Canton Township (part 57 of 62)

William Irwin is a native of Stark county, Ohio, and was born Septemberi 10. 1835, °i^ the family homestead in Paris township. His life up to the time of young manhood was the uneventful one of a country lad in a family of moderate means. In his youth he attended school in an old log building not far from his home, his means for acquiring an education being limited. He early became accustomed to all kinds of farm labor and continued until his marriage with Miss Hannah Sponseller, daughter of George Sponsdler, one of the early settlers of Paris township, moving here from Columhiana county, where the family located many years ago. During the nine years following his marriage the subject farmed the homestead on the shares, but in 1864 purchased one hundred and six acres of his present place, which he improved and reduced to a successful state of tillage. Later he added to his real estate until the farm was increased to one hundred and thirty-three acres, its present area. Mr. Irwin has long been regarded as one of the intelligent and enterprising citizens of Paris township, energetic and quite successful in the management of his own affairs and equally so in the interest he has manifested in the public good. He has acquired a fine property and raised himself to his present respectable position in the community solely through his o-wn efiforts and persevering industry.

Ten children were born to Mr. Irwin's first marriage, of which note is made in a preceding paragraph, two of the number being deceased; those surviving are Ellen, wife of Edward Rosenberg, of Washington township; George and Frank, who live in the township of Paris ; John, a resident of Washington township; Alice, who married Jasper Croft, of Osnaburg township: Florence, wife of William Mackenderfer, of Washington township; Grace, now Mrs. Frank Schwartz, of Osnaburg, and Frederick, whose home is in the township of Canton. The mother of these sons and daughters passed out of life July 4, 1893, ^"^ later Mr. Irwin married Elizabeth Gray, a native of Ireland who came to the United States in 1896, the second union lieing without issue.

]\lr. Irwin's political training has been with the Republican party, but he has never been a very active politician, much less a seeker after public place. He is a liberal contributor to all wortliv enterprises especially those of a charitable and benevolent nature and while not identified with any church he has always been

JOSEPH FOLK is a native of Nimishillen township. Stark county, Ohio, where he was born on the the 6th of July, 1847, being a son of Peter and Lydia (Reese) Folk, of whose two children he alone survives. Both parents were likewise bom in Stark county, the former having been ushered into the world in Nimishillen township, on the 26th of October, 1826, while the latter was born in Washington township, on the 22d of October, 1822. The paternal grandparents of the subject were Peter and Catherine (Miller) Folk, the former of whom was born in the state of Pennsylvania, near the line of ^Maryland, while the latter was born in Westmoreland county, of the old Keystone state, where their marriage was solemnized. Peter Folk, Sr., was a son of George Folk, who was one of the original representatives of the family in America, whither he was brought from Germany by his parents, who emigrated to the United States when he was a child of but four years, the family taking up their abode in Pennsylvania in the pioneer epoch. Concerning the ancestral history we enter farther record l>y quoting briefly from a previously published sketch : "Peter Folks, Sr., grew to manhood in Pennsylvania, where he was married and where four of his children were born, three daughters and one son. One of the daughters died in infancy. Elizabeth married Frederick Herbster, whose home was in \\^ashington township, Stark county, Ohio, where her descendants still live. She left eight children by her first husband and one by her second husband, Abraham Lutz. Catherine married Joshua Lentz, and they likewise resided in Washington township, this county, where she died, leaving four children. John resided for manv years in Nimishillen township

Peter Folk, Sr., was numbered among the earliest settlers of Stark county, where he entered a section of government land in the midst of the virgin forest of Nimishillen township, and here his youngest son, Peter, Jr., father of the subject, was born, all the other children having been born in Pennsylvania, as before noted. After the survey of the land was completed Peter Folk, Sr., divided the same among his three sons, Peter, Jacob and Abraham, each of whom recei\ed two hundred and seventeen acres. After the father of the subject grew to manhood he and his brother John came into possession of their father's farm, and there the former continued his residence until the early eighties, when he removed to the village of Louisville, this county, our subject having purchased the old homestead about this time. Of the father of the subject the following has been written: "Peter Folk, Jr., attained his growth on the farm entered by his father and received a fair education for his day. His early life was spent in hard labor in clearing the farm, and amid pioneer scenes. He was married a little before his twenty-first birthday on the nth of December, 1846, to Miss Lydia Reese, and shortly afterwards his father gave him one hundred and six acres of land. This young couple began housekeeping in a log house, and although they had little else to begin with save willing hands and any amount of energy, they met with much success and were classed among the substantial and representative citizens of the county. In the year 185S Mr. Folk purchased a quarter section of land in the state of Michigan, retaining possession of the same for twent)^ years and then disposing of the property. In 1847 h^ erected on his farm a good bank barn, and 1861 a fine residence, which still stands. The farm has now been in the possession of the family for four generations. Mr. Folk is a Republican in politics, and his first presidential vote was cast in 1848, for General Taylor, the candidate of the Whig party. He was school director about fifteen consecutive years and is a member of the Progressive Brethren church of which he was trustee for a long term of years."

Joseph Folk was reared on the old homestead farm, and early began to contribute his quota to its work, while he received such educational advantages as were afforded in the public schools of the locality and period, thus laying the foundation for that broad fund of information which he has since gained through being in active touch with men and affairs. As before noted, he came into possession of the farm about the time of his father's removal to the village of Louisville, and he continued to reside there until 1891, when he also removed to the same town, renting the farm, and in Louisville he has since continued to make his home, while for the past two years his venerable and revered father has resided with him. When the integrity of the Union was in jeopardy through armed rebellion on the part of the Confederate states, Mr. Folk showed his intrinsic loyalty by enlisting, on the 4th of September, 1864. as a private in Company I, One Flundred and Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he continued in service until victory crowned the Union arms. Soon after the organization of the regiment was eft'ected it was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, and thence to Tullahoma, where it was detailed on guard duty about two months, after, which it moved back as far as Murfreesboro, where it was stationed at the time of the memorable battle of Nashville, after which it went to Clifton, Tennessee, and there embarked for the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, from which point it proceeded to the national capita! and thence to Newbern, North Carolina, where it disembarked and marched forward to Goldsboro, having a spirited engagement at Clifton while en route. The command joined Sherman's army at Golds- boro and remained with his forces until the surrender of Lee, after which the regiment returned to Columbus, Ohio, where Mr. Folk received his honorable discharge on the 28th of July, 1865. He was under fire at Cedar Flats and Kingston, North Carolina, and also participated in numerous skirmishes, having several narrow escapes from capture and having been fortunate in escaping all wounds. He was found at the post of duty every day save one of his entire period of service, and made the record of a gallant and faithful soldier.

After the close of the war Mr. Folk returned to the old homestead, where he continued to devote his attention to agricultural pursuits, while in addition to this he manifested his enterprising spirit by securing a modern threshing outfit, which he continued to operate for a number of years, the same having been the first threshing machine operated by steam in the county. In 1872 he purchased a half interest in a saw-mill on the home farm, eventually acquiring full control of the same, which he kept in active operation for a number of years, and which is now used for short periods, on special work. In politics Mr. Folk has ever given a stanch allegiance to the Republican party, and his personal popularity in Nimishillen township was brought into distinctive evidence in about 1886, when he was elected to the office of township trustee, in face of the fact that the political complexion of the township is strongly Democratic, while he naturally appeared as the candidate of the Republican party. In 1889 he was the nominee of his party for director of the county infirmary, but was defeated with the remainder of the party ticket, the normal Democratic majority being large and impossible to overcome. Mr. Fplk and his wife are prominent and zealous members of the Reformed church, in which he is deacon and treasurer of the church in Louisville, taking a deep interest in its spiritual work and the support of its collateral benevolences.

Fraternally he holds membership in George D. Harter Post No. 555, Grand Army of the Republic, in the city of Canton, and Louisville Council No. 152, of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.

On the 14th of December, 1873, ^r. Folk was imited in marriage to Miss Eliza A. Miller, who was born in the village of Louisville, this county, on the 3d of Deceniber, 1847, being a daughter of Peter and Barbara (Kloffenstein) Miller, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in France, while they were numbered among the honored pioneer citizens of Stark county, where the death of each occurred, as did also that of the mother of Mr. Folk, who entered into eternal rest in 1898, at the age of seventy-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Folk have no children.

