Canton Township (part 23 of 62)

was born in the old homestead in Alsace, France, ori the 5th of April, 1840, and was but six years of age at the time of the family's remo\al to America. He was reared to maturity in Canton, receiving his early educational training in the public and parochial schools and in a local German school, while as a boy he began to assist in the support of himself and the other members of the family, having shown a \villingness to work from his youth up and having ever maintained the highest appreciation of the.dignity and honor of honest toil, in whatever sphere of, action. On the 9th of October, 1861, ^\-hen twenty-one years of age, he responded to the first call fr)r volunteers to assist in putting down the rebellion, enlisting as a private in Company 1, Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was recruited from Canton and vicinity, T. C. Meyer being made captain of Company I, while the regiment went to the front under command of Colonel John Shernipu, who later became so distinguished in the public affairs of the nation. The command l)egan its active service under Colonel (later General) Hooker, and the subject participated in the battle of Shiloh, under Buell, while his command was with Rosecrans at Chickamauga and later with ' Sherman on the ever memorable marcli to the sea. At the battle of Franklin Mr. Kuneman received a severe wound, a musket bullet penetrating his back and coming out through his mouth. He was taken to the field hospital and later sent to the hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, where he remained until the expiration of his term of service, receiving his honorable discharge on the 3d of March, 1865. After ha\ing made a record as a valiant and loyal soldier of the republic, Mr. Kuneman returned to his home in Canton, and here entered upon an apprenticeship at the carpenter trade, under the effective direction of William J. Poyser. His natural predilection for mechanical work enabled him to make rapid progress in the technical and practical knowledge of his trade, and he soon became recognized as a skilled artisan. F"or a number of years he worked as a journeyman, and then, in 1869, began contracting and building on his own account, being progressive, energetic and painstaking, and thus gaining a distinctive precedence and a liberal support, for his word was ever inviolable and he was signally true to all promises and to the letter of every contract into which he entered. He continued to l^e actively engaged in Inisiness until 1892, when he retired, having gained a competency through his earnest and honorable efforts and being now in the full enjoyment of the fruits of his toil and endeavor. In 1S70 he erected an attractive and commodious residence at 508 North Walnut street, and this has since been his home, being a center of generous hospitality and a favorite resort of a wide circle of warm and devoted friends. In addition to this, Mr. Kuneman is the owner of other valuable realtv in the city, having made improvements on vacant properties and thus having a rental income of no inconsiderable amount. In politics he has ever given his allegiance to the Democratic party, and his religious faith is indicated in his membership in St. Peter's church, Roman Catholic, of which he has long been a communicant. Mr. Kuneman is a bachelor.

MONTREVJFLI-: HENRY HASLER was descended from an old and highly respectable German family that settled in Pennsylvania in an early period in the histor_\' of that commonwealth and later figured in the annals of Stark county, Ohio. Joseph Hasler, the subject's father, was a native of the former state and when a young man learned the blacksmith'?; trade. Coming to Stark county in early life, he was married in Canton, to Miss Catherine Baxter, and shortly thereafter opened a blacksmith shop in Canton. From there he moved to Franklin county, remaining a tew years, and again returned to Canton, wliere he fdllDued his trade until advanced age ohiiged him to retire from active life. He died in Canton m 1881. his wife preceding him to the other world a numher of vears prior to that date. Joseph and Catherine Hasler were the parents of children as t\)llows : Isaac, deceased; William: Montreville H.. of this review, and Alljert. deceased.

Montrevdle Hasler was horn in h'ranklin comity. Ohio, on the i8th dav of January,' 1859. Owing to the limited financial circumstances of his parents, his early education was considerahly curtailed and at the early age of elex'cn years he was ohiiged to go to work to support himself. His first position was in a confectionary store in Cant(in and so small Avas he at the time that he was obliged to stand on a stool to wait on the customers who patronized the establishment. Endowed with natural business aljility. the sori outgrew the abo\e position and at the age of twelve he entered the employ of the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, of this city, where from aii humble station he rapidly rose h\ regular gradation until in his seventeenth year he had the responsilile ])ost of sujjcrintendent of erection. This advancement is without parallel in the history of the com]jany and perhaps no other manufacturing establishment in tli£ coimtry can point to as signally successful career on the part of an emi)loye of the same age and in the same length of time. In the year 1878. in the capacity of superintendent, Mr. Hasler had charge of the Morris Companvs works at Youugstown for a period of two vears, meantime traveling over various jiarts of the state in the dischart^e of the duties incumbent ujion him.

Severing his connection with the above company, Mr, Hasler accepted a similar position but at a largelv increased salarx-. with the Dominion Ih-idge Company, of Canada.

and after remaining with that concern some years resigned in order to engage in contracting' for bridge and other iron work u})on his own responsibility. In the latter capacity his success was marketl. his mode of pr(xedure being to take contracts, sublet to him l)y different ciinipanies. on all of which he realized \-ery handsome profits.

Alxiut i8c)f Mr. Hasler returned to Canton and C(jntinued contracting in that city as a l)asis of operations, until acce])ting the position of tra\"eling salesman tor the Canton W'rought Iron Bridge Company, later known as the .\merican Bridge Company. .\s representative of this large and well-known enterprise, he tra\eled extensi\el_\- over Ohio and many other states, greatlv enlarging the scope of his employer's business and continualh' adding to his already well-estalilished reptitation as a master of the bridge and iron industries. He remained with the firm until ill health. sui)erinduced by rheimiatism. obliged him to .retire for a while and seek the rest and recreation in which he stood in stich pressing need : accordingly, in (October, igoo. he resignerl his position, but the renewed health for which he longed failed to meet his ex])ectations. The following December there was a recm'rence of his rheumatic trouble in aggravated form and in due tiiue it ileveloped into a severe case of ])neumonia. which in the course of a few days, terminated in bis death, this sad event occurring on the 8tli of January. 1901,

Mr, Hasler was married. June 1 r, 1881, to -Miss .Mary l-'ischer, a native of Carroll county, (^hio, and daughter of Charles Fischer, who came to this countrv from (iermany when a young man, J'he union was blessed with four children, namely: Jessie M. Clark, in the treasurer's office of Stark county: Chester, who died in infancy: Victoria C. and Montreville.

and industrial circles. Strong' mental pmvers, sijund judgment, keen discernment and executive ahdit\- ol high order were among his more prominent characteristics, and to these niav he added strict integrity, earnestness of jnirpose and a high sense of honor, which won for liim not unly the unhoundetl confidence of the large business enterprises which he represented, but the esteem of all with whom he had Imsiness or other relations as well. He was essentially the architect of his own success, beginning life's battles unaided by a finished education, destitute of worldly wealth, but well faxured with the energetic and enterprising spirit that laughs at obstacles and hesitates at nothing short of the high position to which its ]3ossessor asjjires. .\n intelligent and close obser\er. with (|uick ])erceptions and keen intellect, his judgment almost intuitixely gave hiiri the power to analwe character and motive, an attribute which contributed much to his remarkable rise and e(|uall\- remarkable success as a broad minded l)usiness man. Generous and urbane, in |3ri\ate life and in the quiet atmosphere of the home circle he shone with a personalit)- \vholesome and elevating to the inmates and charmingly entertaining to the guests who partook of his open handed hospitality.

Mr. Hasler was a stanch Republican in politics and ne\'er hesitated to give expression to his well formed opinions in friendly discussion with those holding contrary \iews. As a member of the Odd Fellows and Pythian orders he exenijjlified their principles in his Community at heart and controlled his actions with that object in view. On the 8th day of January, igoi. this successful man of business, the model husband and father, the honorable citizen .and liroad minded man of affairs lay down the biu'dcn of life at the earlv age of lorty-two and ]jassed away not forever, but to the resurrection of inimortalitv that knows no death.

Mrs. Hasler was born in the town of Oneida, Carroll county, Ohio, and attended the public schools at that place until seventeen years of age, when her mother moved to the city of Akron. The maiden name of her mother was Victoria Slater. Both parents were natives of (Germany and came to the United States shortly after the Civil war, settling in Ohio. The father was a farmer and followed that calling in Carroll county until his death, after which the family took tip their residence in Akron, as stated alxne. the mother afterwards dying in that cit}'.

Charles and A'ictoria l-'ischer reared eight chiklren, Mrs. Hasler being the youngest of the girls, and the names of the others are as follows: Bennet. who lives near Hastings, Michigan; Lotiis, a resident of Rochester, Montana: Adolph, deceased: Cieorge, deceased; Angeline, wife of Martin Halter, of Stark county; Rosa, now Mrs. l'"red Pfendler. of Canton, and Eiizaljeth. a single ladv living in Akron.

MRS. CAROLINE TROUT. - As a representative of one of the most honored and distinguished pioneer families of Stark county and the city of Canton, and identified through her marriage with another i)roininent family early settled in this favored section of the state, it is eminently j^iroper to here offer a brief review of the genealogical and personal history of jMrs. Trottt. widow of the late Joseph Trout, and a highly esteemed resident of Canton, where she has passed her entire life, and in the connection will, of course, be incorporated a trilnite to the memory of her honored husband.

