Jackson Township (part 4 of 7)

BYRON BOWERS, house painter, Lima, was bom December 16, 1841, in Lima, son of Abraham and Phebe (Neel) Bowers, natives of Pennsylvania, and who came to Ohio, settling in Wayne County. Here they lived until 1834, when they moved to this county. Abraham Bowers was a cabinet-maker and carpenter. Of their family of twelve children, five are now living: Andrew, James, Susan (Mra Morris), Lizzie (Mrs. Nye), and Byron. Our subject was educated in Lima. During the late war of the Rebellion, he enlisted, in 1861, in the three months* service, and the following year, 1862, re-enlisted and served three years in the One Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After his discharge he returned to Lima and resumed his trade, that of house painting. Mr. Bowers was married, in 1868, to Nancy K, daughter of James W. Shockey, and by this union there is one child - Iva. Mr. Bowers is a member of the I. O. O. F.

P. H. BROOKS, physician, Lima, was bom near Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, February 7, 1845. His father, Kennedy Brooks, a native of Lreland, acquired a thorough education, and in early manhood left the land of his nativity to found a home among the liberty-loving people of America. He was without means, and made his way to the wilds of Butler County, where he met and wedded Elizabeth H Butler, a native of Vermont, who proved a willing helpmeet and the foundation of his success. She taught school with her first bom in her arms, while he struggled manfully in clearing the forest land, and securing support. In time he was enabled to purchase a small piece of land* and at the close of his life, in 1878, he left over 300 acres to his children, his companion having preceded him to the better world in 1865. Kennedy Brooks was a man of strict religious principles and an expert 2kiathema> tician. His death was mourned by a large concourse of friends, especially the poor, to whom he had always extended aid and assistance. He and his wife were parents of ten children, eight of whom were classical graduates. The eldest, Andrew, is a teacher at Springfield, III ; Arpasia is teaching near Joplin, Mo. ; Elizabeth S. is the head of a private academy at Carthage, Mo. ; Emily died at the age of seventeen just prior to graduating ; Anthony, entered the naval service and died of heart disease at the siege of Yicksburg, in 1863 ; Robert, a physician at Carthage^ Mo., served as a surgeon in the navy during tiie war of the Rebellion; Lucretia and Annie residing on the homestead ; John, who was also a soldier during the civil war; and Peter H Our subject received his primary education in the district schools, and a collegiate classical course at the Miami University, graduating in the class of 1868. His brother, Robert, was his preceptor in the study of medicine, and after two courses of lectures at the Miami Medical College of Cincinnati, began the practice of his profession at Paddy's Run, Butler County, Ohio, in 1872. In 1877, he moved to this city where he has established a successful practice, and is one of the leading physicians. The doctor joined the ranks of the Union Army in 1864, and served to the close of the war of the Rebellion. He is a member of the Northwestern Ohio Medical Society, is widely known and highly respected.

JOHN F. BROTHERTON, attorney at law, Lima, was bom in July, 1844, in Piqua, Ohio, son of Jasper and Jane (Widney) Brotherton, came to Lima in October, 1865; was a graduate in the class of 1864, of the Weslyan University of Delaware, Ohio; was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Ohio in March, 1865; came to Lima in October of the same yeaf (1865), and is now one of the leading members of the Lima bar. He served as prosecuting attorney of Allen County from 1867 to 1871, and as city solicik>r of Lima from 1881 to 1883, filling both of these ofiices with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the people. He was united in marriage, in June, 1868, with Clara, daughter of the late T. K. Jacobs, and by this union five children were born, one son and fotir danghters, Cloyd, Mary, Bessie, Kobert A. and Clara L. Mr. Brotherlon was at one time editor of the Miami County Democrat^ and has engaged in other literary pursuits.

CASPAA F. BRYAN, attorney at law, Lima, was born September 17, 1848, in Granville, Ohio, a town noted for its educational facilities, possessing a fine union school, two female colleges, and the Denison University (two of these schools are under the auspices of the Baptist, and the other under the Presbyterian Church). Granville has a population of 1,000 or 1,200 souls, mostly of New England origin, who pride themselves on their neat and well-regulated town, where a pumpkin is said to have grown to its full size, undisturbed, on one of its side streets. Our subject's father. Dr. E. F. Bryan, moved to Granville in 1830, and is one of its oldest physicians. He was a student at Yale College, and studied medicine under the old school system. After following his pro> fession successfully for sixty years, he is now living a retired life. The doctor was twice married, on the first occasion to Miss Julia Peck, who bore him four children: two sons, Cliarles Marshall and Caspar F., and two daughters, Mary P., and Georgiana, of whom Caspar F., is the only child living, the others having died in childhood. Caspar F. received the benefit of the good schools and colleges of his native place, and in 1873 commenced the study of law with J. J. Bell, of London, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar at the district court of Greene County, Ohio, in March 1876. He was married the same year (1876) to Miss Ella, daughter of Lynn and Margaret Crabb, of London, Ohio, and by this union there is one child, Grace W. Mr. Bryan began the practice of law in Lima, in the fall of 1883, opening a law office in partnership with Albert G. Stewart ; they are both members of the Presbyterian Church, at Lima. Mr. Bryan is a member of the Knights of Pythias.

DAVIS J, CABLE, attorney at law, Lima, Ohio, was bom August 11, 1859, in Van Wert County, Ohio, son of John L and Angle R. (Johnson) Cable, and grandson of Davis Johnson one of the earliest settlers of Van Wert County, Ohio, and of Joseph Cable an early settler of Ohio before it became a State, who edited the first paper at New Lisbon, Ohio ; he also represented what was formerly the fifth district, consisting of Columbiana, Stark, Jefferson and Carrol Counties in United States Congress for two terms, 1848-1852. He was the author of the first homestead bill presented to Congress, was associate judge of Columbiana County. His son John L is a prominent citizen of Van Wert County. Our subject received his early education at the public schools of his native county, and later entered the law school at the University of Ann Arbor, Mich. Afterward removed to Lima, and in 1881 was examined by the Supreme Court at Columbus, and admitted to the bar and began the practice of law at Lima, was elected in 1882 city solicitor, a position he held for two yeara Was married in 1882, to Mary A. Harnly. He is a member of the K. of P.

ESAYAS CANTIENY, dealer in crockery and chinaware, Lima, a son of Domenie Cantieny, was bom December 26, 1840, in Switzerland, where he was educated. He and four brothers came to America. He came here in 1856, settling in Missouri, where he remained for ten years. In 186ft he moved to Lima, and along with Mr. Purtscher, embarked in the con- fectionerj business, which he carried on until 1882, when he opened the crockery and ^china store on Main Street, opposite the Opera House, whore he also keeps a variety of toys. Mr. Cantieny was married in 1868, to Yieny Amelung, by whom he has seven children: Charles, Angeline, Mary, Domenie, Vieny, Nina and Nicholas.

EDWAED CHRISTEN, proprietor of Bottling Works. Lima, was born January 10, 1849, in Upper Sandusky. Wyandot Co., Ohio; son of Anthony and Frances (Mpntor) Christen, who Came from France to America, in 1827 and 1829, respectively. They first located in Philadelphia, Penn., where they were married and resided three years; then lived nine years in Mobile, Ala., whence they moved to Ohio, settling in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, about the time the Indians were preparing to leave. They were parents of four children, all now living (the eldest bom previous to, the others after, their arrival in Ohio), their names are: Louisa, Adelia (wife of Mr. Heart), Edward and Catherine (wife of Capi Metts, commander of Kirby's Light Guards, Ohio State Militia. Our subject was united in marriage, in 1873, with Rose A. , daughter of Victor and Catherine Gutzwiller, and by this union were bom five children: Mary, Eddie, Leo, Eugene and Harry. In February, 1882, Mr. Christen established the Bottling Works, located on Spring Street, four doors west of Main Street, Lima, where he manufactures daily about 20,000 dozen bottles of ginger ale, birch beer, champaign eider, syphon seltzer, mineral waters and other plain health- giving beverages.

WALTON E. CLARK, teacher of music, Lima, was born May 20, 1859, in Mattapoisett, Plymouth Co., Mass.; son of Capi James M. and Maria P. (Benson) Clark, and grandson of James Clark and Stillman Benson, descendants of the pilgrim-fathers who landed at Plymouth Rock. Capt. James M. Clark was twice married, having had by his first wife one child, Susanna, wife of Capt. James W. Blankinship, who was interested in the steamship ** Worcester," of Boston, and in several Steamship Companies. By his second marriage (with Miss Benson), there were three children: James M., Walton E. and John S., who died in infancy. Our subject was educated at the Middleborough High School, graduating in 1877, and there began the study of music, which he complete at the New England -Conservatory of Music, at Boston, Ma.s8., graduating in theory and harmony. He came to Lima, in August, 1883, and in September of the same year, took the place of Prof. S. R. Webb, and now - presides at the organ of Market Street Presbyterian Church. He is also engaged in teaching the pianoforte, etc., and intends to open a music school in Lima. He is a meml)er and organist of Lodge No. 01, K. of P.

JESSE MAHLON COE, president of the Lima Machine Works, Lima, Ohio, was bom May 12, 1823, in Frederick County, Md. ; son of Thomas and Mary (Souder) Coe, natives of Maryland and Penn- 9ylvania, respectively. Thomas Coe was thrice married, first, September 4, 1817, to Anna, daughter of Jacob Souder, by whom he has one child living - David. He was married on the second occasion, March 10, 1822, to Mary Souder, a sister of his last wife, and by this union had four children : Jesse Mahlon, Clarissa, Ellen, John S. and Mary T. This wife died in Maryland in 1831, and Mr. Coe again married, this time Abia Souder, by whom he had six children of whom only Caroline is now living. Thomas Coe died in May, 1858. Our subject was a student in the public schools of Tiffin, and a graduate of the Ohio Wesley an University, of Delaware, Ohio. He was married, February 2, 1858, to Harriet, daughter of James Brown; by whom he has two children: A. B. and George W. A. B., the elder, was a graduate of Heidelberg College and the founder of the Lima Stm, now the Lima Daily Republican, which he sold to become the secretary of the Lima Machine Works, and subsequently he went into the Lrvine Wheel Works, but is now doing a wholesale and retail fruit trade. He was married June 16, 1881, to Lizzie M. Oglevie, by whom he has two children: Lena M. and Jessie M. George W., the younger, is a professor of music, and author of several pieces of popular music, which he has published. J. M. Coe, the subject of this sketch, has been one of the directors of the First National Bank of Lima, Ohio, also one of the trustees of the new Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, nearly since their organization.

