Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1884 (part 5 of 14)

JOHN- H. EVANS, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born January 22, 1834, in Sandy Township, Ohio, son of Michael and Katie (Farber) Evans. He was married, January 1, 1857, to Miss Helen Davy, daughter of Washington Davy of Fairfield Township. Their children are four in number - Alfred D., Catherine E., William M. and Maggie F. Mr. Evans is Republican in politics, and one of the community's best citizens. He resides on a farm in the eastern part of Lawrence Township. His father, Michael Evans, a retired farmer living near SandyviJle, was born November 24, 1810, son of David and Margaret (Wagoner) Evans, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Ohio in 1813, and settled in Stark County, where they remained till death. Michael is now one of the oldest pioneers of Sandy Township. He was married March 7, 1833. to Katie, a native of Morristown, N. J., and the daughter of John Farber, who emigrated to Ohio in 180(5-7. Their son, John Farber, was the first white child born in Sandy Township. Michael Evans and wife were blessed with eight children, of whom six are living - John H., James, Elizabeth, - Margaret, Mary and George; all married except the last named, who resides on the home farm with his venerable parents. Michael Evans began life with slight means, and has by industry and application acquired a competency. He has passed through many privations incident to pioneer times, and now. in the quiet of old age, resides on one of the best farms in Sandy Township.

JAMES F. EVANS, grain-dealer, Bolivar, was born in Sandy Township, this county, May 15, 1838, son of Michael and Catherine (Farber) Evans. His father is a native of Wales, and is a resident of this county. James F., the subject of this notice, attended the schools in this county, and completed his education at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. He was married, September 26, 1867, to Anna E. Dickson, daughter of John Dickson, of Bolivar. The family nf Mr. and Mrs. Evans consists of five children - Grace, Emma, Anna, James M and Julia. Mr. Evans is a Republican, and himself and wife, members of the English Lutheran Church. He was a clerk in the Farmers & Mechanics Exchange from 1856 to 1859, then entered mercantile business for himself, dealing also in wool and grain, until 1869, when the firm of J. Dickson & Co., of which he was a member, dissolved, and Mr. Evans commenced to trade in grain, wool and small seeds, which he has continued ever since. His warehouses are located on the canal, which, until the recent building of the railroad, was the main transfer line. He handles about 80,000 bushels of wheat, besides other grain, and from 100,000 to 125,- 000 pounds of wool annually.

JEREMIAH FLAD, blacksmith, Bolivar, was born in Rittenburg, Ger many, in 1823, son of Balthazer and Sibola (App) Flad. He learned the locksmith trade, and in 1845 emigrated to America and settled in Bolivar, where he commenced blacksmithing. He was married in June, 1851, to Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Roof, a native of Switzerland. They have had seven children, five of whom, Rosine, Catherine, John, George and Mary, are living. Rosine is the wife of Alexander Anders, a shoe-maker by trade; Cath erine is the wife of Hamilton Kline, a carpenter and a son of Samuel Kline of Bolivar; John was married May 1, 1881, to Lizzie, daughter of Charles Winters; they have one child - Florence Herby; Mary is at home; John and George are locksmiths at Bolivar. Mr Flad and family are members of the German Lutheran Church.

VALENTINE, DAVID and LYDIA ANN GIBLER, farmers, P. O. Bolivar, are the children of Henry and Mary (Rhinehart) Gibler, who emigrated from Pennsylvania to Stark County, Ohio, in 1810-11, and in 1825 removed to this township, settling on the farm, near Bolivar, on which stand the ruins of Fort Laurens. Henry and Mary Gibler had six children; Aaron diec£ in 1837; Henry, in 1859, and John in 1877. Of the three survivors, Valentine was bom July 23, 1833; David, April 27, 1836: Lydia Ann, April 19, 1840. They are all unmarried, and reside on the home farm, which they till in common. Mrs. Mary Gibler died October 23, 1873. Henry Gibler commenced life for himself with 25 cents. Nearly all the furniture and other necessary articles he himself made. Wheat was then cut with a sickle, threshed with a flail, cleaned by shaking in a sheet before the wind, and hauled on a sled on the bare ground to Canton, where a bushel was exchanged for a pound of coffee, and the balance of the load for a very little calico. The fine farm on which our subjects reside cost their father $150. It is one of the best in the township, and from its generous crops they have accumulated a sufficient competency. Valentine and David Gibler are Republicans. Their great-grandfather was one of the soldiers who garrisoned Fort Laurens in 1778-79.

MRS. MAGDALINE GIBLER, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, widow of John Gibler, was born August 6, 1833, the daughter of Daniel and Magdaline (Swank) Younkman, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Stark County, Ohio, in 1810-11. Our subject was the eighth child in a family of twelve children. She was married, in 1852, to John Gibler, son of Henry Gibler. He died October 10, 1877, leaving the following seven children: Mary E., Melissa J., William H., David V., Lydia Ann, Adaline F. and John Franklin. Melissa J. is the wife of Henry Spohnhauer, and Mary E. of Nathan Bose, of Stark County. Mrs. Gibler resides on an excellent farm located near Bolivar, where her children have the advantages of the best schools. Her sons manage the farm for her.

DR. SETH HATTERY, physician, Bolivar, was bora July 7, 1849, and is a son of Ephraim and Mary (Favara) Hattery. He attended school in this county until 1868, when he commenced teaching, and continued it for several years in different parts of this county and at Wilmot, Stark County. He then commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Lewis, of Dover, Ohio; attended medical college at Columbus, Ohio, during the winter of 1877-78; continued his course of reading during the ensuing summer, and attended Bellevue Hospital Medical College, graduating in the spring of 1879. He located in the village of Bolivar, where he has since pursued his profession successfully. Dr. Hattery is of the Democratic faith, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He was married, November 22, 1882, to Cora E., daughter of Amos Woodling.

LEWIS A. HELWICK, manufacturer and dealer in furniture, Bolivar, was born May 8, 1843, in Saxony, Germany. He is a son of Elias and Christina (Reich ter) Helwick, who emigrated to America in 1852, and settled in Coechocton County, Ohio, where they remained till death. Of their sixteen children, six are living, viz. : Hiram, Toney, Polly, Christina, Anna and

Lewis A. - all married. Lewis A., the subject of this notice, was married, October 15, 1866, to Catherine Baad, daughter of Jacob Baad, of Bolivar. Five of their eight children are living - Jacob E., Martin, Amelia, Ida A. and Josephine M.; all attending school. Mr. Helwick came to Bolivar in the autumn of 1867, and at once commenced the manufacture of furniture and the undertaking business, which he has carried on successfully up to the present time. In his retail store, he keeps on hand a large and varied assortment of goods, such as may be found in surrounding cities. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church, and in politics is liberal.

of whom died in Pennsylvania. Daniel Hickman was twice married; first to Rachel Neeld, by whom he had two children, one of whom, John, is living. By his second wife, Sarah Black, he had four children, three of whom, James, Stewart and Eliza J., are living. Eliza J. is married to William Becher, and has two children - Refcta and Zua. James, the subject of this sketch, was married, November 17, 1865, to Maggie, daughter of Michael Evans, of Sandy Township. Four of their five children are living - Sarah, Adell, William and an infant. Herbert died June 25, 1882. Mr. Hickman owns 176 acres, adjoining Bolivar. His fine farm is the site of Post's Indian Mission in 1761, and an extensive Indian burial ground. His family have in their possession many relics, including a horn which was blown in Germany more than a hundred years ago. Mr. Hickman is a quiet, unostentatious farmer, and one of the solid, substantial citizens of the county. In politics, he is Republican.

DR. S. D. HILDT, physician and surgeon, Bolivar, was born April 29, 1849, son of Francis and Lydia (Shrock) Hiidt, early settlers of Dover Township. Francis Hiidt emigrated from Maryland in 1827 with his father, who settled on the North Branch of Crooked Run. He (Francis) was one of seven children. His wife, Lydia Shrock, came with her parents from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1812. They settled on the South Branch of Crooked Run, moving into the woods and cutting a road to their cabin, which the first summer contained neither door nor window. Mrs. Lydia Hiidt had two brothers and three sisters. Of the four children of Francis and Lydia Hiidt, but two survive, Mrs. Mary Ammon and Simon, the subject of this s ketch, who spent his early days on Crooked Run, and at seventeen taaght the same district school he had been attending. At eighteen, he entered Otterbein College, and remained two years. He was then a clerk for eighteen months in the store of his uncle, Daniel Hiidt. Next our subject commenced the study of medicine with Drs. O. G. Seldon & Son, of Dover, Ohio. In 1872-73, he attended lectures at the Medical Department of Wooster University, Cleveland, and in 1873-74 at Miami Medical College, Cincinnati. In June, 1874, he commenced the practice of medicine at Bolivar, where he has since continued with success. The Doctor was married, October 10, 1878, to Ella E., daughter of John Lessick, of Bolivar. They have one child, Harry E. Dr. Hiidt is Republican in politics.

KEEL BROTHERS, liverymen, Bolivar, is a firm composed of John W. and Harry H. Keel. They are natives of Stark County, and are sons of David and Sarah (Beazel) Keel, the former a native of Ohio, died of heart disease in 1872; the latter is a native of Pennsylvania. The family of David and Sarah Keel consisted of four children, namely, Harry H., Joseph E., Helen M. and John W. The last named is a member of Lake City Lodge, I. O. O. F., Warsaw, Ind., where he resided a number of years, and returned in 1882. Harry H. is a member of the Masonic order at Bolivar. The Keel Brothers are the proprietors of a fine livery stable at Bolivar, and are enterprising and energetic young men.