Joseph Trout was likewise a nati\'e of Canton, baxing been born in the fainilv homestead, which was located on the lot opposite the present McKinley Hotel, the date of his birth having been December lo, iSjj. Here he was reared to nianliood, securing his early educational training in the pioneer school of the little village in which he was born and which he lived to see developed into, an attractive and flourishing city. One of his first teachers was Mr. Held, and another was Mr. Hyman, both of whom will be recalled by the few of the last generation who still live in the city. Mr. Hyni;in \\as the father of Mesdames William Dannemiller and Nicholas Bour, both of whom still have their homes in Canton. Joseph Trout was a man of exceptionally alert and vigorous mentality, and he was so persistent and recepti\ e in his pursuit of knowledge that he secured a more liberal education than was common to the place and period. In his youth he learned the trade of carpenter, becoming an expert workman, and for many years he was one of the leading contractors and builders of his native city, thus contributing much to its material progress and substantial upbuilding, having erected many of the first large buildings in the town, a number of which are still standing, including the public school building on East Eighth street. His parents. Joseph and Mary Trout, were natives of Germany, where their marriage was solemnized. Within a few years after their marriage they emigrated to America, landing in the city of Baltimore, whence they came to Ohio and took up their residence in Canton, among its earliest pioneers, while theirs was the distinction of being the first persons of foreign birth to establish a home in the little town, which was then located in the midst of the primeval forests, which surrounded it on e\'ery side, tlie work of reclaiming the land for the puqjoses of cultivation being scarcely past the inceptive stages. Here they passed the remainiler of their lives, Joseph Trout, Sr., having engaged in farming ami also lia\ing followed the work of his trade, that of stone cutter.

sketch, was .solemnized on the 15th of November, 1847. and the young couple forthwith established their Lares and Penates in a house located at the corner of Second and Market streets, a portion of the building being still used as a residence. They began their wedded life with modest ideas, and their little home, with its impretentiousness and meager equipment, would seem altogether plain and unattractive ti> the average young couple of the present day. But they were secure in mutual trust and affection and willing to work together for that independence and success which eventually crowned their efforts, and they had no thought of complaining about conditions, having the courage to dare and to do and facing the responsibilities of life with brave hearts and willing hands. They later removed from their first house to one which 'was located next to the present home of J. S. Saxton, on West Tuscarawas street, Mr. Trout acquiring the ownership of the property and having erected a comfortable house on the lot. This continued to l)e their place of abode for a full decade, and in 1865 they removed to the substantial brick homestead which had been erected by Mr. Trout's father in 1838. at the corner of Cleveland avenue and Third street. Here tliey made their home until 1870. when ^Mr. Trout erected a residence on the lot contiguous on the north, and this is the present home- of his widow, the place being doubly endeared and hallowed to her bv the memories and associations of the past. "Sir. Trout continued to be actively engaged in contracting and building up to within a vear prior to his death, which occurred on the 27th of July, 1802. and he w-as known and honored as one of the public spirited and thoroughly representative business men of the city, his word having ever been inviolable and his integritv of the most exalted order, so that he commanded the untpialified confidence and esteem of all who knew him. He ever took a dee]") interest in all that concerned the wcllbeing of his native city and his influence and aid were ever extended in the furtherance of all worthy enterprises and projects tending to conserve the general good. In 1855 he was elected to the office of city clerk of Canton, and the fidelity of his administration of tiie office did not lack for popular appreciation, as is significantly evident when we re\-ert to the fact fliat he continued in tenure of the position for eighteen consecutive years. He also served for many ye;n"s a.-^ a member of the board of trustees, being incumbent of both of these offices simultaneously for a decade. In politics he originally gave his support to the Whig party, but later transferred his allegiance to the Democratic party, with which he continued to be identified until his death, having been an active worker in the cause of his party. He was a man who stood "four square to every wind that blows," and he left that most priceless of all heritages, an honored name, no shadow darkening any portion of his long and useful life, which was as an open scroll, inviting and challenging the closest scrutiny. He was reared in the Catholic church and ever kept the faith with all sincerity and devotion, having been a communicant of St. John's church and one of the liberal supporters of parochial and general church work. His widow is likewise a communicant of this church and has been one of the zealous and devoted workers in the same. e\-er striving to order her life in harmony with the teachings of. the divine Master.

Joseph and Caroline (Meyer) Trout became the parents of eleven children, concerning whom we offer the following brief record : Ella IS a sister of the order of St. Joseph, and is at the present time stationed in Washington, Georgia ; Mary died at the age of two years ; .Rosa is the wife of James McGuire. of Pittsburg. Pennsylvania ; Joseph died at the age of two years; Mary (second) is the wife of Dennis Quinn, of Canton; Charlotte is the wife of Edward Biechele, of this city; Anne is the wife of Samuel Roberts, of Lexington, Kentucky; Eugenia is the wife of Howard McCorkle, also of Lexington ; Frances died in childhood ; Catherine is the wife of Robert Diebold, of Canton ; and Daisy remains with her mother in the old homestead.

Caroline (Meyer) Trout, the immediate subject of this review, was born in the family residence, located on the site of the present Hanna building, on the 28th of May. 1828. and she received her education in a seminary here conducted in the early days by Re\-. Andrew Goshorn, a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church, continuing her studies until she had attained the age of seventeen years. \Mien she was fi\'e years of age her father removed to his farm, located on the north side of wliat is now km.iw n as Meyer's lake, in Plain township, and here she grew to womanhood. Her grandfather is the agnatic line was Andrew ]\Ieyer, who was born in the picturesque city of Bonn,' on the Rhine, and there he was reared to niaturit}'. Thence, in company with tvro elder brothers, he emigrated to the L'nited States in the year \\ hen its constitution was adopted, and the three located in Baltimore, where he was associated with his brother, Godfrey Meyer, in the conducting of a copper and brass foundry for many years, having learned the trade prior to his emigration to America. The family was one of distinction and prominence in Germany, the father of these three brothers having owned extensive vineyards on the Rhine. Col. Francis Meyer served under Napoleon, being present at the taking of the citv of Moscow and also taking part in the e\er memorable battle of Waterloo. For his distinguished services the Emperor, the great Napoleon, conferred upon him the cross of the Legion of Honor, the same being elaborately jeweled, as was also the sword which his chief also presented him, both of these valuable and historic trophies being still retained in the possession of the family. Concerning the family history more complete detail is found in tlie skelcii m' niemnir of Andrew Meyer. <^randtatlier of Airs. Trout, appcarint;- on ntlier i)ages of tliis work, saitl tribute Ijeing' accorded to one wiio stood as one of tlie most honored and influential pioneers of tliis section of the r.uckeye state. .\n(h-ew Meyer was a sohUer in the war of 1812. liaving assisted in the defense of Baltimore and ha\ing' come to Ohio ere the war closed, his first visit in the slate lia\ing' been made in 181-I. when be came to Stark county and here entered government land ,ind also jiurchased other tracts until he was the owner of sixteen Inindred acres, all ]\ing in the \icinit\- of Canton. He then returned to l5altiniore for his w ife, whose maiden name was Cfjrdelia Gross and who was at the time of her marriage to Mr. Meyer a widow, her lirst husl)and basing been John Hassafrass. He resided in Canton until 1818. when he remcveil to his large farm, having rapidly pushed the work of reclaiming and otherwise im])ro\- ing the estate, and in 1838 lie erected the residence now owned by his grandson, Edward Mever. near Mever's lake, in Canton township, \\here be coiilinued to make bis home until bis death, in |une. 1S48. at the venerable age of eighty-eight years, his wife ha\ing passed away in the ])receding year. He amassed a fortune. ba\ing a large Landed estate in this county and also owning valuable realty in the city of Baltimore. Maryland, to which he made }'early visits, at lirst b}' means of wagons and later b_\- public stages. He was one of the organizers of St. John's Catholic church and prominent in its work, and his descendants have retained identilication with the same. .\ndrew and Cordelia Meyer became the parents of five children, namely : b^rancis. father of Mrs. Trout ; Andrew, who married Miss Eliza Hazlett, of Baltimore, and who died in Canton; Joseph, concerning whom individual mention is made on another ])age of this xolume: Elizabeth, who became the wife of James Cassilly. and who died in Canton; ami .\lena. who became the b'rancis IMeyer. father of Mrs. Trout, was born in the city of Baltimore. Alaryland. in 1795, and completed his education in the college at Emmettsburg. that state. He came with the family to Ohio in 1818, and here he became an assistant in the office of the clerk of Stark county. Later he engaged in the mercantile business at .Mount Eaton, whence he removed to Bethlehem, this county, where he was engaged in the same line of enter])rise until 1832, when he took up his alxide on a i)ortion of the old bome.'^tead. baxing in his ])ossession a farm of live hundred acres. He was a \aliant soldier in the Ci\il war. haxing enlisted first in the Thirty-second Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and later having become ;i member of Williams" Third Ohio Battery. He served until the close of the war. having participated in many of the most notable engagements, including the siege of Vicksburg and the battles of Shiloh and I'ittsburg Landing. .\fter the close of the war be served as deputy ])aymaster, inider Mullet, at the national capital and later in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. He was a man of marked e.xecutive ability, guiding his life according to the highest principles of integrity and honor and ablv upholding the standard of an unblemished family escutcheon. He died in February. 1S79. at the home of liis son. Joseph, on Clexelatid avenue. Canton, and the community mourned the loss of a nc^ble man and worth\- citizen. He was a member of St. John's church and bis life was ever in harmony with the faith which he so humbly and deeply ])rofessed. 1 le was originally a DeuKKrat in politics, baxing given his support to Andrew- Jackson, but during the later years of his life he ga\e bis allegiance to the Republic;ni ])arty. He was a man of fine intellectuality and forceful individuality and his influence was ever exerted in su])port of whatever is true and enniiblin"- in life. .\bout the vear 1826 he mar- ried Miss Caroline Bogan, who was born in Frederick. Maryland, a daug-hter of Dr. Antlmny lli.gan. a distinguished physician (if that state, antl one who served as surgeon in the Continental army, under W'ashington, during the war of the Revolution. Mrs. Caroline Meyer, nurther (jf the subject, died in 1878, at the age of eighty-six years, having' been a woman of gentle refinement and noble attributes of character. Her fixe children were as follows : Mrs. Caroline Tn nit, whose name initiates this article; Joseph, who married Miss Caroline Bleck, of Canal Do\er, Ohio, was for many years engaged in the mercantile business in Canton, where he died in 1886; Cordelia, who never married, died in 1875 Francis married Miss Catherine \\'ise, and thev reside in Washington, D. C. : and Mary, the wife of \\"ilson Haines, is likewise a resident of the national capital.

