Canton Township (part 27 of 62)

At the time of the death of William Kreighbaum, in 1869, John O. was little niiore than fourteen years old. He had attended school during the winter months most of the years of his boyhood and worked upon the farm during the summer. There was little change in his life after the sad event which rendered him fatherless. His mother supervised and his elder brothers executed the work of the farm until he became old enough and strong enough to take the place of the latter, and he remained at home, working for his mother, until he was twenty-one years of age. The first three years thereafter he resided in Jackson, and then in Plain township. He then moved to New Berlin and engaged in the business of dealing in live stock and wool, in which business he has been very prosperous. In 1884 he was elected a member of the New Berlin school board, and has served continuously ever since. In 1889 he was elected county commissioner, and so well did he guard the public interests that he was twice afterward returned to the same position. Even before he attained his majority and had the right of the elective franchise conferred upon him, he took an active part in political affairs. He is a firm believer in the principles of the Democratic party, and is always zealously interested in the success of its candidates. He and his family are members of the English Reformed church, and are liberal contributors to its support. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, and of the Stark county Grange.

In the county in which he has lived so long and where he is so well known, Mr. Kreighbaum has always been a leader in every public enterprise, and in every popular movement calculated to benefit the community his influence and support are eagerly sought, he being frequently able to accomplish more by personal solicitation than others can with the courts of law at their back. One instance is all that need be given. When arrangements were being made for the building of the Canton & Akron Railroad, some discussion arose as to the best manner in which to secure the right of way. The legal process known as "condemnation proceedings" was advocated by most of those interested as the surest and speediest way. Mr. Kreighbaum, being opposed to this process unless it was found absolutely necessary, personally offered to undertake the task of soliciting the desired right of way, if afforded a little time before beginning condemnation proceedings, and before the time had expired laid in the hands of the company fifty-two warranty deeds to the right of way, thus obviating the necessity of resorting to any legal proceedings whatever. The people had confidence in the man who did the soliciting, believed implicitly what he told them, and as a personal favor granted all that could possibly have been secured by means of a law suit. He also obtained the right of way from Navarre to New Philadelphia, securing one hundrefl and fortv deeds. Those who know Mr.

Kreighbaum l)est predict that there is a far wider Held for the exercise of his talents in the future than he has had in the past. Age is not a matter of years, but of conditions, and his condition Ijespeaks him still a young man. Even his years are by no means against him. Many of the noted men of history accomplished their life work after they had passed the fiftieth milestone.

JOSEPH A. PIERSON is a native son of Stark county, having been born in the village of New Berlin, on the 24th of November, 1850. His paternal grandparents. Peter and Catharine Pierson. were born in the Haute Rhine province of France, whence they emigrated to America in the year 1828, coming to Stark county and taking up their abode in Jackson township. .\mong the children who accompanied them on their removal to the United States was John Peter Pierson, the father of the subject of this sketch. He was Init ten years of age at tlie time, having been horn in the upper Rhine district of France, in July, 181 8. He received his early education in the common schools of Stark county and displayed such a thirst for learning and fondness for books that he was only too glad to embrace an opportunity to read law, becoming a student in one of the ])ioneer law offices of Canton. He was regularly admitted to the bar of the state and while considering a suitable place in which to open an office and duly engage in the practice of his profession, he yielded to the importunities of his brother, Joseph, and with him became associated in business, believing it e.xpedient to add to his financial resources before taking up his professional work, in which his success would be thereby conserved. In the section of France in which the Pierson brothers were born the bi'ewing of ale, porter and beer was a line of enterprise carried on with no little success.

Breweries had not as yet been established in Ohio, and malt liquors of all kinds were practically unknown in this section of the Union. According^ly the two brothers decided that a promising field of enterprise was offered through manufacturing this line of products, and they erected a small brewer\-, which was the first built in this section. There was no doubt as to tlie genuineness and potenc}- of the products of the' brewery, but the early settler had become wedded to the exhilarating effects of rye and Iwurljon whiskev and could not be persuaded to consider the lighter and more wholesome beverages. To make the brewery a success a taste for its products had to be cultisated, and as their resources were not adequate to justify them in waiting for such a change, John Peter withdrew and the business was carried on by Joseph for some }'ears thereafter. Evidently it had been undertaken prematurely by half a centuiy.

John Peter Pierson was married in the }'ear 1847 and immediately afterward located in the village of New Berlin, where he established himself in the mercantile business. The \'enture was prospered from the time of its inception. Year after year the patrons increased in numbers and the enterprise expanded in scope and importance, and Mr. Pierson continued to be actively engaged in this line of business in New Berlin during the remainder of his long-, honorable and signally useful life, his death occurring on the 9th of July, 1899. During his entire business career he commanded almost unlimited credit, not .so much Ijy reason of the property which he owned and his ability to pay as on account of the promptitude with which all indebtedness was liquidated b\ him. He was a man who was scrupulousl}- conscientious and honest in all his dealings. Flis counsel and advice were so highly prized that ])ersons in difficulty or anticipating trouble came long" distances to consult him.

united in marriage to Miss Catherine Donze, wlio was likewise torn in France, being a daughter of Dennis Donze, who l)ecame nuni- Ijered among the early pioneer settlers of Stark county. Though he was of venerable age at the time of the war of the Reliellion, in November, 1861, he manifested his loyalty to his adopted country by enlisting in Company G, Forty-third C)hio \^olunteer Infantry, with A\ hich he ser\'ed until nearly the expiration of his term, when he received an honorable discharge, returning- to his home in Stark county, where he passed the residue of his life. The cai)tain of his company was James Speakman, while the regiment was commanded by Colonel Curly Smith. He died while on a visit to France. Lnuis Donze, the only son of Dennis, also served during the Rel)elliiin, having been a member of Company K, Third Ohio A'lilmiteer Cavalry, in which he enlisted on the 1st of March, 1862. and he died while in the service, on the 13th of August, 1863, at Huntsville, Alabama. At the time of this writing (March, 1903) the mother of the subject is still living, being seventy-one years of age and l^eing S])ecially well preser\-ed in mind and body, while she retains her home in New Berlin.

In his native town of New Berlin Jo.seph A. Pierson, the immediate subject of this sketch, was reared to maturity, and after completing the curriculum of the public schools he supplemented this discipline by a course of study in a busmess college in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Thereafter he held, for varving interx'als. several responsible positions, which he filled with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his employers. He was for a time incumbent of a clerkship in a general store in Illinois, and at Bluemount, that state, he did effective service as general clerk for the Hatfield Company, owners and operators of large grain elevators, remaining with this firm for a period of two years. He then engaged in freighting on the frontier, driving a four-horse tearn which he had purchased for the purpose and having his headcpiarters at a point in southwestern Kansas, sixty miles distant from a railroad. He did cjuite an extensive business, transporting settlers and freight to various portions of the great west and meeting with many exciting experiences. He had to deal with all sorts and conditions of men, while the Indians were a constant menace to life and pi"0]jerty, as they still infested the plains and frequently went forth on the war path and manifested their enmity toward the white settlers who were so nobly and courageously striving to open the \\a.y for civilization, many of them sacrificing their lives in the attempt. In his freighting enterprise ]\Ir. Pierson visited divers sections of the new and undeveloped west, and his reminiscenses of life on the frontier are interesting in the extreme.

In the year 1S74 Mr. Pierson returned to the east, having disposed of his freighting equipment, and immediately after his return to Ohio he was appointed to a position in the state asylum for the insane, at Newburg-, retaining this incumbency two years and then accepting- a similar office in Long'view^ Asylum, in the city of Cincinnati, where for many months he held the office of supervisor of the institution. He resigned this position for the purpose of engaging in business on his own resiinnsibility. He returned to New Berlin in t88o and here became associated with his father in the lumber business, under the firm name of Peter Pierson & Son. In 1886 the firm name was changed to Joseph A. Pierson and under this title the enterprise has since been successfully carried forward. The plant O'f the concern is finely equipped, two acres of ground being utilized and excellent and modern buildings having been erected specially for the accommodation of the business. The yard is near the line of the Cle\eland Terminal &

Valley Kailroad, affording every facility for the handling of lumber at the minimum expense and with the utmost rapidity, and thus he is enabled to carry on a business whose magnitude would do credit to a much larger town. There are four large and substantial buildings, one thirty-six by sixty feet, and two stories in height; one twenty-four by seventytwo feet, and likewise two stories in height; a lumber shed forty by sixty feet in dimensions ; and an office building eighteen by thirty feet. Mr. Pierson embarked in the lumber business in 1880 and his present extensive operations in the line indicate what is possible o^ accomplishment on the part of one who will bend his energies to the work in hand, whose life is animated by absolute integrity of purpose and who spares no pains to meet the demands of his patrons. Honesty and careful and progressive methods have been the conservators of his success. His trade is of representative order, his bills of lading being large, \vhile lie receives orders from all parts of the country, and especially from the farmers of this immediate vicinity, who manifest marked satisfaction with the fair dealing and effective service accorded them. Mr. Pierson stands high as a citizen and business man and is well and favorably known throughout his native county. Jn addition to his lumbering business Mr. Pierson is the owner of a fine farm, of one hundred and sixty acres, two and one-half miles northeast of New Berlin, and in the village his modern and finely appointed residence stands as one of the most attractive homes in this section.

