Bucyrus Township (part 5 of 6)

CHARLES LAKE, jeweler, Bucyrus ; was born April 2, 1835, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and went to school in that city until his 17th year. He then commenced to learn the jeweler's business, paying attention to clock and watch making. He served an apprenticeship of three years with Clements Oskamp. He then removed to Fostoria in 1853, and worked for Dr. Lust nearly two years. He next worked at Upper Sandusky for a short time. In May, 1855, he came to Bucyrus, and at once became the partner of William H. Burkhardt in the jewelr}' business, this partnership lasting eight years. In April, 1861, they divided the stock, and Mr. Lake removed to the public squai'e and commenced business on the site of Retz & Van Vorhis, and there continued for two years, paj'- ing $1,000 for a lot 20x60 feet. In 1863, he bought out the stock of Franz Bros., and, adding his own, he carried on business at Barth's Corners for two years. In the meantime, he erected a business block on his own lot. About the 3'^ear 1869, he moved into his present room, No. 4 Quinby Block, which he owns. He has done a prosperous business, and has a fine stock of clocks, watches and jewelry, as well as a large stock of musical merchandise. He is a skilled repairer of watches and jewelry, having had good advantages in learning his trade at Cincinnati. He began life without capital, and has, b}' steady perseverance and industry, placed himself in affluence. He was married, Oct. 19, 1859, to Miss Appaline Seiser, of Bucyrus. One son and two daughters were born to them - Edmond, died in his 8th year ; Fannie, died April 7, 1880 ; and Ella, at home.

SAMUEL LUDWIG, Sr. (deceased), Bucyrus. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in this work, was born in Berks Co., Penn., Jan. 25, 1788. His grandfather

Ludwig was a native of the Province of Alsace, France. His ancestors on this side of the house were Huguenots, and it was during the reign of Louis XIV, of France, who gave the Huguenots a given time in which to leave the country, with such clothing as the}' might be wearing and a staff in their hands, and that those who remained were, by his oi'ders, to be put to death. Among those who escaped were two brothers by the name of Ludwig, who managed to sew into their clothing, in such a wa}' as to escape detection, gold, with which one of the brothers afterward entei'ed land in Berks Co., Penn. Each of these brothers married and had seven sons. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch was a stone mason by trade, and settled in Philadelphia, where he helped to build many of those quaint old buildings that attracted so much attention, but have since given way to buildings of more modern architecture. It was in that city that Michael, the father of Samuel Ludwig, was born, and raised to man's estate. About the age of 22, Michael Ludwig married Sarah Hanks, an English Quakeress, and then moved to Berks Co., Penn., where the subject of this memoir was born, he being the 3'oungest of six children, two boys and four girls. His father (Michael) d^ing when he was but three years old, his mother was left with a large family on a little barren farm among the hills, to make a subsistence for herself and j-oung children. This she did noltly for years, when she married Nicholas Yochem, a wealthy farmer in that neighborhood. He was the father of Nicholas and Moses Yochem, who afterward became the heaviest iron masters in Eastern Penns3dvania. Here, with the Yochem boys, Samuel worked on the farm of his stepfather for 3'ears. The old man was a hard master, his sons and Samuel Ludwig doing about all the work on the farm, which comprised 400 acres, the boj^s getting very little time to go to school, as they were obliged to thresh out all the grain with flails, during the winter season. Under these circumstances, a strong attachment gi'ew between these 3'oung men, which was not lessened b}' long years and gx'a}' hairs. L^p to the age of 18, Samuel Ludwig had gone to school but about six months, all told. Notwithstanding this disadvantage, he was a pretty fair scholar, as he had received instruction from his mother - a highly intellectual and well-educated lady for that da}' - who was the home preceptress for her son and the Yochem boys. In the winter of 1805, Francis B. Shunk, who was afterward Governor of Pennsylvania, came to that neighborhood, a mere stripling of 18 years, and raised a select school. This school Mr. Ludwig attended. ]Mr. Shunk made his home w'ith the Yochems, and, during that winter, they had very profitable and interesting evening exercises, Mrs. Yochem acting as teacher, the Yochem boys. Samuel Ludwig and the future Governor, as scholars. In the following spring, Mr. Shunk, the teacher, went to Lancaster, Penn., to study law, while Samuel Ludwig, being too poor to study a profession, engaged as an apprentice in the wheelwright business, at which he continued for two years. At the age of 20. Somuel married Miss Elizabeth Redcha, daughter of Hon. John Redcha, who, at that time, was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, then in session at Lancaster, at that date the capital of the State. After his marriage, he removed to Reading, Penn., and engaged in the manufacture of wagons and plows, which he carried on extensively for twenty-three years, and by his industry and economy amassed a fortune for that day. He was often solicited by the people to accept an office. Repeatedly he was offered the position of member of the Legislature, and different county offices, all of which he peremptorily declined, saying, that, as he was now his ''own master," and did not want to become the sei'vant of the people, he would infinitely prefer domestic life in the bosom of his family to any public honor they might bestow upon him, and that a large family and an extensive business, even if he had the inclination, precluded the acceptance of official trusts. So great was his thirst for knowledge, that, long hours after the family had retired to bed, he would sit and read, sometimes until 12 or 1 o'clock in the morning. At the age of 45, he had gained an extensive knowledge of chemistry, geology and natural philosophy, besides accumulating a large store of historical and general information that was surprising in one possessing his meager advantages. In 1831, Mr, Ludwig made the journey on horseback from Reading, across the Alleghany Mountains to Bucyrus, where he bought a tract of 100 acres of land, joining Bucyrus on the east. He returned to his home, and, in the fall of the same vear, re- moved with his family to Crawford Co., arriving about Dec. 12. The family lived on Mr. Ludwig's first purchase until the following spring, when he bought of John Coalman 80 acres, lying east of Bucyrus, on the Mansfield road. There Mr. Ludwig made his home for thirt^'-eight years, and the property is still owned by his son, Samuel Ludwig. Jr. Mr. Ludwig engaged largely in the purchase of lands, and, in 1840, he owned 3,000 acres of choice laud lying in different parts of Crawford Co. He was a shrewd, careful business man, and an excellent financier, and was well known as one of the wealthiest men of Crawford Co. This position was attained almost wholly by his own efforts, he having received from his father's estate onl}^ $400. In 1849, the attention of the whole country was turned to the golden lands of California, which, at that time, was in a Territorial condition. Father Lndwii:, then 62 years old, and one of the wealthiest men of Crawford Co., raised and equipped a small compan}' of young men, who had every confidence in his ability to pilot them across the Great American Desert, to the Eldorado of the West. Various persons urged him to desist from his perilous enterprise, asking him to turn back, as the journey was too great for one of his years. With liis usual decision of character, he told them he had -' made up his mind to cross the llocky Mountains, and cross them he would, if life and health were spared him," and he did cross them, and in due time landed his little company on the Pacific coast. Mr. Ludwig visited San Francisco, which was then a small village of miserable log huts and tents. He remained there about fifteen days, and, having seen all other places on the Pacific coast, of note in that day, he decided to return to his home. He sailed from San Francisco to the Isthmus of Panama ; from thence he sailed across the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans ; thence up the Mississippi to Cairo ; thence northward on the Ohio to Cincinnati, from which city he completed his journey by rail to his old home in Bucyrus. His trip had cost him about $4,000 ; this, however, he did not consider as lost, as his great journey and voyage to and from California in his G2d year, was ever after a source of satisfaction to him. The few closing years of Mr. Ludwig's life were spent with liis daughter, Mrs. Henry D. E. Johnston (now Mrs. Abraham Monnett) and to whom whom we are indebted for Mr. Ludwig's portrait and this sketch of his life). His death occurred, after a brief illness, on the 20th of December, 187G, aged 88 years and 11 months. Mr. Ludwig was the father of eleven children, seven of whom are living - five sons and two daughters - all of whom are wealth}^, honored and respected people.

COL. WILSON C. LEMERT, Bucyrus. The subject of this sketch is a son of Lewis and Buth (Purdue) Lemert. This family are among the pioneers of Crawford Co., and an appropriate sketch of its early histor}^ will be found among those of Texas Township, where Wilson C. was born March 4, 1837. He assisted his father on the farm until 14 years of age, when he went to the Bepublic Academy, in Seneca Co., for one year ; from there he went to Heidelberg College, which had just been established at Tiffin, Ohio ; he there completed the preparatory course. In about 1 854, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, and continued four years, teaching public school in this county in the meantime. He graduated in 1858, and studied law for some months with the Hon. James B. Hubbell, of Delaware, then came to Bucj'rus and further pursued his law studies in the ofi3ce of Franklin Adams, Esq., for about one year. From there he went to the Cleveland Law College, from which he graduated, and was admitted to the bar in 1859. Mr. Lemert then returned to Bucyrus, where he engaged in the practice of his profession for one year, then removed to Greensburg, Ind., in 1860. Six months after his removal to Greensburg, he enlisted as a px'ivate soldier in the 7th Ind. V. I., and, before going to the field, was made Second Lieutenant. During the first year of service, he was promoted to the position of First Lieutenant, and then Captain of his compan}'. He led his company in the decisive battle of Winchestei-, Va., and, for gallant conduct on the field, was recommended for promotion. He participated in the battles of Philippi, Rich Mountain, Carrick's Ford, Greenbrier and Winchester. Some three months after the lastnamed engagement, he was commissioned Major of the 86th 0. V. I., and took part in the West Virginia campaign. In Jul}-, 1863, he re-organized the 86th 0. V. I., and was commissioned Colonel of that veteran regiment. The regiment was assigned to Gen. Burnside's

