Coshocton County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1909 (part 4 of 19)

H. C. Miller acquired his early education in the district schools. this being supplemented by study in Dearborn school at Detroit, Michigan. He remained under the parental roof until the death of both parents, after which he took up the work of his father and now in connection with his brother he conducts the old homestead farm, consisting of two hundred and sixtysix acres of well improved land in Tiverton township. In 1902, in connection with his brother, he established a mercantile enterprise near Tiverton. They carry a line of farm implements, products, coal, furniture, fertilizers, oi] meal seeds, books, stationery, wall paper and paints and their patronage has grown to large proportions. Both are men of push and enterprise and are rnceting with excellent success in their undertakings. Mr. Miller is also a stockholder in the Farmers & Merchants Telephone Company and owns realty interests in Coshocton.

Mr. Miller gives his political support to the democratic party, and is a member of the Evangelical church, of which he is now serving as secretary. He is also a member and the secretary of Tiverton Grange, No. 1515. Both the brothers are well known in Tiverton township, where their entire lives have been passed, and in business circles they are known for their honesty and integrity, which is no doubt the foundation of their success.

Anna M. Lang

Anna M. Lang, who is engaged in the millinery business at No. 416 Main street, has always resided in Coshocton, to which city her parents removed in 1873. Her father, Henry C. Lang, was born near Berlin, Germany, and on crossing the Atlantic to the United States, settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, whence he came to Coshocton in 1873 and here engaged in the bakery business. He was for many years an active representative of commercial enterprise here but in 1904 withdrew from active business and is now enjoying an honorable retirement from labor after acquiring a competence sufficient to supply him with all of the comforts and some of the luxuries of life. He is a veteran of the Civil war, having rendered valuable aid to his adopted country during the darkest hour in her history. He married Christina Lorenz, a sister of John Lorenz. She was a native of Germany and died December 4, 1905.

Entering the public schools Anna M. Lang pursued her education through consecutive grades until she had taken up the high-school work. Entering the business life she served an apprenticeship in a millinery establishment and her natural taste and talents soon enabled her to become an expert in this line. She has filled positions as a trimmer in various cities in the states of New York and Pennsylvania and on the 1st of August, 1903, she established her present business, which has enjoyed a steady and healthful growth. She draws her patrons from among the best people of the city and her millinery house is recognized as the leading establishment of this kind in Coshocton. She possesses excellent business ability and executive force, combined with natural taste for artistic selection in the matter of colors and materials, and has in her store always the latest styles and most attractive millinery goods. From the beginning her business has steadily increased and has now reached large and profitable proportions. Miss Lang is a member of the Rathbone Sisters and has many friends both within and without that organization.

David Ewing

David Ewing is the owner of a farm of one hundred and twenty-six acres in White Eyes township, constituting the old homestead property on which he has lived from the age of eight years. He arrived here in 1834 and is therefore one of the oldest settlers of the county, being a witness of its growth and development through more than the Psalmist's alloted span of life of three score years and ten. His memory goes back to the time when the early homes were largely log cabins that stood in the midst of little clearings made by the first settlers. These cabins were heated with fireplace, while tallow candles were used for lighting purposes. All of the furnishings were primitive and the farm machinery was very crude compared with that in use at the present time. The farm implements of today greatly lighten labor but the farmers of a few decades ago knew what it was to work hard and perseveringly in tilling the soil and raising their crops.

Mr. Ewing was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, June 24, 1826, a son of James and Nancy (Lyons) Ewing, who were natives of Ireland but came to America in early life. The father, who was a millwright by trade, lived for some time in Pennsylvania and then brought his family to Coshocton county in 1834. The same year he purchased a farm and lived in a Little log cabin with clapboard roof which was weighted down by poles. The floor was constructed of puncheons and in one side of the room was an immense fireplace in which large logs could be burned. There were no luxuries in those days and comparatively few comforts, while it required earnest, persistent effort on the part of the pioneers to secure the necessities of life. The Ewing family lived for several years in a pioneer log cabin but eventually a more commodious dwelling was erected. The father died on the old homestead farm in 1852 and the mother's death there occurred in 1868. Their family numbered six children, of whom Martha, the wife of William Winklepleck, now of Nebraska, and David, of this review, are the only ones living.

Mr. Ewing was but eight years of age when he came with his parents to Coshocton county and since that time he has lived on the old homestead farm, assisting in the arduous task of developing the new fields and planting the first crops. After his father's death he purchased the property, comprising one hundred and twenty-six acres of land, and as the years have passed he has added many improvements thereto. As farm machinery has been improved by modern inventions he has secured the better implements that are today seen in the fields and in all of his farm work has met with that success which follows earnest, untiring labor. He makes a specialty of raising stock and this has added materially to his income.

In 1852 Mr. Ewing was united in marriage to Miss Nancy J. Doak, who was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and was brought to this county when but eight weeks old, her parents making an overland trip with a team and covered wagon. Her father purchased land here and soon installed his family in a little log cabin. There he reared his seven children but as the years passed by he prospered and in the course of time the family were not only able to have the necessities of life but also to enjoy many of its comforts. The death of Mr. Doak occurred in February, 1896, while his wife died in 1882. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Ewing were born nine children: Rebecea A., born April 15, 1853, who is deceased; Althea, the wife of E. A. Swigart, deceased; William D., whose birth occurred in 1856 and who is a resident of Guernsey county; Mary E., the wife of F. R. Norman, of Chicago, Illinois; Emma F., born in 1860, who has also passed away; Clara L., whose birth occurred in 1853 and who is deceased; Estella O., born in 1865, who is the wife of Dr. William B. Litton, of Coshocton county; Howard M., who was born in 1871 and now resides in Coshocton, Ohio; and Clarence M., born in 1874, who is also deceased.

Mr. Ewing and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and their Christian faith has done much to guide their lives. In his political views Mr. Ewing is a democrat and has served as school director and supervisor. He has now reached the eighty-second milestone on life's journey and receives the respect of all his fellowmen because he has ever been honorable and straightforward in his business relations and loyal to every trust reposed in him.

Harry F. Russell

Harry F. Russell, who is actively engaged in general farming and stockraising in Lafayette township, was born in that township, January 25, 1867, the son of W. A. and Elizabeth (Foster) Russell. His paternal grandfather, John N. Russell, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1817, and at the age of twenty-one years wedded Harriett Williams, a native of Carroll county, Ohio. He took up his residence in that county on a farm which was given him as a wedding gift by his father, and resided there for fifteen years, when he sold his place and returned to Jefferson county, where he lived for twelve years. In 1865 he purchased two hundred and forty acres of land in Coshoc- ton county, where he lived continuously up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1888. In his family were six children, all of whom are yet living, namely: Emily, the widow of John Edmundson, residing in Jefferson county; W. A., the father of our subject; Smilda, the wife of William Watt, a resident of Jefferson county; Susan J., the wife of Francis McGuire, living in West Lafayette; Freeman, a resident of Guernsey county; and Mrs. Ada Pritchard, who resides in West Lafayette. In politics John N. Russell was a democrat. Religiously he was originally a Presbyterian, but at the time of his death was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

W. A. Russell, the father of our subject, was born in Carroll county, Ohio, December 16, 1842. He was reared on his father's farm and received a common-school education. At the age of twenty-three he engaged in farming on his own account, renting land from his father. This he continued to operate for two and a half years, or until 1869, in the spring of which year he went to Caldwell county, Missouri, to investigate the agricultural resources of that section. He remained there four and a half years, renting land, at the expiration of which time he returned to Ohio and rented land of his father for one year. He then bought one hundred and forty-two acres of land, which one and one-half years later he sold for five thousand dollars. He next purchased fifty acres of land near West Lafayette, Ohio, a part of which he subdivided and sold off in town lots. Russell avenue, running through this section of the city, was named in honor of John N. Russell. He now owns one hundred and thirty-three acres of land, and he has given a farm of seventy-five acres to our subject.

On April 5, 1866, W. A. Russell was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Foster, who was born in New Comerstown, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, June 4, 1844, the daughter of Hervey and Sarah Foster. Her father died when she was an infant and her mother was again married, her second union being with John Coles. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Russell were born four children, namely: Hattie, who is the wife of Frank Powell, of West Lafayette, and has two children, Russell and Eugene; Harry F., of this review; Anna, who resides at home; and Pearl, who is the wife of William Reed, of Coshocton, and has two children, William and Evelyn. Mr. Russell casts his ballot with the democratic party and has been elected township clerk for three terms and justice of the peace for two terms. He has been a member of the school board. Religiously, both he and his estimable wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Harry F. Russell received his education in the district schools of the county, which he attended regularly throughout the school year while in the primary grades, though his attendance as he grew older was largely limited to those months of the year in which farming operations were suspended. He resided under the parental roof with exception of a few years up to the time of his marriage, aiding his father in the labors of the farm. He went to Iowa in 1890, spending several years prospecting in that state and in Colorado. He now owns one hundred and twenty-two acres of land, the intelligent cultivation of which calls for the exercise of considerable skill and

On June 12, 1907, was celebrated the marriage of Harry F. Russell and Miss Lillis Blanche Bates, who was born in Linton township, this county, July 26, 1883, the daughter of James and Mary (Burrell) Bates. Her father is deceased but her mother is living in West Lafayette at the age of fifty-one years. She has one brother, Vernon, who resides at home with his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Russell are both members of the Methodist church. Politically he is a democrat.