SAMUEL C. KLINE, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, was born near Bolivar May 10, 1813, son of John and Elizabeth (Musser) Kline, and grandson of J ohn Kline and of Samuel Musser. Samuel Musser was the first settler of Lawrence Township, coming in 1803. Grandfather Kline settled in Sandy Township in 1807. The family of John and Elizabeth (Musser) Kline consisted of nine children, five of whom survive - Jacob B., Michael, Daniel, Nathaniel W. and Samuel, the subject of this sketch, who received his education in the primitive log cabins of pioneer times. He was raised in the wilderness and witnessed the dangers and privations incident to those early, struggling times. Wolves howled around the cabin door when Samuel C., then a mere boy, and a trusty dog were the only occupants; a large rattlesnake was once found in the cabin coiled under the cradle in which a babe lay sleeping. The early cabin contained neither door nor window, only an entrance for the former and a hole for the latter. Samuel C. has met and killed venomous serpents and wild animals no longer found in Ohio, and his life of threescore years and ten has been an eventful one, covering the period of the county's development. He was married in September, 1835, to Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad Zutavern, a native of Germany. Their family consists of nine children, of whom the following survive: Louise E., Cleveland, Ohio; Cynthia E., Stark County, Ohio; Anne M., Fort Wayne, Ind. ; Ida P., Cleveland, Ohio; William H., Chicago, 111.; W. Hamelton, W. S. and Mary reside in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Mr. Kline has been Notary Public for seven years, and Justice of the Peace for three. He is Republican in politics; is a Mason, and is one of the well-to-do citizens of the township, rising from small means to his present property.

WINFIELD S. KLINE, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, is a son of Samuel C. and Elizabeth (Zutavern) Kline, who were among the oldest pioneer families of the township. Winfield S. was married, May 5, 1872, to Miss Adeline, daughter of Samuel and Mary E. Parks, natives of Ireland. Their family consists of two children - Elvero Curtis, bora March 2, 1873, and Florence A., born January 8, 1875. Mr. Kline resides on the old home farm of his father.

ISAIAH KLINE, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born April 5, 1845, son of John and Catharine (Cagan) Kline, natives of Ohio, whose children now living are as follows: Elizabeth, wife of David Belknap; Margaret, wife of John Hickman; Philip, who is married to Elizabeth Belknap; Isaiah; Lucinda, wife of Samuel Byce, of Chillicothe; David C., of Dakota; Timothj L. and Martin M., at home. Isaiah, the subject of this notice, was married, September 22, 1808, to Miss Libbie, daughter of Milton Smith, of Sandy Township. Their children are all living, and are Florence D., Lorena M., Ervin E., Harry D., John B. and Fred Garfield. Mr. Kline is Republican in politics, and is a member of the Lutheran Church.

WILLIAM E. LASH, stock dealer, Bolivar, was born February 14, 1840, Bon of Andrew and Elizabeth (Yunkman) Lash, who emigrated from Pennsylvania and settled in Stark County. Their family consisted of fourteen children, of whom eleven are living, as follows: Catherine, the wife of James Martin, resides in Kansas; Jacob, married to Mrs. Lydia Baker, lives in Stark County; Mary, wife of Dr. J. Parks, lives at Phillipsburg, this county; Levi, who married Christen a Mase, resides in Stark County; Teresa, now Mrs. John F. Reiger, of this county; John O., a saddler, married to Callie Smith, of Stark County, resides in Bolivar; Andrew J., married to Amanda Newhouse, lives in Stark County; Daniel F., married to Flora Caras, lives in Stark County; David M., married to Kittie Parker, also lives in Stark County; Callie E., single, and lives with her mother in Stark County; and William E., the subject of this sketch, was married, March 22, 1808, to Priscilla E. Shreffler, of Stark County, daughter of Thomas and Catherine Shreffler, natives of Dauphin County, Penn. To Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lash was born one child, Carrie A. Delle. Mr. Lash now resides in Bolivar. He has been Township Trustee for three years past, and is a member of the Masonic order. He is one of Bolivar's most substantial citizens, and is now elected County Commissioner of Tuscarawas County.

JOHN LEBOLD, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born in 1810, son of Conrad and Helwic Lebold, the former of whom died in 1808, the latter in 1802? They emigrated from Germany to Ohio in 1830, and settled on the farm now occupied by our subject. It contains 200 acres, and was purchased by Conrad Lebold for $1,000. From it, a delightful view is obtained over the beau- tiful valley of the Tuscarawas. Of the nine children of Conrad and Belwic Lebold, five are living, viz.: Conrad J., Helwic, Christina, Barbara and

John. The last named, the subject of this sketch, was married, in May, 1841, to Catharine, daughter of Jacob Maurer. They have had eleven children, eight of whom are living, namely, Jacob, John J., Samuel A., Conrad H., William F., Susan, Catharine and Lizetta, all of whom are married except two. Conrad is married and resides with his parents at the old homestead.

FRANK A. LEBOLD, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born February 24, 1851, son of Fredric and Maria (Zutavern) Lebold, natives of Germany, who emigrated to Ohio in 1810, and settled near Bolivar, Lawrence Township, on the farm whereon the first house in the township was built. Their children were five, all of whom are living, viz. : C. H. , Maria, Helwick, Frank A. and Lina, all married. Three reside in Kansas. Fredric Lebold was married to his second wife, Miss Mary Baad, in October, 1867, and died in 1880. His widow still lives, and resides with her father. Frank A. Lebold was married March 7, 1872, to Charlotte, daughter of Henry Bender. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lebold are six, five of whom are living - Charles Henry, Conrad M., Ralph H., Wells E. and George WT. Mrs. Lebold is a member of the German Baptist Church. He is liberal in his political views.

JOHN LESSICK, originally " Lessig," carpenter and joiner, Bolivar, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., June 16, 1815, son of John M. and Mary (Stinebaugh) Lessick, the former a native of Saxony, Germany, the latter of Pennsylvania. John M. Lessick emigrated to Amer ica between 1780 and 1790. He was a member of the militia during the war of 1812, but to his wife's relief, was not called into service. Their family consisted of nine children, seven of whom are yet living, viz. : Rebecca (deceased), Elizabeth (deceased), Joseph, John, Lewis, Mary, Jacob, Simon and George. John Lessick, our subject, was married, September 14, 1837, to Catherine Brump, bom September 22, 1818, the fifth of the eight children of Benjamin and Mary (Bretts) Brump, the former coming to Philadelphia from England in 1797-98, the latter a native of Pennsylvania. John Lessick came to Ohio in 1837, settling in Stark County. A year later he removed to Bolivar, where he still resides. He is a Republican, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Ten of his eleven children survive, one having died in infancy, viz. : Mary A., Elmira, Melissa, Erastus B. L., Alonzo L. E., Martin T. H., John A. M., Catherine C., Ellen E. and Maria A.

JOHN ALBERT M. LESSICK, attorney at law, Bolivar, was bora May 1, 1851, in Bolivar, son of John and Catherine (Brump) Lessick. His school days were passed in this township. At the age of sixteen, he acquired the carpenter's trade, and worked at it till the autumn of 1878. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1876, and re-elected in 1879. He has also served as Township Clerk. Mr. Lessick commenced the study of law in 1876, and was admitted to the bar September 6, 1878, since when he has practiced in his native village. He was married, December 11, 1873, to Christens M. Lipps. born March 16, 1852, in Dover, Ohio, daughter of William and Maria Lipps, of this township, who were both natives of Germany. Their family consists of three children - Charles, Edwin M. and Florence A. Mr. Lessick is a Republican in politics, and is the ruling attorney of his township.

' JACOB MAURER, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born October 17, 1824, son of Jacob and Susan (Masser) Maurer, natives of Germany, who emigrated to Ohio in 1840, and settled near Dundee, in Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County. They remained residents of that place five years, and died there. Of their seven children five are living, viz.: Catherine, Christina, Frederick, Christian and Jacob, the subject of this sketch, who was married, in June,

1854, to Margaret, daughter of Jacob Baad. Mr. and Mrs. Maurer have eleven children, all living, as follows: Jacob L., John B., Christian F., George C., William H, Christiana K., Mary M., Lottie S., Frederick G., August A. and Albert T. Jacob is married to Olive, daughter of Thomas Bechtel, and John to Caroline, daughter of Henry Haglock. All are members of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Maurer is Democratic in politics. He owns an excellent farm of 205 acres, located on the Zoar & Sandyville roads. It is highly improved, and commands a fine view of the surrounding beautiful country.

MICHAEL J. MILLER, member of the Zoar Society, was born April 18, 1807, son of John Miller, who in 1817 emigrated from Wurtemberg, Germany, with his family to America with the colony of Separatists. They settled in this township, then a vast wilderness. John Miller was a blacksmith, and followed his trade for a number of years at Zoar, until he was elected a Trustee of the society. He died in 1832, of cholera, and his widow in 1850. Their three children were Michael J., Anna Maria and Rosanna. Michael J., in his younger days, was a herder of cattle on the lands of the society. He was married, in February, 1832, to Lucy, daughter of George Ackermann, a former Trustee of the society. Their one child died in infancy, and Mrs. Miller followed it to the grave in August, 1833. Mr. Miller was again married in 1836, to Mrs. (Border) Linderman, who by her former marriage had one son, who died in the army. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller were born three children, two of whom, Louisa and Joseph, are living. Louisa, who was the widow of Jacob Brymier, is the wife of William Lipps; by her first marriage she had one child - David Brymier, Principal of the Zoar Schools. Joseph was born April 11, 1840. He remained at Zoar till 1861, when he worked for the Society of Economites, remaining with them t ine years and six months. He was married, May 2, 1867, to Maggie Shillkopf, and has two children - Emma J. and Josephine. He owns a fine garden and hot house near Bolivar, and is also foreman in the Bolivar Planing Mill, and one of that village's enterprising citizens. Michael J. Miller in early life followed milling, carpentering, engineering and other avocations, and is now retired from active work, a venerable and highly esteemed member of the Zoar Society.

