Canton Township (part 28 of 62)

John ]\Iartin continued his residence in Lancaster county, P'ennsylvania, until 1829, when he sold his property and, in company with his oldest son and daughter and the subject of this sketch, emigrated to Ohio, four of his daughters remaining in Penns_\'hania with the mother. She, fearing that Indians still infested the route and that they might more successfully elude them if they did not take the trip. John Martin bought a tract of land in Paris township. Stark county, from the Indians, the same comprising eighty acres, all of which had been cleared except ten acres, and the family abiding place was a house of hewed logs. Though the land had been cleared, it was far from being eligible for effective cultivation, many stumps and roots still remaining, while the place was infested with poisonous snakes, including massasaugas, hundreds of which were found and killed each season for several years. Mr. Martin succeeded in placing his farm under cultivation and making it one of the best in that section, and after there remaining until the infirmatics of advanced age necessitated his retirement from active labor, he passed the declining years of his life in the home of his sister, Mrs. Krumloff, of Osnaburg township, this county, where he died in November. 1840. Plis wife sur\-ived him se\'eral years, her death occurring near Magaclore, Summit count}'. Her religious faith was that of the River Brethren church, and in politics her husband was a stanch Whig of the old line. Of their children the following record is offered : Mary, who became the wife of Nicholas Wean, died in Bourbon, Indiana; John L., who was married, in Stark county, to Rebecca Caskey. was one of the California argonauts of 1849, making the long and perilous overland trip in company with a party of Canton men. one of whi.im, .^annicl Kauffman, was killed by the Indians while en route, while George B. Piatt, father of the first wife of the subject, was a member of the same party and was taken ill and died on the route, being buried on the banks of the Platte river; John L. Martin eventually returned to Ohio, and about 1859, accompanied by his family, he again made the journey westward, settling on the north fork of the Platte river, in Nebraska, where he became a prominent and influential citizen, having lieen admitted to the bar of that state and having served as justice of the peace, judge of probate and in other offices of trust and responsibility ; a daughter of his first wife married a Mr. Vienig Berrick, the wealthiest citizen of that locality, and the five children of his second marriage still reside on the homestead farm, where he died about 1893, at a venerable age; Sarah, next in order of birth of the children of John and Catherine (Lutz) Martin, became the wife of George Beckenhaupt, and she died in Paris township. Stark county, in 1869; Catherine, who became the wife of Samuel Johnson, died in New Franklin, this county, in 1893, her son, John \A'., having been a soldier in the Civil war and now a resident of Canton; Impertus, the immediate subject of this sketch, was the next in order of birth ; Elizabeth, who first marrietl Henry Hohn, after his death became the wife of Jacob Holwick and she now resides in New Franklin; Martha, wife of James Stier, died in Paris township; Adam E., the only child born in the Buckeye state, removed to Brown count}-, Illinois, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying in 1891. He was for many years the only Republican in that section and for a number of years he held the office of postmaster at Riplev. where his death occiu'red. In the old stone house erected entirely through the efi'orts of his honored father, on a small tract of land in Cocolico township, Lancaster county, Peimsylvania, Impertus ]\Iartin, subject of this sketch, \\as born on the 24th of February, 1821, and there he began his educational discipline, which was limited in extent, as he was but eight years of age at the time of his parents' removal to Stark county, Ohio. Here the iirimitive school hoilse of the pioneer days was far distant from the home of the family, and thus his attendance was of a desultory character. He has a distinct remembrance of the long and weary trip to Ohio from the old Keystone state, and yet the boyish enthusiasm made the trip one of pleasure and never failing interest to him, though they were delayed a few days by his illness, since he suffered an attack of varioloid while en route. The journev was made in a large Conestoga wagon, drawn by two horses, and was accompanied by much discomfort and hard labor. Two years after the arrival of the family in Ohio the home was broken up, and thus, at the age of ten years, the subject was thrown on his own resources. He secured a position in Greentown, where his duties were arduous, for he engaged in digging coal and limestone and in the burning of lime, working fourteen hours a day and receiving the princely stipend of four dollars a month and board. Later he went to live with a Mr. Swigart, and here he assisted in feeding stock and in other duties about the farm. It is now known as the Infirmary farm. He attended school dm-ing a portion of the time, having the prescience to appreciate the advantages thus afforded him for continuing his educational work. His employer had charge of the county farm at that time and while the subject was there the present county infirmary was in process of construction.

In April, 1S37, Mr. Alartin came to Canton and secured a position as clerk in the general store of Andrew Meyer. Jr., with whom he remained two years, while for the ensuing four years he was employed in a similar capacity in the store of M. & J. Laird. He then succeeded John Danner as clerk in the store of Martin Wikidal, for whom he clerked in all nearly ten years, in the meanwhile gaining a high repu- tation for energy, fidelity and ability, while the experience proved of great practical value to him. Later he was for a time engaged in the manufacture and sale of fanning mills at New Franklin. While there his first marriage occurred, and about the year 1859 he engaged in the grocery and produce business in Canton, on the site of the present Eagle block drug store. .A. few years later ]\Ir. Martin purchased the Trump block, where he continued in the same line of enterprise for a short time, when he sold the block to its former owner and remo\'ed to the southern part of the city, where he established a wagon factory, the venture having proved unsatisfactory through unfortunate outside speculations of disastrous nature, so that he finally sold his business to Eli MilleVi, receiving in exchange the latter's interest in a general store at Sparta, Stark county, Ohio, where the subject entered into partnership with E. Lauft'er, with whom he continued in the business se\eral years. Then he retired from the firm and purchased an interest in the Alliance Fire Clay Company, at Alliance, being one of the charter members to which city he removed, being made secretary and treasurer of the company. While there located he also entered into a partnership association with his brother-in-law, Joseph W. Hostetter, in the dry-goods business, the alliance continuing one year, at the expiration of which the partnership was dissolved and the stock divided. Mr. Martin again associated himself with Mr. Laufifer, shipping his portion of the goods to Sandyville, where they continued in business for three 3'ears. Mr. Martin did not, however, take up his residence there, but in 1869 returned to Canton, where he formed a limited partnership with Martin L. Best, in the plumbing, steam and gas fitting and galvanized-iron business, under the firm name of Best & Martin. The subject retired at the end of three years and then purchased a furniture and undertaking business, later disposing uf (he furniture business, but continuing in the undertaking line for some time. Within this period he was elected superintendent of the Ohio State Campmeeting Association, which is now located at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and retained the incumbency for a consecutive term of eighteen years, gaining a wide acquaintanceship throughout the state. In 1878 Mr. Martin purchased a farm in Osnaburg township and there maintained his residence until iSSij when he traded the same for a larger farm near the village of Waco, Canton township. This was his home for about four years and he then sold the i)roperty and purchased ten acres of land in the village mentioned, erecting buildings on the same, and selling the property to Howard Van Horn, a few years later, when he once more returned to Canton. During his residence on the farm he engaged in the manufacture, sale and renting of awnings and tents, many of which were in requisition in connection with the annual campmeetings of the association previously mentioned, as well as others, and in this line of business he contiiuied up to 1900, the enterprise having been a profitable one. In 1888 Mr. Martin purchased an interest in a farm of one hundred and thirty acres in Paris township, and also an adjoining tract of forty acres, the investment proving an unfortunate one owing to the financial panic which followed a few years later, the property, which had been placed at a valuation of one hundred dollars an acre, selling for only forty-five. He has made various investments in real estate during' the years past, and has been known as a progress! \e, earnest worker, in whatever field of endeavor he was placed, while his lofty integrity has ever commandcfl unequivocal confidence and esteem. Early in January. 1841. Mr. Martin became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, an.d iiis is now the distinction of being the 11atriarch of the church in Canton. He is the eldest nienilicr nf the Simpson church ruid the only li\ing uicnihcr of its original board of trustees and the oldest Methodist in Canton. He was brought into the fold of the divine Master and Shepherd through the influence of his eldest brother, and his life has since been consecrated to the work which has been given him to do and to which he has ever striven to be faithful in every particular, while he holds the esteem and affection of the church people, who revere him for his godly life and worthy services during more than three score years. It was through his influence that the edifice of the- First Methodist Episcopal church was established in its present eligible location, since he was opposed by all the officiary of the church with the exception of the pastor, Rev. Thomas McCleary, and the late Colonel Ball, but the wisdom of the choice is now recognized by all. In politics Mr. Martin was originally a Whig, having been a student of political questions and issues even before attaining his majority, and having been thus led to exercise his right of franchise in the support of Henry Clay for the presidency, in 1844, this being his first presidential ^'Ote. His first vote was cast in support of the honored Thomas Corwin for governor of the state. He has lived through all of the presidential administrations of the republic, excepting four and part of the fifth, and his mind, still vigorous and alert, bears the impress of many days, while his reminiscences are very timely and interesting. He became identified with the Republican party at the time of its organization and has ever since advocated its principles.