Corps, and joined in the East Tennessee invasion. At tiie conclusion of that campaign, Col. Lemert was appointed to the command of a brigade, and stationed at the post of Cumberland Gap, then a vital strategic point. His command as Brigadier General consisted of Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and Illinois troops, numbering over 7,000 soldiers, including thirty pieces of artillery. He was mustered out in February, 1865. In 1865-66, the Bellefontaine Cotton Company was organized at Bellefontaine, Ohio, and, at the solicitation of its stockholders, Mr. Lemert became its President and General Manager. Floods disheartened the associate adventurers, and, at the end of five months, he purchased the interest of those desiring to abandon the venture, and, in company with John Jones and Dr. Nathan Atwood, organized a new partnership, and continued the business until the spring of 1866. It proved a dangerous but very fortunate enterprise, yielding a handsome return to those who had the hardihood to weather it through. In August, 1866, Col. Lemert became a partner in and business manager for the wagon and carriage woodwork factory of A. M. Jones & Co., at Bue3'rus, and continued in that relation until 1877. This business was conservative, and yielded results far above the hopes of the investors. In about 1871, the firm of B. B. McDanald & Co. was organized for railroad building, and did about a half-million dollars' worth of work for the A. & L. E. and the 0. C. R. R. Owing to the insolvency of these corporations, McDanald & Co. became seriously embarrassed, and, in 1878, Mr. Lemert assumed control and management of the property and business of ^McDanald & Co., and closed its affiiirs without loss. At the same time, he was Secretaiy and Treasui'er of the Atlantic & Lake Erie Coal Co., an organization owning a very large ai'ea of coal and iron lands in Perry Co., Ohio. During the same period, he served the A. & L. E. and the 0. C. R. R. in the capacity of director, and, when its financial condition became hopeless, he assisted in its re-organization, and is now the only person connected with the road who played a conspicuous part in its early history. Though persistent yet misguided criticisms have been directed at these gentlemen for their share in the railroad scheme, it is believed the consummation of their labors and the enduring good achieved by it, will bring in future the just meed of credit so richly earned. The fight was long and rugged, yet marveloush' successful in the end. In 1877, Mr. Lemert organized and became President of the Moxahala Iron Co., of which he is still President and General Manager. In 1879, he superintended the construction of the southern division of the 0. C. R. R., which embraces the Moxahala tunnel with its heavy approaches, in all nearly a half a mile long, furnishing the work in good order, in six months, which was the quickest and cheapest work of its kind ever done in Ohio. In the spring of 1880, Col. Lemert superintended the raising of $100,000 local aid along the line of the 0. C. R. R., between Bush's Station and Toledo. To accomplish this work, he held fort}' meetings, raising the amount in two months. He was assigned the management of the Ohio Central Coal Co., in Perry Co., Ohio, and again exhibited executive abilit}' of the highest order, by carrying on the work through one of the most dangerous strikes ever known to the mining interest, which occurred there in the fall of 1880. Col. Lemert was Postmaster at Bucyrus during the vears of 1866-67, and is at present Chief Engineer of the State of Ohio. In 1879, he laid out Corning, in Perr}' Co., Ohio, which in one year has become a village of over 1,000 inhabitants. In December, 1880, he organized a company, which purchased the foundry and machine works of Bucyrus, Ohio, and changed it from agricultural to railroad and mine work. Aug. 2, 1860, our subject was married to Miss Mar}- L. Jones, only daughter of Dr. A. M. Jones, of Bucyrus ; of this union there are two daughters - Katie and Blanche.

DANIEL H. LOV/MILLER, contractor and builder, Bucyrus ; is a son of Adam and Catharine (Baker) Lowmiller ; was born Aug. 12, 1888, in Union Co., Penn.. where he remained with his parents until 21 years of age, in the meanwhile attending subscription school a lew terms in winter and working by the month at farm labor the remaining time ; in Februar}', 1859, he and his brother William came to this count}', he being employed by Charles Roehr and Lewis Kuhn to learn the carpenter's trade, serving three years ; at the expiration of his term of apprenticeship, he enlisted in a company of the 1st Mechanics' Fusileers, under Capt. Marsh ; after serving about six months, he re-enlisted in the 1st 111. Light Artillery, Battery I ; as a member of that body, he fought in the battles of Corinth, Jackson, Nashville, Russell's House, Mission Ridge and Pittsburg Landing ; after serving there about two 3'ears, he enlisted as a veteran, at Scottsboro, Ala., Jan. 26, 1864, in the same battery as above mentioned, serving until the close of the war, being mustered out of the service in July, 1865, at Chicago, 111.; he was miraculously saved by a kind Providence through the many dangers of his long army life and permitted to return to his home at Bu- C3'rus a short time subsequent to the close of the war; after his return to Bucyrus, he engaged in contracting and building, working on some of the principal buildings of the place ; among them may be mentioned Mr. Kearsley's, J. B. Gormley's and W. P. Rowland's. His marriage occurred Aug. 29, 1865, to Miss Louisa Keafei', of Holmes Township, of this county ; by this union, there are four children living - Emma C, Laura E., Cora M. and Marise Gilbert, Daniel H. dying in infancy. He and wife are members of the German M. E. Church, also taking a great interest in the Sunday-school work, he having filled acceptably the offices of Treasurer and Librarian. By his industry and frugal habits, although coming to Bucyrus without any capital, he has gained a comfortable sufficiency of this world's goods.

COL. WILLIAM MONNETT, Bucyrus ; is the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Pittinger) Monnett, and was born in Ross Co.. Ohio, April 22, 1808 ; Avhen he was 5 years old, his parents removed to Pickaway Co., and here our subject lived on a farm till he was 20 years of age ; during this time, he was given the advantages of a subscription school ; his father set apart a room as a study for his boys, recognizing the necessity of thorough education, and our subject so applied himself that, when 18 years of age, he was sufficiently' advanced to teach school himself; in the fall of 1828, his fathers lamil}- removed to Crawford Co. and settled on the Plains of the Sandusky, about five miles south of Bucyrus ; here his father entered 1,440 acres of land, giving to each of his children 160 acres ; in company with his brothers John and Abraham, Col. Monnett had charge of 1,300 acres of land which their father had purchased of Samuel Stutz ; they fenced it in, making one large field ; in 1830, they pastured 300 cattle for

Allen Kelly, and, another year, drove for John Wylie and David Holderman ; the following fall, he purchased a large drove of cattle, and, being successful in this venture, he continued for several years to buy, graze and sell large numbers of cattle, and has been very successful ; in 1837, just preceding the panic, he owned 700 cattle, and, at one time, he owned 1,400. Mr. Monnett had united with the M. E. Church at the age of 12, and, at the age of 32, he was licensed to preach, and continued for ten years, at the end of which time he was compelled to abandon the ministry- on account of his health. On the same day that he was licensed to preach, he was appointed Colonel of the 1st Regiment, 3d Brigade, of 11th Division Ohio Militia, and for seven years served efflcientl}^, when he resigned. He lived where W. H. Kinnear now lives until 1851 ; here he taught school several terms, and then came to Bucyrus to give his children the advantages of a better education. On coming to Bucyrus, Col. Monnett formed a partnership with Patterson Marshall, keeping a general store, one of the largest of that day ; he continued some three years and then retired, purchasing 400 acres just east of Bucyrus, and also about 1,100 acres near Cranberry Marsh, of Paul Hetich ; he has since been engaged in keeping large numbers of cattle and sheep, his son Abraham engaging with him from 1864 to 1875. Mr. Monnett has been one of the prominent men of this county, and especially prominent in religious work ; he has been Recording Steward of the church for several years, and fills that position at the present writing ; he is a Republican in politics, and, previous to the organization of the party, he was a Whig. He was married, Jan. 11, 1831, to Elizabeth Cahill, of Bucyrus, a daughter of Abraham Cahill, and sister of Hon. Richard Cahill ; of this union there were five children - Mary J., wife of Hon. S. R. Harris, of Bucyrus ; Rachel, wife of W. H. Kinnear, of Bucyrus Township ; Sarah L., wife of L. L. Walker, of Whetstone Township ; Isaac W., died in his 43d year in Washington Territory, and Abram C, died at Bucyrus, in his 41st year, both leaving families.