George R. Caton

George R. Caton, residing on his valuable and well improved farm in White Eyes township, is a native of this township, his birth having here accurred on the 18th of December, 1831. His parents, Thomas and Mary (Ringer) Caton, who were both natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania, were among the earliest settlers of White Eyes township. They passed away in the year 1845. Of their family of nine children, only three survive, namely: George R., of this review; Catherine, the wife of Calvin Ferrell, of Fresno, Ohio; and Perry, of White Eyes township.

George R. Caton was reared on a farm in his native township and attended the district schools during the winter months. When twenty-four years of age he began farming on his own account by renting a tract of land in White Eyes township, being engaged in its operation for six years. On the expiration of that period he purchased a farm of one hundred and fifteen acres, on which he lived for sixteen years, bringing the land under a high state of cultivation. He built thereon a commodious and substantial residence and good barns and otherwise improved the place. In 1876 he purchased his present farm of one hundred and twenty-four acres in White Eyes township, giving considerable attention to the raising of cattle, horses and hogs in addition to the work of the fields. He also has a drove of two hundred sheep, and in both his farming and stock-raising interests has met with a gratifying and well merited measure of success. At one time his holdings comprised two hundred and forty acres of land, but he has since sold a portion of this and now owns one hundred and ninety acres. In 1902 he rented his place and removed to Fresno, but as life on the farm was more congenial to him and also owing to the fact that his son Grant wished to engage in agricultural pursuits, he returned to his farm in the spring of 1908. The place is now being conducted by the son.

On the 2d of February, 1855, Mr. Caton was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda McCollum, a native of Crawford township, Coshocton county, who passed away in 1905, when seventy-five years of age. Her parents, Thomas and Sarah (Hughes) McCollum, who were natives of Pennsylvania, were early settlers of Crawford township and reared a family of twelve children. Unto our subject and his wife were born nine children, namely: Lafayette, of West Lafayette, Ohio; Alice, the wife of William Patterson, of Columbus, Ohio; Jane, the wife of John Thomas, of Idaho; Thomas, of the

Mr. And Mrs. George R. Caton

Caton Business College, who makes his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Elsworth, residing in Strasburg, Ohio; James, of Parkersburg, West Virginia; George, living in Detroit; Saloma, deceased; and Grant, at home.

In his political views Mr. Caton is a republican, and has served as township trustee and in fact in all local township offices, ever discharging his public duties in prompt and capable manner. He is also acting as trustee in the Methodist Episcopal church, with which he has held membership relations for the past forty years. Having resided in this county throughout his entire life, or for a period of seventy-seven years, he is well and favorably known here and is a highly respected and worthy citizen.

John Christian Speck

John Christian Speck, residing on his valuable and well improved farm of one hundred and thirty-five acres in Bethlehem township, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, March 4, 1839, his parents being Joseph and Caroline (Gamertsfeder) Speck, who were natives of Germany. When seventeen years of age the father became connected with the blacksmith's trade, which he followed for three years, while subsequently he worked as a journeyman for one year. For six years he served in the German army and subsequently was engaged in selling clocks for two years, but in 1833 embarked for the United States, landing in New York after a voyage of eight months. From the Empire state he made his way to Jefferson township, Coshocton county, and was first employed on the Ohio state canal. Later he entered land in Jefferson township and erected thereon a log cabin with clapboard roof, puncheon floor and a door with wooden hinges. In this primitive pioneer structure he lived until the time of his demise, being called to his final rest when eighty-eight years of age. His wife passed away in 1846. Unto this worthy couple were born four children: John Christian Speck acquired a common-school education and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority. Subsequently he learned the mason's trade, at which he worked for several years and then purchased a steam sawmill, being suc- ' cessfully engaged in its operation for twenty-five or thirty years. Buying a farm of forty acres in Jefferson township, he made his home thereon for some time and on selling the property, purchased a tract of land in Monroe township, where he lived for four years. On disposing of that farm he bought eighty acres in Sandusky county, Ohio, but after two years also sold that place and removed to Newark, Licking county, where he operated a sawmill for one year. During the following five years he resided on a farm of thirty acres in Bethlehem township, and on selling out removed to Warsaw, where he conducted a planing mill for a year. After disposing of the mill he bought eighty acres of land in Tiverton township, Coshocton county, which he sold after a residence thereon of five years. He then purchased his present place of one hundred and thirty-five acres in Bethlehem township, on which he has made many substantial improvements, including the erec- tion of a fine house and barn. In all of his undertakings he has met with a gratifying and well merited measure of prosperity and is well known and highly esteemed as one of the substantial and enterprising citizens of the community.

In 1859 Mr. Speck was united in marriage to Miss Rosanna Bowers, whose birth occurred in Coshocton county in 1840, she being one of the seven children of Christian and Margaret Bowers, both of whom are now deceased. Unto our subject and his wife were born ten children, as follows: Christian R., a resident of Coshocton, Ohio; William H., of Bethlehem township; John, who has passed away; Samuel N., living in Bethlehem township; Elizabeth C., the wife of D. F. Noscer, of Coshocton, Ohio; Jennie D., the wife of L. Mirote, likewise of Coshocton; Joseph R., Tilden O. and Daniel M., all of whom reside in Coshocton; and Edna L., the wife of Guy Leach, of Coshocton. Mrs. Speck was called to her final rest on the 25th of April, 1908, leaving her husband and nine children, as well as a large circle of friends, to mourn her loss. Her remains were interred in Blissfield cemetery.

In his political views Mr. Speck is a democrat and his aid and influence can ever be counted upon to further any movement or measure instituted for the general welfare. A resident of this county for more than two-thirds of a century, he has not only seen it grow from a wild region, with only a few white inhabitants, to a rich agricultural district, containing thousands of good homes and acres of growing towns, inhabited by an industrious, prosperous, enlightened and progressive people but he has participated in the slow, porsistent work of development which was necessary to produce a change which is so complete that it has come to be popularly referred to as magical.

Stephen F. Dawson

Stephen F. Dawson, who follows farming on a finely improved tract of land comprising three hundred and twenty-five acres, situated in Franklin township, occupies one of the finest country homes in the Muskingum valley. He is a native son of Coshocton county, born November 29, 1856, in Virginia township, a son of Moses and Sarah (Wright) Dawson, who were likewise natives of this county, where the father engaged in general agricultural pursuits.

Stephen F. Dawson acquired his education in the district schools near his father's home, attending these during the winter months, while in the summer seasons he assisted in the cultivation and care of the crops. When he began life on his own account he engaged in farming near the old homestead property and in 1883 purchased the farm on which he now makes his home. This tract is well improved with substantial outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock, while the home is one of the most beautiful of modern residences in the entire Muskingum valley. . Mr. Dawson gives his

Mr. Dawson established a home of his own when, on the 31st of October, 1879, he led to the marriage altar Miss Alice Miller, a daughter of Charles and Margaret (Miller) Miller. She' has proved to her husband a faithful companion and helpmate and by her marriage has become the mother of four children: Charles; Lina, now the wife of William Ehrich, associate editor of the Zanesville Times-Recorder; Grace; and Earl.

Mr. Dawson is a democrat in his political views and affiliations and he takes a very active interest in public affairs. In November, 1891, he was elected treasurer of Coshocton county and through reelection served four years. He then served for one year as deputy county treasurer and during this term resided in Coshocton. He has also filled the office of township trustee, justice of the peace and has served on the Conesville district school board. His record in public service has been one of unremitting and tireless toil and has been in the interest of the people. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Christian church. He is numbered among the leading, influential and honored citizens of Coshocton county. In every official capacity in which he has served he has been faithful to the trust reposed in him and this is the best recommendation any man can have for future reference. F

John R. Mapel

John R. Mapel, chief of police of Coshocton, was born in Wheeling township, Guernsey county, Ohio, October 18, 1859, a son of David and Sarah E. (Ross) Mapel, the former born in Jefferson county, January 12, 1830, and the latter in Guernsey county, Ohio. David Mapel was but two years old when his parents removed to Coshocton county, settling on the farm at Linton township, where he was reared amid the wild scenes and conditions of pioneer life. He aided in the arduous task of opening up the home farm, and when he was married in 1878 he continued to engage in farming in Linton township. At the time-of the Civil war he joined the Union army 'and served for nine months. He is now living retired in the city of Coshocton, enjoying a rest which he has truly earned and richly deserves.

