Crawford County, Ohio - The whole text, 1902 (part 5 of 22)

In his boyhood days Frank E. Liebich pursued his education in the public schools of Bucyrus, but at an early age put aside his text-books and accepted a position in a woolen mill. On leaving that service he went into a printing office, where he was engaged in setting type. Six years were passed in such employments, and from 1878 until 1881 he followed the carpenter's trade. From 1 88 1 until 1883 he was a member of the firm of Broemel & Liebich, proprietors of woolen mills, in which they engaged in the manufacture of blankets, woolens, yarns and also did custom work for farmers. The firm continued in existence for about two years, on the expiration of which period Mr. Liebich sold his interest to his partner and through the succeeding year resided in Cleveland, where he was employed as a hard-wood finisher. In 1884. he returned to Bucyrus and entered the service of the firm of Roehr & Sons, manufacturers of banking and church furniture. During President Cleveland's administration Mr. Liebich was appointed assistant postmaster of Bucyrus under Shannon Clement, and served four years, after which he returned to his old employers, the firm of Rohr & Sons, who at that time were giving work to about one hundred men, and during his second period of service for that firm he was selected among others of their employes to go to Chicago and put in place a large amount of work made by the firm for exhibitors at the World's Columbia Exposition. During President Cleveland's second administration he was again appointed assistant postmaster, under A. M. Ensminger, and has occupied the same position under Postmaster J. E. Hall. In March, 1901, he was chosen by the Bucyrus city board of education a member thereof, to fill the vacancy which was occasioned by the resignation of J. F. Angel, and at the general election on April 1st, he was elected a member of the board.

On Christmas day of 1884, in Bucyrus, Mr. Liebich was united in marriage to Miss Louise Hertzer, a daughter of Theodore and Louise Hertzer. Unto them have been born four children, namely : Arthur Theodore, who was born March 17, 1886; Richard Otto, born October 18, 1888; Alma Marie, born August 6, 1892; and Frank August, born August 18, 1899. Mr. Liebich is a consistent member of the German Lutheran church and also belongs to the Deutsche Gesellschaft, a very strong German organization. He has a wide acquaintance in Bucyrus, and the strong elements in his character are such as to win for him uniform respect.

A history of the educational interests of Bucyrus would be incomplete without mention of Mrs. Emma J. Dalzell, a most successful teacher who occupied a posit-on in the second-grade primary for years. She has been a representative of the educational work of Bucyrus since 1874, having taught continuously from that time, with the exception of a period of three months, until June, 1901, when she resigned her position in the city schools.

her parents, Samuel and Rebecca (Bergert) Frisbie. Mrs. Dalzell was very young at the time of her father's death and she then went to live with an aunt, Mrs. Mary Moffi't, who now resides with her, and who is a most interesting old lady. Mrs. Dalzell pursued her education in the schools of Bucyrus and at the age of fourteen began teaching at Wingert Corners, in Crawford county, where she taught for several terms.

She was married in this county to William Dalzell, a native of Columbus, Ohio, who accompanied his parents on their removal to Crawford county during his earlv childhood, the family locating in Chatfield township, where he was reared to manhood. At the time of the Civil war he responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting in 1861 as a member of the Fifty-seventh Ohio Infantry, with which he served throughout the war, the regiment being attached to the Arm}- of the Tennessee. He was in all of the battles with that corps and was ever found at his post of duty as a loyal defender of the stars and stripes and the cause it represented. The rigors and hardships of the war, however, undermined his health, which he never fully recovered and his army experience was the ultimate cause of his death, which occurred in 1871, when he was thirty years of age. He had been engaged in business in Bucyrns for a short time. His parents were John and Sallie (Raymond) Dalzell. Unto Mr. and Mrs. William Dalzell were born two daughters, Eva and Lottie, the former is a graduate of the high school of Bucyrus and is now teaching in the grammar school, No. 8, of this city, while the latter is the wife of William Redman, of Canton, Ohio.

In 1874, after her husband's death, Mrs. Dalzell accepted a position in the city schools of Bucyrus, holding the same until she resigned in June. 1901. She is a very successful educator, having the ability to impress strongly and forcibly upon the young minds the principles of knowledge with which each child must become acquainted as a preparation for life's work. She holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and is a woman of high character whose many excellent qualities of heart and mind have won her the high regard and esteem of all with whom she has come in contact.

Michael Auck

Michael Auck, a well known resident of Bucyrus, is a son of Christopher Auck, a native of Germany, born in Wurtemberg January 31, 1813. The name was originally spelled Auch. The father obtained a fair education in his native land, and at an early age was apprenticed to learn the tailor's trade. In the year 183 1 he emigrated to the United States, locating in Pennsylvania, where, in 1841, he was united in marriage to Rachel Wagner. By this union three children were born, the living being Michael and Elizabeth, while Mary is now deceased. In the year 1848 the father removed from Pennsylvania to Crawford county, Ohio; and purchased a farm in Whetstone township. His first wife died on the 2d of September, 1875, and on the 7th of September of the folio-wing year he was united in marriage to Catherine Flick, who was born in 1818, and since the demise of her husband has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Kunkle, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, with whom she is now living, in her eighty-fourth year. Christopher Auck was long a respected and honored citizen of Crawford county. He never sought or desired office, but undoubtedly could have enjoyed political preferment had he so desired. He was a reliable citizen, a faithful friend and considerate neighbor, and wherever known was held in high esteem.

Michael Auck. whose name forms the caption of this review, was born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1842, and acquired a good common-school education. On attaining his majority he started out in life on his own account, and on the 20th of September, 1866, he wedded Miss Caroline Ehman, who was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Februarv 9, 1845. Unto Mr. raid Mrs. .Auck have been born six children: Mary J., who became the wife of D. S. Schieber, of Bucvrus, in 1S87; John C, who. is living on the eld homestead in Whetstone township, and who in 1892 married Ora Andrews, a daughter of F. L. Andrews, of Liberty township; William H., who in 1898 wedded Theressa Seifert, of Jefferson county, Pennsvlvania, and was for one year an assistant in the office of county treasurer, his fatherbeing his superior, after which the position of assistant cashier in the Second National Bank was tendered him and accepted: Lucy E., who was married, in 1890, to J. E. Myers, of Liberty township; Priscilla S., who, in October, '900, became the wife of H. G. Hoover, of Bucyrus ; and Samuel E., who was married, in December. 1900, to Lulu Viola Knoedler. He succeeded his brother William in the position of deputy treasurer, and retained the office under the successor of his father, being now the bookkeeper for the American Gay-Working Machinery Company.

devoted seme time to the operation of his farm, and at intervals lias engaged in the administration of estates, often acting' as guardian and trustee. In all of these the character of the man has been attested by his honesty and integrity in the discharge of his duties. Now, when almost sixty years of age, Mr. Auck is in the vigor and prime of an active business life, and frccjuently lends his aid for the transaction of business affairs in the office of county treasurer. In the year 1895 ne became a candidate for that position and was elected, and on the 7th of September, 1896, was installed in that office, which he held for two consecutive terms. Upon his retirement, in 1900, his friends and associates presented him with a beautiful goldheaded cane, appropriately inscribed, as a testimonial of respect for him and in appreciation of the honesty and fidelity with which he had discharged the duties committed to his keeping. As the result of thirty years of continued and well directed effort in business affairs he is now the possessor of a comfortable competence, a handsome residence in Bucyrus, together with a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Liberty township and another of two hundred and four acres in ^"hetstone township, Crawford county. His land is very valuable and productive and therefore brings to him a good income. In his political views he has always been a Democrat of the Jeffersonian type, and in his religious belief is connected with the German Reformed church.

In no department of professional life has such rapid advancement been made in the last quarter of a century as in the medical. Investigation has been carried forward and remarkable discoveries made so that the methods in vogue and the practices followed twenty-five years ago are hardly known to-day in the light of modern science and discovery. It is this which renders the work of the medical fraternity so effective and makes its work a boon to humanity. One of the most learned and capable physicians in Crawford county is Dr. Duncan, of Bucyrus, who has attained a position of distinction in connection with his chosen life work and has thus set at naught the old proverb that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country, for the Doctor is a native of Crawford county and his fellow citizens have not been slow in acknowledging his worth and professional skill.

He was born in Texas township, January 18, 1850, and traces his ancestry back to the colonial epoch in the history of the country, and thence back to Scotland, to a period antedating the religions wars of the seventeenth century. The best information attainable seems to establish beyond reasonable doubt the fact that three Duncan brothers, coming from Scotland about 1722, settled in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, and became the progenitors of the family in America. They were descendants of the Rev. William Duncan, a martyr in the Covenanter persecution in Scotland. Andrew Duncan, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, March 12, 1750, and died in 1828, in York county, that state. Under George III, he was appointed justice of the peace. When the colonies had achieved their independence from the British crown he was reappointed by the federal government and served in that capacity for more than half a century. He was of the Presbyterian church faith, and from 1770 to the time of his death he served as an elder of the Round Hill Presbyterian church, in York county, Pennsylvania.

