Muskingum County, Ohio - Chapter 45, 1892 (part 27 of 31)

Rev. Franklin Richards was born in the little village of New Middleton, then in Columbiana county, Ohio, but now in Mahoning county, on April 21, 1840. He was the eighth child aud sixth son of Edward and Mary Richards. Edward Richards, the father, was a native of Baltimore county, Md. He belonged to one of the oldest families of that commonwealth and was fifteen years of age when the War of 18.12 broke out. He enlisted as a private in the company of Captain Metzgar, and was one of the defenders of the city of Baltimore when the British forces attempted its capture. He was married to Miss Mary Morningstar, or Morgenstern, on November 2, 1820. She belonged to a family of the early settlers of York county, Penn., who had come from the Palatinate. After marriage they resided in the southern part of York county, not far from the line dividing the state of Pennsylvania and Maryland. About the year 1835, with a family of six children they removed to what was then the wilderness of the AVest. They determined to settle in Ohio and their destination was Starke county. They journeyed in wagons, and it took from six weeks to two months, camping by the way at times. When they reached New Middleton they were induced to stop and settle there by numerous friends who had preceded them to the AVest. Shortly after the birth of Franklin Richards, the family removed to the town of New Lisbon, the county seat. At that time this town was the most important one in eastern Ohio, the facilities for travel according to the customs of the day were good and New Lisbon was quite a center of influence. From this place went forth many who have added luster to their native town and state, and here the childhood and early youth of the subject of this sketch was spent. The schools were unusually good, and when the common-school law went into effect the graded system of New Lisbon took a high rank. Here the foundations of his education were laid. He applied himself to study and before he was fifteen years of age had passed through all the grades then taught, and in addition to this he took up privately the study of Latin and Greek. On July 6, 1849, the father died of Asiatic cholera. The disease had been epidemic that year and accompanied with great mortality. Mr. Richards had paid a visit to Pittsburg for the pufpose of purchasing goods, being engaged in the saddlery and harness business. Either in going or coming he contracted the disease which ran its course in three days, with fatal effect. His death caused the most intense excitement in the town, but with the exception of the wife and one other member of the family, the disease did not spread. At the tender age of nine years Franklin was left fatherless. The other members of the family with the exception of two sisters scattered to different points of the country and the little circle of the former large family was broken and Franklin was the only son left at the old homestead. The affection of the widowed mother was so centered upon her children that he owes everything he has attained in this life to her pious, godly counsel and kind maternal care. At the age of fifteen Franklin left his childhood's home and went to Pittsburg, Penn., for the purpose of learning the printing business. He entered the office of a weekly paper called the ''Missionary" as an apprentice and began his new life with zeal and earnestness and became a reasonably rapid compositor. Later he worked for the "Daily Post" and "Daily Gazette." It was while engaged in this employment that he was catechised and confirmed as a member of the First English Evangelical Lutheran church of that city under the pastoral care of Rev. C. P. Krauth. In the fall of 1858 the eager desire to obtain a higher education was gratified, and he was enabled to enter the Connoquenessing academy, located in the little village of Zelienople, Butler county, Penn., about twenty-eight miles from Pittsburg. In two years he completed the prescribed course of study and was prepared to enter the freshman class at college. In the fall of 1860 he entered Pennsylvania college at Gettysburg,. Adams county, Penn., then an obscure town but little known, but now celebrated as one of the most noted battle fields in the late Civil war, and as the turning point of that great struggle. Here while engaged in study the war broke out and April 19, 1861, Adams county, Penn. , was the scene of the most intense excitement. The rumor was that a lieutenant from the United States barracks, at Carlisle, had deserted and that he had been captured a short distance from Gettysburg and that a body of men from Baltimore was coming to his rescue. The people expected an assault upon the town. Guards were hastily armed and all the roads leading to the town were picketed. Here at that time the first experience of standing guard was realized, as upon that night Franklin Richards and a small number of students stood sentry on the Fairfield road. All through his college course Gettysburg and the vicinity was subject to alarms of the warring elements. It was not however until the spring of 1863 that the college was materially affected, and when the invasion of Pennsylvania was threatened the students enlisted and were mustered into the United States service for the emergency, Franklin Richards enlisted as a member of Company A, Twenty-sixth Pennsylvania regiment which was mustered into service in the latter part of May, 1863, and was returned to Gettysburg with orders to march to Cashtown and hold the mountain pass on the pike between Chambersburg and Gettysburg. This regiment, on June 26. 1863, marched out to obey orders and had not gone more than four miles when the advance guard of Gen. Early's corps was met. This regiment was the first to meet and contend with the rebels upon northern soil. After Gen. Lee had crossed the Potomac and the dangers of further invasion had passed, the regiment was discharged and in the fall of that year Franklin Richards resumed his college duties. In March, 1864, he entered the service of the United States Christian commission and was sent to Nashville, Tenn. From there he was sent to Knoxville, where the first diet kitchens were opened. He was also at Chattanooga, and Huntsville, Ala. In May he returned to college to complete his course and as soon as the final examinations were passed he was again commissioned by the United States Christian commission and sent to the Army of the Potomac then in front of Petersburg, Ya. For six weeks he was in the general hospital near the headquarters of Gen. Grant, and returned to Gettysburg in time to take part in the commencement exercises and receive his diploma. Chambersburg, Penn., had been burned and fears were entertained that Gettysburg would again be raided. This interfered somewhat with the commencement though it was regularly held. He received the degree of A. B., and in 1867 the degree of A. M. was confirmed. After completing his college course he entered the first class of the new theological seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran church just opened at Philadelphia, Penn., and in the second year of his theological course he was called to take charge of the business management of the "Lutheran and Missionary" the chief and only English paper of the general council. He at the same time continued his theological studies and graduated with the first class in June, 1867. In the same month of that year he was ordained to the Gospel ministry by the rninisteriumof Pennsylvania of the Evangelical Lutheran church at Lebanon, Penn. He resigned his position on the paper desiring to give his whole time and attention to the profession for which he had qualified himself.

In July, 1867, as he was on his way to visit Wisconsin, an appointment was made to preach to a little handful of Lutherans in the city of Chicago. It resulted in his being called as pastor. This was the first and only English Lutheran organization in that city. The work of ingathering was commenced. Without a settled membership, without a church building, with no means at hand for the great undertaking, the active ministry of the young pastor was begun. By the kindness of Rev. W. A. Passavant, of Pittsburg, Penn., the parlors of the little hospital near the corner of Dearborn avenue anti Ontario street, were opened for services. Permission was granted to put up a building for church purposes, on the corner of Dearborn avenue and Ontario street, as it was of primary importance to have a church building, and it was begun in the fall of 1867. By slow degrees, as the money could be raised, the work pro- grossed and at the beginning of 1871, the church, neat and tidy, well finished and furnished was completed and almost entirely paid for, with a membership which has increased from 10 to about 150. On October 9, 1871, occurred the great Chicago fire, the church edifice and all the members, with the exception of two families were entirely burned out, the pastor sharing the same fate, losing all his library, manuscripts and household furniture. Despair rested upon every heart. It seemed almost impossible to make a second attempt to build an English Lutheran church. Undaunted by the great calamity the pastor appealed for aid for his suffering people, and then sought the means to build up the congregation. He visited the different portions of the Lutheran church, spent the winter of 1871 and 1872, and the summer of the latter year in soliciting subscriptions and collected between $ 10,- 000 and $12,000. The lot on the southwest corner of Dearborn avenue and Erie street was purchased, a temporary frame building bought and moved on the lot. This building was neatly fitted up for worship and the congregation, so scattered, began to be drawn together. The work of ingathering was far more difficult now than it had been in the beginning. Conditions were all changed. Mr. Richards continued as pastor until September 1, 1873, when he resigned to the great regret of his many friends. The congregation is now known as the Trinity Lutheran church, and has since been removed to the corner of La Salle avenue and Elm street, where a beautiful Gothic stone structure is now owned by the congregation. On February 10, 1869, Rev. F. Richards married Miss Carrie L. Super, of Mansfield, Ohio. The ceremony was performed in the First Presbyterian church of that city, by Rev. H. W. Roth, D. D., of Pittsburg, Penn., an intimate college friend. This union was blessed with six children five sons and one daughter. The first dying in Chicago, March, 12, 1873, was buried in Mansfield, Ohio. After resigning the congregation in Chicago, Rev. Richards, accepted the position of assistant editor and business manager of the " Lutheran and Missionary/' published in Philadelphia, Penn. He entered upon those duties in October, 1873, and then removed to that city, continuing in this position until November, 1876. In 1872, while yet pastor at Chicago, 111., he received a call to become pastor of the Zanesville charge, but being engaged in the work of collecting the scattered people together and in soliciting funds for a church building, he could not leave, and declined the call. ' In May, 1876, Rev. W. P. Ruthrauff, pastor of the Zanesville charge, died, and in September of that year another call without a visit, was extended to the Rev. F. Richards which he accepted. In November of that year he moved to Zanesville, Ohio, and on the

