Columbus City (part 11 of 57)

Daniel H. Sowers

Ambition is the keynote of progress. \\'hen ambition is satisfied satiety follows, action ceases and effort becomes futile. It is the man to whom satiety is ever in the future that advances in the business Avorld, continually working his way upw^ard until he attains a position of eminence and prominence. Such has been the life record of Daniel H. Sowers, now a well known and highly esteemed resident of Columbus, exercising much influence in public affairs, especially along- the lines of commercial and industrial activity which contribute to the city's prosperity.

Mr. Sowers is a native of Champaign county. Ohio, born in the vear 1867. His grandfather, Henry Sowers, was a descendant of Christopher Sowers, w^ho located in Germantown, Maryland, in 1689, and' was the first publisher of a German newspaper in the colonies. About the year 1810 Henry Sowers removed w-ith his parents from Maryland, his native state, to Perry county, Pennsylvania, where in 1827 he was married. He became the father of tw^o sons and three daughters, all of whom are now residents of Perry county with the exception of S. K. Sowers, the father of our sub- ject, who came to Ohio in the year 1857. locating in Champaign county. There, in 1861, he was joined in wedlock to Miss Eunice Blose, and five children graced their marriage, of whom three are now living near Urbana, while the brothers, John and Daniel, are residents of Columbus. The former is the secretary and treasurer of the wholesale lumljer company of Smith & Sowers.

Daniel H. Sowers, whose name introduces this record, pursued his early education in the schools of his native county and was a member of the graduating class of the Ohio Wesleyan University in 1889. In the fall of that 5^ear he adopted the profession of law and entered upon a course of legal study in the office of Powell, Owens, Rickets & Black. In 1891 he was admitted to practice at the Columbus bar and since 1892 has been a member of the law firm of Huggins & Sowers. In addition to his regular law practice, which engages most of his time and attention, however, he is interested in several business enterprises, and his wise counsel and sound judgment are important factors in their successful conduct. At a meeting of tlie Columbus Board of Trade, held in January for the purpose of selecting officers for the current year, Mr. Sowers was elected the first vice-president of that body and is now occupying the position. His knowledge of jurisprudence is comprehensive and exact. As a practitioner of law he ranks very high in contrast with those of equal age and experience, and those who are acquainted with his strong mentality, his powers of close application and his laudable ambition predict for him a very successful career as a representative of the legal fraternity.

In Columbus, in 1898, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Sowers and Miss Elizabeth Deshler, a daughter of William G. Deshler. an old resident and prominent citizen of Columbus, where for some years he engaged in the banking business, but is now living retired. One of the best residences in Columbus, situated on East Broad street, is their home. It possesses all the external features of beauty and style which modern architectural skill could devise and provide, and in its interior adornments and furnishings it suggests refined and cultured taste. It is an ideal home where comfort, good cheer and hospitality reign supreme.

Lewis L. Rankix

In the last half of the present century the lawyer has l^een a pre-eminent factor in all aft'airs of private concern and national importance. The man versed in the laws of the countrv, as distinguished from business men or politicians, has been a recognized power. He has been dei:»ended upon to conserve the best and permanent interests of the whole people, and without him and the approval of his practical judgment the effect of the statesman and the industry of the business man and mechanic would have proved futile. The reason is obvious. The profesisional lawyer is never the creature of circumstance. The profession is open to talent, and eminence or success cannot be obtained except by indomitable energy, perseverance and strong mentality.

It has been along these lines that Lewis Lincoln Rankin has gained prominence in his chosen calling. He was born August 4, i860, in Mifflinville, Mifflin township, Franklin county, Ohio, and there upon the home farm, wdiere his ancestors have lived for many generations, he resided w'ith his parents until eleven years of age. He is a son of Swan L and Sarah M. Rankin. The mother was a daughter of Alexander B. and Mary Ann Denune, who were early settlers of Mifflin township. Her father was born May 18, 1807, her mother May 10, 1814, and they were married on the ist of December, 1 83 1. Of their eight children who reached adult age all are yet living in Franklin county, namely : Mrs. Susan E. Temple, Mrs. Sarah M. Rankin, Mrs. Margaret A. Decker, Cyrus P., Mrs. Pauline Kiner, Elias A., John B, and Mrs. Huldah W. Horn.

Li 1 87 1 Lewis Lincoln Rankin came to Columbus with his parents, w^ho sought the school advantages of the city for their three children, - Frank F., Belle and Lewis L. The first named afterward obtained work in the office of the Ohio State Journal and was rapidly advanced until he became its city editor. He was also admitted to practice law, but died at a comparatively early age, in 1881, leaving a large circle of friends. Mr. Rankin, of this review, continued his studies in the city schools and in 1879 was graduated with honors in the Central high school, after which he began teaching in Hamilton township. In 1880 he was ekcted president of the Franklin County Teachers' Association, which numbered about three hundred members at that time. In 1882 he became the superintendent of the public schools of Canal Winchester, Ohio, and in 1885 removed to Columbus, where he entered upon the practice of law, in which he has met wath excellent success. His practice has always been lucrative and a high degree of prosperity has attended his efforts. He is an earnest and indefatigable worker and in him the utmost confidence can be placed with safety. In 1895 he organized the Buckeye State Building & Loan Company, and in 1898 he erected a bank building for the company's use. In 1900 he built the largest warehouse and storage building in this city for use by the Union Transfer and Storage Company. He is a director in several other corporations, among them the Livingston Seed Company, the Ohio State Journal Company and the Busy Bee Candv Kitchen Company.

In the year 1882 Mr. Rankin w'as united in marriage to Miss Hattie Rathmell, of Hamilton township, a very estimable young lady and a daughter of John and Susan Rathmell, most highly respected people. Their marriage has been blessed with three children : Stanley Frank, Bertha Susan and Allen Rathmell. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Rankin came to Columbus, where he held the position of court reporter on the Ohio State Journal until he began to practice law in 1886. The following year he was elected to represent his ward in the city council, and. although the voungest member of that body at the time, he wais made the chairman of the most responsible committee. He decHned a re-election, preferring to devote all of his time to his chosen profession, and in this he ha(s been very successful, his energy, tact and enthusiasm in his work bringing to him a large and lucrative practice.

Embury A. Hitchcock

Embury A. Hitchcock, professor of experimental engineering in the Ohio State University, at Columbus, whose connection with this institution covers a period of eight years, was born in Henrietta, New York, in June, 1866. The ancestry of the family may be traced back through many generations to Luke Hitchcock, who came from England about the middle of the seventeenth century and settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was fortunate in making the friendship of the Indians, who, in evidence of their attachment for him, gave him a deed to the land upon which the town of Farmington, Connecticut, has been built. His son, John Hitchcock, the next in the line of direct descent, was made a constable of Springfield, Massachusetts. in 1672, and four years later he was badly wounded in a fight at Turner's Falls, in view of which Major Pynchon solicited the governor to give Ensign Hitchcock a lieutenant's commission for gallant conduct. Luke Hitchcock, his son, also resided in Springfield, Massachusetts, and was a man of some prominence, being a member of a committee that was appointed for the purpose of making purchases of the Indians of what is now Sheffield township and also several townships in the county of Berkshire. Captain Aaron Hitchcock, a son of Luke Hitchcock, the second, settled in Sufiield county, Connecticut, and was a town clerk for thirteen years. Lie held a captain's commission and in 1755 commanded a company engaged in the service in the French and Indian war. The next in line was Apollos Hitchcock, who was a surveyor and the first settler of Chicktowaga, New York. Lie remained in Suffield county, Connecticut, until 1791, when he went to Charleston, South Carolina, and thence to Europe, where he lived three years, traveling in France and England. On his return to the new world he took up his abode in Hartford, Connecticut, and subsequently removed to Schenectady, New York, after which he went to Buffalo, that state, which at that time contained only twenty houses.

Aaron Hitchcock, the eldest son of Apollos and the great-grandfather of our subject, was, like his father, a surveyor, and for the state surveyed much of the land between Batavia and Buffalo, New York, along the state transit line between those two points. Later, in connection with his brothers, he was in the employ of the United States government and surveyed much of the land lying between New Orleans and the mouth of tlie ^Mississippi river. His son. Samuel Hitchcock, the grandfather of Professor Hitchcock, was born in Bufi^alo. New York, and at nineteen years of age went to Canada, locating at Sarnia, in the province of Ontario. There he was extensively engaged in the fishing business. His first fishing explorations were in the Georgian bay in the upper parts of Lake Huron, and his was the first schooner known in those waters. He explored and named many of the islands in Lake Huron and was largely instrumental in obtaining the present fishery laws of the province of Ontario. His son, Julius Charles Hitchcock, the father of Professor Hitchcock, is a graduate of Syracuse University, of the class of 1861. Since that time he has devoted his life to the work of the ministry, filling various church appointments in central and western New York. He was in the army in the spring of 1865, was present at the surrender of General Lee and the fall of Richmond. He married Finette R. Potter, of Gates, New York, a descendant of William Potter, who emigrated from London, England, sailing on the ship Abigail, in 1635, and took up his abode in New Haven, Connecticut. His descendants have furnished to the country their full share of clergymen, doctors and lawyers. Notable among the latter was Hon. John Fox Potter, a representative from Wisconsin in the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh congressional' sessions. In the list of lineal descendants of the branch of the family to which Mrs. Hitchcock belonged was the wife of Henry W. Longfellow. Lyman Potter, the father of Mrs. Hitchcock, was born at Plymouth, Connecticut. His grandfather served in the French war, and one of his sons, Lyman R. Potter, entered the Union army and was killed at the battle of Antietam.