ROBERT .\. CASSIDY claims the old Keystone state as the place of his nativity, having been ixjrn in Blairsx'ille. Indiana countv, Pennsylvania, i.>n the 20th of December, 1839, and there he passed his boyhood days, receiving his preliminary education in. the public .schools, though his final chploma was signed bv that wise headmaster. Experience. He retnained at the parental home until the spring of 1855, when, though Imt fifteen years of age, he went to tlie state oi Iowa, which was then on the western frontier of civilization, and passed one year at P'ort Des Moines, with Rol)- ert J. Clark, one of the principal engineers who located the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the celebrated Horse-shoe curve on that line having been an unprecedented piece of engineering work planned and carried out bv liim. After his return home Mr. Cassidv entered upon an apprenticeship at the printer's trade in his nati\-e town, and in the winter ol 1856-57 he went to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, where he secured a pusitjun in the office nf the 'ild Centre Democrat, where he was empldved u\> to the time when he went forth in response to the call of higher duty, as the integrit\- and honor of the nation were menaced b\- armed rebellion. In the meanwhile, on the _'4th of December, i860, he was there united in marriage to Mi.ss Caroline M. Johnson, a daughter of James M. Johnson, an influential citizen of Bellefonte. Scarcely had the young couple altered upon their happy married life when the subject withdrew himself from the ties which lx)unf' liim to home and lo\-ed ones, for in August, 1862. lie enlisted as a musician in Compaii}- H. One Hundred and Fortv-eighth Pennsylvania \'oluiiteer Infantry (of which he became principal musician at the organization ), which was assigned to the .\rnn- of the Potomac, and with w liicli be remained in active service until soon after the battle of (lettvsburg, \\heii he was transferred to the \'eteran Reserve Corps, in winch he served until the close of the war. haxing participated in man\- of the notable conflicts which marked the jM-ogress of the war. Pie received his Imnorable discharge at Elmira, New ^'ork, on the 2nth of July, 1865, and on the 4tli of the following August he came t(.i Canton. He was so fa\'orably impres.scd with the little city that he determined to locate here permanentlv, and was shortly afterward joined liy his wife. Here he became a compositor in the office of the Stark County Republican, where he remained until the following autumn, when he took charge of the office of A. [. Allen, who was engaged in the manufacture of patent roofing, and in this position he continued until the autumn of 1867, when he assumed a clerical position in the office of E. Ball (S: Company, manufacturers of agricultural machiner}-. ;nid bis abilit\- led to his being promoted to the position of business manager of this large concern, an incumbencv which he retained for a full decade. In 1880

Mr. Cassidy again ulcntitied himself with the printing business, which invariably has a fascination for those w In > ha\e been its. devotees for any consideral)lc period, and in 1885 he pnrcliased a building and equipped the same with a modern printing plant, and from that time he has contintiously devoted his attention to the "art preservative of all arts," having built up a very prosperous and gratifying business and having the best of facilities in all departments of his establishment.

Mr. Cassidy has served as a member of the board of education, the board of health, the humane society, as a member of the city council,.and was elected mayor and served one term as such, giving a clean conservatixe and businesslike administration, though he undoubtedly antagonized certain pernicious forces and agencies in both numicipal and civic affairs during his regime, lie was a member of the city council at the time when the paving of the streets was first advocated, and he warmly supported the measures for compassing needed improvements along this line. He has always been a stanch supporter of the Republican party, but such is his popularity among the people of the city that his name has frequently appeared on the Democratic ticket. Fraternally he is a member of McKinley Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is past commander ; of Canton Lodge No. 60, Free and Accepted Ma.sons ; and of Nimisella Lodge No. 39, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has passed the various official chairs.

At Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in March. 1857, Mr. Cassidy united with the Methodist Episcopal' church, in whose spiritual and temporal work he has ever since been most actively concerned. For more than a quarter of a century he has been a local preacher of the First Methodist Episcopal church. He identified himself with the First church upon taking up his residence here and in its work he has been most zealous. He has been a teacher in . its Sunday school since 1865, and prior to this had done similar service in Pennsylvania, 1 his C'hristian faith being one of consecration arid good works from the time he was led to ' the Dixine Master. In the present Sunday ' school there are grandchildren of persons who were in his class when he initiated his work in the churcii here. During the more active years of his ministerial labors in Canton, Mr. Cassidy was called upon to officiate at more funerals than any other clerg\-man exxept the ^ Rev. Peter Herbruck. of revered memory, and his words of faith and consolation have lightened the burdens resting on many a bereaved heart. He is a stanch advocate ©f the cause of temperance, and has spared no effort to further the same by all legitimate and consistent means. He is a versatile writer, full of appreciation of the best in literature, and has force and facility as a public speaker. His noble wife still remains at his side, having e\'er l)een a svmpathetic companion and an able coadjutor in all good works. They have si.K children, and in conclusion of this brief tribute the following statements are entered concerning them : Wilbur is engaged in printing in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania; Grace is the wife of John Fosnaught; Margaret remains at the parental home ; Martha is the wife of Leonard Betz ; Lucy is the wife of Lowery Sobc": and Carrie is the wife of James A. W'elker, all of this city, so that .the subject and his wife still have about them, in a comparati\-e sense, all save one of their children.

PETER MELCHIOR was l)orn in the province of Msace, France, now a part of the German empire, the year of his nativity having been 1816. His father, Nicholas Melchior, was likewise born in Alsace, and was a soldier under Napoleon Bonaparte seven years, and had a splendid record for bravery. He was wounded severely several times and was made a commissioned officer, obtaining four medals for distinguished deeds of valor. He emigrated with his family to America when the subject of this sketch was a boy of fourteen years. Nicholas Melchior took up his abode in Canton when it was a mere hamlet in the midst of the primitive forests, but he eventually removed hence to Jasper, Dubois county, Indiana, where he established a brewery, which he continued to operate for a number of years, and there he passed the remainder of his life. His son Peter received his early educational training in the pioneer schools and in Canton he learned the trade of cooper, under the direction of an old gentleman named 'Fogel, one of the first to engage in that line of enterprise in this place. In the early 'thirties Peter Melchior became identified with the brewingbusiness in Canton, having for a time rented the Ixeighman brewery, while later he purchased three acres of land, on a part of which the old homestead now stands, the same being located on South Market street. On this land was an old log cabin of one room, and he selected the site because of its elevation, which was sufficient to afford the necessary fall to carry away the water from the brewery. He continued to be actively engaged in business until his death, which occurred on the 3d of December, 1864, and his entire career was one which showed the highest principles and the most inflexible integrity. He eventually sold portions of his land for residence purposes, and the old brewer_\- was long since razed, having been a familiar landmark for many years. His widow still resides on the old homestead, which occupies a portion of this site, as before noted. Mr. Melchior was a communicant of St. John's Catholic church, in the erection of whose edifice he rendered material and liberal assistance, while he was ever devoted to tlie faith in wliich he had been reared.

In the year 1837 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Melchior to Miss Elizabeth Trout, and of their children the following brief record is entered : ^Margaret, who became the wife of Joseph Frantz, died in Canton, in 1872; John is still a resident of this city, where he is engagetl in the wholesale paper business ; Joseph is a successful real estate dealer in the state O'f Washington ; August is engaged as superintendent of the Joliet Manufacturing Company, in Joliet, Illinois; Mary is the wife of Jacob Smith, of Middle Branch, Ohio; Peter is located in the west ; and Nicholas is a representative merchant of Canton.

