Crawford County, Ohio - Chapter 32: Miscellaneous, 1912 (part 7 of 28)

Mr. Reid was married (first) December 31, 1861, to Miss^Mary E. Modewell, who was born in Crawford county, August 10, 1863, and died when aged 25 years, five months and nine days. Her parents were Adam and Susan (Kelley) Modewell, who were leading people of Bucyrus at that time. Mrs. Reid was survived by one daughter, Anna M., who is a teacher in Honolulu. Mr. Reid's second marriage took place at Bucyrus, August i6, 1864, to Miss Emily McCracken, who was born at Sulphur Springs, Crawford county, in 1844, a daughter of John and Sarah Marian (David) McCracken. The father was born in Wayne county, O., of Scotch-Irish parentage. He came to Bucyrus and here met and married, his wife having been a school teacher here before any school-house was built, having her classes in a part of her uncle's store. Afterward Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Cracken moved to Sulphur Springs and she died there at the age of 41 years. Mr. Mc- Cracken married (second) Mrs. Huldah (Kent) McCullough, and two children were born : Genetta; who is the widow of Robert Colmary and the mother of two children; and Jay, who died at Fort Wayne, Ind., survived by his widow. To the first marriage of Mr. McCracken the following children were born : Rachel, who died in infancy ; Margaret, now deceased, who was the wife of David Lewis, also deceased; and Mrs. Reid. John McCracken died at Bucyrus, when more than 60 years of age.

To Mr. and Mrs. Reid the following children were born : Edward George, Margaret, Lathrop Tracy, William Thane, Charles Talmadge, Robert Scott, Susan Mariman, Lois Emily and James McCracken. Edward George Reid was born May 19, 1867, and was educated at Bucyrus. He succeeded his father in business and is a representative citizen of Bucyrus. On April 26, 1898, he enlisted for service in the war with Spain, becoming sergeant-major in the 8th O. Vol. Inf., the other officers being, Capt. M. A. Charlton, Lieut.-Col. (now Senator) Dick, Col. C. V. Hard, of Wooster, O., and Maj. Edward Follrath, of Bucyrus, O. While with his regiment at Santiago, Cuba, he was prostrated with the yellow fever and he was sent to a hosptial, where, through the efficiency of Miss Anna Wheeler, the noble daughter of General

Wheeler, who was giving her services as a nurse, he recovered his health. He was honorably discharged with his regiment in November, 1898, and resumed business, deaHng in grain, hay, seeds and building materials as before the war. He is past commander of Charles Thoman Camp Spanish American War Veterans and is identified with a number of fraternal organizations. Politically he is a Republican and is serving as a member of the school, public parks and library boards and the Board of Health. In 1909 he was married to Miss Maude E. McCarrell and they have one daughter, Mary Emily. Margaret Reid was born June 26, 1868, and died July 1, 1S70. Lathrop Tracy Reid was born April 26, 1870, and is an engineer on the L. &: N. Railroad, resides at Cloverport, Ky., is married and has seven children. William Thane Reid was born December 4, 1871, and died in promising manhood, in California. Charles Talmadge, who was born November 19, 1873, is a commercial traveler with the Hess, Clark Company, resides at Ashland, O., married Virgie Laughbaum and they have two children, Dorothy and Robert. Robert Scott Reid was born July 16, 1876, and is a physician in practice at Ocean Side, Calif., a graduate of the Columbus Medical College in the class of 1897. He married Millie Hoover and they have one daughter, Elizabeth. Susan M. Reid was born July 27, 1879. She is a graduate of Lewis Institute, in the department of Domestic Science, Chicago. She is the wife of J. H. Norton and they live at Riverside, Calif., and have two sons, Richard and John. Lois Emily Reid was born January 30, 1882. She is a trained nurse, a graduate of the Presbyterian Hospital Training School, Chicago. James McCracken Reid was born October 8, 1885, and is a resident of Los Angeles, Calif., where he is connected with the Wells, Fargo Express Company. He married Gertrude Bean. Mrs. Reid and family are all members of the Presbyterian church. She is vice presideni of the Foreign Missionary Society at Bucyrus.

HON. LEWIS H. BATTEFELD, who is serving in his second term as a member of the Ohio State Legislature and thereby adding prestige to the city of Bucyrus, of which he has been a resident since i860, was born at Columbus, O., in 1842, one of a family of four children born to his parents, Lewis and Christina (Biber) Battefeld, the latter of whom was a daughter of Conrad and Christina (Utz) Biber, all of whom were natives of Germany.

At the early age of seven years Lewis H. Battefeld was left an orphan, both of his parents having died of cholera in the epidemic of 1849. He was reared in the home of his maternal grandfather, in Cranberry township, Crawford county, and attended the country schools. After coming to Bticyrus, in i860, he learned the trade of saddle and harness making, which he followed for 14 years, when he became interested in the manufacture of brick and drain tile, in which line he continued for 35 years, building up a large business from a small beginning. There are many men so engrossed in business that public matters have no interest for them but fortunately not all are so absorbed, there being others who have a wider outlook and more ambition. Among these may be classed Mr. Battefeld. A Democrat from principle from the time of his majority, he soon made his influence felt in Crawford county and eventually became a leader of his party. In 1869 he was appointed city marshal of Bucyrus and at the same time was township constable. From 1886 until 1892 he was a trustee of Bucyrus township and in 1895 took up the duties of a member of the board of county commissioners, his election having been accomplished in the previous year, and three years later was re-elected to this office and for two years he was president of the County Commissioners' Association of Ohio. In 1900 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention held at Kansas City, from the 13th Congressional District of Ohio, having previously served in the same capacity in other political gatherings in county, state and country, and for a number of years served as chairman of that important organization, the Democratic county central committee. In 1909 Mr. Battefeld was elected to the legislature and approval of his course as a statesman was shown by his subsequent re-election. He is well known all over the state and his associates and friends are men of equal prominence and reliability.

Mr. Battefeld was married at Bucyrus to Miss Phillipina Krebs, a daughter of Frederick A. and Christina (Weibel) Krebs, natives of Bavaria, Germany, but at that time residents of Liberty township, Crawford county. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Battefeld: Cordelia S., who died in 1886; and Lewis P The latter is a railroad and general contractor, doing a large business at Bucyrus. Mr. Battefeld and family are members of the Lutheran church. He is identified with the Odd Fellows and the Elks, while Lewis P. Battefeld is a Mason.

CHARLES R. MILLER, one of the leading farmers of Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., who numbers with his many substantial possessions, two excellent farms, one of 135 acres and the other of seventy acres, was born in Bucyrus township, Crawford county, Aug. 11, 1857, and is a son of Daniel and Maria ^Lemon) Miller.

Daniel Miller was born in Seneca county, O., but spent the larger portion of his life in Crawford county, where he was a successful farmer. He was a quiet, steady, industrious man, a lover of his home and family and a consistent member of the Lutheran church. He married Maria Lemon, who was born in the State of New York and in early life accompanied her parents to Seneca county, O., where her death occurred and both she and husband rest side by side in Oakwood Cemetery at Bucyrus. She was a devout member of the Baptist church. They had the following children: Hannah Jane, deceased, who was the wife of Abel Dewalt; John D. ; Henrietta, who is deceased; and Charles R., Frank E., Cassius C. and Lemon S.

Hon. Lewis H. Battefeld

father on the home farm until he was 21 years of age, in the meanwhile attending school in the winter months, and when he started out for himself was quite well equipped, his knowledge of farming securing him remunerative employment. When the agricultural season was over he engaged in teaming and when spring came again resumed farming and through prudence and industry has become a man of independent means. He has been an active and useful citizen, giving support to the public schools and exerting his influence for the betterment of his community whenever opportunity has offered.

On Jan. i, 1879, Mr. Miller was married to Miss Catherine Eichelberger, a daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Bibler) Eichelberger. They were farming people in Crawford county, O. Mrs. Miller has two brothers and two sisters: David, Noah, Polly and Betsey. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller the following children were born : Bertha May, who died when aged five months ; Clara Irene, who married Curtis Stofer and has one child, Ethel Marie ; Orville B., who married Mary Mullencupp, and has one child, Desta Irene ; and Earl Roland, who died at the age of thirteen months. Nominally Mr. Miller is a Republican but in some campaigns he is inclined to be independent, casting his vote rather for man than party. He has served as township constable and several times as supervisor and enjoys the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens very generally.

ALEXANDER M. KERR, a retired farmer and highly respected resident of Bucyrus, O., belongs to one of the old and representative families of Crawford county, of Scotch ancestry. He was born March 4, 1846, in Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., and is a son of William and Jane (Clark) Kerr.

In early days the great-grandparents of Alexander M. Kerr migrated from Scotland to near Dublin, Ireland, and reared their children and died there. One son, William Kerr, grandfather of Alexander M., came to the United States in 1800 and shortly afterward settled in Juniata county. Pa. He was married there to a lady by the name of Stewart, who died in Pennsylvania and was survived by a daughter, Nancy, who later married and became the mother of several children. William Kerr, Sr., was then married to a widow, Mrs. Sarah (Abrams) Elder, and they continued to reside in Juniata county until after the birth of their children, four in number - Alexander, Sarah, William and James - and then decided to come to Ohio. This was in 1832 and they made the long journey in wagons and finally reached Whetstone township, Crawford county, the whole country being then but a wilderness of forest and tangled prairie. The land on which they settled had been slightly improved by a former owner, so that they found a shelter provided which was better than was the fate of some other settlers who came into this section about the same time. Here WilHam Kerr, Sr., died, prior to 1845, and his widow survived him for seven years. They were among the founders of the Presbyterian church in Whetstone township and were people of exemplary life and were widely known for their pioneer hospitality.