ABRAHAM MONNETT, banker, Bucyrus ; few of the residents of Crawford Co., and perhaps none of those who may be numbered among the pioneers, ha\'e risen to a place of greater prominence as a citizen and a man of sterling worth and business ability, than the subject of this sketch - Mr. Abraham Monnett - whose portrait appears in this work. He is a descendant of Mr. Abraham Monnett, who, with his family, moved from Virginia to Ohio, in the year 1800, and settled near the village of Chillicothe. His family consisted of Isaac, Thomas, Margaret, Jeremiah (the father of our subject), John, William, Osborn and Elizabeth. Jeremiah Monnett returned to Virginia, where he was married to Miss Alcy Slagle. The}' settled near Cumberland, on the Potomac River, and resided there until 1814, he then, with his family of a wife and five small children - one of whom was the subject of this memoir - removed to Ohio and settled in Pickaway Co. Their trip from Virginia was a very hard one, and probably would not have been undertaken but for the help of a Widow Jones, with whom Mr. Monnett joined teams. Mr. Monnett was a regularly ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and when arriving in Pickaway Co. he had only $5 in mone}', and his team and small supply of household goods. He remained a resident of Pickaway Co. until 1835, and then removed to Crawford Co., settling four and a half miles south of the village of Bucyrus, where he resided until his death, which occurred in September of 1863. Mr. Abraham Monnett was born on the 12th of October, 1811, in the State of Virginia and near the Maryland line. His life was spent in the home of his birthplace until his pai'ents removed to Ohio in 1814. In that early day of the settlement of Pickaway Co., but few opportunities were aflTorded him for attaining an education. Always active, energetic, and endowed with great decision of character, he had before leaving Pickaway Co. with his father, in 1835, taken an active part in all local matters, and while residing there he joined a company of Militia, of which he was First Lieutenant ; his commission for this office was signed by George McArthur. Shortly after his father moved to Crawford Co., Abraham bought a forty acres of land lying in Scott Township, Marion Co., Ohio. Soon after his going to Mai'ion Co., he joined the Militia Company commanded by Capt. Beckley, in which he also was elected Fii'st Lieutenant. In June of 1836, Mr. Monnett returned to Pickaway Co., where on the 9th of that month he was married to Miss Catharine Brougher, who had been an orphan from her 4th year, and by whom he received $2,500, the proceeds of the sale of land of which she was the heir. This, with the exception of $120, given him by his father, was the only money received by him, and the only part of his extensive fortune, not accumulated by his own energy and industry and economy. Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Monnett took up his residence in Scott Township, Marion Co. In 1838, he began the handling of cattle, many of which he bought in Illinois, and drove through to his farm in Marion Co., to do which would sometimes the Whig party, and at the organization of the Crawford County Militia, he was re-elected Colonel. He never engaged in the mercantile business, but bought and sold many tracts of real estate in and about Buc3TUS. He also did contracting of almost an}^ kind. When the old Columbus and Sanduskj^ Turnpike was built, he contracted and built several miles of it, which ran through Bucjn'us. His greatest amusement was hunting, at which in those early days he had a decided advantage to gratif}' his passion, as game of almost every description common to the climate was abundant. He was a member of the order of A., F. & A. M., and for twenty yeai'S previous to his death he was a member of the M. E. Church, as was also his wife, whose death occurred in 18J:9. Mr. Rowse survived his wife until Aug. 16, 1854, when he also passed away. They were both interred in the old burying-ground, east of Bucyrus. but subsequently their remains were removed to Oakwood Cemetery. They left a famil}' of children to mourn their loss, among whom were the sons, Horace and William, who have since become prominent business men of Bucyrus, and to whom we are indebted for many of the facts and data of this sketch and for the portrait of their father, the subject of this memoir. Col. Zalmon Rowse.

WILLIAM ROWSE, merchant, Bucyrus, is a son of Zalmon and Mehetabel (Kent) Rowse, and was born in Bucyrus April 2-1:. 1824. He was among the earliest born in this city, and is now, probabl}', the oldest native of the town, now living. He spent his 3'outh in tilling the soil, and attended school, acquiring a serviceable education. At the age of 21, Mr. Rowse began to labor for himself, and commenced farming on the place now owned b}' William Monnett, which land had been entered by his father, Zalmon Rowse. For three years he continued to farm this property, and then exchanged it for one in Whetstone Township, where, for seven years, he lived and farmed, with good success. In 1859, he removed to Bucyrus, and, in connection with his brother Horace, built the Rowse Block. After its completion, they opened a general store, and with the exception of one year, Mr. Rowse continued in this business until 1876, meeting with splendid success. In March, 1878, he opened a store at No. 3 Quinby Block, and is at present doing a flourishing business, carrying a general stock of dr}' goods, groceries and boots and shoes. He was married, in September, 1849, to Catherine C. Finn, of Dundafl". Six childi'en were the fruits of this union, three of whom are dead. Those living are Charles H., Cora A. and Carrie A. Mr. Rowse is an old I'esident of the city, and one of its influential men. He is a prominent member of the M. E. Church, being one of its Trustees, and is a man of noted honesty and integrity, who shares largely in the esteem of his fellow-citizens.

HORACE ROWSE, merchant, Bucyrus, was born Sept. 23, 1811, among the hills of Wayne Co., Penn., and is the son of Zalmon and Mehetabel (Kent) Rowse. The subject of our sketch spent the first fifteen years of his life on a farm. When aged 10 years, his parents removed to this county, and located on what is now known as tlfe Ludwig farm, one mile east of town. They next moved to the William Monnett place, when Horace, who was then 16 years of age, came to Buc3'rus, and went to school the first winter to a teacher named William Blowers. He worked for his father on the farm till he was 23, and, in the meantime, taught his first term of school at the age of 21 ; continued at intervals, teaching some four terms. For three 3'ears he worked for his father on a contract of the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike. He and his brother bought 400 acres of land, about two and a half miles from town, whei'e he lived about two 3'ears. In 1838, he removed to town, and worked on the jail and boarded other emplo3^es. In 1842, himself and brother opened in the mercantile line, but Horace sold out in two years, and removed to Sulphur Springs, where he kept a general store. He was here in business for seven years, and then bought the old homestead, where he remained two 3-ears, and then selling it to William Monnett in 1853. Returning to Bucyrus, he opened a store where Malic is now. Two years afterward he purchased the corner, and exchanged that for 400 acres of land in Whetstone Township, which he rent 2d. In 1856, he put a stock of goods in Rowse's Block, and was there until 1858. He and his brother then built the structure which he now occupies, and continued business for some ten years. In company with his son, he opened a shoe store in the Quinby Block, in 1875, and subsequently put in a stock of dry soods. He retired in^ 1878, and, in 1879, he and his son opened a grocery and provision store, also a news depot, in wliicli business they still continue, and have been successful. He was married, in September, 1834, to Catherine Bell, of Delaware Co., Ohio, and of that marriage six children are living - Eva, Ada, Theron A., Emma, Kate and Henry. He is a member of the M. E. Church, and Steward of its organization. Mr. Rowse has been a successful business man, and is a much-respected citizen.

ALEXANDER A. RUHL, Clerk of Courts, Bucyrus. The genial and popular Clerk of Crawford County was born April 4, 1828, in Shrewsbury, York Co., Penn., and is a son of Jacob and Sarah (Daws) Ruhl. His father was a farmer and came to Ohio in 1833, settlingnear Gallon, the north part of which city is now on land that he once owned. At the time of his settlement there, Gallon was composed of a few cabins. The subject of our sketch gathered chestnuts on what is now the public square, and deer were common even in his day. Mr. Ruhl, Sr., cleared that portion of the city north of the square. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, a highly respected citizen, and died at the age of 63. His famil}' consisted of nine children, eight of whom are still living - Cornelius K., died in July, 1863; Joanna, wife of 0. T. Hart, of Gallon; Margaret, wife of C. G. Rupp, of Bucyrus ; James H., farmer in Allen Co., Ind. ; Mary M., lives in Gallon ; Louisa M., is now the wife of W. H. Clymer, editor of The Times, Van Wert, Ohio ; Calvin E., dentist at Findlay ; Sarah G., married S. G. Cummings. These, including the subject of our sketch, composed the family. Alexander was but four years old, when he came to Ohio with his parents, and attended school but little, the advantages of education not being as at present. At the age of 22 he entered Wittenberg College, at Springfield, attending two 3'ears. In 1850, he came to Bucyrus, and entered the dry-goods store of Henry Converse, and remained some four years. In 1859, he was elected Auditor, and discharged the duties of that office four years. He traveled extensively through the West and South, during the years of 1866 and 1867. When in 18(58, the Bucyrus Machine Works were started under the direction of a stock company. Mr. Ruhl was elected Secretary, and filled the position with satisfaction for some eighteen months.

when he commenced traveling and selling machiner}' for McDonald & Co., of Wooster, Ohio, and continued for five years. In 1875, he commenced selling machinery of various kinds in Bucyrus, and continued until his election as Clerk, in October, 1879. He was married, Dec. 27, 1853, to Aurelia M. Shauke. of Bucyrus, and they have tln-ee children - Ida B., Geo. S. and Frank I. Mr. Ruhl is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a highly respected citizen.

