Coshocton County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1909 (part 7 of 19)

M. Spellacy began railroad work at an early age, carrying water for the construction crews when but a.lad of ten years. From water boy he gradually worked his way upward until he became a railroad contractor and for some thirty-five years was prominently and extensively engaged in railroad construction. During this period he built many miles of railroad and was employed by a number of the leading railroad companies of the country. In 1903 he became a factor in the development of the oil interests in Harrison county and is still associated with this work, in which he has attained a notable measure of success. A man of resourceful ability, however, he has not confined his attention to a single line but has engaged in various fields of business enterprise, readily recognizing a favorable opportunity. In 1905, with others, he organized the Spellacy-Raiff Enameling Company for the manufacture of enameled ware. They established their plant in Coshocton and it is today one of the leading industries of the city. Mr. Spellacy was chosen president of the company, which is operated along most modern business lines. The plant is splendidly equipped with the most modern and improved machinery and the processes of manufacture are such as to bring out a ware that is equal to any on the market. They guarantee their enamel to be absolutely free from any arsenic, lead or any impure or harmful material and it is not affected by solutions of eighty to ninety per cent of acetic acid when boiled to dryness. Although the enterprise is a comparatively new one, the output is now one hundred and twenty-five dozen pieces of ware per day and the entire amount has been sold to the Atlantic Stamping Company, of Rochester, New York. The business from the beginning has attracted general attention and favorable comment, owing to the character and superior quality of the product manufactured. Skilled workmen are employed and the reputation of the house has always been fully sustained. Such has been the growth of the business that a new furnace and factory were erected, enabling the company to double its output.

Mr. Spellacy is a democrat in politics but has had neither time nor inclination to seek office. He has always concentrated his energies upon his business affairs. He embodies all the elements of what in this country we term a "square man" - one in whom to have confidence, a dependable man in any relation and any emergency. He is ready to meet any obligation of life with the confidence and courage that come of conscious personal ability, right conception of things and an habitual regard for what is best in the exercise of human activities.

Frank Ashman

Frank Ashman has the distinction of being the only republican probate judge elected in Coshocton county in fifty-two years. He is one of the native sons of the city of Coshocton, born on the 18th of January, 1877, his father being Fred Ashman who was a coal miner and lived here almost his entire life. The family is of English lineage. After attending the public schools of this city, Frank Ashman continued his education in Oberlin College and the Ohio State University. In the meantime he learned the printer's trade, but a desire for a career of broader opportunities led him to seek a more advanced education than he had obtained in the public schools, and to supplement his university course by the study of law, whereby he prepared for active practice at the bar. He was admitted in 1904 and on the Ist of July, 1907, opened an office in Coshocton. He had displayed the elemental strength of his character in the acquirement of his education, for he worked his own way through college. When he had completed his studies he was appointed chief clerk in the state bureau of labor, at Columbus, and there remained for several years, or until his return to Coshocton. He was once more called to public office, when on the 3d of November, 1908, he was elected probate judge of Coshocton county and, as stated, is the first republican to hold the office in fifty-two years, having been chosen to the position by a majority of over four hundred, a fact which is proof of his personal popularity and the confidence reposed in his professional ability.

In June, 1901, Judge Ashman was united in marriage to Miss Minnie M. Miller, of Newark, Ohio, and they have a little daughter. Mr. Ashman belongs to the Masonic lodge and the Knights of Pythias lodge at Coshocton. He has been quite prominent in public affairs and is a member of the Buckeye Republican Club of Columbus, of which he was once the secretary. He possesses oratorical ability of superior order and has frequently been called upon to deliver public addresses, not only on political topics, but also on the occasion of the celebration of Labor Day and of Decoration Day. He is a student of the questions which are agitating the public thought, reads broadly and thinks deeply. His opinions are therefore the result of careful consideration, and being presented in clear, logical manner seldom fail to carry conviction to the minds of his hearers. In manner he is jovial, and enjoys the sunshine of life as expressed in good comradeship and warm friendships. He is always approachable and always genial, and his friends, who are many, entertain for him the warmest regard.

G. A. Rinner

G. A. Rinner, proprietor of The Rinner Company, a general merchandising business of New Bedford which was established by himself and father in 1883, was born in Mill Creek township, this county, January 8, 1859, a son of George C. and Nancy (Cox) Rinner. His father is a native of Germany, born in August, 1831. When twenty-three years of age he left his native land for America, where, after investigating the opportunities of various sections of the country, he eventually decided on Coshocton county as the land of his adoption, and events have since proven the soundness of his judgment in making this decision. He wedded Nancy Cox, who was born in Harrison county, Ohio, in 1829, and five children were born to their union, namely: G. A., of this review; E. C., ex-mayor of Coshocton; Mary, the wife of W. H. Wendt, of Coshocton; and Amanda and John, both of whom reside at home with their father, for the mother was called to her eternal rest in 1896. The father on first coming to the county engaged in agricultural pursuits but later was in partnership with his son in the general merchandising business in New Bedford. He is now living retired in Coshocton.

G. A. Rinner was reared on a farm and received a common-school education, which he later supplemented by a course in the Spencerian Business College of Cleveland, thus fitting himself for the mercantile life upon which he entered at the age of twenty-four. The growth of the business has been gradual and steady and new varieties of stock have been introduced from time to time until now it consists of groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes, carpets, curtains, queensware, crockery, glassware, hardware, paints and oils, besides sundry items too numerous to mention, an inventory of which would aggregate about eighteen thousand dollars, while the annual sales reach a total of about forty-five thousand dollars.

On September 17, 1883, Mr. Rinner was united in marriage to Miss Martha J. Lowe, who was born in Holmes county, this state, in 1864, the daughter of Adam and Ann (Patterson) Lowe. Her parents were also natives of Holmes county, where both were born in the year 1834. They became the parents of four children, namely: John, who resides in Kansas; Frank, a resident of Holmes county; Martha J., the wife of our subject; and Albert, whose home is in Canton. The father, who was called upon to mourn the loss of his life companion in 1908, now makes his home with our subject. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Rinner have been born four children, as follows: L. C., who resides at home and is engaged with his father in business; Earl, who conducts a grocery store in Cleveland, in which his father owns a part interest; and May and Clyde, both of whom reside at home with their parents.

In polities Mr. Rinner is a democrat, while religiously both he and his estimable wife are members of the Reformed church. Mr. Rinner feels that he owes his success in life to no fortunate combination of circumstances, but that it is due rather to untiring effort and unremitting persistency. It is to the class of citizens of which he is a type that Coshocton county is indebted for the sound and substantial character of her mercantile institutions.

William D. Frazee

William D. Frazee is engaged in general agricultural pursuits on a well improved farm consisting of one hundred and forty-eight acres situated in New Castle township. He was born on a farm in Tiverton township, Coshocton county, October 10, 1874, being the eldest of six children, whose parents were Andrew and Almira (Stricker) Frazee, both of whom were natives of the Buckeye state, the former born in Coshocton county and the latter in Knox county. The father's parents came to this state from Pennsylvania and were farming people. He was reared in Coshocton county and has become a very successful man. He still survives, now making his home in Tiverton township. In politics he is a republican. The wife and niother passed to her final rest more than twenty years ago, leaving to mourn her loss six children, as follows: William D., of this review; Charles O., a resident farmer of Tiverton township; Benjamin, who follows farming in Knox county; Claudia, the wife of Harper Rine, who follows farming near Bladensburg, Knox county; Savilla, the wife of Bruce Singer, a farmer of Tiverton township; and Lizzie, who makes her home with her brother William.

William D. Frazee acquired his education in the district schools of New Castle township and was early trained to the duties and labors of the home farm. He remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage, which occurred in 1905, the lady of his choice being Miss Maud Bigman, a resident of New Castle township. The young couple began their domestic life upon the farm which Mr. Frazee had purchased, this comprising one hundred and forty-eight acres of rich and arable land. He has erected a fine country home, supplied with all modern conveniences and accessories, and there are other substantial buildings on the place for the shelter of grain and stock. He carries on general farming, raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate, and each year gathers rich crops as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields.

'''he home of Mr. and Mrs. Frazee has been graced with two interesting little sons, Theodore and Carl Benjamin. Mr. Frazee gives his political sunport to the republican party. Both he and his wife are highly respected in the community where they have spent their entire lives and the hospitality of their own pleasant home is enjoyed by a host of warm and admiring friends.

William R. Pomerene

To know the law indicates close study and retentive memory; to apply it correctly indicates careful analysis, inductive reasoning and logical sequences. The trend of mind in the Pomerene family is particularly judicial and the law has found worthy exponents in Judge Julius Pomerene and his two sons William R. and Frank E., the former senior partner of the present law firm of Pomerene & Pomerene and the immediate subject of this article. He was born in Coshocton, March 19, 1864, and after passing through the consecutive grades in the public schools was graduated from the high school in the class of 1879. His more specifically literary education was pursued in Wooster College, where he spent two years, and in the Ohio State University at Columbus. His preliminary law reading was done under the direction of his father and a year later he entered the law school of Cincinnati College, from which he was graduated in 1886. Following his admission to the bar the same year he joined his father in a partnership which was continued until Judge Pomerene's elevation to the circuit court pench. William R. Pomerene then practiced alone until 1895, when he was joined by his brother under the present firm style of Pomerene & Pomerene. He served for two terms as prosecuting attorney for the county but otherwise has never sought nor desired political preferment, for the demands of a growing private practice leave him little time for aught else.

Mr. Pomerene was married December 22, 1887, at Marietta, Ohio, to Annie L. Warner, a daughter of General A. J. Warner, and has two children: Warner Merritt, born May 5, 1893; and Walter Holmes, born January 21, 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Pomerene occupy an enviable position in social circles, for they have many friends among Coshocton's best people. Cordial in address, genial in manner and entertaining true appreciation for all that is worth while in life, Mr. Pomerene is quick to appreciate the good points in others, while his own salient characteristics have made him popular with his fellow townsmen.