William Kerr, Jr., father of Alexander M. Kerr, of Bucyrus, was born August 24, 1808, and died September 23, 1888. He was twenty-four years old when his parents came to Crawford county, where his subsequent life was spent, farming being his main interest. He was married in Whetstone township, Feb. 14, 1837, to Miss Jane Clark, who was born in Wayne county, O., Dec. 4, 1810, and died July 3, 1884. She was brought to Crawford county by her father, Archibald Clark, in 1821, after the death of her mother, in Wayne county, O. Archibald Clark was one of the first settlers in Whetstone township, where he became a man of importance and of large fortune. He died there Dec. 30, 1875, aged 85 years. The Clarks were of Scotch-Irish extraction and were Presbyterians in religious faith. To William Kerr, Jr., and his wife the following children were born : Archibald C, Sarah and Alexander M. Archibald C. Kerr was born Feb. 6, 1838, and was reared in Whetstone township and remained at home until he enHsted for service in the Civil War, Aug. i, 1862, in the 8ist O. Vol. Inf. ; he died from fever at Corinth, Miss., Dec. I, 1862. He w^as unmarried. Sarah, the only daughter, was born March 26, 1839. She married James Wise, and they reside on their farm in Wyandot county. They had one daughter, Daisey V., who died after her marriage.

Alexander M. Kerr grew to manhood on the home farm and continued to reside there until after his marriage, when he settled on a farm of 140 acres situated in Holmes township. There he engaged successfully in agricultural pursuits until he retired from active business life, in March, 1906. Mr. Kerr is a man of intelligence and observation and keeps well informed concerning all that goes on in public affairs. He is independent in politics, believing in personal freedom of thought and is pronounced in his attitude in favor of temperance. He is a member of the Presbyterian church.

Mr. Kerr was married at Bucyrus, Dec. 23, 1874, to Miss Sarah J. Franz, who was born April 17, 1852, the youngest of five children born to her parents and the only one surviving. She was very carefully and thoroughly educated, graduating with the first class after the new Union School building was completed at Bucyrus, at which time the first certificates of graduation were issued. She was chosen to deliver the first class address.

The parents of Mrs. Kerr were Col. John and Jane (Burwell) Franz. Col. Franz was born in Germany, Aug. 12, 1812, and died of an attack of apoplexy, Nov. 14, 1870. In his youth death removed his parents and he was reared by an uncle until the age of 18 years. He then emigrated alone to America and found his way to GaHon, Crawford county, O., where he learned the cabinetmaking trade, which he pursued until 1857, in the meanwhile so impressing his fellow citizens with his sterling character that in that year they elected him sheriff of Crawford county. He served two terms, four years, in this office. When the Civil War broke out he became interested.

having previously been active in the state militia, and was commissioned lieutenantcolonel of the loist O. Vol. Inf. He served for a. time but was forced to resign on account of the recurrence of an old ailment which tendered military exposure impossible. After his return to private life he was again called into public affairs, being elected to the office of county treasurer, and was serving in his second term when his useful life was terminated as mentioned above. He was an ardent Democrat all his mature life and served in many local offices including membership on the board of education. He was widely known in the Masonic fraternity and was a Mason of the thirty-second degree.

Col. John Franz was married in Ohio to Jane Burwell, who was born in Harrison county, 0.,.May 21, 1815, and died at Bucyrus, in 1902. Her people were old settlers in Harrison county and came to Crawford county when she was young. The Burwells, like the Franz's and Kerrs were Presbyterian in religious faith. Mrs. Kerr had three brothers and one sister. Jay B. Franz died in 1910. He was thrice married but left no issue. William Franz was widely known as the inventor of the Franz Knitting Machine, which has had a remarkable sale notwithstanding the competition afforded by factory knitting. He realized an ample fortune from this invention. He was married in Ohio and had four children, three of whom survive. John S. Franz died at Jacksonville, Fla. He had early interests of a substantial character at Tampa. He married there and is survived by three children. Kate E., the only sister of Mrs. Kerr, died at Bucyrus. She was the wife of J. R. Clymer, a prominent journalist of Crawford county, who is also deceased. They are survived by two sons and one daughter.

To Mr. and Mrs. Kerr three sons have been born, two of whom survive. William Franz, the eldest, was born Nov. 6, 1875, and died Aug. 24, 1876. Jay Alexander, the second son, was born Oct. 25, 1882, was given excellent educational advantages and is now a prosperous farmer in Huron county, O. He married Miss Maude G. Carmean and they have two sons: Ernest C. and Ralph W. The youngest son, Franklin M., is unmarried and resides with his parents. He is well educated and is identified with the T. & O. Railroad, in the freight department.

EARL W. CRALL, a resident of Bucyrus, Ohio, who is engaged in the railway mail service, was born in Liberty township, this county, just east of Bucyrus, in October, 1875. He is a son of John Raysor Crall, and a descendant in the fifth generation of Mathias Crall, who was of Swiss parentage and who resided in Dauphin county. Pa. Mathias, who had served as a soldier in the Colonial army in the Revolutionary war, had a son, Henry, who vvas born in Dauphin county, and who married Elizabeth Henshaw, a native of Pennsylvania, like himself. Among the children of Henry and Elizabeth was John, known as John Crall, Sr., who was born in Dauphin county. Pa., December 18, 1809. When a young man John Crall worked at the millwright's trade. On April 16, 1835, he married Elizabeth Raysor, a daughter of John and Susanna (Fackler) Raysor. She was born February 10, 1817, in the same county as her husband. After their marriage they lived with his father's family one year, when they moved to the farm of her father, where they remained nine years. He gave them money to purchase the farm .of Mr. Crall's parents, who were about to sell and move to the West.

The Crall family moved to Ohio, settling in Crawford county, and the flattering accounts sent back by them of this country induced John Crall to move here also. Accordingly with his wife and five children, he left Harrisburg in a two-horse wagon in April, 1852, arriving in Crawford county in June. Here they purchased the Samuel Foster place, in Liberty township, afterwards occupied by their son, Elias, and in this townshin both Henry and John Crall died and were buried - the former at a very advanced age. Their bodies rest in the old Crall cemetery, connected with the

Crall United Brethren church, which they had taken a leading part in founding, and of which Henry Crall was one of the first trustees. This church has been several times repaired and remodeled and is one of the best known churches in the county - being in fact an old landmark.

John and Elizabeth Crall were the parents of twelve children, three of whom died in Pennsylvania in childhood, and two died in childhood after they came here. The others were : John R., who settled in Milan, Erie county, O. ; Elizabeth, who became Mrs. E. M. Moore; William Elias, who for some time taught school and who settled on the old homestead, marrying Lovina Spahr, but who later moved to Hicksville, O., where he now resides; Oliver and Susan, of whom, like William, we have no special record; and David, who served in the Civil war as a member of the loist Regt., O. V. I., was captured at Chickamauga, and died in Danville prison. May 24, 1864. John Crall, Sr., died Nov. 25, 1879. He and his wife were both members of the United Brethren church, her father, John Raysor, being a minister of that persuasion. She died at an advanced age and was buried in the old Crall cemetery. All were worthy people, prominent in the affairs of the township and universally liked and respected.

John Raysor Crall, father of the subject of this sketch and son of John and Elizabeth Crall above mentioned, was born in Dauphin county. Pa., in 1837, and was fourteen years of age when he accompanied the family to this county. He was brought up to farm life and was thus engaged, for the most part in this county, until about ten years ago, when he removed to Wauseon, Ohio, and later to Adrian, Mich., where he resides at the present time with a daughter. Like the majority of the Crall family, he is a Republican in his political affiliations. He was first married in this county to Catherine Ferral, who died in the prime of life, leaving one son, Clark Crall, who is now farm manager for the Sciota Land Co., at McGuffy, Ohio, and who is married but has no children. John R. Crall married sec- ondly in this county Catherine Stephenson, who was born in Crawford county of English parentage paternally, and was here reared and educated. On her mother's side she is of Pennsylvania-German jancestry. She died in the fall of 1883, in the prime of life. She was a member of the Christian church, as is also her husband. They were the parents of six children, of whom one, Maude, died in infancy, and another, May, at the age of 25 years, unmarried. The others are : Lawrence, a farmer in Williams county, who is married and has three children - Fred. L., Lee and Mabel; Dilla M. lives with her father in Adrian, Mich., being in the employ of the Van Camp Company; she is unmarried; Earl W. is the direct subject of this sketch; Lee S., who resides at Sumner, 111., is in the employ of the Standard Oil Company, is married and has children - Donald H., Dorothy and Glenn Robert.

Earl W. Crall was educated at Ada, O., and at Alliance, O., and was for some years a school teacher. In the fall of 1903 he took a place as railway mail clerk and is in class 4A of the department. He also studied law and was admitted to the bar in igoS. He is a broad-minded man of scholarly tastes and has many friends throughout the county. He was married in Whetstone township to Mabel B. Campbell, who was born in that township, April 4, 1875, a daughter of John Benton and Jennie F. (Shanks) Campbell, and who, after receiving a good education, taught school in the county for some three years. Mrs. Crall is a granddaughter of Edward Campbell and a great granddaughter of John Campbell, who was an early settler in Wayne county, Ohio. In 1823 John Campbell came with his family to Crawford county, settling in Whetstone township, where he took up government land and applied himself to the task of developing a farm. For years he resided in a log cabin, which he built himself. He was a man of ability and became one of influence, dying much respected at the age of 76 years.

father's death. He married Amanda Tupps, who bore him four children. Their daughter, Catharine, married Frank KeifTer and is now deceased. Their son, Samuel K., became in his turn the manager of the homestead farm. A daughter, Lettie J., married Andrew J. Gibson and resides on the old Campbell homestead in Whetstone township, which, as has been stated by another historian, " in the days of its founder was the center, not only of a generous hospitality, but of an influence which extended in many directions, for that honored pioneer served for many years in the office of justice of the peace, at one time represented his district in the legislature, and was an active and prominent member of the Disciple church."