JOHN REXROTH, farmer ; P. 0. Bucyrus ; a son of John N. and Anna M. (Writman) Rexroth, was born May 10, 1836, in Bucyrus ; at the age of 3 years, his parents removed to Winchester, where ten years of his youth were spent , he attended school at that place three months each year, and returned to Bucyrus with his family in 1849. going to school here until the winter of 1854, under John Hopley, Esq. He and his brother rented land near Bucyrus, and supported the family by teaming and other work. He aided his father in his shop until he gave up blacksmithing, about 1855. The family exchanged town property for 80 acres of land, in 1857, lying just south of town, to which the}' moved. Here they lived some time, and then removed to another farm - the Riley Pettitt farm - where they lived until 1867 ; his father died there June 15, 1867. They then returned to Bucyrus. Thus far the subject had been a member of the family and its chief support in early part of the time ; all working together, however. He was married, Dec. 18, 1867, to Miss Maggie S. Frey, of Bucyrus, who was born June 14, 1847, in Germany, and came to this country when but 6 years old, and was educated here. They have four children living - Charles F., born Oct. 1, 1868 ; Lilly J., born July 5, 1875; Royal R, born Dec. "8, 1877; Clyde N., born Sept. 15, 1879 ; John Jay died when only 3 years old. After marriage, Mr. Rexroth removed to his present place, two and a half miles south of Bucyrus, where he owns at the present time 296 acres of fine farming and grazing land, with some beautiful groves of light timber, and with four flowing springs. These springs have been bored to different depths ; the deepest to a depth of twenty-one feet, and yields a sufficiency of water for 1.000 head of cattle. It is of mineral nature (slightly impregnated with iron). He began life in the spring of 1855, without a dollar, and in twent3'-five years, by hard work and careful management, has accumulated a good property. During the war he dealt largely in sheep, buying, grazing and selling. He is now engaged in farming and stockraising - breeding a high grade of Merino sheep, and has a flue flock. He has alwa3's been Republican in politics, and is a member of the M. E. Church at Bucyrus. John N. Rexroth, the father of John Rexroth, was born Nov. 6, 1800, in the village of Erbach. Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany, and went to school there from G to 14 years of age, after which he learned the trade of blacksmithing. probably with his father. He followed his trade in the old country until 30 3'ears old. when he came to the United States, landing at Baltimore, after a voj^age of six months, being wrecked twice on the wa}'. At Baltimore, he met and married Anna M. Writman, who was born near Carlsruhe of Baden, She came over about the same time as himself - ^the only one of her family, and they were married March 1, 1831, in Baltimore, and at once removed to Grettysburg, Penn.. where the}^ lived little more than a year. In 1833, they came to Bucyrus, where he followed his trade until 1855, accumulating propert}' rapidly. He purchased considerable land by his indefatigable industry, but by securit}- debts for friends, lost nearly all. except a comfortable home, and they worked together until all the children were educated. Mr. Rexroth was raised a Lutheran, and when he came to Bucyrus he united with the Evangelical x\ssociation, but that society did not prosper, and he united with the German M. E. Church, and was a devoted Christian to the time of his death, which occurred June 15, 18G7 ; and was classleader for many years. He had two remarkable visions or dreams ; some twenty years before his death, when reverses had come upon him, and he retired feeling ver}' despondent, like Bunyan, he "saw in his dream" a "presence," which said, -' Come, and I will show you your future : " following it, he saw a house, larger than the one then occupied ; they went on for some time, when the "presence" said, " Here you stop;" these appeared to be like in appearance to his future home, and the last was the exact counterpart of the place where he afterward died. A stranger, a countr3'man, once called on Mr. Rexroth, and, after remaining with him a couple of hours, left, and went to his home, some four miles distant ; a few weeks later, he had a dream, in which he was required to go to his stranger friend, as he needed his assistance ; three times this vision appeared, each time as if a person talking to him and telling him to go ; he went to work in the morning, but could not rid himself of the impression, and finalh' he decided to go and see the man ; upon his arrival, he found him dying. Mr. Rexroth was the father of ten children, nine of whom grew to man and womanhood - -Adam (deceased), Catharine Albright, John, Daniel, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lj'dia, Samuel (now also dead). David, ^largaret (wife of S. Kurtz), Elizabeth (is the wife of Rev. G. Lease, of Kenton, Presiding Elder) ; Lydia is the wife of B. Beal, Esq.

JAMES H. ROBINSON, County Auditor, Buc5'rus ; was born in Chatfield Township, Crawford Co., Ohio, Feb. 22, 1839, and is the son of James M. and Mary E. (Cooper) Robinson, who were parents of the following family : John, James, Nathan (deceased), William, Abner (deceased) and Melvina (deceased) ; the father was born near Wheeling, Va., in October, 1807, and, about the 3-ear 1825, he. together with his parents, came to Chatfield Township, where our subject was born ; the grandfather of James H. was a man of considerable means, and, on his arrival, he purchased a large tract of land, which he tilled for man}' years ; at his death, his son. the father of James H., took charge of the farm, which he also farmed until his death, which event occurred in October, 1874. It was on this farm that James H. passed his earl}' years ; he received a good education, which was finished by attending the Otterbein University during the winter of 1860-61 ; Mr. Robinson then began teaching, and continued eight terms with success, three of these terms being taught in Richville ; while in the latter place, he was in the mercantile business in connection with teaching. On July 4, 1865, he was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Hipp, of Chatfield Township, and by her had two children - Minnie, born Nov. 19, 1867, and Francis M., who died when 5 years old. Mr. Robinson was elected County Surveyor during the fall of 1872, and continued in that office until 1877, when the people of the county, recognizing his ability, selected him for Auditor of Crawford Co.; he was elected, and re-elected

WILLIAM P. ROWLAND, retired, Bucyrus ; is the son of John M. and Martha (Martin) Rowland, and was born Feb. 6, 1837, in Green Township, Richland Co., Ohio ; his father was a native of Washington Co., Penn., and came to Ohio when very young, and was consequently one of the pioneers of that county ; his grandfather was in the war of the Revolution ; there are two sisters and one brother of our subject living - Mary Hickoks, of Denver, Colo.; Laura Miner, of Mansfield, and Shannon, of Leadville, Colo. The subject of the present sketch attended district school until he was 18 years of age, and then became yard dispatcher at Crestline, which position he held for four years ; next, he spent two years in the ticket and freight office ; in the fall of 1861, he became proprietor of the St. James Hotel (then the Weldon), of Mansfield, and was its landlord for two years ; in 1863, he came to Bucyrus and engaged in the sale of stoves, tin and hardware as a partner in the firm of Rowland & Picking, this partnership existing until 1874, when Picking died, and Mr. Rowland sold out the business to J. (x. Ott & Sons, and retired from active business life ; since then, he has visited several of the Western States, and has spent one winter with his famil}' at Lookout Mountain, Tenn. He was for three years President of the School Board, and also a member of the City Council. He is a member of Masonic Lodge, No. 272, and of the Knights of Pythias, Demas Lodge, No. 108. He was first married in October, 1858, to Miss Lizzie Sloane, who died eleven months thereafter ; he was married again, July 9, 1862, to Miss Kate Picking, of Bucyrus, daughter of John Picking ; they have two children - Jesse and Mollie.

CHARLES ROEHR, Bucyrus ; is the son of Henry and Caroline (Gresky) Roehr, and was born July 26, 1835, in Ihna, Saxon3^ He attended school until his 14th year, and then for six years following he clerked in a store. In August, 1855, he sailed for the new world from Hamburg, and arrived in New York after a voyage of six weeks. He came at once to Bu- C3'rus, where lie commenced an apprenticeship with George StoU, in the carpenter's trade. After serving two years, he' commenced business for himself in contracting work, and continued until 1868. In October of that year, he became a partner in the firm of Stoll Bros. & Co., and this business union lasted five ^^ears. John Stoll retired at the expiration of this time, and Mr. Roehr became an equal partner with Jacob Stoll and John Shealy, running a large planingmill and lumber-yard at Bucyrus, also running a branch establishment at Upper Sandusk3\ Mr. Roehr has managed the business for twelve years, which began with the help of eight men, while they now employ thirty-five and occupy some three acres. Mr. Roehr is a member of the German Lutheran Chui'ch. He has dealt considerably' in real estate, and has built over twent}^ buildings in the town. He was married, in November, 1858, to Miss Lizzie Ebertli, of Buc^'rus. The}- have eight children - Kate, Edward, Emma, William, Helen, Henry, Carl and Alma.

HENRY M. ROWE, liveryman, Bucyrus ; is the son of Norman Rowe, and was born March 22, 1828, in Oswego Co., N. Y. ; was a farmer's son, and spent the first sixteen years of his life on a farm, working after he was 16 at $8 per month. In 1844, he came to Ohio and stopped at Newark. He then commenced traveling throughout the State selling notions and medicines until 1853. He also made a trip to the West to see the country. Having made Bucyrus his headquarters, he started a liverj'-stable here in 1 856, in partnership with C. D. Ward, which business relation existed for six years. In 1862, Mr. Rowe l)ought out his partner and continued the business as sole proprietor until 1868. During the war he was prominent in the shipping of horses, and also was engaged in this branch until 1875. In 1868, he sold out his stable to John Keil. In 1876, he went to New York and engaged in the mercantile business with his brother at New Haven. He retired in September, 1879, and, in June, 1880, he started a new liver}', sale and feed stable in Bucyrus in the southwest corner of public square, where he is doing a thriving business. Mr. Rowe is a member of Crawford Lodge, No. 443, A., F. & A. M., also of Ivanhoe Chapter. Has also been a member of City Council. He was married in September, 1849, to Martha Burke, of Wyandot Co., Ohio. His wife died May 5, 1872.

His grandfather, Gottleib Rupp, was a native of Germany, and came over late in the eighteenth century, settling at York, where he was a butchei". He raised four sons and two daughters, of whom Peter, the father of our subject, was the third son, and followed the trade of his father. Peter married Hellena Earnst, a native of York, and they were blessed with four sons and two daughters, three of whom are now living - Dr. Peter Rupp, of South Bend, Ind.; Melvina, widow of Rev. A. Kuhn, formerly of Gallon, and later the widow of David Seltzer, of Ci'estline. The father died at York, Penn., in 1825, while the mother survived him fifty-three 3'ears, dying at Wapakoneta, Ohio, in March, 1878, aged 93 years. The subject of our sketch received but a limited education, and, at the early age of 11 years, he entered a store in his native town, where he was employed for ten years. In May, 1843, he came to Ohio by stage and canal, the journe}- occupying two weeks. He remained a year at Gallon, where his sister lived, and then went to Leesville, at that time a better trading-point than Gallon. He kept a general store there for three years, and removed to Bucyrus in 1848, and was employed as a clerk for four years. He then opened a store in partnership with John Moderwell, continuing two 3'ears, and, upon the retirement of Mr. Moderwell, Horace Rowse became a partner for three years. He next engaged in business with Fisher and Hall, doing a large business on the old Kaler corner. Mr. Rupp retired from the firm in about a year, on account of ill health. He then became a clerk for his old partner, Horace Rowse, and continued in that capacity until the close of the war. He then left mercantile pursuits and purchased an interest in a woolen-mill, and also, some time after, an interest in the Bucyrus Machine Works ; also in a grist and saw mill, selling out this last-mentioned venture, however, in a short time. About the year 1868, he became a partner in the firm of Rupp, Rowse & Lauck, and afterward, of William Rowse, in the shoe-store. On the failure of the Bucyrus Machine Works, Mr. Rupp became assignee and settled up the business, which occupied some three years. He has also been engaged in settling up some fifteen estates. In 1873, he bought a stone quarry at Leesville, which has been lucrative, the stone being known as the Waverlj^ group, and of the same grit as the Berea. and a fine stone for building purposes. He was Postmaster at Leesville during the administration of James K. Polk, and was, during the Kansas and Nebraska troubles, a Free-Soiler, and is now a Republican. He was a candidate for County Treasurer in 1858, and made a popular run, cutting down the Democratic majority to the extent of 600. He was married, July 18, 1848, to Margaret J. Ruhl, of Gallon. Four children - Annie, Clara, Maggie and Lincoln - are living, and five died in childhood.

