Jackson Township (part 5 of 7)

CHARLES L. LONG, editor Daily Republican, Lima, was bom October 18, 1827, in Franklin, W^arren Co., Ohio; son of Jacob and Maria M. Long, former a native of Pennsylvania, latter of Long Island. Jacob Long came to Ohio in 1816 with his father and mother, Michael and Agnes Long, and settled in Hamilton Couftity, near Cincinnati, where Olendale now stands. Mrs. Jacob Long was twice married, and by her first husband had three children: Agnes, now Mrs. Kinder; Jacob, and Charles L., our subject, who was quite young when his father died. Mrs. Long then married Orson Britton, by whom she had four children: Elizabeth S.; Alma, now Mrs. Henry Spillman; Orson; and Richard. Our subject's mother died in 1877. Charles L. Long received his early education at Franklin, Warren Co., Ohio. He entered the office of the Cincinnati Gazette as an apprentice in 1840, remaining six years, and at the breaking out of the Mexican war he enlisted in the United States service for one year in the First Ohio Regiment, participating in the battles of Monterey, Saltillo and other minor engagements. He was mustered out at New Orleans in 1847, and returned to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he followed his trade until 1848, and then worked in a mill for a time. In 1849 he crossed the plains to California, returning in 1851. He assisted in the opening of the Hamilton & Dayton R^ailroad, on which he afterward became a conductor. Here he remained three years, and then returned to his trade as printer, soon after going on a farm belonging to his mother. In 1857 he returned to Cincinnati and again took up his trade, working at it until 1861 when he enlisted in the late war, and as captain took a company composed of printers into Camp Harrison, then on the organization of the Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infant^ he was elected major, in which rank he served three months. In August, 1861, he was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which regiment he remained in command of till July 13, 1863, when he resigned. He participated in the battles of Perryville, Corinth, Chapel Hill, Hoover's Gap, Tullahoma, Chickamauga, Triune, Mission Ridge and others. He afterward was the agent of the Atlantic & Great Western Railway, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad at Dayton for several years. In 1880, after having been engaged on the Daily Sentinel of Indianapolis, he came to Lima, and purchased the Allen County Republican of that place, a weekly paper of which he is editor and proprietor. In August, 1882, he made important additions to the office, and established a morning daily, and March 5, 1884, a joint stock company was formed of which he is president Mr. Long was married in 1857 to Miss Josephine Fitz Gibbons, and to this union have been bom two children, one now living: Richard L. Our subject is a F. & A. M., a member of the G. A. R., A. O. U. W., and of the military order of the Loyal Legion of Pennsylvania.

WILLIAM McCOMB, Jr., mayor of Lima, was bom January 29, 1851, in Tompkins Cove, Rockland Co., N. Y., son of William and Sarah (Sandw) McComb, natives of Ireland, and who came to America in 1849, settling in New York State, where they remained until 1864, then coming to this county, located in Lima, where they now reside. They had a family of seven children, of whom William Jr. is the only survivor. Our subject was educated in Lima, and learned the trade of iron molder, at which he worked for many years. He then took a course at Wilkes Commercial College, after which he was employed in the poet* office as clerk, under Mr. Parmenter, and in the spring of 1884 he waa elected to his present office of mayor of Lima. Previous to this he spent three years in the interest of the Commercial Gazette as agent. He is a member of I. O. O. F. Mr. McComb was married February 7, 1878, to Francis E. Bitner.

JAMES MACKENZIE, Lima, was born in Scotland, July 14, 1814. His father, William L. Mackenzie, was a resident of Canada, and a member of the Parliament of Upper Canada (now Ontario), who, in 1837, became a leader in the insurrection for the independence of Canada. W. L. Mackenzie had long been a Liberal, and was the first publisher of a paper, the Colonial Advocate, that advocated the rights of the Canadian people to liberal and free government, all power being then in the colonial govemors and a junto of office-holders, known as the 'Tamily Compact," who controlled all offices, judicial and political, except members of the lower house of Parliament, in the province. In his father's office James Mackenzie learned printing, and came to the United States in 1837 in the insurrection against English rule; was upon Navy Island, and from thence took part as an officer in the frontier movement, from Navy Island west to Detroit; was a part of the movement of the insurgents who went on Point ATelee and Fighting Islands, but were unable to sustain the attack of the British troops, and were driven back to the United States. The whole movement on the frontier, after the defeat in Canada, was a mistake, and could only end in faihure, but a young man was not likely to realize that at Mr. Mackenzie's age. He went East, and after aiding various movements, commenced at Lockport, N. Y., a newspaper in the interest of the Canadian cause, called the FreemarCa Advocate. It was sustained for nearly a year, encountered Van Buren's proclamation of neutrality, had for a time a large circulation in several of the States on the frontier; but when the expedition under Gen. Bieroe failed at Sandwich in 1839, it was discontinued, and Mr. Mackenzie, though doing whatever appeared practical to aid the cause, did not thereafter act with the '* hunter's lodges," as they were called, or encourage further expeditions from the United States into Canada. Afterward he was employed as editor of the Workingmen^a Advocate, at the city of Rochester, for Vick & Company, who published a daily paper in the in- terests of American workingmen, and when they sold oat to Mr. O'Reilly, who established the Rochester Advertiser, Mr. Mackenzie was employed for a brief period as local editor and reporter, by Mr. O'Reilly, on the Advertiser, bat after a short time he concladed to come to Ohio, and there continued his law stadies (which he had commenced with Mr. Nicholls, of Lockport,) under Messrs. Bishop & Backus, of Cleveland, Ohio, at which city he was admitted to citizenship and to the bar in 1843, when he removed to Henry County, in northwest Ohio. His first employment was in teaching school, and while doing so he was elected township clerk, and afterward, in October, 1844, prosecuting attorney of Henry County. He resigned this position and removed to Putnam County, in 1845, and purchased the Ealida Venture, which he continued to publish for ten years thereafter. It was a Democratic paper of the county, and received support from several other counties that had not then established newspapers. In October, 1846, and again in 1848, and in 1850, Mr. Mackenzie was elected prosecuting attorney of Putnam County. In 1853 he was elected a member of the Ohio State Legislature from Uie counties of Putnam and Henry, and served as such. Again in 1856 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Putnam County; and he removed in 1858 to Allen County, and for two years and a half edited and published the Allen County Democrat In 1861, and in 1863, Mr. Mackenzie was elected prosecuting attorney of Allen County, and in the fall of 1865 he was elected judge of the Court bf Common Pleas, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Metcalf, and to complete his term of service. Mr. Mackenzie was re-elected judge in 1869, and again in 1878, completing his judicial service in February, 1879. At the close of his judicial career the gentlemen of the bar of Allen, Putnam and Shelby Counties, constituting the part of the subdivision over which he presided, passed resolutions in compliment of his discharge of his judicial duties. Since leaving the bench he has returned to the practice of the law, in company with T. D. Robb, Esq., at Lima, Allen County, where he resides. During nearly all the period of his residence in Putnam County, Mr. Mackenzie was school director at Kalida, and school examiner of the county. He was also, for several years, county school examiner in Alien County, and for the last fifteen years has been one of the city school examiners. In May, 1846, he was married to Lucina P. Leonard, and by her has had seven children - two sons and five daughters - six living. One of his sons, Eugene C, is clerk of the courts in Allen County, and the other, William L., is a practicing attorney at the Lima bar. Mr. Mackenzie still continues the active practice of his profession as a lawyer, and has, during his residence in northwest Ohio, taken an active interest and part in public affairs. He has, since being admitted to citizenship, acted with the Democratic party, and during the war supported actively the preservation of the Union.

JOHN MoEIBBEN, inventor and manufacturer, Lima, was bom in Stark County, Ohio, August 8, 1819; son of William and Anna (Moore) EcKibben, natives of Fayette County, Penn., and Westmoreland, respectively. The families were the descendants of sturdy old Scotch Presbyterian non-conformists, who, in the times of the 'Vars of persecution" fled to the north of Ireland and to America. Those coming to

America did good service in western Pennsylvania, in the mountain wildernesses, in making settlements, protecting them, and founding chorcbes and schools. William McKibben was twice married, both times in Washington County; his first wife was Polly, daughter of William Bay of Gross Greek, same county. She bore him one daughter, Anna, and one son, Samuel Ray. Anna Moore, sister of James Moore^ of Cross Greek, his second wife, bore him six children: Polly, Jane, Sarah, William, Eleanor and John. About 1809 the family, as then constituted, moved into Stark County, Ohio, then in the woods; here John was bom. Somewhere about 1790 the fatlxer did service **on the frontier" with Capt Adam Poe, brother of Andrew, of "Bigfoot Indian*' memory, on Yellow Greek west of Ohio Biver, and after Hull's surrender he marched from Stark County to the Northwest with a regiment of volunteers from eastern Ohio. In 1820, when John was a few months old, the family moved to Trumbull County, where the children received most of their schooling, and where the father died in 1834. John learned his trade with Mr. Barnabas Lee, who carried on tailoring business in Poland, then in Trumbull County. In the last summer of his apprenticeship he had one term in Prof. Bradley's select school in Poland. In November, aft^r voting for G^n. Harrison, he came to Lima, his brother William having been one of the pioneers to Allen County, having brought their mother and sister Sarah, later. In the spring of 1841 John rented rooms and brought his mother dnd sister to Lima; they, withWilliam, wife and one child, having lived together in a new cabin in the woods for a time. The next year Mr. Barnabas Lee wrote to John, his late apprentice, offering him the benefit of a scholarship in Allegheny College, Meadville, Penn., and money for expenses to take a college course, money to be repaid whenever it suited him; but, situated as he was, with mother and sister, he had to forego the advantages so magnanimously offered by Mr. Lee. During this spring, 1841, his business being dull, John worked with his brother William and John Carlisle, who had Scott's saw-mill, at the river near East Market Street bridge. They left it in his hands, going to their new places near. John McKibben sawed the plank for Uie first frame bridge at that crossing. Mr. David Tracy was the builder. In 1842-43 he was in partnership, in the tailoring business, with Mr. T. K. Jacobs, who was elected County Treasurer, their shop being transferred to the east room of the Treasurer's office in the, then, new court house, Mr. J. being the first Treasurer occupying that office therein. Mr. McKibbeu's health failing, with a view to fitting himself for teaching, he attended two terms of Bev. Chaffee's select school in Lima. But July 1, 1845, he accepted a position in J. W. King's ''Old Cash Store," then about a year established here, where he remained several years. In 1846 he married BIrs. King's sist-er. Miss Mary Kendall, daughter of Mr. Simon Kendall, at her father's residence in Suffield, Conn., and to them were born three sons and three daughters: William K., Annie E. (who died at the age of near ten), George F., Mary C, Ida E. and Justin H. William K. was educated at Dennison University, Granville, Ohio, and at Bochester, N. Y. While in the latter seminary he was married to Miss Bebecca Collett, of Granville, Ohio, going the next year, as missionary, to Swatow, China, remaining about nine years. George F. graduated in Lima high school, at Dennison University, being two years before at Rochester, N. Y., with William K., and in Theological Seminary, Morgan Park, 111. ; spending a year in Europe, the fall, winter and spring terms in Leipsic University; he is now professor of modem languages in Dennison University, Granville, Ohio. George, after returning to Granville, married Miss Lizzie Stillwell, of Dayton, Ohio. Mary and Ida graduated in Lima high school, and in the Young Ladies' Institute, Granville, Ohio, are teachers in Lima union schools. Justin H. married Miss Ella E., daughter of Mr. G. Day, of Lima; is secretary of King's Great Western Powder Company, at Xenia, Ohio. Our subject, John McKibben, is the inventor and patentee of several articles of value; his safety bridle and reins are very efficient and humane in operation; his reclining and extension chair a very convenient one; and his automatically locking couplings for vehicles, neck yoke and pole for carriages, etc., are perfect models of simplicity and utility, and may be highly ornamental. There is reason to believe he wiU realize from these, manufacturing or on sales of patents, sufficient to make him and his amiable wife, now both sixty-six years old, comfortable their old age through. John McKibben, who entered, settled and, in 1837, died upon the land now known as North Lima, was a cousin of our subject