John B. Campbell was the third child of his parents. He was born and reared on the Campbell homestead and was educated in the public schools near his home and at Lebanon, Q. For some time subsequently he taught winter school, working on the farm during the remainder of the year. In 1872 he married Miss Jennie Shanks, a daughter of David Shanks, and they had two children - Mabel Campbell and Urias Edward. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell settled on Grandfather Campbell's old home farm, where they lived ten years, then locating on a farm of 160 acres, on which Mr. Campbell has made some fine improvements. He has given his attention to general farming and is a suecessful breeder of shorthorn cattle and a prominent sheep raiser. In 1892 he was granted a premium for the largest yield of scoured wool per fleece grown in the United States during the year 1892, which was conferred upon him at Boston, Mass. He is a Republican in politics and an influential and useful citizen.

Mr. and Mrs. Crall are the parents of two children - Muriel Bernice, born April 5, 1905, who is now attending the city schools, and Clark Campbell, born April 7, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Crall are members of the Christian church; the former is a Republican with independent proclivities. He

DELMAN McCALLISTER, a leading citizen of Crawford county, O., who now devotes his entire time to the management of his farm and its varied industries, for a number of years was one of the most effective and popular teachers in both Seneca and Crawford counties. He was born Jan. i6, 1867, in Fairfield county, O., and is a son af Albert and Maria (Spitler) McCalr lister.

Albert McCaUister was born in Fairfield county, O., in 1837, where he followed farming until about 1873, when he moved to Seneca township, Seneca county, and continued as a farmer until his death, November 26, 1900, when aged 62 years. He was of Scotch-Irish descent. In 1862 he married Maria Spitler, who was of German descent and was born and reared in Fairfield county, her death occurring in Wyandot county, December 2, 191 1, when she was aged 74 years, 9 months and 24 days. They had seven children, as follows : Theodore, who is a farmer and resides in Wyandot county; Mrs. Clara Wood, of Toledo; Delman; Mrs. Sadie Ream, who died Feb. 2, 1904; Mrs. Minerva Chester, who lives at Melmore, Seneca county; Mrs. Amanda Meyers, who lives in Wyandot county ; and Mrs. Irena Hackman, who also lives in Wyandot county.

Delman McCallister was brought up on a farm in Seneca county, his parents having moved to that place when he was a small boy. Here amid stern surroundings, he helped his parents at the general farm work and attended the district school in winter, until he reached the age of 19 years, when he hired out to a neighbor farmer for the summer season. The following winter he again attended the district school, was seized with a desire to teach and during the following summer attended the Fostoria Normal School, then taught school for a time, before taking a higher educational course at Ada, O. For some sixteen years Mr. McCallister satisfactorily taught school in Seneca county. As a teacher he was always mindful of the moral and spiritual side of life, and tried to impress and enthuse his pupils with the higher and loftier ideals which trend to build up and make better and more noble men and women. In 1903 he came to his present farm in Crawford county and for one year afterward taught school at Oceola, his last work in this line being during the following winter when he taught the school in his own school district. He is now thoroughly interested in his agricultural activities and carries on his operations along modern lines and with a large amount of success. In farming, as in teaching, Mr. McCallister is thoroughly progressive. He believes in making home life pleasant by having pleasant surroundings and spends no little time in making them so.

Mr. McCallister was married June 29, 1891, to Miss Ida May Peters, who is a daughter of the late J. D. Peters, who was born in Jefferson county, O., Sept. 16, 1828, and came with his parents to Hancock county in 1834, and settled on a farm where Arcadia now stands. Later he bought and moved to a large farm in Seneca county. He was a member of the 197 regular O. V. L, and a life-long resident of Hancock and Seneca counties. He died in Fostoria, O., June 4, 191 1, when aged 82 years, 8 months and 18 days. He was married first' to Sarah J. Benham, and three children were born to them: William, who is deceased; Mrs. Josephine Whetson, of Findlay, O. ; and Mrs. Melvina Ferguson, who is deceased. He was married (second) to Nancy Roller, who left nine children, namely: Emma, who is deceased; Ida May, who is Mrs. McCallister; Ross, who is deceased; C. J., who is a resident of Tiffin; Mrs. Alma Shuman, who is a resident of Cary, O. ; Harry O., who lives in Indianapolis, Ind. ; Mrs. Anna Baker Cole, who is a resident of Findlay, O. ; Mrs. Ada Meyers, whose husband is a minister living at Caldwell, Kans. ; and Mrs. Myrtle Moore, whose home is in South Dakota. The third marriage of Mr. Peters was to Ellen Clemens, a resident of Findlay.

cessful school teachers of Seneca county. She received her higher education at the Northwestern Normal School and the Fostoria Academy, and followed teaching for several years previous to her marriage. She was a lover of good literature and always took great interest in literary work.

Mr. and Mrs. McCallister have one foster son, Frank, who lives at home and teaches school. In politics Mr. McCallister has always been a Democrat. While residing in Seneca county he served two terms as township clerk and has also served as census enumerator. He is identified with the Knights of Pythias and the Jr. O. U. A. M. For many years he has been a member and active in the United Brethren church, taking a special interest in Sunday-school work.

D. C. CAHILL, a well known member of the Bucyrus bar, formerly clerk of the courts of Crawford county, has been engaged in the practice of law in this city, although not continuously, since i860, when he was admitted to the bar. He was born in Vernon township, Crawford county, O., Nov. 2, 1832, and is a son of R. W. and Eliza (Cummins) Cahill.

Mr. Cahill spent his early years on the home farm, and later, to assist his father, passed more time there. He was educated in the Wittenberg College, and completed the entire term in that institution. In th? fall of 1857 he came to Bucyrus and completed his course in law, was admitted to the bar three years later and afterward engaged in the practice of his profession in this city until April, 1865, when he closed his office in order to make a visit to the Pacific coast. Traveling in a leisurely way and stopping at interesting places, he reached California and went from there ta Oregon, and from April, 1866, until he started back east, he served as deputy clerk of the county courts of Linn county. In his return to New York Mr. Cahill traveled over what was then an interesting part of the Western hemisphere and which is doubly so at present, crossing the Isthmus of Panama in the irregular and unsafe manner of transportation of that time, without ever a thought of the great Gatun Dam that has eaten its way through miles of that wilderness, or of the mighty waterway that will invite the commerce of every nation.

For a few months Mr. Cahill again practiced law at Bucyrus, but once more closed his office in order to be free to accompany an ailing brother to the warmer clime of Texas, where the latter died three months later. In June, 1869, Mr. Cahill resumed his law practice at Bucyrus but shortly afterward was incapacitated by a painful accident, which prevented further professional efifort until 1872. In 1874 he was elected county clerk of Crawford county and continued as such until 1880. After leaving public life, Mr. Cahill once more resumed his practice of law and has ever since maintained his office in the Quinby Block, being in partnership with a brother, the firm" name being Cahill Brothers. General law has been his line and he has the reputation of being one of the safest and most conservative advisers among the older members of the Bucyrus bar.

FRANK MARION EAKIN, agent for the Pennsylvania Company, at Bucyrus, O., is not only popular with this corporation but is known, valued and esteemed in railroad circles generally. He was born at Columbus Grove, O., July 28, 1870, and is a son of Dr. Thomas and Ella (Frank) Eakin.

Thomas Eakin, the grandfather, was born in Pennsylvania and was of Scotch-Irish ancestry. He married in his native state and a large family was born to him, his eldest son being given his name, Thomas, as was the family custom. Thomas Eakin, Jr., was born in Pennsylvania in 1816 and became a physician. For some years he was associated in practice with Dr. J. F. Fitzsimmons, at Moundsville, Ind. Later Dr. Eakin located at Columbus Grove, O., after three years of medical service in the Civil War, and continued to practice there until within a short time of his death, in 1894. He was a man of education and culture and of splendid physical robustness and it was said of him that his mere appearance in a sick room was as potent as his prescriptions. He was widely known and was held in very high esteem both personally and professionally. He was thrice married, his last union being with Miss Ella Frank, who was born in Wayne county, O., not far from Wooster. She is a lady of scholarship, a former teacher, and has served as a member of the Columbus Grove School Board. She is interested not only in social matters but in those of wider scope, especially in relation to those concerning her own sex. She is a member of the Presbyterian church, as was the late Dr. Eakin. Four children were born to the above marriage, three daughters and one son, namely: Nettie, who is the wife of L. E. Maxwell, a prominent citizen of Wooster, O., a member of its board of aldermen; Frank Marion, our subject; Margaret, who resides with her mother at Columbus Grove ; and Mary, who is the wife of L. D. Bower, a merchant at Geneva, O.

Frank Marion Eakin was educated in the schools of Columbus Grove, after which, in 1888, he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Company as a telegraph operator and served as such at different points until 1896, when he was detailed as clerk for the same system, at Englewood, 111., where he continued until 1899, at which time he was appointed ticket agent at Lima, O. After coming to Bucyrus he was made agent, this being a very important point on the Pennsylvania Lines, and here has displayed marked efficiency, his executive ability being so tempered with tact and diplomacy that he presides over an office of satisfied employes and at the same time meets every demand of often an unreasonable public.

