Columbus City (part 28 of 57)

Frederick Ferdinand Wing was born December i, 1838, at Dublin, Franklin county, Ohio, where he received a limited education at such times as he could be spared from home, he having begun work at the age of seven. When be was fourteen years old he hired out as a farm hand in his neighborhood at a salary of only seven dollars a month. His wages went to his' father except what was necessary for his clothing. At the age of sixteen he bought a horse and wagon on credit, paying for them out of the profits of huckstering. He moved at this time to Worthington with his father's family, and then he engaged in hauling ashes for William Parks, with whom he remained during the winter. He then hired out to his uncle, Frederick Wing, of Worthington, as a farm hand. He became utterly discouraged by the circumstances of his life and one day, in the corn-field, tied the team with which he was working to a fence and went home and declared to his father that he would never w-ork again by the month for any man and intended to devote himself to huckstering again. His father pointed out the facts that he was too young for such business' and had no horse or wagon or other capital. The boy said that he could get money with which to begin business and his father told him that if he could do so he had no objection to his trying the business again. The lad was the owner of two pigs, which he promptly sold for ten dollars. He bought a horse on credit and hired a wagon at a daily rental of twenty-five cents. His first week's business was successful enough to double his original capital of ten dollars and he soon sold his horse and bought another one, for which he agreed to pay fifty-five dollars, and a wagon and harness, which increased his total indebtedness to ninety-five dollars, which he was able to pay off from the proceeds of his enterprise in six weeks. His father having now been stricken with what proved to be a fatal illness, the boy gave up huckstering and managed his shop until the following spring, when he bought a horse, for which he was to pay one hundred dollars, and mortgaged it and the horse he had previously bought to secure the indebtedness thus incurred. He raised a crop of corn that season on the river bottoms near Worthington, but his mare died, which left him unable to pay his mortgage; but the youth borrowed five dollars from each one of nine different men, making a total of forty-five dollars, and paid the balance due on the mortgage. He kept the shop open through the succeeding winter, during which he added harness-making and repairing to shoe-making and repairing with such success that he continued in the business about a year. After that he worked for two years at harness-making and shoemaking for Joseph Tozer, of Worthington. At the 'end of that time he was still in debt to the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars on notes which he had given for obligations incurred by his father, but nothing daunted he opened a harness shop, to which he adcled a 'shoe shop in the following year, 1863, which he bought of Hiram Judson. He has continued the business from that time to this with good success. When he began he had no money with which to buy leather for use in his work, and during the first season he repaired harnesses with parts of older harnesses and with such 'stray pieces of' leather as he could pick up. He bought a lot and built his present brick block in 1879, and has occupied it since December, that year. Since 1871 he has done a successful livery business in connection with his manufacturing enterprise.

From his childhood Mr. Wing has been a constant attendant at church and Sunday-school services. In i860 he and Mrs. Wing became communicants of the Episcopalian church. When they moved to Dublin, in 1868, they united with the Christian church of that place, in which he has since held several offices, notably that of trustee, of which he was the incumbent for some years, and of which Mrs.. Wing was a member until her death, which occurred October 10, 1870. Mr. Wing was married, April i, i860, to Miss Amanda Boord, who was born at Lancaster, Fairfield county, Ohio, July 17, 1842, a daughter of Thomas Boord, who was a native of Maryland. His' present wife, whom he married December 6, 1872, was Miss Amelia \\'ittich. born in Circleville, Ohio, March 31, 1843, ^ daughter of Frederick and Catherine (Herzog) Wittich. Mr. Wittich was a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and Mrs. Wittich was of French birth. By his first marriage ]\Ir. Wing had children as follows : Charles Melville Wing married Dora Nicholson and is a merchant at Dublin, Ohio. Frank died at the age of two years ; Minnie at the age of three years ; and Florence in infancy. His children by his second wife were the following : Verna, who died in infancy ; Iva, who is a member of her parents' household ; Celinda, who married George Chapman ; and George W., who lives with his father.

Mr. Wing has a creditable war record, having enlisted at Dublin, Franklin county, Ohio, May 2, 1864, as a private in Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served faithfully one hundred days, receiving honorable discharge at Columbus, Ohio, September 15, 1864. During his term of service he was stationed at Fort Powhattan, Virginia, and June 16, 1864, was' in a warm engagement at a point between Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. His company commander was Captain Hegner and his regimental commander was Colonel Innis. He keeps alive the associations of war times by membership in Cicero Davis Post, No. 514, Grand Army of the Republic, at Dublin, and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, identified with both lodge and encampment.

Politically he is. a stanch Republican and tlie confidence in which he is held by his fellow citizens is indicated by the fact that he has by repeated election been a member of the town council of Dublin for seven years. A man of much public spirit he has always given his support to such measures as he has deemed promising of good for his township, county and state. Well informed concerning national affairs and enthusiastic for the success of Republicanism, he is am active and efficient worker in local politics.

Jeremiah Cosgray

Among the prominent agriculturists of Washington township, Franklin county, Ohio, is Jeremiah Cosgray, the subject of this sketch. He was born on August 20, 1853, near Waynesburg, Greene county, Pennsylvania. The grandfather of Mr. Cosgray was named James Cosgray, who in infancy was brought to America from Ireland by his parents, who located in Greene county, Pennsylvania, where he was reared and learned the trade of shoemaker and also followed farming. After the death of his first wife he came to Ohio and about 1868 removed to Washington township, Franklin county.

The father of our subject was named Jeremiah Cosgray and was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, February 2, 1820, and grew up on the home farm, receiving a common-school education. On August 19, 1841, he was united in marriage to Miss Susan Kiger, who was born August 13, 1824, near Newtown, Pennsylvania, a daughter of John Kiger, of German descent. In the fall of 1865 the father of our subject came to Ohio and located on a farm in Jerome township, in Union county, this place being now owned by James Sweeney. Later he moved to what is now the William Graham farm in Washington township, and thence to the Charles Mitchell place in this township. At that time he decid'ed to invest, and bought fifty acres now owned by his son Moses, his death occurring May 12, 1897. While residing in Pennsylvania both parents of our subject connected themselves with the Baptist church, but after coming to Ohio they attended the Christian church. In politics he was a Democrat and well and favorably known throughout the township.

The children born to the parents of our subject were : Mrs. Maria Latimer, deceased, who resided in Delaware county, Ohio; Benjamin, who died in Washington township; Sarah Ann, who married Martin Myers and lives in this township; Moses, who married Janet Postle and also lives in this township; Burbidge, who married Malissa Artz and lives in Pulaski county. Indiana; Jeremiah, who is our subject; Mary Jane, who married Cyrus Freshwater and lives in Union county ; Rebecca, who is married to Simpson Norris and resides in Norwich township; Peter, who married Mary Allen, lives in Pulaski county, Indiana ; and John, who married Temperance James and resides in Idaho, Ohio.

Until he was' ten years old our subject lived with his parents in Pennsylvania and attended school there, accompanying them when they came to Ohio, and continued at school until he was eighteen. He was accustomed' to life on a farm and when he married and' began to face life for himself and wife he was prepared by this training to expect success. On November 12, 1874, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Graham, a daughter of William- Graham, and they located in Jackson township, Union county, upon a tract of forty-two acres which Mr. Cosgray purchased' in 1875. After four years here our subject sold this place and tried renting land, taking the Mitchell farm in Washington township for three years, later the Frank Davis farm, in Perry township, for about ten years, finally locating on his present place, consisting of seventy-two and one-half acres. This place Mr. Cosgray has improved by erecting excellent buildings and planting orchards until it is one of the most attractive and valuable in the townshij).

In May, 1892, Mr. Cosgray suffered the loss of his wife. She had been a devoted member of the Methodist church and was a good woman, who was esteemed by many friends. She left the following family : Oliver, who married Lucy Chapman and resides in Washington township; Amina; Jessie, who married Earl Boyer and lives in Trenton, Missouri ; Adelbert, who died an infant; Eugene; William, who also lives in Trenton, Missouri; Benjamin; and Mary, who died when four years old.

Our subject is a stanch Democrat, active in the ranks of his party. He attends the -services of the Methodist church and socially is connected with the Red Men. The family is much respected in the neighborhood where their name has been known so long.

Jacob Mecartney

Jacob Mecartney, a prominent farmer of Hamilton township, residing on section 23, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, four milesi south of the city of Lancaster, on the 29th of March. 1826, and is the fourth child and second son of John and Maria (Machman) Mecartney. The father was also born in the Keystone state, was of Scotch descent and died in his native county. By trade he was a cabinetmaker and carpenter and he also followed farming. His early political snpport was given the Whig party, and he afterward joined the ranks' of the Republican party. For many years he served as county auditor of Lancaster county, and he was a prominent and influential citizen, widely known as the "Dutch lawyer" of his county. He was an excellent scribe and wrote many wills. Of the Mennonite church he was a member, and died in that faith at the age of seventy-seven. His wife, who was also a native of Pennsylvania, passed away when about sixty years of age. Of their family of three sons and three daughters, all reached adult age and three are now living, namely: Amos, a resident of California; Maria, wife of David Huber, of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania ; and Jacob.