JOHN ROSS, farmer ; P. 0. Bucyrus ; is the son of Linus H. and Jane (Emerson) Ross, and was born Dec. 12, 1831, in Pickaway Co., Ohio. His father was born near Elizabethtown, N. J., Oct. 19, 1799, and was of Scotch-English descent. He came with his parents to Pickaway Co. when 6 3'ears old, and, at the age of 25, he was married to Miss Jane Emerson, a native of Kentucky. The}- had seven children, thi-ee of whom are yet living - Abigail Monnett, of White Co., Ind.; Eliza Hostler, of Cairo, 111.; and our subject. The father died in August, 1871, in his 72d year, the mother dying Sept. 28, 1878, in her 73d j^ear. His father commenced life poor, first as a brick-burner, and later as a mason ; but at one time owned 1,700 acres of land. The subject of this sketch worked on a farm until he was 14 years of age, at which time his father's family came to Crawford Co. and settled in Dallas Township, where, in 1827, the father had entered a large tract of land, and had grazed large numbers of cattle on it until 1845, when he removed there. Mr. Ross received a common-school education, and, at the age of 17, began handling cattle, doing quite a prosperous business. In 1853, he removed to his present farm, where he has 340 acres of fine farming land. He is at present engaged in raising thoroughbred cattle, and has a fine herd of fifteen short-horn Durhams, being of the finest Kentucky blood. He is also engaged in buying and feeding sheep. He is one of the prominent, influential men of his township, and is enterprising and a good business manager. He is a Republican in politics. He was married, Oct. 19, 1853, to Miss Lucinda W. Tharp, of Bucyrus Township, the daughter of Joseph Tharp and Phoebe (Kinnear) Tharp, and was born in Whetstone Township June 20, 1834. They have seven children all living - Linus H., born Aug. 21, 1854: Jennie, Feb. 15, 1857; John P., Dec. 28, 1858 ; Maggie H., March 24,

Biogkaphical Sketches

JAMES G. ROBINSON, deceased. He was born on the 25th of December, 1828, at Wash- , ington, Penn., where his father, William Robin- | son, a merchant, then resided. At the age of 14. he entered the printing office of John Bausman to learn the mystery of type-setting, going to Pittsburgh a few years later and acting as foreman in the office of the Pittsburgh Dispatch. Here he began a friendship with D. R. Locke, which lasted over a quarter of a century. In 1853, on the occasion of a printer's strike, he left Pittsburgh with Mr. Locke, and in company with him revived the Plymouth Advertiser, in Huron Co., Ohio. Soon after, in 1855, he and his partner disposed of this paper, and purchased the Mansfield Herald, in company with a young lawyer, Rudolph Brinkerhoff. In a few months, Mr. Locke sold out his interest and bought the Bucyrus Journal, and urged Mr. Robinson to join him in this new venture, which he did in April, 1857. Here Mr. Robinson was marked for his public enterprise, to whom, in company with Mr. Locke, is due many of the public improvements enjoyed by the citizens of Bucyrus to-day. In 1861, he was appointed Postmaster, and in 1863, Mr. Locke having accepted a position elsewhere, he associated his younger brother, J. Ralph Robinson, with himself in the printing business. In September, 1867, he disposed of his share in the business, and engaged in the drug business with Dr. Cuykendall, whose interest he purchased in January, 1870, and continued the business until his death, April 14, 1872. He was universally esteemed by the community in which he lived, was sincerely and conscientiously a Christian gentleman, and in his daily life was an exemplary model for all. He was married to Miss Sarah Benscooter, daughter of Dr. Benscooter, of Plymouth, Ohio, in October, 1854. Her grandfather was a Van Benschoter, one of the famous Knickerbocker family who first settled New York. The marriage of our subject was blessed with six children - three of whom are living - as follows : Irene, wife of Rev. C. S. Sprecher, of Ashland, Ohio ; Sarah J., and Jay Gr. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Robinson has resided in Bucyrus, where she has educated her family.

in Bucyrus, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1837. The family were in moderate financial circumstances, and young Rexroth spent his youth in town, working for the farmers during the busy seasons, at $6 per month, doing a man's work at 15. During the winter months he acquired such education as the public schools of the time afforded. At the age of 16, in company with a younger brother, with only $45 in money, he bought a horse and the necessary implements to put in 100 acres of corn. Heretofore he had contributed his earnings to the support of the famih^, but thenceforward these boys started out for themselves, gaining the confidence of the farmers by their honesty and industry, and achieving a good degree of suscess. Marrying in 1862, he enlarged the scope of his industry, dealing in sheep for about a year. In 1864, he purchased 195 acres of his present farm for $11,700, where he has since made his home. He has devoted his attention since that time entirely to farming, and has been remarkably successful. He now owns 315 acres of as fine farming lands as are to be found in the county. It is finely watered, has a deep soil of great richness. Here his labor has been bestowed with such good judgment as to gain the credit of having the second-best farm in the county. In 1879, he erected a fine frame dwelling of ten rooms, which is an ornament to the place. He devotes his care to the growing of grain and the raising of sheep, keeping a flock of some 600 constantly- on his farm. Mr. Rexroth's father was a German Republican, who came to this country for that freedom of speech and action for which this land claims pi-e-eminence. The subject of this sketch has followed in the footsteps of his father, and is, politically^, a member of the Republican organization. He and his wife are members of the Scioto Chapel M. E. Church. He was married, Dec. 2, 1862, to Miss Mary Purkey, of Bucyrus, a daughter of John and Phoebe (Kinnear) Purkey. She was born near Gallon Dec. 29, 1835. Four children have resulted from this union - Edward K., born Sept. 30, 1866 ; Effle N., March 27, 1868 ; Anno M., ities the signal success of the house is almost wholly due, was born in Bavaria, Germany, Sept. 11, 1853. He was carefully educated in his native land until 13 years old, when he left school and worked at tailoring one year. In 1867, he sailed from Bremen, and, after a short voyage, he arrived at New York Jul}' 19. He came at once to Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended the public schools for six months. He gained a fair knowledge of the English tongue, and started on foot through the country to sell notions. He followed this occupation about six months, then accepted a clerkship in a dr}'- goods store, which he held four j-ears. He next opened a drj'-goods store of his own in the cit}' of Cleveland, where he did a prosperous business for three years. In August, 1877, Mr. Nussbaura came to Bucyrus, and, in company with Edward Braun, opened a large stock of clothing in Niman & Fisher's Block, where they have built up a large and constantly increasing business. The dimensions of the present room are 80x25 feet, making an area of 2,000 feet, with every available space occupied by the different departments of the business. The ready-made clothing department is arranged on the plan adopted by the large houses of the cities, not on high shelves, but on a great number of large tables, within easy reach of the customer, who may examine the vast stock without the aid of clerks. The merchanttailoring depai'tment is represented by a full line of imported and domestic cloths, and a full corps of skilled workmen, among whom is Benjamin Nussbaum, lately arrived from Europe, brother of the proprietor. He is a tailor of ability and experience, who will devote his time to the trade. The gents' furnishing and hat and cap department furnishes the customer with an almost bewildering variety of the latest and most attractive st3ies to select from. The entire stock of this enterprising house is purchased by Mr. Nussbaum of Eastern manufacturers, at the most favorable seasons of the year. His purchases are made for cash, giving his customers the benefit of large discounts thereby. Mr. Braun retired in Januar}^, 1880, leaving Mr. Joseph Nussbaum sole proprietor. He is aided in the different departments by his brothers Isaac and Benjamin, who, like himself, have been raised in the business, their father having been a tailor. They labor constantly together to build up the honor and good name of the house. Among the factors that have contributed largely to the success and popularity of their store, was the adoption of the oneprice system in the clothing trade. This has produced a much-desired revolution of the old scheme of asking overmuch and taking less, and is hailed with satisfaction by bu^'ers of clothing. The tei'm " reliable " is s^-nonymous with the operations of this house, where goods are represented as they are, and offered at their true value.

CHRISTIAN RENKERT, shoemaker and dealer, Buc^'rus ; was born March 28, 1831, in Baden, Germany, city of Freyburg, and is a son of Christian and Anna M. (Buckmiller) Renkert. He went to school from the age of 6 to 14 years. In his 15th year his parents came to the United States, and settled in Erie Co., N. Y., about the year 1845. They lived on a farm here for three years, but in the meantime the subject of this sketch was apprenticed to learn the shoemaking business with a man named John West, of Buffalo, N. Y., serving two years, and remaining one year after his term had expired. He came to Bucyrus in the fall of 1849, and was employed by Frederick Schuler for seven j-ears. In 1856, he started a shop of his own, north of the railroad, where he worked three years. In 1876. he removed to his present room in Schaber's building, where he keeps a full stock of boots and shoes of every style and qualit}' ; has a repairshop and manufactory, turning out the best kind of work. He was married, Dec. 25, 1856, to Miss Helraa Vollrath, of Bucyrus. Eight children have been born to them, of whom six are living, viz.: Frank, Tillie, Otto, Aggie, Frederick and Agatha. Charles died in his 7th and Anna in her 18th year. i\Ir. Renkert has always been a Democrat, and is now Trustee of the township ; was President of the Loan and Building Association. He and family are members of the German Lutheran Church, he is also a member of tlie Howard Lodge of Knights of Honor. He began life with but little capital, and by his own energ\' and industry has accumulated sufficient of the world's goods to render him comfortable.