Elizabeth (Trout) Melchior was born in a log cabin wliich was owned by John Shorb and wliich stood on the site of the present court house in Canton, the date of her nativity having been September 2, 1818, and, as previously stated, she has the distinction of being one of the oldest living natives of Canton, whose entire growth and development she has witnessed, while she has had the high regard of not only her contemporaries but also those of later generations, who may well listen with interest and appreciation to her reminiscences of the pioneer days. She is a daughter of Joseph Trout, who came to Canton about the year 1817, purchasing a tract of land adjoining on the north that of Mr. Shorb, of whom mention has been made. 'J'his land was largely within the present municipal limits, but was at that time but little improved, while it was reclaimed for farm purposes. Mrs. Melchior was not formally christened until she was about seven years of age, as no priest of the church had \-isited the town in the interim and none was accesssible except at considerable distance. Her mother died when Elizabeth was still a child, and she was taken into the home of her sister Charlotte, who had learned the trade of milliner in the city of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and who had opened an establishment opposite the Hotel Com'ad, at the corner of North Mar- ket and Tliird streets, havint^' been a pioneer in thus catering- to the esthetic tastes of tiie laches in the little town. Mrs. Melcliior attended the school taught hy Mr. Monks, but her early advantages in an eilucational way were necessarily limited, owing to the exigencies of the time and place. She remained with her sister until her marriage to Mr. Melchior, upon whose death she was left witli a family of children, largely deiiendent upon her for maintenance. She bra\'el\ assumed the burden thus in)])osed, and her struggle was a heroic and noble one. which has had its reward in the hhal lose and solicitude of her children in the later years. Sh.e disposed of the l)rewery equipment and ioxc down the building, and in 1868 siie erected her present home on the site, on South Market street. She t'(|ui])])ed the house with a large dining room, antl for many years pro\-ided tor the family by taking boarders. She is well known to the people of Canton and has the affection of an exceptionally wide circle of de\'oted friends.

Joseph Trout, father of ]\Irs. Melchior, was born in .\lsace, France, and as a mason w'as in the service of Xapoleon for seven years, aiding in the construction of forts. He finally wearied of his association with polemic affairs, and about 1817 emigrateil to America, in company witli his wife and their three children. They landed in the city of Baltimore, and there Mr. Irout formed the acquaintance of Joseph Shorb. with wliirui he came to' Canton, where he took up go\ernment land, as pre\iously noted, paying one dollar and twenty-five cents ])er acre for the same. He was a devout member of the Catholic church and assisted in the organization of the congregation of St. John's and later in the erection of a church edifice. His first wife, whose maiden name was Mary TTafler, died in Canton, and he later married Catherine l')Our. who survived him by several years, no chiklren having been lx>rn of this union. Of the first marriage six children were born prior to the emigration to .\merica, and three of the number died in .\lsace, France, riie three who accompanied the i)arent- to .-\merica were as follows: Charlotte became the wife of Francis Buer, who, after her death, removed from Canton to California, accompanied by his children: Kate died at the age of se\enteen years, unmarried: Mary married .Vnthony I'iero and she died in Canton. Of the five children Ihh'u after the emigration to Canton the following brief record is oft'ered : Flizabeth is the widow of the subject of this memoir: Lena went to I'ittsburg, I'enns\l\'ania. ;nid thence to Kentucky, where she married John Steere. and where she passed the remainder of her life: Joseph, who married Caroline Mver, died in Canton; John left his home and went to California in 1849, prospered, became sheriff (if a county, l)ut disappeared one day, and it is supposed he was murdered as all trace of him walost. The fifth child was Caroline, who married .\nthony Conrad, ami the\' now reside in Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Melchior is a devoted member of the Catholic church, and was actixe in the ])arish work of St. John's for many x'ears. until the infirmities of advanced age demanded that she rest from her labors. In the golden evening of her life she is sustained and Comforted by an abiding faith in the divine Master and by the lo\-e of her children and her manv friends.

BF.VJAJMIN 1'. SMITH w;is born on a farm in f^ake townshi]). .Stark county. Oliio, on the 3d of .\ugust. 1838. His parents were George E. and Sarah (Christ) Smith, the former of whom was born in Pennsyh'ania in 1799 and died in Canton township, this count}-, when eigiity years old, and the latter born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1809 and died in Canton townshi]) at the adx'anced age of eighty-eight years. Their union w.is blessed by the birth of eight children, briefly mentioned as follows: Sarah is the wife of Israel Bixler; Susan is the widow of the late Christian A\'inegard: Christian, Andrew, Benjamin F.. Joel. Alonzo and Philo.

The subject was reared under the parental roof in Lake township, where he remained until he had attained his majority. He was early taught the lessons of industry and frugality and, under his father's wise instructions, acquired a giiud practical knowledge of the mysteries of successful agriculture. In 1859 he accompanied his parents upon their removal to Canton township, wdiere he resided about three years. Going the:n to Illinois, he reinained in that state about three years, but returned to Stark county, realizing that here lay just as good opportunities for a man of energy and ambition as anywhere else. He was here eml)loyed at farm labor for other people until 1871, when he purchased ninety acres of land in I^lain tijwnship, being the place upon which he now resides. He has also bought sixteen acres of good farming land in Canton township and has brought his property up to a high standard of excellence, erecting good Iniildings and otherwise impro\ing- the property. He is thoroughly practical and upto-date in his methods and has made a notable success as an agriculturist.

On the 14th of March, 1871, Mr. Smith was united in the holy bonds of wedlock with iMiss Harriet Smith, who was born in Canton township, this county, on the 28th of February. 1842. Fler parents, John J. and Nancy (Shriver) Smith, both died in Canton township, the former when sixty years old and the latter at about the age of eighty-three. To the subject and his wife were born three children, as follows : George E. married Miss Elizabeth Royer ; Jessie M. ; Cora E. is the wife of AViUiam C. Martin. In politics Mr. Smith is afliliated with the Republican party and takes a k-een intere.'-t in the trend of public events.

While active and influential in the interests of his party, he has no desire for the honors or emoluments of public office. Religiously he and his wife are identified with Trinity Reformed church and are faithful and consistent in the performance of their religious duties, giving liberally of their time and material substance in the support of the various interests of the church and lending their support to all movements having for their object the advancement of the highest interests of the community.

Before closing this brief sketch, it will be of undoubted interest to refer to the military career of the subject. In August. 1862, when the nation was in the midst of that greatest of all civil conflicts, Mr. Smith, feeling that his country needed his services, offered himself upon the altar of his flag and enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He participated in all the marches, campaigns, battles and skirmishes in which his regiment participated, and bravely bore his part of the hardships and privations incidental to the life of a soldier. Andrew H. Smith, brother of the subject, was also a volunteer in the Si.xth Ohio Cavalrv, serxinsr nearly five years. He died on his farm in Perry township, this county, about 1885.

JOHN W. STIMMEL was born on a farm near the village of Paris, Stark county, Ohio, on the ist of February, 1840, and his youthful days were passed in this county and the adjoining county of Carroll, where he attended the public schools until he had attained the age of fourteen years, having been up to that time reared in the home of his maternal grandfather. The Stimmel family is of German extraction, and the name has long been identified with the annals of the old Keystone state, where the original American ancestors tdok up tliL'ir allude upnii L'lnigratino; irom llie (iennan fatheiiaiicl. In Westmorelaml county. Penns3'l\-ania, Jolin Siininiel. g-randfatlier of the subject, was horn anil reared, havinsj heen a stone-mason hv tnide and vocation, hi the same countv the hither nf the suhject was likewise horn, his name heing" Christopher, and as the family were in moderate circumstances and he was early compelletl to depend upon his o\\n resources, his educational advantages were very Hunted. He learned the trade of lilacksniith in his native state and when a young man emigrated thence to Ohio, and thereifter lived in Carroll and Stark counties. In the former county was solemnized his marriage to Miss Rebecca Shults. daughter of Henry and Esther ( Eachman ) Shults, the former of whom was born ni Pennsylvania, whither his parents emigrated from Ciermany. He died in Brown township. Carroll county, Ohio, in 1854, having teen a prominent and influential farmer of th?it locality, and there also occurred the death of his de\oted wife, whose parents were likewise pioneers of Carroll county, whither they came from Pennsylvania. After his marriage Christopher Stimmel located in Paris township, Carroll county, where he was for a short period engaged in farming, also continuing the work of his trade. From that locality lie removed to Pekin village, where he engaged in the manufacture of axes by hand, '["hereafter he was located for an interval near Mahern. in the same county, and also conducted a blacksmith shop at Middle Run for a lime, lie then located on the farm of his father-in-law and there engaged in farming, also having a shop on the place and finding a ready demand for his ser\ices as a blacksmith. After several years had elapsed he came to Stark county, and located in Mapleton, where he was successfully engaged in the work of his trade until his death, in the summer of i860, at the age of forty-eight years. In politics he was a stanch Democr;it and his religions faith was that of the Disciples church. He was an honest, industrious and unassuming man, a good citizen and one whose life was such as to gain him unqualified confidence and res]iect wherever he was known. His wife survi\ed him many years, her death occurring in Mapleton, about 1882, at die age of sixty-h\e years, she likewise having been a devoted meml>er of the Disciples church. Of their children brief record is entered at this juncture: Ji>hn W. is the immediate subject of this sketch ;' Esther is the widow of (jeorge Penrose and resides in East Liverpool, Ohio; Afartin re- ! moved to Kansas about 1870, locating on a [ farm and later removing to the town of New- | ton. where he successfully engaged in the black- , smith business, continuing operations for a ; number of years, while later he liecame under- , sheriff of the county and was incumbent of , this office for eighteen years ; he served with distinction durmg the war of the Rebellion, ha\irig been hrst a member of the Eighty-sixth Ohio \'olunteer Infantry and later of the One - Hundred and Fifteenth Regiment, while it was , his misfortune to have been taken prisoner ; on the 31st of August, 1864, during Wheeler's ) raid, Init he was soon afterward paroled; he - married Miss Linnie Ridinger and they are the , parents of numerous children; Mary is the, wife of John Stininicl, of Paris township, Carroll county ; and Reuben is a successful clay miner near Malvern, that county.

