Coshocton County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1909 (part 17 of 19)

Mr. Dawson chose as a companion and helpmate for the journey of life Miss Charity Kirker, their marriage being celebrated on the 1st of December, 1880. Her parents, Gilbert and Ruella (McCoy) Kirker, are representatives of two of the early pioneer families of Coshocton county. By her marriage Mrs. Dawson has become the mother of two sons: Marcus, who was born October 15, 1881; and Charles D., born April 28, 1883. Both lave been liberally educated. The elder son attended and graduated from the advanced schools of Poland, Ohio, and is now occupying a responsible position with a large mercantile firm at Columbus, while the younger, Charles D., graduated from Antioch College at Yellow Springs, Ohio, with the class of 1907, and is now engaged in teaching at Zanesfield, this state. During the periods of vacation he gives his time to the study of law and expects to make the legal profession his life work.

Mr. Dawson is a democrat in principle and practice. He takes a lively interest in public affairs and has served in various township offices, has been a member of the Willowbrook school board and at the present writing is a member of the board of infirmary directors. His religious views accord with the Baptist church, he belonging to that denomination in Pleasant Hill. He is now serving as treasurer of the church. He is a man of practical ideas and is not only interested in the welfare of the community in which he has so long resided, but he takes an active part in bringing about reformed measures, which tend to advance the promotion and progress of his home locality.

Warnet Rees

Thrift, energy and determination have constituted the basis of success in the life of Warnet Rees, who is now living retired in Warsaw, but for a long period he was actively and busily engaged in general farming and still owns well improved and valuable farm lands, his possessions comprising six hundred acres, all of which are located in New Castle and Tiverton townships, with the exception ef one hundred and sixty acres near Columbus, Kansas.

As the name indicates, Mr. Rees was born in Germany, in 18380, and when a little lad of four years he was brought by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rees, to the United States. It was about this time that the Ohio canal was in course of construction and the father secured work on this, at which he was employed until the time of his death. Both the father and mother passed away when the son was quite young. Their family numbered six children, the record being as follows: Elizabeth and John, both of whom have passed away; Warnet, of this review; Conrad, a farmer of New Castle township; Henry, who follows farming in Tiverton township; and David, who has departed this life.

Warnet Rees was deprived of all educational advantages, for he came of a poor family and it was necessary that he provide for his own support from an early age. Therefore, at the age of eight years, he started out to make his own way in the world and has done many a day's work for five cents. He however, worked earnestly and persistently day after day and year after year and kept adding to his financial resources until he found himself in possession of a sum sufficient to invest in land. It was about this time that he also established a home of his own by his marriage in 1851 to Mrs. Mary Batchelor, the widow of David Batchelor, by whom she had one child, George Washington, who is now deceased. Mrs. Rees proved a valuable helpmate to her husband and through her encouragement and assistance he kept adding to his property until he is now the owner of six hundred acres, of which one hundred and sixty acres are located near Columbus, Kansas, and the balance is in New Castle and Tiverton townships, Coshocton county.

For a long period Mr. Rees carried on general agricultural pursuits and he is still numbered among the substantial citizens of this section of the state. His home farm is located in Tiverton township and is a valuable and well improved piece of property, on which stands a fine country residence, which was erected by Mr. Rees. For the past few years, however, he has lived retired in Warsaw, enjoying the fruits of his former toil. In addition to his realty interests Mr. Rees is also a stockholder in the Bank of Warsaw.

As above stated, Mr. Rees was married in 1851 to Mrs. Mary Batchelor, who bore the maiden name of Cly and was also born in Germany. Her parents, George and Caroline Cly, were natives of the fatherland, where the father was a grower of grapes. He emigrated with his family to America in 1837 and at once made his way to Coshocton county. He here secured work on the Ohio canal, working on the same until it was completed. In this manner he accumulated the money which enabled him to purchase land in Tiverton township. He was here engaged in farming during the remainder of his active business life. Following the death of his wife he lived with his daughter, Mrs. Rees, until he, too, passed away.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Rees has been blessed with eight children: Anna, the wife of George Fry, a farmer of New Castle township; John, who conducts a hotel and restaurant in Nellie, Ohio; Henry, who follows farming near Columbus, Kansas; Elizabeth, the wife of John Hays, a farmer of Tiverton township; Louis, who lives on the homestead farm in Tiverton township; Caroline, the wife of Henry Strom, who is engaged in the hardware business in Warsaw; Adoline, a twin of Caroline, and now the wife of Eugene Laughlin, a farmer of Jefferson township; and Peter, who has departed this life.

Mr. Rees gives his political support to the men and measures of democracy, while both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Deprived in his youth of all educational advantages, since living retired he has through the aid of books and papers become a well informed man. He thoroughly enjoys home life and takes great pleasure in the society of his family and friends, who have for him high regard. Starting out in life ere he had attended school for a day he worked energetically and persistently and through his own labors and the assistance of his estimable wife he has accumulated a handsome competence, and now in the evening of his days he can live a contented and happy life and enjoy the rest which he so well deserves.

Charles M. McKee, one of the younger representatives of agricultural interests, owns and operates a valuable tract of land comprising one hundred and eighty acres situated in Oxford township. He was born on this farm, July 21, 1877, of Irish descent. His paternal grandfather was a native of the Emerald Isle and came to America in an early day. The father, Samuel McKee, purchased this land, it being covered with timber. He cleared and developed the land and made it a valuable tract. He was born in Lafayette township and was married to Miss Rebecca Fowler, one of a family of four children, born of the marriage of William and Elizabeth Fowler.

Samuel McKee was a veteran of the Civil war and his death occurred April 3, 1902. His wife survived for a little more than a year, being called to her final rest June 25, 1903.

Charles M. McKee is one of a family of three children and now the only surviving member, the youngest having died in infancy, while the eldest, Elizabeth, is also deceased. The son pursued his studies in the common schools and was reared to farm life, early becoming familiar with all the tasks that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. Mr. McKee was married in 1900 to Miss Daisy Lathan, who was born in Linton township, a daughter of G. W. and Josephine Lathan, whose sketch appears on another page of this work. Following his marriage Mr. McKee remained on the home farm and upon the death of his father he fell heir to the property. He is here engaged in general farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of the latter branch of business.

Mr. McKee's study of the political questions and issues of the day has led him to give stalwart support to the republican party but he has never aspired to office. His home has been made dear to him through the associations of his early boyhood and youth as well as through the experiences of his later manhood. He and his wife are estimable young people and having spent their entire lives in this locality have a wide circle of friends, who hold them in high regard.

Robert Totten Hunt

Robert Totten Hunt is the president of The Hunt-Crawford Company, one of the important industrial concerns of Coshocton, engaged in the manafacture of corrugated packing paper and boxes. In recent years this city is rapidly becoming a commercial center, its ramifying interests reaching out to all parts of the country, and its substantial growth and improvement is attributable to the enterprising efforts of its manufacturers and merchants. Prominent among those who are factors in its development Mr. Hunt is numbered. He was born in Coshocton, September 14, 1867. He is a son of one of the city's most honored residents, the Rev. William Ellis Hunt, who has been a leading figure in the moral, educational and material development of the community for nearly half a century.

Sent as a pupil to the public schools when a lad Robert Totten Hunt passed through consecutive grades until he was graduated from the Coshocton high school in 1886. He began his career in connection with newspaper work as a reporter in Coshocton and was also similarly employed in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and Wheeling, West Virginia. He afterward acted as private secretary to J. P. Forbes for a period of three years and later, turning his attention to manufacturing interests, helped organize The Wooden Novelty Company, of which he was secretary for twelve years and also a director. The company manufactured wooden novelties and toys and after maintaining a separate existence until 1902 was merged into the Premium

Novelty Company. Prior to this, for a period of two years, Mr. Hunt was secretary and a director in the Keagy & Lear Machine Company. He then took a position with the Meek & Beach Company as manager of the biproducts department, and in October, 1903, he promoted Coshocton's business development in organizing the Hunt-Crawford Company, of which he became president and manager and which is now engaged in the manufacture of corrugated packing paper and boxes. From the beginning the trade of the house has increased in volume and importance and its output 1s now extensive, while the annual sales return a good dividend to the stockholders. Mr. Hunt was also one of the organizers and directors of the board of trade, an institution which has done much for Coshocton in furthering its commercial and industrial relations.

On the 30th of November, 1896, Mr. Hunt was married to Miss Nellie Grant Ricketts, a daughter of B. F. and Mary Ricketts, who died January 17, 1906, leaving four children: Helen Lucile, William Benjamin, Harry Ricketts, and Mary Stewart.

Mr. Hunt exercised his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the democratic party. He is a past exalted ruler of the Coshocton lodge of Elks. His rise in the world is due entirely to his own labors. Carefully considering the possibilities of the business world, he has used the opportunities which have come to him to the best advantage and is now at the head of a prosperous and growing business.