Mr. Eakin was married in igoo at Topeka, Kans., to Miss Eleanor H. Newman, who was born in Chicago, 111., and was educated at Toledo, O., and in Kansas. They attend the Presbyterian church. He is identified with the Masons and the Elks.

J. LEW GUGLER, who is prominent in the commercial life of Galion, O., and proprietor of one of the largest mercantile establishments in Crawford county and identified with numerous other successful business enterprises of this section belongs to that large number of prosperous business men who can claim this city as their native place. He was born in a log cabin in 1864 that still stands on North Union street, and is a son of Louis and Louisa (Hessenauer) Gugler.

The parents of Mr. Gugler were born, reared and married near Heidelberg, Germany, and came to the United States in 1848, on a sailing vessel that required 70 days to make the passage but nevertheless safely landed its voyagers in the harbor of New York. From there Louis Gugler and wife made their way to Galion, O., where Mr. Gugler engaged in work at his trade, that of cooper, for 40 years, and his industry would have been rewarded by a comfortable competency had not his faith in some friends induced him to endorse notes which he subsequently had to meet. His death occurred when he was aged about 67 years. His widow survived until 1904, she being aged 73 years. They assisted in) the German Methodist Episcopal church at Galion, Mr. Gugler being an official for a long period.

J. Lew Gugler was educated in the Galion schools and at one time had as his tutor Jacob Menser, a well known character. When fourteen years of age the youth commenced his business career and it was with the fixed purpose of sometime being at the head of a mercantile establishment of his own, starting in the dry goods store of D. W. Swaner. His ambition has been realized, although many years of work and fidelity to employers went before and he has had many handicaps at one time or another. He spent ten years of service in dry goods stores in Mansfield, O. His determination and energy enabled him to overcome all difficulties and at length, in 1893, he embarked in business with a partner, under the firm style of Gugler & Davis, which was continued until 1903, when Mr. Gugler became sole proprietor. He has a fine location with an 180-foot frontage at No. 121 East Main street. His stock is large and varied, including dry goods, cloaks, readyto-wear goods, carpets and rugs and house furnishings, handling the finest fabrics and catering to the most exclusive of the city's buyers. He is a man of ideas and has introduced many pleasing features which are not to be found in every establishment. Mr. Gugler has found also that it is better to do a strictly cash business and he was the first merchant in the city who established and kept to this safe and, in the end, most satisfactory system. Mr. Gugler has demonstrated his business ability along still other lines and is a member of the board of directors of the Commercial Savings Bank Company; also of the Galion Iron Works Company, and of the Galion Building and Loan Association, and is a stockholder in numerous other concerns.

Mr. Gugler was married to Miss Ida C. Hugo, who is justly proud of her descent from the great French writer, Victor Hugo. She was born at Mansfield, C, but was mainly educated at Detroit, Mich. They have two children, a daughter and a son, Mildred Dorothy, who is aged 14 years; and Robert Hugo, who is a school boy of 9 years. An older child, Helen Louise, died when 5 years old. Mr. and Mrs. Gugler are members and generous supporters of the Methodist Episcopal church, Mr. Gugler being a member of the official board. He has always been an ardent Republican and in 191 1 was elected a member of the school board in a city of 8,000 that always gives a Democratic majority of from 500 to 1,000. He was one of the organizers of the Commercial Club and is a director and an active member of the renowned "Galion Boosters," who never tire of working for Greater Galion.

JOHN F. FISCHER, formerly a trustee of Tod township, Crawford county, O., and one of the honest, reliable and respected citizens of this section, resides on his finely improved farm of 100 acres, which is situated nine miles northwest of Bucyrus, O. He was born in Germany and is a son of Emanuel and Magdalena (Rilling) Fischer.

Germany and when they came first to Crawford county, 0., he bought a tract of 20 acres west of Bucyrus, to which he subsequently added 16 acres and followed farming there until the close of his active life, his death occurring in 1897, when his age was 72 years. He married Magdalena Rilling, who was born in 1840 and still survives. Of their ten children, six grew up and five of these are living.

John F. Fischer went to school in the country near his father's farm, first in Pennsylvania, ancf after 1884, when the family came to Crawford county, in the neighborhood of Bucyrus. He then secured farm work and for six years was engaged by the month as a farm hand, in this way gaining a very thorough knowledge of every phase of agricultural life. For the next three years he rented land and put into practice what he had learned when working for others and succeeded so well that he took a larger farm on the Tiffin road. He remained there one year and afterward, up to 1901, lived on other farms in the township, being a good tenant on all. In the above year he purchased first 80 acres and then added 20 acres, which together constitute his present farm of 100 acres in Tod township which he has so improved that it is one of the best and most attractive in this part of the township.

Mr. Fischer married Miss Sophia Streib and they have three children: Mary, who is sixteen years old; Clara, who is eleven years old; and Jerome, a bright boy of seven years. Mr. Fischer and family are members of the Lutheran church. His political sentiments have always been Democratic.

WILLIAM MAGEE, who enjoys the distinction of being the oldest man living that was born in Crawford, county, C, is widely known and universally esteemed, possessing traits of character which have endeared him to those with whom he has associated in any way during his long and worthy life. He was born on his father's farm in Crawford county, Sept. 19, 1827, and is a son of James Washington and a grandson of Alexander MaGee.

Mr. And Mrs. John F. Fischer

the Revolutionary War. He acquired 400 acres of land in Washington county and lived on the same into old age, a well preserved man possessing all his natural faculties except his eyesight, which faded some years before his death. The family has been one of unusual longevity. He married in Pennsylvania an excellent woman who belonged to an old Presbyterian family of Washington county, and the following names of their children have been preserved: Alexander, John, William, James Washington and Nancy, the last named becoming the wife of John Ramsey.

James Washington MaGee was born in Washington county. Pa., in 1789, and grew to manhood in his father's house. In those days a source of income was open to sturdy young men in the business of hauling freight over the mountains, there being no great transportation lines yet constructed, and James Washington MaGee made numerous trips of this kind. Having thus earned the capital he was anxious to invest it in land and in 1821 came to Ohio, then the far West to Pennsylvania, and in Sandusky township, Crawford county, entered 160 acres of land for himself and also 160 acres for each of his three brothers-in-law, a one-quarter section for William Moderwell, another for John Clemens, and another for John Magars. Having thus ensured a little settlement in the wilderness he, with the other families, in 1823 came with their wagons and ox-teams, to Crawford county. Here all established themselves and lived out long and useful lives and all have descendants in the county. James W. MaGee cleared and improved his farm and remained on it a contented man during the rest of his life, his death occurring April 14, 1850. His father had been a Federalist and he was a Whig. In the latter part of his life he united with the Presbyterian church. On May 10, 1814, he was married in Washington county, Pa., to Miss Ann Moderwell, who was of Scotch parentage, but was born in Pennsylvania. She was born February 21, 1792, and in loving tribute to her her son, William, declares that when she died on October 12, 1852, there passed from earth the best woman that ever lived. She was a devoted Christian wife and mother and not only her family loved her but the whole neighborhood. Mr. Ma- Gee can conceive of no higher type of womanhood than was this beloved mother. Nine children were born to James W. and Ann McGee, as follows : Eliza, who died at the age of 70 years, leaving two children : Mary A., who died at the age of 21 years; Robert, who was survived by children, Isabel and John, both of whom are deceased; Sarah I. and Margaret E., twins, the former dying at the age of 16 years and the latter when aged 19 years; and Ethalinda, who died when aged 18 years.

William MaGee passed his boyhood and youth on the homestead farm and as opportunity was afiforded attended the district school. He was industrious and provident during his active years and accumulated a large amount of property, the greater part of which he has given to his children in order to witness their enjoyment of it, but he still retains a farm of 116 acres, which lies in Bucyrus township. On Oct. 10, 1850, Mr. MaGee was married to Miss Margaret Jane Cleland, who was born in Vernon township, Crawford county, O., Nov. 3, 1828, and died at her home in Bucyrus, Feb. 14, 1899, an estimable woman in every relation of life. The following children were born to them : an infant, deceased, who was born September 13, 1851 ; Rachel Ann, born March 31, 1853, who is a widow living at Los Angeles, Calif. ; and William Wallace, who was born August 28, 1856, and now has charge of his father's farm in Bucyrus township. He married Amanda Dirmeyer and has had two children: James, who died in childhood; and Florence A. When five weeks old a niece, Rachel Emma Ann Cleland, lost her mother and she then became a member of the household of Mr. and Mrs. MaGee. She grew up a dutiful and loving daughter and for eleven years was the chief dependence of her adopted mother, Mrs. MaGee, the latter of whom was an invalid for thirteen years, being afflicted with creeping paralysis. Since then she has been equally dutiful to her uncle and adopted father, Mr. MaGee. On May 13, 191 1, she was happily married to Ray H. Furister, who was born June 17, 1878, in Michigan, a son of the late A. J. and Susan Viola (Hodges) Furister. In his views on public matters Mr. MaGee is in sympathy with the cardinal principles of the Republican party. He has always been a Presbyterian in religious faith.

VICTOR McDOUGAL, owner and proprietor of an important industry at North Robinson, Crawford cofinty, O., a plant for the manufacture of brick and drain tile, is an experienced man in this business and since purchasing this plant in June, 1909, has worked his machinery to its fullest capacity every season. Mr. McDougal was born Dec. 22, 1876, near New Washington, 0., and is a son of Hiram and Elizabeth (King) McDougal.

The father of Mr. McDougal was born in Auburn township, Crawford county and the mother in Pennsylvania. The latter survives and resides at New Washington, but the former died Jan. 22, 1908. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served three years in Co. K, 45th O. Vol. Inf., and was honorably discharged. Afterward he followed agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His children were : Adrian, Warren, Victor and Inez, the last named being deceased.

