Columbus City (part 16 of 57)

Mrs. Helena (Park) Huddleson is now residing in Miffiin township and was reared upon a farm within its borders, born December 3, 1849. Her father, Jamesi Park, was a native of Brockport, New York. During his boyhood he accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio, the family being early settlers of the county. Their first home was a log cabin, which was built in the midst of an almost unbroken forest. The father of our subject engaged in the operation of a sawmill in an early day and mianufactured most of the lumber used in the construction of many of the buildings of the capital city. He was well known in Columbus and throughout this portion of the state as a prominent business man and a citizen of sterling VN-orth. He built what is known as the Sunbury pike and did much toward the development of the county along substantial lines of improvement and w-as a useful and esteemed citizen. In politics he was a stanch Republican and in religious views was a Universalist. He died at the ripe old age of eighty-seven years, respected by all who knew him. His wife bore the maiden name of Margaret Agkr and was one of the early settlers of Franklin county, her people coming tO' this section of the state when the homes of the pioneers were built of logs and when the work of progress had scarcely begun. The old Agler homestead that was built by her father when she was but a child is still standing and in good condition. She lived to be eighty years of age and is now survived by five of her six children, namely : Horace, Harlow, Horton, Helena and Helen. One child died in infancy. Mrs. Huddleson's brothers were all soldiers during the Civil war. Horace was a colonel in the Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Harlow was a lieutenant in a company of the Eighty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and Horton was also an officer, serving as captain in an Ohio regiment.

Mrs. Huddleson was the fourth in order of birth and the eldest daughter. She was reared upon the farm where she now lives and in the district schools of the neighborhood acquired her early education, which was supplemented by study in Central College. She afterward' engaged in teaching for two years, and in 1871 she gave her hand in marriage to Jasper Huddleson, who was born near Harrisburg. Ohio, and was left an orphan at an early age. He served as a soldier in the Civil war, being a member of the Tenth Ohio Cavalry. He enlisted twice and was at the front throughout the greater part of the struggle which established the supremacy of the' Union.

Disease contracted in the service terminated his life in May, 1878. He was ever as true and loyal to the duties of citizenship as when he followed the starry banner through the south. He had many excellent qualities, and he left to his family the priceless heritage of an untarnished name.

Mr. and Mrs. Huddleson were the parents of three children: Ada, now the wife of Clyde Shull; Robert, a jeweler by trade, living in Columbus; and Mrs. Maggie Achey, who has a little son, Walter. Mrs. Huddleson now has a farm of forty-five acres, which is operated under her personal supervision. She is a lady of excellent business qualifications, and her many good qualities win for her the regard and esteem of all with whom she comes in contact.

Samuel Maize

Among the residents of Franklin county who for many years have been connected with agricultural interests and have thus in a large measure contributed toward the present prosperity and progress of this portion of the state, was numbered Samuel Maize, who is now deceased. He was a native of county Tyrone, Ireland, born September 26, 1828, and in his life he manifested many of the sterling characteristics of the Irish race. He was reared in his native land until seventeen years of age, when he came with his family to America, a settlement first being made in Delaware county, Ohio. Soon afterward, however, he took up his abode in Clinton township, Franklin county, and was here united in marriage to Miss Lavina Goodwin. They afterward removed to Iowa, taking up their abode in Mahaska county, where Mr. Maize purchased land and resided for five years. On the expiration of that period he returned to Ohio, purchasing one hundred and fifty acres of land in Clinton county, which was partially improved. Upon that farm the residue of his days were passed and he became one of the successful agriculturists of the community, being energetic, determined and reliable. He enjoyed the confidence of. all who knew him, his life being in harmony with the highest moral and religious teachings. He helU membership in the Episcopal church, attending religious services in Worthington church. In his political views he was a Democrat and took an active interest in public affairs. He was small of stature, yet rugged and wiry, and he bore wdth much fortitude the inroads made upon his constitution by the long years of labor. Indolence and idleness were utterly foreign to his nature, and his diligence enabled him to win a commanding position among the substantial agriculturists of the county. A friend thus spoke of him : "There is no need to apologize for Samuel Maize. He was an upright man, and those who quarreled with him were wrong, for he lived by the law of justice. He cast no anchor on the shifting sands, but kept his feet upon the rock of ages. He_ kept the faith of man and God up to the last day. He met the destiny which awaits us all on earth, conforming to nature's law. Among his last wordis were : 'Farewell, all ! Content to have had my fleeting day, I now fall asleep without a murmur and a sigh.' " Mr. Maize was always a warm friend of the cause of education and gave his children excellent advantages in that line and was instrumental in forming the school district in which he lived. The children all attended the funeral in a body. The last rites were participated in by many friends and neighbors, a very large concourse of people assembling to pay the final tribute of respect to one whom they had known and honored. There were many beautiful floral offerings, among them being a floral pillow, on which was the word "father," given by his children; a sheaf of wheat with a sickle, the gift of the widowed wife; a wreath by Mrs. George Eeber, and a wreath by the employes of an establishment. His remains were laid to rest in Greenlawn cemetery, and thus was ended the life work of one who made the world better for his having lived.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Maize were born five children, four of whom yet survive, namely: William M., Samuel F., Oren D. and Medora I., the last named now the wife of Herman Weber, of Clinton township. One daughter, Mary Adell, died June i, 1901, at the age of twenty-five years, six months and six days. Mrs. Maize, who was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, in 1828, still resides on the old homxestead and is a well preserved old lady both mentally and physically. She shared with her husband in his life work, and her example has ever been a source of inspiration to her children and is well worthy of emulation.

It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the family history of Mrs. Maize. Her father, David Goodwin, was one of the early settlers of Franklin county and aided in laying broad and deep the foundation for its present prosperity and progress. He was borni in Augusta county, Virginia, in 1793, and was there reared and married, being joined in wedlock with Elizabeth Kraford, who was also a native of the Old Dominion, born in 1798. Hoping to improve their financial condition in the new state of Ohio, they journeyed to Fairfield county, casting in their lot with its pioneer settlers and remaining residents of that locality until 1834, when they removed to Columbus, remaining in the city for a year or two. Subsequently they took up their abode in Mifflin township, where Mr. Goodwin purchased an unimproved farm in the midst of the woods. The trees were uncut and the work of improvement had not yet been begun. In the midst of the forest he erected a small cabin and installed his and children in their new home. He then began the arduous task of clearing away the trees and placing the fields in a condition for cultivation. As tlie years passed acre after acre was cleared and placed under the plow, and in return for his labor he reaped golden harvests, which brought to him a good income. Upon the farm he spent his remaining days.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin were born nine children, namely : Levi, deceased ; Margaret ; Joseph ; Lavina ; Mrs. Samuel Maize ; Zaney, now Mrs. Agler; Mrs. Elizabeth Agler; Mrs. Mary Jane Agler; Oren, who resides in Mifflin township; and one who died in early life. Mr. Goodwin, the father of this family, departed this life on the old homestead farm in Mifflin town- ship, December 3, 1856, while his wnio. was called to her final rest on the 28th of July, 1873. Both were consistent members of the Lutheran church, their lives being in harmony with their professions. Mr. Goodwin was a valued and enterprising citizen, served in several township offices and was always willing to do what he could for general progress and improvement. Such men form the strength of their communities, and in the county where he resided he was widely and favorably known, proving an important factor in its early development.

Richard James

Richard James! was born in Circleville, Pickaway county, Ohio, December 6, 1867, a son of Benjamin and Margaret James. His father was a native of England and died in the year 1880, but the mother is still living and makes her home in Columbus. In addition to our subject there were *two other sons in the family, Frank and Charles, both of whom are residents of the capital city.

Mr. James, of this review, spent his entire life in the Buckeye state. No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of his daily life in youth. He attended the common schools and enjoyed the sports in which boys of the period usually indulged. He was nineteen years of age when he entered the railroad service in 1886, as brakeman on the Valley Road, remaining in the employ of that corporation for a year. He was afterward -with the Miami Railroad in the same capacity for a year and a half, after which he accepted a position on the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad. In 1894 he was promoted to conductor and has been in continuous service in that way since that time. He is one of the company's most efficient and popular conductors who does not consider it an imposition to do an obliging act. He is most faithful to the interests of the company and does all in his power for the comfort oi its patrons, and has therefore made many friends among those who continually travel over the line. He belongs to Hollingsworth Division, No. 11, of the Order of Railway Conductors', of Columbus.

In May, 1899, Mr. James was united in marriage to Miss Lela Harmon, of Columbus, a daughter of John and Alice Harmon, both of whom are living in the capital city. Her brothers and sisters are : Harry, Frank, Edward, Ada and Clara, all still under the parental roof. Mr. and Mrs. James now reside at their pleasant home at No. 625 Buckingham street, and in the city where they have long resided they are both widely and favorabh' known.

William Horton Blake

The oldest resident physician in any community is usually honored as a physician and as a citizen, 'and if, as in the instance of Dr. Wi'lliam Horton Blake, the period of his practice covers a third of a century, he is doubly hon- ored, for any physician who ministers to the same famihcs, sons and sires and mothers and daughters, for so long a time is not only a worthy practitioner but a worthy friend and has many times proven his right to be so regarded.