WILLIAM T. SOMMERVILLE is a native of the old Keystone state of the Union, having been born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, on the lOth of December, 1854, and being a son of William and Catherine (Weatherspoon) Sommerville, of whose six children all survive except Margaret, who died in 1865, the others being as follows: Jane, who is the widow of John Kelly, of Hanover, Licking county, Ohio; Thomas, who was killed by a cave-in in a coal mine in 1902, in Columbiana county; Catherine, who is the wife of Melvin Scholenberger. of Freeburg, Stark county; James, who is a resident of East Rochester, Columbiana county; and William T., whose name indicates this sketch. The father of the subject was born in Scotland, in the year 1822, and there he was reared and educated, while as a youth he began working in the coal mines and became thoroughly familiar with the methods of development in this line of industry. Shortly after his marriage he emigrated to America and located in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, where he became a member of the coal-operating firm of Pierce, Fish & Sommerville, and there he maintained his residence until 1865, when he came to Ohio and located on a farm near East Rochester, Columbiana county, the same comprising one hundred and sixty acres. On the farm which he thus purchased was a good deposit of coal, and he there remained for eighteen years, engaged in farming and in the development of his coal bank. In 1883- he left his son /ames in charge of this farm and came to Stark county, where he purchased the farm, in Paris township, where our subject now resides. On the place a coal bank had been opened many years previously, but the development had not been carried forward to any considerable extent, and through abandonment for a term of years the property was in very bad shape. The father of the subject forthwith employed a corps of men, and at an expense of several hundred dollars drained the mine and put the same in proper order for effective development. He continued to work this mine until 1888, when his son William T.. of this sketch, purchased the farm and coal bank, and has since carried forward the dual enterprise with distinctive discrimination and success. The father's death occurred in 1891. He was a Republican in politics, and was a valued member of the Masonic fraternity. His devoted wife, who was likewise a native of the fair land of "brown heather and shaggy wood," survived him by about two years, having been a woman of noble and gracious character.

William T. Sommerville was reared to maturity beneath the home rooftree, and received his early educational training in the public schools, his opportunities in this line, however, being somewhat limited in scope. On the 4th of February, 1883, Mr. Sommerville was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Emmons, of East Rochester, Columbiana county, and about this time his father purchased the farm in Stark county, and the subject entered into partnership with him in the operation of the coal mine on the place, thus continuing until 1888, when he purchased the farm and mine, as has already been noted. In politics he accords a stanch allegiance to the Republican party, and he is known as a public-spiriteci and progressive citizen. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in whose cause they are zealous workers, Mr. Sommerville being a member of the board of trustees of the church at New Franklin, and also treasurer of the same. To him and his wife have been born two daughters, Carrie E. and Olive A.

DAVID L. VAN DYNE was born on his present farm, in Paris township. Stark county, Ohio, on the loth of January, 1834, being a son of William and EHzabeth (Slagle) Van Dyne, of whose three children he is the elder of the two surviving ; his sister, Mary Elizabeth, is the widow of Abraham H. Bair, of Akron, Ohio. As the name indicates, the Van Dyne family is of Holland derivation, and the original American progenitor emigrated from the sturdy land of dykes to the new world prior to the war of the Revolution, thus adding another to the list of his countrymen who have played so important a part in our nation's history from the time of the foundation of- New' Amsterdam, the quaint and characteristic Dutch village, which has given place to the magnificent metropolis of the republic. This ancestor settled either on Long Island or Staten Island, but eventually removed over into New Jersey, where the old family homestead, erected in the Revolutionary epoch, is still standing, in Keyport, Monmouth county. Dennis Van Dyne, the grandfather of the subject, was a soldier in the Continental line during the great struggle for independence, as were two of his brothers, and after the war he migrated to Pennsylvania and took up his abode in Adams county, where he maintained his home for a number of years, being engaged in agricultural pursuits. In tliat county Wiiiiam Van Dyne, father of our subject, was born and reared, and there his marriage was solemnized. The date of his nativity was the year 1788, and he grew to maturity on the homestead farm, while he received a good education for the day and was a man of strong intellectual powers. About the year 1828 lie came to Stark county, Ohio, being accompanied by his family and by his venerable father, who here passed the residue of his life. William Va'n Dyne located on the farm now owned by his son, subject of this sketch, settling in the midst of the primeval forest and setting to himself the herculean task of reclaiming the land to cultivation, while the original family abode was a primitive log cabin of the type common to the locality and period. The maternal grandfather of the subject, Daniel Slagle, having entered two sections of land in this county, and having divided the same among his children, his daughter Elizabeth (Mrs. William Van Dyne) securing one hundred and fourteen acres as lier share. Mr. Van Dyne reclaimed and improved this farm, making it one of the valuable properties of the county, and on this homestead he continued to reside until his death, in the year i860, when more than three score and ten years of age, his devoted wife passing away in 1880, at the age of eighty-six years.

David L. Van Dyne was reared to maturity on the pioneer farm, and the educational advantages which fell to his portion in his youth were such as were afforded in the little log school-house of the period, the same being equipped with puncheon floor, slab benches, yawning fire-place and windows of oiled paper in lieu of glass, - primitive institutions often described and often the places where future greatness was nurtured. In 1858, up to which time he had assisted in the work of the home farm, he became imbued with an earnest desire to see somwhat more of the outside world, and, at the age of twenty-four years, he then started forth on a tour of the west, visiting various sections and being in Nebraska at the time of his father's death. Upon' receivingtidings of tlie demise of his sire he returned home and purchased his sister's interest in the homestead, and since that time he has consecutively maintained his home here, having remained in the west about two years. He has been successful in his farming enterprise, is a man of broad information and fine intellectuality, a constant and omnivorous reader of standard literature and one who also keeps in close touch with the questions and issues of the day, so that his reminiscences of the pioneer days, as well as his discussions of the latter-day topics, are of marked interest. He has giv'en an uncompromising allegiance to the Republican party from the time of its organization, and his religious faith is that of the Lutheran church, of which his devoted and cherished wife was likewise a member.

On the 1 6th of September, 1862, Mr. Van Dyne was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Smith, who likewise was born in Paris tov.nship, being a daughter of Lewis Smith, who was one of the prominent pioneer farmers of this township, and she remained his devoted companion and helpmeet for nearly forty years, being summoned into eternal rest on the nth of September, 1898, secure in the affectionate regard of all who had come within the sphere of her gentle influence. One child was Iwrn of this union, Ada, who is the wife of Charles Newcomer, who has active supervision of the homestead farm of the subiect.

HENRY R. SWALLEN is a native son of the Buckeye state, having been born in Brown township, Carroll county, Ohio, on Christmas day of the year 1841. He is a son of Christian and Elizabeth (Schory) Swallen, of whose nine children the following named five are yet living: Sophia, who is not mar- ried and wlio resides in the city of Alliance, this county; Henry R., subject of this sketch; Christopher, who is a successful farmer of Washington township, this county; Albert, who resides in the city of Alliance; and William L., wdio has been for the past nine years a missionary of the Presbyterian church in Corea. 'J"he father of our subject was born in Switzerland, in 1813, and was there reared to the age of twelve years, and then accompanied his parents on their emigration to America, the family coming to Stark county and residing for a brief interval in \\hat is now the city of Canton, the place being at that time a mere village, and from here they proceeded over the line into Carroll county, wdiere the grandfather, Henry Swallen, took up a tract of unreclaimed land, in Brown township, where he passed the remainder of his life, clearing his land of its heavy growth of native timber and bringing the same under effective cultivation. On this old homestead Christian Swallen was reared to maturity, and it is needless to say that he had his full quota of hard work in connection with the reclamation and cultivation of the pioneer farm, and for a number of years after attaining maturity he had charge of the homestead. In 1859 he removed with his family to Stark county and located on a farm in Paris township, the same comprising one hundred and sixty acres and being about two miles east of the village of Paris, and the property being now owned by daughter, Sophia, of Alliance. The farm had been partially improved, and he de\-eloped the same into one of the valuable places of this section, equipping it with good buildings and bringing the land under a high state of producti\ity, while this continued to be his home until he was called from the scene of life's labors, his death occurring in the year 1880, at the age of sixty-seven years. He was energetic and discriminating in his efforts and was one of the highly honored citizens of the county, being signally true and faithful in all the relations of life. In politics, though never an aspirant for otiicial preferment, he was an uncompromising advocate of the principles and policies of the Democratic party, while both he and his wife were zealous members of the Reformed church. His w;ife was born in Switzerland, and survived her husband by about a decade, her death occurring in 1890.

Henry R. Swallen was reared to maturity on the homestead farm, and his educational privileges were such as were afforded in the public schools of this locality. He continued to assist in the work of the home farm until his marriage, in 1867, after which he purchased a small farm southwest of the village of Paris and there made his home for the ensuing ten years, at the expiration of which he purchased his present tine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, where he has since been successfully engaged in general farming, devoting somewhat of his attention to the raising of a high grade of live stock. He has ever been stanchly arrayed in support of the principles and policies of the Democratic party, and was elected to the office of township trustee, in which he served one term, proving" a capable and acceptable incumbent, though he has never been an aspirant for the honors or emoluments of public office. He is a valued member of the Reformed church in the village of Paris, as is also his wife, and the family are prominent in the best social life of the community.

