Ashland City (part 24 of 57)

William S. Fisher

William S. Fisher, who throughout his entire life has manifested an aptitude for successful management of important business affairs, is now the president of the First National Bank of Loudonville and also one of the prosperous merchants of the city. His life recond began in Reading, Pennsylvania, on the 18th of July, 1835, his parents being Abraham and Susanna (Schumacher) Fisher, both of whom were natives of Berks county, Pennsylvania, where they spent their entire lives as farming people. The ancestors of the Fisher family came from Holland and resided in the state of New York for some time but eventually a removal was made to Berks county, Pennsylvania, by William and Sophia Fisher, the parents of Abraham Fisher. They continued residents of that district throughout their remaining days.

The Schumacher family came from Switzerland and is one of the oldest in the state of Pennsylvania, having been established there prior to the Revolutionary war. Jacob Schumacher, with several companions of German birth, arrived from Cresheim, Germany, on the ship America, August 16, 1682, and were of the party that colonized Germantown, Pennsylvania. Jacob Schumacher was made sheriff of Germantown in 1690. He was identified with the Society of Friends or Quakers and in 1715 the Changton Monthly Meeting issued a certificate recommending Jacob Schumacher, a merchant, and' his family to fhe Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. It was about this time that he removed to Philadelphia and his death occurred in 1722. Unto him and his wife Margaret were born four children: George, Thomas, Susanna and Jacob. From 1682 to the present time the Shoemaker family has been represented in Pennsylvania, many of the name being prominent in the official life of their various communities and in business affairs. The old stone mansion which was erected in 1768 is still standing. It was built by Henry and Carl Shoemaker, sons of Jacob Shoemaker, Jr., who removed from Germantown to Shoemakersville about 1765. It was in that home that the birth of our subject occurred. Unto the marriage of Abraham Fisher and Susanna Schumacher there were born five children: William S. ; Charles, now deceased; Tamson, deceased; and Emma and Margaret,, who are residents of Berks county, Pennsylvania.

William S. Fisher continued to make his home at the place of his nativity until 1860, when he came to Loudonville, Ohio. He was reared on a farm and assisted in its cultivation and improvement until 1855, when at the age of twenty years he decided to try his fortunes elsewhere and secured a clerkship in a dry goods store in Berks county. He continued to thus serve until 1860, when he removed to Loudonville and was again employed as a salesman until the spring of 1865, when he purchased a half interest in the store of J. C. Larwill. The relation between them was maintained until the spring of 1880, when the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Fisher began business alone, conducting his store with gratifying success for six years. At the end of that time he admitted his son, W. II. Fisher, to a partnership and in 1909 the business was further reorganized on the admission of his son, C. M. Fisher, to the firm. The three are now partners in the enterprise, which is conducted under the style of W. S. Fisher & Sons. They carry a large line of dry goods, carpets, cloaks and wall paper and enjoy a growing and profitable trade. Mr. Fisher owns a good business block, two stories in height and thirty-nine and a half by one hundred and eighty feet. It is built of brick and is one of the substantial business blocks of the city. One-half of the building is now occupied by a hardware store. For forty-four years Mr. Fisher has figured as one of the leading merchants of Loudonville and no other statement need be made concerning his business integrity and his spirit of enterprise, for the fact that he has so long occupied a place in mercantile circles here indicates that his course has been a most com- mendable one and that he has kept abreast with modern business methods in all things. Moreover he is equally prominent and honored in financial circles, having since 1903 been the president of the First National Bank of Loudonville, which was organized in that year. He had previously been identified for a number of years with a private bank of this place and at different times has been a stockholder in many enterprises which have not only proven a source of individual profit but have been factors in the commercial growth and business development of the community. In 1860 he was interested in the first attempt to develop the oil fields and he was also connected with the Queen Manufacturing Company. He possesses firm determination and undaunted enterprise and these qualities have enabled him to overcome all the difficulties and obstacles in his path and make steady progress toward the goal of success.

Mr. Fisher was married in the spring of 1868 to Miss Minnie Ullman, who was born in Loudonville and is a daughter of Adam Ullman, represented elsewhere in this work. They have become the parents of five children : William Howard, who is in partnership with his father ; Emma, the wife of D. II. Graven, cashier of the First National Bank of Loudonville; Susan, the widow of S. D. Yates, a resident of Loudonville; Mary, at home; and Charles Montgomery, who is also associated with his father in business.

In his political views Mr. Fisher has ever been an earnest democrat, supporting the party since casting his first presidential vote for Buchanan. He has served as a member of the city council, was a member of the board of education for fifteen years and at one time president of the board. He is a member of Zion's Lutheran church and in his religious belief is found the motive power of his honorable, upright life, making him a man whom to know is to respect and esteem.

John Heichel

John I lei eh el, now living retired in Jeromeville, was for many years closely associated with agricultural interests in this part of the county. He was born April 13, 1836, on a farm in Mohican township about one and one-half miles out of Jeromeville, a son of Michael and Katharine (Albert) Heichel. The father wras born either in Germany or Pennsylvania and it is definitely known that his parents were natives of Germany. The mother was born in the Keystone state and they were married in Pennsylvania. In 1833 they removed westward with their four children and settled upon a farm now owned by John Heichel, both spending their remaining days upon that place. Michael Heichel at one time owned one hundred and sixty acres of land, which came into the possession of the subject of this review by purchasing the interest of the other heirs in the property. In the family were eleven children, of whom two, Luther and Philip, died in infancy. The others are Joseph and Susan, both deceased; Michael, who served for three years in McLaughlin 's battalion of cavalry; Jacob, who died at the age of eighteen years; Mrs. Katharine Austin, deceased; John, of this review; Sarah, who died at the age of eighteen years; Mrs. Josephine

John Heichel spent his entire life until within a year ago upon the farm where his birth occurred. It comprises one hundred and thirty-eight acres of land on section 15, Mohican township, on the Wooster road, and is a well improved farm property, having upon it fine buildings and all modern equipments. His entire life has been devoted to general agricultural pursuits save for a period which he spent as a soldier in the Civil war. After the outbreak of hostilities he enlisted at the first call for troops, becoming a member of Company B, Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served for ninety days. He was offered a first lieutenancy but when he arrived at the meeting place he found that his brother had enlisted so that he felt that his duty was to remain at home and care for his aged mother. At one time he was a member of the Grand Army Post, but it disbanded on account of lack of members.

In the year 1864 Mr. Heichel was united in marriage to Miss Maria Hamlet and unto them were born six children : William E., living in Creston, Ohio ;

Thomas J., a resident of Ashland; Jennie Bell, the wife of G. D. Myers, of Ashland; James Ray, residing in Ashland; Anna May, the twin sister of James and now the wife of H. D. Schroll, living on her father's farm; and Maggie, the wife of C. L. Landis, of Wooster. Two brothers, Thomas and Ray, are in the hardware business in Ashland, while W. E. is in the same business at North Baltimore, Ohio.

Mr. Heichel belongs to the Christian church, with which he has long been identified, and for many years he has served as one of its elders. His political allegiance is given to the democracy and his fellow townsmen, appreciating his worth and ability, have frequently called him to office. He has served as township treasurer, was one of the township trustees for six years and was appointed on the jury commission for five years. He is now one of the trustees of the Childrens Home in Ashland, having been thus connected therewith since its organization. His life has at all times been an upright, honorable one, his interests centering in the material, intellectual, political and moral progress of the community. His influence is always found on the side of justice and right and his life record is one which has gained for him the unqualified regard of his fellowmen.

Leonard B. Richards

Leonard B. Richards, a veterinary surgeon, who is known far and wide throughout the state as an expert dehorner of cattle and who for many years has been a resident of Nova, is a native of Orange township, where his birth occurred September 9, 1844. His parents, Wesley and Mary Jane (Ogden) Richards, came from the Keystone state with their parents in the early '30s and settled in Wayne county, wThere they were united in marriage, shortly after which they wrent to Orange township, where they remained until 1845, wdien they removed to Nova. Wesley Richards was a progressive farmer who, when he took up his claims in this section, had to clear away the forests before he could get sufficient land upon which to plant his crops. Inspired with the aggressiveness and industry of the pioneers, he overcame all discouragements, let nothing interfere with his progress and finally developed one of the finest and most productive farms in this section of the country. He died J anuary 14, 1875, at the age of fifty-eight years and his wife died November 3, 1893, at the age of seventy-six.