WILLIAM M. REID, grain dealer, Bucyrus ; was born in Whetstone Township Nov. 23. 1834, and is a son of George and Mary A. (Foster) Reid. The latter gentleman was born in Ireland Jan. 7, 1812, and came with his parents to America in 1816. stopping near Newburg, N. Y.. but shortly afterward removing to Wasliington Co., Ponn., and some six 3'ears later (in 1824) to Crawford Co., Ohio, settling near Buc^TUS, on new land, which his father had entered some two years Ix'fore. There was no school at that time in the neighborhood, and young Reid, who was an only child, was deprived of educational advantages. At the age of 21, he married Mary A. Foster, and settled on the homestead, where he lived until 1863, when he removed to Bucyrus. His wife died in 1860, and in 1865, he was married to Mrs. M. P. Bodge, of Worthington, Ohio ; four children were born to Mr. Eeid - Robert, William M. (the subject), George and James H. ; two are dead, a sou and daughter ; he owned 280 acres of land. William M., whose name heads this sketch, attended the district school until he was 18 years old, when he entered the Bucyrus High School ; in 1854, he went to the Granger Commercial College, at Columbus, Ohio, from which he graduated the same summer, and afterwai'd taught two years ; in 1857-58. he engaged in the mercantile business in Bucyrus, but sold out April 1, 1860, and went to Utah Territory by overland journey. There were four in the part}', and, after a pleasant journey of forty-five days with a team, they arrived in the vicinity of Breckenridge City, where they worked with moderate success, returning home in November of same j^ear. Upon his return to Bucyrus, he commenced buying grain, continuing the business alone until 1866, when John Kaler became his partner, and the business is still continued under firm name of Reid & Kaler. They leased the present warehouse in 1870, and do a large business in grain, seeds, pork and wool. He was married, Jan. 1, 1862, to Mary E. Moderwell, of Bucyrus ; one daughter (Anna M.) was born of this marriage. His wife died in 1863, and Aug. 16, 1864, he married Emily Mc- Cracken, of Ft. Wayne, Ind. Seven children have been the fruit of this marriage, one of whom is dead ; Edward G., Lathrop F., William T.. Charles, Robert T. and Sue. At the age of 15 years, Mr. Reid united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in 1863. he joined the Presbyterian Church, of which body he lias since remained a consistent member. He has been Superintendent of Sabbath school for sixteen years ; Trustee several terms, and is at present an Elder in the church ; was Treasurer of the

State Sunday School Union for six years, and is now a member of Executive Committee. He has been elected by the people Mayor of Bucyrus, a position he held with credit.

ALBERT J. RICHARDS, insurance agent, Bucyrus ; a son of Samuel R. and Amy (Eggleston) Richards, was born Oct. 13, 1852, at Leroy, Medina Co., Ohio, where he spent his youth going to school until about 17 years old, when he entered, in 1869, Baldwin Universit}', at Berea, Ohio, remaining two years. (His father was Postmaster, and in youth subject assisted him in the office.) In 1872, he became the agent of the Ohio Farmers' Insurance Company, located at Leroy, but worked Crawford County, which has since been his field of operations. Dec. 20, 1876, he was married to Mrs. Mary E. Charlton, a daughter of W. B. Tobias, of Bucyrus, and widow of the late Alexander Charlton, by whom she had one son - Marquis. Of the present marriage one child is living - - Mabel ; one son, Guy, died in his second year. After his marriage, Mr. Richards lived in Holmes Township until September, 1879, when he moved to Bucj'rus. He has done a large business in insurance, having over 2,000 risks in the county at this time. This company is a ver}- reliable one, with a cash capital of nearly a million dollars. Mr. R. and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. His father was born in Watertown, Conn., probably in June, 1816. He lost his father when about 8 years old, when the family mov^ed to New York, where he learned the trade of blacksmith. He came to Akron, Ohio, and worked at his trade, and about 1842 removed to Leroy, Medina Co., where he now resides. He married Amy Eggleston, then living in Medina County. They have five children living - Maria, William, George. Albert J. (the subject) and Cora. He has been Postmaster at Leroy since 1861. In 1855, he became agent for Ohio Farmers' Insurance Company, has worked in the county for twenty-five years and is well known and respected.

MRS. LUCY ROGERS, Bucyrus. " Mother Rogers," as her friends familiarly call her, one of the aged pioneers of Crawford Co., has been so long identified with the county as to deserve an extended notice in this department. She was born Aug. 11, 1802, and is the daughter of Eli and Lucy (Green) Widger, of Preston, Chenango Co., N. Y. The ancestry of her family is traced to the "- manors " of England, and her father, in his day, was considered a man of wealth, being an industrious and prosperous farmer. Mrs. Rogers was educated in the common schools of her native place, and, at the age of 18 years, was married to Ichabod Rogers, of Connecticut, who was born Sept. 30, 1798 ; the marriage was solemnized July 21, 1821. The first year after marriage, they kept a dairy of thirty cows, and, so favorably impressed with her frugality and industry- was the owner of the dairy, that he offered them $500 to stay in the same capacity for another year, but they had caught the Western fever, consequent upon the flattering stories told of the alluring prospects of fortunes awaiting all those who should go to the rich " country of Ohio," and June 30, 1822, they started in a one-horse wagon, with all their worldly effects, but rich in hope and expectation. They were young and buoyant, and thought not of hardships and dangers. They were a month on the road, and traveled over 600 miles ; the young wife walked over 100 miles of the distance, and wore out one pair of shoes on the journey. They thought to settle at Pittsburgh, but upon their arrival there, being disgusted with the smok}' appearance of the town, they determined to carry out their original intention and proceed to Ohio. They had about $130 in money ; $100 of this was exchanged for a counterfeit bill. Its fraudulent character was not discovered until the}' came to Pittsburgh and attempted to make a purchase. When they reached Bucyrus, tired and disheartened, they decided to go no further. Mr. Rogers left his wife at the house of a Quaker named Beadle, near the Deardorf place, while he returned to Chenango Co., N. Y., to recover his $100. This attempt resulted in a lawsuit and a failure to recover the money. Now completely moneyless, he borrowed $75 of his brother and sister-in-law and returned to Bucyrus. With this he went into business, and he and Samuel Norton were partners for one year. In 1833-34, he started a hotel on the corner of Perry street and Sandusky avenue, where Mother Rogers now resides, near the gasworks. This tavern was closed in 1838, and ever since the building has been occupied by her in the quiet routine of home duties. Here for more than half a century she has lived ; here she spent her best daj's ; here she raised her children from infancy to man and womanhood ; here died the husband of her earl}' love, and the sharer of her joys, toils and sorrows. Of their early life in Ohio, Mrs. Rogers relates the following incident : Her V)rotlier George came out to see them from New York, and, seeing the privations they suffered, he said : " What would father and mother say if they knew how you suffer ? " Said she, " I do not suffer. I have come to a new countr}-, and expect to live here and grow up with it. I am not homesick, either. Tell them when you go back, that I am well, hearty, and smart as a deer, but can't jump quite as far. You must not tell them how I live, or what privations we endure. Just tell them you guess I live well enough, and will get along." Six years later, Mrs. Rogers returned to her old home in New York on a visit, and while at her father's (Eli Widger's) he, referring to hard times, said, None of my children know what suffering is. I served three years under Gen. Washington in the Revolutionary war ; one time we were on a scout for three days, and nothing to eat but three biscuits ; we finally came to a settler's cabin, in a clearing, nearly starved." Mrs. Rogers then related her own experience in the wilds of Ohio ; how upon a certain occasion her husband was taken sick, and was for awhile bedfast, and their scanty store was exhausted ; how, when starvation stared them in the face, she, to save her loved ones, went forth to beg - walked through the tall, wet grass to William Langden's, told her pitiful story, and begged for something to keep her husband and babe from starving, and when, after getting a little flour, she returned on foot. The recital brought tears to all eyes, and even the old Revolutionary soldier was forced to acknowledge that her sufferings had been greater than his. Mi's. Rogers made six trips to New York to see her parents, and each time crossed Lake Erie, once encountering a terrific storm. Her husband died Jan. 10, 1853. They had five children born to them ; three sons and two daughters, all of whom are still living. Rowena, widow of the late Alexander P. W' idman ; Jane Eliza, wife of John Heinlen, of San Jose, Cal. (first girl born in Bucyrus). and George W. Rogers, Esq., of Bucyrus ; William B., farmer near San Jose, Cal. ; Henry D., of San Francisco, Cal.

stone" State, where they resided until 1822, when they moved to Stark Co., Ohio, living there until their coming to this county in 1827. They were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are now living. In 1834, the father died of cholera, as did three of his brothers and the wives of two of them who had come to the county at the same time. The twelve children were living at the time of the father's deatli, and the family endured many hardships and privations before they found themselves in comi'ortable circumstances. Samuel ShroU was born in Bucyrus Township Nov. 8, 1828, and, from early boyhood to the present time, has found employment upon a farm. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Stockman July 27, 1855. She was born in Liberty Township, this county. Feb. 19, 1837. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. ShroU, viz. : Mary J., Susan E., Martha A. and Lettie M. Mr. ShroU began for himself by working by the month upon a farm. He is, in the fullest sense of the word, a self-made man, and one who has the respect and confidence of the entire community. He is a Democrat, but liberal in his views regarding men and religion. He has a nicely improved farm of 70 acres, upon which are good, substantial farm buildings.