In politics Mr. Pierson has always been identified with the Democratic party, and while he gives a stanch support to its principles and policies he has never been known as an "offensive partisan," being too liberal and broadminded in his views to be classified as such in any particular. During the last administration of President Cleveland Mr. Pierson served four years as postmaster of New Berlin and discharged the duties of the office to the eminent satisfaction of all its patrons, the choice meeting with uniform approval and endorsement in the community, without reference to partisan affiliations. He was commissioned a notary public for the county of Stark on the iStli of June, 1889, and has continuously been inclumbent of this office since that time. ' He is thoroughly public-spirited, and all worthy objects for the promotion of the general welfare of the community receive his support and encouragement, while he has so ordered his life as to gain and retain the unequivocal confidence and regard of those with whom he has come in contact in business or social lines.

On the 27th of October, 1885, Mr. Pierson was united in marriage to Miss Flora Dumont, a young woman of gracious presence and many accomplishments. She was born in Perry townsliip, this county, on the 29th of June, 1852, and received her educational discipline in the public schools. She is a devout Christian, being a member of the Presbyterian church, and her gentle .and gracious character has endeared her to all with whom she has come in Contact in the various relations of life. She iias been a true companion and helpmeet to her husband, a devoted mother and a genuine friend, and through her influence the home life has been of idyllic type. She has ever been an extensive and careful reader and keeps well informed on the current topics of the day, being an interesting conversationalist and ever extending the hospitality of her beautiful home to her wide circle of friends. Her father, the late John J. L. Dumont, was for many years one of the most prominent and influential citizens of Stark county. He was liorn near the city of Paris, France, on the 25th of July, 1816. Mr. Dumont loved his adopted country and its institutions and was an honest, upright citizen and kindly gentleman, one whose friendly and unassuming ways and genial hospitality at his home, near the city of Massillon, did much to brighten and to cheer the circles of social intercourse. To Mr. and Mrs. Pierson were born three children, one son and two daughters, both of the daughters dying in infancy. Raymond J., the only surviving child, was born on the 27th of January, 1889, and is a bright and intelligent boy and one whose life is most promising. He is an appreciative reader and student, finding more satisfaction in his books than in the outdoor sports with his young companions, while he is also showing excellent musical taste, pursuing his studies in this line under the effective direction of Miss Huber, of the city of Canton. Although he was only thirteen years of age at the time, the following estimate concerning Raymond J. Pierson was published in Volume 113 of the Phrenological Journal, in March, 1902, the same being issued by the Fowler & Wells Company, of New York city : "The world can not go too fast for the subject whose portrait we have now before us. He takes pleasure in a driving business, trade or profession that requires hustle. He is a first-rate observer and will not let anyone else beat him in what he sees, observes or takes into accotmt. His features are strongly represented, especially his nose, which corresponds with his mental executive power. His method, sense of order and system help him to evolve ideas in a thoroughly practical and up-to-date fashion. He will make a good buyer of stock and will make no mistakes; in fact, persons can take his judgment on the material that he handles. He is quick to take a hint and hates a long-drawnout explanation, that fails to touch him as does one of a short and concise order. His eye is keen and goes right through one, or through any material when he is looking at it. He will make money fast, and if he marries a prudent, economical w'de he Avill be able to lay up riches."

LEVI A. STONER. - The subject of this sketch, Levi A. Stoner, of Plain township, Stark county, is a fair instance of heredity. His father is John L. Stoner, of whom a sketch will be found in another part of this volume. The leading, dominant trait of character possessed by the father is a persistent zeal in any cause which he espouses. He is a believer in prohibition and has an abhorrence of the liquor traffic little less intense than that of John Brown on the question of slavery. Levi A. Stoner has inherited much of the warmth of his father's nature, particularly upon the temperance question. All of his politics and much of his religion is embodied in the one question of prohibition.

Levi A. Stoner was born in the village of New Berlin, Plain township. Stark county, Ohio, January 22, 1854. All of the days of his youth were spent in his native township and beneath his father's roof, his education being received at the common schools of his township, at the high school at Smithville and at Mt. Union College. On February 20, 1879, he was united in marriage, at Canton, Ohio, to Miss Catharine Krumroy, a native of Green township, Summit county, Ohio, and a daughter of Francis and Maiy Krumroy. She was reared and educated in her native township. The young couple established themselves at housekeeping on a farm one mile south of New Berlin, in Plain township, and there they have resided ever since. They own this farm, which consists of one hundred and twenty-two acres, and on it they have erected a large brick residence. The place is splendidly improved and thoroughly cultivated, and they carry on general farming and stock raising, meeting with the most gratifying success in all they have undertaken.

Mr. and Mrs. Stoner are the parents of four children, one of whom, Eddie, died in infancy; the others are: Mary E., John W. and Chester K., each of whom has received the ailvantages of a good common scliool education. In religion Mr. Stoner is a member of the German Reformed church and one of its elders, having also for nine consecutive terms served as Sunday school superintendent. In all church work he is quite active, and every movement on behalf of temperance receives his warm approval and hearty support. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry, is deeply interested in the cause of education and has ])een a member of the school board a number of terms. He is a man of firm convictions, candid in the expression of them and zealous in the advocacy of any cause which he espouses. The son of so worthy a father, cradled and educated under such commendable influences, it is a matter of no surprise to those who know the family that Levi A. Stoner is the frank, sincere and persistent man that he is.

JOHN H. KRALL was born in Plain township. Stark county, Ohio, May 23, 1857. His father, Henry Krall, now deceased, was born in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, while his mother, Catherine (Ringer) Krall, was a native of Stark county, Ohio. The paternal grandfather of the subject was Tobias Krall, one of the early pioneers of Stark county, who came here when his son Heniy was but two }-ears old, and resided here until his death. Henry grew to manhood, married, reared a large family in Plain township, and in 1870 'moved to Ximishillen township, where he resided until his death, at the age of seventy years. His wife was also about seventy years of age at the time of her death, which did not occur until .some years after the death of her hu.sband, .she (h'ing in May. igoo. Ten children were born to Henry Krall and his wife Catharine, the fourth of \vhom was John H., the subject of this sketch. The first thirteen years of his life were spent in Plain township, going thence into Nimishillen township with his i>arenls, where he grew to manhood. He rented and cultivated the old home farm for sixteen years, when, in 1901, he purchased a farm of his own, the one on w-hich he now lives, which was formerly the ^^'illiam Lesh place, to wdiich he moved in the spring of 1902. It consists of one hundred and ele\'en acres, and is fertile and well improved, but much more valuable improvements are now contemplated by Mr. Krall.

On the 19th day of Xovember, 1885. John H. Krall was united in marriage to Miss Melinda Anstine, of Plain township. She is a nati\'e of Pennsylvania, but was only two years of age when she came with her parents to Stark county. Her father was the late John Anstine, of Plain township, her mother's maiden name having been Landis. To Mr. and ]\Irs. John H. Krall two children were born, Jesse and Orra F.. of whijui the fonner is deceased, having passed away at the age of two years.

Close application and incessant industry ha\e made John H. Krall what he is, a man very comfortably situated in life. He has always been an agriculturist and every portion of his success has been reaped from the soil. His domestic relations are most hap]\v. Possessed of a comfortable home, with abimdance to supply it, and enjoying the confidence of all his neighbors and acquaintances, it must l>e acknowledged that his life has lieen most successful.

WTLLL-XM C. STEELE, M. D. - The world has little use for the misanthrope. The uni\-ersal brotherhood is widely recognized, as is also the truth that he serves God best who ser\-es his fellow men. No profession calls for greater self-sacrifice or more devoted attention than does the medical profession, and the most successful ph}-sician is he who through love of his fellow men gives his time and earnest attention to the relief of human sufferiiii;'.

