 cember 17, 1828. 
 
 The parents of our subject were Joseph and 
 Margaret Eichenlaub, whose family numbered six 
 sons and three daughters. The early boyhood of 
 our subject was passed on his father's farm, and 
 when twelve years of age he began working at the 
 trade of a butcher. He was obliged to pay $280 
 in order to learn the business, and dui'ing the four 
 years of his apprenticeship received only his board 
 and clothes. After learning his trade he attended 
 Heidelberg College for two years, in order to be 
 more fully equipped for the battle of life. 
 
 After completing his course at college, young 
 Eichenlaub bade adieu to his old friends and set 
 forth to make his livelihood and a home in the 
 United States. After a long and tiresome journey, 
 which consumed seventy-six days, he landed at 
 New Orleans, in which city he remained for two 
 years. He then returned to Europe, where he vis- 
 ited his relatives for a short time, after which he 
 once more set his face westward. The voyage 
 this time was not of such long duration, only 
 
 forty-six days being spent on the ocean. The two 
 years following his return he worked industriouslj', 
 and then once more, becoming homesick, he sailed 
 for Germany. The return voyage to the United 
 Slates took ninety -six days. 
 
 In 1849 Mr. Eichenlaub went to Erie, Pa., where 
 he started a butcher-shop, but finding a good op- 
 portunity to sell out, went from there to Kendall- 
 ville, Ind., and opened a shop in that place, which 
 he conducted for two 3'ears. For the succeeding 
 twelve years he was in the same business at La- 
 Porte, Ind. In 1873 he settled in Toledo, and 
 for some time conducted a shop on Summit Street, 
 but in 1887 moved to his present farm. 
 
 July 4, 1850, Mr. Eichenlaub married Barbara 
 Fellenberger, and they have had two sons and two 
 daughters, as follows: Mary, Frank (deceased), 
 Emma and Joseph. The family are members of 
 the Catholic Church, and are respected by their 
 friends and neighbors. In his political faith our 
 subject uses his ballot in favor of the Democracy. 
 
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 eAPT. OSCAR N. GUNN.an honored resi- 
 dent of Maumee, has a war record of wliich 
 he may well be proud, as he participated 
 in many of the most famous campaigns and battles 
 of the late Civil War, and won his title by gallant 
 and meritorious service. In 1873 he came to make 
 a permanent home in this city, and has been en- 
 gaged in painting, paper-hanging and decorative 
 work since that time. He is now a member of the 
 School Board, and has held various other local 
 offices. For four years, under President Hayes' 
 administration, he was Postmaster here. 
 
 Captain Gunn was born October 12, 1836, in 
 Lucas Count}', his parents being Richard and Mary 
 (Brant) Gunn, and he was next to the youngest 
 of eight children. William E., the eldest, was a 
 private in the Ninety-fifth Illinois Regiment, and 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
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 was killed in a charge at Vicksburg, when within 
 fifteen feet of the breastworks. He was about fort j' 
 years of age at the time, and is now sleeping his 
 last sleep on the famous battlefield. Melissa died 
 in her eighteenth year, and Mary died when about 
 twenty-three years of age. Montague is now liv- 
 ing in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Orilla died at the age of 
 about fifty-five years. Richard 0., who was a mem- 
 ber of the Ninety-fifth Illinois Regiment in the 
 late war, and held the rank of Corporal, was also 
 wounded at Vicksburg, and died in the hospital 
 at Keokuk, Iowa, aged about twenty-seven years. 
 Eleanor is the wife of Allen Boomer, of Arkansas. 
 
 Richard Gunn was a native of Massachusetts, 
 and was a lad of about ten years when his parents 
 removed to New York State, where he remained 
 until the fall of 1816. At that time, in company 
 with a cousin, he came to Lucas County and took 
 up land near Waterville, after which he went back 
 to his old home and remained until the fall of 
 1817, when he settled on his claim. He made the 
 journey from Buffalo to Sandusky by steamer, 
 and from the last-named point proceeded by ox- 
 team, reaching bis claim when there were few set- 
 tlers in this locality. He cultivated his farm until 
 his death, which occurred in 1839. He was born 
 in October, 1791, and took |)art in the War of 1812. 
 His parents were born in Massachusetts, but his 
 grandparents were natives of Scotland. Mary, the 
 wife of Richard Gunn, who was born in Massachu- 
 setts, April 11, 1802, died two years after her hus- 
 band's demise, and was placed by his side in the 
 Providence Cemetery. Her grandparents were 
 born in Holland, but her parents were natives of 
 the Bay State. 
 
 Capt. O. N. Gunn was only three years old at 
 the time of his father's death, and two years later 
 was again bereaved by the death of his mother. 
 The family was separated and he went to live with 
 a cousin, Alfred B. Gunn, of Fulton County. He 
 was reared on his relative's new and unimproved 
 farm, which he helped to clear and improve, and 
 attended school two or three months of each year 
 until the spring of 1861, when he began working 
 for a farmer by the month. 
 
 April 19, 1861, our subject promptly responded 
 to the call foi one hundred-days men by offering 
 
 his services to Company F, Fourteenth Ohio In- 
 fautry. His term of enlistment expired August 
 13 following, and thirteen days later he re-enlisted 
 in Company I of the same regiment for three 
 years. He was elected Orderly-Sergeant, August 
 2, 1863, and was promoted to the rank of Second 
 Lieutenant of Company D November 18, 1864. 
 Then after serving as First Lieutenant, he was 
 made Captain of Company D, January 6, 1865, 
 and held that rank until he was mustered out at 
 Cleveland, July 24, 1865. Among the battles in 
 which he took an active part are the following: 
 Philippi, Laurel Hill, Bealington Heights, Carrick's 
 Ford, Logan's Crossroads, Mill Spring, Chicka- 
 mauga. Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Rock3' 
 Face Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Snake Creek Gap, 
 Resaca, Atlanta and Jonesboro. In the engage- 
 ment last mentioned Captain Gunn 's brigade made 
 a gallant charge, and he led his company, which 
 was the fiist over the second line of works. He 
 then went with Sherman on his march to the sea, 
 and thence to Washington, where he took part in 
 the Grand Review. In the battle of Chickamauga 
 be received a slight gunshot wound, and the scar 
 over his left eye he will carry to his grave. Thir- 
 teen balls passed tiirough his clothing. His sword 
 belt was cut off by a ball which passed through it, 
 and a spent grapeshot, which struck him in the 
 back of the neck, knocked him down. He was 
 with his company in every battle in which they 
 were engaged, and was only absent from the ranks 
 two months, when he was sick with typhoid fever. 
 
 January 4, 1864, Captain Gunn returned home 
 on a furlough, and on the 16th of the same month 
 married Mrs. Sarah Ellen (Davis) Gunn. After the 
 war they settled on a rented farm near Grand Rap- 
 ids, Ohio, to vvhich place they later removed. The 
 Captain carried the mail from Grand Rapids to 
 Tontogany for two years, after which he conducted 
 a farm in Lucas County for a year, and then fin- 
 ally settled in Maumee. 
 
 Captain and Mrs. Gunn have had no children 
 of their own, but adopted a son, Martin E., who 
 lives in Maumee. During the war Mrs. Gunn 
 went to the South to look for a wounded brother 
 who hart gone out as a member of the One Hun- 
 dred and Eleventh Ohio Regiment and had been 
 
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 wounded. She found him at the Louisville Hos- 
 pital, nursed him until he was able to travel, and 
 then took him home. Socially Captain Gunn is a 
 member of Northern Light Lodge No. 40, F. & 
 A. M., of Mauraee; of C. B. Mitchell Post No. 84, 
 G. A. R.; and of the Union Veteran Union No. 49, 
 of Toledo. He is quite an active worker in Re- 
 publican party ranks. He and his wife are mem- 
 bers of the Presbyterian Church, and possess the 
 confidence and love of a host of friends. 
 
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 BERNHARD BECKER, M. D., is one of the 
 worthy German-American citizens of To- 
 ledo, and is a successful medical practi- 
 tioner. He IS a member of the Permanent Ger- 
 man Congress of Surgeons at Berlin, and belongs 
 to the Toledo, the Ohio State, the Northwestern 
 Ohio and the American Medical Associations. He 
 is also a Fellow S. Sc, of London, England, and 
 in every possible manner endeavors to keep fully 
 abreast of the times in all discoveries and inven- 
 tions along the line of his chosen work. For 
 eighteen months he was City Physician and Sur- 
 geon, and was formerly on the staff of practition- 
 ers at St. Vincent's Hospital. He is nowemploj'ed 
 as surgeon of the Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw 
 Railroad. 
 
 The birth of Dr. Becker occurred in Frankenau, 
 Germany, in the year 1857. He is the fifth in a 
 family numbering three sons and three daughters 
 born to the Rev. D. and Fredericka (Bingell) 
 Becker. The father was a minister in the Lutheran 
 Church, and devoted the greater part of his life 
 to his sacred calling. 
 
 Dr. Becker received fine educational advantages 
 in the excellent schools of his native land, and 
 took the degree of Master of Arts at Fulda. He 
 then took up the study of medicine, attending 
 colleges in Marburg, Germanj^and Zurich, Switzer- 
 
 land, finally' graduating in 1882 with the degree 
 of Doctor of Medicine. For four years he was 
 engaged in practice in Switzerland, and then, in 
 1886, set sail for the United States, and by way of 
 New York City came direct to Toledo, where he 
 at once embarked ia general practice, and now has 
 a large and growing clientage. 
 
 The home of Dr. Becker is at No. 603 Oakwood 
 Avenue. The lady who presides over its hospitable 
 board with womanly grace was formerly Miss Mary 
 Kroeger, late of Hamburg, Germany. She is a 
 daughter of the late Imperial Austrian Consul, 
 Charles Kroeger-Ebole, at that cit}'. The marriage 
 of the Doctor and wife took place in December, 
 1885, in Germanj'. They have one son, who bears 
 the name of Curt H. C. 
 
 Since becoming a naturalized citizen of the 
 United States, Dr. Becker has given his allegiance 
 to the Democratic party, and never fails in the 
 discharge of his duties as a citizen, being interested 
 in whatever promises to advance the prosperity of 
 this city and country. 
 
 
 T7> RWIN P. RAYMOND, who is an attorney- 
 r^ C) at-law in Toledo, and a well known mem- 
 ber of the profession, has served in several 
 public capacities, having been a member of the 
 City Council, a member of the Police Board, and 
 for two years City Solicitoi. For the past twelve 
 j-ears he has been one of the Trustees of the Pub- 
 lic Library. In politics he is a stanch Democrat. 
 The parents of the above-named gentleman are 
 Paul and Harriet (Southworth) Raymond. (See 
 the former's history, which appears elsewhere in 
 this work.) Paul Raymond, who is a native of 
 New Hampshire, has been for many years a suc- 
 cessful merchant, and is also a prominent real-es- 
 tate dealer of this city. His wife was born in 
 eastern New York, and by her marriage has be- 
 
JACOB FOLGKR. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 395 
 
 come the mother of five children, of whom our 
 subject is the eldest. 
 
 Erwin P. Ra3mond was born in Adrian, Lena- 
 wee County, Mich., March 9, 1845, and with his 
 parents came to this city in 1866. His first steps 
 in the direction of obtaining an education were 
 taken in the public schools of Toledo. Later he 
 entered the high school, where he took a special 
 course. Having determined to enter the legal 
 profession, he next attended the State University 
 of Michigan, and was graduated from the law de- 
 partment in 1871. He passed the required exami- 
 nations before the Supreme Court of Ohio, and 
 was admitted to the Lucas County Bar. On com- 
 mencing his active practice he associated with 
 himself Charles Dodge, the firm being known as 
 Dodge & Raymond. After a long and successful 
 business connection the partnership was dissolved 
 by mutual consent, at the end of twelve years, 
 and since that time Mr. Raymond has conducted 
 his general law practice alone. 
 
 In October, 1875, a marriage ceremony was per- 
 formed by which Miss Margaret L. Johnson, of 
 Toledo, became the wife of Erwin P. Raymond. 
 The lady, who is a daughter of Ferdinand John- 
 son, is a native of Toledo. Three children have 
 been born to her and her husband, a son and two 
 daughters, Harriet B., Horton J. and Clara P. 
 
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 JACOB FOLGER. The annals of poor boys 
 who have become wealthy men are to be 
 found everywhere in America, and nowhere 
 more than in the thriving cities of Ohio. It 
 is not alone to the native-born that this good for- 
 tune has come, but many who have emigrated from 
 the older countries of Europe (where geiierations 
 of hardship and poverty have disheartened the 
 people) have found in the New World the pros- 
 perity which the}- could not have attained at 
 home. 
 
 It is the life record of such a one that we now 
 present. Mr. Folger, who is a wholesale dealer in 
 
 fresh and salt meats, and is the principal pork- 
 packer of Toledo, was born in Bavaria, Germany, 
 April 6, 1844, and is the son of Joiinand Cather- 
 ine Folger, being the youngest of their seven chil- 
 dren who lived to years of maturit}-. At the age 
 of six years he entered the public schools of his 
 native land, where he continued until thirteen 
 years of age, meantime gaining a practical educa- 
 tion in his native language. 
 
 When in his thirteenth year Mr. P'olger sailed 
 for the United States, and after a voyage of seven 
 weeks he landed in New York City, where he 
 spent three years with a brother, the proprietor of 
 a meat-market in that city. In 1860 he came to 
 Toledo, Ohio, where he entered the employ of 
 GotleibStahal, the proprietor of a meat-market, re- 
 maining with that gentleman for three years. In 
 1864 he embarked in business for himself, forming 
 a partnersliip with Benjamin Emch, under the firm 
 name of Folger ife Emch. He has since conducted 
 an increasing business, and is now recognized as 
 the principal packer of the city. His slaughter 
 houses are located near Toledo, while his whole- 
 sale and retail house is on St. Clair Street. The 
 former is well equipped with steam power and with 
 all the latest appliances for the business. Owing 
 to the strong competition in the sale of dressed 
 beef, he gives his attention now [jrincipally to the 
 slaughtering and packing of pork, and also manu- 
 factures sausage and lard upon an extensive scale. 
 
 The salting and smoking of the meats are done 
 at the business house, Nos. 9 and 11 St. ClairStreet, 
 a building especially fitted up for the business. 
 For some years Mr. Folger has been the sole pro- 
 prietor of the concern, and his remarkable success 
 has won for him a foi'emost place among the busi- 
 ness men of Toledo. In addition to a large local 
 trade, he sells to jobbers of meats at different points 
 in Ohio and other states. 
 
 Turning our attention from tlie business to the 
 domestic history of Mr. Folger, we find that he 
 occupies a pleasant residence on Cherry Street, 
 in one of the best neighborhoods in the city. His 
 attractive home is presided over with grace and an 
 unfailing hospitality by his accomplished wife, with 
 whom he was united in marri.age in 1864. She 
 bore the maiden name of Mary Emch and is a 
 
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 daughter of Benjamin Erach, the former partner 
 of Mr. Folger. She was horn in Wood County, 
 Ohio, and tliere grew to womanhood, receiving 
 such advantages as the schools of tliat county af- 
 forded. Her family consists of three sons and 
 four daughters, to whom have been given the best 
 educational advantages, and who are fitted for po- 
 sitions of influence in society and the business 
 world. 
 
 Mr. Folger is loyal to the interests of his adopt- 
 ed couutr3', and believing that protection will best 
 promote the success of home industries, he favors 
 the Republican platform and principles. He has 
 held the ofBce of President of Forest Cemetery, 
 and also served one term as a member of the City 
 Council. He began in business with limited means, 
 but by energ}', tact and close attention to details, 
 he has accumulated valuable property. 
 
 T~A BENEZER DONALDSON, one of the hon- 
 r C) ored and respected pioneer residents of 
 Grand Rapids, Wood County, is a native 
 of tliis state, and was born September 8. 1826, in 
 Perry County. He was the second child in the 
 family of four born to James and Anna (Peugh) 
 Donaldson. The former was born May 6, 1803, in 
 Washington County, Pa., and was reared on a 
 farm. He attended the common schools of his 
 home locality until 1818, when he removed with 
 his parents to Perry County, Ohio, remaining 
 there until 1830. The family then came to Wood 
 County, and located on Government land on Bea- 
 ver Creek, about two miles from Grand Rapids. 
 The only other family living near this place at the 
 time was that of Alexander Brown, who settled 
 there in 1828. 
 
 Tlie Indians were numerous when the family 
 lirst look up their quarters in this part of Ohio, 
 
 and, as may be supposed, the country was in a very 
 uncultivated state, but b^- unceasing industry and 
 perseverance Mr. Donaldson cleared and cultivated 
 a portion of the land he had taken up, and re- 
 mained upon it until some time in 1837. Having 
 disposed of his property about this time, he pur- 
 chased another farm in the same township, and re- 
 moved his family there. He made his home on 
 this latter farm until 1872, when he came to Grand 
 Rapids. Here he followed the occupation of a 
 teamster and mail-carrier until his death, which 
 occurred in March, 1886, of Bright's disease. He 
 was a strong Republican in politics, and served his 
 township as Trustee for a number of years. 
 
 The grandfather of our subject was born in 
 1775, and when a mere boy served in Shays' Re- 
 bellion. The faniilj- dates back in America to 
 Jacob Donaldson, who was born in Scotland and 
 came to America in 1730. He settled in eastern 
 Pennsylvania, but was killed by the Indians be- 
 fore the Revolutionar3' War, probably in the 
 French and Indian War. He had three daughters 
 and one son. The latter, Isaac Donaldson, mar- 
 ried Martha Reynolds in 1769, and in a few years 
 removed with his growing family to Indiana 
 County, Pa., took up a tract of Government land, 
 and entered vigorously upon its improvement. 
 While living there, in company with a Mr. Barn- 
 hill, he was returning from a visit to a neighbor, 
 when they were pursued by Indians, and Mr. 
 Barnhill was captured. Mr. Donaldson outran the 
 Indians, but was shot bj" an Indian lying under 
 the fence not far from the house, and was scalped 
 and tomahawked. 
 
 The mother of our subject was born June 11, 
 1804. She was a native of Virginia, and in 1805 
 came with her parents to Perry Count}-, Ohio, 
 where they were among the first white settlers. 
 Both of her grandfathers participated in the In- 
 dian Wars. She was of Welsh-Irisii ancestry, but 
 her parents were natives of America. 
 
 Ebenezer Donaldson, or "Squire" Donaldson, as 
 he is familiarly called, was but four years of age 
 when he came with his parents to this county. He 
 remained at home until of iige, spending his boy- 
 hood days assisting his father on the farm, and 
 attending the common schools in the old log school- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 397 
 
 house. He remembers many incidents of those 
 early pioneer days, and relates them to tlie great 
 interest of the young people of his acquaintance. 
 When about twenty-three years of age he moved 
 to a farm given to him by his father, in Weston 
 Township, where he set up housekeeping soon after 
 his marriage. In 1854 he sold out and bought 
 another place in Wasliington Township, and im- 
 mediately took possession of his new home, re- 
 maining tliere until 1873. 
 
 During the late Civil War Mr. Donaldson served 
 his country faithfully for three years. On the 
 18th of September, 1861, he enlisted in Company 
 H, Twent^'-first Regiment Ohio Volunteers, en- 
 listing as a private. He was soon promoted, how- 
 ever, to the office of Sergeant, and saw a great 
 deal of hard service in those three years, partici- 
 pating in a number of engagements. He was cap- 
 tured by Morgan in Tennessee in 1862, but was 
 paroled and kept at Camp Wallace, at Columbus, 
 until March, 1863, when he rejoined his regiment 
 at Murfreesboro. He marched with it from Chat- 
 tanooga to Atlanta. He was in Hospitals No. 8 
 and 19 in Nashville for about one year, and at the 
 expiration of his service, or September 18, 1864, 
 he was honorably discharged, and returned to his 
 old home, taking up his work where he had laid it 
 down at the call of his countrj'. 
 
 After returning from the war Mr. Donaldson 
 continued to follow agricultural pursuits until 
 1873, when he sold out his farm and removed to 
 Grand Kapids, where lie has since made his home. 
 Since coming to this city lie has filled various of- 
 fices of honor and trust. He has held the respon- 
 sible position of Postmaster of the city for a num- 
 ber of years, and is now serving as Justice of the 
 Peace. He is also engaged in llie insurance busi- 
 ness in this city in the interest of the Plicenix In- 
 surance Company. 
 
 September 20, 1849, Mr. Donaldson married 
 Miss Ann C. Dubbs, of Wood County, and six 
 children liave been born to the worthy couple: 
 Mary E., who is the wife of William A. Watson, a 
 farmer of this township; Stella, now Mrs. Paul B. 
 Palmer, of Toledo; Florence, who married David 
 Richards, of this county; Olive, a very prominent 
 teacher of Latin in the Smead Private School at 
 
 Toledo; Carrie, the wife of W. W. Edwards, a 
 banker, of Leipsic, Ohio; and Alexander J., a 
 farmer in Henry County, this state. Florence has 
 quite a reputation as a temperance lecturer, hav- 
 ing delivered lectures all over the countiT, and 
 at one time she spent two months in the city of 
 Cleveland, Ohio, where she lectured every evening 
 to crowded houses on that all-important tlieme. 
 
 Politically our worthy subject is a stanch Re- 
 publican, who has alwaj's taken a deep interest in 
 local politics. He is a man of good moral charac- 
 ter, is highly respected and has the confidence of 
 the entire community. He and his vvife are mem- 
 bers of the Methodist Church. 
 
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 JOHN C. JONES was born near Lock, Knox 
 County, Ohio, April 9, 1857, and was a son 
 of Basil and Isabel (Evans') Jones. When 
 he was a year and a-half old his mother died? 
 and he went to live with his grandparents, Mr. 
 and Mrs. Joseph Evans, of Licking County, Ohio, 
 where he remained until five years of age, when, 
 his father having remarried, he went to live with 
 him. 
 
 At the age of seventeen Mr. Jones began teach- 
 ing school in the winter and attending school in 
 the spring and fall, until June 3, 1881, when he 
 graduated from the normal school at Utica, Ohio. 
 He continued to teach in Licking County until the 
 fall of 1886, when he took charge of the public 
 schools of Sylvania, Lucas County, this state, where 
 he remained for five years. Then, becoming tired 
 of teaching, he turned his attention to the study 
 of law, registering with Hon. J. K. Hamilton and 
 the late J. D. Ford at Toledo, Ohio. October 5, 
 1892, he passed a successful examination before 
 the Supreme Court of Ohio, and was admitted to 
 the practice of law. He at once took an office with 
 
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 L. W. Morris, and after the latter was elected 
 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas he became 
 associated with George B. Boone. He takes quite an 
 active interest in matters of education, and is a 
 member of the Count}- Board of Scliool P^xaminers. 
 He belongs to the Knights of the IVIaccabces, and 
 is the present Commander of Enterprise Tent No. 
 138, at Sylvania, Ohio. 
 
 JJecember 24, 1885, Mr. Jones was married to 
 Addie M., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Harris, 
 of St. Louisville, Ohio. Four children have been 
 the result of tiiis union, namely: Waite D., born Oc- 
 tober 19, 188G; Bernice, born September 20, 1889, 
 and who died December 9, 1891; Bessie, born Oc- 
 tober 21, 1891; and Lucile, born December 14, 
 1893. Mrs. Jones is a lady of good education and 
 social attainments, and is a member of the Con- 
 gregational Church. 
 
 In politics Mr. Jones is identified with the Re- 
 publican party. He and his wife took a four- 
 years course of reading and study as members of 
 the Chautauqua Circle, belonging to the Class of 
 '89. Mr. Jones' present address is Sylvania, Ohio. 
 
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 r^ APT. JOHN H. FISHP:R, another of the 
 v^\y old pioneer settlers and prominent farmers 
 of Wood County, resides on section 8, 
 Weston Township. He was born December 17, 
 1818, in Orleans County, N. Y., being the fourth 
 child in the family of nine born unto Peter and 
 Lydia (Oakley) Fisher. Tiie father, who was also 
 a native of the Empire Stale, was born in 1777. 
 He was a farmer by occupation, and followed that 
 calling all his life, the greater part of the time in 
 New York. Late in life, however, he removed to 
 Michigan, and settled in Oakland County, where 
 he spent the remainder of bis days. He was called 
 to the land beyond April 7, 1866, in the eighty- 
 eighth year of his age. The mother of our sub- 
 
 ject was born in 1798, and passed away June 6, 
 1880. Her parents were Virginians bj' birth, and 
 her father was an officer in the Revolutionary 
 War. 
 
 John H. Fisher, the subject of this sketch, was 
 reared on a farm, and remained at home with his 
 parents until he was fifteen years old. He was 
 first employed .as a teamster on the Erie Canal, and 
 followed that calling for about two years, after 
 which he engaged in the canal business between 
 Cleveland and Portsmouth, and remained there for 
 about three years. In thes])ringof 1843 he gave 
 up his position, and, going to Toledo, worked on 
 the canal at that place for three years. After this 
 he became captain of a boat on the canal, and held 
 that position for twelve years, and by his pleasant, 
 genial disposition gained many friends during that- 
 time. Becoming tired, however, of the life of a 
 sailor, he gave up the vocation and came to Wood 
 County, where he purchased some land and settled 
 down to the life of a farmer. He now owns one 
 hundred and seventy-five acres of land in this and 
 Henry County (a portion of which adjoins the 
 city of Grand Rapids) and has a beautiful home on 
 the banks of the Maumee River, where he is sur- 
 rounded by all the comforts and many of the lux- 
 uries of life. For a number of years he owned 
 and operated a sawmill, and was very successful 
 in all his business transactions, but what he has 
 he has earned by his own industrious habits and 
 his energy. He is known all over the county as 
 "Captain" Fisher, and is honored and respected as 
 an honest, upright gentleman and worthy old 
 pioneer. 
 
 January 27, 1848, Captain Fisher and MissChar- 
 lotta, daughter of William and Bridget (Boyle) 
 Groober, were united in marriage. Her father was 
 a native of Lancaster County, Pa., where the 
 family had lived for some generations, and where 
 he was reared and learned the tanner's trade. 
 After having come to the years of maturity, he 
 came to Ohio and located near Wooster, where he 
 remained two years, after which he removed to 
 this county and settled on a farm where the city 
 of Grand Rapids now stands. Here he engaged 
 in farming, and continued to follow that occuim- 
 tion until his death, which occurred at the age of 
 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 401 
 
 seventy-two years. Mrs. Fisher's maternal grand- 
 parents were of Scolcb-Irish descent, but her mother 
 was born in Pennsylvania, April 20, 1809, and lier 
 death occurred liere June 30, 1888. 
 
 Two cliildren have blessed the union of Cajitain 
 and Mrs. Fisher. William, born August 20, 1849, 
 died in infancy. Frances Lillian, who was born 
 August 15, 1850, married Alexander Williamson, 
 and 'resides in Bowling Green, Ohio. They are 
 the parents of four children: Grace Lillian, who 
 married, December 25,1894, William Hutchinson, 
 of Waterville; Alma Gertrude, who married, June 
 28, 1893, George F. Hosbury, of Toledo; and 
 Mabel Charlotte and John, who are at home. 
 
 Mr. Fisher is a stanch Republican in his politi- 
 cal views, but has never aspired to political hon- 
 ors, although taking a deep interest in local 
 affairs and ever}' enterprise pertaining to the 
 growth and welfare of the community in which 
 he lives. He and his wife are members of the 
 Presbyterian Church at Grand Rapids. 
 
 JASPER P. COLLINS. In compiling a vol- 
 ume dedicated to the successful business men 
 of Toledo, conspicuous mention belongs to 
 the subject of this notice, who is now en- 
 gaged in the real-estate and loan business, being 
 the owner of extensive real-estate interests in the 
 western part of the city. The nobility of charac- 
 ter he has ever displa3'ed, and the wisdom govern- 
 ing his conduct, have inspired unbounded confi- 
 dence in his disposition and honor on the part of 
 his friends, and his acquaintances concede to him 
 abilities of the highest order, unimpeachable in- 
 tegrity and inflexible firmness of purpose. 
 
 A native of New York, Mr. Collins was born in 
 Brownsville, Jefferson County, October 1, 1834, 
 being the son of John W. and Sarah (Peck) Col- 
 15 
 
 lins, also natives of the Empire State. His father 
 came to Toledo in 1834, and here continued to re- 
 side until his death in 1884, at the age of eighty- 
 three years. In connection with his brother, San- 
 ford L., he embarked in the hotel business at 
 Tremainsville (now within the city limits of To- 
 ledo), which they continued for a short time, at 
 the same time carrying on a general store across the 
 street from the hotel. They dealt largely with the 
 Indians and early settlers. 
 
 After completing a thorough education, Mr. 
 Collins at first embarked in farming, but later 
 made a specialty of dairying. For years he was 
 thus engaged, during which time he furnished sev- 
 eral of the leading hotels of Toledo with milk. 
 He originated a process of cooling the milk so that 
 the anim.ll heat was taken out of it, thus render- 
 ing it possible to make a delivery only once a day, 
 instead of twice, as before. In 1892, havinggaincd 
 a handsome competence through his energetic ef- 
 forts, he retired from the dairy business, and now 
 devotes his attention to the oversight of his real- 
 estate and money-loaning interests. He was in- 
 strumental in the donation of twenty acres of 
 ground upon which the Jewel Sewing Machine 
 Company located, the plant being now enlarged 
 and occupied by the Lozier Bicycle Company. 
 
 In the fall of 1857 Mr. Collins was united in 
 marriage with Miss Miriam Ackley, of Cleveland, 
 Ohio, who died in 1868, leaving two daughters. 
 Jennie S., the elder of the two, is the wife of F. 1. 
 King, of Toledo; and Julia A., the X'ounger, is the 
 wife of Peter C. Storr, of St. Paul, Minn. The pres- 
 ent wife of Mr. Collins, whom he married in 1871, 
 was Miss Mary F. Blinn, a native of Perrysburg, 
 Ohio. Her parents, Judge Nathaniel D. and Maria 
 (Parker) Blinn, were natives, respectively', of Dover 
 Corners, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Her paternal 
 grandfather was a pioneer of Cleveland, and as- 
 sisted in building the m.acadaraized road between 
 Sandusky and Perrysburg, this state. Mrs. Collins 
 is a lefined and cultured lady, and stands high in 
 the best society of Toledo. Her home at No. 3403 
 Detroit Avenue is a pleasant one, and it is her 
 particular enjoyment to throw wide open its doors 
 for the entertainment of her many friends. By 
 her marriage with Mr. Collins she has become the 
 
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 mother of a son, Ralph B., a promising J'ounjr man, 
 and at present a student in the Toledo schools. 
 
 .Sociall}- Mr. Collins is a member of the Masonic 
 order, having attained the degree of Knight Tem- 
 pl.Tr. In politics he has always been a stanch Re- 
 publican. 
 
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 DANIEL A. BROWN, a retired business man 
 and well known citizen of Toledo, is a 
 native of New England, having been born 
 in (Jrleans County,Vt.,on the 7th of May, 1828. His 
 parents were Ammi and Sara (Miltimore) Brown, 
 the father a native of Winchendon, Mass., and the 
 mother of New Hampshire. They came to Ohio 
 and located in Toledo, where they remained until 
 the time of their death, the father passing away in 
 that city at the age of seventy-six years, and the 
 mother at the age of eighty-five years. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this sketch re- 
 mained in the home of his birth until he was eight- 
 een years of age. He attended the public schools 
 and received a fair education, which he has made 
 good use of in his business career. In 1846 he 
 started oul in life for himself, first going to 
 Briglits, now included in Boston, Mass., where he 
 engaged in the stock business, buying and ship- 
 ping stock. 'I'his venture proved a success, and he 
 continued to carry on the business until 1851, 
 when he decided to go West and "grow up with 
 the country." He made his way to Cleveland, 
 Ohio, and again embarked in the same vocation. 
 He remained in that city about three years, and 
 then removed to Toledo, where he formed a part- 
 nership with Stillraan Brown, a cousin, and con- 
 ducted the same business which he had followed 
 in Boston and Cleveland. In 1859 this firm took 
 charge of the Toledo Stock Yards, doing an im- 
 mense business, slaughtering one thousand hogs a 
 day, and at the same time carrying on an extensive 
 packing trade. In ten years' time the partners had 
 
 accumulated a comfortable fortune and retired 
 from that business, our subject at present being 
 engaged in looking after his real-estate interests. 
 
 Mr. Brown was married, in 1862, to Miss Amelia 
 Fisher, a native of Wooster, Ohio, and an estima- 
 ble lady, who is highly esteemed for her many 
 lady-like qualities and her generosity. She has 
 become the mother of five children, one son and 
 four daughters, as follows: Alma C, the wife of 
 C. E. Russell; Belle, now Mrs. A. M. Chesbrough, 
 who resides in Toledo; Daniel A., Jr.; Mary A. 
 and Henrietta AV. The family occupy a high posi- 
 tion in the social circles of Toledo, and their beau- 
 tiful residence. No. 651 Miami Street, is a large 
 brick dwelling, which, with its prett3' surround- 
 ings, presents an attractive appearance. 
 
 Politically Mr. Brown is a Democrat, and has 
 always supported the nominees of that party with 
 his influence and ballot. Fraternally he is a mem- 
 ber of the Free and Accepted Masons, and is iden- 
 tified with Rubicon Lodge. 
 
 Cy EORGE ZELLER, a prominent stone con- 
 ^ T tractor and builder of Maumee, is a na- 
 tive of Ohio. He was born January 24, 
 1855, in Maumee, and is the eldest in a family of 
 six children born to Leo and Mary (Stewart) Zeller. 
 His parents were both natives of Germany, the 
 former born March 14, 1826, and the latter in 
 18.30. Leo Zeller was reared and educated in his 
 native land, and in his youth learned the tanner's 
 trade. After coming to this country he engaged 
 in the same occupation, and continued in the busi- 
 ness until his death, which occurred March 14. 
 1877. The mother passed away June 1, 1889, at 
 the age of fift^'-nine years. Both were exemplary 
 members of the Catholic Church, and were highlj' 
 esteemed by their many friends and neighbors. 
 The subject of this sketch remained at home 
 
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 403 
 
 with tiis parents, and attended tlie public scliools 
 of Muuinee. After leaving scliool at an early 
 age he learned the tanner's trade. He worked at 
 ditching about two summers, but spent the winter 
 months at his trade in Maumee. He also specu- 
 lated in wood and timber for a time, and was suc- 
 cessful. Determined to try something else whereby 
 he might still further better his financial condi- 
 tion, m 1877 he purchased a canal-boat, with 
 which he went into business for himself. He also 
 became interested in a stone quarry at Waler- 
 ville, Ohio, and was soon enjoying a large and lu- 
 crative trade in that line. He started out on a 
 small scale, but increased his facilities for business 
 as his trade increased, and at the [jresent time is 
 doing an extensive business in crushed stone for 
 building roads. He is a first-class business man, 
 and has the respect and confidence of the entire 
 community. 
 
 On the 24th of .June, 1888, Mr. Zeller was mar- 
 ried to Miss Minnie Kesler, and this union has 
 been blessed by the birth of one child, a lovely 
 little daughter, Mary, born June U, 1891. Mr. 
 Zeller is a stanch Democrat in his political views, 
 and takes a great inleiest in local politics. He is 
 an active .v-oiker in his partj-, but has never as- 
 pired to public office. Fraternally he is a member 
 of the Knights of Pythias, being identified with 
 Perrysburg Lodge No. 554. 
 
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 JOHN R. HIGHT is the owner of a good home- 
 stead of thirty acres, which is situated on 
 section 12, Swan Creek Township, Fulton 
 County, Ohio. Here he has made his home 
 for the past twenty-two years, prior to which time 
 he lived for thirty-one 3'ears in Providence Town- 
 ship, Lucas Count}'. Both he and his father were 
 pioneers in Ohio, their first home m the Buckeye 
 
 State having been in Wayne County, where they 
 lived for a period of nine years. In 1842 Mr. 
 Hight came to this portion of the state, with whose 
 upbuilding he has ever since been actively con- 
 cerned. 
 
 The parents of John R. were George and Eve 
 (Rickel) Hight, natives of Bedford County, Pa., 
 and Maryland, respectively. The former was a 
 distiller for some sixteen years, but was obliged 
 to give up the business on account of his health. 
 He was a man of temperate habits, and was never 
 known to touch liquor in any form. In 1835 he 
 emigrated to Ohio and leased land in Wayne 
 County. In 1842 he sold his lease and, going to 
 Lucas County, located on a forty-acre tract of 
 timber-land in Providence Township. He cleared 
 thirty acres of the tract, which he sold in 1853. 
 The proceeds he invested in an eighty-acre farm 
 in Pulaski County, Ind., where he continued to re- 
 side until his death. 
 
 The family of George and Eve Hight numbered 
 six children, of whom John R. is the eldest. The 
 next 3'ounger, Sophia M., married Henry Byers, of 
 Lucas Count}', and has four children. William is 
 a carpenter by trade. Ellen is a resident of In- 
 diana. Jesse died in the army, while at Memphis, 
 Tenn.; and George, who married Kate Capis, was 
 also a soldier in the War of the Rebellion, and was 
 wounded five times while defending the Old Flag. 
 
 John R. Hight was born October 24, 1820, in 
 Bedford County, Pa., and continued to dwell un- 
 der tiie parental roof until he reached his majority, 
 when he started out to make his own living inde- 
 pendently, and worked at various occupations for. 
 two years. He then came to the Maumee Valley 
 and, obtaining a school, engaged in teaching at 
 Monclova for two terms. Later he taught several 
 terms in Providence Township. After his mar- 
 riage he turned his attention to agricultural affairs, 
 conducting a rented farm for sometime. He then 
 learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed 
 more or less until October, 1861, at which time he 
 enlisted in the Civil War in Company H, Sixty- 
 eighth Ohio Infantry. Going to Camp Chase, he 
 was drilled for three weeks, and then was sent by 
 boat to Kentucky, and from there to Ft. Henry. 
 He was in the battle of Sliiloh, and ftt Pittsburg 
 
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 Landing was wounded by a tree falling upon him. 
 He was taken to the hospital at Camp Dennison, 
 where he remained for two weeks, being then 
 granted a furlougli, after wliicli he reported at 
 Camp Chase, and was given an honorable discharge 
 from the service. Returning home, he spent the 
 next fifteen years in Providence Township, and 
 on selling out his interests there, came to this 
 county and bought eighty .acres of land, on which 
 there were no improvements. Tiic place now bears 
 little resemblance to its former condition, everj'- 
 tliing being kept up in a thrifty manner. 
 
 Mr. Iliglit is a strong Republican, and fraternally 
 is a member of Philii) Hendricks Post No. 201, 
 G. A. R., of Colton, Ohio. He belongs to Lodge 
 No. 409, I. (). O. F., of Texas, Ohio, and is con- 
 nected with several other lodges. He has assisted 
 in laying out and keeping in good order the high- 
 ways in the vicinity of his home, and is always 
 actively interested in whatever tends to the public 
 weal. 
 
 On the 4th of .July, 1851, ,lohn R. Hight married 
 Eliza .1., widow of George Harris, and daughter of 
 James and Catherine (King) Donahue. The for- 
 mer died in 1850, but the latter lived until 1893. 
 They were the parents of nine children, of whom 
 Mrs. Hight is the eldest. James is a resident of 
 Henry County, Ohio. Catherine, who married Al 
 Hancock, Februar3' 10, 1892, has three children 
 and is a resident of Lucas County. William mar- 
 ried Harriet Morgan, by whom he has five chil- 
 dren. Mary wedded T. B. Pinkerton, a teacher of 
 WaterviUe. David, a resident of Columbus, mar- 
 ried .Sarah Murray. Thomas died in the battle of 
 the Wilderness, at the age of twenty-one years. 
 Theopholis, of Indiana, married Louise Tavey; 
 and Barbara married James Murr.ay, a carpenter. 
 
 The union of Mr. and Mrs. Hight was blessed 
 with five children, all sons. James T., born April 
 7, 1853, is an engineer in Illinois. He married 
 Emily Warren, by whom he has seven children. 
 AVilliam G., whose birth occurred August 7, 1855, 
 is a carpenter by trade, and is now in Toledo. He 
 married Amelia Smith, who has borne him two 
 children. John Charles, who lives in this count}', 
 !\n(] is engaged in a successful l)usiness enterprise, 
 WHS born Noveml>er II, 1859. He married Emma 
 
 Britton, and has one child. Ulysses S., born June 
 1, 1862, married Cora Miller, and is an agricultur- 
 ist of Fulton County. Ohio. Thomas J., born 
 April 8, 1870, is unmarried and lives at home. 
 
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 REV. FELIX S. MOTULEWSKI, pastor of 
 St. Anthony's Catholic Church of Toledo, 
 is a native of Russian Poland, and was 
 born on the 2d of January, 1868. He spent 
 the first twenty years of his life in his native 
 land, and until nineteen years of age was a jiupil 
 in the public schools, after which he en lered the 
 gymnasium at Suvalki, a town of Poland, and on 
 leaving there entered the theological seminary 
 at Sejn}', which is also in Poland. The follow- 
 ing year, after leaving the latter institution, he 
 emigrated to America, landing in the oHy of New 
 York July 4, 1890. Thence he made his way to 
 Cleveland, and entering St. Mary's Theological 
 Seminary, was a student there one year. 
 
 Joseph Motulewski, the father of our subject, 
 was a dealer in lime and cement in Poland, and 
 still makes that country his home. He was mar- 
 ried to Mary Dombroski, who was also born in Po- 
 land, and who became the mother of eight children. 
 
 The original of tliis.sketch was ordained a priest 
 at Cleveland in 1891, and for one 3'ear acted as 
 assistant pastor of St. Stanislaus Church of that 
 city. At the expiration of that time he was sent 
 to Berea, Ohio, where he was given charge of St. 
 Albert's Church, and remained until 1893, the 
 year of his coming to Toledo. Since locating here 
 he has finished the fine brick and stone edifice 
 which was begun some time before, and wiwch is 
 now one of the finest churches in the city. It is 
 centrally located, on one of the most desirable 
 sites in Toledo, and cost when completed ? 100,000. 
 It is of a modern style of architecture, handsomely 
 finished and furnished, and has a seating capacity 
 
ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH, TOLEDO, OHIO. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 407 
 
 of seventeen bunrtred. The congregation num- 
 bers eight hundred families, making a membersliip 
 of almost Ave thousand. 
 
 Father Motulewski also has charge of the large 
 parociiial school, numbering four hundred and 
 sixt\- pupils, and which is presided over by six sis- 
 ters and one lay teacher, who arc thoroughly 
 qualilicd for the work which is before them in ed- 
 ucating the children. Allhougli young in years. 
 Father Motulewski 's fine education has in every wa3- 
 qualified him to assume the duties of the important 
 position which he holds, and the rapid increase in 
 tlie membership of the churcii shows witii what 
 success his efforts have been crowned. He is loved 
 and looked up to by all his families, and is a de- 
 vout worker in the Church of Rome, conscien- 
 tiously living up to what he jjelieves to be right. 
 
 JOHN WILSON, an influential resident of 
 Providence Township, Lucas County, is a 
 native of Scotland, but has made his home 
 in the United States for a quarter of a cen- 
 tuiy. He is an active Republican in politics, and 
 since 1878 has been Township Treasurer. His 
 farm is situated on section 22, and is improved 
 witli commodious and substantial buildings. In 
 1893 he erected a new brick house at a cost of 
 $2,500, and some five years previous put up a fine 
 large barn. He carries on general farming, and 
 as a stock-raiser has been particularly successful. 
 He keeps a good grade of horses, and raises many 
 sheep and Poland-China hogs. 
 
 A son of David and Agnes (Pierson) Wilson, 
 our subject was born November 22, 1845, in Scot- 
 land. His father died in Scotland, the laud of 
 his birth, at the age of seventy-two years, and 
 the mother also spent her entire life in that coun- 
 try. David Wilson was one of seven children. 
 
 who have all passed to the home beyond. To 
 himself and wife were born nine children: Thomas, 
 who died in childhood; Jane; John, whose name 
 heads tin's sketch; Archibald, who married a Miss 
 Wilson and has four children; David; Robert, 
 formerly of Minnesota, but who died in 1888; 
 Agnes, who married Robert Kelly, an engineer in 
 Scotland, and has twoehildien; James; and Helen, 
 who became the wife of William Harvey, who died 
 in 1883. Mrs. Harvey is now living in Toronto, 
 Canada. 
 
 The first thirty years of the life of John Wilson 
 were spent in his native land, where he received 
 good educational advantages. In 1870 he emi- 
 grated to America, and after fourteen days on the 
 ocean landed in New York City, July 20. He was 
 without means, but was willing' to accept whatever 
 business offered whereby he might gain an honest 
 livelihood. For five years he worked on a farm 
 in New York State, and during this time managed 
 to save from his earnings $1,184. While engaged 
 in hauling logs in 1872 he met with an accident, 
 one of his legs being broken, and he was confined 
 to his bed for some time. In 1875 he went to 
 Saginaw, Mich., and worked in the pine woods for 
 one season, and the next spring he came to the 
 Buckeye State. Obtaining work at the infirmary 
 at Napoleon, he remained there for a year, and in 
 1876 he bought forty acres of land, four years 
 later purchasing forty acres more. 
 
 The marriage of John Wilson took place in 
 Heniy Count}', this state, February 27, 1877, Miss 
 Emma B. Strayer becoming his wife. She was born 
 September 1, 1850, and is one of the eight chil- 
 dren of Henry and Barbara (Ness) Strayer, the 
 former of whom died February' 11, 1878. Her 
 brothers and sisters are as follows: Susan, who 
 married Ben Cole, by whom she had one child; 
 Catherine, Mrs. Henry Keeler, of this township; 
 Jacob; John, who married Sophia Benson, and has 
 six children; Mary E. and Daniel N., who are de- 
 ceased; and Abraham L., of Henry County, whose 
 wife was formerly Sarah Jaybird. Mrs. Susan 
 Cole died in 1861, and her husband's death oc- 
 curred while he was in the Union service during 
 the late war. To Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson has 
 been born one son, .John D., the date of his birth 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 being April 29, 1883. Tlie family linve many sin- 
 cere friends among their neighbors and acquaint- 
 ances and are justly esteemed for their sterling 
 worth. 
 
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 < EWIS E. WEBB, the efficient Principal of 
 j Cy tlie graded schools at Grand Rapids, but 
 who resides in IMaumee, was born Marc^li 
 4, 1860, in Perrysburg, this slate, and is the young- 
 est child born to tiie union of John and Mary 
 (Jones) Webb. The paternal grandfather of our 
 subject was born in Pennsylvania, upon the banks 
 of the Susquehanna River, and resided with his 
 parents near Wyoming at the time of the terrible 
 massacre by tlie Indians at that place. Immedi- 
 ately after that horrible tragedy his parents re- 
 moved to Berks County, Pa., and shortly after 
 their arrival in that county the grandfather went 
 to Reading, which was the county seat, and learned 
 the hatter's trade. In February, 1794, he was 
 married, and with Ins young wife went to New 
 York City, where he engaged in the manufacture 
 of hats. The family occupied a small house on 
 Madison Lane, and he used one room for his fac- 
 tory, doing the work himself and selling his jn'od- 
 ucts at retail. 
 
 In this same little building, on the 27th of Au- 
 gust, 1795, John Webb, Jr., the father of our sub- 
 ject, was born, and six months afterward the fam- 
 ily removed to Hagerstown, Md. For two 3'ears 
 Mr. Webb engaged in the occupation of a hatter 
 in that city, and then returned to nis native state 
 and located in Lewistown. He remained in this 
 place only one year, however, and then journeyed 
 to Mifflinburg, and again engaged at his old trade. 
 John, Jr., having by this time attained the age of 
 sixteen years, decided to follow the occupation of 
 his father, and consequently' learned the hatter's 
 trade with that wortiiy gentleman. In 1814 the 
 family again made a change in their place of resi- 
 
 dence, this time going farther west, and settling 
 in Canton, Ohio, where the father and son worked 
 together at their trade, without, however, any un- 
 derstanding between them as to the division of 
 the proceeds of their labor. 
 
 In 1820 John Webb, Jr., took a trip east to 
 Union, Pa., and on the 8tli of March of the fol- 
 lowing year married Miss Elizabeth Charles. Im- 
 mediately after the ceremony, he returned with 
 his young wife to Canton, Ohio, and entered into 
 a formal partnership with his father. They con- 
 tinued to carry on the manufacture of hats until 
 the 1st of November, 1822, when the partnership 
 was dissolved, and our subject's father, with his 
 wife and son Charles, then an infant, started for 
 Perrysburg, Ohio, arriving at their destination on 
 the 6th of the same month, after passing through 
 many difficulties en route. They first went with 
 the household goods by wagon to Portland (now 
 Sandusky City), expecting to take a boat there 
 for the Maumee River, but, finding none, tbey 
 were compelled to take passage on a horse-boat 
 (or mud-scow) to Lower Sandusky, leaving their 
 goods to be shipped at the first opportunity. Ar- 
 riving in Lower Sandusky, or Fremont, as it is 
 now called, by previous arrangement the3' met 
 Thomas Webb, a brother, and Thomas R. Mc- 
 Knight, a brother-in-law of Mr. Webb, with two 
 horses and a side-saddle. Mr. McKnight and M»s. 
 Webb, with the baby, rode the horses, while Mr. 
 Webb, his little brother, and a man by the name 
 of Ilawley, who had been waiting for company 
 through the swamps, followed on foot. They fol- 
 lowed the Sandusky River for about two miles, 
 and then took a well beaten trail for the West, ar- 
 riving on the night of the first day at the crossing 
 of the Portage River, now called Elmore, the only 
 place where the river had a rock bottom and could 
 be forded. The next day they came through to 
 Perrysburg, striking the river about one and one- 
 half miles below the town. At that time no wagon 
 had ever traveled through the swamps, and Per- 
 rysburg was uninhabited except b}' beasts and 
 birds of the forest. 
 
 After leaving Lower Sandusky, the solitary trav- 
 elers discovered no habitation until they reached 
 the crossing at what is now Elmore, where they 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 409 
 
 found one lone lo": cabin, in wliicli the wayfarer 
 might find food and slielter for tlie niglit, it being- 
 impossible to travel from Lower Sandusky to the 
 Maumee River in one day. The next dwelling 
 was at the end of tlieir journey, and was owned 
 and occupied by Victor Jenison and his famil3% 
 It was situated on the south bank of the Maumee 
 River, just below the present site of Perrysburg. 
 Mr. Jenison made a little clearing about his cabin, 
 and cultivated a small tract of bottom land, which 
 had probabl}' been formed by the alluvium of the 
 river, and had never been grown over with tim- 
 ber. At that time he was supposed to be a "squat- 
 ter," and was soon after compelled to buy of a 
 nun-resident in order to secure a title. The town 
 of Perrysburg had been survej-ed and platted by 
 the Government in 1817, five years prior to Mr. 
 Webb's arrival, but at that time there was no one 
 living on it, and no portion was cleared excepting 
 lot No. 144, now occupied by the residence of the 
 late Fiancis Hollenbeck. who was one of the first 
 settlers of the town and a warm friend of Mr. Webb. 
 The logs made from this timber were used by Mr. 
 McKnight in erecting a dwelling for himself and 
 family. 
 