Lee O. Shaw

Lee O. Shaw, who was born January 5, 1882, has been endowed with the fortunate gift of contentment in the environments of the land of his birth, and doubly fortunate in the fact that they have been of an elevating and lucrative nature. While his brothers were attending the university of Ohio and fitting themselves for professional careers he was contentedly engaged in agricultural pursuits, being of invaluable assistance to his father in the conduct. of his extensive farming interests. He is the son of Seth and Nancy A. (Hall) Shaw, a history of whose lives will be found elsewhere in this volume. The family has been identified with Coshocton county's growth and development for three-quarters of a century, beginning with the pioneer record of this section, and continuing on down to its present high state of cultivation, and its glorious prospects for future attainments, the accomplishment of which devolves largely and worthily upon its younger substantial citizens, of which our subject is a representative type.

Lee O. Shaw is indebted to the district schools of the township for his education. In his farming operations he has had the advantage of his father's training and direction, and in 1902, at the age of twenty years, he rented one hundred and sixteen acres of land from his father in Lafayette township and began farming for himself. Two years later he secured title to the place through purchase and has continued to operate it most successfully since.

He engages in general farming and combines with this the raising of stock, devoting particular attention to the raising and selling of hogs, for which there is always a steady demand.

Mr. Shaw chose as his life companion and helpmate Miss Maude Parkhill, who was born in Mill Creek township, June 15, 1881, the daughter of David and Susan (Miller) Parkhill, both of whom are natives of this county, where the father was born in 1854, and the mother in 1856. The parents reside on a farm in White Eyes township. Mrs. Shaw is one of five children, of whom Clayton and Elvin are at home; Clarence resides in Coshocton; and one is deceased.

Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Shaw has voted the democratic ticket. Fraternally, he is a member of the West Lafayette Lodge, No. 900, I. O. O. F. He is recognized as a young man of force and solidity and the place which he has made for himself in the community by reason of his sterling character and worth is one of which he may be proud.

James H. Boyd

James H. Boyd, who owns and operates a well improved farm of one hundred acres in Keene township, was born in White Eyes township, Coshocton county, Ohio, March 28, 1846. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Tanney) Boyd, natives of Ireland, came to Coshocton county at an early day but both are now deceased. Their family numbered five children, namely: S. T., Mary Ann and Nancy, all of whom have passed away; Elizabeth, the widow of Robert Elliott, residing in Canton, Ohio; and James H., of this review.

The last named acquired a common-school education and remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage at the age of twenty-seven years. In 1864, however, he had enlisted for service in the Civil war as a member of Company H, One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment, remaining.a loyal defender of the Union until its supremacy had been established. Subsequent to his marriage Mr. Boyd purchased a farm of sixty-one acres in Lafayette township but later sold this and bought the place of one hundred acres in Keene township, where he has since resided. The many substantial improvements which are now seen on the property stand as monuments to his thrift and enterprise, and in the conduct of his agricultural interests he has met with a well merited measure of prosperity, owing to his unremitting industry and capable management.

Mr. Boyd was joined in wedlock to Miss Angeline Boyd, a daughter of Joseph and Nancy Boyd, both deceased. Mrs. Boyd was one of a family of eight children and by her marriage to our subject has become the mother of three, as follows: Cora, the wife of E. M. Hamilton, of Keene township; Nora J., the wife of C. M. Hamilton, of Mill Creek township; and John C., at home.

In his political views Mr. Boyd is a stalwart republican and has served as school director, the cause of education finding in him a stanch champion. Both he and his wife are devoted members of the Presbyterian church, in the work of which they take an active and helpful interest. Having resided in this county throughout his entire life, covering a period of sixty-two years, Mr. Boyd is largely familiar with its annals from pioneer times down to the present and has been an interested witness of the changes which have occurred as the country has been developed from a wild and unsettled region into a district replete with all the comforts, conveniences and luxuries of modern civilization.

M. F. Daliere, who is engaged quite extensively in the raising of sheep, is also following agricultural pursuits on a well improved farm of one hundred and sixty acres in New Castle township. He was born in this township, February 15, 1853, and is of French descent. The father, J. P. Daliere, was born in 1820 in the state of New York, whence he removed to Coshocton county with his mother and two half brothers when a youth of sixteen years, the journey being made by wagon. He was married in Coshocton county to Miss Rachel Phillips, a daughter of Jacob Phillips, one of the pioneer settlers of the Buckeye state. Her birth occurred in Pike township, Coshocton county, in 1826. Following their marriage the father engaged in farming in New Castle township, being thus occupied until the outbreak of the Civil war, when he offered his services to the government, enlisting as a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He died in a hospital in Morehead City, North Carolina, April 29, 1865, thus giving his life as a sacrifice to his country. The mother survived for a long period, passing away in 1898 at the home of her son M. F. The family numbered seven children, as follows: Anna, deceased; Levi, who served in the Civil war as a member of Company F, Eightieth Ohio Regiment under Colonel Metham and was killed in the battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863; Mary F., the wife of John Harden, a farmer of Knox county; Elizabeth, who has departed this life; Martha, who makes her home in Cleveland; M. F., of this review; and Josephine, deceased.

M. F. Daliere acquired his education in the district schools of Coshocton county and remained under the parental roof until he engaged in farming on his own account. With the exception of three years spent in Holmes county, this state, he has spent his entire life in Coshocton county and is now the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of rich and well improved land situated in New Castle township. He is here engaged in general agricultural pursuits and .he also raises sheep on quite an extensive scale, both branches of his business bringing him a good financial return.

Mr, Daliere established a home of his own in 1879 by his marriage to Miss Martha J. Riley, a resident of Butler township, Knox county. Their union has been blessed with five children, four sons and one daughter, namely: Robert, who wedded Miss Blanch Stricker, by whom he has one child, Clifford Lee; Howard, who died in infancy; and Nellie, Walter and Ralph, all under the parental roof.

Mr. Daliere gives his political support to the republican party and has taken a deep and active interest in public affairs. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, to which his wife also belongs. He has gained prosperity, yet this is not alone the goal for which he has been striving, for he belongs to that class of representative American citizens who promote the general good while advancing individual interests.

Archibald Patton

Archibald Patton, deceased, carved his name deeply on the records of the pioneer history of Coshocton county, which owes much of its advancement to his efforts. He was born on the old homestead farm in Pike township, October 30, 1826, and his entire life covering a period of seventy years was here spent, for his death occurrred March 14, 1896. The parents, James and Mary (Gardner) Patton, were both natives of Ireland, the former born in County Derry, while the birth of the latter occurred in County Antrim. At an early day they emigrated to America, meeting in Philadelphia, where their marriage occurred. There they made their home until the birth of their eldest son, when they made their way to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where they spent two years and during this time a second son was added to the household. Removing from Pittsburg, they located in Washington county, Pennsylvania, where a daughter was added to the family. In 1819 they made their way to Coshocton county, where the father entered one hundred and sixty acres of land from the government, to which he later added until he became one of the large landowners of this section of the state. He was a stonecutter by trade but after his removal to the Buckeye state gave his entire attention to general agricultural pursuits. The farm which was thus located by James Patton has since been in possession of the family and is now occupied by the widow of our subject, the house which was erected in 1825 being still one of the attractive and interesting pioneer residences of Coshocton county.

Archibald Patton was the youngest of six children born of his father's marriage. He was reared to farm life, early becoming familiar with the work of plowing, planting and harvesting, which in that early day was accomplished by the use of crude machinery. The winter months were devoted to study in the old-time log schoolhouses of the district, the methods of learning being quite as antiquated as the building in which the studies were pursued. As he grew to mature years and became more and more largely identified with the agricultural life of Coshocton county, he became more and more prosperous, his possessions comprising one hundred and sixty acres of rich and well improved land, so that at his death he left his family in good financial circumstances.

Mr. Patton was married June 19, 1856, the lady of his choice being Miss Mary A. Beckham, a daughter of William and Nancy (Jones) Beckham. The former was a native of Virginia and removed to Licking county, this state, in 1816, becoming identified with general agricultural pursuits there. His family numbered eleven daughters and one son, the latter being the youngest of the family. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Patton were born five sons and five daughters, as follows: John; Flora, deceased; Frank, who is with his mother and is operating the home farm; Mary E., who has departed this life; William; Martha, the wife of French Lake; Wallace; Effie, deceased; Laverta M., the wife of Ura Lake; and Frederick B.

Mr. Patton gave his political support to the men and measures of democracy and served as township trustee and as a member of the school board. He was a devoted and faithful member of the Presbyterian church and his life was lived in harmony with his professions. He was patient in his consideration of others, self-sacrificing and thoughtful, his greatest ambition being to serve his wife and children, and thus his loss was not only deeply felt by the members of his immediate household, but by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances as well. Mrs. Patton still resides on the home farm and is highly esteemed in the community in which she has so long lived and labored.

Prominent among the energetic business men of Coshocton is J. S. Elliott, the secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Coshocton Ice Company. He was born in Knox county, Ohio, January 28, 1867, and is a son of William and Hattie (Headington) Elliott, both of whom were natives of Knox county. The father was a farmer by occupation and throughout his entire life carried on the work of tilling the soil in the county of his nativity where he died in 1894, at the age of fifty-seven years. He was a Universalist in religious faith and a member of the Knights of Honor.