On the 22d of April, 1847, Mr. Martin w-as united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Piatt, who was a noble Christian woman and a true helpmeet to him. She was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, in the year 1823. being a daughter of George and Margaret (Dawson) Piatt, honored pioneers of Stark county, and she survived her marriage by only four years, her death occurring on the 12th of May, 1851. 1 About eight years later, on the i6th of August,

1859, Mr. Martin married Miss Eliza Anna Hostetter, daughter of Esquire Joseph Hustetter, likewise a pioneer erf the county and a man of prominence and influence in the early days. Mrs. Martin still survives, having been a devoted companion and counselor to her husband tluring the long years of their married life, while she has ever seconded him in his earnest work as a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The subject's children are briefly noted as follows ; William Bramwell, born of the first union, is now a resident of Fremont county, Idaho; George Elba, also of the first union, died in the third year of his age ; of the second marriage, John W. was a teacher for twenty years in Stark county ; Charles Lincoln, now in New York city; Ida Belle and Ada May, twins, the latter married to Frank L. Grener, and living in Chicago, and Ida B., at home, who has for a number of years been clerking in Canton in the store of William R. Zollinger & Company, and later in the flower store of L. L. Lamborn.

DAVID GEHMAN was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, the date of this importane event being March 20, 1841. His parents were Benjamin and Fannie (Sechrist) Gehnian and they had born to them nine children, of whom four survive. The subject was reared upon the home farm and was early inured to the hard labor of the farm. He was given little opportunit}' for acquiring an education, as his father died when the subject was but .fifteen years old and he was thus compelled at that early age to rely upon his own resources. He commenced working out at farm labor for various neighboring farmers, continuing in this way until his marriage, at which time he settled down to farming on his own account, renting- a farm in Nimishillen townshi]) for one year. He then rented a farm of one hundred and seventv- two acres in Osnaburg townsliip, and in 1866 purchased his present farm, comprising one hundred and a half acres of excellent land, remo\ing to his own home on this farm the following year. He was prospered here and was later enabled to purchase another farm of forty-five and a half acres a half mile north of Osnabm-g. With the exception of five years passed upon this last purchase, he has since made his home upon the larger tract and there has successfully followed his calling.

In 1S63 David Gehman was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Wingert, a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, her family having come to Stark county, Ohio, about 1840. Her parents were Samuel and Susan (Boucher) Wingert. By this marriage the subject becamfe the father of three children, two of whom survive, Rufus and Ida, the wife of John Rouh, of Osnaburg township. Mrs. Gehman died in 1886 and two years later Mr. Gehman again married, this time to Mrs. John Betts, whose maiden name was Sarah Royer. She also was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; and is the daughter of David and Nancy (Longanecker) Royer, who came to Stark county about 1852, settling in Nimishillen township. In later years they removed to Nebraska, where they both died. The subject has given to his children splendid practical educations and has fitted them in every way possible for successful lives, having also divided between them about twenty thousand dollars. Politically- ?\lr. Gehman is a stanch and uncompromising Republican and takes a keen and intelligent interest in the success of his party. Religiously he is a member of the German Baptist church and is in hearty sympathy with all movements looking to the advancement of the best interests of the community. He is a man of keen discernment and remarkably clear judgment on all matters pertaining to agriculture and the stock business. He has seldom erred in anv of his transactions and the excellent farm which he now owns, together with other valuable property in his possession, is the direct result of well-directed industry and judicious investments. He keeps himself well informed on current events and entertains pronounced views relative to all the great public and political questions of the day, which he has the courage to express when necessarv. He and his wife are highly respected by their neighbors and occupy a prominent place among the best people of Osnaburg township.

JOHN KRAUSE was born in the village of Mohnhausen, province of Hesse-Cassel. German}-, on the 7th of February, 1837, being a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Nauman) Krause. who were likewise natives of the same province and representatives of fine old German stock. The father of the subject served the prescribed term as a soldier in the German army and in the fatherland he gave his attention to agricultural pursuits up to the time of his death, in 1840, when the subject was but three years of age, and the mother subsequently married Justius Nauman, who was likewise a farmer by vocation. In 1845 '^^ emigrated with Ids family to America, embarking at Bremen on the schooner "John Detmar," which consumed forty-two days in making the voyage, the little family landing in the city of New York, whence they proceeded to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in a suburban district of which they took up their abode, there remaining until 1858. The subject had initiated his educational work in the excellent schools of his fatherland, and after coming to the United States he continued his studies in the public scJiools of Aetna, where the family first had their home, and he completed his scholastic discipline bv attending night school, his devotion in this line clearly denoting his appreciation of the \-alue of theoretical knowledge as a preparation for the active and practical duties of life. He was particularly favored in his final course of study, which was prosecuted under the direction of Rev. Conrad Kuhn, an able scholar and a clergyman of the Lutheran church. Soon after the family established a home in .\etna, Pennsylvania, the subject of tins review began the active duties of life, securing employment as a helper in the furnace department of a local rolling mill, the capacity in which the boy was thus employed being commonly designated in the parlance of the shops as "pull-up." His step-father secured employment as laborer in the same factory in Aetna, and there passed the residue of his life, his death occurring on the 26th of December, 1883, while his wife, the devoted and honored mother of the subject, did not long survive her husband, passing away on the 18th of January of the following year.

John Krause, whose name initiates this review, has been a resident of Canton, Ohio, for nearly half a century, and here he has not only gained recognition as a representative business man, but his well ordered life has made him an object of uniform confidence and esteem. In 1856 he came to this city, where he was shortly afterward married, and then returned to Aetna, Pennsylvania, where he continued to reside for, eighteen months, at the expiration of which, in 1858, he came once more to Canton, and on the 20th of April of that year he began work in the employ, of the Aultman Company, his duties being the setting up of mowing machines, and he thereafter continued to be employed in the works of this concern, which eventually grew to be one. of the most gigantic manufacturing institutions of the sort in the Union, for the long period of forty years, save for a short interval, in 1888, when he was in the employ of John Banner. In 1898 Mr. Krause left the employ of the Aultman Company and accepte 1 a position in the manufactory of J. H. Eller, where he held a responsi- ble place, being a trusted employe and one whose long identification with local manufacturing has been 'such as to give him a place among the veteran sons of industry in the city of Canton, where he is well known and highly esteemed, being a man of inflexible integrity and one whose life has been one of consecutive toil and endeavor. Such men exemplify the dignity of honest toil and their lives offer both lesson and incentive. In 1882 Mr. Krause erected his present attractive and commodious residence, at 1806 East Tuscarawus street, and the same indicates in a degree the care with which he has conserved his resources, for he has made good use of the fruits of his industry and is to-day in independent circumstances". In politic.? he gives a stanch allegiance to the Republican party, and his religious views are in harmony with the tenets of the Lutheran' church, in which he was reared. Mr. Krause was one of the first three trustees of the Hartford poor fund, his associates having been Messrs. John W. Walser-and Charles Herzen. They laid out the landed estate and platted a portion of the same into city lots, and our subject's home is located on this land. He isat the present time a member of the board of' trustees which has in charge the erection of the new Auditorium. On April 6, 1903, Mr., Krause was elected a member of the newly created board of public service of the city of Canton, his colleagues being John Buchman and Uriah Reinhold. Mr. Krause is entitled! to be considered one of the pioneers of Canton,, which at the time of his locating here was a village of about eight thousand population, and he has witnessed its development into a fair and prosperous city of about forty-five thousand people, while he recalls that all of the present church edifices of the city have been erected during his residence here, while in the east and south ends, where are now many large factories and innumerable residences, in the early days were to be found the open graia

of an agricultural district. He is a capable musician and was one of the original mem- "bers of the G. A. R: Band, while he was a mem- TDer of a local band as early as 1858 and continued to he actively identitied with band work amtil 1869. and only one member of the first band vv'itii which he was connected is now in service in that line, that being John Stuerhof. l\[r. Krause is a man of fine physicjue, standing :six feet in height and weighing two hundred and ten pounds. He is genial and kindly and during his long residence in Canton has retained the confidence of all with whom he has come in contact, while his circle of friends coincides with that of his acquaintances. Reverting to his genealog}', we may say that Mr. Krause was the only child of his mother by the first marriage, while by her second marriage she had one son, George l^auman. who is a successfid merchant of Canton and who marj-ied Miss Mary Shull.

On the 28th of September, 1856. Mr. "Xrause was united iij marriage to Miss Caro- -line Bonn, who was born and reared in Canton, where she has passed her entire life, with the exception of the eighteen months passed in Aetna, Pennsylvania, immediately after her marriage. 'She was born on the ist of Januai\v, 1838, being a daughter of Conrad and jMary (Naunian) Bonn, natives of Hesse- Cassel, Germany, whence they came to .\mer- 3ca about 1832, locating in Pennsylvania, ^vliere they remained until 1834, when they came to Canton, where Mr. Bonn engaged in the work of his trade, that of shoemaking. Tfe died in this city in 1884 and his wife passed ^way in 1891. To Mr. and Mrs. Krause have llieen liorn eight children, concerning whom "we incoqirirate brief record, as follows: Car- Tie is the wife of William McKenzie. of Canton; John, who married Annie Porter, served 5is paym'ister in the Spanish-American war, :a;"id while stationed in hdorida contracted a tever which resulteil in his death, which occurred on the 30th of INIay, 1900, in the city of Washington, where he was buried; Libbie is the wife of John Whitehead, of New Brighton, i'ennsylvania ; Norman, who is a resident oi the city of Chicago, married Mary ]\hn'pliy; Emerson, of Canton, is not married ; Plomer, wlio married Jennie Taft, is a resident of Canton ; Clara is the wife of Frank Skeels, of Canton; and Ruth died in 1892, at the age of eleven years.