Dr. William Horton Blake was born at Hibbardsville, Athens county, Ohio, February 23, 1846, a son of Samuel B. and Polly C. (Camp) Blake. Samuel B. Blake was born in Alexander township, Athens county, Ohio, in 1818, where he is now living the tranquil life of a retired farmer who has reason to look back with approbation on his active life and its achievements. He is a member of the Baptist church and has been a man of influence in his township and county, in w'hich he has lived, child, youth and man. for eighty-three years. His father, Samuel L. Blake, grandfather of Dr. Blake, was a native of Connecticut and emigrated to Ohio in 181 7 and settled in Athens county, where he died at the age of eighty-two years and has passed anto local history as a pioneer who richly deserved the honor of his fellow citizens. Polly C. Camp, who married Samuel B. Blake and became the mother of Dr. Blake, was born in Alexander township, Athens county, Ohio, in 1825, and was there reared and educated and there she was married and is living to this day. John Camp, her father, was one of the earliest settlers in Athens county - one of those venturesome and thrifty Connecticut Yankees who made the forests of Ohio a great garden of the middle west.

Samuel B. and Polly C. (Camp) Blake w^ere the parents of four sens and two daughters, all of whom are living and of whomi Dr. William Horton Blake was the first born. The others are Dr. Henry C. Blake, of Lockbourne, Franklin county, Ohio; Hattie, who is the wife of Clark A. Potter, of Dallas, Texas; Mary E., who married Charles F. Fedrow% of Middleport, Ohio; John C, of Albany, Ohio; and Dr. Charles F. Blake, a professor in the Cqllege of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimiore, Maryland. Dr. William Horton Blake was reared as a farmer boy and his primary education was obtained in a somewhat primitive country school near his home. Later he w^as a student at Atwood Listitute, Albany, Ohio, and then he entered Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio, and was graduated from that institution in 1870 and that year located at Shadeville, Franklin county, Ohio, wdiere he has practiced his profession continuously to the present time. He is a member of the Central Ohio Medical Society and of the Ohio State Medical Society, and is' referred to in terms oif praise by his brother physicians.

Dr. Blake, before he was: eighteen years old. enlisted to serve the federal cause in the war of the Rebellion, and has two honorable discharges from the government service. He began his experience as a soldier as a member of the Fourth Independent Battalion. Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, with which' he served six months. Upon the organization of the One Hundred and Eighty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he became a member of that organization and participated in all its service until the close of the war. In politics he is a Republican, but while active in the work of his party he is not in the ordinary sense a practical politician and has no ambition for political preferment. He was made a Master Mason more than thirty years ago and has advanced in the order until he is greeted as a Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret Ineffable degrees of the Scottish Rite. He was married, in November, 1873, to Ellen Williams, who was born in 1855 in Hamilton township, Franklin county, Ohio, a daughter of David Williams, an early settler near Lockbourne, where Mrs. Blake was reared. Mr. Williams married Charlotte Dulen and both have passed away. jNlrs. Blake is one of four of their children now living. William Horton and Ellen (Williams) Blake are the parents of three children. Ola, the eldest, married Orin Huffman, a well known farmer at Shadeville and they have a daughter, Helen L. Samuel D. married Eva McCord, of Jackson township, a daughter of one of the prominent farmers of that part of the county, and they have a son named William F. Horton R., the youngest of the three, now eleven years old, is in school.

Dr. Blake is not only the oldest medical practitioner in his^ township, but one of the loldest in the county in view of continuous practice wnthin the county limits and he is held in high esteem as a physician and also as a public spirited citizen, who may always be safely depended upon to serve and promote the interests of his fellow townsmen to the extent of his ability, and his services as a soldier, who risked his life in the cause and defense of the Union, are not forgotten when he is referred to by his admiring neighbors. He is in the best sen^e of the term a self-made man.

John Baptist Eis

John Baptist Eis, the rector of the church of the Sacred Heart, of Columbus, Ohio, was born in the province of the Rhine, Germany, October 10, 1845. His early youth was spent in his native place, where he attended school, later entering the gymnasium, in Germany, from which institution he went to France, where he entered the seminary at Blois, remaining until graduation. Still ambitious. Father Eis then entered the University of Muenster, in Westphalia, and then became the teacher of his Highness, Alexander of Solns-Braunsfels. This position he held until he entered the army, four years later. He was commissioned a chaplain in the French and German war, in charge of sixty-eight hundred men, participated in the battle of Sedan and served for a period of six months. Father Eis at this time returned to the classic shades of the college, at Blois, France, where he remained one year, filling the chair of history.

In 1872 he came to the United States, joining friends^ in New York city, where he remained a few days, and then came to Columbus, Ohio, to accept the position of assistant under the Very Rev. Father Hemsteger, of the Holy Cross church. So acceptable was the ministry of Father Eis that later he was called to serve as secretary for Bishop Rosecrans, and later was appointed pastor of the church oi the Sacred Heart, which responsible posi- tioii he has held until the present. On the completion of the church and schoolhouse he took entire charge. The church is a beautiful edifice, with seating capacity for six hundred and fifty, and four services are conducted each Sunday, thus affording instruction to hundreds of people. The school numbers five hundred pupils and is conducted by twenty sisters, who give their time and services under the care of Father Eis. These buildings were erected at a cost of eighty thousand dollars, and the valuation of the ground is fully sixty thousand dollars more, making a grand total of one hundred and forty thousand dollars.

Father Eis has not only gained the esteem of his own congregation but also that of other denominations. His work in the Sacred Heart is appreciated, and his influence is felt for good throughout the city of Columbus.

William C. Beal

William C. Beal is one of the most extensive farmers of Franklin county, his landed possessions exceeding those of perhaps every other agriculturist in this locality. He was born in Columbus September 30, 1847, and is a son of John and Jane (Budd) Beal. His; father was a native of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, born in 181 2, and when seven years of age he lost his father, while four years later he was left an orphan. Some property was inherited by him and his sister, and the elder sisters kept the family together for some time, but through the dishonesty of the administrator of the estate the children were robbed of their property. At the age of eighteen John Beal came to Ohio to make his own way in the world. He accompanied O. P. Hines, the well known banker of Columbus, now deceased, and on his arrival here he entered the 'employ of Dr. Awl, the founder of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind and the Insane Asylums. Mr. Beal was the first man that ever slept in and was employed in the old insane asylum on East Broad street - an institution afterward destroyed by fire. He had charge of one of the halls in the asylum for ten years, and a fact worth remembering at the present day is that ninety per cent, of the patiei'its received in the institution were discharged cured. Later Mr. Beal became a salesman in the mercantile establishment of D. T. ^^'oodbury, on High street, and while there his health failed. He afterward served for one or more terms as deputy under John Greenleaf, the sheriff of the county, and on his retirement from office removed to Westerville, where he conducted a hotel. Four years later, with the advent of the railroad into the town, he abandoned the hotel business and began shipping stock in partnership with Valentine Cox, under the firm name of Beal & Cox. Shortly afterward they also established a dry-goods store in Westerville, but a year later Mr. Cox withdrew from the dry-goods business and was succeeded by John Knox. The latter relation was maintained for about one year, when the firm became Beal & Budd, the partner of Mr. Beal being his brother-in-law, Silvanus Budd. Together they car- riecl on the enterprise for three or four years, and the third year after the dissolution of that partnership the firm of Beal & Knox was again formed and continued until 1865. In 1866 the subject of this review was admitted to a partnership, and the firm of Beal & Son carried on business with excellent success for twenty years, when the father withdrew and retired to private life. In his early mercantile career he began investing in farming land and in 1866 his son, William C, joined him in that business. John Beal and his wife were the parents of five children, of whom three are now living : William C. ; Anna M., the widow of J. P. Gantz, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin; and Jennie B., wife of Dr. Arthur Good, a dentist of Hamilton, Ohio.

William C. Beal acquired his education in the common schools and in Otterbein University. He was also trained in business methods under his father and at the age of twelve became his assistant in the care of the stock on the farm. When about eighteen years of age he took his place at the desk in his father's dry-goods store, and from that time had charo;e of the books and of the finances of the firm. In 1866 he was admitted to a partnership, and twenty years later, when his father withdrew, the firm of Beal & Gantz was organized, the partner being Mr. Beal's sister, Mrs. A. M. Gantz. Together they conducted the enterprise until March, 1896, when, after a prosperous existence of forty years, the business was closed out. In the meantime Mr. Beal had carried on his stock-raising interests on quite an extensive scale. At the time' of his father's death they w^ere cultivating five hundred acres of land, and since his withdrawal from the mercantile field Mr. Beal has increased his landed possessions to seven hundred and sixty acres, of which he himself farms five hundred and seventy acres, thus becoming the most extensive farmer of the county. He is continually improving his agricultural methods and everything upon his land indicates his careful supervision, his thrift and his progressive spirit. He is als'o one of the directors of the Bank of Westerville, and is numbered among the influential men in this portion of the state.

In 1876 occurred the marriage of Mr. Beal and Miss Emily A. Phelps. of Jamestown, New York, a daughter of James Phelps, a prominent merchant of that city. They had two children : John Coleman, who is a bookkeeper in the employ of Mrs. L. A. Vance, a milliner of Columbus; and Harry Carson, who is at home with his father. In 1886 the wife and mother died, and Mr. Beal was ag;-ain married, in 1890, his second union being v.'ith Miss Jennie M. Marston, of Middleton, Ohio, a daughter of Theodore Marston, who for many years was a prominent and successful banker of Middleton. Two children were also born of this union, but only one is now living. Theodore Marston.