In February, 1867, Mr. Swallen was united in marriage to ]\Iiss Florence Goodin, who was born in Osnaburg township, this county, being a daughter of the late \\'illiam B. Goodin, who was an honored pioneer of the county, where in the early days he had his residence while conducting a quite extensive freighting business overland between Massillon, this county, and the city of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In the later years of his life he was one of the influential farmers of Osnaburg township. I\Ir. and Mrs. Swallen are the parents of eight children.

namely: Frank O.. who is a successful young farmer of Osnaburg township; Edgar, who is engaged in the produce business in the city of Canton ; May, who is the wife of Orwig F. Sinigar, of that city ; Arthur who is a popular and talented teacher of music in Canton ; and Anna, Karl, Webster and Edith, all of whom still remain at the parental home.

JAMES E. DOUGHERTY, M. D., deceased, was one of Stark county's most prominent physicians and citizens, he having practiced medicine in the county for over thirtysix years, and his prominence and popularity led to his being twice elected county recorder. Dr. Dougherty was a native of Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and was born on March 13, 1820, being the eldest child and only son of four children born to John and Elizabeth (Crail) Dougherty. The father was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1796, and was the son of James Dougherty, a native of Ireland. The mother of the Doctor was born in Pennsylvania on June 25, 1801, and was the daughter of John Crail, Esq., a native of the Isle of Man, who was a Revolutionary soldier. John Dougherty died at Richmond, Ohio, March 20, 1831, his wife, Elizabeth, preceding him to the grave, she dying in 1827.

Dr. James E. Dougherty attended the common schools of Jefferson county, Ohio, and was afterwards a student at the classical institute of Richmond, Ohio, where he spent two and a half years. He then taught school at intervals and at the same time took up the study of medicine with Dr. E. M. Pyle, of Richmond, Ohio, as his preceptor, and from whom he received his diploma, that being previous to the regulations later prescribed by law requiring a diploma from a medical college. The succeeding five years were spent in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, where he practiced his profession, after which he located in Jefferson county, Ohio. In 1849 he took up his residence at Greentown, Stark county, where he continued in the active practice for thirty-six years. During the Civil war he enlisted, in May, 1864, and became lieutenant colonel of the One Hundred and Sixty-second regiment, Ohio National Guard, which was called out for one-hundredday service and sent to Covington, Kentucky, at which point it did garrison duty most of thetime. He was always a stanch Republican, from the organization of that party. In 1885 he was elected on the Republican ticket tO' the office of county recorder, and removed to Canton in December of that year to take charge of the office for a term of three years. His majority at the polls was only sixteen votes, but so faithfully and acceptably did he discharge his duties and so popular did he become that in 1888, at the expiration of his term, he was again nominated by his party, and was reelected by a majority of six hundred and seventy-one votes, running one thousand votes ahead of his ticket. The Doctor was a member of Canton Lodge No. 60, Free and Accepted Masons, Canton Chapter No. 84, Royal Arch Masons, Hodassah Lodge No. 350, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Greentown, and of Canton Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. . He served from 1877 to 1885 as secretary of the Lake Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company, resigning when he removed to Canton.

Dr. Dougherty was twice married. His first wife was Miss Phoebe L. Thompson, of Carroll county, Ohio, whom he married April II, 1844. At her death she left one son, William T., who is now engaged in the real estate business and also insurance business in New Castle, Pennsylvania. On September 27, 1849, the Doctor married Miss Angeline, the daughter of Thomas- Gorgas, of Greentown, Ohio, who was a native of Lancaster county, Penn- sylvania. To this man-jage eight children were born, as follows: Charles A., recorder of Stark county; Louis Edwin, physician, of Greentown, Ohio; James E. died in 1888; John F., a dentist of Canton; Mary E., who was deputy recorder during her father's incumbency of that office, and is filling the same position under the administration of her brother, Charles A., present recorder; Sarah A., who married Martin A. Mattice, and died in 1891 ; Maggie, who died at the age of seven years; and an infant daughter who died unnamed. Dr. Dougherty died March 24, 1894. His widow, who survives him, was born January 4, 1833-

MRS. MARY E. GROOM was born in New Franklin, this county, being a daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Kiplinger) Martin, of whose four children three are yet living, namely: Andrew A., who is a resident of Sebring, Mahoning county, this state; Anna E., who is the wife of Frederick Goodman, of Akron, Ohio; and Mrs. Groom. Thomas Martin was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, his father being a native of England and his mother being of Scottish parentage. The Martin family was one of wealth and prominence in England, and the father of Thomas became involved in some dissension with the family and manifested his independence by emigrating to the United States. He located in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in contracting and building, and he was killed by a falling timber when forty-seven years of age. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Campbell, was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, shortly after her parents' emigration to that place from Scotland. Thomas Martin was reared and educated in his native county and learned in his youth the trade of tailoring, to which he there devoted his attention until 1852, when he came to Stark county and located in New Franklin, where he was engaged in the work of his trade and in conducting a hotel for many years. In 1870 he withdrew from the tailoring business, but he still continued his hotel enterprise until 1890, when he removed to the city of Alliance, where he lived till 1894, when he returned to New Franklin, where his death occurred in 1897, at which time he was seventy-eight years of age. He was well known in Stark county and was a man who commanded unqualified confidence and esteem. In his political proclivities he was a stanch Democrat, and for many years he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, but in 1865, on account of the political dissensions -which brought about a division in the northern and southern branches of the church owing to the war of the Rebellion, he withdrew from the body and identified himself with the Lutheran church, in which he remained a consistent and active member until his death, his widow being likewise a devoted adherent of this church. She was born in New Franklin, this county, in 1840, being a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Slagle) Keplinger, whocame from Franklin county, Pennsylvania, as early settlers in New Franklin, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Mrs. Martin now makes her home with her elder daughter, Mrs. Goodman, of Akron, this state. Mrs. Groom was reared in her father's, hotel in New Franklin, and as a child beganto assist in the culinary department of the same, ever manifesting a lively interest in the preparation of attractive and wholesome viands, and this early discipline is what has led her to continue in the line of enterprise in which she has achieved so noteworthy success, her parents having been consecutively engaged in the hotel business in this place for more than forty years. She received her educational discipline in the public schools, but was married at a very early age, since she was united to Kersey H. Groom only twenty-two days after her twelfth birthday anniversary. Her husband was a blacksmith and wagon maker by A'ocation, and after their marriage they continued to reside in New Franklin. In 1890 her parents retired from the hotel business and removed to Alliance, and Mrs. Groom was persuaded to provide table accommodations for transient guests, as the town was left without proper hotel facilities. Her hospitality and attractive service caused her business to soon assume such proportions that she found it expedient to remove from her cottage to the brick hotel building, where she conducted a successful business for one year, at the expiration of which she was called to Alliance to take charge of the boarding house conducted by her mother. She personally leased the building for a term of two years and when this lease expired she returned to her New- Franklin cottage, where she lived retired from all business associations for the ensuing two years. On the 22d of January, 1897, directly after the death of her honored father, she again removed into the hotel building and there carried on a very popular and successful business until the 17th of February, 1900, when she removed to her own building, which is conducted as a hotel and whose accommodations are fully appreciated by the traveling public, so that her indefatigable and earnest efforts are crowned with a due measure of success. An idea of the extent of the business may be gained when we state that during the year 1901 she entertained more than two thousand guests, implying the serving of more than four thousand meals, while the last year showed a marked increase in the volume of trade. Of Mrs. GroonVs four children the following named three survive: George W., who is a mechanical draughtsman in Allegheny, Pennsylvania; and Myrtle E. and Daisv M., who remain with their mother.. Mrs.