In his boyhood days J. S. Elliott worked in the fields, aiding in the plowing, planting and harvesting. When not busy with the task of tilling the soil he pursued his education in the public schools. He continued to give his assistance to his father until twenty-three years of age, when he left the farm and, thinking that he would find commercial pursuits more congenial, secured a position in connection with an ice business in Mount Vernon, Ohio, where he remained for two years. At the expiration of that period he went to Mount Gilead, Ohio, and engaged in the ice business on his own account, continuing at that place for two years when he sold out.

In 1894 Mr. Elliott arrived in Coshocton, where he had _ previously purchased the business of the Crystal Ice Company. He took charge at this point and conducted his interests under the old firm name until 1905, when the business was incorporated as the Coshocton Ice & Cold Storage Company. Two years later it was sold to the Coshocton Ice & Provision Company and under that business organization the trade was continued for a year after which the interests were divided and incorporated under two names - the Coshocton Ice Company and the Coshocton Provision Company. Mr. Elliott retained his connection with the business in an official capacity through its various changes and is now secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Coshocton Ice Company. He is also owner of the business which is carried on under the name of the Ashland Ice Company, in Ashland, Ohio, and is a stockholder in the Mount Vernon Ice & Cold Storage Company. He is likewise a stockholder and director in the Coshocton Provision Company and his varied interests are returning to him a gratifying annual income. His judgment in business matters is seldom if ever at fault and his marked enterprise enables: him to overcome the many difficulties and obstacles which always constitute a feature of every business career.

In January, 1899, Mr. Elliott was united in marriage to Miss Ursula Biggs, of Roscoe, Coshocton county, and unto them have been born three children, Ruth, Harold and William. Mr. Elliott is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of Coshocton lodge, B. P. O. E., the National Union, and the Odd Fellows. What he has accomplished in the business world represents the fit utilization of the innate talents which are his. He has directed his labors along the lines where mature judgment and sound discrimination have led the way and he is regarded in his community as a man of affairs and one who has wielded a wide and beneficial influence.

Mr. Elliott has devoted a great deal of his time to the perfecting of a system that would put the ice business on a higher and more moral plane. It had been the custom to deliver ice seven days in the week but in 1896 he decided there would be no more ice delivered on the Sabbath day in Coshocton so far as he was able to prevent it, believing that men and horses working six days in the week should have the seventh day for rest. Previous to the time he purchased the ice business in Coshocton it had been the custom to allow the driver to spend money to hold a certain class of trade. He considered this not only poor business policy but also demoralizing to the trade, consequently he demands his men to be courteous, honest and sober, believing that business conducted along these lines would be better financially and morally. Mr. Elliott has a practical knowledge of mechanical refrigeration and ice making. His judgment and ability along the line of ice making is considered among the best. He has been called a number of times to other towns to adjust difficulties that have arisen in the trade. His decisions have been just and satisfactory to all concerned.

Beal A. Adams

Since 1899 Beal Adams has made his home on his present farm of seventyfive acres situated in Tuscarawas township. He was born in Coshocton county, December 13, 1858, a son of George and Jane (Cassingham) Adams, residents of Virginia township, where the father engaged in farming. Tho mother's birth occurred in England.

Beal A. Adams was reared in much the usual manner of farm lads, assisting in the work of plowing, planting and harvesting through 'the spring and summer months, while a short period each winter was devoted to study in the district schools, wherein he mastered a fair knowledge of the common branches of learning. Mr. Adams has always made farming the source of his livelihood and since 1899 has made his home on his present tract, comprising seventy-five acres in Tuscarawas township. He has here a well improved property, supplied with all conveniences and accessories necessary for the successful conduct of a farm and each year harvests good crops as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields.

Mr. Adams was married November 11, 1889, to Miss Della Marquman, a daughter of William and Elizabeth Marquman, residents of Virginia township. Their union has been blessed with five children, four sons and one daughter: Ray, Carl, Glenn, Virgil and Grace, all still under the parental roof.

While Mr. Adams gives stalwart support to the men and measures of the republican party, he has never been active as an office seeker. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a worthy representative of our best type of American manhood, endowed by nature with admirable qualities and commands uniform respect and good will wherever he is known.

Edmund Cone Carr, M.D.

The Carr family has representatives in three generations who are now engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery. The eldest of these is Dr. James Gray Carr, father of Edmund C. Carr, who was born in Geneva, Ashtabula county, Ohio, March 19, 1825. He was a son of Thomas Carr, an itinerant Methodist minister, whose birth occurred in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1798. At the time of the war of 1812 he served as a scout with the American army and in 1820 he entered the ministry, with which he was actively connected until 1850. His last years were spent in retirement and he died in 1856. The Carrs are of Irish lineage, the grandfather of Dr. James G. Carr coming from the Emerald isle to the United States and setthng in Pennsylvania in 1792. Thomas Carr was united in marriage to Orpha Seward, a native of Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, who on coming to Ohio in 1810 settled near Dresden, while subsequently the family removed to Pike township, Coshocton county. Her father was a cousin of W. A. Seward, secretary of war under President Lincoln. The death of Mrs. Orpha Gare occurred in 1882, she having survived her husband for more than a quarter of a century.

When Dr. James G. Carr was six years of age his parents settled on a farm in Portage county, Ohio, where he was reared to manhood and attended the township schools. He also spent two terms as a student under.a famous educator at Twinsburg, Portage county, devoting the winter months to study until he had attained his majority, while the summer seasons were given to to the work of the fields. He began preparation for a professional career as a medical student in the office of Dr. Bassett at Rootstown, Portage county, and after reading with him for three years pursued a course of lectures in the Western Reserve Medical College at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1848-9. In the spring of the latter year he opened an office in East Union, Coshocton county, where he practiced for five years and in 1854 removed to Clark, this county, where he remained in active practice until 1884. He has since been a member of the medical fraternity of Coshocton and is the oldest practicing physician of the county. His usefulness is not impaired by his advanced years and on the contrary he is an able and successful representative of his calling. He belongs to both the Coshocton Medical Society and the Ohio State Medical Society. He has a creditable military record, having enlisted as first lieutenant of Company I in the One hundred and Sixty-sixth Ohio Infantry, acting as surgeon of the one hundred-day men. Subsequently he reenlisted as assistant surgeon in the Twenty-sixth Ohio Infantry and was on detached service with the artillery brigade, with which he acted as surgeon in chief from February until November, 1865. He did very active duty on the field, participating in one of the hardest battles of the war - that of Franklin. He was kept busy night and day with the demands made upon him in the care of the sick and wounded. He has been coroner of Coshocton county, being the first physician elected to that position, the duties of which he assumed in 1896. He has been active in political lines as a supporter of the republican party, casting his first presidential vote for General Taylor in 1848 and then joining the republican party on its organization, since which time he has been one of its stalwart champions.

On the 12th of April, 1849, Dr. James G. Carr was married to Miss Caroline Eliza Bond, who died in 1851, leaving an only son, Dr. E. C. Carr, whose name introduces this review. There are three generations now in the active practice of medicine, for Dr. E. C. Carr has a son who is following in the professional footsteps of his father and grandfather. Having lost his first wife, Dr. James G. Carr was married, in February, 1857, to Elizabeth Stover, of Connecticut, who died in 1891. He has been an exemplary member of the Masonic fraternity since initiated into the order in 1854 and in every relation of life in which he has been found he has been loyal to the public trust and to the best interests of the community. He has practiced for sixty years in the county and throughout this period has maintained a foremost place in the ranks of the medical fraternity in northern Ohio.

His son, Dr. E. C. Carr, was educated in the public schools of Clark, Coshocton county, and the high school at New Comerstown under the Rev. U. J. Kniesley, a man of high character and lofty ideals, who had great influence over Dr. Carr. The latter also attended the Mount Union College at Alliance, Ohio, being graduated in 1872 with the Bachelor of Arts degree. He next attended Wooster University at Cleveland, pursuing a course in the medical department, from which he was graduated with the M.D. degree in 1875. Locating for practice at Millersburg, Holmes county, he there remained for a few months and then removed to Holmesville in the same county, where he practiced for nearly six years. In April, 1881, he came to Coshocton and entered upon a general practice alone, but in the fall of 1884 he and his father formed a partnership, which has continued to the present date. The firm maintains a most enviable position in the ranks of the medical fraternity here. Dr. E. ©. Carr has been local surgeon of the Pennsylvania Railroad since 1881 and is a member of the Association of Railway Surgeons of the Pennsylvania Company. He is also a member of the Coshocton County and Ohio State medical societies and the American Medical Association, and he keeps abreast with the leading members of the profession through his investigation and research, which bring him broad and comprehensive knowledge of the principles of medicine and surgery. This knowledge he correctly applies and achieves excellent results.