The last named was reared and educated in the county of his nativity, and attended the common district schools. Li 185 1 he went to Illinois', where he engaged in herding cattle through the summer. In the fall he returned to Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, but the following year came to Franklin county, Ohio, where, in connection with C. S. Herr, he operated the Samuel

Johnson farm in Hamilton township for two years, his eldest sister acting as their housekeeper during that time. Mr. Mecartney subsequently purchased sixty-nine acres of land on the Chillicothe road in Hamilton township of Frank Johnson, and cultivated his land until the following autumn in connection with sixty-five acres which he rented. He then sold his land to Mr. Lindsay, and purchased the farm upon wdiich he now resides. There were few improvements upon the place and he lived in a little log cabin until that primiti\-e home was' replaced by a frame residence. Subsequently he erected his present large brick house at a cost of three thousand dollars. There are over one hundred thousand brick in the house, all of which he burned himself. His home is modern in its appointments and equipments, and is. one of the desirable residences of the county. He has upon the place a mammoth barn, fifty by eighty-nine feet, which cost him two thousand dollars, he furnishing the timber, wdiich was upon the farm. His place comprises one hundred and fortyfour and a half acres, the greater part of which is under a high state of cultivation, the well-tilled fields yielding to him a good return. In 1895 his home was burned to the ground, but though he suffered a great loss' thereby he immediately replaced it with his present fine residence.

In West Virginia, in 1875, Mr. Mecartney was united in marriage to Miss Jemima V. McCloch, a native of that state, and they became parents of five children: Alice L., wife of Grant Swindle, of Madison township, by whom she has tw^o sons', Arthur and Paul; Mary A., athome; Frank, an attorney at Columbus; Alexander C, who married Emma Dumont. and resides on the home farm ; and Fannie, who died in infancy. Mr. Mecartney is a Prohibitionist in his political views, and also favors some of the principles of the Republican party. He at one time served as road supervisor, but has never been an office seeker. He has long taken an active part in the work of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he has been a member for a half-century, and is now^ serving as trustee and steward.

Conrad Born

The firm of Born & Company, of Columbus', Ohio, is one of the best in the city, having at its head thoroughly competent men. who understand all of its details and who are capable of meeting any emergency that may arise. The proprietors are Conrad, C. Christian and C. Edward Born, the business having been started in 1859 by Conrad Born. Their brewery is at No. 565- 579 South Front street.

Conrad Born, the subject of this review, is tlie senior memlier of the above named company, and was' born in the city of Columbus in September, 1844. He is the son of Conrad and ]\Iary Ann (Rickley) Born, the former of whom was a native of Germany, where he spent his youth, coming to the United States when a young man. He married the sister of Samuel S. Rickley, an old citizen and the president of the Capital Citv Bank of Colum-

Cohrad Borh

Conrad Born was educated in the public schools' of Columbus, pas'snig through the high school course, and then went to Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chicago, where he entered a brewery, there gaining the practical knowledge needed in his future business career. But in 1864 he returned to assist his fathar soon afterward becoming a member of the firm, C. Born & Son. i his enterprise was started in a small way, soon growing to such proportions that additional buildings were required, new machinery had to be bought and additions w.ere made, until at the present time the plant has become one of the laro-est establishments in the state, with a capacity of one hundred_ thousand barrels annually. The firm enjoys a large local trade besides shipping -large quantities of its products' into the states of Pennsylvania and Indiana also to various parts of Ohio. The business requires the labor of one hundred and twenty men and eighty horses. In 1894 new bottling works were erected sixty-two and a half by one hundred and eighty-seven feet, of substantia brick and the building is supplied with highly improved machinery and a 1 the modern improvements' used in this business. A side track connects with the various railroads, thus affording superior facilities for shipping.

In 1869 Mr. Born married Miss Lena Moarlein, who is a daughter of Christian Moarlein, a well known brewer of Cincinnati. Their union has been blessed with one son, C. Christian, who is a member of the hrm. i he third member of the firm, C. Edward, is a nephew of Conrad Born and one of the substantial business men of Columbus. _

Politically Mr. Born is a stanch Democrat, but is not an ofhce-seeker Socially he is a very prominent Mason, having attained the thirty-second deo-ree.' He is a director of the Ohio National Bank, is popular and is held inliigh esteem- by not only his intimate acquaintances but also by his business' associates.

James P. Kalb

James P. Kalb, who devotes his time and energies to agricultural interests in Madison township, Franklin county, was' born on the farm where he yet resides, his natal day being March 16, 1846. His paternal great-grandfather was George Kalb, who was born in the state of Maryland and became the founder of the family in Ohio, where he located at a very early day. Here he entered one hundred and sixty acres of land from the government securino- a tract which now forms a part of the old family homestead at Chillicothe Ohio It was then covered with a natural growth of forest trees which stood in their primeval strength, and there in the midst of the woods he began the improvement of a farm, his first home being a rude log cabin, consisting of only one room. He was among the honored pioneers of Franklin county who aided in paving the wav for the civilization of the future residents.

Maryland and during his boyhood accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio where he was reared amid the wild scenes of frontier life. He was a pump manufacturer and shoemaker and also engaged in the manufacture of cider, following those various pursuits in order to provide for his family. His first barn was built of hewn logs and was' considered the best of the kind in the county at that time. He married Miss Mary Kieffer, also a native of Maryland, and unto them were born eight children, namely : Elisha John George, Jeremiah, Isaac, Anna, Mary and Susan. The father of this'family continued to carry on business in Franklin countv until his death, and was then laid to rest on the old family homestead.

Isaac Kalb, the father of our subject, was born in Madison township on the 17th of July, 1817, and acquired his education in the old-time loo^ school houses common at that time. He received only about two months"' schooling in each year and during the remainder of the time he assisted his lather in clearing and improving the home farm. On' the 9th of February 1843, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Brown, who was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, June 9, 1823. They became the parents of four children, two sons and two daughters, the eldest being James P., of this review Mary E. IS the wife of John Beggs, a resident farmer of Putnam countv Ohio, and theyhave six children. Theodore D. married Laura Alice Needles and he, too, IS engaged in farming. Anna Belle is the wife of John Leidv a farmer of Madison township and they have two children.

James P Kalb, whose name introduces this record, acquired his education m the district schools of Madison township and during the -ummer months worked in the fields and meadows, being thus employed until he was twenty-one years of age, when he began farming on his own account. The fol owing year he was married to Miss Delilah Miller, a daughter of John Miller a farmer who resided in Truro township, Franklin county. His wife bore the maiden name of Maria Kile and she was born in Madison township on the nth of December, 1817. Mr. and Mrs. Miller became the parents of four sons and three daughters, namelv: William, Milton Oliver Clarissa, Serena, Rachel and Mrs. Kalb. Unto our subject and his wife have been born seven children, but two of the number died in infancv. Mamie the eldest living, married Clinton A. Stevenson, a farmer of Madison township, and they are the parents of four sons and one daughter. Howard Blain James' Kalb, Clinton W.. Theodore Dewey and Lois May. Katie the wife of Edwin Fickle, of Madison township: and Roxie P., Laura Belle and Theodore W. are all under the parental roof. The farm upon which he and his family reside is a part of the old homestead, but since coming into possession of the property he has added one hundred and forty-nine acres, located near J^rice, Uhio. His entire life has been given to agricultural pursuits and he is' thoroughly conversant with the various and best methods of farmino- For twenty years he has been a prominent and faithful member of the M?thodist Episcopal church, in which he has served as trustee and cla^ss'-leader He nas been' school director since he attained his twenty-second year has been a member of the school board for eighteen years and the cause of education finds in him a warm friend who does much to advance its interests. He was also elected to fill the office o'f chattel assessor of Winchester precinct. Madison township, for two terms, and was elected land appraiser of Madison township for the year 1900. In politics he is a Republican where matters of national importance are involved, but at local elections where there is no issue before the people he does not consider himself bound by party ties. He is a member of the Grange Lodge, No. 194, and was elected its first master. As a citizen he is public-spirited and progressive and is well known for his sterling worth and fidelity to duty.

Joseph Krumm

Among the representative and highly respected citizens of Truro township is Joseph Krumm, a native of Franklin county, whose birth occurred in Mifiiin township March 11, 1839. His father, Martin Krumm, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, and on coming to the new world took up his residence in Franklin county, Ohio, about 1818. His first purchase consisted of forty acres of land in Mifflin township, to which he subsequently added a tract of fifty acres, and to the improvement and cultivation of that farm he devoted his time and attention for half a century. He was about eighty years of age at the time of his death.

Joseph Krumm aided his father in the farm work until he attained his majority, and then rented the farm and operated it on his own account for one year. During the following four years he worked for his brother-in^-law, Henry Gesick. In the meantime the Civil war had broken out, and^ in 1864 he enlisted at Columbus in Company F, One Hundred' and Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was first ordered to Parkersburg and later to New Creek, Virginia. The regiment next went to Washington, D. C. and from there proceeded down the Potomac river to City Point, 1>eing' under the command of Generals. Grant and Butler. They participated in the engagement between Petersburg and Richmond, and were then ordered to Fort Powhattan. While there Mr. Krumm was taken ill and sent to Fortress ]\Ionroe, where he was confined in the hospital for a time.