JOHN MABTIN, dealer in saddles and harness, Lima, Ohio, was bom December 19, 1827, in Kichland County, Ohio, son of Charles and Christiena (nee Menchey) Martin, the former a native of Germany, the latter of New York State. Charles Martin came to Ohio in 1820, settling in Kichland County where he remained for a few years; thence removed to Crawford County, subsequently sold his estate there, and went into Huron County, Ohio, and there remained until his death. Mrs. Christiena Martin was twice married, and by her first husband (Mr. Houser) had five children: William, Anthony, Michael, George and Lydia; by her second husband she had five children: Henry, John, Mary, George and Samuel. George was killed in California. Our subject was educated in Huron and Crawford Counties, and began his trade in Huron County, in 1845. He was married to Lucy K., daughter of A. F. Parker, of Hancock County, by whom he has four children: Charles F., Samuel H. (married to Miss Minerva L Bently), Harry H. and Eva M. Our subject came to Lima in 1878, where he opened a shop and is keeping a complete stock of goods in the saddlery line. He is enjoying a fine trade.

GEORGE H. MEILY, attorney at law, Lima, was bom August 28, 1849, in Lima, son of John H. and Catherine (Fisher) Meily, natives of Pennsylvania, former bom November 15, 1817, in Lebanon, at one time a weaver of fancy quilts, he was also a practical iron mold^, came to Ohio in 1836, located in Mansfield, and there remained ten years, and then moved to Lima, settling on Main Street where now stands the Meily Block. John H. Meily built the first foundry in the county, where the Globe Machine Works now stand. He was subsequently elected clerk of the court, a position he filled six years. He then engaged in the manufacture of brick in Lima, and built the hardware storeroom on the east side of Public Square, and the large brick block on Main Street; he was for a number of years engaged in the sale of agricultural implements, finally engaging in real estate business until his ultimate retirement from active life. He died December 25, 1884. His family numbers nine children: Catherine O. (wife of O. 8. Brice), L. M., Ann Eliza (wife of C. Y. Freeman), Bingold W., Frances J. (wife of Col. Orr), George H., Harriet A., Mary Y. (wife of Dr. Irvin, of Indiana,) and Sarah E. Oar subject was educated in Lima, and began the study of law in 1868 in the office of Lamison & Ballard, and was admitted to the bar in the State Court of Ohio, in August, 1871, and to practice in the United States Courts, March 27, 1874, at Cleveland, Ohio. He began practice in Lima in 1878. He was engaged in the construction of the Lake Erie & Western Bailroad, the Chicago & Atlantic and the Michigan & Ohio Railroads; was also one of the projectors of the Lima & Columbus Railway.

JOHN MELHORN, insurance, Lima, was bom February 18, 1819, in York County, Penn., son of George^ and Hester (Neiman) Melhom, natives of Pennsylvania, and who were the parents of seven children, two of whom are now living: Caroline (wife of Frank Bull) and John. Our subject came to Ohio in 1840, settling in Champaign County, and in 1854 came to Allen County. He was united in marriage November 8, 1842, with Margaret, daughter of George Bell, and to this union were bom twelve children, five of whom are now living: Elizabeth (Mrs. J. D. Foye), Mary C. (Mrs. J. R. Ashton), Annie B. (Mrs. Q. S. Vicary), Edgar Lincoln and Minnie Kate. Mr. Melhom engagepi in the shoe trade for fifteen or sixteen years, and also in manufacturing, until his health failed, when he sold out his business. In 1878 he entered the insurance business, and is now representing prominent companies of New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Hartford. He was a member of the city council, and was elected mayor, serving from 1855 to 1857. He is a F. & A. M

CHARLES METZOER, physician and surgeon, Lima, was bom in Germany in 1887, son of Daniel and Dora (Snyder) Metzger, who were the parents of four children, two now living: Henerietta (now Mrs. Hagermon) and Charles. Daniel Metzger came to America in 1840-41 and settled in Herkimer County, N. Y., where he remained for ten years; thence moved to Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, and thence to Springfield, where he spent the remainder of his days. Our subject was educated in the schools of Ohio, and, in 1858, began the study of medicine with Drs. Sanders and Blair, in Cleveland, Ohio. He then took a course of lectures and ^aduated at the Western Homoeopathic (now the Cleveland Hospital) College. During the late civil war the doctor enlisted, in 1861, in Company C» One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Lif antry, and was elected first lieutenant of same. He came to Lima in 1864, and has since successfully followed his profession. He was united in marriage in 1865. with Clara, daughter of Scott Cunning, ham, and to this union were born two children: Dora and Fannie. The Doctor is a F. & A. M.

WILLLLM MILLER, butcher, Lima, was bom March 27, 1831, in Germany, son of Charles G. and Mary E. (Hofferbert) Miller, of Germany, and who had a family of eleven children, six of whom came to Amer* ica: Michael, Margaret (now Mrs. Rummel), Eva E. (now Mrs. Wolf), Jacob, Charles and William. The subject of this sketch was educated in his native land, and came to America when fifteen years old with his brothers, Michael and Jacob. He came to Lima in 1848, subsequently moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and there learned the butcher's trade. He was married in Cincinnati to Elizabeth Brothers, by whom he has had eleven children: Daniel 6. (married to Mary Dell), Kate (Mrs. Seeley), Fred W., Caroline (deceased), Charles G. (married to Kate Boyd), John L., Pauline, Lewis G. (married to Sarah Stevenson), Kosella, Alexander H., George W. Mr. Miller returned to Lima in 1860, where he has since remained, and is conducting a butcher-shop. He was elected councilman, serving three terms, and in 1873 was elected sheriff, which office he filled four years. Mr. Miller is a charter member of the L O. O. F.

J. W. MOCK, photographer, Lima, was born in October, 1853, in Fayette County, Ohio, son of John, a farmer, and Mary (Pierson) Mock, and grandson of John Mock, Sr. , who came from Virginia in an early day, settling in Fayette County, Ohio, and there remained. Our subject's parents had a family of seven children (six of whom are now living): Martin L., Alfred P., Lavenia C, J. W., John F., Charles E. (died young) and Lonie. These were educated in Fayette County, where the family still reside. Our subject began the photographic business when young, and March 1, 1884, opened out in trim order a gallery, in which he displays the art to good advantage, his portraits proving him to be a first-class artist Mr. Mock was married, in 1876, to Miss Ada Homey. He is a F. & A. M., a member of the lodge at Washington Court House, Ohio.

JACOB MOSEB, undertaker and dealer in furniture, Lima, was bom April 13, 1835, in Minster, Canton Berne, Switzerland, son of David and Anna Moser. David Moser, a hatter by trade, came to America in 1853, and settled in Newville, Wells Co., Lid., where he followed farming to some extent. His family consisted of two sons and three daughters: Jacob, Mary (married to Mr. A< Bamseyer, of Lima), Eliza (now Ik&s. G. Sourer, of Newville, Ind.), Bosina (now Mrs. Cannen, of Newville, Lid.) and Fred (a druggist of Lima). Our subject was educated in his native land and came to America with his parents. He was a hatter by trade, but for eight years was engaged in the drug trade at Bluffton, Ohio; thence removing to Lima, and here carried on a drug business for five years with J. Myers. Ikbr. Moser sold his interest in this business in 1884, and has since engaged in the undertaking and furniture trade, under the firm name of Townsend, Moser & Co. Our subject was married, March 11, 1861, to Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac Newensch wander, natives of Switzerland, residing in Wayne County, Ohio, and to this union were bom four children: Emma (wife of Dr. Stueber, Petersburg, 111.), Bertha, Calvin and Albert. Mr. Moser is a F. & A. M, and a member of the L O. O. F

ISAAC S. MOTTEB, attomey at law, Lima, was bom January 10, 1852, at Williamsport, Md., son of Isaac Sr., a farmer, and Mary (Snively)Motter, natives, the former of Maryland, the latter of Pennsylvania, and who had a family of seven children, all now living. Our subject was educated in his native State at Boanoke College, Virginia. He began the study of law atHagerstown, Md., with Col. George Schley, and was admitted to the bar at Hagerstown in 1876. He came to Ohio in 1881, forming a partnership in Lima with W. L. Mackenzie, a son of ex- Judge Mackenzie. Messrs. Motter and Mackenzie are enterprising young members of the bar, and seem destined to rank with the prominent attorneys of the city.