JACOB PALMER, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was bom May 19, 1827, son of Charles and Susan (Fisher) Palmer, who emigrated from Pennsylvania and settled near Sandyville in the antumn of 1830, and one and a half years later came to the farm now occupied by Jacob. It is pleasantly located on an elevation, and the grounds are now beautified by the labor of its owner with flowers and shrubbery. The country was then quite new, only a clearing and log cabin here and there Everything was made of wood, even the nails. Charles Palmer was a member of the United Brethren Church. He had only a limited education, but gave his children all the advantages the times afforded. The Testament and United States spelling book were the principal books used. Jacob Palmer, the subject of this sketch, was one of six children, five of whom are now living. He was married, December 2, 1849, to Barbara A. Shue, one of two children, she having a sister Margaret, and a native of Ohio. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Palmer are Philip C., Principal of the Sparta Normal School; Lucy A. and Sarah Melissa, also a teacher. Mr. Palmer is a member of the Lutheran Church, and in politics is a Republican.

J. W. PFEIFFER, teacher, Bolivar, was bora in Prussia March 14, 1849, son of Henry and Margaret (Laux) Pfeiffer, who emigrated to America in 1853, and settled in Dover, Ohio. His family consisted of the following children: Frederick (at home), Charles (married to Catherine, daughter of Francis

Baker), Lewis (who died young), and John W. (the subject of this sketch), who was married April 4, 1878, to Emma Morris, of Harrison County, Ohio. They have two children - Daisy Mary and Brook. Mr. Pfeiffer attended school at the Dover Union Schools, and finished his education at Hopedale Normal College. He was then teacher in the first department of the Zoar Union School, and is now Principal of the Bolivar Public Schools, having held the position for four years. He is a successful teacher. Mr. Pfeiffer has in his possession an Indian tomahawk of ancient date and English pattern, found in a hollow tree in this township.

THE POTSCHNER FAMILY. Carl Gottfried was born in Riesa, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany, January 9, 1793. His parents, John Gottfried (a butcher by profession) and Hanna C. (Hauplin) Potschner, died when he was quite young, and he was raised by his grandparents, who were owners of a water-mill in Kiesa. From 1806 to 1808, he learned the shoe-maker's trade with John G. Ahligen, and after that he went to traveling as "jour." In 1814 or 1815, he went to Freienwalde, on the Oder River, Brandenburg Province, Prussia, where he worked at his trade; united with the Evangelisch Church there, and, October 15, 1818, married Louisa F., the only daughter of John C. Mechelke, born February 25, 1796, at the same place. He worked at his tra le here until his death, which occurred February 8, 1873, his wife dying several years earlier (June 6, 1858). They raised a family of six children - Carl Frederick (deceased), August, Caroline (deceased), Henri ette, Maria and Ernst. The survivors reside at their birthplace, except August, who lives in Christian County, 111. All the male members, since Carl Gottfried, were and are practical shoe-makers. Carl Frederick Potschner, the oldest son of Carl Gottfried Potschner, was bom November 18, 1819, reared in the Evangelisch Church, learned his father's trade, and in the spring of 1847 emigrated to America. He worked at his trade in Buffalo, N. Y., for two years; then engaged in the service of the American Tract Society of New York City as colporteur, and was sent to Ohio in the fall of 1849. For nine years he labored in Wayne, Stark, Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties, traveling afoot, and carrying his books in a large hand trunk. The first two years he made Bolivar his home, residing with Henry Stallman. He married Rosina Catharine, oldest daughter of Cristoph Bader, October 8, 1852, and settled near Navarre, Stark County. In the spring of 1859, he removed to near Dover, Tuscarawas County, and resumed his trade. In the spring of 1862, he removed to Huntington County, Ind., where he died of dropsy, February 15, 1866, after an illness of two years. The widow returned to Ohio, and is now living at Strasburg, Tuscarawas County. The children are Charles (who died when quite young), William Peter, Caroline Louisa, Emilie, Maria Sopl ia, Rosina Wilhelmina and John Henry. All are now living in this county except Emilie, wife of Edwin Kryder, who resides at Napoleon, Ohio. (Carl F. was a Democrat in politics. ) W illiam Peter Potschner, son of Carl F., was bora # September 15, 1854, in Stark County. He was married, April 23, 1878, to Catharine, oldest daughter of Henry Vogt, a native of Hesse- Cassel, Germany. Their children are Charles H (born August 21, 1879), Stella L. (bora February 27, 1881), and Annie Mary (born January 28, 1883). Mr. Potschner is engaged in the boot and shoe trade at Bolivar, and does an extensive business. He is a member of the Evangelical Church, and in politics is Republican.

JOHN RAMSEY, Bolivar, is the youngest of a family of four boys and one girl. He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in March, 1830. His father, James Ramsey, died in March, 1832. His mother, whose maiden name was Lavey Huston, having the deepest interest in the welfare of her family, disposed of her property, and in 1842 emigrated to America, settling with her family on a farm three miles west of Bolivar, where she died in 1850, leaving her daughter Margaret and two oldest sons, James and Christopher, occupants of the farm. William, the third son, read medicine with Drs. Bennett & Hodge, and located at Delta, Fulton County, Ohio, in 1852, where he still resides. The youngest son and subject of this sketch learned the saddler's trade at Bolivar, where in 1852 he opened for himself a shop, continuing in the business to the present time. By close attention, he has made his business a success. He still holds an interest in the shop, but devotes much time to business outside. In January, 1863, he was married to Angeline, daughter of Isaac and Sarah Crisman, the former a native of Pennsylvania, the latter of Maryland. Their children are James M. (born November 26, 1863), and Sarah Belle (born October 25, 1869). Mr. Ramsey is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church; in politics, is a Republican. He is of tall stature, and one of Bolivar's substantial citizens.

CHARLES RENNER, hotel proprietor, Bolivar, was born in Germany, on the Rhine, November 2, 1845, son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Kuntz) Renner, who emigrated to America in 1855 and settled in Lawrence Township, where Frederick purchased twenty acres of land from David Yant His family consisted of seven sons and one daughter; seven are living, and all except one reside in this township. Charles was married, November 1, 1868, to Mary Sophia, daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Albright, natives of Germany. Eight children were bom to Charles and Mary S. Renner - Frederick W., Elizabeth M., Clara S., Charles J., Laney A., Edward P., Julia A. and one who died in infancy. Mr. Renner has served in the militia as First Lieutenant. He is a member of the Masonic order and of the Lutheran Church, and in politics a Democrat. He was formerly a butcher, but for the past year has been proprietor of the American Hotel at Bolivar.

JOHN ROBINSON, farmer, P. O. Bolivsr, was born in Wrashington County, Penn., in 1815, son of George and Jane (McKinney) Robinson, who settled in Lawrence Township in 1818. Mrs. Robinson died in 1819, leaving her husband with five children - George, Elizabeth, Anthony, Margaret and John Mr. Robinson spent a great deal of time showing new comers unoccupied lands, and the family experienced the privations incident to pioneer times. John Robinson, our subject, was married, September 9, 1841, to Mary Hayden, daughter of David Hayden, a native of Connecticut and resident of Trumbull County. They have had six children; of these, David and Albert are married and redlde in this county; Alma, wife of Andy Peffer, resides in Noble County; John Wesley, a painter by trade, and Lucy are at home; Jane, wife of Charles Rex, resides in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., Ohio. Mr. Robinson is a member of the Methodist Church. He has been School and Township Trustee. In politics, he is a Republican. Commencing life empty-handed, through his industry and perseverance he now owns a fine farm of 140 acres, besides considerable property in Bolivar.

DAVID ROBINSON, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born August 13, 1842, son of John and Mary (Hayden) Robinson, of Bolivar. He enlisted as a private in Company K, Fifty-first Ohio VoluDteer Infantry for three years. An order was shortly after issued, calling for three volunteers from each company to serve with the regulars. Mr. Robinson stepped forward, and was assigned to Battery H, Fifth Regulars. He was engaged at Stone River and at Chickamauga, where he narrowly escaped death. They were completely surrounded by the enemy, and each man had to cut his own way out. While many were bayoneted and killed by his side, Private Robinson succeeded in breaking through the lines. He also participated at Mission Ridge, and was afterward sent to Nashville, where he was honorably discharged. He returned home in

October, 1864. He was married, May 21, 1865, to Louisa, daughter of Peter French. Their children were five, of whom four survive - Lyman P., Abigail A., William A. and James G. Mr. Robinson is now managing one of his fathers farms. He is a Republican, affable and genial in disposition and of good physique. Albert, his brother, manages the other farm, and was married, March 16,1871, to Eliza A., daughter of George Harmon. They also have five children, of whom four are living, viz.: William H., Charles W.,

JOHN G. RUOF, a Trustee of the Society of Separatists, Zoar, was bom September 29, 1806, son of John and Catherine Ruof, of Wurtemberg, Germany. His father died there, and in 1817, his mother and her family emigrated with the colony of Separatists to America. They landed at Philadelphia August 14, 1817, and came to this township the same year. John G. was married, in 1839, to Catherine Zimmerman. They have four children, all Jiving, viz.: Christena, John, Obed and Selma. Mr. Ruof was elected a Trustee of the Zoar Society in 1859, and still serves as such.

J. J. SHUTZ, merchant, Bolivar, was born October 21, 1835, in Massillon, Stark County. He is a son of Jacob and Hedwig (Lebold) Shutz, who emigrated to America from Germany in 1832. The school days of our subject were spent in this township, and he received a good common school education. He was married July 6, 1856, to Margaret Martin, daughter of Andrew Martin, a native of Ireland, and their family consists of seven children, viz. : Mary, John

F., William T., Upton E., Lillie, Seled and Dot. Mr. Shutz is a member of the Democratic party. He has been engaged in the hardware trade at Bolivar for five years, and keeps on hand a general stock of supplies, such as the public require, and competes successfully with the stores of neighboring larger towns.

n GEORGE SHUTZ, saloon and restaurant proprietor, Bolivar, was born October 27, 1840, son of Jacob and Hedwig (Lebold) Shutz, natives of Germany. Mr. Shutz passed his boyhood days in this township, and received a good common school education. He was married June 12, 1861, to Belinda, daughter of James Bolender, a native of England. Four children were born to them, only two of whom, George Elmer and Laura Bell, are living.* Mr. Shutz is proprietor of a saloon, restaurant and billiard table, and his political views accord with the Democratic party.