JOHN J. COLE, proprietor of nursery and fruit grower, Lima, was born October 28, 1823, in Warren County, Ohio; son of John F. and Nancy A. (Watson) Cole, natives, the former of New Jersey, the latter of Virginia, and who came to Allen County, Ohio, November 10, 1831, being among the first settlers; they were married in 1822, and of their family of thirteen children, only John J. and Eliphelet P. are now living; they came to Lima when there were but two houses in the place, and a third in course of erection. John F. Cole was a shoemaker, also a reed manufacturer; he drove a team from Lima to Cincinnati for goods before the railroad was built; he died in May, 1881, his widow in 1884. Our subject attended the country schools, and has otherwise improved his education since. His early playmates were Indian boys, and his knowledge of the growth of the county is extensive. He learned the tailor's trade, and carried on a business in that line for some years. Mr. Cole was married September 15, 1844, to Mary A., daughter of Levi and Mary Saint, latter of whom is still living. To this union were born six children: Lutitia E. (now Mrs. Stienour), Crittenden (married to Annie Friend), Adriana S., Filmore H., Minnie E. (wife of L W. Boyer), and Ollie D. Mr. Cole has been constable, assessor and township trustee. He has been long engaged in the nursery and fruit growing business, and is an extensive apiarist He is a F. & A. M.

SAMUEL COLLINS, retired grocer, Lima, was born in March, 1824, in Belmont County, Ohio; son of John and Bachael (Cunningham) Collins, natives of Pennsylvania, and who came to Ohio in an early day, settling in Belmont County, where they passed the remainder of their days*,, they were the parents of nine children, six of whom are still living: William, John, Daniel, Martha (Mrs. Moore), Margaret (Mrs. Plumber), and Samuel. Our subject was educated in his native county. He was married, in 1847, to Mary, daughter of Christian Brinser, by whom he has three children: Rose (married to J. Rinkle), Daniel (married to Emma Pierson), and Peny (married to Catherine Fenlon). In 1852 Mr. Collins came to Lima and began in the grocery business on the spot where the Collins Block now stands. In 1861 he was elected sheriff, and served until 1865. He built the Collins Block in 1874; has been very successful, financially, and is now living a retired life, respected and honored by all who know him. 41

H. M. COL YIN, Lima, is the eldest of a family of four children: J. A., Fannie and Harry, and was bom February 6, 1§58, in Perry Township, this county; son of W. R. and Ada (Daniels) Colvin, and great grandson of James Daniels, latter being one of the first settlers of the county, having served as Allen County's first commissioner, having filled that ofQce in the year 1831; also tike first court ever held in Allen County having been held in his (James Daniel's) log-cabin, standing at that time near the present site of the Market Street bridge; our subject's maternal grandfather, Benjamin M. Daniels, was a noted teacher, scholar and Baptist divine, having by his own efforts and wholly unassisted, obtained a fine education, and served the county for years in the capacity of examiner of schools. The father of the subject of this sketch (W. R. Colvin), was elected city marshal of Lima in tibe year 1876, and faithfully and honorably discharged the duties of said office for three successive terms, in the aggregate six years in all; after the expiration of his office he engaged in the grocery business with his sonH. M. Colvin; after doing business as grocer successfully for two years, he bought a fine farm in Perry Township, where he still resides. The subject of our sketch first began the battle of life in the capacity of delivery boy and grocer's clerk, clerking for John Wheeler, S. J. Mowen, and acting for Moore Bros, wholesale grocery, as traveling salesman, and in 1878, he formed a partnership with a fellow townsman, J. M. Bond, and conducted the grocery business at No 76. East Market Street, Lima, afterward buying his paiiner out; he has since successfully conducted the business on his own account Mr. Colvin is one of the few men selected by nature, as it seems, to make a ''mark in the world;*' beginning with nothing, he has quite successfully battled with the "adversities of life," and has, by nis judgment and own personal ability, acquired the ownership of some fine city and farm property, and he is still doing a thriving business at the ''old stand," 76 East Market Street

ISAIAH COPELAND, carpenter, Lima, was bom March 16, 1841, in Lewistown, Mifflin Co., Penn.; son of Willis and Mary A. (McKinney) Copeland, natives of Little York, Penn. , who were the parents of twelve children, nine now living, four of whom reside in Ohio; two, Isaiah and an elder brother, in this county. Our subject began learning his trade in 1857, in Juniata County, Penn., with Philip Coffman. He came to Lima in the spring of 1864, and here for eleven years worked with Mr. McEeney on some of the most prominent buildings in the city. Mr. Copeland was married, in the fall of 1867, to Anna B., the second in the family of eight children of William Young, of Allen County. To Mr. Copeland and wife have been born five children: William W., Frank K, Flora, Lulu and Bay. Mr. Copeland personally is a straight, well proportioned man, five feet ten inches in height, pleasant in manners, and a workman well worthy of his hire.

JAMES H. CORNS, railroad employe, Lima, was bom March 6, 1826, in Zanesville, Ohio; son of Henry M. and Cynthia A. (Harden) Corns, natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania, respectively. Henry M. Corns came to Ohio in an early day, and settled near Duncan's Falls, Muskingum County, Ohio, where he remained for a few years; in 1832 he came to this county, purchasing a farm one mile and three-quarters east of Lima, bnt afterward, in 1876, he removed to Missouri, where he died. His widow subsequently returned to Lima, where she resides with one of her daughters. Of her children four are now living: Sarah (wife of John Dixon), Irena (wife of William Osborn), Lucina (wife of Michael Whisler), and James H., all residing in Allen County. Henry M. Corns was a millwright by trade, and built the first mill in this county (locating on Hay Creek, four miles east of Lima) for Mr. Joseph Ward. Our subject has been employed by the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company for many years; is now night clerk in the freight ofSce, and for years has had the charge of the mail delivery of Lima. He is one of the substantial men of the city, having 150 acres of well improved land and a fine residence. He was married to Mary A. Dixon, and to this union were born Henry (married), Ella (wife of Henry Rogers), and Ada (wife of Lee Fangle). The mother of these children died in 1863, and in October, 1864, Mr. Corns married Mary F. Anmod. Our subject enlisted during the war of the Rebellion, October 10, 1861, in Company B, Eighty-tirst Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, where he served until the close of the war, being five times slightly wounded, first time at Pittsburg Landing. He is a F. & A. M., and a member of the I. O. O. F.

MILTON C. CRAIG, miller, Lima, was bom February 20, 1821, in the town of Beaver, Beaver Co., Penn.; son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Balon) Craig, natives of Pennsylvania, and who were the parents of six children, three of whom are now living: Theodore, Susan (wife of Charles Weaver, of Pennsylvania), and Milton C. Three of the sons (all now deceased) served in the late war of the Rebellion - Robert, James and Ralston. Ralston was accidentally shot by the premature discharge of his pistol, which fell from his pocket as he was drinking at a spring. Our subject received his early education in his native Stata He was married, in 1846, to Elizabeth Christie, also a native^ of Pennsylvania, and by her has four children living: Samuel, Sarah (wife of John Tracy), William and Grace. Mr. Craig came to Ohio in 1856, and helped lay the track of the Pittsburgh, Ft Wayne & Chicago Railroad, and was also employed by the Dayton & Michigan Railroad Company for eighteen years. He located permanently in Lima, Ohio, and in 1881, opened the mill which stands near the bridge on East Market Street, principally engaged in grinding corn and all kinds of feed.

J. W. CRUM, manufacturer of and dealer in chain pumps and fixtures, and dealer in force pumps, hose, pipe, etc., Lima, was born January 3, 1836, in Seneca County, Ohio; son of John and Margaret (Evans) Crum, of German and English descent, respectively. John Crum, a farmer and wagon-maker by trade, was one of the early pioneers of Seneca County, settling there in 1823, when it was a wilderness. He was married three times and had fourteen children (six by first and eight by second wife), six of whom are now living: Rebecca (Mrs. Crawford), Amanda (Mrs. Ludwig), Frances (Mrs. Wolgamuth), Hamilton, George and J. *W. Our subject was educated in Seneca County and came to Lima in 1880, and began the manufacturing of pumps, in which he has met success. He is now doing a fine business, dealing in rubber bucket chain pumps, iron force pumps, etc. He formerly carried on a carriage shop. During the war of the Rebellion he enlisted in August, 1861, in Company A, Fortyninth- Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving one year, and was discharged on account of disability; later he served three months in Company D,One Hundred and Forty- fourth Regiment National Guards. Mr. Crum was married, in 1866, to Mary, daughter of Alex Carothers, and to this union have been born three children, two now living: Fred and Clara. Mr. Crum is a F. & A. M.

NOAH CULP, tool-dresser, Lima, was bom January 27, 1840, in Fairfield County, Ohio; son of Christian and Elizabeth (Good) Culp, who came to Ohio in 1833, settling in Fairtield County. They were parents of ten children: David, Noah, Magdalene, Fannie, Nancy, Annie, Susan (deceased), Sophia, Elizabeth and Christian C. Six of the family reside in this county; Sophia is in Allen County, Ind.; Anna is a resident of Adams County, Ind. Christian Culp was a blacksmith, working at his trade during the week, and preaching in the Mennonite Church on the Sabbath. He came to Allen County, Ohio, in 1850, and settled on a farm in Sugar Creek Township, where he lived until his death in 1884; his widow still resides there. Our subject began his trade, in 1868, in Allen County, became a fine workman, and since 1880 has been tool-dresser in the Lima Machine Works. He was married November 19, 1862, to Elizabeth L., daughter of David Ashbaugh, by his second marriage, with Annie Armatroui To Mr. Culp and wife have been bom two children: James E. and Clara A., wife of Edward Drieschman (they have one child - Earl Cleveland).