JOSIAH SCOTT, son of Alexander Scott and Kachel McDowell, was born near Cannonsburg, Washington Co., Penn., Dec. 1, 1803. While yet a youth he entered Jefferson College - walking from home every day and back - and graduated in 1823. After this he spent nearly six years in teaching - two years in Newtown, Berks Co., Penn., two j'ears near Richmond, Va., and two years as tutor in his Alma Mater. While engaged in teaching, he studied law privately, borrowing books for that purpose. He commenced the practice of law in Bucyrus in the spring of 1829. Some ten years after this he was a member of the Ohio Legislature, and, in 1844, was the elector for his district on the Henry Clay ticket for President. In 1850, he removed to Hamilton, Ohio, and in 1856 was elected to the Supreme Bench of the State, and twice afterward re-elected, positively declining a re-nomination. In 1868, he returned to reside in Bucyrus, and, in 1876, Gov. Hayes appointed him as the head of the Supreme Judicial Commission, on which he served for the three full years of his appointment. He died June 15, 1879, about three months after his term of service had expired. Mr. Scott never sought any official position to which he was chosen or appointed. The office sought the man, and not the man the office. Although a man of great and varied talent, he was constitutionall}' modest and diffident. He was a man of extensive learning - a fine scholar in all the branches of an academic course. He excelled both as a linquist and mathematician. He could translate the Greek and Latin authors with great ease and accuracy. He learned to read the Hebrew Bible without a lexicon, grammar or instructor. He was a complete master of mathematics, and it is said never failed to solve any problem given him that was solvable. He was the author of the rules for the formation of "perfect magic squares." As a lawyer he was logical, eloquent, brilliant, humorous, pathetic or sarcastic, as the circumstances dictated. As a Judge, he was learned, profound, concise, and thoroughly conscientious. As a Christian he was humble, devout, thoroughly familiar with the Scriptures, and a fine theologian. He was a ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church for nearly forty years. He had an unusually large head and brain, and without effort could concentrate his mind upon all questions he was called upon to consider. His moral character was above reproach. " His life was gentle, and the elemeats So mixed in liiin, that niture might stand up And say to all the world, this was a man.''

FREDERICK SWINGLY, M. D., retired, Bucyrus, whose portrait has been chosen to illustrate the history of the medical profession of Crawford Co., was born in Washington Co., Md., in Nov. 22, 1809. He is the son of Leonard and Prudence (Brentlinger) Swingly, both of whom were descendants of earl}- settlers of the "Pine Tree State." Up to his 18th year the Doctor had tlie advantages of the Hagerstown schools, of Marj'land. His first occupation after leaving school was that of salesman in a dry goods store. He had been engaged in that work for about eighteen months, wlien his parents removed to the countr}-, whither he went with them. The next two years of his life were spent at work upon his father's farm. Determining, however, to study medicine, he secured a place in the office of Dr. Russel, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, under whose instruction he remained for about eighteen months, and then took his first course of lectures at the Jefferson

Medical College, of Philadelphia. He then attended the Ohio Medical College, of Cincinnati, where he graduated in 1840. He began his first practice in Chesterville, Ohio, where he remained seven years, and then spent one year in practice in Mt. Gilead, Ohio. In December of 1843, he came to Bucyrus and at once engaged in the practice of his profession. In his collegiate course and from the begining of his practice until locating in Bucyrus, the Doctor had devoted much time and hard study to surgery'. His success as a phj'sician and surgeon in former fields of practice becoming known to the people of Bucyrus and vicinity, he was, shortl}" after his arrival, in the midst of a large and lucrative practice. The Doctor was the first physician of any standing to locate in Bucj'rus, and to him is given the palm of pioneership of all the medical fraternity of Crawford Co. In those early days his reputation as a skilled surgeon spread over an area of many miles around Bucyrus. Success to the physician, in those days, brought long, hard rides in cold and stormy weather, over almost impassable roads and across unbridged streams, the fording of which, at some seasons, was dangerous to both horse and rider. The Doctor spent many years in this trying practice, but later in life he has allowed most of his business to drift into the hands of younger and hardier men, until now he has retired from the practice. On June 21, 1836, he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Trobridge) Denman, of Knox Co., Ohio. Of this marriage, there were six children reared to honorable man and womanhood. The}^ are now situated as follows : Edith V., wife of James B. Gormley, banker of Bucyrus ; Ellen M., late Principal of the Bucyrus schools ; John R., Fruit Culturist and Purser of the Valley City Steamer ; Frederick, ex- Auditor of Crawford Co.; Mary D., teacher in the public schools of Buc3^rus and widow of William Beer, late member of the Crawford Co. bar, and Kate N.. wife of H. M. Fulton. Mrs. Swingly, upon whom devolved much of the earl}"^ training and educating of her children, and whose noble qualities of heart and mind have never been forgotten by them, now lies in Oakwood Cemetery. Her death occurred on Feb. 29, 1874, and was mourned deeply, not only by her own devoted family, but b}^ very many tried and true friends of her earlier life. For some years after the death of his wife, the Doctor made his home with his widowed daughter, Mrs. Beer. On June 5, 1879, however, he again married - this time to Mrs. Barbara R., widow of the late Isaac Vanvorhis, and daughter of Geoi'ge Hancock, who was one of the early settlers of Crawford Co. Their home is in the Southern suburbs of Buc3'rus, where the closing years of the Doctor's life are being spent in peace, plent}' and contentment.

JOHN SHULL (deceased), Bucyrus, whose portrait appears in this book, was the son of Solomon and Catharine (Huber) ShuU ; he was born Oct. 3, 1809, in Fairfield Co., Ohio, where he lived with his parents on a farm until his 1 8th year. He then went to Lancaster to learn the carpenter's trade, at which he served an apprenticeship of three years. About the year 1830, he came to Bucyrus and began working at his trade. But little building was done in those earl}^ times in the history of Bucyrus. In later years, however. Mr. Shull had plent}^ of business, and to-daj^ many of the buildings in Bucyrus may be pointed out as standing monuments of his workmanship. Notable among these, were the old Methodist Church, also the Lutheran Church ; the old Sims House and the Bowman Block were also built b}' him. He was an active, energetic man, and, more than all else, an honorable, upright and respected citizen. In the year of Van Buren's election to the Presidenc}', Mr. Shull was elected Sheriff" of Crawford Co. by the Democratic party, but, upon the organization of the Republican party, he joined their ranks, and ever after cast his vote with them. For forty j-ears previous to his death, he had been a consistent member and an active worker in the Baptist Church. His death occurred on the 12th of October, 1875, in his 66th year. On Dec. 14, 1833, Mr. Shull was married to Miss Catharine, second daughter of Samuel and Mary (Bucklin) Norton (a history of whose lives is also given in this book). She was born in Luzerne Co., Penn.. on Dec. 17, 1815, and, in her 4th year, was brought to Buc^'rus by her parents, who were the first white man and wife to settle upon the site of the town. The early life of Mrs. Shull, like that of her sisters, was spent in the wild and uncultivated country of Bucyrus and vicinity. The whole country seemed to be peopled with Indians and inhabited by wild animals. Schools for a time were almost un- thought of, and, when opened, they were of a very modest and unassuming character. With such surroundings and advantages, but little opportunity was afforded Mrs. ShuU for attaining an education. Instead of attending the fashionable boarding-schools, she learned how to card, spin and weave, accomplishments of much greater importance at that day than a slight knowledge of French and the ability to paint a few dizzy pictures in water-colors. Mrs. Shull was married at the age of eighteen years, and, for some time following this event, she and her husband lived on the site of the Main Street Mills. In 1834, they removed to their home on East Mansfield street, where IMrs. Shull still resides. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Shull five children, all of whom were daughters, and one of whom, who was the wife of J. B. Franz, is now dead. The four now living are all married, and situated as follows : Lettie, wife of Mr. Field Bush, of Mansfield, Ohio ; Mary, wife of James R. Stuart, of Whetstone Township ; Lizzie N., wife of L. C. Caldwell, of Bucyrus, and Orpha, wife of Frank Felton, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.

JOSEPH W. SHARROCK, Bucyrus; was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, Nov. 4, 1814. He is the son of Benjamin and Constantine (Williams) Sharrock, the former a native of New York, and the latter of JMaryland. The,}' were married in Guernsey Co., and removed from there to near Iberia. Morrow Co., in 1817. They were the parents of eleven children, six of whom are yet living. The father died Nov. 16, 1879, being at the time over 100 years of age. He had been a soldier of the war of 1812, and was a man of much more than ordinary intelligence. The Sharrock family are descended from one James Sharrock, who came to America in 1775, as a British soldier, xlfter learning the true cause of the revolt against the mother country, he, with others, deserted, and, from that time until the close of the war, fought with the American army under Washington and La Fayette. J oseph W. Sharrock was raised upon a farm. He received such education as the schools of that early day afforded. His wife. Miss Mary Woodside, was born in Pennsylvania Oct. 17, 1818. They were married April 18, 1843, and are the pai-ents of six children, viz., Garrett, Charles, Oscar, Benjamin F. and James, living. Gardiner was the name of the one deceased. Two years after his marriage, Mr. Sharrock came to

Crawford Co., which he has since made his home. He owns 290 acres of well-improved land, which he has obtained by his own hard work. He is a Democrat, and a man of broad and liberal views regarding man and religion. He is one of the county's early settlers, and a highly respected citizen.