CHARLES A. ARMSTRONG. - Alexander Armstrong, the grandfather of the subject in the agnatic line, was reared in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and was a man of broad information and mature judgment, having wielded no little influence as the editor and pulilisher of the Western Telegraph, in the old Keystone state of the Union. Alexander Armstrong eventually resigned his interests in Pennsylvania and removed to Wheeling, West Virginia, where he engaged in the manufacturing of paper, continuing in this line of enterprise until his death, about 1870. He was of English and Irish descent and the family was founded in America in the colonial epoch, the original progenitors in the new world ha\ing taken up their residence in Pennsyhania, with whose historv the name was long identified.

John H. Armstrong, father of the subject, was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, and there he received his preliminary educational discipline, which was effectively supplemented b\' a course of studv in Bethany College, at Bethany, that state, while he had the a(i(litional advantages of being reared in a cultured, and refined home. At an early ;ige he entered his father's ]);iper mill, ac(|uiring an intimate knowledge of the business in all its details, and for a time was associated with his father in partnership relations. In j86o he w\as married to .\melia 1/ublin at Jacksonville, a native of that ]i!ace. where she was born in the vear 1830, being a member of one of the pioneer families of that section of the state and a daughter of Charles F. and Sttsan (Bedillion) Laiblin, the former of whom was of German extraction, the original American ancestors having located here in the pre-Revolutionar}- days, while the Bedillion family was of the historic Holland stock in New York. After their marriage the parents of the subject resided for a time in Wheeling, W'est Virginia, whence they removed'to Missouri, where Mr. Armstrong devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits until 1868. when he returned to Ohio and located in Zanesville, wliere for, several years he was engaged in the mercantile business. In 1872 he came to Stark county, where he lived on a farm, in Pike township, and again turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, in which he was engaged until the time of his death, which occurred at Buffalo, Illinois. He was taken ill on the train while en route to his home and was remo>'ed to a hospital in Buffalo, Illinois, where he died about the month of October, 1876, his remains being brought to Canton for interment. His widow sur^-i^-ed until 18S0, her death occurring in Canton, and they rest side by side in Westla\An cemetery. Mr. Armstrong was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church, and Mrs. Armstrong of the Methodist Episcopal church, and they were folks of sterling integrity of character, esteemed by all who came within the sphere of their gracious influence. Alexander Armstrong identified himself with the Republican party at the time of its organization and e^'er afterward remained a stanch supporter of its cause. Of liis children the following is a brief record : Leander A. is a resident of Buffalo, Ne-vv York, where he is engaged as a painting contracter : Charles A. is the immediate subject of this review; Lucy C. is the wife of John Butcher, of Canton, and Cora E. is a teacher in the public schools of this city.

of Wheeling, West Virginia, on the 20th of Februar)', 1865, and when he was about two years of age his parents removed to Illinois, thence to Missouri and finally, in 1868, located in Zanesville, Ohio, where the subject secured his preliminary educational discipline in the public schools. In 1872, when he was seven years of age, the family removed to Stark county, and located on a farm in Pike township, six and one-half miles south of the city of Canton. In the vicinity of his home he continued to attend the district schools until he had attained the age of twelve years, when he came to Canton to continue his studies in the public schools, attending the local high school until his sixteenth year. His parents having died about this time, Mr. Armstrong was thrown upon his own resources, and he secured a position in the factory of the Canton Cutlery Company, later being engaged in a clerical capacity in the office of the Peerless Reaper Company, while for three years he was an employe of the Campbell Sash & Door Factory. Thereafter he was employed during the summer months at fann work for a period of three years, while during the winters he devoted his attention to teaching in the district schools, his success in the line and his natural predilection for the work leading him to eventually adopt the profession as a \'ocation. His ambition was quickened by his experience and his thorough interest in his work, and he determined to further fortifv In'mself for the profession of teaching, having in the meanwhile been carrying forward his studies. In 18S9 he was matriculated in Mount I'^nion College, at Alliance, where he completed the classical course and where he was graduated as a member of the class of 1893, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts. \Mthin this period he also completed a course of study in the commercial department of the same institution, being graduated in 1891, while he defrayed his expenses through teaching and other work, so that it is evident that determinate purpose anrl sturdy self-reliance are dominating elements in his nature. In 1892-3 Mr. Armstrong did effective work as principal of the public schools of Wingo, Graves county, Kentucky, and in September of the latter year he accepted the position of principal of the Woodland avenue school in Canton, his efforts in this connection being so prolific in results that he was transferred, at the expiration of his second year, to the liigh school, where he assumed charge of the department of mathematics and English, while in 1901 he was elected to his present responsible office as principal of the high school, in which he has significantly added to his laurels as an able, discriminating and enthusiastic educator, being thoroughly en rapport with his profession and having distinctive facility in imparting instruction and in engendering a cumulative interest and enthusiasm on the part of his pupils, while in the administrative functions of his office he has shown equal discretion and power. In June, 1805. hs received from the Ohio state board of school examiners a life certificate, and in December of the same year a high-school life certificate was likewise conferred upon him by the same executive body. He holds membership in the Ohio Academy of Sciences and the Ohio State Teachers' Association, while fraternally he is identified with the time-iionored order of Freemasonry, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon college society and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. In politics Prof. Armstrong gives his allegiance to the Republican party and his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the First Methodist church of Canton. He is a gentleman of genial and gracious presence, kindly in his intercourse with his fellow men, and his circle of friends is coincident with that of his acquaintances. His career shows the practical value to be placed upon clearly defined purpose and unwavering integrit\' and honor, and there can be no doubt

In the city of Canton, on the i6th of July, 1893, ^^- Armstrong was united in marriage to Miss Alice E. Hershey, who was born in this city, being a daughter of William H. and Mary Hershey, and of this union have been born three children, William Leander, Alice Amelia and Charles John, first two of whom are attending the public schools. The subject and his wife are prominent in the social activities of Canton, and their home is a center of cultured and gracious hospitality.

REV. AMOS EVANS. - As the name implies, the agnatic lineage of the subject traces back to W^elsh origin, and the family was established on American soil in the colonial epoch, the name having- ever stood exponent of sterling integrity and worthy citizenship. In the maternal line the genealogy is of German extraction. The original progenitor of the Evans family in America took up his residence in Virginia, with whose annals the name has been identified for several generations, and in the old Dominion state of the Union Peter Evans, grandfather of the subject, passed his long and useful life, being eighty-six years of age at the time of his death. Henry Evans was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, in the year 1810, and was there reared to maturity, his early educational advantages having been very limited in scope. However, he was a man of alert and vigorous mentality, and through his personal reading and study he gained a wide fund of knowledge, receiving his diploma from that wise headmaster, experience, and effectively supplementing through his own efforts the advantages that had been denied him in a specific sense. At the age of twenty-four years, with no monev to forlifv himself for the stern battle of lite, he left his home and started valiantly forth to make his own way in the world, and he walked the entire distance from Virginia to Lincoln county, Ohio. Upon his arrival in the Buckeye state he secured employment on a farm, though he had previously learned the milling trade. By rigid economy he managed to save a small amount of money from the meager wages received as a farm hand, and his self-reliance and courage were such that he felt justified in assuming connubial responsibilities, as is evident from the fact that within a few months after coming to Ohio he was united in marriage to Miss Julia Carter, who was a native of the same county in Virginia as he, having been born in 1812, and having been a mere child at the time of her parents' emigration to Lincoln coimty, Ohio, her father. Ha\-ila Carter, having been one of the honored pioneers of that section of the state, where both he and his wife died. Soon after Iiis marriage the father of the subject removed to Hancock county, where he took up a claim of one hundred acres of government land, the greater portion of which was covered with a dense growth of native timber, and after securing his claim he returned to Lincoln county for his wife, who soon afterward accompanied him back to the forest wilds in which he purposed reclaiming a farm. He erected a primitive log hovtse on his land, and the conditions under which he Ijegan his labors were those common to the pioneer epoch. No roads had been constructed, settlers were few and usually far distant from each other, and it required fortitude and great self-denial to face the problem of the lonely life and the arduous toil. Mr. Evans and his devoted wife found themselves equal to the task, being sustained by mutual affection and sympathy and finding a relief from care in the constant labor which fell to the portion of each. Gradually the farm began to change from a forest into well cultivated fields: the little home was brightened by the presence of children and prosperity smiled upon the noble parents. Mr. Evans continued to reside on his farm until the children had attained years of maturity, and after the death of his loved companion and helpmeet, in 1886, he went to live in the home of his daughter Lucinda, on a neighboring farm, and there he passed the evening of his long and useful life, his death occurring in October, 1896. He and his wife were devoted and zealous members of the Evangelical Association, and ever exemplified their Christian faith in their daily walk, and teaching valuable lessons to their children through both precept and example. Mr. Evans was a stanch Democrat in his political proclivities, and he was called upon to serve in various local offices of trust and responsibility, ever holding the implicit confidence and unequivocal regard of all who knew him.