On his father's farm Leonard B. Richards was reared, engaging in the daily routine of agricultural life during the summer months and in the winter attending the district schools, where he acquired his education. After completing his studies, he remained on the farm for a time and then became apprenticed to a carriage-maker with whom he learned the trade, which occupation he followed as a journeyman in Nova. Later he learned the blacksmith's trade and has ever since been engaged in this business in connection with that of carriagemaking. Moreover he is a veterinary surgeon, has a very extensive and successful practice and is regarded as one of the highest authorities upon diseases of animals, being particularly well versed upon the ailments of horses. When the question of dehorning cattle was first discussed a veterinary surgeon came from a western city and dehorned a savage animal, the operation proving successful in completely taming the beast and, this incident appearing almost miraculous in the eyes of Mr. Richards, he became deeply interested and subsequently took up the business, which he has since followed. In course of time the dehorning of cattle was called to the attention of the humane society, the members of which decided the practice to be cruel and Mr. Richards was warned by the officers of that organization to discontinue his operations. However, disregarding the warning, it was necessary to again notify him but he still persisted in his practice, whereupon the society decided to prosecute him at which he was placed under arrest by officer Albert Sheets and after a series of delays the case was finally brought up to trial in the common pleas court at Ashland, where able legal talent was employed on both sides. When the case was first brought forward the defendant was the object of intense and bitter feeling but as the case progressed and it had been shown that the dehorning process was of benefit to the animals the feeling began to change toward Mr. Richards and after five days had been spent in arguing the question, while seventy-five witnesses, among whom were experts from all over the country, were examined and more than forty witnesses for the prosecution, including scientific and medical experts, the defendant was finally discharged and it fell to the county to pay the costs of the suit which amounted to seven hundred dollars. From that time dehorning cattle became common and Mr. Richards estimates that he himself has performed that operation in the case of more than twenty thousand animals and in this line of business he is acknowledged throughout the state as an expert. A horned animal in the section in which Mr. Richards resides is now very seldom seen. He is a man who has always been fond of horses and, being a special admirer of the animal he always has on hand one of good points for his own use and has done much toward improving the grade of horses and also of cattle throughout the township. He is known everywhere particularly on account of his veterinary experience and skill and is numbered among the township's most substantial citizens.

In November, 1866, Mr. Richards was united in marriage to Melissa Bell, daughter of John and Marilda (Mead) Bell, of Ripley, Huron county. Her father was a minister of the gospel, a tanner and also an agriculturist, and a man whose influence for good was highly spoken of throughout the county. To this union have been born nine children : Rena Bell, Leonard E. and Josephine, all deceased ; Colonel D. ; Daisy, now the wife of Samuel Lane, of Chicago, Illinois; Clayton, of Rome, Ohio; Edith; John B., of the village of Ashland; and Loa U., the wife of Edward Damm, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

In politics Mr. Richards gives his allegiance to the republican party, has always been a prominent factor in the affairs of the community and although he has never held public office he has upon many occasions been urged to become a candidate for political honors. He is always in line with any movement purposed to better local conditions and, being a man of extraordinary ability he has done much toward developing public interests.

John Lutz

John Lutz, who for forty-five years has resided continuously upon his present farm on section 3, Mifflin township, is a representative of that valued class of citizens that Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, has furnished to this district. It was in that county that his birth occurred January 18, 1836, and after spending the first fourteen years of his life there, he accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio. He is a son of John and Sarah (Beemer) Lutz, both natives of Pennsylvania, born in Lancaster and Bucks counties respectively. On coming to Ohio they settled in Milton township, Ashland county, . where their remaining days were passed, Mr. Lutz giving his time and energies to general farming and thus providing a comfortable living for his wife and children. His death occurred July 7, 1873, at the age of seventy-one years, six months and nine days, while his wife died May 11, 1875, at the age of seventyfive years and eleven days.

passed away; John, of this review; Emanuel, who died while serving in the Union army in the Civil Avar; Katharine, Avho is the widoAV of James Cehner and resides in Butler township. Richland county, Ohio ; Sarah, who became the AAdfe of IT. L. Iliffner but both are hoav deceased ; Anna Marie, who died in childhood ; Henry, who died at the age of sixteen years ; and Andrew, who passed away in this state when twenty-one years of age.

Coming to Ohio with his parents. Mr. Lutz lived for some time on the old home farm, Avhich was established a mile north of his present home in Milton toAAmship. When twenty-four years of age he Avas married and for a year thereafter lived with his father, after Avhich he spent three years in Weller toAvnship, Richland county. On the expiration of that period he took up his abode in Mifflin toAAmship, Avhere he has since resided, making his home on his present farm on section 3 since 1864. Year after year he has tilled the soil, cultivate^ his crops in a most careful manner and the farm today is a valuable tract of land of one hundred and forty-seven acres under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Lutz sold one-half of his farm to his son and both are numbered among the representative agriculturists of the community. The home place is improved with good buildings, the latest machinery is used to facilitate the work of the fields and everything about the place indicates the thrift and industry which characterizes the owner.

In was in 1859 that Mr. Lutz was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Keever, who was born in Milton township, on the 27th of June, 1839, and died on the 21st of September, 1905, at the age of sixty-six years. She was a daughter of Henry and Caroline (Baum) Keever, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania respectively, although they were married and spent their remaining days in Ashland county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Lutz were born three children : Henry, whose place adjoins his father's farm; Amanda, the wife of Henry McQuete, of Blooming Grove township, Richland county ; and Alice, who is the wife of Ed Sheller and lives with her father, Mr. Sheller operating the farm.

In his political views Mr. Lutz is a republican but while he believes in the principles of the party the honors and emoluments of office have had no attraction for him. His religious faith is indicated in his membership in the Lutheran church at Mifflin. He has now reached the age of seventy-three years and his life has ever been an honorable and upright one, gaining for him the warm regard of those with whom he has been associated, He has lived quietly, never seeking notoriety of any kind, but his genuine worth has given him a firm hold upon the affections of those with whom he has come in contact.

I. Leroy Miller

I. Leroy Miller, secretary of the Faultless Rubber Company, is a young man of business enterprise whose well directed labors are carrying him into important relations with the commercial interests and development of his adopted city. He was born in Manchester, Summit county, Ohio, March 19, 1875, and is a son of Henry H. and Mary J. (Baxter) Miller. The father was a native of Summit county, Ohio, while the mother came to this state with her parents from the vicinity of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the family home being established, following their arrival in Ohio, at Marshallville, Wayne county. They afterward removed to Canal Fulton, Stark county, where Mary Baxter was living at the time of her marriage to Henry H. Miller. The father was a painter by trade, carrying on business along that line throughout his entire life save for the period of his service in the Civil war when, in response to the country's call for troops, he offered his services to the government. He joined the army for three years, participated in a number of important engagements and was wounded in the battle near Stone Run, carrying the bullet in his leg to his grave. He died in 1894 when fifty-eight years of age. His wife still jsurvives and now makes her home in Manchester, Ohio.

No event of especial importance occurred to vary the routine of life for I. Leroy Miller in his boyhood and youth which was largely devoted to the acquirement of an education in the public schools until he was sixteen years of age, when he was apprenticed to the jeweler's trade with the firm of Frank & Laubach at Akron. A year later the firm made an assignment and Mr. Miller returned home. He then continued his studies, attending school for two years more when he took up the profession of teaching and for six years was identified with educational work. In 1900, however, he reentered the commercial field, becoming associated with T. W. Miller in the undertaker's supply business, while later he continued his associations with T. W. Miller in the Faultless Manufacturing Company. In March, 1907, the general offices of the company were removed to Ashland and on the 1st of April, following, I. Leroy Miller came to this city and on July 1, 1907, was elected secretary of the company, in which capacity he is now serving, proving a capable officer in the control of the important and growing interests of the house.

In March, 1899, Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Nellie E. Grove of Summit county, Ohio, a daughter of Samuel and Alvira (Grubb) Grove. The father was one of the well known farmers of Summit county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Miller have been born two children, Vernon Leroy and Richard Grove. Mr. Miller is liberal in his political views but is in sympathy with the independent movement of the times toward clean politics and honor in office. He is a member of the Dutch Reform church and occupies a position as one of the representative business men in Ashland, enjoying the respect and good will of the public throughout the years of his residence in this city.