Victor McDougal attended the commoij schools of Cranberry township and spent two years in the New Washington High School, after which he went to Cleveland and in one of the great machine shops of that city learned the trade which he followed for three years. On account of impaired eyesight Mr. McDougal was obliged to give up his trade in which he was acknowledged to be a skillful workman, and then turned his attention to tile making, this being an industry that demanded less eye strain than work as a machinist. For two years he was in the tile plant of William Seitter and for two years more was with the Milliron Bros., and then went into the business for himself, purchasing his present well equipped plant from P. R. Fate.

During his busy season he gives employment to eight men. and has a satisfactory local market for his brick and tile. He has invested in other property here and owns a comfortable residence.

On June 14, 1905, Mr. McDougal was married to Miss Blanche Burd, a daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Burd, farming people in Seneca county. Mrs. McDougal has one sister, Elsie, who is the wife of Monroe Stephenson. Mr. and Mrs. McDougal have three children: Homer R., Richard and Norris. Politically he is a Republican, fraternally belongs to the Maccabees, and he and wife attend the United Brethren church at North Robinson.

WILLIAM R. WISE, who, in association with his brothers conducts a furniture and undertaking business at Bucyrus, O., is a representative business man of this city. The Wise family was known in Clearfield county. Pa., in the days of George Wise, the grandfather. He died there and later his widow came to Crawford county, O., accompanied by her sons, and afterward to Valparaiso, Ind., where she remained during the rest of a long life.

William' Wise, father of William R. Wise, was born in 1824, in Pennsylvania, and was twelve years old when his mother came to Crawford county. About 1845 the sons, William, Adam, Jacob, John and Henry, returned to Crawford county from Indiana and all settled on farms in the county. William located first in Bucyrus township, but afterward moved on a farm nearer the village and still later became a resident of the hamlet, where he started a cabinetmaking shop. He had but the tools of his trade, none of the present machinery for the making of furniture having yet been invented, and even the black walnut coffins were all made by hand. He was one of the first in this section to purchase machinery and had the enterprise to keep abreast with the times, and in 1847, in partnership with Christopher Hoenstein opened a large shop at No. 215 East Mansfield street, Bucyrus. This continued until 1865, when the firm name became William Wise, and later Wil- liam Wise & Sons, located at Nos. 215-17 S. Sandusky street. He first admitted his son, Preston, who died in 1890, and his death occurred October 14, 1901. Since that time the business has been conducted by the surviving- sons : WilHam R., George L., Fred A. and Joseph D., all of whom have been practically brought up in it. This firm carries a large stock of furniture and house furnishings and a complete line of undertaking goods, including two funeral cars and an ambulance. The present business house was erected in 1884 and additions made in 1895, the present frontage being 33 feet with a depth of 160 feet. Every department of the business is carefully attended to and the patronage is heavy. Old methods, in so far as business integrity is concerned, are still maintained, confidence in the name of Wise having been secured a half century ago.

The late William Wise was a leading member of the English Lutheran church at Bucyrus for thirty years. He gave political support to the Republican party but accepted no offices. For some years prior to his death he was a member of the fraternal organization, the Knights of Honor. He was married in Crawford county to Eliza Jane Deardorfif, who was born in 1827 and died in 1888. Her . father, Emanuel Deardorff, was an early settler in Crawford county, a tanner and farmer, who spent his last years in comfortable retirement in Bucyrus. None of his sur.- viving children reside in this county. To William Wise and wife eleven children were born, two of whom died young. One daughter, Lizzie, died in 1902, and one son, Preston, in 1890. A daughter, Millie, who died February i, 1910, was the wife of Edward VoUrath, an attorney at Bucyrus, and was survived by three sons and two daughters. The surviving members of the family of William and Eliza Jane Wise are : Martha, who is the widow of Rev. George Hindle and resides at Wooster, O., with her large family; Bessie, who is the wife of Seth Hodges, who is at the head of the U. S. Express Company at Cleveland, O., and who has one son, William Preston; William R., the subject of this sketch; George L., who married Fannie Shaw and has one daughter, Mary; Fred A., who married Maybell Beard and has two daughters, Helen and Frances V. ; Joseph E., who married Olive Greyer, formerly a successful teacher of music at Bucyrus, and has one son, William.

William R. Wise was reared and educated with Jiis brothers in the city schools, and also with them had the practical training under their father that provided them with a business as soon as they were able to take responsibilities on themselves. He was married at Bucyrus to Miss Stella Lauck, a daughter of George Lauck, who for many years before his death was a merchant here. Mr. and Mrs. Wise have two children : Eleanor C, who was born April 18, 1901 ; and Virginia, who was born July 29, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Wise are members of the English Lutheran church. He belongs to the Elks, the Knights of Pythias, the Eagles and the Order of Ben Hur. He and brothers are all Republicans. From their father they have inherited musical talent of a high order and frequently they take care of the musical service as well as the practical work of funerals, this usually being more than satisfactory. Mr. Wise and brothers are all graduate embalmers.

JEFFERSON I. SMITH, ex-auditor of Crawford county, O., who has been active in Democratic councils in this county for many years, is engaged in the insurance business at Bucyrus and represents some of the leading life companies of the country. He was born in Lykens township, Crawford county, April 24, 1863, and is a son of Frederick and Lucy A. (Shupp) Smith.

Frederick Smith was born in Litenberg, Saxony, Germany, April i, 181 5, later attended a trade school and became a stone mason. Between 1835 and 1840 he came to America, voyaging on an old sailing ship that was tossed on the Atlantic ocean for sixty days before making harbor at New York. From that city he made his way to Columbus, O., where he secured work at his trade and helped to build the stone bridge there and presumably secured the capital by this labor which he subsequently invested in i6o acres of land in Lykens township, Crawford county. It was then an unbroken tract of timber and presented a hard task to its new owner, who immediately went to work to clear it. Before his death, in 1877, he had cleared 100 acres of his place and had acquired cattle and stock and was considered a substantial resident of his township. He was an intelligent and interested man in public matters and somewhat of a leader in Democratic politics in his section. In Germany he belonged to the Lutheran church but later in life united with the Evangelical Association.

Frederick Smith was married first at Columbus, O., to Christina Lippman, who was a native of Germany and had come to the United States when a young woman. She died in Lykens township, leaving four children, all living except the eldest. Mr. Smith chose Lucy A. Shupp for his second wife. She was born in 1830, in Dauphin county. Pa., and after her parents died she came to Ohio and was reared in the home of her brother, the late Michael Shupp. She died in 1890, in Holmes township, Crawford county. She was a woman of many virtues, a sincere Christian and a member of the Evangelical Association. There were ten children born to the second marriage, the seventh in order of birth being Jefferson I., of Bucyrus. The others were : Cornelius W., who resides with his family at Bucyrus ; Matilda, who died when aged 38 years ; . Katherine, who is the wife of Jacob Meek of Holmes township; Frederick, who resides with his family at Bucyrus ; Henry W., who lives in Holmes township; Lucy A., who died when aged 28 years; Emma J., who is the wife of Abraham Schifer, living in Crawford county, and has eight children; and Serepta, who is the wife of Clarence H. Flickinger, of Holmes township.

Jefferson I. Smith attended both the common and high school and aftei-ward taught school very acceptably for some time, after which he went into newspaper work. For 12 years he was the able editor of the New Washington Herald and during this time aroused interest in other sections in northwest Ohio, being ever loyal to his own part of the state. In 1897 he was appointed deputy auditor of Crawford county and served under Auditor J. F. Kimerhne through the latter's term, and in 1901 was elected auditor and served the county in that important office until 1909. He is still officially connected with county affairs in a special way but his main business is life insurance and he maintains his office at Bucyrus.

Mr. Smith was married in Wayne county, 0., to Miss Linnie Breneman, who was born there in i860 and is a daughter of J. H. and Lydia (McNary) Breneman, early settlers and continuous residents of Wayne county until their deaths. Mr. Breneman was a shoemaker by trade. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one son, Russell Breneman Smith, who was born Aug. 23, 1894, and is a student in the class of 1912 in the Bucyrus high school. Mr. Smith and family belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. Fraternally he is identified with the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias and attends both lodges at New Washington.

WINFIELD S. KIESS, who, as his father's representative, successfully operates one of the large farms of Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., 390 acres of very valuable land, belongs to a well known and highly respected family of this section. He was born in Whetstone township, Oct. 12, 1880, and is a son of Joseph and Rebecca (Haldeman) Kiess.

Joseph Kiess came to Ohio from Lycoming county, Pa., and now lives retired at Bucyrus. He married Rebecca Haldeman, who was born at Galion, O., and died March 19, 1902. They had two children: Winfield S. ; Viola, who married J. A. Shearer and has three children, namely: Catherine, Eveline, Joseph. The father of the above family has always given political support \o the Democratic party. He is a member of the Evangelical church, to which his wife also belonged.

University, at Ada, O. His business has been farming but during six winter terms he made use of his decided musical talent, being director of music during that time in the public schools of both Whetstone and Liberty townships. His present farm, known as the Joseph Kiess homestead, not only now engages all his time and attention but makes it necessary for him to keep two hired farmers and also to utilize the services of a boy, all the year round. Mr. Kiess is very enterprising, keeps thoroughly posted as to crops, stock and other matters pertaining to his business, and is numbered with the most reliable farmers of this part of the county.