WILLIAM SMITH, teacher and newspaper correspondent, Bolivar, was born July 29, 1831, in Lawrence Township, son of Milton and Catherine (Fashbaugh) Smith. Milton Smith was born in Orange County, N. Y., April 14, 1801. He was a carpenter, and came to Ohio in 1821, working at his trade in Goshen Township. John Funston, the only murderer executed in this county, was his apprentice. Young Funston possessed a violent temper, and had frequent altercations with his father. The latter, in a rage, once threatened to shoot his son, and pursued him through the woods, with that avowed purpose. Mr. Smith, chancing to pass by, prevailed on the irate father to permit the son to work for him. He did not remain a great while, however, Milton Smith was a delegate to the national convention, which nominated Gen. Harrison for the Presidency. He was also County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace for many years. He was a favorite Squire with the youth who wished the nuptial knot tied, for he invariably refused a fee, and usually gave the newly wedded pair a dinner or supper, and sometimes kept them all night. A youthful couple, both barefooted, once arrived at his house with matrimonial intent, and when the young man produced the license, for which he had walked twelve miles and back, the Squire discovered a material error, and told him he must have it corrected before the ceremony could proceed.

The disappointed swain, ruefully said he could not make that trip again, and was about to abandon his purpose, but Squire Smith, in compassion for the tearful maiden, induced him to saddle one of the horses, and make the journey on horseback. Mr. Smith had been thrice married, first to Mrs. Sarah Spangler, who lived but a short time afterward. His second wife, whom he married in 1824, was Catherine Fashbaugh. Of their six children three survive - Mahala, widow of Robert Baker; Polly, widow of William Neighbor, and William. Mrs. Catherine Smith died in 1835, and, in 1830, Mr. Smith married Melinda Ann Ayres. Three of their five children are living - Mary Jane, wife of William Welch, living near Canton; Elizabeth, wife of Isaiah Kline, of Bolivar; and Harrison, of Sandy Township. William, the subject of this sketch, was married in April, 1857, to Mary Jane, daughter of Judge William B. Brown, of New Philadelphia. Three of their five children are living - Dwight M. , Guiametta and Earl. Mr. Smith has been Postmaster of Bolivar, and Assessor of the township. He took the census of the township in 1880; is a gentleman of pleasing address, and a Republican in politics. He is a Royal Arch Mason; is now, and has been for years, Worshipful Master of Caldwell Lodge, No. 330.

THOMAS SWANK, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born June 10, 1810, the only survivor of t£e ten children of Christian and Elizabeth (Felters) Swank, who emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania, and in 1810 settled in Stark County, Ohio. Christian Swank was drafted into the service in the war of 1812, and was at Fort Finley. He lived to the age of eighty -seven years, and was one of that hardy race of pioneers who, with ax and plowshare, commenced the improvement of the country. Thomas was married, March 5, 1841, to Margaret, daughter of George Robinson, of this township. Of their eight children, four are living, viz., Wesley, Teresa; Elmira Melinda and Ellen M., all of whom are married. Wesley was born August 20, 1845, and was married, August 18, 1804, to Mary Spoonhauer; their two children are Mary E. and Junietta C. Teresa was married to Winfield Scott Swank, a second cousin, son of John and Rachel (Steelsmith) Swank, who came to Sandy Township from Pennsylvania; two of their five children are living - Silas A. and Eva A Thomas Swank is a Republican in politics, and a good citizen. His own educational advantages were limited, but he has given his children good opportunities. To each of them he has given a farm, and has sufficient reserved to supply his own wants.

DANIEL TOMER, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born in this township March 29, 1829, son of John and Nancy (Mack) Tomer. John Tomer was bom in July, 1798, in Butler County, Penn., the only son of three children. In 1809, he emigrated with his father's family to Pike Township, Stark County. His marriage to Nancy, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Mock, occurred August 24, 1825. Nancy was born June 2, 1800, in Bedford County, Penn. ; she was one of twelve children, and came with her parents to this township in 1817. The children of John and Nancy Tomer are as follows: Julia Ann, Phebe, Daniel, Mary, David, Lydia A. (deceased), Eva A., Albert (deceased) and George (deceased). Daniel was married, November 11, 1851, to Maria, daughter of Henry Giblor, natives of Pennsylvania. Their seven children are Mary Ellen, Olive Emma, John Henry, Lillie, James V., Charles Grant and Albert. Mary Ellen is the wife of Henry Fisher, and Olive Emma of Charles App. Mr. Tomer is a successful farmer, and resides near the village of Bolivar. He is a member of the Dunkard Church, and affiliates with the Republican party.

Nancy, daughter of Henry Burkholder, of Stark County. His children are three in number - William, Charles and Mary, all at home. Mr. Tomer owns the old home farm of his father, on which may yet be seen the foundation logs of his grandfather's, David Tomer's, cabin. Near by stood the first mill in the township, built by his grandfather Mack, who was a natural mechanic, and could make all kinds of furniture and machinery, a valuable accomplishment for those times. Mr. Tomer is a Republican politically. He is well situated in life, and is among the best citizens of the township.

FREDERICK WEBER, proprietor of planing-mill, Bolivar, waB bom September 6, 1846, in Wurtemberg, Germany, son of Lewis and Dorothea (Stiefel) Weber, of whose seven children Frederick was the first one of three brothers who emigrated to America. He was married, January 5, 1872, to Susan M., daughter of John Buehler. They have been blessed with seven children, five of whom are now living, viz., Esther, Lewis, Frederick, Chris tian and Matilda. Mr. Weber is the proprietor of the first planing-mill and lumber yard in Bolivar. He has been engaged in the business for eight years, and keeps on hand a general line of lumber and building supplies.

DAVID YANT, retired farmer, Bolivar, was born near Braddock's Field, Allegheny County, Penn., April 14, 1813. His father, Abraham Yant, his grandfather, Phillip Yant, and his mother, Catherine Shook, were bom near Easton, Northampton Co., Penn., to which place Melchior "Jent" (so he spelt his name) emigrated at an early day from Switzerland. The Yant and Shook families both emigrated to Western Pennsylvania about the year *1795, and settled in Allegheny County, where Abraham Yant and Catharine Shook were married in the year 1806, and their three children - Anthony, Magdalene and David - were born. In September, 1814, the family, composed of the grandfather, the parents, and their three children, removed to the homestead now occupied by David Yant, near the mouth of Sandy, in Stark County, Ohio, David then being eighteen months old. Here in the wild woods, where there were neither roads, schools nor churohes, and on a level with other early settlers, he labored to aid, as he was able, to clear up and improve the country, and make the wilderness blossom as the rose, and highly productive as it is to-day, ^sharing in time the advantages of a common school education, which he so far improved by diligence and hard study as to enable him practice land surveying. At the age of nineteen his active labors on the farm were suspended in consequence of the development of chronic rheumatism. He started in the produce and commission business at Bolivar, with a capital of twenty Spanish quarter dollars. In 1834, having in a measure regained his health, he, in partnership with his brother, went to Zanesville on foot, and entered 116 acres of land at Government price. The land is now occupied in part by Eakin Black in Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. By the aid of some floating capital, he purchased fifty acres of land of Christian Harnish, the present site of Yant's addition to the village of Bolivar. The price paid was $10 per acre, and by various other purchases and improvements depending chiefly upon the resources of the soil and hard labor, his efforts were measureably successful. In March, 1841, he was married to Miss Matilda Boyce, of the vicinity of Wells ville, Ohio, and moved on the farm at present occupied by Isaiah Kline, and in accordance with the early Christian instruction of their pious parents, they united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which communion he was ordained a local minister, which relation he still sustains. After years of toil, hardships in prosperity and adversity, at the allotted three score and ten, for himself and his companion he can truly say, "The lines have fallen to us in pleasant places; we have a goodly heritage." A residence is being erected in the village preparatory to leaving the old homestead, with

LEWIS ZIMMERMAN, postmaster of the Zoar Society, was born January 11, 1858, son o( Christian and Louisa (Birk) Zimmerman, the former a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, the latter of Zoar, Ohio. Christian Zimmerman emigrated with the colony of Separatists to this township in 1817. Their three children are Lydia, Lewis and Carl. Lydia, now Mrs. Manz, is living in Allegheny City, Penn., and has two children - Frederick and Lilly. Carl resides at Zoar, is married to Bertha Straub, and has two children - Lydia and Arthur. Lewis is an intelligent, affable young man, and holds the position of Postmaster at Zoar. His grandfather was one of the early trustees of the society, succeeded by Jacob Ackerman, one of the present trustees.

JOHN C. ZUTAVERN, farmer, P. O. Bolivar, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1811, son of Conrad and Maria (Schwinley) Zutavern, who emigrated to Ohio in 1810. They sailed down the Rhine, and at the end of the voyage, landed at Baltimore, thence coming by wagon to Ohio. For a month the family halted at Pittsburgh, while Conrad proceeded afoot and purchased the land on Sugar Run, where Charles Weaver now lives. In those days, they manufactured their own clothing and furniture. The family of Conrad Zutavern consisted of eight children. John C., our subject, was married, March 13, 1834, to Anna Mock. Of their ten children, the following survive: Lucinda

L.; Maria Z., Mrs. Catherine H. Heckler, of Williams County; William H. ; Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Fencer; and George C., of Johnson County, Neb. Mr. Zutavern resides two and a half miles from Bolivar, on one of the best farms in the county. He owns the largest brick house in the township, and the farm is stocked and equipped in keeping. In politics, Mr. Zutavern is Democratic. He had 115 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, of whom 100 are living. Of his sixty-one nieces and nephews fifty-one survive.