Henry and Julia (Carter) Evans became the parents of five children, namely : Ransom H., who is a successful farmer of Mercer county, Ohio; Almeda, who is the wife of Noel Fellows, of Benton, this state; Amos, the immediate subject of this review; Lucinda, who is the wife of Irving Powell, of Hancock county; and Simon Carter, who died at the age of thirty-four years.

Amos Evans, to whom this sketch is dedicated, was born on the old homestead farm in Hancock county, on the 4th of June, 1845, and to him were accorded such limited educational advantages as were afforded by the primitive district schools of the locality and period, while he early became familiar with the work of the farm, to whose improvement and cultivation he contributed his quota, as he waxed strong in mind and body under the invigorating life of the old homestead. His first teacher was a Scotchman, whom he recalls as an interesting and original character, and his early scholastic discipline was of an irregTilar and desulton,^ nature, owing to the exigencies of time and place, for much of the time he was unable to attend school by reason of his services being required in connection with the work of the farm.

He also worked at felling timber, hauling the logs to the mill, assisting in the operation of the saw mill and kindred duties, and it may readily be inferred that his early life was one into which entered little recreation, little study and much work, and that of an arduous sort. He, however, laid the foundation of a good English education, e\'en under these unauspicious conditions, and, being favored with an alert and signally receptive mentality, he managed to advance his knowledge in a very material way as the years sped by. When twenty-eight years of age, ambitious to enlarge his scholastic knowledge, Mr. Evans, through his own efforts, was enabled to take a year's course of study in the Northwestern University, at Naperville, Illinois, one of the beautiful suburbs of the city of Chicago. This was after he had decided to prepare himself for the ministry, and it is needless to say that he wasted no time while attending the University. In 1876, after careful and conscientious theological study and due preparation in other ways, he received from the Ohio conference of the Evangelical Association a license to preach, and his first pastoral charge was at Fremont, Sandusky county, where he remained one year. The following two years were devoted to earnest and effective work throughout Pickaway county, and thereafter he was pastor of the church at Westerville for three years, the ensuing three years at Ashland, two years at Marshallville, and then passed three years in pastoral work in his home town of Findlay. From that place he went to Baltimore, Fairfield county, where he remained two years, at the expiration of which period a division occurred in the church organization, resulting in the formation of what is now known as the United Evangelical church, with which body he became identified at the time of its organization, and he was elected to the office of presiding elder of the entire conference. The conference at that time composed only one presiding elder district. He was one of five clerg}-men of the original Evangelical Association in the Ohio conference who thus became identified with the new church organization, and he has been one of its most honored and successful ministers in the state. After two years' service as presiding elder, Mr. Evans remained for an equal period as pastor of the Baltimore church, and the following two years he held the charge at Gary, Wyandot county. From that place, in October, 1899, he came to Canton and has ever since remained in pastoral charge of the church here, his able and devoted efforts having been signally effective in infusing vitality into both the spiritual and temporal affairs of the church, while he is known as a forceful, earnest and convincing speaker and as one whose every utterance bears the marks of sincerity and definite conviction. Mr. Evans holds a warm place in the hearts of his people, and is highly esteemed by the community at large. In politics he is an earnest advocate of the principles of the Prohibition party, but when his party has no candidates in the field he gives liis support to those men whom he considers best qualified for office, through ability and upright character, and in such cases he gives no heed to partisan lines.

In Fremont, Ohio, on the 8t!i of April. 1878, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Evans to Miss Lillie Ernst, who was born and reared in Mobile, Alabama, where her mother died, and after the Civil war she accompanied her father, John G. Ernst, on his removal to the north, establishing a home in Fremont, this state, where her father passed the residue of his life, his death occurring on or about 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Evans liave three children, namelv : Ernst, who is a student in the Can- ton high school, as is also Florence Mabel; while the youngest child, Lee Orlando Vincent, a lad of thirteen years, is attending the city schools.

Rev. Pearl Howard Welshl

REV. PEARL HOWARD WELSHL MER is a native of Ohjo and of German descent. The first of the father's family to come to this country were three brothers who left the fatherland many years ago and found homes in the state of Pennsylvania. They were honest and industrious tillers of the soil, and did much to promote the material prosperity of the communities in which they lived and earned the reputation of intelligent and enterprising citizens, demonstrating their loyalty to the country of their adoption by earnest God-fearing lives and a strict observance of the laws of the land. The subject's great-grandfather, a descendant of one of these brothers, was born in Pennsylvania, but in an early day migrated to Fairfield county, Ohio, where he followed the pursuit of agriculture until his death. His son, Samuel Welshimer, the' subject's grandfather, was born and reared in the county of Fairfield and also adopted agriculture for his life work. Later in life he moved to Union county, this state, and there followed farming with gratifying success until the end of his days, also winning the confidence and esteem of all with whom he mingled. His wife before her marriage was Anna Griffith, a native of Fairfield county, born of parents whose lineage was Scotch and Irish respectively. Among the children of Samuel and Ann Welshimer wa-s a son by the name of Samuel, whose birth occurred in the county of Fairfield on the 25th day of April, 1851. Li his youth Samuel Welshimer acquired an elementary education in the public schools of his native place and later accompanied his parents to Union cmmty, where in young manhood he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa

Wilson, whose birth occurred in the town o£ Somerville, Ohio, January 27, 1849. Mrs^ Welshimer was the daughter of Archibald and Margaret (Thompson) Wilson, natives of Virginia, the mother descended from a verywealthy planter and a large slaveholder of that state. Mr. and Mrs. W"ilson came to Ohio in?, an early day and for a number of years taught in the public schools of Union and Logaii: counties, both earning- enviable reputations aseducators. They lived useful lives andl linished their earthly sojourn in the county of Logan, where their todies now sleep the sleep from which they, will only be awakened" by the angel of the resurrection. After completing the common school course Mrs. Welshimer attended the Northwood Xonnal School, where she fitted herself for the profession of teaching. She taught, successfullyin her own and other counties for a period of eight years, and after marriage she and her husband settled on a farm near the town of York, Union county, where they lived untiL removing to West Manslield, a short time afterwards. Mr. Welshimer engaged in the lumber business at West Mansfield and still follows the same with gratifying financial results. He is a gentleman of intelligence and excellent character, a devout member of the Christian! church and in e\'ery respect a progressive and representative citizen. Politically an ardent Republican, he is not a partisan in the sense of aspiring to public distinction, preferring a business life to any office within the power of the people to bestow. Mrs. Welshimer is a lady of unusual intelligence and culture, posesses a beautiful Christian character and her activity in religious work has been of great benefit to the Disciple congregation with which she is identified. To this excellent couple have been born three children, of whom the siibject of this review is the oldest ; the others are Herbert Wilton, who married Miss Lena H;itliaway and is engaged in merchandising at

Rev. Pearl Howard Welshimer was born near the town of York, Union county, Ohio, on the 6th day of April, 1873. It is recognized as an incontrovertible fact that a man's life is largely influenced by his early environment, as that is the formative period and the "child becomes father to the man." Young Welshimer was signally favored in his early surroundings, having had the care and attention of devoted and loving parents and the influences of a refined Christian home. He comes of a family noted for pure and simple piety and devotion to the cause of religion, while there has ever been fostered a regard for the deepest charity and a leniency of judgment, concerning the shortcomings of humanity. From his father he inherited that sturdiness of character and Kne for the right which has -ever marked his public career, while from his mother come the gentle graces and loving solicitude for others, that have added so much to liis success in his holy office. Mr. Welshimer attended the public schools of his native county and those of West Mansfield until the age of eighteen, graduating from the high school at the latter place in April, 1891. Meanwhile he taught one term and after completing the high school course devoted about the same length of time to educational work, meeting encouraging success as an instructor. From his twelfth to his seventeenth year he spent his vacation as clerk in a mercantile house at West Mansfield and in that capacity acquired a practical knowledge of business and an acquaintance with the world, which every man in any profession should have. The better to prepare himself for the noble calling to which he had decided to devote his talents, Mr. Welshimer, in 1892, entered the college at Ada, where he prosecuted his literary studies until his graduation, two years later, aftc" which he became a student at ITirani

College, taking the ministerial course. While pursuing his theological studies in the latter institution he did much ministerial work as pastor of the Christian church at Champion, Trumbull county, and after his graduation in 1897 he took charge of the church at Millersburg, where he labored with great acceptance until 1902. In January of the latter year, Mr. Welshmier accepted a call to the First Christian church at Canton, a large, flourishing and influential congregation, to which he has since ministered with much success, growing constantly in the love and esteem of his people and winning the confidence and good will of the people of the city, irrespective of creed or belief.