In October, 1904, Mr. Kiess was married to Miss Sadie Cook, a daughter of Philip and Rachel (Nefif) Cook, the latter of whom is deceased. Mr. Cook, who is a retired farmer now living at Bucyrus, married Mary Lust for his second wife, and three children were born to them ; Minnie, Bessie and Ethel. To his first marriage the following children were born: Ella, wife of William Ronk; Sadie, wife of Winfield S. Kiess; Clara, wife of William Hosterman; Emma, wife of Clarence Kelly; and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Kiess have two bright little ones, Leona and William. They attend the Evangelical church. Politically Mr. Kiess is a Democrat and fraternally he belongs to the Maccabees. Although his father still owns this farm, its entire management and direction is in the hands of Mr. Kiess.

RAPHAEL M. LONSWAY, who very efficiently represents the well known firm of Dostal Bros., brewers, in the commercial field, all over Ohio, has been identified with this Bucyrus business house since 1902, when the present owners succeeded Frank Dick. He was born December 6, 1875, in Seneca county, O., and is a son of Emanuel and Magdalene (Houck) Lonsway.

Emanuel Lonsway was born in Seneca county, of Canadian parents and of French ancestry. He grew to manhood on his father's farm and then married Magdalene Houck, also a native of Seneca county, who was of German ancestry. For a number of years they lived on their farm in Loudon township and then retired to Fostoria, O., where they still live. They are devout members of the Roman Catholic church. Of their family of fourteen sons and one daughter, Raphael M., was the fifth in order of birth.

Raphael M. Lonsway, or, as he is best known to his friends, Ray M. Lonsway, was reared in his native county and at school prepared himself for teaching, and for some years before coming to Bucyrus was a very acceptable educator in Seneca county. Since identifying himself with his present firm he has filled all the departmental official positions and thus prepared himself for the work of a commercial traveler, in which he has been quite successful. Through his close attention to business he has won the approbation of the firm and through his pleasing personality has made many friends for himself.

Mr. Lonsway was married in Big Spring township, Seneca county, O., to Miss Rose M. Jacoby, who was born there in 1876, a daughter of Michael and Mary (Reinhart) Jacoby, who now live retired at Cary, O. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway have three children : Raymond, who is a very satisfactory pupil in the parochial school; and Gilbert M. and Gertrude S., attractive twin children, now in their fifth year. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway are members of the Roman Catholic church, in which both were reared. He is identified with the Eagles, the U. C. T., of Ohio, and the D. K. U. V.

SIMEON KIESS and JOSEPH F. KIESS, retired farmers and respected citizens of Bucyrus, O., are sons of Jacob and Catherine (Delker) Kiess, and grandsons of Christopher and Christina (Sheets) Kiess.

The grandfather, Christopher Kiess, and his wife were both born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and after marriage lived at Stuttgart until January, 1806, when they emi- ^-rated to America, landing probably at Philadelphia, Pa., from that city moving to Lycoming county. There Christopher Kiess was a farmer and also taught school and for many years resided near the present city of Williamsport, where he died Mar. 26, 1866, when aged 88 years and 2 months, having survived his wife for a few years. They were members of the Pietist colony, a body of religionists who came to the United States in order to follow out their religious beliefs in their daily lives. To Christopher Kiess and wife the following children were born: Rebecca, born Sept. 8, 1801 ; Abraham, born Sept. 23, 1802; Catharine, born Oct. 30, 1805; William, born Feb. 26, 1808, in America; Dorothea, born Oct. 8, 1809; Jacob, born Aug. 6, 1812; Salome, born Sept. 6, 1813; Sophia, born Sept. 3, 1816; Emanuel, born July 9, 1818; and Christina, born July 23, 1820.

Jacob Kiess grew to manhood on his father's farm and continued to reside in Pennsylvania until 1852, when, with his family he started for what was then the far West, Crawford county having been little settled previously in the neighborhood of Whetstone township. He secured a wild prairie farm, which, with the aid of his sons, was converted into a productive and valuable one, and there he and wife enjoyed some years of comfort. His death on Decoration Day, 1882, was caused by accident while crossing a railroad track. He was twice married, first to a Miss Rote and second to Catherine Delker. To his first marriage two children were born : Jonathan and Lydia. To his second marriage S sons were born ; Simeon, Joseph F., Daniel, Samuel and William C, and two daughters, Christina and Mary Margaret. The mother of the last named family was born in 1813 in Wurtemberg, Germany, and was a child when her parents emigrated to America and settled in Lycoming county. Pa. She survived her husband for two years and died at the home of a daughter in Kansas. Both she and husband were devout members of the Evangelical church, in which he was a class leader.

Simeon Kiess grew to manhood on the home farm in Whetstone township, having been eight years old when the long overland trip was made from Pennsylvania, where he was born Jan. 31, 1844. He remained with his father for some years and then purchased the homestead and continued to carry on farming and stock raising there until 1906, when he shifted its heavy responsibilities to the sturdy shoulders of his sons and retired, moving then to Bucyrus. The farm contains about 400 acres, all of which, with the exception of 80 acres, has been well improved. Mr. Kiess was a very enterprising and progressive farmer and handled only first-class stock and made use of improve4 and labor-saving machinery.

In 1867 Simeon Kiess was married in Whetstone township to Miss Catherine Kile, who was born there in 1845, ^ daughter of Tobias and Carrie (Nipp) Kile, natives of Germany. They came to Ohio and after marriage located in Whetstone township, where the father of Mrs. Kiess lived to be 83 years of age, surviving his wife for five years. To Mr. and Mrs. Kiess the following children were born : Sidney E., Harvey E. and Verne E. Sidney E., who operates a part of his father's farm, married Amanda Cook and they have two children - Raymond and Catherine. Harvey E., who completed his education in the university at Ada, O., is cashier of the Farmers and Citizens Bank of Bucyrus; he married Ida Sherrard, of Gibsonburg, O., and they have two children: Helen Irene and John Simeon. Verne E., who is a farmer in Whetstone township, married Rebecca NefiE of Martel, O., and they have two children: Margaret and Marian. Mr. Kiess and sons are Democrats in politics and the whole family belongs to the Evangelical church.

JOSEPH F. KIESS was born in Lycoming county. Pa., Sept. 15, 1849, ^^^ was too young to recall the adventures incident to the long trip over the mountains when his parents came to Crawford county from his native place. He grew to manhood in Whetstone township and, with his brothers and sisters, attended the district school. When he left home he purchased a farm in the vicinity of the old homestead and still owns 390 acres of valuable land in Whetstone township, on which he made fine improvements. He was an extensive farmer, stock raiser and sheep grower and for years kept some 500 head of sheep. In April,

191 1, he retired, having erected a handsome residence on the corner of Lucas and East streets, Bucyrus, and here enjoys all the comforts that modern building now provides. Formerly he was quite active in township affairs and served on the school board and in other offices.

Joseph F. Kiess was married (first) to Miss Rebecca Haldeman, who was born in Morrow county, O., in April, 1856, and died in her home on the farm in Whetstone township, March 17, 1901, having been a member of the Evangelical church for years. She was a young woman vhen she accompanied her parents, Rev. Christophei" and Susanna (Brickley) Haldeman, to Gallon, O., where both died advanced in years. Mrs. Rebecca Kiess was survived by two children : Viola, who is the widow of John Sherer, who died in October, 1910, leaving three children : Catherine R., Evelyn and Joseph N., and Winfield Scott, who manages his father's large farming interests. He married Sadie Cook and they have two children: Leona and William H. Mr. Kiess was married (second) at Bucyrus, Aug. 24, 1909, to Mrs. Elnora (Niebel) Heckman, who was born in Wyandot county, O., and completed her education at the Tiffin high school. In early womanhood she was married to Scott Heckman, who was born in Wyandot county in May, i860, and died at Sycamore, in November, 1903. He left no children. The parents of Mrs. Kiess were Abraham and Catherine (Haldeman) Niebel, who were of German ancestry but were born in Pennsylvania. They were married in Morrow county, O., and then moved to Wyandot county, where the mother of Mrs. Kiess died. Her father resides at Sycamore and is in his 72nd year. Her one brother, Orval Niebel, is principal of the Sycamore schools, married Marcella Musser and they have one daughter, Catherine. The grandfather of Mrs. Kiess, Enos Niebel, moved from Pennsylvania to Wyandot county in 1829, and died at Sycamore, O., in May, 191 1, when 97 years of age. His father was an early preacher in the Albright, now the Evangelical church, to which Mr. and Mrs. Kiess belong.

WILLIAM H. LOWMILLER, who is one of the well known and substantial citizens of Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., residing on his farm of 150 acres, was born in Snyder county, Pa., May 19, 1840, and is a son of Adam and Catherine (Baker) Lowmiller. ^

Adam Lowmiller and wife were born in Pennsylvania, married there and reared a family of eight children, namely: Susan, deceased, who was the wife of William Straus; Daniel Henry, who is deceased; William H. ; Mary, who is the wife of Reuben Treaster; Eliza Ann, deceased, who was married first to a Mr. Blaine and second to a Mr. Martin; Catherine, who is the wife of David Harmony; and two who died in infancy. By trade the father of the above family was a weaver and afterward he was employed in a tannery.

William H. ..Lowmiller was reared to the age of 19 years in Snyder county. Pa., and attended school as opportunity ofifered but as soon as he was released from home responsibilities he started for Ohio, reaching Crawford county, Feb. 7, 1859, his capital being the sum of nine dollars. He then learned the carpenter trade and became a good workman and followed it for about eight years and then turned his attention to farming. For two years he rented land and then bought his first 20 acres, which he sold to advantage two years afterward and bought 85 acres of his present farm, purchasing of Jacob Keister, his father-inlaw, who had entered it from the Government in 1828. Mr. Lowmiller owes the original deed which bears the signature of Andrew Jackson, President of the United States. For many years Mr. Lowmiller labored on his farm and kept adding to it and improving in many ways, but finally shifted his heaviest responsibilities to the shoulders of his capable sons, Edward C. and Jeremiah E. Lowmiller. General farming is engaged in and some good stock is raised but not for sale.