S. J. Carpenter

S. J. Carpenter, who owns and operates a well-improved farm of one hundred and twenty-six acres situated in New Castle township, is a self-made man, for all that he today possesses has been acquired through his own honorable and well-directed efforts. He is a native of this township, born March 19, 1873, the second child and eldest son of J. M. and Mary (Wolford) Carpenter. The family was established in Coshocton county by the paternal grandfather, Charles Carpenter, who came to the Buckeye state from Pennsylvania. The father, J. M. Carpenter, was born in Coshocton county in 1853 and was here reared, following farming as a life work, or until his death, which occurred in May, 1907, his remains being interred in the New Castle cemetery. The mother was a native of Milwood, Knox county, where she was reared and married. She, too, has passed to her final rest. Their family numbered seven children: Karen, the wife of James Allen, of New Castle; S. J., of this review; Lovey, the wife of John Steel, a railroad man of Los Angeles, California; Lloyd, a resident of Akron, Ohio; Sallie, the wife of Willis Berry, a merchant of New Castle; Mary, the wife of Zulu Mentina; and Lizzie, the wife of a Mr. Fortune.

S. J. Carpenter acquired his education in the district schools near his father's home and remained under the parental roof until he reached the age of fourteen years, when he began life on his own account and since that early age has been dependent entirely upon his own resources. He has al: ways followed the occupation of farming and with the exception of two years spent in the Philippine islands during the Spanish-American war, as a member of Company M, Twenty-eighth United States Volunteer Infantry, he has spent his entire life in Coshocton county. He enlisted for service on the 24th of August, 1899, and was discharged in April, 1901, having made a creditable military record.

Mr. Carpenter is now the owner of one hundred and twenty-six acres of well-improved land in New Castle township, and here he is engaged in raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate, each year harvesting rich crops as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields. He has made many improvements on the place in the way of substantial buildings and today it is a valuable property. In addition to his farm he also owns realty in the village of New Castle.

Mr. Carpenter was married July 17, 1904, the lady of his choice being Miss Maude Ogle, a resident of Coshocton county. Their union has been blessed with two interesting little sons, Walter and Morris. Mr. Carpenter gives his political support to the democratic party and has served as road supervisor but otherwise has filled no public offices. He attends and supports the Disciples church at Walhonding. Character and ability will come to the front anywhere. As boy and man he has been buffeted by fortune but he has overcome the obstacles and difficulties that have barred his path and has gone on to success, today being numbered among the substantial agriculturalists of New Castle township.

J. R. Speck

Few men are so favored by fortune that a successful business awaits their entrance into the world of activity. The vast majority must labor for the advantages which they enjoy and must give proof of their merit through earnest and intelligently directed labor. Such has been the case of J. R. Speck, who is now the secretary and treasurer of the Eureka Laundry Company and also of the Domestic Manufacturing Company. He was born in Betlehem township, Coshocton county, July 12, 1874, his parents being John C. and Rosanne (Bowers) Speck, who were natives of Jefferson township, this county. Joseph Speck, the paternal grandfather, and the maternal grandparents of our subject came to Coshocton county from Germany of which land they were natives. John C. Speck was reared to farm life and has spent his active years in agricultural pursuits. For a long period he tilled the soil and at length when his labors had brought him sufficient capital to permit his retirement he put aside farm business cares and is now living retired on his farm in Bethlehem township. He is prominent in democratic circles and has been honored with various local offices, serving for a number of years as township trustee and township treasurer, being the incumbent in the latter office at the present time. He was twice candidate for county sheriff on the democratic ticket but was defeated. In his business life he was progressive and enterprising and brought the first steam threshing machine into Coshocton county. The farmers were afraid it would burn up their crops and buildings and he had to educate them to its use. For a long period he engaged in threshing and was also identified with the sawmill and planing-mill business. For a number of years he conducted the planing-mill in Warsaw, giving his attention largely to his industrial interests.

Trained to habits of industry and economy J. R. Speck remained at home until his twenty-first year, acquiring his education in the district schools while during vacation periods and after he had permanently put aside his text-books he assisted his father in various lines. On starting out in life for himself he entered the employ of John Kissner, a contractor, with whom he remained for four or five years as foreman. He then accepted the position of foreman of the carpentering department of the H. D. Beach Company in which position he continued for two years and in 1901 he engaged in the laundry business on his own account at No. 224 Main street. In two years he had built up a business beyond the capacity of his plant and in August, 1903, he was one of the organizers of the Eureka Laundry and Domestic Manufacturing Companies. After the incorporation of the business Mr. Speck was chosen secretary and treasurer in which capacity he has since served. This company in addition to conducting a growing and successful laundry is also doing an extensive and prosperous business in rug manufacture.

On the 17th of June, 1905, Mr. Speck was married to Miss Grace Croy, of Trinway, and unto them was born one son, James Riley. Mr. Speck belongs to Coshocton Lodge, No. 376, B. P. O. E. and to Fidelity Lodge, No. 135, K. P. He is in hearty sympathy with the principles of these orders and is enthusiastic in their support. A self-made man he started out on his own account without capital but knew that business advancement might be secured through close application and faithfulness. These qualities have ever remained salient factors in his life record and have brought him a volume of business which makes him one of the substantial residents of this city.

Harry Lyons

Harry Lyons, who is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits in Adams township, was born on the farm on which he still resides, on the 26th of January, 1875. His parents were William and Mary (Stonehocker) Lyons, the former a native of Pennsylvania, where his birth occurred March 19, 1838, while the latter was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1842. When a little lad of four years the father was brought to Tuscarawas county, Ohio, by his parents, who there entered one hundred and sixty acres of land. In that county he was reared to manhood and after he had attained his majority was employed on the railroad for two years. Subsequently he came to Coshocton county, purchasing a farm in Adams township, where he was successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits until the time of his retirement from active business life. He is now living in Coshocton with his wife. Their family numbers seven children, namely: Alfred D., of Coshocton; Jennie, who is the wife of Charles Mizer and also makes her home in Coshocton, Ohio; Harry, of this review; Wealthy, at home; John and Curtis, both of Coshocton; and Helen, the wife of George Cooper, of Coshocton.

Harry Lyons was reared on the home farm and acquired a commonschool education. When twenty-one years of age he left the parental roof and worked as a farm hand for two years, on the expiration of which period he purchased seventy acres in Adams township. This tract he successfully cultivated until 1906, when he took up his abode on his father's farm of eighty acres, where he has since resided, being engaged in general farming. Owing to his untiring industry and well directed energy he has met with a gratifying measure of prosperitv in his undertakings and is widely recognized as one of the enterprising young agriculturalists of the community.

On the 27th of January, 1898, Mr. Lyons was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Mizer, whose birth occurred in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, June 1, 1879. Her parents, Philip and Hattie (Van Ostrain) Mizer, were both natives of Tuscarawas county, the former having been born in 1858 and the latter in 1856. Philip Mizer passed away in 1890, and his widow afterward became the wife of Fred Limburght, who is also now deceased. Mrs. Limburght makes her home in Coshocton, and has become the mother of four children: Mrs. Lyons; Bessie, the wife of Vernon McClintock; Mana, who is the wife of Roy Norman; and B. W., of Coshocton. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Lyons have also been born four children, namely: Ethel, Marjorie, Lucille and Charles.

In his political views Mr. Lyons is a democrat, and both he and his wife are devoted and faithful members of the Bakersville Presbyterian ehurch. He is a worthy native son of this county, in which he has spent his entire life, and has gained the regard and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. -

Albert C. Nichols

The home farm of Albert C. Nichols, situated in Tuscarawas township, is one of the scenic features of this section of the state, commanding a splendid view of the city of Coshocton as well as the valleys of the Muskingum, Tuscarawas and Walhonding rivers. Mr. Nichols was born in this county, May 22, 1873, a son of Alfred and Ellen (Countryman) Nichols.

The son was reared to farm life, early being trained to the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the farmer boy. He spent the winter months in the acquirement of an education in the district schools, wherein he mastered the ordinary branches of learning. He established a home of his own by his marriage on the 13th of October, 1897, to Miss Edith Wood, a daughter of Joseph N. and Sarah Wood, residing near Coshocton. Following their marriage the young couple took up their abode on their present farm, situuated one mile southeast of Coshocton. It is a highly improved tract of land, well located and arable, with excellent drainage, and supplied with good and substantial outbuildings. A beautiful country home is also here found, the house standing on the hill overlooking the city of Coshocton and the site of the Muskingum, Tuscarawas and Walhonding valleys, and the place with all its appointments constitutes one of the fine landscape views of thts section of the county. Mr. Nichols is engaged in general farming, and there is also a coal mine on the place, which he operates, thus making it one of the valuable as well as one of the attractive properties of this district.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Nichols has been blessed with two children: Garnette E. and Joseph A. Mr. Nichols gives his political support to the democratic party, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a man of push and progress, with a keen interest in all public matters. He is a man of great natural ability, one who has made good use of his opportunities, so that his success is well deserved.

Thomas Henry Wheeler

In no profession 'does advancement depend so entirely upon individual capability and merit as in the law and the successful practitioner is he whose close study, analytical mind and untiring diligence enable him to successfully cope with the intricate problems of jurisprudence, giving a clear exposition of the law in his application to certain facts under consideration. Mr. Wheeler, in his practice before the courts of Coshocton county, has attained an enviable reputation as a strong, able and successful lawyer. He is well known in this, his native county. His birth occurred in Bedford, Ohio, May 14, 1867. His father, Henry T. Wheeler, a native of Jefferson county, Ohio, had arrived in Coshocton county in 1865. He was a farmer and school teacher and led a life of well directed activity. He became well known as an active, enterprising citizen and successful business man and the community mourned the loss of one of its representative and respected residents when he was called to his final rest in March, 19038. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary J. McPeck, was born in Harrison county, Ohio, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. She is still living at the age of seventy-two years.