On receiving an honorable discharge he returned to his home in this county, and entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company to oversee the making of ties and other timbers' for railroad use, having charge of onie hundred' men, and remaining with the railroad company two years. It was during this time that Mr. Krumm married Miss Minerva Woodrufif, a native of Franklin county, and a daughter of Brace Woodruff". They made their home in a little cabin while he was with the railroad company. On leaving the employ of that corporation Mr. Krumm operated two rented farms. one of which belonged' to H. M. Carper, the other to Robert Trimble. Subsequently he bought Mr. Carper's farm, paying for the same fourteen thousand dollars, and after owning it eight years sold the same to Joseph Bern- hardt for twenty-one thousand dollars. He next purchased the H. C. Taylor farm in Truro township, which he now occupies. It contains one hundred acres, all of which is under excellent cultivation, and in its operation he is meetmg- with well deserved success. .Mr. and Mrs. Krumm have had eleven children, eight of whom are now living : Noble, Myrta, Robert, Lulu, Blanche Lyda, Emma and Bessie. Those deceased were William, Joseph and Rolley.' By his ballot Mr. Krumm supports the men and measures of the Repubhcan party, and for twenty years he most creditably filled the office of school director, resigning the position at the end of that time. For thirty years' he has been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has o-iven freely to its support. In his social relations he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic, having been connected with the latter order for fifteen years. Having started out in life for himself with no capital and only about three months' schooling Mr Krumm deserves great credit for the success that he has achieved. He has ever made the most of his opportunities, and his success is due entirely to his' own well-directed efforts. In the operation of his farm and sawmills he -has employed as many as fifty men, and his life illustrates' what can be accomplished through industry, perseverance, good management and a determination to succeed.

William M. Swoxger

Among the w^ell known and enterprising representatives of farmino- interests m Franklin county is numbered William M. Swonger, who resides in Truro township. He is a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania and that among his friends are many who have known him from boyhood is an indication that his career has been an upright and honorable one. His father John Swonger, was' born m Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1809, and 'was a farmer by occupation. In the year 1852 he came to Franklin county, Ohio, locating m Truro township, on Big Walnut creek, where he rented the Taylor farm 1 here he remained for five years and then removed to the Geore'e Needles farm, where he spent five years. On the expiration of that periSd he took up his abode on the John Dysart farm, where he continued to make his home for two years. Removing to the town of Reynoldsburg Ohio he went from there to a farm on Big Walnut creek, where he spent his remainin? days,_ passing away in 1861. He married Margaret Mclntyre who was born m Franklm county, Pennsylvania, about 1828, and they became the parents of nine children, four sons and five daughters, one of whom dded in infancv - Ehzabeth, who is the wife of Henry Lyda, resides at Brice Ohio- Maro-aret' wifeof Wilham Lyda, is living in Madison township; Henry wedded^Iiss Jennie White and is a farmer near Brice; Samuel married Katie Long and makes his' home in Columbus, Ohio; Jane is the wife of William Bernard - resident of Fairfield county, Ohio; William is the subject of this review Eva Ann is the wife of William Moore, a resident of Jefiferson township- Caroline is the deceased wife of James Looker; and Katie is the wife of Edward Pugh, a resident of Union county. On both the paternal and maternal sides William Swonger is of German lineage. His' paternal grandfather was born in Germany, which was also the birthplace of Elizabeth Mclntyre, the maternal grandmother, who came to Franklin county about the year 1856, and here died at the very advanced age of ninety-six years.

William Swonger, whose name introduces this record, accjuired his early education in the district schools of Franklin county, whither he came when a little lad of seven summers. He remained on the home farm until the death of his father, which occurred when he was about seventeen years of age. He then worked for his brother-in-law, William Lyda, in whose employ he remained for five years, after which he began farming on his own account. He has made it his life work and his progressive methods and well directed efforts have secured to him creditable success.

Mr. Swonger was' united in marriage to Aliss Mary Ann ]^Iedford, who was born in Licking county, Ohio, September 10, 1845, ^ daughter of Aaron and Matsy Ann (Miller) Medford. Her father was a prominent farmer of Licking county and a son of Charles and Ruth (Kyle) Medford. The mother of Mrs. Swonger was also a native of Licking county, and by her marriage she had three children, namely: Mary Ann, now Mrs. Swonger; Amos, who married Laura Wright, of Madison township, Franklin county, and is now deceased ; and John, who wedded Sallie Shuman, of Franklin county, and is now living in Union county, Ohio. The father, Aaron Medford, was killed by the falling of a tree in northern Indiana while on his' way with his family to Minnesota. After his death, however, the family returned' to Licking county, where the mother resided four or five years, when she moved to Madison township ; later she moved to Truro township, wdiere she died. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Swonger has been blessed with four children, two sons and two daughters. John W\ is still at home with his parents. Frank E. married Minnie Southard, a daughter of Converse Southard, and they reside on the homestead farm. He served as a soldier in the Spanish war, enlisting in Battery H of the First Regiment of Ohio Light Artillery, and when the war w^as ended he received an honorable discharge. Ida Ellen is the wife of H. G. Taylor, a teacher by occupation, living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They have two children, Ruth and Harry Glenford. Alice M., the youngest of the family, is the w4fe of Frank M. McClure, of Brice, Ohio, and they have four children, Dorothy, Byron, Guy and' a baby girl unnamed.

At the time of the Civil war William Swonger, of this' review, manifested his loyalty to the government by enlisting in his country's service, although he was only sixteen years of age. His father, however, objected to his going to the front when so young and accordingly he w^as discharged. He has, however, throughout the succeeding years been faithful and true to every duty of citizenship. For two years, from 1888 until 1890, he Avas land appraiser and was chattel assessor for eight years. He votes with the Democracy on questions of national importance, believing firmly in the principles of the party, but at local elections he casts' his ballot for the man whom, he considers best qualified for office without regard to political affiliations. For twenty-five years he has been a member of the Masonic fraternity, holding membership with the lodge in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. His life has been quietly passed, but has been characterized by fidelity to duty in every relation, and wherever he is known he is held in high esteem for his sterling characteristics.

Lewis Schleppi

Lewis Schleppi, who was connected with agricultural interests of Franklin county for many years, was born in Bavaria, Germany, May 15, 1835, and died on the 13th of January, 1898. His father, Jacob Henry Schleppi. was also born in Germany and was a farmer by occupation. His wife, Eva Mary Schleppi, was a native of Germany^ and they became the parents of eight children, six of whom are now deceased. They were named as follows : Andrew, Daniel, Jacob Henry, Charles, Christian, Lewis, Charlotte and Caroline. Of this number, Jacob Henry married Barbara Seibert, and they became the parents of ten children. Charlotte is the wife of Jacob Hussing and has three children, two sons and a daughter. Caroline married Daniel Ludwig. who was a farmer of Bavaria, Germany, where he died. His widow is still living in that country and ha5> four children.

Lewis Schleppi spent the first nineteen years of his life in the land of his birth and then crossed the Atlantic to the new world in 1854. He made his way direct to Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, and for a time was employed by the day at any occupation he could secure. Later he conducted, with his brother Jacob, a rented farm near Columbus; which they operated for a short time, after which our subject removed to Madison township, renting another farm. When his brother Jacob purchased a farm Mr. Schleppi, of this review, rented it and resided thereon for a year.

On the 15th of November, i860, he chose as a companion and helpmeet on life's journey Miss Elizabeth Boeshausz, a native of Columbus, Ohio, born September 13, 1844, a daughter of William Boeshausz, a native of Germany, born July 20, 1809, and his' death occurred July 15, 1883. His wife, Magdalene Ell, w^as born in Germany November 29, 18 19, and by her marriage she became the mother of ten children, namely: Margaret; Elizabeth; William, deceased; Jacob; Peter; Louise; Mary; Louis, deceased; Phillipina; and John. The eldest is the wife of John Neiberlein, a resident of Columbus, and they were the parents of eleven children : William wedded Barbara Eich, who was born in Germany, and they have three children. Jacob married Sarah Harris, by w^hom he has six children, four of whom are living, and the home of the family is now Columbus. Peter married Barbara Ruffing, who was' born in Columbus, and they have three children. Louise is the wife of Peter Zimmer, a farmer of Madison township, and they have three daughters and one son. Mary is the wnfe of John Neverlein, an agriculturist of Madison township, by whom she has three sons and two daughters'. Phillipina wedded

Milton Hepner, a school teacher living near Columbus, Ohio, and they are the parents of six children, three sons and three daughters. John married Nettie Woods, of Columbus, Ohio, and two sons and two daughters constitute their family.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Schleppi were born eight children, of whom four are now living, namely: Magdalene, Daniel. Christian and Caroline. Of those who passied away, William, Clara and Amanda died in infancy, and Edward departed this life at the age of twenty years. The eldest child, Magdalene. is the wife of Fred Karch, a farmer of Marion township, and they became the parents of five daughters and two sons, namely: Alma, Ella, Leroy, Effie. Raymond, Bertha and Hilda Elizabeth. Daniel, the second living member of the family, married Dora Runk. and lives in Madison township with his wife and children, two sons and two daughters: Earl, Edith. Celestia and Carl. Christian, who is living on the homestead farm, married Rose Wagner, who was born in Wurtemberg. Germany, and they have one child. Edward Floyd. Caroline, the youngest of the family, is living with her mother.