Professor Hitchcock, whose name introduces this review and who now occupies a prominent position in educational circles, pursued a preparatory course of study in Oakwood and Cazenovia Seminaries, New York, and in 1885 1^^ entered Syracuse University. The following year he matriculated in Cornell University, and upon completing the regular four-years course was graduated, in 1890, with the degree of JMechanical Engineer. He had mastered the great scientific principles underlying mechanical construction and operation, and thus well equipped for a responsible position in that line he entered the employ of the Corliss Steam Engine Company, of Providence, Rhode Island. In the beginning of the year 1893 he came to the Ohio State University and acted as assistant to S. W. Robinson, professor of mechanical engineering. In 1894 and 1895, ^^^ the absence of JProfessor Robinson, he was the acting head of the department, and in 1896 he was made assistant professor of experimental engineering, which position he occupied until April, 1901, when he was made professor of experimental engineering. The laws of the natural world are well known to- him, and the great scientific principles with which he is familiar are closely and accurately applied by him to the work which falls to his lot in his present position.

In Syracuse, New York, in 1896, was celebrated the marriage of Embury Asbury Hitchcock and Miss Hattie Isabel Mortimore. She was born in New York city in 1871, and her parents were of E'nglish birth. Her father, John A. Mortimore. is a native of Dartmouth. England, and his father was a ^ea captain. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Harriet K. Phillips, is a native of Cheltenham. England, and with her parents came to America, in 1850, when she was verv voung. Her father was a farmer. In the sum- mer of 1900 Professor Hiitchcock and his wife traveled through England, Scotland, France and Switzerland, and visited the birthplace of her mother and grandmother, also the parish church in which her grandmother and great-grandmother were married, while in a Wesley chapel church yard they saw the marked graves of several of her ancestors.

Since becoming connected w'ith the Ohio State University Professor Hitchcock has often been called into consultation on engineering work and to conduct important investigations and tests. He is a member of the following scientific or engineering societies : The American Society of Mechanical Engineers; the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the Society for the Promulgation of Engineering Education; the Engineers' Club, of Columbus; the Ohio Institute of Mining Engineers; and the Society of Stationary Engineers, of Columbus. Professor Hitchcock is a profound thinker, an exact reasoner, and his love of scientific investigation has given him marked prominence in his profession for one so young.

Mary Miner Wharton

'Rarely is it given to any one, in these days of change, to occupy the same home for a period of seventy-eight years, but such has been the privilege of the subject of the present sketch, Mrs. Mary Miner Wharton, a resident of Franklin township, Franklin county, Ohio. Mrs. Wharton w^as born near London, Madison county, Ohio, January 18, 1821. Her father, Isaac Miner, was a son of Isaac Miner, a prominent man of English descent, who was a well known trader with the West Indies.

The father of Mrs. Wharton was born in New London, Connecticut, December 18, 1778, and went to Franklin, Delaware county, New York, where he engaged in the lumber and mercantile business, also engaging in the study and practice of law, remaining with his father until 1806, when he removed to Franklin county, Ohio, remaining there but a short time, and removing thence to Madison county, and here he bought a large tract of land. At one time Mr. Miner owned six thousand acres, upon which he raised great numbers of cattle, sheep and horses, for sixteen years engaging in this business. He was one of the first settlers in that county and was the largest landholder. In 1816 Mr. Miner w^as made a member of the state legislature, his politics being that of the party then named old-line Whig. In this county he was very prominent, taking an active part in all public matters. In 1822 he removed to Franklin county and settled on the Scioto river, building here the house in which Mrs. WHiarton now lives. At one time his farm consisted of seven hundred and fifty acres, and here he engaged most extensively in the raising of stock. He was one of the first to ship cattle to Philadelphia'and New York, becoming one of the largest dealers in the county. He was much interested in horses, and the first race track in the state was located on his farm. At one time he owned eighty head of horses, including some of great value. At the time of his death Mr. Miner was one of the most prominent public men of his locality, an almost indispensable citizen, progressive, earnest and capable. He was a member of the canal board, in which his advice was highly regarded, its deliberations being suspended during his illness. He was an example to his family and his death left a blank never filled. His death occurred December 27, 1831, when the county lost one of its most disinterested and faithful citizens.

The mother of our subject was Hannah (Stowel) Miner, a native of Chemung valley, in the state of New York. She was a daughter of Elijah and Hannah (Bigsby) Stowel, of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Miner had eight children : Grifihth R. ; Maria ; John L. ; Henrv, deceased ; William, who became sheriff of Franklin county, and Richard, both deceased ; Mrs. Wharton, the only one of the family still living; and Emma, born in 1808, who became the wife of Moses H. Kirby, a prominent man in state politics, who twice filled the office of secretary of state and whose death was much regretted.

Mrs. Wharton was only two years of age when her family moved into the house where she now lives. With the exception of three years spent in Nashville, Tennessee, this has been her continuous residence, with the exception of her school days, which were spent at Steubenville, Ohio, and at a Quaker school at Kimberton, Chester county, Pennsylvania. In 'her youth Mrs. Wharton was celebrated for her beauty, being widely known as the belle of Franklin county. The venerable lady still retains many traces of this attractiveness, being vivacious and well preserved.

The marriage of Mrs. Wharton took place in 1839, to Henry \\liarton, a native of Hull, England, and a family of four children were born to them: iWilham, Frederick, Miner and Albert.

Mrs. Wharton is the proprietor of the Wharton addition to the city of Columbus, Ohio, and one of the owners of Green Lawn. Her residence has. been so long in this locality that she has become thoroughly informed upon every development in the county. She has watched with interest the growth of the city of Columbus, and feels confident that its future is great. Naturally intelligent, educated and refined, Mrs. Wharton is one of the best representatives of the real ladies to the manor born in the state of Ohio.

William H. Thompson

\\'illiam Harry Thompson was born on the 4th of July. 1862 in Union county, Pennsylvania, a son of Charles M. and Hattie Thompson, both of whom are residents of Columbus. The other members of their family are i\Irs. Frank Burnham, who is now living in Bradford. Ohio; Elmer E an engineer; Jesse E., a yard brakeman; and R. M.. who is also 'in the railroad service. The three brothers are residents of Columbus.

In his parents' home William H. Thompson spent the days of his childhood and youth, and after arriving at years of maturity he was joined in wedlock, on the 2d of April. i88n;. to' Miss IMartha Brown the weddinobeing celebrated in Bradford, Ohio. Her father, John L.' Brown now resides in Piqua, Ohio, but her mother died before the marriage of her daughter. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have been born seven children: .Arthur, born December 30, 1885; Florence, who was born January 20, 1888, and died on the 21st of October, of that year; Myrtle M., who was born August 16, i88q, and died November 18, 1890; William C, born August 29, 1 891; Lova Ruth, born April 21, 1896; Harry Dewey, born May II, 1898; and Paul, born July 5, 1901.

Mr. Thompson began his railroad service at Bradford, Ohio, in April, 1879, by working in the coal bin for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. In 1 88 1 he became fireman for the same company, running on the Indianapolis division, and continued to serve in that capacity until November, 1889, when he was made a yard engineer, and in September of the following year was promoted to road engineer. His service in the latter position now covers eleven years, during which period he has won the commendation of the company by his faithfulness and reliability. He is a member of York I^odge, No. 563, F. & A. M., of Columbus, and in his political affiliations he is a Democrat. He and his family hold membership in the Miethodist Episcopal church and are people of genuine worth.

Wilbur Henry Siebert

Wilbur Henry Siebert was born in Columbus, Ohio, August 30, 1866, and is the third son of Louis and Sarah A. Siebert and a member of one of the old and substantial families of the capital city. The Sieberts emigrated from the neighborhood of Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, in 1832, coming to this country to escape the consequences of the political reaction caused by the failure of the revolutionary movement in 1830. Henry Lawrence Siebert, the founder of the family in Ohio, was a German liberal. He had shown his devotion to his country by fighting in the wars against Napoleon Bonaparte, but did not wish to sacrifice his sons, of whom there were six, in the cause of despotism. He therefore came to America in 1832, and settled in Columbus, July 15, 1834.

On his mother's side Mr. Siebert is descended from Dutch, French and English stock. His maternal grandfather was Henry Van De Water, who was of the fourth generation of the New York family of that name; and his maternal grandmother, Sarah Van De Water, was of English descent, her maiden name being Brand. This branch of the Van De Waters removed from New York city to Columbus in 1834, by way of the Erie and Ohio canals, before the days of railroads.

Mr. Siebert received his early education in the schools of Columbus, being graduated in the Central high school in 1883, on which occasion he was one of several to receive a commencement part. Then he entered the Ohio State University, in which he was graduated with the degree of B. A. in 1888, occupying a place on the commencement program as a representative of his course by election of thefaculty. He was prevented from gradu- ating with his class, that of 1887, by a severe iUness in his junior year. In the faU of 1889 Mr. Siebert entered Harvard University and received the bachelor's degree with honorable mention in June, 1889, and the degree of M. A. in June, 1890. While in Harvard he took part with E. B. Delabarre, now Professor Delabarre of Brown University, and others in the organization Oif the Graduate Club, the pioneer of university graduate clubs in this country, and was made its first president. The academic year 1 890-1 Mr. Siebert spent in the study of history and philosophy in the Universities of Freiburg in Baden and Berlin, attending lectures under Professors Von Hoist, Riehl, and Munsterberg, in Freiburg, and Professors Von Treitsche, Marcks, Schaeffer-Boichorst and others in Berlin. In the fall O'f 1891 Mr. Siebert accepted the position of assistant in history and political science in the Ohio State University, and was made assistant professor of history two years later.