In his boyhood days Thomas H. Wheeler was a pupil in the district schools of Bedford township and later prepared for college in the high school in. the town of Bedford. He then entered the Michigan University at Ann Arbor in 1887 and was graduated from the law department with the degree of Bachelor of Law in 1889. He also pursued partial literary and medical courses but did not finish in either of these lines. Following his graduation from the law department he was admitted to practice in the courts of Michigan, Illinois and Ohio and began practice in Coshocton in 1881. Well informed in all departments of the law he has figured in many prominent criminal and civil cases and his clear and forceful presentation of his cause has indicated the most thorough and painstaking preparation. He won an important case in Ohio, involving the right of the national banks to secure loans on bonds, and has been associated with various other cases which have won widespread attention. In 1897 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Coshocton county and on the expiration of his first term of three years, was reelected in 1900 so that he filled the position for six years, discharging his duties without fear or favor. Aside from his professional interests he is a director of the People's Bank of Coshocton and its vice president. He is likewise a director of the McKee Drilling Company and is connected with other small corporations.

Ralph H., in August, 1895; and Walter, in August, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler are prominent and well known socially and he is a valued member of the Benovelent and Protective Order of Elks, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Royal Arcanum and the Knights of Pythias, of Coshocton, m which he is a past chancellor. His political allegiance has always been given to the democratic party which has found in him-a stalwart champion. He has served as chairman and as secretary of the democratic executive committee and has been his party's candidate for probate judge. His attention, however, is especially devoted to the practice of law in which he has won a creditable place, possessing the ability that enables him to successfully solve legal problems. He has always been a diligent student of his profession and has thus constantly broadened his knowledge while in the trial of cases the counsel and the court as well as the general public listen to him with attention and interest.

Frank E. Pomerene

Frank E. Pomerene has gained a position of much more than local distinction as a member of the legal fraternity, being now regarded as one of the ablest corporation lawyers of northern Ohio. He is practicing in Coshocton as a junior partner of the firm of Pomerene & Pomerene and fully sustains the high reputation which has always been associated with the family name since his honored father, Judge Julius C. Pomerene, became a member of the Ohio bar. Extended mention of Judge Pomerene is made on another page of this work and the ancestral history of the family is also given in that connection.

Frank Etherington Pomerene, whose name introduces this review, was born in Coshocton, March 25, 1868, and, spending his boyhood days under the parental roof, was sent as a student to the public schovls until he had mastered the high school course and won his diploma with the class of 1885. He afterward became a student in the Ohio State University, from which he was graduated in 1891 and then, preparing for the bar in the same institution, he was graduated from the law department with the class of 1895. Returning immediately to Coshocton, he joined his brother in practice, and the firm has become recognized as one of the leading firms in corporation law in northern Ohio. Their attention is devoted largely to practice for private corporations, yet they are also legal representatives for several railroad companies and general counsel for the Ohio Electric Railway Company. They also represent the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company, the Toledo, Walhonding Valley & Ohio Railroad, the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, together with various manufacturing and financial institutions in Coshocton county. Frank E. Pomerene is an earnest student, preparing his cases with great thoroughness and care, and as counsel and attorney before the courts he has manifested ability that places him with the leading lawyers of this part of the state.

In June, 1896, Frank E. Pomerene was married in Coshocton to Miss Mary E. Wilson, a daughter of James S. and Sarah (Hay) Wilson, the former now deceased. They are prominent in the social circles of the city and their elegant home on Chestnut street is noted for its gracious and charming hospitality. Mr. Pomerene is a democrat in his political views but without aspiration for office.. The only public positions he has filled have been in connection with educational interests. He was appointed for a seven years' term as member of the board of trustees of the Ohio State University and is now serving as president of that board, while his efforts in behalf of the institution have been far-reaching and beneficial. He has also been active in the upbuilding of the Coshocton public library and was largely instrumental in securing the Carnegie donation thereto. In person, in talents and in character he is a worthy scion of his race and in a profession demanding strong intellectuality, close application and indefatigable energy he has made for himself a most creditable name.

James Cox

Farm work has constituted the labors of James Cox throughout his entire business career. He now owns and operates a well improved tract situated in Virginia township, this comprising ninety acres. He was born in this township, September 19, 1848, a son of Hamilton and Rachel (Hardesty) Cox, the former a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, and the latter of Coshocton county, both families being among the earliest settlers of this section of the state. The father was a farmer, being engaged in that work during his active business career.

James Cox assisted in the labors of the homé farm from the time of early spring planting until the crops were harvested in the late autumn and for a few weeks during the winter months pursued his studies in one of the old-time log schoolhouses. When he started out to make his own way in the world he chose the occupation to which he had been reared and he is thus engaged at the present time. He now owns a well improved and valuable tract of land, comprising ninety acres located in Virginia township, and here he is engaged in general agricultural pursuits, egch year harvesting rich crops as a reward for the care and labor he bestows upon the fields.

Mr. Cox established a home of his own by his marriage on the 12th of October, 1871, to Miss Maria McCoy, a daughter of John and Margaret (Meredith McCoy, natives of Coshocton county. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Cox has been blessed with thirteen children: Nathaniel; Sarah J., who has departed this life; Daniel; Margaret, who is also deceased; Alvin, deceased; Annie C., now the wife of Lambert Lacy, a farmer of Muskingum county; John H.; Ethel; James E.; Naomi; Prescott; William; and Rachel, now the wife of Edward Priest, of Conesville, this state.

Mr. Cox gives his political support to the democratic party and at various times has served on the school board. He is deeply interested in any movement calculated to advance the welfare of the community. He has achieved success through his own well directed labors and energy and deserves great credit for what he has accomplished in the business world.

Alonzo Spurgeon

Alonzo Spurgeon is a splendid type of a self-made man, for from the early age of twelve years he has been dependent upon his own resources, and today his landed possessions embrace four hundred acres of valuable land in Tiverton township. He was born in this township September 28, 1845, the second son and third child born of the marriage of James and Rachel (Walters) Spurgeon. The father was born in Ohio and was here reared and married. He was engaged in farming in this state for a time but later removed with his family to Indiana, where he spent one year, after which he returned to Ohio, settling in Knox county. He spent his remaining days there, passing away in 1858. He was an old-line whig until the formation of the republean party, when he became a stanch supporter of its principles and policy. The mother, who was born in eastern Ohio, came to Coshocton county in her girlhood days and was here married to Mr. Spurgeon. They became the parents of seven children, namely: Abraham, deceased; Harriet, the wife of Elias Allen, of New Castle; Alonzo, of this review; James M., who was formerly identified with the schools but is now living retired in Danville, Knox county; Margaret, the wife of Hiram Hughes, a farmer of New Castle township; Elizabeth, the wife of James Kelly, a resident of Stricklett, Kentucky; John, who follows farming in Defiance, Ohio. After the death of Mr. Spurgeon the mother was married again, her second union being with Noah Dennis, by whom she had a daughter, Delilah, the wife of M. C. Dixon, a resident of New Castle township.

Alonzo Spurgeon acquired a limited education in the district schools of Tiverton township, for from the early age of twelve years he was compelled to provide for his own support, having lost his father about that time. For several years he was employed at any labor that would yield him an honest living, and when the Civil war broke out he offered his services to the government, being then a youth of eighteen years. He enlisted as a member of Company A, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was on guard duty in Washington City. At the end of one year he was honorably discharged and returning to Coshocton county, engaged in farming, which has since been his life work. He has met with gratifying success in his undertakings and although he started with nothing he is now the owner of four hundred acres of valuable land in Tiverton township and he also recently sold one hundred acres. He is likewise a stockholder in the Bell Telephone Company.

Mr. Spurgeon was married in 1870 to Miss Mary F. Humphrey, and their union has been blessed with five children: Alca M., the wife of William Bumpus, a resident of Tiverton township; Odelva, the wife of G. T. Riden- baugh, a farmer of Tiverton township; William M., who also follows farming in Tiverton township; James Otis, still under the parental roof; and one who died in infancy.

The political views of Mr. Spurgeon accord with republican principles and while he keeps posted on public affairs he has never been active as an office seeker. He and his wife and some of the children are members of the Disciples church. He is a man of temperate habits, never using tobacco nor intoxicants in any form. He deserves great credit for what he has accomplished in the business world, for all that he today possesses has been acquired through his own energy and well directed labors. The ideals of men like this, their personality, the history of their lives, and their profound sense of integrity could be made the text of a lesson from which the young men of today could study success.

Peter Shafer

Peter Shafer, who in partnership with his brother Alonzo owns and operates a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Lafayette township, was born in the house in which he now resides, December 1, 1845, the son of Abraham and Maria (Davis) Shafer, both of whom were natives of Albany county, New York. The father was born November 13, 1809, and in early manhood he wedded Maria Davis, who was five years his junior. They became the parents of six children, of whom five are now living, namely: Elizabeth, the widow of D. W. Lyons, of Coshocton; Catherine, the wife of James H. Hay, also a resident of Coshocton; Peter, of this review; W. B., who resides in West Lafayette, Ohio; and Alonzo, who was born on September 10, 1852, and owns a half interest with our subject in the farm referred to above.

In 1835 Abraham Shafer, accompanied by his young wife and infant daughter, Elizabeth, left their native state and came to Coshocton county, Ohio. Here he bought one hundred and sixty acres of land, which was covered with timber with the exception of a small field and wholly unimproved. A week's time was consumed in the erection of a log cabin in which to reside and primitive buildings were hastily erected for the shelter of the grain and stock. The cleared land was seeded in wheat and because of a lack of farming implements which were not to be obtained at that time, he sowed his grain broadcast and raked it in, using for the purpose a piece of brush which was tied securely to the horse's tail. Such were the expedients resorted to in the pioneer days of the county, and all honor to the brave, resourceful pioneers who by their patience, energy and perseverance have made possible to us of the present day the many comforts and blessings which we now enjoy. New land was cleared and put under cultivation as rapidly as the labor could be accomplished, the work being pursued with all the more encouragement because of the rich harvests the new land yielded. Mr. Shafer passed away in 1896 at the age of eighty-seven years and his wife died in

1890. At the time of his death he owned two hundred and forty acres uf land. In politics he was a republican. He served as county commissioner before the war and also as township trustee. Religiously both he and his estimable wife were faithful and consistent members of the Presbyterian church.

Peter Shafer received his education in the country school of his district, afterward attending the Vermillion Institute in Ashland county for one term, but as his inclinations were more toward an active, out-door life, rather than a clerical one, he left school and returned to his father's farm, where he assumed his share of the work of the place. He has ever taken an active interest in all matters pertaining to agriculture and is a charter member of the Plainfield Grange, which he joined in 1876, being one of the oldest members of that organization in the county.