HIRAM H. ESSICK is a native son of Ohio, having been born in Columbiana county, on the 14th of March, 1856, and being a son of William and Catherine (Hossler) Essick, of whose eleven children ten are living, namely : Abram, who is a resident of Ellsworth county, Kansas; William A. and John M., who likewise reside in that county; Hiram H., who IS the immediate subject of this sketch ; Charles E., who resides in Columbiana county, Ohio; Anna L., who is the wife of Dr. John J. Chambers, of Alliance, this county; Ella, who is the wife of Benjamin F. Sullivan, of Alliance; George, who is a practicing physician in Wayne county, this state; Katurah, who is the wife of David V. Whiteleather, an attorney of Columbia City, Indiana : and Ida, who is the wife of Fernando S. Pieren, of Kno.x township, Columbiana county, Ohio. The father of the subject was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in the year 1 819, and was reared on a farm and continued to follow agricultural pursuits during his entire life. In 1850 he emigrated with his family to Ohio and located on a farm in West township, Columbiana county, near the line of Stark county, and there he continued to reside until his death, which occurred in 1898. He owned a well improved farm of one hundred and sixty-five acres, and devoted his attention to general agriculture and the raising of highgrade live stock. He was a stalwart Democrat in his political proclivities and was prominent in public affairs of a local nature, having served as township trustee and treasurer and in other offices of trust and responsibility. He was a valued and consistent member of the Lutheran church, as was also his estimable

Hiram H. Essick was reared to maturity on the homestead farm where he was bom, and secured an excellent common-school education. Upon attaining his legal majority he assumed the management of the home farm, which he operated on shares up to the time of his marriage, in the year 1881, when he leased a farm two miles west of the village of New Franklin, in Paris township, Stark county, and here he continued to follow farming as a renter until 1 89 1, when he purchased the place and continued his residence on the same until 1897, whein he purchased and removed to his present handsome home, a quarter of a mile south of New Franklin, the same having been formerly the home of his father-in-law and the residence being one of the most spacious and attractive in this section of the county. In this farm, which Mr. Essick purchased of the heirs of the estate, are eighty-eight acres, while in his other farm, which he still retains, are seventy-three acres, both places being operated under his direct supervision. In politics he gives an uncompromising allegiance to the Democratic party, and at the present time he is president of the board of education of his district, while he is a leading member of the Home Mutual Insurance Company, of Paris and Washington townships, of which he is secretary, proving a most capable and popular executive in the handling of the affairs of this well established and Ijeneficent organization. He and his wife are both earnest and zealous members of the Lutheran church, in which he is an elder, while for the past four years he has done a most helpful and highly appreciated work as superintendent of the Sunday school.

On the 20th of September, 1881, Mr. Essick was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Deppen, who was born in New Franklin, Paris township, being a daughter of the late Andrew Deppen, who was for many years a prominent business man of New Franklin, where he was engaged in the harness and saddlery business, while he also conducted his fine farm, lying contiguous to the village. Mr. and Mrs. Essick have one daughter, Edna C, who was born on the 27th of September, 1884.

THOMAS C. HAYNAM, of Paris township, is descended from one of the earliest settlers of Stark county, his grandfather, Thomas Haynam, a native of Maryland, having come to this part of the state as long ago as 1804 and settled on the place now owned and occupied by James Haynam, This land was entered for Thomas Haynam by his father, who was also a pioneer and a man of sterling worth.

After clearing his land and converting it into a good farm Thomas Haynam purchased additional real estate and in due time became one of the prominent agriculturists and leading citizens of this community. He reared a family of three sons, George, William and John, and four daughters, Mary I., Barbara, Betsey and Rachel, all deceased. Mr. Haynam died on the homestead about the year 1859, honored and respected by all who knew him. John Haynam was the first white child born within the present limits of Paris township, and the birth of several other members of the family also occurred in a very early day. George Haynam, another son of Thomas, was born in Paris township in the year 1822. He was reared to agricultural pursuits and after his marriage settled on one of his father's farms, which he continued to cultivate until purchasing one hundred and sixty acres of his own, the latter having also been a part of the paternal estate. As an agriculturist and man of aft'airs John Haynam enjoyed marked prestige. A pronounced Republican in politics, he never aspired to official station, but in a courageous, manly way did much for the success of his party during the active period of his life.

Religiously he was one of the pillars of the Disciple church in Paris township and to him as much as to any one man is due the remarkable progress which has marked the histon,' of the Current Reformation in this part of Stark county. The maiden name of Mrs. George Haynam was Elizabeth Crowd, whose parents were also among the early settlers of Stark county. She bore a family of thirteen children, eleven of whom survive, namely : Angeline, wdfe of George Rutledge; Henrj^; Thomas C. ; Mary, who married George J. Holben ; Elmira, wife of James Neiman; John, Jeremiah, Charles, Daniel, Frank and Curtis, all residents of Paris township except Mrs. Rutledge, who lives in Carroll county, this state. The father of these children departed this life in February, 1901, at the age of seventy-nine 3-ears; the mother is still living.

Thomas C. Haynam was born in the paternal homestead in Paris township, Stark county, Ohio. February 5, 1852. He grew up a well developed youth of marked individuality and when old enough entered the public schools where he acquired a practical knowledge of the fundamental branches of learning. During the working seasons he assisted his father and other brothers in running the farm, and when it became necessary to chose a vocation of his own, he did not long hesitate in deciding to devote his life and energies to the time honored calling of agriculture.

On the nth day of October, 1874, Mr. Haynam was happily married to I\Iiss Amelia Werle, of Paris township, whose father, Michael Werle, came to the United States from Germany and in the early 'fifties settled in Stark county where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. Immediately after his marriage Mr. Haynam settled on one of his father's farms in Paris township and later in 188/], came into possession of the place by purchase. Subsequently, in 1897, he bought of Mr. Marshall a seventy-acre farm on which, two years later.

he began the erection of a fine residence, which was completed and ready for occupancy in I goo. Mr. Flaynam moved to his second purchase the year in which his house was finished and since that time lias managed both farms, meeting with most encouraging success in his agricultural and other business interests.

Mr. Haynam's private character is without a stain and his name carries no blemish. In the public affairs of his township he lias long been an influential factor and for many years his name has been identified with nearly every enterprise for the general good of the community. In politics he supports the Republican party, in religion he is one of the leaders of the Disciple church, and in all things his life has been characterized by that broad spirit of charity and philanthrophy which bespeak the sincere Christian and the true lover of his kind. Aside from seeing six years as a member of the local school board, he has held no public office and it may be safely said that his tastes and inclinations have been in other directions than that of political distinction.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Haynam has been blessed with six children, of whom the following are living: Ida, wife of Ira Myers; George, Arthur and Clay, the last three still with their parents.

HENRY HAYNAM stands distinctively as one of the enterprising and progressive farmers of his township and is a native of Stark county, born in Paris township on the 17th day of February, 1852, being the first son of George and Elizabeth (Crowl) Haynam, and a brother of Thomas C. Haynam, to whose sketch the reader is respectfully referred for facts concerning the family's ancestral history. The subject's early life on the paternal homestead passed quietly and in the main uneventually. Being one of the oldest of the family, there fell to him, while still a mere lad, much of the labor and responsibility of the farm. On this account his educational discipline was quite limited, notwithstanding which he attended, during his childhood and youth, the country schools and by making the most of such opportunities as they presented, obtained a fair knowledge of the common branches of study, so that on reaching the age of manhood he was well prepared to assume the responsibilities which mature years naturally bring. After careful reflection he decided to follow the pursuit to which his ancestors for many years had devoted their lives, - farming, - and the better to prosecute it successfully he chose in his twenty-first year a companion and helpmate in the person of Miss Lydia Newcomer, of Columbiana county, who became his wife on tl:e 9th day of January, 1873.

Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Haynam set up their first domestic establishment on a part of his father's place in Paris township, and he continued to cultivate the land as a renter until purchasing a farm of his own, about ten years later. His present place, consisting of sixty acres of finely tilled and beautifully situated land, is one of the model farms -of the township, being well improved and presenting every appearance of a home of an intelligent and progressive American agriculturist of the most enterprising class. Mr. Haynam has not been sparing of his means in improving and making attractive his place, as its present aspect testifies. His wife proved in sense of the word ? fitting partner, sliaring his trials, helping him to face and overcome them, rejoicing in his success until, in the sunshine of a happy home, they enjoyed the tranquil peace and content which resulted from diificulties conquered and obstacles removed. After a happy wedded life of twenty-one years, Mrs. Haynam, in 1894, gently passed into tlie great beyond, leaving two children, namely: Vernum and Zetta, a third having died some time previous to the mother's departure. Subsequently, April 18, 1896, Mr. Haynam was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary Heastland, widow of the late Levi Heastland, of Paris township, and daughter of Jacob Wolfe, the union being without issue. By her previous marriage Mrs. Haynam had one child, Roy Heastland. The subject's political views are in harmony with the Republican party, of which he has been a firm adherent ever since old enough to exercise the rights of citizenship. Like his father and brothers, he was reared according to the teachings of the Disciples and for a number of years has been an earnest and devout member of the church.

DANIEL H. HAYNAM is a son of George and Elizabeth Haynam and a younger brother of Thomas C. and Henry Haynam, of Paris township, and was born in Stark county, Ohio, May 10, 1867, having first seen the light of day on the home farm where his father spent the greater part of a long and useful life. Young Daniel was reared in Paris township and as a farmer's boy early laid broad and deep a solid foundation upon which in subsequent years the superstructure of a well rounded character was gradually builded. 'When old enough to work he was assigned his proper place in the fields and he there learned that devotion to duty and steadfastness of purpose which in after years made so much for his success in material things and earned him enviable repute in the domain of citizenship. The educational experience of young Haynam embraced about the usual attendance at the public schools, which was afterwards supplemented by considerable reading. When a mere lad, Mr. Haynam manifested extraordinary mechanical ingenuity and nothing pleased him as much as to display his skill in making various kinds of contrivances. He handled all kinds of tools with the ease of'an adept, and when older turned this abiiitv to good account bv taking up the carpenter's trade, at which he soon became a very efficient workman. At the age of twenty he rented a part of the home farm and four years later entered the marriage relation with Miss JVIanuela Baughman, of Paris township, the ceremony being solemnized on the 14th day of July, 1894. Mrs. Haynam is a native of Stark county, and the daughter of Isaac and Mary J. Baughman, the father for many years a leading farmer and prominent citizen of Paris.