On April 6, 1865, Mr. Lowmiller was married to Miss Sarah Keister, who was born in Whetstone township, Crawford county, June 29, 1839, and died in June,

1909. She was a daughter of Jacob and Salome (Wize) Keister, natives of Union county, Pa., who came to Crawford county in 1828. They had the following children: Mrs. Sarah Lowmiller, Mrs. Jacob Shumaker, Mrs. George Wingert, Joseph, Mrs. Daniel Kehrer and Mrs. John Zimmerman. To Mr. and Mrs. Lowmiller four children were born, as follows : Edward C, who married Clara Kiefer; Jeremiah A., who married Iva Gibson and has three children - Roland, Helen and Earl; Ellen M., deceased, who was the wife of Samuel Zimmerman and had two children, Orrin and Maud; and Ida E., who is the wife of Charles Gehret and has two children, Mildred and Frederick William. In addition to operating the home farm for their father, the two sons of Mr. Lowmiller own a tract of 8i/^ acres in partnership. The family belongs to the German Reformed church. Nominally Mr. Lowmiller -il" a Democrat but frequently in casting his vote, follows the dictates of his own judgment.

IRA B. CHADWICK, assistant superintendent of the Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Company, at Bucyrus, C, has been identified with railroad work for 26 years and during this entire period has been with the same corporation. He was born on his father's farm near Alexandria, Licking county, O., June 3, 1865, and is a son of Lucius and Anna L. (Graves) Chadwick.

Lucius Chadwick was born in Central New York, a son of Rufus Chadwick of the same state. The family is of English extraction. Grandfather Rufus Chadwick married Experience Brickley, fn New York, and when their eldest child, Lucius, was two years old, they came to Ohio, traveling by way of the Ohio Canal, this being in 1840. They settled in Licking county and Mr. Chadwick established a tannery at Alexandria or in the near vicinity, which he conducted for a number of years. His death occurred there in 1878, at the age of 63 years, his widow surviving until 1881 They were among the organizers of the Methodist Episcopal church in their neighborhood and their hospitable home was ever ready to receive traveling or visiting preachers.

Lucius Chadwick learned the tanningbusiness with his father but later engaged in the mercantile business at Alexandria, returning, however, to the homestead when his father died. He made improvements and continued to carry on the farm until the close of his life, on Sept. 24, 1906, when his age was 66 years. In early life a Whig he later became a Republican and was a man of local importance, being mayor of Alexandria at the time of death and formerly a justice of the peace. Lucius Chadwick married Anna L. Graves, who was born in Licking county, O., and still survives, being now in her seventieth year. Her father, V. A. Graves, was born in Masachusetts and his wife in. Licking county, O. They were strong Presbyterians and were most worthy people in every way. To Lucius Chadwick and wife three children were born: Lorena, a resident of Alexandria, O., who was a teacher for some years and who is a great Sunday-school worker; Ira B., and Albert. The last named was a merchant at Alexandria and died there in 1904 and is survived by his widow, Helen (Weed) Chadwick.

Ira B. Chadwick left school at the usual age and then learned the art of telegraphy and his first position with his present company was at Corning, O., after which he was stationed at different points, in the capacity of agent and operator. He climbed steadily upward through the positions of dispatcher and for two years was chief dispatcher at Columbus and for three years was assistant trainmaster at Bucyrus, but three years later was sent back to Columbus as trainmaster and continued until July i, 1909, when he was made assistant superintendent of the road, with headquarters at Bucyrus, under Superintendent C. L. Gardner, whose headquarters are at Columbus. This long period of uninterrupted service speaks for itself.

8, 1903, at Columbus. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is prominent in Masonry, belonging to the Shrine at Columbus and is identified also with the Knights of Pythias, the Elks and the Y. M. C. A.

FRANK C. WAGNER, proprietor of a fine grocery* store and doing a large business on the Public Square, Bucyrus, O., occupies a site on which a grocery store has been conducted continuously for 40 years. Mr. Wagner was born at Bucyrus, Sept.

Robert Wagner was born in Saxony, Germany, and came to America in 1863, where he succeeded in establishing himself in business and in 1867 returned to Germany to be married to Mary A. Stiger. In 1868 they came to Bucyrus and here he followed his trade as a mechanic until the close of his life, his death occurring in the spring of 187s, when he was about forty years of age. Mrs. Wagner subsequently married Edward Meissner and they reside at Bucyrus, no children having been born to the second union. To the first marriage there were four children, Frank C. being the youngest and the only son. One son died in infancy and two daughters survive; Clara, who is the wife of Otto Fearing, a tailor in business at Bucyrus; and Anna, who is the wife of M. A. Charlton, who is an electrician employed in the Industrial Home at Lancaster, O. They have two children: Paul H. and Susie.

Frank C. Wagner obtained his education in the schools of Bucyrus but since the age of 13 years has been identified with the grocery trade and has been connected with the grocery people who did business here since April, 1889. For ten years he was a clerk, first for L. C. Hall and later for J. E. Hall. On Sept. i, 1899, hfe purchased the latter's interest and in partnership with E. A. Ditty, conducted the business for two and one-half years. In March, 1901, he bought his partner's interest and since then has been alone. He has commodious quarters, his store space being 22 x 65 feet, situated at No. 156 Public Square, and he carries a carefully selected stock of both staple and fancy groceries, catering mainly to the best and most particular trade. He is one of the busy and successful business men of this city and takes pride in his justifiable reputation for business integrity.

Mr. Wagner was married at Bucyrus to Miss Anna Schaaf, who was born and educated here. They have one son, William Joseph, who was born Nov. 17, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Wagner are members of the German Lutheran church. Politically he is a Republican and is a willing party worker but desires no political advancement for himself. He belongs to Demas Lodge No. 108 Knights of Pythias.

JOHN LEWIS DIEBLER, who owns and resides on the old family homestead containing 121 acres, situated in Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., was born here Nov. 6, 1859, and is a son of John and Magdalena (Heinlen) Diebler.

John Diebler was born in Union county, Pa., Nov. 25, 1816, and was a son of John G. and Mary M. (Wise) Diebler. In 1828 the Dieblers came from Pennsylvania to Crawford county, journeying in a threehorse wagon and accompanied by two other families of pioneers, and all settled near the center of Whetstone township, where they found fertile and well watered land. The Dieblers have been among the best citizens of this township ever since. John Diebler assisted his father on the farm and later learned the carpenter trade. He became a well known man in this section and frequently was elected to public ofifice. He was one of the leading members of the Democratic party in this section and was a liberal supporter of the German Reformed church.

On Aug. 20, 1843, John Diebler was married to Miss Magdalena Heinlen, who was born in Pickaway county, O., June 20, 1822, and they became parents of the following children: Sarah R., Anna E., Rebecca L.,

John L. Diebler attended the district schools with more or less regularity until he was seventeen years of age, mainly during the winter seasons, and remained at home with his father until the latter's death, when he purchased the home place and has lived here ever since. The land is fertile and under Mr. Diebler's excellent methods is very productive. He raises a good grade of stock but not for the general market, and grows the grains that do best in this section.

In 1886 Mr. Diebler was married to Miss Lydia Matilda Shumaker, a daughter of Jacob and Matilda (Kester) Shumaker, representative farming people of Crawford county, whose other children were : Sarah ; Mary, wife of F. W. Sholtz; J. E. ; Eliza, wife of L. F. Heinlen; Catherine, wife of George Gattner; Henry J. and J. S.

To Mr. and Mrs. Diebler two sons were born: Walter E. and Otto Milton. The former married Emma Rexroth and they have one daughter, Ernestine. The family belongs to St. John's Reformed church of Whetstone township. In pohtics always a Democrat, Mr. Diebler has been a loyal party worker. He has encouraged the development of the public schools and for six years has been president of the school board, and has served two terms as road supervisor.

LEWIS REITER, who has been a resident of Bucyrus, C, for a half century, now lives in comfortable retirement at his home which is at No. 865 South Poplar Street, Bucyrus, and is known to a large body of his fellow citizens. He was born in Schuylkill county, Pa., Dec. 28, 1834, and is a son of John and Sarah (Mathias) Reiter.

The Reiters are of Pennsylvania Dutch stock, good, sensible, thrifty people. In the thirties John Reiter with wife and children came to Ohio and settled first on land east of Bucyrus, but later bought land in Holmes township, north of Bucyrus, where he developed a fine farm and there spent the remainder of his life. Both he and wife were members of the German Reformed church. They had seven children born to them and there are three yet living, namely: Lewis; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Henry Brink, residing in Henry county, O.; and Sarah, who owns a home of her own at Bucyrus and lives on the corner of Oakwood avenue and South East street.