On the 6th of July, 1875, Dr. E. C. Carr was married to Miss Anna M. Jack, of Pittsburg. Their son, James G. Carr, born in 1876, is now a practicing physician in Chicago and is the representative of the family in the third generation in active connection with this calling. The other members of the family are: Eliza Holmes, now the wife of the Rev. L. N. D. Wells, of East Orange, New Jersey; Emma Perry, who was graduated from the Chicago University with the Bachelor of Philosophy degree; Grace L.; and E. C., Jr., who was born in 1888 and was graduated from Wooster University with the Bachelor of Science degree.

Dr. and Mrs. Carr are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and occupy a prominent position in the social circles of the city. Like his father, he is a pronounced republican and while political honors and emoluments have had no attraction for him, he is nevertheless unfaltering in support of the party principles. He was formerly for nine years a member of the board of education and is recognized as a stalwart champion of its school system. Well known in Masonic circles, he belongs to Coshocton Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Samaritan Chapter, R. A. M.; and Coshocton Commandery, K. T. He has spent almost his entire life in this county and investigation into his career shows progressive citizenship, enlightened and advanced methods in his professional service and a loyalty in his friendships - qualities which have made him one of the respected and leading residents of Coshocton.

William A. Calhoun

William A. Calhoun, who is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits in Oxford township, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1831, his parents being Edley and Martha (MecNickle) Calhoun, who lived and died in the Emerald isle. Our subject was reared on a farm in his native country, where he was also married, and engaged in farming until 1874, when he emigrated to the United States. After arriving in this country he purchased his present farm of one hundred and fifty-five acres in Oxford township, Coshocton county, Ohio, the place being in a somewhat run-down condition when it came into his possession. He has since added many substantial improvements and has brought the fields under a high state of cultivation, being widely recognized as one of the most successful farmers of Oxford township. In addition to the work of general farming he has raised considerable stock, both branches ot his business returning to him a gratifying annual income.

Mr. Calhoun was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, a native of Ireland and a daughter of Claude and Mary A. (Johnson) Hamilton, both of whom were born in County Tyrone, Ireland, the father in 1804 and the mother in 1814. Their marriage was celebrated in 1832, and in 1872 they emigrated to the United States, locating in White Eyes township within the limits of Avondale, where the father was engaged in agricultural pursuits until the time of his demise in January, 1896. His family numbered eight children, namely: Margaret, Matilda J., Mrs. Calhoun, Mary A., John A., Lucinda D., Sarah J. and Thomas J. Unto our subject and his wife have been born nine children, as follows: W. J., of Oxford township; John A., who is a dentist at New Comerstown, Ohio; Richard, who is employed as express messenger by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; E. A., who is at home; Jemima, the wife of Andrew Shurtz, of New Comerstown, Ohio; Margaret, who is the wife of O. W. Sargent and makes her home at Isleta, Ohio; Mary J., the wife of John C. Glenn, of New Comerstown; and Edward and Thomas M., both at home. ;

In his political views Mr. Calhoun is a republican, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Protestant church at Plainfield, with which his wife is also identified. The hope that led him to leave his native land and seek a home in America has been more than realized. He found the opportunities he sought - which, by the way, are always open to the ambitious, energetic man - and making the best of these he has steadily worked his way upward. He possesses the resolution, perseverance and rehability so characteristic of his nation, and his name is now enrolled among the best citizens of Coshocton county, where he has now resided for a third of a century.

Lewis Draher

Lewis Draher, who for the past thirty years has followed the shoemakev's trade in Bakersville, and who with his wife owns one hundred and seven acres of valuable land adjoining that village on the north and east, was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, April 15, 1854, a son of Phillip and Catherine Draher. His father came to America from Germany when eighteen years of age and located near Stone Creek, where he engaged in farming, an occupation which he followed up to the time of his death. In early manhood he wedded Catherine Arbogast, likewise a native of Germany, who had been brought by her parents to this country when a little girl. Seven children were born to their union, of whom four are living, namely: John, who resides in Adams township; Fred, whose home is in Marion county; Elizabeth, the wife of William Statter, of Tuscarawas county; and Lewis, of this review The mother died in 1859 when our subject was but five years of age.

Lewis Draher was reared to agricultural pursuits and aided his father in the work of the farm from the time he was eight years of age. In 1869, at the age of fifteen, he entered upon an apprenticeship at the shoemaker's trade under the capable instruction of Valentine E. Bahmer. He remained with Mr. Bahmer for nine years, at the expiration of which time he engaged in business for himself and has since followed the occupation which he is now so successfully pursuing. In 1893 Mr. and Mrs. Draher made their first investment in farm property when they bought eighty-seven acres of their present place. They later bought twenty acres additional, so that their farm, which is operated by their sons, now comprises one hundred and seven acres.

On the 10th of June, 1876, Mr. Draher was united in marriage to Miss Teletha Hawk, a native of Adams township and daughter of Andrew and Mary J. (Walters) Hawk. Her father was born in Carroll county, Ohio, February 4, 1825, and was brought by his parents to this county when but two years of age. On May 5, 1848, he wedded Mary J. Walters, of Guernsey county, Ohio, and they became the parents of six children, namely: Mary E., Margaret A., Rachel E., Teletha, and two who died in infancy. The mother died February 8, 1863, and on May 10, 1865, Mr. Hawk was again married, his second union being with Miss Lavina Landers, a native of this county, whose father was of German and her mother of Swiss descent. Unto this union eight children were born, namely: William J. §., Howard A., Fdgar R., Arvilla, Charles, Rutherford B. H., John and Clara. Mr. Hawks was engaged in mercantile business in Bakersville during the years of 1850 and 1851. He died in Kansas, while the death of his wife occurred in Coshoeton county. Mr. and Mrs. Draher are the parents of thirteen children, all of whom are now living, namely: Charlie A., a resident of Tuscarawas county ; Arthur, who resides in Summit county, this state; Maud, the wife of Mack Loveless, of Adams township; Clifford, at home; Ada, the wife of Albert Marhover, of New Comerstown; and Russell, Orval, Kenneth, Earl, Stella M., Robert, Benjamin and Harold, all of whom reside at home with their parents.

In politics Mr. Draher is a republican, while fraternally he was a member of the Knights of Pythias so long as there was a lodge in Bakersville. Religiously both he and his estimable wife are faithful and consistent members of the Presbyterian church.

Frederick Reinhart

Frederick Reinhart is the owner of a well cultivated farm of ninety-nine acres in Adams township and this property is the visible evidence of his life of thrift and industry, for he started out empty-handed. He was born in Jefferson township, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, January 8, 1862, his parents being Jacob and Sophia (Baker) Reinhart, both of whom were natives of Germany. They came to America in 1845, settling in Tuscarawas county, where for a year the father engaged in teaching school. He then turned his attention to farming and later purchased land. He died June 20, 1875, at the age of sixty-seven years, while his widow is still living in Tuscarawas county at the age of sixty-seven. They were the parents of nine children: Frederick, of this review; Philip H., a resident of Cambridge, Ohio; William, of Tuscarawas county; Mary E., the wife of William Kearns, of Tuscarawas county; Christopher, likewise living in Tuscarawas county; Louise, the wife of George Heflinger, of Tuscarawas county; Caroline, the wife of Ed Wagner, of Tuscarawas county; Emma, who makes her home in Baltimore, Maryland; and George, of Portage county, Ohio.

Working on the home farm through his boyhood days, Frederick Reinhart gained practical knowledge of the business which now claims his attention. He continued to assist his father until twenty years of age, after which he worked as a farm hand for one year and later devoted a year to carpentering. On the expiration of that period he was married, in 1884, to Miss Samantha Norris, who was born in Coshocton county in 1864, a daughter of Wesley and Matilda Norris, both of whom are now deceased. Their family numbered nine children. Following his marriage Mr. Reinhart turned his attention to farming on his own account but, not having capital with which to purchase a farm, he rented land for twelve years. In that time, however, he saved a sum sufficient to enable him to purchase his present property, comprising a tract of land of ninety-nine acres in Adams township. This is a neat and well improved farm, carefully cultivated and displaying in its attractive appearance the energy and diligence of the owner.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Reinhart has been blessed with three children: Cora B., the wife of Clifford Emerson, of Lafayette township; and Ada L. and Bessie, who are at home. Mr. Reinhart and his family are members of the Methodist Protestant church and are actively interested in its work. Politically he is a democrat and at the present writing is serving as county commissioner for a second term, while for two terms he has also filled the position of assessor. He belongs to Grange No. 1514 at Orange, Ohio, and is interested in all that pertains to the agricultural development of the county, nor does he withhold his support from those movements which are calculated to promote general progress and improvement.