THEODORE E. CUNNINGHAM, attorney at law, Lima, was bom October 31, 1830, in Wayne County, Ohio; son of Dr. William and Anna (Ewalt) Cunningham, natives, the former of Washington County, the latter of Bedford County, Penn. Dr. William Cunningham came to the State of Ohio, in 1821, with his father, Archibald C, who settled in Wayne County, and in January, 1832, came to this county, settling in the then village of Lima, and erected a cabin on a spot where the southeast comer of the public square now terminates, and there lived and raised his family of seven children, four of whom are still living: Eliza (widow of H. Walters, a resident of Lima), Clementina (marrieid to G. Brice, of Lima), Sarah B. (wife of B. Mannis of Putnam County, Ohio) and Theodore E. Our subject was educated in this county, and with his natural ability, genial manners, close attention to business, has won for himself a leading position in the city, and he is still one of its principal attorneys. He entered the printing business as an apprentice with Hon. James Mackenzie, then in Ealida, Ohio, and in 1852 bought the Lima Argu8, in company with William C. Tomkinson, which was then published by Matthias Nichols, who, having been elected to Congress, retired. The Argus was the only paper then published in Lima, and this they carried on until 1854, when Mr. Cunningham retiring, he was succeeded by T. M. Robb, who continued the Argus until the fall of 1855, at which time our subject and Mr. Poland took possession of the office, and started an anti-Neb. paper, entitled the People^s Press, which they carried on about one year, when Mr. Cunningham retired. He then entered the law (having been admitted to the bar in 1852) with Mr. Waldorf, which partnership continued until 1860, when he was commissioned one of the board of eorollmeDt of the Fifth Distriot of Ohio, and in 1866 was elected representative of the Johnson Coustitutional Convention, again resuming law practice in 1873.

ELIJAH CUBTISS, the well-known and highly esteemed physician of Lima, was born April 11, 1812, in Berkshire County, Mass., son of Abner and Elizabeth (Salter) Cortiss. The family came to Ohio in 1821, and settled in Sammit County. They traveled with a three-horse team (taking thirty one days to make a journey now accomplished by railroad in a day and a half) to within six miles of Cleveland, where one of the horses died from the effects of eating castor beans, then the balance of the journey had to be made with two horses. Abner Curtiss, who was a farmer, experienced all the struggles and hardships of pioneer life. He reared a family of eight children on the reserve, four of whom are now living: Anna (wife of John Hartsill), Percis (wife of George Phelps, of New York), Daniel and Elijah. Our subject received his education fit Hudson College, and began the study of medicine, when nineteen years old, at Akron, Ohio, with Dr. Elijah Hanchett, attending a course of lectures at Herkimer Medical Institute. The doctor was married to Floia F., daughter of Elijah Hanchett, his former preceptor, and to this union were bom two children: Mary E. and Charles, who was educated at Oxford, studied medicine under his father, took a course of lectures at Cincinnati, and began to practice at Decatur, Adams Co., Ind., returning to Lima in 1875, where he entered into partnership with his father. He ^BB married in 1880 to Miss Liprick (have two children - Dwight and an infant). He is a F. & A. M. and a member of the L O. O. F.

G. DAY, a member of the firm Ring & Day, Lima, was bom May 31, 1832, in Wilbraham,Mass., son of Alvin and Olive M. (Stebbins) Day. He was married in 1857, to Martha Oldershow, a native of England, by whom he has three children: Ella M., Leila L. and Alfred Mott Mr. Day served as a member of the city council two years and of the school board four years, and advocated the graded school system of the city which carried. The firm of which he is a member is the oldest in Lima, and is known as one of the solid and essential houses. Mr. King established himself here about 1845, and Mr. Day came from Connecticut and became a partner in 1855, since which time the firm has been King & Day. After Mr. Day's arrival a warehouse was built, size 40x60 feet, and the firm handled grain, eggs and butter, only for a short time, when they went into the pork business, slaughtering about 1,000 hogs each winter. Business increasing they were compelled to build a pork-house 30x50 feet, and in a short time still another was built 15x50 feet, and two years later they erected another brick pork-house 30x50 feet. They have also a double smokehouse 20 feet square, with a capacity of smoking 3,000 pieces at a time, and being compelled to enlarge their facilities to meet the demands of their increasing trade, they erected a second and larger slaughter-house on the creek below the paper-mill, which is supplied with every improvement, and has a capacity of killing 500 hogs per day. For several years this firm killed from 7,000 to 10, (XK) per winter. Most of the pork packed is shipped to Eastern cities, except their jobbing trade in hams and leaf lard, which finds a ready market at home. Their grain business is good, and they have a capacity for handling 1,000 bushels per day. A]l kinds of seed and grain are dealt in, and thej have done muoh toward helping the farmer dispose of his product In the butchering season they employ from thirty -five to fifty hands. They also run a retail meat market where they supply beef and other meats to the city trade. Outside of their grain and pork business they are manufacturing wood stirrups, and in the shop a large force of hands find employment. Mr. King is located at Xenia, engaged in the powder business, and Mr. Day assumes control of the business here. Both of these gentlemen are well known in this county, and for a third of a century have enjoyed a reputation in the business and social circles for honesty, enterprise and reliability that is a monument which time will not efface. They have aided in the growth and prosperity of Lima, by employing many workmen and running a business here which is to the interest of the city, and keeps money in circulation at home, and Lima can point with pride to this as one of her oldest and leading enterprises.

G. W. DISMAN, superintendent of the Lima Machine Works, Lima, was bom in September, 1831, near Philadelphia, Penn. His parents, Joseph and Anna (Matthews) Disman, were descendants of the noted Swayne and Butler families, of William Penn's days, and who were among the early settlers of Philadelphia and the surrounding country. Joseph Disman was a farmer by occupation. Our subject, who is the oldest of nine children (all of whom are living: O. W., John, Sarah, Bachael, Hannah, Joseph, Elizabeth J., Anna and Israel), was educated in the common schools of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and early learned his trade (machinist). In 1847 he came to Ohio, some time before his father's family. He was married in 1865, to Miss Washburn, by whom he had three children: Charlotte I., Marion and O. W., the two latter deceased. Mr. Disman, sixteen years ago, began as superintendent, and has been since in the machine works of which he is now manager, employing in the busy season about 130 hands. He is an energetic business man and is well fitted for the position he occupies.

GIDEON DITTO, attorney at law, Lima, was bom December 1, 1836, in Brown County, Ohio, son of Bichard W. and Bebecca (Dunham) Ditto, natives, the former of North Carolina, the latter of Ohio. Bichard W. Ditto was born in 1799, and came to Ohio in 1814 with an older brother, Col. William Ditto, who had served through the war of 1812. Beturning to his native St^ite in 1821, on horseback, he brought his father back with him to Ohio in 1822. Our subject's grandfather, Zebe- Ion Ditto and Gideon Dunham were both Bevolutionary soldiers, and the latter settled near Maysville, Ey., at the close of the Bevolution. and participated in several engagements with the Indians. Bichard W. Ditto was blessed with eleven children, six now living: Elenor J. (wife of Peter Vondervort), Gideon, Sarah (wife of H Longwell), Buth, (vrife of A. Poling), Almira, (wife of A. Leist) and Bichf^ M. The father died in February 1884, the mother February 8, 1875. Our subject received his education in the early schools of this county, and taught school for several terms in different parts of the county, up to the time of the breaking out of the war of the Bebellion, when he enlisted April 27, 1861, in Company F., Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Militia, serving three months. He again enlisted in Morton's Independent Bifle

Regiment, afterward the Eighty-first Ohio Yolonteer Infantry, Company B., serving three years. He was present at the battles of Shiloh, or Pittsbarg Landing, Oorinth (first), luka, Town Creek, Corinth (second), where he was wounded October, 1862, was also wounded May 14, 1864, at Besaca, and again at Atlanta July 22, 1864, and in October, 1864, was discharged. Our subject was married in 1861 while on a short furlough to Miss Susanna^ daughter of Andrew Linn. He attended the school at Lebanon from 1871 to 1873 and then graduated. He taught school for several years at Spencerville, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1877, and commenced practice in Delphos, Ohio, but became engaged in other business and retired from practice. In 1882 he opened a law office in Lima, and in April, 1883, was elected justice of the peace. He was a charter member of Mart Armstrong Post, O. A. B. and its commander during the year 1883.

T. W. DOBBINS, lumber dealer, Lima, was bom April 26, 1834, in Poland, Mahoning Co., Ohio, son of Joseph Dobbins, Scotch and Welsh origin. His paternal grandfather came to America from the north of Ireland in 1797, and first settled in Maryland, afterward moved to Washington County, Penn., and subsequently became a pioneer of Ohio, and settled in what was then Trumbull (now Mahoning) County, where he was killed by the falling limb of a tree May 18, 1819. Has family are all now deceased. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Thomas Williams, was an early settler of Maryland. Our subject began the pursuits of life teaching in the common schools during the winters, and laboring at carpentering during the summers for five year& He then taught school two terms and engaged in surveying Government lands in Missouri, returning to Ohio in lo59. He was married in 1861 to Jane, daughter of William Fenn, by whom he has six children, Ollie J., Carrie (wife of J. Balston), William F., Orant, Arthur and Emma. During the late war of the Bebellion in 1862, Mr. Dobbins was appointed provost-marshal, which position he filled for a year. He enlisted in 1864 and served as a member of the One Hundred and Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry until the close of the war. He came to Allen County in 1863 settling on a farm and serving as justice of the peace of Shawnee Township for three years. He has followed bridge building to some ex- $ tent, and in 1880 embarked in the lumber business, which he has since carried on in Lima. He is a K. T. , a member or the lodge of Lima, also a member of the 6. A. B.