26th day of that month entered upon the duties of pastor. After the long vacancy on account of the death of their former pastor, and the uncertainties of the future, the field was anything but encouraging and inspiring. The church edifice was dilapidated and unsightly; however the work of upbuilding was commenced. In the spring of 1878, after appropriate services, the old building was dismantled and torn away and a new building at once begun. The new gothic brick structure was commenced and on the first Sunday in Advent was solemnly dedicated. The sermon was preached by Rev. S. Laird, of Pittsburg, Penn. The same season in the congregation in Bush Creek township, a part of the Zanesville charge, and which Rev. Richards also served, a new building was erected and consecrated. Both of these church buildings were finished without incurring any indebtedness, the one in Zanesville costing about $8,000, and the one in Brush Creek, about $5, 000. In 1881 Rev. Richards was appointed on the board of county visitors, by Judge W. H. Ball, of the common pleas court. He was elected president of the board, and such efficient service was done that a workhouse for the city and county was determined upon by the city council and county commissioners. When the board of directors was appointed for the organization and erection of a workhouse, Rev. Richards was appointed a member by the mayor of the city, held the office of president of the board of directors, and entered with zeal upon these duties. At his own expense he visited the work houses of Cleveland and Pittsburg and other reformatory institutions and gathered the ideas which are wrought out in the building and equipments of the Zanesville workhouse. He served for six years upon that board, and was for three years its president and for three years its secretary. He was also one of the founders of the Zanesville Ministerial association, and served as its president for several terms. He has been very active in the organization of the Pioneer and Historical society of Muskingum county, Ohio, and was appointed as one of the committee to revise this history as prepared by the Goodspeed Publishing Company. He has also been an active member of the Muskingum County Horticultural society and has delivered a number of addresses, some of which have been published in pamphlet form. He has also been president of the Muskingum County Bible society for a number of years. He has taken an active interest in the establishment of the Zanesville City hospital, delivering the address upon the dedication and formal opening of the institution. He is a member of the advisory committee of the board of managers. He was also appointed by the board of elections, a registrar of election for the Third ward of the city, and for two years served in that capacity. Rev. F. Richards enjoys the distinction at present of being the pastor longest continued over any congregation in the city of Zanesville, as every congregation, English and German, Roman Catholic and Protestant, have changed their pastors one or more times. He has been pastor of St. John's English Evangelical Lutheran church longer than all his predecessors combined. In June he celebrated the quarto-centennial of his entrance upon the ministry and has only had the pastorial care of two charges during the time he has been in the ministry, Chicago, 111., and Zanesville, Ohio. At the present, Rev. Richards is in the prime of life and the future promises him still more usefulness than in the years gone by. Without seeking any position either in the denomination of which he is a minister, or the community of which he is a citizen, yet he has fulfilled every duty that has been imposed upon him, with conscientious fidelity. Even by those with whom he differs in religion and politics he has won their respect by his candor and his being true to his own convictions. For sixteen years he has been a resident of Zanesville and for that length of time pastor of St.John's English Evangelical Lutheran church, located at the corner of Sixth and South streets.

Among the citizens of Muskingum county, Ohio, long and favorably identified with its progress and development, is John Richards, farmer, Zanesville, whose biography will no doubt be read by old and young, for there is always an instinctive curiosity to know the truth and inner history of a man who has had such a close association with the affairs of this county from primitive date. He was born in Belmont county, Ohio, May 1, 1826, and is the son of John and Mary C. (Dunlapp) Richards, natives respectively of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The father was a successful farmer, and died in Belmont county about 1828. The mother remained a widow and reared a family of seven children, giving each good educational advantages. Her death occurred in 1865. Her children were named in the order of their births as follows: Henry (deceased), Mary (died when young), Joseph D. (deceased), James, William, John and Robert. John Richards received his literary training in the common schools of the state, principally in the log school house of pioneer days, and at the tender age of eleven years he commenced to fight the battle of life for himself, as cook on a Muskingum river steamboat. This occupation he followed for four years after which he peddled patent medicines and notions for a year and then engaged as a laborer in the paper mill at Zanesville. Six or seven years later he had worked himself up from a common or day laborer to second manager and received a good salary. He remained in this business about six years longer and then embarked in the grocery business in Zanesville, continuing the same from 1856 until 1864. In the last named year he went to Pennsylvania and he was engaged in speculating in oil until 1866, when he returned to Muskingum county. He again embarked in the grocery business but one year later sold out his interest and moved to his present residence. He purchased a farm of 155 acres, and here he has one of the finest country homes to be found in this section of the county. The house is a two-story brick, is conveniently arranged, and, standing on an eminence, commands a tine view of the surrounding country. Mr. Richards was married in 1848 to Miss Jane Gourley of Pennsylvania, and daughter of Thomas and Catherine Gourley, natives of the Keystone state. Mr. and Mrs. Gourley moved to Iowa and there died, leaving five sons and four daughters. Mr. Richards' union was blessed by the birth of three children: Mary C., wife of John H. Allin, resides in Zanesville, Frances A., was born in 1852 and died in 1884, and John H., is married and is a farmer of Wayne township. Mr. Richards is a member of the I. O. O. F., Muskingum lodge No. 128 and Mrs. Richards is a member of the Baptist church of Zanesville. The family is well respected in the county.

Lewis Richards. There are in every community some persons who, on account of their industry and practical management of the affairs which fall to their lot, deserve special credit; and such is Mr. Richards, whose successful operations as a farmer are proverbial. He was born June 30, 1816, on Sunday creek, Athens county, Ohio, to Jacob and Catherine (Burley) Richards, the former of whom was a native of Maryland, a farmer by occupation, and a participant in the War of 1812. He inherited Dutch blood of his ancestors and many of the worthy traits of character of that people, among which may be mentioned thrift, industry and honesty. There was born to Jacob and Catherine Richards ten children : Lewis,

Edward, Burley, Lyman, Harriet, Surzeleise, Alva, John, Clark and Eliza. He came to Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1810, but soon after moved to Athens county and from Athens county to the Miami valley; after five years removed to Perry county where he died at the age of seventy-five years. His wife was of Irish and French lineage and was born in Pennsylvania. She removed to Zanesville, Ohio, with her parents at an early day andwas called from life in this state at the age of eighty years. Lewis Richards spent his early life on his father's farm and attended school for a few months each year, by which means he obtained a practical education. He came to Muskingum county in 1823, but after a very short time returned to Perry county, where he remained until he had attained his majority, when he once more turned his footsteps toward Muskingum county. After working by the month on the farm for one year, he conducted a pottery for about the same length of time and the three succeeding years he tilled the soil. At the end of this time he was compelled to give up farm life, owing to the delicate health of his wife and resumed the pottery business, which calling occupied his time and attention for thirteen years. In 1N56 he purchased the farm on which he now resides and although it has been under cultivation for over 100 years, it is still exceedingly fertile land. He was married February 17, 1839, to Miss Phcebe Ann Beems who was born in Muskingum county near the village of Mount Sterling, May 15, 1823, her parents, Frederick and Elizabeth (Parrott) Beems, both natives of New Jersey and of Dutch descent. They came to Ohio in 1817 and here the father died in the sixty-eighth year of his age and the mother at the age of eighty-six. They were the parents of nine children: John born

April 13, 1811, was married to Lucy Sullivan April 26, 1830: Mary born October 26, 1813, was married to James Turley December 12, 1831; Eliza born March 22. 1817, died February 25, 1827; Silas born February 22, 1819, married Jane Todd May 1, 1845; Frederick born March 20, 1829, died July 19, 1832; David born July 23, 1825, married Martha Martiu July 16, 1846; Harriet born March 26, 1830, died December 20, 1841; William born April 3, 1833, married Mary Ann Rutledge July 14, 1855. To Lewis and Phoebe Ann (Beems) Richards, six children have been born: Alva born March 16, 1841, who was surgeon of the One Hundred and Twenty-second regiment, Ohio Volunteers; Arthur born February 14, 1843, in 1861 enlisted in Thirty-second regiment, Ohio Volunteers and served to the close of the war; Dexter born April 21, 1859; Edward born April 6, 1851; Clara born May 15, 1845; and Augustine born September 16, 1847 and died August 23, 1849. Mr. and Mrs. Richards are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of over forty years' standing and he has been class-leader and one of the trustees for thirty years. He has been a member of the republican party every since it has been iu existtence.