Washington Duncan, the father of the Doctor, was born in York county, Pennsylvania, in 1810, and when a young man left his native state, removing to Crawford county in 1833, with his mother and sister Ann Elizabeth, who afterward became the wife of Arthur Andrews, a prominent pioneer and citizen of Crawford county. The}' took up land from the government, the deed to their claim being signed by Andrew Jackson, and for many years Mr. Duncan followed agricultural pursuits in Crawford county. He married Eliza Gibson, a daughter of John Gibson and a sister of the late General William H. Gibson, of Tiffin, Ohio. Her father was born in Washington county, Pennsvlvania, in 1782, and in 182 1 removed to Seneca county, Ohio, his death occurring in that county, near Melmore, in 1854. His wife bore the maiden name of Jeanette Coe and was a daughter of Moses Coe, a soldier of the Revolutionary war and a descendant of Robert Coe, who was born in Suffolk, England, about the year 1590. With his family he sailed from Ipswich, England, in 1634, and finally settled in Jamaica, Xew York, so that the maternal ancestry of the Doctor can be traced back to a period equally remote with that of the paternal. His father died in Bucyrus. in 1888, and the mother in 1890.

Arthur McDowell Duncan displays many of the sterling characteristics of his Scotch and English ancestry. He acquired his preliminary education in the common schools of the county and afterward attended normal schools in Republic and Fostoria. When he had completed his literary education he matriculated in the Columbus Medical College, where he remained as a student for two years, after which he was graduated at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, of New York city, in the class of 1878. Having prepared for practice he opened an office in Albion, Michigan, where he remained for about two years and then spent two years in practice in the mining regions of Colorado. Jn 1885 ne located in Bucyrus, where he has since remained and in the performance of his professional duties he has displayed marked ability and a comprehensive knowledge of the principles of the medical science. He has been a prominent and active member of local, state and national medical societies,, and has thereby broadened his knowledge and at the same time has added to the fund of information there disseminated, also from his own personal experience, by contributing many valuable papers read before medical societies and published in medical journals. His advancement has been continuous throughout the years of his practice, for he has continued his studies at home as well as in college. He took a post-graduate course in the Polyclinic in Xew York city in 1880, and in 1892 spent some time in visiting the hospitals of Great Britain, giving special attention to the diseases of the eye, ear and throat. He has served as secretary and president of the Crawford County Medical Society, and president of the North-Central Ohio' Medical Society, has filled several minor positions in other medical societies and has served on the board of pension examiners.

On the 9th of April, 1890, Dr. Duncan was united in marriage to Miss Adelaide H. Young, of Lisbon, Ohio. She died June 24, 1899, leaving three daughters, namely : Carol, Ethel Elizabeth and Lois Emma. She was the only daughter of Colonel G. 1. Young, who was military secretary to Governor Tod and served on the governor's staff during his term of office. Afterward he was fur four years in the war department at Washington and then returned to Lisbon, where lie became editor and proprietor of the "Buckeye State." He died suddenly, of lung hemorrhage, in the capitol at Columbus. January 2j, 1871, while rq^resenting Columbiana county in the state legislature. He was the only son of Peter Young, whose father came from Holland to America and settled near Lisbon, Ohio, in 1807.

Dr. Duncan is a member and elder of the First Presbyterian church of Bucyrus and was a commissioner from the Presbytery to the general assembly of the church in 1897. ^e was a member of the board of health of Bucyrus for six years after its organization, but resigned to accept the position of health officer of the city. A year later he resigned, for the work interfered with the performance of his professional duties.

John Gebhardt

John Gebhardt, whose identification with the commercial interests in Bucyrus is not only of benefit to himself but of value to the community through the promotion of commercial activity, was born in Holmes township, Crawford county, on the old family homestead two miles north of Bucyrus, September 16, 1859. As the name indicates, the family is of German lineage, and Adam Gebhardt, the father of our subject, was born in Baden, Germany, on the 15th of September, 1815. Emigrating- to the United States, he located in Crawford county, Ohio, in 1848, immediately after landing in this country. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Wittner, and to whom he was married in Germany, died only six months after their arrival in this country, leaving two children, viz : Eva, wife of Philip Whittmer, of Paulding county, Ohio, and Elizabeth, deceased wife of Jacob Defenbacher. He subsequently wedded Susan Brand, also a native of Baden, this marriage being celebrated at Bloomville, Seneca county, Ohio, in 185 1. On the farm where he first located in Crawford county the father continued to reside until the time of his death, which occurred August 27, 1897. His widow is still living and resides with his daughter on the old home place two miles north of Bucyrus, The children of this marriage are: Catherine, wife of J. C Krauter ; Caroline, wife of William Krauter, a brother of her sister's husband, and both are energetic business men of Crawford county ; Jacob, who resides in Ada, Hardin county. Ohio; Susan A., wife of A. Michaelis, who is engaged in saddlery and harness-making business in Bucyrus ; and John, of this review.

In taking up the personal history of John Gebhardt, we present to our readers the life record of one who has a wide acquaintance in Crawford and adjoining counties. The old home farm was the scene of his youthful labors and pleasures. He worked upon the farm through the summer months and at intervals attended school, obtaining a good English education. His time was thus passed until eighteen years of age. In 1891 he began auctioneering in connection with George McNeal. His first attempt at this business was made at a stock sale on the farm of Mr. Murphy, just west of Bucyrus. He is said to have become greatly frightened at the sound of his own voice as he began his duties there, but with resolute will he conquered his timidity, and, not dismayed by this beginning, he has persevered until he is to-day regarded as one of the best auctioneers in northern Ohio. In conducting this business he speaks both English and German. In 1892 he extended his field of labor by joining J. W. Snavely in the butchering business in Bucyrus. and this they con- tinned until 1898, when they sold their market to George Tuttle, but in May, 1899, Mr. Gebhardt repurchased the business from Mr. Tuttle, and with his son, Cleo E., is now operating the market on North Sandusky street. They carry a large line of first-class meats, and their obliging manner and earnest desire to please their customers have secured to them a gratifyingpatronage.

In 1 88 1 Mr. Gebhardt was united in marriage to Miss Emma C. Vollrath, a daughter of F. A. and Caroline ( Ashbacher) Vollrath, of Bucyrus. Two children have been born unto them: Jeanette S., born November 20, 1882; and Cleo E., born May 24, 1886. The former is an accomplished young lady of eighteen years and the latter is a bright and enterprising youth of fourteen, who now ocupies the responsible position of bookkeeper and assistant manager in his father's extensive meat and provision house in Bucyrus.

Mr. Gebhardt, of this review, has served in several positions of public trust. He was associated with the management of the Crawford County Agricultural Society and is now its president, having- served as director and vice-president. Throughout his entire life he has supported the principles of Democracy, doing everything in his power to advance the party's interests. At the Democratic primary election held in April, 1901, Mr. Gebhardt was nominated for sheriff of the county, the nomination being equivolent to an election, as the county is overwhelmingly Democratic. He is a member of the German Lutheran church.

Charles B. Shumaker

Since 1865 Charles Baker Shumaker has been a resident of Galion and has long been accorded a position of prominence in connection with public affairs and as an honored representative of business interests. Many are his, individual characteristics that win for him the high regard of those with whom he is associated. He is a native of the Keystone state, his birth having occurred in Northumberland county. His father, John Shumaker, was born in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and is a son of John Shoemaker, Sr. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Catherine Baker, and she, too, was a native of Schuylkill county. The subject of this review was reared in Williamsport, Lycoming county, and acquired his education in the public schools and afterward engaged in clerking in a general store for several years. In 1865 he came to Galion, where he has since continuously made his home. For eight years he was employed in the railroad shops and in 1873 was elected constable for Polk township, serving for one term of four years, after which he was made justice of the peace. Through a long period he has been connected with the insurance and real-estate business, handling much valuable property and conducting man}' important real-estate transactions. He has a very comprehensive knowledge of the value of realty and is thus enabled to make judicious investments and to advise his clients so that they will purchase property that will bring to them a good return. His time has also been occupied by official duties, which have ever been discharged in a manner so as to win him the commendation and respect of all concerned. In the year 1878 he was elected justice of the peace and was again chosen to that office in 1881, 1883, 1886, 1889 and 1899. He filled the position for fifteen consecutive years and then after an interval was again elected, so that he is now serving his sixth term. He discharges his duties with the utmost impartiality and has "won golden opinions from all sorts of people." Law and order find in him a careful guardian, and no higher testimonial of his efficiency could be given than the fact that he has been so long in office. He has also been honored with other official positions by his fellow townsmen, who recognize his worth and ability. In 1885-6 he filled the position of mayor, and in 1890 and 1891 was a member of the city council. In both capacities he exercised his prerogatives in support of ever}- measure calculated for the general good, and his labors were effective, beneficial and tarreaching in their influence.