On the i6th of August, 1893, he married Annie Ware Sabine, the daughter of Hon. and Mrs. Hylas Sabine, a gifted woman, who received her master's degree from the Ohio State University, and later received a degree in science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under General Francis Walker.

The years 1895 and 1896 Mr. Siebert spent in advanced study in Harvard, and in the preparation of his work on the anti-slavery movement mentioned below. He now holds the chair of European history in the State University. He is the author of the "Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom," and a "Handbook of Ohio Government," now in press, besides cirticles and reviews in various magazines. Mr. Siebert is a fellow of the American Geographical Society and a member of other learned bodies.

Recently Professor Siebert has been actively interested in the founding cf a social settlement, the First Neighborhood Guild of Columbus, located at No, 466 W^est Goodale street, where it occupies the commodious Godman Guild house, built for the organization through the generosity of Mr. and ]\Irs. Henry C. Godman. Mr. Siebert has been president of the Guild during the past three years.

Charles V. Centner

The personal characteristics of Charles V. Centner are such as to win for him the warm friendship of many with whom he came in contact, and he had a wide acquaintance among the business men of Columbus as well as in other walks of life. He was born June 30, 1850, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and was of German lineage. His parents, Christopher and Margaret Centner, were both born in Germany, in the year 1818, and were married in that country. Believing that they might improve their financial condition in the new world, they crossed the Atlantic to America, and after residing for some time in Pennsylvania took up their abode in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1855. The father was a cabinet-maker by trade, following that pursuit in order to provide for his family. He had two daughters, Mrs. CaroHiie Wallace and Mrs. John Oberhuber, both of whom are now residents of Cincinnati.

Their only son was Charles V. Centner, who was reared in Cincinnati, having accompanied his parents on their removal to that place when only five years of age. At the usual time he entered the public schools and there mastered the common English branches of learning. After putting aside his text-books he learned the trade of carpet-making, and secured a position in the employ of the leading wholesale and retail carpet dealer in Cincinnati, where by close application and fidelity he worked his way upward, finally securing a very responsible and lucrative position with the well-known house of George B. Otte & Company, of Cincinnati. In 1882 he came to Columbuisi and was offered and accepted a position in the service of the Osborn Company, remaining in that employ until 1897, when he was placed in charge of the buyers' department of the Beggs Company, of this cily. His familiarity with the trade, his comprehensive understanding of the public tastes and his indefatigable industry well qualified him for the responsible position, and he acceptably served in that capacity until his demise.

In 1884 Mr. Centner was united in marriage to Miss Emma Stroedter, of Columbus, a daughter of Godfrey and Elizabeth Stroedter, both of whom were natives of Germany, the former born in 1834, the latter in 1838. They were married in Columbus, and their children were : Mrs. Centner ; Ernest, who is engaged in the drug business on South High street, in Columbus; Fred, who is a clerk in the employ of Brice Brothers, of Columbus; and Lena, now the wafe of Albert Neothlich, a resident of this city. The father of this family was a carriage-maker by trade and followed that pursuit throughout his active business career. He died in 1884, and his wnfe passed away in 1870. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Centner were born four children: Emma, who is now a student in the Young Ladies' Academy of St. Aloysius, in Perry county, Ohio; Charles G., born February 11, 1888; David N., born November i, 1890; and William F., born April 27, 1893.

In the winter of 1900- 1 Mr. Centner left home for the benefit of his health, but did not find the help which he expected, and on the 19th of January of the latter year he passed away. He was a business man of splendid ability and greatly honored by the public as well as esteemed by his friends and neighbors. Mrs. Centner still resides at No. 410 East Rich street, in the home which she has occupied for ten years. The family are members of the Holy Cross Catholic church of this city.

Henry Clay Slyh

A man's reputation is the property of the world. The laws of nature have forbidden isolation. Every human being submits to the controlling influence of others, or. as a master, wields a power for good or evil on the masses of mankind. There can 1)e no impropriety in justly scanning the acts of any man as they affect his pubHc, social and business relations. If he be honest and successful in his chosen field of endeavor investigation will brighten his fame and point the path along which others may follow.

One whose record will bear the closest scrutiny and stand the test of public criticism is Henry Clay Slyh, whose identification with the interests of Franklin county dates from pioneer times. Through almost four-score vears he has been a witness of the development, growth and progress made in this section of the state, and as a public-spirited citizen he has given his aid and co-operation to many measures for the public good. He was born upon his father's farm in Prairie township, December 13, 1823, a son of Henry Slyh, who was born in Virginia March 13, 1800. He served in the war of 1812, as did also his brothers, Jacob, John and Isaac Neff. By occupation he was a farmer, and through many years followed that pursuit in Prairie township, Franklin county. He was three times married, his first union being with Sarah Nefif, by whom he had the following named children: James, who went to California in 1850, and died in that state in 1865 ; Margaret, who became the wife of Thomas Wilcox; and Mary, who wedded John Postle. The daughters both died in Franklin county prior to the Civil war. For his second wife Henry Slyh chose Clara Higgins. who died two years later, leaving no children. His third wife was the mother of our subject. She bore the maiden name of Susanna Hopper, and their wedding was celebrated in January, 1823. She was a resident of Prairie township, Franklin county, and by her marriage she became the mother of three children: Henry Clay, of this review; Amanda Jane; and Jacob Neff. The former was born in 1825, and in 1848 gave her hand in marriage to Asa Fell. They made their home upon a farm near Muscatine, Iowa, where Mrs. Fell died in 1900. leaving a large family. Her husband was numbered among the men who crossed the plains tO' California in 1849, attracted by the discovery of gold, and he became very wealthy. Jacob Neff Slyh, who was born in 1828, became a farmer and married Miss Hanna Yeiser. He died in 1852, and his wife passed away in 1855. leaving a daughter, Mary Ellen, who died in 1895.

Henry Clay Slyh was reared to farm life, early becoming familiar with the work of the fields as he followed the plow and harrow and later assisted in harvesting the crops. He remained upon the old homestead until 1840, at which time he was twenty-seven }-ears of age. He then started out upon an independent business career, and' in 1850 he chose as a companion and helpmate on life's journey ]\Iiss Margaret McFarland, but their married life was of short duration, her death occurring in 1852. On the 26th of October, 1853, Mr. Slyh was joined in wedlock to Miss Sarah J. Foley, a daughter of Moses Foley, who was a native of Maryland and came to Franklin county in an early day. He was the proprietor of the old and now historical Four Mile House, located where Camp Chase now stands. He conducted the hotel for a quarter of a century, and there all of his children were born. He was a prominent and influential citizen, taking an active part in public affairs.

He aided in the grading of the National road from Columbus to Virginia between the years 1836 and 1840. Mr. Slyh also assisted in that work. Mrs. P'oley, the mother of Mrs. Slyh, was a native of Ireland, and when a maiden of ten summers was brought by her parents to America. In 1820 she gave her hand in marriage to Moses Foley, the w-eclding being celebrated m Franklinton, now Columbus. Their children were: James, who was born in 1822, and died in 1849; Caroline, who w^as born in 1837, and is now the wife of Colmer Smith, a resident of Iowa; Levi, who was born in 1840, and died in i860; Mary, who was born February 6, 1843, and is now Mrs. Peter Crawford, and resides in Iowa; and Mrs. Slyh. The father, whose birth occurred in 1780, was called to his final rest in 1853, and his wife, who was born in 1784, passed away in 1863.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Slyh have been born seven children : James Franklin, born October 28, 1854, married Miss Lillian Kline, and they have two children; Charles Jacob, born June 8, 1857, wedded Miss Caroline McLott, by whom he has five children; Martha Ann, born March i, i860, is the wife of Thomas Corbin, and they have fourteen children; Virginia, born November 10, 1864. is the wife of John E. Moore, by w^hom she has six children; Lydia, born March 31,, 1870, is the wife of John Kuhn, and has one child; William Allen, born July 7, 1873, wedded Miss Ottie Stucky, and they have no children; Henry Clay, born October 5, 1876, and the youngest of the family, married Miss Lotta Jamine, by whom he has one son.

Prior to the inauguration of the Civil war Henry Clay Slyh, whose name introduces this record, w^as engaged in merchandising in Rome, Ohio, for three years, but in 1862 he sold his store and offered his services to the government, joining the "boys in blue" of Company C, of the famous Ninetyfifth Ohio Infantry, in which Colonel James Kilbourne won distinction. In the first engagement in which he participated, that of Richmond, Kentucky, on the 30th of September, 1862, Mr. Slyh was slightly wounded and was taken prisoner. Later he was paroled and was at Camp Chase for five months before being exchanged. With his regiment he participated in numerous engagements until after the siege of Vicksburg, when he was compelled to go to the hospital, being sent to St. Louis, Missouri, where he was granted a three-months furlough on account of serious illness and returned to his home. On the expiration O'f that period he was ordered to report at Albany, New York, and was in the hospital at that point until after the close of the war, when, in November, 1865, he was mustered out of service. He left the military to enter the civil service of his country, and long d'ischarged public duties for the benefit of his fellow townsmen. For several years before the war he had been the constable of Prairie township, and upon his return he was again elected tO' that office, serving in that capacity altogether for twenty-one years. He was a justice of the peace three years just prior to his removal from Prairie to Franklin township, in 1882, and after that time he was elected a justice of the peace in Franklin township, capably serving until he took up his abode in Columbus, in 1886, For ten years he has occupied his present home, and is now enjoying a well-earned rest, having put aside all business and political cares. In his public positions he was as true and loyal to his duties as when he followed the stars and stripes through the Contederacy, and over the record of his career there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil.