A history of Lake township would be incomplete without extended mention of W. E. Paullin, a large farm owner and influential citizen of the community in which he resides. Although devoting his time and energies principally to agricultural pursuits, he has yet found time to participate in other lines of activity and has become a prominent figure in the business and political circles of this township. A native of Ohio, his birth occurred March 22, 1853, at Lake Fork, Mohican township, Ashland county. The Paullin family was founded in this country by the great-grandfather of our subject who, on leaving Holland, established his home in Pennsylvania, where Isaac Paullin, his son, was born and reared. The latter married Elizabeth Hepler, also a native of Pennsylvania, and about the year 1823 removed with his family to Ohio, settling near Hayesville, Ashland county, where he engaged in business as a shoemaker and gunsmith. Prior to his removal westward he gave valuable aid to his country as a soldier in the war of 1812. His remaining days were passed in this county, his death occurring when he had reached the ripe old age of ninety-two years, while his wife passed away when seventy years of age. Their family consisted of the following children: William; Samuel; John; Daniel; Zedekiah; Isaac; near Greenburg, Pennsylvania, in 1821 and was therefore but two years of age when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Ashland county, Ohio. Here he was reared and under the direction of his father learned the shoemaker 's trade, which line of activity he continued to make his life work. In 1854 he removed to Mohicanville, where he established a shoe shop and grocery store, and there his remaining days were spent. He married Hannah Hayes, who was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1823. She was a daughter of Joseph and Polly Hayes, and in her childhood accompanied her parents to Ohio, where the family home was established near New Philadelphia. In their family were seven children: John, who died at the age of one year; Benjamin Franklin, of Ashland; Malissa A., the wife of William Fry, of Loudonville; Alonzo E., who, when thirty years of age, was accidentally shot while hunting; W. E., of this review; Zebina Luther, of Loudonville; and Alice A., who passed away in her seventh year. The parents of this family both passed away in Mohicanville, the father's death occurring February 1, 1900, while his wife died in 1890.

When but a year old W. E. Paullin removed with his parents to Mohicanville and there he was reared to manhood. His early life was spent in the usual manner of the village lad, and he remained under the parental roof until his marriage. Deciding to make agriculture his life work, he went to live on his father-in-law's farm in Lake township, by whom he was employed for four years. At the expiration of that period the father-in-law divided his holdings among his children and Mr. Paullin and his wife have since resided upon her share of the property, a farm consisting of one hundred and sixty acres located on the northeast quarter of section 5 of Lake township, adjoining the village of Mohicanville on the south. The farm is a well improved one, the soil being rich and productive, while the buildings, which were erected in 1882 for their especial use by the father-in-law, are substantial and commodious. Here Mr. Paullin carries on general farming and stock raising, and as he has prospered he has extended his holdings until he now owns one hundred and seventy-four acres in section 17 and forty acres in section 20, his property aggregating three hundred and seventy-four acres. In addition to his own farming interests he manages the Sabina Wicoff estate of one hundred and fifty acres in this township, while he is also acting in the capacity of guardian for the heirs - the two grandchildren - of James Swain. In business circles he is well known, being one of the original stockholders of the Ohio Greece Lubricant Company of Loudonville, while the success which has attended his labors entitles him to a foremost place among the influential citizens of Lake township.

In the year 1877 Mr. Paullin was united in marriage to Elizabeth M. Garst, a native of this county, born May 14, 1856, near Mohicanville, Mohican township. She is a daughter of John A. and Rebecca A. (Helbert) Garst, natives of Alsace, France, and Pennsylvania respectively. The former, who was born in 1820, came to New York when ten years of age in company with his parents, and the family home was established in Westmoreland county, that state. He removed to Ohio when about sixteen years old and was bound out to his uncle in order to learn the blacksmith's trade. He was married in Mohicanville, where he plied his trade for a few years, and then bought a small farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He became very successful, acquiring considerable wealth, while at one time he owned several farms. His death occurred in Mohicanville in 1904, when he had reached the advanced age of eighty-four years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Rebecca A. Helbert, was born in Pennsylvania in 1825, a daughter of Jacob Helbert, of whom mention is made in the sketch of Henry Helbert on another page of this volume. Her death occurred in 1861, and Mr. Garst was again married, his second union being with Margaret Wallace. Mr. Garst and his first wife became the parents of seyen children, while unto the second union were born three children.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Paullin was blessed with eleven children, namely: Arthur Earl, of Lake township, operating one of his father's farms, who has been twice married and has one child: Victor Leo, who died in infancy; Oliver Perry, a resident of Loudonville, who is married and has one child; Zedekiah T., of Loudonville, who is single and makes his home with his brother; John A., engaged in teaching school, makes his home with his parents; Guy H. ; Mabel; Ralph T. ; Benjamin Frank; and Ray and Fay, twins, who are in their seventh year.

Mr. Paullin and his family are identified with the German Reformed church while in his fraternal relations he is a member of the Knights of Pythias of Ashland. In politics he gives stalwart support to the democracy, being actively connected with local political questions, and lends his influence to the furtherance of the interests of his party. He has served for the past thirteen years as justice of the peace and his present term will expire January 1, 1912. He was township clerk for four years and is at present a member of the democratic central committee. He ranks today among the influential citizens of this community, perseverance, industry and progress being salient qualities in his success. His career has ever been such as to warrant the trust of his fellowmen, for he has conducted all business transactions by the strictest principles of honor and integrity. In this county where his entire life has been spent he has gained many warm friends who hold him in the highest respect and esteem.

Jacob M. Snyder

Jacob M. Snyder, who is successfully carrying on general farming and stock-raising interests on his farm of one hundred and twenty-one acres in Perry township, was born July 25, 1853, on the old family homestead in this township, his parents being Henry K. and Mary Ann (Meng) Snyder. Both the father and mother accompanied their respective parents on the removal from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, to Perry township, Ashland county, Ohio, and the deed from the government for the original entry of one hundred and sixty acres is now in possession of our subject. The journey to this section of the state was made in wagons and both the Snyder and Meng families took up their abode in the midst of the forest, built cabin homes and began clearing the land for purposes of cultivation. Both the grandfather and father of Jacob M. Snyder engaged in general agricultural pursuits as a life work and, being energetic and industrious, met with a creditable measure of prosperity in their undertakings. In the family of Henry K. Snyder there were live children, namely: Philip, John, Samuel, Mary, and Jacob M., the last named being now the only survivor.

Jacob M. Snyder was reared to manhood on his father's farm and pursued his education in the district schools. Since attaining man's estate he has devoted his time and energies to the pursuits of general farming and stock raising and has continued to reside on the old homestead place in Perry township to the present time. His property comprises one hundred and twenty-one acres of valuable and well improved land, in the cultivation of which he utilizes the most practical and progressive methods of modern agriculture. For the past three years he has been buying and shipping potatoes from Jeromeville, and in the fall of 1908 shipped twenty-eight cars, averaging six hundred bushels to the car, at a price of sixty cents per bushel.

On the 16th of April, 1876, Mr. Snyder was united in marriage to Miss Alice Ewing, a daughter of Philip and Sophia (Swartz) Ewing. Her father was formerly successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits on a farm adjoining that of Mr. Snyder but is now a resident of Hancock county, Ohio. The mother of Mrs. Snyder passed away a number of years ago. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Ewing were born nine children, as follows: Harvey, who is deceased; Hiram; Olive A. ; David ; Alice ; Addie ; Emma ; Elza and Ida. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder have five children: Edgar, who is married and resides in Cleveland; Dora, the wife of Alvin Ewing, a farmer of Perry township; Bertha, the wife of Carson Faber, who likewise carries on farming in Perry township ; Grover C. ; and Opai.

In his political views Mr. Snyder is a stalwart advocate of the democracy and has been an active worker in the local ranks of his party. He has capably served as road supervisor and is now a member of the school board, having held the latter position for five years. He has always stood for that which is progressive in citizenship and which tends to promote the material, intellectual and moral development of the community. Fraternally he is connected with Mohican Lodge, No. 85, I. O. O. F., and Washington Grange of Jeromeville, in which he has filled all of the offices. His entire life has been passed in this locality and his fellow townsmen know that his career has been characterized by fidelity to duty and by honor in all his relations with his fellowmen.

H. F. Dalton

H. F. Dalton, engaged in farming and stock raising on section 3, Green township, was born in Ashland county, Ohio, on the 30th of April, 1854, his parents being George A. and Mary Jane (Walser) Dalton, the father being a native of this county, while the mother's birth occurred near Mount Union, Ohio. The paternal grandfather, Edward Dalton, and his wife both came to the United States from England. By his first wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Jane Walser and whom he wedded in 1850, George A. Dalton had six children, namely : H. F. of this review ; Elizabeth, the deceased wife of George Swassick ;

Hattie, the wife of H. S. Humphrey, of Green township ; Edward, a resident of Hayesville ; Grant, living in Mansfield; and Della, the deceased wife of Joseph Casner. The mother of these children passed away in Green township on the 1st of May, 1869, and in 1870 Mr. Dalton was again married, his second union being with Lucretia Spafford, who died in 1897 and by whom he had two children, Cora and Charles, twins, who now reside in Vermillion township. George A. Dalton, who was a consistent member of the German Baptist church during the last twenty-eight years of his life, passed away in that faith on the 10th of May, 19U37, at the age of seventy-eight years, three months and ten days, his demise occurring in Green township, and his death was mourned by an extensive circle of friends.

H. P. Dalton has spent his entire life in Ashland county and has always resided in the vicinity of his birthplace, while throughout his active business career he has been engaged in general farming and stock raising, meeting with a gratifying and well merited degree of prosperity in both undertakings. His landed holdings comprise eighty acres on section 3, and also another tract of forty-four acres, all in Green township, and he is well known and highly esteemed as one of the substantial, progressive and enterprising citizens of the community.