John R. Mapel was reared at home, acquiring his education in the district schools, and on reaching manhood he began farming on his own account, being identified with that pursuit until March, 1894, when he came to Coshocton. For four years after his arrival in the city he was connected with various lines of business, and on April 16, 1898, he was appointed a member of the city police force. After two years as a patrolman he was elected marshal, and two years later was reelected to the office. During his last term the village was incorporated as a city, and with its advance, in 1903, Mr. Mapel was made chief of police, in which position he has ably served. He stands fearlessly for law and order, and his efforts in this connection have been far-reaching and beneficial.

On, the 12th of September, 1878, Mr. Mapel was married to Miss Lucinda A. Rice, of Guernsey county, Ohio. They became the parents of five children, of whom four are vet living, namely: Neva Caroline, the wife of Roy Carnes, of Coshocton; Carrie M., the wife of Charles Campbell, a machinist of Columbus, Ohio; George W., who is living in Coshocton and John Ralph at home. The wife and mother died June 25, 1900, and October 14, 1907, Mr. Mapel was married to Mrs. Eva Cluff, nee Harris.

Mr. Mapel is a member of the Coshocton lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Samaritan Chapter, No. 50, R. A. M.; Coshocton Commandery, No. 63, K. T.; the Consistory at Columbus; the Order of the Eastern Star, Aladin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. at Columbus. He is likewise connected with the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Ohio Police Association and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is true and loyal to the teachings of the craft and to his professions in other relations of life, and as an officer he has made an excellent record, his services as chief of police being creditable to himself and highly satisfactory to his fellow townsmen. At Dayton at the meeting of Police Association he was voted as the banner horse thief catcher of Ohio.

W.. H. Park

W. H. Park, now postmaster at Fresno, was born near Ottawa City, Canada, December 27, 1835, and is a son of William and Mary Ann (Boyd) Park, natives of County Tyrone, Ireland, and of Scotch-Irish descent. They were reared and married on the Emerald island and it was about 1826 that they crossed the Atlantic and settled in Canada. The father, who was a farmer by occupation, died during the infaney of our subject, and in 1853 the mother brought her family to Coshocton county. Here she passed away in 1878 and was laid to rest in Keene township. There were four children but only two of the number are now living, the other being Samuel, a resident of White Eyes township.

W. H. Park, the younger son, received a common-school education and remained at home with his mother until reaching manhood. For twelve years he engaged in teaching school during the winter months, working at the carpenter's trade during the summer. In 1853 he became a resident of this county as previously stated and purchased a farm in White Eyes township, to the improvement and cultivation of which he devoted his energies until 1896, when he removed to Fresno. During the Civil war he entered the one-hundred day service, enlisting in June, 1864, as a member of Company H, One Hundred and Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and he was appointed first sergeant of his company. He was sent to General Grant's headquarters, then holding the breastworks in Virginia, and was also at Fort Pocahontas for a time. His term of enlistment having expired, he was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, and returned to his home in this county, where he has resided continuously since.

On the 19th of April, 1859, Mr. Park was united in marriage to Miss Nancy J. Ross, who was born in Holmes county, Ohio, in 1832, and was a daughter of Randall and Eliza (Boone) Ross, the mother being a relative of Daniel Boone. In the Ross family were eleven children. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Park were born five sons, namely: Wilber F. and James R., both of whom reside in this county; Samuel H., deceased; George J., who makes his home in Chicago, Illinois; and John B., a resident of Belmont county, Ohio. The mother of these children died June 6, 1898, and Mr. Park was again married December 18, 1901, his second union being with Mrs. Margaret (Phillabaum) Cutchall, a daughter of George Phillabaum. She was born in white Eyes township in 1853 and is one of a family of ten children.

In politics Mr. Park is_a republican, and for the past three years he has served as postmaster of Fresno, an office he is most creditably and satisfactorily filling. Religiously he is a member of the United Presbyterian church of Fresno, while his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Charles Ash Lamberson

Charles Ash Lamberson, prominent because of his activity in business and political circles, is a representative of one of the old families of Coshocton county. He was born at Canal Lewisville, September 7, 1861. His father, Samuel Lamberson, a native of Virginia, came to Coshocton county with his parents in his childhood days and for over forty years figured prominently in the commercial life of the community as proprietor of a general mercantile establishment. At one time he was also owner of the Empire mill at Roscoe and his business affairs were of a character that contributed to the material upbuilding of the community as well as to his individual success. He died February 14, 1892, having for more than three decades survived his wife, who passed away September 7, 1861. She bore the maiden name of Cornelia Ash and was a native of Delaware City, Delaware, and a representative of a prominent family of that section.

"prosecuted his studies until he completed the high-school course by graduation as a member of the class of 1879. His initial step in the business world was made as deputy county auditor, entering upon the duties of that position May 1, 1881. He thus served until September 20, 1891, and in the office gained a thorough understanding of the necessity for systematic, well regulated work. His training in that regard proved of much assistance to him in the discharge of his duties as a general bookkeeper in the Commercial Bank, which position he filled for three years, or until 1894. He was then again called to public office, being appointed United States deputy internal revenue collector, with headquarters at Springfield, Ohio, where he remained until 1898. In that year he was a candidate for the office of county auditor on the democratic ticket and was elected and served from October, 1899, until October, 1905, his reelections coming to him as the expression of popular ap- proval, trust and good will. In October, 1906, he bought out the well known insurance agency of Robert Boyd and conducted the business under the name of the C, A. Lamberson Insurance Agency until May, 1907, when he sold a half interest to Carl R. Herbig, and the present firm of Lamberson & Herbig was then formed. Their business is represented by a large figure annually and in addition to this Mr. Lamberson is largely interested in the development of the Guernsey county coal fields, which show great promise. He is not unknown in political circles and in fact is regarded as a democratic leader in his county and district. His labors in behalf of the party have been far-reaching and effective and he is unfaltering in his support of those principles which he believes are most conducive to good government.

On the 5th of August, 1889, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Lamberson and Miss Nannie D. Hay, a daughter of Jackson Hay, a former president of the Commercial Bank of Coshocton. They have three children: Cornelia, Helen and Ruth. The family are prominent socially and their own home is most attractive by reason of its warm-hearted hospitality. Mr. Lamberson is an interested and active member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 376, B. P. O. E., in which he has served as exalted ruler. With the exception of a brief period his entire life has been passed in Coshocton county and his own record has fully sustained the honorable reputation which has always been associated with the family name since his grandparents came to this county in pioneer times.

George S. Haskins

Since 1904 George S. Haskins has made his home on a well improved and highly developed farm, comprising one hundred acres situated in Tuscarawas township. He was born in Gallia county, Ohio, March 16, 1847, a son of Joseph and Rachel (Austin) Haskins, both of whom were natives of the eastern part of Virginia. The father followed various occupations. The son acquired his education in the district schools, which, however, was somewhat limited, partly owing to the unsettled condition of the country and partly because from an early age he had to provide for his own support. At the outbreak of the Civil war he offered his services to the government and on the 28d of September, 1868, became a member of Company D, Fifth West Virginia Infantry, which was later consolidated with another regiment and called the First West Virginia Veterans. He was in many important engagements and on the 18th of October, 1864, was wounded in the battle of Winchester. He served until the close of hostilities and was mustered out on the 21st of July, 1865, having made a most creditable military record.

When the country no longer needed his services, Mr. Haskins returned to Crown City, Ohio, and engaged in farming. He there remained until 1888, when he removed to Arkansas, where he farmed and prospected for gold, but not meeting with suecess in this undertaking he once more~returned to Ohio, locating in Lawrence county, where he spent several years at work in the mines and mills. In October, 1898, he took up his abode in Coshoeton county, working in the mines near Coshocton until 1904, in which year he resumed farming pursuits. He today owns and operates a well improved farm of one hundred acres, situated in Tuscarawas township, which is now under a high state of cultivation. He is carrying on general farming and in his work follows modern methods of agriculture, so that his efforts are rewarded with excellent success.

Mr. Haskins was married October 5, 1873, to Miss Eliza Rowe, a daughter of Lloyd and Warena (Adkins) Rowe, of Lawrence county, this state. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Haskins has been blessed with ten children, as follows: William H., who for several years was president of the United Mine Workers of Ohio; Charles E.; Manford; Lewis; Bertha; Edward; Cora, who has departed this life; Frederick; Carl; and Lowell, who is also deceased.

Mr. Haskins is a republican in his political views and affiliations and at various times has served as school director, but otherwise has filled no public office. He is a well informed man, keeping in close touch with the current events of the day, while in his business affairs he displays that enterprising and progressive spirit which everywhere wins success.