Notwithstanding the rapid growth of the agricultural affairs of the county in the last few years, and the progressive ideas advanced, Richard Rider, Roseville, Ohio, has kept thoroughly apace with the times, and is considered one of the leading farmers of his section. His father, Adam Rider, was a native of Maryland and a descendant of German ancestors, his mother coming from that country to this when but a child. In 1802 Adam Rider married Miss Sarah Bond, also of Maryland, and in 1806 they went by wagons to Muskingum county, Ohio, the mother carrying the youngest child, Adam Jr., in her arms while riding a horse most of the distance. Mr. Rider located on a farm in what was then Brush Creek, but now Clay township, and there resided until his death, April 15, 1855, when seventy-five years of age. His estimable wife had passed away December 7, 1849. He served in the War of 1812. The children born to this union are named as follows: John,

Edward, Adam, Mathias, Richard, Charles and Ellen. Richard Rider, the subject of this memoir, was born June 2, 1816, on the old homestead, near Roseville, Ohio, which was then in a thick wilderness. He remained with his father until twenty-three years of age, and received his education in the subscription schools of that day. On November 15, 1835, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Wonu, who was born December 1, 1819, and shortly afterward, by the kindness of his father, received 160 acres, upon which he still resides. But this was not then the beautifully cultivated farm of to-day; instead, the hills were covered with woods, on which has been expended much hard labor. Like his father, Mr. Rider holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, with which he united in 1842, and is one of the most worthy and able supporters of this church. He was formerly an old line whig in his political views, and it is hardly worth mentioning that he is a republican and a warm supporter of his party. Although Mr. Rider was not a soldier in the Civil war, the family was represented by his two sons, Adam and Frank, the latter coming out at the close without' a scratch. Mr. and Mrs. Rider's union was blessed by the birth of ten children, one dying in infancy. The others were named as follows: Francis M. , born October 6, 1840; John

E., born March 5, 1843; Horatio A., born August 10, 1844; William E., born March 24, 1847; Ellen E., born May 8, 1849; Sarah C. , born December 31, 1851; Richard H. and Robert F. , born December 22, 1855, and Margaret J. , born August 28, 1859. John, William and Sarah have passed away. Mrs. Rider's parents, William and Elizabeth Wonn, came to Muskingum county, Ohio, in a very early day (about 1800), and here she received her education in the subscription schools. She united with the Methodist Episcopal church when but seventeen years of age, and has ever been happy in her belief. She is of German and Irish descent.

Francis M. Rider, commissioner of Muskingum county, Ohio, and a representative citizen of this section of the country, is a member of one of the pioneer families of the county, and was born on October 6, 1840. He is a son of Richard and Elizabeth (Wonn) Rider, who were born in this county in 1816 and 1818, respectively. The pa- ternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch was Adam Rider, a native of Maryland, who came directly from that state to Ohio in the early days of the present century. Francis M. Rider obtained a thorough knowledge of farming in his youthful days, but also succeeded in obtaining a common-school education, which he has since put to a practical use. When the war of the Rebellion opened, personal considerations were cast aside and he at once enlisted in defense of the ' ' stars and stripes," becoming a member of Company G, Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer infantry, and for four long years he fought in defense of his country and for the downfall of the "stars and bars." He was honorably discharged in 1865, and upon his return home he engaged in farming, which has been his life occupation, and for which he seems admirably adapted. He is the owner of a fine tract of land, containing 321 acres, situated in Clay and Newton townships, which farm is well managed and yields a paying annual income. Mr. Rider is a republican of many years' standing, and has held the positions of trustee and assessor in the township of his nativity, and since 1888 has held the office of county commissioner, being honored with a renomination August 22, 1891, and elected at the following election by a substantial majority. He is an ideal public official, and is, without doubt, one of the ablest commissioners the county has ever had. He is faithful to every trust, is very energetic, and his efforts in improving the county have been thoroughly appreciated. He is a member of Axline post No. 290, of the G. A. R. ; Zanesville lodge No. 114 of the I. and P. Order of Elks; and Cannel lodge No. 437, of the K. of P. Miss Melia Maddox, of this county, became his wife in 1870.

Joseph Riley, farmer, Frazeysburg, Ohio. Among the prominent pioneer families of Muskingum county, Ohio, the Rileys take a foremost place. Joseph Riley's grandfather, William Riley, came from the north of Ireland and was of Scotch-Irish descent. He emigrated to America at a period antedating the Revolutionary war, served as a soldier in the struggle for independence, and was under Mad Anthony Wayne, against the Indians. He was married in the Old Dominion and became the father of seven children: John, William,

Mariah, Robert, Hannah, Polly and Samuel. When an old man he came to Muskingum county, Jackson township, Ohio, and settled north of Frazeysburg. He brought all his family with him except Samuel, and lived to be quite aged. He had been wounded when a soldier and always felt the effect of this. He lived the life of a true Christian and was honored and respected . His son Samuel, father of our subject, was born in Washington county, Penn., October 30,

1796, received but little education, and came to Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1813. He married Miss Anna K. McDonald, daughter of Joseph Mc- Donald, who was originally from Ireland. After coming to the United States the latter settled in Muskingum county, Ohio, and was among the early pioneers. The Catholic church now stands on the land which was part of his farm. He was a Presbyterian and an elder in the same for many years. He was the prime mover in building the old log Presbyterian church, the first in the township, and Mrs. Riley, when a girl, cooked for the men who built the church. Mr. McDonald's children were Margaret, Anna K., Rev. John (Presbyterian minister), and James. Mr. Mc- Donald lived to be an old man and was well respected. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Riley were born nine children - George, Mariah, John, Joseph, xYaron, Alexander, Charles, Emily and Eliza are those who lived to grow to maturity. Mr. Riley settled on the farm now occupied by his son Charles, and as there was but little of the land cleared at that time he went actively to work to make improvements. He soon accumulated a handsome property and owned at the time of his death, which occurred on the 17th of September 1879, over 400 acres of excellent land. He began with nothing, and all that he accumulated was the result of his own industry and good management. In politics he was a republican and a strong Union man during the war, sending three of his sons to fight for their country. Aaron enlisted in the Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer infantry, served three years and was in many battles. Charles was in an Ohio regiment. Alexander also served three years. Mr. Riley was a man well known and respected among the old pioneers. His son, Joseph Riley, was born June 25, 1833, on the farm in Muskingum township, and received an ordinary education in the district schools. On the 8th of September, 1864, he married Miss Frances Spencer, who was born on the 15th of July, 1842, and who was the daughter of Wilson and Sarah (Cole) Spencer. Wilson Spencer was the son of Foreman Spencer, who was of the early settlers of Muskingum township [See sketch of Joseph Spencer.] To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Riley were born eight children: Wilson, Sarah K., Odessa, Joseph E., Orie F., Rose F., Laura S. and John T. After his union Mr. Riley settled on land purchased from his father, and gave his entire attention to tilling the soil. He is a prominent man of the county and is enterprising and industrious. He has educated his children and Orie F., after graduating from the high school in Frazeysburg, is attending school at Ada, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Riley are descendants of pioneer stock, and are held in high esteem by all.

Ohio, in 1814, but was born in Loudoun county, Va., his father, John Roberts, being a native of New Jersey. While a resident of his native state Henry Roberts was married to Phcebe Johnson, and in the year above mentioned he and his family came to the "Buckeye state" iu wagons, driven across the mountains. After farming on rented land the first season, he purchased some land of a settler, and as he was the owner of seven horses, one of which was an exceptionally good one, he traded it for forty bushels of corn. The land on which he settled was his home throughout his life, and there he and his wife reared the following family of children: John (deceased), who served in the War of 1812; Elizabeth (deceased); Lucinda (deceased); Linda (deceased); Charles (deceased); William, Manley, Harrison and Mary Ann, the last three named being also dead. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and were consistent Christians, taking an active interest in the cause and upbuilding of religion, and reared their children in this faith, all of whom became, as men and women, devout Christians. Mr. Roberts died at the age of seventy-seven years, his wife departing this life when eighty years of age. William Roberts was born in Loudoun county, Va., in 1809, on the 7th of March, and was five years of age when his parents came to Ohio, and is the only one of their children now living. He grew up in a manner common to the sons of pioneer parents, and during the three or four weeks that he was permitted to attend school throughout the year, he acquired a rudimentary education. He was married to Miss Nancy Potts, daughter of Isaiah and Elizabeth Potts of Virginia, and by her became the father of the following children : Henry H. , Phoebe E , Mary C., Naomi I., Leroy A. , Nancy J., William B., Amos A., Lyman C., Cordelia F. and Cyrus M. Leroy was a member of Company B, Seventy- eighth Ohio Volunteer infantry, and entered the federal army during the early part of the war. He took part in the bloody battle of Shiloh, but was afterward taken ill from exposure, which resulted in his death. He was also in the battle of Fort Donelson. Mr. Roberts has been a resident of this county ever since his first location, with the exception of a few years spent in Morgan county, and is now enjoying the fruits of a well spent life. He was converted to Christianity in his early life and has steadily pursued his way onward and upward, and has held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church for the past sixty - three years. During all this time he has been active in church work, and has taken a leading part in worthy enterprises. In all his transactions with his fellowmen he has been actuated by the highest principles of manhood, and the high esteem in which he is held by his neighbors and friends testifies in an eloquent manner as to the nobility of his mind and heart. In early life he was a whig, but since the death of that party he has supported the principles of the republican party at all important elections.