The successful physician is bound to make friends wherever he is known and will retain the respect and esteem of all classes of people. In this respect the of New Berlin, Stark county, and all of the country for miles around, is especially blessed in having a most able practitioner in the person of Dr. William C. Steele, of New Berlin. He was born at Mogadore. Summit county, Ohio, Noveml:)er 2/. 1 85 1, and was reared and grew to manhood in that village, receiving his education in the common schools, after which he engaged in clerking in a general store, alxiut the same time being elected justice of the peace. In discharging the duties of his office and attending to the business of the store five years of his life were spent. Every moment of his leisure time during this period he devoted to the improxement of his mind by the perusal of useful books. At that time there were very few young people in the locality as well informed on all important subjects of interest as he was. About this time he determined to take up the study of medicine, and, entering the office of Dr. J. C. Ferguson, of Mogadore, he applied himself most assiduously to the study of medicine and surgery. Later he entered \^'ooster University, at Cle\-eland. taking the course. in the medical department and graduating from that institution in the class of t88i. He immediately repaired to New Berlin, opened an office and entered upon the l)ractice of his profession. In that field of labor he has remained ever since, steadily extending his practice until at this time it is much more than he is physically able to attend.

Dr. Steele is a memljer of the Canton Medical Society, and president of the Stark County Medical Society, belonging also to the Northeastern jMedical Association and the American Medical Association. He is a memljer of Canton Lodge No. 60, Free and Accepted Masons, of Lodge No. 460. Knights of Pythias, of

New Berhn, and Tent No. 28, Knights of the Maccabees. Of the latter body Dr. Steele has b^en the examining physician for more than fifteen years. Its membership is over one hundred, and during all those years but one death has occurred among the members, thus testifying to the ability of the examining physician and the conscientious manner in which the duties of the position are performed by him.

On May 20, 1877, at Mogadore, Summit county, Ohio, Dr. William C. Steele was united in marriage to Miss Louise M. Myers, a native of the village wherein she was married. "a daughter of Hon. F. W. Myers, and a lady of education, talent and refinement. They are the parents of five children, three of whom are living, viz : .May E.. Grace L. and William W. Homer died in New Berlin, in 1 88 1, when less than two years old, and John E. died in the same place, in 1888, at the age of eight months.

The family owns and occupies one of the handsomest and most comfortable homes in New Berlin. The Doctor also owns a small farm convenient to the town, it being well tilled and the operation of which is carefully superintended by him. His large practice, however, gives him little time for the gratification of his tastes in agriculture. Dr. Steele is rated by his patrons and the public generally as amoug the first of his profession, and personally he is veiy popular. During all the years of his practice he has had many difficult and what were then considered hopeless cases, both in medicine and surgery, in most of which he has been successful, so that there are today manv men and women in New Berlin and the country around who probabh' owe their lives to the skill and care of Dr. Steele. Minor favors men and women may be ingrates enough to forget, but the fa\-or of a life granted them, Avhen death seemed a certainty, seldom fails lo stir the warmest impulses of grati- tude in the human heart. It is because of such favors as these, and because of his uniform kindness, courtesy and consideration for the feehngs of humanity generally, that Dr. Steele has won such a warm place in the hearts of his fellow citizens. There are few men who deser\'e more than he does at the hands of a community, and there are few communities more gratefully ready to acknowledge the obligation than is that which inhabits New Berlin and the country about it.

JOHN CUMMINS is a native of the old Keystone state of the Union, having been born ' in the city of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on the 6th of Peltruary, 1853, and being a son of Patrick and Mary (Quinn) Cummins, both of whom were born and reared in the Emerald Isle, being of fine old Irish ancestry. They were married in their native land and shortly afterward, in 1848. they emigrated to America and took up their abode in the city of Pittsbiu'g, Pennsylvania, where the father followed the trade of ])rick molder until about the year i860j when he came to Canton, where he has since maintained his home, being one of the highly respected citizens of the place. His loved and devoted wife was summoned into eternal rest in 1895, at the age of sixty-five years, ha\'ing been a sincere and devout communicant of St. John's church, Roman Catholic, of which her husband likewise is a communicant and honored member.. They became the parents of eight children, namely : Mary, who resides in Canton with her father; John, the immediate subject of this review; Katy and Margaret, who are twins ; Edward, who resides in Canton, where he is engaged in the butcher business; William Alexander, who is engaged in teaming in Canton ; Frank, who resides in Oregon, where he is engaged in the bridge business ; and Catherine, who resides in Canton.

John Cummins, subject of this sketch, was seven years of age at the time of the family removal to Canton, and here he was reared to maturity, his educational advantages being somewhat limited, as he was able to attend only through the winter months. He was employed on a farm from his twelfth year and attended the Buck Hill district school, in Canton township, where he devoted his attention to the common English branches of study, his discipline in the connection being adequate to form a solid basis for the practical and well rounded education he later received in coimection with the active associations and duties of life. He continued to be identified with farm work until he had attained the age of twenty years, for a time conducting a farm on shares. About the year 1873 he returned to the city of Canton and engaged in teaming, in the employ of the Dannemiller Company, while in 1876 he was appointed a member of the police force of the city, in which capacity he rendered effective service for a period of five years, while in 1S84 he engaged in the draying and moving business on his own responsibility and proved successful in his efforts along this line, while the eventual outcome was the establishment of his present flourishing enterprise. In 1898 he enlarged the scope of his business by providing a storage warehouse, and in 1900 he SC' cured the present excellent facilities in this line by purchasing the Harvey mill property, on East Ninth street, which substantial building he utilizes for storage purposes, the structure being provided with ample protection from loss by fire, while the utmost care is exercised in keeping all goods intact from damage of any sort. Mr. Cummins has built up a large and representative business in the \-arious departments of his enterprise, and bis methods have been such as to commend him to the unequivocal confidence and esteem of the people of the community, so that his business is constantly increasing in extent and importance, while he has the best of facilities in all lines, including moving" vans of modern style and a fine line of drays, etc., so that he is prepared to meet promptly and effectively all demands placed upon him. His business policy has been a progressive one and one of the utmost integrity, and none can begrudge him a success so worthily achieved by personal effort, while he is honored as one of the able and representative business men of his home city. In politics Mr. Cummins accords a stanch allegiance to the Democratic party, and he has been incumbent of offices of public trust and responsibility, being at the present time a member of the board of equalization, while for four years he represented his ward in the city council, where he lent his influence in the support of good municipal government and in furthering the best interests of the city. Mr. Cummins and his wife are communicants of St. John's Catholic church, while fraternally he holds membership in the Knights of St. John, the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association and the Knights of Columbus.

On the 13th of May, 1880, Mr. Cummins was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Monnin, a daughter of Charles and Josephine (Schobard) Monnin, both of whom were bcriu in France, whence they came to America many years ago, while they finally located in Canton, where both died. The subject and his wife have one child, Norbert, aged twenty-two years, engaged in business with his father.

CHARLES A. BOETTLER. - Among the most worthy of Plain township's early settlers were the Boettler family, of whom Charles A., the subject of this sketch, is a worthy representative.

Charles A. Boettler, of Plain township, Stark county, was born at Uniontown, Summit county, Ohio, March 14, 1862. His father was Christian Boettler, who was born in

Lake township, Stark county, in 1835, resided the greater part of his life in the county of his birth and died at Kent, Portage county, Ohio, Februai-y 25, 1898, in the sixty-fourth year of his age. His wife and the mother of the subject of this sketch was Anna M. Pontius, a native of Plain township, bom April 16, 1835. She is still living, at the age of sixty-seven years, and makes her residence in Louisville. The only cliild born to Christian and Anna Boettler was Charles A., the subject. A portion of his youth was passed in each of the counties of Summit, Stark and Portage, most of the time engaged in farm labor, the remainder in attendance upon the schools of that day. November 19, 1885, he was united in marriage to Miss Nettie Firestone, at the home of the bride's parents, in Plain township. She was a lady of refinement, good attainments and of an excellent family, born January 10, 1862, the daughter of Hiram and Margaret (Mc- Dowell) Firestone, old residents of Stark county. Her father died August, 1881, her mother, November 20, 1888. Mrs. Charles Boettler had one sister, Mary E., who' is the wife of Edward S. Correll, and one brother, Henry N. Firestone, a brief review of whose career will be found elsewhere in this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Boettler four children were born, viz : Birdella F., Floyde E., Lorin W. D. and Christian G., all of whom are bright and intelligent, worthy descendants of such an honorable ancestry.

The first three years of the married life of Charles A. Boettler and his young wife were spent at Kent, Portage county, Ohio, after which they settled on the farm where they now reside. It was known at the time as the Hiram Wise place, and consists of two hundred and seven acres of fertile, well improved land. It is well fenced, well ditched and the farm buildings thereon are far superior to the average buildings to be found in this section of Ohio, which is a very high compliment, as no section of tlie state possesses lietter improvements tlian this. It is a splendid piece of land and the manner in which it is cared for and cultivated reflects credit upon the owner. The domestic relations of Mr. Boettler are most happy. Possessing" a comfortable home, with all tlie means necessary to supply every want, with a kind wife and obedient, intelligent children, he certainly has every reason for contentment and satisfaction.