John L. Smith

John L. Smith, who is a prosperous agriculturist of Tiverton township, was also a veteran in the Civil war, and the loyalty which he displayed in defense of his country is still manifest by the interest which he displays in the affairs of his community. Mr. Smith was born in Holmes county, September 9, 1847, a son of William and Elizabeth (Lepley) Smith. The former was a native of New Jersey and in early life followed the shoemaker's trade in connection with farming. He came to Ohio at a very early day and as the state and township developed became a wealthy man. The mother was born in Pennsylvania and both she and the father are now deceased. Their family numbered ten children: Jacob, a farmer of Adams county, 'Iowa; Adam, William, Margaret, Barbara, Laban and Simon, all of whom have departed this life; Peter, a gardener of Andrews, Indiana; Jasper, who makes his home in Tiverton township; and John L., of this review.

John L. Smith spent his boyhood and youth in much the usual manner of farm lads of that early period, working in the fields during the spring and summer months, while in the winter seasons, when his services were not required on the farm, he pursued his studies in the district schools. He remained at home until he was almost seventeen years of age when, his patriotic spirit being aroused by the continued attempt of the south to overthrow the Union, he offered his services to the government. He enlisted at Fort Wayne, becoming a member of the Tenth Indiana Regiment and when his term of service had expired he reenlisted, becoming a member of Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Indiana Regiment. He partici- pated in the battles of Nashville, and followed the rebel general Hood on his raid through east Tennessee. He also took part in the battles of Mobile and Petersburg. He was never wounded but was ill, spending four days in the hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1864. He was at the front altogether thirty-two months, and during this time displayed the valor and loyalty of many a veteran of older years.

When his services were no longer needed at the front, Mr. Smith returned to Coshocton county and after spending a brief period here started west in the hope of benefiting his health. He walked through Indiana, Ilhnois and Iowa, and after spending a year in various sections of the west he returned once more to Coshocton county and began farming in Tiverton township. He now owns seventy-five acres of well improved land and in addition to raising the various cereals adapted to soil and climate he follows carpentering. He erected a nice house on his farm and has built barns and sheds to protect his grain and stock and thus has made many needed improvements. He keeps Jersey cows and raises draft horses, and this branch of his business is proving a profitable undertaking.

Mr. Smith has been twice married. His first union was with Miss Mollie Workman, by whom he had a son, but both are now deceased. He later chose as a companion and helpmate Delilah Parsons and this union was blessed with three children: Libbie, the wife of C. E. Day, a general merchant of Tiverton; Mollie, who is deceased; and Ollie V., the wife of Perry A. Barnes, who is on the farm with Mr. Smith.

Politically, Mr. Smith is a democrat and for three years served as justice of the peace. He has served at various times as land appraiser, has twice been elected township assessor, and was recently elected county commissioner on the democratic ticket. Mr. Smith and his family hold membership in the Christian church, with which he has been affiliated for about forty-five years. His fraternal relations are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Brinkhaven. Not only has the subject of this sketch seen Coshocton county grow from an unimproved region, with only a few scattered settlers, to a rich agricultural district, but he has been an active participant in the work of improvement and progress that has been carried forward and today rejoices in what has been accomplished. He is one of the substantial citizens of this part of the county and is held in high esteem by all with whom he is brought in contact.

Peter Harbold

In an analyzation of the character and life work of Peter Harbold we note many of the characteristics which have marked the German nation for many centuries, - the perseverance, reliability, energy and unconquerable determination to pursue a course that has been marked out. It is these sterling qualities which have gained to Peter Harbold success in life and made him one of the substantial and valued citizens of Coshocton county. » He was born in Prussia, February 28, 1852, a son of John and Elizabeth (Beer) Harbold, who were likewise natives of Prussia, whence they came to America in 1856, at which time they located in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where they made their home for a time but later came to Coshocton county, where the father passed away. The mother, however, died in Missouri. Their union was blessed with eight children: Jacob, of Tuscarawas county; Frederick and Elizabeth, who have departed this life; Catharine, who makes her home in Muskingum county; Peter, of this review; Adam and Caroline, who have passed away; and one who died in infancy.

Peter Harbold was a little lad of four years when he was brought by his parents from his native country to the Buckeye state. He acquired a common-school education and remained at home until he reached man's estate, when he was married to Miss Josephine Rhodenstine, who was born in this state, a daughter of Charles and Gertrude Rhodenstine, whose family numbered eight children. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Harbold was blessed with six children, as follows: Charles; Peter, Jr.; Fred; August, deceased; William, of Guernsey county, Ohio; and George, who has also departed this life. The wife and mother died in 1884 and Mr. Harbold was again married, his second union being with Elma Heslip, who was born in Cochocton county, March 21, 1867, a daughter of Joseph and Hester (Lovell) Heslip, who are mentioned below. Mrs. Harbold has become the mother of eight children, of whom two died in infancy, those surviving being Henry T., Clarence A., Sarah E., Laura E. and Walter L., Martha E. is also deceased.

Following his first marriage Mr. Harbold engaged in farming and through hard work, economy and determined purpose has prospered until he is today the owner of two hundred and ten acres, situated in Linton township. He is engaged in general farming and follows the most practical and modern methods in his work, so that he is meeting with excellent success, each year adding to his financial resources.

Mr. Harbold gives his political support to the republican party but has never aspired to public office, feeling that his time is needed in his private affairs. He and his wife are devoted members of the Methodist Protestant church. They are estimable people who lead honest, upright lives and com- " mand uniform respect and regard in the community in which they make their home.

Joseph Heslip

Joseph Heslip, now deceased, was a native of Linton township, Coshocton county, where for a long period he was identified with agricultural interests. The family originated in County Durham, England, where they owned an estate called Ferryhill and spelled the name Haslop. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject was John Haslop, while the paternal erandfather was Joseph Haslop, who was born in County Durham,

England, in the month of March, sometime between the years 1697 and 1700. His father died when he was quite young, after which the mother married again and had two or three daughters by her second union. After the mother married a second time the son Joseph left home and at the age of eighteen years enlisted as a soldier in the English army. He was in the battle of Fontenoy and many others on the European continent. He was later with the army in Ireland and was discharged upon the establishment of Belfast in County Down, having served altogether for about fifty years. Joseph Haslop was once married, his first union being in 1814 with Ellen Wolgeaumott, a resident of Wayne county, Ohio. He then settled in Ferryville, this state. His children were as follows: John; Thomas, who died at the age of sixteen years; Joseph; Betsey; Nancy; Susan; Ellen; Sarah; Jane; and William, who died May 9, 1852.

John Heslip, the father of our subject, at the age of nine years was bound out to learn the shoemaker's trade. He later went to Belfast to better prepare himself in his work. He was married in County Antrim, Ireland, at the age of twenty-two years, to Elizabeth McKuwn, after which he emigrated with his brothers Thomas and Joseph to the United States, the year 1782 witnessing their arrival on American shores. The brother Joseph sailed from Baltimore and was never after heard from. Thomas was married to a lady in Philadelphia and there engaged in the shoe business in partnership with a Mr. Miller but died soon after, leaving a daughter Susan. John Heslip established his home in Baltimore, Maryland, and there worked as a tanner and shoemaker for many years, being employed by a Mr. Wilson. At the end of twelve years' service he formed a partnership with Robert Buchanan and conducted a shoe business for several years, when the partnership was dissolved and his son John was admitted to the firm. He retired from business in 1812, after which the son John, in connection with his brother-in-law, William Jefferson, carried on a successful business until 18338, so that altogether the family was connected with the shoe trade in Baltimore for a half century. The father became a very successful man, being worth at the time of his death fifty thousand dollars. His children were as follows: Joseph was the oldest. Thomas studied medicine and was graduated from the University of Maryland, after which he engaged in practice in Ohio for two years. He died here and was buried at Ferryville. Nancy married William Vance, a native of Scotland and a resident of Baltimore, by whom she had two sons and one daughter but the sons are now deceased. Mr. Vance bought a tract of land in Belmont county, to which he removed in 1883. Betsey married William Jefferson, a native of Maryland, by whom she had three sons and four daughters. He is a wealthy landholder, owing - nine hundred acres in Illinois. John is the owner of five hundred acres of land in Illinois. Mary married Robert Harbison, a native of Ireland, by whom she has four sons and four daughters. They have lived in Ohio since 1829.

Joseph Heslip, the immediate subject of this review, was born in Linton township, where he spent his entire life. He was married to Miss Hester Lovell, who was born in the Buckeye state. Their family numbered eight children: Lydia, William and Lizzie, all at home; Elma, now Mrs. Harbold; Matilda, the wife of James Whorten, of Guernsey county, Ohio; and three who have passed away. The father died in 1883 but the mother is still hving. Mr. Heslip was numbered among the old and honored citizens of this section of the state and though a quarter of a century has passed since he was called from this life, his memory is yet cherished in the hearts of many.

Sam E. Vail

Sam E. Vail, of Coshocton, was one of the promoters and is the president of The Vail Company, his associate officers being: J. B. Ballou, secretary and treasurer, with offices in New York city; R. S. Thompson, assistant secretary and superintendent, who with W. A. Himebaugh and E. O. Selby constitute the board of directors. Mr. Vail was born in Findlay, Ohio, May 3, 1863, and has been a resident of this state all his life. At the age of fifteen years he entered a newspaper office as a printer's 'devil' and has been constantly engaged in the same branch of the newspaper or printing business, either in the mechanical, business or editorial departmvnts, to the present time. He is married and has one son, Merl D., now associated with him in the Vail Company.