On October 30, 1871, Mr. Shafer was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Scott, who was born in this county, January 14, 1847, the daughter of James R. and Mary (Wallace) Scott. Her father was born in Ireland and was brought to this country when a small child and adopted by a farmer of Keene township, by whom he was reared and educated. In 1849 he went to California and later to Oregon but afterward returned to this state and spent his last days with our subject, dying at his home in 1897 at the age of seventy-two years. The mother of Mrs. Shafer died at West Lafayette about 1890. They were the parents of four children: Margaret, the wife of John W. Fisher, of Steubenville, Ohio; Elizabeth, the wife of our subject; Jennie, the wife of Edmond Shafer, of Cleveland; and Thomas, who died in the army. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Shafer have been born four children, namely: Fay, at home; Bernie, deceased; one who died in infancy; and Charlie, also deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Shafer are devout members of the Presbyterian church of West Lafayette, in which Mr. Shafer presides as elder and trustee. His political allegiance is given to the republican party. He is now serving his first term as township trustee, and has held various positions on the school board.

Elmer L. Fox

Elmer L. Fox, a native of Clark township, born May 11, 1873, has been the popular and enterprising postmaster of Blissfield for almost ten years, having received his appointment to this office September 29, 1898. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, having passed the days of his boyhood and early youth on the farm of his maternal grandmother, Margaret Miller. He received a common-school education and early improved his vacation periods by becoming a wage earner. He was but fourteen years of age when he accepted his first position, which was that of water carrier on the railroad then being built through Blissfield. His next venture was that of running a threshing machine, no small undertaking for a youth as it not only involved the handling of a number of men but also considerable mechanical skill. Alert to the opportunities which the times afforded, Mr. Fox next engaged in running a sawmill, an occupation which he followed for six years, at the expiration of which time he purchased a small farm in Clark township and engaged in farming for a time. In his twenty-sixth year he received the appointment as postmaster, which necessitated his residing in Blissfield and, as the duties of this office were light and left considerable spare time on his hands, in April, 1906, he traded his farm land for the mercantile business of W. F. Lang and has since supplemented his work of handling of the mail by the sale of merchandise.

On December 31, 1896, Mr. Fox was united in marriage to Miss Laura Stareheim, who was born in Monroe township, August 25, 1876, a daughter of Phillip and Louisa (Bretzie) Stareheim. Her father was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1885 and came to America when but a youth and located in this county. He was married at Chili in 1859 to Miss Louisa Bretzie and they became the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are now living. The father died in Coshocton in 1903. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Fox has been born one daughter, Margaret Vern, who died in infancy.

In his political affiliations Mr. Fox is a republican, while fraternally he is a member of Blissfield Lodge, No. 18056, M. W. A. Religiously, he and his estimable wife are members of the Evangelical church, and they are highly esteemed by all who know them. Mr. Fox has passed his entjre life in the county and the sterling traits of his manhood have been such as have won for him unfaltering trust and high regard.

James M. Wilson, who is numbered among the substantial agriculturists of Coshocton county, owns and operates fifty-four acres of land on section 8, Jefferson township. He was born in Jefferson county, this state, September 15, 1849, the youngest in a family of nine children, born of the marriage of John and Elizabeth (Johnston) Wilson, both of whom were natives of County Tyrone, Ireland. The father came alone to the United States about 1883 or 1834, the voyage across the Atlantic requiring six weeks and three days. Upon landing in America he at once made his way to Jefferson county, Ohio, and in 1863 made his way to Coshocton county, where he followed farming throughout his remaining days. He met death by drowning in the Walhonding river in April, 1878. The wife survived for ten years, passing away in 1888. Their family numbered nine children, as follows: William, who resides in Killbuck, Holmes county, this state; John, deceased; Nancy, the wife of Joseph Pithen, now living retired in Mingo Junction, Ohio; George, who is mentioned on another page of this volume; Mary A., Jane and Sarah E., all of whom have passed away; Moses, who died in infaney; and James, of this review.

mature years he rented the home place, which he operated for a time, or until his father's death, which, as above stated, occurred in 1878. In 1883 in connection with his brother George he purchased the home place but later the brother purchased his interest in the same and our 'subject now owns fiftyfour acres located on section 8, Jefferson township. He is here engaged in raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate and each year gathers abundant harvests as a reward for the care and labor he bestows upon his land, and is therefore meeting with success in his undertakings.

Mr. Wilson established a home of his own by his marriage in 1877 to Miss Mary J. Stover, a resident of Jefferson township. They have one daughter, Leora A., who was born in 1882 and is still with her parents. Mr. Wilson supports the men and measures of democracy, but has never been active as an office seeker. He is a Mason, belonging to Warsaw lodge, of which he has served as master since January, 1896. He and his wife and daughter are members of the Disciple church. The family have many warm friends in their community and the hospitality of their own pleasant home is enjoyed by all who know them.

The life of W. D. Kissner has been so varied in its activity, so honorable in its purposes and so far-reaching and beneficial in its effects that it has become an integral part of the history of Coshocton county and has also left an impress upon the annals of the state, for as a promoter and organizer of various enterprises he has become prominent.

Mr. Kissner was born in Jefferson township on the farm on which he now resides, April 9, 1858, a son of Nicholas and Louisa (Bigler) Kissner. The former was a native of Switzerland and at the age of eighteen years emigrated to the United States. For eight or nine years he ran a peddler's wagon in the counties around Wheeling, West Virginia, and while thus employed became acquainted with Miss Louisa Bigler, a resident of Monroe county, who was only seventeen years of age at the time of their marriage. Accompanied by his bride he came to Coshocton county and on their arrival here they found that they had but thirty-five cents with which to begin housekeeping. Mr. Kissner first operated rented land in New Castle township, and later purchased land in Jefferson township. He bought and sold various tracts until 1868, when he purchased one hundred and ninety acres, located on sections 12 and 13, on which he made his home until his death, which occurred in 1894, his remains being interred in Darling Cemetery, in Jefferson township. He was a democrat in his political views and in early life belonged to the Evangelical Association, but in later life joined the Methodist Episcopal church.

Mrs. Louisa Kissner was born in Monroe county, Ohio, of Swiss descent, and became the mother of eleven children, as follows: Mary, the wife of John Fisher, a retired farmer of Warsaw; John N., a prominent contractor and promoter of West Lafayette, Ohio; Eliza, the wife of David Myers, a farmer of Pike township, Coshocton county; W. D., of this review; Jacob, who died in 1885 while in school at Lebanon, Ohio; S. C., a director and manager of the Citizens' Telephone Company, of Coshocton; Sophia, who first married John Bender and after his death became the wife of Charles Welch, of Columbus, Ohio; Rosiana, the wife of Lewis G. Rees, a resident of Tiverton township; Emma, the wife of Charles Brillhart, a farmer of Jefferson township; Millie, the wife of Henry Barrick, a farmer of Jefferson township; and Laura, who died in infancy.

During his early' boyhood annd youth W. D. Kissner was deprived of all educational advantages, for his services were needed on the home farm. At the age of twenty years he entered the Warsaw school, remaining there one month, and for six months he attended his home district school, subsequent to which time he went to Lebanon and attended school for twentythree weeks. During this time he applied himself and worked earnestly and persistently to acquire the knowledge that would fit him for life's practical and responsible duties. He then engaged in teaching during the winter months, being thus employed for ten years, while in the summer seasons he worked at the brick and stonemason's trades, being thus engaged from 1884 until 1898, and in the latter year erected a residence for himself. In 1881 he purchased sixty and a half acres of land on section 13, to which he has since added forty acres on section 14, where his residence is located, and he also owns twenty-eight and four-fifths acres situated in the corporation limits of Nellie, this latter property being valued at six thousand dollars. He has also given much time and attention to promoting and organizing various industries and enterprises of Coshocton county. He was one of the organizers of the Coshocton County Telephone Company and is the second heaviest stockholder, being at the present time one of the directors. He is also a stockholder in the Bank of Warsaw and is a stockholder in the Cooperative Harvesting Machine Company at Springfield, Ohio. He also organized the Farmers' Alliance of Coshocton county and in many ways has been prominent and active in promoting the public welfare. Six years ago he put aside farming pursuits and since that time has given his attention to his various financial enterprises.

Mr. Kissner was married October 1, 1884, to Miss Kathryn E. Hass, a daughter of John and Fredericka Haas, the former now deceased, but the latter still living and making her home with Mr. Kissner. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kissner has been blessed with two children: Myrtle A., who was born July 18, 1889, and is at home; and Ruth Naoma, who was born March 16, 1895, and died June 4, 1895.

Mr. Kissner gives his political support to the men and measures of democracy where national issues are involved, but at local elections casts an independent ballot. Being a temperance man, he says the proudest vote he ever cast was October 22, 1908, when Coshocton county was voted dry. Fraternally he was formerly a member of the Patrons of Industry, and is now a member of the Patrons of Husbandry. He is a member of the Evangelical church at Nellie and, with the exception of one year, has served as class leader for the past twenty-four years and superintendent of the Sunday school con- tinuously for twenty-four years with the exception of two years. He served as president of the Sunday School Association of Coshocton County for two terms, while at the present writing he is serving as secretary of the teachers' training department. Few men are more prominent or more widely known in Warsaw and the surrounding country than Mr. Kissner. He has been an important factor in business circles and his prosperity is well deserved. He is a public-spirited man, giving his cooperation to every movement which tends to promote the moral, intellectual and material welfare of the community.