Lewis Reiter grew up on his father's farm in Whetstone township and afterward learned^ the carpenter trade and for many years followed the same afte*r coming to Biucyrus. He was married in this city to Anna Myers, who was born in Columbiana county, O., March 4, 1836, and was young when her parents, Louis and Barbara (Amon) Myers, moved to Bucyrus. Here Mr. Myers died when aged 73 years and Mrs. Myers at the age of 86 years. They were of the German Lutheran faith. Of their nine children all survive except two, John and Rebecca, the former of whom was a retired farmer at time of decease, and the latter was the wife of Frederick Bittikofer, also now deceased. The surviving members of the Myers family are : Jacob, who is a farmer in Henry county, O. ; Anna, who is the wife of Lewis Reiter and the mother of Mrs. J. J. Smith, of Bucyrus ; Lewis, who, with his sister, Mrs. Mary Nedele, widow of John Nedele, resides at No. 338 South Main street, Bucyrus ; George, who is a retired business man of this city, and resides on East Warren Street; Barbara, who is the wife of Benjamin Ernest, residing at Ridgeville, Henry county, O. ; and Catherine, who is one of the representative business women of Bucyrus. For- many years Miss Catherine Myers has successfully conducted a millinery establishment, for a time being associated with her sister, Mrs. Lewis Reiter, and at present with her niece, Mrs. J. J. Smith. This is the oldest millinery establishment in the city and its continued prosperity is assured as the business is still carried on according to the honest and capable methods with which it was started. It has more' than a local reputation and the most fastidious people need not leave their own city in order to secure tasteful, modern and fashionable millinery. Mrs. Reiter was connected with the business from May 6, 1881, until 1902, when her daughter, Mrs. Smith, took over her interest. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Reiter, as follows : Mary Minerva, who was born at Mansfield, O., Nov. 21, 1861 ; Leander, who died in 1908, at Butler, Ind., where he was engaged in business ; Annette, who conducts a large millinery business on Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, O. ; and John L., who is a baker by trade, and who resides with his parents. Mr. Reiter has always given his political support to the Republican party.

Mrs. J. J. Smith, the eldest of the above family, was given educational advantages at Bucyrus, where she grew to womanhood, and then learned the millinery trade with Mrs. E. A. J. Cahill. Later she became interested in the business with her mother, and as noted above, since 1902, has successfully conducted the same. She was married at Bucyrus, to John Justice Smith, who was born here March 17, 1857, a son of John Clark and Mary (Myers) Smith. They came to Bucyrus before marriage and afterward made this city their permanent home. Mr. Smith is the only survivor of a family of seven children, with the exception of one sister, Mrs. Myra Sites, who is also a resident of Bucyrus.

Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, namely: Anna M., born March 18, 1894; M. Geraldine, born May 16, 1897; John Amon, born March 9, 1899; and Thomas Clark, born August 10, 1906. Mr. Smith and family are members of the English Lutheran church. By trade, Mr. Smith is a carriage painter. He is a Republican in politics, and fraternally he is connected with the Modern Woodmen and the Royal Arcanum.

CHARLES LAKE, one of the prominent and substantial business men of Bucyrus, O., who has been identified with the commercial interests of this city for some 56 years, is owner and proprietor of the oldest jewelry store in the State of Ohio, and the oldest established business house in Bucyrus. Mr. Lake was born in Meigs county,

The parents of Mr. Lake were natives of Hartford, Conn. They married there and then came to Meigs county, O., acquiring a farm in Lebanon township. The father was a quiet, industrious man, a Whig in politics and a Baptist in religious faith. He died at the age of 62 years. The mother of Mr. Lake died at Hamilton, O., in her 6oth year. They had but one child.

Charles Lake remained at home, assisting his father and attending the district schools, until about nineteen years of age, when he went to Cincinnati and became an apprentice to the jeweler's trade. After serving the prescribed time he started out as a journeyman and located in the village of Bucyrus. He became an employee in a store which had been founded by a Mr. Fifener, who, in 1850 was succeeded by William Burkhardt and in 1855 ^^r. Lake entered into partnership with the latter and they continued together until 1865, when Mr. Lake became sole proprietor. His handsomely appointed store is located at No. 104 Quinby Block, north side of the Public Square. He has introduced modern fittings, equipments- and conveniences and carries a large stock of first class goods, the array of silver ware, watches and clocks, china and cut glass, diamonds and other precious stones with or without setting, presents a beautiful and attractive appearance, one that would be entirely creditable in any city.

Mr. Lake was married in Bucyrus to Miss Abaline Seizer, who was born in Crawford county and died in 1890. They had three children : Edward, who died at the age of seven years ; Fannie, who died when aged 16 years; and Helen, who is the wife of James Aylward, who is a native of Toledo, O., and a prominent business man of Bucyrus, who is now manager of the jewelry store owned by Mr. Lake. Mr. Lake has never been very active along political lines, business claiming the larger part of his attention. He votes with the Republican party. He owns the block in which he carries on his business together with other property. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. With interest Mr. Lake has watched the growth of Bucyrus and at all times has been ready to lend a helping hand when opportunity presented or occasion demanded.

WILLIAM L. FERRALL, a leading representative in the real estate line at Bucyrus, established his office in this city some eleven years iago, from 1903 until 1906 being in partnership with E. B. Foster but during the rest of this period has been alone. He was born in Liberty township, Crawford county, O., Jan. 12, 1838, and is a son of Edmund and Nancy (Eaton) Ferrall.

Edmund Ferrall was born in Ohio and his wife in Washington county, Pa. She came to Columbiana county, O., in young womanhood and was there married and soon after Mr. and Mrs. Ferrall moved to Stark county. From there, in 1835 they came to Crawford county and settled on a farm in Liberty township, the same being known at present as the Joshua Meyers farm on the Sulphur Spring road, northeast of Bucyrus. A few, years afterward they traded the farm mentioned for another tract of unbroken land in Liberty township. To the second tract Mr. Ferrall kept adding until he owned a half section of land and lived on the place until the death of his wife, when she was 63 years of age. He no longer desired to remain on the homestead and sold it to advantage, moving to a small farm near Bucyrus, on which the closing years of his life were spent, his death occurring after his 8ist birthday. He was a man of sterling character and was held in the highest esteem by his neighbors. In all his dealings with them he showed his Quaker honesty arid on certain occasions, when he had escaped misfortunes that fell on others, he displayed the generosity and true charity that accorded well with his religious principles. Of his nine children all but two reached maturity.

William L. Ferrall was the fourth son and fifth child in his parents' family. He grew up on the old homestead in Liberty township and after completing his education taught school for about eight years during the wintef seasons. In 1894 he came to Bucyrus and during much of the time since then has been a real estate broker and has handled many valuable properties in Crawford county in this capacity. Mr. Ferrall has long been one of the influential Democrats of this section of the state and during some of his campaigns through Crawford and Allen counties, was advertised as the Farmer Orator, possessing a ready wit and being a fluent and forceful speaker. He has always been a loyal party man, ever ready to work for his friends but never a seeker of office for himself. He has also been a contributor to the press for many years.

Mr. Ferrall was married first to Miss Rebecca Kiefer, who was born in Whetstone township, Crawford county, and died at the age of 52 years, leaving five children, namely : Frank K., who lives at Memphis, Tenn. ; Samuel L., who is engaged in the real estate business at Galion, O.; Hattie E., a resident of Toledo, O., who is the widow of Harry A. Sherer and has two children - Harold and Viva ; Charles E., a carriage painter by trade, who lives at Galion and has two sons; and Almia, who is the wife of Arthur Gladhill, of Galion. Mr. Ferrall was married (second) to Mrs. MoUie J. (Songer) Foster, who has one son born to her former marriage, Elzie B. Foster, who is a resident of Bucyrus. Mrs. Ferrall is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church while Mr. Ferrall belongs to the Christian church.

EMANUEL HEINLEN, a member of one of the old and leading families of Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., where his farm of 46 acres is situated, was born June 27, 1845, i'^ the old pioneer log house that then stood on this farm, and is a son of Lewis and Hannah (Wise) Heinlen.

Lewis Heinlen was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and came to the United States when a young man. He was a butcher by trade, and also made pumps during his earlier years but mainly followed farming after settling in Whetstone township. He erected the log house in which his children were born and which stood until 1900, when it was torn down to make way for the present handsome brick residence. He married Hannah Wise, who was born in Lycoming county, Pa., and they had the following chil- dren born to them : Sarah Ann, deceased, who was the wife of John Stump; Samuel; George ; Elizabeth, who was the wife of Isaac Stump; Reuben; Jonathan; Henry; Mary Malinda; Emanuel, and Josiah and Isaac. The parents were members of the Reformed church.

During boyhood .Emanuel (Heinlen 'attended the district schools when his help was not required on the farm, and afterward continued with his father and remained until the latter's death. In the distribution of the estate of 240 acres, Mr. Heinlen received 46 acres of the homestead. Here he carries on general farming, grows fruit and raises poultry and stock sufficient for family use.

In 1870 Mr. Heinlen was married to Miss Catherine Bittikofer, a daughter of Frederick and Barbara (Heimlich) Bittikofer. The parents of Mrs. Heinlen were born in Switzerland and the father was a weaver by trade. To this first marriage of Frederick Bittikofer three children were born: Abraham Frederick, deceased; Lena, deceased, who was the wife of Philip Heckler; and Catherine, who is Mrs. Heinlen. His second marriage was with Rebecca Myers and three daughters were born to that union : Sarah, who is deceased; Allison; and Laura, who is the wife of Joseph Johnson.

A family of eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Heinlen, as follows: Elizabeth MaHnda, Samuel, Delia May, Allen, Harvey, Alfred, Leo Howard and Bessie, all surviving except Allen, Elizabeth Malinda and Delia May. The youngest daughter is a student in the Bucyrus high school, a member of the class of 1912. Mr. Heinlen and family belong to St. John's Reformed church of Whetstone township, in which Mr. Heinlen has been both a deacon and elder and a teacher in the Sunday-school, as well as its superintendent. In his political principles he is a Democrat. Frequently he has been chosen for public office by his fellow citizens and has served many times on the school board, for seven years was township assessor and for seven years was one of the board of directors of the Crawford County Tnfirmary.