The Vail Company is one of the newer industries of Coshocton, having moved its plant to this city from Cleveland on May 1, 1905. Its line is a specialized industry, it being the only concern in the county engaged exclusively in machine book composition and electroplating. The company was attracted to Coshocton because of its location, being central to trade in the territory lying east of the Mississippi river; because of its fine freight, express and mail facilities; because of its cheap gas and electric power, its excellent banks, the progressive spirit of its citizens, and its general advantages as a place of residence for intelligent and expert workmen. 'The move has more than met every expectation of the company.

In the old days books were put into type by hand with movable and individual types, and a very slow and expensive method, but the only one, however, till Ott Mergenthaler perfected the linotype machine some fifteen years ago. Now, not only nearly all of the typesetting for books, but practically all of the typesetting for newspapers is performed upon this machine, one operator of which will turn out as much matter ready for the press as ean a half dozen hand compositors in the old way.

This company's typesetting is done on the linotype machines, and instead of individual types, the product as it comes from the machine is a solid line of type, - hence the name "lin-o-type." The setting of this type, or lines of type, constitutes one department of the company's business, the other department being the electrotype foundry. After the type is proofread, and corrected, it is made into forms identical in size with the book page to be printed. These forms are then sent to the foundry and from them a mold is taken. From this mold a thin copper shell is cast by an electric process. This shell is backed up with metal to a thickness of about a twelfth of an inch, and when properly finished is called a book plate. It is this book plate which constitutes the product of the Vail Company, and which it furnishes its customers, who complete the manufacture of the book in the ordinary way by printing and binding.

The company's progress since its removal to Coshocton has been marked. Its business for 1907 was fifty per cent greater than that of 1905, and the year 1908 exceeded 1907 by -about twenty-five per cent. Its trade is not restricted to any one section of the United States, its business coming from all sections between San Francisco and Boston, Little Rock and Minneapolis. Some of its product is manufactured into books in England, and even Spanish school text-book plates have gone to Porto Rico. Its customers consist of the larger and best known publishers of the United States, the names of whom are familiar household words to the owners of every library of books.

The character of books taken on by this company is varied, including cyclopedias and similar reference works, school text-books, law text-books, religious books, standard subscription books, novels and in fact library books of every description. The Coshocton Library, as well as the local book sellers, have on their shelves many volumes of books, the composition and plates for which are made by The Vail Company.

The company occupies a brick and stone building on South Fifth street, fronting the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. It was built especially to accommodate the company's business, and its interior arrangement is a model of conveniences for the purposes for which it was erected. Usually an electrotype foundry is tucked away in a dark portion of the topmost floor of the building, but in this case the foundry is on the ground floor, encased in stone walls, with ample light on three sides, and a cement floor. This makes ideal electrotype foundry surroundings.

The company employs a high grade of skilled workmen and the average wages paid are as high as the best paid workmen in Coshocton. Few cities, and they are only the biggest, pay higher wages for the same class of work.

William H. Haskins

It is fitting that the biographical record of Coshocton county's eminent and distinguished men should find a place in this volume, and as a conspicuous figure in mining circles of the state, Mr. Haskins well deserves mention among the leaders of public thought and action. He is now serving as inspector of coal for the Northwestern Fuel Company of St. Paul, his territory extending from Toledo to Ashtabula. Mr. Haskins was born in Lawrence county, Ohio, October 29, 1874, a son of George S. and Eliza (Rowe) Haskins. The father was a miner and became well known in Coshocton county.

William H. Haskins spent the period of his boyhood and youth under the parental roof and attended the common schools until he had reached the age of eleven years, but at that period in his life he entered the mines as a workman, and from that time until he was eighteen years of age he attended school only at times when the mines were idle, but such was his ambition that instead of idling away his time as many of his associates did, he availed himself of every opportunity for adding to his fund of knowledge. Later in life he attended night schools at Orbiston and Murray in the Hocking Valley mining district and thus became well informed.

Early in life Mr. Haskins' ability for leadership was noted among his fellow workers, and having made a close study of conditions and relations existing between employer and employe, in 1894 he was elected secretary of the Hocking Valley, District Ohio, Miners Union. He filled the position with such efficiency that in 1896 he was elected to the vice presidency of the Ohio Miners Union, a state organization of the mine workers. Here his ready grasp of intricate labor problems was again manifest and in 1898 he was chosen to the presidency of the state organization, which position he filled until 1906, when he declined a reelection and retired from this responsible position as he had entered it - with the full confidence of the membership and with credit to himself. During his term of service he saw the organization grow from a membership of six thousand to forty thousand members. When he entered upon his responsible duties in this connection there was no agreement in writing existing between miner and operator, but at the time of Mr. Haskins' retirement from the office there was a written agreement existing between the miners and the operators, while the treasury of the association had grown from sixteen hundred dollars to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, despite the fact that more money had been expended for administration purposes. Early in life he began to study the question of labor organization and at the age of sixteen years became identified with the Knights of Labor and in the years that have come and gone has grown stronger in his advocacy of organization. To quote his own words Mr. Haskins says: "As I grow older I become more and more convinced that in the more thorough education of the people lies the true and permanent solution of the question of the relationship of labor to capital, and vice versa. I am of the opinion that if by enactment or by the interpretation of the laws labor organizations should be made impossible or rendered inoperative that the condition of the laboring classes in this country would become intolerable because of the increased opportunities of those who control the industries of the country to become more oppressive. After twelve years of life in close touch with both laborer and employer and with politicians of all schools and classes I am led to this conclusion."

Upon his retirement from the presidency of the state organization, Mr. Haskins was made coal inspector for the Northwestern Fuel Company of St. Paul, inspecting all coal in the lake harbors from Toledo to Ashtabula. During his work in this connection he has gained the entire trust and confidence of his employers, and although his time and attention are well occupied with his arduous duties, he is nevertheless deeply interested in his former work and associates. He is quick, positive, exacting and comprehensive of every detail of affairs that comes within the scope of his action.

Mr. Haskins was married May 6, 1896, the lady of his choice being Miss Ella M. Hill, a daughter of Philip and Martha (Sanger) Hill, of Vinton county, Ohio. Her father came to Coshocton county in September, 1899.

In politics Mr. Haskins is independent, voting for the men and measures which he deems conducive to good government, regardless of party ties or affiliations. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In Masonry, he has attained the degree of the Mystic Shrine and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the United Mine Workers of America. With his estimable wife he occupies a beautiful home in the eastern part of Coshocton, in which is found a library, containing works of history, biography and science, with the contents of which he is thoroughly familiar, for he spends much of his leisure time among his books. 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.

John F. Lapp

John F. Lapp is one of the substantial citizens of Coshocton county who follow farming in Franklin township, and also gives part of his time to various other interests. He is a native of the county, born in Linton township, June 14, 1857, a son of Michael and Wilhelmina (Snite) Lapp. The father was a native of Germany, born in September, 1830, and was a little lad of four years when he came with his parents to Ohio, the family home being established in Adams township, Muskingum county. He became an extensive farmer and also operated a sawmill. He became a prominent and influential factor in both this and Muskingum counties. He was twice married. He was first married in 1855 to Miss Wilhelmina Snite, a daughter of John and Madaline Snite, and this union was blessed with ten children. He was married a second time, this union being with Lucinda I. Miller, their marriage being celebrated in November, 1876. She was a daughter of Stephen and Barbara Miller, and by her marriage became the mother of ten children. Of the two families of children, eighteen are living. Mr. Lapp died June 3, 1904, at the age of seventy-four years.

John F. Lapp, the second in order of birth of his father's first marriage, was reared on the home farm and while this has always been his chief occupation, he is interested and active in several other enterprises. He brings to bear sound judgment in any undertaking and is a man of wide influence in his home locality. On his farm of two hundred and eighty acres in Franklin township, stands a nice country residence and substantial barns and outbuildings, while his fields are all under a high state of cultivation.

Mr. Lapp was married March 3, 1887, to Miss Martha E. Sandles, who was born in 1866 and is a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Greis) Sandles. Two children blessed this union, but the daughter died in infancy. The son, Archibald C., is now thirteen years of age and is attending school.

Mr. Lapp is a democrat in his political views and affiliations and while he is busily engaged with his own private business interests he yet finds time for public affairs, having served as trustee of Franklin township. He is a member of Plainfield Grange and is also a member of St. Paul's Evangelical English Lutheran church. On all public questions where the best interests of the community are involved he is found on the right side, and is classed among the substantial citizens of this section of the state.

Hippolyt Liewer

Coshocton is making rapid progress in its industrial development. In recent years various business enterprises have been established and promoted here and among the more important of these is the industrial concern now operating under the name of the Coshocton Glass Company. Of this Hippolyt Liewer is the president and, with broad experience in glass manufacture, he has placed the enterprise upon a safe and substantial basis and at the same time is greatly enlarging its scope and trade relations.