Captain Edward P. Vaxce

Captain Edward P. Vance is meeting with very gratifying success, in business in Columbus, where he is conductmg a drug store. He is also the owner of considerable property, and possesses a resolute spirit which enables him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. Perhaps he is most widely known in connection with military affairs, for he has long been prominent in the state militia and as a veteran of tlie Civil war. He was born on the 5th of April, 1849, in Blendon township Frank- Im county, and is a son of Joseph C. Vance.. No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of life for him in boyhood. Much of his time was passed in the acquirement of an education in the common schools, but on the 5th of May, 1864, when fifteen years of age, he responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting as a member of Company C, One Hundred and Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for one hundred days' service. The regiment was assigned to the First Division of the Taith Army Corps, and was at Bermuda Hundred and in the military movement around Richmond and in western Virginia. In September or October of the same year the company 'was mustered out. Although so voung. he was a sturdy boy and never shirked his duty, being always found "faithful to the flag and the cause it represented.

In the fall of 1865 Captain Vance entered the Western IMilitary Institute, at Dayton, Ohio, but his parents, fearing that he would adopt army life as a profession, withdrew him from that institution after his third term and he returned home. Subsequently he and his brother George, who is now deceased, purchased a drug store in Westerville, Ohio, and successfullv conducted the establishment until August, 1899, enjoying a large trade. In 1892, however, Mr. Vance came to Columbus and erected his present business block at the southwest corner of Wilson avenue and Oak street. Here he established a drug store, conducting both mercantile interests until 1899. when he disposed of his business in Westerville. He has a well appointed store, complete in all its departments. He carries a large stock of goods and his moderate prices and honorable business dealing have secured to him a patronage which is constantly increasing.

The Captain has never ceased to have an interest in military affairs, and m 1877 he joined Company C, of the Fourteenth Regiment' of Ohio National Guard. He was commissioned first lieutenant of the company on Its organization and some months later was made its captain, serving in that capacity for five years, during which time he was one of the most important factors in military matters in this part of the state and was largely instrumental in securing the nomination of Colonel George D. Freeman, who proved one of the most popular regimental commanders in the service. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, in connection with Colonel Fre£- man and others, he organized a regiment for the service and was commissioned by Governor Nash as adjutant general of the state, but the troops were never called out. He now holds membership in James Price Post, G. A. R., of Westerville, and socially he is connected with VVesterville Lodge, K. P., of which he served as treasurer at one time. He also belongs to Blendon Lodge, No. 339, A. F. & A. M., to Westerville Chapter and to Columbus Council.

On the 7th of July, 1885, Captain Vance was united in marriage to Miss Lillian Newcomb, of Westerville, and a daughter of James Newcomb, one of the prominent residents of the county. Mrs. Vance is well known in Columbus, being actively associated with its business interests, having the best millinery establishment in the city, located at No. 123 South High street. Both the Captain and his wife are widely and favorably known and have a large circle of friends. The same resolute spirit which prompted his enlistment in the army at the early age of fifteen years has been manifest throughout his entire career and has been an important element in his success.

John F. Perry

Long continuance in the employment of a corporation is unmistakable evidence of ability and fidelity in the discharge of duty. Firms or companies employing large forces of men do not retain in their service those v/ho are not capable and reliable, and no words of praise which the biographer might write would be as strong in commendation of Mr. Perry 'as the statement of the fact that for thirty years he was connected with the Street Railway Company of CO'lumbus. He is numbered among the native sons of Franklin county, his birth having occurred upon a farm near Dublin, on the 24th of October, 1836, and he died at his home at No. 42 East Fulton street, in the capital city, January 23, 1901. His father, William Perry, was born September 4, 18 10, and passed away on the 4th of January, 1863, while Mrs. Susan Perry, the mother of our subject, was born September 11, 181 1, and died on the loth of December, 1900.

John Fletcher Perry spent his boyhood days at his parental home, and in early manhood was apprenticed to the blacksmith's trade, which he thoroughly mastered in every detail. At the time of the Civil war, however, he put aside all business and personal considerations in order to aid in the suppression of the rebellion. He was one of the first to respond to President Lincoln's call for volunteers in 1861, and joined the "Hard-Marching Regiment," the Seventeenth Ohio, which was sent to Virginia, doing service there until after the expiration of his term, when, in October, '1861, the troops were mustered out. In Plain City, Ohio, he resumed work at his trade, and thirty years ago he came to Columbus, where he at once entered the employ of the Street Railway Company, with, which he was connected at the time of his death. He was the oldest employe in point of continuous service with the corporation, thirty years having come and gone during his association with the company.

While in Plain City, in October, 1862, Mr. Perry was united in marriage to Miss jMartha J. Hager, a daughter of James E. Hager, who was born at Newmarket, New Hampshire, and when a boy accompanied his parents to Vermont. When a young man he came to Ohio with his parents, the family l-ocating on a farm near Dublin, in Franklin coiunty. He married Miss Cornelia Ferguson, a native oif New York, the wedding being celebrated at Dublin on the 14th of October, 1840. Mr, Hager died July 20, 1854, but was long survived by his wife, who passed away on the ist of April, 1885. Their children were: Martha J., born July 5, 1845; Sarah D., born August 16, 1846; John, who was born October 7, 1848, and is now residing in Plain City; Laura, who was born February 17, 1850, and is now deceased; Armenas, who was born July 20, 1852, and is now married and resides on a farm near Paulding, Ohio ; and William, who was boTn August II, 1854. and is now deceased. By the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Perry there were born seven children, three of whom are yet living. Irvin M., the eldest, was born in 1865, and was married November 4, 1885, to Miss Clara Carroll, by whom he has four sons, - Irvin, Howard, Russell and Walter. John Raymond was born August 3, 187S, and Ethel N.. on the 9th of March, 1883. The daughter and the son Raymond are still living mih. their mother.

Mr. Perry was an active and influential member of Wells Post, G. A. R of Columbus, and through a long period held membership in the Town Street Methodist church. He took an active interest in its w^ork, and withheld his support from no movement or measure calculated to prove of general good along material, intellectual and moral lines. In 1897 he suffered from an attack of asthma, combined with stomach trouble, and for several weeks was confined to his bed. He never afterward fully recovered his health, and on the 1 6th of November, 1900, he was again taken ill, the disease terminating his life on the 23d of January, 1901. His worth as a man and citizen was widely acknowledged by all who knew him. He was a man of pleasing personality, genial, sympathetic and helpful, and his friends were many and steadfast. Mrs. Perry, with her children, still reside a*t the family homestead' on East Fulton street.

Bernard Pumpelly

On the 8th of February, 1901, there passed from this life an honored and esteemed resident of Codumbus, Bernard Pumpelly, who through many years had made his home in the capital city and was well known to many of its residents as a man of sterling- worth. His birth occurred in Oxford county, ]\Iaiiie, dbout 1822, and he came with his parents to Ohio in 1839, settUng at Anieha, Clermont county. When the question of slavery involved the country in hostilities, owing to the attempt of the south to sever all allegiance with the national government, he offered his services to the latter. His patriotic spirit was aroused and he joined the Eleventh Ohio Cavalry, being for three and a half years numbered among the "boys in blue" who aided in sustaining the honor of the old ffag. He saw active service on western battle-fields, and was always found at his post of duty, faithfully performing the tasks that devolved upon him as a defender of the Union. When the war was over he returned to his home with a most creditable military record. In 1874 he came to Columbus, where he engaged in the shoemaking business, following that pursuit for a number of years, with excellent success. He was widely known in industrial and commercial circles, and as a man of unquestioned reliability and worth he commanded the respect of all with whom he came in contact.

On the 22d of October, 1857,^ Mr. Pumpelly was united in marriage to iMiss Mary Whitaker, and they became the parents of five children, four daughters living, who, with the mother, yet survive the husband and father. The daughters are Mrs. L. C. Mithoff, Birdie, Nellie and Daisy, who are still with the mother. The family hold membership in the First Universalist church of Columbus, and enjoy the high regard of many friends.

Gideon R. Miller

During the period of early development in Franklin county Gideon R. Miller, now deceased, was brought by his parents to Ohio. He was born on the banks of the Potomac, in Hardy county, Virginia, March 25, 1825, and was the third in a family of six children whose parents were John and Tabitha Miller. The father was a native of Virginia, and in the year 1825 came with his wife and children to the Buckeye state. In addition to Gideon tiie other members of the family were Jacob, Henry, John. Ann and Margaret.

Reared under the parental roof, Gideon Miller acquired his education in the public schools of the neighborhood, and in early life learned the machinist's trade, becoming an expert workman. For many years he was employed in the fo'undry of John L. Gill, of Columbus, and his long service in that establishment indicated his excellent workmanship, his close application and his fidelity to duty. He also worked a few years for Andrew Emmick. Whatever success he achieved in life was the result of his own well-directed efforts. He worked his way upward by determined purpose, unfaltering energy, and as a result O'f his labors he acquired a comfortable competence.