L. F. Kirch, who is engaged in general farming on one hundred fortynine and a half acres of land situated in Tiverton township, known as the old Kirch homestead, was here born November 13, 1859, a son of Peter and Elizabeth. (Christman) Kirch, both of whom were natives of Germany. The father emigrated with his family to the United States about 1847 and located on Wolf Creek, Holmes county, Ohio, where he worked at the stonemason's trade. After a residence of only about one year there he came to Coshocton county and located on a farm in Tiverton township, his last years being spent in general agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in January, 1892. The mother survived for a few years and passed away in 1897, their remains being interred in Dutch Run cemetery. The five children of the family are: Elizabeth, the wife of John Lonsinger, a farmer of Tiverton township; Daniel, deceased; Phoebe, the wife of John G. Fry, of Tiverton township; L. F., of this review; and John, who follows farming in New Castle township.

L. F. Kirch, who is the second son and third in order of birth, was educated in the district schools of Tiverton township. He was reared in the usual manner of farm lads, assisting in the operation of the home farm and he also learned the mason's trade. He remained at home until he was twenty-four years of age and then started out on his own account by following his trade for six years. At the end of that time, believing that farm life would be more congenial, he took up farming in Tiverton township, and now owns the old homestead farm, comprising one hundred forty-nine and a half acres. He has built a good house and barn and has made many other improvements on the place, so that it is considered one of the valuable tracts of this section of the county, for everything is kept in an excellent state of repair. He is engaged in general farming and his labors are attended with gratifying results.

In 1884 Mr. Kirch was married to Miss Caroline Fry, a resident of New Castle township, and their union has been blessed with a daughter and son, Sophia and Gustave, both at home. Politically Mr. Kirch is a democrat and for six years efficiently served as trustee of the township. Both he and his wife are members of the German Evangelical church at Dutch Run. His fraternal relations are with the Patrons of Husbandry at Tiverton. Having spent his entire life in Tiverton township he has a wide acquaintance, and in political, social and fraternal relations has won the good will and esteem of all with whom he comes in contact.

James E. Robinson

James EK. Robinson, one of the younger representatives of agricultural interests in Coshocton county, is a member of a prominent pioneer family of this part of the state. He now owns and operates two hundred and fortyfour acres of land, a part of which constitutes the old homestead property. Mr. Robinson was born in Jackson township, August 16, 1870, a son of Thomas J. and Sarah (Hook) Robinson. The father located in Coshocton county in 1848 and prior to removing here had served for several years as marshal at Washington, D. C. He was a man of thirty years when he located in this county and upon arriving here had but fifty cents in money. He was a man of fine physique and wonderful courage, however, and he began life here as a farm hand in the employ of Martin Denman. He worked persistently and energetically until he accumulated enough money to purchase a team and some farm implements, when he began farming on his own account. In a remarkably short time, owing to his success in his new venture, he saved enough money to invest in forty acres of land, to which he added as his financial resources permitted until he became the owner of six hundred acres, and all but forty acres is still in possession of the family.

The father led a busy and active life and died January 25, 1881. His family numbered four children, three sons and one daughter, but the latter and second in order of birth, Louisa, is deceased. The two younger brothers of our subject are Joseph and Alonzo and both follow farming upon land that was originally the old homestead.

James E. Robinson, the eldest of the father's family, was reared on the home farm, early being trained to the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. When not busy with the work in the fields he attended the district schools and thus acquired a fair knowledge of the common English branches. He follows farming on two hundred and forty-four acres in Jackson township and in addition to raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he is also engaged in raising stock, both branches of his business proving a profitable source of revenue to him. He is a man of advanced ideas and puts these into practical use, so that his efforts are attended with excellent results.

Mr. Robinson was married January 10, 1898, to Miss Clemma N., Lowrey, a daughter of John W. and Axie Ellen (McCullough) Lowrey, residents of Coshocton county. They have three living children, Zelma, Emmett J., and Henry; and two deceased, Bessie and Earl.

Mr. Robinson has voted for the men of the democratic party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. His aid and cooperation can be counted upon to further every movement calculated to benefit the community and he and his estimable wife are held in high regard by their many friends.

R. M. Temple

R. M. Temple, whose life history covers the experiences of Indian campaigning in the west, of active connection with newspaper interests, and of gradual advancement in business circles to his present position as secretary of the Meek Company, in which association he stands as one of the most prominent representatives of industrial interests in Coshocton, was born in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1852. He is descended in the paternal line from Scotch ancestry, while in the maternal line he comes of Trish nativity. His father, a minister of the Baptist church, engaged in preaching in eastern Pennsylvania until 1861, after which he filled various pastorates in northern Ohio until his death, which occurred in Coshocton in 1891. His wife passed away the following year, and their remains were interred in Oak Ridge cemetery. The family numbered two sons and three daughters, all of whom are yet living.

When nine years of age, R. M. Temple accompanied his parents on their removal to Auburn, Hancock county, Ohio, where the attended a country school for two years. Following their removal to Findlay he was a pupil in the village school there for three years, and at the age of fourteen was ap- prenticed by his father to the firm of Locke & Blymyer, publishers of the Findlay Jeffersonian, that he might learn the printing trade during a term of indenture of three years. As remuneration for his services he was to receive his board and clothes, and at the end of the apprenticeship was to be given a Bible, a new suit of clothes, and one hundred dollars in money. He had served the firm for one year when they sold their paper and removed to Tiffin, Ohio, there purchasing the Tiffin Tribune. Mr. Temple went with them and became a member of Mr. Blymyer's family.

About two months before the expiration of his apprenticeship, however, he went with some companions to Toledo, Ohio, and enlisted in the regular army, thus forfeiting the money and other things which were to compensate him for his three years of labor. From Toledo he was sent to the recruiting station at Newport, Kentucky, where a month was spent in drill, after which, with one hundred other recruits, he was sent to the Twenty-second Infantry stationed in Dakota territory, at that time inhabited almost altogether by hostile Sioux Indians. The regiment was then commanded by Colonel, afterwards General, D. S. Stanley, with E. S. Otis as lieutenant colonel. Both of them afterward became famous in Indian warfare. During the Spanish- American war Colonel Otis was of the troops in the Philippines, and was the first governor general of the islands under American occupation.

Arriving at the headquarters of his regiment Mr. Temple was assigned to Company C, and during the succeeding five years participated with his command in numerous expeditions against the hostile Indians in Dakota and Montana. Some of the campaigns were conducted during the winter months and entailed great suffering on both men and animals, the most important of these campaigns being against chiefs Spotted Tail, Rain-in-the- Face, Two Bear, Sitting Bull, and other chiefs of the Sioux tribe of less note. At the expiration of his first term of enlistment, Mr. Temple returned to Ohio and engaged in newspaper work at Paulding, but after eight months reenlisted in his old company, which was then stationed at' Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was immediately appointed first sergeant, a position which he had held when discharged. During the succeeding five years he was stationed at. Mackinac, Detroit and in Texas, and his service during that period was very monotonous compared with his first five years of military experience among the Indians.

Following the close of his second term of enlistment, Mr. Temple was married to Miss Helen McArthur, a native of Canada. They have become the parents of five children: Dr. R. M. Temple, Mrs. E. 8S. Smith; and Catherine, Elma and Helen, who are at home.

Following his marriage Mr. Temple began the publication of a weekly newspaper at Smithfield, Jefferson county, Ohio, where he remained for two and a half years and then sold out. His next venture was the purchase of the New Comerstown Index and he remained at New Comerstown for six years, publishing in addition to the Index a paper at Macksburg, Kimbolton and Mineral City, having a local editor at each place and printing all the papers at the Index office. On disposing of his interests at New Conerstown he-came to Coshocton and entered upon a field of activity for which his newspaper experience had well qualified him, being here employed as superintendent of the Tuscarora Advertising Company, the business being then owned exclusively by J. F. Meek. When the company was incorporated he became a stockholder and has since been connected with the Tuscarora Company and its successor, the Meek Company, covering a period of twenty years. During this period he has served as vice president and general superintendent, while at the present writing he is secretary of the Meek Company, controlling one of the extensive and important industrial enterprises of Coshocton.

Mr. Temple has always been interested in local politics and was an independent candidate for mayor of Coshocton in 1902, accepting the nomination not with the expectation of being elected, but as a protest against the political methods in vogue by those who were making politics the expression of machine rule, and not of public opinion. He has been a member of the board of public service and its secretary, and is much interested in the city and its welfare, especially along the lines of its intellectual and moral advancement. Long an active and helpful member of the Methodist Episcopal church he has served for thirty years on its official board and has done effective work in promoting its growth and extending its influence. In Masonry he has taken the degrees of the lodge, chapter and commandery, but with all the time that he has given to public affairs his interests yet center in his home. If the historian were to attempt without special elaboration to characterize in a single sentence the achievements of Mr. Temple, it could perhaps be best done in the words, "The merited success of an honest man, in whose life good business ability and humanitarianism are well balanced forces."

Frank E. Whittemore

Banking interests are the heart of the commercial body and indicate the healthfulness of trade. A reliable bank during times of widespread financial depression will do more to establish public confidence and hold steady the affairs of commerce than any other one power. Frank E. Whittemore is well known in connection with the financial interests of Warsaw, being now cashier of the Farmers & Merchants Banking Company of that place. He is thoroughly informed concerning the banking business and while he promotes a progressive policy he also holds to such conservative methods as merit the trust of the general public.