 Mr. Webb and Lis family took up their liead- 
 quarters in a frame building at tlie head of the 
 bayou, neai' the extension of Weft Boundary 
 Street (then called Givens' Lane), thus becoming 
 the lirst settlers of Perrysburg. Messrs. McKnight. 
 Aurora and Samuel Spofford, Jacob and James 
 AVilkison, Mrs. Owens, and one other person, with 
 their families, resided at Orleans, a village located 
 on the flats at the foot of Ft. Meigs Hill. Mr. 
 Webb assisted liis brother-in-law in erecting his 
 log house on lot No. 144, carrying up one corner, 
 and "chinking and daubing" the stiucture. The 
 latter took possession of his new home in the fol- 
 lowing spring, or in 1823. Perrysburg was the 
 county seat at the time, and Mr. McKniglit was 
 chosen Clerk, but the first few terms of court were 
 held in Maumee, there being no house in Perrys- 
 burg in which it could be held. Subsequently 
 three or four terras were held at Orleans, in a 
 warehouse belonging to a Mr. HoUister. This 
 gentleman was a resident of Maumee at the time, 
 but owned the building and occupied the ground- 
 
 floor as a storeroom. Soon after his arrival Mr. 
 Webb fitted up a shop in the basement of his 
 dwelling for tlie manufacture of hats, but did not 
 commence working at Ins trade until the year 
 1824, being unable to procure the necessary tools. 
 He manufactured the first hats which were ever 
 made in the Maumee Valley, the only other es- 
 tablishment of the kind in the West at that time 
 being situated at Detroit, Mich. He bought some 
 land on the north side of what is now known as 
 Front Street, extending to the river, and at once 
 erected a log building to be used as a factoiy, the 
 basement of which is still plainly discernible upon 
 the river bank. He commenced business in this 
 building in 1824, and by hard work, industry and 
 frugality was enabled to save enough from the 
 proceeds of his labor to pay for the land which he 
 had previously purchased, and the lot on which 
 he built the residence in wliich he passed his last 
 days. 
 
 Mr. Webb was elected Sheriff of Wood County 
 in 1826, and was re-elected in 1828. In Maj', 
 1831, he was appointed County Clerk, and con- 
 tinued in office eleven years. He was then suc- 
 ceeded by .loseph Utley, who immediately ap- 
 poiiUed him Deputy, and he served under that 
 worthy gentleman until the expiration of the term. 
 He was again unanimously elected to the office of 
 Sheriff, and the following year was re-elected. 
 George W.Porter was executed November 5, 1830, 
 and Mr. Webb, who was at that time Sheriff, per- 
 formed the details of the execution. Porter had 
 murdered a man by the name of Richardson, and 
 was tried and sentenced to death. When Mr. 
 Webb realized that he would be obliged to exe- 
 cute a fellow-being, he recoiled in horror from the 
 act, but before the time came for the final scene 
 he had become resigned to the performance of his 
 unpleasant task. This was brought about largely 
 by Porter himself, who was under Mr. Webb's 
 care for six months before the day set apart for 
 the execution. He talked frequently with the 
 Sheriff about his crime, and expressed a willing- 
 ness and desire to die, and, in fact, he would not 
 hear of any effort being made to secure a pardon. 
 He regretted the deed, but did not want to live 
 with such a load upon his mind. The execution 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 took place at the foot of Ft. Meigs, in order that 
 the spectators might occupy the hill-side and wit- 
 ness the performance. Among the large crowd 
 present were many from New York and Michigan, 
 who came expressly for the occasion. Tliis was 
 llie first execution tliat ever took place in tlie iiis- 
 tory of Maumee Valley. 
 
 In 1848 Mr. Webb was again elected County 
 Clerk, and faithfully performed the duties of that 
 office until 1860, when he retired to private life. 
 His declining years were spent in reading, and his 
 mind was a storehouse of information, both re- 
 garding the early history of the county and the 
 current events of the day. He always took an 
 active part in politics, and was an earnest Repub- 
 lican from the time of the organization of the 
 party. He was married three limes, and became 
 the father of eighteen children, of whom our sub- 
 ject is the youngest. His first wife was Miss Eliz- 
 abeth Charles, their wedding taking place on the 
 8th of March, 1821. Some time after her death he 
 was united in marriage with Miss Mary Dean, the 
 date of the event being July 18, 1834. February 
 23, ISf)!, Miss Mary A. Jones became his wife. 
 She was an able and prominent teacher in the pub- 
 lic schools of Perrysburg, and still makes^ber 
 home in that city. There was probably no citizen 
 in the valley who had more warm and true friends 
 than John Webb, Jr., or, as he was called by al- 
 most everyone in the count}', "Uncle John." It 
 is doubtful if he had an enemy in the world, and 
 his name is inscribed among the most worthy of 
 the old pioneers of the Maumee Valley. By his 
 industry and good management he gained a com- 
 petence for himself and family, and never did a 
 dishonest or dishonorable act in liis life. He passed 
 away on the ninetieth anniversary of his birth, 
 August 27, 1885. 
 
 Our subject remained at home with his parents 
 and attended the public schools of Perrysburg un- 
 til nineteen years of age, when he began teaching 
 in the district schools of Wood County. After five 
 years spent in teaching in the different schools 
 of the county, he was engaged to teach in the 
 graded schools of Weston, Ohio, remaining there 
 three years. He then removed to Maumee, and 
 became Principal of the schools of that cit}', hold- 
 
 ing this important position for six years, after 
 which he was offered and accepted the posil'on of 
 Principal of the graded scliools of Grand Rapids, 
 and this position he has efficiently and acceptably 
 filled to the present time. 
 
 July 7, 1884, Lewis E. Webb and Miss Minnie, 
 daughter of George and Catherine (Hufford) Gelz, 
 were united in marriage, and to this union two 
 children liave been born: John K., September 18, 
 1886; and Bessie May, March 22, 1890. Our sub- 
 ject, like his father, is a good Republican, and 
 takes an active part in local politics. Fraternally 
 he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd 
 Fellows, and is identified with Lodge No. 682. He 
 is also a member of the National Union, Ft. Meigs 
 Lodge No. 74, of Maumee. In his profession he 
 has gained a splendid reputation as a school 
 teacher, and numbers his friends b}' the score. 
 Though not a member of any church, he believes 
 in doing right because it is right. He is public- 
 spirited and liberal, giving of his means and in- 
 duence to the support of any enterprise that is 
 for the good of humanity or the welfare of the 
 community. 
 
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 r~y' HARLES W. WILKINSON was born and 
 ^^W grew to manhood on the homestead which 
 he now owns and operates, and which is 
 situated on section 1, Washington Township, Lu- 
 cas County. In addition to general farming he 
 has been quite successful in running a dairy busi- 
 ness, for which purpose bis farm is well adapted. 
 A son of William and Oleona (Flint) Wilkinson, 
 Charles W. was born April 22, 1844, and up to the 
 age of twenty-one passed his time quietly in farm 
 work and in attending the district schools. At 
 that age he enlisted as a private in Com pan}' I, 
 One Hundred and Thirtieth Ohio Infantry, and 
 was mustered into service at'Johnston Island. He 
 was later sent to Washington, and then was sta- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 413 
 
 lioned in Point Rock. He received an honorable 
 discharge September 16, 1865, the same year he 
 enlisted, and at once returned home. 
 
 As soon as he was old enough the charge of the 
 old homestead fell upon the shoulders of our sub- 
 ject, who had been trained as a practical farmer. 
 He now owns eighty-three acies in his home place 
 and another tract of eighty' acres in Michigan. 
 His education, while not of the best, was practical, 
 and has been amply sutlicient for his needs, and he 
 has further supplemented it by jjrivate reading 
 and observation. 
 
 September 2, 1870, the marriage of Mr. Wilkin- 
 son and Miss Sarah A. Van Wormer was celebrated. 
 The lady was born in Indiana, February 10, 1848, 
 and is a daughter of Aaron and Philletta (Wagon- 
 er) Van AVormer. Two children, sons, have come 
 to bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson, 
 namelj': Arden C, who was born January 1, 1874; 
 and J. Edwin, whose birth occurred June 14, 1876. 
 They are now attending business college in Tole- 
 do, and are bright, promising young men. 
 
 In questions of politics Mr. Wilkinson is alwa3's 
 to be found on the side of the Republican party. 
 Both he and his worthy wife are members of the 
 Congregational Church, to which they are liberal 
 contributors. 
 
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 JOHN W. WAMSHER is engaged in market- 
 gardening on his valuable and well improved 
 farm on section 19, Washington Township, 
 Lucas County, on which place he has made 
 his home since 1874. During the late Civil War 
 he was one of the brave soldiers who fought in de- 
 fense of the Union, and suffered the untold hor- 
 rors of Libby and Andersonville Prisons, while a 
 captive in the hands of the Confederates. 
 
 A son of John and L3dia (Kline) Wamsher, our 
 subject was one of seven children, the others being 
 
 Jacob, William, Joel, Jsaac, Moses and Bessie. The 
 parents were both natives of Pennsylvania, and 
 were of German extraction. John W. was born in 
 Schuylkill County, Pa., November 26, 1843, and 
 in youth began working in the railroad shops at 
 Philadelphia, serving an apprenticeship of four 
 years. The first year he received twenty-five cents 
 a day, the second year fifty, the third year seven- 
 ty-five and the fourth -^1 per day. 
 
 In 1862 our subject enlisted as a private in Coni- 
 pan3' I, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Pennsyl- 
 vania Infantry, being mustered in at Harrisburg. 
 Among the numerous important battles in whicli 
 he took part were the following: South Mountain, 
 Antietam, Philippi, Winchester, Fredericksburg, 
 Monocaey, Chancellorsville and Cedar Ci'eek. At 
 the battle of Chancelloi'sville he was taken prison- 
 er, Ma3' 3, 1863, and was conveyed to Thunder 
 Castle at Richmond. Ten days later he was re- 
 moved to Belle Isle, where he spent a week, then 
 for three weeks was confined in Libby Prison, and 
 finally landed in Andersonville. Here he was kept 
 for four months and a-half, after which he was 
 paroled, being sent to Annapolis, Md. From there 
 he proceeded to Harrisburg, where he was dis- 
 charged on account of disabilit}', and for six 
 months or more he was unable to do any active 
 work. 
 
 July 16, 1864, Mr. Wamsher re-enlisted in 
 Company I, One Hundred and Niuet^'-fifth Penn- 
 sylvania Infantry, and went on Sheridan's cam- 
 paign. He received his final discliarge from the 
 army at Harrisburg, April 15, 1865. At the bat- 
 tle of Antietam he was wounded by a minie-ball, 
 which lodged in his right ankle, and was not ex- 
 tracted for two months. During all this time, how- 
 ever, he was not absent from his regiment. When 
 captured at Chancellorsville he had been wounded 
 by a minie-ball in the left wrist. On being taken 
 prisoner he weighed one hundred and forty-three 
 pounds, and when he once more breathed the air 
 of liberty he was emaciated almost beyond the 
 power of description, weighing only seventy-six 
 pounds. When in Libb3' Prison he received two 
 meals a day, breakfast consisting of one-fourth of 
 a biscuit, and supper of a small ladleful of soup. 
 At Andersonville his rations were no better; in 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 fact, hardly as much as at Libby. He made a dug- 
 out in the side of the iiill for a place of slielter. 
 Many a friend and comrade has he seen siiot down 
 for the slightest reason during that terrible time. 
 
 On his return to Pennsylvania Mr. Wamsiier 
 worked at his trade in Heading until October, 
 1866, when he removed to this county. For a 
 year he lived in Providence Township, after which 
 for six years he cultivated a farm in Wood Coun- 
 ty. Then, purchasing the farm where he now 
 lives, he has since engaged in its improvement. 
 He has been a stalwart supi)orter of the Republi- 
 can party since becoming a voter, and faithfully 
 discharges the duties of citizenship. 
 
 March 27, 1877, Mr. Wamsher married Miss Anna 
 Fox, a native of Bohemia. Five children have 
 come to grace their union, and are as follows: 
 Walter, John, Myrtle, Iva and Pearl, tiie latter of 
 whom died in infancy. 
 
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 NATHAN GARDNER, one of the honored 
 pioneers and prominent agriculturists of 
 Lucas County, now living on his farm in 
 Oregon Township, was born April 5, 1821, in 
 Wayne County, N. Y., being the eldest in the fam- 
 ily of three children born to Robert and Cather- 
 ine (Cliapple) Gardner. Mercy, the next in order 
 of birth, was the wife of Charles C03', of Wood 
 County, Oiiio, where she made her home until her 
 death, which occurred at an advanced age. Cath- 
 erine, the other sister, still resides in this county. 
 Robert Gardner, the father of our subject, came 
 to this country as a Britisli soldier in 1812, but 
 joined tiie American troops, and fought with them 
 until the close of the war. In 1830 he came to 
 Ohio, and settled in Lucas County. Here he pur- 
 chased several acres of laud and proceeded to clear 
 a space on which to build his log cabin, the most 
 fashionable residence of those early da^'S. It Vvas 
 
 soon completed, and the family took possession of 
 their new home and began the struggle for exist- 
 ence, an arduous task, indeed, in those days. He 
 remained on this farm until his death, which oc- 
 curred at the advanced age of seventy-eight years. 
 The mother was a native of New York State, and 
 passed away at the age of thirty-five years. 
 
 Our subject spent his early life at home on 
 the farm witli his father, attending the common 
 scliools of that day when not employed at work 
 on the farm or hunting in the forests near his 
 home. When nineteen years of age he became a 
 sailor on the lakes, running between Toledo and 
 Buffalo, and followed this vocation for about five 
 years. Becoming convinced at the end of that 
 time that this was not his calling, he gave up the 
 occupation and returned to this county, purchas- 
 ing the farm of forty acres on which he now re- 
 sides, which at that time was in a wild, unculti- 
 vated state. Toledo was but a small village, and 
 the land that now comprises the fertile farm was 
 bought for 12.50 per acre. The land was all cov- 
 ered with a heavy growth of timber, and Mr. 
 Gardner, being young and energetic, immediately 
 set about clearing and cultivating it and adding 
 the necessary improvements. This was soon ac- 
 complished by the occasional aid of a few friends 
 and neighbors and by his own industr3' and deter- 
 mination to succeed. First a substantial log cabin 
 made its appearance among the loft}- forest trees, 
 and day by day other improvements were added, 
 until in a few short years a flourishing farm took 
 the place of the wilderness. Deer and other wild 
 game were then in the count}'^ in abundance, and 
 often made their appearance very near the house. 
 He has made his home on this farm since 1844, 
 and has been an eye-witness of the great trans- 
 formation that has taken place in this county 
 since then, lie is a man highly respected in the 
 community, and has been an important factor in 
 the upbuilding and improvement of Oregon Town- 
 ship, taking an active interest in all public im- 
 provements and a very prominent part in agri- 
 culture and stock-raising. 
 
 On the 12th of February, 1851, Mr. Gardner 
 and Miss Sarah Ridout were united in marriage, 
 and to the union ten children were born. Robert 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 415 
 
 S. is a turner b}' trade, and resides in East Toledo; 
 Thaddeus M. resides on the old homestead with 
 his father; Isaac also makes his home on the same 
 farm; Maria Catherine is the wife of George Oak- 
 wood, of Toledo; Wallace Orlando, a well-driller 
 by occupation, resides in Toledo; Grant is a resi- 
 dent of the city of Toledo; John G. resides in 
 East Toledo; Addie E., now Mrs. .James Rabbit, 
 makes her home in Toledo; Nathan G. is a mail- 
 carrier of Toledo; and Malcolm M. is also a letter- 
 carrier of the same place. The mother of this fam- 
 ily was called to the land beyond October 18, 
 1888, at her home on the old farm where she first 
 went to housekeeping. 
 
 Mr. Gardner is an old ".Jackson Democrat," and 
 has always taken an active interest in local poli- 
 tics. He has served as Supervisor, Assessor and 
 School Director, besides filling various other of- 
 fices in his township. He is not a member of any 
 church, but is public-spirited and a liberal giver 
 to any enterprise or good work that is for the bet- 
 terment or improvement of the community in 
 which he lives. 
 
 JUDGE IRWIN I. MILLARD, one of the lead- 
 ing members of the Toledo (Ohio) Bar, and 
 .Judge of the Probate Court, has been en- 
 gaged in the practice of his yjrofession -m 
 this city for the jiast twenty-eight years, and in that 
 time has built up a most enviable reputation. For 
 man}' years he was a member of the firm of Bissell 
 <fe Gorrill, this connection existing until 1891. In 
 that year the subject of this sketch was elected to 
 his present position, in which he served most ac- 
 ceptably for a term of three years. In 1893 he 
 was re-elected, on the Republican ticket, and is 
 still acting with credit to himself and to the full 
 satisfaction of his constituents. 
 
 The birth of Judge Millard occurred in Rich- 
 
 land County, Ohio, December 9, 1838. His father, 
 Joseph, was born in Chester County, Pa., and 
 learned the miller's trade. For a number of years 
 he operated a flouring-mill at Lodi, Ohio, and was 
 one of the prosperous business men of his commu- 
 nity. He died in 1857, respected and loved by 
 all. His parents were Rev. Thomas and Hannah 
 Millard. The former was a circuit-rider, and an 
 intimate friend of Peter Cartwright. The mother 
 of Judge Millard bore the maiden name of JIary 
 Immel. 
 
 Irwin I. Millard is the youngest of three broth- 
 ers, and passed his boyhood in Huron and Wayne 
 Counties, Ohio. During this period he attended 
 the public schools, later supplementing his ele- 
 mentary education by a course of study in Frenkes- 
 burg Academy. After comjjleting the course there 
 he taught school for the next three years. In 
 1861 he entered his country's service, and enlist- 
 ed in Company I, Fifteenth Ohio Infantr^^, Col. 
 Moses Dickey having command of the regiment, 
 which was assigned to duty in the Army of the 
 Ohio, and was stationed at Bowling Careen, Ky. 
 While there the Judge was taken ill, and for some 
 time was in the hospital. In 1862 he was dis- 
 charged on a surgeon's certificate, and returned 
 to Crawford County, Ohio. When he recovered 
 his health he again engaged in teaching school, at 
 Weilersville. 
 
 It was in the spring of 1863 that Judge Millard 
 came to make his home in Toledo. He was offered 
 the position of clerk in the Recorder's office, and 
 acted in that capacity for one year. Later he be- 
 came bookkeeper for Alonzo Goddard, consignee of 
 the Erie Railway line of steamboats and the Miami 
 & Erie Canal Line in this cit}'. At the end of a 
 year in that position he entered the law office of 
 Messrs. Bissell & Gorrill to prosecute legal studies, 
 and in the spring of 1867 he was duly admitted 
 to the Toledo Bar, after which he was taken into 
 partnership by his former preceptor. 
 
 March 12, 1863, Judge Millard married Miss 
 Mary C. Keller, of Weilersville, Ohio. Mrs. Mil- 
 lard is the daughter of George Keller, and was 
 born in September, 1843, in Crawford County. 
 To the Judge and wife have been born seven chil- 
 dren, four sons and three daughters, namely: Ir- 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 win G., George W., John Frederick, Ralph B., Clara 
 M., Edna G. and Edith B. 
 
 In his social relations the Judge is identified 
 with Toledo Post No. 107, G. A. R. He is a man 
 who is popular with liis fellow-citizens, and thor- 
 oughly deserves the confidence and esteem wiiich 
 the_v bestow upon liim in a large measure. 
 
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 FRANK B. DRAKE, General Manager of 
 the Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Rail- 
 way Company, was born in Elmira, N. Y.. 
 February 23, 1864. He is a son of Andrew Jack- 
 son and Mary A. (Buchanan) Drake, the former 
 born in Reading Center, Steuben County, N. Y., 
 October 23, 1827, and the latter near Attica, N. Y., 
 August 18, 1826. His father has followed the life- 
 long occupation of a carriage and car builder, and 
 now makes his home in Pittsburg, Pa. 
 
 The paternal grandfather of our subject was 
 Benjamin Drake, a soldier of the War of 1812, 
 who was born near Watkins, N. Y., December 12, 
 1791, and died July 17,1862. His wife, whose 
 maiden name was Catherine Dunham, was born in 
 Lexington, Greene County, N. Y., April 20, 1794, 
 and passed from earth November 3, 1852. The 
 maternal grandparents were William and Betsey 
 (Osgood) Buchanan. 
 
 The subject of this notice is one of seven chil- 
 dren, four of whom are now living. He attended 
 the public schools and free academy at Palmira, 
 N. Y., until seventeen years of age, when he en- 
 tered the employ of the Erie & Atlantic Sleeping 
 Car Company (afterwards incorporated with the 
 Pullman Palace Car Company) as junior clerk in 
 the shops at Elmira, N. Y. After about two years' 
 service he was promoted to be senior clerk, and con- 
 tinued in that capacity until September 1, 1887, 
 
 when he went to St. Louis, Mo., as private secre- 
 tary and stenographer to William P. Robinson, 
 General Traffic Manager of the Missouri, Kansas 
 & Texas Railroad. 
 
 October 8, 1887, 31r. Drake was united in mar- 
 riage with Miss Nellie Burnham, the ceremony 
 being performed by Rev. Thomas K. Beecher in 
 Park Church, Elmira, N. Y. Mrs. Drake is the 
 daughter of Andrew and Julia J. (Locke) Burn- 
 ham, the former born at Pittsfield, N. Y., May 30, 
 1821, and the latter in Chenango County, April 
 5, 1830. Her mother died January 26, 1878, and 
 her father departed this life about two years later. 
 Her maternal grandparents were Emmons and 
 Polly (Benson) Locke. 
 
 In the position above stated Mr. Drake remained 
 until the latter part of 1881, when the Missouri, 
 Kansas & Texas w.as absorbed by the Missouri Pacific 
 Railroad, and Mr. Robinson's office was abolished. 
 Mr. Drake then went temporarily into the office of 
 the Auditor of the latter company, but one month 
 later resigned to accept a position as stenographer 
 in the general freiglit office of the Indianapolis & 
 St. Louis Railroad. After six weeks there, he re- 
 signed to take the still higher position of travel- 
 ing private secretary to A. A. Talmage, General 
 Manager of the Missouri P.acific Railroad system, 
 where he remained two years, or until December 
 1, 1883. 
 
 Promoted at that time to be Train Master of the 
 Eastern Division of the same road, after six weeks 
 Mr. Drake's jurisdiction as Train Master was ex- 
 tended over the Middle Division of the same road. 
 In August, 1884, he was called to the office of H. M. 
 Iloxie, Vice-President and General Manager of 
 the Missouri Pacific and St. Louis, Iron Mountain 
 & Southern .Systems, to act as chief clerk. In 
 February, 1885, he was sent to Kansas City as Su- 
 perintendent of the line between Kansas City and 
 Omaha. In July of the same year he was sent 
 to vSedaha, Mo., as Assistant Superintendent of the 
 INIissouri Pacific proper, and the Missouri, Kansas 
 & Texas north of Denison, Tex. April 7, 1886, 
 he was promoted to the position of Superintend- 
 ent of the Missouri Pacific proper and its branches 
 (two thousand miles in all), and continued in that 
 office until July, 1887, when he resigned to become 
 
ALBERT KIRK. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 419 
 
 General Manager of the Cincinnati, Jackson & 
 Mackinaw Railway. lie has since made tiis home 
 in Toledo, and is still connected with this road, 
 having, December 5, 1894, been appointed Receiver 
 in addition to General Manager. 
 
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 (Tpr LBERT KIRK. There is nothing of more 
 r — \ interest to the general reader than a sketch 
 of one who has won for himself both an 
 enviable reputation and handsome competence, 
 though beginning without capital or influential 
 friends. According to this principle, a brief ac- 
 count of the life of Mr. Kirk cannot fail to prove 
 interesting. He ranks among the retired business 
 men of Toledo, and has gained a suflicient amount 
 of this world's goods to make him easy and comfort- 
 able for the rest of his days through the exercise 
 of energy and sound judgment. A man of sterling 
 worth and superior intelligence, he has been closelj- 
 identified with the commercial and social prosperity 
 of the city where he has made his home since 1854. 
 A native of Ohio, Mr. Kirk was born in Stark 
 County, near the city of Massillon, September 23, 
 1826. The family of which he is a member origi- 
 nated in Germany, but has been represented in 
 America for a number of generations. His parents, 
 William and Maria (Miller) Kirk, were natives, re- 
 siiectlvely, of Bald Eagle, York County, Pa., and 
 Ohio, the mother being a daughter of John Miller, 
 one of the early settlers of the Buckeye State. The 
 parental family consisted of nine children, who at- 
 tained years of maturity, and of these eight are 
 still living. 
 
 Albert, who is the fourth child in orderof birth, 
 spent his boyhood years on the home farm, and al- 
 ternated agricultural pursuits with attendance at 
 the district schools until leaching his eighteenth 
 year. Going at that time to Canal Fultoii, Ohio, he 
 served an apprenticeship of four years to the trade 
 
 of a tinner, and later spent one year in Medina 
 County, this state, then for three years he lived in 
 Cleveland. The year 1854 witnessed his arrival in 
 Toledo, with the subsequent commercial history of 
 which he has been intimately associated. He began 
 in the manufacture of crackers with George Worts, 
 the business at first being very small, but as their 
 capital increased they increased the business until 
 1866, when the firm was changed to Worts & Co., 
 and so continued until 1873, when the firm was 
 changed to Worts, Kirk & Bigelow, and was operat- 
 ed under this name until 1890, when it was merged 
 into the United States Baking Company. During 
 these years Mr. Kirk gained a name as a shrewd, far- 
 seeing, discriminating and successful business man. 
 The plant vvas situated on St. Clair Street, and the 
 machinery was driven by a neat twenty-five horse- 
 powerengine. Constant employment was given to 
 thirty or forty employes, and five traveling sales- 
 men represented the concern in the states of Ohio, 
 Indiana and Michigan prior to its becoming amal- 
 gamated with the United Stales Baking Company. 
 After having continued uninterruptedly in busi- 
 ness for twenty-six years, the partners finally, as 
 stated above, sold out their business, in 1890, still, 
 however, retaining their stock in the United States 
 Baking Company, as well as their real estate. 
 
 The lady who in 1855 became the wife of Mr. 
 Kirk W.1S known in maidenhood as Miss Hannah 
 S. Worts, and was a resident of Toledo, being a 
 daughter of Mannister C. Worts, a resident of this 
 city, but a native of England. Mrs. Kirk was born 
 in Detroit, and at the age of two years was taken 
 to Oswego, N. Y., where she w,as reared and edu- 
 cated, coming with her parents to Toledo in 1853. 
 The union of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk resulted in the 
 birth of six children, four of whom are still living, 
 as follows: Ezra E., Edward A., Bessie M. and 
 Arthur W. The family' is one of prominence so- 
 cially, and is identified religiously with St. Paul's 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Kirk 
 has served as a Trustee for the past thirty years. 
 They have a pleasant home, which occupies a val- 
 uable building site on Jefferson Street, one of the 
 principal residence streets of the cit3'. 
 
 With everything pertaining to the progress of 
 Toledo and the welfare of his fellow-citizens, Mr. 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Kirk is in hearty sympathy, and his co-operation 
 may always be relied upon to support progress- 
 ive measures. For two and one-half years he 
 served as a member of tlie City Council, and in 
 other local i)Ositions has been instrumental in pro- 
 moting needed reforms. In his social connections 
 he is identified with Toledo Lodge No. 144, F. & 
 A. M. In politics Mr. Kirk has alwaj's been a 
 stanch Republican. 
 
 Tiie fine property wliicli Mr. Kirk owns and the 
 comforts which surround his family are a credita- 
 ble showing for one who began in early youth with 
 very little means and without influence, and indi- 
 cate the sturdy nature of the man to whose deter- 
 mination and unfl.agging industry they are due. 
 His experiences have been diverse, his struggles 
 hard and obstacles many; but, undeterred by mis- 
 fortune or hardship, he lias worked steadily onward, 
 until he is now one of the well-to-do citizens of 
 Toledo. In all his enterprises he has received the 
 co-opciation of his wife, a lady of relinement, to 
 whom he owes no small share of his success. 
 
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 ^^^ APT.- JOHN B. VAN RKNSSELAER sailed 
 ^\y/ the Great Lakes from the time he was 
 ten years of age until 1879, or for nearly 
 fort3' years. In the year mentioned he embarked 
 in the mercantile business in Maumee, and con- 
 ducted the same until March, 1892, when he sold 
 out his interests to his son and retired to private 
 life. His dwelling-place has been in Maumee for 
 upwards of fifteen years, and he is a well known 
 and esteemed citizen. He owns about two hun- 
 dred acres of land in this county, and about sixty 
 lots in the town. His wife is the owner of the old 
 and historical fort at Miami. 
 
 The youngest of three sons, John B. Van Rensse- 
 laer was born August 6, 1827, in Albany, N. Y., 
 his parents being Philip and Harriet (Morehouse) 
 
 Van Rensselaer. The former's birth occurred near 
 Alban}', and for a number of years he was mana- 
 ger of an agricultural paper published in that city. 
 He received a medical education, but did not en- 
 gage in practice until his later years. In 1837 he 
 settled at Put-in-Ba3% Ohio, and built the first 
 frame house in that city. There he made his home 
 for five years, and for that period had charge of 
 the Seven Islands as superintendent. Subsequent- 
 ly he removed to Pt. Clinton, where he lived for 
 tiiree years and practiced his profession. He then 
 returned to New York City and continued in the 
 same calling until advancing years caused iiim to 
 retire from active life, when he went West and 
 lived with his sons until his death, wiiicli occurred 
 when he was in his eighty-second year. His fa- 
 ther, Robert S., a native of New England, wtis a 
 Colonel in the War of the Revolution, and a de- 
 scendant of the celebrated Van Rensselaers, who 
 were emigrants from Holland and owned a large 
 section of land where New York City now stands. 
 Grandfather Van Rensselaer was a merchant and 
 sea-captain in early life. Philip and Harriet Van 
 Rensselaer had three sons: James, who died in To- 
 ledo, when in his seventieth year; Peter Sanders, 
 who is a farmer of Ottawa County, Ohio; and our 
 subject. 
 
 When he was only ten years old John B. Van 
 Rensselaer was emi)loyed on his father's sailing- 
 vessel, and during the next few years filled all 
 the positions from that of cook to captain. He 
 was pilot of a vessel when only fifteen years of 
 age, and two years later look charge of a packet 
 running from Sandusky to Plaster Bead for one 
 season, being captain of the boat. He also sailed 
 from Chicago to Buffalo and Toledo, and was a 
 captain altogether eighteen years. 
 
 On the 21st of October, 1850, our subject mar- 
 ried Miss Eliza Marston, who was born September 
 5, 1831. Her parents, James and Maria (Patten) 
 Marston, were natives of Maine and Rhode Island, 
 respectively. The father, who was a blacksmith, 
 came to Ohio in 1833, settling at Walerville, where 
 he lived for a number of years, later removing to 
 Wisconsin, where he departed this life when in his 
 fifty -sixth year. The line of his ancestry can be 
 traced back to 1634, when his progenitors' record 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 421 
 
 first became interwoven with the history of New 
 Hampshire. Mrs. Maria Marston died in 1880, 
 aged seven ty-eiglit years. Her ])arents were na- 
 tive Americans, but her grandi)arents were born in 
 Ireland. Two children have been born to our 
 subject and wife: Sarah J., whose birth occurred 
 December 1, 1851; and Sanders M., who was born 
 May 21, 1853. The former died August 24, 1878. 
 Sanders M. is now engaged in the mercantile busi- 
 ness in Maumee, being his fatlier's successor. 
 
 Politically Mr. Van Rensselaer is a stanch Re- 
 publican. His estimable wife is on the Advisory 
 Board of the Lucas County Children's Home and 
 has served as its President. 
 
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 T7> MANUEL LAHR. This honored resident 
 r O of Providence Township is one of the rep- 
 resentative citizens of Lucas County, and 
 removed to his present abode in 1862. He is a 
 native of Pennsylvania, having been born in 
 Northumberland County, July 29, 1824, in a town 
 located on the banks of the Susquehanna Rivr. 
 He is the son of Peter and Barbara (Oxenrighter) 
 Lahr, who were born in Alsace, France, of German 
 parents. The father was well-to-do, and in his na- 
 tive land was a manufacturer of spinning-wheels, 
 for which article there was great demand many 
 years ago. He was twice married, his first wife 
 leavinga family of seven children: George, Henry, 
 John, Lizzie, Katie, David and Hugh, the latter 
 two twins. 
 
 To Peter and Barbara Lahr there were born 
 eight children, of wiiom Emanuel was the second. 
 The eldest was Marj', then followed Sarah, Peter, 
 Michael, Louisa, Esther and Daniel. Of these two 
 families, including fifteen children, eight are now 
 living. When the family emigrated to this coun- 
 try they immediately took up their abode in the 
 
 Keystone State, where the father worked at his 
 trade of making spinning-wheels. He departed 
 this life in Pcnns3'lvania in 1861, at the advanced 
 age of eighty-four years. His second wife also 
 died in Pennsylvania. 
 
 Emanuel Lahr attended school in his neighbor- 
 hood in the winter months, and in the summer his 
 services were utilized on the farm of his father. 
 At the age of twelve years, however, he secured a 
 jjosition with a neighbor, working on his estate for 
 his board and clothes. A few months later he was 
 given a salary of $3 per month, but shortly after, 
 thinking to still better his condition, he left the 
 employ of this gentleman and began working in a 
 clover-raill, being at this time fourteen years of 
 age. After one winter spent in working in the 
 mill he returned to farm life, and two years later 
 we find him a carpenter's apprentice, which occu- 
 pation he followed eight years after becoming 
 thoroughly familiar with it. 
 
 In the year 1850 Mr. Lahr took contracts on his 
 own account, and for twelve years following did 
 a good business in his native state. In 1862 he 
 removed to this state, and, purchasing forty acres 
 of farm land in Providence Township, established 
 his home there. He worked industriously to im- 
 prove this tract, and in 1870 completed the erec- 
 tion of two large barns and made many other val- 
 uable improvements. Later he purchased eighty 
 acres of timber-land, which he later disposed of at 
 a good advance in price. 
 
 January 23, 1849, Mr. Lahr was married to So- 
 phia Wayne, a native of Pennsylvania. Of the 
 children resulting from this marriage, James, born 
 February 23, 1850, is now living in Providence 
 Township; Fiana, born December 20, 1852, first 
 married Elijah Jones, and then William Box, with 
 whom she makes her home in Grand Rapids, Ohio; 
 Emma, whose birth occurred August 10, 1855, is 
 deceased; John, whose birth occurred Septembers, 
 1859. makes his home in Ohio; Mary, born August 
 17, 1861, is the wife of William LaBarr; William, 
 born February 5, 1868, lives in Lucas County, this 
 state. 
 
 In politics our subject is a stanch supporter of 
 the Republican party. He has been Supervisor of 
 his township, and has also served in the capacity 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 of Trustee for two years, and for the same length 
 of time gave satisfaction as a member of the Scliool 
 Board. In religious matters he is identified with 
 tlie German Lutheran Ciuircli. 
 
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 T7>- RNEST TORGLER, a well known resident 
 I Cy of Wasiiington Township, Lucas County, 
 was born in German^', but lias lived in the 
 United States since he was twelve years of age, 
 and, with tlie exception of the time when he was 
 fighting the battles of his adopted country, has 
 lived since 1852 on tlie farm that he now owns, 
 which is located on section 8. 
 
 The parents of our subject were Ernest and Au- 
 gusta (Ranfeldt) Torgler. Their daughter Emily 
 became the wife of Robert Winters, since deceased, 
 and Elizabeth, who has passed from tins life, was 
 formerly the wife of Valentine Brown. Ernest 
 Torgler, Sr., was a painter and artist in the Father- 
 land, but after coming to America, settled on a 
 farm and devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. 
 The place which is now owned by our subject was 
 the old homestead, but it was then unimproved, 
 and the price which lie paid for it was onl}' $S an 
 acre. His death occurred February 13, 1869, and 
 he was interred In Forest Cemetery. He was a 
 stanch Republican, politically, as is also his son. 
 
 Ernest Torgler of this sketch was born March 
 29, 1840, and received his early education in the 
 scliools of Germany. He was married October 5, 
 1868, to Augusta Schacker, by whom he has had 
 eleven children, three of whom died in infancy. 
 The others are Ernest R., a bookkeeper; Lewis G.; 
 Augusta; Carl, a student at Davis College; Edith; 
 Walter; Arthur; and Herbert, who is also de- 
 ceased. 
 
 August 22, 1862, Mr. Torgler enlisted as a pri- 
 vate in Company G, Thirty-seventh Ohio Volun- 
 teers, and was mustered in at Columbus. He is 
 
 the proud possessor of a flag that was presented to 
 the Thirty -seventh Regiment by the ladies of To- 
 ledo on starting away for the front in 1861. This 
 flag was presented by tlie ladies of Toledo to the 
 regiment, and by the other members was tendered 
 as a mark of respect and good-will to Mr. Torgler, 
 who had carried it for a year in the war. His first 
 engagement was at the siege of Vicksburg, and 
 soon after the surrender of that place with his regi- 
 ment he went into camp, and while there was pro- 
 moted to the rank of Corporal. After participa- 
 ting iu the battle of Jackson, he marched across 
 the country from Memphis to Chattanooga. At 
 the battle of Mission Ridge he was a color-bearer, 
 and after that important engagment was sent to 
 Knoxville, whence he went on the Atlanta Cam- 
 paign, afterwards going with .Slierman on his 
 march to the sea. As proof of the gallant part he 
 took while in the army, it may be mentioned that 
 by an act of Congress he was (iresented with a 
 badge of honor for meritorious service at the bat- 
 tle of Ezra Chapel, July 28, 1864. He was honor- 
 ably discharged from the service in October, 186.5. 
 Since the war he has been a member of the Grand 
 Army of the Republic. 
 
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 WILLIAM LEYBOURN, pio|irietor of 
 a valuable fruit and dairy farm in 
 Washington Township, Lucas County, 
 is one of the honored pioneers of this section, to 
 which he came when only a year old, and he grew 
 to manhood upon the homestead where he now re- 
 sides. During the late war lie was one of the 
 brave boys who went to the defense of the Union, 
 and of late years perpetuates his army recollec- 
 tions by membership with the Grand Army of tlie 
 Republic. 
 
 Born in Canada, near Mercer, Mr. Leybouru is 
 
PHILIP SCHMIDT. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 425 
 
 a son of John and Jane (Burton) Leybourn, the 
 date of his birth being July 19, 1824. John Ley- 
 bourn was bom in England in 1800, and came to 
 the United States in 1825, after a few years' resi- 
 dence in Canada. For some time he worked in 
 Toledo, but in 1828 purchased forty acres of land 
 on section 22, Washington Township. On this 
 farm he erected a log cabin and set to work indus- 
 triously to clear away the heavy timber. In the 
 early days of his residence here he served as Con- 
 stable. He died March 4, 1838, and is now sleep- 
 ing his last sleep in Collingwood Cemetery. After 
 his death his widow married his brother Anthony'. 
 
 Our subject is one of seven children, the others 
 being as follows: Samuel, Elizabeth, Eliza, Eve- 
 line, Stephen B. and Mar}'. He remained with his 
 mother until reaching his majority, when he rented 
 land and embarked in the battle of life on his own 
 account. In 1862 he returned to the old home- 
 stead, which he has managed ever since. 
 
 June 18, 1873, Mr. Leybourn married Sarah 
 Wilson, who was born in Bloomington, Iowa, May 
 8, 1845. Her parents were William and Rebecca 
 {Shearer) Wilson, natives of New York and Penn- 
 sylvania, respectively. Four children have been 
 born to our subject and wife, namely: Hessie, 
 April 5, 1874; William C, July 7,1876; Charles 
 W., May 31, 1880; and Arthur, January 22, 1883. 
 The daughter is a successful teacher, and the eld- 
 est son assists his father on the home farm. 
 
 In politics Mr. Leybourn has been a Repub- 
 lican since becoming a voter. On tiie 12lhof May, 
 1864, he enlisted in Company' I, One Hundred and 
 Thirtieth Ohio Infantr}', and was mustered into 
 the service at Johnson's Island. From there he 
 was sent to Washington, thence to Richmond, 
 where he was on guard duty until he received his 
 honorable discharge, in September, 1864. He has 
 many interesting recollections of pioneer times. 
 In his school days he had to go a distance of a 
 mile and a-half to the nearest school, and Indians 
 were no unusual sight. As he first saw Toledo it 
 was a small village, with but one store or so. His 
 father had to do his trading for several years after 
 coming here in Monroe, Mich., and when he wished 
 to vote was obliged to go to Toledo. The farm 
 which has been owned by himself and father for a 
 16 
 
 period of over sixty-five years is one of the best 
 in this locality, and many substantial improve- 
 ments have been made upon it by its present pro- 
 gressive owner. 
 
 PHILIP SCHMIDT, proprietor of the City 
 Bottling Works of Toledo, is a prosperous 
 and enterprising business man of this place, 
 lie was one of the organizers of the Ketcham Na- 
 tional Bank, and has been interested in other local 
 enterprises. Since 1878 he has had full control 
 of the bottling works, when he succeeded to the 
 former owner, Mr. Schrenk. 
 
 Born in Bavaria, Germany, in the year 1843, 
 our subject is a son of Henry and Anna M. (Melt- 
 zcr) Schmidt, also natives of Bavaria, and the 
 former a farmer by occupation. Until he was 
 seventeen years of age young Philip attended the 
 common schools of his native land and remained 
 with his parents. In 1860 he set sail f()r the United 
 States, his destination being New York City. On 
 landing there he continued his journey to Cincin- 
 nati, whence a brother had preceded him. There 
 he at once set to work to learn the wagon-maker's 
 trade, and was thus occupied for two years and 
 a-half. 
 
 It was in the year 1865 that Mr. Schmidt came 
 to make his permanent abode in this city, and for 
 a number of years he worked successfully at his 
 trade. After that, for a period of two years, he 
 was cniplo3'ed in the old Grasser Brand Garden, 
 and in 1869 he bought out the interest of William 
 Enderman, and in partnership with John Schrenk 
 established the City Bottling Works. This concern 
 continued to do business until January, 1878, when, 
 his partner retiring from the firm, our subject be- 
 came sole proprietor. He manufactures a large as- 
 sortment of soft drinks, soda water, etc., and also 
 bottles mineral water and pure cider vinegar. He 
 
426 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 has an extensive patronage and, as he endeavors 
 to meet the wants of liis customers, merits the suc- 
 cess whicli has attended liis efforts. His large plant 
 is well equipped with modern machinery, and is in 
 every respect a model one of the kind. 
 
 September 21, 1869, Mr. Schmidt married Eliza- 
 beth, daughter of Jacob Riess, an old settler of the 
 Buckeye State. Mrs. Schmidt is a native of Toledo, 
 and by her marriage has become the mother of 
 three sons and four daughters, namely: Katie, 
 JMillie, Charlotta, Waller H., Carl Philip, Maria Lil- 
 lian and one son, Edward, who died in infanc}'. 
 Tiie pleasant residence of tlie famih- is at No. 719 
 Michigan Street. 
 
 Fraternally Mr. Schmidt is identified with the 
 Indeiiendent Order of Odd Fellows, and in polities 
 he is a stanch defender of the principles and can- 
 didates set forth by the Republican party. 
 
 MICHAEL BEST, one of the enterprising 
 farmers of Washington Township, Lucas 
 Couut3', has owned a good farm on sec- 
 lion 21,wiiere he makes his home, for over a quar- 
 ter of a century. He was one of the first of our 
 brave soldier boys to respond to the President's 
 call for troops, and served from the beginning to 
 the end of tiie War of the Rebellion. He was fre- 
 quently commended for his bravery and his un- 
 swerving faithfulness to the duties devolving upon 
 him during his service. In many of the most im- 
 portant battles of the war lie was actively engaged, 
 and for one whole month, night and da}', was un- 
 der steady fire from the enem>'. 
 
 The parents of Michael Best were Jacob and 
 Lucy Best, natives of German}-, who had eight 
 cliildren, seven of whom, Philip, John, Elizabeth, 
 Margaret, Henry, Jacob and Conrad, are deceased, 
 tlius leaving our subject the only survivor of the 
 family. He was born in Darmstadt, Germany, De- 
 
 cember 16, 1839, and when seven years of age 
 started with his parents on a sailing-vessel to seek 
 a home in the United States. At the end of a 
 voyage of forty-eight days they reached New 
 York City, from which place they went to Buffalo 
 and thence to Toledo by way of the Great Lakes. 
 The father purcliased forty acres of land in Wash- 
 ington Township, but death called him from his 
 labors before he had accomplished anything of 
 what he had undertaken, for he died only three 
 weeks after settling on his farm. He was a mem- 
 ber of the Lutheran Church, to which his wife also 
 belonged. She died on the same day, and both 
 were buried in the same grave. 
 
 Thus left an orphan at the tender age of seven 
 years, Michael Best was early pushed out into the 
 world to make his own living. From the time he 
 was twelve until he was fifteen years of age, he 
 worked for Lyman Haughton, prior to which time 
 he did errands and such work for neighbors in re- 
 turn for his board. April 21, 1861, the young 
 man enlisted as a private in Company B, Four- 
 teenth Ohio Lifantry, being mustered into the 
 service at Toledo. His first active engagement 
 was at Philippi; then followed Winchester, Port 
 Republic, Manassas Gap, Fredericksburg, Chancell- 
 orsville, Gettysburg, the battle of the Wilderness, 
 and many others. He went with Grant on the 
 Richmond campaign, and at the battle of Peters- 
 burg was stationed on Ft. Hell for a mouth, this 
 being the time he was under constant fire. He 
 was mustered out of the service at Cleveland, 
 Ohio, June 16, 1865, with the rank of Sergeant, 
 having been promoted from private to Corporal 
 and from Corporal to Sergeant. 
 
 For a short time after returning from the War, 
 Mr. Best worked on a farm, after which he rented 
 land for a year, and finally, in 1867, moved to the 
 farm where he has since lived. This place com- 
 prises flft3'-two acres, whicli are devoted to gene- 
 ral farming and to the raising of vegetables and 
 garden truck for the adjacent city markets. Our 
 subject is industrious and has always been a hard- 
 working man. The prosperity which he enjoys 
 he has achieved b}' himself, unassisted b\' anyone 
 save his good wife and sons. 
 
 July 11, 1865, Mr. Best married Adelia J. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 427 
 
 Haughton, and their union has been blessed with 
 seven eliildien, six of whom are living. In order 
 of birth they are as follows: Orrin J., Mabel E., 
 Althea M., Alfred L.,Elva and Harold. Conrad R. 
 is deceased. 
 
 Mr. Best's educational advantages were extreme- 
 ly limited, owing to the untimely death of his par- 
 ents, and he has been obliged to make up for this 
 lack as best he could by private reading and ob- 
 servation. In politics he is a Prohibitionist, being 
 a strong believer in the temperance cause. 
 
 FRANK CONVERSE, one of the enterpris- 
 ing agriculturists of Lucas County, has 
 been engaged in the cultivation of the old 
 homestead on section 4, Providence Township, for 
 almost a quarter of a century. This farm, which 
 comi)rises one hundred and sixty acres, was for- 
 merly the ijropertj' of his father, and was partially 
 cleared by that Wbrtiiy old settler. Man^' im- 
 provements have been placed thereon of late years, 
 thus greatly increasing its market value. 
 
 The father of the gentleman whose name heads 
 this article, William W. Converse, was born Octo- 
 ber 14, 1822, in New York, and his early life was 
 devoted to carpentering and ship-building in the 
 city of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1840 he was married, 
 in Wellington, Ohio, to Cordelia Litzfield, who 
 was born April 17, 1824. February 22, 1876, Mr. 
 Converse settled in this county, buying one hun- 
 dred and fifty-three acres, the place now owned 
 by his son Frank. He engaged in its operation 
 and management until his death, which occurred 
 April 26, 1879. His good wife survived him un- 
 til June 16, 1894. 
 
 In a family of six children, who grew to mature 
 years, Frank Converse is tlie eldest. Corintha, 
 
 the next younger, born September 23, 184.5, mar- 
 ried Joseph S. Coombs. Edison, born April 2.3, 
 1847, is engaged in farming in Paulding County, 
 Ohio. Henry was born August 18, 1852, and is a 
 resident of Wellington, Ohio. Harley, born in 
 Illinois, January 17, 1855, is a resident of White- 
 house, Ohio; and George, whose birth also oc- 
 curred in the Prairie State, June 15, 1862, makes 
 his home in Victor, Colo. 
 
 Frank Converse is a native of Wellington, Ohio, 
 his birtii having occurred August 18, 1843. His 
 boyhood was passed on a farm until he was in his 
 twelfth 3"ear, wlien he moved with the family to 
 Bureau County, 111. At the end of nine years 
 tliey returned to their former home in Wellington, 
 and in 1871 Frank came to make a permanent 
 home in this township. 
 
 July 3, 1872, Mr. Converse and Ina I. Coombs 
 were married in Michigan. The lady was born in 
 Grand Rapids, Ohio, October 2, 1855, and is a 
 daughter of Joseph and Sidney (Adams) Coombs, 
 natives of New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, re- 
 spectively. Mrs. Coombs died January 4, 1877, 
 in Whitehouse, but the father is still living, his 
 home being in Toledo. Their othei- children were 
 as follows: Edison A., born March 7, 1850; Emma 
 L., May 5, 1853; Charles A., September 24, 1857; 
 William H., September 30, 1860; Joseph A., Feb- 
 ruary 5, 1863; John F., July 10, 1866; Albert, 
 July 4, 1870; and Myrtle, June 4, 1873. The eld- 
 est, Emma, is deceased. The three eldest sons are 
 residents of Chicago, in which cit}' Albert also 
 makes his home, and John lives in Toledo. Myrtle 
 is the wife of Clarence C'lyne, of Miamisburg. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Converse have been born the 
 following children: Harley C, born December 27, 
 1876; Emily, November 18, 1879; Edith, April 3, 
 1881; Linnie L., February 21, 1883; Ina C, March 
 7, 1885; Frank J., April 13, 1887; George H., July 
 23, 1889; and Cora, July 11, 1892. The only 
 death in the family was that of little Emily, wlio 
 lived but ten days, her death occurring November 
 28, 1879. 
 
 In his home district Mr. Converse is respected 
 by his friends and neighbors, as he is alwaj's inter- 
 ested in whatever tends towards the good of the 
 community. He uses his right of franchise in favor 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 of Republican principles and nominees, and has 
 never been an office-seeker, tlie only public posi- 
 tion in wliich lie lias ever server! having been that 
 of School Director. 
 
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 r~y IIAKLPIS KOSCII. Among tlie prosperous 
 ^ J estates tif Providence Township, Lucas 
 County, there is one comprising eighty 
 acres on section 9, to which the eye of the passer-by 
 is at once attracted. Everything about the place 
 bears an air of neatnei-s, and a complete set of cx- 
 celiuiit buildings and the well kept fences add to 
 the jileasing piospect afforded b^' well cultivated 
 fields. The place is owned and occupied by the 
 gentleman whose name opens this sketch, who was 
 born in Prussia, Germany, September 17, 1849. 
 
 Charles F. and Henrietta Kosch, the parents of 
 our suljject, were also born in the Fatherland, and 
 after emigrating to America, in 1860, located in 
 Lucas County-, on an estate in Waterville Town- 
 ship. After two years' residence there, the father 
 purchased forty acres of timber-fand in Provi- 
 dence Township, on which he erected a log cabin, 
 making it his home until his decease. His widow 
 still survives, and lives on the old homestead. Of 
 their large family' of ten children only four survive. 
 