In the year 1850 Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Harriet H. Pope, of Colunibus. She was born in Washington county, Ohio, August 23. '^^ZZ' ^iid her parents were both natives of Virginia, but died in Colum- bus during the early girlhood of their daughter. Her father loyally served his country in the war of 1812. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Miller have been born nine children. Robert F., born February i, 1851, died April 21, 1875. Gideon H., born March i, 1853, died April 18, 1875. Cora, born October 15, 1856, was married October 14, 1875, to Tobias Engle, and their children are Clayton, Thomas, Raymond, Hattie and William. Addie, born August 16, 1858, was married August 11, 1880, to Frederick Rau, and died May 30, 1895, leaving two sons, Edward, wdio was born in 1888. and Harry, born in 1891, who now reside with their grandmother, Mrs. Gideon Miller, at No. 385 Fulton street. John, born May 6, 1862, died October 6, 1889. Mary, born October 27, 1864, died November 10, 1873. Margaret J., born December 19, 1867, was married May 5, 1885, to Carl Bouser, and their children are Carson, born in 1888, Gideon, in 1892, and James, in 1894. Gideon, born April 24, 1870, died February i, 1875. Daisy, the youngest of the family, was born July i, 1876.

In the year 1855 Mr. Miller erected at No. 385 Fulton street the residence which is still occupied by his widow. He was a man of sterling character, of unquestioned probity and of marked fidelity to duty. He w'as very firm in support of his honest convictions, and his life was in harmony with his belief in the Methodist church, in which he held membership. He also belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and his sterling qualities made his an untarnished name, while his record, both public and private, will bear close scrutiny.

David Mull

Throughout his entire life David Mull was a resident of Columbus, where he was widely and favorably known. His birth occurred March 9, 1844, in the family residence at the southwest corner of Broad and Gift streets. He acquired his early education in the schools of Franklinton, now Columbus, and when in his 'teens began firing on a railroad engine. He was thus employed when, in 1862, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers for service in defense of the Union. He w'as wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, having been shot through the right wrist, and the member was so badly injured that it necessitated the amputation of the hand. He was therefore discharged and returned to his home in the north.

On the 2 1 St of October, 1873, Mr. Mull w^as united in marriage to J^Iiss Harriet Poole, a daughter of George W. Poole, whoi. as well as his wife, was a native of Pennsylvania. Her parents came to Ohio in 1848. but did not locate in Columbus until thirty years later. Their children were as follows: Arthur and Emanuel, both of whom are farmers living in Oregon; Jeremiah, who entered the Union army during the Civil w^ar and died m a southern prison; Thornton, who served in a regiment of Ohio cavalry during the war of the Rebellion, and is now deceased; Barney, who is living upon a farm in Brown county, Ohio; Middleton, who was the owner of the Poole block in Columbus, and died in 1882, while his wife, Mrs. Nancy Poole, passed away November 24, 1897, leaving two children, Frank and Mrs. Carry Andricks, both of whom are living in Columbus; Lucinda, the wife of Francis Hartman, who resides upon a farm in Wood county, Ohio; Veloriaj the widow of Thomas Doyle, who died at their home in Columbus April 20, 1896; Celina, now the wife of Andrew Houp, a resident of Toledo, Ohio; Cynthia, the wife of R. Schillings, of Cleveland: and Irene, the wife of Ezria Searles, also of Cleveland.

The marriage of Mr, and Mrs. Mull was blessed with but one child, Laura J., who on the 28th of April, 1895, became the bride of Charles Kellar, who was born in Zanesville, Ohio, April i, 1873, and is a son of Lewis H. and Ellen Kellar, both of whom are natives of Franklin county, the former born March 11, 1845. They now reside in Columbus, and their children are: Mrs. Laura McDowell, Charles M., Mrs. Irene Bram, Emma, Eva (who died in 1883) and Daisy. Charles Kellar and his wife reside with her mother* Mrs. Mull, in the latter's beautiful residence at No. 780 West Broad street. They have an interesting little daughter, Helen, who was born March 26, 1898, and is the life and light of the household, Mr. Mull died after a lingering illness, in the year 1896. He was in the service of the school board asi truant officer for several years, and was a citizen having deep regard for the best interests of the community. His sound judgment enabled him to determine wath accuracy the value of a movement or measure proposed in connection with the capital^ and he gave to all interests which he believed would prove of benefit his hearty co-operation. These qualities, combined with a genial nature and sterling worth, made him a valued resident of the community and' occasioned his death to be deeply regretted by many friends as well as by his immediate family.

David Evans

The little rock-ribbed country of Wales has furnished her full quota of American citizens. Included in this number is David Evans, who was born in Wales in 1837, and was brought to America when only a year old by his parents, Arthur and Mary Evans. Three of their children, - Arthur, George and Mary, - also were of the party that crossed the Atlantic in 1838; and another sister, Elizabeth, was added to the family after their arrival in Columbus.

In the schools of this place David Evans acquired his education. He w^as reared to manhood here and throughout his entire life has been a resident of Franklin county. When the country became involved in Civil war his sympathies w^ere with the Union cause and his patriotic spirit prompted his enlistment, so that he became a member of the Ninety-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under command of James Kilbourne. He remained at the front until after the cessation of hostilities, took part in many of the san-

In 1870 was celebrated the marriage of David Evans and Miss Emily Brooks, a native of Columbus and a daughter of David Brooks. Her fatherdied in 1848. He was using varnish, which caught fire and thereby he was so badlv burned that his death resulted soon afterward. David Bracks came to Ohio from Princeton, Massachusetts, in 18 19, and located in Columbus. He owned and conducted the Hotel Eagle, on High street, during the early days of the city and was widely known, being a popular host. He married Miss Keziah Hamlin,- who died in 1878. They were the parents of ten children. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Evans have been born three children: Mary L., who is now a successful teacher in the public schools of Columbus; Herbert, an electrician living in Texas; and Eugene, who is now a student in the high school of Columbus.

For the past two years Mr. Evans has been connected with the city health department and is a capable and efficient officer. He holds membership in McCoy Post. No'. 41, G. A. R., of Columbus, and thus maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades. Having resided in this city through two-thirds of a century, he has a very wide acquaintance, and the fact that many who have known him throughout this period are numbered among his warmest friends is an indication that his career has ever been an honorable and commendable one.

The coucomitants of professional success are not many. Strong mentality, keen discrimination, industry and close application - these are the elements which insure advancement and win'prosperity, and without them the professional man cannot hope to rise above mediocrity. That Dr. Gordon is regarded as one of the leading physicians of Columbus is evidenced by his possession of these essential qualifications.

The Doctor was born upon a farm in Delaware county, Ohio, September 14, 1862, a son of John L. and Martha (Gooding) Gordon. His paternal grandfather, John Gordon, was a native of Virginia and was of Scotch lineage, his ancestors having come from the land of hills and heather and cast in their lot with the early settlers of the Old Dominion. Dr. John L. Gordon, the father of our isubject, was born in Richmond, Virginia, in the year 182 1, and came to Ohio with his parents in 1826. He practiced medicine for a number of years in Auglaize county, and in 1875 took up his abode at his present home in Sharon township, Franklin county, where he is now living in quiet retirement, having laid aside the more arduous duties of the medical profession. He wedded Martha Gooding, a native of Delaw^are county, Ohio, and a daughret of George and Phcebe (Williams) Gooding, a stanch New England family, whose ancestors came from England, bringing with them the coat of arms

Their only son and child, Dr. J. L. Gordon, was reared upon the home farm in Delaware county until his thirteenth year, when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Sharon township, Franklin county. He then entered the schools of Worthington, pursuing- the high school course, after which he became a student in the Ohio btate University, at Columbus, in 1880. He there pursued a four-years course, completing his literary education in that institution. He then entered upon a business career, accepting a clerkship in the Merchants and Manufacturers Bank, of Columbus, where he applied himself diligently for a number of years. However, he never succeeded in acquiring a love for business equal to that already acquired for science. Although throughout his limited business career he had been entirely successful, he decided to give it up and devote his whole time to scientific research, which he had never abandoned during the years which he had spent in business, and in 1891 he began the study of medicine in Starling Medical College, in which institution he graduated in 1894. During- his medical course he was a private student of the dean of the faculty. Dr. Starling Loving, through wdiose kindness he acquired a vast amount of practical experience in his profession. After his' graduation Dr. Gordon opened an office and began the practice of medicine, in which success has come to him in recognition of his thorough preliminary training, his skill and ability. He has always been a close and discriminating student, and in 1900 he pursued a post-graduate course in Philadelphia, afterward taking a special course in New York cit3\

In 1896 occurred the marriage of Dr. Gordon and Miss Miriam A. Slyh, a daughter of Daniel M. and Rosaltha (Griswold) Slyh, representatives of an old and hig-hly respected family of Perry township, Franklin county. Dr. and Mrs. Gordon have one daughter, Eckka Almieda. The Doctor is a member of the Columbus Academy of Medicine (of which he is secretary), the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association ; is a member of the staff of Grant Hospital, of Columbus ; and occupies the chair of physical diag-nosis in Starling Medical College.

Whatever tends to promote the interests of his profession and place before man the key to the mystery of that complex problem which we call life at once attracts the interest and co-operation of Dr. Gordon, and his wide reading and research have made him particularly skilled in the line of his chosen life work.