JAMES M. DUNGAN, hardware merchant, Lima, was born June 13, 1841, in London, Madison Co., Ohio, son of John and Susan (Blue), Dungan, natives of Ohio, and who had a family of ten children, six now living: Almyra (wife of S. Watson), Jesse W., Johiel G., James M., Martin W., Elizabeth J. , Eliza C. (wife of Frank Beebe), Le Boy S., Debora and Flora. John Dungan was a hardware merchant for forty years in London, Ohio. Our subject acquired his education in his native town, and began for himself in the hardware business when seventeen years old. When the war of the Bebellion broke out, he enlisted in 1861, served ninety days and returned home. Subsequently he re-enlisted, was appointed fir^t lieutenant, and assisted Capt James Watson in organizing Company D., which was placed in the Fortieth Begiment Ohio Yolun- teer Id! antry, and served until September, 1862, and then entered the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Ohio National Guards, serving 100 days. Mr. Dungan was united in marriage January 8, 1863, with Sarah C, daughter of Thomas J. Poteet, natives of Virginia and Kentucky, respectively, and to this union were bom the following children: Flora, James (first) deceased, Lee, Paul, Jesse, James (second). Mr. Dungan came to Lima in 1881 and opened out a full stock of hardware on east Public Square. He is a thorough-going business man.

R. H EBERSOLE, photographer, Lima, was bom January 11, 1858, in Flat Bock« Seneca Co., Ohio, son of Peter and Cynthia J. (Harpster) Ebersole, the former a native of Cumberland County, Penn., and the latter of Ohio. Peter Ebersole came to Ohio in 1832, settling in Seneca County, where he remained for many years. He is now residing in Huron County, Ohio. Our subject was educated in Huron County, Ohio, and commenced the business of photography in his native town, after studying under more experienced artiste. He was married September 22, 1880, to Sarah, daughter of John Hamler, proprietor of the town of Hamler, Ohio. To our subject and wife has been bom one son - John K. Mr. Ebersole entered into partnership with Samuel K Erauss in 1883, and the firm are well known as leading photographers in the county.

JAMES A. ELDER, grocer, Lima, was bom in March, 1827, in Juniata County, Penn., son of David and Mary (Alexander) Elder, natives of Franklin County, Penn., and who had a large family, four of whom are still living. Our subject received his education and began business for himself in his native state. A tanner b}* trade, he carried on this business in Pennsylvania for six years. He has been twice married, and by his first wife, also a native of Pennsylvania, he had two children, one of whom, David, is living. Mr. Elder was married on the second occasion in 1861, to Sarah J. Deihart, and to this union were bom three children: Pearl A. James A. and Mary A. Our subject is the only member of his family that came to Ohio, excepting one sister older than he, who came at an earlier date, married to T. K. Jacobs. In 1858 he settled and has since lived in Lima, where he opened a stove and tin store and later a meat-market, which he ran successfully for a number of years, and in 1880 he embarked in the grocery trade, opening out on South Main Street, where he is doing a good business at the present time.

TIMOTHY EVANS, carpenter and builder, Lima, was bom September 28, 1850, in Sugar Creek Township, Putnam Co., Ohio, son of David and Ann (James) Evans, natives of Wales, and who came to Ohio in 1839, locating in Sugar Creek Township, Allen County, afterward moving to Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County, same State. Their children were ten in number: Mary, David (deceased), John, Benjamin (deceased), Hannah (deceased), Elizabeth (deceased), Evan, Ann, Lucretia and Timothy; four eldest born in Wales. The father is still living; the mother died in 1882. Our subject received his early education in the county schools, and learned carpentering. He came to Lima in 1870 and began life on his own account as carpenter and builder, and has been so employed up to the present time. Though comparatively a young man, Mr. Evans has much ability and turns out first-class work. He was united in marriage in October, 1880, with Miss Mary, a daoghter of Thomas Reese, a native of Wales, and by this union there is one child - Franklin. Mr. Evans is a member of the I. O. O. F.

GEORGE FELTZ, editor Lima Courier, Lima, was born March 18, 1843, in Tiffin, Ohio; son of Florentz and Margaret (Loeffler) Feltz, the former bom November 7, 1803, in Otterstahl, France, the latter a native of Bavaria, Germany. Florentz Feltz was a soldier in France, serving under Charles X, and afterward under Louis Philippe, in the Thirtyeighth Regiment, and served in the revolution of Paris of 1830 and throughout the Belgian campafgn. He married his first wife in 1833, and in April, 1840, landed in New York, then soon after moved to Sandusky, Ohio, thence to Seneca County, where he remained until 1850, then moved to Mercer Counfcy, Ohio, where he now resides, and is a farmer by occupation. By his first wife Florentz Feltz had two children: Joseph (in Wisconsin) and Florentz (in Nebraska). This wife dying in 1840, soon after coming to America, he married, in the same year, Margaret Loeffer, by whom he had five children, two now living: Louis and George. Our subject received his early education in Seneca and Mercer Counties, Ohio, and in 1859 he attended St Mary's College at Dayton, Ohio. In 1860, at the age of seventeen, he commenced teaching school at Fry burg, Auglaize Co., Ohio, and continued there up to April, 1864. In 1864 he was married to Elizabeth Holdgreve, of Delphos, Ohio, a teacher, and by this union there have been born Hve children, four of whom are now living: Leander A., Albin G., Arthur C. and Otmar J. He taught school soon after his marriage in Sidney, Ohio, for two years, and afterward took the position of operator on the Dayton & Michigan Railroad. Mr. Feltz came to Lima in 1867, and carried on the grocery trade for a short time, then engaged in the insurance and notary public business, and in 1877 established the Lima Courier, a live newspaper enjoying a circulation of over 1,000.

J. J. FERRALL, attorney at law, Lima, was bom March 4, 1835, in Crawford County, Ohio, during Andrew Jackson's administration; son of Edmund and Nancy (Eden) Ferrall, natives of Ohio, the former a farmer in Crawford County, that State, and of Scotch descent, his parents having been early settlers of Ohio. Edmund Ferrall and wife had a family of eleven children, of whom J. J. 'is the fifth. Our subject was educated in the common schools of his native place, and has since been a deep student and reader, a clear observer of men and things. Mr. Ferrall was married, in 1858, to Elizabeth, daughter of Alanson Robinson, of New York, and who came to Ohio when young. This union has been blessed with four sons and four daughters: May, Josie A., William, Edward, Charles, Blanche, Orland and Edith May (now Mrs. Kagy). Mr. Ferrall began the study of law in 1873, and was admitted to the bar by the district court of the county July 30, 1877, and commenced practice in 1877 in Blufifton, this county, of which place he was mayor four years. He came to Lima in 1881 and opened the law office where he has since been actively engaged. He is a F. & A. M.

WILLIAM M. FLETCHER, physician, Lima, was bom in 1854 in Dalton, Wayne Co., Ohio; son of William and Ann Eliza (Moffitt) Fletcher, natives of the north of Ireland. His grandparents came to

America aboat 1833 and settled in Wayne County, Ohio, where William (subject's father) was reared. In after years he was a coal merchant William and Ann Eliza Fletcher had a family of seven children, all of whom survive: Belle, Ella, Frances, Wesley, William M., Charles and John. Our subject when quite young, began the study of medicine, and later took a course of lectures in the P. M. Medical Institute of Cincinnati. He first practiced his profession for two years in his native town, and then removed to Si John's, Auglaize Co., Ohio, where he remained four and a half yeara In September, ^884, the Doctor came to this county, locating in South Lima, where he opened what is known as the "South Lima Drug Stora" He also enjoys a successful medical practice.

OWEN FRANCIS, dealer in boots and shoes, Lima, was bom January 18, 1841, in Wales, son of Ellis and Catherine (Jones) Francis, natives of same country, and who were the parents of eight children: Owen, Susan (wife of T. H. Jones), Jennie and Kate, living; Mary, Annie, Hugh and an infant are deceased. Ellis Francis came to America in 1852, landing in New York, and settled in Pennsylvania, where he remained for three years. In 1855 he came to Ohio, and being a farmer settled in Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County, and in 1862 moved to Sugar Creek Township, Allen County. He died in 1879; his widow still resides in the county. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received his early education in Pennsylvania. He was married in 1873, to Apuie J., daughter of Richard and Ann Lewis, natives of Wales and residents of Delaware, Ohio. This union was blessed with four children: Nannie, Richard (deceased), Edna and Hugh. Mr. Francis, in 1882, opened a boot and shoe store in Lima, where he still continues in business. During the late war of the Rebellion, he enlisted, in 1861, serving three months in the Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He reenlisted the same year (1861) in Company A, Fifty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the capacity of private, corporal, sergeant, sergeant-major, second lieutenant and first lieutenant, until March 12, 1885, when he was captured while out in charge of a foraging party, near Fayetteville, N. C, and was held as a prisoner of war for two months, then paroled, when he returned to his home in Allen County. The war being over he never returned to his regiment. Mr. Francis is a successful business man, enjoying the pleasure of doing the largest boot and shoe business in Lima,

EMANUEL GALE, merchant tailor, Lima, a native of England, was bom in October, 1844, son of George Gale, who lived and died in that 4K>untry. His parents had three children of whom he was the only one to come to America. He learned his trade in his native land, whence he came to New York, where he remained for a few years, and in 1869 he came to Ohio. Mr. Gale was married in September, l875,to Miss Elizabeth Frazier. In March, 1879, he came to Lima, and opened a merchant tailoring establishment. In 1883 he removed to the Fall Block, where he conducts one of the most fashionable tailor shops in the city, making perfect fits and keeping on hand a large and well-selected stock of goods.