 Charles, who was the eldest of the parental 
 household, attended school for about five years 
 prior to coining to the New World with his par- 
 ents. After arriving in this country he attended 
 school for part of three winters and gained a good 
 knowledge of the English language. He was mar- 
 ried. May 10, 1874, to Rosa Sommer, who died 
 June 7 of the following year, leaving a daugli- 
 ter, Mary R., who was born May 20, 1875, and who 
 died August 5 of that year. March 28, 1880, 
 Mr. Koscii chose for his second wife Nellie Stamm, 
 the daughter of Philip and Eliza (Woolf) Slamm, 
 natives of the kina:doni of Bavaria. Mr. and 
 
 Mrs. Kosch's surviving children are; Emma, who 
 was born January 18, 1883; Charles F., November 
 17, 1885; Anna E., March 21, 1888; Clara, in 
 March, 1890; and Albert, August 28, 1893. Will- 
 iam, the eldest, born October 1, 1881, died Septem- 
 ber 19, 1893; and Nellie, born July 12, 1892, died 
 September 27 of the same year. 
 
 In 1870 Mr. Kosch made a purchase of eighty 
 acres of land in Providence Township, which he 
 cleared, and erected thereon suitable farm build- 
 ings, making of it one of the attractive homesteads 
 in the township. He devotes his attention to 
 mixed husbandry, and thus far lias been more than 
 ordinarily successful in the prosecution of his 
 labors. 
 
 Prior to eng.aging in farm work, our subject was 
 employed on the Wabash Railroad as a section- 
 hand. In politics he is a Democrat, and on that 
 ticket he has served on two different occasions as 
 Trustee of his township. In 1895 he was elected 
 as Trustee for tiiree years. He has also been Su- 
 pervisor for a period of fourteen years, and in 
 every capacity in which he has been before the 
 public has discharged his duties in a manner giv- 
 ing satisfaction. He is a devoted member of the 
 Lutheran Church, and with his wife has many 
 warm friends in tliis county, who highly respect 
 him for his upright and honorable life. 
 
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 r EVI DE MUTH is the proprietor of a 
 I O thrifty and well kept farm situated on 
 section 3, Waterville Township, Lucas 
 County. He is an enterprising and practical ag- 
 riculturist, and is thoroiighl}' familiar with every- 
 thing pertaining to the proper management of a 
 farm. In politics he is an ally of the Democracy, 
 and has acceptably filled a number of township 
 positions of trust and honor. 
 
 A native of Westmoreland County, Pa., Mr. De- 
 
JONAS M. STAXBERV. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 431 
 
 MutU was born August 9, 1826, to William G. 
 and Elizabeth (Kent) De Muth, both of Lancaster 
 County, Pa. Their family numbered eight chil- 
 dren, name]}': Catherine, who became the wife of 
 David Lucas; Renatus, who married Lydia Wins- 
 low; Mary Ann, Mrs. E. P. Heller; William H., 
 whose wife was formerly Kate Disher; Eliza, de- 
 ceased; Levi, of this sketch; Lydia Ann, who mar- 
 ried Daniel Wiiitniore; and Charles, who died in 
 childhood. William G. DeMuth was one of nine 
 children, and was the fourth in his father's family-. 
 The others were: John, Christian, Renatus, P'red- 
 erick, Jonatlian, Benjamin, Joseph and Polly, all 
 of whom have passed to the silent land. In 1847 
 the father of our subject emigrated to the Buek- 
 e}'e State, and buying a iialf-section of timber- 
 land in AVaterville Township, Lucas Count}-, de- 
 voted the remainder of his life to its cultivation 
 and improvement. 
 
 The early years of Levi De Muth were passed in 
 a quiet manner on his father's farm in Pennsylva- 
 nia, and there he received a common-school edu- 
 cation. He had nearly reached his majority when 
 his father settled in the wilds of Ohio, and he was 
 of great assistance to him in making a beginning 
 and in clearing away the heavy timber. He helped 
 erect the log cabin that is still standing on the old 
 homestead, and continued to live under the pa- 
 rental roof until the death of his father. He has 
 been the owner of his present homestead of ten 
 acres for the past eight years, and the substantial 
 buildings, good fences, etc., on the place indicate 
 his careful management and supervision of all his 
 affairs. 
 
 On the -iSth of August, 1849, occurred the mar- 
 riage of Levi De Muth and Diana Ruff, who was 
 born July 23, 1830. They became the parents of 
 three children, two sons and a daughter: Mary 
 Jane, who was born June 2, 1850, and became the 
 wife of A. Mayers; Asher, born February 26, 1852, 
 and who for his wife chose Ruby Lincoln; and 
 Lemuel, born June 10, 1860, and now a railroad 
 engineer. The mother of these children departed 
 this life January 30, 1870. The lady who now 
 bears the name of our subject was before her mar- 
 riage Miss Mary Ann Henderson. She was a na- 
 tive of the Emerald Isle, and came to the United 
 
 States about 1867. Her marriage with Mr. De- 
 Muth was celebrated in the winter of 1870, and 
 five children have come to bless their home: Ida, 
 born November 29, 1872; Cora, December 28, 
 1873; Clark, March 16, 1878, and who died Au- 
 gust 11, 1879; Eliza, born September 2, 1879; and 
 Homer, April 27, 1884. The family are regular at- 
 tendants at AUbright Church, and contribute both 
 of their means and time to religious and benevo- 
 lent work. 
 
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 JONAS M. STANBERY, one of the heroes of 
 the late Civil War, is a well known citizen 
 of West Toledo. He is a leader in Republi- 
 can circles, and is at present Chairman of the 
 County Central Committee, and Third Vice-Pres- 
 ident of the Toledo Republican Club. He has al- 
 wa3S taken commendable interest in politics or in 
 whatever effects the good of the public. Though 
 he is not an office-seeker, he has served as Town- 
 ship Clerk, and for several years has been President 
 of the School Board. For a number of years he 
 has been engaged in operating a dairy farm, and 
 has met with success in the venture. 
 
 The birth of Mr. Stanbery occurred in Sandusky, 
 Erie County, Ohio, May 13, 1841. He is a son of 
 Joseph and Sarah (Beard) Stanbeiy, whose family 
 numbered fourteen children, of whom our subject 
 was the eleventh in order of birth. He was reared in 
 the city of his birth, and there received his ele- 
 mentarj' education. He is, however, mainly self- 
 educated, having practical knowledge of men and 
 affairs which has come to him in the real experience 
 of life. 
 
 It was in the year 1855 that Mr. Stanbeiy came 
 to Toledo. In his eighteenth year he shijjped on 
 the schooner "John Weedon," and sailed before 
 the mast on the Great Lakes for about eight years. 
 His next employment was with the American & 
 Union Express Companj', for whom he worked 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 during a period of eleven years, after which he 
 removed to the farm where he still resides, and 
 which is devoted to dairy purposes, the products of 
 the same finding ready sale in the neighboring city. 
 
 In 1861 Mr. Staiibery enlisted as a private sol- 
 dier in Company G, Seventy-second Ohio Infantrj-, 
 and was mustered into the service at Fremont, 
 Ohio. The first engagement in which he took part 
 was the important battle of Shiloh, after which 
 followed Corinth, Tupelo and Jackson, the siege of 
 Vicksburg, Gunlown, Nashville and Spanish Fort. 
 In the latter battle he was wounded, April 7, 1865, 
 by a minie-ball, which struck him in the right 
 thigh. He was sent to the hospital at New Orleans, 
 where he remained for six weeks, and after he had 
 recovered a degree of his former healtli and activ- 
 ity he joined his regiment at Meridian, Miss., and 
 was finally discliarged, September 21, 1865, with 
 the rank of First Lieutenant. He is a member of 
 the Grand Army of the Republic, having always 
 felt a peculiar tenderness for his old comrades and 
 companions of the war. 
 
 In 1836 Mr. Stanbery married Ann B. Bailey, 
 who was born in Akron, Ohio, and who by her 
 marriage has become the mother of four childrens 
 William, Sanford, Clara C. and Alfred, who are all 
 living. 
 
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 i^f'~\ ANIEL F. COOK, one of the honored old 
 
 I I jiioneers and representative citizens of 
 Maumee, Lucas County, was born Sep- 
 tember 5, 1814, in Waterville, Me., and was the 
 second in a family of six children born to Dr. 
 Daniel and Clarissa (Watson) Cook. The father, 
 who was born in Plymouth County, Mass., was 
 reared in the home of his childhood, and received 
 his early education in the public schools of the 
 same place. After leaving the public schools he 
 attended Brown University at Providence, R. L, 
 from which he was graduated, and later he went 
 to Boston, where he attended a medical college 
 
 for some time, from which he was also graduated. 
 After having received liis diploma, he practiced 
 his profession in the city of Boston for a short 
 time, and was then appointed Assistant Surgeon 
 in the army during the War of 1812, serving in 
 that capacity until the close of the war. He then 
 settled in Waterford, Me., where he opened an office 
 and practiced his profession for a number of years. 
 It was here that he met and married Miss Watson, 
 who afterward became the mother of our subject. 
 She was a native of New Hampshire, and a lady 
 of high accomplishments and many virtues. 
 
 After leading the life of a family physician for 
 a number of years. Dr. Cook gave up his practice 
 and engaged in the mercantile business. He con- 
 tinued successfully in this vocation for a time, and 
 then decided to seek a home in the West on ac- 
 count of his health, which w.as very poor at that 
 time, he having contracted a severe cold, which 
 settled on his lungs, and threatened him with that 
 dreadful disease, consumption. In 1833 he came 
 to Ohio, and located in Maumee, his family fol- 
 lowing the next year. His health was greatly im- 
 proved by the change, and he made his home in 
 this city until his death, which occurred March 22, 
 1863, at the age of seventy-eight years. Maumee 
 was only a small Indian trading- point al the time 
 of his arrival, and the Doctor was an important 
 factor in making it what it is to-da^'. He filled 
 various offices of honor and trust, and served as 
 Mayor of the city when Maumee was the princi- 
 pal city of this section. His ancestors date back 
 to the landing of the "Mayflower," and his father 
 was a Quartermaster in the Revolutionaiy War. 
 
 The mother of our subject w.as of English ex- 
 traction, but her ancestors for several generations 
 back had been born in the United States. She 
 was called to the land beyond when about seven- 
 ty-seven years of age, and is buried in Maumee 
 Cemetery. Of the children who clustered around 
 the family hearth, our subject only survives. 
 Clara Ann, the eldest, married W. B. S. Moor, aft- 
 erward United States Senator from Maine. She 
 passed aw.ay in 1853. Our subject is the next in 
 order of birth. Charles died when twenty-five 
 years of age, and the other three died in youth. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was reared in Water- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 433 
 
 ville, and received his early education in ttie pub- 
 lic seliools of tliat place. He later entered Wa- 
 terville College (now Colby University), from 
 which institution he was graduated at the age of 
 seventeen j-ears. Afterward he entered the law 
 department of Cambridge College, and made a 
 study of the legal profession for two years. After 
 leaving college, he came West and located in Mau- 
 mee, reading law with S. M. Young, a prominent 
 lawyer of this city, for some time, after whicli he 
 was admitted to the Bar, and practiced his profes- 
 sion here until the county seat was changed to 
 Toledo. When that change was made he moved 
 his headquarters to Toledo, but practiced all over 
 the country until some time in 1874. when he vir- 
 tually' gave up the practice of law, spending the 
 twilight of his days in peace and prosperity. 
 
 Mr. Cook is extensively engaged in the real-es- 
 tate business at the present time. His father left 
 him quite a large estate at his death, and he has 
 added to his possessions until he now owns seven 
 thousand acres of land m Lucas County, and con- 
 siderable property both in Maumee and Toledo. 
 He is also the possessor of about two thousand 
 acres in Iowa, Missouri and Indiana, and is one of 
 the weathiest men in this part of the state, as well 
 as one of the oldest settlers of tlie county. Though 
 a man of eighty years, he still looks after his busi- 
 ness interests, having the oversight and manage- 
 ment of his ViiSt lands and innumerable farms in 
 his own hands. He is remarkabl.y bright and well 
 preserved for a man of his years, and is well post- 
 ed on all the topics of tlie da}'. 
 
 Mr. Cook was united in marriage with Mrs. 
 Abbie (Bosworth) Frost in 1857. Only one child 
 came to brighten the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cook, 
 Clarissa, a beautiful and accomjjlished young lad}', 
 who, when just budding into womanhood, at the 
 age of twenty .years, was called awaj- to the better 
 world. Mrs. Cook is also deceased, having passed 
 away in 1888. Mr. Cook is a Vestryman in the 
 Episcopal Church, and a liberal giver to the sup- 
 port of the same. 
 
 Politically our subject is a stanch Democrat, and 
 in his younger days was a leading politician in Lu- 
 cas County. He has held various offices of honor 
 and trust in the county, having served as Count}- 
 
 Commissioner and Councilman, and he is at the 
 present time one of the Trustees of the Lucas 
 County Children's Home. It is with pleasure that 
 we present this brief notice of this old pioneer 
 and influential citizen, one who is honored and 
 esteemed by his innumerable friends and all wiio 
 have the honor of his acquaintance. 
 
 MRS. ELIZABETH PETERSON, a well 
 known and highly respected lady, whose 
 home has been for many years in Wash- 
 ington Township, Lucas County, was one of the 
 early settlers in Sandusky County, within the 
 boundaries of which she became a resident as early 
 as 1836. She well remembers when Indians were 
 numerous in that region, and the trials and vicis- 
 situdes which are the common lot of the pioneer 
 were hers in her girlhood. The first school which 
 she attended was three miles distant from her 
 home, and the journey back and forth through 
 tlie thick woods she made on foot daily. The 
 schooUiouse, Which was built of logs, was furnished 
 with wooden benches and otiier primitive ap- 
 pliances, and the instruction given was of the most 
 elementary description. 
 
 The birth of Mrs. Peterson occurred August 22, 
 1830, in Cumberland County, Pa., her parents be- 
 ing William and Ann (Hess) Blank. The former 
 was of German descent, while the latter was of 
 English extraction. William Blank was three 
 times married, and became the father of fifteen 
 children. Mrs. Peterson is one of four daughters 
 born to the marriage of her father and Ann Hess. 
 
 The early years of our subject were quietly 
 passed on her father's farm, and with him she came 
 to the Buckeje State when she was only six years 
 of age. I'rom that time until arriving at woman- 
 hood she was a resident of Sandusky County. 
 February 22, 1850, she became the wife of Horace 
 
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 Marsh, and their only child, Lavega A., is now a 
 prosperous farmer of this townsliip. Tlie husband 
 was called to liis final rest March 22, 1875, and on 
 the 8th of March, 1877, liis widow became the wife 
 of Benjamin Peterson. 
 
 Mrs. Peterson owns eleven acres of land, whicli 
 are devoted to market gardening. The place is 
 very fertile, and abundant crops are raised each 
 year, from which a good income accrues to the 
 proprietor. Religiously she is a member of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, with whose teachings 
 she endeavors to keep lier life in harmony. She 
 possesses the confidence and friendship of a large 
 circle of acquaintances and neiglibors, and is a 
 woman of sterling worth. 
 
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 THOMAS PRAY is one of the native sons of 
 Waterville Township, Lucas County, hav- 
 ing been born here April 9, 1828, and he 
 has passed his entire life within its boundaries. 
 His paternal grandfather, John Pray, was a native 
 of England, who in the last centui-y settled near 
 Providence, K. I., where he engaged in farming, 
 but afterward went to New York, and died at Mt. 
 Morris. He was quite a preaclier in his da}-, and 
 was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and 
 ability. 
 
 The parents of Tlionias Pray were John and 
 Lucy (Dunham) Pray, the former of whom was 
 born October 6, 1783, in Rhode Island, in a house 
 which was situated partly in that state and partly 
 in Connecticut, as it was just on the line. The 
 mother was boin October 28, 1789, in Ft. Edward, 
 N. Y. When John Pray was ten years of age he 
 removed to the Empire State, and in 1800 left 
 home to make his own living. He was employed 
 to haul wood for a large glass factory at Peter- 
 borough, and also engaged in making potash. Aft- 
 er his marriage, March 25, 1809, he purcliased a 
 
 farm, which he operated until 1817. Then, in 
 company with a few companions, he came to Ohio 
 to look up a suital)le location for a home. By way 
 of tlie Lakes they proi ceded to Michigan, and 
 tlience to Toledo, and up the Maumee River to 
 Defiance, Ohio. From there to Dayton, and after- 
 ward to Cleveland, they made the journey on foot. 
 John Pray and his brother James were delegated 
 by the others to prospect in Lucas County, and if 
 they were favoiably impressed a colony was to be 
 started here. After looking around they settled 
 on Waterville as a good place to locate for mill 
 privileges, and returning to New York reported to 
 that effect, but when spring came the others all 
 backed out. So John Pray and family started 
 alone in a wagon to Buffalo, and there shipped on 
 a schooner for Maumee. In company with Cap- 
 tain Charter, they loaded the boat, and with their 
 household linen made sails for the vessel. They 
 were two weeks in making the trip. 
 
 On reaching Waterville, Mr. Pray bought a tract 
 of three hundred acres of timber-land. He built a 
 log cabin, which had no doors or windows, and 
 put up a saw and grist mill. These were the first 
 buildings constructed either on the site of Water- 
 ville or on the Maumee River. Before the mill 
 was built the people were obliged to go to Monroe, 
 but the mill there, which was run by a windmill, 
 ground nothing but corn, and this was fed by hand. 
 On one occasion a neighbor of Mr. Pray took eight 
 bushels of corn to be ground and set forth with two 
 yoke of oxen. He was gone for sixteen days, and 
 then paid $8 for having the eight bushels ground, 
 a rather expensive proceeding. In time Mr. Pray 
 became the owner of about two thousand acres of 
 land. He and his five brothers and sisters lived 
 to ripe old ages, and all but two, who died in New 
 Y^ork, departed this life in Ohio. Mr. Pray was 
 called to his final rest October 18, 1872, at the age 
 of eighty-nine, and his wife died August 11, 1874, 
 when in her eighty-fifth year. For twelve years 
 the former was Justice of the Peace, and he also 
 held the oHices of County Commissioner, Road 
 Supervisor and School Director. 
 
 John and Lucy Pray had a large family of chil- 
 dren, as follows: Harriet, born October 9, 1810; 
 John L., January 25, 1812; Mary, January 19, 
 
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 1814; James R., February 24, 1817; Paris H., May 
 5, 1819; William K., November 26, 1821; Oswald 
 D., March 4, 1824; Thomas, April 9, 1828; Lucy, 
 October 13, 1831; Caroline, March 18, 1835; and 
 twins who died in infancy. 
 
 Thomas Pray spent his early years uneventfully 
 on liis father's farm, attending school during the 
 winter seasons. In 1848 he and his father built 
 the house which has sheltered him ever since. He 
 is the owner of a well improved farm of one hun- 
 dred and forly-flve acres, and is a practical and 
 enterprising agriculturist. Like his father, he is a 
 Republican, and interested in the cause of educa- 
 tion. At the age of twenty-nine years he married 
 Miss Arrainta Sutton, the ceremonj' being per- 
 formed April 20, 1857. Her parents were John B. 
 and Matilda (Figgals) Sutton. Her grandfather, 
 Benjamin .Sutton, was a native of England, ancl an 
 early settler of the Empire State. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Pray are the parents of one child. Religiously the 
 family is identified with the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church. 
 
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 AMUEL S. THORN, M. D., a well known 
 surgeon of Toledo, has been located in this 
 city for upwards of thirty-five years, and 
 is a leading member of the American Medical As- 
 sociation, of the Mississippi Valley Association, and 
 of the Ohio State and Northwestern Medical Soci- 
 eties. He is now serving as Vice-President of the 
 Mississippi Valley Association, is President of the 
 National Association of Railway Surgeons, and a 
 member of the Toledo Medical Society as well. 
 During the existence of the Northwestern Medical 
 College he was Professor of Surgery, and since 
 St. Vincent's Hospital was founded he has had the 
 honor of being attending surgeon in that institu- 
 tion. 
 
 A native of Oneida County, N. Y., Dr. Thorn 
 
 was born September 22, 1831, and is a son of 
 Stephen Thorn, who was born at Mattsfield, in the 
 county of Kent, England, and came to the United 
 Statesin 1816. He married Ann Bennett, a native 
 of the Empire State, and to them were born nine 
 children. 
 
 The early school days of Dr. Thorn were passed 
 at Utica, N. Y., and after completing his element- 
 ary education he was enrolled as a pupil in the 
 Home Academj' and the French Academy, the 
 latter of which was then one of the noted places 
 of learning in that portion of the state. On tak- 
 ing up the study of medicine the young m.nn en. 
 tered tlie office of Dr. P. B. Peckham, who was his 
 preceptor. In 1854 he graduated from the medi- 
 cal department of the University of the city of 
 New Y'ork, and then devoted some time to hos- 
 pital practice in the old New Y'ork Hospital, after 
 which, in order to become still further familiar 
 with his future profession, he was for a time con- 
 nected witli Bellevue Hospital in New Y'ork City. 
 
 On entering his professional life Dr. Thorn went 
 first to Milwaukee, Wis., and remained in that city 
 for three years. Then, returning to his native state, 
 he was located in Lockport for a similar length of 
 time. In 1860 he came to Toledo, where he has 
 since conducted a general practice. He has met 
 with enviable success, numbering among has pa- 
 tients many of the prominent families and people 
 of this city, and his surgical practice extends over 
 the state. 
 
 During the war Dr. Thorn was appointed Sur- 
 geon of the One Hundred and Thirtieth Ohio In- 
 fantr3', Army of the Potomac, and was with the 
 forces along the James River under the command 
 of General Grant. In politics he is a pronounced 
 Republican, and, like a true patriot, is vitally in- 
 terested in whatever concerns the national and 
 public good. 
 
 In 1856 Dr. Thorn married Miss Fannie Peck- 
 ham, of Utica, N. Y., and a daughter of P. B. 
 Peckham, formerly a respected citizen of that 
 place. To the Doctor and his wife seven children 
 have been born, but only three survive. George 
 L. died in 1893. He was a graduate of and had 
 attained his degree from the Northwestern Ohio 
 Medical College. Three of the family died in early 
 
438 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 childhood, and the others are Anna L., Laura and 
 Alice M. 
 
 In addition to the large private pVactice the 
 Doctor at present is chief surgeon of the Wabash 
 & Lake Erie Railway, the Toledo, St. Louis & Kan- 
 sas City Railway, and the Cincinnati, Jackson & 
 Mackinaw Railway, besides being Division Sur- 
 geon for the Pennsylvania, Michigan Central, the 
 Toledo & Ohio Central, the Columbus, Hocking 
 Valley & Toledo, and the Toledo, Columbus & 
 Southern Railway Company. He is also Consult- 
 ing Surgeon for the Wabash, and held the position 
 of United States Pension Examiner for twenty- 
 two years. 
 
 JOHN B. DRAGO, Vice-President of the M.I. 
 Wilcox Cordage and Supply Company, To- 
 ledo, has been associated with Wilcox Bros, 
 for over twenty-five years, seventeen j-ears 
 of which time he was clerk and traveling salesman, 
 and for nine 3'ears a partner and traveler for the 
 concern. The present firm was incorporated March 
 8, 1886, with a capital stock of $125,000. Their 
 sales are very extensive and constantly increasing, 
 as their trade is not confined to this locality, but 
 extends to all parts of the United States, and even 
 to points in Europe. 
 
 John B. Drago was born on a farm in Lucas 
 County, Ohio, August 17, 1846. His father, An- 
 thony Drago, was a native of France, but crossed 
 the Atlantic about 1834, and settled in the wilder- 
 ness in Lucas County, where he thoroughly im- 
 proved a farm. Here he continued to reside un- 
 til his demise in 1849. By his marriage witli Miss 
 Jane Druyor he had four sons and five daughters. 
 After the death of her husband, Mrs. Drago made 
 her home with her son, J. B., and her death oc- 
 curred in 1885 in Toledo, at the age of eighty-four. 
 Of the children comprising the parental family, 
 Anthony, the eldest, left in an early day for Cali- 
 
 fornia, and his subsequent history is unknown. 
 Julia married Anthony Momany, and they and 
 their two children died of the cholera in 1857. 
 Fanny and Agnes died of the same disease, at the 
 same time. Joseph, who married Elizabeth La- 
 Fayette, was drowned in 1857; his wife survived 
 him many years, dying in 1886. Their only son, 
 Samuel J., is a resident of Toledo, and the head of 
 the firm of Samuel J. Drago ife Co., manufacturers 
 of oils. 
 
 Henry, the next member of the family circle, 
 was born in Lucas County about 1843, and worked 
 on a farm in boyhood. When about twelve 3'ears 
 old he began sailing on the Lakes, whicii occupa- 
 tion he followed until the breaking out of the war. 
 In 1861 he entered the service for three months, 
 as a member of the Fourteenth Ohio Infantry, un- 
 der General Steadraan. Three months later he re- 
 enlisted as Sergeant of Compan}- K, Twenty-fifth 
 Ohio Infantry, under Gen. Paul Edwards. In that 
 capacity he served until the charge on Ft. Wagner, 
 when a severe wound necessitated his return home, 
 and there he was invalided for nine months. On 
 regaining his health he enlisted in Company K, 
 Sixty-seventh Ohio Infantry, and served until the 
 close of the Reliellion. After peace was proclaimed 
 he at once enlisted in the Seventh United States 
 Cavaliy, under General Custer, and was with Reno's 
 detachment at the time of the massacre of the brave 
 Custer and his fellow-soldiers. In the retreat of 
 Reno across the Little Big Horn thirty-eight men 
 were killed and some fourteen or fifteen wounded. 
 Among the latter was Henr^- Drago, who was shot 
 twice, his wounds being of such a serious nature 
 that he was compelled to return home. After four 
 years of suffering, he died from the effects of his 
 wounds. 
 
 The remaining members of the family were John 
 B., who was seventh in order of birth; Mar}', Mrs. 
 Charles Mable}', who died in East Saginaw, Mich., 
 in 1872, leaving two children; and Eliza, who died 
 about a year later in Detroit. John B. remained 
 on the old homestead until he was seven years of 
 age, up to which time he received such advantages 
 as the schools of that day offered. There were 
 many mouths to feed, and as the father left the 
 family in moderate circumstances, it became nee- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 439 
 
 essaiy for the children, as soon as old enough, to 
 provide, at least partly, for their own sustenance. 
 
 In 1852 our subject left the farm of a bad man, 
 the latter's brother kindly taking the friendless 
 child to Toledo, where he hoped to find a home 
 with good people. Failing in this, and believing 
 the next best thing would be to try to "hoe his 
 own row," he secured a position as mule-driver 
 on the canal, working on the boat "Paris," of 
 Dayton, Ohio, Captain Hewitt commanding. Our 
 subject was then only seven 3'ears of age, and as 
 he knew notliing whatever about canals or canal 
 boats, the mistakes that he ver}' naturall3' made 
 brought upon him the wrath of captain and crew, 
 and between Toledo and Dayton he was whipped 
 fifteen or twenty times. On reaching the latter 
 place he was discharged, and with $3 in his pocket 
 he started to walk back to Toledo. By the time 
 he reached Texas, Ohio, forty miles from Toledo, 
 his strength and cash were both exhausted, but 
 fortunately he found a friend in the captain of a 
 boat. Brown, of Delphos, Ohio, who carried him in 
 his arms to his boat and cared for him until he had 
 recovered, when he employed him as canal-boat 
 driver. The following three or four years were 
 thus employed, when he concluded to try his luok 
 in sailing on the Lakes. He siiipped in the emploj' 
 of Stevens & Chase, Toledo, and was a common 
 sailor until 1862, when he accepted a position in a 
 ship-chandler's store, owned b3' Stevens & Chase, 
 the place having been secured for him through the 
 kindness of Walter Chase, son of the senior mem- 
 ber of the firm. The store was managed by T. S. 
 Dunning, an exceedingly kind gentleman, who, in 
 leisure hours, "coached" his employe upon business 
 metiiods, giving him much valuable information. 
 
 The firm of Stevens & Chase sold out to Reed & 
 Sprague, and they in turn sold out to A. F. Ruth- 
 erford & Co., with whom Mr. Drago remained un- 
 til 1869, when he entered the employ of "Wilcox 
 Bros. In 1870 he became traveling salesman for 
 the firm. This connection was continued until the 
 concern was iucorporated with M. I. Wilcox, Pres- 
 ident; John B. Drago, Vice-President; C. H. Eddy, 
 Secretary and Treasurer; and H. E. Rouse, General 
 Manager. The association of our subject with Mr. 
 Wilcox, extending tlirough many years, has been 
 
 most cordial, and the regard which he feels for 
 him is the deepest — a regard, indeed, that is felt 
 by all with whom Mr. VVilcox is brought in con- 
 tact. Generous, warm-hearted and discriminating, 
 no worth}' person or charity ever appeals to him 
 in vain, and no sacrifice of comfort or monej' is 
 too great when the object is a good one. 
 
 As a salesman Mr. Drago has few equals, and 
 his travels have extended to most of the states 
 and territories. He possesses good business judg- 
 ment, is popular with his customers, and is a thor- 
 oughly reliable and upright man in his dealings 
 with all. Fraternall}' lie is a member of Maumee 
 Vallej' Lodge No. 515, I. O. O. F., and Charles 
 Sumner Lodge No. 137, K. of P. In politics he is 
 a Republican. His marriage, October 16, 1869, 
 united him with Miss Martha C. Pearson, of Ypsi- 
 lanti, Mich. She was born in Ypsilanti, that state, 
 February 22, 1850, and is the daughter of Ezekiel 
 and Caroline E. (Fullington) Pearson, natives, re- 
 spectively, of Glasgow, Scotland, and New York 
 State. Two daughters came to bless the home of 
 Mr. and Mrs. Drago, namely: LiUian Mabel, wlio 
 was born April 11, 1871; and Maude Pearson, 
 born August 17, 1874, and now the wife of C. Mc- 
 Kecknie, of Toledo, Ohio. 
 
 JUDGE GILBERT HARMON. Conspicuous 
 among the progressive and influential men 
 of Ohio whom it is a privilege to know and 
 a pleasure to honor, stands this gentleman, 
 who for a quarter of a centuiy has been a promi- 
 nent member of the Bar of Toledo, and for several 
 years has filled the position of Judge of the Court 
 of Common Pleas in this city. A native of Maine, 
 he was born in Thorndike, Waldo County, March 
 30, 1839, a son of Ellas and Mary (Moulton) Har- 
 mon. The father, who was a merchant by occu- 
 pation, was also a native of Maine. His father. 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Josiah Harmon, was a bero of the Revolution, and 
 served under Gen. George Washington for seven 
 years. The Harmon ancestors were originally 
 from Scotland, and settled in Standish, Me., in a 
 very eai'ly day. The mother of our subject was 
 also of Scotch ancestry, her grandparents being 
 among the first settlers of Standish. Both the pa- 
 ternal and maternal grandfathers lived beyond the 
 age of ninety years. 
 
 Gilbert Harmon spent his boyhood days in 
 Tliorndike, where lie attended the public schools 
 until he was twelve years of age, when he removed 
 with his parents to Biddeford, York County, Me., 
 and continued his studies in the public schools of 
 that place for some time. Later he entered West- 
 brook Seminary, where he remained two years, 
 after which he entered Tufts College, at Somer- 
 ville, Mass., and after four years was graduated 
 with honors from that institution in the Class of '63. 
 
 Soon after finishing his education, Mr. Harmon 
 accepted the position of Principal of the high 
 schools of Woodstock, Vt., which position he suc- 
 cessfully filled for two and a-half years. Having 
 previously decided upon a professional career, he 
 then retired from the sciioolroom and entered the 
 law office of Philip P^astman & Son, of Saco, Me., 
 with whom he studied for some time. ]n 1867 he 
 was admitted to the Bar of York County, Me., and 
 practiced his profession in Saco for about a year, 
 after which he came to Ohio and located in Toledo, 
 opening an oflice and conducting a general law 
 practice in all the courts until November, 1888, 
 when he was elected to the Bench as Judge of the 
 Court of Common Pleas, which )wsition he held 
 until October, 1894. 
 
 October 11, 1870, Judge Gilbert Harmon was 
 united in marriage with Miss Lucile C, daughter 
 of Oramel and Electa (Foster) Watson, natives of 
 Vermont. The marriage took place at the home 
 of the bride's parents in West Topsham, Orange 
 County, Vt. The union of Judge and Mrs. Har- 
 mon has been blessed by the birtii of three chil- 
 dren, two daughters and one son. PCsther, the 
 eldest daughter, who graduated with the highest 
 honors from the Toledo High School, in the Class 
 of '94, is an accomplisiied young lady of eighteen 
 years, and a leader in the social circles of her na- 
 
 tive home. Lucy, the second daughter, a bright 
 girl of sixteen, is still a student in the high 
 school; Gilbert Watson is a pupil of the public 
 schools. The Judge is a member of St. Francis' 
 Catholic Church, and Mrs. Harmon is a devoted 
 member of the Unitarian Church. Their attract- 
 ive residence is at No. 332 Batavia Street. 
 
 Judge Harmon is a pronounced Democrat, and 
 takes an active part in politics. He has been a 
 delegate to the various conventions of the state, 
 and was also a delegate to the National Conven- 
 tion which met at St. Louis, Mo., in 1888, and 
 which nominated Grover Cleveland for President. 
 He is a man of strong personality and sterling char- 
 acter, possessing a high mind, that is abundantly 
 able to grasp and master the great legal questions 
 of the day. He is considered one of the best 
 jurists in northern Ohio, and is honored and es- 
 teemed by a large and influential numlier of friends 
 and acquaintances. 
 
 
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 JAMES SOUTHARD is one of the representa- 
 tive citizens and wortliy pioneers of Lucas 
 County. He has been identified with its up- 
 building and development in many practical 
 wa3's, and for four decades has lived on his farm 
 situated on sectitm 10, Washington Township. 
 Here he carries on general farming, and has long 
 been considered one of the practical farmers of 
 this region. 
 
 James Southard is one of nine children born to 
 James and Mary (Ellis) .Southard, all natives of 
 Devonshire, England. The other members of the 
 family were as follows: Thomas, who died in 1840; 
 Maiy, widow of Thomas Laskey, of this township; 
 Ann, widow of William Laskey; Betsv, who died 
 in 1852; Priscilla, of West Toledo, widow of Will- 
 iam Baker; Rlioda, Mrs. VauWormer; John, a 
 
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 farmer of this township; and Emily, who married 
 Milton Gray, of Michigan. 
 
 James Southard, Sr., set sail for America about 
 1830, with his family, and at the end of a five- 
 weeks voyage landed in New York City. Thence 
 they proceeded to Onondago County, N.Y., where 
 they lived until 1833, and thence came by way of 
 the Lakes to Lucas County. The father took up 
 Government land in this township, most of the 
 property being unimproved and situated on sec- 
 tion 3. He erected a log cabin of two rooms, and 
 energeticallj' set to work to improve his farm. He 
 died April 12, 1865, and was buried in the old 
 Southard Cemetery. His wife survived him several 
 years. d3-ing in 1886. 
 
 James Southard of this sketch was born Decem- 
 ber 31, 1821, in Devonshire, and passed the first 
 twelve years of his life on a farm in the mother 
 countiy. He then accompanied his parents to the 
 United States and assisted his father in clearing his 
 farm in this township. Upon reaching his ma- 
 jority, he commenced working for neighboring 
 farmers at $10 per month, but at the end of the 
 year rented a tract of land, which he cultivated 
 for two or three years. His next venture was to 
 purchase eighty acres of land on section 11. Of 
 this onl3' twent3^ acres had been broken, and the 
 only building on it was a log cabin. When three 
 years had elapsed he removed to his present farm, 
 which now comprises one hundred and eighty-five 
 acres. 
 
 December 15, 1851, Mr. Southard married Mrs. 
 Mary Scoville, who was born in England, October 
 24, 1826, and passed away February 2, 1895, 
 deeply regretted by all who knew her. She was a 
 daughter of George L. Laskey, also a native of 
 P^ngland. In 1833 she crossed the ocean, and 
 after a tedious voyage of seven weeks reached her 
 destination. Three children were born to our 
 worthy subject and his wife: Josephine, who lives 
 at home; Alice, who is the wife of Clarence P. 
 Fox; and Augusta, who married Clinton D. Fox, 
 and resides at Rockford, 111. 
 
 The Southards have been prominently connected 
 with the development and prosperity of this por- 
 tion of the county, and have assisted in laying 
 out roads, building schoolhouses, and in organiz- 
 
 ing various enterprises. Our subject has held a 
 number of local offices, and is a true-blue Repub- 
 lican. He and the members of his family are iden- 
 tified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
 have hosts of sincere friends in the community. 
 
 
 T7> LIJAH W. PECKHAM. The business men 
 r C^ of Toledo are a power which cannot be 
 ignored in studying the histor}-, commer- 
 cial or social, of this city. To every department 
 of activity' they im])art a vitality which is produc- 
 tive of great results. As a class they have added 
 greatly to the financial strength of the place, and 
 to its reputation among other cities of Ohio. 
 Their probity and enterprise, their intelligence 
 and united efforts for the upbuilding of its busi- 
 ness interests, have been a power which cannot be 
 lightly estimated. 
 
 As a prominent representative of this class, men- 
 tion should be made of E. W. Peckham, who is 
 general agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life 
 Insurance Company. He is a native of Rhode Isl- 
 and, having been born in Pawtucket in 1838. His 
 father died when he was four weeks old, and his 
 mother shortly after moved to Braintree, Mass., 
 where his early school days were spent, and when 
 thirteen he was sent to New Hampshire to finish 
 his education. At the early age of seventeen he 
 became a merchant in the city of Boston, engaging 
 in the hosiery, glove and notion trade, which he 
 carried on for six years, when, an opportunity 
 presenting itself, he sold out and went to New 
 York, and for a short time was engaged in the 
 manufacture of proprietary goods. 
 
 The breaking out of the War of the Rebellion 
 developed a new industry, in which Mr. Peckham 
 became intensely interested, viz., that of the man- 
 ufacture of paper bags and sacks. Formerly all 
 flour in less quantities than a barrel was sold in 
 
444 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 sacks made of cottou cloth, but the rapid advance in 
 the price of cotton made some substitute necessary, 
 and ])aper was tried successfully. Mr. Peckbam, 
 foreseeing an immense demand, made arrange- 
 ments with some capitalists, who had established 
 plants for the manufacture of these goods in four 
 prominent cities, to sell the same on commission 
 through the large cities and towns of New Eng- 
 land and New York State. He was one of the pio- 
 neers in this movement, and for the first two years 
 was the only agent known in many of the places 
 visited. This enterprise developed rapidly, until 
 it became one of the great industries of the nation. 
 Tlie business was a success from the start, and for 
 more than twenty-four years INIr. Peckham was 
 one of the best known, popular and successful 
 "Knights of the Grip" traversing that section. 
 
 Patents expiring, and strong competition reduc- 
 ing commission, some change seemed desirable, 
 and Mr. Peckham turned to life insurance, in 
 which he had proved his faith by carrying for 
 more than twenty years a heavy insurance on his 
 own life. His first contract was with the Massa- 
 chusetts Agency of the Mutual Life Insurance 
 Com[)any of New York, and his field of operations 
 was in that state, with headquarters at the pic- 
 turesque city of Springfield. Competition devel- 
 oped the fact that there was another company 
 which furnished as absolute safety and security, 
 and its management, by confining its risks to tlie 
 healthy portions of the United States, and invest- 
 ing its funds (153- charter restriction) only in bond 
 and mortgage loans and municipal bonds, was en- 
 abled to reduce the cost to so low a point as to 
 make a contract with that company much more 
 desirable for any polic\'-holder. Wishing to sell 
 onl3' the very best goods that could be offered, 
 Mr. Peckham applied to the concern, the North- 
 western Mutual Life Insurance Company of Mil- 
 waukee, for an agency, and was tendered the gen- 
 eral agency for fourteen counties in northwestern 
 Ohio, with headquarters at Toledo, and this posi- 
 tion he accepted in July, 1891. His success has 
 been very marked, and he has on his books as the 
 result of his labors many of Toledo's most repre- 
 sentative men for the full limit The Northwestern 
 will issue on a life, viz., ?;50,000. The Toledo 
 
 office of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance 
 Company is in the Darst Block, rooms 13, 14, 22 
 and 23; telephone, 1296. 
 
 At the age of eighteen, Mr. Peckliam united 
 with the Mt. Vernon Church of Boston, then un- 
 der the pastorate of the renowned Dr. Kirk, and 
 his tendencies since have been with the Congrega- 
 tionalists. He, however, thoroughly believes men 
 should live up to their religious profession and fol- 
 low the Golden Rule in their every-daj' walk and 
 conversation, and especially believes that one en- 
 gaged in the life-insurance business should make 
 onl}' truthful representations, that will stand the 
 test of time. 
 
 Politically, he has never been an aspirant for 
 an3- office, and has always voted for those he con- 
 scientiously believed to be the best men for the 
 place, regardless of party, creed or affiliations. 
 
 r~y EORGE .1. SHEPERD, the able and eflS- 
 V^T cient manager of the Anicrican Telephone 
 and Telegraph Company of Maumee, is a 
 native of Vermont, and was born in Hj-de Park, 
 ^Lay 16, 1867. He is the third child in a family 
 of seven born to J.S. and Eliza (Woods) Sheperd. 
 The former, who was a. native of Canada, came 
 with his parents to the United States when a boy, 
 and spent his early life in Vermont, where he still 
 resides, at the age of fifty-eight years. He is of 
 Irish ancestry, but his parents were natives of this 
 country. The mother was a native of New Hamp- 
 shire, and is still living. She is of Scotch-Irish 
 extraction, but her father and mother were born 
 in America. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was educated in the 
 common schools of his home locality, and remained 
 with his parents until he was fourteen years of 
 age, when his father gave him his time and he 
 started out for himself. He worked on a farm by 
 
PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 445 
 
 the month until he was about eighteen years of 
 age, and then was employed as a teamster by the 
 American Telephone and Telegraph Company. He 
 followed this occupation for one year, after which 
 he was given a position where he had charge of a 
 number of men for about seven years. 
 
 In 1893 Mr. Sheperd was offered and accepted 
 the position of manager of the office in this city, 
 it being a telephone exchange and repeating sta- 
 tion of the telegraph department for the East, 
 West, North and South. The position is a very 
 responsible one, but Mr. Sheperd is perfectly capa- 
 ble of its management, and has the confidence 
 and esteem of the company. He has three assist- 
 ants in the office, as there is a considerable amount 
 of work to do, and his time is fully occupied. 
 
 February 16, 1893, Mr. Sheperd married Miss 
 Martha J. Wilson, and one child has blessed this 
 union, Helen M., a bright little girl, the pride of 
 her parents. Our subject is a Republican in his 
 political views, and takes an active interest in local 
 politics, although never having aspired to public 
 honors himself. Socially he is a member of the 
 Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights 
 of Pytliias. He is a popular young man, and with 
 his estimable wife occupies a high position in social 
 circles. 
 
 ^=F 
 
 JOSEPH E. HALL is one of the old and re- 
 spected residents of Waterville, Lucas Coun- 
 t}', where he has made his home for over 
 three-score years. For a quarter of a century 
 of this time he conducted a tailoring establishment, 
 after which for twenty' 3'ears he was engaged in 
 general merchandising. In 1860 he erected a two- 
 story building on tlie canal, and here carried on 
 his trade. After a busy and successful life he is 
 now living retired, tliough mucli of his time is 
 spent in looking after liis properly. He owns a 
 farm of two hundred and eighty-five acres, eighty 
 
 acres of which are in Wood County. For one year 
 he served as Mayor of Waterville, when he first 
 came to the place, and under Pierce's administra- 
 tion was appointed Postmaster, and served as sucli 
 for twenty-one years. He has also been Township 
 Clerk, Road Supervisor and School Director. 
 
 A son of Jewell and Betsy (Smith) Hall, our 
 subject is a native of Portage County, Ohio, his 
 birth having occurred April 16, 1816. His father 
 was born in Tolland, Mass., and died in 1828, aged 
 fifty-two 3'ears. His early days were spent on a 
 farm in his native state, but in 1815 he emigrated 
 to Ohio, settling in Charleston, Portage County, 
 having, in partnership with his brother, traded his 
 Massachusetts land for property in the Buckeye 
 State. Tills comprised about twelve liundred 
 acres in Medina County, and for years they sold it 
 off piece by piece, but never lived thereon. The 
 father died in Portage County, where he left a 
 homestead of eighty acres. His wife died in April 
 of the same year, aged forty-six years. 
 
 Twelve children were born to Jewell and Betsy 
 Hall, but of the number only two are now living. 
 In order of birth they were as follows: Clarenson, 
 who went to Texas and died in that state; Smith; 
 Lucinda; Judson, who died in Whitehouse, Ohio; 
 Minerva; Jewell; Pamelia; Chauncy; Edwin; .Jo- 
 seph E.; Julia, wife of H. A. Moulton, of Vermont; 
 and Newell, who died in Whitehouse. Joseph E. 
 and his sister Julia are the onlj' survivors of the 
 family. 
 
 Our subject spent his earl}' days in farming dur- 
 ing the summer season, and attended the district 
 schools of the neighborhood in the winter time, 
 until he had reached his thirteenth year. Going 
 then to Ashtabula, Ohio, he began serving an ap- 
 prenticeship at the tailor's trade, and gave his 
 time thereto for the next five years. In 1836 he 
 came to Lucas County and opened a tailor shop 
 at Waterville. About 1880 he sold out his busi- 
 ness interests, and has since passed his time quietl}' 
 in his pleasant home, which has sheltered him for 
 many years. He lias been a Republican since the 
 breaking out of the war. Religiousl\' he has 
 long been identified with the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church. 
 
 The lady who for over fifty years shared the 
 
446 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 joys and sorrows of Mr. Hall's career was be- 
 fore iier marriage Miss Jane Dee, a daughter of 
 James and Abigail (Bogue) Dee. The ceremony 
 which united the lives of our subject and wife was 
 performed September 12, 1837. They had born to 
 them two daughters: Pamelia C, August 13, 1841; 
 and Temperance, June 27, 1850. The elder daugh- 
 ter became the wife of J. L. Pray, and died April 
 4, 1881, leaving three children. The younger 
 daughter is still living with her father. Mrs. 
 Hall departed this life September 18, 1889, deeply 
 mourned by her family and the friends she had 
 made durinii a lon^ and unselfish life. 
 
 T~7^ LIAS BOYER, a worthy old {)ioneer of Lu- 
 r^ C) cas County', departed this life October 9, 
 1894, at the age of seventy-five years, and 
 was tenderly )ilaced to sleep his last sleep in the 
 Whitchouse Cemetery. He came to this section 
 in 1865, and passed the remainder of his life here. 
 During tiie late war he volunteered his services on 
 the side of the Union, and from the effects of a 
 fever with which he was smitten while in the army 
 suffered until his death, as it left him in a weak- 
 ened condition, and lie was obliged to retire from 
 business in 1873, the charge of !iis farm then de- 
 volving upon liis sons. He was Interested in the 
 upbuilding of this community, and was always to 
 be found on the side of progress. 
 
 The parents of Elias Boyer were Jacob and Cath- 
 erine (Newman) Boyer, natives of Pennsylvania, 
 in which state their entire lives were spent. Of 
 their ten children, but one now survives. Elias 
 was born September 19, 1819, in Union County, 
 Pa., and there grew to man's estate, receiving a 
 district-school education, and being trained in hab- 
 its of thrift and industry, which never left him in 
 later years. On the 12th of October, 1843, he mar- 
 ried Miss Mary Whittenmeyer, who was born on 
 
 Christinas Day, 1826. Thej' became the parents 
 of eleven children, of whom seven are yet living. 
 Tlie names of the children and the dates of their 
 birth are as follows: Elida, born August 27, 1844; 
 Melinda, August 18, 1846; Samantha, July 18, 
 1848; Catherine, August 22, 1850; Martha, March 
 19, 1853; Ellen, May 25, 1855; Lamson, February 
 10, 1858; Oscar, September 12, 1860; Mary, July 
 16, 1863; Cora, October 3, 1866; and Clara, Octo- 
 ber 1, 1870. Martha died March 9, 1895. 
 
 In August, 1862, Elias Boj'er enlisted in Com- 
 pany C, One Hundred and Seventy-second Regi- 
 ment Pennsylvania Infantry, being mustered into 
 the service at Harrisburg. At Gettysburg he was 
 takeu sick and was in the hospital for some time. 
 At the end of nine months in the army he was 
 honorably discharged. In 1865 he came to this 
 county and bought a tract of eighty acres, which 
 he soon sold. He then invested in sixt}' -seven 
 acres, and on this farm carried on general farming 
 as long as his health would permit. In politics he 
 was a Republican. Personally he was very popu- 
 lar with his neighbors, and esteemed for his man}' 
 sterling qualities. 
 
 It is fitting tliat special mention be made of Os- 
 car M. Boyer, who is now conducting his father's 
 old homestead on section 23, Providence Town- 
 ship. He is an energetic and enterprising young 
 business man, and has been very successful in his 
 many and varied ventures. Born in 1860, in Sny- 
 der County. Pa., he was only five years of age when 
 he was brought by his parents to this section. 
 Much of the care of the farm devolved upon his 
 shoulders while he was a mere youth, and since 
 arriving at man's estate he has had full charge of 
 the homestead. In Ma}-, 1889, he removed to his 
 present residence, a pleasant and commodious home. 
 
 October 14, 1884, Oscar Boyer married Kate La- 
 Barr, who was born October 28, 1866, and is a 
 daughter of David and Caroline (Miller) LaBarr, 
 of Waterville, whose family comprised ten chil- 
 dren. Mr. and Mrs. Boyer have had born to them 
 two sons and two daughters, namely: Mabel L., 
 born April 19, 1887; Alexander R.. September 23, 
 1889; Chester M., September 1, 1890; and Marie 
 A., September 13, 1892. 
 
 Like his father, Oscar Boyer is a stanch Repub- 
 
WILLIAM G. GARDINER, M, D. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 449 
 
 lican. He was elected Township Trustee in 1890, 
 and is now serving iiis second term as such. He 
 Is also a School Director and takes commendable 
 interest in educational affairs. Fraternall3' he be- 
 longs to the Order of Red Men, Otsego Tribe, of 
 Whitehouse, and is also connected with Turkey- 
 foot Lodge No. 529 and Encampment No. 240, at 
 Grand Rajiids, Ohio. 
 
 
 l^^gif-^-i^li^^ 
 
 < "\ <f)ILLIAM G. GARDINER, B. S.,M. D., 
 
 \/ \/ has been a member of the Toledo med- 
 ical fraternity for twelve years. He is 
 thoroughly acquainted, both tiieoretically and 
 practically, with everything pertaining to the science 
 of medicine, and has a large practice. That he 
 mav keep in line with modern research and ideas, 
 he has joined several societies which are very ben- 
 eficial to the members of the profession, among 
 these being the Northwestern and the Ohio State 
 Medical Societies, and also the Microscopical So- 
 ciety. 
 