GEORGE W. MYERS, miller, Lima, was bom January 81, 1846, in Massillon, Ohio, son of Jacob and Catherine (Briarley) Myers, natives of Germany, and who had a family of eight children, six of whom are now liTing: David, Godfrey, Charles, George W., Catherine and Rosa (Mrs. M. Alden). Jacob Myers was a farmer, and engaged extensively in buying and shipping stock. Our subject, the only member of the family residing in Allen County, came here in 1865. The first few years he was employed by Holland & Baxter in their hardware store; he subsequently acted as agent in the Adams and United States Express offices for sixteen years. He formed a partnership with Mr. Gorton in the Ottawa Mills, August, 1882. Mr. Myers was married in April, 1871, to Miss Mary A., daughter of the late William B. Gt>rton, a worthy citizen of Lima, the mainstay of the Episcopal Church here, proprietor of the Ottawa Mills, and whose death was deeply lamented by all who knew him. After Mr. Gorton's demise Mr. Myers and his wife's brother-in-law, Mr E. C. Mackenzie (clerk of the court) took charge of the mills; this was in January, 1885. To Mr. and Mrs. Myers were ^m three children: Harry, Albert and William. Mr. Myers, though comparatively a young man, has good business qualifications, and is well fitted for the position he occupies. He held the office of township clerk for two years (1870, 1871). He is a K T.

HENRT C. NEFF, foreman of the Lima Paper Mills, Lima, was bom June 20, 1846, in Marion County, Ohio, son of John G. and Catherine (Faurot) Neflf, natives of Virginia and New York, respectively. John G, Neff came to Ohio in 1832, settling in Marion County, where he remained until 1862, when he moved to Lima, purchasing a farm of B. C. Faurot, where he lived for fifteen years, then he sold and moved two and a half miles west of Lima, on the old Richie farm, which is held by his family to-day. His children, six in number, were Henry C, Howard and Harvey, residents of Lima ; Princess, residing in Marion, Ohio ; Esther, wife of R. E. Davis, a merchant of Cairo, Ohio, and Alice, wife of Henry Bolton, who died March 26, 1884, leaving one child, Frank. Our subject was married, October 13, 1870, to Miss Jennie, daughter of Michael Mauk, and to this union were bom six children: Bert, Blanche, Geraldine, Corbin, Bessie and Katy (latter died when two years old). In 1870 Henry C. Neff became foreman of the paper-mills in Lima, which position he still retain& The mills were established in 1860 and have a capacity of making fifteen tons of straw board paper daily, employing 100 hands. Mr. Neff is a member of Lima Lodge, No. 581, L O. O. F.

HENRY NEISE, manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes, Lima, was born May 81, 1826, in Lancaster County, Penn., son of Peter and Elizabeth (Shively) Neise, who came to Ohio in 1828, settling in Richland County. Of their family of eleven children, seven are still living: Benjamin, John, Samuel, Henry, Peter, Nancy (Mrs. Lewis, a widow) and Elizabeth (Mrs. Evil). Our subject was educated in the conmion schools of Richland County. In 1842 he began business for himself, engaging successfully in the shoe trade at Ashland, Ohio, and in the flpriDg of 1855, he opened a shoe shop and store in Lima, where he has since remained. Mr. Neise was married, in 1849, to Fannie, daughter of Samuel J. Miller, of Richland County, Ohio, and to this union were born the following children: William H., Hiram M., James, John C, Frederick K., BurtF., Etta M. William H. is in business with his father, and is married to Matilda, daughter of J. Myers, and has three children: James H., Grace M. and Carrie E. Mr. Neise is a thorough-going business man. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

PETER O'NEILL, a leading tailor of Lima, was bom in April, 1825, in County Carlow, Lreland, a son of John O'Neill who died in Ireland, and whose family consisted of nine children, three of whom are still Uying: Andrew, residing in Ireland; Mary, now Mrs. Clowery, and Peter. Our subject was educated in his native land and learned the tailor's trade while yet a youth. He was married in 1845 to Bridget, daughter of William Nolan, and four years later came to America, settling in Lima, Ohio, where he reared his children, ten in number, named as follows : Thomas; Lawrence; Mary, married to P. Leveringham; Patrick; Margaret; Theresa (first) deceased; Annie; Bridget, married to John S. O'Connor; Michael, and Theresa (second), married to J. Shanon. Lawrence O'Neill (subject's son), was born November 14, 1848, and was educated in Lima, Ohio. He was married in July, 1874, to Laura, daughter of William Mumaugh, an old settler of the county, and by this union were born two children - Alice and Esther. L. O'Neill was elected marshal of the city in 1882, which office he still holds. He is a thorough business man and a practical blacksmith, having learned his trade in the Dayton & Michigan Railroad shops.

ALBERT OSBORN, merchant, Lima, was bom in February, 1836, in Youngstown, Ohio; eon of John and Isabel (Duncan) Osborn, natives, the former of Virginia, the latter of Washington County, Penn. John Osborn was a miller in his early days, but in later life took up farming. He came to Ohio in his youth, and became an early settler of Mahoning County, where he married and raised a family of fourteen children, nine of whom are now living: Mary, Rachael, Jane, Harriet, Laura, Henrietta, Marcus L., John H. and Albert. Our subject received his early education in Trumbull County, Ohio, and immediately began business for himself. In the winter of 1856 he married Sarah A., daughter of John and Elizabeth McCorkle, and to this union has been bom one son - John M. Mr. Osborn went to Pennsylvania in 1862, and entered into oil commerce, boring wells and speculating in real estate until he had reaped sufficient to warrant him in returning to this county in 1868, and engaging in the queensware trada This he followed nine years, and then selling out his interest in 1877, he opened his present general grocery and provision 8t6re. He is a member of Lima Lodge, F. & A. M.

I. NEWTON PANGLE, liveryman, Lima, was bom in Marion Township, this county, November 22, 1856; son of Ferguson B. and Mary J. (Rome) Pangle. His paternal grandfather, Vance Pangle, bom in January, 1774, in Virginia, married August 14, 1799, Rebecca Longaore, a native of Virginia, borp December 14, 1781. In 1830 they came to Lancaster County, and in 1834 to Allen County, Ohio, and settled in Sugar Creek Township, where Mr. Pangle died September 15, 1835. His widow remained on the old homestead with her son, Elisha, until 1844, when thej removed to Marion Township, where she lived until her death in December, 1880, in her one hundredth year. Her mind was vigorous at the time of her death, and her recollections of pioneer life in the woods of Allen County were vivid and clear. She reared a family of twelve children, all of whom were residents of Allen County. The father of our subject, in the pioneer days, was a buyer of hides and pelts, and subsequently embarked and for several years engaged in the grocery trade at Delphos. In the meantime he built a large warehouse on the banks of the canal, and was an extensive dealer in grain and produce of all kinds. He was also a large owner of real estate. He started out for himself, without means, and by industry, frugality and business tact accumulated a large competency. He died August 5, 1857, at the age of forty years. He had seven children: Francis (Mrs. D. L. Williams), Elizabeth (Mrs. W. P. Davis), Julia (deceased), Ida (deceased), Eliza (Mrs. B. R Jervis), I. Newton and Ferguson 6. Our subject was reared in Delphos, where he received a high school education. He married, November 15, 1878, Anna J., daughter of DeWitt C. and Lena Bichmond, of Lima, by whom he has one child - Lena J. After he became of age Mr. Pangle engaged for three years in farming in Marion Township. In 1879 he located in Lima and embarked in the livery business, which he has continued to the present time. He exercises a vigilant supervision over the general work and management of his business, and by his attention to the wants of his patrons has made many friends and built up a large patronage.

H. PABHAM, dealer in agricultural implements, wagons, buggies, etc, was born in Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, March 27, 1841; son of Charles and Bebecca (Davis) Parham, the former a native of England, the latter of Wales, and whose parents came to this country when they were young. Charles Parham is a farmer by occupation, and resides in Deerfield, Portage Co., Ohio. He has reared a family of seven children (five sons and two daughters), six of whom are now living: Henry, Hiram E., Frederick C, John M., Martha (wife of Nelson Dodge) and Sabina. One son, Albion, was killed at Atlanta, Ga., during the war. They were all educated in the common schools, afterward attending and graduating from Iron City College, Pittsburgh, Penn., and Mt. Union College, Mt. Union, Ohio. Our subject embarked in the hardware trade at Bavenna, Ohio, where he married his present wife April 18, 1868, then Miss Bessie S. Howland (whose ancestors came over in the historical " May Flower," landing at Plymouth, Mass.), moved to Lima, Ohio, the same year, and re-embarked in the hardware business, remaining in the same until the year 1874. Mr. Parham is one of Lima's active business men, is doing a large and prosperous business. Is a member of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church; of the Masonic order; also a member of the city council, and chairman of two of its most important committees. The family consists of himself, wife and daughter - Edith May.

OBVILLE L. PABMENTEB, patentee and manufacturer of egg boxes, Lima, was born June 10, 1844, in Austinburg, Jefferson Co., Ohio; Bon of Austin W. and Sarah (Calkins) Parmenter. Our subject came to

Allen County, Ohio, in 1882. He is the inventor of an egg box yalnable for shipping purposes, and in October, 1884, a stock company was formed, styled **The Ohio Egg Case Company," the officers being M. Seiberling, president; Morgan Thomas, vice-president; L. Beichelderfer, treasurer; W. E. Ghray, secretary; and O. L. Parmenter, manager. The firm, which is considered a safe and reliable one, have leased the paper mill to facilitate their operations, and are doing a large business manufacturing this patent The enterprise is fast becoming one of the leading industries of Lima. Mr. Parmenter was married, in 1870, to Jennie T., daughter of H. McBride and grand- daughter of Gen. Springer. To this union have been born three children: Henry, James and Bessie.