William and Elizabeth (Sleighle) Garreteon, who were of Scotch-Irish and German descent, respectively. William Garretson came to Ohio in 1816, and settled in Stark County, soon after buying a farm in Wayne County, where he labored for many years and reared bis family, consisting of three sons and five daughters, four of whom are now living: William, Sarah (Mrs. Bowman), Mary (Mrs. Hardesty), and N. H. Our subject was married March 21, 1849, to Cynthia, daughter of William Hunter, and to this union were bom William H. (married to Carrie Harris), Charles S. (married to Emma Carns, and who is a furniture dealer), Robert M., Theodore S. (married to Stella Gardner of Louisville, Ky. ), Mary A. (married to Bobert W. Parmenter), Steel L. (a mute, was educated at Columbus, Ohio, and graduated in 1879, when he returned to Lima), Sarah C. and Lydia B. (latter deceased). Mr. Garretson came to Lima in 1840, and for fifteen years has been engaged in dairying, keeping from twenty to thirty cows most of the time.

GEOBGE A. GIBSON, cabinetmaker, Lima, was bom September 18, 1831, in Franklin County, Penn., son of George A., Sr., and Hannah (Buchanan) Gibson, former a native of Pennsylvania, and who came to Ohio, settling in Crawford County, where he remained until his death six years later. His family numbered nine children: John, Isaac, Mary A., Eliza J., Rebecca (deceased), William A., George A., Bobert C. and Claudius B. Our subject was educated in Crawford County, Penn., and there learned his trade with C. Howenstein. He was married in 1851 to Sarah B. Perkins, by whom he had five children, three now living: W. B. married to Alberta Hanson; Eva B. and Alton. Mr. Gibson came to Lima in 1849 and began his trade with Nicholas Gonkle, with whom he continued five years. He then removed to Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and there remained ten years; then returned to Lima, and in company with A. B. Webber, commenced dealing in musical instruments, a business he carried on for fifteen years successfully. In 1881 Mr. Gibson obtained the contract to furnish foundation stone and lay the stone sidewalks for Lima, and has since been busily engaged in improving the city. He served as deputy provost-marshal in 1862-63.

LEWIS F. GOEBEL, shoe-maker, Lima, was bom December 3, 1850, in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, son of John and Mary (Borst) Goebel, natives of Germany. John Goebel first immigrated to Canada, thence moved to New York State, and in 1850 came to Ohio where he reared his family of six children, all of whom are now living: John G., Anna M., Lewis F., Andrew N., Joseph and Philip. Our subject learned his trade with L. Van Pelt, in Lima, beginning in 1868. He was married in 1874 to Caroline Ogan, a daughter of an old settler of Putnam County. This union was blessed with six children, three now living: Willie (deceased), Carrie (deceased), Maud (deceased), Bessie, John B. and Luah. Mr. Goebel is now engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes, along with L. Van Pelt of Lima.

JOSEPH GOLDSMITH, proprietor of Lima House, Lima, was bora in 1834 in Germany; son of Simon and Henrietta (Levi) Goldsmith who lived and died in their native land. Our subject was second of five children living, three of whom came to this country. Joseph Goldsmith came to America in 1851, and located at Akron, Ohio (his two brothers came later) where be remained three years; lived about three years in Newark, Ohio, and Indianapolis and South Bend, Ind., and in Mansfield, Ohio, from April 1857 until January 1862, when he was appointed quartermaster in the Fifteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which capacity he served until June 1863, when he resigned. He then went to Bucyrus, Ohio, where he entered Uie clothing business in which he had previously engaged. Mr. Goldsmith was married in 1863 to Nancy, daughter of M. Simon, of Bucyrus, and by this union are two children: Etta and Sally. Our subject removed to Cleveland in 1865, but returned in 1868 to Bucyrus, and conducted the Sims House until 1873, when he and his father-in-law, M. Simon, came to Lima and purchased the Lima House, where Mr. Goldsmith has since been in business. He is a F. and A. M., a member of the I. O. O. F.

WILLIAM B. GORTON (deceased) was bom April 1, 1825, near Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio, a descendant of the Gorton family, originally from England, and who were prominent in the early history of the United States, their lineage here extending back to 1614, when they are first mentioned in connection with the political events of American history. His parents, Benjamin and Eluthera Gorton, were natives of Vermont and Massachusetts, respectively, and were the parents of two sons and four daughters: Ellen (Mrs. Freeman, residing in Florida), F. W. (deceased), Elizabeth J. (Mrs. Hathaway, a resident of Wisconsin), Laura, Anna and William B. (deceased). Our subject was married, in 1848, to Frances L. Roberts, and to this union were bom two daughters: Mary (wife of George W. Myers), Ella F. (wife of E. C. Mackenzie, clerk of the Lima courts). Mr. Gorton received his education in Painesville and was a mechanic and a manufacturer of wood. He came to Lima in 1868 and purchased the Ottawa Mills, which he conducted up to time of his death, having improved them so that they became the most popular in the county, their capacity being 125 bbls. per day, operated by the new process or roller system. Mr. Gorton died very suddenly of heart disease January 1, 1885, deeply lamented. He was a E. T.

JAMES GROVE, manufacturer of carriages, wagons and buggies, Lima, was born October 12, 1825, in Fairfield County, Ohio, son of Jacob and Jane (Stewart) Ghx)ve, natives of Virginia and Pennsylvania, respectively, and who came to Ohio in a very early day, living to a ripe old age. They reared a family of eight children (seven of whom are still living): James (in Allen County), Susan, Mary (married to Thomas Starr), Augustus, Anna (married to N. Frazier), Sarah (married to H. Poland), Ella (deceased), and Jacob (in Allen County); the rest of the family were residents of Hocking County, Ohio. Our subject, in the fall of 1836, when but a lad, began learning his trade in Logan, Hocking Co., Ohio. He was married September 2, 1840, to Ruth Eldridge, who died in 1876 leaving to his care six children: Eleanor, Zoah M., Ida B., Emma, Eva J. and James. The daughters keep house for him. Mr. Grove was a soldier in the late war of the Rebellion, enlisting November 9, 1861 in Company G, Eighty-first Raiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry in which he served for three years, the last year in the capacity of repairer of tools with Gen. Dodge's pioneers. He was mustered out at Rome, Ga., November 8, 1864, and returned to Pulaski ville,

Morrow Co. , Ohio. In the spring of 1865 he moved to this connty and opened a carriage, wagon and boggy manufactory in Lima, where he has since been engaged, and is now carrying on the business.

W. E. HACKEDORN, attorney at law, Lima, was bom January 29, 1855, in Ontario, Ohio, son of Dr. George G. and Lucinda (Shur) Hackedorn, former a native of Huntingdon County, Penn. , latter of Ohio. Dr. George G. Hackedom, a graduate of Starling Medical College, came to Ohio in 1848 and practi<>Bd his profession for a time in Ontario, then removed to Cardingfcon, Ohio, where he remained until 1866, in which year he came to Lima. He was the founder of the Allen County Bank, Lima Paper Mills, and other institutions in Lima. A leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he was the first lay delegate sent to the Brooklyn General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church from the Central Ohio Conference. His children were four in number: H. R (president of the Enterprise Cracker Company), H. F. (now assistant to general attorney Lake Erie & Western Railway), Virginia (wife of George Hall, a dentist in Lima), and W. £. The father died in 1874, the mother is now living in Lima. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church: Our subject received his education at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, graduating in the class of 1875, and having taken a classical course, at once began the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1877. He is now one of the promising young members of the Lima bar, and has been for the last five years general attorney of the Lake Erie & Western Railway Company.

H. B. HACELEDORN, president and general manager of the Enterprise Cracker Company, Lima, was bom February 22, 1857, in Ontario, Richland Co., Ohio, and is a son of George G. Hackedom and L. S. Hackedom. Our subject received his education in the schools of Lima. He was united in marriage, in December 1883, to Miss Blanche, daughter of T. E. Cunningham, by whom he has one child, Marjorie, bom September 27, 1884. Though comparatively a young man Mr. Hackedom is enterprising, energetic and possessed of steady business habits. The company of which he is manager was organized, in 1880, under style Hackedom, Baxter & Co., subsequently becoming an incorporated company, known as the Enterprise Cracker Company, with Mr. Hackedom as president and manager; A C. Baxter, Jr., vice-president; and E. M. Hughes, Jr., treasurer. The manufactory is fitted up with improved machinery and is able to compete with any other cracker manufactory in the State, having a capacity for cutting and baking eighty barrels daily of the finest crackers, which are noted for their brittleness and excellent flavor.

CALVIN HALLADAT, merchant, Lima, was bom June 4, 1832, in Suffield, Conn. His father, Edmond T. Halladay, a native of Connecticut, was twice married, first to Caroline Noble, who bore him four sons: Horace, Calvin, Albert and George. Mrs. Halladay dying in 1840, he married for his second wife Miss Clarissa Kendall, and by this union there were three children, of whom only Edmond, a representative in the State Legislature of Connecticut, is now living. Our subject was educated in his native town. He came to Ohio in 1848, and was bound out to a Mr. King, also a native of Connecticut, the indenture being that he should receive $35 and board for first year, which should be increased

$10 each year until he received $100. After completing his time he started oat for himself. He was married, September 19, 1854, to Isabella Eincaid, by whom he has three children: Edgar B. (married to Ella, daughter of L. Beichelderfer, have two chil<ken - Clara and Calvin), Fannie K. (wife of Thomas Shaw), and Leila (unmarried). Calvin Halladay was a member of the firm of Harriot & Halladay eight months, with B. P. Holmes one year, when the firm became Halladay & Brown, which partnership lasted fourteen years, the firm again becoming Halladay & Holmes, which continued until the latter's death, when the business was sold to A. C. Stutson. After three months our subject entered a store in Hardin County, where he remained three years, and then returned to Lima (his family having resided there during his absence), and has since done business on Main Street here. He is a successful business man, had but $2,(X)0 to start with, and has always been able to pay 100 cents on the dollar.