William Righter

William Righter, who is now living retired at his home in Columbus, his residence being at No. S5 North Grubb street, was born September 22, 1830, in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania. His father, Joseph Righter, was a native of the same county and in 1837 came to Ohio, locating in wdiat was then Franklinton but is now a part of Columbus. He erected a resi- dence on Sandusky street and died at his home there in 1849, while his wife, Mrs. EHzabeth Righter, passed away two years previously. In addition to William their children were James, Joseph, Robert, Sarah and Lewis. Of this family Robert Righter took a contract for the construction of the Columbus & Xenia Railroad, and was thus identified with the transportation interests of the state. The younger sister, Sarah, became the wife of Allison Green, a farmer of Putnam county, Ohio, where they have resided for more than a quarter of a century. The youngest brother, Lewis, is married and has always resided in ColumbusL

When a lad in his 'teens William Righter drove canal horses on ihe Ohio canal from Cleveland to Portsmouth and since that time he has labored for his own advancement and success. All that he has achieved in life is due to his own efforts. On leaving the canal he entered the employ of the Columbus & Xenia Railroad Company, but after a year's service returned to his former work on the canal, remaining there until 1851, when he again became connected with railroad woirk and at different times has served as brakeman, yard-master and yard conductor. He was in the continuous employ of the Panhandle Railroad Company from 1853 until January, 1900, at which time he was retired by the Panhandle Company under its pension system and is now enjoying a well merited rest. The only time he ever lost from his duties was about six months, and this was the result of an accident which he sustained September 13, 1875, in the Panhandle yards in Columbus, being caught between the cars. His right arm was so badly crushed as to necessitate the amputation of the member near the shoulder, but on the following April he resumed work for the company.

Mr. Righter was married, December 21, 1859, to Miss Mary Snyder, and soon afterward he purchased the lot on which his present home is standing. At that time the land was occupied by the oldest brick building erected in Franklinton, it having been the office and residence of Dr. Ball for many years. Mr. Righter caused the old building to be torn down and removed and his present residence was built. The home of our subject and his wife hasi been blessed with the following named: Harry, who was born in 1867; William, who was born in 1869 and was married to Miss Gallington in 1896; Thomas F., born in 1871 ; and Florence, born in 1873. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and are people of the highest respectability, enjoying the uniform regard of many friends. Li his political views Mr. Righter is a Republican.

Wiltjam H. Wanamaker

William H. \\''annmnVer. of Columbus, was born January 24, 1867, in Pickaway county, Ohio. His patrnal grandfather was a native of Berks county, Pennsylvania, and -^t an early period in the development of the Buckeye state took up his rps^'-'^p'^^e upon a farm in Pickaway county, where he spent his remaining dav^. """is son, James Wanamaker, the father of our subject, was born March 29, 1845, in that county. The mother of our subject, Mrs. Lucinda Wanamaker, was born in the same county February 18, 1848, and their children were as follows: Annie L., the wife of William Fisher, a grocer of Columbus; Florence M., the wife of Lewis Hay, a farmer of Pickaway county; Mary L., who wedded William Reeder, a mechanic of Columbus; and Almeda. The father of these children was a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Regiment of Volunteers during the Civil war, and his son-in-law, William Reeder, served with the Fourth Ohio Volunteers in the Spanish-American war.

William H. Wanamaker, of this review, received good educational privileges, supplementing his early mental training by a course in the college at Ada, Ohio, in which institution he was graduated. He entered the railway service in April, 1892, a,si a brakeman on the Pennsylvania road, being on the Indianapolis division. In January, 1898, he was promoted to the position of conductor and has since been in continuous service. He is always found at his post of duty and is a most reliable and trustworthy representative of the road. He not only enjoys the confidence of those under wdiom he serves, but has won friends among the traveling public by reason of his uniform courtesy, consideration and attention.

On the 1 6th of October, 1890, in Pickaway county, Ohio, Mr. W^anamaker was united in marriage to Miss Jennie H. Rice, a daughter of Anthony C. and Susannah Rice. Her father was born in Pickaway county February 24, 1 83 1, and died at his home there July 10, 1897. His widow still survives him and now makes her home with her daughters. The sisters of Mrs. Wanamaker are Mrsi. John M. Thatcher, of Circleville, Ohio; Mrs. Henry C. Renick, who died at her home in Circleville December 13, 1895; and Mrs. Alex Renick, of Springfield, Ohio. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Wanamaker was a native of Vermont, and, emigrating westward, became one of the pioneer settlers of Pickaway county. He aided in the development of the ag'ricultural interests there and after being long identified with farming pursuits his life's labors were ended in death. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Wanamaker are : John E., who wasi born January 29, 1892, in Circleville, Ohio; Ralph H., born in Piqua, Ohio, April 11, 1896; and Charles W., who was born in Columbus March 6, 1898. In 1897 the family came to the capital city, where they afterward resided, their home being now at No. 703 Hoover street. Mr. Wanamaker is a member of the Masonic fraternity and in his life exemplifies the spirit of the order.

James P. Anderson

Before the days of street railways, omnibus lines were important institutions in Columbus, Ohio, as they were elsewhere, and the Columbus Transfer Company, which is the legitimate successor of one of the leading lines in the days before the war and during the '60s and early '70s, is an important local adjunct to travel at this time. The manager of this concern is James P.

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Anderson, who has given his whole active hfe to the business except during a few years, when he was prominent in connection with circus enterprises.

James P. Anderson was born at Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, in 1841, and his father was John Anderson, a native of Scotland, who became prominent as a farmer in that county. After some years' connection with the local omnibus line at Wheeling, West Virginia, he was, in 1864, appointed by the receiver of the Kinsman street railway of Cleveland, Ohio, superintendent of that line and managed it successfully until 1866, when it was finally cleared from indebtedness and was returned to the control of the company wliich had previously operated it. In 1866 he came to Columbus and took charge of the old omnibus line with which Dr. Hawk was identified as the directing spirit, which then covered the whole city except High street, which had a short street railway line. After Dr. Hawk sold out the enterprise to the Columbus Transfer Company Mr. Anderson was for twelve years a partner wath B. E. Wallace, of Peru, Indiana, in the ownership and management of the Great Wallace Shows, his interest in which he eventually sold to Mr. Wallace, who has continued the enterprise . to this time.

While Mr. Anderson was in Europe Adam Forepaugh died and James A. Bailey purchased the great circus enterprise which Mr. Forepaugh had built up and required a manager for the concern, and he telegraphed Mr. Anderson to return to America and take the show in hand, and Air. Anderson managed it successfully for five years. After Mr. Bailey assumed control of the Buffalo Bill Wild West, Mr. Anderson represented Mr. Bailey's interest in that concern for four years, until 1898, when he returned to Columbus to become the manager for the Columbus Transfer Company.

Mr. Anderson is a thirty-third-degree Mason and is personally acquainted with prominent Masons in all parts of the country and with many in Europe. He was married while a resident of Wheeling, West Virginia, to Miss Esther Jane Packer, a daughter of Isaac Packer, proprietor of the Union Hotel of that city, and has three children : James, a plumber of Columbus ; Anna, who married P. J. Cassidy, of Columbus; and Sally, who is a member of her parents' household.

Mrs., Rachel H. Lyons has long resided in Columbus and is a representative of one of the pioneer families of Franklin county. She is a daughter of Robert Hosack, who was born in Ulster county, New York. Her paternal grandfather came from Scotland to America and founded the family in the new world. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, served with Washington during the memorable winter. at Valley Forge, and at the capture of Stony Point he was chosen to act as one of the storming party under General Wayne. Llis death occurred in the Empire state. He had two sons, Robert and Thomas, and three daughters, Elizabeth, Jane and Catherine, and with the exception of Robert all remained in New York and are now deceased. Robert Hosack became a millwright by trade. In New York he was married to Miss Anna Merritt, whose father was a native of Westchester, that state, and who came to Ohio at an early day, some years prior to the removal of the parents of Mrs. Lyons, and located upon a farm in Huron county. Throughout his entire life he carried on agricultural pursuits and he died at Ravenna, Ohio, a few years prior to the Civil war. In his family were six daughters and five sons, and one of the sons, Horace Merritt, served in the war of 1812.

In the year 1838 Robert Hosack came with hisi family to Ohio. His first home was on the corner of High and Mound streets, in Columbus, and Mrs. Lyons can recall the blasting that was done there at the time the family resided at that place. Later the father erected a residence on East Town street, beyond Seventh street, and subsequently he made his home on East Town street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. At the time of his death, which occurred in 1871, he was living at the corner of South High and Hosack streets, in the residence which he had erected. He passed away in his eightieth year, and his wife died in 1885, at the old home on South High street, in her ninety-second year. Through a considerable period Mr. Hosack had charge of the starch factory on that street and was also a prominent business man of Columbus in the early days. Unto him and his wife were born three daughters, - ^Jane, Rachel and Chloe Ann. The first named became the wife of John H. Chambers, but has been a widow for several years. She removed from Columbus, on the 6th of November, 1900, to Estherville, Iowa, where she is now living with one of her sons. She has three children. Chloe, the youngest daughter, became the wife of Joseph Foss, of Columbus, and both are now deceased. Her only surviving child, Mrs. Karch, is living in this city. !\Ir. Hosack was employed in the construction of several of the public buildings, including the first courthouse, lunatic asylum and county infirmary, and lived to see the new courthouse erected.