A native of this county, he was born in Keene, September 2, 1870, his parents being John and Mary A. (Peoples) Whittemore, the former a native of Keene township, this county, and the latter of Ireland. It was in the year 1845 that Daniel B. Whittemore, the grandfather of our subject, came to Coshocton county from Keene, New Hampshire, and settled in Keene township. With its organization and development he was closely identified and was instrumental in naming the township, which he called Keene in honor ot his old home in New England. He remained a worthy and respected resident of the locality up to the time of his death, which occurred when he had reached the venerable age of eighty-six years. His son, John Whittemore, lied at the age of fifty-five years. The latter had served for one hundred days as a soldier of the Civil war. He spent his entire life on the old homestead in Keene township, cultivating the fields year after year and meeting success through his unfaltering industry and perseverance. In politics he was a republican, and both he and his wife were members of the Baptist church, taking an active part in its work and doing all in their power to promote its growth and extend its influence.

Frank E. Whittemore was reared at home to his eighteenth year and completed his education in the high school at Keene. He devoted eight years in early manhood to school teaching, entering the profession at the age of eighteen years and proving a competent instructor as well as disciplinarian. Thinking that other fields of labor would return a more steady profit, he engaged in merchandising at Willowbrook in 1894, owning and controlling that store for four and one-half years. Returning to his native town he purchased the mercantile interest of Daniel Whittemore and conducted the business for eighteen months in partnership with R. L. Crawford. At the expiration of that period he purchased his partner's interest and remained alone in the conduct of the store until 1903 when he sold out. Three months later he became cashier and bookkeeper for the Snyder Grocery Company, and afterward removed to Warsaw and accepted the position of cashier with the Farmers & Merchants Banking Company. He has since ably served in this capacity and has done not little to further the interests of the financial institution with which he is connected.

Pleasantly situated in his home life Mr. Whittemore was married in 1897 to Miss Eva Wright, of Willowbrook, and they have two sons, Edward A. and Arthur. Mr. Whittemore exercises his right of franchise in the support of the men and measures of the republican party and has served as township clerk of Keene township. He has never been ambitious to hold office, however, being content to discharge his public duties as a private citizen. He belongs to the Presbyterian church, of which he is a trustee and is heartily in sympathy with the church in its efforts to advance the moral progress of the community. He possesses the enterprising spirit which has been the dominant factor in producing the development of this part of the country. Brooking no obstacles honest effort can overcome he has steadily worked his way upward and now occupies a remunerative position in the business world and a high place in the regard of his fellow townsmen.

William Roberts

One who is connected with the rich mineral resources of Coshocton county is William Roberts, who operates a coal mine, whereby he is meeting with success. Mr. Roberts was born September 20, 1858, in Jefferson township, Coshocton county, a son of John and Anna Roberts. The father was also engaged in the mining of coal. William Roberts received his educa- tion through the medium of the country schools and during the period of his boyhood and youth assisted his father in the operation of the home farm and the mines, which has always been his work. From 1882 until 1884 he worked in the mines at Nelsonville, this state, and in the latter year returned to Coshocton county, where he was employed at this labor by others for some time but now owns a mine, which he is operating, and his sales amount to a large figure annually.

On the 20th of December, 1882, Mr. Roberts established a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Georgia Brown. This union has been blessed with four children, three sons and one daughter: Edward Charles, Frank and Jennie, all of whom are under the parental roof. The eldest son is a student in Northwestern University of the class of 1909. The family occupy an attractive home in Pleasant Valley and its hospitality is greatly enjoyed by their many friends.

'Mr. Roberts gives his political support to the republican party. He is not in the sense of office seeking a man in public life, yet he has exerted an immeasurable influence in the city of his residence. He has, however, served as a member of the township board of education. His fraternal relations are with Coshocton Lodge, No. 44, I. O. O. F., while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Protestant church. A man of broad and comprehensive views, he looks upon the world as he finds it and is therefore conservative rather than radical. The people of Coshocton look upon him as an exemplary man, one in whom the public has confidence.

Benjamin F. Wright

Benjamin F. Wright is a highly esteemed citizen of Jackson township, owning and operating a valuable tract of land, comprising three hundred and fifty-two acres in Jackson and Virginia townships. He is a native son of Coshocton county, born in Virginia township, July 23, 1851. His parents, Henry and Emily (Croy) Wright, were likewise natives of Coshocton county, their respective parents being prominent among the earliest settlers of this section of Ohio.

Benjamin F. Wright acquired his education through the medium of the public schools and was reared to the duties of the farm, giving his father the benefit of his services through the period of his boyhood and youth, but when he reached mature years he started out to make his own way in the world and chose the occupation to which he had been reared, believing that the rich soil of Coshocton county afforded good opportunities for the agriculturist. He is now numbered among the county's foremost farmers and stock-raisers, operating three hundred and fifty-two acres in Jackson and Virginia townships. His place is improved with substantial outbuildings, barns and sheds, while his home is an attractive country residence, noted for its warm-hearted hospitality.

Mr. Wright chose as a companion and helpmate for the journey of life Miss Martha McCoy, their marriage being celebrated on the 9th of November, 1871. She is the daughter of William and Catherine (Johnson) McCoy, and by her marriage has become the mother of nine children, one of whom died in infancy: Edward M., who is a practicing physician of Warsaw; Earl L. and Harry G., both of whom are married and follow farming in Ogle county, Illinois; Myrtle.A.; Lovilla, the wife of Bert C. Senter, of Coshocton ; Catherine, the wife of Howard Parrish, of this city; Benson F., who is still under the parental roof; and Paul B., deceased.

Mr. Wright is a republican in his political views and affiliations and takes an active interest in public affairs, having frequently served as a delegate to county conventions. He is a member of the Masonic lodge at Coshocton and is identified with the Pleasant Hill Baptist church, of which he is now serving as trustee,, He is a substantial and influential citizen, interested in the educational, moral and material progress of his home locality, and his life may well serve as an example to the younger generation.

Mrs. Sarah Kinner

_ Mrs. Sarah Kinner is well and favorably known in Coshocton county, making her home on a well improved farm, comprising one hundred and twenty-five acres situated in Linton township. She was born in this county, May 1, 1845, a daughter of Jacob and Eliza Cochrane, mention of whom is made on another page of this work. Mrs. Kinner acquired her education in the common schools and was reared under the parental roof, being trained in the duties of the household, so that when she assumed the responsibilities of a home of her own she was well prepared for her tasks.

It was on the 3d of August, 1867, when a young lady of twenty-one years, that she gave her hand in marriage to Willis M. Kinner, who was likewise born in Coshocton county, the date of his birth being October 21, 1846. He was.a soldier of the Civil war, becoming a member of Company H, Eightieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served for fifteen months. He, followed farming as a life work and became a successful man, accumulating a valuable farm property of one hundred and twentyfive acres in Linton township, which is now in possession of his widow. He gave his political support to the republican party and always took a very active part in public life. He ever stood ready to lend his aid and cooperation to any movement which tended to promote the moral, intellectual and material welfare of the community and his death, which occurred November 21, 1886, when he was but forty years of age, was the occasion of deep sorrow not only to his immediate household but to many friends and acquaint, ances as well.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kinner was blessed with nine children, as follows: Odessa, the wife of Elson Sprague, of Muskingum county; J. W., who is now operating the home farm; Willis C., a practicing physician of Adamsville, Ohio; E. R., who is engaged in merchandising in Plainfield; Lizzie L., deceased; Maud, the wife of Alexander McCallister, of this county ; Jesse, who is teaching school in Bakersville, Coshocton county; Vernie, the wife of Ed McCallister, of Muskingum county; and Charles R., who is engaged in teaching school at Bacon Run.

In the management of the home farm Mrs. Kinner is assisted by her son. Being left through the death of her husband after a short married life of but nineteen years, with a family of small children, she carefully reared and educated them, doing a mother's full part in the heavy responsibility that rested upon her. She has many friends in the community in which she has so long made her home and deserves much credit for the able manner in which she conducts her business affairs.

Edgar O. Selby

In a review of the life record of Edgar O. Selby it will be noted that every business enterprise with which he has become connected has been crowned with success, and while he has promoted his individual interests he has contributed in substantial measure to the city's growth and improvement, so that Coshocton may well number him with her builders and promoters.

He was born May 30, 1857, at Spring Mountain, in Coshocton county, his parents being Joseph Benson and Isabella (Sturgeon) Selby. His father was at that time principal of the very flourishing Spring Mountain Academy and he was reared in an atmosphere of intellectual culture and refinement. Early in his business career he became connected with the dry-goods trade in Coshocton and afterward consolidated his interests with those of the firm of Moore & Caton, under the firm style of Selby, Moore & Caton. The business was later incorporated under the name of the Fountain Dry Goods Company, and the enterprise has become the pride of Coshocton. Along the lines of gradual and healthful advancement the business has reached proportions which would make it a creditable business concern in a city of much larger size than Coshocton. Its methods are in keeping with the most modern ideas of trade and, quick to utilize any new idea for the advancement of its interests, the company has also instituted many original plans which have been factors in its substantial growth.