Mr. Schleppi, whose name introduces this review, served for three years' as school director. He was a member of the German Lutheran church of Columbus, took an active part in its work, contributed liberally to its support and lived an earnest Christian life. The farm which he owned he cleared from the timber, erected thereon the buildings and made all of the improvements, so that the place is a monument to his' enterprise, capable management and labor. He died very suddenly of heart disease January 13, 1898. but he left his family not only a comfortable competence but also that untarnished name which is rather to be chosen than great riches. He had the warm regard of many friends and was recognized as one of the valued citizens of the community. His widow still lives on the home farm. She has three times visited Germany, having crossed the Atlantic in 1889. 1895 and 1898 to visit her own and her husband's relatives. She is an estimable wornan, possessing many excellencies of character, and her worth is widely recognized by those with whom she has been brought in contact.

Ora L. Lamp

Ora L. Lamp, who follows farming in Truro township, was born in Truro township, Franklin county, on the 28th of May, 1879. His father. Nimrod Lamp, was a native of Licking county. Ohio, and about 1863 removed to Truro township. His first purchase of land comprised a tract of one hundred acres, to which he afterward added sixty acres. His early education was somewhat limited and he started in life without capital, but his energy and determination enabled him to become the possessor of an excellent farm. At the time he purchased his land it was all covered with foresrt; trees, but soon they fell before the sturdy strokes of the woodman's ax. and as he cleared and improved his farm the well tilled fields yielded to him a good return for the care and labor he bestowed upon them. He wedded Mary Jane Dust- heimer, a native of Licking county, Ohio, and unto them were born five children: James A.; WiHiam S. ; Mary and Alice, who died in infancy; and Ora L. The eldest son wedded Mary A. Enlow, of Truro township, and William S. married Minnie K. Roberts, of Mifflin township.

Mr. Lamp, whose name introduces this record, is indebted to the district schools of Truro township for the educational privileges which he enjoyed, his attendance at school being alternated with labor upon the home farm during the summer months. He also continued his education in the Reynoldsburg high school, where he was a student for six years. After putting aside his text books he began farming on his own account at the place where he now resides. He is one of the enterprising and progressive agriculturists of the community, and, though a young man, holds an enviable position among the substantial farmers. He has a valuable tract oi land of one hundred and twelve acres, all of which is under cultivation.

Mr. Lamp was united in marriage to Miss Edna ]\L Powell, who was born in Mifflin township, the wedding being celebrated' on the 5th of September, 1900. Her father, Louis Powell, is a prominent farmer living in jMifflin township, where he was born on the 12th of January, 1852. He is a son of Samuel Powell, a native of Yorkshire, England, who came to Franklin county when about twenty years of age. He first located in Licking county, Ohio, and afterward removed to Mifflin township, where he lived until his death. His son, Louis Powell, after arriving at years of maturity wedded Clara Keim, who was born in Ohio, her parents having come from Pennsylvania to this state at an early day. She died in Indiana, leaving no children. For his second wife Mr. Powell married Emma Achey. They took up their abode in Mifflin township, where Mrs. Powell has spent her entire life. By her marriage she has become the mother of three children : Edna M., now the wife of Mr. Lamp; Louis C. and Gladys, who are with their parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Lamp have a pleasant home and their circle O'f friends is extensive in Franklin county, where they have spent their entire lives. Mr Lamp is a Democrat in his political affiliations iruquestions of state and national importance, but at local elections where no issue is involved he votes for the man, regardless of party affiliations. He contributes liberally to the support of churches, and withholds his aid from no measure or movement calculated to prove of benefit to the community along substantial lines of progress.

Adam G. Grant

It is the enterprise and character of the citizens that enrich and ennoble the commonwealth. From individual enterprise has sprung all the splendor and importance of this great west. The greatest merchants have developed from the humblest origins. From clerkships have emerged men who have built great busines's enterprises. America is a self-made country, and those who have created it are self-made men. No influence of birth or fortune has favored the architects of her glory. Among those who have achieved prominence as men of marked ability and substantial worth in Grove City the subject of this sketch, /\dam G. Grant, occupies a prominent position. He is one of the most enterprising- citizens of the county and the owner of the Grove City & Greenlawn Railroad, his' home being in Grove City.

He was born in Jackson township, Franklin county, Ohio, February 25, 1840. He is a representative of one of the old and prominent New England families. His great-grandfather, Noah H. Grant, was' born in Connecticut and was one of a family of nine children, to one of whom General Grant traced his ancestry. Noah Grant went to Pittsburg-, Pennsylvania, and there spent one winter; but nothing else concerning his history is known by his descendants. The grandfather, Hugh Grant, was a native of Pittsburg, was reared in the Keystone state and became a miller by trade. He owned and operated a mill there and was also the owner of one hundred and eighty-seven acres of land, which is now in the heart of Pittsburg. He exchanged that property for four hundred acres east of Grove City, Ohio, and' in 1803 came to his new home, - the year in which the state was admitted to the Cnion. In the midst of the forest he took up his abode, being one of the first men to locate in the county. He was a great hunter, and after locating in Franklin county he in one day killed two panthers. The Indians were very numerous and one of their camps was located where Grove City now stands. The red men would come to the house of Mr. Grant and take what they wanted, when the grandfather of our subject was away; but they never carried anything off when he was near. In December, 1806, he was killed on what was known as the Samuel Landis farm. He had located a bee-tree and had climbed up to saw off the limb on which the bees had lighted, but the limb broke and he fell, the heavy limb striking his chest and killing him instantly. This was six months before the birth of his son Hugh, the father of our subject.

Hugh Grant, our subject's father, was a native of Jackson township, born June 30, 1807, and there throughout his life he resided upon the same farm, being well known as a leading and influential agriculturist of the community. His methods of farming were progressive and practical, and his fields always indicated the supervision of a careful and painstaking owner. In politics he was a Democrat, and he held various offices in his township. He was a member of the Alethodist Episcopal church and in its work took an active part, doing all in his power to promote its growth and u]3building. He died at the age of seventy-seven years, and in his death the community lost one of its most valued citizen!.-, for he was widely known and hiighly esteemed for his sterling worth.

He was united in marriage to Miss Leah Diemer, a native of Pennsylvania, who was born in 181 5. During her girlhood she came to Franklin county with her parents, Jacob and Eliza Diemer, who were of Pennsylvania German lineage. She was reared in Jackson township and died in the fortyfourth year of her age. By her marriage she became the mother of ten children : Eliza, who became the wife of Joseph Fagg and is now deceased : Marv. the wife of the late AMlliam Sibrav, of Grove Citv : Catherine, the wife of

R. Higgy, of Grove City; Elizabeth, the wicUnv of Rev. A. R. ]\Iiller, a resident of Columbus, Ohicj; A. G., of this review; Sarah, the widuw of Samuel L. Ouinn, making her home in Columbus; Nancy IMatilda, the deceased wife of C. L. Webster, of Worthington; Emma, the wife of Aaron Neiswender, of Grove City; Robert D., a merchant of Grove City; and George H., who is a conductor on the Union Pacific Railroad, and for twenty years has made his home in Sacramento, California.

Adam Grant, the fifth child and the eldest son of the first family above mentioned, was reared on the farm which his grandfather had purchased in 1803, and in his youth attended the district school, walking two miles to the little log school house wherein he conned the lessons which formed the rather limited curriculum of the time. The school-room was furnished with slab seats, and a single pane of glass formed the window. Later he enjoyed the privileges afforded by the Grove City schools, and for one term w^as a student at Delaware; but in 1861 the Civil war was inaugurated and the excitement of the times was' such that he could not confine his attention to his books. He returned home and w^orked on the farm with his father, and in April, 1862, located in Sierra county, California, where he was a miner for two years. In 1864 he returned to Grove City, where he embarked in merchandising, which he carried on for about twenty-seven years, in connection w'ith other business interests. He is now engaged in farming, and for twenty-eight years he was engaged in the manufacture of brick in Grove City. For the past eighteen years he has been a meml^er of the firm of Cooke, Grant & Cooke, of Columbus, contractors, doing an extensive business, and for sixteen years he has been connected with the grain trade, owning an elevator at Grove City. Through two decades he w-as associated with ex-Sherifi: Barbee in stock-dealing, handling the greater part of the stock shipped from this part of the country, their operations extending also into Pickaway and Madison counties. In 1889 he laid out into town lots eighty acres, known as Grant's Beulah addition to Grove City, constituting at least one-half of the town. This has become its I'nost populous portion, the number of its' inhabitants increasing from two hundred and seventy-two in 1890 to eight hundred in the present year. Pie has erected in the town altogether about fifty buildings.

On the 1st of May, 1898, he began the construction of the Grove City & Greenlaw'n Railroad, a line six miles in length, connecting this enterprising place with Ohio's' capital. He is the sole owner of the road, wdiich has proved a very great benefit to Grove City and the surrounding country, suoplying shipping and transportation facilities. The road has been in operation for three years, and not an accident or injury has occurred in connection wdth it in that time.

IMr. Grant also owns real estate in Columbus, and his business interests' are very extensive and important. No man has contributed in a greater degree to the commercial activity and consequent prosperity of Jackson township than Adam G. Grant : and no man stands higher in the estimation of his fellow citizens than he. The great secret of Air. Grant's success is to be attributed not only to his tireless energy and labor, but also to his strictly honest and upright dealings. None of. his large fortune has been accumulated at the expense of others, but, on the contrary, many are largely indel)ted to him for their present prosperity, while the city in which he has accumulated his wealth, as in the past, will in the future 1)e benefited by his expenditures.