Shortly after taking to himself a wife and helpmeet Mr. Haynam moved to his present place in Paris township and cultivated the same as a renter for a period of five years, purchasing the land from his father at the expiration of that time. He has brought his place to a high state of tillage, besides adding many substantial improvements such as the majority of farms do not contain. Mr. Haynam is not only a man of energy, but also possesses business ability of a high order, as witness the liberal financial returns with which his labors have been rewarded. Wlien not otherwise engaged he adds very materially to his income by working at carpentry, his efficiency in this direction causing his services to be in great demand, not only in his own neighborhood but throughout the county generally, his repatation as a builder being much more than local.

Mr. Flaynam is a fine example of the loyal public spirited citizen. He has always been deeply interested in political cpiestions and since his twenty-first year has supported the Republican party. Recently he was nominated for the office of trustee, but owing to the overwhelming strength of the opposition he failed of election, but only by the narrow margin of thirteen votes in a township whose normal Democratic majority is many times that number. Mr. Haynam is popular with the people of Paris, irrespective of party, many of his warmest friends holding views directly opposite to those he entertains. He has decided views on the leading questions of the day, keep:; well informed relative to the great issues before the American people and his ideas and opinions have nc little influence upon those with whom he associates. His religious views coincide with the plain simple teachings of the Disciple or Christian church, of \\hicli body he has for some years been a faithful and constant member, at the present time holding the office of trustee in the congregation to which he and his wife belong.

To Mr. and Mrs. Haynam has been borne two bright children, both daughters, namely: Lila L. arid Aline M. Then- home life is happy and in the best social circles' of Paris townsiiip no family is better known or more highly respected.

LEVI HAYNAM. - As stated elsewhere in the sketch of Henry W. Haynam, a brother of the subject, the ancestors of the Haynam family were among th.e early pioneers of Stark county and the name is inseparably connected with the origin and gradual development of civilization in the section of country included within the present boundaries of Paris township. For a brief notice of William Haynam, the subject's father, the reader is respectfully referred to the biography of his son. Plenry W. Levi Haynam, the second son of William and Louisa Hayman, was born on the family homestead in Paris township, July 2,- 1849. T" ^'''^ usual manner of farm lads he spent the days of his boyhood and youth, and when old enough became a pupil of the public schools, which he attended of winter seasons until a young man in his teens, making the most of such opportunities for intellectual impiovement as came liis way. As his father's assistant, he nobly accepted his share of the burdens and resi)onsibilities of the farm, and in this waylabored diligently until his twenty-first year, when it became necessiiry to plan for his- own future as an independent, self-supporting factor in society. He chose agriculture and on attaining his majority he was given a part of the homestead, on which he began his life work. Four years later he took to himself a wife and helpmeet in tiie person of Miss Annie C. Miller, ot Columbiana county, Ohio, daughter of John Miller, a wellknown citizen of that part of the state, and as soon as practicable thereafter located on the beautiful little farm of forty acres where he has since lived, coming into possession of the same by an exchanging of properties with his brother Amos. As an agriculturist Mr. Haynam has always taken high rank ; although his- farm is not as large as those of some of his neighbors, the deficiency in area is more than compensated for in successful tillage as he realizes a much greater income from his few acres than do the majority of men from vastly more extensive estates. That he has succeeded in life is abundantly attested by the beautiful and commodious home in his possession and the ample share of material wealth at his command, having now a sufficient competence to answer all his purposes for the remainder of his days.

In politics Mr. Haynam is a stalwart Republican and for a number of years past has been one of the leading members of his party in the township of his residence. He has been a worker rather than an aspirant for public honors, his ambition never having led him to desire official position of any kind. He is not only a believer in the religion of the Bible but for years has been an humble and devout disciple of the Nazarene, belonging, with his wife, to the Disciple church.

Mr. Haynam is the father of two children, one, Harry E., living- with his parents. Of the home life of the subject much inight be said, as he finds his greatest pleasure with his family. His dwelling is a substantial structure, tastefully furnished and well supplied with all the comforts and manv of ihe luxuries of life,

TOBIAS M. HAYNAM, son of William and Louisa (Slack) Haynam, was born in Paris township, Stark county, Ohio; on the 17th day of January, 1862. His early life on the farm was characterized by the experience common to country boys and he grew to the full stature of manhood with a proper conception of life and its responsibilities, assisting his father in the summer time and during the winter seasons pursuing his studies in the common schools. On attaining his majority Mr. Haynam engaged in agriculture for himself and from that time until his marriage cultivated a part of the home farm for a share of the proceeds, his efforts being crowned Avith encouraging success. In 1885 was solemnized his union with Miss Lettice Crowl, daughter of Hubbard Crowl, of Paris township and immediately thereafter he moved to his present home, a beautiful place of seventy-eight acres which originally formed a part of his father's estate. Mr. Haynam cultivated this farm as a renter until the father's death, after which, in 1897, iie purchased the place and has since made it one of the finest and most desirable rural homes in the township, his improvements as well as the fine condition of the land bespeaking the presence of a man of advanced and progressive ideas in all matters relating to modern agricultural science. Subsequently, 190T, Mr. Haynam increased his original hiOlding by an addition of twenty acres, thus making a farm of ninety-eight acres, which for productiveness and general agricultural purposes is not excelled by any like area within, the limits of Stark county.

rated entirely from political life. While he has read much and is well informed on state and national issues, he is not a politician in the modern sense of the term, although an earnest and pronounced supporter of the Republican party. He has decided views as to revealed religion, and by much reading and timprejudiced observation has learned to look upon man-made creeds and formulated staternents of doctrine as inimical to God's word and subversive of the plain teachings of the Savior who prayed that his disciples might be one even as He and the Father were one. Accepting the Bible alone as an all-sufficient rule of faith and practice, he united some years ago with a church founded on this statement, in the Disciple church, of which he and his wife are earnest and consistent members. Mr. and Mrs. Haynam have one daughter, Hazel, born May 29, 1 89 1.

HENRY W. HAYNAM. - The family of which the subject of tiiis review is a representative has been prominent in the affairs of Paris township e\er since the pioneer period. Just when the subject's grandfather, Thomas Haynam, came to this country is not known, but it must have been at a very remote date, as he is remembered as one of the early pioneers of what is now the township of Paris. He purchased land, developed a farm, took an active part in the stirring times in which he lived and, dying- many years ago, left to his descendants the heritage of a good name which they prize among their most cherished possessions. Among the cb.ildren of Thomas Haynam was a son by the name of William, whose birth occurred in Paris townshi]), February 17, 1S20. He grew up familiar with the rugged duties of the pioneer period, received a limited knowledge of books in the old log school house common to this part of the Buckeye state threequarters of a century ago and assisted his father in clearing die farm and supporting the family. After his marriage he purchased eighty acres of woodland in Paris township and at once addressed hunself to the formidable work of removing the timber and reducing the soil to a state of tillage. This in due time was successfully accomplished and in the course of a few years he became not only one of the energetic and progressive farmers of his neighborhood, but also an active participant in all enterprises tending to the general improvement of the community along material, social and moral lines. He was a fine business man and from a small place of eighty acres increased his holdings until he became the owner of four hundred and fifty-six acres of land. In politics he was a staunch Republican and in religion a consistent member of the Disciple church. He died on the 5th of February, 1897, in his seventy-seventh year, honored and revered by his immediate family and esteemed by all who knew him. The maiden name of Mrs. William Haynam was Louisa Slack, and she was born in Stark county in 1826, the daughter of Henry Slack, one of the pioneer settlers of Paris township. She died in 187 1, having borne her husband ten children, of whom the following survive: Amos; Levi; Sarah, wife of Jacob Myers; Samantha, wife of Ed.

Benjamin Smook, and Henry W., all residing in the county of Stark. Some time after the death of the mother of these children, Mr. Haynam entered tlie marriage relation with Miss Eliza Ross, who is still living, the union being without issue.