As a speaker Mr. Welshimer is clear, forceful and eloquent and his every utterance rings with sincerity and honest conviction. A master of the art of public discourse, he is enabled to present the claims of the gospel in such a way as to entertain as well as instruct his audiences and his earnest and impassioned words reveal the deep fervor with which he is imbued in discussing divine truths, which are thus made to appeal more strongly to those to \\hom addressed. His mind is carefully disciplined, analytical and of broad grasp, which, with his keen perception and quick, lively sympathy, makes him a power in his chosen field of labor. It is seldom that one of his years has attained so great prominence in the ministry, but his abilities are widely recognized and his genuine worth, both in tlie pulpit and v,"ithout, has placed him among the foremost of those engaged in preaching the pure, simple gospel of Christ according to the teachings and practices of the primitive church. Mr. Welshimer's labors have been greatly blessed in winning souls to the better life and since taking pastoral charge of the Canton church many accessions have been made to the congregation through bis instrumentality. The organization is prosperous in all of its lines

On the 15th of May, lyoo, Mr. Welshinier was united in marriage with Miss Clara Hornig, of VermilHon, Ohio, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Baldwick) Hornig, the union resulting in one child, Helen Louise. Mrs. Welshimer has proved a tme helpmeet to her husband in his holy office, her sympathetic and generous nature having won the love and confidence of all coming within the sphere of her gracious influence and pleasing personality. While deeply interested in the noble work to which he has been called and in whicli he has been such a potent factor for good, Mr. Welshimer keeps in touch with the great world of secular affairs, which every true American citizen should do. He reads much, is remarkably well informed upon the leading questions and issues of the day and, as a Prohibitionist, votes his sentiments without fear or favor, though taking little part in party matters.

REV. GEORGE M. SCHMUCKER. - A full meed of honor and affectionate regard is accorded to the subject of this review, who is pastor of the Martin Luther church in the city of Canton, and whose life has been consecrated to exalted aims, - that of devoted service in the vineyard of the divine Master, and in the uplifting of his fellow men. It is interesting to note the fact that both his father and grandfather were clergymen of the Lutheran church, in whose ministry have also served numerous other members of the family in past generations. As touching the genealogy of Mr. Schmucker it is consistent to quote, somewhat at length, from an article prepared for a history of the Ohio synod of the Lutheran church. The sketch is initiated with particular reference to the father of the subject and in the following words : "Rev. George Schmucker, whose life's labors were spent among the West Virginia mountains, was a son of Rev. John Nicholas Schmucker, who immigrated to this country in 1785, from Michaelstadt, county of Erbach, Hessen- Darmstadt, Germany. The records of the church at Milchaelstadt trace the family genealogy back to the early part of the eighteenth century. Prior to that time they came from Switzerland. The sons of this sturdy German immigrant were John Ferdinand, John George, John Nicholas, John Jacob and John Peter. Upon their arrival here they located in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, and after a short stay there removed to Manheim, Pennsylvania, and thence to Woodstock, Virginia. Of the five sons three were preachers. * * * John Nicholas (grandfather of the subject), born September 24, 1779, was licensed by the Pennsylvania ministerium and served congregations in and around Woodstock, Virginia. He was one of the founders and the first president of the Virginia synod, which was organized in his own church at Woodstock, on the loth of August, 1829. He served various congregations in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, for more than forty years. He died February g, 1855, and is buried in the old Mallow cemetery in Pendleton county. West Virginia. His son. Rev. George Schmucker, was bom February 16, 1 807, near Woodstock, Virginia, and in his early infancy was baptized by his father in the Zion church, on Stony creek, Virginia. In this same church he was also catechised and confirmed by his father. In his youth the desire seized him to become a minister of the gospel, and though his father opposed this noble desire he could not be induced to relinquish the same. Accordingly he began his studies in a school organized by Rev. S. S. Schmucker (his cousin), at Newmarket, Virginia, in 1823, and which was three years later removed to Gettysburg, Penn- sylvania, in 1826, and incorporated as the Pennsylvania Theological Seminary. In 1835 George Schmucker finished his course at Gettysburg and was licensed the same year by the synod of Virginia. He took charge of some of the congregations of his father and served them until 1841. At this time his father made a \'isit to Pendleton and Hardy counties (now- West Virginia), and on his return home reported so great need of some one to break the lirend of life in that locality that the son was impelled to resign his charges and move to Pendleton county the same year." Of his work farther mention is made, drawing from the same source of information, but resorting to condensation and metaphrase, as in harmonv \\itli the limitations of this publication. Rev. George Schmucker gave his service to six different congregations, and was compelled to traverse an extreme distance of forty-five miles, over rough and hilly roads, in thus ministering to those over whom he assumed spiritual gaiidance. He thus traveled back and furth on horseback and continued his labors for the long period of forty years. As has been appreciatively said, "God's blessing rested upon his labors." Many of his congregations grew very large for that country, where people are so sparsely settled. The great Civil war almost paralyzed his work. Two of the congregations were scattered on account of sectional factions, and one of the church buildings was burned. After the war the fragments of the flocks were gathered up and are today earnest and faithful congregations. Father Schnnicker was well known and highly respected throughout Pendleton, Highland and Hardy counties, and in many instances he ministered to families even to third generation. Persons came to him for temporal as well as spiritual advice. He fell asleep in Jesus on the loth day of August, 1886, and his remains now rest beside those of his lather, in the old family burying ground.

In 1830 was solemnized his marriage to Miss Sarah Hahni, who was born in Shenandoah, benig a daughter of Jacob Hahm, and she was summoned into eternal rest on the 4th of September, 1900. at the age of eighty-three years, having been an earnest and selfabnegating supporter of her husband in his arduous labors and having also been a devoted mother to her children, who may well rise up and call her blessed. Of this union were born four sons and four daughters, namely : Henrietta Jane, Mary Elizabeth, Samuel Luther, William Mosheim, Martha, Jacoli Nicholas, Hanna Priscilla and George Melanchthon.

Rev. George M. Schmucker, the immediate subject of this sketch, was born in Upper Tract, Pendleton county, West Vii'ginia, on the 19th of August, 1857, and he passed his boyhood days on the farm there owned by his father, while among his early duties he devoted much of his time to tramping over the mountains tending cattle, the agricultural resources of that section being very limited. When about six years of age he began his scholastic discipline by attending the poorly equipped dis-, trict school, which was located a considerable distance from his home, which fact, together with that of his services being demanded in connection with the work of the homestead, caused his attendance to be somewhat irregular and desultory. When but eight years of age, while playing about the sugar-cane mills of his father, he met with a most unfortunate accident, his left hand being drawn into the machine and so crushed as to render necessary its amputation at the wrist. In 1873 ^^ entered the Polytechnic College at Newmarket, Virginia, where he completed the prescrilied curriculum and was graduated as a member of the class of 1877, and during the ensuing year he was successfully engaged in teaching school in his native county. His experience in choosintr a vocation in life was somewhat differentiated from tiiat of his father, who, it will be recalled, was discouraged from entering the ministry by his sire, but persisted in his aim, while the subject early manifested a desire to prepare himself for the profession of the law, but it was his portion to have his honored and revered father urge him rather to become a clergyman of the church in which he himself has so long and faithfully served. Ever mindful of the wishes of his father and relying strongly upon his advice and counsel, the subject was finally lead to follow his earnest admonition and entreaty in this connection and thus determined to prepare himself for the ministry of the church in which he had been reared. In view of the marked spiritual and temporal success which has attended his efforts in his holy calling, as well as in consideration of the maximum satisfaction and joy which have come to him as a follower in the steps of the lowly Nazarene, there can be none to doubt the wisdom of his choice. In 1877 Mr. Schmucker was matriculated in the Capital University, in the city of Columbus, Ohio, where he was enabled to enter the junior class at this time, and here he was duly graduated as a member of the class of 1880, having completed the classical course in the regular literary department. He then entereil the theological seminary of the same institution, which is conducted under the auspices of the Lutheran church, and was graduated in 1883, being at this time ordained and instituted as. a minister of the Evangelical Lutheran church, while on the ist of April of that year he was installed as pastor of the church at Carrollton, Carroll vounty, retaining this charge until January i, 1888, and doing much to advance the work of the church and to vitalize all departments of its service, spiritual, benevolent and temporal. He was then assigned to the pastorate of the church at Waynesburg, Stark county, and also assumed charge of various missionary organizations under its auspicies and in the \'icinity, and here he continued to labor until the ist of April, 1893. Then in response to a call from the mission board of his church, he came to Canton and here organized the first church of the Evangelical Lutheran denomination, the organization of the society having been effected on the 16th of June of that year, in the school building of the German Lutheran church, on East Tuscarawas street, whose members kindly encouraged and aided in the movement. At the inception the membership of the church included only one hundred and thirty persons, and in evidence of the devoted and indefatigable efforts of Mr. Schmucker stands the gratifying condition of the church today, the membership roll now including four hundred and seventy-five names, while the congregation worship in a well equipped edifice erected in 1893. Mr. Schmucker is a forceful and convincing speaker and his every utterance bears the impress of sincerity and earnestness, while he is equally potent in the pastoral and administrative functions of his office, as is shown in the rapid building up of the church organization under his direction.