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Coshocton, Delaware Capital........ 46 Coshocton County Organized........ 57 Coshocton Marly sense aes 58, 66, 102 Coshocton 1909 as Sema ene 215 Coshocton eMeanine vot i wedsenlsn ssi. 57 Coshoctony Spellings Ofstec cee =i: 46 Coshocton First Settler............ 53 COshoCtona Vay Orsim cans ctcaeicrid. sees 244 Coshocton Postmasters .......... 243-244 Coshocton Men Elsewhere.......... 273 Coshocton Board of Trade.......... 216 COUNT Var Mal tate rivers tciorete che eases es 271

PAGE BPYOsuo- i> 4. Saaerccn ae ot ea eee 75 Pires WEN carps sone amie sete ae 74 BUSANS nee canes, Seven teaewe on kt 25 COATING aS Ses Maarten te cle ate oe tata mote 267 Garfield on ~Towpath.. . 2.92%. sss-0. 72 Gas, Manutiectiized) >, 405-625-642. o%0 215 GHB SINAEUPAl cocpEioowie sae nee 217, 264 Ganntiet,. Running Phe. oot wcececa 39 CEOOLY: shen cs owas vaeianrd dew eene 7, 265 German Evangelical Church........ 257 German. Popaiation sin.c5 2 oes.< cease 99 Giant Skeletons: =< see ee 20, 21, 23 GiEey: SiO, wat eat lee See 48, 49, 52 Gist, Christopher... 0.<<.cen aeons 32 Given AJOsiIAL. 22 4.6303 acer ee ne 109, 113 GHACIAM Kame 6 aan ae nce ene aan 22, 24 Glacial. Periods... c.<i<+s0ceseeOeeee 8 Glass TWORKS . <i learae pane See 216 Grain: Shippine...0 secs 2s. veReee eee 71 Grane. jon 5 <6 a3 cleeieu) Ma ae 219 GRAV GREP IL, &.c.. Satcaes ae nannies 10 Gravel 'Terraces: ; ic .kadd.eoeeees ae 9 Greek Letter Fraternities .......... 260 Harriss Mary = gacn os sack itccnee one 35 Eratichet. Messaee" o.< co. 2 sac aueetewe 47 Ray Ors 2 oss oo an eee a ae eee 266 Eig at ELOUSLON 7 Sse asc cote tee een 215 Hay," ROBSrE IU... ce eee eae 72 Heatons: Pown) feels (oo eee 74 Hebrew Mound Theory............. 25 Heckowehier.a5-08 ee eee 17, 46, 50 Heckewelder's Ride' U3)... cece eee 48 Relmick 3. 4. wie ce rok eee en ee 75, 264 Bich' School "Course. cess eee 259 ENTitop Barth works)... ee eee 14 Horse Racinesi 37. oe eee 2a, G1; 2Tt FYOSDIUAL | ci salons tote sn Oe 269 Hunt, Rey; Wis Bc o.. cadens eee 104 Tees Sheet: <i Oc Cae eee 8 Inea "Mound: Theory.Aus. cu tone 25 Indian - Hebrew Linguistics ........ 25 Jndians. Simmer. 'f2i..64 Soe eee 53 Indisn Warsi... .o8 37, 41, 44, 47, 51, 63 Indian AdOPtION:. << Sch esheets 39, 45 Burial 53 ciao Sac ee L631 Uncertain Traditions: .;........05 ; 16 Villars: Tite: 5 90. eee eee 29 COULrtship! sant cores es ee 31 MarTlag @' srs.s, auc hvoertee teat eee 32 EDTA ORS, <a scree tees er lee 32 Delaware Migration ............. 37 NV pum ESSCOTCs er ee eee 37 WaMelne creme. ee ee eee 31, 32 Witt Dance erent eee 38 Ncalp SOUS. ee cena eee 29 CPavel Sones: au ae eee 38 Industrial Organizations ........ 213-215 Infirmary, County= eee ae 235 DOTS hes oe ey ete ee ee 54, 57, 66 Institutes, Warmers.) a0) aoe en eee 219 LrisheVounds Dheoryae ee eee 26 PEON, SES Skee Aas eh ak ee el 265 iron in wounds s-aee. eee 17 Iroquois

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INDEX li PAGE PAGE Jackson Township Mounds........ 20,22) "Millers (Howard) Circle. csc. occa ce 23 PAGODSDOP CEs ateiste-s soKicisic sates eat ise Millers HilLtOpy ClrGlenncaemuiiiet oer 14 ABE See: Cece ere aes, ane 62-236 -Millcreek Township-= «..o......5: 71, 75 Japanese Mound Theory............ Ou VEILS VATLC Ls praptenteten cn anyon ame false arhels ale 69 jefferson: Township Ancient Worlks2igs22- "Mining... ...ccc nc ccs os oes 208-214 DESHI MRIIOSUS 7 noe pce en es ae 37 Ministers (See Churches).......... Zopnn ys Appleseed | c.5 . oc .oapeeetsnreseste ous "Ministers: in Politics... 260 Josiua, Mohican. Spy s.<cc..c000.5-- 60) Monroes Township erases etenes. 74 JIT EER ee ya Sie te mm ret 232-234 Moravian Missionaries......... 16, 46, 50 RUMSEY ETL SERA exc et, a usin <seire Sib. re (le Glaeitze "Mossback-Kid= es. teak Le, Meee 224 NOUN GD UINGETSt es heel. Lee 13-27 a ISHS mE Rtatie cl es AieeE hae ee eee 22 Kame, Glacial .........64-...0-.4 22,24 Burial Customssu.). ek sehen 20 ISECNOW 2 oa Se Ase Laan i, Charcoal. Trapes 18 19. 20 Keane County) Seat: .3 <.cs4 ss seks 69 Granial Beene ; 6 ae '(M ane 2 Keene Township Ancient Works. .22, 23 Pueblo Peruvian) < preceats 25 Keene Township Pioneers.......... 60 Taian Ori RR Nae ee 14. 25 age ie abet yg Fv ae aa Tron Discorades tial erloe 17 oe wes HOE oS lgah oop ara seo Basie < North ands South War ...saesee 20 ing Charley" Williams. <2... 2525 53 R eae i ° emote Antiquity to Indian..... 16, 18 LEGER EPO Sige) 61) CU a. ee eee 54 Skeleton "naval 6f Circle 23 "King Charley's" Tavern.......... 54, 58 Relici A PrAGeiioek Mee: ane 26 Know-Nothing" Party coe. io... 103 Se OOD Oe POUR ELE Sig tors Autochthonous View ............. 26 Sunsyuorshipy «1, sco cere cutee. 17 Mabor Organizations © ......<m+ +0. < 213-215 WsSecoreArrowhead sins seen 18 Walayerte VOWusvIp: -2s....-<cep 59, 101 Wanisheds aces seen com sone arane 14 Lafayette Township Mounds...... 22, 23 WAAR SILCS seats teks alike es nee ee 22; Lafayette Township Churches....... 71 Speculations: Aztec, Inea, Toltec, LUG Y VEU IR CY Re ree er a ee 58 Chinese, Egyptian, Japanese, Heamnion RICKAT 622% .515.< sums oioteane 109, 149 brew, Irish, Finn, Norse, Welsh EREVAN SUN We sate tiie eres A iss ac suite 9 2 232-234 andesost, Tribe' taonee es. ereccnec 25, 26 Legislative Members ............. Zale Mounds, Ae Of cariterise oe heen 19 ErDrary,, CATNC ZC sorcis oie nmin se nics 21g "Mounds inate County... nen 22 RELL E ORT op i ov oncuause ser acle\'s. oiggaes orapel. 46 Moward Miller Circle, wast ecne.+ oe 23 PATO SLO O oper orcs, oie! So ster) esi aca tbaptea case 8 NIAKIW Olle Soe, ORE 20 MEANY ECET MUL UA colty scp a racacr a arm Sip he rial = conn shee ate 74 IN Wer ach a0 ung eee ak ted Se 21 Icinton TOWnSDIp scr 0is waa yonie + = ious 74 Miller SHilltop Circle.mmaraesscc oe 14 Linton Township Earthworks...... 22, 23 OLLGUA Areas ee ee ee is NFAT M URE L OG atoneite casesa's: uevGualn'e usnensietelsice 51 Wialhondine ss: «seen meee ee 20 TOOL OR EN LOOD it os eras: obs Gn eG cuctniasa atthe ZOO me NLOMTICMC NL Vic CWan weeks nis chon Oren oe 74 PEOPELC ICL Foire c atety -tslals sioner in ghee BO VIII Re Verne hs Menace fake otha i ecco 47 HOST OWDS ie sone scovasiene «chai 68, 69, 74, ts Lost-Tribe Mound Theory.......... Nanticokemiudians )..0/ce os acauete 16 Louis Philippe's Visit..............- Ne Napoleon' Draft Riot... eee 207 Lutheran Church .....+.-.+s..0++++ Matival Gas eeh. aos: ctoss 217, 264 NAV VC OSMOCLON silly. saraciersieieteieens 231 NMeClain, Richard Waste cieers a oshe NOME INGTAWALWES ma neet cise cnc.cepoe nine 46 MVD AUT sacocn chores secre! os aunsautae ee ieits cadaer dea COPE Od GEN OMIT Gece tree ae eee ee we he ee a ae RR 47 AVIA TINTTNOUD ps epeit od ve nce Aare nuctet trate tact Sel Ola NGw a BCCLOLMs «nus asa rvecee vais 0 mereeenr 75 7) Manufacturing. ..-........-+: Bareuwcdio ns NG wrOastler on accrcn semen ommttn a 74 NMarriace, ) LD LAM Opiicerscerfieiasebo nieces 32 New Castle Township Mounds....20, 22 Marriage, PlOWCEI sescriete.. liaise. rite 58 New Castle Township Apple Nursery 63 RIASTOCONIy sete achinsicnecl stelle lore ele t= ai erete 8 Newcomerstown, Origin of.......... 35 Maxwell IMOUNRG wiccrceces aueaen ss « ZOLESNe wie Gulltord) saecmoe mas renee ects 74 Mayors, Coshocton ................ 25 Se NG Wom MOSCOW! mayan sane nice entire saan 74 VPA SIVA Orrine cra. vis, « cpoeeeiot eal nea tivaeyanrars aca Ame NOW ORT MEN rave arlecacrcecs 1 okra aie eens 15 Medical Profession. ..<.........- 268, 269 MNewspapers.......... 73, 99, 102, 221-226 MedillMU OSD Awa scleetian cloak OGmeo ING waYiCAl Ss) Shootin annee ane acre 100 Mga get BOrtin.c. eeiseahe cee... enaas or Ghie Nicholas John e cm nceetiese ies 109, 233 Mller Cantile sack.) ey ae noe 59, 67, 217 Ue ae 151M 50 208 OD DOO ONE 218, 2; R24 KM oe rire LONE os EOIEED Oley Oc 216 ichols, | Metham, Pren Serra ead atte eee 150, 263 Norse Mound Theory............... 26 MethamuGuarnyeeney omaee mens a Oo Novelty Manuftacturer ncaa ede 216 Methodist. Church occas tac CARE 250) Methodiste Protestant mace a. creer 256 Ohio Companvanie eet 33 Mexican Mound Theory............ 19 Ohio River Boundary .............. 51 Mexicana Wale siesta soca ect Dar SeeO LM eee ae Gr okiiree ried erenhuia gilt 263 Military lands <n... 2 ar Do mOptions County jenn 253, 260-262 Militia; (Pioneer sssncse sae ei sc moree COMOrane camera ea ene 59, 69, 75