On the 31st of December, 1857, Air. Shumaker was united in marriage to Miss Rachel A. Smith, a daughter of Asa and Letitia Smith and a native of Williams county, Ohio. Unto them have been born nine children, of whom four died in early life. The eldest, Alice, became the wife of Theodore Stewart, of Dayton, Ohio, and died January 28, 1891, at the age of forty-two years, leaving two children, Charles Theodore and Helen. Thomas M., the second of the family, pursued his education in the schools of Galion and entered the railroad service in the freight office of the Big Four road at this place. He has worked his way upward step by step, his close application, energy and ability winning him advancement through all the grades until he is now occupying the very important and responsible position of traffic manager for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, having charge of the Oregon Short Line, with headquarters at Salt Lake City. He was for several years manager of the Continental Fruit Express Company. Clara, the third member of the family, is now the wife of George Stoltz, a resident farmer of Whetstone township. Sarah Emma is the wife of William Neff, of Polk township.

Wilbert A., who was graduated in the high school of Galion with the first honors of his class of eighteen, engaged in teaching school here for one year and then went to Chicago, where for several years he was in the employ of the Illinois Steel Company. He now ocnpies a splendid position with Armour & Company, as manager of the transportation department. Pie married Miss. Cunningham, of Salt Lake City.

For thirty years Air. Shumaker has been a member of the church of Christ, with which all of his family are identified. In his political views he is a stalwart Democrat, believing that the principles of the party are best adapted to secure the welfare of the nation. For thirty-five vears he has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, has filled all of the chairs in the local lodge, for sixteen years was its treasurer and also belongs to the encampment. He has made good use of his opportunities, has prospered from year to year and has conducted all busines matters carefully and successfullv, displaying special aptitude for successful management. He has not permitted the accumulation of a competence to affect in any way his actions toward those less successful than he and always has a cheerful word and pleasant smile for those with whom he comes in contact. He is a splendid type of manhood, honorable and honored, and in the history of his native county he well deserves mention.

William L. Alexander

On the roster of county officials in Crawford county appears the name of William Lewis Alexander, who is now serving as treasurer, having entered upon the duties of the office on the 3d of September, 1900, for a term of two years. He has long figured conspicuously in connection with public affairs, and his patriotic devotion to the general good is widely recognized. Crestline is his place of residence, and in Richland county, Ohio, four miles east of Crestline, he was born October 14, 1865, his parents being Isaac Newton and Sophia ( Shifler) Alexander. On the paternal side he is of Scotch lineage. Several centuries ago, however, the ancestors removed from Scotland to the north of Ireland. His great-grandfather, Jacob Alexander, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1780. G. W. Alexander, the grandfather of our subject, is still living in Hocking county, Ohio, and has passed the eightieth milestone on life's journey. He was born in Hocking county September 1, 1819, and for many years was engaged in farming and school

Isaac X. Alexander, the father of our subject, was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, September 17. 1843, an(t ^rom ms native county removed to Richland county, and thence, soon afterward, to Crestline. There he was in the service of tlje Pennsylvania Railroad Company for some nineteen years, being thus employed at the time of his death. He took quite an active interest in public affairs, was elected and served as a member of the city council, and was also a member of the city school board. In Richland county he was united in marriage with Miss Sophia Shifler, who was born in that county July 15, 1840. Her parents came from Pennsylvania to the Buckeye state and cast in their lot with the early settlers of Richland county. Mr. Alexander died at Crestline, Crawford county, April 10. 1889, in his forty-sixth year, but he is still survived by his widow. There is also another living son, Frank O. Alexander, who makes his home in Toledo, Ohio.

In taking up the personal history of William L. Alexander we present to our readers the life record of a popular and prominent citizen, who is both widely and favorably known in Crawford county. He pursued his education in Crestline, in the public schools, and in 1882 entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as a telegraph operator at Crestline, occupying that position until 1894. His fitness for public duties and public honors has led to his selection for a number of positions of trust and responsibility. He abandoned the profession of telegraphy on account of being appointed by President Cleveland to the position of postmaster of Crestline, in 1894, and seiwed in that capacity for four years. He was a member of the city council of Crestline for two terms, and for one term of three years served as a member of the school board, having been president of the board for one year. The cause of education found in him a warm friend, whose labors in its behalf were effective and beneficial. In 1899 ne was nominated for the office of county treasurer, and, having been elected, entered upon his duties on the 3d of September, 1900. He is a faithful custodian of the. public exchequer, prompt and reliable in the .discharge of the trusts reposed in him. He has long been a recognized leader in Democratic circles and served for three years on the county central Democratic committee of Crawford county.

In 1 89 1 Mr. Alexander was united in marriage, in Toledo, Ohio, to Miss Carrie Evelyn Vineia, a daughter of F. PI. and Harriet (Johnson) Vineia, of French descent. Mrs. Alexander was born in Toledo, Ohio.

They now have four children, namely : Egie Mina, Guy Stanley, Harriet Elsie and Dodge Vineia. The parents hold membership in the English Lutheran church, in which Mr. Alexander served as trustee for ten years. Prominent in the Masonic lodge of Crestline, he has served in all of its offices and is regarded as one of its exemplary representatives. He is also connected with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Bucyrus. Mr. Alexander has passed his entire life in this portion of Ohio, and he has become widely known, his characteristics being such as to commend him to the confidence and regard of those with whom he has been associated. He is known as a man of sterling integrity, of strong convictions and fearless in support of what he believes to be right. He has a large circle of friends, who have been won and are being retained by his mental ability, his attractive personality and his outspoken devotion to the best interests of the community.

John G. Herbold

John G. Herbold is engaged in the undertaking business in Gabon, having carried on operations along this line since 1885, but the establishment of which he is at the head has been numbered among the business interests of the city since 1862. Mr. Herbold is a native of Gabon. His father, Philip Herbold, was born in Baden, Germany, pursued his education in the schools of that country and about 1848 sought a home in the United States, first locating in Buffalo, Xew York. He afterward came to Ohio, taking up his abode in Gabon, and in 1862 he opened a furniture store and undertaking establishment, which are still carried on. He was proprietor of both departments for forty-nine years and then divided the business, his son assuming the management of the undertaking, while Mr. Herbold continued in charge of the furniture store. He carries a large and well selected stock of goods, and, though now eighty-one years of age, he daily gives his attention to business. Such a record should put to shame many men who, grown weary of the struggles and labors of business life, would relegate to others the burdens which they should bear. He is still hale and hearty and is an honored and valued representative of the commercial interests of his adopted city. He married Frederica Feldnian, a native of Germany, who died in 1895, at the age of sixty-seven years. They were the parents of four sons, - John George, Gustavus, Philip PI. and Adam, all residents of Gabon.

reared under the parental roof, and to the public school system of Galion he is indebted for the educational privileges which he enjoyed. After putting aside his text-books he entered his father's employment, becoming familiar with the business. He also attended the Oriental School of Embalming, at Boston, Sullivan's Embalming School, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Barnes Embalming School, of Chicago, while for a time he was associated as a student under Mr. Clark, of Cincinnati. He is one of the most efficient and capable embalmers in the entire state, and for his work in this direction is known throughout the northern part of Ohio, where his services are continually in demand. Fie was the first undertaker to introduce the ambulance and invalid coach in Crawford county, and has the only one in the county at the present time. He remained in business with his father until 1895, when he assumed charge of the undertaking department, of which he has since been sole proprietor. He has a liberal patronage, which is well deserved, and his labors bring' to him a good income.

In 1895 occurred the marriage of Mr. Herbold and Miss Ester Burgener, of Galion, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Bergener, pioneer residents of this portion or the state and natives of Germany. Socially Mr. Herbold is connected with the Knights of Pythias lodge, of Galion, in which he is past chancellor. He also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a representative of the Modern Woodmen of America. Although reared in the Reformed church, of which his people are members, he is now identified with the Presbyterian church. Having long resided in this city, he has a wide acquaintance among its residents, and in social circles as well as in business life he is highly esteemed.

Captain C. H. Mueffer

Captain Mueller is so well known in business and military circles that he needs no introduction to the readers of this volume. He has long been a conspicuous and honored factor in both walks of life and his history cannot fail to prove of interest. Fie is a young man of sterling worth, popular, genial and courteous, and wherever he is known he wins the friendship of those with whom he comes in contact. He was born in Carey, Ohio, in 1869, and is of German lineage, for his father, John Jacob Mueller, was a native of Hesse- Castle, in the province of Darmstadt, Germany, where he lived until fourteen years of age, and in that period acquired his education in accordance with the laws of his native land. He then came to America, and at the time of the

Civil war he manifested his loyalty to his adopted country by entering the Union arm}-, enlisting- in [862, among the boys in blue of Company K, Fiftyfifth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers. He joined the service at Upper Sandusky as a private, and with his command proceeded to the front. He accompanied Sherman on his celebrated march to the sea. which showed that the strength of the Confederacy was exhausted. He took part in the battle of Lookout [Mountain, and was in the hotly contested engagements at Gettysburg, Missionary Ridge, Reseca, Buzzards' Roost and other places where sanguinary engagements tested the courage and strength of both armies. When the war was over he received his honorable discharge and with a most creditable military record returned to his home. In 1876 he took up his abode in Gabon, where he is still living, and throughout the period of his residence here he has been a representative of the mercantile interests of the city. The prosperity of every community depends upon its commercial activity, and Mr. Mueller has been one who has taken an active part in advancing business growth. He now retains pleasant relationship with his old army comrades through his membership with the Grand Army of the Republic. He married Elizabeth Wright, a native of Petersburg, Virginia, and a representative of a family prominent in connection with the Confederacy. Mr. and Mrs. Mueller are members of the Reformed church of Gabon.