Rachel Hosack, the second daughter, spent her girlhood days at her parents' home, and while the family resided on East Town street she was married to John J. Lyons, of Columbus, the wedding being celebrated in 1850. Mr. Lyons was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, and during his early boyhood accompanied his father to Hocking county, Ohio, where he remained until, as a young man, he came to Columbus, He served his country as a soldier in the Mexican war. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Lyons were born seven children. One son, Alvin H., whose birth occurred in 1855 and who is a farmer by occupation, is the only one living. He was married, in 1885, to Miss Martha Brown, and they have two children: Alice, born in 1886; and Henry, born in 1888. The son and his familv are residing with his mother id their pleasant home at No. 1936 South High street. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, Mrs. Lyons having previously been connected with the congregation which worshiped in the old church located on East Town street, where the public library building now stands, and among her early pastors were Rev. Moody and Rev. Trimble. She can recall many interesting- incidents connected with life in Columbus during the early days. She resided in the city from the time of its early development and is very widely known here, her earnest Christian character and her 'Sterling worth gaining her the love and friendship of all with whom she has been brought in contact.

Andrew C. Emmick

Andrew Culbertson Emmick has passed the psalmist's span of threescore years and ten, and throughout the entire period he has been a resident of Columbus, being one of the eldest of the native sons of the city. He now resides at No. 43 North Fifth street, and is a venerable and highly respected gentleman, well worthy of mention among the representative men of Franklin county. He was born February 18, 1826, and traces his ancestry back to John Emmick. his great-grandfather, who in 1773 crossed the Atlantic from Germany to America. Some years later, feeling it necessary to return to his native land, he took passage upon an eastward bound vessel, but ere the voyage was completed he was called to his final rest. His son, John Emmick, Jr., the grandfather of our subject, was born in Germany in 1763; and was therefore ten years of age when he came with his father to the United States. He served in the war of 1812 under Captain William Griffith and Colonel R. M. Johnson. At the battle of River Raisin, near Monroe, Michigan, he was one of six selected by the captain of the company to cross the river on stringers after the bridge had been destroyed by the Indians. He was subsequently captured by the red men between the river and Detroit, and by them was tied to a tree, but before he could be burned or tomahawked he was rei'-cued by the American soWiers under General Lewis Cass. He was not seriously injured, although his clothing was "full" of bullet holes. In after years General Cass was a frequent visitor at his home.

Mr. Emmick married Miss Katy Bulon, a daughter of Alexander Bulon, who was then living near Poughkeepsie, New York. A wagon-maker by trade, the grandfather of our subject followed that pursuit in Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, Ohio, at various times. Both he and his wife were drowned while near the mouth O'f the Mauniee river in a skiff, on the 29th of June, 1828. Their children were as follows: Frederick, Margaret, John, Katy, David, Eliza, Hannah. Alexander and James. The following dates of birth have been preserved: John, born in 1798; David, in 1807; Margaret, in 1810; Alexander, in 1813: Hannah, in 1814; and Jane \n 1818. Margaret became the wife of John Cowdrick, at Dayton, Ohio, and in 1822 removed to New Jersey, but the family afterward returned to tliis state, locating in Miami in 1830. and there Mrs. Cowdrick died. Katy became the wife of David Sargeant, and died at Three Rivers, Michigan. Hannah is the widow of a Mr. Cross, of Maumee, Ohio. David, who was born in Sussex county. New Jersey, January 6. 1807, was brought ti^ Ohio bv his

John Emmick, the father of our subject, was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, in 1798, and in 18 19 became a resident of Columbus, Ohio. For nine years previously he had resided in Cincinnati, this state, and there followed his trade of wagon-making. After locating in the capital city he established a shop 011 the southeast corner of Main and High streets, where the Southern Hotel now sta,nds. There he carried on business until the year 1 83 1, when 'he located at the northeast corner of Pearl and Main streets, where he remained until his death, in the year 1841. He had been married in Columbus, May 23, 1823, to Miss Isabel Culbertson, a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Culbertson. She was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1797, and came to Franklinton, Ohio^, with her grandfather, Colonel Robert Culbertson, in the year 1805. He removed to this state with a large family of children and grandchildren and brought with him horses, cattle and household effects. In Franklin county he pre-empted land on which the different members of the family were located. While with his immediate family he resided on property which he purchased in Franklinton. A wealthy citizen, he did much to improve and upbuild the little town. His death occurred in Franklinton in 1821, at the ag^e of eighty-three years. Before coming to Ohio he had served his country in the Revolutionary war. His son, Andrew Culbertson, the maternal grandfather of our subject, married Jane Parks, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. With the Colonel they came to Franklinton and Andrew settled on a farm on which the present starch factory is now located. Their children are Elizabeth, Mary, Isabella, Robert, Samuel and Rebecca. Of this number Elizabeth was married to Andrew Dill in 1820, and Mary became the wife of William Shannon in 1825. Both of these gentlemen were justices of the peace and were prominent and influential citizens of their day. The next daughter, Isabella, became the mother of our subject; and Rebecca, the youngest daughter, married Nathaniel W. Smith, a jeweler, while Robert Culbertson distinguished himself by service in the war of 1812.

The children of John and Isabella (Culbertson) Emmick are Elizabeth, Jane, Andrew C, John, Rebecca, Mary, Esther, Anna and Isabella. The Hrst named was married in 1847 ^o Jo^''^'^ Robinson, a painter by trade, who died in 1881, since which time Mrs. Robinson has resided with her brother Andrew.

Andrew Emmick. whose name introduces this record, acquired his education in the sfelect schools of the day, for there were no public schools in Ohio at the time of his boyhood. Under the direction of his father he learned the wagon-maker's trade, and had followed that pursuit for about a year when his father died. He continued his labors along that line through the succeeding six years, being in the employ of the Ohio Tool Company, of Columbus. He then went into the service of the Columbus Machine Company, for which he acted as a pattern-maker for ten years, and on the expi- ration of that period he accepted a similar position in the employ of Ambos & Smith, where he remained for nine years. He next established business for himself, opening a foundry and machine shop on Olentangy creek, near where the plant of the Pipe Foundry Company is now located, carrying on Ins enterprise there from 1879 until 1887, when he retired from active business.

In 1849 Mr. Emmick was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Elliott, who died a year later, and their only child, Isabella, pass^ed away when a year old. Mr. Emmick afterward married Mrs. Gusta Bishop, of Tioga county, Pennsylvania. For a c^uarter of a century he was a prominent member of Central Lodge, No. 23, I. O. O. F., and exemplifies its benevolent and fraternal teachings in his life. For a half century he has resided at his present home, and is one of the most honored of the old citizens of Columbus. His entire life having been here passed, he is widely known and is familiar witn the history of the city from the days of its early development.

The subject of this sketch is the peer, if not the superior, of any man in our city and county with regard to religious and theological influence, and that influence of the most beneficial and salutary nature. Kniown to but comparatively few in our city, but most highly respected by every one that has had the pleasure of his acquaintance, he has been, and still is, a power in the Lutheran church of America whose influence has not been limited to the ecclesiastical organization whose honored and trusted member and leader he has been for many years.

Dr. Loy was born of German parents in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1828. In early childhood he lost his mother and then received an entirely English education. But, though ini consequence his preference has alwaysi been the English language, he appreciates and loves the tongue of his ancestors and uses it with great readiness and skill. Ha learned the trade of compositor, - an accompHshment that has stood him in good istead frequently in his manifold laborsi as editor and author. Being troubled with rheumatism, an affliction that ha;s been clinging to him more or less, he had to give up his vocation and look out for a more suitable calling. Thus God led him to the study of theology, an occupation for which he is pre-eminently fitted. He obtained his classical and theological education at Flarrisburg, Pennsylvania, anid Columbus, Ohio, but may be termed a self-made man in more than one respect. In 1849 he received a call as pastor of the German-English Lutheran congregation at Delaware, Ohio.

In i860, at the age of only thirty-two years, he was elected the president of the Evangelical Lutherani synod of Ohio and other states, generally known as the Joint Synod of Ohio. This position he held continuously till 1878, when he declined a re-election on acc(^unt of failing health; but in 1880 he was prevailed upon to accept the presidency again and held it till

1894, when the synod, because of its rapid growth, conckided to choose a president whose wdiole time should be devoted to the duties of his office. Dr. Loy continually had been doing the work of more than one man besides. In 1864 he was made the editor of the Lutheran Standard and he filled this important position in the most acceptable manner for more than twenty-five years, when, at his urgent request, the etynod very reluctantly relieved him of this onerous work. In 1865 he was called as professor of theology for the seminary, and as professor of mental and moral sciences for the college to Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, which position he still holds. In 1 88 1 he established and until 1886 edited the Columbus Theological Magazine, as an exponent of true Lutheranism over against Calvinizing tendencies that were endeavoring to gain admission into the Lutheran church of America in general and into the Synod of Ohio in particular. Among the men that bore the brunt of battle in this lamentable but necessary controversy Dr. Loy easily stands in the foremost rank. In the same year. 1881, he was also chosen the president of Capital University and held this office until 1890, Avhen, again at his urgent request, he was relieved, but appointed dean of the faculty, which position he has graced with his enviable tact up to the present year, 1900. In 1899, his seventy-first birthday, and at the same time the fiftieth anniversary of his ministry, w^as appropriately celebrated by the institution whose ornament he has been for more than thirty-five years, amid the heartiest participation and congratulations of the whole synod. Notwithstanding his ill health, and in some respects his frail body, Dr. Loy has done a work that seldom falls tO' the lot of one man.