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OPRSANIZEG UB DOL cc. cs cians ae 213-215 Oriental: Invaston tress ts ier soles 11 Oxford Township Ancient Works.... 22 Oxford Township Pioneers......... 60 Oxford Township Churches......... 71 Palaeolithic Implements ........... 9 Paleozoic: Ages ie. cawiapacormtsale tele ore loot ¢ Parable, Of Reyolutian.....ciacacc ake aes 44 IPatneeed Garten a, ansuieoescssrecatriaiceeernaets 24 Pavink, StUreet recat revels cts ci Meteuietenetorts 216 Penns Williams 3.1...\0.02 > partes eae 37 Perrys LOwnsbip: .2.2:2 caGeee een sees 74 Perry Township Ancient Works..... 22 Perivyilan sere. a0 vAae os atene ore 19 PUP DOs ISLET 6 i. axcicreener een seta asiote 54 Philippines Soldiers "isc tcperyeteperets tvs 230 Physicians ee eve teine ctertale < eigior 268, 269 Pike CO wD snip Rovasy. casi mercy sabiots 74 Pike Township Ancient Works...... 22 Pioneers: Roll Ofsimteistys Solera s «cts 76-92 Pipe; (Captain .. ..e men es fees 45, 48, 50, 51 Pits; CANCION. tener amine cise ae oe 24 Plainfield: Bee ca.5 oc eee ee 74 PLAT Ores. vaseretairsicactitive ais toler Heme a eee aN 10 EOCOCK MOM Diswciesic Glo hienl Broker eat 122 POU CS iter ctemripy- satarore 66, 221, 224, 243 Polities, Minister * ltiosscarece.pnucee 260 Pomenenes JacGa.ckieees stare. whoa. 233 Pontiac Conspiracy tava se Jarain eee 41 Poorhouse County) ayecuciserectets «aioe 235 Portes: MOUndS I=. cies oe eos 18 RostboysKuilline. ceenes orient ome ae 68 Postmasters, Coshocton ......... 243-244 Potatou Prices skh an seins ice ae 12 Pottery Anctent semis a acne eects 17, 26 Presbyterian" ChurehGeca se scceclae 71, 256 Presbyterian, United 25... .akienlenee 258 PRESSE tan cakes ae 73, 99, 102, 221-226 PILCOR ee aie aeterstehetetns 67, 68, 72, 100, 266 Printing, @ OURT! arate alent eter: 221, 224 PiuUehblosttaccie cn ae teiete oie ae 19 RY SN VY RECO Ladisut cn oom ema 16 Quack* Healerkv ne. .sisca cmt 268 Quarrya Meta... aussie orice 21 Railroads Hipste nutes om erase meee 100 RAILOSAS es tae cles e als 208, 209, 248 Railroad, Undereround <....... ee 93 Railroads Dloctrigs tae orcs wee. enc. 254 Rebellion Wear Or wr wtes ass aceite 108-207 Redi Haw kewObiek sven. coc eeceeee 43, 51 Red (Pathe ea ck shee ean ees 24 Red-Souecirclon wan ck on eae ee 23 Relivion ti tade cee eee 26, 62, 71 Renérades tie wee ee ee be eee 48 Republicans Party.. sense anes 104 Revolupion earabloms: nit. site aeetrine 44 Revolution, Soldiers in............ 59, 60 Ricketts, Benjamin wens cosa 67 Roadhousessaaecs sane eee 54, 57, 66 RoadsSy stem. sarees cee 250 Robbery, County Treasury....... 105, 270 LeKojonbatsxoyel. \WAUIRERIN CCG oncodccnuvoor 45, 59 Rochester 4 cee oe we eee 73 ROSCOGMM ara Grr CU o cia ee fal Rosesbaw Hlectionwercce te meena 262 RuralaPree) Delivery ec. se fh cee 219

PAGE Sacrifice, Hunan! Os... sean toe. a eele 19 BREAN Gocorcrre te Meressaiiae aera 26 St. Lawrence River Theory......... 9 SAlOONS snk 5c bate ee Geant eee 261 Saltpettea (ls. Tess. oa ae enters 64 Salt: WOrks ex. oeenete sn ati. 54, 71, 74 Salvation "Araty%.242200 see ee 258 Sealpo Signs - ..sicc.500- see eee nee 39 SCALE eels atin eS ation afer lealete ce 29 SCROOISs <4 Gav Cn wens wee olee 62, 251, 258 Selfspinder cc. ¢ bak ase ensues 219 Salles Beis ae ice anag ne nes Oe 95, 103, 172 SEHRCCAS® SOFE vic x octaetarsssremia! Ge Sesto wee 43 Settler," Fest: :,.« cnc ceases eee ee 53 Seventh Day Adventists ........... 258 SHAWARCOS >. . caswmesk eos ewer oo 43, 51 Sickle and Cradle... << ssmswus ae 93 Skull). plerceds . 4.5 isn awce Pepe eae 16, 20 Skull 'Speculation... - 60s. «enceiee 20 Slate! Implements. 00:20:00 ameliorate 9 Smith; Col. Jamets. 25. Ve cunieeeeos 39 Social Conditions <...5% aesemeu 260, 266 Socite! Giass <5 acs ctw wienewomme 61 Soil cic ep ate othe). pes ae 264 Soldiers in Revolution............. 59-60 Solditers,) War of 4813 2-2. eer 63-65 Soldiers, Mexican War? ....<2.-s0< 94-98

Mindersround Raroad 220 -ee ca 93 aionye Iapor ae ens scence stores 213-215 United Brethren Church?/.............- 258 Wnited) Presbyterian: 22s seca cscocce 258 I DOWAG cacwssccr sae ee anes aes 30 ATH OES UAL CIN me ieisl ec cian ce 815, suetekace cab chore 75 Weamiisned MACE spre Ark Amalcth canine 14 Wallace hate. Tedian.2.< 2 5 ich. cares avec 29 Wallace, EIONACT 205.1 seduweee suke 58, 66 Wireinia Fownship. 2: . <6... 60, 74, 101 Virginia Township Mounds....... 22, 23 Volunteers (See Wars)............ Or COS. Bum Wie oi roo ahs eibeareys 109, 233 WV AIR OR GINS oS ee uesarscscs.s ay .olecee era ore 74 WA ROnGINS (CANMAy | vo orec<,s; eres eistecesedas 73 Walhonding Indian Village......... 39 Walhonding Valley Pioneers........ 60 Walhonding Mounds: ... zg...» 6.60 20 VID Ue ROCOPOB. 77 srsrc\a's ores celecioee 37 DAL SAM cock. iotetecsuers feres. scirtctes.oit 7b, 217, 235 UG Sok BS Is SCS tt, Se a a ea Oa 47 INV Pam ANC C pe cross retinsinveseccnsos otcie harem 38 RUNES) (VERSA sta araRalletxirese aie (e wtesa\ianctleleh a rele 3 DWE SOL pLQU 2 Sic ocsyesccerare wie pudteseis hues 63-65 MV Meeb Ieee Wilt VE ORG CO mec cucuenocis)s wie oleic etm 94-98 VST HOLS Oba) ca eteccungaicsiie ae alt or 108-207 ROSTCT) COntAs LOU Ow Vielen meee 110 Roster, Co,. D, 16th O. V. I....... 112 ROStEE, COn i Ltt Ol Vevlign anesact 114 Roster, Co. Ke 320-070. Ices 118 Roster, Cox Ce 1at Ow Viv be wee ete 123 ROStOT COmL 2 OLSb-OlmV 2 ele ntere tt. 130 Roster; Con hy SUstsO.. Varden arte 134 Rosters COnmta OLStsO.eVala senses 140 ROStery Col. SistsO: Vesleec cas 146 Rosters Comune SOthvOrm Val. aschies ¥ 150

PAGE ROSTER. COn GrrsOth Ol Veils en 155 ROSUCT ACOH SOCh TOM Wie wears c 159 Roster, Cow H-oTth OF Vs Tieasscs. 163 ROSLEr eCOmlgotheO: Vo Tice. . .22 168 Roster, ComMDy 122d O7V) Les...2.. 173 rvoster. ©os'G. 22d" On Ve les. nen. 178 Roster, CoB, 1420-0. V. 1....... 183 Roster, 'Co. G-142d-O. V..1....... 185 Roster, Con By l43diOs V1 eis 26... 186 Rosters Co; 'G, 143d" OF Vin leone soe. 188 Roster Coma 1450 On Vale. sence. 189 Rosters (Cos Moth ON V2 Chane 191 Roster, Coshocton Soldiers Enlistea with Other Troops in Civil WWE Srey ayes ch loci eeccke aja seamswakes hy < "ore 193 Wier ewartiia SDa ieee tir. ta alenrte sence 227-230 Roster, Cos Hs LOO Va lacs ae ocr o: 228 Washington, George? si aac oar ae 32, 33 Washington Township ........... 71, 74 Water Power, Roscoe............ V2, 20% Wailer WiOLKS Se icvene 5 oicre view etetdtia sy Retaad 217 WieGGinse ITS save cr: c-siscreanseatin shee oes 58 Welsh Mound Theory.............. 25 WES te OOLOL crac. cies cieteiareneneee TL, 74,, 247. Wiest Carlisle oo.5 i ceccece weno hehe seer 74 Wiest Waravettes,. cece cs.ccnince 9, 75, 264 Wiest eIUL Deri nie otis cin eiers cs eatin eee 74 Wetzel, indian-Wighter... 1..48..0esee 50 Wihealt ar petinc sascker sie ois 67, 72, 100, 266 YE Sic eee porteriieine: tocier ee wekacs RO 66, 94, 103 WD DINE POST. cpseeoxe, skrsievarottasuee oceee 62 WITS View a stems 80) a hana alee 675 72, 733293 WAG Byes ee iO Die lnc), a anctercuciecstes 45, 47-49 White Eyes Earthworks ........... 23 White Eyes Township.............. 75 WITS SWViOmMam eR OCkKret re rarverr atorreteraat 36 Wragg, Ag IM. evayeyeusiei asks te: ote ee 109 Williams Charles iy y-cicicitecuemare as 54, 73 Williams in Legislature ........... 65 NV TI SROROGI Ri, eee ue acto tamtaea sans 74 Walls "Creeks "Moundsn.% sles ces chests 23 Wills Creek: Pioneerss 25.7. stiek vet oss 60 Willits reIIIIIIS: Geteeios 1c wy cree scot ee 68 WAN GOt no es oon Rees pee pesos 47, 51 ZOSVELZCU MOU NLOUNCGSratntatnat arte 16 ZEASVELL ON St MISSION. n..,0008 were nae: 46, 49