Mr. Beal exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Republican party, and 'socially he is a IMaster jMason. He also belongs to the Presbyterian church, in which he is serving as an elder, and his life has exemplified his belief. For more than half a century he has been prominently identified with the business interests of Franklin county.

and this work would be incomplete without a record of his useful and honoraijle career. He is genial, courteous and kindly and a fast friend to those who enjoy his confidence. In all his business enterprises he has been eminently successful and is regarded by all who know him as exceptionally sure and conservative.

Dr. John Waterman Hamilton, now deceased, was for many years a leading physician and surgeon of Columbus. He was born in Muskingum township, Muskingum county, Ohio, June 7, 1823, a son of William and Lydia (Springer) Hamilton. The father belonged to the Hamilton family which resided in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was born in 1789, and devoted his life to the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, and died in 1867. He was, about seventeen years of age when he became a resident of Ohio, and his great natural ability and force of character were strengthened by the emergencies and privations of the pioneer lif^. His brother,, the Rev. Samuel Hamilton, was one of the founders of Methodism in this state.

John W. Hamilton acquired his literary education in the district schools, through private instruction and in Granville, Ohio. The intervals of school were devoted to teaching, to study and to the conduct of a newspaper, which was owned by his uncle, the Rev. Cornelius Springer, of Zanesville, Ohio. This paper was known as the Western Recorder, later as the Methodist Protestant. About 1845 Dr. Hamilton began the study of medicine. He attended lectures in the Willoughby, now the Starling Medical College, of Columbus, and was graduated on the loth of May, 1847, after which he entered upon the practice of medicine in Franklin county. This was the beginning of a long and useful professional career, arduous devotion to humanity and science, showing an endurance only possible to one possessing a strenuous and indomitable spirit sustained by a robust constitution. During the winter of 185 1-2 Dr. Hamilton studied in New York under Dr. Willard Parker and his contemporaries.

In 1853 Dr. Hamilton became a member of the faculty of the Starling Medical College, and from that time until 1874 occupied the chair of surgery. During the Civil war he was a member of the board of army surgeons ap- ])ointed by Governor Dennison at Columbus. In 1874 he organized the Columbus Medical College and held the ofBce of dean and professor of surgery in that institution until its consolidation with the Starling Medical College in 1892. Through his efforts and liberality the Hawkes Hospital, of Mount Carmel, was enabled to erect and equip a large addition to the building, thus trebling its original capacity.

Dr. Hamilton had a very large experience, living as he did in the days when the work of the surgeon included many of the operations now belonging to special fields other than that of general surgery. One of his most notable achievements was the removal of a very large "retromaxillary tu- mor," a case which had been examined by many of tlie eminent surgeons of the country and pronounced inoperable. The operation was performed before the Civil war and the patient was living a few years ago. Another was the removal from the pleural cavity, in close relation with the pericardium, of a knife, in the case of a convict in the Ohio Penitentiary, who had forced the knife through his neck into the pleural cavity in attempting to end his life. While the operation was unsuccessful so far as the life of the convict was concerned, it furnished a striking example of what was, at that time, 185 1, very brilliant and daring surgery. Dr. Hamilton was also wndely known throughout the state among lawyers, as an expert medical witness who had an extraordinary inliuence upon juries. This power was due to his sincerity, simplicity and his very evident mastery of his profession. He died January i, 1891.

John W. Boyd

For long years a resident of Franklin county, John Wesley Boyd was classed among the best representatives of the farming interests of Ohio, and by his many friends who still survive him this record wall be gratefully received. He resided in Pleasant township, having come to the Buckeye istate from Pennsylvania, his birth having there occurred in Allegheny, in July, 1822. His grandfather, William Boyd, died in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, where through many years he had followed the tailor's trade. He was of Irish lineage, the family having been founded in the new world at an early epoch in the history of this republic. His son, William Boyd, Sr., the father of our subject, was born and reared in Allegheny, and when he had reached man's estate he married' Eleanor Watson. By trade he was a blacksmith, but ill health prevented him from following that pursuit, and as he was a man of superior education he engaged in teaching school, being employed as an instructor in high schools. He died in his native city about 1834, his widow long surviving him. She reached a very advanced age, departing this life in Pittsburg.

John Wesley Boyd was only twelve years of age at the time of his father's death. He remained with his widowed mother, assisting her in all possible ways. He acquired a good education, and then learned the carpenter's trade in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in order to be prepared for the practical and responsible duties of a business career. When he had mastered his chosen occupation he became identified with the building interests of Brownsville and afterward engaged in contracting and building in the state of Missouri for fifteen years. Prior to his removal to the west he was married, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to Eveline Chalfant, who died in northern Missouri. Prior to the Civil war, in connection with a Mr. Smith, he purchased and sold much land in the south, and afterward came to Ohio to visit his sister, Mrs. Rachel Brubaker, of Pleasant township. Here he formed the acquaintance of Miss Sarah Ann Havs, whom he made his w^ife. She was born in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, fourteen miles from Philadelphia, and was of Irish lineage, her paternal grandfather, Edward Hays, having been a native of the Emerald Isle. Crossing the briny deep to the new world, he located in Philadelphia, and there married Martha Tuston. To some extent he followed farming, but gave the greater part of his attention to shoemaking. He and his wife both died in Philadelphia, his demise occurring when he had reached the age of more than ninety years. Edward Hays, the father of Mrs. Boyd, was born in Philadelphia hi 1800, and there learned and followed biacksmithing. He wedded Hester Lightcap, of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Solomon and Anna Mary Lightcap, who resided about fourteen miles from Easton, Pennsylvania. In 1834 or 1835 Mr. Hays with his wife and children came to Ohio, making the journey by wagon. They crossed the mountains and proceeded on their way to Columbus, at length reaching the home of Mr. Lukens, in Pleasant township, that gentleman having been an old friend of the family. Mr. Hays purchased one hundred acres of land in the Pennsylvania settlement - a timber tract - in the midst of which he cleared a small portion in order to erect a round-log cabin. Each year he cut away more timber until his farm was all cleared and improved. There he made his home until his death, in September, 1873. His wife, Hester, died within a few hours of her husband's death, and they were buried in the same grave. Their children were : James, who resided in Pleasant township, but died in Circleville, whither he had gone on business ; Abraham, who died in Burlington, Iowa; George, who died in this township; Mrs. Boyd; and Emily, who became the wife of Isaac Hays, and passed away in 1874.

After their marriage Mr. Boyd and his wife removed to southern Missouri, and while there he enlisted in Company K, which afterward became Company G, of a, Missouri cavalry, of which he was made first lieutenant. He had formerly served as captain of militia in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and he intended to enter the service in the war with Mexico. His training at that time was a good preparation for his duty as a soldier in the Civil war. He remained at the front until the close of hostilities, but in order to remove his wife and family from the contested territory he desired them to return to Iowa, Mrs. Boyd with her little sons starting from Dixon, Shannon county, Missouri, and made their way to Rolla, a distance of seventy-five miles, where she rented a farm for one year. The government had one thousand troops at Rolla, and the bushwhackers made many raids upon the farms in that locality, so that Mrs. Boyd thus lost everything which she possessed. She then left that farm for another, five miles north of -Rolla, and w-hen a second year had passed she gave up in despair and started for Ohio. While living at Dixon her home was visited by sixteen different companies of bushwhackers, who took everything they could utilize in their way. With a wagon drawn by ox-teams Mrs. Boyd and her children started for Ohio just one day in advance of Price's army, and were upon the road for thirty^ five days. They brought with them three cows and two horses, and at night

At the close of the war Mr. Boyd rejoined his family in Pleasant township, Franklin county, and soon afterward purchased a farm near Alton, in Madison county, Illinois, where he spent seven years, and then returned to the old homestead in Pleasant township where his wife's people had formerly resided. He purchased the interest of the other heirs in the place, and there continued agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred March 4, 1896. He was a stanch Republican in politics, and from early youth was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His loyalty as a soldier was simply an index to his character in every relation of life, and his trustworthiness, kindliness and many excellent qualities won him the respect and high regard of all.

Unto Mr. Boyd by his first marriage were born three children, namely : William Hamlet, of St. Louis, Missouri; Lewis Frank, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; Ophelia, who became the wife of John Curran, and died at Jamestown, Missouri. By the second marriage there were two children, - Samuel Edward, of Columbus, and Hester Eleanor, who is now the wife of Thomas Green.

Henry C. Ferris

H. C. Ferris, the superintendent of the western division of the Toledo & Ohio Central Railway, residing at Columbus, was born in Sandusky on the 1st of March, 1865, and is a son of James M. and Mary (Dickinson) Ferris. His father was a son of William Ferris, who was born in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania. He married Miss Clafflin, and in 1832 they removed to Cuyahoga county, Ohio, where they reared their family. James M. Ferris was born in this state in 1839, and for many years has been a railway official. He is now general manager of the Toledo & Ohio Central Railway, his home being in Toledo, Ohio.