S. EL ADAMS, hardware merchant, Uhrichsville, was born in Hagerstown, McL, July 15, 1817, and is a son of Henry and Mary (Condone) Adams. His parents were both natives of Maryland, and were of German descent; his father was a potter, and carried on the business in Maryland, where he died in 1823. Our subject was the youngest of five children, and was reared in Hagerstown. He attended the academy at New Hagerstown, Ohio, one year. He chose the trade of a tinner as his occupation, and, after working at it seven years, went into business for himself in 1853, in Uhrichsville. In 1870, he opened on Third street, where he is now doing a successful business in hardware. He was united in marriage, in 1837, with Mary A. O'Neal, born in Newfoundland iD 1820, of Irish parentage. Mr. and Mrs. AdamB have been for nearly half a century members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which the former has held the offices of Trustee, Class-leader and Sabbath School Superintendent. He was also on the Building Committee of the church. He is a Royal Arch Masoa In politics, is a Republican. He has been Township Trustee. Financially, Mr. Adams has been successful ; he owns his residence and his business house, and is an enterprising, reliable business man.

WILLIAMM. ADRIAN, blacksmith, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, October 30, 1834, and is a son of Joseph and Sarena (Richard) Adrian, both of German extraction, the former a native of Maryland and the latter of Virginia. The former was a tiller of * the soil all his life. Our subject lived on a farm until nineteen years of age, when he commenced to learn the blacksmith's trade, and then opened a shop, which he carried on for about two and a half years, including 1860 and 1861. He afterward went to Scio, Ohio, where he remained for one year; thence went to Cadiz, where he lived until called home by the illness of his father, who died soon after. He then went to work in Steubenville, Ohio, for the Pan Handle Railroad; from there went to Wellsville, Ohio, where he remained for two years; then came to Uhrichsville, and in 1867 was employed by the Pan Handle Railroad, where he is still working at his trade. He was married, in 1867, to Agnes, daughter of John Sterling, and a native of Uhrichsville. Her parents were natives of Ireland, and were among the earliest settlers of Uhrichsvilla The two children born to this union are Maggie Sterling and Jessie Bowen. Mr. Adrian and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which the former has been Trustee for years. He also has been Corporation Treasurer of Uhrichsville. In politics, he is a Republican.

R. C. ANDERSON, merchant on Grant street, Dennison, Ohio. This enterprising young business man was born in Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, November 13, 1855, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Anderson) Anderson. His parents are both natives of Ohio, and of Scotch descent. His father learned cabinet-making, but followed farming in the latter part of his life, and was very successful; at present he resides on a farm in Salem Township. R. C. Anderson was the third of a family of five children, and received his education at Port W ashington in the graded schools, going to school in the winter and farming in the summer. He was always a very energetic, wide-awake boy, always doing something, if not for himself, for others. He commenced life by farming for three years. In 1875, he came to Dennison, and was employed in the store with E. E. Sweitzer, his brother-in-law, soon learning his present business. In 1878, he took a third interest in the store, which he continued until 1879, when he bought a half interest, and the firm carried on the business until 1881, when Mr. Sweitzer retired and Mr. Anderson has since conducted the business alone. He carries a stock worth about $7,000, employs three clerks, and is considered a first-class business man. Thus you see the farmer boy of 1872 is the merchant of 1882.

S. W. ANDREAS, farmer, contractor and coal and lumber shipper for the railroad, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born on the farm where he now resides, Mill Township, November 24, 1825. His father, John Andreas, was an early pioneer of Tuscarawas County; was born in Northampton County, Penn., in 1789, and emigrated to this county in 1817 He was a boot and shoe maker by trade, aJso carried on a farm, and died December 26, 1857. . Our subject's mother's maiden name was Catherine Uhrich, the youngest daughter of Michael Uhrich. The latter was the progenitor of the Uhrich family in this county, and was born in Dauphin County, Penn., August 7, 1751. He emigrated from Pennsylvania to what is now Uhrichsville, in 1804, and bought of one Rathbone a tract of 1,500 acres of land, for which he paid $3,000. Our subject holds the deed of purchase. The land includes the site of Uhrichsville and Dennison, and was known as Muskingum County. Our subject was the oldest child of a family of four children, viz., S. W. ; Hannah, wife of William Jeffers, farmer, grocer and miller; John, deceased; and Catherine, wife of William Ely,. a farmer of this township. S. W. was reared on a farm (which occupation has formed his chief employment through life). He attended the log schoolhouse of his native county. He also deals largely in coal and lumber. He operates what is known as the Andreas Coal Bank, giving employment to twenty-five men. For some years he was extensively engaged in the coal business with Wilkins & Brother. He also contracts and furnishes lumber for railroad works. He owned 180 acres of good land, and lately sold eighty of it. Mr. Andreas was married, February 15, 1846, to Emily Banister, of Uhrichsville, a daughter of Edward and Amelia (Crabtree) Banister. She is a native of Maryland and of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Andreas have the following -named children: Mary Ellen, born November , 14, 1846, married October 29, 1864, to John Bruner; Hannah M., born July 18, 1849, married January 21, 1870, to Henry Kinghorn; and Amelia C., born December 14, 1853, snd married on May 25, 1871, to Oscar Coves. In August, 1863, Mrs. Andreas was instantly killed by a stroke of lightning, in her home, during a storm. For his second companion, Mr. Andreas married Mary, daughter of Frederick and Catherine (Enterline) Bitelen, and a native of Pennsylvania, of Dutch descent. Mrs. Andreas is a member of the Presbyterian, and Mr. Andreas of the Lutheran Church. In politics, he is a Republican. He has been a member of the School Board for fourteen years.

JOHN W. ANSELL was born in Perry County, State of Ohio, December 22, 1841, and is a son of Michael and Lydia Ansell, who were born in Virginia, of German descent. His father was a carpenter, and followed that business all his life. Mr. Ansell received a common school education in the town of Somerset. He enlisted in the army during the late rebellion, and served in Company H, Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, three years and one month. He was in several battles, the most notable being the charge on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston. He was honorably discharged in October, 1864, returned home and remained about four months, and again enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety -seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served until the end of the war. He then engaged in farming. He was married to Miss Minerva J., daughter of Elijah Miller, of Uniontown, Ohio, a Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and a very worthy Christian man. One child was born to this union, a daughter, deceased at two years of age. Mr. Ansell moved to Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, in 1869, and was employed by the *P. C. & St. L. R. R., in which service he has remained eter since. He has been yard dispatcher at Dennison for the past ten years. He is an Elder and Trustee in the Presbyterian Church; his wife is a very efficient Sunday school teacher and earnest worker in the Women's Foreign Missionary cause.

MILTON ARMSTRONG, retired wagon-maker, P. O. Tracy, was born in Allegheny Co., Penn., Dec. 27, 1826, is a son of William and Elizabeth Mc- Cuchin (Adair) Armstrong, natives of Ireland. They came to America and settled in Pennsylvania in 1808. The former was a stone and brick mason. They raised a family of eight children, Milton being the eighth child. Our subject received his education at the common schools and chose the occupation of wagon-making, serving an apprenticeship of three and one half years in Rush Township. He camei to this county in 1844, and worked at his trade until 1883. He first carried on a shop on Crooked Creek, within three miles of Newport, and now owns one in the village of Newport. He has made the business a success, and is the owner of a small farm in Mill Township, besides the shop and his residence, and eleven lots in Newport. He was married in 1851 to Mary, daughter of Henry Grake, of Dutch origin. This union has been blessed with eight children, their names as follows: Henry D., married, a railroad man; William J., married, a wagon and carriage maker, is working in his father's old stand; Mary Elizabeth, Ross W., M. T., David

M., Virginia B. and Nannie G. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which the former has been Class Leader and Assistant Superintendent of the Sabbath School. He is also the Bible class teacher in Newport. In politics, he votes with the prohibition party at present

A. BARGER, squire and superintending farmer, P. O. Tracy, was bom in Harrison County, Ohio, July 29, 1816, and is a son of A. V. and Jane (Milliken) Barger, natives of Pennsylvania, of German and English extraction. The former was a farmer, and on coming to Ohio settled in Harrison County, where he raised a family of six children. Our subject, who was fourth in the family, was reared on a farm, and received his education at Franklin College, with the prospect of becoming a Presbyterian minister, but within three months of graduation, ill health, brought on by overwork and hard study, compelled him to relinquish his studies and return home. After regaining his health, he began teaching, and also devoted himself to the study of law, merely from habit of study, not intending to make it a profession, which he continued to follow for four years. He has had many cases before him as Squire in Harrison and Tuscarawas Counties, and has been very successful in that capacity, although not regularly admitted to the bar. He has also been largely engaged in buying and selling real estate. He owns 400 acres of wellimproved land in Harrison, Belmont and Tuscarawas Counties. Our subject has been three times married, first in 1837, to Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Lafferty, a farmer. She was born in Harrison County, and w&s of Irish descent, and died in 1854. In 1857, he took, for his second wife, Sarah, daughter of James Roberts. She was also a native of Harrison County, and of Irish extraction. By this union two children were born - EmmaV., wife of James B. Westhaffer, a prominent farmer in Mill Township; and Mary J., wife of James Fredenburr, a farmer and stock- dealer in this township. In

1861, he took for his third wife Sophiah, daughter of Joseph Phillips. She was also a native of Harrison County, and died in 1876. By this union five children were bom - Elmer E., Maggie E., Flora B., Anna Laura and Jemima E., all of whom are unmarried. Mr. Barger was Sheriff, in 1854, of Harrison County, where he was a resident before coming to this county, and served two terms. He was Justice of the Peace, Township Qlerk and Trustee for many years in Harrison, Guernsey and Tuscarawas Counties. In politics, he is a stanch Republican. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and encampment.