Politically the subject maintains an independent attitude, though warm in his defense of the principles of prohibition. He takes an active interest also in educational work, and for three years he served as a member of the board of school examiners of Carroll county, while he has been called upon to lecture before the students of various colleges, and for the past ten years has been a valued member of the board of trustees of Lima College, at Lima, Ohio.

On the 19th of June, 1886, in Carrollton, Carroll county, Ohio, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Schmucker to Miss Mary Byder, who was born in that town on the 7th of January, 1867, and there reared and educated, being a daughter of John G. and Margaret (Buck) Byder, the latter of whom is now de- of St. Josepii when Dorsey, one of the most noted anti-slavery agitators of Kansas and Missouri, was arrested and imprisoned. He was also an eye witness of Dorsey's release by John Brown and his companion, who in the night pried up the corner of the jail, so as to let the prisoner escape. This was in 1858, during Mr. Schott's third western trip, the other two, aside from long, tiresome wanderings over a wild and sparsely settled country, having been devoid of incident or adventure of especial note.

On his return from his third trip, Mr. Schott was married, in Waynesburg, Ohio, to Miss Caroline Brinkle, who after several years of happy wedded life died in the city of Canton. Subsequently he entered the marriage relation with Miss Rosanna Kessler, of .Stark county, a union terminated by the death of the wife, after, which he chose for his third companion Miss Magdalene Markle, of Canton, who still survives. Meanwhile Mr. Schott continued to work at his trade and by careful management succeeded in acquiring some means, which he concluded to invest in western real estate. Accordingly he made another journey to the west, this time to Texas, taking the trip at the instance of the Texas Central Raili'oad, then in process of constiaiction. Writing to the management of this enterprise concerning its lands, he received a favorable reply, with a free pass to Texas and return. In company with four companions, he made an extensive tour of the state with the object of investment in view, visiting, in the course of his travels, Dennison, F"t. Wortb and many other important points. During the great part of the time the little company rode on horseback, over a wild, unsettled country, camping wherever night o\-ertook them and not infrequently meeting with dangers which upon more than one occasion came very nearly resulting in the death of the five intrepid travelers. At that time the Comanche Indians were on the war path and without realizing their proximity to the savages Mr. Schott and his companions rode into the hostile country. When they fully appreciated their danger it required the utmost care and vigilance to keep a safe distance between them and the lurking foes. Upon one occasion, when about going into camp for the night, ]\Ir. Schott suggested that they should sleep on a high bluff near by instead of in the valley, where several other parties had already pitched their tents. After some persuasion he succeeded in carrying his point and the sequel demonstrated the wisdom of his argument. During the night the Indians stealthily crept upon those who encamped below and the next morning nothing but mangled bodies remained to tell the tale of their horrible massacre.

While in Texas Mr. Schott borrowed of a friend sufficient money to purchase four hundred acres of land in Grayson county, for which he paid the sum of one thousand dollars. He also bought one hundred and sixty acres within the present corporate limits of Dennison, which he afterwards sold at a large profit, also realizing three thousand dollars from the former tract, which he disposed of a few years after making the purchase. In 1877 Mr. Schott made still another western trip, during which he speculated quite extensively in lands, never failing to realize liberally upon his investments. He owns at this time four hundred and fifty acres of fine land in Grayson county, Texas, upon which he settled three of his children, thus furnishing them comfortable homes, besides in other ways assisting them to get a start in life. In addition to his western real estate, he has valuable farm lands to the amount of four hundred and ten acres in Ashtabula county, Ohio, besides fine city property, both residence and business, which returns him every year a large part of his income. Mr. Schott purchased the lot in Canton now occupied by the Mechanics block when there was nothing but an old log cabin to mark the site.

and, in partnership with two other parties, built the handsome lousiness structure which now adorns the ground. When he erected his present liome on Cherry street there were no other buildings near, but, realizing that the city would soon grow in that direction, he made the investment and time has demonstrated his good judgment and rare foresight. He has greatly jmproved his property by planting trees, constructing walks, grading the street, thus adding materially to its value as well as increasing its attractiveness as one of the most desirable residence portions of the city.

Mr. Schott, in partnership with F. Herbruck and John Werner, organized the National Wringer Company and within a short time the present buildings were erected and the establishment put into successful operation. Mr. Schott was elected treasurer of the concern and under his able management it has become one of the substantial industries of Canton, the manufactured product having a large sale in every state of the Union. It is operated at full capacity to meet the demands of the trade and it is a matter of easy prophecy to predict an enlargement at no distant day. In addition to his manufacturing enterprises and real estate interests, Air. Schott for several years was (|uite extensi\-elv engaged in the ice business. He built large bouses on Fitzgerald lake, from which he shipped immense f|uanlities to Cleveland where he carried on a lucrative trade until the spring of 190J, when be turned the business over to his son-in-law. l)y whom it is now successfully managed. Mr. Schott has been an enter])rising and indefatigable worker, and from his youth to the present time b.is career has been characterized l)y an energy and determination which ne\er left success a matter of doubt.

Mr. Schott is a comiianionable gentleman and has many warm personal friends in the city of Canton and elsewhere. I'ublic spirited, lie has ever manifested an active interest in the material prosperity of the city of his residence and in the furtherance of the moral status his influence has also been a potential factor. Politically he is a Democrat and as such has twice served in the city council from a ward which is normally Republican by a reliable majorit}', thus demonstrating his popularity as a safe and reliable municipal legislator irrespective of party. Religiously he was born and reared a Catholic and has ever remained unswervingly loyal to the mother church, in the faith of which his children have been dutifully instructed. Himself and family belong to St. John's church in this city, to the support of which he has for many years been a liberal contributor.

By bis iirst wife Mr. Schott is the father of three children, Sylvanus, a fanner and stock raiser of Grayson county, Texas, where he owns four large farms; William, also a cattle dealer of that state, who has four thousand acres of land adjacent to the "Staked Plains;" and Ella, wife of Sylvester Halter, of Cleveland. Ohio. 'Jdie second marriage resulted in one son and one daughter, namely: .Mbert, who diied at the age of twenty-two, and .Vtldie, wh.o married John Hunter and lives on a twothousand-acre farm in Texas.' Mr. Schott's pi-esent wife has borne him two children, Sadie, who lives with her parents, and Emma, wife of William Fitzgerald, a resident of Canton.

REV. FREDERICK C. NAU, pastor of the German Reformed church of Canton, Ohio, iidierits the sterling characteristics of French and German ancestry, the paternal side of the family being traceable to the former nationality. His grandfather, Louis Nau, was a native of German}-. Ixun in the province of Hesse, where be s])ent the greater part of his life. Later he joined his son. Hemy, in the I'^nited .States, and settled at Mt. l'"aton, Wayne county, Ohio, where he li\ed the remainder of bis davs, dv- ing a number of years ago esteemed and honored for his sturdy honesty and genuine worth. Henry Nau, father of the subject of this review, was born in the Httle town of Homberg, Hesse, but grew to maturity principahy in the city of Cassel. After attending the pubhc school until the age of fourteen he entered the teachers' seminary in Cassel, where he prepared himself for teaching, which profession he followed for several years in Bremen, earning an enviable reputation as an able and accomplished educator. Thinking to influence his financial condition in the United States, of which country he had read much, and which he believed to abound in better opportur.ities for young men than his native land, he Ijade adieu to Germany in 1864 and sailed for the new world. For several years following his arrival he taught in the parochial schools at fialion, Ohio, and later became principal of the German schools in the city of Columbus, the state capital. Mr. Nau had been reared in a Christian home and through the influence of pious parents re was early led to give his heart to God and to devote his life to the Master's service. Believing that duty pointed in the direction of the public ministry, he entered that holy calling in 1875, ^""'^ ^''^t charge being the German Reformed church in the city of Bucyrus. Subsequently he served, at different times, the congregations at Bellaire, Mt. Eat(jn. New Bavaria and Sandusky, besides preaching at intervals at various other places. Rev. Nau was not only a clear, forcible and popular preacher, but a profound theologian as well, and in due time he took high rank among the clergy of his church. After his pastorate at Sandusky he was made editor of the German juvenile periodical of the German Reformed church. While holding this responsible position he lived in Cleveland, where the publishing house of the church is located, moving- to that city in 1890 and maintaining a residence there until resigning the editorial ' chair, eleven years later. As a preacher he displays much talent and education, and as a writer his articles have always been characterized by versatility, elegance of diction, clearness and beauty of thought. He has been one of the scholarly and useful men in his denomination and, although living the quiet, contented life of a farmer in Huron county at the present time, still keeps in touch with current religious thought and frequently fills pulpits near his home and elsewhere, besides taking an active interest in the public affairs of the church. Henry Nau was married, in Galion, Ohio, to Miss Catherine Lanius, a native of that city and daughter of the late Peter Lanius, a union which resulted in ten children, the subject of this sketch being the second in order of birth.