Captain [Mueller, of this review, was a lad of only five summers when brought by his parents to this city, where he has continuously resided, enjoying the pleasures and advantages of school life, after which he put aside: his text-books to learn the more difficult lessons in the school of experience. He is now associated with his brother, George Franklin Mueller, under the firm name of Mueller Brothers, in conducting the largest merchant tailoring establishment in the city. They employ quite a large force of workmen, and their skill and ability in the line of their chosen calling- is such as to retain for them a large share of the public patronage. In fact their business surpasses in volume and importance that of any other individual or firm in the Same (line in the city. They also have a large and well selected stock of goods to display to their patrons, and the work executed in their establishment is ever of high grade.

The patriotic spirit which prompted the father's enlistment as a defender of the Union has been manifest in the son, who is well known in military circles. He has ever taken a great interest in military affairs, is familiar with tactics and earlv learned that a soldier's first dutv was obedi- ence. He commanded the High School Cadets in 1898. On the 12th of March, 1900, he joined the Eighth Ohio National Guard, as captain of Company L, a position which he still occupies. Skillful in maneuver and accurate in marksmanship, he has also been captain in the uniformed rank of the Junior Order in Gabon for one year. While Captain Mueller ever maintains discipline, he is also just and considerate of those who serve under him. and the most amicable relations exist between him and his troops.

George W. Didie

George W. Didie is one of the native citizens of Bucyrus, his birth having occurred here April 21, 1848. He is also recognized as one of the important factors in political circles, and through many years has been continued in office, a fact which indicates in an unmistakable manner his ability and fidelity to duty, for though men may win office sometimes through unworthy means, when the}- are incapable of performing the duties the judgment of the American people is ux> accurate to permit of their continuance in positions of public trust. Through many years Mr. Didie has served his fellow townsmen in office, and his labors have been of value to the city, for his administration of public affairs is ever business-like and progressive. His father, Washington Didie, was a carpenter and builder and spent his last days in Bucyrus, passing away in 1882, at the age of sixty-seven vears. His wife bore the maiden name of Maria Layman and was a daughter of Christian and Mary (Botts) Layman, who came from Berks county, Pennsylvania, to Ohio. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Isaac Didie, who resided in Cumberland count}'. Pennsylvania. His people were formerly from Philadelphia and originally from France. John Didie, the great-greatgrandfather of our subject, came from France to the new world and with patriotic spirit aided the colonists in their struggle for independence. The maternal great-grandfather of our subject was a native of Holland, and his family resided upon* a farm which Major Andre made his headquarters during the Revolutionary war.

Mr. Didie, of this review, pursued his education in the schools of Bucyrus, completing the high school course, and after putting aside his textbooks entered upon his business career, being connected with several lines of trade, and for three terms he engaged in teaching school in Indiana, but since 1874 he has been almost continuously in public service, filling many positions of trust and responsibility. In the year mentioned he was elected' city clerk of Bucyrus and filled the position for six years, while for many years he was township clerk. He has also been deputy and county recorder and was deputy county auditor for nine years. He was a member of the Bucyrus city board of education for twelve years, ten years of which time he was clerk of the board. He has filled some of those positions contemporaneously. Since 1897 he has been justice of the peace of Bucyrus township, and his decisions are strictly fair and impartial, for he displays neither fear nor favor in passing judgment upon the merits of a case, without regard to parties concerned.

In Indiana Mr. Didie was united in marriage to Miss Amanda F. Wise, a daughter of Jacob and Maria (Didie) Wise. Two sons have been born of this marriage: Edgar Allen, whose birth occurred in 1876 and who is now employed in a retail grocery house; and Dallas Dio. There are also two daughters : Laura Delia and Dora Zelah.

Mr. Didie is connected with the Order of the Knights of the Maccabees and is a gentleman of social prominence and popularity. He has a very large acquaintance throughout Crawford county and enjoys the warm friendship of a large number of those with whom he has come in contact.

Thomas C. Woods

Thomas C. Woods, one of the pioneer railroad men living in Crestline, was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1833. The paternal grandfather, Henry Woods, was a soldier in the war of 181 2 and was of English descent. His father, David Woods, was also a native of the same locality and in his early manhood followed the Ohio river as a blacksmith and assistant engineer. He learned the blacksmith's trade in early life and was connected with that line of work in his native county, successfully carrying on the business on his own account until his death, which occurred in the fifty-ninth year of his age. In politics he was an old-line Whig and held a number of local offices in the county. He married Miss Margaret Evans, who was also- born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and was a daughter of Samuel Evans, whose birth occurred in Ireland, and who was thirty years of age when he came from that country to Pennsylvania. In early life he served as a pilot on a steamer on the Ohio river. His daughter, Mrs. Woods, died at the age of eighty-four) years. By her marriage she became the mother of seven children, four sons and three daughters, namely: Joseph, a manufacturer of wooden ware in Bedford, Pennsylvania ; Thomas C, of this review; Mary Ann, of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, who is the widow of John Evans, a native of England ; Alexander, who died when about ten years of age; Nancy Jane, wife of J. R. Parott, who has charge of the electric light plant at Bucyrus, Ohio; Carrie, who died in infancy; David H., who is an engineer on the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railroad and resides at Mattoon, Illinois.

Thomas C. Woods, whose name introduces this record, remained in his native county of Pennsylvania until nineteen years of age. Pie made his home with his father and attended school. On leaving the parental roof he entered the railroad service, driving a horse and cart at the time the grade was being made. He was afterward with the Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Company, in Pennsvlvania, and later he obtained a position as a laborer on a work train used in hauling all kinds of materials necessary in the construction of the road. Mr. Woods served in that capacity until he was made fireman on a freight train, running from Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, to Alliance, Ohio. He acted as fireman for about four years, part of the time on a passenger train. During that period the new road had been completed to Crestline, Ohio, and Mr. Woods made some of the first trips to> this city. After four years as fireman he was promoted to the position of engineer and ran on both divisions, from Allegheny to' Alliance and from Alliance to Crestline. Since bis marriage he has spent much time on a switch engine, through choice, as it allowed him to spend more time at home than if he was on the road. He has seen all of the shops erected and all of the improvements made bere. He was a witness to the laying of the first railroad iron in the town and is the oldest man in the motive-power department west of Pittsburg in the employ of the company. Pie never was suspended from duty except once and that was for only six days, being occasioned by a very important accident, backing into an engine. By consent of the railroad company, whom he has served so long and faithfully, he has been put on the retired list with a pension of forty dollars and thirty cents per month, and one thousand dollars payable to his beneficiaries at his death.

On the 29th of July, 1857, Mr- Woods was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Moore, who was born near Columbiana, Ohio, June 29, 1832, and is a daughter of John C. and Mary ( Deldaback) Moore, natives of New Jersey and of French and Holland descent. Since 1859 Mr. and Mrs. Woods have resided in Crestline. They became the parents of four children : Ella, who died at the age of nine years; Dora, who died at the age of six years; Edward, who passed away at the age of four years ; and Delia B., who became the wife of Charles E. Johnson and died October 5, 1897, leaving a son, Donald, who is now residing with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Woods. Our subject is a Republican in his political affiliations, having voted that ticket since the organization of the party, previous to which time he was a Whig. He has a wide acquaintance in this portion of Ohio and is particularly well known in railroad circles.

James H. Perrine

Among the conductors in the railway service now living in Crestline is James H. Perrine, who is numbered among Ohio's native citizens, his birth having occurred in Wyandot county, on the nth of July, 1844. His father, James Perrine, was a native of Pennsylvania, where he spent the period of his boyhood and youth. When a young man he took up his residence in Wyandot county, Ohio, where he followed farming and also bore his part in the work of development and progress, for he located there in pioneer days. He married Nancy Duddelson, a native of that county, where her parents had located when it was a frontier district, the Indians being far more numerous than the white settlers. Mr. Perrine lived to be about seventy-two years of age, and his wife died when seventy-six years of age. They were the parents of three children : William, who was a conductor and was killed in the yard of the Grand Rapids & Indianapolis Railroad in September, 1880; John was a soldier in the One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil war ; James H. completes the family. The eldest brother, William, was also numbered among the boys in blue, serving with the one-hundred-day men in an Ohio regiment.