Henrv W. Haynam was born in Stnrk county. Ohio, and grew to mature years on the home farm in Paris township, the meanwhile acquiring a fair education in the public schools. He was reared a tiller of the soil and has always followed that humble vocation, beginning for himself in 18S2, when he was united in marriage with Miss Qiarlotte Heim, of Paris township, daughter of Isaiah Heim, a carpenter and prominent farmer and a member of one of the county's old famihos. Immediately after his marriage Mr. Haynam moved to the place where he now lives and cultivated the same on the shares until his father's death, when he purchased the farm, buying the interests of the other heirs to the estate. Since then he has brought the farm to a very high state of cultivation, making numerous substantial improvements in the way of buildings, etc., and earning well merited repute not only as a progressive agriculturist but as a public spirited and farseeing man of affairs. In his political adherency Mr. Haynam is one of the leading Republicans of Paris tov.'nship and occupies no small place in the councils of his party jn county and district affairs. Religiously he adheres to the plain, simple teachings of the Christian church, of which for some years he has been an humble and devout commun.icant. Of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Haynam four are living, namely : Arthur, in the employ of the Lake Erie & Western Railroad : Elsie, Pearl and Dwight, who are still members of the home circle.

CURTIS L. HAYNAM. - Not the least -prominent of the Haynam brothers mentioned in these pages is Curtis L., of Paris township, to a brief review of whose life and achievements the reader's attention is here respectfully invited. A native of Stark cotmty, he was born on the 28th of May, 1872, in Paris township and here spent his childhood and youth, growing to maturity amid the quiet scenes and wholesome influences of farm life. He enjoyed the advantages of a public school education and at the early age of eighteen began life for himself as a tiller of the soil, renting a portion of the home farm which he continued to cultivate for a share of the proceeds until reachjne his twentv-fourth year. At that time he assumed sole management of the entire place and subsequently, 1896, contracted for the farm, agreeing to devote a specific amount to the support of his parents during their lifetime and otlierwise provide for their comfort and look after their interests. It is needless in this connection to state that the mutual agreement was most faithfully and religiously observed by all concerned and to the credit of the subject be it said that he never wavered in carrying out his part of the contract. He was untiring in his efforts in his father's behalf, spared no pains in ministering to his comfort and alleviating his suffering in his last illness and since the latter's death, which occurred February 24, 1901, he has manifested the same tender, filial regard in relation to his mother, who is still living and an honored inmate of his household.

Since taking possession of the homestead Mr. Haynam has come rapidly to the front as an enterprising agriculturist and stock raiser, in both of which respects he is easily the peer of any of his contemporaries in the township of his residence.

On the loth of September, 1896, was solemnized the ceremony which united Mr. Haynam and Miss Emma Baughman, daughter of Willard Baughman, of Paris township, in the holy bonds of matrimony, the union being lilessed with one child by the name of Royal J. The domestic life of Mr. Haynam is a happy one and his pleasant home is the center of a genial hospitality which he and his good wife freely dispense to all who may choose to claim it. Since his twenty-first year, he has been an uncompromising supporter of the Republican party and at the present time is one of the leading local politicians of his township. He has also achieved considerable repute as a raiser of fine short-horn cattle, in which branch of farming he is destined ere long to take marked precedence, as he is now stocking his place with the most valuable animals to be ob- tained in this part of the state. Like his father, mother and older brothers, Mr. Haynam is a man of profound rehgious convictions, and since young manhood he has been a sincere and devoted communicant of the Disciple church. He is active in all lines of religious work, as is also his wife, and his influence in the community has always been on the side of right.

ELMER E. HAYNAM, the fifth son of William, and Louisa (Slack) Haynam, was born April lo, 1868, in Paris township and spent his early life on the paternal homestead, where he acquired those exact and commendable habits whicii have characterized his career to the present time. In the public schools, which he attended during his minority, he received a fair intellectual training, but in the stern school of experience was acquired the sturdy, practical knowledge which formed the principal groundwork of his subsequent career. Mr. Haynam remained with his parents until attending his majority and then engaged in agricultural pursuits for himself, beginning his life work as a renter on a part of the home farm. In the year i8go he was united in marriage widi Miss Emma Lentz, daughter of John Lentz, one of Paris township's prominent ngriculturists, and from that time until his father's death continued to cultivate the soil as above stated, meeting with satisfactory success in his undertakings. His father dying in Febriiary, 1897, Mr. Haynam, some time the following month, purchased eighty acres of the Jacob Newcomer estate and has since lived on the same, meantime by a system of well conducted improvements converting his place into one of the finest and most desirable as well as one of the most valuable country homes in the county of Stark. Tine dwelling, thoroughly remodelled, is both commodious and sightly, ;t fine specimen of modern architecture and supplied with all the comforts and conveniences which money can procure. That Mr. Haynam is a model farmer will not be questioned by any one at all acquainted with the methodical and systematic manner with which he prosecutes his labois and conducts his business affairs. In connection with agriculture he devotes considerable attention to the raising and selling of fine live stock, his success in this respect being equally as great as that which has crowned his efforts as a tiller of the soil.

Politically Mr. Haynam is a Republican of the most orthodox type and as such takes a very active interest in party questions and issues. He has never sought official preferment and aside from serving for a number of years as president of the school board, has neither held nor desired public position. Although plain and undemonstrative in manner he is enterprising and progressive in his ideas, strong and faithful in his friendships and pre-eminently kind hearted and charitable. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Haynam has been brightened by the advent of four children, namely: Grace, Carrie, Lov and Svlvia.

FRANK L. HAYNAM is a native of Stark county, born August 15, T869, on the old Haynam farmstead in Paris township, being the twelfth in a family of thirteen chilflren whose parents w-ere George and Elizal^eth (Growl) Haynam. Raised in the country and early inured to manual labor, his youthful experiences were about the same as those of the majority of lads reared in close touch with nature on the farm. In common schools he obtained a fair educational training and as soon as old enough took his place in the fields Avhere he bore his full share of the work required to keep them in cultivation. Young Haynam remained at home, assisting his father, until twenty-one years of age, at which time he engaged in agricultural pursuits for himself, renting a portion of the homestead for the pur- pose. He continued as a renter until 1896, when he bought of his father one hundred and sixty-two and a half acres of fine land in Paris township, while his holdings at this time consist of one hundred and forty-two and a half acres, he having sold twenty acres. In addition to general farming Mr. Haynam devotes considerable attention to live stock, especially to fine hogs of the Poland China breed, in the raising of which his success has been most encouraging. Familiar with every detail of modern agriculture and a systematic worker and superior manager, he runs his farm well and never fails to realize abundant returns from the land in cultivation.

The married life of Mr. Haynam began in 1896, on March 28th of which year IMiss Lucinda Snyder, of Osnaburg township, daughter of Jacob Snyder, became his wife. The father of Mrs. Haynam has long been one of the successful and wealthy farmers of Osnaburg and as a citizen ranks with the prominent men of his part of the county. It was shortly after his marriage that the subject moved to his present place of residence in Paris township and he is now inimbered with the enterprising and progressive citizens of his community, being alive to everything calculated to advance its material prosperity and deeply interested in the moral and intellectual improvement of the neighborhood. In politics he is a pronounced Republican and an earnest worker for his party; in religion his views are in harmony with the teachings of the Disciple church, having been reared imder its influence, as were also his parents and several of his brothers, the latter, at the present time, being leading members of the congregation worshiping in Minerya. Mrs. Haynam is a lady of sterling worth and has proved an admirable companion to her husband, promoting peace and harmony in the domestic circle and making liome the dearest and happiest spot on earth to its inmates. She has

JACOB BURGER was born on the 23d of November, 1850, being a son of Jacob and Anna (Morrow) Burger, to whom were born six children, all of whom are living at the present time, namely : Rachel, who is the wife of William Hayman, and resides in the state of Oregon ; Hannah, who is the wife of Henry Crowl, of Columbiana county, Ohio; Daniel M., who is likewise a resident of that county: Jacob, Jr., the immediate subject of this sketch ; and Harriet and Hiram, who are twins, the former being the wife of William Holmes, of the state of Oregon, while the latter is a farmer of Columbiana county, this state.

The father of the subject was bom in the year 1807, in the state of New York, being a son of Daniel Burger, who came with his family to Stark county in the year 18 19. For a number of years after his arrival in the county he leased land, having cleared and improved the farm upon which David Chaddock now resides, near the village of Minerva. The father of the subject was reared to manhood on this homestead, and lent his due quota of aid in reclaiming the same from the forest, the tract having been heavily timbered, while eventually he came into possession of the farm, which he purchased of his father. Here he continued to devote his attention to farming up to the time of his death, which occurred in the year 1885, at which time he had attained nearly the age of four score years. He was an adept in the use of the ax and was a man of much physical strength in his day. For many years he did much chopping and also hewed manj^ of the timbers used in the erection of buildings in the early days. In politics he was a stanch adt383 herent of the Democratic party, and he was a of much pubHc spirit and progressive ideas. His wife was born in Stark county, Ohio, and her death occurred in 1873, both having held membership in the Disciple church at Minerva.