 A son of John and Margaret (Gilfillan) Gardi- 
 ner, our subject was born April 18, 1850, near 
 Hamilton, Canada. His father was a meichantand 
 also an agriculturist, and was a successful business 
 man. He was born in Scotland, as was also Ids 
 wife, who died in Canada in 1875. A few years 
 after that event Mr. Gardiner removed to Iowa, 
 where he departed this life May 25, 1894, at the 
 good old age of seventy years. The union of 
 himself and wife was blessed with ten children, 
 four daughters and six sons. Two of the number 
 died in infancy, and three in adult years. 
 
 William G. Gardiner received his primary edu- 
 cation in the public schools of Buffalo, N. Y., but 
 supplemented this with training at tlie Toronto 
 Normal School. He then engaged in teaching for 
 thirteen years, and was very successful in the pro- 
 fession. During this time he attended Toronto 
 17 
 
 University, from which he received the degree of 
 B. S., and then took up his medical studies in the 
 Toronto School of Medicine. 
 
 In the year 1880 Dr. Gardiner came to Toledo 
 and engaged in teaching school, still, however, 
 keeping up the study of medicine. In 188.3 he 
 entered the Toledo Medical College, being a mem- 
 ber of the first graduation class (1883) and one of 
 seven who obtained degrees. Since that time he 
 has been honored with several professorships in 
 the college — was Demonstrator of Anatomy, Lec- 
 turer on Physiology, and held the chairs of Chem- 
 istry and Principles and Practice of Medicine. 
 During this time he kept up his general practice, 
 in which he met with encouragement and gratify- 
 ing success from the first. In 1884 he was elected 
 President of the Toledo, Maumee & Detroit Elec- 
 tric Railway Companj', and still holds that position 
 of trust. He is also a member of the Oxygenated 
 Fuel Oil Company of Toledo, a member of the 
 Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the 
 Edgewater Association. 
 
 In 1875 Dr. Gardiner married Miss Mary Pater- 
 son, a native of Canada, her parents being David 
 and Agnes (Murray) Paterson. The Doctor and 
 wife have five children, four sons and a daughter, 
 who are named as follows: John P., Agnes M., 
 William G., Roy J. and George R. Dr. Gardiner 
 in politics is a stanch Republican. 
 
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 r~y ILBERT B. BRIM, a well-to-do and pros- 
 V^^ perous farmer of Lake Township, Wood 
 County, makes his abode on section 27, 
 near the village of Latchie. He has owned this 
 homestead since the fall of 1875, when he rented it 
 for a 3'ear to a tenant, but since that time has been 
 engaged in its cultivation himself. He sold a por- 
 tion of his original farm, but bought other and 
 more fertile land, and the homestead now numbers 
 
450 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 one hundred and sixteen acres. The place lies 
 eight miles from Toledo, where a read\' market is 
 found for the farm products. 
 
 George Brim, the fatlier of our subject, was born 
 September 20, 1807, in Devonshire, England, and 
 was one of the pioneer settlers in this county, to 
 which became in the spring of 1835. His declin- 
 ing years were i)assed in Sandusky County, Ohio, 
 where his death occurred December 7, 1873. Oc- 
 tober 1, 1840. he married Miss Betsy M., daughter 
 of Peter and Rebecca (Gilbert) Loop. She was 
 born in 1813, and died March 12, 1895, aged 
 eighty-two years. Nine children were born to 
 George and Betsy Brim, namely: James J., who is 
 operating the old homestead in Sandusky County'; 
 Walter W., who is represented elsewhere in this 
 work; Emeline and Emily, twins, the latter of 
 whom died in infancy; George, also deceased; 
 Laney ]M., Mrs. .J. C. Recker; Gilbert B.; Betsy M., 
 Mrs. George Asli; and Clara E., Mrs. W. E. Gard- 
 ner. 
 
 Gilbert B. Briui was born near Woodville, San- 
 dusky County, May 19, 1853, and attended the 
 district schools of that neighborhood until reach- 
 ing his majority-. As soon as he was old enough 
 to work, his help was required on the farm, and he 
 continued to live with his widowed mother until 
 he was married, in 1877, with the exception of one 
 year, when he worked at Millbury with his brother 
 Walter W. He has been a School Director and 
 Highway Supervisor, and in politics is a Repub- 
 lican, having cast his first vote for R. B. Hayes. 
 
 In Troy Township occurred tiie marriage of 
 G. B. Brim and Lizzie E. Hahn, March 1, 1877. 
 The lady was born July 16, 18.53, and is a daugh- 
 ter of Valentine and Magdalene (Berg) Hahn, who 
 were married in July, 1852, and had a family of 
 four sons and six daughters, as follows: Lizzie E.; 
 Herman D., who is carrying on the old farm in 
 Tro}' Township; Mary and Laura, twins, the former 
 the wife of George Brown, and the latter the wife 
 of William Andrews, both farmers of Troy Town- 
 ship; and Theodore, Barbara, Katie, Albert, Au- 
 gust and Clara. The six last mentioned are living 
 at home with their parents. Valentine Hahn was 
 born in Germany, near the River Rhine, March 3, 
 1814, and came to the United States about 1844, 
 
 since which time he has been engaged in farming. 
 He is a son of Jacob Hahn, who was a miller in the 
 Fatherland. Mrs. Magdalene Hahn was born in 
 Germany, and was a daughter of Jacob and Eliza- 
 betli (Smith) Berg, who came to America prior to 
 1843. They first settled in Cleveland, and went 
 thence to Ashland County, where they passed the 
 remainder of their lives. Jacob Berg was also a 
 miller by trade, and worked at that vocation after 
 coming to this country. 
 
 Nine children came to bless the union of Mr. 
 and Mrs. Brim, their names and dates of birth be- 
 ing as follows: George Valentine, born December 
 6, 1877; Clara Mabel, August 8, 1879; Otto Rich- 
 ard, December 18, 1881; Orville Gilbert, August 
 18, 1883; James Lloyd, October 4, 1885; Logan L., 
 February 14, 1888; twin children that died un- 
 named; and Edna May, born May 17, 1894. In 
 January, 1892, Mr. and Mrs. Brim became mem- 
 bers of the Evangelical Church at Millbury. 
 
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 JOHN RETHINGER is one of the most popu- 
 lar citizens of Providence Township, Lucas 
 County, and is numbered among the pio- 
 neers of this locality. He is a self-made and 
 self-educated man, having been the architect of 
 his own fortunes. In boyhood he had no school 
 advantages, but has made up for the deficiency by 
 ))rivate reading and by the knowledge gained in 
 the world of business and experience. He owns a 
 beautiful home and a valuable farm of eighty acres 
 on section 22, and also eighty acres on section 23. 
 A native of Germany, our subject was born De- 
 cember 25, 1820, in the province of Alsace. The 
 father died in Germany when his son John was yet 
 an infant. His widow later married again, and 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 451 
 
 in 1833 came to America, landing in Boston, where 
 the family remained until 1836. At that time the^' 
 removed to Micliigan, but stayed only a short time, 
 and then returned to Boston, where the stepfather 
 of our subject died. His wife then, in company 
 with her son John, set sail for Germany, but at 
 the end of a year returned to the United States 
 and remained in Boston several years. After com- 
 ing to Ohio they lived for a short time in To- 
 ledo, then moved to Waterville, and after looking 
 around bought land in Providence Township. 
 The farm was heavily timbered and it required 
 much time and work to bring it into a state suit- 
 able for cultivation. 
 
 John Rethinger remained on the farm with his 
 mother until he was married, Februaiy 12, 1847, to 
 Mary C. Long. She was born April 27, 1830, and 
 was the daughter of Andrew Long, who came to 
 Ohio at the same time that our subject did. Twelve 
 children came to bless the hearthstone of Mr. and 
 Mrs. Rethinger. The eldest, George, who \j'as born 
 February 13, 1848, married Kate Dunnington, and 
 has a family of ten children. He is a merchant in 
 Custer, Wood County. The other members of the 
 family, in order of birth, are as follows: John, born 
 September 6, 1849, and who died at the age of 
 twenty years; William, who was born August 22, 
 1851, and was killed in a runaway accident; Jos- 
 eph, who was horn August 11, 1853; Mary, whose 
 birth occurred October 20, 1855, and who died 
 January 26, 1862; Helen, born February 23, 1858; 
 Charles, on the 7th of May, 1860; Peter, who was 
 born November 4, 1862, married Emma DeBacher, 
 by whom he has two children, and is now engaged 
 in farming in this township; Andrew V., born April 
 1, 1865, unmarried, and a resident of Swarton, 
 Ohio; Lizzie, whose birth occurred August 13, 1867; 
 Francis E., born March 15, 1872; and John H., who 
 was born April 9, 1874, and lives at home. The 
 faithful wife and devoted mother was called to 
 her final rest May 7, 1889, at the age of fifty-nine. 
 
 A large part of his home farm Mr. Rethinger has 
 cleared himself. He has always been a hard worker 
 and has accumulated a good fortune for his de- 
 clining years. He attends the Catholic Church in 
 this township, and helped to build the house of 
 worship. In politics he is a Democrat. He has 
 
 never been an ofiice-seeker, but has on several oc- 
 casions been urged so strenuously by his neighbors 
 to serve in a public capacity that he has acceded 
 to their wishes, and has served acceptably as a 
 School Director and as a Township Trustee, besides 
 filling a number of other local offices. 
 
 
 THOMAS M. STEVIC, one of the enterpris- 
 ing merchants of West Toledo, is proprietor 
 of a store containing a full and well se- 
 lected line of drugs, hardware, paper, paints and 
 oils. It was in 1890 that he came to this point, 
 and it was not long before he had built up a lucra- 
 tive trade. He is courteous and accommodating 
 to all, and readily' makes friends of his customers. 
 His goods are alwa.ys just what they are repre- 
 sented to be, and can be depended upon as being 
 reliable and the best of their kind. 
 
 A native of the Buckeye State, Mr. Stevic was 
 born October 17, 1849, in Wooster, Wajne County, 
 being a son of Henry and Mary (Berlin) Stevic. 
 Henry Stevic's parents were natives of Germany, 
 but he was born in Pennsylvania, and there grew 
 to maturity. In earl^' life he was a farmer, but 
 later embarked in the grocery business. He was 
 called from the scenes of his labors by death when 
 he was in his eightieth year. His wife, Mary, was 
 born near Harrisburg, Pa., and her parents were 
 natives of the Emerald Isle. She is still living, 
 and is now in her eighty-sixth year. 
 
 The bo3iiood of our subject was passed on his 
 father's homestead, where he was early inured to 
 agricultural duties. His elementary education was 
 such as was afforded by the district schools of that 
 period, but subsequently it was his priTilege to 
 continue his studies at Smithville (Ohio) College. 
 About the time of reaching his majority he started 
 in the grocery business at Jefferson, Ohio, and car- 
 ried on this venture for some eight years. He 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 llien went to Waldron, Mich., wlierc for three years 
 he held positions as a clerk. After leaving there 
 lie engaged in the drug business at Sliiloli,and de- 
 voted eight years to that enterprise. He became 
 thorough 13^ conversant with the needs of the pub- 
 lic in this direction, and fully competent to man- 
 age a store of his own. Having husbanded his 
 means, he found himself in possession of a fair 
 sum, which served as capital and enabled him to 
 equip a store in this city. 
 
 In 1886 Mr. Stevic married Miss Mettle Barron, 
 of Shiloli, Ohio. Her father, Rev. J. II. Barron, is 
 a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
 is now stationed at Canal Fulton. To Mr. and Mrs. 
 Stevic have been born two children, a son and 
 daughter, Thomas R. and Leona Madge. 
 
 In his political views Mr. Stevic is an uncom- 
 promising Republican. Fraternally' he is associated 
 with tlie Odd Fellows. 
 
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 JOHN M. MAYER, one of the old and re- 
 spected residents of Waterville Township, is 
 a native of Germany, but for over half a 
 century has lived in the United States. He 
 has cleared about ninety acres of his farm of one 
 hundred and twenty acres, which is situated on 
 section 10. and on which he has made many valu- 
 able improvements during the forty-five years 
 which have elapsed since he became owner of the 
 place. He has served as Road Supervisor and has 
 occupied several other township offices. 
 
 The parents of John Mayer were John M. and 
 Mar3' (Sautter) Mayer, who were natives of Wui- 
 temberg, Germany, born in 1794 and 1819, respect- 
 ively. The parents of John Mayer, Sr., lived and 
 died in (Germany, his father, a tailor b}' trade, 
 passing away in 1801, at the age of sixty-six years, 
 and his mother in 1803, when in her seventy-sixtli 
 year. In 1840 John Mayer, Sr., and his wife took 
 
 passage in a sailing-vessel bound for Boston, where 
 they arrived on the 26th of August. At the end 
 of three weeks' time tliej' started for Ohio, and on 
 reaching this state located in Maumee. Mr. Mayer 
 then rented land for two or three years, after 
 which he moved to this township and took up 
 two hundred acres of Government land, the great- 
 er portion of which was covered with timber. He 
 erected a log cabin and other necessary buildings, 
 and with energy began to clear his land. Here he 
 made his home until he was summoned to the 
 world beyond, Januar3' 28, 1871. 
 
 By his first marriage the father of our subject 
 had seventeen children, only three of whom sur- 
 vive: Mary B., who was born June 3, 1824, and 
 married Jacob Zahn, of Toledo, by whom she has 
 eight children; Otto, born July 17, 1835, who mar- 
 ried Elizabeth Dill, and has seven children; and 
 John, of this sketch. The mother of these children 
 died in 1848, and later the father married Miss 
 Mary Ma^'er, who was born in Germanj-, Jul^' 17, 
 1817, and of this union were born thirteen chil- 
 dren, six of whom died in infanc}'. Mary died at 
 the age of twenty years, and the others are as fol- 
 lows: Rheinlioldt; Albert, who married Mary De- 
 Muth, and has four children; Louise, who married 
 William Dobin, a Michigan farmer, and has four 
 children; Caroline, who married Henry Knarr, a 
 blacksmith of Wliitehouse, Ohio; Bertram, de- 
 ceased, who married Sabina Lewis, also now de- 
 ceased; and Rosina, who married George Koch, a 
 farmer of Washington. 
 
 The birth of John Mayer occurred February 20, 
 1821, in Wurtemberg, Germany, and until he was 
 nineteen \ears of age he continued to dwell in the 
 Fatherland. He rendered dutiful assistance to 
 his father in clearing his new farm in Lucas 
 Count>', then in the wilderness, and remanied with 
 him until he was in his twenty-ninth year. At 
 that age he bought one hundred and twenty acres of 
 land for himself, built a log cabin and industri- 
 ously set to work to clear the place of timber. 
 He was married January 9, 1850, in Waterville 
 Township, to Elizabeth Brencr. She was born 
 January 1 1, 182G, in Germany, and came to Amer- 
 ica with her ])arents in 1830, settling in Trumbull 
 Count}', Ohio. Her father liought a tract of land 
 
John 1'. RIcAiKi:. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 455 
 
 in that locality, and there jjassed his remaining 
 years. His daughter Frederieka became the wife 
 of P'red Grimm, a farmer of Fulton County, this 
 state; Caroline married Bart Seiger, of Toledo; 
 Catherine wedded John Mischlich, who is engaged 
 in farming in Missouri; and John, the youngest, 
 lives in Toledo. 
 
 To the union of John Mayer and wife, Elizabeth, 
 were born eleven cliildren. Two died in infancy, 
 and of the others, Matilda, born December 13, 
 1850, died when thirtj-six ^ears old; Julia, born 
 February 15, 1852, married William Malilen, a 
 farmer of Providence Township, and has three 
 children; Julius, born March 18, 1853, is engaged in 
 farmiugin Wood County; Mary, born Septeiuber 15, 
 1854, died in childhood; Paulina, born December 
 18,1855, married John Ester, aFullon County farm- 
 er, by whom she has two children; August was born 
 January 9, 1857; Caroline, born Ma^' 13, 185'J, is 
 deceased; John is at home; and Elizabeth is mar- 
 ried and lives in Michigan. John, the son who 
 lives at home, was born August 4, I860, and mar- 
 ried Sarah Noble, whose birth occurred December 
 6, 1866. The date of their wedding was April 8, 
 1890, and three bright children have come to bless 
 their home: Jennie E., born December 30, 1890; 
 Lucy A., February 15, 1892; and John M., July 26, 
 1894. Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer, wife of our subject, 
 died January 10, 1886, aged sixty years. 
 
 Our subject has been for years a member of the 
 German Lutheran Church, and has contributed 
 freely of his means and time to its support. In 
 politics he is a supporter of tlie Democratic parly. 
 
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 JOHN P. McAFEE is manager for the Union 
 Central Life Insurance Company of Cincin- 
 nati, Ohio, and has his oflice in the Chamber 
 of Commerce in Toledo. One of the suc- 
 cessful and best known men in this branch of bus- 
 iness in northvveslern Ohio, he worked into his 
 vocation by degrees, and has given it the main 
 
 share of his attention for upwards of fifteen years, 
 his connection with the present firm having ex- 
 isted for the past eleven years. Under his man- 
 agement the Toledo ollice has written up more 
 than a million dollars of insurance each year for 
 the past seven years. 
 
 Mr. McAfee is a native of the Buckeye State, 
 his birth having occurred at Zanesville, in 1850. 
 His parents were James and Elizabeth (Clapper) 
 McAfee, natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania, re- 
 spectively. About 1857 they removed to Mercer 
 County, Ohio. The father, wlio was a farmer by 
 occupation, was an industrious, hard-working man, 
 who provided for his family to the best of his 
 ability, and strove to train his children in upright- 
 ness of action. He was a son of John McAfee, 
 who was born in Ireland and was reared to man- 
 hood in the city of Dublin. The father of Mrs. 
 Elizabeth McAfee, James Clapper, was for many 
 years a resident of the Keystone State. 
 
 Tlie boyhood of John P. McAfee was passed 
 amid the surroundings of farm life near Ft. Re- 
 covery, Mercer County. His education was com- 
 menced in the district schools, after which he pur- 
 sued the higher studies at Liber Academj% at 
 Portland, Ind., and at the age of fifteen he entered 
 Ridgeville (Ind.) Baptist College. By his own 
 efforts he worked his way upward and obtained 
 practical training for his future career. At the age 
 of beventeen years he obtained a certificate and 
 began teaching, following that calling for about 
 five years. 
 
 In 1872 Mr. McAfee accepted a position as cash- 
 ier in tlie private bank of Godfrey it MiUigan, at 
 Celina, Ohio, where he remained for five years. He 
 was next elected acting Secretary of the Fidelity 
 Fire Insurance Company of Delphos, but after 
 occupying that position for a j'ear, he resigned it 
 in order to again take his old place as cashier in 
 the bank. In time he wearied of the confinement 
 of his clerical duties and became an adjuster for a 
 fire-insuiance compau}', after which he engaged in 
 a general fire and life insurance business at Celina, 
 and subsequently was m a general hardware busi- 
 ness at the same place. In 1884 he became special 
 agent for the Union Central Life Insurance Com- 
 pany of Cincinnati, and a year later located in 
 
456 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Toledo as their openeral agent, liis territory em- 
 bracing nortliwestern Oliio. 
 
 Tiie vast business Mr. McAfee has established is 
 a monument to his executive ability and his en- 
 terprise and perseverance. He seems to possess 
 just those qualities wliicli are necessary to success, 
 and he has truly been the architect of his own for- 
 tunes. In politics he deposits his ballot in favor 
 of the man placed on the ticket of the Republican 
 parly. 
 
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 JOHN W. BROWNSBERGER. No resident of 
 Weston has l3een more closely identified with 
 its history tiian the subject of this skctcii, 
 who has been an eje-witness of its material 
 growth and an important factor in the develop- 
 ment of its commercial interests. Here he is con- 
 ducting a furniture and undertaking business, and 
 by his relial)le and straightforward transactions he 
 lias gained tiie confidence of tlie people as a patri- 
 otic citizen and an upright, shrewd business man. 
 In Perrysburg Township, Wood County, Ohio, 
 tlie subject of this notice was born March 24, 1843, 
 being the next to the youngest among eight chil- 
 dren comprising tlie family of John and Barbara 
 (Failor) Brownsberger. His fatlier, who was born 
 in Cumberland County, Pa., March 27, 1800, was 
 reared on a farm, and in his youth learned the 
 trade of a weaver, which occupation he followed 
 until 1832. In the spring of that year he came to 
 Ohio and entered land near Perrysburg, in Wood 
 County, being one of the pioneers of this region, 
 which was then in its primitive state. It was not 
 long, however, before settlers began to flock into 
 the county, and soon improvements were intro- 
 duced, cities sprang into existence, and fine farms 
 were improved. 
 
 Soon after making settlement in Perrysburg 
 Township, John Brownsberger was chosen Justice 
 of the Peace and superintendent of road improve- 
 
 ments. F'or a number of years he also had charge 
 of the toll-gates. So faithfully did he perform 
 iiis duties as a citizen that he gained the esteem 
 and confidence of his neighbors. A short time 
 before his death he removed to Lucas County, and 
 there he passed away at the age of eighty-six. He 
 was of German descent, but the family had been 
 represented in America for many generations, and 
 some of his ancestors took part in the Revolution- 
 ary War. 
 
 The mother of our subject was also a native of 
 Cumberland County', Pa., and was born August 
 30, 1804. Her death occurred in Lucas Count}', 
 this state, at the age of seventy-six, after she had 
 spent a number of years in total blindness. She 
 was of German origin, her ancestors having emi- 
 grated to the United States in an early day. 
 
 Our worthy subject spent his early life on a 
 farm, and received his education in the country 
 schools near his home. At the age of fifteen he 
 started out in life for himself, first becoming a 
 clerk in a grocerj' store, where he received only 
 his board for the first three years. August 5, 1860, 
 lie enlisted in Company A, One Hundiedth Regi- 
 ment Ohio Volunteers, and served for three years. 
 He enlisted as a private, but was promoted to the 
 office of Corporal soon after, and served in that 
 capacity during his enlistment. He took an active 
 part in a number of engagements, and was taken 
 prisoner, witii about three hundred others, at Lew- 
 iston Station, Tenn., and was confined at differ- 
 ent times in Jonesborough, Libby and Belle Isle 
 Prisons, being lield a prisoner for seven months 
 before he was paroled. He was mustered out July 
 3, 1865, and i-eturned to his home at Perrysburg. 
 
 A short time after coming home, Mr. Browns- 
 berger took a course in a commercial college, and 
 then entered a diy-goods store in Toledo, where 
 he remained eight years. After this he went into 
 the office of the Auditor of Lucas Count}-, and 
 prepared a set of geographical books for Wood 
 County, and when the work was completed he re- 
 mained as assistant clerk for a short time. He was 
 then appointed Deputy Sheriff, serving for two 
 years. In 1868 he was elected Sheriff of the coun- 
 t}', and re-elected in 1870. It was during his term 
 of office that the fight between Bowling Green and 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 467 
 
 Perrj'sburg for the distinction of being the conn t3' 
 seat occurred, and lie had a hard time in preserv- 
 ing order during tliat exciting time. He followed 
 the instructions of Chief Justice Waite, and de- 
 fended the records from being taken by a mob 
 that came to remove them. On the 3d of July, 
 1869, a celebration was held at a place about twelve 
 miles from Perrysburg, and in the disturbance that 
 generally takes place on such occasions David 
 Shilling shot and killed Charles Lunday. A mob 
 collected, which was going to hang Shilling imme- 
 diately, but a friend sent word to our subject, who 
 was Sheriff at the time, and he rode his horse on 
 the run the whole twelve miles, and arrived in 
 time to rescue the man. Mr. Brownsberger was a 
 young, bo3'isli-looking fellow at the time, and tlie 
 mob consisted of twenty-five of the most desperate 
 men in the county, but he had the nerve to rush 
 into the crowd, rescue his man and take him to 
 the county jail. 
 
 When his term of otHce had expired, Mr. Browns- 
 berger removed to Weston and erected a large saw 
 and planing mill, which he successfully conducted 
 for three years. In connection with his other 
 business, he also acted as Deput}' Sheriff of the 
 count}', in which office he had gained a reputation 
 as a terror to evil-doers and a friend to the law- 
 abiding citizens. In July, 1874, he sold out his 
 interest in the mill, and took charge of the records 
 of the Probate Court, which position he filled for 
 two years. 
 
 lu the spring of 1876 our subject became a 
 keeper in the State's Prison at Columbus, Ohio, 
 but only remained there eleven months. After 
 returning to his home he remained a short time, 
 and then went to Bowling Green, where he occu- 
 pied the position of Deputy Clerk for five j'ears. 
 At the expiration of this time he was obliged to 
 resign his place in the office on account of poor 
 health, and, going from tliere to Toledo, he em- 
 liarked in the undertaking business. He followed 
 this occupation for three and a-half years, and then 
 sold out and found employment as a conductor on 
 the Clover Leaf Railroad. He was also express- 
 man and baggagemaster for a time, and remained 
 in the employment of the railroad for six years. 
 In 1892 he bought an interest in a furniture store 
 
 in Weston, and in January, 1893, came here and 
 took possession, and has been actively engaged in 
 the furniture business, in connection with that of 
 undertaker, up to the present time. He has an 
 attractive store, and his trade extends over the 
 surrounding countiy, as he is a man who is held 
 in the highest respect by all who know him, and 
 has the confidence of the entire community. 
 
 Mr. Brownsberger was united in marriage with 
 Miss Lucy J. Bonney, of this city, February 24, 
 1869, and to them three children have been born. 
 Bessie May is the wife of C. K. Merrill, and resides 
 in Toledo. Mabel B. is attending school in To- 
 ledo. The onl>- son died in infancy. Our subject 
 is a stanch Republican in his political views, and 
 in his younger days took an active part in politics, 
 being one of the leading men of his party in the 
 country. Fraternally he is connected with Lodge 
 No. 123, F. & A. M., of Perrysburg, and Post No. 
 20, G. A. R., of Weston. He is also a member of 
 the Undertakers' Union and Gen. John W. Fuller 
 Commandery, at Toledo. 
 
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 WILLIAM W. HILL, M. D., one of the 
 leading physicians and surgeons of 
 Weston, Wood County, is a native of 
 this state, and was born in the town where he now 
 resides, on the 6th of September, 1845. He is the 
 eldest in the family of ten children born to John 
 and Hester (Crum) Hill. The father was born 
 September 9, 1822, in Stark County, this state, 
 where he was reared and educated. In 1831 he 
 came with his parents to Wood County, and located 
 in Milton Township, where his father purchased 
 some Government land, and with the help of his 
 son began the arduous task of clearing and culti- 
 vating the same. 
 
 John Hill remained on this farm with his par- 
 ents for several years, but after his marriage to 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 the niotliei- of our subject lie removed to Weston 
 Township, where he purchased a farm, and imme- 
 diately set about making tlie necessary improve- 
 ments. Ho soon had a comfortable home, and 
 became one of tlie leading agriculturists of his 
 section. In early life he was a member of the 
 United Brethren Church, but later on became iden- 
 tified with the Christian or Disciples Church, in 
 which faith he passed away, having lived an ex- 
 emplary Christian life. His death occurred Au- 
 gust 10, 1887, in the sixtj'-sixth year of his age. 
 
 The paternal grandfather of our subject was a 
 native of England, where he was reared to man- 
 liood. After attaining his majority he married 
 and emigrated to America, settling in Ohio, in the 
 early pioneer days of the country. lie served in 
 tlie Mexican War, and was a true patriot and a 
 brave man. His wife was of German origin, her 
 parents having emigrated to this country in a \evy 
 early day. The mother of our subject was a na- 
 tive of this state, and was born in Harrison Coun- 
 ty, .Januar}' 5, 1821. Her death occurred Novem- 
 ber 9, 1894, at the age of seventy-three years. 
 Her father was a prominent minister in the United 
 Brethren Church, and a man highly- respected by 
 all who knew him. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was but ten jears of 
 age when he started out in life for himself. His 
 father was a man of limited means, and as the 
 family was large it became necessaiy that the elder 
 children should do all in their power to assist in 
 maintaining the others. William was young, but 
 strong and willing to work, and soon found 
 work on a neighboring farm, where he was hired 
 by the month. He was but fifteen years of age 
 at the breaking out of the late war, but he was 
 filled with zeal and enthusiasm, and though not 
 old enough to enter the service as a regular soldier, 
 he enlisted as a druinmer-boy in Company K, 
 Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantrj', remaining in the 
 service for three months, and receiving his dis- 
 charge in November, 18G1. In the following 
 spring he again enlisted, this time becoming a 
 Tuember of Company G, Tenth Ohio Cavaliy, serv- 
 ing three years, or until the close of the war. On 
 the 13th of March, 1864, he was wounded in the 
 right hip by a shell, and received a scar that he 
 
 will carry to his grave. The wound was not seri- 
 ous however, and he did not go to the hospital, 
 but remained with his regiment. .Tuly 25, 1864, 
 he received a gunshot wound in the right leg 
 while in action, and carries the ball in Ins limb 
 yet, it never having been extracted. He seems to 
 have been a mark for the rebels, as lie was a third 
 time wounded in a very short time. On the 20th 
 of August, 1864, he was struck by a canister-shot, 
 just below the left knee, causing a wound more se- 
 rious than either of the others, and he was sent 
 immediately to the Kingston Hospital, but was 
 soon afterward transferred to David's Island, 
 where he remained until the close of the war. 
 
 Dr. Hill was honorabl3' discharged Jul}' 12, 
 1865, and returned to his home in Weston Town- 
 ship. He never recovered from tlie effects of the 
 shot he received in the last battle in which he took 
 part, and for seventeen years was compelled to 
 walk on crutches, and at last to have his limb am- 
 putated. After his return from the war he at- 
 tended the Weston schools for a time, where he 
 received a very good education, and fitted himself 
 for the position of a teacher. He followed this 
 profession for several years, and then became a 
 clerk and bookkeeper, but after a short time de- 
 cided to adopt the medical profession as his life 
 work. In 1874 he began reading medicine and in 
 a short time entered the Western Reserve Univer- 
 sity at Cleveland, Ohio, and w.as graduated fiom 
 that institution in March, 1879. 
 
 In Weston, the home of his birth. Dr. Hill be- 
 gan the practice of his profession, and from the 
 start met with fair success. His practice is now 
 large, and is rapidl}' increasing throughout the 
 town and surrounding countr}', and he is known 
 as one of the leading physicians and surgeons of 
 Wood County. Having started out in the world 
 with nothing but his own bands and head with 
 which to make his way, the prominence to which 
 he has attained is due to his own individual efforts 
 and perseverance. In all matters pertaining to 
 his profession he is interested and well informed, 
 and in addition to his duties as a general practi- 
 tioner and family physician he does a large amount 
 of surgical work. 
 
 On the 25th of August, 1869, Dr. Hill and Miss 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 
 
 459 
 
 Elvira W. Hathway were united in marriage, and 
 to this union two children have been horn. 
 Charles E., born March 10, 1872, is a prominent 
 young business man of Toledo, being engaged in 
 tiie grocery business. Fred M., born March 31, 
 1874, makes his home with his parents. Politi- 
 call}' the Doctor is a stanch Republican, but can- 
 not afford to take an active part in politics, as he 
 is fully occupied in attending to the duties of his 
 profession. He is public-spirited, however, and is 
 ever ready to assist in ever^' enterprise for the 
 improvement of his home locality and the welfare 
 of the community. He and his estimable wife are 
 both ardent members of the Methodist Church, 
 and are foremost in all church work. 
 
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 THOMAS BROWN, one of the most pro- 
 gressive and public-spirited men of Mau- 
 mee, is part owner of the flouring-mills in 
 this place, and is manager of the plant. In local 
 politics he has been quite active, and is a stanch 
 defender of Republican principles. For ten years 
 he served as a member of the Board of Education, 
 and is now a Trustee of the Maumee City Gas 
 Company. 
 
 In a family of nine children, Thomas Brown is 
 the fifth in order of birth. His birth occurred 
 March 22, 1826, in Dunbar, Scotland. His father, 
 Edward Brown, who was a millwright by trade, 
 and followed the business for man}' years, died 
 when Thomas was a child. Both he and his wife, 
 whose maiden name was Belle Shiel, were natives 
 of Innerwick. Of their large family of children 
 Thomas is now the only survivor. 
 
 Our subject learned the millwright's trade with 
 his eldest brother, and was employed in the busi- 
 ness in his native land until 1850. Coming to 
 America in that year, he settled in Buffalo, where 
 
 he worked for about seven years, and in 1858 came 
 west to Toledo. In that city he remained until 
 the fall of 1859, when he removed to Maumee. 
 Here he found employment in the mill until 1878, 
 when he purchased a third interest in the business, 
 the remainder of which is controlled by R. B. 
 Mitchell, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this 
 volume. The mill, which is valued at $15,000, is 
 supplied with modern machineiy and has a capacitj- 
 of about two huurired barrels per day. 
 
 On the 2d of May, 1864, Mr. Brown enlisted in 
 Company E, One Hundred and Thirtieth Ohio In- 
 fantiy, as a private soldier, and on the expiration 
 of his term received an honorable discharge, Sep- 
 tember 22, 1864. He was elected to the position 
 of Captain, but declined the honor on account of 
 outside business matters. Though he did not par- 
 ticipate in any regular battle, he had a hand in 
 several skirmishes, and traveled up and down the 
 James River many times in the discharge of his 
 duties. He is now a member of C. B. Mitchell Post 
 No. 84, G. A. R., of this place, and is also identified 
 with Maumee Lodge No. 682, I. O. O. F. 
 
 November 29, 1860, Mr. Brown married Eva C. 
 Worth, of this city, and to them have been born 
 five children, as follows: Edward A., who is now a 
 member of the fire department of Toledo; George 
 T., who died at the age of seven years; Belle E,, 
 who died when in her twenty-fourth year; Nellie 
 G., who is still living with her parents; and Car- 
 rie A. L., who is attending school. The famil}' are 
 influential members of the Prcsb3terian Church, 
 and occupy an enviable position in social circles. 
 
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 PETER CRANKER carries on general farm- 
 ing on section 15, Washington Township, 
 Lucas County, and has resided on his 
 homestead for the past twenty-three years. He is 
 one of the native sons of this township, the date 
 of his birth being August 19, 1844, and, with the 
 exception of the time spent in the South when he 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 was fighting the battles of his country, his life has 
 been spent entirely in this region. 
 
 Joseph and Alary C. (Bertholl) Cranker, the 
 parents of oui- subject, were natives of New York 
 State. The former, who was a blacksmith by trade, 
 was a thorough workman, and followed this call- 
 ing during his entire life. He was onlj' a small 
 boy when he came to Lucas County, and here his 
 death occurred in 1853. His other sons were Will- 
 iam H. and Joseph. His only daughter, Maria, 
 died at the age of five years. 
 
 Our subject was deprived of his father's care and 
 protection when only nine years of age, and he re- 
 mained with his mother on the old homestead 
 until lie enlisted in the Union service in the Civil 
 Wai\ After he returned he went to school at in- 
 tervals for three 3-ears, in order to better fit him- 
 self for the battle of life. For the next eight 
 years he was employed by Mr. Luny on his farm, 
 and at the end of that time embarked in business 
 on his own account. It was in 1872 that he he- 
 came the owner of his present farm of twenty-five 
 acres, which is devoted to gardening and general 
 crops. 
 
 September 16, 1862, Mr. Cranker enlisted as a 
 private soldier in Corapan}' A, Sixt3- -seventh Ohio 
 Infantry, being mustered in at Columbus. Ohio- 
 His first active engagement was at the battle of Cold 
 Harbor, after which followed Morris Island, Ft. 
 Wagner, Drury's Bluffs, the siege of Petersburg 
 (from August 25 to September 25, 1863), Chapin's 
 Farm and many others. In the charge on Ft. 
 Gregg, Va., Mr. Cranker was wounded by a minie- 
 ball in the right thigh, and from the effects of 
 this injuiy he has ever since been a cripple. He 
 was removed to the rear field hospital, and three 
 days later was taken to the hospital at Fortress 
 Monroe, where he remained from April 5 until 
 September, 1865. He received his final discharge 
 at Cincinnati, October 31, 1865. He had been 
 promoted to the rank of Corporal in 1863, and was 
 discharged as such. He has long been a member 
 of the Grand Army of the Republic, belonging to 
 Volunteer Post of Toledo. 
 
 On Christmas Day, 1872, Mr. Cranker married 
 Miss Jennie Jackman, who was born in Lucas 
 County, May 31, 1852. Seven children have 
 
 blessed the union of this worthy couple, but Cora, 
 James and William H. have been called to the 
 better land. Those living are Agnes, Fred, Bertha 
 and Ada. 
 
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 FREDERICK KOHLI, a well-to-do farmer of 
 Providence Township, was born in Swit- 
 zerland, June 8, 1855. His parents were 
 Samuel and Eliza (Winkelman) Kohli, both of 
 whom were born, reared and died in Switzerland. 
 The father departed this life when our subject w.ts 
 an infant, but his mother lived until 1885, when 
 she, too, passed away. They were farmers b\' occu- 
 pation, and people highly respected in their com- 
 munit}'. 
 
 Samuel Kohli was one of a family of nine chil- 
 dren, only one of whom survives. On attaining 
 mature years he became one of the more substan- 
 tial citizens of his locality, and was of much ben- 
 efit to the community. His son, our subject, spent 
 his early life on his father's estate, and received a 
 good education. He became conversant with the 
 French language, and on emigrating to America 
 soon mastered the English tongue. The trip hither 
 was begun May 18, 1877, and soon after landing in 
 New York he came direct to this state, locating 
 on a farm with an uncle, with whom he remained 
 for three years, or until his relative died. Our 
 subject then purchased the place, which contained 
 forty acres, but the only improvement on it was a 
 log cabin. His uncle had come to America in 1851, 
 and at the time of his decease was laboring hard to 
 clear liis purchase. When the tract was taken 
 possession of by our subject, he continued the 
 work of clearing it, and lived in the little cabin 
 until 1884, when his means made it possible for 
 him to erect a more substantial and comfortable 
 dwelling. 
 
 March 17, 1881, Frederick Kohli married Cath- 
 erine Boyer, and their two children are Mamie E., 
 
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 461 
 
 born October 11, 1882, and Frank, born November 
 21, 1887. Our subject has always been interested 
 in educational matters, and has done much to help 
 ou the good work in his district since he became a 
 member of the School Board. In politics he votes 
 with the Republican party. He is identified with 
 the Lutheran Church, and is held in the higliest 
 possible esteem b}' all who know him. 
 
 HON. D. K. HOLLENBECK, Mayor of Per- 
 rysburg and one of the leading attorney's 
 of Wood County, was born in Mumford, 
 Monroe County, N. Y., January 15, 1834. He is 
 a member of a familj' that has been honorabl}' 
 connected with the history of this country for sev- 
 eral generations. The first of the name to settle in 
 America was Casper Jacob Hollenbeck, a native of 
 Holland, who, emigrating to the United States and 
 settling in Albany, N. Y., became prominently 
 identified with the early historj' of that city. 
 From him the line of descent is traced through 
 Isaac Casper, Hendrick and James to Henry Isaac, 
 a native of New York, and a successful agricult- 
 urist. 
 
 The father of our subject, Francis, was a son of 
 Henry Isaac Hollenbeck, and was born in AVill- 
 iamsburg, N. Y., in 1809. He liad two brothers, 
 James and Hamilton. The former, whose life oc- 
 cupation has been that of a farmer, is now living 
 retired in Schoharie County, N. Y., at the ad- 
 vanced age of ninety-three j'ears. The latter, at 
 the time of his death, was a hotel-keeper at Mum- 
 ford, N. Y. Francis Hollenbeck was the recipient 
 of excellent educational advantages, and was a 
 graduate of Wyoming Seminary. In 1844 he 
 came to Ohio in the interest of Eastern capitalists, 
 and was so favorably' impressed with the oppor- 
 tunities offered bj' this state that he decided to 
 settle here permanentl}-. Opening an office at 
 
 Miami, he remained there a few years, but in 
 1847 removed to Perrysburg. January 10, 1856, 
 he was admitted to the Bar, and from that time 
 until his death he followed the profession of an 
 attorney. 
 
 An ardent supporter of the public-school sj'stem, 
 Francis Hollenbeck was instrumental in promoting 
 the educational interests of this community, and 
 was a prominent factor in the building of the first 
 schoolhouse at Miami. For many years he was 
 Principal of the schools of Defiance and Perrys- 
 burg. but from 1856 until the time of his death, 
 August 31, 1884, he directed his energies wholly 
 to the legal profession. A man of progressive 
 spirit and more than ordinary ability, he is remem- 
 bered as one of the most able lawyers and influ- 
 ential citizens Perrj'sburg has ever had. His wife, 
 Eliza (McNaughton) Hollenbeck, was born in New 
 York and was of Scotch ancestry. She died in 
 September, 1893. at the age of eightj'-three. 
 
 The subject of this notice is the eldest of five 
 brothers, all of whom are living with two ex- 
 ceptions. George W., who during the Civil War 
 was Lieutenant of Company C, One Hundred and 
 Twenty-eighth Ohio Infantiy, was for some years 
 a resident of New Mexico, during which time he 
 served as Probate Judge of Socorro Count}'; he is 
 now engaged in the real-estate business at Los 
 Angeles, Cal. W. H., also a soldier in the late 
 war, and Postmaster at Periysburg under Presi- 
 dent Harrison's administration, died April 3, 
 1895. F. E., who was born May 4, 1840, was for 
 many years in the railroad business at Rochester, 
 N. Y., but since 1884 has been a partner of our 
 subject in the real-estate business. Charles J. died 
 in infancj'. 
 
 At the time of the removal of the famil}' to 
 Ohio, the subject of this sketch was ten years of 
 age. On completing his studies, he taught school 
 for several years, after which he read law under 
 the guidance of his father. Admitted to the Bar, 
 he was in partnership with his father until the 
 death of the latter in 1884. For years he has 
 been prominent in local politics, and has been a 
 member of the City Council and the Board of Ed- 
 ucation. In the spring of 1894 he was elected 
 Mayor of Perrysburg, and in that responsible po- 
 
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 sition has been an important factor in securing 
 many improvements and municipal reforms 
 
 Since the organization of the Perrysburg Bank 
 Mr. Hollenbeck has been one of its stockholders 
 and one of the Directors. At the request of the 
 City Council, the executors of the will of the late 
 W. V. Way expended the money set apart for the 
 purpose- of erecting the Way Library, concerning 
 which mention is made elsewhere in this volume. 
 Mr. Hollenbeck was one of the executors. In the 
 growth and development of Perrysburg he has 
 been a leading factor, promoting its interests and 
 increasing its resources. No one deserves greater 
 praise than he for the prosperity of the place and 
 its high standing among other cities of northwest- 
 ern Ohio. 
 
 By liis marriage with Miss Frank Bruce, a na- 
 tive of Oswego, N. Y., but at the time of their 
 union a resident of Clinton, Mich., Mr. Hollen- 
 beck has foiirchildren, Fred Bruce, Ella E., Grace A. 
 and Jean K. His eldest son, a promising young 
 man, has for some years been engaged in business 
 in Seattle, Wash ; while his daughter. Miss Ella, is 
 a successful teacher in the schools of Yankton, 
 S. Dak. 
 
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 REV. SEBASTIAN LIFE has occupied the 
 pulpits of the New German Ba))tist Church 
 of Spencer Township and the one in Ger- 
 man Township, Fulton County, since 1858. He 
 gives one sermon on Sundays at the Swanton vil- 
 lage church, one in Spencer Township, and one 
 occasionally in German Township, and, according 
 to the custom of that denomination, he has never 
 received any remuneration for his services. He 
 was the fifth convert of this particular sect in the 
 United States, and was elected a Deacon in the 
 church, afterward becoming an Elder. In 1883 
 there were eight^'-five members of the Spencer 
 Township church. 
 
 Rev. Mr. Lipe was born in the canton of Schaff- 
 
 hausen, Switzerland, April 12, 1829, and is a son of 
 Jacob and Anna (Kaller) Lipe. The former was 
 a stonemason and contractor, who employed many 
 hands in his stone quarry. He died in 1852, aged 
 sixty-nine years, and his wife died ten j'ears pre- 
 viousl}', aged fifty-four years. Of their five sons 
 and live daughters, three sons emigrated to the 
 United States. Ilenr^' settled in Monclova Town- 
 ship, Lucas County, where he followed the trade 
 of a blacksmith, but died two years after coming 
 to this locality. Jacob, another sou, settled in the 
 same townshii), and conducted a blacksmith shop 
 for three or four years. In 1848 he moved into 
 German Township, Fulton County. He died in 
 Spencer, Lucas County, Ohio, in 1880. 
 
 The education of our subject was obtained in 
 the graded schools of his native village. On com- 
 pleting his studies, he learned the cabinet-maker's 
 trade, and set forth to seek his fortune in the New 
 World in 1847. In Toledo he secured a position 
 in Stockman's shop, which was located on a va- 
 cant lot between Summit, St. Clair, Jefferson and 
 Madison Streets. Mr. Stockman afterward had a 
 furniture shop on the same site. At that early 
 day the only brick store in the city was a general 
 store on the east side of Summit Street, between 
 Monroe and Jefferson Streets, which was kept by a 
 Mr. Ketcham; and the only tavern was the old In- 
 diana House, on Summit Street, between Monroe 
 and Perry. After three j'ears' residence in Toledo, 
 Mr. Lipe left the city on account of lU-health, sick- 
 ness prevailing to a great extent for some time 
 after the cholera epidemic of 1849. He removed 
 to Gernian Township, where his brother was liv- 
 ing, and purchased a farm of one hundred and 
 twenty acres. At the end of four years, however, 
 he returned to Toledo, and once more engaged in 
 carpentering, taking contracts and building houses 
 there for three years. Then, making still another 
 lemoval, he went to Maumee, and lived in that 
 vicinity for two years. 
 
 From 1855 until 1864 Mr. Lipe engaged in op- 
 erating his farm in German Township, but sold 
 out in the latter year, and invested in sixty acres 
 in Spencer Township. He has added more land, 
 until he now owns one hundred and ten acres on 
 section 8. In October, 1893, he moved to Swan- 
 
NEW GERMAN BAPTIST CHURCH, 
 SwANTON, Fulton County, Ohio. 
 
 NEW GERMAN BAPTIST CHURCH, 
 Spencer Township, Lucas County, Ohio. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 465 
 
 ton, where he had built a fine residence the pie- 
 vious summer. 
 
 In 1852 occurred the marriage of Mr. Lipe and 
 Elizabeth Berthand, who died in April, 1880, leav- 
 ing no children. December 9, 1880, Mr. Lipe 
 wedded Barbara, daughter of John Zeigler, of 
 Monclova Township, Lucas County, and a potter 
 b3' trade. Of his six children, only Mrs. Lipe and 
 one sister, Catherine, Mrs. Jacob Berthand, sur- 
 vive. 
 
 In 1847 there were but six members of the new 
 German Baptist Church in Maumee, and these 
 were all natives of Switzerland. They first iield 
 religious services in schoolhouses, but in 1857 
 managed to put up a small liouse of worship in 
 German Township, and in 1883 one was built in 
 S[iencer Township. Rev. Mr. Lipe is devoted to 
 the interests of the denomination with which he 
 has been so long identified, and is popular with all 
 of the members. In his political belief he is a Re- 
 publican. 
 
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 JOSIAH CHAMBERS, one of the sterling old 
 residents of Washington Township, pur- 
 chased the farm on which he is residing in 
 1838. It was bought at second-hand, and 
 consisted of forty acres, lying in section 5, and 
 besides the log cabin on the place but few im- 
 provements had been made. In 1839 he landed in 
 Toledo, and as he was a miller by tiade soon found 
 employment in a mill in that city, and ground the 
 first bushel of grain ever ground there. In this 
 township he has served as Assessor, Trustee and 
 Justice of the Peace for a number of terms. He 
 has been a witness of much of the growth and de- 
 velopment of northwestern Ohio. and well remem- 
 bers when Indians and wild game were plentiful. 
 Josiah Chanilieis was born in Gloucestershire, 
 England, November 26, 1809, and is a son of Jo- 
 siah and Elizabeth Chambers, likewise natives of 
 
 England. Their three other children were Rlioda, 
 Stephen and Joseph. After the death of his wife, 
 Elizabeth, the father married Ann Gray, by whom 
 he had thirteen children, namely: Sarah, Mary, 
 Ann, Betsy, Caroline, Joseph, Robert, Caleb, El- 
 eanor, John, Elizabeth, Eliza and one who died in 
 infancy. Eilizabeth and Eliza, twins, were born on 
 the Atlantic Ocean, during the voyage of the fam- 
 ily to the United States in 1830. 
 
 Joseph Chambers was a wagon-maker by trade, 
 and followed that calling during his active life. 
 On reaching America in 1830, he settled in Onon- 
 daga County, N. Y., where he remained for six 
 3'ears, and then, by way of the canal and lakes, 
 came to Lucas County. He worked at his trade in 
 Toledo until 1838, when he purchased eighty acres 
 of unimproved land in this township. A few acres 
 only had been broken, and a log house had been 
 erected on the farm, which Mr. Chambers culti- 
 vated industriously until shortly before his death, 
 in 1844. He was a worker in the Methodist 
 Church, and helped to build the first edifice for 
 that denomination in Toledo. 
 
 The bo.yhood of Josiah Chambers passed un- 
 eventfully in his native village, and when four- 
 teen years of age he commenced serving an appren- 
 ticeship to the blacksmith's trade, receiving only his 
 board for five years, and in addition his father was 
 obliged to pay £5 to the man to whom he was ap- 
 prenticed for the privilege of learning the trade. 
 He continued working at the business until, with 
 the other members of the family, he came to seek 
 a fortune in the United States. At Jordan, N. Y., 
 he served a four-years apprenticeship to the milling 
 business, and finally, in 1838, located in Toledo, 
 where, as before mentioned, he obtained a position 
 as a miller in the first mill of the city. For about 
 half a century he has given his energies to the 
 cultivation and development of his farm, and now 
 owns eighty acres of valuable land, which he has 
 cleared and improved b}' himself. 
 
 January 5, 1837, Mr. Chambers married Miss 
 Mary A. Worrick, who was born in New Jerse_v, 
 August 16, 1817, and who departed this life De- 
 cember 29, 1856. Eight children were born of 
 their union, namely: William, deceased; Cather- 
 ine E., Mrs. H. B. Shay; Mary, deceased; Theodore, 
 
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 a fanner of this township; Emma; Sarah, who died 
 in infanc3'; Sarah, the second of tlie name, now 
 also deceased; and Serena, twin brother of Sarah. 
 Tiie second wife of Mr. Clianibers, to whom lie was 
 married August 18, 1859, was a Miss Eliza Weston, 
 whose deatli occurred in February, 1882. 
 
 In former years Mr. Chambers was a Whig, and 
 voted for WilUam Henry Harrison. He is now 
 loyal to the principles of the Ile|)ublican party. 
 
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 JOHN LYTLE, a well-to-do and thrifty agri- 
 culturist of Waterville Township, Lucas 
 County, owns a well improved homestead on 
 section 12, where he has dwelt since his mar- 
 riage, or for over forty years. Commencing life a 
 poor boy, he persevered in his determination to 
 succeed, and wrought out for himself the prosper- 
 ity which has abundantly crowned his efforts. 
 