ISAIAH PILLARS, attorney at law, Lima, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, March 17, 1838; son of Samuel and Charlotte (Potts) Pillar, the former a native of Pennsylvania, of German extraction, the latter of Virginia and of English descent His father, Samuel Pillars, was a carpenter, never rich in this world's goods. During Isaiah's childhood the family lived in Carroll County, Ohio, thence moved to the village of Bisden (now a part of Fostoria), Seneca Co., Ohio, where the mother died when our subject was eight years old, and, from that on, his life was that of a poor boy throvm among comparative strangers. At the age of sixteen he commenced teaching school, and by industry and application prepared himself for an academic course, beginning in the Seneca County Academy, then under the management of T. W. Harvey (afterward school commissioner of Ohio), and finishing at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. He read law in the office of his brother, James Pillars (who has since been judge of the common pleas for ten years), was admitted to the bar when not quite twenty-one years old, and commenced to practice at Lima in 1855. In 1862 he was appointed commandant of Camp Lima by Gov. Tod, with the rank of colonel, and under his supervision the Ninety-ninth, One Hundred and Eighteenth and Eighty-first Begiments were organized. In 1866 our subject was elected prosecuting attorney of Allen County on the Democratic ticket; was Democratic candidate for Presidential elector in 1868. In 1871 was elected representative in the general assembly, and after serving one term declined re-election. During his legislative term he vigorously resisted a proposed measure for levying a tax for the purpose of railroad construction. The wisdom of his course was afterward sustained by the supreme court that pronounced the measure unconstitutional. He was also author of a minority report in favor of the abolition of capital punishment, a summary of the argument being as follows:

First : That the infliction of death as a punishment for crime is a relic of the laws of revenge and retaliation. Second: That crime is not lessened by, and that the protection of society in no way demands, the death of an offender. Third: That the infliction of capital punishinent does not deter others by way of example from the commission of crime. Fourth : That its effect upon society is to debase and blunt the finer sensibilities, and thereby increase the disposition for the commission of crima Fifth: That by it one of the legitimate purposes of punishment, the reformation of the criminal, is wholly defeated. Sixth : That by capital punishment the divine right to life is violated under sanction of Uie law, the sacred regard for human life destroyed, and many times innocent persons put to death. Seventh : That, by the substitution of imprisonment for life for the death penalty, convictions and punishment would be rendered far more certain, and thereby crime would be lessened and all the purposes of punishment be accomplished.

In the fall of 1877 Mr. Pillars was elected attorney-general for the State of Ohio by the Democratic party. It will be proper in this connection to state that until 1864 he was identified with the Republican party, but at that time, for reasons satisfactory to himself, he abandoned it, and since has been a warm adherent of Democratic principles. In February, 1856, Mr. Pillars was married to Miss Susan Fickle, of Lima, Ohio. In February, 1870, his wife died and he has since remained a widower. The death of his wife, to whom he was devotedly attached, was a crushing blow, from which he but slowly rallied. He has three children - two boys and one girl : James, Theodora and Stuart. He had another child, Pearl, who died in infancy. Early in life Mr. Pillars developed a passion for books. For years he has devoted himself to collecting rare and old works. In 1871 a fire destroyed many of his treasured volumes along with a valuable law library. In religious belief our subject is a firm believer in the doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg, and is Uie author of a written treatise on the life, works and doctrines of that eminent philosopher. Mr. Pillars continues in active practice of the law in the State and federal courts.

W. D. POLING, county auditor,Lima,wasbom in April, 1843, in Perry County, Ohio, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Short) Poling, the former a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania. Both the Poling and Short families came to Ohio in an early day, settling in Fairfield County; Benjamin Poling's father coming from Virginia. Benjamin Po]ing came to this county in the fall of 1845 and settled in Marion Township, where he at present resides. His family numbered icL^e children - two sons and three daughters: Anna M., wife of L. D. Sites; W. D.; Bachel, wife of G. W. Liman; Mary E., and Samuel, married to Emeline Snow. Our subject was married November 18, 1869, to Miss Kisiah, daughter of James Baxter, and by this union were bom seven children: Melissa A., Arthur B., Mary E., James B., Bertha v., Rachel A. and Carl B. Mr. Poling was elected to the office of county auditor in October, 1881, and re-elected in October, 1884. He is a member of the E. of P.

W. L. PORTER, coal and oil merchant, Lima, was born September 15, 1832, in Washington County, Penn., son of William and Jane(Langan) Porter, of Pennsylvania, and a grandson of John Porter, who came from Ireland to America in 1770, landing at Baltimore, Md., where he remained for a few years. Our subject's paternal grandmother was born in one of the old Revolutionary forts in Pennsylvania, and his father, William Porter, who was a miller by trade, came with his family to Ohio in 1836, settling in Parkman Township, Geauga County, where he died in 1852. His wife died in 1834 in Washington County, Penn. They were parents of three children now living: Elizabeth, John and W. L. Our subject was educated in Geauga County, Ohio, and began the pursuits of life when a youth. He was for several years successfully engaged in the patent medicine business. He was twice married, on the first occasion in 1860, to Emma Harley, by whom he had one child - William Harley. Mrs.Porter dying in 1865, Mr. Porter married in 1878, Viella, daughter of 6. P. Holmes, one of the early settlers of this county, and by her he has one child - Jane. Our subject came to Lima in 1870 and engaged in the drug business, and in 1872 he sold out his drugs and conmienced the coal and oil trade, in which he now does a large business. He is a F. & A. M., a member of the lodge at Lima.

HENCHMAN S. PROPHET, Lima, was born January 26, 1836, iu Evesham, Burlington Co., N. J. His parents, John and Catherine (Roberts) Prophet, were English, and came to America about 1829, settling in Philadelphia, Penn. They subsequently lived in the city of New York and at Evesham, N. J. From thence they came to Ohio, about 1838, settling in Columbiana County. Several years later Mr. Prophet, with his family, removed to Morrow County, where he resided to the end of his life. Eight children were bom to them : Ann, Henry, Jane, Alfred, Kate, John, H S. and Elvira, all of whom are living, with the exception of Kate. The subject of this sketch, the only member of the family residing in Allen County, was educated at Cardington, Ohio. When twenty years of age he commenced the study of law under Ross Bums, and completed the study with Judge J. A. Beebe ; was admitted to the bar Febmary 2, 1860, in the Supreme Court of Ohio. He immediately commenced the active practice of his profession as a partner of Judge Beebe. Lnmediately on the breaking out of the late war of the Rebellion, he enlisted in the ranks of the Union Army, and was elected second lieutenant. As the quota of 75,000 volunteers was full, he again enlisted as a private soldier in Company C, Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which had been accepted l^ the governor, served three months, and was* then mustered out with his company. He assisted in the organization of Company B, of the Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Lifantry, in which he served as second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain, and resigned in the summer of 1863, by reason of ill health. He was wounded in tiie second battle of Corinth, in 1862. Returning to Mount Gilead, he was elected Colonel of the Second Regiment Ohio Militia, and was commissioned by the Governor. He practiced his profession and edited and published a newspaper for five years, and in 1866 was appointed Postmaster under President Johnson. In the fall of 1869, he was elected State Senator from the Seventeenth and Twentyeighth districts, serving one term. Mr. Prophet removed to Lima in 1872, where he has since been in the constant practice of his profession, as a member of the firm of Prophet & Eastman. For a number of years Mr. Prophet has served as the official stenographer of the county. He has served as City Solicitor four years. Prosecuting Attorney four years, and as Mayor of the city two years, declining a renomination. He also served as a member of the Board of School Examiners for two terms. He is a member of the L O. O. F. ; politically he is a Democrat. Mr. Prophet was joined in marriage, December 25, 1867, with Miss Frances A., daughter of Judge J. A. Beebe, and this union has been blessed with four children, three of whom are living : Edgar S., Herbert S., and Gracie Alice. Mrs. Prophet is the eldest of eleven children, a lady

CAPT. LEVI REICHELDERFER, lumber merchant, Lima, was bom in March, 1828, in Pickaway County, Ohio. He was early thrown on his own resources, leaving home when a lad, and going among strangers, being subjected to all those vicissitudes, which, though discouraging at the time, tended to develop an energy which otherwise might have remained dormant In 1849 our subject was married to Saville Binkley, who bore him six children: Austin C, who is now engaged in the Gas Company's office at Lima, Clara E., wife of T.W. Burrows, superintendent of the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad, and a resident of St. Louis; Ella N., wife of E. B. Halladay, a dealer in rubber goods at Chicago, 111. ; Laura S., wife of Charles Owen, a lumber merchant of Lima; Minnie M., wife of L. Stamets, a dealer in buggies, carriages etc., Lima, and Merritt D. Our subject's education was mainly the result of his own application and energy, but he gave his children good educational advantages, and they all occupy good positions in society. Mr. Reichelderfer learned the carpenter's trade in youth. He went to Morrow County, Ohio, in 1855, and there cleared a farm. He afterward located at Cardington, and became identified with its growth and improvements, and in 1860 served as commissioner of Morrow County. He served as a soldier in the Mexican war, and during the late war of the Rebellion, in 1862, organized and was chosen captain of Company C, Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantery, and led his company through several engagements under Col. Vance. After the war the captain returned to his home in Morrow County, and in 1873 he came to Lima, where he has since been actively engaged in the lumber trade and other business enterprises; served as infirmary director, and is member of the Ohio Egg Case Company, the Tennessee Marble Company, and is a director of the First National Bank of Lima.

WILLIAM RHODA, blacksmith, Lima, was born March 18, 1857, in Westminster, Allen Co., Ohio; son of Christopher and Mary (Snook) Rhoda, natives of Germany. Christopher Rhoda, who is a farmer, came to America in 1852-53 and settled in Westminster, this county, where he remained eight years; he then moved to German Township where he has resided twenty- five years. His children, four in number, are all living: Louisa, wife of Jacob Newbright; William; Charles and Lewis. Our subject, when seventeen years of age, was put to learn his trade with J. C. Blocker, who is now his partus. He was married, in 1878, to Clara, daughter of Conrad Lemermon, and by her he had three children, one now living: Minnie (deceased), Carrie and Askor (latter deceased). Mr. Rhoda entered into partnership with his former preceptor in the spring of 1884, locating on Union Street, where they are now engaged in making wagons, buggies, etc. , and where they make a specialty of repair work and horse-shoeing.