JEREMIAH W. HESS. - Since his birth, October 2i.. 1839, a period of sixty-three years, Mr. Hess has been a resident of Stark county. He is well known in the township of his residence, and many of those adjoining, and it is a common expression among his friends and accjuaintances that his word is as good as his note or his bond.

Jeremiah \\L Hess was born in Canton township. Stark county, Ohio, the son of David Hess, a native of Schuylkill county. Pennsylvania. His mother was Lidia ^^'ierbach. who was born in Canton township. Stark ctninty, but who died at the ag'e of forty-eight years, her husband passing away at the age of eightyone. Of a family of nine children Jeremiah, the subject of this sketch, was the eldest. He was reared in Bethlehem township. Stark countv, and resided there mitil 1869. when he was thirty years of age. having in the meantime secured the benefits of a good coniiuon school education. He was thrifty and industrious, and bv that time had accumulated sufficient of this world's goods to imbue him with an ambition to have a home of his own. March 12, 1869, in St. Josc])!] connty. Michig'an, lie was miited in marriage to Miss Sarah Schleiff, a nati\e of Tuscarawas county, Ohio, born September 12, 1843. and the}" established themseh^es on a farm in Jackson township, where they resided for seven }ears, steadily prospering year by year. Erom there they moved to New Berlin and later into Lake township, and again later back to the village of Xew Berlin, where they have since resided. He is the owner oi a splendid, well-improved farm 'of one hundred and sixty acres, besides considerable personal propert}", which affords him a very comfortable income, suffici-ent to supply every want.

Mr. and Mrs. Hess are the parents of seven children, three of whom are dead, viz : Robert C. died \yhen six months old; Homer D. was two years old at the time of his death; and Charles E. died in Plain township August 6. 1890, his death having been caused by a kick from a horse. The living children are Artilissa, Burton W.. Ellen and Ruby. Artilissa is the wife of A. Eullmer. The parents of Mrs. Jeremiah W. Hess were Jacob and Elizabeth ("Christman) Sdileiff. Her father was a nati\-e of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and died in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, at the age of seventy-two years, while her mother was Elizabeth Christman. born in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, and who died in Tuscarawas county at the age of fifty-three years. Both were most praiseworthy, estimable citizens, highly respected, not only in the place of their nativity, but in the various localities in which they lived, and in Tuscarawas county, where they died. Of this family of six chiildren. Mrs. Hess was the youngest.

In politics Mr. Hess is a Democrat, and is always actively interested in behalf of his party. While never seeking jniblic position, local offices ha\"e iieen thrust upon him in nearly every township in which he has lived. Pie served two ternis as trustee of Jackson township, two terms as trustee of Lake township, and was for a number of years a school director in the latter township. He and his wife are meml)ers of the Reform church, interested in its work and liberal "u their support of it and every meritorious cause. Personally Mr. Hess is a man of nnicli force of character, there being very lew subjects upon which he has not formed an opinion, and he always has the courage of his convictions, candor, frankness and sincerity characterizing every word and act of his hfe. He beheves language was made for the expression of thoughts, not as the I'rench wit. Tally rand, asserted, for the purpose of concealing them, and a forceful thought always finds a forceful expression

REV. JOHN CHANEY HANLEY. - The family from which Rev. John Chaney Hanley is descended had its origin in England many years ago, the town of Hanley, in Staffordsh.ire, being so named in honor of the subject's ancestors. Of the remote history of the Hanleys but little can be learned, but from what is known the family appears to have been eminently respectable and that the name was of much more than urdinary consequence is attested by the fact of its having been given the place referred to above. In an early day representatives of the family crossed over to Ireland, of \\hich country Charles Hanley, grandfather of the subject, was a native. Charles Hanley was born and reared in Belfast, and spent his entire life in that city, dying a number of years ago. One of his sons, Charles l)y name, also a native of Belfast, was born nn tlie 22d day of AugTist, 1 838. By reason of his parents' somewhat straitened pecuniary circumstances, he received but limited educational training, and while still a youth took up the carpenter's trade, at which in due time he became an efficient \\orkman. About the year 1856 he bade farewell to the land of his birth, and, like many of his countrymen, sought a new home and a new destiny in the great countr}- beyond the sea. of which he had read much and heard many encouraging reports. Susan Curby, who became the wife of Charles Hanley. was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, August

(Jenkins) Curby, having been among the pioneer settlers of Columbiana county. After his marriage Mr. Hanley continued to work at his trade in East- Liverpool until the breakingout of tlie great Rebellion, when he enlistetl and served until the close of the war. At the expiration of his period of enlistment he returned to Columbiana county and resumed his carpentry work, in connection with which he also laliored for some time in a planing mill in East Liverpool. Several years ago he became superintendent of buildings for certain pottery companies, and to this line of carpentery he is still devoting his attention, his home at the present time being- in East Liverpool. He served his ward for ten years in the common council, after East Liverpool was incorporated as a city, and in many other ways he has been interested in public affairs as an intelligent and enterprising citizen. He and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian church and as devoted Christians they spared no pains in bringing up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. The good seed appears to have fallen upon fertile soil as their sons and daughters, ten in all. have grown to the full stature of symmetrically developed manhood and womanhood, a credit to their parents and blessings to the communities in which they live.

Rev. James Chaney Hanley \\as born May 13, 1870, in Ea,st Liverpool. Columbiana county, Ohio, and attended the ])uhlic schools of his native place until his fourteenth year. He then, in 1884, entered the ofiice of the Evening Review, a daily jjaper jniljlished in that city, served his apprenticeship and worked at the trade of compositor until 1890, when he withdrew to become a student of Westminster College, New N\'ilmingtoii. Penns\']\-ania, from which he was graduated in 1897. \\'hile pursuing his studies in the above institution Mr. Hanlev spent a part of two years in the

Mission College of the United Presbyterian church, at Norfolk, Virginia, and after finishing his literary education entered in 1897 the seminary at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, where he completed his theological course three years later. Immediately following his graduation Mr. Hanley accepted the pastorate of the United Presbyterian church at Fresno, California, spending one year in that jield, at the expiration of which time he took charge of his present work in Canton. He entered upon his duties with the church in this city January i, 1902, and has steadily grown in the affections of his people and in the esteem of the public, his labors thus far being blessed with a large measure of success. - Although a young man, Mr. Hanley has developed fine powers as a minister and bids fair to rise to a position of distinguished usefulness in the noble calling to which his life is being devoted. His natural abilities, moulded and strengthened by thorough intellectual discipline and theological training, peculiarly fit him for the work of the ministry. He is a pleasing speaker, clear and logical in the presentation of the words of divine truth and eloquent m impressing upon the minds and hearts of his hearers the claims of the gospel. The congregation to which he breaks the bread of life is steadily progressing in spiritual things and under his wise leadership and faithful guidance the work is destined to increase in magnitude until the church becomes one of the most aggressive body of worshipers in the city of Canton.

ELT MILLER. - The Miller family is of stanch German extraction, Samuel Miller, the great-great-grandfather of the subject, having passed his entire life in that fatherland which has contributed so valuable an element to American civilization, progress and stable prosperity. His son, Jacob, great-grandfather of him whose name introduces this article, was born in Germany, about the year 1750, and in 1775 he emigrated to America, settling near Morrison's Cove, Pennsylvania, where his son Jacob, through whom the direct line is traced to the subject, was born on the- i8th of January, 1780, and there he was reared to manhood. In the year 1802 he was there united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Smith, and they became the parents of two sons, John and David. The former was the father of the subject, and the latter was for many years proprietor of the Talbert Hotel, at New Philadelphia, Tuscarawus county, Ohio, where he died, having been twice married. The maiden name of his first wife was Salina Davis, and that of his second was a Mrs. Talbert. In 1807 Jacob Miller removed with his family to Ohio, settling near the present town of Cadiz, in Harrison county, where his devoted wife died in 1 810. About two years later Mr. Miller married Miss Susanna Castater, and they became the parents of twelve children. Their grandchildr(*ii number ninety-eight, great-grandchildren one hundred and eighty-six, great-greatgrandchildren one hundred and twenty-six, and great-great-great-grandchildren two, bringing the total of their descendants up to the aggregate of four hundred and twenty-six. Finally Jacob Miller' and his family took up their abode on a farm in Pike township. Stark county, and here he lived in peace and contentment, surrounded by his numerous children, until his death, on the 26th of December, 1S53, at the age of seventythree years, while his cherished and devoted wife long survived him, passing away on the i8th of December, 1880, at the venerable age of eighty-five years. Both rest side by side in the old churchyard of Asbury chapel, which is located on their old homestead farm. Both were zealous and honored members of the IMethodist Episcopal church and did more for the upbuilding and sustaining of its work in the locality in which they resided than