 Mr. Lytle was born June 2, 1828, in the northern 
 part of Ireland, and passed his early years in his 
 native land. When he was sixteen years of age, 
 or in 1844, he crossed the Atlantic with his par- 
 ents, James and Elizabeth Lytle, and soon after 
 landing on American shores continued his journey 
 to Lucas County. His father became one of the 
 pioneers of Waterville Township, where he died 
 in 1847, at the age of seventy years. His family 
 numbered six children, only two of whom now 
 survive: our subject and Martha, who was born 
 August 13, 1825, and is the wife of Andrew El- 
 liott. 
 
 In 1848 John Lytle was united in marri.age with 
 Miss Sarah McWilliams, who did not long survive 
 her marriage, but passed away at the|ageof twenty- 
 four years, in 1854, leaving two children. The 
 elder, Elizabeth, married a Mr. Thompson, a Cana- 
 dian farmer, and the younger, William, is a farmer 
 in Wood County, Ohio. In 1856 Mr. Lytle mar- 
 ried Eliza Jane Henderson, by whom he had five 
 
 children. Their names and the dates of their 
 births are as follows: James, born February 3, 1859; 
 Mary Ann, January 25, 1861; Alice, September 2, 
 1862; Glover, May 11, 1872; and Martha Belle, 
 August 17, 1876. James, who married May Gor- 
 don, and has two children, resides in Waterville, 
 Ohio, where he is well known and highly respect- 
 ed. Mary A. became the wife of Samuel Nowart, 
 a farmer of Waterville Township, and is the moth- 
 er of three children. Alice wedded John Kutzley, 
 a farmer, and has one child. Glover and Martha 
 live at home. The mother of these children was 
 called to her final rest January 17, 1894, at the 
 age of fifty seven 3'ears, seven months and twenty- 
 eight days, and was buried in the Waterville Cem- 
 etery. 
 
 When sixteen years of age, John Lytle actively 
 began the battle of life, working at different pl.aces 
 and at various occupations for fourj'ears. After- 
 wards he bought eighty-seven acres of land, which 
 were covered with undergrowth and timber. He 
 erected a log cabin on the place and energeticall\' 
 set to work to clear and improve it. He now has 
 nearly the entire farm cleared and under cultiva- 
 tion, and it is considered one of the best in this lo- 
 cality. He has held several township offices, and 
 is known far and wide as a man of upright ciiarac- 
 ter and honest}' of word and deed. In his politi- 
 cal faith he is a Democrat, and religiously he is con- 
 nected with the Episcopal Church. 
 
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 < '\ ff^ILLIAM LARKIN, a venerable resident 
 \/\/ and pioneer of Adams Township, Lu- 
 cas County, has lived for nearly half 
 a century on a farm of eighty acres situated on 
 section 9. Although he is well along in years, he 
 enjoys very good health, and is still active in body 
 and mind. For about thirty-five years he was a 
 member of the Board of Education, and he helped 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 467 
 
 to organize the early schools. He has also held 
 the offices of Township Treasurer and Trustee, and 
 at all times has been found faithful to the trust 
 reposed in him. His first ballot was cast for Will- 
 iam Henry Harrison, and since the formation of 
 the party he has been a Republican. 
 
 A son of James and Slary (Gulher) Larkin, our 
 subject was born March 29, 1805, in Kings Coun- 
 ty, Ireland. He is the eldest of eleven children, 
 two of whom died in infancy. He was reared to 
 farm life on bis father's farm, and in 1833 sailed 
 for the United States on the "Stephen Wright," 
 being nine weeks and three days on the ocean. 
 Landing at Quebec, he went thence to St. John's, 
 Lower Canada, and a few weeks later proceeded to 
 New Jersey, and for four years he was employed 
 on the railroad between Philadelphia and Jersey 
 City, one of the first railroads constructed in 
 America. 
 
 Mr. Larkin 's next employment was in the Penn- 
 sylvania mines in Allegheny County, after which 
 he worked on the Chesapeake & Ohio Tunnel. 
 Going to West Virginia, he found employment in 
 constructing a macadamized road from Winches- 
 ter to Staunton, a distance of sixty miles, and then 
 lor six months worked on the Genesee Valley 
 Tunnel. One winter he worked on the Mt. Clem- 
 ens Canal in Michigan, and in 1840 first set foot 
 in Toledo. Going from there to Paulding County, 
 this state, he helped to build a reservoir, and in 
 1843 and 1844 he worked on the Toledo streets. 
 For the next four seasons he was a sailor on the 
 Lakes, on the vessel known as the " General Har- 
 rison," and tliougli sailors are proverbially intem- 
 perate, Mr. Larkin during this time never touched 
 a drop of liquor. In 1846 he terminated his rov- 
 ing life by buying eighty acres of land on section 
 9, Adams Township, and settling down to agricult- 
 ure, in which he has been mainly interested from 
 that time until the present. 
 
 In 1844 occurred tlie wedding of William Lar- 
 kin and Katiierine Moran. Eleven children came 
 to bless their union, and all but three of the num- 
 ber, James, William and Ellen, are still living. 
 They are as follows: Mar^', William (the second 
 of the name), Annie, Thom.as, Charlie, James, Eliz- 
 abeth and John. The famil3' are members of the 
 
 Catholic Church, and are liberal contributors to 
 worthy enterprises. Mrs. Larkin, a most estimable 
 woman, is now in her eightieth year. She has been 
 a valued helpmate and companion to her husband 
 along the journey of life, and together they have 
 reared their children as good and useful citizens. 
 
 FRANK P. BRUNTHAVER, M. D., has been 
 engaged in practice in Maumee for only 
 two 3ears, but has already acquired a de- 
 sir.able reputation for his ability and success in the 
 treatment of disease. He is a graduate of the 
 medical department of the Western Reserve Uni- 
 versity at Cleveland, but is constantly increasing 
 his knowledge of the things pertaining to his pro- 
 fession by stud^', research and experience. 
 
 The Doctor was born January 16, 1862, near 
 Fremont, Ohio, and is the sixth in a family of 
 eight children born to Peter and Mary (Cook) 
 Brunthaver. The father, who was a native of 
 Ohio and spent his entire life in this state, was 
 a cabinet-maker and a carpenter and contractor in 
 early life, but in later years engaged in farming 
 almost exclusively. His death occurred when he 
 had reached his sixty-ninth 3'ear. His parents 
 were born in Greensburg, Pa., but his grandparents 
 came to the United States from Germany. Mrs. 
 Mary (Cook) Brunthaver was also a native of 
 Ohio, and was a sister of Judge Asher Cook, of 
 this place. Her death occurred at the age of sixty- 
 five years. 
 
 Dr. Brunthaver passed his early years on his 
 father's farm, and attended the district school of 
 the neighborhood. When thirteen years old he 
 entered the Fremont public schools, and four years 
 later graduated with special honors. He took a 
 four-years course in three years, and was the 
 youngest pupil ever graduated from that school. 
 Intending to adopt his father's trade, he served an 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 apprenticeship to a carpenter during one summer, 
 but tlie next winter tauglit scliool. Soon after- 
 ward be was enrolled as a student in the Western 
 Reserve University at Cleveland, and after pursu- 
 ing the required course graduated, as stated above, 
 from the medical department, in March. 1889. 
 
 The first professional field which our subject 
 sought was Millersburg, Ind., where he practiced 
 for seven months, but not liking the location he 
 removed to Dowling, Ohio, where he practiced for 
 three years. In December, 1892, he succeeded Dr. 
 H. D. Kline in his practice at Maumee, and has 
 been very successful, tie is a member of the In- 
 dependent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to 
 Crogan Lodge No. 77, and to Ft. Meigs Lodge No. 
 74, N. U. Though all of the other members of 
 the family have been Democrats, the Doctor is an 
 unswerving Republican. 
 
 November 27, 1884, Dr. Brunthaver married 
 Miss Mary E. Smith, of Sugar Ridge, Ohio. This 
 worthy couple have had born to them three chil- 
 dren, viz.: Carrie Lillian, born August 4, 1888; 
 Mernie Augusta, April 14, 1890; and Francis Al- 
 fred, June 7, 1893. 
 
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 /"y- EORGE P. UINSD.ALE, one of the old and 
 ^ T honored pioneers of Ohio, who divides his 
 time equall}' between Toledo and Grand 
 Rapids, is at present extensively engaged in the 
 real-estate business. He owns considerable valua- 
 ble property in both places, and a number of fine 
 farms in Henry County. He is one of the influ- 
 ential men of the county, and now in the twilight 
 of his life devotes his time chiefly to looking after 
 his property interests. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is a native of the Bay 
 State, and is the third child born to Theodore and 
 .luha (Peck) Hinsdale, the date of his birth being 
 April G, 1824. The father of George P. was a na- 
 
 tive of Connecticut, but removed with his parents 
 to Pittsfield, Mass., when a child, and received his 
 education in the public schools near his home. He 
 was reared on a farm and followed the occupation 
 of a farmer all his life, remaining In the same lo- 
 cality where he was reared. The first ancestors in 
 America date back to the landing of the "May- 
 flower," and were all honest, worthy people. 
 
 Theodore Hinsdale was twice married, and as 
 the result of the first marriage three children were 
 born, none of whom survive, however. George P., 
 our subject, is the third of the four children born 
 to the second marriage. Fannie, Mrs. Bartlett, is 
 a widow, and resides in Hartford, Conn. Mary A. 
 makes her home in Connecticut; and Edward R., 
 the youngest, resides in Grand Rapids, Ohio. 
 
 The subject of this notice received the rudi- 
 ments of an education in the common schools of 
 his home locality, and later a good college educa- 
 tion. At the age of sixteen years he entered Will- 
 iams College, at Williamstown, Mass., and was 
 graduated at the age of twenty. After finishing 
 his college course, he took up the stud^- of law, 
 and read with ,1. C. Spink, a prominent attorney of 
 Perrysburg, and was admitted to the Bar in 1847. 
 He did not begin the practice of his profession, 
 however, but took a trip South, and while in Mis- 
 sissippi taught school. 
 
 In July, 1848, Mr. Hinsdale returned to his 
 home in Massachusetts, but after a few weeksspent 
 with his friends determined to seek his fortune in 
 the West, and accordinglj- started for Ohio. He 
 came to Wood County and located at what was 
 then called Gilead, but is now known as Grand 
 Rapids. Here he embarked in the mercantile bus- 
 iness, and continued to carry on a general mer- 
 chandise store for some time alone, but afterward 
 formed a partnership with George Laskey. This 
 partnership continued successfully for a time, but 
 was finally dissolved, and BIr. Hinsdale became a 
 member of the firm of Pratt <i Co., Mr. Pratt hav- 
 ing beeu in business here for a number of years. 
 In this venture he was very successful, and having 
 accumulated a competence he retired from mercan- 
 tile life. 
 
 After retiring from the busy life of a merchant, 
 Mr. Hinsdale began to invest his money in real 
 
HON. JA.MUS II. SlirrilARD. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 471 
 
 estate, purchasing city property and farming land. 
 He has been very prosperous in this undertaking, 
 and his business is steadily increasing. Alwaj's 
 honest and truthful, he has gained the esteem and 
 confidence of his fellow-townsmen, and although 
 well advanced in years is remarkably well preserved. 
 He is a very popular and influential citizen, and 
 has served as Mayor of the village of Grand Rap- 
 ids, and for eighteen years has held the office of 
 School Director. 
 
 On the 16th of October, 1860, Mr. Hinsdale and 
 MissLucretia Pratt were united in marriage. Two 
 children came to brighten the home of Mr. and 
 Mrs.Hinsdale, but both died in infancy. Our sub- 
 ject is a stanch Republican in his political views, 
 but has never taken an active part in politics. He 
 takes a deep interest in local affairs, and is willing 
 and ready to assist in every enter)H-ise in which 
 the best interests of humanity are concerned or the 
 good of the community is involved. 
 
 HON. .JAMES HARDING SOUTHARD, 
 who was elected in November, 1894, 
 Representative in Congress for the Ninth 
 Congressional District of Ohio, is one of the na- 
 tive sons of Lucas County, and is a leader in po- 
 litical and public affairs in this section. He was 
 placed in nomination for his present position June 
 19, 1894, and the following fall was elected by a 
 handsome majority on the Republican ticket. In 
 1892 he was the Chairman of the Republican Cam- 
 paign Committee of the city of Toledo and Lucas 
 County, and for years has been greatly interested 
 in state and national politics. In 1882 he was ap- 
 pointed Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Lucas 
 County, and two years later was elected Prosecu- 
 ting Attorney. In 1887 he was re-elected, and 
 served altogether six years, to the full satisfaction 
 of his constituents. He enjoys a well established 
 18 
 
 legal practice, having been a member of the pro- 
 fession since the spring of 1877, when he was ad- 
 mitted to practice before the Supreme Court of 
 Ohio. 
 
 In tracing the ancestry of the gentleman whose 
 name heads this article, we find that his paternal 
 grandfather was James Harding Southard, and his 
 father, who bore the Christian name of Samuel, 
 was a native of Devonshire, England. James H. 
 Southard and his family, including Samuel, came 
 to Lucas County in 1833, and was one of the pio- 
 neers who cleared farms in the dense wilderness. 
 He was a man of great force of character and 
 determination of purpose, and had the respect 
 and good-will of all who knew him. Samuel 
 Southard married Miss Charlotte Hitchcock, who 
 was born in the state of New York, and of their 
 union six sons and three daughters were born, of 
 whom our subject is the eldest son. 
 
 James Harding Southard is the second of his 
 parents' famil}', and was born near the city of To- 
 ledo, January 20, 1851. He early learned by prac- 
 tical experience how to manage a farm, and his 
 father soon placed great reliance in the lad's abil- 
 ity and faithfulness. For a few years he attended 
 the district schools, but continued to live upon 
 the old homestead until reaching his eighteenth 
 j'ear. Being desirous of obtaining a higher edu- 
 cation, he then came to this city and prepared for 
 college in the Toledo High School. In 1870 he 
 entered Cornell University, at Ithaca, N. Y., and 
 was graduated from that celebrated institution in 
 1874. 
 
 On completing his collegiate course Mr. South- 
 ard returned to this city and took up the study of 
 law in the office of Judge George R. Haynes and 
 John T. Greer. At the end of two years he passed 
 the required examination and was admitted to the 
 Bar, this being in the spring of 1877. He at once 
 commenced practice in partnership with Frank E. 
 Wright, under the firm name of Southard & Wright, 
 but this connection was dissolved on the expira- 
 tion of two years, Mr. Southard then continuing 
 in business alone. In the intervals of his public 
 service he has found time to attend to the needs 
 of his clients, and has a well fitted and pleasant 
 office at Nos. 201 and 202 "The Nasby." He is 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 regarded as one of the able lawyers of Toledo, 
 having participated in several important cases 
 which have shed luster on the Bar of the state. 
 He is a careful, painstaking and methodical law- 
 yer, a pleasing, strong and vigorous s-peaker, and 
 before court or jury is recognized as most logical 
 in the presentation of his cases. 
 
 In 1882 Mr. Southard married Miss Carrie T., 
 daughter of A. B. Wales, of Toledo. Mrs. South- 
 ard was born in Lucas County, and received her 
 education in this city. Three children, a son and 
 two daughters, have graced their union. 
 
 T7> LIAS B. WEAVER is one of the old in- 
 r O habitants of Watervilie Township, Lucas 
 County, and has resided on his present 
 homestead of twenty-nine acres since 1858. This 
 well improved place is on section 27, and lias upon 
 it a substantial house, barns and other buildings. 
 Mr. Weaver, who is a native of Lancaster County, 
 Pa., was born October 23, 1824. The first twenty 
 years of his life were spent in the Keystone State, 
 and until he was eighteen years of age he remained 
 under the parental roof. He then started out to 
 make his own way in the world and has since been 
 independent. 
 
 The parents of our subject, Jacob and Rebecca 
 (Beal) Weaver, also natives of Pennsylvania, emi- 
 grated to Ohio in 1844, settling in Seneca Coun- 
 ty. The father was a weaver by trade as well as 
 by name, and was an industrious and much re- 
 spected man. He was the father of three children, 
 the eldest of whom, Beal, died at the age of thirty 
 years. Uriah, the youngest, married Sarah Jor- 
 don, of Watervilie. The second is our subject. 
 
 The marriage of Elias B. AVeaver was celebrated 
 November 10, 1853, with Miss Eliza Cook, who 
 departed this life in 1877. Her father, George 
 Cook, was a native of Germany, but in early man- 
 
 hood crossed the ocean and took up his abode in 
 Richland Count}', Ohio, where he resided until his 
 death. He had a family of nine children, six of 
 whom are still living. To Elias B. Weaver and 
 his wife, Eliza, five children were born: Jacob, 
 July 31, 1854; Rebecca, January 15, 1856; Samuel, 
 April 29, 1858; Nathaniel, Septembers, 1859; and 
 Sarah, April 18, 1862. Rebecca and Sarah have 
 been called to the silent land. March 12, 1878, 
 Mr. Weaver married for his second wife Hannah 
 Fessler, who was born September 10, 1837. Her 
 parents were Christian and Rebecca (Risler) Fess- 
 ler, the former of whom died April 10, 1874, and 
 the latter February 8, 1887. Of their nine chil- 
 dren four are deceased. The only child of Elias 
 and Hannah Weaver, James Harvey, died in in- 
 fancy. 
 
 In his early manhood Mr. Weaver learned the 
 blacksmith's trade, which he followed until com- 
 ing to Ohio in 1844. At that time he settled in 
 Seneca County, where he continued to work as a 
 blacksmith for about three years. He then bought 
 a piece of land on which he lived for a number of 
 years, and then sold out and invested the amount 
 realized therefrom in tiie homestead where he has 
 since resided. He has frequently served as School 
 Director, Road Supervisor and in other local posi- 
 tions of trust and honor. In politics he stands 
 by the Prohibition party. His wife is a member of 
 the Disciples' Church at Whitehouse, Ohio. Both 
 are well known and highly respected for their 
 probity and integrity of character. 
 
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 DAVID II. PERRIN, a hardware merchant, 
 and one of the influential residents of 
 Maumee, was brought by his parents to 
 this place in 1837, and with the exception of the 
 time spent in the Union service during the late 
 Civil War, his residence here has been continuous 
 for the past fifty-eight years, and his history has 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 473 
 
 been interwoven with that of the progress and de- 
 velopment of Maumee. 
 
 Mr. Perrin was born September 10, 1836, in 
 Nova Scotia, being the youngest of eight children 
 born to David and Elizabeth (Perrin) Perrin. The 
 former, also a native of Nova Scotia, was a ship- 
 carpenter by trade. In 1837 he emigrated to this 
 point, and continued to work as a carpenter until 
 his death, which occurred in 1869, when he was in 
 his seventy -seventh year. His wife, also a native 
 of Nova Scotia, departed this life in Maumee, 
 when she had reached her fiftieth year. They were 
 among the early and respected settlers of this re- 
 gion. 
 
 The boyhood of David H. Perrin passed pleas- 
 antly and uneventfully under his parents' roof, 
 and his education was obtained in the public schools 
 up to his sixteenth year. He then went to Indiana, 
 where he worked for an iron company for tiiree 
 years. Later he learned the carpenter's trade, and 
 was employed at that business and in executing 
 work on contracts until 1888. He then started a 
 new venture, and has since conducted a hardware 
 business, in which he has met with fair success. 
 
 In April, 1861, Mr. Perrin enlisted in Company 
 F, Fourteenth Ohio Infantry, for three months. 
 Entering the ranks as a private, he was promoted 
 to the post of Sergeant thirteen days later, and 
 served in that capacity until his term of enlist- 
 ment had expired. In May, 1864, he again enlist- 
 ed, this time being assigned to Company E, One 
 Hundred and Thirtieth Ohio Infantr3-, and after 
 thirty da3's' service as a private soldier he was 
 promoted to the rank of Sergeant. On being hon- 
 orably discharged in Toledo, in September, 1864, 
 he at once returned home. He now belongs to 
 C. B. Mitchell Post No. 84, of this city, and to Ft. 
 Meigs Council No. 74, N. U. In the Masonic so- 
 ciety he holds membership with Northern Light 
 Lodge No. 40, F. & A. M., there being only three 
 older lodges than this in the state. Though not a 
 politician, he is a true-blue Republican, and takes 
 an active interest in everything relating to the 
 good of his party. 
 
 August 28, 1861, Mr. Perrin married Miss Mary 
 E. Deshanaway, of Maumee, and three sons have 
 graced their union. William Wallace, the eldest, 
 
 and Henry N. are well known business men of this 
 city; and Charles L., the youngest, is a clerk in his 
 father's store. The family are members of the 
 Presbyterian Church, and have hosts of sincere 
 friends in this communitj'. 
 
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 FrREDERICK KLEILE is a retired business 
 ' man of Maumee, having sold out his meat- 
 market in this place some twelve years 
 ago. During his active life he amassed a compe- 
 tence amply sufficient to meet the wants of his 
 declining years, and is now surrounded with many 
 of the luxuries as well as the necessities of life. He 
 is a striking example of the thrifty German-Amer- 
 ican citizen who starts in the battle of life empty- 
 handed and rises through the exercise of persever- 
 ance and the industrious qualities so characteristic 
 of his countrymen. 
 
 Tlie parents of our subject were .John U. and 
 Christina (Wentz) Kleile, also natives of Germany. 
 The father, who was a blacksmith by trade, died 
 when his son Frederick was only eight years of 
 age. The latter was born May 15, 1826, in the 
 city of Grafenhausen, in the kingdom of Wurtem- 
 berg, and went to live with an uncle after liis 
 father's death. There he remained and attended 
 school until he was about nineteen 3'ears of age. 
 
 In the year 1845 Frederick Kleile determined to 
 seek his fortune in the New World, and on arriv- 
 ing on these hospitable shores proceeded to Cin- 
 cinnati, where he worked at the butcher's business 
 until the spring of the following year. He then 
 enlisted as a soldier in the Mexican War, and 
 served faithfully for two years. On returning to 
 Cincinnati he was employed at his former occupa- 
 tion until 1853, at which time he came to Maumee 
 and opened a shop, conducting a paying business 
 for the next thirty years, with the exception of a 
 short time spent in the Union service during the 
 
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 late war. Enlisting May 1, 1864, in Company E, 
 One Hundred and Thirtietb OLiio Infantry, he 
 served until the following September, when he was 
 discharged. His service was on the frontier, and 
 on this account he was not a participant in any 
 noted battles. 
 
 On the 28th of May, 1854, Mr. Kleile married 
 Christina V. Focll,who was born October 10, 1831, 
 in Steinbach, Germany, and came to the United 
 States in 1852. Eleven cliildren were born to our 
 subject and wife, but only five of the number sur- 
 vive, five having died in cliildhood, and one. Jolin 
 U., having departed this life in 1883, wiieu in his 
 twenty-second year. Louisa is the wife of Adam 
 Loesch, of Rice County, Kan. Mary became tiie 
 wife of William C. Gerwin, a farmer of Sandusky 
 County, Ohio. Lydia is the wife of John G. Bros- 
 sia, an agriculturist of Wood County. Lottie mar- 
 ried Fred F. Loesch, who is also conducting a farm 
 in Wood County; and Catherine, the j-oungest, is 
 still at home. 
 
 Mr. Kleile owns a small farm, and also a good 
 building in tlie business section of Mauniee. He 
 is a strong Republican, and has been Trustee of 
 Waynesfield Township. He and his family are 
 members of tlie Lutheran Church, ami possess the 
 confidence and friendship of all who know them. 
 
 REV. M. J. REGAN. Tliere is a large Cath- 
 olic population in Toledo and eleven par- 
 ish churches — four for the English-speak- 
 ing Catholics, three for the Germans, two for the 
 French, and two for the Polish. There is now 
 also in formation an Arabian congregation and a 
 Greek congregation. The oldest congregation, as 
 well as one of the largest and most successful, is St. 
 Francis de Sales Church, situated at llie southwest 
 corner of Cherry and Superior Streets. The parish 
 
 contains upwards of six hundred families, num- 
 bering more than three thousand souls. 
 
 St. Francis dc Sales Church is a commodious 
 edifice, built of brick, modern in its style of archi- 
 tecture, massive in appearance, and imposing in 
 its interior arrangements. Services are held each 
 Sunday as follows: mass at 6, 7:30 and 9:45 a. m., 
 each with a sermon; vespers, 3 i". Ji.; and Sunday- 
 school 2:30 1'. M. The members are active in good 
 works, devoted to the cause, and loyal to the 
 church. When times are hard and work is scarce 
 St. Vincent de Paul's Society in the congregation 
 attends to all cases of destitution, and no needy 
 applicants are suflfered to remain in want. The 
 progress made by the church, and the standing of 
 tlie congregation in all benevolent and public- 
 spirited enterprises, are creditable alike to the pas- 
 tors and the i)eople. 
 
 The pastoral labor of the church being too great 
 for one priest, the pastor. Rev. P. F. Quigley, 
 D. D., in July, 1893, secured as the assistant pas- 
 tor Rev. M. J. Regan, who shares all the work 
 with the pastor in church, school, etc. He is a 
 young man of superior abilit}', and his tact and 
 sagacity are apparent in the able manner in which 
 he has discharged the duties connected with his 
 responsible position. 
 
 A few details in regard to the life and lineage 
 of the subject of this sketch may be of interest to 
 the reader. He is a native of Michigan, and was 
 born in Marine City October 21, 1866. The fam- 
 ily originated in Ireland, where his parents, .James 
 and Mary (Murray) Regan, were born. From the 
 Emerald Isle they came to America many years 
 ago and settled in Michigan, where they have 
 since made their home. In youth the father 
 learned the trade of a marine engineer, and this 
 occupation he has followed up to the present time. 
 
 At an early age Rev. Mr. Regan gave evidence 
 of superior intellectual powers. When a lad of 
 thirteen he entered Assumption College in Onta- 
 rio, and for eleven years he conducted his studies 
 in that institution, taking a full course in the 
 classics and philosophy. On completing the pre- 
 scribed course he was graduated, in 1889. The 
 following year he entered the theological seminary 
 at Montreal, Canada, wjitre for two years he 
 
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 studied theology. In 1893 he was ordained to 
 the hoi}' priesthood of the Roman Catholic Churcli 
 and for the diocese by Bishop Foley, of Detroit. 
 The first appointment received by Father Regan 
 was his present charge, and he has since offici- 
 ated as assistant pastor of St. Francis de Sales 
 Church. Owing to the ill-health and prolonged 
 absence of the pastor, many responsible duties have 
 fallen to our subject. Under his administration 
 every department of the work flourished. His 
 home is at the pastoral residence. No. 513 Cher- 
 ry Street. He is a brilliant young gentleman, 
 genial and affable in personal intercourse, possess- 
 ing rare intellectual endowments and a s[)lcndid 
 physique. Even in his brief career he has already 
 won the respect and confidence not alone of his 
 parishioners, but also of numerous others who 
 have had occasion to form his acquaintance or 
 witness his life. 
 
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 \ "\ i^ARREN B. GUNN, a retired farmer, 
 X/ \y now residing in Maumee, Lucas Coun- 
 ty, Ohio, was born September 5, 1820, 
 on a farm in what is now Waterville Township, 
 and was the third in a family of eight children 
 born to Willard and Elizabeth (Grant) Gunn. 
 The father of our subject was a native of Massa- 
 chusetts, where be was reared on a farm, there re- 
 maining until 1816, when he came to Ohio and (!n- 
 tcred land near where the town of Waterville now 
 stands. He came through with a team, and after 
 he had made the necessary arrangements moved 
 his family to his new home. 
 
 At the time of his coming there were very few 
 settlers in this part of the county, and only two 
 other families in the neighborhood at the time. 
 He immediate!}' set about clearing and cultivating 
 his land, and among the first improvements was 
 
 the erection of a log cabin, the only kind of resi- 
 dence that could well be built in those early pio- 
 neer da}'S. He brought a supply of seed and grain 
 with him from his Mass.acluisetts home, and soon 
 had his farm under cultivation. Being a thrift}' 
 son of New England, he did not sit idly down and 
 wait for something to turn up, but went to work 
 with a will and a determination to succeed, and it 
 was not long before this f.act was demonstrated by 
 the appearance of his farm, which showed the 
 good management and industry of the occupant. 
 He owned the first nursery in the Maumee Valley, 
 and was the proprietor of a fishery on the river, 
 which w.as another source of gain, its products be- 
 ing sold in Detroit, Mich., at a fair profit; and the 
 sums realized in this way, in connection with those 
 received from his farm and nursery, produced a 
 considerable income. He served as a private in 
 the War of 1812, taking an active part in the serv- 
 ice, and made his home on the farm which he first 
 settled until his death, which occurred in 1869. 
 
 Martin Gunn, the grandfather of our subject, 
 also a native of Massachusetts, came to this coun- 
 ty with his son, the father of Warren, in 1816, and 
 also made his home here until his death. His an- 
 cestors were originally from Scotland, and came to 
 the United States in a very early day, settling in 
 the New England States. The maternal grand- 
 parents were also of .Scotch ancestry, and were 
 early settlers of Massachusetts. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was reared as a farm- 
 er, and remained at home with his parents until 
 he was nineteen years of age. He attended school 
 in the old log schoolhouse a few weeks of each 
 year, or during the winter months, receiving the 
 rudiments of an education. When he was nine- 
 teen years old, he bought his time from his father, 
 and began attending school at Waterville, where 
 he received a fair education. In the spring of 
 1837 he took charge of a force of men who were 
 building the canal, remaining in that capacity for 
 a time, and then for about a year before the com- 
 pletion of the canal was in the engineering de- 
 partment. Soon after the canal was completed, 
 he formed a i)artnership with his brother and pur- 
 chased a sawmill, which they conducted success- 
 fully for a time, but finally sold out, and Warren 
 
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 then rented a part of liis father's farm. Some time 
 after this the canal land was put on the market, 
 and he purchased two hundred acres at $2 an acre, 
 in what is now Monclova Township. The land 
 was all in timber and swamps, and there was but 
 one family living in the neigiiborhood when our 
 subject and family took possession of tiieir farm. 
 He chopped all the logs for his little cabin himself, 
 and did the greater part of the work in building 
 the same. He removed his family to this farm in 
 1844, and for forty-eight j'ears made liis home on 
 the same place. 
 
 Mr. Gunn has now one of the finest farms in 
 the county, containing two iiundred and fifteen 
 acres, all under a high state of cultivation, and 
 with all the modern improvements. In 1892, re- 
 tiring from active life, he removed to Maumee, 
 where lie occupies a good house, which he owns, 
 besides a number of valuable lots. He is one of 
 the lionorable old pioneers of the county, and is 
 held in the highest respect by all who know him. 
 Having been very successful in his business trans- 
 actions, he now, in the twilight of his age, enjoys 
 tlie fruits of his labor, knowing that he has hon- 
 estly earned all that he has. 
 
 January 4, 1844, Mr. Gunn was united in mar- 
 riage witii Miss Eliza Jane Martindale, a native of 
 Ohio, who was born October 26, 1826, on a farm 
 where the city of Maumee now stands. Mrs. 
 Gunn's father w.as a native of the Bay State, where 
 he was reared and educated. In 1818 he removed 
 to Ohio, and settled in this count}-, but later re- 
 moved to Wood County, and located near Rowl- 
 ing Green, where he made his home for a number 
 of J'ears. Her mother was born in Connecticut, 
 where she remained until after her marriage. Her 
 death occurred in Monclova Township in 1851. 
 
 Our worthy subject is a stanch Republican in 
 his political views, and has always taken an active 
 part in local politics, having been one of the lead- 
 ing |)oliticians of his county for a number of years. 
 He has filled nearly all the offices of the township, 
 serving as Committeeman, and Clerk of the Town- 
 ship for six years after its oiganization. He also 
 occupied the honorable position of Justice of the 
 Peace for six years, and has always taken a deep 
 interest in every enterprise pertaining to the 
 
 growth or improvement of the county, township 
 or city. Socially he is connected with the Masonic 
 order, being a member of Northern Light Lodge 
 No. 40, at Maumee, and filled the office of Master 
 for five years, after which he was appointed by the 
 Grand Master of the state to organize Wakoman 
 Lodge at Water ville, where he served as Grand 
 Master for two years. He was President of the 
 Pioneer Association of the county from 1886 to 
 1891, there being but one older settler born in 
 the county. He is not a member of any church, 
 but believes in, and practices, the Golden Rule. 
 
 /^HARLES BATEMAN SAXBY. Among 
 ^^y the intluential, enterprising and progressive 
 young business men of Wood County may 
 be mentioned our subject, who is the able editor 
 of the Wood County Herald. To the newspapers of 
 our country is due much of the credit for the ad- 
 vancement of its civilization and the growth of 
 its industries, and in the development of Wood 
 County the Herald, published at Weston, has been 
 no unimportant factor. 
 
 Our subject, who is a native of Wood County, 
 was born at West Mill Grove, February 8, 1865. 
 His parents were B. H. and Martha H. (Musser) 
 Saxby, born in England and the United States, re- 
 spectively. The father was born in the town of 
 Normington in 1826, and emigrated to this coun- 
 try in the year 1855. The mother's birth occurred 
 in Deerfield, Portage County, Ohio, in 1838. 
 
 Charles B. Saxby received his elementary in- 
 struction in the graded schools of West Mill 
 Grove, completing his education in the high school 
 of the same place. September 29, 1884, he moved 
 to Weston, taking a position with the paper of 
 which he is now editor. He remained in this 
 capacitj' until January 1, 1887, when he entered 
 the employ of the Wood Coxuity Gazette at Bowling 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 477 
 
 Green, Ohio. March 3, 1889, he severed his con- 
 nection with that paper, and three da3's later was 
 married to Miss Nettie L. Dull, daughter of a Wes- 
 ton merchant. After his marriage Mr. Saxby en- 
 tered his father-in-law's store, but remained only 
 about a month however, then returning to the 
 newspaper business and becoming identified with 
 the consolidated Sentinel-Gazette. 
 
 August 1, 1891, our subject, in partnersiiip with 
 J. D. Conklin, bought the Wood County Herald, 
 and since tliat date tlie former has been editor and 
 manager of the same. He has served his township 
 in the capacity of Clerk for four years, and has 
 ever been found faithful to the trust reposed in 
 liim. As an editor he has ever endeavored to for- 
 ward the interests of his town and county and to 
 develop tlieir resources. Socially he is a member of 
 Weston Lodge No. 681, 1. O. 0. F., In which he is 
 serving as Vice-Grand, and is also a member of 
 the Daughters of Rebekah, and Anthony AVayne 
 Lodge No. 140, K. 0. T. M. In 1893 he was elected 
 Great Sentinel of the Great Camp of the state of 
 Oliio, and in 1894 was rc-clccted. 
 
 To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Saxby has been 
 born a family of two children: Helen Kathryn, 
 who was born November 17, 1890; and John Bate- 
 man, whose birth occurred January 26, 1894, and 
 who died May 27 of the same year. Mr. .Saxby, 
 his wife and daughter occup}^ a very pleasant res- 
 idence on the corner of Locust and Clark Streets, 
 wiiich our subject owns, and here they welcome 
 their many friends. 
 
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 ORRIN GILLETT, one of the sterling old 
 pioneers of Lucas County, owns about four 
 hundred and ten acres of valuable and 
 very desirable farm land, and in addition to this 
 owns three lots in Waterville. In 1883 he built a 
 beautiful home, and liere, surrounded by the com- 
 forts and luxuries which his years of industry have 
 
 provided, he intends to pass his remaining days. 
 Mr. Gillett was born in the town of Wellsfleld, 
 Conn., August 22, 1812, and his parents, Ebenezer 
 and Roxy Ann (Squires) Gillett, were also natives 
 of the Nutmeg State. The father was a farmer by 
 occupation, and a man of good general education. 
 In the spring of 1834 he removed with his family' to 
 Wood County, first buying a tract of eighty acres, 
 and subsequently one hundred and sixty acres more. 
 For nine years he continued to clear the timber 
 from iiis farm and otherwise improve the place. He 
 tiien became a resident of Waterville, Ohio, where 
 he lived for twenty years, and while there his de- 
 voted wife and helpmate died. Her husband aft- 
 erwards married and moved to Kenosha, Mich. 
 His death occurred at the age of eighty years, at 
 Rives Station, Mich. By his first union he had 
 ten children, but three of whom are living, namely: 
 Orrin; Jane, widow of a Mr. Dyer, and now living 
 in Charleston, 111.; and Rudolph. Those deceased 
 are Lucy. Laura and Lory (twins), Augustus, Milo 
 and Henry. Lovisa was the onl3' child of the sec- 
 ond marriage. 
 
 Orrin Gillett passed his early years engaged in 
 farm duties, and for about sixteen years made his 
 home in Oswego County, N. Y., where he obtained 
 a practical common-school education. On coming 
 to Wood County in 1834, he worked for his father 
 at Waterville and later bought forty acres, which 
 he cleared entirely by himself. On this farm he 
 made his home for two decades, having in the 
 mean time bought another tract of forty-four acres, 
 which he partially cleared. He then moved to 
 Waterville and purchased a general store, which he 
 conducted for nine years and then sold out. Turn- 
 ing his attention again to farming, he bought one 
 hundred and eighty acres, nearly all of which he 
 cleared and later rented. He has served as School 
 Director and as Road Supervisor. In politics he is 
 a stanch Republican, and is always interested in 
 whatever tends to advance his party's welfare. 
 
 September 14, 1834, Mr. Gillett married Louisa 
 Smith, who was his faithful companion and help- 
 mate for fifty-three years, and was called from his 
 side by death December 31, 1887, when in her sev- 
 enty-fifth 3'ear. She was a daughter of Lemuel 
 and Cynthia (Lamberson) Smith. Three children 
 
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 were born to our subject and wife. The eldest 
 died in infancy, unnamed; Roswell W., born Jan- 
 uary 29, 1836, died December 27, 1869; and Jane, 
 born December 19, 1840, married James Schoe- 
 maker, and is now living at home. 
 
 < T li^lILLARD V. WAY. In reviewing the 
 \/\/ liistory of a city, there are alwaysa few 
 names that stand out pre-eminentl}' 
 among others, because those who bore them were 
 men of superior ability, culture, energy and pifil- 
 antluopic spirit. Such names and such men are 
 not born to perish, forgotten by mankind. By the 
 lustre of tlieir acliievements and tlie magnitude of 
 their pliilanthropies they carve for themselves mon- 
 uments more lasting tlian columns of granite or 
 statues of marble. 
 
 Such a one was Willard V. Waj-, wliose name 
 will be perpetuated in the history of Perrysburg 
 by the Way Library, his splendid gift to the citi- 
 zens of this place. The building occupies a cen- 
 tral location, and architecturally is one of the most 
 beautiful structures in the state. With a unique 
 tower surmounting the main entrance, its exterior 
 appearance delights the eye of the true artist. 
 While the walls are of brick, there is also consid- 
 erable brown stone used in the construction of the 
 main entrance and in the trimmings, the effect be- 
 ing unique and attractive. 
 
 By the conditions of the will of Mr. Way, his en- 
 tire estate, with the exception "of certain bequests 
 amounting to $15,000 or more, was bequeathed 
 to the village of Perrysburg, to be used in estab- 
 lishing a public library for tlie people's use, under 
 such regulations as the Council might prescribe. 
 Tiie gift was subject to the condition that !J15,000 
 of the estate should be invested in safe public in- 
 terest-bearing securities, to remain a perpetual fund 
 belonging to the village, the interest of which 
 only is to be used for the purcliase of books prop- 
 
 erly belonging to a publiclibrary. The remainder 
 of the bequest was to be used as the Council deemed 
 most advantageous, in the purchase of a lot, the 
 erection of a building and the purchase of books. 
 
 By action of the Council, March 25, 1890, the 
 executors of Mr. Way were requested to purchase 
 a site and erect a suitable building thereon. 
 Messrs. A. Cook and D. K. Hollenbeck, the resident 
 exec^utors, at once began the work. A suitable 
 site was secured for $1,000 and an adjoining lot 
 was added thereto, the $200 required for the same 
 being donated, $150 by citizens and $50 by the 
 Council out of the Village Treasury. In this way 
 three-quarters of an acre were secured in a conven- 
 ient location, near the center of the village and in 
 close proximity to the public school. 
 
 The contract for the erection of the building 
 was awarded to B. Kokenge, of W3-andot County', 
 Ohio. The architects were Bacon & Iluber, of To- 
 ledo. The cost, including lot, was Si 1,379.91, in 
 addition to which the village paid $1,100 for the 
 furnace and furniture. The building covers 50x 
 66 feet, and consists of one story, with basement. 
 The main entrances are on Louisiana and Indiana 
 Avenues, and the tower rising over these entrances 
 is thirty-six feet high. On the main floor there 
 are a catalogue nook, hall, stack room, reference 
 room and general reading room. A winding stair 
 leads to the Directors' room in the tower. 
 
 The dedicatory exercises were held at the libraiy 
 November 23, 1892. and were attended b\' a large 
 number of people. The principal address on the 
 occasion was delivered by the surviving executor, 
 D. K. Hollenbeck, his co-laborer, Mr. Cook, having 
 been called from earth January' 1 of the same 3ear. 
 In an appropriate and eloquent manner the speaker 
 alluded to the loss of his friend, through whose 
 ability much of the work had been accomplished. 
 Then, jjassing to the consideration of the matter in 
 hand, he gave a brief resume of the life of Mr. 
 Way, the conditions of his will, and the carrying 
 out of his wishes, together with a detailed account 
 of the work done by the executors. 
 
 Briefly thus a description h.as been given of the 
 Way Library. From it we pass to a review of the 
 life of Mr. Way. He w.as born in Springfield, 
 Otsego County, N. Y., August 3, 1807, and died 
 
AHRA.M J. HAMMKk, M. D. 
 
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 481 
 
 August 25, 1875. His father, Samuel, being in 
 limited circumstances, he did not have many ad- 
 vantages, but was obliged to work his way through 
 college without any assistance from others. After 
 taking a preparatory course in Hard wick Academy, 
 he entered Union College, from whicli he was 
 graduated some 3'ears later. He then entered the 
 law office of Hangs ife Haskell, in LeRoy, N. Y., and 
 afterward continued his studies with Payne & 
 Wilson, of Painesville, Ohio. He was admitted to 
 practice in 1832, and after having traveled through 
 the Western states in search of a suitable location, 
 he came to Perrj'sburg, in 1834, and here lie re- 
 mained until his death. 
 
 Soon after settling in this place Mr. Way mar- 
 ried Miss So|)hia Hodge, of Buffalo, N. Y., who 
 died in Mansfield, Ohio, at the age of eighty-five. 
 In his enterprises he was judicious and energetic, 
 and though he iiad severe reverses, he continued 
 undaunted until he had retrieved his fortunes and 
 gained wealth. In everything pertaining to the 
 welfare of Perrysburg he maintained the deepest in- 
 terest, which fact is evidenced by his munificent 
 gift to the village. His name is held in loving 
 reverence by those of his friends who still survive, 
 and also by the large number who, though never 
 acquainted with him personally, have nevertheless 
 acquired a broad and liberal culture as the result 
 of his philanthropy. 
 
 <iTT BRAM J. HAMMER, M. D. In modern 
 / Y times the number of men who, beginning 
 without capital, have gained wealth and 
 influence is so large that such cases have ceased 
 to be remarkable. The qualifications, however, 
 necessary to bring about such success have never 
 ceased to be worthy of our admiration. The gen- 
 tleman whose name introduces this sketch is one 
 of the progressive, skillful physicians of Toledo, 
 to whom success has come as the result of unwear- 
 ied application. Without mone}' or influence, be 
 started out in life, but through devotion to his 
 profession he has gained both. 
 
 Born in Bedford County, Pa., June 1, 1853, the 
 
 Doctor is a son of Rev. William and Margaret 
 (Beisle) Hammer, the former of whom devoted 
 almost his entire active life to the ministry of the 
 Evangelical Church. There were nine children in 
 the family, five sons and four daughters, of whom 
 Abram .1. was the youngest in order of birth. His 
 boyhood years were spent in Bedford County, 
 where he obtained a good literary education. 
 Having resolved to enter the medical profession, 
 he began its study under the preceptorship of Dr. 
 J. W. Failing, of Fremont, Ohio. After continu- 
 ing in that way for some time, he entered the 
 Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio, from which 
 institution he was graduated in 1880. 
 
 Immediately after graduation, the Doctor opened 
 an ollice at Fremont, Ohio, wliere he conducted 
 an increasing general practice until 1887. He 
 then removed to Toledo, believing that this city 
 offered larger opportunities for success in his pro- 
 fession. Here lie has since resided, and has gained 
 a reputation .as a skilled physician, who is accu- 
 rate in the diagnosis of diseases and successful in 
 their treatment. He is a follower of the homeo- 
 pathic school of medicine, and one of tlie leaders 
 of that system in the city. 
 
 The marriage of Dr. Hammer, wiiich occurred 
 in 1880, united him with Miss Ella L., daughter 
 of J. A. and Abigail (Cook) Grant, of Fremont, this 
 state. Of this union were born three children, 
 one of whom is living, Harry Irving. She is an 
 accomplished lady and actively co-operates with 
 the Doctor in all his benevolent and charitable 
 projects. He has a fine residence and good office 
 at No. 829 Broadway, and h.as gained a handsome 
 competence through his well directed efforts. In 
 addition to his general practice, he is a member of 
 the visiting staff of Toledo Hospital. 
 
 AMUEL SOUTHARD is one of the hon- 
 ored early settlers of Washington Town- 
 ship, Lucas County, to which he gave its 
 name. P^rom the time of his arrival here he has 
 been an interested factor in the development of this 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 region, and helped to erect the first schoolhouse in 
 the township. The parents of Mr. Soutiiard were 
 .James and Ann Southard, natives of England. 
 Their family numbered ten children, as follows: 
 Ann, Tliomas, Wilham, .James, Mary, Betsy, Sam- 
 uel, Rlioda, .Joseph and Priscilla. The only ones 
 living are: Samuel and Rhoda, the latter of whom 
 is the wife of George Dixon. 
 
 In 1833 .James Southard sailed for the United 
 States, accompanied by his family, and after a voy- 
 age of thirty-one days landed in New York. 
 Tlience he went to Lucas County and took up eight 
 hundred acres of Government land, for which he 
 paid $1.25 an acre. This farm was covered with 
 heavj- timber for the most part, and after clearing 
 a small portion the owner erected a cabin, 30x30 
 feet in dimensions. He was a faithful member of 
 the Baptist Church and was respected by all who 
 knew him. He died in 1853, when in his eightieth 
 year, and was interred in the home cemeterj'. 
 His good wife died in 1849. 
 
 Samuel Southard was born in Devonshire, Eng- 
 land, May 28, 1811, and passed his boyhood on a 
 farm. With the other members of the family he 
 came to the United States in 1833, and has conse- 
 quently been an inhabitant of this township for a 
 period of over sixty years. He carried on his fa- 
 ther's homestead for many years, or until 1886, 
 when he moved to the farm which he now cultivates 
 and owns. It is within the recollection of this 
 worthy old pioneer when it was necessar}' to go to 
 Monroe, Mich., to la}' in a stock of provisions or 
 other supplies. Toledo, as he first knew it, cont.ained 
 only a few log cabins, .and bore little promise of 
 the great future before it. Mr. Southard helped to 
 build the first roads in this vicinity, and in man}- 
 otlier practical ways assisted in putting the affairs 
 of the infant community on a suljstantial basis. 
 
 December 28, 1847, occurred the marriage of Mr. 
 Southard and Charlotte Hitchcock, who was born 
 near Albany, N. Y. Their union has been blessed 
 with the following children: Annie E., James H., 
 William H., Samuel G., Phojbe C, Sarah A., Caius 
 K., Elisha B. and George G. William is a dairy- 
 man of this township; Samuel is a dealer in real 
 estate in Toledo; Caius, .James and Elisha are en- 
 terprising lawj-eis; and George is a pr.acticing phy- 
 
 sician of Toledo. The mother of these children 
 died March 14, 1892, aged sixtj'-nine years. 
 
 The first ballot of Mr. Southard was cast for 
 William H. Harrison. During the existence of the 
 AVhig party he was one of its adherents, and is now 
 a loyal Republican. 
 
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 HIRAM A. HUBBARD, who is living re- 
 tired from business cares in Sylvania, Lu- 
 cas County, is a native of this county, 
 and was the second white child born in the Mau- 
 mee Valley, and the first of English descent. The 
 other, born in 1816, was of French lineage. Mr. 
 Hubbard owns a well improved tract of fifty acres 
 within the corporation limits of this place, which 
 farm he has cultivated for a period of four years, 
 agriculture being his main business in life. 
 
 The Hubbard family is a very old one in the 
 United States, and has had numerous representa- 
 tives in the councils of the nation and in the 
 le.arned professions. George Hubbard, from whom 
 our subject is the fifth generation in line of de- 
 scent, emigrated from England to Boston in the 
 winter of 1633-34, with his wife, Mar}% and three 
 children. He made his home in Weathersfield, 
 Conn., for many j'ears prior to his death, which 
 took place in January, 1683. His wife died some 
 seven years previously. He was a man of ability, 
 and distinguished himself as a member of the First 
 General Assembly of the Hartford Colony, which 
 convened in 1737. After the union of the two 
 Connecticut colonies in 1665, he was also a mem- 
 ber of the joint assembly. His children were John, 
 Sarah, George, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, Abigail, 
 William and Daniel. The children born to John 
 Hubbard, son of George, were John, Jonathan, 
 Daniel, Hannah, Isa.ac, Mere}', Mary and Sarah. 
 Isaac Hubbard, son of John Hubbard, had the fol- 
 lowing children: John, Isaac, Mar}', Daniel, Hannah, 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 483 
 
 Joseph, Jonathan and David. The children of Jon- 
 athan, son of Isaac, were John, Jonathan, Noah, 
 Timothy, Moses and Aaron. Noah Hubbard had 
 five children: Noah, Eli (our subject's father), 
 Lucy, Asher and Pamelia. 
 
 Eli Hubbard was born in Massachusetts, and on 
 reaching mature years married Rhoda Ward, whose 
 birth occurred in Maine. They removed to Ohio 
 in 1814, and for three years lived in Huron County, 
 after which they located permanently in Washing- 
 ton Township, Lucas County. The land had not 
 j'et been surveyed in this section, and Mr. Hub- 
 bard occupied a tract on which West Toledo now 
 stands. At one time he was the owner of two 
 hundred acres, on which he made his home until 
 1836, when he moved to Sylvania, remaining here 
 until his death, which occurred about 1850. His 
 good wife and faithful helpmate died in 1842, and 
 they were buried side by side in the village ceme- 
 tery. Mr. Hubbard was a self-educated man, but 
 possessed recognized genius and general intelli- 
 gence. In the earlj' da3s of Toledo he was a prom- 
 inent factor in its upbuilding, and was missed b^' 
 one and all of his associates when he was claimed 
 by death. Several times he served as County Com- 
 missioner, and as Supervisor and in other local of- 
 fices. He w.as a good financier and a shrewd busi- 
 ness man. Religiously he was a member of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, and socially was a 
 Mason of high degree. 
 
 Hiram A. Hubbard is the second in a family num- 
 bering eleven children, the others being as follows: 
 Caroline, Henry, Noah, Asher, William, Sarah, 
 Lucy, Maria, Elizabeth and Mary Ann. He was 
 born November 28, 1817, near Woodlawn Ceme- 
 tery, Washington Township, Lucas County, and 
 remained with his parents until after reaching his 
 majority, receiving such scanty education as the 
 schools of that day afforded. 
 