John M. Karns

John M. Karns is a retired farmer living in Galloway. His has been a busy, active and useful. career, and now in his later life he well deserves the rest which he is enjoying, it being a merited compensation for the toil of former years. He is of Holland lineage, the Karns family having been founded in America by Jacob Karns, the great-grandfather of our subject, who crossed the Atlantic to the United States and took up his abode in Berkeley county, Virginia, his home being near Martinsburg. There he owned and operated a large plantation and also engaged in loaning money. His entire life was there passed after his arrival in the new world. Adam Karns, the grandfather of our subject, w^as a boy when he accompanied his parents to the United States. He became a planter and spent the residue of his days m the Old Dominion, where he married Aliss Alargaret Peggy, a native of Ireland. She, too, died in Virginia. Their children were William, who became a minister of the gospel and died in Illinois; Jacob: John; Benjamin; David; George; and a daughter who died in Virginia. All have now passed away.

John Karns, the father of our subject, was born m Alartuisburg. \ irginia, in 181 6. He was only six years of age at the time of the war of 181 2. His father started for the front and the little son followed him and vigorously protested against being sent back home. When about twenty years' of age he came to Columbus, Ohio, and learned the shoemaker's trade with John Greenwood, following that pursuit in the capital city, in Springfield. Ohio, and in Fort Finley. He married, in Columbus, Miss Annie Fountain, who was born in Maryland in 181 2, and was a daughter of William Fountain, whose Avife died in Maryland. The mother of our subject was fourteen years of age when she came to Ohio. After leaving Findlay Mr. Karns located on a farm in Hancock county, Ohio, near what is now the town of Gilboy, and there he ow^ned one hundred acres of land, giving in part "payment for thi^. his property in Findlay. His wife died on the farm in 185 1, after wliich the family became scattered, the father going to Columbus, where he died m 1882. In his political views he was a Democrat, and in religious faith his wife was connected with the Methodist Episcopal church. In their family were the following children: John M., of this review; George, who is living in Norwich township; William, who died in Madison county, Ohio; Leonidas, of Rome, Ohio; Mary Ann; Sarah, wife of David Shoup, of Kansas; Airs.

The subject of this review was born in Columbus October i6, 183 1, and was only two years old when his father removed to Springfield, where he began his education at the usual age. He afterward accompanied his parents to Findlay, Ohio, where he completed his' education at the age of nineteen. He then learned the carpenter's trade, but during the greater part of his life has followed farming. He worked for his father on the home farm in Hancock county until after the death of his mother, when he went to Columbus and resumed work at the carpenter's trade. He was married in 1854 and then took up farming, renting a tract of land in Franklin county until 1861, when he purchased a farm of fifty-two acres, a mile and a half, south of Alton. There he located and gave his attention to the improvement and cultivation of the place until 1896. In that year his home was' destroyed by tire, and, being unable to actively engage in farming there, he next spent two years at Alton, and then purchased his present home in Callaway, where he has since resided.

At the time of the Civil war Mr. Karns manifested his loyalty by enlisting at Camp Chase in 1865 as la private of Company G, One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Ohio Infantry, for one year or during the war. He served for seven months' and' then, hostilities having ended, he received an honorable discharge and returned to his home. At the time of his enlistment the regiment proceeded to Nashville, but on account of high water could proceed' only to Louisville, where the troops were assigned to guard duty. When the war was over Mr. Karns gladly returned to his home and family. He had been married, on the 19th of December, 1854, to Miss Millie Jane Clover, who was born in Prairie township December 14, 1837, a daughter of Joshua and Rachel (Roten) Clover. She was' reared to womanhood in Prairie township and by her marriage she became the mother of seven children : Viola and Emma, wdio died in infancy; Ida Alice, wife of Gabriel Holsberry. of Alton; Irene, wife of Duke Story, of Pleasant township; John D., of Columbus, who married Louise Baum; Jennie, wife of William Reardon; and Emma May, at home.

Since casting his first presidential vote for Buchanan Mr. Karns has been a stanch advocate of Democratic principles, never swerving from his' allegiance to the party, yet never seeking office as a reward for his support. His life has been an active and useful one and through the legitimate channels of business he has won a handsome competence which now enables him to live retired. Thus' in the enjoyment of a well-earned rest he is residing at his pleasant home in Galloway.

Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper, who is engaged in farming in Prairie township. Franklin county, traces his ancestry back to the Emerald Isle. His grandfather, Alexander Hopper, was a farmer in that country, living in the vicinity of

Cork. At an early day he l)runght his wife and children to the United States, landmg ni New York city, whence he made his way to Virginia, afterward coming to Ohio. Here he took up his abode at Franklinton and devoted his energies to the development and improvement of a tract of land. He was of medium build, but was very strong and was noted for his powers as a swimmer, but eventually he was drowned in the Scioto river while ferrying across in a canoe above Franklinton, his boat being drawn over the falls'. He was then quite well advanced' in years.

Edward Hopper, the father of our subject, was one of the earliest settlers' of Franklin county. He was only two years of age when brought bv his parents to America, and in Virginia he was reared, "in Hardy countv.'that state, he married Susan Neff. a native of the Old Dominion and a daughter of Jacob Neff, who was-born in the fatherland, whence he came to the United States in early manhood. He took up his abode in Virginia and was married there to Margaret Jones, an English lady. Both Mr. and Mrs. Neff spent their last years in Hardy county, Virginia, where the former died at the advanced age of ninety-five years. He was the owner of four hundred acres of land and' a large number of slaves. In his ninety-fifth year he planted and cared for a five-acre field of com. retaining his vigor and 'Strength to a remarkable degree.

About 1806 Edward Hopper came with his wife and two children to Franklin county, locating at Franklinton, where he purchased one hundred acres of land in what is now Prairie township. At that time he received no deed, but was given a title bond which proved his ownership until he paid for the property, for which he gave five dollars per acre. Coming to the farm upon which our subject now resides, he made a clearing and "bought a log cabin. After a year spent in a home in Franklinton he removed his family to what is now the old Hopper homestead, but the Indians were so numerous that they had to return to Franklinton, where they remained through the succeeding year. _ On the expiration of that "period they once more settled on the farm in Prairie township, living in true pioneer style. Mrs. Hopper had to grind her corn for meal in a coffee mill. At times the land was covered with water and people throughout this section of the state suffered greatly from milk sickness. The father died of that disease in November, 1822, at the age of thirty-three years; leaving a family to carrv on the farm work which he had begun. Two and a half years after his death the mother was again married, becoming the wife of Henry Slv. Bv her first marriage she had the following children: Mary, who became the wife of Thomas Vvilcox and died in Norwich township in June, 1853; John, who died at Palestine, Ohio, while visiting relatives there: Alexander, who died in Alton, Ohio: Margaret, now ^Irs. Samuel Fleming, of Franklin countv: Solomon, who died m St. Louis: Elizabeth, who died in childhood: and Edward. The children of the 'Second marriage were Henry C, Amanda and Jacob, the last named now deceased. Their mother is deceased.

Edward Hopper, one of the honored pioneers of the county, was born on the old homestead farm June 23, 1822. His educational privileges were limited to those afforded by the schools of the times in a frontier district. His teacher was David Kennard. He became quite a good penman and was also very proficient in arithmetic. He pursued' his studies mostly through the winter season and also read and studied at home in his leisure hours. At one time he was a student under Lorenzo Taylor, a teacher from Massachusetts. Mr. Hopper aided his stepfather in clearing and dieveloping the farm, remaining at home until fourteen years of age, when he accepted a clerkship in a store in Alton owned by hie, brother. He occupied that position for five years and sold as high as eighty dollars worth of goods in a single day. He afterward learned shoe-making at Alton in his brother's shop under a man who had been employed to conduct the shoe-making department of the business. After his marriage he turned his attention to farming, locating on his present farm of fifty acres. He had inherited sixteen and two-thirds acres of his father's estate, but the remainder has been purchased by him with money acquired through his own efforts. He continued to engage in agricultural pursuits until 1892, when he retired from business life, now living in the enjoyment of the fruits of his former toil.

On the 22d of August, 1843, ^^^- Hopper was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Keller, a daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth (\A^right) Keller, who came from Virginia to Franklinton on horseback. Her father was one of the strongest men in the county. On one occasion he and a Mr. Scott became engaged in an altercation, and Mr. Scott made for him with an ax, but when he got near enough Mr. Keller struck him and he dropped like a log, people thinking that he was' killed. ]\Irs. Hopper died February 19, 1854. The children of that marriage were: Hiram, who was born July 3, 1844, and died in 1847; Mary Elizabeth, who was born March 3, 1846, married Clarence Case and died in 18 - ; John A., a farmer of Madison county, who w:!S born December 9, 1849, ^^^' married Jemimah Reardon; Jacob, who was born June 9, 1854, and died November 28, 1881. On the 25th of November, 1854, Mr. Hopper was again married, his second union being with Nancy L \Viley, who was born in Perry township. Franklin county April 9. 1834, a daughter of Levi and Elizabeth (Lugg) Wiley.

In his political affiliations Air. Hopper is a stanch Democrat. He cast his first vote for Taylor and twice supported Abraham Lincoln, but hasusually given his ballot to the Democratic candidates. He served for nine years and six months as treasurer of Prairie township, filling the office with ability and to the satisfaction of all concerned. He was also trustee for one term. He has ever been well known for his' kindness, his hospitality, his charity, and is a popular and highly esteemed citizen. Numbered among the honored pioneers of the county, he has experienced all the hardships and trials of pioneer life as well as enjoying the recreations common in early days. He lived in the county when few improvements had been made and has seen as many as twelve teams stuck in tlie mud near Alton. It would require many hours to extricate them, but the people of the community would lend their assistance until the task was accomplished. Mr. Hopper has ever given an active support and co-operation to movements calculated to prove of benefit to the community, and is now one of the valued citizens of Franklin county.