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It is but consistent that we offer more detailed information in regard to the early career ^ Jacob Miller in Ohio. Upon locating in Harrison county he look up a tract of government land, which was heavily timbered. He instituted the arduous work of reclaiming the land anil placing it under cultivation, and there he continued to reside for a number of years as one of the pioneers of the county, enduringall the trials and vicissitudes involved in the conditions and exigencies of place and period. From that locality the family finally removed to a farm on Tinker's creek, south of the city of Cleveland, in Cuyahoga county, and Grandfather Miller now turned his attention to a new and important line of enterprise, that of freighting between Ohio points and the cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore, transportation at this time being had entirely by the overland route, save as the canals and natural water courses coidd be utilized, and the facilities of this sort were few and inadequate. He equipped two si.\-horse wagons, one of which he drove in person, while the father of our subject "tooled" the other, as the modern coaching expression terms it, though one may readily conjecture that there was a vast dift'erence in the labor invoh-ed in the early toil and the latter-day recreation. Starting from Ohio, the wagons would be loaded with tiour, bacon and other products of the new state, and on the returii would be brought dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes and othert commodities demanded, the trip being made by way of Pittsburg, Wheeling and other points. At Wheeling, West Virginia, there was but one ferry across the Ohio river, and its operator demanded an extortionate fee for the transferring of the wagon and hor.ses. Grandfather Miller refused to accede to his demands and stated that unless the ferryman would accept a rea- sonable recompense he would swim the horses across with the loads. The man remained obdurate, and Mr. Miller carried out his plan, floating the wagons by taking off the staychains and with them attaching buoys to the axletrees of the wagons. The crossing was made in safety, and to the evident discomfiture of the ferryman, who thereafter proved amenable to reason. While thus engaged in the freighting business Jacob Miller also conducted a hotel, - or tavern, as the caravanseries were then commonly designated, - oitf Tinker's creek, and here on one occasion he effected the capture of a horse thief througha bit of wise manoeuvering. The man came along on the back of a fine horse, which wasevidently jaded from long and hard riding-. Pie asked for accommodations for the night and Mr. Miller agreed to provide the same,, though his suspicions had been aroused from' the start. The horse was stabled and the family and guests went to bed. About one o'clock in the night the man in question arose and endeavored to leave without arousing the household. Mr. Miller, who was a man of courage and determination, was now fully convinced, that rhe man was a malfactor, and he ordered" "him to return, to his bed, and when a refusal' came he overpowered the thief and strapped him down to await the daylight. In the early morning his pursuers came to the hotel and were overjoyed in being able to apprehend their man, enthusiastically commending Mr. Miller for his discernment and effective action in the case.

Jacob Miller came to Pike township, Stark county, and here he eft'ected the purchase of a large tract of land, which he to a large extent reclaimed and placed under cultivation, and there, as already noted, he passed the remainder of his long, honorable and signally useful life, being a man of genial, frank and kindly nature and having the love and esteem of all who knew him. In addition to almost individually

^defraying- the expense of erecting the Ashury chapel, situated on one corner of his farm, he contributed se\en lumdred dollars to the erection (if what was undoubtedly the first brick church edifice in Pike township, while to the same cause his son John, father of the subject, contriljuted five hundred dollars. In politics he was a Whig, and he served as township treasurer of Pike township for many years, his word being held as g^ood as any bond ever recorded or indemnified,

John Miller, father of the subject, was born near Morrison's Cove, Pennsylvania, in the year 1805 and was about three years of age when his father came to Ohio. He was reared in Harrison county and on the homestead near Cleveland, while his educational advantages were such as were afforded in the primitive schools of the period. He assisted his father in his freighting operations until he had attained the age of twenty-two years, and about that time he signalized his independence and £elf-reliance by assuming connubial responsi- tj'lities, being united in marriage to Miss Eliza Cox, who was born in Venango county, Pennsylvania, being a daughter of Samuel Cox, who Avas a furnace man in the early days. Samuel Fox came with his family to North Industry. Stark county, where he was engaged in the furnace business for somewhat more than a decade, after which he returned to \'enango count}-, Pennsylvania, where both he and his passed the rest of their lives. He was a man of fine physique and herculean strength, Aveighing two hundred and twenty pounds, and he gained a wide reputation for his physical prowess, defeating many a liully in fisticuff encounters, though he never provoked these. On one occasion a man of this character, living at Portsmouth, in the extreme southwestern part of tlic state, came all the way to Stark count)' <in Imrseback in order to pit himself against Mr, Cdx. On learning that this individual h^.d come to whip him, Mr, Cox advised him to go to bed and rest from his long journey, arranging a meeting for the morning. Suffice it to say that the result of the encounter was that Grandfather Cox had to put his antagonist in bed and that nine da)'S elapsed ere the discomfited victim was able to start for his home. Mr. Cox was born in northern Scotland and came to the United States when a boy. He was about eighty years of age at the time of his death, his wife surviving him by ten years. He was a man of upright character, kindly in his intercourse with his fellow men, but when imposed upon he was ever ready to mete out the merited punishment.

After his marriage John Miller purciiased a farm adjoining that of his father, in Pike township, and there he continued to reside until the death of his wife, in 1862, when he came to Canton, which continued to be his home until the end of his long and useful life, his death here occurring on the 2d of November, 1891. He and his wife early became devoted members of the JMethodist Episcopal church and ever exemplified their faith in their daily walk and conversation. In politics he supported the Whig party up to the time of the organization of the Republican party, when he transferred his allegiance to the same and ever afterward remained a stalwart advocate of its principles. Though not a seeker of political preferment, he was elected constable of Pike township and remained incumbent of this oftice for the long period of twenty years.

John and Eliza (Cox) Miller became the parents of eigiit children, concerning- whom we offer the following brief data : David, will) died in Canton, in ic;oo. married Amanda Lungabacb, who survives him; Eli, subject of this sketch, was the next in order of Ijirth ; Elizabeth, who became the wife of William nine, died in Pike township, in 189S; Ilannali, widow of Jacob Dine, resides in Canton; Mary A., who became the wife of Eli Yant, died in HuiUington cciuntv, Indiana; Susan is the wife of William Dines, of Centerville, Iowa; Martha Ann, who Ijecame the wife of Salathael Hines, died in Canton ; and Catherine, the wife of James K. Exline, died in Pike township.

Eli Miller, the immediate subject of this resume, ^was Ijorn on the old homestead farm, in Pike township, this county, on the 30th of May, 1 83 1, and was there reared to maturity, early beginning to contribute his C|UOta to the work of the farm, while his preliminary educational discipline was received in the little log schoolhouse of the district, his attendance being confined to the winter terms, as his services were demanded on the farm during the summer seasons. His first teacher was Absalom Hines and his next was Joseph Medill, who attained so marked distinction and honor as the founder and long-time editor of the Chicago Tribune. He and our subject continued to be warm friends until Mr. Medill was summoned into eternal rest, a few years ago, at his home in Chicago, where Mr. Miller had often been entertained. The subject remained on the paternal homestead until he had attained the age of twenty-two years, after which lie operated a rented farm, in Pike township, about fi\"e vears.

In 1858 Mr. Miller came to Canton, and for the ensuing- thirty years he was engaged as a commercial traveling salesman, his trade territory within tliis time having included twenty-seven states of the Union. He has made Canton his home continuously save from i8qi to 1894, during which three years he resided in Chicago. He then returned to Canton, where, in i8g6. he associated himself with his daughter, Mrs. L. .\. Clewell, in the real-estate business, to which he has since devoted his attention, the firm controlling a large and constantly increasing business. He is a member of the Afethodist Episcopal church, in which he has been a local preaclier for nearly half a centnrv. having done eiTective work as a preacher and temperance lecturer during all the years when he was traveling into diverse sections of the Union, and ever aiming to exert a helpful infiuence in all the relations of life, with its manifold changes and chances. In politics he is a Republican so far as national issues are involved, but in local affairs he maintains an independent attitude.