 August 12, 1842, occurred the m.arriage of Hiram 
 Hubbard and Lettice S. McMillen at the home of 
 the bride. Her death occurred in 1854, and after 
 remaining a widower for about two years our sub- 
 ject was married again, January 13, 1856. The 
 lady of his choice was Miss Jane E. Flint, with 
 whom he lived happilj' for two decades. She was 
 called to her final rest in October, 1876. By his 
 
 two marriages Mr. Hubbard had the following chil- 
 dren: George, Mahala, Eli, William, Norman, Let- 
 tice, George, Sarah Jane, Melvina, Elmina, Flora, 
 James and Marj'. Of these, Lettice died in infancy; 
 Elmina, who was the twin of Melvina, also died in 
 infancy'; James died young; and Mary died sud- 
 denly April 1, 1895. 
 
 On starting out in life Mr. Hubbard was assisted 
 by his Lather, who gave him the use of one hun- 
 dred and sixty acres of land. However, the son 
 subsequently paid his father for this privilege, for 
 he has always been very independent in spirit, and 
 has preferred to make his own way in the world. 
 During his long life in this neighborhood he has 
 witnessed vast changes in the country and the 
 customs of its people. He well remembers when 
 the village of Sylvania was started in 1832, and 
 about that time he built a cabin and sawmill for 
 David White, who was one of the principal found- 
 ers of the place and who remained here until his 
 death. In politics Mr. Hubbaid has been a Repub- 
 lican since the formation of the party. He holds 
 membership with the Methodist Ep'scoji.al Church, 
 and is beloved and respected by all who know him. 
 
 THADDEUS F. RANDOLPH is President 
 of "The Ransom & Randolph Company," 
 wholesale and retail dealers in dental and 
 surgical instruments, barber supplies and furni- 
 ture. 
 
 This company was incorporated in July, 1892. 
 They are located at No. 513 Jefferson Street, To- 
 ledo, Ohio, occupying the entire space of their 
 three-story building, 20x110 feet. 
 
 They have four traveling salesmen, whose route 
 extends over the states of Ohio, Michigan and 
 Indiana, as well as western New York and western 
 Pennsylvania. These salesmen deal not only with 
 local tradesmen, but with professional men direct. 
 
 The company transact a large business annually, 
 
484 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 giving employment to many men. They are for- 
 tunate in having competent assistants, whose re- 
 liability and fitness for the position are unques- 
 tioned. 
 
 The company also publish "The Ohio Dental 
 Journal." It lias a large circulation, and stands 
 unrivaled as a magazine of dental surgery and lit- 
 erature. 
 
 Thaddeus F. Randolph was born in the village 
 of Warwick, Orange County, N. Y., December 
 23, 1833. His parents were Reuben F. and Julia 
 Bell Randolph, the former a native of New Jersey, 
 the latter of Connecticut. They were the parents 
 of six children, three sons and three daughters, all 
 of whom are still living. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is the third in order 
 of birth in his family. Until his ninth year be 
 lived in his native county. From thence lie re- 
 moved with his parents to Chautauqua Count}', 
 N. Y., where his education was principall}' received, 
 and completed at Meadville, Pa. 
 
 The fust active business to which Mr. Randolph 
 gave his attention was that of a clerk in a coun- 
 try store. Here he developed commercial tenden- 
 cies, and after his marriage, in 1855, he entered 
 into partnership with his father-in-law, Joseph 
 Hoyt, in Panama, N. Y., where for eighteen years 
 they successfully conducted a large business in 
 general merchandise. 
 
 In 1876 Mr. Randolph came to Toledo and as- 
 sociated himself with John R. B. Ransom, con- 
 stituting the tirm of " Kansom & Randolph," 
 wholesale and retail dealers in dental and surgical 
 instruments and barber supplies. This business 
 venture proved profitable and the relation with 
 Mr. Ransom harmonious. It was continued with- 
 out change until the incorporation of "The Ran- 
 som ife Randolph Company," in 1892. 
 
 The fainil}' life of Mr. Randolph has been most 
 fortunate. The wife of his youth is still spared 
 to him, and in the education of his son and two 
 daughters he has taken great pleasure. Their 
 marked literary ability and accomplishments pre- 
 dict for them a brilliant future that will fully re- 
 pay his devotion to their intellectual advancement. 
 
 Mr. Randolph is a member of the Central Con- 
 srregational Church, in which he holds the office of 
 
 Senior Deacon. Politically he is a stanch advo- 
 cate of Prohibition principles. Of unsullied repu- 
 tation, he stands among business men second to 
 none for integrity and honor. His word is con- 
 sidered as good as his bond. In fact, throughout 
 his entire life, in business, social and family rela- 
 tions, he has ever been most true. 
 
 T7> DWARD E. DWIGHT, President of the 
 r^ CJ Michigan Lake Ice Company, with offices 
 in the Kaufman Building, No. 327 Superior 
 Street, Toledo, was born in Woodstock, III., No- 
 vember 10, 1851, being the son of Josiah, Jr., and 
 Amanda L. (Grifflng) Dwight, natives, respect- 
 ively, of Northampton, Mass., and New York City. 
 The family of which he is a member consisted of 
 seven children, two of whom died in infancy, and 
 the others are as follows: Charles S., who is in the 
 emplo3'of Marshall Field & Co., of Chicago; Julia, 
 who is unmarried and lives in Berkshire, Tioga 
 Country, Mass.; William Harris, a retired business 
 man whose home is now in Pasadena, Cal.; Edward 
 E., of this sketch; and Josiah, a manufacturer and 
 successful business man of Cincinnati. 
 
 The first ancestor of our subject in this country 
 was John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass., who came 
 from Dedham, England, in the latter part of 1634, 
 bringing with him his wife, Hannah (whose family 
 name is unknown), his daughter Hannah, and his 
 two sons, John and Timothj-. 
 
 Capt. Timothy Dwight. son of John, born in Eng- 
 land in 1629, died January 31, 1717, aged eighty- 
 eight years. He was Captain of a fort during the 
 Indian Wars. He married for his second wife, Jan- 
 ary 6, 1665, Anna Flint, a daughter of Rev. Henry 
 Flint, of Braintree (now Quincy), Mass. She was 
 born September 11, 1643, and died January 29, 
 1686, aged forty-two years. 
 
 Capt. Henry Dwight, of Hatfield, Mass., son of 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 485 
 
 Capt. Timothy Dwight and Anna Flint, was born 
 December 19, 1676, and died March 26, 1732, at the 
 age of fifty-flve years. He served as Judge of the 
 Common Fleas Court of Hampshire County, Mass., 
 from 1727 to 1731. August 27, 1702, he married 
 Lydia Hawley, who was born July 7, 1680, and 
 who was a daughter of Capt. Joseph Hawley, of 
 Nortiiamptt)n, Mass., and Lydia Marshall. She 
 died April 27, 1748, when sixty-eight years of age. 
 
 Col. Josiali Dwight, of Springfield, Mass., son of 
 Capt. Henry Dwight and Lydia Hawley, was born 
 October 23, 1715, and died September 28, 1768, 
 aged fiftj'-three years. He served as Lieutenant- 
 Colonel of Militia, and Judge of the Court of 
 Common Pleas of Hampshire County, Mass., from 
 1750 to 1768. He married for his second wife, 
 October 17, 1757, Elizabeth Buckminster, who was 
 born in 1731 in Brookficld, Mass. She passed 
 away Marcii 10, 1798, aged sixty-seven years. 
 
 Hon. Josiah Dwight, of Stockbridge, Mass., son 
 of Col. Josiah Dwight and Elizabeth Buckminster, 
 was born September 17, 1767, and died March 9, 
 1820, aged fifty-three 3'ears. He was Clerk of the 
 Court of Hampsiiire County, Mass., some years, 
 and was afterward State Treasurer of Massachu- 
 setts. He married for his second wife, March 1, 
 1798, Rhoda Edwards. She was born at Stock- 
 bridge, Mass., May 7, 1778, and was a daughter of 
 Timothy Edwards and Rhoda Ogden, the latter a 
 daughter of Robert Ogden, of Elizabethlown, N. J. 
 Mrs. Rhoda Dwight died at Northampton, Mass., 
 November 13, 1864, aged eighty-six years. Tim- 
 othy Edwards was a son of Jonathan Edwards and 
 Sarah Pierrcpont, and was born July 25, 1738. 
 
 Josiah Dwight, Jr., sou of Hon. Josiah Dwight 
 and Rhoda Edwards, was born June 29, 1815, at 
 Northampton, Mass., but lived for many years in 
 Woodstock, 111. He died December 30, 1878, at 
 the age of sixty-tiiree years. For some years he 
 was Clerk of the Circuit Court, and ex-officio Re- 
 corder of Deeds of McHenry County. In Novem- 
 ber, 1839, he married Amanda Leonard Gritting, 
 who was born September 20, 1817, and died April 
 29, 1894. She was a daughter of Henry GrifMng 
 and Anna Leonard, of Guilford, Conn., and Stock- 
 bridge, M.ass., res[)ectively. 
 
 Edward Edwards Dwight, as above stated, is the 
 
 son of Josiah Dwight, Jr., and Amanda Leonard 
 Grilling, and was born November 10, 1851, at 
 Woodstock, 111. He entered the railroad service 
 August 1, 1875, as clerk in the General Superin- 
 tendent's office of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & 
 Dayton Railroad at Cincinnati, Ohio. September 
 1, 1880, he was appointed Superintendent of the 
 Dayton & Michigan Division of tlie same road, with 
 headquarters at Toledo, Ohio, and became Super- 
 intendent of the Western Division of the New 
 York, Cliicago & St. Louis Railroad at Chicago, 
 111., in August, 1882. In April, 1883, he became 
 General Manager of the Toledo, Cincinnati & St. 
 Louis Railroad, and was appointed Receiver of the 
 same railroad in August, 1883. In December of 
 that year he resigned the position and engaged in 
 the coal and ice trade at Toledo. 
 
 On tiie 18th of January, 1881, Mr. Dwight was 
 united in marriage with Ella Mitchell, a daughter 
 of Jethro Mitcliell, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Politi- 
 cally he is an ally of the Republican party, and 
 believes the principles of that organization the 
 best for our country. 
 
 11^^- 
 
 MAXIM BENORE, one of the progressive 
 and well-to-do agriculturists of Washing- 
 ton Township, Lucas County, is one of 
 this township's native sons, and he has literally 
 grown up with the country, with whose welfare 
 and progress his own has been indissolubly inter- 
 woven. Beginning at the bottom round of the 
 ladder which leads to success, he perseveringly 
 worked his way upward from poverty to affluence, 
 and is entitled to great credit for his perseverance 
 and ambition. He now owns six hundred and 
 twenty-eight acres of well improved and valuable 
 land, about two hundred acres of which are in his 
 homestead, while the remainder lies in Erie Town- 
 ship, Monroe County, Mich. 
 
 Louis Benore, the father of our subject, was 
 born in Detroit about 1808, and his wife, Eliza- 
 
486 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 betb, who before her marriage was a Miss Moriso, 
 was born at Ft. Wayne, Ind., in 1810. Thir- 
 teen children were the result of their union, but 
 only four of the number are now living: Mary A., 
 Isaac, Ellen and our subject. The others were 
 Louis, Alexander, Abel, Henry, Elizabeth, Adeline, 
 Ellen and John. 
 
 Louis Benore, on arriving at manhood, moved 
 to Monroe County, Mich., and about 1822 took up 
 one hundred and sixty acres of Government land 
 on sections 1 and 2, Washington Township, this 
 county, paying $1.25 per acre. His first eighty 
 acres were paid for with the proceeds of muskrat 
 skins that lie had trapped in this vicinity. Put- 
 ting up a log cabin of one room, lie fitted it out 
 with furniture of his own making. He cleared the 
 land of the heavy timber with which it was cov- 
 ered, and kept adding to his original possessions, 
 until at the time of his death he owned five hun- 
 dred acres, some of which was in Michigan. He 
 was a very enterprising man, and helped not only 
 to lay out the roads, but to organize the first 
 school in this district, giving the land fortlie pur- 
 pose. All of the work of the farm was then done 
 with ox-teams, and when lie came to this section 
 there was only one store in Toledo. He was a 
 member of the Catholic Church, in the faith of 
 which he died in 1858, and his remains were in- 
 terred in the Catholic Cemetery of Toledo. His 
 good wife, who died in 1887, held the same relig- 
 ious faith. 
 
 Maxim Benore was born .July 5, 1837, and was 
 reared in this township. He remained with his 
 mother until his marriage, which occurred Novem- 
 ber 17, 1863, to Miss Polly, daughter of Alexis and 
 Victoria (Ueau) Cousiuo. The following children 
 have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Benore: George 
 N., born October 20, 1864; Albert J., November 
 28, 1865; Victoria E., October 27, 1867; Jessie M., 
 November 18, 1869; Frederick L., November 6, 
 1871, and who died September 12, 1872; Rudolph 
 born October 23, 1874; Jasper M., December 18, 
 1876; Addia G., July 19, 1878; Lucy R., July 20, 
 1880; Ciiarles T., August 1, 1882; and Clarence L., 
 May 13, 1884. Mrs. Benore was born in Monroe 
 County, Mich. They have a beautiful home and 
 
 are provided with many of the luxuries as well 
 as the comforts of life. 
 
 Politically Mr. Benore is a Republican, but has 
 never been induced to hold office, with the excep- 
 tion of that of .School Director. In 1864 he en- 
 listed as a private in Company 1, One Hundred 
 and Thirtieth Ohio Infantry, and was mustered 
 into the service of Johnson's Island. From there 
 he was sent to Washington, and thence to Painted 
 Rocks, on the James River, where he was detailed 
 on garrison duty and helped to put up the breast- 
 works. When his term of enlistment had expired, 
 he was duly mustered out and returned home. 
 He and his family are members of the Catholic 
 Church. 
 
 i^^C^ 
 
 HARVEY KELLOGG, an old and respected 
 farmer of Adams Township, Lucas County, 
 was a school teacher of this township in 
 the early days, and conducted classes for twelve 
 terms, part of the time in an old log-cabin school- 
 house. Nearly six decades ago he bought at sec- 
 ond hand the farm where he \'et resides. This was 
 a tract of one hundred and sixty acres, located on 
 sections 1 and 2, and, with the exception of a small 
 log cabin and four acres which had been cleared, 
 there were no improvements on the farm. Through 
 the owner's toil and industry all this has been 
 changed, and one would not easily recognize in 
 his thrifty and well kept homestead the one of 
 former years. 
 
 Mr. Kellogg is a New England man, his birth 
 having occurred in Litchfield County, Conn., Jan- 
 uar}' 19, 1813. His parents, Joseph and Martha 
 (Bcebe) Kellogg, were also natives of Connecticut, 
 and were of Scotch descent. The former, who was 
 a farmer b}' occupation, died in his native state 
 February 6, 1859. His birth had occurred Sep- 
 tember 17, 1778, on a farm which his grandfather 
 had owned. His son Harvey was also born on this 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 487 
 
 farm, and was there reared to manhood, as were his 
 four brothers and one sister: Joseph E., Isaac, 
 Charles and Martlia. 
 
 In 1835 Harvey Kellogg married Betsey, daugh- 
 ter of Whiting and Clarissa (Beldin) Kellogg, and 
 to the young couple were born five children, the 
 eldest of whom, Josepli, married Sarah Norton, and 
 has a son and two daughters, namely: Clara E., 
 Annie and Gaj'lord. The others are: Joseph; 
 Charles, deceased; Isaac, a farmer in Michigan; and 
 Asahel, also deceased. 
 
 The winter that Harvey Kellogg was eighteen 
 years of age he taught his first term of school, and 
 in the spring of 1837 started for the West by the 
 canal and Lakes. He landed at Maumee, wiiere he 
 lived for a short time, but on tlie 9th of June of 
 the same year embarked in agricultural pursuits in 
 this township. Before it was organized he was 
 Justice of the Peace for fifteen years in Springfield, 
 and in Adams Township after it was organized. 
 He also held several school offices. In earl^- man- 
 hood he was a Whig, later became a Republican, 
 and is now a Prohibitionist. Religiously he and 
 his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church. He well remembers when there were only 
 a few buildings in Toledo, and when the Indians 
 had not all left for western reservations. His 
 homestead now comprises one hundred and four 
 acres, formerly covered with thick forests, which 
 were cleared away by means of ox-teams and the 
 unresting axe in liie hands of tlie sturd}' old pio- 
 neer who is now passing liis declining days in com- 
 fort and peace. 
 
 -^^^I®^®!^.!^^ 
 
 MICHAEL J. MALONE, who is one of the 
 most prominent and successful business 
 men of Toledo, and has been for some 
 time officiating in the capacity of Vice-President 
 of the Buckeje Paint and Varnish Company, is a 
 native of tliis city, and having spent his entire life 
 within its limits, has become well known among 
 
 its citizens. In everything pertaining to the ad- 
 vancement of its material interests, he maintains 
 that close and thoughtful insight which has long 
 made him prominent in its civic affairs. 
 
 The Malone family originated in Ireland, where 
 the father of our subject was born and reared. 
 The latter, emigrating to America, became one of 
 the early settlers of Toledo, with the progress of 
 which he was closely identified until his death. 
 He engaged in the business of a contractor and 
 builder, and under his supervision were erected 
 many of the principal blocks and private resi- 
 dences of the place, some of which still stand as 
 monuments to his skill and artistic abilit}'. His 
 demise was a loss to the Catholic Church, with 
 which he was actively connected, and also to the 
 public in general, to whose welfare he was ever 
 devoted. 
 
 In this city Michael J. Malone received a good 
 education in the parochial schools, and on com- 
 pleting his studies he began to learn the carpen- 
 ter's trade with Edward Miller, a leading contrac- 
 tor and builder of Toledo. With that gentleman 
 he later carried on his chosen occupation, tlie two 
 superintending the erection of the Boody House, 
 the principal hotel of this city; also the Produce 
 Exchange, one of the finest office buildings of the 
 place. In 1887 Mr. Miller died, and subsequently 
 our subject, associated with his father, continued 
 the business, conducting the same upon an exten- 
 sive scale, and building many substantial struct- 
 ures, among which was the Northwest Asykmi of 
 Toledo, erected at a cost of $1,000,000. They also 
 built the court house at Bryan, Ohio, at a cosl of 
 •$170,000, and the court house at Albion, Ind., 
 which cost 8130,000. Several church edifices in 
 St. Paul, Minn., were erected under their supervi- 
 sion, as well as a large number of business blocks, 
 stores and houses in Toledo. At present our sub- 
 ject and his brother, William F., have the contract 
 for the building of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic 
 Church, one of the finest edifices in the state. 
 
 As the result of the skillful and capable way in 
 which he has superintended his business affairs, 
 Mr. Malone has gained a reputation as an intelli- 
 gent, efficient workman, and in addition he has 
 also gained the possession of a valuable property. 
 
488 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 
 
 all of which has been accumulated through his 
 efforts. As above stated, he is Vice-President of 
 the Buckeye Paint and Varnisii Company, and be- 
 sides this he is also serving as Treasurer of the 
 Kohler Brink Company, being one of the principal 
 stockholders in the latter enterprise. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Malone, which took place 
 in 1876, united hini with Miss Mary A., daughter 
 of John Mulhaney. They are the parents of three 
 sons and two daughters. The residence is a cozy 
 and comfortable abode, pleasantly located at No. 
 2238 Ashland Avenue. They are regular atten- 
 dants at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 
 to the support of which Mr. Malone is a generous 
 contributor. 
 
 :£)^(^ 
 
 MILTON ZIMMERMAN owns and operates 
 a valuable farm on section 27, Center 
 Township, Wood County, to which he 
 moved in 1892. For about fifteen years he worked 
 at his trade, that of carpentering, but at the end of 
 that time settled on a farm lying on section 22, 
 this township, and in addition to carrying on ag- 
 ricultural pursuits, ran a sawmill for four or five 
 years. He is one of the native sons of this coun- 
 ty, having been born on section 13, Webster Town- 
 ship, May 25, 1842. 
 
 The parents of our subject were William and 
 Isabella (Householder) Zimmerman. The former 
 was a son of William Zimmerman, Sr., and was 
 born in Virginia in 1796. He was reared on a 
 farm and learned the millwright's trade. About 
 1805 the family removed to Columbiana Count}', 
 Ohio, making the journey by ox-teams. At Steu- 
 benville young William grew to manhood and was 
 married. In 1834 he emigrated to Wood County 
 by team and settled in Webster Township, where 
 he took up one hundred and sixtj' acres of Gov- 
 ernment land, covered with heavy timber. In the 
 early days he was a Township Trustee, and helped 
 
 to organize Webster Township and to build the 
 first schooliiouse in section 12. He died April 6, 
 1883, and was interred in Scotch Ridge Cemetery. 
 He was a member of the United Brethren Church, 
 and for many years was a Republican. His father 
 enlisted in the War of 1812, and died while in the 
 service. Mrs. Isabella Zimmerman died in 1888, 
 in her eighty-third year. 
 
 In a family of fourteen children, eleven sons 
 and three daughters, Milton Zimmerman is the 
 eighth in order of birth. The others are as fol- 
 lows: Edwin, John, Lewis, Eliza, Daniel, Mary, 
 George, Isaac, William, Isabella, James, Harvey 
 and Edward. Edwin, Lewis, George, John, Mary, 
 and Eliza are deceased. 
 
 Milton Zimmerman's boyhood was passed in 
 Webster Township, and to his father he gave his 
 assistance on the homestead until he was twenty 
 years of age. July 24, 1862, he enlisted in Com- 
 pany A, One Hundredth Oiiio Infantry, and was 
 mustered into service at Toledo as a private. His 
 first actual engagement was near Mt. Sterling, in 
 Tennessee, after which he took part in the siege of 
 Knoxville, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Lost Moun- 
 tain and Kenesaw Mountain. He went all through 
 the siege of Atlanta, after which he was trans- 
 ferred to the command of General Thomas. Then 
 followed the engagements at Columbia (Tenn.), 
 Franklin and the two-days battle of Nashville. 
 After being placed in the Army of tiie East he 
 fought in the battles of Goldsboro and Raleigh, 
 besides many minor engagements. From June, 
 1863, until the close of the war he was a drum- 
 mer-boy. His honorable discharge is dated June 
 20, 1865. 
 
 The schools which our subject attended in his ear- 
 ly years were built of logs, and the nearest one was 
 a mile and a-half from his home. When fourteen 
 years of age he attended the select school at Mill 
 Grove, and managed to obtain a fair, practical 
 education. In 1879 he was elected Assessor of 
 Personal Effects in Center Township, and served 
 acceptably for three years. He was also Real Es- 
 tate Assessor for the years 1880 and 1890. In 
 1885 he was elected Justice of the Peace, a posi- 
 tion he held for nine years. In 1892 he was made 
 Infirmary Director, serving as such three years. 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 489 
 
 He is a member of the Grand Army of the Re- 
 public, and is a Knight of Pythias. In religious 
 faith he is identified with the United Brethren 
 Church. 
 
 December 30, 1866, Mr. Zimmerman and Ella 
 M. Druraheller were united in marriage. The lad^' 
 was born in Sandusky County, Septeii;ber 9, 184.5, 
 and is the daughter of George and Christina 
 (Roth) Drumheller. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmeraian 
 have had born to them six children, five sons and a 
 daughter, as follows: Ellis, Geoige W., Harley B., 
 James W., Frank B. and Mabel I). 
 
 il@'®©l^l^ 
 
 THOMA.S C. PURNEY. Tiiere is always 
 considerable interest attached to the ca- 
 reers of those who have led sea-fariug lives 
 and whose experiences upon the high seas have 
 been perilous and thrilling. It is on this account, 
 as well as from the fact that he is one of Toledo's 
 most honored residents, that we take pleasure in 
 presenting to our readers a sketch of the life and 
 works of Commodore Purney, who became a sailor 
 at the early age of thirteen, and for many years 
 thereafter sailed upon the seas and lakes. 
 
 The family of which Commodore Purney is a 
 member has been noted for longevity and for the 
 rugged honesty and undaunted courage of its rep- 
 resentatives. His paternal grandfather, John Pur- 
 ney, was born in England, and married a lady 
 whose native place was Scotland. In an early day 
 he emigrated to Nova Scotia, where he followed 
 the trades of tanner and shoemaker. He and his 
 wife attained very advanced yeais, passing away 
 when about one hundred years of age. The ma- 
 ternal grandparents, Giles and Jemima Ellen wood, 
 were natives respectively of Newfoundland and 
 Maine, and both died in Nova Scotia, he at the 
 age of eighty-two, and she when seventy-eight. 
 During the Revolutionary War he was stationed. 
 19 
 
 at Ft. Yarmouth. Surviving to an advanced age, 
 he often delighted his grandchildren with tales of 
 perils and adventure, and recounted to them the 
 incidents with which he was himself .intimately 
 connected. By trade he was a carpenter, and this 
 occupation he followed throughout his active life. 
 He was a man of noble character, superior intelli- 
 gence and wise judgment, one who prided himself 
 upon the spotless honor of his family and their 
 valor upon the field of battle. 
 
 When our subject was seven years old, his fa- 
 ther, Thomas C. Purney, who was mate on a vessel, 
 died and was buried at sea. The widowed mother, 
 Mary J. Ellenwood, also a native of Nova Scotia, 
 was left with four children dependent upon her. 
 She afterward married again, and died in Colorado 
 City, Colo., at the age of seventy-two years. Our 
 subject was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, No- 
 vember 7, 1835, and spent his childhood yeai's 
 with his mother. He had no opportunities for 
 gaining an education, for he was early obliged 
 to become self-supporting, but through travel he 
 gained in the school of experience an education 
 which no school can give. Close observation and 
 tliuughlful reading have added to his stock of 
 knowledge, and he is now well posted upon cur- 
 rent topics, national and local. 
 
 Shipping as a common sailor at the age of thir- 
 teen, our subject spent eight years upon the high 
 seas. At the age of twenty-one he went to Can- 
 ada, where he spent a few months during the win- 
 ter season. In the spring he went to Detroit and 
 secured einph>ymentas a sailor on the Lakes. Upon 
 abandoning that occupation, he began to work in 
 a brewery in Detroit, receiving $6 per week in 
 compensation for his services. The year 1861 wit- 
 nessed his arrival in Toledo, where he took charge 
 of the Finley Brewery, his service in that capacity 
 being so efficient as to secure the unqualified ap- 
 probation of his emploj'ers. He remained with 
 that company' until March, 1892, but from that 
 time to October, 1894, he was not actively con- 
 nected with any enterprise. At the latter date, 
 however, he embarked in the business in which he 
 has since engaged. 
 
 In Detroit, Mich., August 18, 1857, Commodore 
 Purney was united in mawiage witli Miss Jessie 
 
490 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Lloyd, a native of England, who accompanied her 
 parents to America at the age of seven years. By 
 her union five children were born, of whom four 
 are now living, all married, namely: Thomas C, 
 Jr., who is .Superintendent of a brewing company 
 in Toledo; Kate; Jessie; and Frank W., a booii- 
 keeper by occupation. Tlie .sons and daugliters are 
 well educated and are honored members of so- 
 ciety. 
 
 The title by which our subject is familiarly 
 known comes from liis connection with the Toledo 
 Yacht Club, of which he is a charier member, and 
 in which he fills the position of Commodore. So- 
 cially he is identified with Lincoln Lodge No. 8, 
 A. O. U. W. He IS an attendant at the Baptist 
 Church, and, while not .actively identified with 
 any denomination, is a generous contributor to re- 
 ligious and charitable institutions, and has en- 
 deavored to live an honest, upright and conscien- 
 tious life. 
 
 )^G= 
 
 PETER V. WHALEN, who is President of 
 the Buckeye Paint and Varnish Company, 
 is a Democrat politically, and is now 
 serving as Alderman from the Fourth Ward. The 
 extensive business concern with which he is asso- 
 ciated has M. J. Malone as Vice-President; W. F. 
 Malone as Treasurer; and Lewis Rubel Secre- 
 tary. In 1874 paint works were started by Mar- 
 shall Benedict & Co., and four years later Mr. 
 Whalen embarked in the business of manufactur- 
 ing varnish. The two companies were consoli- 
 dated in 1881 under the present title, iind the 
 move proved to be very beneficial, for their trade 
 has rapidly increased, and they iind the resources 
 of their factory taxed to the utmost in order to 
 supply the demand. 
 
 Peter F. Whalen was born in Normandy, Gray 
 County, Canada, in 1854, and is a son of Peter 
 and Mary (Doran) Whalen. The former died 
 
 when onr subject was only two years of age. On 
 reaching a suitable age young Peter attended 
 school, and when in his twelfth year went to De- 
 troit, Mich., where for a time he continued his 
 studies. Later he worked in a lumber-yard until 
 he was sixteen years old, when he began learning 
 the trade of a moulder in the Detroit Steel Works. 
 He continued to be an employe in the foundry 
 until 1877. 
 
 In 1880 Mr. Whalen came to Toledo and started 
 in the varnish business on a very small scale in a 
 frame building. Afterward he took in Alfred 
 Collier as a partner and the firm continued to do 
 business under the style of Whalen & Collier for 
 the following year. The present concern man- 
 ufacture all kinds of white and colored paints, um- 
 bers in oil, putty, etc. There are two large brick 
 buildings, with numerous warehouses and storage 
 rooms, used for oil and inflamm.able materials, every 
 precaution being taken against fire losses. In the 
 varnish department reliable kinds of japan, dry- 
 ing varnish, etc., are manufactured. The most 
 improved modern machinery is in use, and em- 
 ploj'inent is given to some forty hands. A num- 
 ber of traveling men represent the firm on the 
 road and make sales in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, 
 Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, Illinois, Wis- 
 consin, Kansas and New Mexico. 
 
 June 15, 1880, Mr. Whalen married Miss Mary 
 F., daughter of John Riley, of Toledo. 
 
 ,^^|l|^^_ 
 
 ■^^lllJjs^' 
 
 /"^ FRANK WOLLAM,of Montgomery Town- 
 V^\y ship. Wood County, is one of her native 
 sons and old residents. His life work 
 has been that of farming, and he has long been es- 
 teemed one of the most practical and enterpris- 
 ing .agriculturists of this neighborhood. After his 
 marriage his father gave him fort}' acres, and with 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 491 
 
 this as a nucleus he commenced extending his do- 
 mains, until his farm now comprises one lumdred 
 and thirt3'-two acres. This was formerly cov- 
 ered thickly with timber, but he has cleared it all 
 awa^', building barns, fences and a good liome. His 
 farm is now one of the best in the township and is 
 always kept in a thriftj' condition. 
 
 Joseph Wollam, the father of our subject, was 
 born February 8, 1824, in Columbiana County, 
 Ohio. His father, Henry, a native of Virginia, 
 had settled in tiiat county in its early history. 
 Joseph Wollam grew to manhood on his father's 
 farm, and at the age of twenty years was united 
 in marriage with Mary Ann Sloan. After that 
 event he removed to Wood County, entered one 
 hundred and sixty acres of Government land and 
 built a log cabin. He cleared his land and de- 
 voted himself to its improvement until his death, 
 which occurred November 19, 1892, at tlie age of 
 sixt3'-nine years, nine months and eleven days. 
 He had learned the carpenter's trade, and followed 
 that vocation for about six years. He reared a 
 family of six children: Robert H., born June 24, 
 1845; William C, September 2,1847; C. Frank; 
 Mary E., September 8, 1853; Martha and Joseph 
 Harold. Robert and William C. are residents of 
 this township. Mary E. died at the age of twen- 
 ty-four j-ears, February 6, 1878, and Martha is the 
 wife of David Meyers, of Fostoria, Ohio. 
 
 C. Frank, of this sketch, was born May 15, 1851, 
 on the old homestead in this township. His boy- 
 hood was passed in assisting his fatiier on the 
 farm and in attending the district sciiools during 
 the winter. In 1873 he married Miss Mary Ella, 
 daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Stahl) Duke, 
 who at an earl^' day removed from Perry County, 
 Ohio, to Livingston Township, Seneca County, 
 and in 1871 became residents of Wood County. 
 
 Mr. Wollam and his estimable wife industriously 
 set forth after their marriage to make a home and 
 fortune, and succeeded in their efforts. Little by 
 little their possessions were increased by their in- 
 dustry and good management. Three children 
 came to bless their home, a son and two daugh- 
 ters. Theeldest, Martin A., born July 14, 1874, is 
 of great assistance to his father in the manage- 
 ment of the farm; Marion J., born April 10, 1879; 
 
 and Emma E., born February 12, 1882, are still at 
 home. 
 
 Politically Mr. Wollam has given his support 
 to the Republican party since becoming a voter. 
 Socially he is a Knight of Pythias, belonging to 
 Lodge No. 329, of Rising Sun. 
 
 ^^S-^-i^l 
 
 MICHAEL J. COONEY is senior member 
 of the firm of M. J. Cooney & Co., man- 
 ufacturers of fine carriages and light ve- 
 hicles. He has been established in business in To- 
 ledo for the past thirty years, during which time his 
 trade has gradually increased, until he is now ranked 
 among the largest manufacturers in his line in the 
 city. In politics he is a Democrat, and is quite an in- 
 fluential man in his party. For two terms he served 
 as Alderman from the Second Ward, and was Pres- 
 ident of the City Council for three terms. In 
 1878 he was appointed County Auditor to fill a 
 vacancy, and occupied that position for ten months. 
 
 The father of our subject, John Coonej', had 
 tluee children, two sons and oue daughter. He 
 was a farmer in Monroe County, Mich., and there 
 occurred the birth of our subject January 27, 1842. 
 He remained on the old homestead until he was 
 nineteen years of age, receiving a district-school 
 education. 
 
 In 1865 Michael J. Coonej- came to Toledo and 
 formed a partnership with M. Donovan, under the 
 firm name of Donovan & Cooney. The latter pur- 
 chased his partner's interest at the end of two 
 years, and subsequently, in 1868, took into the 
 business James D. Reed, under the style of M. J. 
 Cooney & Co. Whether in business, public or so- 
 cial life, he has always had the interest of others 
 in view rather than his own, and he is justly es- 
 teemed for his sterling qualities. 
 
 In 1865 a marriage ceremony was celebrated by 
 which Johana McCarthy laecame the wife of our 
 
492 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 subject. They Lave had born to them seven chil- 
 dren, five daughters and two sons. Religiously 
 Mr. Cooney is a prominent member of the Catho- 
 lic Church. His place of residence is at No. 712 
 Ontario Street. 
 
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 eLARK WAGGONER. Among the oldest 
 and most prominent of Ohio journalists 
 is Clark Waggoner, of T^)le(lo. He was 
 burn in Milan To\vnshi|), now in Erie County, 
 .Se|)tcmber 6, 1820. His father, Israel Waggoner, 
 was among tiie very earliest of the settlers of that 
 section, having arrived there in 1811. He was a 
 native of New Jersey, where he was born in 1789, 
 being a son of George Waggoner, a soldier of 
 Washington's army throughout the Revolutionar}' 
 War. The mother of the subject of tiiis sketch 
 was Lucretia Buck, of Vermont, who came to Ohio 
 in 1815, the trip occupying six weeks. The son's 
 childhood was spent amid pioneer scenes and ex- 
 periences, the nearest neighbors being Indians, and 
 his first playmate was an Indian bo}'. His school 
 facilities were those common to the period, the 
 schoolhouse first attended by him being without 
 glass for windows, greased paper serving such pur- 
 pose. His chief educational privileges were found 
 in Dr. Franklin's "poor boy's college" (the print- 
 ing-office), which he enteied as an ajjpreniice at 
 the age of thirteen years. 
 
 Completing his preparatory course when nearly 
 eighteen, our subject went to Lower Sandusky 
 (now Fremont), Ohio. There as a journeyman 
 printer he worked for several months, and in May, 
 1839, started the Lower Sandusky W7»V/, which 
 was continued until 1843. He then removed to 
 Milan, where he commenced the Milan Tribune, 
 which he published until May, 1851, when that 
 paper was removed to Sandusky, and merged with 
 the Clarion in the Sandusky Register. His asso- 
 ciates were Earl Bill and Henry D. -Cooke. In 
 
 1856 Mr. Waggoner went to Toledo, and with 
 Gideon T. Stewart, of Norwalk, Ohio, purchased 
 the Toledo Blade, of which, ere long, he became 
 the editor, continuing as such until August, 1865. 
 He conducted that paper during the Rebellion of 
 1861 to 1865, tliroughout approving and defend- 
 ing the war policy of the Government as against 
 opposition from different sources, and contributing 
 toward the popular sentiment so exce|)tionally ef- 
 fective in support of the Union army in north- 
 western Ohio. As a result of difference in views as 
 to the policy for the conduct of the war, Mr. Wag- 
 goner was brought into conflict with a large por- 
 tion of his Republican associates in the Congres- 
 sional District. He was sustained in his views by 
 the more conservative members of the party, who 
 in 1862 selected Morrison R. AVaite as their can- 
 didate for Congress. The position of this portion 
 of the party was that of President Lincoln, that 
 the war, on the part of the Government, should be 
 conducted primarily to "save the Union," leaving 
 slavery, with other special interests, to take its 
 chances in the result. To this, among Republi- 
 cans, were opposed advocates of the extreme or 
 "radical" policy, making the abolition of slavery 
 a condition precedent in any terms for peace. 
 Though Mr. Waite then failed of election, the can- 
 vass gave him standing as a sound and able con- 
 servative, which opened the way to the exalted 
 position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of 
 the United States, far more consistent with his 
 taste and professional ambition, which for four- 
 teen years he filled with eminent distinction for 
 ability, honor and success. From the first, he rec- 
 ognized his appointment as mainly due to Mr. 
 Waggoner. 
 
 In connection with his eldest son, Ralph H., Mr. 
 Waggoner purchased the Toledo Commercial in 
 1866, which he edited until 1876. In the conduct 
 of the Cmnmercial, as of the Blade, he was influen- 
 tial in controlling political and other public re- 
 sults. Notable among such was tiie part taken by 
 him in the selection of the Republican candidate 
 for Governor in 1875, which proved to have so 
 much bearing upon more important events. In 
 April of that .year, most of the Republican daily- 
 journals of the stale, as hy concert, brought out 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 493 
 
 Hon. Alphonso Taft, of Cincinnati, for that oftiee, 
 he being a gentleman of high standing. Indica- 
 tions were specially favorable to his nomination 
 without opposition. In consideration of Judge 
 Taft's previous public advocacy of a division of 
 the state school funds with the Roman Catholic 
 Church (he naming $200,000, being one-third, as 
 the portion thus to be paid), and apprehending 
 certain disaster to the party from the choice of 
 such standard-bearer, Mr. Waggoner, through the 
 Commercial, opposed the movement, and urged in- 
 stead the nomination of Rutherford B. Hayes, who 
 twice had been Governor and had retired to pri- 
 vate life, expecting and choosing to remaui there. 
 In a published letter, that gentleman had jwsitive- 
 ly refused the use of his name for re-nomination for 
 Governor before Judge Taft was suggested, and 
 still protested against being considered a candi- 
 date. Notwithstanding such protest and the al- 
 most unanimous support of Judge Taft by the 
 leading Republican journals of the state, Mr. Wag- 
 goner insisted that ex-Governor Hayes, regardless 
 of bis wish in the case, should be nominated, as 
 the onlj' ground for hope of the success in Ohio in 
 1875 on which could rest hope of success in the 
 Presidential campaign of 1876. An active can- 
 vass followed, and closed with complete endorse- 
 ment of Mr. Waggoner's action in the unanimous 
 nomination of ex-Governor Hayes, to be followed 
 by his election over Governor Allen (Democrat), 
 chosen in 1873; and, as direct consequence, his 
 nomination and election as President in 1876, re- 
 sults, by common assent, as by that gentleman, 
 attributed to the action of Mr. Waggoner in 1875. 
 It becomes pertinent here to state that Governor 
 Allen was specially prominent in 1875 as candidate 
 for Democratic nomination for President in 1876, 
 and no doubt would have been elected to that office 
 in case of his re-election as Governor, an event, as 
 the facts seem to show, depending on the choice 
 of the Republican candidate for Governor in 1875. 
 Among the incidents of Mr. Waggoner's life 
 most satisfactory to him is the part which he took 
 in removing the bars of prejudice by which the 
 colored children of Toledo had been excluded 
 from the educational facilities furnished their 
 white neighbors. .Such an end was accomplished 
 
 in 1871, after a contest of two years, in which the 
 Commercial led the cause of justice against the op- 
 position of the Board of Education. The result 
 was finallj' reached through a public sentiment, 
 aroused and made effective by Mr. Waggoner's 
 persistent support of the right. 
 
 The part borne b^' Mr. Waggoner in the estab- 
 lishment of the present system of water supply 
 for Toledo may properly be mentioned. The City 
 Council, by nearly unanimous vote, had adopted, 
 and the citizens as generality accepted, the Holly 
 S3'stem of water works. Becoming satisfied that 
 such was not desirable and that the stand-pipe plan 
 was i)referable, Mr. Waggoner advocated a change 
 accordingly. The discussion lasted some three 
 months, and closed with the nearly unanimous 
 adoption by the Council of a resolution surrender- 
 ing the Holly and accepting the stand-pipe sys- 
 tem, which was found to be far superior to the 
 other and equal in efficiency, economy and dura- 
 bilit}' to that of any other city in the countiy. 
 
 Mr. Waggoner preserved and now holds as a 
 proud monument to his life work fifty bound 
 volumes of newspapers, of which he was publisher 
 and editor. The}' cover the period of thirty-five 
 years, including twelve years of weekly and 
 twenty-three years of dail}' journals. Throughout 
 this period, whether in social, moral, business or 
 political affairs, his pen was ever ready in defense 
 of the right, regardless of what, in a selfish view, 
 might seem to be disadvantage to himself. As 
 far as his action was concerned it mattered little 
 whether he was thus brought in conflict with per- 
 sonal or political friends or others; with men of 
 high or low standing; with the many or the few. 
 His course showed the same consistent, inflexible 
 adherence to convictions of his own mind. It has 
 been justly staled, that no person has done more 
 to elevate the character of the public press in 
 northern Ohio than did Mr. Waggoner through- 
 out the time covered by his labors as a journalist. 
 
 The political opinions of Mr. Waggoner were 
 largely formed during President Jackson's second 
 administration, when he accepted the views and 
 the policy of the Whigs, then under the lead of 
 Clay, Webster and other giants in statesmanship 
 of those days. He continued with the Whig party 
 
494 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 until the body of the same was merged in its Re- 
 publican successor, in 1855, witli which latter he 
 lias since been actively identified. As a conductor 
 of the Sandusky Register, he bore effective part in 
 placing tiie Republican party on the sound basis 
 which, from the start, gave to it such remarkable 
 strength and success. 
 
 Very soon after the close of War of the Rebell- 
 ion, Mr. Waggoner, as editor of the Commercial, 
 favored the adoption of early measures for restora- 
 tion of a sound monetary condition. This he did 
 against very powerful local sentiment, as shown in 
 the fact that definite effort, well nigh to success, 
 was made in a party convention to declare him 
 for such action unfit to represent a Republican 
 constituency. He bore especially active part in 
 support of resumption of specie payment, as in- 
 augurated in 1879; and it is deemed safe to here 
 state that but for direct and indirect results of his 
 action while editor of tlie Commercial, such an im- 
 portant end would probably not have been attained 
 at the date named. His relations as conductor of 
 the press closed in 1876, but his active interest in 
 matters of public concern did not then cease, his 
 pen throughout the subsequent period having ever 
 been ready in discussion of whatever questions 
 pertained to the moral, intellectual, political or 
 material welfare of his fellow-citizens, such service 
 being mainly voluntary, and rarely without mani- 
 fest public benefit. The aggregate of such contri- 
 bution is equal to more than one thousand ordi- 
 nary book pages. Tlie most of it is upon sharply 
 defined questions involving more or less of antag- 
 onism in itself by no means desirable. As a result 
 of such discussion, however, it was rare that de- 
 finite expression made by his fellow-citizens was 
 not in agreement with his views, a fact far more 
 compensating than could have been mere pecuniary 
 return. 
 
 Regarding the holding of public ollice as incom- 
 patible with the independence due from conduc- 
 tors of political journals, Mr. Waggoner, on sev- 
 eral occasions and uniformly, declined appoint- 
 ments in themselves specially desirable, and this 
 fact contributed largely to the personal and edito- 
 rial influence which he exercised. The only posi- 
 tion of the kind ever held b3' him was that of 
 
 Collector of Internal Revenue for the Toledo 
 District, to which he was appointed by Pres- 
 ident Ha^es in July, 1877, without his seeking, 
 and while he was supporting another for the 
 place. Under his management, the office, for 
 the first time in its history, attained the grade 
 of "first class, according to the scale of mer- 
 it." Many letters from the Treasury Department 
 during his five j'ears of service bore uniform tes- 
 timony to the unsurpassed success of his adminis- 
 tration, and extending to him the "thanks and 
 congratulations" of the Commissioner of Internal 
 Revenue, who wrote: "Nothing could be more 
 complete than the manner in which every detail of 
 the service is conducted in your district." The 
 oHicial subordinates justly sharing such exceptional 
 honor, were: Chief Deputy Clayton R. Heath, 
 and Deputies Leroy E. Clarke, James W. Ross, 
 Lewis E. Brewster and Vincent J. Emmick, at To- 
 ledo; J. W. Baker, at Norwalk; and George O. Sel- 
 kirk and Mrs. Eva G. Center, at Sandusky. In this 
 connection may propcrlj' be recognized Collector 
 Waggoner's further exceptional record in his scru- 
 pulous and uniform abstinence, and that of his 
 subordinates, from participation in management 
 of political affairs beyond the ballot and the ex- 
 pression of opinion, thereby conforming to the 
 order of President Hayes of March, 1877. 
 
 Upon the close of Mr. Waggoner's service as 
 Collector, his attention became mainly directed to 
 obtaining historial material for use in various 
 forms, of which the history of Toledo and Lucas 
 County, prepared by him and published in 1888, 
 is one. In such pursuit he carefully examined 
 three hundred bound volumes of newspapers, in 
 dates extending as far back as 1814, and made sev- 
 en thousand notations of facts of more or less 
 permanent interest, which will be of increasing 
 value, as will be a large quantity of clippings from 
 newspapers and other sources meantime gathered 
 by him. 
 
 On the 29th of December, 1841, Mr. Waggoner 
 was married, at Fremont, Ohio, to Miss Sylvia B. 
 Roberts, youngest daughter of Chauncy Roberts. 
 They have had five children, of whom four now 
 survive: Ralph IL, in New York; J. Frederick, in 
 Chicago, 111.; Mrs. Carrie W. Seward, of Lansing, 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 495 
 
 Mich.; and Miss Mary Ella, of Toledo. Miss 
 Fanny died at Toledo, June 7, 1888. 
 
 In early manhood Mr. Waggoner made a pro- 
 fession of religion, and since that time has been 
 connected with the Presbyterian Church. With 
 Mrs. Waggoner he was one of the original mem- 
 bers of Westminster Churcii at Toledo. Thej' 
 are still connected with tliat church, as are most 
 of their children. 
 
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 WILLIAM DAVIDSON owns and culti- 
 vates a nicely improved farm on sec- 
 tion 26, Center Township, Wood Coun- 
 ty. Here he has had his dwelling-place for the 
 past tliirty years, and all the improvements on the 
 farm stand as monuments to his industr}' and good 
 business ability. 
 
 Our subject was born December 31, 1838, in 
 Perrysburg, Wood County. Here he grew to man- 
 hood, receiving meager school advantages. On 
 account of the distance of the school from liis home, 
 a walk of a mile and a-half, he did not attend 
 until he was nine years of age, and his schooling 
 from that time onward was limited to a short 
 time during tlie winter. He continued tf) dwell 
 under the parental roof until reaching his major- 
 it}-, learning in the mean time lessons of thrift and 
 perseverance, which served him in good stead when 
 he began fighting the battles of life for himself. 
 
 December 30, 1864, William Davidson wedded 
 Isabella Nickle, who was born in Scotland, Feb- 
 ruary 8, 1833. Of their three children, Robert A., 
 the eldest, died in childhood; John W., born Nov- 
 ember 9, 1868, is unmarried and still at home; and 
 Thomas H., born November 6, 1871, married Bes- 
 sie A. Lance, June 12, 1893. The young couple 
 have a little daugliter, Ethel Clara. 
 
 Prior to his marriage, William Davidson had 
 purchased sixty acres of land on section 26, this 
 being a portion of his present homestead. The 
 land was in a wild state and necessitated a great 
 
 deal of labor before it could be brought under 
 proper cultivation. A log cabin of one room 
 was supplanted in later years by a substantial farm 
 house, and other necessary buildings have also 
 been erected. The owner has cleared about eighty 
 acres of his farm, and formerly used ox-teams in 
 hauling away the logs. 
 
 Our subject enlisted in the one hundred days' 
 service as a member of Company I, One Hundred 
 and Forty-foiirth Ohio Infantry, and was sent to 
 Columbus, thence to Ft. McHenry, and later to 
 Annapolis, where he did post duty until he was 
 discharged, September 2, 1864. In politics ho is a 
 true-blue Republican, and takes great interest in 
 whatever pertains to the public welfare. 
 
 HON. CHARLES P. GRIFFIN. Whatever 
 the natural resources of a country or its 
 business facilities, still its history must de- 
 pend chiefly upon the men who reside there, and 
 who by their ability and energy have added to its 
 wealth and commercial importance. Among this 
 class, and as one of its prominent representatives, 
 we present the name of the Hon. C. P. Griftin, of 
 Toledo, who lias been a resident of Toledo during 
 the principal part of the p.ast quarter of a cent- 
 uiy. As a business man he has been very success- 
 ful, while in public affairs he has gained promi- 
 nence throughout the state. 
 
 The [larents of our subject, Robert W. and Har- 
 riet (Beach) Griffin, resided for many years in 
 Kipton, Lorain County, Ohio, where he was born 
 September 3, 1842. The rudiments of his educa- 
 tion were obtained in the common schools of Kip- 
 ton, and afterward, ambitious to increase his fund 
 of learning, he entered Oberlin College, where he 
 conducted his studies with diligence and success. 
 In order to pay the necessary expenses of tuition 
 and board, he taught school during the winter 
 
496 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 months for several 3'ears. At the age of twenty- 
 two years he secured a position as a teacher In a 
 business college in Oberlin, of which, less than a 
 year later, he became Principal. 
 
 In connection with another gentleman, Mr. Grif- 
 fin, in 1865. opened a business college at Hillsdale, 
 Mich., which he superintended and conducted in 
 addition to continuing the management of the col- 
 lege at Oberlin. For three years he was thus en- 
 gaged, after which, in 1868, he came to Toledo, 
 and embarked in the real-estate and insurance 
 business. From 1879 until 1883 he served as Gen- 
 eral Manager of the National Life Insurance Com- 
 panj- of the United States, but during the latter 
 3ear he returned to Toledo, where his large and 
 increasing interests required his personal atten- 
 tion. 
 