Louis Glass

One of the old and respected citizens of Prairie township J\lr. Glass has long been numbered among the representative men of Franklin county, and in this volume he well deserves representation. He is of German lineage, and his grandfather, who was a farmer by occupation, died' in Rhineberger, Germany. Louis Glass, Sr., the father of our subject, was born in that place and also gave his time and attention to agricultural pursuits. He pursued his education in the schools of his native land, continuing his studies between the ages of six and fourteen years, in accordance with the laws' of his country. He married Wilhelmina Everly, also a native of Rhineberger, and in 1848 they bade adieu to friends and native land, sailing from Bremen to the L^nited States. They were thirty-two days upon the voyage and then landed at New York, whence they came direct to Ohio, locating in Columbus. The father died in the capital city in 1849, o^ cholera, and his wife passed away about the same time, her death being occasioned by that dread disease. They were consistent members of the Lutheran church. They had seven children, namely : Charles, who died of cholera in 1849; Louis; Jacob, who died in Georgesville, Franklin county; Caroline, deceased wife of Joseph Bush; Katy, deceased wife of Frederick ]\Iichel ; Elizabeth, wife of John Kizer, of Columbus ; and ]Mina, wife of Louis Stohler, of Columbus.

Louis Glass, now a well known resident of Prairie township, was born in Germany February 4, 1820, and there attended the public schools' until fourteen years of age. At that time he was confirmed in the Lutheran church. He was reared' as a farmer boy and escaped service in the German army bv drawing a high number at the time the allotments for military service were made. He accompanied his parents on their emigration to the new world and was married, in Columbus, in 1855, ^^ Miss Sophia Durpin, who was born in Germany in 1830. and was a daughter of Jacob and Susan (Stuse) Durpin. Mrs. Glass came to the United States in 1852 with her parents, the family taking passage on a sailing vessel which weighed anchor at Havre. France, and reached the New York harbor thirty-six days later. They, too. became residents of Columbus, where they made their home for a time and fhen removed to a farm near Hilliard, where the parents both died. Their children are: Mrs'. Glass; Barbara; Sarah; Caroline, of Columbus; Jacob, deceased ; Christian, of Prairie township ; and John, who is living in Marion county, Iowa. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Glass have been born four children : Frederick, whose home is in Madison county; John and Christian, who are under the parental roof; and Elizabeth, wife of Charles Michel, of Prairie township.

bus, where he was employed for a time in a tool factory and afterward engaged in the manufacture of brooms with a partner, but that venture proved unprofitable and he lost all that he had saved. He then rented his father-in-law's farm near Hilliard for a period of four years and continued to operate rented land through the succeeding decade. Within that time his industry and economy had brought to him some capital, and in 1869 he invested this in a iarm of tw^enty acres in Prairie township. He has since added to this another tract of twenty acres, so that he now owns a good property of forty acres, one-half of which has been cleared and is under a high state of cultivation. Industry has been one of the marked features in his career, and it is this which has enabled him to work his way upward, for without capital or influential friends he started out in life for himself. In his political views he is a Democrat and in religious affiliations is a Lutheran.

Ele W. Tuller

It is the busy man that leads the forward movement of progress and whose activities' stimulate trade, feed the flames of commerce, drive the shafts of industry, give impetus to the strides of agriculture, promote the schemes of finance and lend encouragement and hope to the struggles of men. It is the man of business who creates and maintains public confidence and starts and perpetuates' the spirit of development, which, in reality, is the real greatness of a community. He is the axis around which everything else seems to rotate, the magnet producing a common center toward which all things w^ithin its sphere seem to trend. He is the acme of strength and influence and nothing thrives and prospers wdthout his moral and material encouragement. Such are the men who make history, furnish object lessons and inspiration to the youth, and of such it is the provirtce of this volume to speak.

The grandfather of our subject, Bela M. Tuller, was born June 19, 1773, i'"^ Connecticut, and on the 15th of November, 1794. was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Holcomb, w-hose birth occurred in the Charter Oak state June 19, 1776. With their five children they emigrated westward to Ohio, making the journey in wagons. They located just west of Worthington in the midst of a wilderness', which was infested by Indians, and all kinds of wild game could be obtained. Their home was a log cabin and for a number of years they kept an inn, entertaining many officers who w^ere in that part of the country. In 1812 General Harrison's army was on its way from Franklinton to Sandusky and the Tullers^ sold him butter, cheese, eggs and provisions. The grandparents of our subject suft'ered many hardships and privations in those early days. The squirrels were so numerous that they would destroy the crops, and many other difficulties met the sturdy pioneers who had come to the west to found homes in the wilderness. In early pioneer times the grandfather, in connection with the operation of his farm, also conducted a small distillery. He continued the cultivation of his land until his death, which occurred on the old homestead. He was a man of strong force of character, of marked industry, and as the residt of his untiring labor he became a wealthy man. His wife died in Tiffin, Seneca county, Ohio, ^larch 27, 1848, and her remains were brought back to Worthington and buried in St. John's cemetery. Five of their children were born in Connecticut, the others after the removal of the family to Ohio.

Flavel Tuller, their eldest child, was born December 7, 1795. and in partnership with his brother Homer conducted a general mercantile establishment and real-estate business and also operated a distillery near Worthington. He married Miss Lucinda Holcomb. Homer, the second son, was born April 13, 1797, and married Miss' Eliza Kilbourne, a cousin of Colonel Kilbourne. The marriage occurred July 21, 1836, and Homer Tuller died in Worthington July 27, 1866. Flora, born March 24, 1800, became the wife of Zoker T. Moore, of Wooster, Ohio. Her husband conducted a general merchandising store and one of her sons, Treadwell Moore, was graduated at West Point prior to the Civil war and served as lieutenant when the country became involved in the war of the Rebellion. His' sister became the wife of Rufus Brewster, who went to California in 1849. He there became very wealthy and died in Marysville, Ohio. Elvira, the first of the family, was"^ born December 4, 1803, and died in March, 1806. Lydia, born August 30, 1804, was married, July 13, 1828, to James E. Woodbridge. They located in Mount Vernon, where her husband conducted a general store and there both died, Mrs. Woodbridge passing away March 26, 1875. Achilles, born May 31, 1812, was married, October 18, 1853, to Miss Laura A. Morse, of Akron, Ohio. They located in Tiffin, Ohio, where he engaged in the brokerage business. Elvira, the second of the name, was born May 13, 181 8, and was married April i, 1839, to Reason W. Shawhan. They located in Tiffin, Ohio, where the husband carried on business as a general merchant, pork-packer and grain buyer. Her death occurred there May 20, 1880. Aurelius, born September 5. 181 5, died in childhood..

Holcomb Tuller, the father of our subject, was' born December 25, 1809, in Connecticut, near the town of Simsbury. During his boyhood he accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio, and for a few weeks he pursued his education in the log school house, but his privileges in that direction were extremely meager. He learned to write after his marriage. His services were needed on the home farm and he aided in the arduous task of clearing the land. On the 22d of October, 1835. he married Miss Jane Woodruff. Her parents were about to start from Worthington for Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Tuller had become acquainted with the daughter of the household, and the morning after they left town for the west he went to say good-bye to his sweetheart. The family were encamped on the bank of the Olentangy river and in a little private conversation the young lady said to her lover, "Vi you ever intend to marry, do so now; if you don't. Ell go west and never expect to see you again." Mr. Tuller at once proceeded to Columbus', where he secured a license'and they were married. The bride remained behind, while her parents with their family proceeded to Illinois. ]\Ir. Tuller took his young wife to the old home farm, which he rented of his mother. On the expiration of the year they removed to Dul^Hn, in 1836, making their home in what is now the L of the Sells Hotel. A year was there passed, after wdiich they returned to the old homestead and continued its cultivation for another twelve months. Once more they located in Dublin, where Mr. Tuller gave his attention to merchandising on a site now occupied by the store owned by the subject of this sketch. At that time be could not write,, and every Sunday he would go to the home of his brother Flavel in Worthington and would give him a list of credits which the brother would then put on paper. He carried a stock of general merchandise and did a good busines-, supplying the needs of the country and town trade.

On the 23d of January, 1855. Holcomb Tuller was called to mourn the loss of his wife, who was on that date called to her final rest. He was again married, December 23, 1856, his second union being with Mrs. Mary Sells, a widow, who was born March 20, 1830. He continued his mercantile pur- .suits, carrying on 'business in a building which had been used on Sundays as a Presbyterian church, wdiile school was held in the basement. He purchased the building from the Presbyterians and erected an addition, after which he removed his stock to the new location. ]\Iany of the old residents remember the "good old sole leather" which he kept in his' basement, where they gathered to slake their thirst. In this store Mr. Tuller remained for a number of years. In the meantime his old store had burned, and when he built on that site he removed into the new structure, carrying on business there until 1861. He then disposed of his mercantile interests and took up his abode at the home now owned by his son, John Tuller. There he resided for several years', engaged in no business save the management of his investments. Subsequently he returned to his farm in Perry township, living in the little farm house that stood on the place. He afterward purchaised thirty-seven and a half acres on the river from William B. Hayes, and resided there until his death, wdiich was occasioned by apoplexy, April 26, 1868.