Mr. Liewer was born August 26, 1868, in the province of Alsace, which was then a part of France, but now belongs to Germany. His father was Raphael Liewer and the family for many generations were connected with glass manufacture. The son was reared at home, attending the Lyceum at Strassburg, Alsace, where he was graduated with baccalaureate honors. He afterward learned the bottle manufacturing business at Ingweiler, Alsace, and in different bottle factories in the Sarre River territory. Thinking that the new world offered better business facilities, he crossed the Atlantic in 1903 and for a time was identified with glass interests in New York city, whence he came to Coshocton in January, 1906, and has since been president and general manager of the Coshocton Glass Company.

This is one of the more recent acquisitions to the city's industrial interests, yet it ranks with the foremost and is perhaps the most important when judged by the extent of its payroll and its connections with the outside world. The business had its origin in May, 1902, as a partnership concern owned by E. R. Sober, E. G. Van Horn, and the well known late T. J. Gainor, who employed about sixty workmen in the manufacture of amber bottles, the factory having a capacity of about one hundred gross bottles per day. Under the original management the business grew until employment was furnished to about two hundred. The product of the house was sent to the firm of Liewer Brothers, having offices in New York, but the local concern lacked the resources to carry a plant that would meet the demands of their selling agents and therefore H. and C. A. Liewer, of the New York house, came to Coshocton and took over a controlling interest in the busi- ness. With ample capital at their command they have enlarged and expanded the plant and developed the trade until their business now justifies the employment of four hundred workmen. They began the manufacture of both green and amber bottles, which are sold to the leading breweries and bottling works of the country. Each year they arrange for the sale of almost their entire production for the ensuing year and yet they are increasing their facilities from time to time, while their plant is equipped with every modern convenience known to the trade. The company follows the most modern methods of manufacture and utilizes the most modern ideas in the development of their business. The officers are: H. Liewer, president and general manager; Charles A. Liewer, secretary and treasurer; and K. L. Almack, vice president.

Since coming to the new world Mr. Liewer of this review has supported the republican party, believing in its policy and its principles, yet without desire to become an active factor in claims for its official honors. He is a gentleman of strong purpose and marked individuality, who impresses: all with whom he comes in contact by his spirit of alertness and determination.

James O. Waring

James O. Waring, a practical, progressive and enterprising farmer living in Bethlehem township, where he owns one hundred and seventy acres of rich and productive land, was born in this township, November 15, 1861. His parents were David and Mary (Blyler) Waring, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Pennsylvania. In the year 1832 David Waring came to Coshocton county with his father, purchased a farm and carried on general agricultural pursuits. throughout his remaining days, becoming one of the leading and progressive agriculturists of the community. He died in the year 1904, having for about twenty years survived his wife, who passed away in 1884. They were the parents of the following children: D. L., of this township; J. Owen and Oscar M., residents of Indiana; Arthur, deceased; Edgar <A., of Akron, Ohio; Dr. Leander, residing at Danville, Illinois; Anna, the wife of John Arnold, deceased; Hattie, the wife of C. B. Hershman, of Coshocton; and Adie, the wife of Ed Schoonover, also a resident of Coshocton.

The boyhood days of James O. Waring were quietly passed in the pursuits of the home farm, where he remained assisting his father until he had attained his majority. He then rented the old home place and to its further development and improvement directed his energies for twenty years. As success has attended him he has made investment in property and is now the owner of one hundred and seventy acres of rich and productive land in Bethlehem township. Everything about his place is indicative of the careful supervision of a painstaking and progressive owner, for 'he buildings are kept in good repair and he uses the latest improved machinery to facilitate the work of the fields. In addition to raising the» cereals

David Waring

At the time of his father's death Mr. Waring was made administrator of the estate. While he has lived a somewhat uneventful life, he had one thrilling experience which few would care to go through with. In 1894 he was robbed by three masked men, who shot him in the ear, knocked him down and took from him forty dollars. They gagged him and one of his aunts, but spared the other aunt this indignity, for she appealed to their sympathy when she asked them if they had a mother and promised that she would say nothing of the affair. Pity for her caused them to leave her without gagging her. The robbers, however, took possession of the house, secured a good supper from the pantry and then left with their booty.

Mr. Waring has never married and lives with his brother, D. L. Waring. He has held several township offices, the duties of which he has discharged with promptness and fidelity, while his political support is given to the republican party that finds in him an earnest advocate, because he is in thorough sympathy with its principles.

Rev. John Wesley Wright

Rev. John Wesley Wright is a force in the moral development of Danville and Coshocton county and in those departments of activity which uplift humanity and work for the betterment of various classes. He is a native son of this county, born in Virginia township, December 1, 1842. His parents, Albert and Eveline (Graves) Wright, were farming people of this locality.

The son was reared on the home farm, early becoming familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. His elementary education was acquired in the district schools and, deciding upon the ministry as a life work, he became a student in Starkey's Seminary at Eddytown, New York, later attending the Christian Biblical Institute at Stanfordville, New York. Graduating from the latter institution, he returned to Ohio and supplied various pulpits, maintaining his residence in Willowbrook, where his parents still resided.

During the progress of the Civil war, on the 5th of August, 1862, Mr. Wright enlisted as a member of Company I, Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of hostilities. He was in the Army of the Cumberland and at the battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863, was severely wounded. The hospital being crowded, he was sent home on a furlough and after recuperating his health returned to his regiment and again saw active service. He was mustered out June 10, 1865, at Nashville, having made a creditable military record.

When his services were no longer needed by the government, Mr. Wright returned to Coshocton county and took up his pastoral duties. His first call was at Rosebud, Ohio, and for sixteen years he preached five miles west of West Carlisle. He then came to Danville, where for a number of years he has been pastor of the Christian church. He is a man of high ideals and has always exerted a wide influence for good wherever he has labored as a minister and in the community in which he has so long made his home.

It was in June, 1866, that Mr. Wright was united in marriage to Miss Esther M. Crown, a daughter of Joseph and Margaret Crown, of Jackson township. Their union has been blessed with four children, as follows: Charles E.; Othelia M., now the wife of John L. Shaw, a prominent contractor of Coshocton; Mary C., the wife of John McCann; and John C., who has departed this life.

Mr. Wright gives his political support to the republican party and for a number of years has been a member of the schoolboard, while for two years he served as assessor of Virginia township. He is a man of scholarly attainments and one who throughout his entire life has been actuated by high principles and purposes. He has ever used practical methods in working toward the ideal, which have found their proof in his effective work in connection with the Danville Christian church.

C. Homer Durand

Among the recent additions to Coshocton's bar, C. Homer Durand is numbered, but has already won for himself favorable criticism by the work which he has done in the courts and as representative of the profession. He was born January 27, 1882, in Toledo, Ohio. His father, Homer Durand, also a native of this state, became a lake and sea captain. The family is of French extraction, Francis Joseph Durand being among the French Huguenot refugees who settled in Essex county, New York, on coming to this country. The first representative of the family in Ohio was Lyman Durand, an uncle, who took up his abode in the northern part of the state. Captain Homer Durand always remained a resident of Ohio and was here married to Clara L. Stauff, a daughter of Charles KE. A. Stauff, who was a jurist prominent in the courts of his native country, Germany. He was also a member of the medical fraternity and figured in professional life in Germany until he left that country because of persecution, and came to America, establishing his home in Minnesota. Here he practiced medicine in pioneer times and his son, Frederick Stauff, was the first white child born in that state.

C. Homer Durand pursued his education in the public schools of Toledo until he completed his course by graduation from the high school, after which he entered the law department of the Ohio State University at Columbus, and was graduated in June, 1904. The same year he was admitted to the bar and has since been identified with the profession. While in college and for some time afterward he was connected with theatrical interests as a means of raising money, writing, staging, and presenting his own plays, among which are "Her Last Chance," "Nine Points of the Law," and "Time Limit." When only twenty-two years of age he wrote his first four-act play, "The Trifler," which for lack of money and opportunity he did not present until January, 1908, when it was staged in the Coshocton Theater and became very popular with playgoers.

Following his admission to the bar, Mr. Durand entered upon active practice in Toledo, where he remained for three years or until June, 1907, when he came to Coshocton with a theatrical venture. Pleased with the city and its people, he decided to remain permanently and practice law. He has his office with the Hon. James Glenn, and has been quite successful in winning a large, growing and representative clientage. He was recently unanimously nominated by the republicans of Coshocton county as their candidate for prosecuting attorney. He is a man of scholarly attainments and well read, not only in the law, but along general lines. He writes, reads and speaks German fluently and possesses much more than ordinary oratorical power, being an eloquent and forceful speaker. He belongs to the Protestant Episcopal church and is a man of culture and refined taste, of well disciplined mind and of high ideals.