 Such was the interest taken by Mr. Gritfin in the 
 affairs of the city, and his broad information upon 
 matters of public import, that his friends urged 
 him to accept the nomination for the State Legis- 
 lature. He yielded to their persuasions, accepted 
 the nomination, and at the election was chosen by 
 a decided majority to represent his district in the 
 State Legislature. In the Sixty-eighth General 
 Assembly he rendered efficient service in the inter- 
 ests of his constituents, who, appreciating his fi- 
 delity and devotion to them, elected iiim to the 
 Sixty-ninth Assembl}', and afterward to the Sev- 
 entieth. He is still the incumbent of this respon- 
 sible position, and is rendering the same able and 
 energetic service that has characterized him from 
 the first. From the beginning of his legislative 
 career, all matters pertaining to local legislation 
 have received his careful attention, and he has al- 
 ways been in hearty sympathy and co-operation 
 with his constituents. In the introduction and 
 management of a large number of legislative en- 
 actments of a general nature, he has been active 
 and influential, and his record is that of an able 
 and wise legislator. In all the long contests for 
 the establishment and maintenance of the citj''s 
 gas plant, he has been the champion of the rights 
 of the majority. He also introduced bills, which 
 became laws, providing for a more equitable dis- 
 tribution of the costs of extensions and openings, 
 requiring the city to pay the cost of paving all 
 
 street intersections, and to pa}- at least one-half 
 the cost of street lighting. 
 
 During the late war, Mr. Grittin was an ardent 
 supporter of the Union cause, and his patriotic 
 spirit led him to enlist as a member of Company 
 C, Seventh Ohio Infantry. As a citizen he has 
 always been loyal to the Government and devoted 
 to the best interests of the people. In him the 
 friendless find a sympathetic helper and the poor 
 a Iienefactor. He is serving as a member of tlie 
 Board of Directors of the Toledo Workhouse, and 
 has filled other local offices of trust. I^rateinally 
 he is connected with the Independent Order of 
 Odd Fellows and the Knights Templar. 
 
 On the 8th of March, 1870, Mr. Griffin was 
 united in marriage with Miss Isabella, daughter of 
 Dr. II. L. Harris, of Bellevue, Ohio, and they have 
 established a pleasant home in Toledo, where the}' 
 entertain hospitably their large circle of acquaint- 
 ances. 
 
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 AMUEL W. BELL is one of the leading 
 manufacturers and business men of To- 
 ledo, and has enjoyed that distinction for 
 nearly two decades. In 1876 he started in the 
 manufacture of a laundry and toilet soap, with his 
 factory at the corner of Fifteenth and Lucas 
 Streets. At the present time he has a fine new 
 plant in process of construction at the corner of 
 Eleventh and Vance Streets, which will be com- 
 plete in all its appointments, and will be supplied 
 with modern machinery and appliances of every 
 description. 
 
 The father of our subject, William Bell, was a 
 native of County Derry, Ireland, but in 1834 
 emigrated to the United States with his family, 
 and by way of New York City proceeded direct 
 to Toledo, and from here went to Monroe Coun- 
 ty, Mich., where he purchased a section of Gov- 
 ernment land, but soon afterward removed to Dun- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 497 
 
 dee, where he got out timber for a gristmill, which 
 he soon disposed of to a stock company. He then 
 went to Belleville, Wa3ne County, Mich., where 
 he purchased ten sections of Government land 
 and erected a large grist and saw mill and estab- 
 lished a general store. He remained here until 
 1844, when he sold out his interest in that section 
 and removed to Dundee, where he invested in a 
 sawmill and engaged in manufacturing lumber. 
 In 1862 he disposed of the mill and moved to 
 Buffalo, N. Y., where his death occurred in 1871. 
 His wife, Mary, survived him for two years. 
 
 Samuel W. Bell was born in County Derry, Ire- 
 land, in 1831, being one of eleven children. His 
 education was extremely limited, and he left home 
 while still quite young. His youth was passed in 
 Michigan, and in 1859 tiie gold fever reached him. 
 Being desirous of adventure and fresh scenes of 
 interest, lie took a trip to San Francisco, Cal., sold 
 teas for an importing house for five years, and in 
 1863 went to Nevada and engaged in the cattle 
 business and ranching for three years. 
 
 In 1866, on his return to the East, Mr. Bell 
 went to Buffalo, where his parents were then liv- 
 ing, and spent ten years in that city. In 1876, as 
 previously mentioned, he became a resident of this 
 city. His new factory is 50x100 feet in dimen- 
 sions, and is conveniently' located near the track 
 of the St. Louis, Toledo & Kansas City Railroad, 
 thus affording good shipping facilities. He finds 
 ready sale for all the products of his manufactory, 
 and has an extensive annual income from this 
 source. 
 
 July 30, 1853, Mr. Bell married Susan Chase, of 
 Dundee, Monroe County, Mich. Her parents were 
 Alvin and Phuebe (Ward) Chase, natives of New 
 York and New Jersey, respectively. Two sons and 
 two daughters came to bless the union of our sub- 
 ject and his wife, and are named as follows: August 
 J., Frank S., Helen and Emma. Frank S., an en- 
 terprising young business man, is general manager 
 of the Northern Pacific Express Company's traffic 
 department at Chicago. Helen is the wife of Kd- 
 win D. Robbins, of Buffalo, N. Y. 
 
 Though his parents were members of the Pres- 
 byterian Church, Mr. Bell is not identified with 
 any denomination. In his political faith he is an 
 
 ally of the Republican party. He has never been 
 an office-seeker, but has preferred to give his en- 
 tire time and attention to the proper management 
 of his business affairs. 
 
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 AMES H. CAMPBELL. Tliis well known 
 citizen, the owner of a valuable farm situ- 
 ated on section 20, Springfield Township, 
 Lucas Count}', was born July 2,1851. When 
 he was three years old his mother died of cholera. 
 At the time of her sudden death she was employed 
 as a domestic in the family of Chief Justice Waite, 
 and the orphan child remained in the home of 
 that gentleman for a short time afterward. He 
 was then adopted by Mrs. Askland, with whom he 
 remained until he attained his majorit}-, meantime 
 assisting his foster father in the various duties of 
 farm life, and also attending the public schools of 
 the neighborhood. 
 
 Mr. Campbell was united in marriage with Miss 
 Anna E. Huftier. They are the parents of seven 
 children who still survive, namely: Nellie C, a 
 successful teacher in the public schools of Lucas 
 County; Lizzie, who is similarly engaged; Brad- 
 ford, Mercy, Maude, Mary and Opal A. Two 
 died unnamed in infancy. The farm upon which 
 Mr. Campbell now resides was bequeathed to him 
 by his adopted parents and consists of fifty-two 
 acres. The land is well cultivated and highly im- 
 proved, and upon it will be noticed a substantial 
 residence, furnished with all the comforts of life. 
 He has all the modern farming implements, and 
 takes great pride in cultivating the soil, assisting 
 nature in producing the best results and causing 
 the fields to bring forth an abundant harvest. 
 
 Politically Mr. Campbell is a Republican, and. 
 although not an ollice-seeker, takes an active inter- 
 est in local politics. He has served as a delegate 
 to various conventions, and is deeplj' interested 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 in every enterprise for the promotion and upbuild- 
 ing of the conimunit}'. He and liis estimable wife 
 are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 giving liberally to the support of that denomina- 
 tion, and are always found ready and willing to 
 assist in every good work calculated to advance 
 the welfare of the people. 
 
 
 iTT LBERT S. HAUGHTON owns and oper- 
 / \ ates :i good farm situated on section 24, 
 Sylvania Township, Lucas County. The 
 homestead is mainly devoted to dair}' purposes, 
 and the neighboring city of Toledo affords a read^' 
 market for milk and butter. A good grade of 
 stock is kept on the place, and all the convenien- 
 ces of a model estate are to be found here. The 
 success which has rewarded the efforts of Mr. 
 Haughton is largely due to his energy, though he 
 was given a good start in life by his fatlier. 
 
 Grandfather Hyman Haughton was born May 19, 
 1799, and died June 28, 1872. He came to Wash- 
 ington Township, Lucas Count}', with three of his 
 brothers, Stephen, Cyrus and Marvin, about the 
 year 1833, settling within a mile and a-half of each 
 other. A few years later the two other brothers, 
 John and William, settled here. With the excep- 
 tion of a few years. Grandfather Haughton spent 
 the remainder of his life on the farm on which he 
 first settled, which consisted of two hundred and 
 eighty acres. He passed awaj' at the age of sev- 
 enty-three years. Upon the organization of the 
 Republican party he joined its ranks. 
 
 Stephen Haughton was one of the earl}' physi- 
 cians in this part of the state and practiced here 
 for a number of 3'ears, but later sold his farm of 
 two hundred and forty acres and removed to Ful- 
 ton County, where he followed farming and also 
 practiced medicine. He died at Wauseon, Ful- 
 ton County, aged about eighty-four years. The 
 
 following is taken from the records kept by Steph- 
 en Haughton: "Territory of Michigan. The 7th 
 day of May I started with my family from Sand 
 Lake, Rensselaer Count}', N. Y., for Michigan, and 
 landed at Detroit on the 19th day of the same 
 month, in the year 1833." 
 
 Smith and Ann Eliza (Wiggins) Haughton, the 
 parents of our subject, were natives of New York. 
 The mother was born May 6, 1827, and passed 
 away December 4, 1857. The father, who was 
 born February 11, 1821, and is therefore now 
 (1895) seventy-four years of age, is the oldest per- 
 son living bearing the name of Haughton. He 
 came to Ohio in the early '30s, and soon afterward 
 settled in Lucas County. He has for many years 
 been considered one of the efficient and represent- 
 ative farmers of Washington Township, where he 
 owns some seventy acres of valuable land. His 
 benefactions to those in need have always been 
 liberal. A man of noble and upright character, 
 he is strictly conscientious in his dealings with his 
 fellow-men, and a progressive and liberal-spirited 
 citizen. In politics he affiliates with the Republi- 
 can party. 
 
 Four children were born to our subject's par- 
 ents: Frances, Electa, Cecelia and Albert S. The 
 three sisters are all living in Washington Town- 
 ship. Our subject was born in Washington Town- 
 ship, Lucas County, October 3, 1854, and was or- 
 phaned by his mother's death when he was but 
 three years of age. Ills father afterward married 
 again. 
 
 April 15, 1877, Albert S. Haughton was united 
 in marriage with Miss Minnie H. Barton, who was 
 born in this county November 8, 1856. She and 
 her brother, William J., a resident of Washington 
 Township, are the only surviving children of 
 Amos and Elizabeth (Snell) Barton, natives re- 
 spectively of Pennsylvania and England. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Haughton are the parents of a daughter, 
 Grace E., who was born December 22, 1885, and is 
 now attending school. At the time of his mar- 
 riage Mr. Haughton was given by his father a 
 tract of eighty acres lying in Fulton County, Ohio. 
 Thither he moved, and settling upon the place, 
 gave his attention to its cultivation for six years. 
 He then disposed of the property and bought the 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 499 
 
 eiglity-acre tract on which he has since resided, 
 and which at the time he bouglit it was unim- 
 proved. The farm has been placed under a good 
 state of cultivation, and farm buildings have 
 been erected. 
 
 A Republican in politics, Mr. Haughton believes 
 that the principles of that party are the most con- 
 ducive to the public good, and to them lie there- 
 fore gives his stanch support. He always endeav- 
 ors to do his duty as a citizen, but has not been 
 desirous of serving in a public position, as he finds 
 his time fully taken up with his numerous im- 
 portant business affairs. 
 
 BENJAMIN F. KERR, one of the leading 
 merchants and prominent business men of 
 Grand Rapids, Wood County, Ohio, was 
 born in Richland County on the 7th of February; 
 1843. He was the second child in a family of six 
 born to Jesse and Eliza (Evans) Kerr. The former 
 was born March 4, 1818, in Cumberland County, 
 Pa., and came to Richland Count}', Ohio, with 
 his parents, when only six j-ears of age. He was 
 reared on a farm and educated in the common 
 schools. He remained in Richland County for 
 some years after his marriage, and then removed 
 with his family to Lucas County, and located in 
 Monclova Township, on the Maumee River. He 
 was among the early settlers of this part of the 
 state of Ohio, and followed the occupation of a 
 farmer until his death, which occurred July 3, 1862. 
 The Kerr family dates back in this country to 1700, 
 and the ancestors of our subject took an active 
 part in the early wars of our country. The grand- 
 father was born in Pennsylvania, and was of Scotch 
 descent. 
 
 The mother of our subject was born in 1819, 
 near Shippensburg, Pa., and her death occurred 
 here. Her father was a native of Wales, but came 
 
 to America with his parents when but twelve years 
 of age. He was among the early settlers of Rich- 
 land County, and followed the occupation of a 
 farmer all his life. His brother served in tlie War 
 of 1812. Mrs. Kerr's mother, the grandmother of 
 our subject, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and was 
 of German extraction. 
 
 The subject of this sketch remained at home on 
 the farm and assisted his father in the arduous 
 duties of farm life until he was about eighteen 
 3'ears of age. He attended the public schools of 
 his home locality, and at the age of sixteen taught 
 one term in Lucas County, after which he took a 
 course in a high school. At the breaking out of 
 the Civil War, he answered the call of "Uncle Sam" 
 for volunteers, and took up arms in defense of his 
 country. He enlisted September 5, 1861, in Com- 
 pany I, P^ourteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteers, 
 and served for three years, taking part in a num- 
 ber of engagements, among the number being those 
 of Wild Cat and Mill Springs, Ky. He served in 
 the capacity of an uncommissioned officer, and rend- 
 ered valuable service to his country. He was dis- 
 charged on account of poor health, after having 
 served about one year, but returned again to serv- 
 ice in a few months, and was assigned to office 
 work, as he was not able to take part in the active 
 duties required of the regular soldier. 
 
 At the close of the Rebellion, he was honorably 
 mustered out and returned to his home in Lucas 
 County, but in the fall of the same year came to 
 Grand Rapids and embarked in the mercantile 
 business. He purchased the general store of Las- 
 ky & Bro. and has continued in the same business 
 to the present time. He owns the largest and most 
 flourishing store of the kind in Grand Rapids, and 
 is considered one of the" leading business men in 
 the city. In connection with his other business, 
 he is extensivel.y engaged buying and selling grain. 
 Being wide-awake and full of energy and perse- 
 verance, he is very successful in his business career, 
 and is honored and esteemed by all who have any 
 business transactions with him, as well as his most 
 intimate friends. 
 
 Mr. Kerr and Miss Ann 8., daughter of James 
 and Susan (Reed) Pratt, were united in marriage. 
 Her parents were honored pioneers of Lucas Coun- 
 
500 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ty, and her mother was the oldest settler on the 
 Mauniee River, having come here in 1815. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Kerr are tlie parents of seven children, 
 as follows: Carrie, the wife of J. K. Williams, of 
 Delphos, Ohio; Clifton, who is assisting his father 
 in the store; Jessie M., now attending Dana's Mus- 
 ical Conservatorj- in Warren, Ohio; Frank E., Glen 
 B., and two others who died in infancy. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Kerr is a stanch Republican, and 
 has been sent as a delegate to the stale conventions 
 by his party many times. He has served as a mem- 
 ber of the Board of Education for a number of 
 years, and also as Township Treasurer. Socially, 
 he is identified with Bond Post, G. A. R. He and 
 his excellent family are members of the Presby- 
 terian Church, of which he is a Deacon, and has 
 served in that capacity for a number of years. 
 The family occupy a high social position, and their 
 many friends find a warm and hearty welcome in 
 their pleasant homo. 
 
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 AMUEL SCOTT, deceased, was one of the 
 early settlers of northwestern Ohio, and 
 for many years lived in the vicinity of 
 Millbury, where his widow now resides. He was 
 a good business man and prospered in his many 
 ventures, during his lifetime owning a number of 
 farms in Ottawa County, Ohio, and in the vicinity 
 of Monroe, Mich., besides town lots in Genoa. At 
 the time of his demise his homestead com- 
 prised two hundred acres, this being located near 
 Millbury, and here he passed from this life March 
 11, 1882, beloved and deeply mourned by all who 
 knew him. 
 
 Samuel Scott, who was born near Allentown, Pa., 
 in 1793, was a son of .James Scott, who died when 
 the lad was quite young. By birth he was a native 
 of Scotland, and his calling in life was the carpen- 
 ter's trade. His wife, formerly Miss Susan Katz, 
 
 was a native of Pennsylvania and the mother of 
 eleven sons, of wliora Samuel was the eldest. On 
 the father's death they went to live with neigh- 
 boring farmers and were reared to agricultural 
 pursuits. To Samuel Scott fell the lot of caring 
 for his aged mother, and in company with her and 
 his brother .James he emigrated to Ohio about 
 1842. Prior to this time he had followed boating 
 on the Lehigh River between Mauch Chunk and 
 Allentown. After stopping for about four weeks 
 near Tiflin, Ohio, Mr. Scott bought a farm in Sen- 
 eca County, but sold out at the end of two years 
 and invested the proceeds in the old Palmer Farm, 
 nc.nr Genoa, where he made his home for many 
 3'ears. Subsequently he bought three farms near 
 Monroe, Mich., but lived there only two years, 
 then returning to Ottawa County, where he spent 
 the remainder of his days. 
 
 In 1847 Samuel Scott was married, in Genoa, to 
 Mary P]. Shiffert, daughter of Joseph and Margaret 
 (Badeau) Shiffert, natives of Pennsylvania. Miss 
 Shiffert was born in Allentown, Pa., about 1830, 
 and when the Scott family removed from the Key- 
 stone State, as they had no daughters the^' adopted 
 the young girl and brought her to Ohio. Her par- 
 ents later settled near Genoa, Ohio. By the mar- 
 riage of Mr. and Mrs. Scott the following children 
 were born: Moses, who cultivates the old home- 
 stead; Susan, deceased; Maggie, widow of James 
 Emerson, formerly a conductor on the Lake Shore 
 it Michigan Southern Railroad; John, who was in- 
 jured in a mine explosion in Arizona, but is still 
 living there; David, a resident of this place; Sam- 
 uel and Mina, who are next in order of birth; 
 Thomas, who died in 1883; Charlie, a traveling 
 man; Cora, Mrs. Philip Glasser, and Annie, who 
 died in infancy. Mrs. Scott's brother Allen is a 
 farmer of Ottawa County, and her brothers Van- 
 Ness, Joseph, Jr., Amos and Charlie are deceased. 
 Van Ness, who died in Pennsylvania, w.as a car- 
 penter by trade and had a family of three sons. 
 Charlie died about 1872, in Allentown, Pa. The 
 two sisters are Amanda and I^ovina, the latter of 
 whom is the widow of Daniel Gunower. 
 
 During the war Samuel Scott was a Republican, 
 but with that exception was a life-long Democrat. 
 He was a member of the Evangelical Church, but 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 501 
 
 was a liberal benefactor of all churches, and do- 
 nated the ground on which the Methodist Church 
 of Genoa was built. Mrs. Scott holds member- 
 ship with the Lutheran Churcli of Genoa. 
 
 JUDGE DAVID R. AUSTIN was born in Wil- 
 loughby. Lake County, Ohio, in 1836. His 
 fatiier, Andrew Yates Austin, one of the pio- 
 neers of Ohio, was born at New Haven, Conn., 
 and was a son of John P. Austin, of English de- 
 scent. His mother was before her marriage Miss 
 Susan (Ten nan t) Rogers, who was born in Doj'les- 
 town, Bucks Count}', Pa. In a family of eight 
 children, seven sons and one daughter, the Judge 
 is ttie third in order of birth. 
 
 On completing liis elementary education, which 
 was acquired at tlie common schools of his native 
 village, Willoughby, Judge Austin attended tlie 
 academy at Wairen, Mass., for a year, and after- 
 ward completed his academic course at the West- 
 ern Reserve Seminary at Kirtland, Ohio, after 
 which he tauglit school for several terms at Mau- 
 mee City, Ohio. In 1858 Judge Austin came to 
 Toledo and read law in the office of Hon. Morri- 
 son R. Waite, late Chief Justice of the United 
 States, and was admitted to the Bar in Lucas Coun- 
 ty in 1860, after which he began his professional 
 career, and has continued in the practice of law at 
 Toledo ever since. 
 
 In 1862 our subject enlisted in defense of the 
 Union, and was made First Lieutenant of the One 
 Hundredth Ohio Infantry, and with his regiment 
 entered the field in August, 1862. He served with 
 his regiment on staff duty ill Kentucky and Ten- 
 nessee until the fall of 1863, when he was dis- 
 charged on account of disability. Me then re- 
 turned to Toledo and resumed the practice of his 
 profession. 
 
 In 1861 our subject married Julia Gregory, of 
 
 Maumee City, who died in 1864. In 1875 he mar- 
 ried for his second wife Anna M. Prentiss, of Co- 
 lumbus, Ohio, a daughter of the late S. V. Prentiss 
 of that city. His family consists of his wife and 
 two daughters. 
 
 In 1873 Judge Austin was elected Probate Judge 
 of Lucas County for a term of three years, on the 
 expiration of which he was re-elected for a second 
 term. Declining a unanimous nomination for a 
 third term, he resumed tlie practice of his profes- 
 sion. 
 
 In 1891 Judge Austin was appointed by Presi- 
 dent Harrison Collector of Customs for the Dis- 
 trict of Miami, Ohio, with headquarters at Toledo, 
 which office he now holds. Politically the Judge is 
 a Republican. He is President of the Toledo Bledi- 
 cal College, is a member of Toledo Post No. 107, 
 G. A. R., and also a member of the military order 
 of the Loyal Legion. He was Judge Advocate 
 General of the Grand Army of the Republic dur- 
 ing the administrations of Commanders-in-Chief 
 Russell A. Alger and John S. Kountz. Ho is a 
 member of Sanford L. Collins Lodge, F. & A. M.; 
 Toledo Commandery No. 7,K. T.,and also a mem- 
 ber of the Scottish Rite, Thirty-second Degree. 
 
 HENRY H. CUSHING is one of the most 
 enterprising young business men of To- 
 ledo, where he has resided for the past 
 four years, during which time he has been engaged 
 in the real-estate business. No one has done more 
 to make known to the outside world the advan- 
 tages of this place to those expecting to embark 
 in manufacturing or as a desirable city in which 
 to found a home. He believes in the value of 
 printer's ink, and through liberal advertising has 
 built up an immense trade and added greatly to 
 his own wealth. 
 
 In the "History of Hanover, Mass.," by J. S. 
 Barry, of Boston, published in 1853, we find these 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 remarks: "Few families in the country have been 
 more celebrated than the Cushings, and probably 
 no other one has furnished more judges for our 
 Probate, municipal and .Supreme Courts. In all 
 its branches it has been highly respectable, and still 
 maintains its ancient standing." The family can 
 be traced backward to 1400, or even further. The 
 name was then spelled Cusheyn, Cushion, Cushin 
 and Cussen. In 1416 one Thomas Cushiug was a 
 large land-owner of Ilardingham and Kinghara, 
 Norfolk County, England. Matthew, the sixth in 
 descent from him, with his wife and five children, 
 embarked on the sailing-vessel "Diligent" at Grave- 
 send, England, April 26, 1638, and landed in Bos- 
 ton on the lOlh of the following August. He and 
 his fellow-passengers began the settlement of Hing- 
 ham, Mass., which was named after their former 
 home in England. From Matthew Cushing have 
 descended all who bear the name in New England, 
 and most of those to be found in the United 
 States. The lot on which his dwelling was built 
 below "Pear Tree Hill" was on the five acres 
 granted him for building purposes on Bachelor 
 (now Main) Street, and it continued in possession 
 of the family until 1887. Matthew's eldest son 
 was Daniel. Daniel's eighth child was Matthew; 
 Matthew's fourth son bore the name of Solomon; 
 Solomon's sixth child was Benjamin; Benjamin's 
 eldest son and child was William; William's third 
 son and fifth child was George; George's fifth 
 son and seventh child was Henry Howard, the fa- 
 ther of our subject. 
 
 The birth of Henry Howard Cushing occurred 
 in Boston, .June 11, 1831, in which city his parents 
 lived for some time, but afterward moved to the 
 ancestral home on Main Street, in Ilingham. H. H. 
 Cushing was educated at Harvard College, and on 
 coming West in early manhood married Sarah Per- 
 cival, daughter of Digby V. Bell, a prominent citi- 
 zen of Detroit, Mich. Mr. Bell came of an old 
 English family, and when he was twelve years old 
 came to the United Slates. His father was an of- 
 ficer in the English army stationed at Jamaica, one 
 of the West Indies. In the early history of Mich- 
 igan Digby Bell took an active part in public af- 
 fairs and politics, and was elected to the position 
 of Judge. He died at Battle Creek, Mich., when 
 
 he bad reached a good old age. During the late 
 war Henry Howard Cushing enlisted in the Eighty- 
 eighth Illinois Infantry as a Captain, and after 
 Lee's surrender was appointed Quartermaster of 
 the regular army, and aided in the settlement of 
 railroad claims in Tennessee. He died in Wash- 
 ington, October 15, 1872, but his widow is still 
 living and a resident of Toledo. 
 
 Henry H. Cushing, of this sketch, was born in 
 Chicago, 111., in 1864. At the age of ten years he 
 was appointed Page in the United States Senate 
 tinough the inlhieiicc of old family friends. He 
 held that position for six years, and came in con- 
 tact with man}' of the noted men of the coun- 
 try, among whom were Blaine, Edmunds, Andrew 
 Johnson, Conklin, 0. P. Morton, Zach Chandler, 
 A. G. Thurman, Baird, LeMar and Gordon. Dur- 
 ing this period the famous Hayes election contest 
 occurred, and at one time he and two other per- 
 sons. Captain Bassett, the door-keeper, and a page, 
 knew where the ballots from the Southern States 
 were secreted. 
 
 Upon leaving his position in the United States 
 Senate, Mr. Cusliing was employed for two years 
 in the Washington Patent Ofiicc. In order to 
 finish his education, he removed to Ann Arbor, 
 Mich., and after graduating from the high school 
 entered the Class of '88 in the State University. 
 Though he took up the study of law at the Co- 
 lumbia University at Washington, he became dis- 
 satisfied, and being anxious for a more active life 
 went to Detroit and engaged in the real-estate 
 business. He was ijuite successful there for three 
 years, but helieving that Toledo was to be a greater 
 city in the future, he came hither in 1891. He at 
 once bought tracts of land at what seemed to 
 the staid old settlers fabulous prices, subdivided 
 them into building lots, and sold them on easy 
 terms to mechanics and laboring men, who were 
 thus benefited in becoming the possessors of hum- 
 ble homes. Recently Mr. Cushing resumed his 
 legal studies, and is now taking a thorough course 
 at Ann Arbor, where he will graduate in the 
 Class of '95. In the mean time, by his able assist- 
 ants, he continues his business aflfairs in Toledo. 
 
 The celebrated Caleb C. Cushing, a member of 
 Congress and Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 503 
 
 Extraordinary to China, was a Colonel and Brig- 
 adier-General during the Mexican War, Judge of 
 the Supreme Court and Attorney-General of the 
 ITnited States, was one of the most influential rep- 
 resentatives of the Cushing family, and was a dis- 
 tant relative of our subject. 
 
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 >^~V EORGP: U. ROULET. The business inter- 
 V T ests of Toledo have an able representative 
 in the subject of this sketch, who has been 
 engaged in the manufacture of jewelry in this city 
 for about twenty years. Having learned the trade 
 thoroughly in boyhood, he was prepared to enter 
 upon and conduct the business with success, and 
 without doubt the position now held by him 
 among the eflicient business men of Toledo is 
 largely due to his familiarity with every detail 
 connected with his chosen occupation. 
 
 A native of New Jersey, Mr. Roulet was born in 
 Hoboken, May 12, 1857. In 1866 he came with 
 his parents to Toledo. For a time he was a pupil 
 in the high school of Toledo, but at the age of 
 fourteen he was obliged to leave school and enter 
 upon pr.actical business life. At once he com- 
 menced to learn the trade of a manufacturer of 
 jewelry, and served an apprenticeship under S. K. 
 McKinstry, of this city. On the completion of 
 his apprenticeship, he continued in the employ of 
 Mr. McKinstry, remaining with that gentleman 
 until 1875, when he went PJast for further informa- 
 tion pertaining to his chosen work. 
 
 Having through practical experience gained a 
 thorough knowledge of the trade, Mr. Roulet felt 
 competent to enter business for himself, and this 
 he did in 1876. In 1880 he took E. P. Armstrong 
 into partnership, and the firm of Roulet & Arm- 
 strong has since conducted an extensive business. 
 A large proportion of their manufactured article 
 are disposed of to customers in the city and are 
 
 made to order. They also have an increasing 
 outside trade, and have built up a reputation as a 
 reliable firm. In designing jewelry they display 
 considerable originality and skill, and their atten- 
 tion is devoted wholly to the prosecution of the 
 business. 
 
 The political belief of Mr. Roulet is in harmony 
 with the tenents of the Republican party, to which 
 he has ever given his cordial support. He is well 
 informed regarding public affairs, and especially in 
 matters pertaining to the progress of Toledo. In 
 1894-95 he represented the Seventh Ward in the 
 Common Council as an Alderman, and the latter 
 year as President of the board. During his in- 
 cumbenc}' of the office he was enabled to promote 
 the interests of his fellow-citizens in various ways. 
 He is prominent in milituiy affairs. Since 1873 he 
 has served as a member of the Ohio National 
 Guards, and served in the Sixteenth Infantry 
 for thirteec years. In 1886 he was commissioned 
 Lieutenant of the First Artillery, and was commis- 
 sioned Captain of Battery D, First Regiment Artil- 
 lery, in 1890, and again in 1895. His enterprise 
 in business and the progressive spirit displayed in 
 public affairs are recognized by his associates and 
 have brought him the confidence of the people. 
 
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 < T 'TjILLIAM DOREN. This old soldier, 
 \/V/ who served his country faithfully and 
 well during the late war, is at present 
 residing in Providence Township, where he is en- 
 gaged as an agriculturist. Like many of the best 
 residents of this county, he is a native of Ohio. and 
 was born in Carroll County, February 26, 1834. 
 His parents were Thomas and Jane (McGill) Doren, 
 natives of the P'.merald Isle. 
 
 The father of our subject was left without fa- 
 ther or mother at an early age, and when only 
 seven years of age made the journey to America. 
 
504 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ^ 
 
 After landing in this country he made his way to 
 Pennsylvania, where he was employed for some 
 time, and later came to Ohio, locating in Carroll 
 County. He made his home in that section for 
 ten 3'cars, and his next move brought him to Lu- 
 cas County, where he became the owner of a tract 
 of forty acres of land. On this he erected a little 
 log cabin, and as time passed on and his means be- 
 came more abundant, he added to this place eighty 
 acres more, on which he was residing at the time of 
 his decease, February 11, 1874. 
 
 The mother of William Doren was a most worthy 
 and estimable lady, and on the death of her hus- 
 band made her home with our subject until her 
 decease, Sei)tember 27, 1893, at the advanced age 
 of ninety-one years. She became the mother of 
 thirteen children, of whom nine are now living. 
 They are: Mary, .James, John Oliver, Rosanna, 
 Margaret, Jackson, William, Isaac, Joseph, Delilah, 
 Sarah, Levi and Lavinia. 
 
 Our subject was ten years of age wlien his par- 
 ents made their home in Lucas County, and for 
 some time thereafter he spent the winter season in 
 going to school and worked during the summer 
 months on the home place. In 1862, during the 
 progress of the Civil War, he enlisted in Company 
 I, Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry, under Colonel 
 Lawrence. They were mustered into service at 
 Columbus, whence they were ordered to Maryland, 
 fighting in that state and Delaware. At the expi- 
 ration of his term of enlistment, Mr. Doren was 
 honorably discharged and mustered out, and return- 
 ing home, remained until the year 1864, when he 
 again offered his services in defense of his coun- 
 try's flag, this time becoming a member of the 
 Fifth New York Independent Batter}-. They were 
 sent first to New York City, from there to Wash- 
 ington, thence to Rappahannock Station, Va., where 
 the}^ joined the Army of the Potomac, serving in 
 this division until the close of the war, when the 
 Fifth Battery were mustered out at Hart's Island, 
 N. Y., and each one of its members returned to 
 his home. 
 
 On his return from the war, Mr. Doren worked 
 out by the month until 1869, in which year he 
 went to Kansas, remaining there until 1870, when 
 he returned to Maumee, Ohio, and was married in 
 
 Februarj', 1871, to Miss Eliza Bentley, daughter 
 of David and Eliza (Rinklekee) I5entley. Mrs. 
 Doren was born December 4, 1843, in Henry Coun- 
 ty, Ohio, and was given a good education. She 
 become the mother of five children. Jennie, born 
 December 31, 1871, married Alonzo Clucas, and is 
 living in Providence Township, this county; Al- 
 bert, born August 7, 1873, died in May, 1874; Will- 
 iam was born May 21, 1875; Roswald, September 
 9, 1877; and Fred, February 13, 1881. 
 
 Mr. Doren is a true-blue Republican in politics, 
 and as an old veteran belongs to Ray Heller Post 
 No. 284, at Whitehouse. 
 
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 JAMES RUSSELL moved to his present farm, 
 on section 27, Webster Township, Wood Coun- 
 ty, in 1892. He is a thrifty and well-to-do 
 agriculturist and has improved five or six 
 different farms in this township. He is a veteran 
 of the late Civil War and is now a member of the 
 Grand Army of the Republic. Politically he is a 
 Republican, and has served acceptably in the office 
 of Constable. Having passed nearly his entire life 
 in this vicinity, his history is indissolubly inter- 
 woven with that of the community. 
 
 Joseph Russell, father of our subject, was born 
 in 1817 in Pennsylvania, and was of Irish extrac- 
 tion. In early life he came to Ohio and married 
 Eliza Dubbs. For some time they were residents 
 of Mahoning County, which was then known as 
 Trumbull, and in 1835 they moved their house- 
 hold effects by ox-team to this county. The 
 mother rode on horseback, carrying her two chil- 
 dren, James and Jane. The father had taken up 
 six hundred acres of Government land the pre- 
 vious year, paying the regulation price of $1.25 
 per acre. This farm was situated in Center Town- 
 ship and was unimproved with the exception of a 
 small log cabin, which had been built by a "squat- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 505 
 
 ter." Joseph Russell continued to live on this 
 homestead until his death, December 7, 1866, when 
 his remains were interred in Oak Grove Cemetery 
 at Bowling Green. He was a member of the 
 Methodist Church. He did pioneer service in the 
 erection of schools and planning roads, and in other 
 ways assisted the infant community to rise to a con- 
 dition of stability. 
 
 James Russell was born within seven miles of 
 Youngstown, Ohio, June 24, 1833. The two eld- 
 est of the parental family, Sarah and Jane, are de- 
 ceased, and the others are: John, Joseph, Susan 
 (Mrs. John Gomer), Britton and Charles W. All 
 of the sons offered their services in the defense of 
 the Union, and with the exception of Britton, all 
 were members of the same company. 
 
 Our subject was only about eighteen months old 
 when he was brought by his parents to Wood Coun- 
 ty, and here he was reared to manhood. When about 
 twenty-one j'ears of age he began his active career 
 by working on a farm by the month. He had 
 managed to obtain a fair general education in the 
 district schools and by his own personal applica- 
 tion to his studies, and during tlie winter of 1860 
 and 1861 taught school successfully. In 1861 he 
 offered his services as a private in Company* K, 
 Twenty-first Ohio Infantry, for three months, and 
 at the end of the term re-enlisted in Company D, 
 of the same regiment, being mustered in at Find- 
 lay, Ohio. In the winter of 1862 he was smitten 
 with typhoid fever and Languished in the hospital 
 for four months. He was discharged on account 
 of disability, August 4, 1863, and returning home, 
 remained there until the following j^ear. He then 
 re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-fourth 
 Ohio Regiment, and was stationed on guard duty 
 at Annapolis Junction, Md., where he served the 
 remainder of his term of enlistment. 
 
 July 4, 1865, was celebrated the marri.age of Mr. 
 Russell and Harriet M. Augustine, who was born 
 in Seneca County, Ohio, February 23, 1846. Sev- 
 en children were born of their union: Rose, who 
 is the wife of Charlie Butrupp; Robert B.; John 
 E.; Joel; Nellie A., a school teacher; George; and 
 one who died in infancy unnamed. 
 
 In 1864 Mr. Russell bought forty acres of unim- 
 proved land on section 21. and there made his 
 20 
 
 home for some seven years, during which time he 
 worked at the carpenter's trade, and in the years 
 that followed he cultivated and improved several 
 other farms. 
 
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 JAMES S. RODGERS. In the mercantile and 
 monetary Gelds the President of the Rodgers 
 Shoe Corap.any of Toledo is known to be a 
 man of substantial business ability and un- 
 doubted integrity. He has made profitable invest- 
 ments, has become interested in remunerative en- 
 terprises, won honorable success in business and 
 secured a fortune as the result of personal indus- 
 try and good judgment put forth in a field wisely 
 selected. The business of which he is the head was 
 incorporated with a capital of ^100,000, and is rec- 
 ognized as one of the foremost wholesale concerns 
 of Toledo and northern Ohio. 
 
 Near Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, the sub- 
 ject of this sketch was born, March 31, 1847. His 
 father, James, was a son of James Rodgers, Sr.,and 
 was of Scotch-Irish descent. He was a native of 
 Ohio, and was one of those who built the old 
 ^Etna Furnace at Ironton, one of the largest fur- 
 naces in the state, and in which he held an interest 
 for manj' years. He also built the Lawrence Roll- 
 ing-mill at Ironton, which became one of the solid 
 industries of the place and gave employment to a 
 large number of men. After he had operated the 
 mills for some time, the business was incorporated 
 and merged into a stock company, of which he 
 served as President until his death at Ironton in 
 1861. His wife, Mattie, was a daughter of Thomas 
 Scott, and died at Ironton in 1882. 
 
 In boyhood the subject of this sketch attended 
 the district and high schools near his home, after- 
 ward was a student in the schools of Allegheny, 
 Pa., and later carried on his studies at Lebanon, 
 Ohio. He then taught school for a few terms, and 
 afterward took a commercial course at Pough- 
 keepsie, N. Y. On completing his education, he 
 went to the Pacific Coast, where he spent two 
 
506 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 years, principally in Washington. During that 
 time he did considerable trading in lands, and also 
 acquired extensive mining interests. 
 
 Returning to Ohio in 1870, Mr. Rodgers em- 
 barked in the boot and shoe business in Toledo, 
 forming a partnership with other parties under the 
 firm name of Wright, Taylor & Co. From the first 
 the business has been devoted exclusively to whole- 
 sale, and a large trade has been established that 
 extends into Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indi- 
 ana, Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky. The house 
 is represented on the road by four traveling sales- 
 men, and large shipments are made to all points 
 in the Central States. Immediately after the in- 
 corporation of the company Mr. Rodgers was made 
 President, which position he has since held. The 
 store is 60x120 feet in dimensions and four stories 
 in height, the entire space being devoted to the 
 business. 
 
 In addition to the industry with which hisnarae 
 is inseparably associated, Mr. Rodgers is a Director 
 of the Hamilton National Bank and of the North- 
 western Gas Company. He also fills the position 
 of President of the Toledo Electric Light Com- 
 pany, and is actively connected with many of the 
 industries that have given prominence and pros- 
 perity to the interests of Toledo. In 1870 he was 
 united in marriage with Miss Mary, daughter of 
 W. O. Parker, of Norwalk, Ohio. They are the 
 parents of four children, there being three daugh- 
 ters and one son. The familj' home is a substan- 
 tial and commodious residence, attractively situ- 
 ated on one of the principal streets of the city. 
 
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 JOHN W. JEROME, deceased, was formerly 
 one of the progressive farmers and stock- 
 raisers of Lucas County. He came to Sylva- 
 nia in 1869, and invested in one hundred 
 acres of land in this township. This farm he 
 cleared and made many improvements upon. The 
 two-story dwelling, barns and outbuildings were 
 
 all erected under his supervision. He w^as an in- 
 dustrious, hard-working man, and possessed good 
 business ability. For several years he was Jus- 
 tice of the Peace of Springfield Township, and in 
 politics was a Republican. His own education had 
 been somewhat neglected, and he made it one of 
 his chief ambitions in life to give his children the 
 best advantages in his power. After a well-spent 
 and busy life he was gathered to his fathers, July 
 16, 1880. 
 
 The birth of J. W. Jerome occurred in Jefferson 
 County, N. Y., February 5, 1832. When five 
 years old he came to Ohio with his parents, Levi 
 and Julia (Collins) Jerome, who were likewise na- 
 tives of the Empire State. Mr. Jerome bought 
 land and began farming in earnest in this county, 
 and at one time owned about three hundred acres. 
 An uncle, John Jerome, left iiim about eighty 
 acres, hut with this exception his fortune was ac- 
 quired by his own efforts. Shortly before his 
 death he sold out his interests here and moved to 
 Flint, Mich. Of his seven children only five are 
 now living. The eldest, Collins, is a farmer near 
 Flint, Mich. Sarah married Daniel Van Houtan. 
 of Elkhart, Ind. Levi is a resident of Fostoria, 
 Mich. Mrs. Permeiia Hiller lives in Washing- 
 ton, D. C. 
 
 Until he was twenty-three years of age, .John W. 
 Jerome continued to live with his pai'ents, but at 
 that time bought forty acres of land in this coun- 
 ty and started forth to make his own livelihood. 
 He did not despise the -'day of small things," as for 
 several years a log cabin was his only home. In 
 time he boughttwenty acres additional, and finally, 
 in 1869, sold his first farm and bought the place 
 now owned by his heirs. 
 
 September 26, 1856, Mr. Jerome and Lavina 
 Miller were united in marriage. She is a daugh- 
 ter of George and Matilda (Reynolds) Miller, na- 
 tives of New York State. The former was a car- 
 penter by trade and followed his calling in 
 Sylvania until his death, when he left a wife and 
 seven children. His widow afterward became the 
 wife of Elijah DeMott. The brothers and sisters 
 of Mrs. Jerome are as follows: Abbie M. Pettin- 
 gill, a widow, now living with her daughter, Mrs. 
 Winfred Dunn, of Chicago; Olive, widow of Will- 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 507 
 
 iarn DeMott, of Maumee, Ohio; Charles, who is en- 
 gaged in fruit-growing in Los Angeles, Cal., and 
 has one son, Leland; Amelia, wife of Charles 
 Smith, of Columbus, Ohio; and Delilah, who died 
 when eighteen years of age. Mrs. Lavina Jerome 
 was born May 6, 1840, and by her marriage be- 
 came the mother of three children. The eldest is 
 Mark, born July 2, 1857. He was graduated from 
 the Columbus Medical College, began the practice 
 of his profession in 1884, and is now a resident of 
 Jasper, Mich. He is married and has one daugh- 
 ter. Charles, born February 26, 1859, is now liv- 
 ing on the old home farm in Sylvania Township. 
 He is also married and has one child. Bertha, 
 born .June 2, 1871, is the wife of Henry Vetter, a 
 bookkeeper in Toledo. 
 
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 ©EORGE G. HADLEY is President of the 
 Phoenix Coal Company, Vice-President of 
 the Ohio Central Fuel Company, and Pres- 
 ident of the Toledo Transportation Companj', 
 which are well known and important Toledo en- 
 terprises. He was also a stockholder and Direc- 
 tor in the Union Savings Bank of this city, owns 
 shares in the Central Chandelier Company, and is 
 President of the Toledo Cotton Mills. These are 
 a few among many other concerns and companies 
 in which Mr. Hadley has been more or less an im- 
 portant f.actor. His influence and support are fre- 
 c(uentl3' called upon in order to give countenance 
 and importance to new organizations, and if the 
 venture seems good in his judgment he is usually 
 ready to lend a helping hand. 
 
 Born in Oswego County, N. Y., December 13, 
 1848, George G. is a son of George G., Sr., who 
 likewise was a native of the Empire State. His 
 father, Jacob Hadley, was of English descent. For 
 his wife, George G., Sr., chose Caroline J. Grove, 
 who was born in New York, and who was a daugh- 
 ter of Adam Grove. Our subject had no knowl- 
 
 edge of a father's care and protection, as his father 
 died before his birth. The mother subsequently- 
 married again, becoming the wife of J. G. Reals. 
 The boyhood of George G., Jr., was spent in Gen- 
 esee County, N. Y. He first attended school at 
 Little Falls and subsequently pursued his studies in 
 Herkimer County and at New Milford, Pa., after 
 wiiich he taught school for a time. 
 
 In 1861 Mr. Hadley entered the employ of a 
 telegraph company, being for two years operator 
 on the Delaware, Lake Erie & Western Railroad. 
 He was later employed by the New York Central 
 and by the Western LTnion Telegraph Company in 
 their New York City office. In 1866 young Had- 
 ley went to Chicago and became an operator for 
 the Western Union Telegraph Company at that 
 point. The company then transferred him to La- 
 fayette, Ind. He was then offered the position of 
 Train Dispatcher on the Lafayette. New Albany & 
 Chicago Railroad, and in 1872 he was made Su- 
 perintendent of Construction on the Cincinnati, 
 Lafayette & Chicago Railroad and acceptably met 
 the requirements of the place for seven _vears. A 
 more responsible position was then tendered him 
 by the Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company as 
 General Superintendent of the line, and as such he 
 served for a number of years. In 1886 he was 
 Superintendent of Construction and Bridge Work 
 on the Ohio Central Railroad, and upon the com- 
 pletion of the same was elected General Manager, 
 the duties of which he resigned in order to engage 
 in private enterprises. 
 
 About 1886 Mr. Hadley became much interested 
 in the coal business and was made manager of the 
 Sunday Creek Mines, with headquarters at Toledo. 
 In 1889 he organized the Pliamix Coal Company 
 and was at once elected President and General 
 Manager. Moreover, he owns the largest interest 
 in the Toledo Transportation Compan)', which 
 does an extensive freight business during the 
 major portion of the j'ear. His son, George G., 
 Jr., and G. W. C. Hadley are conducting a large 
 book and job printing business at Nos. 136 and 138 
 St. Clair Street, Toledo. The business office of our 
 subject is at Nos. 113 and 315 The Nasby. 
 
 In 1867 occurred the marriage of Mr. Hadle.y 
 and Miss Maiy A, Adam, of Lafayette, Ind, They 
 
508 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 
 
 have one son, George G., Jr. The family home is 
 finely situated on one of tlie principal residence 
 streets of this city, being at No. 1718 Madison 
 Avenue. 
 
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 JAMES R. BARBER. The farming interests 
 of Lucas County are well represented by the 
 subject of this notice, who is a leading agri- 
 culturist of Springfield Township, and re- 
 sides on section 11. He is a native of Ohio, and 
 was born September 11, 1823. The family of 
 which he is a member consisted of six children, of 
 wliora the only survivors are James R. and Robert, 
 the latter a resident of Toledo. 
 
 The parents of our subject were Robert and 
 Nancy (Mcintosh) Barber. The father, who was 
 born in New York City, accompanied his parents 
 to Pittsburg, Pa., in early boyhood, and in that 
 city spent the years of youth. Learning the trade 
 of a carpenter and joiner, he followed that occu- 
 pation until 1849. when he came to Ohio and set- 
 tled in Wood County. Here for a short time he 
 engaged as a tiller of the soil, but soon removed 
 with his family to Carroll County, where he had 
 previously purchased a farm. He followed agri- 
 cultural pursuits during the remainder of his life 
 with the exception of a short time spent in the 
 Mexican War. On the old homestead his death 
 occurred when he was in the sixty-third year of 
 his age. 
 
 The next to the youngest of the parental family 
 was the subject of this sketch, who in boyhood re- 
 ceived such advantages as the common schools 
 afforded. He remained with his parents until he 
 was eighteen years old, and having learned the 
 carpenter's trade, assisted his father in the erec- 
 tion of many of the residences in their locality. 
 For a number of years he followed his trade in 
 northern Ohio, and for a short time he also worked 
 on the canal. In the year ISGiJ he purchased his 
 
 present farm, and here be has since engaged in 
 cultivating the land. The well cultivated fields 
 and pleasant surroundings attest his ability as a 
 farmer, and the respect in which he is held by his 
 neighbors is due to his genial disposition and 
 honest character. He aided in building the first 
 bridge across the Maumee River, and has assisted 
 in other enterprises of importance. 
 
 In I8ol Mr. Barber was united in marriage with 
 Miss Maliuda Shroyer, who was born in Wood Coun- 
 ty April 26, 1834. They became the parents of a 
 daughter, Malinda. born September 29, 1857, and 
 now the wife of George Plants, a farmer of Wood 
 County. Mrs. Barber died October 20, 1857, when 
 her daugliter was scarcely a month old. October 
 13, 1864, Mr. Barber married Miss Sophia, daugh- 
 ter of James and Eliza Bellville, of Wood County. 
 Her father, whose life occupation was that of 
 farming, died at the age of seventy-six, and her 
 mother passed away when fift3'-five. He was a 
 native of France, whence he emigrated to America 
 in an early day, and was a soldier in the War of 
 1812, though he never participated in anj' engage- 
 ments. 
 
 Politically Mr. Barber is a Democrat, and takes 
 an active part in local affairs, though he is not an 
 otBce-seeker. He has served two terras as Trustee 
 of his township, and has occupied other local 
 ofilces. In business and private life he has always 
 been energetic and faithful, and has gained the 
 confidence of his fellow-citizens. 
 
 HENRY T. NILES, author of the new poem 
 "The Dawn and the Day; or. The Buddha 
 and the Christ," livesat his suburban home 
 on Maumee Bay, near Toledo. He was born Jan- 
 uary 28, 1826, and is the ninth of ten children 
 born to William and Relief (Barron) Niles. His 
 father, a native of Connecticut, removed vvith his 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 509 
 
 parents to Vermont, then a wilderness. He was 
 among the early graduates from Dartmouth Col- 
 lege, and studied law with the Hon. Charles Marsh, 
 of Woodstock, Vt. Before his death he removed 
 to Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 The grandfather of our subject, Hon. Nathaniel 
 Niles, who was a native of Braintree, Mass., was a 
 graduate of Princeton, and was a veiw prominent 
 man of his time. "The American Hero," written 
 by him, was one of the most popular war songs of 
 the Revolution. He was one of the first members 
 of Congress from Vermont, and though a minister, 
 was elected by the Legislature to the Supreme 
 Bench of the state. 
 
 It is a singular fact that the eldest son of the 
 family for five generations has been a judge, al- 
 though but two of them were lawyers. The Niles 
 family is of English origin, but the American 
 branch all descended from Capt. Nathaniel Niles, 
 who settled at Block Island, R. I., in 1640. 
 
 The brothers of Mr. Niles who lived to grow up 
 were Hon. John Barron, who graduated at Dart- 
 mouth College and was long one of the most prom- 
 inent lawyers of Indiana; Nathaniel, one of its 
 most energetic and successful pioneers; Samuel, 
 who graduated at Dartmouth Medical College, and 
 long practiced his profession at Niles, Mich., and 
 who was one of the early regents of Michigan 
 University; and Hon. William Watson, who grad- 
 uated at Dartmouth, and has since been one of the 
 most prominent lawyers of New York Cit3^ His 
 sisters were: Mary Ann, who married Horace H. 
 Dow; and Jannette R., both of whom reside in 
 Santa Monica, Cal. 
 
 The subject of this sketch graduated at Dart- 
 mouth College in the Class of '47, and after some 
 time spent in post-graduate studies at Dartmouth, 
 Yale and Edinburg University and in European 
 travel and in teaching in various institutions, 
 came to Urban a in 1855, as Professor of Greek and 
 Rhetoric in Urbana University, then a prosperous 
 institution, and in the following 3'ear he married 
 Gertrude James, daughter of Hon. John H. James, 
 one of the most cultured men who ever lived in 
 Ohio. He afterward studied and practiced law, 
 but ill health compelled him to give up his chosen 
 profession, since which time he has devoted him- 
 
 self to literature and the care of his large landed 
 property near Toledo. 
 