THOMAS M. ROBB (deceased), was bom October 25, 1812, in Washington County, Penn., and came in the winter of 1815 to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Ghiernsey County. The family are of Scotch descent, and date back to the days of religious persecution in Scotland, when their ancestry fled to the north of Ireland; from there emigrating to America. The education enjoyed by our subject was limited, and when but a lad he learned the printer's trade in Cambridge, Ohio, working at it afterward in Zanesville, Cincinnati and Marysville, Ohio. Being anxious to see his native State, he, in 1830, crossed the mountains on foot into Pennsylvania, and visited Philadelphia and Baltimore. Returning to Ohio, he located in Belief on taine, where he edited the Aurora in 1836 and there remained till 1852. He began the publication of the Union Gazette in 1841-42; served as postmaster seven years. Mr. Robb was next appointeil clerk of the court of Logan County under the old constitution, and this office he filled until lo51. In the spring of 1852 he moved to Bond County, 111., and in the fall of the same year came to Lima, where he entered law practice with Charles N. Lamison. In 1856 he was elected probate judge, in which capacity he served six years. In 1862 he was elected mayor of Lima, filling the chair till ]867, when he was elected to the Legislature of Ohio, serving nearly two terras. When near the close of his second term he was struck with paralysis, whereupon he returned to Lima. He died in 1879. Our subject was married, in 1835, to Miss Ann Moore, by whom he had eight children: Edward L., Mary Josephine, Thomas B. (deceased), Theodore D., Elizabeth (deceased in infancy), Anna Cornelia, John M. and Frank R. Theodore D. is one of the leading members of the Lima bar, bom June 29, 1839, in Belief ontaine, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1870, as was his father before him. In politics he is a Democrat

JOSIAH B. ROBERTS, farmer and stock-dealer, Lima, was born in Frankford, Greenbrier Co., Va., February 20, 1822, son of William and Hannah (Morrison) Roberts, natives of Virginia, and of Scotch-Irish descent William Roberts was a carpenter by trade, a son of Thomas Roberts. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Andrew Morrison, was a native of Virginia and a farmer by occupation. Our subject was reared in his native county and educated in the common schools. When eighteen years of age he came to this county with his mother and stepfather (John Perkins), who purchased a farm in Auglaize Township, and with them he resided up to 1844, when he embarked at Westminster in mercantile business, in which he was engaged up to 1852. In 1854 he located in Ottawa Township, this county, on the farm where he now resides, and has since been engaged in farming, besides doing an extensive business in buying and selling stock. Mr. Roberts was married August 6, 1841, to Margaret, daughter of Andrew and Lydia (Creps) Winrott,of Auglaize Township, this county. The issue of this union was nine children, of whom six grew to manhood and womanhood; William, Oliver C, (died March 16, 1877, of disease contracted in the army during the late war), Thomas C, Alton H., Leonora (Mr8.H. H Holdridge), Viola (Mrs. J. R. Dunlap). During his residence in Auglaize Township, Mr. Roberts served as justice of the peace two terms. In politics he is a Republican.

REV. A. T. ROBERTSON, pastor of the Main Street Presbyterian Church, of Lima, was bom September 14, 1849, near Waynesburg, Stark Co. , Ohio. His father, Alexander Robertson, was a native of Westmoreland County, Penn.; his mother, Mary (Arbuckle) Robertson, was a native of eastern Ohio. In an early day his parents settled near Waynesburg, Ohio. They had a family of ten children, seven of whom are living: John, Oeorge, Martin, Alexander T., Rebecca J., Ella and Eliza- beth. James A. and William B. (both of whom served their coantry daring the Rebellion, are dead). Alexander Robertson, who is still a resident of Stark County, Ohio, worked a farm until his children were reared and educated io the country schools; his wife died in 1884. Our subject received his classical education at the University of TVooster, Ohio, and the University of Highland, Kans., graduating at the latter institution in 1875, and at the former in 1877. He pursued his theological course at the seminaries at San Francisco, Cal., and Allegheny, Penn., and graduated at the latter in 1878. He was licensed to preach by the San Francisco Presbytery in 1877, and was ordained to the ministry by the Presbytery of Osage, Mo., in 1879. He came to Lima in the spring of 1883 and took charge of the congregation where he still ministers. Since coming here Mr. Robertson has laid out an addition to Lima, in the northwestern part of the city, which he has improved considerably. He was united in marriage, in 1877, with Laura J., daughter of Rev. Dr. T. Y. Milligan, of Steubenville, Ohio, (now of East Liverpool) and this union has been blessed with two children: Helen A. and Lorin M.

DR. CHESTER F. RUNKLE, Dr. 8. M. Smith's associate in office, Lima, was bom in Albany, N. Y., in 1840; son of William and Maria (Johnson) Runkle, natives of that county. William Runkle was a. millwright by trade, and was among the early mill -builders of New York State, but afterward followed farming. Of the five children born to this couple three are now living: the father died aged eighty-two, the mother seventy, three. Chester F., the fourth son, received his early education in Albany, and in 1866 began the study of medicine with his brother, Dr. \V. H. Runkle, of Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from the Albany Medical College, New York. He came to Lima in 1872, opened an office and entered upon his profession, and since 1874 he and Dr. Smith have occupied the same office. Dr. Runkle was married August 20, 1861, to Elizabeth, daughter of Nathan Talbott. The latter, who has attained the age of eighty-seven years, has been an active contractor and builder, and still looks after his business with an untiring energy. Dr. Runkle and wife have three children: Emma (wife of C. G. Sulivan, of Cincinnati), William and Nathan.

SAMUEL SANFORD, retired physician, Lima, was bom July 22, 1823, in Hoboken, N. J., son of Nathan P. and Anna (Hoyt) Sanford, natives of Connecticut. Nathan Sanford came to- Ohio in 1833, and settled in Madison County, Ohio, where he purchased a farm on which he lived for many years, and reared a family of six children. He was a carriage and wagon-maker by trade, at which he worked part of the time, but being handy with tooln, was a useful man in the community, and turned his hand to everything. He lost his wife, and in 1855 came to Lima, where he spent the remainder of his days. Of his children: William F. located in Madison County, Ohio; Edwin is in Hardin County, Ohio; Abigail is now Mrs. William Farrington. Our subject began the study of medicine, io 1842, in Madison County, finishing in Lima. He came here in 1846, opened a drug store, and in 1849 began the practice of his profession. In latter year he was married to Miss Jane, daughter of William and Jane Scott, old residents of Lima. Mr. Sanford owns a part of the old Lippincott farm, which now forms a part of the city limits, has several acres of land well-improved, and is now enjoying the fmita of his ]abor. His children, six in number, were Charles A., who died aged twenty-nine; Harry; Anna M., wife of J. Y. Marmon; Oniska, married to A. C. Beichelderfer; Samuel and Lewis. Mr. Sanford served as city coroner for some years, also county director of the poor; was appointed postmaster under Pierce's administration; and also filled the ofSce of township trustee.

ISAAC W. SATTEETHWAIT, retired, Lima, one of the early jewelers of Lima, was born March 14, 1829, in Gk>8hen Township, Columbiana Co., Ohio, son of Richard and Bebecoa (Wright) Satterthwait, natives of New Jersey, and who were the parents of nine children, six of whom are now living: John, in Urbana, Ohio; Barkley A., in Dayton, Ohio; James M., in Lima; Caroline W., married to E. Bonsall, in Keokuk County, Iowa; Joseph W., near Lima, and Isaac W. Our subject was educated in Columbiana County, and early learned the jewelry trade. In 1850 he opened a store in Lima, where he conducted a successful business until 1883, when he retired, having laid up a nice competenca He was married March 5, 1855, to Martha, daughter of Dr. McHenry, who is the oldest physician and one of the first in this county. To this union was bom one child, Cora. Mr. Satterthwait resides on West North Street, enjoying the fruits of his labor.

W. SCHULTHEIS, farmer, etc., Lima, was bom October 12, 1824, in Bavaria, Germany; son of George and Catherine (Summers) Schultheis, parents of five children, of whom our subject and his brother John were the only ones to come to America. They arrived in this country in the spring of 1847, and for a year resided in Columbiana and Lancaster Counties, Penn. Our subject then came to Ohio and worked in Cincinnati for one year, thence removed to Fort Wayne, and after some months to Bidgeway, Ohio. He was married in the latter place, in 1850, to Mibs Helena By ers, by whom he has four sons: George, John, Charles and Gustavu& After his marriage Mr. Schultheis established a tannery, between Horden and Newport, which he sold later, then returned to Bidgeway, where he remained for four years. He then bought a tannery in Auglaize County, forming a partnership with William Kingsley, which continued seven years, when our subject sold his interest and engaged in business witli his brother, John, and Mr. Swabb, but after a year tought out Mr. Swabb's interest and later his brother's, now carrying on the entire tannery alone, the business amounting to $40,000 annually. Mr. Schultheis, who is a thorough business man, has also a well regulated leather store in the city where his sons (who are practical tanners) are handling and shipping hides, their business being most extensive, doing a considerable Kansas trade.

OLIVEB B. SELFBIDGE, proprietor of handle factory, Lima, was bom September 5, 1825, in Cattaraugus County, N. Y. ; son of Neal and Martha (Hillman) Selfridge, natives of New York and New Jersey, respectively. Neai Selfridge came to Ohio in 1833 and settled near Bichmond, Jefierson County, where he remained for five years, but in 1838 he moved to Cadiz, Ohio, and there died. Of his family of nine children four are now living: Charlotte (Mrs. Hugh Smith, residing in Iowa), Cassandra (married to Ellis B. Pugh, is residing in McArthur«

Ohio), John (residing in Indiana), and Oliver B. Our subject, as were also the other members of the family, was educated in the common schools of Ohio. He was married April 17, 1849, to Eliza, daughter of Electa Camp, both being natives of Ohio, and by this nnion there were four children: Martha F. (wife of W. H. Standish, formerly a merchant of Lima), Charles C, Oliver B., Jr., and Nellie K The subject of this sketch came to Lima in 1864, in the capacity of traveling salesman for a New York house. He became, subsequently, cashier of the Merchants National Bank, which position he resigned in June, 1883, to enter the firm of Self ridge, Woods & Co. ; the same year he bought the interest of his partner, and is now principal proprietor of the handle factory, which is one of the leading industries of that place, giving employment to many persons. Mr. Selfridge is an enterprising business man and a popular citizen. He is a F. & A. M., and a member of the Commandery of K T.