Holcomb Tuller was always an energetic and industrious man, accurate and reliable in business. The first bill of goodS: which he sold on credit went to James Jimison, who was cruelly murdered in Perry towns'hip by three unknown men. His carefully conducted business affairs brought to him success'. He took quite an interest in public affairsi and gave his political support first to the Whig and afterward to the Republican party. For several terms he served as township treasurer. During the Civil war he loyally defended the Union and' raised much money to hire and send men to the front. He never held membership in any church, but regularly attended service. His second wife died September 7, 1872. The children of his first marriage are as follows: Ele W., of this review; Elvira was born October 7, 1838, and was married, February 7, 1861, to Henry Baldwin, at which time they located on a farm in Norwich township, where they have since resided. John T., of Dublin, was born April 4, 1842, and was married, September 18, 1864, to Caroline Shipman. Viola was born February 20, 1846, and died Alay 31, 1849. Holcomb was born April 22, 1848, and died August 15, 1849. Woodruff was born November 24, 1852, and was married, January 23, 1878, to jMiss Lucy Chapman, their home being now in Columbus. Lillie was born April 16, 1850, and died July 26, 1866; and Jane was born January 18, 1855, and died on the 31st of August of that year. There were four children by the second marriage: Hartwell, of Columbus, born April 29, 1858; Flora, who was born December 9, 1859, and died September 8, 1878; Ida May, who w-as born June 20, 1864, and is the wife of William Williams; and Herrick Holcomb, who was born March 20, 1866.

On the maternal side Mr. Tuller, of this review, is a representative of an old American family. His mother was born March 3, 181 5, in Worthington, Franklin county, which indicates that the Woodruffs were pioneers of this locality. Her father was Samuel W;oodruff, who was born April 12, 1789, was a grandson of Samuel \\'oodruff, Sr., who married Miss Elizabeth Norton on the 24th of January, 1754. His death occurred April 10, 1777, and his wnfe passed away October 22, 1798. Their children w^ere as follows: Lot, born November 24, 1754; Mark, born November 19, 1756; Rachel, born May 29, 1759; Elizabeth, born ]\Iay 27, 1761; and Darius, born August 7, 1765. Of this family Mark died in the Continental army when aiding in the cause of independence, his death occurring at Skeensborough, August 31, 1776, when he wa'si twenty years of age. Lot, the eldest child, was married, March 9, 1780, to Miss Martha Hart, who was then twenty-one years of age. Their children were: Sarepta, born June 29, 1781 ; Dollv, liorn November 28, 1782; Samuel, the grandfather of our subject, was born April 12, 1789; Mark, born November 23, 1792; and Asahel, born August 21, 1798. The father of this family passed away April 26, 1810.

Samuel Woodruff, the grandfather of Mr. Tuller, was married, October 10, 1808, Clementine Woodruff becoming his wife. With his family, except the mother of our subject, he removed to Illinois, locating in Peoria, where he followed the cooper's trade. His wife died there and his death occurred in that city September 17, 1838. The following is the record of their family: George, their eldest child, was born July 13, 1809, was married, October 17, 1841, to ]\Iiss Elizabeth Schlotman and died in Peoria. He had two children: Mary Clementine, born July 19. 1842; John Henry, born January 4, 1845; Aseneth, born April 6, 1812, and died April 13. 1814; Jane, wdio was born March 3, 1815, and became the mother of Mr. Tuller; Lot Nelson, born May 16, 1818, and died in Peoria, Illinois; Marinda, who was born March 20, 1820; Ambrose Hart, born June 9, 1823; Richard, born November 20, 1825, married Miss Sarah Davis and died at Plain City, Ohio; Celestia. wdio w^as born September 8, 183 1; and Emilv, the voungest, who was born January 9. 1833.

\\t now take up the history of Hon. File Woodbridge Tuller. whose name introduces this record. He was born on the old family homestead, near Worthington, Perry towns'hip, Franklin county, September 27, 1836, and when he was two years of age his parents located permanently in Dublin.

Here he grew to manhood amid pleasant surroundings and evironments, having a good home in which culture and refinement were marked characteristics. At the usual age of six years he entered the schools of Dublin, his first teacher being William Lusk, an Irishman, who compiled the first almanac in Ohio. He was kind' and considerate and school life therefore made a favorable impression upon Mr. Tuller. He continued his education under the direction of John Carson in the same school. After school hours and during the periods of vacation he worked in his father's store, being thus employed until about sixteen years' of age, when his father sent Jiim to Antioch College. He remained for only a week, however, for he became homesick and returned to the parental roof. At the age of nineteen he matriculated in Heidelberg College, at Tiffin, Ohio, but after three months was called home to attend his mother's funeral. She died very suddenly and little did the ycung man think Avhen he told her good-bye as he started for college that it was the last time that he would ever see her alive.

In 1859 ]\Ir. Tuller received a diploma from Granger's, Commercial College, of Columbus. He then began the study of law under the direction of James E. Wright, of Dublin, being admitted to the bar in 1861. On the 5th of February of the following year he married Miss Sarah E. Evritt, the wedding ceremony being performed by Rev. Archibald Fleming, the Methodist Episcopal minister, while Francis Riley and Amos S. Brelsford were witnesses. Mrs. Tuller was born in Perry township, Franklin county, February 10, 1840, upon her father's farm. She is a daughter of Zephaniah Evritt, who w^as born in June, 1805, in Pennsylvania. Her paternal grandfather, Samuel Evritt, was' a native of Germany and when a small boy accompanied his parents on their emigration to America, the family locating in New York, where he was reared. He there married Miss Sarah Wilcox and for a time resided in Tonawanda, New York, later removing to Pennsylvania and thence to Ohio. He settled on a farm near Franklinton, where his wdfe died. He was a shoemaker by trade and ow^ned a kit with which he traveled from place to place, mending and making shoes. He was also a lover of fine horses and usually owned several good specimens of the noble steed. After the death of his wife the family became scattered and he died at the home of his sen Zephaniah, about 1848, having survived his wife for thirty-six years. Their children were: Thomas, who died near St. Joseph, Missouri; Jane; who became the wife of Samuel Mickey and died in Missouri ; Aaron, who married Elsie Miller and died on a farm in Perry township, this comity ; Zephaniah, the father of Mrs'. Tuller, died June 14, 1872; Elisha, who died in Missouri; Mary, who became the wife of Henry \\'illis and died in Missouri ; Mercy, who became the wife of Jesse Miller and also died in Missouri. The father of this family was a second time married and the children of the second union were: Charity, wife of Robert Marshall, of Plain City, Ohio; Avis, who married and moved to Missouri; and Ann, deceased.

Zephaniah Evritt was' a small boy when his parents came to the Buckeye state, and was only seven years of age at the time of his mother's death.

He then went to live with Griffith Thomas, of Perry township, with whom he remained until fourteen years of age, having very limited educational privileges, for there was no school house in his neighborhood and he had to walk miles through the dense woods to the nearest school. His mother taught him some of the principles of arithmetic and experience and observation in later years added to his knowledge. On leaving Mr. Thomas he entered the employ of Air. Comstock, on the W'orthington road, and also worked for Colonel Medbury. Subsequently he became guard at the Ohio penitentiary, remaining in that position until after the Mexican war. He was married^ J^ily 3.' 1836, at Smiley 's Corners, in the tavern kept by David Smiley, the father of the bride, Nancy Smiley, Smiley's Corners being six miles north of Columbus, on the Scioto river, and now owned by Mrs. Tuller. A fewyears afterward Mr. Evritt purchased and located upon fifty-three acres of land on the Scioto river, in Perry township, and to this place he added until he was the owner of three hundred and fifty acres of land, giving his attention to farming pursuits until his death, which occurred June 14, 1872. His wife passed away September 11, 1858. In early life he gave his political support to the Whig party. He filled several township offices, discharging his duties in a competent manner. Of the Christian church he was a faithful member. In the family were the following children : David S., who died at the age of seven years : Airs. Tuller ; Esther Evelyn, wife of James T. Aliller, of Perry township ; Eliza Jane, who became the wife of John E. Price and died on a train while en route from Rochester to her home in Columbus; Josephine Blanche, wife of Julius C. Richards, of Columbus; and Da^-id Henry' who married Belle Evans and is living in Columbus. The second of the family is Airs. Tuller. She attended the district schools and while in her thirteenth year entered the schools, of Dublin. She began her education in a log school house seated with slab benches, while the writing desk was formed of a board resting upon pins driven into the wall. The entire end of the building was occupied by the fireplace. She wore a linsey-woolsey dress, which was spun, woven and colored by her mother, and her first teacher was a Air. Benjamm. When she was fourteen years of age her parents sent her to the Esther Institute, at Columbus, of which Lewis Heyl was principal. She spent four years there and after completing her education remained at home until her marriage. Her mother died when she was seventeen years of ao-e. In 1 86 1 Air. Tuller had entered into partnership with Francis Rilev^in the grocery business at Dublin and conducted that enterprise for a year, when he sold out owing to the uncertainty of affairs during the Civil wa'r. At the time of his marriage his only possession was a house which had been given him in 1858 by his father, who had purchased it from James Brooks, paying one thousand dollar^;. In the spring of 1864 his father-in-law. Air. Evritf, said to Air. Tuller, "You are not doing anything, and if vou will come upon my farm I will furnish everything needed frr its operation, keep you, vour wife and child and give you half that you raise." Air. Tuller accepted' the proposition. He had never engaged in farming before and the arduous manual labor was a heavy strain upon his physical powers. He would return from the field at nig'ht sore and weary, but he had a wife and 'babj tu keep and was at a loss to know what to do to better his condition. He, however, worked on untiringly, hoping, like J\lr. Micawber, that something better would turn up, yet unlike Mr. Micawber, he did not remain in idleness whde waiting for a more fortunate condition of things. He found in his wife a most faithful helpmeet and assistant and though they entered upon their domestic life in limited circumstances they are now the possessors of a handsome competence. Becoming disgusted with the work of the farm Mr. Tuller went to Columbus, wdiere he saw a friend, Eli F. Jennings, who was then an officer in the commissary department, and to him he applied for a position. Mr. Jennings said he would do what he could for him. Mr. Tuller then returned home and a month later, just as he was going into the corn field, his brother-in-law, David H. Evritt, brought him a letter from Mr. Jennings, telling our subject to meet him in Urbana, Ohio, if he wanted a position. Mr. Tuller was very glad to relinquish farming, which had not been profitable to him, and went to Urbana and thence to Nashville, Tennessee, as chief clerk in the commissary department. From Nashville he was ordered to Johnsonville, on the Tennessee river and there five hundred head of cattle and a company of drovers, together with a body-guard of soldiers, were placed in charge of Captain Jennings, who took them to Nashville, where they were turned over to the commissary department in that city. Captain Jennings and Mr. Tuller made two or three trips of this kind. On one occasion they took to Chattanooga, Tennessee, one thousand head of cattle, making the trip twice. -Afterward they were ordered to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and stationed there for about six months. During that time Mr. Tuller returned home on a twenty days' furlough, and on the expiration of that time again went to the scene of his duties, there remaining until the close of the w-ar, when he was discharged at Nashville in 1865.