In Pike tow^nship, this county, on the 8th of January, 1853, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Miller to Miss Hannah Chestnutwood, who was born in that township, on the i/jth of Februar}^, 1833, being a daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Younkman) Chestnutwood, who came to this county as pioneers from New England. Here Mr. Chestnutwood died, and his widow is still living, and celebrated her eighty-ninth birthday on the 17th of September, 1903. She resides in Bethlehem township, and it is interesting to record the fact that her twin sister, Mrs. Anthony Wise, of Marysville, Union county, Ohio, lived until April of the present year (1903). Mr. Miller's cherished and devoted wife, who has been a true helpmeet to him, is still by his side, and on January 4, 1904, it will be their privilege to celebrate their golden w^edding anniversary, an event to which their wide circle of friends are looking forward with marked pleasure and gratification. This happy union, which has been ideal in its mutual sympathy and helpfulness, has been blessed with five children, and no more fitting conclusion to this sketch can be given than a brief record concerning them : Narcissus C. is the wife of Prof. Lawrence A. Clewell. and is associated with our subject in business; Nannie is the wife of Henry Fickenbiner, of Wabash county, Indiana: Ollie is the wife of Orville D. Cotton, of Detroit. Michigan : Charles B.. who is located at Denver. Colorado, and is considered one of tlie finest machinists and mechanical engineers in .America; and Hannah L. is a resident of Chicago, where she is in charge of the tvpe- writing force in the mammoth puliHshing house of Ginn & Company, of that city, and also has charge of the sale of their publications in certain states.

WILLlAiM H. McFARLAND. - Professor McFarland has gained a reputation as an able educator and his services as principal of the South Market Street school in Canton were such as to entitle him to consideration in the publication, though he now resides in the capital city of the state.

Robert McFarland. the great-great-grandfather of the subject, was born and reared in the north of Ireland, but came to America in 1740, at the age of sixty-five years, and died where Philadelphia now stands. His son Rol> ert was also reared to maturity in Ireland, and shortly after attaining his majority he set forth to seek his fortunes in America, finally locating in Kentucky. Through his son Robert the lineage is traced to Professor McFarland. When the subject's ancestors landed at Philadelphia they bought land from the Penns, and an uncle, Thomas S. McFarland, of Cal^le, Ohio, has a copy of the original deed, which contains, among other uncommon features, the privilege "to hunt hawk, fish and burn brush." Robeit McFarland was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, March 7, 17S2, and owing to the exigencies of time and place his educational advantages were most meager. He learned the trade of harnessmaking, and as a young man canie to Ohio in October, 1806, having worked for a time at his trade in Spring-field. On the 12th of .\pri1. 1812. he made his advent in what is now Champaign county, Ohio, and located on the oLd farm where he died. His financial resources at the time of his last removal were represented in the sum of two dollars and iifty cents, two dollars of which he paid out for assistance in the matter of removing his small stock of household goods. He erected a log cabin in the midst of the virgin forest, and was one of the pioneers of the county, where he entered a large tract of government land. He was thrice married, and becaine the father of nineteen children, and that he and five other of the sturdy pioneers of that immediate neighborhood would have gained the approval of President Roosevelt had they been contemporaries is evident when it is stated that the aggregate number of children of these six men was one hundred and forty-nine. Rolsert McFarland passed the residue of his life on his farm in Champaigii county, having reclaimed a large amount of land and contributed materially to the development and progress of that section of the old Buckeye state. He died on the 28th of December, 1863, at the venerable age of eighty-one years. He saw General William Henry Harrison as he passed through Mc- Farland's farm on his way to the battle of Tippecanoe, and said, "General Harrison, if I ever have a son I will name him after you," and in honor of this distinguished patriot he named his son, William Harrison, who was born shortly after the close of the war. The subject received his name William from this uncle. The ]\IcFarland family has been known from the early days to exemplify the most exalted integrity, the strictest habits of temperance and the utmost loyalty and patriotism, while the majority of its representatives have been identified with the Methodist Episcopal church. Robert ^IcFarland, grandfather of the subject, donated land for a site for the church and cemetery of the locality in which he lived, and in which he was ever held in the highest confidence and esteem. At the family re-imion held at St. Paris, Champaign county, Ohio, in 1894, ten of the children of Robert McFarland were present, and their combined ages reached the notable aggregate of seven hundred and fifteen year.s.

ject, was born on the old homestead in Champaign county, Ohio, on the i8th of February, 1824, and was there reared and educated, becomine; a man of fine scholastic attainments many years, while he was also a successful farmer, giving his allegiance to the great basic art of agriculture during his entire life at such times as he was not engaged in pedagogic labors. On the 19th of May, 1846, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Gibbs, who was one of the tirst children born in what is now the city of Urbana, Ohio, the date of her nativity having- been April 26, 1825, while her death occurred on the 14th of July, 1884. John M. ]\IcFarland survived his devoted wife by about a decade, his death occurring on the nth of I\tay, 1895. They became the parents of five children, concerning whom the following is data: Olivet Alona died in infancy; Robert Ir\-in, who married Miss Agnes Baker, resides on the old homestead farm in' Champaign county; William H. is the immediate subject of this sketch; Elizabeth is the wife of Luther Myers, and they now reside in Logan county, Ohio, on a farm; and Harrison Lincoln, who is a resident of Chattanooga, Tennessee, married INIiss Kate Evans, of Cynthiana, Kentucky.

William H. McFarland was born on the homestead farm, in Concord township, Champaign county, Ohio, on the 21st of January, 1S53, and early manifested a distinctive predilection for study, so that his father gave him all possible encouragement and assistance in carrying forward his scholastic work, his early traming being secured in the public schools of his native county. That his powers of absorption and assimilation were somewhat exceptional is evident when the fact is noted that his initial efforts as a teacher were made when he was but fifteen years of age, and such was his breadth of knowledge and his maturity of judgment that he was successful in his efforts from the very start, while he continued to follow the profession of teaching for the long period of twenty-eight years, gaining marked prestige and doing a work whose value will be cumulative for all time in its influence upon those who have received instruction under his direction, for it is certain that the angle of personal influence is ever widening, being beneficent divergwhile within its constanth' new numbers retarded. In this sense the great responsibility that canopies ever)- human life, and to be honored is he who makes his influence even tend in the direction of the true and good. For three years Professor McFarland was in charge of a ward in Sidney, Shelbycounty ; was for two years superintendent of the public schools, of Quinc}"^, Logan county, and later served as superintendent of schools in the following named places in Ohio : Worthington, Aberdeen, Groveport, Sabina, Jeft'ersonville and Yellow Springs, while later he was principal of the high school at New Carlisle and principal of a large ward school in Springfield for four years. In Columbus he was for five years principal of a large ward school and simultaneously held a similar incumbency in a night school, his labors during this period being indefatigable and perforce exacting. Seven hundred and ninety-two pupils were enrolled in his day school and three hundred and forty-three in the night school, and it is interesting to note the fact that one of his ambitious pupils in the latter was a negro woman seventy-two years of age. She was in the youngest class and learned to read and write umler the instruction of the subject. In 1895-6 Professor ]\IcFarland, with his family, resided in Washington, D. C, he teing the subscription manager of the Pathfinder, a weekly paper, of which he is still a stockholder. He has been connected with subscription for more than twentv years.

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In September, 1900. Professor McFarland came to Canton and forthwith entered upon his duties as principal of the South Market Street school, retaining this incumbency until June 20, 1002, since which time he has devoted his attention to buying lots and building houses in the city of Columbus. He owns a large number of first-class houses with all modern improvements, the rental of which brings him a greater income than lie ever received from teaching. He says he does not care to teach any more. Professor McFarland has long been a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in whose faith he was reared, and has been active in its work, especially that of the Sunday school. From the time of at; tfiining his legal majority he has accorded an unwavering allegiance to the Republican party, his first presidential vote having been cast in support of Rutherford B. Hayes. He is a member of Champion Lodge No. 581, Knights of Pythias, in Columbus. On the 15th of June, 1902, on the occasion of the memorial services of the Knights of Pythias in West Lawn cemetery, at Canton, Professor McFarland was chosen to place a wreath of flowers upon the casket of the lamented President Mc- Kinley, and on this occasion he delivered an enlogy upon the life and services of the martyred President which called forth the highest encomiums by reason of its appreciation and eloquence, and he received a vote of thanks for his earnest and effective address. He is also identified with the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with Columbus Lodge No. 30, Free and Accepted Masons, at Columbus, Ohio ; and Canton Chapter No. i, Washington Fraternal Union, of which last organization he is a member of the board of trustees.