Henry C. Ferris, whose name introduces this record, spent his early boyhood days in Cleveland and pursued his preliminary education in the public schools there. Subsequently he continued his studies in Stevens' Institute of Technology, and was graduated in 1888. winning the degree of mechanical engineer. Being thus well fitted by thorough preparation for engineering duties, he then entered the employ of the Massillon Bridge Company, with headquarters at Massillon. Later he became connected with the Toledo, Columbus & Cincinnati Railway Company, being made superintendent and engineer of maintenance of way, which position he held until he became superintendent of the western division for the Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Company. He was then stationed at Columbus, and in his position has proved himself a very efficient officer. He has the entire confidence of the corporation which he serves and is well qualified for the position. His close application, thorough understanding of the duties, combined with his

''^'T%'ul Ptrris'tas joined n, wedlock to M.ss Clara Shingle, of Kenton Ohl a dauglvter of Henry M. Shingle. In- h.s polmcal v.ews he ?a stalwa RepnbliJan. but has never been an aspirant for office, his attenon betl fully 'occupied by his business duties. A genial manner, pleasant 'ddress mid unfailing courtesy have made for him many friends, and he ha» The happy faculty of Rawing them closer to him as the years pass by.

George Nelson Tusing

The predominance of Pennsylvania stock in the eaidy settlement of some portfons of Ohio has been of incalculable value to '- eit.zen h,p of the state in all generations since the pioneer days foi it is a thutty ana ndusrious stock law-abiding, and has set the pace for progress and prosper tywhrever t has gained a foothold. The Tusings, of ^ fhe Rev. George Nelson Tusing, of Marion township, F^jf l'" ^ ^i,; ! a renresentative, are of such ancestry as has been referred to, and then h.s ?o?v s one of enlightenment, development and advancement vvherever the name is known Nicholas Tusing, father of Rev. George Nelson Tusing waTbon in Pennsylvania March 4, 1779, and at the age of twenty- wo year came to Franklin county, Ohio, and stopped for a short t'meon the preset site of Winchester, but soon took up one hundred and sixty acre». of lana between Grovepor and Winchester, now in Madison township, and was one of the eariy settlers there. He brought with him' apple seeds, with which he planted the first orchard in that part of .*f ^°"".'>Y^O"-;f^*e trees of which are standing to this day. He married Fannie Clifford, who died wtht a year, and later he married Anna M^ Switzer, a naUve o Switzerland, born February 22, 179S, who came to Ame"ca when s e wa^ eleven years old, and who died September 14, i855> nearly ^0"^ ^ff = ^"^ their wedding and about five years after the death o^^f/^t" , occurred September 25, 1850. They were members °f. ^'^/j'J' *"*! and in politics Mr. Tusing was a Democrat, and as a "^"^^^"/^^^^^ nent and influential, and was well known throughout the co n y H^s father Phillip Tusing, of German descent, was a native of Pennsylvania, and died there after a successful career as a farmer uucerond

Nicholas Tusing had no children by his first , ?^J,, "Td wife bore him one daughter and eight sons. Two of these ch Wren died in infancy, while the others lived to marry and rear families, and *°ur ot them are living. Rev. George Nelson Tusing, born Mf f °" '°X ^in ' Franklin county, Ohio, December 6, 1821 was the third *.ld of the mne in order of birth. He was brought up to the hard he of a boy on a pioneer farm, with no early educational advantages except those afforded by primitive schools kept in a little log house, with split logs for seats and slab-like projections from the walls for writing desks. When he was tw^enty-one years old he began life for himself, working at anything his hands fomid to do in a new country. When he was employed by the month he was paid eight dollars for what he could do in a month of very long days. When he was not busying himself at farm work or in a sawmill, he split rails, at fifty cents a hundred, or chopped cord wood, at twenty-hve cents a cord. He was married February i8, 1847, to Elizabeth Harman, who was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, December 29, 1829, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Harmon, who were early settlers there. After his marriage he located on a farm which he bought on time and which was located two miles north of Pickerington, Fairfield county, where he built a rude log house,, which was none the more complete for having been erected in great haste. There he lived for twenty-two years, not only paying for the farm, but adding tw^o other farms to it. In 1869 he sold this property and removed to Franklin county and bought the farm of James Watson, near where the village of Brice has since grown up. The place consisted of three hundred and eighty-five acres, and he began farming on a large scale, with such success that within five years he had increased his acreage to five hundred. He sold one hundred and fifty acres surrounding his house, and paid tw'elve thousand dollars for a residence property on High street, Columbus, which, . after living there for about seven months, he traded for a farm in Delaw^are county, and about the same time paid about five thousand dollars for four and a half acres of land upon which he now lives and upon which he built his present residence in 1875.

Mr. Tusing joined the Primitive Baptist church in 185 1, was licensed to preach in 1852, and was duly ordained later in the year last mentioned. He preached at Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 185 1-5, and after that for thirteen years at Laurel, Hocking county. Then he served four years as pastor of the Groveport Baptist church at Groveport, Franklin county. He was called' to other fields of labor later, and now has four preaching places under his charge. The first of these is at Turkey Run church, in Fairfield county, of which he has been pastor twenty-three years ; the second is at Scott's Creek, where he has preached for twenty years ; the third is at Laurel, Hocking county, the scene of his first ministerial labors, where he has preached this time for eight years; and the fourth is Union church, near Thornville. Perry county, among wdiose people he has labored for fifteen years. ]\Ir. Tusing has given nearly all his active years to the w^ork of the church, and his labors have been crowned with success. Li politics he is independent, supporting such men for office as he believes are best fitted for public responsibility. He has been a trustee of his township, and has ably served his fellow citizens as justice of the peace.

Rev. George Nelson and Elizabeth (Harmon) Tusing have had nine children. His sous, Leroy W. and Clinton W., are prominent farmers of Franklin county, Ohio. Sarah Jane married Silas F. ^^'hite, a well-known f.irmer near Pataskala, Ohio. Mary Ellen married Dr. F. G. Taylor, of

Reynoldsburg", Ohio. Georg-e S. and Urah Ann are now deceased. Laura Elva married William A. Donelson, a successful lawyer of Columbus, Ohio. Lewis B. Benton is a well-known lawyer at Columbus, Margaret E. is a member of her father's household.

Otis K. Ellis

Character has come to play a more important part in public life than it ever did before. It may be safely assumed that a man who is continued in public office is kept tBere because he is honest and efficient and administers the office in a manner that has the approbation not alone of politicians but of the general public. The same may be said of officials who are advanced from one public trust to another. Such a straightforward, thorough-going official as has been suggested is Otis K. Ellis, of Marion township, Franklin county, Ohio, superintendent of the county infirmary.

Otis K. Ellis was born at Newark, Licking county, Ohio, June 26, 1864, a son of Alva J. Ellis, who was born, reared and educated in the same county, while his grandfather, Joel Ellis, was a native of Virginia. Alva J. Ellis early became identified with railway interests. He was one of the pioneer employes of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and for the past twenty years has been in the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad, being now an engine inspector for the company last referred to, and though he has reached the age of seventy-two years, he is active and efficient and his work is valued by his superiors. He is an Odd Fellow and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Joel Ellis, father of Alva J. Ellis and grandfather of Oti'si K. Ellis, was a native of Virginia. Alva J. Ellis married Rachel Kennon, a native of Perry county, Ohio, who was reared in Perry and Muskingum counties and has now attained the age of sixty-two years. Her father was also a native of Ohio. Alva J. and Rachel (Kennon) Ellis have had six children, five of whom^ are living, as follows : Frank F., who lives at Columbus, Ohio; Leah, who became the wife of Frederick Smith, and also lives at Columbus; Minnie B., wife of John Edward Orr, of Columbus; Lottie F., who lives at the infirmary with her brother Otis K., who is the third child and second son of his parents.

When Otis K. Ellis was four years old he was taken by his parents to Pataskala, Licking county, where he was reared, and educated in the public schools. In 1877, when he was fourteen years of age, the family removed to Columbus, where he began his business life in the tobacco establishment of Patrick Sweeney, with whom he remained about a year. During the succeeding year he was employed in the Hayden Rolling Mills, and from that time until 1883 he was employed in the trimming department of the Tuller Buggy Company. From 1883 to 1896 he was connected with the Columbus Buggy Company.. He was then employed in the coroner's office for about six months, until that office was abolished by law, and April i, 1898, he was elected by the board of directors of the Franklin county infirm- ary superintendent of that institution, and lie has been twice re-elected to the same responsible position. The mere statement of that fact is more expressive declaration of his integrity and efticxency m office than could be formulated in any other combination of words, however strong.

Mt. Ellis is a Republican in every legitimate sense of the name, he reveres the history of the party, is proud of what it has done, is fully in accord with its present policy and firmly believes that all its great promises will be fulfilled. He is a Knight Templar Mason and has been greeted a Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret Ineffable degrees of the Scottish Rite, and his connection with the order dates from 1891, when he was made a Master Mason. He was for some years an active member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has been an important factor in the development of his township. Hardly an important public improvement has been made in his time without his sanction and many have been started at his suggestion. He is a good organizer, a man not afraid of responsibility, and a 'reliable, cautious handler of his own money and other men's.