In 1877 Mr. Dalton was united in marriage to Miss Anna Huston, who was born on the farm on which she now resides in Green township, October 26, 1860, her parents being William and Matilda (Jones) Huston, the former a native of New York and the latter of Wayne county, Ohio. William Huston died about forty-six years ago but his widow still survives and is a neighbor of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton. The latter was one of a family of three daughters, her sisters being as follows : Josephine, the wife of L. Z. McClure, of Vermillion township ; and Flora, now deceased, who first became the wife of David Baker and subsequent to his demise wedded Henry Cornwell. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Dalton have been born the following children : Lottie Pearl, the wife of David C. Beck, of Green township, by whom she has one child, Perry; and Caul Clayton, who passed away at the age of two years.

Politically Mr. Dalton is a stanch republican, believing that the principles of the party are most conducive to good government. He is likewise a faithful and consistent member of the Evangelical church of Green township, in which he has held various official positions. Both he and his wife are representatives of prominent old families of Ashland county and are widely and favorably known within its borders, having here spent their entire lives.

William Thomas Huston

William Thomas Huston, deceased, was born in the state of New York, April 15, 1837, his father being Samuel Huston, a native of Ireland. The latter was twice married and by his first wife had the following children: John,

Samuel, William T., Eliza, Margaret, Mary Ann, Nancy, Jane and Sarah. By his second wife, who bore the maiden name of Jane Ginn and was born in Ireland, he had two children, Charles and Cora. In 1847 he took up his abode on a farm in Green township, Ashland county, Ohio, being here successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits until called to his final rest. He owned two well improved and valuable farms, which were inherited by his children when he passed away.

William Thomas Huston was ten years of age when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Ashland county, the family home being established on a farm in Green township, on which he spent the remainder of his life and where his widow still resides. Throughout his active business career he was connected with farming interests and when he was called to the home beyond in August, 1863, the community mourned the loss of one of its most prosperous and progressive citizens.

On the 7th of January, 1858, Mr. Huston was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Jones, whose birth occurred in Wayne county, Ohio, September 5, 1837, her parents being William and Susannah (Spanger) Jones, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were married in Wayne county, to which place they had removed in childhood days, the latter being a little maiden of ten summers when she went to that section of the state, finding the district largely a wilderness. Mrs. Huston was one of "a family of four daughters and a son, namely: John, Matilda, Sophia, Margaret and Barbara. When four years of age she was brought by her parents to Green township, Ashland county, Ohio, where she has since made her home, and since the time of her marriage, covering a period of fifty-one years, she has resided on a farm of eighty acres on section 3. By her marriage she became the mother of three children. Josephine is the wife of Louis McClure, of Vermillion township, and has three children. Anna is the wife of H. F. Dalton, whose sketch appears in this volume. Flora, who is now deceased, first became the wife of David Baker, by whom she had three children, as follows: Tilden, who died at the age of eight years; Franklin, who was reared by his grandmother, Mrs. Huston, and is now engaged in teaching school ; and David, who was also reared by Mrs. Huston and still makes his home with her. Subsequent to the death of her first husband Mrs. Baker wedded Henry Cornwell, by whom she had three children, Pearl, Foy and Fay. Though left a widow at the comparatively early age of twenty-six years, Mrs. Huston not only reared her three children but also two grandchildren, carefully training them for lives of usefulness and activity. Practically her entire life has been passed in this county and her many good traits of heart and mind have endeared her to all with whom she has come in contact.

John B. Long

Although John B. Long has passed the Psalmist's allotted age of three score years and ten, he yet remains an active factor in the business life of Loudonville where he has now been located for a half century. During forty-eight years of this time he has been known as a shoe merchant and in the previous brief period of two years he engaged in making shoes. His thorough reliability has been one of the potent elements in the prosperity he has gained and has won for him the trust and good will as well as the patronage of his fellowmen.

He was born at Canal Fulton in Stark county, Ohio, December 3, 1837, a son of George J. and Katherine (Barnhart) Long, who were natives of the town of Ullwiler in the province of Alsace, France. The father's birth occurred March 25, 1798, while the mother was born October 8, 1797. They were reared and married there and had two children, their eldest being about six years of age and the younger two years old when they came to America in 1828. They did not tarry on the Atlantic coast but made their way at once into the interior of the country, settling first at Canton, Ohio. After five years they removed to Canal Fulton where they resided for five years and then came to Ashland county before the county was organized, spending their remaining days in Lake township. The father devoted his entire life to general agricultural pursuits and owned and cultivated eighty acres of land. When the tract came into his possession it was covered with timber but he cleared away the trees and made the fields ready for cultivation. The work of improvement and development was carried on year by year and his property in due time became one of the well improved and valuable farms in the county. He died October 22, 1868, while his wife survived until June 4, 1875. They were the parents of four children. George, who followed farming throughout his entire life in Lake township, died January 16, 1902, at the age of seventy-nine years, ten months and twenty-eight days. Peter B. passed away on the home farm in Lake township, October 26, 1898, at the age of seventy-three years. John B. is the next of the family. Adam, the youngest, died August 25, 1885, at the age of forty-five years and two months.

John B. Long is the only surviving member of his father's household. He was only four months old when his parents removed from Stark county and established their home on a farm in Lake township, Ashland county, where he remained until sixteen years of age, during which time he worked in the fields and acquired his education in the public schools. He then left home, thinking to find other pursuits more congenial and profitable than farm work. Going to Nashville, Holmes county, Ohio, he there learned the shoemaker's trade, and followed that pursuit there from 1854 until 1859. In the latter year he came to Loudonville where he established a shoe shop and engaged in the manufacture of shoes for two years. At the end of that time he began dealing in readymade shoes and has conducted a store to the present time, being thus numbered among the merchants of Loudonville for forty-eight years. He started in a store adjoining the one which he now occupies and has continuously been located on Main street. In 1872 he erected his present business block, a two-story brick structure, twenty by one hundred feet. He now carries a large and well selected line of goods and his store is attractive in all of its appointments. Moreover his prices are reasonable and in his dealings he is thoroughly reliable, so that he has long enjoyed a liberal patronage, making his one of the profitable business enterprises of the town.

In 1879 Mr. Long erected a fine brick residence on Main street where he and his family have since lived. He was married March 11, 1860, to Miss Maria Siglinger, who was born in Stark county, Ohio, near Canal Fulton, August

21, 1836, and is the only child of George and Katherine (Simmons) Siglinger, the former a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and the latter of Alsace, France. Both came to America in childhood days. Mrs. Long lost her mother when but two years of age, and later Mr. Siglinger started to return to Germany, after which he was never heard from again. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Long have been born eight children : Charles S., who is now in partnership with his father under the firm style of J. B. Long & Son ; Thomas E., who is sole owner and manager of the business conducted under the name of the Pittsburg Pump Company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and is also vice president of . the Savings & Trust Company there ; Clara, the wife of Augustus Artz, of Plymouth, Ohio ; Ida, the wife of Sherman Hissem, of Loudonville; George Franklin, also of Loudonville; Walter M., who is with his brother in Pittsburg; Harvey W., a clerk in his father 's store ; and Grace, at home.

In public affairs Mr. Long has been active and influential. He has served as a member of the city council of Loudonville and for nine years filled the office of mayor, his administration being thoroughly businesslike and progressive and characterized also by the enactment of restrictive and regulative legislation. He has always given his political support to the democracy and his religious faith is manifest in his membership in the German Lutheran church. He is a man of genuine personal worth, who throughout his life has sought the greatest good of the greatest number and is widely known as a progressive citizen, a loyal friend and a devoted husband and father. Moreover his life record indicates the value and force of persistent labor for his energy and diligence have constituted the basis of the success which he has long enjoyed.

S. Wadsworth Riggs

S. Wadsworth Riggs, who is largely identified with the agricultural and business interests of Sullivan township, and who descended from a well known pioneer family of the county, was born December 9, 1846, in Sullivan where he has resided since, a son of Horace and Susan (Pierce) Riggs, both of whom were natives of New York state, their families having come to Ohio about the year 1832, his father's people having settled in Holmes county and his mother's in Wayne county. They were among the early settlers of this region, active in the early development of the country, and during the pioneer days they endured many hardships and privations in order to put the land in condition for cultivation for the benefit of following generations. Mrs. Riggs descended from Revolutionary stock, a number of her ancestors having served with distinction in the war for independence. Mr. Riggs came to this township in 1834, his wife's people coming about the same time and here they were united in marriage. He was a cooper by trade and followed this occupation, in connection with general farming and stock raising, until he departed this life in March, 1905, having survived his wife nineteen years. He was a man of marked intelligence and strong personality and wielded a great influence for good throughout the

In the district schools S. Wadsworth Riggs acquired his education and after completing his studies he learned the cooper trade with his father, which he followed for some time but subsequently turned his attention to farming and the dairy business. In these enterprises he was very successful for a number of years but in 1886 he gave them up and became connected with the sawmill and lumber enterprise, with which he is still associated. He owns six hundred and seventy acres of fine farm and timber lands in addition to his sawmill property and also possesses business and residence holdings in the village of Sullivan. He has been very successful in his business and his prosperity in the several enterprises in which he is engaged has been such as to rank him among the foremost in the business circles of the county.