In 1895 Mr. Selby erected the Selby building, the largest structure used for mercantile purposes in Coshocton. This building, as every other undertaking with which Mr. Selby has been connected in the thirty years of his successful business career in Coshocton, has proved a profitable investment and is a credit to the city. A man of broad enterprise and of varied resources Mr. Selby has extended his efforts into many fields, all of which have profited by the stimulus of his intelligently directed efforts. He became actively associated with the Meek Company in 1898, at that time the Tuscarora Advertising Company, and for ten years has been its treasurer. He has also been a director in the Coshocton National Bank since its organization in 1898, and is treasurer of the Realty Company which erected the Realty building on Main street in 1905. He is a director in the Vail Company and an active member of the Board of Trade, which organization is doing so much for Coshocton's development, accomplishing results that seem almost magical.

Much of the prosperity of the large Methodist church of Coshocton is also due to the faithful work of Mr. Selby. A Spring Mountain boy, raised in economy, the years have watched his gradual advancement in a uniformly successful career and his life is a story of inspiration. All of his energies and accumulations are now directed to building and manufacturing interests, and while he thus promotes his individual success Coshocton shares in the good results which follow his efforts. The Selby summer home, known as Orchard Heights, is situated at Roscoe hill in a beautiful spot, where the valleys are in view and the wind-swept hills are a constant delight.

Samuel A. Stowe

Samuel A. Stowe, a retired merchant of West Lafayette, was born near Plainfield, Coshocton county, Ohio, February 7, 1855. His father, John Stowe, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, December 11, 1828, and in 1845 when a young man of twenty-two years, emigrated to the United States, first locating in New York, where for two years he was employed as a dairy hand. He was afterward engaged as timekeeper by a firm of contractors for one year and on the expiration of that period came to Louisville, Ohio, where he wedded Miss Mary Michael, a native of Baden, Switzerland. In 1850 he located at Roscoe, Coshocton county, Ohio, where for five years he conducted a tavern which was largely patronized by the canal boat men. Selling out in 1855, he then purchased a farm and was successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits until about 1875, when he removed to Coshocton, Ohio, where both he and his wife lived retired until called to the home beyond. John Stowe passed away on the 9th of December, 1898, his wife's death having occurred in 1897, when she had attained the age of sixtyeight years. They were both lifelong members of the Methodist Protestant church. The record of their eight children is as follows: John, deceased; Samuel A., of this review; Aaron and Elizabeth, who have also passed away; Asa, who is yardmaster for the Nickel Plate Railroad; Alfred, who is employed as yardmaster by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Dennison, Ohio; Ellen, the wife of Professor E. O. Phillips, a teacher in the Madison County (Ohio) Reformatory; and Hiram, deceased.

Samuel A. Stowe was reared to agricultural pursuits, and supplemented his common-school education by a business course in Meredith College at Zanesville, Ohio. When twenty-two years of age he began operating a small farm which he owned in Oxford township, but in 1884 sold the property and removed to Isleta, where he became connected with general merchandising. For twenty-one years he sucessfully conducted his store, carrying a well selected stock of goods and at all times maintaining an unassailable reputation for business integrity and reliability. In 1905 he sold his mercantile enterprise and removed to West Lafayette, where he has since lived retired in the enjoyment of well earned rest, occupying an attractive and commodious residence. He is the superintendent of the Banner Oil & Gas Company of New Comerstown, Ohio, and is well known and highly esteemed as one of the prosperous and progressive citizens of his native county.

On the 16th of June, 1877, Mr. Stowe was united in marriage to Miss Clara J. Leighinenger, whose birth occurred in Lafayette township, April 18, 1857, her parents being Hiram and Susan (Loos) Leighinenger. The father, who was born in Oxford township, January 13, 1822, was a farmer by occupation. The mother, also a native of Oxford township, was born August 2, 1832, and on the 30th of October, 1847, gave her hand in marriage to Hiram Leighinenger. | The latter frequently filled the pulpit in the Methodist Protestant church, of which both he and his wife were life-long members. He worked earnestly and untiringly for the organization of the church in West Lafayette but on the day the corner stone was laid, February 2, 1892, he was called to his final rest, his last words to those surrounding his deathbed being, "See that the church does not fail." He had attained the Psalmist's allotted span of threé score years and ten, and was survived by his wife until April 26, 1905, her demise occurring at the home of our subject. Unto this worthy couple were born ten children, namely: Mrs. Stowe; Marion, of Lafayette township; Elmer, residing in California; Alta C., the wife of J. S. Barnett, of New Comerstown, Ohio; and six who are deceased. Mrs. Stowe was educated in the Lafayette high school and is a lady of culture and refinement. She has one son, Silvie Lee, who was graduated from the West Lafayette high school and subsequently attended college for one vear at Adrian, Michigan. He then completed the collegiate course at Westminster College in Maryland, and for three years preached the gospel as a minister of the Methodist Protestant church. He is now secretary of the Banner Oil & Gas Company at New Comerstown, Ohio. His wife bore the maiden name of Minta Starker.

In his political views Mr. Stowe is a stanch republican, and while living in Isleta served as postmaster for twelve years, also holding all the township offices. In 1901 he was a candidate for state representative on the republican ticket. For twenty-one years he has been a member of Lone Star Lodge, No. 125, A. F. & A. M., at New Comerstown, and both he and his wife are identified with the Methodist Protestant church.

Mrs. Anna A. Emerson

Mrs. Anna A. Emerson, a resident of Isleta, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, on a farm in Adams township, January 20, 1834, her parents being William and Catharine (Reed) Norris. Her father was born in Virginia, while her mother was a native of Ohio and came to Coshocton county with her father when this was an almost unbroken wilderness. He took up government land upon which not a furrow had been turned nor an improvement made and in the midst of a forest he built a log cabin, which continued to be his home until his death. Mrs. Emerson was one of a family of seven children and is the only one now living. Her father died in 1874, while her mother passed away in 1840.

Many changes have occurred in Coshocton county during the lifetime of Mrs. Emerson, who is now numbered among the old residents here, having lived within its bordérs for seventy-four years. In her girlhood days many of the homes on the farms were built of logs and were heated by broad open fireplaces, while tallow candles were used for illuminating purposes. The farm machinery, too, was very crude in comparison with that in use at the present time, but as the years have gone by many changes have been made in the methods of life and the Emerson family have always kept in touch with modern ideas of farming. It was on the 15th of April, 1855, that Anna A. Norris left her parents' home and gave her hand in marriage to William H. Emerson, who was born in this county in 1833. His father, Timothy Emerson, was a native of Massachusetts, and on coming te this county built a flourmill at the old canal lock in partnership with John Wolfe, whose interest he later purchased, conducting the mill alone up to within a year of his death, when he sold the property. He was one of a family of seven children, was reared to agricultural pursuits and throughout his entire life followed the occupation of farming. He carefully tilled the fields, raising such crops as were best adapted to soil and climate, and as the years passed by he brought his land under a high state of cultivation and became one of the prosperous farmers of the community. At the time of his death he owned two hundred and fifty-five acres of good land in Oxford township, and upon his place were many modern improvements, which stood as monuments to his thrift and labor.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Emerson were born the following children: William F., who carries on the home farm; Mary Annora, the wife of Theodore Powell, who died leaving a daughter, Laota, who is now a resident of Old Philadelphia; Timothy deceased; Henry Siegel, who was killed on the Pennsylvania Railroad; Sherman Elmer, who is living in Alabama; Neva, who makes her home with Mrs. Emerson; U. 8. Grant, a miller, residing in New Comerstown; and Sheridan A., who is conducting a bakery business in New Comersrtown.

Mr. Emerson was a man of straightforward principles, whose life was upright and who enjoyed the respect and good will of all with whom he came in contact. He was honest in all his dealings and was never known to take advantage of the necessities of another in a business transaction. To his family he was a devoted husband and father and his loss was the occasion of deep regret, when, on the 17th of April, 1874, he passed away. He gave his political support to the republican party but never sought nor desired public office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his business interests, in which he met with creditable success. Mrs. Emerson still owns the old home farm of two hundred and fifty-five acres in Oxford township and from this property derives a gratifying annual income. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, faithful to its teachings and in the community where she resides has the friendship of many and the respect of all who know her.

Albert D. Preston

Albert D. Preston, whose efforts for the betterment of the methods of public instruction in Coshocton county have made him widely recognized as a man of progressive and forceful ideas, was born in Perry township, Coshocton county, Ohio, August 17, 1869, his parents being Bernard and Mary (Westlake) Preston. The first eighteen years of his life were spent upon the home farm and in the summer seasons he assisted his father in the work of the fields, while in the winter months he attended the district schools. Later he became a student in the schools of West Carlisle and subsequently took a course in mechanical drawing and designing in the National Correspondence School of Chicago. In 1888 he began his career as an educator and for three years taught in the district schools of Coshocton county, while for the next twelve years he was a teacher in the schools of West Carlisle. Subsequently he was engaged for one year as an instructor in the Warsaw high school and in the fall of 1905 became connected with the Coshocton city schools, introducing and taking charge of the manual training department. He has always been greatly interested in work along this line and has given the subject much thought and attention, being recognized in educational circles as one whose labors have been effective and far-reaching in developing the latent possibilities of youth.