JOHN P. HALLEB, city engineer, Lima, was bom February 9, 1827, in Franklin County, Penn. ; son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Beck) EEaller (former a stone-mason by trade), who came to Ohio in 1885, and for one year remained in Licking County, removing thence to Fairfield County, where they remained three years, and from there coming to this county. All this territory was traveled by team, there being no railroads and but few boats running by steam. They had a family of seven children, two now living: Jacob B. and John P. The father died July 5, 1853, and the mother May 7, 1867. Our subject, who was educated in the country schools, studied civil engineering under Mr. Washbem. He was elected county surveyor in 1850, and re-elected in 1853 and 1856, serving nine years; was elected county auditor in 1861, and re-elected in 1863, continuing in same till 1866, and was in 1866 employed by the city council as engineer for four years, and was in 1880 elected city engineer, being re-elected in 1882 and 1884. Mr. Haller has been a contractor for some years, and built the first large brick schoolhouse in this city. He was married September 15, 1857, to Elizabeth, daughter of Cluristian Koeer, by whom he has had seven children, foui* now living: Sylvia A., Emma E., Samuel C. and JaneG.; Ida May, William T. and Harry S. are deceased. Our subject is a member of the State Engineer Organization.

J. M HALLEB, real estate agent, Lima, was born March 30, 1838, in Fairfield County, Ohio, son of J. B., a farmer, and Leah (Myers) Haller, natives of Pennsylvania, where they were married, coming to Ohio soon after. They remained for a time in Fairfield County, Ohio, and in 1838 came to this county, settling in German Township, where they have since resided. They are parents of five children: J. M., Christopher L. , John F., Mary (married) and Catherine (unmarried). Our subject was educated in the common schools of the county, and spent the early part of his life on a farm. Having considerable tact, he soon became one of the prominent business men of the county. He was married December 10, 1857, to Anna, daughter of John Stephenson, by whom he has three children: Christiana (married to O. C. Dewwece, of Columbus Grove, Ohio), J. W. and Frank. Mr. Haller was assistant auditor in 1860, and was elected to the office of recorder in 1863, in which he served

W. B. HALM, proprietor of the City Laundry, Lima, was born in March, 1852, in Lima, Ohio, son of Simon and Sophia (Stamp) Halm, who came from Greene County, Ohio, to Lima in 1840, and here Simon Halm worked at his trade, that of carpentering. Their family consisted of fieven children, five sons and two daughters, all of whom survive: J. C, G. C. and Albert C, residing in Chicago, 111.; Lucy and George, in Arkansas; Mary and W. B. Li 1878 our subject established and has -since carried on the City Laundry, which is fast becoming one of the leading industries of Lima. He is supplied with all the latest improvements, steam and robe irons, etc, whidi enable him to do a vast amount of labor in a short space of time, and satisfactorily to the public.

THOMAS HANTHORN, the eldest of a family of four sons and six daughters, was bom in Chester County, Penn., March 17, 1810, and died at Lima, Allen Co., Ohio, August 26, 1877, in the sixty-eighth year of his age, and, to use the lan^age of his obituarian, the Hon. T. E. Cunningham, of Lima, Ohio, " old age is always beautiful, but when it crowns a life full of kindness and charity, it is a glory. This was the life of Thomas Hanthom, and when he died none can remember an act of his they would have forgoften. His character was that of a sincere Christian, a loving husband, an affectionate father, and devoted friend; always cheerful, always kind, and always charitable, he ripened into perfect manhood, and when old age came upon him,^ his Heavenly Father «aved him from old age's infirmities, and took him to His rest while his eye was yet undimmed and his natural force unabated." When Thomas Hanthom was eight years of age, his father with the family removed to Perry County, Ohio, where they resided until the year 1832, when the family, including Thomas, came to Allen County. That same year he entered a piece of land at the general land office, at that time located at Piqua, Ohio, the land comprising the Samuel McCullough farm, east of the city. At that time Allen County was a " howling wilderness, " and a good part of the Shawnee Indians as yet unremoved. Thomas Hanthom was intimately acquainted with the chiefs of the Shawnee tribe, including Pht, Little Fox and Jim Quilna, and many are the anecdotes he could relate in after years of his dealings with them. He related that they were always ready to assist the settlers in erecting their oabins, and would frequently take an active part in ^ log-rolling. ^ Thomas Hanthorn at that early day possessed but little of &is world's goods, having but an ox-team, an ambitious and indomitable will, and good health, and was on a common footing with the other first settlers that came to Allen County fifty or sixty years ago. They came to battle with the wildemens, with the diseases and home-sickness of pioneer life, 4md to their energies we owe the present prosperity of our country; they «re all silently and calmly passing away, and we will soon only have the memory of their lives, their hardships and their triumphs. Shortly after ooming to Allen County our subject was married to Miss Myra Daniels, who lived only about two years. He remained unmarried until January 14, 1840, when he was united to Elizabeth Colvin, her maiden name being Hardesty, her father's family emigrating in an early day from the State of

Maryland, and settling in eoathem Ohio. By this onion nine children were born, seven of whom have attained their majority : Thomas S., Mrs. Elizabeth A. Rowlands, Mrs. Emma Crumrine, George Lyman, Mrs. Sarah Alice Frost, Howard and Mrs. Belle Swallow. At a very early age Mr. Hanthorn made a profession of the Christian religion, and united with the Baptist Church in Perry County. He was one of the few pioneers who organized the Baptist Church in Lima, in the year 1833. Li 1854 he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in communion of which he lived until his death. In appearance Thomas Hanthorn was tall, standing about six feet high, and weighing about 180 pounds, being, in the prime of life, a giant in strength, and it was a common remark with him, and well authenticated by those who knew him, that he had never found a man that could break him down lifting at log rollings. And so ^' he rests from his labors, and his works do follow him."

JOHN P. HARLEY, one of the leading druggists of Lima, was bom December 12, 1850, in Dalton, Wayne Co., Ohio, son of Dr. Levi G. and Mary M. (Fluke) Harley, who came to Ohio about 1837, and settled in Wayne County. They were the parents of nine children, who received the best educational advantages the county afforded. Of this family, four now survive, viz. : Virginia (wife of Dr. George McKnight, residing in Sterling, N. Y.), Annie (wife of Mr. Sharp, of Apple Creek, Ohio), John P. and May (married to Mr. Holmes, of Lima). Our subject, who is a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, of New York, first engaged in the drug business in. 1871, at Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio. He was united in marriage in January, 1875, with Miss Justina, daughter of C. C. Baker, of that place. Mr. Harley came to Lima in 1877, purchased the stock of Dr. Howard, and opened out on Main Street, near the public square, where he does a prosperous business, keeping a neat, well selected stock of the finest goods in his line. Mr. Harley is a member of the K. of P.

W. H. HARPER, physician and surgeon, Lima, was bom March 29, 1819, in Greene County, Ohio. He is a descendant of the Harpers, of Maryland, who gave name to the ferry known as Harper's Ferry. He is a son of Thomas and Maiy (Sirlott) Harper, and grandson of John Harper, who (John H.) lost his land in Maryland, owing to irregular title, and with his family moved to Ohio in 1814, locating in the vicinity of Chilicotbe, where be remained one year ; then removing to Greene County, where he settled on Massie's Creek, which took its name from Gen. Massie. Thomas and Mary Harper had seven children, two dying in infancy ; two girls and three sons still live. Dr. Harper, the eldest, began the study of medicine in the spring of 1840, in Jamestown, Greene Co., Ohio, under the tuition of Prof. John Dawson. He attended his first course of lectures at the medical college, Louisville, Ey. He then practiced his profession, both in Greene and Allen Counties. He came to Lima in 1845, where he has been engaged ever since in his profession. He graduated from Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1852. Dr. Harper was married in th^ fall of 1840, to Clarissa Winans, of Jamestown, Ohio, daughter of Dr. M. and Mary Winans, and to this union have been born ten children, of whom four are living : Mrs. R. K Syfers, of Lidianapolis, Ind. ; T. W., an attorney at Terre ELaate, Ind. ; Yinnie, a teacher in the Lima high school, a graduate of Wooeter University, Ohio; W. EL, Jr., an employe in the Lima National Bank. Dr. Harper was postmaster of Lima for one term, was also member of the school board. He was surgeon of the One Hundred and Fifty-first Regiment, during the war of the Rebellion, was also pension surgeon, and is now a member of the pension board. Dr. Harper, has added a splendid block to fche city of Lima, situated opposite the new court house, which bears his name. He is a member of the Christian Church.

WILLIAM H. HARTER, sheriff, Lima, was bom August 19, 1848, in Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio; son of Bennett D., dry goods merchant, and Sarah J. (Jones) Harter, natives of Pennsylvania and Kentucky respectively, and who came to this county in a very early day. Their children were five in number (three now living): Mary A., Newton J., James B., Mary E. (Mrs. I. Rockey), and William K Our subject was educated in the county schools. He was married in September, 1871, to Marretta, daughter of J. Morton, by whom he has five children: Hugh W., James M., Mintie, Nettie, and May. Mr. Harter was elected to, and filled the offices of marshal, constable and councilman. He was a soldier in the navy during the late war of the Rebellion, under Capt Howard, serving two years. After the war he returned to Allen County, Ohio, and in lo81 was elected sheriff of the county, and is now occupying his office in the new court house. He is a member of the Red Men and of the L O. O. F.

Q. W. HOHL, bakery and restaurant, Lima, Ohio, was bom August 9, 1841, in Zaisersweiher, Wurtemberg, Oermany ; fourth son of P. and Louisa (Benkendurfer) Hohl, the parents of seven children, viz. : Frederick, Carl, Gh>ttlob, G. William, Louis, Paul and Louisa. The mother dying, the father married again a Mrs. Yolmer by whom he had one child - Wilhelmina. Our subject immigrated to America in May, 1865, spent several years in working at the baker's trade in several towns and cities in Ohio, viz.: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Bucyrus, and in 1877 he came to Lima, where he then engaged in his present business. He was married in Bucyrus, June 16, 1874, to Mis6 Louisa M Burgbacher, and to this union have been bom five children: Franklin W., Charles, Eddie, Frederick and Bertha. Our subject's wife is a native of Crawford County, Ohio, bom August 20, 1851.