Taking up the personal history of James H. Perrine we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known and whose many excellent qualities are worthy of emulation. Pie was reared in his native county upon the old homestead and upheld the family record for loyalty and patriotism by joining the Union forces when only eighteen years of age, becoming" a member of Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1862. He served until the close of the war, participating in many important engagements, including the battles of Winchester, Piedmont, Snicker's Gap and was detailed to act as nurse in the hospital, taking care of the wounded at Winchester, Virginia. This was in 1864. He also participated in the battle of Gettvsburg, Pennsylvania, and in many other engagements of importance, and though always found at the post of duty, even if it carried him into the thickest of the fight, he was never wounded.. In the winter of [865, when in front of Richmond, he was taken prisoner, being- captured on the first of April, but on the 4th of the same month he was paroled and sent to Columbus, where he remained until mustered out on the 14th of June, 1805.

Air. Perrine then returned to his native county and in July of the same year entered the service of the Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Company, now the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company. He was first engaged in hauling dirt and working on the grading of the road as a laborer. He afterward served on a construction train and then built fences for the company. Subsecpiently he was made brakeman in 1869, running between Crestline and Fort Wayne, Indiana, for eighteen months, after which he was promoted to conductor. In that capacity he ran between the two cities mentioned for about two and a half years, and was then transferred to the eastern division between Crestline and Alliance, where he served as brakeman for three and a half years. He was then again promoted to conductor, remaining upon that run for about eighteen years. On the 25th of April, 1898, he fell from the train, while it was in motion, and his injuries incapacitated him for further duty for four months. At the time of the accident he was running through Allegheny, on the 6th of August, 1889, and the engine went through his caboose. His own train was moving verv slowlv when it was run into by a train in the rear, which was going at a speed of twentyfive miles per hour. Mr. Perrine was the only one in the caboose at the time. The car was completely demolished, nothing being left but the trucks, while his collar bone was broken and he suffered other serious injuries. Since that time he has run on many trains, but it is the earnest desire of his family that he should give up railroad service. He is one of the most reliable and highly respected men in the employ of the company, having served them for over thirty years.

Air. Perrine was married in Wyandot county. Ohio, in May, [866, to Miss Ellen Dunlap, a native of that count}', where she was reared and educated. Her parents were Samuel and Jane ( Steele) Dunlap. Her father was born in Scotland and died at the age of sixty-six years, and her mother passed away at the age of fifty-five years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Perrine have been born three children, a son and two daughters: William, who is now a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad and resides in Crestline: Bertha, wife of William Bennett, who is living in Indianapolis and by whom she has three children, - Maude, Donna and Milfred: and Maudie, wife of Charles 1 1

Rice, of Cleveland. Both she and her husband are operators for the Western Union Telegraph Company. The son married Sophia Denner and they have two children, - Ella and Mabel, and also lost one child at the age of four years.

Mr. Perrine is a member of the Order of Railway Conductors, and, as the result of his years of business activity he has become the possessor of a comfortable competence. He is now one of the stockholders of the First National Bank and holds government bonds. He also owns considerable valuable property, including a pleasant residence on Henry street. In politics he is a stanch and inflexible Republican, and his wife is a member of the Presbyterian church. They are honored and respected in Crestline, where they have resided for so many years and the hospitality of the best homes is extended to them.

Rev. John W. Kuntz

The stamp designating true nobility of character must ever find its ineffaceable tracery on the brow of one who sets himself apart from ''the madding crowd's ignoble strife" and dedicates his life to the uplifting" of his fellow men. A more than superficial investigation is demanded when one essays to determine the mental struggle and the spirit of unselfish devotion that must animate the man who gives all that he has and all that he hopes to be to service in the great vineyard of life, seeking reward only in that realm "where moth and rust do not corrupt and where thieves do not break through and steal.'' Preparations for and labors in the priesthood are perforce exacting, demanding an ever ready sympathy, a broad intellectuality and an unswerving fidelity. Scorhng, cynicism and careless irreverence would often be silenced if only the inner life of those who minister in holy places might be laid open for inspection. Honor is due and honor will be paid when once there comes a deeper understanding of the truth.

As the minister of the German Evangelical Lutheran church, known as the Goodhope Evangelical Lutheran church, John Waldo Kuntz is widely known. He began his pastoral work in Bucyrus on the 20th of May, 1897, and his labors have been attended with excellent results. He was born in Germany, in 1868, and with his parents came to America in 1880, the family locating in Loudonville, Ohio. The father is now a contractor and builder of Hutchinson, Kansas.

tinuecl his studies in Loudonville, Ohio. He afterward matriculated in the Capital University, at Columbus, and then entered the Lutheran Seminar)- at St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was graduated in June, 1891. Being prepared for the work of the ministry, he began preaching the gospel in Baltimore, Maryland, as pastor of St. James church, where he remained until 1893, when, owing to ill health, he had to take a smaller charge, where the labors and responsibilities were not so great. He is a most zealous and indefatigable worker and carries on his labors oftentimes at the expense of his own strength and health. While in Baltimore he was instrumental in erecting a new church there. On leaving the south he accepted the pastorate of the German Lutheran church at Jelloway, Knox county, Ohio, where he remained for four years, and on the 20th of May, 1897, he came to Bucvrus as pastor of the Goodhope Evangelical Lutheran church of this city. During the four years in which he has remained at this place the church debt of over three thousand dollars has been paid out and the church is now in a very flourishing condition. It has a membership of over seven hundred, the number having been largely increased during the ministrations of Rev. Kuntz.

In Jelloway, in 1895, Rev. Kuntz was united in marriage to Miss Ida C. Richert, who was born in that place and is a daughter of George J. Richert. Their marriage has been blessed with two children. Mrs. Kuntz is to her husband an able assistant in his Christian work. He is a man of broad sympathy, of marked personality and strong force of character, and his labors for the uplifting of his fellow men have been productive of great good.

It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the history of the church of which he has charge. The Goodhope Evangelical Lutheran church was established in 1829 by the Rev. J. D. Schule, who acted as pastor for a time and was succeeded by the Rev. J. Steanch, who came to the church in December, 1832. The Rev. F. J. Ruth, an English speaking minister, was also employed, and he and the Rev. Steanch alternated their labors in the pulpit, the latter speaking in the German tongue, the former in the English language. In 1836 a house of worship was erected for both the German and English speaking worshipers. It was the first church with a steeple in the city of Bucyrus. The Rev. J. O. Ergens preached to the German portion of the congregation, and under his eloquent discourse and earnest labor the membership of the church grew rapidly. He was succeeded in 1839 by J. Krons, who was a member of the Ohio' synod, which still has control of the Goodhope church. In 1842 the German portion became a separate congregation and assumed its present name. On the 9th of December, 1843, they sold their share in the church to the English speaking people, and that division of the church has since been known as St. Paul's. The German congregation then occupied a hall until 1857, when the old church was erected. In 1855 the Rev. Michaelis became pastor, and during his ministrations a house of worship was erected, work being begun on the 1st of April, 1857, and the corner stone laid on the 12th of August of that year. The house was erected at a cost of five thousand dollars. In 1807 the Rev. Michaelis was called away, and in October of that year the Rev. J. F. Graessle became pastor, acting in that capacity until 1880, during which time the congregation grew rapidly and man)- improvements were made. A fine pipe organ was built m the church and a parsonage was erected. From 1881 until 1887 the Rev. J. C. Eirich attended to the spiritual needs of the congregation as pastor of Goodhope church, and at the latter date was succeeded by W. F. Deiss, who died while filling the pulpit, in 1889, and was laid to rest in the cemetery in Bucyrus. He was succeeded by C. F. Gebhardt, who came to the church in September, 1890. During his pastorate the present house of worship was erected, at a cost of twenty-seven thousand dollars, and the old church is now used as an armory. The present structure is commodious and modern in every respect. Rev. Gebhardt died in 1897, and was succeeded by the Rev. John Waldo Kuntz, who was the first pastor to introduce the English language into the services. On each alternate Sunday at the evening services he speaks English, and once a month delivers a lecture to young people in the English tongue. Like many of his predecessors, his labors are proving of great benefit and value to the community, and the influence of the church is widely felt.

Mat Hew L. Carmean

Mathew L. Carmean, a well-known citizen and extensive farmer and stock-raiser of Dallas township, was born on the 5th of March, 1846, in the township which is still his home, his parents being Mathew G. and Rachel (DeLong) Carmean. His father was a southern gentleman and came to (Ohio with his parents, who were pioneer settlers of Pickaway county, where Mathew G. Carmean spent the greater part of his youth. The family name is of French origin and the first representative of the family in America crossed the Atlantic from France at an early day in the history of this country. After arriving at years of maturity Mathew G. Carmean was united in marriage, in Pickaway county, to Miss Rachel DeLong, who was born in

New Jersey and was of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. They soon afterward came to Crawford county, where they began life in limited financial circumstances. The father entered from the government eighty acres of land in what was then Bucyrus township, but not long afterward exchanged that land for a tract on section 11, Dallas township, whereon he took up his residence, making it his place of abode throughout his remaining days. He prospered in his undertakings and as his financial resources increased he made judicious investments in other property, until at the time of his demise his realty possessions aggregated twelve hundred acres.