At Conover, Miami county, Ohio, on the 6th of September, 1874. was solemnized the marriage of Professor McFarland to Miss Clara Jane Wilgus. who was his pupil while he was teaching in that vicinity. She was born in that county, being a daughter of James and Susan (LeFetre) Wilgus, well known and honored citizens of that section of the state. Professor and Mrs. McFarland have two children, Ellen Maud, who was born on the 27th of May, 1875, was married, on the 31st of July, 1898. to Ralph Coons, and they now reside at 106 North Twenty-first street, in Columbus, Ohio. On April 10, 1903, Good Friday morning, a daughter called Alice Lucille was born to Mr, and Mrs. Coons, and "Foxy Grandpa."" as he is now familiarly called, is the happiest man in Ohio. Horace Maley, who was born October 6, 1880, is now a mining engineer at Birmingham, Alabama. Fie graduated from the Ohio State University June 18, 1902, from the mining engineering department. He is now located with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, the largest corporation in the south, and Professor McFarland is very proud of his son, and he is entitled to this, for the youngman is rising rapidly and will evidently make his mark in the world. The subject is a man of recondite knowledge and forceful individuality, while his genial and kindly nature has gained to him the affectionate regard of the many students to whom he has imparted instruction, and he may well look with pride and satisfaction upon the work which he has accomplished during the nearly three decades of service in the educational field. The subject has never smoked a cigar, cigarette or pipe, never chewed tobacco nor drank a glass of beer, being a teetotaler. He would readily pass for a man not over thirty-five years of age.

PROFESSOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FAUST was born on the Waynesburgh road, near the crossing of Belden avenue (now in the city limits), September 20, 1851, where he lived until five years of age, when, with his parents, he moved east of the city, on the

Georgetown road, where liis mother stih resides. From his childhood he manifested a very decided inclination to study, and when about six years old entered the district schools, where his progress was such as soon to place him at the head of all his classes. Not content with pursuing his studies during school hours, he would frequently devote the evenings to his books, bging encouraged by his parents, which proved a great stimulus to the young" student in the acquisition of knowledge. Often on his return from the district school he would go to his father's blacksmith shop, where he helped in forging horse-shoes from old wagon tires, using the sledge hammer, which afforded him manual training of the true and strenuous kind. At other times he would take his rifle and go to the near-by woods and in an hour or so shoot squirrels enougl: for next day's dinner. He continued his common school work through the winter seasons until his seventeenth year, when, finding himself sufficiently advanced to pass the teacher's examination, he secured a certificate and, taking charge of a school a few' miles east of Louisville, taught a winter term, which established his reputation as an able instructor and judicious disciplinarian. So well pleased were his pupils and patrons with his first attempt at educational work that he was retained his own successor during the ensuing two years, and at the close of the third term he was employed to teach in his home district (Mt. Pleasant), where he labored continuously during the five years following. He attended Mt. Union College and the Smithville Normal School. Meantime he had become skilled at carpentry and when not teaching he w^orked at that trade, dividing his time between the two callings for a period of eight years, being as successful with tools as he was as an educator. Impressed with a desire to make the legal profession his life work, Mr. Faust, about the year 1S77. took up the study of law in the ofitice of Hon. C. T. Meyer, of Canton, and two years later was admitted to the bar and began the practice in this city. During the three years following he built up a lucrative business, meantime being elected justice of the peace in 1881, the duties of which position furnished him a fund of practical information, peculiarly valuable in his practice. While serving as justice of the peace, during his leisure moments he took up the study of phonographyand typewriting, in which, by the end of his term of three years, he became quite proficient, and was frequently called to report some verydifficult court cases, one case in particular being unique : Attorneys, judge and Avitnesses were all Germans, and the case was tried in the German language, he making his own translation while reporting the testimony. Prof. Faust became unusually skilled in shorthand, and his ability as a writer and instructor being recognized and appreciated, he was induced, in 1884, to take charge of the shorthand department connected with the Canton Business College, which he sxiccessfully conducted until 1897, when the college changed hands. During 1897-98 he taught commercial branches in a local business college, and in 1889 accepted the position he now holds as professor of shorthand and typewriting, teaching in addition commercial arithmetic, commercial geography and commercial law in the commercial department of the Canton high school, the duties of which he has discharged in an able and eminently satisfactory manner to the present time. Prof. Faust occupies a prominent place among the successful teachers of the state and has few equals and no superiors in his lines of educational work. He is a natural instructor, but he has never been content to rely upon native ability for success ; on the contrary, he has availed himself of every opportunity to add to his professional knowledge, at the same time developing peculiar tact in imparting instruction until, as already stated.

he has risen to an honorable standing in educational circles, and won a reputation such as few attain. Before his classes he is noted for tact and self-possession, believing "that what is worth doing at all is worth doing well." His thorough training and exhaustive knowledge, combined with a personal power as rare as it is admirable, make him complete master of the situation. Not only as a teacher has Prof. Faust come prominently before the public, but in various other capacities he has attracted the attention of the people of his city. From 1893 to 1897 inclusive he was a memter of the city council, and during his four years incumbency in that body proved a safe and judicious legislator, having served on many important committees besides introducing a number of ordinances which had a decided beneficial influence in furthering the interests of the municipality. During his last year as councilman he was president of the council, proving an able and judicious executive, making every other consideration subordinate to the one desire of curtailing public expenditures and giving the city an economic and business-like administration. He is a member of the Bi-County Teachers' Association and takes an active interest in the <leliberations of the same, participating in the various discussions of that body and not infrequently giving' expression to his opinions upon educational topics in carefully prepared addresses which always command the most careful attention. The Pythian order represents his fraternal relations, having- joined Buckeye Lodge \o. 11, of Canton, in 1882, taking an active part in the upbuilding of the order. The memliers encouraged him in his efforts Ijy electing him to all the offices, and now he holds the ])osition of past chancellor and master of work. In politics the Professor is a Democrat. I'ormerly he was a very active worker in the party, but of recent years has been more conservati\-e. though still a man of profound convictions and well posted on the great questions and issues 'of the times. He has made a careful study of political economy, sociology, the labor problem and kindred subjects, his wide knowledge of which has been of great value in his educational labors. A believer in the religion of the Bible from his youth up, he makes his faith and works go hand in hand, which, according to the -Apostle James, is the true test of discipleship. During his youth he attended the German Reformed Sunday school and church, where he learned to read the German language, which he uses at the present time. He was confirmed in this church and was a member for nianv years, but later became an attendant at the Trinity Reformed church.

The Faust genealogy no doubt originated from the German, but the first of which the subject has any information was that Philip Faust was killed in the Revolutionary war and his son, John Philip Faust, was born October 4. 1775, in IMiddletown, Berks county, Pennsylvania. John Philip was the father of Rev. Benjamin Faust, also born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, January i, 1798, emigrating to Ohio in 1806 and locating in Canfield township, Trumbull county. Rev. Benjamin Faust was the father of Cornelius, Mary, Sarah and Elias, all of whom are dead except Mrs. Sarah Kline, of Massillon, Ohio. Elias. father of Benjamin F. Faust, was born October ]6, 1829, and died January 25, 1868. F.lenora Sell, wife of Elias, was born November 7, 1827, and is still hale and hearty.

On the isth day of May, 18S4, Prof. Faust was united in marriage with Aliss \'iola Wolf, of Canton, daughter of the late Peter Wolf, of Stark county, this union resulting in the birth of three children, namely : Benjamin Webster, Catherine and Eleusenia, the two older being students of the city high school. \i(ila was biM-n November 24, 1882.

CHRISTIAN VOLZER. - The subject of this review is an American by adoption, but none the less a loyal citizen of the government under which he lives, as was demonstrated by his efficient service in its behalf during- the dark days of the late Civil war. Tracing the family history, it is learned that his grandfather, Conrad Volzer, was born and reared in Wurtemburg, Germany, the paternal ancestors for many generations ha\'ing li\ed in that kingdom. John (ieorge Volzer, the subject's father, also a native of Wurtemburg, was born in the year 1812 and served eight years in the German army. Subsequently he was employed as night watchman in his home town and it was there that he married Miss Magdalene Roos, who was born in the village of Medelspach, Wurtemburg, about the year 1813. He continued in the abo\-e capacity as long as he was able to attend to his duties and earned the reputation of an honest and upright man, though always quiet and unobtrusive in demeanor. He died in the year 1853, leaving a \\idow and seven children, six of whom came to the United States at different times, one still li\ing in the country of his birth. Mrs. A'olzer also came to America, joining her son Christian in 1867 and dying in Canton about the year 1889. The follo^ving are the names of the children born to John G. and Magdalene ^'olzer : Gottlieb, who accompanied his mother and a younger brother to the new world in 1867 and who afterwards died in Stark county. Ohio, his widow and children now residing in Canton ; John also came to the United .States in the above year, married Lizzie Ney and li\-es in Canton at the present time: Christi:in, the subject of this review, is the third in succession; Charles, the next in order of birth, became a citizen of this country some time in the 'seventies, married Kate Ney and died in Stark county in iqoi ; Conrad, who never left Germany, is a successful sulvcontractor in the city of Tuttlingen, Wurtem-

1)urg; William is a well-known resident of Canton who came to America in 1864 and married in this count}- a lady by the name of Anna Speace; August, who also lives in Canton, is a man of a family, his wife being formerly ]\Tiss Augusta Speck; the youngest of the family was a son by the name of Alfred, who died in infancy.