BRANSON P. HOLMES (deceased), one of the prominent merchants of Lima, was born January 13, 1826, in Licking Coimty, Ohio, son of Samuel and Susan (Weaver) Holmes, descendants of a Pennsylvania family, and who came to Ohio in a very early day, and took up a large tract of land, settling in Licking County, near the old reservoir which supplied the canals in that part of the State. Samuel Holmes, who helped survey the greater part of Central Ohio, removed to Marion County, where some of his children received their education. His family numbered eleven children. Our subject was married in April, 1845, to Miss Jane Williams, a native of Wales, daughter of David Williams, who died while she was young. Her sister, Elizabeth (now deceased), was the wife of Judge W. H. West, and her brother, John Williams, resides in Chicago, lil. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes were blessed with the following children: Viella E. (wife of W. L. Porter), Mary R. (w^fe of George P. Waldorp, postmaster, Lima), Frank W., married to May, daughter of Dr. Harley, of Apple Creek, and Florence E., married to W. L. Mackenzie. Mr. Holmes came to Lima in 1840 and entered into mercantile trade, which he followed for many years. He died December 10, 1870. His widow, in 1888, built a brick block, adjoining the Harper's Block, which she is now extending south, and the whole, which is one of the finest improYements in Lima, will be styled the ' 'Holmes Block."

V. H. HOTJTZER, insurance, Lima, was born March 10, 1840, in Berlin, Shelby Co., Ohio; son of John J. and Marcuria (Rem) Houtzer, natives of Germany, who came to America in 1835, and settled in Shelby County, Ohio. John J. Houtzer was a potter by trade. He was thrice married, having no issue by the first union. By his second wife (the mother of our subject, and who died in this county in 1846), he had three children: Y. H., John C. and Robert, all living in Ohio. Mr. Houtzer* s third marriage was with Mrs. Evaline (Day) Hawthorne, a widow, by whom he had one child - George (deceased). Our subject received his early education in Shelby County, and came with his parents to Allen County in 1845. He followed farming in youth and for a time left Allen County, but returned when eighteen years old, and learned the trade of a potter, working with his father up to 1870. He was married, September 14, 1861, to Adeline, daughter of John Boyer, by whom he has six children: May, William (in the insurance business with his father), Mary, Emma, John and Ida Mr. Houtzer commenced the insurance business in September, 1873, representing several companies, and is a reliable business man.

J. R. HUGHES, merchant, Lima, Ohio, is a native of New York State, bom September 7, 1829; son of Rollin and Gertrude (Lewis) Hughes, natives of Wales, and who immigrated in 1820 to New York State, coming eight years later to Licking County, Ohio, where they still reside. Our subject was educated in Granville, same county, where he also learned the trade of tanner. He began business in Sunbury, Ohio, and there married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of James and Delia Wiloox, who died in 1854. He then married, in 1856, Ellen, daughter of Danford and Sarah Carpenter (they are natives of Vermont), and to this second marriage were born two daughters, viz. : Florence V. and Gertrude. Mr. Hughes came to Lima in 1858, and engaged in a tinware and stove store, which he still carries on and to which he added in late years a fine collection of china-ware. He has served the city of Lima in several of its offices; mayor three years during the late war of the Rebellion; also councilman, etc., etc.

C. M. HUGHES, Jr., cashier of the First National Bank, Lima, was bom May 24, 1856, in German Township, Allen County, Ohio; son of Richard T. Hughes, and a grandson of Richard Hughes, Sr., a native of Virginia, and who came to Allen County, Ohio, in a very early day, where he farmed and carried on his trade, that of tanner and currier, and of whose children, twelve in number, following survive: Hugh W., president of the Union National Bank of Cincinnati; Harvey; J. W. ; John L., of the firm of Johns & Hughes, manufacturers of furniture, Lima; Richard T. (father of our subject); Charles M., judge Common Pleas

Court; Ann M. Bowers and Eliza J. Ward. Richard T. Hughes was born May 24, 1828, in Virginia, and came to Ohio with his parent& He was married, May 24, 1855, to Charlotte Clippinger, of this county, by whom he had the following children: Charles M., Richard H, William C. (deceased), Callie M. (deceased), Mary F., Clara and Lenore. Mr. Hughes was a farmer up to 1870, when he became a member of the firm of East & Hughes, millers, of Lima. The following year he sold out his interest, being elected county treasurer on the Republican ticket; was subsequently re-elected, serving two terms. After leaving this office he entered the grocer}' trade, which he followed nearly up to the time of his death, which occurred in March, 1879. Our subject entered the First National Bank as individual bookkeeper in 1874, and in November, 1875, was appointed assistant cashier in the Allen County Bank, where he remained for five years, when he was elected to his present position of cashier in the First National Bank of Lima. He was married, June 18, 1878, to Kate M. Colbath, of Lima, by whom he has two children: Clarence L. and Margaret E. Mr. Hughes is a R. A. M., a member of the Lodges at Lima.

GEORGE H. IRVIN, dentist, Lima, was bom January 2, 1854, in Virginia ; son of John and Malinda Lrvin, natives of same State, who came to Ohio in 1858, and settled in German Township, this county, and lived for many years on a piece of land bought of a Mr. Beiler. They are now residing in Elida, Ohio, aged seventy-four years. They were blessed with five children : Mary, wife of Isaac Early ; Samuel, a farmer in Sugar Greek Township, this county; John N., a graduate of Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, and of the Drew Theological College - is now a Methodist Episcopal minister at Dayton, Ohio ; Henry, a farmer in Sugar Greek Township, this county, and George H. Our subject received his early education in Allen County, and took a collegiate course at the Otterbine University, finishing his education at Ann Arbor, Mich. He came to Lima in 1874, and began the study of dentistry, graduating in 1877, and immediately began practice. Mr. Irvin was united in marriage, in 1879, with Samantha, daughter of John and Sarah Weaver, of German Township, this county.

E. W. JACKSON, Lima, was bom December 16, 1845, in Homer, Licking Co., Ohio, son of Philip and Margaret (Campbell) Jackson, former of whom came from the East in 1830, and settled in Licking County. Philip Jackson was an attorney at law, and soon became a leading man in Ottawa Township, where he resided for many years; at one time he lived in Burlington, towa, but is now a resident of Auglaize County, Ohio, he was twice married; had nine children by his first wife (four of whom are living) and five children by his second. Our subject, who is the fifth child in his father's first family, was educated in Burlington, Iowa. He was employed as Government ganger for eight years. During the late war of the Rebellion he enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Fifty -sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infanti^^, serving in the commissary department most of the time. He was married, November 4, 1869, to Miss Clara Saint, a descendant of one of the early families of the county, and to this union was bom one child - Mabel. The first business enterprise of our subject, on coming to Lima, was keeping a book-store, which he sold oat in 1871, then engaged in the jewelry business for a few years, bat this he also sold oat He has since been manager of the Enterprise Laundry. Mr. Jackson is a member of the I. O. O. F.

T. K. JACOBS (deceased) was bom January 81, 1812, in Mifflin County, Penn., second son of William and Sarah (Williams) Jacobs, who were among the early settlers of Pennsylyania. They had a family of six sons and two daughters, who grew up to be heads of families, and five of whom came to Ohio : Benjamin, John, Samuel, George and T. K William Jacobs came to Ohio when well adyanced in years, and died at the home of his son, T. K, his wife dying in an early day. Our subject was educated in Juniata County, Penn., and early learned the tailor's trade, which he followed ten years, commencing business at Mifflin, Penn., and in 1888 came to Ohio, locating in Ashtabula (then Richland) County for one year, then returned to Mifflin County. Here he was married, September 25, 1834, to Anna, daughter of David Elder, then proceeded a second time to Ohio, remaining in Richland County four years, after which he moved to Lima, Ohio, where he was engaged in land speculations for many years, in addition to farming to some extent. He had a family of nine children, four of whom are now living : W. C, a practicing physician in Akron, Ohio ; Dr. T. K., Jr., in Chicago, 111.; Aditha, wife of H. A. Moore ; Clara, wife of J. F. Brotherton, in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Jacobs lost his first wife in 1880, and in May, 1881, was married to Mrs. Mary C. Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs, in October, 1841, was elected treasurer of the county, serving nearly ten years uninterrupted, save by the election of A. Beaty, who died, our subject being appointed to fill his unexpired term. He was elected to the Legislature, and was there when the fbring on Fort Sumter took place, being one of those who voted to have Ohio placed on a war footing, a measure which was carried after some delay. He served two years, and then returned to Lima, where he was appointed quartermaster of the Ninety -ninth Ohio Regiment, in which he served up to March, 1865, when he was discharged on account of disability. Mr. Jacobs, after those exciting times, passed a somewhat retired life. He died November 12, 1884, in Lima, Ohio. He was a K T.

GEORGE W. JAMES, grocer, Lima, was bom September 7, 1838, in Fayette County, Ohio, son of William and Sarah (Jemison) James, natives of Pennsylvania, former of whom died when our subject was but a lad; the widow, with her family of ten children, then came to Ohio and settled in Steubenville, where they remained until 1861, when. Mrs. James removed to New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, and tb^:^ died. Five of her children are now living, Joshua S., Mary A., Sarah (Mrs. J. Jeffrey), George W. and Lizzie (Mrs. Ghribble). Our subject, who was a marble cutter for many years, came to Lima in 1861. The same year he entered the army and served in the Sixth Battery, Sherman's Brigade, until the close of the war of the Rebellion, when he returned to Lima, and has since been engaged in the grocery trade on Market Street.