John W. Stnnniel, to whom this review is dedicated, remained in the home of his maternal grandparents until he had att.'iincd the age of fourteen years, as has already been noted, and he then joined his p.nrcnts in Mapleton. In the spring of 1853 he hired out as a farm hand, entering ihe eni])loy of John Shearer and receiving five dollars a month and board in reci^mpense for his .services, while while during the winter months he was enabled to continue his studies in the district schools. He remained in the emjiloy of Mr. Shearer for a period of three years, and in the spring of 1859 lie entered the employ of Zedakiah Ake, of Osnaburg- township. The following spring Mr. Ake renio\-ed to Allen county, Indiana, and the subject drove his employer's team through to the new homfe, intending to remain, but he was not pleased with the outlook and consequently returned to Ohio. During a portion of the summer of i860 he was employed in the McGregor brick yard, in the city of Canton, and in the autumn of the same year he here engaged in the blacksmith business, in which he was associated with Henry Stimmel. He was thus placed at the time when the great Civil war was precipitated upon a divided nation, and he showed his intrinsic loyalty and patriotism by tendering his services in defense of the Cnion upon the President's first call for \-olunteers. In the month of April, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company A, Nineteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Captain ?\Ianderson and Colonel Beaty, and was e\entually promoted to the position of color bearer. He enlisted for a term of ninety days and remainetl in service for four months, taking ])art in the liattle of Rich Motmtain, and after the close of his service he returned to his home, but he was not content to thus hold himself aloof when his country's integrity still bung in the lialance, and he re-enlisted on the 20th of August, 1862, becoming a member of Company B, One Hundred and Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Lucy and Captain L. F. Hake. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, becoming a part of the Twentieth Army Corps, under General Thomas, and Mr. Stimmel continued in active serxicc until victory crowned the Union arms and peace was declared. He participated in many of the memorable conflicts of the war and was e\er found faithful to duty, iieing a loyal and zealous son of the Republic and one who honored himself and his native state by hi> efficient services. He received his honorable discharge, in the city of Cleveland, on the 5th of July, 1865, and then returned to the work of his trade, being located in North Industry until September i6th of the following year, when he came to Canton and entered the employ of the Aultman Company, being thereafter employed in the blacksmith department of the works of this concern for twenty years, within which time he was advanced to a position of trust and responsibility. His health finally became so seriously impaired that he was compelled to seek a change of occupation, and he left the employ of the Aultman concern on the 25th of September. 1886. He passed the winter in Kansas, as the guest of bis brother, and then engaged in the selling of nurser}' stock, to which he devoted his attention for one year, after which he was for a time associated witli Charles Ite in the putting in of door and window screens on contract. During the following years Mr. Stimmel traveled through the south in the interest of the Sun \^apor Company, manufacturers of vapor lamps, and on Christmas day of the year 1894 be established himself in the grocery business in Canton, his original c|uarters being nearly opposite his present equipped establishment, which is located on South Market street. By bis prc3gressi\'e methods, scrupulous care in catering to the demands of a discriminating patronage, and his thorough reliability, ]\lr. Stunmel has built up a very gratifying business and IS numbered among the prosperous and honored merchants of the city, enjoying unequivocal "confidence and esteem in the community. He has a commodious and attractive residence on Market street, the same having been erected by him in 1872. In politics he gi\-es a stanch allegiance to the Republican partv and his religious faith is indicated in his membership in the .South Market Street Reformed church, in which his wife likewise is a zealous worker. Fraternally ]Mr. Stimmel is an honored and valued member of IMcKinley

Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic, of Canton ; while in Freemasonry he has advanced through the degree of the ancient-craft body, and he is also identified with the Protective Home Circle, the Royal Arcanum, and U. S. Grant Council of the Senior Order of United American Mechanics.

At North Industry, Stark county, on the 7th of March, 1869, Mr. Stimmel was united in marriage to Miss Elizal^eth Friend, who was born in this county, being a daughter of Leonard and Margaret Friend, the latter of whom died three weeks after the birth of her daughter, Mrs. Stimmel. Three other children were born oi the union, namely: John, who is a resident of Williams county, Ohio; Henry, who is likewise a resident of that county; and Margaret, who became the wife of Abraham Haines, and who died in Montpelier, Williams county, in 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Stimmel have one child, Ethel M., who remains at the parental home and who is one of the popular young ladies of Canton, where she received her education in the public schools. She is a graduate of Canton high school in the class of 1899.

CHARLES ITE. - The subject of this review is known and honored as one of the representative and public-spirited citizens of Canton, has the distinction of being a veteran of the war of the Rebellion, and his life record is one that can not fail of lesson and incentive. He comes of stanch German stock and may well take uride in this fact, and he is himself a native of ihe great German empire, though he was an infant at the time when the family severed the ties which bound them to home and fatherland and set forth to establish a new home as strangers in a strange land. The sttbject early assumed the practical responsibilities of life and has attained a worthy success during the years which have developed his powers and made him a valuable factor in the community, [n tracing the genealogy of Mr. Ite we must turn to the old city of Wittenberg, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, in which section of the empire the family name was one of honor during all the long years as one generation followed another onto the stage of life's activities. Mrs. Ite's grandfather was a small farmer and huckster in Bavaria, where he passed his entire life an industrious man and one whose integrity and honor were beyond question. He lived to attain the age of eighty-four years, his death being the result of an accident. Moses Ite, father of the subject, was born in Wittenberg, in the year 1813, and was there reared and educated, having served six years as a soldier in the German army, while as a youth he learned the trade of carpenter, becoming a skilled workman. In his native province he was united in marriage to Miss Emerence Naval, and there they maintained their home until 1846, in which year the father of the subject came to America for the purpose of securing a location before bringing his family to the new home. He finally decided to establish himself near Waynesburg, Stark county. Ohio, and in the summer of the following year (1847) 'i'^ wife, in company with her infant son, the subject of this sketch, who was but two and one-half years of age, set sail from the city of London and after a tempestuous and hazardous voyag'e of ninety days, finally dropped anchor in the port of New- York. A terrific storm overtook the vessel, which was driven far out of its course and delayed for three weeks, and before it reached its destination the supply of food had become very low, so that the hardships of the voyage were further increased, the boat being badly crippled and luaking very slow progress. After the family was united the father located on the Whitney farm, in Sandy township, this county, where he remained two vears, after which he rented other farms in the county for varying intervals up to the year 1858, when he located on the Reynolds farm, in Canton township, where lie remained for the long period of thirteen years, working industriously and doing all in his power to provide a good home for his family. At the expiration of the period mentioned the family, with the exception of the subject, remoA'ed to Clark county, Illinois, where Moses Ite purchased a farm, near the town of Marshall, and there continued in agricultural pursuits until 1896, when he disposed of his farm, which had greatly appreciated in value and through whose improvement and cultivation he had been deservedly successful. He died there February i, 1903, having attained the venerable age of eighty-five years. His devoted and cherished wife, who has been a true helpmeet to him during all the "changes and chances of this mortal life," died on the 5th of May, 1898, at the age of eighty-three years, having been a sincere and consistent member of the C'atholic church, of which her husliand also was a communicant. They became the parents of eight children, namely : John, who (lied in Germany, in infancy : Harriet died in Germany when young; Charles, the immediate subject of this sketch; Lucas, who died in Stark county, in infancy; Mary, who is the wife of Joseph Forbeck, of Marshall, Clark county, Illinois; Wiilliam, who also is a resident of that place; Louisa, who died at the age of seven years, in Stark county ; Sophia, who is the wife of Henry Bennett, of Terre Haute, Indiana ; and Adeline, who is the wife of Lyman Davidson, of that city.

Charles Ite, to whom this sketch is dedicated, was born in Wentzland, Wittenberg, Germany, on the 3d of January, 1845, ^""^ of his having been brought in infancy to America mention has alread}- been made. He has passed practically his entire life in Stark county, excepting two and one-half years when he lived in Noble countv, Indiana, where he was married. He grew up under the sturdy discipline of the farm, while his early educational advantages w^re such as were afforded by the district schools, which he attended in an irregular and intermittent way, as his home was at times far removed from any school. When seventeen years of age he came to Canton and entered uix)ii an apprenticeship to learn the trade of wood turning, under the direction of Samuel Cavanagh. He was thus engaged at the time when the dark cloud of civil war cast its gruesome pall o\'er the national horizon, and his patriotism was quickened to decisive action when, in the winter of 1864, at the age of nineteen years, he enlisted as a private in Company I, Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and soon afterward they wanted to choose him lieutenant marshal of his company, but he would not accept. The regiment proceeded to the front, being assigned to Sherman's army, and the subject was an active participant in many important engagements, being constantly at the post of duty until the clo.se of the war and making a valiant record as a faithful and loj-al soldier of the Republic. In the battle of Rocky Face Ridge he was struck in the right thigh by a bullet, but a serious \\-ound was averted through the ball ha\'ing been diverted from its course by a knife in his pocket. He thereafter took part in the battles of Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain. Peach Tree creek. Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, besides numerous other engagements of minor importance. A number of the members of his regiment were captured at the battle of Franklin, but he succeeded in escaping this fate. In the summer of 1865, his regiment was sent to Texas, being attached to General Thomas" army, and there he continued on duty until January, 1866, when he was mustered out, at Victoria, Texas. He returned with his command to Ohio, and received his honorable discharge, at Columbus, on the 2d of January, 1866.