Albert Gallatin Byers

Much is written in these days of the widening of individual opportunity, but examples are sometimes given us where the individual finds his opportunity by seeking properly for it. In the life record of that good man, Albert Gallatin Byers, the subject of the present sketch, may be discovered an instance of this kind.

He was born in Uniontown, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1826, and died, after a life dedicated to the noble work of helping the helpless, on November 10, 1890, at the age of sixty-four years. He received his education in Madison College, Pennsylvania. Bereft of a father's care in 1847, he removed with his mother to Portsmouth, Ohio, and two years later, when the gold excitement was at its height, he joined a party and crossed the plains to California, where he remained until 185 1. While there he received the sad news of his mother's death, which occurred in 1850, and this was a severe blow, as he was a devoted son.

Returning from California, Mr. Byers engaged in the practice of medicine at Ironton, Ohio, for two years, but did not have his heart in the work, feeling a call to "doctor" the soul rather than the body. He had been reared a Presbyterian, but his tender heart could never quite accept the Calvinistic doctrine, and upon his mother's grave he consecrated himself to the life of a minister, choosing the tenets of the Methodist church, though his religion was so true that it required no name to associate with it. Dr. Byers delighted in his ministry, and his success in persuading young men to turn from their evil ways was remarkable. Until the breaking out of the Civil war Dr. Byers was constantly busy about his Master's business, and at that time he found a place among the first volunteers of his state. He was made the chaplain of the Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served for eight- een months; but the hardships proved too much f(jr his delicate constitution and he was reluctantly comipelled to return to his home in Circleville. Recuperating for a year, he accepted a call to what is now the Third Street church in Columbus and served one year and a half, when he was elected, in 1865, to serve as the chaplain at the Ohio Penitentiary, and here his real life work began. For six years he faithfully filled this trying position, during a year or two of which time, at the earnest solicitation of the members of the board of state charities, organized in 1867, he served as secretary of the board, without salary, in addition to his work as chaplain of the penitentiary. At the end of this period he became convinced that he could better assist in prison and charity work on the outside than upon the inside of the prison walls, and accordingly resigned his position as chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary.

Now began a time of stress for Dr. Byers, for he devoted his whole time to the work of the board of charities and his whole soul and strength to the unfortunates of every class, his constantly expressed regret being that he could accomplish so little. Never consulting his own comfort, he labored unceasingly until at last his friends began to realize that his strength was becoming exhausted in his care for others. His last public w^ork, which was the crowning act in a long series of exacting duties, was at the National Conference of Charities and Correction in the city of Baltimore, of which conference he was the president. ' His enfeebled condition was apparent to all, and a quotation from his last add'ress gave pain to his hearers, as they could not but realize the probable truth of his Avords. Dr. Byers said : "I do not know that I shall ever meet you again, that is, in our earthly conference. I have been unwell for some time and it is probable that when the next meeting comes I shall not be there. H so, I rejoice tO' know that it will not in any way affect the work. There was a time when one dropping out might have made a difference; not now." From this conference Dr. Byers came home exhausted and never recovered from the nervous prostration which followed, and from that time gradually failed. Many times during the years of toil and discouragement Dr. Byers seemed to see the hand of Providence manifested so clearly that he would go forward encouraged, assured that he was doing right. In testimony to the value of his work we may quote a few of the many tributes that have been written by those who were acquainted with the conditions existing in the benevolent and the penal institutions of the state and with his work in connection with them.

H. S. Fullerton wrote: "What Dr. A. G. Byers does not know about the unfortunates of Ohio is not worth relating. An intimate acquaintance of twenty-four years justifies me in saying here that the people of Ohio can never realize the efforts nor appreciate the work of Dr. Byers in his labors to better the conditions prevailing among Ohio's insane, poor and criminal class."

original joke in which he indulged himself, was the outward sign of his profound sense of the intolerable burden of human wretchedness, and his anxiety to lighten the gloom with which the thought of it overwhelms the soul. This very quality endeared him to his friends. In his home, in his state and in this conference he was loved as few men are ever loved, admired as few men are ever admired, and trusted as few men are ever trusted."

Hon. W. P. Letcliworth writes of the Doctor: "It was his svmpathy with the erring and his elevating influence over them that made hini so successful in reform work and added to his great usefulness in connection with the Ohio State Board of Charities."

Extract from an address by General R. Brinkerhoff: "I want to say that Ohio, which, I think you will agree, stands abreast of any state in the Union in connection with her benevolent and penal institutions, owes more of that advance to him than to any other one man, or any other' ten men, or any other hundred men !"

Dr. Byers w^as married December 7, 1852, to Miss Mary A. Rathbun, of Cheshire, Gallia county, Ohio, who, with seven children, five sons and two daughters, survives him. After his death, in 1890, one of the sons, Joseph Perkins Byers, took up and has since continued his father's work as secretary of the Ohio Board of State Charities. He had been associated with his father in the office for several years before his death.

Tracey Wilcox

Tracey Wilcox was born in Connecticut, and during his boyhood was brought by his parents to Ohio. He is a son of Simeon Wilcox, who was the founder of the family in Franklin county, having come from Connecticut to the Buckeye state with an overland company in 1803. He settled in Sharon township, w^here he established a home for his wife and children, who had accompanied him from the east. Here he entered a tract of wild land, upon which he built a cabin, and after thus providing shelter for those dependent upon him, he began the arduous task of clearing and improving a farm. As the years passed, however, the wild forest land was cleared and was transformed into richly productive fields. He also extended the boun- ' daries of his property until he was the owner of valuable real-estate holdings By his first marriage he had six children, namely: Warren, Tracey Gideon Violet, Harriet and Cena. His second wife was Mrs. Hannah Wilcox Bv this marriage he had one child, Seeley.

Tracey Wilcox, whose name introduces this record, was reared amid the wild scenes of frontier life. The family removed to Franklin county when 2t was almost an unbroken forest, the sound of the woodman's ax as wielded by the pioneer being an indication of future prosperity, wlien tlie forest trees would be replaced by waving fields of gram. He assisted in the arduous labor of clearing the land and developing the fields, and thus gained a practical experience in farming, so that he was well equipped for carrying on business along that line on his own account. After arriving at years of maturity he was joined in wedlock to Miss Chestina Taylor, and they became the parents of three children, namely : James M., Candice and Sophia. After the death of his first wife Mr. Wilcox married Mrs. Priscilla Malbone, and they became the parents of six children: Chestina, John, Sophrona, Ann, Tracey and Washington W., all of whom are now deceased with the exception of W. W. and Chestina, the last named being the wife of John L. Wiswell.

Mr. Wilcox was a representative citizen, prominent in public affairs, his opinions carrying ..much weight among his fellow men. For many years he served as justice of the peace, discharging his duties with marked fairness and impartiality. In his business aft'airs he was energetic, determined and accumulated a good property, becoming one of the well-to-do citizens of his community. His wife was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics he was first an old-line Whig, but afterward became a Republican. His death occurred in 1841, while his second wife passed away in 1853.

Benjamin S. Bowser

A representative farmer of Norwich township and an honored veteran of the Civil war who loyally defended the Union in her hour of danger, Benjamin S. Bowser, well deserves ^representation in this volume. His grandfather, Jacob Bowser, was probably a native of Pennsylvania, and removed to Perry county, Ohio, where both he and his wife died. They had four sons and three daughters: Henry, who died in Perry county, Ohio; Jacob; Daniel, who died in Montgomery county, Illinois; John, of Montgomery county, Illinois ; Mrs. Polly Wilkins, who died in Perry county, Ohio ; Catherine, who became the wife of James Hamilton, and died in Marion county, Ohio; and Eliza, who became the wife of James Craig, and died in Franklin county, Ohio.

Jacob Bowser, the father of our subject, was born in Perry county, Ohio, in 1808, and was. there reared amid the wild scenes of frontier life. The nearest school was three miles from his home, and he received but a limited education. He married Rachael Hamilton, who was born on Jonathan creek, in Perry county, Ohio, in 1808, and'- for a few years thereafter they resided in their native county, coming thence to Brown township, Franklin county, where the father purcliased a farm, upon which he resided until his death, in 1847. His wife died June i, 1881. They were members of the Campbellite or Christian church, and Mr. Bowser was an old-line Whig in his political affiliations. They had six children : Henry, who died in Columbus, went to California at the time of the gold excitement there, enlisted in the Second California Cavalry during the Civil war, served for three years, and was wounded by the Indians on the frontier. Edward, who spent seven years in California during the early mining days, is now living near Marion, Ohio. Elizabeth became the wife of David Lattimer, and died in Columbus. Alvina, w4fe of Charles Dautel, died in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1866. Benjamin is the next younger. John, who served for more than two years in the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry during the Civil war, died in Norwich township.

Benjamin S. Bowser was born in Brown township, Franklin county, July 6, 1844, and the days of his boyhood and youth w^ere spent on the home farm, while to the district schools he is indebted for his educational privileges. At the age of seventeen he enlisted, in August, 1862, as a member of Company A, Ninety-fifth Ohio Infantry, under Captain Stewart and Colonel McMillan. He served four months, was in the battle of Richmond, Kentucky, and was honorably discharged at Columbus. He then returned home, remaining for a year, but on the 2d of February, 1864. re-enlistecl as a member of Company D, Twelfth Ohio Cavalry, under Captain Sells and Colonel Ratlifif, serving until honorably discharged, November 14, 1865. His regiment was attached to the Fourth Corps and participated in the battles of Mount Sterling, Cynthiana, Marion, Salisbury, North Carolina, Wytheville and Saltville. At the latter place he was for four days and four nights without anything to eat. He aided in carrying from the field his captain, who had been wounded. At Mount Sterling the regiment lost forty men ni killed and wounded in eight minutes' fighting.