William Robison, the father of John Robison, Dresden, Ohio, was a Scotch-Irishman. He was born in County Antrim, Ballyknock, Ireland, where he learned the weaver's trade, and when a young man of about twenty-four, in 1814, came to America, first settling in New Brunswick. He was born prior to 1790, the exact date is not known. He remained in New Brunswick seven years when he married Miss Holden and to them was born one child. Both mother and child died in New Brunswick. While there, Mr. Robison worked in a lumber mill and he came to the United States in 1822, settling in Philadelphia. Here he lived three years and ran an establishment for weaving linen and employed several hands. The old receipts for money paid out and contracts of apprentices are still preserved in the family. Mr. Robison married in Philadelphia, Isabel Johnson, also of Scotch- Irish descent, and they had three children: John,

James (died when three years of age) and Thomas (died when ten years of age). About 1825 Mr. Robison went to Pittsburg, where he followed weaving and in 1828 came to Muskingum county with Thomas Morrison. They bought together 160 acres of land of Robert George, which they divided equally between them. A small clearing was on the land which fell to Morrison and a hewed-log house on Mr. Robison's share. This land constituted a part of the farm now belonging to the subject of this sketch. Mr. Robison brought his family and household goods in wagons and lived in the log cabin for about twelve years and then built a hewed-log cabin, which was afterward covered with siding and in which his son John now lives. There was not a stick cut on the ground when Mr. Robison settled on it and he cut his farm out of the heavy timber and made a good home. The deed for his land is dated March 28, 1829, and is from Robert George, for 77. 5 acres, the sum paid for it being $150. The original deed is the United States government dated October 2, 1826, to Robert George. Mr. and Mrs. Robison were members of the Reformed Presbyterian church, which he had joined at Pittsburg in 1828. He was ruling elder for nearly twenty-eight years, and assisted with his means to build the church. He possessed a remarkable constitution and was sick but little in his life and attained the good old age of over one hundred years. John Robison, his son, was born in Philadelphia, October 2, 1828, and was one year old when his father brought him to this county. He received a common-school education, married at the age of twenty eight years, Catherine J. McKee, daughter of James and Isabel (Crawford) McKee. The father was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and came with his father, James McKee Sr. ,to America. They were among the first settlers of Coshocton county. James McKee Sr., was the father of Thomas, George, Daniel, Catherine, Nellie, Sarah, Patrick, Gilbert, James, Isabel and Jane. He died at a good old age in Coshocton county. James Mc- Kee Jr., lived to the age of seventy-one years and was the father of nine children: Catherine J.,

James, Thomas, George, Gilbert, Sarah A., John Robert and Isabel! Mr. McKee was a member of the Old School Presbyterian church and an elder for many years. John Robison, after his marriage remained on the home farm, and by industry and good business management has accumulated 300 acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. Robison are the parents of six children: Sarah A. (died an infant); Isabel E. was a graduate of Geneva college, Northwood, Ohio, and married Rev. H. W. Reed of Westmoreland county, Penn., a minister of the Reformed Presbyterian church (she died after five years of married life, March 29, 1886, aged twenty-nine years. She was a lady of culture and refinement and possessed many virtues); Mary J. died when four years of age ; Eliza C. died an infant ; Sarah M. (a young lady at home), and William M. (who married Sarah R. Spencer, daughter of John Spencer of Muskingum township). [See sketch.] In politics Mr. Robison takes no active part, owing, as he declares, to the State's immoral constitition, but he takes an active part in having good schools and has held the office of school director for several terms. Mr. and Mrs. Robison are members of the Reformed Presbyterian church and he has been an elder for twenty years. He is a practical farmer and substantial citizen, owning besides his farm real estate at Trinway. The son, William M. , resides on the new and commodious farm residence on part of the home ground. Mr. Robison is one of the representative men of this county.

Thomas Rose, Frazeysburg, Ohio. Thomas Rose's great grandfather, William Rose, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and came to America at a period antedating the Revolution, serving in that war under George Washington. His wife had died in the old country and he brought his two children, a son and daughter, with him to America. He landed in Baltimore and traveled on horseback, carrying his children in the saddle bags, to Bedford county, near Bedford springs, and there passed the remainder of his days. He was a Protestant in religion. His son, Thomas,, was the grandfather of our subject and was small enough to ride in one of the saddle bags when he went with his father to Bedford county, Penn. He was a tanner by trade and also followed farming to some extent. He served in the War of 1812, and was badly wounded at the battle of Lundy's Lane, shot in the leg and crippled for life. He married Miss Mary Kenton, a relative of the famous lieutenant, Simon Kenton. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rose were the parents of six children : Henry, Allen, James, Alexander, Mary and Jane. Mr. Rose owned two farms and was a substantial man. He was upright and honorable and well respected. His son and our subject's father, Allen Rose, was born in Bedford county, Penn., received a common-school education and learned the shoemaker's trade. He visited Steubensville, Ohio, entered a home, and soon after married Miss Ann Blackburn, daughter of Thomas Blackburn. The fruits of this union were three children: Thomas, William and Allen. In 1828 Mr. Rose came with his family to Ohio and settled in Knox county, where he resided one year, after which he moved to Richland county. There he resided until killed at the raising of a log barn in 1831, when endeavoring to save the lives of other men by stopping a falling log. He worked very hard and during the short time he had lived in Richland county he had cleared up a good portion of sixty acres. In his religious views he was a Presbyterian. His wife was a Quakeress and lived to be seventy-four years of age. Thomas Rose, his son, was born in Bedford county, Penn., August 28, 1824; received a common-school education, and learned the blacksmith trade. He was but four years old when he was brought to Ohio by his parents, and he was therefore reared in the wilderness. During his early days he was accustomed to all the privations and vicissitudes of pioneer life and grew up strong and hardy. At the age of eighteen he left home and worked at his trade at Mount Vernon, Ohio, for three years. After this he worked at different places, and in 1849 was married to Miss Rebecca A. Ledner, daughter of Christian and Margaret Ledner, of Licking county, Ohio. Mr. Ledner was a farmer and a native of Germany. He first settled in Maryland and then in Licking county, Ohio, in 1848. He was noted far and wide as one of the first class agriculturists. In 1857 he was elected justice of the peace and served three terms. To Mr. and Mrs. Rose were born seven children: Charles, Almira (died at the age of fifteen years), Alvina (died at the age of four months), George W., Mary E. (died at the age of ten years), John W. and Leonard (died in infancy). After mar riage Mr. Rose settled down at Boston, Licking county, and in 1866 he went to Illinois, settling in Gillespie, Macoupin county, where he resided until 1878. In the spring of the following year he came to Muskingum county, Ohio, and has since been a resident of Frazeysburg. He is well respected and liked there, and has held the position of mayor of Frazeysburg eight years. Iii politics he is a stanch democrat. He is one of the charter members of New Home lodge No. 338, Hanover, Ohio, and is now a member of Frazeysburg lodge No. -190, having been secretary of this lodge since 1886. Mr. Rose is a substantial business man and owns considerable real estate in Frazeysburg. He is now sixty-eight years of age, is still hale and hearty, and can do a hard day's work at blacksmithing. He does as much work now as he did twenty years ago, has never had a severe spell of sickness, and has a wonderfully strong constitution. Unaided, and by his own exertions, he has made all his property, and stands high in the estimation of all as an honest, upright citizen. When young Mr. Rose was a very powerful man, even among the hardy pioneers, and was considered the strongest man in his locality. He has always been a total abstainer from spirituous liquors, and when young was pointed out as almost the only exception among the young men. He attributes his good health to his early pioneer training, principally. His son, Charles, married Miss Henrietta English and is settled on a farm in Illinois. John W. married Miss Ann Settles, has one child, Mary, and resides at Granville, Ohio. Simon Kenton, spoken of above, was one of America's most noted Indian fighters and hunters, and was a man of great physical strength and endurance.

The grandparents of Samuel L. Rutledge, postmaster, Hopewell, Ohio, James and Mary Rutledge were natives of Fermanagh county, Ireland, but at an early date came to America, first locating at New York, but subsequently in Guernsey county, Ohio, where both received their final summons. Their son, George, was born in the year 1815, on the ocean, while his parents were on the voyage to America. Early in life he was apprenticed to the tanner's trade, and when eighteen years of age he was married to Miss Susannah Shutt. In 1831 he and hiB family moved to Mount Sterling, Hopewell township, Muskingum county, and there Mr. Rutledge purchased a tannery plant which he carried on until his death in 1865. To his marriage were born the following children: Mary A., Margaret J., John W., Samuel L. (subject), George W., Sarah E. and Thomas C. Samuel L. Rutledge remained at home, assisting in the tannery and attending the district school until 1869, when he entered the academy at Pleasantville, Fairfield county,' Ohio, graduating from the same in 1872. He took a post academic course, which gave him the privilege of graduating in any college in the state in one year. Returning home, he went from there to Jacksonburg, Ind. , where he taught school for ten years. Returning to Mount Sterling, he has since been engaged in teaching school. January, 1890, he was appointed postmaster at that place and holds that position at the present time. He was elected justice of the peace April, 1891, and was appointed notary public under Gov. Campbell. He was school examiner for the county from 1884 to 1887, and discharged the duties of that position in a creditable and satisfactory manner. For the last ten years he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he is a stanch republican, and socially he is a member of the A. F. & A. M. He was married in 1876 to Miss Bessie, daughter this union: Jennie M., born December 25, 1878, and Georgiana. born February 24, 1882. Mrs. Rutledge died May 29, 1886, and Mr. Rutledge's second marriage was on January 25, 1889, to Miss Dosie Morgan, who was born June 2, 1868, and whose parents, Thomas W. and Virginia (Anderson) Morgan, were early settlers of Muskingum county. Mr. Morgan was born in 1823.