O. B. SELFRIDGE, Jr., editor of the Democratic Times, Lima, was bom April 7, 1855, in Millersburgh, Holmes Co., Ohio, son of Oliver B. and Eliza (Camp) Selfridge, the former being the senior partner in the Lima Handle Factory. Our subject is the third in a family of four children, and although comparatively a young man, is full of business life. He was educated in Lima, and began his business career in the Gazette office as an apprentice in 1872, and served there three years, at end of which period he entered the office of the Allen County Democrat, then edited by H. B. Eelley. Here he remained four years, and in 1879, in company with E. B. Halladay, opened the office of the Democratic Times, which paper he now edits and publishes, publishing both daily and weekly editions, the former being the only Democratic daily newspaper published in the Fifth Ohio Congressional District, the strongest Democratic district in the Stata Mr. Selfridge has since added an extensive book bindery, together with a blank-book manufactory, to his newspaper enterprise, and in 1880 he built a handsome stone- front building on NorUi Main Street to accommodate his business. He was one of the incorporators of the Merchants' National Bank, of Lima, and is the junior member of the firm of O. B. Selfridge & Co., extensive handle manufacturers of this city. He is also identified with several other business enterprises in Lima He is a F. & A. M., and a member of the K. of P. at Lima.

DANIEL J. SHULEB, chief of fire department, Lima, was bom October 30, 1841, in Allen County, Ohio; son of Daniel and Hannah (Kennedy) Shuler, natives of Penosylvania and Ohio, respectively, and whose parents came to Ohio in a very early day. Daniel Shuler came to Allen County in 1833, and settled in what is now Perry Township, when the underbrush was the thickest. He was a farmer, helped to clear up the country, purchasing a farm on which he lived until he had reared his family of six children, when he removed to Lima. He was accidentally caught between two trains passing each other at Lima and killed, in March, 1872. He had been twice married, and by his first wife (the mother of our subject) had the following children: Valentine (deceased), Elizabeth (Mrs. Krebbs), Sarah (Mrs. Munma), Daniel J., Mary (deceased), and William. All of these children received their education in the schools of Allen County. The father was married on second occa- fiion to Elizabeth Mowery, by whom he had one child - Emanuel W. Oar subject was married February, 1866, to Miss Caroline, daughter of Henry and Mary Sherman, and by this union there were six children: Walter (deceased), Cloyd, Charles, Ferdenand, Harry and Ray. Our subject has been chief of the fire department of Lima for three and a half years, and has also filled all the other offices of same. At the breaking out of the late war of the Rebellion he enlisted for three months in the Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, subsequently re-enlisting in the Eigthy -first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, served three years and was mustered out in 1864. when he returned to his home in Lima.

O. W. SMITH, attorney at law, Lima, was bom March 7, 1834, in Marion County, Ohio: son of John H. and Elizabeth (McNeal) Smith, natives of Pennsylvania, and of Scotch and English descent, respectively. John H Smith came to Ohio in 1881, and settled in Marion County as a farmer and stock-dealer, and raised a family of fifteen children, thirteen of whom are now living; of those deceased, John H. was accidentally killed by the kick of a horse, when a man grown, and Edward was scalded to death accidentally. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Marion County, Ohio, afterward taking a six years' term, and commenced reading law about the time of his leaving school, in June,

SALATHIEL M. SMITH, M. D., Lima, was born in Jefierson County, Ohio, in 1845, son of William and Isabel (McEee) Smith, natives of Ohio, and a grandson of John McEee, who served in the war of 1812, and was an early settler of Ohio. Our subject, the youngest of nine children, received his early education in the schools of Stark County, Ohio. During the war of the Rebellion he served the Government as a telegraph operator. He began the study of medicine in Jefferson County, under Dr. George Saltsman; took a course (one term) of lectures in Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from the Ohio Medical Institute, in 1870. Dr. Smith is a man of good proportions, and of prepossessing appearanca He first practiced his profession in Belmont County, Ohio, thence went to Wheeling, but after a time located in the oil regions of Venango County, Penn., moving from there to Indiana, thence returning to Ohio, and in 1874, settling in Lima. In 1877, he took a special course of study in the eye and ear department of the Chicago Medical College, and has since that time confined himself to the special practice of otology and ophthalmology. The doctor was married in July,

1865, to Mary J. Barney, a native of Greenup County, Ky., by whom he has three children: Taliess V.. Charles E. and Sydney. He is F. & A. M., a member of the Lodge at Seville, Medina County, Ohio.

WALTER H. STANDISH, merchant, Lima, was bom in January, 1841, in Lima, Ohio; son of Henry and Amanda (Beemus) Standi^, natives of New York State. Henry Standish settled in Allen County, Ohio, in 1821-22, as papers summoning him to appear at a general muster, in 1823, are in his son's possession. Being a farmer, he first located in Amanda Township, but afterward removed to Lima, and lived a retired life, the interest of his money being sufficient to mantain him and his family, eight in number, six of whom attained maturity: Melvina (Mrs.

Maltbj), Louisa, Walter, Angeline (deceased; was Mrs. Hadsell and left one child, Lula), F. M. and Nancy. Onr subject was educated in Lima. At the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, he enlisted in 1861, in the Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Lifantiy, serving three months, then returned home, but subsequently entered the navy, under Admiral Porter, and served thirteen months in the Mississippi Squadron. He then retired, and later took a trip to Enoxville, Tenn., where he engaged as a clerk for two years, in a dry goods store. He came back to Lima, in 1865, and clerked here in a dry goods store for one year« and then went to Toledo, where he remained five years. Returning to Lima, in 1877, Mr. Standish opened a store and engaged in selling dry goods till lately, but has now sold out, and is settling up out-standing claims. He is junior warden No. 14, Knights Templar, Shawnee C!ommandery, Lima, Ohio. Mr. Standish was married February 12, 1872, to Florence, daughter of O. B. Selfridge, by whom he has two children: Harry and Miles.

ALBERT G. STEWART, attorney at law, Lima, was bom November 17, 1827, in Dundaff, Susquehanna Co., Penn., son of Ezra and Sarah A. (Brown) Sfcewart, natives of Connecticut, and who came to Ohio in 1824, thence moved to Pennsylvania, and subsequently returned to New Haven, Huron Co., Ohio, in 1840, of which county Ezra Stewart was associate judge for a number of years. In 1861 Ezra was elected a member of the legislature, and served two terms. He died at Plymouth, Ohio. His children were nine in number, six of whom are now living: O. F., in Shelby, Ohio; Edwin E., in Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. Sophia W., Portello, a widow, residing in Lima; Ellen, wife of A. Cleland, in Shiloh, Richland Co. , Ohio ; Albert G. , and Charles W. , in Plymouth, Ohio. Our subject, the fourth bom, received his early education in Norwalk, Huron Co., Ohia He commenced the study of law in 1855, with John W. Beekman, and was admitted to the bar at Norwalk, Ohio, in 1857, and began the practice of his profession in Huron County, where he remained for two years. He then moved to Buffalo, and commenced a mercantile life, continuing in the produce business there for ten years. He removed to Hillsdale, Mich., in 1868, and for ten yearu was interested in the produce business there. In May, 1878, he came to Lima, again resumed the practice of law, and opened an office, and in November, 1883, formed his present partnership with C. F. Bryan, and they are now doing business under the firm name of Stewart & Bryan. Mr. Stewart was married in New Haven, Huron Co., Ohio, September 16, 1847, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of J. W. Johnston, of Huron County, and by this union there are three children: Frank M., president of the First National Bank at Hillsdale, Mich.; Charles F., cashier in same bank; and Edmund E., who was fifteen years of age October 1, 1884, and is living with his parents, attending school.

J. B. SUNDERLAND, county treasurer, Lima, was bom July 22, 1848, in what was then Allen County, now a part of Auglaize County, Ohio, son of James and Jemima (Baker) Sunderland, natives of this county, and grandson of Dye Sunderland, who came to this county in 1820, and was one among the earliest settlers. James Sunderland had seven children, six of whom are now living: Henrietta, wife of C. Welsh; Charles P., married to May J. Byrd; Mary E., wife of R. H.

Horberson; Mercy, wife of Charles Hover; Amanda J., wife of E. McBride; and J. £. Onr subject, who is the eldest in the family, was. educated in this county and brought up to farming life. He was married, May 5, 1870, to Emma P., daughter of John F. Tone, natives of New Hampshire, and who came from Delaware County, Ohio, in 1856, and settled in this county. To our subject and wife have been bom three children: James F., Harry B. and Lula M. He was elected treasurer of the county in October, 1883, which office he now holds.

ROBERT W. THRIFT, United States examining surgeon for pensioners, Lima, was bom February 1, 1823, in Fairfax County, Va. Hia father, James Thrift, whose ancestors were from the north of Ireland, was a farmer in moderate circumstances. His mother, whose maiden name was Sina Ball, was descended from an English family of that name. His father and uncle were in the land service in the war of 1812. As there were no public schools in Virginia at that time, young Robert W. Thrift was educated at a private and select school. At the age of twenty-one he removed to Muskingum County, Ohio, and began the study of medicine under Drs. Bealmere & Ball. In 1847 he commenced to practice his profession at Ealida, Putnam Co., Ohio, continuing there for thirteen yeara During 1851-52 he attended lectures at the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, graduating in 1852. At the breaking out of the Rebellion, though a native of Virginia, he immediately responded to the call of the Government, and was appointed to a captaincy. When surgeons were called for, however, he offered his services, was examined and accepted, and then resigned his captaincy, May 3, 1861, to enter the United States Army as a surgeon, continuing as such until September, 1864. During this period he filled the position of surgeon- in-chief of the Second Division, Twentieth Army Corps; Third Division, Fourth Army Corps, and medical director of the general hospitals at Danville, Ey. Returning to Kalida in 1865, he resumed his profession, and remained there two years. In February, 1867, he removed to Lima, where he is at present In 1876 he was elected to the chair of the professorship of the diseases of women and children, in the medical college at Fort Wayne, Ind., and is now an emeritua professor in that institution. In July, 1877, he was appointed United States examining surgeon for pensioners, and still continues to hold that position, being president of the Lima Board. On May 1, 1854, the doctor was married to Miss Angerona Rice, born May 1, 1834, in Ashland County, Ohio, daughter of Clark H. and Catherine Rice, of Kalida, and a sister of Gen. A. V. Rice, who represented the Fifty-first Ohio District in Congress. Mrs. Thrift's sister Julia is the wife of Hon. Joshua R. Seney, of Toledo, Ohio. Dr. R. W. Thrift has a family of three daughters and one son: Flora R., Eate R., Robert W., Jr., and Julia. Of these Robert W. is now cashier of the First National Bank of Lima, of which Dr. Thrift is a director.