Dr. Loy is a model teacher, respected and beloved alike by his colleagues and his pupils; a man of extensive learning, a profound and clear thinker and a good disciplinarian. His mastery of the English language is admirable, though he prefers good, plain Anglo-Saxon speech to high-flown oratory. In theology the systematic branches have been his special field, a field for which his natural gifts and favorite studies have fitted him in an eminent sense. He is also a preacher of great power and eloquence, evangelical throughout. His popular Sermons on the Gospel Lessons of the Church Year, published in 1888, is a very valuabk' book for preachers and laymen; but it conveys no adequate idea of the spiritual and heart-moving oral delivery of the author. Dr. Loy is also the author of a number of lovely hymns contributed to the Hymnal of the Ohio Synod, breathing childlike faith and earnest Christian resolve. His theological publications, all of them an ornament to the Lutheran church of America, are numerous. The following are the most prominent: Justification bv Faith, 1869; The Ministerial Office, 1870; Sermons on the Gospels, 1888; Christian Prayer, 1890; and the Christian Church, 1897,

The prayer of Dr. Loy's many friends and pupils, of the whole synod whose foremost member he is. and of a great part of the Lutheran church outside of his synod, is that God may still prolong his days and preserve his

Dr. Loy w^as married, in 1853, to :\Iiss Alary Willey, of Delaware, Ohio. Seven children were the issue of this marriage, of whom two are dead. All the living are devoted members of the Lutheran church. The three sons are engaged in business:. The oldest, Luther, is the organist of Grace Lutheran church, in the city of Columbus; the other two, Harry and Carl, at Dayton, Ohio. Of the two daughters, the older, Minnie, is the wife of Rev. Dr. L. H. Schuh, of Valley Crossing, Ohio. The younger, Ada, is still with her parents.

Frank Fleming

Frank Fleming was born in Sidney, Ohio, January 25, 1826, and in early boyhood came to Franklinton, now Columbus, Ohio, in company with his parents, Samuel and Sarah (Henderson) Fleming. His father was a shoemaker and for a number of years resided at the corner of Sandusky and Cook streets, in Franklinton, working at his trade. His mother died when the subject of this review was about seven years of age. His father afterward married, in 1833, and his second wife passed away in Columbus January j6, 1901, at the advanced age of ninety-one years. The subject of this review^ learned the stone-quarry trade and for some years operated a stone quarry, taking contracts for furnishing the stone used in the construction of the state capitol and the penitentiary buildings. After a time he took up his residence at the corner of Scidmore and West Broad streets, where he remained for forty years.

In 1847 occurred the marriage of Frank Fleming and Aliss Mary Barbee, the wedding taking place in Franklinton. Their children are: Owen, who w^as born, in 1849 and resides in Columbus; Joseph, wdio was born in 1851 and died in 1881 ; and William, who was born in 1855 and is now a farmer of Franklin_ county. The mother of these children died in Franklinton, in 1858, and in i860 Mr. Fleming was again married, his second union being with Miss Lucinda Straley, of Columbus. . Her father, John Straley, was born in Virginia, w^as married in early manhood and came to Ohio with his family when Mrs. Fleming was seven years of age, their home being at the corner of West Broad and Sandusky s'treets. The father died in 1851, and the mother, surviving him ten years, passed away in 1861. The members of their family were as follows: Eliza died in 1870; Margaret is the wife of C. Anthony and resides upon a farm in Franklin county; and John, who was a prominent and influential citizen of Lancaster, Ohio, died in that place in 1895. Unto Mr. 'and Mrs. Fleming have been born six children: Laura, who was born in 1861 and died in 1886, was the wife of Charles Timmons and left one son, Frank, who was born in 1886 and is now a student in the public schools of Columbus, his home being with his grandfather, Air. Fleming; Samuel, born in 1862, is married and resides in Alor- rison, Colorado, near Denver, his children by the first marriage being Gertrude and Mary, the first named being a student in the high school of Columbus, while by his union with Rosa Edmunds he has three children, - Ray, Gladys and a baby boy; Daniel, who was born in 1866 and is engaged in the stone-quarry business with his brother Samuel at Morrison, Colorado, is married and has four children, - Edmund, Frank, Edith and Leah G. ; Margaret, Ella and Wilson reside with their parents in Columbus. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

George Riordan

George Riordan was born in Romney, Virginia, October 11, 1794. His father, Richard Riordan, was a native of Virginia and there spent his entire life. His wife, Mrs. Margaret (Kirk) Riordan, was born March 7, 1756, in Virginia, and died April 30, 1(854, in Columbus. In their family were two sons, - George and Robert. The latter came from the Old Dominion to Ohio and took up his abode in Franklinton at an early period in the development of this portion of the state.

George Riordan left his old home in 1808 and cast his lot with the pioneer settlers of Franklinton, but returned to Virginia in time to enlist in the war of 18 1 2. He served throughout the second struggle with England and in 1 82 1 returned to Franklinton. He was married in the old Sullivan house at that place, now the House of the Good Shepherd, on the 30th of March, 1826, to Miss Sarah Downs, who was born in Amsterdam, New York, October 14, 1803. They reared a large family of children: Henry Clay, the eldest, born January 19, 1827, married Miss Stella Turner, at Davenport, Iowa, in 1854, and took up his abode in that city, there engaging in business. Margaret was born February i, 1829. George H., born December 12, 1830, died June 25, 1871. Thomas, born November 20, 1832, died. May 11, 1855. John, born October 17, 1834, died April 8, 1835. Richard who was born February 9. 1836, now resides with his" sister, Mrs. Uncles. For many years he served as librarian in Columbus, retiring from the office in i860. He was also a member of the first board_ of equalization under the present state constitution, when the board held its sessions in the hotel over the store building now occupied by Brice Brothers, on South High street. James, born January 12, 1838, died January 4, 1848. Sarah L., born September 9, 1840, married' John Uncles, of Columbus, in 1866. Her husband was b'orn in Franklinton May 25, 1825, and by their marriage there are five children, namely: Nellie was born in 1867 and died in 1876; Mattie, born in 1870, died in 1872; Sarah L., born in 1873, is a high-school graduate; Margaret A., born in 1875, attended the public schools of Columbus, was graduated in the high school, also in the Ohio State University in the class of 1897, and is a school-teacher; and Emma, the youngest of the Unclesi family, was born in 1880 and in 1898 became the wife of Harry Edwards, who is a clerk in the Cleveland office of the Big Four Railroad Company. They have one child, Harold Edwards, born in 1900. The daughters, Margaret and' Sarah, are residing with. their mother, who for eighteen years has made her home at No. 31 Gill street. John Uncles w^as a veteran of the IMexican and Civil wars and wasi wounded in the leg in one of the engagements with the Mexican troops. He was an honorable and influential citizen and died in Columbus December 5, 1882. Edward Riordan, the next member of the Riordan family, was born October 3, 1842, and died on the 22d of November of that year. Mary E. Riordan, the youngest, was born November 9, 1844, and died May 15, 1874.

George Riordan, whose name introduces this record, was a popular citizen of Columbus in early days and took a very prominent part in public affairs, his fellow townsmen frequently calling him to public office, and he filled many positions of public honor and trust. He was a constable, city marshal and also crier of the supreme court for many years. He died August 29, 1864, at the extremely old age of one hundred and- two years. His life was one of usefulness and honor and wherever he was known he was held in highest regard.

Through more than four-score years William Merion was a resident of Franklin county and in his death the community lost one of its honored pioneers. He was born on the loth of September, 181 1, upon a farm which is now within the city limits of Columbus, its location being a mile and a half due south on High street from the capitol building. The Merions w^ere of French lineage, but the father of our subject. William Merion, Sr., was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, becoming a resident of Franklinton, now Columbus, in the year 1808, when a young man. He married Miss Sarah Wayte, and pre-empted a farm on which he carried on agricultural pursuits for many years. He died at the age of fifty and the property was inherited by his son and namesake.

William Merion, Jr., was born and reared on the old family homestead and early became familiar wdth the work of the fields, learning what was required by the different products in order to produce good harvests. From the time when he was old enough to handle the plow he aided in the farm work and successfully carried on agricultural pursuits until the vear 1888. He was united in marriage, on the 28th of October, 1858, to Mrs. Martha (Uncles) Sheldon, the wedding being celebrated at the home of the bride in Columbus. She was then a widow. Her father, James Uncles, was born m Bradford, England, August 5, 1794, and in the year 1812 became a resident of Franklinton, where he followed his trade of decoratino-. He was married, in Franklinton, in 1816, to Miss Elizabeth Crisswell, whose people w^ere from Lancaster, Pennsvlvania. She was earlv left an orphan and was reared m the family of Dr. Ball, of Franklinton, remaining there until her marriage to James Uncles. Their children were : Nancv, who was born in

1818 and died in 1877; Mary, born in 1821, wlio is the wife of Leroy Royce, a resident of Toledo, Ohio; Martha, who was' born in 1824 and is now Mrs. WiUiam Merion; John, who was born in 1826 and died in 1890; and James, who was born in 1828 and died in 1858, from injuries sustained in a railroad accident. John H. Uncles, a cousin of Mrs. Merion, and now a widower, is living in Columbus. James Uncles, the father of Mrs. Merion, died of pneumonia. He was engaged in decorating the residence of Dr. Parsons and caught a severe cold which resulted in pneumonia, causing his demise. He and his family were members of the Episcopal church.