PETER STOCKMAN, Bucyrus; was born in Stark Co., Ohio, July 11, 1823. His parents, Jacob and Mary (Bolinger) Stockman, were natives of Pennsylvania. They were married in Stark Co., and were the parents of eleven children, seven of whom are now living. In 1828, they came to Crawford Co., and settled in Liberty Township. The father died in 1867. His wife survives him, and resides with a daughter in Indiana. They were hard-working people, and greatly respected by all who knew them. Peter Stockman was brought up on a farm. He received but a limited education, as his services were required at home in assisting to care for the large family. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Margaret Shroll in 1865. She was born in Baden, Germany, June 8, 1834, and her maiden name was Bickle. Her first marriage was to Mr. Daniel Shroll, one of the early settlers of this county. From her marriage with Mr. Stockman thei'e are six children, viz., George P., Mary A.. John W., Margaret M., Aaron A. and Esther H. Mr. Stockman began life as a poor boy, and has, by economy and hard work, made for himself and family a comfortable home. He owns 138 acres of land, the greater part of which is under cultivation. He is a man whom every one respects, and has unbounded confidence in. Politically, he is a Democrat.

J. W. STIGER, farmer ; P. 0. Bucyrus ; a son of Abraham and Rosenna (Klieman) Stiger, was born Feb. 22, 1839, in Lycoming Co., Penn. His parents came to Ohio when he was 5 years old (in 1 844), and settled on a farm, where the}' remained about one j'^ear, when they moved into the town of Bucyrus. Here he (the subject) went to school until he was 16 3'ears old, when he went West (in 1 858). Spent one year near St. Louis shipping horses, one year in Illinois, and two years traveling through Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, buying furs and trading with the Indians, running many narrow risks of losing his own fur, otherwise his scalp. He was especially successful in the fur business, and did well for one so young. On the breaking-out of the war, he enlisted in

Co. E, of the 34th (). V. I. (Col. Piatt's Zouaves), in Juh', 18G1. He served principally in the Kanawha Valley, and participated in the battles of Coal River and Fayetteville, and also in much skirmishing. He was discharged in the fall of 1863, on account of failing eyesight. He returned to Bucyrus and engaged in the harness and saddle business, which he followed for two years ; he then went into the grocer}' business, and continued that for about one year. His next move was on to a farm in Scott Township, Marion Co., where he farmed for about six years, and in 1871 removed to his present place, on the pike about five miles south of Bucyrus. where he owns some 220 acres of A'ery fine farming lands. He devotes considerable attention to raising and feeding stock, with good success. He was married, May 3. 1865, to Ellen M. Monnett, of Marion Co., by whom he has had six children - Charles W., Gertie M.. Annie E.. John R., Thomas A. and Cora B. Mr. Stiger is a member of the M. E. Church ; also, of Oliver Lodge. No. 444, A., F. & A. M.. at Caledonia.

WILLIAM M. SCROCtGS, deceased ; is the son of John and Anna (Shawke) Scroggs, and was born Ma}- 27, 1825. in Canton. He left school at 11 years of age. and entered a tailorshop to learn the trade : he worked in the town of Canton until about 14. when became to Bucyrus with his father's family, in 1 839. He here completed his trade with Peter Howenstein, and in a few years opened a shop of his own, and in 1851 added a stock of clothing, being one of the early mercliant-tailors of Bucyrus. He retired from the business of tailoring about the year 1860. April 25. 1849, he was maiTied to Miss Margaret A. Byron, of Bucyrus ; she was born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., and came to Bucyrus in 1835. About 1850. Mr. Scroggs was elected Mayor of Bucyrus, a position he held for several years, being at the same time Justice of the Peace. On the completion of the Ohio & Indiana Railroad, he was appointed conductor, and run the first regular passenger train over the new road. After running on the road for some time, he became General Ticket and Freight Agent of the road, having his office at Crestline. Subsequently he returned to Bucyrus and studied law, for which he had a profound admiration, and was admitted to the bar about- 1864. In 1868, he was elected Auditor of Crawford Co., and re-elected in 1870 by a large popular majority ; he proved a faithful and efficient officer. He died peacefully Nov. 6, 1874, in his 50th year. Of his family, there is but one daughter living - Frank M., a teacher in the Bucyrus schools ; two sons aud a daughter are dead - Mary A., Pjdmund K. and George B. Mr. Scroggs began life with few of this world's goods, and by a life of earnest labor, left his family in good circumstances. Deprived of the advantages of education in youth, he sought by personal endeavor to repair the loss. He studied that book of books, the Bible, until he was familiar with every portion of it. While following his vocation, a convenient volume was ever near him, until he became one of the best-read men of his day. He collected an extensive library, embracing the choicest treasures of history and literature, over which he pored with an ever- increasing delight. He was generous to a fault, and within the sacred domain of home, surrounded by his family, he deemed himself more favored than the monarch on his throne.

E. D. SUMMERS, farmer ; P. 0. Bucyrus ; a son of Abraham and Susan (Wolford) Summers, was born Dec. 26, 1841, in Wooster, Ohio. He lived there until he was 9 years old, when the family removed to this county (in 1850), settling permanently in this township, on the place now occupied by Magee. He grew up within a quarter of a mile of where he now lives, attending during the time the district school. He began farming for himself at the age of 23 years. He was married, Oct. 15, 1863, to Lettie M. Shroll, a daughter of William Shroll, of this township ; the result of this union was five children, four of whom are living - Anna L., born June 11, 1867; Charles A., Jan. 17, 1871; Lester A., Jan. 19, 1874 ; Hattie F., Feb. 7, 1880 ; William F. died at the age of five months. Mrs. Summer's family (the Shrolls) settled in this township in 1826, and were among the pioneers of the county. They entered the land upon which Oakwood Cemetery is situated. The elder Shroll probably built the first sawmill in the township. About the year 1860, ]Mr. Summers bought a farm of 60 acres, which he sold in a short time and bought the old Shroll homestead of 89 acres, upon which he lived for about eighteen months. He lived a short time in Tuscarawas Co.; removing in July, 1867, to Delaware, Ohio, where he was employed in the gas-works until 1876. In No- vember of that year, he removed back to this township, where he bought 60 acres of hind, upon which he now lives. It is fine farming land and is highlj- improved. He votes the Republican ticket. Mr. S. started on small capital, and has accumulated his propertj* by his own labor and industry.

COL. JOHN W. SHAW, deceased, Bucyrus ; a son of Samuel P. and Elizabeth (Lowstetter) Shaw, was born March 15, 1820, at Rising Sun, Ind. He was about two years old when the family moved to this State. His father was an itinerant minister of the M. E. Church, and moved from point to point in Ohio. Young Shaw received a good education, and, at 18, came to Abraham 3Ionnett's and assisted him on his farm until he was 21 j-ears old, when he began farming on 170 acres which he bought in Dallas Township. April 24, 18-13, he married Miss Mary Monnett, a daughter of Jeremiah Monnett ; she was born April 2, 1824, in Pickaway Co., Ohio. Three children were the fruit of this marriage, viz., Placidia, Autistia and Irene. They lived on this farm until 1860. He pursued the study of law with Judge Plants for one year, but, not finding it congenial to his taste, he gave it up. He was a very successful farmer and stock-raiser. In Jul3% 1861, he raised a company which became Co. E, of the H4th O. M. I., of which he was made Captain Aug. 15, 1861 ; Oct. 10, 1862, he was promoted to Major of the regiment, and to Lieutenant Colonel July 18, 1863. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Winchester by a musket ball July 24, 1864, and died eight hours afterward in the ambulance. He was a consistent member of the M. E. Church ; was a Steward at one time and Class-leader, and Superintendent of the Sunday school. He was a Democrat in politics and held various township offices, in all of which he gave satisfaction. March 24, 1869, his widow married Rev. Benjamin F. Royce, of Seneca Co., Ohio, a minister of the M. E. Church. He was born at Essex, Vt., and came to Ohio in an early day, settling on wild land near Bloomville. He was first married in Vermont to Melinda Perry, by whom he had eight children, two only of whom are now living. He died Feb. 8, 1874, leaving her for the second time a widow. He lived at Bucyrus after his marriage to her, where he was a local preacher. Mrs. Ro3^ce moved to Buc3'rus with her first husband in 1860, and has lived here

W. R. SHAW, Bucyrus. This gentleman was born April 20, 1823, in Essex Co., N. J. He is one of a family of five children born to Lewis and Phoebe (Willis) Shaw, both natives of New Jersey, where they were raised and married. The father died when the subject of this sketch was a small child. The mother again married, and in 1834 the family- moved to Richland Co., Ohio. After remaining in that county some five years, they went to Licking County, but only remained there a short time. In 1838, the family came to Crawford Co., which they ever afterward made their home. The parents kept a tavern for some years three miles from Bucyrus, on the Little Sandusky road. W. R. Shaw was raised upon a farm and received a common-school education. When about 16 years of age, he entered a shop and served an apprenticeship of three years at the blacksmith's trade, and, for two years after, worked at it. He then, for three years, worked on a farm. His step-father dying about this time, Mr. Shaw took charge of the hotel, which he successfully run for two years, when the family- removed to Bucyrus, where they remained some years, and then purchased a farm adjoining the town, upon which they resided a number of 3'ears. Mr. Shaw was married Dec. 27, 1846, to Miss Sarah Bankert, who was born April 17, 1828, in Stark Co., Ohio. There were nine children in their family, eight of whom are yet living, viz., Emma J., Sarah F., Minnetta, Mary C, Lucy R., Georgiana C, Catharine and William H. The one deceased was Albert J. Soon after his marriage Mr. Shaw began teaming between Sandusky City and Bucyrus, which he followed five years, and then, for some years, was in the saloon and restaurant business in Bucyrus. Three years ago, he took charge of the American House, and has since remained in the hotel business. He has held a number of positions of honor and trust in the county and city governments, and is one of the most prominent and influential Democrats in Crawford Co.