John Sandel, the deceased husband of Mrs. Christina Sandel, Otsego, Ohio, was born in Adams township, Muskingum county, and was the son of Valentine Sandel, who came from Germany at an early date. He was the father of nine children: Jacob, Mary, John, Elizabeth, Casper, Christian (who died a soldier in the Civil war), Martin, Valentine and George. Valentine Sandel was a member of the Lutheran church, and lived to be over seventy years of age, a respected and honored citizen and farmer. John Sandel, his son, and the husband of our subject, was born March 13, 1832, received a common-school education and learned the carpenter's trade as well as farming. He married October 26, 1865, at the age of twenty-eight years, Christina Klein, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Moser) Klein. Jacob Klein was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and was the son of Christian Klein, a farmer and the father of four children: Christian, William, Jacob and Christina. Christian Klein was a man of property in "the Fatherland." Jacob Klein came to America about 1826, at the age of twenty-one, and to Zanes ville, where he worked at his trade of a shoemaker, which he had learned in Germany. He had a common-school education in Germany, and in Zanesville married Catherine Moser, daughter of Daniel Moser. To them were born ten children, nine of whom lived to maturity: Louise, Christina, Jacob, William, Matilda, George, Christian, Albert and Alice. In 1852 Mr. Klein moved to Adams township and settled on a farm where he still resides at the age of seventy- eight years. The farm where he settled belonged to his wife' s father, Daniel Moser, who also came from Germany about 1835, and owned a farm of 120 acres. Daniel Moser was the father of four children: Philip, Catherine, Adam and Louisa, and lived to be seventy years of age. He was an industrious farmer, a member of the Lutheran church, and was a potter by trade in the old country. Jacob Klein was also a member of the Lutheran church, had always been a good citizen and an honorable and industrious man. After his marriage Mr. John Sandel settled on the farm now occupied by his widow. He worked at his trade of a carpenter for about fifteen years, renting his farm. Before his marriage he was a soldier in the Civil war, in Company A, One Hundred and Second regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry, and was enrolled August 12, 1862, for three years. He was honorably discharged May 28, 1865, at Louisville, Ky., by reason of injury received while in the line of duty in the United States service, having been wounded in the foot at the battle of Athens. Mr. Sandel became a prosperous farmer and respected citizen. His farm consisted of 160 acres. Both he and his wife were prominent members of the Lutheran church, and Mr. Sandel held the office of elder and church trustee. He was always connected with the church in some office. In politics he was a democrat, and died at the age of fifty-one years, November 16, 1887. When the war broke out he did not hesitate to offer his services and life to his country, and was true to his duty. His name always stood on the roll of honor. His widow has ably managed the farm since his death, having kept it free from debt, and besides has made some money, which success speaks well for her business ability and management. She is a sincere Christian and a woman of high character, well regarded by her neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Sandel kindly took to rear a little three-year-old girl, Floretta M. Stiner, whose mother had died, and have cared for her as though she were their own. Since Mr. Sandle's death she has grown still more into the affections of Mrs. Sandel, who gives her all a mother's love and care, and is giving her a good education and bringing her up to be a capable and Christian woman. She is a very bright and attractive child.

Robert M. Saup, the superintendent of the Zanesville city water works, has proven himself the right man on the right place, and has the confidence and respect of all right-minded citizens. He was born in Zanesville in 1847 to Anthony Saup, a native of France, who came to America when a young man, first locating in New York and about 1830 in Zanesville. He was a cabinet maker by trade, and at once began following this business, which he continued until his death in 1856. He was married in the city of New York to Miss Elizabeth Smith, a native of that state, whose parents lived to a very advanced age, dying at the ages of one hundred and four and one hundred and three years, father and mother respectively. To

Anthony and Elizabeth Saup five sons and three daughters were born: Robert M. , the subject of this sketch, being the seventh in order of birth. He grew to maturity and received a thorough education in parochial schools, but about the age of fourteen years he went to Cairo, 111., where he had a brother engaged in the mercantile business, and remained with him for some time. He afterward started out for himself, accepting a position as cabin boy on a Mississippi river steamer, plying between St. Louis and New Orleans, in which capacity he served for about three years. He then returned to Zanesville and for a short time thereafter worked in the rolling mills, but in 1864 enlisted in the Union army as a member of Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry, at which time he was only seventeen years of age, and had a hard time to pass muster, owing to his youthful appearance. He was sent with his regiment to Maryland Heights and from there to Baltimore, thence to Bush river and was there placed on garrison duty. At the close of the war he was mustered out of the service and returned to Zanesville, where he engaged in cabinet making, to which business he gave his time and attention until 1885, when he was appointed superintendent of the city water works, which position he has since filled. Some important improvements have been made in the system under his supervision, and he is a gentleman of the highest standing in social and business circles. In 1868 he married Miss Alevia Carlow, a native of Zanesville, and by her he is the father of three sons and three daughters. The family are members of the Catholic church, and he belongs to the G. A. R. and is a democrat, politically.

R. D. Schultz, one of the popular and most successful business men of Zanesville, was born in that city, January 7, 1839. He is a son of William and Evaline (Darlinton) Schultz, natives of Winchester, Va. In 1853 the father established the soap factory at Zanesville and operated it successfully until 1866, when his son, R. D., and John Hoge purchased and have since operated it. The father died, in 1870, at the age of seventy, but the mother is still living, is seventy-three years of age, and makes her home in Zanesville with our subject. The latter received rather limited educational advantages, never having attended school a day after he was fifteen years of age, and on October 5, 1864, he was married to Miss Sarah Van Horne, a native of Zanesville, and daughter of Bernard Van Horne. Mr. and Mrs. Schultz' union resulted in the birth of two children: Bernard V. H. and William D. Mr. Schultz died in 1869. The opera house in Zanesville, one of the finest buildings in the city, was built by Mr. Schultz, and was opened January

22," 1880. Mr. Schultz is an enthusiastic Mason, and has taken all the degrees in the Ancient York rite, also all the Consistory degrees up to and including the 32d. He also has taken the Shrine degree. He is treasurer of his commandery, and holds the same position in the Masonic Hall association. He is a director in the First National bank, and president of the Economy Building association. He owns 400 acres of land in Wayne township, Muskingum county, and is one of the representative citizens of this county. In politics he advocates the principles of the democrats.

Ernest Scott, county recorder, Zanesville, Ohio. Among Muskingum county's self-made, enterprising and successful citizens, none deserves more favorable mention than the subject of this sketch, Ernest Scott, who was born in Perry county, Ohio, December 11, 1846. He is a son of Bernard and Josephine A. (Guille) Scott, the mother a daughter of Dr. Augusta Guille, and a native of France. The father was born in Baltimore, Md., and is of Irish origin. He was a mechanic by trade, and died on board a steamboat on the Ohio river, in 1850, of cholera. The mother survived until 1886. They were the parents of one child besides our subject - Caroline E., wife of John C. Dixon. Ernest Scott came to Muskingum county in 1854, and attended the public schools, but subsequently entered the university at Ann Arbor, Mich., and Lebanon (Ohio) university. He then followed teaching school for several years, but this was after he returned from the army. In February, 1863, when but seventeen years of age, he enlisted in Company C, Thirteenth Ohio cavalry, and was in a number of engagements. He was at White House Landing, battle of the Wilderness, siege of Petersburg and the explosion of the mine at the last-named place. He was wounded, thirteen days after this battle, while on picket duty, by a gunshot through the breast and right arm, and was in the hospital for five months. He was then put on hospital duty on board the steamer " J. K. Barnes," which plied on the Atlantic between northern and southern ports, carrying sick and wounded soldiers. He remained in this position for six months, and then, on July 20, 1865, was discharged. He returned to Zanesville, as stated before, attended the schools, and taught the young idea how to shoot. After leaving the schoolroom he traveled for three or four years, going as far west as the Rocky mountains, and visiting many points in the South. After returning he engaged in agricultural pursuits for a short time, then removing to Zanesville, soon after which he received an appointment in the post office as letter carrier, in which capacity he served about five years, being under two presidential administrations. Then was in the employ of T. F. Spangler & Co., in the real estate business, in which business he was engaged when elected to his present office, in 1888, and reelected in 1891. He is an able and efficient officer, and discharges the duties of his present position in a very efficient manner. He has been twice married, the second time, in 1879, to Miss Louisa Sandle, daughter of Jacob Sandle, of Perry township. The fruits of this union are two interesting children: Viola G. and Nellie B. Mr. Scott is a member of the Hazlett post No. 81, G. A. R., and is senior vice-commander. He is also a member of Muskingum lodge, of I. O. O. F. and the society of B. P. O. No. 114.