Unto Mathew G. and Rachel Carmean were born seven children, namely: Airs. Mary Ann Coulter, who is now a widow and resides in Toledo, Ohio; Martha E., deceased; Jonathan, a representative citizen of Crawford county; Elizabeth, who died in childhood; Nelson, who died at the age of sixteen years; and Mathew L., of this review.

The last named was reared upon a farm and pursued his education in a. log school house. At the time of early spring planting he took his place in the fields and assisted in the cultivation of the crops until after the harvests were garnered in the late autumn. He has always resided in Crawford county and has always followed farming, remaining with his father unti'i the latter's death. He now owns a valuable farm of three hundred acres, all of which is under a high state of cultivation and yields excellent harvests for the care and labor bestowed upon it. Buildings and fences are kept in good repair and everything about the place is neat and thrifty, indicating the owner to be a man of progressive spirit, energy and perseverance.

In 1876, January 6, Mr. Carmean was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Drollsbaugh, who was born in Juniata county, Pennsylvania. Her mother died during her early girlhood and when she was sixteen years of age she came to Crawford countv. where she had brothers and sisters living. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Carmean has been blessed with four living children: Maud G., Olivette, Ruth R. and Theodore M., all at home, and they lost one, Luther J., who died at the age of thirteen months. The wife and mother, a lady of sterling qualities, died in the fall of 1900, esteemed by all who knew her.

In his political views Mr. Carmean is a Republican, who earnestly advocates the principles of the party and never seeks official reward for his fidelity. Socially he is a Master Mason, belonging to Oliver Lodge, No. 447, F. & A. M.. and to the Order of the Eastern Star. He is likewise a member of Caledonia Lodge, No. 116. K. of P., and belongs to the Methodist Episco- pal church. The fraternal spirit of the one and the Christian principles of the other have largely shaped his course in life and made him an honored and respected man.

Henry A. Raub

Henry A. Raub was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, November 16, 1 83 1, and is a son of Henry and Hannah (Aultman) Raub. The father, a native of Pennsylvania, was born in 1801. Coming to this state he resided for some time in Columbiana county, but subsequently returned to Pennsylvania, where he remained for about five years. On the expiration of that period he took up his abode in Knox county, Ohio, where he remained for some time, owning and operating a farm there. At length he sold that property and purchased another farm in Marion county, but while preparing to remove to the new home he was taken ill and died in the year 1867. His widow, however, went to Marion county, where she spent her remaining days, passing away in 1871.

No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of the farm life of Henry A. Raub in his youth. He pursued his education in the schools, of Knox county, Ohio, and in April, 1852, when twenty-one years of age, he came to Bucyrus. That summer he worked upon a farm and in the autumn entered school in this city, his leisure time outside of the school room being devoted to working for Andrew Failor, and during the succeeding year he was again employed as a farm hand and then once more came to Bucvrus, where he was employed in the store of Dr. Converse. Subsequently he secured a position in a sawmill in the fall of 1854 and served in that capacity for three years. He was employed as fireman in McLane's gristmill for one year and in a similar capacity in the hub and spoke factory owned by Jones & Company, in whose service he spent the year i860. On the expiration of that period he embarked in the milling business on his own account, under the firm name of Bowers & Raub, and at the end of the vear he was succeeded by Mr. Nussbaum, but remained with the new firm in the position of fireman. Subsequently Mr. Bowers purchased his partner's interest and Mr. Raub continued as fireman until he rented the mill of Mr. Bowers and conducted it on his own account until Mr. Bowers sold the property to a stock company. Mr. Raub then again assumed the position of fireman for the stock company, and afterward the mill was leased by a Mr. Miller, who operated it for a time. Subsequently he leased the property and carried on the business for himself for about three years, when the mill was destroyed by fire. Not long afterward he opened a feed store in Bucyrus and has since carried on business along that line, enjoying a large and profitable trade.

In January, 1855, Air. Raul) was united in marriage to Miss Sarah D. Howenstein, who was a daughter of John Howenstein. She died in 1872. Their children were: Mary L.. who was born in February, 1856. and died on her fifteenth birthday ; Lillian, Jay, Harry and Charles.

Mr. Raub has led a busy, industrious and useful life and his fidelity to principle has ever been manifest in his honorable conduct, which has gained for him the confidence and good will of his fellow men. His first ] (residential vote was cast for Franklin Pierce, then he voted for John C. Fremont, then Abraham Lincoln, and has since voted the Prohibition ticket.

Daniel Kaxzlfiter

Daniel Kanzleiter is a well-known factor in the business circles of Bucyrus, where since 1885 he has been an active representative of real-estate interests, handling farm lands in Crawford and adjoining counties, town property and southern lands. In the latter connection he is land agent for the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company, with which corporation he has thus been connected since 1895. Success has attended his efforts, for among his dominant qualities are numbered keen) discernment and sagacity, progressive methods and unfailing courtesy. He is thoroughly in touch with the modern business methods of the times, and his well directed efforts have gained for him a position among the prosperous residents of his native city.

Mr. Kanzleiter was born in Bucyrus, June 21, 1843, his parents being- John and Ursula Catherine ( Koberlin) Kanzleiter. The father was a native of Switzerland and the mother was born in YVurtemberg, Germany. Leaving the land of the Alps Mr. Kanzleiter crossed the broad Atlantic in September, 1837, and took up his abode in Bucyrus, where he resided for many years. Thus our subject became a native of this city and was here reared, pursuing his education in the public schools. In 1861 he entered the Journal printing office, where he was employed until May, 1864, when, at the age of twentyone years, he responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting as a member of Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Ohio Infantry. After the war he returned to the printing business, which he followed until the fall of 1868, when, on account of poor health, he was forced to abandon that line of business. He then conducted a depot and circulating library, containing two thousand volumes. Subsequently he was employed in the Forum office until March, 1885, when he embarked in the real-estate business, which he has since conducted with marked success. As a representative of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company he does a land business throughout Ohio. He has in charge much valuable real estate and has conducted many important realestate transactions. His knowledge of land values is comprehensive and exact, and he is thus enabled to aid his clients in making judicious investments.

In 1876 Mr. Kanzleiter was united in marriage to Miss Emma E. Mohler, a daughter of A. B. Mohler, of Dayton. Ohio, who was a wealthy dealer in broom corn and was known as a king on account of his extensive operations in that product. He employed several hundred workmen and carried on a business of mammoth proportions. His death occurred in 1883. His wife bore the maiden name of Isabella Young and was a resident of Cincinnati. In her girlhood Mrs. Kanzleiter was her father's able assistant in business, and in 1884 she began business as a representative of life, hre and accident insurance companies and as a loan agent. She has since conducted operations along those lines and is recognized as a lady of superior executive force, sound business judgment and marked enterprise. Both Mr. and Mrs, Kanzleiter hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, with which he has been identified for forty years, while her membership relations with the church dates from 1876. In his political views Mr. Kanzleiter is a Republican, but the honors and emoluments of office have had no attraction for him, as he has preferred to devote his energies to his business affairs, in which he is now meeting with creditable success.

In taking up the history of the prominent men of Crawford county we note that Dr. Lucas occupies a leading position in their ranks. He is one of the most skillful, able and successful medical practitioners in this portion of the state, and his comprehensive knowledge of the science of medicine, combined with his accuracy in applying his knowledge to the needs of suffering humanity, has gained for him a very liberal and constantly increasing- patronage. His time is full}' occupied with his professional duties, and his brethren of the fraternity as well as the public acknowledge his eminence and express admiration for his worth.

and is a son of Adam, and Susan (McGill) Lucas. The father was born in Perry township. Morrow county, Ohio, February 22, 1838. The family is of German lineage and was founded in America by the great-grandfather of our subject, who was born in Germany, but came to this country at an early day. Adam Lucas, the grandfather of the Doctor, was a native of Pennsylvania and was reared in the Keystone state. His father was one of the well known distillers of Lancaster county, and there the grandfather learned the business, which he followed for some years. After the inauguration of the war of 18 12 he was drafted for service, but as he was then in charge of his father's business the later hired a substitute and Adam Lucas was therefore exempt from duty. In an early day in the development of Ohio he took up his abode in Morrow county, entering three hundred acres of land, whereon he built a log cabin. The following spring his wife and eldest child died, and he then returned to Pennsylvania, where he remained for about a year. On the expiration of that period he was again married, and once more took up his abode in his Ohio home, where he resided until seventy-five years of age. He then retired from active business life and removed to the town of Johnsville, where he spent his remaining days, passing away at the ripe old age of eighty-eight years. His wife, the grandmother of the Doctor, bore the maiden mine of Magdalene Emig, and was also a native of Pennsylvania.