Spencer L. Howell

Horticultural pursuits have occupied the time and attention of the Howell family through three generations; and Spencer L. Howell of this review is a worthy representative of those pursuits in Washington township. Mr. Howell was born in Coshocton county, June 12, 1855, a son of John and Phoebe (Seward) Howell, and in the paternal line comes of Welsh descent. The paternal grandfather, who also bore the name of John Howell, came here in 1826 from Belmont county, Ohio. The father of our subject also raised fruit on an extensive scale and was the first man to engage in horticultural pursuit in Washington township.

Spencer L. Howell was educated in the district schools near his father's home and was reared upon his father's fruit farm, assisting in the care and cultivation of the orchards, during which time he gained a thorough knowledge of the best methods of horticulture. He now has a well improved farm of one hundred and seventy acres situated in Washington township and makes a specialty of raising apples, peaches, cherries and plums. His products find a ready market, owing to their quality, size and flavor, and thus he adds materially to his financial income each year.

Mr. Howell was married December 3, 1881, the lady of his choice being Miss Rose B. Blizzard, a daughter of Martin and Sarah Ann (Bryan) Blizzard. Two children, a son and daughter, grace the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howell: Fred M., who assists his father in his work; and Zona B., who is engaged in teaching.

Mr. Howell gives his political support to the republican party and has frequently served as a delegate to the conventions of his party. He has also

-served as trustee of the township and as a member of the school board. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. The work instituted by the grandfather and carried on by the father is still continued by Spencer L. Howell and he is today numbered among the successful and substantial citizens of this section of the state, where his entire life has been passed and where he is held in uniform respect and esteem.

Rev. William E. Hunt, D.D.

There are few instances in the history of any denomination where one of the clergy has continued in single pastorate for forty-five years but for that length of time the Rev. William E. Hunt was connected with the Presbyterian church in Coshocton. His contagious enthusiasm, his untiring zeal and his consecrated work made him a power for good in the community, nor will his influence cease to be felt for years to come. It is the echo which "rolls from soul to sou] and grows forever and forever." While his ministerial powers were constantly expanding from study and research he has been equally strong in his sympathy and abiding charity and in his life the spirit of criticism has had little place while that of helpfulness has been a dominant factor. No citizen of Coshocton county occupies a more enviable place in the honor and esteem of the general public than does the Rev. William E. Hunt, D.D.

He was born in Pedricktown, Salem county, New Jersey, February 24, 1833, and pursued his education in Jefferson College at Canonburg, Pennsylvania, where he was graduated in 1853. His theological studies were pursued at the Western Theological Seminary, at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and following his graduation in 1856 he came to Coshocton in July of that year to preach a trial sermon and in October following was regularly installed as a pastor of the Presbyterian church. He gave to this congregation one-half of his time and on the alternate Sundays preached at Keene until the spring of 1857, when the congregation at Coshocton, having increased largely in membership, desired that he give his entire time to the work at this place, and for forty-five years he remained as pastor. This long and uninterrupted service evidenced the strong attachment existing between pastor and people and he enjoyed the fullest respect of members of other denominations as well. His alma mater conferred upon him the degree of B.A. and M.A., and in June, 1905, the Western University of Pennsylvania conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity.

While laboring untiringly for the moral progress of the community Mr. Hunt has also taken a deep and helpful interest in questions affecting the welfare of the county along other lines. He was for fourteen years a member of the board of county school examiners and for one term a member of the village council to which he was elected on a reform or citizens' ticket. Whatever tends to promote the interests of the city is sure to receive his hearty endorsement and, as far as time will permit, his active cooperation. He has: also figured in Coshocton's material development through his asso- ciation with business interests, assisting in the organization of the Coshocton Gas Company, of which he became a director, while he was also active in organizing Coshocton's first Building & Loan Company, of which he was likewise chosen a director. He was a director of the Western Theological Seminary and of the University of Wooster for several years and the cause of education has ever found in him a stalwart champion. In 1876 he wrote and published a history of the county under the title of Historical Collections of Coshocton County - a valuable addition to the historical literature of the state. He has been a frequent contributor to church papers and the local press and has also written various articles for magazines. His reputation in connection with the church is by no means a local one. He has served on several occasions as a delegate to the general assembly and also as moderator of the Synod and Presbytery. The church in Coshocton under his guidance made substantial growth and proved an influential factor in up: holding the moral status of the community.

In 1855 the Rev. W. E. Hunt was married to Miss Caroline A. Totten, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and unto them were born seven children, of whom Charles B., Robert T., Mary M., Carrie E., and Harry B., all reside in this city. A daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Williams, makes her home in Franklin, Ohio, while another daughter, Mrs. A. W. Boyd, is living in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

It would be tautological in this connection to enter into any series of statements as showing him to be a man of strong intellectual and scholarly attainments for this has been shadowed forth between the lines of this review. It is, however, a matter of justice to say that added to his intellectual strength is a deep and abiding human sympathy and a most kindly and helpful spirit.

R. D. Keesey, a progressive and enterprising business man of Fresno, is one of Coshocton county's native sons, and a natural product of the solid, substantial character of his environments. He was born in White Eyes township, November 4, 1873, a son of Christopher and Catherine (Raymer) Keesey. His father was born in Maryland in 1812 and came to Coshocton county with his parents in 1830. In early manhood he wedded Catherine Raymer, who was born in Keene township, this county, in 1833. They became the parents of six children, of whom two are now living, namely: Frank, a resident of West Lafayette; and R. D., of this review. In 1871 Mr. Keesey purchased a farm of one hundred and four acres in White Eyes township, on which he made his home for the remainder of his days. He was a successful man and besides this place owned two other farms at the time of his death, which occurred in 1886. In politics he was a democrat and was an active worker for his party's interests, having been elected to various offices. He was also active in church work. His wife survived him for a number of years, her death occurring in 1905.

R. D. Keesey was reared to agricultural pursuits and received a commonschool education. At the age of fifteen years he began working on the farm by the month, and for a number of years had full control of his father's place. In 1904 he and a number of others formed a stock company, known as the Avondale Glove Company, for the manufacture of cotton and canvas gloves. They incorporated under the laws of the state of Ohio and issued ten thousand dollars worth of stock. The plant is fitted up with twenty power machines and has an output of three hundred dozen gloves per day, thirtyfive people being engaged in the work. Since the time of its organization Mr. Keesey has been. superintendent of the factory and a director of the company. The business was the outgrowth of the demand for a concern of this character, and from the first has enjoyed a liberal patronage which has insured its success.

Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise, Mr. Keesey has given his political allegiance to the democracy. He has taken a leading part in the work of his party and has served for four years as central committeeman. Fraternally, he is a member of Fresno Camp, No. 11688, M. W. A.

George D. Klein

George D. Klein, engaged in the active practice of law, was born in Chili, Crawford township, Coshocton county, March 19, 1872. His parents, Charles and Elizabeth (Miller) Klein, were both natives of Germany and came to the United States in early manhood and womanhood, their marriage being celebrated in Crawford township. The father was a shoemaker by trade and was connected with that line of business until 1882 when he engaged in farming. He was killed in a runaway in the spring of 1907, when sixty-four years of age, and his death was the occasion of deep regret to his many friends who esteemed him for his sterling characteristics. His widow still survives and is now a resident of Fresno, Ohio.

Careful home training qualified Mr. Klein to meet the demands of the world when he started out for himself. He was afforded good educational privileges, supplementing his public-school course by study in the Scio (Ohio) College and in the Ohio State Normal at Ada. He began teaching at the age of twenty years and successfully followed the profession for fifteen years, during which time he was principal of the Chili school for two years and also taught the grammar department in the Baltic and Roscoe schools. He was an able educator, imparting readily and clearly to others the knowledge he had acquired, but believing that he would find a more congenial and profitable field in connection with other professions, he took up the study of law while still engaged in teaching, Judge Roche acting as his preceptor and directing his reading until he entered the law department of the Ohio State University at Columbus, in September, 1907. So thorough had been his preliminary reading and research that he was admitted to the bar on the 4th of December, of the same year.

Mr. Klein then returned to Coshocton and entered into partnership with George E. Roche, a business relation between them continuing until the 1st of September, 1908, when Mr. Klein entered upon an independent practice. He is one of the younger members of the bar but his friends predict for him a successful future, as he is thorough and painstaking in all that he undertakes and is well versed in the law. Moreover, he has broad general knowledge and is a fluent German scholar.

Mr. Klein numbers many friends among his fellow members of Fidelity Lodge, No. 135, K. P. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and to the Coshocton Bar Association. He is pleasantly situated in his home relations and the Klein household is a most attractive one. He was first married in May, 1899, to Miss Ella Barth, of Chili, who died in January, 1902, leaving one son, Carl F. "In October, 1903, Mr. Klein was again married, his second union being with Miss Loretta M. Deeds, a daughter of Solomon Deeds, a prominent factor in democratic circles, in this county. To this union a daughter was born August 3, 1908, Thelma Loretta Klein. Mr. Klein is also an ardent advocate of democratic principles but has never been an aspirant for office. He prefers to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs and possessing laudable and firm determination he will undoubtedly earn for himself a prominent place in the ranks of the legal fraternity, being already numbered as a leader among the younger members of the bar.