Jacob Burger was reared to the sturdy and invigorating life of the farm and his educational advantages were such as were afforded in the public schools of this section nearly a half century ago. At the age of eighteen years he entered upon an apprenticeship at the trade of carpenter, in which he became a skilled work- - man, and he followed this as a vocation for a number of years, while for nearly a quarter of a century he devoted his attention to the moving of buildings, having an excellent equipment for the purpose and finding his services in requisition throughout a wide radius of country. He abandoned this branch of his enterprise in 1900, since which time he has given his undivided attention to his farming interests. In 1884 he effected the purchase of the old homestead from his father, and somewhat later he purchased a tract of ninety-three acres in Cohimbiana county, where he now lives, and he has since continued to give his active supervision to the operation of both farms, which are separated by a distance of about two miles. Mr. Burger clings to the political faith in which he was reared and is known as a stalwart advocate of the principles and policies of the Democratic party, in whose cause he has taken a zealous interest. He served for two terms as trustee of Paris township, and for several was a member of the board of education of his district. He and his wife are both consistent and valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while fraternally he is identified with the Senior Order of United American Mechanics, affiliating with Minerva Lodge No. 21.

Ohio, teing a daughter of Charles Kurtz, who was one of the honored pioneers of Columbiana county. Mr. and Mrs. Burger have three children, namely: Clay O., who is station agent for the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad at Martin's Ferry, Ohio; and Mary A. and Carrie B., who remain at the parental home.

MICHAEL WERLE was born in the province of Baden, Germany, on the i6th of Augiist, 1844, being a son of Michael and Mathilda (W'eishar) Werle, who became the parents of ten children, nine of whom are living at the present time, namely: Catherine, who is the wife of Chris Kepinger, of Bushnell, Illinois ; Barbara, who is a maiden lady and who resides in the village of Osnaburg, this county; Michael, who is the subject of this sketch; Amelia, who is the wife of Thomas C. Haynam, of Paris township; Mathilda, who is the wife of John Starkey, of Minerva, this county; Lena, who also resides in that village; Eugene and Harmon, both of whom are residents of Osnaburg township ; and Cora, who is the wife of Henry Foltz, of Minerva.

In the year 1852 Michael Werle, Sr., accompanied by his wife and the children who were born to them in the fatherland, emigrated to the United States, landing in New York city, where they remained for a short interval and thence came directly to Stark county, Ohio, where he purchased a farm of sixtysix acres, near the southwestern corner of Paris township, later purchasing an adjoining tract of forty acres and eventually becoming one of the successful and independent farmers of the county, having personally reclaimed a considerable portion of his farm, as much of the native timber was still standing on the place when it came into his possession. Here he lived and labored to goodly ends until he passed to his final reward in the fullness of years and secured in the esteem of all \\ho knew him. hav- ing been eighty-two years of age at the time of his death. His loved and devoted wife survived him about three years, passing away at the age of seventy-two years. In pohtics he was a stanch Democrat and both he and his wife were consistent and vahied members of the Reformed church.

Michael Werle, Jr., was about eight years of age at the time when the family bade adieu to the fatherland and came to America to establish a new home, and he was reared to maturity on the homestead farm in this county, having such educational advantages as were afforded by a somewhat irregular attendance in the district Schools of a half century ago. He continued to assist in the work of the home place until his marriage, in 1870, when he rented the farm of which he is now the owTier, in section 23, Paris township, and for the ensuing decade he continued to here follow farming as a renter. In 1880 he purchased the farm now owned by Jerry Haynam, in section 23, this township, where he remained four years, at the expiration of which he returned to his present farm, to whose improvement and cultivation he has since devoted his attention, while it may consistently be said that he has one of the most valuable farms in this section, so far as comparison may be made according to relative areas.

On the 17th of March, 1870, Mr. Werle was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Hein, of Osnaburg township, she having been the daughter of Powell Hein, who was a native of Germany, whence he came to Stark county several years prior to the arrival of the Werle family and here passed the remainder of his life, being one of the honored pioneer farmers of the township mentioned. Mrs. Werle was summoned into eternal rest in 1886, and of her five children four yet survive, namely : Amelia, who is the wife of William Myers, of Paris township; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Grant Ford, of this township; and Matilda and Cora, who remain at the paternal home. In 1888, Mr. Werle married his present wife, whose maiden name was Wilhelmina Miller, and who was born in Osnaburg township, being a daughter of Jacob Miller, an influential pioneer farmer of this county, whither he emigrated from Germany and where he resided until the time of his death. The farni now owned by the subject was a portion of the Miller estate and after his second marriage he purchased the interests of the other heirs aside from his wife,, and now has a finely improved farm of one hundred and eighteen acres. No children have been born of the second marriage. In his political proclivities Mr. Werle exercises his franchise in support of the Democratic party so far as national issues are involved, but in local affairs he is not dominated by strenuous partisanship, giving his support to such men and measures as meet the approval of his judgment. He and his wife are honored members of the Reformed church and take an active interest in its work.

JOHN CARSON, who was in his eightyfourth year at the time of his death, was a native of the fair Emerald Isle, having been born in county Tyrone, Ireland, on the 15th of July, 1 8 19, and being a son of Samuel and Mary (Aiken) Carson, both of whom were likewise born in Ireland, of the stanch old stock, and of their eleven children only three are now living, namely: Rebecca, who is the widow of John McTntyre and resides in Hebron, Indiana;- James, who is a resident of Carroll county, this state; and Isabelle J., who is the widow of William Beaty, and resides in Waynesburg, Stark county. The youngest of these children is seventy-seven years of age. The father of the subject was born in county Tyrone, on the estate of the Marquis of Abercorn, the year of his nativity having been 1788 while he was a son of John Carson, who also was born on the same estate, where he passed his entire Hfe. The subject well remembered as a boy he saw Lord Russell and the Marquis of Abercorn, with their retinues of servants, when they were on a visit to their estates.

In 1834 the father of the subject emigrated with his wife and ten children to the United States, landing in the city of Philadelphia and thence coming westward to Ohio, stopping in Carroll county, where he joined his maternal aunt, who was residing in Rose township. There he rented a farm, on which he remained about two and one-half years, after which he removed to Brown township, that county, where he purchased a farm of eighty acres, to which he subsequently added a contiguous tract of forty acres. The subject of this sketch and his brother James, upon attaining maturity, purchased an adjoining tract of eighty acres, and there they continued to be actively engaged in the improving and cultivating of the farms until 1856, when father and sons all disposed of their holdings there and came to Paris township, Stark county, and here effected the purchase of the Daniel Shively farm of two hundred and thirty-two acres, lying two and one-half miles south of the village of Paris. In 1 859 the honored father was summoned into eternal rest, and two years later the farm was sold and the subject received his due portion of the proceeds. He thereupon purchased one hundred and fifty-seven and one-half acres of his present farm, which was badly run down at the time, being thus so depreciated in value that he secured it for a reasonable price. Soon afterward he made a trip to Pennsylvania, where he purchased one hundred and fifty head of thoroughbred Delaine-Merino sheep, with which he stocked his farm, and within a few years following the price of wool rose to one dollar per pound, and through this circumstance Mr. Carson realised profits far beyond his most sanguinary expectations, and was thus enabled to carry vigorously forward the improving and reinvigorating of his farm, whose fertility had become impaired through neglect on the part of the previous owners. He began to erect new buildings and continued to make improvements in this line, as his available resources justified, until the place became recognized as one of the most attractive and well equipped farms in the township. All the buildings at present in evidence on the place have been erected by him and give evidence of his discrimination and energy during the past years. He devoted the farm to general agriculture but continued to devote special attention to the raising of high-grade sheep and did much to improve the type and breed in this section of the state, being an excellent judge of values and understanding the best methods to be utilized in the carrying forward of this department of his farming enterprise. Though he was an octogenarian, this by no means implies that he was withdrawn from active duty, for he maintained an active supervision of his farm and his years rested so lightly upon him that in appearance he belied his age to a notable decree. The home farm comprises one hundred and eiglity-five and one-half acres, and is a model of thrift and attractiveness, while Mr. Carson was known as one of the representative and influential citizens of the township, where his friends were in number as his acquaintances.

Mr. Carson was a Democrat in his political views, but was broad-minded and independent, and where no issue of national import was involved exercised his franchise in support of the men whom he considered best qualified for office, having at various times gone into the campaign and pressed the claims of Republican candidates when he believed the candidates of his own party were not fit for the respective oftices. He served his township for the long period of twenty years as trustee and was tendered the office of county commissioner, but refused to become a candidate, while such was the regnrd and confidence in which he has ever been held in the community that his nomination to any local office would have proved equivalent to an election had he consented to accept nomination. Pie was a veritable pillar and patriarch in the Presbyterian church, in which he served as elder for fourteen years, while for several years he was a member of the session of the church.