William Senior (deceased) was engaged in the manufacture of woolen, and was a member of the firm of L. Rambo & Co., of Dresden, Ohio. He was born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., February 17, 1831, a son of George and Mary (Wadsworth) Senior, natives of England, the former dying in 1866 and the latter in 1854 at Mount Vernon, Ohio. The maternal grandfather, Jonathan Wadsworth, was born in England and came to the United States, becoming one of the early woolen manufacturers of the "Empire state." He died in Richmond, Va., when over eighty years of age. In the state of New York, William Senior spent his earliest days, but later became a resident of Pennsylvania and in 1853 first located in the town of Dresden, which has been his permanent place of abode since 1858. He became a member of the firm of L. Rambo & Co. in 1871, and their large and growing business testifies to their standing in the community and to the excellence of their product. The reliability of their goods and the exceedingly reasonable price at which they sell them has made their establishment well known and popular. Mr. Senior was married in 1855 to Miss Bell Nye, who died September 27, 1888, and August 1 of the following year he took for his second wife Miss Amelia Cresap, who died December 8, 1891. Mr. Senior was a republican politically, was a member of the Presbyterian church, in which he was an elder, and belonged to the I. O. O. F. His only son by his first marriage was born in Circleville, Ohio, October 17, 1856, and died in Dresden, January 16, 1880. He graduated in June, 1878, from Wooster university and in September, 1878, entered Princeton Theological seminary at Princeton, N. J. He was one of the brightest students in the institution, and his death was a sad blow to all who knew him as well as to his parents. Mr. Senior has a daughter, now Mrs. J. L. Adams of Sheffield, Ala. Mr. Senior was a model man of business for besides being enterprising, shrewd and practical, he was strictly honorable. He died December 31, 1891.

John D. Shaw, Frazeysburg, Ohio, is one of the large farmers and land owners of Cass township, Muskingum county. The family in America first settled in Maryland in old colonial times. William Shaw, the grandfather, came from Maryland, was one of the pioneer hunters and made his headquarters near Dresden on the Muskingum river, making a business of hunting and trapping game and fur-bearing animals, with which this county then abounded. His children remembered were Elias, John, Lydia and Sarah and one whose name is forgotten married into the Burch family. Elias Shaw, one of the sons and the father of our subject, was born in Maryland and came to Muskingum county when a young man. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and served under Gen. Cass. He married Harriet Deakin of Maryland, and to them were born four children: Letitia, John D. , Philenia and William Francis. Mr. Shaw settled in Cass township above Dresden where Trinwav now stands. He was a member of the Baptist church and in politics an old line whig, later a republican and a union man during the war. He lived to be seventy - two years of age. One son, Frank, was in the First Illinois Cavalry regiment and served five years during the war, taking part in many battles. John D. Shaw another son was born November 28, 1828, where the town of Trinway now stands. He can remember a great many things pertaining to the old pioneer life. He received a common-school education in the old log schoolhouse, of those days and early learned to work on the farm. When but seven years of age he went to live with Squire James Morgan, a prominent farmer of the township, and remained with him until he was eighteen years of age. He continued to do farm work until twentyfour years of age, when he married Mary E. Morgan, December 2, 1852, a widow of Washington Morgan, and the daughter of Spencer Lake of Coshocton county. By this marriage Mr. Shaw became the father of three children: George (died when twenty - three years of age) and Perry L. (died when sixteen years of age). This wife died, and November 27, 1888, Mr. Shaw married Cecil Dorsey, daughter of Joseph Dorsey. [See sketch of A. C. Dorsey and Benjamin Dorsey for early history of Dorsey family.] Both Mr. and Mrs. Shaw are members of the Old School Baptist church, and in politics he is a stanch republican. Mr. Shaw and son by industry and hard labor have succeeded in accumulating considerable property and now own 800 acres and have excellent buildings. His son, Joseph Francis, has an elegant and substantial farm residence near his father.

Capt. Joseph Shaw, president of the board of trade of Zanesville, and secretary and manager of the Muskingum Coffin company, is a keen, intelligent business man, thoroughly conversant with all the requirements of the trade. The Muskingum Coffin company was established in Zanesville in 1881, and incorporated August 24 of that year with

Mr. Shaw as secretary and manager. The company annually manufactures over $100,000 worth of burial goods and gives employment to about sixty hands. Mr. Shaw was born in Newburg, N. Y. , May 27, 1840, and the same year his parents, Joseph and Mary (Williams) Shaw, came to Muskingum county and settled upon a farm in Harrison township. This farm was unimproved and they immediately set to work to clear and make a home. Joseph Shaw, Sr., was an Englishman by birth and after emigrating to America located in New York where he followed his trade, that of a weaver. There he married Miss Mary Williams, a native of the Empire state, and they afterward came to Ohio, where the father followed his trade in connection with farming, often weaving flax and wool for the early pioneers' home-made clothing. He died in Harrison township in 1851, when fifty - one years of age. His widow afterward removed to Zanesville and died there in 1884 in her seventyninth year. Two children were the fruits of this union: Joseph (our subject), and George W. Shaw, a hardware merchant of Zanesville, Ohio. Joseph Shaw, Jr., spent his early boyhood upon the farm attending the district schools, and had for one of his teachers the late President James A. Garfield. The schoolhouse was a primitive log building with slab seats, and a single desk, extending around the room and resting on pegs driven into the logs, furnished a writing desk for the pupils. At the age of twelve years young Shaw removed with his mother to Zanesville and began attending the public schools of that city. Later he entered the old Putnam academy, graduated, and then apprenticed himself to Dr. Ezra Dillon, an early physician and druggist of Zanesville, and began fitting himself for an apothecary. About two years later he accepted a clerkship at Dresden, Ohio, where he remained until the outbreak of the Civil war. Immediately after the fall of Fort Sumter, when the whole North began to realize the peril of our country, Mr. Shaw, on April 24, 1861, enlisted in Company E, Third Ohio Volunteer infantry, and served until he was discharged at Columbus, Ohio, July 24 of the same year, by reason of expiration of term of enlistment. On October 16, 1861, he re-enlisted in Company F, Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer infantry; was promoted to sergeant in November of that year, to first or orderly sergeant in January, .1862, quartermaster-sergeant in June, 1863; re-enlisted as a veteran in January, 1864; was commissioned first lieutenant and regimental quartermaster in November of the same year, and as such was attached to the First brigade, First division of the Twenty-fourth Army corps. In December of the year 1864 Mr. Shaw was further honored by a captain's commission. During his military career, Capt. Shaw was in active service.

participating in the numerous battles and marches of his regiment, and was honorably discharged, August 23, 1865. Returning to Zanesville he embarked in mercantile pursuits, having purchased a drug store in which he had previously served as an apprentice, continuing the same until 1881. In 1861 Capt. Shaw wedded Miss Amanda A. Marshall, by whom he is the father of seven children. In politics he is a republican, a member of the Odd Fellows and G. A. R. fraternities, and he and family are attendants of the Putnam Presbyterian church, of Zanesville.

The bar of Muskingum county, Ohio, has no more worthy or prominent member than Arthur J. Sheppard, for besides possessing a brilliant mind, great powers of observation and discriminating judgment, he has devoted many hours to the study of his profession and is, without doubt, one of the best-read lawers of the county. He was born at Irville, this county, to Hon. John B. and Rebecca (Bonham) Sheppard, the former of whom was born at Irville April 7, 1828, and the latter in Jackson township, of this county, in December, 1824. Hon. John B. Sheppard began the practice of law in Zanesville in 1868, continuing with distinguished ability until 1873, when he was elected to the general assembly of the state as a democrat, during which time he proved himself an able and incorruptible legislator. Since the close of his term of office he has resided upon a farm in Licking township, this county. His father, Rev. Lenox Sheppard, was born in Westmoreland county, Penn., in 1784, and was called from life in Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1849. He was a "circuit rider'' of the Methodist church and was one of the powerful preachers of his day. The Sheppard family first became known in this county in 1815, coming thither from Westmoreland county, Penn. The maternal grandfather, Rev. Zachariah Bonham, was bom in Virginia, but in 1812 became a resident of Muskingum county, Ohio, and, like Lenox Sheppard, was one of the pioneer Methodist preachers of this region. He died in this county at a ripe old age. Arthur J. Sheppard was given the advantages of the common schools and the schools of Zanesville in his youth, after which he taught school for some time. After having thoroughly fitted himself for the practice of law, by much desultory study, he was admitted to the bar in 1878 and has since been an active practitioner. He devotes the energies of his heart and mind to the successful conduct of his cases, and never allows the interests of his clients to suffer if careful attention to every detail can prevent it. He is a member of Cvrene commandery of the A. F. & A. M., and also belongs to the I. O. O. F. and the B. & P. order of Elks.

which he is now living, on the 30th of July, 1839, a son of Christian and Catharine (Werts) Shroyer, who were born in Pennsylvania in 1801 and Loudoun county, Va., respectively. The father was one of eleven children born to Philip and Mariah (Stotts) Shroyer. He was about the seventh child, and after reaching manhood he settled on the farm where his son, the subject of this sketch, now resides, in 1808. Christian Shroyer and his wife were both earnest members of the Lutheran church. Philip Shroyer was the first to settle on a farm in Salem township, coming to this region from Pennsylvania with an ox team and a team of horses, often having to cut a wagon way through the woods. The grandfather died on his farm, the father in 1839 and the grandmother a short time before. To Philip Shroyer and wife the following children were born : Adam, Philip, Abram, Jacob,