in behalf of tlie Union, Mr. Ite returned to Canton, where lie resumed the work of his trade, hut shdrtl}- afterward, in September, 18OO, he went to Noble county, Indiana, and there, on the 14th of the following February, he honored good Saint Valentine by taking unto himself a wife, being united in marriage to Miss Carrie E. Nave, who was born on a farm, four miles south of Crestline, Crawford county, Ohio, where she was reared to maturity. Her parents were Solomon and Susanna Na\e, the latter of whom died when Mrs. Ite was but five years of age, and she was reared b\- her maternal grandparents. Mrs. Ite met with a tragic death, having been killed by a train on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad crossing at Market and Nevar streets, in the city of Canton, on the i [th of August, 1900. After his marriage Air. Ite returned to Canton and secured work at his trade in what was known as the Willis Benson & Comi)any shop, and aliuut eighteen months later he entered the employ of the C. Russell Company. He was industrious and frugal and with his savings he established a lathe in a small stable at the rear of his dwelling and there he engaged in wikkI turning at night, utilizing foot ]X)wer. while during this time he also continued his regidar work in the Aultman shops, h'roni this modest inception, however, he has built up a profitable and important business enterprise. His skill as a workman brought to him a good patronage in his little shop and eventually he resigned his position to devote his entire time to his own business. In 1887 he established a planing mill, which he equipped with steam power in 1888, and here he continueil in business until the i)lant was destroyed by fire, on the i8th of March. 1902, the enterprise having grown to be one of wide scope and importance, while from his discriminating and well directed efforts he has attained marked success. Upon the site of his fonner mill he has erected a fine new i)lant, with the most modern mechanical e([uipment, and the establishment is now one of the best in its line in this section of the state, havmg facilities for turning out the best class of work with expedition, all kinds of builder's supi)lies in the way of wood finishings and dressed lumber being manufactured. This is one of the important industrial enterprises of the city and stands to the credit of the subject, whose success has been won by earnest and consecutive application and liDnorable methods. He is known as a progressive and cai)able business man and is held in the highest confidence and esteem in the community where he has so long lived and labored. In politics Mr. Ite was formerly identified with the Democracy, but he now maintains an independent attitude, exercising his franchise in supi^rt of those men and measures which meet the approval of his judgment, without regard to strict partisan lines. Fraternally he is a valued member of AIcKinley Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic, and is also identified with both lodge and encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Canton Chapter No. 80, having passed the official chairs in both bodies of this fraternity, and his name is also entered on the membership roll of the Protective Home Circle.

Of the five children of Mr. Ite we enter the following brief recortl : Alary E. (Mrs. A. I. Henry), died in 1888: Allierta is the wife of Lewis C. Rnl)in, of Canton; Charles O., who is engaged in bricklaying in Canton, married Miss Mary Stinsacomb; Charity .Ann is the wife of .'Adolph Pohl, of Cleveland: and Hattie Af. rem;iins with her father in the attractive home, which is located at 1819 South Alarket street. She married Christian U. Sommer. Air. Ite many years ago became a member of the volunteer fire department of Canton, and was identified in this ca])acity for thirteen years, being eventually chosen captain.

Mr. And Mrs. Joel Treesh

JOEL TRllESH. - The name Treesh is of ( lernian origin. Christian Treesh, the subject's grantlfatiier, was torn in the old country, but some tune in the eighteeiitli century came to America, and settled in Pennsylvania, where his immediate descendants was a son b)' the name of William, who was bom in Pennsyl- A'ania, and he grew to maturity on a farm, marrying when a young man to Miss Catherine Berlin, whose parents were also early settlers of the Keystone state, .\bout the year 181 8 William Treesh and family moved to Stark connty, Ohio, and located in what is now Jackson township, where he purchased and de- \e)oped a farm and became a prosperous man. He accumulated quite a large estate, mostly in land, which subsequently increased greatly in value, and at the time of his death, in 1861, he w as considered one of the most enterprising farmers and ^vel]-to-do men in the township of Jackson. In pnhtics he was a Democrat, and for a number (it }-ears he held the office of justice of the peace, Ijesids tilling various minor public positions. The life of William Treesh is very closely identified with the pioneer history and material de\elopment of the township' in which he settled, and he was also largely instrumental in introducing religion into this part of the ci mnty, having been a zealous member of the Lutheran church. ]\Irs. Treesh was also connected with that' religious Ijody, and, like her husjjand, was noted for piety and zeal. She was a woman of sterling Christian character and to the liest of her ability brought up her children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, living long enough to see them profit by her instruction and faithful counsel. She ])receded her husband to the other world, dying about the year 1833. Of the eleven children constituting the family of William and Christiana Treesh, but two are li\-ing at the present time, the subject of the review and William, who resides in Indiana. Joel Treesh

^vas born on the iit-h of February, 1823, in Jackson township, Stark county, Ohio, and grew to the full stature of well developed manhood in the parental homestead, \^dlen old enough, he bore his full share in clearing the farm and cultivating the same, and, as opportunities afforded, attended such schools as were common in this part of the state sixty and se\-enty years ago. While a youth he decided to become a farmer, and. after assisting his father a number of years, he l)egan cultivating the soil upon his own responsibility, continuing the same until retiri\ig from acti\e life at a comparatively recent date. Many years ago Mr. Treesh won distincti\e precedence as a successful farmer, and in due time became the possessor of several tracts of valuable real estate, the greater i)art of which was cleared and otherwise improved l)y the labor of his o\\ n hands. At one time he owned land to the amount of one hundred" and ninety-five acres, but some years ago gaxe eighty-two acres to his daughter and eighty-one and one-half acres to his grandson, retaining for his own use the home place, which now includes an area of eighty-one and one-half acres.

The maiden name of Mrs. Treesh was Eliza Strohl. She was born in Pennsylvania, and her marriage with the subject, which was solemnized in the vear 1845, residted in the birth <>f four children, but one of whom, Mrs. Catherin.e Whitm.ever, is now living. For many years Mr. Treesh was a Democrat in politics, but of late years has gi\en his support to the Prohibition party, having always been decided in his opposition to the liquor traffic. He has served his township and for many years was a member of the school board, in which capacity he did much to arouse an interest in the cause of education in this part of Stark county. ]Mr. Tree.sh is one of Stark county's oldest and most \alued citizens, and he lias always stood four square to ever_\- wind that blew - a man in all the term implies. Trie has worked hard and reaped abundantly from- his labors, both in material wealth and in the consciousness of duty bravely and uncomplainingly done. His life has been an open book, known and read by his fellow men, and throughout a long, active and successful career his integrity has never been questioned, nor has any suspicion of wrong doing ever been urged against his character or good name. He and his faithful companion have traveled life's pathway hand in hand for over fifty-six years, and now, as the days wane and the shadows deepen, they proceed gently towards the journey's end with the love and veneration of a host of friends whose prayers are that the dear old couple may be spared many years in which to bless their kind.

WIJ.LIAM n. MARTIN, - An enumeration of those men of the present generation who have won honor and public recognition for themselves, and at the same time have honored the locality to which they belong, w<:iuld Ije incomplete were there failure to make mention of the one whose name forms the caption to this review. Williain H. Martin is a native son of the old Buckeye state, ha\ing I)een Ijorn in Canton township. Stark connty, on the 2ist of January, 1855. His father was the late Charles Martin, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume, and the subject is one of four children, the others being George R.. who died in Canton township; Edward, who died in Plain township; and Mary C. William H. Martin was reared in Canton townshp, remaining with his parents until seventeen years old, at which time he accompanied them to Plain township, remaining with them until his marriage. Tn his youth Mr. Martin acc|uired a knowledge of the science of surveying and has pursued that calling during most of his life. He soon won a reputation for accuracy, care and painstaking effort and was honored by the electors of the county with the office of county surveyor, the duties of which he faithfully performed for three years, further demonstrating his ability and strengthening the confidence of the people in him. By request of the school board of Plain township, he drew up a map of that township, the work l)eing accepted and a copy placed at the meeting place of the board in the Center school house. So accurate was this map considered that it was used by the publishers of the Stark County Atlas, published about i8()5. He also gives a part of his attention to farming, being the possessor of sixty-four acres of splendid land, which he has improved in many ways and brought up to a high state of excellence. He is painstaking and methodical in his operations and makes a point of adopting the latest agricultural methods, having been the owner of the first grain reaper and binder used in the t(.)\vn^hip. thus assuring himself of a reasonable profit in his transactions. He has surrounded himself with many of the comforts and conveniencies of life and is prepared to enjoy it to the fullest extent possible. He takes a deep interest in the welfare of those about him and lends -his support to all movements tooking to the upbuilding of his community.

Mr. Alartih has been twice married. On the roth of October, 1878, he married Miss Mary E. Pontius, who was born in Plain township, Stark county, on the loth of Novem- ' her, 1858, a daughter of the late John Pontius. To this union were born six cliildren, namely: William J. C, Edith B. (deceased), George E. J.. Mary B.. Thoburn T. and Thomas T.', the two last named being twins. Mrs. Mary Martin died in Plain township on the 17th of September, 1893, and Mr. Martin was again married. March 7. 1895. the lady of his choice being Mrs. Almina Pontius, the widow of Thomas J. Pontius and a daughter of the late

Michael J. Holtz. She was born in Plain township, this county. May 17, 1866, and received her education ni the common schools of the county. This marriage has been blessed with two children. James H,. deceased, and Charles C. In politics Mr. Martin has always been a Democrat and has taken an active part in the campaign work of his party. For twelve consecutive years he served as school dii^ector in Plain township and has done much effective service in ad\ancing the cause of education. Religiously he is identified with the Trinity Lutheran church, and contributes liberally of his means to all movements looking to the ad- \ancement of the higher interests of the community. B}- his courteous manners, genial disposition and genuine worth he has won for himself a host of warm and loval friends.