When the country no longer needed his services Mr. Bowser returned home and resumed farming. After his marriage he resided for three years on the home farm in Brown township, and then located on his present farm of fifty-three acres, where he has a comfortable residence, substantial barns and outbuildings, a good orchard and all modern improvements. He was married December 29, 1869, in Norwich township, to Miss Mary E. Schofield, who was born in that township December 26, 1847, a daughter of Jesse and Mary (Winegardner) Schofield. Their children are Laura A., now^ the wife of William Carroll, of Zanesville, Ohio; Margaret, who died in infancy; Elizabeth, wife of Lewis I. Perry; Stella, who died in infancy; Elnora, who is teaching school at Hilliard ; Walter R. ; and B. Otis.

Mr. Bowser is a charter member of John A. Spellman Post, G. A. R.. of Hilliard, and formerly served as its commander. In politics he is an earnest Republican, and for seventeen years he served on the school board, efihciently promoting the cause of education.

John S. Henderson

The name of J^ohn Stewart Henderson is deeply engraved on the pages of the history of Franklin county in connection wath educational interests. He did much to advance school work, and many men w'ho have attained state and national prominence acknowledge their indebtedness to him for what he did when they were under his instruction in the school room. He represents one of the pioneer famiHes of Franklin county, being a son of Robert Cooper Henderson, who came to Ohio at a very early period in the development of this portion of the state. The grandfather, Matthew Henderson, was of Scotch-Irish descent, the family having been founded in America during the colonial days. Matthew Henderson married a Miss Kearsley, who was of Scotch lineage. Their son, Robert C. Henderson, was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and prior to his marriage came to Ohio, locating in Franklinton, now a part of Columbus. He was a cabinet-maker and followed his trade after coming to Franklin county until his marriage. After that event his time and energies were devoted to agricultural pursuits upon their farm three miles south of the court house. He arrived here about 181 5. He was married in Franklinton to Miss Mary Stewart, a daughter of John and Ann (Heer) Stewart, of a pioneer family. Three children were born of this union: Margaret, born September 26, 1820, and died on the 8th of July, 1845, ii'^ the twenty-fifth year of her age; John S., of this review; and Joseph, born November 29, 1824. . The mother passed away about ten years after her marriage, on the 27th of July, 1828, and for his second wife Mr. Henderson chose Miss Sarah McComb, of Truro township, by whom he had seven children, namely: Rebecca, who died in 1850, at the age of eighteen years; Mary, who died in 1895, at the age of sixty-three; Jonathan, who died in childhood ; William, who died in the army, at the age of twentyeight years ; Matthew^ who resides in Columl^us, Ohio ; Ellen, who died at the age of thirty-five years; Daniel, who was born in 1841 and died in 1885. Robert C. Henderson was a Presbyterian in religious belief and took an active part in the work of the church. He was "a strict disciplinarian and closely followed the teachings of his denomination. His membership was in Dr. Hoge's church, of Columbus. Both his first and secoiid waves were also identified with the same organization. In his political views he was a Republican, and he died on the old homestead in March, 1858, when about seventy-four years of age, while his second wife passed away in 1846, at the age of thirty-eight. In his business afifairs he was very prosperous. The cause of education found in him a warm friend, and he gave to his children good advantages in that direction, that they might be fitted for life's practical duties. He \vas a pioneer in the temperance movement, being one of the first to refuse to permit the use of liquor in the harvest field and at log rollings. He was strong and fearless in what he believed to be tight, was Avell informed on the questions and issues of the day, and wherever he went he commanded the respect and confidence of those with wdiom he w^as associated.

John Stewart Henderson, his second child, was born on the old family homestead, February 12, 1823. He was reared upon the home farm and his education was acquired in the district schools of the neighborhood and supplemented by a course of study in the select school in Columbus. Thus he prepared himself for teaching, which profession he followed for a number of years in the pul)lic and normal schools, after which he filled the chair of mathematics in Central College, accepting- the position in 1846 and continuing therein for three years. About 1849 ^^ '^'^'^s called to the chair of mathematics and philosophy in what was then known as the Farmers' College, but is now Belmont College, at College Hill, near Cincinnati, and for seven years he acceptably discharged the duties of that position until ill health forced him to resign. He was honored with the degree of master of arts. He was a most capable educator, having the ability to impart readily, accurately and concisely to others the knowledge he had acquired. He had strong sympathy with and for his pupils and always retained their confidence and regard. Among those who were under his instruction and have since attained prominence were Benjamin Harrison, president of the United States; Bishop John M. Walden, of the Methodist Episcopal church; Rev. George Dart; and George L. Converse. On account of ill health, he gave up his educational work and returned to Franklin county, settling on a farm in Perry township, which he had inherited from his mother. There he made his permanent home. On the 29th of December, 1847, Pi'ofessor Henderson was married to Miss Mary E. Johnson, a daughter of \Villiam and Roxey Johnson, natives of North Mansfield, Connecticut. To them were born six children, but only two are now living, namely : Estella May, the wife of Robert J. Shoemaker, of Perry township; and Glennie Olive. Those who have passed away are Ervin S. ; Estin H. ; Mary Emma, who died at the age of eighteen years; and one who died in infancy. The elder daughter, Estella May, was married October 10, 1889, to R. J. Shoemaker, and they now have five children. - Florence J., Earl H., Ross W.. Ralph M. and Carroll B. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church.

Mr. Henderson was a prominent and influential citizen of Franklin county during the years of his residence in the same. For a number of years he served as township clerk, and was ever in sympathy with the movements and measures which contributed to the general good. He was a ripe scholar, a close student and kept in touch with the best thonghts of the day. He had been reared in the Presbyterian faith, but after locating in Perry township he joined the Methodist Episcopal church, and for many years was superintendent of the Sunday-school and teacher of the Bible class. After his death he was succeeded in his church positions and services by his daughter Glennie. He was also an indefatigable worker in the Sunday-school, believing thoroughly in Christian education as a preparation for life's duties. Benevolent and kind, he gave freely of his means to the cause he loved so well and to charitable work, and the poor and needy were never turned from his door empty-handed. A good citizen, a kind neighbor, a loving and affectionate husband and father, in him were harmoniously blended all those qualities of mind and heart which constitute a highly developed and commendable manhood. He was strictly temperate and his influence was ever on the side of right, the true, the good and the beautiful. He passed away November 20,

1892, and his deatli was the occasion of deep regret throughout the community. Mrs. Henderson still survives her husband. She was born in North Mansfield, Connecticut, January 16, 1829, and when fifteen years of age came to Ohio with her brothers and sister. When a maiden of twelve siie became identified with the Methodist Episcopal church, of which she has ever been a loyal and consistent member, and her Christian life has been a source of influence as well as a benediction to her family and friends. vShe devoted many years as a teaclier in the Sunday-school, beginning when only fifteen years of age, and continuing until a short time ago.

This running review of the history of the Henderson family affords but a slight indication of their moral worth and social influence, but, such as it is, it is submitted to the candid consideration of the future.

John Stelzer

Long years have passed since Mr. Stelzer became a resident of Franklin county, and his home was on the old Selzer road in Mifflin township. He was born In Columbus on the 15th of October, 1834, and was of German lineage, for his father, Andrew Stelzer, was born in that country, whence in early manhood he crossed the Atlantic to the new world, taking up his abode in Ohio's capital. Here he married his second wife. He was a farmer by occupation, and his home was upon a forty-acre tract of land in Crawford county, Ohio, where he carried on agricultural pursuits for twelve years, then returning to Franklin county, where he located in JMifilin township. On the farm which he there improved he made his home until his death, which occurred in 1871, and he was then laid to rest on the old homestead. He held membership in the Lutheran church at Columbus, and in politics w^as a Republican from the organization of the party. He was w-ell known and his sterling qualities gained for him the respect and good will of his fellow men. He wedded Mary Ann Fichtner, a native of Germany, but when thirty years of age she came to America, making her home in Crawford county, Ohio, where she was married. She was called to her final rest at the age of sixty-eight years. Andrew Stelzer became the father of five children, of whom John is the eldest by the second marriage. There was one child, Mary F., by his first marriage, wdiich was celebrated in Germany.

When the subject of this review was two and a half years old his parents removed to Crawford county, and when he was a youth of fourteen he returned to Franklin county, here remaining until the time of his death. Fie pursued his education in the old-time log schoolhouses of pioneer days, and during the summer months assisted in the work of the home farm, remaining under the parental roof until his marriage, December 9, 1858, Miss Barbara Krumm becoming his wife. They first located upon the farm where he spent his remaining days, their home being in a log cabin, in which they resided for eighteen years, when Mr. Stelzer erected a fine brick residence. He made many other substantial improvements upon the place, so that it became one of the most valuable farms in that section. In addit'on to farming he engaged in the coal business and the sale of that mineral greatlyi increased his income. His landed possessions aggregated forty acres, all of which he placed under a high state of cultivation, and the well-tilled fields yielded to him a good return.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Stelzer w^as blessed with ten children. Emma M. and Clara died in early childhood, and Henry died at the age of five years. The others are Frank, Anna F., M. Elizabeth, Julietta, Flora A., Martin and Amelia.