Judge Samuel H. Nicholas

Judge Samuel H. Nicholas, occupying the common pleas bench in Coshocton, adds to his comprehensive knowledge of the law in the performance of his judicial duties the commendable trait of executing the business of the courts with dispatch as well as fairness. Roscoe numbers him among her native sons, the year of his birth being 1856. His father, Hon. John D. Nicholas, served on the common pleas bench from 1887 to 1897. The son attended the common schools of Roscoe and Coshocton, and in 1875 became a student in Kenyon College, but was obliged to discontinue his course there because of ill health. The following year, however, he pursued a course in psychology and English literature at Wooster University and, ere entering upon the study of law, devoted one year to the carpenter's trade.

Determined to follow in the professional footsteps of his father, he became a law student in the office of Nicholas & James, then regarded as one of the strongest law firms of Coshocton. After three years of study he was admitted to the bar and located for practice in the county seat. Gradually he has advanced in his profession to a foremost place in the ranks of the legal fraternity, possessing the ability that enabled him to cope with intricate legal problems and bring them to successful solution. With a mind naturally logical and inductive in its reasoning and analytical in its tendency, Judge Nicholas has never feared the arduous labor which is so necessary in the preparation of cases for the courts, while in his presentation of his case he has displayed the soundest reasoning, together with the utmost accuracy in the application of legal principles to the points at issue. In 1885 he was elected prosecuting attorney of the county and made an exceptional record by his energy and fidelity in serving the people during his two terms' incumbency in the position. In 1889 he was given an appointment as member of the supreme court examining commission of the state, for the examination of candidates for admission to the bar, and thus served for three consecutive terms. In 1897 he was a candidate for common pleas judge and had strong support, but at length the convention endorsed the candidacy of Judge Eason. ° In 1906, however, the name of Mr. Nicholas was again before the primaries when, gaining the nomination he was later elected by a large majority. Following his election he immediately dissolved his partnership with W. S. Merrell, and since his elevation to the bench has allowed no personal element or opinion to sway him in the fair and faithful administration of justice. He is entirely opposed to the methods of some judges who allow the work of the courts to accumulate on the docket until judgment, if at length secured, comes after long delay. He dispatches the business of the courts in the same prompt and able manner which he displayed in caring for the business of his clients as a practitioner. Several murder cases and others of importance have been tried before him, and he has vindicated the highest expectations of his friends, giving, proof of the fact that he possesses a judicial mind and is an able minister in the temple of justice.

After the death of his father Judge Nicholas was elected an honorary member of all the military associations to which his father had belonged. He stands as one of the prominent representatives of democracy in this part of the state and has been an able speaker on the hustings, always addressing his audience in forceful manner upon the questions of the day, of which he has ever been an intelligent and discriminating student. Fluency of speech and clearness of thought have made him a valued orator on many public occasions and he is regarded as one of the most popular speakers in Coshoceton county.

C. W.. Karr, a successful and enterprising merchant of Keene, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, March 9, 1872, his parents being John W. and Hester J. (Duncan) Karr, the former a native of Coshocton county, Ohio, and the latter of Holmes county, Ohio. John W. Karr was called to his final rest May 30, 1908, but his wife still survives him and makes her home in this county. Unto this worthy couple were born eight children, namely: W. D., a resident of Coshocton county; Lula, the wife of D. C. Lawrence, of this county; one who died in infancy; C. W., of this review; Frank E. and John, both of whom are residents of Coshocton county; Joe, living in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; and Ross, of Wayne county, Ohio.

C. W. Karr obtained his education in the common schools and when fifteen years of age entered upon his business career as a clerk, being thus engaged for seven years. On the expiration of that period he went to Toledo, Ohio, where he was employed as a street-car conductor for five years. In 1899 he became connected with the mercantile interests of this county, opening an establishment at Keene which he has since successfully conducted. Because of his well selected line of goods, reasonable prices and straightforward business methods he receives an extensive and profitable patronage

On the 22d of April, 1902, occurred the marriage of Mr. Karr and Miss Nettie Densmore, a daughter of Hiram and May (Wolfe) Densmore, who are residents of Coshocton county. Mrs. Karr was one of a family of three children and by her marriage has become the mother of two, Francis and John W.

In his political views Mr. Karr is a stalwart republican and has served as township treasurer for six years, discharging his duties with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. Both he and his wife are devoted and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church and are well known and highly esteemed throughout the community as people of genuine personal worth and many sterling traits of character.

Joseph M. Hagans

The agricultural interests of Coshocton county find a worthy representative in Joseph M. Hagans, who owns and operates sixty-eight acres of well improved land, located in New Castle township. Mr. Hagans was born in the village of New Castle, December 16, 1861, a son of John and Elizabeth (Gowder) Hagans. The father was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1824, and was reared and married in his native state. The year 1859 witnessed his arrival in Coshocton county, at which time he located in the village of New Castle. He later purchased land in New Castle township and was actively engaged in farming throughout his remaining days. In 1866 he joined the Christian Union church and remained an active member of the same until the church was abandoned, after which he became identified with the Methodist Protestant church, of which he was a devoted and helpful member until his death, which occurred April 22, 1898, when he was seventy-three years of age. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Gowder, was likewise a native of the Keystone state and was there united in marriage to Mr. Hagans, November 22, 1849. She came with her husband to the Buckeye state and was numbered among the pioneer women of this section. She, too, has passed away, her death occurring June 6, 1908, and her remains were interred by the side of her husband in the New Castle cemetery. Their family numbered eight children, as follows: Samuel, a motorman of Newark, Ohio; John F., a railroad man of Nellie, this state; Benjamin, a farmer of New Castle; Ellen, the wife of Albert Houston, a resident farmer of Newark; Isaac S., also farming near New Castle; Joseph M., of this review; George W., who follows farming near New Castle; and Lillie, the wife of French Donaker, a farmer of Perry township. There are also thirty-two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren in the family.

parental roof until he had reached the age of twenty-two years, when he began mining coal, being thus engaged for sixteen years. He then purchased his present farm, comprising sixty-eight acres of land in New Castle township, and here he has made his home to the present time. He has built a good house and barn and has otherwise improved the place and everything is kept in a neat and thrifty condition, indicating the progressive methods of the owner. He is engaged in carrying on general agricultural pursuits, and in addition to this, in connection with his brother, he operates a threshing machine, clover huller and corn shredder during their respective seasons and is employed 'in this way in various sections of the county.

Mr. Hagans was married December 7, 1883, to Miss Margaret Allen, who was born in New Castle township, a daughter of Elias Allen, who resides in this township. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Hagans has been blessed with eleven children, as follows: Sophia Ellen is the wife of Robert Renfrew, a resident of New Castle township, and has three children living, Helen, Hazel and Pearl; and Joseph Lee, who was born May 6, 1901, and died May 11, 1901. Eugene is at home. Daisy May has departed this life. Hattie Klizabeth is the wife of Robert L. Kent, a resident of New Castle township, and they have one child, Allison J.; and Joseph Earl, Benjamin, Leonard, Dora Oda, Dennis Royal and Gilbert Edward are still under the parental roof. Robert Lee died February 10, 1903.

Mr. Hagans gives his political support to the democratic party and attends and supports the Methodist Episcopal church. His success is well merited, for he has ever followed the most honorable methods in carrying on his business, is true to the terms of a contract and conscientiously discharges every business obligation to the satisfaction of all with whom he has dealings.

Judge Russell L. Donley

Judge Russell L. Donley, serving for the second term as probate judge of Coshocton county, is a citizen whose life record stands in contradistinetion to. the old adage that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country, for in this locality, where he was born and reared, Judge Donley has made for himself a most honorable place in public regard and is today numbered among the leading representatives of the legal fraternity.

He was born in Bedford township on the 16th of November, 1876, a son of Thomas and Mary E. (Gelsthorpe) Donley. The father was also a native of Bedford township and a son of Joseph Donley, who was one of the first settlers of that locality, coming to this county from Pennsylvania, the place of his nativity. He married a Pennsylvania Dutch woman, and later they removed to Coshocton county, Ohio. Upon the old homestead farm here Thomas Donley was reared and the occupation with which he became familiar during his boyhood remained the pursuit to which he gave his time and energies in his later years. He has continued to reside in the. same school district since the land on which the Donley schoolhouse stands was given by his father to the district for the purposes for which it is still used. His farm comprises one hundred and thirty acres, which he has bought under a good state of cultivation and which now returns to him a substantial income annually. In early manhood he wedded Mary E. Gelsthorpe, a native of Wellsburg, West Virginia, and a daughter of William Gelsthorpe, who was born at Kent on the Thames in England.