William L. Robinson

William L. Robinson, who is engaged in farming and stock-raising in l'ranklin township, Coshocton county, is numbered among the substantial citizens of this section of the state. He was born in Franklin township, December 26, 1851, and son of James E. and Anna KE. (Frew) Robinson. The family was one among the first settlers of Coshocton county and were large landowners in the Muskingum valley, being extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising. In 1857, James E. Robinson removed with his family to Delaware, Ohio, where they remained for four years, the purpose of their removal being to afford their children good educational advantages. In 1871. however, they returned to the home farm, the father having died during their residence in Delaware. The mother still survives. The family numbered four children: Mary J., the deceased wife of James S. Stocking, a resident of Washington, Pennsylvania; William L.; Charles F., who is deceased; and Ella R., the wife of W. H. McCabe, of Coshocton.

William L. Robinson, whose name introduces this review, spent his boyhood and youth in much the usual manner of farm lads, assisting in the work of the fields during the summer seasons, while in the winter months he pursued his studies in a private school and later enjoyed the advantages of the high school at Delaware, Ohio, and the Ohio Wesleyan University. After the death of his father he took charge of the home farm and this occupation has claimed his time and attention to the present day. He is extensively

Mr. Robinson was married April 28, 1881, to Miss Elnora Lee, a daughter of Dr. Samuel H. and Anna (Triplet) Lee, of Coshocton. Their union was blessed with a son and daughter, James L. and Elizabeth L. The wife and mother was called to her final rest June 25, 1887. On the 6th of August, 1890, Mr. Robinson was again married, his second union being with Helen E. Kyle, a daughter of Rev. John and Sarah (Gordon) Kyle, who were former residents of Granville, Ohio, but now make their home in Riverside, California. 'The Kyles.established their home in the Buckeye state in 1858, coming thence from Vershire, Vermont.

Mr. Robinson is a republican in his political views. He is interested in the welfare of the country at large and is ever found on the side of right, reform and progress. He is highly esteemed in the community in which he has so long made his home, numbering his friends by the score.

Milton N. Wolfe

Milton N.. Wolfe, who is now living retired in West Lafayette, Ohio, has been identified with both the mercantile and agriculture interests of this section of the state. He was born in Evansburg, Oxford township, Coshocton county, August 24, 1837, the third son and third in order of birth in a family of seven children born unto Philip and Elizabeth (Meek) Wolfe. The father was born in Pennsylvania in 1806, and the mother in Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1808, being the daughter of Jacob Meek, an old time Methodist Episcopal minister and a soldier of the war of 1812. Philip Wolfe was a tanner and harnessmaker by trade, following those occupations in Evansburg, Coshocton county, until death, which oceurred October 7, 1854. The mother of our subject died April 16, 1847. In their family were seven children: Lambert B., a resident of Ness City, Kansas; Jacob, who died August 21, 1836; Milton N., of this review; Mrs. Jemima Fletcher, of Isleta, Coshocton county; Mrs. Margaret E. Thompson, of West Lafayette; Joseph G., of Almira, Washington; and Philip H., who was a member of Company FE, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry and who died and was buried in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, National Cemetery, May 8, 1864. His brother, Milton, placed a tablet in his family bronze monument which stands in Fairview cemetery, West Lafayette, Ohio, to the memory of his brother Philip H. Wolfe. After the death of his first wife, the father of these children married Mrs. Caroline (Powell) Spalding. By Mr. Spalding she had three children, Thomas, Freeman and Lyman. By Philip Wolfe she had three children, half-sisters to the three boys mentioned above; Mrs. Harriet Dana, a resident of Fairfield, Iowa; Mrs. Henrietta Criswell, of Hastings, Nebraska; and Mrs. Sarah Jane Huff, of New Comerstown, Ohio. Not only our subject but also his three brothers and his three step-brothers were soldiers of the Civil war, and one of the former and all of the latter laid down their lives on the altar of their country. Philip Wolfe and his second wife both died of typhoid fever and were buried on the same day, October 9, 1854, in Evansburg cemetery, and in October, 1907, their remains were removed to Fairview cemetery, West Lafayette, Ohio, and interred by Milton N. Wolfe in his cemetery lot.

Milton N. Wolfe acquired his education in the common schools but labored mostly with his father in his tanyard until he was sixteen years old, and then at the harness trade with his father until his demise. Following his father's death, however, he took up the shoemaker's trade and after completing his term of indenture worked at the same in Orange, Coshocton county, for two years. He then engaged in the same business on his own account for several years. Having heard favorable reports concerning the western country, he started for Kansas in 1860, at the age of twenty-three years, and there entered one hundred and sixty acres of government land, to which he added a tract of similar size by purchase. In the fall of that year he returned to Coshocton county and resumed work at his trade in Orange. On landing home from his 1860 tour he had just three shillings left with which to commence business again.

On the 2d of March, 1861, Mr. Wolfe was united in marriage to Miss Harriet A. Emerson, one of four children born of the marriage of Timothy and Annora A. Emerson. Five children blessed this union, namely: Nora E., the wife of H. C. Davis, a resident of Great Bend, Kansas; Lulu L., the wife of George Peacock, of Coshocton; Claridon C., who died April 22, 1881, at the age of sixteen years; Minnie L., the wife of George Walters, of West Lafayette; and Ina M., the wife of Bert Leighninger, now operating a lumber and planing-mill in West Lafayette.

Following his marriage Mr. Wolfe worked at shoemaking in Orange for nine years, with exception of four months in 1864, while serving as fourth corporal in Company E, One Hundred and Forty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In the spring of 1870 he went to Chase county, Kansas, where he owned three hundred and twenty acres of land as previously stated, and it was his intention to remove his family to that locality the following fall, but while making arrangement to erect a house and other buildings upon his farm he received a telegram saying that his wife was dangerously ill, and he left everything and returned home. His wife recovered but was unwilling to give her consent to their removal west, and they located on a farm of one hundred and fifty-nine acres in Oxford township, which land her father gave them. Here Mr. Wolfe erected a fine residence and for a number of years he engaged in the cultivation and improvement of the place, but owing to ill health, he finally rented the farm and removed to Emerson Mills, where he engaged in the boot and shoe and general grocery business for four years. After closing out this business at Emerson Mills, he rented his farm for three years, cash rent, and with Ina, his youngest daughter removed to Coshocton, where he bought a fine residence property, residing here until his daughter Ina married and left him alone. He then batched it for three months, when he rented his property and moved his effects to his daughter Ina's at West Lafayette, Ohio. Since then he has practically lived a retired life, being in ill health, leaving the management of his farm to his daughters and their husbands, who now receive the income from the farm, and he still lives with his daughter Mrs. Leighninger in West Lafayette. His wife died January 20, 1881, and was laid to rest in West Lafayette cemetery.

Mr. Wolfe has traveled quite extensively over this country, spending four months in Kansas and Nebraska in 1860, when Indians and buffaloes were still numerous in that section. Later he again visited Kansas as previously stated, and in the spring of 1888 he and his daughter Ina left home and for two years and forty-three days traveled throughout the west, spending some time in various states and territories and going as far north as British Columbia. In 1906, he again went west and spent eleven months in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa.

Mr. Wolfe gives stanch support to the republican party but never sought nor desired office. He is a member of the blue lodge of Masons, No. 175, at New Comerstown, Ohio, in which he has filled all of the chairs save that of worshipful master, and he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for thirty-eight years, now connected with the church at Coshocton. Seventy-one years have come and gone since Mr. Wolfe first opened his eyes to the light of day in Coshocton county and in the intervening period he has been a prominent factor in the advancement of commercial and agricultural life of the section of the state in which he has always made his home. He is widely and favorably known and his history cannot fail to prove of interest to his many friends, and it is therefore with pleasure that we present his record to our readers.

George Alvin Hay

George Alvin Hay finds an appropriate place in the history of those men of business and enterprise in Ohio, whose force of character, whose sterling integrity, whose good sense in the management of complicated affairs and marked success in the establishment of industries, have contributed in an eminent degree to the development of the resources of Coshocton. His name is inseparably interwoven with the commercial and industrial progress of the city and in political service he has done that for his city which has caused him to be designated as one of the best mayors Coshocton has ever had. He is now the president of The Houston Hay Axle Company and is associated with various other business concerns.

Mr. Hay is one of Coshocton's native sons, his birth having here occurred November 16, 1855. His parents were Houston and Delia Cook (Roberts) Hay, the former of whom died March 28, 1900, and the latter February 22, 1896. After attending the public schools of this city, George A. Hay spent two years as a student in Denison University at Granville, and then became a junior in Princeton College, where he completed the classical course in 1879, winning the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Following his return to