Adam Lucas, the Doctor's father, was reared on the old home farm and in the common schools acquired his education. He married Miss Susan McGill and then located in Johnsville, where for six or eight years he was employed as a teamster. Later he removed to Woodbury, where he engaged in the grocery business, conducting the enterprise for ten years or more, and during the greater part of the time he was also* postmaster of the town. Disposing- of his store, he was then employed for a number of vears in a general mercantile establishment, and in 1876 he removed to Johnsville. Soon afterward he became a "knight of the grip," going upon the road as a traveling salesman for a Mansfield (Ohio) boot and shoe house, with which he was associated for two years. He then established a retail boot and shoe store of his own in Johnsville and carried on business along that line until 1895, when he sold his store and removed to New Washington, since which time he has represented the Rochester Horticulturist and Florist firm. He is an energetic and wide-awake business man, reliable and trustworthy. In his political views he is a Democrat, and in religious belief was a Baptist, but as there was no church of that denomination in New

Washington he has united with the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was horn in Licking- county, Ohio, near Newark, in 1841, and died June 6, 1865. About three years afterward he married Miss Molly Pittman, and unto them were horn two children, both of whom are now deceased, the children and the mother dying within a few weeks of typhoid fever. About 1875 Mr. Lucas was married for the third time. Miss Charlotte Edwards becoming his wife. They had four children, of whom two survive, - Mamie, who is at home, and Wilbur, who is attending lectures in the Starling Medical College, at Columbus, having previously read medicine under the direction of the subject of this review.

Dr. Lucas is the only child of his father's first marriage. He acquired his early education in the graded school of Johnsville. and at the age of nineteen he began teaching. He would follow that profession for one term and then attend school for a term, being a student in the Ohio Normal University at Ada. He taught altogether eight terms and thus made possible his own education. In March, 1888, he began reading medicine under the direction of Dr. Eli Stofer, of Bellville, Ohio, and in September of the same year he entered the Western Reserve Medical College, of Cleveland, where, on the 4th of March, 1891, he was graduated, having completed the regular prescribed course. On the 28th of the same month he located at West Point, Morrow county, and began practice, continuing at that place until the 13th of July, 1892, when he came to New Washington, and to-day he is recognized as one of the leading physicians of Crawford county. He is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Society, and through his connection with these organizations and through reading and study he has kept in close touch with the progress that is being made along professional lines. His career has been remarkably successful, and as he is yet a young man further advancement undoubtedly awaits him.

While residing- at West Point Dr. Lucas was united in marriage, on the iotli of June, 1891, to Miss Verdie Hosier, a native of Johnsville, and a daughter of George R. Hosier, now deceased, but at that time one of the prominent merchants of West Point. The marriage of the Doctor and his wife has been blessed with two children: George A., born March 28, 1892: and Charles H., born May 26, 1899. Sociallv the Doctor is connected with Hyperion Lodge, No. 561, K. of P., and with Rex Lodge, No. 229, Knights of the Maccabees. In his political views he is a Democrat, but the honors and emoluments of office have no attraction for him, as he prefers to devote his attention to his professional duties. Nature seems to have fitted him for this calling, and with strong mentality, keen discernment and close application he has won a position in the ranks of the medical fraternity which many an older practitioner might well envy.

Allen G. Sprankle

Allen G. Sprankle, editor and proprietor of the Crestline Advocate, was born in Shanesville, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, in 1848, and received a liberal education in the common schools of that day.

He is a son of Jacob F. and Harriet (Caskey) Sprankle. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Frederick and Elizabeth (Long) Sprankle, natives of Germany, and emigrated to this country in the latter part of the eighteenth century, locating at York, Pennsylvania, where they became valued residents throughout the remainder of their lives. Nine children were born to their union, viz.: Michael, Daniel, Jacob, Ludwig, George, Sarah, Polly, Lydia and Susan. It was in August, 1802, that their third son, Jacob, the father of our subject, was born. He spent his youth in York, and here also received his brief education. Early in life he learned the shoemaker's. trade and in 1825 emigrated west, locating at Canal Dover, where he resided for one year, and in 1826 he removed to Shanesville, where he followed his trade until 1832. when he opened a hotel, which he successfully conducted until 1867. At this date he discontinued his hotel and opened a grocery store, which he operated until within a few years of his death.

In 1834 he married Miss Harriet Caskey, a daughter of Sheriff Caskey. an early sheriff of Stark county, Ohio, and their union was blessed with six children, viz.: Isabelle. deceased; Mary, wife of \\*. E. Lay ton, residing in Shanesville : John, deceased ; Ada ; Allen G. and Theresa. The three sisters, reside at the old homestead at Shanesville. The deaths of this aged couple occurred on the 15th day of December, 1898, and was of marked singularity and an unusual coincidence, being only twelve hours apart, the father dying at 5 o'clock a. m. and the mother at 5 o'clock p. m ! Death was only a matter of change in the form of the relation of the married life of this couple. Their spirits departed for the better world at about the same hour and their lifeless forms were laid to rest in the same grave.

Allen G. Sprankle at an early age was apprenticed to learn the "art preservative" at Philadelphia, the county seat of his native county, and when he mastered his trade he secured a position in Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained for a short time. In 1S67 he went to Millersburg, this state, where he resided until 1895. In the meantime he had abandoned his chosen occupation, for in 1872 he entered the mercantile business, successfully conducting a store for about twelve years. During that period he received the appointment of postmaster at Millersburg, under President Cleveland, and was then serving his first term. Air. Sprankle occupied the position for four years and his administration was prompt and reliable, giving satisfaction to all concerned. Before entering the mercantile business he was employed by a historical publishing company as one of three editors and for about eighteen months aided in writing the history of Venango county, Pennsylvania, also the Pan Handle of West Virginia, and Belmont and Jefferson counties, Ohio. A tier his retirement from the position of postmaster he sold his store in Millersburg, and was offered the position of associate editor of the Newark Daily Advocate, which he accepted. While acting in this capacity his family still continued to reside in Millersburg and in 1895 he purchased the Crestline Advocate and has since been its editor and proprietor. His experience in the journalistic field well qualifies him for the successful conduct of the paper of which he is now at the head, and he has made it one of the leading journals in this section of the state. It is devoted to a consideration of local and general domestic and foreign news and he treats in a fair and impartial manner the questions of public interest, at the same time giving editorial support to the principles of Democracy.

While residing in Millersburg Mr. Sprankle was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Newton, the third daughter of G. F. Newton, who was a prominent resident of that place, having a state reputation as a horticulturist and pomologist. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Sprankle have been born two daughters : Virginia, wife of S. B. Klippelt, living in Birmingham, Alabama ; and Harriet, who is assistant editor of the Advocate. The family is one of prominence in the community, enjoying the warm regard of many friends.

Andrew J. Hazlett

In the field of political life and professional activity Andrew Jackson Hazlett has won distinction and to-day is numbered among the leading, influential and honored residents of Bucyrus. A young man, he possesses the enterprising spirit of the west and has been a dominant factor in producing the wonderful development of this section of the country. Brooking no obstacles that honest effort can overcome, he has steadily worked his way upward until he has left the ranks of the many to stand among the sue- cessfnl few. He is widely known as a leading" journalist in this portion of Ohio and has also won public honors and recognition in the legislative halls of the state.

Mr. Hazlett was born in Texas township, Crawford county, November 8, 1865. and is a son of Robert Chamberlain and Elizabeth ( Walter ) Hazlett, and is descended from Revolutionary ancestry. The paternal grandparents of our subject were John and Nancy (Ury) Hazlett, who in 1829 came to Crawford county and purchased a farm in Texas township from a Mr. Roberts. He purchased and operated the first sawmill in that township and in connection with Mr. Bender he laid out the town of Benton, in Crawford county. He owned several hundred acres of land and was a very prominent and influential citizen, doing much to promote the progress and upbuilding of this section of the state. In 1848 he erected in Benton a hotel, which was the first building in the town, and was actively concerned in the improvement of the place, which had a good growth in the early days. He also built the first brick residence in that section of the county.

The maternal grandparents of our subject were Daniel and Susanna ( Baum ) Walter, who came from Pennsylvania to Ohio, locating in what was then Sycamore township, Crawford count}', but is now in Wyandot count}-, on the present site of the village of Sycamore. The grandfather was a Dunkard preacher. Unto John and Nancy (Ury) Hazlett were born the following named : Ann, deceased wife of John Taylor, of Lafayette, Indiana; Robert, the father of our subject; Elizabeth, deceased wife of E. I\ Kellog. of Todd township, Crawford county; John, who served as a justice of the peace in earlv days and was a prominent citizen; Alary Jane, the wile of B. F. Jaqueth, of Todd township; and William.