On December 19, 1867, Mr. Riggs wedded Mrs. Caroline Holbrook, widow of Clinton Holbrook and daughter of Roswell and Polly (Petticord) Odell, of Lorain county, her father a native of Vermont and her mother of North Carolina. His wife passed away in February, 1900. Mr. Riggs is not affiliated with any societies or fraternal organizations nor is he a member of any church body but, is a man of high moral purpose whose charities are well known throughout the county and many persons, who are now successfully pursuing business and other callings in life, may gratefully attribute their advantages and prosperity to his generosity.

In politics Mr. Riggs is not bound to any particular political party but believes that greater consideration should be given to the candidate than to the party to which he belongs and he therefore reserves the right to judge of the qualifications of office seekers for himself and to cast his vote for those whom he deems best qualified to conserve the interests of the commonwealth. Although he has never held any public office he takes a deep interest in local affairs and is always ready to further any movement which has for its object the general improvement of the community. Mr. Riggs is a man of means, all of which he owes to his own exertions since he had neither money nor influence and but little education when he started out in life. Straightforward in his transactions and always living an upright life, he is honored by all who know him and is numbered among the township's most highly respected citizens.

Levi Oswalt

Levi Oswalt has passed the eighty-first milestone on the journey of life and his record is a most enviable one for he has ever been recognized as a good citizen and a man of genuine personal worth. He has lived for more than seventy years upon the farm which is now his home, having been brought to this place by his parents in the spring of 1838= He was born near Bedford, Pennsylvania, on the 14th of April, 1828, and is a son of John and Mary (Teichman) Oswalt and a grandson of John Oswalt. The great-grandfather in the paternal line was a native of Germany and the Teichman family also comes of German lineage. The parents of our subject were both natives of Pennsylvania the father bom January 29, 1800, and the mother on the 26th of August, 1801. They remained residents of the Keystone state until 1836, when they removed westward to Ohio and in 1838, took up their abode upon a farm where Levi Oswalt now resides. Here the father died in 1846 while the mother passed away in 1859. They were the parents of nine children: Mrs. Brasilia Mains and Mrs. Julia Ann Van Zile, both now deceased; Levi; Mrs. Lucinda McCumber, who has also passed away; Benjamin, who lives in Monroe township, Richland county, about a mile from his brother's farm; Mrs. Maria Lash, deceased; Mrs. Elizabeth Shane and John Wesley, who have also passed away; and David Martin, who was killed while serving as a Union soldier in the Civil war in 1863. He had enlisted from this county and on the expiration of his first term had reenlisted.

In his youthful days Levi Oswalt became familiar with all the experiences of frontier life. He assisted in the arduous task of developing new lands and worked in the fields through the summer months while in the winter seasons he attended school as opportunity afforded. He has resided continuously upon the farm which is now his home since 1838 and now has one hundred and eight acres of land on section 18, save for about an acre which was taken by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in the building of the line through this locality. There are many white oak, sugar maple and walnut trees upon this place, the farm having been covered with heavy timber when Mr. Oswalt took up his abode thereon, but five acres having been cleared at that time. Most of the farm is today under cultivation save ten acres of woodland. The fields are carefully tilled and bring forth rich harvests, the buildings are good and are kept in a state of neat repair. In connection with general farming Mr. Oswalt has carried on minor business enterprises including butchering, sheep-shearing and the operation of a threshing machine. His life has always been a very busy and useful one in which have been few leisure hours. He has worked diligently and energetically as the years have passed and the success which is now his has come as the result of his own well directed labors. Although Mr. Oswalt has long since passed the Psalmist's allotted span of three score years and ten, he yet engages in the supervision of his farm which is operated under his direction.

On the 23 of October, 1856, occurred the marriage of Mr. Oswalt and Miss Pamelia Macomber, who was born in Green township, October 21, 1837, and died November 21, 1905. She was the daughter of Robert and Mary (Leply) Macomber, natives of Pennsylvania, who became pioneer residents of this county. Their family numbered eight children, Pamelia, Henry, Clinton, Phoebe, Gideon, Lydia, Nettie and Libby. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Oswalt has been leaving two daughters, Yera Irene and Emma Retta, also deceased. Effie Eugenia is the widow of Leander Simms, of Perrysville, and has a daughter, Lottie Birdell. Ida Josephine is the widow of David McCready and has three children, Edna Fay, Robert Byron and Cloyd Elsworth. Martin Elsworth, of Mansfield, is married and has two sons, Walter Levi and Charles Elsworth.

On attaining his majority Mr. Oswalt gave his political support to the democracy and continued one of the advocates of that party until Abraham Lincoln became the candidate of the republican party, and since that time he has voted the republican ticket. He has resided on his farm longer than any other resident of this township and is one of the honored and valuable citizens of the county, his many good traits of character having won for him the friendship and regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact. He has served in school and road offices but has never been ambitious for political preferment and would consent to serve in no other public positions. In early life he attended the old Greentown Baptist church and now holds membership with the Baptist. church in Perrysville. He has ever endeavored to live peaceably with all men, to be just in his business relations and honorable in every relation of life so that all with whom he has come in contact entertain for him unqualified regard. His memory forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progresive present. He can well remember when most of the homes were little log cabins and when much of this district was covered with a dense forest. Here and there a little clearing was made, showing that the work of agricultural development was begun. The farm machinery, however, was very crude while the harvesting was done by hand, the men cutting the grain and tying it into bundles. Mr. Oswalt has lived to see the introduction of all the improved modern machinery into use, has lived to see the building of a perfect network of railroads across the state, has witnessed the introduction of the telegraph and telephone and as the years have passed has rejoiced in the progress that has been made as man has utilized the resources that nature has offered and has thus improved his condition and contributed to the upbuilding of the country.

Charles E. Campbell

One of the important industrial interests of Ashland and a factor in the commercial prosperity of the town is that conducted by the Faultless Rubber Company, of which Charles E. Campbell is general manager. His birth occurred in Akron, Ohio, April 15, 1875, his parents being John H. and Caroline E. (Oswald) Campbell, both of whom were natives of Wayne county, Ohio, the former born in the year 1848 and the latter in 1850. The father was the only son of John and Matilda Campbell, who resided on a farm near Dalton, Ohio. He acquired his early education in the Smithville high school and afterward attended Mount Union College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1870. Determining upon the practice of law as a life work, he then entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and won bis diploma in the year 1873. Immediately following his graduation he located in Akron and entered the law office of Kohler & Edgerton, with whom he received his early practical experience in the work of the courts. A few years later he opened an office in the Mathews block and there remained until 1895, during which time he successfully prosecuted his profession. He was for a considerable period a member of the well known law firm of Kohler, Edgerton & Campbell. In 1895 he removed to

Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he engaged in merchandising until his death. While pursuing his law studies John H. Campbell was united in marriage to Miss Caroline E. Oswald and unto them were born three sons : Charles E. ;

Harry E., who is superintendent of the Republic Rubber Company of Youngstown, Ohio; and Arthur E., who is with the B. F. Goodrich Company at Akron. The father passed away June 17, 1903, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the fiftyfourth year of his age. He left many friends in that place and in Ohio, where he had formerly resided. During his residence in Akron he was a member of McPherson Lodge, K. P., and of Summit Lodge, I. 0. O. F. In his earlier days he was a member of the Sixth Battery of the Ohio National Guard and held a post of honor as first lieutenant of his company. He enjoyed the respect and esteem of all who knew him, for in every relation of life he displayed an honorable, upright manhood.

In the public schools of his native city Charles E. Campbell pursued his education, passing through consecutive grades until he was graduated from the Akron high school with the class of 1891. In October of the same year he began his career, securing a position in the shipping department of the B. F. Goodrich Company. He remained there as a trusted and capable employe until July, 1902, and in the meantime his diligence and fidelity had won him successive promotions until he became assistant manager of the specialty department, thus serving at the time he resigned to accept a more lucrative position with the Camp Rubber Company of Ashland on its organization. He was made secretary of the company and on the consolidation of the Camp Rubber Company and the Faultless Rubber Company he was continued as secretary of the new organization. In July, 1907, he was advanced to the position of general manager of the company and is now acting in that capacity, having supervision of the active operation of the plant, which is most capably conducted and is bringing well merited success to the proprietors.