At the close of the war Mr. Tuller purchased fifty acres of land from William B. Hayes, the tract being located in Washington township. For this he paid fifty dollars per acre. He then entered into partnership with James' Brown, buying and shipping hogs to the New York markets. Subsequently he entered into partnership with his father and with Francis Riley in a general mercantile business at Dublin, this relation being maintained for a year, when ]\Ir. Riley withdrew. Mr. Tuller and his father, however, continued the enterprise until the death of the latter, in 1868, when the business passed into the hands of the administrator. In the fall of that year, however, our subject purchased the stock of goods and has since carried on the business. He found it much more suited to his tastes and talents than farming and has made an excellent living, his labors bringing to him creditable success. In the meantime, in association with j\Ir. Riley, he bought and sold real estate, and about 1890 formed a partnership with I. N. Hansbrough in the brokerage business, which they carried on for about ten years, when the relation between them was dissolved. Mr. Tuller is well known as a man of resourceful business ability and has been connected with many enterprises which have contributed in a marked degree to the prosperity and activity of the town as well as his individual success. About 1892 he joined Ephraim Sells, James M. Loren, Daniel E. Sullivan and George Atkinson in the establishment of the Fifth Avenue Bank of Columbus, Ohio. It was conducted for four or five years, but proved an unprofitable venture under its first management and after a time was reorganized into a stock company, wdiich also proved unprofitable. In 1885 Mr. Tuller purchased the stock of drugs in the same building in which his general mercantile store was located and carried on a drug business until 1898. For a time he was a stockholder in the Columbus, Shawnee & Hocking Railroad. In Washington and Perrv townships he owns over seven hundred acres of land, giving careful supervision to its cultivation and management. He also owns valuable real estate in Columbus, including a business building on North High street, between Long and Gay streets, and a block sixty feet front, between High and Third streets! He also has realty interests in Bowling Green, Ohio, in Findlay, Ohio, and at Devil's Lake, North Dakota, and at Portland, Indiana.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Tuller have been born four children : Charles Evritt, the eldest, born December 18, 1862, was married March 8, 1900, to Mary Ludwig, of Circleville, Ohio, and resides on a farm in Perry township. Eber Theron, born October 9, 1864, w^as married, June 8, 1899, to Nellie B. Davis, and they have one child, - Ele W., Jr., born May 3, 1900; Nancy Jane born November 10, 1867, married Willis' Arthur Herdman, of ZanesVille, Ohio, June 10, 1 89 1, and they have two children, Sarah Amelia, born March 2% 1892, and died August 9, 1893, and Willis Arthur, born October 3. 1896; and Sarah Lillian, born August 3, 1874, died November 23, 1883.

Mr. Tuller has traveled quite extensively through the western and southern states and has gained that broad knowledge and culture which only travel can bring. Fraternally he is a member of the Evening Star Lodge, No. 104, I. O. O. F., of Dublin, New England Lodge, No. 4, F. & A. M., of Worthington. Also the Masonic chapter of Worthington, and is identified with Johanan Encampment, No. 57, of Dublin, and the Daughters of Rebekah, also of Dublin. His wife became a member of the Baptist church in 1857, but since 1868 has held membership in the Christian church. She also belongs to the Woman's Relief Corps, and Level Chapter, No. 109, of the Eastern Star. Air. Tuller cast his first presidential vote for Lincoln in i860, in Dublin, while in 1864 he voted for the martyred president, when in Nashville. Tennessee. He was first elected to the office'^in the spring of 1875. when he ^vas chosen justice of the peace, in which capacity he has since served, discharginohis duty in a most exact and impartial manner, thus winning "golden opinions from all sorts of people." He was elected to represent his district in the state legislature in the fall of 1899, and was renominated for a second term to this position, and at present is a candidate for election in November of this year. For rnany years he has served as school director and the cause of education finds in him a warm friend. His hearty co-operation and aid have never been

Avithheld from any measure or movement which he beHeves would contribute to the pubHc good and he has long been recognized as an important factor in business, political and fraternal circles in Franklin county. In all his business dealings he is straightforward and commands the good will of all those with wdiom he is brought into contact. His prosperity is therefore w'ell deserved, as it comes in return for effort both honorable and consecutive.

Rudolph Pheneger

When a life is ended we can gain a clear and full conception of a full and round career. It is well then to take into consideration the salient features of the life and follow closely the characteristics that are worthy of emulation. There was in the career of Mr. Pheneger more that was commendable, for he was ever an upright man, a public-spirited and progressive citizen, and a faithful friend and neighboT. His birth occurred in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, September ii, 1810. He was there reared, obtained a limited education, his school course comprising less than three months. After he had attained his majority he was married, in his native county, to Miss Elizabeth Galbraith, who was born December 20, 1816. The following spring he started for Ohio in company with his wife. Their outfit consisted of a horse and "dandy" wagon and such household effects as' they could carry.

Arriving in Franklin county, Mr. Pheneger purchased eighty acres of land belonging to the military tract of Perry township. He made a cash payment of two hundred' dollars, borrowing four dollars of the amount. The tract was unimproved, but he erected a small log cabin and at once began to clear the land and place it under cultivation. He was a carpenter by trade and many of the early frame houses of this neighborhood were erected by him. As his financial resources increased he subsequently purchased other land from time to time until he was possessed of large acreage. A part of his realty he afterward sold, investing the capital in city property. He was a very successful man, wdio carried forward to completion whatever he undertook, brooking no obstacles that would yield before earnest and determined effort. Although his' early privileges were very meager he was studiously inclined, read extensively, and thus kept in touch wath the general interests and questions of the day. He held several offices of trust, being trustee and school director. He usually voted with the Democracy, although he was not strictly partisan.

Unto Mr. and Mrs'. Pheneger were born eight children, six of whom reached mature years, namely: William Rudolph; John James; Henry Alonzo; Benjamin Harper, of Cleveland, Ohio; Newton Frantz; and Parker Willard. a practicing physician of Columbus. John, the second son, is now deceased, having been accidentally killed in California. The father of this family was called to his final rest March 4, 1886, at the age of seventy-five years, six month^ and twenty-one' days, while his' wife passed away March 10, 1898, at the ripe old age of eighty-one years, seven months and eighteen days. Both were members of the German Reformed church, with which they became connected after locating in Ohio, remaining consistent members until death claimed them. Both were deeply interested in religions work and devoted much time and labor in promoting the cause of Christianity. Mr. Pheneger was a power for good in his community. He assisted in the material development of the county through his agricultural interests and at the same time gave an earnest support to all measures calculated to promote the general progress along social, intellectual and moral lines.

Newton Frantz Pheneger, who was the seventh in order of birth of the "family, first opened his eyes' to the light of day on the nth of September. 1856, on the old homestead where he now resides. He was reared upon the farm, which became his training school for business, his playground m youth and has been the scene of his mature efforts. He attended the district school of the neighborhood and also pursued a six-months course at the Worthington Normal School. On the home farm he remained with his parents until they passed away, aiding his father in the cultivation of the land;

In 1 88 1 Newton F. Pheneger was united in marriage to Miss Mary Easthen Walcutt, who died September 5. 1881, after which he again married^ his second union being with Ada L. Johnston, a daughter of William A. Johnston, one of the pioneers of the county. Mr. Pheneger now has four children, namely: Stanley J., Ethel E., Plarry J. and Howard K.