Robert Chamberlain Hazlett, the father of our subject, was born in Washington county. Pennsylvania, in 1809. and was twenty years of age when he accompanied his parents to Crawford county. Here he became familiar with all the experiences and trials which fall to the lot of the frontier settlers. He married Miss Elizabeth Walter. She and her twin sister were the first white children born in Sycamore township, and through this marriage two of the prominent pioneer families were united. Their children are: Mrs. Susan E. Wilcox, widow of P. P. Wilcox; Mason W\. who is living near Bucyrus, Ohio; W. H. and J. S., who are residents of Poplar; and Andrew J.

Andrew Jackson Hazlett, whose name forms the caption of this review, pursued his preliminary education in the public schools, and at the age of seventeen he became a student in Fostoria Academy, where he pursued his studies for two years. In the meantime he had engaged in teaching to some extent, a profession which he followed through twelvej terms. Desiring, however, to gain more advanced knowledge he matriculated in Heidelberg University, at Tiffin, Ohio, and was graduated with the class of 1888. He was afterward superintendent of schools at Sulphur Springs, Crawford county, for two years, and during that period graded the schools and largely promoted the educational interests of the town.

Mr. Hazlett began his newspaper career on the Daily Advertiser, at Tiffin, Ohio, and for a time was also engaged in newspaper work in Helena, Montana. Returning to his native county in 1891, he then purchased an interest in the Crawford County News, in connection with his brother, J. S. Hazlett. The paper was founded on the 14th of November, 1880, by Thomas P. Hopley, as a Prohibition organ, and when it passed intoi the possession of the Hazlett brothers, in October, 1891, it was changed to an independent paper. J. S. Hazlett disposed of his interest in the journal in 1892, to M. A. Charlton, and the new firm of Hazlett & Charlton equipped the plant with a large Cottrell press and gas engine, put in new body type and a good job plant. The paper was also changed from an independent to a Democratic journal and was issued semi-weekly. In 1895 Mr. Charlton disposed of his interest to H. B. Sears, who in turn sold it to L. M. Smith, the present business manager, in September, 1898.

During all the changes the present editor, A. J. Hazlett, remained with the paper and saw it grow from a six-column folio weekly to a six-column quarto and semi-weekly. A curious fact connected with the changes in the ownership is that each of Mr. Hazlett's partners, upon leaving, disposed of his interest for double the amount he invested in the plant. During the past eight years the paper has constantly grown in circulation, patronage and influence until it has outstripped all of its competitors and is now the official organ of the county, having practically all of the county patronage at full legal rates. During this time it has also added several thousand dollars' worth of material, has been compelled to move into larger quarters twice on account of increasing business, is out of debt and able to discount all of its bills.

On the 10th of June, 1890, Mr. Hazlett was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Carpenter Baker, a college classmate, having been graduated in Heidelberg College in 1888. She is a daughter of Edward and Nancy ( Carpenter) Baker, and her ancestors came from Massachusetts. Her father was a sea captain, but at present is engaged in mercantile business. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hazlett has been born a daughter, Edwina, whose birth occurred March ir, 1899. He is well known in fraternal organizations, belonging to Trinity Lodge, No. 556, F. & A. M., to the Tribe of Ben Hur, and to the Phi Kappa Psi, a college fraternity. He is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and has served on its board.

In politics he is an ardent advocate of the Democracy and through the columns of his paper earnestly labors to promote the interests of his party. That he is a recognized leader in its ranks is indicated by the honors that have been conferred upon him. In 1896 he was nominated on that ticket for representative in the general assembly and served for two years, retiring from the office on the 1st of January, 1900. He had considerable influence in framing the legislation of the state during that period and gave to each question that came up for settlement his careful consideration, thus manifesting his patriotic devotion to the welfare of those whom he represents. He is also state fish and game commissioner, having been appointed to the office by Governor Bushnell and afterward by Governor Nash. Pie is also city school examiner and is found as a champion of ever}- measure calculated' to benefit the community.

Since the foregoing sketch of Mr. Hazlett was written there was organized in October, 1901, a stock company, known as the Bucyrus Publishing Company, which company purchased and combined in one newspaper the Bucyrus News and Forum, and thereby Mr. Hazlett became disconnected with the News, and at the present writing is in editorial charge of the Findlay Courier.

G. Washington Williams

Among the residents of Crestline who are identified with the railroad service is Mr. Williams, who is an engineer on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad. Numbered among Ohio's native sons, his life record began in Richland county on the 4th of August, 1843. His father, Joseph Williams, was also a native of Ohio and became one of the honored pioneers of Richland county, where his last days were spent. He married Rebecca Chew, who was born in Richland county, and there her demise also occurred. They were the parents of six children, but only three are now living.

G. W. Williams pursued his education in his native county, attending the district school near his home, and after he had become old enough to handle the plow he assisted in the work of the fields, becoming familiar with every department of farm labor. His time was thus occupied until he attained the age of eighteen years, when, the country having become involved in Civil war, he donned the blue as a defender of the Union, enlisting on the toth of October, 1861, as a member of Company E, Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteers. The regiment was assigned to Sherman's brigade, and he served for three years, two months and nineteen days, during which time he participated in many hotly contested engagements, including the battles of Shiloh or Pittsburg- Landing, Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. I lis division, under command of General Thomas Wood, was the first to land on the top of the ridge. After the engagement at that place Air. Williams was with the pioneer corps until mustered out of the service in 1864. On many a field of battle he had displayed marked bravery and loyalty, and with a most creditable military record he returned to his home in Lucas, Richland county, Ohio.

Not long afterward he assumed the position of brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and was thus employed for three years, after which he worked for a short time in the machine shops in Crestline. He next became fireman on the same road, devoting his energies to that task for thirteen months, when he became hostler in the roundhouse. After fifteen months he was promoted to the position of engineer, on the 23d of March, 1883, and since that date has been a regular engineer on the road. His service in the employ of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad has continued through thirty-five years, during which time he has met with but one accident, and that of a very unimportant character.- Fidelity to duty, promptness and close application are qualities which are absolutely demanded by railroad a >rporations on the part of their employes, and that Mr. Williams is lacking in none of these particulars is plainly indicated by the fact that through more than a third of a century he has been retained in the service of one company.

On the 4th of June, 1866, was celebrated the marriage of our subject and Miss S. E. Travis, who was horn in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Her father was a native of this country, but her mother was born in England. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have become the parents of three children, of whom two are living, - Charles A. and Mrs. E. Moores. In his political affiliations Mr. Williams is a stanch Republican, giving an inflexible support to the principles of the party. Fie belongs to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, to the Knights of Pythias fraternity and to the Grand Army of the Republic. In an analyzation of his character it is not difficult to determine that tidelitv is one of his salient characteristics. It was manifest upon the held of battle, and has been continuously shown forth in his business career. Although he has lived a quiet and uneventful life, his history is one which has ever commanded respect and confidence, and as one of the reliable and representative citizens of Crawford county he well deserves mention in this volume.

Jacob Sherer

Jacob Sherer, one of the leading and successful farmers of Crawford" county, is a native son of the Buckeye state, his birth having occurred in. Whetstone township, Crawford county, on the 18th of January, 1835. He isa son of Jacob and Christine (Gross) Sherer. The father was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1792, and in 1805 came with his parents to America, locating in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, where Jacob Sherer grew to years of maturity and engaged in farming. In early life he also engaged in the manufacture of looms for weaving, and in later years worked at that occupation in connection with his agricultural pursuits. In 1833 he emigrated to Ohio, and after spending one winter in Richland county he came to Crawford countw locating on the farm now owned by a Mr. Kurtz in Whetstone township. A few years later his parents joined him in this state and he purchased the farm adjoining the one on which our subject now resides on the north, where he spent his remaining days, passing away at the advanced age of eighty-five years. At the time of his death he owned five hundred and twenty-eight acres of land, and was accounted one of the prosperous and - representative citizens of the count}-. He made thirteen trips by wagon to. Pennsylvania, having assisted many families to remove to this state.

Mr. Sherer was united in marriage with Christine Gross, also a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, born on the 5th of January, 1797. She came t< America in 1804, and her death occurred at the age of seventy-seven years. They became the parents of three children, two of whom still survive, and the sister of our subject, Catherine, is now the wife of Jacob Hurr, of Bucyrus, Ohio. Although not a member of any religious organization, Mr. Sherer was an active worker in the Pietist church, contributing liberally of his time and means to its support. He was a Democrat in his political affiliations, and both he and his estimable wife were numbered among the worthy and honored' citizens of their adopted county.

the years have passed he has greatly augmented his knowledge by observation, reading and by practical experience. At the early age of twelve years he earned his first money working for a cattle buyer, and by saving his earnings he was soon enabled to purchase a calf, and later on, a colt. He was married at the age of twenty-five years, after which he located in a log cabin on his father's farm and was engaged with the latter in agricultural pursuits until 1870. when he and his brother Samuel took charge of the homestead farm. Some time later the father divided the land, giving each of the two sons a third interest and retaining the remainder for himself. Mr. Sherer is now the owner of two hundred and seventy-eight acres of the finest land to be found in Crawford county, and there he is engaged in general farming, his efforts being attended with a high and well merited degree of success.