WILLIAM TIMBERLAKE, county recorder, was bora November 14^ 1825, in Enox County, Ohio; son of Charles, a saddler by trade, and Elinor (Cramer) Timbidrlake, natives, the former of Virginia, the latter of Pennsylvania, and who came to Ohio at an early day, settling in Mt Vera on, Enox CJounty, and in 1830 moved to Dayton, Ohio, and in 1850 to Loaisville, Ky.,«where they died. They were parents of five children: Elizabeth (wife of William Wolfington, of Lonisville, Ky.), William, Henry (deceased), Edward (deceased), and John B., a practicing physician in Louisville, Ky. Our subject was married April 28, 1853, to Josephine, daughter of Charles Snyder, by whom he has one daughter, Ella. Mr. Timberlake came to Lima from Dayton, Ohio, in 1862; was elected county recorder in 1881, re-elected in lo84, and is filling this office at the present time.

W. W. TIMMONDS, editor Allen County Democrat^ Lima, was bom July 3, 1844, in St. Marys, Mercer Co., Ohio; son of George W. and Catherine (Boyer) Timmonds, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania, respectively, and who were married at Dayton, Ohio, settling in St Marys. They were parents of ten children, six of whom are now living: James F., Frances (married to B. Linzee), Susan (married to B. Bobuck), Maria (married to Chas. W. Williamson), Charles U. and W. W. George W. Timmonds was a tailor, and worked at his trade in his early days. While yet a young man he came to Ohio, and in 1846, removed to Celina, Mercer County, and the same year was elected sheriff of the county, serving four years, and again in 1862 was elected to the same office. In 1866 he, in company with D. J. Callen, bought the Mercer County Standard from A. P. J. Snyder, and published it one year, when they sold it back to the former owner. Our subject began the printer's trade in his father's office, and finished under Mr. Snyder. He afterward went to Sidney, Ohio, but one year later removed to Portland, Ind., where he purchased the Portland Democrat, which he published for ten years. In 1881 he sold this paper, and removed to Lima, purchasing the Allen County Democrat, which he now edits, his office being located in the Harper Block, near the court house. He was married in 1866 to Miss Julette Hampy, of Celina, Ohio, by whom he has four children: Nettie L., Charles F., Louise and Carrie. Mr. Timmonds is a prominent publisher of this county; in politics he is a stanch Democrat

JAMES B. TOWNSEND, attorney at law, Lima, was bom in 1851, in Allen County, Ohio; son of Charles M. and Catherine (Barry) Townsend, the former of New York, the latter a native of Ireland. Charles M. Townsend came to Allen County in 1850, and resided in Jackson Township two years. He then returned to New York, and again, in 1859, came to this county, settling in Bluffton, where he remained three years, and in 1862 came to Lima, where he now resides. He was formerly a commission merchant, and now is the proprietor of the celebrated Townsend medicines, which are so extensively advertised throughout the world. Our subject received his education in the Lima schools, and early in life commenced the study of law, and continued the same while traveling through the country with a first- class company of vocalists, giving concerts and lecturing in the interest of the Townsend medicines. This was from 1868 to 1874, when he was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court at Columbus, Ohio. Soon after he was elected a justice of the peace in Lima, filling the office with satisfaction to the public for three years, after which he was elected mayor of Lima for five years, and it was during his administration and through his personal diligence that the fair city was purged of the tramp nuisance, and other evils. Mr.

Townsend formed a law partnership with Gen. Pillars, which continued two years, and in 1878 entered into partnership with Frank E. Mead, under firm name as at present existing. Our subject was elected prosecuting attorney in I80I, an office he still holds. He became general attorney for the Construction Company of the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad, and after the railroad was taken out of the hands of the Construction Company, became attorney for the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad Company of Ohio. He is now a director of the Lima & Colmnbus Railroad, and proprietor of the newly (1883) laid out village of Harrod on this railroad, which bids fair to become a lively town. Our subject was married November 11, 1880, to Ida E., daughter of Daniel Rumple, of Allen County, Ohio, and three children have been born to this union.

SAMUEL H. TREAT, life insurance, Lima, was bom October 18, 1826, in Fremont, Ohio; son of Samuel and Jane (Taylor) Treat, the former bom in New Jersey, December 6, 1791, the latter in Washington County, Penn., in 1792. Samuel Treat, a prominent lawyer and farmer, was twice married, first in 1820, at her father's house in Maysville, Ey., to the lady who became our subject's mother, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Robert Wilson, and by this union had three children: John C. and William S., who were born in Kentucky, and Samuel H. He came to Ohio in 1821, and remained in Chillicothe for a few years, thence removed to Delaware, Ohio. He lost his first wife in Sandusky, Novei^ber 1, 1826, and September 27, 1827, married Lydia Souder, by whom he- had four children, three now living: Jane E. (now the widow of H. Clark, residing in Charlotte, Mich.), John and Lydia A. (wife of L. Bennett, of Grand Rapids, Mich.). Samuel Treat died February 14, 1855. Our subject received his education at Berea and Delaware Universities, and learned the harness-making trade. He has taught school for thirteen years, having had charge of the high schools of Fremont, Ohio, for five years; Green Springs, two years; then taught for a time at Tiffin, Ohio, with Col. De Wolf (now of Toledo), and finally took charge of the schools of Melmore, Seneca County, for five years. He then worked at his trade one year (in 1865), after which he traveled two years, lecturing in the interest of the Ghx>d Templars, and establishing lodges in different parts of Ohio. He is deputy supremo president o^the E. A. U. of O. ; a E. T. ; a member of the I. O. O. F. He was married March 2, 1854, to Martha A., datighter of Daniel and Catherine Hefihor, of Maryland, and by this union has two children: RoUin J. (sculptor) and Reyno H. (dry goods merchant in Lima, married to Miss Emma F. Howard, have one child - Howard H.). Mr. Treat came to Lima in 1867, and engaged in the insurance business, which he has since followed, representing well-tried mutual life insurance companies of Pennsylvania.

GEORGE W. WALDORF, postmaster, Lima, was born December 20, 1849, in Brookfield, Trumbull County, Ohio; son of Asa B. and Jerusha R (Wilmot) Waldorf, natives of Massachusetts. Asa B. Waldorf was bom in 1834, in Trumbull County, Ohio, where he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1848. He married in that year Miss Jerusha E., daughter of Ransom Wilmot by whom he had four children, two now living. He came to this county in 1852, and commenced the practice of law, becoming a leading man in the Republican rank&

Oar subject was educated in the public schools of Lima, and afterward attended the Philips Academy of Exeter, N. H. Hetuming to this county he entered into the stationery trade which he carried on for a few years. He was married November, 1872, to Mary R., daughter of B. P. Holmes, and by this union have been born two children: Kate B. and Burton H. Mr. Waldorf was appointed postmaster of Lima, in May, 1877, re-appointed December 15, 1881. He is a F. & A. M. In politics he is a Republican.

WILLIAM W. WILLIAMS, merchant, Lima, was born in May, 1820, in the town of Wem Llanbrynmair, Wales; son of William, Sr., and Mary (Thomas) Williams, who were parents of six children: Mary (deceased), Jane (deceased), Catherine, Hannah (deceased), John and William W. (the two last mentioned being the only ones of Uie family to come to America). Our subject came to this country in 1848 and settled at Gomer, Allen CJounty, Ohio, where he carried on a small grocery store for several years. In 1859, he removed to Columbus Grove, and here carried on business nine years, adding a stock of dry goods to his groceries. He came to Lima in 1868, where he has since been in business. When the Harper Block, one of the neatest and most artistic buildings in the city was completed, in 1885, Mr. Williams leased a double store and enlarged his stock, making one of the finest displays in his line in the county. His family reside in the country on a farm of 400 acres, well stocked and improved. Mr. Williams has been engaged in business in Lima for nineteen years. He is a man of ordinary stature and unassuming manners, full of business energy. He is partner in a large marble works in Tennessee, and does a heavy business at both places. Mr. Williams was married September 12, 1852, to Hannah ijrthur, also a native of Wales, and by her has five sons and two daughters: Elizabeth; Mary; John; William, married to Miss Ellen, daughter of William R. Evans of Sugar Creek Township, this county (have two children-Elizabeth and Lillie); Thomas; Edward, and Georga

A. R WILLIAMS, dyer and renovator, Lima, was bom August 30« 1847, in Sandusky County, Ohio; son of David and Rebecca (Stewart) Williams, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania, respectively, and wha came to Ohio in a very early day when the Indians were numerous; they reared a family of eight children: Sarah, Angeline, James and Alexander (twins) , Eliza, Stephen, Rebecca and Hannah. Our subject was educated in the schools of his native county, and was a long time acquiring the process of dyeing fabrica He was united in marriage, January o, 1879, to Ella Jacobs, of Fremont, Ohio, by whom he has two children: Jessie and Frederick. Mr. Williams came to Lima in September, 1873, and opened the establishment on West North Street, where he is doing a good business.

JACOB WISE, merchant, Lima, was bom June 4, 1838, in Niederhochstadt, Germany ; son of Abraham and Fannie (Yoaohim) Wise, who were parents of eight children : Regina, Michael, Rose, Jacob, Yedda, Lena, Edward, and one deceased in infancy. The father died in Germany ; the mother and two sons still reside there. Our subject was educated in his native land, and began business at Cleveland, Ohio. He was married in 1868, to Helen, daughter of Jacob Lichtenstadter, of

Cleveland, and by this union has three children -, Dora, Albert and Sanford. Mr. Wise came to Lima in 1865, bought the stock of Levi Jacobs, and opened out a clothing store, where he has the latest style of goods.