On the 2d of August, 1899, Mr. Campbell was married to Miss Catherine E. Christensen, a daughter of Martin F. Christensen, of Akron. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are well known socially, having the high regard of all with whom they have been brought in contact. They are members of the Episcopal church and Mr. Campbell also holds membership relations with the Colonial Club. He is one of Ashland's representative manufacturers, possessing the spirit of undaunted energy and enterprise that enables him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes.

Daniel Kauffman

On the honor roll of Ashland county's citizens appears the name of Daniel Kauffman, a pioneer settler whose work was a feature in the development of the county as it was transformed from a wild region into one of advanced civilization. He always lived an active, busy, useful life, his many good qualities winning him the respect, confidence and good will of all with whom he came in contact. He was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1810, and after spending the first eighteen years of his life in the place of his nativity he accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio in 1828. He was a son of Dr. John and Anna (Brubaker) Kauffman, who were natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The father was a physician and devoted his entire life to the alleviation of human suffering, his skill and ability winning him recognition as a leading member of the profession in the locality where he lived. He was born August 22, 1764, and died June 16, 1845, in Richland county, Ohio. His wife, who was born May 28, 1768, passed away in Mifflin township, Ashland county, September 7, 1849. They were married August 30, 1791, and their 'children were six in number: Mrs. Elizabeth Charles, John, Mrs. Anna Stamen, Christian, Daniel and Maria.

On coming to Ohio with his parents Daniel Kauffman remained for a time on the home farm of his father in Richland county, about three miles west of the farm which is now the home of Mrs. Kauffman on section 14, Mifflin township. He attended school at Maumee, Ohio, thus supplementing the education which he had acquired in the east. He became a millwright and followed the trade for a number of years, at one time owning and operating a mill south of Mifflin. There he resided until 1849, when he traded his mill property for the old homestead farm of one hundred and sixty acres, comprising the northwest quarter of section 14 on Black Fork, a mile north of Mifflin on the Black Fork road. His home occupies a fine building site commanding a splendid view of the surrounding country, including the valley of the Black Fork. With characteristic energy Mr. Kauffman began tilling the soil and carried on general farming until his death. He was a man of energy and determination, accomplishing what he undertook and year after year he carefully managed his farming interests, winning substantial success as the years went by.

On the 25th of March, 1841, Mr. Kauffman was married to Miss Linda Croninger, who was born August 21, 1818, in Mifflin township, where she has resided throughout her entire life. Her mind is clear and active at the- age of ninety-one and she possesses a remarkable memory, relating many interesting incidents of the pioneer times. She remembers well how the Indians called at her father's cabin and her mother baked Johnny cake for them, breaking it up and distributing it among them. About an hour later the squaws then called for their cake. Her parents were Leonard and Elizabeth (Courts) Croninger, both natives of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, born in 1782 and on the 5th of February, 1785, respectively. Removing to Ohio, they resided for ten years in Trumbull county and about 1815 came to Ashland county, cutting their road through the forest from Jeromeville - a distance of ten miles. They located on what is now the John Croninger farm in Mifflin township and there lived until called to their final rest, the father dying in 1832, while the mother passed away April 17, 1860. They were the parents of eight children : Sally, who was born October 25, 1805, and became the wife of James Doty; Benjamin, born August 18, 1808 ; Eliza, who was born in 1814 and became the wife of John McCrorv; Calvin, who was born February 18, 1816; Linda, born August 21, 1818; Ruth, who was born January 30, 1820, and became the wife of Orin Webster; Marchin, born February 6, 1822; and Henry Newman, born June 29, 1824. Mrs. Kauffman is now the only one living. In tracing back the ancestry of her family it is found that Leonard Croninger was a son of Joseph Croninger, who was born in Germany and came to America with two brothers, settling in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. He served in the Revolutionary war from 1775 until 1783 and afterward received a pension in recognition of the aid which he rendered to the cause of liberty. On coming to Ohio he located in Canton, Stark county, where he died December 20, 1833, at the age of eighty years. About 1778 he married Elizabeth Hill and they had the following children: Joseph, Leonard, Jacob, Benjamin, Daniel and Katharine.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kauffman was blessed with seven children. Maria, the eldest, is the wife of S. M. Coe, of Ilayesville, Ohio. Elizabeth became the wife of S. C. Frye, of Kansas, and died November 1, 1908. John F., who enlisted from Ashland county early in the war as a member of Company K, One Hundred and Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served for three years, was a prisoner at Catawba for six months, after which he was exchanged and sent home but his health had been broken down and he died from the effects of his imprisonment in 1869, when but twenty-four years of age. Anna is the wife of M. S. Charles, of Ada, Ohio. Sarah is the widow of John Graham and resides with her mother. Henry died March 17, 1879, at the age of twenty-four years. Alice is the wife of B. B. Ilout, of Richland county, Ohio.

In his political views Mr. Kauffman was a stanch republican, supporting the party from its organization until his death. He was a member of the Richland County Pioneer Society when Ashland was a part of Richland county and Mrs. Kauffman recalls attending a pioneer meeting in Mansfield when a band of ten Indians came to the meeting and camped on the courthouse square. Mr. Kauffman was associated with Major George Urie and Dr. Riddle in gathering the funds for the erection of the Copus and Seymour monuments and the illustration given in the history of the Copus monument contains pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Kauffman at the right of the group. The death of Mr. Kauffman occurred June 14, 1890, when he was almost eighty years of age and his widow survives at the age of ninety-one years. He was indeed a worthy pioneer citizen, his entire life work being creditable and contributing in no small measure to the upbuilding of the county. Mrs. Kauffman is equally well known because of her long residence here and the many estimable traits of heart and mind which she has displayed. She is today one of the oldest residents of Mifflin township and no history of the county would be complete without the record of her life.

U. S. Grant Fridline

U. S. Grant Fridline, a well known and enterprising agriculturist, owning about one hundred acres of rich and well improved land in Perry township, was born in this township on the 11th of October, 1867. His parents were Ludwick and Elizabeth (Buffmeyer) Fridline, extended mention of whom is made in the

U. S. Grant Fridline attended the common schools in the acquirement of an education that would equip him for the practical and responsible duties of life and throughout his active business career has been engaged in general farming. He started out in life on his own account empty handed and, with the assistance and encouragement of his estimable wife, has worked earnestly and persistently until his holdings now comprise one hundred acres of productive and arable land and a fine home in Perry township. For eight winters he has also conducted a nursery, making a specialty of fruit trees.

On the 1st of February, 1895, Mr. Fridline was united in marriage to Miss Ethel Arizona Cross, a daughter of Jonathan and Lydia Cross. Mrs. Fridline is very fond of music and is educating herself in that direction.

Mr. Fridline exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party and is a most public-spirited and loyal citizen. For seven years he has acted as steward of the United Brethren church, has also been class leader and is now its treasurer. He was likewise a Sunday school teacher for several years and does all in his power to promote the growth and extend the influence of the church. His life has been well spent and his many sterling characteristics have gained him a large circle of friends throughout Ashland county, where he has always resided.

Abel Goudy

Abel Goudy is the owner of a well improved farm on section 19, Mohican township. Here he devotes his attention to the further development and cultivation of one hundred and eighteen acres of land and that his methods are practical and his diligence unfaltering is indicated in the generous harvests which he annually gathers. One hundred acres of this farm on which the buildings are located was transferred from Edward Metcalf to William Goudy, August 15, 1837, for twelve hundred dollars ; transferred from William Goudy to James Goudy, October 9, 1845, for one thousand dollars; and December 10, 1889, one hundred and eighteen acres were transferred from James Goudy 's heirs to Abel Goudy for eight thousand seven hundred and thirty-six dollars. It was upon this farm that the birth of Abel Goudy occurred April 5, 1851.

His paternal grandparents were William and Cassandra (Crawford) Goudy, who arrived in Ashland county when it was still a frontier district. The former was both a miller and farmer and built a mill about a mile from the home of Abel Goudy. He operated it for sometime and he also built the mill in Jeromeville, which he conducted for a number of years. He also owned the farm upon which Abel Goudy now resides, together with other property, and was a man of marked industry and enterprise, who carefully conducted his business affairs. Both he and his wife were held in high respect, for they were numbered among the worthy citizens of Vermillion township, where they remained until called to their final rest. Their children were Elijah, Moses

Of this family James Goudy was the father of our subject. He was born in Lancaster county Pennsylvania, and was brought to Ashland county during his boyhod days by his parents. He continued to reside here throughout the remainder of his life, devoting his attention to general agricultural pursuits and his substantial traits of character won him classification with the best residents of this locality. He married Miss Jane Karns, also a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, whence she was brought to Ohio in her girlhood days. She was a daughter of Joseph and Susan Karns, natives of Pennsylvania, who arrived in Ashland county when there were still many evidences of pioneer life to be seen here. Not many years before the Indians had lived in the district, while wild animals and various kinds of wild game abounded in the forests. Mr. Karns assisted materially in the work of general improvement and progress and died near Hayesville, having spent the greater part of his life on a farm in Mohican township. His children were John, Katharine, Karnahan, Jane, Mrs. Rebecca Boyd and Mrs. Lydia Greenlun. Following their marriage James Goudy and Jane Karns established their home on a farm in Mohican township and here reared their family, numbering seven children : William, a resident of Indiana ; Joseph, who is living in Wood county, Ohio; Susan, who was a school teacher; George, who is in the west; Eliza Jane, the wife of N. W. Young, of Kansas ; Abel, of this review ; and Emma, who is the widow of John Cooper, and resides in Jeromeville.