L. O. BEAMER, Postmaster and express agent, Newport Village, P. O. Tracy, was bora in Carroll County, Ohio, February 2, 1832. He is a son of J acob B. and Esther (McMaughim) Beamer, natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania respectively, both of German descent. The former is a wealthy, influential farmer of Monroe Township, Carroll County. Our subject is the sixth child of a family of thirteen, and was reared on a farm until be was twenty years of age. In

1862, during the war, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F. His army record is an eventful one, filled with accounts of suffering and danger. Seven times he was wounded, losing an arm, shot in the head and side, losing ten pieces of bone from his ribs; all of which wounds were received in four battles. He fought in eighteen battles, and was a brave soldier. He was honorably discharged, and returned home in 1864. He dealt in stock three years; then embarked in mercantile business, which he is now following. He was joined in marriage, May 6, 1866, with Elizabeth E., daughter of Rev. Joseph Rutter, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She is a native of Ohio, born in Carroll County. This union was blessed with one child - Jennie E. Mr. and Mrs. Beamer are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Beamer resides in Newport, where he is an influential citizen.

GEORGE BECK, jeweler, Uhrichsville, was born in Jefferson County* Ohio, September 30, 1847. His parents, Henry and Mary Ann (Thompson) Beck, were both natives of Ohio. His father was a tailor by trade. The subject of this sketch received a common school education, and at the early age of thirteen commenced to learn the jeweler's trade, which he has pursued ever since. Coming to Uhrichsville in 1806, he opened a jewelry store. He carries an extensive stock, and has been very successful in the business. His polite and gentlemanly demeanor has secured for him a large class of customers in this vicinity. Mr. Beck was united in marriage, in 1874, with Miss Ella McGee, a native of this county. But one child has blessed this union - Lottie B. Mr. Beck is a Republican in politics, and was elected Treasurer of Mill Township in 1883. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is one of IJbrichsvi lie's best citizens.

JOHN H. BELL, merchant, Grant street, Dennison, was born in Wilmot, Stark County. Ohio, January 26, 1859, and is a son of W. H. and Mary E. (Weimer) Bell, of Scotch and German descent, the former a native of Maryland, and the latter of Ohio. W. H. Bell is a natural, born mechanic, and a proficient workman. He moved from Maryland to Ohio, when sixteen years of age, and is now fifty- three years old. He is a prominent citizen of Dennison. He and wife were blessed with two children, viz. : C. W., a fireman on the Pan Handle Railroad, and John H., our subject The latter received his education in the common schools of Stark County, Ohio, and also at the academy in New Hagerstown, Carroll Co., Ohio. Choosing the occupation of a merchant, he clerked in a general store, in Harrison County, Ohio, aDd in Pana, 111. He came to Dennison in 1882, and started in business with W. B. Penn, continuing until July, 1882, when he bought Mr. Penn's interest and has since carried on the business (general store) himself, up to September, 1883, when he again formed a partnership in mercantile business with W. B. Penn, and they built a new room, corner of Grant and Third streets, Dennison, and added a large stock of goods, with Mr. Bell as manager. In politics, he is a Republican. He is a member of the United Presbyterian Church.

THOMAS R. BENNER, retired farmer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Center County, Penn., September 10, 1803, and is a son of Philip and Ruthy (Roberts) Benner, both natives of Pennsylvania, the latter of Welsh descent The former was brought up a Quaker, and was an iron- master of iron works - one of the oldest in his part of the country. Our subject was the seventh of a family of eight children, four boys and four girls, and received an education at the common schools. He worked at nail cutting with hie father until he was thirty years of age, and then came to Ohio, settling in Mill Township, where he has lived for over a half century. He was proprietor of a saw-mill, and manufactured woolens in Uhrichsville for ten years, and afterward took up farming, purchasing, in this township, 600 acres of land, which is now known as the Bent farm. In 1828, he was married to Martha Thompson Robert, who was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, and is of Irish descent. The twelve children born to this union are Philip K. (deceased), a conductor on the Pan Handle Railroad, killed in a collision October 2, 1868; Elizabeth, wife of Alex Patterson, who owns a coal mine in Pittsburgh, Penn.; Mary, wife of Charles Minnich, a merchant in Trenton, Ohio; Robert, married, a farmer in Warwick Township; Ellen, wife of George Croniner, who farms on her father's land; and five children who died in infancy. Mrs. Benner died on February 8, 1850; she was a member of the Lutheran Church. In 1860, Mr. Benner married Rachel C., daughter of Jesse Lewis, but no children have blessed this union. In politics, he is a Demo- crat, and was Treasurer of Mill Township for ten years, during which time he never once asked for any compensation. He has also served as School Director. He is the owner of 175 acres of land. His father was a teamster for Gen. George Washington, who always called the former "General," which title he ever afterward bore.

SAMPSON BROOKS, stone and brick mason, Dennison, was bom in North Wales in 1833 and emigrated to America in 1857. He located in Pennsylvania and worked in the coal mines for some time. He had worked for seven years at the mason's trade. After leaving Pennsylvania, he went South, where he worked at his trade for several years. He had charge of some important works in Maryland, and superintended the building of the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel, which is two and one-half miles long. He has often taken large contracts, completing them satisfactorily. He has had reverses a9 well as successes in business. When he came to Dennison, he was not worth $1, but is now worth several thousands; he is the owner of four houses and lots in Dennison. He is considered a leading man in his line; has erected some of the best buildings in Dennison, one of which he at present occupies as his residence. He was married, in 1863, to Grace Ownes, a native of North Wales. This union has been blessed with nine children, eight of whom are now living; their names are as follows: David D., Thomas D., Sampson, Margret, Sarah, James, Emma, John, and Harry (deceased). Mrs. Brooks is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, Mr. Brooks is a Democrat.

DAVID BROWN, farmer, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, October 16, 1835, and is a son of John and Sarah (Davis) Brown. His parents were natives of Ohio, and were both of Irish descent; the former was a fuller and carder by trade, at which, with farming, he worked in Harrison County during his life-timo. Our subject was the seventh son of a family of thirteen children, eight boys and live girls, and lived on his father's farm until he was twenty-eight years of age, when he engaged in farming on his own account. He came to this county in 1863, settling in Mill Township, where he owns a good farm of ninety -three acres. He is the owner of some houses and lots and other property. Our subject was married, in 1863, to Rosena Fisher, who died in 1864. The one child - E. E. - born to this union is married and resides in Uhrichsville. Mr. David Brown married a second time, Rachel Roberts. The names of their five children are as follows: Sarah E. (deceased), Ida and Emma (twins), James R. and Carrie A.

Mrs. Brown is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. Our subject came to Uhrichsville in 1872, bought a lot, on which he built a neat residence, and has carried on a butcher shop for ten years. He has been an Assessor in Mill Township and Councilman in Uhrichsville; he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a Sir Knight Templar, and in politics he is a Republican. He is a man of few words; he has been successful in business.

JOHN BRUNNER, farmer and coal-miner, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Switzerland November 4, 1839, and emigrated with his parents, Joha and Elizabeth (Berner) Brunner, in 1852. They settled in Trenton, Ohio, the same year, where the father followed farming. Our subject was educated at the common schools, and, being reared on a farm, naturally followed that occupation; he is also a coal-miner. He enlisted, in the late war - September 17, 1861 - in the Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A, under Capt. Bretelson, who was afterward Colonel of the Eightieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Our subject served until September 17, 1864, just three years to a day. He was in the fierce battle of Stone River, and was appointed, in January, 1863, Wardmaster in the officers' hospital, No. 17, serving in that capacity for eight months. He was then detailed as one of the guards of the Engineer Corps and served six months. On his return from the war, he was united in marriage with Mary Ellen, daughter of S. W. Andreas, and a native of Mill Township. They have had five children, viz., Charles H., Frank, John, Wesley S. and Mary E. Mr. Brunner is a prominent member of the L 0. O. F., of the subordinate lodge and encampment.

THOMAS B. BUKEY, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Tracy, was born in this county February 10, 1841, and is a son of Joseph and Turessie (Brock) Bukey, of Irish and German extraction. The former was bora in Ohio County, W. Va., and the latter near Uhrichsville, Ohio. The former was a tiller of the soil during his whole life-time, and came to this county in 1835, settling in Kush Township, where he still resides. He had a family of twelve children, of whom nine are living. His brother - John - was in the Sixth Ohio Battery during the late war, enlisting in 1862, *nd served to the close. Our subject received his education at the Crab -Tree Schoolhouse and at the Uhriehsville graded schools. Being reared on a farm, he naturally chose farming for his occupation. He afterward engaged in the livery business in Uhrichsville, where he remained for three years. In 1862, he enlisted during the late war in Company K, Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged at the close of the rebellion. He participated in the battles of Perry - ville, Chickamauga and several others. He was united in marriage, in 1865, with Mary J. Caldwell. She is a daughter of John Caldwell, a resident of Uhrichsville. To this union six children were bora, viz., Estella, Elizabeth, Jessie B., Moody, Charles and Mabel. Mr. and Mrs. Bukey are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he was Class- Leader for some time in Newport, Ohio. He owns sixty -six acres of land and belongs to the class of substantial farmers of Mill Township.