Rev. Frederick C. Nau is a native of Columbus, Ohio, and dates his birth from the 2d day of December, tSyT. After attending the public schools of the various cities and towns in which his father preached, he entered, at the age of sixteen. Calvin College, at Cleveland, where he pursued his studies until completing a full classical course, graduating in 1893 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, meantime having decided to make the ministry his life work. He began his theological studies in the seminary of Heidelberg College, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1S96, and shortly thereafter was appointed to his present charge, the First Reformed church of Canton.

Rev. Nau has more than met the high expectations of his friends, and among his parishioners he is held ir, profound esteem for his ability as an able and eloquent expoiuider of the word of truth, and for the substantial growth the church has enjoyed under his pastorate. When he took charge of the work in this city the membership of the congregation numbered about five hundred and seventy-five, but tln'ough his instrumenlality it has since been increased until the records now show eleven hundred now belonging, a gain of about seventy per cent in a little over six years. Not the least evidence of his enterprising spirit is the present fine condition of the temple of worship, a large and beautiful structure which he had thoroughly remodeled and rededicated in 1898 at an expenditure of fifteen thousand dollars.

Rev. Nau, like every good and patriotic citizen, manifests considerable interest in public aiifairs, and votes his sentiments fearlessly, also keeps himself well informed relative to the gi'eat political, economic and industrial questions now before the American people. Fraternally he is a Knight of Pythias, belonging to the canton degree in the latter organization. Rev. Nau's marriage was solemnized at Lima, in 1S96, with Miss Angelina Cantieny, a resident of that city and a descendant of an old family that lived for many generations near the border of Italy, in the south part of Switzerland. She has borne her husband two children, whose names are Catherine and Dorothy.

PHITJP SPIERER was born in the province of Alsace, France, which is now a portion of the German empire, the date of his nativity having been February 20. 1832, while he was a son of Peter and Barbara (Smith) Sherer, both of whom were Ijorn and reared in that same province, where the father was engaged in agricultural pursuits up to the time of his emigration to America. In his family were eight children, of wliom the following named five are living at the present time: Peter and George, who are identified with farming in Carroll county, this state; Christ, who is a resident of the city of Canton, Stark county; Christena, who is the wife of John Berger, of Sandy township, this county ; and Frederick, who is a resident of St. Joseph county. Indiana. In 1847 the family emigrated to the United States and, coming to Stark county, located in

Pike township, where the father of our subject purchased a farm of eighty acres, where he continued to make his home for several years, after which he disposed of the property and purchased a tract of one hundred and three acres' in the southern part of Canton township, where he and his devoted wife passed the remainder of their li\es, being honest, industrious and God-fearing persons and commanding unqualified confidence and regard in the community. The father had accumulated a competency in his native land and had converted his property into cash at the time of his emigration to America, but the greater portion of his money was stolen on shipboard while the family were en route, so that he was handicapped to a greater degree than he had anticipated when he established his new home. By energy and good management, however, he retrieved his fortunes, in a comparative sense, before he was called from the scene of life's activities. Peter Sherer and his wife were devoted members of " the Reformed churcli, being identified with the church in Canton whose pastor was the late and honored Dr. Herbruck. In politics Mr. Sherer was a stanch adherent of the Whig party. Four of his sons were valiant and faithful soldiers in the war of the Rebellion, Philip, the immediate subject of this memoir, and George, Frederick and Peter. Philip Sherer received his early educational discipline in his native province of Alsace, and was fifteen years of age at the time of the family's emigration to America. He had been educated in a German school and upon coming to Stark county he entered the district school in the vicinity of his home, but his schoolmates so ridiculed him on account of his not knowing the English language and making undoubtedly laughable mistakes, that he refused to continue in the school, and the year after coming to Stark county he entered upon an apprenticeship at the trade of shoemaking, becoming a skilled workman and devoting his attention to this vocation until he had attained the age of twenty-seven years. He then purchased a farm of eighty acres, in Sandy township, and in connection with the cultivation of the same he also engaged in the butchering business, in which he continued until 1879, while for two years of this inter\\al he conducted a meat market in Canton, Ijeing associated with a partner, whose poor management entailed failure to the enterprise, and the business was closed out, Mr. Sherer meeting with heavy financial loss in the connection. In 1875 he disposed of his farm and purchased the present fine homestead of the family, in Osnaburg township, the same comprising two hundred and ninety-three acres and being one of the most valuable and well improved landed estates in this portion of the county. Mr. Sherer was a man of insistent activity and enteiprise, was endowed with broad business capacity and mature judgment, and was prospered in his earnest and indefatigable efforts. He was a natural mechanic, and after coming to this homestead he was not content to confine his efforts solely to his agricultural operations, but erected on his farm large mills, - a saw and planing mill, cane mill, cider press and apple-butter factory, in which lines he transacted an extensive business for many years, while he also operated a gristmill and a well equipped threshing outfit. This mere statement indicates his progressive spirit and the great capacity he had for the handling of affairs of wide scope and importance, while he was honored as one of the representative and influential citizens of the county and as one upon whose entire career could be found no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. In November, i8qo, his original mill buildings were destroyed by lire, and shortly afterward he erected -the present finely equipped plant which is now owned and operated by his son Edwin and which betokens one of the most important industrirl enterprises in this section of the county. In 1888 Mr. Sherer erected a commodious and substantial residence, of modern architectural design, and the same is most attractively situated on a rise of ground, commanding a fine view of the surrounding country and being one of the conspicuous landmarks of the township. In politics he gave an unwavering allegiance to the Republican party, though he was entirely without personal ambition for official preferment. He was originally a member of the Reformed church, but later in life identified himself with the Evangelical Association, as there was no church organization of the former denomination in the vicinity of his home. He was liberal in his support of church work, and took an active interest in all that tended to conserve the progress and material wellbeing of the community, while to him was ever accorded the uniform confidence and esteem of all who knew him, and thus when he was summoned into eternal rest, on the 23d of January, 1898, the entire community felt a deep sense of personal loss and bereavement, while to those to whom he was nearest and dearest will e\er remain the utmost appreciation of all that was signified in the life of this noble and true man. On the nth of September, 1853, Mr. Sherer was united in marriage to Miss Christina Kinwright, who was born in Sandy township, this county, being a daughter of Michael and Margaret (Casper) Kinwright, the former of whom was born in the state of Maryland and the latter in the province of Alsace,. France, both having come to Stark countv in the pioneer days and their marriage having' been here solemnized. They are now deceased, the father having been one of the influential farmers of the county, while both were valued members of the New Lutheran church. Mrs. Sherer still resides on the old homestead, so endeared to her by the memories and associations of the past, and having the solace which comes from the filial solicitude of her children, of whom we ofifer brief record as follows :

Ida {-.. Mrs. Cahin Hershberger, has three children, Harry R., Arlan R. and \'erda AL. and one, Vera E., died in infancy; Henrv 1£.. avIto runs the mill, married Ella Shore}-, and h;is twii sons, Harold R. and Arthur X. ; Jennie A. married David B. Wilson^ of Waco, and thcv have one .son, Howard E.

SIMON REINER was born on a farm near Magnolia, Carroll county, Ohio, on the lOth of June, 1847, losing one of the ten children of Adam and Maria (Oaks) Reiner, while tlie number only four are living at the present time, namely: William, who is a resident .of Louisville, this county; Albert, of Canton; John E., of Nimishillen township; and Simon, of this sketch. Adam Reiner was born in Germany, about the year 1822, and was but years of age wlien his parents bade adieu to the fatherland and emigrated to America. It is interesting to record the fact tha-t they located in Stark county in the early jiioneer days, though they remained but a fewyears, having resided in Osnaburg township, Avhence they subsequently removed to Carroll county, where the grandparents passed the resi- -due of their lives. The father of the subject Avas reared to. maturity in that county, being dissociated with the great basic art of agriculture fron-i his IxDyhood up, and after his marriage he established his home on a farn-i in that <coimty, where he remained until 1854, when 1-ie came again to Stark county, settling' in Paris tow-nship, where he continued to be engaged in farming until 1867, when he came to the iarm now owned and occupied by our subject, on section 14, Osnaburg township. He continued to resifle on this farm until alxiut 1876, W'-hen he turned the management of the place over to the subject of this review and removed to another farm, north of the village of Loiiis- A'ille, where he continued to be actively engaged in farming until Tooo, when he returned to the homestead, where he is now lixing practically retired, at the venerable age of eighty-one }-ears, receiving the utmost filial solicitude on the part of the sul-jject and his wife, in whose lion-ie he is thus pleasantly estal)lislied. In politics he has ever given his su])i)ort to the Democracy, and he has held various minor offices, including that of school director, of which he was incuml;ent for se\eral years. His religious faith is that of the Catholic church, in which he was reared, and his entire life has been one of invincible integrity and honor, so that in the golden evening of his day he enjoys to the full the confidence and esteem of all who know him. His lo\-ed and cherished wife died sonie years ago in Nimishillen township.