In his; political views Mr. Stelzer was a Republican, and throughout his career he supported that party. He voted for John C. Fremont, its first candidate, and that was his first presidential vote. He was school director in 1890 in Mifflin township, and the cause of education found in him a warm friend, his labors being earnestly given to the advancement of the schools. During the time of the Civil war he was a member of the home guards of the Third Ohio Regiment, and during the period of hostilities he was transferred to Company F, One Hundred and Thirty-third Infantry, being in the service for one hundred days, when he received an honorable discharge. He was a member of John A. Miller Post, No. 192, G. A. R. Mr. Stelzer spent almost his entire life in Franklin county, and had a wide acquaintance And many warm friends, for his industry and honesty, his genial manner and his- sterling worth gained him the high regard of all who knew him. He was called to his final rest on the 29th of March, 1901.

Francis E. Dutoit

Francis E. Dutoit, who resides at No. 183 Lexington avenue, is a wellknown and popular traveling salesman. He has made many friends through his business connections, and wherever he goes he has the high regard and confidence of those with whom he is associated. He was born in Springfield November 29, 1846, and is a son of Philip Dutoit, and a grandson of Eugene Dutoit, both of whom were natives of France. During his early boyhood our subject resided with his grandfather, in Dayton, Ohio, and remembers distinctly many interesting incidents which were related to him by his grandfather concerning the history of early days in Ohio. He acquired much of his education in the schools near Columbus.

In 1 866 Mr. Dutoit was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Korn, at her home in Columbus. She was born in Pittsburg, Pennsvlvania. and was the youngest child of John Adam and Elizabeth Korn. "The father was a native of Germany, and during his boyhood came to the United States, where he spent his remaining days, his death occurring in 185 1, when he was forty- four years of age. His wife was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in 1895, at the age of eighty-six years. Mr. Korn engaged in business as a boot and shoe merchant. Mrs. Dutoit is the only member of the family

For thirty-three years Mr. Dutoit has been a commercial traveler, representing reliable houses and enjoying a liberal patronage. He is a member of the Commercial Travelers' Association, and is a wide-aw^ake, enterprisingbusiness man, quick to note and improve opportunities. He is known throughout Ohio for his genial manner and trustworthy business methods, which have gained him the respect and good will of all with whom he has been associated.

Henry Garst

Westerville, Franklin county, Ohio, has been well known as a seat of learning, and it has been made so by those who have had in charge the destinies of Otterbein University. It is the purpose of the writer of this sketch to give some account not only of Professor Garst's connection with this institution, but of his life as well. He was born at Germantowm, Montgomery county, Ohio, January 30, 1836, a son of Jacob Garst, who was a native of Pennsylvania and who settled in Ohio in 18 10. Jacob Garst married Clara Troup, a native of Canada. He secured government land and entered upon a career as a farmer, which was cut short byliis untimely death in 1845, ^^ the age of fifty-eight years, as the result of a fall from a scaffold while he was building a house. He was a Whig and a prominent member of the United Brethren church. The Miami annual conference of that body was held in his house in 1829. His farm in Montgomery county adjoined that of Bishop Andrew Zeller. Nicholas Garst, father of Jacob Garst and grandfather of Henry Garst, was born in Germany, was a Dunkard preacher, and lived to the age of eighty-eight years. Clara (Troup) Gars't, Professor Garst's mother, died in 1877, at the age of sixty-eight years, having lived nearly all her life in the communion of the United Brethren church.

Professor Garst passed his boyhood days on the home farm, and at the age of sixteen became clerk in a store in Dayton, Ohio. In 1853 he entered Otterbein University, where he was graduated in 1861, having during his college days taught several terms of school in Fairfield county, Ohio. In 1864 he entered Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio, at which he graduated in 1867. Beginning in 1861, he was a preacher at Dayton and at Cincinnati, and in Butler county, Ohio, until 1869, when he was called to Otterbein University as professor of the Latin language and literature, a position which he filled with great success for seventeen years. In 1886 he was elected president of the college, but resigned that position in 1889. and was elected professor of mental and moral science, continuing a member of the faculty until commencement, 1900. During all his career as a teacher he had never missed a class on account of ill health or other personal disability.

has borne him six children, three of whom are deceased. Wihiam Augustus is a lawyer of Columbus, Ohio, and Mira Louise and Minnie Pauline are members of their father's household. Professor Garst is a stanch Republican, taking an active interest in public affairs, but, having the financial manao-ement of Otterbein University on his hands, he has no time to devote to political work, but his interest in education has led him to consent tO' be a member of the school board of his township, with which he was connected for some years. He has been identified with the United Brethren church since he was fifteen years old.

Winslow Fuller Sanderson

A brave soldier and an efficient ofhcer during the Mexican war and the uprisings among the Lidian tribes in 1852-3, ]\Iajor Winslow Fuller Sanderson, deceased, deserves more extended biography than can be given here. He was a native of Massachusetts, and was about eighteen years old w»hen he first came to Columbus, Ohio, and entered the boot and shoe trade. Possessing the qualities that made him so efficient a commander in later years, he took great interest in military affairs and was made captain of the Columbus Guards, an independent organization. About 1845 the United States government organized in this locality a mounted rifle regiment, called the United' States Mounted Rifles, and of this regiment our subject was made captain, later being promoted to the position of major, having as his lieutenant John Kerr, a son of Congressman Kerr, well remembered by citizens of this locality.

This regiment was intended for service in exploring Oregon, but when it reached St. Louis, Missouri, the Mexican war had been declared and the regiment was sent to that war. During the progress of this struggle our subject was in all of the principal 'engagements, beginning with Palo Alto, making a brilliant record which the history of the time did not fail to record. Following the close of this war Major Sanderson was stationed at Fort Laramie, in Wyoming, and at Fort Leavenworth, in Kansas, trouble being apprehended in both places from the Indians. In 1852 Major Sanderson was ordered to take command of a moving column composed of mounted rifles and patrol the road from Fort Leavenworth, on the Oregon route, to the South Pass in the Rocky mountains, in order to make a show of strength great enough to intimidate the Indians. Heavily loaded trains were then traveling overland to California and these were being constantly subjected to violence by the Indian bands.

Returning from the satisfactory discharge of this dangerous duty. Major Sanderson was intrusted to take his men through the Indian tribes, and in the performance of the duties of this trust he visited the Osage, Comanche, Kiowa, Arapahoe. North and South Cheyenne, Pawnee and some of the Sioux tribes, intimidating these savages and making possible the peaceful days which later followed. In 1853 our subject was ordered to Texas and two years later, in the city of Galveston, he died of yellow fever when about fifty-five years old. So passed away one of the brave olificers of border warfare. His memory is still cherished and his example of bravery descends as an honorable gift to his descendants.

Major Sanderson was married, in 1833, to Miss Martha Nelson, a resident of Columbus and a member of an old pioneer family. Her father and uncle located here in 1802, buying six hundred acres each of city land, the property being that now contained in Franklin I'ark. Her death occurred in 1895, when she was seventy-nine years old. Her sisters became the wives of four distinguished residents of the city, marrying David Taylor, ex-Governor Brough. Joseph Armstrong and Dr. James McConnell, now of Upper Sandusky. The children of Major Sanderson were: Frances, the wife of A. G. Wdllard, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Julia; Amelia; Henry, who died when young; Winnie, who died at the age of seventeen; and William Allen, now an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad, having been with that road since 1868. His uncle, Governor John Brough, was part owner and built (the Bellefontaine Railroad, now the Big Four, and William Allen was connected with that road from 1863 until 1868, since which time he has been in his present position. He married Miss Frances Cotton, a daughter of Dr. Smith Cotton, of Cleveland, and has one daughter, Grace, now Mrs. F. C. Baker, of Columbus. During life Major Sanderson was a valued member of both the Masonic and I. O. O. F. fraternities, and in every relation of life proved himself a m'an of honor and unimpeachable integrity.

Reuben H. Collins

Reuben H. Collins, one of the oldest engineers now on any of the lines running out of Columbus, was born July 11, 1843, '^^ Baltimore. Maryland. His father, Elijah Collins, was one of the first engineers of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He was born in Carroll county, Maryland, in 182 1, and throughout the greater part of his business career was connected with railroad service. After a long period spent as fireman on the Baltimore & Ohio and as engineer he was killed while serving in the latter capacity, on engine No. 27, October 14, 1863, the train at that time going w^estward. He was killed by Colonel Mosby's troops nine miles east of Martinsburg, Virginia, for the Rebels' wished to stop the train. His widow is still living, in her seventy-ninth year, and makes her home with a son in Washington. D. C. She is a native of Virginia. In the family were the following named : Joseph T., who served as a corporal in a companv of the Thirteenth IMiryland Federal troops in the Civil war and is now conductor on the Chicao-o & Alton Railroad; Frank S., who is engaged in the real estate business in ^^^ashington ; Clara, wife of J. Tallifaero, also of Washington; and Reuben H.. of this review.