JOHN CALDWELL, Uhrichsville, was born in Ohio County, W. Va., April 26, 1816, and is a son of Robert and Rebecca (Terrell) Caldwell, both natives of that State, the former being of Scotch and the latter of Irish descent. His father was a miller by trade, but later in life became a farmer. The subject of this sketch, with his father, emigrated, in 1836, to Harrison County, Ohio, and bought a 160-acre farm, and our subject has since pursued farming. At present he owns 152 acres of good land in Harrison County, Ohio. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Swan) Granville, who is still living, at the advanced age of eighty-seven. Mrs. Caldwell's parents are both natives of Maryland, and came to Ohio at an early date, settling in Jefferson County. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell have a family of ten children, nine of whom are now living - Mary Jane, wife of Thomas Bukey, a farmer in this county; Robert, a farmer in Missouri, who was a member, during the war, of the Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, enlisting in 1862; Isabella, wife of William Logan, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, a carpenter and contractor on railroad work; Sarah E., wife of Prof. Chrieet, President of a college, and Superintendent of Public Schools of the Territory of Dakota; Maggie A., wife of Rev. H. R. McDamell, a Presbyterian minister, located at Columbus Grove, Ohio; Ruth A., now the wife of O. K. Black, a druggist of Harrison County, Ohio; Adaline, wife of T. A. Atto, a prominent merchant of Harrison County, Ohio.

REV. FRANCIS J. CAMPBELL, pastor of Catholic Church, Dennison, was born in Columbus, Ohio, January 29, 1850, and is a son of Nicholas and Mary (Collins) Campbell. The former was a native of Dublin, and the latter of County Meath, Ireland. His father was a stone-cutter by trade; came to America in 1849, and settled in Columbus, Ohio, where he carried on his trade till he died in 1877. He worked on all the public works at Columbus, Ohio. They had two children, Francis and Fannie, who died when she was nine years old. Our subject went to school in Columbus, then attended the St. Thomas Preparatory Seminary, Bards town, Ky. He 'then went to Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, Cincinnati, for two years. Bishop Rosecrans was transferred to Columbus in 1867, and brought our subject with him. He Bent him to Paris, France, one year, where he went to college (Petite Seminaire de Notre Dame des Champs). He then attended the American College at Rome, Italy, where he spent four years. He returned home, on account of his health failing him. In January, 1873, he went to St. Aloysius Seminary at Columbus, to prepare for ordination. He was ordained in December, 1873. In the beginning of 1874, he was assigned to the cathedral in Columbus. He remained there but a short time, when he was transferred to Athens, Ohio, where he had a charge that was very large. After remaining a year, his health again failed, and he returned to Columbus and took charge of the cathedral for two years; from there he was sent to Lancaster, where he remained two years; from there to Marietta, for one year, and finally to Dennison, in November, 1871). His visiting district extends to Gould's Station, from there to Newcomerstown, making sixty miles of railroad which he has to travel over. He is a thorough gentleman, a man of fine address, and is highly respected by the citizens of Dennison. He is doing much good in the cause of his church.

ROBERT CABLES, Sr. (deceased), was amongst the earliest settlers of Tuscarawas County, born in Baltimore County, Md., December 29, 1792, eldest son of William and Elizabeth (Green) Caples, of German and English extraction. They emigrated to Tuscarawas County and settled where Newport now stands, October, 1806. Robert soon became a favorite among the Indians, and learned their language, and became an expert hunter, killing many wild animals. He served in the war of 1812 as drummer, and was subsequently pensioned. He was an Associate Judge at New Philadelphia. He lived on his farm of 200 acres for forty -six years, and died in 1881 at the age of eighty-eight years and nine months. He was free hearted and jovial, full of energy. He was a radical Republican; was always content to live in a log cabin, and owed no man for the last thirty years of his life. Mr. Caples was twice married. His first wife was Eleanor, daughter of James Tracy, Sr., by which union he had two children - Elizabeth, deceased at age of fifty-five years, wife of Hon. B. H. Brock, of Kansas, and Joseph, who died at an early age. Mrs. Caples died of consumption. Our subject took for his second companion, July 28, 1824, Nancy, born January 6, 1805, daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Walton) Davis. The former emigrated from Northampton County, Penn., settling in Tuscarawas County in 1814; died in Rush Township. Six children were born to this union - Laffer S. ; Dorcas, wife of John Roth, a farmer of Martin County, Ind. (they have two children, Robert C. and Omer H.); Ira D. (married Nettie Fields; lives in Martin County, Ind.; is a school teacher and Justice of the Peace); Joseph (married Mary J. Armstrong, of Scotch -Irish d&scent). Mr. Caples is a farmer and dealer in lumber. They have nine children - Willie L., Harry A., Sandy S., Bertie E., Rolla, Mollie V., 'Anna M., Jake and an infant not named. Joseph was born March 24, 1837; enlisted in the late war in Company A, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was discharged in two years for disability; Nancy E., (married Israel A. Haines, a farmer and saddler: have four children - Frank, Addison, Emmet and Alice). Laffer S. Caples was born in Mill, then known as Dorman, Township, November 16, 1825, received a common school education, after which he taught school in Edwards County, 111., Martin County, Ind., and Tuscarawas Countv, Ohio. He now lives in Rush Township, owns ninety acres of valuable land, and is engaged in stock-raising. In 1864, he organized Company E, One Hundred and Sixtv-first Ohio Vulunteer In[autry, serving as its Captain in the Army of the Potomac. He was united in marriage, July 16, 1845, with Eliza Smyth, a native of County Cavan, Ireland, and came with her parents, John and Martha (McQuaid) Smyth, to this county, when five years of age. Her father, who was a stone-mason, is in his ninety-sixth year, and lives in the village of Newport. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Caples have eight children, viz. : Mary I. (wife of William W. Poland, a farmer in Rush Township, parents of five children), Ellen (deceased, wife of Jesse Walton, parents of two children), Alice (wife of Josiah Romig, a blacksmith i* Uhrichsville, Ohio, parents of six children), Olive (wife of L. F. Romig, a carpenter in IJhrichsville, Ohio, parents of three children), Jane E. (wife of J. T. Walton, a carpenter in Newport, parents of three children), Robert M. (single, clerking in Newport), Clara M. (single, at home), Charlie G. (at home on the farm). Mr. and Mrs. Caples have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for forty years. Mr. Caples has been Justice of the Peace; is a practical surveyor; has been Superintendent of different Sabbath schools; was a local preacher for ten years, and was recently ordained to all the offices in the ministry. In politics, he is a Republican.

GEORGE W. CARMACK, farmer, P. O. "Uhrichsville. Prominent among the farmers of Mill Township is the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Woodberry, Md., September 9, 1834, and is a son of Jacob and Anna C. (Winnel) Carmack. His parents were natives of Maryland, and of English descent, and settled in Dover, Ohio, in 1835. Jacob Carmack was a miller by trade. They had a family of six children, two boys and four girls, the subject of this sketch being the fourth child. When George was about eight years of age, he had a narrow escape from instant death. He was standing in the fifth-story doorway of a mill at Dover, Ohio, owned by J. Deardorff, and was attentively watching the militia muster, when there came a sudden gust of wind, which blew the door against him, whirling him out. He fell a distance of sixty feet, but arose entirely uninjured. Our subject is a self-educated man, having received but little schooling. When twelve years of age, he was left an orphan, and obliged to work for his board. He was employed by Dr. Winnel for three years, and then came to Uhrichsville, and worked for Philip Bacur, by the month, until nineteen years old. He was married, June II, 1854, to Emily Eleanor Adams. She was born in this county October 12, 1834, and is a daughter of Baldwin and Eleanor (Brocks) Adams, the former a native of Virginia, the latter of Ohio, both of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Carmack have been blessed with nine children, their names as follows; Amanda J., the oldest, born May 18, 1856, wife of William A. Bradshaw, a farmer of this county; Mary E., bom July 12, 1856, wife of John Maloney, a farmer of Harrison County; Nancy A., bora February 14, 1858, wife of Washburn S. Ely, farmer and dairyman in Mill Township; Sarah E., born January 21, 1860, wife of S. B. Wright, farmer of Harrison County; George A, born May 5, 1862; Isaac W., born April I, 1864; Nettie L, born May 25, 1870; 'Christian S., born April 1, 1873; and Jessie M., bom July 10, 1876. The last five named are at home with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carmack are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, he is a Republican. For fifteen years he has been a member of the School Board of this township. He is a strict temperance man, and is honest and upright in his dealings. Besides farming, he raises stock, consisting of cattle, sheep and hogs. His beautiful farm comprises 286 acres of good land, thoroughly equipped with the most modern farming implements.

JOHN L. CARNAHAN, foreman of the square house for the Pan Handle Railroad Company, Dennison, was born in Steubenville, Ohio, November 23, 1843, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dickey, natives of County

Down, Ireland. The former came to America in 1830, locating in New York, and in 1835 settled in Steubenville, Ohio, where he followed fanning. John L. attended the graded school, and graduated at the age of eighteen years. He learned the trade of machinist in Steubenville, and worked for William Kenyon, serving a regular apprenticeship of three years. He then went to Wellsville, Ohio, and worked for the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad Company for one year, and in 1866 came to Dennison and commenced to work for the Pan Handle Company. Since 1882, he has occupied his present position. He was married to Susan E. Hamilton May 14, 1867. She was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Charles M. Hamilton. This union has been blessed with four children - Charles T., Herbert H., Viola E. and William Roy. Mr. and Mrs. Carnahan are members of the Episcopal Church. He was on the Building Committee at the erection of the church. In politics, he is a Democrat He is the owner of a comfortable residence, and has been financially successful since he started for himself.