Elizabeth, Mary, John, Christian, William, Andrew, and Catherine. Christian Shroyer was about six years of age when he came to this county, was brought up on a farm and obtained a fair education in the neighboring schools. At the age of twenty-four years he was married, and his union was blessed in the birth of the following named children : Solomon and Jacob, who died when young; Susan M., (Mrs. S. H. Hardy); Helen (Mrs. Hamilton); Matilda (Mrs. Shrigley); Elizabeth, who died in early childhood; Peter C. ; Malinda C. (Mrs. Edwards); Mary A. (Mrs. Stewart); John O., who is a farmer residing in Adamsville, and Eliza J. (Mrs. C. H. Bucker), living on the home place, are twins. The father of these children died in this county in 1867. He was a well-to-do farmer, and at his death was the owner of 600 acres of land, all of which was the result of his own endeavors. He was upright and honorable in every particular and was highly respected by the citizens of Muskingum county. Politically he was a Democrat. His wife was a daughter of Peter Werts and was an earnest member of the Lutheran church. She died on the 19th of April, 1888, at which time she was eighty-three years of age. The paternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch and his eldest sons were soldiers in the War of 1812. Peter C. Shroyer spent his youth on his father's farm and in attending the common schools near his home, and at the age of twenty-two years he began farming on his own account in Adams township. In 1859 he was married to Miss Sarah E. Winn, a daughter of James and Eliza Winn, her birth having occurred in this township January 31, 1844. She was about the eighth of fourteen children, only six of whom are living, and in her youth she was an attendant of the common schools. She has borne her husband two children: Flora O., who was born November 2, 1862, and is the wife of H. N. Slater, of Adams township, by whom she has a son, Charles William, and Charles T. , who was born July 27, 1876, and is still at school. Mr. Shroyer has been a resident of his present place since 1864, but only became the owner of the place in 1872. His land comprises 210 acres, well improved, on which he raises a considerable amount of stock. Mr. Shroyer is a democrat, is active in advancing all interests for the benefit of the county, being especially interested in the building up of churches and schools. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is an excellent business man and strictly honorable in every respect.

David Sidle is one of the most venerable citizens of Muskingum county, Ohio, having reached the eighty-fourth milestone of his life. John Sidle, his father, was born in New Jersey, Sussex county, near New Brunswick, but his father, Andrew Sidle, was a native of Germany and upon coming to this country settled in New Jersey. He was married to Miss Sarah Brass, and by her became the father of four children: John, Sarah, Annie and Sophia. He was called from life in the state of his adoption. John Sidle, his son, was by trade a cooper, but also followed the calling of a farmer. He married Mary Reed, of New Jersey, daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Swackhamer) Reed, who were of English and German descent respectively. Mr. Reed came to Ohio in an early day and settled in Muskingum county, near Zanesville. John Sidle and wife reared nine children: Philip, Sophia, Cornelius, Anna, Sarah, David, Jacob, Caroline and Mary. From New Jersey Mr. Sidle first removed to Wilkesbarre, Penn., and became a teamster from that point to Philadelphia, hauling merchandise in one of the immense Conestoga wagous drawn by from four to six horses. He hauled the first load of goods from Philadelphia to Zanesville. He lived many years in Wilkesbarre and there two of his children were born. He came by wagon to Ohio, having a four- horse Conestoga wagon filled with his effects and a two-horse wagon in which his wife and children rode. In November, 1811, they arrived at the farm now owned by David Sidle, and the first winter of their sojourn here they lived in a small log house about fourteen feet square and in the spring moved into a double log house which was standing on his land. In 1812 he built a still house, which he ran for many years. The following year he built a grist and sawmill on Licking river, which was one of the first mills to be erected in the county. Later these mills were razed, and in 1827 he built a large mill with three run of stone and made flour for shipment. This mill was in operation for about twenty years. When he first came to the state a number of mills were running, two being in operation at the falls of the Licking river and a large tannery was also there, owned and operated by Stephen White. The little village there continued to exist until along in the thirties and for some time was a rival of Zanesville, and now there is not a vestige to mark the place where many of the old settlers obtained their supplies. John Sidle was a good business man and besides his mills owned a large farm, to which he continued to add until he became the owner of 800 acres of land. He and his wife were Presbyterians in their religious views but he afterward became a Methodist. Politically he was an old line whig and for many years he filled the position of township trustee. He lived to be seventy- four years of age, dying December 11, 1847. His wife died February 3, 1845 at the age of sixty- eight. He was very energetic and enterprising and became well known to all the old pioneers. The millstones for his first mill were hauled from Cheat river, Ya. , in 1812 and he was much pleased when he got them. His son, David, was about four years of age when the millstones arrived in the night, and he well remembers the teamster shouting to awaken his father. One of these stones does duty as a step at David Sidle's gateway. John Sidle was one of those old pioneers who bad a hardy spirit and could face with undaunted courage the trials and privations of pioneer life. He succeeded in whatever he undertook and his son David says of him that " he made things go or broke something. " He left a handsome property to his children. David Sidle was born at Wilkesbarre, Penn., November 3, 1807, and was but four years of age on coming to Ohio. Even at that early age he was impressed with the scenes and incidents of that long journey. They remained at Zanesville six weeks, crossing the ferry and stopping on the Putnam side. Schools were few and far between and Mr. Sidle gained but little education in the old pioneer subscription schools. He early began to work on the farm, and well remembers when he planted his first hill of corn. When large enough he began to work in the grist and sawmill and for seventeen years continued at this work and in this way he became acquainted with many of the old pioneers and knew all the settlers within a distance of fifteen miles. He worked both by night and by day, taking turns with the men to sleep, and although the school in which he was trained was a rather rough one, it taught him to think and act for himself. At the age of twenty-three he was married to Harriet Thrapp, their union taking place May 6, 1830. She was a daughter of Rev. Joseph and Jemima (Van Camp) Thrapp, the former of whom was born within eleven miles of Baltimore, Md., on what was known as Gallows Hill. In 1805 he came to Licking county, Ohio, and the following year moved to Muskingum county and settled on a farm within sight of the house .where

David Sidle now lives. He was a minister of the M. P. church and was the first preacher of the county and his services were in requisition far and near when funeral sermons or wedding ceremonies were to be performed. He was the father of twelve children all of whom lived to maturity with one exception, Adaline dying young. The others were: Philander, Israel, Lucinda, Julia A., Harriet, Marcus L., Ellen, John, Joel S., James E. and Martha A. Rev. Thrapp lived to be nearly ninety years of age, dying May 12, 1863. He was well known among the old settlers as an earnest Christian who endeavored at all times to live in the fear of the Lord. His sons Joel and Israel became Methodist Protestant ministers, and aided largely in increasing the membership of the church which their father had helped to found in this county. To Mr. and Mrs. David Sidle a family of nine children were born: Angeline who died at the age of nine years, Eliza A. (wife of James E. Tanner), Emma J. (wife of Salem Barrack, deceased), John W., Cornelius F., Josephine T. (wife of Wilbur F. Armstrong), David M. (resides in Winfield, Kas.), Julia E. (widow of Thomas B. Bland), and Laura S. (wife of A. H. Jennings). After his marriage Mr. Sidle worked in the mill for four years, then removed to a farm in Licking township and afterward to Delaware county, where he resided two years. Owing to the death of his father he then returned to the old homestead, where he has since lived. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church and he has for many years been one of the trustees of the church. He is well known as an honorable man and has served as township trustee two terms and county infirmary director three years. He was for many years a member of the state militia and served as first lieutenant, then captain and finally as lieutenant-colonel of a cavalry regiment, which position he held three years. He has been uniformly successful as a farmer, and is now the owner of 646 acres of land. He inherited 83,000 from his father's estate of which he and his brother Jacob were executors. The residence in which he lived was built fiftyseven years since and is still a comfortable home, pleasantly situated in a picturesque locality. At eighty-four years of age Mr. Sidle is a remarkable man, his erect form and elastic step showing that he is still possessed of much youthful vigor. He is active in his movements, his eyes are bright and clear, his countenance is ruddy and indicative of good health, his hearing is good, and his wonderful memory and clear intellect are unimpaired. He has always been a man of kindly heart and generous in the use of his means in the interests of worthy movements. His wife, Mrs. Harriet (Thrapp) Sidle, was a gentle and venerable lady, and died February 9, 1892, at the advanced age of seventynine years three months and twenty-one days. The family are all well settled in life and are residents of Muskingum county, with the exception of two members. Mr. Sidle is a credit to the old pioneer stock from which he sprang. His brother Philip was a great horse racer and was an extensive shipper of horses to New York and Philadelphia. He once went on horseback to New York city to attend a horse race and fair and attracted much attention as the noted Western horseman. Cornelius, another brother, was also extensively engaged in horse trading. Many of the Sidles have been noted for the excellence of their horsemanship. David Sidle was a strong Union man during the war and is a stanch republican in politics. He sent all his sons to the war and all returned without wounds. John W. was in Company G, Ninety-seventh regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry, which was famous for its many battles, and participated in them all. [See sketch of George Vickers, a comrade, for regimental register. ] Cornelius was in the 100 days' service and re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety- fourth regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry. David M. was in the Ninth Ohio cavalry, but was taken sick with typhoid fever and was discharged, but afterward re-enlisted in the service in the One Hundred and Ninety-fourth regiment. The war record of all these boys was excellent.