Abel Goudy has always resided upon the old homestead and has engaged in farming and carpentering. In early days he worked out by the month as a farm hand and also learned and followed the carpenter's trade. He was also an agent for ten or twelve years for fertilizers and farm implements and in connection therewith, thoughout this period, he carried on general agricultural pursuits. Now he devotes his entire attention to the task of raising grain and stock and the highly improved appearance of his place of one hundred and eighteen acres on section 19, Mohican township, indicates that his life is one of enterprise, thrift and diligence. In 1900 a disastrous fire occurred upon his farm, destroying all of the outbuildings within two hours and causing a loss of over two thousand dollars. Immediately afterward, however, he replaced them by more commodious and substantial buildings and now has a well improved property, which is proof of his life of industry and thrift.

As a companion and helpmate for life's journey Mr. Goudy chose Miss Emma E. Brubaker, whom he wedded in 1877. She was born in Lake township, this county, on the 5th of August, 1853, and is a daughter of George W. Brubaker, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. There were rwo children born of this union but the younger, Esta May, died when but eighteen months old. The elder daughter, Elsie Edith, is the wife of Floyd Hootman and they reside with her father. They have two children, Willard Eugene and Clair Goudy Hootman.

Mr. and Mrs. Goudy are devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Mohican, with which they have been identified since 1877. Always active in its work, Mr. Goudy has served as recording steward for the past eight years and has been class leader most of the time. Honest and upright, imbued with Christian ideals, he has always endeavored to closely follow the Golden Rule and his name is a synonym for integrity as well as progressiveness in business affairs. His life has been a very active and useful one and those who know him entertain for him the warmest regard.

J. Taylor Smith

J. Taylor Smith, who is interested in general agriculture and stock raising in Sullivan township, this county, and who is known throughout the state as a breeder of horses, is a native of this place, his birth having occurred October 1, 1866, and a son of Amos R. and Mary Jane (Taylor) Smith, both of whom were born in this county, his father being of German extraction, while his mother's ancestors came from England. They came to Ohio with their parents, settling in this county, in the early pioneer days, where they at once began to develop the raw country and transform the woodlands into fertile fields. The Smith family for many years were well known farmers of this section and the grandfather, who was known throughout the county as "Jockey" John Smith, was a well known stockman, who had gained a reputation not only in the state of Ohio but throughout the entire country to which he shipped horses, cattle and sheep, in large numbers. In those days the stock was not transported by freight cars as at the present time but were herded into large droves and driven overland on many occasions as far as New York city, in the markets of which they were put up for sale. Amos R. Smith was raised in an atmosphere in which he could derive the necessary knowledge and information in respect to all classes of stock, thus making him not only a successful breeder but also an authority. Instead of following in the footsteps of his father, however, he turned his attention to general agriculture and spent his time in raising grain. He is still living at the age of seventy-three years, but his wife departed this life April 3, 1905.

J. Taylor Smith spent his boyhood on his father's farm, actively engaged in the general routine of agricultural life during the summer months and in the winter attending the district schools, where he acquired his education and, inheriting the fondness of his grandfather for stockraising, he began to trade in cattle and horses when but a lad of twelve years. Subsequently he bought all classes of stock extensively, shipping many head to eastern markets, and for a -period of nine years he conducted a meat business in Ashland and Savannah and also engaged extensively in general agriculture. After his marriage in the year 1890. he located in Savannah and in 1894 removed to the farm in Sullivan township on which he now resides, where he has since devoted his entire time to farming and to the dairy business, employing in the latter fifty cows, and with the produce he supplies many local creameries. In 1902, he took up horse breeding and has since been making a specialty of thoroughbred French Percheron and German coach horses, owning seven specimens of the finest breeds of these animals, three of which are stallions valued at nine thousand dollars and said to be three of the finest animals in any one barn in the state of Ohio. His horses are up to the standard in every point demanded by an expert and their prices range anywhere from five hundred dollars at one year old to thirty-five hundred dollars at the age of six years. This business he carries on in connection with that of his dairy and general agriculture and he is known throughout the state and in fact throughout the country as foremost among horse breeders. His farm consists of one hundred and sixty acres, all of which is tile drained and in a high state of cultivation, while his residence and other buildings are of the most modern patterns, and everything about the place is indicative of industry and thrift.

On August 21, 1890, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Lee, a daughter of J. Martin and Mary (Gordon) Lee, her father having been a large landowner and agriculturist of Jackson township. To this union has been born one son, Lloyd, who is seventeen years of age and a boy of remarkable business ability, who assists his father in the stock enterprise.

In politics Mr. Smith gives his allegiance to the republican party and is very proud of his republican ancestry, being one of the most loyal adherents of that party in the county. Amidst his pressing business affairs he has always found time to do something in the way of public improvements and is one of the township's chief agitators for good roads and the progressive school system. Although he has not found time, owing to the pressure of his business affairs, to serve in any of the local offices, yet with his means he is always ready to further any plans for the public good. He is a member of the Congregational church, in which, together with the members of his family, he is an ardent worker, and for a number of years has served that organization as deacon. Mr. Smith is a man whose industry and aggressiveness have done much toward developing the resources of .the community and, being still a young man, the enterprise and aggressiveness which he now manifests promise to make him of still greater use to his fellow citizens, who now hold him in high respect and number him among the most substantial business men of the county.

George W. Lorentz

George W. Lorentz, now residing on his farm of one hundred and twenty acres on section 30, Green township, was born in Knox township, Holmes county, Ohio, October 25, 1846, his parents being Jacob end Salome (Gasman) Lorentz, natives of Alsace-Lorraine. One daughter was born to them there and about the year 1838 they emigrated to the United States, taking up their abode in Knox township, Holmes county, Ohio, and spending their remaining days on farms in Holmes and Ashland counties. The father passed away in 1902, at the age of eighty-five years, having for more than two decades survived his wife, who was called to her final rest in 1881, when sixty-five years of age. Their family numbered eight children, one of whom died in infancy, while the others are as follows: Magdalena, the wife of Michael Frankhiser, of Loudonville; Salome, the widow of George Dauber, of Loudonville; George W., of this review; Margaret, the widow of J. G. Herzog, of Sullivan, Ashland county, who formerly served as sheriff of this county; Barbara, the widow of Joseph T. Mumper, of Green township; Philip, who died at the age of thirteen years; and John Frederick, a resident of Mansfield, Ohio.

When six years of age George W. Lorentz accompanied his parents on their removal to another farm in Knox township, situated two miles north of Nashville, and there resided until he attained the age of seventeen years, when he came with his parents to Lake township, Ashland county, remaining under the parental roof until the time of his marriage. Subsequently he lived on a farm three miles west of Loudonville, in Hanover township, for four or five years and then returned to Lake township, where he bought a tract of eighty acres - the first land he ever owned. At the end of eight years he sold the property and purchased his present home farm of one hundred and twenty acres on section 30, Green township, situated a mile and a half northwest of Perrysville on the Richland county line. About a mile to the northeast of this place, he also has another tract of eighty-four acres on section 19. In his farming interests he has met with that measure of success which is ever the reward of untiring, well directed labor and capable business management and is widely recognized as a most substantial, progressive and enterprising agriculturalist of the community.

Mr. Lorentz has been married twice. In November, 1871, he wedded Miss Sarah Glasglow, a native of Hanover township, who passed away in 1878, leaving one child, Myrtle L., now the wife of William B. Kirshner, of Perrysville. In October, 1879, Mr. Lorentz, was again married, his second union being with Miss Margaret Mumper, who was born near Loudonville, in Green township, Ashland county, Ohio, her parents being Andrew and Eliza (Bryan) Mumper. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Lorentz have been born three children: Thurman Allen, who resides on his father's farm on section 19, Green township; Kate, the wife of Harvey Raby, of Loudonville ; and Oscar 0., at home.

Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Lorentz has given his political allegiance to the democracy and has been called by his fellow townsmen to various positions of public trust, serving as road supervisor, as trustee of Green township for eight years and as a member of the school board for more than twenty years. He has been a life-long member of the Lutheran church, now being affiliated with the denomination at Perrysville. His residence in the county covers a period of almost a half century and has been marked by uniform devotion to the public good, by activity and enterprise in business and by fidelity to every trust reposed in him.