 Mr. Niles has perhaps the largest private library 
 in Toledo, and his pleasant home is surrounded b}' 
 large groups of most magnificent forest trees, which 
 he has carefully preserved. It looks out on the 
 bay and lake and all the shipping that passes in 
 and out of the harbor of Toledo. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Niles have three living children: 
 Gertrude James, Helen James and Francis Bailey, 
 who reside with them. 
 
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 JOHN P. BRONSON, of Toledo, comes from 
 one of the pioneer families of Lucas County. 
 For a period covering some eighteen years 
 he has been a Clerk in the city Police Court, 
 and his faithfulness to his duties has-been the rea- 
 son for his long retention in the position. In the 
 War of the Rebellion he suffered severely in behalf 
 of his country, and since that time he has had last- 
 ing injuries. He is now Secretai-}' and Treasurer 
 of the Lime City Company. 
 
 The paternal grandparents of our subject were Se- 
 lah and Nancy (Collins) Bronson, who passed their 
 entire lives in New York State. The maternal 
 grandparents of John P. were John and Eva (Lewis) 
 Phillips, likewise natives of New York. The former 
 was a patriot of the Revolutionary War and died 
 in Indiana at a good old age. Our subject's fa- 
 ther, Orrin W., was born in Ontario County, N. Y., 
 February 8, 1816. He learned the gunsmith's 
 trade, which he followed prior to his removal to 
 this county in 1833. After settling here he engag- 
 ed in the improvement of a homestead. Since the 
 death of his wife, which occurred February 1, 1894, 
 he has been making his home with his children. 
 He is now at Richfield, N. J., with his daughter, 
 Nancy D., wife of Maj. W. B. Pugh. O. W. C. 
 Bronson was married February 1, 1838, to Helen 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 R. Pliillips, who was born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., 
 in 1815. They becanie the parents of fourteen 
 cliilclren, all but one of whom still survive. 
 
 A native of Noble County, Ind., John P. Bron- 
 son was born in the village of Swan, May 18, 1847. 
 He remained with his parents until 1864, when, al- 
 though he was a youth of only seventeen years, he 
 l)ecame a member of Company I, Fourteenth Ohio 
 Veteran Volunteers, under Capt. W. B. Pugh, a 
 brother-in-law, the date of his enlistment being 
 February, 1864. He went to the front with his 
 regiment, and in the engagement of Utah Creek 
 he was wounded in the leg and an amputation be- 
 low the knee became necessary. The unfortunate 
 youth was in the hospital for six months and then 
 returned home on a furlough, when a second op- 
 eration was performed, his limb being removed at 
 the thigh. He was honorably discharged from the 
 service June 21, 18G5,and was soon given employ- 
 ment by the Government at Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 April 30, 1873, Mr. Bronson married Helen Lee, 
 who was born in Monroe, Mich., and is a daughter 
 of James and Julia (Loranger) Lee. The union of 
 Mr. and Mrs. Bronson has been blessed with nine 
 children, two sons and seven daughters. 
 
 Our subject has alwa3S been interested in civic 
 societies and social organizations. He is a mem- 
 ber of Forsyth Post No. 15, G. A. R.; he is also an 
 Odd Fellow, a Knight of Pythias, a Forester and 
 an Elk. Moreover he belongs to two yacht clubs 
 and to the popular and growing West End Club. 
 His father was a Whig until the formation of the 
 Republican party, when he tranferred his allegiance 
 to that organization. His son, John P., has always 
 been a stalwart Republican since casting his lirst 
 vote for Grant on that General's first nomination. 
 
 The pioneer experiences of Orrin W. C. Bron- 
 son afford him tiiemes for many an interesting 
 conversation. He left his New York home for the 
 Buckeye State in 1833, and when he reached 
 Lucas County found it a wilderness. Toledo was 
 not then in existence and few settlers had located 
 in this section. In 1839 he started on foot loaded 
 down with heav}' packs for Indiana, where he had 
 purchased one hundred and sixty acres of wild 
 land. In the fall of 1854 he sold out and returned 
 to this vicinity, where he educated his children. 
 
 In 1854 he started a grocer}', but was soon after- 
 ward burnt out and lost even his insurance, as the 
 company became bankrupt. He then obtained a 
 l)Osition as clerk in a railroad office and for sixteen 
 years was Superintendent of Mt. Hope Cemeter}-. 
 For sixtj'-tliree 3'ears he was a member of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, with which his wife 
 had been for a lifetime identified. 
 
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 MILTON F. MILES, a prominent citizen 
 of Montgomery Township, Wood Coun- 
 ty, was a gallant soldier during the late 
 Civil War, and served from September 14, 1861, 
 until November 30, 1865. In times of peace and 
 war alike, he has been a loyal and trusted defend- 
 er of the liberties and welfare of his country, and 
 is always to be found on the side of whatever 
 makes for the public good. In 1887 he was elect- 
 ed Sheriff and served etticiently for two teims,but 
 with this exception has not held public office. 
 
 A son of Davis and Julia A. (Demman) Miles, 
 Milton F. was born in Chesterville, Knox County 
 (now Monroe), Ohio, December 10, 1838. His 
 father was born in Chester County, Pa., in 1814, 
 and died August 6, 1865. The latter's parents 
 were born July 3, 178G,and April 3, 1790, respect- 
 ively, and died May 18, 1840,and August 18, 1871, 
 respectively. The early years of Davis Miles were 
 spent on a farm, and when he arrived at maturity 
 he was married, at Chesterville, Ohio. He had be- 
 come a resident of this state a few years previous- 
 ly, and from that time until his death he contin- 
 ued to dwell in this state. He was a very promi- 
 nent man in his community and served for two 
 terms in the Ohio Senate. 
 
 Milton F. Miles is one of three children. He 
 was given a good education, and at twenty years 
 of age went to Delaware (Ohio) University for 
 one year. The next two 3'ears he spent in stud}' 
 
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 511 
 
 at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. 
 AVliile tliere he enlisted in tlie Students' Battalion, 
 but their services were rejected on account of the 
 quota of men being already full. Mr. Miles re- 
 turned home, and in the fall of 1861 enlisted in the 
 Forty-third Ohio Regiment under Gen. C. Smith, 
 and went into camp at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Janu- 
 ary 9, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of Sec- 
 ond Lieutenant, and was assigned to Company A, 
 Forty-ninth (^hio Regiment. After camping for a 
 short time at Green River, Ky., he was ordered to 
 Bowling Green, February 14, 1862, and thence 
 moved to Nashville, going to tiic assistance of 
 General Grant. On the 6th of the following 
 March he took i)art in the battle of Pittsburg 
 Landing, and with the other forces of his com- 
 mand retained a position from eleven until four 
 o'clock p. M., though under constant Arc, but was 
 then obliged to retreat. His next important en- 
 gagement was at Corinth, Miss. Among the bat- 
 tles in which he participated were the following: 
 Crab Orchard, Murfreesboro, Liberty Gap, Chick- 
 amauga, and the Atl.inta Campaign, Nashville be- 
 ing his last engagement. In one battle in which 
 he participated twenty-four out of fifty-six soldiers 
 of his command were killed, and a number were 
 also wounded. After being assigned to the West- 
 ern Army, Mr. Miles was stationed in Texas, where 
 he was mustered out in the fall of 1865. 
 
 On returning from the South, Mr. Milesembarked 
 in the drug business in Chicago, where he re- 
 mained for two years. In 1868 he came to this 
 county and started in the flouring-mill trade at 
 West Mill Grove, and conducted a lucrative busi- 
 ness there for twelve years. Afterwards selling 
 his interest in the mill, he moved to Montgomery 
 Township, where he has since resided. 
 
 October 11, 1866, Mr. Miles married Miss M. E. 
 Diver, who was born .June 30, 1843. Her parents 
 were Asburn and Esther F. (Robinson) Diver, na- 
 tives of Portage and Medina Counties, respective- 
 ly. The former was born August 23, 1809, and 
 the latter April 2, 1818. and their marriage was 
 celebrated in Crawford County, Ohio. Mrs. Miles 
 IS one of seven children, the eldest of whom died 
 in infancy unnamed, and the others are Franklin, 
 Laura, Armand A. and Harriet M. Mr. and Mrs. 
 
 Miles are members of the Church of Christ, and 
 enjoy the friendship and esteem of a host of friends 
 in this locality. 
 
 MURCENE HOBART, one of the leading 
 businessmen of Pemberville, was born in 
 Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio, 
 August 10, 1845. His father, John S., a native of 
 New Hampshire, born in 1806, came to Ohio in 
 company with his parents in 1814, settling in Fair- 
 field County. The family has been represented in 
 American history since the days of the "May- 
 flower," the original members in this country hav- 
 ing come over in that historic ship. The paternal 
 grandfather, Benjamin F., was born in New Hamp- 
 shire, and served as a Captain of militia during 
 the War of 1812. His father, William Hobart, 
 was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; he par- 
 ticipated in the battle of Lexington, and was with 
 Washington at Valley Forge. 
 
 The father of our subject, whose life occupation 
 was that of an agriculturist, settled in Portage 
 County in 1880, and died on the old homestead 
 in 1885, aged seventj'-nine years. His wife, who 
 bore the maiden name of Margaret Moore, was 
 born in Parkman, Geauga County, Ohio, and died 
 at the age of thirty-six years. Her father, Thomas 
 Moore, was a native of England, and her moth- 
 er was boru in Ireland. Our subject was one 
 of twelve children, there being ten sons and 
 two daughters. All but three of the family are 
 still living. Thomas holds a responsible position 
 with a railroad at Decatur, III. Elmer, who was a 
 soldier in the Third Illinois Cavalry, now makes 
 his home in Mattoon,Ill. Freedom is Principal of 
 the schools at Hillsboro, III. Jefferson is a promi- 
 nent physician of Ashmore, 111. M. M. is in the 
 real-estate business. A. D. is a successful physi- 
 cian and surgeon of Toledo. John S. is an archi- 
 tect at Lansing, Mich. 
 
 The subject of this notice, who was tlie sixth in 
 order of birth among the children comprising the 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 family, spent his early 3'ears on the home farm. In 
 the fall of 1863, when only eighteen years of age, 
 he enlisted in defense of his country, becoming a 
 member of Company F, One Hundred and Fifth 
 Ohio Infantry, which was assigned to the Second 
 Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps. 
 He was with General Sherman in the Atlanta Cam- 
 paign, and in front of that city he received in- 
 juries that disabled him to such an extent as to 
 render further service impossible. However, he 
 remained in the arm^' until the close of the war, 
 and was discharged August 10, 1865, upon the 
 twentieth anniversity of his birth. 
 
 On returning to Ohio, Mr. Ilobart took a course 
 at Eastman's Commercial College, after which he 
 settled on a farm near Fremont. About the same 
 time he established domestic ties, choosing as his 
 wife Miss Catherine M., daughter of Henry Bow- 
 lus, a farmer of Sandusky County. After a short 
 period spent as a bookkeeper in the oflice of H. 
 Bowlus & Co., at Fremont, Ohio, he engaged 
 in the sawmill business, and for four years was in 
 that and the planing-niill business. In 1871 he 
 came to Pemberville, where he at once embarked 
 in the groceiT business, and a year later opened a 
 hardware store. In 1876 he erected his present 
 large brick block, and ten years later he bought a 
 dr^'-goods stock. Associated with him in the bus- 
 iness is Henry F. Bowlus, a brother of his wife. 
 Such has been the industry and energy with which 
 they have prosecuted their trade, that they are now 
 proprietors of the largest dry-goods, grocer}' and 
 hardware store in Wood County. Their custom- 
 ers include not only the people of Pemberville, 
 but the residents of neighboring towns and the 
 farmers of the surrounding country, among all of 
 whom they have established a re])utation for fair, 
 honorable and reliable dealings. 
 
 In addition to the establishment with which his 
 name is inseparably associated, Mr. Ilobart is the 
 owner of a large tile factory on the Toledo & 
 Ohio Central Railroad, five miles from Toledo, 
 and has a distributing yard at Pemberville. He 
 is also owner of the grain elevator at this place. 
 He was one of the first to engage in the develop- 
 ment of the Wood County oil-fields around Pem- 
 berville, having, with a number of other gentle- 
 
 men, drilled several wells near this city. At pres- 
 ent he owns some four hundred acres of leases, 
 and has several wells in operation. 
 
 In the Masonic order Mr. Ilobart is active and 
 prominent. He is a charter member and the pres- 
 ent Master of the lodge at Pemberville, and is also 
 connected with the Chapter. Officially he has 
 rendered efficient service in a number of respon- 
 sible positions. He has been a member of the 
 Board of Education, and is at present serv- 
 ing his second term as Treasurer of Pemberville. 
 Since assisting in the organization of the Presby- 
 terian Church at this place, he has been active in 
 its various enterprises and generous in its support. 
 For nine or more years he was Superintendent of 
 the Sunday-school. Politically he is a Republican, 
 and, in common with other veterans of the Civil 
 War, takes an active part in Grand Army affairs. 
 
 The family of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart consists of 
 six children. Clayton S., the oldest, is a partner 
 in his father's store, and is Superintendent of the 
 Presbyterian Sunday-school; he is a j'oung man of 
 decided business talent, and has a bright future 
 before him. Anna S. is at present in Florida. 
 Harrison W. is a student in Amherst College, 
 where he is jireparing for the legal profession. 
 Ra3'mond is in Florida. Earl is at home. Lee, 
 the youngest of the family, is a bright boy of 
 eleven years, and is a student in the Pemberville 
 schools. 
 
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 /"y APT. REED V. BOICE, one of the repie- 
 ^^y sentative citizens of Toledo, is an early 
 settler of this place, and is a veteran of 
 the War of the Rebellion. He is now retired from 
 business, but for many years was connected with 
 many local industries. In various parts of the 
 cit}' stand fine business blocks, public buildings 
 and pleasant homes, which were erected under his 
 supervision. In 1861 he was one of one hundred 
 men, drawn from all kinds of party affiliations, 
 who organized to suppress the Rebellion. 
 
 Captain Boice was born in Tioga County, N. Y., 
 March 21, 1832, and is a son of John P. and Roxy 
 
PORTEAIT AND BIOrjRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 518 
 
 (Williams) Boice. The former was reared in Al- 
 bion, N. Y., and about 1837 removed to Orleans 
 County, in tlie same state. There Mrs. Boice was 
 called to her final rest, and a year later young 
 Reed came to Ohio with an uncle and settled near 
 Venice, now Erie County. He was only nine 
 years old when he began the battle of life for 
 self-support. His first employment was with a 
 neighboring farmer, for whom he worked a few 
 years. His father having come to the Buckeye 
 State, the son went to live with him for a short 
 time. 
 
 In March, 1846, Reed V. Boice started from 
 home for Toledo, and walked the distance, some 
 forty-five miles. From his father he learned the 
 business of contracting and raasonr^', and worked 
 with him until he had reached his majority. He 
 then started out for himself as a general builder 
 and contractor, and was thus engaged until 1854. 
 At that time he ventured in another line of trade, 
 opening a grocery and general provision store in 
 East Toledo. 
 
 In 1860 Mr. Boice sold out his business, and in 
 the following year, when the war broke out, en- 
 listed in the Union service. He was mustered in 
 as Hospital Steward of the Third Ohio Cavalry, in 
 which capacity he served until November 30, 1864. 
 He was promoted to the rank of First Lieuten- 
 ant, and, though first detailed as Regimental, he 
 subsequently became Brigade-Cam inissaiy. Always 
 active and faithful at his post of duty, he won 
 the hearty approbation of his superior officers. He 
 was mustered out August 14, 1865, but just pre- 
 vious to that event was commissioned Captain. 
 
 October 13, 1852, Captain Boice married Miss 
 Lois A. Smith, who was born in Groton, Erie 
 County, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Boice were born 
 four children. John and Fred, able young busi- 
 ness men of Toledo, are represented elsewhere in 
 this volume. 
 
 In 1880 the Captain became President of the 
 Toledo Mower and Reaper Company, long one of 
 the most extensive concerns of this place. For 
 several years he was President of the Toledo Mold- 
 ing Company, and in 1883 succeeded W. O. Parker 
 as President of the Merchants' National Bank, a 
 position which he filled creditably for a number of 
 
 years. On returning from the South after the 
 war, the Captain resumed his former business at 
 contracting and building, and was prospered to an 
 eminent degree. His articles written from the 
 front during the Rebellion for the Toledo Blade, 
 of which he was a regular and valued correspond- 
 ent, excited wide and favorable comment. Polit- 
 ically he is a stanch Republican, and in 1860 was a 
 delegate to the convention at Chicago which nom- 
 inated Lincoln. By all who have the pleasure of 
 his acquaintance the worthy Captain is loved and 
 greatly esteemed. 
 
 PHILIP COOPER, who is a very successful 
 and progressive agriculturist of Sylvania 
 Township, Lucas County, owns sixty acres 
 of land on section 17 and forty acres on section 
 18, and has made good improvements on both 
 places. He is one of the native sons of this town- 
 ship, the date of his birth being October 3, 1827. 
 
 Remington Cooper, the father of Philip, was a 
 native of Rhode Island, and a carpenter by trade. 
 He emigrated to the Buckeye State about 1832, 
 and took up a tract of eighty acres of Government 
 land in this count}'. This section of the country 
 was then a wilderness and gave little promise of 
 what the future had in store for it. Mr. Cooper 
 built the house in which his son is now living, the 
 structure being completed about 1856. After a 
 busy and useful life he was summoned to the home 
 beyond, in July, 1862. His wife, before her mar- 
 riage Miss Anna Fogle, was a native of Toronto, 
 Canada, and died in 1880. 
 
 Philip Cooper is one of ten children, and the 
 fifth in order of birth. His eldest brother, William, 
 who was a resident of Sylvania, was a carpenter 
 by trade, and died in 1848. Another brother, 
 Horace, was killed in the battle of Murfreesboro, 
 during the late Civil War. The sisters are as fol- 
 lows: Elizabeth Huntley, living in Ford County, 
 111.; Julia, who married Isaac Rogers, a farmer of 
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Michigan, and died in 1852; Laura Kimble, wlio 
 lives on a farm in Ford County, 111.; Mrs. Phcebe 
 Camiska, who died in the state of California; Mrs. 
 Polly Parker, now deceased, formerly of Adrian, 
 Mich.; Harriet, who is now living with our subject; 
 and Almira, Mrs. Wallace Musrcau, who died in 
 1865. 
 
 April 27, 1858, Philip Cooper married Sarah 
 Hendrickson, who was born August 10, 1839, near 
 Sylvania. Her parents were John L. and Adeline 
 (Cummings) Hendrickson, early settlers in this 
 vicinity. The only son born to Mr. and Mrs. 
 Cooper was Albert, whose birth occurred January 
 8, 1859, and who died in infancy. Their only 
 daughter, Ida, born July 8, 1862, is the wife of 
 Francis Kimble, a farmer of this township. 
 
 During the war Mr. Cooper was a member of the 
 •Sylvania Guards, and as such was ready to go to 
 the front at any time required, but was not called 
 into action. For about fifteen years he has been 
 a member of the Masonic fraternity, and polit- 
 ically he uses his ballot in favor of the Republican 
 party. By his neighbors he is highly esteemed as 
 a man of honor and strict integrity in all his 
 dealings. 
 
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 REV. SIMON JOSEPH WIECZOREK, pas- 
 tor of St. Hedwig's Catholic Church, lo- 
 cated on Lagrange and Dexter Streets, 
 Toledo, is a well known and public-spirited citizen 
 of this place, and as a man of education and re- 
 finement is highly respected and esteemed, not 
 only by his congregation, but by all who know 
 him. He has ever manifested a deep interest in 
 the noble work in which he is engaged, and is re- 
 garded as an able and eloquent preacher. 
 
 Father Wieczorek was born in Russian Poland, 
 on the 19th of July, 1838. He spent his boy- 
 hood in that country, and there received his early 
 training in the common schools. Later, however, 
 he attended the g3'innasiura at Sandomier, County 
 Opatow, Guberuia, Radom, and on attaining his 
 
 nineteenth year began studying the classics. He 
 later entered the theological seminary at the same 
 place, and for some time prosecuted his studies in 
 philosophy and theology. About this time, in 
 1863, he became a soldier in the Polisli Insurgent 
 armj', and fought in the Polish-Russian War for a 
 period of two years. On the expiration of that 
 time he went to France in order to further perfect 
 his theological studies, and after spending two 
 years in the famous institutions of Orleans made 
 his way to Rome, where he completed his educa- 
 tion in this line, and was ordained on the 29th of 
 June, 1868, in that city. 
 
 In the year last mentioned Father Wieczorek 
 was sent by the bishop to America, and landed in 
 the city of Detroit, Mich., October 8. From there 
 he went to Parisville, Mich., and there took charge 
 of St. Mary's Church. After three years spent 
 there, and after the big lire in America in 1871, 
 where he lost everything, and where he him- 
 self was very much injured in saving the blessed 
 sacraments, he returned to Detroit, in 1871, and 
 served as jjastor of St. Albert's Church in that city 
 for a couple of years. He was afterward sent 
 by the Milwaukee Diocese to Berlin, Wis., and dur- 
 ing the twelve 3'ears in which he had charge of the 
 Catholic Church of that city he built a school- 
 house and church. 
 
 In 1886 Father Wieczorek came to Toledo, and 
 under his supervision and guidance St. Hedwig's 
 Church has been built. The old church was a large 
 brick structure, and now serves as the parochial 
 school building. The present handsome granite 
 stone church w.as completed in 1891, under the 
 superintendance of our subject, and cost $65,000. 
 It is located upon a valuable site, which was pur- 
 chased by Father Wieczorek and donated b}' him 
 to the church, the property including twenty lots. 
 
 St. Hedwig's Church has a membership of seven 
 hundred families, and the school has enrolled on 
 its books over four hundred and fifty pupils. Both 
 departments are under the charge of our subject, 
 assisted by five sisters and one male teacher, 
 who are in every way fitted to care for those 
 placed under their instruction. Father Wiec- 
 zorek has now under consideration the building 
 of a fine new parochial school edifice, which will 
 
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 515 
 
 cost when completed $35,000, and an accompany- 
 ing parsonage, whose cost will be $10,000. He is 
 a man of fine intellect and wonderful reasoning 
 powers, and has won the resi:>ect and esteem of the 
 citizens of Toledo, where he has accomplished 
 much good. He is now occupying a .substantial 
 residence on Dexter Street. His father, who 
 served as a soldier during the Polish and Russian 
 War, was also a finely educated man, who died 
 at the age of ninetj'-five years. 
 
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 FRED BOICE, a well known business man 
 of Toledo, is a member of the Chamber of 
 Commerce. In social as well as in busi- 
 ness circles he holds an enviable place. He is a 
 son of the sterling old pioneer, Capt. Reed V. Boice, 
 whose history may be found on another page of 
 this work. When the Captain retired from busi- 
 ness a few years since, his son succeeded him. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred in this city, 
 October 5, 1853. His boyhood was passed quietly 
 under his father's roof, and until he was fourteen 
 years old he was regular in his attendance at the 
 public schools. He was not a robust lad, and on 
 account of his health it was deemed advisable for 
 him to leave his studies for a time and engage in 
 out-door work. He learned the mason's trade, after 
 which he became an employe of a railroad, remain- 
 ing with them for three years. In 1876 he left 
 tlie company, and the following year went to Tex- 
 as, where he remained for several months. He 
 then returned to Toledo and resumed railroading, 
 which he followed until 1879. His father next 
 made him manager of his business, and in 1880 he 
 succeeded to the whole concern. He possesses 
 good executive and financial ability and is rapid- 
 ly making strides toward a position of independ- 
 ent wealth. He is largely self-educated, as all but 
 his elementary schooling was obtained through 
 private and assiduous work. 
 
 April 10, 1883, Mr. Boice wedded Adella Boy- 
 Ian, who was born near Kalamazoo, Mich., and 
 whose father, AVilliam Boylan, is a well known mer- 
 
 chant of tbat place. Mr. and Mrs. Boice have an 
 only daughter, Myrtle M., whose birth occurred 
 August 30, 1884. The family are regular attend- 
 ants of the Congregational Church, though not 
 identified with any congregation as members. 
 
 On political questions Mr. Boice uses his ballot 
 and influence in favor of the Republican party, 
 and first voted for R. B. Hayes. In 1891 he was 
 admitted as a member to the Toledo Club, and 
 also belongs to the Exchange and to the Toledo 
 Cycling Club. In the Masonic fraternity he be- 
 longs to Sanford L. Collins Lodge No. 396, F. & 
 A. M. He is also connected with Ideal Council, 
 N. U. 
 
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 FREDERICK NIEMAN is a leading farmer 
 of Wood County, his dwelling-place being 
 on section 36, Troy Township. He is a 
 native of Hanover, Germany, born April 16, 1824. 
 His parents, Frederick and Mary Nicman, who 
 were likewise of German birth, came to America 
 with their family- in 1841, and settled in Sandusky 
 County. There the father died in 1844. His oc- 
 cupations in life had been farming and merchan- 
 dising. Of a family numbering four children, Mr. 
 Nieman is now the only survivor. He received a 
 good education in his mother tongue and is self- 
 taught in English. Financially', he is in good cir- 
 cumstances, his fortune having been won by hard 
 work and untiring energ3'. 
 
 About 1845 our subject moved to his present 
 farm, which comprises within its boundaries some 
 one hundred and five acres. In addition to this 
 he owns a tract of ninety-one acres in Webster 
 Township, this property being now managed by 
 his son. On both of these places he has made good 
 improvements and erected substantial buildings. 
 Two oil-wells have been sunk on the homestead, 
 which afford a good income to the fortunate pro- 
 prietor. 
 
 November 27, 1849, Mr. Nieman married Anna 
 
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 M. Sampson, bj' whom he had eight children, as 
 follows: Anna M., Mrs. BucJibreder, born October 
 28, 1850; Maria E., December 24, 1852; Louisa, 
 July 4, 1855; Anna M., November 5, 1857; Sophia 
 O., March 7, 1860; Jolianna, October 9, 1863; Ed- 
 ward II., October 2, 1865; and Caroline E., Octo- 
 ber 3, 1870. Maria died June 12, 1855; Louisa 
 passed away October 8, 1876; and Sophia died 
 November 12, 1862. Anna is the wife of Henry 
 
 Titcameyr, and Caroline married Frederick San- 
 ders. 
 
 In political questions Mr. Nieman is always to 
 be found on the side of the Democracy. Relig- 
 iously, he is a member of the Lutheran denomina- 
 tion. To an eminent degree he enjoys the love 
 and respect of his neighbors and acquaintances, for 
 his life has been S[)ent in an unselfish and exem- 
 plary manner. 
 
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 THE CITY OF TOLEDO occupies a strategic 
 position in the commerce of the Lakes and 
 the Western States of tlie Ohio and Mis- 
 sissippi Valley region. As a railroad center its 
 growth has been phenomenal. When we recall the 
 fact that twenty-three different lines and branches, 
 with nearly two hundred passenger trains, depart 
 and arrive in the city daily, with a like number 
 of freight trains, it gives something of an idea of 
 the vast business centering here. It is the termi- 
 nal point of ten roads and eleven branches. Its 
 several lake transportation companies also do an 
 enormous business, especially in freight traffic, 
 while at the same time their magnificent passenger 
 boats are extensively patronized. Among the 
 more important railroads centering in Toledo are 
 the Wabash; Pennsylvania; Toledo, St. Louis & 
 Kansas City, and the Lake Shore & Michigan 
 Southern. 
 
 The Wabash, 
 
 <rp» S NOW KNOWN, has been operated under 
 
 / — \ several names from time to time. It is 
 
 the offspring, as it were, of the first line 
 
 of road projected west of the Alleghenies, then 
 
 known as the Northern Cross Railroad, to extend 
 
 from Springfield, 111., to Meredosia, 111. This was 
 chartered in 1837, and u[)on it the first locomotive 
 was placed in the winter of 1838-39, running from 
 Meredosia, on the Illinois River, to Jacksonville. 
 In 1842 the road was completed from Jacksonville 
 to Springfield, and tliree trips were made per week. 
 The track was of the old strap railstjde, which was 
 made by nailing thin strips of iron on parallel 
 lines of timbers placed at the proper distance apart 
 and running lengthways of the road. The engine 
 as well as the road soon became so impaired that 
 the former had to be abandoned, and mules were 
 substituted as motor power. However, such loco- 
 motion was destined to be of short duration, for 
 the state soon after sold the entire road for a nom- 
 inal sum, and thus for a short lime was suspended 
 the first railroad enterprise in the West. But a 
 new era, one of prodigious industrial activity and 
 far-reaching results in the practical arts, was ap- 
 proaching in the West, and within thirty years of 
 the temporary failure of the road mentioned, Illi- 
 nois had outstripped all others in gigantic internal 
 improvements, and at present has more miles of 
 railroad than any other state in the Union. 
 
 The Nortiiern Cross Road was afterward merged 
 into the Great Western, whose name has been suc- 
 cessively changed to the Toledo, Wabash & West- 
 ern; Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific, and Wabash 
 Railroad, the last of which it still bears, and trav- 
 
518 
 
 TRANSPORTATION. 
 
 erses some of tlie finest ])ortions of Missouri, Iowa, 
 Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Ilsoon be- 
 came the popular highway of travel and traffic 
 between the East and West. Through a system of 
 consolidation, unparalleled in American railways, 
 it has become a giant among them. The railroad 
 takes its title from a river of that name, a tribu- 
 tary of the Ohio, which in part separates the 
 states of Illinois and Indiana. In Looking over 
 the map of the Wabash Railroad, it will be seen 
 that the line entends through the most fertile and 
 wealthy portions of the center of the United States, 
 Laving terminals at more large cities than any 
 other western road. It was indeed a far-reaching 
 gagacity which consolidated these various lines 
 into the Wabash S3'Stem, forming one immense 
 chain of great activity and power. Its terminal 
 facilities are unsurpassed by any competing line. 
 Its home offices are established in handsome quar- 
 ters in St. Louis, and, in fact, are the most con- 
 venient and commodious of any in the countrj'. 
 The lines of the road are co-extensive with the 
 importance of the great transportation facilities 
 required for the products of the Mississippi Valley. 
 A glance at the map will show that the Wabash 
 connects with more large cities and great marts of 
 trade than any other line, bringing Omaha, Kan- 
 sas City, Des Moines, Keokuk, Quincy, St. Louis, 
 Chicago, Toledo and Detroit together with one 
 continuous line of steel rails. This road has an 
 immense freight traffic in the cereals, live stock, 
 various productions and manufactured articles of 
 the West and the states through which it passes. 
 Its facilities for rapid transit for the vast produc- 
 tions of the packing-houses of Omaha, Kan- 
 sas City, St. Louis and Chicago to Detroit, To- 
 ledo and the eastern marts of trade is unequaled. 
 A large proportion of the grain productions 
 of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and 
 Indiana finds its way to the eastern markets over 
 the lines of this road. The Wabash has always 
 taken a liberal position in tariffs, and its course 
 toward its patrons has been just and reason- 
 able, so that it has always enjoyed the com- 
 mendation of the business and traveling public. 
 The road-bed is one of the best in the country, 
 and is ballasted with gravel and stone, well tied. 
 
 and laid with steel rails. The bridges along the 
 various lines and branches are substantial struct- 
 ures. The depots, grounds and general property 
 of the road are in good condition. The manage- 
 ment of the Wabash is fully abreast of the times. 
 The road is progressive in every respect. The finest 
 passenger cars on the continent are run on its 
 lines, and every effort is made to advance the in- 
 terests of its patrons. The passenger department 
 is unexcelled for the elegant and substantial com- 
 fort afforded travelers. On through trains of the 
 system dining-cars are run, and all modern im- 
 provements calculated to increase the efficiencj' of 
 the line are speedily adopted when their merits are 
 established. 
 
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 Penn.sylvania System. 
 
 ■iT^ BRANCH of this well known railroad also 
 / — \ strikes Toledo, giving it still another out- 
 let to Pittsburg, Philadelphia, New York 
 and the other great commercial cities of the East. 
 This road is noted for its splendid track, whicii, 
 for its length, is regarded as the best in the world. 
 Tapping as it does the great coal and iron regions 
 of Pennsylvania, it becomes an important feeder to 
 the commercial and manufacturing enterprises of 
 the important cities of the Great Lakes. This line 
 has alwajs been on a substantial and paying basis. 
 Over the greater part of the system it is double 
 tracked; its passenger equipment is first class, and 
 passengers are regaled with some of the most beau- 
 tiful scenery in the East while crossing the Alle- 
 gheny Mountains. It runs two splendid trains 
 daily, each way, between New York and Chicago, 
 covering the distance in twenty-four hours. 
 
 m^g= 
 
 Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City, 
 
 FAMILIARLY known as the "Clover Leaf," 
 is one of the important lines that have 
 opened up a new section of territory trib- 
 utary to Toledo. It was first built as a narrow 
 gauge, but it was subsequentlj' changed to stand- 
 
/ TRANSPOKTATION. 
 
 519 
 
 ard gauge. The road maintains good passenger 
 service and also a growing freiglit business. It 
 travei-ses fertile portions of the slates of Ohio, In- 
 diana and Illinois, having for its western terminus 
 St. Louis. The eastern terminus and headquarters 
 are in Toledo. 
 
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 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway. 
 
 THIS GREAT railway system has probably 
 contributed more to the development of 
 Toledo than any other line. It was one of 
 the first roads built connecting Chicago and To- 
 ledo with New York City and the sea-board. The 
 development of the great metropolis of the West 
 and the thriving city near the head of Lake Erie, 
 especially the latter city, is in a large measure due 
 to the enterprise of the Lake Shore and her con- 
 necting lines, forming, as they do, a part of the 
 
 great Vanderbilt system. The carrying power of 
 the road is enormous, and the freight tralHc is one of 
 the largest in the country. It occupies an unpar- 
 alleled geographical position, connecting by a band 
 of steel the two greatest cities on the continent, as 
 well as the most important cities of the lake re- 
 gion. Its fast mail train is noted in the history 
 of railroad enterprise, and its passenger service is 
 superb and all that the most exacting public could 
 demand for speed and comfort. 
 
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 Other Roads. 
 
 Among the other roads entering Toledo are the 
 following: Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo; 
 Toledo, Ann Arbor & Noithern Michigan; Wheel- 
 ing & Lake Erie; Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw; 
 the Ohio Central Lines; Cincinnati, Hamilton & 
 Dayton; and the Michigan Central. 
 
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ms)m „.„ -MJy T IV T T~A T~> "V7" sW^ .«r I««lg 
 
 BIOGRAFlflCALi. 
 
 Acers, William 28!) 
 
 Adams, Prof. Harry C 334 
 
 Adams, John 'i3 
 
 Adams, John Q an 
 
 Ames, John 336 
 
 Andrews, James 153 
 
 Andrews, William 310 
 
 Arthur, Chester A nn 
 
 Atwill, William H 2^ 
 
 Aultman, George W 303 
 
 Austm.Hon. D. R 501 
 
 Bacon, Norval B 187 
 
 Baldwin, IVlarquis 127 
 
 Ballard, Charles 179 
 
 Barber, James R 508 
 
 Barfield, Henry M Ml 
 
 Barnum, Arthur T., M. D 307 
 
 Bartlett, Rev. J. A 338 
 
 Bartlett, Matthew 380 
 
 Beausay.Prof. Richard F...I45 
 
 Becker, Bernhard.M. D 302 
 
 Becker, Casper 144 
 
 Bell, damuel W lOO 
 
 Benore, Maxim 18.') 
 
 Berkeybile, Levan J 218 
 
 Best, Michael I2fi 
 
 Bick, Jacob N .177 
 
 Bierly, Thomas .N i;i5 
 
 Bigelow, Dr. Asa A 171 
 
 Bigley, Obediah A 147 
 
 Black, Emmett P 3a=> 
 
 Blair, Albert G 287 
 
 Boice, Fred 515 
 
 Boice, John R 3:!H 
 
 Boice, Capt. Keed V 512 
 
 Boos, William H 121 
 
 Booth, Henry J 24'i 
 
 Bordner, A. L 201; 
 
 Bower, Francis T 288 
 
 Bowers, Prof. Frederick H..1J2 
 
 Bowman, Justice H I8« 
 
 Beyer, Ellas 446 
 
 Brailey , George S 263 
 
 Brand, C. Rudolph 377 
 
 Bridge, Alankin 320 
 
 Brigham, William E 275 
 
 Brim, Gilbert B 449 
 
 Brim. Walter VV 29il 
 
 Bronson, Calvin 233 
 
 Bronson, John P 509 
 
 Brown, Daniel A 402 
 
 Brown, David B., M. D 128 
 
 Brown, Rev. George B 227 
 
 Brown, Stillman 194 
 
 Brown. Thomas 4.59 
 
 Brownsberger, John W I5(; 
 
 Brunthaver, F. P., M. D 467 
 
 Buchanan, James 75 
 
 Campbell, James H 497 
 
 Canfield, Capt. Silas S 217 
 
 Carl, James 280 
 
 Carr. Spencer D 228 
 
 Carsner, Montgomery A 317 
 
 Chambers, Josiah 465 
 
 Chapman , Dr. W. C 277 
 
 Cleveland, S. Grover 103 
 
 Coldham, Ashton H 231 
 
 Coldham, William W., M. D.175 
 
 Collins, Jasper P 401 
 
 Collins, Sanford L 163 
 
 Colton,Abram W 348 
 
 Comstock, Beebe 286 
 
 Comttock, Levi S 155 
 
 Converse, Frank 427 
 
 Cook, Daniel F 432 
 
 Cook, Thomas R 328 
 
 Cooney, Michael J 491 
 
 Cooper, Philip 513 
 
 Cooper, Sylvester K 166 
 
 Cranker, Peter 459 
 
 Curtis, Charles F 213 
 
 Curtis, Cornelius S 265 
 
 Cushmg, Henry H 501 
 
 Daiber, John 184 
 
 Dana. George S 249 
 
 DanenholTer, Rev. Peter 190 
 
 Davidson, Robert 206 
 
 Davidson, William 495 
 
 DeMuth, Levi 428 
 
 Dennis, David O 270 
 
 Dillon, John 337 
 
 Dixon, William W 362 
 
 Dodge, Frederick B 3S9 
 
 Dodge, Frederick H 356 
 
 Donaldson, Ebenezer 396 
 
 Doren, William 503 
 
 Downing, Daniel D 29S 
 
 Doyle, Hon. John H 193 
 
 Drago, John B 438 
 
 Drake, Frank B 416 
 
 Dunipace, Robert 310 
 
 Dunipace, William 290 
 
 Dwight, Edward E 434 
 
 F.astell, Eldred W. 
 Edson, Eugene C. . 
 
522 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Eichenlaub, George F 390 
 
 Ellis, Henry U 209 
 
 Engelhardt, Jacob 1S9 
 
 Entsminjjor, Stephen 1'2U 
 
 Epker. Herman il4 
 
 Evans, James V ;J04 
 
 Facer, James .!!U 
 
 Facer. Wallace H :;i(J 
 
 Fassett , Elias l-ici 
 
 Fay lor, Solomon I;i7 
 
 Fillmore, Millard (i7 
 
 Fish, Daniel 132 
 
 Fish, John 138 
 
 Fish, William 13(i 
 
 ^Fisher, Albert W., M. D 371 
 
 -Fisher, Capt. John H 3H8 
 
 Fletcher, William C IBS 
 
 Folger, Jacob 39.') 
 
 Gardiner, William, G., M. D..4I9 
 
 Gardner, Nathan 411 
 
 Garfield, James A 9h 
 
 Garner, William, M. D 118 
 
 Gartner, Joseph G '200 
 
 Gashe, William A 198 
 
 Gillett, Orrin 477 
 
 Granger, Volentine W 343 
 
 Grant, Ulysses S 87 
 
 Greene, Capt. John W ].=>4 
 
 Greer, John T 1!)7 
 
 Griffin, Hon. Charles P 495 
 
 Grove, Henry D 314 
 
 Gunn, Capt. Oscar N 390 
 
 Heller, Oliver P 374 
 
 Hight, John E 403 
 
 Hill, William W.,M. D i!>7 
 
 Hmds, Adam 319 
 
 Hinsdale, George P 4(18 
 
 Hubart, Murcene oil 
 
 Hoir, Allen K '.Mo 
 
 Hollenbeck, Hon. D. K 4til 
 
 Hopkins, John M 287 
 
 Housholder, Daniel 133 
 
 Hoyt, William L 122 
 
 Hnbbard, Hiram A 482 
 
 Huffman, James V .210 
 
 Hnnt. Frank O., M. D llio 
 
 Jackson, Andrew 43 
 
 Jellerson, Thon.as 27 
 
 Jerome, John W oOiJ 
 
 Jewell, Samuel 3i;i 
 
 Johnson, Andrew 83 
 
 Jones, John C 3!t7 
 
 Kaney. James G 3J0 
 
 Keeler, Coleman 1H7 
 
 Keller, John J 17ii 
 
 Kellogg, Harvey mi 
 
 Kelly, Cyrus M. 207 
 
 Kelsey, Joel W 24.i 
 
 Kennedy, Charles H., M. D. .379 
 
 Kerr, Benjamin F 499 
 
 Ketcham, Valentine H 203 
 
 King, Frank 1 213 
 
 Kirk, Albert 419 
 
 Kleile, Frederick 473 
 
 Kohli, Frederick 4(iO 
 
 Kosch, Charles 428 
 
 Loensbal, Morris 230 
 
 Long, Henry 309 
 
 Loomis, Dudley .30.i 
 
 Loomis, Melvin 228 
 
 Ludwig, Leroy M 240 
 
 Lytle, John 406 
 
 Macomber, Albert E 230 
 
 M.adison, James 31 
 
 Mallett, Benjamin 313 
 
 Mallett,B. Frank 220 
 
 Malone, Michael J 487 
 
 Martin, Adam 2r.O 
 
 Mayer, John M 452 
 
 McAfee, John P 455 
 
 McCarthy, Rev. Timothy P.. 367 
 
 McKean, John A 229 
 
 McMaken, William V 329 
 
 Mercereaii, Charles W 1.56 
 
 Miles, Milton F 510 
 
 Millard, Judge Irwin 1 415 
 
 Mitchell, Keuben B 168 
 
 Moenter, Herman H :j.54 
 
 Moenter, John H 143 
 
 Monroe, James 35 
 
 Morris, Judge Lindley W. . . .379 
 
 Mott, Hon. Hichard 141 
 
 Motulewski, Rev. Felix S 404 
 
 Mueller, Alexander 190 
 
 Muir, James 315 
 
 Murphy, Clayton L 225 
 
 Murray, Malcolm H 320 
 
 Myers , Charles 23;i 
 
 Nearing, Mars 386 
 
 Newton, John V 350 
 
 Nieman, Frederick 515 
 
 Niles, Henry T 508 
 
 Parker, Hiram 
 
 Parker, John 
 
 Peckham, Elijah W 
 
 Perrin, David H 
 
 Peterson, Mrs. Elizabeth. 
 
 Philipps, Henr.v 
 
 Phister, Ja:c6b D 
 
 Pierce, Franklin 
 
 Pike, Hon. Louis H 
 
 Polk, James K 
 
 Potter, Joel 
 
 Pratt, Hon. Charles 
 
 Pray, Thomas 
 
 Printup. John A 
 
 Puck, Hon. John H 
 
 Purney, Thomas C 
 
 Quigley, Rov. Patrick F 
 
 Kaitz, Robert 329 
 
 Randolph, Thaddeiis F 483 
 
 Raymond, Erwin P 392 
 
 Raymond, Paul 3.59 
 
 Reed, Edwin 293 
 
 Reeves, Richard 344 
 
 Regan, Rev. M. J 474 
 
 Rethinger, John 450 
 
 Rhonehouse, G. W., M. D.. . .335 
 
 Ricard, Joseph N 190 
 
 Ritchie, Hon. Byron F 372 
 
 Ritchie, Hon. James M 373 
 
 Rodgers, James S 505 
 
 Roff, Frank E 368 
 
 Roll, Arthur C, M. D 237 
 
 Komeis, Hon. Jacob 277 
 
 Roulet, George U 503 
 
 Rowsey, Capt. Charles A 349 
 
 Royer, John A., M. D 283 
 
 Runneals, Dewee H 134 
 
 Russell. James 504 
 
 Ryan, William T 325 
 
 Hadley, George G .'i07 
 
 Hahn, Valentine 123 
 
 Hall, Elijah B 209 
 
 Hall, Joseph E 445 
 
 Hammer, Abram J., M. D — 481 
 
 Harmon, Judge Gilbert 439 
 
 Harris, Lem P 180 
 
 Harrison, Benjamin 107 
 
 Harrison, William Henry. . . . 51 
 
 Harroun,C. H., D. D. S 238 
 
 Harroun, Edwin 170 
 
 Hathaway, Harris^on, M. D..210 
 
 Haughlon, Alberts 498 
 
 Uawley, .Hiram 1.V2 
 
 Hayes, Rutherford B 91 
 
 Ladd, Jonathan E WO 
 
 Lahr, Emanuel 421 
 
 Lang, Frederick 188 
 
 Lapish, Alfred 308 
 
 Larkin, William 400 
 
 Laskey , Hon. George 2.'»9 
 
 Lawrance, Marion 206 
 
 Leybourn, William 422 
 
 Lincoln, Abraham 79 
 
 Lipe, Rev. Sebastian 402 
 
 Littlefleld, Myron R :t:!8 
 
 Locke, David Ross 131 
 
 Locke, Robinson 273 
 
 Ogden, Prof. W. A 124 
 
 Ordway, Isaac 366 
 
 Parker, Ellis 281 
 
 Parker, Henry W 209 
 
 Saxby, Charles B 176 
 
 Scadding, Rev. Charles 195 
 
 Schmidt, Philip 425 
 
 Schnetzler, H. M., M. D 180 
 
 Schnitzler, Rev. Peter 384 
 
 Schroder, John H 295 
 
 Scott, Noah C 2ai 
 
 Scott, Samuel, 500 
 
INDEX. 
 
 523 
 
 Scribner, Harvey 226 
 
 Shaw, Daniel C 234 
 
 Sheperd, George J 444 
 
 Shoemaker, Matthew ISl 
 
 Shull, John 2S6 
 
 Siesrist, William 3«) 
 
 Simon, Rubellus J., M. D 24J 
 
 —Smith, Eleazer N WS 
 
 Southard , James 440 
 
 Southard, Hon. James H 471 
 
 Southard, Samuel 481 
 
 Speck, George H 346 
 
 Stanbery, Jonas M 431 
 
 Stephens, J. H 247 
 
 Stevens, George W., M. D. . . 199 
 
 Stevio, Thomas M 451 
 
 Stollberg, John 317 
 
 Stump, Alfred A 327 
 
 Suker, George F , Bl. D 208 
 
 Tanner, G. Adolph 170 
 
 Taylor, Komain A 250 
 
 Taylor, Zachary t:3 
 
 Thomas, Edwin ,. .362 
 
 Thorn, Samuel S., M. D 437 
 
 Torgler, Ernest 422 
 
 Tracy, Doria 303 
 
 Tyler, John h5 
 
 Van Buren, Martin 47 
 
 Van Gunten, John 3(iG 
 
 Van Rensselaer, Capt. J. B. .420 
 
 Vogelman, David 3*j0 
 
 Voit, Heynold 350 
 
 w 
 
 , Clark 492 
 
 Waite, Hon Morrison E 117 
 
 Waite, Richard 378 
 
 Walbridge, Horaces 383 
 
 Wamsher, John W 413 
 
 Ward, Isaac 324 
 
 Washington, George 19 
 
 Watts, William, M. D 178 
 
 Way, Willard V 478 
 
 Weaver, Elias B 472 
 
 Webb, Lewis E 408 
 
 Webster, William 276 
 
 Wegman,C. W 318 
 
 Whalen, Peter F 490 
 
 Whiteford, Richard, M. D. . .125 
 
 Whittaker, J. D., M. D 208 
 
 Wickham, William, M. D. ...200 
 
 Wieczorek, Rev. Simon J 514 
 
 Wight, Alexander 264 
 
 Wight, Theodore E 215 
 
 Wilcox, Minot 1 223 
 
 Wilhelm , Henry W 197 
 
 Wilkinson, Charles W 410 
 
 Wilkinson, Solomon 225 
 
 Wilson, John 407 
 
 Wing, Lorenzo P 35(i 
 
 Witker, Fred E 205 
 
 Wollam, C. Frank 490 
 
 Wollam, William M 274 
 
 Woods, Joseph T., M. D 253 
 
 Young, James A. . , 
 Young, Samuel M. 
 
 Zeller, George 
 
 Zimmerman, Milton. 
 
 Adams, John 22 
 
 Adams, John Q 38 
 
 Arthur, Chester A 9S 
 
 Brailey, George S 262 
 
 Brand, C. Rudolph S76 
 
 Bronson, Calvin 232 
 
 Buchanan, James 74 
 
 Cleveland, S. Grover 102 
 
 Collins, Jasper P 400 
 
 Collins, Sanford 1 Ifil 
 
 Collins, Mrs. S. L 160 
 
 Curtis, Charles F 212 
 
 Dodge . Frederick B 388 
 
 Doyle, Hon. John H 192 
 
 Fillmore, Millard 66 
 
 Folger, Jacob 394 
 
 Gardiner, W. G., M. D 448 
 
 Garfield, James A 94 
 
 Granger, Volentine W 342 
 
 Grant, U.S Sfi 
 
 Hammer, Abram J., M. D 480 
 
 Harrison, Benjamin 106 
 
 Harrison, W. H oO 
 
 Hayes, Rutherford B 90 
 
 Jackson, Andrew 42 
 
 JelVerson, Thomas 26 
 
 Johnson, Andrew 82 
 
 Ketcham, Valentine H 202 
 
 Kirk, Albert 418 
 
 Lincoln, Abraham 78 
 
 Locke, David Ross 130 
 
 Locke, Robinson 272 
 
 Madison, James 30 
 
 Mallett, Benjamin 312 
 
 McAfee, John P 454 
 
 Monroe, James 34 
 
 Mott, Hon. Richard 140 
 
 'iMotulewski,Rev. Felix S 405 
 
 -New German Baptist 
 
 Churches 463 
 
 Peckham , Elijah W 442 
 
 Pierce, Franklin 70 
 
 Polk, J. K 58 
 
 Raymond, Paul 35S 
 
 Reed, Edwin 292 
 
 Royer, John A., M. D 282 
 
 Schmidt, Philip 424 
 
 Shoemaker, Matthew 150 
 
 Siegrist, William 364 
 
 Simon, Rubellus J., M. D 242 
 
 Southard, Hon. James H 470 
 
 -"St. Anthony's Church, 
 
 Toledo 405 
 
 Taylor, Zachary 62 
 
 Thorn, Samuel S.,M. D 436 
 
 Tracy, Doria 302 
 
 Tyler, John 54 
 
 Van Buren, Martin 46 
 
 Waite, Hon. Morrison R 116 
 
 Walbridge, Horace S 382 
 
 Washington, George 18 
 
 Wilcox, Minot 1 222 
 
 Woods, Joseph T., M. D 2.=i2 
 
 Y^oung, James A 3.52 
 
 Young, Samuel M 182