On the 17th of May, 1900, Mr. Preston was united in marriage to Miss Bessie Gamble, a daughter of George and Elizabeth (Kratz) Gamble, her father being a merchant of Warsaw. 'To this union there was born a son, Edgar. The wife and mother passed away March 4, 1901, and on the 5th of September, 1906, Mr. Preston was again married, his second union being with Miss Bessie Wilson, a daughter of Arnold and Charity (Daugherty) Wilson, the former a farmer of Oxford township. By his second wife our subject has a daughter, Mary M.

Though his school work makes heavy demands upon him, Mr. Preston still finds time to take an active and helpful part in public affairs and is a stalwart advocate of republican principles. In 1905, without his solicitation, he was nominated for the office of county recorder and the fact that he was defeated by only seventy-four votes in a county having a democratic majority of six hundred, stands in incontrovertible evidence of his personal popularity and the confidence and trust reposed in him by his fellow townsmen. Fraternally he is connected with New Guilford Lodge, No. 666, K. P., and Wakatomika Lodge, No. 108, F. & A. M., while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. In his life are the elements of greatness because of the use he has made of his talents and his opportunities, because his thoughts are not self-centered but are given to the mastery of life problems and the fulfillment of his duty as a man in his relations to his fellowmen and as a citizen in his relations to his city, state and country.

Allen Wier

Allen Wier is the owner of a valuable farm property of two hundred and fourteen acres, which includes the old family homestead. Nearly his entire life has been devoted to general agricultural pursuits and in his work he, displayed unfaltering energy and perseverance. He was born in the township in which he still makes his home, March 23, 1855, and is a son of Samuel and Eleanor (Elliot) Wier.

The father was born in Ireland but came to America in 1844 with his mother, his father having died on the Emerald Isle. The family home was established in Coshocton county and Samuel Wier was there connected with agricultural interests for many years. He became the owner of an excellent farm of one hundred and sixty acres, which he brought under a high state of cultivation, annually tilling the fields until rich crops were harvested. He was also the owner of eighty acres in White Eyes township. He was in hearty sympathy with the abolition movement and did all in his power to oppose and to break down the system of slavery, acting as one of the conductors on the famous underground railroad. When the republican party was formed to prevent the further extension of slavery he joined its ranks and was one of its active, earnest and faithful workers up to the time of his death. He held several township offices and was always loyal to the trust reposed in him. He died February 4, 1889, while his wife passed away October 6, 1906. They were both people of genuine personal worth and the friendship of all who knew them was freely accorded them. They had three children, of whom Allen is the eldest, his sisters being Martha J., the wife of Elmore Davis, of this township, and Margaret A., the wife of J. A. Lockhart, of White Eyes township.

Allen Wier remained at home until twenty-eight years of age and was then married to Miss Martha Craig, a native of Richland, Ohio, born in 1858. She was a student in the Lexington Seminary and after her graduation taught school for a few years prior to her marriage. Mrs. Wier's parents were Milton and Eliza (Shafer) Craig, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Franklin county, Pennsylvania. Their family numbered two children. Mr. Craig died in 1894 and his wife, who survived him for more than a decade, passed away in April, 1905.

After his marriage Allen Wier removed to a farm in White Eyes township and thus began business life on his own account. He was well qualified for the arduous duties of a successful business career, for added to his mental development was his broad and practical experience in farm work so that he thoroughly understood what he was to do when he took up the task of tilling his own fields. He lived upon a farm of one hundred acres in White Eyes township for twelve years and then purchased the old homestead of one hundred and fourteen acres upon which he has since resided. As the years have passed and his financial resources have increased he has added to his property until he now owns two hundred and fourteen acres, constituting one of the valuable and attractive farms of the neighborhood. He also owns eighty-three acres of rich river bottom land in Lafayette township. Through modern agricultural methods he keeps his land in good condition and everything about the place indicates his careful supervision and practical methods. He makes a specialty of raising and breeding stock and this contributes materially to his annual income.

Mr. Wier votes with the republican party and believes in its principles but has no desire for public office. He and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian church and Mr. Wier is serving as one of its leaders, while Mrs. Wier has been a teacher in the Sunday school for about twentythree years. Mr. Wier takes an active part in the work of the church and contributes generously to its support and guides his life by its teachings, so that he is an honorable, upright man in whom his fellow citizens have implicit and well founded confidence.

Piatt Williamson

Piatt Williamson, who for the past three years has lived retired in Warsaw, was for a long period numbered among the progressive and enterprising agriculturists of Coshocton county and he still owns one hundred and fortytwo acres of valuable farm land, from which he derives a good income. He is a native son of the Buckeye state, his birth having occurred in Clark township, Coshocton county, January 28, 1842, his parents being Isaac and Louisa (Matticks) Williamson. The father was born in New Jersey and was brought by his parents when two years old to Zanesville, Ohio, where he spent the winter. He remained there for only a short time, however, when he re- ' moved to Clark township and preempted land near Blissfield, on which he erected a brick house, which at that time was considered a mansion. This home is still standing and is now occupied by a son, Johnston Williamson. The grandfather served in the war of 1812.

Isaac Williamson, the father of our subject, learned the blacksmith's trade under the direction of his father but after he had reached mature years he engaged in farming, purchasing land adjoining the old homestead. He continued to carry on general agricultural pursuits until his demise, which occurred in 1887. The mother bore the maiden name of Louisa Matticks and was born in Pennsylvania, but was married in Ohio. She, too, has passed away. The marriage of Isaac and Louisa Williamson was blessed with four children: Piatt, of this review; William H., a retired farmer of Bloomfield, Ohio; J. A., who has departed this life; and one who died in infancy. After the death of the wife and mother, the father was married again, his second union being with Sarah Martin, by whom he had three children, but the two daughters are now deceased. The only son John Martin, is a painter and makes his home near Warsaw.

Piatt Williamson, of this review, acquired his education in the old-time log schoolhouse, the building being made of round beech logs or poles, with puncheon floor, and the seats and benches were made of slabs which rested on wooden pins. The method of learning, too, was quite as primitive as the building and the session lasted but a few months during the year, so that his educational advantages were very meager. However, in later life, through reading, experience and observation he has greatly added to his fund of knowledge until he has become a well informed man. He was reared to the occupation of farming, early being trained to the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the farmer. At the age of nineteen years he enlisted for service in the Civil war, becoming a member of Company K, Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Captain Wiliam M. Stanley.

This was the second company raised in Coshocton county which enlisted for three years' service. Mr. Williamson took part in many important battles and skirmishes. He was in the battles of Green Brier, Bull Pasture Mountains, participated in the fight up the Shenandoah valley to Cross Keys, Virginia, thence to Winchester, where for a time the men were engaged in the construction of forts. They then went to Harpers Ferry. Mr. Williamson was next sent north on a parole and exchanged in January, 1863. He then reported for duty at Memphis and went with Grant's fleet to Lake Providence. He was in the battles of Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Mississippi, and Champion Hill and also in the siege of Vicksburg. After the surrender of that city he was detailed for six months to act as bodyguard to the paymaster. He reenlisted and then rejoined his regiment at Cairo, Illinois, going from there to Paducah, Kentucky. He was with Sherman on his celebrated march to the sea and was discharged at Columbus with the rank of corporal.

Following the close of hostilities Mr. Williamson returned to his home in Coshocton county and resumed farming pursuits, which continued to be his occupation throughout his active business career. He is still the owner of his homestead property, comprising one hundred and forty-two acres located in Monroe township, but three years ago took up his abode in Warsaw, since which time he has lived retired, his farm bringing to him the competence which supplies him with all the comforts of life. Mr. Williamson was for sixteen years engaged in threshing, owning the first steam thresher in Coshocton county.

Mr. Williamson has been twice married. He was first married in 1865 to Miss Elizabeth Brillhart, by whom he had one son, Samuel D. R., now deceased. The wife and mother died February 6, 1903, and in 1904 Mr. Williamson wedded Mrs. Mary J. Williams, who still survives.

In politics Mr. Williamson is independent, voting for men and measures rather than adhering to party ties. He has served as assessor and trustee of Monroe township. He was reared in the faith of the Evangelical church and for many years was an active worker in the church, but upon his removal to

Warsaw he became identified with the Presbyterian church. He is a Mason, belonging to Warsaw lodge, at Spring Mountain, and also belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic, having served as commander of the post at Warsaw for two terms. He has now passed the sixty-sixth milestone on the journey of life and in his pleasant home in Warsaw is surrounded by many friends and acquaintances, who entertain for him the warmest regard.