Phillip Andrew Myers

While Phillip Andrew Myers has a world- wide reputation in connection with his invention and manufacturing interests, which are represented in trade circles under the name of F. E. Myers & Brother, he is, moreover, widely known and honored in Ashland as a representative and valuable citizen whose labors have been of the utmost worth in promoting the progress and upbuilding of the city. Business activity, public affairs and social interests have constituted well balanced factors in his life and no residents of this part of the state are more honored than are F. E. and Phillip A. Myers.

The latter, who is junior partner of the firm and superintendent of the plants at Ashland, was born in Perry township, this county, about six miles east of the city of Ashland on the 14th of August, 1853. His parents were George and Elizabeth (Morr) Myers. (See sketch of F. E. Myers on another page of this volume for complete family record.) The boyhood days of Phillip A. Myers were spent on the home farm, his early education being acquired during that period in the district schools. He afterward spent two years as a pupil in Smith ville Academy in Wayne county, Ohio, and in the spring of 1875 he became connected in business with his brother F. E. Myers, as a salesman. His brother was then engaged in handling agricultural implements and from that time to the present the two have been closely connected in all of their business affairs. During his first year with his brother Phillip A. Myers pursued a commercial course at the Adrian (Michigan) Business College and he regards this as one of the best investments which he ever made. Following his return he still worked for his brother as a salesman and was very successful in that connection. This period of his life constituted his industrial education.

As a boy Phillip A. Myers had early manifested marked mechanical genius, which has since been developed and stands as one of the most potent causes in the success of the firm. In his boyhood days there was not a gate on his father's farm that was not automatic. Every possible mechanical contrivance that could aid the farmer and make the work easier was produced as the result of the budding genius of this young man. In the early part of 1879 his experiments resulted in the production of a double acting force pump. He was almost afraid to tell his brother about his work for fear of ridicule but in 1880 he made application for his patent and upon showing the completed practical pump to his brother, who at once recognized its value, they immediately began its manufacture in the basement of the old Mansfield Clover Hulling Factory in Ashland. There they assembled their pumps, having the machine work done in Wooster and in Canton, Ohio. Their success in handling this product was immediate and enabled them to install their own power plant in October, 1882. Mr. Myers did not stop witfi the production of the first pump but continued his experiments and inventions, bringing forth various new and practical articles in this line from that time to the present. He took out his second patent in February, 1882, on the force pump and the third, July 11, 1882. He also secured patents on the 5th of September of the same year and on the 1st of May and the 7th of August, 1883. These dates show how rapidly the young inventor developed his ideas and how practical they were.

Mr. Myers did not confine his attention alone to pumps although he worked out that field of development. In June, 1884, he gave the first practical application of hay tools and in this field he soon became equally prominent, securing his second patent on hay tools November 4, 1884. These include forks and carriers for unloading hay,. etc. He has always been just ahead of competitors and, therefore, it is no wonder that the firm of F. E. Myers & Brother took the leadership in their line in the world - a position which they have never since forfeited. P. A. Myers next turned his attention to door hangers for barns, warehouses, etc., and completely revolutionized that field. He took out patents twenty-three years ago that have never been improved upon. He also invented a bicycle stand that immediately sprang into general favor. It was very simple but very practical and there was a great demand for the little article so that the company turned out fifty thousand per year during the time that the bicycle was in popular favor. However, the main part of the manufacturing business has been in connection with pumps and hay unloading tools.

Mr. Myers was asked what was the best thing he ever did and replied "the glass valve seat." This was one of the most important as well as practical inventions which he ever produced. It marked a decided advance which has made the name of Myers stand out alone and far ahead of others. It could not be used by any other pump and today the Myers product of this character is found in every civilized country. Phillip A. Myers devotes his entire time to development and improvement along the line of goods which the firm manufactures. No more ingenius originality has ever been shown in any concern or in any line of invention than in the perfected ideas of this master mind. There is nothing he enjoys more than to be at work in his shop, studying out some new idea and working for its perfection. Every invention has been of a practical and useful nature. The total number of his patents exceeds something over one hundred and application has been made for many more. He follows out the line of improvement and one thing suggests another until he exhausts the field in that direction. Aside from being a man of marked inventive genius he displays also keen executive ability in managing the factory and producing the goods at the lowest possible cost. He is well known in connection with many important business concerns, being a director of the Faultless Rubber Company and of the First National Bank, both of Ashland ; a director of the Cleveland & Southwestern Railway Company, a traction line between Cleveland and Bucyrus, Ohio; a director in the Security Life Insurance Company of America; and a director and president of the Chase Foundry & Machine Company of Columbus, Ohio.

On the 31st of May, 1879, Mr. Myers was married to Miss Samantha Alice Chase, of Polk, Ashland county, Ohio, a daughter of the Hon. James E. Chase, a prominent leader in political circles. Their only son, Guy Chase, born in 1881, is a graduate of Dummer Academy, spent three years at Harvard and is nov. with the firm of F. E. Myers & Brother, occupying an important position witL that concern. The only daughter, Grace, died at the age of eight years.

Mr. Myers is a member of the Colonial Club of Ashland, also of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has become a Knight Templar and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. In many public relations his work has been of a most important character. No citizen has done more for the development and upbuilding of Ashland than have the Myers brothers. For the past twenty-seven years P. A. Myers has been chief of the Citizens Relief Fire Company of Ashland, a volunteer organization, in which he has been greatly interested and which is a source of much pride to him. He is the president and one of the trustees of the Ashland Cemetery Association, a member of the board of education and is also a member of the board of the Ashland Library

Association and at one time was its president. He has been very active in civic and charitable organizations, withholding his support from no movement or measure that he deems of benefit to the community at large. He has never sought nor desired political preferment but has never regarded the duties of citizenship lightly. On the contrary he recognizes his responsibility in this connection and fully meets the obligations which devolve upon him as a citizen of wealth and prominence. His religious belief is manifest in his membership in and support of the Trinity Lutheran church.

Mr. Myers is very fond of fishing and hunting and also of motoring. He has a small cottage on Mullet lake on Cheboygan river, Michigan, and owns a beautiful home in Ashland. There is not one phase in his life over which there falls a shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. He is always uniformly polite, courteous and affable, conforms his actions to high standards and at the same time is a capable, energetic and farsighted business man, who understands human nature and correctly judges of life V contacts and its experiences. He exhibits none, of the time honored idiosyncrasies of the usual inventor but is a high type of the business man and genius who recognizes the worth of his own productions and is not unmindful of the obstacles which stand in the way. His attention in business lines is given to the development and improvement of practical devices, while his brother manages the financial and executive interests of the firm, constituting a combination of rare strength, the labors and abilities of the one forming a complete complement to the work of the other. As the years have passed P. A. Myers has remained the same approachable, genial gentleman as his old time friends have always found him, his material success leaving him unchanged. A splendid example of the self-made man and the ideal American citizen, he stands out as one of Ohio's best, and there have been many.

William Smith Budd

William Smith Budd, who is numbered among the extensive and successful agriculturists of Ashland county, was born in Vermillion township, this county, on the 22d of January, 1852. His paternal grandfather, Daniel Budd, a native of Pennsylvania, came to Ohio in 1827, settling near Jeromeville, Ashland county. He was a carpenter by trade and followed that line of activity exclusively until he passed away here. His political allegiance was given to the democracy and he was widely recognized as one of the prominent and respected early settlers of the community. His family numbered eight children, three of whom attained adult age, namely: Susanna, who became the wife of Caleb

Edwards, of Illinois ; Thomas, who first wedded Rebecca Black and subsequently was married to Clarissa Edwards, of Ashland county; and Samuel, the father of William S. Budd, of this review.

The last named was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1821, while the year 1828 witnessed his arrival in Ohio. In 1847 he was joined in wedlock to Miss Temperance Woodhull, whose birth occurred in New Jersey, October 19, 1823, and who was brought to Ashland county, Ohio, in 1837, when a maiden of fourteen years, by her parents, William Smith and Mary Louisa (Peterson) Woodhull. William S. Woodhull was born in New Jersey in 1799 and followed agricultural pursuits throughout his active business career, passing away in this county in 1879, while his wife also died here. He was a stalwart republican in politics, while his religious faith was indicated by his membership in the Baptist church. His family numbered seven children, of whom Mrs. Budd, the mother of our subject, died on the 30th of April, 1903. Samuel Budd the father of William S. Budd, was called to his final rest in June, 1884, when he had attained the age of sixty-one years. In his family there were four children, as follows : Mrs. Mary Amanda Dent, deceased ; William Smith, of this review ; Araminta, who has also passed away ; and Mahala, the wife of Orland McGuire, of Noble county, Indiana.