GEORGE HOLM. - The Holm family is of stanch German lineage, and the name has been identified with American history from the pre-Revolutionary epoch. ^lichael Holm, grandfather of the subject, was born in Hagerstown. Maryland, and was a successful farmer in that locality for a number of years. There he married Martha Hollinger. who was born in Washington county, that state, and there several of their children were born prior to the year 1812, when they emigrated thence to Ohio, and took up their abode in the sylvan wilds of Pike township. Stark county, this section of the country being at that time practically an unreclaimed wilderness. The trip was made from Maryland in one of the old-time wagons commonly employed for such purposes, and the journey was a long and weary one, many miles being traversed, as a matter of course, while the mere fact of distance was the most insignificant part of the labor involved. In crossing the mountains it was frequently necessary to attach logs at tire back of the wagon, that in dragging they might prevent a too precipitous pace on the part of the primitive conveyence, while through the unbroken forests the way was made with great difficulty and with exasperating delay. At the time of the family's arrival in Pike township settlers were few and widely separated, and the little clearing about the primitive cabins represented tlie maximum impro\'ement, though an occasional field was found under cultivation, with manifold stumps yet marking the original location of the forest monarchs. The grandfather of the subject entered a quarter section of government land, upon which not a single tree had felled, the whole tract being a tangled forest wild. He made a little clearing and upon the same erected a log cabin, twenty by twenty-four feet in dimensions, and having but one room. In one end of the rude dwelling was the hugh fireplace, which was likewise constructed of logs and rudely plastered over so as to avoid destruction by the Hames. In this the great sections of trees were burned, and the sight was more picturesque than was the comfort evident. The floor was of puncheon, light was supplied by two small windows, which were fitted with oiled paper in lieu of g'lass, while the doors swung on heavy hinges of leather. The grandfather of the subject had a large family, and he found it no easy task to supply the common necessities of life, but he held the faith that makes faithful, and ways were provided for the safeguarding and care of those near and dear to him. He succeeded in reclaiming his farm and placing the same under effective cultivation, and there he and his good wife continued to reside until the shadows of their lives began to lengthen in the glow of the golden evening and their steps grew feeble through the infirmities of age. Their reward for self-abnegation in the past v.-as not denied them, however, for in the filial solicitude of their children was it granted, and they were tenderly cared for in their declining days 1)y tlic father of the subject, in whose home they remained until the "everlasting doors" were opened wide to reveal to them the glories of the life eternal. He died in 1837, at the age of seventy-seven years, and his noble wife survived him by several years, passing awaj- at a venerable age. They were consistent meml)ers of the Dunkard church, and in the early days signified their devotion by driving a distance of twentv miles, into Tuscarawas Cdunty, to attend the services of their church when iherc held. In politics he was an oldtime Whig, giving a loyal support to the party cause. Of the children of this sterling pioneer couple the following is a brief record, all having been born in Stark county, and all beuig the offs])ring of the second marriage of the grandfather of the stibject :

Michael remo\'ed tn W'hitlev county, Indiana, where he passed the remainder of his life; Hannah, who became the wife of Michael AV'orley, died in Pike township, where she was burn : Catherine, who became the wife of William Humbert, and she died in the state of Indiana : .Sarah, the wife of John Stands, died in Canton; Lydia, wife of Henry Stands, died in I'ike towMiship, this county; Samuel, a blacksmith by trade, ilied in Canton, at the age of twenty-five years ; Martha, the wife of Leonard Schroyer, ilicd in I'ike township. John Holm, father of the subject, was born in Maryland, and was a child of his father's second marriage.

John Holm, father of the subject, was born in Washington county, Maryland, in the year 1792. He was about twenty years of age when his father set forth for Ohio, and he was reared to matuvitv on the old homestead farm, his educational training having been only such as he had gained before coming to the wilds of the Buckeye slate. He was a youth of twenty when the family located m ( )hio, and here he .soon tcxjk \\\) a claim of a <|uarter section of heavdy timljered land not far distant from that of his father, in Pike townshin. Stark countv.

He was too poor to employ aid. and nearly his entire lifetime was devoted to reclaiming his farm, as he was able to make progi-ess only by slow degrees. in this county was solemnized his marriage to Miss Elizabeth Shutt, who was likewise l)orn in Washington county. Maryland, in the year 1796, and who was about sixteen \cars of age at the time when she accompanied her father to Ohio, her mother ha\ing died in Maryland. Pier father. John Shutt. was likewise born in the same count_\' of Mnryland. wdiere as a bov it ^was his privilege to ha\e heard Otterbein, the founder of the United Brethren church, preach on several occasions. He entered a tract of wild land in Pike township, and there passed the residue of his life, his death occurring in 1862, in his ninety-seventh year. Elizalieth (Shutt) Holm died in 1825. and her husband subsequently married Miss Mary Coutts, who came to Stark comity from Shippen.sburg, Pennsylvania, and she died on the old homestead, in Pike township, in 1865, having teen a devoted memljer of the German Reformed church. The children of the first marriage were as follows : Susan, who l^ecame the wife of Simon Sotiday, died in Pike township in 1868; George, the immediate subject of this sketch, was the next in order of birth ; and Jacob, a resident of Canton townshij). married Miss Morley. who is now* deceased. C^f the second marriage one son was born. Jeremiah, who enlisted in the One Himdred and First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Myer. was wounded in the first day's battle at Gettysburg and died in the hos- ])ital there, his remains being brought home by the subject, and being laid to rest in the cemetery in Pike township.

(ieorge Holm, to w hom this sketch is dedicated, was ]yom on the old homestead farm, in Pike township, on the iCtih of October, 1820, and his earlv years were filled with earnest toil in connecti(~in of reclaiming the farm froui the wilderness. He desired to learn a trade, but his father could not spare him from the farm. His first schoohng was received in the home of Ahsaloni Hines, on a neighljoring farm, this instructor being a bachelor and a man of no httle abihty, though it was his misfortune to ht curserl with an inordinate appetite for intoxicants, and his pay for his pedagogic efforts was no sooner received than he put it to immediate use, (^losing his school and indulging his con- propensities until his cash was exhausted, when he \\nuld, ]ierforce. go to work again. .\iter the organization of the public schools the subject continued his studies under somewhat more favorable auspices, being diligent and appreciati\e and making the best possible use of such advantages as came to him. During the winter of 1842-3 he attended the academy in Canton, the institution having laeen conducteil by I'rofessor Cowles. an able educator. After school hours and during vacations Mr. Holm de\'oted his attention to tiie work of the farm, having plowed among the stumps and roots of the newlv cleared fields at an age when he was barelv able to steady the plow. At the age of twentv-three vears he began teaching, his certificate having been signed by Messrs. E. P. Grant and A. McGregor, who constituted the board of examiners. He proved successful in his work as a teacher in' the district schools of his native countv. and continued to remain at the parental home the greater portion of his time until his marriage, in 18.4.5. His father then removed to the farm wliicli had Ijeen secured b\- the grandfather of the subject, and after the death of the former the subject inherited the old homestead, upon which he made excellent improvements, erecting new buildings and doing much to augment the value of the place. In 1866 he removed to his farm in Canton township and eventually disposed of the land which had lieen entered by his grandfather so many years previously. ]\Ir. Holm remained but a short time on his farm, for within the same year. 1866, he took up his residence in the city of Canton and here accepted a position as traveling salesman for the great agricultural implement concern of C. .\ultman .iv: Company, of this place, and that his services did not fall short of the maximum results possible and did not lack for definite appreciation is evident from the fact that he continued in the employ of the concern for the long period of thirty years. His first home here was in South Canton, but in 1875 Mr. Holm effected an exchange of properties and became the owner of his present attractive home, at 840 North Market street. He has been known as a most progressive and public-spirited citizen, e\"er taking a liveh' interest in all that touches the welfare of his iiome city and county. In politics he was originally arrayed with the Whig party, but upon the organization of the Republican party he transferred his allegiance to the same and has ever since been an advocate of its principles an.cl policies. In 1850 he' became a member of the INIethodist Episcopal church, of which his wife likewise became a member, having originally been identified uith the German Reformed church, ot which she l)ecame a member when but fourteen years of age. About 1861 IMr. Holm was elected to the oflice of township trustee of Pike township, and of this office he continued incumbent for twelve years. In 1855 the Republicans of this district nominated the late Judge Underbill for the legislature, this being the first convention of the party in the district, and the subject was a delegate to the same.