NATHAN CASH, physician and surgeon, Uhrichsville, knows nothing of his parents or relatives, and his first recollections of passing events begin at Dover, Ohio. When near the age of five years he was bound out to a farmer five miles west of that place, where he lived until he was nearly seventeen years old. Up to this time, his schooling was very meager. He then went to Iowa, where he worked by the day or month at whatever came in his way, during the summer, and doing chores on a farm for his board, attending school during the winters. He continued in this way several years in different places; he was in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, obtaining most of his schooling in the latter State, commencing the study of medicine in Missouri when but a mere lad, and while he was employed as a farm hand, or making rails and cutting cord- wood. Just before the rebellion, he came back to Iowa, where, in 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company A, Third Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and was wounded in battle, May 1, 1863, near Helena, Ark., receiving a gunshot wound in the left knee, and was then sent to the United States General Hospital at Keokuk, Iowa. He was soon transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, on detached service, where he remained until his term of enlistment had expired (three years). He spent the time, while a wounded soldier in the hospital, pursuing his medical studies, and, as soon as able, attended the Medical Department of the Iowa State University, where he took his degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1863. He was then employed by the Government as Acting Assistant Surgeon of the United States Army. His health failing, he was compelled to resign his position the same year, and went to De Soto, Mo., where he began the practice of his chosen profession, remaining there one year; then going to East St. Louis, 111., for three years. During this time he attended another course of lectures in the Missouri Medical College, St. Louis, Mo., where he received the ad eundem degree, in March, 1868. Not yet satisfied, he very soon afterward began the study of homoeopathy, and took another course of leotures in the Homoeopathic Medical College of Missouri, and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in that school in February, 1870, and since that time he has been a practitioner of that school. The Doctor has met and conquered all obstacles in his way, and, though an orphan and friendless, by his pluck and ambition, managed to graduate in medicine at the age of twentysix, besides giving his country three years of service. Previous to his graduation, he acted as Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Small -pox Hospital at Keokuk, Iowa, in 1864 and 1865, and was afterward connected with the United States General Hospitals, which positions enabled him to obtain a thorough practical knowledge in his profession. In 1870, he moved to Si Louis, Mo., where he remained six years. While he lived there, he frequently lectured in the college on Materia Medica. The Doctor came to Uhrichsville, Ohio, in the latter part of 1876, and has an extensive practice. He has been twice married, having two children by his first wife, a daughter and son. The former is now the wife of E. C. Sauers, a machinist. His second marriage was in 1870, with Mrs. Jane Warford, of Uhrichsville. They are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

CAPT. BARTHOLOMEW COLEMAN, foreman of the Pan Handle Railroad shops, Dennison, was born in Morgan County, Ohio, January 2, 1829, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Oharrow) Coleman. His parents were natives of Penney lvannia, and both died young. Our subject never had the tender care of a mother, but was reared to manhood among strangers, receiving but a limited education in the common schools of his native county. On arriving at his majority, he learned the gunsmith's trade, and worked at that for eight years; then commenced the trade of a machinist in Zanesville, Ohio, where he was under an instructor for two years. He worked there for fourteen years, being employed during the last seven years as general foreman of the machinery in the shops. In 1873, he came to Dennison, and worked for eight months. In 1863, during the late war, he enlisted in Company C, Ninetyseventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was elected First Lieutenant, serving in that capacity for sixteen months, after which he was commissioned Captain. He had charge of the United States Arsenal at Nashville, Tenn., under Captain Towans, of the regular army. He participated in the battles of Perry - ville and Stone River. He returned to Dennison, Ohio, in 1877, and commenced work in the machine shops of the Pan Handle Railroad Company, and has since continued in their service. Mr. Coleman was married in 1852 to Sarah Ross, who died in 1853, leaving one son - William, who is now employed in the machine shops of Dennison. He was married, for the second time, in 1857, to Laura A. Rice, a native of Virginia and of English descent. They have three children - Alice, wife of Augustus Campbell, a painter in Urichsville; Charles H, an apprentice in the' machine shops, and Blanche S., at home. Mr. Coleman and his wife are members of the Episcopal Church in Dennison. He owns a fine residence in Zanesville, Ohio.

E. S. COLLIER, hardware merchant, Urichsville, was born in Hagerstown, Md., September 20, 1833, and is a son of Mathias and Rebecca (Adams) Collier, both natives of Maryland. His father came to Ohio in 1834, locating in Clark County, in 1835, and came to Tuscarawas County, in 1845, settling in Uhrichsville. As the family were early settlers in this county, we will give * slight history of them. Early in the annals of this family, three brothers - Daniel, William and John Collier - emigrated from England to America shortly before the Revolutionary war, landing in New York. William went to Philadelphia, Daniel remained in New York City, and John proceeded to Virginia, but subsequently to North Carolina, where he raised a family, and spent the remainder of his life. After their separation in New York, the brothers lost all definite traces of each other, and have never since been able to make a satisfactory connection in their genealogical links, though in Clark County, Ohio, there is a community of Colliers who trace themselves back to John Collier, of North Carolina. E. S. Collier is a lineal descendant of William Collier, who settled in Pennsylvania, marrying a French lady, who came to America during the Revolutionary war, about the time Lafayette came over. They had four children, the eldest of whom, William, was the grandfather of our subject; he married a German lady, brought to America when quite young, a daughter of Mathias Heckman; this marriage took place in Hagerstown, Md., and they there raised a family of eleven children, Mathias, the father of our subject being the third son; he was bom January 3, 1806, and was reared in the Sunny South, spending his youth upon a plantation, assisted in his work by slaves. He raised a family of four children, Edward S. being the oldest Mathias was a hatter by trade, but after he came to Uhrichsville, for fifteen years he was engaged in a tin shop, part of the time with his brotherin-law, Samuel H. Adams, who is now a prominent merchant in TJhrichsville. Mathias Collier has held several positions of trust in Uhrichsville. For nine years he was Justice of the Peace, during which period there was no lawyer in Uhrichsville, and he often acted as attorney in matters of litigation. In the spring of 1861, he was appointed U. S. Mail Agent on the railroad; in 1870, was elected Mayor of Uhrichsville, serving two years, and was afterward Trustee of Mill Township. E. S. Collier received his education at the common schools of Uhrichsville, and worked in his father's hardware store and tin shop till he entered the army. He served three years during the war as Sergeant in the Sixth Ohio Independent Light Artillery. He is now established in the hardware business on Third and Water streets, Uhrichsville, and is also agent for grain threshers, Peerless reapers, mowers, wagons, buggies, phaetons, Paxton engines and saw mills. He was united in marriage, April 26, 1856, with Melinda S., daughter of Isaiah Thompson, of Uhrichsville. She was bom in Carroll County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Collier have four children - Laura J. ; William D., head clerk in his father's store; Mary Alice, and Edward R. Mr. and Mrs. Collier are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, he is Republican; has been Township Clerk and Corporation Treasurer; a member of the School Board, and has been Treasurer of the Agricultural Society. He is also a prominent member of the Masonic order. Mystic Tie Lodge, Uhrichsville.

THOMAS COX (deceased) was a native of the State of Ohio, and died in 1864, aged about forty years. He died in the service of his country, having enlisted in the One Hundred and Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was literally starved to death in Libby Prison. His occupation was that of farming. In 1851, he was married in this township to Samantha, daughter of Sylvanus Wright, whose, biography is given elsewhere in this work. Mrs. Cox has seven children, their names as follows: Clarinda, John William, Mary Elizabeth, Samuel M., Rebecca J., Sylvanus and Thomas Jefferson. Five of the children, three girls and two boys, are married and reside in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Cox were members of the Disciple Church, and in politics he was a Republican. Mrs. Cox lives on the farm left her by her husband, which is managed by her son.

NEHEMIAH COX, butcher, Uhrichsville, was born in Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio, January 10, 1855. He is a son of Elijah and Julia Ann (Mull) Cox, natives of Maryland, the former of Irish and the latter of German ancestry. Our subject received his education at the common schools of his native county, and has made his own way in the world ever since he was nine years old. At that early age, he went to work on a farm, and continued for five years, receiving, during the first three years, board and clothing, and was permitted to attend the district schools a short time in the winter. The fourth year he received $6 per month, which was finally increased to $20. In 1873, he came to this county, and worked for R. A. Allen in his butcher shop for nine years. During the last three of those years, he had almost the entire control of the shop. In 1882, he embarked in the business for himself on Third street, which he still carries on. In politics, he is a Republican. He has never desired or held office. He owns a farm in WTarwick Township, and a butcher shop in Dennison. He was married in 1879 to Emma E., daughter of James and Catherine (Gunther) Anothy. They have two children - Robert Allen, namesake of Mr. Cox's former employer, and an unnamed infant.

McKENDREE CRABTREE, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Uhrichsville, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, November 19, 1824, and is a son of Thomas L. and Eleanore (Davis) Crabtree, natives of Maryland, the former of English, and the latter; of Scotch descent. The former was a successful farmer by occupation. He died in 1865. The family consisted of four children, three living, of whom two are residents of this county, and the other of Jasper County, Iowa. Our subject was the oldest son and third child, and received his education in a log schoolhouse. He served a regular apprenticeship at carpentering, and worked at the trade for seventeen years. In 1856, he bought 100 acres of land, and by close attention to business succeeded in accumulating 204 acres of land. In 1848, he was married to Mary, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (McElvane) Stahl, the former of German and the latter of Irish lineage. This union has been blessed with five children, four boys and one girl. Mrs. Crabtree died February 7, 1883. She had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church since her thirteenth year. Mr. Crabtree has one of the finest farms in Mill Township, well stocked with thoroughbred cattle and Spanish merino sheep, and as a farmer has been very successful. In politics, he is a Republican; is a member of the School Board.

Me. CRITES, merchant on Fourth street, Dennison, was born in Washington County, Penn., August 9, 1856. He is a son of William and Rebecca (McKelvey) Crites, natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent The former was a farmer and drover. He came to Ohio about 1862, and settled in Stark County. They were the parents of thirteen children, our subject being the twelfth. He received his education in the common schools of his native township, and at the graded schools of Carrollton, Ohio. He was employed as a salesman until 1882, when he opened for himself in the grocery business in Dennison, present location. He was united in marriage with Anna, daughter of William Bidwell, a boatman on the Ohio River. She is of English descent This union has been blessed with one child - Bertie Orvil. In politics, Mr. Crites is a Democrat. He is a temperate man, well respected by the citizens of Dennison, where he has resided since 1878.