D. A. WORLINE, baker and confectioner, Lima. Mr. Worline succeeded Williams & Phillips in the present business in 1880, therefore he is but fairly established. He has succeded in building up a lucrative trade, and as a business man is well and favorably known. Mr. Worline is a native of Delaware County, Ohio, where he was bom in 1833. His parents were David and Mary A. (Tipton) Worline, former of whom was bom in Berks County, Penn., and came to Ross County in 1813, then in about 1819-20, settled in Delaware County, Ohio, where he passed the remainder of his life ; latter settled in Marion County, Ohio, and also died in Delaware County. Their living children are Albert, Rebecca, wife of Fred Denier, and D. A. Our subject enlisted in the Union Army, in 1861, serving seven months in the Sixty- third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He has been engaged mostly in milling and farming. He was married in this city, in 18o6, to Miss Rebecca, daughter of David Heffner, one of the early pioneers of the county, and three children were born to this union, all now living : Arthur, Effie and Herbert.

GARRETT WYKOFF, retired, Lima, was born July 21, 1831, in Butler County, Ohio : son of Rulef and Desire (Marshall) Wykoflf, the former a native of New Jersey, the latter of Virginia. Rulef Wykoff was bom in 1796, and came to Ohio when twenty- one years of age, entering land and settling in Butler County, where he remained the balance of his days. He reared a family of nine children, five of whom are living : James, Arthur, Rulef, Mary A., married to J. Currier, and Garrett Our subject was educated in his native county, and there learned the trade of blacksmith, at which he labored for twelve years. He came to Lima in the fall of 1852, opened a shop where he manufactured wagons and did blacksmi thing. He also bought and sold real estate, and was a successful business man, but is now living a more retired life, attending only to his own real estate. Mr. Wykoff was married, in 1854, to Miss Annie E., daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Strayley.

SAMUEL S. YODER, probate judge, Lima, was bom August 16, 1841, in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio; son of Yost and Nancy (Hostetter) Yoder, and grandson of Abraham Yoder, natives of Lancaster County, Penn., and who came to Ohio in 1816. Mr. and Mrs. Yost Yoder were married in Ohio, and had a family whose names appear below. The father died in 1849, near Winesburg, Holmes County, Ohio, and his widow (who is now deceased) then married Tobias Miller, having one son by her second husband, who is also deceased. The children raised by Mr. and Mrs. Yost Yoder were Moses F. , Jacob T. , Josl}-n Z., Noah W., Samuel S., Aaron Y. Miller, Rachael, Tina, Mary, Elizabeth, Catherine and Anna (two last named deceased). Noah W. was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion. He assisted in organizing Company G, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and had command at the battle of Stone River, where he received seven wounds, losing a leg. He afterward became a member of the Veteran Reserve Corps, and served as such until the close of the war, but while on his way to visit a patient (he being a physician) was accidentally drowned. Moses F. was also a soldier daring the Rebellion, having enlisted in Comply G, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, organized by his brother Noah W., and was mortally wounded at Eenesaw Mountain. Jacob T. was a member of the Second Ohio Light Artillery, in Gen. Banks' Red River expedition, and died at Milliken's Bend, La. Our subject was also a soldier in Company G, Hoffman's Independent Battalion, which afterward became a part of the One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was afterward commissioned second lieutenant. At close of the war he returned to Holmes County, Ohio, and there finished the study of medicine, which he had begun before the war, took a course of lectures at the Kentucky Institute of Medicine before the war, aad after at Ann Arbor University, Michigan. Mr. Yoder was married October 6, 1870, to Minerva E. , daughter of Abner Maxwell, of Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio, and to this union were bom four children: an infant (deceased), Leon (deceased in infancy), Early D. and Elfie A. Our subject was member of the council and mayor, and practiced medicine at Bluffton, this county, to which place he came in 1877, and there continued until he was elected to fill the ofiSce of probate judge in 1881. Judge Yoder is a member of Bluffton Masonic Lodge, No. 432, of which he was the first elected master, and was master for nine years. He is now a member of Ottawa Chapter, Lima Council, Shawnee Commandery, No. 14, E. T., Lima, Ohio, and a member of Mi-a-Mi Grand Lodge of Perfection, Northern Light Council, P.\ of J.'., Fort Industry Chapter Rose-Croix, Valley of Toledo, also Ohio Consistory of S.'. P.*. R.*. S.'. 32^, Cincinnati, Ohio, a member of all the degrees in the I. O. O. F., and of Mart Armstrong Post, G. A. R.

ADAM ZIMMERMANN, Jb., brewer, Lima, was bom July 22, 1846, in Baden, Germany; son of Adam and Catherine (Detterer) Zimmermann, who came to America from Germany in 1863. They had a family of seven children: Bertha (wife of H. Duval, residing in Auglaize County, Ohio), Mary, Louisa, Lewis, Michael, Henry and Adam, all living except Mary. Adam Zimmermann, Sr., died in 1872; his widow still lives in Lima. Our subject was married in 1873, to Miss Henrietta K. Collier, of Hardin County, Ohio, and by this union has one child, Charles H. Adam Zimmermann, Jr., commenced business with Joseph Wolf, afterward engaged with his brother-in-law, and finally in 1878, along with his brother Lewis, established what is now known as the Lima Brewery, located on the railroad near the river, in the eastern part of Lima, where they conduct a brisk business.

Source changes here: from History of Allen County, Ohio, by Various, published 1885; 11,077 words in this source stream.

Jackson Township

heavy clay. The township is marked by the number of streams which course through it, all little tributaries of the Upper Ottawa or Hog Creek. The village of Lafayette, on Section 28, is the principal market town. The location of this village is on the P., Ft. W. & C. R. R., in the center of a rich agricultural district, with churches and schools within its boundaries, rendering it at once an agreeable place of residence and a prosperous business town. The north part of Maysville village, (referred to in the history of Auglaize), occupies the extreme southeastern corner of Section 36. Beaver Dam, in Richland Township, on the L. E. & W. R. R. offers a convenient market village to the residents of the northern sections of Jackson. The stone quarries, referred to in speaking of the geology of the county, offer a good quality of waterlime rock. The quarries, three miles west of Lafayette, worked by Jacob

Custer, produce a rock about eight inches thick. The excavation is about twenty feet. The Cloore quarries, near the village of Lafayette, produce a stone of equally good quality, but not so heavy.

Organization

A petition of the establishment of Jackson was presented to the Commissioners' Board June 6, 1831, which resulted in setting off all. of Township 3 south, Range 8 east, the eastern half of Township 3 south, Range 7 east, and northern tier of sections of Township 4 sonth, Range 8 east, and continuation of that line in Range 7. In December, 1833, Auglaize and Perry claimed their sections, and in December, 1834, Bath claimed her eastern sections from Jackson, and the township was organized as a congressional township, under its original name. William Watt, William Reese and Thomas Nash were the first trustees. John Jamieson the first Justice of the Peace and

The settlement of Jackson may be said to date back to 1827, when Jacob Hawk purchased the first parcel of public lands in Township 3 south, Range 8 east. The actual settlement began a few years later, and six years after 1830, every section of the township claimed an occupying proprietary. A reference to the Assessment Roll of 1834, given in the chapter on Settlement and Occupation, will give a clear idea of the names of those who are entitled to the honor of opening up the wilderness. In the same chapter a brief mention is made of the pioneers, while in the biographical history of the county the true history of its settlement and progress is very fully treated. The value of the subjoined list of original purchasers of United States lands in this

List Of Original Land Entries

Michael Yoakum, section 2, 1835. Daniel Jennings, section 2, 1836. Townsan Reed, section 2, 1836. Absalom Yoakum, section 8, 1836. Isaac Smith, section 3, 1886.

In 1838, a schoolhouse 'was erected on Section 24, where Thomas Hall taught school. Opposed to this is the statement of Mrs. Nancy Ann (Vincent) Cunpingham, that she presided over the first school, District No. 6, in 1838, and in 1839 taught school in a deserted cabin east of the site of the present village of Lafayette. She further states that her father's (William Vincent) house was generally used for religious meetings, there being neither school nor church buildings in the town in 1837, nor even for some years later. The school statistics give the following facts regarding the township schools: The receipts in 1884 were $7,616.48, against $5,488.54 expended. There are eleven school buildings, two of which were erected in 1884. The enrollment is 444 - 240 boys and 204 girls. The statistics of the Lafayette Special District are as follows: The receipts for 1884 were $996.42 ; expenditures, $706.33. The number of pupils enrolled is 93 - 48 boys and 45 girls. Two male teachers presided in 1884.

Lafayette Village

Lafayette, in Section 28, Jackson Township, is a village laid out in regular blocks. It was platted by William B. Weyer. The original town comprises the tract north of Sugar street, extending from a point just west of Church street to the eastern boundary, all north of the P., Ft. W. & C. R. R. Weyer's Western and Southern Additions and Craig's Eastern Additions all bounded south by Jefferson street, together with the First Addition to original town, corner of Sugar and High streets, comprise the village of the present time. The very name is an index to the character of the people. It was selected to perpetuate a great and useful name in the midst of the wilderness, and to be a lesson in itself to the youth who would grow up here.

The location of the village, eight miles east of Lima, on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is pleasant, healthy and convenient. The altitude above Lake Erie is about 255 feet, the situation is in the midst of a rich agricultural district, dotted with substantial buildings, orchards, and all the pleasing characteristics of a prosperous farming

On September 3, 1867, the Commissioners granted authority to organize the village of Lafayette. M. C. Mumagh was agent for petitioners. The first election was held March 13, 1868. William Smith, William Maginnis and T. W. Corbett were appointed Judges, James Fookes and S. Knoble, Clerks of Election. M.C. Mumagh was elected Mayor, Samuel Knoble, Recorder, Lafayette Rosencrans, J. W. Umbaugh, Sam. Brantner, Sam. Lyebrand and Elijah Ferguson, Councilmen ; Harvey Smith, J. B. Cornell and David Howard, Road Trustees.

The Postmasters of the village since 1853 were George E. Strayer, 1858; Robert Mehaffey, 1857; Samuel Lyebrand, 1861; D. Kinzie, 1865, and Jeremiah Bechtel, 1878-85.