On the 27th of April, 1853, Mr. Carson was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Bell, who was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and her death occurred on the 7th of May, 1S87, no children having been born of the union. On the 2d of October, 1889, Mr. Carson wedded Mrs. Celestia (Kurts) Lang, the widow of Rev. Williami Lang, and a daughter of the late Daniel Kurts, who was a wealthy and influential farmer of Columbiana county, this state. Mr. and Mrs. Carson had two children, Mary J. and John S., both of whom remain at the parental home, as do also Mrs. Carson's two children by her first marriage, namely : Catherine, the wife of Charles Bates, who has charge of the homestead farm ; and Harvey, who also assists in its work. Mr. Carson died March 19, 1903.

DAVID WEIAIER was born on a farm in Brown township, Carroll county, Ohio, on the 23d of January, 1848; being a son of David an_d Catherine ( Hepler) Weimer, of whose twelve children the following eight are still living: Jacob, who is a resident of Kosciusko county, Lrdiana ; Martin, who resides in the village of Minerva, Stark county, Ohio; Susan, who is the wife of Eli Dumbleton, of that village; David, Jr., who is the subject of this sketch; Samuel, who makes his home in Minerva; Reuben, who is a successful farmer of Paris township ; Frank, who resides in Carroll county, and Catherine, who is the wife of Peter Schorey, of Sandy tow nship. The father of these children was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, about the year 1810, being a son of Jacob Weimer, who was of staunch German lineage and a member of a family early established in the Keystone state. About the year 181 8 Jacob Weimer came with his family to Ohio and took up his residence on a tract of heavily timbered land in Brown township, where he purchased seventy-seven acres, about the only improvement that had been made on the place being in the erection of a small log house, in which the family took up their abode. -Here the grandfather of the subject, with the able assistance of his sturdy sons, reclaimed the farm and placed the same under effective cultivation, while substantial improvements of a permanent order were made as rapidly as opportunity permitted. He had been well-to-do in Pennsylvania, but lost heavily through over-confidence in his supposed friends, for whom he went security and who took advantage of him. He was thus led to seek a new home in Ohio, in the hope of recuperating his resources. He passed the remainder of his life on the homestead farm in Carroll county, and was called to his reward when well advanced in years. The father of the subject was reared to maturity on this pioneer farm and as a boy began to contribute, according to the measure of his strength, to the work of reclaiming the same and carrying forward its cultivation. After his marriage he continued to operate the home farm for his father during a number of years, and finally purchased the place from his father and sisters and continued to make it his home during the remainder of his life. He identified himself with the Republican party at the time of its organization and though a stalwart advocate of its principles was never an aspirant for offxe. He was a worthy and consistent member of the Lutheran church, as was also his devoted wife, who passed away in 1897 at the age of seventy-nine years.

Da\-id Weimer was reared to maturity on this ancestral homestead, and is indebted to the pubhc schools of the locality for the early educational advantages which fell to his portion. At the age of eighteen years he practically initiated his independent career, securing employment at farm work, while for a short time he also devoted his attention to work as an apprentice carpenter. On the 28th of October, 1874, Mr. Weimer was united in marriage to Miss Charity Combs, who was born on the farm where she and her husband now reside, in Paris township, being a daughter of James Combs, who came with his parents to Ohio from New Jersey, which latter was his native state, and he became one of the honored and influential fanners of Stark county, where he passed the remainder of his life. After liis marriage Mr. Weimer rented a farm in Carroll county and continued in charge of the same for two years, at the expiration of which he bought a small farm in Washington township. Stark county, the same comprising thirty-two acres. From this place he was able to secure better returns than would many a farmer from a place of twice the area, and there he remained for a period of six and one-half years, at the expiration of which he disposed of the property and purchased his present homestead of eighty-five acres, the same having been a portion of the estate of his father-in-law, and it is one of the fine farms of the township.

Mr. Weimer accords an unqualified allegiance to the Republican party, and is ever able to show a reason for the faith that is in him, keeping in touch with the questions and events of the day and having his convictions well fortified. In 1899 he was elected to the o.'Bce of trustee of Paris township, and in 1902 he was chosen as his own successor in this office, by the flattering majority of two hundred and eighteen votes, the compliment being the more pronounced froin thfe fact that the normal political complexion of the township is strongly Democratic. He and his wife are both consistent and valued members of the Lutheran church, in whose work he has taken a zealous interest, as has he also in the cause of education, having served for a number of years as a member of the school board. Mr. and Mrs. \\'eimer have three interesting daughters, Zoa, who remains at the parental home, as do also Edith and Eva, who are twins.

J. WALTER McCLYMONDS is an exsoldier of the Civil war, one of the representative business men of the state, president of the Russell & Company and the Russell Engine Company, two of the most extensive and important industrial concerns in their line in the country, and president of the Merchants' National Bank of Massillon. which he organized and established in the year 1890. Mr. Mc- Clymonds was born in New Lisbon, Ohio, September 18, 1842, and is of Scotch-Irish extraction. His grandfather, John McCIymonds. a resident of Pennsylvania, was a soldier in the war of 1812, with the rank of captain, and was also for many years postmaster at Darlington, in that state.

The father of the subject, John McCIymonds, came from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and settled in New Lisbon, where for many years he conducted a mercantile and banking business. He was married to Elizabeth Kincaid, at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, whose father, Thomas Kincaid, came from Hagerstown, Maryland, where she was bom and raised. In i860 John AlcClymonds removed to Massillon, where for nine years he was engaged in banking. In 1869 he removed to Cleveland and became one of the organizers of the Ohio National Bank of that city, of which he was president until he retired, a few years before his death, which occurred in 1894, in the eighty-sixth year of his age. He was also active in organizing and es- tablishing the Cleveland Rubber Company, of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Chicago Rubber Works, of Chicago, Illinois, in both of which concerns he was a director.

J. Walter McClymonds graduated from the New Lisbon high school at the age of eighteen, and in April, 1861, entered the service of the government by enlisting as a private in Company E, Nineteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for three months, his regimeht being assigned to the Army of West Virginia under McClellan and Rosecrans, and the subject was complimented by General McClellan for his gallantry in the battle of Rich Mountain. At the expiration of his term he re-enlisted, becoming a member of Company A of the same regiment. A short time afterwards he was promoted to the office of sergeant major, in which capacity he was in active service with his regiment until the summer of 1862. His regiment was attached to the Eleventh Brigade, Second Division, Army of Ohio, under General Carlos Buell in his campaign in Kentucky and Tennessee, during the fall and winter of '61 and the spring of '62, which terminated in the battles of Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing, April 6th and 7th, and in the advance upon and siege of Corinth and campaign below luka, in Mississippi. Sergeant Major McClymonds was honorably discharged in July, 1862, to accept promotion, and was commissioned adjutant of the One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was active in organizing that regiment at Camp Massillon, Ohio. During his connection with the One Hundred and Fourth he saw service in the defense of Cincinnati against Kirby Smith's attack, the engagement at Fort Mitchell in September, 1862, and in the pursuit of Morgan in Kentucky, during the winter of 1862. In the spring of 1863 his regiment and brigade were with Burnside in the East Tennessee campaign, and in the operations about Cumberland Gap; in the

Knoxville campaign and siege of Kno.Kville, which terminated in the spring of 1864. His regiment was then assigned to General Cox's division of the Twenty-third Corps of Sherman's army, where it began its campaign towards Atlanta, at Dalton, in May, 1864. Hisservice covered all of the marches, skirmishes and battles in which his brigade and corps participated during this campaign - at Resaca, Cartersville, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Lost Mountain, battle of Peachtree Creek, battle of Atlanta, siege of Atlanta, Utoy Creek, Battle of Jonesboro and Lovejoy Station and in pursuit of General Hood into Alabama, which terminated in October, 1864. His regiment,, forming part of the First Brigade, Third Division, Twenty-third Army Corps, Army of Ohio, under General Schofield, participated in the Nashville campaign of November and December, 1864. which included the battles around Pulaski, Columbia and Columbia Ford, Tennessee, Spring Hill and battles of Franklin, November 30th, and Nashville, December 15th and 1 6th. At the close of this campaign the regiment was transferred to North Carolina and participated in the operations against the forces of General Hoke about Fort Fisher and' Fort Anderson, and in the battles of Town Creek, Wilmington and Golsboro, where they were mustered out, after the surrender of Johnson's army, April 5, 1865, and where Mr. Mc- Clymonds was honorably discharged from the service. He was commissioned captain on June 27, 1864, and served as assitant adjutant general of brigade, on the staff of General Reilly, from August, 1863, to April, 1865. At the close of the war he received a commission in the regular army, as first lieutenant Fouiteenth Regular Infantry, but after holding the commission for a few months returned it, preferring a business to a military life.