The boyhood experiences of Judge Donley were such as usually fall to the lot of the farmer lad. Spending his youth under the parental roof he mastered the elementary branches of English learning in the public schools and afterwards attended the West Bedford high school. Determining to direct his efforts into those channels which demand strong intelligence and close application he took up the reading of law under the direction of J. C. Adams, of Coshocton, in 1896, while later he was a student in the law office of Pomerene & Pomerene, of this city. Eagerly availing himself of every opportunity for advancement in the fall of 1898 he matriculated in the law department of the Ohio State University and was graduated therefrom with the class of 1900. In June of that year he entered upon the active practice of his profession in Coshocton. He had practically made his own way through college, and the inherent force of character which he thus manifested has since been displayed in the ability and determination with which he has worked his way upward. After his graduation he found it necessary to borrow five dollars with which to pay his fare home but, though there was no brilliant outlook before him, he possessed the courage and resolution necessary to face the situation and gradually he gave to the public proof of his ability in the practice of law. For one year he practiced independently and in 1902 entered into a partnership with E. F. Stockum under the firm name of Stockum & Donley.

In the preparation of his cases he was very thorough and painstaking, and his presentation of the cause before the courts showed that he had mastered the subject in dispute and was ready to meet every attack of the adversary. He was called from private practice to the bench of the probate court, being elected in November, 1902, on the democratic ticket for a term of three years. So acceptable was his service during the first term that in November, 1905, he was reelected and will continue as the incumbent of the office until February, 1909. He has been diligent in his study, thereby preparing himself still more thoroughly for the duties of the office. The recent act of the legislature makes him also the judge of the juvenile court, and in this capacity he has done a noble work in bringing delinquents under proper restraint, finding homes for many children, where they are being trained for good citizenship, and sending the more incorrigible to the reform institutions of the state. He is in thorough sympathy with the humanitarian spirit which constitutes the foundation of the juvenile courts, believing that with proper environment and training the great majority of the youthful offenders may be redeemed for lives of usefulness.

On the 21st of December, 1905, Judge Donley was married to Miss Shirley Rose Thompson, who for several years prior to her marriage was the effi-

Judge Donley belongs to Fidelity Lodge, No. 135, K. P., and is an active and helpful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he is now serving on the official board. He is a young man of marked force of character and individuality, who realizes the possibilities of life and has so utilized his opportunities that each step in his career has been a forward one, bringing him nearer the goal toward which a laudable ambition urges him. It is his purpose, on the expiration of his present term, to resume the practice of law in Coshocton and an analytical mind, untiring energy and strong purpose will gain for him success in practice equal to that which he has won on the bench.

John Jackson Brower, M.D.

Dr. John Jackson Brower has well earned the proud American title of a self-made man. Necessity forced him to start out in life for himself at the age of seven years and he has since been dependent upon his own resources. For fifty years he has been a member of the medical fraternity and for forty-two years has been a practitioner in Coshocton county, where he has long enjoyed an extensive and profitable practice. He now confines his attention to office work and consultation, desiring to retire from the more arduous duties of the profession and enjoy a period of comparative rest in the evening of life. The deference and respect which the community instinctively pays him is not the less the result of his professional ability than of an irreproachable private life.

Dr. Brower was born in Leesville, Carroll county, Ohio, August 17, 1838. His father, Joseph Brower, was a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, born in 1811, and when six years of age was taken to Carroll county, Ohio, by his parents. His father purchased a section of land where the city of Columbus now stands but was afterward persuaded to sell out and bought land in Carroll county. He was a veteran of the war of 1812, serving as a colonel in the second contest with England, and it was after that war, in 1817, that he left the Keystone state for Ohio. His son, Joseph Brower, was reared on a farm and throughout his entire life carried on general agricultural pursuits. He married Polly Chinneth Jackson, whose father, John Jackson, was a cousin of General Andrew Jackson, the sixth president of the United States. He, too, was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving throughout the war as a captain under Andrew Jackson. At the battle of New Orleans he picked up a sword.

Mrs. Brower was born near Hagerstown, Ohio, and in early womanhood gave her hand in marriage to Joseph Brower. His death occurred in 1876, while the wife died in 1878.

John J. Brower was educated at a private academy near Hagerstown, Ohio. His father was in very limited financial circumstances and, owing to this, he left home at the age of about seven years and cared for himself until twelve years of age, spending this time in the employ of a physician. At this juncture a fortunate circumstance occurred. He won the attention and interest of a Mr. Carr, a wealthy resident of Leesville, who had lost all his children and, becoming interested in young Brower, made a proposition to educate him for a professional career provided that Mr. Brower would repay the money later. He eagerly accepted Mr. Carr's offer and became a student in the academy at Hagerstown, Ohio, where he was graduated at the age of sixteen years. He then took up the study of medicine at New Hagerstown, Ohio, in the office of Custer & Stocton, practitioners of the regular school, and afterward pursued his reading under the direction of Dr. Lathers, of Leesville. He began practicing medicine in that town in 1858 and when he entered upon his professional career was nineteen hundred dollars in debt. This would have utterly discouraged many a man of less resolute spirit and determination but he believed that he could ''make good" and bent every energy toward discharging his financial obligations. He enjoyed a moderate practice at Leesville until 1866, when he located at West Lafayette, Coshocton county. In the meantime he had taken up the study of eclectic medicine under Dr. Joseph S. Burr for two years and began practice at Lafayette as a partner of his preceptor. He also studied homeopathy with Dr. Burr's wife, who was a practitioner of that school, and attended the Starling Medical College at Columbus in 1865-6. In 1868-9 he was a student in the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, and was graduated with the M.D. degree in February, 1869. In the fall of 1866 he went to Canal Lewisville in Coshocton county, where he continued in practice until 1874. His first year's earnings there were only about six hundred dollars. This was very discouraging but in the second year his practice netted him over two thousand dollars. In the year 1874 he became a resident of Coshocton and the first year his practice brought him three thousand dollars. Since that time his business has constantly increased in volume and importance and he has always enjoyed a reputation for honorable and conscientious professional service. He now confines his attention to offiee practice but for a long period was the family physician in many a household in Coshocton and other parts of the county. He belongs to the Ohio Eclectic Medical Society and in professional lines is a man of broad learning and marked capability.

Dr. Brower has been married three times. On the 10th of February, 1858, he wedded Miss Susan E. Benedum, of Leesville, Ohio, who died in 1883. They were the parents of three children, of whom the eldest is still living, Lucy Ida, who was born in February, 1862, and is the wife of George Kitchens, of Coshocton. In 1884 Dr. Brower wedded Martha Stockman, of this city. On the 7th of December, 1886, Miss Lillie Benedum, of Leesville, became his wife and is still living.

Dr. Brower has been an extensive traveler, visiting every state in the Union and also traveling over the British Dominion from Newfoundland west, and through old Mexico. He possesses an observing eye and retentive memory and in his travels has gained a broad and comprehensive knowledge of the places that he has visited, while his reminiscences of his trips enrich his conversation and afford him many delightful memories. Dr. Brower has now reached the age of three score years and ten, but is still an active man and one whose creditable life record well merits the respect and good will which are uniformly given him.

Willis S. Hutchinson

In a history of Coshocton and its representative citizens it is imperative that mention should be made of Willis S. Hutchinson, else the record would be incomplete, for during thirty years he has been a well known, progressive and successful merchant of the city and has been a factor in other business lines which have contributed to the general commercial development. Moreover, he is one of Coshocton's native sons, and the qualities which he has displayed in his social life and in his relations to the city at large have been such as to commend him to the confidence and good will of all.

His birth occurred December 31, 1847, his parents being John H. and Abagail (Phillips) Hutchinson, the latter a native of New Jersey, while the former was born in Ireland in 1799. In early manhood John H. Hutchinson came to the United States and after a short time spent in the east removed to Coshocton about 1824, becoming one of its pioneer settlers. He was a tailor and for some years followed his trade, receiving a liberal patronage from the early residents of the county. In 1830 he was elected sheriff and filled the office for four years, discharging his duties with promptness and fidelity. He erected what is now one of the oldest if not the oldest house still standing in Coshocton and it has no predecessors among the brick structures of the city. In later years he was engaged in farming and thus provided the necessities and comforts of life up to the time of his death, which oceurred in 1870. His political support was given to the democracy, and whether in office or out of it, he labored earnestly and effectively for the public welfare. His wife was a granddaughter on the maternal side, of John Hart, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. She survived her husband about eighteen years and passed away in 1888, at the age of eighty-four.

Willis S. Hutchinson was reared in Coshocton and pursued his education in the public and high schools of the city. He made his initial step in the business world at the age of eighteen as a salesman in a dry goods store, but, ambitious to engage in business on his own account, he eagerly availed himself of an opportunity in that direction and in 1878 opened a grocery store. His previous training in merchandising well qualified him for the successful conduct of the new enterprise and for thirty years he has conducted his store, which throughout this period has been recognized as one of the leading establishments of the character in the city. He has always carried a large and well selected line of goods and his straightforward business methods have resulted in winning him gratifying success. Moreover hs has extended his efforts to other fields of endeavor and is now a stockholder in the Electric Light & Heating Company of Coshocton, also the Coshocton Glass Company and the Citizens Telephone Company - business interests which are of value to the community as well as a source of gratifying revenue to the owners.

In the year 1873 Willis 8S. Hutchinson was married to Miss Mary Ricketts, of Coshocton, Ohio, and unto them have been born three children: May D., the wife of E. W. Sresap, superintendent of schools at El Paso, Illinois; Charles H., now deceased; and Nellie, the wife of J. W. Jones, a miller of Oak Hill, Jackson county, Ohio.

Mr. Hutchinson gives stalwart support to the democratic party and in 1886-7 served as a member of the city council. He was also one of the first members of the board of public works under the new municipal code, filling the position for about five years. He has likewise been a member of the board of education of Coshocton, serving for fifteen years, and is the present incumbent in the office. In all of his relations to the public he has been found as a capable and faithful official, bringing to the discharge of his duties the same keen insight and spirit of enterprise which characterize him in the management of his business affairs. Fraternally he is connected with Coshocton Lodge, No. 92, A. F. & A. M., and with Walhonding Council of the Royal Arcanum, while his religious belief is indicated in his membership in the Presbyterian church. His salient characteristics are such as have commended him to the confidence and good will of all and he now occupies an enviable position in public regard, while in business' circles he has gained that material reward for labor that now classes him with the substantial and prosperous residents of his native city.