On the 30th of March, 1845. ^'i'- Holm was miited in marriage, in Bethlehem township, this ci unity, to Miss Catherine Buchtel, the (ifficiating clerg\inan lieing Rev. R. R. Salters, of the German Reformed church. Mrs. Holm was born in the same township, on the 1 8th of Augtist, 1822, and here her education was received in the district schools of the pioneer epoch. Iler father. John Buchtel, was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, where he was reared to manhood, and in 1811 he accompanied his parents on their removal to Stark county, Ohio, the family being numbered among the first settlers of Bethlehem township. Mr. Buchtel married Martha Sherman, who was a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania. He entered a quarter section of wild land in the township mentioned and forthwith instituted the work of reclamation and improvement, and there he continued to make his home until his death, in 1S68, at the age of seventyfour }ears, his wife surviving until 1877, when she passed away at the age of seventyseven. Of ihe children of John and Martha Buchtel ihe following is a brief record : Catherine, wife of the subject: Reuben, a resident of this county; Joseph, who died in May, 1902. was a representative farmer of this county ; 'Sarah is the widow of David Kriegbaum, and resides in Canton, where her son Charles is a leading attorne\' : Elizabeth is the wife of John Kriegbaum, of this county, where also resides Samuel, the youngest of the children. Tile great-grandfather of Mrs. Holm was John Buchtel, who \\'as bom in Wurtemburg, Germany, whence he emigrated to America and took up his residence in Franklin county, Penrtsylvania. where he passed the residue of his life. His son Jolm. grandfather of Mrs. Holm, was born in Franklin county, and one of his Itrothers was a soldier in the war of 181 2. in wliich he undoditedly sacrificed his life, all trace of him being lost from the earlyperiod of his service. He was the father of John Buchtel, who was the father of John R., the founder of Buchtel College, in Akron. Ohio. John Buchtel. grandfather of Mrs. Holm, was married, in his native country, to Miss Catherine Snyder, who was likewise born in Franklin county. Pennsylvania, whither her parents emigrated from Holland. Upon coming to Stark county. John Buchtel (grandfather) entered claim to a half section of land

To Mr. and Mrs. lioim have been born six children, concerning whom the following is a brief record : Almira is tlie wife of William K. Gallagher, of Cleveland. Ohio; Elizabeth is the wife of William W. Pumphrey, of Canton; Sarah is the wife of Robert \\'. Mc- Gaughey, of Massillon, this county; Elmer remains at the parental home; Olive, who became the wife of Isaac \^^ Stauffer, of Canton, died in 1896, and Edith is the wife of Valentine L. Xye, of Canton. The family have a large circle of devoted friend? in the city and county, where they are well known, and l)Oth Mr. and Mrs. Holm are honored representatives of sterling pioneer families, prominently identified with the founding and building of one of the most prosperous and attractive cc)uiities of the old Buckeve state.

GEORGE W. BUTLER is a native of the state of W^est Virginia, having been born in the town of Cameron, ^Marshall county, on the 22d of February, 1858. His father, Joseph R. Butler, was born and reared in Pennsylvania, and was a carpenter by trade and vocation. In the old Keystone state he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Shultz, a daughter of John Shultz, a representative farmer of Fayette county, that state. After his marriage Joseph R. Butler removed to Cameron, West Virginia, where he remained about two years, at the expiration of which he returned with his family to Pennsylvania, locating in Greene county, where he continued to follow his trade until 1873, in which year his cherished and devoted wife was summoned to the "land of the leal." Within the same year Mr. Butler removed with his ciiildren to Fayette county. Pennsylvania, wliei'e he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring in 1899. at which time he was sixty-nine years of age. He was a son of An- drew Butler, who was born in Ireland, whence he emigrated to .\merica when a young man, locaiing in Pennsylvania, where he married, and there he died when his son Joseph was eleven years of age, having been in the prime of life at the time of his demise. His children were five in number, namely : Andrew, Martin, Mary, Margaret and Joseph R.

George W. Butler, 'the immediate subject of this sketch, was two years of age at the time when his parents removed from West Virginia to Greene county, Pennsylvania, and there he received his early educational disciphne in the public schools, his advantages in the line being somewhat limited. When but thirteen years o^f age he assumed the practical responsibilities of life, securing employment by the month on a farm and receiving" in compensation for his services six dollars and thirtythree cents a month, while he contributed his wages to assisting in the support of his parents and the other members of the family. He continued to be identified with farm work until he had attained the age of eighteen years, and for two years thereafter he was employed as a weigher and tippler of coal at Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. In 1878 Mr. Butler came to Stark county, and for three years was employed at farm work in the vicinity of the city of Massillon. The associations into which he had Iieen thrown in connection with the coal business had proved very repugnant to him. and he finally decided to seek another field of endeavor, with which end in view he came to Stark county, as noted. In the spring of 1881 Mr. Butler came to Canton and thereafter he was employed in the works of the Canton Bridge Company until 1892, when he established himself in the real estate business in which he has ever since continued, while by discrimination and well-directed energ}' he has succeeded in building up a gratifying business, his success being well merited, since it has been attained entirely through his own efforts, while he has so ordered his course as to gain and retain the high regard of those with whom he has come in contact. In politics Mr. Butler accords a stanch allegiance to the Democratic party, and fraternally he is identified with the Knights of the Maccabees, the Protective Home Circle and the American Insurance Union.

On the 26th of December, 1880, at Massillon, this county, Mr. Butler was united in marriage to Miss Clara E. Richards, who was bom in Stark county, being a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Swalley) Richards, the former of whom was born in Maryland, whence he came with his parents to Stark county when a lad of six years; he died in Canton at the age of seventy-nine years. His wife was summoned into eternal rest in 189 1, at the age of sixty-four years. Mr. and Mrs. Butler have one daughter, Anna, who was born on the ^th of October, 1882.

MELVILLE B. COX was a native of the old Keystone state, having been born in Uniontown, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, on the 25th of October, 1845, and being the second in order of birth of the five children of Rev. William and Mary Ann (McNeeley) Cox. the former being of English and the latter of Scotch ancestry. Rev. William Cox was a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church and was prominent in its work for many years, having held important charges in both Pennsylvania and Ohio and having been for a number of years presiding elder of the Canton circuit, retaining his residence in the city of Canton for the greater portion of this time. He died at Beaver, Pennsylvania, in 1899, at the venerable age of eighty-two years, while his wife passed away at the age of seventy-two years. During his early youth the subject of this memoir lived in and about the city of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where his father was at the time engaged in pastoral work, and tliere he receix'ed tiie advantages ol" the i)nbHc scliools and in Pitts1)in"g he learned the drug business, to whicli he CDUtinueil to devule liis attention. until about 18O8, when he caine to Canton. Here he l:)ecanie secretary and treasurer of tlie E. Ball Company, manufacturers of agricultural machinery, being one of the stockliolders of the concern until it sus])endeil business, when he assumed the position of bookkeeper with the C. .-Vultnian Cumpany, later Ijecoming treasurer of the same, while upon the reorganization of the company he became its secretary, retaining this incumbency until his death, whicli occtirred on the 22i\ of January. looi. In the building up of the munificent industry with which he was thus jirominently identified, ]\Ir. Cox played an important part, the jiositions which he held calling for great executi\e and ;ii!ministrati\'e abilit}'. which he possessed to a remarkable degree, while his indexible integrity and genial personality gained tn him the utmost confidence and esteem on the part of all with whom lie came in contact.

In his political ])roclivitics. tliDUgh ne\'er an as])irant for office, Air. Co.x was a stanch advocate of the principles of the Republican party and ever loyal to its cause. He e\er clung to the religious faith in which he had been careftilly reared, and fdr man\- \ears he was a member of the board of trustees of the Fir.st Alethoclist Episcopal church of Canton, in all departments of whcse \\orks he took a fervent and helpful interest. Fraternally he was identified with both the ^^lasonic order and the independent Order of Odd I'ellows. At the time of the establishment of the CantMU public library Mr. Cox was made a member of its board of trustees and continued to serve in lliis capacity until he was summoned from the scene of hi'i miirtal laliors. while all that pertained to the well-being of bis home city and county lay close to his heart and he was ever loyal in all the duties of citizenship of the highest type.

The news of his death was deeply felt among his business associates and in the city in general there was evident a sense of personal bereavement, while his remains were laid to rest with every mark of esteem man can show to mortal man. He was a stanch friend, a lo\ing and devoted father and httsband. and standing in the light of a life and character so strong and so prolific in honorable? deeds, his death, at the zenith of his usefulness, came with crushing significance, but it is l)clicved that liis exemplary life will long be remembered and ser\e as a type worthy of emulation.

in the city of Canton, on the Slh of Deceml)er, 1870, Mr. Cox was united in marriage to Miss Ada C. Haas, who was born in this city, being a daughter of George Buckeye Haas, wiio was born in the state of Maryland, on the 27th of h'ebruary. 1813. while his parents came to Stark county when he \vas a boy, being numljered among the early settlers in Canton, where be had established himself in business ])rior to the year 1830. devoting practically his entire business career to the cabinetniaking and undertaking lousiness and becoming one of the reprcsentati\-e citizens of Canton, where he died in 1878. at the age of si.xty-five years. I Ic served for nianv vears as townshi]i trustee and was ]iroininent in public affairs of a local nature, wliile he ever retained the high regard of all who knew him. He and his wife were both devoted meiiiljers of the Lutheran church, of which his father, Mcv. F'rederick Haas, was a prominent clergyman, having come to Canton from West \'irginia and having been or.e of tiie pioneer clergy of his church in this section of the I'.uckeye state. Tie died in Canton in 1834, and his wife Elizabeth died in Tiffin, Seneca county, this state, in 1868, at the age of seventy-eight years. The original progenitors of the Haas family in America emigrated hither from (lermany, the name being spelled as here given, while its ])ronunciation is indicated bv the form "Hess." In Canton