E. H. JOHNS, manufacturer, Lima, was bom June 11, 1834« in Fauquier County, Ya., son of Elias and Adaline (Otiey) Johns, natives of Alexandria, Ya. Elias Johns, one of the early pioneers of Union

County, Ohio, settled in Washington Township in 1852, where he bnilt the first hewed log-house. He was at first a farmer, bat after the country became more settled he engaged in the dry goods trade, and opened a store in Essex. His family numbered twelve children of whom six are now living: Thomas,, E. H., Samuel, Eliza (wife of J. N. Pickering), Nathaniel and Lewis. Our subject was educated in Virginia and began teaching school when eighteen, and continued in that profession until he was twenty- seven years old, when he enlisted, in 18^, in Company B, Eighteenth Regiment, United States Infantry, of which body only eight men where ^le to stack arms after the battle of Stone River, where our subject was wounded, and left upon the field. He was in the hospital from December until the following September, after which he was in the recruiting service for balance of his term of service, and was honorably discharged in 1864. He has never entirely recovered from the effects of his experience in the army. Mr. Johns was married in 1857, to Elizabeth, daughter of William Cheney, of Cnion County, Ohio, by whom he has four children (two now living): Sarah A. (deceased), Henrietta M. (deceased), Silas H. and Septia J. Mr. Johns came to Lima in 1864, and entered the grocery trade, which he followed up to 1879, when he took an interest with Townsend & Moser in the manufacture of furniture, putting up machinery, and doing a lively trade till 1884, when he, together with Judge Hughes bought the entire stock, and are now manufacturing to a greater extent and with better facilities. Our subject is aK. T., a member of the lodge, chapter and council; a member of the city council. REV. THOMAS P. JOHNSTON, Presbyterian minister, Lima, was bom March 15, 1819, in Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, son of Thomas and Abigail (Powell) Johnston. His father, Thomas Johnston, a native of the north of Lreland, was of Scotch-Lrish extraction and a descendant of one of those Presbyterian families who nobly stood to their faith even amidst persecution; and one of his ancestors, William Johnston, who immigrated to America some time in the latter half of the eighteenth century, is supposed to be of the same lineage as Tecumseh or Richard M. Johnston, of Lidian notoriety. Our subject's mother was a native of Pennsylvania, her father's family, the Powells, being among the early settlers of Chester County, that State, where they have owned lands for over a century. Thomas Johnston, Sr. ,came to America some time in 1802, where he worked at his trade, that of tailor, and engaged in farming. His family numbered ten children, (four sons and six daughters) three of whom are still living: Mary E. (Mrs. Bamett), Thomas P. and Robei*t T. The subject of this sketch was educated in Jefferson College, Penn., also in the Western Theo^ logical Seminary, Allegheny City,Penn. He was licensed to preach by the Beaver (now Shenango) Presbytery, and in 1848 was ordained a minister, the same year accepting his first call at Clarksvi lie, Mercer Co., Penn. He was united in marriage, in 1848, with Miss Mary, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Dana Haskell, both of whom were descendants of families of early settlers of Marietta, Ohio, and who with the other pioneers occupied the block- house for several years. Our subject and wife are the parents of three children living : Mary E., Charles H. and Grace Dana. Lizzie A. married James A. McLain, and died in 1882. Charles H. was ordained and installed a minister of the Presbyterian Church, in 1881, and went to Wichita Falls, Tex., where he follows in the footsteps of his father, and is a faithful minister of the Gk)spel ; he was married to Miss Mary B. Smith of Lebanon, Penn. Oar snbjeot came to Lima, in Jane, 1858, where he supplied the Presbyterian Church with spiritual food for twelve years, but his health failing he moved to eastern Ohio, remaining there for several years, and then returned to Lima, in 1878, where he has since residedyfilllDg the pulpit most of the time.

ALFRED D. JOHNSTON, insurance, Lima, was bom December 21, 1863, in Meadville, Crawford County, Penn., son of W. D. and Mary (Morris) Johnston, who came to Ohio in February, 1881, settling in Lima. Our subject was educated in Meadville, attending Allegheny College, and also spent some time in the schools of Lima. He entered the insurance business with Hooper & Son, in 1881. In 1883 he entered into partnership with his uncle, James B. Johnston, in the Meily Block, and they are representing six prominent English companies, and thirteen companies of the New England and Middle States, all being of solid indemnity. Alfred D., though a young man, has enterprise and ability equal to the work before him, and the firm is one of the most popular in their line in the city.

B. C. JONES, proprietor of the '* Cambrian House," Lima, was bom August 18, 1841, in Jackson County, Ohio, son of John and Mary (Jones) Jones, natives of Wales, and who came to Ohio in 1841, settling in Jackson County, where they both died. (John Jones was formerly a sailor, but in later life a farmer.) They were parents of five children, three of whom are now living: Daniel (in Jackson, Ohio), Mrs. Mary Evans (in Jackson, Ohio), and B. C. Our subject was united in marriage, in 1866, with Mary, daughter of John Evans, of Gomer, Ohio, and by this union there are two children: John C. and Mary E. Mr. Jones, who for some years kept boarders and clerked in a grocery store, opened a first-class hotel in the Holmes Block on Main Street, Lima, near the court house, and the ''Cambrian House" bids fair to become one of the leading hotels of Lima.

PHILIP KEIL, retired, Lima, was bom July 26, 1842, in Heesen- Darmstadt, Germany, next to youngest in the family of Sebastian and Josephine (Miller) Keil, who had eleven children, seven of whom came to America, viz. : Margaret, Mary, John B., Christena, Josie, Philip and William. Our subject was educated in his native land. He came to America in 1860, settling in Marion County, Ohio, and the year following (1861) came to Lima, where he was engaged in cabinet-making up to within a few years. He has been a succeeshil and extensive manufacturer. He built a large brick block on Main Street, and owns the large manufactory in its neighborhood. Mr. Keil was married, in 1867, to Elizabeth Amlung, a native of Germany, and who came with her parents to Allen County, in 1850. To this union were born the following children: Hoeohila, Josephine, Mary, Midleo, Clara, Eliza, and a son who died in youth.

JOHN W. KELLER, cabinetmaker, Lima, was bom June 9, 1828, in Bedford County, Penn. ; son of Samuel Keller, who came to Ohio and settled near Massillon, Wayne Co., Ohio, and there passed the remainder of his days. His children were as follows: John W., Mary,

Elizabeth, Samuel, Daniel, Wilson, Isaac, Sarah and Emily. Oar snbjeot received his education in Ohio, and spent the years . 1845- 46-47 and 184S, learning the cabinet trade, which he has since followed, and he is now manufacturing all kinds of furniture. He was married, in 1849, to Elizabeth Waters, and this union has been blessed with three children: Henry, Charles (both conductors on the railroad, with headquarters at Lima), and Anna (married to Dr. A. Amerman, and now residing in Alliance, Ohio). Mr. Keller has been an eye witness of the growth of Lima, contributing his share toward its improvement.

OTTO F. EEMMEB, insurance, Lima, was bom August 29, 1857, in Lima, Ohio; son of Charles and Sophia (Le(^old^ Eemmer, natives of Saxony, Germany, and who came to America in 1851, settling in Lima, where they have since resided. (Charles Kemmer, who was a captain in the regular army in Oermany, and commissary sergeant in the late war, has followed the cooper's trade since coming to America). Their children, seven in number, are all living: Agatha (Mrs. Rosier), Augusta (Mrs. William F. Miller). Bernard K, Charles W., Christian G., Otto F., and Ida A. (Mrs. C. H. 'Breckheisen). Our subject was educated in Lima, and entered the insurance business in 1877. He was married, October 1, 1884, to Sarah, daughter of Bev. A. S. Bartholomew. Mr. Kemmer is a member of Lima Lodge, No. 91, K of P.

HABMAN EIBBY, retired, Lima, was bom February 1, 1819, in Simsbury, Conn., the only son who grew to manhood of Moses and Tamar (Knight) Kibby (formerly Kibbee). Moses Kibby is a descendant of an old Welsh family, who left their native country during the religious persecutions, and settled in Connecticut. Moses Kibby came to Ohio, in 1819, and located in what was then Geauga (now Lake) County, Ohio, being among the early settlers of that county and of the reserve; he lived there until 1837, when he moved to Hardin County, same State, and settled on a farm; he died in December, 1877, his wife in 1856. Their family of thirteen are all dead except Maryett (now Mrs. L. Manly, residing in Lake County, Ohio), and Harman. Our subject received his early education in the schools of Geauga County and at Painesville. He commenced life by teaching school, and then followed the business of builder and contractor. He subsequently took contracts on the Mad Biver & Lake Erie Bailroad, and in 1848 came to Lima. He then followed the occupation of general collector, having twenty-five counties in northwestern Ohio, and three in Indiana, doing his traveling on horseback. Mr. Kibby was manied in November, lo53, to Mercy A., daughter of Eliab and Mary (Harford) Purdy, of New York, and they had a family of three children: Clara T. (married Dr. A. N. Smeall, of Toronto School of Veterinary Surgeons, Ontario), Laverne H. and May P. Mr. Kibby dealt in live stock for ten years, until the close of the war of the Bebellion, from the West to the East, and came out successful He was for a time engaged in the tanning business in which he also met with success up to lo72, and then entered the jobbing grocery trade; closing this out at the end of five years, he conmienced building the fine residence in which he now lives. In 1881, he established, along with others, the Lima Lron Fence Company, and in May, 1884, began the block at Lima known as the Kibby Block, in which the K. of P. have the finest hall in Ohio, 79x81 feet.

SAMUEL K. KRAUSS, photographer, Lima, was born August 23, 1889, in Lehigh County, Penn. , son of Jacob and Lydia Krauss, natives of Pennsylvania, parents of eight children, of whom Samuel K. is the only one who came to Ohio. Our subject was educated in his native State, and came to Ohio in 1864, settled at Wooster and went into the photographic business, from which place he went to Maumee Cityy Ohio, and in 1866 came to Lima. He was formerly a mechanic, having early learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked at Philadelphia, Penn. Mr. Erauss was married MarcU 14, 1867, to Gatherina E., daughter of Rev. M. Workman, of Wooster, Ohio, and by this union was born one child who died in infancy. Our subject took into partnership R. H. Ebersole in the photographic business in July, 1883, and the firm ranks among the leading artists of the northwestern part of Ohio.