Robert Silvev, president of the board of workhouse directors, was born in Blue Rock township, Muskingum county, Ohio, June 30, 1826, to Robert and Pamela (Auderson) Silvey, natives of County Down, Ireland, and New Jersey, respectively. The father came to this county in 1818, and became one of the pioneer farmers of Blue Rock township. In 1831 he was appointed by Gen. Jackson as postmaster of Blue Rock postoffice, which was prior to the time that stages were used, and the mail was carried on horseback from Zanesville to Marietta, Blue Rock being the only postoffice between Zanesville and McConnelsville. James Larrison was the mail carrier, and he was the grandfather of Robert Silvey Jr's. wife. The elder Robert Silvey was postmaster at Blue Rock until 1840, but upon Harrison's election to the presidency he resigned. He was a shoemaker by trade, and in addition to this occupation carried on farming. He was born in 1790, and died in 1868, his wife's death occurring in 1887, at the advanced age of eighty- seven years. Her father, Augustine Anderson, was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war. She bore her husband eight children, five of whom are living: Joseph (in Missouri), John (in Utah), Robert (of Zanesville), Mrs. Metcalfe (of Sidney, Ohio), and Mrs. Deaveo (of Osage City, Kas.). The subject of this sketch was reared in his native township on a farm, and received such education as the schools of his day afforded. In 1847-48-49 he taught school. In 1850 he took a trip to California, going via the isthmus of Panama. He remained in that state two years engaged in mining, but in the fall of 1852 returned home and embarked in merchandising at Gaysport, subsequently selling out and starting again at Eagleport, Ohio. At the end of about fourteen years he returned to this county, and in 1869 was elected one of the commissioners of Muskingum county, in which capacity he served efficiently for three years. In 1872 he was elected county treasurer, was re-elected in 1874, and at the expiration of his last term he acted as deputy for two years under Treasurer George W. Allen. In 1880 Gary Bros. & Silvey established themselves in the manufacture of furniture, and conducted a wholesale and retail business until January, 1891, when the firm dissolved. Robert Silvey and Rolla E. Silvey now carry on business under the firm name of Robert Silvey & Son. Mr. Silvey is president of the board of directors of the county workhouse, is president of the Home Building & Savings company, and is also a director of the Home Insurance company. He was married in 1853 to Miss Emeline Lucas, a native of the county, by whom he is the father of six children: Harry K. , Hattie M., Rolla E., Robert L., Leona and Leota (twins). He and his family are regular attendants of the Market Street Baptist church, and he is a member of the Masonic fraternity,, the K. of H., the A. O. U. W. and the American Legion of Honor.

Harrison Skinner was born in Madison township. Muskingum county, Ohio, March 8, 1841. and was the youngest of eleven children born to John C. and Nancy (Garrett) Skinner, early settlers of Muskingum county. Their children now living are named as follows: Mary, now Mrs.

Post, resides in Morrow county, Ohio; John G. resides in Columbus City, Iowa; Joseph Y. resides in Coshocton county, 'Ohio, near Adams Mills; Margaret, now Mrs. Comin, resides at College Springs, Iowa; Sarah, now Mrs. Paisley, resides in College Springs, Iowa; William, in Louisa county, Iowa, and Harrison, the subject of this sketch. Those deceased were named: William,

Thomas, Elizabeth and Eliza. The mother of these children died in 1844, and the father received his final summons at his son John's home in Iowa. Harrison Skinner is the only one living in Muskingum county, Ohio. He was reared on what is now known as the Samuel King farm, near the center of Madison township; when thirteen years of age he left home and began working on a farm. In 1863 he enlisted in Company B, First Ohio cavalry, and his principle battles were Moulton, Ala., Columbus, Ga. , and Selma, Ala. His company was detailed body guard for Gen. McPherson, subsequently he was detailed at the same place to carry mail and dispatches from Marietta to Atlanta and other commanding posts, and performed his duties without mishap and with great credit. After the siege of Atlanta he went with Sherman to the sea. While on this raid he was two days and nights without food. He was a good soldier and served his country faithfully and well. He received his discharge at Columbus, Ohio, on September 13, 1865, and then returned to farm life in his native country, following the same until 1867. He then embarked in the sawmill business near Adams Mills, in company with his brother Joseph, and continued at this for about two years. Later he embarked in farming. On December 29, 1870, he was married to Hannah M. King, who was born in Muskingum county on April 27, 1850, and who received her education in that county. She was the daughter of Hugh King. [See sketch], Mr. and Mrs. Skinner have reared seven children: Ira U. , at home, was born August 29, 1871; Adra A. , born September 13, 1873; Cora L., born July 23, 1875; William H. , born August 10, 1877; Arthur C. , born June 19, 1879; Herbert E., born June 24, 1882, and Carrie G., born May 4, 1887. Mr. Skinner has followed agricultural pursuits for the most part since his marriage and has tilled the soil of the farm on which he now lives for some time. He own sabout 160 acres of wellimproved land in the southern part of Madison township, and will move to this farm in April, 1892. He is actively engaged in stockraising annually raises cattle, sheep, hogs and horses. In politics Mr. Skinner is a stanch republican, and he is a public spirited citizen, taking an active interest in all public enterprises of a worthy nature. He and family hold membership in the Methodist Protestant church and attend the Prospect church.

George W. Slater, of Adamsville, Ohio, is the son of Anthony and Susannah (Yinsel) Slater, being one of their six sons; Sampson, John, George, William, Harrison, and Solomon, four of whom were born in Ohio. [For complete sketch of the family see sketch of Harrison Y. Slater.] George W. Slater was born in what is now Adams township, Muskingum county, February 2, 1820, and received a common-school education in the old log schoolhouse of those days, known as the Bainters schoolhouse. Among his teachers were Alph. Buker. John Palmer and Samuel Hamilton. He well remembers many of the old pioneer characters whose names and records are now matters of history. He early learned to work on the farm and married December 14, 1848, at the age of twenty-eight years, Mary C. Wenmer, born April,

1829, in Ohio, a daughter of Solomon and Malinda (Wurtz) Wenmer. Her father was from Loudoun county, Ya. , and of German descent, coming when a young man to Ohio, about the year 1825. He was a carpenter by trade and married in Salem township. He worked for some years at his trade and finally settled in Adams township on a farm. He died in the year 1852, about fifty-two years of age, and was the father of two children who lived to maturity: Mary C., and Elizabeth R., who married George H. Yinsel. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and held offices of trust. After his marriage Mr. Slater settled in Highland township, on a farm of 160 acres of land, which he bought about this time. Here he lived six years, and in the spring of 1855 moved to his present farm, which then consisted of 225 acres, and which joined his father's farm. Later he bought out his father's interest and still resides on this farm having lived here oontinously for thirtyseven years. Mr. Slater now owns about 518 acres in this county and about four acres in Adamsville. He is the father of seven children: Cidua J. , Solomon O., Frances M., W. H. , Susan M. , Howard B. aud Carson E. Mrs. Slater died September 6, 1869, aged about forty years. She was a devout member of the Lutheran church, a sincere Christian, and affectionate wife and mother. In politics Mr. Slater is a stanch republican, he was county commissioner for six terms from 1 86 1 - 67, and during the war was a Union man. He has also been township trustee and treasurer, and a member of the board of education. He is public spirited and in favor of all improvements for the good of the county, and was road supervisor. As a member of the Lutheran church he has held the office of warden, chairman, and trustee. He has all his life assisted with his means and influence to maintain the church. He is a practical farmer and during his life accumulated quite a library. Of the children, Cidua J. married Jonas Bainter (he is deceased and Mrs. Bainter aud the two children live with her father); Solomon O. married Ruth Hanks (he is a farmer of Lucas county, Iowa, and they have four children); Francis M. married Belle Keys (he is a farmer of Monroe township, they have three children); William H. married Hannah Cone (he is a farmer of Monroe township); Susan M. married Joseph C. Souder, a farmer of Loudoun county, Ya. ; Howard B. married Anna Vinsel (he is a farmer of Lucas county, Iowa); Carson E. is a school teacher of Lucas county, Iowa. Mr. Slater gave all his children good educations, some of them attending New Concord college. All the boys were school teachers except Howard B.

county, Va. , October 2, 1789, eight miles from Harper's Ferry. He received a common school education in both German and English, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. He married in Loudoun county, Ya., Susannah Vinsel, and to them were born six children: Sampson, John, George,