Simon Reiner was a lad of about seven years at the time of his parents' removal from Carroll to Stark county, and he grew to maturity under the beneficent and sturdy discijiline of the farm, while his educational privileges were such as were enjoyed l)y the a\-erage farmer boy of the locality and period, being confined to a soniewhat irregular attendance in the district schools. In 1S77 ^^^ "^^'"is united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Diehl, who was born in Paris township, this county, a daughter of Jacob Diehl, a sterling pioneer farmer of the county. One year prior to his marriage he had assumed charge of the home farm, as has beei-i already mentioned in this context, and he continued to rent the farm from his father until 1880, when he purchased the property, and has since given his undivided attention to its cultivation and to the raising of high-grade live stock, though this featiu^e of his enterpri.se is subordinate to that of agriculture. In 1892 Mr. Reiner erected one of the handsomest farm residences in this section of tlie county, tlie building being spacious and of n-iodern architectural design and equipn-ient. while it should further be stated that it is a center of genial and gracious hospitality and a fa\'orite rendezvous of the wide circle of friends whi>m the famil-y ha\-e g'ained during tlie past years. Tlie farm has the Ijest of improvements and comprises eigiity-six acres of as fertile and productive land as is to be found within the county- The marriage of tlie subject and his estimable wife has been blessed with four children, of whom one died in infancy, while the other three are still l;eneath the home roof, their names, in order of birth, being: Antlnjny L., Emma R. and Ollie E. In politics Mr. Reiner is a stanch advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, and while he takes a deep and intelligent interest in the issues of the day and in the material and civic welfare of his home county and state, he has never exhibited any political ambition in a personal way. having no desire for the honors or emoluments of office of any character. He is a communicant of the Catholic church, as is also his wife, and they are identified with St. Louis parish, at Louisville.

DK. E. L. AIETZGER is a native of Stark county, and the youngest of four children born to J. W. and Frances (Pierson) Metzger, a notice of whom will be found on another page this \'olume. The Doctor was born August 3, 1872. in Xiniishillen township, and spent his early years on the home farm, attending during his minority the public schools of Louisville. At the age of twenty-one he acquired an interest in the Canton and Osnabnrg Brick and Tile Company, with which he was identified about four years, during which time he also ran a barber shop in Louisville, receiving from the two sources a \-ery satisfactorv income. Se\'ering his connection with the above company and with no desire to continue the barber business, Mr. Metzger. in 1898, took up the study of veterinary surgery, fully satisfied that the profession afforded a favorable opening for a young man of talent and sufficient energy to push tlie matter to successful issue. After a course of private reading Mr. ^letzger, in the fall of the above year, entered the veterinary department of the Ohio State University at Columbus, where he prosecuted his studies under the direction of some of the ablest professors of the day, and in the spring of 1901 he \\as graduated with one of the best records of his class. On receiving his degree he opened an office in Louisville and while his practice has covered no great length of time, he has acquired a large and lucrative patronage, which gives every promise of increasing many fold with each succeeding year. As is well known, the farmers of Nimishillen township have long prided themselves on the high grade of their live stock, especially horses, than which there are none better in any other part of the state. Realizing the \'alue of tine, healthy animals, they ha\-e spared no expense in looking after their ailments, which fact has made the presence of a skillful and successful veterinary surgeon almost as great a necessity as that of a regular 13h}'sician. Dr. Metzger was heartily welcomed in Louisville and the success that has thus far attended his treatment has given him much more than mere local repute. Many of his patrons came long distances to secure the benefit oi his professional ser\-ices and with but tritiing exception his treatment has been followed by tlie most satisfactory results. He now has about all the business he can properly attend to and his success has more than realized his most sanguine expectations when lie contemplated making the profession his life work.

On h^ebruary 19. 1901, Dr. Metzger was hajjijih- married to Miss Vida McClard. of Osnabiu'g, daughter of James and Ellen (Baker) McClard, ]jarents formerly of Stark county, but now li\'ing in Adairs\-ille, Iventucky. In politics the Doctor is an unswer\-ing adherent of the Democratic party and for four years served on the county central committee from Nimishillen township. He has been an agressi\'e worker, and his infiuence and leadership have contributed not a little to the party's strength in the campaigns of recait years. The Doctor's religious creed is represented by the Catholic church, in which he was born and reared and of which he has ever been an earnest and faithful member.

JOHN L. FREY was torn on the old homestead farm, in Osnaburg township. Stark county, Ohio, on the 23d of October, 1850, being the younger of the two children of John and Caroline (Sluss) Frey, the other child being- Frances, who is the wife of Reason A. Smuck, a prominent farmer of Osnaburg township. His father was likewise a native of Stark countv. having been born in Paris township, where his parents took up their abode in the early pioneer epoch, hax'ing emigrated hither from Pennsylvania. John Frey was reared on the pioneer homestead, his father having passed away when he was a child, and after his marriage he settled on a farm in Osnaburg township, where he became the owner of one hundred and seventv-three acres, and there he continued to make his home until his death, which occurred in 1890, at which time he had attained the age of sixty-seven years. He was a stanch Democrat in his political proclivities, and both he and his wife were consistent members of the Reformed church, the latter having been born in Osnaburg township, in 1829, while her death there occurred about 1878.

John L. Frey, the immediate subject of this sketch, grew to maturity on the old homestead where he was born, and his education was secured in the public schools of the township. At the age of severteen years he left the parental roof, and for the following five years followed various occupations, after which he returned to his home and there continued to be associated in the operation of the farm up to the time of his marriage, in 1879. He then removed to his present fine farm, which is located in Nimishillen township, and which comprises one hundred and eighteen acres. He purchased this farm from his mother-in-law, and it is known as OWQ of the model farms of the township, being under a high state of cultivation and equipped with the best of improvements, including a commodious and attractive residence. In 1888 Mr. Frey rented the farm and removed to the village of Louisville, this county, where he remained for the ensuing ten years, living practically retired and enjoying the fruits of his former toil and endeavor. In 1^98 he sold his town property and returned to the farm, where he was again located until the spring of 1903 and now supervises the same, being one of the progressive and scientific farmers of the county and thus securing the maximum returns from his labors. He and his wife have passed two summers in Colorado, in 1889 and 1890. In politics ]\Ir. Frey gives an uncompromising allegiance to the Democratic party, and he and his wife are prominent and zealous members of the Reformed church.

On the oth of October, 1879, Mr. Frey was united in marriage to Miss Harriet Hershey, who was born in Nimishillen township, being a daughter of the late Jacob Hershey, who was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and numbered among the pioneers of Stark county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Frey have one child, Nellie J., who is one of the popular young ladies of the community and who still remains at the parental home.

ADAM NIMON was born in Hesseu Darmstadt, Germany, on the 2d of February. 1833, the son of John and Anna Catherine (Moulin) Nimon, who were the parents of but two children, the other being a son. John, now a resident of Columbiana county, Ohio. The subject's father was also a native of Hessen Darmstadt, his birth occurring in 1804. He was reared in his native country and early learned the trade of wood working, being employed while in his native country at the manufacture of spinning wheels. In 1833, realizing that in the new world lay wider opportunities for a man of energy and ambition, he emigrated with his family, landing at Baltimore after an ocean voyage of forty-two days. At that time the father was eighty dollars in debt, having had their passage money advanced by two cousins who also made the voyage. They at once came to the Buckeye state, locating at Letonia, Columbiana county, where they lived one year. Later they removed five miles southwest of Letonia to a fifteen-acre farm which he had there purchased and there lived until the spring of 1852, when they removed to Stark county and purchased the farm of seventy acres now owned by Abraham Creighton, at Osnaburg. After a year's residence upon this place he ga\"e the farm to his son John and purchased the eighty-acre tract upon which the subject now resides. Lipon this farm the parents resided until their deaths. L'pon first arriving in Letonia the father learned the trade of wagonmaking and for a few years following worked at this business during the winter months, while during the warmer months he was employed at carpentering and building. He was a naturalborn mechanic and successfully handled all kinds of tools. At the time he erected his first house he was practically without experience, but fulfilled his contract to the entire satisfaction of his customer, receiving in payment therefor fifteen acres of land. The house is still standing and is in a fair state of preservation. From this beginning Mr. Nimon felt encouraged to continue at that occupation and pursued for a number of years witli marked success and profit. Politically he was a Democrat and took a keen and intelligent interest in the trend of public events. His religious principles were those embodied in tlie creed of the J.utheran clnu'ch, of which he was lono- a faithful and consistent member. His death occurred in 1882 in his seventy-eighth year, while his wife passed away the year previously at the advanced age of eighty-four. They Avere well known and highly esteemed by all who knew them and their deaths was a distinct loss to the communit)- in which they had resided.