The latter began railroading in i8c;q and has sinre been in the service, with the exception of two years which he spent at the front during the Civil war. He began as fireman on an old wood engine, and was thus employed for a year, when he began working at a trade, but put aside his labors in April, 1861, to join the army as a defender of the Confederacy. He was then in Virginia and was commissioned sergeant in Kemper's Virginia troops. He participated in both engagements at Bull Run and in other battles of 186 1-2 in Virginia. In the fall of the latter year, while carrying some choice peaches to his "best girl" near Gainesville, Virginia, he was taken prisoner and sent to Fairfax Court House and thence to the old capital prison in Wash- 'ington. After some months he was exchanged and made the trip down the Potomac and up the James river on the steamer Charles A. Warner. In 1863 he was with Colonel Mbsby's famous' troopers. After being discharged from the Confederate service he returned to Maryland and became fireman on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, making the run with his father. He was placed in charge of engine No. 183 on that road in the fall of 1865, and in 1869 he ran a passenger engine from Cumberland to Wheeling, West Virginia. He then went on the old Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad, but afterward retyjned to the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and was again in the passenger service. In 1873 he was on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Tennessee, but left the south on_ account of the cholera epidemic, returning to Pittsburg, and again entered the service of the Baltimore & Ohio. In 1885 he was conductor 011 the Norfolk & Western Railroad, and in 1893, while serving as a conductor on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad, he lost two of his fingers in coupling cars. When again able to work he secured his present position as engineer on the Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Railroad, and is a most trustworthy and reliable man for the position.

On the 6th of July, 1869, Mr. Collins was united in marriage to Miss M. E. Brosius, of Piedmont, West Virginia. Her father, John Brosius, was born in Hancock, Maryland, October 9. 1806, and died in Grafton, West Virginia, October i, 1896. His wife was a native of Woodstock, Virginia, born in 1805, and died at their Grafton home February 6, 1870. The children in their family, in addition to Mrs. Collins, were as follows : George H., of Columbus, who was born in 183 1 and is now an engineer; William H., who was a conductor on the Illinois Central Railroad and was accidentally killed while on duty in 1861 ; Isaac, a farmer of Ohio; Mrs. Amanda McGill, who is living in Grafton, West Virginia ; and Mrs. Sally Graham, who resides in Columbus. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Collins have been born seven children : Charles H., who was born June 8, 1870, died February 9. 1872; Claude M., who was born July 13, 1872, is at the present time employed as a conductor on the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad; Annie G., born August i, 1874, was married, March 21. 1894. to Wesley C. Houser, of Columbus, and they now reside in California; Loyd E., born August i, 1876, is now running an engine on the Parkersburg branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, between Parkersburg and Grafton; Sally B.. born October 11, 1878. died September II, 1881; Martha R., born March 3, 1881, died May 21, 1891 ; and Leo G.,

Mr. Collins, became a meml)er of the Order of Railway Conductors in Columbus seven years ago. He was mustered into Breckenridge Post, of the Confederate Association, at Lexington, Kentucky, December 18, 1896. He recalls that his certificate of discharge was signed by the famous Lieutenant General P. T. G. Beauregard. For forty-one years Mr. Collins has been in the railway service, a record that has few parallels among the representatives of this line of busines'si in Columbus. It stands as an unmistakable evidence of his fidelity to duty and his trustworthiness.

George W. Meeker

No compendium such as the province of this work defines in its essential limitations will serve to offer fit memorial to the life and accomplishments of the honored subject of this sketch, - a man remarkable in the breadth of his wisdom, in his indomitable perseverance, his strong individuality, and yet one whose entire life has not one esoteric phase, being as an open scroll, inviting the closest scrutiny. True, his were "massive deeds and great" in one sense, and yet his entire accomplishment but represented the result of the wise utilization of the innate talent which was his, and the directing of his efforts along those lines where matuie judgment and rare discrimination lead the way. There was in George W. Meeker a weight of cliaracter, a native sagacity, a far-seeing judgment and a fidelity of purpose that commanded the respect of all. A man of indefatigable enterprise and fertility of resource, he carved his name deeply on the records of Columbus.

The name of Meeker has been long and honorably associated with the history of Ohio, and the ancestry of the family can be traced back to the early development of the new^ world. While its representatives have not attained fame as national, military or political leaders, they have ever been loyal and progressive citizens. In speaking of his ancestry at a family reunion the subject of this review said: "A free government and a 'new country are great levelers of class and distinctions, and no family is accorded precedence in a new settlement except that conceded by reason of superior intelligence, virtue and honor. Therefore the Meeker and Van Brimmer families have held the even tenor of their way since their advent in the new world bearing the burdens, braving the dangers of flood and field and accepting the sorrows and disappointments incident to life in common with their fellows. They were cheered with the belief that if they did not rise very high they would not have very far to fall, and that there was inherently no difference among people except that which is due to external influences. They believed in the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man - a religion as old as the immortal hills and as fresh as the dawn."

in 1638, with a large company from the city of London. Under the leadership of Theophilus Eaton and the Rev. John Davenport they left England and disembarked at New Haven, Connecticut. Ihe former was electefi the first governor of the new colony, but later new settlements were formed and the Meekers, among others, became residents of Wyoming countv Pennsylvania, where Joshua Meeker, the father of our subject, was born In the meantime settlements had been made on Manhattan island and in New Jersey by members of the family, and on the roster of Revolutionary soldiers in the latter place appeared the name of many Meekers. Joshua Meeker the father, became one of the first settlers of Franklin county, Ohio. He inarried Hannah Van Brimmer, a daughter of Thomas Van Brimmer, also an honored pioneer. He was descended from the Knickerbockers that founded New Amsterdam. The maternal grandmother was Mary Le Van and her people were natives of the French province of Lorraine. Christian Van Brimmer was one -of the officers on the Half Moon, a vessel that was sent out by the East India Company to explore the new world. A few years afterilTanri Z.aP' '^.^'\7^'l ^^'^^ settlements of the Dutch on Manhattan tZh ^"^/^^'^'^ '^-"^ Van Brimmers located. At a later day. as civilization moved westward, many of the family settled in Delaware and Marion counih. fir. .-n ^ ^M^ Brimmer, an uncle of Mrs. Meeker, established

Ished m M-n ll ^^" f'^'' P"'' °'^ '^' ''^''- ^'' ^^^^^^try was estabhshed ,n Millvil le on the Scioto river, at what is now Warrensburg, Delato this milT't'T '^'T''^^'' ^'''' ^ distance of one hundred miles U-a^-eIed to tnis mill to have their grist ground

Albeit F Aleekei. of Delaware county, Ohio, is well known as a clever nonnlar gentleman an entertaining conversationalist, a man of versatil- talems who can readily and easily apply himself to a ,y position- who i; hJhv rurand i' '" """-^ "-ghbors, and has'ield sclera Ipo tioifs of t ust and honor his county. Like the rest of the Meekers exception, he is also a Democrat, and his party has seen ft o entri^K

George W, Meeker, whose name introduces this review, became one of the most prominent and distinguished citizens of Columbus. He was born in this city in 1834, on High street, opposite the present courthouse, and his life record reflects credit upon the state of his nativity. He acquired his early education in the public schools and afterward attended Otterbein University, at Westerville, where he was graduated. He also pursued a course in Bryant & Stratton's Business College, at Buffalo, New York, becoming very proficient in mathematics and bookkeeping. He taught several terms of school and also filled the position of bookkeeper for a time. While serving in that capacity he was elected a justice of the peace, and by re-election was continued in that position for a considerable period, his "even-handed justice" winning him "golden opinions from all sorts of people." He became actively interested in politics and exerted strong influence in political circles throughout the remainder of his career. Having studied law he was admitted to the bar and attained distinction by the capable manner in which he handled the litigated interests entrusted to his care and applied to them the principles of jurisprudence. His strong mentality, his keen discrimination, and above all his patriotic devotion to the welfare of his native city, made him a capable leader, and in 1869 he was elected the chief executive of Columbus, filling that position from 1870 until 1872.

On the expiration of his term as mayor George W. Meeker was appointed the land commissioner of the Midland Pacific Railroad and removed to Nebraska City, Nebraska, where he became the leading spirit in numerous enterprises. He was the promoter of the first gas-works in that city, was park director and one of the proprietors of a daily newspaper and a large general store. He also had extensive landed interests. When the Midland Pacific Railroad Company became financially embarassed he returned to Columbus, in 1876, and was thereafter prominently identified with the political and journalistic interests of the city. He was an ardent lover of literature, an omnivorous' and thoughtful reader and a forceful writer of most attractive style. His exhaustive and able papers published upon the constitutional relations of the Mormon religion and the power of the government to subvert them attracted attention among the learned and scholarly men, and particularly among the eminent lawyers of the country, and extracts were copiously published in the leading magazines and newspapers. For many years he was extensively engaged in newspaper work as proprietor and editor and later in legislative correspondence for leading journals. His history of the advent of the Dutch and Huguenots in Africa, the commingling of the two people who are known in history as the Boers and their protracted struggle for independence, is said to be more comprehensive, accurate and thorough than anything yet published on the subject. His labors upon that immense work, "The Portrait Gallery and Cyclopedia of the Dis-