Christian Volzer was born in the village of Weiler, \Vurtemburg, on the 15th day of February, 1838. After attending school until about fourteen years of age, he engaged \\ith certain parties to tend a herd of cattle in the mountain three hundred miles from home, receiving for his services three dollars per year, board and clothing. He followed this lonely way of earning a livelihood about three years, but, becoming- exceedingly tired of it, finally gave up the place with the object in view of going to America, where an uncle by the name of George Roos was then living. This relative's home was in Duncannon, Perry county, Pennsylvania, and thither young Volzer determined if possible to make his way. Receix'- ing from Mr. Roos sufticient money to pay his passage, he set sail froni Havre, France, in April. iS'/, and on the first day of the month following landed at the harbor of New York, a stranger in a strange land. Proceeding direct to Pennsyhania. he spent the following year on his uncle's farm, repaying by his lalxir the money his relatixe had so kindly advanced him. In the sprin.g of 1838 Mr. Volzer made his first visit to Canton, Ohio, antl during the ensuing two years he was employed by Mr. John Rotii, a prosperous farmer of Stark comity, h'rom here he went to Paris, Ohio, near which place he work-ed for a farnier b_\' the name of John Emerick until June, 1861. when he returned to the home of his uncle in Pennsyl- \-ania. There he n.iet some of his former comjianions and associates, through whose influence he was induced to enlist, as the war was then in ]irogress and his friends were prci^ar- iiig to go to the front. He entered the service as a member of Company A, Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry, enlisting for three years, and in due time his command was sent south to bear its part in putting down the rebellion. Mr. Volzer saw much acti\'e service during his military experience, taking part in a number of battles and minor engagements, the more noted of the former being the actions at Fort Donelson. Stone River, Franklin and Perryville. Before the expiration of his period of enlistment he was taken quite sick with a chronic complaint quite prevalent in the army, the result being his discharge on the ground of disability after two years and three months of service.

Leaving the army, Mr. \^olzer spent a short time in Canton, and then went back to Pennsylvania, where he recuperated liis health for a while in the home of his uncle. Returning to Canton after a limited period, he was married in this city, October 27, 1864, to Miss INfary Ann Wielandt, a native of Wheeling, West Virginia, and daughter of Jacob and Ida C Stayer) Wielandt, both parents born in Germany. Immediately after his marriage Mr. Volzer entered the employ of C. Aultman &; Company, in wliich capacity he continued eight years, at the expiration of that time accepting" a position with the Russell Manufacturing Company. After remaining with the latter firm four years, he was made janitor of the South Market Street school building, which position he held three years and during the twelve years following he had charge of the high school building, discharging his duties with commendable fidelity. It was while thus employed that Mr. \''olzer met with a distressing accident which made him a cripple for liis life. Taking a day otf. he joined an excursion to Wheeling, West A'irginia, and while en route the train stopped for a while at Wellsville, Ohio. While standing with a number of others on the railwav platform at that place.

tlie structure suddenly gave away, throwing him upon the track bet\veen two cars while a train was in motion, the wheels of one of the cars passing over his left arm just below the elbow, completely severing that member. His injury proved a serious drawback in his janitor work, although he retained the place as long as he desired, resig'uing in 1891 to accept an easier and more remunerati\'e position with the Robinson Terminal P>ath Company, of Toledo, Ohio. After spending three years as agent for that concern he engaged to sell building lots for the .Arlington Land Company, in which capacity he continued one year, meeting with encouraging success the meanwhile. Severing his connection with the above company, he spent one winter firing at the central engine house and in the fall of 1898 was appointed city weighmaster. which position he still holds.

Mr. Holzer is an enthusiastic member of Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic, at Canton and for a number of years past his name has adorned the records of the Union Veteran Legion. He takes a li\'ely interest in all matters pertaining to the old soldiers and finds m.ucli satisfaction when talking with his comrades of the bloody days and recalling with them tb.e scenes through which they passed during the iron davs of their endeavor. Formerly he was a Republican in politics, but of recent vears he has been a supjjorter of the Democratic party; He was born and reared a Catholic and has ever remained true to the faith of his fathers, belonging at the present time to the German Catholic church on South I^Iarket street, this city.

Mr. Volzer's life has lieen an active and to a considerable extent an eventful one. He came *:o this country poor in purse and A\'ith but little to encourage him, but by honest industry he has succeeded well and by a strict observance of the ethics of life he has won an honorable place in the esteem of his fellow citizens. His good name has been a passport to the confidence of the people witli whom he mmgles and liis integrity is of that steriing character wliich always commands the highest respect of the pnblic. Few German-American citizens of Canton are as well known as Mr. Volzer and none have shown themselves more worthy of the esteem in which they are held.

Mr. and Mrs. Volzer have Ijeen blessed with children as follows : George J-. Christian, Marv. Elizabeth, wife of Jesse Taylor, Andrew, Harry, Monica, wife of Jacob Ballinger, and Minnie, all doing for themselves but the last named, who is still a member of the home circle. Two of the sons, Andrew and Harry, are heads of households, the former marrying a Miss Miller, the latter Miss Hasler.

IMPERTQS MARTIN is a representative of a sterling pioneer family, has himself contrijjuted to the material progress and industrial adxancement of the county and city and it is most consonant that he be accorded a place of di.'^tinction in a work of the proA-ince assigned to this publication. The orthography of the name was originally Matty, and the original progenitors in America emigrated hither from .Switzerland, in the pre-Revolutionary epoch, ha\-ing come from the canton of Basel, where the family had been estaljlished from a time when the "memory of man runneth not to the contrary." From a collateral branch of the family was descended Jacob Martin (born, 1725: died. 1700), a recondite scholar and profound philoso))her, whose remains lie interred in an ancient cemetery in Ephrata, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he died about the year 1700. He, with his brother, Jacob Martin, came to America between 1730 and T7-JO, accompanied by his wife and children, and they settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he became a pioneer farmer, and was the great-grandfather of the subject of this review. It is not definitely established as to whether or not his son John, grandfather of the subject, was born in Switzerland or after the removal to Lancaster county, where he was reared to maturity and where the residue of his life was passed, his attention having been consecutively given to agricultural pursuits. There was solemnized his marriage to Miss Sarah Cline, whose parents were born in one of the divisions of Great Britain, and soon after arriving in America her father was captured bv the Indians, who doubtless put him to death, as no trace of him was ever discovered by his bereaved family, who were strangers in a strange land, Mrs. Martin having been born after her father was thus captured, and having been reared under the direction of the sisters of the Moravian church, at Ephrata, Pennsylvania. She died in Stark countv. Ohio, and was buried one mile south of

Impertus Martin

Osnaburg. Concerning their children the following data is found available: George came to Ohio and his death occurred in the vicinity of Canal Fulton, this state; Jacob died in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania ; John, father of the suljjecl. was the next in order nf birth, and died in Stark county, Ohio ; Sarali was twice married, Iier second husband lia\-ing been Frederick Albright, and she died in Osnaburg, Ohio ; Anna became the wife of John Krumloff, after whose death she resided in the home of her son John, in Michigan, until her death, her son returning to Stark county, Ohio, where he still resides and is the father of John Krumloff; Elizabeth Ijecanie the wife of a Mr. Deweese, and her death occurred in Osnaburg, this county, and her grandson, Dr. John De- Aveese, is now a prominent dentist of Canton. John Martin, father of the suljject, was born on a farm sixteen miles northeast of the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the year 1786, and there he was reared to manhood, receiving a common-school education. He learned the trade of mason and to the same devoted his attention through practically his entire Imsiness career. In his native county he married Miss Catherine Lutz, who was there born and reared, being the eldest of the six children of Adam Lutz, who was one of the first settlers of Lancaster county, where he bought a farm for each of his four sons, all in the immediate vicinity of that upon which he hafl first settled, the four tracts being contiguous, and he raised the funds to pay for the extra land through the sale of wheat raised on his original tract. He threshed out a load of the wheat each week by the use of horses and cleaned up the product with a primitive fanning mill, whose crank our subject's mother had the l^rivilege of turning", often to the weariness and mortification of the flesh. The wheat was eventually taken to the mill and thence to the city of Philadelphia, where he sold the same for three hundred dollars a load, twenty barrels com])rising a four-horse load, which enaljled him to ])urchase the land for his .sons. He and his sons were stanch Whigs in jjolitics, and the John attained no little prominence in the political alfairs of his nati\-e cmmty. At the time of tiie war of 1812 the father of the subject organized a company and started for the seat of war, but was hot in any battles, and later recei\'ed an honorable discharge.